The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 2, 1897

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y rrwo cents. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 2, 189T. TUESDAY EVENING. 1 L; ilVl xuvxiiXv, "J; TWO CENTS. V ALL ABLAZE. State Capitol of Pennsylvania At Ilarrislmrg Destroyed by Fire in Less Than An Hour. THE DOME FALLS IX. Soon After the Fire First Breaks Oat. A Brave Man Rescues the Stars And Stripes. LEGISLATORS RUX OUT Two of the Members Struck By Pieces of the Roof. Many Valuable Records De stroyed in the Fire. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 2. Fire broke out at 1 o'clock in the senate wing of the state capitol and at 1:30 the build-, ins seems to be doomed, as the fire de partment is unable to control the flames. The fire originated in the rooms of Lieutenant Governor Lyon over the sen ate chamber. It is supposed to have been started by an electric light wire. The fire burned for several minutes be fore it was discovered. It had made such headway that but little could be saved in the costly apartments of the lieutenant governor, or across the hall in the room of the superintendent of public instruction Schaffer, who was alon.7 in his office when the fire was dis covered. He did all he could to check the fire, but it was not in his power. All he saved were the appropriation books. Thousands of dollars worth of records were lost. The flames had eaten their way through the senate roof before the fire department arrived. Fart of the roof tumbled in before the water was start ed. Then the streams were so small that the fire burned on. Soon the great dome was a mass of flames. This burn ed like shavings. The fire quickly com municated to the house side and' at 1:35 p. m. was cutting its way along the roof. There seemed no possible way of caving the building. The house was in cession when the fire was discovered and it quickly adjourned. The members Baw the probabilities of the fire spread ing and they began to save their be longings. The smoke soon drove them from the building and little was gotten out. The officers in the department buildings adjoining the capitol are pre paring to move. At 1:45 the dome has just fallen. Be fore it fell, one patriotic citizen crawled through the mass of flames and hauled down the flag. He was loudly cheered. Several men are slightly injured by falling timbers. 2 p.m. The entire interior of the house Is in flames. The water power is still very weak and every effort is now be ing made to confine the flames to the legislative halls. The building stands between those used by Adjutant Gener al Stewart and Secretarv of Internal Affairs Lata. These officials are re moving their valuable papers and furni ture. While trying to remove their desks from the house. Representative G. V. Rhodes and J. W. Doagy, had narow es capes. Just as they were leaving the chamber a portion of the roof fell in They were slightly injured. 2:30 p. m. The fire will be confined to the capitol building. The entire structure is now in flames in the in terior. Both roofs have fallen in and soon the great pillars at the main en trance will fall. The walls are now crac king and crumbling. The loss is placed at $1,000,000; insur ance, $400,000. The loss ot valuable records is great. They can never be replaced. TRAMPS ARE OSTRACIZED. Boosevelt Has Inaugurated a War on the Fraternity. New Tork, Feb. 2. From today tramps are ostracized in New York. Everyone found begging is to be ar rested and locked up. By arrangement of President Roosevelt with the charity organization, society, Cheif Conlin has detailed 12 policemen for the exclusive duty of running down beggars. When they are corralled the charity men will be sent for to look tnem over. The magistrates will be guided by their ad vice. Old offenders who beg by choice will be sent to the island and made to work. J he municipal lodging house is in run rung order and men who have no shel ter may apply there for a night's lodg ing. They get a bath, a clean bed. sup per and breakfast, and their clothing jvill be cleaned and disinfected. BELLS MUST NOT RING. An Ordinance Introduced at Chicago Prohibits Kinging of Bell3. Chicago, Feb. 2. The city council has begun a crusade against the ringing of large bells on either private or public buildings. An ordinance prohibiting the ringing of any large bell in the city limits was presented to the city council by Alderman Greenacre and referred to the judiciary committee. If such an ordinance should be passed t would mean the discontinuance of all bells, including chimes, on churches and other public or private buildings. The ordinance provides: "Any person. firm, Boeiety or corporation that shall violas the provisions of this ordinance shall b fined not more than $200 for each fense." Young Logan Wants an Office. Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 2. The an nouncement is made that John A. Lo gan is a candidate for the mission to Austria-Hungary, and that his appli cation as a candidate for the place is now in the hands of President-elect McKinley. YOUNGBERG DESPONDENT. la Sent to the Asylum Today for Treatment. "I consider the case a recurrent at tack of melancholia," was a verdict prepared and signed by Dr. W. S. Lind say today in Probate Judge Dolman's court in the case of Larsh J. Youngberg the tailor who was on trial for insanity, The verdict was signed in due form by W. S. Lindsay, W. J. Stagg, W. F. Monteith, A. Slusser, R. F. Hodgins, and George W. Jackson, as jurors. L. J. Youngberg sat before the jury in the court room and leaned his head forward on the window sill. He was quiet save for an occassional sob. He was an example of physical and men tal collaspse. For six months past he has been melancholy and last Saturday he went to see Dr. Eastman, superin tendent of the Topeka insane asylum to ask his advice about his case. Today in court Dr. Eastman said: Saturday last Mr. Youngberg came to see me at the asylum and wanted to talk about his case. From his talk and appearance I would say that he was insane from melancholia. He said that he was afraid that he would kill him self. He told me that he was at one time a patient at the Kankakee asy lum and was discharged as cured." Dr. J. P. Lewis, who was Young berg's physician said: "Mr. Youngberg has been coming to me often within the last six months. He has been despondent. He said that he was afraid he would kill himself, and I asked him why he didn't kill him self. He replied that he didn't have the will-power to do so. I consider his case one of extreme despondency." Q What are his habits as regards liquor? A. I think he has been given to drinking. I think of late he has been drinking hard cider. I have seen him at suspicious places. L. Diment, who had been well ac quainted with Youngberg, said: "I talked with him once when he said that he believed he would kill hemself because he knew that no one cared for him." Youngberg is ES years of age. He has been known in Topeka as a good work man in his profession, but possessed of queer ways. He has lately expressed the wish that he could go to the Topeka insane asylum where he would receive treatment for his mind and body. After the verdict had been signed. Dr. Lewis said to Youngberg. who was leaning low on the window sill: "Well, goodbye, Mr. Youngberg. I'll come and see you." The little man staggered to his feet and extended his hand to the doctor. Half sobbing, he said: "Goodbye, doc tor. Come and see me," saying which he broke down and wept bitterly. BABY SHOWS ILLEGAL. Those Conducting Them Subject to Arrest. New York, Feb. 2. If the baby show originated by Benjamin W. Hitchcock had not been suddenly terminated by the weather last week, it would be by the ruling of Judge Andrews, of the supreme court just announced. In effect, it declared baby shows il legal and the courts refused to issue an injunction applied for by the mana ger to restrain the Society for the Pre vention of cruelty to children from making arrests or interfering with the exhibition. The cour. further declared that the agents and officials of the defendant had the right to interfere and prevent such exhibitions, either by arresting the plaintiff or by requiring the moth ers to remove their children from the hall under penalty of being themselves arrested. TEXAS SUES ROCK ISLAND. Road Said to Save Violated the State Compress Law. Austin, Tex., Feb. 2. Suit was filed in the Fifty-third district court here to day by the state through its attorney general against the Chicago Rock Is land railroad for violating the railroad commissions compress rules which were declared legal by the supreme court of Texas last week. If convicted the railroad .will have to pay $5,000 in each case of fiolation and there are said to be several. This suit was delayed pending an opinion by the supreme court in a similar case and now that the court has held the com mission's rule to be legal, quite a num ber of roads will likely be sued for vio lation of compress rules. IS PICKLER ELECTED? This ia the Question Agitating the Public Mind in Dakota. Pierre, S. D., Feb. 2. The question has arisen as to whether Pickler has not already received enough votes to elect him ITnited States senator. The point is on the legality of votes cast for Plowman. He is a circuit judge and the constitution makes void all votes cast by the people or the legislature for any other than a judicial office for a judge while holding his office. On the ballot of Monday last 121 votes were cast, 19 of which were for Plow man. Pickler received 53 of the re mainder.and if the Plowman votes were void, Pickler had a majority of the le gal vote. W J. COSTIGAN'S MOVE. Becomes Disgusted With Politics Moves to His Farm. Otawa, Feb. 2. W. J. Costigan, the former editor of the Ottawa Journal and Populist politician, will quit news paper work and move to his farm northwest of Ottawa. Mr. Costigan has said to have told an intimate friend that he was disgusted with politics and would try farming for a time. Gave the City a Park. Batle Creek. Mich., Feb. 2. The will of Charles Willard, the eccentric bach elor, who died Sunday, bequeathes $40, 000 to be expended in the erection of a library building for the city schools; $40,000 for a Young Mens Christian As sociation building here, and $40,000 to the Baptist college at Kalamazoo. The heirs are also well provided for. Mr. Willard a few days before his death, deeded the city 16 acres on Coguac Lake for a park. Hunger is Appeased in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 2. The indiscriminate relief of the destitute which has been carried on by the police department for the past 10 days, ceased todav. Here after all applications for charity wi.ll be investigated before relief is given. Cincinnati May Have Waterworks. Columbus, O., Feb. 2. The Supreme court today decided that Cincinnati may issue $6,500,00 bonds to build water works, but the bonds must be paid out o the water revenue. FIRE IN JHE REAR. Insnrrection Breaks Out Among The People of Madrid. Municipal Authorities Bare Re signed Today. MILITARY IN CONTROL Bread Riots and Strikes of a Serious Nature. Mobs Gather Refore the Town Hall at Madrid. Madrid, Feb. 2. Serious strikes and bread riots have occurred here. There have been manifestations before the town hall and many arrests have been made. The municipal authorities have resigned owing to their inability to suppress the disturbances arid martial law has been proclaimed. Cincinnati, Feb. 2. A special to the Commercial-Tribune from Key West says: To counterbalance the Cuban victories in the field Major Konsdieviela's troops are making reprisals at Guanabacoa. A family named Rudolphe, consisting of husband, wife, three sons and four daugh ters were all killed by the patrols. Old man Rudolphe was accused of being a Cuban guide and the patrol went to ar rest him. As the troops entered the house his children tried to leave by an other door but a sentinel shot him dead. This made the other sons crazv with furv and they attacked the soldiers with dag gers but were shot. Rudolphe was then killed with a machete. The girls were then seized and tied to furniture in the room. They were stripped and subject ed to infignities all night. In the morning one of the girls who seemed half dean was released for a moment. She seized a knife from the table and before she could be restrained, stabbed two of the soldiers and the officer in command, th latter only slightly. She was cut down by matchetes. The other girls were then taken with the band, dt epite the moth er's entreaties. The girls: have not been heard from since. The mother is a man iac. Two raids were made :'tn Havana sub urbs Saturday night and ten or twenty houses burned., the Spanish garrisons in the places retiring before the insurgents. The light from the burnin g buildings was clearly seen in Havana. MGR. FREY'S STATEMENT. Makes a Clear Case and Puts Burden oi Proof on the Boiler In spector. Yesterday, as stated In a dispatch in the State Journal, the state boiler in spector of Colorado made a charge against General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe, claiming that the latter had attempted to bribe him. When shown the dispatch tills morn ing Mr. Frey remarked: "It's all boah." Continuing, Mr. Frey said: "Last year the state boiler Inspector of Colorado had an annual pass, and although there was no tacit under standing, it was generally -understood that he was to make no charge for in specting the Santa Fe boilers in Colo rado. The boiler inspector received $5 for each boiler inspected and it was my understanding that the fees went to the inspector in payment for his work. As his railroad fare would be considerable in coming and going from Denver to La Junta, if he had to pay his fare, I thought it was no more than just that such concessions be made in liau of the free transportation, which he would also be able to use in making other trips over the state. As far as- I can learn there was but one bill of $5 ren dered the company for inspecting boil ers in 1896, and this shows that he either made concessions for the free transportation or did not do his duty in inspecting the boilers as provided for by the law of Colorado. "At the beginning of the year he sent his old pass in, and I told Mr. Jansen to send him an 1S97 annual, and write him that it would be understood that no charge for inspecting Santa Fe boilers would be made. This pass he sent back, accompanied by a letter stating that all fees collected for inspecting boilers were turned into the state treas ury and that he was consequently un able to make any such agreement in regard to Santa Fe boilers. I sent the pass back to him and wrote him that I did not understand that the fees were turned into the state, and that in fu ture he would render bills for the in spection of boilers to the company. My sending the pass back to him was a matter of policy, as he could make con siderable trouble in inspecting the boilers if he so wished. For instance, he might reach the shops at La Junta in the middle of the week during work ing hours, and demand the inspection of the boilers. "In such event it would be necessary to shut down the shops and blow out the boilers, and would be a great in convenience and loss of time to the company. By favoring him with free transportation it is natural that he would favor the company by setting a time at our convenience for the in spection of the boilers. "I have never met the state boiler inspector and am unable to explain his reason for making such a statement." BRADLEY WILL APPOINT. He Will Make Yerkes Senator to Suc ceed Blackburn. Washington, Feb. 2 It is reported at the capitol today on what is believed to be good authority that Governor Brad lev of Kentucky has decided to appoint Mr. Yerkes as senator from that state upon the retirement of Senator Black burn in March and not to call the legis lature in extra session. He takes the position it is said that the appointment will be sustained by the senate because the legislature will not be in session when the vacancy oc curs. Oldest Bank Closes. Oaksdale, Wash., Feb. 2 The First National bank has posted the following notice: At the annual meeting of the stockholders of this bank held January 12 it was unanimously decided to go in to voluntary liquidation. All depositors are requested to call and get their mon ey. This the oldest bank here and also it has had its share of the business. The profits have been small. A $1,400,000 Failure. Pittsburg, Feb. 2. The Philadelphia Lead company, went into the hands of receivers today. Liabilities $1,400,000. BAD TRAMP AT LARGE. Attempts an Assault on Three High School Girls. At 7:40 this morning as two girl stu dents of the Topeka high rchool were crossing Metsker's addition on theirway from their homes near Washburn col lege to school they were accosted by a large, shabbily dressed tramp, who in sulted them, making improper propos als to them and threatening them. The attempted assault occurred midway be tween the Westminster church corner and the western edge of Tennesseetown, on the stretch of prairie. The girls, who were aged 37 and IS years respectively, were greatiy fright ened and ran toward Tennesseetown. The tramp pursued them a short dis tance and then gave up the chase. The girls ran, terror stricken, and reported the cause of their fright to the lirst grocery store on their way to the city. The police department was notified and Sergeant Tim Donovan went to the scene of the attempted assault. Im mediately after stopping the two girls the tramp turned back and, spying an other girl coming across the prairie, he accosted her. She, too, was a high school girl, 19 years of age. He made the same kind of propos als to the latter. The girl ran, as had the others, and went to the high school. Principal Williams joined Sergeant Don ovan in the search for the tramp, and residents of Tennenseetown also as sisted, but were unable to find him. He was described by the girls as be ing a large white man, with black mus tache, and wearing dark, shabby clothes. TURKEY IN TERROR. Fright Felt Over the Imminent Up rising of the People. London, Feb. 2. The Paris corres pondent of the Standard learns from private sources that great alarm is felt at Constantinople because of the Rama dam, the great annual feast of the Mo hammedans. Tewfik, the Turkish min ister of foreign affairs has retired his family to a place of safety, and it is re ported all of the wealthiest Turks are preparing to imitate his example. Marseilles, Feb. 2. Tewfik Pasha un til recently Turkish minister for for eign affairs has arrived here. He states that a reign of trror prevails among the entourage of the sultan. He is fear ful as to the fate of his family whom he was compelled to leave behind him at Constantinople under the protection of the foreign embassies. THE TREATY IS FIXED. It Will be Signed at 5 O'Clock This Afternoon. Washington, Feb. 2. The treaty of ar bitration between Great Britain and Venezuela will be signed at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The delay in completing the treaty was caused by the difficulty in making up the personnel of the arbitration commission. Not so much from objec tions to persons nominated by either side as from the trouble experienced in arranging the tribunal so as to inter fere little as possible with the important routine work of the supreme courts of the United States and Great Britain from whicn bodies futtr o? the arbiters are drawn. Notice, however, was re ceived by cable this morning from Lon don that the privy council had finally confirmed the selections made. The four arbiters it is understood will be Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer of the United States supreme court and Lord Herschell and Sir Rich ard Henn Collins, knight justices of her majesty's supreme court of judiciary The fifth arbiter in case of need will be named by King Oscar. By terms of the treaty the agents of the two governments. Great Britain and Venezuela, must deliver the complete cases at Paris, where the arbitration commission will meet within eight months of the ratification of the treaty with three months additional allowed for the submission of the counter cases, so that the netire arbitration probably will occupy a year and a half. LESS TIME AT THE SHOPS. Santa Fe Will Keduce Working Hours From 54 to 40 Per Week. An order was posted at the Santa Fe shops last evening which reduces the time of all the men from 54 hours per week to 40 hours. The shops have been running nine hours per day for six days of the week and the new order will re duce the day to eight hours and the shops will be closed down on Saturday. The man who is paid 25 cents per hour will consequently receive $3.50 less per week than before while the helpers who are paid ten cents per hour will re ceieve $1.40 less per week. Mr. Cain of the office of the superin tendent of machinery said today when asked for the cause of the reduction:"It was made because of the falling off in the earnings and because there is no prospect of an increase. No reduction was made in the working force. The order will be in effect until the pros pects are brighter or conditions im prove." NEW DUMB BELL RECORD. Luther C. Rood Lifts 211 Pounds With One Hand. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 2. Luther C. Rood accomplished the feat of lifting a 211 pound dumb-bell in the Hemmen way gymnasium last night, thereby es tablishing a new amateur world's rec ord at heavy dumb-bell irfting. The previous mark was s-'ul pounds and 5 ounces, made by Dick Kennell in New York in 1Si4. The lift was made from the floor with both hands, and the bell was forced upward from the shoulder to arm's length with one hand. Rood is of slim physique, 5 feet 6 inches in height and weighs but 143 pounds. Death of Mrs. Alexander. Mrs. A. J. Alexander, mother of Mrs. J. M. Brier of this city, died at her son's residence in Kansas City this morning at 2:50 o'clock. The deceased has been living with her daughter in this city and about a month ago went to Kansas City to visit her son Mr. A. V. Alexan der, and was taken sick. The remains well be brought to Topeka for inter ment. Funeral will "be held tomorrow; time and place will be announced later. Two Schools Burn. Menominee, Wis., Feb. 2. The Me nominee high school and Stout Manual Training school were destroyed by lire this morning at 4 o'clock. Loss on high school, $30,000; insurance, $12,000; on manual training school, $100,000; in surance, $40,000. The Best Kind. Good clean Riverside lump and nut. Topeka Coal Company, 534 Kan. Ave. CANTREFORM. Police Board Starts Out ifr the Same Foolish Path Of Its Predecessors By Ap pointing Policemen TO "REWARD" THEM For Their Advocacy of Free Silver and Such Things, Instead of Their Ability and Fitness For Police Duty, TO RISE AROVE PARTY Is Too Much It Seems in Ap pointing City Officials. Topeka Pays For Police Service, Not For Political Opinions. We Furnish the Money and Our Wishes Should Rule. The new board of police commission ers beheaded 13 policemen last night and named 13 to take their places. There are two Democrats and two "Sil ver Republicans" in the list of ap pointees and the rest are Populists. The same old bad system of appointing policemen is to be followed that has been followed from time immemorial. The first qualification for a policeman under the present system is "what has he done in politics?'" It does not mat ter whether he has in him the material from which good officers are made. The all impotant question is whether he has sufficient influence in his ward to control votes. He isn't to distress his mind about being a good officer but is to be "rewarded" for his political work. Suppose the firemen were ap pointed for the same reason what kind of a fire department would we have. Seeing that the people of Topeka have to pay these policemen for protecting their property, why should not some at tention be paid to the desires of the business men and other citizens. We need a municipal league to select the policemen and present their names to the police board for notification. It looks as if Topeka will never have a police board that will dare step out side the silly, ridiculous and disastrous rule of selecting politicians for police men. The present board is following the precedent laid down by Republican and Populist boards before them. It may be that none of the old mem bers of the old force were competent policemen, but the board should think twice before dropping all the old offi cers from the roll. The people ol To peka want a police force that will sup press lawlessness and they want it non partisan. They really do not care a lg whether they are Democrats, Repub licans or Populists. Give us a police force made up of men wo will catch criminals and prevent crime. Following is the list of appointments as far as made: J. Owen, sergeant, promoted from pa trolman. Populist. Samuel Jones, jailer. Fifth ward, Silver Republican. John Dagg. jailer. Democrat. Albert Heartburg, patrol driver, Popu list. First word. Patrolmen: Davis Close, Populist. Second ward. Charles G. Gordon. Populist. Fifth ward. C. P. King. Populist. Fourth ward. M. C. Jenkins. Democrat. First ward. M. Reardon. Populist. Second ward. M. E. McFadden. Populist, Fourth ward. Henry Grosch. Populist. First ward. J. H. Hicks. Populist. Second ward. B. F. Kidney. Populist. Fifth ward. Byron Winget, Silver Republican, Fifth ward. The policemen whose stars will be re moved tomorrow to make places for the new men are M. Bundy, Sergeant Frank Fllison. Jailer Disbrow. Patrolmen Aye, Hale, Carlson. Parcells. McDowell. Dough erty, McKlroy, Long, Bundy and Pinks ton. There is but one colored man in the list of the new patrolmen and that is J. H. Hicks of the Second ward, who was on the Populist police force two years ago. The new board ha.s not recognized as raanv of the old Populist patrolmen as it was "thought they would, as Gordon. Hicks. Jenkins and Dagg are the only members of the old force on the new. Ser geant Owen was also on the old Populist force, but he was not molested when the Republicans took charge and has contin ued to serve as patrolman. Nearly all the members of the old force were appli cants for positions. The local Silver club endorsed four men and secured two apointments, but there are more t be made ami they may be given another "slice of the pie." Sam Jones, who was appointed jailer, was a member of the Republican county central committee until last fall when his pro nounced views on the silver question re sulted in his expulsion and he afterwards did what he could for the Bryan-Leedy ticket. David Close, who was appointed as pa trolman, is a brother of Col. F. J. Close, who wa-s private secretary to Governor Lewelling. The other appointees are more or less well known in local Populist cir cles. The board adjourned last night until tomorrow afternoon when the rest of tbe appointments will be made. The rule con cerning the hearintr of the personal ap peals from the applicants made no end cf trouble for the police station was crowd ed with applicants all yesterday afternoon and the street around the headquarters was also crowded. The members of the board patiently listened to the applicants until dark and resumed work after sup per. It was inconvenient and what one of the Populists termed "a deuced poor plan." for every man who had a chance at the board was convinced that he would be appointed. The few patrolmen of the old force who will be on duty tomorrow will consider themselves fortunate but they will proba bly be displaced soon. Pingree May Stay. Laneing, Mich., Feb. 2. The supreme court today declined to take up the petition for a mandamus to compel the ousting of Governor Pingree as mayor of Detroit, excepting as an appeal from the county court. The Distillers Win. Washington, Feb. 2. The senate com mittee on finance today decided to re port favorably the so-called bottling bill which has been pending before it. this bill was desired by the distillers and opposed by the bottlers. The bill provides for th bottling of spirits in bond. Cobs at Bmplre mil!. Tel. 165. MKS.M'KINLEY TO "TRY ON" President Elect's Wife Will "Try on" Her Inaugural Gown Today. Chicago, Feb. 2. Mrs. McKinley, wife of the president-elect, will "try on" for the first time today the finished gown of silver and gray brocade which she will wear at the inaugural ceremony on March 4. It is now being made by a State street firm and One of the re quirements of its acceptance is that it be ready today. For a fortnight two experts in mend ing rare lace have been at work on a quantity of valuable old duchesse film which has been in the family of Mrs. McKinley for over a century. One of these experts is from Boston, and came to Chicago for the express purpose of preparing the lace for the inaugural gown and for the other dresses which Mrs. McKinley is having made. The most valuable of the lace will go into the cuffs and bodice of the inaugural gown. The remainder of the lace will Le used in the trimmings of a reception gown and the dress which will be worn at the inaugural ball. The material of the gown silver and gray brocade like the suit in which Mr. McKinley will take the oath of of fice, was woven expressly for it, and is ft gift. The pattern has never been dup licated, but it is expected that after the gown has been worn in public a few times it will be the beginning of anoth er style in brocade gowns. All the trying on and fitting of the gown as the parts have been prepared has been done at th home of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams, No. 3964 Lake avenue, where Mrs. McKinley is a guest. The selection of the materials of the dresses was also made at the Mc Williams residence. 4,700 FEET UNDER GROUND Four Miners are Cut Off Prom Escape by Fire. Houghton, Mich., Feb. 2. Fire broke out suddenly in the ninth level south No. 3, shaft of the Tamarack mine at 10 o'clock this morning. The Tama rack trammers left the plant with a load of rock leaving all well and re turning five minutes later found the timbering ablaze. Two lines of hose are now playing on the fire and it is hoped to prevent its gaining access to the sharft which would serve as a chimney, nearly 4.700 feet high. Four miners are cut off below the fire, but the air com presison is at work forcing air to them. The firemen are working at great dis advantage and personal discomfort as well as danger. Heroic efforts are being made to pre vent the fire spreading from the burn ing pit into No. 3 shaft of the Tamarack but the firemen are working nearly a mile underground. It is scarcely pos sible that the five imprisoned miners can survive the terrible heat to which they are exposed, though fresh air is being constantly pumped to them PUT UP A JOB ON SMITH. There was a Scheme to Rid Soldiers Home of the Governor. Leavenivorth, Feb. 2. At the Soldiers' home investigation before Congressman Warner of the congresisonal investi gating committee the prosecution con tinued to examine witnesses this fore noon. A. H. Green, a member of the home, alleged to be a candidate for its governorship, testified to Bending M:irs Powell to Attorney George's office to make affidavit that he saw Governor Smith drunk February 7, 1896. Green admitted that he and George had put their heads together to "rid the home of Smith." John Houston and W. J. A. Brown, veterans, testified as to the mistreat ment of prisoners by the home police, but acknowledged that none of the cases were ever reported to Governor Smith. JAG CURE LAW INVALID. Wisconsin Court Rules Against Cur ing Drunkard3 at Public Expense. Madison, Wis., Feb. 2. The Keeley cure law was declared invalid by the supreme court today. The test case came from Milwaukee in the form of an appeal from the decision of the cir cuit court which was favorable to the Wisconsin Keeley institute in a suit brought against Milwaukee county for $130 for the treatment of a patient com mitted to the institute by the county under the law. The contention of the county attorney was that the law provides liability for the county and indirectly taxed the citizens. This was therefore void. THEY SWAPPED DRAFTS. A Nebraska Farmer is Out Just $2, 600 by the Operation. Kansas City, Feb. 2. John Pauley, a Harvard, Neb., farmer complained to the police, this morning that Michael O'Farrell and K. F. Hartman, Denver confidence men, had filched him out of a J2.C0O draft. The trio had met in Denver and came east together, the confidence men giv ing Pauley an alleged St. Louis draft for ?3.000 and graciously permitted him to keep the difference of $400. They bought him a ticket for St. Louis here so that he could cash the check and then deserted him. BRINGS A SUIT. Marshall County Parties Bring Suit for Libel 'A dispatch was received today from Marysville. Kan., saying that a crimi nal libel suit had been brought against the State Journal on account of an ar ticle printed in this paper January 23rd regarding a sheriff's sale of the home of C. A. Magill. The article was one reprinted from and quoted from the Marysville Demo crat as a news item, the truth of which we have no personal knowledge. A Eoston Failure. Boston, Feb. 2. The failure of E. C. Hodges Co., bankers and brokers, was announced at the opening of the stock exchange today. The holdings of the firm were sold under the rule on the floor of the exchange. George E. Dixon of the firm of Dixon Knowles was named as the assignee. Three Generals in Prison. Montevideo, Feb. 2. Three generals have been imprisoned for attempting a meeting hostile to the government of Uruguay. Weather Indications. Washington, Feb. 2. For Kansas: In creasing cloudiness tonight and Wed nesday; warmer in extreme northern portion Wednesday; variable winds. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. PLACE FORDEPEW. He is Offered the Post of Am basador To the Court of St. James By McKinley. TS RATARD'S PLACE. John D. Lonir Will Not Affirm Or Denyj That He Has Been Offered the Navy Portfolio. New Tork. Feh 2 riiaiincpr r Tio. lif'W line: r-.. v-.w 1 J i v, r "V i 1or MnKinlpv i ii i" i i V. ambassadorship at the court of St. oa lues. Long is Waiting. Bingham, Mass., Feb. 2. John D. Long last nigSF refused tn confirm the statement that he had been tendered and had accented the office of sm-rptan- of the navy under the incoming admin- joirauon. i-ie said he had nothing from iu-xviiiie on tne matter. FOR ATTT GENERAL. NcKenna of California, Will Probably oe biven the Post San Francisco. Feb. 2. In local nnii- tlcal circles there is now little rtnnht that Judge JoseDh McK enna nf thpi United States circuit court will be the Pacific coast representative in McKin ley's cabinet. .Tniifrp A i w ,t i. ed today if he had formally accepted a tawuci position. "That informa tion must fir3t rnma ffr m Ti,T. lln T. i n leV." Said TUT ATflTanna V, i of Senator Sherman and Mr. Gage dif- iiom my own ana until the prtsi- ucui-crcii nas nrst autnonzed the statement. T win mair npirhLr sion nor denials." it is among Mr. McKenna's personal friends that the judge has recently been closing up somewhat hurriedly his pri- vnc uuHiiiess interests .alleging as a reason that he wouJd be absent from, the state for a number of years. Washinp-tnTi FoK 9 T- to a v here that the Toeitirn fr TT.v,t,-.v. t.,... Joseph McKenna, of California is slated in me jiLivimey caoinet, is ttiat of at torney e-enera! but that thpm sibilities which may make it necessary iu name mm tor secretary ot tne inter ior in the final arrangement of the cab inet of the new administration. G. T. NICHOLSON AT WORK. New General Passenger Agent of the Frisco Assumes Hi3 Duties. St. Louis, Feb. 2. The new general passenger. agent of the 'Frisco. Mr. Qeorge T. Nicholson, entered upon his duties at headquarters here yesterday.. Mr. Nicholson needs no introduction', either to traffic men or the traveling public His excellent record with the Atchison took fitting expression a fe-.v days since at the Mercantile club in this city, when the leading officials the Chicago, the St. Louis and the southwestern lines assembled to honor him at a banquet. On Saturday the officials of the Atchison passenger de partment presented him m Chicago with a handsome gold watch, attached to which was a gold and platinum chain, a jeweled charm and gold cigar cutter. On the case of the watch were engraved Mr. Nicholson's initials, and the fol lowing inscription: "To George T. Nicholson; from his passenger associ ates on the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway, Chicago. January 30. 1SS)7." Talking with a r-purti'r Mr. NIchoU-on said that he came to St. Louis without any following whatever, and would thoroughly review the existing condi tions in the 'Frisco passenger depart ment before making up his mind whether any changes were necessary for the best interests of the company. He had made no promises, fnd desired to look over the field carefully in jus tice to every one. A. K. OWEN'S NEW SCHEME. The Topolobampo Protnotor Woul Build a Railroad. Chihuahua. Mex., Feb. Advices have been received here from the City of Mexico that A. K. Owen, the origina tor and founder of the Topolobampo co operative colony, which proved a fail ure, is now visiting Mexico for the pur pose of securing a renewal of his con cession for the colony and to take sttps toward carrying cut a project of building a railroad from Topolobampo across tha Sierra Madre mountains to this city. It is reported that Owen recently vis ited England, where he was successful in raising money to build the railroad, if the proper encouragement can be ob tained from the government in behalf of the enterprise. Some very serious engineering problems would be encoun tered in building the railroad across the mountains by the route originally con templated. Deustrow Must Hang. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 2. The su preme court today overruled the motion for a rehearing in the case of the state vs. Arthur Deustrow the St. Louis mil lionaire murderer who is to be hanged jn February 16. Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas of Junction City, 111., was told by her doctors that she had consumption and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery completely cur.?d her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida street, San Francisco,- suffered from a dreadful cold, approaching consumption, tried without result everything else and then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was curea. He is naturally thankful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove the wonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottle at J. K. Jones' drug store. Fifth street and Kansas avenue. Reg ular size 50 cents und $1. Died, February 1, at his home in To peka, 1408 Poik street, at the age of 74 years, Mr. F. W. Kahler. The funeral will be held at the home on Wednes day, February 3, at 2 o'clock. The Best Kind. Good clean Riverside lump and nut. Topeka Coal Company, 534 Kan. Ave.

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2 TOPE&A STATE JOURNAL., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2. 1S97. POPS WILL MEET. At Kansas City Febrnary 23 If Marion Butler Approves the Flans of Secre tary J. A. Edgerton FOR A CONFERENCE. The Future Course of the Party To lie Determined. Washburn of Massachusetts Would Drop Silrer. St. Louis?, Mo., Feb. 2. National Pop ulist Secretary J. A. Kdgerton of Lin coln, Neb., has written a call for a na tional conference of Populists at Kan sas City, February 23, 1897, and for warded it to Chairman Marion Butler, Urging him to issue the same. Chairman Roselle of the Missouri strte People's Party committee has teen Informed of the proposed confer ence and he is heartily in favor of It. Mr. Roselle, who is also secretary of the National Reform Press association, says that no date could be more opportune for a national gathering of Populists than the one mentioned, as it follows bo close upon the day aajned for the national meeting of the cople's Party editors in Kansas City, a call for which has already been issued for February 22. About two weeks ago George F. ,Washburn of Boston, a member of the People's Party national committee, is I cued an appeal to the Populists of the XTnited States which was generally pub lished all over the country. This ap peal practically advised Populists to abandon the silver issue and to take up the question of government issue of paper money and government owner ship of railroads. In reply to this Mr. EdgertOn wrote the following letter: George F. Washburn, My Dear Sir .The People's Party has always contend ed for "scientific" money. It has always contended for "the government owner ship of railroads." No "change of the fighting issue" is necessary to bring these questions to the front. It has always contended also for the free coinage of silver. It should not aban don this issue, merely because another party has taken it up, but should rather support it more zealously. It should welcome the assistance and vie with the newcomers as to who shall give the free coinage the most unitd and effective support. The Populist part- wag the first to raise the free silver standard. Must it abandon that standard simply be cause another party has come to its support? No. Right does not cease to be right because it gains new ad herents. And to say that we will not advocate a right principle simply be cause another party promises to share the credit for carrying it to success seems to be playing the boy. That is too narrow and selfish acourse for the People's Party. For the Pop ulists to abandon free silver now would be like an army leaving the field when one more charge would win the battle. There can be no change of the fighting Jssue until the cause is won. The lines of the fight are already drawn. No question is ever settled until it Is set "tlfd right. McKinley's election was se cured by bribers-, misrepresentation and outright fraud. It was not the deliberate verdict of the American peo ple. That fight must be made over again, and next time it will be won. Next time the majority will be so large that the tide cannot be turned by brib ery. It don't pay to swap horses while crossing a stream. The saying may be homely, but it i3 true. To sum up, I agree with you that the fight should be pushed, but not that the 4ssue should be changed; and, in place of abandoning one plank and taking the two which you propose, I will hold fast to all three and in line with the admirable suggestion of Wharton Bar 8 Iter in the Philadelphia American, I pwould carry on the work of education (for: "1. The free and unlimited coinage of (teilver at 16 to 1. f "2. Supplmental Issue of paper money direct by the government. I "3. Government ownership of rail roads and telegraphs." Very truly yours. J. A. EDGERTON. SENATOR BAKER'S FIGHT. He Opposes Confirmation of Vanatta, Postmaster at Clay Center. Washington, Feb. 2. The senate 6pent on hour yesterday in discussing the con firmation of George A. Vanatta as post master at Clay Center, Kan., on an in itmation of Senator Hill that if the committee did not report soon on this nomination he would move to discharge It from the consideration of the case. The nomination is held up in commit tee because of the opposition of Senator Baker, who contends that the president should not make appointments to fill vacancies occurring near the close of bis term. Alger Buys Canadian Property. Saratoga, N. Y., Feb. 2. Gen. Rus sell A. Alger, of Michigan, has pur chased of ex-Senator Warner Miller and others the controlling interest in the Lauremtide company of Gaudmer, Que bec, Canada. The company's plant in cludes a number of big pulp mills and thousands of acres of land. ON NERVE CURE. Curjs all forma of nervousness, nerv ous prostration and all the symptoms of nervous exhaustion, such as depressed spirits, peevishness, irritability, general sensitiveness of the whole nervous sys tem, failure of memory, inability to concentrate the thoughts, morbid fears, restless and sleepless nights, pains in the head, noises in the ears and dizzi ness. Stimulates and strengthens the nerves and acts as a strong tonic. Price 25 cents. A separate cure for each disease. At all druggists, mostly 25 cents a vial. Personal letters to Prof Murryon.1505 'Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., answer ed with free medical advice for any disease. MOM INGERSOLL A FIREBRAND. His Picture Creates a How in a Har lem Church. New "Fork, Feb. 2. Ingersoll and the congregation of a Catholic church became mixed last night, and there seemed to be' a lot of confusion. It was not Ing-ersoll's fault, nor was tire congregation to blame: only the enterprise of a theater manager. The members of St. Thomas Catholic church, at One hundred and eighteenth street, between St. Nicholas and Eighth avenue, gave a sacred concert at the Harlem upera House. On the special committee which had charge of the ar rangements was former Mayor Gilroy, of Albany. When Mr. Gilroy andther members of the committee, together with the Rev. J. J. Jeogam, pastor of the church, reached the Harlem Opera House, they were surprised to see the front of the house placarded with posters announcing that Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll would lecture there next Sunday. When they entered the lobby of the opera house they found still more posters and lithographs, and a hundred and one pictures of the colonel. A messenger was dispatched to the home of Manager George Blumenthal, of the opera house. He was told to come to the theater at once, as there was trouble ahead. "How dare you put these insulting pos ters here?" asked the members of the committee in chorus. "If they don't come down at once you will hear from us. It is an insult to the members of our church to have them even look at these posters. We would never have come here had we known that we were to be insulted in such a manner." Mr. lilumenthal was all apologies. He told the enraged committeemen that he was not responsible for the pasters. "These posters must come down," said Mr. Gilroy. Mr. Blumenthal sent for assistance, and thfe boards holding the bills were carted into an adjoining alleyway, and the sacred concert was duly held. "TAMA" JIM WILSON. Something About the Man Who Will be Secretary of Agriculture. Des Moines, la., Feb.2. Ex-Congressman James Wilson of Iowa, announced last night his acceptance of the cabinet portfolio tendered him by President elect McKinley. To an Associated Press reporter Mr. Wilson said: "It is true that I have been invited into President McKinley's cabinet. I have accepted that is all there is to say about the mat ter." James Wilson was born August 16, 1835, in Ayrshire, Scotland, of parents belonging to the farming class of the population. His parents emigrated to Connecticut in the spring of 1852 and began farming in the vicinity of Nor wich. They came to Iowa in the fall of 1856, buying government land in Tama county. James was the oldest of a fam ily of 14 children, seven boys and seven girls. His father, John Wilson, was a stock farmer, and began at an early day to fatten stock for the. eastern mar ket. The family pursued diversified farming, having made the dairy fea ture prominent from the beginning, as well as that of meat making. James was sent to the twelfth Iowa general assembly to get stock acts en acted, changing the custom of permit ting stock to run at large. He was re elected to the 13th and 14th general as sembly, being speaker of the house in the last assembly in which he served. The code of 1ST3 was enacted while he presided. He was elected to the 43rd congress, during his last term in the house and was re-elected to the 44th congress. He retired at the end of his second term to his farm, when he was appointed by Governor Sherman as a member of the railway committee. Aft er serving one year, he resigned to take his seat in the 48th congress. At the end of this congress he again retired to his farm, when several edi tors of county papers arranged with him to write weekly letters for their papers, which he has continued to do until the present time. In 1891 he was elected director of the Iowa station and professor of agriculture by the trustees of the Iowa agricultural college which position ne nas neia up to the present time. 5,932 ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS Reports Received at School Board Meeting Last Night. A short session of the city board of education was held last evening in the High school building at which routine business was transacted. The text bock question did not come up for dis cussion and the meeting was soon end ed. The resignation of Miss Judd as a teacher in Quincy school was accepted and Miss Maddocks, elected to fill the place at $50 per month. Superintendent Davidson recommend ed that Johhson's "Cicero" be adopted in the High school and this matter was referred to the superintendent and text book committee with power to act. W. C. Campbeil, chairman of the fin ance committee read the bills for Jan uary and they were allowed. J. H. Squires, chairman of the com mittee on buildings, reported that dur ing the past 23 years the city of Topeka had spent the sum of $13,376.76 in in surance premiums on the city school buildings. In all but $2,113.97 had been received for tire losses. Superintendent Davidson stated that at present the attendance at the Tope ka public schools was 5,932, and that of this number 501 were in attendance at the High school. A PANIC IN INDIA. The Plague is increasing and Has Reached the Jails. London, Feb. 2. The Telegraph says: A panic is reported at Kurrachee as a result of the plague and famine in In dia. The plague in that section contin ues to spread at an alarming rate and shows no signs of abatement. At Bombay a serious outbreak of the plague in the jails is reported and the removal of the prisoners to Mofussil is contemplated. 7 Cars of Corn for Chicago's Poor. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2. At a meeting of the state relief commission it was found that there are now loaded for shipment five cars of corn at Hastings, one at Aurora and one at Wilcox, in tended for the relief of poor in Chicago. No reply has been received from Mayor Swift to the board's offer made last week. Cripple Creek Output Cripple Creek, Feb. 2. January has outputted about $1,350,000 against less than $700,000 a year ago, and there is no reason why this rate of increase should not be kept, particularly if the strikes now being developed in the mines can be advanced sufficiently to add their proportionate share to the product. Mrs. Abbey's Success. London, Feb. 2. All the daily pa pers this morning speak in terms of praise of the appearance of Mrs. H. E. Abbey at the Strand theater last night in the play "The Prodigal Father." Baldness is either hereditary or caused by sickness, mental exhaustion, wear ing tight-fitting hats, and by over work and trouble. Hall's Renewer will prevent it. Subscribe for The State Journal. r'OETY KNOTS AN A model of an electric vessel, for which a really marvelous speed Is promised by the inventor, has been constructed at Providence, R. I. It is a distinct novelty in very many respects, and if as successful as its promoters confidently expect will scaroelv fail to play some havoc with moderh shipbuilding methods. Its promoters are planning to build a vessel 200 feet long, which is to have 14 propellers, six placed forward to draw it through the water, and eight astern as pushers the arrange ment, cf course, being seven on each side Ji. speed of 40 knots an hour is confidently expected. The boat Is designed for passenger traffic in Narragansett bay. ostensibly, but its real purpose Is a prac tical demonstration of a system which tho .projectors hope to see applied to naval vessels in the near future. TI1EY ARE BLACK SHEEP. Relation of Horace Greeley and Ben jamin Harrison in Jail. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 2. A degen erate relative of Horace Greeley, the great editor is now confined in the coun ty jail a confessed horsethief. Behind his capture is a story of wild reckless riding by the robber over snow clad mountains and the dogged perseverance of Frank Griffith, deputy constable of Hanford, who pluckily trailed the gang for five weeks and arrested young Gree ley this morning. Still another member of the crowd is Fred Rood, who is also In jail and the third will soon be ap prehended. They are accused of having stolen 13 head of horses a little over five weeks ago, about 15 miles south of Hanford and some distance from Tulare Citv, close to the Tulare county line. Grif fith, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff White arrested Greeley while the latter was eating breakfast at his father's house here. Greeley is about 25 years old confess ed the crime, but refused to divulge the identity of his partners. His father who claims to be a cousin of the editor, said his son had only recently given in dication that he was on the wrong course. Denver, Feb. 2. A very creditable capture in police circles has been made by Detectives Emrich and Duffield in the person of Austin Vance, a young man 26 years of age, who has made it his practice for several months past to rob wheelmen of their bikes. Vance comes from a good family, is a printer by leg itimate occupation and has a charming wife at 1823 California street, who is employed at the Enterprise restaurant. He is a third cousin of Benjamin Har rison, and his grandfather was the first governor of Indiana. Not long ago he filled the position of superintendent of a large shelter for boys in Indianapolis, and before coming here was general superintendent of the Kansas City stock' yards. His advent in Denver's business circles was attended by misfortune, and he illy provided for those dependent upon him. Mrs. Vance was at last forced to herself go into the world and battle for existence, while her husband directed his steps down the path of crime, which wound up in his appre hension and incarceration. Vance has admitted getting away With about 20 wheels and selling them. A QUIET NEWTEAR. Not a Fife Cracker was Hea.d in Chinatown. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 2. Not a firecracker was heard, not a bomb ex ploded in Chinatown all day or night. There was not even a Chinese ar rested. It was the quietest Chinese New Tear the oldest member of the police force ever saw. Strange to say, there was not even the usual crowd of citizen sightseers, which may have been accounted for partly by the threatening weather and partly by the general un derstanding that there would be lack ing the noisy feature of the Chinese New Year. The picture that China town did present was one of closed shops from street end to street end, with rows and rows of big, round Chi nese lanterns which at night were lighted; Chinese in gorgeous colored gowns and blouses, new and highly or nate shoes, displaying immaculate white hose between the tops and bot tom trousers fastened at the ankles, troops of men and children in all the smartness of gay holiday costume and an infinite and courtly amount of bow ing and Chinese handshaking whenever acquaintances met. VANDERBILT DECLINES. Cornelius Will Not Serve on the In augural Reception Committee. Washington, Feb. 2. Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt has sent a letter to General Miles, chairman of the reception com mittee for the inaugural bail politely declining proffered membership on the reception committee, to which General Miles had appointed him on learning that he intended to live in Washington for the next few months. The declination, it is understood, is due to Mr. Vanderbilt's health and his desire not to participate in social func tions during his stay in Washington. Asiatic's are Eating Bread. New Tork, Feb. 2. Regarding the success of the new Japanese steamer Yeusen Kishwith which the Great Nor thern railway company has an exclu sive contract for all the ports of the United States, President J. J. Hill says: "Not a ship has left the American port that has not left on the dock freight which she was not able to carry, and the company is now building ships to meet the increasing demand. A flour market has been established in Asia and the people who formerly ate rice are now eating wheat." Escaped From the Ice. Chicago, Feb. 2. The tug, A. C. Van Ellen which was hemmed in by ice last night while returning from intermediate cribs off 63rd street, finally suceeeeded in making her way to the dock. The crew was completely exhausted from their long struggle with the ice. Consumptives obtain relief by using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.- No other cure is so effective. HOUR AT SEA. CONGRESS CAN'T STOP IT. The Foreclosure of the Union Pacific Must Go On. Omaha, Neb. Feb. 2. J. N. H. Pat rick, the government director of the Union Pacific, has returned from New York. In an interview he said that congress could not stop the foreclosure sale of the company's property. "Neither the Harrison bill nor any other can affect the status of the road," said Mr. Patrick. "It is too late for congress to inter fere regarding the Union Pacific. The matter is still open regarding the Cen tral Pacific." Mr. Patrick said that Russell Sage and George Gould had not complained of the foreclosure of the Union Pacific by the government, as stated in dis patches from New Ttork. Mr. Gould has said nothing, but Mr. Sage did make complaint regarding the 6 per cent collaterals, but it was of no moment. IN THE OLD COURT HOUSE. XTnited Silver Clubs Rent Several Rooms There. The United Free Silver clubs have rented the north side of the old court house, formerly used by the probate judge, sheriff and clerk. The Woman's club is to have the front room and the other two rooms are to be used by the other organizations. The women's club will hold the first meeting in the new quarters tomorrow at 2:30, when plans for opening up the spring campaign will be discussed. It is the plan of the organization to ap point a vice president in each ward in the city to see that an organization is made. .1 THEY WANT PINGREE OUT. Some People Think He Has Too Many Offices. Lansing. Mich., Feb. 2. Attorney V. A. Baker of Detroit, has filed in the supreme court an application for an order requir ing the common council of Detroit to show cause why a mandamus should not be issued to compel that body to order a special election for the purpose of elect ing a mayor of the city to succeed Mayor fingree. wno. It is alleged, nas vacated the office of mayor by accepting the office or governor. The application is made upon the rela tion of Dewitt H. Moreland of Detroit, who recently petitioned the city council to call such special election. The relator claims that to hold both offices is incom patible and contrary to the constitution. PRINCESS DIDN'T ELOPE. The Princess Louise is at ViennaWith Her Husband. Brussells, Feb. 2. The Journal de Bruxelles officially denies the reported elopement of Princess Louise, daughter of King Leopold of Belgium and wife of Prince Philhpe of Saxe-Coburg ana Gotha, brother of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. It was asserted that Princess Louise had disappeared with an Austrian cap tain of hussars. Official announcement is made to the effect that the Prince Phillipe and Princess Louise are now residing in Vienna. FIGHT OVER TITASCOPE. One Company Claims Exclusive Right in the Name. Trenton. N. J., Feb. 2 A bill has been filed in the United States circuit court by the Vitascop'e company of New York city against the United States Phonograph company of Newark, mak ing the word "Vitascope" the subject of a suit. The Vitascope company seeks to compel the Phonograph company to cease using the word, and prays dam ages alleging that 'the latter company has injured them by using it in the past. The New York company claims to have coined the word. Judge Kirkpatriek has made an order commanding the Phonograph company to appear February 15. and show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue, restraining them from furth er using the term. Francis Joseph Will Visit the Czar. London, Feb. 2. Special from Vienna says Emperor Francis Joseph has de cided to accompany Count Goluchowski, minister of foreign affairs, upon the oc casion of the visit of the emperor to the czar at St. Petersburg next April. f Sun Spot's Q,uick Trip. Geneva, N. Y., Feb. 2. Prof. Brooks, director of the Smith observatory, an nounces that the great sun spot of Jan uary after its passage around the sun has again come into view by rotation and can now be seen with the naked eye through a smoked glass. The spot will become more prominent In the course of a week as it nears the center of the sun's disc. A few months ago Mr. Byron Every of Woodstock,, Mich., was badly afflicted with rheumatism. His right leg was swollen the full length, causing him great suffering. He was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The first bottle of it helped him considerably and the second bottle effected a cure. The 25 and 50 cent sizes are for sale by druggists. BAD FORGUBA. A Vigorous Prosecution of the "Three Friends" On a Charge of Piracy, Is Or dered by Harmon. CAN'T GIVE MORE HELP If Filibusters Are Pirates, Sup plies, For Cubans Can Not Be Sent From the United States. Washington, Feb. 2. Attorney Gen eral Harmon has" given instructions to the United States attorney at Jackson ville, Fla., to at once proceed against the alleged filibuster Three Friends under section 4297 of the revised sta tutes for engaging in an act of piracy. This section reads as follows: "Any vessel built, purchased or fitted out In whole or in part or held for the purpose of being employed in the commisison of any piratical aggression search res triant depredation or seizure or In the commission of any other act of piracy, depredation or seizure as defined by the law of nations shall be liable to be cap tured and brought into any port of the United States, if found upon the high seas or to be seized if found in any port or place within the United States whether the same shall have actually sailed upon any piratical expedition or not and whether and act of piracy shall have been committed or attempted up on or from such vessel or not; and any such vessel may be adjudged and con demned if captured by a vessel auth orized as hereinafter mentioned to the use of the United States and to that of captors and if seized by a collector, surveyor or marshal then to the use of the United States." This action is taken by the attorney general in view of the recent decision of Judge Locke of Jacksonville which held in effect that the Cuban insurg ents were not a people, state, district or colony within the meaning of section 5283 of the revised statutes under which the libel was brought. In other words that the expedition in which she was engaged was not a political one. It is the understanding of the depart ment that the Three Friends some time ago while on a filibustering expedi tion carrying arms and a mounted can non on her deck was pursued by a Spanish vessel and in making her es cape fired one or more shots at her pursuers. Whether the shots were ac tually fired or not the contention is that she was so armed as to clearly bring her within the terms of section 4297. The attorney general's opinion is that there is but one alternative the Three Friends on the occasion named was either engaged on a political expedition against a friendly power or on a pira tical one. Her arms and mounted can non furnish evidence that her mission was not a peaceful one, but quite the contrary. In any event the attorney general has decided to give Judge Locke another opportunity of deciding just what the character of the Three Friends expedition was. No action is now contemplated against the officers and crew of the vessel. INDI ANS WANT THE MONEY. It is Not Arbitration That They are Seeking. Washington. Feb. 2. The Chickasaw Indian delegation had a hearing before the secretary of the interior yesterday. They filed a vigorous protest against the Choctaw agreement and Secretary Fran cis arranged a joint meeting of the Dawes commission and the Chickasaws for tomorrow. The Chickasaws protest-, ed that their nation was not represented in the making of the contract and had no opportunity to protect their rights. The protest says: "Ve have never adopt ed the Chickasaw freedmen and do not yet regard them as citizens of the United States and have continuously insisted on their removal from our country. Our people want the town lots leased for an nual rental if there is any disposition made of them. We are opposed to yield ing up any jurisdiction of our own courts when the offense or controversy is be tween Indian citizens. We object to the agreement requiring all laws and ordi nances passed by the Choctaws and Chickasaws to be approved by the presi dent. We object to being regarded as a conquered province. "We object to the proposition that all claims of th government may have against the Choctaw and Chickasaw na tions and vice versa be submitted to ar bitration, and especially the Chickasaw claim against the United States for ar rears or unpaid interest on the trust funds. This is not a dispute and the only thing wanted is payment." TOPEKA GIVES THE RED. Other Kansas Towns to Furnish the White and Blue. Large dry goods stores receive some curious orders by mail. Yesterday Crosby Bros, store received an order from a lady In Florida for some Turkey red calico to be put in a quilt. The letter was from a great grand daughter of one of the Minute men of the Revolution. It stated that the material used in the quilt is to come from every state in the Union one piece each of red, white and blue from the different states. Topeka furnished the red material from Kansas and some other cities in the state the white and blue. Of course the quilt is for the benefit of some church charity and is to be raf fled at 50 cents a chance. The patriotic lady very kindly offered a "chance" to the firm. BEFORE THE NEW JUDGE. J. R. Switzer, James and Matt Trim ble Fight and Will be Tried Today. There was a party down at John Maxwell's house at 413 Lawrence street. and the beer flowed freely. There were a number of invited guests there and the evening hours sped by quickly. In some way trouble arose and in the fight which followed Matt Trimble was thrown down bv J. R. Switzer and beaten. James Trimble also took a hand in the affray. Patrolman Long and Officer Price ar rested the two Trimbles and Switzer and they will be tried this afternoon in police court before the new judge, E. Atchison. The Czarina is Well. London. Feb. 2. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from St. Petersburg announces that the czarina has been restored to perfect health. The Swanhilda Arrives. San Francisco, Feb. 2. The bark Swanhilda having on board the Aus tralian murderer Butler arrived this morning at 6:30 after a passage of 70 days from New Castle. The police and detectives after a three weeks vigil boarded the vessel as she entered the harbor and captured Butler. HOWELL ON WHIST, Tlx Practice of Leading Tramps From Numerical Strength. VL Tbe fourth and last and also the most speculative form of tbe trump attaok la I that from a hand containing great numer ical trump strength, but Stile or no strength in plain suits. Whist author are' not agreed upon a rule, or even a princi ple, governing the original opening from long tramps. Most of them Bay, In effect, "If you have five or more trumps original ly, it is generally best to lead thorn." As a word of Instruction "generally" la rather indefinite, though certainly a convenient resort at time. To the student it is apt to mean "always," until, by experience, he discovers for himself the exceptions, which tbe authors hint at, but do not par ticularize. That the exceptions from the general" rule are numerous every skill ful player knows. That the practice of leading trumps from numerical strength should Indeed be at all "general" may be doubted. At any rate, something better than a vague direction may be formulated for tbe player's guidance in such cases. In the class of hands now under consid eration I do not Include any that contains all round plain suit strength, which must be opened with the trump whether the trump suit is long or short, nor any that contains ona strong plain suit, Itself worth protesting by the exhaustion of trumps, which bands, too, constitute a distinct class for tbe trump attack. I suppose that tbe given band is practically worthless, outside of the trumps, for trick taking purposes. Say it is hearts (trump), K, Q, 9, 4, 8; clubs, J, 10, 2; diamonds, 9, 6, 8; spades, 6, 4. Shall I open this hand with the trump? Why should If In the answer to the latter question wo shall find tho se cret of the whole dlaonssion. The object of opening with the trump is the protection not of my own hand, bat of partner's, and in order that after exhausting the trumps I may give partner my best card in the suit which, by discards or otherwise, I know to be his best, or else, if he opens bis suit with a small card, that I maj play my best card at third hand. Now, If his strongest suit is clubs, I may be able to as sist him materially with my jack and 10; If his suit is diamonds, my support will be cf little value; if it is spades, I cannot help him at all. Wo learn by experience, and my expe rience both In play and in analysis is that one's Inability to assist partner in the plain suits after getting trumps out is not only a vexatious thing, but tbe cause of frequent logs, which might be averted by declining to institute the trump attack with hands so weak as the one given above. To be sure, I may possibly find partner very strong in one or more of tbe plain suits so strong that he does not require my assistance but the chances are much against this. A player should not think that because he Is very weak partner is bound to be very strong. The odds are in deed in favor of his having considerable strength (as two or three high cards) in a suit in which I am utterly weak, but against his having such strength (as A, K, Q, or K, Q, J) that be may be able to control the suit without any assistance from me. In short, if my band is that above given my purpose in the exhaustion of trumps is the protection and support of partner, but If, after protecting, I can not support him my purpose is invalid, and I should let the trumps alone. But, instead of our hopelessly weak hand, let us take this one: Hearts (srump), K, Q, 9, 4, 3; clubs. J, 10, 9; diamonds, 10, 9, 5; spades, Q, 4. Here I have not a probable trick in a plain suit, but in every suit I have at least one good supporting or assisting card for partner. The hand contains what I call all around support. Whatever suit turns out to be partner's best, 1 can surely give him a good card in it after tbe exhaustion of trumps. For support I draw tbe line at the 10. That is, I don't reckon a hand good for all round support unless, in every plain suit, It contains a 10 or better; hence I derive the maxim Give a hand containing great numerical strength in trumps (five or more), but not plain suit strength itself worth protecting by the exhaustion of trumps, do not start with tbe trump attack unless you have support (10 or better), in every plain suit, but open, instead, that one of your short suits which is most likely to assist partner and least likely to Injure yourself. Tbe only departures from this rule that I ever find advisable to make are when (1) I have over whelming trump strength (A, K, Q, at least, with two or more others) and I do not dare give tbe adversaries an opportunity to make a small trump by ruffing and (B) when my supporting strongth in two suits is considerably above the standard 10 (as king in one and queen in another) and in the third suit is only a degree below the standard (9 instead of 10). Tbe latter class of hand is an ap proach to all round strength, and my pur pose in trying to get the trumps out is affected more or less by the idea of self protection, in addition to that of assisting partner. A resume of tbe four different classes of trump opening may be given briefly by means of examples, as follows: All round strength, hearts (trump), 8, 4; clubs. A, K, 2; diamonds, A, Q, 9, S; spades, K, J, 6, 4. Exhaust trumps so far as you can in order to protect tbe winning plain suit oards from being ruffed. All round protection, hearts (trump), 8, 4; clubs, A, 9, 9; diamonds, A, 9, 4, 8; spades, K, 6, 6, 4. Lead trumps as a gambit rather than touch one of the plain suits, which would better be led up to than opened. But, if there is a safe gam bit in a plain suit, prefer that, as from hearts (trump), 8, 4; clubs, Q, J, 2; dia monds, A, 9, 4, 8; spades, K, o, 5, 4, lead the C Q. One very strong plain suit and re-entry, with four trumps, hearts (trump), K, 10, 4, 2; clubs, A, K, J, 5, 3; diamonds, K, Q, 8; spades, J. Lead trumps to protect the plain suit strength. But, if the bast plain suit is not very strong, start with that, as from hearts (trump), K, 10, 4, 8; clubs, K, J, 6, 8, 3; diamonds, K, Q, 8; spades, J, lead the C 8. Or, if there is no re-entry, open a short suit, as from hearts (trump), K, 10, 4, 8; clubs, K, J, 6, 3, 2; diamonds, 10, 4, 3; spades, J, lead the D 10 or the S J. All round support, with five or more trumps, hearts (trump), K, 10, 6, 4, 2; clubs, J, 9, 6; diamonds, K, 8; spades, Q, 3, 2. Exhaust tramps if you can, and then give partner your best card in bis suit. But, if one plain suit is beadod by a card below the 10, don't leud trumps, as from hearis X trump), K, 10, 6, 4, 3; clubs, J, 9, C; diamonds K, 8; spades, 8, 3, 9, open with the G J. E. C. HowEIA. Boston Press Clab, Boston. Should Wait Till They Go. "I am the unluokiost person in all the' world." .'Why 6 you say sof" Whenever I talk about anybody behind, their backs, they are always sura to bai ttjure." Chicago iieoap- Many think when it was said to the woman: "In Borrow shall thou bring forth chii d ren" that a perpet ncl curae was pro nounced, but sac h is not the ci.se. True, dangers lurk in the pathway of the ex pectant Mother and should be avoided. "Mother's Friend" so prepares the sys- wm lor me cnange taking place that the final hour is robbed of all danger and pain. Its nse insures safety to tho lite of both Mother and child, and makes child birth easy and recovery more rapid. "Mother's Friend" Is the greatest remedy ever Ent on the market, and my customers praise it ighly." W.H.Kimo A Co.,Whitewrlght,Tex. 8et by MaiLon receipt ef price, $1 pep BOTTLE. Book "To Expectant Mothers" mailed tree. Tmc BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,ATlMTAlaA. OUt BV M. DRUGGISTS. FKKSUOTI'1 CO, I umbiru gating XTp-to-Data Call or write us.... It will pay you. 118 West 8th St., TOPEKfl. Prof. Samuels Will sell solid gold frame Glasses, finest lenses, for the low price of This price Includes a test of the eyes free of further cost. nail Orders Promptly Filled. 6o6 Kansas Avenue. so veAas EXPERIENCE. V TRADE MARKS DES1CNS, COPVR1CHT8 Ac. Airrone sswiingr a sketch nnd description may QuicWIr ascertain, free, whether an invention is probatlly patentable. Communications strictly conflUential. OMtst arency for aeenrine patent In America. We have a Washington ofnee. Patents taken 1 1) rough Munil ic Co. receive special notice iu the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, beautifully iHarrate!, larEre?t cfrcnlation of any seiontiSc journaK weofeiy, terms a year; sl.5Usix months. Specimen copies and Llamj) Boos on Patests sent free. Addreaa MUNN CO., 361 Broadway, New Yerlu For Delicacy, for parity, and for improvement Ot tne com plexion nothing equals PozzosVs Powder. vast jt-ss Sasirf r t. J V-!' J asm A

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, "FEBRUARY 2, 1897. KANSASJEWS. Sheriff and Posse Lost in the Cimarron Country. Left Syracuse Ten Days Ago Af ter Escaped Outlaws. PROBABLY MURDERED Prisoners Were Allowed to At tend Protracted Meeting Mail Humorous Xoie of Thanks .To Syracuse Authorities. Syracuse, Feb. 2. Much anxiety is felt here for the safety of Sheriff Kllison and posse, who left here ten days as" in pur suit of the three men convicted of rob bing the Coolidge lunch counter and who broke jail week before last. When last hoard from, the sheriff, in company with Deputies Ausbrook and irisgs were headed for the Cimarron river in south east Colorado, where it is understood the runaways have friends, men of desperate character. The breaks of the Cimarron is a wild, desolate country, sparsely in habited and bears a very dark reputation. It is doubtful if they can return with the outlaws if found. The history of the outlaws- escape and fiiijht is inu-restinir. It occurred aw stated Thursday night. January 21, at midnight. They then helped themselves to three horses standing in Chas. Raney's stable and made a dash for the southwest. Fri day morniiiR about 5 o'clock they were seen near W'm. Clark's, about twenty miles south of Coolidffe. Friday niprht about 10 o'clock they were at J. E. Pear son's and Rot their first chance to eat. Thev lett there about midnight and have not 'been heard of since. A. Zink and John Barbee tracked them for several miles on the road from Pearson's south but lost the trail and failing to find any further trace of them returned home Mon dav evening. The first known of the escape was when Charley Ellison, who had been guarding the men. notified his father. It appears that Charley had taken some whisky to the jail. It was also evident that the prisoners did not have to do Charley any bodily barm to secure his revolver and keys. They locked him in the corridor of the jail and threw the keys away. Char lev managed to crawl out at a hole in the wall where some repairs were being made. It has been the custom, for nearly a week previous to the escape, for the sher iff to take his prisoners to the M. 15. church where protracted meetings were being held. Many of Mr. Ellison's most intimate friends had protested against such practices but the sheriff thought he knew his business. They had been at the church that evening and appeared in the best of spirits. These three desperadoes have cost the county a mint of money and their escape is a disgrace to the county as well as on the sheriff. The following is a copy of a note ad dressed to the postmaster at Syracuse re ceived Tuesday morning: Trinidad. Col.. Jan. 24. 19T. Dear Sir: Ve have had quite a jolly trip since our escape from your jail on the night of the 21st. The Ixrd told us to go among the multitudes and preach the gospel. Please remember us to the kind ladies who showed us so many favors while staying in your town of Syracuse. FROM THE BOYS. SPINNING WHEEL IN KANSAS. A Traveling Salesman Tells a Dubi ous Tale of Western Kansas. The following "rather doubtful" story Is taken from the Denver Republican: "I have been on the road since the first of January," said H. C. Arthur at the Windsor yesterday, "and the best business that I have had is in Denver. I have no cause of eomplaint since my ar rival in this city, but after my experi ence in Kansas I am a little timid about hitting the smaller towns. "No one can understand the condi tion of the people in the agricultural districts of Kansas and Nebraska so well as the men who are trying to sell goods. In most of the smaller towns the business men have been in the hab it of carrying the farmers until the sale of their crops, but this year most of the farmers after they had sold their crops, raid expenses and interest, and prepar ed for the winter had so little left that they could not pay their bills, and with very few exceptions the store keepers are hard up and buy as little as they can and keep up their stocks. I met one merchant in a little town in Kansas who had about $2,500 on his books against the farmers of his vicinity last fall. He could not get any money from them, but as they all had corn he took corn at ten cents a bushel, got a lot of Texas cattle in and is feeding in the hope of getting his money out. Mean time he has to keep his store going, and in order to do that does not spend a cent for anything but the replenishment of his stock. As his patrons paid their accounts in corn, they have a little money left which they spend with him, and in this way he expects to rub through the winter and until he can sell his cattle. He told me that after settling with the Texas owners of the cattle and for the expense incurred in the feeding he expected that he would come out just about even on his ac counts and have nothing for the extra labor involved. "One old farmer that I met told me that he had the biggest crop he had raised in 25 years, but the best offer he had for it was ten cents a bushel. He refused that and is living on corn bread molasses and meat of his own raising while his wife is spinning and weaving cloth for the family clothing.In a num ber of places I heard of old looms hav ing been fitted up because the people had no money to buy clothing. They all tiave plenty to eat, however." SOLDIERS' HOME HEARING. Testimony Before Congressm an War ner Favorable to Gov. Smith. Leavenworth, Feb. 2.-Congressman Warner, of Illinois, member of the con gressional committee investing Gov A J. Smith's management of the soldiers bnmt yt-i-vesH In T uravcawunn last evening and today is hearing testimony both corroborative and in rebuttal to Washington recently by Miers Powell who charged Governor Smith with durnkenness, with treating inmates harshly and compelling them to take the Keeley cure. Mr. Warner examined several wit nesses. Veteran Heilick in a measure corroborated the testimony given by Powell. Governor Smith caused sever al attendants of the hospital to be ex amined as to the ill treatment alleged by Powell when he was an inmate of that part of the home. They all testified that Powell had been well treated, sev eral other witnesses were examined. There was some testimony corrobora tive of that given by Powell, but in the main the evidence was favorable to Governor Smith. CRAZY MAN RETURNS. Anderson Minter the Missing Abilene Man Safe in JaiL Abilene, Feb. 2. Anderson Minter.the ftiissing farmer living southwest of town, lias been captured and is safe in Jail The Rock Island train Saturday evening brought him home from Her ington. .Where he has been during the past two weeks no one knows but him self and he will not tell. He came up town, got shaved and started homeward. His wife and chil dren got no answer to their questions and he took up the affairs of life nat urally and went to bed as suual. About 3 a. m. Sunday morning he arose and started back to town, taking an early train to Salina. This time he was trac ed and the sheriff followed him, bring ing him back Sunday evening and lodg ing him in jail. He was found in a Sa lina hotel, unconcerned and contented. He still had the certificate of deposit for $425 and some money and notes, making in all about $1,000. These were taken from him. Minter has suffered from hallucinations of various sorts and has been especially wild on religion. Re cently he became worried about his money and has drawn it out of one bank and deposited it in another with out reason. He will be examined as to his sanity in probate court tomorrow. HUTCHINSON MEETING. Churches Stirring Up the Temper ance Question. Hutchinson, Feb. 2. A union mass temperance meeting was held here last evening at the First M. E. church. The church was crowded to its full capacity. Over 700 people were present. Dr. Hall, pastor of the Methodist church, pre isded. R. A. Hoffman, the field secretary of the State Temperance union, spoke elo quently for three-quarters of an hour, after which short addresses were made by others present. The feeling express ed at this meeting, a union meeting of all the leading churches of the city, was that what the state needs and what is speedily coming is a general gospel temperance revival all over the state. WORK FOR PROHIBITION. Mass Temperance Meeting at Wash ington Passes Resolutions. Washington, Feb. 2. An enthusiastic mass temperance meeting was held here last evening, addressed by Dr. J. H. Lockwood, the president of the State Temperance union. The following resolution was unani mously adopted: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the resubmission resolu tion now before the legislature' should be voted down; and that our senator and representative be instructed to vote against the resolution." WOMEN TO MAKE A RAID. Gambling at Hope Angers the Fair Sex. Hope, Feb. 2. The openness with which"gam;ng is carried on in the joints of this place has so angered a number of the ladies of the town that they are talking seriously of raiding the places and running the proprietors out of town. The influence of the places is so bad that even the boys are gambling and one woman has left her husband be cause of his dissipated conduct. FROM KANSAS TOWNS. General and Personal News From All Over the State. CIMARRON The Ingalls Union has merged into the Gray County Republi can,, the first issue of which appeared under date of January 2S. BELOIT The 16-year-old son of Lee Godown, while skating on the Solomon river at this place, broke through the ice and drowned before help could reach him. HERINGTON The regular semi-annual safe blowing occurred at the Mis souri Pacific depot here last night. A better job was done than usual and yet the burglars got no money. OTTAWA The boot and shoe estab lishment of G. A. Anderson closed its doors last evening and turned the ef fects over to the Bank of Ottawa. The amount of indebtedness is about $2,500. CAWKER CITY The creamery here is completed and starts in business to day. A large number of our farmers and business men visited the creamery to see the test made and find it in splendid shape. OTTAWA Scott Hunt, aged four years was drowned yesterday while slid ing on weak ice. Mr. Hunt has been peculiarly bereaved as a result of cas usualty at this place; a little son was drowned in almost identically the same spot a year or so ago. CAWKER CITY In the month of January, just closed, the stock buyers and feeders here shipped 60 car loads of live stock to eastern markets, beating the record of shipments of any other town on the entire line of the central branch of the Missouri Pacific road. CAWKER CITY The business men and shippers here are annoyed because our town hasn't a bank. It is the cen ter of the greatest stock feeding sec tion of this portion of Kansas.Our peo ple are now in corresponednce with people who have the matter under ad visement. LOGAN Over 1.500 cattle will be shipped from this station, now feeding in close proximity to Logan. Among the largest feeders are Daugherty Bros. 400 head; J. J. Wiltrout, 180: A. J. Bow man, 200; L. McCormick. 130; M. Cope land, 125 and the Ward Irrigation com pany, 175. SALINA Jay Marlin, county super intendent of this county, lies dead at his home north of this city, after a three weeks' siege of typhoid fever. Prior to his nomination he was assist ant editor of the Salina Union, ex-State Superintendent Gaines' paper. He was the youngest superintendent in the state, being but 25 years old. CAWKER CITY L. L. Aldrich, edi tor and publisher of the Record has been a sick man for the last month most of the time confined to his home. He has an able assistant in the person of his wife, Mrs. E. B. Alrich, who has done the most of the work on the Rec ord during her husband's illness, never missing an issue. Many friends of Mr. Alrich are favoring him for postmaster of Cawker City. WICHITA The members of the re cently appointed board of police com missioners were sworn in yesterday afternoon. Their first action was the appointment of Chas. Hatton, a silver Republican, as police judse. Hatton served in that capacity during the reign of "Tiger Bill" Campbell as assistant attorney general. Captain J. H. Shields and John Fisher were appointed police clerks; P. V. Healey, sanitary police man, and Chas. Davis, custodian. Lost A dear little child who made home happy by its smiles. And to think it might have been saved had the par ents only kept in the house One Minute Cough cure, the infallible remedy for croup. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave. Learn Spanish. Those desiring to learn the Spanish language should qall at 621 Harrison Sr. and consult Charles Ernst- RAILROAD NEWS. XV. S. Stratton Buys an Auto matic Car Coupler Invented By a Miner In the In dependence. SOLD IT FOR $60,000. Now the Cripple Creek Mining Kins: Ships a Car Load For Free Trial on the Midland. Colorado Springs, Feb. 2. Some years ago a miner working underground in the Independence mine at Victor began to think about automatic car couplers. He saw the small ore cars traveling in the drifts of the mine having just the same plain link and pin device which has been used from the very beginning of wheeled vehicles fastened together in trains. He set to work upon a device and after considerable experimenting, and by the aid of his own savings, he eventually succeeded in both inventing and obtaining a patent for an automatic car coupler. This miner was John Mor gan and he named his patent the grav ity coupler. When W. S. Stratton, the owner of Independence, heard of the invention, being a practical mechanic himself, he took a look at the device and was so impressed with it3 merits that he imme diately offered the inventor $60,000 for the American rights to manufacture and sell that particular style of car coupler. Stratton lost no time in bringing the coupler before the attention of the rail roads. He had models of working size constructed, and the couplers were cast in quantity for an experimental test. The Colorado Midland railway, like all others, looked askance at the invention, and did not like to undertake the ex perimental test until one day a car load of the gravity couplers was unloaded in the material yards of the railway company at Colorado Springs. The man of means has conquered, and with out a cent of cost to the company the couplers were placed upon a number of coal cars, and they are now being given a practical test upon the Jerome Park coal branch of the road, which runs up Four Mile creek from Cardiff to Spring gulch, a distance of 16 miles. This branch has sharp curvatures and a maximum grade of 211 feet to the mile, and the tests there will be most severe ones. The cars have been in usa but a short time there and the Denver ofiices have as yet received no reports as to the operation of the Gravity coupler, nor is there much information among local railways as to the con struction of the coupler. It has the same style of drawhead of the ordinary link and pin construction now in general use, and this patent de vice can be connected by hand to the old style of draw-heads if necessary. The mechanism is within the head and consist of a tumbler knuckle which falls by its own weight and makes the connection automatically. TRAINS HELD UP. List for 1896, With a Summary of At tending Incidents. Chicago. Feb. 2. Following is a list of trains held up in 1S96. together with a brief summary of the incidents at tending them: I. January 15. at Nassau, Mo. Mis souri Pacific train, by three rrfen. Gen eral fusillade. Conductor shot and se verely wounded. 2 March 8, near Joliet. 111. Chicago, Rock Island Pacific train, by three men. Repulsed by pistol shots from passengers. 3. March 13, near Greenville. Tex. Missouri, Kansas Texas train, by single highwayman.Driven off by train crew. 4. March 18, near Tulare, Cala. Southern Pacific train, by gang of men. General fusilade. One robber killed and two deputy sheriffs dangerously wound ed. 5. April 1, near Richland, Mo. San Francisco express, by three robbers. Several volleys fired into express car. Messenger forced to open safe. 6. April 1, at Bremen. Ind. Balti more Ohio train, by five men. Com panies fore-warned, and robbers driven off by posse on board train. One robber mortally wounded. 7. April 9, near Gad Hill, Mo. Iron Mountain train. Attempt unsuccessful. Robbers frightened off. 8. Mav 15, near Nolan, W. Va. Nor folk Western railroad. Attempted robbery by a gang of 20 men. Engi neer forewarned. Train sped by under full steam without molestation. 9. June 12. at Cotton Hill, W. Va. Chesapeake Ohio train, by ihree men. Express car uncoupled, but attempt frustrated by passengers, who put the robbers to rout. 10. August 15, near Ravensworth.Va. Southern railway train wrecked by would-be robbers. Several shots fired at train crew. II. September 5, near Swingle, Cala. Southern Pacific train, by two men. In the cross-fire with train crew one of the robbers killed and the other driven f12. October 2,near Devil's Lake Chi cago Northwestern train, by four bandits. Attempt to wreck train.Time ly discovery of plot. One of the rob bers shot. 13. October 3, near Rio Puerso. N. M. Santa Fe train, by three men. General fusilade. One robber killed. 14. October 14. near Unita, Utah Union Pacific train, by two men. Ex press car uncoupled and safe blown open with dynamite. Registered mail pouches also rifled. 15. October 24, at Blue Springs, Mo. Chicago Alton train, by four men. Express car entered and safe robbed. 16. November 2. near Alvarado, Tex. Missouri, Kansas Texas train, by three men. While bombarding express car, engineer pulls throttle and foils the bandits. 17. November 3, near Anoka, Minn. Great Northern train, boarded by three men. Number of passengers rob bed and thrown from train. 18. December 9, within the city lim its of St. Louis. Iron Mountain train, by three men. Express car dynamited. Unable to onen the safe, a through com bination affair. 19. December 17, near Sedalia. Mo. Missouri. Kansas Texas train, by three men. Robbed passengers in chair car. Driven off after desperate fight. 20. December 17. near Barry, Ala. Southern railway, by two men. Batter ed down door of express car and over powered the messenger. Were unsuc cessful in opening safe, however. 21. December. 21, near Comstock.Tex. Southern Pacific train. by three mask ed men. Express car entered. Through safe could not be opened, but local safe was emptied. 22. December 23, near Independence. Mo. Chicago Alton train, by three men.Uncoupled express car and engine from train and ran them two miles up the road. Messenger overwhelmed and express safe plundered. 23. December 28, near Birmingham, Ala. A Birmingham Mineral train wrecked on the Cahaba River bridge by four men. Entire train plunged into stream over 100 feet below. Thirty peo ple killed, including engineer and mes senger. Bodies afterwards robbed of valuables. The appalling climax of train robberies during 1896! NOTES from: NICKERSON Items of Interest to Railroad Men. Nickerson, Feb. 2. Engineer "W. J. Igoe has returned from a visit at Ot tumwa. Iowa. Engines 598.633 and 739 have been sent to the Cottonwood division to help out during the ice rush. Engine 514 has been shopped for flues and light repairs. Engine 617 has "been turned out of shop, after receiving a new set of flues, and is now in charge of Engineer John Chaney and Fireman J. A. Wiselogel. Engines 96 and 223 have been turned out of shop after receiving general re pairs. Night Train Caller Percy Thorp is laying off and his duties are being sat isfactorily discharged by Martin Mo lony. Charles P. Carrithers, clerk for Train master Bailey at Emporia, has taken a leave of absence for 90 days, and, ac companied by his wife, will take in the sights of the Pacific coast. Thomas Paxton, for the past seven years master mechanic of the middle division with headquarters at Nicker son, left Saturday night for Fort Madi son where he will assume the duties of master mechanic of the Chicago divis ion, vice James Collinson.Mr. Paxton's departure from Nickerson is regretted by all the employes of the middle divis ion, who have been under his charge. Always fair and impartial in his deal ings with the men, he has won their re spect and esteem. And, while they re gret his departure, yet they are glad to see his well earned advancement. A. P. AFFAIRS. Atchison Road Will Not Heed the Protest of Junior Security Holders. Chicago, Feb. 2. The protest of the Junior security holders of the Atlantic Pacific against the foreclosure pro ceedings to be instituted against that road in the near future will have no ef fect, according to the officials of the Atchison road, upon their control of the Atlantic Pacific. The agreement be tween the Atchison and the first mort gage holders is not for the purchase of the road at the foreclosure but the pur chase of the securities held by the first mortgage holders. In making the purchase of these se curities, the Atchison road simply steps into the place held by the senior secur ity holders. It will now press the sale of the road and when it is sold by the order of the court the Atchison will bid it in just as the first mortgage holders would. P. T. Downs Goes to Washington. Mr. P. T. Downs, for a number of years connected with the transportation department of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe, and who resigned the posi tion of general superintendent of that line a few days ago, left last night for Washington, D. C, accompanied by Mrs. Downs, says the Galveston News. Mr. Downs has several propositions in consideration, but is not making a hasty choice, prefering a little rest after his several years of continuous labors. He wil visit his daughter, Mrs. Rupert Blue, who resides in Washington and will also visit his son, who is attending Bethel military institute. K A XSAS OIL REGIONS. Forest Oil Co. Surrendering All but Most Valuable Leases. Neodesha, Feb. 2. Judging from the number of releases of the oil and gas leases made by the citizens of Bour bon, Anderson, Allen, Neodesha, Wilson Montgomery, Elk and Chautauqua counties to Guffey Galey, which the various registers are now recording in those counties, signed by the Forest Oil company, at least two-thirds of the 750.000 acres of leases obtained by the Forest Oil company from Guffey Ga ley have been surrendered. In fact the policy of the company now seems to be to surrender all leases not fully devel oped as productive. This gives the far mers an opportunity to lease promis ing territory to any prospectors who may feel like sinking a well, and also refutes the theory entertained by many that the Standard Oil company wants to monopolize the country and act part of the dog in the manger. A Lasting CoaL "Why not buy a strong, long lasting coal? Make your coal bill less by buy ing Riverside lump .and nut. Topeka Coal Company. Phone 482. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. St. In the... Rain Storm the man got very -wet. The wetting' gave him a cold. The cold, neglected, developed to a cough. The cough sent him to a bed of sickness. A dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, taken at the start, would have nipped the cold in the bud, and saved the sickness, suffering, and expense. The household remedy for colds, coughs, and all lung troubles ia Ayer's Cherry 1 Pectoral. Send for the "Curebook." 100 pages Ire. J. C. Ayer Co., towell, Han. STOCK YARD BILL The House Committee Presents Its Measure Today. Makes Material Reductions In Price of Handling Stock. OXE YARDAGE CHARGE Cattle 15, Calyes Eight, Hogs Six, Sheep Four Cents. Hay and Grain At Double Cur rent Market Prices. The bill regulating the Kansas City stock yards or similar corporations, which has been anticipated with great interest by the public, appeared in the house today as a substitute for various other pending measures, prepared by the committee on live stock. Chairman Jaquins of the committee made the report just before noon. The bill is in full as follows: Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of- Kansas: Section 1. Any stock yards within this state, into which live stock is received for the purpose of exposing or having the same exposed for sale, and doing business for a compensation, and which for the preceding twelve months shall have had an average daily receipt of not less than one hundred head of cat tle, or three hundred head of hogs or three hundred head of sheep, is here by declared to be a public stock yard. Sec. 2. Any person, company or cor poration owning or operating any such public stock yard or stock yards in this state is hereby declared to be a public stock yards operator, whether living or being within this state or not. See. 3. Every such public siock yards operator or operators shall annually, on the 31st day of December of each year, file with the secretary of state an itemized statement certified and sworn to, setting forth the number of head of cattle, calves, sheep, hogs, horses and mules received in his or their public stock yards during the year next preceding. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for the owners or proprietors of any such stock yards within this state to charge for yarding, watering and weighing of stock greater prices than the following: For yarding, watering and weighing of cattle, 15 cents per head; calves, 8 cents per head; hogs, 6 cents per head; sheep, 4 cents per head, and there to be only one yardage charge. Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for the owner, owners or proprietors of any such stock yards within this state, to sell and deliver at the rate of less than two thousand pounds for a ton of hay, or any part thereof, the same to be of good quality, or to charge for or to sell the same at more than one hundred per cent above the average market price, or value of any such hay upon the mar kets of the towns or cities wherein such stock yards are located upon the day preceding such sale and delivery; and it shall also be unlawful for any' such owners or proprietors to sell and deliver less than 70 pounds of corn in the ear for a bushel or less than 56 pounds of shelled corn for a bushel, or to charge for or to sell the same at mora than one hundred per cent above the average market price or value of such ear corn or shelled corn on the markets of the towns or cities wherein said stock yards are located, on the day next preceeding such sale and delivery. All feed not above named shall be sold for no great er per cent of profit than heretobefore provided. Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for the owners or proprietors of any stock yards to prohibit the owner or owners or representatives of any dead stock in such yard or yards, to S3ll to any person or persons. to whom such owner or own ers or their representatives may desire to sell the same. Sec. 7. That any owner or proprietor of any such yard or yards, who shall permit, or allow any person or persons, either in his or their employ or not to violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined, for the first offense not more than one hundred dollars, for the second of fense not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars and for the third offense not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hun dred dollars and by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months for each offense or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. S. It is hereby made the duty of the attorney general to enforce all the provisions of this act, and to promptly and efficiently prosecute all violations of the provisions of this act. Sec. 9. All acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publica tion in the official state paper. The committee also recommended the passage of a bill to prevent the dock age of hogs the provisions of which are as follows: "Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, association or associations, company or corporations, or buyers or sellers of hogs in any mar ket or public stock yards in this state personally or through any gents or em ployee to dock or cause to be docked or to inspect or cause to be inspected for the purpose of dockage any sows offer ed for sale in any such market because of pregnancy or any stag hog because of having been used for breeding pur poses. 'Section 2: For the purposes of this act, the term docked shall be held to mean the deducting of any given weight from the true weight of the an imal in question. "Section 3: Any person violating the provisions of this act, shall on convic tion, be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not less than ?.0 days, nor more than one year cr by both such fine and im prisonment." A GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE. Measures to Either Buy or Build One at Once. Representative Eurtis (Rep., of Fin ney) today introduced a bill appropri ating $40,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to purchase a site of not less than three nor more than six 25 foot lots, and to erect thereon a resi dence to be ocupied by the governor and his family. The measure, if parsed, provides that within ten days after the act takes ef fect the president of the senate shall name two members and the speaker of the house three membrs, of a committee whose duty shall be to purchase such property within convenient distance of the state house, and if such property connot be found, then the committee is authorized to purchase the site and construct the residence. In the event the committee must se lect a site and build, the work is to fta0a tf4fi The Hall Lithographing Co., ENERAL

c t ....Largest in New Building:, New Equipment, Unequaled Facilities. Blank Book Makers. 0 Office Stationers. be done under the supervision of the executive councir. MORE HEARINGS. House Committee on Railroads Will Hold One Today. The house committee on railroads has arranged to give all railroad attorneys a hearing at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon, upon the subject of proposed leg islation. This afternoon railroad employes are being heard before the committee. The hearings will be directed upon the bill which the committee will in troduce, probably Thursday. There is a chance that there will be a clash between the house and senate upon railroad legislation. The senate has been insisting upon an extension of the powers of the railroad commis sioners, making the members of the board elective by the people, and the promulgtion of a rate sheet for th guidance of the board and railroads. Some of the senators are in favor of a maximum bill, which the members of the house assert must be had, even if all ether features must be abandoned. MAY GET AN APPROPRIATION Legislators Visited Lawrcnca Sunday and it Changed Their Mind. Representative Cassin (Pop., of Craw ford) today introduced a bill in the house carrying an appropriation of $60, for the erection of a chemistry building at the state university. The bill specifies that fh- building shall be constructed as a memorial to ex-Governor Charl:s Robinson and shall be known as Robinson hall. The house last week killed a bill car rying apropriations for new buildings at the university, but a crowd of repre sentatives visited the institution Sun day and became convinced of the de mand for the chemistry building. It is also said that this visit may be re sponsible for an increase to $100,000 of the $80,000 set apart for current ex penses of the institution. WOULD PROHIBIT CIGARETTES Bill Sent to a Commit te Other Rec ommendations. The house committee on judiciary to day recommended, the passage of Rep resentative Hackney's bill, providing that graduates of the state university law school be admitted to practice with out further examination. This committee also recommended a cut from 10 to 5 cents per folio, and from $3 to $4 per day in the pay of court stenographers. The committee referred to the tem perance committtee. Representative Brown's bill to prohibit the manufac ture and sale of cirgarettes. On Representative Tapscott's bill to provide a yearly tax for non-resident owners of cattle, grazing on Kansas lands, the commute recommended that "the author be permitted to withdraw it." THE SENATE'S FIRST BILL. New Board of Charities Measure the First to Pas 3. Senator Householder's bill, providing for the appointment by the governor of a board of four persons to have charge of all charitable and reformatory insti tutions of the state, to be known as the "state board of charities and correc tions," and establishing an entirely new law for the government of such institu tions, was passed by the senate this morning on a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nay. Senator Helmick voted against it. This act divorces politics from the management of the state charitable in stitutions, one of the provisions stating that no officer or employe shall be re moved for political reasons. It is the first bill passed by the senate. The bill will now go to the house. WILL TALK UNDERFLOW. Government Officers to Appear Be fore Legislative Committee. Willard D. Johnson of the hydrogra phical division of the United States geological survey, with headquarters at Garden City, arrived in Topeka to day, and with a number of interested persons from western Kansas, will ap pear before the house committee on ir rigation and discuss the underflow of of waters in that section of the state, the object being to convince the com mittee of the advisability of continu ing work in the interests of irrigation. Need More Money. Representative Lobdell today intro duced a hill providing for the second appropriation for legislative expenses, an emergency was declared and the bill placed upon third reading. While the measure was being discussed, Mr. Bot kin inquired if the safe in the office of the state treasurer had been unlocked. "No difference about the safe," replied the speaker. The bill passed. No Separate Schools. Senator Crossan's bill, giving cities of the second class the right to maintain separate schools for white and colored ehiluren as is enjoyed by cities of the first class, failed to pass in the senate this afternoon. Many of the senators vot ed against it for the reason that a larse number of their constituents are colored men. DE CHIMAY GETS DIVORCE And the Princess Gets Her Gypsy Musician. -Charleroi, Feb. 2. The Prince de Chi may was today granted a divorce from his wife, the Princess de Chimay, for merly Miss Clara Ward of petroit, on account of her misconduct p ith Janos Rigo, a Hungarian gypsy musician, with whom she eloped last summer. There were few people present at the close of the proceedings. A weed in the garden can be easily destroyed when it first starts.Consump tion can be nipped in the bud by One Minute' Cough Cure. G. "W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Jackson Street, Opposite Grand Opera House TOPEKA C

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s so ELECTRICAL CARPET. An Odd Story That Comes TJp From Abilene. Abilene, Feb. 2. Abilene is always up with the times. When we are not doing something ne c in a literary or musi cal way, the forces of nature are at work to brills' us prominently to the fore. It was discovered last week that in a certain room at the residence of C. Johntz by walking across the room covered with moquette carpet, and not lifting the feet, enough electricity en ters the body so that wiT.en touching a person with your finger a loud report is made, slightly burning the person touched. Sparks can be made to My from the steam radiator by simply touching it with your finger. It is said any room so ca epeted will produce the same effect. It is curious to say the least. Abilene Reflector. NOT A TECHY MAN, If Be Had Hem, the Stranger Mlht Rit Got Xuto Trouble. He was a rather tough looking customc-r to meet on the lonely road, but as I had missed my way to Silver Crock I gr.vc tiie hand ho offered rue? a hearty shake and po litely asked "Will you please- tell me, sir, if I'm on the right road to rtu-h Silver Creek?" "Got any co'n ju:'ce with yo', stranger?" he replied, avoiding- my direct question. I handed him a small flask of whisky, which he drained to the last drop and handed it back witK the remark: "Never tasted bt tfer, stranger never. Did yo' say anythin g as I come up?" Yes, I asked you to direct mo to Silver Creek." "Got any tcrbackier with yo'? I'm jest dy in fur a smoke. He poured out in so his hand about half of tho paper of tovjaeeo I handed him and said rather apologetically as he stowed it away in his pocka;: "Dura these wtmmin! I don't git no peace onless I drvide my terbacker with the ole woman, and it jest keeps ine beg gin all the time. 'Pears to me yo' was askin me sunthin a spell ago?" For the third time I asked for directions to Silver Croek, but as before he passed it by and said "Couldn't lend me a dollar, could yo', jest an even dol' "No, sir, I cannot I interrupted, los ing all patience with tho fellow, "but if you will be kind enough to direct me to Silver Creek I'll willingly give you 60 cents." "Waal, shuck yo'r ole hide, who yo'r tryin to insult?" lie exclaimed as he took a step nearer and clinched his hands. "Why, I meant no insult, sir," I has tened to assure him. "Waal, p'raps not, stranger, but it looks mighty like it, and if I was a techy man it'd be all up with yo. Jest take a good look at me and remember that I'm not the kuss to take pay fer Uoin a fellow critter a lectle favor. It was a close shave fur yo that time, and it's powerful lucky that I ain't a techy man. Did yo' remark that yo' had a dollar to lend?" Ho got his dollar and again wanted to know what I had been inquiring about, and when I told him he exclaimed: "Want to know the road to Silver CrecK, eh? Waal, why in thunder didn't yo' sy so at fust? Jest ride straight rhead and be mighty thankful all tho way to tho Creek that yo' met a man who wasn't techy and was willin to puss yo' along!" New York Sunday World. Heart Parties for Children. A "heart party" affords lots of en joyment for the children. Pin a larg-o heart made of red flannel cloth on a sheet hung from a door. In the center of the heart sew a small circle of white. Give arrows of white cloth with a pin placed therein to each guest, each arrow bearing- a number, the number corresponding- to a list whereon, the naaiea and numbtrs of the guests are placed. The point of the game is to Eec which person, when blindfolded, can pin the arrow nearest to the central spot of the white. Prizes arc given to the success" ful ones. Water for House Plants. There is far more dang-er of giving house plants too much rather than toa little water in winter. Duringthe short days and long nights, with very little sunlight on the soil, it is hard to keep it at a temperature where the plants can grow vigorously. All the surplus water added lowers the temperature until it reaches a point where the plants barely exist without making any growth. It the soil has. much- vegetable matter huniic acid will be developed at a low temperature, and this will poison the plant roots. Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of ad female complaints exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. 1 you have loss of appetite, constipa tion, headache, fainting spelis, or are nervous, sleepless, excitable, melan choly, or troubled with dizzy spells. Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and strength are guar anteed by its use. Fifty cents and $1 at J. K. Jones' drug store. Fifth street and Kansas avenue. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. ASTEDWhTternarTnXw out children. t work on farm, two miles out. Hi Tyler St. V ANTED Man with team to deliver newspaper route. Call at 80S K Ave. JL

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"1 1 TOPEICA STATE jOu:KNAI, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRITABt 2, 1897. Remarkable Results Reached. THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL Has Averaged a Growth of i.ooo a Year in Cir culation in the Last Ten Years. THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1896 WAS I09769o tlS' This Exceeded the Figures of all Other Topeka Dailies. In the fifteen months last past these are some of the results that have been reached: Alade a showing sworn detailed statement of circulation exceeding that of any other Topeka daily; paper enlarged from six colum quarto to seven column quarto. Four Linotype machines installed. Now Building double front, three floors, prominent corner erected for the exclusive use of the publica tion and business of the STATE JOURNAL newspaper no job office or side issues. Reached a daily average for the year 1896 of 10,769. The new STATE JOURNAL home Is one of the neatest and most unique buildings In the state a model newspaper structure. Its fast web press and its linotypes are on the the ground floor, behind plate glass, affording a never ceasing attraction to the passerby on the sidewalk. The public can see and time the printed papers and know that over ten thousand are Issued daily. The STATE JOURNAL has forty three regular route carriers In To peka and suburbs. These carriers alone are paid over $10,000 a year for circulating the paper in this community. The American Newspaper Directory each year gives the TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL a guaranteed cir. culation. The directory for 1896 guarantees that the circulation was larger than that of any other Topeka daily. There are no secrets about the STATE JOURNAL'S circulation. A detailed statement, signed and sworn to, is issued annu ally, showing the circu lation for each day in the year. The statement is sent to directories and furnished advertisers. HOW WE GREW. In 1885 the circulation was.... 800 January I, 1801, were printed 3,125 Daily average for year 1891 4.S80 Daily average for year 1892... 6,069 Daily average for year 1893... -6,213 Daily average for year 1894. 8,418 afly average for year 1895. 8,217 Daily average for year 1896... 10,769 The State Journal TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR.' BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of TopeHa or suburbs.' or at the same prico in any Kan sas town where this paper lias a carrier system. By mail, three months PO By mail, one year S.60 Weekly edition, one year 50 PERMANENT HOME Topeka State Journal Building. S00 and 802 Kausas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Renorters' Room Beli 'Phone 107H New York address: 206 Potter building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where files of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. V WAX 4.4-JL. JUt 4. XX 4 4. A FEBRUARY 1 897. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 8 JO 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 428 MUD FROM NEWS ORE. A bill to legalize and encourage prize fig-hting- in Nevada was recommended to the lower house of the legislature by its committee on public morals has passed both houses and is now before the governor. The probabilities are that it will become a law and that Ne vada will thus add declining civilization to declining wealth and declining- pop ulation. Rosaini used to embrace effusively every Spaniard he met, because "but for Spain, Italy would be last among the nations." Nevada, the land of Jones and Stewart, the cradle of the scheme to give silver mine owners a govern ment bounty, the weleomer and eneour ager of brutal and ruffianly prize fight ers, must be contemplated with peculiar pleasure by well, say a Kansan. New York World. The above gratuitous insult to Kan sas, headed "Why Kansas Should Love Nevada," by Josepn. Pulitzer's paper, is of a piece with the previous editorials about Kansas in that prurient purveyor of filth with large pictures. The World spends a large part of its time shouting about political, social and economic evils, and when the opportunity comes to do any real good the paper turns tail and joins the crowd that supports the evil. It seems to be the fault of nearly all the New York press to hire editorial writers the extent of whose travels and information is limited to Coney Island or Albany. They belong- to the jpe culiar hee-haw kind that bray with Increasing braying. New York knows nothing of the West, while the West thoroughly understands New York. That foreign and semi-barbaric col ony displays the same ignorance shown by southern communities before 1861. Nobody west of Ohio in this big coun try considers New York of any partic ular importance in fact we but endure hef impudence and arrogance. If she were inhabited by Americans, we might think more of her. But her imperti nence is so much the more annoying be cause she is the home mainly of for eigners, and the scum of foreigners at that. Joseph Pulitzer himself was born In Hungary or somewhere. EX EATS," Senator Peffer has discovered "The Way Out." Augusta Press. Weyler's fighting column has been ser iously crippled: his typewriter is sick. Ottawa Republican. Mr. Tweedy, will you please pass the pie this way? Chorus of 2S2S Fifth district Populists. Abilene Chronicle. Probablv no man in the history of Kan sas was led up to the trough of fame and then jerked away again as quickly as Mr. Atwood of Leavenworth. Wichita Eagle. New York city has 15.000 men -under bonds to support wives they have aban doned. And vet New York's blackmailing newspapers attempt to cast reflections on the people of Kansas. Abilene Chronicle. A Garden City paper said that one of tlreir citizens had gone to Topeka to min gle "with the saloons." He is now trying to square himself bv saying the word was written "solons." Quenemo Republican We don't like to wish people bad luck but we do wish George Taylor. John L. Sullivan. Gen. Maceo and Charley Ross would move to another hemisphere. The people are getting tired hearing of them so much. Muscotah Record. "Can any on tell why Lazarus was a beggar?" said a teacher in one of our Sunday scnoois. v uy wa i.tiz.ui beggar?" she repeated sternly. "Please ma'am" replied a small boy, "he didn't advertise." Hope Pioneer. When Mr. Harris vas elected senator of Kansas, he said: "i de '.-e to say to my friends who have supported me in this race that my hand is there. The race has bee conducted honorably, orderly and decent." The senator probably merely wanted to infoim his senatorial oppon ents that he held a royal flush. Ashland Clipper. "MONTE CRISTO'S" IDEA. (From the Theatrical Tidings.) Jsrnes O'Neil thinks that the Ameri can way of putting plays on the stage is all wrong. "It would be more con ductive to success," he remarks, "to adopt the system they have In Europe, which is to place the play to be pro duced in the hands of somebody who is not connected with the company, or who will not think of shop first. In Paris especially, for all important pro ductions in which abosolute success is considered a necessity, there is formed a committee, consisting of the stage di rector, the musical director and an ar tist especially engaged for that parti cular play. There are many artists in Europe who give much attention to this kind of vork. All the spectacular Plays of the Chatelet, Porte St. Martin, Renaissance. Krancais and Odeon, in Paris, are managed in this way, and it is this system which gives a special flavor to the French productions. There is always an artistic .feeling in them." RESUBMISSION BUNCOMBE. Every time the prohibitory law comes up in any form in the legislature it af fords an opportunity for a large amount of buncombe about-the referendum and the desire of the people to vote again on the amendment, and their fight to do so. Few are really deceived by this kind of talk. It is well understood that a large ma jority of the population of Kansas lives outside of cities and towns and does not care anything, about the prohibitory law one way or the other. When this class of voters was asked to pass upon the question 17 years ago a majority of them voted for the amendment because they believed prohibition to be right in principle, and not from any direct per sonal interest in the matter. The law then in existence was entirely adequate to prevent the establishment of saloons in the small towns where they were compelled to go to do their trading. With this class of voters the situation has not changed and it is improbable that their opinions have altered. They are not demanding resubmission. The demand, what there is of it, comes from the cities. If the advocates of resubmission in the cities are desirous of a change and think they can muster a majority, why do they not choose the shorter road to the cherished end, which is to elect a legislature which will repeal the Mur ray law, leaving the amendment as it is? The amendment would be of no efect without laws to enforce it. The cities having a majority in favor of saloons could have them, and the cities opposing saloons could keeep them out by ordinances framed in consonance with the amendment. What more could the friends of the saloon ask than this? It seems doubtful that the resubmis sionists really have the faith that they pretend to have. It is clear that re sults are what they want, and why not take the shortest road to their attain ment. The course which they have pursued has made them open to sus picion of insincerity. The most plaus ible theory in regard to their programme is that they expect to work up a senti ment which does not now exist. Even though their efforts in this direction should fail, there would doubtless be a big campaign fund to be disbursed. Unfortunately, some very good, hon orable and conscientious men seem to have been deceived by the loud talk of the resubmisisonists and are lending their aid to the furtherance of the scheme to inaugurate a boodle cam paign at a heavy expense to the state and for no good reason now clearly ap parent. When a majority of the people of Kansas tire of the prohibitory law, there need be no fear that they will not make the fact manifest in a way that cannot be misunderstood. There have been very few elections since the amendment was adopted in which they have not voted on the question, at least indirectly, and always with the same result. Governor Leedy will not need to "blow blood in the ears" of New York ers. A mob of her own people will probably do that on the occasion of the Bradley Martin ball. New York will have her hands full before many moons have passed and can turn her attention away from Kansas while she seeks her own safety. HOW SOUTHERNERS BUILD. Northern Visitor to New Orleans Pica yune Reporter. "The reason the visitors from the north feel the cold in this city more than they do at home," said P. T. Brown at the St. Charles, "is that the buildings here are not prepared for the extremes of weather. In Chicago, now, there is terrible cold, but the buildings are so erected that there is little chance of the people feeling it indoors. Here your doors have cracks under them. Your windows are loosely set. and the structure is so lightly put up that there is scarcely shelter in extreme weather like this. "And in a climate like this, where there is so much dampness, you should, above everything, modernize and re model your system of architectural con struction. You had best go back to the methods oH the old before-the-war folks, and build houses like they did, if you wish to have really comfortable and attractive homes. This is a harder climate to build for than any that I know. It is a climate that penetrates with its cold, and enervates with its heat. You must suit your buildings to your climatic conditions." FAMILIAR KANSAS NAMES. Judge J. G. Lowe's paper at Wash ington, Kan., will be the Pallidium. Vic Murdock of the Wichita Eagle frequently goes to a type-setting ma chine and sets several columns of mat ter without having any copy. He thinks as ,he sets. This is a feat no other newspaper man ever did. Henry Heitfeld, the new United States senator from Idaho, lived in Seneca, Kan., from 1870 to 1882. where he worked as a farm hand. He is a brick mason by trade, a farmer, fruit grower and cattleman by occupation. Judge Bashore has been inOsagecoun- ty for some days figuring on purchas ing the People's Herald. A. J. Harwi, the Atchison lawyer, has hen doing some effective work the past two weeks at Wa-Keeney in two con test cases. Thus far he has installed the Republican county commissioner, whom the Populists claimed was beaten. They won the case by showing to the court that the Populists elected their candidate by four non-resident voters. Fred Sears, recently assitant in hor ticulture at the college, and who some weeks since went to Hhaca, N. Y., to at tend Cornell university, has been elect ed professor of horticulture at the Utah agricultural college and was in Manhat tan last week en route to Logan, Utah, to take up his new work. Pomeroy, the Boston millionaire, who made such big investments in Graham county some years ago. was out there last week looking over his property. Charley Sheldon, who has been presi dent of the First National bank at Burlingame for six years, declined a re-election and J. T. Pringle was elect ed. J. P. Slaughter was elected vice president, A. M. Miner cashier and B. S. Taylor assistant cashier. Mr. Shel don declined the presidency because other business requires his attention and keeps him away from home a great deal of the time. EASTERN MONEY. T. R. Watson, formerly of Walton township, now living at Plymouth, Masaehusetts, writes in this way about the result in Kansas: "What a pity that the state should have gone back to Populism! One sees here so clearly the other side. Hardly a day goes by that 1 do not come across some one anxious to invest money. They look for a good investment at 4 per cent. It is about the same thing as shaking a. red flag at a bull to suggest Kansas. Sure ly the people will wake up some day. to the fact that the best thing they can do is to restore confidence in. the integ rity of their contracts. They will never do this by voting for free silver." Rooks County Record. The above is one of the numerous snivels that comes out to Kansas by mail and otherwise from time to time. It is interesting to notica that the writer says that those who have the money are "anxious" to invest it. They are willing to take "4 per cent" for it, when six years ago nothing less than 8 per cent would satisfy them. No wonder they are anxious. Having refused to invest their money in the west, and snorted around with their noses in the air because of the free silver views of the people out here, the New England ers have nowhere to invest their money. It is piling up in the banks. Every week's bank statement shows this. While their money- is not invested, they of course are losing the income from it. New England people are not living on cake and wine at present. They are looking "anxiously" for 4 per cent investments, but still spurning Kansas, Nebraska and all the western states that used to be their good cus tomers. It won't ba twelve months until eastern money will be teasing and be seeching Kansas to accept it. If New England money isn't in vested in the west, where will it be invested? In China, Japan, South Africa or South America? A revolu tion or a change of dynasties there would sweep away every cent of prin cipal and interest. The New England people need to lend their money more than Kansas needs to borrow it; and time will prove it. DOSIUS BOTKIN'S BILL. The talk of a "public meeting" to discuss Theodosius Botkin's bill should be stopped. The bill is not of a char acter that ought to be discussed at a "public meeting." A discussion of it might be allowable in medical socie ties or among persons who privately desire to support it, but general publi city of matters of that kind will result in disgusting and horrifying the peo ple. The bill contemplates the mutilation of certain criminals as a "punishment." In Turkey and other countries various punishments consist in slitting the cul prit's nose, cutting off his ears, ampu tating his hand, etc. American com munities will scarcely adopt a form of mayhem as punishment for crime. The enlightened American idea is to lock up all persons who are not fit to asso ciate with their fellow creatures, and keep them locked up. There may be medical reasons for certain operations to be performed by surgeons, but this is not contemplated by "Dosius" Bot kin's bill. His bill only has in view a brutal and barbarous "vengeance." It ought to be suppressed. HOW HOTELS SWINDLE. From the New York Ledger. Not long since "a lady, a guest at one of the hotels in a large city, wishing to show some courtesy to an acquaintance, invited her to ride. A carriage was brought to the door, the two ladies en tered it. and started for an outing. In about three-quarters of an hour it be gan to rain, and the friend being very susceptible to dampness, the ride was abandoned until some more propitious occasion. When her bill was sent to the hotel guest, a charge for that three quarters of an hour's ride was $7. That a charge of this sort was a most out rageous extortion every sane person, except possibly the proprietor of the hotel, must admit. On another occasion $12 was charged for taking a party of three or four persons around the city for the space of not over two or three hours. It would seem that charges are gauged by what the public are, willing to endure. There are few charges made in the hotel bill that are so unreasonable and extortionate as those made for carriage hire, and it would be a great satisfac tion to the traveling public if hotel cabs and carriages were placed under the same restrictions as those that govern the ordinary hackman. THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN. (From the Atlantic Monthly.) The South Carolinian has always ar rogated to himself the name "Carolin ian," and he has never been on very familiar terms with his northern neigh bor. His feeling for his Southern neighlxr, the Georgian, is also one of mere tolerance, for the latter has been called the Southern Yankee, and fairly deserves the appellation. He has much of the shrewdness and push that mark the typical "Down-Easter," and he has a considerable share of that worthy's moral earnestness. In addition he has a good deal of the Virginian's geniality and love of comfort, of the North Caro linian's unpretending democracy, and of the South Carolinian's tendency to exhibitions of fiery temper. But over and above everything else he has an honest and hearty and not unfounded pride in Georgia, and a sort of masonic affiliation with every person .animal, institution, custom, in short, thing. that can be called Georgian. He may not always stand for patriotism, state and national. He loves success, strenth, straightfordwardness. and the solid virtues generally, neither is he averse to the showy ones, but above all he loves virtue in action. Though pos sessed of a strong, clear intellect, he is more particularly a man of live senses, of which he makes as good use as he can. He may not always tasto the sweetness or see the light of the highest civilization, but he has a good healthy appetite for life. Mr. Ward L. Smith of Fredericksto'wn, Mo., was troubled with chronic diar rhoea for over thirty years. He had become fully satisfied that it was only a question of a short time when he would have to give up. He had been treated by some of the best physicians in Europe and America, but got no per manent relief. One day he picked up a newspaper and chanced to read an ad vertisement of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He got a bottle of it, the first dose helped him and its continued Use cured him. For sale by druggists. IDEAL WOMEN. From the Philadelphia Record. Professor Sargent of Harvard, who has collected an immense amount of data relative to the physical develop ment of men and women, as well as the measurements of women made by Miss Anna Wood of Wellesley college, show that the one particular in which Ameri can women depart most markedly from the artistic form is in the lack of prop er development of the waist. This was one of the main points brought out in a recent lecture at the Academy of Nat ural Sciences, by Prof. A. B. Brubaker, on "Physical Development." He said: Professor Gottfried Schadow of the Royal Academy of Arts, in Berlin, has given to the world. In his figure of an artistically-formed woman, the follow ing measurements: He.ight.63M: inches; bieadth of neck, 3 inches, shoulders, 15 inches; waist, 9 inches; hips, 13 inches. Venus de Medici, the world's ideal of perfection in the female figure, on these measurements: Height, 63 inches; breadth of neck, 4 inches; shoulders, 16 inches: waist, 9y2 inches; hips, 13 inch es. Professor Sargent, with several thousand tabulated life measurements in hand, produced a composite figure of the young American girl with these measurements: Height, 63 inches: breadth of neck, 3.8 inches; girth of neck. 12.1 inches: breadth of shoulders, 14.7 inches; breadth of waists.S.6 inches; girth of waist, 24.6 inches; breadth of hips, 13.1 inches; girth of hips, 35.4 inch es; girth of calf. 13.3 inches; girth of upper arm, 10.1 inches: girth of thigh, 21.4 inches, and forearm, 9.2 inches. Miss Anna Wood's averages of 2,000 young women correspond wilh those of Professor Sargent. Assuming that the artistic breadth and girth of the waist as given above are the natural condi tions the ratio between the height and girth of waist is a measure of its proper proportions. The world's models com pared with actual life is as follows: Height Girth. Per Inches. Inches. Cent. Venus de Milo 0.47 Greek slaves (Powers) 0.45 Venim de Medici 63.0 27.2 -0.45 Shadow's artistic fig ure C3.5 25.3 0.41 Wellesley College fig ure 62.2 24.8 0.39 Sargent's figure S.j.4 24.6 0.38 American girls (2S)... 62.5 23.3 0.37 American girls (25)... 62.5 27.2 0.43 Burbakei- continued, why this constric tion should have been indulged in through the ages. There is an idea, however, that it confers on the individ ual an artistic effect. The Greek wom an of the decadent period suggested the methods and objects. It was adopted by the Romans at the beginning of the empire. During the Middle Ages it died out, to be revived in the twelfth cen tury. Referring to the above table, atten tion is called to the fact that in 25 girls with deficient waist development, the disuse of constrictions was followed by a return of the thoracic walls to their natural positions, with a consequent in crease in girth of nearly four inches. YhesickbedT (From the Philadelphia Call.) In arranging the sick-bed the two es sential things to be thought of are the comfort of the patient and, after that, the convenience of the nurse. The bedstead should be firm, light and simple. If it is firm, it cannot be easily jawed; if it is light, it can be easily moved: and if it is simple, it can be easily kept clean. All these require ments are met in the plain iron bed tage that its width and height are adapted both to the needs of the pa tient and the convenience of the nurse. If the bedstead is light, it is better to have only the head-end provided with castors, otherwise the bed will move too easily. By lifting the foot end oft the floor the bed can be moved and guided without causing the pa tient the least discomfort. The mattress should be sufficiently soft and yielding to be perfectly com fortable for the patient, but not so yielding as to allow his body to sink into it. It is very difficult to make a sick person comfortable on a sagging mattress. Feather beds should never be used In cases of sickness. They are uncom fortable for the patient, it is impossible to keep them clean, almost of necessity they keep the patient's body unnec essarily warm, and they are extremely inconvenient for the nurse. To prevent the mattress from becom ing soiled, a good-sized piece of water proof material preferably a rubber blanket should be smoothly spread over it before the under sheet is put on. This sheet should be large enough to be securely tucked under the edges of the mattress, and the greatest care should be taken to smooth out all the creases. The pillows should be thoroughly air ed at least once a day, and whenever the pillowslip becomes soiled, or damp with prespiration. a clean one should be substituted. Changing and shaking up the pillows when they have become hard and mussed is a small service, but very refreshing to the patient. The covering for the sick-bed other than the top sheet should vary ac cording to the temperature of the room, the nature of the sickness, the feelings of the patient and the season of the year. Whatever the conditions, the covering should be as light as is con sistent with the comfort to the patient Youth's Companion. "MR. GAGE IS A DAISY." That is Mr. Bryan's Estimate of the Chicago Banker. Galveston, Tex., Feb. 2. In regard to the Associated Press interview with Ly man J. Gage, Mr. W. J. Bryan said last night: "Mr. Gage is a daisy. Greenbacks should, he says, be retired and silver purchased under the Sherman act should be sold and treasury notes re deemed and canceled. Then we ought to have banknotes that are redeemable only in gold, and he also says the gov ernment should not act as a warehouse for either gold or silver. There is no doubt about Mr. Gage being a daisy. "I wonder if he would not like to in augurate a system by which we would have to obtain his permission each morning to live through the day?" Bayards Will Visit the Queen. London, Feb. 2. The Daily News is authority for the statement that Am bassador and Mrs. Bayard will pay a visit to the queen on the occasion of her return to Windsor castle, after din ing with the Prince of Wales and Lord Salisbury. The function will be of the nature of a farewell, as the queen will be on the continent when Mr. Bayard leaves the American embassy. Franca Taxes Foreign Sugar. Paris. Feb. 2. The chamber of depu ties today adopted the article of the su gar bill imposing a tax of 9 franks on foreign sugar. Flynn Out for Governor. Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 2. T. T. Flynn, Oklohama's delegate in congress, makes formal announcement in a local paper of his candidacy for appointment as governor of the territory. A torpid liver means a bad complex ion, bad breath, indigestion and fre quent headaches. To avoid such com panions take De Witt's Little Early Ris ers, the famous little pills. G. W.Stans field, 632 Kan. Ave. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Glove. Nothing is so expensive as sickness. Some men believe that when they give a note, they pay the debt. A man who amounts to anything.nev er receives any "encouragement." Take swimming lessons; there is no telling when you may be in the soup. It is a great pity that a man can't dis charge his debts as a woman does hers: by hiring a hall, and passing around a bit of cake and a dab of ice cream. A good whist player nearly always drifts Into poker. How fast time flies: the new city di rectory is becoming old. No old man ever married a young woman without making a mistake. Men usually start with a girl, and wind up with' her bread making. They should discover the bread, and trace it to the girl. Some of the Atchison women are pretty hard on their husbands, but none of them ever gave a ball that cost three hundred thousand dollars. No man 17 Vl t' nmr.linta in mil(h vpr receives any complments. An amateur Bijjger, wno is reaiiy a. great. Dore, re ceives more compliments thai) a suc cessful general. There is a disposition to find fault with nvorvAmt n'tirt renllir amounts to something. A girl never knows how thin the soles of her shoes are until she tries to clamp club skates on them. As good as girls are, whenever they carry soup to the poor, they like to carry it through the main streets. Show a dollar, and the neighbor on the right of you names a poor" person who needs coal, and a neighbor on your left knows a place to have a good time. The man of the house is usually of fered for his meals that which the ser vant girl likes best, and efforts should be made to raise her taste. This would open a boundless field for the women who go in for culture. The story is told on an Atchison girl that her mother recentlv put a jug of boiling .water at the foot of the girl's bed to keep her feet warm, and that in the night the girl's feet got so cold they froze the water solid, and bursted the jug. An Atchison man 6 feet In height, re cently stumbled into a room occupied by an engaged couple. It was an acci dent, and he apologized, but that didn't save him from cold stares of contempt that reduced him to three feet in height before he got out. THE OKEFENOK.EE SWAMP. From the Atlanta Journal. The Okefenokee swamp has been the subject of considerable legislation. Years ago a company was formed to open it and at another time a charter was granted to a company which wish ed to cut a canal through the swamp and across Florida to the Gulf of Mex ico. Neither of these projects material ized, and for years the swamp was considered worthless property. In 1889 at the instance of Frank Hall of Dahl onega, who was then a member of the house, a bill was passed providing for the sale of the swamp, which contains about 400,000 acres, at the rate of 12 cents per acre, to Philadelphia parties. There was some agitation of the matter in the newspapers and the bill was criticised because the proposed sale was non-competitive. The bill was amend ed so as to provide for competitive bids and in that form became a law. The result was that after advertisement and considerable, newspaper agitation the swamp was sold for 26 cents per acre to a company made up of Georgia and Philadelphia parties. General Henry R. Jackson and Captain Harry Jackson were largely interested in the enterprise, and furnished much of the capital which has developed the prop erty. Scattered about in the swamp there are immense islands. Billy's island and Blackjack island are the largest. Blackjack Island is seven miles long and three miles wide, and on it Is the finest body of pine timber in the south. Captain Jackson said that Billy's island cantained as much timber as Blackjack island, but not all pine. The valuable kinds of timber are pine, cypress, bay and white holly. White holly there grows as large as oak trees. It resem bles the holly we use as Christmas trees, but has no red berries. The wood is used for piano .keys and like purposes. The miniature world's fair at our ex position was made of it. Billy's island is a historic place. It was the home of ""Billy Bowlegs," a Seminole chief. His tribe was the last to be driven out of the country. These Indians took refuge in the swamp and lived there for years. They were finally driven out, but Billy Bowlegs died there. The swamp is full of deer, ducks, geese, heron, "coons, 'possums, wildcats and all sorts of game. EMPLOYES ARE ANXIOUS. Over 400 Men Out of Work by Clos ing the Rope Walk. New York, Feb. 2. Nearly 400 heads of families have been thrown out of em ployment as a result of the seizure, by Sheriff Henry Doht, of Queens county, on Friday, of the John Good Cordage works in the Ravenswood section of Long Island City. The factory was yesterday surround ed by the employes, who made inquiries of Foreman Burns if work would be re sumed this year. It is believed that the works will not be reopened for several months, if at all. The factory occupies a block or more along the East river, and give3 employment during the busy season to nearly 500 hands. The companv is capitalized in New Jersey at $7.000,000. Using Corn for FueL Lincoln, Neb., Feb. "2. According to reports made to the state board of transportation, farmers of Nebraska, and in some instances residents of towns, are using more corn than coal for fuel. From letters received, the sec retaries of the board say that probably 50 to 75 per cent of the people outside the cities are burning corn. They claim that at present prices paid for corn, 9c to 11c, it is economy to burn It, and the state board intends to use this informa tion as a basis for an effort to secure a lower rate on corn and coal ship ments. Illinois Steel Co. Reduces Wages. Joliet, 111.. Feb. 2. The employes of the Illinois Stel company have received notice of a reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent,in wages. All the different forms of skin trou bles, from chapped hands to eczema and indolent ulcers can be readily cured by De Witt's Witch Hazel -Salve, the great pile cure. G. W. Stansneld, C32 Kan. Ave. Broken edge collars made smooth by Peerless Steam Laundry. 1 msg An ntter collapr. The man who has al ways been a model of business method and dignity who would as soon think cf putting his feet on the -piano at home as on the desk at his office finally goes to pieces all at once. Bankruptcy with it has come an utter loss of ambition, dignity, and health. Ill-health is at the bottom of it all. Bankruptcy stares in the face every business man who neglects his health. A man cannot work on forever if he is- suffering from brain fag, nervous ex haustion, and debility. All these can come to the man who neglects -to keep his di gestion perfect, his bowels regular and his blood pure. Business men everywhere have come to recognize Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery as an invaluable remedy. It makes the digestion perfect, invigorates the liver, restores the appetite, regulates the bowels, purities and builds up the blood, makes the flesh and muscles firm, and tones up the nerves. It is a business, man's medicine. Tho. J. Torbert, Sr., of Old Springhill. Mar engo Co.. Ala., writes:- I want to tell you the food the 4 Golden Medical Discovery has done me. I had erysipelas and eczema.- Had suf fered for eight years. I tried all remedies and several doctors, but could fcet no relief. I bought a bottle of yojr Golden Medic I Discovery and tried it. I used four bottles and a half. It com pletely cured tne. I have had no symptoms of its return. It has been three years since my cure." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad viser has had a larger sale than any otbet book of this class ever offered the public. This book of I,oo8 pages with 300 illustra tions, is full, from cover to cover, of practi cal advice on health matters. This gTeal book, in heavy manilla covers, is now of fered free to whoever will send 21 one-cen! stamps to pay for mailing only. If an ele gant French cloth binding is desired, send 10 cents extra: V cents in all. World's Dis pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. ...WATCH SALE., 1 have as Cents' and Ladies' Watches. In Gold and tiold Filled Cases, second-haud but as good as new. livery Watch Ikis been put in order, and is warranted 1 vr. PBKCs OViJ UALF Al'll'AL VaLlIE. GENTS' WATCHES. FIdp 14K Gold Watches, full Jeweled, ffOA Afl adjusted JtilF.V'J Full jeweied and adjusted Klgiu and Waitham Watches, in IShucI o-iear tlK A1 goid filled cases, from.. .S12.00 to plO.VV -Watches same as above, but nuail- fflil Aft Justed,, froip. lo.OO to V vJ 7 and 11 Jewel Watches in tilled eases, fl'tfl AA from 88.00 to iplU.vv 7 and 11 Jewel Watches. Silverine 4""? AA cases, from S3 00 to tpw.vv LADIES' "WATCHES. Solid gold fine works. 419 AA from SlO.Od to .plj.UVI Gold filled Watches, in 15 and 20-vear IA Aa cases, Elgin and Walthaiu wks 8& to $1V.VV All Watches are Stem Wind. Polished aad LOOK LIKE MW. C. D. MORRISON, 505 Kansas Avenue, Jeweler aad Optician. Small Profits and Quick Sales for Cash. Merchants' Ledeer. Demy. American Jt Bussla ends and bands, close ruled, wide mercuanaise column tor itemizing, 8 quire for $4..rio. 10 quire for SS.75. Blank Books and Memoranda of all kinds cheap. A l-ountain Pen for 1.00. warranted. Bibles and miscellaneous books 20 per cent discount. Fine Writing oaper and Tablets a spec ialty. Picture Frames made to order. Cromwell Jefiers, Wholesale and Retail Stationers. PoatfifHee Room. XortU Topeka. -Ticket Agents for the Santa Fe. HATE YOUR Prescriptions FILLED AT Stansfield's Drug: Store, 632 Kansas Avenue. a ea 632 Kansas Avenue. 8th Ave. Stables NEW STONE BARN, Cor. Topeka Ave. and 8th St. iOUR SPECIALTY Boarding Horses. W keep a few city broke horses to hire ladies by toe day or'moncn. Prleu la lino with lb limn. Call and sea u. efa aces our turnouts. DUDLEY PRICE, Phtsei 3. Tiptka Aft. and FEED AND FUEL CO. S3 Htu Avenue. Time to put In your -winter coal while it is cheap. We sell at lowest prices.. Lowest prices on all kinds of Feed. 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TGPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2. 1S97. i ft i t KANSAS LEGISLATURE, P. M. Dolan and C. S. Wheeler Appointed on Charity Board. A New Idea In Railroad Dam age Legislation. Representative Tapscott Introduces a Bill Which Provides Sums as Liq uidated Damages. Governor Leedy has announced the appointment of P. M. Dolan of Salina an'dS. C. Wheeler of Concordia to suc ceed Frank M. Lockard ot Norton and Thomas Blakeslee of Neodesha as members of the state board of chari ties. The governor announced the appoint ments upon his arrival from Lawrence at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The new appointees are both Popu list farmers. Mr. Wheeler is an ex member of the leKislature, being the first Populist senator elected in Kan sas, in the campaign of 1890. The salary of this position amounts to about $1,200 per year, although it is a mileage and per diem office. The fact that these two appointees come from the Fifth district was some what of a surprise, but not one word of complaint has been heard against the men. Both are thorough going re formers and excellent men. Between now and April 1. from the remaining 163 applicants for places on this board the governor will select a member to succeed George A. Clark of Junction City. TAFSCOTXS CATTLE BILL. Fixes the Amounts the Railroads Shall Pay When They Kill One. A source of a large percentage of the litigation against the railroads in west ern Kansas arises from the killing of cattle by trains. The value of the stock is very generally the bone of conten tion, but a bill introduced by Repre sentative Tapscott fixes the value of all classes of cattle, which railroads must pay in cases where the animals are killed or maimed by being run over. The schedule follows: American sheep, each, $2.50. Mexican sheep and goats, each, $1.50. Texas cattle, yearlings, $10. Texas 2-year-olds, $14. Texas 3-year-olds or over, $22. Texas cows, each, $15. American yearlings, $12. American 2-year-olds, $17. American steers, 3 years old, $25. American steers, 4 years old or over, $30. American cows, each, $20. Calves, each, $7.50. When paid, these prices shall consti tute payment in full. All Texas and Mexican cattle shall be considered as "Texas" cattle" under the classification made by this bill. Thoroughbred cat tle, milk cows, higher grade American cattle and graded animals shall be paid for at their market value. Horses and mules are also to be paid for at their market value. Should animals which are not men tioned in this bill be killed, the owner of the stock and the railroad company shall select three disinterested parties, who shall determine the value thereof, which the company shall pay. Railroad companies maintaining good and lawful fences and cattle guards shall not be held liable for the death or injury of cattle which break through and thereby are killed. Neither shall the company be liable for the death of cattle or other stock which break through gateways constructed for the accommodation and convenience of pri vate parties owning lands through which no public highways pass. The mere killing of stock by the trains of any railroad company is char acterized as "prima facie evidence of negligence," and the liability is there fore placed upon but one fact thedeath or injury of any animal. NORTH AND SOUTH RAILROAD Senate Favors a Measure for a Rail road Committee. The senate yesterday afternoon adopted the resolution in reference to a "north and south' railroad, which was prepared by the senate committee on state affairs some days ago. This resolution was a substitute for one in troduced by Senator Forney, the pro visions of which the Republican sena tors claimed were unconstitutional. The resolution as adopted is as follows: Whereas, The citizens of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have for many years endeavored to secure cheaper transportation of their products to the cea coast, and for that purpose have voted large subsidies to aid in the con struction of north and south lines of railroads, and. Whereas, The government of the United States has expended six millions of dollars to establish a deep water har bor at the city of Galveston, and. Whereas, The influences of eastern corporations seem to have dominated in fixing rates to the southern seaboard, five hundred miles away, and making them practically the same as those to the Atlantic seaboard, two thousand miles away, and, Whereas, The governor of Kansas, in his message to the legislature of Kan sas suggests as a remedy for this dis crimination the consideration of an in terstate railroad to tide water In the south, now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the senate of the state of Kansas, the house of representatives concurring therein, That the legislature of Kansas immediately request the leg islature of the state .of Texas and the territory of Oklahoma to join with us in the appointment of a committee of conference, to be composed of citizens of said state and territory, whose duty It shall be to devise ways and means to obtain relief from the exorbitant freight rates now in effect to the sea board on the south. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of this committee to ask the assistance of the interstate commerce commission and boards of railroads commissioners of said states and territory in procuring for the citizens of said states and ter ritory, just and equitable freight rates, and if necessary, as a last resort, to consider the propriety of building an Interstate railroad to the Gulf of Mex ico. Resolved, That the governor of the state be requested to transmit immed diately, under the seal of the state of Kansas, fertified copies of these resolu tions to the governors of the state of Texas and the territory of Oklahoma, with the request that the same be trans mitted to their respective legislatures for consideration. SENATOR HARRIS INDIGNANT Says People Can Come Before Com mittees Without Invitations. The Indignation of a United States sen ator was witnessed in the upper house of the Kansas legislature late yesterday afternoon. Senator W. A. Harris declar ed to the senate that if certain resolu tion were passed he would resign his position "as chairman of the committee on railroads. The resolution in question was one in troduced in the senate by Senator Dan Hart bv request some days ago. It pro vided for the fixing of a time for the hearing of railroad men by the senate committee on railroads in reference to the maximum freight bill, and came up for final disposition yesterday. To Senator King this resolution appear ed to le unfair, inasmuch as it provided for a hearing of railroad men against a maximum freight rate bill, while noth ing in the way of a hearing of represen tative farmers in favor of the bill was proposed. He said: 'If the senate means to adopt this reso lution. I moan to fight for an amendment to bring lho.OoO farmers of this state he fore this committee to give the other side of the case. If one cla;s is to be favored, whv not another. We all understand that the farmers ran t come here to talk for a maximum freight rate bill because they can't get free transportation, while the railroad men can. If one side is to be heard. I insist that the other shall be heard alo." As it happened Senator Harris had been absent from the senate when the resolu tion was introduced and had never heard it up to the time of the reading prior to Senator King's remarks. Consequently, both the resolution and the remarks were a sui prise to him. and when Senator King concluded he said. Air. President. I should like very much to know where this resolution came from'.'" Lieutenant Governor Harvey informed the senator from Iavenworth that it was introduced by Senator Hart by request. "I would then like to ask the mover of thj resolution." said he, "or any mem Lor'of the senate, if any one, at any time, ever heard of any class of men interested in- this proposed legislation who were not invited to come before the committee and express their views? We are anxious to have them come before the committee, no matter what their views may be. There is no ne?d of a resolution, sirs, inviting them to come before the committee, and if this resolution is passed I shall resign as chairman of this committee." And having made this emphatic declar ation. Senator Harris sat down, his face slightly flushed from the exertion of mak ing hi.s position distinctly understood. Senator Lewelling immediately moved that the resolution lie referred to the committee on state affairs. This was car ried, and there the resolution will die. KANSAS LEADS THE VANGUARD Referendum People Praise Kansas and Urge Her On. The National Direct Legislation league has issued circulars to the members of both houses of the Kansas legislature in reference to the proposed initiative and referendum amendment to the con stitution. The circulars contain the following statements: "At last the reform forces in Kansas are in full control. What will be the result "The eyes of the republic are turned upon you and are watching your polit ical movements with intensest interest. "The shafts of plutocratic malice and calumny so long leveled at your integ rity and intelligence have only height ened our regard for your courage and patriotism, and we have an abiding faith that you will prove true to the trust imposed In you by a long suffer ing, law impoverished community. "Kansas led the vanguard or reform in the sisterhood of states, and today her very name stands as the synonym of progress wherever men are free to think and act. Every lover of equal rights stands defender of your valiant efforts for better conditions, and may Kansas continue to be a 'hot-bed of re form.' "It is beyond dispute that the law is the will of the people in but one country on earth Switzerland. In the eastern hemisphere this small republic was the first to take the advance step toward true democracy by the adoption of the so-called Initiative and referendum. Will Kansas be the first state in the western hemisphere to take this same advance step toward true democracy the absolute self-rule of the people? It is now your opportunity, if you act quickly, to merit the proud distinction of being the first legislature in the United States to givp your constitu ency the inalienable right to vote 'yes' or 'no' on all questions pertaining to state, municipal, county and township affairs. "What other legislative act in your power w ould be of more substantial ben efit, not only to the people of your great commonwealth, but as an example to all the states of the nation? We believe if Kansas leads the way this winter, direct legislation, like the Australian ballot system, will be gen erally adopted by all the states in a short time, perhaps before the cam paign of 1900. You could perform no act for which every true citizen of the na tion would hold you in such lasting and grateful esteem. "We feel assured thai you cannot, will not dishearten and disappoint all the hosts of reform, not only in Amer ica, but wherever a child of toil has learned to lisp the word freedom. "It is for you as legislators to take the first step on American soil towards true democracy. Oppressed millions await your decision." TWO POPULIST DISTRICTS. J esse Gray's Plan to Rsdistrict Lyon County. Representative Jesse Gray (Pop.), of Lyon county, has introduced a bill in the house to redistrict Lyon county, and thereby assume the Populists' two rep resentatives. As the districts now stand, the Republicans never fail to elect one member of the lower house, the present member being I. E. Lambert. As proposed by Mr. Gray's bill, the townships of AVaterloo, Ivy, Reading, Jackson and Elemendaro. and the east ern portion, four and one-half sections in width, of the township of Emporia, and all that part of the city lying east of Commercial street shall constitute the Forty-seventh district. As the districts now exist, the four wards in the city which are as a rule, safely Republican, are a part of Mr. Lambert's district. The Forty-eighth, as planned by Mr. Gray, will embrace Agnes City, Ameri cus, Fremont. Pike and Center townships, and all of the city lying west of Com mercial street. A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL. Republicans Say the Plan to Depose Simpson Will Elevate Whitelaw, The Republicans claim that in the at tempt to abolish the Ninth judicial dis trict and legislate Judge Matt Simpson out of office, the Populists have a scheme to provi W. M. Whitelaw of Hutchin son. witlT a judgeship. The plan, it is claimed, is, after the present bill becomes a law, to reconstruct the districts to which the counties of the Ninth are at tached and create a new district without a judge, who would necessarily be there upon appointed by the governor. It is said this would insure Mr. White law's elevation to the bench. He was a candidate for the position now occupied by Mr. Simpson, but was defeated by Mr. Martin of Hutchinson, who in De cember placed his resignation in the hands of Governor Morrill, effective Jan uary 4. T. W. ECKERT RESIGNS. Chairman of Penitentiary Directors Steps Out C. E. Allison Takes His Place. Chairman T. W. Eckert. the remain ing Republican member Of the board of directors of the penitentiary, todav, placed his resignation in the hands of Governor Leedy. C. E. Allison of Erie, will at once succeed Mr. Eckert. The governor last Saturday, announc ed the appointment of A. A. Newman of Clay Center and M. L. Drake of Mc Pherson to succeed Lair Dean of Smith Center and M. M. Beck of Holton. Mr. Eckert had one year to serve, but the governor showed no disposition to remove him. However, he named Mr. Allison to succeed Mr. Eckert when the vacancy occurred. Acting upon the theory that "to the victor's belong the spoils," Mr. Eckert resigned. BROWN'S WATERWORKS BILL. Provides a Way for Cities to Purchase Plants at Co3t The passage of a bill which has been introduced in the house by Brown of Pratt, will afford city officials an oppor tunity for summary proceedings against refractory or exacting water or electric light companies. The principle involved in this bill is "municipal ownership of public utili ties." The measure provides that the officials of a city of the first, second or third class, may upon a proper showing condemn the property of any such com pany and purchase it at actual value. The bill provides that where city councils or other officers grant fran chises to such companies, the right to condemn, purchase and take possesion of the property shall remain vested wholly witin the city. Under the operation of present laws, when the cities desire to purchase elec tric light or water works plants which have been established by corporations, the latter usually demand fabulous prices for franchises which were voted to them absolutely free, and they also insist upon handsome profits in every feature of the business. Mr. Brown's bill cures this evil by destroying it, and provides that when cdrporations or individuals build and operate such enterprises, the proper city officers be furnished with a com plete list of material, as to construction and equipment, and a complete eertifi. such time as is deemed advisable, the in the maintenance of the plant. At such time as is deemed advisable, the city may, by proper proceedings, take possession of the property, paying therefore the actual value as set forth by certificates from the company offi cers. The bill provides penalties for misre presentation or "padding" or reports for the purpose of securing excessive prices. "Pass this bill," said Mr. Brown to day, "and boodling councils will be a relic of the past. The outrages perpe trated by such companies upon the peo ple will also come to an end." HARRIS ON PENSIONS. Favors Liberal Ones Thinks Service Pensions Should be Granted. There is considerable inquiry among the old soldiers in different parts of the state as to the position occupied by United States Senator-elect William A. Harris, on the subject of pensions. In fact, Mr. Harris himself, is receiving a goodly number of letters containing the inquiry. Defining his position, Mr. Harris said to a Journal reporter: "I have always believed in good, lib eral pensions and will hold to that op inion when I become a member of the senate. I have always worked for leg itimate, reasonable pension legislation and wHl continue to do so in the future. "I believe in service pensions," con tinued Mr. Harris, "and I think the time has come when every old soldier should receive such, and hope that this will be authorized by congress at an early day." AN ADVANCED MEASURE. Kansas Likely to Have Free Kinder gartens. A kindergarten bill was introduced in the senate late yesterday afternoon by Senator M. A. Householder. The bill provides for the establishment of kinder gartens by city boards of education and school district boards after the question has been voted on and carried by the peo ple at a regular city or school district election. The provisions of the bill gives city boards of education and boards of school directors the power to levy, in addition to the levies now authorized by law, a ta-c for the support of the kindergartens, the levy not to exceed two mills on the dollar of all taxable property of the city or school district. Children from four to six years, only, shall be admitted to such kindergartens. KANSAS GRAIN. Estimates of the Amount of Corn and Wheat on Hand. Atchison, Feb. 2. The Crawford Com mission company recently sent out 150 in quiries throughout Kansas in regard to the amount of corn and wheat on hand. Thirty-three per cent answer no wheat is in "farmers' hands, 50 per cent answer no wheat in country warehouses, and the balance, that there is from 5 to 20 per cent in farmers' hands or at stations. Twentv-flve per cent answer that half of the crop of corn has been shipped; 10 per cent, one-fourth shipped: 33 per cent, no corn of consequence shipped; balance 5 to 10 per cent shipped. JOBS IN THE FAMILY. Republicans Will Fight Nepotism and Put Populists on Record. A Republican member of the house will, within a short time, introduce a bill making It unlawful for a state officer to appoint a relative to a position in the de partment of which he may have charge. This arises from the fact that the house committee on state affairs recommended that the bill containing such provisions with reference to members of the" legis lature be not passed. Nov it is proposed to put the Populists on record on the proposition. The La Crosse Normal School. Representative Rothweiler (Pop., of Rush) has introduced a bill to estab lish a normal school at La Crosse and to erect suitable buildings therefor, the curriculum to be the same as that or the state normal school at Emporia. A site of 20 acres is to be donated, to be approved by the board of regents of the Emporia normal, who shall also have charge of the La Crosse institu tion should it be authorized by the leg islature. The bill carries an appro priation of $25,000 for the construction of the building, purchase of furniture, library and other apparatus. A Mediaeval Measure. The "hand composition" bill, in refer ence to state work done by the state printer has been introduced in the sen ate bv Senator King. (Pop. Cowley coun ty). The bill prohibits the use of lino types or typesetting machines by the state printer in all classes of state work, and provides that all of this work shall be performed by "hand composition." Forfeiture of office is the penalty fixed for violation of this act. and every vio lation constitutes a misdemeanor pun ishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. A Clerk Resigns. On account of business engagements at his home, Mr. R .R. Beam has resigned as docket clerk of the senate. His resig nation was presented in the senate yes terday afternoon by Senator Titus, who moved that the assistant docket clerk, L. Shamleffer, be appointed docket clerk, and Mr. A. B. Hoffman of Harper coun ty made assistant. The matter was laid over, but the appointments recommended will undoubtedly be made. To Insure Domestic Animals. Representative Barkley of Elk has a bill providing for the incorporation of companies of not less than seven mem bers and a capital of not less than $100. 000, for the purpose of insuring1 all classes of property against loss by fire, furnishing life insurance and insuring the lives of domestic animals. Prof, Franklin's Vacation. Professor E. C. Franklin, of the state university will leave Sunday for Costa Rica where he goes on a tour in the interests of the Accounting Trust com pany in the investigation of some min ing interests. Professor Franklin has charge of the department of chemistry at the university,, but goes away or leave of absence for one year. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Representative Dingus, believes that the state is burdened with useless boards and officeholders, and has intro duced a bill in the house, to abolish the office of state fish commissioner, and the state board of irrigation which is composed of three members. Senator Zimmer, chairman of the committee on cities of the first-class, has appointed W. A. Snook, clerk of that committee In place of W. H. Slavens. who resigned on account of ill health. The latest normal school proposition to come before the Senate is an offer from Atchison county to donate ths $40,000 high school building at Effing ham to the state If the legislature will establish a normal school there. All other normal school propositions intro duced in that body have carried with them an appropriation for either pur chasing or constructing a building to be used as a school, but with this prop osition the only appropriation necessary would be for maintaining the school. The constitutional convention ques tion was introduced in the senate late yesterday afternoon in the form of a joint concurrent resolution. Senator Forney is author of the resolution, and it provides that at: the general election to be held in 1898 the question ofamend ir.g the constitution shall be submitted to the people. i The house Income tax resolution was adopted by the senate yesterday after noon, after being amended by Senator Farreley, (Dem., Neosho county). The original resolution was objected to on the ground that the supreme court nev er decided the income tax to be uncon stitutional, although it was decided that the bill passed by congress was uncon stitutional. The resolution was so amended as to read "an income tax law" instead of "the income tax-." Senator Moses A Householder does not care to be a member of the state board of charities. Yesterday afternoon he sat down and wrote out a statement which he afterward tiled in the office of the governor. In this he slated that he was not an applicant for a place on the board, and under no circumstances would accept it. Senator Householder's main reason for refusing a place on the board of charities is because he feels the appointment would probably inter fere with the passage of his "charities and corrections" bill. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The telephone lists are being distributed today J. S. Coilins has returned from a trip to New York and Washington. The Topeka 'olored Silver Flambeau club is now a chartered organization. Nearly every member of the old Popu list police force is anxious to be taken back. The Festival chorus meets tonight in Harmony hall in the Masonic building on Jackson street. The city jail will need a thorough clean ing as tiie old Ijoard would not allow mon ey for an overhauling. The Shawnee Horticultural society meets in the horticultural rooms at the state house on Thursday at 2 p. m. The Journal has received a letter which says that the family of the late J. F. Cummings now lives at Cripple Creek. About half the divorce cases commenced in the district court are dismissed before they come to trial. The parties make up. Probate Judere Dolman yesterday mar ried K. C. Wilson, aged 23 years, and Florence Richards, aged 20 years, both of Elm Grove, Mo. Sheriff Kepley has made a new rule concerning visits at the county jail. Hereafter there will be but one visiting day, Wednesday. The Ladies' Aid society of the First Congregational church will meet tomor row afternoon with Mrs. John L. Sergent at 225 Clay street. Paul Bundy, a brother of M. Bundy, who has driven the patrol wagon for two years, was an applicant for patrol driver under the Populists The case against Mary Klernan, who was charged with keeping a disorderly house was dismissed before it came to trial in police court. Rev. D. D. Boyle of the First Christian church will preach at the North Topeka Christian church tonight on the subject "A Ruined Home. Who Did It?" John Fritz, of Englewood, one of the directors of the Garfield Park Trotting association of Chicago, is visiting the family of C. C. Trimmer at 217 East Tenth street. Many people who saw the crowd around the police station yesterday thought that there has been a murder, but they were only the applicants for places on the po lice force. Another suit against the Topeka Com mercial Security company was filed in the district court by Francello G. Jillson, of Providence, R. 1., on paper guaranteed by the company to the amount of $5,159.72. "A little two-days-old baby was brought to me by a veiled lady in a hack who said she lived in Atchison." said Police Mat ron Thorpe, "but I told her I could not place a child under four months old, in a family." Police Matron Thorpe is In correspond ence with authorities in California in re gard to a little girl who used to live in Topeka, and who is now upon the public charities. An effort will be made to bring her back here. 'Old Richard Boyd, the faithful guard of the city stone pile will hold his job. as it is appointive by the city.' Nine years ago he was injured in a sewer ditch while in the employ of the city, and the job was given him on this account. No more faithful guard could be found than he. The Washburn college paper fight which had assumed alarming proportions, has been settled with the organization of a new weekly publication to tie known as the "Washburn Weekly Review," in which both Reporter and Mid-Continent factions have united. The college author ities are thus relieved of the senseless "lighting" of two sheets. Edna Oleson has filed a suit in the dis trict court asking a divorce from her hus band. Victor Oleson. whom she claims is guilty of cruelty toward her. The two live on Liberty street ,and gained con siderable notoriety by a free-for-all fi?ht a few months ago. and for which they were arrested. Previous to that the hus band had pleaded guilty to wife beating and was fined in police court. It may be news to many Tcpeka people to learn that there is a school in Topeka for the training of barbers. In a large store room on Fourth street between Kansas avenue and Quincy street, chairs have been placed, and hero youths are taught the tonsorial art. There "clinics" are supplied with material by the eager public which desires to get something for nothing. A sign on the windows announce that har cutting and shaving are done there free of charge. In this wav there are plenty of subjects for the young bar bers to practice upon. A Lasting CoaL Why not buy a strong, long lasting coal? Make your coal bill less by buy ing Riverside lump and nut. Topeka Coal Company. Phone 482. II!!l!i:iI!n!!ll!!ini!nini!!!I!ll!in Elliiip Uift Ga H cime bost, His $16.00 srfits that we are selling at $7.00 to $9.00 were and are the equal of other $16.00 suits in this or any other town. His ,$10.00 and $12.50 suits which we are selling at $6 to $7.50, are the same you'll find selling In every city in the west at $10.00 and $12.50. READ SOME INTERESTING CLOTHING Men's fine black Clay Worsted Sack Suits, which Ettlinger sold for $12.00 and $13.00 we are selling for Men's Cassimere and Cheviot Suits, which Ettlinger sold for $12.00 and Jia.OO, we are selling for 88 Saving you from 6 to f7 Youth's fine Pure Wool Cheviot CassI mere and Worsted Suits, which Ett linger sold for $10.00, we are selling These Suits run in sizes 14 to 20, Youth's Extra Fine Wool Dress Suits in Imported Worsteds, Clay Worst eds and Scotch Cheviots, sizes SO to 36, which Ettlinger sold from $12.00 to $1S.00, we are selling for 6.5o ani You can easily figure the We could go on and on, giviDg the same kind of evidence, THE SAME KIND OF SMASHING PRICES, but the store is so jammed with peoplo buying these goods that we cannot get into the stock to hunt up the prices to list. If you can come to the store and us a little patiencs, you can find values in Fine Clothing of Which you scarcely dream. I 014 Stand Golden Eagle. 711 KANSAS AVE., TOPES A, IS AS. H !!!!IM!fI!n:il!il!iI!!iW NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing Co.. S35 Kansas avenue, before 10 o'clock in the morning. M. Barr has a fine new sign. E. Reddington of Culver, Kan., Is in town. Mrs. E. Washburn Is quite sick at her home on Van Buren street. A. I... Wagonseller, a lumber dealer of Kansas City, was In town yesterday. Eugene Bryant of California is visit ing his family, 118 West Gordon street. Luther Stover was taken dangerously 111 last night at his home on Central ave nue. Mrs. Tngersoll of Boulder, Col., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Hatha way. Mrs. David Tamblyn of Jackson street, left yesterday for Horton for a week's visit. The Credo club will meet Thursday aft ernoon with Mrs. Fred lies, 1104 Monroe street. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Akins of IToyt, spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Lukens. Rev. J. E. McClaln. pastor of the Con gregational church is suffering from an attack of measles. Ida May Sieg. the little daughter of Mrs. Flora Sieg. is recovering from an attack of chills and fever. The Vincent Reading circle will meet tomorrow evening in the parlors of the Kansas Avenue church. Mr. Davis, who travels for a Kansas City glove house, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis, 1306 Quincy street. Mrs. L. A. Dolman left todav for Mount Vernon. O.. in response to a telegram an nouncing tne aeatn or ner latner at mat place. The Sunday school board met last even ing at the Kansas Avenue church. Miss Annie Henry was elected secretary for the board. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kane left today for Waterville. Kan., to attend the golden wedding of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. George Stevenson. The Ladies' Aid society of the Second Presbyterian church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock with Mrs. X nomas Page of Monroe street. Try George Mayer's homemade bread and bakery goods made out of best ma terial. We challenge any bakery on price and quality. 'The Old Folks' High Five club met last evening with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Angle played for Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap. Mr. B. B. Bowen substitut ed for Mrs. 1 1. C. Bowen. A number of ladies met informally with Mrs. L. C. Kistler yesterday afternoon and organized a duplicate whist club. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Kistler, Monday afternoon, February 8, at 2:30. Sheriff Goes for Huatej. Sheriff Kepley yesterday telegraphed to the authorities at Florence to arrest Allen Hunter. Yesterday afternoon the sheriff received word that Hunter had been arrested and he went to Florence last evening to bring him to Topeka. Hunter lived here with his parents on Jackson street between Fourth and Fifth streets. He is supposed to have had something to do with the Green wald robbery. I have given Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a fair test and consider It one of the very best medicines for croup that I have ever found. One dose has always been sufficient, although I use it freely. Any cold my children .con tract yields very readily to this medi cine. I can conscientiously recommend it for croup and colds in children. Geo. E. Wolff, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Fernandina, Fla. Sold by druggists. Ask for cash customers' books, free, at Palace Clothing Co. ny Sfioddy IS CLOTHING WAS ESPECIALLY HIGH GRADE AND f from the most famous makers in America. The sewing is of the the buttons and linings are sizhtlv and serviceable, and the stylo and fit are supsrb in every particular. We do not wish, you to think that Ettlinger had the only Good Clothing in Topeka. The towu i3 full of Good Clothing. We desire to make forcible the fact, however, that among the good stocks in this town, Ettlinger's stock stood as high in point of excellence as the best of tbem. $7.00 Men's all Wool Cassimere Suits, which Ettlinger sold for Youth's Suits, sizes 30 to 36, which Ett linger sold for $4.50, we sell for ami on the Suit. Child's two piece to 14, worth $1.00 at wvl or 30 to 36 Coat. Boys' Knee Pant Suits, which Ettling er sold for $4.50 to $6.50, we sell for.... Men's Overcoats, for $5.50, we sell saving. THE STORE WILL BE OPEN NIGHT fOB. CONVENIENCE WORK DURING THE DAY r- rr i rr ixsTi- TLTE, PORTSMOUTH BUILDING, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. SANGUILLY'S CASE. Forms the Subject of a Presidential Letter to the Senate. Washington, Feb. 2. Julio SanguIIly, a citizen of the United: States, who has been condemned by Spanish authori ties to perpetual imprisonment in Cuba was the subject of a letter and corres pondence sent by the president to the senate yesterday. The report says rep resentations have been made to the Spanish government that the caseseems to be one in which executive clemency may be reasonably exercised. The cor respondence contains letters stating that Julio Sanguilly had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring against the gov ernment and that the American consul fearing he might be immediately shot, represented to the captain general that he was an American citizen. As he was not captured with arms in hand it was sought to have him tried by a civil court instead of a court mar tial. The captain general, says Consul General Williams', evinced displeasure when he learned that Sanguilly had been recognized as an American citizen by both governments, saying that Americans were conspiring against Spain in the United States and he would shoot every one found with arms in hands against the government of the island regardless of the consequences. After some correspondence, the cases of Sanguilly and Aguirre were trans ferred to civil jurisdiction and the delay in their trial was attributed to their na tionality, and after many efforts to have Sanguilly's case come to trial the sec retary of state on September 3 last de manded his immediate trial or release. Consul General Lee suggests to the state department that the Madrid govern ment be notified of the facts and a re quest presented that Sanguilly be re leased from prison on condition that he will not return until the present war has closed. 7 CARLOADS OF BRANDY. It Comes From California and ia 28 Years Old. San -Francisco, Feb. 2. One-half of the General Naglee brandy has been shipped east enroute to Europe. This brandy belonged to the estate of Gen. Naglee. who made part of it in 1S69 and was the property of his daughter, Mrs. Bobbins, of San Jose. The shipment consisted of seven carloads. There were &70 packages, averaging 40 gallons. It is probably the most valuable ship ment of brandy ever made from Cali fornia. Recently the government gave per mission to withdraw it from the ori ginal packages of 2,C0O gallons each, in which form it could not be sold, and put it up in 40 and 45 gallon packages, re placing the original stamps as attes tation of its age. The owner of the brandy will get from the government a rebate of about $30,000 on the taxes paid. Riverside Coal. Riverside, Riverside, Riverside coal. Topeka Coal Company, 534 Kan. Ave. Goods.... His $3.00 Men's Pants which' we are 53 selling at $1.75 and $2.00, are the exact ES duplicates of the $3.00 pants selling m 3 Kansas City and other western cities. S3 We're making these deep cuts in price 5 because we can do it and then make, money. WE BOUGHT THIS STOCK 3 MIGHTY CHEAP. S NEWS BELOW. 3.98 $6.50, we sell for..., 2.00 School Suits, eizes ,48 75c and $1.50, we sell at SUIT. $2& $3 EACH. 83.00 which -Ettlinger sold for TILL 9:30 TO OP MEN WHO For five" years one of the moFt "success ful of all the reat system of Keel .7 y In stitutes operated under the unrvlsion of Dr. i-eslie K. Keeley and employing his Gold remedies in the treatment and cure of alcoholic and opium addictions. Fif teen minutes ride from V 11 ion depot, on loth cable and "L" car lines. Write for full particulars. Address THE KEELEV INSTITUTE, Knnsa City, Kansns. Topeka Repairs at reasonable Katea. Colors will not K'ib. OOuOOOOO Steam Dye Works. Established 39 t ears In Kansas. CHXVEHS, Prop., 1)333 tia Work On Earth... 41 lianas Atf. TV.nrl'a Branch 112 W, Ot St., IvJAiul, Aii3. Tailors, Dyers, Scourers AND HATTERS. S3TThe Only Legitimate Dye Works in Topeka. If you want the-''- BEST 5c CIGAR Ask for ths "MARGARITA." JOHIT GE2IF, Kanufacturer, SOS KANSAS AVE. CHARTERS FILED. The secretary of state has issued tha following new charters: The First Methodist church of K15c Falls, Elk county with property valued at J1.000 and for directors: Ben F. Brill. A. W. Finley, C. K. Morris, J. H. Shields, J. M. Basey. The Western Publishers' Collection association of Baxter Springs; property valued at $100 and the following direc tors: Chas. L. Smith, M. H. Gardner, W. S. Norton. Dan Fenlon, W. M. Gill. The Chanute Fuel and Light com pany; capital stock $200,000, and for di rectors: E. E. Ward. J. J. Hurt, Frank Hardesty, G. X. Lindsay, N. W. Henry. L. B. Keiser. The Doming Investment company cf Oswego, capital stock S50.000 ,and the following directors: Robert O. Deming, J. B. Montgomery, John Klliott, Fred W. Keller, W. F. Thome, Bayard T. Brynes and Nelson Case. The American Medicine company of Kansas City; capital stock of 5250.000, and the following directors: E. N. Ack lcy of Galveston, H. T. Bond, Galveston, F. J. Rost. Atchison, M. Leahy, Arkan sas City, W. H. Damper, Parsons, Geo. McLellan and H. Meyer, Galveston. Countess Cowley Divorced. London, Feb. 2. Countess Cowley was today granted a decree of divorce frorn her husband. Earl Cowley, in the di vorce division of the high court of jus tice on the grounds of desertion and adultery. A Lasting CoaL "Why not. buy a strong, long lasting Coal? Make your coal bill less by buy ing Riverside lump and nut. Topeka Coal Company. Phone 482.

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1897. IH THE SOCIETY WORLD. General Tfotes of Society and Personal Items. Recent Social Events In Topeka and Ticinitj. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. The Monday Afternoon card club net with Mrs. Charles Blood Smith yesterday afternoon. The substitutes were Mrs. Stewart Henry, Mrs. W. II. Morris and Mrs. Will Crosby. At the truest table were Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Mrs. W. A. Morton, Miss Glenna Cross ftnd Miss WTrane Littlefield. Miss Cross will substitute for Mrs. J. B. Hayden during her absence In Hot Springs, Ark. The En Kegel whist club entertained the gentlemen last evening at the home t Mrs. Edwin Lange. Eight tables were arranged for the guests and 24 boards were played and duplicated. Those who played were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lange, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sterne, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Veale, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Meyers, Dr. and Mrs. Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cartlidge, Mrs. Frank Crane and Mr. L. V. Smith, who substituted for Mr. Crane, Dr. Morehouse and Miss Olenna Cross, Mrs. Ira Howe and Mr. Sutton, Mrs. Dan Small and Mrs. S. B. Smith, who substituted for Mr. Small; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Knowles, who sub stituted for Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Foss; Mr. Peacock and Miss Peacock, Miss Dietrich and, Miss Jilson, Mr. Lera "White and Miss? Emma White. Mrs. Julia Wiley entertained a few of the Ingleside ladies today with a 10 o'clock luncheon complimentary to Miss Emily M. Colling, who has made a number of friends during her short stay In the city. An eight course luncheon was served to the following ladies: Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Mrs. J. L. S'heila Tnarger, Mrs. George M. Noble, Mrs. N. I. Handy, Mrs. T. E. Bowman, Mrs. Joab Mulvane, Mrs. W. D. Gossett and Mrs. Warden. Miss Olivia Van Tassell entertained the following guests at cards last even ing: Miss Edith Brewer, Miss May Da vis. Miss Hattie Coates, Miss Myrtle Callaham, Miss Gertrude Willits, Miss Willa Tomlinson, Miss Florence Van Tassell, Mr. Fred Glick, Mr. Ernest Fox, Mr. John Green, Mr. Rushmore, Mr. Dick Alden, Mr. Lou Graham, Mr. Ralph Clauser and Mr. Fulton. Miss Lulu Fordyce entertained the Aloho club last evening. Miss Eda Smith substituted for Miss Claude Mil llgan and Mrs. Fordyce for Miss Daisy Hayes. At the guest table Mrs. Alva Hayes, Miss Nellie Post. Miss Jennie "Dever and Miss Lulu Fordyce played. Personal and Social. Mr. John Myers of Vanderbilt, Iowa, Tisited Mr. Cliff Histed last week for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garvey and little daughter, Annabel, are visiting at Wil mington, Del., and yesterday word was received that Annabel was ill with ty phiod fever. Mr. Garvey has just re covered from an attack of bronchitis. Mr. Fred Spaulding and Miss Jose phine Spaulding of Hiawatha are vis iting Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wetherell. Miss Ethel Cockrill entertained the "Priscilla club Wednesday evening at cards. Miss Mamie Horton, who has been in Colorado since last spring visiting her brother, Albert, will return to Topeka Thursday to remain a month. Miss Louise Smith will entertain the Twentieth Century girls Saturday af ternoon. Mr. Fred Casner of Hutchinson is "Visiting Topeka friends. Miss Lou Neely, who has been Mrs. 'A. S. Johnson's guest, went to Leaven worth yesterday to attend a party. She will return for the Lotus party Thurs day night. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kane went to Wa terville today to attend the golden wed ding of Mr. and Mrs. George Steven eon. Miss Carrie Fauble spent Sunday in Kansas City. Mr. Will Hindman has gone to Den ver. He has accepted a position with the Blanke coffee company. Mis Isidore Mertsheimer of Kansas City will spend Wednesday with the Misses Weiss. Mr. C. W. Ryus went to Colorado Springs Sunday for a week's stay. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Popenoe gave a large family dinner Sunday. Mrs. Portia Woodruff returned to her home in Emporia today after visiting with Mrs. C. W. Tanner. Lieutenant E. V. Smith of Baldwin, epent Sunday with Topeka friends. Mrs. J. B. Larimer will give a thimble party Friday afternoon complimentary to her aunt, Miss French. Miss Lulu Cope will entertain the Al oho card club Wednesday evening. Miss Emily M. Colling, who has had charge of the Pure Food cooking school left this afternoon for Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nathan enter tain at cards this evening. Mis Isabel Peck will arrive Thurs day from Chicago to visit Mrs. Charles Blood Smith. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Guibor entertained the Harrison street high five club last evening. Mis Irene Belden has returned to her home in Kansas City after spending ten days with Mrs. Will Whitton. Miss Lillian Banks has returned to "Reloit after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Everett Leech. Mrs. G. W. Hogeboom is visiting her daughter in Fort Madison, Iowa. Mr. John Frey, Mr. Walter Burgess and Mr. Willard Scott retured this morning from a short trip to Albuquer que, N. M. Mrs. L. A. Dolman went to Mount rVernon, Ohio today having received word of her father's death. Mrs. G. O. Wilmarth and Mrs. J. F. taniels will give a reception Wednes day afternoon February 17, at the home of Mrs. Wilmarth. Mrs. E. W. Poindexter entertained SO ladies with a thimble party yester day afternoon complimentary to Mrs. BByington, of Leavenworth. CHAFING DISHES. Slora of Miss Ceiling's Receipts Given in Her Cooking Lectures. One of the most interesting lessons In the Pure Food Cooking school was the chafing dish. Miss Colling gave a lew general directions before giving the receipes and demonstrating. She sug gested that all preparations possible be made in the kitchen, such as measuring the flour, grating the cheese a.nd rol ling the butter into balls,, each ball containing a rounding tablespootnful of butter. Rich cheese is very essential in mak ing the Welsh rarebit and if the cheese be soft, slice it finely and if dry, grate it. Miss Colling made the Welsh -rarebit, 4he lobster a' la. Newburg and the crtamed sweetbreads, and while dem tmstraUnff these she gave several re ceipes. The following is the list which she gave: WELSH RAREBIT Place in the chafing dish two level tablespoonfuls of butter, when melted ,add one-half pound of cheese grated, or cut fine, one speck of cayenne pepper. When the cheese i3 nearly melted, add gradually one-half cup of cream or milk, then the beaten yolks of two eggs, stir constant ly and when smooth, serve at once on toast or sweet crackers. This will serve six or eight people. CHINESE E(5GS Make cream sauce, as for creamed sweetbreads, have ready six hard boiled eggs, cut into quarters. When the sauce is hot season and add the eggs, let stand a moment covered, then sprinkle over one tablespoonful of finely chopped parslev and serve. CREAMED SWEETBREADS When the sweetbreads come from market, throw them into cold water for one hour. Then remove all fat and sur plus skin, cover with boiling salted water, add a slice of onion, one-half bay leaf, spring of parsley and small piece of celery. Cover and let simmer from 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and throw into cold water until cool. When cold pick into tiny pieces rejecting all skin. At serving time place in chafing dish two level tablespoonfuls each of but ter and flour for each pint of sweet breads light the lamp and rub to gether until smooth, then add one cup of rich milk and stir constantly until it bubbles, add one-half teaspoonful of salt and four shakes of white pepper. Add the sweetbreads and stir until hot, put out the light and serve at once. LOBSTER NEWBURG Take one can of lobster, keep in rather large pieces. Before going to the table rub together two level tablespoonfuls of butter and one of flour and put into chafing dish. Mash fine the hard boil ed yolks of three eggs and add to them graduailly one-half cup of good cream. Strain this mixture into chafing dish add one-half teaspoonful of salt and one-half salt spoonful of white pepper. When ready to serve, light the lamp, stir until hot, not boiling add the lob ster and stir slowly, until hot again. Add four tablespoonfuls of Sherry or Madeira and serve at once from the dish. THIS IS GROUND HOG DAY. The Same Day is Celebrated as Can dlemas by Catholics. "If Candlemas day is bright and clear, "We'll have two winters in the year.' This is the expression of an- old superstition concerning the second day of February, which is commonly called "ground hog day," but is known in the Catholic church as Cadlemas. According to the superstition, the ground hog awakes from his winter sleep today and comes out of his hole. He surveys the firmament, and if his eyes are dazzled by the brightness of the sun he goes back into his retreat and for six weeks more sleeps on while the wintry elements howl outside. If he fails, however, to discover evidence of the sun or it is not bright enough to enable him to see his shadow, he de cides that winter has disappeared and he remains out to enjoy the approach of spring. How this tradition started no one knows, but any good Catholic can relate the story of Candlemas. The following origin of Candlemas is verified by Father Heyden of the Chruch of the Assumption: "The day has its origin in the old law found in the twelfth book ofTLeviticus, The Jewish women, after child-birth, were declared unclean for seven days, and for thirty-three days were forbid den to touch anything holy or enter the temple, and after that tixne they were ordered to present themselves at the temple and bring as an offering a lamb one year old, and if they could not af ford that, then two turtle doves. By this offering they were declared cleansed by the prayers of the priest. The bless ed Virgin, in answer to the law of Moses, presented herself like the other Jewish women at the temple forty days after the birth of Christ for purification. This humil iation on her part has been considered voluntary by the church, because of her immaculate conception. In commem oration of her act the feast is observed by tjie church on this day by the bless ing of wax candles, which have been brought in as offerings during the year, in place of the once year-old lamb and turtle doves. A procession is also formed wherein the participants carry lighted candles in memory of the infant Christ, 'a light to lighten the gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.' The feast is retained in the .Anglican church and is also observed by the Lutherans." Candlemas was celebrated at the Church of the Assumption by the blessing and distribution of candles and solemn high mass at 8:30 this morning. The candles which are distributed are used in the homes in case of storms, sickness or disaster. Today opened cloudy and continued so till noon. If the "ground hog" was raised at his grandparents house and heeded their rhymes about early to bed, etc., and has not since gotten into the Bradley Martin four hundred set. he probably got up before 12 today and by this time is convinced that spring will come early. I0CAL 3IENTI0N. Rev. Father George Eckart, who has been assistant to Father Heyden of the Church of the Assumption, has been transferred to Parry, where he will have charge of a church. He has been suc ceeded by Rev. Francis Connors of Par eons. The kindergarten board will hold its regular meeting at the Commercial club rooms, 625 Kansas avenue, tomor row at 2 o'clock sharp. This will ue followed by a lecture at 3:30 to "child study" class by Mrs. Worden. D. XV. Kent, grand secretary of the I. O. O. F., and A. L. Voorhis, general agent of the organization, were guests of honor at the meeting of Monarch Rebekah lodge last night. A meeting will be held at the old court bouse, corner Fourth and Kansas a-venue, Thursday evening, February 4, to organize a local league of the Swedish-American Free Silver league of Kansas. All Swedish-Americans who are in favor of the free coinige of sil ver are cordially invited to attend. F. W. Kahler, 74 years of age. died of consumption at the residence of his daughter, 1408 Polk street, at 5 o'clock last evening. Funeral services will be held at the house at 2 p. m. Wednes day. SANTA FE ROUTE The Home Road 54 Hours to Cali fornia. Limited leaves Topeka Thursdays and Sundays, ,11:33 a. m. Vestibuled Pullman Palace Sleepers and Buffet Smoking and Dining Cars. California Express leaves daily, 4:35 P. m. Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Homeseekers excursion, February 16, March 2 and 16. For additional information call at passenger depot, foot of Fifth street (telephone 682), or on Cromwell Jef fers, in postoffiee. North Topeka. (Tel ephone 364.) W. C. GARVEY, Agent. tW. J. BLACK, G. P. A., Topeka. a LOG CABIN PRODUCT. Remarkable Genius of the Late J. H. Beadle. E0T7 EE BEAEDED THE KOEliOHS. Interesting Career of the "First Gentile Journal!; In Utah His Travel and His Literary Work His Marvelous Memory and Ills Varied Accomplishments. To many thousands of persons in vari oxifl parts of the country the signature J. H. Beadle is a familiar one. To these the news that the man whose pen has furnished so much that has been en tertaining and instructive has passed away will bring almost a sense of per sonal loss, although comparatively few of the readers who were acquainted with his writings had any knowledge of the man. Those who admired the author will be interested to learn that the man was one who was as worthy of their re spect as his work was of their commen dation. For nearly 30 years his vigorous and ready pen described scenes, incidents and conditions in many states and re corded some phases in the growth of the Union which have been unnoticed by other writers. Business, circumstances and ill health, though mainly the lat ter, made him a wanderer, but wherever he went his comprehensive mind recog nized things as they were, and his liter ary skill enabled him to reproduce the picture for his readers. A phenomenal memory aided him to array facts which interested, a philosophic mind added logic which convinced, and a vein of droll humor made it possible for him to illuminate and enliven even the dullest subject. Whilo Mr. Beadle's earlier literary work was done for individual newspa pers and magazines or appeared in book form, for the last 15 years of his life he wrote almost constantly for a great newspaper syndicate, of which this paper is a member. While as a rule he wrote over his own name, he contributed much over the signature J. B. Parke. His death, which ru-onrred recently at Rook- 4($fAs ill .1 l.i JOHN HANSON BEADLE. villo, Ind., came only after a lo'Jg ill ness which for many years had threat ened to terminate his career and which he had more than once warded off only after a severe struggle. John Hanson Beadle was a log cabin product. He was born March 14, 1840, on a farm about two miles from Water man, Wabash county, Ind. His father was a Kentuckian who had some Ger man blood in his veins and his mother a Marylauder of English descent. Although a settler's son, he lacked the rugged frame and the strong constitution which should have been his. But he had instead a fine intellect, which he lost no opportunity to develop. In fact, as a boy he was reckoned as a good deal of a scholarly prodigy. He learned to read at a remarkably early age, and by tho time he was 7 years old, when most farmers' boys have but barely mastered their let ters, he was among the advanced schol ars in the district school. Even then his memory was considered marvelous, and at the age of 10 he committed the entire New Testament, besides tho book of Job and most of the Psalms. At the ago of 9 he entered the Rockville high school, and when he was 12 he had fitted him self for college and was ready to enter the University of Michigan at Ann Ar bor. Ill health prevented, however, and it was only after five years of farm labor that he went, apparently a strong and healthy young man, to Ann Arbor. In the second year of his college term he broke down again and was compelled to give up all thoughts of being gradu ated. At tho end of a long illnes3 he made a tour through Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota, paying his way by farm labor, teaming and selling books. This heroic remedy so fully restored hia health that he returned to college. Soon after the breaking out of the war he enlisted as a private in Company A, Thirty-first Indiana volunteers. He carried a musket until the terrible hard ship and exposure to which the Federal troops were exposed while under the grim walls of Fort Donelson unfitted him for further service, and he came out of tho hospital to wear tho blue no more. During the next four years Mr. Beadle traveled, taught school and studied law and in 136(5 was admitted to the bar. For two years he practiced his prafea- sion in Evansville, but again started out in search of fleeting health. It was then that he began his career as a jour nalist. He had started for California in the winter of 1868, but stopped in Salt Lake City and found so much that in terested him among the Mormons that he staid there and sent letters to the Cincinnati Commercial. He also became the editor of the Salt Lake Reporter, a crisp little daily which had a short but eventful existence. Air. Beadle's initial experiences as an editor were of such an exciting charac ter that ir would not have been strange had he given up the profession then and there. At that time the Mormon church was at the height of its power in Utah, and Brigham Young ruled the territory with an iron hand. The murderous Danites were as yet unchecked, and the gentile who was not silent and sub missive while in Utah was in danger every moment. In this hotbed of fanaticism and prejudice Mr. Beadle, with an intrepid hardihood that those who knew his usu ally unaggressive manner can hardly comprehend, established an anti-Mormon daily and proceeded to pour the hot shot of criticism and denunciation into polygamy and its attendant evils. In an article which he wrote several years after for Harper's Monthly he described the situation in his own terse style, as follows: "We published our little daily paper in the upper story of a stone building, with a hatchway ready to be thrown open at any moment to repel a mob, and when the editor went out at night ho took the middle of the road and kept his hand on his revolver." One night the mob did come, too, and the hatchway failed to stop the infuri ated Mormons. The "saints" hated the man who had dared to come among them and denounce their villainous prac tices, and they were bent on nothing less than murder. That is what it al most amounted to, for Editor Beadle was very roughly handled. In the melee he received a wound which caused the loss of his left eye, besides being otherwise injured. The office was wrecked, and the Salt Lake Reporter suspended pub lication indefinitely. But Mr. Beadle recovered and soon after published his "Life In Utah." This is the most complete and valuable history of Mormouisni which has ever been written. In spito of the great provocation which the author had to say bitter things about the "saints, ho did not, but presented his facts so calmly and clearly that the book at once sprung into public favor and had an immense sale, more than 80, 000 copies having been 6olcL The next incident in Mr. Beadle's lifo was of a far pleasanter nature. It was his marriage, on Christmas day, 1872, to Miss Jennie Cole of Evansville, a lady who was for years his sympathetic helpmeet and loved companion and who survives him, as do his throe daughters and one son, at present residents of Washington. In 1875 Mr. Beadle went to New York city, where he served as financial reporter for The Daily Graphic and wrote for the magazines, but three years later he returned to Indiana determined no longer to be a wandering scribe, but to settle down among his old friends. He bought the Rockville Tribune and busied himself, besides doing the work of a country editor, with work on sev eral books which he had under way. He had already published The Undevelop ed West" and "Western Wilds and the Men Who Redeemed Them. To these ho added a 'History of Parke County, Indiana," and in 1882 he issued an en larged and revised edition of his 'Life In Utah." But he was not content to remain in obscurity. Although a modest and re tiring man, he liked to feel that he was in the midst of affairs, to witness great public events, and so, when in the prime of life and at the period of hig greatest 6nccess in the world of letters, he went again to New York city to join the staff of editors and correspondents of the American Press Association. In that ca pacity he made an extended tour through Canada and Nova Scotia, writ ing letters full of breezy description and interesting information. Ia 1S90 he made a European tour, and his corre spondence, printed under the title "A Hoosier Abroad," was widely read and. greatly appreciated. In later years Mr. Beadle was stationed at Washington and wrote entertainingly about men and af fairs from the national capital. Sewell Forb. Miss Maggie Hannah DANVILLE. ILL. Long Suffering from Headache Cured by Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. EADACHES are the bane of woman's life. Frequently relieved but seldom permanently cured, the ultimate re sult is continual misery. Miss Maggie Han nah, 521 Chestnut St., Danville, 111., says in June "896: 'I cannot add to my testimony of last year except that I am well and strong. Two years ago I had such a pain In my head that I ate nothing, was desperately nervous ""YSS'WfhMj 1 and could not sleep. Dr. 3 Other compUcations l E13Hm i Peculiar to my sex set li in and our physician PlSrVin called another in con- P. Restores rJ sulutlon- They oe r m, cided I had consump- i i t,on and must die- -..v.-im .,.1 commenced taking Dr. Miles' Kestorative Nervine and the second night obtained the first nights real sleep in four weeks. I know that Dr. Miles' Restor ative Nervine saved my life. Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart, Ind. Winter Has Come. The enowflake's pirouetting, a dainty, fragile star; The cherry in the cocktail is luscious on the bar, And lilo is one grand poem that rhymes with out a jar. The polka dotted piglet is singing in the sty; The robins in great squadrons beneath a south ern sky Are sure they won't be potted to fill a north ern pic The ticys are bright and bracing, although the whirlwinds roar. We feel that we are dwelling npon a happy shore. The billows break like dishes in musio ever more. The boys are playing shinney cpon the frozen pond. Tomorrow in the paper an item will be conned. Telling how this and that one annexed the gold beyond. We hear the biting breezes that all onr knuc kles crack. The while before the blazes we tip the rock er" back And brew with happy feelings the velvet ap plejack. The load mouthed, saw toothed zephyrs that through tho cedars roar, That give us all the shivers unto tho blooming core, TVith cussedness all open, bat never shut th door. So let the surly winter go whining through the trees. Oh, let it all our noses and ears and knuckles freeze And make as bark and snaffle and actually sneeze! Oh, let it rip and ripple from here to Jerichol Oh, let it in tornadoes through field and wood laud go Of course, we cannot change it, bo therefore let it blow 1 R. K. Munkittrick in Npw Tork Jcrarnal, Riverside Coal. Riverside, Riverside, Riverside coal. Topeka Coal Company, 534 Kan. Ave. TODAY'S MAliK flT REPORT. Furnished by the As sociated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, Feb. 2. WHEAT Opened t his morning at an advance of about c. though not by any means exhibiting the strength that us ually accompanies such a rise. The ad vance was due to t fie Liverpool market. "Which agafn showe-i its independence of this side by openii lg about Id higher. Some foreign advi ,-es also noted an im proved demand an 5 northweste receipts had again fallen into their usual rut, Minneapolis and Etuluth reporting but 260 cars agrainst 127 ast week and 604 last yr-ar. But trader s had been too badly shaken up by th e kaleidoscopic changes of yesterday to tiold on for a further ad vance. May opi med at 74347474. com pared with yest ?rday's closing price of 7414 ra 74-ac, and u ider realizing salos a slow derline to 74'i'i7 4c took place. Then the market steadied May selling back to 74c by the end of 1ihe first hour's trading. CORN Was quiet but fir ji. the jvior grading of Iovra corn and pi"ospects that a larger part of the crop win be unmar ketable being' the strengthening: fac tor. Local receipts, were large. f.Sfi cars. Ovlay opened Vsc higher at 241iii24c, and held steady at 2414c. OATS--Qu',et but firm, prices followed corn. Local: receipts were 421 cars. May opened c higher at'lSgc and eased oft to ISc. PROVISIONS Were weak and consid erable liquidation was done esiM?oially in pork. Headers were influenced by the weak hog: market and prospects of large supplies. ,May pork o'jened a shnde lower at i7.7X V. 72i-i and declined to $7.624. Hay lard opened 'c lower at S3. SO and de clined to J3.S7!4. May ribs opened a shade lower at 3.92M- and declined to $3.85, -e-acting to fcJ.Si'MiS.SO. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Feb. 2. HOGS KstJmated receipts today 27.000: left over B.Ott). Market slow and fully 10c lower than yesterday morning. Lishts .';.30f3.45: inixed $3.25x33.47; heavy 3.15ir 3.40: rough $.i.lMi3.20. CATTLE Receipts 3.500. Quiet but steady. Beeves $3.SOfiiI.15: cows and heif ers Sl.75fi4.10: Texas steers J3.0064.15; stockers aljid feeders $.':.10"t4.10. SHEEP Receipts 12,000. Slow and un changed. HOGS Official retMdpts yesterday 44,860; shipments ll.ws. CATTLE Official receipts yesterday 14, 586: shipments 3.175. SHEEP-Official lieceipts yesterday 21, 83S: shipments 1.804. Estimated receipt b hogs tomorrow 35, 000 head. "Kansas City I livestock Market. Kansas City. Feb. 2. CATTLE Receip ts 7.500: shipments 2.500. Market steady. T as steers $2.75f(4.0: Texas cows $2.00(&: 193: native steers S3.3la 4.30: native cows ajid heifers S1.25&3.40: stockers and feed ers $3.10fc4.05; buils $2.25 &o.50. REpRESEj. rrATlVE SALES. No. Pr. Wt. 42 Texas steers 1214 $4 10 21 Texas cows '.107S 2 90 19 native steers 1S44 4 23 native cows r .d heifers T9 3 40 42 stockers and feeders 1112 4 05 4 bulls 2110 3 50 HOGS Recii fcs 16.000; shipments 400. If S tqio tack, baf tffoisf into &kiA Market weak to 10c lower. Bulk of sales $3,154(3.20: heavies 3.KKh3.2S: packers $3.00 63.15: mixed $3.05(53.25: lifjhts $3.00f(3.20; yorkers $3.1.Vii3.20: pigs S2.50n3.O5. SHEEP Receipts 2.000; shipments 1.500. Market steady. Lambs $3.055 4.70; mut tons $2.504.00. Kansas City Produce market Kansas City. Feb. 2. WHEAT Hard higher and active, oth ers dull; No. 2 hard 75 i a 76c: No. 3, 70-te 73c; No. 4. 6:ir'i5c: No. 2 r, -d nominally 8t'c 8Sc: No .3 nominiaiy Vaic: No. 4 nomi nally 653 75c; No. 2 spria.g 72&74c; No. 3, 7oc. CORN Rather slow, s'-'ightly lower; No. 2 mixed 17V4'Jil71c. OATS Firm: fairly active; No. 2 white nominallv lSfri21c. RYE No. 2. SOc. HAY "Weak, but wnchanged. BUTTER-Firm; croonery 1719c: dairy lOi&V'e. EGGS Weak, receipts heavy, quotable 12c. Today's Kan ge of Prices. Furnished by Goo.Jv.in Chamberlin, Brokers, successors to Topeka drain and Stock Exchange: IQp'n High Low; Cr"sej Yes. WHEAT i I Feb I I May 74- 75?i 744! July 71 H 724 'IVsi Sept lOsl 70V 70 CORN (1 Feb h May 24 24y 2441 July 25s 25 2.is! Sept 2t"7 2i i 2'J OATS Feb May IS ISMs 17Tii Julv 18 18:4 lSs PORK Feb Mav 7 70 7 72 7 CO LARD Feb Mav 3 3 90 3 85 Julv 4 CO 4 00 3 97 Rl BS Feb May 3 90 3 92 3 to July 4 00 4 00 3 97 i 73! 72H 75! 74H ?2V3i 711-!, 70-fej 70 2s! 221 24-'si 24 Vi 25-si 15Ti 1SH 15 17-4. 1S 1S3-, 7 05 3 3 SO 3 92 4 P2 3 !Kl 4 00 .3 S7 3 90 .3 90 i 3 92 4 00 4 02 UT. Y. Stock Letter. Furnished bv Goodwin CI lam berlln. Brokers, successors to Topeka Grai n and Stock Exchange: New York:. Fe. 2. Bache letter: The cables frcm London are encouraging. They report a better tone and materially increased business 111 American stocks and bonds. Foreigners will buy Erie. St. Paul. L. N. iind Atchiscn. General impression is that .the market will gradually harden, and broad en. I-acts concerning syndicate deai t'l Northern Pacific preferred affairs an? that Berlin interests and others have, bought from J. P. Morgan Co. aoout 5 million dollars of preferre'i and common stocks, paying $40 for former and Sb tor the latter. It would thus seem that the cream is temporarily at lrast oft o. tun dealings in these specialties. We under stand the 3 per cent bonds and 4 s are good for a substantial advance. Omaha will be quoted ex-div. tomorrow 1 ne buying of this stock is coritident and the Vanderbilt people talk 60 for it. The flour contingent does not. seem willing to advance its issues. Gas, acts in a lan guid manner. It looks v-y much as ir insiders prefer to wait ajid see what will be done with consolidated Dill now pend in" in Illinois legislature. If triis passes then gas will sell at St. Ef it fails stock will go to 60. Buying of Smar is good and same expression may be advanced con cerning both St. Paul and C. B. Q. We look for al southern anl southwestern shares to improve. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by Goodwin .4 Chaniberlln, Brokers, successors to Topeka Grain and Stock Exchange: f6p' n I High '"Low iOTse! Yes. Sugar Gas Tobacco Leather Pfd Am. Spirits St. Paul Atchison Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific "Un. Paciflc Omaha 117 7SI 74 1 C2 7! 14 89 83. 224 6'i 51 117 iKsk 11C 117U 78V, 7S 7l 7Sj 74 72. 72S.I 74V, 62 61VS SIM, 62V., 14 13- 13H 141 76 76n 7!SI 76 14 14", 14 15 SOii 90y. 90 83T, 2 835 fMH 22 221 22iA 6 6 G 51Vi S1V 61 Vi 51 Market Gosaip- Vurnished by GoodTin Chamberlin. Bro kers, successors to Topeka Grain and Stock Exchanee: Chicago: Think strong parti! are in wheat how selling against calls about the onlv irffering. New York: The four ports and New Or leans Meared 153.737 wheal: 46.022 flour: equal t o 300.400 wheat: 593.141 corn. Fstim ated cars tomorrow, wneat 28: corn 390;' oats 240: hogs 33..J00. S'lTts vered freely 75c to i.l-.-e wleat relieved the tension in the wl.ci.t c'l. St Louis close: Wheat, cash 82V-C May f-V-c Jul' 71'-c: corn, cash 20e. Feb. 19,c. M.V-'Tin A-ilv 2oV!c: oats, cash 16c. Feb. f Tiradstr" -ts: East of the Rockies de creased 1 54.00T; Europe and afloat de 1 creased hV 000; world's visible decreased 2.a!4.0OO: CO Til iiiwcoacu iTi.v, crea-sea 4 .u T It is said ltauffman of St. Louis cover ed his short wheat today. Chicago- Puts. May wheat 74-ic: calls ."T oistc- rails 24?ic: ibc,; iul, -v... -o- I curb May wht 75c. j Packers sellmg provisions and as prices eased oft stop orders came out. Barrett ad other short helping to depress the market. Short are the only buyers. ft-pfgT' Mist i A. Puts 70c: calls 79c; good next week on Mav wheat. Chicago: There is a significant fact in connection with wheat conditions this morning called attention to by bulls viz: Present visible of 49,.c91.000 bushels is only 1.731.000 more than last July, after five months more consumption when it stood at 47.SoO.000 it is now 1..163.0JO less than last February 1. Kansas iCty receipts: R heat 14 against 25: corn 176 against 11: oats 6 against 2. I-ast year Minneapolis 254; IJuluth 410: Chicago 1U7 cars wheat. Chicago: LSerpoo! Letter: "Though there is a firm undertone." wheat has dropped druing the week. Bulls have all they want, consequently a few sales eas ily depress prices and periods of short suoplies in minds of some operators is limited. May being 1 to Wd percental over Julv. Stocks may therefore be drawn upon and very little carried over if crop prospects are good in the spring. Accounts for Russia express feats of damage in parts but recovery in spring is practicable.' Chicago: Provisions weak and decline bringing out long stuff. Stocks about as exrecied and cut no figure in the mar- ket. Buy wheat on breaks. Chicago: Corn pit almost deserted, nothing doing. S. L). -bought 100.000 bushels this morning. Gifford says: '-Farmers beginning to deliver wheat along his line of warehouses -in Nebras ka Puts 71c and 24c: calls 77c and 24Hc good all this week on May wheat and corn. C'nicaeo: Ouluth today 95: Minneapolis 165 carsT Heavy selling of Northern Pa cific preferred by traders this morning. Minneapolis: Two lirms scid 20,000 l.orrol fliir vesterdav. bivermioi: Spot wneat dull. v:d lower; corn dull, Hd lower. Future wheat steady Id hit: her: corn quiet. Vid higher. London on passage wheat and corn quiet. Coun try markets, English dearer, French quiet. Berlin 1 lower. Chicago: There are people in the trade who think European operators are Pay ing ,:hoss" with American traders, ;iiey can see no reason for a decline in wheat from a statistical standpoint. Chicago: Beerbohm estimates Euro pean visible of wheat afloat to United Kingdom 22.616.000 bushels: to continent 3 SOO.OOO bushels. Stock in United King dom wheat and flour in first hands 13.SJJ. 000 bushels: stocks in French ports 3 million: in Paris 3.400,000: Antwerp 2.403.-000- Berlin. Dansig and Settin 520.00U: Rus sian ports 20 million; total 69,536,000 bush- e Herald: The pool keeps on buying wheat 011 a scale for somebody. If California stocks wheat decrease for month of January as much as expected the docrec.se in world's visible today will be sboat Pi million, the last decrease in world's visible was 00.000 bushels. The Orange Ju.id Farmer says: "In spite of the serious loss from cholera and other forms of sickness in Indiana and parts of Nebraska and most severe loss ever known in Iowa, total number of hoga estimated at 47.5!.ooO shows an increase over last year of 3 per cent. Cheap corn and better profit in market on hoof in a measure induced more general breeding than usual. Increase in number in Illi nois. Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska ex ceeds the loss in Iowa. To prevent mis apprehension of the market situation it might be said that an expectation of mar keting up to July 1 about equal to last year wculd not seem unreasonable." Our Liverpool cable reads good con sumptive demand Id higher. Prospect for French crop small. Chicago: Car lots wheat 4", contract corn 6W3. contract 31: oats 421. contract 30. Joseph's tips: A big bull speculation is coming along. Boston has made immense money in copper shares and will now take hold of other issues. Keep long C, B Q.. Southern railway preferred. Om aha, Gas and Sugar. Buy American Spirits: take profits on Northern Pacific preferred. A. a. 3&ODWIT. W. I- CHAWBBRLIT, Goodwin Chamberlin BROKERS. Grain, Provisions Stocks, Successors to TOPEKA GRAI.Y .STOCK EXClftSGE Private leased wires to New York. Chica go, St. Louis and Kansas City. REFERENCE: BANK OF TOPEKA. F. G. 2LOGAN, Member Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange. loniitsrosDEST. W. A. MICHAEL Commission Co., 10 WestSixth Ave. Tnnt-fI Tc Telephone 669. IUJviva, 113. A. W. WICKHAM, Manager. Grain, Provisions, Stocks. Ton can buy or sell anything dealt in on the principal exchanges of tlm country throui;! us. Jjlrect wires. Quiet service. Keasonabte mar Cins. Orders by wire, letter or te'.eplioos promptly executed. Reference by permission: CENTRAL NATIONAL BASK. Topeka, Kas. UNION NATIONAL BANK. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas City Office, first floor Exchange build in p. Ne have same service and responstbiiitr s Kav.s City office. Z

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TOPEKA STATE JOURXAi:, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1S97. TTATTnVS Tl"F! ATj V ESTATE, AUC TION SALES AND OTHER CLASSIFIED AD VERTISEMENTS SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you In need of work? If so, you re at liberty to use these columns for assistance In that direction. While this notice appears the State Journal will pub lish free on Saturday. Monday and Tues day, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of "Situations Wanted." not to exceed Ave lines, or thirty-five words. In lengtyi. provided that aril advertisements cf that nature are handed In previous to JO o'clock Saturday morning; also on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, all advertising of this class handed in by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. rCo advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. No obligation Is Incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage of this offer. No one In business or having employment is ex pected to take advantage of It, but all others are invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day It is printed, to give a local elrcalatlon by far more than all otner Dailies combined. This makes this paper the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium In -Topeka. the classified adver tisements below costine but Fitfe Cents a Line, er 20 cents a line for a week; 60 cent's by the month. Average circulation for the year, 1396, IO,769. Sworn detailed statement of circulation presented to advertisers on application. Call and see any afternoon between 3 end 6 o'clock, the handsomest, fastest, most perfect piece of machinery In Kan sas a Web Perfecting Press which prints from two to three complete 8-page papers per second. WANTED HELP. 7 ANTED Men to advertise our reme- UieS, men. sigiia, jit- -r. $10 per week and expenses. Califonia Native Remedy company, Chicago, 111. WANTED Young men and women to learn the barber's trade. From four to six weeks required. We furnish tools and help to secure situations. For par ticulars address Topeka Barber School, 114 E. 4th St. ANTED 2 canvassers. A salary paid. Call 716 Kan. Ave., at once. SALESMEN WANTED. TRAVELING salesmen for cigars; old reliable house; experience unnecessary; extra Inducements to customers. $75 to $150 per month and expenses. Chas. C. Bishop Co., St. Louis. $30 Weekly salary and expenses paid salesmen for cigars. Experience un necessary. Permanent position. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To purchase a full set of Kansas reports, 56 In all. Would like them In good condition. If the entire set cannot be furnished state the number of volumes you have for sale running consecutively. Will pay cash for a bar gain. Address O. D. W., Journal. WANTED A first-rate Jersey cow. Address M. L., Journal. w ANTED Stock in any Topeka Bank in exchange for good productive real estate. T. E. BOWMAN CO. WANTED To buy some young calves. Address J. R. Taylor, Gen. Del., To peka. W ANTED To buy anything in the line of furniture, carpets, etc. Must be In good condition. 320 Kan. Ave. TANTED Piano tuning orders to be a.aaressea to j. L. bneidon, f. o. box 422. VVTANTED Everybody to use Wash- burn's Cider Vinegar, 25c per gallon. Bend orders to 823 Kan. Ave. VANTED Tour freight to haul. fc Your safe to move. Your household goods to pnek, ship, move or store. Sain Skin ner, MERCHANTS Transfer Storage Co., 123 E. 6th. Telephone 1S6. WANTED Parties expecting FREIGHT to leave their bills of lading, or call Us by 'phone. Prompt delivery made on day of arrival. TOPEKA TRANSFER CO., 609 Kan. Ave. Either 'phone 320. F. P. Bacon, Prop. FOR BENT ROOMS. "pOR RENT Furnished room. 1245 Polk St. p OR RENT Desirable unfurnished front rooms, 714 Jackson street. ?OR RENT Large nicely furnished room with board. 719 Quincy St. POR RENT Unfurnished rooms on 1st floor, suitable for light housekeeping for family without children. 312 E. 8th. FOR RENT-HOUSES. F2?SEI!iToSix room house, 411 East 7th St. A. C. Elder. 611 Kan. Ave. TPOR RENT S-room residence with mod era conveniences, on line of electric road. Inquire of First National Bank. LOST AND FOUND. T OST On W. Gth tTsaTm:3ayight', AJ a navy blue umbrella with Dresden handle. Finder please return to 534 Kan. Ave. and receive reward. TTOUND Place to get your watch or clock cleaned for 75c 805 Kan. Ave., upstairs. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. If you want to sell If you want to buy If you want to rent If you want to trade If you wantaloanon CALL ON OR WRITE HEAXi ESTATE T. G. Shilllnglaw, 115 E. Fifth St.. Topeka, Kansas. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. f ILK, cream and buttermilk promptly delivered. Fresh country butter and eess a specialty at 121 W Gth St. 'prone 260. IOR SALE On easy payments, best sewing machine made, the Standard. E. WV Hughes. 107 E. 5th St. MISCELLANEOUS. CECONDHAND furniture and stoves. Upholstering to order. Spacht, 422 Ave. WE want the people to know that we handle only the best secondhand furniture and stoves. Anything bought of us is strictly as represented. If you have any good furniture for sale let us figure on it. 320 Kan. Ave. UNCLE SAMMY is still at the same old place,512 Karsas avenue. Best mainsprings, 75c: watches cleaned for 75c; clocks, 5oc: crystals, 10c. Bring your old gold and silver and get cash. VTOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON--' CERN Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 501 Kansas avenue, in the Fourth ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas; and the hearing of the same is set for Friday 9 a.m., February 1, 1S97. E. T. SIM. Topeka Kan., January 19, 1897. IHE Topeka Transfer Coal Co., 609 Kan. Ave., 'phone 320. Weights guaranteed. GO TO 113 West 10th for perfect hang ing Paris skirts, waists, suits, tailor made and latest sleeves. Mrs. J. F. Buz zell. CECOND HAND GOODS WANTED, at -cor. 4th and Monroe Sts. Having just started a second hand store I want jroods. such as furniture, stoves, books of every description, cast off cloth ing, in fact anything in fairly good condi tion. Parties about leaving city will re ceive highest possible cash prices for their household effects. A card or note direct ed to Thos. Ward (second hand store). cor. 4th and Monroe streets, will receive prompt attention. THOS. WARD. T ITRIFIED BRICK walks laid cheap. John Ritchie, 1106 Quincy St. IOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, stock, groups, etc., or photos of any interior or outside views see Farrow, 811 Kan. Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. TARS. ALKIRE CLARKE, Eye and Ear. Office 607 Kansas avenue. MRS. MARY McKINSTRY, magnetic healing, massage treatment. Hesi dence and office 3i) Jackson. 'Phone 61S. D R. EVA HARDING, HOMEOPATHIST. Harrison 'phone 83. 629 Kansas Ave. Bell 'phone 404. HENRY W. ROBY. M. D., (Homeo pathist) Office 730 Kansas Ave. Rest' dence 2101 Kan. Ave. Both 'phones. L. A. RYDER. M. T. OFFICE and residence cor. Go.-don St. and Central Ave., North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of Rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, flsh ure, ulceration, etc. SE. SHELDON, M. D., Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office: No. 720 Kan. Ave. f DA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Offce hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 698 resi dence, and 16 office. C1APITAL CITY COAL CO.,827 Kan. av., 'phone 151. Best grades, lowest prices. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. DUSTLESS OIL. T get the genuine Dustless Oil send you orders direct to the Western Oil Manufacturing Co., Kansas City. Mo. r reigut prepaid when cash accompanies the order. Local checks not accepted. Send for conditional order blanks. No lo cal agent. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE KELLAM BOOK STATIONERY CO., 603 Kan. Ave. Latest books, cor rect stationery. Newest wall paper. Ar tistic framing. FUEL AND FEED. T EAVE your orders for COAL, Flour, Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck, 6C9 W. 10th. HARNESS AND SADDLERY. 1ALL on us for good goods for your money. Prices to suit the times. Re pairing promptly done. Worley Cal vert, 513 Kan. Ave. LAWYERS. L. REDDEN. LAWYER. Room 38 Columbian Bldg., Topeka, Kan. THOMAS RYAN, LAWYER, Columbian Bl'dg., Topeka, Kan. FLORISTS. T J. GROVES, Florist, greenhouses. 1173-77 Clay St., 'phone 235: Cut Flower Depot, 817 Kan. Ave., 'phone 602. JEWELERS- TAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op F tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MONUMENTS. GRANITE MONUMENTS carved at the lowest rates. Full line of red and (ray granite. 231 Jefferson St. JINSHOPS T M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, galvan ized and tin roofing. H. 'phone 368, 216 W. 6th. MONEY. TIT ONEY TO LOAN Bv the Shawnee Building and Loan Association, room 16 Columbus building. ONEY to loan on real estate and per sonal property. A. Newman 115 W. 5th. A F ONEY TO LOAN Savings and Loan --Association, Sixth and Kansas Ave. AT ONEY to loan by Milo Norton, at 6 U-lper cent. Room 6.Bank of Topeka,bId. GREAT "WESTERN Steam Dye Cleaning Works Winter Overcoats cleaned, dyed, relined, bound, and velvet collars put on. Also winter SvlIS' S oat!- Tests or Pants, cleaned, d ed. repaired and put them in good style. C. F. R0DIGEK, 121 E. 7th St. There's No Use Wasting Words on Ripans Tabules THEY CURB Headache, m Dyspepsia, m Constipation Heartburn, Dizziness, -Biliousness, THEY COST SO CENTS A BOX. DRUGGISTS 8ELL THEM. And That's All There is to Say. Harper's Magazine In 1S97. Fiction: THE MARTIAN, the new novel by Du Maurier, the eagerly ex pected successor to "Trilby," begun in October Number, 1896, with Illustrations from the author's drawings. A new novel by Frank R. Stockton develop ing a Twentieth Century Renaissance full of humorous situations and char acteristically illustrated. A PAIR OF PATIENT LOVERS, by William Dean Howeil3. Other striking novelettes by American authors. Short stories by Mark Twain, Thomas Nelson Page, Richard Harding Davis, Owen Wister, John Kendrick Bangs, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Octave Thanet, Mary E. Wil klns, and other popular writers. Science: Story of the Progress of Sci ence during the Nineteenth Century, a series of papers by Dr. Henry Smith Williams, supplemented by contribu tions on special subject by expert sci entists. Articles on the relations o curious psychological manifestations to physiology by Dr. Andrew Wilson. American Features: THE MEXICO OF TODAY, a series by Charles F. Lummis, splendidly illustrated the re sult of a recent visit to Mexico under taken for Harper's Magazine. Mexico is pre-eminently a silver-producing country, and its monetary operations rest entirely on a silver basis. Owing to the keen discussion of certain econ omic problems in connection with is sues of urgent importance in American politics, these papers, will command general attention. AMERICAN HIS TORICAL PAPERS by Woodrow Wil son, John Bach MacMasters.and James Barnes.The true story of SHERIDAN'S RIDE, by Gen. G. A. Forsyth. Contin uation of Howell's PERSONAL REM INISCENCES of eminent literary Americans. Africa and the East: WHITE MAN'S AFRICA, a fully illustrated series of papers by Poultney Bigelow, the result of personal observations during a re cent trip to Africa, covering the whole field of European exploitation of that country. Illustrated articles by Steph en Bonsai on the transformations go ing on in EASTERN SIBERIA, recent ly visited by the author. HUNGARIAN SKETCHES, written and drawn by F. Hopklnson Smith. The full story of tho recent Coronation of the Czar, by Rich ard Harding Davis, illustrated by R. Caton Woodville. who was commission ed by Queen Victoria to paint a picture of the ceremony. Newspapers are not to copy this adver tisement without the express order of Harper Brothers. HARPER'S MAGAZINE Fop one year $4.00 Postage Free to all subscribers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Address HARPER St BROTHERS, P. O. Box 959 N. Y. City. B, O. DeMsss. L. M. PenweOi Odd Fellows' Bnildina 523 Quincy Street. We buy oar goods from the best factories on earth. Undertakers OCR PRICES ARE REASONABLE. loss'Penwell 523 QUINCY ST. Harrison Phona 77. Sell Vhom 132 St. Denis Broadway and nth St., New York. Vn.. (Opposite Grace Church.) EUROPEAN PLAN. Rooms $1.00 per Day and Upwards; In a modest and unobtrusive way there are few better conducted hotels in the metropolis than the St. Denis. The grreat popularity St has acquired can reauiiy oe xracea to us unique ioca tion. its home-like atmosphere, the pecu liar excellence of its cusine and service M i WILLIAM TAYLOR SON. and its very moderate pnecs. AJiUSEMENTS. Q RAND OPERA HOUSE TWO' 3f IGIITS, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 23. THE EMINENT ACTOR, LEWIS MORRISON, Supported by Florence Roberts and White Whittlesey In his entirely New and Reconstructed Sub lime Scenic and Dramatic Production of .FAUST. Every scene, every costume, every property new. The Wonderful "Brocken" Scene Embellished With Flashes of Clenulne Lichtaing. Prices 25c, 50, 75c, $1; boxes $1.50. Seats on Sale at Snow's Drugstore Saturday, The Sun- The First of American Newspa pers, CHAS. A. DANA, Editor. The American Constitution, the American Idea, the American Spirit. These first, last, and all the time forever. Daily, by mail $6 a year Daily and Sunday, by mail, $S a year The Sunday Sun Is the. greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price 5c a copy. By mail, $2 a year. Address THE SUN, New York. SAN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE H f T I .1 nill.n...u. Slleudche, Constipation. Kftd Complexion. Offensive JBreatb. I and all disorders o tlx umach. fi LiTcr and Bowels. f f. -I P-A-N" S TABULES I art irently vot promptly, ferrecs dia-estiori follows tfceir us. Sold I by druffsrists or .eat by mail. eBIPASS CHEMICAL CO., 10 Sp-rao St.. JT.Y. Missouri Pacific. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 2S5. Leave Topeka 8:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 2S6. Arrive Topeka 5:30 p. m. Per cent 3 SAVED, s S SPECIAL S S Shirt (ail kinds) Ie B Collars Oie C) Cuffs a es 2 See Ccr List for Prices. S HI o tt tSr-'We do repairing; pat on neck- H m bauds and will savs vou from ioc to 30c t& ss on each bundle. Telephone S19 and t 9 our waeon will call for your laundry. n Crystal Steani Laundry, jj akn 51S. saa Vn It area St. flCBBeaaBaBceBBKsa i Paint.... Your House, your Barn or your Carriage, and buy your Paint of J. K. Jones, 6.1 E1N11 ATE. I can also sell you all tho Glass 1 yon wilt cheap too. 5 ftHtac Academy of Fencing.... Lessons given in all styles of FEjUCINQ, Sabre. Rapier, Foil and Recontra. For terms call at Schoolrooms, 634 Kansas Avenue. CORNER 7TH STREET. Soecial attention given to foil fencing to Ladies. 46 Office T.L SSO. Residence Tel. S8S. Wni. H. Righter, ih. X., M. Iq SPECIALIST In diseases of the Genito-Urln- ary organs and Rectum. Office 003 Hamm Arena.. Residence 1220 Flllm.ro St. BBBBfleBBBBBBBt)ai NATIONAL STABLES J 2 ailchrlat Bros, Fr.prl. 2 A .m k Cood turnout delirered to nnj part n g Of the city. ji a BOARDING A SPECIALTY- 'I'Iiohp 48. TO IS Jirki.n Ht. e0BBBBBaseiBBBeB0B I A FAIR P0KEE SHARP HOW MR. BOWSER FAILED TO ENJOY A QUIET GAME. Soma On. Learned av Great Deal Before tli a Evening's Sport Waa at an End and Bowser Went to Ilia Club By No Wrens a Gam. of Jackstrawa. "Well, by George," exclaimed Mr. Bow ser as he sat reading his paper the other evening, "bat they served that man juafc right!" "What la it, dear?" asked Mrs. Bowser. "Man and wife in Indiana sat down to a game of poker at their own fireside, and because she won a dollar of him he broke her neck. The people gathered and pulled him up to a limb, and the coroner wouldn't even hold an inquest on the body. Isn't it queer how some husbands act?" "Y-yes," replied Mrs. Bowser, looking anxiously around for an excuse to leave the room. "The idea that he should break her neck because she held the best hand! Hanging was too good for him. I was wishing only this afternoon that you knew how to play poker. "I I do," replied Mrs. Bowser, though she bit hor tcngue the next instant tot her foolishness. "You do? Why, I didn't suppose you ever saw a poker chip. Been learning to gamble with t dropping me a hint, eh? Just laying low to give me a surprise party?" Mrs. Bowser should never have admitted that she had even heard of the game of poker. There had been a family row be causo she beat Mr. Bowser at fox and geese, another because she got the best of him at checkers, a regular riot because she laid him out at euchre. She should have gone up stairs or down stairs for ten min utes and let the matter pass out of his mind. While she was lamenting her bad diplomacy Mr. Bowser got up, with a beaming smile on his face, and exclaimed: "Well, what luck! I've got a pack of cards and a box of poker chips on the hall tree. I thought I might drop over and bent Taylor out of $15 cr $20, but as I came in he said he wouldn't be home this evening. We'll just have a little game all by ourselves." "I don't feel well this evening," stam mered Mrs. Bowser. "Oh, ho! I seel Afraid to play against me, eh? That little excuse won't go down, however. You said you knew how to play poker, and so we will have a game. Clear off the table and get ready." "Roally, Mr. Bowser, but my head" "Your head is all right and pretty near level. I don't expect you can play for hucks,but we'll have a little fun out of it." It was now too late for Mrs. Bowser to get out of it, unless the bouse caught fire, and they drew up to the table, eaoh took a dollar's Worth of chips, and as Mr. Bowser dealt the cards he asked: "Shall we have any limit on this game?" "I don't care," she replied. "Very well! We can bet the extent of our pile. Ante up a blue chip, and we'll make 'em all Jack pots. You must have jacks or better to open on. Can you open?" "lean." "You can, eh? That's rather curious. Want three cards, eh? And I'll take one. What do you betf "Two blue chips." "You do, eh? Didn't yon see that I drew only one card? Aren't you player enough to know that I held up a four flush or straight or two pairs? This is no baby game, Mrs. Bowser-!" "I'll raise it four blue chips," she replied. "Well," ho said, after glancing at her for half a minute, "you can take the pot, but look out for me! I could have raked in the coin, but I'll wait and drop you with a cold thud. I pass." "I can open it again," she said. "You can? Well, it takes a fool for luck, they say. I want two cards this time. Ah, ha, Mrs. Bowser, I bet five blue chips!" "And I raise you my pile." "Whatl You raise me?" he shouted. "Couldn't you tell by my draw that I held np threes, and isn't it likely that I caught one more of the same kind? Yon don't seem to know the game?" "Nevertheless, I raise you," she said. "But how can you. do it? You don't think you are playing jackstraws, do yon? As you are a woman, I'll give you a chance to back down just this one chance. "I don't want it." "Then take the consequences! There's my hand three aces! I rake in" "Hold on, Mr. Bowser. I have a full house. See?" "Woman," he exclaimed In a whisper as he laid down the cards, "do you realize what you are doing? ven though this is 4 family game, with no money up, you ought to.bo ashamed to oheat." 'Why, how did I cheat?" she staked. "Never you mind but if you do it again this game will cut short off. You never could have got that hand in t is living trorld without skullduggery. I'll take an other dollar's worth of chips a.d go on, but I want honest playing. It's xuy deal. What do you do?" "I pass." "But I don't. Drawing to fill a flush, are you? Well, I'll take three and make a full house of it Ahum! Now look out forme. I bet four chips." "I see 'em and raise you four more. "What! You raise mo when you c ught to know that I've got a full house? Yq u can't doit, Mrs. Bowser. You can't do Si." "How do I know that you've gat a full house?" "How do you know that this wold is round instead of flat? You raise in a, do you? Well, I see the raise and bet the rest of my pile. If you don't know the game, you must take the consequences." "I call you, Mr. Bowser." You do? How can yon call me?" "It's the game, of course. Let's see your hand." "Never, Mrs. Bowser never! You. have ho right to call a full bouse!" "But I've got four aces!" "Four aces! Four aces! Mrs. Bowser, you hooked at least three of 'em out of the pack when I turned my head to look at the cat. "How foolish, Mr. Bowser! I simply had luck. Perhaps luck will come to you this time. What's the matter?" "Thoro is nothing the matter, Mrs. Bowser," he s:::d ub he pushed back and rose up; "nothing at 1I. I simply sit dewn in my own house to play poker with my own wife. She resorts to gambling tactics to heat me. It remains for me to put on my hat and" "Don't bo foolish, Mr. Bowser!" "and go down to tho club and finish the game. I may not return home until near morning, and" "How like a boy!" "and I wish you good evening, Mrs. Bowser, and you can call the cook up stairs, and cheat, and lie, and deceive, and beat her out of a month's wages." M. Quad. CRUSADE AGAINST RUM. K.d by Mi as Jessie Ackerman, av Wonu of FXnca: land Furpow. Saloonkeepers on Chicago's west side are squaring their shoulders, for a bat tle royaL A modern Joan of Arc in the form of Miss Jessie A. Ackerman, who has scaled the hig-hcRt mountains, explored the depths of th oceaA in diving- costumes, hailed passing steam ers from the masthead and ridden over land in Iceland 600 miles on horseback, haa begun a crusade against King Alco hol. She comes to the Fourth Baptist church: of Chicago as special rescue worker and is probably the first to carry tlie work of the Baptist church into a field hitherto claimed alone by the Salvation. Army elum corps. The first onslaught will be against saloon keepers. The latter are nerving them selves to face the bold invader, but il Miss Ackerman's past achievements are taken into account it is probable she will gain the citadel with the aid of a telescope orgam and her gentle person ality. Miss Ackerman Is known to temper ance and rescue workers the world over. It is unlikely that among them may be found another woman with such a history of varied and daring experiences. When seen at the home of a friend her agreeable manners and expressive face belied the trying situa tions through, which she has passed at a missionary. The Fourth Baptist church, of which Rev. Kittredge Wheeler is pastor, will experience a, ehange of work and policy as a result of the work mapped out foi the versatile woman. Miss Ackerman is one of the two licensed women Bap tist preachers in the United State and is pretty well known as a lecturer. Mise Ackerman is an American, but has devoted most of her life to active work abroad as a missionary. She is at present working upon a history of her 600 mile ride on horseback through Iceland. Thirty-one days were con sumed in the trip, and each had its quota of picturesque incidents. Sue describes the Icelanders as "a people MIS3 JESSIE A. ACKERMAN. with a touch of melancholy in all their doings and delightfully provincial in customs." "It is difficult to sleep on the island," she continued. "We had to lower curtains and darken the rooms in order to get even sleepy. It is so light one may read day and nig"ht with' out artificial lig-ht. I can say that I never spent a more delightful time than during my sojourn in Iceland. In China and India Miss Ackerman traversed the countries in native cos tume. Her descriptions of the preva lence of the opium habit in those coun tries are harrowing, to put it mildly, "But I find that there are whole dis tricts devoted, to these dens in New York, San Francisco and Denver," she said, "and I have an idea that plenty of them may be found in Chicago. In foreign countries Inula and China the number of people enslaved by opium is almost as gree-t as that of the victims of strong- drink. The effect is just as inevitable and ruinous.' Among the many daring incidents in which Miss Ackerman has figured is her descent to the bottom of the sea near the coast of India. Arrayed in the tiappings of a woman diver, probably the only suit of the kind in existence and obtained for the occasion from an expert. Miss Ackerman viewed the beauties of the deep and helped t obring up a number of pearls. On her way to India on the high seas, while on board a steamer, she climbed a mast and, clinging to the swaying top, waved a greeting to a passing ship. On the same journey abroad Miss Ackerman was a passenger on a Chinese junk, and dur ing a high storm at sea was swept over board. Her presence of mind and some sailors from a Turkish man-of-war saved her. Australia was also the scene of some of Miss Ackerman's most active labors. She has twice encir cled the globe. When in Africa she was prostrated with sickness. Lady Henry Somerset heard of her condition, sent for her and brought heV back to health in her castle, near London. Miss Ackerman is a good platform speaker and her manner is sincere. She is determined to carry ou an active campaign on. Chicago's west side, with the Fourth Baptist church as her sup port. Will Kot Cse a Calr Brush. The brush is said to be by no means the best method of dressing the liair, It tears out much of the hair, marring its appearance and seriously injuring, it. A charming Enplisii woman, whose hair always looked like burnished gold, announced one day fhat she never used a brush, on it; however she had a sub stitute. With a large silk handker cliief. such as good housekeepers covet, for brightening tiheir silver, she stroked it firmly and briskly 100 times night and morning. She said this method possesses all the good qualities of a brushing without ever running the danger of breaking a fine hair or tiring the head. Silver Kits for Bicycle Girls. The new bicycle kit consists of an oil can, wrench and pump, and is now made in silver, being quite as practical as though made of baser metal. Each article can be engraved with the own er's initial or crest, ond the fancy leather case holding the contents can be marked in the same wax. GHOST OR HUMAN? Every one knows that aH sailors, even the most intelligent, are more or less su perstitious. This is the legitimate result of the life which they lead lonely, mo notonous and full of the silent but awful Influences of the mysterious ocean. It was when I was first mate of tha Golden Scud that I was perhaps more for cibly impressed with this great fact than ever before. It was one of those calm, dark nights which bring out all the dor mant superstition that has lain awaiting such an opportunity to torture yomr mind with horrid fancies and hideous semi- dreams until you are in a fever. Every familiar coil of rope becomes a h'uiden fiend ready to seize and carry you to ts abode, where horrore reside too great fcr the imagination to picture. I had the midwatch, and a light, quar tering air gave the vessel steerage way, but nothing more. There was a heavy swell setting on tho port bow and causing the ship to rise and fall with a regular. easy motion, yet it was heavy enough to make the stern settle, as the bow rose, with a doleful swash, which seemed the proper and fitting sound for such a night. The sky was overcast, and thick, heavy clouds slowly passed athwart tho moon. The air was heavy and oppressive, and a faint smell of sulphur seemed to taint tho slow breeze which fanned'our brows. Or dinarily I am most matter of fact and could not be credited with a lively imagi nation, yet tonight I was a prey to super stitious dread. I had walked the deck trying to calm my excited mind, and after making a search of the sea with the glasses, and hav ing seen that every sail was drawing to the best advantage, I leaned over the quar ter rail trying to compose myself by thoughts of home. My brain, however, was in an unmanageable state and refused to obey me. It would not settle on any tangible horror, but seemed to roam over a wide field of horrible thoughts, in which, oorpscs kept beckoning to me from the wa ter, and then, opening their mouths as if to speak, would disapear, only to be fol lowed by others of even moro hideous shape and appearance. I turned away with loathing, knowing that, if I let my mind res on such fancies, I should become a gibbering idiot. I walk ed forward to the break of the poop and found the watch drowsily walking to and fro or gazing with sleep laden eyes at tho sails and risrging. I turned to go aft, and uncjiTi 'i v rone, the words. "Golden Scud. ahoy!" The cry evidently came from close Rlnmrairip. I was terror stricken. Cold rjersrjiration. streamed from all over me. My hair stood erect, and my legs barely supported me. With a mighty effort I shook myself to gether, assuring myself that this was only a more realistic illusion than the others. Resuming my walk, I arrived at the bin nacle, and as I glanced in to see if the ship were going "course" the man at the wheel said, "I thought I heard some one hail us, sir." I was surprised, but only more mystified, than before. Could it have been a real hail? I hesitated to approach the rail, un certain what fresh terror I should encoun ter. I asked the men forward if they had heard the haiL They answered that they had, but each one thought that it came from a different direction. There waa nothing in sight, and all felt that some thing very strange had happened. As w eagerly strained our eyes to pierce the gloom I heard the hail again, apparently from un der my feet, "Golden Scud, a The last word was cut off and ended in a gurgling laugh, which sounded fairly diabolical. The captain was called, and the watch below came tumbling out of the forecastle. I explained the matter as best I could, in terrupted every once in awhile by the de moniacal hail. A flashlight was shown. It revealed nothing, but only added to the weirdness of the scene, and all of us felt relieved when it was extinguished. Soma of the hails were distinct, but muffled. Others ended in that awful gurgle which chilled our blood. We searched in groups, being afraid to separate, and gathered courage from each, other's presence. Every horror that the imagination could concoct was suggested by different individuals as a solution. A Norwegian named Johnson collapsed under the strain, and we were forced to secure him. Under ?uch a strain and excitement our minds must either give way or resuma tneir normal lunctions. ne captain waa the first to recover and calmed us by his example. We were organized into small squads and distributed alxut the vessel to ascertain the exact locality of the haiL The squad which was stationed aft soon, reported that it came from under the coun ter. We all rushed aft, gathering courage from our number, and waited silently to hear the next one, which came soon, al though it was rather feeble. The captain, immediately answered the hail with a hoarse bellowing "Ahoy As the stern voice rose on a swell the answer came: "Send me a line! Quick!" A bowline was made on the tail of the main brace and lowered over the stern. For a short time it hung limply from the rail, swaying with tho motion of the ves sel. Then it was drawn under the stern, and after a short time it swung out clear and dangling. On the end Was an indistin guishable mass. Although very dubious in our minds aa to the object we were about to haul up, we lay back with a will, and soon a human figure was brought over the rail. It was a man. An audible, deep drawn 6igh of relief came from all hands as we clustered around the newcomer, who lay on deck, too weak to stand. A stiff glass of gro;r revived him so that be was soon able to answer the captain's question of "Who arc you?" He replied, "I'm Ole Hansen, sir." "Well, what were you doing overboard? Were you wrecked?" "No, sir. I fell overboard from the fore castle, sir, and caught the rudder chains, eir!" "What ship are you from?" "Why, Mr. Blake," said the captain, turning to me, "is this one of our men?" I struck a match, and holding it to tho man's face I recognized the well known features of the stupidest, clumsiest lout I ever saw, and whom I unfortunately had in my watch. I was almost too disgusted to reply, but I managed to say: "Yes, sir. It's that confounded idiot Hansen. Exchange. Another Question. "Pop," said Willie, "why is It called gymnasiam?" "Why? Why because that's its name ah" "Vm. I know that." said Willie, "but I why didn't they call it a Tomnasinm or a j Bobnasiuta, eh?" Harper's Bound labia.

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