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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
SANTA FE RECORDS
VIII Hereafter Be Stored In the
Upper Story of the Law
renee Depot

Hereafter all Santa Fe records viii
be stored in the second story Of the
Lawrence depot building, formerly &C.
cupied by the general offices of the
Southern Kansas Railway company
That portion of the building has been
made the official store house of the
Santa Fe road proper, and today the
ia F'e general offices in this city was
commenced Ten tons OF records from
the treasury department were shipped
today, and there are several tons wait
ing shipment in the accounting and
freight departments
The storage Of the records at Law
renee viii provide considerable addi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
SPENCER A sPELLER
Good Joke Being Told On the New
Oil Inspector

The state house people are laughing
z the state oil Inspector. s o Spencer
OF Fort Scott, because OF a joke which
Is being told on him The story is that
Spencer recently made a report in
which he spelled HbaWatha as follows:
.@highawathe-
M Spencer was going to St Joe TO
inspect oil intended for shipment to
northwest Kansas. but the attorney
general decided that this would be an
illegal proceedings and says in an Opiu-
ion addressed TO Spencer
Your duties are exclusively confined
to the state Of Kansas, and any in
spectfon or official act OF any kind out
side Of the state Of Kansas would be
absolutely void 1t does not make any
difference how much or how many
times oil may have been inspected in
other states. II is your duty TO inspect
II II Kansas and il is unIa EfuI for any
person 70 offer any of it for sale in this
state until il Is SO inspected IN this
Stara..s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

Educators Asked For Information
Concerning Text Books

State Superintendent Frank Nelson IS
preparing a circular letter to be sent
TO the city superintendent Of the state
and TO the high school principals, ask
ing for their judgment as 10 the best
quality Of high school books AT the
last session OF the legislature a law
was passed establishing state uuifOrrnE-
~ Of high school books and fixing max
fuaun prices The state school text book
commission viii select the books
The information which Mr.. Nelson
seeks VIII be placed before the next
meeting Of the commission in May il
order 10 guide the members in the Sc
lection OF the books authorized by law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
WARREN LELAND DEAD
Proprietor Of the Burned Windsor q
Victim of Appendicitis

New York. April 5.-Warren 2. Le-
land proprietor Of the Windsor hotel.
which was destroyed by fire on March
T. died al 5-45 o'clock yesterday after
noon at the Hotel GreuobIe- Mr.. Le-
lands death followed an operation for
appendicitis performed on Friday last
Mr. Leland had apparently been in
good health Up TO Thursday last. not
vlthsta1ding the amount OF work he
mad 70 do n connection with the burn
ing OF his hotel and the grief he felt Al
the loss Of his wife and daughter. who
were among the victims Of the fire On
tnaC day he began TO complain. and as
MS illness vas evidently serious. q con-
sulCaIlon Of physicians vas held Friday
and II was deemed advisable 10 perform
Al operation
After the operation the patients con-
olllon vas satisfactory. cut ne had q re-
IapSe On the following day and a sec
Ond relapse yesterday Al o'clock IN
the afternoon he began 10 sink raDfCfIv
and died within Two hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
FALL OF ROCkAT NIAGARA.
100000 Tons Fall From the Cliff
Down On the Gorge Railroad
Track

Niagara Fails. April 5.-The greatest
fan OF rock from the Nfagara cliffs that
has taken place IN years occurred about
clock this morning. when over 100 GO
tons plunged from the top Of the hank i :
the w hlrlpoOE IA ldS down onto the Gorge
road tracks ard the lower buildings and
smart or the famous BULtery eIsva tor
The buildings at the foot OF the bluff
Just rebuilt after the wreck of the old
Shaft by wind few days ago. were
crushed and buried beneath the mountain
OF debris A portion OF the elevator shaft
was wrecked and IL was impossible TO de-
SceEc by this means. Al this SPOT the
Gorge road tracks were buried ore houI-
der alone weighing about 30 tons Be
tween this boulder and the cii1 there Is
a olE mountain of SHzIs. which was the
resting place Of the limestone ledge at the
top Of the bank Another great rock
weighing many hundred tots is graz u.aIIy
breaking away from the cliff and IL Is 5x-
pecCed 10 fail before night The Gorge
road has not been running this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Councilman John of the Third Ward, Elected For the
Time.

nected with the commission Of Cuban Of
ficerS. and this commission will supply TO
General Brooke the copies of the Cuban
muster rolls
Twenty-Five members attended the clos
ing session
Savator Ctsueros Of Puerto Principe, who
was chosen president of the Cuban repUb-
lie at the meeting of the provincial dele
gates at Puerto Principe, September p.
1895, and was ultimately succeeded by
Senior BarthOlo1ne MaSso. was the only
member to vote against the resolution to
dISbaud and dissolve To the very last
he declared that IN any event the reso-
luton to dissolve was unconstitutional and
that he would never give up his position
until a new assembly had been elected
Senior CISnerOS is very old man. his
voice is weak and his protests were hardly
needed by his colleagues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
PUT IN CALL BELLS
JGnitors and State House Employees
viii Hop the Bells"

A system of electric calls has been
put in the state house, centering in the
Office Of the secretary OF state and ex-
tending to the various offices occupied
by jauIt0rs, fremeu. engineers, super
iutendent Of janitOrs and state house
grounds. The system is completed and
is now in use
When the secretary OF state wants to
communicate with one OF these digna-
tries he viii ring the bell or really the
buzzer and will be deprived OF the
pleasure Of a long promenade through
the halls searching for q man to do
some work Instead OF sleeping peace
fully all day the employees will now be
kent On the alert 10 hop the bells"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Travellers and Eoms-Seekers Going
Northwest to Montana and
WASHINGTON.

After March 14th. can take through
tourist sIeepers every Tuesday and
Thursday at Kansas or St Joseph.
via the Burlington Route, for the entire
journey through to Butte, Spokane, Sc
attic. Puget Sound and intermediate
destinations on the Northern Pacific
Railway
These through sIeepers are the real
thing" and are carried on the BurIIuz-
tons Montana Express, leaving Kansas
City 1910 A. m. St Joseph 1910 D m,
via its Northwest Main Line, the Bill
uugs Roulette short line and the time
saver to the entire Northwest
These are the only through sleeping
cars for first or second class passengers
from Kansas City or St Joseph to Mon
tana and Washington
Also first class through sleeping car
service every day from these cities to
Butte Anaconda, Montana, commence
ing March 18th
Write Us about these things
J. c. BRA HALI
Trav- Passenger Agent
St Joseph, Mo.
L w WAKELEY,
Gen'I Passenger Agent,
St Louis, Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
MURDoCKs NEW TACK
EIDorado Man Would BE State Fish
Commissioner

Bent Murdock Of FL Dorado wanted to
be Z member of the court Of visitation
but was defeated by the appointment OF
a Wichita man for solicitor for that tri-
bunaL His brother, the editor of the
Wichita Eagle told Governor Stanley
that unless a Wichita man were ap-
pointed solicitor, his brother Bent must
90 on the court OF visitation"
The governor did not care to take
issue with the citizens OF his home
town on this proposition and recognized
Wichita with the place Of solicitor
Now the politicians say, Bent Muir
dock is after the job Of state fish com
missioner and his caudIdaCy@has caused
considerable alarm among others VINO
are seeking the place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real estate
have been fled.
Lydia c. Frost to W. NJ Forbes s325
lots 113-15 Lawrence street, Metsxer's
second addition
Frank Duretn and wife to George r
Sherman, 81, SOC, block 13, ParkdaIe ad-
dftion-
H C Bowman TT and wife to Mary
Thayer ct al, 81 lots 1865 Monroe
street, Cranes addition
c. Wintrode ct al to Naomi s Win
trode 81 pt- res 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
COULTER IS RUNNING
Topeka Man May Succeed D. ". East
man a. Department Commander

Q. H Coulter OF this city is a candi-
date for department commander of the
G. A P to succeed D W Eastman Of
Emporia and Mr. COuIter's friends say
he has 4 frSr-cIaSS chance to win
There Is but one opposing candidate,
Ben Pagan OF Ellsworth the present
senior vice commander OF the Organl-
cation
The commander will be chosen at the
Hutchinson encampuent the latter part
of this month at which time, also, re-
naming Offices in the organization viii
he filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
500 MORE CARPENTERS
Join the Strike in Cleveland For an
Eight-Hour Day.

Cleveland April 5.-Withiu the past "a
hours $50 additional men have Joined the
carpenters strike. which was fuau yurated
on Monday. Is Is now eSIIrna ted that l.
800 men are strike A few of the
smaller contractors have conceded the de-
mant1S Of the men Tt is said by the Of
Gals of the carpenters union that 5000
men VIII be out by Saturday unless their
terms are agreed TO- They demand an s.
hour day and % cents an hour The con-
tractors have offered Z71a cents an hour
with nine hours day for five days and
five hours Saturdays. The offer has
hen reieCred-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
RAILROAD NEWS
Rock Island Earnings For III
Months of '9S
Show an Increase Over a Similar
Period
DE- PRECEDING YEAR.
Earnings For February OF '99
Not so Good.
A Decrease of S137,213 Over
February of 1898.

Chicago, April 5.-The net earnings OF
the Rock Island road for the month OF
February were 1857, 1858, d decrease of
s137, 2Is from the net earnings for the
corresponding month of last year.
For the eleven months ending Feb
ruary %. the net earnings Of the road
have been 81, 0s4. S13, an increase Of $685.
S64 over the net earnings Of the same
period Of the preceding fiscal year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
$4,000 Conscience Money.

Washington, April 5.-The secretary
of the treasury today received in an en-
veIope postmarked New York three one
thou=and dollar bills. which came as an
enclosure ii the following letter The
enclosed belongs TO the United States
treasury Conscience demands its re-
turn God knows the name and the
sin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Rest and Eealth 70 Mothsr and ohnd

MRS WTNsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP
mas been used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
SE11LDkSEN WHILE TEzETHTNG with
PEEsE ECT SUCCESS II SOOTHES the
SEILE- SOFTENS the GUMS Al
LAYS al PAIN CURES WIND COIIC
and L the best remedy for DIARRHOE-A-
sold o. Druggists IN every part Of the
world Be sure ard ask for Mrs Win
slow Soothing Syrup and take no other
KIND Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

tiouaI room in the various departments
at the Santa Fe general offices All the
records are kept five years for reference
and after that time destroyed
OF the ten tons of records shipped to-
day from the treasury department three
tons were pay checks and three tons
pay rolls The remaining four tons
were made I'D principally of vouchers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
S % So. S2S IS.

Ire Union Pacific has made the great
y rs14ced rate OF s2s-S5 TO Portland and
other Puget Sound points. also ~ EaI-
eua and Montana points. SaIr Lake
City and Utah points
FOR tickets and fun Information call
q r. 4 Lewis city ticket agent or
] c Fulton depot agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Census Taken For Alaska.

Washington, April 5--The director OF
the census today appointed Samuel C
Durham special agent to take the cen
sus Of northern Alaska
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Weather Indications

Chicago, April 5.-For Kansas: Rain
or snow tonight. with colder in west
portion Thursday; partly cloudy with
colder in southeast quarter southeriy
shifting to northeriy winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Roland Reed comes TO the Crawford
theater Friday night after an absence
of eight years He comes with q BRAID
new play, which is said to be the best
he has ever had Sydney Roseufaid
who has written many happy things.
wrote IN his hapEieSt vein for Roland
Reed His Fathers Boy" He has fixed
Up 4 story al absorbing with COmICaI
situations and complications that keen
the audience in one continual tirrer
from the rise Of the curtain until its
fall In this play, Mr.. Reed. who is a
comedian OF his own school. certainly
captures his audiences and at the same
time gives great scope to his cO-IabO--
ers- Miss Rush has a charming part.
especially adapted to her versatile dra-
matte ability. and IL gives her a gca1d
opportunity for the display Of ma gnif-
Icenr gowns. which no woman on the
American stage has ever exceIIed in
wearing II this play she wears three
gowns that ara unvaria bly, the admfra-
ton Of the ladies' Roland Reed has al
ways given the public an even. good
com aly. and has always kept his
promise in eudeavoring to give the pub
lie A new play every season His latest
play, however. from all accounts, means
his fortune The hit that it has made,
varying so materially from his other
successes. The Politician The
Wrong Mr.. Wright etc demonstrates
that Mr. Reed is no oue-part actor. The
capacity Of the theater should be tested
next FRIDAY evening on Mr. Reeds Gp-
pearauce- He ranks as one Of the great
est entertainers Of the American stage
4 matinee and evening performance
of George Blossoms farce comedy. Two
Married Men viii be given at the
Crawford theater Saturday. A number
Of speciaIties are introduced during the
course Of the piece
The John F Stowe company will give
a matinee and evening performance Of
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Grand
Opera House Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Honeseeksrs' Excursion Via Santa
Fe Route.

On April 4th and 18th. tickets win bA
500 70 points in Arkansas. Arizona
1-ouislana- New Mexico. Oklahoma ara
Texas, for one fare plus 3 NJ - -
round trip See Santa Fe agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Save Your Neck

And wear collars that have no rough
edges. We do them American Steam
Laundry. Tel GAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

san Francisco, Los Angeles s325o
Via the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

Your linen left spotIess- Americas
Steam Laundry. H. West Seventh
Telephone Sal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

The Peerless Steam Laundry has nm,
g Lne lateSl device for smoothing thg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

Portland, Spokane and Butte $2aS5
Via the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

We VIII wash your cof0red shirts ana
guarantee ceToIs from fading Peerless
Steam Laundry. III and Ia W. sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05
Seattle. Wash

E2&s5. via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

The John F. Stowe company will give
a matinee and evening performance Of
Uncle Toms Cabin at the Grand
Opera House Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-05

L W. WAkELEY,
GenI Passenger Agent,
St Louis, No.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21
ptnnk Protects Itself

New York, Dec. lO.--rhe Seventh
National bunk sent notice TO ita
correspondents Monday night that i
would not continue to clear for the
international Banking and Trust
Company. No explanation was given
other than II was to protect the in
terests of the bank.
The international Banking and
Trust Company is u new concern and
has been clearing through the Sew
enth National. IL also maintained
close business relations with the Pro,
duce Exchange Trust Company.
which suspended Monday.
The International Trust Company
was organized six or seven month";
ago with u capital OF $1,000, 900 tc
transact Il general banking business
Its officers are Stewart Browne, pres
idend; Joseph n, Low aud W. IL
ChesebFough, vice presidents; John
II. Duer and II, H. Froehlich, secreta'
res, and M, +. Walsh, assistant sec,
retary.
Irhe list OF It's directors includes the
names OF Frank Rockefeller, George
Crocker, Charles II. Flint, E. II. G
Young, Frederick R, Coudcrt, b. =,
Tracy, John X Cowan, John Hont
and John ID. Wing.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

tOn Ia hustle? and no mistake. he has
uror s,d the lurm noIth OF where he
now nvr.. md IL making preparation to
improve II Tor home.
M John Hurn has Il iashed his husk-
ine NJ home, nnd Ia now assisting his
npighbors 10 get their crop garnered
Nr. aouk has completed his new res
idencr. mud moved N, He hasa COED
substantial building aud one that he may
well be prout of,
A very nd affair occurred Wednesday
nivLt nt the home OF Mr.. Brown one.
half mile eust 0f school house MIS-.
Brown, who had been slightly i'll for two
or three days, sGddenly lost her mind
Mr. GambOl. one OF their near neighbors
went 10 Mr. HUuk and informed them
ul the trouble,
Mr.. Barpes threshed his kaillr corn
last week,
Mr. Richison has moved onto the Nc.
farm,
A number Of young people gathered
ut Mr. HurtyS Wednesday evening and
enjoyed themselves immensely.
school At 0bee 10 progressing nicely,
Mr.. Ray the teacher Ia boarding with MI
Houk's during the bad weather. He IL
great on fiddle. n
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

An educational association was held az
Haven last Saturday night. There waa
good audience which llstsned TO a we'll
prepared program.
The ladies Of the NJ. b. church held 4
fair last Wednesday. They served diu-
nsr aud supper aud although tho weather
was had they were we'll patronized ard
mtds over e8b,
The husking frOIic given last Friday
night for ths brurdt Of the eide walk
fund WIN n financial success. Some OF
the boys huskpd M though they knew
how. They chose sldes and husked for
u prize Instead OF ied ear.
The young people OF Haven and vlcin.
ity have bern taking advantage ol the
snow by sleighrdlug On tho bonlevurds
of our beautiful city. These merry
slelghipg parties remlun us OF our ear
lier days "baCk east" JULIET.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

,,roit Mich, Dec. lS.-Fortmer
secretary Of War AIger has been
watching the Transvaul war with
more than ordinary interest, and so
far, he says, he has found only cause
For congraluhtlon In contrasting the
work OF the British war Office with
bis own. lie said to-day that The peo-
pie of the country could judge for
themselves of the work done in our
bate war by making the same COM
parlsons, He said;
r'lt must be remembered that this
country was much less prepared for
war than England The war depart
nrent had not single ship, Our
army was yet to be organized. We
bad no money and could do nothing
nmtil congress made the approprta-
tiou of $5O,0OO,OOO, yet we took more
nen to Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila
than the English have sent to Africa>
We had to equip them. We had TO
BnlIst them and muster them In. We
bad to do a thousand things which
the british have not been obliged to
6o."
las for South Africa being Farther
sway from England than Cuba from
the United States, General Alger said
Distance mattered little when the men
RNere once aboard ship. The general
w" HE intended prepare history
o. the work of the war department
ANirinlg the war with Spain,
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21
May stop Trust Growth.

indianapolis, Dec, 19,-Crawfort
Fairbanks, of Terre Haute, who Is al
the head OF the new strawboard com
blne, says that combine is practically
a dead issue, and probably will never
be revived. II has been understood
that the strawboard people wer
about to get together on practica
basis. Mr. Fairbanks expressed the
opinion that the steady decline od
stocks in Wall street, combined With
public sentiment, has almost put Q
stop to the formation OF trusts in this
country. ''''in
'"rhe stockholders or the trusts, and
not the public, are now holding the
bag" said Mr., Fairbanks. "'rhe slumE
in stocks is heavy and there is nc
prospect OF an immediate let-up.
don't look for a revival before tht
first OF the year, II then. The move
ment OF gold abroad, which Is now
steady and strong, will have to cease
first"
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

James Griffin went TO Hutchinson last
Saturday.
W, +. Ash went to Wichita last Thurs
day to rrplenish his stock OF jewelry
Miss Hattie Cochran visited her home
in Haven Saturday and Sunday, also at
tended the teachers association Saturday
night
W. 4. Henderson went to Wichita one
day last week,
The elevator company has built a large
corn crib. We presume they intend to
hold some corn.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21
Farmers Correspondence
YODEN HE ~.

Old winter came last week, and the
way he Ia acting makes one think he ls
going to stop with us Tor while
Lots NJ corn To husk yet
Rabbit hunting Is the order of the
day nov,
Mr. Yoder hasa large new showcase
we'll 6ltd with notols IN his store,
which aids 10 the appearance muchly'
Randolph Ward and Henry Gardeen
went back TO old Arkansas last week.
Mr. Petty Of Pitsned, illinois, came
70 this place lust week aud will probably
make this his home.
TOmmy Rlnehart WA one among those
that ate turkey vt Win Bramwells
Thanksgiving, aud ate ms much M Any one
and should not have been omitted IN the
list Of names mentioned. His good "ife
and children were aso there and did
what they could Ia the good cause.
The revival meetings ut Elmer have
closed
Mrs. Martha Freeman is NJ home now,
greatly improved IN health
George Lee enc went to Rice county
SUNDAY night 10 slay with his Uncle who
has broken hand M result of coming
ing In contact with the danger end OF II
mule.
One of the best lOoRlng women IN the
neighborhood except Aunt Lizzie said
turkey 70 us the other day for christmas
No others need apply WILL iELL
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

An editor prints his paper to give his
patrons the news OF the day aud fOrthe
money there 10 in II, He IL presumed 10
know OF what he writes, and he gener-
ally does. When he writes as he does
III tho Leader Courier, 0sceola Mills, Pa
without fee or hope OF reward, that
"Uhamberlain'S Cough Bsmedy acts mag
ically, and We have found none better
in our household. II sou have a cough,
try l." II may be accepted Ms an honest
expression, worthy Of crydence. For
sale by all druggists.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

State of Kanaas, County Of Reno. IS,
/, Willis N. Baker, cashier OF said bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement Is true
that said bank mas no liabilities, and 10 not In
dnrser on any note or obligation, other than
shown on the above statement, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, SO help me God
WILLIS N. BAKER. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10Th
day OF December, 1899.
(sEAL) JoHNF SMITH, Notary Public.
Commission expires on the 14th day Of Feb
ruary, 1908.
Correct, attest: DANIEL K. REID
JoeEPH BAKEn, Directors
FRED w. CooTER,
First publication Dec 81, 1899.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21

Aguinaldo, in disguise and accom-
panied by several OF his generals and
500 men, left Manitong last Saturday
i'm the direction OF Salsona, whence
he intended to proceed to the prov
ince of Cagayan.