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The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
WELLINGTON REBELS.
Grain Men There Have Picked Out an
Inspector of Their Own.

The appointment of J. c. F. Horne
as deputy state grain inspector at We'll
lington has displeased the grain dealers
of that place, and they have refused to
allow the new inspector to inspect the
grain. Instead, they have appointed w.
f. Thompson, the former inspector ap
pointed during Governor Leedy's term,
as private inspector and propose to
let him do the work. Thompson was
recommended for appointment by the
Wellington grain dealers.
However, the Wellington men will
find that they have to allow Mr..
Horne to inspect their grain, and if Mr..
Thompson attempts to carry on the
work of inspection in his place he VIII
be liable for a misdemeanor. Section
IA Of chapter 13S of the session laws of
1897 clearly covers this point. 1t reads:
THE inspection or grading of grain
in this state must be performed by such
persons as may be duly appointed,
sworn and have given bond under the
act, and any person who shall assume
to act as inspector or weigher of grain
who has not first been appointed and
qualified in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereon shall be punished by a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $500
or Imprisonment in the county Jail for
not less than three months nor more
than six months, or both such fine and
Imprisonment, at the discretion of the
court, for every such offense so COM
mitted."
Assistant Attorney General West said
today that the Wellington grain dealers
might employ as many private 1nSpec-
tors as they desired. but that they
would be compelled to allow the state
inspector to inspect the grain and col
lect the fees.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

are Frank, aged 49, Vera, aged 16, Flos-
sic, aged 13 and John, aged 5.
Mrs. Minnie Hanrahan of this city is
a sister of the dead fire chief, and his
brother, James O'Brien. is in charge Of
the Santa Fe pump house at Wakarusa.
The O'Brien home on the lower river
road about q mile east of Topeka, pre-
sented pitiful sight when word of the
accident reached there this morning.
Both the older sons work in the shops,
and they arrived at the scene of the ac-
cident a few minutes after it occurred.
When they brought the news of their
fathers death to their home Mrs.
O'Brien at first refused to believe it, but
finally gave herself up to a realization
the terrible truth.
O'Brien was a member in good stand
ing of the Knights of Pythias. and car
ried accident insurance with the Union
81. 500. The insurance attached to his
membership in the knights of PythiaS
amounts to $3,00O
The funeral will be held Saturday af-
ternOOn from his late residence on the
lower river road to Tecumseh, and the
services will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Thomas of the First Baptist church.
noon so that the Santa Fe shop en-
ployes could attend, and because
of O'Briens popularity with them it
will probably be one of the largest fun
erals in this city.
Mr.. O'Briep was always ready to re-
spond to a call from Chief Wilmarth,
and many times gave valuable service
in fighting fires in this city. He was
present at the fire which destroyed the
Palace Clothing company store and as
sisted in directing the work of the fire
men.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
IDLE HOUR BURNS
VIM. X. Vanderbilt'S Handsome
Country Home
At Oakdale, L. l., Destroyed
by Fire.
HOUSE WAS OCCUPIED
By VIM. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
His Bride
HOUSE WAS OCCUPIED
Fire Started in the Cellar and
Didn't Leave Thing.

New York, April 11.-William K. Van
derbilts country house, Idle Hour, at
Oakdale, L. l., was totally destroyed by
fire about o'clock today. No lives were
lost and no one was injured.
W.K Vanderbilt Jr. and his bride, form
erly Miss Virginia Fair, were occupying
the house at the time
The fire is believed to have originated
in the cellar accidentally. 1t broke out
at 3:45 a. M, and in an hour the mag
nificent structure with all it's valuable
fittings was totally destroyed. Besides
young Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt there
were u or Is servants in the house. All
got out safely. Mr.. Vanderbilt and his
bride came to New York on an early
train.
The total loss is estimated at from
$3.50, 900 to $300000. Idle Hour, which
was one of the handsomest country
houses on the south side of Long Is
land, was built for William K. Wander
bilt about eight years ago. 1t was of
Queen Anne architecture, two &tories
high and was constructed of brick,
stone and terra Gotta.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
ROOSEVELT BREADS
Alike the Machine Politician and
the Fool Reformer.

Ann Arbor, Mich, April 11.-Governor
Roosevelt was introduced to an audi
ence of more than 5000 today by Presi-
dent Angel as lone of those rare men
who has not only written history, but
has made history, and done both equally
weH.''
1t was several minutes before the tu-
multi of enthusiasm of the students sub
sided enough to allow the governor to
be heard. Col. Roosevelt spoke highly
of the college men in his regiment and
said that the university man in the
war had earned the gratitude of his
countrymen. Said he: Much has been
given you, and we have a right to ex-
pect much of you in return. You can
do your duty in two ways: First, in the
direction of common honesty; second, in
the direction OF common sense. L am
speaking from a political standpoint
now. After a great many years of pain
full experience L really don't know which
l regard with the most unaffected
dread, the machine politician or the fool
refOrmer.
IF you will not set yourselves to
solve, as they must be solved, the prob
lens growing out of the complexity of
our social conditions, you can depend
upon it the lead will be taken by the
demagOgues, exciting the animosity of
class against class, for their own selfish
PURPOSES
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
PRICE OF ZINC is AWAY UP.
Highest General Price Ever Known
at Joplin Paid Last Week.

Joplin, Mo-, April 11.-Last week wit
messed the highest general price for zinc
ore ever paid in the district, and the
smelters generally paid So per ton more
for the product than the Missouri and
Kansas zinc miners schedule of prices
called for Notwithstanding the high
prices paid, there was a falling off in
zinc, but there was an increase of three
cars OF lead ore. The increase last week
over the corresponding week of 1898 was
II cars of zinc ore and one car of lead
the value of such increase amounting to
S134 ,070, this value alone representing in
former years what would be considered
a good average weeks production for
the district.
The high price for the week for zinc
ore was $46 per ton, the Houk mine on
the Leonard land at Joplin selling one
at Bellville selling one car and the
Pleasant Valley mines at Carthage sell
ing two cars. These three lots represent
the highest grades of ore in metal con-
tents. The next grade brought $45 per
ton. Joplin furnished II cars at this
price, Webb City 8, Galena ., Alba 2
and Lehigh 1. At $44 per ton, 62 cars
lin furnished IL cars, OrOnogO 80, Auro-
ra 10, Stotts City 9, and The Neck 2
Lower grades brought a corresponding
ly lower price. The top price fey the cor
responding week of 1898 was $26 per ton.
Lead ore last week slipped a cog, de-
clining from $25. so early in the week to
$25 per thousand pounds, the week clos
ing at that price. The price for the cor
responding week of 1898 was $22. a de-
cline taking place to $21.75, the week
closing with an additional decline to
S21 30
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
PEACE IS RATIFIED
By the Exchange of Documents
at Washington.

Washington, April 1.-THE complete
restoration of peace between the United
States and Spain was effected today,
first through the exchange of ratifica-
tions of the treaty Of peace, to be for
warded by the issuance of a proclama-
tion by the president announcing to the
world that peace is restored. The cere-
mony of exchanging ratifcations oc-
CURED at the executive mansion at
o'clock when the president handed to
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador, the
American copy of the treaty and the
ambassador in turn gave to the preSi
dent the Spanish copy of the treaty
property attested by the queen regent
and premier of Spain.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

was broken and his back and limbs
frightfully bruised.
He never moved after striking the
ground, and when the few men who
witnessed the accident reached him life
was extinct. 1t is supposed that death
resulted instantly when his skull was
crushed in by the number plate on the
engine.
Mr.. O'Brien was returning from an
inspection of the water plugs in the
lower yards when the accident hap
pened. Fireman Fred Hayman, sitting
in the cab of his engine near the coal
chute in the yard, was the nearest wit
ness of the accident. He says that when
the engineer of the California limited
whistIed for Topeka he saw O'Brien
walking along the switch track which
runs parallel with the main line track.
in the direction of the Second street
switch house.
The nearness of the switch track to
the main line track, and the fact that
O'Brien mistook the former for the lat
ter, was responsible for his death. Hay
man says that when his attention was
attracted by the whistling of the in
coming train he saw O'Brien look
around and then cross from the switch
track to the main line track Then he
looked away and did not look in that
direction until the engineer whistled
second time for the Klein street cross
ing, only q lew yards distant from
where the accident occurred.
At that time he says O'Brien was
walking along the main line track with
his back to the approaching train. A
moment or two after the whistle sound
ed he turned his head to the left in the
direction of the switch track as though
expecting the train to pass there. Hay
man then for the first time realized that
O'Brien had mistaken the tracks and
shouted to him. 1t was too late how
ever, as the limited was then upon him
turning the curve at a high rate of
speed just east of the Second street
switch house. In another moment the
train had struck him and he was lying
afeless by the side of the track
Engineer ROsSiter and Fireman Her
rick We're in charge of the engine pulling
the limited train. The track curves in
such way that it was impossible for
Rossiter to see the man walking on the
track, but as the train turned the curve
Herrick saw him. He shouted to the
engineer to put on the air but al
though the air was instantly applied it
was too late to save the life of the fire
chief The train was brought to a
standStill car length from the place
where O'Brien's body fell
1t was almost incredible of belief that
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
DEATH OF MRS. Girls WOLD.
Passes Away This Morning After an
Illness of Years.

Mrs. Leila Griswold, wife of J. P. Girls
void of the milling firm of Shella barger &c
Griswold, died this morning at o clock at
her home, corner of Fourth and Topeka
avenue.
Mrs. Griswold had been an invalid for
over ten years. and the sickness directly
causing her death was brain fever result
ing from. an attack of grippe: She was
taken sick two weeks ago, but her condi-
ton was not thought to be serious until
Sunday, when she. was taken much worse;
Mr. and Mrs. GriSwold had been married
21 years. Before becoming an invalid,
Mrs. Griswold was well known in society
and her beautiful home was was the scene ,,'1 OK
ber of the First Methodist church and
was known as a kind and generous Wo-
Besides her husband ST leayes a sister,
Mrs Seton of Cedar Rapids, Ia, two bro
thers, John and Charles Garrett of Colo
rado Springs. They are all expected to
be in attendance at the funeral, which viii
be held Thursday afternoon at O'Clock
from the residence. Rev. j. r. Madison
will officiate.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
SPRINKLE THE STREETS.

This city can light it's own streets, but
it does not seem to be able to sprinkle
them 1t has to hire Mr.. Kaczynski to
do it, AS yet Mr.. Kaczynski has not
started at it, and yesterday and today
the people of the finest state capital on
earth endured miseries untold from the
dust If this is a Newer Topeka that
we are going to have, let US sprinkle
the streets this spring and summer
all of them at least that are paved.
Not another day should go by without
having the streets sprinkled.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
TWO CENTS.
LOSE NO TIME.
City Will Receive Proposals For the
Auditorium Site.

The last official act of the old city.
council was the passage of two resolu-
tions with reference to the new city
hall and auditorium. The resolutions
simply indicate that the city council
is progressive and is ready to give To-
peka an auditorium with the least pos
sible delay.
One of them provides for the sale of
the city building as provided in the
proposition submitted to the voters at
the city election and the other instructs
the city clerk to advertise for proposals
to sell a suitable site Both resolutions
were introduced by Councilman Warner
and are as follows:
Resolved, BY the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city of Topeka that the city
clerk is hereby instructed to advertise
for Is days in the official city paper for
bids for lots 217 and 219 on Kansas ave
nue. with the improvements thereon, re-
serving the right to reject any and all
BIDS
Resolved, BY the mayor and council
of the city of Topeka for proposals for
the sale of suitable locations for a site
for a city hall. The proposals to con-
tain the location and size of the prop
erty with lowest cash price for same:
the mayor and council reserving the
right to reject any and all said pro-
pOSalS.'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
BATTLE At NIGHT.
The FiIipinos Attack American
Lines In the Darkness.

Manila, April 11.-At about midnight the
insurgents cut the telegraph line at sew
eral places between here and Malolos and
signal fires We're lighted and rockets sent
up along the foothills to the right of the
railroad Later the enemy attacked the
outpoStS of the Minnesota regiment be-
tween Bigaa and Bocave, five miles south
of Malolos. killing two men and wounding
fourteen.
simultaneously the outposts of the Ore
gon regiment at Marilao the next station
on the way to Manila, were attacked with
the result that three American were killed
and two were wounded. The loss of the
enemy ten men killed and six wound
ed The Americans also captured two priS-
onerS. Troops were concentrated along
the railroads thickly possible and
the insurgents were driven back to the
foothills.
The roadbed of the railroad was dam
aged, but it was repaired almost immedi-
ately and traffic was resumed through to
MaloloS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

O'Brien, a man who had walked through
the Topeka yards day after day for the
past 20 years, crossing and recrosslng
the tracks hundreds of times, cOuld
make the mistake of thinking that the
outside switch track was the track of
the main line But the fact that Fire
man Hayman saw him cross from the
switch track to the main line ana then
turn his head to the left as if to watch
the train so by, proves that he made
the mistake and that it was responsible
for his death
Neither Engineer Rossiter or Fireman
Herrick are held responsible for the
accident. Herrick gave the alarm the
moment he saw the man on the track
in front of the train, and ROssiter an
swered it instantly, but the engine was
then almost upon him.
An ambulance was called, and the
body taken to knights undertaking
esta blishment, where an inquest will be
held this afternoon.
Jack O'Brien has acted as chief of the
Santa Fe fire department for the past
20 years A week after he went to work
1879 he organized the first fire depart
ment under orders from George Hack
ney, then superintendent of machinery
of the Santa Fe. Before coming to To-
peka he had worked as member of the
Chicago fire department and had helped
to fight the flames in the big fire which
devastated that city in 1871.
Since the organization of the fire de-
Dartment O'Brien has also had charge
of the inspection of the water supply
apparatus from Kansas City to Denver.
He was a very valuable emplOye and
was greatly respected by the officials of
the company as we'll as by the men
with whom he associated in his work.
O'Brien was Al years of age last
August, and leaves a widow and six
children. He was born in Radford, KY,
but when young removed with his
parents to Chicago, where he entered
the fire department when but a boy.
O'Brien's calculations on commodities
and weights were always taken without
question.
By looking at a tank he could tell,
by measuring it with his eye, how many
gallons it would hold. He could tell the
rate per minute that water would flow
through a given sized pipe and how
long it would take different sizes of
pipe to fill a tank.
Mrs. O'Brien is a daughter of Will
liam Hazen, who for 10 years was fore
man of the Santa Fe blacksmith shop in
this city. The Oldest child is Henry
O'Brien, aged 19. and the youngest,
Dora, ? years old. The other children
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
LOANING PUBLIC FUNDS
AID Pocketing the Interest Makes
Trouble For Oklahoma Treasurer

Guthrie, o. T., April u.-Frank NJ.
Thompson, territorial treasurer, has been
arrested under an indictment returned by
the recent grand jury, which spent sew
eral weeks investigating the admiristra-
ton of territorial affairs. The charge is
embezzlement- 1t is charged that Treas
urer Thompson appropriated to his own
use interest amounting to $2,S14 on terri
torial school funds deposit with Guth-
rie banks.
Then arraigned Treasurer Thompson
pleaded not guilty and was released under
81. 800 bonds.
Thompson and his friends maintained
that the law has not bene violated. as
there is no law specifically prohibiting
custodians of public funds from depositing
such funds with banks and receiving the
interest on them.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
HINTS OF ROYAL WEDDING.
Report in London Daughter of Prince
of Wales Is Betrothed to Prince
George of Greece.

London, April lit p O'Connors
society paper reasserts its confidence in
the report that Princess Victoria, ,daugh-
ter of the Prince of Wales, has been
formally betrothed to Prince George of
Greece. 1t says that the final arrange
ments were made at Cimiez, that the
queen was delighted with the idea, and
that it is a love match.
In exclusive court circles and official
quarters the report is spoken of as
sensational canard. 1t is said that no
love is known to exist between the
young people.
There are stupendous religious OBJ
stacIes in the way of such a marriage.
One of these is the fact that Prince
George and Princess Victoria are first
cousins, and the Greek church has new
er tolerated such a marriage.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
A 100000 FEE.
Lawyers Suing Wyandotte County
For Repudiated Attorneys Fee.

The first case to come before Judge
Hook in the United States circuit court
here is one involving probably the
largest attorneys fee ever charged in
the state of Kansas. 1t is the suit of
McGrew, Watson & Watson against the
county commissioners of Wyandotte
county to recover $50, 900.
The plaintiffs in the case are a law
firm of Kansas City who were employed
by Wyandotte county to defend it in
a road certificate case. There were OUT
standing certificates against the coun-
ty for over 5000 900 and it was to declare
these void that the attorneys were en-
ployed. They won the case and charged
the county fee of 10 per cent of the
amount they had saved the county,
which the county commissioners deem
ed excessive and refused to pay. The
lawyers are now suing the county to
compel it to pay what they ask.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
Terrible Death of Jack O'Brien,
Fire Chief
Of the A. II. & S. F. Fire De-
partment.
HE MET HIS DEATH
In Front of No 3, the Califor-
mia Limited.
Mistakes the Main Line For the
Switch Track.
EVERY EFFORT MADE
To Stop the Train, But 1t Was
No Use.
"Jack" Was Beloved by the
Thousands Who Knew Him
And There Is Mourning
Throughout the City.
And There Is Mourning
Throughout the City.

Jack O'Brien, chief of the Santa Fe
fire department, was struck and in
stantly killed by Santa Fe California
limited train No. as it was entering
the Topeka yards at Second street at IL
O'Clock this morning.
The pilot of the engine caught him
on the right leg and threw his body up,
his head striking the number plate of
the engine with such force as to frac-
ture the skull. His body was then sent
flying to one side of the track. On ex-
animation it was found that beside
having his skull torn open his right leg
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

prominent and he was one of the rich
est men in Canton His father was
leader in politics and his sister married
William Mckinley, lawyer, congress
man, governor of Ohio and president of
the United States.
Saxton owned a valuab BILE lot of build
ings known as the Saxton Block. 1t
contained business houses and tene-
ments. In one of these buildings he
esta ablished the most elaborate bachelor
quarters ever seen in Canton.
Saxton was big, robust, good looking
He had blonde hair and mustache and
a complexion to match. He had a ready
fund of good humor and could tell a
good story effectively.
Yet men despised him and most wo-
men who valued their regulations re-
fused to speak to him. Yet some wo-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
JUDGE HOOKS WORK.
Kansas Jurist Will Fill Judge Philips
Place at Kansas City.

Kansas City, April 11.-Judge John
F. Philips, who has been confined to his
home for several days, has gone to Col
orado Springs with the hope of recover
ing his health. He had contemplated
going to New Mexico, but upon the rec
ommendation of his physician he
changed his plans.
Before his departure, Judge Philips
arranged with Judge Hook of Kansas
to be here next Friday to pass upon
such business as may come up at that
time. Among the matters upon which
Judge. Hook will pass judgment are the
petitions of a number of bankrupts who
want to be discharged.