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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
SALARY GRABBERs WIN.
Their Bill Passes the House After
a Hard Struggle.

The salary grabbers got their bill
through the house late yesterday after
noon, but it was only after a hard
struggle. As Mr.. DeBard put it, in
stating his reason for voting against
the bill, it was simply a scheme of SAL
airy grabbers to get more money out
of their offices, and there are now plen-
ty of men who are anxious to serve
their country for the present remuner-
alton allowed them.
A call of the house was necessary to
get the bill through, but it finally
passed by vote of 20 to 35.
Gentlemen voting in the Affirmative
were:
Messrs. Alderman, Adams of Butler,
man, Bradbury, Burkholder, Campbell,
Crosby, Dawes, Edmonds, Francis, Full
Ter, Giessler, Godshalk, Goodno, Graf
ton, Gregory, Grosser, Hallett, Harper.
Haskins, Hayden, Heberling, Heeney,
Hehey, Hoag, Irving, King, Kutz, Law
renee, Mason, NIedill, Osborn of Doug
las, Oursler, Prather, Ravenscraft,
Reeder, Reid, Remington, Reser, Rich
ardson, Rhinehart, Rodgers, Scott of
Wichita, Seaton. Shelley, Shoemaker,
Shoup, Smith of Brown, Smith of
Rocks, Snyder, Stanley. Starr. stephen
son, swinehart, Tenny. Thorp. Welch,
Woodward, and Mr.. Speaker Osborn.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
were:
Messrs. Abrams, Adams of Sedgwick,
Anderson of Sedgwick, Babb, Brooke,
Carl, DeBard, Edwards, Fairchild, Fo-
gle, Ford, Gillespie. Henley, Hogue,
Jaquins, Keifer, Lawson, Longley,
Loomis, Marks, Moore, McClaren, New
mon, Nichols, Poison, Rees of Ottawa,
Scott of Elk, Spurlock, Sweet, Tulloss,
Ward, Wilcox, Willis, Wright of Lyon
and Wright of Morton.
Gentlemen absent or not voting were:
Messrs. Anderson of Greenwood, Ben
efieI, Biddle, Bogenrief, Conrad, Coul-
son, Coy, Elder, Elwood, Gabriel, Har-
ris, Johnston, Martin, Mendenhall,
Millar, McKeever, Rees of Anderson,
Seaver, Short and Wright of Barton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
SULTAN OF OMAN WILTED
When the British Threatened to
lombard the Town

Bombay, Feb. 24.-Important details
regarding the action of the British au-
thorities at Muscat, the capital of the
sultanate of Oman, have just become
public. 1t appears that the news of the
lease by the sultan of Oman of a coal
ing station to France on the coast of
Oman leaked out while the British po-
litical agent at Muscat, Maj. Eagan,
was absent. He promptly returned to
his post, but the sultan refused to fur
nish him with any information. The
thereupOn dispatched lieutenant and
armed party to Bandar Josh. But the
sultan, hoping to receive aid from the
French, continued to be recalcitrant.
The arrival of the second class cruis-
er Eclipse, flagship of the East Indies
station, with Rear Admiral DrummOnd
on board, threw the sultan's subjects
into a panic, though the sultan himself
still remained obdurate. During the
morning of February Is Admiral Drum
mond sent word ashore that unless the
sultan attended a durbar on board the
Eclipse at o'clock that afternoon he
would lombard the fort at 2:20 p. m.
Notice of the admfrals intention was
sent to the foreign consuls and the
town was speedily in confusion. The
advisers of the sultan entreated him to
submit, and the Eclipse took a position
brOadSide to the town while the other
British ships cleared for action. The
sultan thereupon posted a noti1ca ton
at the custom house and on the gate
of the town that the agreement with the
French was cancelled.
At noon the sultan sent his brother on
board the Eclipse, but the British ad-
miral refused to receive him as a SUBJ
stitute. Just before 2 o'clock the sultan
of Oman, almost unattended, arrived
on board the flagship and remained
there for two hours, while the whole
population lined the beach and anxious
ly awaited the outcome.
The sultan, it appears, completely ac-
quiesced in the British demands and
handed over to Admiral Drummond
the treaty with France. On the follow
ing day the admiral went to the palace
where a great durbar was held and the
sultan publicly repudiated his agree
ment with France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
RAILROAD NEWS.
Through Trains Must Stop
Where Interest Requires.
U. 3. Supreme Court So De-
cides in a Novel Case.
UNCOMMON INTEREST
Attached to the Question-City
of West Cleveland
Wanted Trains to Stop, and
Court Helped Them.

Chicago Feb. 24.-Railroad men are
discussing with great deal of interest
a decision regarding the movements OF
fast trains which was handed down by
the United States supreme court few
days ago. This decision is in effect that
train are run only to subserve the public
convenience and that if this interest
requires the stoppage Of all trains at a
given station the trains will have to be
brought to a standstill. The question is
one of uncommon interest, as it affects
the running of all fast trains, few of
these flyers making many stops in their
long runs.
The case before the supreme court
was one brought under the laws of Ohio
which require that any railroad in the
state shall have at least three trains a
day, if that many are run, to stop at
every station along the line having
population of 5000 or over. The Lake
Shore habitua1ly has run one of its fast
trains through the city of West CleVe-
land without stop. Residents of that
place asked the officials of the road for
another train, but the request was re-
fused. Thereupon the people took the
case into the courts.
Attorneys of the railroad commended
that the statute is unconstitutional in
that itinterferes with the interstate COM
merce law, under which all traffic be-
tween the states is regulated The court,
however, held this contention to be bad
ly founded, saying that the only ques-
ton involved was that of subscribing
that the state has the right to legisIate
to that end. The judgment of the su-
preme court of Ohio was therefore af-
firmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
ONE OF FROHMAN'S GIRLS.
Actress Edyth skerrett Seriously Ill
Her Numerous Visitations.

New York, Feb. 4.-AIiss Edyth Skier
rett, the charming young Washingtonian
who scored such a hit as the bashful de-
butante in because She Loved Him So
at the Madison Square theater, is critically
i'll with nervous prostration, and il is
matter of doubt whether she will ever be
abe to undergo the strain of acting again.
The circumstances of Miss Skerretts ILL
ness and subsequent retirement are pc
culiarly pathetic. AS the youngest daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Skerrett, U. s. N,
she was the leader of Washington's
younger set. Society did not appeal to
her, however She came to New York
last winter and applied to Charles Froh-
man for a position Struck by the grace
and beauty of the young girl, Mr.. Froh-
ing production of THE Conquerors." A
week before the public presentation of the
play her mother was taken seriously i'll.
1t was months before she nursed her
mother back to health Then once more
she went to Mr.. Frohman, who gave her
the part in Because She Loved Him So
1t was not an important one, but she play
ed it with such grace and daintiness that
nearly all the metropolitan critics singled
her out for mention
On Monday last a new and more i'm
portant role was to have been assigned
her, but the increa sing nervous tension
had proved too great, and on Friday she
collapsed completely. Today she was taken
away by her mother to the quiet of Old
Point Comfort
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macadam roads had bard road to travel
in getting through the house. but it final
ly made it by a vote of Sc to Al.
When it came up for final passage, Mr..
Campbell. who represents the Fort Scott
district of Bourbon county, championed it,
country district, started a fight against
it.
making the fight that the commissioners
would build the roads around Fort Scott
to the detriment of the other parts of the
county, and that a majority of the peo-
pie did not want the bill passed He
proposed amendment submitting the
tax proposition to a popular vote.
A long debate followed, taking up much
of the afternoon session of the house but
the amendment was finally voted down by
a vote of 81 to 40.
On the final roll call it was necessary
to have a can of the house to secure a
constitutional majority, but the vote q
length stood 65 for the bill and AZ against
it
Mr.. Fairchild changed his vote from no
to aye in order to move a reconsideration.
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actly when he got the bromo-seltzer bot
It was matter of detail and not i'm
portant- He could not tell whether it
arrived in the Friday afternoon. Satur-
Cornish admitted that all his testimony
regarding the time he received the bottle
Mr.. Osborne read at length from Cor
nishs tes til % Of his d 6d9f on the
him many questions regarding his sick
ness, seeming to throw doubt upon Cor
osborne drew attention to Gorni s; Is
daY to Mr. Yocum hs 0t chemist frend
Suppressions and inaccuracies were then
pointed out by Osborne in the various
to think the matter a joke. c,o.,.,,
CORN said that at that time he, consid-
ton. He did not treat Cornish for pois-
which took place between Cornish and
himself. but the only complete point
ff Douglas W Would Sia only f tell What a he
knows about Barnet it would throw more
Cornish I'VE Was e recae lea amy IN snswer to
Douglas, replied: Il thought he knew "a
Barnets room. I still hold that opinion
You can't think of any man that you
had trouble With besides Molineaux?"
Il, can't think Of any other man that
tried to take the bread and butter out of
my mouth replied Cornish.
You mean Molineaux tried to deprive
you of your job?"
II do. He did it persistently''
Dr.. Hitchcock was called to the stand
and Mr.: Osborne examined him if try
ing to throw doubt upon Cornish being ILL.,
DR.. Hitchcock admitted he had not actu-
ally seen Cornish vonait, though he was
going through the motions of retrieving.
DR.. WitthauS then entered the court
room, having in his hand the famous
bromo-seltzer bottle. DR.. Hitchcock iden-
titled it
DR.. Witthaus testified to finding cyanide
of mercury in the bromo- settler and a
very little of that poison in the stomach
What is a poisonous dose?" asked Mr.
Osborne.
Il do not think that can be answered.
In one case ten grains caused death.
Probably less than that amount will cause
death. The mixture of the cyanide of
mercury with the bromo-seltzer would
naturally produce death more rapidly than
would the mercurial poison itself"
DR.. WitthauS said chemist could not
have much trouble in making cyanide of
mercury
The inquest was then adjourned for the
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
Embezzlement Charge Dismissed.

Arkansas City. Feb. 24.-The case against
John A. German was dismissed today at
the request of the county attorney. Cor
man is prominent attorney of Washing
ton, d. c., and some weeks ago was
rested here charged with embezzlement.
on complaint Of stephen Fuller, an Indian.
DR.. Teller of this city was arrested at the
same time and upon the same charge. At
Teller's preliminary hearing the evidence
exonerated German. The trouble arose
over some Indian business. Several fam
lilies of the Omaha and Iowa Indians had
been dropped from the annuity rolls of the
Usage tribe and employed Teller to go to
Washington to engage an attorney to
transact the business. Teller went and
the Indians claim they sent 81. 500 with
him. which he now refuses to turn over
to them, after failing to engage attor-
neY.
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BILLS HELD Up.
Auditor Cole and Adjutant General
Allen Have Different Opinions.

Retiring Adjutant General Allen and
his assistant, Major Boyd, are having
trouble with State Auditor Cole over the
payment of their last installment OF
salary. They went out Of Office on
Wednesday and yesterday they put in
their vouchers for their February sal
airy, which Auditor Cole promptly held
up.
The salary of the adjutant general is
81 500 a year, or SIPS per month. That
OF the assistant adjutant general is
$500 a year, or SIS per month AS Feb
ruary has only % days, both officials
put in vouchers for twenty-five twenty
eighths Of their salary for one month.
Auditor Cole claimed that there are 30
days in an official month, and that
Allen and Boyd are only entitled to
twenty-five thirtieths of a months sal
airy.
The three officials are at loggerheads
over the small fraction between their
figures, and neither will bulge. The
total amount involved is about SIS.
Auditor Cole has referred the matter to
Attorney General GODDARD for an opin-
ion.
Colonel Allen says if the bills are not
allowed he will bring mandamus suit
to COMPEL their payment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
AGOLD DUST SCHEME
BY Which Swindler Rea Lies $500.
900.

European cities and carried on for the
last nine years in the United States has
been made by Nathan Lahtman, who
was arrested Sunday on a charge of
having attempted to swindle Lowenthal
Bros, junk dealers, out of $4,000 by
trying to sell brass borings for gold
dust.
The statement of the prisoner, who is
go years of age, was made to Captain
Wheeler, of the Maxwell street police
station. During his career he said he
had made no less than 100000 by op-
Grating the alleged gold dust scheme.
Lahtman also declared his accomplices
in various American cities were prom
inent men He refused to give their
names.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
O, We OF LITTLE FAITH |!

But when an honest man IS years of
age and who has lived in our city for
thirty years and owns his own property
speaks we must give ear to his words
and have faith in what he recommends.
For that reason we publish for the ben
eft of Topeka people the statement OF
A. H. West, 211 North street, Saginaw,
Mich, as follows: MY back was very
lame; was quite nervous at times and
my general health was seriously I'm
paired. Some time ago, 1 was induced
to try Morrow's Kid-ne-oids of which I
had heard a great deal, and procured
the remedy. I had not much faith in
it, as I previously had tried a large
number of kidney pills and kidney rem
edies without any particular benefit,
full relief within two days after COM
mencing the use of Kid-ne-oids, and
that 1 am now entirely cured.
II regard my case as a severe test of
failed to help me. My advice to kidney
sufferers is to give Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids thorough trial and find relief as
1 did,
Mr.. West had no faith at first, but the
assurance of his friend induced him to
try once again. The result is given
above. Let Mr.. West be your friend
and If you suffer with backache. sleep
1essness, nervousness, etc, take his ad-
vice and use Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and
get cured. Mr. West is a grateful man
and Will De glao TO write you now much
he was benefited by the use OF Nor
rows Kid-ne-oids, If you will enclose
a stamp for reply He does not con-
found Morrow's Kid-ne-oids with any
kind of kidney pills; they are not pills
at all but Yellow Tablets which are put
up in wooden boxes and sell at so cents
Morrow's Liver Lax are very small red
pellets and cure constipation; they sell
at 25 cents box. Both of these rene
dies are for sale by all first class drug
gists and at Swift & Holidays drug
store, or will be mailed by the manu-
facturers on receipt Of price. John
Morrow Co.. Chemists, Springfield,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
STILL FIGHTING.
The Littlefield Family Row Takes a
New Turn.

Judge Hazen has thrown the Little
field family proceedings out of court
Mrs. Littlefield filed a petition in the
district court some weeks ago asking
that a divorce granted her husband,
DIR. ]. E. Littlefield several years ago,
be set aside. She stated that the divorce
was secured by intimidation, and that
Littlefield proposed to take the house
hold goods. The case was thrown out
of court on the strength of affidavits
introduced by Littlefield showing the
statements made by Mrs. Littlefield to
be unreliable.
Littlefield commenced action in the
district court to recover possession of
the household goods now held by Mrs
Littlefield at 322 Quincy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE
RAPID INCREASE OF HEART
TROUBLES.
DO Not Be Alarmed, But Look For
The Cause.

0c NOC 9S Al6rmS0g BUT LOOK For
The Cause.
Heart troubles, at least among the
Americans, are certainly increasing and
while this may be largely due to the ex-
element and worry of American bust
ness life, it is more often the result of
weak stomachs, of poor digestion.
Real organic disease is incurabIe; but
not one case in a hundred of heart trou-
bic is organic.
The close relation between heart trou-
BILE and poor digestion is because both
organs are controlled by the same great
nerves, the Sympathetic and Pneumo-
gastric.
In another way, also the heart is eff
fected by the form of poor digestion
from half digested food. There is a
feeling Of oppression and heaviness in
the chest caused by pressure of the dis
tended stomach on the heart and lungs
interfering with their action; hence
arises palpitation and short breath.
Poor digestion also poisons the blood,
making it thin and watery, which irri-
tates and weakenS the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble is to improve the digestion and
to insure the prompt assimilation of
food.
This can be done by the regular use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and
effective digestive preparation, like Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets, which may be
found at most drug stores and which
contain valuab BILE, harmless digestive ell
ements in a pleasant, convenient form.
1t is safe to say that the regular per-
sistent use of Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tab
lets at meal time will cure any form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
Full sized package of these tablets
sold by druggists at so cents. Little
book on stomach troubles mailed free.
Address F. A. Stuart Co.. Marshall,
Mich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
D'ALMENAS WON'T FIGHT
With Any Other Weapon Than His
Mouth.

Madrid, Feb. 24.-Count D'Almenas
declines to accept the challenge to a
duel sent by Gen. Linares, whom he had
charged with cowardice in connection
with the capitulation of Santiago. He
declares that he will not yield to intin-
idation, but will continue the campaign
against the generals in the senate,
where he will read the violently provo
cative letter he has received from Gen.
LinareS.
Gen. Pando intends to speak against
peace with the United States and will
then resign his senatorship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
TOPEKA BOOKLETS.
An Issue of $4,000 by the CONNER
cial Club.

The Commercial club will soon issue
81. 900 booklets giving the statistics of
Topeka and her industries, as compiled
by Secretary Anderson.
These booklets are to be made a size
that will slip into business envelopes
and without extra postage they can be
all parts of the country. The club de-
sires the business men and firms to
take them in thousand lots at the rate
of 1850 per thousand with their adver-
tisements only printed on the cover.
Orders have already been taken for
1S 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
KILLED AT CALOOCAN.
Lieutenant French Came From a
Prominent New York Family.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 24.-Lieutenant
Eugene s French of the First Montana
volunteers who was killed in a skirmish
near Caloocan, was son of Stephen
B. French, for many years chairman
of the board OF commissioners OF New
York city and a prominent Republican
politician. Lieutenant French was born
in New York about 25 years ago, but
has been a resident of Helena for fifteen
wears He was twice elected county
treasurer of this county and at the time
of the outbreak of war was state agent
of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life In
surance company of New York. He
leaves a wife and child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
POOR FEBRUARY SHOWING.
President Purdy of the Rock Island
Talks of Railroad Earnings

Chicago, Feb. 23.-President Purdy Of
the Rock Island road says: ut would
surprise men If any of the western
roads make a good February showing.
The same month a year ago was very
favorable for operation, while this year
it has been quite the contrary. At the
present the volume of business shown IS
equal to the same period last year.
3'There is a fairly good movement of
corn and considera BILE westbound mis-
cellaneous freight moving. Recent
SHOWS have interfered with business
only in a general way. The movement
has not been impaired"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
WOman'S "~~~~~~'
SeVereSt Trial.

Until recent years woman's severest
trial has been the bringing of children
into the world.
Today nearly AT the sickness, pain,
discomfort and dread are avoided by
those expectant mothers who use
Mothers Friend, that wonder
fu1 IMMINENT made famous by the great
good it has done. It IS Used externally.
That is the only sensible and safe way
to relieve morning sickness, headache,
tightness, swollen, hard or rising breast.
The Bearing of children need no longer
be dreaded. Mothers Friend has been
called Godsend by mothers all over
this land. Sold at drug stores for 81
bottle, and by
The BradfIeId Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Write for fes illustrated book. entitled Before
Baby is Born"
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w. r. WEIBLE,
Carpenter.
Repairing Promptly
Attended to.
lit East7th st.
PHILIPPINE SMOKES.
Cigars From Manila Held at the To-
peka Postofice

Several boxes of Manila cigars, sent
to relatives and friends in this city
by members of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers, are being held at the post
office by Postmaster Guthrie Those to
whom the packages are addressed have
been notified of their arrival, and also
that they will be obliged to pay the
customs duty before they will be deliv-
cred.
The sending of the cigars is really
an evasion of the law, but the fact that
each of the packages bears the name
of the soldier sending it shows that
there was no intention of smuggling the
goods. The duty on each box of fifty
cigars amounts to ST. 6, and unless this
is paid by the consignees the cigars will
be sold to satisfy the duty.
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Gets a Clerkship in Havana

Junction City Feb. 24.-Mr. William Le-
tord, son of DR.. Letord of Kansas City,
ship at Havana under Chief Clerk Low
enthal of the department of Kansas. Lee
General Randolph in the artillery post a
Fort Riley, and was. school teacher of the
post. Before leaving he married Miss
Edith, daughter of Mr.. Louis Hauserman,
one of the old time residents of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
FOUR BILLS PASSED
BY the House Besides 40 Local Bills
Railroaded.

bills and railroaded through forty local
bills. Two of the general bills carried
appropriations with them-one appropriate
ing $1,000 for Grand Army museum and
the other mak EsIgg, the Teg7Ilar appropria--
Atchison. The third bill was Topeka 5
Auditorium bill and the, fourth was
of Cattle Wv Which, are driven ' into the STATE
to winter but which are never in the
state March 1, when the assessment is
made There was some opposition to
this bill, but it finally passed by a vote
of 70 to II.
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Brick Plant at Lansing.

The house committee on ways and means
has introduced a bill providing for an ap-
brick plant at the penitentiary. The
brick will be used for state buildings.
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Court House for Junction City.

Junction City. Kan. Feb. 24.-Geary
county may build a $4,000 court house. On
Saturday the commissioners will issue
call for special election April 4, at the
time of the city election. The general
opinion is that the board will have little
or no opposition.