The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
April 12, 1897

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TOPEKA, KANSAS, APRIL 12, 1897. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. MONDAY EVENING. LEWELLING'S EXPLANATION. Gitcs a Statement to a Wichita Paper, In Which He Declares the Boo dle Charges ARE ALL ACONSPIRACY Is Astonished That Landis Should Knife Him. Says Titus Is a Stupid and Am bitious Puppet. Wichita, April 12. The Eagle prints the following: a Ex-Governor Lewelling returned from Topeka on Saturday and on being asked by an Eagle reporter what he had to say in reference to the charges made against him by Warden Landis and Titus of Harper county, replied: "I have this to say: I am thoroughly convinced that I am the victim of a conspiracy, the ultimate aim of which is my removal from the railroad board. The manner in which Landis dragged my name into the Topeka investigation was wholly unnecessary and entirely unwarranted in fact. While I was in the senate a business man of eastern Kansas laid before me a proposition for the purchase by the state of additional coal lands. Ke recited that the state Is yearly paying a royalty to private owners of coal lands which amounts to as much as the interest on the pur chase price of such lands. He inform ed me that he had an option on a tract of land near the prison and which he would sell to the state and that if the state should pay the same price per acre which had usually been paid for similar lands there would be a margin of $2,500 in it. I told h;m that I knew nothing of the needs of the penitentiary, but that I would mention the matter to the war den and ascertain whether there was need for additional lands. I did meet Mr. Iandis and related to him what had been said to me. I did not ask him to join me any scheme to purchase the land. Nor dl'li I urge or suggest that It should be purchased at all. The w hole circumstance was commonplace. Mr. Landis remarked that he would make inquiry as to whether more land was needed, and if so would advise me. From that time we were both much oc cupied with our respective duties, and the matter was not referred to. I have learned that the institution, not only owns all the land needed, but that the state's land has heretofore been neg lected while the prison management has paid royalty to private owners. I do not know the motive which inspired Mr. Landis thus to endeavor to cast odium upon me. I met him in the morn ing of the day he testified before the committee and he seemed out of humor and blamed me because the salaries of prison officials had been reduced by the legislature. "He may also have taken offense at my reference to Titus in the senate last winter. Titus is from Landis' old dis trict and after he had sneeringly allud ed to the empty buildings of Wichita on two or three occasions his friends were mightily wrought up because I alluded to him as the gentleman from the short grass regions of the west.' I received a most abusive letter trom one of his constitutents because of this remark, and it was Harper county which peti tioned for my removal from the rail road board. "No, I don't know whether Landis signed the petition for my removal or not. I believe Judge McKay carried It to the governor, and. by the way, the judge was a very warm suporter of 1. P. Campbell for the same position. "It has been suggested that Mr. Campbell really inspired the movement against me; anyway, his friends down there say so. but I don't know that this was the case." "Are you aware that Titus has made an additional charge against you?" "Yes, I see by the papers he says I wanted him to report a substitute for the text book bill, and in reply to this I will say that as for Titus, he is a dense and stupid and ambitious pup pet. He is the tool of other men and don't know it, but he is ambitious and Is trying to win fame by parading his own virtues in comparison with those cf the men he slanders. After all, he is an adept at stupendous lying. "I did not know Titus until T met him In the senate, and have very little ac quaintance with him now. It is pre posterous that I should go to a stranger, much less a representative from the camp of political enemies, and eeek his co-operation in any scheme of questionable legislation. "The only scintilla of truth in his statement regarding me is the fact that I once handed him a bill which I believe was sent me by some one from Wichita. I distinctly stated to Mr. Titus that I had not time to examine the bill, and did not know what it con tained, but that I gave it to him be cause he was a member of the commit tee on education; that he could exam ine the bill and use so much of it as was, in the judgment of the committee wise. We exchanged a few remarks in reference to text book legislation not a dozen sentences in all. and In it all there was no word, syllable, letter or Bign which, if truthfully repeated, could reflect upon the integrity of anyone. "I am not surprised at Titus. He was the fellow who cast reflections upon a dozen senators last winter and after wards had an apology printtd In the journal, but I am surprised that Landis should seem willing, in cold blood, to etab the reputation of a fellow citizen equally worthy with himself." "But what about the conspiracy?" "Oh, I have only given you one end of it, that which relates to Harper county and the Wichita contingent. It is too long a story for one writing, and I must be excused for the present. The hopes, ambitions, struggles and jealous ies of any political party 'for a single year would fill a volume. A political party is like a clock; you only see the hands move; the force of the mechan ism is behind the dial plate." TODAY'S INVESTIGATION-. Committee Fi3h.es for the Name of Representative "Walters of Labette. Senator George Campbell of Labette county was the first witness before the bribery investigating committee, which assembled at the Senate chamber this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Asked to tell what he knew of brib ery', he said: "One time in the cloak room a man came to me and said there was money in it if I would support the Hanna instead of the committee's stock yards bill. No amount was specified." Q. Who was it? A. A member of the house of repre sentatives. Q. What is his name? A. I do not care to answer that question. Q. Why not? A. There are two reasons. Q. What are they? A. One is that I do not believe the man was personally responsible and thought perhaps he had been im posed upon. The other reason I do not care to give the committee. Q. What kind of a man is he? A. I don't want to say too much. You might guess who it was. Q. Does this man need a guardian? A. No. He is simply a man who talks too much. Q. Well, senator, you know that in making the proposition to you this man committed a crime against the people of this state. Do you not re gard it as your duty, under your oath of office, to tell who this man was? A. This investigation will undoubt edly develop all of these things, but I do not want any of it to come from me. The attitude of Mr. Campbell was such that the committee and Mr. Snelling real ized that he would -not divulge the name cf the person who had attempted to bribe him. and the examination on that point ended. Asked to tell of other incidents of which he might have knowledge, the wit ness told how Cyrus Corning. Jr.. had come to his desk and said a. man at the National wanted to see Campbell. He declined to go, and in the afternoon Cy riw Corning came to Mr. Campbell bear ing the same message, that again he. de clined to go. but was approached indi rectly at the National thiit night, by a man who wanted to engage his services, to which Mr. Campbell said today: "I told him I could not serve two masters the people, and the corporations and told him further, that if he interrupted me again I would have him arrested, after which I heard no more of him." Attempting again to secure from Mr. Campbell, Mr. Outcalt took the witness. Q. Was that man Charles Walters, (meaning Representative Walters of La bette county.) A. I do not care to Fay. Q. You say it was not Mr. Walters? A. I did not say. Addressing the stenographer Mr. Camp bell said: "Please take this statement. I have been informed that Senator Hanna sent a senate page to this member of the house and asked him to see me and get my support for the bill. I presume Mr. Walters will be before thi.-? committee and can answer for himself." Mr. Campbell wis excused and Repre sentative. Marks of Jefferson county took the stand. Dr. Marks said: "The only offer of money of which I knew was on the school book question. One night, I do not remember the date, but about the time the final vote was taken, I was ap pointed as a member of a conference committee to meet senators on propo sitions which were the subjects of dis agreement. The next morning, while coming from the breakfast table, I met two men at the Chesterfield, who told me I was deluded and while laboring in apparent opposition to the American Book company, I was really working for Crane Co. One of the men told me that if I would defeat the bill by disagreeing in the confenOe commit tee he would give me $2.U'.'0. All he asked of me was to continue the light I had made in the house, saying they would find some one else to disagree. I did not talk further with the two men. I told the committee about the offer, and Senator Lupfer said he had re ceived a similar proposition. Q. Who were these men? A. I do not know. Q. Had you heard their names? A. No, sir. They were strangers. I had never seen them before, and have not seen them since. Q. What did they say as to future conferences? A. Said I could find them at room 16, Veale block. This was the room in which Speaker Street testified Harry Wiison had of fered him $2,000 on the same kind of a proposition. Mr. Outcalt Did you receive any of fer of cash to "lay down?" A. Not directly. Q. How did it come? A. Through a friend. Q. What was the amount? A. I do not remember. Q. Was it $6'J0'.' A. I do not recollect. Q Was any payment made? A. There was to be a cash advance. Q. Was it made? A. It never reached my hands. Q. Did it reach the hands of your friends? A. I do not know as to that. Q. Who made the proposition? A. I cannot Fay. Q. Did he represent the book com pany? A. I do not know. Q. A. Q. A. How did it reach you? Through a constituent of mine. He told you? Yes. sir. Who is this man that kept you in Q. formed. A. I do not care to answer. "We want the name of this man," exclaimed Outcalt with warmth. "I want to say that you will not get it." retorted Marks. Q. Do you know W. L. Johnson of Atchison? A. I have heard of him. Q. Did he make the proposition. A. You have secured all the infor mation which you will get Trom me. Q. What is Johnson's business. A. So far as I know he ia a jointist a drug store man. Failing to elicit information, Mr. Out calt excused Mr. Marks. She was Once His Dear Wife, Too. Judge Hazen this afternoon issued a contempt attachment for D. B. Jones, the man who was made the defendant in a divorce suit tiled in the district court a few days ago. Jones was ordered by the court not to dispose of any personal property pending the trial of the case, and It is now claimed by his wife that he sold a horse since the order was issued. Jones will have to answer for contempt before Judge Hazen. Two Sentences by Judge Hazen. Fritz Durein, the veteran Topeka joint ist. pleaded guilty to selling liquor in the district court this afternoon and was given thirty days in jail and a fine of $100 by Judge Hazen. Durein will probably pay his fine. Burly Hines. one of the col ored boys who burglarized the Hord shoe store, also pleaded guilty ill the district court this afternoon and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. When the spring time comes, "gentle Annie," like all other sensible persons, will cleanse the liver and renovate the system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers, famous little pills for the liver and stomach all the year round, G. SV. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ava. UNAUTHORIZED. Prince Constantino Disclaims All Responsibility For the Inyasion of Turkish Territory. GREEKS TAKE A TOWN. Turks Cut Their Way Through Grecian Forces And Make Their Escape Though Closely Pursued. New York, April 12. The Press prints the following from its special corres pondent at Larissa, Thessaly: "I had a personal interview with Crown Prince Constantine, commander-in-chief of the Greek troops at his head quarters here this afternon. The prince talked freely of the situation now con fronting the people. He said: 'I am fully prepared to make war when it becomes necessary. My troops are in excellent condition and the war like spirit prevails in the soul of every man under arms. 'If the Turkish army should make an attempt to cross the frontier and at tack us, I should act promptly. I shall stand by the decision, whatever may happen, but I shall not do anything to force the crisis. 'In the face of any popular demon stration favorable to a declaration, of war I am convinced that my soldiers would prove true to their allegiance, and would obey me, no matter what in fluence was brought to bear on them. 'Therefore, I do not fear any hasty action on their part without first con sidering my orders. 'The incursion into Turkish territory by several rebel bands of armed Greeks was wholly unauthorized by me, and absolutely against my policy and my instructions from the king. "The attack upon the Moslems will, by no means, be used as an excuse to begin war, and I shall do my utmost to prevent a repetition of such a violation of the neutrality laws. The Turkish position captured by these rebels will not be occupied by the Greek army, nor will we aid the invaders in anyway.' Trikhala, Thessaly, April 12. The plan of the insurgents was to occupy Baltino on the frontier of Macedonia, in order to prevent the Turks from tak ing up a more advanced position. Dir ectly the Greeks crossed the frontier, their leaders issued a proclamation call ing upon the Macedonians and Epirots to rise .fior. freedom. 1 There is an unconfirmed rumor here that the insurgents are continuing their advance unchecked by the Turks. Twenty-five of the Italian volunteers have returned here being unable to stand the cold weather. London, April 12. A special dispatch from Trikhala says that the Turkish garrison of Baltino numbering S00 men which was beseiged by the Greek in surgents, has cut its way through the Greeks with a loss of 30 men killed. It is added that the fighting was stubborn. It was only at the fourth attempt that the Turks were able to issue from their barracks. The insurgents, the special dispatch further states, continued their march into Macedonia and have captured the town of Krania. Further, they pursued the Turks close to Cipria which is two hours distance from Grevena. Through the operations which have hitherto been so successful for the in surgents the latter lost only three chiefs killed and four men wounded, accord ing to the special dispatch. It is reported that the Turkish fron tier detachment yesterday fired on and killed a Greek private and a peasant who was carrying dispatches to Calcol ivri. PATBAS IS DESERTED. Greece Will Furnish, the World No Currants This year. Washington, April 12. A letter has been received in this city from Robert L. Jenkins, United States consul at Patras, Greece dated March 23, from which the following extracts are made: "Patras has been comparatively quiet for the past few days for all the sold iers and peasants have gone to the fron tier. For several weeks every Greek steamer and every train from Pyrgos were loaded with eager, patriotic, en thusiastic Greeks, ready for war. A large steamer is now in port, loaded with soldiers and horses, bound for Arta and this morning, it seems to me that war is imminent. Several days ago. When the soldiers were arriving in great numbers, all the small boats in the har bor were busy conveying them to the steamers. Ten men got into one that holds only five comfortably, upset and in the confusion that followed they were drowned in sight of the crowd on the quay. The bodies were recovered, wrapped in Greek flags and buried in the cemetery here. It was very sad and the city is in mourning. "There is an Italian opera company here this week. The first performance was given last night and there was only 10 people in the audience. Eight of these were foreigners. The sentiment of the town was against allowing the opera to be given and out of respect for the feeling3 of the people I remained away, though I wanted to hear the music very much. Business is at a standstill. The currant vineyards are neglected and the markets of the world will have to depend next year on the 1S.000 tons, which remain in the king dom unsold.'" EDHEM FASHA DIDN'T GO. His Orders to Advance Were Counter manded. Constantinople, April 11. (Delayed in transmission.) The Turkish govern ment informed the representatives of the foreign embassies on Saturday last that in consequence of the Greek in vasion of Macedonia. Edhem Pasha the Turkish commander-in-chief. was marching on the Greek headquarters at Larissa. According to authentic infor mation obtained today, however, the Turkish army has not yet started, and it is supposed that at the last moment Edhem Pasha's orders to advance were countermanded. Nevertheless, the Turkish government seems to have the intention of attempting to seize and hold Larissa until the Greeks shall have vacated the island of Crete. It is pointed out that Krania. the town in Macedonia which is believed to be in the hands of the Greek insurgents and the scene of the present invasion, is an important strategic position threatening Edhem Pasha's communication with Janina the Turkish headquarters in Albania. STILL UNSETTLED. Stockyards Cass Before Judge The Foster This Morning. The stock yards injunction case is still unsettled. Judge Foster announced this morning that the question to be decided was what constituted a reasonable return on the investment of the stockholders and that to determine this question additional evidence showing the expenditures and receipts of the company, as well as the method of management, would be neces sary. He announced that a special mas ter to take this evidence would be ap pointed, and in the court room the attor neys for both sides agreed upon tiio first Monday in June as the day for the final hearing of the case. Several points involved in the case, however, were determined by Judge Fos ter in the opinion which he read in the Lnited States circuit court room this morning. He held that the objections of Attorney General Boyle on the jurisdic tion of the federal court were not well t&lcen, and that the plea of the stock holders that the act passed by the last legislature was class legislation was not worthy of consideration. He also stated that it was his opinion that the stock yards company was certainly an swerable to the legislative power of the states in which it conducts its business. The appoirttment of a special master to take evidence was not made by Judge Foster this morning. This will be left to the attorneys for the stockholders and for the state, and whoever they agree upon will be satisfactory to the court. The ap pointment will probably be. made not later than Wednesday. fTKINLEY TO STOP IT. The President Will Revoke Cleveland's Order Con solidating Pension Agencies. Washington, April 123 p. m. The sweeping order of President Cleveland affecting a consolidation of pension agencies, will be revoked by President McKinley if present plans are carried out. Though it is stated that no conclusion has been reached on the matter, the president has had time to inquire into it and to hear protests of congressional delegations and it is learned practical ly lias become convinced that it should never be allowed to become operative. STAFF OFFICEPtS. Announcements Made of Their Ap pointment by Gov. Leedy. Governor Leedy today announced the following appointment of staff officers for Major General Charles McCrum, K. N. G.: Charles P. Drew, assistant adjutant general with the rank of major. Robert Atkinson of Ottawa, engineer-in-chief with the rank of major. W. H. Sears of Lawrence, judge ad vocate with rank of major. F. M. Nichols, aide, with the rank of major. Mr. Drew was assistant adjutant gen eral under the Republican administra tion. He lives at Burlingame and is one of the best qualified men in the service of the guard in Kansas. Lieut. Atkinson is instructor in military tac tics at the Ottawa university. MAJ. SHKEVE APPOINTED. Given Position of Deputy Grain In spector at Kansas City. The friends of Major A. P. Shreve of this city will be pleased to learn that he has been appointed one of the depu ty state grain inspectors. He will be located in Kansas City. Mr. Shreve is a Democratic Populist but has always been an advocate of fusion. He is an indefatigable hustler for party success and his appointment comes in the na- ture of a well-earned reward. Major Shreve was book-keeper in the office of State Auditor Van Prather. There is, however, no apparent evi dences of a conspiracy on the port of the present administration to locate all of the former auditor's force in Wyan dotte county but it is being accomplish ed just the same. Prather is sergeant of the police force; his assistant audi tor, R. J. Mackey is day jailer at the city prison and last comes Major Shreve who will be there after May 1, as deputy grain inspector. T00R1IEES' FUNERAL Was Held at St. John's Episcopal Church This Afternoon. Washington, April 12. The funeral ser vices over the remains of the late ex Senator Daniel W. Voorhees of Indiana were held at St. John's Episcopal church shortly after noon today. The church could not accommodate those who desir ed to pay their last tribute of respect to the Indiana statesman. The members of the senate were present In a body and among the others in attendance were many prominent in official and social life. The Ax Assault Case. The ease of the state against Thomas Wilson, charged with assault with intent to kill on the person of "Perk" Hill, was commenced in the district court at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Wilson and Hill are both farmers residing several miles south ot Topeka. and last February they had a quarrel over the possession of land in the course of which Wiison struck Hill on the head with an ax. The court room was crowded with country people when the case was called this afternoon. Mr Frey Returns From Virginia. General Manager J. J. Frey of the Santa Fe arrived at home today from at tending the annual meeting of the Ameri can Railway association in Virginia. He has been absent little more than a week. He reports an interesting meeting and a consideration of subjects which are al ways important to railway men. Two years ago R. J. Warren, a drug gist at Pleasant Brook. N. Y., bought a small supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He sums up the result as fol lows: "At that time the goods were unknown in this section; today Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is a household word." It is the same in hundreds of communities. Where ever the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy become known the people will have notmng eise. r or saie Dy .Druggists. Croup and whooping cough are child hood's terrors: but like pneumonia, bronchitis, and other throat and lung troubles, can be quickly cured by using One Minute Cough Cure. G. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas ave. Some Pastel Portraits of Topeka peo ple on exhibition at Trumbull's tomor row, painted by Mrs. Horton. NEW AND STRANGE Are the Doctrines Brought to Topeka Today By a World Famous Woman, Mrs. Annie Besant HEAD OF THEOSOPUY. Teaches the Reincarnation of Human Souls. She Is on Her Way Around the World. When Mrs. Annie Besant, high priest ess of Theosophy wrote her name on the National hotel register at noon to day and after It the address "London," a politician who was looking over her shoulder whistled softly and said un der his breath: "They came a long way." He had never heard of the no ted woman, but then politicians should not be expected to know everything one might say, hardly anything. Mrs. Besant wrote her own name on the register and under it the name of Miss Anna Wilson, who is a tall woman with eyeglasses and who Mrs. Besant says "Is good enough to act as my sec retary. The Countess W'achmeister is the other member of the party. The countess went immediately to her room and paid no attention to Mrs. Besant and her secretary. She said she was tired and wished to rest. Topeka has never been honored with a visit from a real live theosophist.Mrs. Besant told a Journal reporter that she did not know that there was a person in Topeka who believes in theosophy but before she leaves she hopes to set the leaven to working that will result in the organization of a powerful branch in the capital city of Kansas. Mrs. Besant does not look like an American and does not talk like one. She is a pleasant faced woman with white hair. She wears on the street an overgarment resembling the old-fashioned circulars worn by women. The cloak is very heavy and would be un comfortable if worn by a Kansas wo man. A shawl is wrapped around the body like a sash which gives her an or iental appearance. "I have been in the west before," said Mrs. Besant to a Journal reporter, "but I never stopped in Topeka. "I suppose you want to know something about theosophy. We take the position that theosophy is the basis of the old religion. Theos&phy'is knowledge and religions lost their power because they have lost their knowledge and they have to depend upon faith. "Theosophy offers the knowledge which the religions lost. We say give back to religion its authority by ren dering its evidences available to mod ern science. When this is done the man who refuses to accept religion will be considered irrational just as we nor consider a man irrational who refuses to accept the teachings of science." Mrs. Besant was asked whether she expected to start a branch of her so ciety in Topeka. "Yes," she replied, "we hope to do so. I understand that there are some peo ple here who have been studying, but I do not know that we shall make an or ganization now. We would prefer to have the people study awhile before the society is organized. That is absolute ly necessary in order to accept the truth." The successor of Madame Blavatsky, like all other theosophists believes in the doctrine of reincarnation. "As you sow, so shall you reap," is her theory. She believes that if a person lives as he should and improves his opportunities that when his soul reappears it will be in a better state. "Wrhen I see a person uncultivated and rude," said she, "I know that his soul is young. It may be that a per son does nothing to Improve himself. He makes no effort whatever, and when he appears again on earth he is no better. He has made no progress. It is degeneration, if anything. The doctrine of karma is that nothing is at tained without labor." Some one has said that the soul of Madame Blavatsky, founder of theoso phy, has been reincarnated in a babe born to Claude Falls Wright, president of the Brooklyn Theosophical society, which is one of the seceding organiza tions, but Mrs. Besant laughed when a Journal reporter asker her if she be lieved that to be the case. "There have been numberless claims that soul of Madame Blavatsky has been reincarnated in babies in Amer ica," said she, "but it has not. I know where it is and it will show. It is where Madame Blavatsky wished it to go, in the body of a young man in India. I feel perfectly certain of that." While Mrs. Besant asserts that she is positive of the location of the soul of the famous founder of theosophy, she never tells where it is. That is one of her secrets which she says time will reveal. It takes Mrs. Besant to explain rein carnation, and if you wish to know what you will be when you return to earth in the process of evolution a con ference with her may give you the de sired information. Before Mrs. Besant became a theoso phist she was a prominent London so cialist, but she seldom talks of social ism now. "I have given up the study of all social and political question," said she, when questioned about her views on socialism. "Before I became a theosophist I advocated some changes in the constitution and I have always been opposed to the shedding of blood, but I no longer study those questions. I feel that my brain is that of a teacher and not that required in a leader in political or social movements. I there fore prefer to teach the truths of theos ophy." Mrs. Besant seldom speaks cf the se ceders from the parent organization of theosophists, and when she does it is with some show of bitterness. The se ceders are what is known as the Ting ley branch and Mrs. Tingley of New York is the recognized head. Mrs. Besant says that the whole trou ble was the outgrowth of some trouble with a secretary whose accounts were in bad shape and who refused to make any explanations. "I told him that if he did not clear himself he would be ex pelled and he started the new branch. The next year he died and Mrs. Ting ley became his successor. I know noth ing about them, absolutely nothing. They do not belong to us." The headquarters of the theosophists represented by Mrs. Besant are near Madras and are in charge of Colonel Olcott, who is the president of the or ganization. Colonel Olcott is an American, and it was he that, with Madame Blavatsky, founded theosophy. Mrs. Besant will lecture on theosophy at Library hall tonight and will illus trate her talk with a stereoptican. She will receive people who wish to inquire about theosophy at her rooms in the National hotel from 11 to 1 o'clock tomorrow and will leave Topeka for Colorado Springs at 4 o'clock. TORNADO CONDITIONS. Another Day When it is Well toKeep Your Eye on the Sky. The atmospheric conditions today are very similar to those of a few days ago when there was a small tornado in the western part of the city. The center of the storm area is at Concordia, Kan., and Topeka is right in the whirl. The forecasts given out by the weather bu reau are that there will be local show ers or thunderstorms to-night with brisk winds, probably clearing Tuesday and being' slightly cooler. At the weather bureau offices in the Columbian building, the government weather map shows Topeka and vicinity are pretty likely to get some high wind this evening and tonight. The barometer this afternoon is low. At 7 o'clock this morning the thermo meter registered 50 degrees and at 2 o"clock this afternoon it showed 52 de grees. The wind is coming from the west at the rate of 30 miles an hour and it seems to be increasing. SILVER STATUE'S FATE. A Decision by Judge Hazen as to the Litigation. In the district court this morning Judge Hazen sustained the interven ing petitions of the law firm of Wag gener, Horton Orr and Cash Hender son, merchant of Wichita, in the case involving the Ada Rehan silver statue. This decision means that both law firm and merchant may become parties in the litigation for the purpose of recov ering, or attempting to recover.amounts which both claim are due them from the Montana Silver Statue company Waggener, Horton Orr claim $1,000 for professional services rendered the general manager of the company, and Henderson claims J500 damages for breach of contract. And while the litigation progresses, the much admired silver statue lies boxed up in the basement of Barnur-.s store. It will probably continue to lie there for month- to come, as the main case has not yet been set for trial. GOV. LEEDY GONE. Will be at Austin, Texas, for Some Days on Railroad Hatters. Governor Leedy left today for Aus tin, Texas, where he will deliver an ad dress upon the railroad question before the Texas legislature. The governor accepted this invitation some weeks ago and the visit is combined with the investigation of the transportation problem by the committee representing the Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas legis latures, with the view of securing joint action in reductions of passenger and freight rates. It is extremely probable that Gover nor Leedy will rem, in at Austin to hear the investigation which will begin Friday under the direction of the inter state commerce commission upon the complaint lodged with the commission by the Kansas board of railroad com missioners. Should the governor do this he will not be home this week. If his trip is limited to the speech before the Texas legislature he will return to Topeka Saturday. The governor left at noon today on the Santa Fe. FIGHT PICTURES 0. K. Rumor that They are Failures Possi bly Intended to Affect Legislation. New York, April 12. The delay in the exhibition of the pictures taken of the Fitzsimmcns-Corbett fight has caused a rumor to circulate to the ef fect that the three machines fixed at the ringside failed to work a.nd that the negatives are worthless. As neither Dan Stuart, Enoch J. Rector nor any other person connected with the ar rangements for placing the moving pictures before the public has said anything concerning the postponement of the exhibition, the imprassionpre vails that the process was a success and that Stuart is waiting because of the movements now pending in the legislatures of a number of states, and also in congress, looking to the passage of laws preventing the exhibition of the pictures. It is understood that the impression that the machines broke down was allowed to spread in order to diminish the enthusiasm of those persons who were pushing the adverse legislation. It is possible that the pictures, if successfully taken, will not be shown until the present extraordinary session of congress adjourns, in order that sentiment may not be stirred up that might cause the enactment into law of Senator Hoar's bill to prevent the transportation of the pictures in inter state commerce. THE FIRST CIRCUS. Ringling Bros. Show Will Exhibit in Topeka May 13, Ringling Bros, will be the first big circus to visit Topeka this season un less some other bobs in between that day and this. After Ringling Bros, finish their season at Chicago, which opened last week, they will start di rectly westward, giving performances through Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and then to the mountains. Counterfeiting Case on TriaL The April term of the United States dis trict court opened this afternoon with the case of J. N. Muma, of Marquette, Kan., charged with counterfeiting. Muma had a trial in the United States court a year ago, but the jury in the ea-ie hung. He is said to have conducted a counterfeiting den at Marquette with a man named Mc Nabbeney. McNabbeney was arrested in Kansas City some years ago for attempt ing to pass some of the counterfeit coin, and was sent to the Missouri penitentiary. The petit and grand juries for this term of the federal court were empanelled this morning. Councilman James Burgess of this city is chairman of the grand jury. Big Guns in Transit. Denver, Col., April 12. A News special from Cheyenne, Wyo.. says: Two ten inch, 110 ton guns passed Cheyenne today enroute for Says, they will be used to strengthen the coast defense. The big guns were each mounted on an eight truck teel ca.r and were sent over the Herman Hill this afternoon. IS NOT VENUS But a Fast Moving Star Called Alpha OrenoiSj That Has Attracted Attention Iu Many States AS A LARGE AIRSHIP Seen By Thousands of People In Chicago Last Night, And Identified By Astronomers as a Star. Chicago, April 12. All the papers contain long accounts of a brilliant sight in the heavens last night, which) was viewed by thousands of people and was thought to be the much talked of airship. But it has been identified as a fast traveling star, well known but never before as brilliant as it has been of late. A local paper says: When Alpha Orenois, a star of the first magnitude, appeared in the east ern heavens last night many residents of Chicago and suburbs thought the Kansas airship was paying them a vis it. Professor Hough of Northwestern, solved the mystery, however, by prov ing scientifically the identity of the star, and explaining that it is a fast traveler and gives out colored light. This explanation may solve the mys tery of the strange visitor above west ern states. High over the tallest buildings of the city last night a strange light gleamed and moved and was stared at by thous ands cf people in the streets and on. housetops, who said it was the Kansas airship. Evanston and other towns in Illinois and Wisconsin brought information last night of a strange celestial visitor, which was believed to be the same that has startled the people of Kansas of nights for more than a week. In the face of these reports it was easy for ths multitudes of curious people to believe the double green light which hung in the firmament in the northeast was the searchlight of the airship which began its nightly tours in the arid clime of Kansas. While thousands of people were sti'.l Watching the mysterious double poirt of green light at 12:25 o'clock this morn ing it became suddenly dim and then disappeared. During the time it was visible downtown it moved to the east ward and apparently ascended. AS SEEN IN EVANSTON. For a Second Time it Appears to be the Talk of that Village. Chicago, April 12. The Times Herald savs: "It"is here. "It" must be here be cause it was seen again last night at Evanston. This time is was seen by persons within the four-mile limit. "It" is the air ship which has been disturb ing the inhabitants of western states for the last three weeks. The air ship is supposed to have started from Cali fornia. It is conjected that it is on its way to Dwight. but that the strong wind of yesterday blew it out of its course. Several persons had seen tho air ship through strong cocktail glasses out west, but the fact that it was seen twice within the four mile limit of Evanston sets all such theories at rest forever. Several persons in Chicago saw strange lights in the heavens about o'clock. The lights traveled and it was at first thought they were shooting stars. Professor James Carter seized a glass and gazed at the celestial phe nomenon. He declared it must be the air ship. Later Robert Lowen, 192(5 Sherman avenue, Evanston, noticed tha moving light in the sky. The light ap peared to be over the lake and was moving in a westerly direction. Lowen got a field glass and was able to dis cern four lights a short distance apart and moving in unison. The first w as a bright white light and appeared to be operated like a searchlight. Behind it was a green light and farther to the rear were green and white lights set closely together. F. Newland, employ ed in Hill Garwood's drug and candy store, saw the ship. So did R. C. Lib berton of the Evanston life saving crew, who was on duty at the station during the early evening, v The large glass at the station was called into use and each person who looked through it declared that lights both green and white could be plainly seen. It was decided to notify Professor Hough, the astronomer at the observatory, and learn if the peculiar phenomenon had been seen through the observatory tel escope. At the time Professor Hough was taking an observation of Jupiter and had his instrument pointed directly across the lake. He said that the ob ject had not crossed the range of the telescope and that to change the in strument would be the work of several hours. Nearly an hour after the strange lights had faded in the western heavens George Clem of Niles Center telephoned to the Evanston police that the resi dents of Niles had seen the light pass ing westward, a short distance south of the village. Nearly 200 persons gathered on the streets of Evanston to gaze at the lights, and each corroborated Lowen in his statement that the lights were green and white. AN OKLAHOMA GALE. Almost Too Strong for RunningTrains at Times. Perry, Ok., April 12. Oklahoma was Visited by a perfect gale yesterday, which blew from morning till night from 25 to 40 miles an hour from the south. All south-bound trains are late and engineers report that at times they could hardly run their engines against the wind, and at times box cars nearly toppled over. Clouds of dust filled the air. Have You Visited Texas? It is the biggest state in the Union. It has a productive soil and delightful climate. There is some unoccupied land left. The region along the Gulf shore near Galveston and Houston is particularly attractive A comfortable income is there assured those who intelligently cultivate small fruits or raise "garden truck." You may learn something new about the Texas Coast Country by addressing W. J. Black, G. P. A., A. T. S. F. Ry Topeka, Kan. Free descriptive literature furnished. Inquire of nearest agent regarding ex cursion rates.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL, 12, 1897. ALTRUISM. Denyer's Leading Preacher De livers a Remarkable Sermon. BULL RUNS AMUCK. Frenzied by Toreadoes and Pic adors. Baby Cried flight and Day Discharge from Her Ears Top of Her Head Broke out in Scrofulous Eruptions Grew Worse Under Treatment Till YV Gave Her Hood's Sarsaparilla She Has Rosy Cheeks Now. Says This Is Not a Comfortable World Perflrio Diaz Gives a Sensa tional Performance TO LITE IN AT PRESENT 2 Has Attended Funerals of Elev en Suicides In a Year. 2Ijron Reed Gives His Tiews on Remodeling Society. Denver, April 12. Broadway Temple held a large audience to listen to Rev. Myron W. Reed. His subject was "So cialism," and in a short hour he ex plained what he believes to be a healthy socialism for this country to adopt. He suggests some local reforms in the same line. He said: I have lived- to see socialism a re spectable word and a socialist a re spectable man. It is well to get to gether as to definitions. According to Webster's dictionary it is a theory of society which advocates a more pre cise, orderly and harmonious arrange ment of the social relations of mankind than that which has hitherto prevailed. Worcester's dictionary: The science of reconstructing society on entirely new bases, by substituting the princi ple of association for that of competi tion in every branch of human indus try. Standard dictionary: A theory of civil policy that aims to secure the re construction of society, increase of wealth and a more equal distribution of the products of labor through public collective ownership of land and capital as distinguished from property) and the public collective management of all Industries. Its motto is: "Everyone according to his deeds." Century dictionary: "Any theory or system of social organization which would abolish entirely, or in part, the individual effort and competition on which modern society rests, and sub stitute co-operation, would introduce a more perfect and equal distribution of the products of labor, and would make land and capital as the instruments of production, the joint possession of the community. James Russell Lowell's definition is this: "Socialism means, or wishes to mean, co-operation and community of interests, sympathy; the giving to the Jiands not so large a share as to the Tarain, but a larger share than hitherto, in the wealth they must combine to produce; means, in short, the practical application of Christianity to life, and has in the secret of an orderly be nign construction." Aiy text: Revelation xxi, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth." All the prophets and poets have seen the same thing. Isaiah looked forward to an utter change of the face of the earth and of the hearts of the people of the earth. Robert Burns saw a new earth and so did Alfred Tennyson when he was young. Plato looked away from the decaying world around him and saw Atlantis. Sir Thomas More, about to suffer death, was writing "Utopia." There ought to be a new earth, and what ought to be will be. No one will assert that this is the ideal social sys tem this one that we are living in. Isaiah would not be satisfied with it, nor Plato. We are not satisfied with it. It is a makeshift. We have sent money and sympathy to Ireland, and that was right and effective. But in 1895 there were more than 23,000 evictions in New "York. city. That means more than 100, 000 people turned out of doors. That is to say, in one American city the evic tions, as compared with Ireland, were more than four to one. More than 300,000 people exist In one square mile of the city of New York. "When you have seen that the east end of London looks thinly inhabited. The question of woman's wages is a moral one. Wellington reproved a sol dier for some fai it, and the soldier re minded the great captain that "you cannot hire all the cardinal virtues for 57 a month." Poverty and ignorance get together and crime is born. But I need not tell you that this social order is not to be admired. A socialist desires something tetter. He may think that a new earth will come in by persuasion. He thinks It will come In. Surely this state of things we are familiar with is not permanent. There Js much righteous discontent. It makes itself felt by speeches and newspapers and books. There is a literature of dis content. If you read Hamlin Garland's Etories of the west you realize their ab solute photographic truth. One rises up saying they are too true. "Caesar's Column" is a powerful book. Men have learned by "Uncle Tom's 'abln,"that there is nothing so persua sive as a story, and modern novels are full of the socvial questions of the day. They are sold by the ton. The Arena Magazine has gone quick ly almost to the front because it recog nizes the signs of the times. The word "socialist" does not scare anybody now. We find that he is an amiable gen tleman who would like to hear of less extortion, less eviction, less greed, less suicide. He lifts up his eyes and sees a new earth. "No News From Nowhere," liy William Morris, is a statement of how the new earth looks. When you are weary of this earth read this book. More than half the literary men of our day are socialists. I find much social ism in Howelis and Georse Meredith. It has even crept into that excellent newspaper, the Outlook. I think perhaps one in a hundred of the preachers of the country have quit their ignorant noise about "the red flag of socialism." There is less worship of the god of things as they are than formerly. The parish priest of austerity Climbed up in a high church steeple To be nearer God, so that he might hand His word down to the people. 'And in sermon script he daily wrote What he thought was sent from heaven And he dropped it down on the people's heads Two times one day in seven. In his age, God said, "Come down and die." And he cried out from the steeple, "Where art thou, Lord?" and the Lord replied, "Down here among my people." It is high time to have less steeple and more bread. If the people knew what the origin of steeples was, what they signified, they would not build any more. The cry of the people is not for stee ples. Perhaps we are milder in our talk about the "dark ages." There is no murder that goes on in Cuba and Turkey and South Africa and Egypt but is a money question. There are bonds involved. To stop the murder would imperil the value of Tonds. I can remember when Christian gentlemen did not wish anything said about slavery. It would interfere with trade. Theodore Parker said in 1S50 of the baptism of a negro: "Thy name is slave. I baptise thee in the name of the Golden Eagle, the Silver Dollar and the Copper Cent." The god of that time was "business." The mob that put a rope around the neckof William Lloyd Garrison was a broadcloth mob. The best people were in that mob. Harold Rogersays that in the four teenth century a fat ox could be bought by six days' wages of anrdinary me chanic. Wages have gone down or else beef has gone up. Men in Chicago are running over one another to get a chance to cut ice at a dollar a day and board themselves.That is hard work and cold work, and the people who want the job are thinly clad and poorly fed. To show how we have made progress in poverty, let me read to you some gems from a speech of John D. Rocke feller, made in the Fifth Avenue Bap tist church to a young mn's Bible class. He said:"I hope you young men are careful. I believe that it is a re ligious duty to get all the money you can, get it fairly, religiously, honestly." He had in his hand a pocket ledger. He said: "It reports what I received and paid out for several years." The oily king then said here is an item: "Income from December 26, 1855, to Jaunary 26, 1857, $50. And I lived within my income. Out of that I paid my washerwoman, the lady whom I boarded with, and I saved a little. I see that I paid in the Sunday school every Sunday one cent." There is not a Chinaman or an im ported monkey who can live today as cheaply as that. The average cost of a Chinaman's year in San Francisco is $S3. Only $9 a year for Mr. Rockefel ler's clothes 40 years ago! Now if you desire to read "Progress and Crime," read Henry D. Lloyd's "Wealth versus Commonwealth." That is a comprehensive statement of Mr. Rockefeller's life later on. It is a his tory of the Standard Oil company. There is nothing in the annals of lying and bribery, perjury, plunder and planned assassination that equals it. It is a classic. Mr. Lloyd, the author of the book, lives in Chicago, and Har per Brothers, the publishers of the book, live in New Tork. They are rich people, but Mr. Rockefeller has never had them in court. Smitten on one cheek, he meekly turns the other, and goes on raising the price of oil, endow ing churches and telling the young men of his Bible class to get money hon estly. Mr. Rockefeller ought to have been born earlier or Dickens ought to have lived longer. They should have met. Pecksniff is not in it with this Rocke feller. Nature has produced what gen ius failed in. "Wealth Versus Commonwealth, "is a book with covers on. been but now some three years and been read by the thoughtful people of these states. No body has answered it. I conclude that the only answer to the book is the fact that the person who lived on J50 a year now has several hundred millions. Nothing succeeds like success. The explanation of how he got his money is as Dick Turpin. about to be hung, remarked: "Insidious and irrelevant." Of course this society that permits such deadly parallels as we see, the gorged few and the hungry many, can not last. As a nation we have already taken steps in socialism. The common school with the United States flag over it is a long step from the old motto of Cain, "Every man for himself." Some children could have gone to private schools, but it was felt that a vast number would have no opportunity and so the state stepped in, and now makes the rich childless man help to educate the children of his poor neighbor. Not only a school house is built by the com munity and teachers hired, but the child, if necessary, is provided with books. Paris provides him with a din ner. In some states the child is com pelled to attend school. In his book on "Liberty." John Stuart Mill makes an only exception to his wide liberty of the individual this, that the state, in order to preserve itself, must have in telligent citizens, and therefore has a right to compel a child to go to school. Now, after all our experience with common schools, who would go' back to the old private school for pupils, depending on the ability and choice of the individual? Some, but not many. There are objections to the public school. It is possible that the young men who worked out in haying and harvesting to earn money to at tend the old fashioned private academy studied more faithfully, prized his earned privilege more, and made more of it; but it is generally conceded that the reasons for the free school are more than those against it. The common school has made its own argument given a reason for being, and today is the pride of the United States. The postoffice is another step in so cialism. Who wishes to go back to g."' A

the old private courier or private car rier pigeon, or the more primitive fire and smoke signals? The cheaper the postage the more letters are written. The cheaper the postage the more near ly the department comes to making the machine pay its way. I would rather trust a letter to the United States on payment of two cents than to trust it to the memory of a friend who hap pens to be going that way. I do not remember to have missed a letter mailed to me, but I have found letters given to me to mail, several days after, well forgotten in my pocket. The immense business that the Den ver postoffice does amazes the unac quainted. It does this and does it al most without a blunder. I can send by post four pounds of merchandise. I have often wondered why not try forty pounds or forty tons make a United States express of it. If not, why not? The telegraph i3 sending a letter by lightning instead of steam. The only difference is the medium. Why is that in private hands? The reason why is not a good one. Make the service of the telegraph cheap and I will write more letters. The cheaper the rate the more it will be used. A few people will not get rich out of it, but the great public will be served by it. I do not keep a fire bucket. If my house gets on fire the city will put it out. The boys and the horses are in harness. Under the old motto of Cain, If a man got sick or hurt, he could help himself or die. Now the city picks him up, or the county or the state. The healthy the whole, are taxed for the sick and hurt. Every hospital so supported is an evidence of socialism. Under the old system, if a man was murdered the next of kin took up the dead man's quarrel and killed the slayer if he could. "Blood revenge" Is now the law in Circassia. But here the state comes in. All prisons, jails and gallows trees are socialistic. So of all state asylums and homes for the de fective. We are further along in socialism than we perhaps thought. A city that furnishes heat, light, water, transpor tation and telephone service at cost to its citizens is further along in social ism than Denver. In Sweden the government keeps the saloon. Whether the United States can control and own railroads and operate them to public advantage would seem to be settled by the fact that when a railroad goes into the hands of a receiver it is controlled and operated by the United States court. How far can we farther go with so cialism for the public good? I think the nation or state or city ought to do the common necessary chores of the in dividual and give him more time for his individual calling. It would be a saving of time and friction if I could, by dealing with one head, arrange forty things. In Australia, on government-owned railroads, you can ride a distance of 4.000 miles for 56.60. first class, while workingmen can ride six miles for 2 cents, 12 miles for 4 cents, 30 miles for 10 cents, and railroad men receive from 25 to 30 per cent more wages for eight hours' labor than they are paid in this country for ten hours. In Victoria, where these rates prevail, the net in come from the roads is sufficient to pay all the federal taxes, which is another convincing proof of the possibility of government without taxation. In Hungary, where the roads are state owned, you can ride six miles for 1 cent, and since the roads were bought by the government the men's wages have been doubled. Belgium tells the same story fares and freight rates cut down one-half and wages doubled. Yet the roads pay a vearly revenue to the government of $4,000,000. In the United States, un der private ownership, it is the other way. We have paid the railroads bil lions In land and money, and are now paying them millions yearly for car rying the mails, and yet freight and passenger rates are so extortionate as to be almost prohibitive, while wages paid railroad employes are degrading and almost criminal in their smallness. Surely. America has a deal yet to learn from its various mother countries. In Germany you can ride four miles for 1 cent on the government owned lines, yet wages are ovei 125 per cemt higher than they were when the corporations owned them, and during the last ten years the net profits have increased 41 per cent. Last year the roads paid the German government a net profit of $25,000,000. I would like a central chore office. It would save me the fatigue of going to 39 other places and bargaining with 39 other heads. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a fortunate man. He was not Interrupted in his work by a necessity for coal or an errand to the office of the gas company or water company or laundry. He had a wife who came between him and all of these chores. They were attended to, how he did not know. Now I would like the city to come between me and all these chores; do them for me. The best hotel is where there is the most done for you and the least required of you. There is nothing valuable gained by climbing stairs. There is nothing valuable lost by going on the elevator. It is ob jected to socialism of the kind called nationalism that it breaks down com petition between individuals, but where is there any competition now? There is consolidation, and that is what saves time. Mr. Collis Huntington writes that the more railroads under one management the better. I think you will agree with him. Only as comptroller of these roads I prefer the United States to Mr. Hunt ington or the late Mr. Gould. These men unconsciously taught socialism. Time was when you were shopping you had to run all over town, now there are stores in larpe cities where you can find what you want from a paper of tacks to a ham. Consolidation is the word of to day. Vermont had not been much of a country alone, but as a part of the na tion she is a good deal of a country. I am as ready to buy meat of the Uni ted States as to buy it of Mr. Armour. He never explains to me why it is that cattle are low, but that I am paying right along the same old price for steaks It Is the object that if we go along much further into socialism there will be no more investors or poets. I do not believe that Burns was thinking about money when he was writing the "Beg gars' Opera," or "Mary in Heaven." I am sure he was not. Milton received, I believe $25 for "Paradise Lost." I do not suppose he was thinking of what he would receive. Milton was busy in heaven and hell, and so busy that he had no mind for anything else. He was looking at Satan and Michael and such people, and not at the bookseller. His mind was wholly taken up with Satan's great seige and assault and defeat. The bargaining spirit does not go with the inventive, constructive gift. I take it that Shakespeare was an actor by pro fession and wrote for the pure delight there is in creating. James Whitcomb Riley had made a reputation before he thought of making a dollar. He had no more thought of wages than a bluebird. He writes now for the pleasure he finds in it. But the wages were an afterthought. Tou hear the phrase "christian socialism." There is such a thing. The motto of this kind of socialists suits me very well. "From a man according to his power, to a man according to his needs." That is chris tian. Suppose a woman has the gift of a wonderful voice. Recollect, it is a gift, cultivated, but a gift. Is that not enough with a good living? Her busi ness is to go up and down the world, and please the people. Sing to the world, to the poorest. Is not that, with a sufficient living enough? What a salary that is, to delight the world, to add that to a sufficient living? But to pervert a gift of God into a means to build up a castle filled with splendid tinsel, to die, having sung only to those who can spare $5. That is not socialism nor Christianity. That is purely heathen business. Socialism says to genius, you are dearly paid in having genius. You shall not lack any good thing. But you shall not make merchandise of it. Your genius is a gift from God for you to give to His children and die famous and beloved. You are forbidden to die with a lot of useless dollars about you and still not having done your work. But there is another half of the so cialist text. "To man according to his needs." Here is a man with no genius, no talent no faculty born tired. He is as help less as the man on the Jericho road that the Levite and Pharisee would not look at. He cannot do anything, but he needs as much and more than Colum bus. It is a sufficient privation to him to know that he is helpless. Feed him, clothe him, shelter him. He needs more than any genius to compensate him, if possible, for his lack of faculty, of op portunity. That is my kind of social ism, and also the only kind of Chris tianity. It is objected that socialism is pater nalism. I can see some sense in that when the government is by Emperor William. But when the government 13 "by the people," paternalism suits me. The will of the people is not at present comfortable. Some say it is not habi table and go out of it within a year I have been to the funerals of 11 suicides. They were mortally tired or this kind of living. I was called to their funerals because I did not blame them. William Morris insisted on this rea sonable claim: "It is right and neces sary that all men shall have work to do which shall be worth doing, and be of itself pleasant to do, and which should be done under such conditions as would make it neither over-wearisome or over anxious." I think it is a fair claim. As I see our people working they are tired and anx ious. A man is afraid of losing his job. I want sufficiency for the day and se curity for the morrow. The man who 40 years ago worked for $50 a year watched another man's job he under bid a boy. An American who will con sent to live on $50 a year is not fit to live. The socialists says that work is nec essary but hard, dangerous and repul sive, ought to have short hours and higher wages and be shared by all. Pork eaters have no right to keep one man six days in the week all the weeks of the year around sticking pigs. We have no right to make a victim of one man make him do all the repulsive work for a hundred families. The socialist says that if butchering is necessary let each do his share of it. I have no right to protest my delicate, sensitive refined, high-bred self at the expense of anoth er, compelling him to be coarser and rough. The socialist insists upon shorter working hours for workingmen and on working hours for all men. He would do away with the genteel loafers of both sexes, and so get rid of the scandals that we buy the papers to read about. It has been said that the saloon is the poor mans club house, and that the club house is the rich man's saloon. One has as much right to be open on Sunday as the other. Wealth under the law has nothing to do with thirst. Under socialism what would I do with a man like Rockefeller? Put him in the cabinet, making him minister of oil at a good salary. Carnegie? Make him minister of steel at a good salary. Huntington seems to have a facuity for railroads. Make him minister of rail roads at a salary. Make Armour min ister of beef. And so put every man in the line of his faculty at a salary and get rid of millionaires and tramps. Both men are alike a nuisance. In a good society neither will appear. I am ask ing only for a comfortable world. There is unhealthy congestion of money. It is not good for the heart of mankind and it is not good for the ex tremities. Circulation is better for heart and head, and hands and tips of fingers. There must be a beginning. Why not here in Denver try socialism? The con solidation of kitchens and laundries, one for a neighborhood, one playground for the children of a neighborhood. Boston Common suits me. I prefer it to any individual private back yard on earth. It is within our power to make Denver more of a home, not a friendless soul in it. Not an idle man saying sadly, no man hath hired me. It is not a comfortable world while a single soul goes without. CHILDREN OFF THE STREET Public School Buildings "Will Ba XTsed for Clubs by New Tork Boys and Girls, New York, April 12. The public school buildings can be utilized evenings by clubs of boys and girls, according to the decision of Corporation Counsel Scott giv en vesterday: These clubs a number of which are now in progress of organization, are intended to keep children off the streets and at the same time give them instructive amuse ments. They will not be night schools, but simply clubs which young people can frequent, and where, if fhey choose, they may have debates, listen to lectures or pa.ss away an hour or so in palying par lor games. The main object of the clubs however, is to amuse, interest, and in struct boys and girls who are now forced to resort to the streets. There are to be no teachers to teach and no lessons to learn at the clubs. The expenses of the clubs fire to be borne by the Good Gov ernment clubs and the Public Education society, and also by private subscriptions. POOR FREER FROM DISEASE Remarkable Discovery Made in School Inspection in New York. New York. April 12. In the five school days of last week the medical inspectors of school's examined 13,176 children and excluded 569. 88 from the parochial schools and 481 from the public schools. Twenty eight cases of what appeared to be diph theria were isolated, and twelve of them proved true diphtheria: two cases of were found and one of scarlet fever The other cases discov ered wer &s follows: Three cases of croup, four of whooping cough. 18 of mumps. 106 of diseases of the eye, 240 par asitic diseases of the head, and 21 of the body, 24 of chicken pox and 24 of skin diseases. Schools in the good neighbor hoods furnished the most cases. The cases found in the poorer districts were few and far apart. AT YUMA, ARIZ. FIESTA Rips Open the Jaw of the King of the Bull Fighters. Smashes the Pen and Injures Many People. Yuma, Ariz., April 12. La Grande Fiesta De Yuma, wound up last night with wild west sports and Spanish bull fights, which constituted a crowning feautre of the five days' revelry. The feature of the show which drew the crowds was the Spanish bullfight, head ed by the renowned bull fighter, Capt. Carlos Garcia from Juarez, Mexico. Capt. Carlos Garcia and his troupe of toreadors and picadors, including La Carlota, a female bull fighter, displayed wonderful skill in fighting fierce ani mals, but a magnificent black bull Per flrio Diaz, proved himself almost in vincible and before he was dispatched in the third fight in which he was used he caught Capt. Garcia upon his long slender horns and ripped open the man's jaw. Capt. Garcia's wound may prove fatal. After goring and badly mutilating Garcia, the bull, stung to frenzy by the torments of toreadors and picadors, charged full at the bull pen.and though it was strongly built, after several des perate attempts he smashed into kind ling wood a panel of the pen and charg ed into the grounds surrounding the amphitheatre, which were filled with people. Many were injured. The roul ette table, stacked with gold and silver coins, was tossed high in the air and the money scattered in the dust. Straight through the crowd the enrag ed animal sped, out into the main street of Yuma but fortunately no more people were in the way. After a long chase and hard work, the bull was re turned. MEETING OF SOROSIS. Mary Came Hall Calls Attention to the Progress of Women. New York, April 12. Sorosis held its first meeting of the season Saturday af ternoon, and Mrs. Mary Dame Hall, the new president, presided with much grace and ease, while Mrs. Helmuth took her place in the audience with equal naturalness. Before introducing the leaders of the discussion Mrs. Hall made a short ad dress, in which she called attention to the progress of women, and by way of contrast she quoted a section from an unrepealed law of New Jersey, enact ed while it was still a British colony, to the effect that any woman, whatever might be her estate, who should betray, seduce or entice into matrimony any of his majesty's subjects by means of cosmetics, false hair, artificial teeth or other aid whatever should incur the penalty of the law against whichcraft and similar abominations. The question of the day's discussion was "Has American Literature in Its Development Formed a Distinct School, or is It but the Reflection of Foreign Influences?" It was presented by the chairman of the committee on literature, Mrs. Lee C. Harby, who inclined decidedly to the affirmative. She admitted that America had ab sorbed the traits of many lands, but as serted that these had been naturalized like her citizens, and that the whole had a distinct individuality. Mrs. Har by is serving her second term as chair man of the committee on literature. Mrs. Loveland labored to prove that not much in the way of literature could be expected from the descendants of Puritans. These amiable people, she said, who broke images and destroyed pictures in the old world and disfigured the Psalms of David, if the new, since there was no other work of art in the wilds of New England on which they could vent their feelings, could not be expected to transmit much literary abil ity to posterity. Miss Beaston said: "Locality does not make literature, for Dante and Milton, you remember, wrote of hell. Literature is based on three great factors religious traditions, political conditions and the relations of the sexes. Our religious traditions are those of England; the relations of the sexes among us were developed by Anglo-Saxon civilization; and our political conditions are based on the three great English charters. We are the children of England, and our literature cannot be different from that of our mother country." DIVING FOR TREASURE. Efforts to Recover $19,000 in Gold Lost on March 17 in San Fran cisco Bay. San Francisco, April 12. On St. Pat trick's day the boy steamer Sunol was run down and sunk off the city water front by the bark Olympic. On the steam er was $19,000 in gold bars in the safe and .several thousand dollars in silver and lead bars all consigned to the Selby Smelting Works. The place where the steamer sank was patrolled to keep off the treasure hunters and a wrecking company was hired to re cover the bullion. Twenty-five hundred dollars was paid for the 10 days work or the wrecker, but nothing was found. Then the steamship company's agent under took a personal search. He dragged for rhe safes and when he had recovered a few silver bars he cent a diver down and located the safe. The current runs so swifUv that the diver could only work two hours at flood tide. The treasure is sunk in 65 feest of water, but will be raised without difficufty. Mr. Cleveland Will Attend. New York, s. April 12. Ex-President Cleveland has accepted the invitation to attend the Grant tomb dedication. Americans are the most inventive people on earth. To them have been issued nearly 00,000 patents, or more than one-third ofvall the patents issued in the world. No discovery of modern years has been' of greater benefit to mankind that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or has done more to relieve pain and suffering. J. W. Vaughn,- of Oakton, Ky., says: "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy in my fam ily for several years, and find it to be the best medicine I ever used for cramps in the stomach and bowels. For sale by Drugeists. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1897. 3 REDUCED TO THERANKS. Trouble Oyer the Soldiers' Home Investigation. A Leading Witness Reduced From Captain TO COMMON PRIVATE. Capt. Conover Feels Governor Smith's Displeasure. Queer Proceedings In the But ler Bribery Case. Leavenworth, April 12. The veterans at the -soldiers' home are considerably work ed up over the way witnesses who testi fied before the congressional committee hit being treated. The members of con gress assured the veterans when they first came to Leav. nmrth that witnesses would be protected and not hounded and driven from the home, but it" all reports are true the work of punishing witnesses has commenced. Ehiriiig the investigation Capt. C. D. Conover, of M company, appeared as a witness and gave some damaging testi monv. Captain Conover had never com mitted an offense against the rule of tlw home, had an excellent record and his Jestimonv could not be shaken. He was mentioned by friends for promotion to the position of governor of lb1 home. Yesterday Governor Smith sent for him and reduced him from captain of M com pany to thai of private. When pressed tor his reasons for doing so the governor, it is said, charged Captain Conover with having borrowed a small sum of money from a member of trie home. Captain 'onover told the governor he never heard of a man being punished for borrowing money and that the transaction was hon orable t-:id open and above board. Cautain Conover feels that he was re duced as a captain simply because he tes tified before the congressional investigating- committee. Not Ions ago he was or dered not to leave the home grounds without orders, a restriction not placed on inmates. Captain Conover has a splendid war record and he is a relative of the Con over family of Kt-nsas City. Til'. veterans are also watching the rase of Charles Butler. charged with forfrry. Butler was arrested a shore tim ago on a warrant sworn out before 1 ";i i i States Commissioner Clough by "William TiePuye. who charged Butler witli perjury. Insteal of taking Butler before Commissioner Clough. K. B. Wheel, er. I'ovenior Smith's private secretary, j''"!;!vd the case. Wheeler was the principal witness for Oo ernor Smith during the investigation, aii'l is directly interested. When Butler was first taken before Whaler there was dissatisfaction and tliis has increased. Eutler's case was set for trial Saturday and it was continued v.nril today because the witnesses for the prosecution had not been subpoenaed. Jesse George went to the home yester day to assist in the prosecution of the case, veterans having engaged him to do so. When the case was called up. it de veloped time Wheeler had written an officii-) letter to DePuye. who swore out the. warrant on April 3 asking him to furnish the names of the prosecuting witnesses hi writing. DePuye promptly responded riving names of half a dozen persons. Xoii'1 of them were subpoenaed and "Wheeler stated to Mr. George that h would not issue subpoenaes until ordered to do so by the United States attorney. MANIAU ON A TRAIN. A Passenger on Santa Fe No. 5 Cuts His Throat, Then Tears the Wound. Gc.rden City. April 12. One night last week John IDicssl. a cabinetmaker from the city of New York, made a frenzied attempt to commit suicide c-n train No. 5, about four miles east of here. He was seated in the chair car and had been aning nervously for some time, when lie suddenly pulled out a pocket knife, plunged it into his throat, and dragged the. blade through his windpipe before a motion could be made by any one to deter i irn from the insane act. Intense excite ment prevailed in the car among the pas sengers, the man was seized and held from trying any further attempts at self destruction. Realizing his wound was not fatal, the crazed wretch tried to tear the flesh with his hands. The bell-rope which passes through the car was cut in two. and his hands were securely hound by his sides, where he could not use them to do anv harm. In this con dition he was brought to Garden City, and carried into the depot, while a mes senger was hurriedly despatched for Dr. Sabine. The man was a frightful looking object as he struggled in the hands of those who were holding him. Blood was spat tered freely all over his clothes, hands and face. The fierce, light of insanity shone frim his glittering eves in fitful gleams and he threw his head from side o side with that succession of restless motons which characterizes the loss of reason. while his incoherent ravings rounded like the last notes of despair Horn a lest soul. On examination. the doctor foimd that the man's windpipe had be-n almost entirely severed bv The knife, but the large veins had escaped in jury. The sewing up of the wound w b long, tedious Job. as the windnipe flrt lu.l to be made airtight. It was finallv accomplished, bandages applied, and the patient conveyed to more suitable -iparf-ments uptown, where a watch was kept over him for fear he would agaui at tempt suicide. On his person was found e ticket for San Francisco, and about S1U9 in cash. w The attempt to take his life arose from a case ot unrequited affection. FUNERAL OF ALICE MASON. Many Hundred People Attended the Service at Lawrenca Yesterday. t.?ra?r"C" Apri! 12 -The largest funeral wL h?iTS p' rson ever seen in Lawrence Si J'-sterday afternoon at the I ly mouth Congregational church. Fully 1..,ikj people went there to pav their las'- 7fn7ut,l fAU M- Maso"' hoSe su llen death from consumption in Denver brought sadness to so many people -v. I cOCK. 'he remains were tu.ken to the church wnere the large audience had assembled A handsome blaok Set en closed the body and on it there was a pro fusion of beautnul flowers and floral emblems. The R.v Richni-s pastor of the Plymoutlclmr'ch. asi by Rev. Mr Howiaml. conducted the ser vices, which were simple but be-uMfm Dr. Cordley spoke of his acquaint an with, the deceased. mentioning 'Vm! hersnip in trie church. hr nMtinn V. Sunday school teacher 2nd ot her ceer" ful. Christian life. r cneer- Special music appropriate to the oc-- Bion wat given. In the central block n eeats and immediately back of the rpio lives, the girls of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity sat. The deceased S .een a prominent and beloved member 7,'J I he fraternity. 1 Her late illness dates back but to last December, when she contracted a se vere, cold which developed into pneumonia and later into hastv consumntinn TIM M'CABTHY DENIES. Declares He is Still a Republican Inside of County Politics. Lamed, April 12. To the Editor of The State Journal- The dispatch sent out from Washing ton and published in your paper Sat urday, originating, I believe, from a well known bitter personal enemy of mine, that I had been, elected mayor of learned as a Populist, on n Populist ticket, is a cruel and malicious false hood. I was elected on the Citizens' ticket, entirely non-partisan. Local preju dices and not politics entered into the mayoralty contest, notably the Rush Vandivert fight. I am as staunch and true a Republican now as I have been at any time during the past quarter of a century, and shall remain so despite the efforts of the gang to read me out of the party because of my refusal to train with them. Future dispatches of this nature will be treated by me with silent contempt. Life is too short, especially when the source is consid ered, tim McCarthy. K. S. TJ. STUDENTS BIOT. Throw Beer Bottles Against a Society Girl's House Give Her Ad mirers Society Yell Lawrence. April 12. Kansas univers ity social circles are much wrought up over a little incident of Friday night, it is also rumored that the university faculty will take a hand and investi gate the affair. Karry G. Clark, popular and good looking, is a prominent member of the Sigma" Chi fraternity, and moves with Lawrence's "smart set." There is a beautiful young lady attending the un iversity. Miss Gillman by name. She hails from Independence, Mo., and has been the belle of the winter social sea son. Clark has been much enamored of her and the young lady's friends say that the attachment was mutual. But there were many suitors for the favor of Miss Gil I man. But the culmination of all that was mean and uncharitable happened Fri day night, when five or six young men arrived with beer bottles, went to the house on South Tennessee street where Miss Gillman roomed. They yelled, threw the "dead soldiers" against the house, and to cap the climax gave the yell of the Sigma Chi fraternity, of which Clark is a sober member, which is: Who! Who! Who am I! I am a loyal Sigma Chi! Whoopla. whoopla. whoop-la, Hi! Alpha Xi! Sig ma Chi!! The neighbors were rudely awakened from their slumbers, and early next morning the news spread rapidly. Old residents said: "The old times must be returning the university boys were out last night." The young lady was horrified, Clark was collapsed. WILD GEESE FLEW LOW. A Big Flock Gets Bewildered at Be loit and Many are Killed. The Beloit Call of April 9 says: Wild geese, were flying thick over Be loit last Friday night. There was a gen tle rain falling and the heavens were very uark and the geese seemed to be be wildered and flying low. The quacking of the geese brought out the crack shots of Beloit with their guns. Some of the sports stood on top of the buildings and some in the streets and fired into the air above in tha direction the quack came from. The bullets from the riiles evidently were well aimed, as dead geese came tumbling down from tile clouds all over the city. Many good house wives picked up a dead goose in their door yard the next morning as a re sult of Beloit's marksmen's good snoot ing. NEW POLICJ3 APPOINTMENTS. Leavenworth Police Board Makes Several Changes. Leavenworth, April 12. The board of police commissioners held a meeting Saturday afternoon. While in session the hoard made seven appointments, Thomas P. Brady for detective, John Shea jruard at the jail in place of John Fenton, Louis Gray and Ben Samuels, patrolmen, and George Kohn, John Nicholson and A. Hofstra, sanitary officers. Of the appointments made five are Democrats, two Republicans and one a fusion Populist. William Bishop was among the of ficers discharged. He will remain on duty for ten days more. Bishop is a Democrat. FELL IN A WELL. A 4 Year -Old Fort Scott Child's Nar row Escapes From Death. Fort Scott. April 12. Saturday after- I noon about 3 o'clock the little 4-year-old uduguici kjL .fix. ttiiu -vjir. r I diiK 13. AJtii, fuii into a well around which she was playing. She had lifted the trap door and was looking down when she lost her bal ance and fell headlong into the well, a distance of about twenty feet. She lodged on one of the rafters in the well and held on unil assistance could be secured. FORTNIGHTLY CLUB. Arkansas City Women Visit a Day With Winfield Friends. Arkansas City, April 12. The talk of the town in society circles is over the pleasant visit of the 22 ladies of the Fortnightly club to Winfield Friday to visit the Rossetti club. Dinner was taken at the St. James and the afternoon spent at the home of Mrs. Stafford where a number of the Winfield ladies were present. An interesting programme was ren dered and light refreshments served. Stock Rush on the Santa Fe. Wellington. April 12. The Santa Fe stock rush is on. Four extras went west Saturday morning and every en gine crew here is in service. There is not a man on the extra board here, but a number who have been sent to Ar kansas City will be recalled at once. FROM KANSAS TOWNS. General and Personal News From All Over the State WELLINGTON The carrier pigeons which J. L. Kise took to Mayfield this morning arrived here at 10::-;0 a. m. Counting that the train arrived there upon schedule time at 10:20 a. m., this gave the pigeons but 10 minutes to make the return, a distance of over eight miles. EL DORADO Imo lodge, K. of P. have raised a handsome sum of money and sent the same to their brother. H. W. Morrison, at Chandler, Oklahoma, where his home, harness shop and everything In them were destroyed by the recent storm there. The Rathbone Sisters of which Mrs. Morrison has been long a faithful member here, are also moving for the relief of their sister and her children. LEAVENWORTH Julius Neubauer, Republican candidate for constable who was defeated for re-election, proposes to contest on the ground that many votes were thrown out by the judges which should have been counted for him. The names of himself and Mike Lonergan, Democrat, were on the same tickets and many voters placed crosses before these two, and before no other candidates for constable and the judges counted them for neither. GARNETT At the annual meeting of the officers of the National Guards held here for the purpose of the promo tion and election of officers. Lieutenant Colonel Metcalf of Lawrence was pro moted to colonel, to fill the position made vacant by Colonel McCrumb of Garnett, who was promoted to a high er rank, that of major-general. Cap tain Chas. Flanders of Paula, was elect ed lieutenant colonel. GREAT BEND F. B. Kaen, who Is to build the Cheyenne bottoms ditch ar rived Saturday night with 100 horses and mules and six carloads of tools. The train of 11 cars was met by a large number of citizens, and Koen stated that work would begin Thursday un less the weather should interfere. LEAVENWORTH A large section of the Soldier's Home land has been in undated by the rise in the river and if the water runs off within the next week the ground will be unfit for planting this spring. The river at the bridge is still falling slowly. The bridge and all its approaches, dikes, grades and break waters have stood the freshet without a bobble and in no time has been in the least danger of damage. WICHITA The second marriage said to have occurred in the state of Kan sas, wherein a lady officiated as clergy man, was returned to the probate court this morning. The marriage oc curred on Wednesday at which time the nuptials of Wilber Foster, a lieutenant in the American Volunteers was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Binklev. The certificate was signed by Hattie McFadden, ordained minister of the Gospel. The clergywoman is a major of the American Army. LINDSBORG John and R. W. Pun tency called on the mayor yesterday and stated that they wished to pay him an old debt. They explained that last July they had been lodged and fed by the city and that since then they had become in a condition to repay the town and handed over one dollar which was the amount the city paid out for them. PITTSBURG The improvements on the Vitrified Brick works are almost completed. The 107 foot stack is in place, and about Tuesday the works will be in operation. There are four or five large contracts to be filled and the works Will be run at its full capacity, over 70,000 brick being turned out per day. SPALDING SURRENDERS. President of the Globe Savings Bank Gives an Appearance Bond. Chicago, 111., April 12. President Charles W. Spalding of the defunct Globe Savings bank arrived in Chicago last night on the Baltimore Ohio railroad, coming from Grand Calumet Heights, Ind., and leaving the train be fore it reached the city depot. After consultation with some of his friends, whom he met privately, he went to the office of William Hall, justice of the peace, where he gave bonds for his appearance in court to answer the charge of receiving money when he knew the bank to be insolvent. This charge had been made by Frank E. Stone. Justice Hall placed the amount of bond at $500 and set April 19 for the hearing of the case. It was after mid night when the bail bond was signed and Mr. Spalding left the justice's office for his home. He says he was ordered to take a rest by his physicians, and was not in hid ing, as has been stated, except that he wanted to recuperate and did not wish to be disturbed. It is claimed that he has advised his friends and those in terested that the funds and bonds of the University of Illinois are all right and the institution will not lose a cent. According to Charles R. Spalding, son of President Spalding, the funds and bonds of the university were not kept as part of the assets of the bank. Consequently, if the bonds are intact, they cannot be divided among the de positors of the bank prorata when the receiver is authorized to pay the first installment to the bank creditors. The university will not be a preferred cred itor, according to the messages received from President Spalding, because the bonds and cash belonging to it never formed any part of the bank's assets. GEORGE FINDLEY Is Being Pushed as a Representative of Kansas for Office. It is understood that the friends of George W. Findley over the state and al so down in Oklahoma are still at work se curing endorsements for him, urging his appointment as internal revenue collector for the district made up of Kansas and Oklahoma. These will be forwarded to Senator Baker, who is supposed to be the official head of senatorial federal patron, age. The claim is made that Senator Baker has not yet decided who shall have his recommendation. He is reported as yet uncertain and this being the situation it has been concluded a good plan to sup plement the endorsements already on lile in Washington. JUMPED OFF THE BRIDGE. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Kills Himself. Canea. France. April 12. The fact has become public today that the Grand Duke of Mecklenburb-Schwerin. whose death was announced as having occurred on Saturday night at 9 o'clock, committed suicide. It has been stated his death was due. to aneurism of the heart. The grand duke, it appears, had been suffering terribly and Saturday evening he asked his doctor to leave the room in order that he might try to get some sleep. During the absence of the medi cal man and while supposed to have been delirious from the high fever, the grand duke left his villa and threw himself from the parapet of a bridge near the house. He was found a few minutes later, still living, but so injured that he died in half an hour. Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at 720 Henry St., Alton, 111., suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, using various remedies rec ommended by friends, and was treated bv the physicians, but received no re lief. She then used one and a half bot tles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which effected a complete cure. This is pub lished at her request, and she wants others similarly afflicted to know what cured her. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Druggists. A few new hats, worn by the ladies yes terday, suffered in the high wind. IEF0RE s lone my throat was filled with sores, large lumps formed on my neck, and a horrible ulcer broke out on my jaw, says Mr. O. H. Elbert, who resides atcor. 22d St. and Avenue N., Galveston, Texas. He was three times pro nounced cured by prominent phy sicians, but the dreadful disease al ways returned be was then told that was the OT SPRINGS only cure His hair had all fallen out, and he was in a tad plight, After taking one bottle or S. S. S, he began to improve and two dozen bottles o u r e a him completely, so that for more thansixyears he has bad no sign of the disease. Book on the disease and its treatment mailed irM by Bwut fcjecuis A.u&at, ia RAILROAD NEWS. General Passenger Agent Charl ton of the Alton Gives a Statement of Compara tive Rates. J REDUCTIONS AS MADE Taxation Has Increased and Revenues Decreased. Costs More to Carry a Passen ger Than the Fare Paid. Chicago, April 12. James Charlton, general passenger agent of the Alton road, has submitted to the legislature of Illinois a statement against the 2 per cent bill which is now pending before that body. Mr. Charlton says that the assertion that railroad rates have not been reduced while other things have been coming down in price is not borne out by the facts. He declares that they nave decreased proportionally greater than anything else, and that dividends have decreased also. until 1884 the rate from Council Bluffs and Omaha to San Francisco was $100, and now It is $30. At that time the rate between Chicago and Kansas City was $21, and now it is $12.50. At that time the rate between Chicago and St. Louis was $12. and now it is $i.50. The rate was then 5 cents per mile, and now it is s cents. Mr. Charlton then quotes the figures of the interstate commerce commission to show that in a group of states, of which Illinois is one, it costs more per passenger per mile to handle the passenger traffic of the roads than tne Alton has earner per mile. He then shows that, while the revenues of the roads have been decreased, their taxation has been increased. In 1880 the taxes paid by the Alton amounted to $147,000, and in 1896, upon the same property, the taxes were $316.000.. Dur ing this period accommodations for passengers have been greatly increased and the roads have been to greater ex pense to care for their patrons. TEST OF MEXICAN COAL. Revolution in Manufacturing in the Republic Apparently at Hand. ITavInn rifw Movin A nvil 19 A c?,f isfaetory test was made in the yards of the Central Railway here yesterday o-f coal discovered at Jiquilipan, state of Jalisco. Among those present were: A. Hoffman, general freight and passenger agent of the Central; F. B. McKercher, assistant general manager; Lewis King man, chief engineer, and A. V. Temple, of the bureau of information of the Mexican Central; S. R. Peale, of the Pennsylvania; J. J. Allen, of the Ward line, and others. The test was satisfactory. The dis covery of coal in large quantities means a revolution to manufacturing la Mexi co. The deposits are practically inex haustible, and are the most promieing ever found in the republic. If promises are fullfilled the Central will build a branch to the mines, a matter of not more than 25 miles -of new road from Negrete, on the Guadalajara branch, from the point where the extension will leave the Guadalajara branch to the mines. No engineering dlflicuties of any character are to be encountered, it being almost perfectly level for the en tire distance. Santa Fe Hauls Ring-ling's Circus. The Santa Ke has closed a contract to haul the Ringling Bros.' circus from Chicago to Denver. The outfit consists of 57 cars 27 flat, 11 stock. 4 box, 9 pas senger and 3 advertising, the last being of course, sent in advance of the show. The schedule is as follows: Leaves To peka May 13 for Newton; leaves New ton May 14 for Great Bend; leaves Great Bend May 15 for Trinidad, from which place the transfer is made to the U. P. D. G. The show cars will be hauled in three trains. Stealing Railroad Ties. Arkansas City, April 12. Santa Fe Special Agents Montgomery and Law returned last night from a trip below. They wer at Bliss to see who has been stealing Santa Fe ties. One night this week some 400 ties were stolen. They ascertained who did the stealing and the guilty parties will be prosecuted. Complaints for 12 or 14 farmers who re side near Bliss will be made in the courts at Perry for their arrest. To Work Ten Hours. Wellington, April 12. Orders have been received here to work the round house employes upon full time at ten hours per day on account of the fast increasing traffic on the Panhandle line. Easter is Nearly Here. The ladies of Topeka as well as elsewhere are getting their easter hats. Would it not be a good idea for them, to call at the Golden Rod Dry Goods store, at 433 Kansas avenue, and see what they have. They carry just as fine a line as any store in the city, and it is certainly beyond a doubt that all buyers can save money on their pur chases. Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary pas sages in male or female. It relieves re tention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas Ave., and Sim Drug Co.. 607 Kansas Ave., druggists, Topeka, Kan. No Excuse for Going Hungry. Regular, satisfying and seasonable meals at eating houses for passengers ticketed via Santa Fe Route. The Ideal Panacea James L Francis, alderman. Chicago, Etiys. "I regard Dr. Kir-g's New Dis covery as an ideal panacea for coughs, colds and lung complaints, having used it in my family for the past five years to the exclusion of physicians' prescrip tions or other preparations." Rev. John Bergus, Keokuk, la., writes: "I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for 50 years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery." Try this ideal cough rem edy now. Trial bottles free at J. K. Jones' drug store, Fifth street and Kansas avenue. Unconditional surrender, is the only terms those famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers will make with constipation, sick headache and stomach troubles. G. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas ave. BEECH AM' S PILLS for Stomach and Liver ills. GREATER THAN MAMMOTH. A New and Wonderful Cave Discov ered in Ohio. Castalia. O.. April 12. The discovery of a vast subterranean passage way here has caused many visitors to inspect a new cave the past few days. The cave-is jsltuated at the source of Castalia creek and extends underneath the stone. The entrance is as yet made with difficulty, but the splendor of the interior is marvel ous when shown by the illumination of torches. The state geologist will inspect the cave this week, after which the opening will bo enlarged. It is believed that this cave is connected with Perris cave at Put In Bay. and also with Flat Rock cave, which would make it extend over an area great er than that of the Mammoth cave. Steel Works Open Up Again. Chicago, April 12. The Illinois Steel Works at South Chicago resumed op erations this morning. About 100 rail finishers, whose striking involved 2,500 men, were not re-employed. The fin ishers were not upheld by the officials of their union and as a result their places were filled and the 2,400 men In other departments returned to their labors and the mills are now in full blast. St. Louis and Return $9.50. On May 4th, and 5th the Santa Fe route, the home road, will sell tickets to St. Louis and return, good till May 12th, at one fare $9.50 for the round trip. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Assocaited Press to the State Journal. Chicago. 111., April 12. WHEAT Wheat, corn and oats had a rapid upturn at the opening this morning. The motive in wheat was principally short covering a-nd buying by St. Louis. The St. Louis market started the scare, advancing lie. The routine news was not entirely bullish. World's shipments were fair and northwestern receipts were large, 662 cars. Liverpool showed an ad vance of Id, about equal to Saturday's ad vance here. The indications were for a visible decrease of three-quarters of a million, rather less than expected. The covering in corn and oats was attributed to damp weather and adverse crop condi tions. The government report generally was considered to be a stand off. May wheat opened a shade higher at 6Sa6eHc. and advanced quickly on light trading to 6714c. A reaction followed to 66e. and at the end of the first hour the market was steady at 66,c CORN Mav corn opened a shade high er at 23c, advanced to 24VsC and held at 24c. OATS May oats opened unchanged at 1616V.c and advanced to 1674c. Steady. PROVISIONS Mav pork opened 7Vho higher at $H.42V, steady at $8.40. May lard opened 5c higher at $4.22. sold at $4.25; eteady. May ribs opened oc higher at $4.70; fc-teacly. Hogs were 5c higher and tended to strengthen provisions in connection with the advance in grain. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, 111., April 12. HOGS Estimated receipts for today 20. 000: estimated receipts tomorrow 1S.0O0. Market active to 5c higher. Lights $3.90 4.15: mixed $3.954.17; heavy $3.SOS4.00; rough $.8ua3.90. CATTLE Receipts 14.500: steady to strong. Beeves $3.855.40; cows and heif ers l2.0OS4.4O: Texas steers $3.30g4.50; stockers and feeders $3.40J4.45. SHEEP Receipts 16.000. Sheep and Iamb market strong to 10c higher. Native sheep $3.005.10; westerns $3.755.00; lambs $4.00-P6.00. HOGS Official receipts yesterday 8,702: shipments 2.732. CATTLE Official receipts yesterday 372: shipments 75. SHEEP Official receipts yesterday 2, 239; shipments 378. Kansas City Livestock MarKet Kansas City, Mo., April 12. CATTLE Receipts 2.000. Market steady to strong. Texas steers $3.0O4i4.20: Texas cows $2.25(53.10; native steers $3.O0Si5.10; native cows and heifers $1.50'?4.35: stock ers and feeders $2.75fo4.60; bulls S2.25-&4.00. REPRESENTATIVE SALES: No. Wt. Pr. 29 Texas steers 940 $4 20 32 Texas cows 520 3 10 19 native steers 1520 5 10 18 native cows and heifers 1048 4 35 33 stockers and feeders 526 4 60 6 bulls 540 4 00 HOGS Receipts 6,000. Market opened strong, closed weak. Bulk of sales $3.85S! 3.95; heavies $3.804.00: packers $3.654i3.85; mixed $3.80-33.95: lights- $3.653.S5; yorkers $3.8CK&3.85: pigs $3.00ff(3.65. SHEEP Receipts 2 ,000. Market strong. Lambs $4.60S5.25; muttons $2.5064.60. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, April 12. WHEAT Good grades irregularly high er, active: low grades steady: No. 2 hard 76'r77c: No. 3. 681 74c: No. 4. 55(f62Hc; No. 2 red 90S95c, latter for fancy: one car poor 85c: No. 3, 85 91c: No. 4. 75fi80c; No. 2 spring 76(&77Hc; No. 3. 70V?fit73c. CORN Very irregular; No. 2 mixed 19 2014c. OATS Firm, trade light; No. 2 white 204&21C. RYE Steadv: No. 2.31c. HAY. Firm choice timothy $9.50; choice prairie $6.aOu.OO. BUTTER Creamery firm, 16QlSc; dairv 10"gl4c. EGGS Firm, 7I4SSc. Market Gossip. Furnished by Goodwin Chamberlin. Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, Topeka. Kan.: Board cables: Liverpool spot wheat firm. Id higher; corn steady. vtd higher: future wheat quiet. Id higher: corn steady. tX higher. Country markets, English part 6d lower: French weak. On passage wheat firm, corn quiet. Berlin firm. iViTi higher. Privileges, good next week on May wheat, were quoted as follows: Puts 63'2c: calls 71Mc. A pit observer says: Some wheat came o nmarket at opening but was soon ab sorbed and market is strong. On passage wheat to United Kingdom decreased 80.000 quarters: to continent de creased 30,000: corn to United Kingdom decreased 90.000 quarters; to continent in creased 10.000. Logan. Minneapolis says: Am told there are 1.000 cars grain on track at Aberdeen. S. D.. headed this way, probably two-thirds wheat. I advise our friends to take what wheat they can get for Tennessee Coal. Logan. Barrett. Milmine and Bartlett are buy ing May and selling July wheat. I.. F. have been good sellers. Black Sea shipments 1.896.000 bushels. Berlin 1 higher than opening. Following from a large flour mill in Shelby, O. "Would be much pleased to know what your reports indicate as to erowing wheat crop in the winter wheat states. Our reports from Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois are far from encouraging. We recently sent out a large number of inquiries, and tabulating the reports re ceived covering what we consider the best wheat sections in the three states, we get the following averages: Ohio 75, Indiana 53. Illinois 30. Rooke. St. Louis. Total visible wheat 37.706.000; corn 24, 967.000: oats 13.287.000 bushels. The four ports cleared 147.203 wheat: 13.826 packages flour; equal to 2U9.400 wheat. b4.uou corn. E have put in charge of our work rooms an O expert direct from one j-U 1 i- J ui tut; itti y est uiuueiu o laundries in the east. He uses the latest ap- Q proved methods, pro ducing very superior work with strictly modern finish. Mice toe lolor of our work. Topeka Steam Laundry. News Bureau, N. Y., says: Good many orders for cash wheat here but at limits not likely to result in much actual busi ness. Logan. Our second cable firm, farthing higher. Logan. Consols closed 112. Logan. Visible wheat decreased 906.000: corn de creased 351.000; oats decreased 329,000. Pri mary receipts 398,000; shipments 171,000; flour 71.800. Logan. Chicago receipts today: Wheat 6 cars, graded 3: corn 152 cars, graded 59; oata 199 cars, graded 15. Duluth 271 cars today. Minneapolis 391 cars: Duluth year ago 67 cars, Minneapo lis 312 cars. A pit observer says: Very little wheat came out on break, acts pretty firm. St. Louis close: Wheat, cash 90c bid. May 88c bid, July 72ic, Sept. 70!4c; corn, cash 21c bid. May 21c sellers. July 23Mtc, Sept. 24c: oats, cash 18c, May 18jc bid, July 18:5 18Hc bid. Puts, May wheat 66t?i$&ic calls, May wheat 7U(694c; puts, July wheat 667c; calls, July wheat 69c; puts. May corn 24c: calls. May corn 24sc; curb, May wheat 69c bid. I hear demand for flour is lively today. Logan. San Francisco. 11 a. m. Wheat very strong. May $1.21. an advance of lc. Today's Range of Prices. Furnished bv Goodwin Chamberlin, Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, Topeka. Kan.: Articles. Op'n;HighLow ICTse 'Sat. WHEAT April May July Sept 67 68 674 65T-8 65'i 66 65 64 66 6534 64 CORN April Mav July Sept 23 I 23H 241b! 232 25HI 24? 26 26 leiil is liWij 16 17 17' 18 I 18 23 li 26 OATS April May July Sept 16- 17 18-i PORK April May July 8 521 8 57 j 8 67 8 40 8 35 8 47 8 LARD April Mav July Sept RIBS April May July 4 25 4 271 4 20 4 35! 4 30 4 451 I 4 72! 4 72! 4 67 4 75i 4 67 4 22 4 32 4 42! 4 671 4 7u F. G. Logan's Grain Letter. Bache's grain letter furnished by Good win Chamberlain. Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, Topeka. Kansas: Chicago, April 12. WHEAT Amount on passage de creased 880 000 and is given in wheat and flour to United Kingdom as 13,930,- 000 bushels, and to the continent 4,340,- 000 bu. Our visible decreased ror tne week 906,u-0 bushels leaving a total of 37.706.000 against 59,330,000 last year. World's shipments wheat for week were 3.733,000 against 5,545,000 bu. last week. Primary receipts today were nys.uuu, or which about 375,000 were at Minneapo lis and Duluth, shipments 171,000. Pri mary receipts last week 1,640,000 bush els, against 2,828,000 last year. Four ports cleared equal to 210,000 wheat. Early there was reported several orders for cash wheat but at such low limits that nothing resulted, in fact we hear of no cash trade today. Considering that consols were unchanged at 112 ca bles were phenominally strong at 14d advance for the day. Damage reports from fields filtered in from Ohio, Indi ana and Missouri, while fear of war, or some complication, no doubt affected the pit. Far the first time in a long while effect of government report pub lished Saturday has been bullish, it be ing figured by conservative people, after taking out abandoned acerage, at not over 280 millions bushels as probable crop. We think that May liquidation has been ahead of its time two weeks, and is fairly out of the way. With a more peaceful outlook, wheat will pro bably decline a cent, but we should fa vor its purchase then or on any break, as news from millers today is for a live ly demand. CORN Cash market was dull, specu latively the market has ruled strong on free covering shorts. This was influ enced by strength in other markets and by some fear probably, of a blaze in mediterranean at 27, however, there were large offerings for September, pre sumably for country holders. OATS Sympathized with other mar kets and were higher, mainly caused by shorts covering. PROVISIONS Opened strong and higher and on continued improvement in outside buiness and moderate buying by packers advanced still further. The feeling with local traders is growing more bullish, as hog receipts are almost daily disappointing. Cash trade con tinues good and the estimated receipts for tomorrorw are but 18,000. F. G. LOGAN. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by Goodwin Chamberlin, Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, Topeka. Kan. Stocks. I Op'nIHighl Low Cl'se Sat. Sugar Gas Tobacco Leather Pfd... Am. Spirits E. Q. E Con. Gas Rubber Com... C. B. Q Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison Pfd C. N. W C. C. C N. T. C Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash Pfd Un. Pacific Reading Jer. Central D. H D. L. W. T. C. I M. K. T No. Pac. Pfd.. L. N Southern Pac. Pacific Mail Omaha Bay State Gas 6SH 68H 66v 67 65l,i 66 23 24 ii 25 25 26H 27 16 16 17M- 18 I8V2 lss-i 842 857 8 55 8 70 4'22 427 4 32 4 37 4 42 4 45 4"70 4 72 4 70 4 75 113 114H 113 113Ti!114 82 83 81 82 82"4 74i,2 741 74 74 55 55 54 54 55 11 11 H 11 12 31 31 30 30 160 160 160 160 161 64 65 64 65 15 71 71 70 71 71'i 62 62 62 621-4 62 72 72 72 72 72 10 10 10 10 io1 19 19 18 187s 19 104 104 IO414 IO414 ltH'4 29 291 28 28 I 29 100 IOOV4 99 99,10ll'4 84 84V4 SSU 84'il 84 81 82 801- 80 Sl 15 15 14 11 15 12ii- 12U. 12 12 12 5 5 4 4 5 19 19 18 18 19 77 78 76 77 103 103 102 102 152 152 150 15:1 24 2414 22 23 I 27 27 26 26 j 36 36 35 35 45 45 45 45 14 14 14 14 27 27 26 26 58 59 58 58 91". 9 9 9j A. G. GOODWIN. W. L. CHAMBERLIN. GoodYin Chamberlin BROKERS. Grain, Provisions Stocks Successors to TOPEKA GRIM STOCK EXCHANGE Private leased wires to New York. Chica go, St. Louis and Kansas City. REFERENCE: BANK OF TOPEKA. F. O. LOGAN, Member Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange. CUBBESPOXDEST. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. wTRAYDA'6year'cd about 12 hands high, sore on her right foot, with spot on her left hip, little slit on right ear. A liberal reward will be paid for her return. Kin ley Lannan, 424 Jackson St. FOR SALE 10 shares of American Mu tual, Building Savings association; run 19 months. Ill E. 5th St., city. IT OR RENT Two very pleasant fur nished rooms, suitable for light house keeping; furnace heat. 421 Quincy St. FOR SALE A good Jersey cow. Gust Espelin, IS Chase Ave. A Great owing' THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL'S Circulation For the First Three Months Of 1897 has Been as follows: January, 299,825 February, 290,000 March, 327,845 SHOWING A DAILY AVERAGE OF 0 OnCj Circulation Growth. In the year 1885 the circula tion was 800 January 1st, '91, were printed 3,125 Daily average for year 1891.. 4,380 Daily average for year 1892.. 5,069 Daily average for year 1893.. 6,213 Daily average for year 1894.. 8,418 Daily average for year 1895.. 9,217 Daily average for year 1896.. 10,763 Daily average for first three months 1897 11,917 The State Journal has been under the present management for over elev en years, and Us daily cir culation in that time has increased from 800 to over 11,000, or an average growth of one thousand a year. The State Journal re ceives the full day leased wire Associated Press re port, is a member of the American Newspaper Pub lishers' Association, has 4 Linotypes, fast Web Per fecting Press, etc. The State Journal has a larger circulation than any other daily paper published in the great state of Kan sas. It requires forty-three (43) carriers (exclusives of newsboys), to circulate the paper in Topeka and sub urbs. Don't advertise in the State Journal unless you feel confident that its daily circulation exceeds 11,000. Any evidence apparently to the contrary will be cheer fully received and proof produced to convince the most skeptical that we do not claim anything about our circulation for which we cannot vouch. In 1896 the State Jour nal erected for its exclusive use as a permanent home, a handsome double front pressed brick building of three floors. The location is one of the most eligible business sites in Topeka the southeast corner of Kan sas avenue and Eighth st. The building is one of the most complete newspaper structures in the west and has many unique features among these are construc tion and arrangement by which the four Linotypes are seen in operation be hind plate glass facing Kan sas ave., and also through a large glass window from the business office, Sh (01 fl

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL, 12. 1897. The State Journal TWENTY-FOURTH TEAR. BY FRANK P. MACLENNAN. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dally edition, delivered fey carrier. 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same pricj in any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier system. f'-y mail, three months M gy man. one year 3.WJ Weekly edition, one year 60 PERMANENT HOME Tppeke State Journal Building. 800 and UB Kao&aa avenje. corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bel: 'Phone lOTSi Kaw York address: 206 Potter building, care American Newspaper Publishers as sociation, where files of the pane? are al ways oien to advertisers or readers. VAsfcJ APRIL J 897. Sun. Men. Tue. Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat. J 2 3 5 6 7 8 T 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 2 22 2? 24 26 27 28 29 30 Ill 3ii The Greatest Three Months on Record. THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL'S showing for the First Quarter of 1807 exceeds all former Circulation Records in the history of the paper. THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. Circulation Statement, First Quarter, 189". Daily Average 11,917 The issues of the Topeka Daily State Journal, of Topeka, Kansas, for three months from January 1st, 1SU7, to March 31st, 1S97, inclusive, actual number of com plete copies printed, have been as stated below: Day. Jan. Feb. M'cn 1 ...10.700 11, mX) 12.1H) 2 .10,7110 11,950 12,1)75 3 11.900 12.500 4 lO.SflO 11,950 12.140 5 10.9-10 11. WO 12.U00 6 10.SOO 11,900 12.2U0 7 .'...10.S50 8 11,000 1 2.025 1 2.200 9 11,000 12.200 12.700 10 12.0."0 32,350 11 11.500 12.200 12.100 12 11.700 12,000 12.0"0 13 11.950 12,250 12,000 14 11, W0 15 11,700 12.000 11.930 IS 11,700 12.075 12.I.H) 17 12.050 15 0)0 IS 11.875 12.S50 32.075 19 11.KO0 12.300 11.910 20 12.0011 12,300 11,900 1 II.SpO 22 11.800 12.300 ll.S'10 23 11,800 12.050 11.950 2-4 12.100 11. (SOU 25 11.900 12.100 ll.S'H) 2B 11,909 12.11)0 11,700 27 12.050 12,050 11,700 23 11.900 29 11,900 11.700 50 11,900 11.750 51 11,725 Totals 299,525 290,000 327,815 Sunday: no issue. Grand total of copies printed during the three months. 917.ti70. The Krand total when divided by 77, which is the actual number of days of issue, shows that the average number of complete copies printed per issue was 11.917. This is a correct report for the three months of 1897 and is made for the pur pose of beint? placed on file and securing an acurate and exact circulation rating. (Signed.) Editor and Proprietor. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of April, 1897.. A. A. MAJORS, (Seal.) Notary Public. My commision expires April 4th, 1898. CIRCULATION GROWTH. In the year 1SS5. the circulation was.. S00 January 1st. 1891. were printed 3.125 Daily average for year 191 4.30 Daily average for year 1892 6,069 Daily average for year 1893 6.213 Daily average for year 1894 8.418 Daily average for year 1895 9.217 Daily average for year 1396 10,769 Daily average for first three months 1897 11,917 The State Journal has been under the present management for over eleven years and its dailv circulation in that time has increased from 800 to over 11.000 or an average growth of one thousand a year. The State Journal receives the full day leased-wire Associated Press report, is a member of the American Newspaper Pub lishers' Association, has four linotypes, fast Web Perfecting press, etc. The State Journal has a larger circula tion than any other daily paper published in the great state of Kansas. It requires forty-three (43) carriers (exclusive of newsboys) to circulate the paper in To peka and suburbs. Don't advertise in the State Journal un less you .feel confident that its daily cir culation exceeds 11.000. Any evidence ap parently to contrary will be cheerfully re ceived and proof produced to convince the most skeptical that we do not claim anything about our circulation for which we cannot vouch. In 1896 the State Journal erected for its exclusive use as a permanent home, a handsome double front pressed brick building of three floors. The location is one of the most eligible business sites in Topeka the southeast corner of Kansas avenue and Eighth street. The building is one of the most complete newspaper structures in the west and has many uni que featueres among these are construc tion and arrangement by which the four linotypes are seen in operation behind plate glass facing Kansas avenue and also through a large glass window from the business office. The fast Web Perfecting printing press is placed at the middle of the north ground floor, behind 18 feet of plate glass facing Eighth street, thus affording a complete view from the sidewalk of the wonderful printing machine, turning out complete eight page papers, printed, fold ed and counted at the rate of between two and three a second. A press room bal cony offers a similar view from the in side at the building. TOPEKA NEVER STANDS STILL. The purchase of the old starch factory for the purpose of establishing a can ning industry, the extensive addition to his plant proposed by Mr. Otto Kueh ne, the establishment of the creamery and the letting of the contract for a new business block on the corner of Sixth and Jackson, afford abundant evi dence that prosperity and business ac tivity are returning to Topeka whatever may be the condition in other locali ties. It is encouraging to note that these proposed investments are not in the na ture of the speculative enterprises us ually attendant upon a boom, but are rather warranted by the existing trade conditions. The manufacturing con cerns above referred to, cannot fail to succeed and grow in magnitude and importance for the reason that they have both the raw material and the market for their products at their very doors. When so much progress can be made under existing circumstances, it is clear that much more may be hoped for, if as a result of the supreme court de cision in teh transmissouri traffic as sociation case, the time shall come when, Topeka will no longer be han capped by the discrimination in freigr.i rates which has placed her at a disad vantage in relation to Missouri river points all these years. With an equi table adjustment of rates there is no reason why these products shall not be sold throughout the west and south. It is to the credit of Topeka that throughout the period of hard times be ginning with the panic of 1S93 and ex tending to the present time, she has not staod still. While private en terprise has not been exten sive in its operation, public improve ments have gone forward steadily. Within the period named have been built the high school building, the new court house, the Santa Fe hospital and the Kaw river bridge has been started. In addition to all this many thousands of dollars have been spent on the capltol and on the street improvements. It would be difficult to ascertain how much of the present encouraging out look is due to the advertising Topeka. has done through the means of the Fall Festival and the Pure Food show, but that much of it is due to those enter prises wil scarcely be disputed. That the business men of Topeka realize and appreciate this fact is evidenced by the alacrity and liberality with which they are subscribing to the fund for this year's festival and the interest which they are taking in the projected audi torium. There was never before, perhaps, abroad in Topeka so much of the spirit which it takes to make a city. The cities which grow and wax great most rapidly are those which never stand still, but always keep doing and lose no opportunity to place themselves in the way of public notice. THE CIVIL SERVICE. A good word is spoken for civil civil service by the Chicago News (non partisan). It says: The merit system in official positions always stands in the way of those who regard office chiefly as a means of se curing continuance of party success. It is so in national as well as munici pal affairs. While the civil service rules in force under the government have given most unqualified satisfaction, it is strange that more denunciations have been heard of them in the present con gress than in any other since the sys tem has been put into practical oper ation. Every extension of the classi fied service has been warmly indorsed and its further extension urged upon the executive. Both parties have in dorsed the civil service rules by the acts of their executives until the classi fied service now embraces about 90.000 civil positions, nearly one-half of which were so designated by Mr. Cleveland in his last administration. Some of the more extreme Republi can partisans in congress have recent ly severely criticised the merit system, because by It they are deprived kt the offices for partisan uses. Mr. Gros venor of Ohio has publicly attacked the system with more vigor than discretion, and now Mr. Corliss, the Detroit mem ber of congress, has introduced a reso lution to set aside the orders made by the last administration, by which the classified service was largely extended. The folly of such a change is apparent when it is understood that all Mr. Cleveland's orders applied to Republi cans as well as to Democrats, who were in office when such orders were made, and it is asserted that more Republi cans than Democrats have profited by them. IJut the civil service rul3 have be come popular in the country and the merit system is claiming recognition in state and municipal governments, as well as in the national. Its defense is one of the main issues in cur present city campaign and the better the peo ple understand it the stronger they are in its support. Weather Indications. Chicago, April 12. For Kansas: Gen erally fair tonight and Tuesday except showers in east portion tonight: colder tonight; colder in east portion Tuesday; frost in central and western portions tonight; high southerly shifting to northwest winds. This from the Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier is an unexpected voice from the south: We have got on in this state for thirty years without a Jim Crow car and have not missed it. If we could endure its absence just after the war and throughout the reconstruction period we can endure it in the present im proved conditions. In every city in the state we ride in the small street cars with our colored fellow citizens and nobody is the worse for it so far as we know. There is more room in the railway cars. In our experience of railway travel in the state no colored passenger has ever made himself of fensive in any degree or way to his fel low passengers, and if he had he could and would have very readily been sub jected to corrective measures. To speak plainly, we need, as every one knows, separate cars or apartments for rowdy or drunken white passengers far more than Jim Crow cars for colored pas sengers. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. No one is permitted to say that a home is not happy, except in gossip. We can't enjoy a meal if we are afraid all the time of using the wrong spoon. We recently heard a doctor say a piece of pie was good for a person just before retiring in the evening. Every "steady" should keep away from his girl certain nights in a week to allow her to get a taste of spring onions.

That statement in the constitution that all men are equal is a great joke. Some men could get a dozen positions at twenty dollars a day, while others can't get one job at a dollar a day. An old fashioned man lives in Atch ison. His oldest boy reached the age of 21 the other day, and he turned him out of the house to make a home for himself. The trouble is that the old man's wife is not trie old fashioned kind, and her nights spent in tears are beginning to show on her. Very few people know how to spend Sunday satisfactorily. A girl may look pretty when she cries, but a boy never did, and never will. Almost every man starts to work on a Monday with a small sized New Year's resolution in his heart. Medical men agree on this statement: the man who works away in spite of age will live longer, and enjoy better health, than the man who retires. A husband who is "trained" to do a thing only does it when his wife is around. A pup may be trained to shake hands, but when he gets away from his master he never thinks of it. You have heard the mule abused all your life. Did you ever personally know a mule to kick anybody or run away? Isn't it a fact that mules work very hard, behave very well, and are abused a great deal? FAVOR BIMETALLISM. Governor Pingree Says the Elections Show a Reaction for the Double Standard. Detroit, Mich., April 12. Governor Pingree issued an address to the citi zens of Michigan today declaring that the defeat of Captain Stewart for mayor of Detroit is not a defeat for the gov ernor. Mr. Pingree asserts that Mayor elect Maybury is pledged to carry on the old fight against the street railway "combination," and will have his (Pin gree's) unqualified assistance. In the course of his address Gover nor Pingree stated that "there has been a reaction in politics all over the coun try. In Iowa and Ohio and other states cities that gave enormous Re publican majorities last fall have elect ed Democratic officers this spring. I predicted after the fall elections that the Republican party would never win another victory for the F-ingle gold standard, and I am today firmer than ever in my belief. There is a reaction in favor of bimetallism which all par ties will be compelled to recognize." CARLISLE'S PRACTICE. Friends "Say $10,000 Fees Are the Commonest Thing in the World With the Ex-Secretary. Washington, April 12. From what ex-Secretary Carlisle's friends say, $10,000 fees are a common thing with him now. They relate most astonishing stories about the extent of his profes sional engagements, and say that they will bring him in at least $100,000 the present year. He is said to have accepted a large fee from J. Pierpont Morgan, with whom he negotiated the bond contract a year ago, and will looK after all the legal business of the house of Morgan Co. in the southern states. He has made an engagement with the Southern Railway company to serve in a similar capacity, and his friends say that he will be compelled to employ several assistants and main tain offices both in Washington and New York. IN A RUN AWAY CAB. Sheriff and Mrs. Kepley Painfully but it is Thought Not Seriously Hurt. Sheriff Kepley and Mrs. ,R. B. Kep ley had a narrow escape from death in an accident in Denver, Col., Friday night shortly before starting for To peka. In jumping from a cab Mrs. Kepley received a deep gash on the back of her head and painfully wrench ed her knee and in attempting to assist his wife. Sheriff Kepley had his right arm and right leg severely bruised. Mrs. Kepley was unconscious for near ly an hour after the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Kepley went to Denver la-st Wednesday and did not expect to return until Monday, Sheriff Kepley, however, finished his business sooner than he expected and they returned to this city at 4 o"clock Saturday after noon. It was while driving to the de pot in a cab Friday night that the ac cident happened. When near the depot the cabman's team became frightened at a line of cable cars, and commenced to rear and plunge. Sheriff Kepley, fearing a runaway, threw open the door of the cab and jumped out, at the same time calling to his wife to follow. Either she failed to hear him because of the confusion or did not realize what he wanted her to do, for she made no move to leave the cab, and a moment later the horses wheeled about and started on a run across the railroad tracks. Sheriff Kepley was holding to the cab door when the horses started and he tightened his grip and ran along with the cab, calling all the while to his wife to jump. With every jerk of the cab, the door banged against his arm and leg, painfully bruising the flesh. The team had gone but a short distance when Mrs. Kepley leaped out, striking the back of her head on one of the rails. Her knee was also wrenched in the fall. Sheriff Kepley lifted his wife from the ground, and with the assistance of oth ers, carried her to the depot. A physi cian was at once called and he dressed the wound and restored Mrs. Kepley to consciousness. He said that he thought Mrs. Kepley could make the journey to Topeka, and shortly after she regained consciousness they left for this city. Both Sheriff and Mrs. Kepley are feel ing better today, and it is thought that there will be no bad effects as the re sult of the accident. Mrs. Besant, the Countess Waeht meister and a Miss WTillson from Lon don arrived in the city at noon today. Mrs. Besant will speak in Library hall this evening. A large number of Topeka teachers will attend the Northeastern Kansas associa tion meeting in Holton this week. "When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoxia, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. THE PATHFINDER'S WIDOW Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont Living a Contented Life at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, April 12. It Is many years since John C. Freemont first took up his headquarters in that low adobe house standing now in the populous residence district of this city, but his name, so gloriously written upon the pages of history of the entire country as well as that of early California, is not unfamiliar to a younger generation, which has read in history cf that pres idential campaign of 1856, when the fol lowers of the Republican standard took off their hats and shouted for its candi date for chief executive, John C. Fre mont, "the Pathfinder," and then cheer ed for his beautiful wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, the lovable woman who is now spending the evening of her life within View of the scene of some of the most thrilling incidents in her hus band's eventful career. She lives on Adams street, that part of Los Angeles remarkable for its fair homes, made fairer by the luxuriance and charm of tropical gardens. Of the many reminiscences of which she has a store, none are as interesting as the story she tells of the courtship of Gen. Fremont and of her romantic marriage to the explorer. She met John C. Fremont in the very late 30's. The young lieutenant proved to be an ardent wooer and at once began to press his suit. The object of his affection look ed favorably upon his wooing, but the parents of the young lady seriously ob jected to his attentions to their daughter. It was during the summer of 1841, while young Fremont was endeavoring to overcome these impediments that had been placed in the way of his marriage that he received a strange but emphat ic order from the war department to make an examination of the Des Moines river, then upon the extreme frontier and upons whose banks the hostile Sacs and Fox Indians made their homes. He went and served bravely and faith fully. Soon after the young officer's return to Washington on the 19th of October. 1841, he and Miss Jessie Benton were quietly wedded in Washington. Colonel Benton and his wife soon became rec onciled to the marriage so soon, that the very next year the colonel intrust ed his 12 year old son, Randolph, to the care erf Fremont as his companion dur ing his expedition to the Rocky Moun tains. OHIO'S FACTIONAL FIGHT. Foraker's Tactful Methods Contrasted With Hanna's Secretary. New York, April 12. A Washington special to the World says: "A distin guished politician from Ohio, who has been here several days endeavoring to secure an audience with Senator Han na. today said: "Senator Foraker is quietly working against the election of Hanna to the senate. Foraker is the most popular man in Ohio. The younger element is with him to a man, but six years of Hanna in the senate would flatten him out. and he knows it. Hanna is not popular with the hard workers in the party, but he has made himself feared by them. "Senator Hanna's private secretary is from the state cf Washington and does not know one Ohio man from an other. Prominent Ohioans who seek to see Mr. Hanna on urgent business are compelled to run the gauntlet of a half a dozen doorkeepers, and are at last re fused an audience by the private secre tary. One gentleman, whose word is the political law in three big Ohio coun ties, called on Mr. Hanna the other day. After waiting in the corridors for an hour, he was informed that the sen ator could not see him. He wrote back on the back of the return card: 'Mr. Hanna. you will want to see me a sight worse than I want to see you before I call aeain.' "The visitor took the next train for home and joined the Foraker forces in their scheme to elect Briee the next United States senator instead of Han na. "Senator Foraker's reception of visit ors contrasts strongly with that attrib uted by his constituents to Mr. Hanna. Mr. Foraker's apartments are open day and night to all comers. All day long it is 'Hello!' and 'How are you. old man?' "And then the senator sadly informs the hopeful aspirant for office that he has no standing with the administra tion and cannot even control his own postofiice. 'You see,' he says, 'Hanna has complete control of the patronage. Now, if it only rested with me, I could do something for you.' "The applicant retires, denouncing Hanna and blessing Foraker." MASSIVE WALNUT TREE. Purchased by a Cincinnati Firm for Cabinet Work. Wright, Ky., April 12. A massive walnut tree, the largest in the Ken tucky and Virginia mountains, was sold yesterday by James Mullins, a pros perous young farmer, on the extreme head of Elkhorn creek, near here, 35 miles back of the nearest railroad sta tion, Norton, Va. Mullins received $500 cash for the tree. It was purchased by a Cincinnati lumber concern, who will have its mas sive trunk split into small pieces and hauled overland to Norton, Va., where it will be shipped to the Cincinnati markets. The tree in question is 24 feet in cir cumference and 90 feet to the first limb. Nearly half of its limbs will average 8 and 10 feet in circumference, and some of them are of the finest curl. It will be used by a Cincinnati organ firm. It is estimated that its body will complete $5,000 worth of organs and pianos. FREE SILVER SOUVENIR. Representative McMillin Will Loan a Celebrated Gavel. Washington, April 12. Representa tive McMillin of Tennessee has a sou venir of the Chicago convention which he prizes highly and is going to lend to the Centennial exposition at Nash ville. It is the gavel used by the chairman in the vain attempt to restore order after the nomination of William Jen nings Bryan for president. The gavel, which was almost pounded to pieces, is to be bound with silver and sent down to the exposition. The head is made of wood from 21 states and the handle is of hickory from a tree grow ing at the Hermitage, where President Jackson passed the last days of his life. Mr. Bryan's presence in Washington naturally renewed interest in Mr. Mc Millin'a souvenir. The Rock Island Is still selling through tickets and checking baggage to the Occident, the Orient and intermediate points, and will continue to do so. For rates, etc., call at Rock Island passenger station. Phone 3S4. Not how cheap but how good is the way we try to do our work. Peerless Kteam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th An Atchison boy got his own break fast the other morning and ate eleven I egg a. Suit Department. They are all here. Quick sellers because they are new, and bought right; because they are pleasing to the eye, comfortable to the wearer and friendly to the pocket book. Silk Capes, $3.00 and cp. Cloth Capes, $1.00 and up. Cloth Skirts, $1.25 and np. Children's Jackets, $1.50 and cp. Wrappers, 75c and up. Siik Waists, $5.00 and np. Travelers' samples capes, suits and skirts we expect them all to change hands before Easter. Have You Pound Children's Os-"blood Hose? We have them more coming early this week, 25c to 50c pair. Ladies' Ox-Blood Hose and lots of Fancy Spring Hose, ready for you to see and buy 25c pair up to $1.25 pair. TOPST Is the name or oar Hosiery, and we warrant every pair. Spring and Summer Un derwear ready when you're ready. H OFF On Ladies' Imported Suit Patterns every one new this season. Special Display of French Organdies with suitable lin ings. Easter Novelties. For Easter Gifts you will find some excellent things in this department at very low prices. Easter Eggs, decorated, for 5c. Porcelain Easter Eggs, with stand and decorated, for 8c. Goose egg size, porcelain and decorated, lOc. Easter perfumes, put up inc fancy glass bottles, 25c and 35c. NOT A BARONESS. A Woman Marrie3 a Supposed Baron and He is Only a Detective. San Francisco, April 12. Mrs. Jeanie Young, the woman who assumed the name of Mrs. D. M. Delmas, is not a baroness after all. The man she mar ried in Oakland on Saturday and with whom she is now speeding across the continent on her wedding tour is not Baron Ludwig von Turkheim. He is not a member of the royal guards of Germany, nor does he own estates in Mannheim county of Baden, Germany. He is plain Charles J. von Arnold alias Baron Carl von Steinmotz, a private detective in the employ of Charles J. Stillwell. "This rascal entrapped the woman in to a marriage with him," said H. W. Hutton, attorney for Mrs. Young in the presence of the chief of police last night. "It was a trick of Detective Delmas to get her out of the state. Von Arnold was in Stillwell's employ and the money he spent so lavishly on the day of the wedding as well as the $1,000 he paid the woman for her interest in the property Delmas bought for her came from Still well. But the trick will avail Delmas noth ing. The wedding party will be stopped at Ogden, or some place this side of Ogden and Von Arnold will be brought back to Sacramento by order of the chief of police of that city to answer a charge of perjury. Once inside this state he will be held if he escapes the charge of perjury,, to await a requisi tion from Kentucky where he is wanted for a forgery committed in Louisville. The marriage ceremony with Mrs. Young was illegal, because Von Arnold made misrepresentations to her." JOHN JONES INDIGNANT Because of His Dismissal Sheriff Kepley Confirms the Dismissal. On his return to this city Saturday afternon, Sheriff Kepley confirmed the order of Under Sheriff Lucas removing Deputy Sheriff John Jones for allowing Hayti Weatherby, a witness in the Craiger case and a city prisoner, to es cape from the district court room. Friday morning, the deputy sheriff acted as turnkey at the county Jail. Jones denies being at all interested in the Craiger case, and says the state ments of County Attorney Jetmore to the contrary are false. He says be ask ed for keys to lock Weatherby up in one of the rooms of the court house, but did not receive them, and that he was only doing his duty in watching another state prisoner entrusted to his charge. He feels very indignant over his discharge. "PERFUME KIHG." A Sweet-Scented Person Who dis penses Delightful OJors. Everybody who entered the Dogfettt Dry Goods company's store Friday was met at the door by a pleasant, smiling individual called "The Perfume King." His name is Professor Leon H. Myers and he is the special representative of Louis R. Harrison Co. of New York, manufacturers of sextrlple extracts. Professor Myers is a jolly fellow who has been in the business over fifteen years and entertains visitors to the store with his songs, which sound the praises ot his perfume. The songs are sung to the tunes of popular ballads and the words rhyme with names of divers perfumes. Professor Myers was advertised to remain in Kansas City two days only, but will probably cancel some dates and stay into next week. Hardly any one can pass his stand without buying an ounce or two of perfume, and during yesterday morning he sold over 400 ounces. He sells from 5,000 to 20,000 ounces every week, and is well termed "The Perfume King." Kansas City World, February 19, 1S97. He will Be at Our Store MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Of This Week The Perfumes for this sale 5c Per Oz. Regular Pries 50c. COME TO OUR Easter Ribbon Sale Saturday's express brought 50 pieces of Fancy Ribbons, bought especially for this sale. They are worth 85c. We offer them at 48c. 35 pieces of highest grade Fancies new and beautiful designs, 5 ins. wide, 48cyd. 15 pieces ot 5 in. change able Taffetas extra heavy and finest quality, 48c yd. 10 pieces 25c Fancies 19c. Plain Black Satins, worth 25c, for 19c. Plain Taffetas 4 in. wide, full assortment of colors, 19c. Black with white Polka dots, original price 40c, 19c Plain Taffetas, 4 inches wide, worth 35c, for 25c. Moired Taffetas, 4 inches wide, worth 35c, 25c. Fancies worth 50c, 25c. You Can't Go Amiss if you get a package like this. It contains the genuine Washing Powder It cleans everything and cleans it quickly and cheaply. Largest package THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago. St. Louis, New The Western Foundry and Machine Works ESTABLISHED 1875. m. rr. r II EitaUishsi formerly icpeKa ronnary The only place in the city where you from a ateam engine to Get Prices Before Topeka, Kas. R. L. COFRAN, Proprietor. iA HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING. BUT NOT TO SHAVE ES THE PROPER THING Pretty Store Surprises For Yon Kid Glove and Parasol Novelties, JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER. Glace Kid Gloves, in fashion's latest colorings shades of green, purple,red, champagne, mode and leath er tans, all with self, black and double toned embroi dery. Pearl with black em broidery; black with white, self and two-toned embroi dery; navy with Paris points. WThite Gloves, all lengths. We show in Gloves, picked styles, from a half dozen of the LEADING Glove Makers of Europe. We believe we have the best from each, and back this conviction by guaran teeing every pair fitted at our counters to give perfect satisfaction to the wearer. principal I rices.... i2, S 1 .50, 0 Children's 3-CIasp Ideal Red Gloves with black em broidered backs JUST IN. Our Gloves make new as well as keep old customers. This Spring's PARASOLS and SUN UMBRELLAS Are Pretty ""Beyond Description. Some of ours are here and lots more coming. See what we have this week and you'll be sur prised with the way we combine High Quality with Low Prices. Arrived Saturday AT 4:15. Newest things in Silk Shirt Waists. Black China $3; Wash Silk 3.95; Black Brocaded $4.50; Black Taf feta $5.00; Changeable Taf feta $6.00. greatest economy. York, Boston, Philadelphia. j? juauui. wmis, 1335. can ret a complete power plant a set collar from stock. Purchasing Elsewhere, jj WITH. FOR HOUSE-CLEANING.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING-, APRIL. 12. 1897. AT THE STATE HOUSE. Secretary DaTis Was Xot In a rieasant Frame of Mind When He Found There Was But 1.64 la the Treasury for Him After His Services for the State Sol diers' Home. J. A. Davis of this city is the mad dest man In Kansas. He occupies the position of secretary of the board of managers of the state soldiers' home and when he went to the office of the state auditor to secure a voucher for his first month's services found but 11.61 in the treasury. Chairman Gris ham and Treasurer Andersen preceded Mr. Davis to that department and se cured their remuneration as provided by law. The appropriation for the board of managers for the home was either in adequate or the Republican hoard made a successful effort to consume all of the money set apart for mill age and per iliem of the members. The small bal ance now in the treasury is all that the present board has with which to pay its expenses until July 1, the beginning f the next fisi-al year. At that time but $1,000 is available for these purposes when the records of the department show that during- the past few years the per diem and mileage of members in the actual discharge of their duties as directors, averaged from $1,300 to 51.4CO. The law requires that the managers visit the home at least once a month and for the services rendered during the past four weeks the present board presented vouchers for payment, Mr. Davis was highly indignant as a man might well be, who pays out money for expenses including railroad fare and hotel bills. thinking that the state treas ury is behind him. when in reality- there is only a small balance of Sl.ti-i. WHY FOPTJXISTS FAIL. G. C. Clemens Says They are Not Rad ical Enough in Belief. G. C. Clemens says of the bribery investigation exposures: "The only thing about it which as tonishes me is that the investigation has proceeded so far without revealing any wickedness on the part of railroad companies. There was some a good deal. Perhaps the investigation is pro ceeding by way of climax, and railroad boodiing is to be saved up for the per oration, as it were. I lived in Kansas a lung while, and legislative corruption no s not disturb my nervous system. The investigation reveals nothing but that Populist politicians are very- much Ilk" ..ther politicians, and that no poli tician can be trusted, unaccompanied, with a seductive temptation. We knew that before. The testimony- gives us some new Instances, but does not in crease our general fund of information. It was not because they were: Populists that legislators took bribes. Every Populist got his political education as a Republican or a Democrat, and Re publicans and Democrats are among the fallen. Aye, while a Populist here and there proved false, did rot the Re publicans as a body stand by the or ganizations that did the bribing? "I trouble not my brains over the ciuestion whether boodiing was done, nor by whom. Unfortunately, all that Is clear enough. I am more troubled about the future prospects of the peo ple, for if the temptation remains, will not future legislation be just as cor rupt? Some may blame the engineer, tome the operator at the last station; l"jt the wise man will gather the frag ments from the track and see whether the deceased's head cannot be stuck on his body, so as to give him control of the apparatus for doing business once more. Has the Populist party been eo badly sliced up in the wreck that Gabriel must resurrect it with a coffee sack? Has Gilead no balm in stock? Is there no hope for the people? Is every mountain stream of reform to tnd in mud? "For answer, look at one of the Da kotas. The Populists elected a social ist legislature, and that legislature act ually did things and left no scandal be hind it. Look over our ow n legislature. There were a few socialists in that body. Has a single zephyr of scandal yet toyed with a socialist's locks? Has any socialist yet chosen to any position by the Populist party ever been found guilty of boodiing? This no new thing under the sun. From the day f?atan tempted on the mountain the great founder of socialism, how many socialists to this hour have betrayed their cause? Socialists have gone to prison like Krapotkine; they have gone into exile like Victor Hugo; they have deserted the imperial palace for the poor peasant's hovel, like Count Tol stoi; but they have not stood in un easy hesitation before the temptations of avarice or ambition. You may bribe the champions of a stock yards bill, of a school book bill, or even of a maxi mum rate bill. These are all the middle class measures inspired by the pocket and operated through the head. liut you cannot bribe the socialist, for he is an enthusiast; his measures are of the heart and are but the means of re alizing an ethical idea. "This investigation shows the un wisdom of electing as Populists any but proved socialists. I have repeat fdly warned the Populists that if they differed themselves to become a mere political party that party would surely die. I have begged them to boldly make socialism their platform. The class of men who have successfully combatted my views furnished the men who betrayed the people in the last legislature. "What of the future? I hardly think these exposures will restore the Repub licans to power. That would be foolish in the extreme. The people must not return to the past, but advance to the future. Populism must mean social ism, so socialists of all parties can unite. You remember the long reign of Eng lish corruption under Walpole's admin istration? What put an end to that? Green, in his 'History of the English People,' gives credit where it is due. The preaching of Wesley and of White field roused the conscience of the peo ple so that corruption could no longer be endured. Preaching arousing the dormant conscience of the nation not 'practical politics," overthrew Walpole. And if corruption is to be dcthorned in Kansas it must fall before Populists preaching higher truths than free silver or paper money. Populists must begin ejid vigorously prosecute an ethical campaign; must strive to bring about the socialist's ideal. Otherwise than as a socialist party, standing for ethi cal socialism, with legislation only- a means to a moral end, there is there can be no future for the People's party, and there ought not to be." One of the Youngest Judges. E. L. Fischer of Kansas City, Kan., who was appointed by Governor Leedy judge of one of the new courts in Wyandotte county. Is the youngest judge in the state. Fischer is 27 years of age, and was born in Wyandotte county. He is a graduate of the state university and among the lawyers in his home town is recognized as a young man of ability. Fischer's ardent sup port of the free silver cause as a Re publican is the basis upon which recog nition w as accorded him. WHOLESALE REMOVALS. Summary Action at the Agricultural College Said to be Due to Presi dent Fairchild. That the removal of 15 professors at the state agricultural college was due to political motives on the part of tho board o regents, remains an undisput ed fact, and it is said this action is based mainly upon the action of Presi dent Fairchild. The professors who have been remov ed, or disposed is probably a more po lite expression, are as follows: George T. Fairchild, LL. D., president professor of Logic and Philosophy. George H. Failyer, M. S., professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy. Edwin A. Popenoe, A. M., professor of Entomology and Zoology. Lavid E. Lantz, M. S., professor of Mathematics. Mrs. Nellie S. Kedzie, M. S., professor of Household Economy and Hygiene. Mrs. Elida E. Winchip, superintend ent of sewing. Alexander B. Brown, A. M., professor of Music. John S. C. Thompson, superintendent of printing. Francis H. White, A. M., professor of History and Political Science. Charles C. Georgeson, M. S., professor of Agriculture and superintendent of farm. Albert S. Hitchcock, M. S., professor of Botany. Silas C. Mason, M. S., professor of Horticulture and superintendent of orchards and gardens. Ira D. Graham, A. M., secretary, in structor in Bookkeeping. Nelson S. Mayo. D. V. S., M. S., pro fessor of Physiology and Veterinary Science. Those of the faculty who will be re tained are as follows: John D. Waters, M. S., professor of Language and Litherature. Oscar E.. Olin, professor of English Language and Litherature. Ozni P. Hood, M. S., professor of Me chanics and Engineering, superintend ent of workshops. Ernest R. Nichols, A. M., professor of Physics. Julius T. Willard, M. S.. associate professor of Chemistry. Miss Josephine C. Harper, instructor in Mathematics. Miss Alice Rupp, instructor in Eng lish. Thomas E. Will, A. M., professor of Political Economy. Miss Julia R. Pearce, B. S., librarian. President Fairchild, so it is claimed, took politics into the institution during the campaign. He was an ardent Re publican and is said to have made a strong effort to upbuild the gold stand ards interest among the pupils who are for the most part eons of farmers, many of whom were for free silver. It is further stated that the president busied himself in securing passes for supporters of McKinley to go home to vote while the Populists who were at tending the school were compelled to pay tbeir railroad fare or stay away from the polls. Another charge is made by the Popu lists that Mr. Fairchild lobbied against the pet measure of the Populists, the school text book bill. When asked if any such action as the removal of professors and other members of the faculty or the chancel lor of the state university was in con templation, William Rogers said to a Journal reporter: "No. sir. Nothing of that kind will be done by our board." Prof. L. W. Will who has been elected president of the state agricultural col lege managed the lobby which attended the last session of the legislature in the interest of the institution, 'He is a Populist. Prof. Dinsmore Resigns. Prof. T. H. Dinsmore in charge of the department of physics and physiology at the state normal, in Emporia is the first professor at the state institutions to resign on account of the cut in sal aries made by the last legislature. He is now closing up his business affairs and will remove to his former home in Pennsylvania. Professor Dinsmore has been at the normal since 1S3 and is one of the most thorough instructors in the institution. Will Meet at Austin Friday. The interstate commerce commission will assemble at Austin. Texas, Friday of this week to continue the hearing of the grain rate case in which Kansans are so much interested. Railroad Com missioners Dillard and Lewelling. Sec retary R. W. Turner and Judge David Martin will comprise the Kansas dele gation which will attend the hearing. Five Story Building Burns. St. Louis, April 12. The five story building at Main street and Park ave nue, occupied by the St. Louis Refrig erator Wooden GutterManufacturing company was partially destroyed by fire this forenoon. An estimate of the loss puts it at S60.000, covering the building and contents, which were par tially insured. At the time of the tor nado last May this building was de stroyed by. the wind and then burned. We own no rival as the Hat Emporium of Topeka. We established that fact Satur day. We have been in the hat busi ness In Topeka for fifteen years, and Saturday was the Banner Hat Day of our business career. We have every hat worth hav ing, the most popular makes, our prices are positively the lowest and the Knox celebrated New York Hats, recognized by every magazine in America on dress to be the correct hat, and worn by most careful and correct dressers. rtVflALL WINS FIRST Blood in His Encounter Before Judge Foster. Judge Foster Dismisses the Suit for Contempt. But Instructs tha Jury to Examine Into the Case, and Gave Them Or ders to Return Indictments if Circumstances Justified. Webb McNall, state insurance com missioner, is so far victorious in his fight against the three largest insurance companies in the world. In the United States circuit court this morning Judge Foster handed down a decision holding that McNall's action in excluding the defendant insurance companies in the Hillmon case from doing business in this state was not one punishable by the penalty for con tempt, and dismissed the case instituted by the companies' attorneys. But hardly had the state insurance commissioner left the court room in an apparently satisfied mood, than Judge Foster turned to the grand jury, just then empanelled, and informed the members that it wouUI be their duty to inquire into McNall's action, and if they found that such was in the nature of duress or intimidation, tending to ob struct the due administration of jus tice to the defendant companies, they should return an indictment against McNall to the court. In his decision Judge Foster emphati cally stated that the action of the in surance commisisoner could not be justi fied by any principle of law or justice, or on any discretionary power vested in him as a state officer, and that it was an assumption of authority for McNall to attempt to determine the question at issue in the Hillmon case. His deci sion is as follows:: "This special appearance and plea of respondent practically admits the truth of the allegations in the petition, and the question presented for determina tion is whether such facts make a case for summary proceedings against the respondent for contempt of this court. There are two sections of the revised statutes which have a bearing upon the question at issue. The first reads 'The said courts shall have power to impose and administer al necessary oaths, and to punish, by fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, contempt of their authority. Provided that such power to punish contempts shall not be construed to extend to any cases ex cept the misbehavior of any person in their presence, or so near thereto as tor obstruct the administration of justice, the misbehavior of any of the officers of said courts in their official transactions and the disobedience or resistance by any such officers or by any party, juror, witness or other person, to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or com mand of the said courts." "The second section reads. Every person who corruptly or by threats or force, endeavoring to influence, intimi date or impede any witness, or officer, in any court of the I'nited States in the discharge of his duty, or corruptly or by threats or force, obstruct or impedes or endeavors to obstruct or impede the due administration of justice therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment not more than three months or both.' "That the power of the courts to pun ish summarily for contempt is limited to misbehavior of any person in their presence, or so near thereto as to ob struct the administration of justice, is apparent from the terms of the first sec tions and the various decisions made thereunder. "And this rule applies whether the act comes under either section of the statute. The act of the respondent in refusing to allow the defendant insur ance companies to continue business in the state for the reasons given in his letter cannot be justified on any prin ciple of law or justice, or on any discre tionary power vested in him as super intendent of Insurance. "The insurance companies in defend ing these suits for Mrs. Hillmon are do ing what the law permits them to do, and it is for the court having jurisdic tion to determine whether they have 'dealt fairly with the plaintiff, Mrs. Sal lie E. Hillmon in refusing to pay the death loss and in the litigation of the same, pertaining to her deceased hus band.' Indeed that is the very issue to be tried by the court, and it is an un warranted assumption of authority for respondent to arrogate to himself the summary determination of these ques tions; and any attempt by threats or intimidation or duress on the part of the respondent to coerce o rdeter the companies from making their defense in court, tends to obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, and is a proper matter to be presented to the grand jury. It would, however, be a strained construction to- hold that the act was done in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice. "The order to show cause must be dis missed." After finishing the reading of the above decision, and the decision in the stock yards case. Judge Foster next gave his attention to the empanelling of the grand jury. He gave the jurors a somewhat lengthy instruction on what their duties would be. and was about to conclude when United States Attorney W. C. Perry stopped up to the desk and remarked: "The McNall matter. Judge." "Oh yes," said Judge Foster. Then clearing his throat and turning to the jury he said: "In a case recently brought to the at tention of the court it is claimed that a certain party is seeking by threat and duress to impede and obstruct the due administration of justice in a case now pending in the United States court, and it will be your duty as jurors to in quire into this matter. If you find the charge to be true it will be your duty to return such party or parties to this court to be dealt with according to law. Gentlemen, you may now retire." Neither the attorneys for the insur ance companies or McNall were in the court room at this time. The work of the grand jury will now be watched with a great deal of inter est. Requisition for Cattls Thief. Sheriff James Z. Bishop of Garfield county. Oklahoma, was at the state house today with a requisition from the governor of Oklahoma for the arrest and return to the territory for prosecu tion under an indictment for grand lar ceny returned by the grand jury, Tom Stewart who is charged with stealing cattle. Governor Leedy honored the re quisition and Sheriff Bishop went to Kingman this afternoon to take charge of Stewart who was arrested there last week. Insurance Agent's Fake. Ban Franetsco. April 12. Mrs. Jane L. Stanford emphatically denies the story related by W. F. Burns to the effect that he had succeeded In Insuring her life for $1,000,000 In the New York com pany, witb which he is connected. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Hunters say that there are still a few teal ducks to be found. Bishop Vincent preached at the Oakland M. K. church yesterday. Preside-nt A. A. Robinson of the Mexi can Central is in the city. Bishop Miltepaugh will conduct special meetings in Coffeyville tomorrow. The Methodist church is preparing special services for Ea-ster Sunday. The tate university reports "a better ball team this year than ever before." Mayor Fellows has returned from Bur lington where he bid on a large contract. The Topeka Academy of Medicine and Surgery will meet at A. O. U. W. hall to night. The official board of the Christian church will hold a regular meeting this evening. Judge John Charlton of Lawrence, is in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Good. The sanitary force no longer pays much come numerous, but this does not excuse negligence. The oratorical societies of Washburn college have their annual contest next Kriday evening. A new floor is being put down at fire department headquarters. It is of two inch hard pine. The Men's league of the First Baptist church will hold a special meeting Wed nesday evening. Major McKinstry of Hutchinson, was In the city Saturday on business before the supreme court. Athletic park is a frog pond. The water has not been drained off since it was used as a skating rink. The Ladies Aid society of the First Christian church will give a free social Wednesday evening. A grand concert under the direction of Steinberg s orchestra will be given at the Arion ball on April 20. The state board of railroad assessors started from Junction City this morning on a trip over the M., K. T. Mrs. Mary E. Lease has donated her juvenile library, consisting of over 2u0 volumes, to the reform school here. John Ambrose Knight, an old soldier 60 years of age. will be tried for insanity in the probate court tomorrow afternoon, j The new sea-ts for the Christian church will e-rrive Wednesday and work to com plete the church will begin immediately. Nellie McHenry. who was booked to play at the Grand in this city next Wed nesday night, has conceded her trgage ment. Councilman Warner is doing all in his power to prevent the vacation of the Martin ennis park, which is near his home. F. C. Bowen, who is employed in tha office of the county treasurer is being groomed to make the race for county clerk. j A new dancing club, to be known as the "Ecla Ctlub," has been formed and will give its first dance at Hudson's hall tonight. Members of the Arion society and a number of guests participated in a very enjoyable dance at the Arion hall Sat urday night. Capt. P. H. Coney has been invited to deliver an address on April 19 at the meeting of the Irish American Historical society in Boston. Mrs. C. B. Hoffman of Enterprise, is tho guest of Mr. and Mr 3. John V. Breiden thal, having came to Topeka to attend the lectures on theosophy. The Salvation Army hospital fund has j now reached the sum of $-5.9), the latest j donations being, Sam Radges $5, N. L. I Gage $5 ajid miscellaneous $4. j Topeka. post, G. A. R., passed resolu- I tions Saturdy evening endorsing Gen. J. C. Caldwell for governor of the Xational I Soldiers Home at Leavenworth. The will of the late Mrs. Samantha C. j Ashpole has been filed i-n the probate court. All her personal property, inelud- ing considerable land, is Aeft to her hu- band. A song and dance entertainment, under the direction of Charles Brownie and MiL-s Marjorie Mullln, was given before a large audience at Lincoln Post hall Sat- urday night. W. J. Black, general passenger agent of the Santa Fe, will go to Chicago tomor row to resume work with general passen ger agents in an effort to form a new as sociation. Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has gone to Chetopa to attend the annual meeting of the Patriarchs of America. He is incidentally enjoying a day or so of rest from his office work. Leonore Welch, the 2-year-old child of Mrs. Edward Welch, died Friday evening at the home of her grandparents on To peka avenue. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A. J. Wolcott. general western agent for tha Standard Oil company, formerly with headquarters at Hutchinson, has rented property at 910 Quincy street, and will hereafter make Topeka hts home. The case of the state against Walter Atkinson, charged with complicity in the Hord store burgia-ry. has been dismissed. It was found that Atkinson's brother was the man who was mixed up in the burg lary. A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury In the case of the state against Green Craiger in the district court Sat urday afternoon. Craiger was charged with stealing hides from the Wolff Pack ing company. Jay Turner, who is remembered by nearly every c-ne in Topeka, now lives in Muncie. Ind., and claims to be the champion heavy road bicycle rider of the United States. "He is 21 years old, weighs 315 pounds and measures 5 feet nine and V inches. John Marshall and William Franklin, the colored boys who stole the dinner basket of one of the laborers at the east side stone crusher last week, hewve been locked up in the county jail to work out fines of Jl each and costs imposed upon them by Justice G rover. An entertainment will be given by the Arion society on the evening of April 2C It will consist of a dance, at which all of the ladles attending will wear calico fowns, and ech one will be expected to ring a calico necktie to be worn by some one of the gentlemen participating. Complaint has been made to the probate court of the way in which Mrs. Belle Willkins, the wife of a colored resident of Shorey, treats her imbecile step- daughter, for whom she was appointed guardian by the court some time ago. It Is likely that Judge Dolman will place the girl in the charge of some other per son. The Kansas Avenue Epworth league of North Topeka voted last night to hold a temperance rally some time during the early summer and will invite all the leagues of northern Shawnee county to participate. The meeting last night was largely attended and the action taken was unanimous. Rev. T. E. Chandler, the pastor, endorsed the plan. Mrs. Edith L. Peake. the actress-evangelist, yesterday held two large meetings. The afternoon one was at the Liberty church cn the east side. There were eleven conversions reported. In the even ing the United Presbyterian church was crowded to hear her. She conducts Bible readings every afternoon n-t 2:30 o'clock and revival meetings every evening. This morning a heavily loaded brick wagon pulled by three horses stuck fast in a mud hole on Huntccn just west of Buchanan street so close to the trolley car switch that cars toward downtown were detained. One of the horses fell heavily on the trp-ck breaJcing the har ness. Car men assisted in removing the obstruction. New officers of the First United Pres byterian church have been elected as follows: President, W. G. Lowry: clerk, T. H. Bigger: treasurer. M. Alexander: trustees. W. G. Lowry. T. M. Eurer and H. M. Savage. Sunday school officers: Superintendent, J. S. Ramsey: assistant superintendent, J. R. Thompson; secre tary, Clara McDonald, and treasurer, M. Alexander. Sergeant Tim Donovan yesterday morn ing arrested a young man named Harry Grubbs. who ran away from his home in Kansas City. He is 16 years old, is fairly well dressed r-nd appears to have been carefully reared. He was taken to the city ja if where a charge of vagrancy was put against him to hold him. His parents have been notified, and the boy is being held at the city jail until word is received from them. John Collins, a son of J.' S. Collins of Easter Q-love3 Gentlemen's Ox blood and Tan Kid Gloves, pique or cable seams, correct fitting. $i.5oquali ty. At The PALACE 95c 709 Buy Your B OPH I I'A1 ou find just what you want here in Greater Variety in Better Quality and CUuUoLi last but not least at from 15 to 35 per cent less in price than at any other &tore in town. Gentlemen's Neat Plaid Black Pincheck Sack Suits med first-class are $6.50 and $7.53 Suits elsewhere. The Palace will sell this week at Gentlemen's Stylish Spring Suits the very latest styles of Cutaway Sacks, made of all woo), fancy colors qualities you never saw ottered an your life for less than f 6. 50. The Palace will sell this week at only y I la Eg St Gentlemen's Fashionable Fancy Plaid Cheviots and plain black, blue and steel arrey "Worsted ruus, bach aim uiuawav ihick Tiila week at in styit'S, matie ana trimmed in keen- 595 IS in witli iho excellent fabrics they 18 ff f are made of Suits that in any m fi 13 other store in Xopeka w.li cos: g ll E t-t V you 5Mo VLsP Hi The Palace will aril fc ly.... Gentlemen's Tery Fine Spring Suits and nobby Top Coats. The Suits are made of very fins ail Worsted and nobby hiutch eiTeets made in ae'eord ance with the latest fashion-45 dif- lorent styles 10 select from. You can not see their equal for quality of fabric, for workmanship, tor trimmings lu any store for less than i:.oo. I lie I'alnrp will m il VLr tbis week at uuly.... Gentlemen's Handsome Scotch and Ferguson Worsted Suits 2o styles troiii. j ne neocenes are matte or Australian long-corded wool of un usually fine texture tailored equal to any $35 tailor Suit. Are worth, fully $15 and $is. The Pal'ce will sell tills week at only is this city, will study for orders in the Episcopal church. He is at present at tending the state university at Lawrence and in addition to his studies there he is assistant to Dean Ayres of the Episcopal church. He will finish his college course at Lawrence and then enter an Episcopal ti 'keologiecl school. Yesterday he assist ed in the services at Lawrence which were led by Bishop Millspaugh. The Shawnee County Republican club met Saturday afternoon in the Flambeau club rooms v-nd passed resolutions which will be presented to President McKinley, Senator Baker and Congressmen Curtis and Broderick, asking that the civil ser vice ruias which were adopted by Presi dcMit Cleveland be annulled. The com mlltee which presented the resolutions consisted of Senator W. E. Sterne, Howel Jones, L. H. Greenwood and Dennis Hope. Harry Nathanson, a small boy who lives near Third end Kansas avenue, came near being run over by a North To peka trolley car Saturday afternoon. He was bouncing a rubber ball in front of the Throop liotel and it rolled upon the car tracks. In running in front of a swiftly passing northbound car the boy was struck by the dashboard and thrown on the track. Th mo tor man reversed the current and stopped the car just in time to ssive the youngster's life. The funeral of Col. H. H. Stanton, held yesterday afternoon at Grace cathedral, was largely attended and the services were impressive and beautiful. At 3 o'clock the Masonic lodges, headed by Marshall's band, escorted the remains to Grace cathedral,1 where Dean Bodley con ducted the services. The funeral proces sion was a long one, showing the high es teem in which the deceased had been held. At the Topeka cemetery the Ma sonic lodges conducted the burial servi ces. A large number of hotel men and commercial travelers attended and many old settlers who liad been acquainted with Colonel Stanton. The Arion Ladies Quartette of Chicago and J. Edmund V. Cooke, poet reciter, gave the fifth entertainment in the Wash burn college lecture course last evening to a delighted audience. The ladies of the organization have fresh and cultured voices and sing together with perfect harmony. Dr. Cooke read only his own poems, but there was no lack of good ma teriel for his use, or of variety in the character of the poems. His recitation of his work works was so good that it is safe to say no one will be able to excel him in their interpretation. The last number in the course will be given on May 4 by the famous negro educator, Booker T. Washington. A CONVICT EXCURSION. Indiana Makes a Big Changa in tha Location of Her Criminal Colony. Michigan City, Ind., April 12. Prob abb" the largest transfer of prison con victs that ever took place in this coun try was successfully carried out today. Two hundred and ninety-one prisoners from the Michigan City prison were put on a special Monon train and taken to Jeffersonville, while from the latter place 35u prisoners were sent here. The utmost secrecy was observed as to the time of departure, even the guards selected to accompany the pris oners from here being kept in ignor ance. Sunday r.oon the gates of the prison were locked and the tedious job of selecting1 the prisoners to be trans ferred was begrm. This consumed most of the afternoon. The men were g-iven an extra supper and locked in their cells for the night. At 4 o'clock this morning the real work of the transfer begran. The prison ers were routed out and ten selected guards assisted the blacksmiths in riveting- the shackles to the prisoners. Two at a time they were taken from their cells and their legs shackled. About two hours' time was consumed in this, and then the prisoners were taken to the dining- room for the last time, where breakfast was served them. While this was going on the train which was to convey the prisoners to Jeffersonville was backed into the north gate. It consisted of nine cars, the first coach a hospital car, the next six lor the con victs, one car for the militia company A of Indianapolis, who were to assist in guarding the prisoners, and one for the press. As soon as breakfast was finished the men were lined up and marched to the train. First came the invalids, eight of them, who were con veyed to their car in cots, then the rest of the motley crowd, stumbling from the unaccustomed leg shackles, were bundled on board. Three guards and two trusties were locked in each car. Every precaution had been observed against an outbreak. The windows were not barred, but everything that might be used as a weapon had been removed, even the doors removed from the water closet3 and the air brake apparatus taken away. The guards had no weapons except their heavy canes, but the prisoners were not allowed to leave their seats, anything they might require being brought to them, and orders had been KANSAS AVE. AUERBACH A. Easter Outfit Here! and Grey and -made and trim. Moo years, gray mane, durable nn in any other store. mm W 1 pbr-m Child's W I Cheviot to choose Big Boys' 1 lap 4rv e r-fc n SQ50 19 50 Gaylord Barcley, 628 Kansas Ave., 2nd given to shoot at the first head that was poked out of a window. At 9 o'clock all was In readiness and one of the most remarkable excursions ever undertaken started on the journey south. The Monon officials had taken every precaution to insure the safety of the trains. Every foot of track be twen here and Jeffersonville was in spected fifteen minutes before the train passed and every bridge was carefully examined before It went over. Even the switches were spiked and the trains were given the right of way over everything. No stops were made for crossings. Governor Mount having given permis sion for this violation of the state law, and no stops were made except for the purpose of changing engines or taking water. The train was in personal charge of F. W. Quimby, trainmaster of the Monon, and the crew was com posed of picked men, veterans in the service, who could be relied upon in an emergency. The Monon wrecking train was under orders all day, ready to start at a moment's notice in case of accident. Jewelry Put Away Too Secur9ly. The police department was notified Saturday afternoon that a robbery had occurred at 823 Kansas avenue in the upper rooms. Mrs. William Hall Jen kins, whose name used to be Rulison, and who now has a petition for divorce before the cpurt of Shawnee county from William Hall Jenkins, the ab stractor, has dressmaking rooms in the second story of 823 Kansas avenue over Washburn's drug store. She had laid down Saturday noon to take a nap. When she 'awoke she discovered that all her jewelry and some valuable silks were missing.She concluded that some one had entered her rooms while she was asleep and robbed her. The police made an investigation, and found put away in a secure hiding place the jew elry, and in another place the silks. Then Mrs. Jenkins remembered that she had put the articles there for safe keeping and had forgotten about it. Toothaker vs. Todd. The Populists of Wyandotte county are protesting against the candidacy of W. H. Toothaker of Kansas City, Kan., for the position of superintendent of the blind asylum. Toothaker is making a hard fight for the place, which it has been understood was to go to Rev. W. G. Todd of Wichita. In the state con vention Toothaker opposed fusion and this action is now being urged against him as an attempt at that time to pre vent the uniting of forces which led to the victory, the fruits of which he seeks to share. Whist Club Whist Game. The Topeka whist club game tomor row night will be called promptly at 8 o'clock and will be of such importance that all members are urged to be pres ent.A. D. Washburn and A. L. Murphy will act as captains for the opposing sides. The style of play adopted in the east, "north and south against east and west" will govern. The games which the members of the club have enjoyed during the winter have been productive of much pleasant entertainment. Gov. Morri'1'3 Executive Chiir. Governor Leedy today forwarded to ex-Governor Morrill the chair which he occupied during the two years of his administration. The chair has been presented to Mr. and Mrs. Dixon in Kansas City with the understanding that they shall give it to their baby, Gov. Morrill's grand-child. Store Itobbed at Alma. Alma. April 12. The general store of F. C. Simon was entered by burglars Satur day night and about $129 worth of jewel ry and $50 worth of underclothing, neck ties and other .small articles taken. Tho burglars entered the store by a back window, r.fter trying to enter the front door and failing. Colored Boy Fined. Walter Dupree, one of the colored boys arrested for breaking Into a Santa Fe freight car, pleaded guilty to the charge of petit larceny in the district court this morning and was fined $50 and costs by Judge Hazen. He will work out the amount at the county jail. Trousers, $3. 20 sf yles handsome i 1 rousers in all new est patterns and fa brics, are what oth ers ask $5 (or. At the CI) vwin GUETTEL. OUH BOYS' DEPT. Is crowded to overflowing with the choicest and best apparel for Boys the kind you are used to buying here which is only the best. Boys' Splendid Cassimere Suits, ages 5 to 14 UfeW- v? brown colors, nicely a rm mm linings, are $2.50 suits f I i W klneo will sell at Vi I 1 U and Drown colors, nicely ine I n Boys' Knee Pant Suits, ages 6 to 15 years, 01 all Overeiieck, Tweed and black and blue Touch 15 years, blue Touch 1.95 o 7 years. worsted, very stylish, double seat aud knees are suits worth everv cent of 43.50. At the Palace Choice for' Fancy Junior Suits, ages 3 to 7 years. neautituuy trimmed, brualeu and x nobbily lined are actual $4. i5 and tj. SC values. i At The Palace for 12.45 Boys Knee Pent Suits, ages 4 to 15 years, made of tine all wool Scotch Piaid Tweed, new brown hdu grey iweea .Mixtures, Keerers yV and plain styled, double seat and xb" knees are S suits usually At The Palace Choice for Boys Combination Knee Pant Suits, made of strictly all wool fabrics (coat. S pants m fm and cap) brown mixed and dark ;;rev Vi." J 1 !"ik 1 weeds, Kast Iron make are $0 suits aft. fta 1 Choice Tomorrow V4 B im J Big Boys' Long Pant Suits, ages 14 to 19 years, newest styles and uutterns, pt jf trimmed and equal to other stores' fsL"3 I 93 S jG aud 7 suits. iTfc$ 11 Choice Tomorrow i-" a 11 Long Pant Suits, made of Nobby i iaids, in all latest colors. My front vests all $10 values. Choice at $7.50 1 BALL, BAT, CAP and BELT given free with Boys' Suits. MODERN TAILOR S PRICES REASOITABSLE. Floor. HIS VIEW OF MOODY. Ingersoll Says the Evangelist is a Good Man, Rich in Absurdities and Credulity. St. Louis. Apr;i 12. Colonel Robert CS. Ingersoll wa.-e interview- toitny ;-'0'-Rev. Dwight Tj. Moody, who just elo-d a great revival here. Colonel ingersoll .ajd: "I have no doubt but that Mr. Moouy intends to lo ritrht. I have comulcttre in his- sincerity. Air. Moody is an ohl-f a.sii ioned. orthodox Christian. about thr.--fourtbs of a century behind the iiin-s. il-t still believes in tbe mons-b.r called Ji--bova. in thf mysterious rw?i-ng known n.s the Holy Ghost, and rttUiy believi s that his God once worked ct the carpenter business in Palest ine. Mr. Moody al.si bt -lieves in heaven for the believers tnil bel! for all tire re.st. And tbis belief is the foundation of his happiness. I think that Mr. Moody lelieves that be car rcfotm men and worara by preaching his reU.--;o:i to them, by talking oi .sub j.Tti itlxMie which nobody knows anything: by de scribing things tha.t nevr-r happenetl and predicting others that never will. Nothing can excel bis continence in absurdities; his reli&nce on credulity. "Mr. Moody, as I said before, is a good man, but his ideas are too old. I do not think it prstble to reform the world, ex cept through the development of the brain. You cannot do this by singkig psalms. You must give to the world new facts, new truths. You must change physical i'.nd mental conditions If you wish for improvement. Characters .re not formed in a moment. Men often stop and say, 'I have gone on this road far enough. I am going to change." If thia happens during a revival th y call it conversion, the work of the Holy Ghost, but after all, it is natural. Ttae.-e eoin- the time in the life of a, dog when ha stops running aftr his tail and setfl.-s down. Mr. Moody would probably say the dog had bepn converw-d. .-?o thi-.r comes a time in the life of a. hcise wh-:i he stops kicking the whippletree. pulls hii share of tho losd end conb-ntf-dly munches his oals, hut nolody thinks thirf is the work of the Holy ihrst. So there comes a time in the life of a young m;n when he feels the touch of responsibility and when he says thtt the time of pay ing is over and he's got to work. Mr. Moody calls this conversion. T cad this as natural as it would be to take another road when you find you're on the wrong one." MOODY ON INGERSOLL. The Evangelist Advises an Interview er to Show One of His Sermons to the Agno3tie. St. Louis, April 32. Dwight L. Moody was a.sked a day or two ao what he thought of Robert G. Ingersoil, who wils billed to lecture here. "Why don't you asK me what you think of Corbett?" asked the evangelist, in t slightly nettled tone. "I never saw Ingersoll in my life. I don't know a thing about him. He dos not interest me in the least. So he's go ing to lecture here on "Truth," is he?" continued Mr. Moody. "Well that is what I have been preach ing for thirty years. I preached it lout nifrt in mv sermon on 'Sowing and Reaping.' That is the truth, and you cannot get away from it. You go to In gersoll when he gets here and .show him my sermon on 'Sowing and Reaping." I'd just like to see what he'd say about it." A Good Scenery play. The sale of seats for Lincoln J. Car ter's "Heart of Chicago" opened this morning, and a good sized audience will probably witness the piece at the Craw ford Opera House tomorrow night. This scenic melodrama had a success ful run of several weeks when first put on at the Carter theater in Chicago. and has had considerable success in other cities. Its main feature is a railroad scene, in which a train is seen to ap proach apparently from a distance. Other scenes show a .section of tho great Chicago fire, the Masonic Tempi-? roof garden at night, the Court of Honor at World's fair during a night of illu mination and the south side businesa district and Lake Michigan. Aubrey Beardaley Becomes a Catholic London, April 12. Aubrey Beardsley, the artist has been formally received into the Roman Catholic church. His health, which has been precarious fei a long time past, is now better and be has gone to the Riviera, Bismarck is Better. Frelderichsruhe, April 12. Price Bis marck is much improved in -health.

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOTJUNATj, K V KN APRZLi 12, 1897. f IN THE SOCIETY WORLD. SKetch shemnf devastation wrougbb by Create in Levees on Mie Mississippi. General Notes of Societj and Personal Items. Recent Social Events in Topeka and Yicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. fflfcf ESIlVEL!Sf e THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE Is Centralization, Declares the Build ng Trades Unions of Chicago. Chicago, April 12. The organization committee of the Building Trades Coun cil met a joint committee, representing li6 local labor unions, composed of men in the building material trades, last evening, and formed a new central body to work in conjunction with the Build Trades Council. The name chosen for the new organization is the "Building Material Trades Council oE Cook coun ty .Illinois." Its object is to unionize all factories in the city making material used in building. In this respect it will be auxiliary to the Building Trades Council. Another purpose of the body is to aid the council in the spring campaign for higher wages and shorter hours. The committee represented over 200,000 men and it is thought the new organization will soon have a membership of 30,000 or more. A constitution was adopted and officers elected. The spirit of the council is expressed In the preamble to the constitution: "The spirit of the age is toward centra lization. Capital centralizes its forces, and to its knowledge of the power ac quired by organization may be attribut ed the great influence that it possesses. Labor is only powerful when it centra lizes its forces. Hence, acting upon the principle of centralization, with the knowledge that a closer alliance of all trades having common interests is im perative and that the men engaged in the manufacture of building material must have a closer alliance and work In unison with our fellow workmen of the Building Trades Council so that much can be achieved to advance our mutual interests we have organized the Building Material Trades Council." Iabor leaders look upon the new council as of great importance. They now expect to reach the elements that have caused so many labor troubles in the city. The new body proposes to go juietly into the unionizing of the man ufacturing concerns, taking them one et a time, when there is no disturbance. In case of persistent opposition on the part of any manufacturer, a report will be made to the Building Trades Council and the two bodies will then unite in a. strike, or other means deemed neces sary to carry their point. FAST DRIVERS ARRESTED. Two Arrests Made by the Police Practice to be Stopped. Yesterday there were many people out pleasure riding and the fine air seemed to make horses and drivers alike feel sporty. Quincy street was emooth and looked like the home AN To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD CASTORIA," AND PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now d? sv 7r on everY bear the facsimile signature of Cfctf wrapper. This is the original PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, y- ;r on the and has the signature of wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 8, 1897. Qyco.XJ. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having ThirKind That Never Failed Ton. VMS CNTAV ft AMI H RAY TRECT, NIW VOHK CITY. stretch of an immense race track. J. B. Payne, 20 years old. was one of the young men who was driving. He was racing along on Quincy street when Patrolman Rucker spied him and after a foot race arrested him. He was taken to police station where he put up ?5 as a security. In the afternoon there was another fast driver. It was JamesDuncan, who gives his age as 22. years. He was also driving on Quincy street and he was in toxicated. It was thought that he would certainly drive through a funeral procession which was passing along Bighth street. Patrolman Fowkes caught him and placed him under ar rest. When Duncan was sober enough he was released on $10 bail. There has been a great deal of reckless driving on Quincy street lately and several acci dents have happened as a result of it. Chief Steele says he is going to put a stop to it. LIES DOWN AGAIN. Movement of Temperance PeopleOnly a Temporary Stir From Lethargy. The proposed mass meeting to pro test against violations of the prohibi tory liquor law may not be held after all. The committee appointed to arrange for the meeting has done nothing and the members of the committee say that the indications are that nothing will be done. The action of the county attorney in having several iomtists arrested is re sponsible for the change in the plans of the committee. One of the men who is responsible for the appointment of the committee and the movement for a mass meeting said to a Journal re porter: "I do not know that the mass meet ing will be held at all. If County At torney Jetmore will keep up his work in the way he has started there will be no necessity for a mass meeting. The county attorney is the man we were after but if he shows a disposition to make arrests and clean out the joints that is all we want." A Sunday Disturbance. Last evening at 7 o'clock John Gib son, a man 52 years of age who has a weakness for intoxicating liquors, crea ted a disturbance at his home on Eeast Fourth street in Parkdale. With a hatchet and club he emptied the house of its occupants in a remarkably short time. Not satisfied with that he chas ed his son-in-law around in the yard and threatened to kill him. An emer gency call was sent to police head quarters. Chief Steele responded and arrested Gibson. At police station he was locked in jail on the double charge of assault and disturbance of the peace. TWO CHECKS FORGED. frank Quist Arrested for Passing Checks of Small Amounts. Frank Quist, a young Swede, who came to this city on Friday last, sup posedly for the purpose of swindling some of his countrymen, is under ar rest for forgery with the chances of his release very much against him. Saturday afternoon he passed two checks for $5.73 each at Sixth and To peka avenue, and by 6 o'clock in the evening he was in jail with a serious charge against him. Saturday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock Quist walked into Miller's drug store at Sixth and Topeka avenue and asked the proprietor if he could cash a check for him. "I need some medicine very bad," said he, "and will you please cash this small check for me?" Mr. Miller took the check and examin ed it. It was made out to Frank Jo hanson on the First National bank and the name of F. A. Beckstrom signed to it. The name Frank Johanson was en dorsed in pencil on the back. Mr. Mil ler hesitated and Quist said: "If you doubt the value of the check just let me have the medicine and you keep the check and I will be around for the change Monday." This the pro prietor agreed to and gave him a bottle of medicine valued at $1.75. Quist then went directly across the street to Werts grocery store where he asked William T. Calvin to cash a small check for him so that he could pay for some medicine he had purchased. This check was drawn on the Central Na tional bank for $5.75 in favor of Frank Johanson and the name of F. A. Beck strom signed to it. It was numbered 72 and endorsed in pencil with the name Frank Johanson. Mr. Calvin believed the fellow's story and cashed the check. Soon afterwards he became suspicious and he went to see Mr. Beckstrom, who has a paint shop on Jackson street. Mr. Beckstrom immediately noticed the for gery and the police department was no tified. At 6 o'clock Quist was arrested in North Topeka by Patrolmen Jenkins and Summers. At police headquarters Chief Steele had him write several names on a pa per. His writing corresponded exactly with that on the checks. The forgery was a good one as far as Mr. Beck strom's name was concerned. Quist waa today turned over to the state and will be arraigned before Justice Guy. Mr. Beckstrom says that he saw the fellow loafing about his place Friday evening and Saturday morning and in this way he must have secured the signature which he copied. Quist is a man of 38 years, is small of stature and he has uncertain eyes which give him an appearance not pre possessing. He is a stranger in Tope ka. CONTR ACT FOR PRIS0NF00D Let to Restaurant Keeper Ban Walk er by Police Board. The. Topeka board of police commis sioners met Saturday evening at police headquarters in regular session. The food contract for the furnishing of meals to city prisoners was let to Ben Walker the restaurant man, of 624 Kan sas avenue. He will receive nine cents a meal for the food. During the Republican administra tion the contract was at ten cents a meal. When the present police board came into office Mrs. Thorpe was allow ed to continue in the furnishing of meals until the board should make a permanent selection. She served meals which even the prisoners did not con demn. There were quite a number of bidders for the contract and the board finally decided to let it to Ben Wralker. Last month the city paid over $200 for city prison food. It will be somewhat less this month. Air. Walker will begin on his new contract Thursday, April 15. The board will meet tonight to hold the annual election of a police department. POLITICS LEAD TO DEATH. A Political Quarrel Ends With Pistols. in a Duel St. Louis. April 12. As the result of a duel fought with pistols in a saloon, John Swering, ex-central Republican committeeman of the Second ward, died at the City hospital shortly after mid night this morning. Henry Erb, ex deputy city marshal, fired the fatal shot A quarrel over politics caused the kill ing. Bad blood had existed between the two men for some time and late last night when they met in the saloon a quarrel resulted. Erb is in jail. The Orphans' Home. The orphans' home is one of the worthiest of Topeka's charitable insti tutions. Shelter and care for homeless little ones appeals to every one. To aid this institution an entertainment "Leah, the Forsaken" will be given at the Grand Opera House, Friday, April 23rd. Tickets will soon be placed on sale. Thirty years is a long time to fight so painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob Mitchell of Unionville. Pa., struggled that long before he tried De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly and per manently cured him. It Is equally ef fective in eczema and all skin affec tions. G. Wr. Stansfield. 632 Kansas ave. Mrs. Besant tonight in Library hall. Mrs. E. Davidson Worden, superin tendent of the Topeka kindergartens, informally entertained the kindergar ten teachers of the city and the train ing class Thursday afternoon at the Polk street kindergarten. The early part of the afternoon was spent in or ganizing a Topeka branch of the Inter nationl Kindergarten union, having in view co-operation and harmony among the kindergartens of Topeka and vicinity and increased enthusiasm in kindergartens elsewhere. The officers elected are: President, Mrs. H. E. Overholt; vice president, Mrs. Hardy; corresponding secretary. Miss Harriet Broad; recording secre tary. Miss Alice Evans; treasurer, Mis? Margaret Adams. The remainder of the afternoon was given over to games, singing and informal talk. Having so much in common, the com pany was a most congenial one and the interest was unflagging. Great merri ment was created by the original "ball games" of Mrs. Manning. Mrs. Chap man, Miss Ward and Mrs. Hardy, re spectively. "Baby's First Delight," "The Merry-go-Round" and "The Lul laby," "The Flower Song" and the "Floral Skip." Miss Grace Simpson recited with art istic skill, after which dainty refresh ments were served. The guests were Mrs. T. E. Bowman, Mrs. J. H. Hunt, Mrs. F. O. Popenoe, Mrs. H. E. Overholt, Mrs. Hardy. Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Wester field, Miss Margaret Adams, Miss Har riet Broad, Miss Katherine Searle, Miss Alice Evans, Miss Jeanette Miller, Miss Gertrude Dick. Miss Bessie Stewart, Miss Bertha Worden, Miss Minnie Cal vin, Miss Mabel Quigley, Miss Helen Shehan, Miss Blanche Joerger, Miss Grace Simpson, Miss Mary AVard, Miss Anna Wilson, Miss Nellie Dodge, Miss Helen Butterly and Miss Lulu McKee. Personal and Social. Miss Edna Speer is ill at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Gage. Mrs. Henry Keeler returned Saturday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Small, in Atchison. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fargo have re turned to Chicago after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. L. Thomp son. Mrs. W. L. Newcomer spent Thurs day in Kansas City. Mrs. George W'all and children left Saturday for their home in Albuquer que, N. M. Dr. and Mrs. Newland left this morning for their home in Fort Madi son, la., after a visit with Dr. and Mrs. Hogeboom. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce and fam ily spent yesterday at Lake View. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Meade of Horton spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Collins. Miss Nelle Nealley spent Saturday and Sunday with her uncle, Mr. Thos. Vail. She has been spending the win ter with Miss Julia Miller in Osage City and left today for her home in Muscatine, la. Miss Mary Whitton, Miss Marie Brooks, Miss Ida Stagg, Miss Lillian Valentine and Miss Pearl Latham will act as ushers at the Schumann concert April 19 at Library hall. Colonel and Mrs. J. V. F. Hughes will entertain a few of their Potwin neighbors informally at cards tonight. Miss Mabel Baker will entertain her whist club Wednesday evening. Miss Alice Holdridge returned Sun day from a visit in Chicago and Chilli cothe. Mo. Miss Ethel Short and Miss Lucretia Grovener of Bethany will spend Easter with Miss Kate Geltner in Wamego. Miss Olivia Van Tassel will enter tain her card club this evening. She will have a guest table. Mrs. Pierce leaves Thursday for Chi cago after visiting her son, Mr. Robert Pierce, for some time. Mrs. H. U. Mudge and Mrs. H. K. Tefft spent Saturday in Kansas City. Mrs. D. A. Clements has returned from a visit with Mrs. John Joerger in Leavenworth. The Ladies' Music club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Hardt. Mrs. Charles L. Seagraves is spend- GOOD NEWS TO NERVOUS PEOPLE. All Druggists Are Now Author ized to Sell Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets on a Positive Guarantee That First Box Will Benefit or Money Re funded. Can Anything Ba Fairer Than This? Convince Yourself, With No Risk of Loss, of the Wonderful Merits of This Grand Remedy. Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets are prepared from a famous prescrip tion of the late Dr. Jean Martin Char cot, Paris, France, who was recognized by the medical profession as the great est specialist of the century on nervous diseases. They are a positive specific in cases of Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Brain Fatigue, Neuralgia, Impover ished Blood. Nervous Dyspepsia, Mel ancholia, Nervous Headache, Shortness of Breath, Unnatural Fatigue, Nervous Debility and as a. true invigorator for all weakened conditions of Nerves, Brain, Blood and Muscles they have no equal. Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets contain in a condensed form a rare combination of vegetable drugs, includ ing Kola, that give new life and vigor, they build up the blood and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. One large box of tablets is sufficient for one month and is equal in strength and results to two ordinary bottles of liquid compounds. We au thorize all druggists to sell Dr. Char cot's Kola Nervine Tablets under a positive guarantee that one 11 box will benefit or money refunded. Two sizes, fifty cents and $1 at druggists or mailed direct. Write for testimonials and proofs. Eureka Chera. Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis. 7 ing the week with her sister in the country. The Nautilus club will meet tomor row afternoon with Mrs. Stuart Shel don. It will be a domestic science meeting. Bishop Millspaugh conducted the Palm service in Lawrence yesterday. Mrs. Millspaugh, Misses Menie and Sadie Hambleton spent the day in Law rence. Miss Nellie Clough spent yesterday in Leavenworth. The Modern Literature club met this afternoon with Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Helen Moon will entertain the Douze whist club Saturday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. John Dowden returned to their home in Lincoln, Neb., today. They have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Covell and family. Mr. Herbert Armstrong and Miss Belle Roberts will be married Thurs day, April 29, at the home of the bride's parents in Lawrence. Mr. Armstrong has taken Mr. Will Hord's home, at 222 Clay street. Miss Byrd Watkins Is spending the week in Kansas City. MB. PECK HEBE 4 HOLES.' Comes to Take Miss Isabel Feck Home in His Special Car. George R. Peck left Topeka Saturday afternoon in a special car, accompanied by his daughter. Miss Isabel, who has been ill with nervous prostration in Topeka, at the home of Miss Ollie O'Brien for a month. Mr. Peck came to Topeka to take the young lady home, 6he being unable to make the trip un accompanied by physicians. Mr. Peck himself, seems to be in th best of health and spirits. Although the traces of his long illness in Wash ington caused by the accident in step ping into an open elevator shaft have not entirely disappeared, he is almost himself again. Mr. Peck enjoys a-visit to Topeka as much as a man could. He was here but four hours but had time for his friends and his old-fashioned political hug was bestowed on many Topekans during the afternoon. STARVING CELESTIALS. Chinese Dying by Hundreds for Lack of Food. San Francisco, April 12. According to advices brought by the Gaelic, na tives in the vicinity of Ichang, China, are dying by hundreds of starvation. The main crop last year was almost a total failure, and as the people ex changed their maize for rice to last them through the winter, food has been scant for a long time. Supplies are now com 2 but what Alkali ike- ICfiRlSTMAS TREE, 4fT WE'RE GOlHT&fi fdLOCD -SHOT BILL OK IT pletely exhausted, and the harvest of death has begun. The officials are making efforts to furnish food for the starving people by sending in rice, but the supplies they are able to contribute are so small and the numbers of those in direct need is so great that little good is accomplish ed. Owing to the difficulty of trans porting the rice in the famine districts only those living along the waterways are aided. For those in the interior there is no help and the mortality is great and growing steadily. Even in the sections that the relief supplies reach the amount given to each family is so small that it serves barely to sustain life and does not re lieve the pangs of hunger. No esti mate of the loss of life is given but it is reported to be heavy. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing Co.. 835 Kansas avenue, before 10 o'clock in ths mornine:. Miss Abbie Dearborn has returned to Silver Lake. E. C. Arnold has returned from a week's absence in St. Louis. Mrs. C. Kaser of Quincy street is re covering from her recent illness. Several members of the grand jury are stopping at the Union Pacific hotel. Dr. Samuel Ashmore has been con fined to his office for the past week by a severe attack of rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Gladdish and daughter, who have been the guests of relatives here, left today for their home in In diana. Mrs William Gushard and little daughter of Decatur, 111., will arrive to morrow to visit Mrs. Gushard's moth er, Mrs. Perkins. Grandma Tozier, who fell and broke her leg a week ago last Friday, is im proving nicely and there is strong hope now for her recovery. Miss Nettie Pollum, who has been teaching 15 miles southeast of Topeka, has closed her school and returned to her home near Indian Creek. The fire department was called out last night about 9 o'clock to near the corner of Taylor and St. John streets where a house owned and occupied by Henry Smith was on fire. The origin of the fire is unknown as no one was at home at the time. The house, which was badly burned, is partially 'covered by insurance. The store of S. T. Wolf of 1242 Mon roe street was broken into last night and a quantity of flour, tobacco, sal mon, sardines and snuff stolen.Entrance was effected by cutting out one of the panes of glass from the front window. Mr. Leep and Miss Clara Buechner will be married Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents northwest of town. if OUlST(bNrSTMAS ftlfc-Wim MI? 13 going on?" It's jest a gang oftks TCP. THE EDIT0E OP THE ClARIOH TOCKr mcK ANTORGorr to cm down hta FITZ'S BIG DOGS FIGHT. Yarrum and His St Bernard Compan ion Mix Up at the Auditorium. Chicago, April 12. Some excitement was caused in the rotunda of the Au ditorium hotel yesterday by a succes sion of growls and explosive yelps pro ceeding from the basement rooms, where Bob Fitzsimmons' two large dogs are quarflared, when they are not fol lowing their master on his morning constitutional. Mike, the porter, came flying up the stairs in hot haste and informed the clerk that the two dogs were engaged in deadly combat and he feared they would kill each other. Fitzsimmons and one of his trainers were playing pool in an adjoining room, and as soon as they heard the noise came out and separated the dogs. It then devel oped that Mike, the porter, who has been the staunch friend of Yarrum and the big St. Bernard since their arrival, injudiciously fed the two dogs without first separating them. Yarrum, who. is bred to aristocratic notions, objected to this and trouble ensued. BRYAN'S BAD FALL. He Still Suffers Much Pain When Moving About. Washington, April 12. WTilliam Jen nings Bryan returned to Washington today from Florida. He is still suffer ing as the result of the accident at St. Augustine and is considerably bruised. His worst injury is in his left side which pains him greatly when movinc about. The force of the fall can be judged from the fact that a sliver match safe which Mr. Bryan carried in his vest pocket was erushed completely out or shape by the accident. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. K. Jones. Fifth and Kansas Ave. Made From Old Carpets. ST. LOUIS RUG CO., 3330 Franklin Ave., ST. LOUIS, MO. Saud for price list. Rug's

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1897. X 0 AKTS,REXTS,SIT UATIOXS, REAL ESTATE, AUC TION SALES AND Wl OTHER CLASSIFIED AD TEI1TISEMENTS ElTUATlONS WANTED FREE. Are you In need of -workT !f so. you ere at liberty to use these columns for Bssistance In that direction. While ihia notice appears the State Journal will pub lish free on Saturday, Monday and Tues day, for Topeka or Kansas people, all r.iices of "Situations Wanted." not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words, in length, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed In previous to ;o o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, all advertising of this class handed in by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be Etarted except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. No obligation Is Incurred 6n the rart 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 ethers are Invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every ,day it is printed, to Rive a local circulation by far more than all otner Dailies combined. This makes this Paper the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium Sn Topeka, the classified adver tisements below costing but Five Cents a Line, er 20 cents a line for a week; BO centa by the month. Average circulation for the year, 1st IO,769. Sworn detailed statement of circulation presented to advertisers on application. Call and see any afternoon between 3 and 6 o'clock, the handsomest, fastest, most perfect piece of machinery In Kin sas a Web Perfecting Press which prints from two to three complete 8-page papers per second. WANTED-HELP. If AVTED Two experienced nmmS V fjom irl can secure ady employ ment wages Sir. Per month. APp by letter to Hotel Whitley, i-mporia, Kan. 'ANTED Two energetic agents. A rare opportunity to mtine iuumcv a.iu further the cause ot tree silver. ber it will be an honor to canvass Topeka. for the "First Rattle" a book written by the greatest man on earth. W. J. Bryan. J. T. Williams, agent, Adams House, N. Topeka. 'ANTED Situation by an experienced io,ur crnnfraiihr and typewriter. Tteferenees'furnished. Call or address 903 Clay street, city. Mr ANTED A ladv would like a posi tion in an office. Good reference as to chacter. Address A. E., 715 Madison St. "ANTED To assist in housework by colored girl. Apply 201 E. Eleventh. 'ANTED Men to learn the barber trade, onlv 8 weeks required to fit you for the examination entitling you to work anywhere: High grade tools given. Situ ations guaranteed. Write for free illus trated catalogues. Moler's Barber College 11th and Franklin sts., St. Louis, Mo. T ANTED Mason work of any kind. Address 1. J. Journal office. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. T ANTED An idea. Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect vour ideas; thev may bring you wealth. Write John Wedderburn Co., Dept. F., SI, Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. C, for their 11,800 prize offer and new list of 1.000 Inventions wanted. SALESMEN WANTED. VjTED-vridwalteeolTcTtos represent us in sale of complete line of ornamental nursery stock. Town and city trade only. Must be reliable and good address. Good pay. Ij. L. May Co., St. Paul. Minn. CALESa:EX FOR CIGARS Good salary and expenses paid. Novelties given with our goods, experience unnecessary. C. C. Bishop Co.. St. Louis. tJOf) WEEKLY SALARY AND EX i?"uPEXSi:S PAin salesmen for ci pare: experience unnecessary: permanent position. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis. Mo. MALE HELP WANTED. times when any honest man or wo man can secure an easy job. worth $1 a. year of L. World Mfg. Co., (ITi Colum hAis. Ohio, st-lling their Quaker Bath Cab inets and other specialties. No capital I work six hours and will make $l,bu0 this year sure. Write for a place. WANTED-MISCELLANEOUS. WT ANTED By May 20. bv a tenant who will occupy a house for years, a 6-room house in good repair, east or west side; rent reasonable. Ad. A 36 Journal. TV ANTED And for sale, castoff cloth- xufHaia Ave. "YVN".,TE:E A ftentle buggy mare.about 1 w pounds, for good work horse of .iV'-i.' Wi" cash differ ence. Ad. Horse Trade, Journal W ANTRD-To exchange two acres of land one half mile eouth of city and one house and lot on viuincv street for vacant land on the river in o"r verv close to the city. Morrow, 7o8 Kansas avenue TANTED LaJie3 to bring vour bovs suns to be made Just to suit vou at reasonable Prices. Men's suits cleaned and repaired in first-class order lOuS N Kansas avenue. W ANTED-To borrow $3.000-private -noney on first-class Topeka real es fate, centrally located. Fair rate of in terest paid. Three years time X Y 5 Journal office. -IT' ANTED-To borrow $500 on Al chat- tel security and pay back in monthiv Installments. Address Al, Journal. "Lmy ANTKD-See A. J. King for piano tuning. .-hX. Kan. Ave. P. O. Box -53 Twice per year $3, payable second tuning! TV RANTED To patch all kind bicycle iUi L-eins. XtLKi xast aixtn St. AKai,EB Oroers for Piano tuning. J. W ANTED Several gentlemen can get irst-class meals, also rooms at low no oln prlvate family. Six dinners $1. 19 Quincy street. VANTEDLace anrt chenille curtains to clean. Fosdick's Harmola Ca.rn.et Cleaning Works. 933 Kan. Ave. Mr! E khSXiM.8upt Crapery Wri-S TANTED Wratches to clean 75c:clocks kiiA- main sDrlngs. TSc: srystals. 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Money louueu un vatuauiea. If hard up, see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan. Ave. ttTAXTED Capitalist, or company to advertise my Oil of Gladness. A for tune In it. Frank Lockhart, Korth To peka. Kan. ;T ANTED Your household goods to r nark. move or store. Merchants' Transfer Storage Co. Tel. 1SS. SAIN SKINNER, 123 East Sixth St. AV ANTED Stock In any Topeka Bank in exchange for good productive real estate. T. E. BOWMAN CO. w ANTED And for sale; cast off cloth ing at 525 Topeka avenue. VANTED- Everybody to use Wash- burn's Cider Vinegar. 25c per gallon. Send orders to 823 Kan. Ave. T ANTED Gasoline stoves to clean. $1. guaranteed for the season: old burners replaced by improved new burners. Full line of summer stoves. Hull Stove Repair Co., 116 E. Sth. 'Phone 313. VANTED Parties expecting FREIGHT to leave their bills of lading, or call 09 by 'phone. Prompt delivery made on day of arrival. TOPEKA TRANSFER CO.. 609 Kan. Ave. Either 'phone 320. F. P. Bacon, Prop. r ANTED 'Vour freight to hauL Your safe to move. Your household goods to pack, ship, move or store. Sain Skin ner, MERCHANTS Transfer Storage Co.. 123 E. 6th. Telephone ISA. FOR RENT-HOUSES. FOR RENT Good 7-room house 924 Monroe st. Call at Morrow's meat market, 70S Kansas avenue. J? OR RENT 6-room house with barn 4 acres of land, 10 minutes drive from Sixth and Kansas avenue, $7 per month, for summer months. 1279 Western, avenue, 9-room modern house, $21. 1707 Hun;oon street, 7-room cottage, $10.50. And many others. J. W. Ferguson, 625 Kansas avenue. T'OR RENT A fine 7-room house, man--- tie grate, hot and cold water and in elegant condition at 933 Madison street. Inquire &11 Madison. I? OR RENT 6-room modern cottage. In quire 1117 Monroe St. FOR RENT-ROOMS. FOR RENT Furnished rooms. Mrs. H. J. Dennis, 919 Tyler street. LOST AND FOUND. ONET FOUND Any person descrlb ing and paying expense can have same by calling at 329 Adaraa St. IOUND The place to get your picture -a enlarged, your watch, clock or umbrella repaired. 8O0 Kan. Ave., upstairs. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 7-room house In very good condition, barn, 3 corner lots, 2 blocks from state house, $2,2fO part cash, balance six per cent. See J. W. Ferguson, 625 Kansas avenue, over Chase Co.'s shoe s tore. TL""OR SALE 5-room cottage, well built, front and back porch, cellar, well 1H lots, south part of city. $600 $25 cash, bal ance $10 per month for 57 months, without interest, why pay rent when a beautiful little home can be bought on such fav orable terms. See J. W. Ferguson, 625 Kansas avenue, over Chase Co s shoe store. P OR SALE Three fine lots, near Wash--- burn college, $100. Also half acre in choice fruit near cars. At 920 Jackson street. "p"OR SALE Good 7-room house, porches cellar, barn, 18 lots, fine location, high ground, east side, near graded school, and street car line, SS5U on easy terms. See W. Ferguson, 625 Kansas avenue. "P'OR SALE New six room house, IV. lots, barn, plenty of water, brick walks nice shade, price $2250. Call at 723 Buch anan street. If you want to sell If you want to buy If you waut to rent If you waut to trade If you want a loan on CALL OX UK WRITE REAL ESTATE T. G. Shilllnfrlaw. 115 E. Fifth St., lopeka, Kas. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. 70R SALE Nearly new gas stove for sale, at a bargain. 428 Lincoln St. pOR SALE Immediatelv. Household goods.range, stoves.bedsteads, springs, matresses, extension table, chairs, car pets and an Africa! grey parrot and bi cycle, at 711 Madison St. 17' OR SALE A No. 1 saddle pony and a road wagon. 1334 Dilon street. X7OR SALE 1 250 egg capacity incubator 1 disc cultivator: 1 new rag carpet, 25 yards or will trade for cattle, chickens or bogs, M. C. Journal office. "TpOR SALE 1896 Sterling bicycle, good -a as new; will sell cheap for cash. Ap ply Miller's lumber yard, 213 E. Sixth. 'OR SALE Good Cherry dlningroom table, cheap. 2utS Topeka avenue. "TOR SALE $6,000 home for $4,250. 9 -a rooms, east front. 2 large cisterns, gas or electric light; must be sold. 723 Bu chanan St. FOR SALE On easy payments, best sewing machine made, the Standard. E. W. Hughes. 107 E. 6th St "I? OR SALE A good bull pup. 211 North Quincy street. MISCELLANEOUS. TOTIOE-TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be It known that our petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at S21 North Kansas avenue, in the First ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas; and the hearing of the same is set for Wed nesday, 9 a. m.. May 12th, 1897. A. J. ARNOLD, E. C. ARNOLD. Doing business under the firm name of A. J. Arnold Son. Topeka, Kansas, April 10, 1897. g TRAYED Last Saturday from Oak land, 4-year-old bay mare, had on heavy head halter. Reward for return to ti. M. McHan, Oakland, Kansas. SV?,AR CURED HAMS, So per pound, Tillson's Market, 531 Topeka Ave. W 2F w-ant the people to know that we f,-r,1,a? le Snly tne best secondhand rurmture and stoves. Anything bought or us is strictly as represented. If you a?any, BO?d furniture for sale let us figure on it. 320 Kan. Ave. V?IhRI?,!:?,BRWK walks laid cheap. John Ritchie, 1106 Quincy St. A LFALFA SEED Fresh, pure, clean, 1 cheap. W. f. naywood. La Ken, Kan. FOR VIEWS of residence or purlor. stock, groups, etc., or photos of any Interior or outside views see Farrow. 811 Kan. Ave. N'OTTCE 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 607 Kansas avenue, in the Fourth ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas; and the hearing of the same is set for Monday 9 a. m., April 6th, 1S97. B. F. SIM. Topeka, Kansas, March 24, 1897. GAS BURNERS, or the smokeless light ing gasoline burners fitted to any frame. Stoves stored and repaired. Hull Stove Repair Co., 116 E Sth. 'Prone 313. GO TO 113 West 10th for perfect hang ing Paris skirts, waists, suits, tailor made and latest sleeves. Mrs. J. F. Buz sell. Yiavi The best known remedy for women. Ladies In attendance, Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. MONEY. M ONET to loan on valuables and per sonal property. A. Newman 115 W. 5th LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. Ave. THE BRINDLE STORAGE CO.. low rates; money advanced on goods in storage. Office 522 Kan. Ave., Topeka, Ks. 1r ONET TO LOAN By the Shawnee Building and Loan Association, room 15 Columbus building. MONEY TO LOAN Savings and Loan Association. Sixth and Kansas Ave. ARTISTS. FOR MINATURES, china painting, fir ing and lessons in the same, address Aline Lamy, 305 W. Sth St. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. D, EDWARD ESTERLY, M. D. EYE AND EAR. 723 Kansas Avenue. TARS. ALKIRE CLARKE. U Eye and Ear. Office 607 Kansas avenue. MRS. MARY McKINSTRT. magnetic healing, massage treatment. Resi dence and office 335 Jackson. 'Phone 678. II1 ENRY W. ROBY, M. D., (Homeo- dence 2101 Kan. Ave. Both 'phones. SE. SHELDON. M. D.. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office: No. 720 Kan. Ave. T.. A. RYDER. M. D. o1 FFICE and residence cor. Gordon St. onrt Central Ave.. North Tcpeka. 'Ow.r. 214 Uses the Brinkerhoff system of Rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fish ure, ulceration, etc DR. EVA HARDING, HOMEOPATHTST. Harrison 'phone 83. 29 Kansas Ave. Bell 'Phone 402. JDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Oftce hours: a. m. to 11 a. m.. and S p. m. to S p. to. Telephone 698 resi dence, and 16 office. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. rrHE KELLAM BOOK A STATIONERY -a- CO.. 603 Kan. Ave. Latest dooks. cor rect stationery. Newest wall paper. Ar- uetlo zraming. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent: repairing of all kinds. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE vour orders for COAL, Flour. Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck. 509 W. 10th. LAWYERS. GEO. W. CLARK, Attorney and Counselor. 601 Kan. Ave., Topeka, Kan. AL. REDDEN. LAWYER. Room 38 Columbian Bldg., Topeka, Kan. TIN SHOPS. JM. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, galvan- lzed and tin roofing. H. 'phone 363. 216 W. 6th. MONUMENTS. GRANITE MONUMENTS carved at the lowest rates. Full line kT red and gray granite. 31 Jefferson St. JEWELERS- TAMES B. HATDEN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. Great Western Steam Dye ..and Cleaning Works 121 East Seventh. Street. Does the best work in the city of Dye ing, Cleaning and Repairing on Laidies and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a call. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. P. C. EODIGES, Prop. Missouri Pacific TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM., No. 2S5. Leave Topeka 8:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 286. Arrive Topeka 6:30 p. m. AN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE Far Intficea'loa. iiinsau. BeftAohe. Constlpatloa, Bad Complex!!! OffenltTC UrCRtk, and all Uisorders of tba Stomach, I.lrer and Bowels. R F' A N-8- TABULES act cently -ret promptly. Ferfecs digestion fbllows their una. Sold b7 dnirriats or .eat by mail. E1PAN CHEMICAL CO llnMllnl'.T. pmf FREE JT0 BALD HEADS. f we will mail on appli. I kt ation. free information v a now to grow hair upon V, s0 bald heed, stop falling Y S Jf S ?a'r ,ni remove scalp T diseases. AuJrem, v eSaS4'" altDeeim m. Uurtmtrj, 7Tucrnnf glory IToMut Ippt.G. K., Box 779 im Ht Mmr. Cincinnati. Ohio. The Perfume of Violets The purity of the lily, the glow of the rose, and the flush of Hebe combine in Pozzoki's wondrous Powder. AMUSEMENTS. LBAWTOBD'S OPERA. HOUSE I Tuesday, April 13. Lincoln J. Carter's Newest Traduction, THE HEART OF CHICAGO. A Monster Scenic Surprise 32 Special Scenes. Clever Specialties. Chicago from the Great Fire to the World's Fair. See The Marvelous Approach ing Engine Scene. PRICES 23. 35, SO and 75 Cents. j-jAMILTON HALL Dr. O'Leary Lectures ON PHYSIOLOGY, PHESJT0L05Y, HY&IE1TS AND POPULAR SUBJECTS. Commencins with a Free Introductory Lecture MONDAY NIGHT, Apr. 12 A carload of Models Manikins, Paintings, and Curiosities. Ladles especially Invited choice seats re served for tnem. L IBRARY HALL MRS. ANNIE BESANT, OF LONDON. Monday Evening, April 13, At 8 o'clock. Mrs. Besant, the well-known author and ora tor, will speak at above place and date on Theosophy and its Teachings. Admission GO cents. Tickets for sale at The Kellam Book and Stationery Co. and at the Hail. o There's No Use Wasting Words on Ripans Tabules THEY CURB Headache, Dyspepsia, m Constipation Heartburn, Dizziness, i Biliousness) s THEY COST BO CENTS A BOX. DRUGGISTS SELL THEM. And That's All There is to Say." IRVING AND TERRY. How lixey Produced "Mmi. Sans Gene" in London. London, April 12. The first produc tion of "Madame Sans Gene" at the Lyceum Theater was attended by a deeply interested audience. Hundreds of persons distinguished in the World of thought and actian were in attend ance. Every one was on the qui vive to see Ellen Terry and Henry Irving-. Advance criticism had pronounced El len Terry unable to perform her part and it was said it would not be possible for Sir Henry Irving to successfully as sume the appearance of the great Na poleon. Three minutes work on the part of Ellen Terry disproved the cri ticism so far aa she was concerned. She produced the prologue and the first two sets in the most admirable comedy manner. The touches of the vulgar abounding in the story she gave in a neat, but not excessive fashion. The scene with Napoleon In the second act was perfectly conceived drawing for Miss Terry four enthusiastic recalls. During the last act, however, she seem ed tired, her part dragged and the act flattened. Sir Henry Irving appeared in a sur prising make-up. It produced a per fectly impression, but there was in the dumpy figure of the emperor no sug gestion of the first consul. The effect secured by the padding and the cut of the coat showed Napoleon unlike any figure in history, but still with consid erable power, suggesting the peevish autocrat. The lines were marred by in distinct utterances. Seems a Question of Hairspliting. The paper owned by the state printer elect, the Western Call of Beioit, says editorially: "It might not be out of place to say that J. S. Parks has not bought Major Hudson's printing plant or any other one up to date that J. S. Is aware of." Major Hudson said to a reporter for the Journal: "I have a written contract with Mr. Parks under the provisions of which the plant which is now in the state office will be pur chased by Mr. Parks." Do You Need Dollars? They can easily be earned by raising strawberries if climate, soil and markets are right. Alvin, on the Santa Fe route, is in theheart of the Texas strawberry coun try, the best in the world. Ask A., T. S. F. agent for copy of Texas pamph let showing what others have done. Ex cursion in April and May. Two years ago R. J. Warren, a drug gist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y., bought a small supply of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He sums up the result as fol lows: "At that time the goods were unknown in this section; today Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is a household word." It is the same in hundreds of communities. Where ever the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy become known the people will have nothing else. For sale by Druggists. Croup and whooping cough are child hood's terrors: but like pneumonia, bronchitis, and other throat and lung troubles, can be quickly cured by using One Minute Cough Cure. G. W. Stacs field, 622 Kansas ave. TO SAIL A MILE A MINUTE. I A Ship That Premises to Cross the Atlantic In Two Days. A queer looking steamer Is being built in New York which is heralded as the long expected and often promised mile a mln Dto ship. Captain C. J. II. Flindt, the in ventor, claims that in this craft he can make the trip from Sandy Hook to Queeua- CAPTAIN C. J. H. FLINDT. town In two days, and early this summer he expects to prove hLs assertion by making the trial. For five years Captain Flindt has been experimenting with propellers and at last he believes he has found what he wants. This propeller is the chief feature of the new craft. It consists of two steel blades, curved almost like a clam shell and set on the shaft so that an ear projects beyond the shaft. This design, it is claimed, offers the least resistance and gives greater propelling power. The blades are S feet long and 2 feet wide. The hull of the steamer is of the whale back order, oxcept that it has no super structure whatever, the pilothouse being located In a hump which rises about amid ships. Around the curved deck of the i steamer runs a light railing, but passen gers must keep below decks except in the smoothest water, for the steamer is intend ed to plow through the waves Instead Of going over them, and slie will be under water most of the time in heavy weather. The vessel is made of steel, oak and ce dar, and is 67 feet long, with a beam of but 6lA feet and a draft of hi feet, gho is only 16 feet deep from the top of her pilothouse to her keel. A gasoline engine is to be used for motive power. The name of the new boat is to be the Dolphin, and as the hull is now almost completed It is expected that she will be launched April 10. About a month later a trial trip will be taken on the Hudson, and after that Captain Flindt says he will be ready to race any craft that floats. The inventor is a native of Denmark, but has lived in America for many years, and his present home is In New York. Ho fol lowed the sea for 12 years, and has been an inventor for almost that length of time. He will take but four men with him in his trial trip aoross the Atlantic. He has risked the savings of a lifetime in this ven ture, and is confident of success. A POLITICAL PRODIGY. Charles XJ. Gordon Hecomes Postmaster of Chicago at tne Asa of Thirty-two. Charles Ulysses Gordon, who succeeds the immortal Wash Hesing as postmaster of Chicago, Is a young man of 32 who Is looked upon in Illinois as something of a political prodigy. But Mr. Gordon doesn't mind that. As a child be was precocious, CHARLES tT. GORDON. and ever since then he lias been ahead of his years. He is used to it, and the fact that he has plucked one of the choicest po litical plums on the tree does not surprise him at all. Mr. Gordon was born at Peoria, attend ed the public schools there and was ap pointed to West Point. Ho did not finish his term there because of sickness, but lat er he was graduated from a Chicago busi ness college and studied law. When he was only 17, he began an active business career by acting as cashier in a big com mercial house. At 19 he embarked in the real estate business for himself and has been singularly successful. His political activity began when he was but 18 years old. At that age he took a part In the affairs of his ward, though unable to vote. At 20 he helped found the Marquette club, which has grown to bo such a powerful factor in Chicago poli tics. Ho served for three years as the sec retary of this organization, then became one of the directors, and in 1894 was elect ed its president. He is also a member of the Union League club It was through Postmaster Gordon that Mr. McKinley was invited to address the Marquette club on Lineoln's birthday, 1895, when the Mi Kinley boom was started in the middle west. It was Mr. Gordon, too, who led the fight against the machine in the Sev enth Illinois congressional district and held the convention in line when the dele gates to St. Louis were instructed for Mo Kinley. He is a member of the executive committee of the National Republican league and has been proposed as its presi dent. In other lines of public enterprise Mr. Gordon has been prominent. He was a member of the committee sent to Washing ton to secure the World's fair for Chicago, and he is a member ot the Chicago real estate board. Postmaster Gordon is a lead er of the younger element among the Illi nois politicians. His appointment was re ceived with some apparent surprise, and it has teen discussed by the veterans of his party at some length and witli no liuie warmth. 3 foil THE LQST JEWEL. How did such a great rough monster as I am come to marry a delicate little daisy of a French girl like Pearl Trillard? Well, It's quite a story. I had just come home from a two years' sojourn In the diamond fields of Port Na tal. All the diamonds that ever glittered in the valley of Sindbad the Sailor would not make such a place as that endurable. I hadn't any home to speak of, and yet I was homesick the whole time I was at Port Natal. At first I had no great luck to speak of. The fields were crowded with seekers as eager and persistent as myself, and after four or flv e months I began to feel almost like despairing. But I resolved to stay on, and it was well that I did, for on Friday, May 17, 1S70, 1 found a great stone that looked like rough, dirt incrusted pebble at first, but the second glance told me it was a diamond such as is found only once in years. Silently I dropped it into my pocket and strode off homeward, slouching listlessly along, as I always did. "Hello!" cried a wiry little Cape Cod man. "Densley's played out. Why, Dens ley, it ain't noon yet by the beet ohronom eter in Boston. "I don't care," said I. "I am going home." "Pshaw! I thought you had more pluck. Faint heart never won big diamond yet." Don't give It up, man." But I went back to the colony, wonder ing that they did not hear the confused beating of my heart, which seemed to fill the tropical silence with a noise like a re veille. When I was alone, I drew out the great stone and feasted my eyes on its fair pro portions. I danced I sang, in short. I had been seeking it a score of years. I had found it at last. Well, I said nothing of my disoovery and came back to the states, with the diamond in a little leather sack stitched on the waist of the flannel shirt I wore under neath the linen one. It seemed rather necessary that I should civilize myself a little, so I dropped into the first furnishing store which lay in my way. The young girl behind the counter struck my eye pleasantly, as a flower or a sunset or a star sown sky might have done. She was tall and slight, very pale, with great almond shaped eyes, a mouth like scarlet coral, and an abundance of dead black hair that seemed to weigh her small head down with its heavy duskiness. I was clumsy and did not know what I wanted. Pearl Trillard did. She told me plainly what was necessary and what was not. So I bought my outfit and paid for it and went home with a part under my arm the rest was to be sent home with Pearl's black almond shaped orbs still haunting me. It was January, and a fire had just been lighted on the hearth of the room I had en gaged. I sat down in front of it when supper was over and took out my pooketbook to the inner compartment of which, since my arrival in port, I had transferred the littlo chamois leather sack which held my for tune to have a look at the precious stone. There was no sack there. I searched through and through the faded leather Caps of the worn pocketbook. I shook out the skirts of my coat. I even got down on my knees to search the floor beneath, but the diamond and its recep tacle were gone. For a minute or two it seemed as if the whole room was in a whirl around me. My heart stopped pulsing, my blood grew chill and a deadly sickness stole through my whole being. The diamond the diamond for which I had toiled and striven and waited and suf fered the diamond, it was gone. I believe I was for the moment insane. I rose and staggered blindly toward the pistol which I always carried in the breast pocket of my outer coat, with some vague idea of putting an end to the life which had been such an utter failure. When there came a soft little knock on the panels of the door, I suppose I must have answered, "Come in!" for the door was pushed open, and Pearl Trillard stood there, with a little boy her brother, as I learned at her side. "I found a little paper parcel on the counter this afternoon after you had left, sir," she said. There is only a little clear stone in it, but" And then so Pearl has subsequently told me I fell like a log to the floor. She nursed me through the fever that followed. There was no one else to do it, and but for her care I never should have been alive to tell this story. And she fully believed that a part of my fevered faith was the faith that the "little stone," as she called it, was a diamond. It was not until after our marriage that she saw it, cut and polished and glittering as if a thousand splintered rainbows were prisoned in its sparkling facets. I my self, who was used to diamonds, scarcely recognized the radiant jewel, and Pearl uttered a cry of rapturous admiration. And the money for which that solitaire sold bought me this western farm, and that's how it all happened. Exchange. Wlseins Won the Match. "The late W. H. Wiggins," remarked a prominent hotel man to a reporter,"though always addressed as 'judge,' was not a lawyer. For over 20 years he was a clerk in the lileroom of the house of representa tives. The judge prided himself very much over a gold watch he won as the most pop ular man for president which was voted to him during the Garfield memorial fair, held in the capital. "The watch was given by a western watch manufacturing concern and was a good one. It was put up to be balloted for, the candidates being Sherman, Blaine, Allison, Logan and a half dozen others of almost equal prominence. At that time there was a newspaper correspondent here by the name of Felix Crocraft. The votes were piling up rather rapidly for the vari ous candidates, when Crocraft, as a joke, cast a vote for Judge Wiggins as the peo ple's choice for president. Some friends joined in, snd before the evening had passed the Wiggins vote was rather re spectable. The humor of the thing caught on, and in three nights Wiggins led all the others. Wiggins had served under Mr. Blaine when he was speaker of the house, and Blaine himself cast some votes for him. Some of the friends of the other candidates thought it rather too serious a matter to joke over and went to work with a will to knock Judge Wiggins out This aroused Billy" Copeland of the Brooklyn Eagle, Charley Fowler of the Boston Trav eller and some others who were strong Wiggins men, and the result of the contest was thnt Wiggins won out easily, and the fidr gained over $300 for the watch." Washington Star. In Paris one rarely sees a drunken wom an, in London often. B. DeMess. Odd Fellows' Bunding, 523 Quincy Street. We buy our goods from the bet fact or i ex on earth. Undertakers CIS PSICES ARE REASONABLE. DeHos5Po&woll 523 QUINCY ST. Bell Phone 192. alue Received-! every time, say buyers of the.'. new emington Standard Typewriter Value In Work Done in Time Saved in Convenience always ready Jgl in Service always reliable. m' t Send for Illustrated Booklets? Wyckoff, Seamami Benedict, 37B'way, New York When you eat in Kansas City, Mo., Remember that vou win a ta nf anil form familiar to IVpekans and K.tui' EiiiiB generally, etc. FRANK LONG'S Bestaurac., 160 WALNUT ST. Nearly opposite Emery, Bird, Thayen Co.'s. Service prompt. Pood excel-, lent. Prices reasonable. Already ona cf the most popular restaurants In Kansas City. His specialties are: Roat beef and baked potatoes: baked! apples and cream; oyster sandwicaea and coff eea Dudley's Livery, 8 tli Avenus Stables. Horses aad Buggies for sale. oardine horses a specialty. City broke horses to hire to ladles by the day or monLh. Prices in line with tbe times. We clip horses. Call and ses us. 1'uooc o e t. JOHN DUDLEY, Prop. T.stks Ave. and Stat. ems Broadway and nth St., New York. (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. Lenis. Tho great popularity it has acquired can readily be traced to its unique loca tion, its home-like atmosphere, the pecu liar excellence of its cusine and servico knd its very moderate pneca. 1VILLIA21 TAYLOR SON. Dr. FRflNSK'S HEALTH CONSTIPATION CONGESTION quickly UTAHAnUC LKROT Fouaera Sc Co., New York 7 2 NATIONAL STABLES eilchri't Bres., Propn. M 2 Good turnouM delivered to any part JS of the city. O BOARDING A SPECIALTY- 'Pbom TOG Jcks Si. St. D The?. Utile Pills will a cur.

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1897. ter (Slot hina Sale THIS WEEK. Mi Till: THE BARGAINS we offer can not help induce you to buy at once. We not only give you well made, perfect fitting clothing, but show the LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY and give Fus you the lowest prices, special .ua3ter bargains in wonnrmawon quii s and $4.00 ElegrantPIald latest f mr design al fell wool iuiiii a J Sfen'a 131 It an ,?.B,u.e$5.00 ttaefiot Sn Handiomriit 1,1ns of Cblldren'a Sulla in the City. r- cc z o o o J m CO o m THE SARATOGA. Ease Ball Outfit given with every Eoys' Suit worth $2 or over. Easter Neckwear. wz-jM Lome a-na Ree ours. i-nett -wy down. Several hundred dozen to select from. 25 to 50 cents. 6 cases New Fedora Hats, worth $1.50. for '75c IN ALL fi CASES MONEY -RTITTTITTDED WHEN SO DESIRED. USURER CLUB HOUSE A Project on Foot Concerning Stone's Chateau, West of the City Near Wayerly Place. Eociety People of Topeka Talking of UODTeitmg tns uanaaomo uou and Grounds Into a Select Resort. Part of-Topeka's society is discussing iS suburban summer resort where the so ;cial functions of the warm weather may be carried out. Several years zgo, about fifteen as near fly as can be remembered, a man named (Albert Stone, florist by profession and iflealer In shrubs and trees, came into the tpossession of considerable money. In deed, so large was the sum that its pos sessor became impressed with the idea ithat he. could well afford an elaborate tiame,arid it was not long before he com rnericed the work of putting his idea in to effect. At that time he was living in a small cottage on a trace of land a mile directly west of Washburn college, and ,lt was not until the erection of his new 'residence was begun that his financial lurk became generally known. Mr. Stone was a man of artistic mind and love for architecture of bygone days, iuiil when the plans were drawn for his costly home he ordered that it be fash ioned after the style of French architec ture of Louis Napoleon II time, i The architects carried out his orders, and when the building was erected it presented a mass of corners. turrets, .arches, angles, steeples and long wind ing verandtic, and even before completion was dubbed "Stone's Chateau." Stone met with reverses of fortune and was compelled to abandon his fine home and move away. It is in this picturesque building that It 19 now proposed to establish a summer dub, where members of Topeka society rnay enjoy themselves socially during the aummer months. The matter is as yet scarcely farther than its inception, but en effort will be made to have the mem bers of the dancing clubs of this city jnite and form a stock company for the purpose of leasing the house and land uid carrying out the further plans. It is understood that there will be no difficulty in securing the property, and that at a small cost. At present it is driven rent free to a family to care for the igrounds and in order to keep up the in surance on the house. It could be leased for a period of several years, and the preatest expense would result from the interior changes and arrangements which wrould necessarily have to be made. Should sufficient society members de cide to take the matter up. it is proposed eo remove all $artittons on the lowr floors into one big- ball room. The prop erty, is high in location, there is abund ant means of ventilation in the house, end it could easily be made a delightful plaoe for evening entertainments during aummer nights. There is an immense lawn about the house and the grounds svre well supplied with shade, if the. property were leased for a sufficient length of time, there would probably be rto trouble in inducing the street car com pany to extend its Washburn college line to the place, but although a convenience this would be by no means a necessity, jas the distance from the city is easy to cover by carriage or bicycle. It has aiso been suggested that an ar- fificial lake, such as Mr. Oage has on his and, might be constructed, and swim ming made a feature of the resort. This f course, could be decided upon after other arrangements had been completed. The place is superior to Vinewood park. Put Vinewood is inconvenient because of Its distance from the city, and more so liow than ever because of the abandon ment of the East Side Circle railway. The city of Pueblo, Col., has such a su burban resort as is proposed for Topeka, which is used extensively during the sum mer season by different dancing clubs Bnd social organizations of that place. This is under the charge of the board of Sirectors of a certain prominent club, but Topeka"s resort couid be controlled by a board of managers, comprising members f ail the dubs entering into the scheme, Hra'f Wool Cheviot Sails. p J. V5 J J5?- (J) V p 7 .J o i 5 NK Clay 'Worsted Suits like this, gg I AH the new Novelties in Men's I and Boys' Suits, 2oc to 75c Between 5th and 6th. with whom all arrangements for parties, etc., could 1m? made. The proposed club house is directly ad joining a handsome addition to the city called Waverly Place, and it has been suggested that the resort be called Wav erly Hall, which gives it a high sounding E-nd aristocratic title like the names of some of the old English baronial country seats. L. A. IV. APPOINTMENTS. Committee Appointments Announced by Chief Consul Hanley. Chief Consul Manley of the Kansas Division L. A. W-, has announced from Lawrence the following committee ap pointments for the ensuing year: State Racing Board Charles M. Ir win, Wichita; Charles W. Barnes, To peka; Joe F. Olling-er, Salina; E. W. Wagoner, Emporia, and Dan E. Myers, Fort Scott. Roads and Highways W. M. Glenn, Tribune, reappointed: William E.Swift, Topeka: John D. Milllken, McPherson; Kirby Barton, Parsons, and E. B. Pier son, Lawrence. Committee on Transportation H. F. Morris, Topeka; F. B. Glimpse, Abi lene, and C. T. McLellan. Topeka. The state racing board will hold a meeting at an early date and fix the dates for the state circuit races which will probably be held in August or September. During the circuit races last Auefust it was unusually rainy and the wheelmen are inclined to try Sep tember this year. Will Purchase Jeff Davis's Old Home. Montgomery, Ala., April 12. A state or ganization of the Daughters of the Con federacy -as perfected here today, most of the larger towns of the state being represented. Miss Sarah Jones, of Cam den, a sister of Gen, R. V. Jones, was elected state president. The state organi zation determined that its first work should be the purchase of the old house here which was occupied by Jefferson Davis while the seat of the confederate government was in Montgomery, and transform it into a home for indigent confederate veterans. Easter Lilies From Bermuda. New York. April 12. Two steamers, the Orinoco and Trinidad, which left Bur muda on April 1 and 2 respectively, dock ed within fifteen minutes of each other at the foot of West Kleventh street. The Orinoco brought twenty-eight boxes, con taining 1.680 Easter lilies, the first con signment of toe season. Gage to Meet New York Bankers. New York, April 12. Secretarv Oage. it was ascertained, will, on his visit to New York on the occasion of the Grant monu ment ceremonies, do a little visiting with the New York bankers. The new secre tary will visit Assistant Treasurer Jor dan at the sub-treasury, and he will there shake hands with the New York bankers. There is a disposition to retain Mr. Jor dan in his place for some time. Excessive Cycling Causes Death. Buchanan. Mich., April 12. Excessive bicycle riding is given as the cause of the death of Miss May Brewer, a teacher in the high school here, who died last even ing. She mas a member of the high school alumni of the c lass of '95 and very popular. California: Out and Back. Some interesting facts eoncerning-the trip to California and back via Santa Fe Route may be had by applying to agent A. T. S. F. liy. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charse. Peerless Steam Laundry. Excelsior Springs, Mo., MINERAL WATERS. J. K. JOAES, Agent, 427 KAXSAS AVE., Oppo1re t Office. $8.00 Men's Jiw Xobbjr Plaid bulls. $5.00 Extra fine Platd I n fi n -labed Worsted Salts.. $io Children's Bine Halts with ex tra Pants, at Colors, it.OO. c i'f THE PRINCETON. Handsomest line of Children's Suits from $2.00 to $3.00. Negligee Shirts. The newest Novelties in Soft Bos om smrts. See Them. Silk Suspenders 25c. Shawknit Hose in blk, tan and mottled, 3 pair for 50c. BREIDENTHAL IS GLAD. Regard's Lewelling's Misfor tune as a Vindication Of His Position at the Abilene ConTention. Breidenthal and His Followers Now Exclaim I Told You So" Popu list Factions Now in an Inter esting Situation. The situation in which ex-Governor Lewelling is placed by the bribery in vestigation which is now going- on be fore the special legislative committee, although coming at this late date, is regarded in a certain sense as a vindi cation of John Breidenthal and his fol lowers for the fight which they made against the renomination of Lewelling as a candidate for governor at the Abi lene convention. Breidenthal and some of his friends started out early last summer to sup port Harris for governor and the chair man was the object of particularly bit ter attacks from the Lewelling faction. At that time Governor Leedy had not become a candidate. It fact he was "laying low" and letting the other fel lows do the scrambling, presenting at the proper time his fitness and claims for the nomination. Breidenthal's position caused a bitter fight within the party which required the combined influence of Doster, Leedy and the remaining candidates on the state ticket to secure a cessation of hostilities until after the election. When the election was over Breid enthal was temporarily the hero of the hour. His enemies in their jubilation over the victory forgot, for the time at least, that they had sworn to Lewelling to rebuke and humiliate Breidenthal. Then came the senatorial election in which Lewelling withdrew his own can didacy and devoted his talents to the defeat of Breidenthal, with what suc cess was shown by the final nomination of Harris. Lewelling's fight on Breid enthal did not cease here. Mr. Breid enthal when the legislature opened pre sented claims for expenses incurred while resisting the litigation brought by C. S. Jobes, Gevernor Morrill's ap pointee for bank commissioner, to se cure the possession of the office. The claim went before the senate ways and means committee and was first allowed. At a subsequent meeting of the com mittee Mr. Lewelling appeared before the members with the claims for wit ness fees due the friends of William Rogers who testified in his behalf be fore Cyrus Leland's investigation com mittee. Mr. Lewelling suggested that the committee rescind for the time being its action allowing Breidenthal's claim, in order to consider the remaining claims in a bunch, allowing them all at the same time and recommending their payment. To this suggestion the members of the committee readily acceded, the re sult being that the other claims were allowed and Mr. Lewelling succeeded in "rebuking" Mr. Breidenthal to the amount of $600 or $700. by preventing the payment of the claim for attorney's fees. A senator who was friendly to Breid enthal sought Senator Lewelling after It was found that the ex-governor had trapped the friends of the state chair man, and a stormy interview followed. The senator said to Lewelling: "This action for which you are wholly re sponsible places a premium upon the incompetency of men who were Invest igated while holding high official posi tions. Because Breidenthal has held his office for four years' and has been successful in it, has passed through two administrations without an investiga tion, you decline to pay his expenses Imparled Clay Worsted Mulls. 4. THE LARGEST 2E STOCK OP 3 CLOTHING IN THE C CITY. S For Easter Week We will give choice of 8 different styles of Sack Suits, all the new Plaids and Mixtures, showing all the new ef fects. Easily worth $10. Easter Offering, $750 701 KANSAS which were incurred absolutely without any fault of his.but by the suit brought by Mr. Jobes." Now that Lewelling is involved in the bribery scandals the Breidenthal followers are secretly rejoiced because it appears to sustain their position ta ken at the Abilene convention last year, that Lewelling was not a fit man for the place. The Populists though but seven years old in Kansas seem to be having almost as much trouble as their political adversaries. From now on it is practically assured that the Leedy, Lewelling and Breidenthal crowds will constitute three factions in the party, unless the Lewelling faction disappears from view owing to the disaster that has overtaken its leader. CRIPPLE CREEK THEATER. Movement on Foot to to Erect a High Class Building. Cripple Creek. Col., April 12. A move ment is on foot to provide Cripple Creek with a first-class place of amusement in an opera house and club rooms for the Sylvanite club. J. J. Henry, who built and opened the National hotel, and W. C. Newell, who has had a wide experience as a theatrical manager, are promoting the enterprise, and it is their intention to build a $20,000 structure somewhere in the business center of the city, and form a circuit that will bring to the camp the best attractions that reach the state. The basement and lower floors of the proposed building are to be occupied by the club. TO TOUR SOUTH AMERICA. A Commercial Expedition ia Being ;Fitted Out at Galveston. Galveston, Tex., April 12. An expe dition composed of American tourists from the north and west is being or ganized here under the leadership of Capt. A. L. Lowe to leave for the ports and interior points of the Spanish main, Central America, and Mexico. It is reported that a certain railroad company is behind the enterprise and that a regular line of sailing vessels will be established if the results of ini tial trip are satisfactory. Several rep resentatives of California fruit and canned fruit industry will join from the Pacific coast. COURT PASSES ON "SWIPE" Iowa's Highest Tribunal Decides that the Word Means "To SteaL" Des Moines, April 12. "Swipe" has been passed on by the Iowa supreme court. The word came up in the case of the state vs. Robert Lee, appellant of Polk district.Somebody said "swipe" in the lower courts and it became an issue. So the grave, dignified and august higher bench had to take official notice of it and incidentally to pass upon its meaning. In affirming the case the court decided that "swipe" means "to steal," and cited the dictionary as its authority. "FAKE" CLUBS WARNED. New York Legislature Decides What 13 a Bona-fido Club. Albanv, April 12. The proposed amend ments to the liquor tax law. to exempt bonafide clubs and tax the alleged "fake" clubs, are complete, and Senator Ford and Assemblyman Allds are confident that they will attain the end sought if they are adopted. In brief, the amendments define a bona fide club to be one not quartered in a building with a saloon or hotel, or other liquor trafficing association, and none of whose directors are engaged in the liquor traffic, or related to any person so en gaged. After thus defining a club, the supreme court is to test by appointment of a referee on the application of any citizen, the nature of the club as to it3 bona-lide character. If bona-fide. that fact shall be certified to by The excise department. If not. the department shall compel a license to be taken out. sousa maFcontinue. Injunction Asked by the Blakely Es tate to Prevent His Concerts Denied. Philadelphia, April 12. Judge Biddle Saturday in common pleas court, refus ed to grant a temporary injunction against John Phillip Sousa, the band master, which was asked for by the Blakely estate, to prevent Sousa from giving anv more musical concerts ex cept under the Blakely management. Counsel for Mrs. Blakely, widow of the former proprietor of the Sousa band, stated that Sousa had appropria ted about $5,000 of the money made by the band to his own personal use. Judge Biddle said that the proper course to pursue was to bring the case before a court of equity in the usual way. Once Tried, Always Used. The next time you travel, give the Santa Fe Route a trial. Pullman Pal ace sleepers and free reclining chair cars on all throught trains. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Is being made, we selling Good Clothing at prices to com pete even with the cheaper grades; while others may cheapen the quality of their makes, we continue to make I ours better. Will are ollering to mothers for the little r?.acfor WToolr finof ial Tnrlnflomonta emrl c have an elegant assortment of Suits, age 3 to 15, in all the new Scotch Plaids and Mixtures, $2.00 up. For Boys' Long Pant Suits we challenge a comparison in the city. AVENUE hail to the sun. A Hebrew Arrested for Celebrating a Keligious Custom in Parks. New York, April 12. A large number of Hebrews assembled today in Tomp kins Park, before sunrise. The police man on guard, not being posted on Jewish customs, wondered at the un usual throng, and when he questioned some of the number he learned that they were waiting for their Rabbi, who was to perform a religious rite. Rabbi Moses Wechsler.of TempleBeth Solam, at No. 54 Pitt street, appeared shortly before 8 o'clock and proceeded with the ceremony of "hailing the first sun." The policeman wanted to know what it was all about, and the Rabbi was in dignant. The policeman wanted to see his permit. The Rabbi thought that reference was made to his permit to preach in the temple, and in the argu ment which followed the grass was trampled upon and a general hubbub wai stirred up. The Rabbi was marched off to the station house, followed by a large crowd. The preacher explained to Magistrate Cornell that he and his people had as sembled to bestow a benediction upon the sun, accordance with the Jewish rites, and that the creation of a dis turbance had not been intended. The magistrate smiled, said that the policeman had acted within the law, and discharged the prisoner. TO BAR HIGH HATS. Male Students at the University of Chicago File a Protest Against Classroom Headgear. Chicago, April 12. Students at the University of Chicago want the Plotke hat ordinance made effective on the campus. They have gone so far as to resort to a petition on the subject, but the article of grievances posted on the general bulletin board in front of Cobb hall soon met its fate at the hands of some co-ed vandals. It has only been posted a few minutes when it disap peared. The trouble had its origin in Profes sor Lingle's class in Kent laboratory. Professor Lingle teaches physiology and he is also in the habit of making plain on the blackboard what his pupils are unable to absorb by recitations. The girls sit on the front row and according to the male contingent of the classroom they wear hats of the Lillian Russell variety. Everything went well until those on the back seats began to"flunk" at regular intervals. IGNORED MR. UHL. Emperor William Did Not Speak to the American Ambassador. New York, April 12. Frank Dewey, a well-known German journalist, who has just arrived from Berlin, tells an interest ing story apropos of the strained rela tions between Emperor William and the American embassy. "At a recent embassadorlal dinner given by the emperor," Mr. Dewey says, "Air. Uhl, the American ambassador, was pres ent. At these dinners it is customary for the emperor to sit at the head of the ta ble. Nobody speaks until the emperor opens conversation. "All the guests are supposed to keep their eyes on the emperor, merely as a form of respect. During this time, Mr. Dili, who sat with Count Lauza. the Italian ambassador, kept up a running conversation. This was overlooked by the emperor, however. "Subsequently, at the annual subscrip tion ball at the Royal Opera House, the emperor, after ma-king a few rounds on the floor, entered the box where the for eign diplomats were seated, and where Mr. Dhl was. The emperor chatted with everybody in the box except the Ameri can ambassador, ignoring him entirely. "This was noted by the other diplomats present. It got into the German papers and has been a subject of discussion ever since." CLEVELAND ISN'T DINING. Declines an Invitation on the Ground That He is Not Settled. New "Fork, April 12. Comptroller Al bert B. Carton, ex-City Attorney Frank Bergen and H. Hayward Isham, form erly president of the New Jersey State Agricultural society, went from Eliza beth. N. J., to Princeton Saturday to tender ex-President Cleveland an invi tation to attend the complimentary din ner to be given at Elizabeth next Sat urday night at the Town and County club to Chief Justice William J. Magie, of the supreme court. The ex-president informed the com mittee that he was not accepting any such invitations at present. He excused himself on the ground that he was not thoroughly settled in his new home and therefore could not attend any dinners. M'KINLEl'S NEW HORSE. It is a Beauty and Will Be the Finest in Washington. Lexington, April 12. Charles Fleisch man, a Cincinnati millionaire, purchas ed for President McKinley here Satur day a fine saddle horse, of the Den mark breed. Mr. Fleischman says the president will have the best horse in Washington. The horse is a bright bay, and goes all the gaits. As a running walker he has gained a reputation all over the state, although he Is only 5 years old. He has taken numerous first prizes in Kentucky fairs. Broken edge collars made smooth toy Peerless Steam Laundry. are going right along ROCKEFELLER IS ANGRY. Politics Barred Among Workmen on His Tarrytown Estate. Tarrytown, April 12. John D. Rocke feller has made an investigation into the story told by Ramson and Mullen, the workmen recently discharged on his place, that they were discharged because they were opposed politically at the recent charter election in Nonh Tarry town to the party favored by Hutcheson, the superintendent of Mr. Rockefeller's estate. Mr. Rockefeller was at the house on Saturday. After several interviews, it is said, he directed that hereafter Mr. Hutcheson should look after the real estate and collect the rents; that the name of Rockefeller was not to be mentioned in politics, and that Mr. Hutcheson should cease to hire and dis charge men. Today five men were laid off. Mr. Hemingway, Hutcheson's assist ant, yesterday told Irving D. Revere, who is constructing a carriage house on the Rockefeller place, that Mr. Rocke feller had made new rules and that hereafter all men would be hired by the day. He said it would be cheaper, and then the bosses would not be able to make percentages from the men. To day Mr. Hemingway sent for Ramson and Mullen, offering work and also to pay them for the time they had been idle. Both men refused to go to work. LIGHTING OF BANGKOK. An American Citizen Has Secured the Concession. Bangkok, April 12. The government has granted to Mr. Bennett, an Ameri can citizen, a franchise for the exclu sive electric lighting of Bangkok. This is a great concession on the part of Siam and is attributed to Minister Barrett's diplomatic settlement of the recent trouble, and is noteworthy as a further development of American inter ests in Asia. DETECTIVES ON WHEELS. Women Cyclists Trying to Run Out Liquor Sellers Who are Evading the Law. New York, April 12. The bicycle has become a moral agent in Westchester county. The best women in Westches ter village, William's Bridge and Pel ham are pedaling from house to house over the highways in that historic dis trict, "trailing" liquor sellers, who have set out to evade the law. Westchester recently voted on the li quor law, and declared for the "no li cense" principle. Since then the drink mixers have evaded the law by ped dling cocktails. There are half a dozen of them in the scheme, and they drive about the country from place to place remaining only long enough in one vil lage to supply the "trade." Mrs. Gabrielle Greeley Clendennin, daughter of the late Horace Greeley, has organizd a movement against the cocktail vendors, and. with a score or more of her women friends, she has set out to drive them from W'estchester county. ADMISSION IS A ROOK. Novel Entertainment to Provide Reading- Matter for Young Negroes. Chicago, April 12. There will be an entertainment this evening at Bethel African Episcopal church. Thirteenth and Dearborn streets, which will have a purely literary character. No sug gestion of filthy lucre will sully the spirit of the occasion. "A book for a lecture and a lecture for a book" is the motto of the even ing. In return for a book which you have finished reading you can get a lecture which you have not heard. The idea is a novel one though the price of admission is not necessarily fiction. The books will go into a free reading room and library for' the use of young colored men and women. John Vance Cheney will give the lecture, and his subject is "The Gardens of Hes perus." CANNED TOMATO TRUST. Indiana Packers Have a Corner and Fix Prices to Suit Themselves. Indianapolis. Ind., April 12. The veg etable can packers of Indiana met in Chicae-o Wednesday, but none' of their proceedings reached the papers of that city. One of the members here today says that outside of mere routine mat ters the only important action taken was to sign an agreement not to dis pose of their holdings of canned toma toes for less than &5 cents delivered in Chicago. He said that the Indiana packers practically control the Western pack. Prices may be further advanced, stim ulated by those sections of the flooded couth that usually send vegetables north, but cannot this year until late. Mabel McKinley to Study Music New York. April 12. Mrs. Abner Mc Kinley. with her daughter. Miss Mabel Anna McKinley, will sail for Europe the latter part of May. They will spend the rummer and early fall in Peris, where Miss Mabel wtil begin local training un der Mme.Marchesi. Miss McKinlev has a "lovely soprano voice and gives promise of bei-ng a great smger. ijesirtes, sne Is an accomplished musician, playing several Instruments marvellously well for so young a girl. It is at the suggestion and earnest desire of her uncle. President Mc Kinley tha-t Miss McKinley will cultivate her musical talent. For Easter Week We will give choice of over 20 differ ent styles of those Imported Plaids and Scotch Mixtures, so very popular every where. Easily worth $15 to $18. Our Easter Prices, $12.50 CITY BUILDING. TWO GIRLS REINSTATED. Brooklyn Elevated Road Will Givelta Women Agents Another Chance. New York. April 12. Two of the six fe male ticket agents who were discharged from the Brooklyn elevated railroad on Monday for their alleged fondness for gossiping with male passengers were re instated yesterday. The others may be as fortunate. General Manager Barton de. cided to give the girls another chance. The news of their reinstatement waspass ed from station to station on the East New York, Ridgewood and Greenwood lines, and the agents congratulated them selves. The girls attribute the disoliarge to a white veiled woman who visited every station last miinth. She usually carried a book, and stood in the waiting room when ever she saw a passenger talking to the agent. They say she was a "spotter." Ona agent was found dozing while on duty. Another was caught cooking an omelet over an oil stove. Another made potato salad. They were reported. Some time ago a female agent was found drinking beer from a can; she was dismissed next day. One of the girls said today: "Passengers are often to blame if the agents talk. Men stop at the. windows and ask silly questions. I have dona everything to stop passengers from talk ing to me. And would you believe it, married men are the worst! Once I re fused to answer a foolish question ad dressed by a man. He reported me at the office for insolence. I explained the In cident at the office, and of course I was not punished. Den t you think it wrong to condemn ail of us girls if a few may have violated the rules?" DISMISS MANY MEN. Over 100 Chicago Alton Employes Discharged Saturday Night. Bloomington, 111., April 12. One hun dred employes of the Chicago Alton shops were discharged Saturday night from all departments and it is believed more will follow today. Officials say they are operating at a great loss at the present time. Some men let out have been in the service of the company con tinuously over 30 years. CLEMENTS STORE REOPENS Big Crowd Attends Store Hand somely Decorated and Fine Music. The opening of the Clements Cloth ing company was held Saturday even ing and large crowds attended. Stein berg's orchestra played some lively music and the clerks were busy show ing the new stock of goods to the peo ple. The store was handsomely decor ated with palms and lilies and potted plants and looked attractive. The new stare begins under the management cf D. A. Clements, the well-known men's furnishing merchant. He has lived in Topeka for 20 years and ha3 been in this business for 17 years. Assisting Mr. Clements in the store will be Tom Clements, Ira Burdick, William Hud low, Geo. Baker and Simon Jordan. During Saturday evening Mr. Clements received congratulatory telegrams from A. A. Smiley of E. M. Walton Co., Philadelphia; W. B. Strong of Schaul Borrck, New York; S. H. McMasters of H. H. 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