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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Santa Fe Officials Adopt Appropriate
Resolutions.

The following resolutions in reference
to the death of Mr.. c. NJ. Higginson, as
sistant to the president of the Santa Fe,
We're adopted at an informal meeting
held by the Santa F'e officials of this
city on board the special train which
carried them to Chicago for Mr.. Hig-
ginson's funeral General Manager
Frey acted as chairman of the meeting
and Mr.. D. E Cain secretary:
Whereas, The officials of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway COM
pany at Topeka, Kan, have with pro-
found sorrow learned that Mr.. Charles
M. Higginson, late assistant to Mr.. E.
P. Ripley, president of said company
departed this life; therefore, to indicate
the esteem in which we held him while
living and the respect and veneration
in which we hold his memory
Resolved, That the many virtues
which adorned the character of our de-
parted friend and co-Worker, which
have endeared his memory to US, made
for him record as an able, honorable
upright official, a courteous and accom-
plished gentleman and true friend.
Resolved, That his death is a loss in
which the company loses one of its
brightest associates and a most honor
able example OF. sagacity and official
competency, and the state a patriotic
and useful citizen
A copy of the resolutions was sent
to Mr.. HigginsonS family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
THEIR OWN FAULT.

TFrorn the San Francisco BuIlet1n-I
The movement in the direction of the
public ownership of public utilities is TO
be opposed on the ground that 1t con-
stitutes an impairment of vested rights.
Governor Pingree's plan for municipal
ownership and operation Of street rail-
WAYS will be met by an application Tor
an Injunction to prevent the commas
sion from carrying out the plan- Inc
lawyer the corporations have employer
declares that the Pingree plan is the
first tangible movement in the direc-
ton of socialism" This lawyer knows
better Some years ago the United
States took the transmission of mails
and the distribution of letters into its
own hands. In so doing it threw private
companies and individuals out of bust
ness The government did not COM
pete with these private companies and
individuals; it simply made competition
in that line of business unlawful. There
could be no clearer case of the exercise
of power to promote the public good
The object was to distribute letters and
papers at the cost of service Does
anyone suppose that if transmission of
mails had been left in private hands
letters would be carried from one corner
of the union to another for the sum of
cents?
Government has an equal right to
take possession of any other depart
4nent of public business when in its
Judgment the welfare of the people will
thereby be promoted. The question is
&c the public acting through its officials
can give better service for the same
money than private corporations. The
corporations are somewhat fOolishly
answering that question in the affirm
alive When corporations charge in
terest on fictitious capital; when they
include under the head of operating ex-
penses a fund for the corruption of leg
islators, and resort to other subter-
fuges to compel people to pay twice
what the thing they sell would cost I'M
der honest management, they show to
the people that corporate service is
more expensive than government SER
vice. If the trend of public opinion is
now set in the direction of public own
ership of waterworks, gas plants, street
railroads and other public utilities, the
blame lies with the corpora lions. They
have been too greedy. They might
have gone along and drawn double
rates of interest on their investment
and created no overwhelming demand
for the public ownership of properties
of this character. Knowing that the
power lies with the people to assume
control of these properties. the corpora
lions should have been less rapacious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
Mrs. Phillips Relates the SOr-
row of Her Life.
Left a Comfortable Home to
Marry a "NO-Account."
WAS A HERB DOCTOR.
Her Husband Earned S72 Every
Three Months.
Married Through a Matrimonial
Agency.

Atchison, May 1.-THE Globe says:
AT Doniphan, on Saturday last, Judge
w. I. Stuart refused to grant a divorce
to Mrs. Ellen Jane Phillips from her
husband, Philetua o. Phillips, because
they had become acquainted through a
matrimonial paper
Mrs. Phillips admits that they became
acquainted through matrimonial pa
per, but says Phillips put up such hot
and fierce siege that it was impossible
to resist him. Mrs. Phillips was
Mrs Ellen Jane Wyatt, a widow, Lv-
ing in Arkansas. She was making good
money as a "botanicaT' doctor (they
used to call them herb doctors), when
she saw Phillips advertisement in the
Heart and Hand, matrimonial paper.
In an idle moment, she answered 1t, put
Mrs. Wyatt was not among the women
easily won. For three years Phillips
fired hot shot letters into Arkansas be-
fore she capitulated, and consented to
marry him. In addition to his own let
tiers, he got lawyers in Doniphan county
to write letters indorslng him. Mrs
Wyatt met her destiny in Atchl-
son by appointment, and that she was
disappointed when she saw his face, Is
putting it mild. There goes sad wo-
man. her friends have since told her
they said of her when she climbed into
the wagon, and rode off with Ph1ll1ps-
This was in March, 1896, and just a
year and fifteen days later, she left
him.
Mrs Phillips is in Atchison, taking
orders for a book on the Cuban war,
and to a reporter last night she told
narrowing story of the way Phillips
treated his bride. He was 50. an old
bachelor with d sick mother, and she
had to nurse the old lady until her
death three months later. Though
Phillips income reached the princeIy
figure of $72 every quarter, for carrying
the mani and his pension money, in all
the time she lived with him he never
gave her the dropping of her fingers
in clothes" Upon one occasion, she
bought hog and killed it, and that
night he stole some of the side meat
and sold it. When they parted, he still
owed her SIS, and had stolen more
things from her trunk than she could
tell of The day of her wedding,
number of Doniphan people called to
see what kind of a woman Phillips had
married, and one of them told her he
gave her a week to live with Phillips
Phillips had whipped both his father
and mother, she says, but he never
whipped his wife; she explains this by
saying that she always carried a pistol.
She thought that every woman needed
the protection of a pistol particularly
when in her own home, and always
went armed. Mrs. Phillips carries the
deed to % acres of land in Doniphan
county, which Phillips gave her, but
has had a fight over it in the courts, in
which she was beaten. Though Judge
Stuart'S decision against the divorce
displeaSed her at first, she has since
had occasion to rejoice. Phillips is
now at the Soldiers Home, and by a
who goes to a home must divide his
pension with his wife. If the divorce
had been granted, Mrs. Phillips would
have lost this income.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
AROUND THE WORLD.
Young Vanderbilt Will Start Next
Month On a Long Tour

New York. May 11.-Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, son of Commodore Wander
bilt, will start next month on a trip
around the world as a sort of Finishing
school, for the young man before he
settles down to matrimony or business
or both.
Young Vanderbilt will be accom-
panied throughout by two of his most
familiar friends, Whitehouse and Bur-
den, and these three youths are to en-
joy themselves as they see fit and for
as long time as those who have their
destinies in charge deem it advisable.
Both the northern and southern shores
of the Mediterranean are to be travers-
ed and ransacked for interest and
amusement. Egypt, which has always
been a favorite land with the travelling
VanderbiltS, is to be visited, and the
party is to go up the Nile in a dahab-
eyeh, after the manner of all conscien-
tious travellers in Egypt
London and Paris are to come in for
long visits, and it is understood that
the stay in England is to be marked
by several coaching trips through the
hunting shires.
Alfred Vanderbilt is now at Yale
senior, his graduation coming next
month. He is a quiet, thoughtful young
man, said to be much like his father,
and high in the latter's favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
THIS is SMALL.
Three Members of Textbook Com
mission Deprived of Pay on
a Technicalitv.

j. w. Spindler of Winfield, S. M.
Neece of Independence and F. P Smith
of Lawrence are three city school sup
erintendents who are members of the
state school text book commission
The members of the commission
which has been in session ten days are
entitled to 50 per day for such service
but these three men will be compelled
to donate their services to the state be-
cause the law provides that no per
diem shall be allowed to any member of
the commission who shall, at the time
of service thereon, be receiving a sal
cry from the state, from any county or
from any city.
The law is very plain upon this point
and the city superintendent above
named Will be out $50 because State
Auditor Cole will not audit vouchers
for them. The auditor takes this stand
in view of the provision of the law.
The three members of the commission
will be entitled to their expenses and
mileage, the actual amount expended
for railroad fare but no more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
PACKERS ALL RIGHT.

The findings Of the beef court of in
vestigation are summed up by the In
dianapolis News in this way:
The canned beef was not good for
steady diet. But the packers were all
right Eagan was in the wrong in buy
ing SO much of the canned beef, but the
beef was good and the packers were all
right. General Miles ought to have re-
ported his views and suspicious about
the beef as soon as he had any; but the
beef was excellent, and the packers did
their whole duty. Multitudes of wit
nesses say the beef made them sick
but it is not proved to the boards salts
faction that the beef had anything to
do with the health of the troops mas
much as the beef is found by chemical
analysis to be good, or even better
and the packers were all right. Some
OF the under officers did not do their
full duty in inspecting commissary sup
plies as carefully as they should. but
really no harm was done, as the canned
beef was of excellent quality, and
what is most important-the packers
were all right. That seems to be about
the substance of the board of inQuirys
report But the people have read the
evidence. too, and they are apt at draw
91S conclusions,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
SOLDIERS ASK STATE JOBS
g. A. r. of Wisconsin Will Demand
Recognition From Republicans.

bi a6ead For osa nay Ren1b1ica9 Is of
ficials who have been giving the old SOL
dierS the worst of the matter of appoint
ments. At the annual encampment of
the G. A. r. in Milwaukee next week,
aetl99 LOCKING to cpmpell1ng recognition t?I
be taken. At that meeting it is expected
that resolutions will be adopted for cam
paign in the interest of a member of the
order for governor in 1900.
This campaign may seriously embarrass
some of the state officials who have given
the cold shoulder to the old soldiers In
the event that old soldier is nominate ed
for the head of the ticket it may result
in the breaking of the combination to re-
nominate the entire state ticket with the
exception of the governor.
In this connection it is now charged
that the commissioners of the land office
are about to turn out of a clerkship Mrs
NJ p Copp of Pierce county, widow of
old soldier, and appoint in her stead
a young Madison attorney who has done
work in Dane county in the interest of
certain candidates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
STRIKE IS ORDERED.
Pittsburg Coal Miners to Stop
Work Saturday.

Kansas City, Mo-, May ia special to
the Star from Pittsburg, Kan, says:
President Wright of district No. IA, U.
M. w. A, has received instructions from
President Mitchell of the national organ
ization to issue a notice to the miners of
the Western Coal and Mining company,
Kansas and Texas. the Central Coal and
Coke company and the Southwestern I'm
provement company mines to suspend
work Saturday, and today he began mail
ing circulars to that effect to all of the
local unions under his jurisdiction. The
in attendance at yesterdays conference,
President re Side to+ Wright said today: 1.-THE U.
NJ. A knows no defeat. Our flag was
never dragged in the dust. 1t never lost
a fight. and from this people can draw
their own conclusions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
ALL LEFT TO DEWEY.
He Can Come Home by ANY Route
He Chooses.

Washington, May L.-Secretary Long
said today that the navy department
would not seek to influence Admiral
Dewey in any way in the selection of
the route by which he will return to
the United States
BY an old custom of the department.
an admiral is allowed to return to the
United States at the end of his tour of
service on foreign station in his own
flagship and in the present case Ad-
miral Dewey may choose his own
course, coming either by way of Suez
or directly across the Pacific. The de-
partment now expects that he will
reach this country early in July though
1T is stated he will not leave Manila I'M
til he has completed his functions as
one of the Philippine commission, at
least to the extent of terminating hos
tilitieS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
EASTERN STAR MEETS.
In Annual Session at Wichita With
400 Delegates Present

Wichita, May 1.-THE grand chapter
of the Kansas Order of the Eastern
Star began its annual session here yes
terday. There are 400 delegates pres
ent from all points in Kansas. The
meeting will close tonight with a ban
quet at the Scottish Rite temple, given
by Ivy Leaf chapter of Wichita to the
state delegates.
The following officers of the lodge in
Kansas are here and will make ad-
dresses: Grand associate matron, Mrs
Eva Wheeler, Norton; grand associate
patron, G.. W. Poindexter. Topeka;
grand conductress, Mrs. Eta Main, Par
sons; grand associate -conductress. Mrs
Jessie Pearsoll, Fort Scott: grand sec
rotary, Mrs. Myra Mottram, Ottawa:
grand treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Magic
Girard; grand Adah. Mrs Ida w
Moore, Abilene; grand Ruth, Mrs. Mary
Bolton, Carbondale; grand Esther, Mrs
E. s Miner, Oberlin; grand Martha
Mrs Hattie Kanaff, Horton; grand
Electa, Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder Towan-
da; grand warder, Mrs. Annie Apple
gate, Wichita; grand sentinel. T. j. Nc
Dermott, Liberal; grand chaplain, Mrs
cara Crocker, Pleasanton: grand mar
shall, Mrs. Lou Umstead, Anthony;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
MICHIGAN TAKES A SHOT
At the Trusts With a Law Loaded to
Kill

Lansing, Mich, May IA bill passed
the senate today practically shutting
trusts out of Michigan and its friends
claim votes enough in the house to pass
it, 1t prevents trusts and monopolies of
carrying out restrictions in trade or com
merce, from limiting or reducing produc-
of merchandise or any commodity, or fix
ing any standard figure whereby the
ticle or commodity of merchandise shall be
in any manner controlled or established.
In addition to criminal and civil penalties
provided, any person injured in his bust
ness by a trust may sue and recover two
fold the damage sustained.
Governor Pingree announced today he
would not attempt to get through this
session of the legislature any taxation
measure similar to the Pingree-Atkinson
railway taxation bill. which was annuled
by the supreme court, the time be-
fore adjournment was too short for con-
sideration Of such an important subject:
He wants, however, to have bill passed
that will increase the taxes paid by rail-
ways under the present law by about
S40n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
LEGALITY OF CITY COURT.
]. w. Morphy, Secretary of Senate,
Makes a Statement

Judge McCabe of the city court takes
no stock in the statement that the
fects in the law and is trying cases as
usual and the lawyers seem to be will
ing to take their cases before him.
THE alleged defect in the record in
the Topeka city court bill, which it is
claimed makes 1t imperative, is the re-
suit of a series of errors said j. w.
Morphy, secretary of the senate. THE
bill was referred to the committee on
judiciary which reported that it be
passed as amended No reference was
made in that report to a substitute
but that is where the substitute bill
came from. The docket clerk naturally
carried the bill on the calendar with the
old title which provided for two courts
When the bill was placed on third read
ing the journal clerks took the title of
the bill from the current calendar and
passage in the senate. When / mes
saged 1t to the house 1 used the exact
title of the bill which was messaged
ana as the Journal did not get into my
hands until the next day the thought
of watching for this title did not occur
to me. 1t should be understood that
Ieglslatlon IS hustled along at such
rate that none of the recording officers
nave even fair chance to be accurate.
Unless something appears in the record
OF the passage of bill which is wrong
on its face the recording officers give no
further attention to it, not however
from lack of desire to make a perfectly
accurate and correct record but from
sheer want of time. 1t is presumed that
the author of the bill will watch the
daily journal and call attention to de-
fects and it is a wonder that Senator
Anderson did not notice this one He
had the reputation of keeping closer tab
on his bills than any other member but
at the same time he, like the recording
officers, had more to do than one man
could possibly handle. If the defect in
the record should be held to be a ser
| IN
one Will regret it more than the very
competent clerks who made the record"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
WORTH S2OO.OOO,OOO.
Sixty Acres in Heart of New York
Claimed by Heirs of Former Owner

Chicago, May 11.-An association of
heirs, with George w. Mills manager
for the United States Flour Milling
company as president, has been formed
in Chicago to recover an estate consist
ing of 60 acres of property in the heart
of New York and Brooklyn, valued at
$500, 000, 600. This estate belonged to AL
eXander Montgomery, a Tory who fed
from New York when Gen. Howe evac-
uated with the British forces To pre-
serve his interests Montgomery leased
his entire holdings for SO years and
since then beyond a few spasmodic eff
forts no attempt has been made to dis
lodge the present owners of the pro-
perty.
Mr.. Mills has consulted attorneys in
New York as to the statutes of imita-
tions and has received the opinion that
the heirs still have 20 years of grace be-
fore their lien upon the estate expires.
The heirs are said to number over $50
scattered throughout Canada and the
United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
NO LOWER RATES.
Kansas City Meeting Reached No
Agreement on the Question.

The indications now are that the eff
fort on the part of Governor Stanley to
secure reduced insurance premium
rates for Kansas through tn eco-opera-
ton of the companies engaged in fire
business will be abandoned.
The state officers are of the opinion,
as announced in the State Journal last
night, that such a combination would
be Illegal even though it were made to
reduce rates.
s. F. Woolard of Wichita and NJ w
NanNalken burg, insurance men of this
city, were requested by Governor STAN
ley to take up this matter and ascertain
II the various companies would agree
to the PRONUNCIATION of a revised and
reduced minimum advisory rate book
for Kansas. Webb McNalI fought the
Clarkson rate book because he said it
was illegal; maintained in violation of
law and charged the companies with
the duty of writing business from rates
made by them and upon their own re-
sponsibility
AS a rule the insurance companies
We're good enough to comply with Nc
NalPs demands although there We're
some special and state agents who got
into trouble over it. One especially, de-
clared that the rates were being used
by his company. Then, in a few days
he made affidavit that he was mis-
taken.
The Kansas Underwriters who have
been in session in Kansas City have
adjourned. This meeting was expected
reduce the Kansas premium rate but
nothing was done and it is the opinion
of some of the men who attended the
meeting that such a project will fail
superintendent Church doubts the
feasibility of the idea and is inclined to
take no further steps. 1t is also said
that Attorney General GODDARD has ad-
viSed the state officers that such a COM
bination on the Subject of rates would
be illegal. At this time the matter is
in such shape that the sentiment is
largely in favor of abandoning the
scheme altogether.
The Kansas City meeting took no ac-
ton whatever upon the subject and the
men who expressed themselves are said
to have opposed the scheme, claiming
that the present insurance rates in
Kansas, coupled with the high taxes
make doing business here considerable
of a luxury. With the new tax laws
enacted by the last legislature and the
increased fees to be charged the inSur-
apce companies, there is little in sight
to encourage the companies to make
concessions in the direction suggested
by Mr.. Stanley.
The principal business transacted by
the Kansas underwriters in Kansas
City was the election of the following
officers:
President-John w. Hoffman, Kansas
City, Mo.
Secretary and treasurer-Charles F.
Hardy, Topeka, Kan.
Vice president-D. W. Andrews, st.
Louis.
The following committees were Sc
1ected for the ensuing year:
Executive-C. w. Fort, L. V. Bah
cock, Kansas City; John P. Hubbell,
Springtield. Mo; w. A. Germany, Fort
Scott, Kan; Oscar Gravens, Topeka.
CHARACTERIZATION Nelson, Kansas
City, Kan; Theodore Gardner. Law
renee, kan; Charles Thomas, Topeka.
Natural gas-W. NJ. Gregory, Topeka;
c. w. Fort and c. c. Martin, Kansas
City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
Those Everlasting Colds.

The strong, stout. robust, and vigor-
Gus man may be suddenly stricken with
pneumonia, but he is not the build for
consumption. The germs of consump-
ton find the most suitable resting place
in the lungs of body which is weak
ened, poorly nourished, with pale
cheeks and f1abby muscles. When a
cold takes hold of such a person it
hangs on" These long continued colds
often lead to the most serious affec-
tions of the chest. Scott's Emulsion of
cod liver oil with the hypophosphites of
lime and soda makes good blood, good
flesh, good appetite, good digestion.
good nervous power, and in every way
health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
grand organist. Mrs. Annie smyth,
Struck hv Lightning.

Larned, May 1.-THE residence of
James Emerson, in the east part of
town, was struck by lightning and set
on hre during terrific electric storm
TUESDAY night. The occupants of the
house We're severely shocked and
burned. Mr.. Emerson, who was sitting
IN a chair with his back to the WALL
received the full current of the bolt as
It passed down from the roof and was
current entered his body through his
IeTt arm, passed to his right shoulder
ana then to the floor, cutting his right
shoe IN a hundred narrow strips and
1gnitlng his clothing. He sustained sew
eral fr1ghtful burns and for a time was
thought to be dead. He is still alive,
put 1t IS reared he may not recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11

Give a stray dog a bone, and you
have made an annoying friend for the
rest of your life.