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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
R0undhOuse and Station on the
Canadian Pacific
Carried Away by a Tremend uOus
Snow Slide.
SEVEN LIVES LOST
Includ ing the Agent, HisFamily
and the Operator.
Much Damage Has Been Done
to Snow Sheds.

Vancouver, B. C., Feb. "details were
received here today of a fatal snow
ceived here today Of a fatal snow
slide on the main line of the Canadian
Pacific at Rodgers pass on the summit
of Selkirks. Thecatastrophe occurred last
evening. The round house and station
were swept away, seven lives were lost
and two persons injured Those dead
are:
AGENT CATION, WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN.
OPERATOR CARSON.
ENGINE WIPER REDLEY.
ONE UNKNOWN.
The injured are unknown.
A large force is engaged in the re-
covery of the bodies and two have
been found up to the present time Sew
eral large slides had taken place dur
ing the morning and early afternoon,
causing considerable damage to the
sheds east of Glacier. Trains are held
at Glacier and Donald until further adj
vices.
The company expects to get the line
cleared some time today. Superintend-
ents Marpole, Duchnesuay and Wilson
of the railroad are on the spot and
using every effort. This is the most
serious slide that has occurred since the
first year of the construction of the
railroad when twelve lives were lost
in the slide eight miles east of this
point,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
coNv1cTs ON THE ROADS.
A Bill to Permit County Commission
ers to Employ Men in Batches.

The Kansas L. A. w. is backing a
bill which was introduced into the
house today by Representative Nc
Keever, which provides for the employ
ment of penitentiary convicts in i'm
proving the roads.
According to the provisions of the bill
any board of county commissioners may
make a requisitiOn on the warden of the
penitentiary for the number of prisoners
they wish, and he shall send them to
the county with sufficient guards to
keep them from running away The
county pays the transportation of both
guards and convicts, but pays no sal
aries.
In speaking of the measure Mr. Nc
keeVer said:
1T strikes me that this is a good way
to solve the question of employment for
our convicts without having them come
into competition with free labor, and
at the same time secure better roads.
No one likes to work on the road, so
there would be no objection from labor
ers from having convicts do that work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
A SALMON PACKING POOL
Being Formed by Oregon and Alaska
Concerns.

Astoria, Ore, Feb. LIT is reported
that the Columbia River Canneries as
sociation, recently formed here, is to
consolidate with the Alaska Packers
association.
According to the statement of a cap
italist connected with the Columbia
River Canneries association the local
company and the Alaska association
will pool issues and engage on a very
large scale in the business of catching,
freezing and packing salmon, operating
on the Columbia and in Alaska
ANOTHER COMBINE
Portland. Ore, Feb. IA. B. Ham
mond of Astoria and F. B. McGovern
of New York have been meeting with
several of the Columbia river canning
men in Portland for the past few days
with a view to effecting the combine of
certain salmon canneries. The options
on the various plants and grounds ex-
pired at midnight, but no agreement
had been reached at that time. Mr..
McGovern, who represents the New
York capitalists, said that papers are
being drawn up and titles searched, and
that negotiations would go on. notwith-
standing the fact that the options may
have expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
RIVER AND HARBOR GRAB
Taken Up in the House Today-$3O,-
100000 Demanded.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The house to-
day. Immediately after the reading of
the journal, went into committee OF
the whole Mr.. Hopkins (Ill.) in the
chair, and entered upon the considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill.
Mr. Burton (Rep., o., chairman of
the river and harbor committee, opened
the necessity of continuing the river and
harbor work.
The country, he said, was now enter
ing upon an era of commercial expan-
sion. The vast amount of our exports,
as well as their excess over imports.
was the marvel of the commercial
world. The greatest factor in this ex-
pansion was the improvement of our
rivers and harbors in order to cheapen
the cost of transportation. We had ex-
pended in all 1920, 900 900 In river and
harbor work. The estimates upon which
this bill were based aggregated $780,
900 900. The committee recommended
little over $50 900 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
MURDERED AND CREMATED
Charred Remains of a Man Found in
the Ashes Of His Cabin.

Tacoma, Wn., Feb. IA sensational
murder case has been developed in
Lane county. The charred remains of
Ranchman w. A. Faddaugh were found
in the ruins of his home, eight miles
from Chehallis. He had gone to sleep
the night previous in his cedar cabin
During the night the cabin was burned
and Faddaugh apparently perished with
it. The officers sent to investigate the
matter found the trunk of the dead
mans body in the ashes of his cabin,
were evidences of violence on the part
of the body found. William Taylor, a
young man nearby has been arrested
on suspicion. The dead man recently
came from Missouri and was reported
to have had large sum of money at
the time of the tragedy. ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01

views attributed to him. He prefaced
his statement by saying:
''I have been most freely quoted with
out authority from me or without any
utterance on my part. 1t has been
source of great annoyance to me-"
His statement is as follows:
ION the 2Oth of last September I is
sued an order to regimental command
ers to report to me concerning the beef
which had been issued to their men.
At the same time that I went before
the war investigating commission had
only received reports from fourteen of
the commanders; now have thirty re-
ports. They all told the same story.
The evidence proves the truth of the
statements I have made In addition
to the reports of the regimental COM
manders, ] have a great mass of evil
dence, consisting of communications,
affidaVits, etc, from officers, soldiers
and civilians. Every part of the coun-
try has contributed to the mass of cor
respondence which 1 have received in
reference to the beef served to our
soldiers and the evidence is all corrobor-
ative of what 1 have said. The great
publicity which the press has given to
the matter has brought all the cores
pondence of which 1 speak upon me.
81 have overwhelming evidence that
the embalmed beef was treated with
chemicals in order to preserve it. have
affidavits from men who saw the beef
undergoing the treatment or embalming
process.
Now, as to the canned roast beef,
that was different from embalmed beef.
The canned roast beef was the beef
after the extract had been boiled out of
it, You have seen the advertisements,
beef extract; one pound contains the
substance of from four to five pounds
of prime beef Well, this is the beef
after the extract has been taken from
it, They put this beef pulp up in cans
and label it canned roast beef The
soldiers report that the canned beef
was nauseating. If swallowed it could
not be kept on the stomach"
1t was pointed out to Gen. Miles that
he had been quoted as having said that
if the men who supplied the beef would
deposit a thousand dollars in such a
way that it could be made to pay the
cost of the proceedings he would fur
nfsh absolute proof of his assertions
He was asked what tribunal he had in
mind, or to whom he would furnish this
proof and in reply said:
81 made that statement in response
to the offer of beef men to pay 100000
for evidence of the truth of my allie
cations against their product. looked
on their offer as a bluff and took that
way of answering it. 1 have no tribunal
in mind. 1 have the greatest abundance
of evidence to support the charges /
made and do not think that any part of
the thousand dollars need be spent in
more investigation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
NEW YORK JOURNALS EXPOSE
It Demands That Philip D. Armour
Be Put on Trial

New York. Feb. 1.-The Journal says
editorially:
Despite the plainly indicated desire to
have the war investigation commission
return a report generating Secretary
Alger and his commissarieS from blame
for the hideous errors, blunders and
wrongdoings, the truth is coming out
and the blame will rest at last where it
belongs.
Already Commissary General Eagan
has been found guilty, and his punish
ment for his foul -mouthings in reply to
Gen Miles charges is imminent.
Next the beef barons must be tried
for defrauding the government with
their poisoned wares.
These messages showed that General
Eagan was in constant and confidential
communication with g. ]. Brine, the
trusts agent, and that Col. DENLY, of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
SENATORIAL BALLOTING.

Harrisburg, Feb. 1.-The result of the
thirteenth ballot for United States SEN
ator foIlows: Quay 10S, jerks 81, Dali
zell Is, Stone 6, Stewart Z, Huff 6, r.
vim 5, Tubbs 2, Rice 2, Grow 1, Markle
g Widener 2, Smith 1. Necessary to
choice 121. Paired s. Absent without
pairs 2.
DELAWARE.
Dover, Del, Feb. Three ballots for
senator today. Each resulted as fol-
lows: Gray Is, -Addicks IA, Dupont z,
Nicholson 4, Willis Z, Chandler 2, Hig-
gins L.
NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1.-The only
change in the senatorial vote today was
a gain of one for Thompson, Valentine
again dropping out. The vote was as
follows: Allen Pop) 5S, Hayward 80,
Webster 10, Thompson 8, Field 4, Wes-
ton 4, Reese 3, F'oss 3, Hinshaw L, Van
Dusen 1, Lanrbertson 1, Adams 1, Cor
nish 1. Necessary to a choice &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
STILL FLOWING IN
Protests Against the Resubmission of
the Prohibitory Amendment

Representative Brooke of Shawnee to-
day produced in the house a protest
against resubmission, signed by 1.706
persons, 796 men and $40 women, ali of
whom he said live in his district
This was only one of twenty-nine sim
liar protests presented in the house to-
day, but it was by far the largest. The
average number of names on them was
about $50. The aggregate amounted to
1882 men and 2,416 women. Other men,
bers who presented protests were Os-
born OF Douglas, Longley, Stanley
Smith of Brown, Ioomis, Grosser,
Heeney, Gillispie, Adams of Butler, Will
cox, Finley, Harris, McClaren, Osborn
of Saline, Flannelly and Nichols Some
of them had as many as four such pro-
tests from different parts of their dis
trictS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
HARD WORK FOR JOHN
Sullivan Drinks So Much Beer and
Eats So Much Cheese, Can
Scarcely Spar.

John L. Sullivan, ex-champion pugil
ist of the world, drank five bottles of
beer, ate four limberger cheese sand
wiches and lost 81 at poker while his
vaudeville people were entertaining the
audience at the Crawford theater last
night.
1t all occurred in one of the "roomy''
downstairs dressing rooms of the
theater. 1t came near depriving the
spectators of second glimpse of the
big fighter at the close of the perform
ance.
They got their first glimpse about five
minutes after the curtain was rung up
on what was termed "burletta'' or
opening feature. Sullivan very appro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
A SANTA FE CUTOFF
To Save $50 Miles on Trans
Continental Traffic.

Santa Fe, N. M, Feb. 1T Is report
ed that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company will soon begin
building a cutoff between a point on
the Pecos Valley railroad extension,
about twenty miles east of Fort Sum
ner, in Guadalupe county, west to
Ysleta Junction, $50 miles connecting
with the Santa Fe Pacific. This will
send all of the transcontinental traffic
over the line southwest from Newton,
Kansas, to Amarillo in Texas, and di-
rectly west over the new route to
YsIeta Junction. This saves $50 miles
and the heavy Ration and Glorietta
range climbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
MISS LINDBLOM RETIRES.
withdraws Her Application for Mem
bership of the Board of Trade.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The question wheth-
er a woman may become a member OF
the Chicago board of trade is not to be
voted on by the directors. The applica-
tion of Miss Lenore Lindblorn has been
withdrawn.
Miss Lindblom and her friends believe
that her request to be made a member
entitled to the privileges of the floor
would be denied and she concluded not
to press the application. A number of
women interested in the outcome were
in the corridor when the board of dt-
rectors met. The applicant is the
daughter of Robert Lindblom, one OF
the most widely known traders on
Change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
iation of their votes against certain

iation of their votes against certain
measures.
At each session of the legislature GER
tain bills are introduced, later to be
withdrawn or lost in the shuttle, espec-
tally when concessions are made of the
proper character. There are old, hoary
chestnuts, which come up every year
and are never passed. No one pretendS
to know why but ask member and he
is likely to look wise and say: 1.-THE
lobby killed it, Ask what the lobby
used to crush it out of existence with
and your friend will have business else
where.
Now please watch the bills that dis
appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01

Today the snow fell as quietly as
though Old Mother Goose was picking
the youngest chickens with the softest
and iuffiest down and down it came,
formed in many varieties of beautiful
geometrical designs
There We're stars with points from
three to half a hundred and designs
with no name. They were perfectly
formed and retained their shape after
falling.
The reason for this said Weather
srVsr T. 3. Jennings, sis that there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
Esterhazy Leaves for Parts Unknown

Paris, Feb. Count Esterhazy was
officially informed yesterday that his
testimony before the court of cessation
in. the Dreyfus inquiry being concluded
proceedings against him on criminal
charges would be resumed in "a hours
He left at once for an unknown desti-
nation by the Northern railway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
BLIZZARD NO. 4
Is Reported to Be Getting in Shape in
the Northwest.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The cold wave has
moderated somewhat in the central
states, but another cold wave has ap-
peared in the northwest, where it has
caused an additional fall in tempera-
ture. Williston, N. D., reports 80 be-
low zero. Exceptionally cold weather
prevails in nearly all sections OF the
country,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
CONvICTS ESCAPE.
Seven Wichita Prisoners Await.
ing Transfer to Lansing
Saw Out.

Wichita, Feb. Last night seven con-
victs awaiting transfer to the penitentiary
sawed their way through four steel barred
doors and gained their liberty. Edward
Stewart was sentenced to 50 years for
murder, Bill Thachet, Pearl Rhodes, Black
Jim," Jim Murphy, Harry Allen and
Charles Howard were grand larceny con-
victs. Howard returner this morning be-
cause of the cold weather. No trace OF
the others has been obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
TAXED FOR A RIVER
A Bill To Enable Arkansas Valley
Dwellers to Put Water in Their
Riuar

Senator Lewelling introduced today a
bill in which all the people residing
along the Arkansas river are interested.
The measure provides that the counties
and townships adjacent to the river
may levy a tax for the purpose of rails
ing money to protect the water supply
which is ruined annually by Colorado
people, who take it for irrigation.
The Kansas people have been long
looking for relief in this direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
ALGER WAS WARNED.
A Chicago Man Told Him in Advance
About the Packing House Beef

Chicago, Feb. 1.-"For twenty years I
have been fighting the Chicago packers
to force them to can their beef pure,
and it now looks as if my hopes in
that direction were about to be re-
alized,'' said w. Clark Marshall, in
ventor of the first canned process and
for many years a member of the New
York produce exchange, today.
'In 1897, when the government was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
To Visit Minnesota.

The senate today concurred in Sea-
toms house resolution to send a legisla-
tive committee to visit the Minnesota
penitentiary to inspect the twine fac
tory therein President Richter, on mo-
tion of Senator Lewelling, was authoriz-
ed to name the two senators for
the committee. The resolution was
adopted without debate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
China Secures a Loan.

London. Feb. 1.-The Times in its finan-
ciaI article today announces that a Chi
nese per cent railway loan of e., 800. 600
has been arranged. Internationally guar
anteed by China and specially secured on
the Chinese northern railways. China
has given Great Britain a pledge that
foreign power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-For Kansas: Snow
fiurries this afternoon; partly cloudy
with colder tonight; Thursday fair and
continued cold; brisk to high northerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
Bie Protest. Against Resubmission.

Senator Andrews of Atchison intro
duced in the senate today a protest
against resubmission, from Atchison
county, signed by 1000 people. This was
the only petition presented today in the
senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
A New Bulgarian Cabinet.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. IN. Grecoff
has formed a new cabinet with himself
as premier and minister of foreign af-
fairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
TRY ARMOUR
A Demand that the Millionaire
Beef Packer
Be Held Responsible for the
Shipments
OF BEEF TO SOLDIERS
As to Cause Sickness and Death
i'm Many Camps.
General Miles Has Proof of EN-
balming of Beef.
Our Soldiers Poisoned by the
Heartless Beef BarOns.
New York Feb. 1.-Gen. Nelson A.
Be Held Responsible for the
Shipments
OF BEEF TO SOLDIERS
As to Cause Sickness and Death
i'm Many Camps.
General Miles Has Proof OF EN-
balming of Beef.
Our Soldiers Poisoned by the
HeartleSs Beef BarOnS.

New York. Feb. 1.-Gen. Nelson A.
Miles has given out a statement, after
having denied several published inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01

was no wind where the water formed
into snow and for that reason the small
crystals formed the perfect figures.
When the wind is blowing the snow
comes in shapeless masses"
The probabilities are that the beauti-
ful snow Will continue to fall off and
on till tomorrow. The forecast for
Kansas IS: Snow f1urries this after
noon; partly cloudy and colder tonight.
Thursday fair and continued cold.
The minimum temperature this morn
ing was one above and the thermome-
ter at IL O'Clock stood at 16 above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
ABOLISH THE OFFICE.
A Petition For Doing Away of EIec-
tions Commissioner at Topeka

A petition has been placed in the
hands of Representative McKeever for
the passage of the bill abolishing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-01
REALLY BEAUTIFUL" SNOW.

CONTINUED on Sixth Page.) }
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-07-13
QUEER STORY OF 4
ST. Simon COTTAGE.
Everyone Entering It Gets the
Feeling Of Good Old
Jag
EXPLAINED AS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION
What Captain 4, L Foster Says Of the Ef-
feet Of the October sssrm ofa Cottage
Washed DOwa Near HIN.

Captain james L. Foster, manager
of the big Hilton 4 Dodge lumber
mills came over from 81 simons last
night and to party of gentlemen in
the Oglethorpe hote rotunds related
q queer story Of the effects a wrecked
cottage on st. Simon has on every one
who enters its door He says that
during the late October storm one Of
the Hotel st. simons cottages was
blown down the wafls up against his
cottage. It was cottage that bad
been occupied two years ago by a well
known banker and veil known lum-
Der dealer both Of whom were good
livers and always Kept open house to
their friends. When the work Of re-
pairing few cottages bad been com
pleted this summer Captain Foster
moved into his. Next to his oottags
the one referred d 10 this story
renamed, and one day an Inspection
Of it was made. Strange to relate, all
Of the party were maae dizzy. Con-
sideral u fun was a out Of the
iaah tnat tbe eifocts of the Old days
was still on the cottage and news Of
the peculiar feeling it gave spread
along the beach. Several began to
investigate, among whom we're some
prominent officials and politicians.
The result on them was the same as
the others and the cottage has been
noted now for days as one Ofthe curl
osities OF st simons that riVals the
once famous haunted house at Sur
rency. An explanation is given on
the theory that the storm LETT the cot
tage in such a position that when one
enters it he is the victim Of an optical
illusion, which makes one dizzy and
gives them the feeling OF a good old
jag.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-07-13
Slew His Sister
resting easllg.


Kansas City. Mo-, July IA dis
patch to the Journal from Cloud
Chief 0. r., says:
"Details have been received Of a
horrible murder occurring 25 m les
west of here.
Taylor Kirk, aged "a, shot and
killed his widowed sister, Ida Var
borough.
"rhe parties had prepared to 20 to
a picnic at Cord liza when Kirk dis
puted with his sister over seat in
the hack in which they we're to ride
"Kirk is aaid to have secured his
six shooter and deliberately killed his
sister.
lie Jneh threatened tDe OJner mem
bers Of the family with instant deatt
il they ever told Of the crime anG
sent younger brother out to tell the
noighborhood that Mrs. Marlborough
had committed suicide.
"At the coroner's inquest the broth.
er broke down and acknoS ledged the
truth and Kirk then made cOnfes
sion.
"rhe murderer was bound over ioi
trial without BAIL"
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-07-13
May Be Professor White.

Athens, Ca, July l2 The impress
sion in Athens on the eve Of the elec.
tion Of chancellor for the state uni
verslty is that Dr.. White will get the
place. It is practically sure that
William T., Wilson will not bsmN
next chancellor, and it is known that
Mr.. Whites friends have been actively
pushing his canvass during the inter
val since the last meeting Of the
board of trustees. Professor Barrow's
strength is uncertain. His campaign
has been conducted quietly, but it has
been supported by teachers, preach
ers, and alumni of The uni
versity from many points of the
state Professor Barrow's excellent
qualities as teacher and as man
have long been known and appreoiat
ed, but it was not thought two weeks
ago that his name would be mentioned
in connection with the chance llor-
ship.
Or, Boggs is still in tina race. HIS
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1899-07-13
Buchanan Coming Homs d..

New York, July ia dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says
Mr.. W. l. Buchanan, United States
minister, has sailed for MOntevideo,
where he will remain two days. He
will then go to Rio Janeiro and en-
bark there on the steamer Button for
New York. 1t is stated that Minister
Buchanan intends to resign his posi-
ton and start a banking house, with
branch house in Argentina. Mr..
Buchanan has signed the commercial
treaty between Argentina and the
United States"