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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
ROASTS FORAKER.
Much Space Devoted to the Senator
by Chicago Newspaper.

Chicago, June 22-The Times Herald
devotes six columns to Senator Foraker
in the shape OF a letter from a staff cor
respondent at Cincinnati, in which the
editorial charges made by the Times
Herald are more fully exploited.
Foraker is asked where he got it,
and is then informed that For at least
a decade, in lobbying or political throat
cutting he has been Ohio's star perform
er, and more-an inspiration to the
minor actors"
The writer says that the fact that
F'oraker's wealth was acquired by lob
bying is public property in Cincinnati,
and continues:
while governor he studied and ap-
preciated for the first time the political
game from the inside. He saw how
George B. Cox had grown rich in Gin
cinnati. He saw how others got rich.
He realized for the first time how he
could use his political knowledge and
his influence to make money and he
made up his mind then to use it.
''Since then Forakers hand has been
in every job, and when he could not
find a job he made one"
The article closes by saying: "In what
has been said, the Times-Herald has
merely sought to lay the foundation for
a series of articles leading up to COM
prehensive knowledge of this lobbying
senator's methods. Before the week
is ended, he will be known for what he
is in the United States as well as in
Cincinnati
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
BAD ENGLISH PHONES.
Commons Discus ing Bill to Introduce
Modern Service.

London, June 22.-The house of COM
mons yesterday spent most of it's time
over the telephone bill. England is in this,
as in most other modern inventions, hope
lessly behind other countries. The tele-
phone system now in the hands of the Ma
tional Telephone company is both ex-
pensve and gives bad service. In Lon
don it is still almost entirely confined to
business offices, and its use in private
houses is almost unknown. The long
distance service IS eXecrable. The Ma
tional company in the first place, is con-
trolled by government red tape, and, Sec
ondly, it uses bad wires, and the whole
system is made up on the principle that
t@e government will eventually buy up
the company at high price. In the
meantime, since the government controls
the telegraph system, the telephone COM
pany is not allowed to compete with the
telegraph.
Not only are long distance rates fright
fully expensive, but many absurd reStric-
tons are enforced. AS. for instance, the
cable companies may not accept messag es
over the telephone lest the telegraph COM
pany should lose thereby. Accordingly,
even when the telegraph is closed, as is
usual in the country after a certain hour
means of the telephone. All these re-
England person uses the telephone
where five do So in the United States. The
bill now introduced by Mr.. Hamburg is to
introduce the service all over England,
to be offered to all alike at moderate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
TO STOP PRODUCTION.
Supply of Zinc Ore In Joplin District
to Be Shut Off

Joplin, Mo-, June 22.-The fight is on
in earnest between the Missouri and
Kansas Zine Miners association and
the zinc Smelters. The board of direc-
tors of the Miners association have is
sued the following address to the pro-
GucerS:
1.-The board of directors of the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Zinc Miners assOcia-
ton, on account of the shelters having
created an apparent surplus of zinc ore
in this district by refusing to purchase
the weekly output, deem it advisable
and essential to the maintenance of
profitable prices that the production of
zinc ore be suspended for two weeks,
therefore it is urgently requested that
every plant in this district be shut
down from June "a to July 10. 1899.
by a strict compliance with this
recommendation, the directors feel GER
tain the former prices may be restored
and maintained. The board begs to ad-
wise you that they perfected arrange
ments for exporting ore and that with =
in a very short time shipments will be
made. These shipments aided by a shut
down of the plants will increase the
value of your product"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
FAvORs PARTIsANsHIP.
But the Party Boss Must Be Sup
pressed.

Ann Arbor, Mich, June 22.-Prof
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia
university, delivered the commence
ment address at the University of Michi-
gan today, his subject being, 1.-The Ed
ucation of Public Opinion
He made an argument to show the
necessary dependence of individual well
being upon social and political health,
the responsibility which rests upon ev-
cry individual to promote that health,
and the factors, individual and party,
which are at work in the process. That
the party system has a stable founda-
ton and that the parties have just
claims upon US he held most strongly.
That the system is, and perhaps al
ways will be, liable to abuse, he said, is
self evident.
THAT the boss must be displaced for
the leader at all hazards, goes without
saying. To accomplish this, the first
step is relentless boss punishment at the
polls. The second step is to take away
his capital by establishing a reformed
and democratic civil service and by
putting stop to his ability to dispose
of public privileges for personal or for
party gain. The third step is to regu-
late business principles to business and
to confine politics to ends properly po-
litical.
There is no trench in which the in
dividual citizen may hide, no bomb
proof to which the weapons of RESPONSE
bility will not follow him. Are you po-
litically alert? Are you politically
honest? If not, you are bad citizen
and a corrupter, however innocent. of
public opinion. If SO the standard
which you set is high one, worthy of
imitation by your neighbor. You are
doing something to educate public opin-
ion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.
Chicago, June %.

Chicago, June Y.
WHEAT-Extreme dizziness was the
most notable feature of wheat trading to-
day: The market opened steady, Sep
tenn Der at 76AQ3sc compared with yester-
days closing price of l6Q761sc, and for an
hour the market kept within Nc range.
Liverpool opened lower, but at 100 p. m.
showed A03sc advance, something entire
" unlocked for by local traders This
showing had its effect on prices here.
More rain was reported in the northwest,
and bleS said that rains in Russia, al
though continuing in some provinces. were
too late to be of much benefit. Heavy
domestic receipts acted as a drag on the
ed 535 cars, compared with All last week
and 90 a year ago. Chicago receipts were
ITO cars. of contract grade. A good ex-
port business was looked for at the low
and eased off to 761s@Nc.
CORN-Corn was quite firm with wheat.
Receipts were liberal. 795 cars, and the
weather was generally favorable, but
September opened 1sc higher at 3f5sGAc
and held at 34s4c.
OATS-Oats shared in the prevailing
dizziness, price changes being Insignificant
Receipts were 18S cars. September opened
a shade higher at 21Ac and sold at 21A
PROvIsIONs-Prov were dull and
in all products, and offerings Of Septem-
Der lard and ribs by packers. Hog prices
lower at $40 and declined to $50 Sep
a aPd d dgsbas a t. S%a2 sgg s1g
BARLEY-Cash, 3SqHc.
TfM0TH at Y-% 4iG fp's 81 7oaa7S Sc septem
Der, 81. IS; October, $2.5712.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
UGLY RUMORS
About Shooting of Soldiers by Guards
at the Presidio.

San Francisco, Gala, June 22.-The
Examiner prints a story strongly in
timating that John H. Reynolds, a
wealthy member of the casual detach-
ment at the Preside, was shot and kill
ed while trying to pass the lines on
Sunday morning 1t is stated that mem
berS of the detachment say Reynolds
was shot down by William G. Harris,
of Company I, Twenty-fOurth infantry.
and that Harry Watts, John Tyrrell
and Harry Barton, also members of the
casual companies. were wounded by
cavalry. Barton is alleged to be in the
post hospital with bullet wounds in the
left forearm and left side. The men
were attempting to gain their quarters
after having visited several down town
resorts when it is alleged they were
discovered by the guards and fired on.
William Harris, of Company I, of the
Twenty-fourth infantry, on picket duty
al the time, says:
Some of the casual boys tried to
break through the lines early Sunday
morning. After running short dis
tance they met mounted cavalrymen.
They turned. and, refusing to halt,
We're fired upon. I don't know what the
result was, as I took five men under ar
rest to the guard house. There may
have been some one killed, as a good
many shots were fired"
Colonel Freeman in charge of the
Preside reservation, Colonel Babcock.
of Major General Skaters staff, and
other officers declare that they have no
knowledge of the killing of Reynolds
and do not believe that the current re-
ports are true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
The Oklahoma Central Election.

Guthrie, Ok, June 22.-At meeting
of the stockholders of the Kansas, Ok
lahoma Central and Southwestern Rail-
way the following directors were elect
ed: AIdace F. Walker, New York; Ed
ward P. Ripley, Edward D. Kenna,
Chicago; Henry E. Asp, U. c. Guss, w.
H Merten, Guthrie; Frank Dolan, Wich-
tia; John F. McNally, Arkansas City;
Samuel NJ. Porter, Caney. These direc-
tors met here today and elected officers
as follows: Aldace F. Walker, chairman
of the board; Edward z. Ripley, presi-
dent; Edward D. Kenna, first vice pres
ident; Paul Morton, second vice presi-
dent; Edward Wilder, secretary and
treasurer; Victor Morawetz, general
counsel; f. D. Kenna, general solicit
tor; II. c. Whitehead, general auditor;
John P. Whitehead, comptroller. This
is the line the Santa Fe people are
building south into the Indian territory
from Coffeyville, Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
CARRYING CHICKENS.
Funny Legal Conflict Over the Sub
ject In Washington.

Washington, June 22.-There has been
a funny conflict of opinion among the
district judges as to whether it is cruel
to carry a chicken with its head down
or not. Most peddlers grab fowls by
the legs as a matter of convenience.
The Humane society thought the fowls
might be carried under the arms, and
caused the arrest of several peddlers
for transporting chickens with their
heads pointed toward the Philippines.
The offenders, however, were discharged
by Judge Miller, who held that chickens
could be carried by the legs in the Gus
tOmary manner without cruelty.
Since then Judge Miller has died, and
Judge Kimball has reversed the ruling.
holding that chickens were constructed
to keep their heads over their feet, and
any reversal of form in this particular
is necessarily and legally cruel. The
result is the chief of police has issued
an official warning to chicken peddlers
that the heads down practice is Illegal,
cruel, and obsolete, and will result in
fines for the offenders. The peddlers
threatened to take the case and the
chickens to the supreme court on a writ
of habeaS corpus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
100 MILLIONS DEFICIT.
Treasury Departments Showing For
the Fiscal Year.

Washington, June 22.-It is regarded
as a conservative estimate that the
treasury deficit for the fiscal year 1899,
which closes ten days hence, will be
less than $780, 600. 900. Already the re-
cefpts for the year aggregate over
$3.50 800, 900, with the expenditures barely
500 0OO, 900 more, with ten days, judg-
ing from past years of heavy receipts
yet to be accounted for. Up to this date
the customs receipts amount to over
5000 400, 600; from internal revenue $685.
SOC, 900 was realized, and from miscel-
Ianeous sources there was received $685.
500, 900. The total receipts from all
sources last year amounted to $405, 321,-
1856, while the expenditures aggregated
SAB, 36S, 1872, leaving deficit of $3S, O47,-
247.
From the closest calculation that can
now be made, the war revenue act.
which, with the exception of a few
items went into effect July 1, 1898, will
realize for the year little less than
S1OO 000, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
RANGES RUINED.
DrOuth Is Doing Great Dam
age to Cattle Interests.
Animals Dying In the San Luis
Valley.
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY
Unless Speedy Relief Come to
Western Country.
Similar Conditions Prevail Over
Large Western Area.
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY

Denver, Col, June 22.-According to
reports received by Secretary Charles
F. Martin of the National Live Stock
association the drought has destroyed
all the large Colorado ranges. 1.-The re-
ports coming to this Office said Mr..
Martin, show that unless there is
speedy relief from present conditions
the loss to stockmen will be something
enormous. Even should the cattle and
sheep survive the summer. they will be
so poor and emaciated when the SHOWS
come that they will drop like leaves
from the forest
Already cattle are dying in the San
Luis valley, where the drought has as
sumed a most serious phase. Like con-
ditions, varying in severity, are re-
ported from northern New Mexico, parts
of Oklahoma, the Indian nations, west
ern Kansas and southern Utah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
LAWRENCE MUSIC TEACHER
Reads q Paper Before the National
Association.

Cincinnati, O., June 22.-Round ia bic
discussions took place of business SEES
sion of the music teachers national as
sociatIon today. For piano teachers,
CONSTANT Won Sternberg was chairman
and opened the discussion on How
can the business conditions and meth
DDS of the piano teacher to be anchor
ated.''
In the discussion for vocal teachers,
Frank Herbert Tubbs, chairman, open
ed the debate, followed by a paper by
Edmund ]. Meyer of New York on
Should the teaching of voice culture
and the art of singing be separated"
Joseph A. Farrell of Lawrence, KAN,
read a paper on what legitimate
methods can a teacher pursue in order
to get more pupils"
The round table discussion devoted to
organ teachers was opened by Vice
President Carl G. Schmidt of Norris
town, N. J., followed by a number of
papers. B. C. Davis of Atlanta, led the
discussion for Teachers of music in
public schools"
In the general session papers were
read by Edmund ]. Meyer of New York
on THE Renaissance of the vocal
art and by Thomas Topper of Boston,
on the Foundations of a musical ed
ucation." Mrs. Lillian Arken Rixford
of Cincinnati conducted the organ re-
cital in music hall at 1890 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
CABINET POSITION
Demanded by homeopathic For the
Doctors.

Atlantic City, June Pat the meet
ing of the homeopathists yesterday, the
section in sanitary science was presid-
ed over by ]. w. Leseur of Batavia, N.
Y. The most important address was
made by Gen. NJ. o. Terry, of Utica, N.
Y, ex-surgecn general OF the national
guard of New York. He quoted a let
ter written by Col. ]. D. Emmett, sur
geon general of the Fifth Brigade Ma
tional Guards of New York, in which he
suggests the permanent appointment
of medical representative in the pres
ident's cabinet and Gen. Terry Endorsed
his suggestion. He said the experience
of England in Egypt and the lesson
taught in our Cuban campaign en-
forced with a strong argument of facts
the absolute necessity of a new portfolio
in the executive cabinet in our govern
ment that of medical director general,
with powers clearly defined as in other
cabinet positions. The position, like all
the others of the cabinet, he said, should
be filled by appointment by the presi-
dent subject to confirmation by the SEN
ate, and that the medical profession
should have no special voice in the Sc
lection, leaving it to thu president to
select the man from which ever school
of medicine he wished.
Gen. Terry then took up the subject
of santa ton in the army under vary
ing conditions. Camps should not be
se.e--ted without consulting the sur
geon general as during the late war,
and he suggested that they be selected
by board or commission compoSd of
commanding officer. a sanitary engi-
neer and a medical officer, as an expert
engineer and a medical officer at once
unites the interests in each department
and instead of friction would bring
about a general good feeling.
Gen. Terry then discussed at length
the problem of protecting soldiers and
closed by offering the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions:
Resolved. That in the opinion of
this association, the Oldest national
medical organization in the United
States the condition of the country and
its standing among the progressive ma
tions of the world demand for, its med
ical department a position in the cabi-
net equal in all respects to the other
departments of the government"
A special meeting of the institute was
held late this afternoon to hear the re-
port of the committee having in charge
the raising of the fund for the erecting
of the monument to the memory of DR..
Samuel Hahnemann, the father Of
homeopathy.
H. NJ. Smith, of New York, treasurer
of the Hahnemann monument fund, said
that about 100000 had been collected
and that about 600 more is needed.
President Bailey of Lincoln, Neb.,
made a strong appeal for subscriptions,
the result of which was that $4,000 was
Immediately subscribed by the dele
gates present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
HOW CLEVELAND GOT 1T.
Meeting of the American Institute of
Homeopathy Next Year.

Atlantic City, N. J., June 22:-Cleve-
land today was put in the position of
alternative choice of the American In
stitute of Homeopathy for the place of
holding the Institutes fifty-sixth an
nual convention in 1900 The commit
ee having the matter in charge recon-
mended that the meeting be held in
Washington at the time of the unveiI-
ing of the monument to Hahnemann,
the funder of hoeopathy, and in case
of circumstances arising which might
prevent the unwilling, that the meeting
be held in Put-in-Bay, o. 1t was shown
however, that S33, 900 must be raised
and an act of congress passed giving
a site before the monument can be
erected at the capital This makes it
very doubtful if the monument can be
unveiled a year hence, and the COM
rnittee's report, would if adopted have
sent the convention of 1900 to Putin
Bay The report was amended by the
substitution of Cleveland for Putin
Bay and the probability is that the con-
vention will meet in Cleveland next
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
KIPLING DODGED THEN
But Was Finally Caught by a Crowd
of Admiring Englishmen.

Liverpool, June pa large crowd of
people assembled at the landing stage
here today to witness the debarkation
of the passengers who arrived on the
White Star line steamer Teutonic, which
left New York, June IA. When they
were all ashore it was announced that
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling had
landed hours previously. stampede
to the railway station ensued and the
train in waiting was Intellectually
searched. 1t was then discovered that
the popular couple were-still on board
the TeutOnic and the crowd ran back
to the steamer, reaching the vessel just
in time to see Mr.. kipling walk quickly
down the gangway. He refused to be
interviewed. saying, emphatically, that
he had nothing to communicate to the
public. He made his way to the sta
ton, took a corner seat in a railroad
car and began reading paper and
smoking. Those who saw him when he
went to the United States say Mr.. Kip
ling looks better than when he left Eng
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
SNATCHED $4,000.
Thief RObs a Bank In the Pres.
ence of the Cashier.

Boston, Mass, June PA thief enter
ed the Metropolitan National bank here
today and stole $1,000 while the pay
ing tellers attention was drawn away
for a moment A well dressed man.
apparently about % years of age enter
ed the bank at about IL o'clock and at
the teller's window asked for some di-
rections about sending a money order.
The teller gave the information desired
and the stranger stood at the counter
apparently writing a letter. Just then
the teller was called to another part of
the office and the visitor quickly thrust
his arm through the grating of the win
dow and took fifty 800 notes and five
81 900 notes and escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
ALL WOMEN LIARS.
Gotham Magistrate Scathingly De-
nounces the Entire Center Sex

New York, June 22.-Mag:strate Leroy
B. Crane said today that all women are
liars and that nine-tenths of them can
not be believed under oath. This who e.
sale denunciation took place in the Cen
ter street police court and was brought
out by a plump and healthy looking
woman, who brought her cadaverous-
looking husband into court on a charge
of nOn-SuppOrt.
Women can not tell the truth" the
magistrate said. II would not believe
any of them under oath. Nine tenths
of them are liars. If someone told them
a man had murdered a thousand per-
sons they would say it was a million.
would rather take the word of one man
than hundred women. This poor devil
is dying of consumption and has re-
manned out overnight to avoid the nag
ging of this woman and she has come
here with witnesses to prove that he is
living with another woman. If she can
prove her case she has redress in a di-
vorce court. 1 believe the man and I
discharge him."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
FEVER AT VERA CRUZ.
Extensive and Fatal Epidemic Rag.
ing-Texas Quarantine.

Austin, Tex, June 21.-State Health
Officer Blunt, as well as the United
States marine hospital service, have
developed an exceedingly rigid system
of quarantine against Vera Cruz and
all other places in Mexico which are in
fected with yellow fever.
Marine hospital service surgeons in
spect every train arriving in the City of
Mexico from Vera Cruz and intermedi-
ate points, and all through passengers
are debarred from entering Texas when
they reach the border until they have
spent the detention period of ten days.
A large number of such passengers
have been detained at Ciudad Porfirio
Diaz and Nueva Laredo within the
past few days. The yellow fever cpl
demic at Vera Cruz is the most extern
sive and fatal in it's effect known for
many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
THE PEACE LOVING CZAR
Negotiating For 100 Field Batteries
at Bridgeport, Conn.

Bridgeport, Conn. June PIT was
learned today that within a short time
the plant of the American Ordnance
company has been visited by. a repre-
sentative of the Car of Russia.
1t is stated that the ordnance COM
pany was aske by the representative
of the Gar whether the following order
could be filled: One hundred field bat
teries of six guns each, six and twelve
Founders, quick fire guns and 1000 cais-
sons and limbers.
The value of the order would be about
S6,000.000. The officials of the ordnance
company refuse to admit or deny that
such an order had been placed.