The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 3, 1895

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r ft 1 10 CENTS A WEEK. HOW ITWAS DONE. One Explanation of the Way Taxes Were Reduced On the Santa Fe Railway ly the Populists. t PROPOSITION 3IADE By the Populists, It is Alleged And Modified by the Santa Fe, is Accepted A BUSINESS DEAL That Xo Railroad Financier Would Sneeze At. But It Looks Bad for the "Re form" Administration. The manipulation of the figures of the last state railway assessment, by which the Santa Fe was given a reduction of $1, 792,523. 09, was not done with the knowledge of the whole board of rail road assessors. A few members, one in particular, did the work after the board had adjourned, and Lieut Gov. Percy Daniels, in a letter published in connec tion with this article, tells what he knows. The original figures left the as sessment as compared with a year ago about the same. The board merely revised their former assessment, making slight increases and decreases where it was deemed advisable. The total de crease did not exceed $50,000. The final report after the manipulations shows a decrease of more than $2,000,000. A prominent Rock Island railroad man said to a Journal reporter today: know the facts regarding the deal by which the Santa Fe got its $1,793,000 re duction. It should be stated, in justice to the Santa Fe officers concerned, that they did not seek the doubtful alliance with the state administration. After the latter had made the overtures, however, they were confronted with a proposition which, as officers of the road, they thought was worth considering. They .are business men" and as such they act on business principles. "The people at the state house wanted money, whether for themselves or the campaign fund was not stated, but more likely both. Tax Commissioner E. J. Cartlidge, went to Chicago twice to see George li. Peck about the propositions of the Populist administration, and the last time they both went on to New York to confer with the higher officers of the road concerning the 'offer.' It was de cided finally that the road being in the hands of receivers, and Judge Caldwell so particular about such things, that no money could be given over for political purposes or any other. The Santa Fe then made a propo sition which the Populists were compelled to accept. As the Populists had made the first offers they were pecu liarly and delicately situated, and to a certain extent were at the Santa Fe's mercy, as the Santa Fe was in a position to tell about the crooked proposition made to its officials. "The Santa Fe, however, went so far as to keep out of the campaign, (it was then in the middle of the summer), anu not only desist from fighting the Popu lists, but refrain from extending the Re publicans any sort of aid or encourage ment. In return for this pledge, which was kept in good faith by the Santa Fe, the auditor turned the assessment rolls over to the Santa Fe tax commissioner, who changed them to suit himself. He changed them nearly !$..000,000 worth. "It was further agreed that in case the Populists were successful last fall tho Santa Fe might have a still greater re duction next time. "Over $1,000,000 of the reducti on is on the main line alone. The balance made after the board had fixed 'all other pro perty the same as last year.' The final report shows that it isn't 'the same as last year' by about $000,000. The assess ed value (after the manipulations) on Bide track alone was decreased over $li(0,000. The value of buildings was decreased $50,000. The value on rolling stock was reduced $100,000. Telegraph lines were out $50,000. and tools, material and supplies were cut nearly $75,000. "Another fact which may or may not be intentional, is an error by which the total assessment in print is made to ap pear over $145,000 greater than the figures in the details warrant. This is either an attempt to cover up the crook ed work or very bad and inexcusable clerical work." PERCY DANIELS ASTONISHED. When He Finds How the Railroad Assess ment Was Manipulated. Lieutenant Governor Percy Daniels writes a letter to the State Journal in which he washes his hands of the Santa Fe tax reduction affair. He writes; To the Editor of the State Journal: Near the end of last month I saw in a daily paper a statement that the assess ment of railroad property in the state for 1894 aggregated about $2,000,000 less than last year. I did not believe the statement or that the auditor's report Bhowed any such result; but the first time I was in Topeka after that, I exam ined some of the returns and computa tions in the auditor's office, and trot from the printer copies of the valuation ta bles furnished him by the auditor which showed that the newspaper statement was practically correct, if the figures furnished were the conclusions of the board. 1 As it was impossible to get a meeting of the board that day and I was going kom the next. I at once filed a protest NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1S95. with the printing board against the cir culation of the report as the work of the board of assessors at the meetings I at tended; and requested that work on the publication be suspended until the board could have a meeting, and the minuter of its proceedings, (as furnished for pub-' lication) be amended, and the report of. valuations be amfended or approved. When the board first met last spring' it was decided to make no material chaiige' in aggregate valuation. In going through the list '-of ''main tracks," occa sional changes were made to more close-; ly equalize the increase of 1893, but the amount of these changes was carried. along approximately, and when we got through the difference between the ag gregate increase ;and aggregate decrease was about $50,000; but the decrease iu Valuation of main track from last year's valuation, as indicated by the printed re port, is $1,300,000, of which reduction" one company geta the benefit of about 100 per cent. I This change in; the assessment would reduce the receipts of the tax collectors probably from $40,000 to $50,U00. As my request;for delay to give oppor-: tunity to have the minutes of proceed ings of the boarcj amended to show that the valuations which were made while I was present, were considered audi changed iu my absence, if such was the fact; or for the changes which are nec essary to make the report represent the action of the board, if that is -not a fact, has been denied by the completion and circulation of thf report, and the oppor tunity to make imy protest against the; report as the work of the board during? the sessions I attended a part of the' document is thereby destroyed, I make this statement for the public. (Signed) i Percy Daniels. Lieut. Gov. and Chairman of the Board., FILLET'S SLATE CHOSEN. Missouri Legislative Offlcm Pilled by His Followers. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. a At the; assembling of the house this morning: election of officers was proceeded with without nominating speeches or nomina-. tions. The Republican caucus nominses were chosen, the vote being strictly upon party lines. The officers chosen are: Speaker, R F. Russell, of Crawford county; chief clerk, Albert Griffin, of Brunswick; assistant clerk, A. W. G. Ketchan, or Stoddard: J engrossing clerk, Ilenry L. Leeds, ot Jamesport. These and the minor posi tions were filled as slated by the element of the parly known as the followers of Chauncey 1. Filloy. r In the senate; an adjournment was taken without any action in relation to. permanent officers. A TROWS EES 31 AM A. Jasper Riley Says He Has Stolen 1; Pairs Between Pueblo and Topeka. 00 Jasper Riley, rather takes the cream as: a trowsers thief. Jasper was picked up. oy tne police yesterday with two pairs of: trowsers in his possession. He was taken' to the police station where his candor': was indeed refreshing. "Yes, I stole them," he said, "what are; you going to do about it? .Now go and find out where they came from. I am from Pueblo and I'll bet I have stolen: 1,500 pairs since; I left there. I- have'- stolen so many pairs that I cannot count them. Beeu arrested? Of course, von couldn't steal that much without being; urresieu. "I always plead guilty and pet about ten days for pstit: larceny arid then go at it again. W hat jio I steal trowsers for? 5 1 don't know. 1 pell 'em sometimes and' give 'em away sometimes. Folks had better keep their trowsers out of sight; while I am in town." Kitey pleaded guilty before the court; and was fined $10 which he is serving v out A LOT OF SMALL ONES. Mention of Minor Cases That Were in Po- lice Court Today. Smoky Row was in police court again' this morning. Crook W'rigtt was fined) for disorderly Conduct. Alary Wade. was lined f 10 forjthe same offense. Car ry Jordan went free this time. Carry- 1 1 aieiauuer was in on me same charge and was fined $10. Walter Botkin and! B. Stewart seem to have been having a I nttie sport on norseoack on .Kansas av enue near the river last night, and were arrested for fast riding. Botkin did not appear and Stewart was lined $3, which he paid. James Lagly, i a young man whom Judge Ensmingef concluded this morn ing was guilty of stealing a jcarf from a son of L Pake, was fined S3. pin Walter BirdsalJ and Charles Turner' are vags. Walter was a miner and a i minor. Charley was a cracker baker ana perhaps a cfackerjack. Both were: allowed to get put of town just as quick as they could. i George Johnson and George Williams,' were intoxicated last nigh; and were; fined $5 each. I j AN OVERCOAT THIEF. Wni. Barry Is In Jail Charged With Steal ing XV. 1. Anderson's Coat. Wm. Barry was arrested by the police last mgnt with an overcoat inhispos-i session that had; been stolen from? the j hardware store at 520 Kansas ave. hree i hours before. The coat belongs to W. Mr I Anderson. Barry was turned over to the state this morning and will have his pre-i liminary trial tomorrow morning before Justice Furry. Barry had just served a term in the city jail for stealing a pair of trousers, lie evidently intended to fix up for win ter, lie is a well; dressed and well ap pearing young fellow, j STOLE AN OVERCOAT. James lveeder Snys He- Didn't and Will 1 Appeal the Case. James Reeder is a North Topeka man who was arrested on a charge preferred; dv a Jir. Jierritt,who says he stole hia overcoat two motlths ago. James says he had been drinking and didn't know anything about the coat till he saw it hanging up in his restaur? ut one day a few days ago aid took it down and wore it. j He wa3 innocent about it, but the po lice judge thought he wa'3 guilty and; nnea mm $iu lie has appealed the case and i out on bond. ONE HALF HEBE. The Xew Legislature is Already Assembling;. The Members Do Not Seem to Know Exactly WHO IS TH Eli! CHOICE For United States Senator From Kansas. One Member Says There is Xo Sentiment FOR JOHN J. INGALLS Anions: the Members Talked With. He Has Major Hood and Cy Leland Lead the List. About one-half of the members of the legislature have already arrived in .To peka and are trying to solve the ques- tion of who shall be United States sena tor, state printer, speaker of the housr and fill all the minor positions to which there are salaries attached. The senatorial candidates who are here today are Major C. Hood, J. R. Burton, J. W. Ady, Cy Leland and A. W. Smith. Judge S. O. Thacher was here yesterday, but he went home last night. Each candidate has a big crowd of work era and every member of either the house or senate is promptly seen by from two to a dozen workers as soon as he reaches town. No one pretends to know what the outcome will be, aa it is a known fact that about sixty or sixty-five members of the house are unpledged to any candi date for any office. This is the great un known quantity which must be dissolved before the senatorial question can ba brought into tangible form. Representative Hackbush of Leaven worth, who arrived this morning, says that State Senator Lucien Baker is an actual candidate for United States sena tor, and that he will come to Topeka Sunday to look after his interests. Mr. Hackbush said,: "As it now stands jay opinion is that Major Hood and Cy Leland are decidedly m the lead, and it looks as though the fight might narrow down to those two, although we can't tell what will happen or where the un pledged members will go. By the w-ay, I am not pledged to any candidate for any office. I think Leland will have most of the First dis trict votes. He will not only have them on the first ballot, but they will stay with him during the first five or six bal lots, or as long as there seems to be any chance at all for their man. "There is nothing in this Ingalls talk. It is all talk. I have failed to find a sin gle member of the legislature who will say he will vote for Ingalls, although some are friendly to him. If it was shown that Mr. Ingalls ought to be the man I would vote for him, but it won't be that way." Ex-Governor George T. Anthony is hero today the most cordial of cordial states men. To a Statk Journal, reporter he said he was not a candidate and will not be a candidate for senator or any Other office although ho would not say whom he was for. He said: "I have an idea that when the state of Kansas wants my services it will ask for Jthem. Although Governor Anthony talks th way he is still regarded as a possibility in case of a long light in the caucus. it is said today that the Populist lead ers are doing some very fine political vwork in trying to get up a combination to break up the Kepublican senatorial caucus. It is said that several prominent Pop ulists have called ou the several candi dates for state printer and senator 'and offered to support them if they would only withdraw from the fecaucus ana hold enough of ther Republican votes to elect them, with the aid of the forty-hve Populist votes which i will be cast at the joint session of the legislature. It is understood that the i Populists are willing that their votes i should go to any Republican who can be elected if they can only 'manage in some way to cause a good j sized row in the Republican party by i breaking the caucus nomination. Whether they are receiving anv en- couragement along this line is not known, but apparently all the candidates propose to stand by the caucus nominations. SOT A FAIR DEAL. Senator Scott May Not Consider Postal Card Instructions Representative Enough, State Senator Charles F. Scott is said ito have found an easy way out of the predicament his friends thought he was ;eetting in, when he asked his consti tuents to instruct mm whom to vote for for United States senator. In his paper, the lola Register, Sena tor Scott requested every Republican voter in his district to send him a postal card with the name of the man he wish ed him to vote for for United States senator. A very large majority of those who complied with the request asked him to vote for Ex-Senator John J, Ingalls, and as Scott is known to be personally in favor of another candidate, his friends have been enjoying the joke. A few days ago Senator Parker of Olathe, and the Allen county senator were together. Senator Parker was laughing at the predicament of his friend when Senator Scott replied: "Oh, that is all right You see it is this way. There are several thousand Republican votes in my district and there were less than 300 voters who sent in cards in response to my request, so you see I am not in structed at alL" Senator Scott's 'vote wiil be watched with interest when the United States senator is elected. Jia SULLtVAxXjilEACLE. WORKER WhntMr. E. J. Dallas Says of His Candi date For Chaplain.'" Mr. E. J. Dallas, of the well known law firm of Rossiugton, Smith Dallas, who is working in the interest of the candidacy of Rev. J, M. Sullivan of Bald win fqr:chaplain of the house, says his candidate ia a worker of miracles and for that reason, if for no other, he should be elected to the position to do legislative praying. Mr. Dallas says Rev. Mr. Sullivan haa performed a miracle for himself and if he can do it for himself, he can surely perform a like service for the legislature which will be so much in need yf a mir acle worker. Mr. Sullivan, he says, actually secured an increase in his pension and raised the amount of his life insurance ia the same month, and- any man who can make Uncle Sam believe; he is a more worthy pensioner and at the same time convince the officers of a life insurance company that on account of his wonderful good health he is entitled to a greater risk, is certainly a miracle worker. jThe miracle story seems to be having tlie aesired effect. v; 3,000 INVITATIONS. Issued to the Reception to the Governor Rail Ticket More Exclusive. At the meeting of the executive com mittee, having in charge all matters per taining to the reception and ball to be given to the state officers and legislature, it was decided that no complimentary bsll tickets should be given to any per sons in the state other than members of the legislature and outgoing and incom ing state officers, and no complimentary tickets will be given to any persons in Topeka and Shawnee county. Three thousand invitations to the re ception will be issued, but ball tickets will only be given to the persons aoove mentioned, and sent as complimentary to distinguished people outside the state. Of course, although invitations to the reception are issued, it is not intended to exclude anyone from it. All those who voted for Governor Morrill and all good citizens of Kansas are expected to at tend the reception and shake hands with him. The invitations are issued merely as souvenirs and those who do not get them will not be excluded from the re ception. At the meeting of the general execu tive committee on inauguration ceremo nies, the names of W. C Webb, Dell Keizer and R. B. Welch were added to the reception committee, vice C. K. Hol liday. jr., C. A. Fellows and Rol Nichols transferred to the finance committee. BUSY APOLOGIZING. John 15 il r ns Goes Explaining Why He Criticised America. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. John Burns, M. P., the English labor leader, says to day: "It was the people who deprecated what they called my premature criticisms of American institution who, the very moment I stepped off the railway car on my first visit to Chicago, wanted to know my opinion of the social and industrial condition of that city. When I had the courage to tell them they wanted to know what right 1 had to; criticise the city, but I went back ten days afterward and said it again, only ten times stronger. "In Europe all: social and industrial problems are accentuated by the burden of militarism, and you are rapidly getting it here. We have 8,000,000 armed men in Europe, legalized murderers, glided popinjays, not only producing nothing, but destroying everything. .They are kept less for resisting foreign foes than as a recruiting ground where England can put her children who have not enough brains to earn their living." WILL MARRY BERESFORD. The Wedding of the Duchess of Marlbor ough Takes lace in February. London, Jan. 3.-,-It is again asserted that the marriage; of Lillian, duchess of Marlborough, to Lord William Beres ford is to take place early in February. It is added that Lord William will keep a big stable of raoef horses. The duchess is tile daughter of Com modore Cicero Pfiiee, U. S. N., of Troy, N. Y., and the widow of Sir. Louis Ham mersly, of New Yo-rk. GLADSTONE BRUISED. He Had a Bad Attack and Fell, Cutting: His! Head. London, Jan. 3.-i-lt was learned today that Mr. Gladstone jhad a serious attack last week. He stcftibled over an open drawer, cut his forehead, broke his spec tacles, and was unable to see for several hours. i Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone took a drive of three miles in an open carriage yester day, and on Monday they will leave England for Cannaii, where they will be the guests of Lord Rendello. INELSOXlFOR SENATOR. The Governor of Minnesota Comes Out For the Office. St. Paul, Jan. 3L-j The re-election of Senator W. D. 'Washburn was made somewhat doubtful by the- an nouncement thU j afternoon of the candidacy of Governor Knute Iselson, for that position. Ex-Congressman Comstock came out in opposition to Senator Wash burn some days ago,, but until today Gov. Nelson had kept out of the fight, although generally considered as the one man who might defeat ;Senator Washburn. The announcement wa3 made by Governor Nelson, j to Senator Wash burn in persoh: and is supposed to have been partly! caused by attacks on the governor by friends of Senator Wash burn, but distinctly disavowed by that gentleman. i i Shawnee Council No. 247, National Union, installed the following officers last night for the ensuing year: H. W. Roby, president; G. Armitage, vice president; S. C Garrard, ex-president; F. G. Hubbell. speaker, E. C. Fowler, secretary; George:E. Lillie. financial sec retary; J. F. Burriss, treasurer; Thomas II. Bain, chaplain; A G. Carruth, usher; John W. Milligan, sergeant-at-arms; Thomas Smith, door keeper; J, S. Col lins, H. G. Herrick and Thomas Smith, trustee fi. Congress Convenes Today After the Holiday Eecess. The Galleries ot the House Were Crowded. FEW IX THE SENATE. House Takes lip Currency Bill in Committee. Mr. Black of Georgia Speaks in Its Favor. "Washington, Dec. 3. The house pre sented an animated scene when it was called, to order by Speaker Crisp today, aftar the holiday recess.- The galleries were crowded and over half the mem bers were in their seats. In the diplo matic galleries were the Japanese min ister and his secretary. Many prominent personages looked down on the forensic arena from the reserved gallery. After the call of committees for re ports, Mr. Quigg (Rep. N. Y.) attempted to offer a resolution relating to salaries itri the New York postoSice, but Mr. Springer, in charge of the cur rency bill cut him off with a motion to go into committee of the whole for the further consideration of that bill. Ac cordingly the house went into committee, Mr. Richardson, (Dem.) of Tennessee, in the chair, and Mr. Black, (Dem.) of Georgia, a member of the banking and currency committee, took the lloor in favor of the bill. The debate started sluggishly. Mr. Black denied at the outset that the bank ing and currency committee had heard only national bankers while considering the pending measure and had turned a deaf ear to all others. He met and par ried the criticisms and gave an historical review of the financial doctrines of Democratic presidents from Jefferson to Cleveland. Legislation had not caused all the mis fortune under which the people were suffering, he Said. It might have con tributed to their misfortunes and he be lieved the passage of the present biil would contribute to their relief, but he deprecated the feeling abroad in the land that for all the ills and misfortunes of the people, they should turn to congress. Mr. Black's advocacy of state banks of issue was ardent, but he concluded by expressing, amid applanae. the opinion that the only real function of the govern ment was the coinage of gold and silver. Mr. llaugen (Rep. Wis.) who followed, opposed the measure. SENATE REASSEMBLES.' About Thirty Present When It was Called to Order. Washington, Jan, 3. The senate re assembled at noon today after the holi day recess. About thirty senators were present when Vice President Stevenson called the senate to order, and more came in during the reading of the jour nal. The chair laid before the senate a let ter from the secretary of state, transmit ting a dispatch from the United States ambassador at Paris, saying that he had delivered to the widow of the late Presi dent Carnot engrossed copies of resolu tions of sympathy of the American con gress relative -to the death of President Carnot. Mr. Quay of! Pennsylvania has intro duced a proponed amendment to the ur gent deficiency bill, amending the tariff law by strikinj; out ail provisions for an income tax an(j. substituting a new wool en schedule including a duty on raw wool, i At 2 o'clock the senate resumed con sideration of j the Nicaragua canal bill. Senator Morgan speaking. CARNEGIECONUEDES. The Employes Will Be Allowed to M.'.e 1.80 a Day. Pittsburg, Jan. 3. The strike at the itomestead Steel works has been about settled by the Carnegie Steel company agreeing to pay the employes of the 111) inch mill, the only department on strike, at the rate of $1.10 per ton, by which they can make $1.80 per day. The men claimed that under the scale previously offered they could not make more than GO cents per day. It is probable that the men will accept the new terms and go to work tonight. One of the fur naces at the Edgar Thompson steel works at Braddock,another Carnegie mill was started today by employes from other departments. There has been no dis order among the strikers yet. Along and stormy meeting of the strikers was held this afternoon during which several strikers were ejected for disorderly conduct and radical senti ments. A -sommittee was finally appointed to confer with Superintendent Gayle with a view to compromise and at this hour a meeting of the superintendent and com mittee is being held. HE SHED TEARS. Robert Stewart Thought it a Shame to Starve His Children for Wm. Bragg. Robert Stewart, a colored man, was in police court this morning to tell how he happened to assault Wm. Bragg with a stone sunday night Stewart saw Bragg at church and upbraided him for a board bill he owed; Stewart thought it was a shame that Bragg should live off him, who had a lot of little children to take care of, and his feelings overcame him to such an extent that he burst out cry ing in the court room. The judge's heart was touched, so, in a spirit of leciprocitv, he touched Robert 1 for $5, which Robert paid. 31 mine's I o natural Ceremonies. Acgcsta, Jan. 3. Henry B. Cleave waa inaugurated governor of Maine for hthe second time today. Vincwood Sold. Master in Chancery S. M. Gardenhire has sold Yinewood park to Frederick L. Wil-ion for $6,834. RACK TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. ONE LESS DELIVERY. One Kansas Avenue Mall Delivery May Abol.shed and some Added Ouside. It is just probable that on account of a new rule issued by the postoffice iepart nieut on January 1st a change will havA to be made in the mail carrier syitem of Topeka. One of the deliveries may have to be taken off Kansas avenue and one or two added in the suburbs. In case the change is made and it ia almost sure it will be the carrier ser vice on Kansas avenue will be reduced by the abolition of the delivery at 11 o'clock in the morning. This t3 made necessary by changes the department has seen fit to make in the distributing force in the offica Two or three of the deliveries are from thirty minutes to an hour late today on account of the coming chang. The change may be made tomorrow. J ROB THE C AS Illicit. Che Cincinnati Postoffice Robbed !by Two Men iu Daylight. Cincinnati, Jan. 3. At 2:30 p.;m. two highwaymen entered the government building and are said to hve in quired at different departnierjtB for work. While most of the force was out for lunch they called at the office of the cashier of the postof fice and found Frank II. Sparks; one of the clerks alone in the office. It was pay day and over $4,000 in envelopes was on the table. One of the' unknown men asked to get a $5 bill changed. While Sparks was accommodating him, the other man dashed through the door, which hap pened to be open. Both men were soon onto Sparks and ho was, knocked senseless. The men grabbed the money drawer, secured its contents of $S67 and escaped. The janitor after-, wards found Sparks apparently dead, the door open and the money envelopes on the table untouched. IS NOT CERTAIN But Mr. Jennings Thinks It will be Colder, Tomorrow. Mr. Jennings of the weather depart- ment, who said yesterday that today would be fair and pleasant, is a little nervous about his predictions for tomor row. There is a decided tendency to warmer weather on the west and south of us, while north and east and northwest the temperature ia going to .be much colder. By a process of estimation known only to the initiated, Mr. Jennings concludes it vill be a little colder tomorrow, but won't bet on anything just now. The barometer has fallen rapidly in Colorado, New Mexico and the paahandle of Texas, but has risen in Montana and the Dakotas. The temperature has risen decidedly in Colorado and southern Wyoming, but has fallen in Montana and. the Dakots, where a cold wave exists today. -now has fallen in Missouri, Iowa, Ne- braska, Minnesota, South Dakota and; Montana, and cloudy weather prevails iii' Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas. The weather is clear in Col orado, Wyoming, North Dakota and northern Montana. The temperature at Topeka this morn ing .was 2(5 degrees above at 7 o'clock and; succeeded in getting up to 40 by noon. Following the clouds and sleet of today, hower, it has returned to 32 and is still dropping. FIRE AT VALLEY FALLS. A. Millinery Store Destroyed and Largo Dry Goods Stock Damaged. Valley Falls, Kans., Jan. 3. About 10:30 last night fire was discovered in Mrs. A. Murray's millinery store, in the Hillyer block. The fire company soon had the flames under control, but the millinery goods were ruined: loss $1,500, partly insured. Only a wooden partition stood between the millinery s'.ore and Paxton Paxton's $12,0l0 stock of dry goods and notions and their goods were removed and are badly damaged by fire, smoke and water. Benedict's drygoods were also damaged by the intense smoke.; Dr. Gillman's dental rooms upstairs anf all his apparatus and medicines were nearly destroyed. eir Hampshire Iecislatare Alerts Concord, N. IL, Jan. 3. Hon. Charles A. Busiel was augurated governor of New Hampshire to day in the hall of the house of representatives wherein both branches of the legislature had met in joint con vention. After the inaugural exercises a banquet was tendered the new gov-, ernor and his guests by the Amoskeag veterans. 4rernhal Innunrated. Boston, Jan. 3. A brilliant throng of ladies and gentlemen gathered at the state house this morning to witness the second inauguration of Frederick T." Greenhalge as governor of Massachusetts. The ceremony was performed in the new; house of representatives at noon. Wealthy Kansas Farmer Dead. Kansas Citf, Jan. 3. A special to the Star from Abilene, Kan., says: Michael Wandler, a wealthy stock farmer of Geary county, died suddenly while car ing for his stock. He came to this state in 1859. LOCAL MENTION. Rev. Messrs. Ream. Alderson of Oak land and Thoburn were all at the reviv al meeting at Walnut Grove last night. J. R. Stanley, the Lawrence lawyer, whom Governor Lewelling pardoned re cently from the county jail, will open a law office at Hannibal, io. "Hun" Younkman and Frank Brad shaw, charged with prize fighting, were given their preliminary hearing before Justice Chesney and bound over to the district court in the sum of $200 each. The house of John Schenck at 1132 Central avenue, North Topeka, was en tered by a burglar last night and a gold watch taken. Mr. Schenck saw the burglar and says he ;is colored. He started to follow him, but waa stopped by a gun. Wm. Brady, a smooth ;yonng man who says he is "perfectly i harmless and wouldn't steal a pin," wa3 arrested by Officer Lytle this afternoon while in the act of taking a coat out of a North To peka store.

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V i i i STATE JOURNAL. THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1895. WHERE WEALTH LIES. Home and Farm Owners Are Very Well OS Possess 90 Per Cent of Wealth in United States MOST FAILUS CLEAR. White Owners of Unencumbered 'Farms 71 Per Cent, Washing to:, Jan. 3. The census Office has made public a report showing that the owners of farms and homes re garded as substantially the land own ers of the United States own more than 90 per cent of the wealth of the country. Of the white owners and tenant heads more than 51 per cent are owners; of the negroes more than 17 per cent; of mixed white and negro parentage, 25 per cent;of the Indians, 65, and of the Chinese and Japanese, 14. The white owners of farms and homesteads free from mortgage form 71 per cent of all the white owners; of the negroes, 89; of those of mixed parentage, 87;. or the Indians, 98, and of the Chinese and Japanese, 97 per cent. The percentage of ownership is slightly higher for women than for in'.-i, and free ownership is also higher among women except with the Indians and Chinese and Japanese. The results for farm properties show that 73 per cent of the whites are owners, 21 of the negroes, 29 of those of mixed blood, 7s) of the In dians and over 10 per cent of the Chinese and Japanese, while for homes, 39 per cent of the whites are owners, more than 15 per cent of the negroes, 23 of those of mixed blood, 53 of the Indians and 14 of the Chinese and Japanese. In the fifty eight cities of 50,000 population and over, almost 25 per cent of the white proprietors are owners and not quite t per cent of the negroes. For fnrms and homes, 53 per cent of the native proprietors are owners; from Austria-Hungary, 41 per cent; from Canada and Newfoundland A (French), 31; Wales and England, 48; France, 47; Germany, 52; Ireland, 44; Italy, 15; Norway, Sweden and Den mark, 61; Russia and Poland, 31; Scotland, 45, and from all other countries over 47 per cent. The native farm proprietors are exceeded in ownership by the natives of all of these countries except Italy, whose percentage for native owners is 69, and for the Italians 68, and the highest percentage is 87, for the Irish. Ownership is mora prevalent among native than among foreign born proprietors in the case of homes than it is among farm pro prietors. Of the native proprietors of homes 41 per cent are owners and nic luwesu pel cc ii Lttge, x epi ci.eu nug the ownership of homes for places of birth is 12 for the Italians. The ownership of the homes in the fifty-sight 'principal cities is nearly hs great among the foreign born as among the natives. Among the na tive home proprietors in these cities, 23 per cent are owners. The hightest percentage being 32 for the Germans, and the lowest 6 for the Italians. The results of the inquiry as to na tivity of parents of the white native farm and home proprietors shows that for farms and homes 55 per cent f,i the proprietors who have both par ents native born are owners and 43 per cent of those who have one or Viri Vi nnppnk frviairrn Arn 'Frit. T-irr- r -r-, r centages for farm owners having both parents native born is 6'J, and in the case of homes, 42 per cent. The total for both sexes and for farms aud homes shows that of the proprietors under 25 3ears of age, 20 per cent are owners, from 25 to 29 years, 28 per cent; from 30 to 34 years, o7 per cent; from 35 to 39 years, 42 per ce nt: 40 to 44, 49 per cent; 45 to 49, 53 rer cent; 50 to 54, 67 per cent; 55 to t9, 63 per cent, and 60 years and over 69 per cent. Percentages are general ly somewhat higher for women than for men. Farm ownership is more prevalent at all ages than home ownership. Almost thirty -hve per cent of farm proprietors under 25 years of age are owners, and the percentage increases with age up to eighty-three per cent for owners of 60 years and over. Ownership is more prevalent among wom;n,who are farm and home owners and heads of tenant families than among men, the ownership of the women being represented by fiftv seveo per cent aud the men forty-six per cent. i V fci. 1 J V-. It, lunula is divided between the two sexes in the proportion of 83 per cent to tha males aud 17 per cent to the fomales. Slightly more than one-quartt-r of the 2,928,671 owned homes of the United States are owned by women, and about one-tenth of the 341,745 owned fru-ms. Seven Teople Cremated. Rassom, S. D., Jan. 3. Meager re ports come from the old Sisseton reservation, nine miles south, that lire occnrred last night a,nd several lives were lost. The coroner aud a body of citizens have started for the scene. 'A carousal, in which the tough white and Indian elements 7 predominated, was in full blast when the building took lire and a number were cremated. Collector does Wrong-. Fort Scott, Kan., Jan. 3. Arthur Patterson, an lS-year-old son of a very respected family of this city, was last evening placed in jail charged with having forged notes to the extent of $450 on business men of Osage Mis sion, Kan., and turning them into the J. L. Stewart music house of Fort Scott, for which he traveled, in lieu of cash collected by himself, BufTooated in a Fire. New Yoek, Jan. 3. Three persona "were suffocated by smoke in a tene ment house fire on Pitts street yester day afternoon. RUSSELL MADE SPEAKER. Ba Is Nominated by Acclamation by the Hissonrl Republicans. Jefferson City,; Mo., Jan. 3. It was nearly 8 o'clock last night when the Republican bbujse caucus was called tocrder by Dr A. C. Pettijohn of Linn. Mr. E. J. USgby of Schuyler, was elected permanent chairman and W. Ti. Moraey of Warren county, sec retary, add Colonel Fred Buhele of Cole, sergeant-at-arm's. Mr. J. E. Swauger iof Sullivan pre sented the name of. B. F. Russell of Crawford for speaker. Seconding speeciies were made by Messrs. Moran of St. Joseph and Both well of Pettis. The name of James H. Bothwell of Sedalia were presented by Mr. Dor rain of Greene, but! a minute later Mr. Bothwell obtained the floor and withdrew from the Contest, and Mr. Russell was then nominated by ac clamation. Mr. Rusiell received svn ovation as he tookj the speaker's chair. He made a short speech, and was frequently applauded. Among other things, he warned the Republi cans that temporary success some times comes by accident, but pros perity comes as a reward of patience and wisdom. Let us, by wisdom, prudence and- moderation, carry out our pledges of good government to the people. Let us be patriotic first, and politicians aftervfard. Mr. Rudoiph W. Mueller of St. Charles was nominated for speaker pro tem, by acclamation. For chief clerk the names of U. C. Uarwood of Atchison, John F. Carter of Grundy, Nelson Church of Harrison, Lee D. Bell of XeWton, and Alfred Griffin of St. Louis were presented. Griffin was elected on the third bal lot. For assistant chief clerk D. S. Kelly of Randolph and William G-. Kitchen of Stoddard made the race. Mr. Kitchen was nominated by a vote of 56 to 22.- For engrossing clerk twelve candi dates were nominated. Harry L. Eades of Carrolltonj was nominated on the third ballot, j For enrolling clerk John P. Collier of Christian county was selected on the third ballot. There were n nominations for the office of doorkeeper and three ballots were necessary to settle the fight. It was won by ex-Representative G. S. Fountain of Moniteau county over Burt Banty af Kansas City. There were nine candidates for the nomination for sergeant-at-arms. The ballot gave the place to Major J. W. Eldridge of Springfield. The house Democratic caucus met in the senate chamber at 8 o'clock. Hon. H. S. Julian was elected chair man and Dr. XV. Graham secretary of the caucus. Representatives Davidson of Marion and Drabulle of St. Louis and Moor of Mississippi were placed in nomination for speaker. It took four ballots to elect Mr. Davidson. The other nominations were as fol lows: Speaker pro tem., Paul U. Moore of Mississippi; chief clerk, Lon Luther of Johnson county; assistant chief clerk, Sid J. Ray of Kansas City; enrolling clerk, West McMurrav; ser-geant-at-arms, John J. Burnett: en grossing clerk, D. C. McClurg; chap lain, Dr. W. M. Prattsman; doorkeeper, William S. Rex of St. Louis; official reporter, Mr. Mitchell cf Clay county. The senate Democratic caucus was held in the senate cloak room. Lieu tenant Governor O'Meara presided. Senator Guni of Lincoln, was elected president pro tem; Cornelius Roach of Carthage, secretary; Robert Lozier of Carroll, assistant secretary: Will iam Smith of St. Louis, official re porter; W. A. McBride of Jasper, doorkeeper; Charles Allison of Henry, folder; Rev. C. G. Davis of Cole, chap lain; J. T. Wells of Bollinger, ser-geant-at- arms. At the' caucus of the Republican members of the senate Senator Busche of St. Louis, was elected chairman; Davisson, of Harrison, sec retary. The following nominations were then made: President pro tem, O. Brannon, of Buffalo; secretary, C. D. Morris of Grundy; assistant secre tary, C. E. Curtis, of Newton; official reporter. W. II. launders, of St. Louis; sergeant-at-arrus, A. L. Evans of Adair; chaplain, A. J. Bradley; door keeper, Joseph Feick of Jefferson; folder, F. W. Wells, of Barton. fSOME NEWS YIA BOSTON. Slach Destitution .Said to Exist Among the Settlers ia ttie Cherokee (Strip. Boston, Jan. 3. According to ad vices received by tha Congrsgational Homo Missionary society the circle of suffering in parts of the West is widen ing. It includes the Cherokee strip I in Oklahoma, which was opened for settlement a year ago. The country is emphatically new. The mission aries of the Congregational Home Mis sionary society, in forwarding special correspondence relating to the situ ation, state that there is special need of clothing. With the thermometer below zero there were thirteen men at a religious service who wore no overcoats and were not known to own one. Some of the women were with out wraps of any kind. A mother and daughter alternately wore the same rair of shoes. Women not possessing any kind of an old shoe. The home missionary society has al ready forwarded clothing for these Bufferers, and will gladly be the al moner of the public in so doing. Jim Cook Is 1'ecaptnrad. Tahlequah, Ind Ter., Jan. 3. Jim Cook, brother of the noted Bill Cook, made his escape from the National prison yesterday morning, but was tracked in a newly fallen snow all day, and was recaptured last evening by Sheriff Proctor and posse. Jim is serving an eig'a-year senteuce for the murder of Sequoyah Houston. Mne Women Present. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 3. Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge lectured at the Au ditorium last night to 700 people, nine of whom were women. The reception at Mrs. J. H. Rees to the Kentuckian was a magnificent affair. Panic in a Factory. Chicago, Jan. 3. Fire in the Prin cess Knitting works at Racine and Southport avenues yesterday after noon caused a panic among the 150 girls employed, but none were serious ly hurt. DEBT GETSBIGGER. i 1 Thji Public Debt Increased $31, l' j 000,000 in December. ThExpenditures Have Exceeded j Receipts Eight Along. THE DEFICIT LARGE. For! the Past Six Months it Was i i j j Twenty-seven Millions. Washington, Jan. 3. The monthly statement of the public debt issued from the treasury department yester (Jayishows that on December 31, 1894, the public debt, less cash in the treas ury,; amounted to 5910,903,695, an in crease for the month of 831,320,775. Following is a recapitulation of the debs: Interest bearing debt, $650, 138, jL30; increase during the month, 40, 025, 100; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, $1,825,800; de crease during the month, $1,130; debt 'JeaHng no interest, $333, 247,345; in crease during the month,$126,780; to tal debt. $1,654,375,370, of which $590, 131,104 are certificates and treasury notes, offset by an equal amount of cash, in the treasury. I Cash in the treasury is classified a3 follows: Gold, $139,006,354; silver, $.-)04,035,456; paper, $122,914,759; gen eral account disbursing officers' bal ances, etc., $16,197,719; total, $732, 754.2S9, against which there are de mand liabilities amounting to $629, 416,709, leaving a cash balance of 4153,337.579, of which $86,244,445 is (fold reserve. EXCEEDING THE RECEIPT! the Government Expend itares Continue to Exceed the Amount Coming: In. j Washington, Jan. 3. The monthly abatement of the receipts and expend itures of the United States shows re ceipts during December amounting to S21,S66,136; disbursements, $27,135,460 leaving a deficit for the month of 85,269,324, and for the six months of the present fiscal year $27, 564, 465. The receipts from customs were $11,303, 049, against $10,260,692 for the month Of Xovember; from internal revenue, 89,594,039 against $7,774,704 for November. The receipts from customs during the last six months were $69, 6';4,330, or only about $161,000 less than for the first half of last year. The receipts from internal revenue during the last six months were 32, 160:782, 8,201,876 in excess of the first half of the fiscal year. BARRET SCOTT MYSTERY. General Kelief That Ha Was Murdered and Thrown Into the River. C'Neii., Neb., Jan. 3. It is believed now that Barret Scott has been mur dered and his body thrown in the Niobrara river. Sheriff Hamilton and men tracked the wagon in which Scott and Schmidt were taken to within a few miles of tha river, when all trace was lost. The quicksand in that section of the river would quickly swallow up any body thrown in. Residents of the country in which the crime was committed say for the last three or four days a large num ber of men have been riding through that portion of the county, all being heavily armed. Members of the posse returned to this city last evening with Mose Elliott as a prisoner. He was turned oter to the deputy sheriff of this county and is confined in the county jail. He was arrested at his home, about twenty miles northeast of the city. The warrant was sworn out by Schmidt, who charged Elliott with lieing one of the mob who attacked them, shooting Miss McWhorter, and probably murdered Scott and spirited )j.is body away. Sheriff Hamilton and a dozen men rfre still in the country, and it is rumored that four or five persons will be arrested to-day. They have five men who were in the mob spotted. CANNOT SUE INDIANS. j file Tribes Occupy the Same Plane aa Independent Nations. i Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 3. In the tTnited States circuit court of ap peals,. Judges Caldwell and Thayer on the bench, an interesting decision was rendered yesterday as to the lia bility of an Indian tribe to be sued as a nation. It was the case of George S. Thebes, who sued thj Choctaw tribe for $110,349 for professional Eervices rendered the nation in lobbying in Washington. The defendants demurred to the complaint on the ground that the federal court in the Indian territory had no juris diction of the person of the defendants and of the subject matter of the action. The court sustained the de murrer and this court affirms the judgment. The decision, which is by Judge Caldwell, discusses the states of the several nations, and says tht St seems to have been the policy of congress to regard them as' self-governing communities. They are not sovereign states, but so far as suits brought against them, the policy is to place them on the p!ane of independ ent states. A state without its con sent cannot be sued by an individual. Congress might have allowed the na tions to be sued, but it has never done so. Secretary Morton on Nebraska Distress. Washington, Jan. 3. Secretary Morton and Chief Clerk MacCuaig. of the agricultural department, both of whom are Nebsaska men, do not be lieve that the distress in their own and adjoining states amounts to a famine, although they recognize that there is much suffering in that section on account of short crops. Secretary Morton is a pronounced opponent of any exercise of paternalistic func tions by the government but "be is doing all that he can consistently through the department to relieve the wants existing in the West. SHE WASN'T RICH; Mrs. A. D. Matton Had Only $236 In Personal Property. The appraisers appointed by Probate Judge Elliott to make! an inventory of tfc.e property of Mrs. A, D. Matson and place a valuation on her: personal prop erty, filed their report in the probate court yesterday. I The only real estatei mentioned con sists of 320 acres in Saline county, lota 5J1 and 503 Madison street, lota 563, 565 and 567 Lincoln atreet, and two tracts in section 6, township 12 and range 16 of Shawnee county. J I The personal property ia itemized with a great deal of. care, including everything in the j house from the square piano to a paper' of pins. The appraisement of the property i3 very moderate in fixing prices, placing the value j on a watered silk dress of $1. Among; the other items were JSfewton piano and j stool, $40; or gan and stool. 10; parlor furniture,: f 6; buggy, $5; silverware, $1; books, f20; two feather beds and five! pillow ca-ws, $4; one lot baby clothed, 51 cents; one lamp, 10 cents; parasol, j 25 cents; oue satin skirt, 50 cents. The report itemizes everything found in the house, including not less than thirty-five articles of wear ing apparel The total value of personal property is not stated in the report, but a hasty addition of the long columns ahowa it to be not far from $233. DUSTY CONFESSES. Be Tells St. Joseph Police Ilovr the Jail Delivery Was Worked. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 3. Joe Dusty, under sentence of death for criminal assault, who escaped from the county jail when the wholesale delivery oc curred, was captured at 2:30 yester day morning in a room above Charley Phelps saloon. After he escaped Dusty sought his sweetheart, and the officers by her actions were enabled to capture Dusty. Dusty at first denied any knowledge of how the delivery was brought about, but latter made a confessisn and told how the plans were worked. Crowe, the Burlington train robber, was the leading spirit, and planned the job. Crowe had been liberally supplied with money from the outside, and when he escaped had $2,000 in cash and two good revolvers. None of the others who escaped have been recaptured, but a heavy reward offered to-day will probably assist in their capture. A sensation of no small magnitude will be sprung when the details of who assisted the prisoners to escape is made public. An Oleomargarine Decision. Boston, Jan. 3. A decision was handed down by the full bench of the supreme court which makes the sale of oleomarsrarine, when colored to represent butter, illegal, whether the purchaser is aware of its real charac ter or not. The court holds that the statute did not intend to allow oleo margarine to be made or sold when so colored that it could easily be sold to persons who could not be aware of the nature of the compound. Five Men Break Jail. Kansas Citt, Mo., Jan. 3. A tele gram was received by Chief Speers last night from the sheriff at Olathe, Kan., asking the police here to be on the lookout for Lewis Worthen. Joe Koss, William Robertson and B. Hon ner, all colored, and John Martin, white, who broke jail at 7:30 o'clock last night. BRIEFS BY WIRE. In Battle Creek, Mich., Ernest Ml Jewett, one of the men arrested for wrecking a Grand Trunk train, has been released from custody. It is thought that it will be impossible to secure evidence to convict any of the accused. The Nebraska senate and house has appointed committees to investigate the condition of the drouth stricken districts of the state and report on a plan of relief. The Republican caucus of members of the Michigan legislature for the nomination of United States senator for the full term of six years resulted in the nomination of Senator James McMillan by acclamation. Strict instructions to postmasters at all delivery offices to prevent further overtime claims of letter carriers have been issued by Assistant Post master General Jones. A statement issued by the director of the mint shows the coinage exe cuted at the mints of the United States during December to have been $3,456,663, of which $2,072,042 was gold, $1,270,028 silver, and $114,593 minor coins. Of the silver coined $250,341 was in standard dollars. It is expected that the nomination of Colonel Giodo Norman Lieber to be judge advocate of the army to suc ceed General Swaim, retired, will soon be sent to congress. Colonel Lieber is at present acting judge ad vocate general, a position he has filled since 1SS4. The question of the disposition of Watts' famous painting, "Love and Life," has been settled. It will hang on the walls of the Corcoran art gal lery until such time as the proper au thorities of the government should ask for its return. Colonel Heyl, inspector general of the department of the Missouri, died suddenly at the Hotel Metropole, Chi cago. The grand jury at Philadelphia found a true bill of indictment against Charles W. Mowbray, the English an archist, charging him with making a seditious speech. A dispatch from Moscow states the czar, in revising the list of officers for promotion, which list gives the age, religion, etc., of the officers, struck his pen through the columns marked religion, declaring that was a ques tion that did not concern him. Captain A. J. Mellon is having two boats built in San Francisco which he will take by rail to. Green River, Wyo., in April, and, assisted by five river men, will descend the Colorado river to Yuma and the gulf. Rock Island Playing Cardi No. 601 Kana. Ave. New neck bands put on your shirts at Tofkka Steam Laundry. HISLAST1 ITEM. I met him tm the Blackfriars bridge. It Was past, midnight, and I was hurrying along and did not notice him until he spoke. "Will you leave this at The Planet office for me!" This was a flat envelope which he held ont to me, with The Planet, Planet square, written on it, and in one corner the famil iar 'jNews immediate." I hesitated a domont and said, "Why, oartainly," and took t ft-qm him. "TJiank you," he said, "it's the last fa Tor I shall ask any one." The sentence ended in a half sob. I turned and looked at the man more close ly. A very seedy fellow in a very seedy suit, with an odor of stale tobacco hang ing about'him, is not ordinarily an inter esting personage, but my professional in stinct was aroused. Here, purhaps, was material for a story. It might! be worked up into a thrilling tale. Clearly it was my duty to inquire modestly fntohSs situation and assist him with my advice. "Dd you say The Asteroid office?" said I. I pride myself on this opening. When the conversation has stopped and you wish to continue it, but can think cf nothing that does lot seem silly or impertinent, it is always; in order to pretend you have mistaken your companion's meaning. In this ease ;it succeeded, even better than usual. "No; The Planet, The Planet. They mustihave it first. I would not have The Asteroid fet it, a good item like that, and exclusive too." Ths was encouraging, no was a news paper man, that was plain enough, but why didn't he take his copy to the office himself, instead of loafing here on the bridge? The plot was thickening. It would probably work up best for The Weekly. They liked something sensational. "S6 you are in the fourth estate? I used to do 'a little in that way myself." I said this because I remember reading in Epierson or the Bible or somewhere that fjfc creates a subtle sort of Freemasonry between persons when they find that they havo forked at the same craft. In my youth I used to fold papers In a country town. "Yes, I was a reporter, but that is my last item. Stop!" he exclaimed suddenly. "You, are not a reporter now, are youf" "Np; I huvo not been a reporter tor some time," I replied, with a perfect candor. "Then J. can trust you with this, and since jrou feave consented to do me a favor I will tell you what you are about to auk, the substance of the item. "It is ah account of a man who com mitted suicide by jumping from the Black friars bridge. It ia a perfect piece of news, giving the man's name, correctly spelled, his residence, names of relatives, motives for thfe rash act and all." "When did it take place?" "It hasn't taken place at all yet. It will take place at 12:15 tonight." "But, but" I stammered. "How do I know about it?" he broke In. "Because I'm the man. Do you under stand nov?? I'm going to kill myself to night. I'Se no friend in the world but my paper, iand I'm going to do it the only good turn; in my power by giving it a cor rect and exclusive piece of news." The man was surely crazy, but the story was coming on finely. I must humor him. "Good,',' said I. "It's a capital idea!" I thought 'of applying my maxim and tell ing him that I had committed suicide myself in my youth, but I reflected that in his excited state he might not believe me. His story I must have at any cost. "Come,' Iwent on. "Come with me to my rooms just across the bridgo and havo something to eat. It's it's It's awfully unhealthy to go into water on an empty Stomach. The man looked at me as if he thought I was crazy, too, but I excused it on ac count of his perturbed mind. He followed me, however, and as we walked on in si lence I hugged myself as I thought of the material I was gathering. Besides the article for The Weekly, which I had now decided to expand into a serial, the incident would also make an excellent article for The Psychological Journal. I might also change the facts a little, have him crazed by strong drink and work it up for a temperance paper with the title "The Bottle and the Bridge; a True Story Founded on Facta." The possibilities were simply endless. A good fire, some cold meat pie, bread and cheese and a glass of hot whisky punch soon loosened his tongue, and I had him .talking rationally enough. He had leen journalist for 12 years, be said, had worked on all the leading papers of Man chester and London and had barely made enough to support himself and an Invalid mother. When we parted, it was past 8 o'clock, and i;e had promised me to give up his fatal purpose. Keflecting that I had se curedi material from him for no end of goodjwork, 1 gave way to my generous impnjses and pressed a half sovereign to his bund. "Heaven bless yon," he said. "You have saved my life!" Circumstances prevented me from work ing up my mnterial for several days, but my head was full of it all the time, and when I sat down at my desk deciding to write the first serial the plot was clearly outlined in my mind. I wrote till late at night, then, accord ing to my custom, went out for a walk. My feet turned Involuntarily toward the scene of my late adventure. I walked out upon the bridge, and aa I neared the middle I saw two persona en gaged in conversation almost on the very spot where I had been the humble means of saving a human life a few nights be fore. Aa I diew nearer one of the figures seemed strangely familiar. A moment later I caught the words, "It la the last favor I 6hell ever ask of any one." I turned and fled. I still have on hand material fot a serial for The Weekly, and an article for The Psychological Journal, and a dissertation upon the hardships of journalism. Kate Field's Washington. Stripe In Poor Taste. "What a beautiful animal that zebra is!" exclaimed the girl who was visiting the zoo. "Y-a-a-a," replied the young man who is always near her; "if it only had stripes tuBning the othah way, it would be quite a landsome pattern, wouldn't it?" Washington Star. He Knew. Mamma Why did you tell Mrs. Mug ger that the cake she gave you at dinner was not very good? Charlie 'Cause if I'd said I liied It somebody would 'a' said it was bad for me. Chicago Inter Ocean. A Traveler's outfit should be compact, but it should always include a supply of Allcock's Porous Plaster the best remedy known for sprains, strains, lame! back, congestion axising. from cold, any one of the innu merable pains and aches lia ble to come at any time. Avoid Imitations claimed to be "Just u food ax Allcock's.' Get the genuine. Allcock's Corn Shields, Allcock's Bunion Shields, Have no equal as a relief and cure for corns and bunions. Brandreth's Pills relieve headache, torpid liver and' diseases caused by impure blood, i Hiram Hulse, FLORIST. Cor. Elmwooi and willow Ave., Pot-win Place, Topaka, Kansas. m I n Grows and sella Plants. Makes a specialty of Cut Flowers. Does all kinds of floral work in first class manner. Telephone 58. Transfer Company, ARTHUR MASSAY, Practical Horse-Shoer. 213 WEST FIFTH STREET. Telephone 488, Topeka. Horses with diseased feet skilfully xrealnJ. Ttack and road-shoeing a specialty. 2TATI0NAL STABLES, PirEt-olass Livery. Boarding a speciality Telephone 46. GILCHSIST BEOS, 70S J&ckssa street. Proprietors. A Curious Dream. My husband was a minister at a large church in a New England village, where he had served several years. One night I had a most curious dream. I seemed to be in front of a long mir ror, and reflected in it was the face of a woman I had never seen before. She had light golden hair, while mine was dark, and her whole appearance was different from miue in every way. I re member I thought it peculiar that 1 should have changed so suddenly. Then I woke up. The next night I dreamed the game thing again, but while I was standing before the glass the woman came into the room. I turned and pointing to the mirror asked her what it meant, "Oh Ehe said, ''that is the way you will look!" The following day I told tha family about my dream, and they all thought it very strange. A few months after this, as I was walking out of church one Sunday I passed a pew with a strange lady in it. bhe turned as I passed, and what was my surprise to see the very face of the lady I had seen in my dream I Six months later my husband died. One afternoon the maid announced a la dy and gentleman to see me. I went down to the parlor and came face to face with the lady of my dream the same one I had seen in church. She introduc ed her husband, who, she said, was a minioter and who had been chosen rec tor of that parish. I soon left the parsonage, and my dream partly came true, for this lady did take my place and became mistress of the rectory. Illustrated American. Fur Ovrr Klf;v Vr used for teething. It aoothe3, soften9 he guma, allays pain, curea colic. Best remedy for diarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle tB(T Bnainen to 1 1 eg-e I 601 Topeka are., re-opeo January 7th. We jrive the cheapest and beat instruc tion in tne city. Prescott Co. have removed to N 13 WeBt Eighth atreet Btovea at coat. 702 Kansaa av. m i i m 5 Transfer Company, 009 KANSAS AVE. K 5 Tele. 320. F. P. BACON, Prop. -w V1? n Yvi-v itrf fir Jljr w,,T,-Bnn"nia.ilir-

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STATE J OURNAT, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1895. 3 Coughing For all the ailments of Throat and Lungs there is no cure so quick and permanent as Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil. It is palatable, easy on the most deli cate stomach and effective. Scott's Emulsion stimulates the appetite, aids the digestion of other foods, cures Coughs and Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, and gives vital strength besides. It has no equal as nourishment for Babies and Children who do not thrive, and overcomes Any Condition of Wasting. Stnd or Pamphlet en Scott's Emulsion. I rre. Scott Bowne, N. Y. fill Druggists. 60c.and$1. "We are going to sell mors goods in 1S35 than we have in any one year in the past six years since vrs have teen in Topeka. To do this we are going to make prices that will bring US the and prove to you that you. can save money by pay ing CASH 23 lhs. Crauiilatetl Sugar $1 00 'JS lbs. Navv Beans 1 ifi lbs. White Lard 1 00 is lbs. Dr. Salt Meat 1 00 '20 lbs. Kaisins l on '20 lbs. Dr. (irapes 1 oo 1-2 cans Salmon 1 ou 5 gals. Oil 50 6 yals. Gasoline 50 ij gal. pail Syrup 50 3 lbs. Apple Butter 1 can Maple Syrup 1 pal. Vinepar 20 1 ib. Creamery Butter 25 401 L&fay'ctte Street? wy FOB P see rarrow views, 811 r m I "V I 1 1 1 Bet. 8th and 9th St. Xear the Trans er Station. 0 tSTViews made in all parts of the city. T II E The most frequent argument urged by competitors against our goods ia that they are of inferior grade. Thi3, if true, would in time be very effec tive, but as superior quality is one of our strong pointa to which we are especially anx ious to direct attention, such statements, when tested, help rather than injure our busi ness. In our hardware depart ment, for instance, you find Disston Saws, Hammond Hatch eta and Hammers, Russell Car vers, eta So in all our de partments you will find the standard brands of known rep utation in every line. The difference between our price and that of our competitors is the difference in their idea? of profits and ours between our facilites for buying and theirsi between in short our entire system of doing business and theirs, but never, (bear always in mind) a question of quality. The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. ICS EAST SIXrH STREET. Q U A L 1 T Y I S T H E R E Xotiee. On and after' January 1, 1S95, Mr. H. C. Aihby will be associated with me in business, the firm name being Farns worth Ashby. The new firm will con tinue the same policy as heretofore, and hope to see all old and many new pa trons at their store, 503 Kansas avenue. J. W. Farsswobth. A lecture will be delivered tonight at the S. D. A. church, corner of Fifth street and Western avenue. Subject: "Spiritualism Ancient and Modern Its Origin and Work." Admission free. All are invited to come. Services begin at 7:30. C. McReynolds. The Statb Journal's Want and Mis cellaneous columns reach each working day in the week more than twice as many Topeka people as can be reached trough any other paper. This is a fact. This Is an Advertisement Of Snow's Pins Expectorant, guaranteed cure for coughs, colds and all bronchial troubles. Price 25c and 50c bottle. For sale by all druggists. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. L dress "Grocerymen," care Journal. LOST On Jew Year's day while skatin" on Soldier creek, ladies' gold watch with name M. K. Jones in back. Finder return to loir. Cen tral ave. iorth Topeka. and recede reward. "YVANTED Five experienced dining room .fr'Tls for Hot springs. South lakota. A.u piy OUiuer Bros.' ofliee, itoom 22, C, E. 1 i T Ml ATT, It -I U HEWS OF KANSAS. i Arkansas City Joint Keepers Go on a Strike. They Want the Monthly Fine Made Smaller. OTHER STATE NEWS. A Man Calline; Himself Bill Doolan Caught at Salina. Arkansas CiTY,Jan.3. Arkansas City's! "wine merchants," excepting one, have gone on a strike and about forty people are out of employment Only one joint er paid the monthly fine of' $100 to the city yesterday. The remainder refused to pay. The trouble is over the amount, of the fine. The jointers want a reduc tion to $75 per month and refuse to pay any more and say they will not open up until the price is reduced. They are at sea as to what County Attorney Fink will do. They do not propose to pay $100 fine to the city when the prospects are that they will be permitted to run only a half month or until the new county attorney gets into office, the middle of this month. All day yesterday they were around on the streets with their hands in their pockets and joking old topers who came around after their regular refreshments. PAYS HE IS BILL DOOLAX. A 3Ian Arrested at Salina Who Pretends to be tbe Famous Outlaw. Salina, Jan. 3. As an emigrant wagon containing two very rough looking men drove up Santa Fe street, R. M. Craw ford ran up to the city marshal and told him they were the ones who had stolen three sets of harness from a farmer named Burke. The harness was found in the wagon and the two men sent to jail. One of the men is Fred Nelson, who lives at Cawker City, and the other gives his name as "Bill Doolan," the rollicking drunk, who was a member of the famous Dalton gang. He wore a large "48" and a dirk knife in his belt, and evidently felt himself to be very important. His appearance would convey the idea that he is a sort of "would be" tough. He has nothing to say for himself in regard to the harness. Fred Nelson, his com panion, says that the man Doolan over took him, carrying the harness, near Mc Pherson, and asked him for a ride. But a photograph found in their possession, with the pictures of the two fellows among a group, creates a pretty strong, suspicion that they are old pals. REFUSE TO KESIGN. The Members of Leaven north Police Hoard Will Sot Quit. Lhatkswoeth, Jan. 3. -A short time, ago Mrs. Eva Blackman as the official head of the Populist metropolitan police board of this city received a quiet hint from Topeka that Governor Lewelling would like to have the resignations of the members of the board by the first of the new year. She sent a friend to To peka to find out just what the governor wanted. News was brought back to the effect that Governor Lewelling proposed to abolish the boards in all the cities of the state as one of his lastofficial acts in order to embarrass Governor Morrill, his successor. Mrs. Blackman and the other members of the board have positively refused to resign. They have also con sulted attorneys and find it takes ten days time after giving due notice for abolishing the board. Mayor of lilue Rapids Xad. Blue Rapids. Jan. 3. Mayor and County Attorney-elect Coon died here of heart trouble. CHOKED BY A BABOON. The Narrow Escape of an Ajnlmal Train er's Wife in 2iew York. New York, Jan. 3. lime. Macart, wife of the animal trainer,, had a narrow escape from death last night at the Gar den theater. Her peril appeared just after the curtain had been rung up on the first act of "Little Christoplier," and for a time it looked as though the panic behind the scenes would communicate itself to the audience. The cause of the trouble was the baboon, Baia. The animal is very fond of Mr. Macart, but hates Mrs. Macart with equal fervor. His trainer chanced to leave the door of Kaba's cage open just before going on the stage. As soon as Macart had left the room the animal sprang at the; woman, and grasping her about the neck with his powerful arms, attempted to strangle her. lie sunk his long sharp teeth and tried to tear her throat, scratching like a demon with his claws. The woman's screams brought her husband to the res cue. He seized the baboon and tore it away from his wife's throat. 1 he screams had been heard on the stage also, and by some of the audience in the front rows, but the house was soon reassured, and the performance went on. SHOT AT THE ROBBER. An Attempt to Rob a Chadron, Neb., Bank Is Frustrated. Chadrox, Neb., Jan. 3. A daring at tempt was made early this morning to rob the First National bank of this place. At 2 o'clock two men named Phillips and Taintor, sleeping up stairs in the bank building, were awakened by hear ing cracksmen at work in the bank. They secured revolvers and started down stairs, when the burglars opened fire on them. Fortunately the bullets went wide. Taintor and Phillips responded by a rap id discharge of their weapons and the cracksmen ran to a sleigh near by and drove away. The vault, although dam aged somewhat, was not opened. HE TOOK PAYNES. Officer Llndsey Arrests George and Will iam for Selling Liiior. George and William Payne, who were arrested yesterday on -charge of selling liquor, were called for trial in police court this morning, but wers not ready for trial, and will be tried tomorrow. Each gave a bondjn cash of $100. Both are white and they are brothers. Topeka Steam Laundry, 625 Jackson street TAKEN FOR A 3URGLAR. I he 3 ice Warm Reception a Polite Hus band Got From a Deaf One. There might have been a tragic ending to tho domestic felicity of a young married oouple who occupy a flat in Clinton ave nue, Brooklyn, a few days ago, had it not been for the intervention of their neigh bors. The young couple have been mar ried only a month and took possession of their flat only two weeks ago. They knew little about their neighbors. Last Wednesday evening just about bed time there was so violent a ringing of the electric doorbell in the flat opposite that the newly wedded young man decided that something waa wrong. He opened the door, and finding nothing but darkness in the hallway rapped on the door of the flat where the ringing was going on. There was no response, and the young man, de siring to be neighborly, went down stairs to admit the person who was doing the ringing. He unlocked the outer door and found there an elderly woman freighted with packages. "Oh, thank you," she exclaimed. "I thought I never should get in. My hus band up stairs is a little hard of hearing, and I went out shopping and left my kevs behind." No trouble at all, I assure you," suave ly replied the young man, leading the way up stairs with a lighted taper. "I left my husband reading, and he must have dropped asleep, else I am sure he would have heard me," said the elder ly woman as they walked up the stairs. When she reached the landing where her flat was, she knocked at the door, and a new difficulty presented itself. She could not get in there either, and then she said her husband must have gono out. The nowly wedded pair stood in the door way of their flat helpless spectators of her predicament. The young man rapped fiercely on the door, but there was fi6 re sponse, and then they began trying keys. None was found to fit. "How embarrassing! I'm so sorry to trouble you, but now that I think cf it I can get in by the door leading to the fire escape. I left that open when I was at the icebox," said the elderly woman. The young man looked at her size, which was considerable, and smiling thought of the five foot railing she would have to climb to get to that fire escape door. "If you will allow me, madam, I'll get over and let you in," he volunteered. "Oh, you are so kind I don't know bow I can thank you," murmured the elderly woman. The young man stepped briskly enough through the private hallway of his flat to the fire escape, while the elderly woman and the young wife chatted in the hall way. They heard the young man climb over the railing which divided the Are es cape in the rear, and both smiled reassur ingly as they heard the fire escape door open. The story of what occurred after this was gathered from a comparison of notes by the young married man and the husband of the elderly woman, who was a little hard of hearing. The young man found the elderly wom an's husband sitting at a table in the din ing room, into which the fire escape door opened. He had an open book in his lap and was apparently in a deep reverie. The young man made considerable noise in en tering and coughed to attract the hard of hearing man's attention. The latter made no movement, and the young man, as suming his most genial smile, walked up to him. The elderly man was sitting with his back toward the young man, who had prepared himself with a nice little speech of Introduction. No sooner had he touched the hard of hearing man's shoulder than there was a roar, and the young man found himself clutched with a grip that threatened to crush all the breath out of him. The hard of hearing man yelled "Help! Police!" at the top of his voice, while the two women in the hallway al most collapsed when they heard the noise. He was an active young man and man aged by exerting all his strength to squirm out of the grasp of his captor and ran through the flat. The hard of hearing man raced after him, and the young man jumped into the bathroom, the door of which was conveniently open. Then it be camo his turn to yell for assistance, for his pursuer was making frantic efforts to open tho door and was still yelling at the top of his voice. The shouts of the men in the flat and the screams of the women in the hall soon aroused the entire house, and the occu pants came tumbling out cf their rooms in various stages of undress. The tenants thought the flat was afire, and sonic of them ran into the street. Others gathered around tho two women in the hallway and tried to learn from their excited speech what the trouble was. In the midst of it all the hard of hearing man opened the hall door and was dumfounded at the sight of his fainting wife and the assembled tenants. The wife revived when she saw him safe, and then she tiied to explain what had occurred. The bathroom door was opened after considerable shouting, and the young man was found about to drop down the window of the airshaft. It took 15 minutes to explain the circumstances ell around. New York Sun. The Best of Women. The landlady had done something that tho boarder didn't like, and he was telling his roommate about it in rather vigorous language. "My dear fellow," said the roommate, "she didn't do it intentionally." "I think she did." "Oh, no! It was a mistake." "Well, she had no right to make such a mistake." "But, my dear fellow, the best of wom en make mistakes. "Maybe they do, but I don't think she's as good as oil that." Detroit Free Press. Who Was the Goose? If before beginning a sentence people would stop to see just how they are com ing out, they would often put what they have to say into different words. A lady had been looking for a friend for a long time without success. Finally she came upon her in an unexpected place. "Well," she exclaimed, "I've been on a perfect wild goose chase all day long; but, thank goodness, I've found you at last." Youth's Companion. His Limit. J Irs. Wj' rs What does ibis paper mean Ly say 5 ng that Colonel IVluegrass assisted ct the bsinut't in his professional capac ity? Mr. Watts As near as I can figure out, the colonel's professional capacity is about three quarts. Cincinnati Tribune. Explained. Editor It seems to me you've been a long while grinding out this article. Reporter Yes. You see, I wrote the first half of it on the typewriter and the last half with a fountain Den. Exchange. WRE BONDS CERTAIN More Gold is Shipped and the Reserve Drops. Bankers Believe it Will Reach the Danjrer Point, MUST HAVE MONEY. If Government Can't Make It it Must Borrow. Peculiar Effects of the Low Price of Silver. Silver .Countries Gain by It Gold Countries Sutler. New York, Jan. 3. Gold to the amount of $2,600,000 has been engaged for ship ment to Europe and the treasury will thereby be reduced below 185,000,000. Lazard Freres will send 1,000,01)0; Eleid elbach, Ickelheimer Co., $700,000, and Ladenburg, Thalman Co. $50t.;,000. Gold withdrawals amounting to $1,800,000 have been entered at the treasury. Foreign bankers were agreed that ship ments would continue with some sho t in terruptions, perhaps, for many weeks and the opinion was expressed by some New York bankers that the movement would be so extensive that the 'gold re serve would be reduced to what is con sidered the danger point by the adminis tration. Ex Comptroller A. B. Hepburn, presi dent of the Third National bank, said of the situation: "Nobody can tell whether President Cleveland will come out in manifesto urging non-partisan action on the cur rency question or not Congres?, in its present session, will put no banking law through. The silver senators will, pre vent the passage of a measure. It looks as though the president would have to call an extra session. j "Whatever is done, however, there will probably be sufficient increase in the government's revenue to meet its ex penses before the gold reserve is carried down to a very low figure. Gold exports may amount to S3j.OOJ.000 or SiO.000,- 000, and unless something develops in the meantime there seems to be: no way out of the situation except through a bond issue. The government is poor, and unless it can make it in some way, mon -y must be borrowed." PROFIT BY LOW SILVER. Silver Countries Gain by it and Gold Countries Suft'er. New York. Jan. 3. M. Guggenheim er Sons of New York city, have dur ing the past few days shipped large quantities of bar silver from Omaha, Kansas City, Aura and New York city to the City of Mexico for coinage by the Mexican government mints nt o Mexi can dollars. This is like carrying coal to New Castle. They state that inas much as the transaction involves an ex pense of nearly seven per cent, consisting of transportation and mintage charges, it may be consid ered as a strong illustration of the effect which the low price of silver is having on the trade of silver countries. Mexico exports large quantities of coined silver, and the only condition which would make the reimportation of bar silver for coinage purposes possible would be a very large diminution in im ports coupled with large increases of ex ports of merchandise. This is act ually happening in Mexico. It is significant as illustrating the tendency on the part of silver coun tries so far as the supply of manufac tured goods is concerned, and also the stimulus which low silver has given to the exports from silver countries. The Mexican silver dollar is at a pre mium of about 7 per cent and foreign exchange in Mexico is at a discount of about 7 per cent, a condition the reverse o( that which now prevails in the United States. Countries on a silver basis are prosper ing under the low price of silver, while gold basis countries are suffering. WILL STAY IN MEXICO. The Guatemalan .Minister Has No In- tention of Returning; Home. Mexico City, Jan. 3. It has been ru mored that Emilie de Leon, the new Guatemalan minister to Mexico, would leave this republic and return home by reason of new complications in the boundaries dispute. When interviewed, the Guatemalan envoy expressed great surprise that such a report had gained publicity. 'The only reason I know of why I should leave this city is for the purpose of bringing my family from San Fran cisco. This I will probably do i.n two months, as they are resting there previous to their coming here. Asids from this there is no truth whatever ia the state ment. The Mexican government has made a formal and specific demand on Guatema la indicating the amount of damages in flicted by invadingv Guatemalans. The total indemnity asked is $l,863,f44.14. Actor KoaalOB Xot ltying. New York, Jan. 3. The rrtmor that actor William J. Scanlon was dying is untrue. Inquiry at the Bloomingdale asylum last night elicited the informa tion that Scanlon was confined to his bed, but was no worse than he had been for two or three weeks past, and was in no immediate danger. Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3. George Alexander, one of the four prisoners who escaped from the couutjT jail yestjerday, was recaptured here at an early hour to day in a saloon. The other three are still at large. Reprieved a Second Tine. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. The supreme court of the United States at Washing ton this morning granted a reprieve un til March 4 to Theo. Lambert, who was to have been hanged today. This is the second respite "that has been granted Lambert j Earthquake hock at Messina. Messina, Jan. 3. A violent earth quaka shock was felt here this morning. The inhabitants are panic stricken. Highest of all in Leavening: Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. NEW POSTOFFICES. The Increase of Business Requires More Money Order Towns. Washington, Jan. 3. As a result of increase of postal business during the last three months 29 international money order offices, 90 domestic money order offices and 102 limited money order offices will be established throughout the coun try on January 1. Pennsylvania and Texas will have seven new domestic offices each; California, six; Ohio, five; Wa?hingion, Indiana, Michigan and Ok lahoma, four each; Colorado, Georgia, Indian Territory. Minnesota and Mis souri, three each; Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin, two each, and one each in twelve other states. The new international offices are Angels Camp, Lorin and Tomales, Cal.; Jewett City, Conn.; Neoga, III; Clayton and Winiraac, Ind.; Durant, Ind. Ter.; Mystic, Ia.; Kennebunk, Maine; Sharef, Mass.; Grayling: Homer and Imlay City, Mich.; Wolverton, Minn.; Minter City, Miss.; North Tarry town, Rye and Sackett Harbor, N. Y.; Johnstown and Milton, N. D.; Perry, O. T.; Audrenid and Shef field, Pa Shiner, Tex.; Ashland, Ya. and Lodi, South Milwaukee and South Supe rior, Wis. 31 ON KEY AGAINST WOLF. A Eight to Death in a Chicago Show Win dow Which the Wolf Wins. CmcAGO, Jan. 3. There was a fight to the death last night, witnessed by as big a crowd as could get within seeing dis tance of the show window of a Madison street dealer in animals. It lasted near ly half an hour and resulted in the death of one of the combatants a baboon faced African monkey. In the wladow there was a happy family con sisting of a pair of black bear cubs, a gray wolf and four monkeys. The wolf made a snap at the female African monkey which was resented by her male companion who slid down the bars of the cage until he reached the floor and the fight was on. It looked an unequal contest, for the wolf was several times as large as the monkey, but the latter outclassed his foe in generalship, and although he had the worst of it all the way, he managed to keep the wolf btsy for half an hour, when he grew too weak to defend himself and was killed. Five hundred people saw the strange flht and tried in vain to stop the horri ble sight The store was closed and there was no way of getting to the ani mals except to break the door in or to smash one of the plate-glass windows. Men rapped on the window in which tbe cage was, but neither of the com batants paid any attention to the efforts made to stop the battle. This particular breed of monkeys is noted for courage and being always ready to fight There was something' nearly human in the anguish of the dying monkey's mate. She ran down the side of the cage and tried to join in the attack, but retreated when the wolf left his dying victim and started for her. Damon and Pythias. E l Turner and William Leslie seem to be the modern Damon and Pythias. Wm. was arrested last night by Officer Capron and Ei interfered. He said he wasWm-'s friend and would take care of him. He was rather fresh about it and said if Wm. went to jail he would go too. It wasn't hard to do, so Capron took them both. William suc ceeded in getting out of the jail with the tramps this morning, so he was not tried, but Ed was, and was fined $5, which he paid and went to find his Pyth- Would Slean a Kailroad War, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 3. The fate of the Southern Passenger association will be decided at the meeting to take place at the Hotel Wraldorf on January 15. The twenty-three roads which are members have all signified their intention to with draw. The dissolution wouid mean the beginning of a guerrilla warfare among the southern railroads. 3Iilliouaire"s House Burned. Springfield, O., Jan. 3. The resi dence of P. P. Mast, millionaire manu facturer, burned this morning'. The in terior was entirely destroyed. Loss about $6i,000. Insured for $30,000 on building and $10,000 on contents. The fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin. Consuls Appointed. Washington, Jan. 3. The president' today sent the following nominations to the senate: Herbert B. Brown, to be con sul general of the United States at Bar celona, Spain; Andrew J. Patterson of Tennessee, consul, at Demara, British Guiana. Reseine From Them. John Kelly is a tough looking vag whom the police picked up on the street last night on complaint of several par ties who said he was begging from them. He had five cents with him when he was captured and Officer Jenkins, who thinks he knows one when he sees od9, says he was drinking. He promised to get out of town just as fast as he could and the judge let him ga ROCK ISLAND EXCURSION TO TEXAS OKLAHOMA. On January 15 we will sell round-trip tickets to all points in 'lexas at one low est first class fare plus two dollars. Tickets will be good for return within 20 days with stop over privileges. Now is the time to get cheap lands in Texas and Oklahoma. We always have low rates to all points in this or any other country. For further information tick ets, etc., call on or address H. O. Garvey, City ticket agent, 601 Kensas ave. Wasson Cromwell, P. O. North Topeka. Or depot, corner First street and Kan sas avenue. Window Glass at Holme's Drug Stare. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press t thi State Journal. Chicago. Jan. 3. Wheat opened steady today on steady .cables and light North western receipts. A selling at the start knocked the price down a trifle, but buy ing by Logan, Baldwin, Faruutn and large scalpers caused i reaction later. May opened unchanged at 574, sold to 573-8 ancf reacted to 57?s. Corn was easy on selline bv country commission houses, Rosenbaum and others. May staried gC lower at 47U, gained gC, lost c, and reacted to tha opening price. Oats were a trifle firmer, helped by moderate buying. May started un changed at 31 and sold at 31. Provisions were steady. Hog receipts were within the estimates and packers were buying moderately. May pork opened 2,c lower at $11.60, and advanced to $11.62. May lard opened at $6.90, and Mav ribs at $5.90. Estimates for Friday Wheat 70 cars; corn 300 cars; oats 120 cars; hogs 31,000 head. Wheat Jan. 535gc; May, 57?4' ;c; July, 5858a Corn Jan. 4434c; May, 475aC; July, 47ic. Oats Jan. 281,4'c; Feb. 29c; May, 313s'a Pork Jan. $11.40; Mav, $11.72. Lard Jan. $6.75; May. $6.95. Ribs Jan. $5.705.72J; May $3.9a 5.97. Rye Cash 48c: Jan. 48c; May 52c; Barley Choice, 5556c; medium, 54c; common, 5051c. Hoos Receipts today, 40,000: official yesterday 47,551; shipments 13,292; left over, 9,000. Market "more active; best grades, steady; others a shade lower. Sales ranged at $3.954.40 for lights; 4.004.00 for mixed; $4.004.50 for heavy; $4.004.20 for rough. Cattlk Receipts, 15,000. Active and firmer. Sheep Receipts, 15,000. Slow aad stead-. KHnnati City Market. Kansas City, Jan. 3. Cattle Re ceipts, 4,100; shipments, 1,000. Rest grades steady; others weak; Colorado steers $2.803.9ii; Texas steers $3.25 3.75; Texas cows, $2.253.00: beef steers, $3.905.55; native cows, $1.403.40; stockers and feeders, $1.803.50; bulls and mixed, $1.852.85. Hogs Receipts, 11,600; shipmeuts, 1,000. Market steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales $4.00455. Heavies, $4.05 4.45; packers, $4.O04.45; mixed, $3 904 2o; lights, $3.653.85; yorkers, $3.803.85; pigs, $3.003.75. Sheep Receipts, 3,200; shipments, 1.20a Market about steady aud fairly active. Wheat Nominally steady; No. 2 hard 52JgC; No. 2 red, 51c; rejected, 4647c. Sales by sample on 'change f. o. b. .nis sissippi river, No. 2 hard 58c; No. 2 red, 5757ic. Corn Steady and strong; No. 2 mixed 40?4411bC; No. 2 white 41c Oats Slow; No. 2 mixed, 31&31c; No. 2 white 33c. Ryk Firm. No. 2" nominally 49c. Flax Seed Dull; nominally $1.27 1.29. Bran Firm at 6869c. Hay Steady. Timothy, $8.00J.50; prairie. $7.008 50. Butter Firm; creamery, 19igs22c; dairy. 1315c. Eggs steady at lfic. HARPER'S BAZAR IN 1895 Elegant and exclusive designs for Out door and In-door Toilettes, drawn from Worth models by Sandoz and Chapuis, are an important feature. These appear every week, accompanied by minute des criptions and details. Our Paris Letter, by Katharine do Forest, is a weekly transcript of the latest styles and caprices in the mode. Under the head of New York Fashions, pl&in directions and full particulars are given as to shapes, fab rics, trimmings, and accessories of the cilstumes of well-dressed women. Chil dren's Clothing receives practical atten tion. A fortnightly pattern-sheet Sup plement enables readers to cut and make tneir own gowns. The woman who takes Harper's Bazar is prepared for every oc casion in life, ceremonious or informpii, where beautiful dress is requisite. An American Serial, Docor Warrick's Daughters, by Rebecca Harding Davis, a strong novel of American life, partly laid in Pennsylvania, and -partly in the far south, will occupy the last half of the year. My Lady Nobody, an intensely excit ing novel, by Maarten Maartens, author of "God's Fool," "The Greater Glory," etc, will begin the year. Essays and Social Chats. To thi.3 de partment Spectator will contribute her charming papers on "What We are Do ing" in New York society. Answers to Correspondents. Questions recieve the personal attention of the edi tor, and are answered at the earliest pos sible date after their receipt SEND FOR ILLUSTRAEED PROSPECTUS. The Volumes of the Bazar begin with the first Number for January of each year. When no time is mentioned, sub scriptions will begin with the Number current at the time of receipt of order. Cloth Cases for each volume, suitable for binding, will be sent by mail post paid, on receipt of $1.00 each. 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1 STATS JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1895. i j 1 The State Journal Caolal Paper of taA City of Sopeka. By Fsank P. JJacLbnkah. TE23S3 OF S7BS3BIPII0N. Eaily edition, delivarsi by carrier, 13 teats a vrookto any part cf Topek or suburbs, or at the ame price in any Kansas to-wn where this paper has a car crisr system. By mail, three mentis f .93 By mail, one year 3.60 Weekly Edition per year SO GREATEST IN KANSAS. AV22AC3 TAILY CZ&CULATZSST: 8,8o6 For the three drill summer months cf 1331 an iaoreasa cf oyer fifty per cant in one y;ar. OUR PIIOOF: Tho issues of the Topkka Dailt Stat Journal for the three months, viz., from the 1st day of June. 1,91. to the Blst day of August, 1S94, Inclusive, hare beea a? follows: June July August 1.. 2.. 8., 4. C. 6. 7. 8.

10. 11. l'J. 13. 14. 13. 16. 17. 18. la. 20. '-'1. 'i'i. M. 8,403 8.31:2 8. 8.."v0 S.rvjO M.700 8.401 S,'J53 8,390 8,643 8.947 8.470 8,522 S.Mi 8.S23 8.410 8.3S0 8,403 8.452 8.4K3 8.473 8.4B2 8.4U3 8.4'Ji' 8.4.V 8,462 8.640 8,670 8.600 8,5S3 8.6S0 8.720 8.741 8,72 8.7S2 8,600 8,720 8.S42 8.752 8.720 8.943 lo.o-.'a 11.120 9.952 9,540 9,(f-'3 8.W4 9,000 8.743 6.547 8,5'.I3 8,570 8,502 820 8,353 8,800 9.210 8. '.KM 8,923 8.892 8 303 8.530 8,542 8.S72 8,503 8,497 8.9S8 8.7U2 8.781 9.222 8.746 1S,S(A 26. 27. 28. 3D. 81. 8,521 8,557 8,545 8,510 8,550 8.740 8.720 Totals I 222,508 I 241,173 I 231,093 Sunday: no lssu. The lotal oumlier of copies printed la the three mouths uamoi above. 695,6 Js. divided by 79, the number of issues, shows the average to be 8,8(6. This is a correct report of the issues of the Tope ka Daily Statu: Juubkil for tlio three months as stated. (Signed) Editor and Proprietor. Sworn to ana subscribed Sept. 11. 1894. SEAL 8.-M.GAKDSSIIIRI, Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County, Kansas. iSTThe STATE JOUBKAL is the only paper in Kansas receiving the Full Day Associated Press. EsfKeinber American Newspaper Pub lishers' s assaciaticn. fcgrihe STATE J0UE17AL has the handsomest and most complete -weh ster eotype perfecting press. ("Eastern oface, 73 Tribune Building. New Yerk, Perry Lukens, Jr., manager. Weather Indication. Chicago, Jan. 3. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair and colder, with cold wave in vicinity of Concordia tonight The Texans have enough of Roger Q. Mills and want him to resign. The whole country will endorse the sugges tion and would like to extend it to a num ber of other gentlemen in both branches of congress. It won't do the Texas peo ple any good to rid themselves of Hills; his place would be filled by another Dem ocrat, The ports of all continental Eurjpe have been closed to American beef. It is a good thing. There are enough hun gry people in the United States to con sume all the surplus if they can only get at it. Every pound of food produced in this country should be consumed by American workmen. There would be more profit in it. It doesn't pay to ship rav,- material out of the country. A hundred thousand dollars is a large Bum to place in the hands of an irrespon sible board to be expended in salaries and junketing. It would be a small sum to spend in the actual work of irrigating when the great benefits that would inevitably follow are con sidered. It would pay for BOO irrigation plants, with an average ca pacity of fifteen acres each, or a total of 7,500 acres. This land would readily yield $200,000 the first year in almost any kind of crop. It is claimed that the introduction of the administration currency bill caused a decline in the price of the new govern ment bonds so that the syndicate finds itself unable to realize the price paid. This circumstance will doubtless be made an excuse for offering a lower price for the next issue. Poor Mr. Carlisle. lie seems to have no end of trouble. lie mny ud his department without either money or credit before long. It would not be surprising. This experience of putting an incompetent set of people In charge of publio affairs is a costly lesson to the people. The New York bankers have asked President Cleveland to call for Mr. Car lisle's resignation. They must think they have made all they can out of the present secretary and they sow want a new one. As long as he was willing to follow their dictation regarding the na tion's finances, Mr. Carlisle was entirely satisfactory, but as soon as he began to advance ideas of his own his resignation was called for. The Shylocks want their pound of flesh. Who are the New Tork bankers, any way, that they shor.ld jay who shall or shall not bo secretary of the treasury? The people of the en tire country are just as tired of the Car lisle administration as the bankers are, but they would not think of seeking for Jus dismissal, knowing full well that auoa request would reoeive no atten tion from the president Strange as it may seem Mr. Cleveland has indicated that this last request of Wall street will not be complied with. Nebraska has selected the principal railroad lawyer of the state, John M. Thurston, for the United States senate. As the Populists would put it, "a tool of the railroad corporations" has been elect ed to make laws for the people. The most peculiar thing about this is that while the people of Nebraska have elect ed a Populist to the governorship they have sent a Republican railroad attorney to the United States senate. The only explanation of these remarkable political phenomena 13 that the people of Nebras ka have lost their heads, 'ihey don't know what they want and are in a state of temporary aberration. It they are in favor of Populist principles, they cer tainly did not intend to be represented by a '"plutocrat" in congress, and if they are in favor of conserving things as they are, they certainly did not intend to elect the Populist, Holcomb, for governor. The clearest explanation of the mystery seems to be that the people of Nebraska 1 are in a topsy turvy state politically just like the rest of the country. The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette tells a good story about HcKinlev: The recent visit of Gov. McKinley to the city has sent a story going the rounds which may or may not be true. It is said that during the governor's recent south ern trip he strangely impressed a bell boy, who afterw"d gave vent to lus feel ings thus: "I tell yo Marse Bob, dose statesmen is moughty funny people. An' dey has curus ways, I tell yo'. Now, dar's Ginral Bragg. Won I takes a cyard up to the Ginral's room, an' de Ginral he don't want ter see de gen'i'man what's name on de cyard, he jus tars dat cyard in flinders an' kicks me outer de room au' says: 'Yo fool niggar, yo,' what yo' mean insulting me wit' dat cyard? Yo' think I want waa'e my time wit' dat ejut? Yo' git down stahs, yo' blank blankety blank, an' tell dat man to go to the deb bil.' "But w'en I take3 a cyard up to Majah McKinley's room, and de majah he don't want ter see de gen'i'rnan wat sen hit he jas' look at dat cyard oiiten de co'neh his eye, an' den he don't touch dat cyard,but he jus' take me outen de corrydore, an' he look at dat cyard once mo' but he keep his finger off an' he say to me: 'Boy, yo' jus' take dat cyard down stahs,' back to de gen'i'man, au' yo' tell him Majah McKinley am not in his room at dis present time.' An' he gib me a quar teh fo' luck. Oh, I tell yo', Marse Bob, dat Majah McKinley, he moughty troo ful man, an' he wouldn't tell a lie fo' nuttin', no, sah." KANSAS PARAGRAPHS. Mr. Raspberry and family are visiting in Bennington. It is suspected that Johnnie Hopper of Portland is a first cousin of Johnnie-jump-up. According to the Register, Tom and Jerry have been visiting in Great Bend the past week. Leavenworth has a very popular hotel keeper. He served free champagne punch New Year's. The name of the SaDta Fe agent at Oxford is Jester, but he doesn't allow any funny business around his office. It is said that there ia a herd of fifteen deer some place in Butler county, but the man who knows where it is won't telL "Tribe of Gad" is the name of an asso ciation of teachers at Larned. The or ganization is probably composed of women and named by men. Six persona who united with the Bap tist church at Argonia were baptized in the river Sunday. Some people's fear of fire takes them to great lengths. A Lawrence man wants to trade a gold watch and chain for a horse. It is sad to think that there are people in the world just mean enough to take advan tage of him. Some Kansas papers are ungracious enough to ask Jerry Simpson what he meant when he said. "The Populist party has been divested of many of its former crudities." Tho Independence town clock is nine minutes fast and the clerks who have to get down town at seven o'clock are sigh ing ''Backward, turn backward, O Time in your flight." Fredonia Citizen: The late Populist candidate for congress received a postal card at Neodesha containing this brief injunction: "Brother Botkin, you had ought to return to Jesus." Delphos society item: Mae Jones re turned to her home in this city from Concordia, where she has been visiting for several weeks, and now the blonde young fellow smiles once more. El Dorado Republican: Mr. John J. Ingalls said to us the other day that he would not mind so much going back to the senate if he did not have to take hold of old Peffer'a arm and walk up the aisle to the vice president's chair to be sworn in. He said he didn't know how he could do it MRS. A. PATRICK DEAD. The Mother of Charles and Frank Patrick Dies Suddenly. Mrs. A. Patrick, mother of Frank and Charles Patrick of Topeka, died on New Year's day at her home in New Philadel phia, Ohio. Her death was quite un expected, and her sons left at once for Ohio in response to a telegram. Mrs. Patrick was well known in To peka, and tpent several weeks here every summer. GOING TO AFRICA. Georgia Negroes lire Joining Immigra tion Societies to Go to Liberia. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 3. Reports from Stewart are to the effect that in that and' adjoining counties African immigration societies are b9ing organized. Every colored tenant on one Stewart county, farm has joined an immigration club with tho avowed intention of going wherever and whenever their leader says The blacks in that section are turning everything they have Into money, with a view of sailing for Liberia as soon as possible. On the 5th Page You will see one of Green's ad's that didn't get a watch because there were only two watches but lots cf good ad's. 33 ealla up the Peexlau. Previous to taking inventory, we find Goods that must be disposed Beautiful all wool Mixtures, were OQr V(1 39c and 50c yard, for. j LV I U. Elegant fancy all wool Suitings, were 50c yard Heavy 50-inch Diagonal Mixtures, were 58c 40-inch fancy all wool Plaids, weye 50c yard 40-inch fine imported Camel's Hair, worth 75c 40-inch two-toned Fancy Twills,! were oc yard 50-inch Fancy Suitings, stylish and heavy 54-inch Mixed Scotch Suitings, were 75c and 85c 46-inch French Croise, were 75c yard, for MAIL MAY HAVE THE MEN. Sheriff Burdge Secures the Arrest of Several Colored Men In the Jtnrder of Mrs. A. I. M atsan Two IVatehes That May Figure in the Conviction. Three meu who are believed to be im plicated with Frank Nevels in the mur der of Mrs. A. D. Matson, have been ar rested by the sheriff and his deputies. The men are "Abe" Curtis, a colored waiter at the Copeland hotel; Nathan Wood, the colored cook of the Union hotel, who is now in St Joe, and James Buzzard a white young man who works in the Rock Island eating house at Mc Farland. The facts in connection with the arrests were in possession of the State Journal yesterday but were with held at the request of the sheriff, who knows more about his business than he does about the newspaper business. The evidence against the arrested meu is strong except in the ca3e of Wood, who may not be held. The de tection of Curtis i3 largely due to A Lyt ton, a second hand dealer at 112 east Second street Curtis entered his place on the Thurs day before Christmas and wanted to buy a suit 01 clothes, lie said he had no money, but he had a valuable gold watch he would be willing to leave as security for the payment Lytton said he didn't want the watch. The following Satur day Curtis returned to the store and wanted the suit "Look at the watch," he said, "you will find it is a good one." What followed Lytton described to a Journal reporter, today: "I looked at the watch aDd found it was solid gold. 'Look here,' I said, 'Cur tis, you stole this watch.' He said he didn't, but that his mother gave it to him. He promised to redeem it oh the next pay day, January 5. I finally let him have the clothes and kept the watch. In two or three days Curtis returned with another colored man, whom he introduced as Nathan Wood, lie asked if I still had the watch, and I replied that f had. He begged me not to tell anybody about the watch, and he and Wood both promised to see that the watch was redeemed. "The idea struck me then that maybe it was Mrs. Matson's watch. I watched Curtis and hi3 actions were very suspi cioua Several times he told me 'If any one inquires about the watch of you, tell them you don't know anything about it' 1 finally decided to biy the matter before the police, and I called on Chief Lindsey about a week ago and told h:m I thought I had the key to the murder. I showed him the watch and he laughed at me and said Mrs. Matson's was a new one, while this one was old-fashioned. 'I went away and laid the case before Sheriff Burdge. He thought 1 was mis taken until we found several people who identified the watch. The identification is made by Mrs. Whitmore of Oakland, Miss Lovell and several other friends of Mrs. Matson." Mr. Lvtton is anxious to get a share of the reward when the case has progressed further. Curtis was arrested at the Ccpeland yesterday morning. He did as the of ficers hoped he would talked much. He Said the watch was given to him by Jim Buzzard of McFarland. Deputv Sheriff Tom Wilkerson and "Doc" Ward went to McFarland at midnight last night and arrested Buzzard. The other man Wood was arrested by the St. Joe author ities on the strength of a telegram from Topeka, and John M. Wilkerson went after him this afternoon. It was in order that these arrests might not be defeated that the State Journal was dissuaded from speaking of Curtis' arre3t last night. This morning Curtis and Buzzard were taken into the same room at the county jail and questioned by the sheriff. Curtis accused Buzzard to his face of giving him the watch and Buzzard told Curtis that he was a liar. Buzzard is believed to be the "Jim" whom Nevels referred to in the let ter found by the sheriff, in which he said, "When Jim comes we have a scheme to raise some money." Th9 officers are prepared to prove that Buzzard came to Topeka the day the murder was commit ted. Another fact which goes to prove Nevels' guilt is that he pawned a small, old-fashioned silver watch for fifty cents with B. Adams on the Saturday after the murder. WARREN M. CROSBY CO., (SUCCESSORS TO WIGGIN, CROSBY CO.) 1396 lid. 596 yd. ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED Adams is a cousin of Constable Fred Stonestreet, and when the murder was announced Adams became suspicious of the watch and turned it over to the po lice, who have had the watch positively identified as belonging to Mrs. Matson. It has even been identified by Mr. Mat son himself. The sheriff claim? to have two wit nesses who helped Frank Nevels make the slung-shot with which Mrs. Matson was killed. An apron of the same mate rial as the rags used on the handle of the slung-shot has within a few days been located in Mrs. Nevels' possession. The officers in view of all these facts believe they have evidence enough to convict at least one of the trio, and it is only a matter of time until all the details of the murder will be known and the mystery which has surrouaded the aw ful crime will be solved. TO ENTER A NOLLE. The Prosecution of W. W. Webb for For gery to Be Dropped. No surprise will be created over the announcement that County Attorney Saf ford today filed a motion to have Judge Hazen enter a "nolle" in the two cases for forgery against W. W. Webb. The two cases have been pending over two years, during which time many persons charged with less serious offenses have been sentenced and released. The pros ecution retired Mr, Webb from the ticket broker business, and it is claimed by some that this was the principal ob ject the Santa Fe had in bringing the prosecution. Webb was charged with using a forgery of George T. Nicholson's extension stamp by which old tickets were renewed, The grounds on which the case was dismissed are these: "Fir3t Because the only witness by whom the state can prove the alleged forgery is a non resident of Kansas, be yond the jurisdiction of this court and beyond the reach of any process of this court Up to this time the state has utterly failed to procure such witness before thi court, and there is no pros pect of the state securing such witness. "Second Because those lniarestea in the prosecution of this case have re quested that such a nolle be entered." The witness in question is the detec tive who "worked up" the case. He is somewhere in Missouri and goes under various aliases. NINE OF THEM. SL- riffBurdgre Takes a Miff Bat' li of Pris oners to Lansing Today. Sheriff Bardge went to Lansing today with a goodly batch of pritoners who were sentenced at the last term of the district court to different terms in the state penitentiary. There are nine of them in all, and they are as follows: John Hogan, who was caught some time ago crawling into the house of M. Manson, in North Topeka, and whose leg Manson tied to the bed, got three years; Wm. Halford, who broke into a house near Silver Lake, goes for one year. Charley Simp son and George Durst who broke into Mrs. Yates' room in the Veale block got a year each. J. L. Longdon, whose case everybody is familiar with, went over for a stay of five years. Guy Pier, who broke into the Kyle store, will serve a term of one year and John Sten man, who was with him, gets two years. Frank White, the boy who stole the boots from the Baptist church, will serve a sentence of a year. Willard Robinson, a 10-year-old boy who broke into a house, was sent to the reform school. F. A. ELY'S LEG BROKEN. The Aeoident Happens as He Was Going to a Railroad Depot. F. A Ely, who has just resigned his position as head waiter at the National to accept a similar position with the Metropolitan at Springfield, Mo, met with a serious accident this morning, which will keep him in Topeka for sev eral weeks. He was driving to the depot to take the morning train for Kansas City when, in turning a street corner, he was thrown from the buggy. His right leg was broken just-above the ankle, and he was badly bruised about the face. He was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. George Grant, at the corner of Lincoln and Huntoon streets. Oa the 5th Page You will sea one of Green's ad's (hat didn't get a watch because there were only two watches bnt lots of -good ad'i Window Glass at Holme's Drug Store- we have a number of lines in Dress of hence this remarkable sale. 50-inch Fancy Bourette Mixtures, Qr iirl "worth 89c yard, for. j 00 yU. 40-inch elegant Novelty were 58c yard, for Extra fine French Croise, 46 wide, was $1.00 yard, for Pqnted French Flannels, yard, for BUCK GOODS- I Many bargains in Black Dress Goods. REMNANTS MUNICIPALITY LAWS. How They Should Be Changed Being Considered. BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ABROAD. Teniffht There Will Be a Banquet to the .Visitors. The! committees representing the cities of the' first class in Kansas met last night at the council chamber. All the cities were represented except Atchison. Mayor Harrison presided. The reports of the committees from the different cities on proposed legislation were read. City Clerk Short, of Kansas City, was the first to report He had an armful of bills, which will find their way to the legislature, which embody the wants of Kansas City. That city would like to have the gen eral fund relieved by making a two-mill assessment for lights and to have the six mill limit for the general improvement fund reduced to four mills. Clerk hort thought this amount would be sufficient if poll tax could be collected, and he thought it could. He said Kansas City was in a dilemma because she had no money to repair her pavements, and bonds could not be issued for that purpose. He had a bill to pro vide for tlie issuance of bonds for repair ing pavements and viaducts. Another clause suggested was for bonds for openins streets and changing grades. Kansas City wants the sidewalk contracts let by the year. The Kansas City committee thinks that judges and clerks of elections are not paid well enough, and that their compensation should be $'6 a day instead of $2 for the entire election. Clerk Short also thinks that councilmen can not afford to waste their lives in the ser vice of the city for 50 a year, and suggested that the city fathers be allowed $5 for each council meeting and 3 for each committee meeting. City Attorney Tillotson reported for Topeka the recommendation of changes in the law, as published in last evening's Journal, referring to settlements with the county clerk and the liability of lot owners for Injuries resulting from de fective sidewalKs." lie aiso reporteu in favor of placing a niuety-day limit on claims for damages for personal injuries. Topeka also asked that a law be recom mended authorizing the puichase of water works by the city. Other sugges tions were made as follows: To provide for the building of bridges in cities of the first class by the counties; to prevent the vacating of city platted property by the county commissioners; to extend the time of the city assessor for making returns; to change the law governing the condemning of and building new 8 It! Will rC9 Capt. J. Lee Knight presented a report in favor of establishing joint work houses by the counties and cities to be used as places of punishment for petty offenses. City Assessor Campbell, of Wichita, said that the suggestions or nis commit tee had been nearly all covered by the representatives of other cities. He thought the city assessor should be paid a salary and keep his office open every day in the year as well as have more time in which to make his report Wichita thinks property should be as sessed at its full value. Councilman Hook, of Leavenworth, repotted that his committee could not be present and asked that the report go over hntil today. P. ;C. Hesser, president ot the city council of Ft Scott, made the report for that city. They want the control of the poor turned .over to the county, the pay of councillnen raised to $1U0 per annum, that ihe poll tax law be amended to allow the street commissioner to decide whether poll tax be paid or worked out, the sal ary of the city attorney raised from $600 to $1,209 a year. Oni motion of Mayor Barnes the reports were referred to the city attorneys for compilation. The representatives of the cities of the first class will hardly finish their work today The "county attorneys will probably complete the compilation of their report on charges in the laws to present to the meeting late this afternoon. There will probably be some difficulty in agreeing upon some of the proposed measures, among them being Topeka's scheme to make the lot owners liable for any damages which may result from the C Effects, kClp nri tiL0 yUi inches tZr 1 1 r j 91) U U 5- were 75c 1596 0(1. of Wool Dress Goods very 6 cheap. TO. walks in front of the property. Wichita does not like the plan, but would like to have the liability removed altogether. The Atchison representatives came in this morning. They are Mayor M. C. Cloyes, City Clerk T. B. Gerrow, City Attoruey Tuffts, Councilman T. J. Jack son. City Clerk J. W. Ilauserman and Coun cilman George McGill, of Leavenworth, and City Clerk S. C. Smith, of Wichita also arrived this morning. The event of the meeting is the ban quet which will be tendered the visitors this evening by the city officers of Topeka. The banquet will be given in Lincoln Post hall and covers will be pre pared for 100. A long programme of toasts is one of the good things expected at the banquet FIED"8200T Mike Thompson Pleads Guilty. A l'J Year Old lioy Sentenced. Mike Thompson went before Judge Hazen of the district court today and pleaded guilty to two counts for running a gambling house. He was fined 1U0 on each count, which he paid. It was order ed that Thompson's gambling outfit, con sisting of a crap layout and other acces sions to a well regulated joint, should be destroyed. Today also Willie Robinson was sen tenced to the Reform school for burglar izing a house near the viaduct. Little Willie is only 12 years old and no taller than the table by which he stood when he was sentenced. Inspector Oenerai Ilcyl Dead. Washington, Jan. 8. The war depart ment was informed today of the death at Chicago yesterday of Inspector General E M. Heyl, of the department of the Missouri. He was a most distinguished soldier. HARPER'S WEEKLY IN 1895 Harper's Weekly is a pictorial history of the times. It presents every important event promptly accurately, and exhaus tively in illustration and descriptive text of the highest order. The manner in which, during 1894, it has treated the Chicago Railway Strikes and the Chino-Japauese War, and the amount of light it was able to throw oa Korea, the instant attention was directed to that little-known country, are exam ples of its almost boundless resources. I 3 1. J Julian ivaipn, ine uisvniguiuuBti writer and correspondent, has been sent to the seat of war, and there joined by C. D. Weldon, the well-known American artist, now for many years resident in Japan, who has been engaged to co-operate with Air. Ralph in sending to Harper's Week ly exclusive information and illustration. During 1895 every vital question will be discussed vith vigor and without prej udice in the editorial columns, and also in special articles by the highest authori ties in each department. Portraits of the men and women who are making history, and powerful and caustic politi cal cartoons, will continue to be cnarae teristic features. This Busy World, with its keen and kindly comment on the les ser doings of the day, will remain a regu lar department Fiction. There will be two powerful serials, both handsomely illustrated The Red Cockade, a stirring romance of old en days by Stanley J. Weyman, and a novel of New York, entitled The Son of His Father, by Brander Matthews severl novelettes, and many short stor ies by popular writers. HEND FOB ILLUSTRATED PROSPECTUS. The Volumes of the Weekly begin with the first Number for January of each year. When no time is mentioned, sub scriptions will begin with the Number current at the time oi receipt oi uruer. Cloth Cases for each volume, suitable for binding, will le sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of $1.00 each. Title page and Index sent on application. Remittances should be made by Post office Money Order or Draft to avofd chance of loss. Newspapers are not to copy this adver tisement without the express order of Harper Brothers. HARPER'S PERIODICALS. Harper's Magazine, one year f 4 00 Harper's Weekly, one year 4 0 Harper's Bazar, one year 4 00 Harper's Young People, one year.. 2 10 Postage free to all subscribers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Address Harper fe Brothbbs, P. O. Box 959, N. Y. City. On the 5th Pace You will Bee one of Green's ad's that didn't get a watch because there were only two watches but lots of good ad's. 11

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STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1895. 5 A FIGILT FOR ItlGHT. The Suit of the City Against the I "Waterworks COMES DP IS COURT TOMORROW. A Beautiful Example f How the tow is Used to Prevent the Beeoriog of Substantial Justice to the City of Topeka. The waterworks case is set for hearing In tne district court tomorrow, and both sides have expressed a willingness to proceed with the trial of the case. The trial of the case will occupy all nd it will be tried without a jury before J. Q. Slonecker as judge pro tern. The case of the city of Topeka against the Topeka Water company has been in the local courts three years, but has never been tried. The suit is one of more importance to the citizens of To peka than any in which the city was ever involved. The suit is one to either com pel the water company to extend its mains or forfeit its charter. The council holds and rightly that under Sec. 8 of the contract with the Water Co. the city shall pay rent on all hydrants up to 300. Ail additional hydrants shall be put in by the water company at its own expense, with no charge for rent There are now 31S hydrants and the council has ordered more in order to give the residents of the Martin Dennis addition Are protection and water conveniences. The water company refuses to extend its mains and prefers fighting in the courts to serving the public. After the case is settled in the district court it will be appealed to the supreme court w here it may be pending several years. In the mean time the water pipes will remain unattended. This i3 another case of too much law. When corporations refuse to abide by their contracts it should not take ten years to compel them to do so. The evidence in the case will be al most wholly documentary. The city en gineer will be called upon to testify re garding the city limits, the water fire pressure and the quality of water fur nished. The city will be represented by City Attorney Tillotson and his predecessor S. B. Isenhart. The defense is conduct ed by D. W. Mulvane and Judge Douth itt. Judge Ilazen was Mr. Isenhart's law partner at the time the case was brought, which accounts for his declin ing to occupy the bench at the trial of the case. ANOTHER IXJl SI ICE TO TOPEKA. The City Hepriyed of the Water "Works Taxes. The Waterworks company has man aged to cheat the city out of its share of the taxes on the concern. The county commissioners have very kindly trans ferred the assessment from the city of Topeka to Topeka township. This means not only that Topeka loses the tax, but that the water company escaped with half the amount it would have been re quired to pay inside the city. The rate of assessment in Topeka township is 21.5 mills; in Topeka it is 41.9 mills, The amount of tax which will be paid in Topeka township this year will be $2,087.50. If the tax had been paid in Topeka where it should be paid, it would have amounted to $5,593.65. The county commissioners, however, left $8,000 of valuation in the city so that the city receives $335.20 in taxes from tha water works company. The city pays $15,000 every year for hydrant rental for tire protection, and still the entire value of the plant in Topeka is only $8,000. The county commissioners did more for the water works company. The city assessor placed the assessment of the plant at $155,000, and the county com missioners, st the request of the attorneys for the water company, whittled this down to $133,500, and then made the transfer of $125,000 of the amount to To peka township. One of the heavy taxpayers in Topeka in talking about the assessment to a Jotknal, reporter, said: "It is the most natural thing in the world that the company should lessen its taxes as much as possible, but that the county commissioners should be guilty of making the transfer, and thus com mitting an outrage on the city of Topeka is most unnatural and unjust," "When the water works were sold two years ago for $525,000, every dollar's value of the company was within the city limiis. The company then spent about $75,000 in additional improvements out side the city, and, all at once, under the ruling of the county board, almost the entire value of the plant is trans ferred outside the city. "If the mayor and city council fail to look after this matter and hold the coun ty commissioners to an accounting, they will fail to do their duty to the city. The blame should fall on the county commissioners, who have perpetrated the outrage." Captain Knight, chairman of the board, says the matter of transfer of the water wcrks assessment from the citv to the township came up early in June and that the board summoned County Attor ney Safford for an opinion. The opinion was given on June 20th and stated that from an examination of the law the water mains must be assessed as part of the works and plant in Topeka township. "Now don't jumD on to us," said Mr. Knight, "but con demn the law which operates as an injus tice to Topeka. We simply did what our legal adviser said we must da" This is a good time to chance the law then, If it has given Air. Knight and hia fellow members the opportunity to do such an injustice to the city. In recard to the reduction of the as sessment the commissioners simply aay the company showed the board the as sessment was too high as returned by the assessor. The water works company claims it U entitled under the law to just what has been done, and cites an Iowa supreme court decision wherein the location of the works carried the assessment of the mains to the same district, although the mains are in another township. Sir John Thampson'a Funeral. Halifax, N. S., Jan. a Early today the remains of the late Sir Joha Thomp son were removed to the catafalque in St Marys cathedral, where the requiem mass and funeral services were celebra ted. Archbishop O'Brien preached an eloquent sermon, taking for his text I. Kings, iiL, 2 4. In one of the theaters travelling through Kansas ia a girl who used to go to Baker university. The ten o'clock tula probably drove her to it. THE BELL TELEPHONE. A Journal Representative Make, a Visit to "Central." Few who talk through the telephone know how interesting are the workings of the central office, or they would all make a visit to the exchange and see something that would repay them for their time. New Year's morning brigiht and early, the central girls rang up every one connected with central by the Bell telephone and wished them all a "Happy New Year." All holidays are ob3erved at "central" and anyone might have called up the telephone office January 1st and been treated to almost any kind of music over the wire. A few were fortunate enough to be connected while Vinton Phenis whistled over the line, accompanied by tunes from a music box. Henry Dreby, one of the men who ia employed with the company, has successfully connected a piano at his home with the wires and affords considerable amusement to those who are fortunate enough to have an op portunity to hear him. The notes are as clear as if one were in the room where he plays. He played New Year's day for the amusement of those connected with central in Kansas City. Manager Baylesa says that their out of town lines are in better shape now than they have ever been since the line was built. While there he insisted on the reporter talking over all the outside lines. The Kansas City direct line deserves special mention, as during the whole conversation there was not a break, and the words were dis tict and clear without even holding the ear trumpet to the ear. A new box, built especially for the. Kansas Cityline, has been put in; it was made ai Peru, Ind., and cost $130. In a short time two boxes of the same kind will be put in, one at Kowley. Bros, and one in North Topeka, the location has not been decided upon as yet The "Magneta," a new instrument, is fast becoming quite popular as a tele phone. for residence, and is cheaper than the present 'phone. Since the reduction in the rate sixteen orders for new telephones have been re ceived. The new rates make single line telephones to residences only $3tt for the year, and party telephones considerably less. The new rates can be had from Mr. Bayless, the manager, on application at the office. Mr. Bayless says that the new line hs not affected them very much, if any, and that, their patrons number 432, and from the outlook, since the announcement of the reduction in ithe rates, the number will reach 500 at least. Eight young ladies are kept busy at the exchange. Mr. Bayless says that they have very lit tle trouble, and would have a great deal less if people would answer their tele phones promptly and keep the person who ia trying to call them in good humor. AT THE THEATERS. Sol Smith Kussell, "The Kailroail Ticket" and "linnegan'a Hail." Sol Smith Russell, who will play Noah Vale in "A Poor Relation" a? the Grand on Saturday night, ha3 played the part for years. lie is:an actor 'of sterling worth and a gentleman of culture. To peka people know he can always be de pended on to. carry a good company and give a good entertainment The return of "The Raiiroad Ticket" to the Grand Monday night is looked for with interest. It made a hit whoa it we here three weeks ago and came back at the request of several. Louie TIeck will play a violin solo from the stage during the performance, i On Tuesday night "Finnegan's Ball" will be at the Grand. Murray and Mack, a farce comedy team that is becoming very well known, have the piece in charge and say they have a good com pany. WASHBURN NOTES. How and Where the Students Sjient the Holiday Vacation. Miss Anna K. Danison, instructor af vocal music, spent ten days with her cousin at Colorado Springs; W. R Adams attended a party of eld Washburn friends; at Garueit. M. P. Gou.d heard the Yale Glee, Ban jo and Mandolin j club at Kansas City New Year'o eve. Miss Minnie Cotton has not returned from Joplin. i Miss Blanche Stick attended several receptions and greetings at Paola. Miss Ella Scott I of Burlington visited Miss Stick at Paola and attended the New Year's ball. Miss Ellen Pugn visited Miss. Pauline Chandler at the State university! Mr. Charles Boughton was best man at the marriage of Mr. Taylor and Miss Rodgers at the Congregational church New Year's night. Prof. Woodworth received a visit from Prof. Jones of the Mathematical depart ment of the State University. Miss Helen Ingals and Miss Maude Fulk'erson assisted in receiving at the Y. M. C. A. New Year's. Miss Price of Cherryvale will, not re turn to continue her studies in the art de partment, but will teach a drawing class in the city schools at home. Ed S. Secrest, manager c.f the Junior Annual, remained in the city and worked on his oration for the contest W. S. Belden worked for. the Western School Journal at the State Teachers' as sociation and then visited a few days with friends at Horton. i The business managers of the Junior Annual put in some good) licks during holidays on their "Helianthus." MISS YANDERBILT'S DEBUT The Largest deception Given for Years in New York. New York, Jan. 3. Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, eldest daughter of the house, and of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vander bilt, was introduced at a reception given last night by her mother. The entire new establishment -at Fifth avenue, Fifty-seventh aiid Fifty-eighth street was en fete for the occasion and the large and macnificent rooms, all brilliantly lighten!, were thronged during the hours of the tea. It w the largest reception given for years in New York' V. M. A, Activity. The men's meeting on Sunday at the Y. M. C. A., will be conducted by four prominent business men. The spring term of the educational cla sea at the Y. M. C. A. opened tip last evening with a good attendance. A large 'number of young men are taking advantage of tae opportunity offered by jtnese classes ;to supplement or obtain an education. At the meeting of the Yoke fellows baiid last evening, more aggressive Bible class and personal work waa planned. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL- Senator Ed O' Bryan, of Wichita, will stay at the Throop again this winter. John Schilling of Hiawatha ia here with the Leland senatorial workers. Representative-elect Frank Byera of Ulysses, Grant county, is among the lat est arrivals. The new county officers will go Into office the same day the state officers are inaugurated. It is not expected that there wiH be any caucusing on house organization be fore Monday night Frank I Brown has arrived from Gar nett, and is looking after hia boom for chief clerk of the house. When Governor Lewelling retires from office he will take charge of his cominis -sion business at Wichita, The inaugural finance committee will meet tonight at the office of P. G. Noel, in the Real Estate building. President A. A. Robinson of the Mex ican Central, went to Chicago today over the Santa Fe in hia special car. C. C Clevenger, who was sergeant-at-arms of the Douglass house, is here and wants the same job thia winter. Captain A. M. Fuller has been ap pointed chief marshal of the G. A. R division for the inaugural ceremonies. All the Republican flambeau and po litical clubs of the state are to be invited to participate in the inaugural cere monies. It is expected that the state Populist conference tomorrow will be held in Representative hall. It will be a secret session. The legislature will be asked to make it possible for the city of Coffeyviile to issue waterworks bonds to the amount of $50,000. Asa Thompson, editor of the Howard, Elk county, Courant, is here and will be a candidate for a place on the state board of charities. One hundred prominent Topeka peo ple representing all political parties, have been appointed on the inaugural re ception committee. W. J. Fitzgerald of Dodge City, repre sentative elect from Ford county, is here and will ask for an appropriation for the Dodge City soldier's home. Joseph W. Ady arrived in Topeka last evening with his senatorial boom in charge of Judge S. R. Peters and Con gressman-elect Chester I. Long. There will be three thousand invita tions issued for the inaugural balL Out siders will get complimentaries, but Topeka people who dance must put up $2.50. R. T. Simons is here from Caldwell, Sumner county, and will occupy the seal which was filled during the last two sessions by J. M. Doubleday, the Popu list leader. Judge Solon O. Thacher, who was in Topeka yesterday, went home last night and left his senatorial boom in charge of Representative E. F. Caldwell and John Rankin. State Senator Edwin Taylor of Wyan dotte county was in Topeka yesterday and held conferences with Governor elect Morrill and Chairman John W. Breidenthal. Governor Lewelling has granted an unconditional pardon to Julius Horn, alias Frank Schmidt, who was sent to the penitentiary from Independence for mur der ten years ago. C. A. Smart, the young Ottawa lawyer who came so near being nominated for congress in the Second district last sum mer is here attending supreme court and taking in the political situation. The fight between the Shawnee Coun ty Fair association for the collection of the insurance on the sheds at the fair grounds which were burned a few years ago is now pending in the supreme court. It is said that State Senator Taylor, of Wyandotte county, will act entirely in dependent during the coming session and will not go into the caucus of either party. He is regarded as one of the best men in the senate. The candidates for speaker who are now here at work are Charles E. Lobdell, J. K. Cubbison, S. S. Benedict and J. V. Beekman. Those on the inside say Lob dell will be speaker and either Cubbison or Benedict wiil be speaker pro tern. State Senator Parker of Olathe, who is here, is one of the Solon O. Thacher senatorial backers. Senator Parker says he will be for Judge Thacher until he is elected senator, and he admits that then Senator Thacher will be for him. All the unserviceable arms and ord nance supplies in the state arsenal are to be shipped to the government arsenal at Rock Island, IIL, and the soiled clothing in the arsenal here is soon to be sold at auction. If you want to wear an army blouse, thia will be your chance. Governor Lewelling saya he will not remove any police commissioners but if they resign he will not name their suc cessors. It is understood that Governor Lewelling will leave the police affairs just as Governor Humphrey did two years ago. Several Atchison men who have been protesting against the pardon of Patrick McArdle have lately assured Mrs. Mc Ardle that they will not enter any further protest, although they refuse to sign her petition. The murder of which McArdle was convicted is said to have been one of the most atrocious in the history of eastern Kansas. U031PERS IS OUT. And the Labor Federation Headquarter Are Removed to Indianapolis. New Yobk, Jan. 3. The headquarters of the American Federation of Labor are today being removed from here to Indi anapolis. Ex-President Gompers said he felt rather happy at no longer bearing the cares of otfic. The books of the feder ation are ail written up and in a few days the new officers can arrange for the opening of the new headquarters in In dianapolis. President McBride said -he could not speak on any anticipated changes. "I regret," said he, "that the attitude of the administration has been hostile in the extreme to labor organizations. 1 severed my connection with the Demo cratic party last summer for many rea sons. One reason was on account of the repeal of the silver bill. I trust and ex pect to see a grand union of labor betore another year and believe we shall place a presidential candidate in the field." The executive committee expressed an opinion favorable to the impending leg islation on behalf of seamen, which deals with involuntary servitude and the infer ior rations generally supplied on ship board- b?b9b9b?bQbQb9b9b9b?b9b9b?b3b?b9b?b9bbb'2b9b?b?b G0 rV- C OtA? KH Trot, trot to market to buy coal of Green, When you get there you'll see his black team Home again, home again-bought coal so cheap We have money I to spend and money to keep! i Now gallop, all gallop, to tell the good news: At Green's you ijiay gain but never will lose. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. Captain Dodd, of the Salvation' Army, is sick, but is better.! The ice on Soldier creek and on the river is still receiving. The Associated; Charities has helped 292 cases so far this season. F. O. Popenoe has returned from his month's visit to New York state. There were nearly twenty cases in po lice court this morning. They were all sorts. Major Barnes of Kansas City, Kansas, is said to be the best looking mayor in the state. The doctors say there is very little sick ness in Topeka just now, considering the time of year. A team hitched to a wagon load of hay ran away on Jackson street last evening but no one was hurt Joe Lyon, the traveling passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific at St Louis, was in Topeka yesterday. F. W. Cragin, formerly of Washburn, is the professor of geology in the Colo rado college at Colorado Springs. Boys are taking large quantities of fish out of the streams. The water is so low that the fish smother under tho ice. The state bar association, which! will meet here on January 16th and 17th, will wind up with ai big banquet at the Throop. I Lawyer Bain is at work on the bill for an appropriation for the proposed home for fallen women that Topeka women have started to build. The Western Passenger association has made a rate of one and one-third fare to the meeting of the Kansas Day; club in Topeka on January 9. i A five-year-old daughter of Ed Seip, on Twenty-third street west, is sick with diphtheria. There are seven children in the family. The city street railway has built a high board fence around its headquarters to prevent the theft of the ties piled near the building. Rehearsals for "The Cashier," which is to be put on at.the Bijou next week, are in progress. There are came out.of-town people in the cast State Senator Dillard of Ft Scott, who is a Democrat, is city attorney of .his city and is representing Ft Scott in the mu nicipal convention. Gen. Ray Stone of the United States department of agriculture, will deliver an address before the meeting of the state board of agriculture on. "Good Roads." Prof. J. D. Lovell, Prof. W. A. Harsh berger, and J. W. Beede of Washburn college, attended the meeting of the Kansas academy of science at Manhattan last week. Coroner Bailey and County Physician McUlintock went to Wamego yesterday to attend the Stewart murder trial. Stew art was shot at Wamego last summer and was brought to Topeka and soon after te was .ought here, died. A tramp artist is touring the city that does "raised" work on cards for peopla He "raises" the name on a common card in script letters and surrounds it with flowers, lie does his work with a knife. He can "raise" a rose, bud and all. on a sheet of common writing paper. Ir ad dition to thia he ia a trick billiardis" and a crack shot READY ON TIME. The 11th Census Will Be Done iu the Time Allowed by Congress. Washington, Jan. 3.- The eleventh census will be practically completed within the time allowed by congress, March 4 next. Colonel Wright, the; act ing superintendent, stated thatther was no question of the ability of the office to complete its work by that time. The only volumes whose manuscripts are not yet in readiness for printing are the last vol ume of population and parts of the. vital statistics. The latter cannot be complet ed until the former is finished. Twelve reports are at the government printing office ont of the control cf the bureau and several volumes a month will hereafter probably be issued. The text of the final repor:s on njanu factures, farms, homes and mortgages. pauperism and crime, and one or two other reports are in course oi revision. The force of the office has bee;n re duced to 290, and dismissals will be fre quent during the next two months, prob Lably abouSmaognJFebruary L jUAMILLE MAY SING ON. The Itestraining Suit Against C'amille d' Arville, the Prima Donna, Dismissed. Boston, Jan. 3. Camille d' Arville, the prima donna, may sing on. The full bench of the supreme court has dis missed the bill in equity brought by Ed ward E. Rice to restrain her from sing ing in the United States or Canada ex cept under his management This in junction was asked as an enforcement of a negative covenant in the contract be tween the songstress and the manager. The contract was made on Nov. 21, 1893, and Miss d' Arville was engaged as prima donna of Rice's company from September 17. 1894, for a sason of thirty five weeks. For this he agreed to pay her 450 a week when in New York and Boston and $5J0 when, elsewhere. Mr. Rice waf to pay steam boat and railroad transportation, but not carriage hire. Mr. Rice in July, 1894, notified Miss D' Arville that he expected her in New Yofk at the rehearsal of "Little Christo pher Columbus." She declined to go. Tha decision is important as bearing upon the enforcement of a negative covenant in contract for personal service. TWO TRAINS COLLIDE. Seven Persons Injured in a Wreck Near j Germantowii, Fa. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Seven persons were injured in a railroad wreck, which occurred early this morning on the Phil adelphia Reading, a short distance bel.ow Germantown. The injured are: 0. V. Fell, brakeman, contusion of the shculder; -O. O'Grady, cut about the head by -flying glass; T. Snyder, Police Ser geant Redfern, Police Lieutenant Keyser anCj Frank Bacon, all of whom were able to go to their homes. Tfhe collision was between passenger tra'ns No. 181, going to Chestnut Hill, ana No. 88, returning to the city. Both engines were badly smashed, and two of thei front cars of the down train were eot&pietely wrecked. Both engineers es caped by jumping POPE IS PLEASED. Shows Openly Tiiat He Likes the Ac- J tion of the Czar. Lome, Jan. 3. The pope has openly shd'wn his pleasure at the czar's action in senling Count Lobanoff Rostovasky, Russian ambussador at Vienna, to an nounce his accession to the throne of Russia. His holiness looks upon the act as bearing fresh testimony to the cordial relations existing between the Vatican and St, Petersburg. j TO FORCE CRISPI OUT. A Yis-orous Campaign to Be Commenced Against Him. Lome, Jan. 3. At a meeting of the fol lowers of Marquis di Rudini, exrpremier, it was decided to commence a vigorous campaign with the purpose to force the Critpi government to resign and to bring abriut the formation of a cabinet com posed entirely of senators. TURKEY RELENTS SOME. Th Forte Allow a Ball For the Beneiit of Armenian Schools. t CjOysTANTiNOFLE, Jan.- 3. A permit has! btten given to hold an Armenian ball for -the benefit of the schools of the dif ferent provinces of Armenia. As this permission has been refused for many yet rs, it is looked upon as showing that the; porte has assumed a conciliatory at titude towards Armenia. j TThis Is Civil Service It? form. To Hhe Editor of the State JO0KX al: Id your i3sue of last evening under the caption, "This is Civil Service Reform," an ferror waa made which reads, "None of the asylum employes received re ceipts, although some were issued by the; committee." None of the employes in the brick building received receipts, although receipts were issued to every one who was reported as having contri buted, D. D. Downing. i Fatally Hart by Team. Lkadviixe, Colo., Jan. 3. Franklin Balou, manager of the Bi-Metallic smel ter! and one of the leading citizens of Leidville, waa terribly and probably fatally injured last nieht by a ruoawav Iteam which knocked him down and trampled upon him. RAND OPERA HOUSi HUREAH HUfiBAH RETURN ENGAGEMENT. Monday Evening, Jan. 7. Freeman's Kun Makers, presenting thei funniest show ou earth, A Railroad Ticket XoiB-By special request, Mr. Louis lleck, the well known musician of this -iry. wh ihe musical director of the company, win a violin solo between the acts. WOMEN WITH BANDS. The Haverhill Strikers are Joined by the Women Stitcher. Hanerhii.l, Masa, Jan. 3. Six hun dred of the women stitchers who are out on a strike paraded the streets tod.y to the music of a fife and drum corps. Be hind them marched 1,300 men, also our. on a strike. They halted in front of Chick Brothers' factory and appealed to the operetives to Come out, V. W. Spaulding's factory was already practi cally closed, and Mr. Chick was unable to stem the tide that flowed out his doors. From all departments the men and women went, leaving tho great factory almost deserted. Then the operatives in Spaulding Swett's factory were called out, and they responded in the same way. The largest three factories in the city were closed. Last evening a great mass meeting was held which was addressed by Agent Pomeroy, of the shoemakers; Mrs. J licks, leader of the women stkehers; Lady Henry Somerset of London, who is spending the winter in Boston, and others. As a matter of fact, the acces sions to the ranks of the strikers today were not very large, but their character is such that the men and womea feel the greatest encouragement It was said that among the manufacturers willing to sign the price list are: J. H. Conner iz Co., P. N. Wadleitfh, Field, Thayer in Co.. and Hodgton Sargent. F.ft'orts are also being made to reorganize the local board of conciliation. Tiie fight centers about the Chick Brothers', Spaulding Si Swett and V. W. Mpalding factories. If they can 'be forced to ado'it the union price list and abolish the manufacturers contract the strikers will win. At pres ent these factories are practically closed. Miss Frances E. Willard addressed a meeting of the women stitcher at Music Hall. Among other things She said: "1 have. always been proud of being a wo man, but tonight when I saw you I was more than ever proud of that fact. Your march tonight will cause a clamor that will not be silenced iu a year. I thank God yon have the grace and gumption to stand up and fight like women in this battle of freedom. Your struggles are as heroic as those of 1861. This contract system that you are asked to work under ia the most scientific system of slavery I that ha3 ever been evolved. In the years that come may God grant that it may be said that it was the women of Haverhill and the noble men also that set the ball rolling which will bring about the final emancipation of men and womenkind." Tbat 1895 ...5t&tiorery ...We can please you... Adams Bros. MODERN PRINTERS, ni KANSAS AVENUE. Q

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11 STATE JOURNAL,, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1895. 6 IN SOCIETY CIRCLES. Recent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. GENERAL BOTES OF SOCIEfY. Personal Item of Interest About Ta pe U a People ana Visitors in Town. The T. V. club gave their New Year's reception at the home of Miss Nina Garvin on Harrison, from 3 to 6. The reception hall was made very cosy with rugs and potted flowers. The parlors were tastily decorated with palms, ferns, and cut flowers. The mantels were prettily banked with palms and the chandeliers and portiers were draped with srnilax. In the dining room Misses Emma Marmont and La Verne BrubaKer served tea and cakes from daintily spread tables. Miss Nina Garvin received in white silk, with trimmings of Fedora lace, white slippers and gloves and car ried hyacinths and carnations. Miss Ethel Wood, in pink silk with white lace overdress, her corsage bouquet was pink rosea. Miss Beulah Parker, in pale blue crepe with trimmings of velvet and ac cordian pleated silk. .Miss Josephine Marmont, in cream Henrietta with bouf fant sleeves of brocaded silk, her dress was outlined around the neck with small red tiowers, red slippers and gloves com pleted the costume. Miss Carrie De Obert in pink crepe trimmings of cream lace, pink slippers, gloves and flowers. Mias Emma Marmont in white swiss with blue satin trimmings, the square yoke was outlined in forget-me-nots. Miss Pearl Brubaker, in blue Henrietta with white silk trimmings. Miss Blanche Johnson in royal purple silk with white satin aocordian pleated trimmings. She wore white slippers and gloves and car ried white roses. Miss La Verne Bru baker wore slate colored silk outlined around the neck with lilies of the valley. The young ladies entertained their gen tlemen friends in the evening. Taylor-Kodgers. A church wedding characterized by simplicity in all its appointments was solemnized at the First Congregational church at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, when Rev. L. Blakesley united in mar riage Miss Elizabeth Rodgers and Mr. Egbert Ross Taylor. Card presentations at the door was observed, making the personnel of the attendance exclusive and obviating the crowding of the church. The Christmas holly and evergreen decorations were still intact and added to these was a profusion of palms and potted plants, covering the pulpit By 8 o'clock the friends of the young couple had tilled the church. As Mr. Uoehr played the wedding march, the bridal party entered, the usher preceding them down the east aisle and the bridesmaids down the west. Fred Koby, Frank Beck and preceded the groom Charles Boughton. they were met Frost and Lewis Charles Worrall and his best man At the altar by the maids and the bride walkiner in the fol lowing order: Misses Nellie Clougliand Ruth Nash; Miss Clough in pale green mouseline de soie and china silk, waist of the silk, and carrying large bouquet of pink roses; Miss N3h in pale yellow china silk, carrying white roses; Misses Fannie Blakesley and Ada Taylor, sister of the groom; Miss Blakesley in delicate green-silk, carrying pink roses, and Miss Taylor in pink chiua silk, sunset roses. Miss Jennie Rodgers, sister of the bride, was maid of honor; she walked alone, wearing white mouseline de soie veiling pale blue silk, and carried red roses. The bride came next, leaning on the arm of Mr. Hi M. Wood, who gave her to the groom at the altar. She was gowned in bride-like simplic ity, in white duchesse satin en train. The bodice was covered entirely with Vandyke plaitines of mausseline de soie, I ana her bridal veil or white illusion fas tened with lilies of the vaily, fell in graceful folds to her feet. Her bouquet of bride's roses was interspersed with sprays of lilies of the valley. Dr. Blakesley pronounced the words of the marriage service, and after it was finished offered congratulations to the young couple. The bridal party left the church and were driven immediately to the home waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Tay lor at 1101 Seward avenue. Supper was served and the bride cut the cake. Miss Jennie Rodgers, maid of honor, securing the ring. The many elegant and hand some presents received by the young couple were much admired by the guests. Mias Rodgers has long been prominently identified with church work, and 'is also well known in Y. W. C. A. circles, having been secretary of that organization in CKtumwa, Iowa, during the summer. She is also an active worker in the Y. P. 8. C. E. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are at home to friends in their new borne in Oakland. Among the guests present from out of the city were: Miss Newman and Miss Wood of Burlingame, and Air. Sperry Baker of Paola, nncle of the bride. Minor Social 3Iention. Mr. Rush Spurlock has been visiting hia mother and brother in Junction City. The holiday family gathering was nota ble on account of the long residence in Kansas of those composing the family group. The family has resided in Kan sas 39 years. John Spurlock. the pres ent county commissioner of Geary coun ty was born in the state. W. B. Spur lock was once representative from Jef ferson county. The Daisy club, composed of Misses Ollie Markley, Violet Stewart, Edna Flood, Marguerite Markley, and the Misses Robbing, will entertain their gen tlemen friends at Miss Markley'a home on Friday evening. Miss Villa Patterson of Carbondale, has been spending the Christmas vaca tion with Misses Juneau Miss Nellie Cunningham, who has been teaching in the public schools at Wichi ta for the past two years, returned to her school to resume work yesterday after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends in Topeka. Mr. F. E. Sheldon, who has been to Kansas City, returned yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sheafor were much surprised Tuesday evening by forty of their friends who came to celebrate Mrs. Sheafor's birthday. The evening was enjoyed with music, refreshments and game of high five. Miss June Sheldon has returned from a visit to Leavenworth. Mrs. J. S. Slie, who has been quite sick for a week past at her residence in Oak land, is somewhat better today. Mr. M. B. Smith and daughter left for Utah the 1st During their absence .'Mrs. Bmith will reside with her mother at WUlaxd, Kaa. General Social Notes.- Representative and; Mrs. J. V. Beek man will occupy a suite of apartments in the Veale block nextweek. Miss Johnson and Miss Mabel Johnson entertained the ladies of their New Year's receiving party on Thursday evening and the following gentlemen: Messrs. Frank Jarrell, Arthur Capper, Arthur Mills, Eugene Hagan, j:erry Black, Frank Thomas of Leavenworth, Charles Allen. Seymour Davis and Archie Williams. The evening was thoroughly informal, music and dancing j werA en joyed and. a chafing dish supper served, at which Miss Williams charmingly pre sided. Misses Rosamond Horton and Alice Prescott entertained the Pansy club and their friends, on Tuesday evening after the hour for regular callers hd passed at a game of progressive high stive. Miss Marie Shiras of Ottawa, received the ladies' first prize, which carried out the day of feasting idea. It wasj a candy loaf, prepared on the principle of an oyster loaf. The gentlemen's first prize was the same and was won by Mr. Fred Bonebrake. j Miss Harriet Rolfe of Beloit, Wis., who is the guest of Miss Rosamond, will remain till some time next week, and will return to Atchison to again bo Miss Mabel Waggoner's guest before return ing home. T. P. Culleyleft for Chicago yesterday. MME. RHEA'S NEW PLAY. The Actress Presents at Wilmington. 5 Wilmington, Jan. 3. Mme. Rhea is playing her new play for the first time here this week. It is a four-act comedy, entitled "The Parisian." The play is a translation of Victorien Sardou's "La Famille Benorton," written about thirty years ago. Its first appearance wa9 wel comed by a large and fashionable audi ence, which testified to the mer its of the production by pro longed applause. The story is 1 laid in a suberb of Paris. Mr. Bourgeois, a rich parvenu, who has made hia for tune in trade, has a family of three daughters and a son of the gay and fes tive kind. The girls dress fastidiously, attend the horse races and are very ready with slang phrases. While attending the races one daughter is insulted, the other carried off. The eldest daughter is married to a business man whose duties occupy so much of his time that he is blind to the extravagance of his wife. She orders a fine lot of lace, which he declines to pay for. The money she secures by go ing to the race track and then pays the bill. Her husband goes to the milliner's and finds the bill settled, and at once suspects a certain Count Champrose who had previously loaned his wife money to pay her debts at the gaming table of liquidating the bill for his wife. A dramatic scene fol lows in which Mme. Rhea, as Clotilda, the peacemaker, tries to convince the husband that his suspicions are wrong. The play ends by the husband asking forgiveness for his evil suspicions. The cast was a remarkably strong one. Mme. Rhea made a remarkably good impres sion. GOV. EVANS IS POLITIC. Will not Appoint Policemen if the Law is Enforced. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 3. Gov. Ev-ans officially announced last night he would not appoint policemen in the cities of the state as he is empowered to do und,er an act recently passed, so long as the citi zens show a disposition to enforce the dispensary law. This determination on the part of the governor relieves much anxiety, as it was considered that the enforcement of the police law would cause no end of trouble and probably bloodshed. GASOLINE GAS FOR PO WER. A Railroad In Maryland is to Be I'ro- pelled By It. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 3. -A syndicate composed principally of New York and Chicago capftalists, is building a railroad between Crispfield and Tangier Sound, the motive power of which is to be fur nished by gas generated from gasoline. The system has been t uccessfully used in Germany, but this will be the tk'st ex periment in this country. It is claimed to be much cheaper than electricity, just as effective and no more dangerous, NO DESTITUTION. People iu the Strip Indignant Over Re ports of Suffering Inert. Kansas Citv, Jan. 3. A special to the Star L'om Perry, O. T., says the report sent out Loin Boston, stating that there is great suffering in the Cherokee strip is entirely false. Much indignation has been caused by the report. It is declared there has not been a time since the opening of the atrip that property has sold so hiijh or suc',i univer sal comfort prevailed. Not a single case of destitution has been reported, there, it is declared, -this winter. M The Tsprka Cali lry ocjdH Co. "a Donble-llecked Department Store. For the pa3t week Mr. Council and his force of carpenters have been iusy en larging and improving the neW depart ment store at 108 East Sixth street. "The entire store is now doubled-djecked all around and provided with biidres to cross over at both ends and in the center. By this ingenious scheme the shelving capacity is doubled without increasing rent, fuel, or lighting expense. No out lay has been spared to make th) decking solid and substantial. These improve ments were necessary to make room for the big stock of hats and caps that ar rived last week, and to accommodate t eir i i j i t. largely increasea snoe siocr ana a big I une oi spring unaerwear now on the way Elected a Popnltat Speaker. Denver, Jan. 3. An organization of the state senate was effected this fore noon by a combination between the Pop ulists and Democrats. Lockwood (Pop.) was elected speaker pro tern. An ad journment was taken until afternoon when Governor Waite's message will be read. Kire at Coffey ville. Kansas Citt, Jan. 3. A special to the Star from Cotfeyville, Kan., says: Fire started in the Masonic block 'at 3 o'clock this morning, soon destroyed that struc ture, which is the finest in the city, and is still raging. As Coffoyville 'has no water works or fire department, the loss will be great It cannot be estimated at present j On the 5th Pagf You will see one of Green's ad's that didn't get a watch because there were only two watches but lots of good ad'. j QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR. The Dusky Female Ruler Baa Many Uttlo Vanities. A member of the London Missionary society, who once grained admittance to the royal presence, tells me that he was obliged to go through the entire routine of native humble piedom on that memorable occasion. He had to kneel in the dnst, rub his nose into the mud and hand Eanavalona a five-franc piece for a new pair of socks. This is no joke. In other monarchical coun tries taxes are levied for the queen's pin money; here, native and foreigner alike are constantly asked to clothe the royal legs in other colors than those provided by nature. The first pair of stockings worn by a Malayasy sov ereign were bought of a French sailor. He paid five francs for them, that is, the courtier in attendance to the king was asked to do so. The operation pleased the royal mind (we know nothing of the attendant's feelings in the matter), and as one pair of socks would, not suffice, he forthwith issued a proclamation or dering all loyal Madagascars to open intercourse with him or the govern ment hereafter by first depositing five francs "stocking "money," "'Hesina," in the native tongue. Neither extreme poverty nor birth ab Folves a Malayasy man, woman or child from the tax. It is levied on every V; EAXAVALOSA, QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR. and all occasions at receptions and audiences, in church and in the gor geous throne room. The "stocking money" must accompany every peti tion, every public document; without it no child may be registered as legiti mate; no marriage nor divorce papers are granted. The queen travels in her kingdom, her train stops in every vil lage, whose mayor is expected to de posit a five-franc piece after the speech of welcome. If he failed to do so, he would Lpend the rest of his life drag ging behind him a fifty-pound iron ball and chain. The flesina alone would suffice to keep the queen not in stock "ngs only, but in all other kinds of Jvearing apparel, if her tastes were not so extravagant and her husband less of Ji rapacious rogue than he chooses to be. j Ranavalona,as already intimated, has in idea that she stands as high in the yvorld as Queen Victoria, for instance, ind that she must not allow the Ger 'nan empress to outrival her in the Snatter of dress or jewelry. She has a running account at Duchet's, in Paris, feed Worth and Rediern are also largely patronized by the little negro woman, fl'lie upper story of her palace, which is iittle better than an open garret, serves for the royal wardrobe. There, sub ject to the exigencies of rain and dust, the pleasures of rats and mice, worms -and moths, hundreds of state robes and demi-toilets are hung up on ordi nary nails, together with legions of hats and umbrellas, corsets of all makes and petticoats of all shades. The royal stockings, with and without hygienic garters and drawn over the models which dudes admit e in the shop win dows, fill several square meters of space. There are trunks full of twenty-four button gloves, mostly mauve color, and whole reg ments of shoes, boots and slippers from two to three inches shorter and narrower than her majesty's tootsies. A special section of the garret is re served for soaps, hair restorers, paints, pomades and patent medicines. Her majesty, you must know, buys every thing advertised that promises to im prove the female figure divine or add to its charms or prolong its youthful appearance, and being a royal lady she thinks she owes it to her station to buy in royal quantities. So she orders a gross or a dozen of everything that comes along, simply for the pleasure of doing so, and not with any intention of utilizing the queer things billed her. When not on official parade Rana valona.delights in wearing the national dress, consisting of a white plaided petticoat and a cotton scarf around her shoulders, without underwear or decorations of any kind or description. She leaves her palace only on moon light nights in a sedan chair of ordi nary build to visit her numerous rela tives in the capital. Her attendants, on such occasions, are but few in num ber; she employs no outrunners, no showy liveries. Nobody is allowed to to pay her reverence or take the least notice of her. Everything-Ranavalona does or is allowed to do by her husband and prime minister, she does thorough ly; her incognito, when she chooses to assume it, is as dark as her state ap pearance is dazzling and luminous. Cor. Philadelphia Times. Some Things to Learn. Learn to laugh. A good laugh is better than medicine. Learn how to tell a story. A well-told story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sick room. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself. The world is too busy to care for your ills and sorrows. Learn to stop croak ing. If you cannot see any good in the world keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your pains and aches under a pleasant smile. No one cares to hear whether you have the earache, head ache or rheumatism. Don't cry. Tears do well aough in novels, but they are out of place in real life. Learn to meet your friends with a smile. The good humored man or woman is always wel come, but the dyspeptic or hypochon driac is not wanted anywhere, and ia a nuisance as welL Detroit Tribune. TREATMENT FOR COLIC. The Remedies of Our Grandmothers of Little t ko. Humorous allusions to "col liek babies" are never fully appreciated un til the condition is observed in each in dividual's own offspring, and then somehow the humorous side is gone, for of all rest-disturbing ailments?, colic takes the lead. j Overfeeding is a prolific" cause.1 and very often by reducing the food sup ply the ailment disappears of itself. But "some qualities of the milk will produce colic, so that it is as well to have a cure ready. It nearly always comes at night, but cannot be timed invariably, for if the mother or nurse count on a couple of hours of rest through the day, it is just as likely to arrive then. "Total depravity" can be applied to colic as well as other things. The symptoms are sudden, piercing cries and contraction of the legs. Some attacks are very severe, while others are mild. Catnip tea and paregoric, the remedies of our grandmothers, are of the little use, for they only soothe without expelling the wind which causes the disturbance. Drops and cordials are useless for the same rea son. Peppermint was about the only thing then used which removed the cause, and that was mahe to stupefy by adding laudanum. The remedy now in vogue with uni formly good results is soda mint. The tablets are sold extensively for indi gestion, but a liquid form is best for babies. Get a ten per cent, solution, and for a child up to a month old take one-half teaspoonful of mint to three of warm water, slightly sweetened. Increase the dose with age. The effect of this simple remedy in most cases is almost magical. The wind is thrown off in an incredibly short time and the after effect is to soothe the nerves, so that sleep comes swiftly in its train. There is nothing deleterious in its composition, for the. the sole ingredients are carbonate soda, ammonia and pip. menSthol.; Enough water must be given to kill the taste of the soda, which is very dis agreeable. Hot applications to the stomach are of first importance in this complaint. Flannel bands heated at the fire or wrung out of hot water, hot salt wrapped in flannel or a hot-water bottle next the skin all help a speedy cure. But no medicine is lasting. With attention to the diet the number and duration of attacks may become shorter, but it will very likely be three months before thej subside. Kennett Wood, in St. Louis Republic. NEAT SHAVING PAD. A Pleasing Present for a Man Who la His Own Barber. A shaving pad is always an accept able present to a man who is his own tonsorial artist. A pretty and inex pensive one is made by taking two pieces of chamois nine inches long and four and a half inches in width. Pink both long sides and one short side on both back and front pieces. Place leaves of white tissue paper inside, i trifle smaller than the covering. Punch holes clear through paper and chamois, and lace with ribbon. Tie first in a hard knot, then in long loops so as to hang. On one side of the cover place an appropriate design. The one herie shown is of tan-colored chamois, em broidered in blue forget-me-nots, with shaving, mug and brush done in outlinje with the same color. "Keep your mug clean" to be done the same way. Blue ribbons are used for lacing. DesigDS may be painted instead of embroidered. Womankind. Splendid Salve for the Lip. Unlovely lips come from an unhealthy stomach. Bad digestion will often assert itself in broken or chapped lips, sores in the corner of the mouth, fever blisters and a coated tongue. Chronic sore mouths should be rubbed with sweet oil or pure glycerine at night; in the morning wash with a solution of alum or borax a teaspoonful in a tumbler of water. Camphor ice is both healing and cleansing. Good cold cream is not a bad salve. The receipt is simple enough, but it doesn't pay to prepare it; all the druggists have sup plies and cheerfully dispense fire-cent quantities. Citron ointment is one of the old reliable lip salves kept by all chemists. It is applied to the sore with a soft linen cloth. When the mouth is sore the diet should be changed to vegetable foods. Broiling in a Frying Pan. When one has no means of broiling over coals or under heat the next best thing is broiling in a pan. For ex ample, have a steak cut about ail inch thick; after making the frying pan very hot sprinkle in some fine' salt and lay the steak in the pan. Cook for two minutes, then lift the steak up ar.d sprinkle the pan with salt; turn the steak and cook for two minutes; cook the piece of meat ten minutes in all, turning it every two minutes; then put the meat on a hot dish and season with salt and pepper. Si "Sir POPULAR LOW PRICE GROCERY. The leading grocery leader in quality leader in quantity leader in lowest prices. Not an article sold that we cannot guaran tee, ind none sold that you cannot return and :get your money in exchange for if it fails to prove satisfactory. 100 nound sack finest Granulated Siigarj ...?4 30 23 pouncs for. 1 00 Small 2o. 1 Sugar Cured Hams. per pound 10 Dry jSalt Meat, per lb. 07 Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound!. y 10 California Hams, per lb 08 Boneless Ham, per lb 10 4 lbs Wbite Lard 25 3, 5 and AO pound cans White Table Lard, frer lb 10 28 lbs Nl O. Sugar 1 00 Ginger $naps, per lb 05 Soda and Oyster Crackers, per lb., by box 03 2 cans 3:1b Tomatoes 15 2 cans Sugar Corn 15 2 cans Loomis, Allen Co's. Corn.. 25 5 lbs California Seedless Raisins 25 5 lbs L. M. Raisins 25 3 lbs Prunes 25 4 lbs I Pears 25 Monarch Canned Fruits and Vegetables at low prices. We have all brands and all kinds of Flour at low prices. Quotation sheets and order blanks mailed free. Country orders packed and delivered to depot free. J. S. SPROAT, Tele. 252. 510 Kas. Ave. fS more appropriate and would 1 III M piece of Furniture tor a unristmas present.- tnis was our wo wunu we placed our orders for our fall stock, .before making your selection come and see our line of Ladies' Desks from $7.00 up. Our I enter Tables in all the fancy woods from 75c up to $20.00. Our fancy Rocker in Mahogany, Curly Birch, White Maple and Oak, from $2.00 up to $25.00. Our Library Chairs in Reed and Rattan, the finest ere shawa in the state from $5.00 to $20.00. Our Dining Tables in ftll lengths and all prices from $3.50 to $30.00. If you have any doubt that there is a finer, more extensive line of FURNITURE under any one roof this side of yourself. Folding Chairs and TaTalss to. Rent. Bell Telephone 510 Kas. Ave. 350. DECORATES EMI. WILLIAM. The .Mikado Confers tlie Order of Imperi al Chrymanthemnm on Him. Yokohama, Jan. 3. It is stated that the Mikado has conferred upon Emperor William the grand order of Imperial Chrysanthemum in recognition of the services rendered by the German olficers to the Japanese officers who have been under their instructions in military and naval science. The wounded and sick officers of the army will be kept in the field hospitals uiitil spring. Only the invalid soldiers of the first army will be sent to Japan. THEY WANTED MONEY. Bcrglars Who Went Through Houses But Would Take Only Money. Burglars entered the house of Jesse Shawat 1214 East Sixth street, last night. They searched the house, but found only a few dollars. The house of Fireman B. Tobias, of the Santa fe, at 520 Lawrence street, was also entered through a window last night The thieves went through every room in the htiuse without disturbing any one. Every place where money might be kept was carefully searched, but none was found.' The robbers' took Mr. Tobias' gold vatch out of his pocket, but left it hanging on the vest, evidently wanting monevonlv. tuien. flick ford Tarns His O&iee Over ChlTesse, Wya, Jan. 4 Surveyor General Bickford has turned his office over to General John Charles Thompson, having receivJ notice from Washington to do io. Grocery 4 lbs California Plums $23 3 lbe Pitted Plums 25 4 pkg Self Rising B. W. Flour;-. 25 4 pkg Rolled Oats 25 2 lb can Pure Apple Butter 10 2 large cans Boston Baked -Beans.. ,85 1 can Dr. Price's Baking Powder.. 10 Honey, per lb. 10 Maple Syrup, per gallon 65 5 gallon can Maple Syrup. 3 00 2 cans California Table Fruits, in Sugar Syrup 25 3 cans California Pie Fruit, peeled, 25 5 lb3 California Rice 25 4 cans OyEters 25 3 cans Columbia River Salmon 25 6 cakes Grand-Pa's Wonder Tar Soap 2.'x 1 quart Imported Queen Olives. 20 2 sacks Table Salt v 05 1 pound Star Baking Powder 15 2 gallon pail Sugar Syrup 50 Large pail Jelly 40 112 E&st 6th St. TW1 518 Kas. Ave. be appreciated more than a handsome the Missouri river, come and see' for 510 Kas. Ave. NORTH TOPEKA. Items of Interest from the Jiorth Sid of the Kiver. Aaron Sheetz is too sick to come down to the store. Henry M. Hale has gone to St. Joseph for a few days. County Commissioner D. A. William? was on the North side today. Miss Stella Smith entertained a few friends at cards last evening. The Shorey schools, which were closed some time ago on account of scarlet fever, have again been opened. H. A. Moulton of Kansas City, naa bought the property owned by James Xunn at 1312 Jackson street 1895 Daries at P. O. Book Store. 10 per cent off on Banquet cook and Oak heating stoves for Christmas pres ents. J. H. Foucht. Mrs. J. E.. York, whose death was ex pected for some days, is improving and it is thought she will get well. Miss Ethel Smith, who has been the guest of Misa Gussie Pliley during the holidays, has returned to her home in Kansas City. Mrs. Tom Diehl and daughter of Leav enworth, who have bsen visiting the family of Capt. J. B. A. arahall during the holidays, have returned home. A burglar entered the house numbered 1226 Jackson street this morning. When, he went up stairs the family wasarousei but did not interfere as he luformel them that he would shoot any body who came down. A gold watch and chain were taken. The burglar was colored.

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7 TATKJOUUNAL, THURSDAY EVENTXa, JANUARY 3 1895. r EENTS SITUATIONS! REAL ESTATE! AUCTION SALES! OTHER CLASSIFIED ADS. Th Topeka Statu Joursh guarantee, every day it is printed, to give a local iru' t!on more than double that of any other lope ka paper, and by far More than all otl" lalles Combined. This makes this paper the cheapest, as well as the best daily advertis ing medium In Topeka. the classified adTWtue meats below costing but FITE CENTS A LINE, er 20 cents a line for a week; 50 cent by Oi month. City circulation everyday exceed! 6,000 total circulation oyer 8.000. Sworn detailed statements ef circulation pre tented on application. fcT"Cailand see any afternoon between 4 ana 6. the handsomest, fastest, most perfect Pjee olprintin? machiner y in Kansas a Web Perfect lng press, which prints from two to Uiree oo piete 8-page papers a second. SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you In need of work? If so, you are at liberty to use these columns for assistance la that direotion. While this notice appears the State Jour.val will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, ail notices of "Situatlous Wanted." not exceeding Jive lines, or thirty-fire words, u J.:glh. Provided that ail advertisements of this nature are handed in previous to ten o'clock Saturday moraine; also on Wednes day, Thursday aud Fridav, ail advertising of tins class handed in by tea o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No ob ligation is incurred on the part of the advertis er. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to lake advantage of this offer. No one In business or having employment is expected to take advantage of it, but all others invited to avail themsmves freely. WANTED HELP. TV 'AM ED Girls for private family, restau- ants and hotels. 803 Kansas ave. SLANTED a pood active man who is eom- uelent to drive hns. take care of team and be useful around a hotel. Apply to llathburn, No. 410 Kansas avenue. AV' ANTED Active salesmen to handle our line, no peddling. Salary $73 per month, and expenses paid to all. Goods entirely new. Apply quickly, P. o. Box Wu;j, Boston, Mass. "T ANTED Salesman; salary from start; permanent placa. Browu Bros. Co., Nur serymen, Chicago, ill. WANTED-WIISCEULANEOUS. r ANTED To buy a delivery wagon, with top preferred, in pood condition, Chas. "Wilkinson, 819 Kansas ave. Vr ANTED A good set of double work har T ness. Address, "Harness." this oflice. AXANTED Loans in any amount on city property and farms. Kates low. 1. L. Betzer. r.iD Kansas aye. Dudley's qanR. W''" ANTED Application for loans on good city or farm property. Kates six to seven per cent Interest according to size of loan. Milo Nortou, ajjent, west Sixth ave., Tope ka, Kaus. y ANTED To move. STOKE or ship house- hold goods, freight, etc. SAI.V Sb.IMNEU, la E. 6th St. MERCHANTS' Tit AN S'Ei 61 STOKAGE CO. FOI RENTrHOUSE. "IOK TENT Modern eight-room house; laun dry and furnace. Address House." this o mce. I," OK RENT A 4-room cottage, $10: with barn $12. H3;i Monroe street. ICB KENT A 7-room house, near Lowman fid!. Dr. D, Rogers, 811 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Houses in Oakland. P.C.Moore. 4-0 Kansas ave. FOR RENT ROOMS. IOR KENT Two large connecting furnished -a rooms, pantry, kitchen and closets: all on ground flour; good location; to man and wife without children. Address "Homo," this oflice. ?OK KENT Furnished and unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping, 521 Monroe. T,"MK KENT Three unfurnished rooms suita ble lor light liouse keeping. Inquire tilt; Jackson st. r'OR SALE A linn Tnar,,lr.lir, --..TrTT" Address "Mandolin, Journal office. IOK SALE Adjoining city on tho west be v. Vv'eu 111(11 "i"1 Huntoon streets. Choice suburban tracts, either live or ten acre lots. Itmnslw. l0 siivt )tr acre, one third cash and long tune on balance with privilege of paying at any tune. W. M. Forbes, in west th st. OR SALE Two east front lots withnice three room cottage, good cellar ana wed ni.e shade trees, a nice home for $7oo. For this niweth1111 bl4raiaS -V.M. Forbes, poR SALE Tinware at Shelden's, 702 Kan- SHS HV6. -JOR REAL estate or rental property Benedict Co.. 601 Kansas ave see MISCELLANEOUS. it, win1- Kl'S "r ,itn" wiU eal1 "d settle "or it lsa llllus'l irom further trouble, j. mo EXCANG E Wanted to exchange 120 acres A l Proved western Iowa land, priced JSf liorton,'1.01 MiSSUri h'S, I F the person who took the ladies' caie from Lodge Calvin's livery stable in North ?S juvaa m UB asked. OTICE TO WHOM IT MAYroxPkvv rf"JEXE"RAL repair shop 410 east 4th st w SSl'-'p V.JSS-ouJl OTICE TO WHOM IT MiYOlWi pv Be it known that my petition l?on Pa in the oflice of the probite ciurt of shf 1, XopKka. Kan., Dec. 5." SlRBICHJi I -AUriiNTlitt ana repair w,rt .i.. mn. Keedy. box&a.Sartn Xopekt Kan! J Lfi?rr?und the placs Wu8re you can get vaur" repaired and also packed for shi HARNESS AND HEP All WORK" p' and shoe shop; pateut ZZlerXl buggy tops; repairs ft aU kmds oiSStl ""skj Kj'i's; repairs m aU kinds goods; shiea haif soied forty cent demon. HSvi West Sirrh cira., at KUO&3 na r ta;a,i ,,i.ri MUSIC. G E? ,H- HUGHES, teacher o7blD7jo:"Ban1os C l t I J. I I MONEY TO LOAN. 31 ONEY to loan, long or short time. March MONEY LOANED on horses, pianos, houss hold goods and aU kinds oi chuttal seauri ies. L. Blscoo, 541 Kansas avenue, room x EQUITY LOAN CO. loans money at reasonable rates on pianos, organs, fine musical instruments, jewelry, eio and on personal security. 713 Kansas ave. PAKTLES wishing a safe and paying uivest ment for their money, call ai ouoo ou O. AL Wood a Co.. 634 Kansas ave. 14"AKMS FOit SALE Farcies wishing to buy farm or city property will do wed to consult Robert Dietrich. Uo iiaat stu ait. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. xASr j SP JiCIAl.IT. Oiiice Hotel Throop. B. WAKD, A.M.. M.D.. 717 KAX3AS AVEXtJE, Hours: 2 to p. m. Frivauj uospnu for women SJ3 Greenwood avenue. R.MAUY E. STEWART. 634 Hsmson Street. Consulting hours 10 a. in to' p. in. 1LENKY W. KOB Y, M. D. I uTTOn L'tV ioi-itt.A, Kansas. O U XtVXljlil. SF- SHELDON, M.D.. HUBUKKV AND OISKASKS OF WOMBrC, With private hospital. Oihce: No. 7J Kansas Avj. JDA. U iiviia, M. D. Offlee 732 Kan. Ave. Residence, isth and Clay. Office Hours 9 a, in. w u u -and ap.m,u s p. in. i'hone ya. DK. J. K. MULVANE special attention given to chroaio disease i. uiiico-opeu aU hours. 600 Kas. Ave. Fhone 83. L. A. RYDER, M. D.. OFFICE and residence cor. Gordon street an I Central ave.. North Topeita. Fhoiia lt Uses the Brinkerhotf system ot Rectal, treat ment, a successful and paiuiess treatment lor piles, hstuia, nsnure, ulcoratioa, eta ARCHITECT. JOSEPH L1AHSHALL, Architect and Superintendent. 1001 KANSAS AVENUE. First published on the 27 day December, 1894, la the official city paper, i NOTICE. City of Topera, 1 Dec. 27, 1894. j To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that we, the under sigued residents and free holder of the city of Topeka, Kansas, F. C. Bowen, L. Strlngham aud S. C. tiarrard, were duly appointed by the mayor and council of the city of Topeka, and having duly qualified as appraisers to ascertain the actual value of the land proposed to be tak en under ordinance Number 17;', approved De cember lotli. 18J4. for the purpose of opening aud widening Western avenue or Taylor, street, between Thirteenth street and Douthitt street, in said city, and also to assess and appraise the damages and benefits arising therefrom to the lo s and pieces of property lying and situated in the benelit district created and establi-hed by said ordinance, which is described as follows, to wit: Commencing on the south line of Thirteenth srreet at a point in the center of the alley be tween Folk street and Western avenue; thence west akui the south line of Thirteenth to the east line of Fillmoretstreet: thence south along the east line of Fillmore street to the south line ot lot numbered five hundred and thirty; thence west, along said south hue T Jduced to the west line of the Slorr's tract; thence south along the west line of the said storr's tract and said west line produced to the north line of Fifteenth street; thence east along the north line of Fill more street to the west line of Western avenue; thence north along the west line of Western ave nue to the north line of Douihitt street; thence cast along the north line of Dot. thitt street pro duced to the cenrer of the alley 'between. West ern avenue and Folk street; thence north along tho center of said alley to the place of begin ning. Ail being in tli city of Typeka, Shawnee county. Kansas. And also to make a true value and appraisement of all the lots and pieces of ground situated in said benefit district without regard to the buildings or improvements there on. And notice is hereby given further that we will meet as such appraisers on the 9th day of January. 1895, at 10 o'clock a. m., of said day. ai the corner of Thirteenth street and Douthitt street in said benefit district for the purpose of ascertaining the actual value, aud making ap pra syment of the property and assessing the damages and benefits as aforesaid. F C. Bowen, T. L. STKtXOHAM. S. C Gakraud, A ppraisers. KftaUftatarti at 633 E&n. At. Topeka. Q RAND OPERA HOUSE .Saturday, Jan. 5 ENGAGEMENT OF HE.- Sol. Smith Russell In a new version of his great "play. "A Poor Relation" Prices: 25c, 50c, 75o, $1.00, $1.50. I Year Hair Drt "d Brittle, rail ing; Oat or Turning; Grsyt These are only indications that the fol licles or roots of the har are getting weakened or diseased. Begg' Hair Reaewer will strengthen aiid invigorate the folliciea and the hair will regain its natural color and become soft, glossy aud healthy. Bold by W. ri. KennaJy. j Peerless Steam Laundry Peerlea Steam Laundry. The Statb Journal's Want and Mis cellaneous columns reach earth workr.ag day in the wees: more than twice as many Topeka people as cat. be reached trough any other paper. TiU is a faac. We put on new neckbands on shirts Peerless Steam Laundry,, Hi and Xl4 West Eighth street. Rock Island Playing Cards. Ko. 601 Kans. Ate. SzioIig Ulauer's w, Silk Edge Tll8 Hlta PlPERlElDjiEClC PLUG TOBACCO. mm Consumers of chewtiy tobacco wha arewillinjtopajj a little more tka tie price chafed for tlie ordinary trade tokecos. will find this, trand superior to all others BEWARE Of IMITATIONS. First published January 2. 1895, in the To peka btate Journal. OFFICIAL NOTICE. Office of 1 commissioskr of elkct10j.s, XopKka, Kan., Jan. 2, lsaj. I, Frank Herald, Commissioner of Elections of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county. Kansas, do hereby in conformity to section three, of an act of the legislature entitled, "An act to pro vide for and to reirulate the registration of vot ers; to regulate elections, and to provide for the appointment of a Commissioner of Flections In cities of the first class, approved March and, 1839, do proclaim and declare that the bound aries of all the wards as made by the council thereof, and the division of said wards into precincts as made by the Board of Supervisors of Flections, are as follows, to-wit: First Ward. All north of the Kansas river. FIRST PRKCIIfCT. All east of Kansas avenue. SECOND PRKCIJfCT. All west of Kansas avenue and south of Gor don street. THIRD PRECINCT. AU west of Kansas avenue and north of Gor don street. Second Ward. Ail south of the Kansas river, east of Kansas avenue and north of Eighth street, except Mets ker's third addition. FIRST PRRCINCT. East of Kansas avenue, west of alley between Monroe and Madison and north of Fourtli street. SECOND PRECINCT. East of alley between Monroe and Madison streets, west of Washington street, and north of Fourth street. THIRD PRECINCT. East of Washington street and north of Fourth street. FOURTH PRECINCT. South of Fourth street, east of Washincton street, and north of Eighth avenue, except Mets ker's third addition. Fifth precinct. South of Fourth street, west of Washington street, north of Eighth street, and east of Kan sas avenue. Third Ward. AU soutii of Eighth avenue, except Metsker's third addition; north of Eieveuth street to "Washington avenue, thence north of Tenth street and the north line of the northeast quar ter section 6, township 12. range lt, north line of Douthitt tract and Euclid avenue. FIR8T PRECINCT. AU that part, of said ward east of Kansas avenue. SECOND PRECINCT. AU that part of said ward west of Kansas avenue and east of Tyler street. THIRD PRECINCT. All that part of said ward west of Tyler street and north of Twelfth street. FOURTH PRECINCT. AU that part of said ward west of Tyler street and south of Twelfth street. Fourth Ward. All west of Kansas avenue, north of Eighth avenue and south of Kansas river. FIRST PRECINCT. West of Kansas avenue, nortli of Eighth ave nue, east oi Tyler street, aud south of Fifth street. SECOND PRECINCT. West of Kansas avenue, north of Fifth street and east of Tyler street. THIRD PRECINCT. West of Tyler street and east of Western avenue. FOURTH PRECINCT. AU west of Western avenue. Firth Ward. AU south of the south line of the Third ward, including Metsker's third addition. FIRST PRECINCT. All of said ward south of Seventeenth street, (or Euclid avenue.) SECOND PRECINCT. All of said ward north of Seventeenth street, (or Euclid avenue;, including MetsKer's third addition. FRANK HERALD, Commissioner of Elections. THE CHICAGO yLTOIIBl 0ILT ST0IE BALLASTED THICK. NO CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN KANSAS CITY and CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY akd ST. LOUIS, 8T. LOUIS and CHICAGO. So Extra Charge for Passage la Palace Reclining Chair Cars NOR IN Fast WWtb Limited Trails. Ask your own Home Ticket Agent for tickets via the Chicago Alton Railroad, or write to I. BOWE8, GenT Western Passenger AgU Sit KOBTH XROADWAT, ST. LOOTS, MO. JAMKS CHARITOX, General Passenger and Ticket Atrat, Chicago. 111 Word comes from all quarters that tho neatest and most satisfactory dye for col oring the beard a brown or black is Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers. Rock Island Playing Cards. Io. 601 Kans. Ave. imm RS. PEAjSL.EE had been a widow for two years, and did not want to be any longer. She was very unhap py, being- .a widow. Not that she had so much re gretted Peaslee oh.no! Indeed, if the truth were told, she had rather felt as if Peaslee were doing the handsome thing by her when he caught the measles. He was seventy-eight or nine before he did this, and having escaped the contagion during his rst childhood, he had a perfect right to it in his second; but it went hard with him, and, after an interesting illness of four days, during which he "swore the very hair off her head," as Mrs. Peaslee informed her neighbor, Mrs. Brown, he passed on. He was a man of property, and, of course, Mrs. Peaslee wept becoming ly at his funeral.'and made herself as gloomy as possible with crape folds and bombazine. She employed Paul Julius, the Til lage poet, to write sixteen verses by way of an obituary- notice verses which Mrs. Julius, who was not ro mantic,. declared touching enough to wring tears out of a gridiron. She also had a sixty dollar tomb stone set up to his memory, with a very much bent over angel, with spreading wings, reclining against an urn which looked like a patent coffee pot; and underneath the announce ment of Mr. Peaslee's age was in scribed this sentence from the Span ish: "Mas vale tarde que nunca." She had asked one of her 'nephews a wild young chap, just 'entering his senior year at college, for some expressive sentence from somf for eign language to put on his ;TJncle Eben's tombstone, and the yourig ras cal had imposed upon her this: "Bet ter late than never!" assuring her it meant "There is rest in heaven!" When Peaslee's will was opened, the widow was raging mad. All his property had been willed to a certain Jonathan Ebenezer Peaslee, a rela tive of his, and the widow only had her thirds. But she charged the tombstone, angel and all, to the es tate, and recovered the price of it. After that, finding she was, desper ate woman to have around, Jonathan Ebenezer bought out her interest, and the widow set up a house for her self. Directly crape began to give way to lavender ribbons; and when a wid ow begins to -don lavender, the fact is significant. Mrs. Peaslee was still young she owned to 30, but was really about 40 and a very good-looking woman. I suppose she had an undoubted r'ght to look around after a second hus band. Barzilla Bodge was her first flame. The courtship was made easy. Every thing was lovely and the course of true love ran smoothly. The vyed-ding-dress, white silk, with pale -lav- EE WE XT UP. ender trimmings, was ready, the .day was set, and the cards printed. But, to use the language of the nineteenth century, life had soured on Barz?lla, and a week before the wedding-, he was seized with cholera morbus, 'and in a few hours was no more. Mrs. Peaslee was again a widows. She put on the old mourning. it was by no means rusty and wora it three months. At the end of hat time she got a little bilious, ;and black was not becoming, so she w'ent back to the lavender. Squire Legro began to visit her. The squire was a man of wealth, -and Mrs. Peaslee considered herself very fortunate when he proposed. Ajain the bridal-day was appointed; put, alas! fate was still unpropitious, -and stepped in between the widow and her fond hopes of felicity in the siape of Annie Tracey, the squire's seam stress, who threatened to sue the squire for a breach of promise. This was too much for that worthy geijtie man, and he packed up his movables and escaped. His hat was fount? on the shore of Swift river, together with a note directed to Annie andthe widow, saying that he preferred dAaib to disgrace, and announcing hi4 in tention to "shuffle off," eta liis body was never found, anil a year afterward he was seen in the flesh full 18ff pounds of It in Cl)ica o, along with his wife, and a pair ei Vp"a U U widow for twof twin babies. So, of course, he did not r.ie when he expected to. A jonth or two after the squire's exodus, John Nugent came to town tJ engage in the very striking business of putting up lightning rods. Immediately the widow was siezed with a terrible dread of lightning. She had rods put on all her buildings, the hen-house included. Mr. Nugent took a room at her house. When it thundered, she flew to him for protection. He protected her. When it did not thunder she was afraid it was going to, and sought of him consolation. He console' her. There was more lightning than usual that summer, and Mr. Nugent had, his hands fulL Altogether, it was a delightful time. Everybody was happy. August the 5th was set for the wed ding, but, alas! on that day of all others, appeared at the Wi dow Peas lee's front door, inquiring for Tim Jer .cins, a freckle-faced woman, with five children. Mrs. Peaslee told her that she had not) the honor of Mr. Jenkin'a acquaintance. And ishe called Mr. Nugent down tojprotect her from the woman's abuse. At the first glimpse of him, the wormian darted forward and seized him by the arm. "Oh, Timothy! you heartless, on feeling man, you! To desert your affectionate wife and all your inter esting family of children!" And then there was a fearful scene, during which a good deal of hair changed hands and everything was badly mixed np. And it all ended by Mrs. Jenkins marching Jenkins off with a young one on each of his shoulders, and the others hanging to the legs of his pantaloons, begging for cents to buy candy. Again the Widow Peaslee was a widow. At first she thought of falling sick like the heroines in novels when great emergencies occur; but, on second thoughts, she changed her mind, and sought consolation in various little proverbs about "patient waiters." Scraps of poetry also came to re lieve her mind. She thought favor ably of the wonderful production which begins, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again Then she remembered the spider: "Three times the spider tried his web to tie fast to the beam Three times to cross the main had people tried before Columbus. I will not give up to spiders, Spain, or aught but death quoth the widow courageously, and she bathed her eyes, for she had been crying a little, and prepared a plate of toast and jelly for old Peter Pray, who was sick, and a bachelor. Put the widow Jones was before her, supporting old Peter on her arm, and feeding him with mutton broth. Mrs. Peaslee was too late. She gave the toast to Jellison's dog, and went home almost in despair. L;ut Providence favored her. A rail road was laid out in her vicinity. It was constructed, and brought a great many strangers that way. Mrs. Peaslee took boarders only single men. James Juniper was one of them. Juniper was a rock-worker, and had :harge of blasting operations on a led if e a little distance off. The widow fascinated him, and in due time they were engaged. The day before they were to be married, a blast of powder went off without any notice, and as poor Juni rier happened at the time to be stand ing direc ly over it, he went up. When he made his ascent he had two legs and two arms; when he de scended, it was found that one of each was missing. The widow received him at her house what remained of him. He lifted his powier-blackened face at sight of her, and said faintly: "Hannah, be you going to give me up? Because, if you be, I won't have none of them doctors a-sawing off my bones; but if you'll stick, let 'em saw and be darned." But the widow was loyal, and James was raised up to life again, though one of his legs is a wooden one, and he has only one arm with which to hug Mrs. Juniper. So you see that patience and perse verance always bring forth their fruits, and when you feel inclined to despair, think of the Widow Peaslee, and renew your courage. Names of Places. Saints cut only a small figure in the geographical names of New Eng land. They are abundant on the maps of most of the Southern states save Virginia and the Carolinas, and they are to be found scattered over the rest of the country in three or four different languages. It might be a little hard to find in any calen dar the St. Johns of Delaware, the name of a small creek familiar to the river and harbor bills if not to com merce. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Once when Thackeray was lectur ing in '"the states" he was taken violen tly ill at the close of a lecture, and his host, James T. Fields, sum moned Oliver Wendell Holmes, his friend and neighbor, to attend the distinguished guest. Evidently the doctor conquered him as well as his ailment, for when he had departed Thackeray looked up and said, "Fields, who was that funny little cuss?" A Fire Chief's Idea. Chief Engineer Littlefield, of the Springfield, Mass., fire department, has inaugurated a new custom there which, is worthy of adoption else where. He has instructed some of his companies to take different routes to fires than heretofore, so that they will come onto the fire grounds from different directions, thus enabling the officer in command to quickly placs streams on all sides of the fire. For Colds, Coughs, Croup, Influenza, and Bronchitis, use .9 CHERRY PECTORAL the best of all anodyne expectorants. Prompt to act, Sure to Cure SA1TA TS ROUTS. TRAINS TO KIDS OJT. Ia Effect on and after Dec. 18. 1894. "WESTBOUND. Leave Kansas City. Arrive Topeka. Lese Topeka. Trains. Wichita Tex. Express- Pen. Tex. Lira California Llm.. 'Kansas City Plug Night Express.. M. A. B. Acc. Ex. bunday... 113 S 8:15 am 9:00 am 10:35 am 10:40 am 11:00 am: 11:05 am S:46 pnii 8:50 pm 6:40 pml 11:85 pnril:4C pm 1 1:50 pm 4:90 pm 9:2u pm 10$ U31 7:36 am 'Between Kansas City and Topeka only. EASTBOUND. s Arrive Leave Arrive Trains. Topeka. Topeka. Kansas J City. K. C. Local 114 1:50 pm 2:00 pm 4:20 pm Columbian Lim. 4 2:15 pin 2:40 pm 6:00 pm Chicago Llm.... 6 5:45 pm 6:05 pm 8:00 pm Night Ex 8 3:ain 8:35 am 6:4a am Atlantic Exp 4:00 am 4:10 am 6: 10 am 'Kansas City plug 110 f :80 am 9:40 a IB Man. B. Acc. Ex. Sunday... 154 9:00pm Between Kansas City and Topeka only. ATCHISON AND ST. JOSEFH. Tr,in- iT Leave l.tave Arrive trains. o. st Joe Atchis-n Topeka. Day Express.... 105 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:55 am Kuiht Exp 107 8:05pm 9:10 pmUl:15 pm Leave Arrive I Arrive Topeka. Atchis'n St. Joe. Morning Exp.... 108 4:15 am 6:15 am 7:?0am Evening Exp 106 6:fc5 pm 7:55 pm 8:55 pm Buy railroad, Pullman or steamship tickets ot ROWLEY BKOS., Agents Santa Fe route, southeast corner Sixth and Kansas avenue. Topeka. Or W. C. Garvsv, Agent at Depot, Or AttMol.D K Soa Agents, North Topeka. E0C1 ISLAID HOOTS. In effect on and after Dec 2, 1304. WESTBOUND. Leave Kansas City. Trains. No. Arrive I Iave Topeka. ;Topek;i. Through Fast Express B Chicago, Texas Express. ..-..A Southwestern Express A Southwest Night Express A 9:00 pm 11:10 pm ll:2fipm 10:50 am 12:55 pm l:0'pirl I.vS..I. j 9:35 am 12:50 pm l.vs..j. i 7:40 pm 1 11 :0r pnrll :20 pm EASTBOUND. j Arrive Trains. No. Arrive Leave Kansus Topeka. Topeka. j C ity. Solid Limited Vestibule Ex- press A 2 8:15 pm 8:20 pm 5:2!"pra St. Joseph and Eastern Ex- At S. J press A 14 8:25pnii (i:Htpra Express and Mail via St. Ar S. J. Joseph C 4 5:35 am 6:40am :'2Sam Express and Mail via Kao- sa City A 28 5:85am 6:40 am 7 :45am A Daily. B Daily, except Saturday. C Daily, except Monday. For tickets, sleeping-ear berths and general information, call at City Ticket office. 601 Kan sas avenue, corner Sixth street, (telephone no at Passenger Station, corner First street and Kansas avenue, i telephone .H4J; or at Postolnca, North Topeka, (.telephone 3t(4. H. O. GARVEY. City Passenger Agent. UflOB PACiriC. Chang of Time. Xa Effect Dmmbar 16, 1894. UNION PACIFIC EASTBOUND. Arrives Trains. No. Leaves Leaves Karxas Denver. 1'opeka. City. Eastern Vesti fjuled Express, Limited 8 8:20 pm 2:50 pm 5:0npm 2 12.50 pin 6:47 am 9:00 am UNION PACIFIC WESTBOUND. Trains. No. Kansas i Leaves Arrives City. rfoBaka Denver. Denver Pacific j "Vestibuled I Express 7 S:45'j 8.55 pm 1:40 pm 1 9:00 am 10:50 am 8:30 ara Daily. except Sunpay. AU others daily. Train No. 8. solid vestibule to Chieago. dininz car. free chair cars, etc., running over the Chicago Alton from Kansas City, has through sleeper for St. Louis via Missouri Pacific. Train Na. 7. solid vestibule for Denver, mak ing direct connection for Pacific coast, through Pullman car for S- it Lake; through colonist car to Portland, etc.. etc. City ticket office. 525 Kansas avenue. MISSOURI PAC1FTO. Train. Na L'v's Topkt Topeka and Fort Scott ac- commodation 285 10:00 a. m, A'T'i Topeka Topeka and Fort Seott ae- commodation. 286 6:80 p. m. LT.8 8, VF. EAST. Lv. Tope.. 4 JSsa"4 Arrive Leavenworth 11:00 a. in WEST. Leave Leavenworth, via Oskstoot.. 4:60 p.m Arrive Topeka t :20 p.xa Accommodation, daily ex. Sunday. TISEWOOD HIGHLAND PARS K. R Trains will leave Quirjcy Street station wes t days for Vine wood as follows: 6:45, 11:51, :07, 5:41. Trains win leave Vlnewood for Quincy 8tr-jei at 7:57, 1.-02, 4:19. 6 :5a Rock: Island Playing Cards. No. 601 Kan 3. Ave. Stoves at coat. 703 Kansas ave. Siobby Malta at Ekberg'g, 718 Kansas avenue. Stuvea at cyu 7U Kdtxa&i a,r

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V STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY S, 1895. 8 Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. CREAR3 ft 3 .V j J t- ,.J9 'J it LI (yf yr o MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free torn Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Literary Sincerity. The poet Bryant had keen vision and B loving reverence for what he saw about him. He was in his art a trne American. Not because other iands were not also rich and beautuul, but because he preferred to describe the blossoms growing at his own door. In a letter to his brother, written in 1838, he says: "I saw some lines by you to the sky lark. Did you ever see such a bird? Let me counsel you to draw jrour images in describing nature from what you ob serve around you unless you are pro fessedly composing a description o Bonie foreign country, when, of course, you will learn what you can from book3. The skylark is an English bird, and an American who has never visited Eu rope has no right to be in raptures with it." He had true reverence for the past and what is to be learned from it. Fur the accepted traditions of literature he had the veneration of all scholars. Yet he would not have permitted himself to harp away upon themes fresh in other lands and times, but quite foreign to bia own thought and feeling. To be sincere that was the best thing, better even than resembling some man whose fate was writ in "en during brass. Klcphaiit Elide Carpet. A reporter for a daily paper is re sponsible for this yarn relating to new material for carpeting. He 6ays that elephants' skins are being tanned for this purpose, and that they make a floor covering which is 2 inches thick and practically indestructible. But before any one invests any large amount of capital in an elephant carpet factory it may he advisable to inquire where the raw material can be obtained. Perhaps the enterprising genius who is said to be now engaged in the manu facture of these carpets has solved this problem by establishing an elephant farm in some salubrious locality in Asia or Africa. TVe have had camel and os trich farms in this country, and it is reported that the fur rug trade is to be materially benefited by the skunk farms which have been established so it is said in the west. But unfortunately our climate is hardly tropical enough to suit the con stitutions of baby elephants. Still it is possible that the hothouse system might be adapted to this "infant" industry. Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review. BESTS' l.ittlr tiiant fills Are the most complete pill ou the mar ket, besides being the cheapest, as one pill is a doee, and forty doses in each bottle. Every pill guaranteed to give satisfaction bv W. li. Keunady. Good work done by the Peerless Call up Phone 153 and have our wagon call 'or your bundle. Topeka Steam Laundrt. SCHOOL OP J DANCING 5 CLASS for ladlei and gentlemen MOXDA evenings. 8 p. m. Social par ties FRIDAY even lngs. i'-fr Invitation! required. Mr. Mrs. J. H.Wetherell, Masonic Building. 623 Jackson Street. iRflNninflTFQ u 11 11 JUi 1 1 LU 9 For positions in connection with the com ma session of the Legislature will do well to call and look at the neat CARDS That can be had In lots of 500 for $l .25, from Charles "DT5 T"r.TrrTHT") 807 Kansas Worrall Avenue. The first of American Newspapers. CHAELES A. DANA, Editor. The American Constitution, the Amer ican Idea, the American Spirit. These first, last, and all the time, forever. Daily, by mail, $6 a year 'Daily and Sunday, by mail, $8 a year The Weekly, $1 a year The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the -world. Price 5e a copy. By mail, $2 a year. Address TEE SUN. Ne-w York. THE SUN f retty Small. Our learned, ingenious and charming friend, .Franklin H. Head, is reported to have credited to Oliver Wendell Holmrs the authorship of a story he tcld"ata ban quet at the Union League club when in troducing the stalwart Kev. 1),:. P. A. Noble to the rest of the company." He re called the physiological fact thai after j0 years of age men become appreciably smaller. By a gradual settling process they will lose in 30 years possibly one quarter of an inch in height. "Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes," said Mr. Head, "once discussed that fact very en tertainingly among some friends. He pointed out in a fanciful picture the strange effects in the early days of tho world. 'Imagine,' he said, 'men of Biblical times who lived to be 500 or 1000 year3 old thus growing shorter continually drr ing the latter centuries of life. The set tling we do in our brief lives must be but a bagatelle to the extended shortening process they endured. You can iriagiie Methuselah at the latter end of his spun starting out of a morning and', being sa luted with: "Good morning, Methusy. How do you find yourself?" "Oh, pretty well," would.be the an swer, "pretty well for an old fellow, bu; I am bothered somewhat by my shoestrings getting in my eyes." Now this amusing skit is-indeed very Holmesy, and it originated in the Holmes family, but not with Oliver Wei-dell. The genial Autocrat's equally genial ant) witty brother John invented and told that, story. A good many bright things said by Broth er John have been credited to Oliver Wendell. The Autocrat was the lamcus member of the family, and as such ;ie was honored with the paternity of all tBe bon mots that bore the Holmes trademark. Chicago Record. At the Portrait Exhibit, t Miss Suddenrich Oh, see, ma, ;what a lovely picture!. Mrs. Suddenrich Yes, loar, but you must look at it through your lorgnette and be proper. Miss Suddenrich Oh, please, mamma, tionfc make me! I really want to see this one. Truth. More Trouble. "Speaking of boats," remarked the ex change editor, "isn't it a strange thing that a big whaler will sometimes run he fore a spanking breeze?" 'I don't know," said the financial ed itor doubtfully. "If the captain wants to go home and yet doesn't anchor for it" ''It "a hard ship to have to sit and listen to such" "I collier to order." "That's wherry bad," grumbled the ex change editor, looking at him sharply. "If it's yawl the same to you, stiffly rejoined the other, "I'll ask you to quit your scow line and" "Your bark," broke in tho man with the shears, "is worse than your bight." "I don't need any of your gondolences anyhow. "Yes, you do. You don't ketch on." "Your language, gentlemen," observed the real estate editor, with a view to re storing order, "smacks of" "You're trying to make canop issue, you landlubber." i "Well, do you want to pinnace down to the same old" "All I want," said the exchange editor, glaring at him, "is the hull trurh." "Then why doyoulugger round a whole raft of" "Py rats, exclaimed the railway editor, raising his cane. "This is ferry much out of place. Let it stop. It stopped. Chicago Tribuno. He Proved It. A friend who has often staid with the Lesseps family says that the count naver seemed to lose sight of theeducation oi his children, even in the smallest detail. One j morning at breakfast a beautiful Dresden luacup was urtikun. ju, crieu mo countess, "a disaster! Two more of Jhat set will now be broken. It $lways nap pens so." "Are you so superstitious,"! asked the count, "as really to believe th:jt two more will be broken?" "I know it." "Then let us get it off our rfiinds. And taking two of the cups iy the han dles he dashed them together. The anger and dismay of the countess jiroved "con clusively that she had not seSiously hcld to her superstition. It also loosed; any hold the absurd idea may have had orj the minds of the children. Kite Pfcld's Washington. A Language Ceyond IJirn. Bondstock I wish, mjr dear? you Mr. would not engage any more foreign orv ants. It is too much bother to tr-y to understand them. I Mrs. Bondstock Why, I always looked upon you as a linguist. Mr. Bondstock So I am. ;I get along all right with the Austrian footman, the Irish coachman, your French maid and even our Chinese cook. But the new Eng lish butler is too much forme. New York World. i "Will Take Anything:. "I want a title for my neW play," said the author, "something that will take, you know. "Something that will take?1' "Yes." "Call It 'A New York Policeman. Washington Star. Times Have Changed. "Ah, said Aunt Sarah, "how the times enough, but now a young man must drive a tantrum." Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Natural Consequence. i His Wife Is Jones, the -astronomer, married? Her Husband He must be. He stars. Detroit Free Press. PAUL'S AWAKENING. "Mr. Williams, one moment, please." "What is it, sir?" "Mr. Williams," with another ellght tough, "we have decided, owing to mat ters of which you are probably as well aware as we, that we will not need you auy longer. As soon as you can secure employment elsewhere we shall expect you tc resign your position with us." "I really don't don't understand you," was the reply. "Have you discovered any errors in the books?" None at all none at all. We would be perfectly willing to indorse a certificate of your honesty and proficiency as an ac countant. What I refer to is an entirely different thing. "The fact is, we have found that yon are heavily indebted in various parts of the city, much more than we desire any one in our employ to be. Several firms where you have considerable accounts fdanding for some time have applied to us to secure them. This we cannot do." "I think that this thing has has been exaggerated," stammered the young man. :Hut as yon may have other reasons for Wishing to discharge me I will go at once. And then Panl Williams, felling, as people always do who have met with the penalty of their indiscretion, that he had been dealt with unjustly, walked away. Almost unconsciously he bent his steps Toward a distant hill, whereon lay the city Cemetery, and half an hour later he was walking up tho hill with long, sweeping (strides, totally indifferent to the fact that the dust of tho road was destroying the polish of his shapely shoes which that very morning he had put on with so much care. Paul Williams was a man of five and twenty, and for four years had hold the position from which ho had now been so suddenly dismissed. 'Though he had no habits which could bvo been called really bad, he unfortu nately possessed traits of character which kept him from succeeding as his friends hbd just reasons to expect. Ho was one of the members of a band of young men who, though not dissipated, had formed the dangerous habit of spending money as fast or faster than they earned it. Some two years before he had begun to pay his attentions to a young lady, who was now his betrothed, and wishing most of all not to appear mean in the eyes of the woman he loved he had often made pres ents and spent money upon her when she would have respected him just as much, perhaps more, if he had kept his purse closed. The young man might not have come to ricf had it not been for another habit iiiore seductivo and- infinitely more dan gerous than all the others the practice of running into debt heedlessly and without thought. It had always been a failing with him, but within a year it had grown stronger than ever. All these things presented themselves to Paul Williams in their true light for tho hrst time as ho sat alone in the silent cemetery. After a time he came to feel that tho action of his employers, harsh as ft might seem, was not without cause. First of all he would draw what money ho had in tho bank, and as far as possible pay what money ho owed, and then he would go away from Johnsport and try to find something to do which would enablo him to pay tho rest. Two hours later Paul Williams sat in his room with a package of bills, on each iif which was the ominous letters "dr." on ono hand and on the other a roll of banknotes. All told, he was in debt $700. Then ho turned and counted the billa before him. There was less than $400, a little more than half what he owed. After a hasty dinner ho once more sailed out on the street, and visiting each of his creditors paid what he could, until not a dollar remained in his pocket. "Paul," said the junior member of the firm as he handed him a check, "I'm con foundedly sorry about this thing. It's a wretched business from beginning to end, and if I could have had my way about it, old boy, it would not have happened. I wired a friend up in Wisconsin, who wrote me somo time since that he wanted a good bookkeeper, that if the place was not already filled I could find a capital man for him. I havo just received an answer, which says, 'Let him come at once. So if you want to go you are not out all around. What say you?" "I will goat once tonight, was tha prompt reply. Paul's hardest task still lay before him to seo his intended wife and to tell her all. The young man told his story openly and frankly, omitting nothing and con cealing nothing. He told of tho opportunities that lay be fore him and of tho sacrifices ho was de termined to mako until he had paid every cent, but there would bo a stain upon his name, and if sho wished sho Wcs free to break the engagement between them at once. But If ho had thought that she would take such a step he was destined to bo happily disappointed, for her reply was: "Paul, although I havo feared for a long time that something like this was going to happen, I don't want to be free ftfoni you, because because I love you. Go away, do tho best you can and, como what may, know that there is one who trusts you and is waiting for you. When a year had passed, he had paid everything and was beginning to save. Besides ho had dropped all of his foolish airs and habits and become in every way more manly and independent. One day near tho close of his second year the young bookkeeper and his em ployer were talking together when the lat ter said: "Paul, I am thinking of taking in a partner. My business is growing so fast that it needs two to attend to it, and I want somo one that thoroughly under stands it. Have you been able to save much since you came out here? You must, for you haven't any expensive habits." At first the young man blushed and seemed slightly confused, but recovering himself he told his employer in a few words how he had come to leave Johns port and in what way the most of his money had been spent since that time. "This is a surprise to me," was the re plyt "yet I am not sorry to hear it, for it shows that you have the right stuff in you." Paul Williams is now the master of a pleasant bnme and far on the road to wealth, but he has not forgotten the bitter experience if the past and often affirma tliat neve, never train will he be the q T A Bold, Bad Man. The phrase, "A bold, bad man," now worn threadbare and comic, belongs to Spenser, who applied it to the Archimago of "The Faerie Queene" (i. 1., 37). A bold, bavl man, that dared to call by name Great Gordon, prince of darkness and dead nigbt Macmillan's Magazina. If 1 ODD FELLOWS. Jndge Ecniy Phillips, Grand Master ol Illinois Triple Link Kotes. Bro. Henry Phillips, judge of the coun ty court of Cass county, Ills., and gr;mdj master of Odd Fellows of the state, was horri in Halifax, N. S., Sept. 17, 1S36, but has been a resi dent of Illinois since 1857. Judge Phillips joiaed t h.o order' at Beardstown hc-in g initiated into Ark lodge, No. 10, many years pgo. Ho is now a mem- ber of Saxon JUDGE PHILLIPS. lodge, No. OS, of I Virginia, Ills. His own lodge has con- j ferred upon him all tho honor within its power by electing him to every office in its gift. He served several terms as repre sentative of his lodge in the grand lodgo of the state, and while so acting ban taken a prominent part in the discussion of all the questions that havo come before the organization. Prior to his election as grand master he was doputy grand-master. Tho grand instructor in Massachusetts receives a salary of $1,000. Nearly all the stato jurisdictions have grand instructors. Odd Fellows having a taste for the military can find at least a partial gratifi cation of that taste by joining the Patri archs Militant, tho work of which, organ ization is very fiue indeed. t Thero aro 92 encampments in Missouri, divided into 30 representative districts. The Odd Fellows' homo of Massachu setts received from per capita assessments for tho year ending July 1, 1S04, $6, 016.83, and the total expenses were 4, 458.15. Grand secretary of Illinois reports S10 subordinate lodges and 4W. 255 members, a gain of 13 lodges and 3,122 members. West Virginia has a membership cf 1,332. Tho grand encampment of New Jersey paid out 10,497 for relief the past year. Tho sovereign grand lodge has defined beneficiaries of a funeral benefit to be "the widow, orphans under the age of i'.l years or dependent relatives of the deceased or relatives upon whom tho deceased was dependent at the time of death." Activity Sn the order in the twin cities, Pittsburg and Alleghany, never ceases, becauso the leaders never tire in their ex ertions to build up and increase the mem bership of lodges, encampments and can tons. The postage on reports and daily jour nals sent to constituents from the session of the S. G. L. was S540. An encampment member can wear bis encampment regalia in his own lodgo un less he is an officer of the lodge, in which caso ho must wear tho regalia of his office. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Hotel Keepers and Druggists Are Eligible. Hlinct dints. Under tho eligibility clause of the "su preme statutes," which excludes from membership in tho order all liquor dealers, saloon keepers, bartenders and profession al oamblers, no reference is made to hotel proprietors or druggists, says The Pythian Knight. Those engaged in either of these avocations arc still eligible to membership, notwithstanding the fact that in the na ture of their business they may sell liquor. This is a point worth remembering and should be carefully considered by subordi nate lodges when acting upon applications for membership. Thirty -one lodges of western Pennsylva nia at a recent meeting decided to estab lish a Pythian homo in Alleghany county to cost 40,000. B. T. Chase of Maine, representative to the supremo tribunal at Cincinnati, gavo an audience to tho Massachusetts instruct ors recently and communicated the new secret work. William K. Ballard, librarian ;'at Fall Kiver, Mass., and member of f!ho first lodge organized in the state, has been ap pointed a member of the historical com mittee of tho order in place of William A. Mudge, who has removed from the state. New divisions of tho uniform rank havo been instituted at Williams and St. Cloud, Minn. Ohio is tho first state to furnish two su preme chancellors Douglas and ltitchie. Knights of the Maecabee. The K. O. T. M. membership o-i Nov. 1 was 3 (H, 091. Tho increase in the past three months was 11,907. Tho order has now gained second place in the list of fra ternal 6f ganizations. No assessment was levied in L. O. T. M. for the month of November nor in the great camp of New York K. O. T. M. It is said that the combined weight of 95 members of Alma hive, No. 27, Brook lyn, is 6,910 pounds, or an average of 178 pounds each. A large increaso in membership is re ported by Brooklyn tent, No. 34. also by Prospect tent, No. 209, and Willinmsburg tent, No. 49, all of Brooklyn. Never before has the order flourished as at present in St. Louis. Two new tents have been organized inside of a month, and every tent reports gains. Chosen Friends. Living members are represented on the benefit list for December to the -xtect of ten disability claims approved. Applications are pouring in, And with the present rate of increase the 5(,000 line will soon be reached. A council named after Dr. Webster has been organized at Alameda, Cal.; Tho order in St. Louis has cojnmenced a vigorous winter campaign. j Friend Henry Fischer, in charge of tho New York German jurisdiction, i?s putting organizers at work and explaining how members can pay assessments by5 work. Knights and Ladips of HoAor, From two to four less assessments are assured for 18S5. The supreme medical examine accepted 1,102 applications in November. 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