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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
JURY is CHOSEN.
Every One of the IL Men That
Will Try Jesse James
Is a Resident of Kansas City
Farmers Barred.
JURORS CAUTIONED.
Trial of the Case Will Begin
Thursday Morning.
Young Defendant Pleased With
the Selection.

Kansas City, Feb. 22.-The jury which
is to try Jesse James, Jr., charged with
train robbery, has been chosen. The
following men compose it:
King R. Powell, 5O7 Grand avenue,
stationary engineer, age 6S, married:
William Ewing, 921 Highland avenue,
clerk, % years old and married
Albert L. Miller, 402 East Eighteenth
street, a baker, is 80 years old.
Eugene McEntee, 526 Belmont avenue,
brickmason,3 sc years old and unmarried.
John J. Durrett, Lees Summit, 80
years old and married.
William S. Rodgers, 1886 Kansas ave-
nue., laborer, 80 years old and married.
Leonard Veugelen, 909 East Four
tenth street, meat cutter, 80 years old,
works for the Armour Packing COM
pany.
Samuel E. Spence, 1915 East Eleventh
street, laborer, 80 years old.
Joseph NJ. O'Connell, GOA West Four
teenth street, packer, "a years old.
William e. Mullins, 905 Linwood ave-
nue., clerk, unmarried man, q years
old.
Joseph E. Broughal, 53S jackson ave-
nue., coal dealer.
street, an employee at the stock yards.
1t is an unusual occurrence for
criminal court jury to be made up as
this one is, almost entirely of residents
of Kansas City. But one of the twelve
men, John J. Durrett of Lees Summit,
lives outside of the city limits.
AS soon as the names of the twelve
jurymen were announced by the court,
Jesse James displayed a marked in
terest in the personnel of the jury and
asked for the newspapers, so that he
could secure some information concern
ing the men who will pass judgment
upon him. The young defendant APP
peared to be very favorably impressed
with the jury and lost no time in eX-
pressing his opinions. His uncle, Frank
James, sat just behind the attorneys
and examined each juryman carefully,
but did not commit himself. After the
reading of the names, Judge Shackle-
ford turned toward the jury and said:
Gentlemen, l trust you all realize the
great responsibility that rests upon you.
1 do not know how long your services
will be required, as there are many
future events which can not be fOreseen.
l hope that you will be as patient
possible and remember that the law
demands your services. If you desire
anything, kindly make known your re-
quests to the marshal and he will do
everything that is in his power. Do
not discuss this case among yourselves.
1t is the most natural thing in the world
that you should want to discuss the
trial but nothing should be said until
the last few hours of your deliberations.
No juryman should make up his mind
until the last moment that is allowed to
him. Do not discuss anything about
this trial until the last argument is
made. You must consider the entire
testimony and the entire law. Now,
gentlemen, these are my instructions
and 1 trust that you will do your full
duty"
After Judge ShackIeford had finished,
the twelve jurymen filed out of the
room in charge of Marshal ChiIes and
several deputies.
The trial will begin Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Leavenworth, Topeka & South
western to Be Abandoned.
Probably Be Sold For What the
Material Would Bring
IN THE SCRAPMARKET
Neither the Z. p. Nor the Santa
Fe Want 1t.
Nor Is It Thought That the
Maple Leaf Will Buy.

1t now seems probable that the Leav
enworth, Topeka & Southwestern rail-
way is destined to be permanently
abandoned and the track torn up.
An order for the sale of the road has
been made in the federal court, but the
date has not yet been fixed. 1t will pro-
badly be within the next two months,
and the fate of one of the most I'M
profitable of Kansas lines will then be
known. The prospects are that it will
have to be sold for what the material
would bring laid down on the scrap"
market, together with the worth of
right of way on Choctaw street in
LeavenWOrth.
Neither the Santa F'e or Union Pa
cific roads, both of which are financial
ly interested, want the line. 1t has new
er paid operating expenses, and would
be a dead weight on the hands of either
of the lines. Just how much there is
in the rumor that the Maple Leaf wants
the road is not known, but Santa F'e
officials think but little of the story. To
acquire a Topeka connection it would
have to build from Meriden to this city,
or pay a heavy rental for the Santa F'e
tracks that distance, and several thous
and dollars would have to be. expended
placing the line in shape before it could
be operated to advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
CAN SLEEP LIKE A BABE.

How many persons over thirty years
of age in Topeka can truthfully make
the above statement? Many persons will
pay $4,000 for few nights of restful,
strength giving sleep, but you can get
this bliss right here in Topeka for only
fifty cents at Swift & Holidays drug
store, If you will take Mrs. Mary
Smiths advice who lives at 1911 Cooper
St, Jackson, Mich. Mrs. Smith says:
NO one knows how much I have suf-
fered for the past three years. At times
my back would pain me so badly thai
I almost cried. did not rest well at
night on account of the severe pain
across my kidneys and from nervous
ness. My feet and limbs were swollen
like one with dropsy. 1 was subject to
spells of dizziness and would almost
fall when they would come on. 1t is
needless for me to say that I was I'M
able to do my heavy household work
that would require me to bend life
any. In the early stage of my trouble
was informed that my kidneys were
diseased; so commenced to take kid
ney pills and other kidney remedies
but none of them gave me any relief
My troubles multiplied and 1 had about
given up all hope of ever being well
again. I read about Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids and procured box and took them
according to directions. One box COM
pletely cured me. Not the least symp-
toms of backache remain, my nerves
are steady and all right; no more spells
of dizziness, the swelling has all diSap-
peared in my feet and limbs. I can
sleep like babe. Have a splendid ap-
petite, can do any kind of houseWork
and in fact never felt better in my life.
MOrrOw'S kid-ne- odds are surely a god
send to suffering humanity. I feet so
good that 1 want every one to know
about this wonderful remedy and desire
my statement published that all who
read may know what to take If afflict-
ed as 1 have BEEN
Mrs. Smith has lived in Jackson near
Iy all her life and is a most estimable
Ia + ~ IL
charitable lady and will gladly give any
one further details who will write her
enclosing stamp for reply.
Kid-ne-oids are Yellow Tablets mot
pills. and cure kidney ailments and
nervousness. They are for sale by all
first-class druggists or will be mailed
by the manufacturers on receipt of
price. John Morrow & Co.. Chemists,
Spr!pgAsld, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
BINDING rwINE BONDS.
The House Narrowly Escapes Making
a Costly Mistake.

The bill authorizing an issue of bonds
to the amount of $15O,OOO to raise money
for the revolving fund to carry on the
business of the penitentiary binding
Irvine plant passed the house late Tues
day afternoon. The bill was subject to
discussion and amendment, but none
was INDUCED in, and there was prac-
tically no opposition to the bill. For
this reason the legislature came very
near appropriating twice as much
money for the revolving fund as it
anticipated.
The bill which authorized the estab-
lishment of the plant carried with it an
appropriation of $150,000 for the fund,
and the bond bill also made similar
appropriation. 1t was generally under
stood among the members that the APP
preparations in the two bills were the
same but after the roll had been called
on the final passage of the bill Mr..
Dawes discovered that the wording
made two separate appropriations. 1t
was necessary to reconsider the vote
and so amend the bond bill as to knock
out the section making the appropria-
ton.
If the bill had gone through in it's
original shape it would have placed
$500, 600 at the disposal of the peniten-
tiary directors and would have useless
Iy tied up $780, 900 of the general revenue
fund so that it could not have been
appropriated for other purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
FROM HANOVER.

Hanover. Feb. 22-James Thompson.
agent for the Grand Island road in
Hanover, is another employee like John
Lonergan of Marysville, who is filling a
like position there, who ought to be
on the retired list of railroad people on
full pay. Mr.. Thompson has been with
the Grand Island people for twenty
seven years, filling several stations on
the line, and for the last fifteen years
he has been their agent here.
During the last year the company
expended about 100000 in making i'm
provements in Hanover, consisting of
a new depot, roundhouse, putting in
more track room, and building a park.
A conspicuous sign on the door of the
new depot is "Clean your feet before
entering"
The fire alarm was turned on and the
hose companies turned out and found a
Grand Island way car on fire. The
flames were extinguished, but the car
will go to the shops for repair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
LUNCH AT THE OPERA.
New York Women Provide Against
Hunger at q Wagner Play.

New York Feb. 22.-IIn their enjoyment
of Wagners dramatic and emotional
music. the women who filled the Metro.
politan Opera House from floor to roof
this afternoon did not forget their ma
terial selves. The hours of the perform
ance of "GOtterdammerung' As to G.
made early breakfasts and late dinners in
evitable, so the matters of luncheon be-
came important.
The two intermissions. from Pas to 3:O5
and from 30 to 4:30 were turned into i'm
prOmptu picnics. From orchestra and cir
cleS there a rush of bareheaded,
gloved women to the buffet.
The few tables We're seized and a verita-
Bile mob laid siege to the counter, on which
dainty sandwiches, tarts and other delica-
cies of the pastry cooks are were served.
The buffet was not large enough 10 ac-
cOmmodate its patrons, and, laden with
plates and cups, the people scattered all
over the building; They sat down on
lead from the entrance to the balcony,
and slipping humanity; they filled the
cloakrooms; they gathered in groups on
the floors of the Hobbies.
Many-mostly in the family circle-had
brought their lunches in card boxes, in true
sea beach style. and when it was all over
there was a litter for the charwOmen to
clean uD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
HOME FOR VANDERBILT, JR
He and His Bride May Occupy Mrs.
r. T. Sloane's Mansion.

New York, Feb. 22-The latest gossip
about the house belonging to Mrs.
Henry T. Sloane, in East Seventy-sec-
ond street-now for sale-is that it will
be bought and given as a wedding gift
to Miss Fair and w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
and that it viii be occupied by the
young couple after the Newport season
Whether any or all of the gorgeous
furniture and tapestries and the rare
articles of vertu will be included in the
sale is not known.
The families of the young persons and
they themselves have been looking over
the premises with a view to purchase.
This house has only been built a
short time, and is filed with every mod
ern contrivance conducive to the great
est luxury. At the time of the house
warming given by the Sloanes. three
years ago, the splendors of this house
were described with great detail The
main hall, reception and dining rooms
are on the ground floor and are ex-
quisitely decorated with carvings, bas-
reliefs and frescOes. The main staircase
is of white MARBLE and the drawing
room and salons on the second floor
are truly magnificent. The suites of
sleeping apartments and boudoirs with
the children's parlors on the third floor.
are equally luxurious.
This house is in every way adapted
for large entertainments and formal
social functions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SHANGHAIED TO THRONE.
Drunk of Boston Reporter Said to
Have Made Him an Island King.

Tacoma, Wn., Feb. 22-The captain
of the American bark Gerard c. Tobey.
now in this port, tells a strange story
of a reporter for the Boston Journal,
who was shanghaied and put aboard
his ship while intoxicated at New York
At Shanghai he deserted, but upon ar
rival at Hong Kong the captain was
surprised to find he had preceded him
there.
King O'Keefe, the absolute ruler of
the Island of Zap and other islands be-
lieved to belong to the Caroline group,
has taken a fancy to him, and had made
the Boston journalist assistant king
and subruler of the next most import
ant island.
When the captain left, the journalist
who was known as "Charley"to his sea-
faring friends, was flying high and rul-
ing his subjects in lordIy manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

Thomas Stuart, the Santa FEES Atch-
iSOn yardmaSter, won a big diamond in
a rattle at Kansas City Saturday night.
He took a chance in Topeka some time
ago and thought little more of it until
notified yesterday that he had won.
The diamond weighs over two karatS
and is the second he has won
Bessie SEWERS came in from Colo
RADIO last night, says the Newton Re
publican, and is greeting old Newton
friends today. He was formerly an en-
ploye of the Santa F'e here, but is now
enrOute to Canada where it is under
stood he will accept a position with a
professional baseball club.
No mail agent will be appointed to
assist in the night Central Branch mail
car to take the place of the mail agent
recently transferred to a run between
Atchison and Sedalia- Three nights in
the week the day mail agents of the
during the balance of the week no extra
man will work
Some of the engineers and firemen are
talking of getting a school of instruction
here on the air brake, says the EmpOria
Gazette. There are schools of this sort
in Topeka and Arkansas City and they
are fitted up with books and apparatus
for teaching the boys what they should
know. What makes the establishment
of the school here more urgent than
ever is the fact that after April L the
engineers will be examined on the air
brake and the firemen on combustion
and economical firing.
The Coffeyville council has instructed
the city attorney to draw up an or
dinance requiring the Missouri Pacific,
Santa Fe and Katy railroads to employ
f1agmen at certain crossings.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis will order about 200 box cars.
The Mexican Central Railway COM
pany, limited, has ordered four simple
consolidation locomotives from the
Baldwin locomotive works and four
from the Rogers Locomotive company
for April and July delivery. These en-
gines will weigh in working order $780,
900 pounds.
The Union Pacific has ordered from
the Wells & French company 300 Roger
ballast cars of $4,000 pounds capacity
for May delivery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
OIL BILL PASSES
The House Without a Dissenting
Vote.

The -Wheatley oil inspection bill was
railroaded through the house late yester-
day afternoon by a vote of SO to 0. 1t
was surprise to many of the members,
and probably was also to the Standard
OIL lobby. as it was not expected that the
hill would be called up so soon If the
lobby was represented in the house the
representatives did not make themselves
Neloped itself.
As soon as the bill was called up State
-Auultor Cole, who is the author of tho
hill. came up from his office and took a
neaI oehl lS Mr. Wheatley to watch the
The advancement of the oil bill to the
neau OF the calendar at the morning SEES
sion placed it so that it would necesSa ilyr
taken up for final passage. but it was not
anticipated that it would be taken I'D until
sometime today. But Mr.. Wheatley and
Auditor Cole did not DrOpOSe tO have II
so over any longer than was neceesa ~
especially as there might be some doubt
concerning the legality of a bill passed ON
WaShingtons birthday. a legal holiday
when the Dill came uD il was S11bieHt m
discussion and amendment but no one
Ventured to debate it. and the only
amendment of consequence offered was
one providing that all expenses of oil in
SpectOrS must have been paid in cash he
fore they would be reimbursed nv the
state This provision was to prohibit in
spectors from riding on railroad passes
and then putting in an expense account
LOT rallr0ad fare
. The roll was then called and not a mem
Der voted against the bill. If any was
opposed to it he remained silent.
Inc question now is. viii the senate sub
sutute It for the Fulton bill, which passed
That body last Saturday. 1t is claimed
that there are defects in some of the
ssLInepdments to the Fulton bill. owing to
through The general provisions of the
bill are the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SPENT MONEY FAST.
Senate Recommends Nineteen Appro-
priation Bills For Passage.

The senate in committee of the whole
yesterday afternoon considered nine
teen appropriation bills involving the
expenditure of thousands of dollars for
the improvement of the Kansas charit-
able institutions. Senator FOrney,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, had the right of way and called
up his bills one after the other.
Appropriations for the following new
buildings were recommended: Admin
istrati building, Topeka asylum. $35,-
000; dairy and physical science building,
agricultural college, 1000; new cell
block Hutchinson reformatory. $S5, 900:
detached cottage, Beloit industrial
school, $4,000; Mother Bickerdyke
home, $1,000; roadway at soldiers
orphans home, $4,000.
In addition to the appropriations for
new buildings the biennial appropria-
tons for maintenance and supplies for
all of these institutions were recon-
mended.
Senator Anderson was especially graf
flied when the committee of the whole
recommended for passage his bill pro-
Viding for a quarter of a mill levy for
the completion of the state house. This
levy will raise about $50, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
INCOME TAX FOR MICHIGAN
House Committee at Lansing Almost
Ready to Report New Revenue
Measure.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 22.-The subcom-
mittee of the house which is drafting a
general taxation bill has definitely de-
cided to recommend the enactment of
an income tax law.
The tax will be graduated and will
apply to all incomes of 81, 900 and more
The rates have not yet been decided up
on.
The committee has also decided to
recommend that the present tax law be
amended so as to make the provision
relative to swearing each taxpayer to
a statement of his property mandatory
on the part of the assessor instead of
optional as now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
HOME FOR HISTORIC FLAG.
Detroit to Have the Honor of Caring
For Seventies Colors.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 22-The old flag
Of the Seventh regiment, looked upon
with reverence and almost as an object
of worship by the members of that regi-
ment, will be removed from headquar-
tiers here, where it was left when the
men were ordered to Cuba last May To
Major Corliss was given the distinguish
ed honor of carrying the flag to it's new
quarters in Detroit.
1t was first unfurled at Fort Harrison
in the war of 1S12-1814 with Great
Britain. The name of every battle in
which the lighting regiment" as it is
known, has participated, has been en-
broidered on ats folds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
rs CoLoRED PoRTERs
Will be on Santa Fe Trains by the
End of the Week.

An immediate order for the employ
ment of colored porters in place of head
brakemen has been issued by the Santa
Fe management, and by the end of the
present week % gentlemen of color will
have succeeded as many white trainmen
on Santa F'e through trains.
The colored porters will be employed
on California trains 1, 2 and II, Chicago
and Colorado trains 5 and 6, Kansas
City and Arkansas City trains 113 and
ia, and Dodge City and Kansas City
express No. 8.
The 25 white brakemen let out of
train service by the new order will be
provided with positions in other branch
es of service, and will be the first in line
for positions as rear brakemen in case
of vacancies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SHE KEEPS HIS HEART.
Finds a Lesson in the Vital Organ OF
Walter Holt, of Whining ton.

New York, Feb. 22.-In Wilmington,
Del, it is said, Lulu Stroud has Wal
ter Hollis heart" Walter o. Holt, a
handsome young fellow, died at Miss
Stroud's home last october. He had
been in failing health for more than a
year, and was confined to his bed in
the Delaware state hospital at Farm
hurst.
Miss Stroud nursed him in his last ill
ness. There were stories that Holt had
not been properly treated, and his body
was eXhumed and examined After the
autopsy Miss Stroud asked for the heart
and got it.
In explaining why she asked for such
a strange thing she said:
1.-The physicians knew how much 1
was interested in physiology, and there
was a lesson in poor Walters heart"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
STANLEY'S IDEA.
Turns Institutions Over to New
Board of Charities.
Drunkenness is a Bar to Useful =
ness and Will Not Be Tolerated
PREFERS SOLDIERS.
Governor Has a New Method OF
Doing Things.
Places Responsibility of Pat
ronage Oh the Board.
Writes a Letter of Instruction
to the Members.

Governor Stanley has treated the
people of the state to numerous sur
prises, but his action in placing the
responsibility of patronage as well as
the administration OF affairs of the
state charitable institutions solely upon
the state board of charities is some
thing which comes in the nature OF
shock to many aspiring candidates Tor
In the past it has been the custom of
the governor to fill the places at these
institutions as though the board OF
charities did not exist After the places
were filled of course the board took
hold and handled the business
The new board of charities has or
gained and is beginning to do business
The members assembled in Governor
Stanley's office yesterday afternoon and
with the Republican majority of the
board came the two remaining mem
bers p H. Dolan of Salina and ). e
Wheeler of ConcOrdia, Populists- The
situation and conditions at the various
institutions were discussed at length,
after which the following letter, writ
ten by Governor Stanley to the mem
berS of the board. was read:
Topeka, Feb. q, 1899.
The Board of Charities:
conference.-the new administratio ton
will bring a change both in the pOliti-
cal complexion and management of
your boards. 1 have selected the new
members of the board because of my
confidence IN their character anu ell
cheney.
The law provides that the subordin
ate positions in the charitable inStitu-
tions Of the state shall be filled by par
ties of your selection. I propose to leave
leave the responsibility of these selec-
tions where the law places it, but if
agreeable to you would be glad at any
time to confer with you both as to
your appointees and the management
of the several institutions under your
charge.
If changes are made in the en-
ployes of these institutions. I desire to
make the following suggestions:
First-That in making your appoint
ments, honesty and efficiency in the
applicants will be the first considera-
ton.
Second-That all other things being
equal, you give preference to the sur
viving soldiers and sailors of the civil
war.
Third-That you conduct the several
institutions under your charge with the
strictest economy consistent with eff
ficiency.
Fourth-That a prompt discharge fol-
low every instance of dishonesty, i'm
morality or drunkenness upon the part
of your employees.
With these suggestions leave to you
entirely the mana cement of the charita-
bic institutions of the state, hoping for
you the greatest success in their admin
istration, and trusting that your man
agement may meet with the hearty ap-
prevail of the people. Respectfully.
w. z. STANLEY.
Governor.