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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
TOPEKA BILL PASSED
By the House Carrying SS5 700
For the Federal Building.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-There was a
large attendance in the hall when the
house met today.
Mr.. Mercer (Rep., Neb), chairman OF
the committee on public buildings and
grounds, then called up the special or
der setting aside today for the cOnsid-
Grafton of public building bills
He explained the order in which the
committee had decided to call up the
bills faVOra bly, acted upon by the COM
mittee of the whole ten days ago. Sixty
two bills had been acted upon. The
thirtY-nine in the classification given
preference provided for buildings in
cities having first class poStofhceS, fed
eral courts, or custom houses, and car
ried 81, ,290, 900. The other twenty-three
bills carried 81, 1922 900. He then called
up the first of the bills that provided
for public building at Elizabeth City,
N G.
Mr. Maddox (Dem., Ga) contended
that in the present state of the treas
ury not one of these bills could stand
alone and pass without the support Of
log rolling combine. The states repre-
Sented by the fifteen members of the
committee, he said, got $5, 100000. The
a pitiful pittance. For every dollar
they got the northern members of the
committee got SO. The bill was passed
upon diVision-111 to Ia.
The Elizabeth City bill carried $50, 900.
The following bills were then passed
demands for the ayes and noes being
defeated:
Oakland, Cal, $3.50, 600; E1mira, N. Y,
$1S5, 900; Hot Springs, Ark, $4,000;
Fitehburs,- Mass $50 600; New. REuns-
wick, N. J., 100000; Joliet, I'LL, $10O,-
600; Brunswick, Ga, $4,000; Cleveland
O.. $3.50, 900; Topeka, Kan, $4,000.
After the passage of this bill, Mr..
Maddox admitted the inability of the
small minority to place the members
upon record. He had done his duty and
so far as he was concerned he was now
willing to have the rest of the bills sent
up in a bunch and passed.
Mr.. Dockery (Dern., MOI followed in
the same line He and his colleague
were powerIess to antagonize the COM
bination supporting these bills. They
had the support of the committee on
rules and he would content himself
during the remainder of the day with
voting aginst each of the bills.
The work of passing the bills then
proceeded as follows: Beaumont, Tex
$75, 900; Dubuque, Ia, 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
ASYLUM BILL PASSES.
IF the Governor Signs It Kansas Will
Have Three Asylums.

The house has passed the senate in
sane asylum bill, providing for the
erection Of a, new asylum at some place
to be selected by a commission, and
appropriating 100000 to begin it with.
1t met with some opposition from Mr..
F'airchild and one or two others, but the
different towns which have hopes of Sc
curing the prize had lobbies there work
ing for it, and it went through by a
vote of 90 to 4.
The bill as it came from the senate
provided that the members of the COM
mission should not be chosen from any
senatorial district in which there is a
town which is candidate for the To-
eating of the asylum. Mr.. Adams of
Sedgwick wanted to amend it so that
the commission could be chosen from
anywhere in the state, but his amend
ment was voted down.
Mr.. Bradbury of Clay made speech
for the bill. He comes from Clay Center,
which is one of the leading candidates
for the asylum.
This prompted Mr.. Fairchild to start
a fight on the bill 1.-The most persistent
this legislature have come from Clay
county and have been lobbying for this
insane asylum he declared. IF we ap-
prOpriate 500, 900 for this asylum your
commission will use up a good deal of
it in junketing around over the state,
and most of the balance will be used to
build officers quarters. This appropr1a-
ton Will only be the entering Wedge Ior
more i'll years to come. Each succeeding
legislature will be called upon to make
larger and larger appropriations for it.
If we would take S50,O00 and put up an
other building at the Topeka asylum.
and the other $50, 600 and add it to the
Osawatomie asylum it would give far
better accommodations than a new asy-
lum would, and the taxpayers of the
state would realize their moneys
WORTH
1t was hopeless fight, however, and
it went through practically as the SEN
ate passed it. 1t is now ready for Gov
ernor StanleY's signature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
FAULTY BILLS
Arouse Criticism and Objection on
the Part of Governor Stanley.

Governor Stanley objects to the shape
in which some of the bills come to him
for his approval. Some of them con-
tain misspelled words, the punctuation
is faulty, and the grammatical con-
struction extremely bad. He has
threatened to send them back without
his signature unless they are gotten up
in better shape.
One of the bills held up is the Coffey-
vile city court bill. The principal fault
with it is that it has two sections num-
bered three.
Mr.. Adams of Butler. who is chair
man of the committee on engrossed
bills says that he is required by law to
see that the bills are engrossed exactly
as they pass the house-he cannot
change a single comma or the spelling
of a single word. Some of the bills are
copied by typewriters who do not al
ways know how to spell and punctuate,
and the result is disastrous to the bills.
If any corrections are made they must
be made by the house itself or by the
committee on enrolled bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
CAPT. ID. S. ELLIOTT
Who Has Been Seriously Wounded at
Manila

Captain David S. Elliott, captain of
company G, Twentieth Kansas, who is
reported wounded at Manila yesterday,
was city clerk of Coffeyville at the time
that he enlisted. He was 81 years old
and was one of the commissioned Off
GERS who were not passed by the mus
tering officer on account of age until
special orders came from the war de-
partment. He was born in Bedford, Pa,
and served in Pennsylvania regiment
during the war. He was a member of
the house during the legislature of 1889,
and for the six years following was edi-
tor of the Coffeyville Daily Journal
Captain Elliott has a wife, three
daughters and q son at their home in
CoffeyVilIe, and two other sons are with
him in the Twentieth, one a sergeant
and the other a corporal in company G.
One of his daughters, Leila, succeeded
him as city clerk of Coffeyvi1le.
Howard Olds, the private in company
f who was wounded, enlisted at Fort
Scott He is 81 years old and is a clerk
by profession. His father is D. A Olds,
of St. Joseph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
APPROPRIATION BILLS
In Large Numbers Passed by the
House To-Day.

The appropriation bills were given
the right of way in the house this
morning. Among the bills passed are
the following:
For repairing and carpeting represen-
tative hall and the senate chamber, for
the postage on the biennial report of
the state board of agriculture, and for
stationery supplies for the legislature
For the travelling library.
For the penitentiary.
For the industrial school for girls.
For the deaf and dumb school.
For John Bows, who fell from the
south portico of the state house.
For the colored industrial institute of
Topeka.
To reimburse the counties and cor
porations who advanced money for the
Kansas exhibit at Omaha.
The bill to reimburse the counties of
the state for caring for the destitute in
sane was also passed, but Mr.. Dawes
moved a reconsideration, and asked
that the motion go over until tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
Marshals of Kansas Towns Not Re
sponsible to Mayors.

Since the law Of 1897 providing for the
election of city marshal, city attorney
city clerk, street commissioner and as
SCISSORS in cities of the second and third
class, has been operative, much trouble
has occurred in Kansas towns.
The principal cause of this was found
in the fact that the marshals in some
cities declined to heed the mayors or
ders. claiming that as an elective Of
ficer they were not responsible to other
authority than the people.
The frequency of these squabbles
caused an effort in the senate, to re-
peal the law of 1897, and to re-enact the
old law providing for the appointment
of these officers by the mayors.
The bill lasted but a. few moments in
the committee of the whole, as the en-
acting clause was stricken out, on mo-
ton of Senator Lewelling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
CHEAPER TO EUROPE
Steamer Lines Are Cutting Passenger
Rates From SO to $15.

New York. Feb. 2S.-The first and
second class passenger rates of the
White Star line have been lowered and
the new schedule of rates IS to go into
effect at once. The reduction is to re-
main in effect until the 1st of April
when the summer schedule will take
effect.
The officials Of the line received a ca
BILE from the home office Of the COM
pany on Friday announcing that until
April there would be a cut of from $40
to S5 in the cabin rates and a reduction
of IS in the second cabin. According to
the officials on this side of the water
no reason was given for the cut.
Transatlantic passenger rates are fix
ed by a combination of the lines known
as the continental conference. This
body laid down the present rates and
the fact that the White Star line had
cut the rates led to the report that
there was to be a war between the
lines. This the White Star officials say
is not so, though no reason is given for
the cut.
On the Majestic and the Teutonic the
present rate of $75 has been reduced to
$50. The second cabin rate is reduced
from $42.50 to $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS.
House Limits Number and Length OF
Speeches Members Can Make.

The house has adopted a resolution,
introduced by Anderson or SedgWlck'
which is meant to expedite business.
1t has been the custom to allow any
member to debate all questions, and
talk as long and as often as he pleased,
but a limit is now placed on speeches.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That no member shall speak
more than once on any question in the
house and not longer than three min
utes at a time; and not more than
twice on any question in committee of
the whole, nor longer than five minutes
at a time Each member shall be al
lowed two minutes in which to explain
his vote on a passage of any bill or
Joint resolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
BELIEVES WITH BLAINE.
Item From Penitentiary
Appropriation.

The penitentiary appropriation bill,
which has passed the house, gives $751;
600 to that institution for the next two
years. There were very few changes
from the appropriation of two years
ago.
Mr.. Wheeler wanted to strike out the
item of 1,500 for tobacco money for
convicts. He is one of the members of
the house who neither smokes nor
chews, and he does not believe it neceS-
Sary.
Mr.. Coy said he did not use tobacco
either but he thought 1t necessary for
men who had always used it to have it.
Mr.. Grosser also said it was physical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
To Balance Accounts.

The bill to reimburse the counties of
the state for money expended in car
ing for the destitute insane was passed
by the house today without debate, but
Just as the last member was voting
Mr.. Dawes moved a reconsideration and
asked that the motion lay over. Mr.
Dawes gave as his reason for this action
that the bill provides that the amounts
due the state from the different counties
for delinquent taxes shall be deducted
from the amount due the counties from
the state but no provision is made for
giving the counties credit for the pay
ment of the DELINQUENT taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
MUST HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL
House Omits Enacting Clause in Oil
Inspection Bill

The house of representatives passed
last week and sent tC the senate, a bill
from which the enacting clause had
been omitted.
OF course this was an accident, as the
house committees and others who have
to do with these things would not in
tentionally omit the feature of the bill
which made it really useful and effec-
tive.
Helm, chairman, has reported sub
stitute for the worthless house bill and
the enacting clause is not missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
COOKIES BILL KILLED.
State Will Not Go Into Real Estate
Business.

The bill by Senator Cooke to author
ize the state school fund commissioners
to loan the school funds on real estate
was killed in the senate today.
There were II votes for the bill and II
against it Twenty-one are required to
pass a bill. A call of the senate was
had, but the bill went down to defeat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
HOPEFUL FOR KIPLING.

New York. Feb. 2s.-Shortly before IL
a. m, DR.. Durham, Mr.. Kipling's physi-
clan said: There has been a more
free respiration and 1 hope the crisis
has been passed.
H. H. Mcclure, son of the publisher
said today: Mr.. Kipling passed a IA
vorable night. No new complications
have set in and there is a general feel
ing of hopefulneSS in the sick room"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
SANTIAGO A BALL TOWN.
Four Thousand Spectators at the Sec
ond Game of the Series.

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 2S-3Another
game of base ball, the second in the tour
Tament of the Santiago Jockey club which
began here on Wednesday, was played TO-
day. 1t was between a Cuban nine ana
the club of the Santiago Athletic associa-
ton. 1t resulted in score OF 10 to IN
favor of the Americans.
There is no doubt of the popularity or
base ball here, nearly 4,OOO persons attend
ing todav's game. Among the spectators
were members of the best families of
Santiago. The winners today viii get an
expensive cup as trophy of their VIC
tory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
OREGON ON THE WAY.
She Left Honolulu For Manila
Over a Week Ago.

Honolulu, Feb. 81, via San Francisco,
Feb. 2S.-The battIeship Oregon, accom-
panied by the collier Iris, sailed for Ma
nila Feb 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
THEY TACKLE
GEORGE DEWEY
Insurgents Fire Upon the Cal
lao From a Jungle.
Dewey Was Visiting on Board
the MOnadnOck.
DROPS A FEW SHELLS.
The Monitor Directed Three
Shots at a Church
And Demolished 1t, Killing a
Number of FilipinOs.
Capt. d. 8. Elliott of the goth
Kansas Seriously Wounded.


SurgentS at Malabon fired upon the
cruiser Callao from the jungle yester-
day while Admiral Dewey was visiting
the Monadnock. Three shells were
dropped by the monitor into the Mala-
bon church, demolishing the structure
and killing a number of Filipinos who
were inside.
A factory at Malolos is reported to be
running day and night to supply ammu-
milton for the insurgents. The ignor-
ance of the natives is shown by the fact
that they have collected empty Spring
field shells and are ref1lling them. Over
two thousand of these cartridges have
been discovered in houses in Pandacan
by an officer of the Washington volun-
teerS.
The cruiser Charleston and the gum
boat Concord have gone on ten days
cruise, presumably looking for filibus-
ters. 1t is believed that arms are being
landed in small quantities at northern
ports.
Everything was absolutely quiet last
night, both inside and outside the city.
The commissioners appointed by
President Mckinley to study the condi-
tions in the islands are expected to ar
rive here on Saturday.
GARRISONING THE ISLANDS.
Washington, Feb 2S.-The following
cablegram was today received at the
war department:
Manila, Feb. 2S.-Adjutant General,
infantry sailed to Cebu February 26.
Battalion California volunteers sails
Negros tomorrow. Everything quiet
here past three days. OTIS.
e CAPTAIN ELLIOTT WOUNDED.
Manila, Feb. 2S.-4:35 p. n.-There has
Gr-iY, oil
various parts of the line; but the only
casualties today are Capt. David 5.
Elliott of Company G, Twentieth Kan
sas volunteers. and private of the
same regiment. They are both serious
ly wounded. They were shot by the
enemy's sharp shooters near Ca1oocan.
A battalion of the Twenty-third U. S.
infantry relieved the battalion of Cali
latter will be ordered to embark on the
transport st. Paul tomorrow.
LATE CASUALTIES.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-The following
report has been received at the war
department:
washington: Additional wounded:
February 26-Entrenchments before
CaIoocan: Twentieth Kansas, Company
F-Private Howard A. Olds, abdomen,
severe; Thirteenth Minnesota, Company
H, Private Andrew ]. Meidle, arm. Sc
we're; First Montana, Company G, Priv
ate Edward F. Moore, abdomen, severe;
Tenth Pennsylvania, Company c, Priv
ate Gilbert Cutie, elbow, severe; J. A.
Hennessy, foot, severe, accidental.
Additional in Tondo and Binondo dis
trict, Manila, Feb. % and %: Thir-
teenth Minnesota, Company c. Private
Ira D. Smith, sperum, slight; Company
D, John fairfield, side. slight; Second
Oregon, Company E, Private Martini
Hildebrandt, finger. slight.
Additional near San Pedro Macati,
Feb Is and 27 First Idaho, Company
D, Private VIM. H. Lille, foot, slight;
First California, Company B, Private
Charles F. Bushman, shoulder, severe.
OTIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
POPE LEO STRICKEN.

Rome, Feb. 2S.-The pope was taken
suddenly i'll this morning and his aud
fences have been suspended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
prohibitionists Petition.

Senator Braddock today presented in
the senate voluminous petition from
his constituents, praying for the defeat
of the resubmission proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
LONG WIll Give a Dinner.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The last cab
met dinner of the season will be given
by Secretary Long next Wednesday
evening on board the u. S. S. Dolphin
now lying at the navy yard dock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
No MORE SHIPS FOR DEWEY.

washington, Feb. est is said at the
war and navy departments that there
is no truth in the rumor set afioat that
Dewey had fired on German vessels.
The war department says Philippine af-
fairs are reassuring, and the navy de-
partment says there is no probability
that additional ships will be ordered to
reinforce Dewey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28

necessity to some men, and Wheeler's
amendment was voted down by a large
vote. The sympathies of the house
were evidently with the tobacco users.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 28.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Wednesday: variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
FOR ORPHANS HOME.
Senate Passes the Bill Carrying Nee
essary Appropriations.

The senate today passed the bill car
rying the following appropriations for
each of the ensuing fiscal years, for the
soldiers orphans home at AtchiSon:
op6 Q5n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-28
Ada Rehan to Leave America

London Feb. 2S-It is announced that
Miss Ada Rehan has been engaged to
play the principal part in a new Drury
Lane drama early in the autumn
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-09-28
Opening Of School.

School win open on Monday, October
End. with Prof. A. J. Cartwright in
charge of the grammar department
and Miss v. ]. Carothers as teacher OF
the primary school. All OF tho chill
dren who attended the primary school
last term, and all new scholars under
10 years of age will 60 to the primary
school, opposite MIR. Walkers Office on
Main st. This viii be only temporary
division, the permanent division to be
made later according to the advance
ment of the scholars In their studies.
The grading of the schools will proba'
bly, require some time, In order to gel
each scholar in the grade where he car
do the best work. The obisct OF grad
ing the school Is to benefit the child
rem alone, and will be explained more
fully next week. Signed,
Elk SCHOOL BOARD.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-09-28
AMERICAN cusBoAT TAKEN.

MANILA, Sept. 25.-4;ao P. Mt 4
reported that the insurgents have cap
tured the United States gunbost Ur
dansta In the orsni river, on the nerth
west side of Manila bay, whore shs wai
patrolling. Ons otleer and nine of hei
crew are missing.
The United States Petrol, ssnt to In
vestigase, returned and reported thai
Urdsneta is bsached opposite the towz
of orani, on the orsni river. She wa
riddied With bullets and burned, and
the following guns, With the amnunlt
ion, vera captured:
A one-pounasr, one Colt automatic
gun and one Nordsnfsldt 25-milimetrs
gun.
The crew OF the Urdsnsta are pris
oners or have been killed. Further de-
tails are lacking.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-09-28
GOLD QUARRY.

The discovery OF an immense gold
bearing ledge In Olinghouse canyon,
near Waasworth is attracting great
attention In the western part of the
State. A Gazette man describes 1t as
follows:
We found hole seven or eight fe t
deep aud we should say about twenty
feet Ia diamster from which Mr.. VII
iiams and 9 Chinaman had taken out
about seventy -hve tons of grey grind
stone" looking stuff that Williams has
had worked 1T the 5 ip Co. g Hunting
ton mill and from which he got returns
OF something over thousand dollars.
From the looks OF the hole we should
say that he had q mountain OF 1t to
quarry from. 1t IL surely an important
discovery and from the way that 1t
seems to lie and the dykes sticking up
over the trail between the Renegade
and the Cabin there can be ma doubt
but that II extends through the Rene
Rade and Slip. Mr.. Williams com
menced taking out ore from the surface
and It worked In the nejghb0rho0d OF
si2 ton. He and a Chlnaman can
quarry out from fifteen to twenty tons
day. The cost Of quarrying and ship
ping the ore TO the mill Is in the neigh
borhOod OF Atty cents ton and 1t costs
% so for working. MIR. Williams will
try TO open vein and take ore enough
out while doing so to defrsy all ex-
psnses. It looks to US like the work
being done now was OF the crudest kind,
but that he has ore enough to justify q
40-stamp mill on the Truckee River and
the building OF an electric railroad from
the mine to the mill aud make of it a
great big property.
Proctor & Aliens mill Ia working
night and day on ore from the Butte
that goes $50 a ton. Tho mill has a
capacity Of 5000 pounds IN twenty-four
hours