The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 22, 1896

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TWO CENTS. SATURDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. SATURDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. IA YEAR OF WIND. The Wordy War of the Irish Pugs Eesumed. Started Asrain to Lead Up to Another "Contest." FITZSIMMONS TALKS. Indulges in the Customary Language Employed To Bring About another Slug ging Match. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 22. An Associated Press representative had a talk with Fitzsimmona about the Corbett challenge on the way in from the battle ground this morning, and this is what he bad to ear about it: "I shall completely ignore that fellow Corbett. It was a thousand dollars American money to one cent Mexi can money that Pomp Jim would get in his oar just as he has. I ahall use about the same argument once em ployed by Charlie Mitchell- Tell him to go get a reputation. Let him go whip Peter Maher and Joe Choynski before he opens his head to me. Both men want to fight him and I think either one of them can lick him. This much I shall insist upon: He must tlrst win from Ma her and Choynski before he gets into a ring with me. "I whipped with ease the man Corbett presented the championship belt to, in order to escape a match with him. To show Cocbett how little weighrhis cham pionship carried, I now formally through the Associated Press, renounce all claims to the belt and refuse to accept it. "I am going to MadisonSquare Garden for the night, February 29, with a half dozen contracts I made conditionally on winning from Maher and then with Julian, Stensler. Ruber and my family, I sail for England." Fitzsimmons was met by a monstrous crowd here and drbve directly to the Grand Central hotel, where he was me by his wife and baby. Poor, defeated and cast down, Maher got off the same train and walked to big room in the house of Dr. Albers. The train bearing the pugilists and their admirer returning from the battle ground arrived here at 9 o'clock. Fitz simmona and Martin Julian took a car riage and drove to the State.National bank, but found it closed it being Wash ington's birthday. The bank officers were found and they turned over to Fitzsimmona ten thousand dollars, uine thousand in currency and one thousand in gold. The money was counted by Fitzsimmona and Julian. Assistant Cashier Russell asked if the money was all there and receiving an affirmative reply took it back and handed it to M. F. McClean with the remark: "My part in this is to turn this money o to Mr, McClean. McClean in turn handed the money to Julian. Then Dan Stuart, who was present, asked: "Gen tlemen, have I conducted this affair to please you?" "Julian and Fitzsimmona both re- GEORGE SILEB. NVho refereed yesterday's fight. sponded that they were entirely satisfied and shook hands all around. Fitzsim mona then went to his lion and to the brute explained just how he knocked out Maher. Julian handed the Associated Press representative the following: To thi Pcblic We desire to thank the kind people of Juarez, Ilex., for their kind and courteous treatment of us during the time consumed in training for the fight just ended. We shall always bear pleasant remembrances of that place and their charming people, from the governor down to the humblest man, we shall try to square ourselves honorably with the Mexican government if they think we committed any wrong. (Signed) Bob Fitzsimmos, Martin Julian. The Maher party is here but will probably go to Las Cruces today, LITTLE MONEY BET. The Largest Kiowo Xew Tork Wager I Was 2,000 to $1,300 en Fllz. New York, Feb. 22. There was ery little betting in this city on the re sult of the Fitzsimmons-Maher fight. Billy Edwards held some money, but not much to speak of. At the St. James ho tel Johnny Manning managed to place some on his friend. Billy West managed to get some money down on Fritz. At the Marlborough, Imperial, Grand, Coleman and the Lincoln hotels few bets were made. George Jones of the Balti. more and Dave Houslioger of 'Frisco wagered $500 on Maher to win. They got fair odds. Ed Kail won several hundred dollars on Fitz, and his friend, Jeff Jack son, also was a winner. The largest wager of the day was recorded at the Marlborough. Daa Gerrity of Boston 9 bet G. L. Fox of Ohio $2,000 to $1,500 on Fitz. He got the money down just before the news of Fitz's victory was made known. Corbett Ltxei It to the Public. Chicago, February 22. Corbett when shown the Associated Press dispatches announcing Fitzaimmons' refusal to fight him simply said: "He is a big coward. I will leave it to the public to judge as to whether I am correct or not. I predicted he would not make a match with me if he won the fight with Maher, but if he goes to Eng land he will find me in England after bim." He said after his fight with Maher was over be would right any man in the world. He is now getting ont of this AIR. AND MRS. BOB FITZSIMMONS. country as fast as possible, bag and bag gage." PITTSJBCKO -SPOKTS SORB. Maker Will Not Get m Pleasant Reception There. Pittsburg,, Feb. 22. The sports of this city are feeling sore over Maher's deieat and he will not be welcomed with the hurrah which greeted him on his re turn home from the O'Donnell mill. Only about $10,000 was lost on the fight here and most of it was posted in December at even money. Maher was then, in the eyes of Pitts burgers, a sure winner, but as the time of meeting approached Fitzsimmona money went begging. The announce ment of the shortness of the contest was a great disappointment to Peter's many friends and his hold on them has dwin dled to vary small proportions. i Another Challenge. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 22. Maher's back ers are going to challenge Fitzaimmons for another battle for $5,000 a side. It is understood Julian will offer Maher in ducements for a four round glove contest between Maher and Fitzsimmona at Mad ison Square Garden, New York, Febru ary 29. ATCHISON MEANS IT. Really Wants Tope fan People to Come There on a Theater Train. While it id not likely that any special train wll be run to Atchison to see Rich ard Mansfield play "Beau Brum in ell" March 5, as most of the Topeka people who would go away for that purpose have seen him at the Kansas City Auditorium this week, it is a remarkable comment ary on the theatrical situation in Topeka that the following well intentioned letter should be written by Manager Brigham of the Atchison opera house to a party in this city: Atchison, Feb. 2L. I have the grandest and most expensive of all high class theatrical attractions here on March 5 when Richard Mansfield wiil present "Bean Brummell." He will not appear 4n any other city of the state and 1 have induced all the railroads to make a special reduced rate of one and one-third far efor the round trip for March 5. I have had some correspondence with Mr. W. J. Black of the passenger de partment of the Santa Fe as regards a special train from here to Topeka after the performance in order that Topeka, Valley Falls and Nortonville people can attend. I understand that there are many To peka people who are anxious to see our new theater. "This will give them an op portunity and at the same time, see one of America's best attractions. I can assure all that the production here will be complete in every detail and exactly tbe same aa at the New York Garrick theater. I am confident that if the subject is talked of that the reswlt will be that we can interest a great many to attend and that all will feel well repaid both as re gards the attraction and Atchison's hand some new play house. Can you suggest any way by which I can secure the signatures of 50 to 75 To peka people who wilt agree to attend, in order that I may rull y arrango for the special train. I think we can arrange to make the train a special both waje, so this would enable the Topeka party to leave there aboat 5 p.m. instead of 4 p. m. by the regular train. The entire event can be made big social and theatrical event both for To peka and Atchison. Sincerely, E. Si BuiGSAir, Manager New Atohiaon Theater. BOOTHS RETIRE. Inne a B.ona; Letter Todny Retiring; From tbe Salvation Army. New Yoke, Feb. 22. The retirement of Ballington Booth and his wife, Maud B. Booth, from the head of the Salvation Army in the United States ia announced in the following address by Commander and Mrs. Booth: "It is with inexpressible grief and heartfelt pain that we have to announce to our staff officers, field officers, troops, and friends throughout America the following important decision arrived at after 'protracted thought and deliberation. We beg that it will now life and ever bear in remembrance that we feel tha't there is no alternative left to our discretion. First We do not seek, nor shall we seek, to take any advantage of tbe strong feeling respecting our farewell, existing in all parts of the country, by attempting to sever the United States branch of the Army from the parent organization as a separate or independent movement. Though through the help of our unfail ing God and aided by the efficient (aud to us) happy co-operation of our officers, our toil has been rewarded in upbuilding the movement in this great country, yet we do not wish any action of ours to have the appearance cf personal ambition, nor do we wish our precious troops to stand for a moment in the relationship of op ponents to those of other nations made brothers and sisters by one common bond of Christianity. Second Despite our intense and un dying love for America and our comrades here, we should have no other thought or purpose than that of proceediug toEog land for another command, were we able to do bo. But owing to conscientious feelings and private reasons, well known to the general, we are unable to enter upon new duties and controversies in con nection with a foreign command. Owing to our inability to longer work freely as leaders in the army under existing cir cumstances, we have made known to London our decision not to accept another appointment. This does not mean that we will no longer be Salvationists, nor that we shall be any other than the warmest friends of our comrades through out the world. Third We therefore proposed as wise ly and as expeditiously as possible to re linguish aud hand over our commaud, fully and absolutely to the incoming com missioners when they arrived. London headquarters, however, sent over three separate representatives unannounced (we grant at sacrifice and cost) who pressed us to an immediate decision, of fering us proposals we could not accept. Yesterday at midnight with most positive and uncalled for precipitation, with the authority of international headquarters. Commander Herbert Booth demanded that we hand over our keys and offices by 10 o'clock this morning. We had therefore no alternative but to accept our peremptory dismissal. Fourth Noue can fully comprehend what this step has cost us. The blade of disappointment has gone deep. The struggle and suffering have been long. We have sought not to be hasty in this matter,but the international headquarters have preseed us hourly to a dehuite de cision. In relinquishing our command, we are giving up all, nor have we any plans or prospects for this emergency. Fifth Finally we know full well that by some persons untrue and unjust mo tives will be attaohed to our action, but we feel consoled in the fact that those who have witnessed our lives, together with our toil and effort during the past nine years, will at least give credit for acting conscientiousiy and disinter estedly, and for doing right before the Lord of our hearts. We have repeatedly called upon all of our troops to stand by tbe army, its general and its principles. We do so againT May God's blessing rest upon our coun try, the Army and all. (Signed,) Ballisgtox Booth. Maud B. Booth. Mostly Subsequent. Reporter The two men must haB been very unevenly matched. Wasn't there a marked difference butween them when they stood up to fight? Spectator Yes, sir, but it wuz more marked after the fight, and Slim Jim, he bad all the marks, b'gosh 1 Chicago Trio- A C0WFIGHT, In Which There Are Neither Picadors Nor Toreadors. Mr. Broderick Comes Bravely Off With Flying Colors. THE PROUD JERSEYS Are Humbled in the Dust, After a Hard Fight, And Made to Do Without Uncle Sam's Free Advertising:. From the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 22. Congressman Broderick of Kansas came bravely to the rescue of Hereford cattle while the agri cultural appropriation bill was before the house. A provision in the bill, directing the distribution by the government of a cer tain pamphlet which extolled the quali ties of the high-toned Jersey cow, was about to be got through when Mr. Brod erick and some others came forward and fought for the breeds of cattle which were discriminated against, and the pro vision was stricken out. i The tale of injustice is this. At the World's fair in Chicago a test was made of the butter making qualities of tbe different breeds of cows. In that test the judges decided in favor of the Jerseys. The results of their investigation and the account of the decision which they made have been published in pamphlet form. Th,e Jersey cattle breeders of course thought that was a pretty good thing, they would have this literature distribu ted by tho United States department of agriculture as "valuable information for the farmer and dairyman." They would thus get a lot of frea advertising and there would be a boom in Jersey cows. So well pleased were they with the idea that the Jersey Cattle Raisers' association raised $35,00i to print the pamphlet be fore referred to and had it placed at the disposal of the agricultural department: The other cattlemen, however, didn't see the value of this magnanimous and benevolent scheme. They didn't re joice in the. prospect of having the praises of Jersey cows carried all over the country under a government frank. Indeed they aver that the rules of the test at Chicago wre so strict that it made it impossible for other breeds to compote on even grounds with the Jerseys and many did not take part in the teat-. -.v.:. When, therefore, this provision of the agricultural appropriation bill came before the houra the friends of the Shorthorn, the Hereford, the Polled An gus and Aiderney combatted it aud were victorious. Mr. Broderick was contending for the rights of the white faced, white legged Hereford. Ho didn't believe in the black mnzzled Jersey getting all of a good thinr to the exclusion of other cattle. Mr. Broderick says there are many rais ers of Hereford cattle in his district and they complained of the unfairness of such a scheme as the distribution by the government of Jersey cow literature. TOPEKA POST OFFICE. It Is Sure to Win at Thia Session la at Head of tbe Calendar. From the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 22. The Topeka public building bill stands at the head of the list made up by the public buildings and grounds committee to be reported favorably. Moreover, a motion to rocon sider the vote by which the committee ordered a favorable report was made a hi that motion laid on the table, so the matter is clinched and no alio is possi ble. A member of the committee relates a story of Congressman Curtis, who had the bill in charge, which reveals why the Topeka bill got the best place, and was so quickly acted on. He says it was due a great deal to the considerate way in which Mr. Curtis treated the commit tee, Mr, Curtis oame before the commit tee he said, stated the reasons why the bill should be passed, supported them with figures, and after ha had sub mitted his case in a brief business-like way, withdrew while the committee voted. The committee was so pleased with this action that the members felt as if he were entitled to especial consideration. Most members who go before a commit tee hang around until the committee votes, so they can "spot" the ones who vote against them. This naturally, puts a restraint upon the committee, and its members frequently are kept from vot ing their sentiments, because the mem ber whose bill they are acting on may be a member of an important committee himself, and his presence acts as a threat The public buildings committee there fore appreciated Mr. Curtis' action, and showed it by giving bis bill first place. 'ihe facts were also very much in favor of the Topeka bill as the.net revenue of the Topeka postoflice was $58,000 last year, and at that rate the office would al most pay the $130,000 appropriation asked for in two years. These earnings are larger than those of any four offices in Kansas combined, and four times greater than those at either Kansas City or WJchita, the only other first class offices in the state. Of the $130,000 100,000 is for an addi tion to the present building and. 30,000 for the purchase of ground. UK. LINN'8 GOOD STORT, Which. HApplif to tha Gold Advocate in KitnsHg. Frem the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb.'2a Dr. H. C. Linn of Topeka. who is in Washington, look ing after several railroad bills relating to the Indian Territory, is an ardent free silver advocate. He says he was for sil ver when it was considered by Republi cans as heretical and, of course, he is gratified to see the large free silver sen timent justify hi3 views., t It ia his opinion that four fifths of tbe people in Kansas are for free coinage and he does not see how any one from the west can entertain opposite views. Dr. Linn always has a story to illustrate his point, and in speaking of the few people in Kansas who are for 'the gold Btandard he said: -They remind me of a man I once knew in Kansas who had several thou sand bushels of corn in the crib. It was left over from the previous year, and it seemed as if a drouth was about to de stroy the growing crop. That man said be spent hours in prayer every night imploring that it might not rain" so he would get a dollar a bushel for his corn." That the doctor said was the position of gold advocates in Kansas. RUNS NEAR GOV. CRAWFORD'S FARM An Elven Mils Road In Charokte County aud Indian Territory. Front the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 22. Ex-Gov. Crawford, of Topeka, is interested in a bill before the house authorizing and empowering the Kansas City, Fort Scott Memphis railroad company to construct, maintain, and operate a rail road and telegraph line frorn a point on the south line of the state of Kansas near Baxter Springs, to tbe town of Miami, in the Indian 'lerritory. The proposed road is only eleven miles long and runs near Gov. Crawford's farm in Cherokee county. The bill was introduced by Represent ative Miller. tiBTeo worth. Civil Panltantiary. From the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 22. The bill to erect a new civil penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, the substance of which was given in the Journal some weeks ago has been introduced in the house by Congressman Blue. The only feature brought out in the bill is the site, which is therein definitely located. The bill was referred to the judiciary committee of which Congressman Brod erick is a member. Leavenworth being in Mr. Broderick's district he ia espec- -ially interested in seeing that it is ad vanced. With Mr. Broderick on the ju diciary committee and Mr. Blue on the appropriation committee it is, thought that the bill will have good chances of being got through. Jut'C. Brewer Daughter Improved. From the State Journal's Special Correspondent Washington, Feb. 22. Justice Brew er says that the latest word from his family at San Antonio, Texas, is to the effect that his daughter Fannie is some wnat improved. Whether the gain is simply temporary or the beginning of permanent improvement cannet of course be determined. Justice Brewer hopes that the commencement of spring may bring the favorable change which he so much hopes for. SUEZ CANAL SHUT. Forty-four Steamer. Now Blockaded by tho Groaudlnj? ot tho Kaaieler. Port Said, Feb. 2a All efforts to float the German steamer Kanseler from Hamburg to Delagoa Bay, which ran aground at Ismailia a few days ago, have failed. The steamer blocks the entrance to the Suez canal and forty four Bteamers are already here unable to proceed by reason of the mishap to the Kanseier. NOT TE11Y PLEASANT. Old Bills Turn Cp Against Brstor G, Brown When He Visits 'Topeka. A judgment for $70 coal bill for coal consumed when he lived in a flat on Quincy street a few years ago, placed in lront of him by Sheriff Kepley, made trouble for Mr. Bestor G. Brown of Chi cago last evening. Mr. Brown, who is a high up Mason, was returning from the Kansas grand lodge meeting at Wichita, and stopped off in Topeka to see his frisnds, wnen the local agent of the Southwestern Fuel company look in the situation and a two-years-uld judgment was fished out and executed through a process iu the pro bate court. Today some of Mr. Brown's Masonic friends asaiBted him in settling the judg ment out of court. LARGEST LAKE VESSEL. Was L.annchd Today-Length 433 Foat. Will Carry 200,000 Buthela of Wheat. Cleveland, Feb. 22. The largest vessel ever built on the great lakes was launched at the shipyards of tha Globe Iron works here today in the presence of au immense crowd of spectators. The new steamer has a length of 432 feet and will carry 200,000 bushels of wheat. She was built iu anticipation of a 20 foot channel. SNIVEL? IS ARRESTED. Tbe Man Who Got Part of the Boodle From Doniphan's Treasnrer. Chicago, Feb. 22. Ezra V. Snively was arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff Lee on a government warrant charging Snively with receiving stolen property. Snively is accused of having re ceived a share of tbe $11,000 it is charged was stolen from Doniphan county, Kansas, by its treasurer. Sheriff Bailey of Doniphan county and Deputy Sheriff Lee have been searching for Snively in Chicago for the last three days. Snivelv was turned over to the Kansas sheriff who started west with the prisoner late last night. ED. HARRIS HURT. Thrown From His Bicycle Today and His Leg Broken. Ed. P. Harris, superintendent of the mechanical department of Geo. W. Crane's printing establishment, met with a serious and very painful acnident about 7 o'clock this morning. Mr. Harris was on his bicycle and was in the act of turning south into the alley between Kansas avenue and Quincy Btreet from tha Eighth street pavement, when the bicycle slipped and fell to one side, throwing him to the pavement and breaking both bones of tbe right leg above the ankle. The injured man was carried to his rooms in the Keith block and Dr. Raby sent. for who dressed the fracture.. He will probably be confined to his room for several week?. BILL NYEIS DEAD. He Laughed, and the World Laughed With Him. Today He Has Passed Into the Great Unknown. THE RISE OF BILL NYE How His Funny Stories Brought Him Fame. He Was a Kind Man of Gentle Disposition. Chattanooga, 'l'enn., Feb. 22. A spe cial to the News from Asheville, N. C, I says that "Bill" Nye died there this afternoon. j For several months the humorist has been at his borne. Buck's Shoals, eight miles from Asheville, and there it was that he was stricken with apoplexy about two weeks ago. Since then the trouble haa made steady progress and the end has been hourly expected. Mr. Nye's wife, sons and two friends were present at bis bedside today when tha end came. Ten days ago he bad a stroke of paralysis much more severe than the one at Paterson, N. J., when the cruel story that he was drunk was sent out. His daughters arrived from Washing ton city, where they have been attend ing school, last Wednesday, and have been at his bedside since. No arrange ments have been m&de for the funeral. Mr. Nye came to this section seven or eight years ago in search of health, and finally bought a farm where he built a palatial home. Sketch of Xjre'a Career. Edgar Willis Nye, or "Bill" Nye, as he is much better known to his friends and the public, was born in Shirley, Piscata quis county, Me,, August 25. 1850, but at the age of two years, according to his own story, he took his parents by the hand aud led them to the west. They went to Wisconsin, and there on the banks of the St. Croix river, young Nye was brought up on a farm. He re ceived an academical education at Iiiver Fulls, Wis., and in 1876 went to Wyoming territory, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar. There, as he says, he practiced law in a quiet way, "although frequently warned by the authorities not to ao so. He had plenty of leisure time on his hands, which he used in writing a Bun day letter for the Cheyenne Sun at the rata of $1 a column. In one of his numerous autobiographical sketches Mr. Nye says that that sum, which amounted to nearly $30 a year, so dwarfed bis returns from his law prac tice that he decided to take up newspa per writing as a profession, and accord ingly moved to Denver, where he ob tained a position on the staff of the Den ver iribune. He corresponded from Denver for the Salt Lake Tribune. Later a new paper was started in Laramie called the Boomerang, after a favorite mule owned by Nye, and which he called Boomerang because he never knew where it would strike. At the time Nye edited the Boomerang it was published over a liv ery stable. A sign on the door instructed callers te "twist the tail of the gray mule and take the elevator," The Boomerang was quoted all over the country, and Nye began to get his reputation aa a humorist of note at that time. The paper was not a financial success, but it was the foundation for the fortune which Nye afterwards made as a humorist. Like many humorists, Mr. Nye was a man of almost womanly gentleness of disposition. His amiability was never clouded, and his good humor was as spon taneous as it was good-natured. Ha never forgot a friend. In later years his writings and lecturing brought an in come of over $30,000 a yaar. and he will leave a moderate fortune to his widow and children. Mr. Nye was married in 1876 to Miss Fanny Smith of Chicago. With her and their children; Nye lived happiiy for a long lime on tha banks of the St. Croix, and they went with him to New York city and made home bright on Staten island. Of late years, when he was not going about tha country on lecturing tours, Nye has passed moBt of his time at his country place near this city. Some of the experiences of his life on this farm are among his quaintest and best efforts. Of his ap pearance, all that is necessary to say is that he ""looked lika his pictures," and there is hardly a mac, woman or child who reads newspapers who does not know them by heart. Per haps the most famous of his humorous writings was the letter to the president of the United states accepting me post mastership at Laramie City. That letter was commented upon in seriousness by the London Times, and the comment was, perhaps, as tunny as the original letter, when all the circumstances are taken into consideration. MAY BE A FINE DAY. Weather Men Taking: a Holiday and Have Not ProphnUd for Sunday. The cloudiness which the weather men predicted arrived about twelve hours late, and with it a slight rain in this portion of Kansas. On account of today being the birthday of George Washington the weather men have taken a lay off, and left us completely in doubt as to what manner of weather we will have tomorrow. No predictions were sent out today. Along the lines of the Santa Fe a drizzly, misty condition is re ported as far west as Great Bend. West of that point the weather is cloudy, but no falling weather. Along the lines of the Rock Island cloudy weather is reported with light rains on the Herington andCbicasha divisions. In Texas the weather is cloudy and damp. In New Mexico clear and pleas ant weather exists. la Colorado clear and cool weather is reported. HARTEKJSUICIDES. Michael It. HarWr, Conrrnimu 14t Ohio, Shoot llimselt at I'Mtorla, O. Fostoria, O, Feb. 23. The city wa thrown into fever of excitement at noon today by tha annoucement that Congressman Michael D. Harter had 'committed suicide at tbe home of Mr. a Knapp in this city. When found, Ufa was extinct and it is thought he had been dead several hours. Tha fatal shot was fired from a revolver tha bullet entering the right temple, pene trating tha brain. He was found lying on the bed with the revolver clutched in his left hand, No causa is known for tha act, further than ha had been suffer ing with insomnia for some time past and that his mind gave way. On tha bureau in his room was a letter addressed to his wife in Philadelphia, and on the onteida of the room was found a package of let ters addressed to business associates, but hone have been opened as yet. Yester day afternoon he complained of hav ing a severe pain in his bead, but later in the evening be attended a church supper and seemed to have had an enjoyable time- Return ing borne he retired at the usual hour and nothing occurred to excite tbe lease suspicion. The members of the Knapp family thought the beard Mr. Harter moving about in his room about 5 o'clock this morning, but heard no shot. Mr. liarter has been here for several days on business connected with the Isaac Hunter Milling company. His son Hubert, who lives here is now visiting with his mother in Philadelphia. Mr. Harter is largely interested in a number of industries and represented tbe Fourteenth Ohio dis trict in congress. But for the past two years he has been residing in Philadel phia. CLEVELAND'S PLAN. Will Call a Special Seaaion of Con Kress ir it Adjtfuroi Without Lei luting oil Finance. Chicago, Feb. 22. The Post's Wash ington special says: On the authority of a gentleman who enjoys the personal con fidence of the president, as fully as auy one living, the statement is made that if congress adiourns without currency legislation along the line suggest ed by Mr. Cleveland. he will call a special session and force the issue upon the country as being the question of paramount importance. This ia a startling and sensational proposi tion and is something that has not been considered by the Republi can leaders as. among the possibilities. Speaker Reed and his lieutenants have- expressed -the belief that congress '-can '"get through by the middle of May and thoy are bending their energies to the accom plishment of that purpose. It has never entered into their calculations that the president might have a counter programme. THEIR CAR DELAYED. Sea and Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Feok May Not Get Through. Charles Peck and sisters, Minnie and Ethel, who are on their way to their mother's bedside at San Antonio, Texas, were delayed in leaving Chicago and did not pass through To peka this afternoon as expected. Their special car 555, will arrive over the Rock Island in Kansas City to night, but as there are no night trains wait on the Rock Island until tomorrow morning, they wiil be compelled to -stop in Kansas City until that time or run a special. It is very probable that the cjt will be run as a special, but up to thre o'clock this aftcrnaon no orders had been received in this city to that effect. Latest From Mrs. Peck. Charles Blood Smith of this city re ceived a telegram from George R, Peck this afternoon from Ft. Worth, Texas, stating that Mr. Peck had arrived there this morning and found a telegram saying that Mrs. Peck was no worse and resting quietly. Mr. Peck and Dr. Hogeboom left Ft. Worth at noun on their -ay to San Antonio. MUST HURT FEELINUS. President Cates Says tbe True GoMpel Always Hurts Somebody's Fecliutfs. President George A. Gates of the Iowa college addressed another large audieaca at the Central Congregational churcri last night. His subject was "Jesus in tbe Church," but he talked about citizen ship generally. Ho said he once asked a minister why he did not preach municipal cleanliness and he replied that he was afraid he would hurt someone's feelings. Presi dent Gates then gave it as his opinion that no minister cculd preach the gospel and not expect to hurt someone's feelings. Ha referred to national politics by saying politicians are telling lies by suppressing the truth. He said congressmen are representing districts instead of the whole country, aud said ha was opposed to sending men to congress who believe that the purification of poli tics is an iridescent dream. Crave Robberies at Unionville. Unionville. Mo., Feb. 22, The peo ple of Lemon'a station, a little vi. lags six miles south of here, are in a fever of excitement over the discovery that eight graves iu the town cemetery have been robbed. Among the bodies stolen was that cf Mrs, Mary Jane Williamson, mother-in-law of county clerk, G, W. Houston, of this city. A'warrant has been issued for one of the ghouls whose identity is known. The feeling is so intense that a lynching bee ia feared. The A. O. U. W. special for Leaven worth will leave the Santa Fe depot at 7:80 a. m. Sunday, February 23. Ona fare for the round trip. See J. P. Row ley. G T. agent, for particulars.

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2 STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 22, 1896. CHAMPION FITZ. Is Now the Crack Heavyweight Pugilist of the World. Easily Defeated Peter Maher In the First Round. X BLOW ON THE CHIN. Fight Lasted One Minute and Thirty-Five Seconds. PulledOff in Mexico The Kinet oscope a Failure. Lattgtry, Tex.. Feb. 22. Peter Maher was knocked out by Bob Fitz immons yesterday in the first round, after one minute and thirty-five sec onds of actual fighting'. Fitzsiinmons played the same old game he has so often played before, leading on his opponent until he bad him where he wanted him, and then landed a light ning right-hand swing on the jaw, ana it was over. It was the identical blow that knocked out Jim 11 all in Kew Orleans. For the first part of the round Maher had the best of it. He led often and forced the fighting. In his eagerness to get at Fitzsimmons he commited a palpable foul during a clinch, and was warned by Referee Siler that its repetition would cost him the fight. Maher fought well, but he was no match for his red-beaded opponent, who proved himself one of the craftiest men that ever stepped in the ring. Fitzsimmons is now, by Corbett's action in presenting the championship to Maher, the champion of the world, and after the fight was over he declared through Julian his willingness to defend the champion ship against any and all comers. The kinetoscope was a complete fail ure on account of the rainy weather. The train arrived at about 3:30, Central time, and, over a rocky road, winding about the precipitous cliffs along the Rio Grande, the crowd wended its way to the sandy beach of the river. Forty-two Mexicans had carried the ring material down to the river bank Thursday night after work ing bard all day upon a roadway down the bluff. A narrow x wooden foot bridge had been put up across the swiftly flowing stream. The crowd stumbled over the stony path and waded ankle deep in the sand, guided by little Jimmy White, a boy who came from Toronto to be at the fijjht. The battle ground was a sandy flat upon a big bend in the Rio Urande river on the Mexican side. It was just two miles from the village of LangLry. In the center of a canvas wall, about 200 feet in diameter, the ring was pitched. The board floor was covered with canvas, over which rosin was sprinkled. At one side was the frame compartments for the taking, by the kinetoscope, of the pictures of the fight as it proceeded. On the op posite side of the ring were two little tents for the principals. Little time was lost in getting ready. Before he doffed his street garb, Fitzsimmons stepped up and took a look at the ring. Soon there after he came into the ring wrapped in a striped bath robe. lie was ap plauded by 200 voices vociferously. Fitzsimmons sat down in the corner nearest the steps leading to the plat form. A man near him offered 8100 even on him. As Maher climbed into the ring near the corner he occupied, a voice near by offered 8100 to 875 on Fitzsimmons. There were no takers. Referee George Siler climbed upon the platform al most at the same time as Maher. "Siler," Julian said, "is the money up in cash?" Siler called for the purse. Tom O'Rourke handed up two certified checks. Siler tendered them to Julian, who said they would not do; that they wanted the cash. "We gave you notice three days ago," Fitzsimmons chimed in froni-his chair, addressing himself to Siler, ''that we would not fight unless the money was put up in your hands at the ring side." "They are all right," Tom O'Rourke eaid from the vicinity of Maher's corner, "do you think I would pack 810,000 in cash down here? It is the first time I have ever been questioned. You people have been going around for days cracking." Julian wanted the cash. Siler re iterated that the checks were certi fied and therefore all right. "O, let it go," Fitzsimmons inter rupted, "we have given in to every thing, and we will give in to this." Fitzsimmons' tone was contemptuous and he tossed his head. The utter ance was applauded. Siler took the checks, silently. The On Round right. "Shake hands," Referee Siler said. The men advanced, Fitzsimmons with the air of confidence still showing plainly; Maher promptly, and with more of a familiar air than he had yet 'fcthown. They retired to their corners. In an instant the whistle of warning Bounded, five seconds later the call of "Time" followed. Up sprang Fitz simmons, advancing with his little eyes flashing like balls of burnished blue. Maher's advance was rapid enough to meet Fitzsimmons almost in the middle of the twenty-four-foot ring. His eyes were circled from the recent attack of "alkali eye," and seemed staring like a stage make-up without the deceptive fuotlight glare. The big fight for the heavy-weight championship of the world was at last a reality. Fitz led with his right; Maher backed toward his corner. Fitz landed with his right and a clinch followed. Maher struck Fitz with his right hand while they were clinched and Referee Siler warned hrm that If he did so again he would give the fight to Fitz. After a break away Peter landed hia left on Fits s neck. Close in-nghtiug followed, and Maher succeeded in landing his left on Fitz's upper lip, drawing blood. Fitz landed with left ad right, a clinch followed. Maher feinted and Fitz led with his right, but fell short. A mix-up followed, in which7 Maher landed both right and left, on either side of Fitz's head. Maher led with his left and another clinch followed. Fitzsimmons seemed a bit bothered and broke ground on Maher's lead. Maher followed him up and led with his left, when Fitzsim simmons side-stepped, and swinging his right, landed full on the point of Maher's left chin. Maher measured his length on the floor, his head strik ing the canvas with great force. He vainly attempted to rise, but could not do more than raise his head. Hia sec onds called to him to get up, but he failed to respond, and sank back to the canvas. Maher Tainly tried to rise, and Fitz simmons was declared the victor after the minute ana thirty-five seconds of rather lively fighting. Fitzsimmons' admirers cheered him to the echo and Maher's seconds carried the defeated Irishman to his corner. It was sever al minutes before he realized what haa happened and Fitzsimmons walked over to his corner and shook him by the hand. Fitzsimmons also shook hands with Quinn ana the sec onds in Peter's corner. Barring the slight bleeding at the nose occasioned by the left-hand jab of Maher, the Australian showed no marks of injury and appeared as fresh as at the open ing. Maher showed no signs of pun ishment except a slight break on the skin just above the point of the left chin where t Fitz's master stroke had landed. AFTER THE BATTLE. Maber Takes Hit Defeat Philosophically Fits Cbatts Him. As Maher fell to the floor Fitzsim mons stepped back, his eyes sparkling and a smile playing around his mouth. He gazed upon his fallen foe for about three seconds and then walked over to his corner and sat down. Julian, Mc Coy and Everhardt crowded around him, urging him to get up and fight. "Look out for him, Fitz" yelled Julian. "Look out for him." "Stand up, for heaven's sake," pleaded Everhardt; "he may come at you." "Get away from me; get away from me, I tell you," snarled Fitzsimmons. "It's all over; he's out," and by the time he had finished speaking, Maher's championship was a thing of the past. "There, didn't I tell you he was out?" remarked Fitzsimmons in a peevish tone, as he turned to pull his bath robe up around him to keep out the cold, drizzling rain that was fall ing He sat for a few minutes in his corner, looking acro.ss at Maher, and then jumping briskly to his feet he walked rapidly across the ring and offered his gloved hand to Maher. Peter reached for it, but Fitzsimmons drew it back with a laugh, and getting Julian to untie the string at the wrist he walked back to Maher and offered his bare hand with the remark, '"Well, Peter." Maher reached for the ex tended hand and shook it heartily without rising from his seat or raising his head to look at his conqueror. Aialier was unconscious fifteen sec onds, and it was fully a minute, after he had been carried to his corner, be fore he regained consciousness. lie was not disposed to talk much. He is no talker at any time, and would have had little to say if he had won. "He got me good and hard, and that was all there was in it," he said. "I heard the referee counting and heard the men in my corner calling me to rise, but 1 could not rise. When I knew anything at all I was in my cor ner and they were rubbing my face with water." Fitzsimmons was very modest, con sidering the brilliant victory he won. "I could have put him out the first punch,'' he said, "but did not reach him hard enough. There never was a minute since the match was made that I have anticipated any other re sult than this. I was sure of him at all stages of the game. He was afraid the minute he put up his hands I knew it. It was just like the fight I had with him in New Orleans. I could have licked him long before had I tried, and yet people say he had me nearly knocked out. I just got in on him with my right and caught him square ly on the side of the jaw. I knew it was all over when I landed on him; it was dead easy from the start." General Mabry and twenty-six of his Texas rangers with heavy laden cartridge belts, horse pistols and Win chester rifles, accompanied the train. The rangers and the adjutant general witnessed the fight and enjoyed it. Rut those who had the best view of the show mill were the villagers and persons for miles around who have been looking for it for a week or more. They were perched on the cliffs on the Texas side and they cheered at the knockout more loudly than those close to the ringside. The village of Langtry "has one saloon the Jersey Lily and about fifty res idents. BUI Ny Near the End. Ashevili.e, N. C, Feb. 22. Advices from the home of Bill Nye are that his condition is unchanged. The end is. believed to be a' question of but a short time. Harry Ketfas Given Twenty-One Ye an Hayks Citt. Kan,, Feb. 22. Harry Kerfus, who was convicted in the dis trict court last week for assault with intent to kill upon Arthur Williams on New Year's night, was sentenced this afternoon to 21 years in the peni tentiary. Motion for a new trial was overruled. Train Robbers Are Convicted. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 22. F. M. Fierece and William Cattrell were convicted at Belleville, I1L, of hold ing up and attempting to rob a Mobile Ohio passenger train near Fort Lawa in March, 1894. Noted Desperado Shot. Gukblkt. Ala., Feb. 22. Dick Chil dress, a noted desperado, was shot and killed by Policeman Dick Erwin here last night. 'While in a drunken con dition he was brandishing his pistol, frightening people. The officer was called. Childress started to shoot, but Erwin was too quick for him. A Boston Child Murderer Hanged. Boston, Feb. 22. Angus D. Gilbert was hanged in the Charles street jail to-day for the murder of Alice Ster ling, a child, on April 10, 1895- SALVATION ROW. Herbert Booth Charges Balling ton With Insubordination, Then Dismisses Him From, the Office of Commander. AN EXCITING MEETING. Ballington Booth and Wife Have Left Their Home. A Reward Has Been Offered for Their Discovery. New York, Feb. 22. Ballington Booth, commander Cs! the Salvation army in America, has disappeared with his wife, Maud B. Booth. Their home in Montclair, N. J., is closed. They have not been at the army head quarters ia this city since Thursday. Herbert Booth, baother of Ballington Booth, and commander of the army in Canada, will take charge of the forces here to-day. He offered a reward yes terday to anyone who would tell him where Ballington is. The army ia stirred to great excitement. On the steamship Tentonie Wednes day night, Eva Booth, a sister, arrived from England. Herbert Booth was hastily summoned to New York by Colonel Nicols, assistant staff officer of the army, who came here ostensibly on a mission to investigate the senti ment of repellion in this country against the transfer of Commander Booth to another sphere of action. He arrived on Thursday and on that day a court of inquiry was held by three, with Ballington Booth before them. The proceedings became heated. There were charges and in criminations. Ballington Booth was ordered to proceed at once to England. "I will not go," he said. "This is insubordination," replied Herbert. "You know what that means in the army." "Yes, I know." "It means dismissal." "Then I will accept it," replied the commander. In the heat of the argument that followed, the commander complained bitterly of the injustice of his father removing him arbitrarily from a field where he had labored so long, and in which he hoped ta finish his life. He made use of insubordination, and crit icised the general severely. "This means a trial by court-martial," cried Herbert Booth, springing to his feet. "You have spoken disre spectfully of your father and your general. I prefer charges of insubor dination and disrespect agrinst you. I move that this court proceed to try you for the words." Colonel Nicols supported Herbert Booth. He then made known his full authority. "I have authority to dismiss you from office," he said, "and to appoint your successor. I demand of you all the property of the army in America in your name. You ave dismissed from office-" Then Ballington Booth rose to his feet. "Let it mean dismissal," he said. "I will never stand it" After reciving notice of dismissal he and his wife spent the evening pack ing up their personal belongings. The keys were turned over soon after wards. X RAYS IN DISEASE. Physicians Locate Tuberculosis in a Pa tient's Wrist. Chicago, Feb. 22. Cathode rays will discover the hidden ravages of disease. The dread affection of tu berculosis was located in the wrist of a patient by Dr. James Burry and Electrician Charles E. Scribner yes terday. The full extent of the mal ady was measured. This is the first time in this country, if not in the world, that the value of Roentgen's discovery in the exposing of internal ravages of disease has beea illus trated. The experiment was made npon one of Dr. Burry's patients. A clear negative was developed in half an hour. It showed the carpal bones were matted together in the tuber cular growth so as to stop the circula tion. SIXTY HORSES BURNED. Idurge Livery and Sale Stable at St Joseph Destroyed by Fire. St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. iS. Fire, caused by the bursting of a gas pipe, destroyed the large livery and sale stable of Ducate Grantham at a late hour last night. Sixty horses were burned. The loss is about $00, 0C0; insurance, 33,000. OVER lOO LIVES LOST. Terrible Destruction During a Storm of the Black Sea. London, Feb. 22, The Times has a i dispatch from Odessa which says that J 1 A. during liio recent storms on the Black sea seven steamers and eighteen sailing vessels foundered and 100 lives were lost. Depew Declines to Speak at Lawrence. Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 2.- Chauncey Depew has declined to address the law students of the State university at commencement. His reason given was that, as the faculty had refused Ingersoll, he could not accept. Thrown From Bis Horse and Killed. Chiixicothz, Mo., Feb. 22. H. New ton Knox, a well to do farmer resid ing nine miles south of this city, was found dead in the highway near the bridge across Grand river. No inquest was held as it was plain that Knox had been thrown from his horse and dragged about thirty feet by the stirrup. Sir John Milllas Chosen. London, Feb. 22. Sir John E. Mil lias, baronet, was elected president of ido noyai scsueuij yestcraay. in suc- cession to the late Lord Leighton. 1NG ALLS' SOKE THROAT Prevents Ilia Speaking-In New York City He Goes to Montpelier, Vt. Nkw Yobk, Feb. 22. A disappointed audience went away from the Harlem Presbyterian church to which they had gone expecting to hear ex-benator John J. Ingalls sneak; on "Paternalism and Government" Mr. Iogalls was ill, and although ha was present ha did not speak, so the crowd got its admission money back and' had an opportunity of seeing him gratis. The train on which the ex-ssnator came from Boston on Sanday night was blocked near Hartford for six hours by a freight wreck and something wentwroDg with the steam pipes. Mr, Iogalls get a bad cold, which was by no means im proved by his speaking at Sag Harbor on Monday night. A doctor whom he consulted yesterday told him positively that unless ha wished to have serious difficulty with his throat he must not attempt to speak that even ing. Today he goes to Montpelier where he is to speak. Later on he will endeavor to fill his date here. WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE Blse la the Price of Honda Strengthens Confidence. Nkw Yobk, Feb. 22. R. G. Dun Co's weekly review of trade says: The restoration of the treasury re serve has been effected with remark ably little monetary disturbance, though stringency in many mar kets, greater elsewhere than here, and greater in commercial than in other loans, has somewhat retarded business. The rapid rise in the price of bonds strengthens public confideac. While money markets are growing easier as rapidly as could be expected, after the withdrawal of over $70,000, 000 from unemployed funds, the ex pected activity in commercial loans does not appear, as offerings are small. In no important branch of business is there yet apparent much disposition to expand. Purchases to cover several months' actual consumption were made within a few weeks on rising markets last fall; distribution to con sumers has been slow and reductions in prices have not brought a renewal of such buying. Prices of commodities, as a whole, are now at the lowest average ever known. Receipts of wheat continue heavy, 2,415,558 bushels for the week, against 1,612,517 last year, and depress the price of February delivery, to 72je, although what is nominally called a cash price is 7c higher. In almost all manufactured pro ducts, decline continues, though in some classes quotations are so irreg ular that the change cannot be accu rately measured. Failures for the week have been 280 ia the United States, against 302 last year, and 66 in Canada, against 33 last year. Sank Clearings. New York, Feb. 22. The following 'table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the clearances at the cities named and the percentages of increase or decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: New York f St9,0"3, .S3 49.. Chicaso !4,;71,9.i3 tt.O St. Louis 22,i6',v.ii 8.2 Kansas City 93.57t 10. o Omaha 8,vn6,4w 10.6 Denver 2,717,S'J8 8.4 St. Joseph 1,1 9.1! 13.6 Lincoln 215,fiil 14.6 Wichita 4i;9,4J 2S.1 Topeita 1.010,01. 53.0 CORBETT TALKING. The Pompadour Champion Wants to Share in the Advertising. Chicago, Feb. 22. Corbett had a big house at the Haymarket last night, and he was wildly cheered when he read the following telegram: "H. L. Beach, Associated Press correspond ent, Langtry, Texas. Tell Fitzsim mons to come to Chicago as soon as he possibly can and I will make a match with him for any amount to fight him in any place on earth. Ar rangements can be made in the As sociated Press office, Western Union building. I leave here to-morrow nip-ht and return the first of March. Tell Fitzsimmons to name the day he will be here between March 1 and 6 and we will have no trouble agreeing upon terms. James J. Cobbett." Corbett, after reading the telegram, placed $1,000 in the hands of Manager Davis of the Haymarket theater. "There are only three places on earth where we can fight," said Cor bett; "England, South Africa and Australia. I will go to any one of those places to meet this man. I want him to do business, that's all I want. I want to say right here, as a younr American of Irish descent, that I will meet any man on the face, of the earth." AGAINST RETRENCHMENT. The Honse Totes Down a Salary Reduc tion Amendments Wi shin ton, Feb. 22. The House, in committee of the whole, refused to follow some of the Republican leaders in the matter of reducing the salaries of Indian inspectors from $3,000 to $2,500, the latter being the salary in the law for the current year. An ap peal was made to the House in behalf of economy and retrenchment and was defeated. APPLES FOR QUEEN TIC. She Has Six Bnrrela Sent to Her Every "Tear From VlreTlnla. Charixttk6VIIXB. Feb. 22. Captain J. Killebrew has just visited Albemnrle county to see about the apples the queen of England eats. Fifteen years aeo an English gentle man traveling in Virginia had bis atten tion directed to the Albemarle .pippin, and was so pleased that he sent a barrel of them to queen Victoria. Every jear since an order of six bar rels comes to a grower, who has his orchards between Charlottesville and AftOD, an top of the Bine Ridge moun tains. The applea for the queen ara specially packed in polished barrels, with a small United States flag and an English Jack painted on the top. England's Enormoas Navy Bndg-et. London, Feb. 21. It is stated that 35 million dollars will be devoted to naval work in this car's budget. CRIPPty REEK. Latest News From the Great Gold Fields. A Kansas Man's Advice is" "Stay at Home." COAL $7 PER TON. Lumber Scarce and Bents Are Very High. Wages Are High Where One Can Find Employment. Canst, Kan., Feb. 22. D. K. Cribbs, who left here some time since fur Crip ple Creek has written home to a friend a good idea ef the camp. Hers is the letter: "I consider this a healthy climate. We are about 9,000 feet above the sea level; the air is light and pure. We have some very cool, winter weather. In summer it rains much of the time. "At present an experienced miner or man having a trade or honorable profes sion has no trouble to get employment, but people are arriving, probably a hun dred a day, and when the spring boom comes it is likely there will be a surplus of labor so that a man not havicig friends to assist him will stand a poor chance to get employment "At present, wages are about aa follows pgr day of 8 hours: Experienced miners and carpenters. $3; common laborers, $2; team and driver, $4: bookkeepers, $60 to 100 per month; professional cook, $10 to $15 per week; dining room girls, $5 to $7 per week. Board and bed, $6 and upward; single meal, 25 cents; bed, 50 cents; flour, $3.50 per cwt.; best meats, lSJic.; eggs and butter, 25 to 30c; coal, $7 per ton; oats, $1.30 per cwt. Five lumber companies cannot supply the de mand for lumber, hence rents are very high. "Any one expecting to looate here had better come before the spring rush is on. But my advice would be to friends who have a home and business, stay with it and not sacrifice a certainty for an uncertainty." JONES HAS NO FA11H. Cripple Creek Will Not be Granted a Free Dellvf ft. Washington, Feb. 22. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones has allowed Postmaster John C Rose at Cripple Creek a sufficient appropriation to em ploy three additional clerks, which, he thinks, will be enough to transact the business there. He has fully decided not to establish a free delivery system at Cripple Creek, as he says he is not satisfied that the popu lation there will be permanent. He has an idea that after what he calls "the mining craze" has subsided the people will drift away. TURNED ON THE HOSE. The Salvation Army Doused With Water and Leaders Arrested. Cripplb Crekk, Feb. 22. Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock Mrs. Nuttal, accompanied by the little band of Salva tionists, congregated in front of the jail. Mrs. Nuttal requested permission to en ter the jail and pray for the souls of the prisoners. This privilege being denied, they cammenced to hold religious ser vices. The police officers requested them to move, but failing to obey orders, they at last arrested Mrs. Nuttal, then the meet ing qnietly dispersed and Mrs. Nuttal was released on bail. During the meet ing some of the firemen, led by Charley Cohen, ran the hose cart through the crowd and turned an the water. WITES TAKE PART. 'The Stmssle for Theater Palrousgt In I.a Harpe, III., Is Fierce. Burlington, Iowa, Feb. 22. A novel struggle for the survival of the fittest is on between rival opera houses at La Harpe, 111. Manager Coulson converted his hall into aa opera house, painted a huge sign on it and invited attractions to play free, including a bid for the regular meetings of the brass band. The band accepted and gave minstrel shows at Couison's when regular attractions played at Locke's opera heuse. The wives of the managers have now taken up the fight and Mrs. Coulson gave a big stag party for her husband last evening in opposition to the Boston Ideals, playing at Locke's. ;pope I.eo Grants a Divorce. Halifax, N. Feb. 22. A decree of divorce, approved by Pope Leo XIII the first of its kind ever recorded ia Canada has been graDted John Keefe, separating him from his wife on the grounds of Infidelity on the part of the woman. Much interest is excited by the concession from Rome, as never bo fore has a divorce been recognized in this country by Roman Catholic authority. Sleepless, no appetite and very mnch run Iowa, was the condition of my husband. Since taking Hood's Sarsaparilla he has wonderfully improved, and he now eats and sleeps well; in fact, he is all right. Hood's Sarsaparilla we esteem very highly." U9S.HibtCos RIGAN, 1040 Cedar St., Pueblo, Colorado. Hood's Pills i111 tn3PSI&x, jWej fs.i!3j Nervous THE ITEVKABBIAGE. It Briars Anguish to the Soul of the Ten nessee Philosopher. But the Windy City saw another sight recently which was mora wonderful than any the marriage by which Mr. Alexan der Frederick Jenkins beoame Alexander Frederick Johnson 1 He became enamored of Adelaide Johnson, agreed soon to taks her name and "dough," and, In the pres ence of divers witnesses. Including Sweet est Susan B. Anthony, a beautiful maid who presumably ,paxne with Dan Noah in that celebrated voyage to the postdiluvian world, he was duly led to the sham b or, rather, the altar and was offered as a sac rifice to new womanism. I think I see him now, with demure mien and downcast eyes, taking upon himself the vows to obey, etc., smiling sweetly and blushingly as he Is congratu lated upon allowing the yoke to fall upon his neck; carried tremblingly In his virgin pulohritude to the bridal chamber and put to bed, his heart ticking like a Water bury watoh, and listening to his better half's plans for the honeymoon. Chesterfield was wrong when he declared that a she fool is the biggest fool of all, for, behold, there is one he fool who looms like the Colossus of Rhodes above all fools Shame, where is thy wonted crim son glow? New womanism, what ridicu lous things are done in thy name! Mem phis Commercial-Appeal. THE OLD STOEY. Mexicans Are Becoming- Crazy Over a Searoh For Treasure. An odd hunt for buried treasure has been In progress lately in the little mountain town of Chilili, 40 miles east of Albu qurque, N. M. Ruins of Spanish and In dian settlements have been found in sev eral places thereabout. Some weeks ago a band of gypsies came to Chilili, and the chief told the Mexicans there that by dig ging in a certain place they would come upon a cedar post, and that the cedar post was a guidepost from which he would be able to locate buried treasure to the value of some $3, 000, 000. The gypsy told the Mexicans to dig un til they found the post and then await his return. Then, with his band, he started for the ruins of Gran Qui vera. The Mex icans dug for a day or two, and finally came upon the cedar post, just as they were told they would. Then, unable to curb their curiosity, they kept on digging and have been digging ever since. They have unearthed several heavy walls and other remains ef buildings which in dicate that the place is the site of a Span ish or prehistoric city. Now every one who can get a plok and shovel is digging for dear life. The gypsy hasn't been? seen since his first appearance. THE NEWEST TOT. Here Is a Novelty From Paris. Which Ev ery Boy Can Make at Home. The very latest in toys from Paris has made its appearance in New York. It is an ingenious optical illusion. Two panes of glass make the front and rear walls of a reservoir, whioh is filled with clear water. The front is made of corrugated but clear glass. The rear one is of smooth plate. A figure of a man cut out of cardboard is attached to a wire that passes under the reservoir. As the picture is drawn toward the op erator, who is looking at it through the corrugated glass, the figure appears to bo walking in a most natural manner. A clown, with his pointed cap balanced on his nose, seems to be exerting all his cun ning to preserve its equilibrium as well as his own. Horses move, little dogs dance, geese waddle, all in a manner to produce much amusement. Any colored pictures out from newspapers or magazines may be used with this simple yet ingenious toy, thereby prolonging its novelty and enter taining favor indefinitely. An ingenious youth will find this a new and amusing way to produce puppet shows and toy the atricals. New York Journal. Real Bookworms at Cornell. Mr. Austin, an assistant librarian, in cataloguing the fine Dante collection pre sented to Cornell university by Professor Willard Fiske, found some live bookworms in an edition of the divine oomedy bearing the date MDXXXYI. This is the third time only that these rare insects have been found in an American library. Carefully removing the worms, whioh were eating from front to back and had only readied the front pagos of the "Inferno," Mr. Austin took them to Professor Com stock of the entomological department. There, after making sure that they were genuine bookworms, they were developed, and, having secured the beetles, they were bred from uutil there were sufficient eggs, bookworms and beetles for the university museum and enough more to make Mr. Austin a present of a good' sized vial full of each. New York Post. One Advantage of Bolng Right Hearted. Very meager but very reliable advices were received from Milburn, a hamlet south of Anderson, Ind., that a sensational attempt at murder was made upon John Reville, a young man, the other night. The name of. the assailant oannot be learned. He placed a revolver over the place where Reville's heart should be and palled the trigger. It happens that Re ville is one of the few men whose deform ity Is wearing the heart on the right side. It will save his life. Other than carrying his heart on the wrong side, Reville is physically perfect St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Longfellow's Grandniecn Kicks. An entertainment was given at Wood side. N. Y.. Thursdav niarht under the auspices of the Roman Catholio church of the village for the benefit of the building fund. Some of the more demure matrons who graced the occasion by their presence were shocked when pretty Miss Carrie Longfellow demonstrated her right to a niche in fame as a high kicker. She easily kicked a tambourine held above her head. Miss Longfellow is a grand niece of the poet of that name. New York World. Uvingstone Will So to Teaesnela. Representative Livingstone of Georgia, who recently received an invitation from some ot the leading citizens of Caracas to visit Venezuela whn the national con gress assembles next month, has deoided to accept the Invitation. Ha said that his public duties could be so arranged that he can leave Washington for a period of three weeks in March. It is his purpose, there fore, to sail for La Ouayra on March 10. Cigarettes Ousting Cigars. Govnrninant figures, just issued, show that nearly 4,000,000,000 cigarettes were manufactured last year, which was 436, 000,000 more than were made In 1804. The production of cigars fell off over 25, 000,000, but 4.181,000,000 were made last J rear. Chicago Times-Herald. ancer Of the Breast. Mr. A. H. Crausby Is one of the best known and most highly respected citi zens of Memphis, and resides at 153 Kerr street in that city. Some years ago hia wife noticed a small lump in her breast. She thought nothing of it, but it increased in size rapidly, and soon broke through the skin and commenced to discharge. She was at once put under treatment of the best physicians, but they -rery soon found that they could do her no good, and simply prescribed antiseptics to keep the place clean. Both her grandmother and aunt, by the way, had died with cancer, and when ap prised of this fact the doctors said that they would not attempt to save her; that she was incurable. Although the cancer had by this time become deep seated and her health very low, one of the most noted specialists of New York then treated her. After treating her awhile, this doctor admitted that the MRS. A. H. CRAUSBY. case was hopeless and further treat ment useless. "It is difficult to im agine how despondent we all became," said Mr. Crausby, "knowing that the must die and unable to give her any relief. I had spent over five hundred dollars with the best medical 6kill to be had, and felt that there waa no further hope. "One day I happened to read an ad vertisement of S. S. S., recommending that remedy for cancer, and in view of the failure of the most eminent physi cians in the country, I confess I had little faith left in any human ag-ency. However, I purchased a bottle of S.S.S., and to my delight it seemed to benefit her. After she had taken a couple of bottles the cancer began to heal, and astonishing as it may seem, a few bot tles more cured her entirely. You can probably better understand how re markable this cure was when I explain that the cancer had eaten two holes in the breast two inches deep. These healed up entirely, and although ten years have elapsed, not a sign of the disease has ever returned, and we are assured of the permanence of the cure, which we at first doubted. "As my wife inherited the cancer, I certainly regard S. S. S. as the most wonderful remedy in the world, and it is truly a Godsend to those afflicted with this terrible disease. You may be sure that I shall always be grateful to that remedy, for without it my home would now be desolate and my chil dren motherless." The above is but one of many re markable cures being daily made by S. S. S. Cancer is becoming alarm ingly prevalent, and manifests itself in such a variety of forms, that any lump, sore or scab, it matters not bow small, which does not readily heal up and dis appear may well be regarded with suspicion. We will gladly send to any address, full accounts of several other cures fully as remarkable as this one. For real blood troubles, S. S. S. has no equal. It wipes out completely tb.2 most obstinate cases of blood diseases, which other remedies do not seem to touch. S. S. S. gets at the root of the disease, and forces it out permanently. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegeta ble, and is a positive and permanent cure for Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism and all traces of bad blood. Our valuable books will be mailed free to any address. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. For Purity and v Strength J QYPSY QUEEJU POWDET r- Is Guaranteed to be Equal to Any In th Market. To the Editor Please inform your read ers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timel7 nse thousands of hopeless cases have been per manently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy free to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express and post office address. SJLSlocom, M.C., 133 Pearl St., New Xorfc COiSUiPTIOf

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STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. -FIRSTJTRIAL Aseptolin, Dr. Edson's New Con sumption Cure4. x Being Administered to a Hutch f inson Man. SICK MAN IS HOPEFUL. Thinks that the Remedy is Cur ins: Him. Other Kansas News of General Interest. v, Hctchirson, Feb, 22. Mr. C L. Bowman, of this city, who ia afflicted with lung trouble, is the first in the vi cinity to try the new "aseptolin" cure for consumption, discovered by Dr. Ed son of New York. Dr. A. M. Hutch inson sent to New York and secured a quantity of the medicine, and is admin istering it to Mr. Bowman daily. The medlcrae is a liquid, looking like water, having- a strong smell of carbolic acid and from the formula is said to be com posed of pilocarpine, phenol and water. Chemically it is known s pilocarpine-phenol-hydrcxide, but Dr. Edson has named it aseptolin." From 50 to 100 drops of this fluid are injected daily with a hypodermic syringe, generally in the abdominal walla, The puncture with the needle smarts a little, but the patient soon becomes accustomed to it and does not mind it. It leaves a burn- tag sensation for a few moments, then Basses off, leaving: no further discomfort. except slight tenderness at the points of puncture. Accompanying the injection treatment a spray of ether aud iodoform is used in the throat, and wheu this is not tolerated a preparation 'of phenol glycerine and water is inhaled. The theory of the remedy is that consumption is the result of the action of myri ads of bacilli in the blood, which lodge in the the lungs aud other tissues, breaking them down and destroying them. The remedy injected under the skin is a germicide, and accompanying the blood to every part of the system, kills all germs with which it comes in contact The spray and inhalation is to reach germs in the throat, lungs and bronchial tubes. The medicine is not expensive. Two I dollars will pay for enough to last a month. Any physician can get the rem edies and use them, and a complete de scription, with all the formulas can be found in the New York Medical Record of February 8, 1896. No one but phy sicians is allowed to use the remedies. Mr. Bowman feels quite sanguine that the remedy is going to cure him. The experience thus far in its use is quite satisfactory. lKES TBE ISKX DAVIS, MlMaurt Pippin tad Joaatkan Jade Wallhou. an ,Orohardlnj;. Manhattan, Feb. 22. Judge F. Well house of Fairmount, recently delivered an address on "orcharding" before the school of agriculture. Among the chief obstacles to success-, ful orcharding, the first named was the difficulty in selecting varieties, hardy in This climate, prolific and marketable. The judge was fifteen years in studying this problem before beginning his or chard planting, and after .twenty years of expierence with the six varieties chosen for trial, commends the Musouri pippin, the Ben Davis, and the Jonathan as meeting the requirements of commer cial orcharding. For m4Atinr incAnta artaH atn th. juuga iBvurs morougn spraying witn London purple and Bordeaux mixture; and has himself invented sprayers an d nozzles for that purpose. Against winda, protection on the south and west is ad vantageous. Against deterioration from exhaustion of the soil, he sows clover to remain upon the land permanently 1 without removal of any of the product. Against the glut of the apple market, be employs cold storage from October to April COST OF IRRIGATION. A Model Plant Established for $40 that Will JSusiljr lrrlrat Tn Acr... Ultsses, Feb. 22. The model irri gating plant has been completed by T. W. Marshall on his farm, one and one half miles northwest of Ulysses. The comparative small cost proves that irri gation can be made a success. This mill is an 8-foot aermofer with a wooden tower, equipped with a six-iuch Stone pump. Tuo reservoir is 80x100 feet, and iB 6 feet deep, having a capac ity of 387,9 J3 gallons, "a sufficient quan tity of water to easily irrigate ten acres of ground. The total depth of the well is 38 feet, the first water being found at 11 feet. The maximum lift of the water is 20 feet. The capacity of the pump is 2,600 gallons per hour. All this is ac complished with an 8 foot wheel. Mr. Marsnall purchared everything new and hired all the work done. Fol- lowing ia the cost: "'Mill, tower and pump with coBt of construction. 66 00 Reservoir S3 25 Well SI 15 Total cost. 132 4J Mr. Marshall now has a plant in opera tion that will easily pay for itself the .'first Beason. Any person that can per form the labor part himself can put in a aimilar plant at an actual money outlay Of 40, V I DISCUSSED DIPHTHERIA. Doctors B.IIot. All Cue! .f Soro Throat Should Km Quarantln.d. Lkavbn worth, Feb. 22. -Diphtheria .was the principal topic for discussion at She annual meeting of the Eastern K.an-t-'Bus Medical society in this city. The doctors decided by an almost Unanimous vote, on motion of Dr. Lind say of Topeka, that all cases of sore throat should be" quarantined, aud that all such children should be kept from school until such time as a bacteriologi cal examination could be made to deter mine whether or not the case was diph theria. BLEW OUT A CYLINDER. -tN porlla Eacino at tho Atclilson Street Hallway Power Usui Cornea to Grief. Atchison, Feb. 22, At 9!45 o'clock gines at the railway power house blew ont a cylinder head. The accident oc curred without the slightest warning, causing great. commotion, and filling the power house with steam. The plant was shut down at once, and in fifteen minutes the machinery wa3 in motion again, being propelled by the re lief engine. The cylinder of the dis abled engine is a complete wreck, and it will take considerable time to repair it. The damage will amount to f 1,200. FALL LEAF MURDER. Tho Coroner's Iiquut Develop No Clue as to Motive or Murderer. Leavenworth, Feb. 22. There has nothing developed as yet to show a mo tive for the murder of T. J. Lamborn at Fall Leaf, or who committed the deed.. Coroner McGill examined eight or ten witnesses, but they told nothing that would tend to furnish a solution to the murder mystery. The jurv will not render a verdict until February 29. On the witness stand the son Charles told a very straight story. He said he and his sister on Monday evening went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis.about five miles distant, to attend a dance, leav ing their father at home alone. It was late when the dance concluded and he left for home about three-quarters of an hour before his sister and her beau left. When he reached home he said he went directly to his room and retired for the remainder of the night. His sister, he said, came in later and also retired. Neither of them went to the kitchen that night. The next morning, Tuesday, he arose early and went out to do up the chores, again failing to go through the house. Later his sister got up and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast' It was then she made the horrible discovery; her aged father lay on the floor literally hacked and broken to pieces. DOWN IN THE EARTH. Cottonwood and Strong Will Sink Pros pect Role 3,000 Feet. Cottoxwood Falls, Feb. 22. At a re cent meeting of the citizens of this city and Strong, VV. P. Martin. J. D. Minick and J. L. Cochran were appointed a com mittee to ascertain the probable cost of sinking a prospect hole 3,000 feet deep at some point in this vicinity. The Lantry brothers offer to pay one dollar for every two raised by the tax payers. SENATOR BAKER'S FATHER-IN-LAW. Mr. Higgfnbotliam I)Un at Denver at the Age of TO Veare. Leavenworth, Feb. 22. A A. Hig ginbotham, father-in-law of Senator Lu cien Baker, died yesterday at his home in Denver. Paralysis was the cause. Mr. Higginbotham was 70 years old. He located in Leavenworth with his family in the latter fifties and for many years was an extensive, dealer in real es tate. He was wealthy and used to own and occupy the handsome residence now owned by Fred Harvey. About fifteen yei.rs ago Mr. Higginbotham moved to Denver. LORD SCULLY WORSTED. Kansas Landlords Must Give Notioo of Their Liens. El Dorado, Feb. 22. Lord Scully, Butler county's baron, has been defeated in the court of appeals. Aside from the fact that a lord figured in the case, of course merely by his attorneys, the case is interesting in regard to the standing of tenants to landlords in this state. The case was entitled William Scully against J. II. Porter. In 1SS? William Scully was the owner of a 200 acre farm. He leased it to one J. W. Bledsoe for a period of five years, rents payable in cash annually. In 1890 Bledsoe raised a crop of corn on the leased farm. About Jan. 20, 1891, Bledsoe sold the corn to J. H. Porter, who did not take it away. Scully then attaohed the corn, when the coroner, acting for Porter, replevined it from the sheriff and Scully. At the trial in the district court Scully was de feated. The court of appeals decided that there was no notice of a landlord's lien in the register's office. TRIES TO ESCAPE AT HUTCHINSON. James Smith is Shot Through tho Arm By au Officer. Hutchinson, Feb, 22. James Smith, a man about town was arrested yesterday at 3 o'clock by Constable Morris. Smith is charged with enticing a girl under 18 years of age, named Via Williams to Kiltie Paxton's immoral bonse. Justice Barciay bound Smith over in the sum of $200. While he was being taken to jail he made a break for liberty and the constable shot him, the ball striking him in the arm. He was recap tured and lodged in jail. The girl in tho case says she is only seventeen years of age, and that she is au orphan. She came to the city from the country some time ago to find work and alleges that Smith enticed her to the Paxton woman's house, where she was kept for several days. WANT A DISTILLERY. Leavenworth Citizens Trying; to Raise a fiuuai for One. Leavenworth, Feb. 22. D. F. Sor row and other eastern capitalists inter ested in the distillery at Prforia, 111., have submitted a proposition to erect a $150, 000 plant here, provided .they are given a bonus of $25,000 in real estate and cash. Last night a meeting of twenty-five of the leading citizens was held to take steps towards raising the bonus. The plant will distill only alcohol for scientific and manufacturing purposes, and there will be no conflict with the Kansas prohibitory laws. THE KINGMAN CREAMERY. Farmers Cows Pay an Average of 94.12 Par Month. Kingman, Feb. 22. The Kingman county creamery has paid out $85,416 to farmers for milk since March, 1894. The number of patrons increased in 1895 from 112 to 175; 4,673,000 pounds of milk were handled, the company paying $35,307. The cost of operation was $6,500 and the net profits f 598. Farmers averaged $4.12 per month from each cow. Profit in Knffir Corn. Hiawatha, Feb. 22. The farmers of Brown county are turning their attention to the raisins of Kafiir corn. James Hite, of Baker, raised 12 acres, 64 bushels to the acre and 6 tons of fodder. Kaffir corn sells at 75 cents a bushol. We mend and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam laundry. INTERNATIONAL. Johnnie Johnson and Jimmy Michael Will Contest. The Money is Deposited for Early Meeting1. an EACH IS A WONDER. Both Productions of the World's Greatest Trainers. Small Odds Are Offered on the American Cycler. New York, Feb. 22. Followers of cycling have not lost sight of the fact that there is supposed to be money de posited to secure a meeting of the inter national cyclists, Johnnie Johnson and Jimmy Michael, the little Welsh cham pion. Our Johnnie will eoon be in Europe with the veteran and widely known trainer. Ton Eck, and it the champion cyclist-skater does not carry the etars and stripes against the union jack of their Jimmy hundreds will be disappointed. Johnson and Michael are distinctly dis similar physical characters, although each ia a wonder in his way. But these wheelmen, singularly enough, are the productions of the world's great trainers Eck and "Chop py" Warburton. Warburton is an impenetrable mystery to the French, who saw their idols of the path defeated by little Michael's gener alship. He is the only Eck in Europe. He ia the most unique character of the oriental cycling world and his solicitude for the men he has iu charge has become proverbial. His appearance in an arena with his brown soft hat and the awk ward gait of a veteran pedestrian is al ways the signal for repealed cries of "Choppy," and these do not cease until he gives the expected salute. EVERY GIRD KILLED. Blaooe and Montgomery Do tho Best Shooting? of the Season. One of the prettiest live bird matches of the season was shot at the grounds of the West Side Gun club yesterday after noon between H. S. Montgomery and L. Biscoe. The race was at 15 pigeons per man and every bird was killed, though Mr. Montgomery was unfortunate in having two fall out of bounds, while Mr. Biscoe shared a like fate on his first bird. The pigeons were selected from 90 which Mr. Palmer had on hand, and they were corkers. The wind helped the birds in their race for life, and the first bird for each man got over the boundary with the help of the breeze carrying a great deal of shot After that each man settled down and the shooting was regular until Mr. Montgomery's 6ih bird. He had to gather his fifth bird near the line, and when he shot at the sixth he was nervous aud out of breath. From that one it was a pretty race with out a mistake on either side. Mr. Biscoe used his "J, pound 12 guageL. C. Smith gun. Mr. Montgom ery's weapon was his Greener, same weight and guage as his rival's. Both men used the same loads, 3 drams of E (J. behind 1j ounces of No. 7 shot for the first barrel and the same load and No. 6's for the second. Jesse Elliott refereed -satisfactorily. The score: Montgomery 1112222211 2 2 213. Biscoe 1212111111218 114. e Dead out of bounds. Mr. Montgomery was successful in the weekly shoot for the target medal. The score: Elliott, 15; Montgomery, 21; Biscoe,18; McDermott, 13. SANGER'S CLAIM ALLOWED. Hamilton Was Paced to the Third by a Quad. New YotK, Feb. 22. After long weeks of discussion- Chairman George Gideou, of the racing board of the L. A. W., has disallowed the claim for the world's un paced mile record made by William Hamilton at Colorado of 2:00 2-5. This decision gives the record to Walter C Sanger, who made the mile in the same time. It transpired shortly after Hamilton's record was made that he had been paced to the tape by a quad, which dropped him at that point. Sanger,. on the con trary, was not paced even in his start and made the entire mile actually unpaced. A BICYCLE ROAD. A New York Man to Build Ona In Tho Andes. New York, Feb. 22 F. W. Dunton, of the King 3, Queens and Suffolk com pany, and best Known as a promoter of a remarkable contrivance called the "bicycle railroad," Bays he is now nego tiating with parties in a South American republic, who propose to build a bicycle railroad from the head of navigation of a large river to the capital of a republic, which is a city of 75,000 people. The length of the road, as proposed, will be eighty miles, partly over moun tainous country, where the cost of a standard gauge railroad would exceed the cost warranted by the traffic likely to result. A CINDER PATH. A Peoria Cycler Otters .i,O0O Prime List For a Road Race. Chicago, Feb. 22. Information was received today from Peoria that Fred Pattee, a bicycle manufacturer, has do nated a $5,000 prize list for a national road race, to be known as the Cinder Path Road Kace, and to be contested this season at Peoria, The gross receipts of this great eveut, which will undoubtedly attract ail the prominent wheelmen of the country, are to be used in building a per manent cinder path between Chicago and Peoria, beside one of the railroad tracks. Pattee estimates that the path would cost $200 a mile to construct, or $40,000 in all, and that $20,000 could be raised from the race. Cyclers to 60 Abroad. Chicago, Feb. 22. It seems likely that Charley il. Murphy and Eddie Bald will go abroad this year to do some racing early in the season. These riders, with other class B men, have taken up bicycle racing as a means of livelihood, "and must race for cash; so that unless some professional events with liberal purses materialize this year, it is likely that a big batch of class B riders will go abroad. Anctlou of Trotters. New Yohk, Feb. 22. About 350 head of trotting stock will be sold at auction in the Madison Square Garden, February 25, 26, 27 and 28, by Peter C. Kellog Co. Prominent breeders in California, Kentucky and the east will be represent ed, and among the horses are the eet of Nephew. Kentucky Wilkes, Ph alias, Anteo, Guy Wilkes, Direct, Stamboul, and Mambrino King. Bicycle Without Gearing. Duluth; Feb. 22. A .biycele without gearing or sprockets, that does away with greasy chains and avoids a dead center, is what a manufacturing compa ny of Duluth will put on fhe market this year. A Chicago firm is now building the first wheel, which will be completed in about ten days. JACK HARRIS ANNOUNCES Ho is a Candidate for Congress in tho Sec ond District. Department Commander J. P. Harris of the Kansas G. A. K. who lives at Otta wa, is the latest announced candidate for congress ia the Second district. "Jack" Harris has been considered an aspirant for the office of governor but with a close fight in the Second district for the nomination for congress he prob ably thinks his chances are better in that directipn. Tb.e candidates now are Har ris, Funston and Buchan. OSBOUN A DARK HOUSE. It Is Suggested Tliat He May Y et Be Bronx' lit Out lor lclef:ate-at-I.arsre. Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborn has up to the present been considered as a pos sible dark horse candidate for delegate-at-large to the Republican national con vention "in event of a close fight at Wichita. Both Captain Johnson and Major Anderson are hard at work looking after their interests in this county and next week ward meetings will be held every night in the interest of local candi dates. COLOR ON STATE HOUSE. Washburn Celebrates Her Victory by Put ting Her Colors on the Dome. When Washburn found out this morn ing that the revised decision of the judges gave her orator the first place in the state contest, about twenty of her stu dents took a piece of the Washburn blue muslin, a yard wide and long enough to reach across Kansas avenue, and tied it on the state house dame. F. L. Piatt of Washburn lost less points than anybody fourteen. Baker's C. B. Dalton.lost ssxteen points and was given second place. The other places were: II. W. Randolph of the College of Emporia, third: C W. Meyer of the Southwest university, Winfield, fourth Elson Thayer of Ottawa univer sity, fifth; P. A. Claassen of Kansas university, Lawrence, sixth and J. E. Tuthill of Wesleyan, Salina, seventh. The election will take place this after noon. The meeting of the College Press as sociation was held in the Copeland par lors yesterday afternoon and had a ban quet at five. 0 GIVES THE NEWS. A Jonrnl "Extra" Gave the Acoonnt of the Prize l'lfhtLast Night. Last night's issue of the "Journal Extra" giving full and complete ac count of the prize fight between Fitz simmons and Maher had large sales. Hundreds of copies were sold on the streets. The contestants met at the ring sido at 5 o'clock in a remote portion of Old Mexico, and before 6 o'clock newsboys were selling State Journal's on the streets with a full and complete account. A. P. RETRENCHMENT. Receiver Smith Abnlinhlng and Combin ing Offices. San Francisco, Feb. 22. Receiver C. W. Smith of the Atlantic Pacific rail way, has inaugurated a system of re trenchment. He spent several days her this week, and made several changes, to take effect March 1. John J. Byrne, general passenger aeent will be retired. The general freight agency in this city will be abolished. H. C. Bush, at pre sent freight agent, will be given the title of general agent of the freight and passenger departments. John L. Trus low, assistant general passenger agent, will also be retired. The general office of the freight and passenger departments will in future be located at Albuquerque, N. M. Receiver Smith has gone ..to Albuquerque where further retrenchment will be made. OUR UNPROTECTED DEAD. Daughters of American Revolution Want Buttle Orouuds Preserved. Washington, Feb. 22. The daugh ers of the Auieric in Involution in ses sion here, have offered a strong set of resolutions urging congress to pass at this sessiou the bill for the purchase and improvement of certain forts, battle fields and burying grounds of the Miami valley, including Fort Meigs, the battlefield of Fallen Timbers, Fort Miami and a piece of ground at Put In Bay. Over 200,000 American soldiers killed in the war of 1312 and the campaigns against the confederated Indian tribes and their English allies, are buried at these places on private ground, entirely unprotected and unmarked. NOT A BLOODY VILLAIN. Gen. Weyler Denies the Rawnead and Bloody bonea Stories of Blatherskite Correspondents. Washington, Feb. 22. The Spanish minister, Mr. Dupuy De Louie today re ceived a dispatch from General Weyler, commander of the Spanish troops in Cuba, which follows: Havana, Feb. 22. Please emphatical ly and absolutely deny the reports of the correspondents of executions since my arrival. Since I have been in the island not a single execution has been made. Charles B. Marvin, who has played a successful engagement at the Crawford, will close the week tonight in a society comedy entitled "Everybody's Friend." The giving away of the gold watches will take plaee after the performance, and the lucky numbers must be in the audience. WINS HER BACK. Cattleman Long Leads His Run away Wife Home Again. She Smiles on Her Husband Once More, GOES GLADLY BACK, Leaning on His Arm, Leading Their Little Boy. She Had Bun Away in Sulky Fit. Pretty Mrs. Melvina Long of Oska loosa went home with her husband this morning apparently as happy and con tented as she was on the first day of their honeymoon. She will not be tried for forgery and every thing on both sides has been forgiven. There is nearly $600 in the Merchants' National bank to her credit and the lawyers will probably get some of the money. The rest will go back into the common fund. Mrs. LoDg Bpent all yesterday after noon at the police station, where she was taken after her arrest by Officer Owens. She pouted and seemed a little nervous, but persisted that nothing would alter her determination to leave her husband. She employed D. H. Hite to defend her from the charge of forgery and'gave him $50 of the money she drew from the Os kaloosa bank. The woman and her little boy were kept ih the court room at the city prison and were not locked up. About 7:30 last euening the officers from Oikalosa ar rived and with them came Deputy Sher iff John M. Johnson, Marshall Gephart, attorney for Mr. Long, John Long, the woman's husband and Jonas and A. C. Collins, father and brother of Mrs. Long. The party walked into the court room, where Mrs. Long and her little boy sat. The husband spoke but Mrs. Long sulk ily hung her head. "What do you want with me?" she in quired. "We want you to go horns with your husband," replied her father. 'Well, I will never go back to live with him," she replied decidedly. Marshall Gephart suggested that Mrs. Long and her husband shonla be left alone, and the rest of the party left the room and the door was closed. Deputy Sheriff Johnson 'suggested that a better place to talk would be at a hotel, as the conference was interrupted and the party then left the prison to go to the Fifth Avenue. Mrs. Long took her husband's arm and they walked to the hotel together while the man led their little son by the hand. It was plain to be seen that the woman was weakening in her determination. The couple was left in the hotel par lor and in a few minutes the husband appeared in the office with a happy Bmile on bis face and announced that every thing had been made up and that his wife would go home with him on the morning train. They left together this morning, and by this time they are once more at home. Mr. Long is a well known Jefferson county cattleman and is well to do. Thursday morning he left home to go to a sale where he expected to buy some cattle. When he returned in the evening he found his wife and child gone and no word to tell him where they were He mado a search of the house and found that Mrs. Long had taken her clothing with her. He then realized that she had run away. The woman had walked to Oskaloosa where she hired a man to drive her to Topeka. She first went to a bank aud drew $300 of the money which had been deposited to her husband's credit. She had drawn money from the bank before and nothing was thought of the occurrence. She was heavily vailed when she hired the team and the driver did not suspect her identity. When Mr. Long heard that a woman had come to Topeka he concluded that his wife was to meet another man here and so the charge of forgery was made as a blind to apprehend her. HERE'S ANOTHER REASON. A Penitentiary Convict Wants to Be Pardoned So He Can Put In a Crop. Michael McArdel, an Atchison man, who is now in the penitentiary, and whose sentence was recently commuted to ex pire April 10," has written to the governor asking him to let him out March 1, in stead of April 10, in order that he may have time to put out a crop on his farm in Atchison county. The governor will hardly release him before April 10. THIRTT NEW INSPECTORS. Tlie Inspection of Letter Carriers by Special Agents Discontinued. Washington, Feb. 22. Under the new costal appropriation bill, the secret in spection of letters by special agents will be stopped. The bill provides instead that there shall be thirty additional post office inspectors, who shall be assignod to the free delivery service exclusively. They will devote their time ex clusively to inspections of the free delivery service, and will pursue the same methods as the special agents. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones who originated the inspection by special agents, is satisfied with the new provis ions. The fifty special agents are still in the service and are watching the letter carriers in several southern cities at the present time. They will re main special agents until next July, when the bill now before congress will become effective. Then the men will be trans ferred to the inspection department aa postoffice inspectors, "And will report to the fourth assistant postmaster general who will assign them to the same duties thev now follow. Fort Worth and Retnrn, 815.25 Via Great Rock Island Route. March 7 and 8 the Rock Island will sell tickets to Fort Worth and return at ona fare for the round trip. Good returning up to and including March 20; 1896. Ac count Cattle Growers' association. For full information call on your nearest Rock Island agent. A. M. Fuller, City Passenger Agent. The Journal prints all the news. BLUE MAKES A SPEECH To the "Oldest In habit an Is" of Wash ington Washington' Blrtnday Ob served. Washington, Feb! 21. All public buildings in Washington ware closed to day and private business was generally suspended. There was a parade of the district troops and celebrations were conducted by the society of Oldest Inhabitants and Daughters of the American Revolution. The oldest inhabitants were addressed by Congressman Blue of Kansas, and Swanson of Virginia and Rev. D. J. Stafford. At the meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution speeches were made by Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. Gen. Joseph C. Breckenridge, and Senator Hawley. -FREY'S RESONANT TOICE." Senate Hears Washington's Address and Adjourns for Another Loaf. Washington, Feb. 22, The senate met today to listen to the reading of Washing ton's farewell address by Senator Frye,the president pro tern of the senate. This was in accordance with a resolution pre viously introduced by Senator Hoar, and was proceeded with immediately af ter the conclusion of the reading of the journal of Thursday. The vice president occupied the seat of the pre siding officer, and Mr. Frye took his position behind the secretary' desk, thus facing the entire senate. He read from an o!d vol ume printed in large type and without any special effort filled the large chamber with his resonant voice so that the patriotic and well rounded sentences were heard by all present. When Mr. Frye got through the senate adjourned until Monday noon. DID JSOT SAY-SO. Congressman Broderlek Says There Was Xo Agreement in 1S94 that He Should Withdraw. Washington, D. C, Feb. 22. Judge Broderick'a attention was called to the recent publication coming from Manhat tan saying that he had entered into an agreement with Mr. Bailey to remain out of the campaign this year. He said that there was no such agreement, and could not have been, for Mr. Bailey had never advised with nor informed him that he intended or wanted to be a can didate this year. The story of the alleged agreement as told by one of Mr. Bailey's friends is this: "Congressman Broderick gavo out the impression that he would not run again, though he did not positively promise it, and acting upon this understanding, Bai ley withdrew from the canvass af 1894 and gave his earnest support to Mr. Broderick. What Broderick said was that he did not care for another term after 1896, and that he would be ready to get out of the way in that year. This Bailey accepted as a promise not to run again. "Some time Bince West Wilkinson of Seneca wrote to Congressman Broderick, calling his attention to the understand ing of 1894 In reply Mr. Broderick ad mitted that he had conveyed the im pression that he would not be a candi date in 1896,. but denied that he had made a positive promise to that effect. The conditions had changed, he said, and he had decided to stand for another term." This story is spoiled by the above statement made by Mr. Broderick today. CARNIYAL FLOATS BURN. The St. Panl Street Car Barns De stroyed With lOO Cars Loss, $75,003. St. Paul, Feb. 22. Fire late last night destroyed the old frame street car barns on University avenue. There were nearly 100 cars in the building, to gether with a large quantity of supplies. It is believed the loss will reach $75,000, partly injured. The floats in the recent carnival were stored in the barns and were all destroy ed. The origin of the fire is a mystery. PELTED THE PIGEONS. Indiana Students Celebrated With a Class Fieht. Chicago, Feb. 22. A dispatch from Crawfordsville, Ind., says: The celebra tion of Washington's birthday, at Wa bash college, began by a riot in the chapel. The sophomores released a flock of pigeons wearing their colors during the exercises and the freshmen immediately arose and began pelting the birds with hymn books,, clubs and hats. Both classes were yelling and scrambling over seats, while President Burroughs in vuin called for order. The students refused to listen to his commands. The students finally surged into the halls and began class fight. President Burroughs rush ed in, but was pushed aside and his entreating drowned by the hilarious yells of the students. The other members of the faculty were treat ed likewise, and all except President Bur- rough Boon retired. lie stayea and en deavored to address the students a dozen times, but the students paid no attention to him. No recitations were had during the day. It is said that wholesale expulsion will follow the chapel scene. THEATER GOERS. If you want that gold watch be at the Crawford tonight. Give aa a trial Peerless Steam Laun dry. A. G. Goodwin, President. W. 1. Chambekliw, Sec. and Xreas. TOPEKA Grains Stock Exchange 523 Kansas Avsnua. Private wires to New York, Chicago and St Louis. Reference Bank of Topeka. Trades Placed in Grain, Stocks and in 1,000 bushels and up; 10 shares and up: SO uuis. ami up; margin same as any. responsinie commission House. Correspondents: Kennett, Hopkins Co. New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Correspondence solicited. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. "OE SALE Number one fresh cow. Call at room 6. Hank of Topeka. j 7 J IT IT WON'T HIT US. Mr. Perrine'a Comet, That is Headefd This Way. We Shall Be Forty Million Miles Away WHEN IT DOES ARRIVE At the Spot Where We Now Are. The Comet is a Huge Gaseous Dust Cloud. Nkw York, Feb. 22. Mr. Garrett P. Serviss in an interview discussed the report that Perrine'a comet is traveling towards the earth at a rate of 1.700,009 miles a day and that a collision was pos sible. He said: "I judge the comet is a email one, perhaps as large aa the earth. That wonld not be very large for a comet. It probably is not coming towards ns, as the dispatches say. If it is there ia no 'possibility of its hitting us. We are trav eling 19 miles a second and by .March 14, the date they talk about, its arriving we shall be millions of miles from where we are now, To hit us it must be traveling towards the Spot about 40,000,OJO miles from where we shall be on .March 14. Whether or not the calculations that have been made about the present comet, its velocity and its course are exact depends npon whether the observations have been good. It is not likely that they are exact, for a comet is a hazy body and it is difficult to get good observations. If it was a point like a star it could be told with mathematical certainty just where it would be at a certain minute or I. our, but being a hazy thing, it is difficult to see where 13 tha head, the greatest point of condensation, and to tell exactly what the comet is doing. You remember in 1892 it was thought for some days that a comet was going- to hit us, and then it was discovered that the comet was going away from us instead of coming toward ua "A comet is not a solid body like the earth. It is made up of minute bodies. We might compare it with a dust cloud. While in size it compares with the earth, there is no comparison in the solidity of the two. So far as we have been able to learn, there are no large particles of matter in the comet. They are made np of atoms of dust, of rron, nickel or some other metal. "Oar atmosphere is practically im pervious to such a body, beventy or eighty miles above the earth, where the atmosphere is so rare that the vacuum is almost as good as that of a Crooke's tube, there is still enough resistance to disiutegrate and destroy a body like a comet traveling with the swiftness with -which a comet travels. The particles would become infinitely fine, no larger than the ultimate atoms of matter. They would ultimately reach the earth. tWhile in bulk or in space, the comet may occupy the room of the earth, and in that sense if it was as big as the earth it is not packed solid like the earth. Take an ordinary dust cloud for example; it may cover a mile square of space, but if the particles were compressed into tha smallest possible space they would occupy very little room, bo a comet as large as the earth might not contain more than enough matter to make a layer one ten thousandth of a millimetre deep, if s Dread over the earth. If the comet was made of solid chunks of matter, the re sult wonld be different. "The heat generated bv the contact with the atmosphere wonld be sufficient to melt things, r or instance, a one Hun dred ton piece of iron might burn a hole as big as the state of Xew York. Under the tremendous haat the earth and stone in the immediate neighborhood would ba vaporised immediately. But there are no large particles of matter in the make up of a comet. There is iust one possibility of unpleasantness in a comet's hitting the earth. That i, the subsequent effects on the atmosphere. It wonld' seem likely that the atmos phere would be filled withj gaseous mat ter, and if the comet was a very big one, made up ia part of gasee, as they are, it might induce matter into the atmos phere deleterious to health. It might give us the grip or predispose ua to the attack of other diseases." TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Fornlabed by tbe Amodated Prm tlie. State Journal. Chicago, Feb. 22. Hogs Receipts, 22.000: official receipts yesterday 18, 577; official shipments yesterday 8.44U; left over 2,001). Market active, about all sold, closing easy. Light $4.0584.3.': mixed $4.004.23; heavy shipping $3 UJ 4.25; rough $3.903.93. Cattle Receipts 2U0. Market quiet and nominal unchanged. Beeves $3.15 4.55; cows and heifers $1.503.75; Texas steers $2.753.85; Etockers ana feeders $2.804$ 85. Cattle Official receipts yesterday 4,2b'J; official shipments yesterday 3,704. Sheep Receipts 1.000. Market strong. Sheep Official receipts yesterday 11,191; shipments, 1,252. Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow, 31,000 head. Kanus City ftinrlcat.. Kansas Citt, Feb. 22 Cattle Re ceipts 500; shipments, 1,600. Market strong to steady. Texas steers 2.9J 3.60; Texas cows f L902.75; beef steers $2.904.15; native corfs $1.85 3.B0; stockers and feeders, f3.4J.t $3.90; bulls $1.50,3.25. Representative sales Texas steers 41 head, averaging 1,184 ponnds, $3.60: Tex as cows, 27 head, 1240 pounds. $2.75; beef steers, 22 head. 1.016 pounds, $4 15; na tive cows, 11 head, 1207 pounds, $3.o0; stockers and feeders 11 head. ibi pounds, $3.90; bulls 6 head, 842 pounds, $3.25. Hoas-Receipts, 3,700; shipments, 2,300. Market strong, 5c higher. Bulk of sated $3.853.90; heavies $a553.90; packer $a8O03.95; mixed $37o3.90; lights $3.603.90; yorkers $3.8503.90; pig $3. 1503.90. We aim please our trade Peerleg Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 Wert ati

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STATE JOURHTAIi, SATURDAY EVENING, 1896. The State Journal TWENTY-THIRD TEAR. By Frank P. MacLennan. Official Paper of the City of Topeka. TEEE3 OF S0ESCEIPTIO2I. tally edition, delivered Toy carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or mburts, or at the same price in any Kansas town where this paper has a ear lier system. Fymail, three months Ey mail, one year Vveekly edition, per year.... i .90 3.S0 .50 FEBRUARY 1 896. Sun. Men. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat 4 8 9 16 JO 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Debs ha shown wisdom in declining to become a candidate for governor of Indiana. Nothing destroys the influence of a man who assumes to he a reformer so quickly aa to become a candidate for office. Tiger Bill should ba commissioned to go down to Pittsburg at once, with hie war paint on. The assistant attorney general who had in hand the matter of suppressing the saloons has thrown op his job. Since: the McKinley men are already accusing the Reed men of securing dele gates by the corrupt use of money the campaign premises to grow unusually interesting and exciting befora the con vention meets. The system of voting imported from Australia has proved so satisfactory that we are now thinking of trying her method of starting race horses. There are still other things in which we are said to ba behind the kangaroo country. A combine similar to that of Piatt and Quay was formed in 1830 for the purpose of nominating General Grant for a third term, but it failed of its pur pose. It was composed of Roscoe Conk ling, Don Cameron and John A. Logan. The Republican party could not make Itself stronger with the peopl than it would become by adopting the platform suggested by Congressman Cunia. It would not please some goldbugs in the east, but there are so few of them that they never won'd be missed. When Mr. L. A. Russell arose in his place in the Cleveland Chamber of Com merce and said that if any member present could assure him that Andrew Carnegie had not wilfully, cheerfully and intelligently oppressed the poor he would vote to make him an honorary member of that body, not a man among the 200 present was willing to defend Carnegie. In Illinois both factions of the Demo cratic party are preparing for a bolt if the convention does not go their way. The gold standard element and the free silver element will each elect a full set of delegates to the Chicago convention. Was there ever a finer prospect for a row than that same Chicago convention. The less the Democracy has to fight about the harder it fights. The reserve fund in the New York banks is again going down and from 140,000,000 in excess of the 25 per cent legal requirement has been reduced to (28,000,000. If this withdrawal of $12, 000,000 had gone into the channels of trade Us effects would doubtless have been felt in business circles. But in stead, it has gone from one strong box to another from the bank vaults to the treasury vaults. The same influences which defeated Blaine for the presidential nomination on more than one occasion and finally permitted him to be counted out when elected, are operating to prevent the nomination of McKinley. The Warwick s want a man for president who has an ad justable set of opinions or no opinions at alL They want a man that they can use. They want a man like Cleveland, who will follow the course marked out for him, right or wrong a man who will do their bidding even though it wreck the country. The matter of divorcing the munici pal service from politics is being agi tated in Cleveland both by the chamber of commerce and by the workingmen. Replying to a charge that papers advo cating the reform are read in the cham ber of commerce meeting and then stack in the safe, the Piain Dealer says: The municipal reform bill has net been stuck in the safe. It is, like the corrupt practices act, which was first presented to the chamber of commerce on its way to enactment. All that it needs is the arousing of public sentiment in its favor. If tbe members of the legislature are shown that the people are dis gusted with the spoils system and de mand that the oity's business be con ducted according to business principles, the reform will soon become a law. The same difficulty is experienced in accomplishing nearly all reforms every where, It is left for a few people ta do all the work. The masses do not make themselves felt and heard. If a majority of the people here in Topeka should in dicate to the council that they were de sirous of any change in the administra tion of municipal affair does anyone doubt that they would get what they de mand? Few officials dare stand out against the known wishes of their con stituents. When they do, the people are not eempelled to wait very long before applying the remedy at the ballot box. MCKINLEY AGAINSTTHE FIELD. The Piatt-Quay combine is gaining strength from day to day as one state after another is encouraged to bring out its "favorite son" s a candidate for the presidency. 'It is not expected that any of these favorite sons will be nominated, but the scheme puts each one in control of the delegation from his state and enables him to hitch it on to the Platt Quay combine after the first ballot. Piatt and Quay expect to name the successful eandidate and the ''favorite sons" will furnish the votes in retnrn fur certain lavjra promised by the combine. It is now McKinley against the field. The Chicago Record comments on the situa tion as follows: The friends of Gov. McKinley assert that the favorite son game ia being over played, end that the effect will be to re lease the supporters of candidates who havebeen brought out simply for the pur pose.of serving as hitching posts to tie up delegates until the plans of the politi cians can be accomplished. They insist that the only legitimate candidates now in the field are Speaker Reed, Senator Allison, and Major McKinley, and that all the others wuo are named have been brought out for the purpose of prevent ing McKinley's nomination. They claim that he would have not less than 30 votes in New York, 30 in Pennsylvania, 40 in Illinois, 12 in Nebraska and 12 in Minnesota, if Morton, Quay, Cullom, Manderson and Davis had not allowad themselves to be used as above described and that the 124 votes thus represented would be sufficient to nominate him on first ballot. Now they say It is proposed to bring out Senator El kins as the favorite son of West "Virginia, Governor Bradley of Kentucky and H. Clay Evans of Tenn essee, which will deprive Mr. McKinley of at least 40 more votes. If this is done they feel that his friends will be justified in assuming that there is a con spiracy to prevent his nomination and will consider themselves released from all further participation in the favorite son business. It is clear that McKinley does not suit the bosses as a presidential candidate. Probably the chief objection to him is that he has opinions and does not hesi tate to make them public. His position on the two principal questions of public interest, money and the tariff, ia well known. So much cannot ba said for the other candidates. If McKinley should be nominated there would be no chance to fool the people. Those who voted for him wonld know they were voting for a high protective tariff and the gold stand ard. TJnconquered. "That man," said the cannibal war rior, "had the most argumentative nature I ever encountered. "Do yon mean the one that yon just atef" Yes. We had a dispute on certain points of ethics, and the result was that I had hi in for dinner." "Well, that gave yon the beat of the con troversy." "Yes. But he never gives In. He doesn't agree with me yet." Washington Star. Inherited It "How much do you love me this even ing, Graoie?" asked papa, putting away his cane and taking off his gloves and overcoat. "That 'pende on how much candy you've brought me, papa," replied Gracie, rum maging his pockets. "How like you, dear," rejoined papa absentmindedly, "your mother was ten years ago!" Chloago Tribune. In Boston. Colored Gent I would like to put np with yon for the night Hotel Clerk We're all full. Colored Gent Ah thanks 1 I might have been eternally disgraced. I shall go where none are barred. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Kipping; It In the Bad. "My dear Miss Flory, you look as fresh this morning as" "Mr. Whaokster, I am your typewriter strictly for typewriting." Chicago Trib une. Presence of Mind. He (whispering) I hear your father coming. Shall I turn up the gas? She No; turn it out. Truth. All Settled. Maud Yes, we both take a great Inter est in you. Cholly Really 1 But why? Maud Well, you see, it's leap year. So one of us ia to marry you, and the other is to be bridesmaid. New York World. The A. O. U. W. special for Leaven worth will leave the Santa Fa depot at 7:30 a. m. Sunday, February 2a One fare for the round trip. See J. P. Row ley, C. T. agent, for particulars. Bweet Moments Cigaretts are the best. Try a package. Sold by all dealers. If you want all the news subscribe for the Jeuxsai. RAPID LEGISLATION. Speaker Reed Wants Congress to Ad journ in May, BUT THE HORTH END OF THE CAPITOL la Proverbially Slow, Allboagh the Visor or ttie House la Having; Ita Ef fect. Washington, Feb. 20. Congress is rushing things along that is, the pop ular branch of it is and evidence mul tiplies that the vigor of the representa tives is having its effect upon the sen ate. The committee on appropriations is two months ahead of its regular work, and four of its six bills had passed the house before the close of January. Three bills in other committees are now near ly ready. All other business is in like forward state, and so Speaker Reed re iterates his declaration that the third week in May is the time for adjourn ment. And so no doubt it would easily ba if he could have his way, but there is a body at the north end of the capi tol which is proverbially slow, and some critics are mean enough to say that as a short session would obviously aid Mr. Reed's aspirations the western senators generally are bound to have a long one. But we must not suspect statesmen of mean motives. The gossips of the corridor are loud in their statements that the two houses have completely changed characters, for, though it was the intent of the con stitutional fathers that the senate should be the slowly solemn body to restrain the impetuosity of the house, so far in this congress nearly all the wild schemes have come from the senate and have been greatly modified by the house. It does look that way. The standard illus tration of the cup of hot tea and the saucer to cool it, which has been attrib uted in turn to Lincoln, Washington and half a dozen British statesmen, is at present inapplicable, for the senate speeches have steadily grown more vio lent, from the scholarly diatribes of Lodge and Chandler to the frantic phi lippic of "Pitchfork" Ben, as the new one from South Carolina is affectionate ly called. However, the quickest way of estimating the work of the house is to take the committees in the order of their importance. By common consent ways and means stands at the head of all legislative bod ies, and justly so, for it deals with the citizen's money, and a committee with such members as Nelson Dingley, Gen eral Grosvenor, Sereno E. Payne, John Dalzell, Charles F. Crisp, Benton ilo Millin and their compeers would be great anywhere. The present committee has rarely been equaled in congress and probably never excelled. It has had 95 bills and 25 joint resolutions referred to it, of which it has approved 4 and pass ed 3 through the house namely, the bond bill, the tariff bill and the bill to destroy the income tax return. It has decided to elaborate the fourth and make it provide for a complete system of customs administration. The only other bill which seems to have much chance cf being supported by this com mittee is that for creating a subtreasury at Savannah. In short, the leading com mittee of the house is practically func tus officio, as we say in the supreme court, having done about all it intends to do in this congress. An Unusual Peat. The appropriations committee, as aforesaid, has got four bills through the house pensions, military academy, ur gent deficiency and consular and diplo matic. Other committees have 3 bills nearly ready, so of the 13 appropriation bills 7 are as good as done with. Secretary Morton had his little wrestle with the committee on agriculture, but the $130, 000 appropriated by last year's bill for the purchase and distribution of valua ble seeds and returned unexpended by Mr. Morton is again appropriated by the committee and will be of course ap proved by congress. It appears that this department has achieved the remarkable feat of saving over $1,000,000 from the appropriation in a few years, and the committee has ordered it set aside as the nucleus of a fund for the erection of the new building for the department of agriculture. It is an interesting fact that all this speed has been secured without undne haste or sacrifice of any one's rights, and though the Democrats wanted more time on the tariff it looks in The Record as if every man had said what he wanted to. According to cus tom, the house did not limit the debate on the pension bill, and it raged for five days, to the delight of the new mem bers, as that is usually their opportuni ty. In fact, the debate on pensions in the house is like a temperance meeting in one of our western states. It gives ambitious students, young lawyers and would be orators a chance to get before and incidentally to practice on the pub lic. Differences on Finance. Chairman Joseph Walker of banking and currency is considerably discour aged over his prospects, but comes cp smiling with his "comprehension bill" somewhat improved. He is certainly no humorist, but is the cause of much hu mor in others, and one of his colleagues says, "He must be a humbug, because no man can be as wise as he looks. Mr. Walker certainly does look the beau ideal of the financier and can explain his measure with delightful clearness, which is proved by the fact that I un derstood it before he had talked to me five minutes. He says, in brief, that ev ery day of congress adds to the proba bilities that no really comprehensive currency legislation can be gotten through. It really does seem as if the more clearly he explains a bill the more the southern and western members do not like it, and while on the tariff party lines are more strictly drawn than ever, sxd what little division there is on for eign affairs is without regard to party lines, on finance it ia now sorrowfully admitted that the division is as bad as it was in the Fifty-third congress, and the factions are more numerous. When I called on. Hon. E. F. Loud cf San Francisco, ohairrnan of the commit tee on postoffioes and postroads, I found him deep in figures on the various propo sitions to make the postofHce self sup porting and in consultation with repre sentatives from Philadelphia and other cities who looked upon second class matter as a great nuisance. Much was also said of "county free," as the kick ers call the free transportation of pa pers in the counties where published, a privilege so dear to the country editor. Mr. Loud gave me many reasons for his belief that "county free" does the rural editor no good, for he has to cut down the price of his paper to correspond, and that the cheap transportation of second class matter does much more harm than good and is an injustice. A bill to change this is only a bare possibility, but he thinks the postoffice conld easily .be made self sustaining, and laid before me a mass of figures to prove that it could be done at fair and very cheap rates. Thus the cost of transmitting 265,314,382 pounds last year was $31, 225,150.56, but the government got for this class of matter only a cent per pound, a total of $3,653,143.82. So its loss was $18,572,006.84, and Mr. Loud suspects that an enormous amount of stuff was carried which ought not to have been so classed and much other stuff which ought not to be carried at THE CZAR OF THE HOUSB. all. Add the cost of carrying the 46, 820,185 pounds of "county free, and it appears that on a fair uniform charge for service rendered the government might actually make money by carry ing mail. So says Mr. Loud, but I shan't take sides, as I don't know how soon I may have to be a country editor myself. "And There Ton Are." Rivers and harbors will probably be the last committee to act, for hearings will be continued till March 1 and the bill made up very leisurely af tr that. The treasury estimate of the amount which might be profitably expended put it at $12,356,600, but all the members say there is nothing to show how near they will approximate to this, as there may be a great spasm of economy to ward the close. Incidentally I may add, as the fact is so old that most people have forgotten it, that thf treasury esti mates for the entire expense of the gov ernment for the year ending June SO, 1896, were $410,435,079.50, and con gress really appropriated $412,753, 261.81. The estimates for 1897, which, as everybody knows, have to be appro priated in the preceding year, are $418, 091,073.17. These figures, be it noted, include only the deficiency for the post office department, as it pays ita own way in most respects, so here is a fine opening for the tricks of calculators on government expenses. Whon the agitator wants to prove that it is costing $500, 000,000 per year to run the government, he adds in the postoffice, and when the administration member seeking re-election takes the Btump he omits the same, and there you are. Our Means of Defense. One without experience would surely say that the last place about the capitol to look for fun would be in the room of the committee on accounts or any other committee dealing with cold cash, but there is a deal that is lndicrous in the extravagant claims preferred and the contrasts with the results. For instance, resolutions were brought in and referred to the committee on account asking for 48 extra employees, and it only allowed 3. New members complain, particular ly in the senate, that their bills are smothered, but when they have been here a few years they are likely to be come actually grateful for said smother ing. Many an enthusiastic constituent sends in a bill to his member which the latter knows very well ought not to pass, and he rejoices the constituent's heart greatly by reporting that the bill "has been read twice and referred, but knows just the same that in the archives of the committee it will sleep the sleep that knows no waking. The really serious work of this con gress in both houses, the work which is costing more anxious thought to the honest men and sincere patriots engaged in it, ia that concerning the navy and coast defenses. Amu! Cnmrnings says that the public mind, and, what is per haps of more importance, the minds of congressmen are in a far better state than they were when he was chairman of the naval committee of the Fifty third congtess. Indeed all members ac knowledge the supreme importance of action, but the enormous cost and the impossibility of doing anything in a short time make them pause. General Miles roughly estimates the cost of effi cient coast defenses at $80,000,000, and General Craighill, chief of engineers, U. S. A., adds $7,000,000 to that, and very earnest petitions for speedy action have come from every city on both coasts and the gulf. In conclusion, it may be said with tolerable certainty that, while there will be a great increase in the to tal of appropriations, there will be none or even a decrease in those for general expenses, the entire increase going to add to onr means of defense. I It ia hard for a banghty man ever to forgive one who has caught him in a fault. Eruyera. QUEEREST TEST OP X BAYS. Images Cast on Brains of Animals Influ ence Their Actions. Of all the experiments made in conneo tlon with the X rays the oddest are now being quietly conducted, lii Is reported, in the physiological laboratory of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York. The intent of the investigation is to de termine the possibility of using the Roent gen rays to Impress images of objects on the cortex of the brain. It ia thought that by exposing the center of the brain for the reception of mental images to the action of the X rays, carry ing, for instance, a complicated anatom loal plate, the image of the plate will be come fixed upon the brain without the fa tigue and liability to error inherent in tb ordinary method of learning. The experi ments thus far have been conducted about as follows: A micropbotographio negative is made on a specially prepared glass plate. The negative is fixed in a bath which leaves a deposit of reduced metal, easily permeable by the X rays. Then the negative is placed in a olosed camera or box, together with a Crookes tube capable of producing a very powerful radiation of the necessary rays. The exposure lasts for about two hours or, in the oase of exceptionally thick skulls, half an hour longer. It is found to be nec essary to put the subject to sleep during the exjHffiure, as the images are apt to be come confused with those obtained by the eye and ear. It is further necessary to shave the part to which the camera is applied, as hair is found to operate against the high est effects of the X rays. Experiments made on animals gave re sults regarded as most promising. In one experiment a bone lying in an out of the way corner of the room had been previous ly photographed. The shaven skull cf a dog was exposed to tho influence of the picture by means of the X rays. On being released after a sufficient exposure the dog immediately hunted up the bone, showing that there was an image of it in his mind. The image of a fierce dog was impressed upon the brain of a rabbit. On being re leased, the rabbit evinced signs of great fear so great, indeed, as to lead to tho question whether insanity might not be produoed by the impressing of horrible im ages. Up to this time the experiments have been confined to animals, as there is soma fear that a confusion of images may result from the superposition of images on the human brain. Several students have vol unteered to have their heads shaved and be subjected to the test, but the experimen ters do not as yet feel justified in taking such a risk. If these experiments should prove suc cessful the possibilities of the X rays in connection with study and learning are thought to be infinite. New York World. INAUGURATING A KING. The Wild Revels of an Alaskan Tribe Lasting a Month. Six weeks ago a new king, Angooshe, ascended the throne of the Indian dominion on Kake Island, Alaska, and for four weeks the whole tribe was engaged in a grand potlatch oelebrating the event. There were wild orgies, followed by severa fasts, danoing that was kept up day and night, and a general wild celebration that left the whole tribe in a state of collapse. Every day at 10 in the morning the bucks assembled on the beach, and, no matter how cold the weather or how muoh snow on the ground and ice in the water, they would strip and plunge in the icy ocean. Then they would dance until they fell from exhaustion. When able to walk again, they would take more icy baths. Some 150 gallons of bad whisky were drunk during the pot latch, and at the close of the celebration Angooshe tore up 800 pairs of blankets, for what reason is not clear. New York Sun. STANDS A HARD TEST. The Fophooe Will Tend to Prevent Col lisions at Sea. A severe and successful test has just been made of the eophone, a device of Frank Delia-Torre of Baltimore, whose object is to locate sound at sea during fogs and so prevent many collisions now un avoidable. An eophone was placed on the lighthouse tender Lilac, and in a dense fog a whis tling buoy was picked up at a distance of a mile and its direction indicated correctly, although every effort was made to confuse the observer by change of oourse. Another test was made by blindfolding the observer and then chasing another ves sel by the sound of its whistle, the vessel pursued doubling and twisting In every possible way. No difficulty whatever was found in following the vessel. No Lawyer and Flourishing- Community. There has not been a lawyer in the town of Boxford, Mass., a place of 1,000 or more inhabitants, in several years, and last week the one lone policeman compris ing the town's force was discharged. The town is said to bo in excellent financial condition and a bustling community. GENERAL WEYLER'S P0LI0T. The words of Weyler's manifesto do not conceal a sinister purpose. It is plainly his intent to dispose of the insurrection with the least imaginable regard for the conventions of war. Ohioago Times-Herald.

Captain General Weyler has begun. He has issued two proclamations of a military character. Their object is to tighten upon Cuba the vice of martial law which tho law of Spain places in his grasp. There will no longer be even a pretense of civil justice in Cuba. New York Mail and Ex press. General Weyler la apparently a master of the kinds of warfare which he proposes to wage against the Cubans from this time on, and if he oan't sustain his reputation on land he can do so on paper as long as he has full control of newspaper reports both at home and abroad. Kansas City Journal. Weyler has himself given the signal for action by congress. He has said as clearly as language can make it that he is deter mined to reverse the civilized policy of his predecessor and make war upon the women and children and old men in Cuba who are no longer able to bear arms. Congress should respond at once. Baltimore Amer ican. The putting in force of a rigorous and uncompromising polioy by Weyler can only serve. to accelerate the recognition of the belligerent rights of the Cubans by the United States government, and once such recognition is aooorded it will be neces sary for the Spanish government to adopt the usual customs of honorable warfare and to avoid cruelties. New Orleans Picayune. I I -if ii Increased Weight. You with Ait .JsLr? nra ft i ;vif STJei.f Mwmws VUi&tro SENT POSTPAID IN EXCHANGE FOR 100 COUPONS, OR. IF YOU PREFER, FOR 2 COUPONS AND $1.00 IN CASH. The wstch is nickel, good timekeeper, quick stem wind and set. You will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce bag and two coupons inside each 4 ounce bag of BLACiCWELL'S GEF DURHAM TOBACCO. Send coupons with name and address to BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO,, Durham, N. C. Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the coupon, which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. No. 2 Smith RE ATEST advance In Typewriters Si. sa ever urau. u i t. 8 Save time and money by mitn Hremier ana Buying plies of TflE SMITfi PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO.OO no W. 6th Ave. Topeka, C NELSON, I erchant Tat! 105 EAST FIFTH STREET, All work guarantee, latest style and fit. A. trial will conrlucc yoii. PRICES ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. Largs School. lire Taoher. Bay E. 0. DE I.I0S3. ODD FELLOWS BUILDING, 623 QUINCY STREET. Wa nay onr goods from tba best factories oa earth. UNDERTAKERS. Our pricoi are 35 per cent lower than any Combine or anti-combine. Harris 'Pta... 77 Ball 'Flu i 199. DE MOSS PENWELL. THE WESTEKU. Foundry Machine Works, ESTABLISHED 1BT5. FORMERLY TOPEKA FOUNDRY AND OACHIHE WORKS, ESTABLISHED 1868. fki i- in th eltr wh.r. ris eaa ar.t a eomotat. pewe plant from a 9Lara engine to a let ollar frem stack. Get Prices Before Purchasing Elsewhere. 13. L. COFAfM, prop. TOPEKA, KANSAS. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY. WORKS SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH, r will become heavy and healthy the help of jfjp, xasca wabk. the food drink. By taking a bottle a day you I will gain from 2 to 5 pounds a week. It con tains the nourishment needed by nursing moth ers, consumptives and sufferers from To be had at all Druggists, and Grocers AMERICAN HOP ALE CO., TOPEKA, KAS. Wholesale Depot for Kansas. 9 0 Premier. using; Kan.

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STATE JOTJRNAli SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. 5 liUARDS THE MONEY BOX Arf Uprigfit Architect Who Protects thfe State From Steals COMBS IjaDEa TBS DISPLEASURE lor These Who Are Interested in Hit. Ins More .Money Spent on the State Uodm Tban OnliI to Be. State Architect J. C Holland la said to be persona non grata ia administration circles just now, and if what a well known contractor told a State Journal j, reporter today ia true. Architect Holland id standing between the people and a set of contractors who are trying to rob the state. This contractor, who has built many of the largest buildings in Topeka, said to day: "State Architect Holland is ia disre pute in state house circles because be will not stand in with a pack of robbers. "When an attempt was made to rob the s(ate on the contract for furniture for the governor's office and bids were sub mitted for almost twice the value of the furniture, Mr. Holland put his foot down and said the bids were ail too high, and the executive council was compelled to ask for new bids. The state saved a good sum that time, but Mr. Holland has been regarded as an eye sore ever since by the members of the disappointed gang?. "It is because Holland will not accept a lot of bids fixed np by contractors to eteal from the state that the work on the state bouse has come practically to a stand still. "Mr. Holland figures over all the esti mates for himself, and when the bid of the contractors are presented he knows whether they are reasonable or not. The J gang which has been trying to rob the state along this line has it in for Mr. Holland and its mem bers are using their influence with the executive council to make them dissatisfied with Holland's work. The result is they have been successful, and it is understood that the council has con cluded not to let any more contracts for liuishiug up the new rooms and corridors until they get rid of II r. Holland and get another architect in his place." IELASD'3 MACHINE. Alt tlie Delegates Named for Him So Far Cboatn Without Primaries, Chairman Cy Leland of the Republicen State Central committee has secured 13 delegates for himself for delegate-at-large to the Republican national conven tion. None of these delegate. were nlnntert by the people, however; they were named by Chairman Leland's machine. Eight of the thirteen were named by the Doniphan county central committee, who gave as an excuse that they did not want to burden the people of the county with the ex pense of primaries and a county conven tion. Doniphan county woul4 have been for Leland any way and it makes little difference how the delegates are selected In that county. la Ellsworth county the same process w.33 carried out and the people were not given an opportunity to say whom they wanted to represent them. The word now comes that the Republican central com mittee of Gove county has also named the delegates to represent that county in the Wichita convention and that Leland men were named. If Chairman Leland controls enough county central committees in the state, he will probably be named for delegate-at-large on the first ballot when the state convention is held. FORSLOSECKEK'S CAN DID ACT. Bom of the Favorable Comments oa His Campaign for Appellate Judge, Lawyer J. G. Blonecker continues to receive some highly complimentary press notices. The Lyons Republican in call ing attention to his candidacy for judge of the appellate court says: "Slonecker is one of the brightest, best read lawyers at the Topeka bar and well worthy of any preferment." The Lawrence Journal says in this connection: "J. G, Slonecker of Topeka, has announced himself as a candidate for judge of the appellate court. The eastern division, northern department, which includes Douglas county.will have a change in judges this time, for the rea son that we have, bv BDDointmenf. a Demo-Pop man on the bench. Douglas county has no candidate, and we under stand Wyandotte has none. The judge will probably come from Topeka or Leavenworth. 80 far no one has an i nounced himself from the latter place. The Journal is inclined to look upon the candidacy of Mr. Blonecker with favor. He is an excellent lawyer, a man above reproach, and is well fitted for the place. He will make an excellent judge, and he would receive the hearty support of his party should he be nominated, Cy Leland's SelBth Ms tires. The opposition to Cy Leland for politi cal preferment is not confined to any par ticular quarter of the state. It comes from everywhere. The Kirwin Globe ays: "Heretofore we have rather sided with Cy Leland on account of his ability ALLOW SKINNED frequently chew and smoke immense quantities ol tobacco and wonder all the time why then look so bad, fesl so mean. Try under an absolute guar antee 0! benefit and final cure, or money refunded, the taking of a single box ol FIO-TO-BAO ($ffl regulates tobacco using, builds up nervous system, a&r makes pure, rich blood. Many report a gain of ten pounds in ten days. Go buy a box. Try it under your own DRUGGIST'S GUARANTEE, ill?. elst ia authorized to sell Ko-To-Bac un der absolute guarantee to cure every form of tobacco using. Onr written guar antee, free samDle of No-To-Bac and booklet called "Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Away." maileo. for the asklne. Address T HE STJiKlilPKU KEjl- EDYCO, Chicago, Montreal, Can.. N. Y, 63 CAS CARETS patoME mm LISTLESS VP SLEEPLESS 4 S as a political worker, but since it has be come so apparent that his genius all goea to shove Mr. Leland to the front, we are decidedly against each schemes as snap shot conventions." More of the l)r Ices Family. Editor W. E Bush of the Western Ad vocate, published at Mankato, Jewell county, has been announced aa a candi date for the Populist nomination for sec retary of state, and Dr. J. B. Dykes of Lebanon, Smith county, will be a candi date for the Populist nomination of state auditor. Dr. Dykes will be remembered as a brother of the late secretary of state board of health and one of the Smith county politicians who sent an agent to Topeka to bet $10,000 on the result of the election. Editor Tonne a Candidate. Editor H. "V Young, of the Inde pendence Star and Kansac, is to be a candidate for the Populist nomination for state Benator in his district in Mont gomery. Benator Dan McTaggart, a Re publican, is the present incumbent but there are several candidates for the Re publican nomination to succeed him. MRS. GEO. B. PECK DYING. Mr. Peck PMied Tfaronsb Topeka Lait Ifltat lor San Autonio. Unknown to any of his friends in this city George R. Peck, now counsel for the Milwaukee St. Paul arrived in To peka late yesterday afternoon over the Santa Fe and went directly to the office of Dr. G. W. Hogeboom in the Santa Fe general office building. At 7 o'clock last night, in company with Dr. Uogeboom he left on a special train over the Rock Island for San Antonio, Tex. The cause of Mr. Peck's jourcey la the serious and probably fatal illness of Mrs. Peck in San Antonio. While in Chicago, Thursday, Mr. Peck received a telegram stating that a sud den change for the worse had occurred in Mrs. Peck's condition, and asking him to coma at once. That night Mr. Peck left Chicago and while on the train yes terday received another telegram saying that Mrs. Peck was resting easier and that her condition was possibly slightly improved, but on his atrival in Topeka a dispatch awaited him stating that his wife was very low and to make all possi ble baste. On his arrival Mr. Peck immediately made arrangements with General Attor ney M. A. Low, of the Rock Island, to run a special from this city to San An tonio, and the Rock Island official's special car 200 was placed at bis disposal and an engine from McFarland sent for. The engine arrived shortly after 6 o'clock and the party, consisting of Mr. Peck, Dr. Dogeboom, VV. E. Dauchy, superin tendent of maintenance and construction, and W. R. Cannon, superintendent of bridges and buildings of the Rock Island, left Topeka for the south at 7 o'clock. The two Ruck Island officials will stop at Ft. Worth. Misses Minnie and Ethel Peck, and brother, Charles Peck, who have been attending college at Galesburg, left Chi cago last night in Mr. Peck's private car and passed through Topeka this after noon over the Rock Island. Mr. Peck looked several years older yesterday than he did when in Topeka at the lime of the sale of the Santa Fe. He has but little hope that Mrs. Peck will recover from this attack, although it was thought that she had been gradually improving since removing to San Anto nio. Mr. Peck's fears are shared by Dr. Uogeboom, who has been Mrs. Peck's attending physician for years. POOR DESTITUTE NEGROES They Are Starving f xi Mexico 011 36 Cents a Iay Wages. Torkkon, Max., Feb. 22. Five more Negroes from Tahualilo colony have reached here ia great destitution seeking aid to return to their homes. They say about sixty more are anxious to leave but are without means to do so. They add that men are paid but 88 cents per day for labor. United States Consul Postou has taken the matter up with Minister Ransom. MODJESKA'S ENGAGEMENTS Are All Caneeled-BiM Only Hopes for Restoration or Health. Chicago, Feb. 22. Mme. Modjeska's farewell tours have all been given up, her engagements all oancelad, and whether she will ever appear oa the stage again is a doubtful question. Count Bozenta, Mme. Modjeska's hus band, says she has not a single perform ance on any stage ia view. All she ia planning for ia the recovery of good health. She hopes to be able to start for California by April 1, where she will re main until fully restored in health. RECEPTION TO CARLISLE. The Manhattan Cinb Will Entertain In Honor of the Secretary. New York, Feb. 22. Invitations are being issued to prominent Democratic politicians and eminent bankers of the city to attend a reception at the Manhat tan club, given for John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treasury, on the evening of Tuesday, February 25. It is expected that Secretary Carlisle will be met at the club by most of the representative financial men of the city, and that there will be a good array of local Democrats, not all of the Tammany stripe. Why a reception to Mr. Cleve land's secretary of the treasury should be tendered at this time is not explained by any of the men who are interested in getting it np. A Lovely Head of Hair. Is something every woman should be proud of and is something that every person caa have if they use Beggs' Hair Renewer. A positive guarantee with evory bottle. Sold by all druggists, Crisis is Over In France. Paris, Feb. 22. Most of the news papers regard the conflict between the ministry and the chamber of deputies on the one band and the senate on the other as ended. The moderate Republicans praise the wisdom of the senate in baf fling the hopes of the enemies of the re public and the Socialists and Radicals declare that the eenate capitulated fear ing a revision of the constitution, which, however.is held to be inevitable. ThejCon servatives maintain that the senate will finally win. Ien't Reset This Unless you wish te know that Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam is the best medicine on earth for Summer Complaint. Never Tails. Cures every time. Equally good for children, bold and warranted by ail druggists. Subscribe for the Daily Stat Journal SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. When a guy blows in a monf or two a get tin' np s scrap An' chases roun' de eart' to find a place dat's oft de map He sort o' feels de marble heart to fin' he's up agin It An' de fun he chased so hard fer doesn't last a holy minute. Fitz ain't no pollytlclan an' he wouldn't run fer Mauer De san' was in de wrong poslsh fer Pete to be a stayer So Bobby swung; de frozen han' not waltin' fer no trimmiu's An' Maher won't ferglt It soon, the time dat he Fit-zsimmons Sow Corbett he comes skatin' roun"a-challengin' de winner. He knows dey ain't no place to scrap o' course lie does, ue dinner. Dey won't be any scrapla' but de public's rightly leary It knows dey'U spell an' spell until dey makes us all dead weary. The district court took a vacation to day. Sergeant Ellison is again on duty after a spell of sickness. The sheriff's office is one county office which never closes on holidays. Tony Brown has gone into business for himself. He has a real estate office. Miss Lola McMahan is convalescing from a very severe attack of peritonitis. The indictment by the grand jury of one of its own members certainly stands without a parallel. It was E. II. Crosby who signed Dr. J. E. Minney's bond yesterday instead of Warren M. Crosby. Colonel B. F. Van Horn, who asked $5,000 damages from the Southwestern Stage company for personal injuries, was awarded $40 in the district pourt yester day. A defective flue caused a firs in the bouse occupied by John Schick at the cor ner of Tenth and Chandler streets yester day at 10 o'clock. No damage. Topeka sports are hugging themselves because they didn't spend a mint of money to chase the Fitzsimmons-Maher fight around and get to see only one min ute of fighting. Mrs. C. W. Guild is dangerously ill with pneumonia at her home, 719 Lin coln street. Ex-City Assessor George D. Hale re ceives many letters intended for the poor commissioner. J. J. Frey, Jr., younget son of Gen eral Manager Frey of the Santa Fe, is ill with scarlet fever. The new policeman. Jack Kicg, car ries a fine pearl handle Colt's revolver with an extra long barrel. As many women as men inquired about the result of the prize fight last evening over the Journal telephone. Ray Collins, the 5-year-old son of engi neer B. F. Collins of the Santa Fe, mashed the third finger of his right hand so severely Thursday that amputation was necessary. W. D. Driver, who owned one of Topeka's colored papers, The Black man, two years ago, is one of the candi dates for judge of the appellate court In the southern division. Judge John W. Day, of Topeka, has formerly announced his candidacy for judge of the appellate court. Superintendent Bayless, of the Bell Telephone company, attached his phono graph to a receiver at the central office la Topeka last night, and the selections were enjoyed by a Kansas City audience. Two years ago General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe led the grand march at the annual ball of the O. R. C. in this city. He is at present out of the city, and the conductors will probably ar range for some other official to lead the march at their ball tonight. The city council should pass an ordi nance, provided there is not one already in existence, in reference to the comple tion of the work of cleaning the aide walks ia front of business houses oa Kansas avenue by a certain hour in the morning. If such an ordinance exists it should be strictly enforced. Ladies and other pedestrians have very often the ex tremely disagreeable experience of hav ing dust swept in their faces and over their clothes while walking oa Kansas avenue ia the morning. NORTH TOPEKA. Items sf Interest From the North Bias sf the River. Aaron Sheetz is slightly sick at bis home on Quincy street. Mrs. Samuel Harper is very aick with erysipelas at her hdme in Shorey. Mrs. Kate Watkins and daughter, Katheryn, went to Kansas City today to visit acquaintances. Rev. D. M. Houghtellin, pastor of the Methodist church at Carbondale, was at his home in North Topeka for the state oratorical contest. Her sixth birthday was celebrated by Miss Ruth Woodford yesterday by giving a party to a number of her young friends. The affair was a most pleasant one. An unusually successful birthday social was given at the home of Rev. Mr. Gien denniug, on Quincy street, last evening, by the ladies of the Second Presbyterian church. J. H. Heller, 1002 N. Kansas avenue, grocery and meat market. Good treat ment and fine meats and groceries; you can do better here than elsewhere. The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or der house, A. J. Proudnt, 850 N. Kansas a vs. Wholesale fruits and confectionery. Geo. J. Graves Sons, 115 and 117 West Laurent street. North Topeka, for bnggy tops, cushions, wagons, and bug gies built to order. Bell 'phone 533. Items and advertisements for the Journal should be left at the drag store of A. J. Kane Co., 826 N. Kansas ave nue. Nome Mothers Let their babies cry with Colic, giving mother no rest night or day. How foolish, when Dr. Hand's Colio Cure gives im mediate relief to baby. It removes wind from the stomach, quiets the nerves and gives restful sleep. Mother, send today to your drugstore for a 25c bottle. Think of the weary hours it saves you. If baby's gums are sore, teething, use Dr. Hand's Teeth Lotion. At all drug gist's, 25 cents. You caa still bay Osage Shaft coal for $2.50 per ton delivered in any part of the city, from The SotrTHWKSTiRX Fuel Co., Beggs' German Salve. Beggs' German Salve. Beggs German Salve. The greatest pile ointment In the world. It cures where all others fail. A positive guarantee with every box. Call for sample box. Sold by all drug gists. VAai-D ve t v i v W f 1 y V X T. I J V. III Ik. -W, III x x riv5 x-Hn l v ,.z. Lli.L-- cia il i.iFi 17 rAdzZ-i k Mat ft SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. TNotices la this colum are Inserted frea. Not ices of Sunlay schools aud ruiuor churcli meet ings are excluded, unless paid for. German Lutheran church, corner of Van Burea and Second streets, C. F. Grjebnar, pastor. Services tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. Preaching at the C. M. E. church, corner Fourteenth and Van Buren streets, by the presiding elder, J. T. Brown, at 11 a. in. and again) at 7:3J p. m. Com munion service at 3:00 p. m. The First Society of Spiritualists will meet at Lincoln Post hall. 118 East Sixth avenue, on Sunday. Prof. A. W, Connett will lecture at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Morning subject: "True happiness, where found." Evening: "Who are the lost? Christian Spiritual services Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, at Topeka post halL 420 Kansas avenue. Dr. Lee will lecture. United Presbyterian, corner of Eighth and Topeka avenues, Rev. M. F. McKir ahan pa3tor Preaching tomorrow at 11 o'slock on "Joshua's Battle with the Five Kings." In the evening there will be a temperance meeting addressed by Judge J. G. Wood and A. M. Harvey. The usual Sunday morning services will be conducted at the North Chris tian church. The evening hour will be devoted to a missionary rally. There will be special music, recitations and a biographical symposium of our mission aries. First Congregational church, Rev. U Blakesley. pastor. Rev. L. C Schnacke of Great Bend will preach In the even ing the pastor will speak on "The Tem perance Situation." The following spec ial musio will be rendered; "Sing AUe lulla Forth" by Dudley Buct; "Lord for ever at thy side" by Abt; "Lo, round the throne," by Spinney. Misa Townsley will sing "Glory to thee, my God," by Gounod; and Mr. Dourherty will render as a trombone aole, "Babylon," by Wat son. St. John A. M. E. church, Seventh and Topeka avenue, Rev. J. C. G Owens, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. mM by the pastor. The morning sub ject will be "Stones." Evening subject, "Powers that hold you back from Christ." North Congregational church Preach ing at 11:00 a. in. by Rev. Allen Shaw Bush. At 7:30 p. m. Mr. Bush will give a short talk on the advantages of Sunday school to parents. Thos. H. Bain will speak on Sunday school and citizenship. Special music English Lutheran At 11 a. m. an address to the Sunday school-on foreign mission work. At 7:30 p. m. the pastor, Rev. A. E. Wagner, will speak on "Law or Anarchy, Sobriety or Drunkenness, which?" Mrs. T. I. Witting will sing at the evening service. Charch of Christ (Scientist), 210 We3t Sixth street. Services at 11 a. m. Sub ject, "Christ Jesus Healing the Sick and Raising the Dead." upeaking at the R. R. Y. M. C. A. to morrow at 3 p. m. by Dr. J. A. Houser of Indianapolis, lnd. Seabrook Congregational church Services at 11:15. Subject, "The Right eousness which is of God." 7:30 sermon by Rev. H. M. Krueger. Suaoyside Congregational church Communion services and reception of 4:00 p. m. Sermon by Evangelist Vea zie at 8:00 p. m. Tomorrow Rev. L. W. Spanswick, the Evangelist, will preach at the Wesleyan Methodist church, corner Third and Jef ferson streets, both morning and even ing. First Unitarian society Preaching at 11 a. in. by the minister. Rev. A. Wy man. Subject, "The Prohibitory iraw and the Liquor Question." First Presbyterian church Harrison street, opposite Capitol building. Rev. S. B. Alderson, D. D., pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "How to be Saved." Evening: A home missionary concert by the Sab bath school children. Third Christian church Corner of Third and Lake streets. F. E. Mallory, pastor. Preaching at the osual hours. Baptism at the close of the evening ser vice. At Grace cathedral The services to morrow will be Holy communion at 8 a. m. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morn ing prayer, litany and sermon by the dean at 11 a. m. Subject: "Temptation Even soag at 4:30 p. m. X'GFtHmos.JJ!tr AY The Rev. Canon Miner will celebrate the Holy communion and preach at the Church of the Good Shepherd at 11 a. ra.. and at St. Thomas' Mission, Holton, at 7:30 p. m. The Very Rev. narry L Bodley, dean of Grace cathedral, will preach the sermon at the Church of the Good Shep herd at 7:30 p. m. Subject: "The Prodigal Son." Lay-Reader Marks will read evening prayer at the Church of St. Simon at 4:30 p. m. The Rev. Irving Todd will read even ing prayer and preach at Calvary Mis sion, 90234 East Fourth street at 4 p. m. First African Baptist church First street. Rev, G. D. Olden, pastor. Preach ing at 11 a. m., and 8 p, m. Evening subject: "Our Christless Revivals." Universal ist services tomorrow in Miss Russell's gymnasium hall in the Masonic building, 623 Jackson street, at 11 a. m. Subject: "Temperance." Sun day school immediately after service. T. R. Hawks, minister. WOMEN TEACHERS HAD. Hlchignn Town Beuool Board Say They Must Not Dsuce. Traverse City. Mich., Feb. 22. The school teachers are up in arms over the action of Prof. Gawn, inspector of schools, and his subcommittee. Last night a meeting f the teachers was called and they were told that hereafter school teachers would not be permitted to in dulge in public dances. This agitation was all brought about by the Rev. W. A Frye, a Methodist pastor, who aims to shine as a reformer. In his sermon Sunday he delivered a bit ter tirade against dancing, directing his remarks to the swell ball given by the elite two nights before; MEN WEAR BLOOMERS. SarprUe Their Vemlnlne JCecorts at m Leap Tear Party. Fort Washington, Wis., Feb. 22. Men dressed in bloomers, with bishop's sleeves ia their ceats, were tho attrac tion at the leap year party which socioty indulged in at the opera house last night. There were 150 men present, nearly all of whom were dressed in trim bloom ers and carried fans, which they did not use with the ease to which their consorts were accustomed. DESTROYED THE SALOON. As Irate Officer Takes a Bottle for a Club and Smsaliee Things. Ft. Scott, Feb. 22. Charley Camp bell recently opened up a fine saloon on the west sido of Market square with a small card room on the side. An old man from Uiattville was found in the joint yesterday, drunk and minus $50, by Marshall Roberson. He told the officer he had lost it there. Roberson's ire was aroused and he pro ceeded to wreck the card room and the bar. The furniture was thrown from the room and the pretty bottles of liquor on the bar were shattered with repeated strokes of the marshal's arm, he using oue of the liquor bottles as a club. Extra fine liquor flooded the bar room floor and the fancy bottles were crashed to Bmall pieces Campbell was arrested charged with selling liquor and Frank Shull who ia said to have been in the house, was held on the charge of vagran cy. Sen Austrian Consul Oeneral. Vienna, Feb. 22. F. Stockinger, com mercial chancellor of the Austrian em bassy in London, has been appointed consul general for Austria at New York, in succession to Baron Von Leonhardr, who has been transferred to Chicago. Lehigh or I.OS Cerrlllos Aslhraeite. You can get either. The Los Cerrillos is easily regulated, and may be just what you will want to finish out the season. We are offering this ceal at $1 per ton less than Pennsylvania. The Southwestern Fuel Co. A. F. Wessem Wants your order for coal, try him, bis prices are right, his Bell Tel. number is 550, Har. Tel. 180 and his place of busi ness ia 918 East Fourth street. FAMOUS FATHER IVAN. His Inflaence Over the Peasantry of Russia Is WsndsrlsL Few men exercise so much influence over the peasantry of Russia as Father Ivan, says Spare Moments. Even the wealthy and educated classes believe in bis miraculous powers, and it will be remembered that he was summoned to the bedside, of tbe late czar, in the hope that he might stay tbe progress of a disease which all of the greatest phy sicians of the world declared to be in curable. Father Ivan prayed over his dying sovereign, but without avail. The ex pected miracle did not take place and Alexander III. died. Nevertheless, the worthy priest confesses to be held in high esteem by his fellow countrymen. He was the archpriest of Cronstadt, and to his bouse in that town pioua Russians perform pilgrimages from all parts of the empire. Many persons af flicted by merely nervous diseases have undoubtedly been cured by him or by their own faith in him. From the poor Father Ivan will accept no payment for his services, but from tbe wealthy he exacts large sums, which he devotes to the church and to the many charities In which he is interested. In Cronstadt he supports the famous "Houses for Love and Work," which are for the benefit of the poor. They contain night refuges, where casuals ean obtain a bed and a breakfast of tea and bread for a sum equivalent to a half penny, and there are also free libraries, a lecture ball, a creche, hospitals, and an orphanage for 100 children. Although he might, if he chose, be one of the wealthiest men in Russia, be lives most simply, and de bars himself even the commonest com forts of life. COURTING IN THE PARK. Winter's Chills Hsts Ho Terror for tbe Irving Cooplos. "Ugh!" said the sparrow cop to the New York World maa. "There's no accounting for taste, but as for spoon ing around in the mud on a night like this I have my opinion of them that does it. Now with me I have to hang around bere whether it rains or shines, but it's about as cheerful a place as a cemetery to do your courtin' in if you're selecting a place to spend the evenin with your best girl. But. on my honor, there's couples that comes spooning bere on the coldest drizzly winter nights and seem to like it. They don't seem to mind the weather a bit. Now, look at 'em trallin' along there like as it was a night in June." Down the pathway and up the next, and circling the arch and around the four sides of the square, slowly, very slowly, under the drip of tbe branches and the drizzle of the sky, they loitered. And lingered. A long time and slowly. Very slowly. And when the reporter passed that way half an hour later they were still lingering under one umbrella and tbe drizzle of a December night. And loitering. Very slowly. And the sparrow cop watched the bread back of the romantic umbrella as it peregrinated its leisurely way with the bitter upper-curve of nostril that settles upon the face of him who has considered the folly of the world and does not approve of it. Coal Facta. The best test to determine tbe value of C04I ia the practical test. Coal that does not clinker or make soot ia the best for domestic uses. Remember that yon can set Osage Shaft coal at $2.50 per ton from The Southwestern Fcel Co., 634 Kansas avenue. Telephone No. 193. The Journal prints all the news. NAN SEN'S .AL LEGE O D r s c o v t R. 3 I Attention 1 El as I Cyclists! o H EST IGYCLSS UILT M e .FOR THE MOXET. u THE DAYTON, AT SIOO.OO THE LIEGHT, AT $65 AND $75 THE CRAWFORD, AT $40, $50 AND $60 FOB 9ALI BV HI 9 u e SB (9 0 m va a I Oliver G. Tayman Co. i 702 Kansas Avenue. fp-Hpadquarters Bicycle Sundries I and Sportmi; lieods All kinds ot re- 9 m o H I pairing and machine work. g 'B0BEeaB!Ba)I0BOaBB G RAWFORD'S OPERA HOUSE. ALL XKXT WEEK. PEARSON'S STOCK CO. THE WHITE SQ1TADH02T The biggest, strongest, most expensive com pany ever oriraniznd. AH special plays. All special scenery. All special etlects. Ail spe cial music. lu fact everything special. Special Prices IO, 20 and 30c. Entire change of play each niglit. Monday niphL FREE. One person will be admitted free if accompanied by one paid ticket any pars 01 1 tie nouse. Pictures of Sports With Rod and Gun Bedroduced in 12 colors from originals palntesS expressly for the put pose. They are three) water-colors; Jacksnlpe Comlnit In: Eass Flaa ing at Block Island; Quail Bliootins; and on oir ViRllant and Valkyrie Yaeht Kace. All are artistic, beautiful and rich In eSect. Sot frames 14x19 in. Frlce of set. S5, postpaid. AS "rOKDST AND STREAM" PREMIUM. V10 will send the sporlman's favorite journal. "Forest and Stream," one year (price S4) and the set cf four pictures (a $9 value) for $5. Or, "Forest and Stream" Gmos. and choice of two of the pictures for $3. This is a rare offer. Bead 10 cents for specimen copy of "Forest and rjtream." circular and catalogue ot the best books on outside sport. FOREST AD STREAM FEB. CO., P. O. Box, 2832, New YorK City. Ho Will Not Bell. I have been fitted with glasses in a manner that conld not be improved upon. They suit in every particular and to anyone la need of glasses I would advise them to have Dr. Bennett, 713 Kansas avenne. to fit them. I did not know how much of the world I had been missing until I was fitted, and if I could not get them replaced, money would not bay them. 1 can heartily recommend Dr. Bennett to anyone needing glasses. 3. D. Hetme, Bookkeeper for Bank of Topeka. Give na a trial Peerless Steam Laun dry. -TO?EKA"v Steam iLaundry 5 Has Double! Its Capacity. Does tho Beet Work 1 the Stat.

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