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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-13
S15,OOO,OOO YEAR.
Will Be Asked For to Provide Irriga-
ton in the West.

Denver, Colo, Nov. ia large meet
ing of the business men of this city
for the purpose of arousing interest in
the ninth irrigation congress which will
begin it's sessions in Chicago on the 21st
instant was held here today under the
auspices of the chamber of commerce.
Mr.. George Maxwell, chairman of the
executive committee of the national ir
rigation congress, made the principal
speech. He favored government con-
struction of reservoirs for storing waters
during the winter, the government not
to interfere, however, with its distribu
ton by the state under the present sys-
tenn He maintained that it was as much
the duty of the government to build
storage reservoirs as to make river and
harbor improvements. By expending
SIS 600, 900 annually for a period of ten
years, he said. the government could re-
claim 100 000, 900 acres of land and there
by provide homes for hundreds of fam
lilies.
Several prominent leaders of organized
labor attended the meeting, and Vice
Grand Master Maher, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, delivered
strong address favoring the national
movement.
Committees to prepare suitable resolu-
tions and select a delegation of repre-
sentatives to Chicago were appointed
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LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
a J. Perry and a c. Jordan Would
Be Secretary of Senate.

A J. Perry, of Nortonville, banker and
merchant, ex-representative in the lower
f aouse OF the legislature is a candidate
A. q Jordan. of Lyons, is a candidate
for secretary of the senate.
w. @. Mllar, of Barber county, in the
city today. state that he was defeated for
representative by two votes Millar was
reported elected He was member of
the last house.
A delegation of Sixth district Repubn-
cans was IN topeka yesterday 70 push [ne
judge of the supreme court by appoint
ment They are. Cy- Anderson Of Trego;
C. E Evans. Hoxfe; Bob McGonigal, Col
by, and E s. Mcknight.
Miss Nellie Armatrout. of Wyandotte
county. is a candidate for state librarian.
It is generally understood that this place
VIII go to James =. king.
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SPEAKERS CLIMB POLES.
Many Difficulties Encountered in
Campaigning in Hawaii.

Chicago. Nov. ia special to the
Record from Honolulu. November 6, via
San Francisco. Cal, says:
The steamship China leaves this
morning at daybreak. the first American
election day in Hawaii. Last night
closed a remarkable campaign. All three
parties, the Republican. Democratic and
ndependent--held mass meetings and
1orchlight professions. Almost the
whole population of he city was out
either to take part iiaas.4e professions, or
to see them
For a week several street corners of
the city had been the scenes of almost
continuous campaign meetings Repnh-
ican, Democratic and Independent al
ternated with or followed one another.
The crowds sometimes cheered all
speakers impartially, and once refused
to listen to any. On this last occasion,
the speakers stand was toppled over
but native Hawaiian speakers climbed
telephone poles and from these safe en-
fnences, kept up the flow of speech
making.
Governor Dole has directed that the
number of booths at each polling place
shall be increased to a sufficient num-
Der to provide facilities for all voters.
One Of the severest storms known in
this region for Is years swept this part
of the Pacific the latter part of last
week. Vessels arriving from the east
and west report experiencing It The
schooner John G. North, at Mahukona
was swept away from its anchorage and
at last reports had not returned.
The steamer WaialeaIe, which was
chartered by Prince David Wawanah-
akoa to take him on a campaigning
tour around the island of Maui, had
terrible experience. It was caught in
gale off the coast of Maui and for eight
hours was unable to make more than
three knots headway against the wind,
while the seas swept over it's decks
The carpenters of Honolulu have gain
ed the eight hour day. the contractors
granting the unions demand.
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NO CHANGE
IN CABINET.
Mckinley Asks Members OF His
Official Family
To Remain With Him Another
Four Years.
THE RECENT ELECTION
He Says Was an Endorsement
of Their Work
AS Well as of the Policy of the
President.
HE RECENT ELECTION

Washington, Nov. 13.-At the meeting
Of the cabinet today President McKin-
ley discussing the recent elections and
their results expressed the hope that ev-
cry member of his official family will
remain during the next four years. He
regarded the results of the elections as
an endorsement not only of his own
ideas and policies, but also of the ad-
ministration of every department of the
government.
The Chinese question was discussed
only in a general way. It was stated by
one member that there were no advices
in the hands of this government tending
to confirm the story cabled by DR.. Nor
rfson to the London Times to the effect
that the ministers had formulated de-
mands upon the Chinese government
which included the execution of eleven
of the high officials, the razing of the
Taku forts and the prohibition Of future
importation of war material into the
empire. Another member discussing
this dispatch said previous adviceS to
this government indicated that Dr.Mor-
risons dispatch was a very fair expo
sition of the demands that had been
formulated by the minister. He said
however. there was cOnsideFa BILE doubt
as to the ability Of the Chinese govern
ment as now constituted to force the
execution of the eleven powerful ofti-
cials indicated in the dispatch.
The cabinet meeting today was de-
voted largely to me discussion between
the presidents advisers of his forth
coming message to congress. Each Of
the members furnished a forecast of his
annual report, but none of the reports
was in shape for formal presentation
It was practically decided that the
recommendation in the message on the
subject of the war revenue taxes will
advocate a small reduction, scaling down
the total revenue about $15,000,0 GOO. Just
where this decrease will be made has
not been determined.
Considerable attention will be devoted
to the Nicaraguan canal in the message,
but the presidents recommendations are
not vet clearly formulated.
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tions vested IN a foreign mfnister. Ra-
tiona1 intercourse shall be permitted
with the emperor as in civilized coun-
tries.
'aThe forts at Taku and other forts on
the coast Of Chi Ii shall be razed and
the importation Of arms and war ma.
teriaI prohibited. Permanent legation
guards shall be maintained and also
guards of communication between Pekin
and the sea-
Imperial proclamations shall be post
ed for two years throughout the empire
suppressing BOXERS
ssTfhe indemnity ID to include compen-
sation for Chinese who suffered through
being employed by foreigners, but not
compensation for native Christians. The
words missionary and Christians do
not occur in the note"
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PEACE TERMS.
Foreign Enjoys Settle on Demand to
Be Made on China

London, Nov 13.-Dr. Morrison. wiring
TO the Times from Pel1in Sunday. saws:
Pressed by the common desire for q
speedy termination of present condi-
tions. the foreign ENJOYS have finally
agreed TO the following terms, to be
presented in a conjoint note which s,,f-
ject to the approval of the governments
will be- pressed upon China as the bssis
of a preliminary treaty.
China shall erect a monument +o
Baron Won Ketteler on the site where he
was murdered and send an imperial
prince to Germany to convey an apology
She shall inf1ict the death penalty upon
eleven princes and officials already
named and suspend provincial exanina-
tions for five years where the outra ges
occurred. In future all officials failing
to prevent anti-foreign outrage within
their jurisdiction will be dismissed and
punished.
CThis is a modification of Mr. Cen
gers prcposaL)
Indemnity shall be paid to the states
corpora tons and individuals. The tsung
a yamen shall be abolished and its func-
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of Mr.. Stone. Asked today to account
for the defeat of his party in Leaven-
worth county, Mr.. Stone said:
Money did it,
Voters bought?"
tsWell I should say so; right and left
It cost Mr.. Baker about $4,000 to carry
Leavenworth county"
Mr.. Stone said further: There are
now in operation in theKlondike district
at Leavenworth 25 saloons"
Started since the election?' asked a
State Journal reporter
mo, sir They have been running all
the time" replied Mr.. Stone. This inter
view took place in the outer room lead
ing to the governors Office. Mr.. Stone
then started into the governors Office,
saying to the stenogra pher:
Where is KlOndixe2'
Presuming that Stone referred to the
governor the reply conveyed the infor-
nation that Mr. Stanley would not be in
town until tomorrow.
D. R Anthony, Jr., who is in Topeka
today said when asked about Mr.. Stones
charge that Senator Baker used money
in Leavenworth: TT is not true and
Mr.. Stone knows it is not true The bus
mess men of Leavenworth defeated Mr..
Stone"
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CORNER STONE LAID.
New Normal School Building at Cedar
Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls. Ia. Nov. 1S.-The corner
stone of the new state normal school
building here was laid today in the pres
enee of a number of distinguished per-
sons. The principal address was deIiv-
cred by the Rev. Mr. Kaye. of Oska 1oosa
and the historical review of the institu-
tion was given by Prof. D. S Wright,
who was one of the original corps of in
structors and still occupied the chair Of
mathematics In 1876. four teachers COM
posed the faculty board. A. present
there are So instructors. The enrolment
first year was 155, now it is 2,104. The
first appropriation by the state was S.
coo; that of last year $45. 900. in addition
to the 100000 for the building now in
course of erection. President II. Fl.
Seerly has held the position for Is years
the longest term Of any Official in the
state connected with an educa tional in
stiT1lfiau
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MAY HELP BAKER.
TT Scott Fusion Paper Advises Rep
resentatives to Vote For Him.


Fort Scott Tribune: TT is intimated
IN local political circles today that there
might arise in the next legislature such
an exigency as would warrant the three
Fusion representatives in the legislature
from this county in voting for Baker for
senator. OF course the Fusionists can
not hope to elect a man and they are
looking for the best they can do under
the circumstances. II the Baker Repub-
licans will agree to make a reasonable
division of the legislative offices or offer
some other inducemeut the Fusionists
might go in and help them organize the
legislature and elect their man. 1t seems
that the Bourbon county representa-
tives have no use for Burton. His record
as a business man, his morals and his
political record are regarded by them as
such that under no circumstances could
they vote for him and they feel that
they would be doing their constituency
a service in voting. against him even if
they were compelled to choose a lesser
evil and vote for Baker
The developments of the past day or
two would indicate that Baker will not
have the Republican votes to elect him
and that the Fusionists will submit to
his friends a proposition looking to his
securing their support
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GAYNOR CASE RESUMED.
A Relative of the Accused on the
Stand

New York, Nov. 13.-The examination
ir the case Of the three Gaynor broth
ers and =. d. Greene was resumed today
with the crOss-examination Of Campbell
Ford an engineer. His testimony was
technical in reply to questions concern
ing the contracts and specifications. and
about the making Of the mattresses
which composed the fascincs used in
Savannah harbor improvements.
Thomas +. Gaynor, a relative Of the
accused contractors, was next examined.
His testimony was bearing on the cut
ting of the brushwoOd and the making OF
mattresses composing the fascines sunk
for the foundation at Point Peter He
said he heard those government officials
express themselves as being satisfied
with the work
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TROUBLESOME BOERS.
Their Chief Business Is Annoy
ing Lord Roberts Army.

London. Nov. 1s.-Under date of
Johannesburg, Nov II. Lord Roberts
telegraphs to the war office as follows:
'Rundle reports skirmishes with small
parties of Beers in the Harrismith, Reitz
and Vredo districts recently. The COM
mandoes appear to be acting independ-
emily and with no object except to give
as much annoyance as possible to the
British. Our casualties in these sxirnl-
ishes were two killed and seven wounded.
Douglass arrived at Ventersdorp Nov.
II, from Zeerust, capturing during the
march q prisoners and q quantity of
cattle and sheep. Ventersdorp which
has been a depot Of supplies for the
Beers, will now be cleared out"
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MRS. JESSE JAMES DEAD
Widow of the Noted Bandit Sue
cumbs to Lingering Illness.

Kansas City. Nov. 1s.~HTrs Zereida
James, widow Of Jesse James. the noted
southwestern bandit. died at her home
here today of a complication of diseases,
after lingering illness. Mrs. James was
a Miss Mimms. She was born near
Kansas City in 1914 and was married to
James at Kearney, Mo, in 1874. They
had one son, Jesse Jr., who is now in
business in Kansas City. Mrs James
was with her husband when he was shot
and killed by Bob Ford, one of the ban
dts former pals, near St. Joseph, in
April, 1881
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MICHIGAN DAVID HARUM.
Hesperia Man Trades Horses Twenty
Time in q Year.

Hesperia, Mich, Nov. 13-Ed p.
Bates, besides editing the Hesperia
Union. is hewildering trnder He
bought a pair OF horses and made the
crops on his farm. then sold the horses
for a farm. the farm for "a house, the
house for a team. buggy. harness. ETC..
sold one horse and buggy. sold the
harness for a pig and "a wagon. made
three horse trades with the remaining
horse and now has a horse. wagon and
pig for sale in a year he has owned
and traded twenty horses, each of which
was the best horse in Newaygo
county
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STONE IS SORE.
Defeated LeavenwOrth Senator
Says Money Beat Him.

James C. Stone of Leavenworth was
in the city today, having emerged from
the avalanche Of votes which defeated
him as a candidate for reelection to the
state senate. Mr. Stone was a Populist
member of the last senate, having been
elected to succeed w. A. Harris, chosen
United States senator
J. W. Cav, Republican, elected to the
house, lives on a farm adjoining that
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Thev Wi Live Anart.

London, Nov. 13-The World of this
city says a judicial separation between
Prince and Princess Aribert, OF Anhalt,
is an accomplished fact. The paper adds
that the deeds were signed and the other
formalities completed during the stay
in Berlin of Prince Christian Of Schles-
wig -Holstein, father of the princess.
There will not be any divorce, Prince
Aribert not objecting to the course pro-
posed by his wife.
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Flames Seen sixtv MILES.

San Bernardino, Cal, Nov 13.-A forest
fire has destroyed Brcokings' MI in
Freda bra park, and burned over 10 600 099
feet of lumber. The fire ragged for many
hours and the flames could be plainly
seen sixty miles away. Brookings' mill
is the largest in Southern California and
gave employment to $50 men The dam
age done BY the fire is estimated at $780,
COO The mill was owned by Michigan
and the buildings there are threateHei
with destruction The scene of the fire is
near the top of the San Bernardino range
of mountains.
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SALT GOES UP.
The Trust Increases Prices More Than
100 Per Cent

Chicago, Nov 13.-The Chronicle says:
The National Salt company has put up
the price of common table salt of a fair
quality to $3.50 per 100 pounds The
price before was $1.10 per 100 for the
same grade. The National Salt COM
pany controls directly 95 per cent. of the
salt output of the country, and is able
to dominate the remaining per cent. of
the production.
The principal mills of the National
company, known as the salt trust. are in
Michigan.
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Talk Cut Of.

San Antonio, Tex. Nov. 13.-For ten
davs the electric Hnemen and telephone
operators have been on strike and the city
has been without local OF long distance
telephone service Business men to the
number of 900 have discontinued the SER
vice of the Southwestern Telegraph &
Telephone company. and have asked the
new telephone company, which is being
promoted by Ohio ca pitalists, to coneede
the demand of the striking linemen. which
is for 50 per day, wages, and receive ar-
ders for over 800 telephones. The new
company has declined the preposition-
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HE CREMATED HIMSELF.
Father, Grief Stricken Over Accident
to Son. Sets Jail on Fire.

Lansing. Mich, Nov. 13-The 12-year-
old son Of Chris Rud was run down by
a freight train today and his left leg
severed below the knee. The father
took the matter to heart so that he be-
came irresponsible and assaulted an Off
minutes the Jail and city hall building
was discovered on fire and the agonizing
shrieks of the prisoner were heard In
his frenzy he had evidently set fire to
the jail Tt was impossible to rescue
him and he perished In the flames He
left a large family in destitute circum-
stances. The jail building, which cost
$12, 900, was totally destroyed.
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DAVIS Is WORSE.
DR.. Murphy Again Called to See the
Senator.

st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 1s.-The condi-
ton of Senator c. K. Davis has taken a
turn for the worse, new complications
developing, and DR.. Murphy, the emil
nent Chicago surgeon, has again been
telegraphed for. DR.. A. ]. Stone, the
surgeon in charge of the senator's case.
issued the following bulletin
Senator Davis elevation Of tempera-
ture and restlessness has proved due to
acute nephritis. This abnormal condi-
ton was first observed at 2 O'Clock this
morning and the complications revealed
make the case so serious that I have
telegraphed DR.. Murphy to see the SEN
ator again with me. Temperature, 80;
pulse, 10S'
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Michiean Potato Crop Ruined.

St Joseph Mich, Nov. 13.-Two-thirds
of the entire potato crop of Michigan has
been ruined BY the recent storms The
farmers will be the heaviest losers but
commission houses which have bought
vegetables before the crop has been gath
cred Will lose largely. It is es timated that
the loss occasioned by the failure of the
crop will amount 10 over $500 900.
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SCHOOL ENROLMENT.
Kansas Had se6,36O School Child
rem Last Year.

AC1 ~@eAS1 = oe@As
According to a. report issued by Frank
Nelson, state superintendent, the total en-
rollment of school children In the state
during the past year is shown to have
been S96,360. This is an increase of $3.50
over the previous year.
During the year the total school popula-
ton amounted to, Approximately, SIC, 900.
while the attendance is a trife over three~
tourthS of the number. The recent report
of the superintendent on the school pop
ulation showed it had decreased slightly
since last year.
The largest attendance is in Wyandotte
county, where 13, 956 children were re-
ported Shawnee county is next with
l2,UI3 and Cherokee county third with
l1,lSl The smallest attendance is in Nor
ton county, where there are but seventy
children in school.
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SOLDIERS HOME VOTE.
Mckinley Received a Majority of SO
of the Veterans

George A. Clark, secretary of state,
has received the returns Of the vote cast
at the State Soldiers home.
Mckinley received 81 votes: Bryan.
25 votes; Stanley, so votes, and Breiden-
thai % votes. Leavenworth had 10
votes at the home. Eight went for Nc
Kinley and for Bryan. Sedgwick had
6, and 5 went for Mckinley and 1 for
Bryan. Wheatley received IL votes for
congress in the Third district and Jack
son l.
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Sues to RECOVER a Forfeit.

Wichita. Kan, Nov. 13.-Trank A.
Brooks, a Boston capitalist, fled a suit
against the city OF Wichita today to re-
cover $4,000 in the United States cir
cult court. The money Brooks seeks to
recover was forfeited to the city two
years ago, because Of a failure on the
part of Brooks to build a street car sys-
Sem here as he had agreed to do
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CAUSES MURDER
Aged Man Kills an Admirer Of His
Young Wife.

Columbia s. c.. Nov. 13.-CharleB
Johnson. aged 65 years, last night buried
a knife in the heart Of Sherman Evans.
a young neighbor. who persisted in visit-s
ing the young and pretty wife Of the
murderer. johnson lived near Benefits
vile and was married several months
ago. He thought his wife too fond Of
Evans and forbade him the house. After
the murder johnson left the house, and
his whereabouts Is unknown.
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Preshvtarian RevivaIs-

In spite of the political demonstration
last night the special meeting at the
Third Presbyterian church was well at
tended and a spirit of deep interest man
ffested. The meetings viii continue this
week at and 7:45 D. m. Evangelist
Chester Birch breaches and plays his
golden cornet-
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J. MACK LOVE, LAWYER.
Democratic Chairman Returns to
Battle For Bread.

J. Mack Love, the chairman of the
state Democratic committee who was
slated for cabinet position in the event
Of Bryan's success, has returned to Ar
kansas City and busted the furniture in
the room, at the entrance of which the
following appears:
- Mack Love, lawyer"
Mr.. Love has returned to his office to
join the friends of other days in Kansas
in battle for bread.
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Inventor Patten Dee d

New York, Nov. 13.-Frank Jarvis Pat
ten, inventor Of the Inultiplex telegraph
system which was purchased by the
western Union Telegraph company. ard
of the gyroscope. used on ocean vessels for
giving the position of the vessel in mid
ocean, died suddenly here last night,
IS years He was a graduate of West
Point military academy and served in the
battle of Wounded Knee and in the bat
fIe nf IEorlnrn Hnre as a lieutenant
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stone I'd Leave Gotham.

New York. Nov. 13-Ex- Governor W.
J. Stone. Of Missouri who managed the
eastern headquarters Of the Democratic
natio al committee during the late cam
paign, viii leave tonight for his home in
st. Louis. Mr.. Stone has been in New
York almost constantly for three
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PRATT IN QUARANTINE.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria Cases
Appear

Pratt, Kan, Nov. 13.--'The home of B.
f. Dodson has been quarantined on ac-
count of scarlet fever, and the home of
Morris Briggs on account of diphtheria-
This is the third time that these dis
eases have broken out in our city.
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Delegates to Medical Congress.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Majors Valery
Harvard, William c. Gorgas and J. r.
Kean, surgeons, have been detailed to
represent the medical department of the
army at the Pan-American medical con-
eress to meet in the city of Havana,
Cuba December 26-29. 1900.