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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-11

SHEEP.
Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimateD ............ $50
A year ago .......................... 1893
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
SPEAKER REED CONSIDERS
offered Yearly Guarantee of $4,000
IF He VIII Enter a Law Firm.

New York, April 1S.-Thomas Brack-
EFT Reed, speaker of the last house of
representatives, and of many others,
probably, will be speaker no more
He has been reelected and will be a
member Of the next house. but the max
ing of money is likely to be his chief &C.
cupa ton after few weeks. He is con-
siderfng and probably will accept an
offer to take the senior place in a law
firm in this city, with a guarantee of
$50, 900 year.
Mr.. Reed, with his wife and daughter.
Miss Kitty Reed, was booked to sail for
Europe on the Paris today. The book
ing has been Cancelled. The speaker will
remain here until he has decided wheth-
er he shall take the tempting offer that
has been placed in front of him.
Il have not decided yet what 1 shall
do" he said last evening. when 1 do
1 shall let the public know
Mr.. Reed and his family are staying at
the Manhattan.
Absolute guarantee was given to Mr..
Reed when he visited President McKin-
ley and Mark Hanna at Jekyl Island
that there would not be a sign of ad-
ministration objection to his reelection
as head of the house of representatives.
Even at that time he had letters telling
him of the salary that he could have by
practicing law in New York.
Mr.. Reed has had for many years
the idea that a man from Maine should
be elected president, and that he was
the man He realized, his friends say,
that Mckinley was to be renominated,
and in the hope that the lightning
would come his way next, he decided to
forego a fortune in the law and stick
to the post of speaker until his term
came to an end. He was pressed hard
er than ever, however when he came
back north, and today the pressure at
tanned such strength that he decided to
postpone his trip to Europe. One OF
his closest friends says he will accept
the $50 900 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
FRUIT TREES DEAD
On Many Farms Observation-Disclosures,
Apples and Cherries Suffer.

Wichita, April 18.-Peach trees in
southern Kansas are thought to be
dead Dan c. Jones, who lives north of
the city four miles, says he doesn't
know about the country generally, but
speaking of his own place every peach
tree on his farm is dead Mr.. Jones
says that the trees literally froZe and
split open and only occasionally has a
bud appeared in his entire orchard this
spring Not only are the peach trees
dead, but there is about as much havoc
generally among apricots. Apricot trees
are generally smaller in body than the
peach trees, and none of them, out of
$50 that Mr. Jones put out last fall, are
left.
One fourth of all the young cherry
trees are killed. The result of the cold
weather is less disastrous on the cherry
because in this climate it is a harder
tree than the peach. and in most cases
has been more carefully guarded by
cottonwood and other groves of the
commoner trees. On the cherry trees
that are left there will be perhaps a
third yield of fruit. Mr.. Jones says he
has carefully examined all the smaller
fruits and finds that the blackberries
are killed on his place and on most
places where he has inspected. Fancy
varieties of grapes are all killed, but
the Concord is safe and will, Mr. Jones
thinks, make probably three-fourths of
a crop. This condition does not prevail
all over the county. There are some
peach trees about Wichita that are alive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
He BROKE INTO POETRY.
Novel Method of Scandal Attorney
Used in Collecting Bill

Scandal April 1S-W. G. King of this
place, and a prominent member of the
Republic county bar, has novel way
of collecting his fees from the county,
which has never failed SO far
More than a year ago he performed
some legal work for the county, for
which he put in his sworn voucher. For
some reason or other the commission
ers rejected it. He again brought the
commissioners. sending in his sworn
voucher and accompanying IT with the
following petition:
w G. King, plaintiff, VS.. RepuDhc coun-
ty, Kansas, defendant-Petition:
To the Republic county fathers, at their
'99 April meeting,
Comes now the plaintiff, with deferen-
tial greeting,
And says to the board that said county
is his debtor,
AS more fully appears in his-October-
previous letter,
And his voucher hereto attached in the
usual way,
Showing services rendered, and amount
that's to pay.
At the defendants requirement this bill
was made,
Which defendant now shouldn't shirk
or eVade,
And legally can not it's payment re-
fuse,
Though it should incline to so wickedly
choose.
Please remember, again, the rule that is
golden
And discharge this just claim, for which
legally holden.
the commissioners Immediately allowed
the claim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
KANSAS NEWS.
Winfield Library Proposition
Given a Black Eye.
Judge Mcbride Denies the Writ
Prayed For.
AGKING REHOHNT
ASKING A RECOUNT.
The Court Compelled to Differ
From the Women
Who Claim Only Majority of
Votes Cast Necessary.

Winfield, April 1S.-Judge Mcbride
has denied the writ of mandamus asked
by the ladies pushing the library mat
ter, ordering the council to reconvene
as a canvassing board and to declare
the proposition carried. His decision
was based on the statute only which
says a proposition like this must re-
ceive "a majority of the votes cast at
such election The ladies maintained
that this simply meant a majority of
those voting on the proposition but the
court upheld the decision of the council
who acted upon the advice of City At
tOrney Jos. O'Hare and Councilman o.
p. Fuller.
The question as to whether or not
the petition asking the council to sub
NIT the matter to a vote had been legal
ly presented to the council was not con-
Sidered in his decision. The defendants
denied that it had been so presented
A number of the councilmen testified
that the petition had never been formal
ly presented and their statements CO.
incide with the records of the city clerk.
The ladies are yet undecided whether
to take an appeal or not. A decision
from the supreme court would not cost
much and there are a great many who
are favorable to the idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
RUSHING THE Dixie.
The River Commission Hopes to Be
Ready For High Water at
LeavenWorth.

Leavenworth, April 18.-Col. Amos
Stickney, United States river commits
sioner, accompanied by Division Ensi-
neer Fox who succeeded Major YonCe
as supervisor of the improvements On
the Missouri river in this division, has
been here to inspect the work under
construction at the new dixie that is be-
ing built 500 feet out into the river from
the east bank north of the Terminal
bridge.
They found the engineer, Edward
Jones who is son of the LeaVenwOrth
contractor, Thomas Jones, Superintend-
ing a force of nearly 100 men weaving
willow mattresses. towing them out on
fiatboats and placing them in position
between two rows of piling and them
weighing them down to the bottom
with rock putting down another layer
on top of that, and so on. The work
will continue in this manner until a
dixie is built that will be Is feet high
and will be seen above the surface of
the highest water. They are assisted by
the steamer Hugo that arrived last
night from Kansas City.
The money used in the construction
of the dixie is So, 900 out of a $4,000 ap-
preparation secured from congress two
years ago by Senator Baker and Con-
gresham Broderick to be used here for
the protection of the Terminal bridge.
The other $4,000 was used at the old
bridge near Fort LeaVenworth. Another
S., 900 of the appropriation secured from
the last congress for the protection of
the bridge will be used later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
MILTON PosToFF1cE ROW.
Delegation of Citizens Go to yelling
ton Seeking Relief
From the Wellington Journal. ]

TFrom the Wellington Journal
James Lane of Eden township, a Re-
publican was in town yesterday at the
head Of a delegation of ten patrons of
the Milton postoffice who came here to
protest to their boss against the ap-
master at that place and the removal
of the office to his residence.
Milton is the postoffice in Eden town.
ship. There is only one store there, run
by H. E Burford, who lives in the
building Burford has been acting as
postmaster, because there was no one
else who cared for the position on ac-
count of the small salary connected
with it. Besides, his store being the on
ly one in Milton, there was seemingly
no other place there that could be used
as a postoffice and the job always fell
to him as a natural consequence of his
''insularity" Politics never cut any
figure in the postmaSterShip question at
Milton heretofore.
About ten days ago Burford's term
expired and Dave Mcdonald was APP
pointed postmaster to succeed him. Nc
Donald lives about a quarter of mile
down the road from the Milton store
and the postoffice was moved to his
residence. Under the new regime when
the farmers come to Milton to trade
they are compelled to go a considerable
distance out of their way to get their
mail, and are much inconvenience
delegation that came to town yeSterday Y
to protest bore a petition which set
forth their grievances in writing and
was signed by every patron of the post
office with the possible exception of one
or two persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
ON ACCOUNT OF BELMONT.
Bryan Explains Why He Was Not at
the Ten-Dollar Dinner

New York, April 1S.-William Jen-
nings Bryan made definite statement
yesterday of the reasons that led him
to decline an invitation to the Tam
many hall SO banquet. 1t came in re-
spouse to this question, put to him yes
terday:
Mr.. Bryan, do you regret that you
did not attend the $40 Jeffersonian din
ner at the Metropolitan Opera House ?'
Il have not said I was sorry 1 did
not attend that banquet. I stayed away
on account of Mr.. Perry Belmont
1t was then suggested to Mr.. Bryan
that Mr.. Belmont does not represent the
views of all the members of the Demo-
cratic club
Possibly not" answered Mr.. Bryan
but he represents the club before all
the world. He is the president of the
Democratic club. l took no notice of
the change of character in that organi-
cation; Mr. Belmont is it's president, and
1t was for that reason 1 did not attend
its banquet"
The report that complete Bryan Or
ganiGation will be founded in New York
was brought to Mr.. Bryan's attention
L decline to discuss future matters"
OF the dollar dinner Mr.. Bryan spoke
freely.
1T was the finest banquet I ever at
tended" said he. TT was the largest
good behavior of its guests to any I
ever saw"
Did you think" it was asked. that
there was a certain lack of responsive
ness from the diners when you spoke
about the Philippines"
NO" he answered. 81 think the
Democratic party will be Unanimous
ing army and the holding of the Phil
ippineS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18

The average expenses of collecting
the customs revenue of this country is
46 cents on the dollar. In only 101 of the
1852 customs districts was there any
profit to the government last year. In
forty-nine districts it cost the govern
ment more than a dollar to collect a
dollar. The most expensive customs
district during the year was that at
Yaquina. Ore. where it cost $431 to
collect 81. Coos Bay. in southern Ore
gon, came next, with $S7S.52 expended
for every dollar collected. At George
town. S. c.. it cost S3OO.31 to collect 81;
at Eastern, Md, $216.42; AIbemarle, N
c.. $175.21; Somers Point, N. j, s127. IS;
Brashear. La. 11240; Saco, Me, $52 20:
Rock Island. Ill, S44.03: Kennebunk
Me, $50. SO; La Crosse, Wis, $26 Sc: Cedar
Keys. Fla, $1760: Bridgeton. N. J.,
1854, and Newburyport, Mass. s12. Sc
At twelve customs districts and ports
there were no receipts. but the expenses
were there just the same, amounting to
sc Dor n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
INVEST MILLIONS.
Eastern Capitalists Will Estab-
lish Enterprises In Kansas.

Industrial Commissioner J. A Davis
of the Santa Fe, who is in Topeka this
afternoon, states that within the next
year a million dollars of eastern capital
will be invested in milling plants in
Kansas. One-half of this amount will
be put into linseed oil mill, which will
probably be located either at Kansas
City. Kan, or Lawrence. The remain
der viii be used in putting up either
three fair sized flour mills or one large
mill 1t has not yet been decided wheth-
er to build but the one mill or distrib-
ute the milling property in different
sections. If there is but one mill built
1t will probably be located in Harvey
county, but if three are put in they will
be located at different points in the
wheat section. Mr.. Davis also says that
Heinz, the big preserver of Pittsburg
VIII probably locate new preserving
plant at some place in the state this
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
FOR AN OFFICE GIRL.
Over 100 Girls Take Civil Service
Examination in New York

New York April 1S.-A galaxy of
youthful beauty, accompanied by its
mammas. assembled in the corridors
on the top floor of the criminal court
building early this morning, prepared
to take the civil service examination for
the place of office girl, a new place
which is said to have been created by
a demand in certain city departments.
The place is, barring distinction of
sex, the same as that of office boy,
which was made necessary about a
year ago, and pays a maximum of $25
a month. Applicants may not be over
the age of IS years, but there is no
minimum age prescribed.
OF the 100 girls who presented them
selves or were presented by their mann
mas this morning, 102 were allowed
to take the examination. Chief Civil
Service Examiner Ireland presided
over the examination, which included
tests of arithmetic. spelling. dictation
letter writing, and chirography. For
the spectator there was a view of 1O2
animated hats bending over the desks,
with nothing visible but a pen under
the shade of waving plumes.
This is the first examination of the
kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
A CENTURY OLD SUN DIAL.
W. S. Upham Receives the Time Piece
His Father Used in the Territory.

Coffeyville, April 1S.-W. S. Upham
has received from St. Louis an old iron
sun dial. 1t was used by his father
tory years ago. Mr.. Upham, sr, it
seems, kept the dial on a stump and
when he moved from the Territory, left
it there. 1t later fell into the hands of
Indians, who wrenched it off the stump
and taking it to the nearest trading
post traded it for merchandise. 1t then
became the property of a merchant who
later moved to st. Louis and it was
here that w. S. Upham found it. He
quickly made arrangements to have it
sent to him and it arrived Friday.
1t is made of cast iron and is over 100
years old. The center piece which casts
the shadow runs from the center to the
circumference at an angle of about 40
degrees. The figures on the afternoon
side stop at seven, while the morning
figures on the morning side commence
at five. The hours are divided into
quarters,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
AMERICAN SINGER KISSED
Audience in Seville, Spain, Turn Their
Backs on Mime. Nevada

London, April 1S.-Description of the
following experience of Nine. Emma
Nevada, the first American opera singer
who has visited Spain since the war,
comes from Paris:
Mime. Nevada's managers had ar
ranged an operate tour, but the first
night at Seville, though the house was
bought up, the curtain rose on empty
seats. The opera was Lucia di Lam
mermoore'. In the second act all the
elite arrived together, but turned their
backs to the stage and talked ostenta-
tiOuSly until the end of the opera, when,
on returning to acknowledge a burst of
applause Nevada was rOundly Kissed.
THE queen regent was informed of
the occurrence. Her majesty invited
Nevada to a Soiree at the palace, and
presented to her a diamond and sap
phire bracelet, but Nevada has gone
into a state of the greatest Indignation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18

on wheat or stocks the greater are his
chances of getting on the right side.
If you can remember something you
said a year ago in conversation it was
either an unusual truth or an unusual
lie
When you are old and quarrelsome
and disagreeable, pray that it will be
your fate to live in the country, where
few will see you.
There is no doubt that every preacher
is seriously handicapped in his desire
to do good by the admiration of his
female contingent.
A woman doesn't feel that she has
worked as hard she should at a
church fair unless she has caught such
a cold she can't speak above a whisper.
When a man buys a pair of dumb
bells, a punching bag or any other in
vention for taking exercise, he should
hear the working people in the neigh
borhOod scott.
A preacher starts out to save the
world, but decides in a few years that
he can do nothing more than save d
few women in it who are already so
good that there was no danger of their
going to hell.
An Atchison woman whose sins are
never of more serious nature than the
pOllle KIM kept count one gay recently,
and though she didn't tell an untruth
except when forced to, found that by
night she had told forty-seven false
hoods. The most serious was telling
woman of fifty that her new red hat
was becoming.
+
Girls are sent away to learn music,
though few expect to become great mu-
sicians or to teach music. Others study
art, though they have no hopes of be
coming artists. Almost every girl finally
gets married What girl is ever taught
patience, economy, cooking and the
hOusewifery necessary to fit her for that
placer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
WICHITA BANK DEPOSITS
For Last Year Shows an Increase
Over 1897 of 100000.

Wichita April 1S.-The individual
deposits in the banks of Wichita, as fig
ured up yesterday from their published
statements for the quarter, amount to
81, 49S S13.76 This includes only the
Kansas National, the National Bank
of Commerce, the Fourth National and
the Commercial, and does not represent
the various loan and building associa-
lions where money is deposited, nor
other private concerns which now
handle large sums of money, probably
enough in all to equal a million and
three-quarter dollars.
A comparison of this amount with the
total deposits of year ago show an
increase of $64O.O00, which is probably
a greater proportionate increase than
has been made by any city west of St.
Louis, with the possible exception of
Omaha and Kansas City. A glance
over the various bank statements back
to April, 1897, two years ago, shows an
increase of $3.50. 900 in the two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
MAGER WANTS HIS LEG.
His Former Landlord Is Holding It
For a Board Bill.

St Louis, April 1S-Martin Mayer hob
hled into the Four Courts yesterday and
asked Chief of Detectives Demond to as
sist him to recover his right leg which; he
alleges. a North Sixth street boarding
house keeper has Illegal possession of.
The leg is made of timber. 1t was of the
most approved workmanship and cost Ma
ger $50. According to the story Mayer told
the chief he boarded with Frank Austen
dorf and became indebted in the amount
of S23. 80. To secure the debt Mayer put
up his cork leg. He says ne has reduced
this amount and offered it to Austendorf.
The landlord said he believed he would
rather keep the limb than accept the
money.
Chief Desmond sent a detective with
Mayer to have interview with the
boarding house keeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

[F'rom the New York Press.1
Soap deferred maketh the small boy
glad.
The woman of experience can have
faith in no man except her father, and
then she is fooled to death.
Every woman believes if her husband
were more just to her she could pray to
better purpose and make crisper waffies.
The man who doesn't brag about the
salad dressing he can make hasn't got
conceit enough to care if his hat is
smashed in
Every man who goes in bathing is
sure that all the people are looking at
him when he comes out, and so is every
woman; but they feel different about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
HIS HEAD IN A BAG.
Then Turned on the Gas and Died
A Novel Suicide.

Ann Arbor, Mich, April 1S.-A A
Marshall, proprietor of the Sugar Bowl,
a candy store on South Main street.
committed suicide today in a most novel
manner.
He has used the third story for the
manufacture of candy. Going up there
this noon he inserted the gas tubing
which is used to connect with a heater
through small hole in some canvas
He then put the tubing in his mouth
and wound the canvas about his head.
He then turned on the gas. and lying
down destroyed his life by inhaling the
poisonous fumes. No reason is given
for the deed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
NOT READY FOR THIS.
Kansans Who Think the State Has
Charge of the Railroads.

Citizens of Gem. Thomas county, in
petition received by the court of vista
ton today, anticipate that the court
will take charge of the business affairs
of Kansas railroads and believe, appar-
emily that the law creating the court
practically places the railroads under
the control of the state. The petition
which is self-explanatory follows:
Gem, Kan, Jan. 16, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners:
We the undersigned, who are patrons
of Gem station, believing that certain
petition was gotten up for the express
purpose of spite work, and as we are
satisfied with the service we are re-
ceiving from the c. r. l. & P, and its
agent at this place, we ask you to leave
matters Just as they are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, April 1S.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Special, April Especial
act.-George Brown, North Topeka, $12;
Joseph Fisk, Hope, IS; Henry M. Nc
Coy, Galena Sc.
Renewal, reissue and increase-Spec-
ial, April Especial act-William w.
Patterson, ST. John. $12 to $24
IncreaSe-Julius Plaunty, Usage City,
SO to $12; William Raft, Osborne, S14
to SIS; William H. H. Murray, Galena,
Sc to So; Noah Hanks, Lyons, SIT to $24;
John Stewart, Wichita, Sc to IS; An
drew ]. Burkett. National Military
Home, LeaYenMorth. S6 to IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
CLOSES THE JOINTS.
Mayor of Lebanon Will No Longer
License the Saloons.

Lebanon, April 1S.-After many years
Lebanon has gone dry.
Mayor-elect A. D. Barnes, assisted by
the new council, has issued the follow
ing: That any and all violators of the
prOhibitOry law will be punished to the
full extent of the law" to which he
asks the moral and financial support of
all law-abiding citizens in his efforts
to keep closed all joints, whisky dis
pensatories and bootleggers.
The town has heretofore received
from the traffic from two saloons $50
month or $72O a year. The town is
widely known as one of the best bust
ness and trade centers in Smith county
and northwest Kansas. The new city
government propose to run it dry"