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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
WILL NOT FIGHT 1T.
Standard Oil Company Will Submit to
New Oil Inspection Law, But Will
Advance Prices.

The Standard Oil company does not pro-
P9se to pay out 6f 1 ees which are pro-
Vided for by the new oil Inspection law
put bnste Ide VII vi t d1a oil a In fact It Will
probably advance the price enough 70
Kansas a better grade of gasoline. which
it will have to do under the new law me
avera ge cost of inspection will not amount
spections will be on large lots of oils and
spection cheaper. AS the Standard Oil
company is a trust and can put up the
vance the price than it is to tight the law.
so there will be no opposition to the new
an agent Of the company. The company
paid q dividend last year of 2939 per cent;
was appointed under the old law, which
was repealed by the neW one: SO e thaL IT
to reappoint Mr.. Spencer as soon as the
neW a 0D @ H0ee In the
fetal state paper It was Pu6nshhef cai once ace
Per # ha 6dt to oT be Tpu6 10 AGAIN
Under the new law Mr.. Spencer will have
one for each town in which there is. is a
storage oil tank; There is one of these
state, and each of the towns will get a
local inspector. Mr.. Spencer is now work
expected that he will announce them the
latter part of the week. after he has re-
ceived his new commission =
ten deputy travelling inspectors, but as the
deputies may not be appointed, The oil
inspection department viii be the largest
in the state hereafter. The grain inspec-
ton department has been the largest here
tofore. but it has less than 60 employees,
so that the oil inspection department will
now be far ahead of it.
Now we ought to have butter inspectors
sugar inspectors. meat inspectors, grocer
les INSPECTORS inspectors to tell us whether
underwear sold as all-wool is all-wool or
not, coffee inspectors, medicine inspectors.
milk inspectors, etc, etc. etc, and then
there would be jobs for absolutely every
Besides, there S much
son for inspecting one thing as another.
Half the food products are adulterated-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
A BOLTER REWARDED.
Former Populist Made Superintendent
of the Reform School

The state board OF charities has elect
ed w. S. Hancock of Mankato to be
superintendent of the reform school.
Mr.. Hancock was an old time Democrat
and until last year had been voting the
Populist ticket. The Populists claim
that he voted for all the Populists but
Leedy last fall. He has been a section
boss on the Rock Island at Mankato
during recent years.
Hancock held an appointment at the
penitentiary during dwellings admin
istration, and was a yard boss during
the time that Dick Chase was warden.
He was one of the witnesses before the
investigating committee which ousted
Chase. 1t is said that he was the wit
ness who told the story about a GER
tain convict putting up a job on the
prison officials to get his freedom by
telling them that he had buried a pot
of gold containing $27 900 down in Ar
kansas, and offering to take them to
it if he was given his freedom. Han
cock alleged that the convict's pardon
was secured from Governor LeweIling
and then himself, Chase, the governor
and one or two others, accompanied by
the pardoned convict, started on a
hunting trip" down in Arkansas; but
when the party reached Ottawa the
convict gave them the slip and got
away. Governor Lewelling was taken
sick and stopped off at Girard and the
hunting party never reached Arkansas,
according to HancOck'S story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
SPOILED IN THE CAR.
Damaging Testimony as to Army
Beef Continual

Chicago, March 22.-The court of inquiry
day Lieutenant J. D. L. Hartman of the
First cavalry, who was acting regimental
toned at Lakeland. Fla He testified
that refrigerator beef was received from
land in cars. At first it was very good
and there was no objection to it, But it
three or four days it began to get poorer
survey rejected the beef. In one case the
stencil was observable before the car. was
opened. The beef was not received be-
Jected beef was not accounted for in the
vouchers: He had no recollection of any
clerk, and the representa- tive of Armour &,
Co. Mason had charge of the delivery of
no recollection of saying anything to him
with reference to meat preservatives. If
would recoiIect it. He had no recollection
sentative, on that subject; He had no rea77
son to believe or suspect that the beef had
been treated with preservatives or chemi-
to the fact that the meat had been chilled
f ana would not hold d. up after exposure to
rejection of car load the agent of Ar
the way in which the meat had been fur
nished. The agent tried to get the meat
in With the beef bGt this the ea
Shiny rePpiltsive appearance and it was
buy beef in the open market.
David -F'leishman testified that he was
employed as Dell boy at the Hotel Nor
rison, Chicago, during the month of June,
1898 One day in june he said, "a gen
teman in room 131 asked me if / would be
a leisure to go to the StOckyardS with
him. l went out there with him and had
to carry two boxes, tin or galvanized iron
boxes. He went out to see some man
about some meat, he told me. We took
the boxes and went to a car where there
were three or four rows of meat. In each
of the boxes there were four smaller pack
ages. containing. as I recall it. a black or
rather a light gray cOlOred substance. He
put this into perforated trays, made for
that purpose. set fire to it and placed it
under the meat. I asked him what that
was done for. and he said it done as
an experiment to preserve the meat. Next
day l was to go back and get the cans. 1
asked him whether it was to kill germs,
finger on the meat and tasted it and it
burned the end of my tongue. 1 called
attention to the fact that the meat looked
rather larger than when were there
before. He said that simply an en-
a sulphurous smell in the car and an
other odor which / cannot describe. 1
took the cans back to the hotel
Il noticed in one end of the car there
a card marked Tampa, Fla. This
was at Armour's packing house. There
three rows of beef. I think it was in
halves. I asked him who he was and if
L am not mistaken he told me he was a
quartermaSter, or a quartermaSter general
something like that. He was about 5
feet 10 inches tall, wore eye-glas ses and
He wore no uniform, but dressed in plain
clothes. understood from what he said
that he had some connection with the mil
itary service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
SEIZE DIR. LOWRY'S LOTS.
All His Kansas City Property, Valued
at Over $4,000, Levied Upon
by the Sheriff

Kansas City, March 22-All the real
estate owned by DR.. Howard S. Lowry
in Kansas City was levied upon by
Sheriff Stone yesterday in satisfaction
of the S25. 900 Judgment of Miss Martha
Smith.
The property consists of forty-four
feet on ~Wyandotte, opposite the grain
exchange, valued at $22, 900, with an in
cumbrance of $4,000 upon it; a lot on
Eighteenth street near Vine, mortSaged
for $4,000, and worth about $1,000; a lot
near the Blue worth only few hun
bred.
At a fair sale Miss Smiths lawyers
think this ought almost to satisfy the
judgment. They expect at least $12, 900
or SIS, 600 from 1t even at a sherifs sale.
Sheriff Stone said yesterday that he
would hold no auction until the attor-
neys ordered him to do so. The attor-
neys hope to dispose of it by private
sale in such a way as to realize more
from it than by a public auction. They
may prevail upon DR.. Lowry to deed 1t
to them, so that it can be disposed of
in that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
A FOOLISH PERFORMANCE.
State Officers Start to Ride Over All
the Railroads in the State.

The state board of railway assessors
started on their annual tour this morn
ing The board consists of Secretary
of State Clark, Attorney General God
ard, State Treasurer Grimes, Auditor
Cole and Lieutenant Governor Richter.
Mr.. GODDARD did not go with the board
today, as he is absent on business at
Parsons and could not get back in time
for this trip; other members will try to
absent themselves as much as possible,
as the trip is a great bore.
The board today went out over the
Rock Island southwest. The trip will
be brief one, as they expect to return
tomorrow. 1t has generally required
five or six weeks to get over all the rail-
roads of the state, but this board
claims that it will not spend that much
time at it; there isn't any fun in the
trip and nobody wants to ride around
through the Kansas cornfields any more
than he can help; besides some of the
roadbed isn't any too smooth. The law
that provides for these trips ought to be
abrOgated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
IMPROVES THE TELEPHONE
French Engineer Claims to Have a
Device Which Intensif1es
the Vibration.

London, March 22.-An engineer
named German in the French ministry
of posts and telegraphs has just
brough out an invention which he
claims will revolutionize the telephone.
BY an ingenious adaptation of the
to develop and intensity the vibration
received so that it is unnecessary t.
place the receiver to the ear or stand
with the mouth close to the transmitter.
and conversation is easily carried on
between two persons both of whom may
be several yards distant from the in
strument.
The invention has been several times
officially tested and pronounced a COM
plete success. 1t is Familiarity known as
high speaker"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
CALL ON SENATOR BAKER.
q. 8. Marshal Sterne Discusses Some
Appointments With the Senator.

Leavenworth, March Ex-senator Ba-
ker's office is now the Mecca for Kansas
politicians, who are all seeking something
either for themselves or friend.
w. E. Sterne, United States marshal,
called on the senator yesterday. afternoon
and the two were clOseted for several
hours Sterne is interested in obtaining
federal and state appointments for some
of his friends, and during the conference
the whole matter was carefully discussed.
It is needless to say that some of the mar
shals friends will look to the future with
brighter hopes.
Senator Baker was asked If he thought
the Twentieth Kansas volunteers would
be called home soon, but on this question
he had no opinion. He had written Adju-
tant General Corbin asking that when the
regiment is returned to Kansas it be
brought home through the Suez canal
This would give the regiment tour of the
world. and it would cost but little more
to bring it by the SueZ route than by way
of San Francisco. The boys valiant and
faithful service around Manila entities them
to this sightseeing upon their homeward
trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
MELBA HURT.
Statue Fell on the Noted Singer at a
Reception in Frisco

San Francisco, March 22.-Mme. Mel
ba, who sang here last evening with the
Ellis Opera company, had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury after the
opera.
Melba, with other members of the
company, attended a reception given by
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. DEFY oung. When
the ladies went to the drawing-room
Nine. Melba took a seat in the corner,
and as she sat down she must have hit
a corner of the pedestal on which rested
a heavy bronze statue. The statue fell
over on Melba's head and it was only
her good fortune in bending forward
that saved her from the full force of the
blow.
As it was, the shock and pain render
ed her unconscious for Is minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
NORTH TOPEKA.

Mrs George Groshong and daughter
Fay of Kilmer were in town yesterday
Miss Mary Daub has returned to Car
bondale after a visit to Topeka and
Horton friends.
The w. T K. club met yesterday af-
ternoon at the home Of Mrs McMaster'
916 Jackson street.
Mrs. Unholtz of Curtis street was
called to Kingfsher, Okla, by the ser
ious illness of her mother.
Mrs. George Risen has been quite Ill
recently at her home on Jackson street
with an abscess in the head
Mrs. Hitchcock who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Hewitt
left today for Fresno, Gala
Go to G. B. Lyon. D. D. s.. for fine
dental work at popular prices. Office
511 Kansas avenue. Tel. 656.
The ladies of the west section of the
Kansas Avenue church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Hunt,
912 Kansas avenue
The Ladies' Guild Of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will meet tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Fred lies or
1lO4 Monroe street.
The ladies of the eastern section of
the Kansas Avenue church will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs ]. N. Henry, 1895 Quincy street.
Miss Myrtle Seymour will arrive Sat-
urday from Omaha and spend her Eas-
ter vacation visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs It. F. Seymour, 915 Van Buren,
street.
Grand Millinery opening at the Ba-
zaar, S37 Kansas avenue, Thursday af-
ternoon and evening. Fine French pat
tern hats, bOnnetS and chfldren'S head
wear in endless variety. Two fine trim
Kansas City. The public is cordially
inVited to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
= GRAND Opera House. Friday even

at the Grand Opera House, Friday even
ing, March "a:
Varia lions and Fugue a Handel
Theme .-......................-.B Brahms
Shakespeare's Serenade, Faith in
Fantasia, OPP. II iTwo mov 1G5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Schumann
Ballet music from Gluck's "Alceste"..
Observation-Disclosures. Saint-Saens
Two Etudes-Impromptu F. sharp ma
Jor; Scherzo. sharp minor Chopin
Eclogue, At the Spring, WaIdesrau-
schen (Murmurs of the ForesD List
Valse-Idylle, OPP. IA. No. 8; Toccata
perpetual notion. Op. 10; Badin-
age Combining in one the two Cho-
pin studies, Op. TO- No. s. and Op.
cOncertWArrangement Ne Of Hen SeH%SAS
study OPP. 2, No. elf 1 Were
Bird') contrapuntal arrangement
of Weber's Invitation to the Dance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY.
To be Celebrated in New York as in
England.

New York. March 22.-Queen Victoria
is likely to receive an unprecedented
honor by the city of New York On
May "a, the queens birthday, the ma
tional, state and city flags will be flung
to the breeze from all public buildings
in Greater New York in honor of the
queen. The first resolution to pay this
tribute was offered at the meeting of
by a unanimous vote. The resolution
declared that an affinity existed be-
tween the Anglo-Saxon races; that to
the United States substantial aid and
moral support were given during the
war with Spain and the city of New
York, as a tribute of respect and honor
to Queen Victoria should display the
American flags on her birthday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
REED Is DISGUSTED.
And Thinks of Retiring From
Politics.

Boston. March pa Globe inter
view with Hon. Ames L. Allen, secre-
tary of Speaker Thomas B. Reed, at
Alfred, Me-, today contained the state
ment that Mr.. Reed will never again
be a candidate for the presidency OF
the United States"
Mr. Allen further said: "It is Mr..
Reeds disposition to withdraw from
politics entirely.
LAS to Mr.. Reeds antagonism in con-
nection with the Mckinley administra-
ton, there is absolutely nothing in it.
With regard to the war with Spain, Mr..
Reed has been no more conservative
than was President Mckinley at the
beginning.
LAS to the present war in the Philip
pines, Mr.. Reed is simply disguised
with it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
MAC CORD GETS HIS MONEY
Peru Sends q Draft For Forty
Thousand Dollars.

washington, March 22.-The secre-
tary of state has just received from the
Peruvian government. through the
United States legation at Lima, draft
for 900, representing the amount or
the Judgment of the arbitrators in the
case of the American railroad man,
Alexander MacCord, on account of his i'll
treatment in Peru during revolution
ary movement many years ago. The
draft will be handed over to the United
States treasury for collection and a war
rant for the amount of the judgment
will be drawn in favor of Judge Pettis,
the attorney for MacCOrd.
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Files Petition in Bankruptcy.

Wichita, Kan, March 22.-R D. Nc
Knight, a general merchant of Hume
well, Kan, filed a petition for decree of
bankruptcy here today. His liabilities
amount to $4,000, the largest stated in
any case yet filed in the Wichita court.
The assets are about$6, 900. The credi-
tors are Tootle, Wheeler & Mott, gro
GERS, st. Joseph, Mo-, Jett & Wood,
Wichita, Hutchinson Wholesale Grocer
company, Hutchinson, Kan, Casey &
Garst, Wichita, and the Wichita Whole
sale Grocery company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
BRYAN AT NASHVILLE.
Talks on spending Problems" to an
Immense Audience.

Nashville, Tenn, March 22.-Col. w.
]. Bryan arrived here last night from
Chattanooga and was met by a COM
mittee and escorted to the Tulane hotel.
Later he delivered a lecture upon Pend
ing Problems at the Tabernacle before
an immense audience for the benefit of
the Ladies' Hermitage association. To-
day he speaks before the Legislature of
the state at the state capitol He will
be introduced by Governor McMillin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
A JOINT NOTE.
Issued to China by British, German
and American Ministers.

Pekin, March 22.-The British, Ger
man and American ministers have is
sued note to the Tsung Lii Yamen, de-
handing q settlement of the Shanghai
foreign settlement extension questions
the French minister, NJ. Pichon, agree
ing to withdraw the protest of the
French consul against the extensions
on the condition that the proposed ex-
tensions do not include that portion OF
the land forming the immediate Hinter-
land of the present French concession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
M'KINLEY'S RETURN.
To Thomasville, Georgia, will be Made
This Afternoon.

Washington, March 22.-Mr. Porter.
secretary to the president, has received
a message from Brunswick, Ga, stating
that the presidential party will leave
there at 2 o'clock this afternoon, ar
irving at Thomasville about o'clock.
Whether or not the party will go to
Tallahassee, Fla, is not yet decided. but
ington will be made early next week
arriving here next Tuesday or Wednes-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
TEACHER WITH A KNIFE.
Lays Out O Man Who Attacks Him
With a Pistol

Evansville, Ind, March 22.-Thomas
H. Wigs, son OF State Senator Joseph
w. Wigs OF Pike county. literally cut
to pieces Wesley Hurt, a man who en-
tered Wigs school room with a. pistol
and told him one of them must die.
Wigs had only a pocket knife, but he
defended himself with this in such a
way as to leave his antagonist dead on
the floor. He was helped by his brother,
a pupil who also had a knife. The two
surrendered themselves to officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
ABARONESS PAROLED.
After Serving Half of Her Sentence
For Murder.

Kokomo, Ind. March 22.-Mrs. Augusta
Schmidt, the German baroness convicted
of murder five years ago and sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment, has been paroled
by Governor Mount out Of consideration
for her small children. Her defense at
the time of the trial was that she acted
in self-defense against criminal assault.
She is the daughter of the late Johann
Schillingling of Sewicka, Saxony. While
en- route to America her father died at
sea. Her mother married Walter Hooper
of this city. The baroness inherited an
estate of $50, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
More Troops Reach Manila

Washington, March 22.-Gen. Otis has
cabled the war department announcing
the arrival of the transport Sherman
at Manila The Sherman sailed from
New York with the Third infantry, I'M
der command of Col. J. H. Page. The
troops are reported as arriving all we'll
and in good condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22

Mrs. John Shelton desires to thank
the members of the A. o. wv, knights
of Pythias and Modern Woodmen lodges
and the many kind friends who showed
their sympathy and rendered assistance
at the funeral of her late husband, John
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Opening of Twentieth Century Mil
Iinery store, March %, SIS Kansas Ave-,
at Cross jewelry store.
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Miller Was CrazO.

Montreal, March 22.-Henry Miller,
the veteran who sent threatening let
tiers to President Mckinley and others
and was arrested at the request of the
United States consul general has been
found insane
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So. so For S2.OO.
Gard of Thanka.

Lunch counter tickets at Frank
Longs, 528 Kansas avenue.
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vanderbilts in San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 22-Cornelius
Vanderbilt and wife have arrived here
from Monterey where they have been
sojourning for several weeks. They will
remain here q few days.
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21 Meals So. IS.
Frank Longs, 52S Kansas avenue

Ladies, don't fail to see Miss Edens
millinery opening Thursday and Friday.
6o3 Kansas avenue.
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Opening of Twentieth Century Mil
linery store March % SIS Kansas Ave,
at Cross jewelry store
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Phoenix Telephone Co.

Club rates or party lines for residence
phones, three on a line, $1,000 per an
mum; residence, single wire, $500 per
annum; business, $24OO. All metallic
circuits.
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$3.50 For $500.
81 Meals S3. Is

Lunch counter tickets at Frank
Longs, 52S Kansas avenue.
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Opening of Twentieth Century Mil
linery store, March % SIS Kansas Ave-
at Cross jewelry store.
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80. SO for 80. 90.

Lunch counter tickets at Frank
Longs, 52S Kansas avenue
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81 Meals S3. 25.

Frank Longs. 52s Kansas avenue.
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Frank Longs. SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22

Portland, Spokane and Butte $28.95.
Via the Rock Island Route.
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ROCKEFELLER'S EXPLOIT.

Vancouver .CB. c. Spe. N. Y World.
John D. Rockefeller, of New York,
passed through Vancouver on his way
east today over the Canadian PACING
railway. He has been travelling along
the Alaskan coast.
On his way back he successfully
negotiated a, very thrilling exploit He
was greatly struck with the appearance
of Great Muir Glacier, whose solid face
rises 200 feet out of the sea. The glacier
is gradually settling from the mountain
valley. and once every minute an ice
berg as big as a house is forced off it's
corners and edges and goes splashing
to the waters below.
Mr.. Rockefeller admired this from the
steamer for awhile, and then he and
Henry Treat, of New York, decided to
climb to the top of the glacier.
1t was a hard climb, the men having
to dig their picks into solid ice and make
steps for themselves every foot of the
way along the steep incline. At length
they reached the top, to the relief of the
ladies who watched them below. Then
they met with half a dozen assures
hundreds of feet down through the gliS-
tening ice. They leaped or pulled them
selves across these at great personal
danger.
Frequently a misstep would have
taken both men down the slippery ice
into the water below. Mr.. Rockefeller
IaughingIy admitted, after returning to
the vessel, that there might have been
a panic in Wall street if it had been
known how he was spending the morn
ing.