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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
MRS. GRANTS WILL.
Estate Is Equally Divided
Among Her Children.

Washington. Dec 26.-The will of Mrs
Ulysses S. Grant was filed today The
estate is to be divided into four equal
portions. 1t also provides that a me-
mento presented to her by the empress
of Japan, said to be a thousand years
old, shall go to the museum of arts,
New York.
General Fred D. Grant son of the
testatrix, delivered the testament at
Register Dents Office in person Mrs
Grant named as executor the trustees
Ito be selected by my three sons, a ma
jority or the survivors of them"
In a petition asking the district SUI
preme court to admit the will to pro-
bate Gen Fred u. Grant explains that
his mother left surviving her as heirs
at law and next of kin in addition 10
toris and Jesse r. Grant. The deceased
died possessed of house Pill MassachC-
sets avenue. this city, of the value OF
about $40, 900, money amounting to &c.
065, stocks, bonds and other securities Oi
the value of $3.50 900, and household and
kitchen furniture of the value of 81, 900.
General Grant further sets forth that
under the terms of the will the three
sons have DESIGNATED him executor by
the terms of the will the estate is TO be
divided into four equal shares. The in
come of the first portion shall be applied
to the support of the family of Freder-
lex D. Grant and the education of his
children. The second 0o-t:on is left tC
the executor in trust and for the bene-
fit of the family Of Ulysses S. Grant
under the same conditions The third
portion is left under similar co~litions
to Jesse r. Grant and the fourth for the
sole use of Ellen w. Sartoris. for life
and at her death to her children II
equal shares.
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HERBERT Is LOCATED.
Takes B. L. Winchelrs Place on Colo
RADIO & Southern.

Denver, Col, Dec. .26-J. NJ Herbert,
who has resigned as manager of the Den
yer and Rio Grande Rio Grande Western
and Rio Grande Southern railroads, will
become, on January /, vice president and
general manager of the Colorado and
Southern and vice president of the Fort
Worth and Denver. He will DE in charge
of the operation of the entire system from
Denver to Fort Worth and will make his
headquarters in Denver.
This announcement was authorized today
by Frank TrumbEn, president OF the Colo
RADIO and Southern and Fort Worth COM
panies
The office of vice president has not been
filled since the resignation of b l. Win
chell two years ago. The duties which Mr..
Herbert will assume have always before
been transacted in the office of the presi-
dent and general manager. The change is
on President Frank Trumbull-
A ST. Louis dispatch says: General
Manager Russell Harding or the Denver
and Rio Grande said today:
AT his own request Mr. Herbert has
severed his connection with the Rio
Grande but will remain in the railroad
business / am not at liberty to state his
plans for the future. Mr.. Herbert will
probably reach Denver within Il few days,
and if he wishes his plans known he will
issue statement there. Mr.. Edison of the
Kansas City Southern will succeed Mr..
Herbert as manager of the Rio Grands
railway on January l.
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He HAS 4 PLAN.
Councilman Griley's Scheme for
Change of Ward Lines.
Would Consolidate Fifth and
Sixth Wards.
HE IS SAT DOWN UPON.
Mr.. Swendson Doesn't Relish
That Sort of Thing.
Inequalities of the Ward Popu.
lation Shown Up.

Take that resolution and burn it up,
If you won't bring it up for discussionI
Don't try to bury it here in the COM
mittee!"
Councilman Joseph Griley thus ad-
dressed the members of the council conn.,
mittee ways and means this morn
ing, during a heated discussion of the
proposed change of the ward bound
aries -.ss
Griley made a determined fight to pull
the resolution out of the committee
pigeon hole, but he failed. Councilman
SwendSon jumped in his way with a red
rag, and both councilmen chewed it
vigorously for some time. But it was
evident from the attitude of the COM
mittee. that there will be no changes in
the ward boundaries this year, If the
committee can help it.
The meeting this morning was called
for o'clock for the special purpose of
deciding what to do about the prepara-
ton of a hospital for smallpox cases. Il
was decided with practically no Opposi-
tion that the building now on the pest
house grounds shall be fitted for use
at once. Frank Blanch and Chairman
Neil will be in charge of the work
which will begin Saturday morning 1t
will be completed in ten days, and will
cost about $3.50.
The hospital business being settled,
Councilman Griley said: Mr. Chair
man, are there not other matters to
come before the meeting?"
NO, I think not said Mr. Neil.
Didn't we have a resolution regard
ing a change in ward boundaries refer
red to us?'' persisted Mr.. Griley.
Yes, 1 believed we did. Here is it, .
said Mr.. Neil fishing the resolution out
of the pigeon hole.
Seems to me we might as well take
that UP and settle it one way or the
other,'' said Mr.. Griley
Il think we better not take that up
today" said s. A. Swendson.
I'D like to know why not" said
Mr. Griley IF you wanted to be fair
you would take it I'D. You have only
$50 male votes in your ward, Mr. Swend-
son, and have $500 in mine. If We
should put your ward and the Fifth
ward together, it would still be the
smallest ward in the city"
.Oh, oh oh. that's your scheme. is
it ?" said Mr.. Swendson.
Yes, that's my scheme, reioined Mr.
! Griley, and if yol people wanted to be
fair you would savor it. You folks
have said whole lot about ne want
ing to have some of the Second lard
taken away from me, but don I. They
are all my conStituents,an don't want
! to lose one of them. But l don't know
that il is necessary for us to have sis
wards I think could get along just
as we'll with five. and if we combine
the Fifth and Sixth wards it would still
have a smaller population than any 9TH
er ward"
Il don't believe that is the CASE said
Mr.. Swendson.
Thereupon Mr.. Griley pulled out tab
ulated statement of the vote in the last
election, and it showed that the total
number of votes cast in the Fifth and
Sixth wards was about 1900, smaller
than in any other ward.
Il favor consolidating those two
wards that'ssAll," said Mr.. Griley. IT
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won't necessitate any changes IA the les
islative districts, for we will leave those
two words exactly as they are But you
ought to be willing to admit that it
isn't fair that you should represent $40
voters and me represent $500. All L
want is what's fair. but I say that we
ought to do something with that resolu-
ton. Take it out and burn it up if you
won't bring it up for discussion. Don't
try to bury it. Let's do something with
| the question right now"
But the committee was evidently op-
posed to doing anything about the resou-
ton. and it went back in the pigeOnhole,
where it will no doubt die a painless
death and be buried i'll an unknown
grave.
The mernbersof the committee who OPP
pose the resolution. are reported to be
well pleased with the result of the COM
motion which Mr.. Griley stirred up. They
secured from Mr.. Griley a distinct state
ment to what it is proposed to do.
The consolation of the Fifth and Sixth
wards would be a very clever thing, from
the. standpoint offs the anti-prohibition
members. 1t would cut off just two votes
/ from the prohibition side of the council,
| and leave the resubmissionists in control.
/ But there is no danger of it's being done.
If the Fifth and Sixth wards were con
solidated it would make the most extra
ordinary looking tract of land. 1t would
bound the city both the south and
west, and would be about four miles long
and half a mile wide.
In speaking of the plans for improving
the hospital for smallpox cases, Mr.. Neil
| said this morning:
Il don't suppose DR.. Judd will approve
| of what we have done, because ne would
! like to have the patients kept at tbs
Copeland. But we can have the building
now on the ground fixed up so that it is
| warm and comfortable, and the cost will
not be much more than $3.50 We will
have a shed built for the ambulance
horse"
Councilman Frank Blanch. who is a
contractor, has submitted figures on the
work of putting the building into shape,
and he will do the work. This brings up
the old question of city officials getting
paid for work done for the city under
contracts. The law is very strict in
such matters, and says that if coun-
Gilman is found to be fins ncially interest
ed in any city contract. he shall be re-
moved from office. fined and imprisoned.
The committee should fix the thing up
| so that Mr.. Blanch will not have to go to
Jail, for he is a pretty good sort of a
fellow.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Lew Alexander and son. of Gar
nett, are visiting Mrs. H. A. Roach
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Waters are visit
ing Capt and Mrs. J. G. Waters.
r. S. Brigham and family spent
Christmas in Kansas City with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Becker of Con-
cordia, are spending the holidays with
Mrs. ]. E. Hazen-
B. f. Flenniken and family spent
Christmas in Clay Center with Mr.. Elem
niken's sisters.
Hal Williams and T. S. williams
spent Christmas in Holton with their
father who is quite sick with grip.
Fred Vesper, formerly of Topeka, and
now located in Kansas City, is visiting
friends in Topeka.
The meeting of the Western Sorosis
has been postponed a week and will be
held on January a . the home of Mrs.
Monroe at 200 Harrison street.
The following was contributed by a
subscriber who is evidently suffering
from nervous prostration: "A popular
young lady of the city who was the re-
q Christmas wifi. was so highly elated
over the same that she played her piano
with such intense vigor that the hard
pedal gave way under the mighty
strain.
The sanitary policemen employed by
the city contributed to a fund and pur-
chased for Sanitary Sergeant Wander
pool a handsome rocking chair for a
Christmas present. There has been
some lack of harmony among the men
on the force, but Mr.. Vanderpool is we'll
liked by all of the men.
City Attorney Spencer says that the
city is ready for the gas hearing to be-
gin Monday. He has notified Special
Master Brock OF that fact, and also the
attorneys for the gas company. but so
far it has not been decided when the
hearing will begin. Mr. Spencer says
that the hearing will begin in Topeka
with the local witnesses.
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NICHOLS BUYS A STORE.
Fifth Ward Councilman to Try Mer-
camille Business.

Councilman Nichols has embarked in a
new enterprise He is the proprietor of a
grocery store at Seventeenth and Kansas
avenue, having purchased the business
from w. S. Osborne. who is now manag-
ing the Topeka Desiccating company.
Nichols grocery is near to his home,
and will be q very convenient and profit
able location for him. 1t is his first ex-
perience in the grocery trade. though he
has been engaged in other form of mer-
camille business all his life
There are now two members of the
council who are engaged in the grocery
business. Mr. Weber of the Fourth ward
having long been running a Kansas ave
nue. store These two councilmen were
the chief advocates of the recent move to
impose a prohibitive license on the
hucksters of the city, for the reason that
the hueasters sell vegetables in colnpssi-
ton with the grocery stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

Here is a pointer for Mr.. Carnegie:
Benjamin W. Gist, a well-to-do farmer
Of Falls City. Neb., recently received a
legacy of $4,000. and was so exasDera-
ted by the opportunities of relatives
3that he finally drew his wealth from 4
bank in gold and distributed $40 pieces
among the Door. When he met school
achildren or old men and women in the
sstreets he gave them pieces. Sometimes
jWhen he found a crowd assembled he
sowed the pieces broadcast His only
desire was to get rid OF the $4,000. He
succeeded in giving it all away, and
saws he is well pleased.
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Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Dec. Extensions have
been granted as follows for Kansas:
Originals-W m. II. Evick Buffalo, Sc;
Robt w futile, Ell Dorado. So; Edward
Buchanan, White Cloud. S12: Frank E.
Long, Buffalo, IS (war with Spain) :
Thos. Shinall, Kansas City, Sc (war with
Spain.)
Increase, reissue, etc-Chas. F. Cross,
Pittsburg, so; VIM. o. FERGUSON. En- =
pOria, S14; Edward c. Graham, Lebanon.
$24; jeremiah Patch, Ionia, $12 John
Pints, Abilene, SO: Chas. b Grover,
Nickerson. So; Daniel Dunlap. Abilene,
E12; VIM. Johnson, Yates Center, $40;
VIM. Hardin Blue Rspids, $12; Gilbert
A. Human. ChetoDa. $12.
Widows. minors and dependent rela-
tives-Ellen H. Wells. Kansas City, IS;
minors of John Chalmers, Riley, $12:
Ada c. Wallin, Belleville, IS.
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TWO WAGON LOADS LEFT.
If You Didn't Get Your Christmas
Present This Is Why.

Although the twenty-five regulars and
three extra men worked until o'clock
Christmas afternoon in an effort to get
out the mail matter accumulated at the.
Topeka postoffice- there is yet enough to
fill two good sized wagons. Boxes and
parcels of all sorts and sizes lie strewn
about the floor of the postoffice building
with two men working among them
sorting out the piles for the different
carriers. The letters and papers are
cleaned out but heavier packages will
keep the men busy for another day The
Christmas mail always lasts day or
two longer than it should and business
will be heavy until after New Years
Judge Guthrie said today that the work
had not seemed as heavy last year when
there were no extra men to call upon, as
it is now with three trained extras.
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TT WILL BE TESTED.
Mayor Parker Will Find Out About
Sunday Theaters.

I'VE are going to test the Sunday the
alter law said Mayor Parker today, in
confirmation of the report in Thursdays
State Journal as to his probable action.
Just how we will do it has not been
decided, I have not yet discussed that
point with the city attorney"
Mr. Spencer the city attorney, said to-
day: There is nothing more for me
to say about this case. 1t is up to the
mayor If ne wants complaints against
the Sunday theater he can get plenty or
them. If he wants to have his policemen
go down there and arrest the performers
on sight. he can do that / have nothing
further to do with the matter
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The Michigan state board of correc-
tons is calling loudly for law for the
prevention of 'hasty. ill-advised mar
r-isges which in divers ways are the
cause of many divorces. much juvenile
delinquency. abandonment of children,
and the creation of great social disor-
der" It specifies particularly the hasty
marriages which have made St. Joseph,
Mich. notorious The need of some leg
islation of this sort has been recognized
long and wide but the question of how
TO secure a law which would be effec-
tive. even in a small way seems to be
as far as ever from solution.
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SUGGESTION TO THE HUMANE.

Under the above caption the Mil
vaul1ee Journal calls attention to a mat
ter worthy the consideration of coun-
try people everywhere. The Journal
saws.
There is one lack in country roads.
that is OF convenient places at which to
water a horse In early times, before
travellers drove through fOrdable
streams and the horse could cool his
feet and his throat at the same time.
Now The hills are cut down and the val
leys filed up and bridges are high above
the water. The Wayside watering
places are few. A thirsty horse is some
times obliged to travel miles before com
ing TO a place where water can be OBJ
tanned freely In cities convenient
places are made for horse dog and bird.
as we'll as human being The farmer in
the country has water for his team IN
plenty on his own premises. He is apt
- forget the passerby on the road.
The cOnsiderate driver takes q delight
in seeing his horse enjoy a refreshing
drink Of pure water. There are some.
however. who have never learned TO love
q. horse; who have no sympathy for the
faithful beast whose unrequited labor
goes to conduce to their pleasure. They
hire a horse from the livery stable and
act as if the horse had no more feeling
than the carriage. He IS simply a ma
chine that must be kept going to get
their moneys worth. Up hill and down,
over long miles of rough road, or
smooth. the horse is urged on in unflag-
Eing pace without a moments relaxation
to get a breath or ease his cuiVering
limbs. The inhumane driver gives TO
thought to the comfort of his horse The
man with a spark of humanity in his
breast knows that his horse has feeling
that he has heart for affection and
for gratitude. The horse, harnessed and
controlled by bit and rein, is helpless IN
mans hand 1t is a cowardly trait in
a man that will allow him to be indif-
ferent to the suffering Of a horse.
Country people, when making their
roads. should take the traveller into con
sideration Everywhere it is possible
places should be made convenient for
watering a horse. A wayside trough
with water flowing from some stream OF
spring IS seen with gratitude by many
feeling driver. Cannot farmers con-
tribute so much to humanity as to pro-
vide such places where it can be done?
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SEE ABOUT GRIMES.
Leoti Lawyers Here to Find Out
About His Residence

c. H. Allphin ana w. b. Washington.
two attorneys from Iseoti. Kas., are here
to take dispositions in an election contest
case which has arisen in Wichita
county.
The contest depends upon the estab-
lishment of the residence of State Treas =
ers now holding offices, in Topeka but
claiming their residence in Leoti
The dispositions of Frank Grimes. c.
w Miller, a ianitor in the state house.
and F. W. Knapp, of the United States
TnarshaPs office, will be taken tomorrow.
All three voted at Leoti last fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
WEBB M'NALL HERE.
On His Way to Meadville on a. o. U.
w. Business.

Webb McNaH is in Topeka today on
his way to Meadville. Pa, on business
connected with the supreme lodge of the
a. O. u. w. of which he is supreme
master workman. He will return short
" and prepare to contest the election
of l. NJ. Linton as member of the leg
islature from Smith county.
They are recounting the ballots now
in the contest over county treasurer in
Smith county" he said today, and
twelve townships have so far been
counted. 1 have not been paying much
attention to it. but I am told that
enough ballots We're thrown out on
technicalities in those twelve townships
alone to elect me-
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pending in congress, which would rem
der void reports of a regauge of spirits
and with a view to avoiding probable
unnecessary expense to both the. gov
eminent and the distiller or owner II!
gauging and handling you may delay
the work of regauging such spirits of
the product of January, 1899, as may
fall due TO guage until the 18th proximo,
except in cases where the distiller or
owner of the spirits requires that the
regauge be made at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

New York, Dec. 26-Semi- official an
nouncement was made today that Geo.
H Knapp; president. Anthony Brady.
vice president and c. K G. Billings
chairman of the board of directors of
the Peoples Gas company, win soon sail
for France to inspect the gas industry
in Paris. with a view to bringing about
a merger of the several gas companies
in that city
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land does not want to tie the district up
in this way In discussing the matter
today he said!
4 am willing for Charley Hall to go
in and get the chief clerkship if he can
but the other offices should be left open
I think 1 have as many friends in the
Sixth district as any of the other candi-
dates, and 1 have more outside of the
Sixth. so 1 am feeling first rate over my
candidacy"
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nr Temnle,s nodv Removad.

London, Dec 26-The remains of Dr.
Temple. the archbishop of Canterbury.
were removed this afternoon from the
archiep!scopa1 palace at Lambeth to Can
terbury for interment there tomorrow.
There was no display. Tn body was
taken to the railway station in a simple
pair horse hearse, followed by two car
-riages containing relatives of the de-
ceased. A supplied choir sang an an
them at the station, as the coffin was
placed on beard the train.
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Died on the Train.

Humboldt Kan. Dec. 26-Mrs Blooner
Quimby of Ness City died on the Santa
Fe train from the north just as II was
reaching the station here. Hear. disease
was the cause of death. She was a
daughter of Joseph Mercer OF this city,
and was on the way to visit her par ents
during the holidays.
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Morgan Compromised It.

New York Dec. 26.-The suit against T.
p. Morgan brought by Harry Nevelson for
the alleged failure of the financi-r TO pro-
vide heat in an apartment leased by New
elson has been settled out of court Mr..
Morgan's agents promised that there would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
Owned MANY Coal Yards.

Louisville. KY, Dec ga telegram
from Eliza beth. Pa, announces the
death of Captain W. W, O'Nefll, oresi-
He was known to the coal trade from
Pittsburg to New Orleans as the owner
of wards at MANY river cities.
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K. U. RECEIVES a Charter.

Washington, Dec. 26-Sig ma Alpha fra
ternity today granted the following char
tiers: University of Wisconsin, University
of Chicago, University of Kansas, Vir-
ginia military institute and the Colorado
School of Mines.
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sarony's Fast Skating Record.

New York Dec ga Y Sarony the
crack amateur skater of the New York
Athletic club. skated a wonderful mile
at the CIermont avenue rink in Brook
lyn. He coverd the distance in 2:57 To
Sarony used the pace of his teammate,
W. w. Swan. Swan finished second and
w L Smith third in the race
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Awaiting New whisky Law.

Louisville, Ky. Dec. 26.-Joseph A
Graft. collector of internal revenue to-
day received a letter from Commissions
er yerlzes saving THAR in view of the
possible favorable action on a bill now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26

It has been suggested that the habit
of writing Christmas Xmas grew out
of the fact that anything less than a
bank note with X on it is of so little
use at this season.
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M'FARLAND IS IN.
Will Try to Be Sergeant at Arms of
House.

J. H. Mcfarland. of Lincoln, is here
today looking after his candidacy for
erge9nt-at-ar1ns of the lower house. He
was not informed Of the Sixth district
caucus which was held in Topeka a few
days ago. but says he does not believe
any action Dreiudicial to his candidacy
would have been taken anyway.
Dan Dyer is the other Sixth district
candidate for sergeant-at-arns, and lie
is a standing applicant for favors, aEG
Dyer'S plan was to have the Sixth dis
trict members decide upon his candidacy
in caucus, thereby pledging him the sup
port Of the entire district. Mr.. McF'ar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-26
WOOD AND FUNSTON
Will Both Be at Kansas Day
Club Banquet.

Emporia, Kan, Dec. 26.-General
Leonard Wood has accepted an invitation
of the Kansas Day club to respond to a
toast at their banquet January 49, Cen
eral Funston and Galusha Grow will also
probably be present.