The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
April 16, 1897

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u FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. FRIDAY EVENING. TOPEEA, KANSAS, APRIL 16, 1897. TWO CENTS. I I I i J;, I I i I -t

v 4 i 5 SHOT FROM JWIBUSH. Two Women Killed and Their Escort Badly Wounded While Taking a Night Drive In a Buggy. TEAM RETURNS HOME Hauling the Corpses of the Two Women. Han Appears Later, Shot, Stab bed and Wet. HUSBAND IS ACCUSED. One of the Victims Was Mar ried and Her Husband Is Placed Under Arrest Charg ed With the Crime. Water-town, X. T.. April JR. At Sack ett's Harbor, ten miles from this city, one of the most horrible crimes ever com mitted in this village was perpetrated in Hie er-rly hours this morning-, but by whom is not known. By the crime Mrs. Wilbur Crouch and Miss Mary Bailey lost their lives anil i;eorge Allen is close to death's door. Last i-Vrtiing Allen engaged a livery rig. He hen went to the barracks cf the Ninth ii.iantry and got Mrs. Wil'oer Crouch and Miss Mary Bailey, two domestics employ ed by Lieutenant Anderson. They drove svwi'.t the village and surrounding coun try nearly all night. Between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning, they were coming on the road leading from the village to Urownville. when, according to Allen's c.ory. Crouch leaped from the roadside on.! began tiring at the three occupants i.f tlie carriage. All three were the i-e-cirieius of the bullets. The hcrses became frightened and rvvn Va 'k to the livery barn in trie rear of the Kverleigh House. One of the women was between the das!lioard and the wheels with Iter head hanging nearly o-n the ground. The other was lying on her side. The clothing of both was badly torn. The cress of one of the women was burned i.Uing the arms, as also was her flesh, which makes it conclusive that the tiring was done at short range, causing the clothing to become ignited fn t?ie rig was found a Fix-chambered revob er, with lour loaded cartridgr-s and two empty chambers. The. revolver is toe. property of Alien. According io Al n's story he was thrown out of thd I -uggy near the iron bridge which spans Mid creek and fell into the water, but soon extricated himself and, shot and Ktabbed as he was, he managed to crawl to the kitchen door of the u'jarters. but cui his arrival there was unable to speak. 31e was nearly unconscious. Crouch was E.rrested and placed under close surveillance. A knife was found in iiis pocket but no blood stains were on it, tior was th-re anything about ills actions to point toward his guilt. Croud and liis wife have not lived together for a long time. PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES. Postoffice Authorities Propose an Elaborate System for Quick Ser vice in Chicago. Chicago, April 16. Within two years, If the plans of the postal department are carried out, Chicago will have an elaborate system of pneumatic tubes for the quick transmission of mails to and from depots, to and from the chief Eub-stations, and to and from the large business houses and office build ings. The new postoffice will be the center from which these rapid transit avenues will radiate. Postmaster Cordon said yesterday he had discussed the matter briefly with the authorities in Washington and he expected to take it up with them when he goes there again next month. The big downtown business firms are backing the local postal authorities in their work for the quick transit scheme. Not long ago Montgomery Ward Co. had plans arranged to connect their house in Michigan avenue with the old postoffice, expecting the installation of pneumatic transit, but the destruction of that edifice compelled the house to temporarily abandon the enterprise. Chicago newspapers employ the air service successfully at the present time. It is shown in favor of a tube system that enough saving would be made in expenses to more than pay interest up on the cost of a plant. Captain MeGrath, chief of the car riers' department, is going to New York Boon to study the improvements there. SACKING OF LAWRENCE. The Model Burned Up While the Com mittee wa3 Discussing It The Committee of Fifteen was treat ed to miniature representation of the sacking of Lawrence by Quantrell last night. 1. B. Dudley and Herbert Joslvn had modelled a miniature float representing the sacking of Lawrence. The street Ehown was painted on paste board and the windows of the houses were red tissue paper.Inside was a candle which grave the model the appearance of a conflagration After the model had been displayed end placed m the back part of the room the candle which lighted up the burn ing houses was overturned. The houses caught five at once and there was a real fire. Mr. Joslyn rushed for the model c P.. Merriam shouted "call out the 'fire department." Major Anderson said -Some one shoot Quantrell while he Isn't looking." Another member of th committee jumped up and said in a loud voice: "Don't let any one shoot Dr. Fisher." In the hubbub and excitement Mr Joslyn smothered the fire but not until Lawrence, was a mass of "smouldering ruins." Commemorate Lincoln's Death. Springfield, HI., April 16. Services commemorative of the death of Abraham Lincoln, 32 years ago. were held last night in Representative hall, which was well tilled by citizens of Spring field and members of the general as sembly. After prayer bv Rev. D G Bradford, chaplain of the house there were songs and recitations, and an ad dress by Representative Clark J Tis dale, followed by closing remaks bv Representative W. G. Cochran. HATING FUN 1 A. 31. Two Drunks Amuse Themselves Up setting Outbuildings. At 1 o'clock this morning George Ed wards, a boilermaker, and Frank Wil liams, a laborer, tipped over well curbs and small outbuildings just for the fun of hearing the crash to the ground. This happened in the vicinity of First and Madison streets. They dodged about in the alleys and would run up against a shed and tip it over, then run away end -laugh-at their- work- ef- de struction. It is probably unnecessary to say that they were intoxicated. It was when a well curb was tipped over at First and Madison streets and the noise of the fall rang through the streets, that De tective Capron, who was about in the "bottoms," heard the noise and ran to the corner. He saw a colored man step out of the house at First and Madison streets carrying in his hand a huge re volver. The man walked, straight back toward the alley.and Capron ran around the stable to meet him. Just as the man was rounding the corner Capron grabbed him and said: "Whoa." The man was startled and tried to struggle. But Capron had him tightly gripped. Then they each discovered their mis take and the search was begun for the two white men who were destroying property and alarming the neighbor hood. Capron soon found them and caught them. They were taken to police head quarters where they gave their names as Frank Williams, aged 19 years, and Geo. Edwards, aged 24 years. Edwards said to Capron: "We weren't trying to tip it over. I fell against it and it toppled over." Capron said: "It's a wonder that colored man didn't shoot me. He was holding that revolver right in front of him, and I either had to catch his arm or get shot. He couldn't tell who I was. When I grabbed him and he found out who I was he said: 'These feliows have been raising Ned in this neighborhood all evening, and I got tired of it.' The well curbing which was upset had a shingle roof over it, damaging it. A few doors south of there an outbuild ing was demolished. DAYIS' 11031 E FLOODED Fifteen Dead Bodies Found Floating Over the Old Homestead of the Confederate President. Natchez, Miss., April 16 It was thought that all Davis island had escaped after the crevasse but fifteen bodies have been found floating around the old Brierfield plantation, which was the homestead of Jefferson Davis. The surviving Inhabitants are huddled in tents on top of the levee. From ap pearances this overflow will be worse than ever known before. THEY STAND BY TITUS. Harper County Citizens Resent Lew elling's Attack on Their Senator. Senator A. J. Titus of Harper county who is denounced as a puppet and a falsifier by ex-Governor Lewelling. be cause of his testimony before the brib ery investigating committee Implicat ing Lewelling in boodle deals, is receiv ing the united support of the people of his county and is being generally com mended for his fearlessness in exposing corruption. Senator Titus' constituents are now- preparing to give him a rous ing reception upon his return home, in commendation of the action he has al ready taken. Assistant Attorney General Snslling received a letter from Harper county today, bearing the signatures of H .L. Jones, county clerk; J. L. Perkins, dep uty county clerk; A. C. Gwinn, county treasurer; R. O. Small, clerk of the court: J. A. Miller, sheriff and Judge G. W. McKay, endorsing Titus' action and containing also this petition: "Contin ue the investigation. Ferret out these corruptionists and let no boodler es cape." SEVEN BIG WARSHIPS Met the Gaze of the Inhabitants of Durban, South. Africa, This Morning. Durban, Natal, April 16. The British cruiser Raccoon, which left Cape Town on Feb. 12, under sealed orders, arrived here unexpectedly during the night, with six other British warships. Two more war vessels of the British fleet are expected here tonight. The object of this naval demonstra tion is not known. PUNCHED A FOOTPAD. Leopold von Langen Threw Up His Hands But One Was a Fist. Lepold von Langen, who, with his father, is engaged in the publication of the German Telegraph in this city, was a principal in an attempted hold up on West Second street. between Har rison street and Topeka avenue, about 11 o'clock last night. The other princi pal was the man who tried to hold him up, and got knocked down for doing it. Von Langen was on his way to hi3 home at 205 Tyler street about 11 o'clock last night, walking on the south side of Second street, and when at the alley between Harrison street and To peka avenue a man stepped out di rectly in front of him and. shoving a re volver in his face, commanded him to throw up his hands. "I threw up my hands as he requested." said Von Lan gen, "but as I did so I caught him un der the chin with my right. He fell over backwards, and as he was a taller and heavier man than I, I started on a run for home." Von Langen did not recognize the man. He says that he was well dress ed and wore a moustache. "The thing was all done so quickly," he said to day, "that I don't think I would know the man if I saw him again." Last night's experience was the third cf the kind that young Von Langen has had within the past year. An attempt was made to hold him up some months ago at the same spot that the encounter occurred last night, and later a simi lar attempt was made at the alley be tween Topeka avenue and Tyler street. On the two former occasions he did not wait to punch the highwayman, but escaped by running. An attempt was made to hold up Carl Jockheck on Sec ond street, at the corner of Topeka ave nue, several months ago. Von Langen did not report the matter to the police. Come to Topeka Packing House Mar ket for your fish always best assort ment and fresh. One of the most enjovable features of the song service at the Cumberland Pres byterian church last night was the clos ing solo by Miss Clara McDonald. WENT RIGHT TO HAN! Officers of the United Mine Workers of America Go to Washington and Demand "Prosperity." MARE HANNA TO ACT- He Will Investigate the Condi tion of the Mines To See If He Can't Bring About Better Times. Massilon, O., April 16 It is learned here that Senator M. A. Hanna has determined to look up mining condi tions as they prevail in western Penn sylvania. He proposes to exercise his influence for the betterment of the con ditions under which the men are now laboring. Columbus, O., April 16. M. D. Ratch ford, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and W. C. Pearce, secretary of that organization, are ex pected home this morning from a ten days' trip through the Pittsburg dis trict and a visit to Washington City. The purpose of their visit to Washing ton was to interest the members of the Republican national committee and other leaders of that party in the cause of the members of the Pittsburg dis trict, who have been working at lower rates of wages than miners in other parts of the country. The annual scale of -wages is fixed about the first of May and the officials hope to be able to induce the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company, which has made most of the trouble, to con sent to an increase. Most of the operators in that district pay 60 cents a ton, but the company named only pays 50 and 55 cents, which has been the cause of several strikes and a great deal of distress among the miners. I,t is controlled by Andrew Carnegie, and has associates who are nearly all Republicans, and it is be lieved that the Republican national committee might exercise an important influence upon them. A Washington dispatch says that President Ratchford and Seeretary Pearce had an interview at the capitol with Senator Hanna, Senator Quay and other members of the national commit tee and several Republican leaders, at which the object of their mission was discussed at length. While the senators recognized the importance of the ap peal to them, and desire to do whatever they can to restore wages, they realize at the same time that it is a private matter over which the national com mittee has no jurisdiction.and that their intervention may be regarded as an impertinence. Nevertheless they will use their good offices with the manag ers of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company to secure an advance when the new scale is made up. This is the only company complained of. It handles about 10 per cent of the output of the Pittsburg district and for sever al years has been operating with non union labor. Mr. Ratchford and Mr. Pearce are also interested in the tareff on coal and that also had something to do with their visit to Washington. During their stay in the capital they had several conferences with the members of the senate committee on finance and the house committee on ways and means. They were chaperoned by General Grosvenor and Representative R. W. Taylor of Ohio, who escorted them to the White House, where President Mc Kinley extended to them a very cordial greeting. Mr. Ratchford's home is at Massillon, the next town to Canton, and he is an old friend of the president, having been associated with Major Mc Kinley in various matters for several years. In an interview with a Washington reporter President Ratchford said: "The purpose of our visit here is to confer with certain representative men who have influence with the coal oper ators of Ohio and Pennsylvania, to en list their support in our endeavor to secure better mining prices and the ending of the nasty fight that has so long been waged between the miners and the operators in the Pittsburg dis trict, and has resulted in great losses to trict, and has resulted in great losses to the one and great hardships to the oth er. "Yes," continued Mr. Ratchford, "we are interested in the tariff, like every body else in the country, and we have taken occasion to explain the views of our organization to the congressional committees. We have expressed our opposition to the proposed increase in the duty on coal. We think it would be detrimental to our trade in Pennsylva nia. Ohio and elsewhere, for the reason that it would, in all probability, inspire retaliation on the part of the Canadian government, which would deprive us of a large market and cut off our export trade. The miners and operators in a portion of the West Virginia fields who ship to the eastern market no doubt would be benefited by an increase of duty, because it would enable them to compete on better terms with the Nova Scotia mines, but they represent only a small fraction of the mining industry which would suffer by the changer It is hardly right, therefore, for the few to be benefited at the expense of the many." GOV. LEEDYAT AUSTIN. He Addresses the Deep Water Meet- ing on the Subject of Freight Rates. Austin. Tex., April 16. The deepwa ter committees from Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, met here at an early hour today, with a like committee ap pointed by Gov. Culbertson. The ob ject of the meeting was to discuss some means of securing cheaper rates on grain and general products from Kan sas, Nebraska and Oklahoma through Texas to the gulf for export purposes. Governor Leedy of Kansas, addressed the meeting and said that Kansas was in crying need of reduced freight rates as they were discriminated against on all sides, and in case they could not get this relief they propose to build a state road from Kansas to the gulf. After some discussion the committee memorialized the interstate committee commission which meets here today to take some action looking to the secur ing of the cheaper freight rates and adjourned until tomorrow. They will attend the meetings of the interstate commerce commission in a body and ex-Judge Martin of Kansas, will present their case. CAR COMPANY SURRENDERS Indianapolis Car Line Officials De cide to Accept Three Cents. Indianapolis, April 16. For the pres ent, at least, the Citizens' Street Rail way company has decided to give up its fight against the 3 cent fare law. A Mason, president of the company says that until the case is settled in the courts. 3 cents will be accepted as a fare. This announcement was made by Mayor Taggart. About 10:30 this morning the mayor sent for Mr. Mason and told him that the police would receive orders to see that the 3 cent fare law was enforced. He suggested that the street car com pany had better do something to pro tect itself and its men from arrest. Mr. Mason said he woulijVnstruct the em ployes that from now; vntil the case In the upper courts is settled they would accept 3 cents as a fare on the car. There were many "riotous scenes on some of the streets down .town today. The street railroad eomp'tny had re peated yesterday's verbal instructions to conductors to pay nq attention to the law- fixing fare at 3 cents and had post ed in the barns a glaring notice that 5 cents fares should be collected. An in formal indignation meeting was held in the forenoon hours at Illinois and Ohio streets. The announcement of Presi dent Mason it is thought has been made just in time to avert serious trouble. HON Dili! AS REBELS. They Capture and Hold Two Impor tant Seaport Towns. New York, April 16. The Herald cor respondent at Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, says that rebels attacked and captured the towns of Puerto Cor tcz on the Gulf of Honduras, and Esh eranza, on the Agua river, on the night of April 13. According to all reports so far, the rebels still hold these places, in spite of efforts to dislodge them. President Bonilla has received offers of assistance from Guatemala, Salva dor and Nicaragua in suppressing the revolution, though as yet it has not been decided whether or not it w-ill be necessary to call upon them. The gov ernment is confident of ics power to put an end to the uprising. The president has taken radical steps in the matter, and In addition to pro claiming martial law throughout the country, he has issued orders for a big army to prepare to move at once against the rebels. Part of this army will probably go to Puerto Cortez as soon as practicable, to try and wrest the sea port town from the revolutionists. Former Minister Amias and several members of congress have been ar rested as leaders of the rebel move ment and are now in prison. A revolution in Honduras against President Bonilla has been long expect ed, owing to discontent among the op position party, and it may lead to serious results in other states of the Greater republic of Central America. This it is almost certain will be the case if President Bonilla -t.epts th? aid ex tended to him by Guatemala, Nicara gua and Salvador. The moment this assistance is accept ed, the leaders out of power in those states will take advantage of the cir cumstance to force a rebellion to try to overthrow the existing governments and themselves regain power. Know ing this, it seems probable that Presi dent Bonilla will not accept outside aid unless absolutely compelled to do so. As Guatemala is not in the Greater republic, she will be forced to lend moral and material aid to President Bonilla owing to the relations between the two republics. Guatemala is in a very unsettled con dition now and only the exposition has prevented a civil war before this. 31US. BESANT NOT BYRON. Denies That the Soul of Byron is Re incarnated in Her. Denver. April 1C Mrs. Annie Besant, the theojsophiwt leader who is here on iier tour around the. world, was asked today: "Is it true, Mrs. Besant, that the soul of Byron, the poet, it? reincarnated in you, us has been stated in print lately?" "Not at all," answered Mrs. Besant. smiling-. "I assure you I am not Byron." questioned whether slie was under the hypnotic influence of Brahnianic priests, as some of the Tingiey theosophists al lege. Mrs. Besiunt answered: "What do you think?" arching lier eye brows. "You seem quite rational, Mrs. Besant. "Well, may be that is my art," very quickly responded the high priestess. "Why did you leave your husband, Mrs. Besant was the next very personal question put. "Because he wanted me to bplieve as he did, and that I could never do. I could not live, a lie." said Mrs. Besant. "I had to chose between home and children and a- free conscience, and I chose the hitter." Mrs. Besant's face illuminated when she spoke of her children. "Their father applied for them through the courts and got them, but tliem came back to me just as soon a,s they became of age. One of them, my daughter, is now 27 years of ai?e. She is a convert of Cath olicity and is married and has one child. But she and her husband believe in me. Whenever I go to Australia, where they live, I make my home, with them. My son iii a notary and is doing well in Ijonrlon, and I make my home with him when I am in rho-t city. "My husband was a Church of England minister, and a brother to Sir Walter Besant. My mother was Miss Morris, a Dublin woman, and my father was- a Wood from County Galway, half English and half Irish. Both my parents were Prote.sta-nt. My people in Ezgland are prominent. Sir Henry Wood and Sir John Wood are my cousins, and another cousin. Lord Heatherly, was the late lord chan cellor. Lord Westerwood. another cousin on my father's side, represented London for years in parliament. "My home? I have two, one in London and the other in Bernares. I love one as much as the other." OFFICES AXD FESTIVAL. The Santa Fa Young Men Promise a Surprise Thi3 Year. The Santa Fe general offices are be ginning to make arrangements for their representation in the Kali Festival. Committees will soon be named to do the work and a fund has been started to defray the expenses. The Santa Fe people say that they will surprise the people this year. This evening a ball team will be formed which will play a picked nine from the offices for a small admission. This money will be applied on the Santa Fe Festival fund. The men who meet 'this evening to form the club are all Santa Fe office men. Their names are A. A. Hayes, T. D. Alden. A. Vf. Eunton, C. A. Torrance, C. Croskey, C. Durham, G. Coleman. J. Thompson, F. B. Wilcox and J. Coughlan. These are all young men who are con sidered fair baseball players. There are plenty of good players in the offices, and a picked nine can be formed which will make an interesting game. Spring lamb House Market. at Topeka Packing SPAIN WILL QUIT. The Great Spanish Army to Leave Cuba. Spanish Authorities Say There Is Nobody to Fight. CUBANS DENY THIS. Allege That Spain Has Ran Out of Money And Is Forced to Abandon Sub jugation of the Island. Washington, April 16. According to information received from trustworthy sources here the withdrawal of at least a part of the great army that Spain has maintained for several years in the island of Cuba will begin when the rainy season sets in, within a few days. The initial movement will be the de parture of 10,000 Spanish troops from Havana for Spain, and within a short time after that 30,000 troops, it is un derstood, will follow. Whether this movement is to be con strued in favor of or against the insur gents it is not possible to say. The Spanish insist positively that it means only that little or nothing of the insur rection remains; that Gomez has only about fifty or a hundred followers, and that to watch these under the condi tions in which the campaign has been necessarily conducted a few thousand men are quite as effective as the army of 180,000 men which has been main tained in Cuba. The Cuban contin gent, on the other hand, insist that the Spanish financial resources are ex hausted and that the troops are to be withdrawn because of lack of money to keep them in service. INSTANTLY KIL LED. Fireman at tb.3 Insane Asylum Slain by an Explosion. George H. Green, a fireman at the Topeka insane asylum, was instantly killed this morning about 10 o'clock by an explosion of "a steam boiler heater which was connected with the main battery of boilers. He was a man of 30 years whose home was in Auburn dale, where he had a wife and three small children. Green has had charge of the boiler in the north wing of the insane asylum buildings. It was separate from the regular boiler house. In this room, which is in the basement, there is a sort of boiler which is used as a heater, but which" gets steam from the main boiler. It has no fire under it and no tubes through it. The full pressure of steam was turned into this heater this morn ing. Green and an inmate of the asy lum were working- in the boiler room when a leak was discovered in the heater. Green hurriedly procured a wrench and climbed up on the boiler heater directly over the head of it. The nuts had become loose, thus giv ing the steam a chance to escape. He worked rapidly to close the leak. The inmate, who works about the room reg ularly, warned him not to get up there while the steam pressure was on the heater. But Green did not realize his danger and he continued on in his work. The leak had been almost stopped when there was a tremendous explosion which shook the building. The end of the heater boiler was blown out and hurled against the ceiling with terrific force. Green's body's fell to the floor, a mass of quivering flesh. His head was mashed into a jelly, his right arm bro ken and mutilated and his body hor ribly scalded. The frightened inmate ran to another part of the building for help, but George H. Green had been instantly killed by the terrific explo sion. Employes and officers from all the buildings attracted by the loud re port, flocked to the scene of the acci dent. The body of the dead fireman was ta ken in charge and Coroner Westerfield notified. He held an inquest over the remains from w-hich the verdict was "that George H. Green came to his death due to a lack of appreciation of the danger in which he placed him self." The body was removed to the late home in Auburndale where his young wife became frantic writh grief as soon as she was made aware of the truth. There is little doubt that the acci dent was the result of carelessness. The steam pressure could easily have been turned off of the heated boiler before the repairs were made. Green had been considered a careful man, and he was popular with those who knew him. THE BRIDGE HAS SUNK Every Precaution Should Be Taken at Once to Avoid Disaster. Within the past two weeks the south span of the old Kansas avenue bridge has sunk four inches. Many consider it weakened and unsafe. Bridge Po liceman Whitaker yesterday and to day has been warning drivers of heav ily loaded wagons of the condition of the bridge. Yesterday afternoon the fire depart ment was called to Xorth Topeka and the big ladder truck from ?so. 3 was driven across the old bridge at full gal lop. The structure swayed and peo ple who were on the bridge at the time were greatly alarmed lest it should fall. Every means should at once be taken to strengthen the structure and keep it standing until the new bridge is done. The fire department trucks should not be driven at full speed across it. The city cannot afford to have a disaster take place there. Fresh pilings shotsld be driven if necessary. It is better to spend hundreds of dollars in making the bridge safe than to pay out tens of thousands in damage suits if the bridge falls and somebody is killed or injured. The city authorities should act at once in the matter. Founder of Hill City is Guilty. William Hill, the founder of Hill City, Graham county, was found guilty of perjury and the publication of false af fidavits by the jury in the United States district court this morning. Hill was charged with acquiring thousands of acres of land in Graham county by ex ecuting false affidavits and taking the land under the homestead law. Hill s attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial. BARBERS' UNION STIRRED. Order Men Out of a-Wellknown Shop Because of Violation of Rules. The Journeyman Barbers' union in this city has ordered the workmen out of J. A. Nelson's shop at the southwest corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue and has also taken the union card away from the proprietor. Thus far the bar bers have refused to go out and it is believed they will remain in the shop, although the officers of the union have given them until next Monday to de termine what course they will pursue. Mr. Nelson says the men have a per fect right to leave his employ if they are disposed to do so but he added: "I will fill their places and will continue to do business despite the action of the union. I do not consider that I have been treated fairly and propose to con tinue my business without the sanction of the union if necessary." The men who are ordered out are Joe Cutsworth, William Nye and Matt Langhart, the latter being financially interested in the shop, although work ing at the chair. Early this year Matt Harmon, who was working in the shop took out a re tiring card which, as the officers and members of the union interpret it, practically severed his relations with the organization. He retired in good standing. Shortly after that he opened a so-called barber's school on East Fourth street and did considerable work free of charge and at reduced prices, taking business away from the union shops. His action aroused the union and Harmon was ordered to appear be fore the organization for trial. He re fused to do so and a fine of $50 was im posed upon him. A few weeks ago Harmon closed the barber school and sought an opportuni ty to engage in other business. Failing to secure favorable inducements he ap proached J. A. Nelson, the owner of the shop in which the men have been or dered to quit work, with a proposition to purchase an interest therein. Mr. Nelson visited other members of the union and received an understanding that the union would take no action against Harmon's purchase of an inter est in the business as it was believed that he would not work at the trade, although the rules of the union do not require that owners or bosses belong to the organization. With this under standing Nelson closed the deal with Harmon. Monday night the employes in Nel son's shop attended the meeting of the union, remaining until the order of new and unfinished business had been passed, then departed, thinking that nothing would be done with reference to their case. However, after they left the action against the shop was taken and the executive committee was or dered to take the union cards out of the shop and notify the men to stop work. The official notices were served yes terday afternoon, but not until after Nelson had been notified that if Har mon would pay the fine of S50 imposed against him, the union would not order the men out. But it was too late for overtures from either side. Nelson and Harmon had closed their contract, by which Mr. Nelson says he will abide and permit the union to take whatever action best suits the opinions of the members. It is said the men employed in the shop will stand by Nelson. FOR ALLIANCE COLONY. Some of the Baron Hirsch Fund Will be Placed in New Jersey Towns. Elmer, N. J., April 16. Agents have been to the Russian colony of Alliance the past week in the interests of that little town. The object of these men has been the endeavor to settle on the mortgages against the greater portion of the houses. The agents represent the trustees of the Baron Hirsch Amer ican fund, which is said to amount to nearly $2,000,000. A large number of the mortgages are held by the Franklin Building and Loan association of Salem. The agents are endeavoring to settle these and have made overtures to the association which have not yet been accepted. All these properties will go under the sher iff's hammer unless satisfactory ar rangements to the contrary are made. Of this immense fund, it is said about $100,000 will go to this colony. At pres ent there are about 5,000 people living at Alliance, all Russian Hebrews and all self-sustaining with the exception of the mortgages, and they secured their start in life through the generos ity of the famous philanthropist. FAMILIAR NAMES. Sometimes Are Worth Many Thous ands of Dollars. Among manufacturers, the value of a trade mark for their products is com ing to be well understood. When peo ple get in the way of using an article which proves meritorious and which they buy and buy again, they soon come to know that article by some distinct name or in connection with some catchy line. Some boys stood watching a painter penciling with his brush on a grocer's plate glass window the word "Postum." then was quickiy painted the round red disk, and one of the boys said to the other: "It makes red blood, that is the health coffee that boys can drink. There was no question about Postum and its trade mark being familiar to him. When an article has become so popular that its name is truly a house hold word and becomes a part -if ev eryone's vocabulary, even to that of the children, the trade mark or name has become a valuable franchise which is usually protected from confiscation by being registered in the patent office and some of these trade marks are val ued at hundreds of thousands of dol lars as they protect large business in terests from unscrupulous persons or firms who would pirate the name if not restrained by the strong arm of the law. A reliable grocer will never offer a cheap or weak imitation of a genuine original article because he happens to make a little extra profit. But it is weil to observe that when genuine Postum Cereal coffee is ordered, that you get Postum and not a spurious im itation offered as "just as good." Street Sprinkling. "Vincent Kaczynski, who has charge of the street sprinkling, has employed extra force this week to keep the busi ness streets free from dust. In spite of the high winds the sprinklers have done good work. The service performed by the sprinkling wagons is not always ap preciated. Those who have noticed the dust on the unsprinkled streets this week, however, realize the great ad vantages of sprinkling.. This work is all paid for by private subscription. IFew Paper in Topeka. Topeka is to have a new weekly pa per. The editors will be A. Griffin and F. A. Root. The paper is to be called the Independent, and is to be independ ent in everything. Both gentlemen have had a varied and long experience in the newspaper business. The new publication is to make its appearance about May 1. COLLAPSED. Grecian Invasion of Macedonia Suddenly Ends. Invaders Scamper Eack Across the Frontier. CAMPAIGN USELESS, Because Not Backed Up by the Regular Army. Great Indignation Exists Over the King's Action. Larissa, Headquarters of the Greek Army in Thessaly, April 16. The in surgents have suffered a severe check. A strong force of Turkish troops from Mecovon, with a number of mountain guns, advanced on Krania, which had previously been captured bv t he Greeks, and attacked the 400 irregulai-3 of Greece, who occupied an entrenched position. It is reported that the right ing was ferocious on both sides. The insurgents eventually were com pelled to retreat north to the moun tains. Some of them, however, suc ceeded in breaking through the Turk ish lines and escaped to Baltino, the town just across the frontier in Mace donia, first captured by the Greek ir regulars and used by them as a depot for provisions and ammunition. The leader of the Greeks operating in that direction. Chief Milonas, was among the wounded and returned later into Greek territory with a number of the refugees. One of the latter says that a portion of the Turkish force was composed of irregulars whose dress re sembles that of the Greek insurgents. This, it appears, enabled the Turkish force to execute a Hank movement un heeded by the leaders of the Greeks. The refugee referred to blames the Greek leaders for badly handling their men. It is reported that the Ethnike He tairia, or national league, has ordered the Greek irregulars to retreat into Greek territory. regarding further bloodshed as useless unless the regular army of Greece supports the irregulars. The crown princess has arrived here to take part in the work of the ambulance corps. The failure of the first raid has deep ened the general exasperation and led to much angry recriminations. The Ethnike Hetairia blames the govern ment and the latter blames the brother hood. It is quite evident that the He taira expects to be supported by the regular troops on the outbreak of a war thus precipitated. Several of the newspapers indulge in a similar bitter recrimination, and ail authorities declare that ihere is a want of confidence between the court and the sovernment .-The Greek nation knows what it wants, but its rulers are waver ing and undecided. The nation is ask ing how it is that the Greeks were sur rounded and compelled to retreat Willi-, out being assisted by the Greek army. A pessimistic tone is becoming more and more noticeable, but the clamor for war does not diminish. MR. HIPLEY BARKED. Santa Fe Officials Treated With Scant Courtesy in Texas. Austin, Tex., April 16. Friends of E. P. Ripley, president of the Gu'.f, Colo rado Santa Fe railroad, who is in the city on a visit, tried today to get the privileges and courtesies of the house extended to him and his party by means of a resolution. After the reso lution had been debated and wrangled over for two hours it was withdrawn. The members objected to extending the liberties of the house to Ripley and his party on the ground that they were railroad lobbyists and might try to in fluence members on the fellow servant bill now pending in the house. IT IS PRETTl TRYING. Frank L. Whitaker's Job as Bridge Guardsman. Frank Ij. Whitaker has many good points, but being a policeman is scarce ly one of his "strong holts." When Bridge Patrolman Whitaker went on duty at the Kansas avenue bridge he met with obstacles which would try the nerves of any man. When he took charge the crowd grinned. The south approach and span was lined with men and boys who intended m.-jy-ing there until the officer should make them get off. When he had cleared the bridge the crowd stood along the sid-i and jeered. The bridge workmen also guyed him. One of them, a little bold er than the rest, pointed the hose at him and threw water on the bridsre. "Now, gentlemen," said Whiiaker, with all the nerve at his command: "Don't throw any water on this bridge. If you throw water on me, I'll take ev ery last one of you down to the polite station." There was a chorus of yells and jeers. Frank didn't look as if he meant it. Going to the other side of .the bridge, Whitaker found a man standing watch ing the work. You will have to get off of here," he said. "I am working here, and I have a right to be here." said the man. "If you're working here, go down to the working place, but don't stand on this bridge." "I'll stay here if I want to, and you can't put me off." This was certainly time for action. Officer Whitaker swung his club and landed a stiff blow on the man's head. The medicine was well prescribed, for no sooner was it given than the man walked quietly away and has not been heard from at the bridge since. L. T. S. W. WRECK. Passenger Train Thrown From the Track at Oskaloosa. The accommodation train on the Leavenworth, Topeka Southwestern branch of the Santa Fe, due to arrive in this city at 7:50 yesterday evening, was wrecked about 6 o'clock two miles east of Oskaloosa. Two freight cars, the passenger coach and baggage car and the tender of the engine were thrown from the track, but fortunately the train was moving slowly and no one was injured. A broken flange on a wheel of one of the freight cars caused the wreck. The wrecking crew- was sent out last night, and the road was cleared by noon today.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1897. THE NEWARK. 511 Kansas LOWEST PRICE m CARRY IN STOCK All the latest and popular colors in Ladies', Men's and Children's Shoes in any style toe you may desire. We Polish Your Shoes Free. P00RJ.0. Senate Spends a Day Discussing Indian Affairs. Quay Sees a Scheme to Rob the lied Man. VEST FOR CATHOLICS. Would Rather the Indians Should Be Catholics Than That Their Souls Should Go to Perdition. Washington. April 1G. The senate spent yesterday considering the Indian appropriation bill, but did not complete It. Early in the session the proceedings were made executive and when the doors were again opened to the public the Indian bill came up. .The pending- question was on the committee amendment opening the Un compahgre Indian reservation in UtaJi to public entry. Mr. Jones of Arkansas, withdrew the point of order he had made, and on aye and nay vote the amendment was agreed to, 33 to 13. The amendment is ,as follows: "That the mineral lands of the Uncompahgre Indian reservation, In the state, of Utah, are hereby declared opened to public entry under the min eral land laws of the United States and no person shall be allowed to make more than one claim on lands contain ing gilsonite. And on and after Janu ary 1. ISPS, all of said reservation unal lotted to Indians shall be open to public entry under the land laws of the Uni ted States." Sir. Gallinger (Rep., N. H.), moved to strike out the provision giving tribal rights to children of a white father and Indian mother. He declared that the provision would permit white adven turers to marry the Indian women as a matter of speculation, and ultimately to dominate the Indian. Mr. Berry (Dem., Ark defended the provision on the ground that it remov ed the penalty now placed on an Indian woman for marrying a white man.The To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD C ASTORIA," AND PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannls, Massachusetts, was the originator of PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now ,t 7- on every dear the facsimile signature of Czf7Uc wrapper. This is the original PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has been vsed 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, yfr 7 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. Q?eL&&y4m4K.j 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-S1MILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. TMS CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STRCKT, NEW YORK CITY. For Tomorrow..... We still offer that fine line of Men's H.2o Shoes For $3.35 Also our fine line of ladies' 3.50 Shoes For $2,98 Slioo Co,, Avenue.. SHOE HOUSE. 1 59 OUR $2.48 SHOE. motion to strike out did not prevail. Mr. Quay called attention to what he termed "a deliberate attempt to rob the Indians." It dealt with the grant ing of certain oil rights on the Seneca Indian reservation in New York. Mr. Quay's amendment striking out the ratification of the oil giants was accepted. On motion of Gallinger, the provision as to children of a white father and Indian mother was modified so as to give these children tribal rights on the consent of a majority of the tribe and the consent of the secretary of the inter ior. Mr. Vest spoke in favor of the Ro man Catholic contingent in the Indian schools, saying that he had traveled through the Indian country and had found that the only Indian schools that were doing any good were managed by the Jesuits. "I would infinitely rather see them Catholics than savages. I do not be long to that sect who would rather see an Indian damned than see him in the Catholic church." Mr. Vest said he would make no ef fort to oppose the provision of the bill but would content himself at this pro test. At 5 o'clock the senate adjourned till Monday. WILL CURTIS BE UPHELD? The Emporia Postofflco Contest May Be of National Interest. The following is a special to the Kan sas City Star: "Washington, April 15. A protest was lately riled with President McKinley having for its purpose the exclusion of Congressman Curtis of Kansas as a factor in the distribution of patronage in ten of the counties of his old dis trict. He has vigorously combatted this action, with what result may pos sibly be seen tomorrow. He was recom mended John Wiggins as postmaster of Emporia. In this he makes his right unaided. Cy Leland has recommend ed Ewing. Senator Baker at present appears to stand neutral, but reports run that in this fight he sides with Ice land rather than Curtis. Practically, therefore. Curtis has to fight Leland, Baker and the press combined. The president has taken the matter under consideration, with the view of deter mining not only the issue as involved in the Emporia case, but as it may exist generally in regard to redistricted con gressmen. Dandruff forms when the glands of the skin are weakened, and if neglect ed, baldness is sure to follow. Hall's Hair iienewer is the best preventive. Dirt to give away at 513 Fillmore st. y 'OnrW I It: f 1 f J GROSS JPURPOSES Senator Baker Does Not Agree With Some Republican Congressmen From the State of Kansas. JOINS WITII HARRIS In Asking for a .Lower Duty On Mexican Cattle Than That Provided For in the Diugley Bill. Washington, April 16. The Republi can sub-committee of the committee on finance, held an all day session at the capitol yesterday to afford an oppor tunity to make suggestions on the tar iff bill. Among the senators who called and had conferences with them were Messrs. Quay, Sewall, Klkins, Piatt, Welling ton, Perkins, Shoup, Pritchard, Baker and Harris of Kansas. Senator Quay urged a rate of duty upon carpets and matting, which would insure protection to the industries of this country as against the products of China and Japan. Senator Perkins was given an ex tended hearing on the fruit schedule. He presented the committee with sam ples of both California and foreign cur rants and raisins, and asked for an in crease of the rate on foreign currants. He also suggested a duty of a ent a pound on oranges and lemons, instead of three-fourths of a cent, as fixed by the Oingley bill. It was suggested to Mr. Perkins by some of the members of the committee that the fruit schedule had already been attacked because of rates charged to be high, but the California senator contended for protection. Mr. Perkins suggested a sub-sohedule on bit1 1 sugar providing for a duty of 1 cent a pound on sugar testing 70 by the polariseojie and increasing to lV-j cent for the ao per cent test. The committee, promised to give this matter due attention, but gave no fur ther indication of the probable result of its deliberations. A more pronounced favorable recep tion was given to a suggestion for a drawback duty on imported tin cans in which fruit and salmon are exported. This suggestion appeared to meet with favor. Senator Sewall's suggestions pertain ed to almost the entire list of New Jer sey manufactures and he filed briefs bearing upon all of them. He present ed a request of the silk manufacturers for a uniform ad valorem duty. Senators Baker and Harris a.sked for a duty of $2 per ton on gympsum and for a decrease of the duty proposed on Mexican cattle. They represented that a duty of $2 per ton on gypsum and the west sufficient to supply the entire country. With reference to cat tle importations, they represented that the cattle were needed to consume the grass crop of the west and that it was more economical to move the cattle than the grass. Senators Klkins and "Wellington both appeared in support of the Diugley rate on coal, which there is an effort to have reduced. During the day a number of the Re publican senators of the inter-mountain states met to agree upon a plan of co-operation. They reached no definite conclusion except to stand together in their demands on wool, hides, cattle, lead, ore and other Rocky mountain products. SENATORS SHUT OUT. Representatives Will Name Their Postmasters in Their Districts. "Washington, April 16. Much misunder standing has arisen over reports that have been quite generally circulated that the patronage privileges of senators have been extended, and that their endorse ment will be required on all postoffice applications. This is erroneous and Post mastpr (General Gary lias bad frequent occasions recently to correct this impres sion. The policy that has been practiced here tofore in the distribution of offices will be followed by this administration and the prerogatives enjoyed by represonti'-'ives in the past will be continued. Congress men will have the naming of postoffics in their district as a p-eneral rule while senators can naHi" their home postoffices and some large cities in an amicable un derstanding between the senator and represe-n tit i ve. A SMOOTH SCHEME To Undermine the Civil Service is Being Worked at Washington. Washington, April Ifi. The senate com mittee on civil Kerviee of which Senator Pritchard is chairman, has decided to en ter upon a thorough investigation of the extent to which the civil service law is enforced and the effect of its enforce ment in promoting the public we.lfare. Circulars are to be sent to the various heads of departments, calling for replies to the following questions: To why.t extent have civil service rules been promulgated in your department? To what extent, in your opinion, should collectors of inetrnal revenue and United States marshals be included in the classi fied service? Should the existing rules of the civil service be modified? Should the civil service law be amended, continued or r-poa!ed? The investigation is to take place under the authority conferred by the Allen reso lution and will be. conducted by a sub committee consisting of Sejia-tors Pritch ard, Klkins and Chilton. The committee will make especial investigation of the effect of the more recent civil service or ders o President Cleveland. STILL MORE OFFICES. Senator Hansbrough Wants a Bread Food Commission on Big Salaries. Washington, April IS. Senator ITans brouRh. of North Dakota, has introduced at bill authorizing the appointment of a commission to introduce and popularize the bre:vl foods of the United States among the peoples of the Orient. It pro vides that the commission shall consist of three persons to be appointed by the pres ident and confirmed by the senate and to be known as the bread foods commission of the United States, and to be. under the direction and control of the secretary of agriculture. The commission .shall as certain and from time to time repcrt to the secreta-ry of agriculture on the best modes of introducing and popularizing the bread foods of the United States among the peoples of oriental countries. The salary of said commissioners shall be $5,000 a year and the commission is au thorized to employ a secretary at a salary of $3,000 and KM.OOO is- appropriated to de fray the expenses of the commission in the pi-osecutio-n of its work. Senator Hansbrough says that the measure is de signed to further the work of extending the trade of the United States with China and Japc-n. and was suggested by tire let ter recently sent to him by James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern railway on the subject of trade with the Orient. The people of North Tcpeka are. talking of raising a fund to improve the i-noer-ance of the fountain in Union Pacific park. The spirit of beautifying Topeka is contagious (Flood Ladies' Spring full line of new spring styles fresh. Chat-ruing' new ideas beautiful for spring. .'-;-y;! ,f.-rs -r V Infant's Dept. About 100 Infant's Long and Dresses at 48c, 69c, 75c, 98C $1.25. Regular values up to 32.00 each. Odd frarmeata from our regular lines. Prices that will move them hastily and brinj vour at- 1 ention to nore than complete line of Infants AppareL Have you scn our Crash and Pique Reefers and Lon Cloaks? They attract the mothers by their economjuxad style. Third floor, east cno, MAIL ORDERS will receive prompt Walnut, T CrrcmdAue, AIRSHIP AT WASHINGTON It Showed a Disposition to Anchor on Top of the Monument "Washington, April 16. A telephone message received last nisht from Col-, umbia Heights, a suburb of this city, stated that the airship was seen in that locality shortly after 9 o'clock. Tts ap pearance caused great excitement anions the residents. hundreds of whom watched the stranpre visitor in open mouthed wonder. From the reports ra ceived it was undoubtedly the same ship which has recently been navigat ing the air in the neighborhood of Chi cago and other western cities. When first observed the ship was coming from the northwest and was apparently headed for the Washington monument. It sailed along at a height of about 600 feet, but gradually dipped toward the earth. It was plainly visi ble for ten minutes and then disappear ed in the hills back of Georgetown. JOKKRS SEND UP BALLOONS. Itipon. Wis., April 15. The hundred and odd people of Ripon who think they saw the airship Sunday night were beautifully caught in a trap by two or three of the city's best business men. These went to Ingalls park, the college athletic campus, and there fastened to gether two large sized paper balloons by means of wires. The balloons were then set free and caused the excite ment. Strange to pay, the eye and ear are so easily deceived at such times as this that many of the best citizens were ready to swear that they could either see the boat distinctly or hear the flap ping of wings, when it is positively known they saw only the balloons. 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 by 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. Its a Comfortable Line, Journeys long or short comfortably made, provided your tickets read over Santa Fe Route. Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly cured by Hood's Pills. They do their work eaSly and thoroughly. Best after dinner pills. 15 cents. All druggists. Prepared C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass She only Till to take With Hood's SarsauarU n J T KANSAS CITY, MO. News for Easter Buyers. J. and M. COHEN are the leading Silk Shirt Waist makers of America. Owing to their enormous sales they were unable to manufacture goods up to their demand of ex cellence as promptly as promised. Hence one prominent Eastern firm cancelled about 100 Fancy Silk Shirt Waists. Our New York representatives grabbed them up at a price and expressed them to us for an Easter Sale and here they are. Assorted colors and shapes, value up to $15.00 each, for. ALSO Twenty-five Black and White Check Taffeta Shirt Waists; these are very scarce. Worth in a regular way $7.00 each, for AU sizes of both the above lots. Plaids and Checks. Third floor, east Capes To-morrow the Easter sale of Ladies' Fine Capes. A latest fashions, evervthintr chic and FVf C rR Tailor made Cloth I Ul PJ.yOcapes, lined with fancy brocaded satin, stitched all round the edges and full circular sweep. FV Ke? er Silk Capes, 1 PO,uutrimmed with rib bon and lace and lined with a fancy silk. For $io and $15 trimmed with jet and chiffon. For $18, $20, up to $30aSSS accordion pleated, satin edg-ed, lined with accordion pleated taffeta, full and fluffy capes; several styles. Also full line of Cloth Capes from 85 to $15. Separate Short shown in Separate Dress Skirts attention. If you cannot come to the TO STUDY GRASSHOPPERS. Prof. Bruter Will Go to Argentina for that Purpose. Lincoln, Neb.,April 16. Saturday next Prof. L. Bruter of the Nebraska uni versity will leave for New York and on the 24th will take steamer from that point for Buenos Ayres. The professor will remain in South America for a year, studying the habits of the peculiar kind of grasshoppers that have been destroying crops to a large extent for a number of years in that country. The professor will be paid by the Argentine syndicate to examine into and recommend the best method of getting rid of the pests. He was rec ommended for the responsible position by officers of the federal government to which the Argentine syndicate ap pealed for advice. PRESBYTERIANS MEET. They Assemble in Chicago to Effect a Closer Union of Various Branches. Chicago, April 16. Many distinguish ed Presbyterian ministers will meet in Chicago today and tomorrow to con sider methods of bringing1 the various Presbyterian church organizations of the world into closer harmony. These men will be members of the western section of the executive com mission of the Alliance of Reformed Churches throughout the world holding the Presbyterian system. They will come from many sections of the tTnited States and Canada and represent a variety of Presbyterian bodies. These sessions will not be open to the public. YVETTE GLILBERT'S WAY. Plays Chess Every Evening With a Priest London, April 16. Tvette Ouilbert is said to be spending her evenings play ing chess with a village priest in As nieros, to whose church she has given a steeple. These warm ties growing up between art and the church show how prophetic was the soul of the good bishop of Tru ro, who last week blessed the actors in London at a meeting of the theatrical mission and institute, which Wyndham, Edward Terry and a number of leading actors and actresses attended. Against the Pullman. New York, April 16. Ephriam C. Force in the city court today obtained a judgment for J250 for Mrs. Oliver C. Goodwin against the Pullman Parlor Car company for the loss of a sealskin sacque and overcoat while a passenger on one of the company's cars from Cin cinnati to Washington. 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 KANSAS CITY, MO. V These are separate from our full line of end. CORSETS shown until this sale. These from the largest and best Don't wait bere early. Skirts. Saturday to-morrow new spring styles to be for Easter. The Ail wove ?coicn iviixtures, newest color ings and latest shape skirts, are $5.75 still on sale: reduced from 810.76 to Also the Wool Scotch and tape check Skirts worth o.50 for. tptf.tO Brocaded Taffeta Silk Skirts, all the choice designs of this season, lined and interlined, out in the newest shapes, J tjj Brocaded Gros Grain Silk Skirts in the new est designs, large and medium, cut in the new shape, fan back, lined and in- ffifA terlined and velveteen bound. nrice vf 7 O Moire Velour Skirts, lined with fine quality rustle Tafleta $16.98 $22.50 oire Skirts Sik. price. Snake Skin Moire Skirts all colors, price $13.50 and $15.00 Open Ktamine Skirts, the newest weave in wool for the spring ana summer qi (IW season, percaline lined vO Rustle Taffeta Silk lined 1 2 00 P1KT AMINE" SKIRTS beautifully SEE??.... $12.50 and $15.00 store Saturday your order through the x AFTER THAT $100,000,000. Secretary Wilson Would Save This Amount Sent Abroad for Sugar. Washington, April 16. The agricul tural department is sending out to far mers and experimental stations a large amount of beet sugar s'w3 with a view to determine the feasibility of growing the seed in certain sections of the coun try. In an interview with regard to the growing of the seed, Secretary .AVilson today said: "We have Just finished sending out sugar beet seed to all of the states of the union. They are experimenting south about as far as the Carolinas and Texas. Every effort has been made to procure first class seed. Most of the work is being done through the experi ment stations that get the seed from the department and send it out with in structions regarding the cultivation of the plants and provision for the return of samples to the stations in the fall for analysis. "The department is also taking in hand the growing of high, heredity su gar beet seed. The seed being sent out by the department is the result of care ful improvement extending over many years in some cases 40 years of time where every mother beet is tested by the polariscope to ascertain its percent of sugar. "This high heredity sugar beet seed is worth perhaps its weight in gold. It is the result of the very best work done along these lines during all these years. Such seed is exceedingly rare and very difficult to get. The agricultural de partment is believed to compass the ownership only of about five pounds of it. This is being distributed to our farmers carefully at different stations in different localities, notably Geneva, N. Y., Wisconsin and Iowa. Bulletins are being issued from the department prepared by experts giving the people information regarding the sugar beet in all its relations. Such bulletins will be prepared from time to time and the results will be copied from the several stations and full information given to the people regarding this important matter. "Capitalists are turning their atten tion toward investments along this line There will be no difficulty about get ting money enough to erect factories, which cost from JoOO.000 to half a mil lion dollars. The business men of the cities have learned thoroughly that they cannot thrive unless the farmers thrive.and besides thesuccess of the Ox nards assures capitalists that where all the conditions of success are carefully secured to begin with, there is no ques tion of the ultimate result. It seems to us that the effort of the department of agriculture to save the $100,000,000 that we now put out annually for sugar and reaching for the $65,000,000 that the British pay for their butter each year, will help the balance of trade eventu ally." Not how cheap but how good Is th way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. BEECHAM'S PILLS for distress after eating. Dirt to give away at 513 Fillmore st. CM W 7 f mm mm i Novelty Silk Waists. Changeablea, J -Saturday two great specials in our Corset Department. 720 CORSETS never Corset manufacturer In America. Don't wait a minute on these two lots, but pet here early Satur day it possible. Our selling force will be doubled for this sale money back if not satisfactory so buy them quickly and think it over after you get them home, as we want to close out the entire lot in the two days. That will mean unprecented selling. Remember, new goods less than ten days out of the factory. LOT 1 360 Corsets made of Corset Jean in white drab, only medium long waist, 5 hook clasp, double side steels, embroidery trimmed top, nicely pressed and stitched, per fect shape and lit, sizes lb to 24. new goods only tor 29c Each. Z.OT 2360 "G B. Ala Spirit- Corset Seconds. All colors, white, black and drao, sizes 18 to SO. Superior Qu int?, perfectly boned and made. Styles suitable for all fig ures; new goods; nominal values up to 3L25 each,.lor 69c Each. too late and expect to find your sizes, but get Child's Wash Dresses. Brand New. Style 1 Lawn Linen Collar with fancy stripes, sizes 11 to 14; made with wide col la. and turn back cuffs; edf ed with ioce. Double ruffle down front of blouse, edged with lace, for i each $1.50. Style 2 Francy Persian striped lawn made sailor style, with sailor collar and shield of duck, full bishop sleeves. lawn tie to match suit, man-o'- war cap with each suit; prioe (each).-.ei Cfl Oct these quickly as tbey won't last long. mail will receive immediate attention. Walnut

Gnzndlte J. K. EL WELL'S AMBITION Is in Washington Seeking the Consul ship at Santiago de Cuba. The Washington Post says: Mr. John K. Elwell of Lawrence, Kan., who is at the Normandie, is an inter esting character. He has just returned from the "Queen of the Antilles" and tells many good stories of the resources of that wonderful island. Mr. Elwell is an applicant for the of fice of consul at Santiago de Cuba, th second largest city on the island, and has a trunkful of indorsements. He has traveled extensively in South Amer ican countries, and spent the past six years in the Island of Cuba, "It is a delightful place to live," he says, "and Santiago de Cuba, a city of 70,000 in habitants, is one of the most beautiful places on the globe. The resources of the island are wonderful, and Its peo ple the most hospitable in the world." Mr. Elwell is engaged in the wholesale and retail lumber and steamship busi ness. "CLEANING DAY" AT K. C. Mayor Jones'Scheme to Make a Clean Sweep Proving Successful, Kansas City, April 16. Kansas City's week of spring cleaning was inaugurat ed Monday with every promise of com plete success. The plan has been put in force by Mayor Jones, who makes cleanliness something of a hobby. Both the street and fire departments have been called into n 'Uisilion for this renovation. The former -s to traverse all the alleys of the citv twice during the week, and the latter will flush all the sewers and give such other assistance as is possible without crippling the fire service. The first three days show that a general response to the appeal is man ifest, and it is believed that with the further advertisement the activity al ready begun will give the end of the week will see the cleanest city in Amer ica at the mouth of the Kaw. ITCHING For fifteen years coy daughter eui fered terribly with inherited Eczema. She received the best medical atten tion, was given many patent medi cines, and used various external applications, but they had no effect wnatever. o. was finally given, and it promptly reached the seat of the disease, bo that ECZEMA she is cured sound and well, her skin is perfectly clear and pure, and she has beer -whatt tol forever.' Jer ma, Ora. S. S. S. is gnaranteed purely TefeUele, and is the only cure for deep seated blood diseases. Books free address. Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. i saved from threatened t v V V V tdisrht her life VV E.D. K- K- 3 ikins, Lithe- V-'

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i TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FHIDAY EVENING, APKXL lfl, 1897. A, 1 1 f 4 1 I' WHOLESALE The Way to Saving Money Lies through the economy you use by buying from the store that makes you the lowest prices on the neces baries of life. Our prices are not only low on the goods we advertise, but low on everyrning. i you ai nut rpo-nlar huver here a trial order will make you one. 10 lb pai-S New Mackerel lip lii pails? New White Fish I.jickages Ralston Yeast fcUvee.t Chocolate, per lb 3 il Fresh County Burner 3-huop Cedar Fails1 r Kejniedy's Fresti Baked linger Snaps, per lb..- 2 H -At Kennedy's Long Branch crack ers Kennedy's F. A. K. Soda and Oys ter Crackers, per lb by box.... 3 lb pkgsi Kennedy's Soda cracks... I he very best t'aiifornui nncst. fci'' in a ted Sutrar. 1 Iis ..SI. 00 3 Piter. A r buckles coffee 3 pkf?. Lion coflee Sweet sugar corn, per can Blackberries, jt can 4 cans gooseberries 3 pa!, can New York apple.- 1 pal. can peaches 3 gal. can California Apricots t pkars. corn straeh 2 Ins. Battle Ax t"bacco 3 doz. nice lemons Iart?e wood pail table pyrup 3 pal. cucumber pickles 3 pk. shiv-ihk.I wheat biscuit 60 ft. cotton clothes line, 2 lor t boxes axic TV-use 2 bottles hlii.-iiiif 'S, oz. can Kansas City baking powder pkp?. veast foam Hires' bushel baskets W i 1 i o w laundry baskets fiTub brushes 3 lb. can Pure Food baking powder.... ft trlasses comb honev 11! 2rt boxes parlor matches 3j lb can Bakers' breakfast cocja.... lbs. Japan tea siftinprs 2 W hi te i;-,bel pure lea f lard, per lb "White label lard, 10-lb cans White label lard. "-lh cans M No. 1 Piipar cured hams, per lb No. 1 sufcar rureil California hams, lb G1 1 'ry salt neir. per lb Snpur Cure -1 Breakfast Bacon, per lb 0 S lbs. best lumn starch Is lbs. Fal sh1;i 2 3" bars White Russian or Silk soap... 31 bars Pet-t Bros.. Xu-,rgrt soap 2 1 can so lit! packr-d Tomatoes Crushed Java eolTee, per lb 1 Fine Japan tea. per lb 2 34 lbs. fancy hand picked Navy beans E lbs. new Lima beans 1 a -a Perrin's sauce, per bot tie 1 Tuirkee salad dressing, per bottle i' fjr. bottle olivf- oil P N--w York t'he.hler che.-se, per lb 1 'ix--s gelatine, jvr pkic 1 rans sliced Pine apple 2 --:b. cans California jams 2 -.ins Anderson': plumb pudding- 2 2" lbs. Pearl hominy 2 2 i b s, horn in y. frrits 2 pkn-s. WhearJin 2 r 1 K ice. per lb fi lis. New York appb-s 2 lbs. Kvaporated apricots 2 2 lbs. pitied cherries 2 I lbs. California peaches 1 lbs. California prunes 1 MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. ThiileHale and Tile Stai Retail TELEPHONE 252. RAILROAD NEWS. Trobaljle Future of the Hutch inson Southern. The Union Pacific Will Purchase the Iload. Xot TAP THE SALT BELT. Will Give Central Kansas a Gulf Koute In Competition to Other .Routes IteachiiiEr South. Hutchinson. April 1G. A misapprehen Fion has arisen aw to the foreclosure of the mortg-ag' r.f the liiilchinson and Southern railroivl. that runs between tliLs fiiy ami Me.tivir-i. O. T. Tiii. foreclosure- is now pending in the T'niled Stales district court for the state or" Kansas, it has rneti Kcneriilly report ed that at the fu'eelosure the. "nion Pa cific railroad would purchase the road: that it was the intention to run a line from IcPherson to tiiis city, aiitl to r:---nd the Hu'.chiiison ami Southern rail l i.iil from Medl'oid thro'.ish to the pulf thus grivinff the I'nion Pacific a southern outlet. Such is not the case. The I'nion Pacific does not own the bonds of tile Jlutchirison and Southern railroad, and Jie.ither will it buy the road at the sale. The present bonds are held by tlv Motro jujlitaii Trust company, of New York, as trustee for the J. P. Mori-::.n svndicate. which is the r.-al owner of t.-u- lin'n.ls. and tile present foreclosure proceedings are t'rouKtu by this trustee. Wb.-n the road Ss sold it will not be boueht bv the I'nion Pacific conij.any. but. it is said will be luirchased by the Hutchinson and South ern Railroad company, which has secured t-noueh western capital, not only to pur chase the. 1' .4 miles already built of the Fyndt, -:e, but also have enough money it is said, to push the line at once to reni fon. Tex. It is also its intention to build the line northward from this citv to some. !"dnt not yet determined in Nebraska. l;,ere to connect with roads centering in t Incago and Omaha. This will t'ive central Kansas and Xe- oS 1 a soulhern outlet to the Rulf th;it win be much more direct than any roa.l liow running south. It will pierce the rich voal nelds of the territory, and by this means f-really help i the develoii ment oj central Kansas. This will be an f-speoia! auvimtase to this city in rmiy Tvays. as more coal is consumed in 1 1 1 e preat salt plants located here than at am ot.ier point ui Kansas. It will also afford n. short hue soutn for the salt product and will open up a fhai.r market for Bale manufacturers for barrel ma-teriul. HOW PERKINS SLEPT. Dr. Bepaw Says He Gave F.li Perktns an Answer Wnich. Eli Burked. 5ew York. April 16. Eli Perkins has tent broadcast over the I'nited States a story aoout L nauncey 2.1. I)ept w. and Mr. Depew said yesterday that Eli" had suppressed part of the yarn. The story fent out by Kli was that once upon a time he came over from Washington with "William M. Evarts, then Senator for New York. "Senator," said Eli. "in sleeping- on the ears at night, should you have your berth made up with your head or jour feet toward the engine "Well. Eli, what a question to ask a lawyer." replied Mr. Evans, "ask a railroad man; ask Depew." Eli went to Depew, who is a lawyer, and got an answer, and it is this an swer that. Mr. Depew said yesterday. Eli suppressed. "Eli asked me a question," said Mr. AT. n 7 ?i AND RETAIL. a 3 lbs. Red Nectarines 25 (1 lbs. California Fig's 2-" 1 lb. Raspberries 2t 4 lbs. Raisins 2.". cans Lewis lye 25 (J cans powdered lye 25 4 pktts. mince m-eat 2" 3 bottle Midget sweet pickles 30 liisins Sun stove polish, per pkg 5 AVhite wash brushes 20 2 boxes shoe blacking ;1 lib shredded cocoanut 20 pkrs. Coeua shells 25 2 cans Warren's Al solmon 25 White wax beans, per can cans 3 lb. Boston baked beans 25 Haute milk, p r can 35 Bot tie Amour's or Rex Kx tract o Beef 3" Box herrintj 20 Oueensware and Tinware. Tin Dish Pa:) 37 f'i 32 Bread Farts i-hoie Muuin Pans Dust Pan Sauce Pans Milk Strainers Nurmeff Graters Puddintr Pans Quart Measuring Cups Cu landers Double Boa.s'ini? Pans r-.?al. (3a Ivan i zed C il Cans G ranite. Preserving Kettles Pie Tins Rice Boilers Biscuit Cut ters Doughnut Cutters Tin Cuspidors Galvanized Iron "Wash Basins 3"t-pieee Semi-Porcelain Decorated Dinner Set Toothpick Holders Individual Salt and Peppers, with tray Cuspidors Decorated Tea Pots Cups and Saucer?, ar set Yeliow Bakhitr Bowls Decorated Ciiina Vase Limps Nickel Plated Lamps Bracket Lamps (complete"! 1'ooted Glass Lamp.-? land led Glass Lamp 1 eco r a 1 1 d C i 1 a m ber Sets Nanita CombLnets Glass Sauce Dishes, per dozen Thin Tumblers Glass Water Pitchers 4-piece Glass Sets (jS 0:5 U5 32 r.' 3.25 3., -5 1.5 1.20 50 lbs Fancy Patent 90 We save you money on all brands of Flour as well as all other articles in the house. Don't forfret our Fresh Meat Department Tlic rrioe we sell meat for cannot be du plicated. Grocer Xo. 113 EAST SIXTH ST. Depew, "and I replied: "Well, Eli. it doesn't make any difference whether you have your head or your feet to the engine, you'll lie just the same." ALONG THE ROCK ISLAND. Bridges Being Built Reservoirs For Water Storage. BellleviHe, April JO. I. J. Ketohum, foreman of the Hock Island shops here, is recovering from a badly sprained an kle. He has not missed a day, how ever, in the work of his department. C W. Pryor, the Rock Island hostler, has gone on a visit to Topcka. E. o. Stone, engineer passenger en gine 22. has pot a ten days' lay-off and will visit his family in Xelson, Neb. S. J. McFarren. fireman on engine No. 2'22, and wife are visiting friends in Kansas City. The Rock Island people are replacing their sign boards with new ones be tween Belleville and McFarland. The Rock Island steam shovel is do ing good work between Belleville and McFarland. J. W. Fitzgibbon of Horton, superin tendent of machinery of the Rock Isl and, is making his regular western tour of the road. lie stopped off here long enough to get acquainted with theRock Island boys and found everything in first class shape. The Relleville creamery is now churning 2.100 pounds of butter a week, which finds a ready sale in Rock Island points both east and west of here. Mrs. E. E. McClure of Council Bluffs is visiting the family of W. H. Schiss ler. the Rock Island day operator at this station. The pay roll of the Rock Island to its employes here is getween $4,5U0 and $5,0(10 monthly. The Rock Island has recently been transferring a large number of car loads of hogs from Texas to Iowa. Mrs. if-ljuaid, wife of Engineer James McQuaid of Belleville, is visit ing relatives and friends in Gtnesseo, 111. The Rock Island now has large res ervoirs at Belleville-, Ltbanon, Smith Center, Agra and Phillipsburg, and is at work on one at Bovina, in eastern Colorado, west of (loodland. The Rock Island is doing a large amount of bridge and culvert work just now between McFarland and Smith Center, and farther west to the Colo rado border. Several iron and stone bridges are being built, besides a large number of substantial culverts, while a great amount of other work is under consideration. The Rock Island is al ready to northern Kansas what the Santa Fe has been to southwest Kan sas. For comfort and quick time the Rock Island will not be behind any road. M. A. Low, general attorney of the It. I., who has had as much to do. if not more, in locating this line through this section of Kansas as anyone else, has many warm personal friends its entire length. The Rock Island weed cutter, which is now believed to be perfect, is only waiting for the weeds to grow. Road- mastor Sweeney, who is operator from Smith Center to McFarland, can re ally be claimed the inventor of the de vice. He has studied it thoroughly, and believes it perfect. Others have tried the experiment and failed. It is believed it can travel and cut the weeds thoroughly lrora 25 to 30 miles an hour. W. A. Stevens Resigns. Arkansas City, April 16. W. A. Stev ens has tendered his resignation for chief clerk for Santa Fe Train Dis patcher Schaeffer. to take ffet on the 2'Jth. Mr. Stevens will go with the Aet na Loan asstciation of Top-eka. He is well known here and at i resent is sec retary of the Arkansas City Lyceum association. ANSAS NEWS. "Wichita Objects to Keeping Oklahoma's Paupers. The County SpendingAboat $40 Weekly Returning Them. COMMISSIONERS KICK And Will Bring a Suit to Re cover Damages. Oklahoma Officials Yerj Cun ning About It. Wichita, April 15. A case has come up here that will prove of interest to ever city in Kansas. The county commissioners of this county have determined to declare war against Guthrie and Oklahoma City. The cause of the belligerency of the Sedgwick county commissioners is that the two cities named persist in sending their poor people to Wichita. They have been sending them back, but that is an item oi" expense of no small amount. The c-unty commissioners claim that the authorities of the two places nam ed, post their objects of charity to re fuse to tell where hey are from. There had been a young girl in an in teresting condition ser.t to the. city hos pital by the commis.--it-.nera several days ago, who denied that she was from out side of this county and state. This morning County Physician Tihen went and told the commissioners that the girl had become confidential with the matron of the hospital and r.ad told her that the officials at Oklahoma Oily had sent her here under instructions not to tell where she was from. The commis sioners thereupon ordered her commis ate return to Oklahoma City. Th-y ordered transportation to be furnished to iier, after which a bill will be made out covering all expenses and forwarded to the authorities at Okla homa City. If payment is refused then will commence a very interesting legal fight. The commissioners will employ counsel at Oklahoma City if the case can be properly brought there and if it cannot, then it will be brought in the federal court here at Wichita and Wichita counsel will attend to it. In that case. County Attorney Amidon will have charge. The commissioners claim that the tax payers of this city have been shamefully imposed upon, and that there must, and shall be, a stop put to it. Mr. Wilson said today they were spending Slo to $4U a week returning people sent here, beside the expense of keeping them while they are here, and this thing- must be stopped and it would be stopped if there was any pow er in law to stop it. OTTAWA JOINT RAIDED. Ostensible Lunch Counter Has a "Zioosa" Plank in tlia Floor. Ottawa, April 16. Two w-eeks ago Jack and Art Ferguson opened up a night lunch counter at Ottawa, coming here from Marion. Yesterday the au thorities raided the place. In their search of the premises they found two loose boards in the lloor, and on raisins these unearthed two two gallon jugs supposed to contain whisky and hid away in various parts of the house were found three bottles which had the appearance of contain ing whisky, and one. the contents of which had the appearance of "hop toa." The two .iug-s hc.d not been unsealed, but the bottks showed that some of the contents had been taken out. The stuff, the Fergusons brazenly as serted, was "not liquor." but what it purported to lie, "imp tea." and that they had brought it from jlarion coun tv and had :-.ot engaged in selling it. They were lodged in the county jail. READY FOR Cli AUTATJQTJA. Forest Park Commissioners Putting Out Ti-333 and Improving. Ottawa, April 16. Improvements at Forest park are beinjr pushed forward so as to be in readiness for the June session of the. assembly. The park commissioner began the planting, of evergreens and shrubs yes terday, lie expects to put out some hiO evergreens and a number of ehrubs this spring. Work was commenced on the new ad dition to the dir.iirg hall yesterday un der direction of Clark bJemar. the eontraetois, and this morninjj Mr. Gas kill broke .ground for the building of the dam across the park draw for the artificial lake. The new ladies audi torium is about finished. WAVE OF PROSPERITY. Breaks Out at Watkins Glenn, En gulfing an Humble Citizen. The Atchison Champion says: Lyman Watkins, who lives five miles south of Potter in Leavenworth county, has had an unprecedented streak of good luck during the last thirty days. His family cow pave birth to triplets, one of his farm mares had twins, as did six of his Southdown ewes, and to cap the climax one of his hens hatched out a three-legged chicken and his wife presented him with twin hoy babies. He is as proud as the man who in vented the airship. STANLEY NOT GUILTY. Jury Clears tbe HutcbiDSon Man Charged With Murder. Hutchinson. April 10. The jury in trie Stanley mur.Ier case after beini out for ihree iiours returned a. verdict last night of "not guilty." Stanley is a younr mo-n about 2t years old. Last October, he. witii a num ber of vounir men, attended a dance at si family living about four miles .south of Ni-kerson. Yh. n the youner man arrived at the place where, the d-.uice wa.s h-'ld. h.1 was met by a number of other voting tellow.s, .some of whom hud been drr.ikkijr. In a souffle tbat the fellows enaed in. Tom Tucker was shot and almost instantly killed. CENTENARIAN RUNS AWAY. Abilene Man 101 Years Old Leaves tbe Poor Hou3e One Mile in Five Hours. Abilene. April 16. John Murphy, an inmate of he county house who hr.s seen 101 yeprs go by since he made his debut on this terrestrial sphere, last jiig"'nt. drenmir.;r perhaps in his dotage of hi.s boyhood days, K-ft the house to run away, he objecting to being- locked in his room, a custom made necessary through his inclination to roam. According to the old gentleman's sto ry he left the county house at 9 p. m. and at 2 a.m. arrived at Bricker's jjlreo. a mile distant, five hours being con sumed in the walk. At Bricker's be lodged in the barn. CfS ?j sQS? UMiMCfc. -.Ml itm w rriiwiiw iimii w i i i iwii.i i i .t-V i-- mm Oar mm Preparations For Easter. Have been on a most elaborate scale. Kansas buyers never had s uch an exquisite stock to select from, dependable goods in un limited variety; in endless assort mm ment, and at prices emphat ically and lnvarlnbly the owesi. One price to all. Your money's; worth or your money back. Self interest leads careful mm folks to THE HUB i Mothers Rememter our Boys' and i M I IIS ElFWS en's Clothing are the same make ff that have made the reputation of iERSi rsew YorK s urcatest ma "Lillipiitiai! Eazaar." We have the only EXCLUSIVE Boys' and Children's Department in Kansas, and make a specialty of il Boys' and Children's Head to Foot Outfitting. mm W4m An Unparalleled Showing of the VERY LATEST T.ovelv Junior Suits. Xohby Reefer Suits, Natty Ivliddy Suits, seizes 3 to s. 95c. 1.4:5. SI. 95 Er& rairnor. wjirl Phpviot double irrasteu ivnee rant cuius, strong i'Vieeable, sizes t to 15, 95c. $1.35,' $1.85 Knee Pant Suits in Black. Blue and Fancy Scotch Cheviots, 2 pair pants with suit, sizes U to 15, $1.95 Special Confirmation Suit Offering. .-i'S.'Si-S iml T-nli-jK riav Worsted Double Sa.Ciftl.sfl Breasted Suits, sizes 6 to 15 and 8:il sold for less than $4, Pfpl Easter Price $2.4:5 Kast Iron Combination Suits. Two pair Pants, Ca.p to match, cf 9 o New Novelties Middy I.onij Pant Suits, Reefer and Vestee Suits, $3.43, S-4.95 and S6.40 A full line of Washable Suits just arrived for Easter. J2gr Baseball Outfit Free With Boys' Suits. with a carriage robe for a bed, and was found this morning by Mr. Bricker and brought to town. WALTON PRESBYTERY CLOSES. To Meet at Newton Next Mrs. Editb Peake's Programme. Newton, April 16. At the meeting of the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary societv of the "United Presbyterian church, held at Walton this week. Mrs. J. A. Hunter, who read one of the best papers at the meeting, was elected cor responding secretary of tne society for the ensuing year. The comnv.ttee of Presbytery to ar range n route for the evangelist. Mrs. Edith L. Peake. reported that she would be in Newton to begin evangel istic services the latter part tif May or the first of June. FISHED OUT AN INFANT. Two Fisherman at Parsons Find the Decomposed Body of a Child. Parsons, April 16. Yesterday while two colored men were fishing in the La bette creek, a short distance south of the Gulf railroad bridge, they discov ered the body of an infant, which was badly decomposed. The remains were brought to the city nnd an inquest held. The body was that of a male child, but so badly de composed that the doctors could not de termine whether it was while or black. It is supposed that it has been dead at least three months. FRIENDS OF TITUS ANGRY. Deplore the Attack of Ex-Governor Laweling Reception For Titus. Anthony, April 16. Indignation exists here against e:;-overnor Leweiyng lor his attack on Senator A. J. Titus. Senator Titus' constituents, without regard to party, know him well and esteem him for his integrity and high sense of honor. Hia action in exposing boodling is commended and he will be given a hearty reception when he returns from Topeka. BICYCLE CLUB FORMED. Winfield Wheelmen to Have a Park and a Summer Meet. Winfield. April 16. All the wheelmen of Winfield were out last night at a meeting to organize a cycling club. A constitution was adopted and the fol lowing officers elected: Wallace Olds, ii mill i i 604-606-603 Men's and Young Men's Spring Suits. Triumphs of the wholesale tail ors' art, rady made only in name, for they possess all the style and tone and fancy touches you look for in high-class merchant tailors production. We've been tireless in our effort To Raise the Standard and Lower the Trice. Men's All Wool Suits in Black and Blue and Fancy Checks, worth $ii.5U, Hub Price, $4.95 Men's Fine Cheviot Over pi a Ms. faned on inside bark to tiie armbolo.s with same miiierial on outside, worth $10, Hub Price, $6.45 Men's Wool Clay Worsted Round Cut. Square Cut and Cutaway Coats and Vests, handsomely tailored, worth Hub Price, $4.95 Men's Nohhy Scotch Suits, new de signs, elegantly trimmed, worth $12.50, Hub Price, $8.45 Men's Finest Suits, latest textures, Rochester tailor-ma-de and worth Hub Price, $9.85 SEE OUR.- Sl'PERB SATIS LHED SUTS, $12.45, $14.85 and $16.45 Special 1 fl r I n gn in Ry Loug PuiU Knits Sizes 12 to 1$. New Overplaid Cheviots, Etc., fly front Coats and Vests, $4.95 $6.45 and up. Wool Clay Worsted Suits, all styles, $4.95 Chil anu never president: Dr. C. M. Holcomb, vice president: W. A. Schurman. secretary, and P. H. Albright, treasurer. It is proposed to build a blcyclecourse and have a meet during the assembly. Manager Frey at Arkansas City. Arkansas City. April 16. This morn ing General Manager Frey and Cieneral Superintendent Mudge, accompanied by Superi.utendent Dolan, arrived in the city by special at 9:110. They stopped at the depot a short time and then went to the yards. After inspecting the plant there the party left for Purcell. The improvements that are being made here and south of here -would indicate that Arkansas City is to be benefitted considerably. There is talk of addi tional machinery being put in the shops and also more stalls to be added to the roundhouse. FROM KANSAS TOWNS. General and Personal News From All Over the Stats. WINFIELD At the meeting of the presbytery of Emporia, which closed in this city tonight, commissioners to the general assembly were elected as fol lows: Rev. J. It. Hewett, D. IX. of Em poria, and Rev. John 11. Faz 1 of Wich ita. Alternates. Rev. W. il. Worrel. Waverly, and James M. Amlong of Geudda Springs. Elders, Chas. E. Cald well, Wichita, and L. IX Hill, llulvane. Alternates. Benjamin Dutton, Burlin game, and Chas Ely, Marion. WINFIELD At Latham, a station on the 'Frisco north of this city, last night the safe of the Latham Mercan tile company was blown open by rob bers and the sum of $l,Si)0 in cash and checks were secured. The robbers es caped, going north on a hand car. INDEPENDENCE A special act was passed by the last legislature pro viding for the erection of a county high school in this city, and yesterday the county commissioners appointed the following trustees: William Dun kin, city: A. Osborn, Coffeyville; Thomas Hayden, Liberty; J. A. Moore, Havana: Revilo Newton, Cherryvale; S. M. Dixon, Louisburg. The build ing proposed -will cost S5,000. GREAT BEND Work on Kone's Cheyenne bottoms irrigation ditch be gan this morning with forty teams and sixty men. With favorable weather the work will progress rapidly. CHERRYV ALE Congressman Ridg ley has the appointment of a cadet at West Point, and for the purpose of se 'r-:3SSSgta rut- rj oiieri Q wwiniii'niww.iiiit,m'in vj tuii ui mi ii.'iiwum wwv.si u in w h w)i wjm .n .n Kansas Avenue. es:. 1 GEORGEOL'S DISPLAY aster Neckwear. Showing all the latest styles. New Silk Ciub Ties, Bows and Band Bows. Sold everywhere 2"c, iluii I'rici1, loc. Mew Silk Puffs. New Flamkis; Ends, Scan's and Tecks, COc styles, for 32c. Wilson Bros.' latest English and Parisian Neckwear for Easter, worth 75c and $1. 11 lib Price, 50c. White Lawn Ties 0c dozen. While Lawn Bows L'Oc ilozrii. New Madras Ties, new designs, ti for 25c. 2Dc Pique Four-in-IIands 15c. Latest Aioveltfea In Ladies' ft'eckwear JUST RECEIVED And will be placed on sale for Eas ter, the latest patterns in Shirts, Wilson's and Monarch, new plaids, new checks, new colorings, wortli $1.50. II nl I'rici-. 95c. $1.00 Shirts, all styles. BIiiIb i'ri-'. TOc, 73c Shirts, all styles, II nl Price. 43c. New Styles in Collars and Cuffs Just Received. Link Cuff Buttons, latest de signs. 19c. 25f. S."c nntl 45c. Fast Colored Seamless Socks, 13c kind, 3 pair for 25c. New styles in plaid and silk em broidered Soeliii. Warrp.nttd Pure Linen hemstitch ed Handkerchiefs, 2jC kind, 2 for ;;Se. lecting one an examination will tie held at Chtrryvaie on May 17. Candidates must be between 17 and 22 years of age and not les sthan five feet in heighth. FAST TIME ON THE U. P. Railroad Men on that Line Compet ing With Santa Fe's Fast Run. The I'nion Pacific railroad men are disputing the claim of the Santa Fe for the championship in fast running. The other day a Union Pacllic engin eer wheeled 15 car loads of cattle from Cheyenne Wells to Ellis, a distance of 160 miles, in exactly 1S3 minules. -which is about the speed claimed by the San ta Fe for their fast passenger run. A few days later the Union Pacific engin eer moved a regular passenger train 42 miles in 39 minutes. The Santa Fe re cently moved a passenger train 230 miles in 290 minutes. BIIAYTON IVES FIXED. He Gives Up $50 Rather Than Serve as a Juror. New York, April 16. Brayton Ives, the president of the Western National bank, paid a fine of $50 in Trial Term, Part 4, of the supreme court, today, rather than serve as a juror. Mr.Ives appeared before Justice Sedg wick today and asked to be excused for the remainder of the term. "No sir," said Justice Sedgwick."You are a man of means and without a legal excuse. You must serve or pay the fine." "How much is the fine?" Mr. Ives asked. "Fifty dollars." "I shall with your permission, pay the fine." said Mr. Ives, as he walked to the desk and handed Clerk George F. Lyon a $."0 bill. June Races at Sac3a3 City. Kansas City, April 16. The Exposi tion park race track was leased today by Losen and Oerhart, a local firm. and they announced that a summtr running meetin-jT will be held here, beginning early in June. The lesseees of the track have capital and will offer liberal pur ses. Onca is Eaougb. Boston, April 16. The house today passed a bill imposing a penalty for the second offense of stealing a bicycle, valued at $10, of imprisonment, in the state penitentiary not exceeding five years, or fine of not less than $100. tk Advertising Goes hand in hand with honesty In merchandise. Newspaper misrepresentations might draw you to a store, and perhaps sell you once, but it would be your last purchase there. We cannot afford to even exaggerate the merits of our offerings; and statements aro always backed with the merchandise at THE HUB The Latest Blacks, The Latest Shades, The Nobbiest and the Largest Assortment of prin Tomorrow Grand Opening. 3XS r 0 .w New Styles for Easter, y $1.25 Hats. $2.00 Hats. $2.53 Mats. $3.00 Hats. .70 .f 1.20 1.45 1.90 Reduced prices on STETSON. DUN LAP and KNOX shapes, in a.11 styles. 3. 75c Dress Gloves... 5O0 $1.00 Gloves 70c $1.50 Gloves 95c A'ew Styles ia Canes, IVevf Styles in Irafcrellas, Kcw White and Fancy Vests. Tour especial attf-ntion is ra7Iecl to our It'-'aut iful assort rnent of Oiildrn'rf Hntwlwear. Etons, Oolt". Stani-y. Mid dy, Hobart, Xavtoleon and other iitrw novelties in Cap. From 15c Up. HAVE YOU VISITED Ol'R 5hoe E For Men and Boys? Everything new and at a Bavins from Cents to ii.OU. Better look at our UptoDate Shoes. YANJJEUBILT'S GIFT. Donates a Guarter of a Million Dollars to a Parisb Ch urch. New York, April 1G. FVir the past two months work has been progressing on an extensive addition to St. Barthol omew's Parish house, on FVjrty-second street, beyond Third avenue. It has only just transpired that the new build ing is a gifi. to the parish from Cornel ius Vanderbilt. The present building, which was giv en to St. Bartholomew's church by Mrs. W. H. Vanderbilt, was erected in 1891.. It contains eight stories and houses, the various industrial and educational enterprises of St. Bartholomew's church besides being used as a place of wor ship for the communicants in that part of the parish. Ample as the accommo dations were supposed to be at the time of the erection of the parish house, the varied humanitarian work of the church has far outgrown its limits. A few months since Mr. Vanderbilt pur chased 55 feet on the east side of the parish house, and the addition was at once commenced. Mr. Vanderbilt as sumes the entire expense of the addi tion and remodeling which, with the cost of the lot. will be in the neighboi hood of a quarter of a million dollars. The furnishings will probabiy amount to $10,000 additional. BLONDIN DIED POOH. Personal E3tato of the Rope iriker Appraised at $7,500. London. April 16. The probate of tho will of the late Jean Francois Oravelet, known to the world as niondin. the fa mous roptuvalker. develops the fact that, notwithstanding the thousands of times he risked his life and the princely income that for years rewarded his daring, he died a poor man. His personal estate has been apprais ed at but $7,500. while his holdings of real estate were confined to the house at Ealing in which he passed the clos ing years of his life. The First in Town. Those green shoes at Nichols the shoe man. To Conductors and Brakemen. Go to N. II. Wolff. West Fifth street, to get your uniforms made. He; can fit you perfect and save you at least $10 on a suit. On May 1 and 5 the Santa Fe Route will sell tickets, Topeka to St. Louia and return, to: ?3.50. i

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16. 1897. r2fc if y tl- 1 MEN'S EASTER SUITS. 5 Ly t We will place on sale for tomorrow and tomor- row only, a line of Suits that we bonght from an over loaded man ufacturer. They ar rived yester day and are suits thatyou see in Win dows around town marked 310 and $12. Our prices for tomorrow on the entire lot will be $6 SO, $700, and $8.50 3 We buy for Cash and Sell for Cash, thereby obtaining big cash dis counts and also saving H the loss which follows 2s the credit business. r Men's Easter Millinery The Hawes $3.00 Guaranteed HAT is, by far, the most highly polished pebble on the beach." 'Tis brimful of Style, and we give you a new hat or your money if it is not satisfactory in every respect. Hence our Low Prices First Class Merchandise. on rvu n. i t n i-ue nut seis lmvt; me cttii we have them in Stiff and Soft goods all colors $1.45, $1.90, $2.45 and $2.90. 5ss!s Easter Furnishings ties I THAT BIND! A Special EASTER IMPORTATION from CARTER HOLMES of Chicago. They're 75c values, Tomorrow 49c. We place on sale Tomorrow 80 dozen Tecks, Imperials, 4-in-Hands and String Ties at 25c. They're marked 50c at most stores. Elgin Shirts colored. Tomor row at 95c. Cluett Coon Co. Collars 3 for 35 cents. Cluett Coon Co. Cuffs. 2 for 25 cents. Barker's Racket Brand Collars 10o 3 for 23 cents. Vj i A List of Easter S aturaay specials. lOc 15c IFF COMPANY! Advertisers of Facts Not Fiction. The State Journal TWENTT.-FOURTH YEAR. BY FKA;.v'K p. maclennan. TERMtt OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same pricj in any Kan Fas town where this paper has a carrier system. By laai!, three months S 90 By mail, one year 3.60 .Weekiy edition, one year 50 PERMANENT HOME Topeka Slate Journal Building, 800 and Skli ri&ns&a avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES Business Office Hell 'Phone IT Rcportrrs' Room Be!'. 'Phono 10T'4 T-Tew York address: 206 Pottr buildirig. care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where files of the prer are U ways Ci'f.u to advertisers or readers. Weather Indications. Chicago, April 16 For Kansas: Fair tonight and Saturday: frost onight; warmer in east portion Saturday; var iable winds. STICKING TO THE PLATFORM. In his choic e of men to act as com missioners for the purpose of procuring an international conference in the in terest of bimetallism. President McKin ley has shown the same honesty of pur pose that has characterized his action in relation to the tariff. Every member of the commission is positively friendly to the larger use of silver as money and Mr. Stevenson is avowedly in favor of independent coinage of the white metal. The president has shown his sincerity in attempting to carry out the party pledge, not only by the character of the men that he has appointed on the commission but in the promptness with which he has taken such action. Al though he has been the president but little more than a month he has set the machinery in motion for carrying out two of the principal promises made to the people by the St. Louis platform. Whether the revised tariff shall prove a, success or not it cannot be said of the chief magistrate that he has failed in his obligations to the country or to his party. And so of the movement for bimetallism; though it may fail on both sides of the water, yet it cannot be said of the president that he has been lacking in doing his duty in the premises. The outlook for the success of the commission, however, cannot be called encouraging. Judging by the temper of Europe as expressed through the for eign newspapers and by men of affairs, it is extremely improbable that they vvill be able even to obtain the desired conference. But if they should succeed in doing this their task is but begun. The next step is to get an agreement on the part of European countries to open their mints to silver and the last and most important of all is to secure a unanimity as to ratio. In case of failure at the outset the matter will be greatly simplified and the country should not be kept long in uncertainty. Assuming that the com mission will fail of its purposes because that assumption appears most reason able under the circumstances, what then? There will doubtless be immedi ate and large accessions to the ranks of those who favor independent action on the part of the Vnited States in open ing the mints to silver. No party with any hope of success would dare to again attempt to stem the silver tide and the country need not be surprised in four years from now to see JlcXinley again the candidate for the presidency and on a platform fa voring the opening of the mints as well as the mills. And why should he not do so? It would be but an honest con fession of the failure of his plan and the expression of a willingness to try the other. He would make a strong candidate even on a silver platform too, because he is demonstrating to the peo ple that he can be trusted to do what his platform promises that he will do. It will be noted that it was only the supporters of the president who prom ised that he would restore prosperity and not his party platform, so if he does not succeed in that, he may not be held to a too strict account. VOTING MACHINES. From the New York Post. Voting machines were given a trial in four cities in Michigan on Monday lust, and in three of the trials the re sults were such as to encourage the wider use of the machines, the Detroit Free Press says. In Detroit the tTnited States voting machines were tested, but the results were far from satisfactory. This is explained to be due not to any defect in the operation of the machine, but to the inability of the voters to manipulate it correctly, the time allow ed for instruction before election hav ing been insufficient. Lansing, Adrian, and Hudson used the Abbott machine, a Michigan invention, with uniformly favorable results, and Adrian and Hud son have invested in a full complement of the machines. Ample time had been allowed for instruction, and the voters found no unusual difficulty in learning how to operate the mechanism. With the Abbott machine it is impossible for the operator to lose his vote, as the De troit electors did on Monday. He knows that his vote will not be recorded until the bell rings, and when the bell is heard he can rest assured that his will has been registered. "EX RATS." Dr. Hunter of Kentucky is still in the position of the man who died the day be fore be wa.-? to f:-ll heir to a forcune. Wichita Eagle. A fad something that makes the man who has it happy and everybody else mad. Atchison Champion. April ouebt to take the Keeley pure for the March habit. Arkansas City Truveler. The "concert" of tile powers is in a fair way to break up over a division of the receipts at the box office. Some of the stats'" are already kicking. Abilene Chronicle. A mob assembled in a Kentucky town the other day. and the sheriff turned the hose on it. it is needless to say that the mob dissolved. No well organized Ken tucky mob ea.n sta-nd a volume of water like that and hold together. Lawrence Journal. Beating carpets hs'better exercise than riding bicycles yet physicians never pre scribe it. Hutchinson News. The airship, at least, is not to be dubbed "she." Don't you know its a misier-eh? Ottawa Republican. Topeka has been stirred up on theo sophy. There is no te!li-ng wliat Topeka will turn into when the transmigration of souls takes place. Lawrence World. Patrick Henry's famous expression is finding a sympathetic second in the minds of the Greek warriors on the Turkish frontier. Newton Republican. Far flashes the red artillery. Go it, My lonaas! Go it, Edhem Pasha! Wichita Eagle. CHILDREN'S SPENDING MONEY From the Chicago Times-Herald. In a paper on "The Ethics of Money Spending," recently delivered before a woman's club, the penny habit was noted and condemned. Most Ameri can children have too much spending money. The method in most English homes is to be commended. Most Eng lish children have an allowance of 3 pence or 6 cents a week, which is con sidered ample in very well-to-do fam ilies. In addition they have certain perquisites, a market penny on market day always in the country home, and regular tips throughout the year. To these customs, however, the childr-.n are closely held. Allowances to the children in American families are also very common. Hut young America too often learns that if the allowance is promptly spent the pleading1 of pov erty before another installment is due will convert the too fond mother or father into a special providence for its alleviation. GJLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) A man can't live down his mistakes, but they keep him from growing proud. Every great man must realize that lie is not as great as the newspapers say he is. The only time a woman looks at a man'a shoes is when she has on a new piiir her self. People are like silver-plated knives and forks: good care makes a big difference in their looks. We have noticed that a hen pecked husband is seldom a Smart Aleck, and nearly always a good citizen. Probably the first thing a bride finds fault with after her marriage. is the newspaper account of her wedding. A woman attempting to throw may be funny, but did you ever see a woman try ing to spade up a flower bed? i Delightful is women are. they are all too extravagant when it comes to build ing a new house, or rebuilding an old one. You are not a good hater unless in your hatred of a man you hate every one he lilies, and every one who likes him. An Atchison merchant does all his ad vertising by pretending to the reporters ttiat robbers tried to get in his store. When you find a man who does not realize the importance of modern news paper advertising, you have found a slow business man. We w'.sh we could 'go back to the time when we thought we could win another's regard by giving him something with "Love the Giver" on it. If anything very humiliating happens in a man's youth, he linds as the years go by that his relatives are determined that he shall never forget it. There are plenty of mean men who don't swear. Some people are so polite that they are dishonest. The best people occasionally slip into gossiping without thinking of it. If you want the woman to admire a man. tell them that he is fond of his wife. This is the season when we begin to re member that we never enjoy hot weather. After all the practice women have had. it is a little surprising that the best cooks are men. Go fishing, and get rid of it. Everyone goes fishing at least once a year, and toe comes disgusted. This is the season of the year when the household martyrs drag a wet rag through the house, and call it house cleaning. A stack of business recommendations don't tell as much about an employe as the manner in which he walks back to work from dinner. A MISSPENT LIFE. (X. Y. Correspondent'Piitsbiirg Dispatch.) An earnest but mistaken little soul parsed away here today after 40 years of life misspent under the conviction that she. was a genius. Twenty-two years ago Ell; Cooper, daughter of a well-known artist, became convinced she inherited her father's talent. She. traveled and studied abroad, and returned a brigot, handsome young woman. She had many admirers, but laughed at thorn and turn ed to her divinities, easel, brush and paint Her little studio at first bore every evi dence of prosperity, being thronged with friends and purchasers of her portrait studies. As the years passed by the friends of her father died or fell away. The studio became a- den. the den a hail bedroom, and the hall bedroom a tiny corner in a tenement house by grace of the. landlady. Through it all a great, strong, bearded man was her only friend. To cheer the. rapidly aging woman he dropped in on his travels to admire her latest work and to buy if her dead fath er's dearest friend suspected .she was in need. Inu she. was proud, and never mur mured and ever bravely struggled on old and homely now. with the light gone out of her eyes and the skill from her stiffened lingers. Rut this aging friend of her father came, admired and bought, and with strong and cheerful presence inspired her anew. Today she is dead. Her effects? She had none but a poor.un tinished portrait purchased bv t.n un known, strong, bearded man for the price of her grave. Site owed for two buckets of coal at the corner. The big fellow paid tor them with money wet with tears. They may have come from the eyes of the sympathetic grocer, but I doubt it. A WORD TO DRESSMAKERS. An Interesting Letter to the "Jour nal" on Women's Work. To the Editor of The State Journal. With the closeness of money and the scarcity of work forcing us to the prob lem of making enough out of our labor to support our families comfortably, is it not a good time, to think a little, about why we feel the bad effects more than people in other lines of work? if a woman's labor .supports a. family and under ixroper circumstances, her work is as well done as a man's, why should she not receive the same remuner a r ion Why should a printer receive from $13 to $1S per week, a tailor from $15 to $25 per week, a telegrapher from $0) to $100 per month, a male clerk good wages and a dressmaker $1 per day. There is nothing that places a woman at her best, both with the world and her self, more than good, well-made clothes. They are of as much importance to her as the printed matter she rea-ds. And why should the woman who prepars her self to accomplish satisfactory results in this hue of work, if she aspires to $10 per week, be expected to perform three times as much work as the one. who asks fifty cents per day, thus giving Uie employer the benefit of a first-class grade, of work at the expense of the life energy and de struction of the nervous system of the employed. Does not the difference, exist because men in their broader views of life, have seen that union in labor as well as in politics is beneficial? If It benefits them by bringing about good pay for good work, would it not do the same tor us if there was a united effort And if we e.:-e crushed beneath the bur den it is to seme, extent our own fault. We do not lalxir for others that we mav have their sympathy or that they 'may interest themselves in our private affairs, but it is a matter of business, a way of supporting ourselves and families. Can we not hear from some other dress maker who is interested in this work? A READER. Topeka, April 15, 1S!7. The Largest Strawberry Crop Ever known in the history of Texas is now being marketed. If interested in small fruits and large profits, ask agent Santa Fe Route for copy of Coast coun try of Texas pamphlets. Excursions in April and May. California: Out and Back. Some interesting facts concerning-the trip to California and back via Santa Fe Route may be had by applying to agent A. T. S. F. Ry. A necessity to complete the Easter Bonnet will be the New Veil. We are showing all the new weaves and dots. If it is a New Neck Knfile or Cap Rush we can show you the latest. An essential to the perfect fit of that new Easter Dress is a good fitting CORSET. In this department we have never been better equipped to fit you. We are carrying a larger and more varied line than ever before. FANS. FANS. FANS. Beautiful Silk Lace Fans, lace edge and painted decorations. Empire Silk Fans, with dainty Wateau figure. White Silk Gauze Fan, hand painted, and carved stick. Silver Spangle Fan of White Silk. Empire W hite Silk Fan. Empire Black Silk Fan, dainty handle painted decoration. Special Prices On Satin and Gros Grain Rib bon and on Black Double Face Satin Ribbon for Friday, Satur day and Monday. Bargains in New Net Top Laces. Just received. Special New Tailor Made Suits and for Easter Saturday. KID CLOVES. We are sole agents in Topeka for the Genuine ''Foster" Pat. Hook Gloves, and "Trefousse" Clasp and Button Gloves. We fit and warrant every pair the best Glove at prices no higher than are asked for Inferior goods $1.00 Pair. "WILTON," 2-cIasp Street Gloves (Ti A A in reds, browns, tans, butter, .ft I III I white and black... X.UU pi 'CHAMBER Y," 4-button, In pop- 'Ti A A ular shades, four rows embroi- jJ)XtUU pi 'MAEGUBITE," y hooks, in tans, (pi A A browns and reds )11UU Ul "CAMBRIDGE," 2-clasp, In new mi A A pest mace f n ,m m fcxance, II AM mm nrlx Best sold V in America $1.50 Pair. "SHELBOUEN" FIQUE, 2-clasp, (pi PA in reds, greens, tans and blacks, X.Qy ll "FOWLER," 4 large hooks, in tans, (T) i rA browns, reds, modes and black u)l i OU Dl "DOROTHY," 4 buttons, in tans, Q i CA dsandb,ack- ji.qu pr All of them in self-same or con trasting embroidery. fifX 1 FRENCH CLAIM HEARD. Republic Seeks Damages oa Account of Good's Destroyed by World's Fair Fire. Chicago, April 16. La Eelle France as a litigant, with her bright feathers and streamers suffering damage and her chic confections soiled by the World's fair fire of January 8, 1S34, brought a distinguished gathering into Judge Grosscup's federal court. Attorney Edwin Walker appeared for the Exposition company, while William Hurry and John S. Runnells represent ed the French government. The long delayed suits were called for hearing, the court acting as judge and jury, the question at issue being the responsibil ity for the loss in the fire which de stroyed the casino, the peristyle, the music hall and the manufactures build ing. Six suits were bunched in one. They call for $si7,556 damages. Mr. Burry in the opening address outlined the claims of the exhibitors. He said the rules provided for the packing and clearance from the build ing by January 1. 1S94. but the expo sition had overestimated the work, and it was the latter part of February be fore all of the exhibitors were out of the building. The delay, he said, was due to the failure of the Exposition company to furnish packing boxes promptly and the utter inadequacy of the transportation department to have cars in readiness when goods were packed. The Exposition company bases its refusal to pay damages on its rules and the slowness of the French exhibitors in packing their goods. Further claim is made that the value attached to the damaged goods is far in excess of that given to the custom house when the goods were entered for the exposition. SHACKLES FOR HARRISON. Illinois Legislature Will Attempt to Make Chicago Police Forca Republican. Springfield. 111., April 16. The Re publicans of this legislature are pre pared to adopt every possible expedient to tie the hands of the incoming muni cipal administration In Chicago. In accordance with this sentiment, a bill has been introduced providing for the creation of a municipal police board in all towns and cities in the state of more than 100,000 inhabitants, moaning, of course, Chicago. If the bill should pass, it will take the control of the police force completely out of the hands of the mayor, and indirectly vest it In the governor. It provides for the appointment of a municipal police board composed of five members to be named by the governor, with salaries of $3,000 a year each. No three of the members are to belong to the same political party, but the gov ernor will control the whole board, as he is given the power to remove any or all of the members at will. No discharges, transfers or promo tions shall be made except by order of this board after due trial of the charges or a specified mental and physical ex amination in case of transfers or pro motions. The bill entirely ignores the civil ser vice board in the matter. It fixes the number of inspectors.cap tains, lieutenants and sergeants and the salaries of all members of the force from the chief down to the substitute patrolmen. The bill has an emergency clause to it which will undoubtedly block its pas sage in the house, but Senator Dwyer says he is certain it will go through after the emergency clause is stricken ov.t, so that should it so turn out Mayor Harrison will have only until July 1 to regulate the body of which his father used so often to boast. To be troubled with drowsiness indi cates the need of Ayer's SarsapariUa, JOBBERS AND RETAILERS. Best and Purest. 23 Years the Leader of FINE GROCERIES. Suga r. 21 lb. the Best Granulated Sugar.. $1.00 22 lbs. White C. Sugar 1.00 25 lbs. N. O. Sugar 1.00 10 lbs. New Maple Sugar $1.00 Baking Powder. 1 lb. Can Royal B. Powder 1 lb. Can Price's B. Powder 1 lb. Can Pure Food B. Powder.... lb. Can Pure Food B. Powder.... 1 lb. Can Vision B. Powder 1 lb. Can Gypsy Queen B. Powder.. Coffee. "Revere" Mocha and Java Coffee, Best Coffee on earth, lb Good Java and Mocha, lb Java and Mocha Blend, lb...? Golden Rio, lb Good Rio, lb Crushed Java, lb All Package Coffee .40 .40 .20 .10 .10 .20 .35 .30 .25 .20 .15 .10 .12 Teas. Teas. First lot Imported this spring, lb. Japan Tea, Uncolored, New, Finest Imported lb. Japan Tea. other dealers sell at 60c, our price lb. Japan Tea other dealers sell at 50c, our price lbs. Tea Dust Flour. 50 lb. Best High Patent Russia System $1.19 50 lb. Straight Patent HO Try Manspeaker's Best Flour, none better in the city. .60 .30 .25 Kennedy's F. A. K. Soda Crackers per lb 03 Kennedy's F. A. K. Oyster Crackers per lb 05 Kennedy's F. A. K. Ginger Snaps, per lb 05 Kennedy's F. A. K. Soda, Ovsters and Ginger Snaps, by the box 04 2 doz. Fresh Country Eggs 15 Imported Swiss Cheese. Domestic Swiss Cheese. Limburger Cheese. Brick Cheese. New York Full Cream Cheese. Sapsago Cheese. Edam Cheese. Pineapple Cheese. 1 Bottle Extract Beef 'j Wire Hoop Cedar Pails 2j 1 Can Blaeberries 0j 1 Can Kaw Valley Peas 0a 1 Can Apples 05 1 lb. Corn Starch C1- Large Pail Table Syrup 85 4 Cans Table Peaches 22 8 lbs. Lump Starch 2i 10 Bars Clarett Soap 11 Bars Ark Soap 13 lbs. Extra Fancy Hand Picked Navy Beans 25 8 lbs. Lima Beans 25 Lea Perrin Sauce 25 Durke's Salad Dressing 25 2 Cans Shred Pineapples 1:5 2 Cans Sliced Pineapples 25 3 Packages Wheatling .25 1 Package Scotch Oats 05 AH CSeai iiSfbII3riiMLl about the house, paint, floors, pots and pans, dishes and glassware, silver and tinware, can be done better, quicker and cheaper with Washihg PoVdS than with any other cleansing compound. Largest package greatest economy. THE H. K. FAIRBATTK C0KPABT, Chicago, St. I4HIU, Kew York, Boston, FoiladelpUh

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rOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, APKIL 16, 1S971 5 YS3? -tf- r 4 J X'A' OPEN TONIGBLT UNTIL lO O'CLOCK. Selfinterest leads careful folks to The Palace known and recognized as the best and safest trading place in Topeka Money cheerfully refunded. r Inducements for the consideration of Easter Buyers. For j-,.. those who desire to buy only Meritorious Clothing Meritorious Hats Meritorious Fur nishingsthe kinds that our 10 years of successful selling permits us to guarantee to you in every particular. We anticipate your wants then make the prices irresistible. We cannot blame the public for becoming skeptical when they read such. ads. as "10 Suits for $5," and "all clothing at less than actual cost," such things don't look reasonable to" you when the spring season really has not opened that's one way to try to do business. Bsfcrs you toy look us over Your Ey33 and Knowledge can not deceive you. Every Department is Brimful of Special Bargains for Easter Wear! Prepare the Boys For Easter. Special Low Prices that will keep us hustling Saturday values Mothers cannot pass by. Boys' Knee Pant Suits ages 6 to ir years all wool fancy Cheviots and l.Hk anil blue w orsteds, ft i in f G-i iou!e scat a-nd knees, mailed "1 XJ't f ii .'""w wt-h, worth every cent of (ill fy If t i J $o, choice rorty 1 1, Roys' Black and Blue Confirm.- 1 M tion Suits of Handsome Thibet cloth. broad ly.p-ls, aws t to 14 rears, ma.ie very dressy, are $1 suits in any other .srnro. Choice at i he Palace Boys Very Finest Kn?e Pant Suits in all sizes cut in Brownie Shield, Reefer, Sailor, Middy and Double Breasted Styles, made of fUiast imported mesne woolens in newe, fancy colors, are $6 and The Paliice, Choice Only Little fellows Fancy Junior Suits 3 to 6 years. beautifully trimmed, braided or fancy lined. in. -numerous, different styles. were S4 and CHOICE NOW AT Big Boys' Long Pant Suits ages 14 to 19 years, made of stylish brown brown and grey check, all wool Ca.- meres, Chevious, extra well finished and up to date in every way. $7.00 values. CHOICE AT 2.95 valuer at ULt U l '-.J-.nirf Onlv nior Suits trimmed, 5.00 4s rid) Big Boj's' Long Pant Suits, made of handsome all wool Cheviots, in pkUn and piaia ehects. plain anct fly front vests, $10 suits every sense. CHOICE AT Boys' Nobby hedora nats in black and colors, latest epring sriapes, others ask $1, OUR PRICE IS 75c Fine White and Fanc New Blouse Waists, frandr-rnely embrcitlered, also new ?sri:ig style Sta.r fine peroai Waists $1, $1.25 quality, CHOICE AT 9C IVew Hats, Mew Ties ftr Easter. BMrball Oulfi iMvon Willi ByM' nits. $5.1 $7.1 Fancy Plaid Men's Spring Suits For Easter. Triumphs of tie Tailcr"s art ready made in name enly for they possess all the style and tone and fancy touches you loofefjr in high class exclusive Tailor rrcductions snd at great price savicg. Gentlemen's Strictly All Wool Black and Blue Cheviot Sack Suits also fancy Scotch Plaid all wool Suits, lined and finished excellently not equalled for less than $7.50 in any store in Kansas On Sale Tomorrow at Gentlemen's Fine Black Clay Worsted Sack and Frock Cutaway Suits also gray and fancy plaid and rough Worsteds made and trimmed to give the best of wear and satisfaction Suits that in any other store will cost you $10 We Sell Tomorrow at. Gentlemen's Very Fine All-Worsted and Cheviot Suits made In accordance with the latest dictations of fashion lined with finest Florentine serge you'll not find their equal for quality of fabric for workmanship for style in other stores unless you pay 112.50 Your Choice here only Gentlemen's Nobby Top Coats made of handsome Covert Cloth strap seams, nnisnea wnn Dest v of silk sleeve linings, in new tan shades some stores ask $15 "fy Our Price is only Gentlemen's Handsome Scotch Cheviot end Stylish Homespun Suits the fabrics are made of long carded wool cf unusual fine texture the trim mings are selected with great care oniy tne Dest-nana- A b pa sewed throughout Ji A II ft (1 tailored perfectl v-are Sk '1 tl V real f 15 18 values. These Fine Suits Tomorrow at FINE TROUSERS FOR EASTER WEAR Fine all Wool Dress Worsteds and tT Nobby t-eoteh Trousers, cue in fasli- T "2 OO ion $4.50 value lOMOBKOW $9.80 The Greatest Values in Furnishing Goods For Easter You Have Ever Seen Offered at ths Low Trices. New Spring all pure Silk Neckwear, Tecks, Imperials, Puffs, Bows and String Ties, very newest spring shades, the same patterns, same qualities you see in other dealers windows witn uttc m co. Choice at The Tomorrow at Very finest of New Spring Neckwear in handsomest Silks in Puffs, Tecks. Imperials and 4-m-Hand shapes, a dual ity you are asked to pay 7uc and $1 for elsewhere, Choice Here a; iaS19G Wilson Bros. Very Best Fancy Bosom Shirts, white body, with cuffs to match. Among this lot are Coat Shirts (open all way down), also short bosom styles Wilson's wholesal price on these were S1.121-?: re.ta; price $1.75; Our Price Tomorrow Men's and Boys Percale Laundered Shirts, two detached collars and pair cuffs, $1.00 values. Choice Tomorrow :50c ft! mm 75c Ufa AH latest style Collars 4-i!y linen 3 for ice or Kacli Link and plain 4-iiiv 1 men al! new styies ivr ice i'er pair 10c jiatn j h nit's 4 hp Lui.ir lUU Hen's Crown nake High Grade Suspenders Kid and plain ends? Cn the swell T5c kind, Choice Tomorrow nen's Fine Imported French Kid Gloves all the swell spring shades usual $1.50 quality. Tomorrow Men's Seamless Fast color BSack and Tan Cotton Half Hose, 15c Qn grade, QXi Choice at '95c ii mm Prices for EASTEE Don't pay fs for a Hat in these times, you might as Weill save $2 anci get a Hat Our $3 Hat that we GVARAX- TEEjtobe as good, wear sws long, m i noiu i;s coior as wen Hat made. OUR PRICE ear rvs long, m n A A iu as ar,y$5S3.00 -it'o nrTi--T.-" T jM 1 1- P IIIMIIIJMP ,,i-t W VQ9 KANSAS AVE. AutnBACH GUETTEL scial HAT Prices for EASTSS- Sp Tomorrow We place on sale an other lot of thope fine Fedora Hats, in new Alpine and Cuba- shapes, V Hats ktst. every sense, while YOUR CHOICE Si oo VWbS&r 1 You Hctv1 Left an order for you Easter Bonnet, and Just made up your mind that you want one. In our Millinery Department we are prepared to fill your immediate wants with a large line of Hats To select from, ready to put on and wear, all this season's creations and up to date in style. S All the scarce colors in Chiffon are here. Also new S Veilings. DISTRIBUTERS Cr BARCrWKS,. Gaylord Barcley, 628 Kansas Ave., 2nd Floor. 2SODERN TAILOR S PRICES REASONABLE. EVIL IS DUE TO PARTY. Mrs. Lease 011 the Recent Leg islative Exposures. Blind Partisanship Encourages Corruption She Says. The Only Remedy Is Concert of Ac tion by All the People i'or the Public Good. The following- is Mrs. Mary K. Lr-ase'a letter to the Wichita Easle in full concerning the legislative expos ures: Xo one can be amil.ar with the leg islative history of Kaphas, or for that matter with the legislative history of any state, without knowintr that our lav makers are subjected to, and un fortunately too often yii-d to. tne demoralizing- strain to 'Ahich they are subjected by the paid agx-nts of cor porate influence. Public interest 13 made subordinate to privr.te sain. The instrumentality of popular government is perverted to serve the appetite of greed, and enormous evil, tremendous loss is entailed upon the blind, blun dering people, who apparently knew no othr-r method to wreak their vengean"5 than to tin 11 the raseals out "to put other rascals in." "The eon. orations are aided in their nefarious schemes by the professional politicians, who for seif-arr-jriindiz?-me-rit make national question?, the 'free coinage of silver.' the leading ou.stion of issue in local contests, while the questions of vital importance to the state or community are evrulrd or ig nored, as witness the treatment and de feat of the -initiative and r.-f.-rendum-by our recent Kansas leisl u urc The din and confusion of a mo; k political battP- is v ajred fiercely, un h r cover of which the cunning- few who pose as political saviors may carry out their selfish plans. Political parties whose ohj.-eis and methods differ as widely as the individual views of Peffer and If arris combine for political success, and under the evansrt lical efforts put forth a caucus and convention the in compatibility and incongrruUv of polit ical differences are eliminated. The Hon. the lamb and even the Tammany tijfer are made to entr one case: in fact, all the animals with a disposition truelv millennial 'lie down together.' Is it any wonder that these varied and interesting- political nonenities. regaid ins each other with watchful and jeal ous eye. intensely interested in the wel fare of state, are yet more intensely in terested in personal and political schemes, which will save personal in terests, and when it comes to a matter of serving- the state or serving: their pot kets. it will be seen how easily the pockets win. as evidenced by the start ling revelations of legislative dishon-es-v now being- disclosed. Nothing has been made plainer by the investigating committee now in session than the fact that legislative degeneracy is in tic ascendancy, and legislative dis honesty is at 1 premium. It is idle to say that this political corruption is con fined to any one party. It exists exten sively, it is found in every party. It is found in the senate, in the house, and more particularly the 'third house,' v.-lu-r-. as during the last tw legisla tive sessions, a well known ex-senator and ex-l'epublican employed his time as a lobbyist for the trusts, or in fram ing and influencing the introduction cf bills which would force the corporations to seek his aid for their defeat, or with drawal, as witness the introduction of the bill to 'reduce express charges'- a piece of legislative blackmail, pure and simple. Thousands upon thousands of dollars ore used every session of the legislature to pirocure legislation favor able to the interests of corporations. "Who shall compute the amount paid by the railroads of Kansas. the school book trust, the stock yards trust, the liquor t rattle association to defend their inter ests in this stab- alone? Yet, it is just dawning upon the people who are being- robbed by their dishonest represen tatives, and who are paying for the privilege of being- robbed in additional charges ia transportation, etc.. that the evils which have come upon us are the result of public utilities beintf controlled by private interests for private gain, and that the state, or people collective ly, could at once purify the muddy pool of politics, remove the temptation from the tempter and the temptable, and have much better service and much 1 etier facilities by taking- these services, these facilities from the corrupting hands of p.rivate corporations, whose privileges are enthroned by purchased law. Under our present system, every member of so i, ty. whether consumer or producer, must contribute to dishonesty and plunder. Let no opprobium be cast npon party, no word of reproach be hurled at thempter or tempted. They are the products of the age. the victims of conditions which are forcing them selves upon us. but let us as rational men and women work for and apply the only remedy socialism, or owner ship and management by the people collectively cf public utilities for the public good. Thus will raiiread charges, express charges, school books for our boys and girls, be limited to actual cost, and that cost will be cheapened by sav ing to the people unjust gains and enormous hoards now amassed by cor porations. Thus shall the wages of la bor be fixed by a just regard for ser vices rendered, and the corporations, no longer actuated by insatiate greed. shall become the docile creatures of indus trial society. Thus shall the tempta tion of the individual and the organiza tion to serve private interests be de stroyed, and "the welfare of one shall indeed be the concern of all.' 'We should not be living in darkness and dust And dying like slaves in the night. But big with the might of the inward trust. Let us battle for freedom and right' "Fraternally. "MARY ELIZABETH LEASE." SOMEWHAT BEHIND TIME. Secretary of N. Y. Life Seems Not to Have Heard of Recent Eventa "Webb HoMall. superintendent of In surance, late yesterday afternoon gave out the following letter which he has forwarded to Charles G. Whitney, sec retary of the New York Life Insurance companv: "iieplying- to your letter of the 12th inst., directed to George T. Anthony, superintendent of insurance, and mak- j ing application for certificate of author ity for Francis W". Dinsmore, Fairbury, Jefferson county, Kan., containing al so your draft No. 110.719, in the sum of to pav fees for the same, I will say: "On March 3, 13S7, this department forwarded a letter 1o your company declining to issue license to it to do business in this state lor the ensuing, year. I will further say that George T. Anthony is dead. "I return your draft, together with your application, and permit me to sav in conclusion, that it is currently re ported that statements have been made in various portions of the state by par ties that have heretofore represented your company, that they are writing policies of insurance for your company in this state in violation of the law. 'Please forward to this department as soon as possible the names of all in dividuals, the numbers of the policies, the amount of policies, giving the name and address of any individual to whom the Ne-.v York Life Insurance company has issued policies of insurance since the first day of March, 189i." Illegal Sale of School Land. The state officers having charge of the sale of school lands in Kansas are making arrangements to put back on sale the lands lying west of the ninety t iehth meridian which were sold during the past two years by county officers in ignorance of the law passed by the legislature of 1S95, providing the lands should not be sold until after the expir ation of two years. Nearly 100.000 acres of these lands were sold by coun ty officers in this manner, purchasers now having no title to the land on that account, besides being out the money which has been paid for the land. The only recourse is to the legislature which wiil at the next session be asked to le galize the sales and make the title to the land so sold good. DENVER WOMEN PLEASED. Attend the City Inaugural in Large Numbars. Denver, April 16. The women made the sweep and they wish the world to know it. At the inaugural ceremonies at the city hall yesterday, when the new ad ministration entered office, three fourths of those present were women, members of the Civic Federation, which organization bore the heat and burden of the clay in the campaign. They helped out the modest decora tions of the chamber wonderfully. Their bonnets were stylish and appeared be fore Easter in honor of the unusual occasion. The place was packed to the doors and the people were standing on the stairway, also an unusual happening at a change of city administrations. The women went early and the men had to stand. The first person to receive recognition was Mrs. Frank Hall, the president of the Civic Federation, who was given a right royal welcome in recognition of her services during the campaign. She was the guiding spirit from the time the movement began to run a ticket by the Civic Federation to the time when it was elected. Tomorrow and every Saturday every thing in season at the Topeka Packing House Market big days. California Limited leaves Topeka Thursdays and Sundays. 11:33 a. m., via Santa Fe Route. 54 hours to Cali fornia. Vestibuled Pullman sleepers, buffet smoker and dining car through. The Mceser Ice and Cold Storage Co. have just completed a new Ice machine, in connection with the old plant, and will now have a capacity of 40 tons ice daily, beside refrigeration of the cold "storage" of 130.000 cubic feet. Finest Strawberries of the season at Topeka Packing House Market today. "Wear Nichols' $3.00 Shoe. If you cannot get what you want, tel ephone 84, Topeka Packing House Mar ket; we have everything in season. DEATHS. Judge W. A. Bower of Los Angeles, Cal., died yesterday morning at the res idence of his son, C. W. Bower at 927 Fillmore street. The remains will be taken to Carthage, Mo., Sunday for bur ial. W'illits Zinn. aged 78 years, died to day of stomach trouble at his residence, 821 Chestnut street. The funeral will be held at the residence Sunday. Mrs. Catherine Lynch, mother of Mrs. Wm. Sherwood, died yesterday cf dropsy after a long illness. She was 74 years of age and had lived with her daughter, Mrs. Sherwood in Shorey.The funeral services will be held at the Church of the Assumption Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. REJUVENATE THE PARK. Let City Park Be Extended Westward Up the River And Re Reautiiied as Refits the State Capital. The Building of th9 Auditorium the Beginning of the "Worn:. It is practically a settled fact that the new auditorium will be built in the city park. That is just as certain as that it will be built. There are many reasons why the city park is the best place for the u ditorium, the best one being that it will lead to the improvement of a por tion of the city that should be im proved. It is a burning shame that any por tion of the principal thoroughfare and business street of Topeka should be given up to low dives and the habita tion of worthless vagabonds and the lowest grade of women. There should be no "Smoky Row" in Topeka, and the man who says that lower Kansas avenue cannot be improved does not know what he is talking about. The city p-ark is situated where it would be of the most value to the citi zens of Topeka, for it is easy of access from every part of the city. The trou ble has been that no one has taken the proper degree of interest in the park. Topeka has neglected this important improvement and when the visitor in quired for the "City Park" the citizen hung his head in shame and was com pelled to admit the truth "We have no park." Two years ago Prof. "Wort-all was re quested to prepare plans for the im provement of the park, and he did so, and his designs and plans may now be seen in the office of the city engineer. They include a retaining wall along the river with a broad piazza equipped with benches where the tired individ ual may rest for a half hour watching the boats on the river and enjoying the cool breeze that always blows from the river. Then there are beautiful walks and shrubbery and a provision for the extension of the park to the Rock Is land bridge. There is, however, no reason why this park of Topeka's should be limited on the west by the Rock Island bridge. It can be extended westward along the river bank by means of driveways until it reaches the large groves of fine trees beyond the Rock Island "Y." This part of the park would eventually become the resort of all the people residing in the western part of town and in Potwin Place. Street cars would run to it and thus afford easy communication with the city. Prof. "Worrall has also made provis ion for an auditorium., but when he made the plans it was his thought that a tent should be erected when necessa ry. The location is at the foot of Har rison street. Since the more recent movement for an auditorium, the gen eral sentiment is that the building should face Kansas avenue within easy reach pf the street cars. Iffwould be inconvenient in case of rain for people in the building to wade through the park a block or two to the street cars. In winter also, a walk through the woods amid snowdrifts would have its drawbacks. The auditorium should be built on Kansas avenue with broad stone or brick piazzas or terraces extending to the river after the fashion of public buildings built on the riverbank in European cities. The picturesque ef fect of a structure built in this manner as part of the decorative scheme of the bridge approaches can not fail to strike the beholder as unequalled. In the mind of the designer of the city park was the improvement of Fe litz island and the making of a small lake between the island and the main land to be crossed by a rustic bridge. This is not a dream. It is what the city is planning to do, and what will be done before many years have pass ed. The completion of the new bridge will open a new field for improvement. There will be 150 feet more of ground to add to the park after the bridge is completed for the abutment will be al most that far north of that used for the old bridge. This will afford an oppor tunity for the building of the wall out in the river and the city can make the necessary fill. The bridge is a reality. In a few months it will be completed, and with its completion the work of beautifying the approaches must commence. The city park must be improved to harmo nize with the bridge. The city owns two lots just east of the bridge, and City Engineer Barnes has already given orders that they shall be filled up even with the street. The completion of the bridge will give the city a larger tract of ground on the east side of the structure, and this will afford an opportunity for the im provement of that side, and the obliter ation of all of Smoky Row that fronts the park at least. After the change has been wrought by incessant work and the objectiona ble characters have been driven out or made good citizens, there will be a demand for better business houses in that portion of the city. The largest wholesale house in Kansas is in the block between the Rock Island railroad and the city park, and there will be more concerns of the same kind put in. The city park will become a garden spot instead of an eyesore, and the citizens of Topeka will no longer be ashamed to point out the "Park" to the visitors. The auditorium will be the first per manent improvement that will lead to the desired result. What is needed is a unanimity of sentiment. The busi ness men of Topeka want an auditori um, and they want it where it will do the city the most g-ood in the city park. The auditorium in the park would interfere the least with the amusement houses and halls up town. It is the on ly place where the $10,000 coal hole money may be used to erect an audi torium. Build the auditorium in the city park, make it a garden, eradicate Smoky Row and give Topeka a place which mav justly be called "The Park," and make the park large enough for a city of 100,000 people. faster o e o (3) m W (2 Hats, Shirts, Gloves, Neckwear, Collars ad Cuffs Received Jast ia Time. lIFIIf STYLES, X I .P ATT131C M iJ, Illi DESIGMS. We beg ti call your attention to the fact that we are now showing tha nicest, neatest and most desirable Eoods in the above lines in the city, AND AT PRICES, TOO, THAT WON'T CRIPPLE YOU FOR UP-TO-DATE FIXINGS IN MEN'S WEAR. 602 Kansas Ave. The Reliable flatter and leu's Ontfitter.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRXAIi, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL. 16, 1897. Ifl THE SOCIETY WORLD. The Mi!lsAdams Co. General Notes of Society and Personal Items. 'Another Recent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. Sale of Last Day of Our Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. fPZK S?f?ZS VFZS TS v T A ft Special oves Last Friday we advertised ;in the "Journal" a special sale of Werthelmer's Ideal Fastener Kid Gloves (the $1.00 quality) at 75c pair. A very unusual bargain. Kesult the assortment was almost closed out, aud tlia first few days of this week finished them. Jiow, to-morrow we offer A STSLL BETTER BARGAIN i t r in i t. j v r- "fir Pi 1 5-hook, COLORS ONLY, our regular $1.50 quality. At this price we do not tit them. We've now on display the most superb stock of fine Kid Gloves this store has ever seen. Our own importations from two of the most famous foreign factories. The choicest selections in coior and tint to match and to harmonize with the spring cos tumes, and altogether the most notable glove.show that we have ever before offered to Easter shoppurs. Experienced To Wait on You Tomorrow. The MillsAdams Co. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Today is Good Friday. J. R. Burton of Abilene Is in the city. "Wild violets have made ttieir appear ance. Teprterday was pay day on the Santa Fe system. J. B. Clay of Atchison is visiting friends in the city. Druggists are doing a thriving business in Easter egg dyes. Spring has come and with it the blind man with the hantlorgan. J. E. Crockett has returned from a bus iness visit in Kansas City. The desierns for Fall Festival stationery liave -not yet been selected. William A. W hite of the Emporia Ga zette was in the city yesterday. The absorbing question of the hour '"Will it be a nice day Sunday?" There will be an Easter social at the !First Presbyterian church tonight. The Topeka delegation to the Chanute encampment will leave next Tuesday. State Bank Commissioner "Rreidentbal frias returned from a visit in Chetopa, The elevator in the Columbian building ie used more than any other in the city. The policemen were yesterday measur ed for their new uniforms of blue and rrey. A majority of the members of the. Com mittee of Fifteen belong to the "young crowd." State Auditor "W. II. Morris has hoen called to Denver by the illness of a c a tighter. The Topeka railway car men will all be expected to appear in new uniforms on Sunday morning. The Sons? of Veterans have decided to ee.nd se- large delegation to the Chanute encampment next wek. The Washburn base ball ter-m went to Ottawa toda.y to play the Ottawa uni versity team this afternoon. H a r r y L, i n d sa y h r-s re t umed to this city from Chicago where he was employed as cashier at the Hopkins theater. Blackberries from Texas are in the mar ket. This is t?ie. earliest tnat blackberries .were ever offered for pale in Topeka. F. B. Coolly has resigned as engineer Rt the court house and will leave in a few days for Texas to engage in business. Fifty Topeka teachers went to JTorton yesterday to attend the meeting of the JCortheast Kansas TeacJiers' association. G. G. Boardmrvn was elected chairman end Thomas YVillbourn secretary of the Young Men's Silver Debating club last Hight. A dozen ducklings fostered by a hen, occupy a window of a Kansas avenue Ftore and disport playfully in the minia ture lake. Prof. C. D. Hudson will give his closing dancing party at Hamilton hall April V, The. Midcontinent band will pia-y a part of the evening. A marriage license has been issued to "William Bush by and Emma McCaull. oth of this city. They are aged respec tively 38 and IS. George Tauher has been elected stew ard and Dr. "Wilson physiciaoi at the Ohv the deaf and dumb asylum by the state board of charities. Judge Hazen has granted a divorce to Olive M. Preston from Elmer E. Preston. Mrs. Preston was given the cKtstody of the two minor children. Rev. I. Hedberg commenced revival rervices at the Swedish Baptist church last night. He will be assisted by several vis Ring" ministers tonight. H. B. Bell, sheriff of Ford coti-aty. and Clay Barton, sheriff of Gray couoty. ore In the city attending the session of the United States district court. Police Matron Thorpe says there ar pome genuine Missouri gypsies, in the city who are doing systematic beggfng. What re ''genuine Missouri gypsies?" Prof. Geo. W. Jackson has organized an orchestra of fourteen pieces to play wi:2j he Beethoven Chorus ajd Orchestra, which will render the "Messiah." Rev. H. G. Mendr nhalL Rev. C W. Packus, Mrs. L. "P. Jlkenha-ns. Mrs. John liail and Mis. Dr. Armstrong constitute IS1.50I KIP GLOVES FOR 1 Pair Wertheimer's ($1.50 quality) IDEAL FAST EN Eli, in spring colors and Mack. Hare never been sold for less than $1.50 pair. At this price WE DO NOT FIT THEM. Perrin's S1.50 Gloves for Glove Fitters 1 the Kansas City. Kan., delegation at the meeting of the Presbytery in this city. The motormen and conductors of the Topeka Railway company will luwe their photographs taken Sunday morning at the car barn on Twelfth and Jackson streets. S. D. McDonald, who was editor of the State Record, used to live in the old s.tone house on West Sixth street, which is to be torn down to make room lor a. busi ness house. An old bicycle is kept at police head quarters to be used in an emergency call, but on account of the new officers learn ing to ride, it is in a broken condition most of the time. The clas of 97 of Washburn college has selected Rev. Michael Burnham of St. Louis, pastor of one of the largest Con gregational churches in the west, as com mencement orator. Dan McCoy has returned to the city. During the pa-st season he was manager of one of Morrison's "Faust" com panies which pla-yed in the New England states. The company closed at Chicago last week. Sheriff Kepley was able to leave his room yesterday evening for the lirst timo since his return to the city last Saturday. Mrs. Kepley is still suffering considerably from her injuries, but she is able to sit up today. At 4:lfl o'clock yesterday afternoon ar alarm of fire was sounded from box T, which called the department to 7J0 North Monroe street, where a dwelling had ben set on fire by soot alighting on the roof. The damage was small. Chas Wolff, Jr., had a fine Munger bi cycle stolen from him in front of the V. M. C. A. rooms Wednesday night. Ed Jones, of 127 East Eleventh street found the wheel in the street neti-r his house and the police restored it to its owner. Ed Failer, the joint ist cr res ted Wednes day evening by the police, has an invalid mother dependent upon him, and in spite of this he kept right on with his joint after having been warned to clone by the chief of police. He will work out his $100 line. The twelfth annual prize debate, of the Gamma Sigma society of Wnshburn col lege will be held tonight. The debaters are E. H. Hoagland. G. D. Finney. R. S. Ogilvie, M. B. NefT, F. S. Jones and E. J. Smith. The question is "Will tlia United States Eventually Fall?" Judgment for $?M against the Western Contract ing and Bu ild ing association in favor of the Topeka- Rcofing company wsa rendered in The district court yesterday F-f tern oo n W h n the. suit w as com menced over $4i0 was involved, but all but $o0 of this amount was paid in install ments to the Topeka concern. The Rev. A. S. Embree will prerurh the annual sermon to the. Knights Templar on Easier morning at 11 o'clock at the. First Methodist church. Marshall's b;nd will escort the Knights to the church where seats will be reserved for them. Music will b furnished by a cjuartett1 consist ing of Mesdamr-s A. R. Lingafelt and L. S. Ferry and Messrs M. L. Shirer and James Moore. Mrs. Mary Bittlejohn has written a let ter to The Journal asking this.' a man b exposed, whom she so-ys owes her a board bill of $11 and which he skipped by jump ing from a second-story window. Stio conferred with Chief Steele about this man and Patrolman Jenkins took the "skipper" into custody, but as there was no law whereby the police could hold him he was released. An Oklahoma Requisition. FYank Worcester, a young mp.n well known in Fort Scott, will be taken to Oklahoma f c r prosecution under charg es of embezzling ?.00G during his term of office as sheriff two years ago. He is now in Ft. Scott at the home of his father-in-law, IT. B. Piersoll. A requisition from the governor of Oklahoma has been honored by the executive depart ment of Kansas and Worcester will be taken back at once. Green, Green, Green, That's the prevailing color in men's shoes in the east. Nichols the shoe man just got 'em. 1 .B5 Prj Invitations have been received in the city from Mr. and Mrs. John Newton Roberts of 1307 Massachusetts avenue, Lawrence, for the marriage of their daughter, Beile Erandon Roberts, to Mr. Herbert Lawrence Armstrong, on Thursday evening:, April 29,at 8 o'clock. At home cards enclosed read after May 20 at 222 Clay street, Topeka. A num ber of Topeka people will attend the wedding. Lotus Club Party. The Lotus club save a party at Hud son's hall last evening-. Those who at tended were Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Neiswanger, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crockett, Miss Edith Hooper of Atchison, Miss Effle Locke of Kansas City, Miss Helen Lowell of Holton, Miss -Franc Littlefleld, Miss Pearl Powleson, Miss Margaret Mul vane, Miss Frances Moon, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss Maude Ranney, Miss Lot ta Ranney, Miss Edna Steele, Miss Nel lie Clough, Miss Virgiline Mulvane.Miss Glenna Cross. Miss Madge Johnson, Miss Vera Low, Mr. Walter Burgess, Mr. Fred McGiffln, Mr. Chas. Barnes. Mr. John Waters, Mr. A. T. Evans, Mr. J. E. Morgan, Mr. H. S .Morgan, Mr. Frank Davis. Mr. Edward McBride, Mr. Oscar Wool ver ton, Mr. Edward Dennis, Mr. Dean Low, Mr. E. P. Kep ley, Mr. Willard Scott, Mr. C. E. Cur ry, Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr. Eugene Ha gan, Mr. Walter Cust, Mr. Geo. Hev den, Mr. Galen Nichols, Mr. H. E. Val entine, Mr. S. Stoddard, Mr. Lou Bran son, Mr. Frank Bennett, Mr. John Frev, Mr. Archie Williams, Mr. Ben Crisweil, Mr. Clarence Young. Mr. W. S. Mc Clintock, Mr. E. J. White. Surprise Party. A number of friends gave Mrs. Z. T. Hazen a surprise party Wednesday ev ening, the occasion being her birthday. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Buck, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fagan, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ackley, Mr. and Mrs. John Coyne, Mr. and Mrs. George Burg-hart, Mr. and Mrs. Greenspan, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hodgins. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Powers, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Reeder Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Stocklon, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Glover, Mr. and Mrs Frank Durein, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Himman, Mrs. Frank Cohen, Mrs. Pol ley, Mis.s Julia Covne, Miss Perkins Mr. F. R. Waters, Mr. Gaume. Mr. A.' E. Hickerson, Mr. James Scully, Mr H. E. Sa fiord, Mr. D. A. Mulvane, Mr. Eugene Hagan, Mr. Aaron Jetmore.Mr M. H. Harvey, Mr. J. T. Antoine. A number of handsome presents were re ceived, among them being a set of china from the ladies of the party, a vase and brooch from the gentlemen and a diamond ring from Judge Ha zen. Personal and Social. Miss Lizzie Davis is visiting friends in Holton. Mrs. M. A. Low and Miss Vera Low have returned from Fort Worth, Tex. Miss Carrie Goddard is spending a couple of days in Horton. Mr. Will Haskell and Mr. Paul Tor rington are in the city. They will commence the drilling for the burlesque of "Billee Taylor," to be given by the Elks, immediately. Mr. Earl McDowell is spending a few days in Marion and Emporia. The Modern Literature club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Miss Priscilla Alexander. It is understood that Mrs. J. J. Frev wife of General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe, who was here for some weeks this winter with her youngest son, for asthma, will return soon for the same reason. He has not been so well since they went back to Topeka. Albuquer que Citizen. A number of young ladies spent last evening with Miss Agnes Gunther, where they had a "mock marriage" with all the elaborate details of the real affair. The Jolly Jumpers will dance to night at Hudson's hall. Misses Annie and Jessie Payne went to Kansas City yesterday to spend Easter with their sister. Mrs. Wetherell's beginners' class will enjoy an afternoon party May 1 in W etherell's hall. Her more advanced class -will -have a party Friday even ing, AprilSO. Mrs. Hughes has returned to Leaven worth after a short visit with Colonel and Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes. The invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Olive Jane Rob lee to Dr. Louis M. Breck of Las Cruces, N. M., April 2S. The marriage will take place at the home of her pa rents, at 1:101 Huntoon street. Miss Mary Whitton is visiting her cousin in Carbondale. Miss Piffle Locke of Kansas City and Miss Helen Lowell of Holton are visit ing Miss Ida Dennis. Miss Davida Stroberg and Mr. Floyd Newberry were married Wednesday at the residence of the groom's mother in Happy Town. Rev. Long performed the ceremony. About twenty-five rel atives and friends were present. Mrs. Grund of Girard is visiting her daughter. Miss Clara Grund, who is at tending Bethany. Miss Grace Waggener is visiting in Atchison. There will be a called meeting of the Western Sorosis Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the physical culture rooms. Important business is before the club. Dr. H. L. Alkire is on a business trip in southern Kansas. Miss Edith Hooper of Atchison is vis iting Mrs. O. M. McConnell. Mr. W. H. Rossington and daughters, Florence and Alice, returned today from Chicago. Miss Zina Fry is visiting in Winfield. Mrs. J. R. Trouslot of Newton is in the city on Masonic business. At the Easter tea to be given at the Presbyterian church tonight Mrs. Fred Cole, Miss Nellie McClintock. Miss Willa Rodgers. Miss Maude Ranney, Miss Mabel Quigl-y, Miss Caro Pen field, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Pris cilla Alexander and Miss Lottie Ran ney will have charge of the tables. Office Men. Xichols will fit and satisfy you with his $3.00 shoe. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West S;h. st. Tust Got In, Those green shoes, at Nichols, the shoe man. We do mendii.'is and sew on buttons free of charge. Pesriess Steam Laundry. h- PDCSTI DEW "We have just opened a magnificent line of new Neckwear, most handsome and elegant patterns, just for Easter, and we want to make tomorrow the banner Neckwear day of our lives, and we will sell tomorrow the entire line at 25c. See our corner window. Your choice tomorrow of our entire line of new 50c, 75c and $1.00 ties for 40c. Just for tomorrow. 701 Kansas AIRSHIP IS TO BE HERE. Will Be In One of the Parades Festival Week. Will Extend Nearly Across Kan sas Avenue and Have Wings. Committee of Fifteen Appropriates $1,500 For Five Magnificent Floats Other Designs to Be Adopted Later. The airship has been captured. The person in search of something wonder ful may as well give up searching the heavens at night for a glimpse of the strange light that has startled the whole United States. This rather remarkable feat was ac complished by two Topeka men but the person who tries to secu.e the details of the capture will be disappointed for both gentlemen and all who have been let into the secret have been sworn to silence. A Journal reporter caught a glimpse of a model of the ship last night at the meeting of the Committee of Fifteen. It was not intended that he should see it, but Journal reporters find out much. The captors of the airship gave their solemn promise to the Committee of Fifteen last night that the airship in all its splendor of illumination should appear on the streets in the big parade of the Fall Festival. They did even more than promise, they entered into a written contract which means the for feiture of a large sum of money if the aerial monster does not appear on sche duled time. The contract specifies that after the parade the claim of the Com mittee of Fifteen is to be released and the ship will sail away to continue its work of startling people at night. The sight of the model secured by a Journal reporter enables the Journal to give its readers an accurate description of the airship as it will be seen next fall in the big parade. Its body resembles that of a garfish. It is at least 30 feet in length and at the tail is a propeller which enables the operator to move the ship in any direction, even against a heavy wind. Its body is made of ma terial resembling aluminum and it is painted with large scales to resemble a fish. In place of the eyes two search lights shine which may be responsible for the lights seen by people in the sky. Above the long body are two enormous wings constructed of very light but strong material which enables the op erator to rise as high as he pleases or move as rapidly as suits his pleasure. The wings are operated from the car cncnonrlcil frnm t Vi bodv llV Steel bands. The motive power is believed to be a powerful dynamo and it requires very little attention after the machine is started in motion. The whole thing appears to be very light and still it is strong enough to weather the heaviest Kansas gale. The car will carry about a dozen people. The same firm contracted last night to furnish four other floats, but their details will not be made public. They will be paid $1,500 for the floats on con dition that they are to furnish all the equipment and appear twice if neces sary. The subjects of the floats adopted are as follows: Midsummer's Night Dream. Scene from Grey's Elegy. Bracken Scene from Faust. Prof. Dycie's trip in search of the north pole. Work on the floats will be commenced next week. Of course there will be other floats in the big parade, but those adopted by the committee last night will be the principal ones, and nothing will stand in the way of any organization taking a hand and turning out individual floats to participate in the parade, which will probably be held on Thurs day nierht of Festival week. THE STATE REUNION. If anyone believes that the Commit tee of Fifteen is going to let the state reunion go by default he is very much mistaken. The old soldiers were well treated and entertained last fall in To peka. They were admitt 'd every where free and it is not surprising that they want to come back. The Committee of Fifteen appreciates the kindly feelings of the veterans and promises them a bigger time next fall than they had last year. They will be invited to come and no stone will be left unturned to secure the required Until in o'clock store at flat cost, a every suit. Sale positively ends Saturday night. Buy your Spring Suit tomorrow, Men's, Boys' and Children's. Avenue number of votes. There is not a city in Kansas which can give the old sol diers such aji entertainment as they had in Topeka last year. A. K. Rodgers of the special commit tee to make arrangements for the fair grounds reported that the county com missioners would give the Committee of Fifteen charge of the grounds from now until after the Reunion and Fall Festival. S. S. McFadden thought the plan a good one and that the committee should place a responsible man in charge. Walter Noble inquired -whether the committee might r.ot have Marshall's band give its summer concerts there. George M. Lescher said that it might be considered, but the lack of shade would be a drawback. No action was taken. George M. Lescher and Arthur Cap per reported that they had been un able to secure an appropriate design for stationery. They were instructed to secure 5,000 lithograph letter heads and envelopes of a design to be agreed upon by the sub-committee. Those present at the meeting last night were: Chairman Fellows, Secre tary Doran, A. K. Rodgers, Major An derson, C. H. Titus, C. B. Merriam, N. H. Loomis, D. J. Greenwald, Walter Noble, Arthur Capper, George M. Lescher, C. B. Merriam, S. S. McFad den. DWIGHT MAY RESIGN. Said to be Weary of Presiding Over Yale University. New York, April 16. A well authen ticated rumor is afloat that the annual report rendered by Rev. Timothy Dwight, president of Tale university, this week, will be his last in that ca pacity, or next to his last. Mr. Dwight has long said that he does not care to remain at the head of the university. President Dwight is still in his prime, judging by his capacity for hard work and by his clear-sightedness. He will be 68 years old November 16. Presi dent Dwight will have completed his tenth year next July. MRS. GRANT'S BOOK. It Will Deal With the Private Life of the General. New Tork, April 16. The widow of Gen. U. S. Grant has written a book. It is devoted to the private and personal life of her husband, and intended for the pleasure of their children. Regard ing it she says: "I have been gradually getting it to gether for years. While it deals with the general's career as a soldier and statesman, of course, the reason that underlies everything else has been to enable nly children to have that true insight into their father's character that I alone could give them. I have not yet decided anything about the ti tle." FIFTH AVE. SKYSCRAPER. Plans for a 20 Story Building on Part of the Hotel Brunswick Site. New York. April 16. The announce ment yesterday that Harding Gooch, architects, had filed plans for an office building twenty stories high at 225 and 227 Fifth avenue caused considerable surprise. These two lots have a front age of forty-two feet of Fifth avenue, with a depth of about 100 feet. They form a portion of the site of the old Hotel Brunswick, which had a frontage of 200 feet, covering the en tire block on the east side of Fifth avenue between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets. Baroness de Sellliere, who is now in Europe, is the owner of the plots on which, it is said, the new building is to be erected. The plans say it is to be a steel skeleton structure, with brick walls, the facade to be of granite and terra cotta. The roof is to be mansard and the cost of the building is estimated at $500,000. CAMILLE D'ARVILLE ILL. Contracts a Cold En Route to Chicago and Her Condition is Alarming. Chicago, April 16. Camille D'Arville is very ill at the Auditorium hotel. The popular operatic star closed her sea son's engagement at Philadelphia last Saturdav evening. En route to Chicago she contracted a severe cold, which has since progressed to almost certain symptoms of pneu monia. Miss D'Arville is under the constant care of a physician and several nurses. Last evening her condition was alarming. V"(f? tomorrow niht net savinir to vou too mm FINE HOUSES Bishop Yincent Tells the Young People ThatXharacter Is Never Well Developed Sur rounded By Luxury. The Bishop Says He Doesn't Pity Poor People, Because Children Baised in Poverty Make the Beat Men and Women. "I am a member of the Holy Catholic church," said Bishop John H. Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal church, as he stepped b fore the. audience assem bled to h,ear him at the Cumberland Presbyterian church last night; and then he paused for a few moments and looking through his gold rimmed glasses at the array of faces before he added, "that recognizes all denominations and respects all opinions of faith." The bishop's audience expected the addition, for the bishop does not look exactly like a Catholic priest. They also thought it was a very good expression for a Methodist bishop to use in open ing his address in a Presbyterian church, and smiled. The bishop at once felt as much at home as if he had been in a pulpit of his own church. And because he was a Methodist bishop speaking in a Presbyterian church. Bishop Vincent felt it an op portunity to express his liberal views on the question of differences in relig ious faith. He was invited to make an address to young people at the church last night as the closing feature of the conven tion of the Young People's Societies of the Kansas City Presbytery of the United Presbyterian church, but he prefaced his remarks to this portion of his audience by a short talk along the line of liberal Christianity. "It is a good thing for us to have freedom in our religious faith," said he, "and be able to respect each other in this freedom. It is good for us to min gle with each other and know each oth er's opinions. I believe in division, for in division there is discussion, and without discussion what use can there be in studying truth? "It is perfectly legitimate for us to have different opinions. It is a good thing for us to find out these different points and be honest with ourselves. The thing that we need most is a spir it of Christian charity, of Christian for bearance, and the will to give every man a right to his opinion, no matter how widely it may differ from our own. We want to respect each other's indi viduality. "If I were going on a journey and had the chance to choose between a Methodist and a Baptist as a traveling companion, I would choose the Baptist. Why? Simply because I am not a Baptist, and because when we get to the end of the journey he would know more than when he started about the Methodists and I would know more than when I started about the Baptists. We could part both with a better idea of each other's religion and with in creased respect for each other's opin ions. "I think the smallest type of a Chris tian is the Christian who does not re joice over the success of any other de nomination but his own. I rejoice at the success of all denominations, be cause if a man is not far enough along for one church the Methodist, for in stance when he joins another he is at least part way." Bishop Vincent then turned his at tention especially to the youthful por tion of the audience, and delivered a brief advisory address. He said: "I am so glad that there are not more fine homes, and not more wealthy par ents, who bring their children up in luxurv and indulgence, ready to grati fy their slightest wish. Such conditions 1 regard as perilous to youth. Stabili ty of character is promoted by the very harshest conditions of life.the very con ditions that we protest so strongly against. The quality of character that will make the greatest use of wealth is the quality of character that will make the most out of poverty. "I don't pity poor people. I pity peo ple that are hung"-- and people that are in distress, but some of the happiest and noblest peoplt I have known in my pastoral career were people who lived in poverty all their lives. The condi tions of life that tend to the develop mil 5 everv 5uit in our of fully $5.00 on City Huildin ment of character are the hurobiier conditions of life. "The choice of individuals in the cris is of life determine what the individ uality is to be. We are free, and not free. Choice means in 99 cases that I do what I do because I can't very well do anything else. But the 100th choice is the one that tells on character. The choice that surrenders principle to passion, destroys and degrades our character, and it takes about four cria. es in each person's life to determine whether their character is to be ele vated or degraded." In concluding Bishop Vincent said: "Young people, seek character. Learn to make the world better. Don't be cowardly and don't be afraid of being laughed at or scoffed at. Stand for the right among your companions, in so ciety and in business. Stand for tlia right under all conditions of life." ENGLISH INVADING OHIO. Seven Dayton Breweries to Be Sold to a Syndicate. Dayton, O., April 16. The deal b.r which the seven breweries of this city are to pass into the possession of .h English syndicate is rapidly neaMlig consummation. The agent of the ap praisers, William Griffith of James Griffith Son. Cincinnati, began his survey of the Schwind brewery today, and, will take the others up in their or der. The work of the expert accountants has been completed, and the comple tion of the transfer now only awaits the report of the appraisers. Messrs. W. E. Hutton and II B. Morehead of Cincinnati, who are engineering the deal, confidently expect to have it en tirely closed up by the end of this week. The Latest, Those green shoes for men's wear. Nichols got '"em." !9U iVe lean You. 1TOU owe a duty to youiselr" to take advantage of tlia BARGAINS we are offering. Space forbids us to mention only a few of them here Men's 40c Over Shirts Z?.a Men's 50c Over Shirts Ua Men's 50c Laundried Negiige Shirts SCO Men's 75c Laundried Negligee Shirts 45c Men's 85c White Fancy Bosom Shirts Ma Men's 75c Percale Shirts, Open Fronts, Detached Cuffs and Col lars 49a Men's 90c Chelsia Fine Dress Shirt.. 54c Men's Fine Balbriggan Underwear 19c, 24c, 35c, 48 cent Men's $1.50 Fedora Fur Hat, Black or Brown "93 Men's $2.00 Fedora Fur Hat, Black or Brown $1.2'? Men's SI. 75, $2.00. $2.50 Stiff IIats...5'XS Men's Good Strong Pant3 C9c Men's Wool PanLt $1.25 Men's Harris Cassimer Pants $1.75, $2.00, $2.2fi Men's Good Dress Suit for 2.01 Men's Grey Wool Suit for 3.45 Men's Fine Nobby Suit for 4.25 Men's Black Wool Suits for 4.iflJ Men's Imported Clay Worsted Suit for 7.53 Men's Dark Cheviot Suit for 3.75 Men's Black Imported Thibet suit for 5.25 Men's Cassimer Suit for 4.7t Alen's Fancy Worsted Suit for 4.25 Bovs' Wool Knee Suits for 98c. 51.25 to 1-M Men's Good Working Shoes for 9on Men's $2.00 Dress Shoes for $1.!5 Men's $2.50 Dress Shoes, Needle, Coin or Tokio Toe. for l-M Men's Regular $3.00 Shoe for.. 2.00 Ladies' $2.00 Oxford in Black, Ox Blood, Chocolate or Tan, for 1.2S Ladies' $1.25 Dongola, Patent Tip Shoes for 7tti Lndies' $1.50 Dongola, Patent Tip, Razor and Coin Toe Shoes for 9SC Ladies' $2.00 Shoes, Razor or Coin Toe SI Special for To-morrow AU our 35c. 40r, and 50c Neckties, in Tecks, Bows, Club3, and Four-in-Hands vour cnoice for 25e. 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TOPEIvA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1897. n n A3iTS,RENTS9SIT lU7 TTATIIIXS. HEAL TTATTOYS AT. li U TIOX SALES AND OTHER CLASSIFIED AD VERTISEMENTS SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you In need of work? If so. you ere at liberty to use these columns for tssistanca In that direction. While ihis notice appears the State Journal will pub lish free on Saturday, Monday and Tues day, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of "Situations Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words, in lentrth, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed In previous to :o o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, oil advertising of this class handed in by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. No obligation la Incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage of thl3 offer. No one In business or having employment Is ex pected to take advantage of It, but all others are invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day It Is printed, to give a local circulation by far more than all other Dailies combined. This makes this paper the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium In Topeka, the classified adver tisements below costing but FiVe Cents a Line er W cents a line for a week: BO cents by the month. Average circulation for the year, 1896, IO,769. Bwora detailed statement of circulation presented to advertisers on application. WANTED H ELP. -tTTAVTPn a firt-r-lss-R farm hand V references required as to ability and i character. Ad. X, Journal. ANTED A voting man to learn the plumbing trade, one who has been s-t the trade, for some time preferred. Call at Sus Kan. Ave. ANTED To assist in housework by colored girl. Apply 01 E. ISth St. ATr 4VTED Bv an experienced girl, a place to do housework. 131 Harri son St. tit-ANTED Two experienced dfninsf- room girls can secure steady employ ment, wai-es $15 per month. Apply by letter to Hotel Whitley. Emporia, Kan. tit' ANTED Work of any kind, in the city or on the farm. A. Block, 335 Elm St.", Topeka, Kan. V" ANTED Men to learn the barber trade, only 8 weeks required to fit you for the examination entitling you to work anvwhere: High grade tools given. Situ ations guaranteed. Write for free illus trated catalogues. Moic-'s Barber College 11th and Franklin s;s., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED-Mason work of any kind. Address L. J. Journal office. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. ANTED An idea. Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect vour ideas: they mav bring you wealth. Write John Wedderburn Co., Dept. F.. 21, Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. C, for their $1,800 prize offer and new list of 1.000 inventions wanted. SALESMEN WANTED. AEMlTFRCGAlRS3ooTsxy and expenses paid. Novelties given with our goods, experience unnecessary. C. C Bishop Co., St. Louis. OQAWEEKLY SALARY AND EX gOUpEXSES PAID salesmen for ci gfers: experience unnecessary: permanent position. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS "W ANTED To buy a cart, cheap, for w cash. '1. K. AicLrlatherv. 124i Har rison. r ANTED Horses and cattle to pas- lure, $2.50 season. Enquire 712 W. 12th St. TV 'ANTED -To trade for a good spring wagon, tan at jtvan. Ave. irANTED-By May 20. bv a tenatit, who will occupy a house for years, a 5-room house in good repair, east or west side; rent reasonable. Ad. A 30, Journal. ANTED And for sale, cast off cloth ing at 525 Topeka Ave. WANTED To exchange two acres of land one half mile south of city and one house and lot on Quincy street for vacant land on the river in or verv close to the city. Morrow, 7u8 Kansas avenue. "V ANTED See A. J. King for piano tuning. 505 Kan. Ave. P. O. Box 253 Twice per year $5, payable second tuning" AY ANTED To patch all kind bicycle tubes for 25 cents. 120 East Sixth st. ANTED Orders for piano tuning J. L. Sheldon, P. O. Box 422. YY TED Several gentlemen can get lrft-class meals, also rooms at low ot pr,vate family. Six dinners $1. la Quincy street. "YfL?'TIKD1ce anl chenille curtains rini. ,v"',Fostlick's Harmola Carpet Cleaning yj orks 933 Kan. Ave. Mrs F Phone 163SUPt- rry Department W?TSSWlt?h" to clean 75c;clocks 60c- main springs, 75c: srystals lrtc Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Money loaned on valuables It hard up. see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. Ay! V ANTED Your household goods to pack move or store. Merchants" Transfer Storage Co. Tel lsLercnant3 SAIN SKINNER 12S East Sixth St. YV ANTED Stock in any Top?ka Bank In exchanza lor good productive real estate. T. E. BOWMAN CO. WANTED Gasoline stoves to clean tl. guaranteed for the season: old rurners replaced by improved new burners. Full line of summer stoves. Hull Stove Repair Co., 116 E. Sth. 'Phone 313. YY ANTED Parties expecting FREIGHT to leave their bills of lading, or call os by phone. Prompt delivery made on ?5? f arrival. TOPEKA TRANSFER o.. 509 Kan. Ave. Either 'phone 320. F. f. Bacon. Prop. yAKTED-rour freight to haul. Your safe to move. t,-v ZTour household goods to pacK, snip, move or store. Sain kin MERCHANTS Transfer Storage Co.. 123 K. 6th. Telepaone 1SS. FOR RENT-HOUSES. FOR RENT 7-room pered throughout, Inquire 23 Van Bui-en house, newly pa-iai-n, 600 Tyler St. i;"OR RENT House, 6 rooms, with bath, centrally located. Apply S. Barnum. J70R RENT-A- good brick house, well located: rent reasonable. Jas. F. Grif fin, 43 Columbian Bldg. T?OR RENT Good 7-room JL J Afnnrnp st. Call at Morrow's meat market, 708 Kansas avenue. FOR RENT-ROOMS. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms. 1021 Quincy St. IP OR RENT Two very pleasant fur nished rooms, suitable for light house keeping; furnace heat. 421 Quincy St. FURNISHED ROOMS A. BOARD. FURNISHED ROOMS with board. N. E. corner ith and Harrison. LOST AND FOUND. T OST 3-year-old mare, black, 15 hands -J high. Reward tor return to Robt. Knisley, 417 Crane St. L'OUND The place to get your picture enlarged, your watch, clock or umbrella repaired. 805 Kan. Ave., upstairs. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE BARGAINS. 5-room house, cellar, well, barn, 2 lots, $500. Nice home, ti-room. house, 1H lots, $1,100. 8-room house close in, 1 lots, shade. $3,600. 4-roora cottage, 1 lot, $5 per month for 48 months. SO-acre farm, close to city. A Bargain. We have soma special bargains. Call and get location. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. "COR SALE East front corner lots.Tay-- lor street, cheap. Have three buyers for property, east side, $1,000 to $1,500. Could sell few properties west side, .spot cash, if price was right. Do you want to sell? Barnes, 113 E. 4th St. If you want to sell If you watit to buy If you want to rent If you want to trade If you waut a loan on CALL OS OK WRITE REAL ESTATE T. G. Shillioglaw. 115 E. Fifth St., Topeka, Kas. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. 1 OR SALE Ninety-five head of 2 and three yea.r old steers. J. B. Sims, 8 miles S. W. Topeka. T?OR SALE Good buggy horse, city broke and gentle. Safe for any lady. 1031 Jackson. IT" OR SALE Carpets, curtains and dif ferent kinds of furniture. Call 519 To peka Ave. J 7 OR SALE Share in Lake View club. SloO; all dues paid to March, '98. Apply to Geo. B. Palmer, Treasurer. POR SALE A fine brocaded plush par lor set, very cheap, at 312 Madison St. FOR SALE Furniture for 5 rooms. 3 stoves, ice chest, folding bed. carpets-, shades and curtains.- dishes, beds and bed ding, pictures, rugs, etc., in fact every thing complete, price $150: low rent; good location. This will be sold only in bulk. Apply 222 E. Sth St. FOR SALE One full blooded Jersey heifer calf. Apply at 501 Tyler St., To peka, KaJ3. 17 OR SALE A No. 1 saddle pony and road wagon. 1334 Dllon street. FOR SALE On easy payments, best sewing machine made, the Standard. E. W. Hughes. 107 E. 5th St. MISCELLANEOUS. STOLEN From the Quincy Street Bi cycle Livery, one '98 model "Sun beam" bicycle. No. 5630, almost new. M. W. tires, double fork, crown drop bars, 63 gear. comb, pedals. Maroon rims. Re ward for return or capture of thief. T L'MBER KNOCKED DOWN We ship direct from our mills in Arkansas all kinds, best quality pine lumber, lath, shingles, doors, blinds, etc.. at less than wholesale prices. Guarantee satisfaction. Get our prices before buying and save big money. ARKANSAS LUMBER CO, Williamsburg, Kan. JOTICE-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. in.. May 12th, 1S97. A. J. ARNOLD, E. C. ARNOLD. Doing business under the firm name of A. J. Arnold Son. Topeka, Kansas, April 10, 1897. T70R VIEWS of residence or parlor, Btock, groups, etc., or photos of any Interior or outside views see Farrow. Sll Kan. Ave. JV-OTICE 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 26th, 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. Hufl Stove Repair Co., 116 E Sth. 'Prone 313. YiaYi The best known remedy for women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. MONEY. r ONEY to loan on valuables and per A'A 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. TV f ONEY TO LOAN Savings and Loan Association. Sixth and Kansas Ave. THE BRINDLE STORAGE CO.. low rates; money advanced on goods in storage. Office 622 Kan. Ave., Topeka. Ks. Vf ONEY TO LOAN By the Shawnee Bulldingr and Loan Association, room IS Columbus building. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. "Q EDWARD ESTERLY, M. D. EYE AND EAR, 723 Kansas Avenue. TRS. ALKIRE CLARKE, Eye and Ear. Office 607 Kansas avenue. TILS- MART McKINSTRY. magnetia healing massage treatment. Resi dence and office 335 Jackson. 'Phone 678. SE. SHELDON-, M. D.. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hosplt&L Oftise: No. 720 Kan. Ave. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence cor. Go.-don St. and Central Ave.. North Tcpeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of Rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fish. ure, ulceration, etc. Bli. EVA HARDING. HOUEOPATHIST. Harrison "phone 83. 629 Kansas Ave. Bell 'Phone 40i T DA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Offce hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 59S resi dence, and 16 office. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. Sth St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems tor rent: repairing of all kinds. T EAV B your orders for COAL, Flour. Feed and Seeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. LAWYERS. AL. REDDEN. LAWYER. Room 38 Columbian Bldg., Topeka. Kan. TIN SHOPS. JM. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, galvan- lzed and tin roofing. 11. 'phone 363, 216 W. 6th. JEWELERS- TAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op tlcian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. Q RAND OPERA HOUSE Tuesday. April 20, 1897. Lecture by JOHN F. FINERTY. Editor of the Chicago Citizen, and ona of Uie most magnetic and attractive Oratoi's of the period. The Story of Ireland. A romance of love, patriotism and hero ism, blotted here end there by treachery and oppression. Introductory Music by Marshall's Band- From 7:45 to 8:15. Lecture promptly at S:15. Seats First floor 50 cents, balcony 25 cents. Chart open at Snow's Drug Store Friday, April lti. RAWfOKD'S 0PEEA HOUSE Grand Athletic Entertainment, Saturday, April 17. Champion Light Weight of the World. Henry Peppers, California Middle Weight. ALSO Emmett Mellody And Tom Minogue. The best of local talent. Entertainment to wind up with a grand Battle Royal. Prices 25, 50 and $1.00. Seats now on sale. IBRARY HALL. ONE BflGHX 03TI.T. HOXDAT, April ltta. The Shuman Concert Co, Jeanette Wren Lewis, Pianist Caroline Baum, Soprano Waldemar von Dahlen, Tenor Henry B. Beerman, Violinist Admission 50 cts. Seats on sale, at W. F. P.oehr's and F. A. Lewis', Union Pacific ticket office. J-AMILTON HALL. Illustrated Lectures DR. O'LEARY Every night this week. A pleasant and profitable place to spend an evening. Admission 10 cents or three tickets for a quarter. 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. EODIGEE, Prop. Missouri Pacifls. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 2S3. Leave Topeka S:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 2S6. Arrive Topeka. 5:St) p. in. cv FREE TO BALD HEADS. .Jf We will mail on appll. Vr free information v4 lio- to srow hair npoo R hold head, eto fahing iltfnheim IJ. Dispensary, JX-pt.G. B..B01 779. M Her iar. if Pt PA I 1 j 11 uu. I I C V5S3S A era; "Si." i cV a: J Plvimbin 0 4 fating Up-to-Data -3 i?u -tea Call or write us.... j li win pay you. 118 West 8th St., Asphalt Paving. I am prepared to lay street pavements, sidewalks, drive ways, floors, etc., of Natural Asphalt from the Indian Terri tory, at reasonable price. ESTIMATES FURNISHED. J. BPwADLEY, Mgr. 109 East Flftb Street, TOPEKA, KAXS48. Paints, Oils Glass, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. J. K. JOMES, 427 Eansas Avanuj, Oppcsita PottofEee. IT WILL PA? YOU TO CET MY PRICES IP YOU ABE GOING TO PAINT. Tfae Perfume of Vioiets I Ths purity of the lily, the jrlow of the rose, j and the flush of Hebe combine in Pozzoni's I wondrous Powder. Made From Old Carpets. ST. LOUIS RUG CO., 3330 Franklin Ave., ST. LOUIS, MO. Send for price list. Hsseit Eoaeae esitatn M H e R 0 e u H. F. BIRD STORE 821 KiSSAS ATESUE. (With Batman CInrk.) is Greenhouses 12th and Monroe. A L U Floral Designs a Specialty. GRAY-HAIR HESTORED to i!a natural color by X.Ei'S UAIK-UaDI- CAXT, no dve.hariElcss. Dieaaant odor, tl CO u bottle I.KE'9 HAIR TOXIC pemoves dandruff. Btopa hair from fftiiiriirout arcHromoles ffrowthfil 00a bottla EEK M EBICANT CO 108 ulton t..N.Y lliuatratad Treatise on Hsir m applicatiori fa& For sale by Swift Holliday, E. T. Sim, L. S. Woofverton, F. A. Snow, Lee Jones, Arnold Son. Welland Canal Opened. Toronto. Ont.. April 18. The Welland canal wili be opened for traffic on Tues day next, April 20. l Rugs ANNUAL EGG ROLLING. The President Orders the Opening of the White House Grounds to the Children. Washing-ton, April 16. President Me- Kinley today entered the formal order al lowing' toe cniiaren to nave their annual esg-rolling on the Yvriite house grounds ?urlng the afternoon of Easter Monday The custom is one more or less peculiar to Washington, but it has been kept, up tjy generations or children tor many long years. &nd those who once rolled eggs on the day after Easter now bring their children to do the same thing. It was originally the custom to assemble the cildren on the green slopes at the west front of the capitol, but about twenty-five years ago the Juvenile frolic was transferred to the grounds at the south of the White house. President Cleveland incurred the enmity of a- whole generation of youngsters by refusing to allow the Marine, band to play during the afternoon, as had previously been trie cus tom. On one occasion he went so far as to shut up tre grounds entirely, but there was such a storm that a-n attempt was made to excuse the exclusion of the children by the etatement that the ground was too wet. President McKinley could ot see just why the Marine band should be called out Easter Monday aft ernoon to give the babies 3. holiday, but tJieir friends and nurses are beginning to pour in requests at the White house and the chances are that if the weather is good the babies will not only cover the beautiful grounds with a multitude of broken egg shells and waste paper, but will accomplish the desecrsvtic-n to the tune of the best music the government can afford. HARRISON TAKES HOLD. Chicago's New Mayor is Inaugurated and Names His Cabinet. Chicago, April 16. Carter H. Harri son was formally installed as mayor of Chicago last evening. He delivered a short inaugural address, in which he promised to do his utmost to give Chi cago a good administration of its mu nicipal affairs and promised that all the pledges he had made during the cam paign would be kept religiously. Immediately after taking- the oath of office he submitted the following cabi net appointments, which were approv ed by the council: Robert A. Waller, comptroller; J03. A. Kipley, chief of police; Lawrence E. McGann, commissioner of public works; Chas. S. Thornton, corporation counsel; Dennis J. Sweenie, chief of fire department; H. S. Taylor, prose cuting attorney; Robert E. Burke, oil inspector; Fred E. Eldred, city sealer; Dr. D. G. Moore, city physician; Jos. Martin, city collector; Edward M. La haff, mayor's private secretary. The only holdover in the cabinet is Chief Sweenie of the fire department, who has been in his present position for 20 years. The new commissioner of pub lic works is ex-Congressman McGann. PAY TO HEAR BRYAN. 4,000 People Pay From 25 to 50 Cents Each to Hear the Free Silver Apostle. Cincinnati, April 16. William J.Bryan last night, at Music hall, addressed over 4,000 people, who had paid 25 and 50 cents admission. His lecture was on bimetallism and it was delivered under the auspices of the Ohio Valley Bimetallic league. After the oration he was given a banquet by members of the league. TO RUN THE BARKER HOUSE A McPherson Man Will Manage a Popular Manitou Hotel. Denver, April 16. Charles E. Owen of Leadville and E. H. Chamberlain of McPherson, Kan., arrived in Denver last night and are stopping at the Al bany. Mr. Owen is the proprietor of the Vendome hotel, Leadville, and Mr. Chamberlain conducts the Union hotel at McPherson. Yesterday these well known hotel men closed a lease with C. W. Barker, owner and manager of the Barker House, Manitou, for the management of the house the coming- season, com mencing May 1. HE SWINDLED WHEELMEN, And Now W. S. Thompson is in the Clutches of the Law. New Tork, April 16. William S. Thompson, who was indicted in Chi cago last October for carrying on swindling operations through the mails has been arrested here and is held in $2,500 bail for hearing. Thompson, after having been arrested in Chicago, furnished $1,000 bail, and then ned from the city. The concern of which Thompson was the head sent out circulars offering a prize to the person making the greatest number of words out of the letters in the title "Empress bicycle," Later on circular letters were mailed to those persons who had failed to win the prize, offering them a $100 bicycle for $45,and upon this offer many persons were swindled. PostofHce In spector Mayer says that Thompson and his associates obtained about $50,000 by means of the swindle. Insurance Co. Pays Up. The Milwaukee Mechanics', a fire In surance company, has been opposing the payment of the 2 per cent reciprocal tax fee for doing business in Kansas, but Superintendent McNall has suc ceeded in getting the money, nearly $300. The legislature instructed the superintendent to proceed to the collec tion of certain fees which had been overlooked by his predecessors. While attempting to carry out that instruc tion Mr. McNall was cited to the fact, by the Milwaukee company, that the resolution under -which he was acting directed him to proceed against New York companies only. After the ex change of one or two letters Mr. Mc Nall expressed the opinion that the fees should be paid at once and they were, the draft arriving yesterday. About $3,000 of reciprocal taxes due in 1894 has already been collected by Mr. McNall under authority vested in him by the legislature. Norwegian Tanners Want a TarlfE Washington, April 16 The United States consul at Bergen, Norway, reports to the state department that the Norwegian tanners have petitioned ffceir storthing to increase the duty on leather to protect them a.gainst the. competition of Sweden and America. The latter country they say supplies two thirds of the leather consumed in Norway. The Swedish Ricks dag has already increased the leather duties. Green Shoes Just came in, the latest popular shoe for wear. Nichols the shoe man has them. Climate Cures, If ycru go soon enough to the right cli mate, say to the Salt River Valley of Arizona or the New Mexico health re sorts. Unrivaled for the relief or cure of chronic lung and throat diseases. Constant sunshine, dry air, equable temperature. Descriptive pamphlets mailed free. They treat of altitude, temperature, humidity, hot springs, sanatoriums, cost of living, medical at tendance, social advantages, etc. Ad dress WT. J. Black, G. P. A., A. T. S. F.'Ry., Topeka, Kan. The best $3.00 shoe on earth. Nich ols got '"em." The Western Foundry and Machine Works, Formerly Topeka Foundry Tbe only place In the city where you from a steam engine Got Prices Esfora Topeka, Kas. R. L. COFRAN, Proprietor. wA. HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH." SAP RS THE PROPER THING GARDENS FOR THE POOR. Englewood Improves on the Pingree Plan and,Hopes for Practical Success. Chicago, April 16. "We have solved the poor problem in Englewood," said C. P. Weller of the bureau of charities yesterday in the office at 305 Sixty-third street. "While other cities are discuss ing plans, -work here is started. We would have begun plowing last week, but the ground is wet." The Englewood bureau has decided that the ideas held by Mayor Pingree are of the right sort. Through the ef forts of R. E. Brownell 40 acres were secured from Mead Coe, who are the agents for eastern capitalists. The property lies between Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth streets and Center avenue and Loomis street and was leased for $1 a year. On this strip it is proposed to lay out vegetable gardens and let the unemployed till the soil under the superintendency of C. F. Lott, a stock yards man, who is to see to the plant ing of potatoes, squash, onions, beans, sweet corn, cabbage and tomatoes. The 40 acres are to be divided into lots 80x80 feet, and they will be separa ted by paths or beams. Through H. C Staver $200 has been pledged for this year's expenses. Colonel Hodgkins, in addition to a donation, has agreed to plow ten acres, C. F. Lott has agreed to plow five acres and R. E. Brownell five acres, so that one-half of the tract has already been provided for. M'KINLEY'SSOLTHERN TRIP Will Attend the Tennessee Exposi tion at Nashville in Slay. Washington, April 16. A delegation representing the Tennessee exposition called on the president this afternoon to formally extend to him and his cabi net an invitation to be present at the opening exercises at Nashville May 1. ine president explained that his en gagement to be present at the dedica tion or the Grant memorial in New Tork April 27 might interfere with his being present on the opening day, but he said he would be delighted to attend later with the members of the cabinet. In the event of his not being able to be present on the opening day, Mr. Mc Kinley will start the machinery in mo tion by pressing an electric button at the White House. IT BREAKS THE SABBATH. A Minister's View of Sunday Night Church Service. Galesburg, 111., April 16. The Central West Congregational association has convened here in annual session. The Rev. C. W. Hyatt of Peoria stirred up a lively discussion by advo cating dispensing with Sunday evening services. He claimed that the religion that has so many services that it ex hausts the people breaks the Sabbath. BRIDE BY RETURN MAIL. Would be Groom Has to Pay $16 on a Contract to Secure a Wife. Syracuse, N. Y., April 16. A Chit tenango jury has given a verdict for $16 and costs against William Ratburne on a contract to secure him a wife. Thomas Horan was the plaintiff, and he got Ella Spring of Gayvllle to say that she would marry Bill on sight. Miss Spring said it was customary to write to Gayville and get a bride by return mail. That Eastern Trip. Going east, take the Santa Fe Route as far as Chicago. Most direct line from the southwest generally, and thirty miles the shortest between Missouri river and Chicago, which insures quick time and sure con nections. Track is straight and rock ballasted, with very few crossings at grade. Vestibuled limited expresses, with latest pattern Pullmans and free chair cars. Meals in dining cars served a la carte. Inquire of nearest agent, or address W. J. Black, G. P. A., A. T. S. F. By., Topeka, Kan. Women's Missionary Society. The thirteenth annual session of the Women's Missionary society of the Kansas conference of the United Breth ren church adjourned at Meriden last evening. It was an interesting ses sion, and showed the result of organiz ed work during the past year among the ladies of the society. The next an nual meeting w ill be held at McLouth, Jefferson county, in April, 1S98. The officers elected last evening for the en suing year are: President, Mrs. S. C. Coblentz, Topeka; first vice president, Mrs. J. Lewis, McLouth; second vice president, Mrs. J. Woolverton, Hoi ton; secretary. Miss Hattie Fees, Seneca; treasurer, Mrs. E. L. Gerger, Meriden. Street Sprinkling-. Vincent Kaczynski, who has charge of the street sprinkling, has employed extra force this week to keep the busi ness streets free from dust. In spite of the high winds the sprinklers have done good work. The service performed by the sprinkling wagons is not always ap preciated. Those who have noticed the dust on the unsprinkled streets this week, however, realize the great ad vantages of sprinkling.. This work is all paid for by private subscription. Americans are the most inventive people on earth. To them have been issued nearly 600,000 patents, or more than one-third of all the patents issued in the world. No discovery of modern years has beeu 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 Druggists. ESTABLISHED 1875. 0 Machine Works, Eatafcliahei 1335. can get a complete power plant to a set collar from stock. Purchasing Elsshsrs. FOH HOUSE-CLEANING. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column shouli be left with the Kimball Printing Co.. 835 Kansas avenue, before 10 o'clock In tha morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cutbirth of Sil ver Lake were in town yesterday. James Martin of Silver Lake called on North side friends yesterday. William Cortrite is building an addi tion to his home, SOS Topeka avenue. Dr. Samuel Ashmore is able to be oufi after his recent attack of rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Massey and S. S. Wilson of Grantville spent Thursday on, this side. The Royal Neighbors gave a supper? r and dance last evening at their hall in the Barrett block. The Needle Ten met yesterday after noon with Mrs. C. B. Lyon at her home on Gordon street. Airs. Sadie Miller i3 quite sick at her1 home on Topeka avenue. Knights- and. Ladies please take notice. W. G. Brooks, the colored orator, will lecture on "Temperance" at Asbury chapel this evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Mamie Baird, who is attending St. Xavier school in Chicago, is spend-, ing her Easter vacation at home. Mrs. Frank Berry and little son, Ray mond, and Mrs. Filkins are ipendingf the day in the country with Mrs. Joe Warnock. Ex-Justice GroVer and family will leave Monday for their farm near Te cumseh. where they will make their" future home. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Welsh and little son will go to Kansas City tomorrow. Mr. Welsh will return Sunday night, but Mrs. Welsh will remain a week. There will be service at the Church ofi the Good Shepherd this evening at 7:30, followed by a short meditation appro priate to the day. The fire department was called out yesterday afternoon to 720 Madison street, where the roof of a house occu pied by some Russians was on fire. The damage was slight. Mr. Lane of Garner Lane has pur--chased one of the four fine St. Bernard puppies that N. A. Cramer owned. Dr. Eva Harding also has one, and one v&3 sent to Cleveland, O. Mr. Cramer ship ped the old dogs and the remaining puppy to Kansas City. Do not forget the meeting of the Christian Endeavor local union at the Congregational church this evening. This will be a meeting of all the C. E. societies in the city. Addresses will be given by good speakers, and mat ters of interest concerning the stata convention will be presented. Young? People's societies of all names invited, as well as every man, woman and child in Topeka interested in the work. By a stretch of the imagination ona might think that the statue in thefc. Union Pacific park represents Hebe. -who was cup-bearer to the gotls and also the goddess of youth; but it is cer tainly far fetched to call her Daphne, who was the daughter of a river god changed at her own request into laurel tree that she might escape the unwel come attentions of Apollo, who was in. love with her. It Is clearly a case of mistaken identity. Santa Fe Office Man Should wear Nichols' $3.00 Shoe. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago Livestock Market (Limited markets today on account of Good Friday.; Chinago, April IS. HOGS Receipts today 17.000: official re ceipts yesterday 21.714: shipments 5.71S; left over 2,000. Estimated receipts tomor row 11.000. Market active and ofilOc friisth er. Lights' $3.95r(4.17'4.' -mixd packers $4.00i4.20; heavy shipping $3.754.2u; rougl $3.757 3.0. CATTLE Receipts 2.500. Market steady. Beeves $3.SS5'&4.20: cows and heifers J2.0O-9 4.40; Texas steers $3.4O'(i4.40; Blockers and feeders $3.404.40. SHEEP Receipts 9.000. Market weak. Native sheep $3.0'S5.O0; westerns $3.S0i? $5.00; lambs $3.751; 6.00. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas CItv, April IS. CATTLE Receipts 4.500. Market steady to strong. Texas steers $3.5oii4.50; Texas cows $2.S5'53.70; native steers $3.505.10; native cow? and heifers $1,251:14.15: stock ers and feeders $2.75'z4.G5; bulls S2.25&3.&). 18 Texas steers 1320 $4 50 21 Texas cows 710 3 7U 18 native steers 1522 6 10 IS stockers a-nd feeders 14j0 4 5 5 bulls 2014 3 CO HOGS Receipts 8.000. Marke.t strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales S3.Soyu3.s5; hr-av-ies S3.75--a3.95: mixed $3.75fr3.0: litrhts $3.50 3.80: yorkers $3.75-'a3.SO; pigs $3.0053.65; packers $3. 60'y 3.85. SHEEP Receipts 8,000. Market steady. Lambs $3.506.50; muttons $3.2aj 4.60. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, April 16. No grain market. BUTTER Steady to slightly weaker; creamery loifanc; dairy llKgl4c. EGGS Slightly weaker; strictly fresh) 7M&Sc. A. G. GOODWIN. W. L. CHAMBERLIN. BROKERS. Grain, Provisions Stocks Successors to TOPEKA 6J1A!. STOCK EXCHANGE Private leased wires to New Tork, Chica go, St. Louis and Kansas City. REFERENCE: BANK OF TOPEKA. F. G. LOGAN, Member Chicago Board of Trade and Nei York Stock Exchange. CUKBCSFOSDEST.

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3 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1897. TIIU T1AI2. GAINS we you well maTpsect fitting you the lowest prioes. Special s o r wool M Cheviot Suits. 0) 0) o XlrsniPlaldUlMtifim' Sfk ueti(a all wool laitx tjj a iliW "i-l Ken's P!k and Bine JX3 Ibeilot aaita $5.00 HudMmul Line of III lilreii'S Suits in the City. yn tiff E z o o o -I CO CO

o m v R5- 3ai THE SARATOGA. Ease Ball Outfit piven with every 3 Eoya' Suit worth $2 or over. f Easter Neckwear. is5 fome a-nd nee ours. Prices way 'rZ iinwn. several hundred dozen to select from. 25 to 50 cents. G cases New Fedora Hats, worth $1.50. for 75c 5 in ALL '5 CASES MONEY sl SEfUHDED 2 WHEN i so A DrasiEED. THE CHORUS ORGANIZES. Expected to Have One Thousand Voices at the Auditorium Concert The. second meeting of the Auditori um Musical Festival association was held last evening at the Modoc club rooms and there was a good representa tion from Topeka's musical organiza tions. Maj. Tom Anderson, the president of he new association, was present and lie started the ball rolling. The fur ther organization of the association Mas made and a resolution passed for a conference committee to meet with the Commercial club for the purpose of Brrivinr at a satisfactory arrangement of the work. The Commercial club will raise the money by subscription and donation, -while the Auditorium Musi cal Festival association will furnish a week of music for a email considera tion. The plan Is to make the concerts cheap but of a hish musical standard. In this way all the people can avail themselves of the opportunity and can thus add to the auditorium fund. The conference committee was suKfested so that no misunderstanding might arise whix-h would cause a breach of harmo ny. Secretary "W. C. Ferguson took down the list of musical organizations which had already joined the big association End also those which were expected to 3o so. From each society or club there will be exjvected three members to act bs a committee to meet in the delibera tions of the association. From each club vill also bo asked two appointments. One will be a member to cerve on the programme committee and the other vill be to elect a member from each club as a vice president of the associa tion. The following clubs and associations vere represented at the meeting, and !will take an active part in the work: Marshall's Band J. B. Marshall, W. C. Ferguson and O. G. Miller. Midecnitinent Band C. J. Rolfe, C. N. INelson and W. "W. Millard. Modoc Club Tom Anderson, L. M. Wood and M. C. Holman. Festival Chorus H. V. Hinckley, H. T. Shirer axid Geo. W. Parkhurst. Arion Society M. Oswald, J. H. So lecki and Chas. Ortman. Turner Society Messrs. Hoffman, Swearing and Abmeyer. Ladies' Music Club Mesdames F. F. JUacLennan and F. E. Deitrich. Beethoven Chorus and Orchestra (Prof. Jackson) Geo. W. Jackson, W. IT. McKnight and A. L. Ransom. The Philharmonic club ladies were in cited, but the club has disbanded and word to this effect was Gent to the meeting. Other musical organizations -which were named and which will be invited for the next meeting were the Handel club, the Derthick club, the St. Cecilia 1 1M Li eJj u W .La! bSlll ti lAbsoJutsly Purs- Celebrated for Its great leavening tren.Grth and healthfulness. Assures the Jood against alum and all forms of adul teration common to the cheap brands. Roj-ai Eakix.g Powder Co., New Yorit. offer can not help induce you to buy at once. We not only give clothing, but show the LAEGEST STOCK IN THE CITY and give Easter Bargains in Confirmation Suits. 1 A t-v;-H o o ,v O f'' o I -2 1 T A? 1 Clay Worsted Suits like this, gg All the new Novelties In Men': I and Boys' Suits, 25c to 75c club and the Harmony club, all organ izations composed of ladies. In the election of a treasurer for the association, H. L. Shirer was nomi nated and unanimously elected. The next meeting will be held Thurs day evening at the Modoc club rooms. At this time each musical organiza tion will announce its selection of members for vice presidents and for members of the programme committee. H. V. Hinckley suggested that it would be a good plan to make an ef fort to get the Ottawa combined cho rus in Topeka for the opening week of the auditorium. There are 12 or 14 of these choruses and they are all drilling on the "Creation." These choruses could probably be induced to come to Topeka provided the opening week is placed for Festival week. This would give them a chance to attend the fes tivities and the people would benefit by it. The Topeka chorus will no doubt do very well, but if 1,000 voices could be secured for the time, it would result in bringing a large number of people to Topeka. and it would add greatly to the. success of the musical programme. The work of the Auditorium Musical Festival association is now well in hand. When the conference committee shall have arranged the work with the Commercial club, then the work can be and will be pushed to a definite end. MRS. FORD'S LECTURE. Talks to Kansas Women on the Re lations of Bach and Poor. Kansas City, April 16. Mrs. Mary Ford of Chicago talked to the women of Kansas City yesterday afternoon on the relations of the rich and poor. "It is not charity," said Mrs. Ford, "it is the need of an interchange of mu tual interest. Outward morality is purely a thing of form and environ ment. People are always a living il lustration of the station they are placed in. It is possible to be educated in all tne things pertaining to good form and yet be essentially vulgar." Speaking of the plans to feed as well as educate these people the speaker said: "You know there is not the slightest use to preach to a hungry man. If you wish to educate these children, they must, be fed. And the only reason these conditions exist in this day is because people do not know these things. What you read about, you do not know as you know when you go among these people and see and know for yourself the awful desolation and the horrors that exist there." Mrs. Ford advocated the living in the "Patch" of some one of the wealthy philanthropic people, as had been done in the settlements in Chicago, and from the look of agreement with this some what startling suggestion, visible on the faces of several well known mem bers of Kansas City's 400, there is no doubt that rents and prices for desira ble corner lots in that perfume laden section of the city will rise immediate ly. COPPER NEAR TAC03IA. Rich Mines of the Red Metal Being Developed. Tacnma, Was1!.. April 16. Prospected less than a year ao, development work only just commenced, the world at lurs?e knowing nothing of its va-lue or its lo cation until about two weeks asro and yesterday bonded for $17.", 00 to a Denver syidicate is the record of the owning of the Copper Properties of the Masheil dis trict, in Pierce county, thirty miles south of Tacoma. The bonding of ten claims is the result of a favorable report made by two copper experts from the Lake Superior copper region. Four claims near bv have been bonded for $40.0u0 to San Francisco men who are now en route here, development work on a la.rge scale is to be commenced at once. Prospectors are flocking into the new district. Topeka Lodge No. 38 K. of P. Will give a social dance Saturday evening, April 17, at Castle Hall, corner Sixth and Quincy. All brother Knight? and their friends cordially invited. Ad mission 25c j?P Between 5th and 6th. Jj the Sale THIS WEEK.! Imported Clay Worsted Suits. ..$8.00 Mrn 's Tfcw Nobby Plaid Hulls $5.00 Extra fine Plaid tnOu- O I Worsted Suits.. J.U lalied Ciilldren's Bine Salts with ex tra f ants, 'at Colors, $3.00. THE PRINCETON. ITanflsomest line of Children's Suits from 2.00 to $G.OO. Negligee Shirts. The newest Novelties in Soft Bos om Shirts. See Them. Silk Suspenders ZZc, Shawknit Hose In blk, tan and mottled, 3 pair for 50c. LETTER FROM 31' KIN LET Fails to Help a Boozy Cantoniau Ar rested in New York. New York, April 16. When a well dressed man, who was intoxicated, stood on the steps of a house at Six teenth street near Third avenue, last evening, and tried to talk politics to a large crowd. Policeman George Kokell came along and told him to move away toward home. "I'm a friend of President McKinley," said the man. "No one can move me on." The man said other things, some of them severe, so he was taken to the East Twenty-second street station. The sergeant decided that the man was drunk, and told him that he would be locked up. Upon that the man drew a letter from his pocket and presented it to the sergeant. "I'm mentioned in that," said the prisoner. "I live across the street from Mr. McKinley in Can ton." The letter read: "April 11, 1897. "Mr. August Oppenheimer is a citizen of Canton, O. He leaves in a few days on a business trip to Europe. I invite courteous treatment to the young gen tleman wherever he goes. "William Mckinley." The prisoner, when he understood that notwithstanding his letter he was to be locked up. begged hard to be per mitted to go. He said that he had just returned from Europe; that he never drank, but had taken some wine at din ner. He was very sorry he had, but that he really forgot that he was in New York and refused to move on be cause the policeman was gruff to him. The only man he knew in this city, the prisoner said, was C. C. Shayne, for merly of Cincinnati. He was locked up. OLD HICKORY'S CARRIAGE. It is Destroyed by Fire Along With Other Relics. Cincinnati, April 16. Fire has greatly damaged the dwelling in Clifton occu pied by James Jackson, a relative of President Andrew Jackson and an in heritor of relies of the president. Among them was General Jackson's carriage, the wheels of which were made of timber taken from the old war frigate Constitution. The carriage was stored in the garret and was nearly de stroyed, along with some other relics in the shape of furniture. The entire lot of relics was valued at $"0,000, but a portion had been recently shipped to Washington, thus escaping damage or destruction. STAMPEDE OF IMPORTERS. Canadians Try to Weaken the Force of Their New Tariff Schedule Montreal. April 16. There was a rush at the custom house and internal reve nue office today to clear goods, on in formation from Ottawa as to the new tariff duties which are to be an nounced next Thursday. It was stated that the duties on woolen fabrics, which are at present 5c per pound and 15 per cent ad valorem, would be materially changed, the specific scale being abol ished and the ad valorem duty re duced. A reduction of 5 per cent will be made all around on cottons. On tobacco of all kinds, liquors and drugs the tariff will be increased. The new tariff takes effect at once, when read in the house of commons by the finance min ister. No Excuse for Going Hungry. Kegular, satisfj-ing and seasonable meals at eating houses for passengers ticketed via Santa Fe Route. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try it. J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth Ave. Subscribe for -Ihe State Journal. TOO MANY PETTY CASES Judge Foster Expresses His Opinion of the Habit Of Setting Yast Government Machinery in Motion To Gratify Personal Spite, Especially in the G. Wynne Richmond Case Richmond Fined $5. At last a judge of the United States courts has seen fit to censure the prac tice of over zealous postoffice inspectors in setting in motion the ponderous ma chinery of federal justice on petty and oftentimes doubtful grounds. In the United States district court late yesterday afternoon Judge Foster imposed a line of $5 on G. Wynne Richmond, the preacher arrested last November and lodged in the county jail irt this city on the charge of sending obscene matter through the mails, simply to carry out the letter of the law, and in so disposing of the case reprimanded United States District At torney W. C. Perry for bringing the prosecution. Richmond was indicted by the grand jury yesterday, was ar raigned in court yesterday afternoon, and entered a plea of guilty in wrUing the two letters mentioned in the charge. Richmond's case was peculiar. He is a young man, not yet 30 years of age, and was married in Kansas City, Mo., on Thanksgiving, 1895. Shortly after his marriage he had occasion to start on a revival tour through Kansas, leav ing his wife with relatives in Kansas City, and during his absence in this state he frequently wrote her, some times two and three times a week. They were then on the best of terms as hus band and wife, and his letters were af fectionate in the extreme. Richmond says "my letters were no more than might be expected of a recently mar ried man who was anxious to see his wife." But the affection between the young preacher and his wife wore away with time and in the fall of 1S96 they had a serious quarrel and Richmond left home and went to Illinois. Angered at the action of her husband in thus de serting her and thinkuvr of nothing but revenge, Mrs. Richmond conceived the idea of making him suffer through the instrumentality of the letters written her while absent in Kansas. He in turn referred them to a United States post office inspector, and a few days later Richmond was taken into custody in Illinois. He was brought to this city and placed in the county jail on November 11th, last, and since that time, up to yesterday afternoon, remained an in mate of that institution. He was able to pay his fine of So yesterday, and walked out of the court room a free man. Richmond was taken to the United States district court yesterday after noon along with several government prisoners, who had been indicted by the grand jury, and was the last man of the bunch to be arraisrned before Judge Foster. When called forward before the court Richmond stood with bowed head while the clerk read the indict ment returned against him by the grand jury. This consisted of two counts, the first on a letter written his wife from Louisville. Kan. in March, 18J6, and the second a letter written from Bigelow, Kan., the following month. "Are you guilty or not guilty," asked Judge Foster as the clerk concluded the reading of the bill. "Guilty, your honor." came the reply from Richmond. He raised his head fur a moment as he entered this plea, but bowed it again immediately. Per spiration stood out on his forehead and his lips quivered. Attorney Thomas H. Bain stepped up beside Richmond. "I wish to say a few w'ords in explanation, your honor," he said. "Mr. Richmond has always acknowledged to having written the letters mentioned in this indictment. but in writing them he did not know that it was an offense against the postal laws because he thought the correspondence between husband and wife was privi leged. His idea was that it was not an offense to write matter of this kind so long as there was no malice intended, and the letters show that Mr.Richmond and his wife were on the most affec tionate terms. Mrs. Richmond made no complaint of the letters until after she had difficulty with her husband, and did it then merely to punish him. Since that time she has brought suit for di vorce. Mr.Richmond has been confined in jail in this city since the 11th of last November, and has never given the government authorities any trouble in any way, and for these reasons I hope your honor will deal with him as leni ently as possible." Judge Foster stroked his beard and looked at the ceiling for a few minutes after Mr. Bain sat down. At last he said "If the facts as stated in this case are correct, I doubt very much if it is a case that should ever have been prose cuted. This man's wife made no com plaint until after she had difficulty with her husband, but then she went to work and set the whole government ma chinery in motion simply to satisfy her spite. I don't believe this kind of cases should be prosecuted and this court doesn't care to be a party to any such transactions." United States District Attorney Perry reddened slightly at Judge Foster's re marks. "I don't care to say much about this case, your honor," said he rising. "The facts are not exactly as was stated, but we'll let that go. This prisoner has never given us any trou ble, and I am perfectly willing that the court deal leniently with him." There are other facts in connection with the relations of Mr. and Mrs.Rich- mond wmch cast a bad light on Mr. Richmond, but these were not urged by Mrs. Richmond and had no part in the suit. "I will fine the defendant $5." said Judge Foster, at the same time making a note of the disposition of the case in his docket. Richmond handed United States Mar shal Neely a ten dollar bill, and when he received $3 in change left the court room in company with Mr. Bain. Richmond says that he will return to Illinois. Pugilism at Crawford Opera House. The pugilistic exhibition at the Craw ford Opera House tomorrow night promises to be decidedly entertaining. After the sparring exhibition of Jack McAuliffe, light weight champion of the world, and Harry Pepper, middle weight champion of California, Scotty Kane and Hun Younkman, t -vo of the best local boxers, will engage in a friendly go for honors. Other local talent will also take part. McAuliffe has held the light weight championship of the world for years, but has never before visited Topeka. A big crowd will probably turn out to see him. 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. SIBLEY WAS ELOQUENT. His JefFersonian Banquet Speech is the Talk of Washington. Washington, April 16. The speech de livered by ex-Congressman Joseph C. Sibley at the Jefferson banquet has become the talk of the town. Mr. Sibley is not an original Demo crat. He started in life as a Republi can, but broke away from the party years ago. When he first came tj congress he was the nominee of th? People's party, the Prohibitionists and the Democrats. Evidently he has ab sorbed his Democracy. He is a man of large wealth, an extensive farmer and is engaged in many important manu facturing enterprises. Mr. S.iley said: "It is a national misfortune that no fitting biography of Thomas Jefferson has ever been written. Of those es saying the task, most have stood so near as to lose the harmonious propor tions of so grand a character. Others were animated largely by the partisan rancors of the day in which they wrote. The material for such a biography is abundant. The nine volumes of his own writings are an unfailing source of fact and suggestion, and it remains for some discerning brain and liberty loving soul to portray the real life and true character of this matchless man, this peerless patriot. But if no future historian shall essay the task, the gen erations yet unborn shall know him; and so long as time shall endure, so long as love for liberty survives, in all coming ages, men will turn to that immortal Declaration of Independence, the product of his own great brain and heart, and shall feel their pulses quicken, and realize that the author was one inspired with power from on high. Had his life work closed w-ith this production he would still have for ever ranked with the mightiest of earth. "In long ages past One had walked beneath the Syrian sky who had taught that God was our common father and that all men were brothers. He said that he who had fallen among thieves and was sorely wounded was our neigh bor, and he taught us that our duty was not alone to succor, but to love that neighbor. He condemned the ex tortioners. He uttered woes to them who devoured widows' houses and for appearances made long prayers. He taught that when we fed the hungry and clothed the naked we ministered even unto the Son of God himself. "These truths were combatted; aye, at times seemed almost destroyed; yet they grew and developed for nearly 1,800 years, until Thomas Jefferson, catching the keynote of that mission from the cradle to the cross, gathered up those truths, so misunderstood and misapplied, and for the first time in the world's history bound them into a code of political ethics. "Claiming to be his followers, let us present his life as an example in states manship, and seek more and more to inculcate the truths he taught, and more and more to incorporate them as living stones in all temples dedicated to human liberty. "Reaffirming tonight our acceptance of his principles and pledging our sa cred honor to their maintenance, we lay them as foundation stones in the re establishment of a Democracy which shall be great and grand enough to shelter all tne good and true of the na tion, regardless of sectional boundaries, business pursuits, clime, creed or past party affiliations, so patriotically ani mated, so faithful in performance as to be revered and defended by all who love justice and hated and attacked by those alone who love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. "On the day of his death Thomas Jef ferson called his loved ones about his bedside and spoke these last words: 'I have done for my country and for ail mankind all that I could do, and I now resign my soul without fear to my God.' "Are we prepared to take up his work in such a spirit, so to shape our lives, private and public, as to permit our last words to be an echo of his own? Dare we again lift high the standards he erected? If so, we shall go forth leading a Democracy which shall be 'as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun and as terrible as an army with baners.' There was great applause when Mr. Sibley concluded, and immense cheer ing when some one called for cheers for the next vice president of the Unit ed States. FATHER KNEIPP IS ILL. His Famous Cure Has Failed to Work Satisfactorily. Berlin, April 16. Father Kneipp, well known for his famous water cure, is said to be dying at Worishoff, Suabia. He has been suffering from inflamma tion of the lungs, w-hich, owing to his advanced age, is likely to prove fatal. He received the last sacrament of the church yesterday. The afternoon newspapers of this city publish dispatches from Munich which say that Father Kneipp ha3 greatly improved in health today, and that his life is no longer in danger. RALLINGTON BOOTH SUED For Publishing a Copyrighted Picture in the War Cry. New York. April 16. Commander Bal lington Booth has been sued for $5,000 damages by Heininger, TJnger Co., who allege that Commander Booth, with out permission, published in the War Cry, the Salvation Army organ, a picture, which they had copyrighted. The picture entitled. "Don't Fear. Little One; I'll Ta.ke You Home." the complain ants allege, was published about a year ago. when Commander Booth was editor of the War Cry. The. case is Bet for trial at the next session of court. Five Grand Jury Indictments. Indictments against five of the United States prisoners now confined in the county jail in this city were returned by the grand jury yesterday afternoon, and the men were arraigned before Judge Foster. AH entered pleas of not guilty, and will be tried at this term of the United States district court. The prisoners are James Stewart and C. L. Banks, charged with counterfeiting at the penitentiary; James Murphy and John Sculley, arrested for breaking into the postoffice at Cimarron, Kan., and Sam Hayden, colored, of this city, charged with passing a counterfeit dol lar. 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. 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. Makes your opportunity the chasing power of a dollar at 3 Barnum 617 and 619 2ans&3 Avenus. One dollar buys more goods today, than at any time in the history of this country, and what is more, it buys the best of goods, seasonable and choice in every particular. Preserve this list, note down what you may want, add other items not mentioned (but which will be equally as low) and you will get them any time within 10 days. la yards Very Best Indigo Calico for 50 worth 75c. 14 yards Full Standard Dress Prints for 50c- worth 75c. ,14 yards Very Best Shirting Prints for 50o, worth 75c. 12 yards Full Standard Apron Ging hams, 503, worth 75c. 1 a yards very fine, yard wide, Mus lin for 50, worth 75c. 10 yards Soft Finish Bleached, yard wide, for 5Q3. worth 75c. 10 yards Outing Flannels In excel lent Patterns 5QJ. worth 65c. 8 yds. very best Blue Denim, short length, Sl.OO. worth $1.44. 8 yards ver best Feather Ticking, short length, $l-QO. worth $1.44. 13 yards very best Outing Flannels, short length, gJl-OO. worth $1.25. 6 yards very best Brown Sheeting, 2yards wide, Sgl-OO. worth $1.25. 6 yards very best Bleached Sheet ing, aJi yards wide, $1.00. worth ?-35- 25 yards Bleached Cotton Toweling $1 00. worth ti.25. 10 yards Unbleached Linen Towel ing, Si OO. worth $1.35. 12 yards very fine Unbleached Tow eling, Jgl.OQ, worth $1.35. Linen Tablings. Linen Towels, Napkins, Etc., At Lowest Prices Extant. Hosiery! Hosiery! 20 pr. Ladles' Hose, ABSOLUTELY FAST BLAC K, for SI OO 10 pr. Ladies' seamless black, worth I1.25, for Sl OO- 6 pr. Ladles' fine imported Hose, 40-gauee, worth $1.25, for Si -00- 3 pr. extra fine Imported Hose, worth 1 1.25, for gl OO- 10 prs. Boys' and Girls School Hose, of very best yarn, EXCEL LENT WEARERS, worth 1.25, for SI OO- 8 prs. Boys and Girls School Hose, extra heavy ribbed, seamless, worth $1.25, for Si OO- Infants Hose, 5c, 10c, 15c 25c The Hosiery above quoted is the very best to be found in the market for the price. Ar 10 dozen Ladies' genuine Kid Gloves, O Od.p, Foster hook, our regular $1.00 quality B5 6 617 and 619 Winton Bicycles HE construction of the WintoQ Bicycle Is marked by the use of a number T of valuable special leaiures, somn 01 uu miM y followiner Flush-joints, of sptMial design and construction; drop-forged steering head- invisible, or internal handie-bar fastening; combination two piece cranks and axle; round shouldered cranks; special crank-and-sprocket-wlieel connection; drop-forced crank-hanger bracket; drop-forgod fork crown: main tubing (jracefnlly tapered toward connections; narrow.tread. secured without narrowing distance between ball races; special rear braces, straight at crank-hanger but curved at rear, perniittiOK fairly wide rear hub. m m n FOR SALE AT THE. QUINCY STREET g fintsn and Gcseva Sieyds. MRS. THEO. T1LT0X DEAD. The News Has Been Kept From the Public Since Tuesday. New Tork. April 16. Mrs. Elteabeth R. Tilton, the wife of Theodore Tilton, died on Tuesday last at her home in Brooklyn. The news of her death was not made public until today. Since the famous Beecher trial she had lived in strict retirement. In recent years she had shared her home with her widowed daughter. Even the fact of her death was kept secret, and there are no external signs of mourning' about the house where her body lies. Theodore Tilton, her husband, is in Paris, where he has lived ever since the trial. For a long time Mrs. Til ton was almost totally blind, but less than a year ago she underwent a diffi cult operation and regained her sight. Then, about a month-ago, she suffered a paralytic stroke, from which she was pur- Clothing Talk. When announcements like this ap pear in the papers $15, $18 and $20 Suits for $9.98 OR $7.50, $9 and $11 Soils for S4.4S It is but reasonable to conclude that those engaged in it, are IiN IT for their health ONLY. If not for this, for what pray? Our offering in this line is abso lutely legitimate. We are discon tinuing this department. Every thing from Jeans Pants to the finest Suits will be sold at cost and less. We Still Show Very choicest lines of Clay Wor steds Suits; Very choicest lines Black and Fancy Cheviot Suits. Very best Foreign and Domestic Cassimere Suits in latest styles Make and fit faultless. Shopmen make note of this Humboldt Jeans Pants, Warranted not to rip, Jgl.38 regular price $2.00. We have an overstock of Boys' High Grade Knee Pants, regular $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 qualities you can have choice at 08o and Sl-23- C3Large range of cheaper goods 19o up, Miscellaneous Items. 6 yds. of the VERY BEST Tabl Oil Cloth SI OO- 5 yds. of yard wide Floor Oil Cloth, $1 00. 25 yards of regular 6c Scrim, $101). 10 yards of regular 15c Sllkoline, Si OO- 7 yds. of regular 3c Straw flat ting. SI CO- 5 yds. of regular 27c Straw Mat ting, Sl-OO- 4 yds. of very fine Inlaid Straw rutting, worth $1.35. Sl-OO- 9 yards of Hemp flatting, wortS f -25. Sl-OO- 4 yds. of regular 33c Ingrain Car J pet, l.OO. 6J4 7 anil 7H mly. Kansas Avenue. BICYCLE LIVEStY, 87 miCT HTBEET. Sundries an J Rspsirisg. slowly recovering, when in the latter part of last week she was again stricken. Funeral services were held last nignt. The interment takes place today. NO JOINTS FORTIUS TOWN. Citizens of Bonner Springs Have Their Saloon Wiped Oat. Kansas City, April 16. Sheriff Long fellow of Wyandotte county went to Bonner Springs yesterday with a search and seizure warrant which authorized him to raid a liquor joint in that place which was said to have been owned by Philip McCaffry. The complaint was made to the county attorney by a num. 1 9 TFnnnar tinrintra fMHyTia wtlO Ob- uci ui jjw..n jecteil to having a Joint in tneir iuvwi. rrVyn ehar-ff fnlltid Tin PHP tO AITe? but he captured five kegs and three whisky, which will be held for confisca tion by order or the court. Co. 9 1st. V ree x