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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-17
EAGAN CASE CLOSED
AS Far as the War Investigation Com
mission is Concerned.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE war investi-
eating commission today decided to make
public the amended statement filed by
Commissary General Eagan yesterday.
The commission permitted the representa-
tiveS of the press to read the statement
and it was formally announced to the
newspaper men that Eagan had eliminated
all Objectionable statements and therefore
by the commission as evidence.
AS already stated the changes made by
General Eagan in the document are main
ly in the line of excision, yet the phrase
ology has also been altered frequently. He
refers to General Miles the senior ma
jor general. Nelson A. Miles, and while
keeping strictly within the line of propri-
ETY., in the judgment of the commission,
in negative manner at least he resents
any assumption of General Miles superb
ority and asserts that he is as good. as
old and experienced a soldier as Cen
eral Miles He also critici&sS the latter S
attack on the beef industry as infamous.
1t is believed that as far as the commits
sion is concerned the incident is now
closed.
Another witness was heard today in the
person of Colonel Gibson, the distributing g
agent of the national relief commission at
Santiago. He testified that he carried
He had great difficulty in landing these
supplies owing to the confusion. General
Shafter had refused him assistance and it
was with great difficulty that he was able
to hire horses. He succeeded in this finally
and with the assistance of General Whee-
Ter the supplies were carried inland
Respecting the quality of the beef fur
niShed the troops, Colonel Gibson said the
and should not have been issued. 1t was
repulsive in appearance, stringy and he
himself had been unable to eat it The
refrigera ted beef was likewise bad. being
posure to the sun The commission ad-
5ourned until tomorrow.
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representative hall, and occupied seats
on the north and south sides of the
speakers stand. Lieutenant Governor
Righter presided over the joint session.
Secretary Morphy called the roll of
the senate. Chief Clerk LObden called
the roll of the house.
w. Y. Morgan, the Republican caucus
selection, was nominated by H. F.
Mason of Garden City.
Representative Ed Jaquins nominated
Senator H. w. Young, of Independence,
publisher of the Star and Kansan. The
balIoting proceeded at once, the senate
voting first.
Senator Tom Anderson cast his vote
for BILLY Young Crowd Morgan"
Medill, a Repub ublican representative
from Leavenworth, created laughter by
voting for W. Y. Young. He hastened
to correct his error and voted for the
Republican caucus nominee.
Mrs. Stanley, wife of the governor
Mrs. I. E. Lambert of Emporia and
elect, witnessed the joint convention.
Mrs. Richter and Miss Bertha, Richter
wife and daughter of the lieutenant
governor were also present.
There was a small crowd of specta-
tors, the east gallery containing not
more than 80 men, and there were but
six persons in the ladies' gallery. There
was a small number of visitors on the
house floor.
The house and senate were in joint
session only 20 minutes The joint SeS-
sion was adjourned and the house ad-
journed until tomorrow morning.
The senators returned to the senate
informally and adjourned to 2 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-17
POISONOUS PORK.
Sickness at the State Insane
Asylum Said to Be
Due to It.

The hogs on the farm at the Topeka
insane asylum are being butchered and
fed to officials, employees and inmates,
notwithstanding the fact that cholera
has already killed off many of the ami
mails The killing should be stopped
unless a microscopic examination of
each animal can be made.
There are a large number of people
sick at the asylum, and some of the
employees charge that the illness is due
to eating diseased meat.
The management of the institution is
said to be fully cognizant of the condi-
tions in the hog yard, but nothing has
been done to avert the dangers arising
from eating the meat from animals
which might be infected.
Last year cholera killed off a large
number of hogs but butchering was
stopped until the animals had recov-
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medicine to physicians of the old
schools.
UNNECESSARY employees.
Senator LeweIling Makes a Threat
That Scares Senate Into
Acquiescence.

An unsuccessful effort was made in
the senate today to get rid of Charles A
Taylor and the place of senate book
keeper, to which he was elected.
Senator Hanna, chairman of the COM
mittee on supplies and employees, pre-
sented a report from his committee
bOokkeeper be abolished and Mr.. Tay-
lor discharged after being paid up to
date.
Senator Field wanted the bookkeeper
retained.
Senator HeImick inquired what kind
of book it was proposed that Mr..
Taylor should keep, and what necessity
there was for it.
Senator Field explained that the SER
vices of a bookkeeper are necessary.
Senator Lewelling, who was RESPONSE
bic for Taylor's appointment, urged the
senate to retain him, and said: The
effort to dispense with this office is in
Spired by personal reasons. 1 believe If
this cry for economy were genuine there
are many useless places, we could
dispense with
Senator Ryan: eff the bookkeeper is
retained I shall ask for the appoint
ment of committee to audit the books
of which he has charge"
Senator Helm: THE bookkeeper is a
friend of mine, but / do not believe he
has had a pen in his hand since he was
appointed and 1 do not believe he will
do any work for ten days and believe
he should be discharged"
Senator Lewelling said with much
asperity: IF this economy business is
coming up now I will see how far it
can be carried, and I move that the
committee on employees be instructed
to report to the senate a full list of all
employees"
This was thrust which compelled
other senators to come to Lewelling' S
rescue, as it meant that he proposed to
make an effort to get rid of clerks and
other useless offices.
The motion was ruled out of order
by Senator Householder, who was in
the chair, but dwellings motion to
indefinitely postpone consideration OF
the report of the committee was adopt
ed, and Taylor still holds his job.
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1T is ILLEGAL.
Attorney General GODDARD De-
cides Adversely to Special
Session.

Attorney General A. "A. GODDARD has
prepared a decision holding that the
special session called by Governor Leedy
was illegal, and all laws passed at that
session void. He holds that a special
session of the Legislature is legal only
when necessitated by some extraor-
binary state of affairs, and that there
was no extraordinary reason for Cover
nor Leedy calling the legislature to-
gether. Mandamus proceedings will
now be instituted in the district court
by ex-Lieutenant Governor Harvey and
the legality of the special session test
ed. If the special session is held to be
legal in the lower court it may not be
appealed to the supreme court but if
held to be illegal the chances are that
it will be taken to the higher court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-17
WAR DEPARTMENT..
Will Take the Next Census of
the United States.

Washington, Jan. 17-In addition to
its added duties it now seem probable
that the war department will have to
supervise the next census taking in the
recently acquired possessions of the
United States. The census bill as re-
ported to the house makes no special
provisions for this branch of the work,
but if the general terms of the measure
are not considered sufficient to cover
this work an amendment will probe bly,
be drafted. It is contemplated that in
the island of Cuba only the census of
the principal cities will be taken and
the population of the island estimated
upon these returns. With Porto Rico,
Guam, Hawaii and the Philippines,
which are considered American terri
tory, an effort will be made to get ex-
act figures on population, homesteads,
mortgages, etc. 1t is not expected this
work can be accomplished with great
degree of accuracy and the enumerators
who are assigned to Iloilo and the Sulu
group will doubtless find lively and in
teresting work ahead of them.
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SUBORDINATE EMPLOYEES
Appointed For the House by the
Sergeant-at-Arms.

Sergeant w. A Thompson
this morning made the following ap-
pointments of subordinate employees
under him, which were approved by the
house:
Assistant sergeants-at-arms j. H.
Mcfarland. G. E. Botkin, A c. Hill
goss. Sy1 Dixon, r. F. Thorne, George
Davis, J. B. Woods, w. r. Powell, B.
p. Scott, P. S. Erb, ]. E. Brown, c. E.
Warthen, Chas. B. Ury.
Document clerk-C. H. Chandler.
Assistant document clerk-C. w.
Roberts.
Chief in cloak rooms. Garland
Assistant in cloak room-Philip Bos-
sett.
Clerk-B. A Thomson.
Page-Zee Irwin.
Chief of janitors-Geo. NJ. Eagle.
Assistant janitors-James Hicks, w.
T. Mcknight, G. d. Moss, C. H. Jones,
w. NJ. Davis, Daniel Green, E. Harris,
I.H. Strobe, L. Work, Dennis Jones,
White Marshall.
Messenger-Wm. Fox.
Night watch-Ed. Perryman.
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HUMAN THICKNESS
Needs Regulating in the Country Sem
ator Forney Comes From.

Senator Forney comes from a wheat
country in which it seems there has
been used a crooked stick to level the
top of a half busheI filled with wheat
while threshing is in progress.
1t would also seem that someone had
been using the short half bushel, be-
cause Mr. .Forney has introduced a bill
making it unlawful for any person to
measure grain in other than the stand
ard half buhel adopted by the United
States government and furnished to the
state of Kansas. The bill also provides
that a stick with a straight edge only
shall be used in leveling off the top of
such measure when filled with grain.
In this some men use an old trick by
converting their hands into a scoop"
and 'leveIing'' the measure considera-
bly, below the top line thereof, greatly
to the disadvantage of the purchaser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-17
ANTI-QUAY FORCES
Decide to Meet Every Day During the
Contest.

Harrisburg, Jan ia conference of
the anti Quay legislators was held this
morning at the Commonwealth hotel,
at which it was decided to meet daily
during the contest for United States
senator. There were 81 senators and
members of the original signers to the
anti Quay pledge present. Senator
Losch of Schuylkill, who is reported ill,
was the only absentee.
The steering committee reported a.
plan of action and Senator Martin of
Philadelphia and Representative Ward
r. Bliss of Delaware gave practical in
structions as to the procedure for the
election of a senator. The anti-Quay
leaders are claiming Representative
Snyder of Luzerne who is i'll at his
home.
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THREE WAYS OUT.
Suggestions as to Settlement of the
Philippine Problem.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Hong Kong, says:
Rev. Clay MacCauley, professor. of
theology at Toxic, who recently arrived
from the Philippines, says that as the
result of his study of the situation at
Manila he thinks now that there are
only three ways open for the United
States to solve the Philippine problem
The first is annexation by force or
purchase. To use force means the most
disastrous foreign war in American his
tory, entailing great loss of life and eX-
penditure of money. Moreover, it would
be a violation of national honor.
Purchase means the recognition of the
insurgents as allies of the United States
during the war with Spain; rewarding
the Filipino leaders with officers Sa1ar-
les, employment of the insurgents in
military and civil offices also giving
them back pay as allies for some
months Such a purchase would secure
a compromising gain of doubtful tenure.
The Americans in Manila are generally
opposed to annexation in any form.
The second solution is a complete
transfer of sovereignty from Spain to a
Filipino republic and the retention by
the United States for her own use of
Manila bay and port, just as Hong
Kong is kept by Great Britain. This
solution means the exposure of the de-
fenceless Philippines to the greed of
the powers, with a consequent acute
crisis in Europe over far eastern QueS-
tions. This way is neither honorable
nor wise.
The third possible solution is auton-
omy under an American protectorate.
This means an Independent Filipino re-
public controlling the administration of
Internal affairs, the United States TAX
ing charge of the supreme judiciary
and foreign relations, such as the power
of making war or treaties, while having
control of the customs. This solution,
Mr.. MacCauley thinks, might bring
about a tutelage which would result in
the future absolute independence of the
islands or voluntary annexation to the
United States.
The third way only, he says, means
peace and prosperity, both to the United
States and the Philippines. In any case,
immediate action is imperative.
A leading member of the Filipino
directorate at Hong Kong declared
readily and emphatically that the Fill
pinos would refuse absolutely to hand
over the customs. There would be no
objection to paying the cost of main
tanning a naval squadron in the Philip
pine waters, in the same way as the
British colonies contribute toward the
imperial defense.
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SHUTS OUT "HEALERs.n
Senator Hanna Introduces a Bill to
Let "old-Line" Doctors Do All
the Killing.

II the senate believes the constitution
provides civil and religious liberty 70
citizens of the state, Senator Hanna,s
bill directed against quack doctors
christian Scientists and faith healers
VIII not be passed. Tt was introduced in
the senate yesterday and provides that
all manner of physicians shall be Der-
mitted to practice only after Securing
certificate, after passing the exam
1natlon provided by the state board of
nealth. The state board of health
doesn't believe in Christian Science or.
mental healing
Inc Dill also provides. that violators
of this law, for the first offense. shall he
subjected to a fine of $50, and for the
second offense a fine of $1OO and i'm
prisonment for not less than sixty days
or both. -
This bill really limits the practice of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-17
W1THDRAWs APPoINTMENTs.
Governor Stanley Calls Back the List
Sent In by Governor Leedv

In a message to the senate yesterday
afternoon, Governor Stanley withdrew
the list of appointments which wera
sent In for confirmation by Governor
14eedy during the special session. This
message was received just a few min
utes before the senate adjourned ana
the list of appointments was returned
at once to the executive office.
The senators are expecting, dailv a
nI nsI OF appointments from Governor
Stanley, but he seems to be in no h11rrv
about announcing the men he expects to
serve the state in places of trust 1,1riinfI
the next two years
upon the day of his inauguration he
would announce his appointments to
the most important places.
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ALL WANT PEACE.
M. Cambon Makes a Pacific Talk in
London.

London, Jan. 1.-THE French ambas-
sador to Great Britain, NJ Paul Cam
bon, replying to an address of the In
ternationaI association at the embassy
here today said no feeling of hostility
toward the British existed in France.
The press on both sides, he added had
exaggerated the little friction over the
porary. He assured the people of Great
Britain that neither the French nation
nor the government of France desired
war, and, speaking from experience, M.
Cambon could say that no European
nation desired war. On the contrary,
there was an earnest wish for peace,
and France cordially supported the
czar's aims, but the ambassador ex-
pressed the fear that their practical re-
alization will be a bong time coming.
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campaign and eulogistic of the volun-
teers of whom this locality supplied a
large number to the rough riders.
When the general had finished his
speech a number of pretty girls insisted
taking snap shots at him with a
camera and greatly to his embarrass-
ment several of them kissed hirn in the
presence of the audience.
General Shafter is we'll known here
He fought the Indians along the Pecos
river fifteen years ago and then obtain
ed the sobriquet of 'Pecos Biu'' by
which he is still called. The party re-
manned in Ell Paso only an hour.
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JUST DYING FOR IT.
If There Is One Thing Reno County
Wants, it is Barber Legislation.

The people of Hutchinson are very
much in earnest in their support of the
proposed BARRIERS law. Senator Field
this morning presented petition signed
by 500 of his constituents in Reno coun-
ty, praying for the passage of the bill.
People may have thought that Reno
county is interested in railroad legisla-
ton, or something pertaining to her salt
or agricultural interests, but she isn't
Reno county, as this petition shows,
Will be amply satisfied by a law regu-
lating BARRIERS
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ARMS FOUND
IN A COFFIN.
Philippine Insurgents Employ
All Sorts of Devices
To Smuggle Munitions of War
Into Manila.
SITUATION SERIOUS.
Americans Surrounded by
Armed Natives Inside and Out.
AguinaldO's Men InsOiently
Point Their Guns at Them.

New York, Jan. IA Herald dis
patch from Hong Kong says:
The Herald's Manila correspondent
reports a strict censorship upon dis
patches. The latest advices, dated jan
uary 13, state that the situation in the
Philippines is still acute. Aguinaldo
is holding his force in check with diff
Guilty, and natives have been arrested
for smuggling arms into the walled city.
On one occasion a coffin was found full
of arms and on another six Mauser ri
fies and stock of ammunition were
discovered hidden in load of straw.
The natives residing in the city pre-
dicted an attack on Manila Sunday, the
18th, but the foreigners maintain that
there will be no attack if the Americans
do not precipitate one.
The position of the Americans Is very
unpleasant Their Spanish prisoners
are numerous and well armed, both in
side and outside of Manila.
In Iloilo the situation remains the
same, except that the natives are en-
trenching themselves. They have
blocked the river by sinking large
barges loaded with stones.
The native troops outside of Manila
are most insolent and it is hard work
to restrain the Americans. The Filipino
soldiery come out to their lines, close
up to. the American outposts, load their
L QellOerdIely pOaHI lAeIu dL the
American soldiers and sderisively walk
back to their own lines. Under such
conditions there might be fight at
any moment.
RECOGNITION FROM SPAIN.
New York, Jan. IA Paris special
says:
News has reached here that the Span
ish government has begun negotiations
with Aguinaldo, through the agency OF
certain FilipinoS in. Madrid, for the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners. Having
begun te treat directly with the insur-
gents, Spain is likely to go step far
ther and accord them that recognition
hitherto refused by any government.
The idea is to call upon President Nc
Kinley to redeem his promise and obtain
the release of the prisoners.
The difficulties confronting the Amer
lean government are all understood in
Madrid. and as soon as official cogni-
zance of them is obtained the govern
ment will consider itself free to treat
with the Filipino government If neces-
sary, as power to power in order to
secure the liberty of it's subjects.
That Spain should take such revenge
upon US would surprise nobody.
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Republicans scattered.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE vote on
United States senator today was as fol-
Webster, 10: Thompson, z; Field 4;
Davidson, 1; Lambertson, 8; Valentine,
8; Hinshaw, 2; Little, Cornish, Haines,
Martin and Van Duyn, each; Reese,
Majors, Adams and Foss, 2 each. All
are Republicans except Allen. Allen re-
ceived the solid fusion vote.
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Medical Legislation.

There are now four different bills be-
fore the house and senate for the regu-
lation of physicians, and still others
are in course of prepare ton. Two were
introduced into the house today. one
by Jaquins, which has already been re-
viewed in the State Journal and an
other by Benefiel of Montgomery, which
is designed to make every physician
pass an examination.
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KISS SHAFTER.
Pretty Girls Catch Him at Ell
PasO and Picture Taken
of Him.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 17.-Major General
Shafter and staff, en- route to California,
where the general will resume the COM
mand which he held prior to the break
ing out of the war with Spain were
met here by 1000 people and a brass
band. General Shafter was escorted to
the city park, where he made ten
minute talk descriptive of the Santiago
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viii Meet at Manila.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE navy depart
ment was informed today that the Ben
nington sailed from Honolulu on the 7th
instant for Guam, in accordance with the
orders of the navy department. On the
way over she will stop at Wake island and
take possession of 1t for use a cable
station. The Castine sailed yesterday
from San Juan de Porto Rico for Gibral- +
tar. She is going to the Philippines to
reinforce Dewey'S fleet.
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Very Large Sales.

New York Jan. ia statement is
sued by the Ripans Chemical company
shows that the sales of Ripans Tabules
during the year 1898 exceeded seventy
millions and that the sales in January
are at rate exceeding five hundred
thousand a day.
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DEPEW ELECTED
Successor to Edward Murphy in q. s.
Senate.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 1.-THE senate
and assembly, in their respective cham
bers today voted for United States SEN
ator. In the assembly Chauncey NJ
Depew, Republican, received "a votes
and Edward Murphy, jr., Democrat, so
votes. In the senate Depew received 27
and Murphy % votes
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BY SPOTTERS' WORK.
Names of Santa Fe Conductors
Who We're Dismissed From
Service.

Las Vegas, N. NJ. Jan. 17.-Six of
the conductors who have been dis
charged by the Santa Fe on spotter tes-
timony are Drury, Richley, Murray,
and Stevenson of this division and Das-
comb and Donohue on the south end.
Conductors Webb, Notgrass, Quinn and
Hill will officiate on the trains vacated
by the first four, whose runs were south
from La Junta.
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Billy "Young-CrOwd" Morgan is
Made the Next Printer
For the State of Kansas by the
Legislature.
PLACE WORTH $4,000.
Topeka Welcomes One of the
Best Young
Newspaper Men In Kansas as a
Resident.

BY a vote of 1O2 to So W. 7. Morgan,
the editor of the Hutchinson News, po-
litically and generally known as Billy
Morgan, was elected state printer by
the joint session of the senate and house
of representatives today.
The Populists voted for Senator H.
w. Young. giving him So votes.
The senate vote follows:
w. Y. Morgan. ......................11
ii. w. Young .zz
The house vote was:
H. w. Young SO
At II o'clock the senate, preceded by
Lieutenant Governor Richter and R. D.
Gosoway, sergeant alarms, entered
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HIS LIFE
WORK ENDS.
John Russell Young, Librarian
of Congress,
Correspondent, Editor and Dip
lomat, is Dead
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
Was at One Time Managing
Editor For Horace Greeley
And Went With Grant on His
Trip Around the World.

Washington, Jan. 17.-John Russell
Young, librarian of the Congressional
library, died at his residence here at
S:45 this morning, after an illness of
several weeks.
John Russell Young has had a nota-
BILE career, as journalist, diplomatists