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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-11
Topeka SOCIETY.
There Has Been a Noticeable
Lull in Social Circles.
Absence of Club Women in
Leavenworth Is Felt.
THEIR FINAL MEETINGS
Many Literary Organizations
Close For Season.
Items of a Social and Personal
Nature.

Even the Lenten days, which seem 50
far in the past. were no more quiet in
society circles than has been the past
week. There has been absolutely moth
ing to break the mOnotOny which IS
surely settling over society As q rule
at this season of the year there IS a
perfect round of gaiety before the ad-
vent of the warm weather, but this year
seems to be an exception to that rule
The absence of the clubwomen who
have been attending the federation in
IeavenWorth doubtless had much to do
with the quiet of the past week, but
as yet there are no social events sched-
uled with the exception of a few dancing
parties the last of the month, and it IS
only the few who care to dance this late
in the season.
Many of the card clubs have held their
last meetings for this season and the
literary clubs are slowly following suit
The picnic season has not thoroughly
started. there are few June weddings
being talked of, and when there is such
a dearth of gossip as there is now, so
c1ety is indeed In bad way
Portia Club Programme.
The regular meeting of the Portia
club is to be held Tuesday, May IA, with
Mrs George F. Worley, at 1913 Polk
street. instead of with Mrs. Whitaker
as was first announced. The following
programme will be given:
Roll call will be responded to with
current events.
Paper-Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies
Mrs. L. NJ Powell.
Vocal duet-Afrs Eli Foster and Mrs
l. H Stricken.
The practical discussion for the after
noon viii be led by Mrs D. G. Tillotson
on the subject The Chemistry of Cook
ing"
The Stedman Club Programme.
The regular meeting of the Stedman
club will be held Monday evening, May
Is. at the home of Mrs. J. r. Hague.
The programme win be as follows:
Responses to roll call will be original
tetrameter verses not exceeding eight
lines.
Story-Mr. Albert WeatherIy.
Poenl-Mrs. w. A. Dickinson
Paper-N- P. Garretson
Poem-Ars- Sarah Hargreaves.
Paper-L. H. CrandeH
Review-Mrs. J. r. Hague.
Trolley Party.
a party of young people employed in
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

The wheat and fruit Of the Potlatch
country will be transferred to the ware
houses this year over new tramways. E..
r. Atkinson, who Is now sole proprietor
| Of the Kendrick warehouse 10 completing
plane to install q new bucket tramway to
take the place Of the old wheat chute
that has been operated there for the past
few years. The new tramway will be
constructed after the plan of the ore tram
ways in the Occur d'Alenes. There will
Be : double cable with I8o packets each
having the capacity Of sack Of wheat.
The wheat will Be loaded from flat
form at the top Of the hill. The cleaner
and other machinery will be located in
the warehouse ct the bottom and the
whole operated by water power from the
Potlatch. The total cable length will be
about $500 feet. The altitude Of the hill
above the warehouse is about I4oo feet.
The new milling company At Kendrick
will also put in tramway this season to
be operated in connection with their
plant. They have secured landing at
the point Of the hill above their mill and
will put in bucket tramway similar in
construction to the one to be put in OPP
Grafton at the warehouse.
Another object had in view in the con-
struction Of the Atchison. tramway is the
transfer Of fruit for shipment. Many car
loads Of fruit are shipped from the Pot
latch and the new tramway will be great
Improvement over the old plan. Of haul
ing down the rough grades to the rail-
road station. The fruit can now be
landed in the warehouse with no pre-
ceptible damage such a. was the inevi-
table result Of hauling it to market down
the Potlatch grades.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
M WIN Meet Even Quoted on Staple Lines Of Goods

effective work would be done and confu.
sion give place to order. The apparatus
now ON hand 10 sufficient, If properly
handled, to cope with any ordinary
blaze. 1t can not be 20 handled by
leaving II In the hands Of those who are
unframed. This valuable apparatus
should not be made almost worthless, q
menace to property instead of protection,
BY the city not encouraging it's volunteer
fremen. These men do and are yet will
ing to risk life and limb to protect and
save property. But it is not just nor
right to permit them to render such SER
vice for nothing.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
For : New Water system.

The council 10 still contending with the
water company over she water contract
for the hill extension. Tuesday night
they considered proposition from Mr..
Skinner to put in . new plant. The
proposition which was read and sub
mitted is a. follows:
The company will install a complete
system Of water works in the city OF
Lewiston with proper sized mains to
guarantee ample FIRE protection. The
company will erect four standpipes In
different parts Of the city from which to
load sprinkling wagons and on each one
attach meter to measure the water used.
During the months when the streets are
sprinkled the city shall be entitled to use
from each standpipe each month two
thousand gallons free and for each adj.
ditional thousand gallons ten cents will
be charged.
For each sewer flush tank tlischarpinp
only once in twenty -four hours no charge.
but when the flush tank discharges
oftener there shall be charge of ten
cents for each thousand gallons. There
shall be no charge made for water used
for FIRE purposes nor for water used by
fire companies when drilling in the use
Of FIRE apparatus.
The sum paid by this city annually for
the public use Of water and for attendant
benefits shall be independent Of the mum.
her Of hydrants. The company will place
as many hydarnts as the city requires, of
the pattern adopted by the city and each
hydrant shall belorg to the city and the
cost Of installation shall be paid by the
city. Hvdrants will be placed wherever
and whenever ordered and shall be kept
in repair by the company at the expense
Of the city.
Up to and including January 81. 1903,
the rates for private use for water shall
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
The Air Brake.

|. The trainmen on The Northern Pacific
are wrestling with the intricacies Of the
air brake. Brakemen Windus and Will
con are In Spokane telling the Wind
Man all they know about it this week.
It Is necessary that tyainmen should
have as complete knowledge of the air
brake as it is for the engineer to under
stand, thoroughly his locomotive. Hence
these examinations.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Cruising White PM.

G. O. Brown, Of Moscow, passed
through the city Tuesday enroute home
after six weeks trip timber cruising in
the white pine country. Mr.. Brown, in
the employees Of the Weyerhauser syndi-
cate. has had crew Of men at work in
the timber country north Of Pierce CITY
and he left the camps and the work in
charge Of his son while he made q trip
home and incidentally make ready for
some filings for his company. The cruis-
ing done this winter il in some townships
that are room to Be thrown open for fling
and the syndicate will have trusty man
ready with the descriptions Of the best Of
the pine lands.
The Weyerhauser syndicate now holds
about 10000 acres Of choice pine lands
Of the Clearwater and the company ex.
poets 70 add materially to it, holdings.
The cruising this winter il ON the north
fork Of the Clearwater and joins the main
body already selected. The crew went
in early in the season aud have we'll e.
tabiished camps provisioned for the see.
son. Mr.. Brown came out to Pierce on
snow shoes and states that there il still
about four feet Of snow in that section Of
the country. He predicts great activity
in the pine country and thinks that the
whole region will be thoroughly gone
over BY the timber men. The demand
for pine Is such that no portion OF it will
be left unclaimed.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Coming Events.

Next Tuesday evening DIR. Sulcer will
lecture at the court house ON Christian
Science. He is an eloquent speaker and
leader in this movement.
Tonight party will be given at the
Presbyterian church by the Sunday
school classes Of Misses Anderson and
Jennings. A musical program and re-
freshments have been prepared.
A special meeting Of the Woodmen of
World will be held Monday evening. In
itiatiOns will be the feature.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
ara apbieally Cold

7nko Huber visited Moscow Monday.
S g. visit. 81 Cu1desac, is in the city.
1As. =. Halstead went to Nezperce
siay.
h h. j. Doeton made business trip to
D ane this week.
olo 1roritx and wife, OF oro6no, are
n friends n the city.
M. Eeves IL IN culdesac in the in
u The Clearwater Grain Co.
skn Hinnasd and wife arrived in the
xnesday. and are visiting relatives.
4. 1ills Anerchant and postmaster It
Z L. visitor in the city this
Esl rcd KliugsAhas feturned from
uoW, where shs has been visiting
Cook and Joseph Molloy are in
81 6ne this week taking the civil SER
q ekaaniussio ~
NJ. Robneta issmaking the towns in
~ vicinity II The interest Of the com.
ry ~ represents.
aepb Schaeffer. Of Clarkston, went to
h M Nez Perez country "Wednesday to
4 y hogs for shipment.
as ~ n. Palmer left Tuesday morning for
! Enra Nome - look after his mining in
aeteees during the summer.
Nh. Joseph Molloy and her mother,
1Irs Mary Wiggin. accompanied Mr..
/ Moiloy 70 Spokane this week.
4. N. Sheppard, Of Spokane, a. in !,
she city Sunday visiting his sister. Miss
6hephArd, Of the Lewiston Normal.
81 n. r.. Stfeits has sold out his stock of
naerchandise At Spalding to Lewis Harris
- LIT Wednesday for trip to Cali
4 fornia.
# Mn. w. g. Piper died in Spokane Sun
~. The deceased was we'll known in
LeWiston and visited friends here only q
~ weeks ago.
pow Ward has sold his reservation
claim . Sam Sumpter Of Dayton, WASH,
1end viii % 70 Salmon river to engage in
a. eeock business.
The frcgs are now heard in grand
opera. A arst class continuous perform
ance for - days at the Water opera
h0aae II Grand Old Nee Perce. Seats
-. Bring your gntta percha clothing !
- cnriing irons.
\ Reeae Hattabaugh passed through the
city Monday enroute to Grangeville,
- visit his father. He has been en-
ployed In the department 1t Washington
1oe ~ past year and is student at the
Colambia law school.
Dennis Holland, proprietor Of the
Hotel de France, fell Sunday breaking
TIE two small bones Of his right foot.
The fractures were Get by Dr.. Stirling and |
the wounded member will keep Mr..
Holland in confinement for several days.
Dr.. SHAFT successfully performed del
icate surgical operation Sunday on the
II-year-old daughter of ]. H. Malone, Of
~ reservation. The little girl had in
jpsed her eye two years ago destroying
he sight, and to save the other eye the
semoval Of the injured member was
nsessary.
john HERES arrived in the city yester-
day and tomorrow. at the land office, will
make proof on the valuable I6o acres
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

be IS to 80 per cent. les than the rate
charged 1t present BY the Lewiston
Water & Light Co. q per the schedule Of
said company. IN January. 1908, and
annually thereafter In January Of each
year the city council shall. BY ordinance.
fix the rates to Be charged for the en-.
suing year on the following basis. to-wit:
The rates shsll be 90 fixed that the
company shall earn six per cent interest
on the actual amount invested to that
dste, together with the amount spent the
preceding year - operating expenses.
which shall include salaries and wages Of
employees. cost Of fuel and supplies. coat
OF al repairs. renewal and extensions.
excepting on hydrants which are owned
~ the city and paid for separately. in
terest and sinking fund ON bond issue.
The coupcil shall inquire into the rates
existing for the year past and the income
derived from same and shall Ok such rates
- may seem TO them just and equitable
and q far - may Be Satisfactory to the
consumers. If the rates thus fixed do NOT
insure to the company the return above
mentioned. then the city council shall.
~ the same ordinance fixing the rates,
declare the sum which shali be paid out
of the city treasury to make up the re-
CURED amount Of the company. This sum
'hall be paid In twelve monthly INSTALL
ments Of equal amount on the first day Of
zach month; Provided. that the city ahall
not thus pay for the public use and At
'endant bere6ts Of the water sum to ex-
,eed what would amount to more than
i've dollars per month for each hydrant
10 place in the city. If the sum thus fixed
amounts to more than an average Of Ave
1ollars per month ON each hydrant in
place then the council shall readjust the
rates charged private consumers to make
up the insured amount to the company.
Until the 3Ist day Of January, 1903, the
:ity shall pay for each hydrant in place
rental Of Eve dollars per month, pro-
'ided that not less than ten hydrants be
installed in the manner heretofore pro-
'ided. At any time after Eve years from
he date Of the franchise. the city may
purchase the plant BY paying for it an
mount equal to the amount invested in 1
I to that date.
u the company and the city fail to
gree ON price the city shall select an
Expert water works engineer, the COM
AMY shall select one, and these two a
bird, oil to be men who make a speciality
# water works engineering. and the
'rice 6xed by these men - fair and right |!
o be paid for the plant shall be binding
'pon the city and the company
If the city fail to purchase before the
expiration Of the franchise then the fran.
hise to be renewed fo.' another period |
limited BY statute under the same condi.
ions in the first franchise.
The book. of the company to be at all |
lines open to inspection by the mayor, /
" any authorized person.
Under the above system Of 6 King rates
will be seen that there will be I slight !
md constant decrease in rates from year
Q year. The hydrant charge will al /
vays be less than Eve dollars. If this
ranchise is granted the system will be
Installed first on the hill district aud |
fterwards extended to the sections
erved by the present company.
go & x
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
Butcher Bsaodhun |, In Luck.

At an early hour this morning while
customers were waiting to be served
Henry Broadhun sat at his home singing
q lullaby to . lo.pound girl. DIR. Inman
was in attendance.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
sYF. 1. M'clixrlc. y. 5. OBSERVER.
U. $. Department Of Agriculture-Lew
ist0n, Idaho:
For week end
ing April a.
New Trspnwav Il Keedrick.

T indicates trace-leas than OF inch
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-25
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. February B.-Ths House
today adopted resolution to investigate
the pay of its employees as . result OF tha
condition OF affairs unearthed last
Thursday during the debate on the de-
ficiency bill and the speaker appointed
a committee consisting OF Mr.. Moody OF
Massachusetts, MIR. Overstreet OF lndi-
ana, Mr.. Long of Kansas. Mr.. Bailey OF
Texas, and MIR. Newlands OF Nevada to
make the Investigation.
The bill to increase the sffioiency oil
the revenue Gutter servics was debate d
for two hours, but no action was taken.
several of the appropriations were sent
to conferences and considerable miacel-
Ianeous business transacted. At O'Clock
public business was suspended to permit
the House to pay tribute to the memo
ries OF the late Representative Clarke
OF New Hampshire and shaw of New
York
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-25

Committee on Interior Waters.

The committee on Interior Waters will give a
public hearing in its room at the state House
In Augusta.
thursday, Feb 2sth, 1901 An act to incor-
porate the Long Fond Improvement Company.
Thursday, Feb. 2Sth 1901. An act TO author
ize Manley Morrison 90 erect and maintain
booms and piers in the Sebastleook River.
Thursday Feb 2Sth. 1901. Petition OF Passa-
dumkeag Boom Co. to amend charter
The hearing on an act to incorporate the rs
toll Stream Dam Co.. win occur Thursday, Feb.
Thursday, Feb. 2sth, 1901 On an act TO ex-
tend an act entitled ian act TO incorporate the
Enchanted Stream Dam and Improvement
Tuesday, March 5th. 1901.
An act to authorize the Machas Lumber Co.,
10 purchase the rights and property of the pro
pTietors of Machias Boom.
corporate the Pistol Stream Dam Co, formerly
advertised to occur Thursday, February 2Sth
will occur Tue sday, March 5th. 1901.
The hearing on an act to incorporate the
Long Pond improvement Co, heretofore adyer-
tlsed to occur Thursday, February 2Slh 1871
will occur Tuesday, March 9th, 1901.
The hearing on an act 10 extend an act en-,
titled IAN act TO incorporate the Enchanted
Stream Dam and Improvement Co, heretofore
advertised 10 occur Thursday, February 2sth
1901 will occur Tuesday March 9TH
The hearing on petition OF Passadnmkeap
Boom Co.. TO amend charter, heretofore adNef
tised TO occur Thursday, February 2sth, 1901
will occur Tuesday, March 5th, 1901
febIldtd S. l.. PEABODY, secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
commlllee en Legal ANNIE.


The committee on Legal Affairs VIII give
public hearings Ia It's room at the Stale House
In Augusta.
Tuesday. Feb, %. 1901, atlp m.
fss-On an act TO amend section 2, chapter
$40. Public Laws OF 1877, relative 70 dead ho-
"'i;Si ispVOn an act entitled an act to amend
chapter n. Revised statutes, as amended py
chapter 275 Public Laws 1893 and BY chapter
itl%On petition in relation to constahles,
Wednesday, Feb. q, 1901, az p. m.
iiJ-On an act defining the quailheations OF
Judges OF Municipal and Police Courts.
Wednesday February 81. 1901, az p. m.
f55-On an act to further amend Section OF
Chapter q Of the Revised Statutes, relating 70
dependent soldiers and sailors and their
Thursday, February %, 1901 at 2 pm.
i56-On an act to amend Section ff5 OF Chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes as amended oy
chapter ia of the Public Laws Of 1895 emitted
"An act relating to exceptions and steno'
graphers.n
i}5@on an act 10 amend section IA Of chapter
i34 Of the revised statutes, relating 10 criminal
proceedings In court - :, so,,,or
90 Of chapter 90 of the revised statutes, relating
Wednesday, Feb. q, 1901, ai2pm from,
i50-On an order requiring 2 deposit from
parties seeking private legislation.
Wednesday, March G. 1901, at ?. M
iss On an act to repeal section 60, OF chap
ter a. of the revised statutes as amended ps
section I, of chapter 368. OF the public laws %
1885, relating to State cOnstables.
l5a ON an act additional TO chapter %. o.
the revised statutes, relating 10 deseeh' oi per
sonai property. II, -. - .,,a,,
ter 49, OF the public laws Of iss. entitled an az
TO abolish Imprisonment for dept, except u
,si on an act TO amend section "a, of chap
ter lie Of the revised statutes, relating TO lees
and costs.
febodtd BEEcHER PUTNAM. Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-25

IL does not clearly appear whether the
acceptance of demands that It is proposed
10 put into an amendment to the army
bill is to be an indisp,nsibls condition
TO the withdrawal OF our troops or not.
II they are then certainly we shall not
be living up to our promise to turn the
island over to It's own people as soon as
the pacitication is accomplished. The
meaning OF pacih cation can by no
amount of ingenuity be stretched so az
90 cover ooaIing stations for us In the
island; supervision of treaties with for
eign powers, and rspu diation OF old
debts II these things are necessary for
our own protection we may be justified
In demanding them and coercinR Cuba
into yielding them, but such procedure
will be compatible neither with the
resolution declaring the Cubans to be
free and independent, nor with the reso-
luton declaring our Intention to with
draw and leave the island to the control
OF Its Inhabitants as soon as paoilicatior
was brought about.
The Portland daily press., 1901-02-25

The committee OF economists. oomposed
OF Edwin Il. A. Sslieman Of Columbia
University, Henry W. Farnham of YALE
and Henry b. Gardiner of Brown Uni-
versity, which has been making investi-
CATION to ascertain tbs true reasons for
the dismissal of Professor koss from
stanford University, has made Its report.
Practically its finding Is that Professor
Koss was dismissed because his views
on economic questions did not suit
Mrs. Stanford. The case has
excited great interest not only In
California, but throughout the country.
When he was dismissed his friends
alleged that It was because OF his Views
on silver, oooIie immigration and mu-
nicipal ownership of public utilities
were Objectionable to Mrs. Stanford,
who Is the sole proprietor OF the univar-
sity and whose word Is law. This was
subsequently denied, and various other
reasons were given. among them that
Professor Ross had criticised the way in
which Mrs. Stanford 8 husband had ac-
quired his wealth, and had virtually
called him a thief. This Professor Ross
Indignantly denied. The controversy
over ths matter mas been very hot on the
Pacific coast, and one consequences
has been the resignation OF i've professors
of the Stanford University In protest
against what they allege to be an inter-
ference with the right of free speech.
The committee which has Just made
the report referred to, was appointed at
the meeting OF the American economists
at Detroit. The committee has net
made pnblic the evidence on which their
conclusions are founded, though they
may do so In the future, but 1t was sub
mitsed to fifteen eminent men, fourteen
OF them college professors, who Affirm
that 1t fully Justities the comIn ittee's
conclusions. IL would seem to be fully
established therefore that Professor koss
dismissal was. as his friends have
claimed, due to a determination ON the
part of Mrs. Stanford TO exclude frou
the university any teaching which might
be diitsitefuI to her, and constituted In
effect an abridgmsnt OF the right of free
dom of speech. The effect Of 1t cannot
but be exceedingly hurtful to Stanford
| University. Luckily the prompt condem'
nation OF 1t by professors IN the great
colleges of the land will largely localize
Its mischief, and Will probably bs eneo-
tive. too. to prevent any powerful patron
OF other institutions in the country from
yielding to the temptation to follow
Mrs Stanfords course. Nothing could
SO thoroughly disoTedit our great insti
tuticns of learning as the discovery thai
the character OF their teachings was no
determined by what WAS held to be truth
out by the views that might be enter
tained by some powerful anC
wealthy patron. A college or q
university had much better 81
without the patronage of rich men thar
gain 1t by such a surrender of indepen
dence as seems to have been made in tht
case of Stanford University.