The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
April 20, 1897

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si, TUESDAY EVik XG. TOPEKA, KANSAS, APRIL 20, 1S97. TWO CENTS. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. Mrir 'iv.. 111 i 1" f 'f V Y it X BATTLE AT JAILOUNA. The Bloody Fight Which Is Now Going On Between Greek and Turkish Forces at the Pass. AWFUL SCEXEOFBLOOD Hand to Hand Struggle With Steel aud Shot. Turks Shelled the Hills and Greeks Ketreat. New York. April 20. The Journal this morning publishes a dispatch sent by the special correspondent of the London Daily Mail to his paper from Milouna Pass, Thessa'.y. describing the Greek Turkish battle. The dispatch follows: Milouna Pas, Thessaly, April IS. 9 p. rci. The bloody fight at this Pass be gan last evening at five o'clock and is still in progress. The battle has for its scene a series of hills, varying in height some of them densely covered with brush wood and others comparatively bare. The morning broke delightfully fine, the sky cloudless and the sun pouring down, perhaps, too genial heat. At the base of the opposing hills, stretched away into the distance were two long lines of smoke, showing where te fight was in progress. The wind was not strong enough to scatter this smoke. Which from where I stood at the head of the Pass seemed at every moment to grow denser and heavier. The din cf the firing was almost deafening. The fight became intensified as the day grew and the clearer light enabled the antagonistic positions to be more clear ly discerned. Very eary in the morning the Greeks with splendid bravery charged the Turks and took possession of the hill tops stretching below the peaks and the Turks, recovering from their mom entary check and cheered on by their oftictrs, who led their men magnificent ly, charged the Greeks with the cold steel. An awful scene of bloodshed and carnage ensued. Through my glasses I could see struggling masses of men, the glint of steel as the bayonets swept through the air. the flash of revolvers and the raised butte ends of rifles doing their dreadful clubbing work. The struggle was brief though appallingly deadly. The tireeks, fighting to the last, were swept back by the impetuous onslaught of the Turks and the hilltops were again in possession of the invad er. Toward 6 o'clock in the morning Ed hem Pasha advanced towards the fight ing line with five battalions of the re serve. A strong force of cavalry cover ed the flanks of the infantry, who marched over the yellow fields with shouts of enthusiasf. Marshal Edhem Pasha took up his post face to face with the line of hills to the left of Mno Ina which was where the Greeks were in Strongest force. I cannot omit mentioning that the marshal sat down on the ground Turk ish fashion, looking as cool and uncon cerned as the most disinterested of the spectators. The Greeks still fought hard and the Turks pressed them vig orously. The arid slopes of the hills were whit ened with puffs of smoke as the duel proceeded. About S o'clock when the day to my mind seemed to have lasted a whole week, the Turkish field artillery came into action under command of Riaz Pasha. Owing to the difficult nature of the ground Riaz could not approach the hills, which the Greeks were holding nearer than two miles and a half, but at this great range shells were dropped with the nicest precision into places where the Greeks were strongest. For the time being all interest was concentrated upon the work of Riaz Pasha's guns. As shell after shell shrieked its way through the air to the liills. three miles off, the effect of the shelling" was evident. The Greek rifle tire diminished, and I noticed as evidence of the tremendous destruction and demoralization wrought by the shells that at many places in the Greek position there was an absolute cessation of filing. After a shell or two had dropped, the Fhells had either killed the Greeks or driven them panic stricken away. At half past 9 o'clock the principal positions from the Greek side had been either taken by storm or evacuated. One important hilltop alone remain ed in possession of the Greeks. At 5 o'clock Edhem Pasha had practically taken the pass after heavy fighting. With toward the end, however, ptriikened intensity on the Greek side. The Turkish army did tremendous ex ecution 'luring the latter stages of the battle, firing with marvelous precision end the most deadly effect. The Greeks jwrsislently and with splendid courage attacked three Turkish block houses around whih the battle centered, but were on each occasion steadily re pulsed. The Turkish rifle fire was verv deadly. 'At length the. Greeks desisted from their attack on the block houses and fell back sullenly to their entrenched positions. There they practically re commenced the fight, pouring a hail of bullets upon the Turkish positions. However, this renewal of the battle did rot last very long and by degrees the tfusilade from both sides diminished. The Turkish troops are half dead with fatigue, having neither eaten nor slept f.-ir 24 hours. The reserve are lying sbout on the bare ground, the majorU ty of them fast asleep. The losses on both sides are unknown hut I have reason to believe that the Turkish losses are not very heavy, con sidering the long and stubborn battle that had been fought. The losses of the Greeks must be very severe. I myself saw prone, inert forms on the hillsides in numbers that told their own tale of terrible slaughter. Kenan Bey, an officer who fought in the engagement at Karya, states that the defeated Greeks lost about 1.000 killed, while he puts the Turkish loss at 200. Reinforcements of infantry, artillery find cavalry have reached here from Klassona. The fighting- is extending the whole length of the frontier. At 7 o'clock this evening the Greek block houses ana earth works were taken by the Turkish troops at the point of the bayonet after a long and desperate hand to hand fight. The Turks have now bivoucaked in position eminently favorable for an ad vance on Larissa. GREEKS FALL BACK. Turkish Soldiers Prove Invincible on Tchaissazi Mountains. Headquarters of the Turkish Army in Macedonia. Klassona, April 19 (Night) The Turkish artillery this afternoon began cannonading Tyrnavo, the Greek town to the northwest of Larissa and only about ten miles from the Greek headquarters, the Greeks having fallen back upon Tyrnavo. The whole chain of mountains from Tchaissazi to the Milouna pass is now in possession of the Turks. The last brush on the hills was very brief, the Greeks making but little resistance. The Turks have captured several prisoners including an Italian volun teer. The dash of the Turks Is irresistible. It is expected that a general advance of the Turkish army will take place to morrow (Tuesday) morning. MILOUNA PASS SLAUGHTER. Greeks Have 1,000 Killed and "Wound ed Turkish Loss Greater. Athens, April 20. There was renewed fighting' between the Turks and Greeks in the Milouna pass yesterday. It was of the most severe descriptions, but full details are not obtainable here. The tiring ceased at 5 o'clock yester day evening. The total Greek loss in the various engagements in the Milouna pass is estimated here at 1,000 killed and wounded. Over 200 wounded soldiers and officers of the Greek army have arrived at La rissa, Tyrnavo and Volo. The losses of the Turks are declared to be much greater than those of the Greeks. Prince Constantine has returned to Larissa from Gritzovali. GREEK DEFEAT AT EPIRUa Victorious, However, at Prevesa on Land and Sea. Athens. 'April 20. It is reported here mis morning mat a, GreeK toi-ce wnicn was trying to bridge the river at Araeh thos on the frontier of Epirus has been driven off bv the Turks. It is further state.d that the Turks have advanced upon Arta and have been bom barding that place since 5 o'clock yester dy evening. Sharp lighting between the Greeks i;.nd Turks is proceeding on the frontier of Epirus. The bombardment of Prevesa. the Turk ish position at the entrance of the gulf or Arta. was resumed at 9 o clock this morning by the Greek forces on land and sea. It is reported that the town will be reduced to ashes in the course of a few days. The Greek squadron left the Piraeus un der sealed order-?. Several merchantmen have been hastily armed and detachments of Greek troops nave oeen nurriea on Doara ot tfiem. TEXAS GREEKS LEAVE. A Number of King George's Subjects Depart for the War. St. Louis, April 20. Specials say that the first body of Greeks to depart from the southwest for the seat of war to fight for K inc George, left Texas last night. They are headed by Alexander Stavrianos, who started from Dallas for the east by the Iron Mountain route to St. Louis, thence to Chicago and New York. At Marshall, Tex., a number of Greeks from Houston and Galveston joined the Stavrianos party and others will be picked up at Little Rock, Ark. At New York they sail on the first steamer that can be taken. KING GEORGE MOVES. Leaves Athens for the Frontier Con stantine in Command. Rome, April 20. According to a dis patch to the Messagero from Athens dated today the forces of the Greek and Turks in the fighting which has taken place in the Milouni pass total up 20,000 men. The dispatch adds that the Crown Prince Constantine assumes su preme command of the Greek forces which will fight the Turks today. It is also announced that King George of Greece leaves Athens for the frontier today. BATTLE NEAR REVENA. Turks Attack in Great Force, but Greeks Resist Stubbornly. Athens, April 20. Fighting between the Greeks and Turks has resumed this morning at Revena. not far from Tyr navo, northwest of Larissa. A big bat tle is in progress. The Turks are at tacking in still greater force than yes terday, but the Greeks are making a stubborn resistance. One Hundred Chicago Greeks Leave. Chicago. April 20. One hundred Greeks will leave Chicago tomorrow for New i ork and will sail Saturday for their native land to fight the Turk. At a meeting last night at the Greek church these IijO men signed the roll of volunteers. Others will leave before the end of the week. LAW IS UPSET. Kansas City Courts Law Declared Un constitutional. Kansas City, April 20. Judge Alden of the district court handed down a de cision yesterday in the habeas corpus case of W. Flowers in which he prac tically declares the new city courts law unconstitutional. The justices of the peace of this dis trict are feeling highly jubilant over Judge Alden's decision, as they feci con fident that it is a forerunner of tne act ion to be taken by the supreme court when the matter comes up for hearing there. Flowers-, who made the application for his release on a writ of habeas corpus, was arrested some time ago on a war rant issued by Justice of the Peace Sims. He was taken before the magistrate who committed him to the county jail in default of bond to await a prelimina ry hearing. Attorney J. A. Smith ap plied for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the new law creating city courts relieved the justices of all juris diction in criminal cases. The law was operative when Justice Sims issued the commitment for Flowers' incarceration. The case was argued Friday and taken under advisement by Judge Alden. The decision handed down yesterday denies the writ, and remanded the prisoner to the custody of the sheriff.thus acknowl edging the right of the justice to trv criminal cases and virtually declaring the new law void. Baseball Yesterday. Boston. Philadelphia. 6; Boston 5. St. Joe. St. Joe, 9; Kansas City, 2. MUST BESOLVED. Got. Leedy, Who Has Just Re turned From the Meeting Of the Interstate Commerce Commission at Austin, IS MUCH EXCOUKAGED. Believes the Question of Lower Freight Kates Is Now on the Road to a Satis factory Solution. "After a week's sojourn in Texas working as best he could towards se curing more careful consideration by the people of the importance of lower freight rates and urging the necessity of immediate relief and the superior advantages of the gulf as the outlet for Kansas products going to foreign mar kets. Governor Leedy today resumed consideration of affairs of state. A speech upon the subject of freight rates, attending the hearing of the Kansas grain rate case before the in terstate commerce commission and also participating in the conferences being held by the legislative committee repre senting Kansas in the south kept the governor busy, but he returns not only refreshed in body and mind but radiant in the hope that in the near future will come to the people the relief which has been so persistently demanded and in opposition to which the railroads them selves cannot offer reasonable objec tions. The governor expressed himself as being amused at the statements made by President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe who attended the hearing and to day passed through Topeka on his way to Chicago. Mr. Leedy went home to Lawrence on the 4 o'clock train to which was attached the president's special car. The president rode in the special car on the rear of the train while Governor Leedy paid his fare and went into the smoker, on the head end. "Mr. Ripley before the commission," said the governor today, "stated that the present rates with perhaps the ex ceptions of a few discriminations were not excessive. He said, and I confess surprise at the statement, that a reduc tion of reight rates would injure the farmers of Kansas. "By what process of reasoning Mr. Ripley reaches such a conclusion I am unable to determine, but it is my opin ion that he is simply talking for effect to hold his job as it were or that he is greatly mistaken. "The fact is that lower freight rates would be a vast benefit to the farmers of Kansas, as such reductions would be advantageous to any ether state or the citizens thereof. The railroad magnates of the east and the newspapers of that section of the Vnited States laugh at the tneory that it would be cheaper for Kansas to go to the gulf than to the Atlantic seaboard. This is in my opin ion, another grave error into which our friends have fallen. "Such claims are without foundation so far a3 the facts are concerned. By no possible means can any one show us by figures or other methods that such a proposition is correct. The dis tance is much shorter to the gulf and the facilities are as good as those main tained in the east. Why we should be compelled to pay tributes to the people of the east upon their own say-so and permit them to manage our business at our expense, I cannot understand. I do not believe that any one else thinks so, except possibly a few railroad attorneys and presidents whose business it seems, is to get up schemes which will benefit them at the expense of the people." Discussing the interstate commerce hearing which will be resumed at St. Louis next Monday and will be attend ed by Judge Martin who represented the state at Austin, the governor said: "I do not know why the railroads asked to be permitted to introduce further testimony, unless it was be cause we made such a good case. When we had completed the Kansas case then the railroads asked to have anoth er hearing which was granted them and it will be held in St. Louis." Asked for an opinion as to the outlook for the improvement in existing rate con ditions the governor said: "There is undoubtedly a great sentiment in the west and south for lower freight rates and the time is coming when this measure of relief will be afforded the people- The conditions are such that it must come and the manner in which it will he v isited upon us, is now the great ques tion. "Whether or not thp railroads will make the reductions and inaugurate a system oC rale.s that will be just tvnd equitable is a question which can not be. answered at this time. t'nlet.-s this can lie done I am confident that the people of these western states, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, and the states on the north will so change their respective constitutions that they may be permitted to build a road to the gulf. This may in time be the solution of this great problem. "That it must he solved In some man ner which will bring justice to the people is a fact which no man disputes. It is to my mind one of the greatest and most important subjects which now confront the people." Aisked as to the progress being made, by the legislative committee now in Texas the governor sa-id: "When I left Austin the committees from Kansas. Texas and Oklahoma were in session, hearing representatives of the Ltnilf territory on the subject of rates. Plans had been almost completed for the organization of a permanent committed which will have charge of the work of pushing the scheme to secure reductions. It will be made up of representatives of the three, states a.nd will be authorized to continue work." The governor was particularly' pleased with the fact that Texas millers who filed an intervening petition in the grain rate ca.se before the interstate commerce com mission, did not appear at the hearing. This intervening petition adds a phase to the fight for lower grain rates which mie-ht seriously involve the anticipated good results. The millers are very desir ous oi securmK rates on jrrain out tnev do not want reductions on grain products, such as corn, flour, meal. etc. Their scheme was to get lower grain rates and ship the sunt south, securing also for themselves the profit of its milling and exportation. The millers, however, did not appear and it is believed that thev have abandoned the plan. Asked if he would call a stecial session of the legislature today, the governor re plied 'NO. Will you call a special session soon?" 'No." 'Will vou call a special session at any time this year?" "Xot so far as I know now. "Then vou don't know: have not de cided what will be done with reference to a special session?" "No. indeed I have not." replied the governor frankly. "I do not know wheth er we. will have a special session at all. The situation is now just as it was when I came home from the trip to Port Ar thur and talked to you newspaper men about it. No action has been taken." Governor, will you give the investigat ing committee more money to continue their work?" "Well, they have not asked me for any monev." "Will you give it to them if they do?" "I know of no reason why I would re fuse to do so." A BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS. Eighty Shots Fired and Two Men Were Killed. Nogales, Ariz., April 20. Senor Juan Salazar, the president-mayor of Santa Cruz, a Mexican town about 30 miles from here came to Nogales to inform by telegraph the state authorities of a battle that had taken place at Lochiel between five soldiers and some outlaws who are badly wanted by the Mexican officials. Lochiel is a village situated on the boundary line between the Uni ted States and Mexico. The bandits. Angel Escalante, George Brady and others, who had been staying on the Arizona side of the line, got drunk and strayed over to the Mexican side and began to make trouble A citizen immediately set out for San ta Cruz, some miles distant to notify the authorities of the outlaws' appear ance in Sonora. On hearing the news the president dispatched five soldiers to capture them. The soldiers arrived at Lochiel in the evening and they imme diately went to an adobe hut where the men were. The soldiers requested them to surrender, whereupon the bandits all drew guns and commenced to fire, re treating through the back door. In the encounter which ensued over 80 shots were exchanged, and resulted in the killing of one bandit and the wounding of a soldier. After the ammunition had given out the desperadoes returned to the Arizona side, taking their dead companion with them, and the soldiers were compelled to return to Santa Cruz empty handed. An effort will probably be made to extradite the law breakers. BATTLE AT GIUS0X,I.T. Brother of Desperado Gold3by Kills His Brother's Captor and Stands Off a Crowd. St. Louis, April 20. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Fort Gibson, I. T. savs Ike Rogers, the man who captured Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee Bill, came in on the 10:30 train this forenoon and only had alighted on the platform when he was shot by Clarence Goldsby, a brother of the desperado. Not less than 200 persons were on the depot platform when the shooting occurred. The first ball took effect in Rogers' body. Then the peoph? crowded away and Goldsby fired three shots from a six shooter into Rogerv' head. He then picked up Rogers' Winchester rifle and ran under the car to the other side. There about 50 shots were exchanged between him and the crowd, only one ball taking effect, it striking a colored man in the face and inflicting a pain ful but not fatal wound. The Cherokee Freedmens payment is going on here and not less than 5.000 people are camped here. Rogers was a Cherokee negro ar I has been consider ed a peaceful citiA.?;. Clarence Golds by. who did the shooting, is about 21 years old and has always been consid ered a peaceful inoffensive boy. Ex citement is pretty high but no trouble has resulted. SICK DEMOCRAT APPEARS, Kentucky Senatorial Problem is Made More Complicated. Frankfort, Ky.t April 20. A jen.sation was created everywhere jusrt before tne time, for the senate to meet this xnorning. It waxi known that Mr. Haser, the new tmocratic senator, had arrived with his certitieate and would be sworn in thiw morning. But when the train came in it bore Sen ator Ogilvie., the pick Democrat, who lias not been hre before this session. This made the senate full for the first time this session, with Kis members in a joint session. 70 Republicans and tiS Demo crats and 70 once more necessary to a choice. It put Hunter one vote further from an election and made more certain the impossibility of his election than has the indictment or any other occurrence this session. It also male it necessary for any new nominee to receive more votes to secure an election. JAILOR WOUNDED. Connors and Johnson, Desperate Wyandotte Criminals, Make an Effort to Escape Kansas City, April 20 Burglar Frank Conners and Highwayman Ben Johnson desperate criminals, seriously and per haps fatally wounded Jailer Charles Fay at the Wyandotte county jail at Kansas City, Kansas, this morning in attempting- an escape. Both men were armed with revolvers. Fay managed to fling his keys through a window into the jail yard before the prisoners could secure them and other officials came to the jailer's-rescue. EMBEZZLED 7,000. Ex-Cashier of the K. C. T. S. M. is Indicted by the Grand Jury. Kansas City, April 20. J. H. Aldrich, ex-cashier and paymaster of the Kan sas City, Fort Scott Memphis rail road and its branches was today in dicted by the grand jury on the charge of embezzlement. Aldrich was arrested over a week ago, admitted that he had used $27,000 of the company's money entrusted to him and was released on heavy bond. Ellsworth Prisoners Escape. Kllsworth, April 20. Isham Douglas and Charles Brody, arrested for burg lary, broke jail here yesterday by saw ing through the bars and made their escape. It is now thought that there were more of the gang, and that they were assisted to escape by their eon federates. A reward of $00 is offered for their recapture. Carload of Cattle Killed. Wichita, April 20. On the Santa Fe, near Orlando, O. T., last evning, a heavily loaded stock car that had just been loaded at that station started down grade and, g-aining momentum as it flew, crashed into the eastbound freight and piled dead cattle all over the engine. Every animal in the car was instantly killed. Robbers Blow Open a Safe. Wichita, April 20. About 1 o'clock a gang of robbers entered the store oi Volney Stiles at Benton, Butler county and blew the heavy steel safe into frag ments. Only about $25 was secured but the store is almost totally destroyed. The force of the explosion smashed the show cases and windows and damaged the entire stock of goods. AGAINAKING. John Joseph Nouri, at One Time Confined In an Asylum For the Insane in California. RULES OYER CHALDEA Claimed to Hare Discovered Re mains of Noah's Ark, And the Pacific Coast Authori ties Thought He Was Crazy. San Francisco.April 20. The strange ness of truth has often been comment ed upon as exceeding the most fanciful flights of fiction. An illustration of this is furnished in the career of John Joseph Nouri who has been crowned Patriarch at the Chaldean pontifical cathedral at Trichur Malalar and is ru ler over Syrian Chaldeans. Four years ago he was committed by Judge Walter H. Levy to the asylum for the insane at Napa and there he remained until Sep tember, 1893, when by the efforts of M. M. Foote, president of the California association for the protection of per sons, he was restored to liberty. The Rev. Chalmers Easton. formerly a Pres byterian minister in this city now of Washington, D. C. is credited with having learned the facts in a letter rom the Rev.John H. Barrows of Chi cago, who is at present traveling in India. On June 23, 1892, there arrived in this city from India a man who, by his dress his manner and his speech was easily recognized an an Oriental relig ious student. Not less remarkable than his appearance was the story he told. He claimed to have discovered the re mains of Noah's ark on the summit of Mt. Ararat. When released from the asylum Nouri claimed to have been robbed of four medals studded with dia monds, valued at $2,500,000, the gift of the Chaldean Greek church of a nego tiable note for $2,500 and of his creden tials. Dr. Chalmers Easton believed in him and helped him in his journey east ward. Later on he displayed his knowl edge of Greek, and in Washington, D. C. at the Smithsonian institute trans lated the heirogliphics on some tablets there with surprising ease. Intent on making his journey around the world, he traveled on to London and from there came in May, 1894, the story that he intended to sue the United States government for $5,000,000 damages for his ill treatment while on his sojourn here. Now comes the climax to the story in the letter from the Rev. John H. Bar rows. declaring that John Joseph Nouri, the deposed king of the Chaldeans, has been restored. that his claims have been recognized and that the man who was booked as "unkempt hair and with black luster eyes of a lunatic," is liv ing in splendor In a palaee in Trichur. TODAY'S NOMINATIONS. W. EC Nelson Gets the Postoffice at Smith Center. Washing-ton, April 20. The president today sent to the senate a long list of nominations, among which were sev eral of importance: State John A. Merritt of New York third postmaster general. Interior James L. Davenport of New Hampshire, first deputy commissioner of pensions: Leveret t M. Kelley of Illi nois, second deputy commissioner of pensions. Treasury John P. Jackson, collector of customs for the district of San Fran cisco, Cal.; Wm. Toungblood of Ala bama, auditor for the interior depart ment. Wm. A.Jones of Wisconsin to be com missioner of Indian affairs: Charles B. Timberlake receiver of public moneys at Sterling, Colo.; Simon S. Matthews register of the land office at Jackson, Miss. Justice Milton C. Phillips, attorney of the United States for the eastern dis trict of Wisconsin. Navy Past Assistant Engineer Theodore F. Burgdorff to be chief engi neer. Postmasters New Tork Cornelius Van Cott at New York City. Colorado Wm. R. Lindsay, Gillett; Andrew R. Kennedy, Cripple Creek. Illinois Walter W. Lindley, TJrbana. Iowa E. E. Secor, Buffalo Center. Kansas Wm. H. Nelson, Smith Cen ter. Missouri Wm. C. Shannon, Marsh field; Wm. H. Flanders, Paris. Montana Alonzo H. Foster, Boulder. Nebraska Cyrus E. Hunter, Wake field. Army Lieut. Col. Henry C. Cook, Fourth infantry, to be colonel: Major Augustus H. Bainbridge, Tenth infan try, to be lieutenant colonel; Captain R. I. Eskridge, Twenty-third infantry, to be major. First lieutenants to be captains A.C. Duekat, Twenty-fourth infantry; S. O'Connor, Twenty-third infantry. Second lieutenants to be first lieuten ants H. G. Lyon, Seventeenth infan try; Geo. D. Moore, Eighteenth infan try. Sergeant to be second lieutenant I. L. Reeves, Fourth infantry. Corporal to be second lieutenant Ed ward S. Walton. Fifteenth infantry. FAIR CASE BEGUN. The Famous Contest Seems at Last in the Way of Settlement San Francisco, April 20. The trial of the only remaining issue in the Fair case has begun. Instead of a contest over the whole estate and a struggle for twenty million dollars, it is a fight for one million, the case having nar rowed down to a legal battle over the two pieces of real estate which Mrs. Nettie Craven says Senator .fair con veyed to her by pencil deeds a few weeks prior to his death. The admin istrators and heirs have for the time forgotten their disagreements and in this section have joined forces against Mrs. Craven whom they regard as their common enemy. After considerable discussion bv the attorneys the court announced that the question at issue was the alleged for gery of the deeds. This issue had been raised by the answer of the administra tors to Mrs. Cravens cross complaint and in so far as the complaint of Miss Virgina Fair raised the same issues the ntervenor would De heard. Several days will probably be consumed in se curing an advisory jury tor Probate Judge Slack. BANK ROBBER CAUGHT. The Man Who Participated in the Killing of Cashier Stickney Apprehended. Montreal, April 20. Joseph E. Kelly, accused of the murder of Joseph A. Stickney, cashier of the Great Falls National bank, Somersworth, N.H.,was captured here last night by Detectives Campeau and O'Keefe, acting under or ders of Silas H. Carpenter, chief of the detective force of Montreal, in a house of ill repute. The story that Kelly took the Cana dian Pacific train at Cookshire Junc tion, Quebec, for Montreal Friday night or Saturday morning seems to have been true. As far ascan be ascertain ed he proceeded on the train to Mon treal Junction, about 14 miles west of here. There he Jumped from the train while it was going at a good speed and proceeded to St. Justine De Newton, about 40 miles away. After taking sup per in Berasds' hotel that evening he took the Toronto express back to Mon treal, arriving here about 9 o'cloc. Up on arriving in Montreal, Kelly, who was in the garb of a woman, procured a cab and drove around town. Stops were made at several drinking resorts, and Aggie Ashton's house was reached about 11:30. Kelly was warmly receiv ed in the house, and wine flowed free ly. About midnight the detectives en tered the house and confronted the sup posed woman. They accused him of being Keliy, and he calmly replied: "I guess you chumps have got your man this time." On being taken to the cen tral police station $2,700 were found in his clothing. On being questioned he declined to say anything about the murder, except that he had an accomp lice. He added that the accomplice told him that he had "fixed" Cashier Stick ney. Repeated questions failed to elicit further information form the prisoner. On Kelly were found two letters, one to his father stating that an accomplice whose name he claimed he did not know, but who was an inmate with him in a reformatory somewhere in New Hampshire, had done the deed, and that it was at the suggestion of the accomplice that Sticknev was murder ed. The original design was to scare faticmney by showing a revolver, Kelly .waiting outside while the accomplice ac complished his work. Another letter was to a girl named Olive, written in a similar strain. TO STUFF "OWNEY." The Famous Postal Dog to be Placed in the Museum. Washington, D. C, April 20. Captain James White, superintendent of the railway mail service, has written to Cleveland to learn if it will be possible to preserve the body of "Owney," the famous dog killed in that city. If it Is not ton lnte the dn's k-in will Ki ctnfF. ed and exhibited in the postal museum in inis city. "Owney" was the most extensively traveled dog- in the world. Originally he belorve-pd to a railwv n.ic-1 1 1 ,-L- in the far west, who one day took him aboard or a mail car for a several hun dred mile run. "Owney" conceived a passionate fondness for travel and nev er again could he be induced to remain at home. During the past ten years he has traveled over almost every railroad route in the country. One clerk would pass him along to another for safe-keepingv-ancLax thee.nd of each run he would be passed along again." Oh ah average he would make the rounds of the whole mail system about once a year. Of recent years, owing to his old age, "Owney" had grown cross and crab bed. He met an ignominous death. Hav ing tried to bite a postal clerk in Cleve land Friday night, he was shot by a policeman. PEDRO GARCIA EXECUTED. Cool and Serene Bungling Work of His Executioners. New Tork, April 20. A dispatch to the Journal from Havana says: Pedro Garcia, who was shot yesterday for rebellion, was arrested in his fath er's house on suspicion of being a rebel. After six months of imprisonment his turn finally came to be tried, and a week ago he was taken before a sum mary court. The entire court martial lasted only about 15 minutes, and Gar cia was sentenced to death, although, as is customary, they did not read the death sentence to him until last night, 12 hours before he was shot. Promptly at 7 o'clock last night a picket of night soldiers halted in front of the cell. The captain in charge of the prison called: "Pedro Garcia?" "Present," was the answer. "Prepare to come out," said the captain. "Open," replied Garcia. "I am ready." He spoke cooly as if he had been go ing out to sup with a friend instead of "capilla." Then there was the ominous rattling of keys, the sliding of heavy bolts, and then the ponderous iron door swung slowly open. "Farewell to all," said Garcia. "Farewell and courage," exclaimed his comrades with husky voices. Garcia paused in the passage and called back"At last I will gain liberty." He never weakened and he astonished his executioners by his coolness. The four executioners were bad marksmen and it was necessary for them to fire three volleys. OVATION TO CECIL RHODES He is Presented With an Address by Citizens of Cape Town New York, April 20. A dispatch to the World fram Cape Town, Cape Colony says: Cecil Rhodes' reception here and his return from England was in the turn of an ovation. He was pre sented with an address by the citizens, which was in part as follows: "We take unbounded satisfaction in assuring you that the feelings express ed in the great demonstrations that have taken place here have not only been retained but have deepened in the hearts of the people. We cannot re frain from stating that we entertain the gravest apprehension of political move ments within the colony, the object of which is to circumscribe British supre macy. This does not tend towards true and lasting peace. Your presence is absolutely essential, and we earn estly hope that your further services will add brilliance to your illustrious career." The Transvaal republic has sent six agents to Durban, a port of Natal, to watch the movements of the British warships. CHANGE OF FIRM. Goodwin Chamberlain Sell to W. F. Federman. The Topeka Grain and Stock Ex change at 526 Kansas avenue has changed hands. Goodman Chamber lain have sold to W. F. Federman who was formerly in the same business here. BLACKBURN JAY Will. Great Excitement Existed at Frankfort Today When It "Was Discovered That There Is STILL A GOOD CHANCE For the Election of Joe Black burn to the Senate. Even His Friends Had Given Up AH Hope. Frankfort, Ky., April 20. State house When the joint assembly met today both the pew senator and Senator Ogil vie were on hand. Many pronounced the bringing here of Senator Ogilvie, who looks like a dying man, a crying shame. There was no journal reading, but the Blackburn Democrats demand ed a preliminary roll call. The latter show ed present and unpaired 108 and 55 necessary to a choice. The fifty-first ballot begun but all voted as they have theretofore and the ballot stood: Hunter 53, Blackburn 38, Martin 12, Boyle 5, Stone 1. Necessary to a choice 55. Nearly all the Republicans opposed to Dr. Hunter were absent and paired. Stege was away without a pair and this) explained why Hunter came within two of an election even with Hager anil Ogilvie here. No motion for adjourn ment was made and the fifty-second ballot was begun. The announcement that the Eell Crumbaugh contest would come up caused a great deal of excitement for should the Democrat, be seated, the strict party vote would tie, 69 to 69, just as it was during the memorable session last winter. This would give the Black burn people a fighting chance, some thing they have not had since the ses sion last winter, their present policy be ing solely to prevent an election. The second and third ballots showed exactly as did the first after which the general assembly adjourned on motion, of Senator Bennett, a Hunter man. RIVER SLOWLY RISING. Mississippi Almost Stationary at St Louis, But Missouri Booming. St. Louis, April 20. The river here has been almost stationary for the past 24 hours, but from, the fact that it is ris ing above and the Missouri is also showing a high stage, another advance is feared. At Hannibal, above here, where the river shows a rise of .4 foot, Pearl is land is again submerged, the only visi ble objects being the tops of trees and houses. Bay island is also under water and all the inhabitants, excepting two families, have moved off for the second time this season. The track of the St. Louis. Keokuk Northwestern railroad is under water to the depth of three inches in soma places within a distance of two milea above Canton, but the track is on rock and it will take a rise of at least two feet more to prevent the running of trains. The usual daily report of the local weather bureau, issued this morning, makes the following prediction: "The river at St. Louis will continue to rise slowly, but in the absence of heavy rain cannot reach 28 feet before Friday night or Saturday." (This i3 two feet below the danger line.) "The Missouri will continue to rise slowly. The upper Mississippi will con tinue to rise slowly south of Keokuk, but will probably come to a stand as far south as Hannibal during Wednes day night." UPDEGRAFT'S NEW JOB. The Topeka Horseman Will Have Charge of a Colorado Springs Park. Colorado Springs. April 20. Oliver P. Updegraff. a well-known turf man of Topeka, Kansas, has arrived in the city and will take charge of Roswell Park for the coming season. Some good races are promised for the coming summer, and $2,500 will be put up for purses. Twenty-eight head of horses are already here, among which are several with fast records. One of the features of the summer's racing will be the running races, two of which will occur every afternoon. ELECTIONS IN ILLINOIS. Sockford Contest Tinctured With A P. A. Other Towns. Rockford. 111., April 20. The hottest municipal election in the history of the city is in progress today a big vote coming out which will exceed that of two years ago by several hundred. The nrincipal fi&ht is on mayor, with three candidates, K. W. Brown, candidate for re-election on an anti-A P. A.platform, C. J. Kinnie, backed Dy the A. Jr. A. and E. C. Dunn, independent. The chances favor Brown's election. There are also five candidates each for city clerk and attorney. The candidates for aldermen are numerous, but the new council will be strongly license. Bloomington, 111., April 20. Greater interest i3 manifested today in the municipal election than for many vears. It is a clear cut contest netween the Republicans, Democrats and Prohi bitionists. Each has a complete ticket. An immense vote is being polled. A mayor, six otner orncers ana it aiuer men will be elected. Advertisement is Not a Coatra'ct. The jury in the district court this morn ing returned a verdict for the defendants in the case of T. F. Seymour ?amst Armtrnr.c- Ji- Kassebaum. produce mer chants, and thereby decided that the pro visions of an advertisement can riot be lield the same as tne provisions oi u, con tract. Seymour is a North Topeka poul try sinrl cat hiivi-r and some months aso he noticed an advertisement from Arm strong KaflSflnun in the Merchants' Journal, offering loi2 cents a dozen lor eggs. He had a cois"imh i of eggs and he telephoned the firm that he would send the eggs to the store at the price named in the advertisement. lO'-i cents. By that time, however, the mar ket had fallen, anu me iirni reiuseu i take the egK-t at that price. armnnr lrnii-ht suit to compel Arm strong Kassebaum to carry out tha provisions of their advertisement.

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V Wis 2- Ifiervino 2 Restores 5 "t. Health Miles' Restorative Nervine and the second night obtained the first nights real sleep In four weeks. I know that Dr. Miles' Restor ative Nervine saved my life. Dr. Miles' Kemedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. FIVE FOOT MILLIONAIRE Dying in Hia Narrow Iuttle Brick House in New York. New York, April 20. A very peculiar millionaire is dying in a house as oddly constructed in appearance as he himself is mentally. At 121(5 Lexington avenue. Joseph Richardson a contractor, worth $135,000, Oot), is in the last stages of dissolution. It was when he built the celebrated five-foot house in which he lives. This was about 13 years ago. The general public will hardly recog nize Mr. Richardson's name, for though he is classed in the list of New York's multi-millionairvs he has a deep-seated aversion to publicity, and throughout his life, has whenever possible, kept his name out of the papers. Mr. Rich ardson is about S4 years' old. and not unlike Russell Sage in appearance. He is tall and guant. Mr. Riehandson has been heard to say that he would rath er lose $10,000 than have his name in a newspaper. For this reason the affair that brought him most into jirominente was a source of great trial to him. Mr. Richa.rdson's wife owned a strip of land at the northwest corner of Kighty-seeoiad street and Lexington avenue. It was five feet wide, and had the depth of an ordinary lot. The per son owning the land west of it, on Kighty-sencond street wanted to build some houses, and did so, offering only $5,000 for the- Richardson strip. This was refused, and Mr. Richardson decid ed to build also, and he b'jgan to put up a five-f:oot house. The house was built, and -as it stands touay, it is a curiosity. It fills the whole lot. It is built of brick, four stories high. The fvont is broken in several places, allowing na rrow passageways from one little iDom to another. On each floor are three small rooms and a hall, con taining a. closet. To go from one end of the hoxi ?e to the other it is necessary to go thjough all the rooms and dodge around the staircase. LOS ANGELES FIESTA. One Attraction to ba Sensational Living Bouquets. Los Angeles, April 20. Among the notables from abroad who will be in attendance on the Fiesta, Governor Sangines of Lower California may be reckoned on. The governor was sent a special invitation to participate in the festivities, and he has made reply of acceptance. The living bouquets, which are to prove a genuine sensation, are rapidly assuming a definite shape. The flowers they will represent will take on new meaning when they are seen as ani mated realities. The marigold, the wis teria and the fourteen other flowers will certainly show up to splendid advan tage. This charming feature is under the supervision of Count von Schmidt and he is positive, though a modest gentleman, that his bouquets will be the most beautiful seen during Fiesta veek. Cheap Traveling this Spring. Ask Santa Fe agent for particulars regarding excessively low rates of fare on April 6th and 20th, and May 4th and 18th. It should be made a matter of public knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will speedily cure piles of the longest standing. It is the household favorite for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and sores of all kinds. G. W. Stans tield, 632 Kansas ave. California Express, every day in the year via the Santa Fe Route, with Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleepers, leaves Topeka at 4:35 p. m. Eroken edge collars made smooth by Peerless Steam Laundry. Allays Nerv ousness, re lie v e s the H eadache, Cramps and Zi 8 Nausea, and so prepares the system that the time of recov ery is shortened and many say "stronger after than before con finement." It insures safety to life of both mother and child. All who have used "Mother Friend" say they will never be without it again. No other rem edy robs confinement of its pain Book "TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS" mailed free, containing- valuable information and vol untary testimonials. THI BRADF1ELO REGULATOR CO, ATLANTA, Q. 6LD a ALL ORUGQISTS AT 1.00 PER BOTTLE oil Fnsiii STRIKESJOSTON A Movement For the Municipal Ownership And Operation of Puhlic Utili ties. GETS A GREAT BOOST la the "Center of Culture and Intelligence." Many Distinguished Citizens Speak For the Cause. Eoston, April 20. The campaign gun for the municipal ownership of street railways was fired with effect by its advocates last evening in Lorimer hall, Tremont Temple, in a public meeting under the auspices of the Citizens' com mittee. While the hall was not crowded, there was a good sized audience, with quite a sprinkling of the gentler sex. There was no lack of enthusiasm. John E. Russell and George Fred Williams were given a great reception. Mr. Kobert Treat Paine, Jr., presided in a very graceful manner, and the speakers, besides those already men tioned, were Mr. Edwin D. Mead, Mr. Harvey N. Shepard, Prof. Frank Par sons, and Walter L. Kamsdell, mayor of Lynn. A telegram was received from Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson. who re gretted not being able to speak, on ac count of the bad condition of his voice. In a neat little introductory address, Mr. Robert Treat Paine. Jr., explained the purposes of the meeting. We have taken up this movement in this state, he said, because it concerns the welfare of the people the whole people. After explaining that "municipal ownership does not necessarily mean municipal operation," and presenting the good re sults of both ownership and control. Mr. Paine introduced Mr. Edwin L. Mead. Mr. Mead quoted TJr. I)epew as say ing that the settlement of the railway tariffs of this country was a matter a hundred times greater, concerning the return of prosperity to the country at large, than was the tarifrr legislation, whatever it might be. Mr. Mead was sure lower fares would be a long ways off, if accomplished at' all, unless the street railways came un der municipal control. He Showed how under private ownership the elevated railway had the privilege of exacting five cent fares for 30 years. That was the proposition soberly submitted to the people of Massachusetts. After showing the wonderfully good results of the municipal ownership and control of street railways in Glasgow, Mr.Mead closed by saying he was sure the people of Boston could be trusted to achieve even greater results. (Applause.) Mr. Harvey N. Shepard said because one believed in the ownership of the rails, it does not follow that the opera tion of the railway by the municipality vas tavoreu. i ne city owned the streets, why not, then, own the rails? To prop erly keep the streets the city should own every part of their surface. (Ap plause.) There was no great reason why the rails should be owned by pri vate individuals. I am in favor of both municipal ownership and municipal op eration. (Applause.) Mr. Shepard cited the good results of municipal control of the water system, and thought gas and electric lignt plants should be handled the same way, to secure the best results alike to the individual and to the state, city and town. In fact, such a condition, said he, is inevitable. He cited, as did also Mr. Mead, the good management of the government in its postal service, to al lay any fears on the score of the gov ernment not being able to render as good a service as any private corpora tion. Prof. Frank Parsons said that the early acquirement by the city of the street railway meant a benefit for all concerned. It will result, he went on to say, in lower fares, better service, better paid men, and far better treat ment of the railway's employes. If the city owned the railway it would be, perhaps, better to lease the road under an arrangement that would secure re duced fares instead of a payment of franchise in a percentage of receipts or in a cash payment to the citv, as such a reduction benefits all, whether taxpaying or not. Public ownership, he concluded, is but a diffusion of benefit. It is far different from what might be expected of a Morgan syndicate. (Ap plause.) George Fred Williams made a very earnest speech, and elicted considera ble applause and enthusiasm. He said, in part: It is an easy thing not to be a re former. (Applause and laughter.) I am continually surprised that so impat ient a person as a reformer should have the patience to undertake reform. (Ap plause and laughter.) I am glad it has been my honor to be invited to the first public meeting, I think, in Boston on behalf of municipal ownership. I am proud to be at the beginning of such a movement, to be with you before the movement became popular. Public ownership. munieiiial ownership of what? Of puhlic business. The abo lition of what? The private control of public business. (Renewed applause.) It matters not under what political or econ omic title this movement is stvled whether it is socialism or individualism. If it is a good thing we want it. (Great applause.) This movement toward public ownership of public business is for the protection of individualism. The clift'icultv with which we are now contending is the. bat tle acrainst monopoly of all kinds. That monopoly entrenched itself with gov ernment permission in the pathway of the individual, so that the individual cannot do the work which belongs to the individual under a free government. The city is an individual. It is a cor porate person established by law. with personal rights and personal duties. As the individual owns a carriage, so let the public own its carrfetge. If the individual lights his home, why should riot the peo ple light their own home. I do not care what Glasgow has done. (Great enthus iasm and applause.) It is a pity thL'-t in a republic which in tends to have within its center the prob lem of manhood that we must look to England for signsof progress. Are we not freemen of Boston, able to undertake this problem? Own the tracks, what for? I would not have public ownership without public operation. Public ownership with out public operation is a machination of the enemy. It is better for the citv gov ernment to own and operate public works than that public works should own and operate the city government. (Applause.) When the private instrumentalities control the public voice, what safety has the people? Private ownership has brought us to the point that all of the instrumentalities set up in the name of the people to protect the people are now instrumental tor the protection and safe guard of the corporations themselves. We have had a little experiment in the half way opera." ion of the public business. We have built at public expense a subwav. v.nd have given it over into the hands of a private corporation. We have app-aled to a commission established by the siata to protect the public rights, only to find that commission approving a. contract, which, but a few days after, in a public report, is repudiated. Np: first strike down the commissions, and establish, if you can, a true, public A DISOOKD IN representation to look out for public In terests, and you may then g;et something out of the private corporations. These public corporations, privately owned, are. the great corrupters of po litical parties. The corruption funds of your political parties come from this very quarter. The railroads, the gas. the elec tric light companies and the street rail ways are the monsters that toda-y stand in the way of advancement of purity in politics. And I stand here tonight to ad vocate municipal ownership, first and foremost, in the interests of purity in politics. (Great applause.) This reform will succeed. We must free all of the highways of commerce and communications from individual control. X'ntil then our government will not be perfectly constituted. Mayor "Walter I. Ramsdell of Lj'nn said it ought to bo a principle which should take the front rank in our system of economy that no public need shall be made the means of private gain. (Ap plause.) It is fcood Democratic doctrine, he added, that no public need should be me-:le the object of private selfishness. I'nder municipal control and manage ment, the .Lreet railways would be better in every way, and for all concerned. The men would have better hours, better pay and better treatment. CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. Programme for the Opening Day at Nashville. Nashville, April 20. This Is the pro gramme to be followed on the opening day, May 1, of the Centennial Exposi tion. The exercises will be brief and simple. The legislature, Gov. Taylor and his staff and the executive commit tee of the Centennial company and the supreme court will assemble at the auditorium, where they will be seated on the stage, where the women's board will also have seats. President John W. Thomas will begin the exercises with an address upon the purposes of the Centennial. Gov. Tay lor will follow speaking of the impor tance of the celebration and its mean ing. Director General Lewis will give a brief review of the work accomplished and with the delivery then of the keys to President Thomas he will declare the Centennial Exposition open. At the same time, President McKinley, in Washington, will press a button, start ing the machinery, and one gun will be fired to announce the event. CHESTER A. ARTHUR'S SON Likely to Be Coming Minister to the Netherlands. Washington, April 20. Not the least of some surprises promised may be the appointment of Alan Arthur as minis ter to the Netherlands, to succeed Wil liam E. Quimby, of Michigan. The son of Chester A. Arthur is well backed, in deed. Young Arthur is a shade taller than 6 feet 1 inch, bears a striking re semblance to his father, and Is possess ed of the same Chesterfieldian manners. He is far thinner in general physique than was his father, but in the lan guage of his friend and host, George Eustis, "Alan has plenty of time to swell." Mr. Arthur called at the White House yesterday morning alone and had a brief talk with the president. Later he filed the papers upon which he may realize the commisison to The Hague. A Sample Package of Dr. Charcot's Kola DEenine Tablets FREE FOR THE ASKING Every Reader ot the Journal is In vited to Investigate This Cele brated Cure for Nervous Diseases. 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TELLER IN PUEBLO. Says the Silver Conference Will Keep Silver Before the Public. Pueblo, Colo., April 20. Senator and Mrs. Teller have arrived in the city to spend a few days with Colonel I. W. Stanton, an old-time friend of the sen ator. Senator Teller is looking and feeling well and says he will return to Washington about May 1, when the tariff discussion in the senate will wax warm. Being asked of the material results of the silver conference, he said that he did not expect an international agree ment to result. He was of the opinion that the conference would be a good thing for silver because it would keep the question before the public. Letters received from bimetallists of Europe seemed to indicate that the conference would close without reaching an agree ment. In regard to the possibility of silver legislation under the McKinley administration, he said: "I have no such hope. The leaders of the Republican party would be fright ened to death if they thought that this conference would result in anything In favor of silver. I do not doubt Mr. Wolcott's sincerity, and I believe he thinks that something good will come of the conference, but Mr. McKinley is not in favor of silver. He was not elected on that kind of a platform and will do nothing in that direction." "LITTLE EGYPT" PROTESTS Has Brought Suit Against Another Girl with the Same Name. New Tork, April 20. Ashea Waba, better known as Little Egypt, of Seeley dinner fame, has brought suit against Andy Hughes, Jane Doe and Freder ick F. Proctor, in the supreme court, through her attorneys, Mashbir Cuk or, for an injunction preventing the de fendants from using, the name of "Lit tle Egypt" on their programmes and in their advertisements, and imperson ating her. The suit is also for ?5,000 damages. Miss Waba, or Little Egypt says in her complaint that Andy Hughes, who is the manager of the Howard Athen aeum Specialty company, has a person in his show whom he advertises as "the Little Egypt." Jane Doe, the girl who takes the part, further says the com plainant, cannot dance well, and every one who sees her is disgusted with the dance and consequently the original Little Egypt's reputation as a dancer is hurt. Litttle Egypt says that for seven years she has been performing under that name in her Eastern dance, and that that the name was originated by her. LAD COOKED IN SIRUP. He Fell Headforemost Into a Kettle of Boiling Sap. Claxton, Pa.. April 20. The details of a novel, yet terrible scalding accident comes from Grove, this county. Lang don White, aged 13 years, was working in a sugar camp, and while pouring a bucketful of sap into the partially filled boiling kettle, the lad's foot slipped and he plunged headfirst Into the scalding syrup. The weight of his body threw the ket tle over and the boiling contents spread themselves over his prostrate body. The lad was already unconscious when the men reached him, and he died in a few hours. Notice. The members of Columbia council No. 50, Knights and Ladies of Security, are requested to meet at their council hall tomorrow (Tuesday) at half past 1 o'clock promptly, to attend the funeral of our deceased brother, Fred Vesper. Members of all other councils in the city are also cordially invited to par ticipate. JOHN W. STOUT, President of Council. Something to Know. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restor ing the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centers in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters improves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by those who have tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c and $1 per bottle at J. K. Jones' Drug Store, Fifth and Kansas avenue. 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. Thirty years is a long time to fight so painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob Mitchell of Unionville. Pa., struggled that long before he tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly and per manently cured him. It is equally ef fective in eczema and all skin affec tions. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave. There is no excuse for any man to appear in society w ith a grizzly beard since the introduction of Buckingham's Dye, which colors natural brown or black. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerle33 Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. st- GREAT FLOOD DAMACE. Situation Along the Lower Mississippi Awful. Biggs Crevasse Widening With Disastrous Rapidity. MORE LEYEES BREAK. Thousands of Acres of Newly Planted Crops Destroyed. River Points Crowded With Stricken Refugees. Memphis, April 20. Another break in the levee on the Louisiana, side is re ported near Natchez. The situation at Biggs, where the water is rushing through the crevasse in torrents, is growing worse. Madison parish is fast becoming inundated and the water will extend to other parishes destroying thousands of acres of new ly planted crops. Vicksburg, Natchez, and other river points are crowded with refugees, and everything possible is be ing done to alleviate the suffering of the poorer clases. Calls for aid have been sent out from several sections of the overflowed Mis sissippi Delta and while the waters are slowly receding, the suffering and destruction Increases. The situation throughout the Delta today is about the same as on yesterday. It was a beau tiful day in the flooded district and the planters hope that the waters will be carried away in time to make a good crop. Natchez, April 20. The first break on the Concordia parish front occurred yesterday when the Glasscock levee gave way. This levee is located about 28 miles below Natchez and is near the lower end of the levee system of the parish. A large force of men were at work on the levee raising and strength ening it, when suddenly the laborers saw the muddy water begin to bubble up at the lower end. Almost instantly the seething water tore a great hole through the embankment. The water rushed through at a great rate and be gan spreading out in the lowlands ad jacent. The water from this break will In undate the lower part of the parish from Morville down to Brabstron cover ing a number of fine plantations. The flood from this crevasse will be met by the waters from the north. It will en tail a vast amount of suffering of the people of the neighborhood and relief will have to be extended to them. This levee was 12 feet in height and when the crevasse occurred the water on the front was between 10 and 11 feet high against it, and four feet on the back, while the fall of the water running through it is 6 to 7 feet. Captain Der by the United States engineer in charge of this district and Assistant Engineer Hardie, went down to the break today carrying 50 men with them, for the purpose of trying to tie the ends of the break. The crevasse is reported to be from 800 to 1,000 feet wide and still caving-

Vicksburg, April 20. The siuation in Madison parish, Louisiana, is growing hourly worse. The flood of water going through the Biggs break in the levee is fast covering the low lands and is flood ing Bay Vidal and the greater part of the land in the southern part of the parish. The water has reached Tallu lah, some 18 miles west of the Delta. At Omega the floods are coming fast, and the Miliiken's Bend and Duckport levees are both caving. Richland, La., reports the water go ing all over everything, overflowing the Kings and Kels places, also the villages of Trinidad and Ashwood, eight miles below Richland. It is estimated that not fewer than 8 000 persons will want relief in this county for the next 30 days at least. BRYAN AT FRANKFORT. Strongest Sliver Argument I Ever Heard, Says Gov. Bradley. Frankfort, Kv., April 20. The speech of William J. Bryan to the legislature was delivered at the opera house yes terday afternoon to which was admit ted besides the legislators, a remarka ble crowd of 1,200 people, representing every party in Kentucky politics. The speech was a masterpiece of oratory. He pleased all and yet delivered one of the strongest arguments for silver. He was the guest of the legislature all day and left last night via Louisville and St Louis for his home. He is still suffering from the effects of the fall in Florida and while he shows no signs of it when speaking is a mass of band- 3n the stage among the capital's dis tinguished citizens was Governor Brad ley, who was introduced to Mr. Bryan by Senator Blackburn, amid the cheer ing of the crowd. After the speech Governor Bradley was among the first to grasp the speaker's hand and to tell him that he had made the best speech for the silver side that he had ever heard. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. 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UNYON'S Improved Homoepathic Home Remedy Company put up a separate cure for each disease. At all druggists, mostly 2o cents. Guide to Health free. Personal letters to Prof. Munyon. l0o Arch street. Philadelphia. Pa., answered with free medical advice for any disease. ATM ELEPHANT FOUSD A WAY. Intelligent Beast Solves the Problem of Getting Into His Car. Chicago, April 20. An elephant has solved a problem that was too. deep for the minds of men accustomed to handling large animals. This intelli gent beast is known as "Baldy," and belongs to the Ringling herd, of which Jewel, the elephant soon to take up her quarters at the New York Zoo, is a member. Baldy stands 10 feet 10 inches high, is 8 feet broad and weighs 18,000 pounds He is not as tall as Jumbo by two inches, but is thicker eet and weighs more. He has always been accustom ed to walking from town to town before he became the property of Ringling Bros. They prepared to haul him in a car, built especially large 14 feet from the ground to the top and 60 feet long. Baldy had as traveling mates four oth er elephants of ordinary size. These four got into the car by walking up a heavy gang plank. When Baldy tried this he couldn't get through the door. His head and shoulders stuck in the entrance each time. Efforts were made to induce him to stoop and to kneel, but Baldy would have none of it. Finally his keepers stepped back to figure out some new plan, when Baldy took the matter in his own hands. He simply stepped off the gang plank, put his huge head under it and shoved it out of the way. Then, before the keepers could imag ine what he was about to do, he walked to the car door, raised his fore feet in the air, planted them firmly within the car, and slowly climbed in. By removing the gang plank he had all the height from the ground to the door sill gained. He could then put his head In first, then his fore feet, and then clamber in at his ease, without bumping his gigantic head. ON BOSTON COMMON. The Police Tried to Prevent the Boys Playing. Boston, April 20. Thirty Boston lads visited City hall in a body today to de mand that Mayor Quincy protect them in their rights. Boston common belongs to the peo ple, and the small boy who lives in the west or south end believes he has Just as much right to play ball there as has the Back bay millionaire to walk through. Superintendent Doogue may think more of grass than of small boys, but the small boys are no more afraid of him and the police than they were of Gen. Gage and King George's red coats in 1774. When the British sol diers destroyed their coasting grounds they appealed to Gen. Gage, and got satisfaction. That was 123 years ago. Now Superintendent Doogue and the police have tried to drive them off their historic playground. They appealed to Mayor Quincy and Doogue and his myrmidons are discomfited. A large number of boys visited the common this morning to play ball and found the po lice on guard. The police drove the boys from their playground, and the Tioys promptly marched to City hall. Mayor Quincy was out of town, but Private Secretary Mullen took the official paper end wrote a letter to superintendent of the com mon saying that the boys must be al lowed to play. Fifteen minutes later half a dozen games were in progress at once on the old playground. TO CONVERT M'KINLEY. The Maine Conference Prays That the President Be Made a Good Methodist Portland, Me., April 20. At a prayer meeting of the Maine Methodist Episco pal conference Rev. Dr. A. S. Ladd, of the East Maine conference, offered a special prayer for the conversion of Pres ident McKinley to the Methodist belief. "Make him." prayed the doctor, "a good Methodist, an enemy to all compromise, and it leader for the right. Hasten the time, we pray, when this country will be as free of rum as it is of slaves." Hundreds of the congregation shouted "Amen!" and "Praise God 1" and then the conference engaged in silent prayer that President McKinley may become a good Methodist. Dr. Ladd was the Prohibition candidate for governor last year. MAY PARDON DUN LOP. President McKinley Inclined to Be Lenient With the Chicago Editor. Washington, April 20. President Mc Kinley had a consultation with Attorney General McKenna today about the case of Joseph Dunlop. proprietor of the Chi cago DLspatch, who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for sending ob scene literature through the mails. The attorney general in his report on the case said the only mitigating circum stances in Mr. Dunlop's case was his physical condition and the fact that his life might be jeopardized by confinement. Dur.lop is said to have had two apo pletic strokes since his sentence. It la probable that Mr. McKinley will reach a decision on his application for pardon within a few days. NO COOCUEE AT CONEY. Capt. Collins Says That Only Respec table Shows Will Be Allowed. New York. April 20. Coney Island will be real good this summer. Captain Col lins of the West Brighton police station said so yesterday, and he means busi ness. During the last few days ne has driven out the men who work shells and run cane game.. Yesterday he was waited upon by James Balboo, of the Turkish theater, and Victor Roditti, of the Streets of Cairo. The licenses of both places expired last week and Mayor Wurster will not renew them without Captain Collin's endorsement. "You can open up," said the captain, "provided you have no women or sug gestive dances in the places. Coney Is land shall have respectable shows or none at all." ONLY TWO ESCAPED. Abyssinian Troops Annihilate a Com pany of Italian Troops. Paris, April 20. The. Tempts publishes a story saying that an Iralian expedition under Major Bolleso has been annihilat ed in southern Abyssinia. It appears that the Ethiopian general commanding at Baro requested Jlajor Bollego to halt until the expedition was authorized by the Negus to proceed. The Italians thereupon fired on the messengers bear ing the nag of truce and killed them. In the tight between the Abyssinians and Italians which followed, only two of the latter succeeded in escaping. Probable Job -for Ex-Delegate FlynD. Perry, O. T., April 20. Thos. B. Cab inness, a member of the Pawnee In dian commission, has resigned and will soon go back to Georgia. It is said that either Congressman Needles of Illinois or ex-Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma will succeed Cabinness. When a cold is contracted, cure it at once. One Minute Cough Cure will set you on the road to recovery in "a min ute. It will cure pneumonia, bronchi tis, croup and all forms of lung and throat troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave. Not how cneap but how good Is ths way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. jeAMaaosftfc man experience XS? true happiness until she bent over her rosv- cheeked, sleep l j. i c j play and forget ful of tovs. Nev er. True happiness for a childless woman is nature's most emphatic impossibility. The world teems with otherwise happy wedded couples that only need the link of a babe's divided caresses to unite them in mutual happiness through all eternity. Any woman may assure herself of happy wifehood, long life, love, and the great blessing of mother hood, who will take proper care of her womanly-self, and resort to the right remedy for weakness and disease of the delicate organs peculiar to her sex. The befet of all-known remedies for the pecial weaknesses and diseases from which women suffer is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre Bcription. It acts directly and only on the organs that bear the burdens of mother hood. It makes them strong and healthy. Taken during: the expectant period it ban ishes the usual discomforts and makes baby's advent easy and almost painless. It insures a robust newcomer and an ample supply of natural nourishment. All good druggists sell it. It is my heart's desire." writes Mrs. M. B. Timpson, P. O. Box 31, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N. Y.. "to tell you what Dr. Pierce s medi cine has done for me. Two years ao I was in a Tery bad state. I took nine bottles in all of your Favorite Prescription.' I had been married five years and had not had any children. I now have a young son one vear old. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription effected a positive cure words cannot express my gratitude for the re lief from the great suffering I so long endured. I do not think.-! ahould be here to-day had it not been for Dr, .Pierce's medicines." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the liver, stomach and bowels. iV j rsmu n ns mm. i 1 Lli U i! Ever? ineredient in I 1 Hires Rootbeer is health giving. The blood is improved, the nerves soothed, the stomach benefited by this delicious beverage Rootbeer Quenches the thirst, tickles l the palate; full of snap, sparkle i .V J cr a a II Ml ance drink for everybody. S SI Hade 00 !r bj The CharlM K HlrM Co.. Pbi:njelnhl. Jk pack&g makes Ave fanoos. 11: f' l'N' "-Nii v' W. L. Douglas $3 Shoe Stylish, durable, perfect fittinf. Endorsed by over x, 000,000 wearers. Tff. L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes are the productions of skilled workmen, from the best material pos sible at these prices. Also $2 50 and $2 Shoes for Men, $2,50, $2 and $1.75 Boys We use only thebfstCalf, Russia Calf. French Patent Oal, French Enamel. V'lcl Kid. etc., graded to correspond with prices of tiinoe. if dealer cannot supply you, write Catalog free. W. L.DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. TOPEKA CASH DRY GOODS CO., 713 and 715 Kansas Ave. Excelsior Springs, Mo., MINERAL WATERS. J. K. JOXES, Jlgenl, 427 KABAS AVE.. Pent Office. EIQLE'S ilyb: thto; fa$t. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL, 20, 1897. Great THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL'S Circulation For the First Three Months Of 1897 has Been as follows: January, 209,825 February, 290,000 March, 327,845 SHOWING A DAILY AVERAGE .OF. Circulation Growth. In the vear 1885 the ci.-cula- t on was 800 January 1st, "91, were printed 3,125 Daisy average for year 1S91.. 4,339 Daily average for year 189 J.. 6,069 Daiiy average for year 1893.. 6,213 Dai!y average for year 1894.. 8,418 Daiiy average for year 1895.. 9,217 Daily average for year 1S90.. 10,763 Daily average for first three months ibo- 11,917 The State Journal has been under the present management for over elev en years, and its daily cir culation in that time has increased from 800 to over 11,000, or an average growth cf one thousand a year. The State Journal re ceives the full day leased wire Associated Press re port, is a member of the American Newspaper Pub lishers' Association, has 4 Linotypes, fast Web Per fecting Press, etc. The State Journal has a larger circulation than any other daily paper published in the great state of Kan sas. It requires forty-three (43) carriers (exclusives of newsboys), to circulate the paper in Topeka and sub urbs. LOCAL MENTION. P.,rn. to Mr. ond Mrs. J. R. Switzer, of 415 Lawrence street, a sun. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Boon, cf 01S Fillmore street, a son. Mr. M. Steveson is mounted on a handsome nickel plated T'nion Racer for He hopes to follow the circuit. W. E. Brown now of Chicago, form erly a member of the legislature from Newton, is in the city tm legal busi ness. The Women's Free Silver league will meet tomorrow- afti rnoon at o'clock at the old court house building. A good programme has been prepared. Grandma Tozier died last night at m. at the residence of her son, 1 harlea F. Bridge. 11?,:; North Van P,u len street. The funeral will be held at the residence Wednesday morning at 9 p clock. Toe interment will be in Roch ester cemetery. V. K. Ward Ipbvac tomorrow for Parsons wheie he lakes the position of secretary for Kansas of the. National puieu oi i.erorm speakers. Mr. Ward Is a silver Republican and was a candi date lor city clerk in the spring elec tion. Judgments amounting to $31 990 Bgamst the defunct Topeka Commer cial Security company were taken in he district court this morning Judg ments for over this amount were taken against the company by default some time ago, and in all the judgments will amount to something in the neighbor hood of $100.uuo. The funeral services of Mis Grace Farrish were conducted at 1303 North Monroe at 2:30 yesterday by C. S. Han ley and wife, evangelists, from Shenan doah, la. The deceased was in training for missionary work when cut down v.ith quick consumption. She passed away at 3:30 Sunday morning. The re mains, accompanied by friends, were taken this morning over the Rock Is land and Burlington to Iowa for inter ment. ;D. ofH.No. 7. Capital Lodge will give a Calico Ball on Wednesday evening in their hall 40 Kan. Ave. Tickets dated April 'lTth Will be received. Admission 25c a cou ple. Extra lady 10c 1 PIT KANSASNEWS. An Abilene Man Will Publish a Newspaper AboTe tlie Clouds, on Pike's Peak Heights. ISSUE TWICE A DAT. Cog Koad Passengers' Names Telephoned in Advance. To Confront the Tourist at the Summit. Abilene, April 20. T. B. Wilson who left this city a short time since, has a novel scheme for the summer. He is at the bottom of a project to publish a newspaper on the summit of old Pike's Peak. The paper will be 4-columns, 8 pages, with fine illustrations and de scriptions of noted places around the Peak, including Colorado Springs and Manitou. The paper will be printed twice a day and the names of the cog road passen gers will be telephoned up in advance, to appear in the paper by the time the cos train reaches the summit and each tourist can invest in. several copies of "the paper above the" clouds" with his name to astonish his friends back at home. The name of the paper will be the "Pike's Peak News," and already many advertising contracts have been drawn up. The daily circulation will be 4,000 copies, which will be sent to every leading hotel in America. The project is a daring one. $6,000 TO DIG FOB. GOLD. Company Organized at Herington to Boom a Cripple Creek Mine. Herington, April 20. Herington par ties have leased the Orphan Belle, No. 2 gold mine at Cripple Creek and per fected an organization to be known as The Herington Milling and Mining Co. Six thousand dollars of stock was sold and fully paid up in town .four or five days, that being all the stock issued, except one-fourth of the entire stock to the mine owner, and one-eighth to W. P. Seeds, for legal services, leaving the $6,000 subscribed here to represent five eighths of the mine. The mine is said to be in shape to take out "pay dirt" from the start, and is situated only 100 feet from the rich strike in Orphan Belle No. 1. The $6,000 j cash put up by the boys Here is to De j used for immediate development of the mine and is to be paid back to them i out of the first proceeds. The cash and entire management of the company is placed in the hands of A. S. McAllister who has resigned his place as engineer on the Rock Island road and will leave at once to take active charge ot it. MARRIED WOMEN TEACHERS. Unmarried Women Teachers Protest at Belleville. Belleville. April 20. At the next meeting of the board of education of this city the question will come up whether the board will continue the practice ot employing main for teachers in the city schools of Belle ville. Our city public schools employ nine teachers, two male and seven fe male. Three of the women teachers, i are married. The vigorous kick of em- ploying married women for teachers. and more especially those who have able-bodied husbands who can make i them a living, comes from the immar i ried lady teachers, who claim that as 1 .1.... 1..,... ,,iT.n Vi citj 1 tit toanh the higher branches of learning in our state colleges they, too, are more enti tled to teach than are those who are married. The next meeting of the board will be held in May. JEWELL, OLD SETTLERS To Celebrate With a Reunion This Summer. Jewell City.April 20. The old settlers of Jewell county are already talking up the old settlers' reunion to be held here some time during the summer. Among the many who will come un der the bead of old Jewell county set tlers are George and Henry Sorick, liv ing near here. They located on their farms in the spring of 1T0. and have continuously resided there ever since. Thev help to build the old historic Jew ell City fort, which in a large measure protected the early settlers in this vi cinity from the then frequent Indian raids. Through ail these years they have never mortgaged their farms. CONFESS TO A MURDER. Frank Oxford and His Brother-in-law Jailed Charged with Killing Joel Mack. Independence, April 20. Frank Ox ford and his 16 year old brother-in-law have been placed in jail at Vinita. I. T., charged with the murder of Joel Mack, of this city, whose body was found on the river bank near Nowata two months ago. The boy has confessed and implicated Oxford. He says he shot Mack and that Oxford cut off his head. He told where the head had been buried, and. upon investigation, it was found and brought here. A lynching is feared. Oxford is a tenant on Mack's ranch and it is claimed the murder was committed to dispose of a lot of personal property on the ranch which belonged to Mack. FROM KANSAS TOWNS. General and Personal News From All Over the State. MANKATO The butter, poultry and egg business of the firm of Vance White, of this city, is enormous. The firm paid out. in 1S96, alone, in round figures $50,000 for live poultry, while not less than $1,000 a month was paid out for dressed poultry. In the last month from the middle of March to April 15th, they have shipped a car of eggs a day. paying an average of $2.25 a case. There are about 12,000 dozen eggs in a car and amounts in round numbe rs to about $850 a day. PARSONS The barn and warehouse of the Standard Oil company, west of the city, were destroyed by fire Satur day night about 9:30 o'clock, together with four horses. The loss is estimated at $1,500 or more. NEWTON The large barn of John T. Wright, a prominent farmer near this city, was burned to the ground yesterday. Its contents, including nine valuable horses, were all destroyed. Other stock In an adjoining building were also burned to death. The total value of the propertv destroved is esti mated at $3,000, with but partial in surance. NEO DESHA A 12.000 barrel storage tank 50 feet in diameter and SO feet hih is being built in the south point of the refinery site, and the two large crude stilis are also in the hands of the boil er men. The latter reached here Tues day and one is ready to be hoisted Into place on the massive foundation, the first walls built on the site, whilo the other will be also done in a couple of days. FT. SCOTT Ed Myers and John Or ville, the two convicted Burke house thieves, who were serving out a year's sentence in the county jail, and Kenry Bell, the thick-lipped, bushy-headed colored ex-convict, who was serving out 100 days' sentence for larceny, escaped from a guard while being taken to work on the streets yesterday and have not been recaptured. LAWRENCE Donnelly's liverv barn was burned to the ground last evening and 20 horses perished in the fire. The fire caught in the loft In some unknown manner and the barn was a mass of flames before it was discovered. Four horses in the stable were rescued. Of the 20 burned to death, 14 were the property of Mr. Donnelly, and the other six were boarders, four belonging to the express companies. One of Mr. Don nelly's horses was a trotting mare worth about $1,000. WELLINGTON Miss Nellie Palmer was the lucky teacher to receive the gold watch offered by the Wellington Journal for the most popular teacher. At the last moment many pupils brought in 50 and 100 ballots. CHETOPA This place was visited by a disastrous fire at 7 o'clock last night, lasting two hours. It is sup posed that it was caused by a cigar ette. Losses were: Smith Son, im- j plemenis, $1,000; Will Columbia, Kiney's restaurant. Marsh, second hand store, j Capitol bakery, James and Thompson, J grocers, Dugan Co.. grocery, S100 i each; Cottrell, cigar factory. $.1,000; i John Torrence, two buildings, $1,200; I. i D. Highleyman, two brick, two frame, j $3,000; Sam Wade, two frame, $5,000. DODGE CITY Dr. C. A. Milton this spring is planting 1.000 cherry trees, 1.000 plum trets, 250 appie trees, 2.0.00 locust trees. The doctor is preparing to plant 40 acres in locust trees. This planting is being done on his farm northeast of the city. DODGE CITY Ex-Commandant Van Voorhis of the soldiers' home has gone to Colorado on business before return ing to his home, at Lawrence. A hand some gold watch was presented to him by his fellow officers and the inmates of the institution. WILL OPEN THE SEASON. Tba Journal and the Capital Ball Teams Will Meet Thursday. The greatest game of the season will be seen at Athletic park on Thursday after noon when the Journal-Capital base ball teams meet for honors and fun. The ad mission will be free and Tim Donovan has promised to provide plenty of police protection. The game will be. called at 4 o'clock and the admission will be as frea as the air. Both teams have been practicing and it is safe to say that there will be some decidedly fancy playing. The teams will be dignified by two city editors and also strengthened, for they are old-time base ball henris. Certainly no finer pitchers will appear on the. diamond this summer than will ba seen Thursday. Arrangements had been made to have Jackson's Military bajij furnish music during the intermissions oaust-d by a close decision of Umpire Charlie. McCabe. but as the band has ceased to be. the music will have to b dispensed with. Betting on the pame has opened at Chas. Eagle's cigar store. The odds are about two to one on The Journal A hparty and cordial invitation is given to tlie base ball fans and the ladies to at tend. Be sure and be prompt, for the ball will be put in motion at exactly 4:04 p. m. POWDER RIVER WILD. Melting of Oregon Mountain Snows Causes Great Destruction. Baker City, Ore., April 20. Powder river is higher than ever known, and is doing great damage. Only one bridge remains in this city and if the warm weatiier continues it will go out. The Sumpter Valley railroad is Hooded for miles and trains will not be running for weeks. The Oregon railway and Navi gation company bridge above this city is threatened. The northern residence portion of the city is inundated. A RARE PRODUCTION Will be Margaret Mather's Presenta tion of "Cymbeline" at the Grand. The sale of seats for Margaret Math er's "Cymbeline" will open at Snow's drug store Thursday morning at eight o'clock. Miss Mather comes to the Grand in this city next Monday even ing.and the gifted actress will undoubt edly be greeted by a large audience. The play "Cymbeline" is probably the least known but yet one of the most in teresting of Shakespeare's productions. "Cymbeline" can be called neither a comedy nor a tragedy, for it is both. "Cymbeline" is a play that deals with the king of that name who is supposed to have reigned over the Trinobantes, who inhabited Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex. England, a quarter of a century before the birth of Christ.This period lends itself to splendid scenic display of the impressive sort, and Miss Mather has taken full advantage of her opportunities. Everything that money could get to make her produc tion a scenic and artistic success she has obtained. The play will be staged in a historically correct manner, al though picturesqueness has not been sacrificed. Jeffries and Baker Matched. San Francisco, April 20. The Olympic club has matched Jeffries of Los Ange les and Baker of Chicago for a purse of $1,700 for a 20 round contest to be decid ed on the night of May 21st. The loser is to receive $200, out of the purse. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days Its action upon the system is remark able and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease imme diately disappears. The first dose great ly benefits. T. F. Anthony, ex-postmaster of Promise City, Iowa, says: "I bought one bottle of "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took." Sold by Swift Holliday, drug gists, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka, nau ix vent for a baby The cost of the few drops of Ayer's Cherry (b Pectoral that will cure croup. S whooping cough and any other cough, it administered in time is perhaps half a cent. It may prolong baby's life, Half a Century RAILROAD NEWS. Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma Get Together. Perfect an Organization to De Telop a Gulf Outlet FOit WESTE11X GRAIN. Campbell, of Kansas, Chairman, Forrest, Secretary. Known as Gulf Interstate Transportation Co. Austin, Tex., April 20. The Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas repre sentatives had another meeting yester day.Senator Hornier occupied the chair. It was the object of the meeting to per fect organization to develop an outlet for the west on the gulf. Permanent organization was effected by the selec tion of Secretary Campbell of Kansas as chairman and R. B. Forrest as secre tary. The following executive committee was elected: Warwick Saunders, Ne braska; L. P. King, Tannehill, Kan.; R. B. Forrest, El Reno, Ok.; J. B.Wells, Brownwood, Tex. L. P. King was elected chairman of the executive committee. The report of the committee on per manent organization is as follows: State Capitol, Austin. Tex.. April 19. Mr.Chairman: Your committee on per manent organization and plans of pro cedure, etc., beg to make the rollowing report: We recommend that the present joint committee of the several states repre sented be made a permanent organiza tion, to be known as the Gulf and In terstate Transportation company, the officers of which shall consist of a chair man, secretary and executive commit tee, consisting of one member from each state or territory. The duty of the executive committee shall be to is sue addresses, to arrange for meetings and conventions and have such powers and general supervision as is essential to the success of the movement for which this company is organized, until such time as a general convention of delegates from all the states and terri tories participating in this movement shall be held and a more permanent or ganization then effected. WALTER GHESHAM, L. P. KING. JAMES B. WELLS, R. B. SHANNON. WARWICK SAUNDERS. NOTES FROM NICKERSON. Short Items of Interest From the Santa Fe Middle Division. Charles Delaney, who has been em ployed as stationery engineer at this point for the past 12 years, will leave for La Junta on the 28th inst. with his family. Mr. Delaney has accepted the position of stationery engineer at La Junta. Brakeman Ed Miller has taken a run on the M. M. branch and has moved his family to Florence. Geo. Duden, stenographer and time keeper in the .office of Master Mechanic Gavitt, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents in Topeka. Engineer Henry C. Forrester left on the 15th inst. for California to accompa ny his wife home. Mrs. Forrester has been in California for the past six months for the benefit of her health. Engine 383, which has been in passen gerservice between Newton and Dodge, lias been assigned to Engineer Mears and Fireman Brisco on trains 7, 6, 5, S, between Newton and Nickerson. Engine 2 has been turned out of the shop after receiving a general over hauling and has been assigned to serv ice between Strong City and Superior. Scale Inspector John B. New is kept busy looking after the scales on the middle and southern divisions. Business on the middle division Is the best, so the old timers say, that it has ben for years. Trainmaster G. H. Saunders is making- arrangements to move his family to Newton about May 1. Frank W. Booth, stenographer to As sistant General Superintendent Turner, spent Sunday in ,Nickerson, the guest of friends. SLOW RUSSIAN RAILROADS. Thirty-five Miles an Hour About Their Limit for Fast Trains. (From the Buffalo Courier.) Russia, with over 4.S75.0O0 square miles of area more than the United States, has 15X.C00 miles less of railroads. Most of the engines bum naplha oil for fuel, with ex cellent results. The oil is The refuse from the first rehiring and costs about 40 cents per barrel. This oil is aiso used for gen eral lubricating purposes. None of the engines have bells, but in stead have two whistles. The engines are rme.ly painted the wheels red, frame black; jacket and cab green, with a tine black stripe: the inside of tlie cabs nearly white or cream color. The speed of freight trains is limited to twenty miles per hour, while the fast express is limited to thirty-five miles per hour. in switching and making up of trains all signals are given by sound that is. the switchman has a tin horn which he blows and the engine driver is obliged to repeat this signal by whistle before he goes ahead. When an engine. stops the engineer is required to give three short whistles. "OWNEY" IS DEAD. The Well Known Railroad Dog Went Mad and Had to be Killed. Cleveland, April 20. "Owney," the celebrated railroad dog, will travel over the country in mail cars no more. He has met his fate in this city. The trouble which resulted in his death arose over the fact that he be came mad. Whether or not his madness was due to an order issued recently by the superintendent of mails in Chicago to the effect that"Owney"should hence forth be excluded from the mail cars, cannot be positively stated. At any rate "Owney" found his way into the Union depot on some train Thursday, and that evening displayed signs of madness. He bit a brakeman quite seriously, and when a police officer attempted to paci fy him with his club the dog turned on the officer and bit him also. A Ehort struggle then ensued. in which "Owney" was clubbed to death by the policeman. EIGHTY TRAMPS THERE. A Little School House Near Atchison a Favorite Resort. Atchison. April 0. The school house near the railroad, just west of the shops, is a rendezvous for Wandering Willies, and nearly every night the school house is the sleeping place of at least fifteen of them and sometimes as high cs thirtv. Last night eighty applied for lcdgincs and they were packed in like sardines. They are generally a decent set of fel lows and have never in a single instance left the school house without thoroughly renovating it. One morning they hap pened to sleep late and when the teacher came they would not allow her to take up school until they cleaned up the room. GULF RAILWAY CHANGES. Rock Island Man Goes to Como as South Park Agent. Denver, April 20. T. H. Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the Cheyenne North ern road, with headquarters at Chey enne, is a guest of the Albany hotel. Mr. Fitzpatrick has resigned his posi tion, to take effect on the 1st of May, and will be succeeded by J. A. Rasbach. trainmaster of the South Park line at Como. Mr. Rasbach was formerly superin tendent of the Cheyenne Northern and is thoroughly familiar with the work required on that branch of the Gulf system. R. B. Agnew, formerly super intendent of the Rock Island road, with headquarters at Colorado Springs, will go to Como to assume the position made vacant by the promotion of Ras bach. Retrenchment on the "Katy."' Sedalia, April 20. Another step In the policy of retrenchment inaugurated by the Missouri, Kansas Texas was taken today when a joint arrangement with the American express company went into effect, requiring express mes sengers to handle the train baggage. This departure displaced every bag gageman on the entire system and the majority of them have been offered positions in the freight department at decreased salaries. Rush of Stock on the Santa Fe. Wellington, April 20. Four extra stock trains came in from the Panhan dle this morning and then went west from here. The extras that came in were sections of trains number 494 and 496. The railroad boys are of the opin ion that the rush is now on in earnest and that it will continue for four or six weeks. Every engine and crew that I can be secured have been pressed into service. New Wellington Express Agent. Wellington, April 20. H. C. Charlton, of Kansas City will succeed I. Long aker as express agent at this place the first of the month. Mr. Charlton was formerly an express messenger on the Santa Fe running between Kansas City and Denver, but has been off duty the past two years on account of an in jury received in a wreck at Pueblo, Col. To Change the Silver City Branch. Albuquerque, April 20. The Santa Fe Railroad company has let a large con tract to R.D. Hall of Deming for chang ing the line of the Silver City branch between Whitewater and Silver City and heavy levee work near Hudson. The work is being done under the direction of Engineer J. M. Meade. GIRLS FIGHT A DEVIL FISH Katie Herbruck and Lillian McKee han, of Tacoma, Kill an Octopus. Tacoma, Wn., April 20. Katie Her bruck and Lillian McKeehan of Taco ma, are two brave young women. Yes terday while out in a rowboat collect ing sea urchins and star fishes in Puget Sound they were attacked by a monster devil fish measuring over 12 feet be tween the ends of the opposite arms. Their first notice was when the octopus thrust an arm into the boat, catching Miss Herbruck by the foot. She scream ed and pulled, finally escaping by dex teronslv slinnintr off her shoe. Then i began the battle. The octopus whipped the sound until foam covered its surface endeavoring all the while to fasten a tentacle about one of the boat's occupants. The young women responded by vigorously pound ing it with oars and fish hook. Finally the octopus twisted an arm about the cross piece in the boat's bow and head ed for sea. This frightened Misses Her bruck and McKeehan, who believed their only hope lay in cutting off this tentacle, which they succeeded in do ing with an oar after being towed six miles. Another stroke killed the mon ster, which was dragged into the boat. It weighed 110 pounds and each of its eight arms was covered with over 250 "suckers." FLOWERS FROM MISS GOULD Rich and Poor Alike Receive Floral Gifts in Memory of the Day. New York, April 20. Miss Helen Mil ler Gould spent Easter at Roxbury, in Delaware county. Previous to her de parture on Saturday she saw that her agents distributed flowers and plants to the Five Points and other missions on the east side, from which places they were given out to the poor. Many of the people living at Irving-ton-on-the-Hudson. where Miss Gould has a beautiful manor house, were the recipients of choice flowers from her. The small army of employes on the Gould estate were all remembered by an Easter gift. The Gould memorial church is the finest edifice of the kind in Delaware county. Miss Gould hired several flor ists to go to Roxbury to decorate it in memory of her father. Miss Gould also visited his grave and covered it with lilies, roses, pansies and other choice exotics. Miss Gould always remembers the Sunday school children of Roxbury on Easter. TRAIN KILLS TWO. Harry Clark and Miss Sarah Fisher Meet Instant Death in Michigan. South Lyon. Mich., April 20. A train on the Detroit, Grand Rapids West ern railway at the first main highway crossing west of South Lyon depot, struck a vehicle, instantly killing Har ry Clark, son of Rev. E. P. Clark. Pres byterian minister of this city, and Miss Sarah Fisher of Ypsilanti, who was vis iting friends here. Miss Ethel Just, daughter of the banker of this place, was injured, one foot being badly crushed. The body of Miss Fisher was terribly mutilated, both legs being cut off. Clark was a student at Ann Arbor, and Miss Fisher attended the state nor mal at Y"psilanti. Mrs. Fay's Will Filed for Probata The will of Martha H. Fay, mother of Dr. J. R. Fay and Mrs. R.C. Bradshaw. of this city, who died here on June 29, P9, was filed in the probate court today. 1 The will was executed by Airs. Fay in Chicago in ISaS and the witnei-.-es to the document can not be foun-1, and in order i that the estate may be disposed of Dr. i Fay has been appointed special adminis i trator. At the time the will was made I Mrs. Fay had a considerable estate, but i during the eleven years following it di minished to seme extent, and it is proba ble that all of the provisions cannot now be. carried out. One of the first provis ions decrees the sum of $500 ach to Dr. J. R. Fay and Mrs. Bradshaw. Dirt is given away at 513 Fillmore St, Croup and whooping cough are child hood's terrors: but like pneumonia, bronchitis, and other throat and lung troubles, can be quickly cured by using One Minute Cough Cure. G. W. Star.s field, 632 Kansas ave. Ringling Bros.' famous and popular circus represents a cash investment of $3,700,000. The cost of operating this stupendous enterprise will be over $1, 200.000 this season. Dirt Is given away at 513 Fillmore St. M'NALL AT THE OLD STAND. Ha Writes Another Letter to the New York Life Insurance Company. Insurance Superintendent Webb Mc Nall is still doing business with the insurance company as indicated by the following letter sent to Chas. G. Whit ney, secretary of the New York Life: "Your annual report filed in this office on January 30, 1S&7, for the year ending December 01, 1S96, on page 2, under the head of "assets," item 4, "cash account, bank and trust companies deposit $5,400,999.14," and accompanying said sworn report is a statement showing a schedule of cash deposits with banks and trust companies in the United States and Canada on December 31, 1S96 showing that at that date you had de posited in cash with the Central Na tional bank in New York, $1,429,391.11. "In response to a letter from this of fice to the aforesaid, the Central Na tional bank. New York, the report to this department under date of April 16, saying: 'At the close of business, De cember 31. 1S96. the books of this bank show a balance to the credit of the New York Life Insurance company of Nine hundred and seventy one thous and and sixty-five dollars and sixty live cents, ($971,065.65), the same being subject to its order. Very respectful ly. "C. S. YOUNG, Cashier." "It seems that when you subtract the amount of cash that the bank says you had on hand in that bank at that time I assume is the actual amount that you had on hand in that bank t tht time f rom theamount that you swore you had on hand on December 31, 1&96, it leaves a discrepancy of $458,325.46. Of course to an individual or individuals who report to this department that they have assets invested in the sum of $176,000,000 this amount of nearly half a million is a small matter, but on acount of your be ing a mutual company and your having policy holders in this state, it seems to be too much of a discrepiancy to pass over lightly. Permit me to ask you if you have made other errors of this nature in this report, and is this office to under stand that the rest of the matters and statements contained in your report are as correct and as reliable as your state ment concerning the amount of money that you had on deposit in the Central National Bank of New York on the 31st day of December, 1896?" M'NALL APPEARS. He Goes Before the Federal Authori ties Without the Formality of Arrest. Webb McNall went before the federal court this afternoon and was released upon his own recognizance to answer to the indictments against him return ed by the grand jury. Soon after dinner Mr. Perry called Mr. McNall over the telephone. The fol lowing dialogue ensued: "Hello, is that McNall?" "Yes." "This is W. C. Ferry." "Yes." "Can you come down this afternoon?" "What do you want?" "Haven't you read the Journal?" "Y'es." "See what it said about the action "Oh, yes; I saw that, but couldn't un derstand where it had leaked out." "Well, I can't explain the leak my self, but what the Journal said was true." "What do you want me to do?" asked McNall. "Well, we want you to appear," "I'll be there." "Yes, Mac, come down and we will accept your personal recognizance, for appearance for trial." "Be down in 30 minutes." Mr. McNall went down and the ar rangement was carried out as sugges ted by Mr. Perry, the superintendent of insurance not having been subjected to arrest. W. H. Haskell of Gaylord sent the following telegram to United States Marshal Neely Sunday afternoon: "Webb McNall is here. Do you want him apprehended? Is there any re ward?" Haskell is one of McNall's bondsmen. Agricultural Appropriation Bill Is Passed. Washington, April 20. The senate passed the agricultural appropriation bill today and at 1 o'clock went into executive session. Representative Holman Will Recover. Washington, April 20. Representa tive Holman of Indiana showed much improvement today and Dr. Burwell, I his physician now regards his condition as favorable fur recovery. Suicide at Hiawatha. Hiawatha, April 20. At Leona last night, Earle, the son of Dr. W. W. Scott, in a fit of despondency cut his throat from ear to ear. His recovery is i impossible. Dayton Tablet to Resume. Quiney, 111., April 20. Dayton Tab let company's plant, which was closed three weeks ago under financial embar rassment, has started up again with i 200 employes. It will run day and night 1 to catch up on orders. The Kickers' bank is in temporary control. A. F. A. M. Notice. The members of Orient Lodge No. CI A. F. A. M. and Master Masons in good standing, are requested to meet at Masonic Temple, Wednesday, April 21, at 1 p. m. to participate at the burial of our late Brother. Mathew Weightmair HARRY F. WH1T. W. M. EVAN DAVIS, Secretary. Dirt is given away at 513 Fillmore St- 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 bob ties of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, whiofci 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. When the spring time comes, "gentle i Annie," like all other sensible persons, will cleanse the liver and renovate the system with DeWitt's Littie Early Risers, famous little pills for the liver and stomach all the year round. G. W. Stansheli, 632 Kansas ave. Don't advertise in the State Journal unless yon feel confident that its dailj circulation exceeds 11,000. Any evidence apparently to the contrary will be cheer fully received and proof produced to convince the most skeptical that we do not claim anvrhin? phnjif: j our circulation for which i we cannot vouch. GATHERING AT CHANUTE. The City Putting on Holiday Airs to Receive the Veterans. Chanute, April 20. The city is rapid ly filling up with delegates and other representatives of the G. A. R. and its various auxiliaries. All the department officers of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. are registered at the Oriental hotel. The streets are assuming a festive air, and the national colors are very much in evidence. Huge arches are being erected across the principal streets, and committees meet every train escorting the visitors to their respective places of entertain ment. A fine rain has laid the dust and cooled the air in preparation for the veterans. The department secreta ry, Miss C. Belle Chase of the Woman's Relief corps, will report 218 corps with 5.SS7 members in good standing, and 2. O02 soldiers and soldiers' families re lieved in the department of Kansas. The department treasurer, Mrs. Helen A. Edwards, will report cash expended for relief $2,444.17, in food and clothing, $2,738.63, money turned over to posts, $1,556.12. COLDEST APRIL 20. Temperature in New York 25 Degrees Above at 8 O'clock. New York, April 20. Today is a rec ord breaker in two respects according to the official weather observer. It is the coldest April 20 on record and is the first day on record when we have had freezing temperature after the 19th of the month. The temperature was only 24 degrees above zero at 5 o'clock this morning and it was only 25 degrees above at 8 o'clock, a drop of 22 degrees from the temperature at the same time yesterday. The Ancient Order of Pyramids The Ancient Order of Pyramids will giveone of their series of dances tomor row evening, 21st, at their hall 704 and 70C. All those holding invitations are cordially invited to attend. By order committee. F. G. Logan's Grain Letter. WHEAT After the holidays Liver pool was quoted 3V2 pence higher and later lost 1 of that. Consols were quoted off from last Thursday's quo tation and London brokers were buy ers of our securities. This made a sell ing furor among eleventh hour bulls who bought at the top yesterday but after the liquidation bullish news be gan to come in. Minneapolis reported continent buying more Hour today than any one day on the crop. Duluth said probably 5'2 millions of their wheat al ready contracted to move forward. Freezing weather Sunday and last night in northwest, and freezing weath er in Kentucky, where wheat is said to be jointed. Two Minneapolis mill ing concerns sold 40,000 barrels flour yesterday and advices from Ohio, Mich igan and Missouri of damage to crop and lateness of season while notwith standing the break, St. .Louis was bid ding 101 for No. 2 red white wheat there 100,000 cash wheat was taken here for shipment, and Bradstreet's decrease for the world's 2,948,000 bushels of which 748,000 was east of the Rochies, and 2,200,000 in Europe, was almost the same as corresponding week last year. Repetition of advices from France was of ten per cent less area sown and the crop looking poorly. Three ports, (Bos ton being holiday) cleared 122,000 wheat. Primary receipts are 396.000. I Shipments 213.000 while on passage decreased 1,600,000 busnels. Linn ana i uri ahy. two of the bulls who sold out yes terday were, good buyers at bottom. While the strength on today's closing may not be maintained, we think the bull side is- without doubt the side to take with discretion, aw the stocks of wheat in all probability will gradually disappear. Pillsbury estimates Minneapolis flour sales last week at 500.000 barrels, equal to the product of 2,250,000 bushels of wheat. CORN Ruled easier with wheat not withstanding light receipts and ship ments for tomorrow, the price in Kansas City being weak and lower and advices from Texas joints to the effect that there was considerable hot corn there. The. outlook for receipts is for an improvement and while market may sympathize with wheat strength, the tendency, perhaps, is for liquidation of corn contracts. OATS Were easy, disposition of local crowd to raid them, but cash ilimaiid was good, and New York reported good cash business. Too low a product to sell very much of with any prospects of war in S1pROVISIONS Rather small trade at opening, weak and lower. whi'-h was not much more than maintained. Selling was scattered and liquidation set i-.i. Sellers 0f yesterday were the b-.st buyers. Cast trade was only fair and receipts hogs for tomorrow 25,000. Range of Prices on Stocks Stocks. lOp'n 'High! Low .Cl'seiTes. Sugar 111U! Oa-3 81 I 8L"-s 8l-'-s Tobacco 7041 71 Leather Pfd Kt hS'i 51,, Am. Spirits IV'sl H"s BH E. G. 7 31'. I 31 W 3P4j Con. Gas lOoVsi 161 I''sl C. B. Q 71 I 7K-8 70sj Rock Island fil'-ii 62' l St. Paul W'-A 7I'2 7o!s Atchison Pfd... JU'i IMi is Atchison 10 :Ai; C. N. W 10:! I lo.r; H2- C. C. C 2S'-i 2V4 2S'4; N. Y. C 98'4 9S?8 9, "il Bake Shore 1637a bit l5-i Manhattan 84 '4 8-" Si-i Western Union Wrti Mo. Pacific lf.Vs 15H V1 Wabash Pfd... 12 12'8 12 I'n. Pacific 44 4'i Reading 174 lifal Jer. Central 7S 77 j D. H 102i 2 Wi-t iiyii D. L. W 15oi ISO!! J'" I TCI 2''-'l 21 20 I M. K. T 2-; I 2'!- 26 No. Pac. Pfd.. 34- 34'u M Ij. N 42Ti 4SH 411 Southern Pac. l-Huj 14 'fe M's Pacific Mail.... Wi'i! 26'-4 2?. Omaha &6',g ai On;1, 111 "110-i 6941 70 '8 52 I 52-8 11H B 3l'4' J4 141 :ir,1 Tim 69 -i 61 Ot ."-t 7i e ix'jai 3 7U l' l'M's 102 2N"tj L'T'i 98 97 M, 4 ,1'".:: SU'V Ml1 15'.! 143. 12 i ll'-j 5 4'2 l-'4i 17, K'3'i:iir'i 350 i 21 W'3 S4'- 4:; 40" 25"s; 56 A i 5-jfa RAND OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY, April 23, M THE 111 FORSAKEN Will be given for the benefit of the Orphans' Home, With a strong cast of home talent. Tickets are now on sale at Snow's Drug Store. Ilonday, April 28 th.- THE DISTINGUISHED ACTRESS, TC?' .O) Under tile Direction of B. C. Whitney, In her Sumptuous J40.000 Production of Shakespeare's beautiful play, 1 CViVIBELINE." The seat and box sale will open on Thursday xtMjruinS, April 26.

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL. 20, 1897. The State Journal TWENTY-FOURTH TEAR. BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Dplly edition, delivered by carrier, 10 eems a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same prici in any Kan fas town where this paper has a carrier system. xy mail, three months., J 90 Ey mail, one year 3.60 Weekly edition, one year &0 PERMANENT HOME TopeSa State Journal Building. 800 and VSi KkDsuu aven'ie. corner of Eighth. TELiSPHONES: Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Kt-pcrti-rs' lioom Bell 'Phone lQTft Kew Tors address: 206 Potter building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as--'ciatioi. wiire flies of the prtpe" are al ways QDen to advertisers or readers. APRIL 1897. HI Sun. 4) Mon. Tua. Wed. Thur. Frl. 2 7 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 41 4 3 1! 12 13 1 18 19 20 I 25 26 27 The Greatest Three Months on Record. THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL'S showing for the First Quarter of 1807 exceeds all former Circulation Records in the history of the paper. THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. Circulation Statement, First Quarter, 1S9T. Daily Average 11.917 The issues of the Topeka Daily State Journal, of Topeka. Kansas, for three months from January 1st, 1897. to March 31st. inclusive, actual number of com. plete copies printed, have been as stated below Day. Jan. Fib. M'ch 1 10.7U0 11.900 la.iso 2 10,7' 11.950 12.075 3 11.900 12 .500 4 10. S00 11,950 12.140 5 10.900 11.900 I2.::ix 6 10.81)0 11,900 12.2U0 7 10.850 8 11.000 12.025 12.200 9 11,050 12.200 12.700 10 12.050 12.:S50 11 11.500 12.200 12. l' 12 11.750 12,1X10 12. 000 13 11.950 12,250 12,000 34 k 11. 800 15 11,700 12,000 11.930 16 11,700 12.075 12,tl IT 12.050 1 5. 00 1? 11.S75 12.350 1 2.075 19 11.800 12.300 11.910 20 12,000 12,300 11,900 21 11.800 22 11.800 12.309 11.800 23 11.8O0 12.050 11.950 24 12.100 11,800 25 11.900 12.1O0 11.800 ZS J 11.900 12.100 11.700 11 12.0"0 12,050 11,700 2S 11.900 29 11,900 11.700 80 11.90U 11.750 31 11,725 Totals. 299,825 290,000 327,845 Sundary: no issue. Grand total of copies printed during the three mtjnths. 317, H70. The gi and total when divided by 77, which s the actual number of days of issue, si'iows that the average number of complete copies printed per issue was 11.917. This; is a correct report for the three months-, of 1&97 and is made for the pur pose of being placed on file and securing fin acrirate and exact circulation rating. tSitrned.) Editor and Proprietor. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this Tth day of April. 1S97. A. A. MAJORS. (Seal.) Notary Public. My commision expires April 4th, 1S.9S. CIRCULATION GROWTH. In the year 15. the circulation was.. January 1st, 181. were printed 3. Daily average for year 1S91 4. Daiiy average for year 1892 5. Daily average for year 1S9:1 6. Daily average for year 1894 8. Daily average for year l'?9o 9, Dai!y average lor year 1&96 10, Daily average for first three months 1897 11, 800 125 S"i0 08O 213 418 217 709 917 The State Journal has been under the present management for over eleven years and its riailv circulation in that tttsie has increased from 800 to over 11,000 cr an average growth of one thousand a year. The State Journal receives the full day leased-wire Associated Press report, is a member of the American Newspaper Pub lishers' Association, has four linotypes, fast Web Perfecting press, etc. The State Journal has a larger circula tion than any other daily paper published In the grat state of Kansas. It requires forty-three (w; carriers (exclusive of newsboys) to circulate the paper in To peka and suburbs. Don't advertise in the State Journal un less you feel confident that its daily cir culation exceeds ll.ooO. Any evidence ap parently to contrary will be cheerfully re ceived and proof produced to convince the most skeptical that we do not claim nythinsr about our circulation for which we cannot vouch. In 1890 the State Journal erected for its exclusive use as a permanent home, a handsome double front pressed brick building of three floors. The location is cme of the most eligible business sites in Topeka the southeast corner of Kansas avenue and Eighth street. The building is one of the most complete newspaper structures in the west and has many uni que featueres among these are construc tion and arrangement by which the four linotypes are seen in operation behind piate giass facing Kansas avenue and also through a large glass window from the business office. The fast Web Perfecting printing press I: placed at the middle of the north ground floor, behind 18 feet of plate glass facing Eighth street, thus affording a complete view from the sidewalk of the wonderful printing machine, turning out complete eight page papers, printed, fold id and counted at the rate of between two and three a second. A press room bal cony offers a similar view from the in side of. the building. FARMING AT A LOSS. If the statements made and figures furnished by Governor Leedy and oth ers before the Interstate commerce commission at Austin, Texas, last week are correct, then it is not surprising that Kansas farmers have complained of hard times nor that there have been so many mortgages and mortgage fore closures. Governor Leedy stated that the aver age price of producing corn was 26 cents and of wheat 56 cents in eastern Kansas. The price of corn varied from 12 to 16 cents of late years. Kansas grain raisers have been losing money for the last five years and are not now in a flourishing condition. Senator King said that the cost of producing corn is from 16 to 24 cents per bushel; of wheat from 60 to 40 cents per bushel. The average price of wheat in the last two or three years has been 40 cents per bushel, of yellow corn 16 cents, of white corn 17 cents. Kansas grain farmers are not prosperous as a rule. The investigation at Austin, taking the testimony above quoted as a guide has merely demonstrated the fact that growing grain for the market in Kan sas does not pay. Many farmers, especially successful ones, have held to this opinion for years, and long ago abandoned the at tempt. Instead, however, of seeking a remedy through a reduction of freight rates, they paid no attention to wheat, fed what corn they produced to stock and devoted their time to dairying, hor ticulture and such pursuits as could be prosecuted at a profit. The farmer who makes corn growing profitable, under present conditions, is evidently the farmer who feeds his pro duct to live stock and makes the money out of cattle and hogs. THE ABSENT MINDED MAN. (From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph) An amusing case of absent mindedness was experienced by a young south sMer the other evening. The. young man is us ually of a bright nature. but lor some time past his friends have been noticing tht'-t he does some peculiar things. Not long ago he was at a reception, and a few minutes before closing time he went to the coat Ikix and secured his hat and coat. Then he walked up stairs to the dancing floor and picked up another coat and walked home with it on his arm. Arriv ing at his home he found that he had one coat on and ttnother on his arm. The next day he found the owner of the ex ra cuh'. and mutual explanations fol lowed ami all wa.s well. Hut that has been eclipsed by his latest exploits. He hail finished his toilet and started for the street. As soon as he made his appear ance he wius greeted with smiles from everybody who saw him. He walked down the street and could not imagine what made the pa.ssersby smile at him. Finally he reached the restaurant where he takes his meals, and then lie realized that he was carrying something in his hand. He looked at it anil found that he had carried the lighted lamp from his room and had walked several blocks along the main street with it in iiis ha.:Kl. Another case, is cited concerning the same young man. At the office where he is employed he has occasion to answer manv calls at the telephone. One evening he. was reading a book in his room wnen an alarm clock rang in the adjoining room. The absent-minded youth got up and commenced to yell "Hello! Hello!" and when the occupant of the other room inquired as to the cause of the yelling the young man said in a sheepish man ner. "Oh. I thought it was the telephone bell ringing." PEOPLE YOTJ HEAR OF. Earl Gray Wilson, the newly-elected mayor of Morrow, Ohio, is said to be only 21 years old. Officer George P. Osborne is the tall est member of Philadelphia's police force. He is six feet nine and one-half inches in height. Tobias Kile. 92 years old. of Quaker town, Pa., recently enjoyed for the first time in his life the services of a bar ber. A Bath (Me.) boy is the proud pos sessor of an autograph letter from the Queen of Holland. His interest in col lecting foreign postage stamps won him the royal favor. The women's clubs of Columbus, O., have inaugurated a movement which is intended to assist Mark Twain to dis charge his financial obligations from the sales of the books he is now at work upon. They will ask the co-operation of women's clubs everywhere, each member to pledge herself to pur chase one copy. John P. Cuddy, a farmer of Baltimore county. Md., who died the other day, made the first trip on Peter Cooper's locomotive over the Baltimore Ohio road on August 2S, 1S;)0. He was also present when Prof. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over the Baltimore Ohio wires between Baltimore and Washington. Dr. Frederick Dan Huntington, Prot estant Episcopal Bishop of Central New York who celebrated the 28th anniver sary of his consecration as bishop in Syracuse last Thursday, though 78 years of age, still does his work as usual. He was graduated from Am herst in 1839, with Father Hewit and Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs. When he was graduated Father Hewit was a member of the Episcopal church, and at that time Dr. Huntington was a Uni tarian. There is talk of erecting a statue of N. P. Willis in Portland, Me., of which town he was a native. Another sug gestion is to place some suitable mark on the graves of Lieut. William Bur rows of the American brig Enterprise, and Capt. Samuel Blyth of the British brig Boxer. Tvette Guilbert has topped off her American tour by presenting a steeple to a country church. "EX BAYS," We don't want to mix in this quarrel over in Europe, but we would suggest that it has been several days since there was an "ultimatum' and somebody should be searched. Hutchinson News. The true patriot is the man who keeps his nose out of other people's business. Abilene Reflector. April is the month poetically credited with smiling through its tears. There are some smiles now, but they are mo nopolized by vendors of cough and rheumatic drops. Newton Republican. The genuine fisherman does not know whether it gives him more pleas ure to see the cork bob or hear the cork pop. Hutchinson News. The principal industry with the reg ister of deeds in Kansas just now is in filing release of mortgages. Atchison Champion. Men always expect their wives, sis ters nd daughters to be better than they themselves are. Nortonville News. Why is it that the Salvation Army women are never "beautiful?" Arkan sas City Traveler. MRS. M'KINLEY'S TEACHER. From the Philadelphia Press. Miss Harriet F. Gault, who is a can didate for postmistress at Media, and who taught Mrs. McKinley when the latter was a pupil at Brooke Hall sem inary, at that place, talked very inter estingly yesterday of her former pupil. With Miss Gault lives Miss Loraine M. Ketehum, who was a schoolgirl chum of Mrs. McKinley's at Brooke Hall. Both ladies speak in the high est term of their old friend. Miss Ida Saxton, who has since become the first lady of the land. "Oh, yes, I am willing to talk about my former pupil," said Miss Gault in answer to a question yesterday, "for I could say nothing truthfully that might be displeasing to Mr. or Mrs. McKinley. I have had the honor of being their guest several times and Mrs. McKinley enjoys very much recollections and reminiscences of her days at Brooke Hall. "I think it was in 1865," she contin ued, "that Miss Ida Saxton, accompa nied by her younger sister. Miss Mary P. Saxton, now Mrs. Barber, came to Brooke Hall seminary. The school was at that time under the charge of Miss Maria L. Eastman, a wonderfully brilliant and energetic woman, and who formed the greatest sort of an attach ment for the Saxton girls. "Mrs. McKinley and her sister were bright and studious. Mrs. Barber was fond of dress, while her elder sister did not care for display in such matters. She was, however, always very neat in her attire. "A happier girl it would have been hard to find. She took scores of morning walks with me, and her words were always cheerful. With good health, a lively brain and a beautiful face. Miss Ida was easily one of the most attractive girls I knew at Brooke Hall. Although she did nut remain throughout the full course, and, conse quently did not graduate from the seminary, she made excellent progress, and. as I remember, was not behind in her lessons more than a few times. History was her favorite study. "She was one of the best girls at this school, which was made up of some of the best and most refined young ladies in the country. The seminary was strictly conducted, with Miss East man's careful and kindly eye always; upon her pupils. Novels were not al lowed, confectionary was a contraband article, and gentlemen were simply prohibited. "Miss Saxton that is Mrs. McKinley was possessed of a charming nature that made everybody at the school love hre. and her kindness of heart and con sideration for the little trial3 and suf ferings of others, even those whom she did not know intimately, were remark able in a girl of her age. "She did not care for art, and in music, at that time, if I remember cor rectly, she was not far advanced, al though she played pleasantly. Fancy work was a favorite pastime, and many hours when the other girls were romp ing on the seminary grounds she was busy with her crochet or needle. "She left school before she was 19, returning to her home at Canton, O., where her father was a wealthy banker. The youngest sister remained andgrad uatd. After the graduation both girls went abroad, where they remained about a year, visiting Brooke Hall up on their return." SHE TALKED LATIN. (From the Boston Post.) Perhaps, after all, the comic papers "have some foundation In fact for their continued slurs, under the guise of jokes, at Boston women on account of their "blue-stocking'' proclivities. I never be lieved that examples were common where they made obstrusive use of their learn ing. Yesterday in the Back Bay car there was an empty seat beside a young lady, evidently of that much discussed class, but who gave no outward appearance of it. To be sure, she had a slightly protrud ing forehead and wore gold-bowed eye glasses, but there was no azure blue halo visible, nor was she in any degree prim. A young gentleman, evidently a stranger in town, was about to take the empty seat, when the car gave a sudden start, causing him to crowd the lady. Touching his hat. he politely begged her pardon. With a slight inclination of th head, she replied: "Fas omne est." I have no doubt my face looked a little blank with astonishment, but the expres sion on that young man's countenance was a study. A sort ot dazed look came into his' eyes, as drawing a long breath, which was almost a gasp, lie instinctively again touched his bat and murmured: "Thank you." but he was manifestly in terror during the balance of his ride. That young man "won't do a thing" but tell stories of Boston women when he reaches home. WOMEN AS CONTRACTORS. From the Re'iew of Reviews. A system of public work that has much to commend it is that of "Co operative Contract," in vogue in New Zealand. Under that system a public work is divided into small sections by the engineer in charge, and an estimate is made of its cost. Each section is then let out to a group of workmen, who do the work under a foreman of their own choosing, but who receives no more than his fellows. They obtain the full profit which would otherwise go to professional contractors, and they share the payment equally. Each worker is interested in seeing that his companions do their full amount of work, and .'he sooner the job is performed the grea ter the return for a day's work. If any ools are need ed which the men do not own, the gov ernment supplies them at a moderate rental. The adoption of this system should provide a method whereby di rect employment by the government would be consistent with a full return for the money expended, giving to the community an advantage in the econ omical execution of public enterprises equal to that enjoyed by private em ployers. THE RING OF THE CZAR. (From the Pittsburg Dispatch.) The Czar of Russia is said to be very superstitious, and to have great confi dence in relics. He wears a ring in which he believes is embedded a piece of the true cross. It was originally one of the treas ures of the Vaticr.il, and was presented to an ancestor of the czar for a diplomatic reasons. The value which the czar sets upon the ring, with its embedded relic, is shown by the following fact: Some years ago the czar was traveling from St. Pet ersburg to Moscow. He suddenly discov ered that he had forgotten the ring. The train was stopped immediately and a spe cial messenger sent flying back in an ex press engine for it. Nor would the czar allow the train to move until, eight hours afterward, the messenger returned with the ring. 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. 25 cents. All druggists. Prepared C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass, Cne only Pill to take witli Hood's Sarsaoaril. Loer Dulls Pills MR. DEPEW'3 LAW STUDENT. From the New York Tribune. A pathetic story comes to light with a letter sent to Chauncey M. Depew a few days ago from a law school in the west. Mr. Depew some time ago re ceived a communication from a veteran of the late war in which the writer said he was too young a man to give up and expressed a desire to study law so that he could be admitted to the bar, and going into some new country, build up a practice which would be suf ficient to support himself and his mother. He added that he had been severely wounded in the war, but that he was still competent to study and move around slowly. Mr. Depew in vestigated the case and found it to be a worthy one. He wrote and told the old soldier to go ahead and send his school bills to him as fast as they came due. From time to time the bills came in, and occasionally the soldier-student wrote a letter telling of his work. The letter telling of the ending of the little life chapter came from the president of the Sprague School of Law in Detroit, and was as follows: "One of the recipients of your gener osity was Isaac S. Rawlings, an old soldier in the National Military home, Indiana. Mr. Rawlings was studying law with us and you were paying his expenses. We have learned today of his death. There is $14.50 to his credit, which we herewith send to you by our check, which please acknowledge. "I do not know that it is necessary for us to say that your kindness was very much appreciated by him. Al though Mr. Rawlings never realized what he hoped to realize from the study l of the law, yet it certainly can be of no i loss to you to have been instrumental I in giving to him in the last year or two of his life so much pleasure. I believe he deserved well of his fellow men. He was a very industrious and very ambitious man. and his work was done under the most trying circum stances. I do not know that any par- i allel case ever came under my observa tion. He was literally riddled with bullets and suffered from half a dozen different ailments. With it all he at tended to his work at the home and was a laborious student. Your kind ness to Mr. Raw lings made you a good many friends in Detroit among the somewhat extended circle of people to whom it has been our pleasure to speak of this very unselfish act of yours." PROHIBITING NEWSPAPER PICTURES. From the Chicago Chronicle.. The anticartoon bill, as it is called, pending in the New Y"ork legislature is likely to become a law. It lias passed the senate and there are indications that it will pass the lower house. The bill has been greatly modified since it was introduced. In its origi nal form it was equivalent to a sup pression of all newspaper pictures of individuals not published with their consent in writing. A violation of the law was to be published on information trial and conviction of the person charged with the offense. This left every publisher open to malicious and blackmail prosecution. Any person seeking a picture in a newspaper could make complaint and criminal suit would follow. This mon strous feature of the bill was changed so that prosecution for printing a like ness of any individual without written consent could be brought only by the person whose picture was printed. In this form the bill passed the senate. The amendment deprived it of its black mail features. In the lower house the bill has been still farther amended. It has been pro vided that correct likenesses of candi dates for office and of public officers may be printed. Historical or narra tive articles may be embellished by pictures of living or dead individuals. Obituary notices may be illustrated by portraits. Other exceptions are made to the prohibitive sections of the meas ure. The fact seems to be that. In the first place, the only object of the measure was to prevent the publication of cari catures of offensive politicians and can didates for office. A similar bill ha been introduced in the Illinois legisla ture by a much caricatured member while he was a candidate tor the legislative office which he holds. It is probable that legislation to sup press cartoons would do the victims of cartoon persecution more damage than benefit. A caricature cannot injure a man of solid worth. A good reputation cannot be destroyed by a bad picture. If left alone the scandal, like other scan dals founded in injustice, will die out of itself. It becomes of permanent in jury only by the frantic and ostenta tious efforts for its suppression and for the punishment of its author. II ARRISON WINS HIS S CITS The Ex-President Gets Two Decisions in the Supreme Court Washington, April 20. Two cases re cently argued in the supreme court of the United States by ex-President Har rison were yesterday decided by that court and both in favor of the conten tion of the ex-president. One of these cases involved the right of the city of Hammond, Ind., to an nex land belonging to Caroline M. For sythe, which she resisted. She Bought to enjoin the collection of taxes, and, after failing in the state courts, took the case to the federal courts. In these courts she also failed and the decisions below were affirmed by this opinion. The other case was that of the City Railway vs. the Citizens Railroad com pany of Indianapolis. In this case the court decided that the charter of the City company did not expire until 1901. The contention of the perpetuity of the charter was not passed upon. FOR CHRISTIAN UNION. A Movement on Foot to Unite Chris tian and Congregational De nominations. St. Louis, April 20. There is a nation al movement on foot looking to the un ion of the Congregational and Christian denominations. Some months ago in addition to steps taken in Ohio and the east, a union meeting of the ministers of the two bodies was held in St.Louis. This meeting resulted in a second held today at which papers were read. A discussion followed which brought out in the most fraternal manner the be liefs, likenesses and differences, of the two denominations. Three committees, composed In the main of prominent ministers, were ap pointed to consider suggestions made for co-operation in educational, evan gelistic and benevolent work and to formulate plans to be presented at the next meeting. Complete union i3 not looked for at present, but it is thought that the denominations may be drawn more closely together in work and fel lowship, and that union will finally re sult. Weather Indications. Chicago, April 20. For Kansas: Show ers and warmer this afternoon and to night; Wednesday partly cloudy with cooler in west portion; brisk southerly winds. K1XGLING BROS. CIRCUS. This Famous Exhibition More Than Doubled Since Last Season. Ringling Bros.' famous World's Greatest Shows will exhibit in Topeka, Thursday, May 13. The event will be an interesting one, not only because of the popularity of this wonderful amuse ment institution, but also because the present season marks a distinct era in the growth of this biggest of big shows. Since last season the para phernalia of the show has been entirely reconstructed, while the entire exhibi tion has been so vastly enlarged that it is now fully twice as large as during the season of 1896. There are twice as many elephants; twice as many rail road cars; twice as many people; twice as many performers; twice as much seating capacity; twice as many arenic spaces; twice as much space on the huge hippodrome course for the excit ing racing contests, and twice as many of the great and distinctive features which have hitherto given Ringling Bros.' famous circus its superb individ uality. It is evident that such an enormous enlargement of an exhibition already vastly larger and better than its contemporaries, must have entailed the expenditure of a princely sum and I it is not a surprise to learn that the act ual capital invested in Ringling Bros.' World's Greatest Shows this season is over $3,700,000. This, moreover, com prehends only a portion of the outlay, for the daily cost of operating this stupendous institution averages $7,400, on aggregate of over $1,209,000 during the season. It is therefore no exaggera tion to say that this great exhibition represents more capital and a greater annual expense than all other shows combined. Figures cannot lie they are the absolute test of greatness. And the circus! to say that Ringling Bros, have this season brought together the great est aggregation of arenic celebrities ev er seen, either in America or Europe, is simply to repeat the declaration of all who have seen this season's marvellous exhibition. The most intrepid riders; the most gracefully athletic acrobats; the. most startling mid-air evolution ists; the most wondrously trained ani mals, embracing 25 reason-endowed el ephants a happy family of wisest pa chyderms, ranging from the tiniest of baby elephants to the largest of living beasts; the most beautiful animal of all creation, a pure white elephant, the most massively gorgeous dens and cages of rare wild beasts, in countless numbers and endless variety; and over all the largest, the longest, the high est canvas pavillions ever constructed; absolutely waterproof, and affording vast areas for the exhibition of the zo ologic, ethnic, equine and gymnic won ders of the great show. TROUBLE FOR HAVEMEYER. A Witness Sues Him for Slander in Motinf a Ptionna T.onoilr Brooklyn, April 20. John Bergen was a witness before the legislative commit tee investigating trusts a few weeks ago. Henry Havemeyer, president of the sugar trust, hoard Bergen's testi mony, and, it is alleged, said so loudly that many heard him: "That man is a bigger liar than he looks." Bergen has now instituted suit for slander against Havemeyer placing his damages at $10,000. BIG CAR SYNDICATE Gobbles Three More Street Lines in St. Louis. St. Louis, April 20. The Missouri Railroad company, comprising three lines, the Olive street, the Market street and the Laclede avenue Red Line, was bought yesterday in the name of Ed ward Whittaker and Charles D. Mc Clure, for the Lindell System. By this purchase the Lindell System become the greatest in St. Louis and probably the greatest in the world. It is understood that in the transfer near ly $2,000,000 was involved. The deal puts the street car lines of the town entirely in the control of three syndi cates. ROCKAWAY LIGHTS OUT. For Eight Nights the Famous Sea side Resort Has Been in Darkness. New York.April 20. Rocka way Beach, L. I., has been in darkness during the past eight nights, and John Williams, who contracted to supply 100 lights for one year, has forfeited the $500 he gave as security. The cause of the trouble was the failure on the part of Williams to pay the rent for the property he oc cupied, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Myers, the owners, had him dispossessed. The prominent real estate owners of the beach are organizing a stock com pany and propose to buy Williams' plant. Tonight a mass meeting of the citizens will be held at which the light question will be discussed. Williams received $15,000 a year for lighting the beach. THE NEW WOMAN Has Her Nose Broken During a Game of Ball. Rome, Ohio, April 20. Miss Nellie Baird, a popular young lady of Sandy Springs, five miles above here, in com pany with several other young ladies, was engaged in playing ball, when one of the batters let go of the bat acci dentally, and it struck Miss Baird on the nose, breaking it. Girls Must Have Escorts. Gallipolis, Ohio, April 20 The council has passed an ordinance prohibiting girls of 17 from being on the streets without escorts after 9 o'clock at night. Grant Monument Dedication. Excursion Rates to New York. On the 27th of April, in the magnifi cent Mausoleum upon the bank of the Hudson river, Columbia, will en shrine the ashes of her greatest captain. The event is one without a parallel in the history of the nation, ami the cere monies will be of unwonted pomp, splen dor and solemnity. The occasion will be graced by the presence of the presi dent, the supreme court, and the great civic officers of the nation ind the states. The army and navy, the nation al guard of the states, the Grand Ar my of the Republic and other patriotic and civil organizations will unite to form, the most superb pageant ever seen in America. Many foreign nations will send special representatives and ships of war to join our own matchless fleet in majestic procession to the Tomb of Grant. The B. O. R. R. will sell reduced rate excursion tickets to New York, April 23d to 26th, inclusive, valid for re turn journey until May 4th, inclusive, and good to stop off at Washington re turning. The round trip fare from Chi cago will be $23.70, and correspondingly low rates from points east. For detailed information as to trains, etc., address L. S. Allen. Assistant Gen eral Passenger Agent, B. O. R. R., Chicago. Ringling Bros, present a genuine' zo ological novelty this season in a pair of pure white polar bears, which attract unlimited attention from all who visit this biggest pf all big shows. CLAI RETTE SOAP. The hardest work that women do is work that requires the use of soap. No woman should be satisfied with anything but the very best soap the soap that does the most work and the best work and that does it quickest and easiest. si ran n saves time, saves clothes, saves money and the strength of the women who use it. Clairette Soap makes the women happier and the home brighter. 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