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TOPEKA. KANS A S, JANUARY 15, 1901.
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ELLE1
Two Companies in Readiness to
Go to Leavenworth.
-Wanted to Protect Fred Alex
. ander From Mob.
IN READINESS IMRE.
Mob Makes Demonstrations at
the Penitentiary.
Later Adviees Keep Militia at
Home.
Covernor Stanley ims ordered out
Company A and Company H of the
First regiment K. N. G. Company A
is in Topeka and company H. in Law
rence. The order of the governor to Adjutant
General Fox was t'aliSt?ii by a teephone
niessage from Sheriff Peter Everhardy
at Leavenworth, stating that a mob had
formed around the penitentiary for the
purpose. of lynching the negro, Fred
Alexander,who is charged with attempt
tid assault, should the officers attempt
to take him to Leavenworth. He said
that he ViiiS unable to control the MO)
Lind asked the militia be sent to aid him.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Leavenworth states that the mob form
last night and hooted speechmakers
'who counseled that the law 'be permitted
to take its course. This morning the
crowd remained and grew larger and
Snore demonstrative.
Alexander was taken to the peniten
tiary to avoid the mob yesterday. IL? i3
charged with attempted assault and
there is a strong. 511Spieion that he mur
dered Pearl Forbes about a month
ago.
Adjutant General Fox Said this after
noon that the two companies, A and
were in readiness and would be sent if
word.was received that they were need
ed. At present they are simply held at
the armory. The officers think that a
:telephone mes.sage is hardly sufficient to
send therm on, and they will wait until
they get something more definite from
.the authorities at Leavenworth.
'MILITIA NOT TO GO.
LaterGovernor Stanley has received
word from Warden Tomlinson that the
sheriff of Leavenworth county had
given him a guarantee that he would see
that Alexander would not be hurt by '
the MOb and the governor then'instruct
ed him to turn Alexander over to the
sheriff. The militia Win not be sent as
the sheriff has 60 deputies sworn In and
he says they are sufficient protection.
The sheriff assured the warden that
he made his promise of protection in
g,-,od faith. The state had no right to
klöld Alexander, but the governor or
dered it arbitrarily to protect the pris
oner's life..
ALBAUGH PROTEST.
Senator Wright's Request For
Postponement Fails.
, I'Vhile the bills were being introduced
Tienry Alien, the governor's private sec
retary, entered with a. message from
the governor. The messa,ge was the no
tice to the senate that he nominated
:Morton Albaugh as bank commissioner
ef the state. Senator :Morrow moved
that the nomination be confirmed in
C,p,?..n session. and Senator 'Wright, of
J.yon, objected, saying that he wanted
the snate to eonsider the nomination in
executive session, as he had something
to say ahout the matter.
In t'llf-elitiVe ses,sion :Mr. Wright said
that the people of his district wanted
to protest against the appointment of
Albaugh on account of his record as re
ceiver of the defunet Cross bank at Em
poria. He sail that the depositors of
that bank were not expecting the ap
pointment to be made for several days,
and that their protest had not yet ar
rived. and asked that the confirmation
be held off for a few days. HiS request
vas not granted, and the confirmation
- vas made. The senate then adjourned
to I0 o'clock Tuesday.
DODGED REPORTERS.
Whereabouts of Vanderbilt Bridal
Couple Uncertain.
Poston. Jan. 15.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Owynne Vanderbilt are believed t,) be
Ftopping at the Hotel Somerset, al
though no one at the hotel will admit
that they are here. The Post says:
The bridal couple came here in a
ecial train, were unobserved at the
terminal station when they left the
train and were unattended. From the
rear car two trunks were handed out.
One bore the initials "E F." and the
other -A. G. V." This was the only
baggage carried. Calling one of the
public' carriages, the husband called out,
-To the Touraine." However. Mr. Van
derbilt Soon Changed his mind. and was
driven to the Westminster. Again a.
charge in the programme Wa
and instead of alighting' here. fresh or
. ders wei-e given and the carriage rap
, i',1!y turned and drove past in front of
the Hotel Somerset. The clerks were
'surmised when Mr. Vanderbilt present
ed himself and asked that his presence
at the hotel be kept a secret. The Gen
eral Miles suite. so tailed. was assign
ed to Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Lanner
was St.nt to the apartment.
LIU BAKER ILL.
Wife of Kansas Senator in a
Serious Condition.
rspetijoi to the State Journal.
Washington, Jan. 15.Mis. Baker,
wife of Senator Lucien Baker, is re
ported this morning as seriously ill at
a private sanitarium. She arrived ten
days agtx
I. ..Tons has it in for Brown and is plan
!, , niNg an awful revenge upon him at
"f .--1. Christ tras."
-Going to send him an infernal Ina
i chine?'
. - -No. Hes going to give Brown's ehil
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exta a grw?lacphc,ne"--Denver News,
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8,000 I. MONTH.
England Arranges to Send That
Number of Horses to Africa.
New York. Jan. 15.--There is a good
deal of uncertainty as to the exact in
tentions of the government in regard to
the question of reinforcements for South
Africa. says the London correspondent
of the Tribune. The announcement made
Ft). positively by the Post that the en
rollment of Eaden-Powell's police force
had ben'abandoned is officially contra
diteed. Probably the Post was led into
error by the confusion kif official plans
as it is now stated that in addition to
the constabulary the war office intends
to dispatch to the Cape 5.000 men to
strengthen the Imperial yeomanry,
which, as a fighting body, has been ser
iously weakened. It is expected that
without counting the police recruits, a
few weeks' time will see more than ten
thousand fresh British troops in the
field. The question of mounts is also,
being dealt with and horses are now. it
is understood. being sent to South Afri
ca at the rate of a,bout 8.000 a month.
NO SENATOR AT ALL
That is the Present Outlook- in
De lam are.
Dover, Del., Jan. 15.--Two distinct
caucuses were held last night over the
contest for United States senators from
Delaware. The Democrats met early in
the evening and transacted their busi
ness' with surprising dispatch.
Willat'd Saulsbury was nominated for
the senatorial vacancy caused by the
failure of the last legislature to elect a
successor to Senator George Gray.
For the full term, to succeed United
States Senator Richard R. Kenny, Mr,
Kenny was nominated and the Demo
crats resolved to stand together. It is
believed, however, that on a deal with
the regular Republicans to beat Addicks
the Democrats will go into caucus ag,ain
for a Democratic nominee to 11111 with
the regular Republican nominee.
The twenty-nine Republicans did not
come to any agreement and a hmg dead
lock seems inevitable. The Addicks men
iFf,Ileft a call and urged a conference of
all Republicans. but only sixteen as
semblymen answered by meeting in the
senate chamber. The Addicks men had
calculated on two others elected as in
dependent Republicans and four regular
Republicans answering their call and
this would have given within five votes
of the necessary 27. As they stand, how
ever. they are 11 votes short.
The 16 who caucused unanimously
nominated John Edward Addicks for
senator and he will be voted for on both
short and long term ballots.
Democratic Chairman Saulsbury gave
out an interview" expressing his gratifi
cation at the honor of first choice of his
fellow Dermwrats. but concluded that
front the situation Delaware will have
two vacancies in the senate.
MRS. NATION OUT.
Quarantine Declared Off at the
Jail in Wichita
'Wichita, Jan. 1.5.Today quarantine
was declared off at the county jail, and
Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged with
smashing saloon fixtures, was released
on bail in the sum of $200. lier trial
has been reset for next Monday.
LEGISLATIVE SNAP SHOTS.
Three different bills have been already
introduced in the house providing for the
election of minor city ofiicers in cities of
the second and third class.
The Quantrell raid resolution. asking
for information wa,s referred to house
ways and means committee.
Judge Green has announced the ap
pointment of Miss Belle Hollingshead of
Garnett as his stenographer. Miss Hol
lingsbead is at present stenographer in the
secretary of states office.
Major W. L., Brown has sold the King
man Journal to Ernest Long, a well
known Populist in Kingman county, and
give up newspaper work and politics.
Ile will devote tris time to the manage
ment of his cattle ranch.
A concurrent resolution was offered in
both houses providing for the appointment
of a committee to investigate the matter
and determine the advisability of the es
tablishment of a sta,te salt plant at Hutch
The mayor and council of Emporia have
written letters to Representatives Harris
and Hamer and Senator Wright asking;
them to support the Municipal league
bills.
taus.
Representative Adams received an anony
mous letter from El Dorado which was
known to have been liVriti,Pn by some of
the women of that town. asking him to
introduce a bill in the house which would
instruct tile .iourt to find Jessie Morrison
guilty of murder, in the first degree and
sentence her to be hanged.
Assessment and taxation measures. will
have considerable prominence in this leg
islature. as there is a well defined senti
ment for uniformity and equality of as
sessment among all the members.
Representative GroSserls bill regulat
ing the carrying' of concealod deadly
weapons simpiy aims to provide a stable
law in plEice of the present dead letter.
it makes the carrying' of such weapons
a misdemeanor, but permission to carry
the same may be secured by application
to the court.
A joint resolution to amend the con
stitution and providing for biennial
elections was introduced in the house
for Representative Mason of Finney.
provides among other things that coun
ty commissioners shall be elected for
terms of six years.
Senator Wright will introduce a, bill to
amend the statute relating to the change
of venue. It Win provide that when the
brother of the judge sitting on eftS, iS
an attorney in the c''ase it will be suffi
cient rtason for a change of venue. This
bill is introduced because DenniS
is the hewiy elected judge of the LyonCotTey-Chase
illstrict and his brother
John is one of the attorneys practicing in
his court.
The fish bill introduced in the senate
yesterday makes it an offense to catch
fish at any tino, of the year by any other
method than hook and lino. It will be
legal under the bill to fish with hook and
line any month in the year.
Chief Doorkeeper F. S. Johnson of the
hcuse yesterday announced his assistants.
They are: C. A. Fridley, Comanche: S. S.
Henaernan. Rawlins: J. W. Hagson.
()sage: E. Pennell, Deniphan: Clark.
1,yon: j. B. !Kurth. A tchisOn: Ed Friar.
Wichita: J. R. Miller, SIM Wnee: Lee Trot
ter. Greelywood: James Me Kee. Marshall.
The politicians of Crawford county hay,.
agreed to a division of the district court
betwcen Pittsburg and Girard and SPnatni:
Port,rs bill bringing abillUt thechange
go through w,tholit cripositlon. Hereto
fore the court has always been hold in
Girard. nilhough Pittsburg is the larger
tewn and 75 1.t4 cEnt of the cases origin
ate there.
Weather Indications
Chicago, Jan. 15:--Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair ard colder tonight
and Wednesday; brisk to, high north
west winds.
111 ALL ITS HORROR
Hackman Sehulthorpe Relates
Ilith Minutest Detail
The
Story of the Murder of
Jennie Bosschieter.
RAPID PROGRÈSS MADE
Number of Witnesses Heard on
Opening Day of Trial.
George J. Kerr Will Be Given a
Separate Hearing.
NC NV York, Jan. 15.--The trial of Wal
ter T: -McAlister, AndrPw Campbell and
Willipm A. Death, three of the four men
accused of the murder of Jennie Boss
Alleged Slayers of Jennie
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JENNIE BOSSCHIETER. cALLI S T 11 R.
Andrew Campbell. George Kerr. William Death.
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The killing of Jennie Bossehleter, the Paterson mill girl who was given
knockout drops and, after brutal treatment, left dead at a lonely part of the
outskirts of the town. is recalled in all its awful brutality. The men charged
with the crime are now on trial. No murder of recent years has aroused
such widespread horror as this one.
chieter. a mill girl of Paterson, N. J.,
under circumstances revolting in their
utter lack of humane considerations,
'commenced yesterday before Judge Dix
on in the Passaic county court of oyez
and terminer George J. Kerr, the
fourth man under indictment, was not in
court, as he has been granted a separate
trial on the ground that he was riot
present when the fatal dose was admin
istered to the girl.
Before the trial was begun it was ex
pected that at least two days would
be necessary to complete the jury, but
Judge Dixon carried the proceedings on
with such vigor that within one hour
after the court was called to order he
had empaneled his 12 jurors and heard
the opening lines of the address of the
prosecuting attorney. The remainder of
the day saw four of the principal wit
nesses in the case questioned. Mrs. Nina
Bosschieter, the mother of the unfortn
nategirl, was one, her daughter, Susie,
another: Christopher Saat, the proprie
tor of the saloon where it is alleged the,
drug was administered to the girl, was
the third, and Gus Schulthorpe, the hack
driver of the midnight ride, was the last,
mother and daughter tcyld of Jennie's
life at home and at the mill.Schulthorpe
in his crude, unvarnished way, told to
the minutest detail the story of the
crime:He graphically described the ta,o
Mg of the almost unconscious girl from
the saloon to his victoria and of the ride
to the country and the unspeakaLle
crime committed on the dead or almost
dead girl. He was the important wit
ness of the day.
Apparently little beside the murder
case was on the minds of the Paterson
people and the little court house was
surrounded all day by a, great crowd of
people trying to get in. There vvere a
number of women present.
Aside from the four principal witness
es Examined, there were on the stand
Z. W. B. Founda, a surveyor, who gave
an exact location of the place where the
body was found; Cornelius Garry, a
teamster for the ice company.who found
the body; Leonard Kamer ling. who tes
tified that he saw Jennie Bosschieter
talking to Campbell on the nig-ht of the
murder; Nellie De Vries and Bertha Dy
sen, companions, who testified that they
saw Jennie Bosschieter and Can-whet!
together early in the night preceding the
murder.
In his opening address, Prosecutor
Em ley said he would ask for a verdict
of murder in the first degree and quoted
the IIIVA7 to the effect that any "person
, W110 shall kill another in the perpetra
tion of an assault shall be guilty of
murder in the first degree."
Mrs.. Nina Bossehieter, Jennie Boss
chieter's stepmother, was the first wit
Tess. Mrs. Bossehleter said Jennie left
the house abcut 8 p. m. On October 18,
and said she was goirg.to a drug store
in the neighborhood. At 10 p. rn. Jeartio
had not returned and Mrs. Bosschieter
went to bed. She got up at about 5:30-
in the morning' to prepare breakfast.
she did not know that Jennie had not
been home during the right. She was :
subsequently notified of the finding of
the body am, she saw the bc-dy when it
was brought home that evening.
on cross-examination by Dr. Dunn,
Mrs. Bosschieter said that Jennie some
times remained out late at night, but
she alvvays thought that the girl stop
ped with some frierds. Mrs. Bosschiet
er admitted that on some of these oeca
sions wheel Jennie remained out late she.
Lad to kncck on the door or window to
arouse some of the family so that sl,e
could get in.
Susie Bossehieter, who followed her
mother, testified that jennie, on the ev
ening of October 18 said she intended to
call on Mrs. Klatts. On cross-examination
the NA itness said Jennie oceasional
ly remained from home at night, but
she was always at the house of a. v,-o
man friend and gererally at Mrs.
Klatts. -
Coyne litis Garry, a. teamster. said he
found the body of the murdered girl ly
ing on her back with her feet towatfl
the river. Her clothing was somewhat
disordered and her bat was lying about
four feet from the body.
Leonard Kammer ling testified that he
knew Jennie Bosschieter well. He SaW
her on-Alain street at Kent's drug store
at 9:30 o'clock on the night of October
18. She was talking with Campbell, one
of the defendants. Another young man
whom he did not know was standing'
near.
Jennie said good evening to the wit
ness and he returnPd her salutation. He
said he got a cigar and then stood on
the curbstone and watched Jennie and
Campbell for a while. He could not
hear their conversation. When he first
saw them, however, he heard Jennie
say "No, no," in a snappish way. She
appeared rather pale.
Christopher Saal testified tha,t he
ONVIINI the saloon at Bridge and -River
streets. Hek remembered the night of
October 18. McAllister ordered drinks
and carried them to the rear room.
Later on he went into the rear room.
McAllister, Campbell. Death and a girl
were seated at a table. McAllister or-.
dered a bottle of champagne. Witness
carried it and glasses into the room.
Bosschieter on Trial For Their
He then had to go to the cellar 8,nd
4; hen he emerged the party bad gone.
"Did you see any of the party next
day?"
"Yes, Alry McAllister the next morn
ing. said to me: 'That girl is dead.' I
said: have nothing to do with it.'
McAllister said I would not give them
away if any one came around. He said
even if a big reward were offered I
should stick by him."
Hackman Schulthrope, in whose ve
hicle the four men and the girl rode,
said that on the night of October 18 a
3oumg man eame to him and eng-aged
his Victoria. The ma,n was George Kerr.
He told him a, party of four would Use
the hack, and ordered him to drive to
Saars saloon. He said McAllister came
out of the saloon and told him to turn
around.
In a little while the four menMc
Allister, Campbell, Death and Kerr
came out carrying a, woman. The NV 0-
man was placed in a rear seat. The wit
ness was told to drive out along the
Ooeffle road to Lee's place. Lee's place
was closed. so they pulled up into the
rock road. They went along this to a
point beyond the railroad tracks. He
was then ordered to stop. The place
where he stopped was a clear one, with
no bushes. Ail four men left the car
riage. They lifted the girl out about
as they lifted her in. He had thrown,
the blanket on his horse. One of the
men took it off. and it was carried into
the darkness, where the woman had
been borne. Schu !throne, in a rough
voice that could be heard with fearful
effect in the little court room. told the
most horrible part of his story. Kerr
only' was exempt from participation in
the assault which the hack ,driver de
scribed. With brutal roughness, with
out the slightest attempt to conceal
facts under nice words, in the language
of the streets. Schulthorpe told of that
stop on the rock road.
Then the girl was carried to the hack
and placed on the rear seat. At the
time the girrs head was hanging far
back. T,ir, men in the hack wer-i
alarmed and a little past the school
house on the Red road they stooned
aga..1 rind the men tried to revi;,-c the
giri. witnes3 0-en told t.f the dr:ve
back to Paterson, of the examination by
the physician which ended with the re
mark: "Boys, I can do nothing for
you."
The !ben ordered him to drive back
across the river. The witness then told
of the disposal of the body where it was
found. He drove the four men back.
3,IcAllister and Kerr left the hack and
the former handed him $10 and said:
"You know what to do; keep your mouth
shut."
HAD A BAD NIGHT.
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Defendants in Bosschieter Trial Show
Evidences of Having Slept Little.
Paterson, N. J., Jan. 15.McAlister,
Campbell and Death, the three men on
trial tor the mOrder of Jennie Z3osschiet
er showed when they were being
brought into court today that they had
had a sleepless night following- the terri
ble disclosures made by witnesses dur
ing the first day's proceedings in court.
It is not yet definitely known whether
Geerge Kerr ,who is jointly indicted
with the, other prisoners, but who, was
granted a separate trial will be called as
a witness for the state. -
The principal evidence yet to be intro
duced by the state is that to be given
by physicians and experts to prove the
cause of death arai to prove that Jennie
Bosschleter was criminally assautt,?d
before she met death and that it was
through the assault that her death was
brought about. The prosecution has a
number of experts to testify and the
cross-examination of these witnesses
will undoubtedly bring out the line of
defense. which has thu far ,not been
disclosed.
DORM ELECTED
State Printer Will Serve Two
Years More.
Action of Republican Caucus is
Formally Ratified. ,
TOTE STOOD 103 TO 47.
Grant Harrington Gets Totes of
Fusionists.
Action of Caucus Overthrown In
the House.
Large Number of Bills Intro
duced in Both Houses.
W. Y. Morgan was re-elected state
printer for an additional term of two
years by the house and senate in joint
convention at noon today. There being
no contest for the place the function
was as dry as a kiln-burned brick in. the
great American desert
Lieutenant Governor Richter, presid
ing officer of the senate, at the head of
that body, entered Representative hall
promptly on the hour, supported on
either side by C. M. Sheldon, chief clerk
of the senate, and Timothy Stover, the
house sergeant-at-arms. He took the
proffered gavel from Speaker Barker,
announced the purpose of the conven
tion and the clerks went on with the roll
calls of both branches.
Representative H. F. Gress ler of
Logan county placed W. Y. Morgan in
nomination and, Senator King of Cowley'
offered the. name of Grant W. Harring
ton of Hiawatha.
The vote was strictly on party lines
and of the 150 present and voting 103
votes were cast for Morgan and 47 for
Harrington. The senate roll call show
ed, Morgan 28, Harrington 9. The house,
Morgan ,75, Harrington 38. .
SEATON GIVES UP THE FIGHT.
Seaton's resolution against the em
ployment of women clerks died an easy
death in the house today. The "father
of the house'' rose and asserted - his
sterling and time-tried Republicanism
once more, but bowing to the Will of his
party caucus, announced he gave up the
tight and would make no motion. The
resolution over which so much and so
many hubbubs have been raised was
finally consigned to the care of the com
mittee on house employes.
ANTI-CIGARETTE BIEL
The bill introduced by Senator Fulton
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette paper bears some of the ear
marks of the grafter similar to the old
familiar Pullman bills which used to be
introduced every session. 'Senator Ful
ton says he introduced the bill a-t the
request of another party and that the
1 bill is by no.means a pet measure of his.
He do.-s not appear deeply interested in
the bill but says it would be a good
thing if it passed. ,
SL'NATORS APPOINT CLERKS.
Senators Branine, Morrow and King
were appointed a. committee upon re
vision ot the journal.
The following clerks were appointed:
Senator Morrow appointed A. J. Free
born as clerk of the committee on man
ufactures and industrial pursuits.
Senator Householder appointed Mabel
Householder his clerk.
Senator Hopkins appointed Orvil
Adams, and Senator Ross, Richard Coil.
The senate took a recess of half an
hour, and at 12 o'clock went to the
house, where they took part in the elec
tion of state printer.
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MANY MORE BILLS.
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Members of the House Still Unload
ing Their Oripsacks.
Bills were submitted in stacks at this
znorning's session of the house; 85 were
added to the-already long lists. '
T NV 0 new election laws were included
in the number, also the enabling act to
issue bonds for the Santa Fe shop im
provements in Topeka
Cave's prairie dog bill appeared next
to last, the member from Haskell intro
ducing the measure himself.
Mason, of Finney, also introduced sev
eral bills regulating the appointment of
jurors, their abilities and disabilities.
The bills introduced were as follows:
By MasonPrescribing number of
jurors to render a verilict in civil cases.
By MasonRelating- to appeals in er
ror in supreme court.
By MasonAmending acts relating to
mandamus.
By MasonRelating to judgments and
orders.
MasonTo encourage sugar beet in
dustry. .
By MasonTo issue irrigation bonds.
By MasonRelating to injunctions.
By MasonQualifications of jurors in
criminal cases.
By MasonRelating to procuring of
jurors.
By MasonTo levy school taxes in
district 40, Vinney county.
By 'MasonAnother act relating to
taxes in district 40. '
By MasonRela,ting to personal pro
perty. By Mason--Redemption of real estate
from judicial sale.
By MasonRelating to irrigation dis
tricts. G'odshalkTo enable Rice county to
build court house.
GodshalkGranting A. W. Van Bur
kirk a, registered pharmacist certif
icate. By GodshalkRelating to assessment
and taxation.
By DoughertyRemoving disability of
reform prisoners.
Ey DoughertyAmending act fixing
fees of certain officers.
By DoughertyProviding fees- of ap
pointive attorneys in criminal cases.
By DoughertyVacating Phillips' ad
dition, Newton, Kan.
By LandreyTo levy school tax in
Rosedale. .
Ey HebrewEstablishing, high school
in Phillips county.
By StormLegalizing Stevens' coun
ty commissioner's taxations.
By LaughlinAmending-railroad law
of 1874.
By StormPermitting- certain stock to
run at large.
By StormAmending' laws of '69 leas
ing' unoccupied school land.
By FrancisEmpowering transfer of I
prospecting bonds of Iola. I,
By FrancisAmending certain second
class cities law
By LawrenceAmending session la W
'S7, printing' of ballots and enforcing se
crecy of ballot.
B y Ea wrenceRelating to Sumner
county school superintendent.
Ey Lawrence--Regarding civil action
evidence. 4
By TatumPermitting Robert Mc
Canns to entering Soldiers' home.
By TatumTo build county roads.
By ManteyAmending certain laws.
By O'DonnellAuthorizing Ellsworth
school districts to join.
By JohnsonRelating to forming irri
gation district.
B3r LandreyAuthorizing funding of
Rosedale school board bonds.
By JohnsonAct concerning irriga
tion. By ButlerTo amend session laws of
P97 about hours of voting at elections.
By WoodAmending certain salaty
acts of '99.
By WoodFixing court terms in
Hamilton county.
By JohnsonDeclaring certain school
districts dissolved in Decatur county..
BY RhodesTo levy school taxes. '
StavelyValidating certain land
titles.
By Stave lyFixing Osage district
court terms.
Butler: Relating' to city assessors in
cities of the first class.
Grosser: Permitting carrying of
weapons.
Riling: Appropriating money to Uni
versity of Kansas.
Riling: Providing for examination of
students at law.
Willett: Making an appropriation for
legislative purposes.
legislative purposes.
Halliday: About district court terms
In Crawford county.
Betts: Providing for erection of two
bridges across Kansas river in Shawnee
county.
Grosser: Amending session laws 97.
Relating to costs in insanity cases.
Griffin: To punish abandonment by
Relating to divorce.
Wood: Fixing salary of district clerk,
Hamilton county.
StanleyDefining status of ill-treated
children.
Nation: Relief of Chas. H. Fosdick.
O'Donnell: Vacating certain lots in
Kingman.
O'Donnell: Vacating lots in Wilson.
Hogue: Appropriation for deaf and
dumb asylum
Hund: Giving certain stock Herm.
Short: Providing sta-te normal branch
at Concordia.
Jot liffe: About Peabody public parks.
Jol liffe: Relating to Marion county
high schools.
Scott: Amending sale of school lands,
law of '76.
Scott: To relieve certain southwestern
Kansas counties of their school bonds.
Ballet: Amending law regarding
costs of civil action.
flatlet: For wide tired wagons.
Ha Het: Exempting lots front taxation
planted with trees.
Bowen: Establishing high school in
Smith county.
Davis of Labette: Personal enabling
act.
Davis of Labette: Vacating certain
streets in Osv,ego.
Mantey: Tires on vehicles.
Betts: To permit condemnation of
water and gas works in cities of first
class.
Betts: Assessment of special fran
chises granted by first, second and third
class cities. -
Betts: Enabling issue of bonds for
Topeka shops.
Betts: Fixing- fees in police court
cases.
Betts: Relating to city additions.
Betts: Special assessments for shade
trees.
Cave: To destroy prairie dogs.
Wei leo: To protect insurers in insur
ance companies.
FORCED A ROLL CALL.
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House Overthrows Caucus Action Con
cerning Contest.
Teri hands on the minority side of the
house went up this morning and secured
the first forced roll call of the session.
The Question was upon the appoint
ment of a special committee of nine to
take up the contest cases. The resolu
tion was offered by Representative
C. Dooley, of Montgomery. There is on
ly one contest on httnd, that of Owen vs.
Hackett, from Bourbon county.
The Republicans said they wanted to
get the contest out of the way. John
Seaton said there had been some mis
take in the caucus, when this move 3.vas
decided upon. The understanding then
was that the speaker, busy with his
committe appointments, wanted to be
relieved of responsibility and desired
this way out of it.
Dooley pushed the measure ahead,nev
ertheless, and Speaker Barker also ac
quiesced. Ed Wei leo called for reasons for tak
ing the contest out of tbe hands of the
elections committee and put into the
hands of a special committee.
Noah Bowman, of Anderson, sug
gested to the Republicans to withdra w
their resolution and caucus again, since
they had decided they wanted it and
then found out they did not.
Mr. Seaton explained his vote by say
ing they put the yoke on him so tight in
caucus, that he was rattled and didn't
oppose the move in caucus. He then vo
ted no.
The resolution failed by this vote:
Ayes 45: nays 63.
TWO MORE EMPLOYES.
Just slightly it appeared this morning
that D. D. Hoag of Wyandotte. is to
have recognition of his right as presi
dent of the Republican caucus to put a
good foot forward on the floor. Pe
named by resolution the employes de
termined upon in caucus and had them
confirmed. They are Second Reading
Clerk Otto Irelan and Messenger john
Kitchell.
HARRINGTON NOMINATED.
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Hiawatha Editor tq Be Complimented
by Vote For State Printer.
The fusion members met in joint cau
cus last night and nominated Grant
Herrington for state printer. Owing to
the absence of several members they
did not nominate a senatorial candidate,
but they will meet tonight and will bal
lot until some one is nominated.
Overmyer still seems to have the twott
of the fight for the, nomination and the
decision to hold a joint caucus is dis
tinctly a victory over Johnson whose
supporters wanted a sepnrate caucus of
the two branches of the fusion party.
REGISTER FOR PRIMARIES.
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Senator Chaney's Law Would End
Much Trouble.
Senator Chaney will introduce a bill
providing- for a. change in primary elec
tion laws of the state. The bill provides
that in order to vote at a primary elec
tion the voter must reg-ister at least
ten days prior to the day of the primary
election and must state his politics and
have it registered just as he does his
age or residence. These' books will he
used at the primary election just as the
registration books are now used at gen
eral elections. -.No One will be allowed to
vote at the primary who has not regis
tered his politics. It is not compulsoly
that a voter should register his politics
to vote at the general election but he
must do so to vote Ett the primary.
This will do away with the trouble
which alvvays accrues at the primary
elections. Shawnee county has had jts
fill of open primary elections and Sen
ator Chaney's JAI is the bet.zt method
suggested. to .a.A,..dd
OE laET IS i
Swears Ile Will Shoot Paul
Eotha on Sight.
All on Account of a Book "Fro 11
Boer to Boer."
IT ADVOCATES PEAC1:.
Supplies Are Growing Scarce
All the Towns.
Ite-enforcements Are Swellin::
the Main Boer Army.
Rrann9tadt, Orange Ither ColonV,
Jan. 15.The success of the IItogleo
peace COMMiSSi011 in distributing annio4
the republicans Paul Itottias
"From Boer to Boer," has ..infurinte 1
General De Wet, who it Is report, A
swears he will shoot the author at the
first opportunity.
The refugee camp is now oceuplel
two thousand persons. Another Is
formed at Rhenoster.
Supplies of all kinds in the towns tits
shorteoing daily.
The Boers are most active northwal
ann h'so In the direction of Lireinev.
Vartuus commands appear to be litnin4
General De Wet to the southward.
London, Jan. 15.R,- porting to the g r
office under date of Pretoria, Januai Y
14, Lord Kitchener says:
"Beyer's whole force crossed the rail
way near Kalifontein January 12, mak
ing, to the east.
"There are no important changes to
the positions in the colonies. t-e,veral
small parties appear to be r,ourning
the Orange River colony. Some Cai,e
rebels who accompanied a correman,A)
into the colony have surrendered."
MINTS LOOM
President Springer Addresses
the Live Stock Association
,On the Aims and Needs of thl
Organization.
Salt Lake-, 11Assembly hall was
crowded to its fullest' capacity this
morning at 'the opening of the feurth
nnntle:1 convention-of the National lave
Stock association. During the OSSorn
tiling of the delegatea mesh, was fur
nished by the Colorado eowbov band,
The convention was called to order hy
President Frringer at 10:30. Gto,-erner
Heber AL Wells was introduced and de
livered an address of welcome. An ad
dress of welcome was then delivered by
Acting Mayor Buckle, and a respense
by R Allen, of Nebraekit.
A telegram was read from 'aloe President-elect
Roosevelt, sending "con
gratulations find well wishes to the
boys."
The roll-call was deferred untli the
afternoon session. President Springer
then delivered his address, which was in.
part as follows:
"Delegates to the Fourth Annual c.o.
vention of the Natiorati iriae Steck.
association:
"The stockmen of the United States
!IOW clearly recognize that they nitn-q.
maintain an energetic natitmal 01V.P,11-
ization lf they would have their intq-
ests looked after, knowing full well that
this century will present new questiene
for SO1110011 with broader opportunitiee
for commercial success. In eur eau
business today there are too many smaa
leaks; too heavy taxation; too many
thieves and stock rustlers abroad; pep
many state inspection fees. The whole
interstate inspection businese simnel be
controlled by the federal government.
without a. dollar's expenee to the
shipper.
"There is now pending- h. fore the een
ate what is known as the (limit ttEl
which paased the house by a !ergo ma
jority and which seeks to itripese
cents a pound tax on oleomargarine in
the sole interest ef the dairymen of the
United States. The direct object to he
attained by this bill is to so tax oleo
margarine that it will no, longer be able
to compete with butter in the mataet
and thus leave our home, mat ket to
the butter trust. No more rank piece of
federal legeslation was ever pretpoe(el,
and which if passed takes the butter
from the table of the poor througheut
this land. The time has fully come whett
the great week interests must be repre
sented in Washington by as aide men
as we have In the business. and hy tee
very best legal talent. We ean no tenger
afford for a, few thousand dollars per -
annum to leave our needs to urardyteed
and selfish legislators. We ehould have
such an organization that when aseaulta
are made in Washington upon the hve
stock industry (as is DOW the case with
the Grout bill) that we could emPittV
our ablest 11.n to go there and defeat
all such special legislation, and we
should give our senators and cangress
men to urderstand that while We haet.
no, special favors to ask. that Wf. Wiii
a man resist both men and intteenrea
which have for their obbee the working
of hardships upon the live stock pre
ducers of this country. If sse can net
present a Soild front to the enemy. if ,,,
are all to go before legislative commit
tees beseechingly as cattlemen. as hers--
men. fiS sheepmen ard as ilogInPriif
our influence is divided tato Val ionS na
tional stock intereets instead of 1114 a
whole consolidated pliWO1'. Vkl, may ae
well pack our.grips and go tql,k to cue
farms and ranchee, and let the live k
Industry lane,. into innoeueus deseetude,
as it was befere the Natietail Live
Stock association was orgenize,e eel
be,gan its crusade for just lav s arta Mir
treatment for every braneh ef the indue-traa-:rThe
great queetion irrazatien is
now before the whole peepla and theet
is no class that a. system of setreee
reservoirs for the waters (-1 the meetee
mountain SnOWS WOUIri lieneht met.
than the stock growels of these ITIOOn-tains
ana plains. fon- interests tebh
these of the agrieulturiets are ee ipee
cal, and more water means new
and the ge eater the abundanee ef feetea
the mote stook can be supperted. Jt
Pile to talk of state wark along irriee
tive lines. They lack the money. alz,1
have too mueh so Wf, TO!nd '
to congress to provide a we v
valuable the weste Hate s tete
western prairies. the rt7,,li r ,
heritape of the peelee si tee eee
It