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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-05

ed to see what was expected to vote
on. The gentleman from Kingman told
us in the start what this substitute was,
but I want to say that the conduct of
the gentleman from Kingman on the
floor of this house has been such that
refuse to take his word for anything.
In reference to what he and the gen.
tleman from Jefferson said about the
joints in this city want to say that if
there are as many infamous places as
they claim, the legislators who come to
sible. It is only persons who go to such
places who can carry keys. 1 couldn't
secure a key to any joint in this city
because won't buy the stuff for sale
there. I want to say that if the gen
tleman from Jefferson finds a joint at
the head of every stairway he goes up
and at the bottom of every stairway he
goes down he is traversing the stair
ways that lead to damnation and had
better repent. I have no excuse to Of
fer for the conditions in this city, but
believe there are many gentlemen
here who will bear me out when 1 say
that conditions are not as bad as the
gentleman from Kingman and the gen.
tleman from Jefferson would have you
believe"
In concluding Larimer protested that
the proposed substitute should be print
ed and made motion to that end. The
motion was put and carried, and the
until today when the substitute will be
ready.
After temporarily disposing of the bill
in this way the house at $50 o'clock
took a recess until 7:30 o'clock in the
evening
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THE TROUBLE AT SANTIAGO
About the Capitalization of Customs
Receipts at Havana.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 5.-The ex-
PLANTATION of the war department at
Washington of its intentions regarding
the transfer of customs receipts from
the different ports in Cuba to Havana,
is met here by statements from the
Cubans that the plan is similar to the
one adopted by the Spaniards when
acquisitions on Havana obtained less
than per cent of what the requisition
called for. The merchants, business
men and influential people here say Ha-
Vana has grown rich and prosperous at
the expense of the rest of the island
and the CubanS and governmental Of
ficials at Santiago say the Cubans of
Havana are responsible for Major Cen
eral BroOke's order on this subject. The
people answered that the Havana Gu
bans are still anxious to maintain the
same system of Capitalization of funds
that was in force before the American
occupation.
DR.. Castillo and Mayor Bacardi have
proved true in this crisis and have urg-
ed the citizens to remain peaceful while
awaiting the results of the visit of
General Wood and DR.. Castillo to
Washington.
Gen. Wood, accompanied by his aide
de camp, Lieut.. Hanna and DR. Cas-
tillo, representing the merchx nts and
business men of this city, left here for
New York today on board the United
States transport Mississippi. They were
accorded enthusiastic departure from
the palace and during their passage
down Mariani street to the wharf. The
municipal band preceded Gen. Wood,
who was accompanied by the mayor
and his staff and large numbers of Off
GERS and Cubans, who walked the en-
tire distance amid continuous applause
and cheers for Gen. Wood. The latter
was deeply moved. There were between
5000 and 5000 persons in the procession
and the women wept and wished the
general bon voyage. Cuban gratitude
was never more clearly expressed. Men
who a few weeks ago were antagoniS-
tic to the American commander, were
today among his most enthusiastic sup
porters.
The members of the supreme court
and the band of the Fifth regular in
fantry were on board the auxiliary gun
boat Hist which Saluted the Mississippi
and bid her farewell in the usual man
ner.
The Mississippi which was brilliantly
decorated was also Saluted by the Pun
ia Gorda batteries.
Though the situation is critical, it is
doubtful whether any overt act will be
committed unless the populace is
aroused by further irritating orders
from Havana
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less than the constitutional majority.
Warrants were then issued for the alb
sentees, and the call of the house tenn
porarily suspended on motion of Hack
ney of Sumner.
The Cassin bill is an exact counter
part of the Ryan bill creating a state
society of miners, and its substance
was at first a part of that bill, but later
it was decided to make it a separate
measure.
Pending the final vote on the bill, the
bill introduced by Johnson of Nemaha
providing for the election of city asses
sor and city attorneys in cities of the
second-class, was taken up and passed
by a vote of "a to IA. The bill now goes
to the senate.
By this time number of absent
memebrs had been brought in by the
the Cassin bill was called 1t resulted
in SO votes for it's passage and SO
against. The bill was declared passed
and will be messaged to the senate to-
day.
The passage of two unimportant bills
followed. One by Johnson of Nemaha,
provides that ties in election of officers
in cities of the second class shall be de-
cided by lot, and the other, by WehrIe
of Seward, 1egalizes certain tax sales
made by the officers of Seward county
for the years 1897 and 1898.
Gray of Lyon called up his bill es-
tabliShing a state fire insurance de-
partment and asked that it be advanced
to third reading, subject to amendment
that the senate bill providing for the
election of insurance commissioner be
substituted, but Immediately withdrew
this motion and moved to postpone the
consideration of the measure indefi-
nitely.
"Oh, set some time for it's consider
ation," said Gray.
''Au right said Hackney. What
do you say to January 12?''
This 'riled" the gentleman from
Lyon. ''Mr Speaker" said he, ct am
getting tired of some members of this
house occupying the floor continually
own. have stood loyalty by this house
in every good measure that has come
before it and believe I have my rights
here as well as any other man. am
opposed to this gag rule and I am tired
of listening to the harangues of the
gentleman from Sumner. This bill has
a great many supporters all over the
state who are in favor of a state fire
insurance department, and 1 hope this
house will give the measure consider
alton"
Il don't believe the members of the
house are ready to take up this question
at this time,' said Hackney, land 1 re-
new my motion to postpone
The motion was put and lost. Gray'S
motion to place the bill third reading
was then submitted and carried and the
Breidenthal Banking Bill.
Barlxley of Elk, here called up the
Breidenthal banking bill and asked that
it be placed on third reading. Eli VIII
liams the Mcpherson banker, who has
a knife up his sleeve for the measure,
at once secured the floor and stated
that two years ago, when the present
banking law came up before the house,
all discussion was shut off by the
previous question being moved. He
said the banking law proposed was i'm
portant and should be thoroughly dis
cuSsed.
1--WE will give you a week if you want
it, shouted Barkley.
"I would like four hours said Will
| liams.
You can say all you want to against
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OMAHA WATERWORKS.
Decree of Sale is Confirmed by the o.
s. Court.

ST. Louis, Jan. 5.-The United States
court of appeals in the case of the
American Waterwor<s Company of Ill
inois against the Farmers Loan &
Trust company, the former being the
appellants, affirmed the finding of the
lower courts. The defendants brought
suit to foreclose a mortgage on a water
works plant at Omaha and a decree
was given in the district court of Ne
braska ordering the foreclosure and
sale of the mcrtgaged property and the
distribution of the proceeds among the
mortgage bondhoIders. An appeal was
taken March 16, 1896, and the decree
was affirmed.
After the return of the case to the
lower court a sale was made of the
mortgaged property May 20, 1896. The
property was sold to the Farmers Loan
&, Trust company as trustee for GER
tain mortgage bondholders, who held
bonds to the amount of SO, ,554, 900. The
property was sold for "a, ,009, ,500,; $40, ,555
less than the total mortgage indebted
ness.
The appellants filed exceptions and
made three motions to vacate the sale
and the order of the execution of the
deed, alleging that the purchasers bid
had not been duly performed.
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Serious Aspect of the Situation
in Philippines.
AguinaldO Goes to IlOilo to
Head the Insurgents
In THEIR REBELLION
Against the American Troops
Stationed There.
News of This Move Comes From
Paris.

Paris, Jan. 5.-An official telegram re-
ceived by the Filipino junta here, dated
Manila. Jan. 4, says that Aguinaldo
has gone to Iloilo at the request of the
insurgents there, to place himself at
their head with the view of their possi-
BILE fighting with the AmeSicans.
The dispatch also gives q list of the
members of the new Filipino cabinet
with facts as to their antecedents. The
following have accepted office:
President of the cabinet and minister
of foreign affairs, Mabini.
Minister of the interior-Teedoro
Sandico, civil engineer, educated in
England and Belgium and taken to
Manila from Hong Kong by Rear Ad-
Minister of war-Gen. BaIdomero
Aguinaldo, cousin of Aguinaldo, the
president of the so-called Filipino gov
ernment and a leader of the insurrec-
ton from the beginning. He is describ-
ed as large land owner of Cavite.
Minister of finance-Gen. Trias, a
close ally of Aguinaldo.
Minister of public works-Gregorico
Gonzaga, a lawyer, until recently the
Filipino agent at Hong Kong, and for
merly Spanish attorney general in the
ViZayas.
The cabinet is described as homeogen-
Gus, every member being pledged, ac-
cording to these advices, to resist the
American military occupation of the
Philippines.
A member of the Filipino junta here
explains that Aguinaldo did not run
away but left Manila for the noun
famous region behind Cavite, in order
to make secret, arrangements for his
voyage to Iloilo''
The Filipino who furnishes this in
formation also categorically and speci-
fically asserts that the latest telegraph
advices declare that if the Americans
insist npon the occupation of the prin-
cipal cities by the American troops the
whole Filipinos will resist by force of
arms.
Senor Tuazon who has been appointed
Filipino agent at Paris and London, is
expected to arrive here shortly.
The members of the junta assert that
the new cabinet will bring forward the
''most energetic policy"
Madrid, Jan. 5.-The government has
telegraphed to the Spanish naval COM
mander at Manila to send two gun
boats to Balabac, one of the Philippine
islands, situated thirty miles south of
Palawan, to seek the Spanish prison
ers. The government has also request
ed General Rios to take further steps
to obtain the release of the Spanish
prisoners and to remind the rebels that
the Spanish government will release
the depoSed FilipinOS.
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counties and little towns this home
rule. The Murray law as it now stands
on the statute books is a failure and
the old Murray law proposed a substi-
tute was also a, failure when in force
I.arimer had been waiting inpatient
~ for Marks to end and as soon as he
stopped talking, shouted for recognition.
He secured it and looking in the direc-
tion of the gentleman from Kingman,
said:
Il asked that the substitute proposed
for this bill be printed because want
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Loud,s Postal Bill.

washington, Jan. 5-Chairman Loud
of the house postoffice committee, has
submitted a favorable report on nus plIl
TO amend the postal laws relating to
second-cIass mail matter. A similar
ball passed the house in 1897 but failed
in the senate. II provides that books
or reprints of books in serial form shall
nav one cent for two ounces instead of
one cent per package; publications OF
institutions of learning are placed on the
same footing as other periodicals, IN
stead of being privileged. The report
submitted with the former bills is made
to apply to this one.
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Four Loan Companies Unite.

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 5.-Four of the largest
loan companies in Canada, the Canada
FFermanent, the Freehold; the Western
decided to consolidate and form one COM
pany- The deal will affect large office
STATS in almost every business center of
the Dominioin- The four companies have
a combined paid up capital of ST. 600 600 and
reserve res cry e. of $2.0o0.Oo0 with assets of about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-05
ROLAND REED FINED.
For Fighting With the Property Man
at q Theater

WiIkesbarre. Pa, Jan. 5.-Roland Reed.
the actor, was arraigned before Justice
Dcnahue. today. charged with commit
ting assault on Roger Howell, the prop
erty man at the Nesbitt theater. He was
fined $12.50 and costs, which he paid.
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A WORLDS FAIR
Scheduled for San Francisco in the
Year 1901.

San Francisco, Jan. Sat a meeting
of citizens today it was decided to hold
an international exposition in San
Francisco in 1901, opening in June APP
propriations will be asked for from the
city, state and nation. 1t is expected to
lay the corner stone of the administra-
ton building on September g. 1900.
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ONE MORE COAT GONE.
School Board Takes Action to Stop
the Stealing at School Houses

The school board took immediate
measures to stop the pilfering in the
cloak rooms of the city schools. but it
will be some time before the cloaks and
wraps can be put under lock and key.
Yesterday afternoon another coat was
stolen from the cloak room at Jackson
school. Very few of the thefts are re-
ported to the school board but enough
have come to their notice to warrant
the fitting up of suitable places for the
cIOaES
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Mauser Rifles Sold.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 5-The Mauser
in this city were, sold today; The prices
ranged from s.. 80 for guns beyond repair
to ST for those in first class condition.
The ammunition was withdrawn from the
sale.
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Promise of Snow.

The forecast as sent out by the
weather bureau evades the question of
temperature and says: party cloudy
tonight and Friday, except possible
snow in southeast portion tonight and
early Friday morning" Weather OBJ
server T. B. Jennings does not antici-
pate colder weather soon. The tenn
perature today has been lowering
around Ia above with but little wind.
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FACTS ABOUT THE MAINE.
a Havana Editor Says He Will Pre-
sent Them Shortly.

Havana, Jan. 5.-Senor Recido Arnuta y
Hernandez, editor, of Ell Reconcentrad. is
sued today third attack upon his old en-
emy, -Seacarcias Bresnes; whom. with
three others. he accuses of blowing up the
United States battleship Maine. Bresnes,
who is lawyer and politician. sailed for
Spain about two weeks ago. The INSTALL
ments of the story thus far have been
devoted to the alleged felonies of Bresnes.
The editor tells his readers to be patient,
as in due time they will get the facts
garding the Maine explosion. He de-
scribes his proof as largely moral
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Faure Extends clemencv.

Paris, Jan. Sin accordance with
New Year custom, President Faure has
issued pardons reductions of sentence
to a number of persons condemned by
court martial. Six hundred and forty
seven will receive the benefit of the presi-
Dental prerogatiVa.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-For Kansas: Part
ly cloudy tonight and Friday, except
bly, snow in southeast portion to-
night or Friday morning; eaSterly
winds
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1T is DEAD.
Gov. Leedy Signs the Bill Kill
ing the Metropolitan Police
Law.

Governor Leedy this morning signed
the Fairchild bill repeating the metro
politan police law and the Weilep bill
establishing a court of common pleas
at Galena and Pittsburg.
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the bill in thirty minutes" said the
gentleman from Elk
Il suggest that it be provided that the
final vote on this bill be not taken
earlier than 3 o'clock this afternoon"
said Stuart of Doniphan.
This suggestion was favored and for
mally made an amendment to the mo-
ton of Barkley placing the bill on third
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Wanted to Put BreidenthaI Out.

While the pages were distributing
copies of the bill Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal was holding small caucus
of Populist members in the rear of the
hall With a view of shutting the bank
commissioner out of the hall, Larimer
of Shawnee moved to clear the floor of
the house.
Il would suggest that through
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Debating Over the Bill.

Hackney of Sumner proposed the first
amendment to the bill striking out the
words except as hereinafter provided"
at the end of the first section. This is
in reference to the contribution of one
eighth of one per cent by the banks to
the guarantee fund" and the four
words are vital to other sections of the
bill
The strongest opposition offered to
this amendment came from Fitzgerald
of Ford, the Republican leader. you
clause of this bill as to adopt this
amendment" said he. "Unquestionably
this bill is along the line that the peo-
pie of this state and this country have
been demanding for the last quarter of
a century, and I hope this amendment
will not prevail"
On vote, the motion to amend the sec
williams of Mcpherson objected to
securing the guarantee fund.- by coun-
ty, municipal or school districts bonds,
as provided in the bill as it came from
the senate in addition to United States
and state bonds. He declared that
county, municipal and school district
bonds are poor security. Cubbison of
Burkholder of Marion proposed an
amendment striking out county, muni-
cipal and school district bonds.
Without taking any action on the
section, the house, took a recess until
1:30 o'clock.
Afternoon House.
At the opening of the house this af-
ternoon the consideration of the Breid-
enthal banking bill was resumed Giesler
of Logan, Rep.) objected to the entire
section under discussion before the noon
recess in reference to the security of the
money borrowed from the guarantee
fund.- by the state banks. He said that
while the state bankers were made to
furnish security for the money borrow
ed from the fund, the state treasurer
was not required to furnish any secur-
ity for the entire guarantee fund.-
Barker of Douglas took general ex-
ception to the provisions of the BILL
stating that it would conflict with the
law governing the state treasurer, as
the law provides that he shall loan out
none of the funds placed in his charge,
and the bill provides that he shall loan
out on application of state banks the
guarantee fund"
II believe in the principles of the bill, -
said he, but I don't believe of forcing
the state treasurer into the banking
business.
Barkley of Elk replied to Barker. He
(Continued on Sixth Page.l
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courtesy to the bank commissioner, he
be excepted said Cubbison of Wyan-
dotte.
"Of course ITO be sure,'' shouted
Populist members.
Zone lobby should not be allowed to
remain while another is shut out"
shouted Larimer.
The speaker pro tenn disregarded the
voice of the gentleman from Shawnee
and put the motion to clear the floor
of the house. A division was called for
by Larimer after the AYE 'and may
vote, but as soon as he saw the Popu-
lists voting solid for the motion, he
jumped to his feet and yelled a with
drawal of his motion. Weilep declared
it too late and called for the sergeant
alarms to clear the floor, with the ex-
ception of Breidenthal, who, he de-
cIared, was a state officer and entitled
to stay.
I.arimer made one more effort He
called attention to the rule providing
that no person interested in bill
should be allowed to remain on the floor
during it's consideration.
Mr.. Breidenthal is no more inter
ested than anyone else" said the
speaker pro tenn 'The gentleman is
out of order"
BY this time the floor of the house
had been cleared of all outsiders ex-
cept Bank Commissioner Breidenthal,
and the reading of the bill was COM
menced.
bill was read for the last time.
1t establishes a fire insurance depart
ment under the supervision of the in
Surance commissioner, where any citi-
zen of the state can insure property
against damage by fire, lightning
cyclones and tornadoes, with the pro-
viso that not more than y of the dam
age shall be paid.
1t is provided that premiums shall be
levied and collected the same as taxes
and that until sufficient premiums are
collected not to exceed $780, 600 shall be
drawn from the state treasury to pay
losses. The rates for the year 1899 are
fixed at two-thirds of the average in
surance rates prevailing in 1885, and
after that adjusted by the insurance
commissioner and executive council
On the final roll call a number of Pop
ulists voted against the measure on
the ground that it was not definite
enough to successfully carry out a
state fire insurance scheme. The vote
stood Al for and 49 against, and the bill
was declared lost.
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Editor oe soliel Dead

Paris Jan. 5-Aime Edouard Herve, ed
itor of the Soliel and member of the
French academy, died today in his 64th
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CONTINUED on Sixth Fage.)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-25

While we are contemplating horror
stricken the latest result of race hatred
and hostility in the South, we have
added and the administration at Wash
ington is preparing to add, many fold
to our race problem by annexing all
sorts, colors and conditions of alien
races to the body polite, thus compll-
eating and adding hundred-fold to the
race problem we now have and which
crops up as prominently and seriously
as if it we're fresh and not centuries
old. Wait till we have with us and alb
sorbed into our citizenship, besides the
Porto Ricans and the Cubans, the score
or so of alien Eastern races in the Phil
ippines. Then we will have race prob
lens besides which that at the South
will pale into insignificance, and we will
have them at the four corners of the
globe.
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TWO MORE EIG ONES.
United States Worsted Company and Amer
lean Plumbing supply and Lead GO.
Chartered.

United States Worsted Company and Amer
lean Plumbing supply and Lead co.
Chartered.
Trenton, N. j., April 24.-The United
States Worsted Company, with an
authorized capital of $7O,OO0,0O0, and
the American Plumbing, Supply & Lead
Company, with an authorized capital
of S35, 900 900, were incorporated to-day
at the office of the Secretary OF State
The former is empowered to manufac-
ture and deal in worsted and wooden
warns and goods and other fabrics The
capital stock is divided into $4,000, 0o0
preferred and s40,000000 common, the
preferred to pay per cent. cumulative
dividends. The incorporators are:
Samuel B. Lawrence, Henry c. Ever
dell and Leavitt J. Hunt, OF New YORK;
George E. Spence, of Brooklyn, and Jas.
C. Young, of Jersey City.
The capital stock of the other COM
pany is divided into s10,000,000 prefer
red and s25, 100000 common, the prefer
red to pay per cent cumulative dlvl-
dends. The company is empowered to
manufacture and deal in plumbing and
sanitary fixtures, including lead pipe.
The incorporators are: John B. Sum-
merfield, Henry M. Vaviland, Robert P.
Barry and Armitage Matthews. Of New
York; and James Hunt, of Deal Beach,
n J.