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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
KANSAS NEWS.
SaIinR JOintists Threaten to
Sue the City.
They Claim the Ordinance Tax
ing Them Monthly
VIOLATES STATE LAW.
In the Past Six Years City Has
Received $4,000.
And JOintfsts Will Seek to Re-
cover by Law.

Salina, Oct.27.-The charges preferred
by Councilman Miller against Marshal
Gilbert promise to be but a step toward
what is likely to prove one of the big
geSt and most sensational happenings
in the history of the city. It will in
VOlve every member of the city cOun-
ell, the mayor marshal and city attor-
ney.
1t is rumored that each of the 10
jointists, who have been putting up
their long green" to the amount of $54
per month for the purpose of dispens-
ing hop tea" now declare that they
have been unlaWfully f1eeced of their
money and will bring action against the
city and it's officials for extracting
money without authority of law. They
claim the ordinance taxing them $54 per
month for running a joint is in direct
violation of the state law and are pre-
pairing, it is said on good authority, to
redress their grievance by bringing suit
against the city and its officials for the
amounts they have paid into the city
treasury.
Most of the men, who were until re-
Gently engaged in the liquor business in
Salina, have been here for a number OF
years, during which time they have
paid several thousand dollars in the
way of fines. 1t is estimated the city
has in the past six years received near
ly $4,000 revenue from the sale of in
tOxicantS. The jOintists who willingly
paid this money for the privilege of
running their business have all along,
it said, claimed they did so without
authority of law
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
OUR STATION IN sULU.
Arrangement With the Sultan Is Sub
ject to Change.

Washington. Oct. 27.-War depart
ment officials refuse to make public any
of the provisions of the arrangeme ments
made by General Bates with the Sultan
of Sulu, the sOuthernmost group Of the
Philippines, but state that it's main fea-
lures have been touched upon in the
cabled press reports from Manila. The
document arrived in Washington about
six weeks ago. A cabinet official says
General Bates has secured for the IN
tied States the valuable services of the
whole royal family of SuIu for the COM
pensation of a good clerk, and provided
Tor the immediate mitigation of the
conditions of the slaves and their ulti-
mate emancipation. Not being in act
ual possession of the Sulu group, Spain
mas never been able to obtain more
than nominal suzerainty over it, the
ability of the United States comman-
der to effect these things besides pre-
serving peace and opening the islands
TO trade, is regarded as cOlnmendable.
1t is further said that this arrange
ment IS not permanent and does not
prevent different treatment of the is
lands in the future, and still further,
II has not been approved thus far by the
president and may be rejected if it is
deemed proper to do so. The arrange
ment is regarded as a purely military
one, fully within the powers Of the
American commanding officer to draw
up, and so it will not be submitted to
the senate as would be a treaty, but
will be merely transmitted as a matter
of information
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27

to place every man within reach of
honorable employment for the future;
and thus ends his next and most anxious
concern. With these purposes realized,
we believe that the men who have de-
Tended the flag Will feel themselves a
thousand times happier and more hon
ored than if they were the center Of
one fete day. to their own embarrass-
ment, and then disbanded to meet the
new and possibly hard conditions of
their future without a helping hand.
The Ledger approves most heartily
the action that has been taken in har-
mony with these views by the Tacoma
committee. Our own boys will be
brought back here without expense to
themselves, coming by the route of
their own choice. This will include and
not interfere with any demonstration
anywhere in their honor in which they
may choose to participate. We will re-
ceive them not as il a circus had come
to town, but with the homely yet tender
thOughtfulness that marks the return
of husbands, brothers, sons. Already
positions that have been held for those
who left them are being made ready.
We urge that any funds remaining
available be devoted to placing in busi-
ness occupations those others who are
less fortunate. Our disgrace will come
not if we fail to go out with a brass
band, but if any Tacoma soldier is to
be found three months from now with
out proper support for himself and
those dependent upon him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
PoINTED PARAeRAPHs.

LFrom the Chicago News.1
There are tricks in all trades pertain
ing to horses.
Don't worry about slander; it will rub
off when it gets dry.
The more a man Ioafs the more wages
he expects when he works.
A successful poker player attributes
his good fortune to pot-lucl1.
Self-preservation may be natures
first law, but lying is a close second.
A wise man knows when to withdraw,
but a fool never knows when he is
beaten.
A n-openabIe door is wanted for
closets in which family skeletons are
stored.
Unless a man has confidence in his
imagination he should never pose as a
theOrist.
A married man says a thing Of beauty
ceases to be joy when his wife wants
one like it.
1t is useless to acquire knowledge IN
less you have a little common sense
with which to season it.
What a happy world this would be if
his satanical majesty never cared to
wander from his own fireside.
The man who slowly climbs the lad
der to success remains there longer
than the one who reaches it via the
balloon route.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
THE GREAT CORN STATES

''The great corn states, according to the
statistics of last year. writes John Gill
mer Speed, in the November Ainslee's,
''are in the order named, Iowa, Illinois,
Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana,
Texas and Ohio. Each of these states
grew in excess of TOO, ,O00, 900 bushels, while
the total of Iowa was 254, ,999, $50 bushels.
This year we are promised from Kansas
alone in excess. of $4,000 900 bushels Mon
tana, among the new states, grew the
smallest amount of corn last year, and
Rhode Island among the old states. In
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, North Dakota.
Montana, wyoming and Washington all
of the corn grown was consumed at home
practically none of it being transported
beyond the county in which it was pro
duced. The other states, according to the
amount grown, shipped corn to other
parts of the country and abroad. In price
the corn on the farms realized all the
way from Sc cents a bushel in Montana
to % cents in Iowa, the general average
throughout the country being 28 20 cents
was 26 $40 cents in 1896 it was q $40 cents,
in 1895 it was IS $40 cents and in 1894 it
was As 7-10 cents. In the latter year OS94)
the production was short, being some
what more than twenty per cent less than
last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
INsPEcr1oN oF CATTLE.
Kansas State Board Announces Sta
tions for 1899.

Wichita, Oct. 27.-The Kansas live
stock sanitary board held a meeting
here yesterday and announced inspec-
tors for the next year. DR.. Streator
was tranferred from Woodward, Ok to
KiOwa, Kan, because nearly all cattle
from Texas ranges where infections ex-
ist are shipped from Amarillo, Texas,
through Kiowa. A NJ. Kolson was re-
appointed for Caldwell and G. A Bond
for Arkansas City c. w. Floyd of Sc
dan was appointed and stationed at
Elgin, J. w. Chamberlain of Independ-
ence named for CoffeyvilIe and Caney,
r. @. Ross transferred from Amarillo
Tex, to Chetopa, Kan; c. E. Collins of
Baxter Springs was continued and
given ,Neosho, No, in addition
Inspector Chamberlain of COffeyville
was instructed Immediately to investi-
gate the arrest of Beatty Brothers at
Coneyville, dealers who are charged
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
RECEIVES A FORTUNE.
A French spoliation Claim Benefits
Former Ottawa Lady.

Ottawa, Oct. 27.-Friends of Mrs.
Day, relict of the late DR.. S. w. Day,
of Burroughs street, will be rejOiced to
learn that she has recently come into
small fortune. as one of the heirs to a
sum of money received through the
government under the French spOlia-
tiOn act. Mrs. Days share of the mon
les received was not far from. So, 900. She
is now resident at Minneapolis, MINI.
Quite a number of persons in Ottawa
are claimants under the above act; Mr..
E. w. DoWd is in the line of descent
in a family prosecuting a heavy claim
and a gentleman connected with this
office is of a family that INDUCES in the
pleasing hope Of the successful termina-
ton Of proceedings that will net it
something over two millions.
Proceedings in these cases have been
pending for many years; a few years
since congress passed the necessary act
ordering proved claims paid 1t now
remains only to get the claims adjudi-
Gated in the court of claims, a proceed
ing Of some difficulty as the docket is
some five years in advance of the court
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
Rock Island Route
YOU'LL LEARN II.
Jest as Many Another Topeka
Citizen Has.

When the back aches tits the kidneys
fault.
Few people know this.
Neglect the aches and pains of the
back,
And you'll learn all about it.
Don't wait until tits diabetes or
worse.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure every kid
ney i'll.
Here is Topeka proof:
Mr.. w. H. Cox, of Seward avenue,
farmer. says: Il had kidney complaint
for a number of years, and suffered so
greatly from backache that I could
hardly stoop or straighten. 1 could not
rest well nights and arose in the morn
ing tired and unrefreshed. There was
also a distressing weakness of the kid
news which bothered me greatly, es-
pecialIy if I caught cold. I was in
duced to try DOan's Kidney Pills and
procured a box at Rowley & Shows
drug store I can not express how
gratffied I was with the speedy relief
1 obtained from the treatment The
pains all disappeared, I rested well
nights and the difficulty with the kid
ney secretiOns was corrected"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Foster-Mil-
burn Co, Buffalo. N. Y, sole agents
for the United States. Remember the
name Doan's and take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
HOAxING A BRITISH FLEET

TFrom the Westminster Gazette.1
An amusing story is told of the hoax
ing of a British fleet by "a stupid
Irishman' during the recent naval
maneuvers. It appears that during an
attack on Bere Island by some of the
vessels of the ''B'' fleet the officer at the
Hut received instructions from Castle
town coast-guard station to gather up
all kilograms and secret plans, send a
man away with the same to hide in
cave, and on no account to let them
fall into the enemy's hands. With the
remainder of his crew he was then to
show fight until the last. In the mean
time an attacking force of eighteen men
and an officer had been landed, which
marched to the Hut and secured It's
surrender All search for the secret
papers, however, proved useless, and
the men at the Hut maintained pro-
found silence to all interrogations-
During the afternoon one of the men
of CaStletoWn cOaSt-guard station mad
been sent to Bere Island with the pay
of the men. Upon arrival there he pro
ceeded at once to the Hut (haV1ng
previously disguised himselO and found
himself surrounded by the invaders, who
wanted to know his business. He posed
as an old naval pensioner, stating that
he was a native, and was trying, with
the help of his small pension, to make
a living on the island by cutting and
selling turf He had provided himself
with a turf-cutting spade in order to
give color to his story.
The sailors of the invading party
were very sympathetic, and advised
him to go to England, where he would
be sure of getting work in one of the
royal dockyards. After getting the in
vaders into a good humor he immed-
lately went in search of the man with
the secret documents in his possession.
With the aid of some of the islanders
he found the man he was in search of,
took from him all the documents, which
he hid in two baskets of turf, and re-
turned to the Hut. This time the sub
lieutenant in charge of the invaders
took him in hand and closely questioned
him with a view to obtain some re-
liable information regarding the de-
tenders, but all to no purpose. At last
the sub-lieutenant dismissed the man,
with the remark that he was the most
stupid Irishman that he had ever met
Little did the officer imagine that the
supposed stupid Irishman was the very
man they wanted, as at the time he
had in his possession all the documents
the invaders were searching for
During the night the enemy's f1otilla
left Berehaven, going west, disconnect-
ing the telephone at the Hut before
leaving.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
SUES DEFUNCT BANK
Conspiracy to Defraud Creditors Al
legged at Arkansas City.

Wichita, Oct. 27.-A1conspiracy to de-
fraud the creditors is charged against
the officers of the defunct First Ma
tional bank of Arkansas City in a suit
brought in the federal court here yes
terday afternoon by W. A. Leech of
Akron, Ohio. Leech wants a new ac-
counting of the assets of the bank in
order that he may recover judgment of
SO, $40 obtained in the United States
court here in March, 1897.
The First National bank of Arkansas
City, of which George L. Hartley was
president, become insOlvent in 1897
and while its affairs were in liquida-
ton, Mr.. Harley. George S. Deering and
others of it's stockholders at Arkansas
City organized the Bank of Arkansas
City, assigning it as their purpose to
transfer the property and assume the
debts of the defunct bank. Leech, who
was a depOsitOr in the First National
bank at the time its affairs went into
liquidation failed to receive the amount
Of his deposit and he now charges that
the organization of the Bank of Ar
part of Hartley and Deering to secure
defraud a part or all of the creditors
of the money due them from the fnsoI-
vent bank. 1t is charged by Leech that
between $150,00O and 5000, 600 was realiz-
ed by the Bank of Arkansas City from
the assets of the First National bank.
It is said that there are nearly one
hundred unpaid judgments against the
First National bank and that all other
creditors will become parties to the suit
brought by Leech before the case comes
up for trial.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
HIS BOYHOOD HOME.
Admiral Sampson Revisits Scenes of
His Youth

Palmyra, N. Y, Oct. 27.-Rear Ad-
miraI W. 7. Sampson came to Palmyra
the home of his boyhood from Roches-
ter today He was greeted with a
noisy and enthusiastic demonstration.
The admiral recognized among the
assembled throng many whom he had
not met since he and they We're young.
A procession was formed and reviewed
by the admiral after which he and his
party, including Mrs. Sampson, were
taken to the residence of Pliny T. Sex
ton, where luncheon was served
The exercises in the afternoon were
held in the First Presbyterian church.
The building was packed to it's utmost
capacity. The rear admiral was most
heartily cheered as he entered. Pliny T.
Sexton, a schoolmate of Admiral Samp-
son delivered an address of welcome.
After Admiral Sampson had respond
ed, Mr. Sexton presented him with the
flag which was flying over the capitol
at Washington when congress adopted
the resolution declaring for Cuban free
dom, which was virtually the declara-
tion Of war against Spain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
Pensions For Kannans.

Washington, Oct. Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Leonard A McReynolds
Topeka, So.
Special October 1S, John w. Games,
Baldwin, Sc; Christian Gugler, Wood
bine, IS.
Increase-John Crossman, Usage City,
Sc to $12; Alexander Leck, Fort Scott,
S6 to IS; John R. Daley, Ottawa, Ss to
Reissue and inerease-Charles B.
Welchel, Ridge, So to $12: Andrew J.
Vaughan, Garnett, Sc to So.
Original widows, etc. - Catharine
Turner, Anthony. 50; Susan E. Lewis,
Galena, IS; Marietta Ellis, Hiattville,
Mexican war widows-Charlotte A.
Frazier, Alfred, So; Phebe Trease, Ga
lena, S8.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
ROCKEFELLER IN CONTROL.
Standard Oil Company Absorbs the
Leather Trust.

New York, Oct. 27.-Interest in the
late heavy transaction in United States
Leather stock was increased today
when the announcement was made in
Wall street that a block of 100000
shares of the common stock had been
transferred on the books of the COM
pany last night to John D. Rockefel-
Ter, jr.
The Mail and Express says:
'"The transfer of this big block OF
stock makes it certain that the leather
common stock is now in the control OF
the RockefeIlers. The outstanding cap
ita1 of the Leather trust is SIZE, ,O51, ,SOO,
of which $62, ,225, 900 is preferred and the
Ieges of the company are vested in the
common stock.
ut is estimated that the privileges
of control of the common has cost the
Standard Oil people between four and
five millions. They probably own or
have the direction of between S5O,OOO
and 400 900 shares. This has been
bought in the open market. The trans
actions in the stock on the exchange
this week have been over 100000 shares
daily.
wall street is puzzled to know what
attitude the new owners OF leather com
mon will take toward the plan proposed
by the preferred shareholders to aban-
don the thirty per cent accumulated
dividends on the preferred and reduce
their dividend to six per cent, while
the common stockholders as rec1pro-
cal act surrender so per cent OF their
holding to the preferred.
about eighty per cent OF the pre-
ferred has indorsed the plan, but no
authoritive statement has yet come
from Mr.. Rockefeller regarding his at
titude toward it,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
SMUGGLED DIAMONDS.
Thousands ofDoIlars' Worth Seized by
Government Agents.

New York, Oct 27.-Deputy Collector
Phelps today confirmed the report that
diamonds valued at thousands of dol
lars and which had been smuggled into
this country had been seized by gov
ernment agents. The value of the
stones is believed to be not far from
5000 Secret service agents have
been working on the case for month
their suspicious having been aroused
by hearing of stones having been Of
fered to Maiden Lane jewelers. at alb
surdly low prices. U. S. Treasury Agent
Theobald called at the Grand Union
hotel yesterday on man registered as
Adolph Peabody and later the two went
before Collector BidwelI. 1t is asserted
that the secret service agents believe
the diamonds to have been smuggled
into this country from Canada.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
HAS A R1oH KIN.
An Emporia Man Gets a Job From
Cousin Rockafeller
[From the Emporia Gazette.l

[From the Emporia Gazette.l
3 Lou Rockefeller, of this place, will
take charge of the Standard Oil COM
pany's business at that point. Mr..
Rockefeller has lived in Emporia for
many years and has lots of friends.
He has worked with a team, hauling
and farming. Some time ago, he de-
ctded that there was no use in being
a first cousin of John d. Rockefeller
unless he had better job. He wrote a
letter to the millionaire stating this
opinion Mr.. Rockefeller wrote to the
Kansas City headquarters of the Stan
dard Oil company and told them to
look up his relative. Lou lives just
west of town on Chestnut street. The
Kansas City man did not find him at
first, but now things are fixed and EN-
poria's Mr.. Rockefeller goes to Bur-
lfngtOn to handle the Standards bust
ness there.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27

Worcester Spy: A new luminary has
appeared in the western political sky,
in the shape of General Funston. That
he will be honored in some way polite
ally, if he survives the next campaign
in the Philippines, seems assured, but
there seems to be some uncertainty
what form the political preferment will
take. He is already counted as one of
the coming men in politics by the lead
ers, and it is said that his return to the
Philippines has been brought about by
politicians who want him out of the
way. If his next record on the firing
line is as good as his past one, instead
Of getting him out of the way, they will
find that it has put him very much in
the way of political preferment. Fun
ston has liking for the United States
Senate, and it is thought that his re-
turn to the Philippines will insure his
election to succeed Senator Raker. Wars
make political leaders as well as sol
diers. Funston was unknown outside
his own state when the war broke out,
but now he is but little less known
than Dewey.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
Married at Wamaeo.

Wamego, Oct. 27.-Miss Mary Stone,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Stone of this place and Mr. Clifford
Cryder of Kansas City were married
Wednesday at p. m, at st. Luke's
church. A reception was held from to
at the residence of the brides parents.
The Stone family is one of the most
prominent in this section of the state,
NJ. L. Stone was grand master of the
Masonic order in Kansas last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27

The following from the Philadelphia
Record shows what a. soldier may ex-
pect to get when he becomes a candi-
date for office:
Unless the soldiers of his own regi-
ment belle him, Lieutenant Colonel
Barnett, Republican candidate for
state treasurer, should follow the ex-
ample of Mr.. Adams, the Republican
nominee for judge of the superior court
and take himself off the ticket
He is denounced as a skuIker in bat
tie, who when the bullets were flying
was afraid to lead his men, but found
coWardly shelter in a rice dyke
He is also charged with neglect Of
duty toward the lamented Colonel
Hawkins. the beloved commander of
the Tenth Pennsylvania, on his fatal
journey hOmeward.
These are not rumors. They are the
averments of soldiers of the regiment
with whom Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
served in the Philippines If the sol
diers have told the truth-and we are
not atliberty to doubt them-Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett ought to be ashamed
to parade in his regimentals in any
part of Pennsylvania. He should have
stopped off in Honolulu and kept COM
pany with Eagan. The Keystone state
has no further use for him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
CLEANING OUT THE JOINTS
Herington Officials Arrest Saloon
Keeper on Various Counts.
[From the Abilene Chronicle

ASopSr on various COunbS-
LF'rom the Abilene Chronicle.1
Sheriff Robson came up from Herring
ton on Tuesday evenings Rock Island
train with three men in charge who
We're arrested at that place for sell
ing Intoxicating liquor and maintaining
a nuisance.
o. S. Jent, whose real name is said
to be unknown, was charged with two
counts.
Bob Rhodes and M J. Mullin, whose
real. names are said to be unknown,
We're charged with three counts.
The complaining witness in these
cases is Trinvilla J. Ely
The places where the above parties
are charged with selling liquor con-
trary to the laws of this state were
searched under the search and seizure
act of Kansas by the sheriff, but no
liquors were found
They appeared before the clerk of the
district court upon their arrival and
each promptly gave bond in the sum of
$500 for their appearance at the next
term of the district court. The parties
acting as sureties being from Herring
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27
Federated club At Wellineton.

Wellington, oct. 27.-The Seventh dis
trict federation of clubs will meet in
Wellington the Sth, 9Th and 10th of No
vember. An enOrt is being made to Sc
cure the use of the auditorium for the
occasion. There will be notable Wis
itOrs in town. and the local club women
will outdO themselves in entertaining
them. The citizens in general will be
asked to take an interest in the meet
ingS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-27

The Next Meeting of the Synod of
the Reformed Church to Be Held.

lola, Oct. 27.-The next meeting of
the synod of the interior of the Reform
ed Church of the United States will
hold its next session in lola, beginning
the fourth Wednesday of next October.
The synod is composed of lay and
clerical representatives from six states,
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Colorado. There are usually
seventy or eighty delegates in attend
ance, and the occasion is one Of much
Importance.