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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
WILL NOT LIVE A WEEK
Declares the Pope of Himself
and Then Faints.

London, March 23.-The Rome CORES
pondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
The pope is beginning to suffer from
depression. During the service on Sun
day he asked one of his personal at
tendants how many in the congregation
he (the attendanD thought really re-
joiced in his recovery. Then he added
despondingly:
What mockery it is-this thanks
giving for my recovery! 1 shall not live
a week.
The exclamation was followed by a
prolonged and alarming fainting fit.
GO OUT LIKE A LAMP.
New York, March 23.-A dispatch to
the World from Washington says:
Apostolic Delegate Martinelli, who is
in constant receipt of news from pri-
vate sources in Rome concerning the
pope's condition believes that the pom
tiff's extreme age rendered it probable
that his end cannot be far off
A recent letter from vatican official
quotes the pope as saying since his last
attack: when I die 1 shall not give
much trouble to the doctors, nurses or
servants. I am only skin and bone and
my life will go out like a lamp which
has not oil to feed it,
Church officials here think that is just
the way the pontiff will go to his rest
and that already he is nearer the end
than is believed in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
President Mckinley and Party
Make a Tour
OF the Country Surrounding
ThOmasVille, Ga.
GRAND ARMY TOWN
OF Fitzgerald, Urges Him to
Come There.
But All Invitations of That
Kind Are Declined.

Thonasville. Ca, March ga tally
no party in honor Of President Mckinley
was given today by a nephew of Sena-
tor Hanna, Charles Chaplin and Mrs
Chaplin. The start was made before IL
o'clock and several hours were spent
on the best of the roads hereabouts.
Except Mrs. Mckinley. all the party,
including President Mckinley, Vice
President Hobart and Mrs. Hobart and
Senator and Mrs. Hanna and Miss
Hanna and young Garrett Hobart, went
along The day was quite warm, but a
fair breeze tempered the heat.
Before going, the president signed a
batch CT army and postoffice commits
sions and this evening will doubtless de-
vote another hour to this task The
mayor of Fitzgerald, the G.. A. r. COM
munity started in south Georgia several
years ago. has been insiStent that the
president should visit their town, but a
final declination has been sent and a
like answer Will be sent to all other in
VitatiOns.
Tomorrow quite a party Will go by
train to Tallahassee, the ancient capital
of Florida. leaving here early in the
forenoon returning late in the after
noon. The governor of Florida will
probably entertain the president, vice
president and Senator Hanna while
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
LANSING TWINE PLANT.
Prison Board Now IN Session Consid-
ering Letting of Contracts.

Leavenworth, March 23.-The prison
board of directors are in session here
today
With them is Captain John Seaton. Il e
stated last night that he hoped to see
the contracts let for the machinery to
start the plant before the board Of direc-
tors. which is now in session, leaves.
He will go before the board and make
recommendations from information he
has collected in regard to the manu-
facture of twine- He has been in con-
sultatiOn with Warden Lands the past
two days and a great many of the de-
tails of the establishment of the plant
have been completed.
The plant will not be completed at
once, as there is not now room for all
the machinery but it is proposed to put
in operation about half of what ma
chineTy the plant will contain when
completed. This will give it a capacity
of about 5000 pounds of twine per day
for the first few months it is in opera
tion.
1t is expected that the plant can be
completed by August, when its full ca
pacity will be 10000 pounds per day
Here is a list Of the machines with
which it is expected to begin the work !:
One breaker Spreader, one small spread
er, one drawing frame, one finisher, two
balling machines.
Forty spinners of or twenty jennies.
The completed plant will contain twice
this amount of machinery.
As these machines must all be made
to order 1t is necessary that the order
De given as soon as possible in order
TO get them here in time to make twine
for this harvest.
The rooms for the reception of the
machinery are all in readiness and the
only work that is necessary is the ac-
ton of the board in ordering the ma
chinery.
Captain SeatOn said that inasmuch as
he had become particularly interested
IN the making of twine, and would like
to see the industry flourish and become
to this state what it has to Minnesota,
he would accept the appointment if the
governor saw fit to appoint him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
SILVER TO co UP.
A Member of the New Smelling
Trust
Tells a "JOurnalo Reporter
That It Will Be
ADVANCED 1OPER CENT
Mr.. John T. Graham, the Mil
li0naire Mine Owner,
Shows How the Combination
Will Help Silver Industry.

Mr.. John T. Graham of Denver, VINO
owns extensive gold and silver mines in
Colorado and New Mexico and copper
mines in Utah, passed through Topeka
yesterday afternoon on his way to his
home. Mr.. Graham operates smelling
plants at his various mines, and he has
been in New York in attendance at the
meeting of smelter operators which re-
suited in the perfection of a gigantic
trust with a capital of $65, ,0O0,0 900.
While in this city Mr.. Graham made
the important statement that the first
step made by the new trust would be
the advance of the price of silver 10
per cent. Silver is now worth $.593s.
This is a trust that will prove bene-
fetal instead of oppressive" said Mr.
Graham. ''All the smeIter operators
who entered into the combine signed
contract agreeing not to raise the price
on the treatment of ore for ten years.
The miners will have to pay no more
to have their ore treated than hereto
fore, and the combine will simply result
in better selling prices At the present
time the various smelter arrangements
want their money soon as the ore is
treated. They can't afford to hold it,
and irrespective of what the demand
may be dump it upon the market The
majority of the smelling plants of the
east and the west have entered into the
trust, and the privilege of subscribing
TO the STOCK IS now SellnS at 10 per
cent premium. All the operators will
realize within short time that it will
mean protection to their interests to go
into the combine, and within a year
the trust will control the output of all
the smelters in the country.
The advance in silver will be made
within a very short time continued Mr.
Graham, Just as soon as the combine
can be perfected. The price of lead will
also be advanced, but proba bly, no ad-
vance will result in the price of copper
and zinc
Mr.. Graham stated that Treasurer
Nash of the Omaha & Grant Smelling
company of Omaha and Denver would
be made president of the new trust as
soon as the details of the combine were
completed.
The only hardship resulting from the
be in the abolishment of many of the
offices now connected with the various
smelling plants. With general officers
in charge, there will be no place for the
majority of the present officers, and
they will shortly find themselves with
out employment
PrOspectors under the direction of Mr.
Graham were among the first to dis
cover the copper deposits in western
Colorado and eastern Utah. He believes
that a rich copper territory has been
opened, and that a large output may
be expected within a short time Mr.
Graham also believes that the Cripple
Creek territory has yet to see it's best
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
CHIEF WHITES MOVE.
Evades Suit in Omaha to Gust Him
From Office.

Omaha. March 23--It looks as if Mar
tin White, chief of police, has stolen a
clever march on his enemies. who are
seeking by quo warranto proceedings to
oust him from Office because he was not
six months a resident of the state when
appointed to office.
Last week, when the suit was about
to be commenced, MIR. White secured
leave of absence for 80 days, and went
to Chicago. No service could be had on
him, and the case must be delayed until
his return. The prOvisO under which
the proceedings are brought requires
the chief to have been a resident of the
state at least six months before being
eligible to office under the city charter.
Before the month for which Chief
White has secured his leave has passed
six months will have expired since he
was appointed chief and actually came
to Omah ha to reside.
Therefore when Mr.. White returns
from his vacation it is supposed the op-
position will have withdrawn the suit.
Whites friends are having a good deal
of fun over the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
NEELY VS.. ANTHONY.
One Leavenworth Editor Makes
Novel Proposition to Another.

Leavenworth, March 23.-It was cur
rently reported yesterday that the man
ayers of the Republican candidate for
mayor had about decided to take Brew
ster down from the head of the ticket
and put up Anthony in his stead, but
when the more level-headed men in the
party organization heard of the propo-
sition they Immediately put a stop to
any such proposition.
The Democratic candidate, Mr.. Nicely,
has authorized the following proposition
if the Republican central committee
should finally decide to put upAnthony: ::
First-Each side to enter into a bond
of $25, 900 for the faithful performance
of the contract.
Second-If Anthony beats Neely the
latter will agree to procure and surren-
der every dollars worth of stock in the
Standard Printing company to d. r.
Anthony, said Nicely to remove his fam
fly from the city and never return.
Third-If Nicely beats Anthony the
property in the interest of LeavenwOrth
to trustees, said trustees to be agreed
upon, and the said Anthony with his
family leave the city never to return.
1t is conceded that Anthony has full
control of the candidate of his party,
and that he can take him down if he
wishes and have chance of making
$25, 900 and drive his arch enemy out of
the city, in the event of his success at
the polls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TO IMPROVE THE ALTON.
It Will Be Put on an Equality With
Other Big Roads.

Chicago, March 23.-General Manager
ChappeH of the Chicago & Alton rail
road in an interview today said that the
road under the new adminiStra tiOn
would be improved and put upon the
same standard the other big roads
of the west The syndicate has already
ordered forty new engines of the high
est type of development and it has an
option for thirty more. For years the
Alton has been at a disadvantage on ac-
count of its light engines. The new ones
will be of the most powerful class and
they will be able to pull as heavy loads
as those of any competing lines. The
physical condition of the property viii
also be improved. New bridges will be
constructed where it is considered neces-
Sary for the accommodation of the
heavier equipment. Grades will be re-
duced and curves eliminated. Steps will
also be taken to make the most of the
coal business along the line and develop
ments will be made in other directions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
A Chicago Promoter Offers a $25, 1000
Purse For the Fitzsimmons-
Jeffries Match

New York. March 23-When W. A.
Brady and Martin Julian meet to de-
eide where FitzsimmOns and Jeffries
will fight they will consider a new pro-
position from c. c. Bennett, a Chicago
promoter. who has offered a $25, 900
purse for the men to battle for. Mr.
Benefits $500 forfeit has been sent to
the Police Gazette office, and Brady,
who has had some correspondence with
him. is anxious to discuss the details of
the bid with Fitzsimmons' representa-
tive.
He says he is anxious to have the
fight take place where the largest purse
can be obtained and if Benefits offer
is more advantageous than any of
those now under consideration it will be
accepted Bennett proposes to have the
fight take place in an amphitheater
erected for the occasion in Illinois, In
diana or Missouri. He is now in Kansas
City looking for a suitable battle-ground
in that locality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
KATE STOKES DAUGHTER
Shadowed by Detective Said to Be
Employed by the Stetsons.

Kansas CITY, March 23-Interest in the
claim to the two million dollar estate of
the late John Stetson of Boston, which is
soon to be contested by Mrs. Ka Uterine
Shirley of this city, has been revived by
the appearance here of a Boston lawyer
and a woman detective who. Mrs. Shirley
asserts, are working in the interest of the
StetSon rela tiVeS.
Mrs. Shirley claims to be the daughter
of Kate Stokes, a former circus rider and
actress, who married John Stetson Both
Stetson and his wife died in Boston with
out leaving any wills. According to Mrs.
Shirley, the Stetson relatives are trying to
show that she (Mrs. Shirley is not such,
but the former wife of L. r. Hitchcock,
formerly of Toronto Canada. Dayton. o..
and Chicago. and later assistant
city assessor of Kansas City. The woman
detective. Mrs. Shirley claims, has become
very obnoxious of late by following her
from place to place. Several hotel scenes
have resulted the climax finally coming
when Mrs. Shirley brought weight to bear
hotel, which was done. The suit, she
claims, will be pushed in Boston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
SANITARY BOARDS MEET.
Kansas and Missouri Live Stock Off,
cials Settle Differences.

Kansas City, March 23.-The Kansas
and Missouri live stock sanitary boards
met last night at the Midland and ar
ranged for a uniform system of inspec-
ton which will put end to the con-
fl cts and misunderstandings which have
City stock yards for years. The location
of the stock yards in both states has
been a continual source of annoyance
and cost shippers thousands of dollars.
In the past mistakes have been frequent
in the disposal of cattle at the yards.
quarantine division and sold under that
restriction because of miSunderstand-
ings about the orders of the sanitary
boards of the two states. The loss falls
on the shipper in such cases.
Prof. H. j. Waters of Columbia, Mo-
and D. A. Ely of Kirksville, members
of the executive committee of the Mis-
souri, board of agriculture, last night
met the Kansas sanitary commission
ers, Taylor Riddle of Marion, F. H.
Chamberlain of Sedan and NJ. c. Camp
bell of Wichita. They agreed to honor
certificates of inspection coming into
one state from the other, and adopted
regulations for the inspection of cattle
which are uniform in every detail.
The two boards decided to establish
quarantine north and west of the Okla
homa and government quarantine lines.
Kansas will probably quarantine
against parts of Jasper Newton and
Missouri board will have inspectors in
those counties, and their certificates
will be accepted in Kansas. There is
no provision under the Missouri law
by which the board can establish quar-
antine against any part of the state,
but a system of inspection will be MAIN
tanned as rigidly as if the territory was
under quarantine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TO let EN- OUT.
Prospects For the Release of the
YOungers on Parole
OF the Famous Missouri Out
laws Improving.
SPECIAL LAW PASSED
By the Minnesota Legislature
to Fit the Case
On Reconsideration After
Being Defeated.
SPECIAL LAW PASSED

st. Paul, Mimi. March 23.-The pros
poets for the Younger boys being re-
leased from states prison are much
brighter today. The bill which permits
the parole of life prisoners after twen-
ty years Imprisonment with uninter-
rupted good behavior was yesterday de-
feated in the senate. but today Senator
Wilson had the bill reconsidered and
after an amendment was adopted re-
quiring the approval of the board of
pardons of such paroles by the board of
prison managers, the bill was passed by
a vote of 4S to 5. The board of pardOns
has heretofore strongly opposed pardon
for the Youngers, but their friends hope
for more favorable disposition to-
wards a proposal to parole the pris-
OnerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
NOT A BODY FOUND
Though $50 Men Worked All
Night on the Windsor RuinsJ

New York, March 23.-One hundreT and
fifty men worked all night on the ruths of
the Windsor hotel fire. but nothing was
accomplished so far as the finding of
bodies concerned There was some
trouble encountered on the Forty-seventh
street side of the ruins this morning: The
workmen there got to the cellar, Where
they found water. The water tilledstAe
cellar and rising the men cleared
away the debris. The digging had to be
stopped and engines were brought up to
pump out the water.
Articles of many different kinds contin-
ued to be unearthed. OF these some were
bank books, apparently of domestics IN
the employ of the house. One was in the
name of Margaret Quinn and another IN
the name of Kate Dunn.
A marked package of letters and books
bore the name of Colonel w. G. Brown
and had the address 30 Broad street. A
letter contained the card of DR.. H. r.
Purdy. 149 Lexington avenue. A spoon
was marked j. E. F. An album with
pictures contained a memorandum with
the names of NJ J. Cramer and Miss Kate
Walsh.
bundle of letters showed the address
of George. Beckham, Spring Lake, N. Z.
Among other things found were a lady's
pocketbook containing a cartridge pencil.
keys numbers 5122, spoon marked IN
c. T W." a metal box with +the cover
marked Il D. L. and a metal box u by
6 inches containing jeweled trinkets-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
STOCK BOOKS TO OPEN
For the St Louis Worlds Fair in
Three Days.

ST. Louis. Mo-, March 23.-Within
three days the actual work of taking
subscriptions for stock in the Worlds
Fair corporation WILL in all probability,
be begun. This was decided at a meet
ing of the executive committee, which
held a two-hour session today. A mat
ter which occasioned considerable con-
troversy was whether or not any call
should be made before the entire $5,000,
900 was subscribed by the people. After
several of the committee had spoken on
this at some length, it was finally de-
cided not to ask for a cent from the
people of st. Louis until the whole
amount had been subscribed. This de-
cision is guarantee that not more than
two calls of five per cent each will be
made within the first six months and
that not more than twenty per cent can
be asked in any six months. The re-
ports of work accomplished were re-
garded most encouraging and the
feeling was that the entire amount
needed would be pledged within the
next thirty days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
LIST OF CASUALTIES
During Recent Fighting in the Phil
ippines.

Washington, March 23.-Gen Otis to-
day reported to the war department the
following casualties:
Wounded-First Idaho, company H,
c. A. Benedict, forearm.
March 21, near Maraquina: Wounded
First Colorado, company E. Artificer
Archie A. Aldrich, arm pit, moderate.
March 16. at Jaro, Panay:
Killed-Eighteenth infantry, company
B. Private Louis Biehl
Wounded-Eighteenth infantry, COM
pany B. Joseph Daily, thigh; Theodore
Burr, chest Preston Savage, forearm;
VIM. Bruschke, chest; company L, Tax
horne, forearm; company c. Joseph r.
McCreary, hand; VIM Lohman, thigh;
John E. Rodgers, thigh; VIM. Bixman,
leg; H. Riley G.. Callaghan, scalp; VIM.
r. Rhodenberger, hand; company K,
VIM Marwood, leg: company E, VIM
Buster, leg; company L Corporal Chas
e. Bays, foot; First California. COM
pany L, Private L. NARROW, shoulder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
SAW THE WOMEN DROP.
A Topeka Visitor Who Witnessed the
Windsor Hotel Fire.

Mr.. Charles Belts, a cattleman of
Springer, New Mexico, was in Topeka
yesterday afternoon en- route from New
York city to his ranch. Mr.. Belts was
watching the St. Patrick's parade on
Fifth avenue in New York city when
fire broke out in the Windsor hotel. He
said that in a hour and half after the
flames were discovered the hotel was a
mass of ruins.
Every once in awhile I wake up in
the night with the screams of the wo-
men who jumped from the windows
ringing in my ears said Mr.. Belts
1T was horrible to see them climb out
on the lodges, screaming for help, and
then drop straight down to the pave
ment when they could cling no longer
Their screams for aid were the most
horrible 1 ever heard, and L can't forget
them Every one who dropped from
the upper stories of the building was
crushed lifeless as soon as they struck
the pavement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
MRS. REYNOLDS DEAD.
Atchison Woman Who Shot Herself
Succumbs to Her Wounds.

Atchison, March 23.-Mrs. Louise Rey-
nolds, the Atchison widow who shot
herself ten days ago with suicidal in
tent, died last evening. The bullet
pierced her left lung and pneumonia
developed in that organ on Monday
last, which together with the shock,
caused her death.
Mrs. Reynolds suicide was a sequel
to her arrest on the night of March IL
in male attire.
MANY AtG1lson People DeneVe tnat
She was 40 years old, and the widow
of E. s. Reynolds, an Atchison car
penter, who died two years ago, leaving
her a comfortable home and 1000 in
life insurance. Mrs. Reynolds had her
own life insured for 81 900 and made
will last week, leaving everything she
had to relatives. She left no children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
NEW BROKERAGE co.
To Be Established by the Drummonds
in st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 23.-The Re-
public says:
St Louis is to have a new hOnd and
stock brokerage company, which will
be one of the largest in the country, and
it's advent the street will be a sur
prise to most of the brokers.
The Drummond estate, which has
been Incorporated under the laws of
Missouri, will engage in the bond and
stock brokerage business.
James T. Drummond, Jr.. is president
of the company; Charles r. Drummond
is vice president and general manager;
Harrison 1. DrummOnd is treasurer, and
w. Davies Pittman secretary.
The company has already purchase
a half interest in one of the largest
bond and stock brokerage concerns in
New York and H. L. Drummond. who is
in New York. a member of the New
York stock exchange, will manage the
business at that end of the line. A
direct private wire to New York will
be put in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
BANKS MUST TELL
How Much Money They Are Loaning
to Their Stockholders.

Bank Commissioner Breidentha1 today
issued a call for a statement of their
financial condition from all Kansas
state and private banks at the close of
business on March 18.
The call differs from previous ones in
that it contains the following para
graph:
Bankers will please take notice that
the blanks for next call will contain an
item of Loans to stockholders and the
amount of loans to stockholders. includ-
ing loans to companies or assOcia tiOns
in which they are interested, must here
after be shown in a separate item and
the item must appear in the published
statement"
1t is the intention of Mr.. Breidenthal
to have the banks show their depOsitOrs
just how much of the deposits is used
by the owners of the banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TO LUMP TWO ROADS.
Cripple Creek Railroads to Be Placed
Under One Management.

Information received at the Santa Fe
offices in this city announces that the
Florence & Cripple Creek and Midland
Terminal railroads of Colorado are to
be consolidated under one management.
Plans for the consolidation are now un-
der way.
Both roads run from Denver into
Cripple Creek. and have been competi-
tors since their construction. The Mid
land Terminal railroad is the line foS-
tered by Mr. w. K. Gillett, formerly
general auditor of the Santa Fe, and
he is still interested in it. 1t is believed
that better results can be obtained by
d consolidation, and it will be perfected
within short time.