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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
TO STOP NEPoTIsM.
Senator Hanna Gets in Late With
Much Needed Law.

Senator George Hanna introduced a
bill in the senate late Monday after
noon to stop nepotism but it will hardly
be passed at this session, for the simple
reason that it proposes a needed reform
in Kansas political affairs.
Mr.. Hanna's bill makes the appoint
ment of a relative to office malfeasance
for which the offending person may be
removed from office without further in
yestigation or trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
Jail Escape Captured.

Wichita, Feb. 21-Ed Dawson. color
ed, known as Fitzsimmons and SEN
fenced to fifty years in the penitentiary
for murder, who escaped from the coun-
ty 1aiI here February l. with seven
others, has been captured at Stafford,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
BRE1DENTHAL BILL AGAIN.
The Banking Measure Recommended
For Passage in the Senate

The Breidentha1 banking law, which
failed in the house at the special ses-
sion, has been recommended for pas
sage by the senate committee on banks
and banking, Farrelly, chairman.
This is the bill which created so much
interest during the special session, at
which time it was passed by the SEN
ate, but failed in the house.
Mr. Farrelly hopes to have the bill
pass the senate this week, and place
it before the house for consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
WAR ON TRUSTS.
Gov. Thomas Sends a Special Measure
to Colorado Legislature.

Denver, Feb. Ex-Governor Thomas
today sent a special message to the leg
islature urging legislation to prevent
the consummation of the contemplated
smelter combine or the formation of
any trusts in Colorado.
The senate passed the antitrust bill
with but one dissenting vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
Liquor Firm Fails.

MaysvilIe, Ky, Feb. 21-The assign
ment of ]. w. Watson & Co, wholesale
liquor dealers, to Ben P. Pointz, caused
a sensation in business circles. The Ii
abilities are placed at $4,000 to S1OO, 900
with assets less than half as much A
recent fire with insufficient insurance
and slow collections are the causes of
the embarrassment. The firm is COM
posed of three sons of the late John w.
Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
PASSED LOCAL BILLS.
Senate Spends Another Afternoon in
Committee of the Whole.

The senate spent the greater part of
Monday afternoon in committee of the
whole considering local bills and recon-
mended for passage another big batch
of these measures, including many
which originated in the house.
Late in the afternoon Senator Cookies
bill to authorize the loaning of the
money of the state school fund on
Kansas farms was taken up but it was
not completed and the committee will
again consider it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
SENATE PASSES BILLS.
Calendar Relieved of Two Measures
on Third Reading.

The Senate today passed the following
bills:
BY Farrelly-To provide for a levy
upon and the sale of corporate stock
by judicial process.
BY ways and means committee
Authorizing the clerk of the ways and
means committee to prepare a docket
of the claims against the state filed be-
fore the committee for payment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
a New Hungarian Cabinet.

Buda Pest, Feb. 21.-The emperor.
Francis Joseph, has entrusted Koloman-
Deszell with the task of forming a new
Hungarian cabinet in succession to the
ministery presided over by Baron
Banffy, who announced Saturday
last the ministery' s intention of resigning
at the close of the parliamentary ses-
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-For Kansas: Part
1y cloudy tonight and Wednesday; de-
cidedIy colder Wednesday and in ex-
treme north portion tonight; briss
northerly winds Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
HOLIDAY TOMORROW.
Senate te'Conternplates an Adjournment
For Washington's Birthday.

February %, tomorrow, being a legal
holiday, the senate is considering the
advisability of ad5ourning for the day
Among some of the members there
is opposition to an adjournment for the
day, and the plan may fail; but there is
a question as to the legality of bust
ness transacted on a legal holiday and
the general impression is that adjourn
ment will be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
A FOOLISH MOVE
Brooks Managers Realize That a Mis-
take Was Made in the Fifth
Ward

The bringing out of a candidate against
Councilman Roundtree of the Fifth ward
is proving a veritable boomerang. The
Brooks managers are so frightened that
they are spreading the story that mem
Der of the city administration brought out
the opposing candidate. They are afraid
that the colored people will resent the at
tempt to defeat the only one of their race
who ever occupied a place in the city
council.
Councilman Roundtree said today: ST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
TROXEL RETURNS.
Arrived in Kansas City Last Night
Direct From Mexico.

Kansas City, Feb. &c. R. Troxell, con-
fdential legal adviser and close comrade
of Grant Gillett, the fugitive cattle king,
is in the city at the Midland hotel. He
arrived direct from Chihuahua last night
at $50 o'clock and declined to be inter-
viewed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
FOR AN INCOME TAX.
Senator Field Proposes to Distribute
Taxation Burdens.

Senator Frank Field of Reno has pre-
sented to the senate a bill providing
for an income tax. The measure made
its first appearance in the senate Mon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
To Settle in Guam.

Sacramento, Gala, Feb. 21-A number
of young men in this city are organizing
a colony to settle on the island of Guam.
They propose to engage in the raising
of the staple products of the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
BLIZZARD THEWAY
A Severe Snowstorm is Sweeping
Over Colorado.

Leadville, Col, Feb. PA severe
snow storm began here last night and
continues today. No trains have reach
ed Leadville from any direction today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
Oldest Postmaster Dead.

York, Pa. Feb. 21.-John Logan. one of
the. oldest postmasters in the United
Roads. He was appointed postmaster dur
ing the administra ton of President Van
Buren, in 1887 and has filled the same Of
flee continually up to the time of his
death. Deceased was 8S years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21

day. 1t fixes the following rate Of tax
alton upon incomes:
$1,000 to s5,OOo Il per cent.
$4,000 to $40, 900, per cent
$4,000 to $4,000, 11z per cent.
100000 to $4,000. per cent.
100000 to $4,000, 21k per cent
Each additional $40, 900, 11z per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-21
Gov. Fletcher is Better

Washington, Feb. q. Ex-Governor |
Fletcher of Missouri is slightly improved |
today.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
Reasonable Expansion.

The suggestion of the famous
Euglishman, Cecil Rhodes, that
the United States could expand to
advantage to the southwark, not
pausing finally until it had taken
in Mexico and all the Central and
South American Republics, con-
tanned nothing unreasonable.
A great number of the inhuen.
tial and wealthy men OF Mexico
are decidedly IN favor Of annexa-
ton to the United States. They
reason that in the natural course
Of things President Diaz cannot
live very much longer, and as the
stability of the Republic has been
largely due to his wonderful capa-
city as 4 ruler, his death may be a
signal for revolution. AS yet there
does not loom up any man of
prestige sufficient to take the place
OF Diaz. There are ambitious
politicians galore who would try
to step into his shoes. and out Of
the jealousies and enmities thus
awakened the country would
probably soon be plunged into a
state of anarchy. To avoid this
condition is the wish Of the high
class Mexicans, who have large
interests At stake, and they would
be delighted at the prospect Of
annexation, knowing that absorp
tion by the great North American
nation would mean for them per-
manent order and security.
There are also a great many
Americans who have invested
heavily in mining and agricultural
lands in that country who would
be more than pleased TO have the
Rio Grande wiped cut as the
boundary line. Mexico may be
likened to a luscious, ripe peach,
that will drop into our ontstretched
hands for a slight shaking of the
tree.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
The stream OF Revelations.

The Court of Inquiry has been
only scratching the surface OF the
5eef scandal. When It begins to
dig deeper it will ind many inter
esting facts. The testimony OF
Colonel O. NJ Smith. pur chasing
commissary OF the Government at
Chicago, clears uD some important
points that it h IS been TO the inter
est Of the War Department to sup.
press. He Swears that he pur-
chased between May II and June
9, a,75g,27s pounds Of canned roast
beef on orders from Commissary
General Eagan. This is the beef,
stringy, tasteless and covered " ith
scum, which the soldiers could
not eat. Il was not "roast" beef.
1t was boiled, with every strength
ening property squeezed out OF it.
Colonel Smith also testified that
the second class brand Of beef was
ordered direct from Washington,
and that he did rot select it or in
spect it.
Manager Gardner, Of Swift &
Co., testified that the twentY-four
hour clause was inserted by Gen
eral Eagan personally at the re-
quest OF the drn. The Commis-
sary General swore before the
Court that he contend.d for a
seventy-two hour guarantee, and
that the twentY-four hour clause
got in without his knowledge.
Every deielIction Of duty in the
preparation and carrying out Of
the meat contracts has been traced
to Eagan. He ordered the pur-
chase OF old canned beef that had
been shipped TO Liverpool. The
contractors found IL easier 70 deal
with him than with the purchasing
commissary at Chicago, whose
duty It was to buy and inspect the
beet, and Colonel Smith was ig-
nored.
But nothing these witnesses can
say, and nothing the Court of In
quiry may do. can interfere with
the peace of mind OF the black
guard, Eagan. who is travelling
for pleasure with the badge OF Pres
idential favor on his breast, and in
his pocket salary that will con-
tinue for six years at $500 a year.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
a Crisis ia Cuba.

The American military authori-
ties and the Cuban army have al
most come to the parting Of the
stream. In the mind Of General
Ludlow the crisis is not far of.
Sugar cane is the great crop Of
the island. No sugar cane, and
the island will be as barren oi re-
sources as a desert island. Unless
the sugar can be planted within
three weeks there will be no crop
for two years, and the resources of
the island will be cut off. The
Cuban army must be disbanded
Immediately and the men comp al-
led to 60 home and put in the crops.
Gen. Ludlow said: The great
problem that now confTonts us and
that must be settled now, is the
disp Jsition of the armed forces of
the insurgents that are encamped
all over .he island. The solution
OF this problem must come within
thirty days. Unless 1t is disposed
of within that time the working
out OF the salvation Of Cuba is
going to be an awful hard thing
for wears to come"
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
THE ARMY.
THE NAVY

The navy was always in active
service, with its officers and men
under constant strain. Beginning
with the blockade Of Cuba, and
including the victory of Manila
Bay, the search for Cervera's feet,
the wearing vigil off Santiago and
the final defeat ol the Spaniards,
there was no member oithe United
States navy that was not subjected
10 the seYerest mental and physi-
cal trials. But so admirable was
the discipline, so thorough the
sanitary conditions, and so watch
iul and intelligent vas the care OF
the men, that not a single death
from disease resulted.
The army lost SAT- men from
disease, brought on by bad food,
unhealthy camp sites, poor medi-
cal attendance and general neglect.
The greater portion OF the troops
were in camp in this country and
did not go to Cuba. They were
not exposed in a treacherous trop
ical climate. There was every
reason why they should have re-
NAMED well. That they died by
the thousands is due solely to the
ignorance OF their officers about
the necessity OF enforcing sanitary
regulations, the loathsome food
furnished them, and the general
neglect caused by bad manage
ment in the War Department.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18

OF which they would have beer
decidedly restricted had the ownt r.
remained at their homes.
Now and again, the monotonV
of the besieging operations was
broken by acts of peculiar daring
One German officer, able to speak
French like a native, disguised
himself as a French peasant, and
appearing to elude the German
outposts, made for the French
lines. The German Sentries, under
strict instructions, aimed at the
fugitive. but carefully missed him
He was received with acclamation,
spread a large amount OF false
news, and eventually returned TO
his own camp with a thorough
knowledge of the state OF Paris
On another occasion, some otncers
were talking with the Crown
Prince, when he tlrned to one oi
them, who had been describing
with great minuteness some OF the
dwellings within the French lines,
and remarked that all he would
like now would be one Of the latest
Paris newspapers. The yo ne ofti-
Ger said nothing, but the following
evening, when visiting some out
posts, he quietly lett his men, and,
passing within the lines Of the
French, made for house. Creep
ing round to the drawing room, he
found a gentleman before hre,
reading a newspaper. The aston
ishment OF the individual must
have been great when on hearing
a noise, and turning, he found him
self lace to face with a Prussian
officer, who, revolver in hand,
ordered silence, and then de
manded the newspaper which had
fallen to the floor. Having OBJ
tanned this, the young PrussIan
quietly with drew, and the proba
bilities are that he lost nothing by
the rspidity with which he had
grati6ed his Princes desire. An
other instance OF the coolness-
almost amou ntiEg 10 contempt
that characterized the attitude OF
the Germans towards the French
is to be found in an engagement
between a troop of Silesian Hus.
sars and a French battery. The
Germans made for the Frenchmen
as they were limbering up, but
before the drivers could mount,
the cavalry had charged, and, al
most without a blow, had taken the
entire battery prisoners. They
ordered every officer and man to
take his proper place, and then
quietly escorted the battery of
the ground into the German lines,
as il they " ere on parade with
their own battery.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
What Trust "FiuancIers" Are
Doing,

MnMI lEusA ErluAnClGEb AEG
Doing,
The anthracite coal situation is
exactly this:
At one end Of line are noun.
tains of coal and $780, miners
eager to mine it, that they may get
bread and live
AT the other end ol the line are
millions Of people eager to get the
coal to burn, that they may keep
warm and carry on their daily
bread earning
Between are dozens of very rich
and very powerful men, who, exer.
cising an illegal and revolutionary
authority, will not let the 500, ,oeo
men work, nor, except at the
increased prices, let the millions
have coal.
And the dozen do this solely
for the purpose Of increasing by
more dollars their fortunes already
iar beyond any mans power to
spenc.
There are things about this
situation calculated to make the
common citizen stop and think.
But the dozen are not common
citizens. They are among "our
ablest fnanciers."
The operation by which they
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
oorb,D Refuses His Reward.

Mr.. Mckinley has offered Adit.
Gen. Corbin a major-generals
commission in the new provisional
two years army, and Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has declined. This means,
FIRST, that Mr.. Mckinley has tried
to reward the chief military agent
Of the Second Term Syndicate
with the highest honor and rank
that it is in his power to give, and
second, that Adjt. Gen. Corbin
has preferred to stick to his life
position and life pay of a brigaaier
general rather than be a ma or
general for at most two years and
then be looking for a job IN
private life.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
why We Are L,vins on Loans.

By analyzing the complex
Treasury totals it has been shown
that we have been running into
debt Tor six years, with the result
that we were at the end OF the last
fiscal year more than S658, 100000
behind; that the annual interest
charge of the public debt has in
creased in six years more than 90
per cent, and that the Secretary OF
the Treasury is basing all his
future calculations not upon reve-
nues but upon borrowed money.
The reason, OF course, is a COM
bination OF Congressional extrav-
agancs with Congressional refusal
to provide revenue:
Our ordinary expenditures were
sos, S,o37. 6o2 less in 1890 than they
were in 1897 the last full fiscal
year before the war.
Our revenues were S5S,359o78
more IN 1890 than they were in
1897.
And to what mas this increase in
our expenditures been due7 To
"the natural growth of the Gov
ernment with the growing poPula'
tiou," as the defenders OF the Con-
gress say2
Let US analyze the increases:
Increase of
1897 over 1899
Civil establishment, &c ......"S9 600. 900
Army Including rivers and
harbors) ........ .......,- ........, o 600
Navy .....,. ....,..- II COO 600
Indians ...... ........, 1000 600
Pensions .............. ...,.,...... e. "a 600 900
These figures show at a glance
how utterly false and insincere is
the plea that the Congress is "try-
ing to meet the governmental
r-' rapidly growing coun-
try" And this falsehood becomes
most contemplate when we re-
alizs-
That the expenditures for pen
sions were S544ooo, 900 more in
the years rS9O-97, inclusive, than
they were in the years 1882 80, in
clusive--or exactly double.
That OF the total increase Of
S746, 100, 900 in the ordinary ma.
tlonal expenditures in I89o-97 over
I8Sl-8o not less than Ss44 900,
or almost three fourths, was in
crease in pensions.
It was the Congress of 1880 81,
in which Mr.. Mckinley was the
Chairman of the WAYS and Means,
that cut down our revenue and
inaugurated the new era Of frantic
extravaganza in pensions,
And now it is under this very
same Mckinley leadership that
the country is invited and urged
and driven into fresh extrava-
gances, with no suggestions or even
thoughts as to where the money IS
to come from. For the war taxes
laid last summer will barely meet
the Extraordinary war charges.
Truly Duty and Destiny have a
fine, aristocratic, imperial contempt
for money.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18

Interpose their avarice between
producer and consumer is called
in some Quarters---"a shrewd
stroke OF business"
In the sixteenth century st was
known by a name not nearly so
pretty, and followed by conse-
quences quite different from the
building Of palaces in Fifth avenue.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
Prohibition in Canada.

Premier Laurier, of Canada, has
met, says the Washington P0Sl
the general expectation, however
much he may have Prieved MS
political brethren, in his refusal to
introduce a bill into the Dominion
Parliament prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors in that country.
Since the result OF the prohibit
ton plebiscite Of last September
was announced, it has been evident
to all reasonable, sober minded
persons that no such measure
would be submitted Although
the poll showed a majority OF
1890 Tor prohibition, there was a
very light vote, and Quebec prov
ince went the other way. The pro-
hibItion vote amounted to only %
per cent. Of the electorate, leaving
II per cent. divided into two
classes, the openly opposed and
the Indifferent.
But, in spite fthe paucity Of the
vote and the hostility Of the great
province of Quebec, some OF the
most ianatical prohibitionists de-
manded that the minority submit
a bill outlawing the liquor traffic
in all it's departments, including
beer. domestic wine, and home
made cider, all over the Dominion.
Every person who is capable Of
learning by observation and ex-
perience ought to know that such a
law would be a setback to temper
ance, because it could not possibly
be enforced. 1t would be an ac-
tive promoter Of spiteful persecu-
tiou, would destroy much property,
and introduce an era OF free rum,
sold in low doggeries. Take the
city of Bangor, Me-, as it stands
to-day, after half a century of con-
tinuous prohibition, and you get
an idea OF what would happen in
Canadian 3ities after little exper-
fence under similar legislation.
The rummeries in Bangor are reg
ularly fined once year, and the
payment OF that fine operates as a
license to keep their bars running
for another twelve months. In
three New England States es-Maiue,
New Hampshire, and Vermont"
prohibitory laws are nominally in
force. But the whole show is a
transparent fraud, far less credta
BILE to the people and less condu-
Give to temperance than goo d
license law, containing only and
all such restrictions as could be
enforced
But the Canadian prohibition
lists, like their brethren on this side
OF the line. will not learn by expe-
rience. Having been defeated in
one movement for an absurd ma
tional prohibitory lava law that
would put the farmers in control
of the habits OF residents OF cities
they will pick their hints and
try again.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
OUR I.LAND WATERWAYS.
Siren ant ShibbMg.

II is a conclusion from which there
is no escaoe-nsmely, that English
railways are ofthe nature Off monopolies,
so prohlbItively costly would be the
expense of constructing new lines TO
compete with those already in existence.
Thus, British manufacturers are severely
handicapped by tie high tariff charges
imposed on their goods orraw materials
curing transit from factory to coast or
vfee UeysG. And these rates would
probably be higher than they are were
It not tor the existence Of canals. Dur.
ing the earlier days Of railways more
importance was attached TO such water
ways. Il is the custom now to regard
inland navigation as almost relegated TO
the category OF things obsolete BY the
competition OF the railways. Still, in
spite Of this opinion. the 3 400 miles Of
canals IN England and Wales do very
valuable work. They have 20 compete
with something like "a, goo miles of rail.
Yet it is certain that these cahals have
been Of the greatest use to the trade Of
the country, not only by aHording a
cheap line of Communication between
town and town, but also by constituting
a standing check along particular lines
Of route to excessive railway charges.
Washington sentinel., 1899-03-18
The Navy Convicts AIger,

The official record Of deaths in
army and navy during the war
with Spain furnishes an indictment
OF the War Dep 4rtment that can
not be answered by Investigating
Commissioners or Courts OF In
quiry, whose purpose seems to be
to excuse rather than condemn
negligence and incompetency.