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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-08
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Eighteen members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Protestant Hospital
association, of St. Louis, turned them
selves into trolley car conductors for d
day, recently, for the benefit of the hos
pitaI. Six of them worked from a. IN.
until noon, six from noon to 6 p. m,
and the other six from then till mid
night, with the result that the hospital
received a handsome sum.
The cars which they handled were la
beled Hospital Cars and it was wide
ly advertised by the newspapers that
people taking those cars must not ex-
pect change when they paid their fares.
The women conductors wore sailor hats
on which were pinned streamers with
the gold lettering, Protestant Hospi-
tails"
one of the most profitable passengers
carried was Mayor Stevens. He board
ed one of the cars in front of his hotel
and sat in a corner apparently obI1v-
ious to everything but newspaper,
until Miss Margaret Nolan, his StenOg
rapher, one of the auxiliary members,
held out her hand and said Fare,
please" The mayor felt in his vest
pocket, and, pulling out his book of
passes, tore one OF, and, without look
ing up, rendered it to Miss Nolan
Your pass is no good You will have
to pay cash today" said Miss Nolan
t'Why isn't this pass good?" inquired
the mayor without looking up.
Because this is the hospital car" re-
piled Miss Nolan, and then a blush
covered her face as the mayor with a
twinkle in his eye, dropped a SO gold
piece in her hand and answered. Il
get a transfer to the city hall on this,
don't I?''
He was promptly assured that he
would.
But all the dainty conductors did not
have such peaceable experiences as
this. One car was boarded by an old
German who was apparently well off in
I11fE a a
disreputable looking purse, and after
exploring it's contents rendered q, silver
dollar to the waiting maiden, which she
put in her pocket and walked off. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-08
THE NAPIER NUGGET.

IFrom the Boston Traveller
The most interesting thing I remem-
Der in a long life spent in mining, said
an old miner who was at the BendigO
diggings in the fifties, is the story of
the finding of the Napier nugget, prob
ably the largest and purest mass of gold
ever found in the history of gold mining.
Napier was second mate on a. boat
plying between Melbourne and Liver
pool when the gold fever got into his
blood, and he left the sea for the dig
gings in 81. He came to Bendigo. but
met with no success, and then Staked
a claim at Hangover, on the LOdden
river.
He worked hard at Hangover in com
pany with his brother and a man called
Ambrose, but for six months they
scarcely saw the color of gold. When
luck did come, it came in a way cal
culated to turn the brain Of an ordinary
man.
One day, August IA it was, the three
men were just on the point of leaving
their work at the bottom of a fourteen
foot shaft, when Sam Napier in putting
down his pick, struck something hard.
He turned it over, more in idle curiosity
thar anything else and the light fell
on a huge mass of what appeared to be
virgin gold, almost heavier than he
strong man as he was could lift. The
three men saw at glance that their
fortunes were made and were almost
frantic with delight. However, they COW
cred up their treasure with earth, and
went to their tent as if nothing had
happened.
In the dead of night they went back
to their claim, carried off the nugget
and, for safety, buried it six feet deep
under the table in the center of their
tent For three months they had their
meals over these buried thousands and
never breathed word to a living soul.
When their claim was exhausted, about
the middle of November, they hired a
horse and cart, dug up their nugget
and placed it, together with their dust
h0y lot old ,1r,4
started on a four days tramp to Mel
bourne.
Here they consigned it, through the
Bank of Victoria, to England. paying
something like $1,1OO export duty and
$3.50 for insurance.
When London was reached the fame
of this wonderful nugget had somehow
preceded them, and the men and their
rock of gold were a seven days wonder
All the fashionable world crowded to
see it, and even the queen was not hap
by till she had seen this marvellous mug
get and the men who had found it,
1t was sold to the Bank of England
for $4,000, and it turned the scale at "a
pounds over hundred weight It was
within an eighth of a carat of being
absolutely pure gold. For some time it
was exhibited at the British Museum.
and cast of it was taken for preserva-
ton at the museum. And yet his Won
derful discovery seemed to bring moth
ing but misfortune to it's finders Sam
Napier married, went to Liverpool and
quickly lost all his money there He
returned to the diggings; but though
he spent years in hunting for more
gold, he never found any.
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$500 for a fall which was sustained by
his little daughter, Alice Tucker, on
May II, as she was returning home
from Sunday school. She stepped on
loose board in a sidewalk on West
street, and fell in such q. manner as to
injure her arm
The Bank of Topeka presented a
claim which was the balance Of a judg-
Phoebe Griffey, which has been assign
ca by her to the bank. The amount
of the claim is $500.
W. D. Dyal wants 500 because a
sewer backed the water into his cellar
at PA North Kansas avenue. He claims
to have notified the city officials of the
condition of the sewer, but he says it
was not remedied for several days.
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MIR. MERGAN OBJECTS.
Wants to Force City Railway to Keep
Viaduct In Repair

Among the resolutions introduced last
evening was one for repairing Sixth
avenue viaduct. Councilman Morgan
did not like it.
Il would like to know" he said, "if
the street railway company has not filed
a bond to keep the viadUct in repair. I
don't see why we don't enforce the bond
if there is one"
Councilman Warner: It suggest that
a committee of one, consisting of Mr..
Morgan, be appointed to find that
bond"
City Attorney Bird: IF there is such
a bond I would like to see it,
Mr.. Morgan: Isn't there an agree
ment of some sort to that effect?"
Mayor Drew; There is an under
standing for them to keep up their share
of the viaduct."
Mr.. Morgan: well, why isn't it en-
forced?"
Mr. Bird: THE city council ordered
the railway company to take up one of
its tracks, so that it has only one left,
and we can only make the company
keep up what it occupies"
Mr.. Morgan: yes. I remember. I
introduced that resolution letting the
company take up that track, myself.
It was just before the spring election,
and 1 didn't see any harm in it then.
I did it at the suggestion of Mayor Fell
lows. Now I see it just let the street
railway company keep up its share of
that viaduct, and I wish hadn't done
it"
It was evident that the city council
would have to make the repairs, and
the resolution was passed.
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the big Masonic banquet in Denver Sat
urday night
Some people wonder why the present
city railway management talks of build
ing another street car line in Wichita,
when missionary work in the way of
better service can be done at home.
Mr. 7. L. Evan is carrying his right
arm in a sling, the result of an explos-
ion of bottle of mineral water last
week. One of the arteries of the wrist
was severed by a piece of broken glass.
Milk and mineral water have become
quite popular with some people who
have been known to drink beer. When
they reform they are said to be "On the
water wagon or 1.-The milk wagon, -
but that is "alf and 'alf."
Mr.. H. n. LOOMS has received from
Major Theodore Stern berg, collector of
revenues at 1loiIo, Philippine islands,
a dangerous looking weapon known as
a Malay kris" or sword. It was the
property of a captured Filipino.
A very satisfying odor of BURNING
tobacco was noticed at the corner of
Eighth and Kansas avenue this morn
ing. Upon investigation it was found
to come from a Chauncey NJ. Depew
cigar, sold by r. w. SQuires. at 1872
Kansas avenue.
Two elderly ladies recently entered
the treasury department of the Santa
Fe in the general office building and
asked Cashier E. L. Copeland if it would
be possible to see the housekeeper. Up
on questioning them Mr.. Copeland
found that they had mistaken the big
office building for the Copeland hotel
With the third floor of the city build
ing turned into a lodge room, the only
hall left for dancing purposes in Topeka
is Library hall. The present condition
of the floor of Library hall has been an
objection to its use for dancing in the
past, but the directors of the building
are willing to put in a new maple floor
provided all the dancing clubs will pa
tronize it. The patronage, which is al
most certain, will aid in paying the in
terest of the library fund.
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ORDINANCES PASSED.
Eight Received the Necessary Major
tiles and WIN Be Laws.

There were eight ordinances passed by
the city council last evening. Four were
special tax levies. two were appropriation
ordinances, one was to authorize the is
suance of sidewalk warrants and the
eighth was the special election ordinance
In detail they were as follows:
Apportionng and levying a special as
sessment for curbing and paving Twelfth
street from Topeka avenue to Tyler.
Apportfoning and Ievying a special as
sessment for CURLING and paving Tenth
avenue from Tyler to Buchanan.
Apportioning and levying a special as
sessment for paving the alleys in the
block bounded by Fifth, Sixth, Van Bur-
en- and Harrison.
Apportioning and levying a special as
sessment for sidewalks. This ordinance
covered So closely typewriter pages.
To issue warrants to John Richie for
building sidewalks, $1414.71.
Appropriating $4,000 for the site for the
new city building.
Appropriating 13,16720 for general ex-
penses.
Providing for the special election to vote
bonds for the city.
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ANOTHER TURN AT HAPGooD.
Council Adopts an Investigation"
Resolution.

tt has become practically impossible
for the council to get through a session
without getting after" DR.. George A
Hapgpod, who has the contract for
buryi&g the city's refuse and dead ami
mails. Last night the matter came up
in the form of a resolution presented
by Councilman Nettels. The resolution
read:
Whereas, The contract between the
city of Topeka and George A. Hapgood
requires that the latter should haul the
dead animals and refuse to a point at
least two miles beyond the city; and,
Whereas, It has been represented to
the mayor and council that he is now
engaged in erecting a crematOry at a
point on Soldier creek only 5000 feet
north of the north limits of the city;
now, therefore,
Resolved, That the street commits
sioner be, and he is hereby, directed to
examine into the operations of said
Hapgood and report his findings at the
earliest possible date"
As soon as the resolution was read
Councilman Morgan jumped up and
said:
Ct want to protest again against Hap
goods skinning old dead horses down
in the Second ward any longer. He has
been notified to quit long ago, and still
he has been keeping it up for a year
and a half. He carries on this bust
ness in an old building only about 600
feet below the city limits, and the peo-
pie down in the Second ward don't pro-
pose 10 SJanu II any longer. dOH
know what will happen to that man
Hapgood if he keeps it up. There may
be bloOdshed yet"
Councilman Warner said it was all
right for Mr.. Hapgood to build his Gre
matory, but the people over near the
north line of the city were objeeting to
its being built where he is placing it,
and to save him unnecessary expense it
would be well for the street commits
sioner to look into the matter and insist
on the crematory being put two miles
outside the city limits
Fortunately DR.. Hapgood was not
present and there were no hostilities.
The resolution was adopted.
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City Council Notes.

A number of bids were opened for paw
ing and curblng various streets ana s aI1e9ys'
John Richie offered one bid for paving,
Capital CITY Vitrified Brick company could
furnish the brick. The council refused to
consider anv Conditional bid. A number of
the bids were unsigned. Only one of the
Porter H Gill to curb Thirteenth street,
between Lincoln and Lane, with Colorado
sand stone for Az cents pere nneal foot.
This is said to be the lowest bid ever Of
fered the city forColorado sandstone curb
Councilman Benson moved that the fire
chief be instructed to purchase a chemical
He said it would take so days to manu-
facture the engine after it is ordered, and
the city will have 60 days longer before
50 coo. The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on fire department with power to
act.
on motion of Councilman Hughes the
report of the committee concerning the
was RECONSTRUCTED, and the protests of the
property owners on Willow avenue and
allowed after considerable debate. This
means that Greenwood avenue will be
win can drive to the city without getting
in the mud. Another protest that was
H. Quinton and NJ. Snattinger to the
paving of Thirteenth between Clay and
A resolution extending the time in which
the contractors must begin work on the
North Topeka sewer was adopted. The
time is extended until October 10, because
the city has not yet acquired the right to
the right of way.
A resolution BY Councilman Morgan pro-
viding for a light at Quincy and Fifth
streets was referred to the electric light
committee.
It was decided to pave the alleys in the
block bounded by Seventh, Van Buren,,
Eighth and Harrison streets, a reso-
luton introduced by Councilman Clancy.
A resolution introduced by Councilman
Burgess was adopted inStructing the COM
mittee on streets and walks, the city en-
gineer and city Attorney, to prepare an
ordinance creating a benefit district for
the purpose of opening Third street from
Fillmore to the alley between Western
avenue and Taylor street.
A petition presented by S. D. Cooley and
a number of others to allow the water
the corner of Buchanan and Thirteenth,
and to lay a slx-Incn pipe IN IN ITS place was
asked that the water mains might be ex-
tended on Thirteenthstreet to Lane
street.
The council adjourned to meet again on
Thursday evening.
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NO ACTION TAKEN
Proposed Liquor Ordinance
Still Hangs Fire.
hsouoo ~ rouuo;IrooD Dra.
Absence of CounciImen Pre-
vents Its Introduction.
CITY HALL ELECTION.
Preliminary Steps Are Again
Taken by Council.
Other Business of Importance
Transacted.

The regular session of the city
council last evening~drew a. large num-
Der Of spectators to watch the proceed
ings. 1t was expected that the liquor
ordinance providing for search and
seizure and the imprisonment of joint
lists, which was defeated a few weeks
ago, would be brought up again, and
the majority of the spectators came to
watch the action that would be taken
by the various councilmen with refer
ence to that But Councilman Willard
of the Sixth ward was not present, and
Councilman CLANCY was compelled to
leave early in the evening. The friends
of the ordinance, therefore, deemed IL
best not to bring the matter up until
he was there, jnasmuch as 1t is claimed
that Mr. Wizards absence was the
cause of the defeat of the ordinance be-
fore. Among the spectators were quite
a humber of citizens from the Sixth
ward It is said that Councilman
Hughes of the Sixth ward will support
the ordinance when it is brought up
again.
The CITY hall matter was taken up at
the beginning again last evening and
was put through from beginning to end.
First a petition was introduced, signed
by DR.. A. S. Embree and IS others, ask
ing that a special election be called to
vote bonds for the city hall. The petit
ton had been carefully drawn up to
conform with the law. 1t asked that
the election be called at the earnest
possible date" Following this COun-
Gilman Nettels introduced a resolution,
framed like the petition, granting the
request for special election. Then at
the proper time an ordinance was in
PRODUCED directing the mayor to issue
a proclamation calling a special cleo
ton. There was no debate on any Of
the propositions. It is to be hoped
that there will be no hitch in the pro-
ceedings this time
In addition to this the council also
appropriated the necessary money from
the city hall fund to pay for the new
site on Quincy street. The apprOpria-
ton is $4,000. The resolution accept
ing the bid on the site passed at the
last meeting was reconsidered, for the
reason that a mistake was made in the
description of the property in the Origi-
nal resolution.
Mayor Drew will call the election for
Saturday September 8. 1t is necessary
to put it off until that date TO give time
for the various notices to be given as
required by law, prior to the holding OF
an election
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HARDY pIscHAReEp.
Sanitary officer Found Guilty of Mis-
conduct

The committee on police department,
of which Councilman Nettels is chair
man, made a report sustaining the
charges against Albert Hardy, a sani-
tary policeman, made by Charles Nc
MILAN
Mr.. Mcmillan filed written state
ment alleging that he had repeatedly
seen Hardy enter 1401. 1903 and 1405
Quincy street, buy a bucketfuI of beer
and take it home with him. In other
words, Hardy had been rushing the
growler." Mcmillan also charged that
Hardy had drank beer in the building
but when called on to testify regarding
the sale of liquor, had denied any
knowledge of it.
The committee reported that it had
held a hearing, at which Hardy was
present and was also represented by
J. s. Ensminger. A number of witnesses
testified and the committee found the
charges sustained.
Councilman Roundtree stated that he
did not entirely concur in the report,
but he had not had time to prepare a
minority report.
The committee report was adopted,
which gives Mayor Drew authority to
discharge Hardy from the sanitary
Force
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MRs. THoRPE WINS.
Mayor Drew Relents and Follows Her
Recommendation.


A communication from Police Mat
ron Thorpe was read, in which Mrs.
Thorpe asked the council to reduce the
Jail sentence of Mrs. Jane Davis from
100 days to so days. Mrs. Davis is the
old colOred woman who pleaded guilty
to selling liquor some time ago.
Mrs. Thorpe gave as her reason for
making the request, the extreme old
age and the infirmities of the old wo-
man.
Il suggest that communication ought
to be referred to the mayor, said Coun-
Gilman Nettels, after the communica-
ton had been read.
L had fully made up my mind" SAID
Mayor Drew, mot to interfere with any
of those matters down at the jail, but it
is hard to turn down Mrs. Thorpe.
While I am satisfied this old woman
will be back in the jail inside of two
weeks, it may be we ought to grant the
request"
Councilman Morgan moved that the
council relieve the mayor by granting
the request itself, and the motion car
ried.
This will let Mrs. Davis out of the
city prison on next Thursday.
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APPRAISERS NAMED.
Details For Last Instal1ment of Paw
ing Being Closed.

Mayor Drew has appointed James
GnIett, George Hanley and r. NJ. Spi-
vey as appraisers for the paving on
Greenwood avenue; Tyler street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth; Fillmore
street, from Tenth avenue to Huntoon
street; King street, from Fillmore street
to Western avenue; Taylor street, from
Sixth avenue to Seventh street; Thir-
tenth street, from Clay to Buchanan;
and the alleys in the blocks bounded
by Fifth, Sixth, Jackson and Van Bur-
en-; Seventh, Eighth, Harrison and To-
peka avenue; Tenth, Eleventh, Van
Buren, and Harrison streets.
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property worth $1,000. We do not wish
to be considered Knockers because
they are over on the other side, but we
object to an appraise of less than the
property cost. We are paying about
81 900 for the improvements along Tenth
avenue as it is. We will file formal
protest within ten days after the con-
frmation of the report, if it is confirm
ed
Councilman Morgan objected to the
report, but it was confirmed, Morgan
and Blossom voting in the negative.
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SEWER NO. IS.
Appraisers Report on Condemnation
Is Approved

A special session of the council was
held just prior to the regular session,
to consider the report of the appraisers
for the right of way for the North To-
peka sewer
As soon as the report had been read
Frank S Thomas entered a protest
against the valuation placed on the
property of Mrs. L. NJ. Thomas, be-
tween Kansas and Central avenues.
I'VE protest against the appraisement
of only $1,000'' he said, because we
paid 81 500 for that property in Au-
gust, 1897. and since then the taxes have
amounted to s77.1O. We consider the
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Council Invited to Take a Trip.

The city council has received an invita-
ton to attend the third annual cOnVen-
ton of the League Of American munich
pahties, which will be held in Syracuse,
n. Y September 1922. The invitation
states that it viii be the most important
gathering of city officials ever held in the
world and the council was promised all
sorts of good things if it would come. The
invitation was received and fled
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Tour ID the Roekv Mountaina.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad. offers to
tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
transcontinental traveller the grandest
scenery Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains
all through tickets available via either
The direct line to Cripple Greek, the
greatest gold camp on earth Double
daily train service with through Pull
man palace and tourist sleeping cars
between Denver, San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and Denver and Portland
The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana
Oregon and Washington via the Ogden
Gateway Write s. K. Hooper G. p
& T. A, Denver, Colorado, for illustrated
descriptive pamphlets
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WERE GOLD BILLS"
Council Has Some Fun at Mr.. Billiards
ExDense

Expense.
While the reading of the misce1lan-
eous bills against the city was in pro-
gress, several bills in favor of J. B.
Billiard were read. A smile went around
the council chamber as the one bill af-
ter another was read. Finally Council
man Elliott rose and said:
I would like to know what we are
paying Billiard for?''
For feed" said Mayor Drew, "pur-
chased long time ago.
Il thought maybe Billiard was charg-
ing his injunction bills up to the city"
said Mr.. Elliott.
And the council laughed.
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HURRICANE SHIFTS.
Great West Indies Storm Head
ed For Porto Rico.

Washington, Aug. s.-1O:45 a. m.-Tel-
egraphic communication cut off east of
Santiago, Cuba. Hurricane center ap-
parentIy moving towards Porto Rico.
H. E. WILLIAMS,
Acting Chief U. S. Weather Bureau.
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few minutes later he came to her for
his change.
You don't get change back today"
she said. 1.-The change is applied to the
building fund of the Protestant Hospi-
tall
Il don't get no change? Why not7
Well, guess 1 get change or I'll hat
you arrested. pay tax for county hos
pital and that all I stand. I want my
change"
And he got it.