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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
TOO MUCH WATER.
Federal Authorities Order Flow
of Chicago River Reduced.

Chicago. April 1.-THE Post today
says
Federal authorities have ordered the
flow in the Chicago river reduced from
100000 to 100000 cubic feet a minute
Word to this effect came from Washing
ton to the sanitary board today. The
board will act Immediately upon receipt
of the order and the current will not be
increased before the channel has been
widened and deepened and existing OBJ
structions to navigation have been re-
moved
Action on the part of the war depart
ment was brought about by the protest
of local river interests and the Lake
Carriers association, which since the
opening of the big canal have complain
ed that 100000 cubic feet provided by
law was dangerous to navigation under
present conditions.
Local authorities are apprehensive Of
the effect it may have upon the St Louis
litigation. With the full flow 20 dilute
the sewage carried down the canal from
the Chicago river the board had no fear
of the charge that Chicago was pOllut-
ing the water supply Of St Louis. In
view of the action of the war depart
ment, the outcome of St Louis appeals
to the court is doubtful If the legis-
lature passes the bill authorizing the
commission to collect one half of one
per cent tax to be used for the improve
ment of the river, it is believed the cur
September as the work of widening and
deepening the channel progresses. Other
wise, it will be four years before relief
can be obtained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
HEATING PLANT sITE.
Executive Council Has Not Made q
Selection.

For the location of the state house
heating and lighting plant the executive
council is giving special consideration
to the two properties, No 6l1 jackson
street and the Jones property (three lots)
situated north of the Edison plant on
Van Buren street
The first named is occupied by a briclo
dwelling and the price asked is $500
This lot may be small for the purpose
and necessitate the acquiring Of an adj
ditional lot adjoining. 1t is very close 20
the building.
Five thousand dollars IS the price put
upon the three Jones lots
The state architect and state house
engineer have been instructed to pre-
pare estimates on what the cost or the
removal Of the plant viii be with refer
ence to the sites favored The item OF
piping Is a big consideration. The esil-
mate for the two heat pipes in their
wood castings is S12 a foot and for TIE
wire conduit 50 a foot. Every hundred
feet means a cost of 81 500 TO start with.
There are over 500 feet from the state
house to the curb line in almost any di-
rectfon so that this item alone may ne
in the neighborhood OF $55.0o0 20 Sttll.
The total appropriation is about fft'V9
and The council now wants to know now
1t IS going to come out The matter la
laid over for two weeks until the estl-
mates and plans are in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
SLOW TO BELIEVE
British Public in No Hurry to
Accept Report
That Peace Negotiations Have
Been Resumed.
DEWET'S LOSS OF MIND
News of Which is Sent Out From
Time to Time
Is Also Doubted in View Of Cur
rent Events.

New York. April IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The report that General Botha has re-
opened peace negotiations lacks official
confirmation, although one correspon-
dent, in sending the news from Cape
Town, describes it as semf-official. The
fact, however. that the telegram has
been allowed to go over the wires by the
military censor need not be taken as a
guarantee of its correctness. Only the
other day Mr. Munger secuted the idea
of peace without independence. and as
serted passionately that his officers in
South Africa were of his opinion; but if
there should be any truth in the report
of the revival of negotiations. it is clear
that the ex-president must have been
misinformed. for it must follow that any
idea of retaining the independence of
the republics has been finally abandoned
by the Beers. 1t is -entirely possible
that General Botha does not find it easy
to cooperate with Dewet, but, repeated
statements about the latter's mental
decay contrast sharply with the accounts
of the famous raiders foresight and fer
tility of resource during his recent re-
treat from Cape Colony
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
NOTHING SERIOUS.
Minister Loomis Discusses the
Venezuelan Controversy.

San Juan, Porto Rico, April lin an
interview today Mr.. Loomis, U. S. min
lister to Venezuela, said there was no
probability of the United States severing
diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Mr..
Loomis will not report to Washington
from here by cable. He left Mr.. VIM.
r. Russell, the secretary Of the legation,
in charge at Caracas. Answering a
question on the subject, Mr.. Loomis
said he saw no necessity for sending the
u. S. squadron to Venezuelan waters,
though he admitted that 1t was possible
this might be done. Venezuela is now
quiet and there is no immediate appre-
hension of a revolution. The minister
said he believes President Castro is cap
able of handling the situation. He made
no direct Statement regarding the pos
sibility of trouble between the United
States and Venezuela, remarking that he
could not talk on the subject before he
reached Washington, but so far as he
knew the whole misunderstanding was
due to the asphalt controversy and in
his opinion it will be months before 1t
is settled in the courts.
Mr. Loomis thought there was nothing
serious in the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
WOMEN WRITER'S HERE.
Press Association Is in Topeka
Today

The initial meeting of the eleventh an
nual session of the Kansas Woman's
Press association was held this morning
in the parIor of the Throop hotel. The en-
tire time was devoted to miscellaneous
An acquisition to the membership of the
association is Mrs. Isabel Worrel Ball.
She is regular correspondent in the
press gallery of congress- and Is the only
woman admitted. while there are $50 men
in regular attendance She goes by the
title of Major among her associates IN
the gallery.
other new members voted into the as
sociatiOn this morning were: Mrs. w. Y.
Morgan. of Hutchinson, Mrs. Frank Jar
rell, Miss Gertrude Hill and Miss Anna
Marie Nellis, of Topeka, and Miss Helen
Ball of Lawrence, editor of the Indian
Leader. at Haskell
Mrs. E. B. AIdrich. of Cawker City, the
first president of the association, at the
afternoon meeting read the minutes Ct
the first meeting held.
Mrs. J. G. Wood made a novel sugges-
ton to the effect that short history of
plete account OF last year, s meeting, with
extracts from all of the papers read and
a short sketch of the writer. which should
be filed with the State Historical society,
to be read at the regular banquet twenty
five years from that time The idea was
what effect women viii have upon the
newspapers during the next quarter of
century
The suggestion was not adopted but it
was decided that q committee be appoint
ed to compile a short history of the asso-
Grafton from its beginning. and to collect
all of the papers read during that time.
to be filed with the historical society for
the benefit of any who might wish to re-
fer to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
GOLD WAS ON STEAMER.
Officials Say Missing Money Was Put
Aboard the German Vessel

New York, April lion being asked
if the bars of gold stolen from the specie
room Of the North German Lloyd liner
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the discovery
of which theft was made at Cherbourg,
France. could possibly have been lost in
transit between the United States assay
office and the vessels pier, an officer Of
the assay Office said:
The bars were not lost in transit
They were placed on board the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, as our receipt from
amount carried to the pier was $685.
O03-90. or a little in excess of the amount
called for by the bank Frederick Bark
ley, the trackman who transferred the
gold from the assay office to the steam
ship, was accompanied by two bank off,
Gals He is positive that the gold was
placed on board. The gold was packed
in kegs. each Of which held between $5o-
600 and $50, 900. Several men witnessed
the mailing and sealing Of each keg- Tt
was the work Of clever thieves, for the
precautions taken in such cases are ex-
traordinary."
A representative Of Chubb & Sons,
marine insurance agents said that the
underwriters would have to suffer the
loss If it could not be proved that the
steamship company had been negligent
in the care of the gold. He hoped that
the loss would have the erect of raising
the rates Of marine insurance The
policies issued by underwriters vary
little in wording. but all companies offer
cne same protection
An officer of the National city bank
said that he could not account for the
cneft. He added that the gold was fully
insured and that the bank would not
suffer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
THAT NEW BRIDGE.
Commissioners Must Decide Between
Gage Park and Martins Hill

Tomorrow the county commissioners will
probab bly, settle on the locations for the
two bridges across the Kansas river west
of Topeka
One bridge will be located somewhere
near Valencia and the other will be two
to four miles west of Topeka. One Ioca-
ton proposed for the bridge nearest To-
peka is at Martins hill. the other at a
point on the river connecting with the
road running north and south of Gage
park The residents on the Sixth avenue
road are anxious for the bridge to be To-
Gated on the park road. and the promise
there that the Sixth avenue road will be
paved with brick IS feet wide from the
end of the city pavement beyond Gage
park @. E. Walker. who has bought and
remodeIled the old CoviIle homestead
across the Sixth avenue road from Gage
park. is greatly interested in the project,
and he says that if the bridge is located
on the Gage park road the pavement will
positively be built Three of the four
bridges will be placed at points along the
river which meet the demands of the
farmers alone The city will pay three
ffths of the $4,000 to be used in building
the four bridges. The residents of the
city are anxious for the bridge just west
of town to be located on the Gage park
road. Many residents of the city have
commissioners. With the bridge the
Gage park road and the pavement on the
Sixth avenue road the usefulness of Gage
park would be increased tenfold, and To-
peka people would have a beautiful drive
along the sandy bottoms of the north
side of the river. across the bridge to Gage
park and on the pavement to town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
ARMOURs GIVE A MILLION.
Additional Endowment For the Chi
cago Institute.

Chicago, April 11.-Armour institute in
this city, which owes its existence to the
late Philip D. Armour. will receive an ad-
dition to its endowment of $1.O00.0 900. the
money coming from Mrs. P. D. Armour
and ]. Ogden Armour the widow and son
of its founder.
The announcement of the proposed gift
was a surprise even to the officials of the
institution. 1t is expected the money will
be used to extend the scope Of the insti-
tuition in electrical and chemical engineer
ing. The institute is now in a very pros
porous condition, having en- endowment of
600, all of which was given by the
late Mr.. Armour. A part of the increased
endowment viii be used to extend the IA
for it at the present time to accommodate
all the students desiring admission.
An added interest attaches to the dona-
tion from the fact that p. D Armour at
his death failed to make any provision in
his viii for the school of technology,
which he founded. There was general sur
prise manifested at the time of the pro-
bate of Mr.. Armour's will that the in
stitution which bore his name and which
of his hobbies had been practically ig-
nored. It was asserted at the time that
Mr.. Armour. confident that his family
would regard the school as a sacred trust,
had determined to leave its future in their
hands without any hindrance. and it was
said that the institute would not be al
heirs. The truth of this belief was mani
tested today.
The donation VIII not II any way re-
tard the negotiations looking toward the
affiliation of the institution with the Uni
versity of Chicago.
1t is understood that the aim of T.
greatest of its character in mechanical en-
cheering in the world. The money will
alone. The civil engineering course par
ticularly VIII be augmented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
COVERED WITH SNOW.
Eastern Colorado Buried to the
Extent of One to Two Feet.

Denver. April 1.-THE snowstorm which
began on Tuesday and continued inter-
mittently Wednesday, developed into a
blizzard during the night. Throughout
eastern Colorado and Wyoming the
ground is covered with wet snow to a
depth of from one to two feet. No Sc
rious damage has yet been reported.
Railroad trains are arriving several hours
late this morning. The weather has been
comparatively warm. Should it become
colder the wet snow will form a crust
which will make it impossible for cattle
and sheep to Craze on the ranges, and in
that event serious losses of live stock may
result
The storm has not seriously interfered
with traffic on the Union Pacific, Bur-
lington or Rock Island roads. The
Santa F'e train which left Denver at 1920
a. m was blocked by drifts at a. m.
Five hours of furious work We're required
to dig it out and it continued on its
journey. Other trains were delayed two
to four hours on the Divide.
All the roads are using huge snow ploWs
in an effort to keep their tracks clear.
The mountain lines are running two
engines and a great ianger over the
worst sections.
A violent blizzard is raging in the
Cripple Creek district. The mountain
tops in the Leadville district, especially
between the cloud city and Como, are
hidden in a. swirling white mass.
Boreas pass is buried. A correspOn-
dent there wired as follows:
Showing fearfully, melting rapidly,
very high wind, bad drifts. Five feet on
the level
The telegraph, telephone and electric
lighting companies have sustained con-
siderable losses from falling wires.
Street cars have been operated in this
city during the day with difficulty.
Colorado Springs, Colo, April 1.-THE
Pixies Peak region is buried under from
two to ten feet of snow which fell in
twelve hours. beginning at o'clock last
night. The snow is deepest on the north
side of Pixies Peak and over the trans
continental divide between this city and
Denver. A gale blowing so miles an
hour is drifting the snow and the Grip
pie Creek mining district is blockaded.
All trains are from three to six hours
late between here and Denver. The San
ia F-e is showed under BY working all
night with electric plows the Rapid
Transit system in this city was kept
open. The city schools were dismissed
for the day on account of the storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
DESERVES A REWARD.
of Triplets Asks For Conces-
sion From the State.

Occasionally it crops out that a popu-
lar impression exists to the effect that
the state of Kansas pensions triplets
Fond parents who are blessed with
three cherubs at a time bethink them
selves Of this popular superstition and
it is not unusual that state records show
applications for the premium.
In Governor Stanley's mali this morn
ing was the following letter, badly
spelled, from Mrs Mary l. Cook of
Kingman:
I'VE claim a present from you. We
have three little girl babies in our home
We think we are entitled 10 a present.
Tney are the only tripiets in Kansas
that we know of. They are now one
mcnth old and are doing we'll Answer
soon. We will send a picture"
Gov vernon Stanley sent CONGRATULATIONS
in reply and asked for their names, so
as to have a cup. or some suitable little
token engraved for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
Increased Postal Receipts.

Washington, April 1.-THE gross
postal receipts for last month for the
fifty largest postofices in the country
show an increase of 10 over the CORE
spending month Of last year. The most
remarkable increases are sos per cent
at Indianapolis and 41.5 per cent at
Louisville There are seven offices whose
receipts decreased, the most notable be-
ing Lowell, Mass, with per cent. Balti-
more decreased almost one and one-half
per cent. New York showed an increase
of 6.3 and Chicago an increase Of 29.6.
the latter being one Of the largest of the
incLsases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
RAKING EN- IN.
Gen. Macarthur Cables News of
Further Surrenders.

Washington. April 1.-THE war depart
ment this morning received the follow
ing cablegram:
Manila, April 11-Adjutant General.
Washington-Col. Acre surrendered Cas-
tillejos yesterday $50 soldiers, II officers
and arms. This and surrender Col. Alva
(at) Orangapo April with 13 officers
394 men, 90 rifles, frees Bataan zam-
bales provinces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
Loomis Reaches San Juan.

San Juan, de Porto Rico. April IL
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Scorpion arrived here at O'Clock this
rnroning from La Guayra, Venezuela.
having on board Francis B. Lo0mis, the
United States minister to Venezuela Mr.
Loomis will sail for New York tomorrow
on board the Red d line steamer Cara
cas- He was on-cornnittaI as to the
exact situation, saying he was not re-
called but was simply on leave of ap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11

indianapolis Ind. April l1-W. z
C,arrow. a travelling representative Of
New York firm of manufacturing chem
its committed suicide al the Subblns
hotel yesterday afternoon or last night
His body was found lying on BED ana
writing Indicated that he died from the
effects Of poison and bullets note ON
the dresser read. II go to seek the
hereafter. Tell Carrie Nation that rum
and cigarettes are damnatlon."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
Threw HIM Down Stairs.

Paris. April 1.-THE Patrie today pub
fishes a dispatch from St Petersburg
which says the Chinese minister there.
Yarg Yu, grayely insulted Count Lans-
dorff, the Russian minister of foreign
affairs, during discussion of the Man
churian question, whereupon the count
ordered his lackeys to put the Chinese
minister out, and Yang Yu was thrown
down stairs and fatally injured in the
head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
REFERENDUM VOTE
To BE Taken by Middle of Readers
May 4

Cincinnati April 1.-THE national
committe Of the Peoples party at st
Louis last December, provided for re-
ferendum vote on changing the name to
POpulists, on public ownership Of certain
means OF production and distribution
and other issues. National Chairman 10
A Parker has fixed the time for this
vote at 2 O. M, Saturday, May 4. at the
usual voting places. He has also issued
a call for the national committee of the
middle Of the readers to meet at Detroit
July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11

ger Lumber company's saw mill with its
contents has been destroyed by fire
Two hundred and fifty men win be
thrown out Of employment Loss $50, :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11

Chicago. April 11.-Forecast for KAN
sas-Threatening with rain tonight ana
in east portion Friday; east TO north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11
JsE ToFEKA MATERIAL.

LaUaTaI FuTChaSIng agent w q
Hodge OF the Santa Fe in writing to the
Commercial club ID answer 4 q a request
to give Topeka merchants an Opportn-
nifty to bid on the material used in the
new shops said that Topeka merchants
vii: be given the preference in placing
all orders for material where the prices
are even.
SANTA FE LAND.
The Santa Fe shop committee reaorted
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-10
Contest Notice.
49, 20 MA
United States Land Once al Water

United States Land Once al Wstsrtown, D.
= sutRcient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by N. J. Sornm' cohSestanL
'J.na y 1886. for the swA of Section 10, Town
shin l2l, Range SO, by Samuel Baldry,, contes-
taa in which IL is alleged that said claimant
faiied TO break or pillow five acres or sara
tract during the first year after making said
entry: and failed to break or piow nve acres
tailed 10 cultivate to crops or otherwise any
part OF said land during the second year AFTER
entry. that the claimant failed TO plant In
timber seeds, or cuttings, live acres or SAID
land during the third year after entry, anu
failed to cultivate, TO crop or otnerwise, any
entry and failed TO plant in timber seeds, or
cuttings, any part of said land during the
fourth wear after entry, and that claimant has
wholly failed TO plant in timber seeds, circuit
tings. ten acres OF said land at any time since
making said entry that said, land IS wholly
uncultfvated and unoccupied. said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching seid allegation at lO
o'clock n. m. on October "a, 1901 before County
Judge, in and for Day County, South Dakota
AZ his Office in the city OF Webster, Day
County, South Dakota, !snd that hnai hear
Der 4, 1901, before) the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office in Water
town, s. ID.
The said contestant having, in a proper afh-
dayit. filed Sept. 10, 1901, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be made, It 10 hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be
Reporter and Farmer, Webster. 8. ID.
Claimants record address, Groton, SD.
George w. Case, Receiver.
Alley & Anderson, Attorneys for Contestant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-10

have examined said highway and the
route of the proposed alterations
thereof, and recommend that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted.
On motion the report of said commit
tee was adopted, and the said highway
ordered altered as prayed for in said
petition.
The county surveyor was ordered to
make an accurate survey of said pro-
posed alterations, and report the same
to this board.
Time having arrived for the hearing
of the school petition the board of
county commissioners adjourned and
organized as a school board, Superin-
| tendent Holverson, presiding.
The petition of Chris Moline, D. A.
! Lasell and others was presented asking
| to have all of sections three and four
and the north half of sections nine and
| eleven in township one hundred and
twenty-one, north of range fi~fty-four,
| to be set back from district two hun
dred and nine into district III hundred
and eighty-four. On motion said petit
ton was granted and sections three
and four and north half sections nine
and eleven in said township was ordered
| set back into district number one hun
dred and eighty-four.
On motion the school board
adjourned.
The board of county commissioners
was called to order by Chairman Shee-
lar.
On motion the following bills were
audited and allowed:
| VIM. Sheelar, viewing road and
mileage ..................$ 2 40
| VIM. Sheelar, overseer of poor. 2 90
Jens Peterson & Company, sup
plies to county. s 81
A. NJ. Alley, clerk in t~reasurer's
Office two weeks. ......... % so
Educator School Supply Com
pany, books and blanks to .
superintendent ............. Sc so
M. A. Thrl, supplies and sta
tionery to county officers .... 20 90
Mrs. S. s. Alsager, s~crubbing
auditors Office. ............ l 90
o. J. Sletten, commissioners
service and mileage. ......... 10
VIM. Sheelar, commissioners e
service and mileage. ........ 10
A. P. Bryant, commissioners
service and mileage. 10 40
s. G. Hallstrom, viewing road
and mileage ............... 2 40
S. G. Hallstrom, commission
er's service and mileage. z 90
j. p. Reilander, overseer of
poor and mileage. 1917. 2 60
j. P. Reilander, overseer of
poor and mileage. ..,..... so
j. p. Reilander, commissioners
service and mileage. SO
On motion the beard adjourned to
meet November IL, 1901.
William ICELAND,
Auditor.
BY S. H. Egeland,
Deputy Auditor.