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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
GOING TO ST. LOUIS.
Pacific Express Company Headquar-
ters to Leave Omaha.

Omaha. Neb.. June 23.-The Bee says:
Apropos of the removal OF part o.
the headquarters of the Pacific Express
company from Omaha to st. Louis, the
report is revived that this company IS
to be supplanted on the Union Paclnc
system by the American Express COM
pany-
1t is known that the American Ex-
press company people have been trying
for some time to secure the Union IA
cific, but as the latter owns forty per
cent of the Pacific Express company
the effort so far has not proved success
full. Now that the announcement mas
been made that the Pacific Express COM
pany will move portion OF its head-
quarters, the belief is gaining ground
that the effort to bring about the change
is possibly nearer realization than at
any time in the past.
The statement has been made that
the present management of the Union
Pacific has been using its influence TO
displace the Pacific company. rms
might be expected, as the management
is considered as representing the Van
derbilt interests. and even if the change
is not to be made soon it eventually Will
be brought about.
Another phase of the matter is that
the removal of the Pacific Express COM
pany's headquarters to ST. Louis is
bluff to force the American to buy out
that company. 1t is reported that a
year ago or so such a deal was almost
consummated. While the stock of the
Pacific Express company has been pay
ing dividends, they are said to be un-
satisfactory in amount and it is said
that the roads interested in the COM
pany, although some of them are not
identified with the Vanderbilts, would
be more than glad to unload. To this
end the decision to move to st. Louis,
where the company can enter into closer
competition for the business of eastern
roads, is said to have been decided upon
with the hope that rather than have
this company enter the eastern field the
other companies or one of them would
buy I'D the stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
IT is ALL RIGHT.
Chief Clerk Howe of Pension
Office Incensed.
Recent Attacks on the Efficien-
cy of the Force.
WORK is UP TO DATE.
Are 1000 More Pensioners on
Rolls Than Three Years Ago.
One Man Who is Retained With
out Reference to Politics.

James P. Howe, chief clerk in the To-
peka pension agency, is wrathy on ac-
count of an article which appeared in a
Kansas City paper a day or two ago at
lacking the Topeka agency and claiming
that it is far behind in its work, and is
not nearly as efficient when Geo. w.
CLICK was pension agent, although having
a largely increased office force.
Mr.. Howe has been connected with the
pension department for the past 80 years,
and he has been chief clerk in the To-
peka agency ever since it was establish
ed- lie knows more about the business
OF the agency than any other man, and
is therefore competent to speak concern
ing it.
There are only 80 clerks in the agency
now said Mr.. Howe, which is the same
number as was in the office when Mr..
CLICK retired The changes that have
been made have been in the best interest
of the service, and the service has in no
wise suffered from the changes, nor has
work is not behind, but is in as good con-
d1tion as 1t has been at any time within
fact that within the last six months the
pensioners have been added to the in
creasess the work of the office.
raI Dur1ng the the time time that the quarterly
August l, 1896. Mr.. Leland came into
now only four extra clerks employed, who
are allowed for tyo months each to take
now employed in making new invalid
The May payment was completed early
on the afternoon of May 10, which is fully
as early as any payment has been made
Click held the office he resided in Atch-
ison and spent very little of his time here.
Upon Mr.. Leland s appointment he moved
70 Topeka and gives more of his time to
the r agency r than han M 4oc &c Click did
roll which is approximately 1000 more
than were on the roll when Mr.. Click left
mo INT
to SIS. 600, OOO This agency is the largest
in the United States. The statement that
the clerical errors were more numerous in
years is simply false
AS to the statement that the chief clerk
has been deprived of his authority, it is
only necessary to refer to the rules pro-
mulgated by Mr. Leland on June l. which
state that the authority of the chief clerk
must be respected and his orders obeyed,
reported to the chief clerk
Mr.. Howe is a Democrat, and under the
by President Mckinley he is not protect
ed by civil service rules. Some of the
Re Rep9Mb L Of the state have been Grg
he has the power to do it, but Mr.. Leland
does not propose to do it
He is too valuable a man for the
Leland. Tn ali the changes I have made
in the office L have taken pains to see
that the service did not deteriorate, and to
Mr. Leland took exception to the state
ment that he had taken Harry Tracy one
of the most efficient clerks in the office
tend to his personal and political business.
NJ he he fac { IS; said Mr.: Leland, that
a fact that he helps me with my personal
business outside of office hours some
times coming to my house or wherever I
happen him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
IN A FALSE LIGHT.
Continental Nations Are Placing
England aud America

London, June 23-The correspondent
of the Times at The Hague says:
This has been one of the most excit-
ing days of the conference There was
a sharp controversy between the Rus
sian and American naval delegates
Captain Mahan very pert1nently asked
why the employment of Gases should
be interdicted, while the more cruel,
wholesale destruction of human life
aimed at by the employment of sub
marine torpedo boats should be permit
ted. "A shell charged with asphyxiat-
ing gas need not necessarily destroy
human hfe,'' he said, ANY more than
chIoroform, but might only place men
hOrS du combat for a time, whereas a
submarine boat stealthily approaching
under cover of darkness, might send a
thousand sleeping men to Watery
grave. Why forbid retail aSphyxiation
by air and permit wholesale asphyXla-
ton by water?''
Russian delegate replied that the
men might be picked up when the ship
sank. Captain Mahan retorted by re-
calling the case of the British battle
ship Victoria, where, as he pointed out,
in a highly disciplined fleet, in broad
daylight and smooth waters, many
hundreds of men were drowned, so SUD
den was the catastrophe and so short
the available time to pick up the men.
He reminded the commission also that
this happened when an immense fleet
was close together and intent on DONG
its utmost to save life.
Captain Mahan'S arguments were al
together logical and unassailable, but
this did not prevent the commission
voting them down. A suggestion that
seemed to be made quite seriously was
put forward by one delegate to the eff
feet that submarine boat would nat
urally do her best to save life after
she had sent the ship to the bottom.
In the discussion regarding dumdum
bullets the Russian delegate, Col. JiIin-
ski did not mince matters, but plainly
expressed the opinion that the dumdum
solo S1xr c-I1p o O.
cept the humanitarian amendment pro-
posed by Captain Crozier of the Amer
lean delegation, which would have been
voted unanimously that no bullet should
be adopted which caused unnecessary
suffering.
Although it must be obvious to all
that giving a specific technical intro
duction to certain features will not pre-
vent the introduction of other features
capab BILE of producing more cruel results,
this is likely to be the case. Indeed. an
ingenious and simple means of evading
the Russian Introduction has already
been devised. What strange common
tary on a humanitarian conference that
one of its results may very we'll be the
introduction of more cruel missile
than any at present in use.
When the vote was taken Great Brit
ain and America were left in the minor
ity England and the United States
therefore. are branded by the majority
as uncivilized and observation-disclosures
states while the Russians are to be con-
graduated on having served the cause
of civilization and humanity AT least
the eccentricities of today's debate have
almost put matters in that absurd light
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23

cheapness of product by reduction in
the wages of labor. That is an impos-
sible policy in the United States. The
concentration of capital and energy to
assure the cheapest products for con-
sumers at home and abroad. has been
attended here by a liberal increase of
wages to American workmen, and our
superior skill is today equal to the ne
cessity of producing articles for the
markets of the world cheaper than they
can be sold by foreign competitors even
with just wages paid to American la
Dor
In our present business conditions our
surplus of products must be largely in
creased, and unless we can reach the
markets of the world fearful revulsion
and disaster must inevitably follow, re-
sulting in the destruction of the income
of capital and starvation wages and
largely increased idleness among work
ingmen. The supreme business neces-
sity of this country today is cheapness
of product, and that is ostensibly what
the general Capitalization of capital
and energy means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
FROM NEWTON.

Scale Inspector New is in Stafford.
Elmer Norman has gone to Nicker-
son.
Warren Seaser is a new employee in
the boiler shop.
Switchman Gibbons is taking a short
vacation.
A J. Davidson, general superinten-
dent of the Frisco, was here this morn
ing on his way south.
Earl Cammack and Mrs. M. d. Clark
came in from Nickerson yesterday. Mrs.
Clark will remain few days.
Chas. Chenoweth has gone to Par
fridge and gives as an excuse for his
absence that he has a wheat crop to
look after
Robert Nudge is here from Monet,
Mo, today the guest of his brother, Err
nest, of the resident engineers depart
ment.
Engineer Carl Deming and family are
moving from West Fourth street into
the house vacated by S. P. Fayette on
West Fifth
Switchman Billie Hickerson has Sc
cured a couple of days leave of alb
sence and will put in the time trying to
depOpulate the creek in the vicinity OF
Florence of it's IInny tribe.
Ed Trainer was in the city again to-
day on his way home to Chicago. He
has been in the capacity of messenger
waited road in California.
Conductor A. c. Whitford has again
returned to Newton, and has one of the
preferred freight runs between here and
Dodge City. Conductor Simpson gets
the fast mail run, and H. E. Wertem-
berg the short one between here and
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
WINTER WHEAT A FAILURE
Pillsbury's Views on the Prospect
For Crops.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 23.-Speak-
ing to a Times reporter regarding the
general wheat situation, Charles A.
Pillsbury said:
Il look upon the winter wheat crop
as practically a failure. The winter
wheat section of the country has not,
from all appearances, raised any more
wheat than we need at home for our
own consumption. So far as the north
western spring wheat area is concerned,
the crop is looking and doing fairly
we'll. In some low places there may be
slight damage from too much rain, but
on the whole, with favorable weather
condition from this time forward, there
ought not to be any reason why we
should not have up here a reasonably
abundant crop.
so far as Minnesota is concerned, the
state as a whole has never suffered
from a crop failure. This year it may
be true that in some localities where
the ground is fiat and low, and rains
have been heavy the plant has developed
too much rankness, but such areas are
neceSSar ily quite limited"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
AMERICANISM
From the Viewpoint of Archbishop
Ireland.

New York. June PA dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says:
Mgr. Ireland, archbishop of st. Paul,
has made some highly interesting state
ments on the subject OF american
ISM to the editor of 1.-The New Era"
Some extracts from the interview give
a clear idea of what "Americanism"
really is.
Mgr. Ireland says: eff by American
ism we are to understand the theologi-
cal errors condemned in the pope's let
ter, there has been, and is no such
thing in America
His grace adds: "In connection with
this affair the only thing that created
a ripple of excitement in the United
States was the insult offered to Amer
lea by certain men in France, who deS-
ignated such errors as 'Americanism.
Being in Rome at the time of the
publication of the pope's letter, 1 wrote
to the Holy Father assuring him that
no such errors existed in America.
HE told me personally that he was
delighted with my letter and as a proof
of this, had ordered at once that it
should be published in the Osservatore
Romano
Proceeding to explain the archbishop
stated: IF, however, by American
ism is understood loyal adhesion on the
part of American Catholics to the pOlft-
zeal condition of their country, its con-
stitution and laws, then 'Americanism'
surely exists among them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
JOHNSON DEPOSED.
Kansas Man Removed From Office of
General Attorney of Woodmen.

Chicago, June PA special to the
Chronicle from Rock Island, Ill, says:
What will occasion great surprise to
the 100000 members Of the order of Mod
ern Woodmen of America was the re-
moval of ]. G. Johnson from the office of
general attorney of the society and the
appointment to the place of J. W. White
of Rick Falls. ILL.,, who resigned from the
board of directors to accept the appoint
ment. Edward E. Murphy of Leaven-
worth, Kan, was elected to the vacancy
in the board of directors.
The deposing of Mr.. johnson was
gineered by w. A. NOrthcott. lieutenant
governor of Illinois, who is head consul
of the order and who secured an alliance
of the votes of the Illinois directors Cen
eral J. \. Reece, Marvin Quackenbush
and j. w White, majority of the board,
to successfully execute his plans. Mr..
johnson comes from Peabody. Kan. He is
prominent and influential in Woodmen af-
fairs, is member of the Democratic ma
tiOnal committee and during the last year
had been urged by his friends to become
a candidate for head consul of the Wood
men society, the position now held by Mr..
NOrthcOtt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
NEW BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Times.1
New business conditions have come
upon the country and they have come
TO stay. They are revolutionary as
compared with the old methods of the
country They have been gradually
approachin during the last quarter of
n century. and have finally been pre-
cipitated into a mastery that is the Gre
alton of imperious necessity and is in
exorable
The thoughtless politicians are pre-
pairing for an issue against trusts in
the next national contest. Trusts are
unpopular and in some instances have
been severely oppressive and merited
popular Reproduction; but the concentra-
ton of capital and business energy that
has now become practically universal
throughout this country is not, as a
rule. the organization of despotic trusts
to force extortionate prices upon con
sumers. but 1T is the concentration of
existing conditions to attain cheapness
of product as the one supreme necessity
of the nation.
This policy has not been formulated
by any political party nor is it the
growth of craftsmanship. 1t is entirely
and absolutely the creation Of business
necessities. and these new conditions
are upon us because this country is
compelled to rival the nations of the
world in cheapness of product, to com
Inand the markets of every cline for
the now rapidly increasing surplus Gre
atoms of our industry.
Foreign countries have attained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
IN ICE 13 MONTHS.
Experience of the Belgian Antarctic
Expedition.

New York, June 23.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived today on board the
steamer Buffen from Rio Janeiro was
DR.. Frederick A. Cook of the Belgica
Antarctic expedition. Dr. Cook said:
1.-The Belgica expedition was organized
in part by the Belgian government and
in part by private subscription. I ac-
companied the expedition as surgeon
and anthropOlogist.B Briefly our itinerary
was as follows: Leaving Staten island
for the southern seas on January L,
1885, we proceeded directly for Cape
Horn, taking soundings directly south
from this point to the South Shetland
islands, passing through this group to
Palmerland, we entered Palmerland
through Hughes gulf, which we found
was not a gulf, but a strait as long as
Magellen and somewhat wider. We
spent about two weeks survey ing
Hughes gulf and finally emerged into
the Pacific and proceeded along the
west border or coast of Graham's land
until we entered the main body of pack
ice west of Alexander island. We pass
ed through the pack ice about nine
miles south until we were frozen in.
The vessel thus frozen in the pack ice
remained fast for 10 months, during
which we drifted 1000 miles to and fro
and finally emerged into clear water at
103 west longitude. We then returned
directly to Punta Arenas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
MIR. ROOT LOSES.
Can Not Collect $1,000 Attorneys
Fees From the City.

The suit of H. c. Root against the
CITY of Topeka for attorney fees in
connection with the waterworks ntiga-
ton has been thrown out of court. City
Attorney Bird demurred to the evidence
introduced, and Judge HaZen sustained
the demurrer.
Mr. Root began the waterworks liti
cation himself to forfeit the company'S
charter but the company satisfied his
grievance and he was ready to drop the
suit so far as he was concerned. But he
turned the case over to the city and it
was pushed to a successful termination.
Mr. Root then presented his bill to the
city for attorneys fees to the amount
of 81 OO0 but the city council refused to
allow it, so Mr.. Root began suit in the
district court to collect the amount. 1t
was in this suit that the demurrer has
has Just been sustained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
UNDER CONTROL.
Authorities at Santiago Think They
Have CorralIed Yellow Jack.

Santiago de Cuba, June 23.-In con-
sequence of the outbreak of yellow fever
the garrison of United States troops
here has been removed from the old
Spanish barracks to a comfortable
camp in the hills on the road to Ell Nor
TO. Thus far four soldiers have died
of the fever and there are 10 cases in
the hospitals. One civilian has sue
cumbed to the disease and there are
three civilian suspects.
Four companies of the Fifth infantry
are the only troops here at present. All
have been disinfected on the new fumi-
eating ship.
The barracks, an immense building
has been flooded with disinfectants and
the doctors believe that the medical de-
partment has the outbreak under con-
troll. 1t is suspected that the contagion
began in the guard house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
Lower Duties For Portugal.

Washington, June 23.-In the course
of recent reciprocity negotiations an
arrangement was made between the
United States and Portugal for a NUT
ua1 reduction of duties on certain ar
ticleS- Until the agreement is ratified
by the two governments the terms will
not be made public. 1t is understood
however, that it is similar to the reel
prOcity arrangement made with France
about a year ago, under section three of
the Dingley reciprocity law, authoriz-
ing a reduction of duties on argots or
wine lees. brandies, champagne, still
wines, vermOuth, paintings, water col
Ors DaStelS and statuarV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23

In view of Prof. Atwater's assertion
that two and one-half ounces of alcohol
may be taken by a man daily, without
injurious effects. the question has arisen
how large a quantity of various bever-
ages may be drunk before the limit of
safety is reached. Prof. Duff, of the
National PrOvisioner's'' laboratory, has
given some information as to the guam
titles of different beverages which re-
spectively contain two and One-half
ounces of alcohol Here is his list: Or
binary cider. two quarts; hard cider,
one quart; lager beer,two quarts; weiss
beer, five quarts; book beer. one to two
quarts: Scotch ale, a pint and a half;
London porter, two pints and a half;
English ale, two pints and a half;
claret. pint and a half; Tokay, pint
and a quarter; Malaga, a pint and
quarter; port, a pint and a quarter;
sherry. three-quarters of a pint; Madei-
IA. three-quarters of a pint; Marsola,
three-quarters of a pint; Rhine wine, a
pint and a half; catawba, a pint and a
half; brandy and whisky, three small
whisky glasses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23

Tt is notable in connection with the
American free educational system that
after the young man or woman gradu-
ates from the common schools. he or
she must still pay a commercial col
lege. shorthand or telegraph school for
the kind of learning which they need in
order to make a living. Some day per-
haps the free schools will teach less
grammar. geography, rhetoric and
languages. ancient and modern, and
give more attention to commercial
arithmetic. business forms and use of
the typewriter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
WATCH CASE TRUST.
Foundation Is Laid by Combination
of Two Big Concerns.

Philadelphia. June 23.-It is announced
that the Keystone Watch Case company
and the Riverside Watch Case company
of this city have consolidated. The new
concern is to be called the keystone
Watch Case company. The keystone
works are the largest in this country,
employing over six hundred hands and
having branch offices in New York, San
Francisco and other large cities. The
Riverside works employ nearly five hun
bred hands.
1t is said that there is on foot big
combination to include nearly all the
watch case companies in the country. 1t
is stated that the concerns to be absorb
sd represent an invested capital of over
SO 600 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
Eastern Passenger War.

Chicago, June 23.-The fight between
eastern roads over passenger rates may
be said to be fairly on. The Wabash
and the Nickel Plate gave notice today
that they will meet the So reduction in
round trip tickets between Chicago and
Boston made by the Erie. The Michi-
that it will cut it's fares So, although
no official notice yet has been given.
The Fries cut was made to preserve
it's differentials, and, if it be fighting
for it's principles, it's only course is to
make another cut below the standard
lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
BIGGEST ORDER MADE
For Steel Rails Given to Carnegie by
Russia.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 23.-The Com
mercial Gazette says:
The Carnegie Steel company has con-
tracted with representatives of the
Russian government to furnish that
country with $780, coo tons of steel rails
for its immense railroad enterprises in
Siberia and China. This, it is said, is
the largest order ever placed with one
firm in the world and represents an out
lay of between 81 500. 900 and So 000, 600.
In filling the order, 100000 tons of pig
iron will be consumed and profitable
employment will be insured to all the
rail mill workers of the concern for the
next two and a half years.
Members of the firm here refuse to
confirm or DENY the above.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-23
AN EXTRA SESSION
OF the Kentucky Legislature to Be
Called by Gov. Bradley.

Louisville, KY, June ga special to
the Commercial from Frankfort, KY,
says:
The rumor that Governor Bradley will
convene the legislature about the 18th
of July, in extra session, is considered
here as almost a certainty. Governor
Bradley, it is said, desires legislation
giving him power to appoint special
judges in cases of feuds and also Civ
ing the right to the special judge to
select a jury from different part of
the state TO try the Bakers and to
find indictments against the slayers of
Tom IA l.pr