The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
October 13, 1897

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aw a it i ny S7"UU I CI ff 1 n I ff II. SI V TWO CENTS. WEDXESbi EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 13, 1897. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. Yj I FAMED HOTEL TAKES FIRE. Flames Break Out in the Sher man House at Chicago At 1 :20 this Morning and Fire Spreads Rapidly. GUESTS TAKES OUT By Firemen and No Lives Are Lost. Fire is Got Under Control Be fore Hotel is Destroyed. Chicago, Oct. 13. At 1:23 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Sher man house, one of the largest hotels in the city, and although all of the guests and the servants escaped without loss of life, there was for a time the liveli est kind of a panic among them. The fire originated in the kitchen from a gas stove and spread with great rapidity. The hotel is now in the course of being remodeled. the entire first story being supported by jackscrews. This open space gave the tire quite a chance, and the strong breeze that was blowing from the west fanned the fire fiercely. In a few minutes the entire building was filled with a dense cloud of smoke, and the attaches of the ho tel office were hurrying through the halls calling on the guests to prepare to leave. Many of the guests needed no warning and were in the halls half dressed and more than ready to make their escape to the open air as soon as thev saw a chance to do so. There was a wild rush for the street and in a few minutes all of them, in ail conditions of undress, were in the street or safely on their way to it. Anions' those who were first in reaching the street were J. H. French of Pitts burg: Dr. Win. Wal. ott and 11. H. Me Capron. Wausau, Wis.; l-lev. W. T. Mc t Jill. Milwaukee: T. T. Kmerson. Oma ha: L. J. Staug. San Diego. Cal; Jas. L. Ward, stage manager for Madame Modjeska; George and X. M-cMullen, Detroit. The servants were located in the sev enth story of the hotel and for a time it looked as though some of them Would not be able to reach the street In safety owing to the dense clouds of smoke that tilled the building. The firemen were compelled to carry several of the servant girls down two nights of stairs until they could secure a passageway to the street that was comparatively free from smoke, and from this point all of them managed to make their escate from the building without accident. Within ten minutes aftr the discov ery of the fire all of the guests and servants had been taken from the building and the firemen were free to devote themselves to the fire alone. The hotel is situated on the northwest corner of Randolph and Clark streets and occupies a half square. It is close to Hooley's theater on the east, and the Olympic, theater and the Ashland block, one of the largest buildings in the city, are directly across Clark street. The situation of the hotel made it Important that the fire should be sub dued with the least possible delay, and the firemen made desperate efforts to hold it within the rear portion of the Sherman house, where it had originat ed. They were entirely successful in ttiis. and although for a time the fire looked to be dangerous they soon had it tinder control. The damage to the building will not be over $5,000. K. B. Daly, an employe of the hotel, was the first to discover the smoke, and he lost no time in carrying the news to the office. J. Irving I'earce, Jr.. son of the proprietor, and Clerk Parsons rush ed into the hotel laundry. They were at once enveloped in the dense smoke and were unable to find the door. They were both nearly overcome and must in a few minutes have been suffocated Jiad not Policemen Howard and Muloa hey forced their way into the laundry and dragged the two men into the open air. Both were re ived in a few min utes. After the fire was practically out the hose burst in the basement, inundat ing the hotel kitchen and store room, causing fully as much damage as was done by the flames. GOVERNOR MORRILL ILL He Has Been Sick Since Satur day and is in Bed. Hiawatha, Oct. 13. Ex-Governor T2. If. Morrill has been 111 since Saturday and his physicians say that he may have to keep his bed for a fortnight. A chill brought on an attack of a chronic ailment. A QUICK DENIAL la Made of the Rumor That the Gulf Road Will Operate the K. P. Denver, Col.. Oct. 13. Speaking of the report to the effect that the Gulf road, after its reorganization, intends to op erate the Kansas Pacific road, Receiv er Trumbull said: "The story is the boldest piece of fic tion imaginable. It is absolutely with out foundation for two reasons: 'First, General Dodge is not engaged in any such deal. Second, the plan of reorganization of the I nion Pacific, which is expected to take effect within a few months in cludes the Kansas Pacific. This plan of the Union Pacific was promulgated sometime ago. and has since then been public property." WILL MAINTAIN PEACE If it Takes a War to Do It Jirga Tribesman Swear It Simla, Oct. 13. A dispatch from Mah tnoud announces that the Jirga tribes men have presented their Martini rille3 and solemnly sworn to maintain peace and drive out Umra Khan's followers. The troops forming the Mahmoud punitive expedition have destroyed M fortified villages and have killed many of the insurgent natives. POPULIST POINT OF VIEW. Campaign Handbook Issued Showing That Republican Fears Were Groundless. "Kansas is now governed according to the honest, well meaning ambitions of her people. The prophecy of her motto is being fulfilled." Such are the words found in the con cluding chapter of the Populist cam paign hand book today issued by the executive committee of the state cen tral committee. The men who have gotten up this campaign document, which will be fol lowed by another early in the spring, showing a comparison of the record of the present administration and the Re publican administration which preceded it from a financial standpoint are: Chairman Taylor Riddle, Secretary W. T. Tipton, J. M. Allen of Erie. G. W. Harrington of Hiawatha, and E. J. estgate of St. John. The book contains several hundred pages of material gathered from the various departments of state govern ment, including the legislature, edit ed by J. W. Morphy of the Topeka Ad vocate. The work is being published at the state printing office and will be scattered through the state. Each of the state officers wrote a piece about his department and it is given a place in the book, but without signature. The executive committee assumes all responsibility for the pub lication of the document. It is claimed that hundreds of thou sands of dollars will be saved to the people of the state by the legislature and the economic administration of af fairs in the various departments, about as follows: From adjusted railroad rates by the commissioners, $30,000 annually; by re stricting the charges at the Kansas City stock yards, $250,000 annually; economy in the legislature, $11,000; stationery for six months compared with the Morrill administration, $336.97; by honesty in administration of af fairs at the state penitentiary, $25, 405. 53. Total $319,741.40 per year. The comment is also made: "The Republican party cannot even go on the stump and sustain its proph ecies. A year ago they spouted from every forum the calamitous prediction that unless they were continued in power the credit of Kansas would be destroyed, loans would be withdrawn, enterprise would cease, and the la'J would get to the dogs with unparalleled and disastrous rapidity. They were turned down, and what is the result? Eastern loan companies will not ac cept the unmatured debts of Kansas without an affidavit that the money was made off the incumbered property; money is offered for investment in Kansas at the lowest rate of interest in the history of America, and Kansas securities have the right of way in all the markets in the country. The credit of the state was never more respecta ble. In a word Kansas has been re deemed without the redeemers. Polit ical brokerage has ceased, and it is not necessary now to give a 'drunk' and a champagne supper to sell one of the bonds of the state. Kansas interest is now secured by the honesty of the people and not by the prospects of the politicians, and the men who hold the securities and reluctantly accept the indebtedness know it." GOV. CRAWFORD ACTS. Heads Off Leland's Attempt to More the Pension Oflice. There is a hitch in the proceedings preliminary to the moving of the pen sion oflice to the Columbian building and it may be that the office will re main in the Crawford building. Pension Agent Leland completed all the arrangements for the new quart ers a week ago last Friday when the lease was signed by himself and J. H. Hunt, agent of the Columbian build ing. The papers were at once sent to ushingtoii for the approval of the sec retary of the interior. Ex-Governor Samuel J. Crawford about that time heard what was going on. He has been receiving $2,250 per annum rental for the rooms occupied by the pension office and he at once telegraphed to Agent Leland who was out of the city that he would make a new lease for $1,200, which is $300 less than is to be paid for the rooms in the Columbian building. Hut Governor Crawford did not stop with that. He sent a telegram to as sistant secretary of the interior.Thomas Ryan, who was not in Washington. That gentleman returned to the capi tal and the lease for the Columbian building has consequently not yet been approved by the secretary of the inter ior. J. H. Hunt said today that he will have the rooms in the Columbian build ing ready for the pension oflice on No vember 1. He says that he has signed the lease and is ready to perform his part of the contract. Pension Agent Leland is not In the city and ex-Governor Crawford is at his farm in southern Kansas. Arthur Capper who is a son-in-law of Gover nor Crawfod said today that there is no feeling in the matter. Gov. Craw ford offered to reduce the rent and the matter has been tied up to consider his proposition. COLORADO TO MAKE SUGAR Arrangements Made for Building Factories and Refineries. Denver. Colo.. Oct. 13. Plans contem plating the investment of from $500,000 to $1,000,000 by eastern capitalists in sugar factories and refineries have been consummated here and an agreement has been signed by 100 farmers pledging themselves to the cultivation of l.OuO acres of sugar beets for the purpose of supplying the material to these factor ies and refineries with which to carry on the industry. It is expected that a sugar refining business amounting to a million and a half a year will be established in this state. THIS TIME FOR HIS LIFE. 5"irst Train Robb3r Trial Under Mis souri's New Law. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 13. Taking of evidence in the second trial of John Kennedy, alleged leader of a gang that robbed a Chicago and Alton train at the famous Blue Cut. near here. De cember last, was begun in the criminal court this morning. In outlining its case, the defense in timated that "manufactured" testimo ny is to be used in the hearing. Prose cutor Low promises a conviction. This is the first case of the kind that has come up in Jackson county since the law was passed making train robbery punishable by death. At a previous trial the jury failed to agree. ALTON'S WAR. Illinois Town Intensely cited Over the Riot Ex- Started by Negroes Breaking Into White Schools. LADY TEACHER IS HIT Violently in the Face by a Col ored Boy. Police Take Colored Children Out of W hite Schools. Alton, Oct. 13. The bitter feeling be tween the whites and blacks here over the public school matters still contin ues, and more trouble is feared. Sev eral handsome school buildings have just been completed for the colored pu pils, but they refuse to occupy them their parents insisting that they have a light to go to the same schools as the whites. The latest phase of the race war broke out afresh, yesterday. Last week the colored people ceased sending their children to apply for ad mission at the schools occupied by the white children. They seemed content to rest upon their oars and wait the re sult of their application for a mandam us from the federal court, and the board of education notified the chief of police that it might be advisable to withdraw the police guard from the schools. This was accordingly done and all went well until yesterday when a crowd of the colored children reappeared at Washington school and demanded ad mission with the white children. The school was guarded by the janitor, who informed the belligerents that they could not enter, but the negroes were not to be so easily foiled. They rushed at the janitor and en gaged him in a hand to hand struggle in which they tore his coat from his back and knocked him down. As the negroes swarmed into the hall way Miss Logan, the principal of the school, met them at the door of her classroom. She commanded them to leave the building. One of the boys stepped up and dealt her a blow in the face with his fist, and the negroes be hind him rushed into the room. In the meantime a telephone message was sent the chief of police, and he and sev eral of his men hastened up to the school. The negroes were in possession and occupying seats among the white pupils. The officers went in and brought them out, and this afternoon the school was again under police pa trol. The negroes did not reappear. The violence to which the negroes re sorted is the first attempt in the three weeks of the trouble at the schools. The city authorities are thoroughly provoked and the people incensed. Mayor Henry Brueggeman declared to day that he will not tolerate another such outbreak upon the part of the ne groes as was experienced at the Wash ington school. The board of education Will this week endeavor to adopt remedial measures. They will appoint a truant officer, whose duty it shall be to see that the state school law compelling every child between the ages of 6 and 14 years to attend school is rigidly enforced. In this way the authorities expect to drive the negro children into the schools built for them, but the effort will surely bring trouble. It is likely that the leaders in the riot at Washington school will be arrested. The authorities have the name of the boy who struck Miss Logan, and sev eral others of those who assaulted the janitor, and warrants for them will be issued. The police have also been in structed to arrest anyone whom they shall detect urging the colored chil dren to enter the schools of the whites. LOVEJOY MONUMENT. Celebration in Honor of the Man Who Died for the Negroes. Alton, Oct. 13. The Lovejoy Monu ment association is making active preparations for the formal dedication of the monument on November 7, which is the anniversary of the murder of Elijah P. Lovejoy at his printing of fice in Alton on the night of November 7, 1S37. The association has invited a number of men of national prominence to make addresses at the dedication, and ex-President Benjamin Harrison has been asked to make the address of the day. DEMOCRATS WIN. They Carry Indianapolis by 5, 000 Majority. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 13. Thomas Taggart (Dem.) defeated W. N. Hard ing (Rep.) for mayor by a plurality that will reach 5.000. The Republicans gave up the fight early in the evening conceding a Democratic victory of from 3,000 to 5.000. The rest of the ticket, including six councilmen at large, is elected by 3.000 to 4.000. It is hard to figure gains and losses on account of the recent changes in precinct boundaries. Ex-President Harrison's precinct shows a large Democratic gain; in fact the Democrats made many gains in Republican strong holds. TAMMANY LEADS. Result of the New York Journal's Mayoralty Poll. New "Fork. Oct. 13 The Journal and Advertiser's poll of the mayoralty pref erences of Greater New York voters in cludes 24S.959 names. Van Wyck, the Tammany candidate, has 79.040 votes; Henry George. Jeffer son Democrat. 76.672: Seth Low. Citi zens' Union. 54,390; Geeral Tracy, Re publican, 34,85i. Presidential Appointments. "Washington. Oct. 13. The president has made the following appointments: To be consuls of the United States, Talbot J. Albert of Maryland at Bruns wick. Germany ;Wm A.Prickett of New Jersey at Rheims. France. To be col lectors of customs, John S. Bethell for the district of Richmond, Va. Jesse W. Kiliott for the district of Newport News. Va.; Wm. B. Shepperd for the district of Apalachicola, Fla. SCORES TKE-POLICE. Luetgert's Attorney Says They Brow beat the Witnesses. Chicago, Oct. 13. The usual mad rush for Judge Tuthill's court room followed immediately after the doors of the criminal court building were opened to day, and for nearly two hours people stood in line waiting to be admitted to the room. Hundreds were turned away when the court room became filled. Attorney Phelan opened the argu ment to the jury on behalf of the de fense. He will be followed by ex-JuIge Vincent, who wil( close the case for Luetgert in a speech lasting nearly two days. "If the case had been submitted to the jury when the state closed its evidence, I believe a verdict of not guilty would have resulted at once." declared Attorney Phelan. "The evi dence of the prosecution came from in timidated witnesses, who perjured themselves," he asserted with empha sis. "These witnesses were browbeaten by the police and drilled in what they were to swear to." One of the incidents was the appear ance in court of Luetgert's two little sons. The lads had not been in court for several weeks. They climbed upon their father's knees and he fondled with them while Attorney Phelan orated. Assistant State's Attorney McKwan approached Judge Tuthill and quietly objected to the children being conspic uously exhibited before the jury. Judge Tuthill ordered that they be sent to seats removed from the one occupied by their father. In a loud tone of voice ex-Judge Vin cent objected to the removal of the children. "Oh, your object is plain enough, and I will not permit it," retorted Judge Tuthill. "I note an exception to the remarks of the court." said ex-Judge Vincent. "Very well: go on, Air. Phelan," or dered the court. But the Luetg'ert children were re moved and will not be allowed to play upon the sympathies of the jurors. MSS COSIO ARRIVES. The Escaped Cuban Prisoner Reaches New York Today. New York. Oct. 13. Evangelina Cosio y Cisneros, who recently escaped from a Spanish prison in Cuba, was a passen ger on the Ward Line steamer ZenrI which arrived today from Havana. At quarantine Miss Cisneros asked to be excused from saying anything about her imprisonment and escape as she was not yet recovered from sickness from which she had suffered during the entire passage and which kept her in her state room during the whole voyage. On the passenger list she was regis tered as Miss Juana Sola. She was traveling under the care of a gentle man who accompanied her from Ha vana. When the snorita reached quarantine the tow boat J. Fred Loh man, with several newspaper represen tatives and four women went alongside the steamer and after the health offi cer's inspection was over they went on board and accompanied Miss Cis neros to this city. Chicago, Oct. 13. A special to the Daily News from Kankakee. 111., says W. B. Calhoun of Danville, special commissioner to Cuba, knows enough of the political situation in that island to warrant his belief that Spanish authorities winked at the escape of Miss Cisneros from a Havana prison. It released the authorities from an unpleasant situation without loss to their pride. THE BAM) PLAYED OX Even After the Sheriff Sad Arrested the Whole Party. Pittsburg, Pa.. Oct. 13. The deputy sheriffs at the De Armitt coal mines, made a raid on the strikers at Sandy Creek this morning and arrested 15 men. including the members of the brass band. The strikers were marching on the public road and were halted by the deputies about a quarter of a mile from the tipple. The band refused to stop playing and the entire party was plac ed under arrest without resisance. The prisoners were brought to this city and taken to the sheriff's office where a hearing will be given them this afternoon. The members of the band took their arrest good naturedly and played their instruments as they were escorted from the railroad station to the sheriff's office. Chief Deputy Ev ans said the men were riotous and he feared trouble. This is denied by the strikers. Superintendent De Armitt claims that the three mines of the company are now running to their fullest capac ity. ODD ST. LOUIS TURKEY. Contained a Live Feathered Young Turkey of Pigeon's Size. St Louis, Oct. 13. A local commission merchant has brought to light a phe nomenon which is attracting the atten tion of scientists here. While one of the employes of the com mission house was dressing a turkey, he was dumbfounded to find in its in terior a live, well feathered, hearty young turkey at large as a full grown pigeon. It is perfect in every way excepting the head, which was atfeiched to the mother and is a fatty growth. The little turkey died as soon as it was severed from its dead mother. It was preserve! in alcohol and is now in the collection of the Missouri medical college where it is attracting the at tention of the medical fraternity. SAILED OVER CHANNEL. Mr. Charles Pollock: Crosses From England to France by Balloon. Eastbourne. Eng., Oct. 13. The bal loon in which Mr. Charles Pollock started from here to cross the channel, descended safely last evening near Do mart, in Somme, 14 miles northwest of Amiens. Mr. Pollock telegraphs that the trip was a great success. Glasgow Will Have an International Show. London, Oct. 13. Glasgow, the second city in Great Britain, having decided to hold an international exhibition in 1901, the citizens have already started preliminary operations and avow their intention of beating Chicago's record. The guarantee fund, though still in its infancy, amounts to $.:0.000. It is ex pected that the total. J5,0u0,000, will be raised within six mouths. A HUNUURY. Mrs. Myra Atkinson, Wife of West Virginia's (Jovernor, Goes Free From Her Trial For Forgery. XO VERDICT REACIIED Stood Seven For Acquittal and Fire For Conviction. Remarkable Situation of a Most Remarkable Woman. RICH AND HANDSOME She Has Many Influential Friends Who Believe That She is Innocent of the Things Charged Against Her. Glenville, W. Va., Oct. 13 The jury in the Atkinson case failed to agree and was dismissed by the court. The vote stood seven for acquittal and five for conviction. The trial of Mrs. Myra Atkinson on a charge of forgery is one of the most remarkable on record. She is the rich wife of George Wesley Atkinson, gov ernor of West Virginia, and has been prominent socially for many years, not only in West Virginia, but in Washing ton. Mrs. Atkinson has powerful influenc es behind her, for aside from her own wealth it is said she can command a million through her sister, Mrs. Goff, a relative of Judge Nathan Goff, of the United States district court. As if this were not enough to enable her to put up a strong defence, she can also command a political influence that might prove more potent than mere money. Her position seemed from the first almost impregnable when it was considered that besides all this she is the wife of the governor, who has the pardoning power, in case of convic tion, though he says he has never given the idea a place in his mind and neither has his wife. Airs. Atkinson was thrice married, and each time it was to her benefit. As a poor and obscure girl she first mar ried Dj-. Ed. Davis, a man of prominent family, in 1S75. Dr. Davis drank lye for whisky in the dark one night and died. In 3 883 the widow married Judge Gid eon Draper Camden, the most promi nent and wealthiest member of the fa mous Camden family, that numbers senators, governors and millionaires in its list of notables. She was then thirty-eight, handsome, vivacious and live ly just the sort of a woman to attract the attention of a millionaire widower of seventy-five; and that he was at tracted, and that the widow was not without business sense, is proven by a marriage contract that gave her $100,000 for marrying him and caring for him in his old age; also by the will, that gave her all of his estate except a few $500 legacies he left to his children and grandchildren. At 52. when Mrs. Camden married Gov. Atkinson, last summer, she was still well preserved, and retained much of her youthful spirit and vigor. She and the governor had known each oth er for years, and had always been good friends. After the governor's period of mourning lor his wife, who died in 1894, it was noticed that he was often at Clarksburg, Mrs. Camden's home, and that she often entertained him not only there. but when they might chance .o be in Washington, w here Mrs. Cam den maintained an elaborate establish ment on U street. The forgeries Mrs. Atkinson is al leged to have committed were in con nection with the property left by Judge Camden. And it is through these that she is al leged to have secured control of and to have turned into cash thousands of dollars' worth of property now claimed by others of the Camden heirs. Judge Camden was weak for a long time before his death, but up to the last he insisted upon transacting his own business. Physically incapacitated, he was unable to do this satisfactorily, and he left many things half done. The charge against Mrs. Atkinson is that she took advantage of this, after Judge Camden's death, to get control of the estate of $112,000 he left, or, at least, converted it into cash. The meth od she adopted, it is said, was to sell the land cheap, and by means of forged letters antedating the death of Judge Camden, intended to prove that the business transacted had been car ried on and concluded before the judge passed away. Thus the money paid for the land would go to her directly anl the other heirs would see none of it. It is with these letters and contracts that the prosecution hopes to win its case. The arrest of Mrs. Atkinson caused a profound sensation from which the na tives of West Virginia have not yet recovered. It was given a political sig nificance that, perhaps, it did not merit. Some of the governor's friends went so far as to charge that the case was brought to injure his chances for the seat in the Fnited States senate now occupied by Senator Faulkner. The fact is. Mrs. Camden (her name before her marriage to Gov. Atkinson a short time ago) was under indictment before her marriage, and the movement to indict her was begun before it had even been hinted that a love affair be tween them existed. The announce ment of their engagement last June was in fact more of a surprise than the announcement that Mrs. Camden had been indicted. Since the indictment Mrs. Atkinson has steadily insisted fin her innocence and in the statement that she would be exonerated and honorably discharged. In that she was supported by her friends, of whom she has a legion. Conditions Favcr Rain. The wind today is blowing from the south at a velocity of 21 miles an hour. At times it is greater. Weather Ob server T.B.Jennings says that the con ditions which favor a rain are taking place. The barometer is dropping and rain clouds are beginning to appear. The minimum temperature forthenight was 52 degrees. The temperature this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock was 81 de grees. Mr. Jennings says that it will be cooler tomorrow. THE ODD FELLOWS. Grand Encampment Adjourns and the Grand T-odgo Meeta. The Grand Encampment of I. O. O. F. adjourned yesterday at 6 o'clock sine die. The next encampment will be held in conjunction with the grand lodge. The place of meeting will be de cided after the business of the grand lodge has been finished. Grand Patri arch S. G. King of Cedarville, who was elected yesterday, made the following appointments: Grand Inside Sentinel, C. V. King, Burlingame. Grand Outside Sentinel, Lee Stanford, Lyons. Grand Marshal, Thomas Dryden, Spring Hill. Grand Instructor, A. L. Voorhees, To peka. It was decided at yesterday's meet ing that the lodges of the encampment shall have the right to dispense with sick benefits if they choose to make that clause in their by laws. The following appropriations were made for the coming year: Grand Patriarch was allowed $75 for expenses and the treasurer and scribe were al lowed $15 for expenses in furnishing bond. The bond of the Grand Scribe was placed at $1,000 and the bond of the Grand Treasurer $2,000. The salary of the Scribe will be $500 and the salary of the Treasurer $25. The per capita tax for expenses was placed at SO cents the same as last year. The Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. F. met this morning in Representative hall and installed the following officers for the coming year: Grand Master, W. L. Brown of King man; Deputy Grand Master, A. W. Kemper, Leavenworth; Grand Warden. John A. Bright, Topeka: Grand Secre tary, D. W. Kent, Hutchinson; Grand Treasurer, L. G. Beal, Topeka; Grand Representative, J. A. Campbell, Sever ance. A special meeting of the Grand Lodge was held last night and Grand Master Glenn of Tribune conferred the Grand Lodge degree on about 400 applicants. CAN PAY BOARD. Arrangements Made by Which the State and Employes Can Have Money. Until January 1, when $900,000 in tax es will come into the state treasury, the treasurer will refuse to issue warrants upon vouchers drawn upon him because the money in the general revenue fund is exhausted. The treasurer today marked $14,000 worth of vouchers "not paid for want of funds." However, the banks of To peka are arranging to carry the state's expenses until the first of the year. The First National bank has already agreed to take care of the state institu tions, through the hoal of charities, consequently no difficulty will be ex, perienced there, and all employes will receive their salaries, and expenses will be paid promptly. These unpaid vouchers draw 7 per cent interest. The banks will accept the vouchers, pay the claims, and re ceive for their trouble the interest thereon. The lack of money to carry on the business of the state is due to the fact that Kansas counties owe the state $350,000 delinquent taxes. January 1st nearly one million dollars will come in from this year's levy, and the difficulty will be at an end. In the meantime the salaries of state officers and employes and the other expenses will be paid through the banks as specified. GLICK'SJJRANDSOX Wanders Away From Home on Lin coln Streetjand is Lost. George W. Glick. Jr., the 3-year-old son of Fred Glick, who lives at the corner of Fifth and Lincoln streets, wandered away from home this forenoon and had not been found at a late hour. The little fellow was left at home with the servant, while Mrs. Glick went to look at a house and he soon eluded the girl and left the house. He was seen at Sixth and Western avenues, but no one knows in what direction he went from there. The child is a grandson of ex-Governor Glick and is a great favorite with his grandfather. TWO BIG SALES. Valuable Properties in Topeka Find Buyers Today. The Bank of Topeka today sold to C. W. Jewell for $4,000 the vacant lot on Kansas avenue between the new Jew ell and Hogeboom buildings. Mr. Jew ell says he will not build on the lot be fore next spring when he expects to erect a two-story room uniform with the one which has been built this sum mer. C. W. Snyder has purchased the Ken dall mansion on Topeka avenue of the Kendall estate for $11,500. This is one of the most elegant and complete homes in Topeka. It is situated at 12G7 Tope ka avenue and was occupied as a resi dence by Mr. C. F. Kendall before his death. Mr. Snyder is a banker from Clifton. He moved to Topeka two years ago but he still has his banking interests in Clifton. GALVESTON FEELS BETTER Trains are Again Leaving the City No Naw Cases of Fever. Galveston. Tex., Oct. 13. But for Hous ton's quarantine again at midnight busi ness would have been moving in fine shape today. The International's through train to St. Louis left at noon, carrying Dr. Guiteras and only seventeen passen gers. Guiteras says he has been ordered to return. No new cases here today, and Ekeptical doctors still assert that the dis ease is not yellow fever. The alleged cases are all recovering. The new case reported yesterday afternoon is sitting up today. Dr. Harrison of Columbus, Tex., is here and now visiting alleged cases. He will make a report to the board of health this evening. A special to the Tribune from Houston says that the people there are indignant at the board of health for quarantining Galveston and the city council is now In session to take action in the matter. BLOW WAS FATAL An Amateur New Orleans Pugilist Meets Death As the Resnlt of an Exhibition For Charity. NEW ATHLETIC CLUB Opened With a B3iielit for Yel low Fever Sufferers. Fight Between Local 3Ien Was One of the Features. Boat Lasted 15 Rounds and Death Followed Soon. New Orleans, Oct. 13. Cummings, one of the principals in last night's priza light died at 4:15 this morning. Griffin, the opponent of Cummingi, has been placed under arrest. The new Tulane Athletic club was opened last night with a big benefit for the indigent yellow fever patients an,l families in the city. An attractive programme including boxing boutsi was arranged and among these was a contest between Jack Cummings anl Walter GriHin. Both are local men and both had been training to fight for som.i time. There was much interest in the contest and a large crowd was on hand. Prof. Duffy was the referee. The tight was of the fierce wind order from start to finish and both men gave and received much punishment. Kadi was fairly clever. Fifteen rounds were fought, but be fore the end of that time both of the fighters were in an apparent state of exhaustion and physicians and others had made efforts prior to the fifteenth round to bring the battle to a close. In the fifteenth round. Griffin hit Cummings a hard punch and the latter sank to the floor, not from the effects of the blow, but from lack of vitality. He complained that his bead hurL; asked that he be laid on his stomach and became unconscious. From that time he never spoke audibly. Physi cians were summoned and made an ex amination of the man. Dr. Bloom of the Charity hospital, said the man's injuries were fatal an i he was suffering with hemorrhage of the brain, and possibly concussion. An ambulance was called and the poor fellow was taken to the Hotel Dieu. The best of attention was given him but at 4:15 a. m. he died. Griffin had also been badly punished and wa.-s taken to his home. Policemen were sent to watch by Griffin's bedside. When Cummings' death was announced Griflin was placed under arrest but was not able t. be moved. Cummings was a motor man and Griffin the son of a police offi cer. The former had been married but seven months. The fatal termination of the fight may have an effect on the scheme to bring the six contests off an t may prevent the McPharland-Everhardc fight on Monday night. LATER: Griffin has recovered suf ficiently to warrant his removal to HE BURIED $15,009. St. Louis People Turn Up a Park After a Hidden Treasure. St. Louis, Oct. 13. In a deposition yesterday taken before Special Com missioner Dillon, Louis Sieher, a bank rupt, under cross-examination testified that he had buried $15,000 in a tin box in O'Fallon park, just north of the city. The newspapers published the story and hundreds of men. women and chil dren with all kinds of implements du? around in the park searching for tha hidden treasure. One old man with a forked stick assiduously prospected in true mining style. The best the police, could do was to keep the "Klondi kers" from tearing up the flower beds, but every other foot of ground' was turned up. The money is still hidden. FOLLOWS SEAL DOW. William Daniel, Prohibition Candi date for Vice President in 1884, is Dead. Baltimore, Oct. 13. William Daniel, one of the leaders of the Prohibitionist party in the United States and its can didate for the vice presidency in 1881, died suddenly this morning at his home in Mount Washington, a suburb of Bal timore. FRENCH J ACK-THE-RIPPER He Confesses to Killing Eight Men, Women and Girls. Lyons, France, Oct. 13. A shepHerl named Vacher, has been arrested at Beiley, department of Ain, 44 miles from this city charged with committing' a series of so-called Jack the Ripper murders. He has confessed to killing three sheep herders, three girls and two old women. DANA VERY LOW. The Eminent Editor's Death Expected at Any Moment. New- Tork, Oct. 13. At an early hour this morning Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, was again re ported as sinking rapidly. His death at any moment is expected, though his great vitality may carry him along for several days. LOCAL MENTION. Mrs. W. O. Marwin, died at the resi dence of J. K. Holmes. Twenty-first and Quincy streets, yesterday afternorri at 3 o'clock. The funeral will take place from the residence tomorrow at 1:30. Willie Sands, the boy who tlrives tha mule which hauls the stone which mate the concrete which is put into the new bridge, sprained his ankle last evening as he was walking on the fill at the south end of the new bridge. It was a serious sprain and the boy had to be car ried to a doctor's office, where medical aid was given him.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13. 1897. KING OFTHE RAIL J. Pierpont Morgan Dictates the Policy Of Nearly All the Trunk Line Railroads. 50,550 MILES OF ROAD Acknowledge the Sway of the Great Financier. He is Not Satisfied and is Reach ing Out For More. Chicago, Oct. 13. The Tribune prints the following: J. Pierpont Morgan, representing1 his own interests and the interests of English bondholders and such allied interest in this country as the Vanderbilts. dictates the policy of the following railroads: Mileage. New Tork Central 2,140 "West Shore 4!,5 Chicago and Northwestern 5.0.W Michigan Central 1 U 3 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.. 1A' Nickel Plate (X. Y. C. and St. L.).. 5-3 trie 2 07 Lehigh Valley 1,237, Heading j'j Central Railroad of New J-rscy 677, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 9 2 New York, New ilaven and Hartford 1.404 Southern Railroad Central of Georgia l.o 9 Northern Pacific 4,S1G Oregon Railway and Navigation com pany j ,,-9 Oregon Short Line ii Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul 6,101 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha j 44! Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis (Hig Four) 2.345 Chesapeake and Ohio 1,444 To this list should be added the fol lowing roads, which he will un doubtedly control in the near fu ture: Union Pacific 3,021 "Wisconsin Central ,sr,7 Baltimore and Ohio 2,w;3 Zialtimore and Ohio Southwestern H33 Total mileage so.KO Nearly all the great trunk lines in this country are now practically controlled by the great New York financier. J. Pier pont Morgan. It is the most colossal combination of capital on record. Within a short time all the aveues and outlets of this country to the sea will be directed by one man and one mind. It is a consummation of a scheme that has engaged the attention of our great railroad magnates for some time past. Since the, enactment of the interstate commerce law railroads have been un able to maintain rates. Competition has forced them to keep the tariffs within comparatively reasonable limits, and it was impossible for them to earn enough money to pay dividends on their watered stock. Railroad traffic associations that were formed to secure the maintenance of high rates failed to fill the bill, and when later on the powers of those asso ciations were enlarged so as to practically transform them into pools the United States supreme court stepped in and de clared such organizations to be illegal. A tight is still being made by the Joint Traffic association for existence, and the question of its legality will be determined by the United States supreme court dur ing this month. In view of the decision rendered by the supreme court in the Transmissouri Freight association case all hope of a fa vorable decision .in the Joint Traffic as sociation case has long since been aban doned by tile eastern railroad magnates. But even if the supreme court should decide that the Joint Traffic association is legally constituted it would not change the situation In the least. Railroad mag nates have long since reached the conclu sion that neither the Joint Traffic associa tion nor any other traffic association was of any use unless pooling was legalized by congress. The failure to secure favorable legisla tion during the last few sessions con vinced the railway people of the useless ness of making further efforts In this di rection, and they concluded that their objects could only be gained by a gen eral consolidation of all the big railway interests in this country. The scheme of placing all these inter ests in the hands of J. Pierpont Morgan was suggested several years ago, when, discouraged by the constant -iolations of agreements to" maintain tariff rates, the presidents of the various roads met on board of J. Pierpont Morgan s yacht in New York harbor and adopted the far famed gentlemen's agreement." This was a pledge that any official no, matter how high in rank, should be promptly dis charged if found violating an agree ment. Rates continued to be cut. however, just the same as if the presidents had not pledged their sacred word of honor that rates should be maintained. On that occasion the suggestion was made that the leading railroad companies between New York and the Missouri river relinquish the financial control of their roads to the firm of J. Pierpont Morgan Co., and that the officials of the vari ous roads should be responsible for their conduct to J. Pierpont Morgan. The power thus placed in Mr. Morgan's hands, It was claimed, would enable him without much effort to whip recalcitrant roads In to line. Conditions, however, were not ripe then for the consummation of so colossal a combination, and but few of the presi dents were then willing to place so much power in the hands of one man. The seed thus sown fell, however, upon fruitful ground. It has sprouted and grown until today the great consolidation scheme is found to be practically an ac complished fact, and J. Pierpont Morgan Is the master mind who controls the roads. As will be seen by the above list of Toads. Mr. Morgan now controls every thing between Chicago and New York ex cept the Pennsylvania and the Balitmore and Ohio. No attempt will be made to get the Pennsylvania under his control. That this company will work In unison wiUi his plans there is not the slightest doubt, as it is already doing so. The fight for the control of the Balti more and Ohio has already commenced, and with the power Mr. Morgan, is able to wield he will no doubt have it In his grasp before long, notwithstanding the efforts of Receivers Cowan and Murray and certain Baltimore and New York In terests to defeat him. Mr. Morgan will try to seize this road through foreclosure proceedings lately commenced. The stake is a magnificent one, as the acquisition of this road will remove the last obstacle in the way of Morgan's absolute control of all the railroads between Chicago.New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Yanderbilt roads have been con trolled by Mr. Morgan ever since the death of William 11. Vanderbilt. The ill ness of Cornelius, the head of the house, the disinclination of W. K. and the with drawal from active business of George almost eliminate the Vanderbilt family from active participation In lines reach ing New York, though they still hold in firm hand roads in the Interior of New York. Through the acquisition of the Lacka wanna, Reading and Lehigh Valley roads Mr. Morgan also gains absolute control of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal mines, which makes him us powerful a factor in coal interests as in the railroad inter ests of this country. Not only can he dictate what rates coal shall pay the rail roads, but he can absolutely fix the price people must pay for their coal. In the south Mr. Morgan is getting stronger from day to day. Lately he has achieved another victory in his proj ect for the control of all the railroads and steamship lin.s in the southern states. He has won his fight for the possession of the Central of Georgia railroad, which controls the ocean and New Kngland steampship lines which ply between Sa vannah and New York, Boston and Phil adelphia. The chief competitor of the Central of Georgia has been the Southern rail-way, controlled absolutely by J. Pierpont Mor gan Co. The Southern railway has Brunswick, Ga., for its seaport, and con nects there with the Mallory steamship company of New York. The Central of Georgia, with Savannah for its port and the ocean steamship company for its water line, has been the chief competitor of the Southern railway in Georgia and Alabama. In gaining control of the Cen tral system Mr. Morgan can run it as he chooses and wreck the property if he de sires in order to give the Southern rail way full swing in that field. Thus the whole east and nearly the en tire south are practically at the mercy of J. Pierpont Morgan. His systems of roads in those sections reach out. like the tentacles of an octopus, in every direction, touching nearly every important point. USE HUMAN RONES. County Officials Dig Up an Old Grave yard to Oat Dirt. Montgomery. Ala., Oct. 13. Farmers who came in today over the Norman bridge road report a grewsome state of affairs only a few miles out near where Catoma creek crosses the road. The county road workmen, it appears In order to secure earth with which to make a fill in the road have cut into the Forbes graveyard, an ancient place of burial, and have with their plows and scrapers cut through eight or ten graves and dumped their contents into the fill in the road. Human bones are said to be lying promiscuously around where the work is being done. There is talk of prosecuting the coun ty officials. One Store Chance. Columbus, O., Oct. 13. The supreme court today decided that Albert J. Frantz of Dayton. O., must be electrocuted Thursday for the murder of his sweet heart. The governor gave Frantz a res pite until the 19th to give him a chance before the board of pardons. Ballard's Snow Liniment. There Is no pain it will not relieve, no swelling it will not subdue, no wound it will not heal. It cures frost bites. chilblains and corns. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenue. Kasy to take. Ayer's pills are the fa vorites with women and children. TO CURE HERYOLS DYSFEPSIA. To Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to Know What Appetite and Good Diges tion Mean, Slake a Teat of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Interesting Experience of an Indian apolis Gentleman. No trouble Is more common or more misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia. People having it think that their nerves are to blame and are surprised that they are not cured by nerve medicine and spring remedies: the real seat of the mischief is lost sight of; the stom ach is the orsan to be looked after. Nervous dyspeptirs often do not have any pain whatever in the stomach, nor perhaps any of the usual symptoms of stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia shows itself not in the stomach so much as in nearly every other organ; In some cases the heart palpitates and is irreg ular; in others the kidneys are affected; in others the bowels are constipated, with headaches: still others are troub led with loss of flesh and appetite, with accumulation of gas, sour risings and heartburn. Mr. A. W. Sharper of No. 61 Prospect St., Indianapolis. Ind., writes as fol lows: "A motive of pure gratitude prompts me to write these few lines re garding Stuart's lyspepsia Tablets. I have been a sufferer from nervous dys pepsia for the last four years; have used various patent medicines and oth er remedies without any favorable re sult. They sometimes gave temporary relief until the effects of the medicine wore off. I attributed this to my se dentary habits. being a bookkeeper with little physical exercise, but I am glad to state that the tablets have over come all these obstacles, for I have gained in flesh. sleep bet'er and am bet ter in every way. The above is written not for notoriety, but is based on act ual fact." Resnectfullv vours. A. W. SHARPER. 61 Prospect St.. Indianapolis. Ind. It is safe to say that Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets will cure any stomach weakness or disease except cancer of stomach. They cure sour stomach, gas, loss of flesh and appetite, sleeplessness, palpitation, heartburn, constipation and headache. Send for valuable little book on stom-a-oh diseases by addressing Stuart Co., Marshall. Mich. All druggists sell full sized packages at so cenu. DAYLIGHTHOLDUP Four Bandits Rob a Texas Railroad Train Within 12. Miles of the State Capital. TOOK TO THE WOODS. Express Messenger Leaves llis Car and Hides Out. Robbers Get,.$600 From Pas sengers. Austin, Tex., Oct. 13. At 5 o'clock yes terday afternoon, within twelve miles of the corporute limits of this city, the southbound cannon ball train on the In ternational Great Northernroad, con sisting of mail, baggage and express car and three coaches loaded with passen gers, was held up by four men and robbed. The conductor of the train, Tom Healy, was shot by the robbers while resisting them, but fortunately was not seriously wounded. One of the passengers had his collar carried away by a pistol ball that was aimed at his neck and another received a bullet in the hand. The passengers were robbed of some $W0. The bandits attempted to rifle the safe in the express car, but were unsuc cessful. When the train reached McNeal.a small station ten miles above this city, two men, heavily armed, boarded the train and took up their stand on the rear platform. After the conductor had checked up, he reached the platform, only to find a pistol at either side of his head. The men de manded that he stop the train. lie de clined to do so, and began to run through the train with the two robbers in close pursuit. He had not gone the length of the car when one robber shot at him, bringing him to the floor with a pistol wound in the right arm. At this juncture the other robber pulled the bell cord and the train was brought to a standstill. It was evidently at the ap pointed place, for the train had hardly stopped before two other men, whose faces were covered with masks, stepped out from the trees and began shooting into the cars. Instantly all was con fusion. The two men on the train were joined by those from the woods and be gan their work. As the train porter sprang from the rear coach and ran for shelter, a robber began shooting at him and the negro emptied a revolver in re turn without effect. The express messenger looked out of his car and, taking in the situation, left his car and ran through, the woods and was soon lost to sight- The robbers, in the meantime, leaving two men to go through the coaches, which were packed with passengers, proceeded to the express car and demanded that the baggageman open the express safe, but upon being assured that he could not do so, turned their attention to the passen gers. They took only mney from them, not overlooking a single cent and walking two by two through the cars. They uncoupled the engine and started off down the track. After going several miles they set the lever at a moderate gait and left the engine. The engine came on to the flag station at Duval, four miles below, and was there captured and the station agent returned to the scene of the robbery with the engine, secured the train and arrived here shortly after dusk. The sheriff and a posse have gone to the scene, and a message at midnight was to the effect that they had struck the trail of two of the robbers. Three robberies have taken place in the same spot in a few years. The mountains thereabouts afford a safe hiding place for the bandits. The negro porter who emptied his re volver at the robbers while running away has just been located some twenty miles above the scene of the hold-up, at a small station, where he arrived about 10 o'clock, completely exhausted and badly fright ened. The night express bound for St. Louis, which left here at midnight, was accompanied by an armed guard. SCHOOL FOR HORSE S110ERS Is Recommended by the President of the National Association. St. Louis, Oct. 13. President Pureed of the National Horseshoers association, in his annual address, laid particular stress on educational measures that will insure more skillful and intelligent workmanship and elevate the craft. He recommended the establishment of a national school of farriery, to be conducted by the national association. This subject was discussed at length. National Statistician J. P. Adams pre sented some figures on the usage of the horse, showing that in the face of the many statements regarding the passing of that animal, no decrease in his use was found. On the contrary. Wisconsin, wntiwkv. Minnesota. Nebraska, Illinois and Massachusetts show a total increase of 102,308 horses in actual service since ISO. Indiana reported an increase of 9,612 since 1S-J5. USED FLESH FOR BAIT. Horrible Crime in Oklahoma Or a Fake. Perry, O. T., Oct. 13. James Wenah, a demented Creek Indian, killed an old man named Jones for fish bait. A party of men came across the Indian while he was fishing on Dog creek, and later they found the body of the dead man. They took the Indian in charge and he cornfessed the crime. He was asked if he killed the man for his money, and he answered in the negative and said he killed him for fish bait. An examination of the Indian's fish bas ket showed that he had torn a consider able quantity of flesh from the legs and arms of the man and baited his fishing line. Everybody Says So. Casearete Candv Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the ape, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act, gently and positively on kidnevs. liver and bowels, cleansiner the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buv and try a box of C. C C. to-day-, 10, 25. 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all draugisti;. Webb buys and sella tickets. SOS Kan. Av. -ALL WANT ARMOR PLANT. Invitations to the Naval Board Four in From Everywhere. "Washington, Oct. 13. The naval armor board will leave Washington next Satur day for the south to look at certain places with a view to ascertaining their availability for sites for the proposed ar mor plant. The first stop will be made at Birmingham, Ala., thence the board goes to Sheffield, Ala., to Chattanooga, Knoxville and Kiizabethtown, Tenn., in the order named. It is barely possible that later on the board will visit Pied mont, "Wr. Va., in view of the urgent re quest of West Virginia public men. Great numbers of appeals are coming to the department from various localities possessing any kind of an iron plant to have the board sent there to look at their resources, but in view of the fact that the board has no authority to make any recommendation as to the location of the plant it is felt that such time would not be usefully spent. By the act of congress Secretary Long is charged with the duty of submitting a description of lands, buildings and ma chinery needed for an armor plant, but this is not construed to mean anything more than the submission of plans for a plant, although he may volunteer a rec ommendation as to the site. BACK TO POLYGAMY. Topeka Christian People Claim That Mormons Will Prac tice it Again. A combined fight by the church peo ple of the city on the Mormon elders who are working in Topeka, is not an unlikely thing, for the subject is be ing discussed quite generally and one church society has pondered over the question with the intention of taking some means to prevent the elders from spreading their faith, or at least to warn the Christian people about their teachings. And it is solely on one issue polyga my. The two elders who are in Topeka say that polygamy is not now prac ticed among the Mormons, having been banished by unanimous consent in 1SH3. The Christian Endeavor society of Westminster IVesbyterian church took up the subject of Mormonism. and the sect was thoroughly discussed. The so ciety declared that polygamy was now being practiced. A committee was ap pointed which has furnished the fol lowing statement from Rev. S. E. Wis hart, IJ. D., who has the oversight of all the Presbyterian church work in Utah: "Some of the younger men are going into polygamy which the older men never gave up. The Mormons are ex pecting us to weaken in our work in Utah and surrender point after point until we have abandoned all of our school work. They are putting on a bolder front, as we have been obliged to curtail our work, and as we are coming into possession of the advan tages which statehood gives them," WILL MEET IN CHICAGO. Debs Talks of the First National Con vention of the Social Democracy. New York, Oct. 13. Eugene V. Debs made statements today concerning- the present conditions of the Social Democ racy, the work it has already done, and what is in prospect. He said: "The organization is only three months old. and most of our time and attention have been given to the work of organiza tion. We have established local branches in twenty-six states, and within the next sixty days will be organized in all the states and territories of the Union. I have received many telegrams from applicant for admission to the organization. 'The first national convention of the So cial Democracy will be held at Chicago in June next. A national platform will be formulated and the organization formally launched as a political force for the con test of 1S9S." HOLMES' EVIL EYE. Office of Man Instrumental in Saving the Murderer Banged, Burned. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 13. Once more the eye of Murderer If. H. Holmes would seem to have been at work. The office of Supervisor Perry of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance company, and who was instrumental in having Holmes hanged, was gutted by fire today. The only articles saved were, curiously enough, the original warrants for Holmes' arrest, and two pictures of the murderer. Ever since the execution a series of mis fortunes has fallen upon those connected with the trial. Jude, Jurymen, lawyers and witnesses alike have suffered. A few weeks ago the editor was taken with a very severe cold that caused him to be in a most miserable condition. It was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe and recognizing it as dangerous he took immediate steps to bring about a speedy cure. From the advertisement of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the many good recommendations in cluded therein, we concluded to make a first trial of the medicine. To say that it was satisfactory in its results, is putting it very mildly indeed. It acted like magic and the result was a speedy and permanent cure. We have no hesi tancy in recommending this excellent Cough Remedy to anyone afflicted with a cough or cold in any form The Ban ner of Liberty, Libertytown, Maryland. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. Frozjn on Mt. Ararat St. Petersburg. Oct. 13. During an as cent of Mount Ararat. Armenia, by mem bers of the recent geological congress, Dr. Stober, a professor of medicine, was frozen to death. There is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called OKAIX-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it wi!h out distress, aid but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over V as rou'li. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try it. Ask fur GRAIN-O. Can't Use Lincoln's Picture. Columbus. O., Oct. 13. The supreme court has decided that the negro party, not having been through the last election, could not use a picture of Lincoln as an emblem at the head of their ticket. Ednonte Your liowels ATlth Ctucarets. Candj Oatharkic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, drusgisis refund niounj. RAILROiW NEWS. Interstate Commerce JConi mis sion Report Showing. Georgia Shows the Largest In crease of Mileage. TOTAL FOR U. S. 2,119. Increase of 4,000,000 of Pas sengers Over Previous Year. 0?er 4,000 More Injured Than in the Former Year. Washington, Oct. 13. The ninth sta tistical report of the interstate com merce commission for the year ended June 30, 1S96, gives interesting informa tion concerning the mileage, equipment, number of employes, capitalization and valuation, accidents and earnings and expenses of railways in the United States for the year named. One hundred and fifty-one roads, rep resenting 30,475 miles of operated mile age were in the hands of receivers on June 30, lSyti, a decrease of 18 from the previous year. The capital stock rep resented by the railways controlled by receivers was $742,5B7.69S and the fund ed debt was 733,786. The total rail way mileage on June 30, 1S96, was 18:2, -776, an increase of 2,119 for the year, Georgia showing the largest increase, viz 233 miles. The number of locomo tives in service was 35,950 and of cars of all classes 1,297,649, an increase of 251, locomotives and 2i,08t cars. Of the total cars and locomotives 448,854 were iitted with train brakes and 545,583 with automatic couplers. The number of freight locomotives fitted with auto matic couplers were 3,373 out of a. total of 20,351 and the cars In freight service fitted with train brakes was 379,058 out of a total of 1,221,887. An interesting feature of the report is a summary showing the amount of compensation paid to the railway em ployes of the United States who aggre gated 826,620. Their aggregate com pensation amounted to over 60 per cent of the total operating expenses of all railways, a slight decrease from the preceding year. Much data on the capitalization and valuation of railway property is contained in the report. The amount of railway capital, it is shown, was $10,566,865,771 which, assigned on a mileage basis shows a capital of $59, 61S per mile of line, and if current lia bilities be included as part of the cap ital $63,068 per mile of line. The amount of capital stock was $5. 226,527,269, of which $969,956,692 was pre ferred. A fraction of over 70 per cent of the capital stock paid no dividends. The total dividends amounted to $87, 603,371. Passengers carried during the year numbered 511.772,737, an increase of over 4,000.000 compared with the pre vious year, which however, showed a decrease of 33,266,837, as compared with 1894. Freight tonnage amounted to 765,891.385, the largest ever reported for railways in this country and an in crease of nearly 70.0o0.000. Gross earn ings amounted to $1,150,169,376, an in crease of nearly $75,000,000. resulting in a net income of over $33,000,000 larger than the previous year. Nearly 1.900 employes were killed and almost 30.000 injured during the year, an increase of 50 in those killed and over 4,000 in the number injured. One hundred and eighty-one passengers were killed and nearly 3,000 injured. The number of persons "other than em ployes and passengers" killed was 4, 406 and those injured 5.845. Those fig ures included casualities to persons re ported as trespassers. For every 444 men employed on railways one was killed and for every 28 men employed one was injured. One trainman was killed for each 152 trainmen employed and one trainman was injured for each ten men employ ed. The number of passengers carried for one passenger killed was 2.827,474 and the number of passengers carried for one passenger injured was 178,123. SOCK ISLAND CAR FAMINE. Yellow Fever Quarantine in Texas Causes the Road Trouble. The Rock Island railroad is at pres ent experiencing a scarcity of freight cars which if increased to any extent would mean an absolute car famine. The condition is the result of the yel low fever quarantine in the south, and although the road has sufficient cars to handle the present business, if ship ments materially increase it would be impossible to supply the demand. The yellow fever quarantine now ex tends as far north as Houston, Texas, along the route of the Gulf lines, and hundreds of Rock Island freight cars, loaded with grain destined for Galves ton, are tied up at the various stations as a result. The majority of the grain shipped over the Rock Island this year has been billed to the Gulf, and the large number of cars now standing on the sidings in Kansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas, loaded with export grain, is accounted for by the fact that Rock Island grain shipments were un usually heavy at the time of the estab lishment of the quarantine. Unless either the quarantine is raised or the grain originally destined for the Gulf is shipped eastthe road will un doubtedly experience a famine before the end of the year. While other southern lines are not affected by the quarantine to such an extent as the Rook Island, all have a large number of cars tied up as a re sult of the government precaution. "COMMITTED" TO JAIL. C. R. Hudson Refuses to Show a Let ter and is Guilty of Contempt. C. R. Hudson of the Santa Fe freight department is constructively in jail. He was committed" by Justice Mc Clintock for contempt. The Kansas Grain company is desir ous that Mr. Hudson make public a letter said to be injurious to the Grain company. The case is known as the Kansas Grain company vs. The First National bank of Hutchinson and the case is being tried in the Reno county court. Action was brought yesterday in Justice McClintock's court to com pel Hudson to give the letter as evi dence. He refused. Justice McClin tock committed him for contempt of court. Rossington, Smith Dallas will bring habeas corpus proceedings in the district court today to settle the ques tion whether a justice of the peace has a right to commit a person when he has no, right to pass upon the criminal question. AGAINST THE SANTA FE. The Kansas Pacific and Mo. Pacific to Unite on a Fast Denvsr Schedule. Denver, Oct. 13. The Times says: The latest feature of the Union Pa cific consolidation scheme is one of great interest in Denver and to this state at large. It includes the consoli dation of the Kansas Pacific with the Gulf, and a combination between the Kansas Pacific and the Missouri Paci fic, whereby the fastest' train service ever attempted between St. Louis and Denver will be inaugurated. This was learned- at the Santa Fe offices here this morning, where advices of the new moveof thereorganization committee of the Union Pacific were received by wire from Omaha. The Gulf road will oper ate the Kansas Pacific, after the reor ganization of the former road. When questioned officials of the Gulf here ad mitted that this is true although en deavors have been made to keep it a secret. Gen. Dodge will, in all probability, be made president of the Gulf system, after its reorganization, and Frank Trumbull, the present receiver, will likely be given the position of vice pres ident and general manager. THEY CLAIM $194,000. Ott Tewksbury File a Counter Claim Against the Santa Fe. The trouble between Ott Tewks bury, land and immigration agents of the Santa Fe railroad, and that corpor ation is growing interesting. Last July the railroad company brought suit in the district court against the firm for $20,000 for breach of contract and for withholding lands purchased under the contract. The answer of the land agents has just been filed and in it they make a counter claim against the railroad com pany for $194,125. The grounds upon which this claim is based are similar to those set forth in the original petition. Thfry claim that the railroad company violated its contract and did not allow the land agents the privileges stipula ted. The question of transportation will also figure in the suit. The difficulty between Ott Tewks bury and the Santa Fe Railroad com pany dates back five years. The iirm handled all the Santa Fe lands but live years ago the claim is made that the railroad company refused to have further dealings with Ott Tewksbury and though the firm has never relin quished its title of "Land and Immi gration Agents of the Santa Fe Rail road" they have not been recognized by the company officers for five years. Rock Island's Big Business. The Goodland Republic says: There will be four new engines put on this di vision soon and more train crews will be put to work at this point. Business never was better on the Rock Island than it is at present and the train and engine crews are kept on the everlast ing hump. 0E KOBBEIi CAUGHT. One of the Rock Island Highwayrp en Taken by Indians. Guthrie, O. T., Oct. 13. Deputy United States Marshal Eupene Hall's Cheyenne Indian scouts and bloodhounds last even ing ran down Ed Harwell, one of Jen ninpa g;ing of outlaws, who held up the Rock Island passenger train at Chicka sha two weeks ago. The prisoner was hiding in a marsh near Arapahoe when taken. He confessed that he helped hold up the train, and says Jennings is the leader of the gang. Hall will receive over $1.2u0 rewards for this capture. The prisoner will be lodged in the federal jail. THE DEADLY HAT PIN. Nebraska Business Alan Stabbed by Bis Sweetheart, Hastings, Neb., Oct. 13. Herbert Crow, a young business man, was fatally stab bed by a young woman of this city last night, the girl using her hat pin. The steel entered the young man's side and broke off, and the physicians have been unable to remove the lost portion. The weapon used was in the shape of a toy dagger. The victim refuses to give the name of the girl who did the deadly work or the cause of the same. He was on the street when he called to a passing cabman and was carried to a physician. The doctors say he will die. it is sa.iu ne was sti u'K uy njs i sweetheart in a jealous rage over an- other young lady. Carnegie Gets the Tilderu Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 13. Andrew Car negie has perfected the largest iron pro ducing combination in tlie world by se curing the lease of the Tilden mine. He will operate this big producer in connec tion with the Norrie and the group of mines which he owns in the Meaaba range. win nuni Aerolites. New Tork, Oct. 13. Wm. Nixon, the j explorer who obtained a concession from j the Mexican government giving him the j exclusive right for rive years to explore the country for scientific purposes, left today for the region and will go direct to Nitlam, where he will search for aero- lilts. E. W. Hughes, Installment Dealer, 107 East fth, opposite postoffice, have just received a new and complete line of Ingrain Carpets. Smyrna and Fur Rugs. Lace and Chenille Curtains, a handsome line of Genuine China dinner sets, China Cracker Jars, Celery Dish es, Cake and Fruit Plates, Vases. Vase Lamps, Kanquet Lamps, Six and Twelve piece Toilet Sets, a nice line of Ladies' and (rent's Watches, Kings and Jew elry.Seth Thomas Clocks, Photograph Albums, Family andTeach er's Hibles. Remember my prices and terms are the very lowest to be had, no shelf worn second hand goods, everything fresh and new. E. W. HITCHES, 107 East Fifth Street. To Leavenworth and Keturn For G. A. R. reunion J1.67 by the Union Pacific. Trains leave for Leavenworth at 6:37 a. m. and 3 p. m. Tickets good until October IS. Itchine, scaly, blcedinz palms, shapelcsa oaili, and painful liDgrr eiiun, pimples, blackheaUn, oily, m.jthy Bkiu.dry, ii.in, and faliinir liair, itch Ins, icaly scalpa, all yield quickly to warm baths with C'tJTtccBA Boap, and gentle anointings with Cdticur (ointment;, the great skin curs. ulk 10 I lold throuKketrt th vorld. Pottss Biro Airs Csiu. LKF-. oie i:ropa., Bot"n. OdT- ll.w to l-roducoft. White H.ndt," free. ITCHING EiJGES'sr.s? iEROUBY No potash no mineral no danger in S. S. S. This means a great deal to all who know the disastrous effects of these drugs. It is the only blood remedy guaranteed urely Vegetable. S. S. S. forces the disease out through the skin does not dry up the poison to decay the bones, like mercurial mixtures do. "I was almost a physical wreck, the result of mercurial treatmeut for blood poison S.S.S. i8 a real blood remedy, for it cured me per manently." Henry "Roth. 1H1R Smith Vlnt.h Street. St. Louis. Mo. J Books free address, Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, L. $3SHO Id the World. Kor 14 years tliis Fti by mrit nlnne, has dit:nu-t"il nil rmv titr. TT. I.. IouirhiS ipj.OO ami .0 dhos ar tlx prod net i'.n-i ft -kilIir1 workim-li, from th" bft ltifiTcri;il kisn1I1 iif theso jirtrps. Als-. :te.;0 and -.00 Mot-8 for mt-ii. gjl&.&O K3iH an. I for hoys iml youths. W. Tj. iHutlns ulirx'n are indorsed by over ,ikKi,(X.t ivrun-rs ns thi best in style, 11 1 and durability of any fchor ever offered at the prleep. They are nir-.il-j iu nil the latest shaiM- and styles, and of every vari ety ..f leat her. f If dealer c;nnot supply Ton, write for cata logue to V.". L. Uoueliii, iirbcktuD, Mass. bold by Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co., 7'3-7'5 Kansas Ave. EYES H e u e k e m M ft m BJ ft Are our light. Lose your eyesight And you lose a. that Is beau tiful. Do your Eyes give you trouble? Let Dr. Lewis examine them. WITH- J. 23. IIAYDE1T, 727 Kansas Ave. eatitltltlf sitlSSKa "Good Evening." HATE YOU BEEN PHOTOGKAIMIED BY Vogenitz 623 mSAS ATE. 632 ALWAYS ON THE HUMP FOR TRADE. WE'LL FURNISH YOUR EYES WITH A PAIR OP PEBBLES that are Just suited to them. We will make the frames fit your nose, face and eyes so comfortably that you'll hardly know you're wearing glasses. We have every appliance for testing the eye in a scientific manner, and will use every prac tical plan to give you relief. Our examina tion and advice will cost you nothing, and we only ask a fair profit on the material used in making your glasses. A. C. CAMPBELL, Ophthalmologist, 625 Kansas Ave. ARTHUR MASSEY, Practical -f orseslicsr, 213 West Fifth Street. Horsss with diseased feet skillfully treated. Track aad road shoeing a specialty. Ti:i.EPHKC 4S. sss DOUGLAS ff sw A

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRXAIi, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1897. SUDDENDEATH Of 31 Head of Thoroughbred Polled Ansrus Cattle la Osborne Comity, Causes a Panic Amoa Stockmen. FED OX KUTIK CORN. Attack a FeeJer Badly Injarin: Him in Their Frenzy. Cattlemen llystifiad as to the CauseFinancial Loss 1,300. Alton, Oct. 13. Great excitement has teen occasioned here among- cattle men over the sudJen death of 31 head 'f thoroughbred Polled-Aiifjus cattle be longing to E. G. KifieM and Adulph Ilackerott. extensive stuck feeders of Osborne county. They had been feeding in a field where the second growth of Kaffir corn was raise.l, while others claim their death was brought about by overload ing the stomachs in. other corn liel-ls. When lirst discovered they ajip-va-ed frantic ai.d acted as though crazy. They atiai-k-d William Jd.,sier. breau Irg several ribs, who now lies in a daii Kerous condition. Mr. i-'ilit-kl mirtiou loiisly escaped with slight injuries. The most of them died suddenly, while a few showed right before they died. The case is one that has never before been heard of in this section of Kan sas. The jinancial loss to the owners is not less than Sl.T.OO. GLOOMY FOK OLIVER. Testimony Shows Eo Tried to Blow Up Governor Smith's House. Leavenworth, Oct. 13 D. J- Oliver, the veteran charged with dynamiting the residence of Gov. Smith and at tempting murder, was placed on trial in tiie federal court yesterday. At adjournment last evening Gov. Smith, t'apt. Peach. V. S. A.. Conductor Mock of the electric, road and Cleric Kllner of the Atchison store, ho sold (diver the dynamite, had been examin ed. The testimony of Kllnor. as well as that of Mock, was very sti-ous against iliver. The latter testified that on the night of July 10 last Oliver rode on his ear to the city limits south, and had on the latfnrm a package which Oliver told him he had better not touch. Oli ver was a frequent passenger on his trains. The explosion occurred on the following day. The clerk, Kiiner. iden tified Oliver as the man to whom ha sold the dynamite and fuse. FAREWELL, TO THE INDIAN.'' Arkansas City Preparing for a Novel Four Days Carnival. Arkansas City. Oct. 13. This city is preparing for a carnival next year that will eclipse anything in the west. The '"Farewell to the Indian" will be given next fall and every buck, squaw and pappoose in the nation will be in vited here. The effete east can see the Indian near his native lair and ail the peopde will be invited to come and wit ness for four days scalp dances, war dances, peace dances and the abori ginal idea of a hot time. Two thousand Indians are expected and dates for the occasion will be se;eoted immediotidv foil wir.g t'ie pay ment to him of his annuity that he may provide himself with the refulatiou "war paint and feathers" for the occa sion. BOND ELECTION CARRIES. Hutchinson Has Secure! tb.3 General Offica of the H S. Railroad. Hutchinson. Oct. 13. The proposition to issue $35.01 '0 bonds to the Hutchin son Southern raiiroad for building a depot, general offices, machine shops and roundhouse here, carried at the election yesterday by a good majority. An election was also held in Valley and Clay townships to vote on the proposition to issue bonds to the Hutch inson Southern company to bring the Kansas Midland road" through to Hutchinson, instead of Burrt'm. The proposition was lost in both townships, but will be resubmitted in a few weeks. The establishment of the Hutchinson Southern shops and general offices heie is now assured. AFTER MINE OPERATORS. law Against Issuing Scrip in Pay ment of Wages is Violated. Pittsburg". Oct. 13. The miners who have gone cut on a strike at shafts Xor. IS and 23 of the Kansas and Texas Coal company, on account of the large screen used, are sending delegates to the miners in other shafts and it be gins to look as if a g--nral strike would result unless the company yields the point. County Attorney Widby will be ask ed this week to prosecute the coal com panies that are issuing" scrip to their miners. He has signified his willing ness to do so if the miners make a com plaint. TURNERS AT HANOVER. Clo39 Thair District Association Next Meeting at Topeka. Hanover. Oct. 13. The annual Kan- Fas District Association of Turner so- cieties closed an interesting session here, in which delegates were present i from the Turner societies of Hanover, i Marysviile. Leavenworth. T peka.Lawl rence. Newton, Bern. Summertield and Home City. I Topeka was selected for the next meeting of the Turnt'est. Aug. Hohn of Marysviile was unani- mously chosen delegate to represent vo rrtti.f3 uiMiiLi in me meeting m San Francisco in 1SHS. TEST OF TEXTBOOK LAW. Southeastern Kansas School Director to be- Prosecuted for Violating It. Fort Scott. Oct. 13. Wm. Overbeek a school director of joint district Xo. 3;' of Bourbon and Crawford ou-uics was arrested here today for refusim- to aV- cej.t the text books designated bv the i text book commission. 1 He insisted on u:;ing books i-r.-W an old contract with a private Tublis-", house, and will test the legislature s fe.;1f contract. BEATS THE KLONDIKE Lyons County Farmer Sells 2,000Ear- rels of Apples at $1 lo Has i 1. 300 L -ft. j Hartford. Oct. 13. Mr. Beavers east i of Hartford has sold to Perkins fc Bro- j gan of this place, 2,0u0 barrels of winter apples at $1.10 a barrel. From five acres of Mr. Beavers' old orchard, there will be over 1.200 barrels of fine apples, a ret income of some $250 per acre. Mr. Beavers has about 50 acres of a young orchard just beginning to bare apples. SECOND DAY OF BEUNION. Senator Harris and Congressmen Broderick and Curtis Speak. Leavenworth. Oct. 13. The second day of the interstate G. A. II. reunion was favored with perfect weather. The lirst feature was the march of the Uni ted States troops from the fort to the city. At Camp Alger they were joined by the Fort Riley command and their j. regress through the city was watch ed by thousands of spectators. After a parade of the principal streets, they re turned to the fort. At 10 o'clock Judge Bond, chairman of the reunion committee, called the assemblage together in the pavilion at Camp Alfrer, and after an original song, composed by J. T. Dudley of this city, the chairman introduced United States Senator V. A. Harris, who is an ex confederate. Senator Harris opened by saying that lie was always pleased to talk to old soldiers. He was a hero worshiper and had no regard for any nation that was not composed of hero worshipers. He thought that the best way to have good yc ung1 soldiers, was by showing our honor for the old soldiers. "There is no record tut earth of such a war as that of the north and south," he said. "On the part of the south there, was no idea of personal aggran dizement. It was a battle for what they 1-eiieved to be right. In the south today there is m man who would alter the present condition of things if he had the power." The senator paid a glowing tribute to Gen. Grant, and said: 'T could only wish to sc- one more monument erect ed and have it dedicated to American valor. I would have it on the crest of Missionary Ridge, with inscriptions on the eastern face and on the western face: 'Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, one and Inseparable.' Congressman 1 ii'oderick was next in troduced. He paid a high tribute to the American soldier, who believes in .something and contends for what he believes in. The real cause of the late war, he said, was human slavery, but today tlie south would not return to it. Congressman Curtis was the next speak. -r, and he gave a lively 15 min utes' speech, referring" to Kansas as the great soldier state of the union. It is Huh in population and sixth in soldier population. In the nfternoon the first speaker was the department chaplain. Rev. Mr. I. F. Pugh of Wellington. He was fol lowed by Mrs. Morgan of Cottonwood Falls in behalf of the W. R. C. The evening was devoted to the Mis souri and Nebraska departments, the commanders of those states presiding in separate pavilions. The programme for today. "Kansas Militia and Territorial Settlers' Day," is as follows: 9:30 a. m. At the Hanback pavilion. Col. Geo. "W". Veale presiding": at the McGregor pavilion, Col. d R. Smith presiding". :pio p. m. Flower parade. 7:30 p. m. General camptires: at the Jlanback pavilion, Capt. Henry liooth presiding: at the McGregor pavilion, Capt. Y. F. Henry of Kansas City, Mo., presiding. INDIAN TREATY E2IDS. S3-Year Compact With the Allied Tribes Expires Tomorrow. "Wichita, Oct. 13. Thursday will mark the expiration of one of the most fa mous and important Indian treaties in the history of the United States. This is the treaty made between the United States and allied tribes on tne banks of Medicine Lodge river. October 14, l'fo, 13 miles from the present site of the town of Medicine Lodge. General Wm. T. Sherman, then at the head of the regular army. General Harney and other noted regular army otTicers were present, while ex-Governor Sam- Crawford of Kansas was pres ent in command of the Kansas troops, enlisting the year before to light In dians. It is said that 15.00 warriors were present from the various tribes. among them the famous and vicious old Chief Satana. The Indians outnumbered the troops probably five to one, and old Satana formed a plan to surround and massacre the whole body. That the plans failed probably was due to the clear headedness of ex-Gov. Crawford, who fathomed tiie design of the wily old savage, and put the com manding" general on his guard. The troops were formed in a hollow square with I "nited States commissioners and newspaper correspondents in the cen ter. Gatling guns commanded the ap proaches. Satana was smart enough to see that the jig was up and did not or der the massacre. Among the newspa per men who were present at the mak ing of the Medicine Lodge treaty was Stanley, afterward the famous African explorer. TO AID HENRY GEORGE. Citizens of Hartford Make Up a Purse for the Campaign Fund. Hartford. Oct. 13. One hundred men at Hartford have signed the following: The undersigned citizens of Hartford laboring men, business men and farm ers, most cheerfully contribute our mite to aid in electing Henry George mayor of Greater New York. Believing that Henry George stands for pirineipie: for freedom: for equal rights to all men, not only for the citi zens of Greater New York, or the state of New York or the United States but of the world. ur contributions are small, from the fact. that, during our struggle for ex istence, we have been compelled to give one-third of our total productions to the ianulord or speculator holding land ide: one-third to railroads, tleeraph lords, coal lords, oil lords, mineral b ids, and a large part of what was leit has been taken for taxes and tri bute to trusts and syndicates. We hope for Mr. George's election, thereby indicating that we have a" government of, for and by the people. THOUGHT CITY LIFE EASY. A Hops Farmer Changes His Mind Afcer Visiting" the K. C. Carnival Kansas City. Oct. 13. otto Unternah rtr is e.n honest looking farmer wiio hails from Hope. Kan. H- came to Kansas City during Carnival week to take in the sights and see if he could not find a job. He told justice Walls yesterday that he had grown tired of farming and be lieved that city people had an easy time compared with the life of a filmier. But he is unfortunate enough to look exactly like a man who entered F. M. 1'arshall's room at the corner of inde pendence avenue and Grand, re-moved Mr. Parshall's trousers from under his pi'.iow and appropriated them and a small amount of change to his own use. j I'arshail and his son. who slept with j him. both positively identified I'nter nahrer as the burglar, but the prisoner declared that lie had never stolen a penny in his life. Justice Walls held him to the grand jury. VERDANT COFFEY VILLE MAN Chas. Y. Young Falls in With. Two Denver Crooks and Loses His Money. Coffeyville, Oct. 12. Word comes from Denver of the robbing of Charles Young of this city on Saturday as he was preparing to leave Denver for Cof feyville. Two months ago Toung left this place and has been working on a ranch near Boulder. While waiting for a train in Denver his rustic appearance caught the fancy of H. J. Adams and E. F. Gilmore, notorious crooks. They immediately made professions of friendship to him. with the additional information that they were from Gree ley, and could secure him work there if he so desired. About 7 o'clock one of the men sug gested that all should walk along Lari mer street eastward and see the sights. The suggestion was agreeable, and the trio walked to Twenty-fourth and Lari mer, where are several vacant lots. Toung says that Adams and Gilmore dragged him into the vacant lots, and that Adams placed his knee in the small of his back bearing him to the ground, while he clutched him around the throat with both hands, they took all his money and disappeared. Young re ported the pair at the police station and they were apprehended Sunday. GAVE HER A GAVEL. Students of Campbell University Re member W. C. T. U. Presidsnt. Holton. Oct. 13. On her return from the W. C. T. U. convention, held at Salina. Mrs. Klla W. Brown, president-elect, was given an ovation by the students and faculty of Campbell university, where she has held the chair of Knglish for many years. Tuesday morning Mrs. Brown told the students, in a few words, the prin cipal events of the convention. At the close of her remarks. Mr. R. L. Knie, one of the seniors, was called to the platform and in an appropriate address, he presented to her in the name of the faculty and students of Campbell university, a handsome gavel. The barrel is an exact counterpart of a whisky barrel, the more to remind her that she is to light whisky with it. INSPECTOR M'COY'S REPORT. 10,592 Head of Cattle Brought in Kansas for the Week Ending Octobsr 9. Kansas City, Kas., Oct. 12. J. C. Mc Coy. live stock inspector for the state of Kansas, reports number of cattle go ing to Kansas from the stockyards as follows: Shipped 9.6G9 Driven 201 Total 9.SR0 Permits were issued to ship 9l'3 head of cattle to interior points from Okla homa territory, making a grand total from all points, shipped and driven, for the week ending October 9, 1S97, of 10,592 head of cattle. On Friday, October R, over 1.400 went into the state from the stockyards. SILICATE OF ALUMINL Marshall County Farmer Finds a Rich Vein on His Property. Frankfort. Oct. 13. A vein of silicate of alumini has been found on Mr. Punt r.ey's farm, west of town. Mr. Punt ney has known of the outcropping of the vein for several years, but thought nothing about its having any commer cial value till this week, when parties from Axtell. who had examined the stuff, came down and made a contract with Mr. Puntney to work the vein, giving him a certain per cent of the receipts. Silicate of alumini is used for polish ing powder, such as is used in polish ing silverware, etc. SHERIFF AND PROHIBITION. Responsibility of Closing KansasCity, Kan., Joints Placed. Kansas City, Oct. 13. Late last night Clerk Howlett of the court of common ideas. Kansas City, Kan., delivered to Sheriff Longfellow a large number of orders of the court in liquor injunction cases, where the injunctions have been made perpetual, ordering Sheriff Long fellow to abate the nuisances forth with. This places the enforcement of the prohibitory law in the hands of the sheriff. STEAM HEAT FOR ATCHISON. B. PJWaggener Copies the Idea From the lopesa Plant. Atchison. Oct. 13. It developed at the last meeting of the city council that B. P. Waggener was at the back of a scheme to establish a system of pipes for conveying steam over the principal part of the city. An ordinance was introduced grant ing a franchise for laying a mile of steam pipes along the streets and al leys. B. P. Waggener was in Topeka a few days ago. where a similar plant was put in operation, and he was great ly impressed with the scheme. REDUCING MORTGAGES. Labette County Farmers Paying Off Their Debts. Parsons. Oct. 12. Postmaster Harry husk, of this city, who is keeping close tao on prosperity notes in Labette county, says: "The net reduction of mortgage indebtedness in Labette county last week amounted to $4,145. "There has not been a single instance of a conveyance of farm property to the mortgagee, through foreclosure or oth eiwise, in this county during the past sixty days. "The actual sales of farm property in Labette county, as shown by the rec ords since March 1. 1S97, reach the sum of $12.9:-9.y:'. and the number of acres sold is S, 375. 21. SUIT OVER A MILL Hadriam to Enjoin the Moving of a Froperty the City is Interested In. Haddam. Oct. 13. The Haddam grist mill is being torn down and will tie moved to Harvard. Neb. This is the mill in which this city do nated J2.0iio to secure. There is liable t-" be considerable litigation over the removal, tut J. B. S heier, the owner, threatens also to bring a damage suit against the city if the people of Had dam enjoin him from removing it, SOLOMON VALLEY BAPTISTS Close Their Session r.t Lincoln Center JVilect Ciucars. Lincoln Center. Oct. 12. The twenty fourth annua! meetii g of the Solomon Valley Baptist association has closed here, i.fter a tiree days' session. There are 20 c untie? in the district compris ing tin1 association, ar.d a large number of delegates attended. Rev. 1:. Reese of Bob it. Kan..prenoh ed the annual sermon. Rev. J. F. liice of Asherville. Kan., was elected moder ator; I lev. W. J. Bingham of Beloit, clerk and treasurer. Miss Minnie S. EverettjDf Topeka, a returned missionary from Brazil, now vice president of the Kansas board of home missions, appeared before the as sociation in behalf of the missions. She gave interesting accounts of her exper iences as a missionary teacher in Mex ico and Brazil, and made a strong ap peal for greater zeal in the cause of missions. Fifty dollars was collected for aid in state mission work. The next session of the association will be held at Abilene. STONE FOR OMAHA. Irving Quarries Furnish Rock for Ar mour's Plant. Irving, Oct. 12. Chas. J. Johnson, pro prietor of the stone quarries near here, has got the contract to furnish 100 car loads of cut stone for the Armour Packing Co. plant, now in course of erection in South Omaha. The Irving stone quarries are now giving work to a large number of hands. TAKES A $15,000 POLICY. Abilene Man Pays $1,600 in Advance for Life Insurance. The Abilene Chronicle says: Proba bly the largest life insurance premium ever collected in Abilene was paid to day, when a policy holder gave up $1. 6oo to pay premiums on a $15,000 poli cy four years in advance. Pensions for Kansans. Washington. Oct. 13. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Isaac M. Reed Ottawa; Charles P. Blackley, Manhattan: Geo. L. Barnes. Axtell: Kuel W. Stoock, Na tional Military Home, Leavenworth; iMilton Steincger, Muncie; Priar L. James. Farlington. Restoration und Reissue Byron J. Ilrittan, Western Park. Renewal John Wesley Jones, Olivet. Increase Samuel Barr, Hanover; Wm. H. Keever, Wellington: Wm. H. Hudson, Mount Ida; Salmon 1. C. Stubbs, Sterling; Henry Svhad, Wich ita. Reissue John O. Deitrich. Plymouth. Reissue and Increase Wm. H. An derson, Concordia. Ship $86,175 Worth of Wheat. Inman, Oct. 13. Ouring the month of September John Weisthaner shipped out S2.C00 bushels of w heat, or 105 cars with 800 bushels to the car. During the same time B. Harms for the A. C. Iiiavis Grain company, shipped out 32. 000 bushels, or 40 cars, making a total of 114.900 bushels' shipped from Inman in j September. The average price paid was 75 cents, making $S6.1T5 paid to the farmers for wheat in September. Diphtheria at Atchison. Atchison. Oct. 13. Diphtheria has broken out at the State Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Atchison. There are six cases in the hospital, which was built five years ago. but which has never before been occupied. One of the cases is a bad one, but the others are mild. There are 23 children in the in stitution. Baptist Ministers in Session. Lawrence, Oct. 13. The second day of the Kansas Baptist Ministers' asso ciation was devoted to reading papers and discussion of questions arising therefrom Mrs. Prof. Dyche made an address of welcome, which was respond ed to by several for the association. There are about 300 present and the sessions will last two more days. Yoder-Penny Marriage at Haddam. Haddam, Oct. 13. Thursday has been fixed for the marriage of Ralph Penny of Lincoln. -eb., to Miss Ora M. "Vo der of this place. She has grown to womanhood in Haddam and loved by all her acquaintances. For many years she has been postmaster and deputy postmaster of this place. The invita tions are numerous. Gets a Good Job in Mexico Atchison, Oct. 13. Wm. Burchett, an employe of the Barry vitrified brick vnrds. has accented a position to man- lajara, Mexico, and will leave at once to take his new position. He receives a dollar and a half a day at the Harry vards, but his salary in his new position will be $2,400 a year. Coin Harvey's Wagon at Leav9nworth Leavenworth, Oct. 13. One of the sil ver wagons which have been sent out of Chicago by "Coin" Harvey, reached Leavenworth today and will remain here for a few days, while the gentle men who are in charge will disseminate the gospel of free silver. The wagon rolled into the city this forenoon, tiiree months having been spent in making the trip from Chicago. Postoffice To Be in a Separate Room. Coffeyville, Oct. 12. PostofTiee In spector Sullivan has returned to Kan sas City after a two days stay in Cof feyville. The government has issued an order to the effect that the local postofiice must be in a room by itself and that r.o other business shall be transacted in the same room. This has caused the flurry over the proposed re moal of the postofiice in Coffeyville. Two locations have already been made public. Wichita's Next Postmaster. Newton, Oct. 12. Representative Charles Irwin of Wichita says Newt Rridgeman will be the next postmaster of Wichita. He says that the matter has been settled for some time. Bridge man, he says, has had the support of Cyrus Leland and has landed the prize. He was county clerk of Sedgwick coun ty a few years ago and is a prominent figure in local politics. Jerry Simpson Campaigning. Wellington. Oct. 13. Jerry Simpson is preparing to enter Sumner and Cowley counties in a campiaign in the interest of W. T. lie Bride. Dates have already been arranged for him in this county at South Haven and Geuda Springs on the 14th inst. Coursing Meet at Entsrprise. Knterprise. Oct. 13. A large number of dogs are entered here for the cours ing events of today and Thursuay from Kmporia, Cottonwood Falls, llerington and local entries. O. M. Wilhite will act as judge. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment gives instant relief. It allays inflammation and heals. It is prompt in its action and positive in its effect. It is the TVio lrind that enres without" nainc ot- flii'nmf.irt Tt is for niles on t r,nr- Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. StansOeld. 032 Kan sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy.cor ner Sixth and Topeka avenue. Loans on City Prop3rty. S20.COO on hand for loans on improved Skav.-.ee county farms, or Topeka city property. THE ACCOUNTING TRCST CO. 't'o i'tirt. ii-.r i ;:it ion 1-orpver T-iUeC.i--cii.i els t iinuv ':itli;i me. lucor!25c. If C. C. C. lull lo cure, uruytpsts reluud mouty. FIELD GIVES UP. Associate Justice Field of the U. S. Supreme Court Asks the President to Place Hi ui on the Retired List. SURE GO THIS TIME Unless the Aged Jurist Should Again Change His Mind. Attorney General McKenna Ready to Take His Place. New York, Oct. 13. A Washington spe cial to the Herald says: Associate Justice Stephen Johnson Field of the United States supreme court has made formal application to President Mc Kinley to be retired from the bench un der the law- allowing members of that court to be retired when 70 years old. The statement is made on ood author ity, and also that Attorney General Mc Kenna may be nominated to succeed Justice Field. Washington. Oct. 13. Justice Stephen J. Field of the United States supreme court, it is believed by many of his friends will announce his retirement from the supreme court bench some time during the present term though he himself would say nothing about the matter for publication when newspaper men called at ids residence today. It has been his ambition to eclipse the record of Chief Justice Marshall for length of service on the supreme court bench and in this ambition he was suc cessful during the past summer. He was appointed in 1S63 to his present po sition and being now nearly si years old has been eligible for retirement on full pay for nearly eleven years. He has been in feeble health for several years but has continued in service. For some time past, his attendance has been rather irregular and he has not taken as active part as formerly in the preparation of his opinions. Now that he has passed Chief Justice Marshall's record he has had retirement under se rious consideration and it is thought an announcement will be made before long that he has taken this course. Attorney General McKenna is re garded as being almost certain to suc ceed Justice Field. Both come from California. An Associated Press reporter called at Chief Justice Field's residence today, but the justice excused himself, sending down word that he was not feeling well today. Mrs. Field would neither con firm nor deny reports of her husband's impending retirement though giving the impression that it was at least un der serious advisement. At the su preme court it was said that nothing was known there on the subject and that any announcement must come from Justice Field himself. That the members of the court believe the justice will decide to make way for a younger and more active man is shown by the fact that they have post poned hearing several important decis ions until the beginning of the new year by which time it is thought quite likely Justice Field may have retired and his successor be in office. Of course it is possible Justice Field may in the end decide to remain in otfiee, a decision he reached several times in the past when his retirement was contemplated by himself. ONE IVSORE TRUST. Window Glass 3Iannfacturers of the Entire Country Unite. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 13. The organi zation of the greatest combination of window glass manufacturers ever formed in this country was completed at Camden, X. J., yesterday. It was named the American Window Glass company and is composed of all the factories of the country, except half a dozen small concerns. The capital stock of the company was fixed at $1. 200. U00 but the capital represented in tl-.e Combination aggregates nearly $30, 000,000. James H. Chambers of this city, was elected president and Pittsburg was chosen as the general selling agency. JJ1RS.LANGTRY WINS A RACE Her Horse Takes tb.9 Czarowitch Stakes at New Market. London. Oct. 13. "Mr. Jersey's (?.Irs. I.angtry's) Mermi won the Czarowitch stakes at New Market today. The Czarowitch is a handicap of 25 sover eigns each with 500 added for three-year-old and upwards; Czarowitch course is two miles, two furlongs and 35 yards. Mr. Dobell's The Rush was second and J. L. Duddall's Carter Grage was third. Two American horses, August Bel mont's Kennan and J. R. Keen's St. Cloud II. one French horse Count De Berteux's Friolera and an Australian horse. Prince Soltiykoff's "South Aus tralian" were among the horses starting-There was a large representation of the f -shionable wor.d present including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cam bridge and the Duke and Duchess of 1 evonshire. Tod Sloan, the American j ckey, who rode St. Cloud II made his debut on the Knglish turf. His riding has been severely criticised, the Pall Mall Gazette for example, saying: "Sloan did not shine at the contest, for his mount took him all over the course." There is Nothing so Good. There is nothing just as good as Dr. King's Xew Discovery for Consump tion, Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do not permit the dealer to sell you some substitute. He will not claim there is anything better, but in order to make more profit he may claim some thing else to be just as good. You want Dr. King's New Discovery because you know it to be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to do good or money re funded. For Coughs. Colds, Consump tion and for all affections of Throat, Chtst ard Lungs, there is notning so good as 's Dr. King's New Discovery, at Swift-Holliday Drug Co. Santa Fe Route Excursions. To Lawrence and return at one fare October 13 and 14. To Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and return at one fare October 15 and 1C. You can't afford to risk your life by al lowing a cold to develop into pneumon ia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain cure are afforded by One Min ute Cough Cure. G. V". Stansfield, 623 Kansas avenue CALLS FOK PROSECUTION. Webb McNall Begins to Point Out Violators of Insurance Laws Webb McNall, superintendent of insur ance, sent out today his first official de mand for the prosecution of an individ ual for the violation of the Kansas insur ance laws. The letter follows: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Sly attention has been called to the fact that one N. K. Leach, a representa tive of the Wildey Casualty company of Boston, Mass., at the present time stop ping at Sterling, Kan., is continually vio lating the laws of this state by solicit ing and writing insurance for the said Wildey Casualty company. Said company is not authorized to trans act business in this state and never has been, and I desire to call the attention of the various county attorneys in Kansas to the above facts and suggest that they prosecute this individual under the insur ance laws of this state for soliciting and writing insurance without a license from this department. WEBB McNALL. Superintendent of Insurance. I X V ES T I G A TI ON EX DS. Santa Ee Concludes Its Examination of the Lang Wreck. The official investigation of the Santa Fe wreck near Lang station on the even ing of October S. by Assistant General Su perintendent Avery Turner has been com pleted. Mr. Turner, accompanied by his stenographer, went to Kansas City yes terday and took the evidence of Con ductor Alex Ferguson and Brakeman William Patrick, both of whom have bei n ill. This concludes the evidence in the investigation. Mr. Turner will submit the evidence to General Superintendent Mudge and Gen eral Manager Frey, and a decision as to the responsibility for the accident will probably be announced in a few days Agent Larson is still at work, and it is understood that Conductor Ferguson has reported for duty. TILL31AN IS SICK. The Senator is Suffering From Ca tarrh of the Stomach. Columbia. S. C, Oct. 13. Senator Till man's condition is more favorable. He is still quite sick but there is no imme diate danger of serious results. He came here for medical treatment, and is suffering from a stomach trou ble said to be catarrh of the stomach. GOXE AV1T11 THE KEYS. Persons Wishing Marriage Licanse Must Await the Return of Judge Dolman's Deputy. Probate Judge Dolman is enjoying a vacation today. It is not because he has no desire to work or needs a rest but because all the documents belong ing to the oflice are securely locked in the vault and he cannot get at them. Deputy J. P. Wilson went to Leaven worth today and he took with him the combination of the safe. There is no one besides Mr. Wilson who knows the combination so the vault will remain iocked until the deputy returns. Meanwhile those who want marriage licenses will have to wait the pleas ure of Mr. Wilson but he w ill probablv return to Topeka tonight so there will be no great inconvenience. WIVES IX CALIFORNIA. Law in Tli n t Stntr- Compels n Woman to Support ITer Husband. Under the law of California a wife can be compelled to support her hus band, says the Boston Woman's Jour nal. This point was established re cently by a decision rendered by Justice Temple, of the supreme court, con curred in by Justice Hensha-w and Van Fleet and Chief Justice Beatty. The circumstances on which this decision was made were peculiar. In Los Ang-eles county there live an aped couple named Livingvston. The wife. Mrs. Mary A. Livingston, has reached the mature ng-e of 79 years, and her huslrand. Samuel W.. is even older than his wife. In fact, he is so afred as to be infirm and unable to support himself. Some time ago the wife de serted her husband, and he was left as helpless as a baby. In their more pros perous days the wife always carried the bankbook, and, furthermore, she had money in her own rig-ht. After the old woman deserted the old man he sued her for njaintena-nce. and won the suit, the superior court of Los Ang-eles county ordering' Mrs. Liv ingston to pay her husband a monthly allowance of $24. She at once trans ferred all of her property to her daug h ter, so as to avoid the execution of the order. She was cited to appear and show cause why she .should not be pun isbed for contempt. The contempt proceedings resulted in her being com mitted to prison until such a time as she would comply with the order of the court. From that judgment she ap pealed to the supreme court, and the judg-ment has been affirmed. Marriage la India. The result of Mrs. F. A. Steel's per sonal observation is that marriages in India are singularly happy. There are fewer cases of unkindness and violence than in Great -Britain. The dowry system, she avers, is a great protection to the wife. Kvery bride takes her husband a dowry, which is a kind of marriage settlement agninst unkindness. If she is badly treated and thus compelled to go back to her father's house, the husband has to re turn her dowry; probably he has spent ;t. and. as it is not often convenient for him to refund the money, lie takes care to treat his wife well. "I think that a similar system here would be a gcd thing-." says the lady, frankly. Keep the Air I'rrnh. An agreeable method of changing-the atmosphere in an invalid's room is to pour some enu de cologne into a soup plate ami with a match set fire to it. 1'he cologne will make a prettv ilame :nd impart n delightful, refreshing :idor to the air. Mineral Vat;r. The finest In the west. Come and try It- J. W. PHILLIPS, C12 W. Eighth st. Shirts, collars and cnfls laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West Sth St. It has the Iarg- est circulation of any daily paper in the state." A DAILY AVERAGE OP 11,584 FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1897. The Great authority on Newspaper Circulations of the United States makes the above statement ot the The American Newspaper Directory is to newspaper circulations what Dun and Brads t reefs are to mercan tile ratings, it is the recog nized authority among adver tisers. This work is now in th twenty-ninth year of Its publication. For years It has guaran teed with a standing offer of $100.00 for proof that its statements of certain news paper circulations were not correct. THE STATE JOURNAL, for years has been one of these papers. From the records com piled for the first 6 months ending July 31st, 1897, the editor of the American Newspaper Directory fur nishes the following stater ment to "Printer's Ink," for July 28, 1897: C4The Topeka, Kansas, 5TATE JOURNAL is cred ited with the largest cir culation accorded to any daily paper in Topeka, or in Shawnee County, or in the First Congressional District. It has the larg est circulation of any daily in the state." This is conclusive, and is based on signed detailed circulation statements fur nished by the leading daily papers of Kansas. The Directory containing these figures will be issued September 1, 1897. No amount of bluster as to the amount of postage paid can set aside such a statement as that made by the American Newspaper Directory. On a great part of its edition THE STATE JOURNAL pays nopostnge, as the delivery is by carrier or by express. i Topeka Dally State Journal

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1897. The State Journal OFFICIAL CITY PAPER TWENTI -FOURTH TEAR. BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 30 cents ,a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier system. By mail, three months -M By mail, one year S-60 Weekly edition, one year 5 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building 800 and $02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters- Room Bell 'Phone 577 New York address: 322 Potter Building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where tiles of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. Weatner Indications. Chicago. Oct. IX For Kansas: Oen erally fair tonight and Thursday: cold er Thursday: southerly winds, shifting to northerly Thursday. WHAT SHALL, WE READf Anthony Comstook must take a back seat for the committee of the board of education which has oversight of the girls' high school in Philadelphia. The lofty pure minded individuals compos ing this board have decided that Victor Hugo's masterpiece, "Ies Miserables" is not a fit book for modest young girls to read and therefore that it must be barred from the school library. If the standard of morality in liter ature is to be established along the lines laid down in the Quaker city there will soon be little left which the gen eral public may safely read. To follow this movement to its log ical conclusion would not only deprive young women of the pleasure and in struction to be derived from the perusal of a preponderance of the best books of current and classic literature, but of the newspapers and magazines as well. If books of the character of "Les Miserables" are unfit for school girls to read, they are of course unfit for older women: for women do not put off their modesty on leaving school. Besides, what woman would wish to read openly or secretly for that matter "Les Miser- j ables" or something just as bad after it j had been publicly declared unclean by a tribunal of sufficient intelligence to be placed in charge of the education of the youth of the country. We take pride in the fact that in this country there is no censorship of the press. But when this Bliiladel phia incident is seen following so close ly upon the action of the superintend ent of the public library in Boston in claiming to decide what books the pat rons of that institution may or may not read, it looks very much as though we had lost our hold on some of our boast ed freedom. But of course neither the action of the Philadelphia board of education nor that of the librarian of Boston will pre vent anybody from reading any book that he or she may desire to read. The effect if any, will be to stimulate an appetite for the tabooed volumes. These officious functionaries have not only made themselves ridiculous but they have probably given an impetus to the very "evil" which they profess a desire to abridge. When the intelligent and literary pub lic puts a ban on Victor Hugo's works on account of their moral tone it will be a hard blow to the business of book making. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) Every man likes to be "babied." Blood tells more in dogs than in peo ple. Cross men are always treated better than good natured men. To be popular with old people, talk cheerfully, and speak up loud. If the world loves a lover, it is be cause it is not compelled to see much of him. Anecdotes proving that prayers are answered sound a good deal iike pat ent medicine testimonials. If you are fortunate enough to have a halo hovering over your head, people take it for a cloud of suspicion. It is said of an Atchison girl that her voice affects everything in hearing except the wolves at her father's door. After a woman has been married twice, her love making must sound to a man a good deal like that which is heard in a phonograph. It requires so much courage to re fuse "a dead beat credit, that if a man can put up a strong bluff, he can get all he wants for nothing. PEOPLE YOU HEAR. OF. Max Ring, the well known German hovelist, has been celebrating his SOth birthday at Breslau. So-Mayou, who has just received his diploma from Cobb university school at Lewiston. Me., is the first heir to an African throne who ever graduated from an American college. D. L. Moody, the evangelist. Is hold ing a series of services in Montreal this week after which he will make a tour through Canada, holding services in Quebec, Ottawa and other cities, going as far west as Winnipeg. Isaac Newton in his salad days, fell In love with a Miss Storey while study ing at Grantham. Poverty, however, prevented the match. He remained faithful and was ever her true friend, but she was not inconsolable and mar ried twice. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and a party of friends, including Rev. John Watson Ian Maclaren). have been cruising during the past month among the Hebrides and Mr. Carnegie has been indulging in his favorite amuse ment of making valuable presentations to free libraries. On this occasion Storn oway library Is the fortunate recipient, benefiting to the extent of $5,000. The learned Oxford professor, Ma Muller, once asked Vivekananda, i Kamkrishna, a great Hindu religious teacher, knew Ranskirt. The answer at first was evasive, but finally Vivek ananda said: "When Ramkrishna was in the jungle as an ascetic a beautiful woman came down from heaven and taught him the language." "Nonsense," was Muller's reply, "the only way to learn Sanskrit is to get a grammar and a dictionary and go to work." Hans Von Bulow, the eminent pian ist and conductor, had for many years been a martyr to maddening1 headaches. In accordance with his often expressed wish, after his death Prof. Kaufmann of Cairo, who performed the post mor tem examination, extracted the brain and sent it to a German physician for examination. It now appears that the surface origin of two nerves leading to the scalp was imbedded in a scar left by an attack of meningitis in early youth. GET WHOLE LOWER FLOOR. Athletic Club Finally Secures Desired Lease of Additional Boom. The hoard of directors of the Topeka Athletic association have received a communication from the Lombard In vestment Co., of Kansas City, author izing them to sublease the lower room of the Masonic Temple formerly used by the Topeka Wholesale Grocery Co. Work was commenced today on the new room. It will be repapered and the lioor will stained. The rooms in the basement under the billiard room will be used for the directors and for a chess room. A piano will be purch ased and put in the reading room for the use of members. The musically in clined members intend to give some sort of an entertainment during the winter and will make arrangements with some well know n director to man age the entertainment. Tile present billiard room on the sec ond floor will be vacated before Novem ber 1st and as soon as the new billiard room is finished the association will give a reception and dance for the members and their friends. The pres ent billiard room will be used as the dance floor. FOR 1-1 OF ITS VALUE. Chicago Street Railway Goes for 25 Cents on the Dollar. Chicago. Oct. 13. The Knglewood and Chicago Klectric Street railway was sold at auction in front of the court house today. Jules S. Bache of New York, representing the re-organization committee secured the road for $260. 000. The face value of the property is $1.178.(i()0, anil consists of franchises covering oil miles of streets anil roads, 2 2 Ms miles of which are in actual opera tion. The decree of the sale was entered July 27 under foreclosure proceedings under a creditor's bill. The reorgani zation committee which consists of Al fred S. lleidelbach, S. R. Shipley. Jules S. Bache and Isaac L. Rice, all of New York will meet in a few days and steps will immediately be taken for the ex tension of the road. NEW ARMOUR PLANT. Several Hundred Acres Purchased Near St. Paul. St. Paul, Oct. 13. Tt is rumored that P. I. Armour has bought several hun dred acres of land at St. Paul park, rive miles south on the Kast side of the river, with the intention of erecting there big stockyards and a packing house plant. Ten days ago Swift Co. of Chicago, bought the big Minnesota packing plant at South St. Paul, on the west side of the river, with the view of packing the pick of the Montana cat tle and sheep shipped in here. By in ference, the Armour move is to divide this trade. The Dakota Packing company's plant at South St. Paul is to pass into the hands of a Chicago firm before the end of tile month. VAUDEVILLE COMBINE. A New One Has Been Formed Which Reaches the Pacific Coast. St. Louis, Oct. 13. The S. Hopkins and Castle syndicates are confronted by a strong rival in the vaudeville field. M. Sam Gumpertz, formerly John I. Hopkins' manager, now con ducting the Imperial theater, in this city has concluded a deal whereby Gus tave Waiters, of the Orpheum circuit, of the Pacific coast; J. II. Moore of the Rochester. Detroit and Milwaukee com bination, anil the St. Louis-Cincinnati people agree to stand by one another in the competition for vaudeville stars. By this arrangement they can give performers long engagements. They will pay the 20 per cent extra demand ed by performers for going to the coast. This is what caused the split that led to the dissolution of the Hopkins-Or-pheuin combination. DIS DK BAR Returns to Earth From a LongTrance With a Theosophic Crusade. Boston, Oct. 13. Dis de p.ar was to day discovered in this city, living in the utmost seclusion. She has been very ill and is only now con valesoent. The cause of her illness is said to be her having been in a trance for several weeks, and for a while it was thought she was dead. That she is still alive and likely to be soon heard from was made evident today by her announcement that she will at once start a r.ew world's theosophic crusade. A NEW JESUIT SHIP. Will be Built by the Fathers for Use on the Yukon San Francisco. Oct. 13. The Jesuit fathers are preparing to build a new new ship for the Yukon river to replace the one they formerly had. but which at the time of the rush a few months ago was purchased by miners as a last means of reaching the gold fields The new vessel is to run up the Yu kon between the Catholic missions. It will be W2 feet long and 22 feet beam. It will be called The St. Joseph. It's Just a Habit. The county- commissioners are en gaged in their annual settlement with the county treasurer. They are care fully going over every voucher and every document that has passed through the treasury. The work will require at least two weeks more and then the annual report of the condition of the treasury will be made. The com missioners have never discovered any irregularities in the accounts of any treasurer but the work of checking up is performed every year just the same. Rossville Gains an Outlet. The commissioners have allowed the Fritz road in Rossville township. This road is for the purpose of giving Ross ville people an outlet to the river. The road will run through the farm of Dean Bartlett to Adams Ferry which con nects with the village of Maple Hill. Mr. Bartlett was allowed $120 for dam ages to his farm. If the hair has been made to grow a natural color on bald heads in thou sand of cases, by using Hall's Hair Re newer, why will it not in your case? A YEAR IX DAW SON. A Prospector Writes Home Concern ing the Klondike. Maryville, Mo., Oct. 13. An interest ing letter has been received by Henry Alexander of this place from his son, K. G. Alexander, who has been in Daw son City since 1S95. The letter is as fol lows: "I have been spending most of this summer at Dawson City, but will leave shortly for the mines on Bonanza creek, where I will remain until next spring. "A new creek was tsruck this summer known as Dominion creek. It is tribu tary to Indian creek. I succeeded in locating a claim on it in a very favora ble location. There were two discover ies on theoreekand my claim is between them. I succeeded in holding my Dav is creek property this summer. The ground averaged after I bought it, an ounce, or $17 a day to the man for shoveling in. "The excitement of the country is right here, and as for this Klondike strike. 1 would say that it is the big gest that was ever known. They are getting as high as $250 to the pan on Kl Dorado creek (a tributary to the Bonanza) and 3,000 ounces, or $rl,o0 was taken out of one claim alone in about a week's shoveling at a total cost of perhaps $5,000. At this rate there will be at least $4,000,000 in the claim. "There are thousands of creeks that white men have never touched with spade. Paying creeks are found from one end of the great Yukon to the oth er. Gold is found in tributaries almost to St. Michael. "There is an order here called the Yukon Order of Pioneers. Its members have a regalia which they wear on cer tain occasions. One of the old pioneers died two or three weeks ago and dur ing his sickness, death and burial, they took entire charge of him. One of the brother pioneers delivered a funeral oration. "There are supposed to be fi.000 or 7.0UO people in the vicinity of Dawson City. The greatest drawback is the government. People are taxed outland isnly. The first recording fee on a claim is $15, the next $100 and seven years following is $100 for each claim. They even charge stumpage for cutting woo! at 25 cents a cord, which amounts to considerable where so much is used in thawing the ground. Even the tlead wood on tiie ground is charged for at 10 cents a cord. House logs are charg ed for at the rate of S cents a log. All goods are subjected to a heavy revenue tax which is said to be a retaliation on the Pnited States. It Is estimated that the Canadian government will collect $2,000,000 between last spring and next. There is much complaint because the Fnited State's government is so slow in determining the accuracy of the bound ary line. It is reported here that Pres ident McKinley has notified the Ca nadian g-overnment that a strict ac count of revenues collected must be kept until the- location of the boundary line is established. A representative of the Rothschilds is here in Dawson City." WAI. J. BR1 AN CATECHISED. Opinion Asked on Greenbacks and Na tional Ownership of Corporations. Louisville, Ky Oct. 13. W. J. Bry an is encountering an unexpected ad versary on his Kentucky tour. When he spoke at Glasgow Saturday a tall, young man arose in the audience and demanded to know if Mr. Bryan was enough in earnest in his fight on the money power to favor greenbacks and government ownership of corporations. The first was: "Do you favor national ownership of railroads and telegraphs and their op eration by the government in the inter est of the people, or leaving them in the hands of private corporations?" Mr. Bryan replied: "I am going to fight the battle in front of me before I fight the battle be yond that. As I heard a Populist say last fall. I am not in favor of the gov ernment ownership of railroads while the Rothschilds own the government." The second question was: "If all the currency intended to cir culate as money shall be redeemable in coin as demanded by the Chicago plat form, how do you propose to prevent bankers and money sharks presenting tiiis paper currency at the treasury, demanding gold and silver for its re demption and thus looting the treasury of its coin reserve and forcing issues of bonds to replenish it?" Mr. Bryan replied: "Until the government announced that it would redeem its obligations in gold there was no trouble, and when the government says it will redeem its obligations in gold and silver at its own option there will be no more runs on the treasury. The Republicans are engaged in a conspiracy to retire the greenbacks, so why should we not join hands to prevent this rather than wait until they are retired and then make a fight to get them back?" Those who believe chronic diarrhoea to be incurable should read what Mr. I'. E. Grisham. of Gaars Mills, La., has to say on the subject, viz.: "I have been a sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever since the war and have tried ail kinds of medicines for it. At last I found a remedy that effected a cure, and that was Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Ilemedy." This medicine can always be depended upon for colic, cholera morbus, dysentary and diarrhoea. It is pleasant to take and never fails to effect a cure. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all drug gists. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th St Weak, Tired, Nervous Liver and Kidney Troubles and Pal pitation of the Heart Appetite Poor and Could Not Sleep. "Fcr nearly 10 years I have been troubled with my liver and kidneys and palpitation of the heart, and was under the doctor's care most of the time. I could not lie on my left side. My appe tite was poor and I could not sleep. In January the grip confined me to the house. I was very low and was attended by the very best physicians I could get. It seemed as though nothing would help me. In March I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. In less than a week I could get a good night's sleep. I con tinued taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and I am now able to lie on my left side which I had not been able to do for years. My appetite is good and I have gained in flesh and strength." MRS. NICHOLAS MAAS, Independence, Iowa. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Best In fact the One True Blood Puri fier. All druggists. $1, six for $5. Get Hood s. are purelyegetable, re- nOOQ S PUIS liable and beneficial, :sc. COLORADO'S GOLD OUTPUT Unprecedented Production All 07er the Country. Chicago, Oct. 13. The Times-Herald publishes reports from all the gold-producing sections of the country, show ing an enormous increase in the output for 18i7, and giving Colorado the credit for the greatest increase and the big gest production. On the subject the Times-Herald says: Gold production in the Fnited States has increased with marvelous rapidity during the current year. The craze of the Klondike river regions should not obscure the great facts as they exist. Klondike's total yield for 1X97 seems, roughly, to be about $8,000,000. That is a comfortable sum, but it Is a mere nothing when compared with the won derful output of the yellow metal in the Cnited States. Below will be found a rough esti mate of the production of gold In the several mining districts of the United States for 1807: Colorado $24,000.00?) California 20,000,00.) Black Hills 7,800,000 Arizona 6.500,(hM) Montana 6.000,0)0 Idaho 4.000. 000 Oregon 3,000,000 Total $71,300,000 Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico and Nevada will also be heavy pro ducers, and their yield will be enor mously increased. Counting this with the Klondike esti mated production of $8,000,000 the yield of the United States for 1S07 will exceed $x0,ooo,0ou one-third of the worid's es timated output for the year. With over $20,000,000 of "the thing that gives man his hopes and his civil ization," California obscures the sensa tional placers of the Klondike. This wonderl ul state has always held the foremost rank in the American Union, but it will be surpassed this year by the Centennial state. Colorado will produce gold this year in quantities that it is impossible to estimate. Its mines are being worked to their utmost capacity and the yield for 1SU7 is es timated by conservative men at $24,- ooo.ooo. The Black Hills, with a single mine turning out $250,000 a month, and other properties producing in proportion, is in no danger of not being heard from. Montana will give to the world about $6.000, noo in gold this year, or one-third more than was her product last year. Idaho, it is estimated, will turn out $4, 000.000 of the metal. The output of the United States is not only largely increased, but the world's production is likewise made larger. The director of the mint reports that the world's output for 1897 will lie about $240,000,000. or an increase of $35,000,000 over last year's production. FEMALE TRAMPS COMING. St. Louis Prophetess Insists That the Country Will be Overrun With. jWomeri Vagrants. New York, Oct. 13. A woman now prophesies that if machinery replaces labor in the future as it has in the past the next generation will see this coun try flooded with female tramps. Mrs. I sella M. Wetherell of St. Louis makes this astonishing statement and advan ces a host of facts in a local paper in support of her assertion. "The machinery problem is serious." she says; "a laundry puts in two ma chines and deprives 25 girls of work. Labor-saving machinery is doing this all over the country, but only capital is reaping the benefit. It should be equitably divided between capital and labor. The women themselves are more to blame for women being out of work and poorly paid than is the introduc tion of machinery. If women would or ganize and demand better wages it would be better not only for the women but for the men. Kugene Iebs, in formulating his plan for colonizing the workingmen, overlooked the women en tirely. It was a serious oversight. "The constant increase in the number of women employed in various callings is one of the most important factors in the scarcity of work for men. Three hundred thousand men are now out of work because their places have been taken by women. "If women keep on taking the places of men and machinery continues to supplant the work of women, the next generation will bring us the female tramp." T U tt A L CAIN, Bronze Figure to Be Erected in the Ohio at Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Oct. 13. Tubal Cain, the original worker in metal and the pat ron of all engaged in similar pursuits, is to be otlicially recognized by the wealthy iron and steel manufacturers of the Pittsburg district. The matter has been taken up by the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Pittsburg Foundrymen's associa tion, both including many millionaires in their membership, thus insuring prompt financial support. It is proposed to erect an Immense monument to Tubal Cain in the Ohio river, a few yards from the point which divides the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers as they come together to form the Ohio. The plan, as proposed, is to erect a high pedestal of iron and steel to cost about $200,000. Upon this will rest a mammoth anvil, with steps leading up through the interior out upon its sur face. This is to be 100 feet above the water, and is to form an immense plat form, from which visitors can look over the business portions of Pittsburg and Allegheny. Towering above this anvil will be a colossal bronze figure of Tubal Cain in the act of swinging a great sledge hammer. ARGENTINE CATTLE LOSS. Number Dying at Sea is an Importan t Factor in the Competition With, This Country. New York. Oct. 13. In view of the re cent news showing the immense num ber of cattle now being shipped from Argentitfh. to Kurope, in competition with this country, a letter recently re ceived in this city from one of the large cattle importers in England is of a good deal of interest. This letter states that out of 6.S18 cattle recently shipped to that country from Argentina. 755 died at sea. It will be seen that this plays a very import ant part in the competition, as the ad vantage In our favor in this way is an important consideration. The above figures show that this loss by dying at sea of the cattle shipped from Argen tina is something like 11.07 per cent while the proportion lost in shipment from this country is almost infinitesi mal. While this is the case at present, however, it is by no means certain that this state of things will continue. At present the cattle are shipped in small tramp steamers without proper cattle fittings, and the only logical result is that a large number of them will be lost. Unclaimed Freight Sale. Takes place at A. T. S. F. Ry. Co's Freight warehouse, commencing 9 a. m. Thursday, Oct. 14, '97. fcWSi? VjTRQI ,(j LEAN ER 1 AN EXPERT'S OPINION. He Takes a Conservative View of the Klondike. San Francisco. Oct. 13. Henry Brat nober, the mining expert who is known throughout the United States from his connection with the Exploration com pany of London, has returned from the Klondike. His mission was to ascertain if an opportunity presented itself for invest ment. He says: "I found some very good placer mines but not as sensational in their richness as has been reported. In many cases the claims are comparatively poor, al though most any of them will pay wages. "Kecause one claim is very rich is no reason why an adjoining one should be equally good. On the contrary the near neighbor of a rioh claim is generally not worth much. There are a few sum mer diggings in the Klondike, that is, those which can be worked by the or dinarv sluicing process. Most of the bed rock is IS or 20 feet below the sur face and the ground is frozen solid, ex cept that IS inches or two feet thaws in the summer. On the whole, the Klon dike may be classed as very good dig gings, and I should say there is a good chance for other discoveries this fall. "As to quartz mining I consider it im possible at the present time, owing to the difficulties to tie overcome. "I do not think thore is much danger of starvation at Dawson." ALBANY'S MERIDIAN LINE. Mayor Adopt9 a Plan to Show the Direction of the Streets. New York. Oct. 13. A special to the Times from Albany, N. Y., says: This city has made an innovation which Mayor Thacher believes other cities will follow. It is a meridian line and has aroused curiosity among Al banians. The "meridian line" is be ing placed in position diagonally across the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the city hall. It is nearly completed and has already accomplished the pur pose for which Mayor Thacher desired it when he asked the common council to appropriate a certain sum for the establishment of a meridian line on the sidewalk and a bronze tablet on the city hall, on which should be in scribed the longitude and latitude of the city of Albany. The meridian line, though incomplete, has convinced a number of people that they have been in error regarding tiie direction of the various streets in Albany. The idea of a meridian line first struck Mayor Thacher while making a visit to a cathedral in Milan, Italy. He noticed a brass strip in the floor and upon inquiry learned that it was in tended to establish the direction of north and south. The mayor thought this would be a good thing for his own city and last May suggested it to the common council. The latter immedi ately acted favorably upon his advice and City Engineer Andrews was re quested to do the necessary work with the mayor. The bronze tablet is almost completed and will contain the exact latitude and longitude of the city, which Mr. An drews has obtained. UNITE ON WELLS-FARGO. Choice of a State Fiscal Agency About to be Made. The Wells-Fargo Express company has made a proposition looking to the selection of that company's bank in New York as the fiscal agency for the state of Kansas in New York, by the governor, secretary of state and the state auditor who are charged, under the law with this responsibility. The present fiscal agency is the Na tional Bank of the Hepublic. When the change was first suggested the gov ernor did not deem it advisable. State Auditor Morris was in favor of select ing the Metropolitan Trust company, while Secretary Bush favored the Han over National bank. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, ISaT. B OUGHT WE TO HANG MEN David Overmyer Believes Capi tal Punishment Justifiable In Certain Cases, But No Kan sas Governor Coul 1 Undertake it With tlie Laws as They Are Opinions of Dr. Em bree, Judge Horton and Others. Capital punishment for crime finds a champion in Uuvid overmyer- lie Kays: "I am in favor of capital punishment in cases of murder in the first dt grec 1 would not be in favor oi having a hang ing1 bee and hanging the convicts now in the penitentiary. They are there because of the construction given many years ago, by executive usage, to the statute gov erning capital punishment, and I doubt whether any governor could lawfully or der any execution to take place, except in such cases as are cert 11 led to him of lieially from the court making the con viction. Section i-i-'i of the general stat utes is as follows: 'Whenever any convict shall be sentenced to the punishment of death the court shall cause to be made out, sea i''d and delivered to the sheriff of the county a warrant, stating such conviction and sentence, and an order in structing the sheriff of the county to con vey such convict to the penitentiary and to deliver the said convict to tho warden thereof, to be by hirn saf.-iy kept until the time lixed for his execution, as here inafter provided, and a certified copy of such warrant shall be by the clerk forth with transmitted to the governor of the state. "Thus it will be seen that when ever the death sentence is passed in court, official notice of the fact is- sent to the governor under seal of the court. Such cases are the only ones, in my j udgment, in which the gov ernor has power to act. "The following provision of the statute hows what tile governor must do: 'The punishment of ileal h prescribed by law must be intiicted by hanging by the neck, at such time as the governor of the state may appoint, not less than one year from the time of conviction. "The section quoted would seem to ma ke it the d u ty of the governor to act without llinihing. but the following sec tion, r.::s. has introduced contusion into the practice uniil, by a sort of executive construction, a ilea t h sentence has come to mean simply indefinite imprisonment. "Section i'31s follows 'The governor shall keep in his of lice a record of all warrants of conviction and sentence re ceived by him as aforesaid, and any gov vernor of the state, for the time being, f-hall in his discretion, at any time not less than one year from the time of con viction of each convict, respectively make an order hxmg the day upi.m wnu.-n tne yetitein e of the law shall be carried into effect, which time shall be at least thirty days from the issuance of such order, which shall be directed to the warden of the penitentiary, to' be by him executed; provided, that no governor shall be com pelled to issue any order as herein pro vided for the execution of any convict, whether convicted in his term or in that of his predecessors, nor shall he be lim ited in issueing any such order to such convicts as have been convicted during his term of of lice.' "This section." continued Mr. Overmyer, "provides that the governor may or may :mt issue his order for the execution of the sentence of the court. Jt also says he shall not be limited to convicts con victed during his term of office. Hut where one govern r has received notice of convict inn and has not acted, I doubt very much whether that latter clause of the statute could be acted u oon. There would be room to give effect as applied to cases of conviction which might be certified to him in his term, and in the interests of life the gentlest possible con struction would undoubtedly be given the statute. "Hut aside from tins, the whole tenden cy of sect km is to place the burden upon the governor, whether a man who is under conviction of a high crime shall live or die. It is not wonderful that the first governor who acted u uder this law declined to issue the order. The law expressly said that he need not do eo if he did not want to. To issue the order was to say to the world that ho wanted to do so. To say to the World that he relished the taking of life. Cer tainly no humane man would fee! like do ing this, and as the first governor declin ed to do it. that made it scill harder for the next to do so. and as one after the other of many governors failed to do so. executive custom became almost a law, so it seems lo me that it would require an astonishing degree of hardihood in any governor to begin now. "Hut what must be thought of the stat-? and its people and what must these peo ple think of themselves when, through a period of twenty-five years, they have faib-d to enforce their own law inlhcting punishment for the protection of life, up on the highest crime. When public opinion tolerates this evasion it should not whim per when more trivial offenses go unpun ished." Tie v. A. S. Kmhrpi pastor of t hp First Methodist church, said today: "I do not believe that all men who com mit crimes should be punished by dath but 1 do believe that tin- only protec tion for society is capital punishment. 1 Royal makes the food pure. wholesome and delicious, Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDEP CO NEW VOPK. n lis I would not hang1 all men who commit murder, but as a rule, in my opinion, that Is the proper punishment. The most heinous erf me with which we have to deal today is the continued outraging of little girls by men. I would hang all such criminals without any question. If the attack was the result of lust or diabolical desire the criminals should be hanged at once. If they were demented or suffering from some physical or mental disease there might be some excuse, but in the ab stract it is my opinion that capital punishment is necessary for the pro tection of society." W. P. Dillard, chairman of the state board of railroad commissioners is of the opinion that capital punishment is not the means of preventing crime as is popularly believed. Mr. Dillard says: "I can conceive of nothing more ter rible to a man who is lost to all of the better influences of the world and is a social outcast because of crimes com mitted, than to face a future bounded 1 y iron bars and endless toil. If there is any conscience in a man; if he has any sentiment of humanity in his soul, then it seems to me that the constant thought of his past, black and damning beyond any hope of redemption, would drive the most hardened criminal al most insane. Death would come as a welcome relief to him even though ad ministered under official sanction. I believe that life imprisonment at hard labor, with nothing to occupy the mind of a criminal except the contemplation of his own wickedness, is far more se vere than the death penalty.' Judge Albert H. Horton, ex-chief jus tice of the supreme court, said: "At one time I was a believer in the t-nf nvement of capital punishment for murder in the first degree where the circumstances attached to the commis sion of the offense were greatly aggra vated, but after a more careful invest igation of the subject 1 believe now that the popular sanctity of human life would be extended if all governments genet allv took the position that for no hi" man object whatever would it be right for any man or body of men. whet Iter invested with legal authority or not to deliberately deprive a human being of life." Judge Horton was once, when a younger man, such a thorough believer in capital punishment that he wrote an arti le insupport of that principle which was widely circulated and approved by lawyers in this and adjoining states. Continuing he said: "In the states where capital punishment exists homi cides are as frequent, if not more fre quent, than in states where such pun ishment has been abolished. "I am opposed to the mtlietion of cap ital punishment in this state so long as the present laws are in force and am also opposed to the reinstatement of capital punishment by a direct statute therefor. "In most of the southern states cap ital punishment exists and yet lynch )aw is more prevalent in those states than in any others. "In my opinion it is erroneous to as sume that death on the scaffold is more terrifying than imprisonment for life. Having come to the conclusion that the punishment of death is not a deterrent for great crimes. I believe in impris onment for life rather than capital pun ishment. "Capital punishment is brutal. It is inhuman and it is a relic of barbarism which in this age of intelligence and civilization cannot be justified." GOV. 3-EED1T UNCHANGED. Believes Hia Theory of Capital Pun iahment is Correct. Governor I-eedy on being told that most of the state officers were opposed to capital punishment said: "I cannot help that nor can I influ ence the opinions or sentiment of oth ers, but I do feel that I am right on this matter. I reiterate what I said and which was correctly reported in the Journal and propose to stand ex actly upon that ground. There is in my mind no question as to the absolute correctness of my theory." QUARANTINE CASE. It Has Been Advanced on Supreme Court Docket. Throueh the influence of Governor Ieedy the Lyon county quarantine case has been advanced on the docket if the United States supreme court, and T. X. Sedgwick, for the Katy, Eugene Hagan of this city. W. C. Perry of Fort Scott and Jude Cunningham of Em poria for the original plaintiffs, went to Washington today to argue it. Against the protests of farmers in Chase county, the Katy delivered cat tle infected with Texas fever. These cattle gave it to other cattle and the farmers suffered heavy losses. They sued the Katy for damages and got an aggregate of $"8.000. An appeal was taken to the state supreme court and the decision of the lower court was sus tained. The Katy then took an appeal to the United States supreme court, urging the unconstitutionality of the quarantine law. The question is an important one, for if the road wins before the supreme court Kansas will have no protection whatever from infected cattle. There ;ue KM cattle owners interested because of having secured judgments against the railroad for loss of cattle Ly death from fever. SEEKS HE-ELECTION". Gov. Leedy Say3 He ia Going Before the People on Sis Record. Governor Leedy at Long Island Sat tirday made what he pronounces the first political speech in which he has indulged this summer. At Atchison Monday night he made another and announc ed his candidacy for renomina tion and re-election. The governor discussed the record of the state administration and talked about the public questions which he has taken action upon and told of the good work of the legislature. He di-r-i ted his remarks at length, to the ex ecutive department and stated that next year he would appear before the people of the state and ask for an en dorsement of the record for the two years which he will occupy the office. The governor touched but briefly on the proposed north and south railroad and stated that hi? cared nothing about that idea except that he would be greatly pleased to see a railroad con structed from the gulf to Kansas "which" he said 'will pay for itself with two crops such as are being har vested ia Kansas this year and would prove a great blessing to the people by cutting down the freight rates now rob bing the people of the profits of their labor." WOKKMEN BETTER OFF. Labor Commissioner Johnson Says the Situation is Greatly Improved. Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson, who has been traveling over the state for a couple of months accumulating statistics for his forthcoming annual report, says: "The average condition of these men in Kansas." said Mr. Johnson to a Journal reporter today, "is much better this fall than it has been for years past. A large share of the workmen are idle usually a part of the summer and un less they have some money laid up for the winter, they are very likely to ex perience want and some times acute misery before winter ends. "Taken as a whole." said Mr. John son, "the laboring men of Kansas have done more work this summer than they have done for years, but I see no in crease in wages, or least none to speak of. They have simply earned more be cause there has been more for them to do. Yet, they are paying more for wheat, flour, etc., than they did last year. There were fewer dollars last year, but a dollar went further." CHANGING COATS FOR OFFICE. LIr. High of Hutchinson, Finds That it is Poor Business. Col. J. N. High of Hutchinson who has been a, Republican nearly all his life last year joined the free silver movement and after the election sought a position under the state administra tion in return for his services in that direction. This he failed to secure anil has also been refused a position under the national administration by the president. Failing to land a prize un der Governor Leedy Mr. High made an effort to secure reinstatement to the Sii.Of'O position in the general land office which he held under the Harrison ad ministration. He presented his endorse ments to the commissioner at Wash ington and inaugurated a vigorous campaign for reinstatement but has been informed that there are no va cancies in the department and that re instatement is out of the question. This information was conveyed to Mr. High after the commissioner had been in formed that the applicant supported Bryan in the last campaign. Mr. High is now on his way home.

IT IS A FIGHTER. Webb McNall's Comment on the Travelers' Insurance Company. Speaking of the action of the Travel ers' Insurance company of Hartford, in bringing suit to enjoin the superin tendent of insurance from exercising the discretionary power conferred upon him by the statutes, Webb McXall said today: "The effort of this company to pre vent an examination of its affairs is in line with its general policy of the concern. "The company has a record for con testingand refusing to pay claims which attaches to no other company in the United States to such an extent as to the Travelers. In 1S95 the Travelers' contested in the courts over 14 per cent of its death losses. In l!s9o it contest ed over il per cent. "The Standard company for 1805 con tested 6 per cent of its losses; in 1S96 5 per cent was contested. "In 1S" the Union Casualty company contested 4 per cent of its death losses; in less than 2 per cent." MONEY FOR MRS. LEASE. IgnatiusDonr.elly Stopped From Car rying on His Subscription. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota in his paper has been urging the Populists throughout the United States to for ward him contributions of ten cents each with which to pay off the mort gage on the home of Mis. Mary E. Lease of Wichita, which was recently disposed of under foreclosure proceed ings. Mrs. Lease declined to make an effort to save the property from the hammer saying that for the amount of money which was represented by the mortgage she could purchase a much better and more commodious home. Some of the Kansas acquaintances of Mrs. Lease have written to Mr. Donnel ly telling him of the circumstances con nected with the case and offering free advice to the effect that the Minnesota gentleman is engaged in a thankless task and collecting money for a pur pose wiich is not necessary. NO QUARREL NOW Between Joe Bristow and Kerens Over Missouri Postoffices. A Washington dispatch today says: R. C. Kerens of St. Louis, a member of the Republican national committee to day stated that the controversy be tween himself. Fourth Assistant Post master Ceneral Lristow and Mr. Gary, over Missouri postoffices has been set tled. Mr. Kerens said: "The recent tangle in which we were involved was the result of an error fol lowed by a misunderstanding and I de sire to say, in justice to Mr. Kristow, that he was not wholly to blame." The "tangle" was of such conse quence that Mr. l'ristow refused to ac cept Mr. Kerens' recommendations for the appointment of p .stmasters in a number of interior towns in Missouri. MAJOR SHREVE IN A KILT. Ha Will Dance the Highland Fling in Scottish Costume. Major Shreve of the governor's office who has been keeping lunatics from overrunning the executive otlice and been generally useful in that depart ment in many other ways during (3ov. Ieedy's term, will doff his official robe Thursday night, and clad in a Scotch garb will appear at an entertainment at the reform school in a genuine High land fling and plantation dances. The major's daughter. Miss Netta Fay Shreve. will entertain with the butterfly and skirt dances during the same evening. A party of officials from the state house and their families, will attend the entertainment. Argentine Bank Case. Business in the state bank commis sioner's office has been suspended for a couple of days owing to the absence of the commissioner and his deputies at Kansas City where they have been compelled to appear as witnesses on behalf of the state against George Taylor who is charged with wrecking the late Argentine bank while acting as cashier. This case has been pend ing for some months in the courts at Kansas City and the commissioner has made frequent trips to tind upon his arrival that the case had. been post poned. It was taken up at this term of court and a large number of wit nesses have been examined. Kansas Schoolbooks. From reports already received by the state school text book distributing agency it is learned that 60.000 school histories have been sold and 9.000 old books taken in exchange. Fourteen thousand physical geographies have been sold and 5o0 exchanged. Eighty five thousand elementary and 75.000 ad vanced books have been sold. The num ber of elementary books exchanged was 2 200: advanced books exchanged 3S.OO0. Seventy thousand first readers were sold and 12.000 received in exchange. The business is not yet finished as many district schools are just begln nin g. Jake Stotler Mores to Kansas City. Jacob Stotler, the former well known Kansas editor and politician who first conducted a daily paper at Emporia, and later at Wellington has located at Kansas City. Mo., and is conducting a private boarding house on Oak street. Mr. Stotler has been engaged in the hotel business at West Plains. Mo., for two years, but has disposed of his in- terests there and moved to Kansas City where his son Will is employed on the Kansas City Journal. A WAVE OF UNBELIEF Is Said to be Sweeping Over India Turning to Their Old Books. New Ha ven.Oct.13. Secretary Smith's report to the American board of foreign missions covered the following eleven missions: Western Turkey.Central Turkey.Foo Chow, North China, Shansi and South China. Zulu. West Central Africa, I.Ii cronesian mission and Hawaiian Is lands. Secretary Barton covered the work of the Indian board, Turkey, European and Asiatic missions in his report. Spain, he said, had been a hard field in which to work during the past owing to the political excitement and terrible strain which rested upon the people. India was losing confidence in her ideals, in her priesthood and in her worship. It appeared as if a wave of unbelief was sweeping over her liKT.l'tjO.OOO and that when they had let go that which so manifestly fails to meet the natural longing of the heart they would turn to the Christian faith. "The educated Hindus have." he said, "recently turned to their ancient books to lind that with which to thwart the work of the Christians. "The movement is in reality helping to undermine the faith of the Hindoos and show them that their own religion is doomed to decline and that the gos pel of Christ must stand at last as the universal faith. The religions of Japan have not deep hold upon the hearts of her people. They no longer worship anywhere, but withhold their support of the temples and disclaim belief in any religion, relegating all to the realm of philosophy. Ethics and the basis of their religion is regarded by them more important than worship. It is, however, an ethic whose basis is not morality or Christianity." TERRORIZED. Shooting and Cutting in a Toil" Ii Dire in Tennesseetown. Monday night a shooting affary took place in a tough dive'in Tennesseetown near the corner of Twelfth and Bu chanan streets. Joe Black who was re cently released from the penitentiary was shot. Just how the shooting oc curred or who did it has not yet been learned by the officers. Black is in hiding and as yet has not been found. On Sunday night there was a shooting and cutting scrape on Lincoln street, between Eleventh and King streets, but like the other, nothing has as yet been unearthed by the police. The place where Black was shot is one of the most disreputable dives in Topeka. It is a combination of joint and disorderly house. The neighbor hood is terrorized and the better class of the inhabitants of Tennesseetown are afraid to give any information to the police for fear that they will meet with harm at the hands of the gang that is perpetrating the outrages. The oificers have been informed that the gang has threatened to burn tlv ho'uses of anyone who will give any informa tion to the police. The snooting on Sunday night was supposed to have been done by Black who was in a quar rel with Hill McAdoo. It is thought that It was McAdoo who shot Black to get even. SILVER WILL NOT DOWN. It Continues to Plague the British Financier. London, Oct. 13. The Daily Chronicle mentions the rumor that the government "intends to do something for silver," and says: "Are we to be plunged Into an acute and dangerous controversy over the cur rency problem? Is this a time for the foremost financial center of chrisendom to revert to the stage from which other states are set-king to rise? We protest against any such action to oblige the United States, who do nothing to oblige us." Manchester, England, Oct. 13. Sir Wil liam Henry Houldworth, Bart, Conserva tive member of parliament for the north west division of Manchester, who was the delegate of Oreat Britain at the monetary conference held at Brussels in 12, pre sided today at a large meeting here, at which a resolution was adopted calling upon the government, "in view of the injurious effects of the dislocation be tween gold and silver." to take advantage of the overtures of France and the United States and "redeem the government's promise in regard to securing a parity be tween gold and silver." S IM P S 0 N,Ui A I L E Y, I X G A LLS. Notable List of Speakers Billed for Oklahoma's Territorial Fair. Guthrie. O. T., Oct. 13. The attend ance at the Oklahoma territorial fair is large and everybody is surprised at the magnificent display of live stock, grain, fruits, vegetables and cotton. The cen ter of attraction is the great cotton palace. Today Congressman Jerry Simpson will speak. Congressman Bailey on Thursday and ex-Senator Ingalls Fri day. Annual Pos3urn Hunt. Postmaster A. J. Arnold says that the annual possum hunt in which Capt. Dan Wyatt, Tony Brown, himself and others take part will be held sometime this month. "We have found a daisy place for it," said he. "Of course Tony Brown will go along. A possum hunt without Tony would be like the play of Hamlet without Hamlet in it. Tony is a charter member." To Leavenworth and Returu For G. A. R. reunion $1.G7 by the Union Pacific. Trains leave for Leavenworth at 6:37 a. m. and 3 p. m. Tickets good until October IS. We do mending nrt sew on buttons free of charffe. Pfterless Steam Laundry. tElltIK Modern. I a n a a a s atisfactory Work e n e rj a S PROMPT SERVICE. Topeka Steam Laundry DECLARE A BOYCOTT. The Kansas State Grain Deal ers' Association Passes Resolutions Pledging Their Membership To Ship No Grain to Kansas City Commission Men Unless Weights are Properly Certified. The Kansas State Grain Dealers' as sociation adjourned today, having ta ken steps towards making a determin ed fight to secure correct weights of grain consigned to Kansas City com mission dealers. For years Kansas shippers have suf fered a loss of from two to twenty bushels of wheat per car because of the system of weights used by the commission men. The shippers have complained and sought relief but to no avail. The meeting held yesterday, last night and today and participated in by 27 members of the association, and at tended by State Criain Inspector W. W. Culver and W. W. Price of Atchison, deputy inspector, was for the special purpose of taking action towards se curing relief. The association practically declares a boycott on the two Kansas Citys un less the commission men and others fur;.ish the shippers with certificates of weignt or cars and grain upon the tracK scales of elevators. In defining tneir position the mem Dei s of the asso ciatiou adopted the following resolu tions: Whereas, There has been a long and continued complaint from the members of this association against what they ciaim to be the u..jst weignts at Aansas City; and Whereas, a here has been evidence in troduced ueiore this convention, fully proving the tuci o. unjust weignts at Kansas City; and Whereas, We, as an association, have time and again asked the Kansas City board of trade to take some action to protect our interests; and Whereas, Such appeal has been ig nored by the Kansas City board of trade; tnerefore, be it itesolved, That we, the members of the Kansas Orain .Dealers' association in convention assembled at Topeka, Oetooer 13, i&Jt, Hereby serve notice on all receivers of grain, commission men and elevator owners in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., that on and after till days from date, we each for ourselves, do hereby pledge our selves, that we will not sell or consign our grain to any tirm in Kansas City, Kan., or Kansas City, Mo., which will not guarantee to furnish a certificate of wtifttit lurnished by a duly appoint er eiyumaster, under the law s of Kansas or Missouri, said weights to be taken from track scales located in ele vator where grain is unloaded. Tae resolutions were prepared and submitted by William Bateman of Cortland, X. B. HciieKs of Herrington, and L. H. Hamiuett of Schroyer and were adopted by a unanimous vote. Kvery grain ueuler in Kansas will be asricd to sign these resolutions ana joiit the association in this tight. 'i tie eievatC'i s cnarged witn the most systematic and persistent injustices to file snippers are: Tne Kaw, Missouri, Hock isiand and liosedaie at Kansas City, Kan. However, the practice of "robbing the shipper" as Secretary K. J. Smiley put it today "is not coniined to those linns. The system of uetraud ing shippers by false weights, which no man can discover how tfiey get, is gen eral and the only way we can secure redress is to refuse to patronize thein unless we receive fair treatment." The association voted to expel the Mortitt Commission company of Kan sas City, unless that firm stops bidding for the grain in the hands of elevators and shippers in the slate which do not belong to the association. Because of assistance rendered the association in the light to secure ac curate weights it was voted today to make W. W. Culver, chief inspector, and W. W. Price of Atchison, honorary members of the organization. Both gentlemen declined the honor. Mr. Culver suggested that owing to the fact that he represented the interests of all grain shippers in Kansas it would not, in his opiiiion, be advisable to become identified with any organization. Mr. Price declined because he feared the governor might not approve of it. The association endorsed, by a unan imous -ote, Mr. Culver's new rules as to the inspection and grading of Kan sas grains. In his report Secretary Smiley criti cised the dillidence of the administra tion and the deputy inspectors in tick ing up complaints made by the shippers as to the faulty inspections some times made. He called attention to the fact that some of th inspectors know noth ing of the grain business and are there fore liable to mistakes. "Under tlioe circumstances it should be admitte'I that the dealer who has had large ex perience will manifest better judgment than an inspector," he says. The representatives of the Kansas association will meet with representa tives from Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa at St. Joe, October 2tS, to complete arrangements to join the national asso ciation of grain dealers. The attendance of members and firms in the session of the Kansas associa tion was as follows: K. J. Smiley, Imnavant: M. II. Boiler, Cireleviile: Bailey Connett. Bailey viile; Brunswig Elevator Co., Summer field; Valley Falls Orain Company; Arrington Klevator Co., Arrington: J. K. West, Xorth Topeka; J. C. Goings, Xorth Topeka: T. H. Hammett, Schroy er; It. B. Wallace, Winchester; McLeod Bros., Marietta: X. B. tleneks. Hering ton: X. B. Hieatt, Willis; John Dixon, Huron: Geo. W. Cole, Horton; J. H. Kirmear, I'owhattan; Wellesville Grain Co.; Smith Craig, ltandall; L. Cartel you. Muscotah: A. H. Bewsher, repre senting Greenieaf; A. M. Baker, Atch ison; J. W. Thomas, Home; Oniel Hardware and Grain Co.. Axtell. and Baileyville and Chas. H. White of Sa betha. The association adjourned to meet in annual session in Topeka in January. GOY. TANNER'S OUTING. He Killed Several Deer in the Colo rado Mountains. Denver. Col., Oct. 13. Governor John R. Tanner of Illinois and party, who have been on a ramping and hunting trip at De Beque. arrived here late last night and left immediately in a special car over the Burlington for Chicago. The party killed several deer while on the trip and Governor Tanner was greatly pleased with his outing. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Array. To yuit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Biic. tile wonder-worker, that makes weal: men strong. All druggists, 50c or SI. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Cap P"OR&H&Ar &AN& 1-AL5& .HOSE fc THEN AND NOW. The New World and the Old World Compared. A Review of Some of Prof. Samuel's Work, Which Doe Him Great Credit Who could have imagined fifty years aero what genius could accomplish or has accomplished in half a century? Advances have been made which are simply astonishing. If others could do such great things, why cannot we now turn our attention to something that will benefit mankind? Is it necessary that all great discoveries should have been made by men now dead and gone? Why cannot men of this generation who possess genius. accomplish as great results? It is a fact that the "regular physicians' claim "if there are any im provements to be made, we will make them, but do they do it? The only time they will depart from the old idea is when they are compelled to do so: and when they are forced to accept the new ideas they then claim they have always used them. Has not Prof. Samuels proven be yond a doubt that he has performed some wonderful cures with his remedies applied through the eyes? This is not mere talk or advertishr. but facts right before us which itis impossible to get around. Names of Topeka people whom he has cured have been given from, time to time so that anyone who wishes may go and see them. Take for instance the case of Mrs. Casperson of 1022 Lime street. The doctors said she had an incurable case of dropsy and could not possibly recover. Only three months have elapsed since Prof. Samuels began to treat her. and she is now completely cured. What farther proof is necessa ry? Two years ago Mr. Samuel Burns of 413 Lake street, this city, came to Prof. Saiauels for treatment. Seven leading physicians had examined him and pro nounced his case incurable. He had sus tained a severe spinal injury from an accident and had been unable to work for a long time. Everything possible for his relief had been tried, and noth ing did any good. Ills family and friends considered his death only a matter of time. At last Prof. Samuels was called and gave him treatment through the eyes, and in a short time he was completely cured. He is now able to work and earn a good living for his family. Another case in point is that of M. S. Sales, the colored rrfcn who drives a team for the Chicago Lumber company. Most of the oculists in Topeka had treated him, but he was still almost completely blind. Some of them had told him that no human power could ever restore his sight. Prof. Samuels treated him and made him see and he sees today as well as he ever did in his life. It is now almost two years and he has never suffered the least return of the disease, but has perfect health. Is this not conclusive proof of his abil ity? Prof. Samuels performs cures of ev ery description and does it entirely through the eyes. No honest person should pass judgment on his work till he has made a thorough investigation for himself. He undoubtedly possesses a secret that is of inestimable value in treating diseases and is now laying the founda tion for a great system of treating dis eases. People who are suffering from what the doctors call incurable diseases, should call on him and have their mal ady treated, and the sooner they come the easier they are cured. Office 606 Kansas avenue, over the Hub Clothing FRANCE'S TRADE GROWS. Official Returns Show a Large In crease in Imports and Exports. Paris, Oct. 13. The official returns just issued show that the French imports for the third quarter of 1S97 have ln'.vet.scd 39.033.00i3 francs over the sams period of lb9S, and the returns also show that the exports of France have increased 212,427, ijO francs over the same period of l&at year. V. V. advertiser In Journal please send address to "Answer," care pi Journal. THF mmm I i ruu -sr BALLmSs PI AYFD 'teZM and kmm I .Ear -Protector' '"iVl 5-Thim Guard AD "'Protector HIS APPLI ANCES. n COMING NEW CRAWFORD. MONDAY, OCT. 18 And Ills ndmfrnMe roinpnny in his own romantic piny. The flew Dominion. SEATS OSf SAI.R FHIIi.tl, OCT. 15 AT S A. SI. Are THIN, ELASTIC and LIGHT IN WEIGHT, They mould perfectly to the form, bend with every movement of body, and are S3 constructed that they cannot cut through) the fabric. Made in all colors, silk and cot ton casings, and aiso In nickel plate. For sale by CHOS13Y BROS. WATERS' ATTORNEY" FEE. The Court "Decides It ia Just and Should be Paid. The case of AYatons vs. Quinton was commenced in Justice AI' M in lock's curt on Tuesday and the decision vas handi l down this, morning1. Joe Waters sued for an attorney fee of $2" which he claim-'! Frank Quinton ow.-d him. One himdr"l dollars was for f pes in the rasp of t'asw vs. TJurein and $1.V was his f e in the case of Case vs. Hornby. Hib Case as sisted Joe Waters in the two rasf-s an I acted as Qumton's attorney in the pres ent suit. He was placed on the stand as a witness and from his testimony it was decided that the fees were not ex orbitant. Case was In a peculiar posi tion, as he is friendly to Waters, but was arguinK the case for Quinton and testify ing1 indirectly for Waters. Justice Me Clintock decided that Waters claim should be allowed to the extent of 2'M. deducting- S1S.90. which the testimony showed Quinton had paid. The case was appealed to the district court and bond furnished. JUDGE BREWERMENTIOXED May be Made President of the Foreign Missions Society. Kew Haven, Conn., Ort. 13. rnvid J. Brewer of Washington, associate justice of the I'nited States supreme court, nho Is prominently mentioned for the presi dency of the Foreign Missionary society for the coming- year, has arrived. Baths 10c, 601 Kansas avenue. CA8TOIIIA. 1 fs- f civsToniA. 1 U Bi&iift signature V The fie- I? e lgaatoro MR. 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G TQPEKA STATE JOURNAIj, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1897. a nclc Workers Women Workers in our Gov- g ernment What they do and o what they look like Illus- m trated with their Portraits. In 2 the October PURITAN. w a A 10 cents at all news-stands. $1.00 a M year; Frank A. Munsey, New York. W HieBDafna9iMfii9Beo A FRIENDLY SUIT. But There is Nearly a Hill ion Dollars Involved in It. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. IX An action at law. said to be a friendly suit, was in stituted today by the Crocker estate against Henry T. Scott and C. E. Green, executors of the will of the late Colonel Crocker. The amount involved is $U21,- The Pacific company is named as co defendant, because it has in its possession the securities which represent the al leged indebtedness or obligation. Accord ing to the complaint there existed at the time of Colonel Crocker's death an ac count by which the Pacitic Improvement company acknowledged itself indebted to liim in the amount named. After his de cease the account was transferred by the company to the estate of Charles P. Crocker. NEW STEAMSHIP LINE. About to ba Inaugurated Between Portland and the Orient. San Francisco, Oct- 13. Begrinnrag Sun day, Oct. 31, a new steamship service will be inaugurated from Portland, Ore., to Yokohama and Kobe, Japan, and Shang hai and Hons Kong1. China. The line will be run in connection with the Oregon Railway and Navigation com pany. Three steamships will cons i tut e the service the Bramer, the Mogul and the J'elican. They will leave Portland in the order na med approximately every three weuks, beginning- with the last day of the month. The new transpacific service will be known as the Northern Pacific Steam ship company, Portland line. SONS OF T1IEIU FATHERS. Descendants of Revolutionary Sires Get Tog-ether. Cincinnati, Oct. 13. A plan of perma nent union of two patriotic societies has b-'en agreed upon. They are the national society of the Sons of the American Revo lution and the general society of the Sons of the Revolution. Both met in separate session and adopted a plan of union agreed upon by conference committees. The name agreed upon is the Society of the American Revolution. The member ship Is to be confined strictly to direct descendants of soldiers who fought in the Revolution. COL. WAKING'S CHOICE. Would Rather bo Street Cleaning Commissioner Than Comptroller. New York, Oct. 13. Colonel George E. "Waring, street cleaning commissioner, has declined the nomination of the Jefferson Henry George Democracy for comptroller. In his letter he says: "I thank the party for the honor done me, but I can't accept the nomination for the of lice of comptroller. I am very sorry I was not consulted before your action was taken. 1 would have told you that I would not give up, for the sake of becoming comp traller of Greater New York, the hope of continuing to direct the operations of the etreet department." SAYS IT WAS JENNINGS. Captured Rock Island Train Robber Tells the Whole Story. Guthrie. O. T.. Oct. 13. Deputy United States Marshal Engene Hall and his band of Cheyenne Indian scouts came in today with Ed Harwell, a notorious character, who was taken near Arapahoe. Harwell confessed that he was a member of the band that held up a Rock Island passen ger train in broad daylight near Chicka shaw about two weeks ago. The prisoner has given the names of other members of the band, which, he says, was under the leadership of Jen nings. A LOVE-CRAZED SENATOR. James W. Jones, Who Has Just Died Had Been in an Asylum lO Years Detroit. Mich., Oct. 13. Ex-Senator Jas. "W". Jones of Florida, who died here yes terday, has for nearly ten years been in retirement at St. Joseph's retreat. Dear lorn, ten miles from Detroit. Just be fore the close of his term Mr. Jones came to Detroit on a visit, and during his stay liere his mind became unbalanced. An unreciprocated infatuation for a Detroit lady is understood to have been the prime cause of his mental trouble. It Rained Even in England. Irfndon, Oct. 13. A dispatch to the Times says that there have been good rains in the south and east, so that the harvest is now sure. It is estimated that 1,000,000 bushels of wheat will be ex ported. If your child has thin, pale cheeks, Uncertain appetite and unrestful sleep. It has worms, and curing it with strong medicines only makes conditions worse, ty irritating its delicate stomach. White's Cream "Vermifuge is mild but certain In effect, and Is a superior tonic as well as a positive worm destroyer. tJeo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, nd Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth tul ffopeka avenue. 0 n n 1 Sam's I M J o a IWomenl o 1 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL General Notes of Society and Personal Items. Recent Social Events in Topeta and icinitj. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. (All communications to this department must gie the full name and address of the writer. Anonymous personals and descriptions of social affairs will not be published. The Bunglers grave their first dance of the season, last evening at Hudson's hall. After this they will be Thursday evenings and one will be given every two weeks all winter. Those present last evening were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Rankin. Mr. and L. S. Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. 1 1. O. Lescher, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hurd, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Doo Iittle. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Wear, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Woolver ton, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hackney, Mr. and Mrs. Len Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Roehr, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lingafelt; Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Daniels of Con cordia, Miss Florence Rossington. Miss Anne Warner of Washington, D. C, Miss Katherine Bucknum of Denver, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Emma Dennis. Miss (ilonna Cross and Miss Frances Moon; Mr. George Hackney, Mr. W. A. Alexander, Mr. Karl iWii liams, Mr. C. W. Barnes. Mr. John T.'i ters. Mr. C. E. Curry, Mr. J. E. Mor gan, Mr. W. J. Burgess and Mr. Adrian Sherman, A Dinner Party. Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitton will en tertain at 7 o'clock dinner this even ing in honor of Miss Oussie Karburg and Miss Julia Retry. Their guests are Miss Anne Warner of Washington, D. C. Miss Mary Whitton, Miss Nellie S McClintock. Miss Mary Thompson Mr. Will Alexander, Mr. Harry Weaver.Mr. Earl Williams and Mr. Adrian Sher man. A Party. Mrs. F. G. Foss entertained the fol lowing youns ladies informally yester day afternoon in honor of Miss Blan chard of Peru, 111: Miss Kdna Crane, Miss Edna Morehouse, Miss Mabel Knowles. Miss Helen Small, Miss Mar garet Hear. Miss Blanche Bear, Miss Lillian Trapp. Miss Perle Latham. Miss Pearl McEarland, Miss Lillian MeEar land. Miss Lucy Knowles. Miss Beulah Lee and Miss Alexine Lee. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Garvey will en tertain at cards this evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dudley of Wil mington. Del. Carl Eoulks is spending a few days in Leavenworth. Dr. A. C. Sloane and family left this morning for a short visit in Leaven worth. Lieutenant and Mrs. Harry Smith are visiting friends in Atchison. Miss Gusie Fuller returned Sunday from a short visit with Miss Katherine Whitley in Emporia. Miss Mary Thompson entertained about 25 young ladies at thimbles yes terday afternoon at her home on To peka Ave., in honor of Miss Anne War ner of Washington, D. C.who is spend ing the week with her. Dr. C. F. Hastings who has been vis iting her son, C. W. Flower will leave this evening for her home in Selma, Cal. Miss Katherine Pennell who has been visiting Misses Myrtle and Ivah Davis, returned to her home in Atchison to day. Mr. A. F. Price of Aspen, Col., editor of the Aspen Tribune, accompanied by his wife and little daughter, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Price at 1730 Topeka avenue. Mr. Price has not been in Topeka for 16 years. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Baldwin left yes terday for their home in Peoria, 111., after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. A. A. Scott. Ned Arnold went to Leavenworth to day for a few days. Mrs. Walter Rynerson is quite ill at her home at 1237 Fillmore street. Miss Grace Marsh returned to her home in Freeport Monday after a visit with Misses Essie and Mary Chamber lain. Charlie Dick of Los Angeles is visit ing his sister, Mrs. A. K. Kodgers. Miss Psther Jenness returned yester day from a few days visit in Atchison. Miss Lillian B. Smith of Valley Falls spent Sunday with Mrs. T. E. Davis and family at 725 Topeka avenue. Mrs. L. L. Goodwin and Miss Mallie Goodwin are spending the week in Leavenworth. Mrs. Otto von Schaezler left yester day for her home in Marquette, 111. .aft er a three weeks' visit with her broth er, W. H. Canniff. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fleming and son Bruce are visiting their cousin. Miss Katherine Whitson at 817 Jefferson street. Mrs. Bulwer of St. Joseph, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Horace Ray. Charles A. Beigle and daughter of Whiting are visiting Mr. Beigle's sister, Mrs. J. G. Klingman. Don't miss the opening at the Star Millinery store, 104 East Sixth street. Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Smith of Fort Scott are visiting at the home of Hen ry Hitter on Buchanan street. A very delightful party was given Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hughes at their home at 410 Topeka avenue, in honor of Miss Blanche Vit tetoe of Harper, Iowa. Games, recita tions and music furnished the amuse ments of the evening. The guests pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. William Landis. Mr and Mrs. James Nicholas. Mrs. Sheaffor, Mrs. Floyd Baker of Pueblo, Col., Mrs. Fox. Mrs. Paxton, Miss Anna Paxton, Miss Jerma Vance. Miss May Dunn, Miss Ethel Fox, Miss Emma Whitson, Miss Emma Beronius. Miss Carrie Al lison, Miss Pearl Hayslip, Miss Mamie Vance. Miss Selma Barnum, Miss Liz zie Wilson. Miss Lucile Shaffer. Miss Blanche Vittetoe.Miss Blanche Hughes, Miss Mary Wilson: Mr. Short. Mr. Leach. Mr. Walter Whitson, Mr. Frank McGuire, Mr. Bert Landers and Master William Hayslip. Miss Blanche Vittetoe left today for her home in Harper, Iowa, after a three weeks' visit jn Topeka. Miss Jennie Garwood of Burlington, Kan., is visiting her sister. Mrs. Mar garet Garwood at 632 Topeka avenue. Millinery Opening tonight at Star Millinery store. 104 East Sixth street. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. McGowne of Thayer, Kan., are guests of Mrs. Celia Fordyce. Santa Fe Route Excursions. To Lawrence and return at one fare October 13 and 14. To Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and return at one fare October 15 and 16. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try It. J. W. PHILLIPS, V 612 W. Eighth sU SOUTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co.. before 10 o'clock In the morning. Tablet sale, 10 and 15c tablets for 5c Cromwell Jeffers. For 30 days we will sell 10 and 15 cent Tablets for 5c. Cromwell Jeffers. The first vestibule car came over to this side yesterday. Mrs. Ensminger of Silver Lake is vis iting Mrs. J. Joseph. Mrs. Smith of Harrison street is visiting in Lawrence. E. A. Gilner left yesterday on his bi cycle for Leavenworth. Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Raub are attend ing the reunion today at Leavenworth. Rev. W. B. Hutchinson attended the Baptist convention in Lawrence yes terday. Mrs. John I.app left this morning for Lawrence to be present at the Baptist convention. Mrs. G. W. M. White of Harrison street, who has been quite ill, is not able to be out. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Spear. Mr. Wm. Green and Mr. W. C. Steele went to Leavenworth today. Mrs. F. E. Snyder of Louisville, Ky., has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Snyder of 195 Emmet street. Mr. Will Mangold of Hutchinson Is in town attending the Grand Lodge and visiting his old school friend, Mr. J. E. Watts. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Sec ond Presbyterian church met this af ternoon with Airs. Marlett, of 100S Jackson street. The W. T. K. club held the second meeting of the season yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. Russell Bar ber, on Kansas avenue. The most popular grocery store in town with the children this morning was Berry Bros., as Rigby, the candy man, had upset a box of candy in front of it. R. Wicher has purchased the grocery stock of J. A. Vandivert of 1319 East Sixth street, and will shortly move his family from this side to 1317 East Sixth street. Mrs. Geo. Stoker of 917 Quincy street went to Lawrence today to attend the Baptist convention. Mrs. Stoker will also take in the reunion at Leaven worth. Mr. C. I. Snyder will accompany his daughter, Mrs. F. E. Snyder, to Louis ville, Ky. Mr. Snyder expects to be gone until the last of December, and will visit Pittsburg, Pa., and other eastern points before returning. The first meeting for the winter of the Vincent Reading circle was held last evening at the Kansas Avenue church. The study of American litera ture was taken up. Interesting papers were read by Miss Viola Troutman and Mr. Ellinwood Woodman. Mr. Goodwin, who lives near Pleas ant Ridge church, started to town this morning with a load of apples. When about three miles out on the lower Sil ver Lake road, a part of the harness broke, letting the tongue fall, which struck the horses, causing them to run away. The wagon was upset and the apples scattered along the road for 100 yards or more. As Mr. Goodwin, with the help of a passing farmer, was set ting the wagon to rights, the team broke loose, and when last seen they were going north on one of the country roads. TAKEN VERY ILL J. J. Frey's Family Near Death From Eating Canned Mushrooms. For several hours last night death hovered over the home of General Man ager J. J. Frey of the Santa Fe in this city. Mrs. Frey, the baby daughter, Miss Barnes of Sedalia, a guest at the Frey home, and a servant girl all lay dangerously ill from the effects of ptomaine poisoning. The poison was contained in canned mushrooms eaten at dinner yesterday evening. General Manager Frey and son, J. J. Frey, Jr., who were both feeling ill yesterday evening, refrained from eat ing any of the mushrooms, but Mrs. Frey and Miss Barnes and the baby ate heartily of the food. Shortly after dinner the three were seized with in tense pain and nausea, as was one of the servant girls who had partaken of the mushrooms after the meal, and in a few minutes all were dangerously ill. A physician was hurriedly called, but it was some time before he succeeded in giving any relief to the sufferers. The baby and the servant girl suf fered more from the effects of the pois on than either Mrs. Frey or Miss Barnes. Several times it was thought that the baby was dying, and it was af ter midnight before her condition had improved to such an extent that the physician was able to leave. The serv ant girl was in such suffering a portion of the time that she threw herself from the bed to the floor and rolled about in agony. Today all symptoms of poisoning have disappeared, and the four victims are feeling as well as can be expected after the experience of last night. Alligator Caught at Pine BlufE Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct. 13. An alliga tor 3 feet long, promenading at the corner of Missouri and Fourteenth street, was an unusual sight in this city today. The saurian was caught by Edgar Ingram and is on exhibition. It has long been disputed that these reptiles inhabited the Arkansas river, but this discovery seems to settle the question. Santa Fe Route Cali fornia Limited Beginning October 20, the Santa Fe Route will resume its semi-weekly Cal ifornia Limited train for the season of 1897-9S. Equipment will consist of superb ves tibuled Pullman palace sleepers, buffet smoking car, and through dining car managed by Mr. Fred Harvey. Most luxurious service via any line, and the quickest time. Another express carrying palace and tourist sleepers leaves DAILY for Cal ifornia. Inquire of Local Agent A., T. S. F. Ky. Modern Woodmen. Northeastern Kansas Log Rolling Association. 3rd annual meeting, Leav enworth. Oct. 15th. Special train leaves Santa Fe depot at 7:30 a. m. Return ing, leaves Leavenworth 10:30 p. m. One fare for round trip. Baldness is often preceded or accom panied by grayness of the hair. To prevent both baldness and grayness, use Hall's Hair Renewer, an honest remedy. Not how cheap but how gcod Is the way we try to do our vv'ork. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th, Ko-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men stronc biood pure. 60c, St. All urugststs. THE NEW LORD MAYOR. Like Most of His Predecessors He la s Self Made Man. Horatio D. Davies, the newly elected lord mayor of London, is the six hun dred and eighty-third man to be chosen for that office, for the English metropo lis selects a new man every year. Dur ing his short administration the only time at which he will cut any consider able figure will be on the day when ha takes the chair aud oath of office. This will occur on Nov. 9 and will be made the occasion, as it has been for centuries past, of that most peculiar and unique of all London holidays known as the lord mayor's show. On that day the official elect, arrayed in all his gorgeous robes, rides forth from his official residence in the ponder ous and ornate carriage of state aud Leads the curious procession which makes up the show. His chariot is an antique vehicle built in 1757 and weighing four tons. Behind him come the aldermen aud other city officials and then the guilds with banners and floats. In the evening occurs the ban quet in the famous old Guildhall, where oceans of champagne and mountains of beef are served to the merchant princes of the big city. Mr. Davies is London horn and bred. He is about 55 years old and has made nOP.ATIO D. DAVIES. a fortune in conducting oyster fisheries, although he began life as an engraver's apprentice. He was educated at Dul wich college aud lias served as lieuten ant colouel of a regiment of volunteer artillery. He was sheriff of London aud Middlesex in 1887 and was electod al derman, representing Bishopgate ward, in 1889. He has been somewhat active in politics for many years. At the last gen eral election he was elected a member of parliament. He succeeds Sir George Faudell Phillips as lord mayor. DR. E. N. POTTER. The President of John Brisben Walker's Popular University. Rev. Dr. E. N. Potter, who has been chosen as the president of the poaular university enterprise which John Bris ben Walker is to launch under the name of the Cosmopolitan Educational Uni versity Extension, is a prominent and well known educator and a distinguish ed divine. He has served as president of both Union and Hobart colleges and has been one of the prime movers in the educational work done by the Protestant Episcopal church. Eliphalet Nott Potter was born in Schenectady, N. Y., about 61 years ago. His father was Bishop Alonzo Potter. After being educated at Union collega and Berkeley Divinity school he was or dained as an Episcopal priest. For a number of years he did mission work in the Lehigh valley, Pennsylvania. He was also an army chaplain and in 1865 became rector of a church in South Bethlehem, Pa. He was secretary and professor of ethics at Lehigh university for five years and in 1871 went to St. Paul's church at Troy, N. Y. The same year he was elected president of Union college and resigned in 1884 to become president of Hobart college. It was about this time that he declined the office of Protestant Episcopal bishop of Nebraska. At the time Dr. Potter received the western call ho was traveling through the cattle country, and it was on this trip that an incident happened which made him famous throughout the west.' DR. E. X. POTTER. He was at the ranch of the Ogalalla company when word was brought that there was to be a lynching at Blue Creek ranch. 60 miles distant. Dr. Pot tor at once started with the intention of preventing tiie deed. The prisoner, a man named W'ilsou, had tied au enemy on a broncho's back aud set him adrift on the prairie. Dr. Potter found two cowboys guarding Wilson, who was to be killed at sundown. The reverend man implored the cowboys to save the man's life, but they refused. Then he prayed with them, but made no impres sion. At this point Dr. Potter took off his coat and proceeded to thrash the hard hearted cow punchers in a scien tific and satisfactory manner. Then-he unbound Wilson, who jumped on a pony and escaped. THE OLD FAMILY ALBUM. Loose as to back and somewhat lined and scarred From contact with a world of cornered things. Its once fair pages very sadly marred By years of ceaseless, careless fingerings. It lies upon the shelf in solemn state Until some prying guest looks round and seen It there. Then some one's called on to relate Its thrilling tale in words akin these "That is Uncle Theodore, who died ten years ago, And that's an old school friend of Maud's Winter's girl, you know And that's ray Cousin Geraldine, and that's the man she wed. And that is Grandma Perkins, who, I under stand, is dead, And there's the Miggles baby boy, and that's a friend of Will's, Who owns a mine somewhere out in the South Dakota hills." Inconsequential, hair oiled youths, and girls Smirking in consciousness of fancied charms, And gaunt old ladies wearing corkscrew curLs, And little maids with bared and scrawny arms. And awkward bridegrooms with defiant eyes. And brides that stanchly stand by "Frank" and "John," Look from that book in thunderstruck sur prise The wiile the story rattles on and on: "Look at Grandpa Johnson. He was ninety when he died. There's the little stepBon of my mother's Cous in Lide. This is Barney Bailey, who was drowned in Lundy's lake. That's my Sister Rosalind, and that's my Un cle Jake. There is Dr. Rutherford, and that one's Miss Duvall. Tou never knew a one of them, but then I knew them all. I swear no one is ever pnt to proof By any plan of triul, any test To equal that when for his own behoof The family album's offered to a guest The family album, showing people whom He never saw and never wants to see, While in a voice as merry as the tomb Rolls on and on and on the pedigree: Thia is Uncle Hiram's stepson's Cousin Flora Jane. This is Martha Jones, who subsequently went insane. That one's little Mary, Abner Martin's second child. There is Newton Taylor. Doesn't he look aw ful wild? This is Brother Bowles, who held revival in the year Eighteen-eighty-two, and that's well, that's myseU', my dear." Perhaps I out to be ashamed to speak Unkindly of the old book, but you know I've sat so often, suffering and meek. And gazed upon those folk of long ago. Who had no earthly interest for me. But whom politeness bade me much admire. That even in my dreams I've come to see The faces, and in sleep I oft inquire: 'Is that Mr. Johnson, and is that your Neph ew Pete? Is that little Sissy Ann that child that looks so sweet? Tell me is that Uncle Reub, who needs a shave so much? Isn't that the Hutchins boy, the one the boys called Hutch? Who is that young woman who is bubbling o'er with mirth? Surely that's yourself, my dear, ten years be fore your birth." Chicago Record. Thought She Was "Guyinfir." It was one of those white mail cars that stopped near the crossing of Fillmore and Sacramento streets. A woman, evidently a stranger in this city, had raised her lin ger to signal to stop and thought that the car stopped in obedience to her signal. She was about to step aboard when the gripman politely informed her that it waa a "mail car," and motioned her to desist. "But when does the femulo car come along:-'' she queried innocently. The car moved on without a reply. "How rude!" she murmured softly. San I'raiicisco Chronicle. Not Xn It. Mamma Well, Henry, Laura told me this morning that Mr. Logginhalls in tended to call on you today for the pur pose of asking you for her hand. Did you Bee him? Papa Yes, he called. Mamma And what did you say? Papa What could I say? Isn't he one of the greatest center rushes in the couutry You didn't expect me to commit suicide, did you? Cleveland Leader. A Popular Play Illustrated "secret service." Chicago Record. A Harmless Disease. "Teacher was tellin us today about hav in moral character when he was younjr. Did you hare moral character when you was young, grandpa!'" "I think so." "Didn't leave no marks, did it, grand pa?" Cleveland Plain Dealer. Unquestionably. Mr. Parkslope Shakespeare says that "A soft voice, gentle and low," Is an ex cellent thinp: in a woman. Mr. Heights It is. but it is more excel lent in a baby. Xew York Journal. True Brotherly Love, Ragfrs I was passing the insane asylum, today and stopped in to see your brother. Jaegs Did he ask about me? Kajjgs Yes. He's crazy to sea you. Chicago News. Otherwise Eagaged. iVo deaf mutes, they sat and courted. Just ns lovers in all lands, Dnly that, with love transported, Keither held the other's hands. Chicago Raoard. 2 :fT NEW THEATER HAT. Smaller and Much More Becoming: Than Last Vear'i Style. The theater hat has reformed. It has seen the error of its ways and promises to forsake its spreading; brim and tow ering crown for a neat little toque shape which will be suitable for any face. The very latest theater hat directly from Paris is made of three puffs of sapphire blue velvet, one placed above the other and fastened tog-ether so that they resemble a fluted crown. At one side there is a steel buckle which catches a bunch of lace and a couple of loops of sapphire ribbon. On the other side is a steel star. At the extreme back an aigrette towers up and a little forward. This hat is meant to be worn far back on the head with the hair moderately low. It looks very well above a braid and is particularly becoming' to hair that-is turned straight back over a pom- A PARIS THEATER HAT. padour. It is very small and can be made by anyone. It is pretty in any color velvet and looks well in black with turquoise bows at the side and lace. It is also a hat that is suitable for sum mer and winter, so that people who like to get one little hat to wear to the the ater at any season can be suited with this simple little style. A beautiful neck trimming- to wear with this is a boa of silk roses fastened closely together and edged with their own leaves. This hooks in front. Modern Woodmen. Northeastern Kansas Logr Rolling: Association. 3rd annual meeting:, Leav enworth. Oct. 15th. Special train leaves Santa Fe depot at 7:30 a. m. Return ing:, leaves Leavenworth 10:30 p. m. One fare for round trip. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, Oct. 13. WHEAT The wheat market was rather coiorless at the opening, December start ing at abont yesterday's closing figures. The news favored the hulls, if anything. Liverpool was off only 3od for December, although there was a break here yester day of lil1ic. Three-thirty afternoon cables from Liverpool showed recov ery. The world's visible supply figures, as compiled by Deerbohm. did not agrt e with Bradstreet's estimate by a long way. lleerbohm plaeed the visible increase at 3.2(X,uO0 bushels, or about what the trade expected. bunion cables reported good rains in Argentine. A good export busi ness was done at the seaboard yesterday, over half a million bushels, and Xew York reported a quarter million bushels work ed this morning. There was a tendency in favor of the big holders of wheat to unload. This grew quite pronounced as the session advanced and the market weakened accordingly. December open, d at 'Ifi'-sC. declined to S9'iC recovered to fKMjryoe and reacted again to SHT,se. CORN Corn was very weak under pressure of London stuff. Shorts were heavy buyers. The public and private stock here is now almost 23.000.mj0 bushels. Cables were iVid lower. Receipts were 5r2 cars. December opened a shade lower at 27'?if; 2Se. It declined to 2ic and re covered to 273ie. OATS Oats were steady at the open ing, but weakened when corn broke. There was no trade of importance. Receipts were 263 c ars. December opened VttC higher at lH'c and declined to lNrt lS"'8c. PROVISIONS In provisions English packers were again sellers and prices weakened a triiie. The hog market was ilOc lower. December pork opened un changed at $7.00. declined to $7.5 and re acted to $7.r7ifc. December lard opened 2tc lower at $4.20, declined to $4.17V and re acted to $4.2e. December ribs opened 2,'2C higher at $1.42V2, eased off to J4.40 and back to $4.422. RYE Cash, 45Uc; December, 46; May, 4c. RYE Cash, 43c; December, 467-ic; May, 40c. BARLEY Cash. No. 3, 25 42c. FLAX Cash. lil.0''V.: cash northwest ern. $1.03: December, $i.02li: May, $1.06-2. TIMOTHY Cash and October, $2.00; March, $2,!0. Chicago IjivestocK Market Chicago. Oct. 13. HOGS Estimated receipts today, 25.".4): left over, 2.XiO. Market rather slow. o'dMc lower. Light. $3.6.yii4.0.V. mixed. $3.li5ri4.'Ju; heavy. $.t.40'u4: rough, $3.4; 3.."AJ. CATTLE Receipts, lti.iJ0. including 1. 50 Texans and B.trJO westerns. Market steady to Uje lower. Beeves. $3. Sofia. 40: cows and heifers. Jl.S3fi4.50: Texas steers. rJ.eKi3.75: westerns, t;Wi4-3u; stockers and feeders. $2.Niy0 4.40. SHEEP Receipts. 18.000. Market steady to 10c lower. Native sheep. $2.?i'a4.1j; westerns. S2.srWi3.Pe: lambs, $3.5Xa5.75. Yesterday's ofticial: HOGS Receipts. 14, "4: shipments. 3.142. CATTLE Receipts, 5,442; shipments, S, 640. SHEEP Receipts, 9,748; shipments, 5, 877 Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow, 29, Ow. Kansas City livestock Market. Kansas City. Oct. 13. C 4TTLE Receipts. 12.O00. Best grades steadv. others weak to 10c lower. Texas steers $'2.s:,ri4: Texas cows. $2.S?i3.30; na tive steers. $.'i.2;'f(5.15: native cows and heifers. $1.75'i4: stockers and feeders, J2 fil4.45: bulls. $2fl3.75. HOOS Receipts. S.0i0: market SfilOc lower Bulk of sales. rt.C0-ii3. .o; heavies, i;: :.."V'! 3 G71-: packers. &.4:Vt3.Uo: mixed. t) 77'- iiehts. i::.r-".-0:;.7u; yorkers, $:;..ou 3 77i .:"pigs. $:!.C"i3-T. SHEEP Re' eipts. f.0"0: market steady. Lambs. $2.4.) 5.::i: muttons. $2.Ki3.75. REiJ?.t-i-. J A 1 l MLta. No. ".V. 1.4 Texas steers "i'-'J 24 Texas cows 19 native steers "1 native cows and heifers WJ 25 stockers and feeders b!ii 7 bulls 'is Pr. $4.0) 3.30 5.15 4.00 4.45 3.75 Kansas City proluc? Market.' Kansas City. Oct. 13. WHE4T Slow, about steady. No. 1 hard. 83c: No. 2. 8Ki3c: No. 3. 7G!iS214c: latter for fancy; No. 4, 75&78C, No. 1 red, W1 91c; No. 2. S?f?90 mixed. S5c: No. 3.82'4 fc;S4c: No. 4. 77iSOc; No. 2 spring, TSgfiOiao; No. 3. i5'ti70c. CORN c lower, slow. No. 2 mixed, 23M'&24c. OATS Fairly active, about steady. No. 2 white, miilSc. RYE Weak. No. 2, 391'.a40e. HAY Active, quiet, firm. Choice timo thy. $x; choice prairie. SG. BUTTER Eirm, active. Creamery. 203 22c: dairy. 14-al7c. EGGS Steady, llc. Today's Kan go of Prices. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan.: Stocks. WHEATS Oct Dec. Mav CORN Oct Dec. Mav OATS Oct Dec. Mav PORK Oct Dec. Jan LARD Oct Dec. Jan RIBS Oct Dec. Jau IQp'n Hlgh Low IC1 3eYes. 90 2fiH 31i 17-S 90 91". SOT 26i 2S 31?j 90 20i 27S, 31 178 lto 90 SNi 91-Vi 90' )fceSi f9 2fit4 20i ST7, 277, 31i I 31 175 J 17'i lis 19 21i 21--i 7 cr! 7 52 7 72; 7 8 05 1 8 52 I 4 22 4 17 4 15 i 4 22 4 i'J; 4 37 4 Oj! 4 47 4 47; 4 1) 4 52 4 45 17 lf'-s! 21, I 19'(, 21 i t 8 05 1 4 25 4 40 4 62) 4 47j 4 52 is! 4 35 4 4 4i 4 451 4 22 4 17 4 35 J 4 55 4 37 4 42 I Sugar and Coffee. New York. Oct. 13. SFGAK Raw, quiet; fair reiin ng.3 5-liic; granulated, ftUc. COFFEE Quiet. The Cotton Market. New Y'ork, Oct. 13. COTTON Spot closed dull. Middling; uplands. Uc; middling gulf, Gc. Sabs, 1,014 bales. Range of Irice3 on Stocks. Furnished by mission Co., Br and Stocks, 110 Kan. the W. A. Michael Com akers in Grain. Provisions West Sixth Ave., Topeka. Stocks. Op'n iHigh! LowJC 139 f .S7K, Tse: Yes. 142 V 142 'i So giir Chicago Gas Am. Tobat-co Am. Spirits E. G. E Leather Lead M..K. T. Ffd C. H. Q. Rock Island C, M. ct St. P. A., T. SL- S. F. A..T. &-S.F.Pl'd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacitic Wabash 142S 143U m;'v SO'.. 80' b's4i lo I 334l 35'., i 1I54I 3:(- 35 35-4 i 63--B e'3 3.5-1, H3U 1! 92-8 lei SSi -a 2m1 1 l-ss. 94 14 297i 102 SO 92-s r.; 93" 14 loo 87'.,! 28'-.; 18 21 I 121-J i- 10 ;oi 1 8Ts S-V 123 lL2 107 1"7 34 -a 34 355 15V- 24 23 93 I' ll r. 'H-'e 7S--.I 7 25 27 I'n. Pacific C. N. W N. Y. Central i 21 P'71-. 31-'4 155 23"i 93 114 761 27 P-7-V ii i 24'. '3 h I R5 i c. c. c D. L. W Reading .ler. Central D. H Omaha T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd Pacific Mail L. N 155 I 2-:-v 92 112i 70 78' 28 l 574! 33

33 1 Markat Go3sip. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Biokers in Grain, Pr 'Vt.-i. ois and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka. Kan. Receipts at Chicago today: Wheat 2S3 cars, grade 8 cars: corn 817 cars, grade ti-j cars, oats 427 cars, grade OS cars. Receipts of hogs: Chicago. 14.it0 head: Kansas City, 13.OO0 head; Omaha, 0,t-0 head. Chicago: P'stimated re.-eipts tomorrow: Wheat. 175 cars: corn. 475 cats; oats, 275 cars: hogs. 29. "00 head. Liverpool cable- turn lower. Rradstreet's says that north western in terior elevators increased wheat sto. l.s 570.O.M bushels and that Manitoba points increased 47s. 000 bushels. Second Liverpool cable: Wheat Ud higher, corn. t4d lower. London: Wheat and corn very ragged and unsettled. Northwestern receipts: This year. Min neapolis 5S3 cars. Duluth 337 cars, total 9 0 cars; hist year, Minneapolis 503 cars, Du luth 375 cars, total S7S cars. Chicago: George French sold a lot of wheat this morning. Chicago: Bartlett-Frazc-r buying wheat heavily. Chicago: Some wheat worked here for export this week. Chicago: Looks as if the demand had been supplied. No fresh buying coming in. A private Liverpool cable quotes May wheat 5-d lower at the close. Prime"rain did no good. Dry weather in west, and export demand is helping the market. Exports four ports: Wheat, ls'5.0:0 bush els: flour, 12. "JO barrel: corn. 175 0 0 bush els: oats. IS.00O bushels: rye. 10. .J, j bush els; wheat and flour equal to 237, (a0 bush els. Forecast: For Kansas City and vicin ity, generally fair tonight and Thursday, warmer tonight. For Missouri, generally fair tonight and Thursday, warmer to night, eooler in extreme northwest por tion tomorrow. For Kansas, generally fair tonight and Thursday, cooler Thurs day. Liverpool cable, private: Cash whent position healthy and 2d over the option, 2d up from yesterday. Liverpool: Wheat closed steady. Octo ber d up. December wl. M y .J down, making October one hange 1. December I and May 74.1 lower for the day. Corn, Deeember Td lower. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 185 cars', corn, 580 cars; Oats, 200 cars. Puts December wheat. 90'4ff9Kic: rails December wheat. 92'el 921 c puts Decem ber corn, 27"ii 27"4c calls December corn. 2--'ci2s1-c: puts 1 'eeeniber pork, $7.o2; calls December pork. $7.92. Paris: Wheat unchanged, flour un changed. Antwerp: Wheat c per bushel lower. Late private Paris cable quotes wheat and flour 25c up. 8. V.. I,rn. President. Vice President. 3. 8. Garviit. 1 reasurer. 8. 1. fMlTU, lieo'y. TELEPHONE 1S. Lux Commission Co, GRA15, FILOVmOB !SD STOCKS. 086 Hidih Atc i, Topckm. Mmmm. KEFEKENCF.8: Union Sstional Bunk. Kansas City. Central National Hank. Topeka. hational Back of Commerce, Kansu Otty. Banlc of Topeka. tar-Yon can buy or sell through u, for Im mediate or future delivery, ail commodltuM traUad la aa any xofaaajt ia tk eoaatij. J. L. Ball Company ESTABLISHED 1867. Stocks, Bonds. Cotton, drain and Provisions bought and sold for cash or earned on margiu-s. Receivers and Shippers of Grain. 590-501-003 Western l uiou Builitlns, KSKBEES CHICAGO I0AED CF TEADi AU telegrams at our Expense. The Perfume of Violets The purity of the lily, the glow of the rose, and the Hush of Hebe combine In Pozzoni's wondrous Powder.

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I TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1S97. 4J T S r WW It Rents, Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, o o AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. SITUATIONS WA NTED FREE. Are you In need of work? If so. you are at liberty to use these columns for assistance In that direction. While this notice appears the State Journal will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of Situations Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words, ia lenirth, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed in previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday all ad vertising of this class handed in by) 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. No obligation is incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage of thi3 offer. No one In business or having employment is ex pected to take advantage of it, but all others are invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day it -is printed, to give a local circulation by f.ir more than all other Iailii-s combined. This makes this pa per the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium in Topvka. the classified ad vertisements below costing but Fitfe Cents Line, or 20 cents a line for a week; 50 cents by the month. Average circulation for first six months of lsa". II,584- W ANTE D HELP. Ur ANTED A placf to work for board, by a young lady. Address H. J-., Journal. "IVANTKP-A girl or l.r.y to work in candy store. Apply 5w Kansas ave. Louis Charowhas. CTTUATIOV VAXTKI)-Ky a younjf IlhIv in a store or ouice. Address "Helen," Journal. AY 'ANTKO Pevernl competent dress makers. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby liros. "T ANTKD- Ynurjff man, 21 years old, wants any k;nd of work at moderate salary. I3lt Tyler st. W A NTED A toy with wheel. Mrs. fiercer, Crosby Bros. T ANTED-Men- and women, young and old. to work for us in their own homes in spare time, day or evening. "We pay JIG to $5 per week. No canvass irnx. Any child can oo the work. Send i dd ress today. We send work at once. 21. A. Gripp, Dept. 171, Tyrone, Pa. 'PRT'STWORTHY WOMAN wanted for traveling position with old established firm. Permanent. $-4" p-r month and all expenses. Z. Pox T-'.4, Chicago. VNTED- Py widower farmer, I.idy of neat appearance as private tp.ich pr and instructor. Address Box Scran ton, Kan. TV ANTED White girl for housework. all mornings. 12'i Topeka ave. WANTED -MISCELLANEOUS. AVAXTED-To exchange a farm near city f ir city property. Address "Farm," care Journal. AV A NT EI Customers for home-made bread and cakes. lJ2o West. st. AY" ANTKD All those thinking of at tending T'ond's Business College to read this: "This is to certify that 1 have attended this school just one week. 1 was put in an ol'tice the tirst day; am learn ing to do every tiling in it: have made out over lw papers and handled over $S.n) cash, and closed my books twice already. 1 '.ave learned more this tirst week than 3 expected to learn in a month. It is certainly the quicker way I ever heard M". dlad 1 caino here." Signed A Stu dent. Both day and evening schools are open. ANTED To paint In exchange for tow. lslO Lane st. Y" ANTKD An Idea. Who can think of some simple t'nir.j? to patent? Protect your ideas: they may bring you wealth. Write John Wedderburn Co.. Dept. K., 11, Patent Attorneys. Washington. IX C. for their Sl.syO prize offer and new hat of 1J0 inventions wanted. "r ANTKD You to use McAfee's pure ciier vin.-gnr. Leave orders at 616 Kan. Ave. Tel. 160. ANTKD You to use Washburn's pure ci.ler vinegar at 2'c sal. de livered. Send orders to &3 Kan. Ave. 1T ANTKD-To rent to some reliable T person, stall in good barn, cheap. 421 Ouincy St. AY ANTED Y e want to make some pllt-edg-ed loans on farms in Shawnee county. Call on us at once. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. "y ANTKD Watches to clean 73c. clocks l'M-: mainsprings. 7..c; crvgtals. lc Cash paid for old field or silver. All work guaranteed. Money loaned on vaiuabies. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. Ave! ANTED Your household poods to T pack, move or store. Merc hants' Transfer Storage Co. Tel. SAIN X- PKINNKR. 123 East Sixth St. AGENTS WANTED. VANTl?rReTiT alPnt TnJvTr town in Kansas for Kniplus of Equi ty, lays sick, accident and funeral bene fits: liberal terms. N. R. Campbell, State Commander, 6o5 Kansas ave. A GENTS Quick men to visit stores: sell i achme for printing Signs. In 10 colors cn fences, bridges, rocks any rouph sur face. Arc Co., 2G Arc St., Racine. Wis. SALESMEN WANTED. "xyAXTI slXr?7a' weekly: experl.-n. e unnecessary ner rnanent. Brown Bros. Co.. Chicago. w 17 ANTED Salesmen for our new vel- low free-stone oeaih thro .i.. earlies than any other. Full assort fortment of old and lew varieties Quality best and prices ripht. New heips for our agents. Experience unnecessary Lawrence Nursery Company. Lawrence Knit fljopr f A W K K K and expenses paid ipO JJKJ salesmen for cigars. Experi ence unnecessary. Permanent position. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. FOR BENT-BOOMS. FOR RENT Rooms, single or en suite, outside entrance, furnished or partly furnished, very reasonable. 1U1 North Kansas ave. I? OR RENT Rooms, furnished or un furnished. 3u6 West Eighth ave. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms, everything modern, with hot water heat, bath and closet, rent very cheap. 1U20 Jackson St., Topeka. IOR RENT Furnished front room. 603 East Sixth st. IiOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms, bath room, modern convenien's. 6iy Huntoon Ir"OR RENT Pieasant furnished rooms. Two for light housekeeping. 307 L. 8th. 1 BURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at 934 Kansas ave. Gas. heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. rOR RENT Choice store rooms and modern flats. 214 East Fifth St. FOR RENT-HOUSES. Elder, till Kansas ave. FOR SALE M ISC ELL ANEOUS. I, OR SALE Heavy black horse, 6 years old, cheap, part time. Call at luJ5 Lime st. 17" OR PALE Fine, large Gold Coin hard coal base burner, very cheap. 71J Western avenue. 1?OR SALE I will sell either my store at Wj1? Kansas ave. or the one at r( Kansas avenue, cheap for cash, or will sell both. This will pay investigation. Louis Charowhas. 1,"OR SALE Good soft coal heater, al most new. 31u Van Buren st. 1,-OH SALE A good fresh cow at 1514 West st. 1?OTl SALE Seven-eighths Jersey cow at 1115 Jackson st. 1,"OR SALE Engine, boiler, lathe, emery stands and machinist tools. Must be sold by October 14, la'Jl. 904 North. Kansas ave. 1,""OR SALE Fresh cow. half Jersey and half Shorthorn. Corner Euclid and West, st., John Foley. i.OR SALE Unclaimed freight at the A., T. S. F. Ry. Co. freight ware house, commencing Thursday, October 14. IOR SALE Unclaimed freight, at the A.. T. S. F. Ry. Co. freight ware house, commencing Thursday, October 14. PUR SALE Household furniture, at 1031 Fillmore. iOR SALE Washburn's jure apple el der, fresh every day at Idc per gal. de livered. Send orders to ii23 Kan. Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. 797QnxCY ST., dressmaking at I latest styles. accordion plaiting and fine knife plaiting made to order. GLASS. All Sizes. J. K. Jones, !u5 Kansas ave. STRAYED OR STOLEN From 830 ouincv. larpe dark sorrel horse. Re ward for return. (JTI'.AiKD OR STOLEN One light bay horse, white spot in forehead, scar on left hind leg below knee: open-top side spring buggy, spoke broken in right hind wheel: wheels painted red, body black; J2u reward. A. T. Counter, Topeka, Kan. "TISS MATTIE KNOX, teacher of voice "and piano. Address Belvoir, PoLwin Place, Topeka. PIANO TUNING. A. J. King. 505 Kan. ave.. to a year, payable second tuning. MILO NORTON, tt 406 W. Sixth ave., will make farm loans of $1,50U or over at 6 per cent interest. tpHE STANDARD DRESS CUTTING School, with Victor measurements, will be found over 705 Kansas ave., taught by Mrs. A. B. Arnott. MCAFEE'S pure apple cider fresh every day at 15c. per gal. delivered. Send orders to B16 Kan. Ave. Tel. ltK). "VOT1CE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that my petition is on tile in the office of the probate court of JShawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 70J Kansis avenue, in the Fourth ward in the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hear ing of the same is set for aionday, 9 a. m.. October l!th, 1S97. L. S. WOOLVERTON. Topeka, Kansas, September 16, 1!97. IrOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, stock, groups, etc.. or photos of any interior or outside views see Farrow, 811 Kan. Ave. I? OR RENT The barn belonging to 812 W. 6th St. Apply 42 Columbian bld., T. E. Bowman Co. rpRAPP MAKES STAMPS. SEALS. -A- Stencils. 215 W. 5th, ground floor. W ALL PAPER- o TO 7V.-C PER ROLL. Just received the finest selection of trim, neat up-to-date. 6 and 7c papers to be found in the city. A. D. Clark. 820 Ks. Av. Jm'OR first-class paving, sidewalk, or building brick, dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way pood vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson. sec'y of C. C. V. Brick Pav ing Co., 116 W. 6th Ave. 5ft 7 RnflOIVI:N AWAY u persons tp ,(v-J making the greatest number of words out of the phrase "Patent At torney Wedderburn." For particulars write the National Recorder, Washing ton. D. C, for sample copy containing tame. YiaYi The best known remedy for women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. I,1 OR SALE 6 room cottage, city water, cistern, cellar, barn. 30 foot lot. perfect home, price, terms easy. $1,300. Close in. u room cottage. cellar. cistern. city wjter. IVi lots, 2 blocks slate house, $1, 0. room house, hall, closets, cellar, cis tern, well, complete home, PA lots, terms easy. $1.2. West side. 8 room house, cistern, well, fine shade, lawn. 4;) feet lot. on car line, barn, excellent shape; price S1.5U0, cash. 6 room house, cistern, city water, large barn. lots, line shade, close in. west side. S1.S00. 4 room cottage, fine location, east .side, a bargain, $oo0. Terms to suit; no inter est. 7 room house, barn, 3 lots, Harrison St.. close in. f2.000. M room modern house in every wav, large ham. fine location on Harrison st; price $4..VJ. Houses to rent. List vour property with us if you want to sell. We have cash buyers. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. j.'OR SALE Two cottages cheap for cash, inside property, tio8-6i0 West Tenth. John Schilling. rOR SALE 25 acres near this city, $1.0110. 15 acres, orchard, new buildings, $2,503. 20 acres, nice little place. $:hai. 4") acres. 2 houses, big bargain. SI. 600. i!20 acres, fine place, near the city. $y.G00. BARTHOLOMEW CO.. 6ul Kansas ave. (first floor). If you want to sell If you want to buy If you want to rent If you want to trade If you want a loan on CALL OV Ott WRITE REAL ESTATE a. g Ehillioprlaw. 115 E. Fifth St.. lopeka, Kas. LOST AND FOUND. T OST A pair of gold spectacles, be--A-itwaen Sixth and Seventh on Van Buren. Return and received liberal re ward at 1S28 Fillmore. TOST Pair half round gold spectacles, j Leave at J. B. Hayden's and receive $1 reward. VOUND Where to get your clock or A watch cleaned and your umbrella cov ered or repaired, &05 Kan. Ave., upstairs. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. D ESwARsrRLYTrrx BYE AND EAR. 723 Kansas ave. C E. SHELDON. M. D..' Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. Ave. Geo. W. Hogeboom, M. D. Office hours, 10 to 12 a. m., 3 to 5 p. m. II. B. Hogeboom. M. D. Office hours, 8 to 10 a. m., 4 to 6 p. m. DRS. HOGEBOOM. Office S33 Kan. Ave. Tel. 14. Residence, 801 Sixth Ave. West. Tel. 13. JT DA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 69S resi dence, and 16 office. L. A. RYDER, M. D. "JFFTCE and residence cor. Gordon St. "anii Central Ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, flsh ure, ulceration, etc. T It. EVA HARDING. HOMEOPATH 1ST, Harrison 'phone 33. 629 Kansas Ave. Bell 'Phone 401. ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. T B. FURRY. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 611 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. JWJJHJVLAJER. A. WOLF, at Emmet Rowley's Drug Store. 116 East Sixth st. Prices the lowest. Work guaranteed for one year. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AVE., TOPEKA. Send for catalogue and prices. BICYCLES. rjlOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. TIN SHOPS. r M. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, galvan 'lzed and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HA YD EN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MONEY. MONEY We have $20,000 to loan on im proved Shawnee county farms or To peka city property-. THE ACCOUNTING TRUST CO. MONEY' LOANED on pianos, organs, sewing machines, watches, diamonds, bicycles, typewriters and any personal propery. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. MONEY TO LOAN on farms or city propertv at reasonable rates. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th Ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. Ave. FUEL AND FEED. TEAVE your orders for COAL. Flour. JFeed and iSeeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. Notice of Meeting of Board of i Supervisors of Elections. Office of Commissioner of Elections. Topeka, Kan., Oct. S. 17. A meeting of the board of supervisors of elections for the city of Topeka will be held at the office of the commissioner of elections. No. 703 Kansas avenue, on Saturday. October 23rd. at 9 o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of revising the registra tion of voters in the several voting pre cincts of said city; to hear all appeals from the decisions of the commissioner of elections, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the board of supervisors. (.Seal) L. T. YOU NT. Commissioner of Elections. Notice of Closing of Registra tion Books. Office of Commissioner of Elections. Topeka. Kan.. Oct. 8. 1SH7. Notice is hereby given that the books for the registration of voters in the sev tral wards of the city of Topeka will lose on Friday evening. October r.d, at 9 p. m.. and remain closed until after the election to "be held Tuesday, November 2nd, 1J.97. (Seal) L. T. YOI NT, Commissioner of Elections. NOTICE TO VOTERS. Office of Commissioner of KIr-otions. Topeka. Kan.. Oct. 12th. 1SU7. Xotice is hereby given that the regis tration books for the several voting pre cincts of the city of Topeka will be open for the registration of voters at the of lice of the commissioner of elections from 7 o'clock p. m. until 9 o'clock p. m. on nnd after Saturday. October lth. each evening to and including Friday, 22nU (Sunday excepted (Seal I. T. YOUKT, Commissioner of Elections. Great Western Steam Dye ..and Cleaning: Works 117 East Seventa Street. roes the best work In the city of Tve ing. Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies' and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a calL SATISFACTION ii UARANTEED. C F. HOIIGEK, Prop. AMUSEMENTS. G RAND OPERA HOUSE FOUR XI (JUTS, Commend n; Wednesday, Oct. 13. FAUST BROS flusical Comedy Co. AND London Bell Ringers .Direct From Australia. Prices 10, 20 and 30 Cents. Any lady admitted free Wednesday nlgUt 1 accompanied by one paid 30-ceut ticket- H EW CEAWEOED THEATEE. Thursday, Oct. 14. HOYT'S EST-Tbe BIO Ml A MILK WHITE FLAG. Produced in tue same manner as at Hoyt's Theater. fVew York, with all the Scenery, Properties. Costumes and ull lirass Baud. A t;itAi PKOiirrio. ISO -1 0 1" I. K IX THE LAST. Scale of Prices First Floor, $1.00; first four rows Balcony, 75 cents; balance balcony, 50 cents; gallery, 25 cents; boxes. $1.50. fceats ou sale Tuesday, at Iiowley Snow's Drug .store. RKPOKT OF THE COMIITIOS Central National Bank At Topeks, KanHns at the Cloe of TiuslnesH. October 5, 1697, ai tall d for by tile Comptroller of tli9 Curreucy. EESOUKCES. Loans and discounts 1402,479 03 overdrafts is 53 U. s. bonds to. secure circulation DO 000 00 Premium on I'. S. ISonds. 4,500 00 blocks, bonds and secur ities 101,683 43 Furniture and tixtures... 4,800 00 iteal estate and mort gages owned 21,542 9S Pi.e from oilier Rational bunks 337 50 Due from state banks... 20,504 31 Duo lroin approved re servo agents 111,207 9fi Checks and other cash items 10,230 93 Exchange for clearing house 19.3G6 26 Pills of other National banks 37,970 00 Nickels and cents H'2 n Legal tender notes 10,000 U0 hpecie tiold and silver coin 96,894 80 $306,739 92 liedemplion fund with. U. B. treasury 2.250 00 Total $694,018 87 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $250,000 00 Surplus fund 11,500 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid. 4,134 68 National bank notes out standing 44,985 00 Due to other National banks $11,2S6 58 Due to state banks and bankers 8.910 28 Individual deposits sub iect to check 483,348 45 Demand certificates of deposit 66,660 23 Cashier's checks out standing J6.1W 05-$5S3,399 19 Total SS94.01S 87 State of Kansas, County of Shawnee, ss. I, Edwin Knowles. cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true according to the best of my knowledge and belief. tbWlN KNOWLES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Stli dav of October lbyT. I'skal. GEO. B. MANNING. Notary Public Commission expires September 13, 1301. Attest Correct: P. I. Ponkrbakb, c. r. jii.son. 11. P. DlLLOX. Directors. (First published in the Topeka State Journal October 7th, 1S97.) PROPOSALS. Sealed! proposals will toe received at the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas, un til 12 o'clock noon, November G. IS!'", for the finishing of certain portions of the interior of the dome of the State Capitol building-, in Topeka, Kansas. The metal work iind glass will be let separate from the plastering and cornicing of the ro tunda. All to be in accord an re with plans and specifications prepared by T. II. Lcscher. State House Architect, and on file in said of lice. This work is authorized by the 'Execu tive Council under the provisions of chap ter 41, laws of 1S95. Copies of plans and specifications will be on tile in the office of the State House Architect from and after October 20ih. 1S97. Parties bidding on the work will be re quired to accompany their bid with a certified check or cash in the sum of five per cent (5 per cent),, to be forfeited to the slate in case the successful bidder fails to enter in contract and give bond for the faithful performance of same within 5 days after the said contract is awarded. The attention of all bidders is called to chapter 114 of the session laws of ISl in relation to the eight hour law constitut ing a day's labor. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Blanks for bidding will be fur nished by the State House architect. J. W. LKEDY, Governor and President of Executive Council. TV. K. BTTSTT, Secretary of State and Executive Council. NATIONAL STABLES g S Geod turnouts delivered t any part S f th city. g a BOARDING A SPECIALTY- 'Phone 46. ?0 J me k sou Ht. g Offlc Tel. SS0. Residence Tel. SS. WM. H. RIQHTER, Ph. r.. m. r., SPECIALIST In dlteaus of the Genito-TJrlnary argSDa and Rectum. Offica, 603 Kansas Avenue. Residence. 1220 Flllaiora B treat. MISSOURI PACIFIC. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM N'o 2S3 Leave Topeiia 8:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. NTo. 2 Arrive Topeka 5:00 p. ni. DEAD STOCK Fca BUGS KiiL- R.zh.rt, Flpas, McyCb and Bwlbnga. 'on pn!sonoa; noQ't nain. I-rg txatWoaj, fifug- TWO DOLLARS SAVED. MR. BOWSER'S CARPET LAYING FOR ECONOMY AND EXERCISE. ZTa Did Kot Fit the Job Any Better Than the Carpet Fitted tbe Room Both Feet Punctured by Tacks Witch Basel and Salve and a Threat. "Will you be going near 8 carpet store In the morningf" asked Mrs. Bowser the other evening as Bhe looked up from her paper. "I dunno. Why?" replied Mr. Bowser. "I've had the sitting room carpet ready to be laid all day, but the man hasc t come. You might stop and send one up." "The carpet is all ready, is it?" "All ready, and a good man can lay it in a couple of hours. "A good man can lay it in half an hour, Mrs. Bowser, and instead of paying out (2 he'll be that much ahead." "You you don't mean" she stam mered. "I am the good man. I will lay the carpet. The fact is, I was juss wondering If I couldn't do something of that sort this evening, and I am glad of the job. Sing merrily, oh, Mrs. Bowser, for 30 minutes hence the carpet will be laid." But why tire yourself all out? Why not let a man come up? It's his business, you know, and he can" "That will do, Mrs. Bowser. I want the exercise, I want to save the expense, and I want to convince yon that I can lay a carpet as well as a professional." "I'll pay for the luying out of my own pocket if you'll let it go," she said as he started up stairs to change his clothes. "While I make no charge you can hand me $2 if you wish, he replied as he went his way. She knew what would happen, but she was helpless to prevent it. In live minutes Mr. Bowser reappeared, carrying tacks and the hummer and feeling in tho best of spirits, and as he entered the sitting room and lighted the gas he said "Watch the clock, Mrs. Bowser. In 30 minutes from now you can move in tho furniture. I want just about half an hour of active exercise." "I I think I'll help you." "And I think you won't. Just trot jeippaSKSf HZ WAS DANCING ABOUT right off and read your little novel, and when tho last tack is driven I'll utter a warwhoop to let you know. Mrs. Bowser disappeared, and Mr. Bow ser rubbed his hands, drew a long breath and made a grab at the big roll of carpet. Ho had a clear floor and was soon hammer ing in the tacks along one side of the room. He wanted to surprise Mrs. Bowser at the end of half an hour, but it came much sooner. She looked in at the end of seven or eight minutes and at once called mt: "Mr. Bowser, what on earth are you do ing?" "Doing the best job of carpet laying in this town," he cheerily answered. "But you are putting it down without any lining under it. There's the lining in that corner. "Yes, I see. Well, that's all right. It's the style now to put down carpets without lining, and I supposed you wanted to fol low it. Just get right out and don't bother, and I'll rip this up and fix things." He ripped, and he fixed, and this time Mrs. Bowser let him alone for a quarter of an hour. By that time he had two sides finished and was working on the third. She looked about for a moment and then said "Mr. Bowser, do you know that carpets are made to fit rooms?" "I've heard so," he replied as he looked up. "Well, straighten this carpet out and see how you are coming out. You've got the ends for the sides. There'll be a foot short on one end and a foot too much on the other. "Never, Mrs. Bowser never on the face of this green earth! Iam neither cross eyed nor an idiot, and I say" "But look for yourself, she interrupted as she pulled the carpet over. It was true. Mr. Bowser could have claimed that the house had been turned around since the carpet was taken up or that some carpenter had sneaked in and shifted tho walls, but it didn't occur to him. The only way out of it was to say: "Mrs. Bowser, if you don't want a strip of bare floor at one end, according to Fifth avenue style, there's no need of shouting your lungs out. I will thank you to vacate this room while I whirl the old thing around. She vacated, and there was a rip, rip, rip as he seized the carpet and heaved away and sent most of the tacks flying to the ceiling. When he whirled the carpet about, the house seemed to whirl with it, and the family cat took a skip for the cellar to be prepared for emergencies. After three or four minutes there came the whack, whack, whack of the hammer, but the noise did not last long. She heard Mr. Bowser call out mil! and and ttttt and as she opened the door he was dancing about and holding his thumb. "What is it now?" "Did any one call you, Mrs. Bowserf" lie queried, mating a great effort to ap pear calm and keep his heels on the floor. "No, but I heard" "Then you had better retire. When I can't lay a blamed old carpet without your help, 1 11 go hang myself!" "Shan't I do it up in a rag?" He pointed to the door with arm stretched out and she disappeared, and as there was nothing in the loom to kick or jump on he had to suck his thumb and walk around until the pain subsided. After a long ten minutes had passed ho began work again, and when live minutes had passed and no fresh calamity had happened Mrs. Bowser began to breathe easier. She waited ten minutes more and then looked in. Mr. Bowser had three sides of the carpet down, but there were a dozen creases and wrin kles running through it, and he realized that they couldn't be straightened out with any pulling he could do. "I was afraid of that," she said as she looked at the wrinkles. "Afraid of what?" 'That you would get it squee jawed around like this. That carpet will have to come up. You didn't start it right to be gin with. "Oh, I didn't! Perhaps I don't know enough to come in when it rains. The trouble with your infernal old horse blan ket is that it never fitted the room in the first place, but I'll make it fit or broak both legs. Mrs. Bowser returned to her rocker, and Mr. Bowser braced himself for a new ef fort. His mind was made up to pull the wrinkles out of the carpet or pull the house across the street, and ho kicked off his slippers, moistened his hands and made a sudden jump for the largest one to take it by surprise. Ho had scattered his tacks with lavish hand, and as he jumped he landed on about 14 of them which were in position to puncture his tire. The yell he uttered sent the cat out of the cellar win dow, the cook out of the back door and Mrs. Bowser into the room. Mr. Bowser "was lying on his back with both feet hoist ed up, and, readily divining what had hap pened, she rushed over to him and went to work. Ho had a dim idea that at least 400 tacks were sticking into the soles of his feet, but he was away off. There were only six in the right foot and five in the left, and not one of them had gone in over three inches. Xot a word was said while she was extracting them, not a word while he was hobbling into the other room 00 V v v AND HOLDING HIS THUMB. to fall npon the sofa. When she had strip ped off his socks and applied witch hazel and followed that with salve, she said: "I think you'll feel easier now. How did you come to do it?" "Mrs. Bowser," he began after glaring at her in a steely way for a minute, "your mother lives in Jayville?" "Yes." There's a train for Jayville at S :30 ev ery afternoon?" "Yes." "You can be ready tomorrow. You didn't want me to lay that carpet. When I insisted, you determined to prevent, even if you had to assassinate me. You put those tacks where you knew I was going to jump, and if I'm not dead with lockjaw by morning it won't be your fault." "Why, Mr. Bowser!" "Don't why me, woman! Justice Is slow, but sure. It has overtaken you at last, and my lawyers will be in Jayville some time within a week to arrange the details. That is all, Mrs. Bowser, and you can go up stairs and begin to pack be gin to pack, Mrs. Bowser." M. QUAD. A Double Inheritance. Mr. Cross That baby over across the way seems to inherit its voice from both its parents. Mrs. Cross How so? Mr. Cross It makes a great deal of noise, like its father, and keeps it up, like its mother. Detroit Free Press. Quiet Missionary Work. Literary Critic (laying down a new book) I wish every maid, wife and moth er in the country could read that book. Able Editor Well, run in a line to the effect that that book is one which no wom an should be allowed to see. Yellow Book. A Shrewd In. Maud Why has Lillian given up wear ing rational costume? Did George object? Ethel Oh, no. He said he approved of it because it would prevent her attracting any other man's admiration. Tit-Bits. A Difference. Brown I understand James is a cornet -1st? Smith No. He is a cor-nit-ist. Up to Date. Tbe Plural. A boy being asked what was the plural of penny very promptly replied, "Two pence. Tit-Bits. An Antnmn Joy. These are the days when tired man "Win carry round a gun That weighs about a ton And call it fun To wade through knee deep muck, Beneath a broiling sun. And then just niiss his duck Cleveland Leader WEDDIN UP AT LEE'S. Carrot Jim had been up on the range for six months, and when he came down the old Oregon trail with 4,000 cattle he was as thin as a rail and homesick with that awful homesickness which a man feels who hasn't a home. However, that was a deficiency which he meajt to rem edy without delay, having thought over a number of matters up on the range when he was keeping guard. The cattle were to be rested at Bryson for a couple of weeks, and Carrot Jim was In sight of the place when his pony went down somehow and got Jim's leg under him and fractured it neatly in two place. Jim got up in the saddle and rode on, like a good cattleman as he was, though ho couldn't see tho road or the horse for tho faintness from the pain, and had somehow missed tho reins, but he hung on the mane till they got in town and some one pulled him off and sent for the doctor. There wasn't a vacant bedroom in tho hotel, for tho place was full of cattlemen driving the beasts down for tho spring fattening, and they laid Carrot Jim out on the hotel desk and proceeded to mend him. "Thought vou was just in time to go to the weddin, Jim," said some one. "What weddin?" asked Jim, glad to Epeak and save himself from groaning. "Tho woddin up at Lre's. Everything's open. Got a spread for any goin that way. Oie Lee's orders was for any wishin to come up today, but it looks kin of threatenin. It's about time for the equinoctial and this is a bad country for a man to git caught out in when there's weather from tho northwest." "At Lee's?" cried the sick man, sit ting up. "Which girl is goin to be married Kit or Nell?" "Don't know. Ole man Lee was down here yesterday and said there was goin to bo a weddin up at his place and f 'r folks to come round. He didn't say any more." Carrot Jim got up on his elbow and looked over the crowd. "What man's here that will do a service for me?" he asked. That it was nut a trifling service which ho was about to ask was apparent from his manner. His f;ioo was strained and white with physical pain, but in his eyes was a look such as physical pain cannot give. "I guess I'm your man," young Hig gins said, coming around from behind tho big base burner. "What's the job?" Ho was a strapping young Irishman with round, blue eyes, and Carrot Jim got him cut of a stampede on the range the year before. Every one had forgotten it exc ept Higgins himself. "It's a little slow," he said apologetically, "so I'll be glad to git out of here. What do you want me to do?" Carrot Jim saw everything black before him and his voice as he spoke sounded far off and like the voice of another man, but he managed to say "Kido to Leo's now, now, now! Git back before the weddin and let me know whether it's Kit or Nell." "Well?" said young Higgins. "Well?" "Well," cried Carrot Jiin, gesticulating violently with his fingers like a man in the wheat pit, "if it's Nell come back here and let me know and I'll set 'em up for tho hull crowd, and if it's Kit why, if it s Kit" "Then," Baid young Higgins, compre hending, "probably you'd rather not see me at all. "Don't be a fool, Jim," said the hotel clerk. "If a weddin is on, it can't bo stopped. There's a storm comin up. I wouldn't want anybody I was consarncd about goin far today." But Carrot Jim turned frantic eyes on young Higgins, and Higgins nodded to Jim and went out. It was IS miles up to Lee's and the road lay in the open country. It ran, in fact, the length of a treeless mesa, and the pul verized dust of the highway, poisoned with alkali, was a torture to the nostrils, blinding to the eyes, agonizing to tho throat. Higgins got a cayuse, because they have the souls of Indians in them and will go their journey no matter what comes. He was blithe, because he was a romantic cub, and not being able to sro on a love message of his own was willing to go on ono for another man as the next best thing. So he wouldn't look at the copper colored northwest, or hoed tho crying of the wind in the short, brown grass, or be warned by sudden screams from the canyon over south, whore tho wind got a big sweep down a tortuous path. He went on and felt from time to time of his sprouting mustache, or sar.fr sweet old Irish love songs, or wondered when he'd care about a woman like that, and rather envied Carrot Jim for caring. But by and by there was a yellow whirl of dust all about him, and the little cayuse was blown out of tho rood, and then sud denly the wind seemed blowing from the heart of Glacier bay and there was an aw ful iciness that seemed to freeze his heart and great swirls of yellow sand poing up to heaven splendid moving spirals won derful to see and a noise as of great angry waters, though there were no waters. But the cayuse, mind you, had the soul of an Indian in him and would go to his journey's end, no matter what came. So he put his nose to the ground and stood there with his rigid legs planted firm, and the young Irishman lay Hut on the horse's back, and they stuck together like two brave fellows who knew when the fight came and weren't going to run away. In a few moments the dramatic part was over, the thermometer had fallen 2S de grees and a northwester was teatint; on them. Then they took up the road araiu and pushed on. When they got to Lee's, the horse whinnied, and some one camo out and lugged Higgins into the fire, and after a drink or two he was all right. And then, what with having the cold in his brain and the memory of a pretty victory in his heart for he liked to be a hero and was glad he was alive he sat up and whooped like an Indian, so that the cayuse out in the stable heard it and lifted its ears as if his old masters were calling him. For tho bride was Nell it was Neil, with the china blue eyes and the silly yel low hair, and Kit, who had lovely eyes of brown and a brow like a Madonna's antl whom Carrot Jim had been thinking of all those awful solitary nights up on the range Kit was asking Higgins how ho felt and why Carrot Jim hadn't coiue with him. They didn't want him to go back that night. They said it was suicidal, but Higgins had his own ideas, and he had read of D'Artagnan, so he got into a squirrelskin coat and kissed the bride and took a stirrup cup and rode away. In his breast was an envelope with a lo::k of brown hair. It was for Carrot Jim, and Kit had cut it for him with her own hands. So the Irishman went out singing and laughing and swearing at the northwest, which he gave permission to do its deadly worst, for he was a lover by proxy and had a foretaste of days when he should le a lover for himself." Eli W. Peattie in Ciu caro N ew.

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3 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER IS, 1897. LATE SPORTING NEWS. Star Pointer and Joe Patchen to Race at St. Joe. An Attempt Will lbe Made to Lower the Record. "Pittsburg Phil" is Behind $1X9,000 on This Season's Races Counter feit Tickets for Temple Cup Series. St. Joe, Oct. 13. Star Pointer, the king Of pacers, and gallant Joe Patchen, his greatest rival, have been, shipped to St. Joseph, where an attempt at record breaking will be made tomorrow after noon on the one mile track In this city. The weather and the track are in ex cellent condition for a record breaking contest and MeClary and Dickerson, the trainers and drivers of these pacing won ders, are sanguine of a close call of the record. Ever since the wonderful per formance of Pointer at Readville, Mass., cn August 2S last, when he stepped off a jnile in the phenomenal time of 1:59V4. the interest that has enveloped this animal has amounted to almost a halo of venera tion. The owner of Patchen is Just as confident as it is possible for an owner to be that his horse has the two minute speed in him and is but awaiting the day and the hour when it will come to the surface. Besides the great race between Pointer and Patchen there will be a 2:25 pace, a 2:15 trot and two running races. A NEW CYCLE CHAMPION. Something About Earl Kiser, Who Eas Defeated Bald and Cooper. Chicago. Oct. 13 Karl Kiser, the young: bicycle crack, who has adminis tered so many defeats to both Bald and Cooper this season, is only 21 years old, having been born at Dayton, O., in laid. His first races were in 1S92, and In 1S94, when 17 years of age, he lower ed the world's record for one-quarter mile, held by Zimmerman, to 30 1-5 sec onds. During this same year he won 26 firsts out of 30 starts, and seven time prizes in road races. After join ing Class B, in which he finished fourth, Kiser went for all paced rec ords up to a mile, and secured the one ciuarter, one-half, one-third and three fourth mile records, just missing the mile by three-filths of a second, doing 1:40 fiat. He accomplished a remarkable feat, which has never been equaled, that of riding more fast miles in less space of time than any other rider, doing three miles at less than 1:42 for each, inside of half an hour. He rode in Europe in 1S96 and won first prize in big races in Bordeaux and Marseilles, and also in Holland, and defeated Jaoquelin at I'aris, and Jaap Uden in Holland in match races. ROBBED BALL PLAYERS. Counterfeit Tickets for the Temple Cup Games in Abundance. Boston, Oct. 13. It has come to light that when the Boston base ball club made its returns for the Temple cup games that have been played in this eity, it was found that from 1,000 to 3,200 counterfeit tickets had been print fd and sold, causing a loss to the play ers of about $5u0. The printer who did the work on these counterfeit tickets jnado a slight error, and it was due to this that the discovery was made. In tspeeling the word "grounds" the letter "u" was left out, and this was what first caused the Boston club to think something was wrong. These tickets "were sold outside the grounds, and were t)ought by many, in preference to tak ing a position in line at the box-office, and being obliged to wait perhaps half an hour or more. One of the Boston club said last night that the club felt it had a clew to the identity of the per sons who thus tried to rob the players, end, if detected, the club would push the case as hard as possible. LOSES MUCH MONEY. Pittsburg Phil" Says He is $119,000 Behind on Thi3 Season's Races. New Tork. Oct. 13. "Pittsburg Phil," the race track plunger, says he is $119, 000 loser since the Saratoga meeting. The statement was made to a friend "who is a prominent turfman and a member of the jockey club. Few be lieve it. "No man living, other than himself knows how "Pittsburg Phil' stands." said a prominent lawyer when he heard the statement. "For my own part, I should have given more credence to the story that he was that much win ner." BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP. Arrangements for a Sweepstake Tour nament in New York. Chicago, Oct. 13. A sweepstake tour nament for the billiard championship of the world at IS inch baik line is be ing arranged. The Brunswick-Balke-Collender com pany today offered a purse of $1,250 for a tournament for this championship, open to all, to be held at New York city. The net gate receipts, in addition to the purse and sweepstakes, will be divided among the winners in the ratio of 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Racing at Guthrie. Guthrie. O.T., Oct. 13. The first day's races at the Oklahoma state fair were good, resulting as follows: 2:28 trot Blue Stem won, Michigan Jim second, Iowa B. third. Time, 2:29, 2:27, 2:30. 2:29 pace Stratton won. Oak Grove Fecond, Stenble third. Time, 2:23, 2:22, 2:24. Half mile dash Minco Maid won, Dailey second. Lulu Horton third.Time, 0:47. REPUBLICANS DEFEATED. Democrats Carry Chattanooga by a Large Majority. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Oct. 13. The mu nicipal election yesterday resulted in the overwhelming defeat of the Repub lican ticket. Colonel Ed. Watkins, the Democrat, was elected by 995 majority. Colonel Watkins is a leading lawyer and promoter, and the canvass, being personal, attests his popularity among the people. The Democrats elected six cut of the eight aldermen. The city is normally Republican by from 400 to 500, and the reversal of the conditions is due to the apathy of the Republican voters and the dissatisfac tion of the negroes. T"here was a very light vote, oniy 3,500 being cast. To Leavenworth and Return For G. A. R. reunion $1.67 by the Union Pacific. Trains leave for Leavenworth at 6:37 a. m. and 3 p. m. Tickets good until October 18. IT GREW TOO FAST. Alaskan Business Caught the Govern ment Unprepared for It. Washington, Oct. 13. Information received at the treasury department from Captain Tuttle of the revenue cut ter Bear, now cruising in Alaskan wa ters, does not paint a rosy description of scenes and prospects in the Klondike region. Writing from St. Michael, September 16, Captain Tuttle says: "There are in port seven sea-going vessels and six river steamers, with one barge in process of construction on the beach. About 300 people are encamped on the beach awaiting the completion of these vessels. At least seven ves sels are expected to arrive, many of them with passengers. There is no possible chance of these people reaching the upper Yukon this season, and they must winter here or at some point in side the mouth of the Yukon. While there will be an abundance of provis ions, the trading companies having their main depots here, trouble is like ly to arise from those who have no pro visions and no means to purchase them. This, however, is a small matter when taken into consideration with matters above Fort Yukon on the Yu kon river. "On September 13 the river steamer Hamilton returned from its trip, hav ing been unable to reach Circle City, Captain Hill reported the river so low as to prevent his reaching his destina tion. His cargo was landed on the riv er bank. The steamers J. J. Healy, P. N. Weare, Alice Bella, and Marguerite are now up the river but the prospects are they will not be able to reach Cir cle City or Dawson. "Laws in regard to the inspection of steam vessels are entirely disregarded, and no inspector of hulls or boilers has visited this place. At least sixteen such vessels are now running in this part of Alaska. If I should seize them starvation would ensue to those who are depending upon these vessels to bring them provisions. At the same time hundreds of people are traveling on these vessels, which are without the safeguards to life that the law provides they shall have. "A deputy collector of customs is sta tioned at St. Michael, who is required to attend to all customs business. Fre quently there are several vessels in port discharging bonded goods at the same time. It is impossible for one man to attend to all this business. Af ter leaving St. Michael there is no cus toms officer in charge of these goods. Vessels frequently get aground and it is necessary to discharge their cargoes before they can be floated. Great op portunities are offered to defraud the customs. There should be a customs officer on every vessel carrying bonded goods and provision should be made to have the vessels inspected as the law requires." WORLD'S FAIR MODEL Weary of Life Commits Suicide in St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 13. According to the Globe-Democrat, Nellie Norman, the pretty 23-year-old girl who committed sui cide here yesterday by taking a dose of carbolic acid, was Nellie Anderson, a for mer belle of Fresno, Cal., whose father is one of the wealthiest men living there. Her story is a most romantic, and, in some respects, unusual one. Several years ago she ran away with, and married against the wishes of her parents. Matt Mitvowich, one of her father's gardeners. They went to Stockton, where her father found them. He took the blow as philo sophically as possible and set his son-in-law up in business. Two weeks later he heard that his daughter had left her hus band and gone east. It became known afterwards from a letter sent by Nellie to her mother that she had gone to Chi cago, where she got employment in a cloak house. This she left some time afterwards because of an insult offered by an employer. Mrs. Nellie then be came an artist's model, and as such she was in great demand because of her beau ty. She posed for one artist, the accept ance of whose medallion over thatof other artists, undoubtedly superior.caused a deal of trouble in the World's fair board. It was while posing for artists that the girl maintained she was ruined. Then she changed her name to Nellie Norman. The sculptor whose works of art on the transportation building of the World's fair are well remembered, had been searching in vain for a suitable model for one of the figures in his group "Naviga tion." He finally selected Nellie "Nor man," who became famous as a model. Her Bohemian life, however, was too much for her and in six months the for mer model which artists had raved over was gone and her beauty faded and then there was but one course left open to her. She followed it. Some time after the World's fair closed Nellie "Norman" came here and applied for aid at the Hephzibah home, where she was received on a promise to reform. She became ill and was taken to the city hospital, where she wrote to her father in California for help. The reply she received said that her mother was dead, and that because of the life she was liv ing the father could not have his daugh ter return to his roof. Nellie drifted again into her fast life, and becoming sick and discouraged, finally decided to end the struggle by death. THEY BEAT THE SXOW. Herd of Cattle Goes Over the Dalton Trail. Victoria, B. C, Oct. 13. Harry Ro maine, who returned from Cook's Inlet on the City of Topeka, having sold a mining claim on Hunter's creek, states that 103 head of cattle got in over the Dalton trail but that other cattle en route will be blocked out by snow. Romaine says a number of men with light outfits succeeded in crossing the trail. Their supplies are limited and the men may suffer before winter ends. Constable lievan of the provincial po lice, writing from Lake Bennett, says a number of Americans had threaten ed to resist the collection of duty but the officers are prepared for them. Idaho's Mountain Fair. Boise, Ida. .Oct. 13. The Idaho Mountain Fair has opened here. The weather was bad and the queen's parade was post poned. The exhibits make a fine display. It is said there are more horses here than at any other northwestern track this year. Are you lacking in strength and en ergy? Are you nervous, despondent, irritable, bilious, constipated and gen erally run down in health? If so, your liver is torpid and a few doses of Herb ine will cure. Herbine has no equal as a health restorer. Geo. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, Sixth and Topeka avenue. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Mr. Fred Freeman is in Denver on busi ness. Apples are being hauled to Topeka with four horse teams. Rev. A. M. Reynolds is at Baldwin at tending presbytery. Topeka bicycle' dealers are figuring on contracts for next year. Representative I. N. Ury of Fort Scott is in the city on business. Topeka soda fountains are closing down on account of the cold weather. F. W. King, cashier of the new bank at Dighton, is in the city on business. Councilman Drew went to Leavenworth to attend the G. A. R. reunion today. The second advertising car of the Sells Forepaugh show was in town yesterday. Judge John Charlton of Lawrence is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Good. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Burton of Abilene are visiting in the city. They are at the Copeland. City Clerk McFadden Is checking up the assessment for the Roundtree drain age district. George W. Martin of Kansas City is the oldest past grand master of the I. O. O. F. of Kansas. Common New Orleans molasses is the best anti-leak compound in the world to put in bicycle tires. The vestibules on the Topeka street cars may not be pretty, but they will be useful in cold weather. C. J. Wymer, a former Topekan, now connected with the Santa Fe at Raton, N. M., is visiting in the city. A special train will be run over the Rock Island to St. Joe Thursday for the Star Pointer-Joe Patchen race. Topeka policemen smoke while on duty. You can travel all over the world and never see this except in Topeka. The New York Dramatic Mirror an nounces that Crawford's Opera House at Topeka has been "rejuvenated." Bailiff John Coyne raps for order in opening district court-with a silver fin ger ring which weighs two ounces. J. B. Tomlinson, a member of the Re publican state central committee, is in the city. He resides at Minneapolis. George C. Stoker has been issued a building permit for the erection of a barn at S9 North Jackson street, to cost $100. There 'are a few vacancies in the mem bership roll of the T. A. A. This is the first time in several years that there has been. E. C. Gibson, the promoter of the Oak land dam, who was arrested in New York for passing a worthless check, has been released. Colonel C. K. Holliday has been elected a vestryman for Grace cathedral to fill the vacancy caused by the death of H. E. Van Laer. The place vacated by Fred Waters in the district clerk's office has not been filled. Mr. Waters is in business in Kan sas City, Mo. Judge J. Jay Buck of Emporia, one of the oldest Kansas members of the I. O. O. F-, arrived last night to attend the grand lodge meeting today. Mr. O. J. Wood of the legal department of the Santa Fe, returned yesterday after noon from St. Paul, where he was called by the serious illness of his sister. Miss Edna Whitney has sent a box of cigars each to Charlie Holliday, John Waters, John McManus and Dr. Ashton. They are the "Edna Whitney" cigars. Charles H. Dick, formerly employed in the Santa Fe passenger department in this city, but now with the Southern Cali fornia road at Los Angeles, is visiting in this city. Among the arrivals who are here to at tend the Odd Fellows convention are Dr. A. Kuns of Jewell City, Jas. J. Dalton, Mankato; Wm. Kettler, Beloit, and W. A. Cormany. Today's sunshine brought out straw hats which were summarily stowed away Sunday. The New Orleans custom of firing a cannon to shelve straw hats might be introduced. Thomas Carroll, a section laborer whose home is in Atherton, Mo., died of typhoid fever at the Santa Fe hospital and his remains were forwarded to his home at Atherton yesterday. The car experts who are putting the vestibules on the Topeka trolley cars say that they will be able to finish about four cars a week. At this rate it is probable that the work will be finished about No vember 20. Drs. J. P. Kaster, L. H. Munn, C. A. Maguire, J. E. Minney, C. II. Guibor and J. L. Gilbert left this afternoon for Las Vegas, N. M-, to attend the meeting of the Santa Fe Railway Medical and Sur gical society. The police are making very few arrests, now that the city jail is being repaired. The prisoners are kept in the county jail during the building. The roof has been taken off the jail rooms and another story will be added. Patrolman Frank Whitaker. who was shot Festival week, walked uptown yes terday and says he is feeling weak, but suffers no pain. The wound in his left lung has healed, but the bullet is still in his back. It is a remarkable recov ery. Will Bryan, the base ball player, and Roy Dixon, a young boy who is well known in Topeka, are under arrest at Horton charged with grand larceny. They rented a tandem bicycle of Lew Wyman of this city October 4 and rode to Horton, where it said they sold it for $17. Secretary Swayze of the committee of Fifteen sent Bandmaster Manifold of Beloit a check for the services of his band during the festival yesterday, and with it was sent the jeweled charm lost by Mr. Manifold in Topeka. The charm was found by Simon Greenspan. The Men's league of Westminster Pres byterian church last evening discussed the question of good citizenship as ap plied to the enforcement of the prohibi tory law. They decided that preliminary work was necessary in the primaries, and will see that the polls are supplied in their wards at the primaries. While lifting a piano on a truck at the Kansas City union depot Fred Hughes, an employe of the Santa Fe depot, had the ends of the fingers on one hand mashed off by having them caught under one edge of the heavy instrument. He came to the Santa Fe hospital in this city and has had his iniuries cared for. f Rav Shanafeldt. a Santa. F hrakpmnn running on the southern division, has been brought to the Santa Fe hospital in this city for treatment. In jumping from his train for the purpose of putting on a switch light at Red Oak, O. T., Shana feldt fell across one of the rails and seri ously injured himself internally. Harry Bagan, a small boy, climbed to the top of the Forbes building on the fire escape and crawled through a window into the gallery of the Crawford thea ter. He was arrested by Sergeant Owen. In police court Harry explained that he was very sorry, and that he had intend ed going to the country today to live, whereupon City Attorney Bird said: "That's the best thing you can do, Harry, and the sooner the better." COOPER UNION TOO SMALL To Hold the Crowd at the Opening of the Socialists' Campaign in New York. New Tork, Oct. 13. Lucien Saniel, the socialist labor candidate for mayor, open ed his campaign at Cooper Union last night. In the large crop of mayoralty candidates Mr. Saniel has been almost lost sight of, yet he attracted a bigger audience than that which ratified the nomination of Tracy and that addressed by Seth Low. and almost as large as the one which nominated Henry George. Mr. Saniel is a Frenchman, but his ora tory is not affected because he has not mastered the language. The platform was decorated with red flags. There was about as much en thusiasm as marks the average political meeting. He bitterly assailed the other candidates for mayor, Henry George far ing no better than the rest. Daniel lie Leon also addressed the meeting. There were overflow meetings on the outside which were addressed by a number of socialist orators. WORTH FOUND GUILTY. An Old Man Convicted of Assault in the District Court. County Attorney Jetmore scored his first success during this term of court when the jury returned a verdict of guilty against George Worth for assault on the 11-year-old daughter of Engineer Hollo way of the Santa Fe road. The jury was out nearly all afternoon. The minimum penalty for the offense is five years in the penitentiary. The case will be taken to the su.ncme court. Worth is an old man with gray hair who lives in Parkdale and has a wife and grown children. A KUS1I WITH KNIVES Is Made by Burmese on the British Garrison at Mandalay. Mandalay, Burmah, Oct. 13. A gang of twenty-five Burmese, armed with knives, rushed through the south gate of Mandalay last night and made for the residence of Major Dobbie, but they were driven off by the British officers and Sepoys on duty. Four of the Bur mese were killed and four wounded. Lieut. Harrington, of the British forces and four Sepoys were wounded. MADE OF OLD COTTON. The Suit Was Made of Cotton Picked Before the War. Atlanta, Oct. 13. Mr. Henry H. Smith recentlv presented to Mr. S. C. Alexander, of Pine Bluff,, Ark., a suit of clothes made of Nankeen cotton, which was grown before the war and spun by an old-time negro on an old fashioned spinning wheel at the Cotton States and International exposition. Af ter it was spun the cotton was woven into cloth on an old-time loom. The cotton from which the goods was made was bought at New- Orleans by Mr. Smith. It had been sent there for sale, but there was no demand for Nan keen cotton. The cotton in the bale had been picked and ginned before the war by a negro man who had kept it until many years later. The suit of clothes is on exhibition at a fair in Pine Bluff. AX ARMY OF 1UUGAXDS Two Hundred of Them on Trial at Oct. 13. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Vienna says: "The trial of two hundred brigands and receivers of stolen property is proceeding at Tschaishack, in Servia. The evidence showed systematic plundering and murder o" tourist parties at several place?. "The trial has developed horrifying evi dence of torture of victims APPLE CROP SHORTAGE. Prices Are Sky High With Upward Tendency. St. Louis, Oct. 13. The world is look ing to Missouri and Illinois for the main portion of its apple supply. In the eastern states, in Canada, and in Nova Scotia the crop has been a failure, while even at home the yield falls behind that of last year. Late apples have been injured by the drought, and com mission men generally look for the shortest apple crop in years The universal shortage has. of course, sent prices to the skies. Within the last month there has been an advance of about 75 cents on the barrel, and from present indications apples will be selling at the enormous price of $3 per barrel in the near future. EUREKA, we have found itV'l Mil STOP TOBACCO SUDDENLY Use the tobacco you require and take Baco-Curo. It will notify you when to stop by removing the desire. Is a scientific, 5 permanent cure. It is a kindly vegetable anti dote for the if S poisonous prin ts liHU cirle in tobacco lAVLf and Ieaves the V J?n; .ap y. system pure and free from every trace or effect of the narcotic. The nerves of tobacco-users are at a fear ful tension stretchtd tight I The slightest noise or incident is distorted to false pro portions. The craving for tobacco grows and the gratification of the habit does not satisfy. The situation is ridiculous, it is unhealthy as it interferes with both work and pleasure. It's expensive. Did you ever look at it in that way? The pleasure of living s in living well not living?". The nerves will stand a lot of abuse but if tobacco is stopped suddenly they receive a violent shock and permanent injury. We give a written guarantee to enre per manently any case with three boxes, or re fund the money. BOc. or 1 a box, three boxes (guaranteed core) $2.50. Druggists everywhere, or iCREKi CKEHICAI, AiJJ HKfO. CO., LA CSOSEE, WIJ. i mrim 1 f JILUI. WATER CO. MAY COME DOWN A Way Open by Which it May Ac cede to thi City's Wishes. The final adjustment of the trouble with the Topeka Water company is not far off if appearances count for any thing. P. C. Hord, the representative of the Water company and the committee on sewers and water works of the city council have held several conferences and it is probable that an agreement will be reached before the next meeting of the council. The committee must report its action to the council but it is probable that whatever the report is it will be adopted. The basis upon which an agreement is suggested is that the Water company extend its mains to give the additions fire protection and reduce the hydrant rental: to pay the tax in the city instead of in Topeka township as is now done; i to compromise the $6,000 claim on ac count ui Liie ooum xopeKa nyuraiius; to put a stop to all pending litigation. The company has been holding for a price of $30 per hydrant on the exten sions of mains but is probable that they will agree to the price of $25 asked by trie council. The regular price un der the ordinance is $50 per hydrant. The tax paid by the company is no small item. If it is paid in the city where it should be it means $6,000 per annum added to the city funds. The $6,000 claim for rental of South Topeka hydrants which is now in litigation the company will compromise for half the amount of the claim. Councilman Nettels and other mem bers who live in suburbs are anxious to make the compromise on account of there being no fire protection and no water available. Other members of the council are tired of the litigation which has already extended over a pe riod of five years without any satisfac tory result and are willing to comprom ise on some reasonable basis. The franchise will expire by limita tion in four years more and it is not probable that the city will gain any thing in that time unless it will be a fat expense account in the courts. Mr. Hord said today that the pres ent company is not only anxious to adjust its differences with the city but is willing to make many material con cessions. "Litigation is expensive," said he, "and I will admit that we are anx ious to avoid it as much as possible. We are willing to do everything possi ble to fix up matters and if the council will only meet us with something of the same spirit I believe we will be able to come to some agreement." The council committee will hold an other meeting Friday evening to com plete the terms of the compromise if possible. LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS. The sale of seats for "A Milk White Flag," which opened at Rowley Snow's drug store yesterday morning, has been large, and it would probably be well for those who desire to see the production to secure their seats before tomorrow night. The fact that the piece is one of Hoyt's, and probably the best one that he has ever written, in sures a crowded house at the Crawford tomorrow night. In "A Milk White Flag" the citizen soldiery is made the target for the play wright's wit. The plot deals with the jealousy existing between two rural military companies, the Ransome Guards and the Daily Elues, and their efforts to outrival each other. The piece abounds in catchy music, and the original scenery used in New York city will be used here. The company num bers 40 people. Next Monday evening Mr. Clay Clem ent comes to the Crawford theater in this city in "The New Dominion." This is a dramatic engagement of unusual merit. Although yet a young man, Mr. Clement has already made a name for himself as a romantic actor, and his new play "The New Dominion" is something on the order of "Rosemary" and "The Heart of Maryland," The sale of seats for the engagement opens at Rowley Snow's drug store Friday morning. The first indoor presentation of "Cin derella" was given before a fair au dience at the Crawford theater last night. While a number of the features of the production were materially im proved, the production as a whole was not as good as when given at the fair grounds. Commencing tonight the Faust Music al Comedy Co. and London Hell Ringers open an engagement of four nights at the Grand Opera house. The engage ment will be at popular prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents, and any lady accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket will be admitted free tonight. The performance is said to contain some very good features. COVERS THREE STATES. A Large Addition to C. J. Devlin's Coal Property. The election of Charles J. Devlin of this city as president of the Pittsburg and Midway Coal company unites the largest coal companies in Kansas and places Mr. Devlin at the head of a company employing 5.000 men. Mr. Devlin is also president of the Mount Carmel company which was one of the "Big Four" companies formerly op erated by the Santa Fe. Among the smaller companies the Midway has always been one of the most powerful and its passing into the man agement jointly with the Pittsburg forms at once one of the biggest and most extensive companies in the state. Mr. Devlin is now intimately associat ed with mines and mining in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois, and is probably the heaviest stockholder of that class of property in this state or Missouri. Mr. Devlin declines to state how much stock he controls in the new com pany. THEY STOLE CHICKENS So Governor Leedy Lets Two Convicts Off Easy. Having1 served two years for robbing a neighboring farmer's hen roost, Leon Zimmerman and Joseph Schneider of Atchison county have been pardoned from the state penitentiary by Gover nor Leedy. They were under sentence of six years but they have promised to "be good" and the governor pardoned them upon that condition. If they should again become refractory they will be re-arrested and returned to confine ment and hard labor. SO Years Sentence for Train Robbery Portland. Ore., Oct. 13. George Jack son and Charles Williams, who held up an O., R. N. passenger train seven miles from this city two weeks ago Saturday night, were today sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary by Judge Sears. Croup Quickly Cured. Mountain Glen. Ark. Our children were suffering with croup when we re ceived a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It afforded almost instant re lief. F. A. Thornton. This celebrated remedy is for sale by all druggists. Broken edge collars made smooth toy Peerless Steam Laundry. lido re lows l rHILE IN THE CITY you yy ana make it your headquarters, xou can do your corre sponding here, and we will take care of any package free of charge, and if you are in need of any .n OT?. m GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS we can show you the largest stock in the city. It will pay you to take a look through our stock and get our prices. (No advance in prices on account of the new tariff.) Men's Wool Suits, $3.25. Men's Square Corner Cassimere Suits, S4:.50. Men's all wool Suits, $5.00. Elegant, Nobby Cas simere and Chev iot Suits, $750. Over Forty Different Style Suits, $10,00. 1 L5 The Handsomest Line of Suits From $10 to Ever Shown in the City. FOR BOYS' CLOTHING Don't mis3 seeing our stock. We have more than any two stores in the city. Boys' Suits From $1.00 to $10. OXJK OVERCOAT DEPARTMENT on the second floor is loaded down with all kinds of Meltons, Kerseys, Chinchillas, Beavers, Diagonals, Worsteds and other fabrics. Good Overcoats From $3 to $25. You don't have to buy from us. We will be pleased to show you our goods. Money in all cases cheerfully refunded when so desired. RIGHT FROM ALASKA Comes the Steamer "City of Topeka" J Wonderful Tales of Passengers. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 13. The steamer City of Topeka arrived here last night from Juneau, Alaska. Among her passengers was John F. Maloney of Ju neau, who came out from Dawson with the Calvin party. In an interview with the correspondent of the Associated Press, Mr. Maloney said: "Hunker creek and Gold Bottom creek, it is conceded, will equal if not rival the already famous Bonanza and El Dorado creeks. More especially is this true of Hunker creek; location No. 33 on that creek is the richest in the Klondike district. Many of the claims on this creek will run $2,000 to the box. "On No. 30, El Dorado, Alex McDon ald's claim, one man in a shift and a half (which is almost 12 hours) shoveled in $20,000. On Skookum gulch, which enters Bonanza at No. 2 above Discovery, on location No.'s I and 2, I saw $30,000 weighed out of two box lengths." Mr. Maloney saw a sixteen quart brass kettle filled with gold dust in the cabin of R. T. Dinsmore, Harry Spense, Bill McFee and others. No. 31 Bo nanza, owned by Oscar Ashley and Billy Leake will produce $1,000,000. Ten days after Leake left, taking the gold. The North American Trad ing and Transportation company had a quarter of a million in its safe at Ju neau. This shows how fast gold ac cumulates. Mr. Maloney says over $2,000,000 will come out this fall. "There are stacks and stacks of gold," he said, "each with the owner's name on it. Alex McDonald will pro duce the largest amount. I hesitate to give figures but the simple truth is that his various interests will yield from $2,000,000 to $-4,000,000 this winter. These figures are staggering but true." TRACED BY STAGE DOGS. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Bloodhounds Trail Prisoners. Marion. O., Oct. 13. Albert Briggs, colored, Charles and Harry O'Brien. two of the prisoners who broke Jail last night, were captured under the side of a hayrick in hiding, 20 miles from here, in the country, by the aid of blood hounds procured from Uncle Tom's Cabin company here. After the per formance the hounds were taken into the jail and took the scent from sheets on which the prisoners slept, then fol lowed the trail. The prisoners had torn down the fence built around the hayrick to let cattle to the hay that it might appear that the cattle had broken over the fence and so that the loose hay pulled out by the cattle would better hide them. Prison Exhibition in New York. New Tork, Oct. 13. In the rooms of the prison association of New York to day articles made in the state's prison were displayed. The exhibition will be continued two days. In connection with the display of prison made goods a series of conferences on penology will be held. The trade school of the El mira reformatory is represented. The Bertillon system for measuring crimi nals will be demonstrated and the ex ecution chair, which has been borrowed from Sing Sing, is exhibited. Unclaimed Freight Sale. Takes place at A. T. S. F. Ry. Co's Fre;ght warehouse, commencing 9 a. m. Thursday, Oct. 14, '97. Welcome are welcome to come to our store OR- $20 PROBLEM OF THE NEGRO. Discussed by George. T. Downing Be fore a Boston Society, Boston, Oct. 13. George T. Downing, the colored orator of Newport, it. I., read a paper on "The Negro Problem" at the meeting of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society yesterday afternoon. He made an eloquent and fervid plea for the colored race, saying that the negro problem had an intimate relation to the scientific questions now being discussed by the advanced schools of thought. That race prejudice should be abol ished, he said, was now the honest con viction of the noblest representatives of Christian ity. With the mingling of the races would come a new type of civilization. It was needful that the negro, with his spirit ual tendencies and heart elements, should form an essential part of the composite man yet to come into being. Harmony and homegeneity will come through trial, misrepresentation and martyrdom. A brighter day awaits the colored race in America, when the col or line shall be lost sight of forever. The speaker showed that the negro had made marvelous progress despite his birth in slavery, his environments, his lack of education and horrible treat ment; that he was capable of high attainments in art, science and litera ture, and ready to be swayed by the noblest moral and religious forces. TO HELP DEMOCRATS. Postmaster Dayton Will Go on ths Henry George Ticket New York. Oct. 13. The Herald says: Charles W. Dayton, formerly post master, is likely to become the candi date for comptroller on the Democratic ticket of which Henry George is the head. Mr. Dayton can have this nomination if he will take it. He will take it if he becomes convinced that his candidacy will prove a "unifying force" among Democrats. Mr. Dayton, instead of Col. George E. Waring, is the man whose nomination for comptroller is devoutly wished for by the managers of Henry George's campaign.. There is a strong desire among the George men to have Col. Waring go upon the ticket. But the commissioner of street cleaning as well as the George men seems to understand that if Mr. Dayton will consent, he and not Col. Waring is to be the man chosen to make the race. Jointista Convicted. Andy Dupree and Robt. Lambkins, the two colored men who were charged with keeping a joint in the second story of the old John P. Cole building were convicted in police court by Judge Atchison. Dupree was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in the city jail. Lambkins, for "aiding and abetting" was fined $100. The two men did not introduce any testimony for a defense but took an appeal to the district court. They had their appeal bonds prepared before the trial commenced. J. M. Knight went surety for them. Stop that barking by the use Bal lard's Horehound Syrup. It arrests the cough, allays irritation of the throat and relieves congestion of the lungs in a day. It is safe and pleas ant to take and never disappoints. 25c and 50c. Geo. W. Stansfield. 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenue.