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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
AN EYE OPENER.
Fifth Ward Home Destroyed Because
of No Water Mains

The burning of the home of John Wild
ener in the Fifth ward Sunday was a Sc
we're object lesson. The fire company re
hose was pressed into service, but the best
that could be done still left the nozzle of
the hose within 80 feet of the fire and the
firemen We're compelled to do what they
could without the use of water from the
city hydrants. Mr.. Widener lives on
Washington street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth and he has paid taxes to help
support the water company like other citi-
zens of Topeka, but his home was Destroy
ed before his eyes because the water COM
pany mains have not been extended so as
to give him fire protection.
When the city owns the water plant this
thing cannot happen and the people of the
Fifth ward should remember that Mr..
Drew represents that idea at the primary
next SATURDAY.
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GLASS PAYMENTS
Have Been Laid in Lyons, France, and
Are q Success.

Washington, Feb 20.-Consul John c.
Covert has written from Lyons to the
state department an interesting letter
upon the new uses of glass. In it he
tells of pavements of ceramic stone or
devitrified glass which have been laid
on principal street thoroughfares in
Lyons and which under heavy and con-
tinuous traffic for several months, have
shown no greater deterioration than
marks the similar life of stone pave
ments. He says glass is being made
into a material known as "Ceramo-
crystal and is being widely used for
buildings and interior decorations, much
as cut stone.
The new material possesses all the in
trinsic qualities, physical and chemical,
of glass, except the transparency and
at the same time is made to resist
crushing frost, heavy shocks and to
stand usage. A proposition to erect
glass houses, or luminous palace at
the Paris exposition next year viii
likely be pushed and the building will
present completely the possibilities of
glass as a structural material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
ARABIAN REVOLT
Is Due to Fleeing of Pilgrims by the
Sultan's officers.

London, Feb 20.-It is a question of
money rather than of faith or politics
that is responsible for the terrible in
surrection now raging in Arabia
around the holy cities of Islam, and
which may possibly result in the repudl-
alton by the chiefs of the Mohamme-
dan church at Mecca of any further
temporal allegiance to the sultan, whose
connection with the family of the prophet
Mohammed is mythical, whereas that
of the grand sheik at Mecca is anthem
tic.
Ever since the plague has been rag
ing in India, the Turkish authorities
have established so-called quarantine
camps at the various ports of debark-
alton on the Arabian coast, under the
pretext of preventing the plague from
reaching Mecca, although the latter, by
reason of it's complete absence OF SAM
tatiOn, its appalling filth, and its enor-
NOUS concourse of pilgrims, is verit-
able hot-bed of cholera, smallpox, typhus
and of other epidemic maladies.
In these quarantine stations on the
coast the Turkish authorities fleece
the pilgrims to such an extent that they
are practically penni1esS when they
reach Mecca and Medina In this way
the ecclesiastical authorities at Mecca
find themselves deprived of the chief
source of their revenue, and as remon-
Strances at Const@ntinople have proved
useless, the grand sheik at Mecca has
the fanatic tribes of Arabs that con-
stitute the population of the Yemen
province, to rise against the sultan.
AS there is absolutely no European
supervision of the Turkish quarantine
stations on the coast, the Ottoman Off
Gals have a free hand in extorting
money from the wealthy pilgrims, de-
tanning them there not merely weeks,
but actually months, until they have
extorted every penny that they posses
sed, part of the proceeds being RENTED
to the sultan at ConStantinople.
England has always maintained very
friendly relations with the grand cherif
of Mecca. who, on his side. finding,
that Queen Victoria's Mohammedan
subjects were the largest contributors
to his revenues, and that the Moham-
nedan faith prospered beneath her rule
more than under that of the sultan,
has reciprocated these friendly senti-
ments.
Under the circumstances it is not sur
prising that an impression should pre-
vail, both at Constantinople and at
Paris, to the effect that England is fos-
tering the rebellion against Turkish
rule in the Yemen with the view to
Furnishing the sultan for the intense
animOsity that he has manifested dur
ing the last two years toward every
thing English
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SPAIN BUYS OUR WHEAT.
Discriminating Duty Does Not Pre-
vent Importations at Valencia

Washington Feb. 20.-The lack of a
commercial treaty with Spain, the for
mer treaty having terminated with the
war, is not altogether preventing trade
between the two countries, although
American products are handicapped by
an additional 90 per cent duty in Span
ish ports, owing to the lack of a treaty.
Still even under these conditions,
United States Consular Agent Mertens
at Valencia reports to the state de-
partment that there is a great demand
for American wheat. A cargo of 1000
tons of red winter wheat which had
just arrived there proved entirely salts
factory and importers were willing to
receive more. The consular agent says:
The price seems to compare favora-
bly, with that of Russian wheat (the
kind generally imported here when there
is a demand for foreign wheaD, al
though American wheat pays 20 per
cent higher duties than grains from
countries which have a commercial
treaty with Spain. This is the first di-
rect shipment from the United States
to this port since the war;
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Bldg, Seventh and Kansas ave, Topeka,
Kan.
Is
Liverpool cable: Wheat unchanged, corn
Receipts of cattle: Chicago. Is. 900. lower;
Kansas City, $500, lower; Omaha, 800,
steady.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, SO cars; corn.
903 cars; oats, 49 cars. -
Northwestern receipts: Today, Duluth 113
cars: a year ago, Minneapolis 266 cars,
Duluth "a cars.
New York: The surplus reserve Of the
New York city banks has fallen about five
millions since the, close of January but
they double the amount in existence
about the middle of December. The ro-
eign money markets are sharing ease with
US. It is expected that. that. an Official ar
will be made this week. The sottlernent
of Government claims against the Central
Pacific railway will become a fact. thus in
trudcing a new feature in the railroad sit
uation, encouraging to the mairtenance
of values. The completion of the Chicago
and Alton deal is also likely to be effected
for the resistance of the minority. stock
holders to the syndicate proposition is
hardly. to be expected. Among the prom
Uses of the future may be considered the
rehabilitation of the companies engaged in
the production and tranSpOrtat ton of both
hard and soft coal.
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The engagement of Sol Smith Russell
is probably the most popular Offering of
Manager Crawford's present list He
will be seen here in March in Hon.
John Grigsby,'' his latest play, and one
in which he is said to appear to excel
lent advantage. Roland Reed will prob
ably come to this city on April Z, al
though Manager Crawford is not yet
absolutely sure of securing the come
dian Robert Mantell is booked for two
nights, April 81 and %, and Eugene
Blair one night, April 26. Miss Blair is
playing "A Lady of Quality" and has
a production identical with that of Julia
Arthur. The tBOstonianS'' will visit To-
peka after an absence of several years
on May %.
Prominent among the attractions for
next month is Clay Clement in his new
play, "A Southern Gentleman" on
March l.. Mr.. Clement has twice dem
onstrated his ability as an actor here
in THE New Dominion" Shore Acres"
without its chief attraction, Mr.. James
A Herne, is the booking for March IL.
Mr.. Herne is now engaged in showing
the unique position he holds on the
American stage at the Herald Square
theater in New York city in Rev. Crit
fifth Davenport Hoyt's "A Day and
Night" which followed his big success,
"A Stranger in New York. and pre-
ceded his first failure, "A Dog in a Man
GER will be the attraction on March 30
Other attractions booked for next
month are the following: Bobby Gaylor
in "McSorley's Twins" March Z; "A
Boy Wanted March 10: Forests Uncle
Toms Cabin company, March 20; Dew
IFS Auction March "a; Coon Hollow"
March 25
Under the Dome" one of Lincoln J.
Carriers productions, is booked for the
Crawford theater February %. 1t is
probable that the Merrie Bell Opera
company which was here last May, will
fill the evenings of March 1 and 2
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THEATRICAL FUTURE
For Topeka, Has Some Good Things
Though the List is Not Long.

The closing days of the theatrical
season in this city will not be marked
by a mad rush of attractions. The gait
will be much easier than that offered
theater goers several particular weeks
since the houses here opened last fall.
But nine attractions are contracted for
by the management of the Crawford
theater for the month of March, and
but four for April and one for May. The
attractions secured by the mana cement
of the Grand Opera House from this
time on will be altogether chance book
ingS.
While the present theatrical outlook
is not one of the brightest, the season
so far has been altogether satisfactory.
More attractions of the kind that To-
peka theater goers patrOnize have been
brought here than has been true for
several past seasons. 1t is possible that
the list for the next three weeks will
be materially bettered by the bookings
of several high class attractions which
are now touring west and will reach
this territory before the end of the sea-
son. Among these are Olga Nethersole,
DeWolf Hopper in his latest comic opera
1.-The Charlatan," William H. Crane and
Jefferson DeAngeliS in 1.-The Jolly
MuSketeerS.''
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AFEw HOURS GRACE
Given to the Introduction of Bills in
the House.

The house has extended the time for
the Introduction of bills until noon to-
morrow. The senate concurrent reSolu-
ton was to shut off the bills at 6
o'clock tonight, Mr.. Geissler moved to
make the limit II o'clock tomorrow. Mr..
Keifer called attention to the fact that
the house had already shut off the in
PRODUCTION of bills, but Speaker Osborn
ruled that if the senate resolution was
concurred in, it would have the effect
of extending the time whether it was 50
stated or not.
Mr.. Geissler said several of the MEM
bers had not yet returned from their
homes, and they would probably be
loaded with bills when they came back
tonight or tomorrow morning.
The resolution was tabled at one time
on motion of Mr.. Fairchild, but Mr.
Ravenscraft succeeded in getting it
from the table again and it was passed.
There are already several hundred
more bills in the house that will never
be considered, and it is not probable
| that any bill introduced at this time
will get through even the committee
of the whole in one house.
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NO WATERING OF STOCK.
A Minority Report of a Committee
Made in the House.

For the first time during the present
session a minority report of a commit
tee has been made in the house. 1t was
on the senate bill to prohibit the water
ing of stock of private corporations.
The bill provides that no private COR
poration shall issue bonds or mortgage
it's property for more than it is worth,
and the assessment rolls shall be taken
as evidence of its value. This would
prohibit railroad from bonding itself
for more than its assessed valuation.
It passed the senate by a vote of %
to and came over to the house on
committee on private corporations,
which today reported adversely on it.
Three members, Willis, Tenny and
Harris, signed this report, but Mr..
Wheeler submitted a minority report
recommending the bill for passage.
Mr.. Wheeler moved to have the bill
printed and placed on the calendar, but
the motion laid over till tomorrow.
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MILLER THE VICTOR.
Wins the Six-Day Bicycle Race End
ed Last Night at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-When the
greatest six day bicycle race ever run
ended at Mechanics Pavilion last night
Charles w. Miller, the Chicago gripman
maintained his position as the long dis
lance champion of the world.
The finish of the contest which has
caused much excitement in athletic cir
cles was comparatively tame. No less
than six of the riders beat all previous
records and more miles might have
been reeled off had there been any in
centive to do SO. But as all of the men,
excepting Gimm and Hale were Separa-
ted by distances too great to be over
come in a few hours, the management
decided to end the race ahead of the
scheduled time, which however was
ever an hour longer than that of any
previous six day contest. The famous
event in Madison Square Garden, New
York, was only 142 hours, while the rid
ers at the Mechanics Pavilion contin-
ued their struggle for supremacy for 143
hours and Il minutes.
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Petition in Bankruptcy.

A petition praying for the voluntary
bankruptcy of Canard & Vickers, dry
goods and grocery merchants of Seneca,
KAN has been filed in the federal court.
The petition is by the McCOrd Rubber
company of st. Joseph and the Worces-
ter Corset company of Worcester, Mass.
Papers were served on the members OF
the firm today by Deputy United States
Marshal A. E. Prescott. The stock of
the firm was taken in charge by a re-
ceiver several months ago, and the par
ties to the petition for involuntary
bankruptcy declare that there have
been preferred creditors. They state by
reason of this fact they and other cred
itors as we'll have been sighted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
NEW POLITICAL SCHEME.
Senator Young Has Plan for Official
County Papers.

Senator Young introduced bill in the
senate this morning, which is designed
to cut down the fees of the official coun-
ty papers. He wants the price fixed at
40 cents per square for the first publica-
ton and 20 cents per square of $50 ems
for all publications on behalf of the
county.
1t is also a new scheme to reward
party papers, as the bill provides that
the commissioners shall designate as
the official paper the paper representing
the party which cast the largest vote
at the last election. This means that in
counties where the Populists cast the
largest vote, yet with a board of Re-
publican commissioners they would be
required to give the printing to a Popu-
list paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
PAY FOR FROZEN WATER.
Wisconsin Legislator Proposes Tax
on Ice Shipped From the State.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. Ex-senator
John Harrison of ElkhOrn proposes to
make the Knickerbocker Ice company
pay about 5000. 900 a year for the priv
ilege of cutting ice from the Wisconsin
lakes and shipping it to Chicago. He
to have all who cut ice from the mean
dering lakes of Wisconsin and ship it
out of the state to pay tax of Is cents
a ton. Nor than 100000 tons of ice
are shipped out of Wisconsin every year.
The state owns the beds of all of the
meandering lakes, and the proposed tax
is merely a charge to outsiders for the
privilege of cutting the ice. 1t is pro-
posed to have the money paid into the
school fund.
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which would be needed in such lamps
and the motion to strike out helped the
bill It is believed this measure will be
killed in the house.
The proposed law fixes the salaries of
local and deputy inspectors at 81, 200 per
year.
This is a substantial reduction" said
Senator Fulton, because these fellows
have been in the habit of taking every
thing they collected. 1 remember that
Col. Taylor collected $4,000 or SIS, 900
per year and turned none of it into the
state. This bill makes the inspectors
turn all moneys collected into the state
treasury and then they draw their SAL
aries
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Medical College Commencement.

Chancellor F. H. Snow of the state
university will deliver the commence
ment address at the commencement ex-
ercises of the Kansas Medical college
this year. The exercises will be held in
Library hall on Friday evening. March
"a. DR.. D. D. Wilson of NortonVille will
deliver the address on the part of the
faculty. The class address will be made
by Mr.. Charles Hendricks The COM
mencement this year will be the tenth
the college has held since its organiza-
ton. TWenty-six students, the largest
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SHAWNEE SALARIES.
Senator Anderson Introduces a New
Bill in the Senate.

Senator Anderson introduced bill in
the senate today to fix the salaries of
the treasurer, clerk of the court and
sheriff of Shawnee county.
The salary of the treasurer is fixed at
$500; that of the clerk, fees to the
amount of $4,000; the sheriff, not to ex-
coed So, 500.
Among other bills introduced today is
one by Senator Campbell making it a
misdemeanor for notaries to refuse to
attach their signatures and the date of
the expiration of their commissions to
any instrument. The fine is $100.
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A Few More Bills Get in.

Although the house passed a resolu-
ton several days ago, prohibiting the
introduction of all bills, except appro-
priation bills, after last Saturday, the
resolution was forgotten this morning
and a batch of eight bills was intro
duced. When Speaker Osborn's atten-
ton was called to the matter he ruled
that as the bills were already in they
could not be shut out. This brings the
total number of bills which have been
introduced into the house up to SIG.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-20
Chicago Livestock Market

Chicago, Feb. 70.
HOGS-Estimated receipts of hogs for
SIS Market weak, 5d1Oc lower. Mixed
and butchers, So. 45d3. 70: good heavy, So. 65
@3.75; rough heavy, So. 45G3.55; light. So 45
63.7O.
CATTLE-Receipts, 10000 Market 15c
lower. Beeves, So. 75d585; cows and heif-
ers, 81. 7504.75: Texas steers, not quoted !;
stockers and feeders. SO. 50d4.70.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000. Market lower.
Natives. 81. S0d4.40; lambs, $4d5.
Saturdays official:
CATTLE-Receipts, 1865; shipments, 139.
SHEEP-Receipts, 912; shipments, 677.
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FOR PUBLIC REFRIGERAToRs.
Senator Young Wants Cities to Main
tain Ice Plants

Senator Young has a scheme to permit
cities of the second class to engage in
a new enterprise, that of manufacturing
ice. He introduced bill in the senate
today authorizing all cities of this class
to maintain such ice plants and in con-
nectiOn Herewith public refrgerators.
1t is believed that the cold storage
idea in this bill will be made strictly ap-
pIicable to it's provisions when it
reaches the committee, and that the
bill will repose in peace.
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seaton's Bill Recommended.

The house in committee of the whole
this morning recommended only one bill
for passage. 1t was SeatOn'S bill pro-
viding for the sale of perishable prop
arty and live stock by carriers and
Warehousemen when they are not called
for by their consignees within a certain
time. 1t is intended to allow railroads
and express companies to dispose of
fruit and other perishable freight when
it seems likely to perish on their hands.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 20
MONEY-Money on call, nomira lily 212
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 24Q314
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at S4.S06p
81 .S614 for demand and a "a. S4@4.S41 for so
days. Posted rates, $4.S4126l4.S5 and $4S61a9
SILVER-Silver certificates. nOminally,
5913M6015c; bar silver, 59s4c; Mexican dol
lars, ALAG
BONDS-Government bonds firm. IS,
1915: new As, registered, 1277s; new Is. cou-
IS, registered, 111$4; coupon, 111A.
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MAJORITY WILL RULE.
Senate Calendar Will Be Revised in
Open Session.

The senate calendar will be revised
and bills advanced only upon a vote of
81 members in favor of the proposition.
The senate discussed the appointment
of a committee to revise the calendar,
but declined to provide for one and vo-
ted that bills shall be advanced here
after only under majority vote.
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Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, Feb. 20.
HE sAIc=I No 22oh hard $685.;
@72c; No. 2 spring, 63@65c; No. 8, G2@64c.
CORN-Firm. No. 2 mixed, 3219Q&c;
OATS-Firm. No. white, 30d30hc.
HAY-Steady. Choice timothy, S7G750;
BUTTER-Steady. Separator, 1GQ21c;
dairy. lie.
EGGS-Higher. Fresh, 1870.
ReceiDtS of wheat Jos cars.
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IAN MACLAREN COMING.
Author of the Bonnie Brier Bush at
Topeka March %.

Rev. Ian Maclaren, author of BESIDE
the Bonnie Brier Bush" will probably
lecture at the Crawford theater in this
city on the evening of March %. His
manager has asked option this date.
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class in it's history, will be graduated.
After the exercises at Library hall the
faculty will tender the graduating
class a banquet.
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A Veterinary Congress Called.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The German
ambassador at Washington has notified
the state department that an interna-
tionaI veterinary congress will be held
at Baden August 9-14 1899. The subjects
to be discussed include the treatment
for and prevention of various diseases
in animals.
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Sugar Market.

New York Feb. 20.
SUGAR--Raw. firm; fair refning,S 13-16c;
centrifugal SO test, 9-16c; molasses sugar,
45sc; refined firm, held higher; crushed,
512c; powdered, 51sc; granulat ted. &c.
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Word was received in this city today
of the death of Mrs. E. NJ. Venable in
Kansas City early this morning. Mrs
Venable formerly lived in this city and
was the mother of Mrs. E. III. Bradbury.
who died just a week ago today. The
death of both the mother and daughter
was due to pneumonia
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Cotton Market.
Market Gossip.

New York, Feb. ~
COTTON-Spot closed dull at 1-16c lower.
Sales, none.
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So. 456365: lights, So. 35@3 So; workers, $3.50
63.55: pigs, $2.25G3.35.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000. Market steady.
Lambs, $2.506490; muttons, $3.50lD440.
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City. Feb. 20.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1000. Market steady
to shade lower; Native steers, $390a5 40:
Texas steers. 50. 20GD4. 80: Texas cows. $3.50
@3.25 native cows and heifers, 81. 75G4. Is;
stockers and feeders S3.20Q5; bulls, 81 80
G4.4O.
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Article. Open High Low Chose

Ranges of Prices on Stock.
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Rock Island Flyer.
Kansas City and return $500 Tickets
good returning February %.