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The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
KANSAS NEWS.
Charles s. Griffin Offered a
Toxic PrOfess0rship.
Chair of Political Economy In
a Japan College.
1T PAYS $1,000 A YEAR.
Mr.. Griffin Is a Graduate of
Kansas University
And a Bright Young Man Of 26
Years.

Lawrence, May IA distinguished
honor has been bestowed upon Charles
S. Griffin of Lawrence. The state uni
versity students are greatly pleased at
the honor, which is an offer of the pro-
fessorship Of political economy in the
Imperial university, at Toxic, Japan.
The position pays $4,000 a year, and
is for three years, and the offer in
cludes payment of all expenses to Japan
and return.
Mr.. Griffin is not yet in his 30th year.
He was graduated from the University
of Kansas in the spring of 1894. He
was one of the honor students of his
class, and was elected to membership in
the honorary Phi Beta Kappa frater-
nifty. The following spring he received
an A. B. degree from Harvard and the
spring following that his masters de-
gree, choosing political economy as his
special work. Through the influence of
Prof. Taussig, head of the economic de-
partment at Harvard, Mr.. Griffin was
given last fall a travelling fellowship,
which enabled him to spend the winter
abroad. He is at present studying at
Halle university.
Mr. Griffin is not personally acquaint-
ed with President Eliot, but received
the recommendation on the strength of
Prof. Taussig's opinion of him. The po-
sition that is offered him is one that
many a college professor in this cOun-
try would be glad to exchange for his
own, and the fact that Mr.. Griffin is but
&c years old has an added significance.
Mr. Griffin has written that he is fa-
vorably inclined to the position and will
answer soon,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
LADY SCOTT'S CASE.
She Is Frustrated by Trouble, and Her
Father Also Feels the Misfortune.

London, May 1.-The true history OF
Lady Sophie Scott's disappearance re-
There had been some small disagree
ments between her and her husband,
Sir Samuel Scott, about money matters,
but they were trivial and insufficient, in
his mind, to account for her running
away. However, he had no suspicion
of anything else, and when he heard
nothing of her he visited all the hos
pitfalls and police stations of London,
imagining she must have met with
some accident.
At the end of four days her sister,
Lady Lurgan, received letter from
Lady Sophie saying she had been in
duced to leave London by a brother
officer of her husbands, named Barna-
by, but before she met him at Dover,
as arranged, she had repented and gone
to Brighton alone, whence she wrote
The letter was that of an utterly hys-
terical woman, and she vowed that un-
til she had consented to elope with this
man she had done nothing wrong.
Every one who knows her believes
this, and it is also known that since her
severe illness last year she had been at
times painfully hySterical This is held
to account entirely for her action, which
was really the result of temporary de-
mentia.
Her husband took this view and in
stantly asked her to return to him.
They have since met and are reconciled,
but Lady Sophie's condition since her
return has been one of absolute nervous
prOStfatlon.
Barnaby has resigned his commission
in the guards and gone abroad
The news of his daughters disappear
ance and it's meaning reached Vieeroy
Cadogan one evening after dinner, while
he was entertaining the Duke and
Duchess of York at Dublin castle. 1t
upset him terribly and he has since
transacted no official business. He
wishes to retire from the viceroyalty,
but the queen will not accept his resig
nation and wrote him a comforting let
ter
Sir Samuel Scott will shortly retire
from parliament. CuriOusly enough, it
destroys his chance of becoming peer,
as he would have done in the course of
ten years.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
WHY is THIS t?
Effort to Amend City Hall PROPOSE
tion, Which Would Mean Defeat.

An effort is being made by some of
the members of the city council to
amend the plans to sbuild a city hall
and auditorium by constructing an aud
itorium without the city hall. 1t is fig
ured by this plan the city might keep
the present city building and by using
the 100000 which has been voted by the
people a creditable auditorium might be
built.
There are several objections to this
plan, even if the more important
question of legality did not enter into it.
City Attorney Bird says, and every
other attorney of any prominence will
agree with him, that the city must
build a city hall in accordance with the
proposition submitted at the recent cleo
ton.
There can be no change now. 1t is
too late. The city council has no eX-
cuse for not proceeding on the original
lines as indicated in the proposition sub
mitted TO and voted upon by the people.
The enemies of the new city hall may
see a sure way of defeating its con-
struction by raising this new point.
Topeka wants new city hall and audi@
torium and the city council has re-
ceived instructions from the people on
the pOint
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
uNsIeHrLY BILL BOARDS

The erection of unsightly billboards
in cities is an evil which is claiming the
attention of people of aesthetic tastes.
Topeka is in much the same position as
every other city in the country. Nothing
has ever been done to put stop to the
erection of biIlboards or the painting of
ugly, flaring signs on buildings. This
may be one of the evils which the peo-
pie are compelled to endure because
there is no remedy at law. The build
ing commissioner in Chicago has ruled
that it is necessary to get permit
from the building commissioner before
billboards can be erected and the com
missioner is slow about granting the
necessary license.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington. May 1.-Pensions for
Kansas have been granted as follows:
Original-Ignatius Berry, Kansas Citv
So; Joseph r. Price, Twin Mound, Sc.
Additional-John l. Emriolk Laton
81 to IS.
Restoration and increase-John Boyd
Logan. S4 to $12; James Sly, Sterling,
SS to S17.
Increase-Dennis Martin National
Military Homie, Leavenworth; Andrew
J. Grain, Hallowell, $40 to S14: Eli Fow-
Ter, Emporia, Sc to S12: Jacob Behringer
Merriam, Sc to IS; Lyman u Humph-
rey, Independence. IS to SO; Alexander
Douglas. No. 1, Greensburey. S24 to $50
Original widows, etc.-Mary r. Eli
oft, Merriam, So; Margaret Fulton, To-
peka, $12.
Observation-Disclosures Enoch, Manhat-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION
It Will Come Up in the City Council
Tonight

The question of granting a new tele-
phone company the right TO do business
in Topeka will probably be settled within
a short time by the city council
The Bell company is making hard nght
to keep the new company out of the field:
The old company has a good thing and
wants to hold onto it even if it is hard
like to. The persons interested in the old
company suggested that the council should
tax the franchise of the new company and
the council has agreed to do so. The tax
has been placed high enough to satisfy the
old company, for the manager of the new
company says that he cannot accept a tax
of 5 per cent for nine years and 10 per cent
for the remaining IL years the franchise
would have to run.
Manager S. ]. Bear says that he has no
objection to tax the franchise if it is
reasonable. He says that if the council
will make the tax 3 per cent on the gross
receipts for the first nine years of the life
of the franchise and per cent for the re-
naming II years he will not object. At
8 per cent on the basis of 1000 telephones
the tax would bring the city an annual
revenue of $666.
Another provision has been inserted in
the ordinance which provides that the
council may reduce telephone teS when
ever it chooses. Mr.. Bear says this leaves
his company without protection. The rates
prescribed in the ordinance are $24 and $1S
per annum.
This is the first time in the history of
Topeka any corporation, in return for
franchise, has proposed any direct reYe-
nue..
The city should encourage this sort of
thing within the bounds of a plain busi-
ness tranSa ctOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.J
The individual who snores should be
raped in slumber.
Little things trouble US and little
things console us.
The up to date optician takes in the
situation at a glance.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the close
fellow seldom gets tight.
Some men with narrow views are
rather broad in their conversation.
-
A wise man enjoys the little he has,
while fool is seeking for more.
There is glory in any little thing you
do simply from sense of duty.
It's so much easier to convince others
than it is to convince ones self.
Words are like sunbeams-the more
they are concentrated the deeper they
burn.
The shiftIess farmer will ride around
worth 81.
Learn of the busy little bee, but be
very careful how you take a pointer
from him.
What a congressman learns during his
first term he doesn't always tell when
seeking a second.
1t doesn't profit man much if his
servant keeps the commandments in
tact and breaks all his crockery.
A Kentuekian say he understands
that oil is sometimes used to calm
troubled waters, but what he can't un-
derstand is why anyone should trouble
water
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Julia NJ Clark, wife of Judge J.
T. Clark, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, Sunday, at her residence, 235
Greenwood avenue
Judge Clark and other members of
the family We're invited out to dinner.
Mrs. Clark, who has been in failing
health for several years, was not feel
ing well and did not go. She went up
stairs and laid down on her bed to rest.
When Judge Clark returned at 8
o'clock he saw her and thought she was
sleeping. He then discovered that she
had died during his absence. Her fea-
lures were calm and she probably suf-
fered pain.
Mrs. Clark was 80 years of age. She
leaves four children. Milliard Clark of
Idaho J. s. Clark of Topeka, Mrs. Lew
is Wolfe of Indianapolis, Ind, and Mrs.
]. w. F. Hughes of Topeka. Mrs. Clark
was one of the original members of the
Friends in Council and an active mem
ber of the First Presbyterian church.
The time of the funeral will be an
nounced later. Mrs. Clark lived in To-
peka 35 years.
Miss Lille Morris, daughter of Capt.
Morris of Tecumseh. died last night of
consumption at the home of her broth
er-in-law, A. E. Sweet, 911 Madison
street
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
KILLED MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
Hunters Report That Many Have
Succumbed to Hunger in Last
Few Months.

Aspen, Col. May Mountain sheep
at the head of Conundrum gulch and
Maroon creek. have suffered terribly
from the rigors of the past winter. Rich
Thomson and David Saunders, two
young trappers, who returned from
Maroon lake Sunday, report having
found the body of one sheep dead in a
snowslide and brought it's horns out as
evidence of their find.
A short distance away were two more,
a buck and a eve, so nearly starved
that they made no attempt to set away
at the approach of the boys. They
were snowbound in a little gulch and
had eaten off cottonwood saplings an
inch or more in diameter.
The young men lifted the sheep from
the snow and took them some distance
to a spot where the sun had melted the
snow from the mountain, and cut some
brush for them to eat. The animals,
they said, were little more than living
skeletons, but We're able to walk about
Another trapper in that section reports
having found several dead sheep and is
of the opinion that a greater part of
them in that section have perished.
At the head of the gulches, south of
Aspen, there have been known to exist
several bands of sheep of from twenty
five to forty each, or about $50 in all.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
PLANT FRUIT TREES.

"A correspondent writes: 81 planted 26
fruit trees on my three lots 13 months
ago I now have cherry. plum and pear
trees in bloom and the effect is beau
tiful. I will get some fruit this year
The correspondent has given a hint
which should prove valuable to every
one. What is the use of planting barren
trees in yards when a fruit tree is as
beautiful and useful for shade and fur
nishes early spring flowers which de-
light the eye and enrich the atmosphere
with fra GRANGE? But that is not all They
furnishes a supply of fruit a little later
in the season. One OF two large fruit
trees may reduce the grocery bill ma
terially. These are things for the hum
BILE lot owner to think about.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
TO CRUSH AMERICANS.
This Seems to Be the Policy of
Nicaragua

Washington, May 1.-Advices received
here from Bluefelds, Nicaragua. indi-
cate that the situation there, so far as
American interests are concerned. is
extremely unsatisfactory and discour-
aging. It is being impressed upon the
officials here that persons high in the
Nicaraguan government are pursuing
policy calculated very deliberately to
crush the American business interests,
now of considerable magnitude in the
Mosquito country.
The reports are to the effect that ever
since the Clarence rebellion, some years
ago, the Nicaraguan government has
been jealous of the growing Importance
OF the American settlements, and the
Reyes rebellion recently seems to have
confirmed it in the determination to de-
stroy the American influence in that
section. The Nicaraguans hold the
American merchants responsible Tor
Reyes rebellion. They have conse-
quently determined, according to re-
ports received here, to impose upon
these American merchants the entire
expense to which the government was
put in repressing the rebellion, amount
ing to about $500, 900. This could not be
done directly without a breach of inter
national law, hence the attempt was
made to collect a large part of it
through demand upon the merchants
for second payment upon imports
paid to the de facto government of
BluefeIds while Reyes was in posses
sion of the place.
The reports show that this govern
ment of Reyes was actually de facto in
the full sense of the term. In proof of
this, it is shown that Estrada, the Mic
araguan governor of the place, sought
and was given refuge in the United
States consular agency. Also the duties
collected on the imports were collected
for Reyes by the same treasurer, who
had held the place for the past three
years.
The American interests in Bluehelds
alone now aggregate fully 50, 900 in
gold, and the state department is de-
termined that they shall be protected
against the proposed extortion, so that
interesting news is expected at any mo-
ment, in view of a United States man
ofwar being there, the Detroit, to exc
cute the orders of the department.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01

Tacoma Ledger: One of the most un-
fortunate results of trade combinations
or trusts is where small manufacturing
concerns are taken in only to be closed.
In many cases these are the only in
dustries In small communities, where
a large portion of the people secure en-
ploYment, who by the closing of the
plant are forced to seek other homes.
Many prosperous small communities
have been ruined by the shutting down
or removal of small manufacturing
plants, and deserted by their former
fnha abitants.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Charlotte Wolf and George Wolf to
Gus Anderson, $425, lots 129 and 131
Locust street, Veale's addition.
Malcolm S. Garrard to Elmah EHam-
ilton, $3.50, lots 228. 23O. 232 West street,
HOrne's second addition.
Shawnee county to Frank Patrick,
tax deed, $56.09, east half, southwest
quarter, south of creek, 12-12-15.
Shawnee county to Charles Patrick,
tax deed, $1sS.95, east half, northwest
quarter, 14-12-15.
Shawnee county to VIM. Handley.
tax deed, $12O8,lot 154-156, Corey street,
Sam Cross addition to Potwin.
G. Mcdonnell and wife to John Craw-
ford, $40, commencing so feet easterly
of northeast corner Madison and Fair
childs streets, etc.
M. J. Brown to Celia E. Nelson, $780,
lots 224 and north half 226 Oakland ave
nue.. Oakland.
NJ. Heery and wife to Chas. Nord-
strom, $3.50, lots 1872 and 4 Emmett
street Heery's subdivision.
C. H. Dickinson and wife to T. w.
Bean, $500, lots 205 and Z Lane street.
Horne's addition.
Adam Becker ct al to J. A. Bolz, 81
part northeast quarter 23-10-16.
]. Thomas and wife to N. NJ. Jones'
$25 north 25 feet, lot 120 Jackson street,
King Haywood and McFarland's addi-
ton.
To D. Howard, lots 121 and Railroad
street. Forest addition, North Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
DAY OF TERRIFIC WIND.
Storm Prevailed All Over Kansas on
Sunday.

The wind cut all kinds of pranks in
Kansas Sunday, although no damage of
consequence has been reported to the
headquarters of the various railroads
here. 1t was continual blow from the
south all day at a rate of from fifteen
to fifty miles an hour. In central and
western Kansas the railroads report
that there was SO much sand in the at
mosphere that person could not see
more than 200 yards. Some damage has
no doubt been done that part of the
growing wheat crop which had not be-
come thoroughly rooted.
Abilene, May IA terrific wind and
sand storm blew here all of Sunday, in
juring newly planted fields. Reports
from western Kansas say it was one of
the worst winds in years.
Chapman, May IA heavy wind
storm has prevailed throughout this
vicinity during Sunday, blowing dust in
heavy clouds, completely Cbscuring the
sun. Many Outbuildings were blown
over and chimneys were blown from
houses. A large plate glass window
was broken in Judge FroSt'S office dur
ing the heaviest part of the storm.
Newton, May 1.-The wind here blew
a gale all of Sunday, reaching a velocity
The sun has been Obscured by the vast
clouds of dust. Trees are broken and
small buildings overturned. A pile of
ties in the Santa Fe yards took fire
while the wind was strongest and only
the timely work of the railroad fire de-
partment averted a serious conhagra-
ton.
Ellinwood, May IA terrible wind
and sand storm from the west ragged
here all day Sunday. Considerable prop
erty has been damaged. Many windows
have been broken and chimneys over
turned. The skyights in Hotel Wolf
were blown off and almost everything
loose was carried away by the wind
This is the worst wind storm this coun-
~ has experienced for three years
CimarrOn, May IA very severe
wind storm visited this section of the
country Sunday, unrOofing the New
West hotel part of the school house
and blowing off wind mills from pumps
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01

tan, Sc; Hiram p wincholl, Shibboleth.
Sc.
Supplemental-Louis Sanders, Tonga
noxie, Sc.
Increase-Special, April 17.-William
Harrison, National Military Home,
Montgomery, IS to $12; General Blan-
chard, Hamlin, Sc to $12; VIM. E. Mid
dIeton, Oxford, IS to $12; Almon F.
Camp. Cora, So to $12; John N. Town
send. Minneapolis, Sc to IS; Robert c.
Stark, Chetopa, IS to s12; David j.
Kelly, Concordia, $S to $40; Isaac N.
Estep, Stockton, $17 to $24; Chas. Hill,
Topeka. Sc to IS; James F. Armstrong,
Oakland, $17 to $24.
Original. widows, etc.-Carrie Bower,
Dighton, $12; Martha ]. Dennible, Clay
Center. IS; Eliza ]. Dunton, Neosho
Falls. IS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
END OF A LONG TOUR.
Captain Boynton Returns to New
York After Many Adventures.

New York, May 1.-The young man
who started from San Francisco to walk
around the world beginning his tour
in his lodgings in Montgomery street,
devoid of a thread of clothing, was
passenger on the Lucania arriving to-
day. He is Capt G.. Melville Boynton,
the son of Melville c. Boynton, the cloak
merchant of 10 West Fourteenth street
Capt. Melville had not left his apart
ments on August 13, 1897, before he had
fashioned for himself a paper suit of
clothes, and had not proceeded much
farther before clothing more durable
than brown pa per was presented to him.
The conditions of his wager made
with Messrs. Mickey Flood and Coving-
ton required him to circle the globe
without money and on hospitality.
The conditions were afterWard broken,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
BOYS DAMAGE SUIT.
An Interesting Case Against Cor
poration.

Norfolk, Va, May 1.-The case of
Charles Schwartz against the Southern
Railway company will come up here to-
morrow. Schwartz, a boy of Is, sues for
$40, 900 damages. He alleges that four
years ago, before the deep water term
mus of the Southern system was re-
moved from West Point to Norfolk, he
boarded a. chartered ship of the COM
pany lying at West Point, fell down a
hatchway and hurt his arm, making
amputation necessary.
He claims that some one conpected
with the Southern railway told him to
get an education and a position would
be given him. He applied recently, he
says, to Mr. E. T. Lamb, the agent of
the system here, who told him that
there was no vacancy, whereupon he
entered suit securing employment mean
while as a messenger of the Postal
Telegraph company. The outcome of
the peculiar case is awaited with un-
usual interest.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01

Killing of a Soldier Found to Have
Been Justified.

Ft. Leavenworth, May 1.-Private
George H. Ray, Company H Twenty
third negro infantry, Kansas volunteers.
has been acquitted by a general court
martial of having murdered William
Williams, member of Company G.
same regiment. The killing was com
mitted while the regiment was en- route
from Cuba to Ft. Leavenworth near
Washington, Mo, on March g. this year.
Ray was on guard at the time, and the
evidence submitted was to the effect
that Williams, who was known as a
bully in the regiment, made an assault
on Ray and the latter was justified in
killing him. The court was composed of
white officers and was satisfied that the
soldier in killing Williams did his full
duty.
Private Ray was released from the
guard house Saturday.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-01
WILL STRIKE.
Western Union Messengers Resent
Threatened Cut in Wages.

Because of the numerous and ex-
pensive suits piled up against the West
ern Union company or for other rea-
sons the mana gers have found it neces-
sary to cut the pay of the messenger
boys from $15 to $12 per month.
The messengers boys do not take
kindly to this. They are talking of a
strike. 1t takes capital to be a mes
senger boy for he has to have a BIZ
cycle and a sweater. They claim they
are worth SIS per month.
Say, why don't der head guy of de
Union in N'York cut a few plunks off
er his own bunificent salary" said one
of the boys today. 1--WE kids gets small
pay anyway and we can't afford ter be
a paying the cost of all this here
lawying. Gee whiz! What's the co.
take us fer anyway? Multimilionares
working fer our health"