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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
WINFIELD VICTIMS.
Get Rich Quick Man Got About $4,000
From About 20 Victims.

Winfield, Jan. 23.-Baker. the st.
Louis man, with a get rich quick
scheme got away with about $4,000 of
Winfield's hard iron dollars. but the
fellows who lost it are not saying any
thing. In fact the one thing they most
desire is that the world may never
know they lost it and the world never
will through them
The individual amounts lost run all
the way from 81 400 down to $40 and
there were fifteen or twenty parties who
pulled at this cork. Baker had an orig
inal scheme that sounded nice and he
was an expert at batting the hook. He
speculated on the board of trade-in his
mind, and declared dividends all the
way from 10 to Is per cent a month
Bakers dividends of course were bigger
than this but his victims and not the
board of trade paid the bills.
The dividends came all right for a
few months long enough for the lucky
ones on the inside to tell their friends
and let them into the scheme and then
the dividends stopped. Some of the
parties interested went to st. Louis
to see Mr.. Baker and he was equal to
the occasion. They did not get their
money but they came back convinced
that Mr.. Baker was a very nice man.
This was the beginning of the end and
Mr.. Bakers career soon ended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
INDIAN SCHOOL SCANDAL.
Protest Against the Dismissal of Supt.
A. n. Viets.

Santa Fe, N. M, Jan. ga sensation
was caused in Santa Fe by the dismiss
sal from the Indian service of A. H.
Vets. superintendent of the govern
ment Indian school here, and for many
years in the Indian service in other
states, on the charge of embezzling shoe
leather and tin roofing from the gov
ment.
The charges were made by Stephen
Bondra, a shoemaker, discharged from
the Indian school by Mr.. Vets for al
legged insult to female teachers. The
hearing took place before United States
Commissioner J. P. Victory today, and,
after an exhaustive investigation, re-
suited in the discharge of Mr. Viets.
Commissioner Victory, Prosecuting At
torney W. Z. Childers. and federal, ter
ritorial, county and city officials have
united in protesting to the secretary of
the interior against the injustice done
Mr. Viets in his removal, and asking
for his reinstatement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
CABLE TAKEN UP.
House Committee Hears Expert Tes-
timony on the Subject.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The question of
a government cable across the Pacific
was considered to-day by the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. A large number of govern
ment officials and private citizens in
terested in the project We're present.
These included Capt. G. o. Squier, act
ing chief of the signal service during
the illness of Gen. Greedy; Admiral
Bradford, who has had charge of the
naval investigation of the subject; Gen.
Wager Swayne, of New York, long
identified with the Pacific cable move
ment and Gov. Brady.
Capt. Squier had been designated by
Secretary Root and Gen. Greedy to
present the subject as he has chief
charge of assembling the large amount
of government data bearing on a gov
eminent cable. He said there was no
longer any doubt as to the practical
bility of the Pacific cable from a tech
nical and engineering point of view,
and he gave the details of the route,
viz, that via Midway island being
1853 miles and that via Wake island
1922 Either of these routes he said
were equal to if not superior to the
British route via Tanning Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Falls into an Abandoned Shaft.

Ga1ena, Jan. 23.-hred Moore fell into
an abandoned shaft some time Sunday
night, where he remained until after 10
o'clock Monday. No one knows what
time he fell and his whereabouts were
not known until about 10 o'clock, when
some boys playing nearby heard his
means. A windlass was placed over the
shaft and the unfortunate man hoisted
out. Young Moore was badly chilled,
and as he grew warmer revived and be-
came quite jolly, saying that nothing
panied him and that he could scarcely
account for it not proving fatal He in
tended to go to his home in Joplin, but
as he attempted to get up he went into
commissions. From that time he grew
worse and died yesterday afternoon
from internal injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
oARNRe1E aENERous.
Offers to Donate $25, 900 For Libra
ry For Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Jan. ga letter was
received here by A J. Tullock from An
drew Carnegie stating that he would
contribute $4,000 to build a public Ii
brary in Leavenworth providing certain
conditions were complied with making
proper provisions for maintaining it.
Mr.. Tullock, who has had close bust
ness relations with Mr.. Carnegie in
connection with bridge building took
up the question of securing contribu-
ton from him for Leavenworth while
east recently A special tax providing
for the annual support of a library was
voted by Leavenworth a year ago and
part of the conditions required by Mr.
Considerable money has been raised for
a library and with Mr. Carnegies con-
tribution a large building will be erect
cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
THE KANSAS GAS FIELD.
Report of Expert Oliphant to the Geo
logical Survey.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-F- H.
Oliphant, the expert on natural gas, in
a report to the geological survey, has
the following to say of the development
of the Kansas field:
The value of the output from this
state is gradually increasing. Gas is
produced in a commercial way in Allen,
1abette, Montgomery, Miami and Wilson
counties. A few good wells were also
found in Franklin county, but are not
yet utilized. Some drilling has been
done in Crawford county, but with poor
success. Several other equities have
small flows of gas from individual
wells. There is much to indicate that
many other pools will be found in the
future. The usual depth of the wells is
from 900 to 1,150 feet. The rock pressure
varies from 800 to 325 pounds to the
square inch. The volume of some of
the best wells was from 10000 to g.
600, 600 cubic feet in "a hours.
The largest and best wells get their
gas in a porous brown sand Is to 20
feet in thickness (not unlike the Brad
ford sand in color and texture), which
is found near the bottom of the Chero-
kee shale and about 40 to 90 feet above
the top of the Mississippi limestone.
There seems to be a series of gentle
elevations and depressions in the floor
of this limestone and sandstone. Gas
is found in the higher portions, and oil
is found in the troughs This is notable
in the case at Neodesha. 1t is used in
nearly all of the towns in southeastern
Kansas for domestic and manufacture
ing purposes. So far the wells have
shown but slight reduction in the orig
inal pressure. The gas from the lola
field is used extensively in the reduction
of the zinc ores produced at Joplin,
Mo-, with great success. Six large re-
duction works are established at this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Pancakes in Chile.

For several days L noticed the word
'panqueque" upon the bill of fare at the
hotel, and did not know what it was.
There is a brand of wine from one of
the Chilean vineyards with that name,
and / supposed it was perhaps the same
thing referred to, although it was diff
cult to understand why it should ap-
pear among the desserts on the menu
at the dinner table and on the bills of
fare for breakfast. The best way to
find out about such things is to try
them, and the next morning, being in
an experimental mood, 1 ordered a
''panqueque," which, to our amazement,
was an ordinary griddle cake. Then
it dawned upon my dull perceptions
that 'panqueque'' spelt pancake.
called the attention of the head waiter
to the discovery, and he SEEMED quite
astonished. He could talk English well
and claimed to be familiar with the
cuisine of America. Therefore he did
not see anything unusual in my dis
covery, and I rather think he wrote the
bill of fare himself, for he remarked, in
a surprised tone: What do you call
pancake in America. Cor. of the Chi
cago Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
SCALE AND SCREENS.
Points of Contention Between Miners
and Operators.

Indianapolis, Jan 23.-The interstate
conference of United Mine Workers and
coal operators was called tf1is morning
with about 175 prominent operators
from Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Indiana and Michigan. The attendance
is the most representative ever held.
The miners have over 500 representa-
tiveS in the joint conference, which it
is predicted will last until the middle
of next week.
The routine of business provides for
a scale committee. This committee will
wreStle with the scale problem, and the
main conference will adjourn from day
to day until the scale committee agrees
upon a report.
The Illinois operators are at loggers-
head among themselves. The radicals
do not want to make advances to the
miners. The Ohio operators appear to
be the most liberal in their offers, it
being commonly understood that they
will give a 10-cent advance on the jump
The Michigan operators have contracts
which run until June and the Mine
Workers decided not to break these
'individuaf' contracts, but will try and
get concessions for the two months
between the expiration of the inter
state agreement, April l, and the eX-
piration of the Michigan contracts.
There will be bitter fight over the
screen question.
The miners declare that the operators
must declare their intentions first.
in central Pennsylvania is off. Nation
al Board Member Benjamin James of
Jeanesville, Pa, today said: "Presi-
dent Mitchell and agreed that it would
be the height of folly to order a strike
now
The joint conference did not con-
vene until IL o'clock. and a surprise was
sprung in the selection of a chairman.
1t was thought Dempster, of Pittsburg,
would have the honor, but on motion
of President Mitchell, of the miners,
Walter s. Boyle, of the Crescent Coal
Mining company of Chicago, was elect
ed to preside.
John P. Reese, miner from Iowa,
wanted to know when the Iowa OPP
orators would be accorded representa-
ton. Chairman Boyle said that he did
not think he could recognize the Iowa
operators until an organization has
been effected and the credential COM
mittee reported.
The committee on rules and order of
business were then appointed.
These committees Were instructed to
be ready to report tomorrow morning.
On motion of President Mitchell the
conference was adjourned to 10 a. m.
tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
DEED WAS VOID.
Three Men Under Arrest For Swind-
ling Lawrence Boy.

Lawrence, Jan. 23.-William Benson,
who was arrested in Kansas City last
night, is wanted here to explain a
transaction to the police. Bert HeiSer
and C. w. Skingler were also arrested
here by Sheriff Meyers as being impli-
Gated.
The three men came here last Satur-
day and made a trade with James NJ.
Andler, a boy living west of town, for
a team of mules. Heiser brought Ben
son to Andler Saturday afternoon, in
Producing him as williams. Benson, it
is alleged, offered to trade Andler 40
acres of land in Polk county, Missouri,
giving him mortgage deed for $1S5
for the team of mules. Andler accepted
the offer. Heiser and Benson to con-
vince Andler that the papers were all
right, sent him to Skingler, who was
at a mattress factory while the trade
the papers were all right. This salts
fed Andler and he gave them the
mules. The mules have not been seen
since that time.
Andler found out that the deeds were
not as represented and told Sheriff
Myers how he had been treated. Sher-
if Myers began hunting for the men
at once. Heiser was found three miles
south of town and Skingler in this city.
Skingler confessed the whole affair to
Sheriff Myers, although he claims not
to have known the deeds We're spuri-
Gus. A package containing several
deeds and forged notes were found on
Heiser when arrested. One of the notes
was for 81 600. This note is thought by
Sheriff Myers to be the one which the
gang intended to use in swindling a
man in Kansas City last week out of
a, piece of property. A letter received
by one of the men a few days ago from
Kansas City giving all the plans. He
lost the letter, which was found here,
and is now in the hands of the sheriff
A reward of SO was offered for the
lost letter.
Sheriff Myers will go to Kansas City
tonight to get Benson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Microbes are not made by the
modiste.
Love isn't blind; it usually sees dou-
Bile.
The crank has but one idea-the fool
none.
Sympathy soon forgets. but envy has
a good memory.
scheming for an engagement ring is
design in jewelry.
The turn in the lane always comes
when We least expect it.
Fame is given to a man that others
may discover his weakness.
Many a bearded fugitive from justice
has escaped by close shave.
Two heads may be better than one
but one big head is usually enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Indianapolis is troubled with a disease
which is doubtless the same as that
now prevailing in this city. After re-
marking that when in doubt it is safer
to call it smallpox" the News says:
It is smallpox-mild in type, to be
sure, but still the real thing There is
danger that it may become at any
time more virulent, and in any event,
it is not precisely a nice disease to
daily with. Every effort should be
made by the health authorities to
stamp it out; and now that the char
acter Of the disease has been deter
mined, there should be no excuse for
wrong diagnosis by physicians in other
places where the disease may appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

was struck by a copper pointed Reming-
ton ball which buried itself in the flesh
on his breast, knocking him down. His
lieutenant extracted the ball and sucked
the poison from the wound and in fif-
teen minutes they We're back on the
firing line. Sometime in July it became
necessary to go into hospital and from
that time to the day of his death he
deemed impossible for him to make the
trip home but his faithful comrades
smuggled him aboard the ship and cared
for him all the long weary way, and al
pital in San Francisco, brought him
safely home to his mother on a cot
aboard the special train which brought
the Twentieth Kansas back to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

the daughter of o. C. French, a wealthy
farmer. Her father and mother are old
and are about ready TO retire from &C
tive life. On being approached by the
parties soliciting stock subscription for
the creamery to be built at Oswego.
Mr.. French at once favored the move
but refused to subscribe on account of
his age, that his daughter was the only
one able to milk and care for the seven
cows they now own. The daughter said
to him that if he would furnish her the
cows and feed she would take a 800
share in the factory, pay for it with the
COWS, take their earnings and own the
stock in her own name. The father
greed to this. She has subscribed and
entered upon her plan.-Oswego indie
pendent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Chicago is just now engaged in plum
ing herself on what she terms her ex-
ceeding modesty in conducting to COM
pletion and opening her thirty-three
million dollar drainage canal without
making any fuss about it. This will
cause a smile to spread over the re-
mainder of the country where it is well
understood that the policy of Chicago
has been to attract as little attention
as possible to her great undertaking,
for fear of an injunction suit. The
suit did come. but was about eight
minutes too late to be effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
BURLINGTON PENSIONS.
Employees of That Road Want a PEN
sion System.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The Record saws:
Employees of the Burlington have
launched a movement to have that
road give them a pension system SINH
lar to that recently established by the
Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg
The movement is being discussed
among all classes of employees and thus
far it has been enthusiastically re-
ceived.
In the preliminary plan of action,
petitions, it is said, will be circulated
among all of the $4,000 or more en-
ployes of the system and then pre-
scented to the proper officials of the
road. They will ask for the establish
mept of a pension system as soon as
practicable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
AFTER CORPORATIONS.
Texas Legislature Convenes in Special
Session.

st. Louis, Jan. pa Post Dispatch
special from Austin, Tex, says: Both
houses of the Texas legislature met in
special session today. The session was
called by Gov. Savers to pass new tax
laws. The proposed changes are radi-
cal, particularly toward corporations.
After the governors message had been
read and referred to the proper commit
tees it was decided to consider the tax
measures by the committees on reve-
nue. in open session, so that all interests
will be represented and heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

The British war office has decided
that after Ladysmith and Kimberley
are rescued from the Beers the army
shall take a long rest before proceeding
to Pretoria. Unless more rapid progress
is made in these undertakings than has
yet appeared, the recess will be a long
time in coming. What do they think
the enemy will be doing while they are
resting?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Pleasanton Boom Plans.

+, Pleasanton, Jan. 23.-Arrangements
have been made for a banquet and
meeting of the business men of Pleasan-
ton to discuss ways and means of build
ing up the town and developing the
natural resources of the place. The
plan is to organize a commercial club
and unite the efforts of all the citizens
The banquet is to take place at the
Commercial House. on February 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Aged Mother Superior Dies.

Lockport, N. Y, Jan. 23.-Rev. Moth
er Superior Anastasia is dead at st.
Joseph's Convent aged as years. She
was mother superior of the Sisters of
st. Mary of the United States and Can
ada. Last September she celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of her coronation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Some progress is being made toward
the election of United States senators
by popular vote. The committee hav-
ing in charge a bill for that purpose
has reported it amended so as to leave
the manner of making the choice OPP
tional with the people Of each state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Temperance Revival at Abilene

Abilene, Jan. ga. c. Rankin, state
temperance lecturer, began a weeks
series of meetings here with a union
meeting in the opera house last night.
Tonight and the remainder of the week
he will occupy a smaller hall. He is
working in connection with the minis
terial union of the city and the pastors
are assisting him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
2. N. G.. a. Secretaries.

Lawrence, Jan. 23.-The annual con-
ference of Y. M. c. A. secretaries of
Kansas was held in Lawrence Monday,
all the larger associations of the state.
The work of the past year was review
ed, and plans for the coming year were
discussed. In the evening the visiting
delegates were rendered a reception,
and athletic entertainments were given
in the new Y. M. c. A. hall for. the
secretaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

In the mention of the various dinners
to be given in New York in honor of
Colonel Bryan's visit there is nothing
said about any 10. 20 and 80 cent affair.
A dinner at popular prices probably
would draw in Gotham as well as any
where else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
DRINKS ACID FOR WHISKY.
C. L. Carpenter Takes Deadly Poison
In Place of LIQUOR.

Minneapolis, Jan &c. L. Carpenter,
a farmer living eleven miles east of
here, came to the city, and while here
purchased a bottle of whisky, also one
of carbolic acid. He went to the Santa
Fe depot to take the train home. and
while there he took drink. and as both
bottles were wrapped up he pulled the
cork and got the acid bottle in place of
the whisky. The agent immediat ely
'phoned for a doctor, but it was too late
to save his life. He died in terrible
agony about five hours after taking the
fatal dose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Montague White Calls.

Washington, Jan. %. = Montague
White, consul general of the South
African republic in London, called at
the state department this afternoon
and had a conference with Secretary
Hay. He did not appear In an official
caDacitY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Mr.. Carnegie says it will be a sad day
when poverty is no longer with US. If
the supply of Carnegies holds out there
is no occasion for worry. It will only
take few men Of his kind to maintain
a state of widespread poverty for many
wears to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
Falls From Top of a Car.

Mcpherson, Kan, Jan. 23.-While
running along a line of freight cars in
the Santa Fe yards last evening Harry
Nelson was thrown from the top to the
ground with great force, striking on
his head and face, knocking out sew
eral teeth and fracturing the jaw bone.
The shock from the fall rendered him
unconscious for an hour or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23
BUYS Select Lot of Steers.

Newton, Kan, Jan. 23.-Eenry Stein
kirchner. a cattle buyer of this city, to-
day purchased twenty head of Short
horn steers, for which he paid $50. 20
each. They averaged nearly 1900
pounds and were shipped to Kansas
City tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

A New Yorker proposes to limit in
heritances to $4,000 900. any surplus to
be turned over to the state. 1t is time
for Kansas heads of families to begin
to deed their property to their wives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Chicago Journal: Has it occurred to
any one that since the water was
turned into the drainage channel, all
the United States to the east and south
Of Chicago is on an island?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Michigan has passed a law forbidding
the marriage of any person suffering
from certain specified diseases, and
providing a fine of $500 to $1,000 and five
years Imprisonment for its violation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Since c. P. Huntington withdrew his
opposition to the Nicaragua canal it
has been discovered that there is no
necessity for awaiting the report of the
investigating commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Cen. Otis says the Philippine climate
is ruinous to the teeth. Now look out
for a rush Of American dentists to our
new possessions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

Colonel Bryan has entered the New
York cage, and viii this week give an
exhibition on animal training that will
be well worth the price of admission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

It begins to look as though it might
become necessary for Mr.. Hanna to
hypothecate that Philadelphia hundred
thousand dollar promise to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-23

If a man believed a girl when she
claimed she didn't like to be kissed. he
would always have his own opinions
about her.