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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
EMPTIED THE SAFE.
Bandits Hold Up a X. C. &
Memphis Train and Make
a Rich Haul.

Mansfield, Mo-, Jan. 4.-The ninth,
and first successful attempt at train
robbery on the line of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railroad occurred
last night at 8:55 near Macornb, a small
station five miles east of this point.
Maconb being a flag station one of the
robbers got aboard the westbound train
at Norwood, the first station east of
Macomb, paying his fare to Macomb
and compelling the train to stop there.
It was Immediately boarded by five or
six masked men, who, covering all
members of the train crew with Win
chester and revolvers, compelled the
engineer and fireman to cut loose from
the remainder of the train. The mail,
baggage and express cars were then
run up the line about two miles and
stopped in a lonely cut, where Engineer
Calender was placed in front of the
robbers and forced to break open the
door of the express car, after which he
was placed in front of the foremost
robber, and together they entered the
express car, covering Southern Express
Messenger Newton and Baggageman
Sieben with their pistols, forcing them
to adjourn to the outside of the car.
They then proceeded to dynamite the
through safe. Two charges of dynamite
were used, completely demolishing the
burg1ar-proof safe of the Southern Ex-
press company and playing havoc with
the car and its contents.
It is not known how much money and
valuables were secured as the safe
blown open was through safe, being
opened only at a few of the most i'm
portant towns along the line between
Memphis and Kansas City. Everything
was taken from it and it is safe to say
that they were we'll paid for their trou-
BILE. The local safe, which contained all
local money picked up was not molest-
ed.
Special Agent Chester of the Mem
phis route was aboard the train and
followed the robbers. He got close
enough to get a view of them at work
and has a fairly good description of one
of them. 1t is thought that one of the
party was a railroad man he being able
to handle the engine with all the ease
of an old engineer and also the other
members were well acquainted with the
fact that the through safe was carried
in the rear car as no attention was paid
to forward cars other than to keep all
hands in them closely guarded. No at
tempt was made to moIest the passen-
gers.
The robbers are supposed to have ta-
ken southerly direction. After leaving
the train they hurried away into the
underbrush, firing shots into the air as
they went.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Causes the Wreck of the East
Bound Mo. Pac.
Engine Rolled Off Into the Mis-
souri, River,
CRUSHING THE LIFE
Out Of the Engineer and Fire.
man as 1t Went.
Passenger Coaches Ran the 9th
er Way Into the Bluff.

st. Louis, Jan. "A Post Dispatch
special from Jefferson City, No, says:
Missouri Pacific passenger traia No.
10 from Omaha and Kansas City to ST.
Louis, was derailed about one mile
west of Jefferson City at $3.50 a. m.
Engineer Charles Clawson of Sedalia,
and Fireman zoll of st. Louis were kill
ed. They jumped as the engine struck
a boulder on the track, but the machine
rolled over onto them and into the
Missouri river. All the cars, with the
exception of the rear Pullman, left the
rails away from the river and ran into
the bluff. 1t is due to this fact that no
lives among the ninety passengers.
aboard were lost. Traffic will be de-
laYed for several hours.
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To the Authorities at the
Capital of the Island.
Loss of Revenues Would Cause
the Discharge of
1000 CUBAN LABORERs
Who Threaten to 1naugurate a
Revolution.
Gen. Brooke: Ignores Wood
Whom Cubans Admire.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 4.-Meetings
We're held at all the political clubs last
night and even the most conservative
people, those favoring the annexation
of Cuba to the United States, were as
founded at the orders from Havana,
for the Capitalization of the customs
money there. The past 4S hours have
completely altered the situation of af-
fairs here. The province had gradually
settled down and was contented with
the order of things prevailing, reeogniz-
ing the benefits conferred. Now there
is a complete change and there is no
eXaggeration in saying that the situa-
ton is critical, that a spark will set up
a blaze which would plunge the prov
ince into insurrection. 1t is generally
admitted that if 1000 men were sud
denly discharged from the public works
such action would probably cause a re-
volt which it would be hard to quell.
Major General John r. Brooke, the
governor general of Cuba, is apparently
ignoring General Leonard Wood in
command here, and is cabling direct to
his subordinates. He has ordered the
acting collector of customs to bank no
money and the commanding general of
the province has ordered his officers to
close several minor offices, including
Bayamo, practically shutting off the
mail of the regiments there. DR.. Cas-
tillo will accompany General Wood to
Washington, representing the British
interests in Santiago, to lay these mat
ters before the president.
General Woods work here is now
more thoroughly appreciated by the
Cubans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
INTERNAL MACHINE
Blows Up Railroad Depot In
juring Five People.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 4.-By the ex-
plosion of an internal machine in the
railroad depot at New Albany, Miss,
five men were terribly injured, some of
them fatally. The machine was cIeverly
constructed and encased in wood in
such a manner as to be set off by the
opening of the box lid. 1t had been sent
from Holly Springs, Miss, to a party at
New Albany who was under indictment
for murder, and he and four others
were opening it when the explosion
occurred. The railroad agent and tele-
graph operator were among those in
iure0
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ELECTED TO JAIL.
County Commissioners of st.
Clair Co., Mo-, All Martyrs.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 4.-Another chap
ter in the celebrated ST. Clair county bond
case was closed today, when Judge Phil
ipps of the United States circuit court or
dered the release from the county jail
here of Thomas hewitt and Thomas Gill.
judges of the ST. Clair county court, who
have been in contempt of the federal court
since June last, when they refused to
obey the order of the federal judge di-
recting them to levy a tax upon the prop
erty holders of St. Clair county for the
purpose of satisfying the repudiated bonds.
The ST. Clair county commissioners ceased
to be in contempt of the federal court
simply because their term of office had
expired The taxpayers of st. Clair coun-
ty elected their successors at the Novem-
We're to ali purposes elected into jail for
. they We're solennly pledged to resist the
ievying - of the tax. The bond question is
the. one political issue in st: Clair county.
principal and interest for 25 years, is now
oed a1d en eed IL d of raroad and
amounted to about 100000 The pro-
Sold them in the east and left the ST. Clair
people with no sign of a railway When
resisted payment, and though the federal
courts eventually decided in favor OF the
have not. during all the years. of litigation,
been disappointed in any OF the county
Judges. whom they have elected to resist
Last summer Federal Judge Phillips Sc
bondholders, who agreed to accept the
principal Of the bonds without interest
judges in jail here, who was serving his
second term in jail and VINO vas in in very y
under these conditions and was purged of
contempt m by XII, the federal g:d Judge: ~ Judges 3
fer of compromise and served out their
fond II jail m w0Yd PraGbeag be the egs nde
Judges Nevitt and Gill, the majority Of
hv 9Cc6DtinR
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and is now on deposit in the state treas
ury, to the general revenue fund. Both
pllls We're advanced under an emergency
TO a place on the calendar under third
reading.
On motion of Hackney of Sumner, the
mouse then turned it's attention to SEN
ate b1lls on the house calendar on third
reading The first bill was the one in
trodueed by Anderson of Shawnee re-
quiring the district clerk of Shawnee
county TO pay to the county treasurer
the 81 stenographer fee collected in
eases pending in the district court. The
bill passed by a vote of rs to IL and is
now ready to sign
The second senate bill on the ca1ep-
dar was the Lupfer bill making the
records OF Kearney county, saved from
the court house fire on January 1S. 1894
7prIina Iacle evidence of deeds recorded
before the fire and of land titles in that
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members urged that the proposed
amendment would perhaps protect other
societies which the bill is designed to
reach. Major Anderson said:
1--WE have been paying for insurance
some man descend upon us and kill the
society. 1t has been said that no super
intendent of insurance would attempt
to interfere with us, even under the
provisions of this bill. Perhaps that is
true, but / want to say that there are
some men mentioned in connection with
the office of superintendent of insur-
ance that L would not trust with the
powers conferred without this proposed
amendment, as far as could throw a
4-year-old bovine by the caudal appen-
dage."
The amendment was defeated and the
bill was taken up, although Senators
Crossan, Reser and Lamb thought the
bill should be postponed until the reg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
JANUARY Is
Is the Earliest Date at Which the
goth Infantry Can Sail

San Francisco, Jan. 4-The transport
Scandia, which is to convey the Twentieth
Infantry to the Philippines. cannot posi-
bly, leave this port before January Is or
later. It has been stated that the wives
ard families of the officers of the Twenti-
eth will go on the Scandia, but as COM
fort will be at a premium when all the SOL
diers are on board. an effort will be made
to have the ladies sent a later vessel.
The transport Ohio is due here about
the Sth instant. and will be prepared at
once for the reception of the Third and
Twenty-second regiments of the United
States infantry. which have been ordered
to the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
WHOLE CLASS EXPELLED
From the Virginia Military Academy
for Disobedience.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 4.-News is re-
ceived from Lexington that the superin-
tendent of the Virginia military insti-
tute has issued an order diSnissing the
entire first class of that institution, con-
sisting of 35 cadets. The young men
dismissed represent twelve states and
their offense was a. breach of discipline
committed on New Years eve, in the
face of special warning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
John W. Foster Has the Grip.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Wayne Mac
Veagh, who has been quite ill with the
grip, continues to improve. John w.
Foster, formerly secretary of state, is
one of the latest victims of the grip
due to exposure at the funeral of Am
bassador Romero on Sunday last. The
attack is a mild one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
CHOATE IS THE MAN.
Chosen to Represent America
at the English Capital.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The announce
ment was made today on the highest
authority that Joseph H. Choate of New
York, would be nominated ambassador
to Great Britain. The nomination will
not be sent to the senate for a few days
delay does not indicate any possibility
of a change in his plans.
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representative form of government
Mr. Anderson wanted this added: "Or
whose members shall belong to an or
ganization having a ritualistic form of
government This would, the senator
urged protect the Masonic insurance
society from ravages by a prejudiced
superintendent of insurance. Other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

state of Kansas, whose term of Office
shall be two years from the second
Monday in January next succeeding his
election; and in case of vacancy in said
office the governor shall appoint some
suitable person to serve until the next
general election and until his successor
is elected and qualified.
There was but one vote against the
measure and that was cast by Senator
Young, PopuliSt.
Telegraph Bill Passes.
The bill placing the telegraph COM
panies under the control of the new
railroad court and reducing telegraph
rates in Kansas, as outlined in the State
journal Tuesday was passed this morn
ing Senators voting against the bill
We're: Anderson, Coleman, Hessin,
Lamb and Stocks.
The house bill repeating the law Gre
ating the present board of railroad COM
missionerS was also passed in the SEN
ate. 1t is now ready for the governors
signature.
At 10 o'clock the senate went into
committee of the whole, Senator Stocks
in the chair, for the consideration of
bills under the head of general orders
Dill proposing state insurance for school
property, and failing to reach an agree
ment, the committee arose.
Reducing State Printer Fees.
The bill making an average reduction
OF ~ per cent in the fees of the state
a'AAAANCA was lueH called up and passed
by unanimous vote. Senators voting
for the bill were:
Andrews, Anderson, Braddock.. Cald-
Wen, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Far
rely, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna.
hart, Helm, Helmick. Hessin. House,
noIder, johnson. Jumper, King. Lamb.
LeWellng, Lupfer, Matthews. Morrow
Pr1tchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Stocks,
stone, 11tus, Ward, Young, thinner
. senators absent and not voting were
armstrong, Battey, Benson and Cole
man.
After passing the state printer hill,
the senate called up Representative
Welep'S bill, which passed the house
yesterday. providing for the orea niza-
tlon and regulation of fraternal bene-
nclary societies. Senator Field moved
an indefinite postponement of the CON-
slderation of this measure, but this
matter was not disposed of, for the
reason that during the debate on Field 8
motaon the senate adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Senate.
Immediately after the opening of tbe
senate this afternoon, Senator Fields :
mouon 10 postpone was defeated and
the senate proceeded with the consid-
eFatlon OF the fraternal insurance bill.
The FraternaI Insurance.
Anderson of Shawnee wanted the
measure amended so that the Masonic
Mutual Benefit association shouId he
protected from attacks by future s1lner~
liilenoents OF insurance. The bill pro-
V1oes that fraternaI beneficiary a g
scelat1on is a corporation sociefv ~.
voluntary association, formed ar or
canned and carried on for the sole han
ent or its members and their benafin-
1aLies, ana not for profit, and that
el saGn asssoclatlon shall have lodge sys-
T@3ns with ritualistie form of work ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
Assemblies and is Organized by the
Fusionists

Denver, Jan. 4.-The Colorado 1egis-
Iature met at noon today and organized
by electing the officers chosen by a joint
caucus of the silver parties William G..
Smith (silver Rep) is speaker, and A.
B. Gray Pop.) chief clerk of the house; !;
John r. Schermerhorn (silver Rep.) is
president pro tenn and Harry N. Sales
Oem.) secretary of the senate.
Governor-elect Thomas will be inaug-
urated next Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
ORDERED TO HONOLULU.
The Oregon Will Go to Hawaii and the
Iowa to San Francisco

Washington, Jan. 4.-Secretary Long ca
bled orders today to the Oregon, at Callao,
to proceed to Honolulu, taking the distil-
ling ship Iris with her. The Iowa was
to her boilers and replace a broken cylin-
der head. With her will go the supply
steamer Celtic and the Golfers Scandia
and Justin. The Oregon will get orders t
Honolulu to proceed to Manila if the situ-
ton does not change in the meantime The
gunboat Castine has also been ordered to
Manila
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Cabinet Crisis 30 Bind.

Madrid, Jan. At is expected that
on Saturday next Senior Sagasta will
submit to the queen regent the question
of confidence in the cabinet and it is
expected that her majesty's decision
will be given promptly so to allow a
speedy settlement of the cabinet crisis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Poisoned by Pork.

Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 4.-Eleven per-
sons are reported poisoned by eating
diseased pork. Martin Keller, a farmer
butchered a hog and eight members of
his family and three of his neighbors
who partook of the meat are seriously
i'll, the condition of several being critf-
cal The symptoms show the nlalady
to be trichinosis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Maior vandarford Dead.

Knoxville. Tenn, Jan. 4.-Major Charles
f. Vanderford, professor of tI,s agricul-
tural university of Tennessee and at the
head of the government agricultural in
failure resulting from an attack of
rheumatism. Major Vanderford was an
ed record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Pres;dencv of Pera.

Lima, Peru, Jan. 4.-Senor G. e. Billing
hurst, vice president of Peru, today for
mally announced that he would not be a
caradidate for the Peruvian presidency and
that he was favorable to the candidacy
of Senor Eduardo Romano, senator from
Arequipa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
DINGLEY IS WEAKER.
His Condition Much Less Favorable
Today.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Representative
Dingley was not quite so well this
morning. The weather is muggy and
the atmosphere heavy, which affected
him unfavorably and caused renewed
fears that in his weakened state the
best efforts of the physicians might not
avail to save him.
Mr.. Dingley spent a very restless
night and this morning he had a high
fever and was little weaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
SMALLPOX IN OKLAHOMA.
There are Seventeen Cases in Lincoln
County

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 4.-Reports to the
territorial board of health show that there
are now II well developed cases of small
pox in Lincoln county, 10 at Stroud, one
at Chandler and six in the country. There
have been three deaths at Stroud and two
at the Sac and Fox agency.
The disease is now believed to be fully
under control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
ONE PURE BAKING POWDER.

Over seventy per cent Of aft baking powders
contain alum. The III effects Upon the system Of food
leavened by this injurious drug attesed by the
highest medical authorities Alum baking powders
would be less dangerous they fatal at once, for
then they surely would be avoided, but their banei
action because impercepble first and slow in i~
advances is no less certain.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
is certified by ali authorities free from alum any
other aduterant. It's purity has been questioned,
and while does finer and better work, it costs
than many of the adulterated powders
It received the highest award at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1899 and at the
California Midwinter International Exposition, (San
Francisco, t894) special gold medal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Death of Hamilton wicka

New York, Jan. 4.-Hamilton s.
Wicks, organizer of the Denver and
Kansas City expositions in the sos, and
one of the founders of THE Chicago
Herald is dead in Brooklyn, aged 81
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
FraternaI Insurance Bill Passed.

The fraternal insurance bill was
passed and it now goes to the governor
for signature. The senate took up the
Breidenthal banking bill and it will
occupy the greater part of the after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
To Elect Insurance Superintendent.

The senate then passed Senator
Hanna's proposed amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of the state superintendent of insur-
ance. The amendment proposed is as
follows:
That at the general election to be held
the year 1900, there shall be elected a
superintendent of insurance for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Senate Passes the Bill PrOvid-
ing For Election
OF the State Superintendent OF
Insurance.
THE TELEGRAPH BILL
Placing Regulation of Tele-
graphs in Control
Of the sSCourt of Visitation
Also Passes the Senate

The senate Immediately after con-
vening this morning suspended the rules
and placed on third reading Represen-
tative Harbaugh's house bill requiring
annual settlements to be made by town
ship treasurers with township boards;
also Representative Lewis bill hxlng
the fees of official papers in Rawllns'
Cheyenne, Barton and Norton counties;
Representative Malin's bill vacating
Wichita addition to the city of Kinsley
and Representative BuelPs bill requlr-
ing county treasurers in counties where
there are one or more cities of the third
class, which constitute separate road
districts to pay August 1 of each year
tc the city treasurers all of the de-
nnquent road taxes in his hands. These
bills passed the house yesterday and
will mass the senate today.
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Continued on Sixth Page.1
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-06
SIS Il

Balance 10 collect.......... 1897 81
The treasurer delivered to the cOun-
ell all vouchers for the year 1898, and
the vouchers for the previous year
were burned in the presence Of the
council. The council then adjourned
until April Sd.
On April 81 the council met, and
after approving the minutes of the
previous meeting adjourned sine ale.
Immediately after the adjournment
Of the old council the new council was
called to order by Mayor Harrison
All the members were present Z. T
LickIider, recorder, and g. 7. Hodge,,
". NJ Sheerz. j. D. BiIImyer, JOS L
Cookus and J. r. Keyes councilmen.
G. T. Hodges was elected treasurer
for the ensuing year G. NJ. Beltzhooy-
er attorney, and JOS. E. Smootz as
SCISSOR. The following resolution was
adopted
Resolrea That the election Of ser
gesnt be postponed, and a committee
of three be appointed to formulate the
duties of the sergeant and to report
at their earliest convenience, and that
sealed proposals be invited from aP-
phcants for said sergeantcy.
The mayor named E. T. LickIider,
G. T. Hodges and J. D. Billmyer as
SAID committee.
The application of J. F Maddox for
the position Of sergeant was read, and
action postponed until next meeting
The bond Of Treasurer Hodges was
submitted and approved. The bond
of former treasurer Lemen was can
celled and returned to him. The
mayor appointed the following COM
mittees to serve the ensuing year:
.Acr0uub and FinancrS-E. r Lick
| lider. j. d. Billmyer, VIM. VI Sheet.
Streets and ALleTS sc. I. Hodges, ).
r. Keyes, J. D. Billmyer.
CIsic,n and T0am Runs. l.. Cookus,
W. VI. Sheetz, J. r. Keyes.
Nuisance and FUs-J. X. Kcycs Ct.
| T. Hodges +. Z. LickIider.
Petitions and Rcm0HSfyaHccS-J D..
Biumycr, G r Hodges, !. L. Cookus.
street LambS-W. NJ. Sheetz.
Fire DcbaTtmcnt-E. T. Licklider.
Sanitary Committee B. F. Harrison
Dr. {. Z. Y. 5. Butler, DR. a. !. Rey-
uolds
The council fixed the second Mon
day in each month as the time for the
regular meetings, and then adjourned
until April 10th.