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The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
INCREASE OF ALkALI.
Conditions in the Yellowstone Valley
ScientifcallY Considered.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 2-MiIton Whitney,
chief of the division of soils of the
United States department of agriculture
and Thomas Means, an assistant, have
made a. report on the alkali soils of the
Yellowstone valley in Montana, which
will be of the greatest interest, not only
to the people of that valley, but of
every region where the rise of alkalis
to the surface seriously interferes with
agriculture. This report is based upon
a careful investigation made during the
past year. Mr.. Whitney's attention
was first called to the peculiar state
of affairs in the Yellowstone valley by
General Manager Kendrick of the
Northern Pacific in August 1897
The threatened sterilization of a
hitherto fertile valley made the investi-
cation one of the utmost Importance
to the Northern Pacific. The investiga-
ton just completed was made in detail
in a, very small region. Mr.. Whitney
recommends an appropriation of 81 200
for the purpose of making q survey of
the whole valley from Billings to Glen
dive, and gathering all possible data
relating to the phenomenon of the ris-
ing of the alkalis to the surface in fer
tile lands and running them.
The investigation made last summer
fully reveals the causes of the process
which has so alarmed the farmers of
the Yellowstone and has already con-
verted much formerly good land into
waste. The alkali has always been
present in the soil, but before irrigation
was introduced the salts were we'll dis
tributed through the soil and were not
present in large enough quantities to
be injurious to crops. The injury is
due entirely to over-irrigation, to the
translocation and local accumulation of
salts by means of seepage waters, to
the imperfect drainage facilities in the
compact gumbo soils and to the in
ability of the soils to remove the excess
of salts and of seepage water.
The methods of prevention and recla-
nation are the same. Drainage, espec-
tally undertakings, and great care in
irrigation are the means.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
ALL WIPED OUT.
Indictments for the Latimer Slaughter
Are Thrown Out of Court.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 2.-District At
torney Martin, who prosecuted the case
against Sheriff James Martin for the
killing Of twenty-one miners and the
wounding of over fifty others by the
sheriff's deputies at Latimer, in Sep
tember, 1897, today announced that the
remaining indictments against the sher-
iff and his deputies had been nolle
pressed. Sheriff Martin was placed on
trial for murder one year ago and was
acquitted. There still remained nine
teen indictments for murder and thirty
six for feloniouS wounding against the
sheriff and his sixty-eight deputies,
which are now disposed of. The nolle
presses were entered last September,
but owing to fear of the effect of pub
Hcity on the miners it was deemed ad-
visable to withhold the announcement
until all danger of an outbreak had
naSSRd
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
SMOKE
-KLAUER'S GOLD BU0l
Chief Strauss Rogue's Gallery.

Chief Strauss has started "rogue's
gallery" that has already been Of great
service in capturing Jail breaker Filling.
The pictures of all who are arrested for
some crime of Importance or who are
known or suspected of being criminals,
are taken and kept with a description
of the man. A large album is used for
the purpose and while the book is yet
young and has but a few photographs,
yet by sending out photographs of Ell
ling the town marshals along the differ
ent railroads were enabled to. recog-
nize the man If they saw him and one
had been sent to Herington before FL
ling reached there.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
$75 PER HEAD
It Will Cost to Take the Spaniards
Home.

New York, Feb. Bids for the trans
portation to Spain of 10000 Spanish SOL
diers now in the Philippines were
opened at the office of the depot quar-
termaster, Col. Kimball, here yesterday.
simultaneously the same proceeding
took place in the depot quartermaster's
office at San Francisco. Only three bids
had been received here. They were
from the Bordeaux Steamship company,
whose bid was the lowest, being SIS per
capita for both officers and men; the
Hamburg-U Union line bid $85 for each
enlisted man and $155 for officers, the
number of those figures being limited to
atlantic bid $215 for the transport of
officers and $73.75 for the enlisted men.
The bids will be forwarded to Washing
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
CORPORAL PAYNE SHOT
By a Private of the 22d Infantry as
the Regiment Was Starting
For Manila

San Francisco, Feb. 2.-Just before the
departure of the transport steamer Sena-
sscond infantry on board oSt IgsteEios aI dd Is
Of CORPORAL Payne of company B, took
place. The facts in the case were kept
but from other sources it was learned that
the shooting was done by a private, sup
who had been ordered to do certain work
distasteful to him Burton pulled his
with such serious effect that Payne had
to be removed to the Preside hospital for
treatment. Burton was knocked sense
less by the butt end of gun in the hands
of one of the guards. He was seized and
hustled to the guardhouse. He protests
his innocence of any intent to kill and
says the shooting was the result of an
accident Burton will be tried at sea or
after the steamer arrives at Manila
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
SUICIDE BY FIRE.
A Convict Deliberately Burns Himself
to Death.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. "A horri-
BILE suicide occurred today in the San
Francisco Jail and two prisoners narrow
ly escaped death. Anthony Burgle, who
on July IA, 1897, shot Sigmund Bravermann,
a jeweler, received a seven years sentence
for his crime, committed suicide by burn
ing himself to death in his cell. He Sc
cured some coal oil from the stove which
was used to heat the cell and poured it
over his clothes while the other prisoners
were asleep. He then ignited the oil and
in a few seconds his entire body was in
flames. The cell caught fire and the
sleeping cellmates were also badly burn
ed before the guards could subdue the
and lived but a very short time He had
made several unsuccessful attempts to de-
StrOV himself,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
POTTERY TRUST FORMED.
The Concern is Capitalized at $4O,-
100000.

New York. Feb. 2-Negotiations for the
consolidation of the leading pottery inter-
ests were concluded today by the forma-
tion or the American Pottery company,
with capitalization of $4OOOQOOO EQUAL
amounts of common and Z per cent cuI-
1ninating preferred stock will be Issued,
OF winch $4OOO.OOO preferred and S3.O0O, 900
common viii remain in the trea snry to-
gether with $500, 900 cash for working cap
1tal and 100000 of quick assets
The output last year of the plants which
compose this combination S. 500, 900.
with profits computed at 81. 500 900.
The plan is to be underwritten and SUBJ
gcrptions have been received from bank
with the combination.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
TEMPERANCE TALK.
State Association Convention Mex
Week-Complete Programme

State Association Convention Next
Week-Complete Programme
Following is the programme for the ses-
sion of the State Temperance union. which
will be held in Topeka next Tuesday and
Wednesday:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, Z.
p. m.-Call to order by President ]. w.
Music and prayer.
Three minute reports from local workers.
Appointment of committees
1880 p. m--Music, Commonwealth Man
dolin orchestra
sic-Congregation.
Address of welcome-Governor W. E.
Music-Y. NJ. c. A Glee club.
Response-Judge E. W. Cunningham,
MHsic@solo w. NJ. Shaver.
Address-''The Economic Aspect of the
Temperance Question" Prof. F. W. Black
mar. Kansas state university.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
a m--Music and prayer.
ficers.
$50 a. m.-Reports of state lecturers and
of secretary and treasurer.
l0:3O a. m--Five-minute addresses: F. D.
Coburn. Mrs. E. w. Brown, Rev. W. L.
Garges, President Carl Swensson, Major
II a. m,EAddress. Local. Township and
man General discussion led by DR.. ]. G.
Il n--Music and adjournment.
40 p m.-Music.
AddresS-'The Spring Municipal E1ec-
tions,' State Superintendent Frank Mel
son General discussion led by Senator
2:20 p. m.NAddress. 'rwhat Improvement
Can Be Made in the Prohibitory Law?
Mrs Annie L. Diggs. General discussion
led by Colonel S. E. Fink, Winfield.
3 D. m.-Music.
Address-"The Present Outlook Through
out the State Geo. r. Kirkpatr Win
field
$3.50 p. m-Reports of committees: Gre
dentialS, resolutions, plan of work.
Election Of officers.
Music-''America
7:30 p. m--Music, Commonwealth Man
dolin orchestra
Prayer.
Music-Congregat ton
Address-"Ought We to Have Pledge
Signing Campaign Throughout the State
and How Should 1t Be Conducted ?'' John
p. St. John, Olathe
Music-Washburn College GIee club.
S:15 p. m.-AddreSS. Good Citizenship -
John G. Woolley, New York
Music-(a) Solo, W. NJ Shaver; Cb), con-
Music. benediction and adjournment.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
h. & s. TO BUILD SOUTH.
Next Year the Union Pacific Will Ex-
tend the Road to Omaha

Omaha, Feb. 2.-The Hutchinson &
Southern railway, built several years
ago, southwark from Hutchinson, Kan,
85 miles. is to be extended at once in a
southerly direction, some 200 miles, the
work to be completed this season.
Next year rails will be laid north
ward and Omaha will be the terminus,
this giving this city another line to the
Gulf of Mexico. The road was built by
local capital and has been operated on
a paying basis by the Union Pacific.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
cAvE-1N ON THE FRISCO.
One Hundred Feet of Track Drops
Nearly Three Feet.

Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-The Frisco passen-
ger train crew had an experience yes
terday morning on the run to Weir
City. Just west of town at the old No.
20 mine of the K. & T. coal company,
as the passenger train was speeding
along the tracks took a drop of about
three feet, the earth caving in under
the tracks for a distance of about a
hundred feet. The crew managed to
get the train ove- all right, but with
considerable delay. They were afraid
to tackle the return trip, however, and
waited until Roadmaster Pat Herd had
put the track in good order.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
La Grippe Successfully Treated

''I have Just recovered from the sec
ond attack of la grippe this year, says
Mr.. Jas. a. Jones, publisher of the
Leader, Mexia, Texas. I'm the latter
case I used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, and I think with considerable sue
cess. only being in bed little over two
days against ten days for the former
attack The second attack I am salts
fed would have been equally as bad as
the first but for the use of this remedy
as L had to go to bed in about six hours
after being struck with it, while in the
first case 1 was able to attend to bush
ness about two days before getting
down." For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
DEFICIT FOR Z MONTHS
Amounts to Nearly $1oO,oOO,ooo-
War Bill is Heavy.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly state
ment of the government receipts and ex-
penditures shows that for the month of
January the receipts amounted to $41. TIA
9S0 against $37 1873, CPS for January, 1898, and
the expenditures, $51 122. no, against $780,
696, Ill, leaving an excess of expenditures
of So. $40 For the seven months cf the
ed S2S7, 1876, $40 and the disbursements $780,
O64. S02
co1lnt Of the war deni T1 rnent x1tere S1S :
656,554 and on account of the navy $5.226,-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Searching the Hay1oft,

A telephone call was received at tSe
police station the other night that
man was hiding in barns in the neigh
borhood of Sixth and Fillmore streets,
much to the terror and fright of the
neighbors.
officer Hopkins. CHIEF of the Hawk
shaws, and Patrolman Lucas, buckled
on their clubs and side arms and sailed
forth in hopes of capturing some well
known crook with a good fat reward on
his head.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

For diarrhoea dysentery, collie, chol-
era, f1ux and all summer complaints,
nothing is so gentle, soothing and eff
fective, as Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam.
1t never fails to give relief and if taken
in time will effect a speedy cure. Be
sure that you get "Beggs" the only
remedy with a national reputation. For
sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

They arrived at the location where
the man had been seen skulking around
and they commenced a systematic hunt.
Into a barn they went and made a
thorough search of the hay loft. Lucas
stamped around on the hay while Hop
kins kept him covered with the light
from his pocket electric bulls eye Ian
tern. Lucas stepped on something soft
in the hay. He fell and shouted: I've
got him." He clutched at the hidden
man. Hopkins, with lantern in one
hand and club in the other, advanced
to aid i'll the capture.
There's his Leg cried Lucas, pull
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Double Santa Fe Track.

Work will begin about the first OF
April laying the second track between
Sterry and Strong City. Five cars of the
new rail are here in the yards and, the
rest will probably follow soon. The
graders have about three miles more
work. They have kept at it all time
during the winter whenever the weather
1lermitted ed.=Emporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Switchman Badly Injured.

Coffeyville. Feb. 2.-J. w. Ishmael, a
switchman in the Missouri Pacific
yards here was run over and probably
fatally injured while switching cars last
night His left arm was cut off and he
was otherwise terribly mangled. He
was taken to the hospital in Kansas
City today. He is a single man.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
QUICK MAIL TRANSIT
From Juneau to New Jersey in Eleven
DavS.

Washington, Feb. "A report to Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
ShaI1enberger from the railway mail
division headquarters at New York an
nounces the transmission of a mail
package from Juneau, ALASKA, to desti-
nation in New Jersey, in eleven days.
This package was mailed at Juneau
January IS, reached Seattle, Wash, on
the 18th, was recorded at Pittsburg on
the night of the 23rd and completed it's
quick journey the following day.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
McKinieys Give a Dinner.

Washington, Feb. 2.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley gave a dinner at the
White House last night in honor of the
United States supreme court, a large
number of guests being invited to meet
them. Elaborate floral decorations
beautified the east room and the long
corridor where the table was set
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

For external piles, cuts, burns and
bruises, old sores, eczema and all skin
- seases Beggs' German Salve stands
today without a peer. It is an old reli-
able remedy and if used freely wounds
will heal without a scar. Be careful to
get 'sBeggs'' and be sure of a speedy
cure. Eor sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Santa Fe Engineer Hurt.

Dodge City, Feb. 2.-Thomas Balm
bridge, an engineer of many years SER
vice with the Santa Fe, was seriously
injured at Anity, Col, yesterday after
noon by his head striking a mail crane.
His recovery is very doubtful.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

work with a will shoveling coal into a
furnace for one of the frightened Wo-
men, while Lucas, as gallant as his
brother officer, busted himself feeding
the horses in one of the darkest stables.
He pitched hay, carried water and
made himself generally useful for half
an hour, and when the two officers left
one of the women said: These Topeka
policemen are just too nice for any
thing" and the two blue coats tipped
their caps to one side and sauntered off
swinging their clubs just like Muicahy,
of the finest, was wont to do on Fifth
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Dakota Divorce Law Chaneed.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 2.-The house
this afternoon passed the bill requiring
a residence of one year before a divorce
can be secured. 1t had previously
passed the senate and will be approved
by the governor
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Regea, German saIva.

is used in every house, writes one man
from a country town. Entire neighbor-
hood use it, for Piles, Cuts, Burns,
Bruises and all skin diseases. The fame
of it's cures necessarily spread from
town to town; friends tell friends what
BeggS' German Salve has done, and the
whole people Acknowledges it's merit.
it's healing qualities and it's power of
allaying pain. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. De Wits Little
Early Risers are unequalled for over
coming constipation and liver troubles.
Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Geo.
w. Stansf1eld, w. L. Wilson, A.
]. Arnold & Son, A. }. Kane & Co..
druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
Carried 100000 Bottles of Beer.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 2.-The steam
ship Empress of Japan has sailed for
Yokohama and Hong Kong. She carried
over one million bottles of beer for
Americans in the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
him out.

Z
Hopkins took good strong grip and
pulled. 1t was only an old mattress
that was covered by the hay. They
searched several barns and cellars but
could not find the man. AS the Officers
were leaving several women gathered
around them. Their husbands were not
at home and they were SO frightened
they were afraid to go to the barns
or cellars and begged the officers to
help them.
There's many a warm heart beats
under the brass buttons of a Topeka
copper" said Hopkins, and he went to
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

Miss Alice Nielsen, the latest and
with her Se compay 1lsa at the era crawford theater
Monday evening, presenting for the hrst
time fIa , in D this city Victor Herbert & 1ar ana
tune Teller" The success achieved by
Miss Nielsen and her company in the
opera for many weeks this season in New
York at Wallacks theater was remark
able: In fact it was the most brilliant
known for many a day. Miss Nielsen is
pretty, has one of those deIiciously sweet
ure- In The Fortune Teller She ex-
ton of three characters, a pupil of bal
let school, a gypsy fortune teller and i'd "a a
part She is said to give with natural VII
vacity that is charming. 1.-The Fortune
spIe9did % reputation citation for % Vicfor Herbert He W as
a composer of comic opera and Harry b.
funny dialogue and pretty lyrics. The
scene of the story is laid in Hungary, and
TeT IS ecene rs fh IN OF baet aohoe an
later gypsies and Hungarian Hussars are
Herberts fe TT music IS said to be beutifuiiy
meiodious and rhythmic, full of pretty
songs stirring martial numbers and some
concerted pieces that reach the dignity of
grand opera.
At the Crawford theater Saturday. the
Dorothy. Morton Opera company Win be
To9 viii b nf on ai9 at the matinee and
THE Beggar Student" in the evening;
Miss Morton is supported by Edward
Webb, the English tenor, and several other
opera people of note. The company num-
| bers So people.
| Beach &, Bowers minstrels will be at
| the Grand Opera House tonight. The
gave a satisfactory performance { in this is
| SO, 50 and % cents.
| my Friend From India' comes to the
| Crawford theater next Wednesday even
| ing.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

''My Friend From India" comes to tn
Crawford theater next Wednesday even
ing
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-02

Beach & Bowers minstrels will be at
the Grand Opera House tonight. The
company is practically the same which
gave a satisfactory performance in this
city last year. The prices are reduced to
30. a and q cents.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03

The old summer story about the sea
serpent last year gave way to the phan-
tom of the Spanish fleet, that was seen
at seven different places the same day
by reputable fishermen, heavy firing
being in each case heard off shore. So
far as we know these terrible encoun-
tiers were never officially reported. and
although Boston was frightened nearly
to death by one such story of q naval
battle at her very gate, when the fleet
In question happened at the time to be
in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean
sea, no wounded we're brought in to
tell the tale. The destruction was
complete. This year the kissing bug
kept us all guessing for time, until
the novelty wore off, and then the new
er firing managers of the Silly Season
Entertainment brought up the strang-
ling bug. The strangling bug is said
to have crab like claws with which 1t
grasps the throat of it's victim, wheth-
err human or not, and chokes 1t to
death. The papers in various parts OF
the country contain scientific descrip-
lions of the bug with terrible pic
lures.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03

AN excellent precedent in dealing
with strike riots..and riots of every sort
was established, or rather confirmed,
in the case of Paul Corcoran, tried for
the murder of James Cheyne during
the riots at Wardner, Idaho. Within
twenty minutes after the jury retired
eleven of them favored a verdict Of
murder in the second degree, while
one man held out six hours for murder
In the first degree. The one man fin
ally gave in to the others. Under the
Idaho laws murder in the second de-
gree is punishable by Imprisonment
from ten years to life. The dispatch
says it is not believed an appeal will be
taken, the. defense trusting to execu-
tive clemency rather than risk a new
jury trial. Judge Stewart. in his in
structions, said if it were found that a
conspiracy existed to commit the crime
and the defendant knew of it, although
committing no overt act, he must be
found guilty. Thus the law of con-
spiracy is once more upheld, and the
people will sustain the court in its in
depreciation. Mobs and riots will not
be tolerated in this country, and severe
punishment should be melted out to
transgressors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03

IT will be noticed that most of the
property bought from the real estate
companies is taken either by residents,
for their own use or for investment, or
by non residents who wish to come
here to live. There is no evidence
whatever of boom in real estate, nor
are any individuals buying up large
amounts for speculation. Ell Paso is
distinctly a city of homes. It is far
better to have q multitude of small
holders that to have the land held by q
few wealthy men whose efforts are
usually devoted to evading taxes an
doing as little for the town as possible,
while they reap the greater part of the
benefit that accrues from the efforts of
other people.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03

THE article printed below from the
Minneapolis Times under the heading
"Demand for 1000 men" is of far
more than local interest. The scarcity
of men, notwithstanding the higher
wages and lower rates of transporta-
ton that prevail, means that most OF
the able bodied men of the country are
engaged in steady work at good wages
and do not desire q change. 1t means
prosperity, of the sort Mckinley and
the republican party promised when
the forces of sound money triumphed
in 1896. This year it Is true,
as it usually Is when the party OF pros
perity and stability is in power. that
the man who wants work can get it at
good wages. The demand for labor is
so much greater than the supply that
extraordina airy inducements are made
to get helpers; the railroads reduce
their rates of fare, and employers vol
UNFAIRLY increased the wages OF the
men. With it all, there is no present
evidence of overproduction. The mean
ing of it is that the people are better
off than they ever were and ARE able to
consume more and pay for it. Our ex-
ports, too, are increasing rapidly, as
the United States enters new markets
and gains foothold by the sheer merit
Of its products.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-03

party is necessary in any community
lest the people become Indifferent to
politics and permit the matters OF gov
eminent to stay in control of little
coterie of politicians, who have their
machine organizations everywhere and
year after year manage by fair means
or foul to perpetuate themselves in
city, county, and state offices. In
every place where the parties are not
eauitably divided it becomes more nee
essary that an Office seeker should
make terms with the machine than
that he should please the voters. Ma
chine rule is the antithesis of popular
rule. The Office holders trust is the
mother of all trusts and the worst of
them all,