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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-13


The proposition to build new school
house in the second ward should be
sustained by the voters at the special
school meeting called for that purpose
to be held Monday evening, July "a.
There should be good large majority
in favor of it because the present con-
dltion of our increasing population ana
the inadequate facilities for taking
care of the children of school age de-
mand it. 1t Is "a penny wise and
pound FOOLISH policy for district to
pay rental for a building year after
year. The polls will be open at the
Union school building from to 9 p. IN.
and it is hoped that all citizens favor
able to the project will not forget it,
Cards are out issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Smith of Albion, N. Y, an
nounclng the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Content Smith, to William |. Ben
edlct of this city, to take place there
July Pc. The bride TO be is Miss Kittie
Smith, late one of the excellent corps
of teachers employed in our schools
and the many friends Of Mr.. Benedict
and Miss Smith extend congratulations
in advance of the event.
Solicitors have been at work in the
country and secured pledges to the
amount of $500 for graveling and i'm
proving the road leading northwest
from the city to Calkins and Cobb's
corners to Shaw's corners and thence
to the Ashley district. The committee
will call upon the business men at once
for their share in this work and it is
to be hoped that they will be as liberal
as possible.
Our ball team, the Stevens Leaders,
went to Greenville Tuesday and
played game with the Greenyille
boys. The features of the game were
the terrific batting by Stevens Leaders
and triple play by the same team in
the last inning made by Ranney, Fos-
ter and Driese. Umpire, Wilson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-13

Opera House Block.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
BILLS RECoMMENDED
For Passage in the Senate-Sentence
/ of BOYS For Burglary Reduced.

The senate in committee of the whole
spent the forenoon in consideration of
bills and recommended the following for
passage:
BY Senator Titus-An act to abolish
school district No. Sc, in Harper county,
and to add certain territory to school
districts Nos. 80, 80, 3, 35, 55 and 1, in
Harper county, Kan.
BY Helmick-An act to amend section
3, chapter 198 laws of 1895, entitled AN
act fixing charges to be paid to the
railroads for transporting the Kansas
national guard, or the Kansas reserve
militia, and stores, horses, ammunition,
equipment and baggage of the same,
the terms of transporting the same.
and the terms of transporting the
same
BY Anderson-An act in relation to
cities of the first class, and to repeal
chapter 274 of the laws of 1895.
This is to permit paving improve
ments upon authority of the city coun-
Gil and repeals the old law requiring a
petition from a majority of the property
holders.
BY Farrelly-An act authorizing and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03

alleged to have been made by Gen.
Miles in which the quality of beef fur
nished the troops during the late war
was brought into question.
The matter was discussed at some
length at today's cabinet meeting and,
although no definite decision was
reached, the consensus of opinion was
that such a proceeding should be had.
1t was argued that if the packers who
furnished the beef to the army had
fraudulently supplied an article of the
character charged by Gen. Miles, the
country had a right to know it, and if
the charges were without foundation
the people had an equal right to know
that fact. Justice to all concerned, it
was agreed, demanded that the whole
truth be brought to light.
1t was also agreed that Gen. Miles
should not be suspended from his office
OF commander of the army pending
such investigation, as it was not in
tended that even by inference should he
be prejudiced of any wrong doing in
this connection. 1t is not believed that
any action will be taken, however, un-
til the war investigating commission
has made it's report, which is expected
within a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
A CEREAL TRUST
To include All Breakfast Foods, Is
the Latest Comb

Chicago, Feb. 3.-The Chronicle says:
A combine covering all grades of oat-
meal and other breakfast foods, both in
bulk and package is in process of for
nation and will be launched within a
few days. The capital of the new COR
poration, that is to absorb the Ameri
can Cereal company and about ten
smaller concerns in the same business
is now estimated at $33, 900, 900 although
the exact figures will not be determined
until the selling price of a few more
outlying mills is definitely known.
Ferdinand Schumacher, president of
the American Cereal company whose
principal mills are at Akron, o., has
sold his holdings of 1900 shares in that
company to Robert Stuart and others
who have formed the combination to
control the principal cereal industries of
the United States.
The capitalization of the new cereal
company is to be divided into about
$15,0O0,O00 non-cumulative preferred
stock paying per cent interest and
about $18, 900 common stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
WHITNEY'S PALACE.
New Yorker's Home Is to Surpass
Any Other in the City.

New York, Feb. 3.-William c. Whitney's
new mansion will Surpass almost every
other in town in the magnificence of its
interior fittings. Mrs. WhitneyS rooms
will be the most superb and costly in this
country The walls will he covered with
silk that cost $35 a yard. The furniture
was made to order in France at ex-
penSe of $50, 900.
The bathroom is snow-white marble with
the tub cut from block of the stone and
carved outside like cameo. The faucets
are of gold and the floor work of rare
art in mosaic. The ceilings of all the
rooms We're painted in France at a cost
of $4,000 more. There are four Of the
rooms-a bedroorp, a boudoir, dressing
room and bathroom.
The drawing room will be far more gor-
geous than any other in New York and
on its walls will hang the famous tapes
tries for which Mr.. Whitney paid the fab
ulous sum of 81 100000 in Paris. In no
museum in all France is there anything
like such a splendid collection of webs.
They were made at the Louvre. palace be
fore even the days of the Gobelins, and
for exquisite execution are unsurpassed in
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
MINSTRELS AT THE GRAND
Entertain With Some Novelties and
Much Good Music.

Bobby Beach and Otis Bowers, the
veteran minstrel managers, and their
company, entertained a fair sized audi
ence at the Grand Opera House last
night. There was nothing astonishing
ly new about the performance, but suf-
ficient amusement to make the audience
satisfied with it was created. This sat
isfaction was increased by the fact that
the performance was given at reduced
prices.
Beach, Bowers, Stuart and Dale took
the lead in the production of fun, and
were the responsible parties in num-
Der of laughs as well as the recipients
of much applause. Knetzeker, the
king of clubs" did some good jug
CLING, and Pascatel, a red haired youth
of the human enigma" variety, dislo-
Gated his joints and manipulated his
body in a way that. while rather mar
velous, was too suggestive of a, rela-
tionship between the human anatomy
and that of a frog. The performance
ended with Bobby Beach in command of
his troope of performing CANNES, and the
dogs proved that they were both an in
tellectual and valuable collection.
The performance will be repeated at
the Grand tonight. Some changes in
the programme will be made.
The house ought to be better warmed
and probably will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03

empowering the township trustee, treas
urer and clerk in the organized town
ships of the state to purchase land and
erect buildings for public purposes.
By Farrelly-To amend paragraph
1872 of the general statutes of 1889, re-
lating to the code of civil procedure.
and to repeal said paragraph 1872.
By Stone-Creating new judicial
district by detaching Leavenworth from
Jackson and Jefferson counties.
BY Ryan-An act in relation to as
signments of cases and rights of action.
By Farrelly-Amending the present
law against burglary in the second de-
gree. The minimum sentence for boys
is now five years. This bill makes the
minimum sentence one year.
Completing this work, the senate took
a recess until 2 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03

bound passengers are fed and cared for
by the railway companies.
The Denver & Rio Grande railway
has a large force of men at work today
clearing the tracks near Shoshone in
the canon of the Grand river where a
snowslide occurred yesterday, killing
three men and injuring six others of a
wrecking crew. The main line between
the east and west will be reopened to-
day if no further snowslides occur.
On the mountains thousands of cattle
are freezing and starving to death and
nothing can be done to save them. In
eastern Colorado hay is being hauled
long distances over the prairies to feed
cattle and it is hoped to avoid heavy
losses of live stock if the storm and
cold abate within day or two. How
ever, there will be some losses of stock
that is not closely herded.
The weather bureau predicts con-
tinued cold weather and another snow
fall tonight. The minimum tempera-
ture at Denver during the past twenty
four hours was II degrees below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
A RAILROAD MONOPOLY
Is Being Rapidly Fastened on
Cuba by an American
Syndicate.
New York, Feb. IA Havana special

New York, Feb. "A Havana special
says:
The control of the existing railway
system of Cuba has been secured to the
New York syndicate which includes
Canadian capitalists. Following the
purchase of the Sagua railroad the line
from Caibarien in Santa Clara province
has been bought. Its capital stock IS
81, 300, 900 and there is no bonded IN
debtedness. A meeting of stockholders
has been called for February Is when
the formal transfer to the new owners
will be made; the same syndicate has
absorbed the Matanzas and Sabanilla
railway which runs through the sugar
producing districts of Matanzas prov
ince. The capital stock is $5,000,0 900. A
meeting of stockholders will be held
March 6. The Cienfuegos and Villa
Clara line is also in process of absorp-
ton. It's capital stock is SO, 900, 000
The English capitalists who control
what is known as the united railways Of
Havana were after the same properties
and a syndicate with 10000, 900 pounds
sterling was organized for the purpose
of buying them. 1t was represented by
J. P. Henry Schroeder and James Under
down of London. The united railways
capitalists sought a conference with a
view to uniting in this but a conference
lately purchased expect to secure the
united railways or else build their own
line into Havana.
The same syndicate has purchased
for 81, 500, 900 the Hererra line of coasting
vessels which has had a monopoly of
the north coast trade. Some of the
capitalists who bought the Havana
street railway system are in the syndi-
cate which has secured the railroads
and coasting line. Others are new par
ties. w. G. Whitney, P, A. B. Widener
and Mr.. Elxins of Philadelphia are
heavily interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Prof James H. Garfield May Washington,

president for appointment as librarian
of congress.
1t is also said that DR.. Garfield, while
not in the usual sense candidate for
the appointment, has been suggested
for it, and will be strongly supported
by leading educators, librarians and
public men.
DR.. Canfield is about so years OF age.
a graduate of Williams college, and has
for many years had national reputa-
ton as an educator. He has served
successfully as professor of history and
political economy in Kansas State uni
versity, chancellor of Nebraska univer-
sity and president of Ohio State univer-
sity. In 1890 he was president of the
National Educational association
HE IS NOT AVERSE.
Columbus, O., Feb. 3.-Dr. ]. H. Can
field, president of the Ohio State uni
versity, was asked regarding the report
that his name had been presented to
President Mckinley for the position of
librarian of congress. He said that he
had received an intimation of the fact.
but knew nothing of the influence which
caused the presentation He said that
he was not a candidate, but would not
say whether he would accept or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
TO LET PASTORS TRY.
Des Moines Association of Charities
Offers to Turn Over Its Work.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 3.-A committee
to request the Ministerial association
to take active control of the associated
charities was appointed today at a
meeting of the associated charities
board of directors. This is the .outcome
of the recent ministerial opposition to
the charity ball The object as stated
in the call by Vice President Fitzhugh
was the consideration of the letter re-
Gently received from Major Sherman
at Washington. In his letter Maj. Sher-
man rendered his resignation as presi-
dent of the organization. That resigna-
ton was accepted. The suggestion that
the five directors, whose terms will end
in April, should retire and that the
Ministerial association should be asked
to fill the vacancies, elect the new Of
ficers and map out financial policy
was also made in Maj. Sherman's letter.
A committee of two was named to
wait on the Ministerial association. The
members Of the committee are Mr.
F1tzhugh, DR.. E. E. Dorr and James
Callahan.
The members of the board say that
their action is bona fide, that they con-
slider the question seriously and the
action was not taken as a joke on the
Ministerial association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
M'KINLEY HAS 1T NOW.
Record of the Eagan Trial Turned
Over to the President

Washington, Feb. 3.-The report of
the court martial in the case of General
Eagan is now in the hands of the presi-
dent for final review. Today Mr. w orth-
ington, attorney for General Eagan, fled
with the judge advocate general the
additional or supplementary plea which
he was granted permission to lodge 1t
was an elaboration of the points made
by counsel before the court martial
A formidable array of authorities has
been produced, particularly in support
of the contention that General Eagan'
conduct, though the facts be admitted,
was not legally in the line of the charge
of conduct unbecoming an officer and
a gentleman This paper was placed by
the judge advocate general in the hands
of the adjutant general and will be
added to the papers bearing on the case
now in the hands of the president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
FAIR GROUNDS FIRE.
Forty-five Stalls Burned at Wichita
Loss $1,000.

Wichita, Feb. 3-It is estimated that
the loss to the property owners of the
fair grounds by fire Tuesday night was
81, 800.
The fire was first discovered about
9:45 at night in one of the stalls in the
middle of the east and west string. The
fire burned both ways until about forty
five stalls had been destroyed. Others
would have met with the same fate had
not IT. C. Ross proceeded to demolish
several of the stalls a short distance
beyond where the flames were gradual
ly heading for. Ross attacked the build
of them laid low, but just at the time
when the flames had caught up with
where he commenced to chop the stalls
down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
QUIET AT MANILA
Is Apparently Indicated by Departure
of British Warships.

Manila. Feb. 3.-The United States trans
port Buffalo, having on board sailors to
relieve men in Rear Admiral Dewey's fleet
has arrived here. The United States trans
port Pennsylvania has arrived here from
Iioilo with the First Iowa. These troops
The United States transport City of
Puebla has sailed for Nagasaki, Japan.
der requiring the inhabitants of Manila to
procure official certificates of identity
which will cost 20 cents each after FEB.
ruary %.
The British battleship Centurion flag
ship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward H. Sey-
mour, and the British second class cruiser
BonaYentlIre have sailed for Hong Kong
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
SIX PEOPLE KILLED.
The Vehicle on Which They Were
Riding Struck by a Train.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 3.-A two horse
wagon loaded with furniture and on
which six persons, five men and a young
woman were riding was struck today by
a fast Baltimore & Ohio freight train
at the crossing at Riverton station just
above McKeesport. Four of the men
were killed and the other man and the
woman We're so badly injured that they
will probably die. The names of the
dead are believed to be:
HUDSON ELDER.
VEST WILSON.
GEO. DAWSON.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
Mrs. Edna Lawson is supposed to be
the name of the injured woman.
The sixth victims is a. one-legged man
whose name is unknown Both the in
jured persons were taken to the Nc
Keesport hospital in an unconscious
state. All efforts to revive them have
been unavailing and nothing definite
can be learned as to how the accident
occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
ONE FROM LEAVENwoRTH.
A Petition Protesting Against Resub-
mission From a Resub-
mission TOWu

Protests against the resubmission of
the prohibitory amendment continue to
pour in from all parts of the state.
Even Leavenworth county got one to-
day, although it had only forty-two
names on it. There were nineteen such
petitions presented today. The longest
one was introduced by Mr.. Benefiel and
was signed by 355 men and 607 women.
There were also a number of petitions
asking for the passage of Mr.. Mckee
Ver's bill providing for a woman on the
board of charities. Other petitions pro-
tested against the So-ca1led medical
bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
BILLS SIGNED
BY Governor Stanley Mostly of Lo-
cal Character.

Governor Stanley has signed the fol-
lowing senate bills:
BY Senator Matthews-To fix the
terms of court in the ninth judicial dis
trict.
BY Senator Pritchard-To regulate the
fees Of abstracters in Sheridan county
where certain records were burned up.
BY Senator Jumper-ApprOpriat
So, 500 to build the pump house at the
asylum.
Mr.. Matthews bill will not become a
law until next Wednesday. 1t was
rushed through the legislature to
change a term of court which begins
next Tuesday, but becomes operative a
daY late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Conner Goes Higher

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Iron and Steel to-
morrow will say: Copper is acting be-
yond precedent. 1t has again advanced
this week almost 2 cents per pound and
is now quoted at 1S cents. Lead is like
wise higher and even tin has struggled
up a little farther. These metals are
carrying with them an advance in the
price of almost all products into which
they enter to any considerable degree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
1,ooo SNOW sHoVELERs
Are at Work in Colorado Clearing the
Railroad Tracks

Denver, Feb. at has been manv
years since the Colorado railroads have
mad to contend with such conditions as
those now prevailing in the mountain
regions. The loss to the railroads in
this state, taking into consideration the
business which is not moving and the
outlay of cash to pay the armies of
snow shoVelers, is estimated at $25. 900
day. Not less than 1000 men have
Deen shoveling snow for several DAYS.
over 900 miles of road in the mountains
nave been at times shut off from com
mumcation with the main lines. Storm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
LEGALITY RECOGNIZED.
House Will Not Pass Bill Because
Special Session Passed It.

The house committee on cities of the
first class, OF which ex-Attorney Gen
eral Dawes, of Leavenworth, is chair
man, has recognized the legality of the
special session.
Mr.. Osborn, of Douglas, introduced a
bill repeating the metropolitan police
law, which was repealed by the special
session. In reporting the bill back to
the house Mr.. Dawes said:
your committee on cities of the first
class to whom was referred house bill
No. 1856, have had the same under con-
sideration and instruct me to report the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
An Alliance opposed.

London, Feb. 3.-The famous Oxford
University Union Debating society
which was so antagonistic to the north
in the civil war in the United States,
last evening by a vote of 96 to 80 passed
the following resolution: THAT any
formal alliance with America would be
both injudicious and impracticabIe.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Says Miss Ingalls, is Not Engaged.

Atchison, Feb. 3.-Sheffield ingalls,,
son of John J. ingalls,, says there is no
truth in the story that Miss Constance
Ingalls,, who year or more ago entered
an Episcopal deaconess school in Phil
adelphia, is engaged to be married. He
believes the report originated from the
circumstance that Miss ingalls, recently
went from Philadelphia to Washington
to see hRr, ia her who WAS ILL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
JUDGE CARVER DECLINES.
Says He Would Not Accept a Place
on the Court of Visitation.

Judge T. F. Carver announced today
that he is not a candidate for place
on the bench of the court of visitation
and would not accept it if it were Of
fered' him.
while I am very grateful to my
friends" he said, for suggesting my
name in this connecticut am not a. can
didate for the place and I would not
feel justified in accepting it if it should
be offered to me. 1t is out of justice to
ment''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Limerick's MAYOR is Hissea.

Limerick, Ireland, Feb 3-The first
meeting of the new Limerick corpora
tion, held today, was exceedingly dis
orderly. A number of people Invaded
the chamber and interrupted business
John DAILY, who was elected mayor on
January % last, threatened to call on
the police and was finally compelled to
adjourn the council. On leaving the
building Mr.. Daily was Missed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
italian counterfeiters Arrested.

New York, Feb. 3.-When the steamer
Spartan Prince, from Genoa, reached
quarantine today, secret service agents
boarded her and arrested four mem bers
of an alleged gang of Italian counter
feiterS. All the prisoners have their
families with them. The agents of the
secret service have been looking for
this gang for some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Fremont Wants rhat Fight.

Omaha, Feb. 81. H. Miles, president
of the Fremont Hot Springs company of
wyoming, went east this morning to press
his offer of $4,000 for the Sharkey- Fitz-
simmons fight. He says he is fully able
to demonstrate his ability to pull off the
fight without interference at that point
and also to give any guarantee desired as
to the financial end of the affair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
Ths Rhvnland Still Aground.

Lewes, Del, Feb. 3.-The steamer
Rhynland which went ashore on Cot
ton Patch shoal on Tuesday night was
pulled 20 feet nearer deep water shortly
after midnight. Another attempt will
be made at high tide today to release
the big vessel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-03
TIE Dewey Supreme Court Reporter

The judges of the supreme court have
elected T. f. Dewey of Abilene, to sue
ceed C. c. Clemens as supreme court
reporter. Mr.. Clemens term expires
April 1. Mr. Dewey was reporter for a
short time in the interim between the
resignation of Judge Randolph and the
appointment of Mr. Clemens