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TAKE Them DOWN
Mrs. Nation Objects to Judge
Magaw's Pictures.
He Obeys Her Injunction to Re-
move Them.
ASKS SHARP QUESTIONS
Wants to Know Whether He Is
in Love.
Makes Friendly Call on Sher-
if Cook.
Prays With Prisoner and Takes
Dinner. with Sheriff.
ASKS SHARP QUESTIONS
Prays With Prisoner and Takes
Dinner With Sheriff.

In the less exciting role Of a. mother
ly philanthropist Mrs. Carrie Nation
paid a visit to the jail today and hob
nobbed with the prisoners condded to
Sheriff Cooks care
She sauntered down Kansas avenue
and stopped at a fruiterers- ..Davy''
Nation was not with her. Here she
purchased a bunch of bananas and a.
bushel of apples.
Armed with this luscious provender
she passed unheedingly by all the Joints
and marched into the Jail. She treat
ed the prisoners and made them a char
acter1stic speech on the evil of their sew
eral ways, tempered with kindness and
the hope that they would do better.
There are twenty-seven inmates. Ev
cry one was asked the same question by
her.
Did whisky bring you here2"
Twenty-Five answered Yes .
Sheriff Cook came in and asked Mrs.
Nation to take dinner and she accepted
the Invitation, and the dinner hour was
passed pleasantly. Sheriff Cook is a. tee
totaler and Mrs. Nation told him she
would expect him to help her
Mrs. Nation afterward made a crusade
against the nude in art this morning and
as result the walls of the Office of Po-
lice Judge Magaw and Dana Mac
Wears office are bare.
AIagaw and NacVacar have an office to-
gether at 611 Kansas avenue Mrs. Ma
hopes of securing a warrant for the
arrest of Mrs. Maier, who assaulted her
with a broom Saturday night. Mrs. Ma
ton took a seat in the law office and
looked around. The first thing she spied
was a large screen with half a dozen
calendars attached to it. The upper
part of the calendars were made up of
nude pictures. Mrs Nation gazed at
them.
Are those yours. young man?' she
asked pointing to the nudes and looking
at Judge Magaw-
Yes, man, he answered IN a very
sheepish manner.
III, then, take those horrid pictures
down. commanded Mrs. Nation, and
Judge Magaw did as he was bid
Are you Tnarried2 2'' asked Mrs. Ma
tion as the judge deposited the nude in
art in a. waste paper basket
mo. man," replied the judge.
'-In Iove2.'
mo" with a blush
Ever been in 1ove2''
Mo-
"WelI you ought to be-
Mrs. Nation then requested Judge
Magaw to issue a warrant for the arrest
of Mrs. Maier He explained that City
Attorney Bird was the proper party to
look into the matter Mr.. Bird was
communicated with by telephone As
sistant City Attorney Gregg later con-
ferred with Mrs. Nation, and she was
induced to drop the prosecution of Mrs
Maier.
Mrs. Nation then went to the police
station to see Chief Stahl. The chief
was not there. Mrs. Nation distributed
some fruit among the prisoners and then
went to the home of Sheriff Cook.
This afternoon she went to the First
Congregational church to attend the
meeting of the State Temperance union.
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Bosschieter Murderers Get 80
Years in Prison.
Kerr, Who Was Not Tried, Gets
10 Years at Hard Labor.
JUDGE IS PITILEsS.
Deaf to Ali Appeals For a Light
ening Of the Penalty.
Delivers a Little Lecture Before
Imposing Sentence.

Paterson. n. J., Jan 29-Walter G.
1IcAlfster. VIM a. Death and Andrew
y. Campbell, who were found guilty o1
murder in the second degree for the kill
ing OF Jennie Bosschieter. on october
IS, 1900. BY the administration of chlorai
and subsequent assault, together with
George j. Kerr. who pleaded non-Vuit
contendre to a charge OF assault were
brought into court Of oyer and term1nef
here today for sentence by Judge Dixon.
11cAiister. Campbell and Death We're
each sentenced TO thirty years lmprlSon-
ment az hard labor and Kerr 70 nisSsn ss,za
years imprisonment at hard labor ne
sentences Of all the men are the Iuli
terms of Imprisonment which the law
provides.
The court room was crowded to its
utmost capacity when Judge Dixon
took his seat on the bench The cor
Tidors of the court house were also hlI-
ed with people and on the sidewalk and
IN front crowds Of the curious We're as
Eembled. In the court room We're the
father. stepmother and sister of Jennie
Bcsschieter who had been given seats
where they could have q good view OF
all that transpired- A few minutes af-
ter court had been declared open Nc
Alister. Campbell and Death were
brought in by deputy sheriffs and
The proceedings began with a plea by
Michael Dunn one of the attorneys Tor
the convicted men for clemency for his
CAr4AAS- ne 4AErQ lA4dA al A-I 1e-119 ~
Death and Campbell. the question Of
their reformation was worthy Of con-
sideration by the court Counsel also
submitted a petition signed by many
citizens, asking for mercy for Campbell,
who had been known for many years to
the petitioners as industrious, temperate
and Of good character
Former Judge Scott addressed the
court in McAlister's behalf. urging
previous good character and high fam
ily connections
McAlisrer. Campbell and Death were
then told to stand up. McAlister and
Campbell looked extremely pale and
Death had the appearance OF suffering
greatly under the strain.
Judge Dixon addressing the three
prisoners said:
You stand convicted of murder in the
second degree Had you been found
guilty Of murder in the first degree the
punishment would have been death. but
the leniency of the jury in the exercise
OF their lawful authority saved you
from the gallOws- We must administer
tences viii destroy your lives. 'obliterat-
ing every prospect of an honorable ex-
1stence among the people. The court
can not make any distinction but must
sentence you for this crime.
II trust the fearful consequences of
this crime Will help young men and
young women OF this community and
point out To them that they can not
hope TO secure happiness outside OF
virtue and honor. The sentence of the
court is that each Of you be imprisoned
In the state prison at Trenton at hard
labor for term Of thirty years"
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Anti Poll Tax Law.

Just before the house adjourned for
the day Timothy HaclSett, Of Bourbon,
was granted unanimous consent to in
troduce a bill The measure secured
the number 499. The measure is interest
ing IN view Of its eleventh hour charac-
tefistics- It provides that no person be-
tween the ages of q and IS shall be
compelled to work on the streets of first
class cities except it be a culprit SO SEN
fenced The old law requiring two days
labor Of a man or S3 in cash. IN liew
thereof. was repealed some years ago
for all first class cities except Fort
Scott. This bin proposes to straighten
out that city,s position as well. The
last chance feature in the episode is
also emphasized by the fact that at the
next session OF the house the committee
fled.
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REVISION OF TAXATION LAWS.
Senator Noftzger Proposes a Joint
Committee to Do the Work

The senate concurrent resolution in
troduced by Senator Noftzger relative TO
the committee on assessment and taxa
tion at his request.
The resolution provides that a COM
nittee Of five be appointed. two from the
senate and three from the house, which
committee shall revise all laws on the
statutes relative to assessment and tax
alton and all laws relative to the collier
tion of delinquent taxes, including tax
deeds and tax certificates. The commit
tee is to report to the secretary of state
any bills or amendments they may de
eide to recommend before January T.
1902. The members Of the committee are
TO receive $1,000 for their services.
Senator Noftzger thinks that lit would
require a year in which to straighten our
the laws relative to assessment and tax
alton and in this respect he is in line
with the county clerks, association OF
the state They are back of any meas
ure which VIII revise the assessment ard
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City, of which institution he graduated.
1t was in 1887 that Mr.. Nettels came
to Topeka and for time was connected
with the law department of the Santa
Fe and afterwards official court repor-
ter in Judge Fosters court He opened
an Office for himself after the death Of
Judge Foster
Mr. Nettels served one term in the
city council from the Third ward. La
ter he was appointed by Mayor Drew to
succeed D. J. Dickinson from the Third
the council for business reasons.
Mr.. Nettels during his term in the
council made a thorough study of the
waterworks question and he was proba
bly, the best informed man in the city
i'm regard to the rights Of the city in the
controversy with the waterworlxs com
pany. He had also engaged in a study
Of the gas rate question" and was en-
gagged in trying to secure reduction in,
the rates when his term in the council
expired Mr.. Nettels lived in the dry
district of the Third ward, where he
owned a beautiful residence
Mr.. Nettels name had been mentioned
in connection with the office of mayor
Of the city, and he was candidate for
nomination in the coming election
AT the time of his death 5Ir. Nettels
was only IS years old. and his career was
just opening before him. It is with sin
cere regret that his death is mourned-
Mr. Nettels leaves q wife and four
children, besides a mother two sisters.
=
beth Nettels. and his sister, Miss Grace.
reside at laos Polk street. and the other
sister is Mrs. a. a. Blyth, also OF this
city. His brother. Edward c. Nettels,
who is George r. Peck's private secre-
tary. has been summoned from Chicago.
Mr. NetteiS was a young man OF rare
qualities. Honest and conscientious he
was always ready to attribute to others
the elements which were characteristic
of his own nature. Mr.. Nettels was a
student. and during the past few months
has been engaged in the study Of scien-
tihc subjects for his own edificaticn.
He had a carefully selected library of
choice books, and he has often said: 1T
is positively dangerous for me to go into
a book store. for / never know when to
quit buying books
Mr. Nettels was a man OF strong
friendships. and his kindly, sympathetic
nature made him a general favorite. 1t
is doubtful if ne had an enemy He
was fearless in the advocacy Of what
he believed to be right. but he never
lost the respect Of his opponents
Topeka. needs men like Mr. Nettels,
and his death is a genuine loss.
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taxation laws and have been working to
that end for several years.
NATION RESOLUTION KILLED
One Inviting Her to Address House
Is Tabled.

A resolution was introduced by Jo-
seph Butler, of Wyandotte in the house
this morning inviting Mrs. Carrie Ma
tien to visit the legislature and un-
burden her mind for an hour for the
benefit of the mebers. 1t caused a litter
when read
Someone suggested that Butler be ap-
pointed a. special committee to conduct
the lady in and wait on her during the
speech.
James Lawrence stopped the horse
play by moving to lay it on the table
Speaker Barker put the motion at once
to shut off the playful spirit that was
ready to burst forth. and declared the
resolution had failed.
Butler called for a roll-cau after the
vote was announced.
Speaker Barker testify chirped up:
s.The chair has announced the result of
the vote, and the clerk win proceed with
the regular order of business
Butler subsided, and if Mrs. Nation
appears before the legislature it will be
in her own unique way, not waiting for
an invitation.
D. Swiuehart. Of Ford. had a resolu-
tion to the same purpose as Butler, but
the Wyandotte man got in ahead of
him
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EXPECT MRS. NATION.
Arkansas City Jointists Prepare to
Barricade Their Places.

Kansas City, Jan. 29.-A special to the
Star from Arkansas City, Kas., says:
Carrie Nation would be in this city
about the middle of this week was cir
culated and Immediately the joint keep
ers began making prepa arations to pre-
vent her from destroying their prop
erty Barbados that can be put in
place at a moments notice have been
constructed and sentries viii be placed
about town to give warning of her APP
proach. Some members of the local w.
G. T. u wrote Mrs. Nation, when she
was confined in the Wichita. Jail. urging
her to come to this city and carry on
her work. and she promised to come.
This city is the home of Rev 3. H.
Moore. who last fall was candidate on
the Prohibition ticket for secretary of
state It is said that he viii assist Mrs
Nation in her work here.
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himself the judge and jury beside the
executive. 1t is necessary to furnish the
evidence and make the complaints to se-
cure the accomplishment of cur ends
and we should use the legal method IN
accomplishing our work The mob law
not be used only as a last resort"
At this juncture H. D. Fischer arose
to a point of order and asked that Mr.
Balm desist from further speech and ex-
Senator w. A. PETER. who was in the
chair decided the point was well taken
and the supporters Of Mrs Nations
method OF joint determination began to
hiss and would not allow Mr. Balm to
continue. He was forced to leave the
stage before completing his statements
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NO MORE LIMITATION.
House Committee of Whole Votes to
Knock Out Limit of Loans.

The house by a vote Of 81 to 80 in COM
mittee of the whole. recommended for
passage a bill by Adams of Butler, re-
pealing 81 section of the banking law
of 1897, which was prepared by John ".
Breidenthal. bank commissioner.
The amendment removes the -four
times Imitation which means that
banks are to be permitted to loan more
than four times the amount of their
capital stock.
The amendment was fought stubborn
" by the minority Weilep said: 1.-THE
for it the more I think the thing is
loaded. believe it fslvors wildcat spec
lllation. In 1897, when this law was
passed, the people brought their money
out of their stockings and put it in the
banks. The money will go back in the
stockings now, I believe"
Noah L. Bowman of Anderson, made
strenuous opposition also. He said he
expected when he went home his course
here would mean that he might lose sew
eral positions.
Il have come up here-fooIishly. per-
haps-to represent the plain common
people, and since I'm here I'm going to
do it," was his expressed sentiment,
which was generously applauded by
members at his back He said every one
of his bank clients had urged him kind
" to favor this proposition, but he
would take the opposite course Mr.
Bowman held that banks now can loan
three times as much as they pay taxes
for. For instance, a state bank organ
ICES with S., 600 capital Perhaps it will
be a man Joined by members of his
family to form a. board Of directors
Thus these people could loan their
money and have an advantage over the
private lender who must pay his taxes.
THE kernel of the whole thing is to
escape taxation on capital invested in
banking"
Mr.. Bowman, in common with others
raise their capital stock and pay more
taxes.
In behalf Of the bill it was urged that
banks need power to loan more money
because of the big rush of business
made by present prosperous conditions.
Their limitations prevent supplying the
daraand
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DEATH OF Mr.. NETTELS
Well known Citizen Succumbs
to Typhoid.

Chas. n. Nettels died last night at 1880
at his home, 1897 Buchanan street of
typhoid fever after an illness of about
ten days Mr. Nettels was in Kansas
City a week and a half ago to attend
the meetings of the Agricultural Imple
ment association and returned home
feeling rather i'll His sickness had beer
announced but it was not generally un-
derstood that it was SO critical and his
death came as a shock to many At the
time of his death he was unconscious
and occasionally before he was deliri-
Gus.
Mr.. Nettels was born in Illinois, on
April IA. 1860 His boyhOOd was spent
in Illinois and while ne was child his
family moved to Iowa where he later
attended the State University at Iowa
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ARaENrINE's TROUBLES.
Wants to Take in an Addition but
Can't Do 1t.

The city of Argentine has a strip Of
land extending into its corporate limits
on one side like an entering wedge, that
bisects almost completely the Fourth
ward Representative Landrey, Of the
city had a bill to have this strip incor-
porated in the city limits but it suffered
unfavorable recommendation at the
hands Of the judiciary local committee
Representative Landrey says that ev-
erybody in the city wants the addition
made except two or three land owners
who do not want TO pay increased city
taxes on their properties and these
hurried and sent up two lawyers to work
against this measure
Favorable reports were made by the
judiciary local on: Meade's bill to use
sinking funds for court house building
expenses, to be repaid by a. levy to be
made at 4 special election in June
Biddle's measure, allowing gates to Re
placed on certain roads and protection
given to hedge building
BY Hebrew-To disorganize schoo.
district 1o9, Phillips county
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DEFECTIVE STABBED.
He Was Working Up Evidence
AGAINST Saloon Keepers.

Chicago. Jan 2e.-Enemies Of Joseph
Wilhofr, a detective for the Evanston
anti-saloon league. planned to murder
him and attempted to execute the crime
last night at Nilhon's home in Fletcher
street.
Concealed near the rear door OF the
detectives house three men waited for
him TO come out and when he made his
appearance he was seized from behind.
felled ID the ground and stabbed in the
region of the heart.
Wuhoff. although he had received
threatening anonymous letters. had con-
tlnued his duties CT securing evidence
against the blind pig keepers Of Ev-
anston.
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KLONDIKE DUST.
A Considerable Amont Brought Down
on the Victorian

Port Townsend, Wn-. Jan. 29.-Tha
steamer Victorian which was reported
disabled In Alaska arrived lasx night
from Skagway A train arrived from
White Horse January 25. bringing 50
T<Iondikers. most of whom came down
on the Victorian. Sixty thousand col
lars in dust was in the steamers SAFE
and il is estimated an equal amount was
brought by the passengers
Returning passengers report that the
KIondilSe is free from smallpox and tire
quarantine has been raised. No deaths
from the disease have occurred In the
Yukon valley and not a case has been
reported for six weeks
The cold wave continues to sweep the
Yukon valley. Telegraphic advicee r.
ceived at Skagway January "A announce
that the temperature at Dawson was 81
below zero.
The damage to the steamship Senator
which went ashore on the southeast end
Of Shelter island, January ~ is slight.
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FIRST BILLS no PASS.
Initial Ones in Regular Order Gets
Through Today.

The first bill to pass the legislature in
regular order was house bill IS, this morn
ing, an act relating to bridges in Ander-
son county The appropriation bill and
the bill to provide for the election Of the
successor to Il. L. Wise We're the first bills
to pass. In both cases an emergency was
declared.
Anderson county got in with the second
bill to pass the senate this morning. 1t
was to authorize the county commission
ers to complete a bridge in that county
known as the Fisher bridge.
The third bill to pass was introduced by
Senator Branine- 1t provides for the or
ganfzation of cadet corps in the education
al Institutions of the state. and author
izes the governor to commission the nee
essary officers thereof The fusionists all
voted against the bill. probably because
of the anti-nilitary talk they put up dur
ing the last campaisn-
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OHIO STEPS IN.
Attempts to Stop Pennsylvania Road
From Insuring Its Employees.

Attempts to Stop Fennsylvania Road
From Insuring Its Employees.
Columbus, O.. Jan 29.-Attorney Gem
eral Sheets today instituted in the cir
cult court of Franklin county proceed
ings in quo warranto to oust the Penn
sylvania Railroad company from con-
tinuing it's relief department. The state
claims that the company in violation OF
law and in abuse Of it's corporate pow
ers is engaged in the business Of trans
acting life and accident insurance. After
reciting the purpose for which the COM
pany was Incorporated to operate a rail-
way between certain points the petition
continues:
THE reIator further AYERS that. in
violation of law and in abuse Of it's cor
porate powers. and in the exercise of
privileges, rights and franchises not
conferred upon it by law, the defendant
from and after the first day Of October.
1890. has been engaged and still IS ell-
gagged in transacting the business OF life
and accident insurance, whereby II
insures Its employees against sickness.
accident and death. in consideration or
the payment, to-Wit.
by the insured of stipulated month
Is sums, and an agreement on the pArt
of such insured that in case of accident
or death neither the insured nor his
legal representatives shall be entitled
otherwise. any compensation whatever
on account Of death resulting from the
negligence Of the defendant or the Penn
svlvania railway or their agents.
..Relator further says that the pri3ita
If any growing out Of the business OF
insurance belong to said defendant. ana
the losses. if any, incident thereto are
f4farFf nv
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cHURcH wANTs ro BE FRER
Asks Legislature to Remove Office
From Governors Control

L1SE5 % IVUlllUV5 ~z1ITO
From Governors Control
In a bill introduced by Representative
c. T. Biddle, of Comanche, this morn
ing. the Office of state superintendent
of insurance is taken out of the gov
ernor's control. w v Church, the
present superintendent. had it intro
duced by Biddle, who is chairman of the
insurance committee
Under a law now on the statute books
the Office of state superintendent of in
surance is appointive by the governor
While this custom is obsolete and the
insurance superintendent is elective, and
the officer is duly elected to the Office,
confliction might arise over the power
given to the governor to appoint
Mr. Biddle also introduced a bill to
repeal certain laws regulating live
stock insurance companies.
Representative Grosser's hail insur-
ance bill was reported favorably from
the insurance Committee.
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A CARR1E NATION CLUB.
Indiana Temperance Workers Honor
the Kansas Saloon Smasher.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 29.-At a meet
ing Of the Indianapolis Prohibition
league last night steps We're taken for
the organization of q Carrie Nation
cl1b. A dozen or more addresses were
made by ministers and prominent wo-
man members, all advocating such a club
and assuring their hearty cooperation
It is believed a club will be organized
this week. Pew. Z. W Harmon pre-
dieted for Carrie Nation a martyrs
death. but added that .sIler name would
be honored in a blaze of glory
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Pensions All Alike.

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. "a bill to amend
the pension laws SO as to provide for the
care of All INDECENT and disabled Teuues-
sec soldiers whether IN the federal or con
federate armies. was introduced ~ the
senate today The bill grants a pension u
SS33 per month to all Confederate or feo-
eraI veterans over 20 years Of age. re-
gardless OF whether OF not their dtsapHi-
ties are from wounds or diseases con-
fracted while In the service.
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san Francisco. Jan 29.-SamueI G.
Stephens, a wealthy mining man. aged
81 years. Is dead in the city Of apoplexy.
Miss Elizabeth Porter Of East Liverpool.
Ohio. a niece Of the deceased. arrived
here several days ago. and viii take the
remains back to Ohio for interment