The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 10, 1897

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II E rT FART 1. 1 mm a m 1 J A O PART I. Pages 1 to 8. J i 1 Til II EE CENTS. FPJ l) 1 r YSG. TOPEKA. KANSAS, DECEMBER 10, 1897. FRIDAY EVENING. THREE CENTS. mm Li :f(! p 61 I! i r, 1; if II i f i 1 I ft I) OHIO JOSSILS. Congressman Brown Follows Gen. Grosvenor In a Vicious Attack on the Civil Service. A X "ABOMINATIONS Is What He Calls it and the Sentiment Is Applauded by Many of His Colleagues. OHIO IS AGAINST IT He Says, and Cites as Proof of the Statement, That the Last Republican Con vention so Declared. Washington, Dee. 10. At the open ing of the session of the house today was agreed that when the house ad journed today it be to meet on Monday. On motion of Sir. Foss (Rep., Ills.), Saturday, December IS, was set apart fr paying tribute to the memory of the late representative E. D. Cook of Illinois. The house then resumed the consid eration of the pension appropriation bill, which was debated yesterday. Mr. Brown (Rep.. Ohio), attacked the civil service law because it protected some of the pension examining boards appointed under the last administra tion. He styled it an 'abomination" and was lustiiy applauded by many of his colleagues. lie said the soldiers of hi: district regarded this law as inimical to their interests and he fa vored its repeal, or radical modification. He declared that the president was mistaken when he affirmed that the civ il service law had the approval of the people. The Republicans and the prss of his district had denounced it. The last Republican state convention of hio declared against the law and on that platform he stood. Mr. Dingley declared that but for anticipatory importations, there would be a surplus this year of Jlo.tiOO.OOO in stead of a denVit and the Republicans loudly cheered when he asserted that by May next receipts would again, out run expenses monthly. SHUTS WALKER OUT. Secretary Gaga Will D.vide His Cur rency Measure lata a IN um ber of Bills, Washington. Dec. 10. It was stated Jn reliable quarters about the house of representatives today that Secretary Gage had made his purpose known not to embody his financial views in one comprehensive bill, but to cover special subjects in a number of special biils, some of which would go before the house committee on banking and cur rency and others before the committee on ways and means. The banking and currency committee had formally invited the secretary to present a bill covering all the phases of financial reform suggested in his recent recommendation to congress and the desire of members of the committee was to treat the subject as an entirety. "For that reason there was considerable comment when it was stated that Mr. Gag- would divide the subject into sev eral biils. some of which would go be fore the ways and means committee. It was this last feature which occa sioned the liveliest comment, owing to the sharp contests between the ways and means committee and the banking and currency committee respectively to control legislation designed to bring about currency reform. This feeling found expression on the floor of the hnuse the second day of the session and oftr a spirited exchange between Mr. IMncrley and Mr. Walker, the chairmen of the two committees, the matter was compromised. The ways and means committee felt it had carried the day and at its meeting on Wednesday the formal invitation was extended to Sec retary Gage to present a bill based on his recommendations to congress. Wa-mngton. Dec. 10. When Secreta ry Gage tnis afternoon was informed of the reports in circulation about the house of representatives, he said that he had not yet made up his mind whether to submit his propositions in one, two or three bills. His plan might be better understood if divided but he had not yet decided about the matter and was still at work on the proposed legislation. MRS. LUETGERT ALIVE. St. Louis Man Declares He Saw Her in July. Boston, Dec. 10. The Globe says: Mrs. Luetgert, the supposed victim of the sau sage manufacture murderer so-called, in Chicago, is alive and well. Mrs. Luetgert was seen in this city dur ing the month of July, acknowledged her identity, besides giving more or less ex. pianation relative to the reasons which caused her to leave her husband, who is again to be tried for his life. Such was the startling declaration made by Editor John H. Schofield of St. Louis to a Globe man. Mr. Schofield supplanted this statement further with the positive assurance that Mrs. Luetgert was at the house No. 7 Bulllinch Place for a period of three or four days during the middle of July last. He said he based this assurance upon the fact that Mrs. Luetgert. while in Boston, acknowledged her full Identity, with the assertion that she left her husband, the Chicago sausage maker, because of his actions with other women, as well as for reasons which she thought would help him in his financial embarrassments in business. Ships Rue to Shelter. London, Dec. 10. A severe gale is again raging along the British coast, and especially over those parts border ing on the Irish sea. Ships are running for shelter into all ports. BURGLARS MAKE C1IA0S.I And Carry Away Scores of Portables From A. A. Hayes' Horns Last evening some time before 11 o'clock burglars broke into the house of A. A. Hayes at No. I.'i06 Tyler street and went through it from bottom to top. rifling sideboards, bureaus and clothes presses. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were out spend ing the evening with friends and when they returned they found their house with doors and windows open and in a generally demoralized condition on the inside. The thieves carried away knives and forks, tea spoons, table spoons, berry spoons, sugar spoons, fruit knives, tablecloths, napkins, lunch cloths, doylies and two pairs of trous ers. The house was entered through a rear window which, was pried open with a chisel and the fastening bro ken. The house was left with no light burning in it, but a lamp which had been upstairs was found lighted on a table in the lower room. A pocket book in a coat hanging on a chair was open ed and 12 t cent stamps taken; four promissory notes were left behind, al so a small amount of money which was in one of Mrs. Hayes' dress pockets. Mr. Hayes is a clerk in the auditor's ofiice of the Santa Fe. The police were notified promptly and two of them came to the house at midnight. They informed Mr. Hayes that a detective would come this morning and investi gate the matter further. No detective has yet put in an appearance. It is a good thing the worthless police force is to be cut down. THE MOB GOT HIM, Atrocious Murderer of a Family of Five is Caught and Lynched. Wesson, Miss., Dec. 10. Charlie Lew is, the negro who murdered Mrs. Brown Smith and her four children near this place, has been captured and lynched by a mob. The crime was one of the most fiend ish ever recorded. Almost the entire family of Brown Smith, a respectable white farmer 35 years of age, were brutally killed with a club in the hand3 of Charles Lewis, a black fiend. Smith was working at a gin a few miles from his home which is situated about two and a half miles from Pearl river on tne east bank, in Lawrence county, and in a wild country. The house is off the main road and no white family lives within two miles of it, al though several negro families live near. It was one of these negroes who on Wednesday sometime between noon and darkness, crept up to Smith's house and most brutally assaulted Mrs.Smith, then brained her and then to forever hide his crime, he began on the six children, only sparing a babe, which he left untouched. The fiend's work was not done as well as he thought; for one of the chil dren, a little girl 5 years of age, re gained consciousness, and when her father entered, after his day's work, she told him the name of the brute.The murdered mother and four children were found dead and dying in the yard, showing how they had struggled to es cape. The father and husband immediately sounded the alarm and a posse was or ganized and late yesterday afternoon the negro was captured, carried to Monticelio. the county seat of Law rence county, and at 7 o'clock was car ried back to the scene of his crime, where he was fully identified by the little girl. It is said he was promptly lynched, after the identification, by a large crowd of citizens, who had joined in the search. OTHER K. P. BIDDERS. This Appears to be the Real Reason For Postponement. Washington, Dec. 10. Attorney Gen eral McKenna has taken steps looking to the postponement of the sale of the Kansas Pacific road. As soon as he received a copy of yesterday's senate resolution he telegraphed its substance to Special Counsel ex-Governor Hoad ley at New York, with a request that he prepare at once a motion asking for a postponement for CO days or until about February 15. The attorney general also telegraphed the president a synopsis of the resolution. L'p to noon today Mr. McKenna had heard nothing of the reported decision of the reorganization committee as sta ted by a New York newspaper to offer the government a guarantee bid of $6, SSO.OuO, the amount of the principal of the government's claim, nor would the attorney general say in speaking of the matter today what would be done in case such an offer was made before the motion for a postponement was filed. There is no reasonable doubt that this offer, if it had been made prior to the adoption of the senate resolution would have been accepted. It may be, it is said, that the president would consider himself bound in courtesy to the senate to ask for a postponement irrespective of any offer that might now be made. It is possible, he might ascertain the views of the leaders m congress upon the acceptance of a bid of $6,830,000 should it be made and act accordingly. The attorney general today expressed no doubt that a postponement would lie granted by the court upon the showing the government would be able to make. In addition to the very potent resolu tion, that the senate, representing the people of the whole country had re quested this action, there was another he said, of little less importance. Other responsible parties, outside of the re organization committee were just now taking an interest in the Kansas Pa cific road with a view no doubt to be coming bidders, if their investigations warranted such a step. Who these par ties are, the attorney general was not at liberty to state, but all things con sidered he thought the reasons for a postponement were ample. In the meantime the preparations for presenting the question to the court should the reorganization committee, who are understood to be the owners of a large share of the first mortgage bonds, object to the delay will be pro ceeded with. Kx-Governor Hoadley was requested by the attorney general to confer with the committee today and wire him any conclusions reached. C. O.Johnson, hatter. 602 Kansas ave nue, and G. M. Chase, shoes, 623 Kansas avenue, are among the subscribers to the trades excursion train to run next week. Their names were omitted, through a clerical error. COUNTING. Vote For Sheriff Being Ke counted Rapidly. G. B. Clemens Takes a Look at the Ballots. He Says the Ingenuity of Hu man Stupidity IS REALLY STARTLING. Some Voters Actually Strain Themselves Apparently, In Order to Mark Their Ballots Like Blockheads. WITNESSES STORIES. Affidavits Made by Those Who Got Liquor. The attorneys for Sheriff Kepley have little to say about the sweeping charges made by Porter Cook's attor neys in the amended answer filed yes terday afternoon. Eugene Hagan was asked what will be done and declined to say anything more than that their reply will be filed tomorrow. "Will you make counter charges?" was asked. "No; we cannot do that," he replied, "for we will not be allowed to do so. There will be nothing startling in our reply. It will simply be a denial of the charges made and we will call up on them for proof." Mr. Haga-i refused to say what steps will be taken in Mr. Kepiey s behalf. The count is proceeding more rapid ly than it has for the past few days. The court is rushing the count, and Judge Dana said today that he is satis fled that the canvass will be completed by tomorrow evening, which is a half day longer than the court intended to devote to the count. Judge Dana said that in all proba bility the arguments on the ballots will be taken up next Monday morning. The opening of the packages which contain the "defective" ballots will be the last thing done tomorrow. G. C. Clemens and Judge Horton do not spend any time in watching the progress of the count. Mr. Clemens was in the room a few moments, and when he left there was a look of dis gust on his face. "The ingenuity of human stupidity is something startling," said he. "Af ter the explicit directions about the use of the Australian ballot, it is sur prising what mistakes voters make. The right way is the easiest way to mark a ticket, but the voter seems to think that he has to mark the ticket in some mysterious manner. I have no opinion to express about the ballots which have been objected to and laid aside." Mr. Clemens says that he has dis Mr. Clemens says he has discovered that In Oakland the judges placed no number on the tickets, and he con siders this a fatal defect. On the other hand the situation in the Fourth precinct of the Second ward is quite as serious, for the judge of election fail ed to put his initials on the ticket as required. The one will offset the other. Coroner Westerfield and his deputy, Frank Snyder, are busy today serving subpoenas. The taking of testimony will not be commenced until after the court has heard the arguments on the ballots that were thrown out by the judges of elections and which were ob jected to by attorneys during the re count. The list of witnesses comprises all who are charged with having anything to do with the distribution of liquor. Deputy Larry Sheehan who is includ ed in Mr. Cook's drag net said today that he will be able to exculpate him self. He said he did not care to talk .about the charge that he distributed liquor in the interests of Sheriff Kep ley. O. E. Hungate, who Is also included in the list has been summoned. He laughed when asked what he had to say about the charge and said: "I expect to receive some offers to act as agent for brewing companies after this." Attorney Doran who drew both the original and amended answer feels con fident of being able to establish his charges. To prevent his witnesses from going back on their statements he se cured a large number of affidavits from colored men. Green Creager made an affidavit that Lucas came to him with a jug of whisky and that liquor was dis tributed in his presence on several oc sions and others made affidavits which formed the foundation for the sensation al charges. Witnesses are sometimes slippery and to avoid being left with the bag to hold. Attorney Doran clinch ed this evidence when the witnesses were interviewed by hifn. Mr. Doran says that he will use the affidavits if necessary when the time comes for taking testimony. EXCLUDES NEGROES. Louisiana Democrats Declare fr a White Man's Gov ern ment Forever, Eaton Rouse, l.a., Dec. 10. The vrork of the state. Democratic convention today was devoted to settling: upon a plan of nominating the delegates at large to the constitutional convention. The following was included in the re port on resolutions, which was adopted: "We pledge the Democratic party and the nominees of this convention "First To the faithful observation of all of the limitations imposed upon the au thority of the convention by the act of the legislature in ordering its convoca tion. "Second To the adoption of a constitu tion which shall have for its sole object the wellbeing of the people of Louisiana of all classes and conditions. "Third To such a qualification of the suffrage as shall forever hereafter guar antee that the government of Louisiana shall be intrusted to her intelligent white citizens. "Conscious of the perfect justice of our cause, we submit this declaration of prin ciples and purposes to the considerate judgment ot our fellow-citizens, fully ion lident of complete success at the polls." II CM A HE SOCIETY TO BUILD Erection of a Building on the Lot Donated by Judge foster to Begin Soon. The Foster Humane society will shortly commence the erection of a 2 story building on Kansas avenue, be tween Ninth and Tenth streets on the lot donated to the society by Judge Foster. The building fund of the soci ety now amounts to $2,100, and a bal ance sufficient for the erection of the building will be secured on a loan by the board .of directors. The rents ac cruing from the building will be used as a maintenance fund for the society. The plans for the building are now being prepared, and the foundation may be laid and the building started before the opening of spring. The society held its annual meeting this week, and elected a new board of directors for the ensuing year. The directors are all life members, having made donations of $100 each to the so ciety, and are the following: Mr. G. Noel, Mrs. Jane Stormont, Mrs. Mary A. Cornelius, Mrs. Lucy D. Kingman, Mr. C. O. Knowles, Mr. J. K. Mulvane, Mr. Thos. A. Osborn, Mr. A. B. Qtrinton. Mrs. Kilmars King, Mr. Arthur Capper, Mr. Jonathan Thomas, Mr. Albert H. Horton, Mr. S. T. Howe, Mr. Abram Wyman, Mr. G. G. tiage, Mr. Bennett R. Wheeler and Mr.George W. Clark. At the annual meeting the society employed Mr. J. B. Carroll as special officer at a salary of $40 per month to look after the enforcement of the ordi nace. It was also agreed to give Mr. Carroll a money premium for every conviction he secured against violators of the ordinance. The annual membership fee for ladies was reduced from $2 to $1, with a viev of increasing the lady membership. DOWNEDTHE parties. Municipal Elections in Massa chusetts Afford Many Surprises. Boston, Mass., Dec. 10. In seventeen cities of the commonwealth Tuesday mu nicipal contests were waged. When the smoke of battle cleared away it was found that several new mayors had been chosen. The sentiment in favor of non-partisan, ship in municipal affairs accounts In a number of cases for the defeat of straight party candidates. This was particularly in evidence in Somerville, where Mayor Perry scored a victory for the third time. He was elected mayor over his popular Republican opponent, Representative P. F. Phillips, by a majority of 1,929 votes. He was the candidate of the Citizens' party and Municipal league. During the campaign the interest was intense. Waltham rose to a full realization of non-partisan municipal government, giv ing to George L. Mayberry, who repre sented that idea In the campaign, a ma jority over both the Republican and Dem ocratic candidates. But the result upon which the friends of good government have most reason to felicitate themselves is that in the city of Lawrence. Municipal administration for several years has been far from satisfac tory in that city. The citizens became disgusted and felt humiliated, disposed to cry out, "A plague on both houses," and this year took the remedy into their own hands by the early formation of what was known as the "Good Government association," which paid no regard to party lines. This organization did something more than to protest; it acted, and acted promptly, nominating a ticket of its own, with Mr. J. H. Eaton, one of the city's most trusted citizens and business men, as its candidate for mayor. Mr. Eaton would not have accepted a nomination by either party, but he accepted this. The Republican organization indorsed his nom ination and also two of the association's candidates for aldermen, and these are all the aldermen that show to its credit In the election. Davis, non-partisan candidate in Glou cester, Won out for mayor by a plurality of 74 over the combined Democratic and Republican tickets. Mayor John E. Farnham was re-elected mayor of Maiden. The Maldenites de feated Dana J. Flanders of the Boston Maine railroad, but it was probably the most amiable defeat in the whole cate gory. Few men in his home city are more personally popular or highly respected than he, but the people of Maiden wanted certain changes of grade hurried up and they seemed to question whether the best way to bring about that result was to choose for their executive an officer of the corporation out of whose treasury the work must be in part paid for, and for this reason, doubtless, some of his best friends voted against him. In New Bedford the whalers cast aside the partisan idea altogether. The spec tacle was presented of two citizens' tick ets opposing each other. In Fitchburg It was the same thing. Party lines mean little in the Massachu setts cities outside of Boston, and even in this city of sharp, hard contests the leaven is working. It is difficult to fore cast the result, but Mayor Quincy has an excellent chance for re-election despite the fact that last month Governor Wol- cott's (Republican) majority in this city was nearly 6,000. A big independent vote is likely to be cast for the nominally Democratic candi- date and many stalwart Republicans are supporting him on local issues solely. BURGLAR GETS 10,000. Fails to Make His Escape! With tiie Booty. Baltimore. Dec. 10. The residence of Isaac E. Emerson, president of the Emerson Drug company and command er of the Maryland .Naval reserves at 2500 Eutaw Place, was robbed last night and diamonds valued at nearly 510.000 were taken. After a desperate strug- le the thief was captured as he was leaving the house. The prisoner was searched and the diamonds found in his pockets. He says his name is John Davis. 29 years of age and that he is a stenographer. All of the diamonds were identified as her own, by Mrs. Emerson, excepting three stick pins and a silver bracelet which were later identified by Mrs. Kate Menkleman of 1034 Eutaw Place. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. GIVEN NO SLEEP. Riders in the Great Bicycle Race Show Painful Evidences of Their Hard Work. DRAG WEARILY ALONG Moore of Philadelphia, Has a Bad Accident. Rider Miller's Mind Nearly Blank. New Tork, Dec. 10. When early this morning enthusiasts over the six day bicycle race reached Madison Square Garden they found only 16 of the 36 men who started on the record break ing task on Monday last. The second serious condition of the contest had re moved Moore from the track. The wheel of the Philadelphian, while he was in fifth place at 8 a. ro. slipped on a turn and Moore fell over the handle bars. He struck his head violently against one of the uprights of the rail and lay unconscious on the track. It was at first thought Moore was dead. A surgeon put the fears of the spec tators at rest and it was found that Moore's injuries consisted of a bad cut on the head, and a strain to the cord on the right side of the neck. He is not expected to finish the race. Although Miller had a lead of 68 miles at 9:15 a. m., it was anybody's race. Both Miller and Rice, the Wilkes barre boy who has followed so closely on his heels, showed painful evidences of the heart-breaking pace they had maintained since Monday. Miller's trainers feared for some time today that their man's mind was giving away. The sleep which would put him right is an impossibility for the pursuing Rice would then cut down his lead. Rice, too, harrassed by the fear of Ri vierre was urged by the hopes of over hauling Miller and dare not sleep. Of the first three men, Rivierre looked by far the best conditioned. Teddy Hale is among the men who the experts say is certain to last to the end. He has smashed his own record of last year when he completed his one hundredth hour today. Schinneer's eyes are in bad shape and unless they get better his trainers say he will have to quit. Pierce, who is suffering from his wrenched arm. Cannon, Baacom, and Entcrman plodded away gamely. They will probably finish in about the posi tions they now hold. King claims to be very strong and expects to go up several pegs. Gray and Johnson are down at the end and they will probably remain there. The "colored man is a source of annoyance to the other riders, as he is continually in their way, be cause of his slow riding. Miller went from the track at 9:15 a. m., returned at 9:55 a. m. Moore's trainer at 9:50 says he will be on the track in about two hours, but he does not think the Philadelphian can finish after the accident. At 10:15 a. m. the score was: Miller 1718, Rice 1655, Rivierre 1627, Schinneer 1598, Hale 1516, Waller 1510, Moore 1-189. Pierce 1482. Elkes 1381, Golden 1360, Enterman 1357, Gannon 1327, King 1280, Julius 1241, Beacom 1005, Gray 971, Johnson 926. At 11:15 a. m. with his eye and face hiffed by court plaster Moore went on the track and pluckily tried to continue the journey. Slowly and painfully he wobbled around the track a couple of times and then dismounted. He is pretty near in a state of semi-consciousness. Rice and Miller have taken their last sleep till the end of the race, so their trainers announce. 1:15 p. m. score: Miller 1743, Rice 1674, Rivierre 1659, Schinneer 1615. Hale 1550, Waller 1541, Pierce 1500. Moore 1495, Elkes 1402. Golden 13SS. Enterman 1375; Gannon 1348, King 1295, Julius 1261, Beacom 1019, Gray 9S8, Johnson 962. The best previous record for 109 hours was 1504 miles made by Hale. Miller was off the track from 12:50 until 1:20. Rice is beginning to show the effects of the terrible strain and his handlers are having a hard time to keep him on the track. Last year Rice became crazy before the end of the race and it is feared his mind is going again. Gray 90S. Johnson 976.. Miller complained to his trainer about noon, that the people in the building were throwing sticks and stones at him and that he had to ride over hur dles, but unlike Rice, Miller is easily handled in his fits and but little effort has to be made to keep him on the track. Enterman's trainer has complained to Referee Batchelder that somebody has been giving him ice to eat during the day. Enterman also is slightly out of his mind. He keeps calling for schooners of beer. At 12:50 Rice who retired, returned to the track after forty minutes rest. Score at 2:15 p. m Miller. 1,761; Rice, 1,690; Rivierre. 1.676: Schinneer, 1,621; Hale, 1.5C7: Waller, 1.551; Pierce, 1.502; Moore, 1,459; Elkes, 1,419: Golden, 1.400: Enterman. 1,390; Gannon. 1,365; King, 1,296; Julius, 1,265; Beacom. 1, 208. The best previous record for 110 hours was 1,515 miles, made by Hale. BIG WIRE TRUST. Several Corporations to Join in a New Combine. Worcester, Dec. 10. The Washburn and Moen Manufacturing company state that several of the large wire manufacturers are proposing to form a new corporation under the auspices of J. P. Morgan Co.. of Xew York. It is possible the above company may conclude negotiations now going on with J. P. Morgan Co. for the pur chase of the shares of stock of this cor poration. In this case there would be no change in the continuance and op eration of the works under the pres ent management, but simply a trans fer of ownership shares. NOT INTO PRUNING HOOKS. Irish T;-oop3 Ordered to Sharpen Their Swords and Bayonets. Dublin. Dec. 10. The Evening Tele graph says that the war office has sent an order to Dublin for the sharpening of all swords and bayonets in the pos session of the regular troops in Ireland. The order is unprecedented and s. per fect mystery to both officers and men. THE TRADE EXCURSION. From the Emporia Republican. The merchants of Topeka have decid ed to try the experiment of running trade excursions into that city. The first v.'ill be run Friday, December 17. from Emporia stopping at all the towns between here and Topeka. The fare from here will be $1 for the round trip, and there wTill be a proportionate reduc tion from the intermediate points. Such an excursion may prove profitable for the Topeka merchants, affording, as it does, an opportunity for the people of the smaller towns along the line to patronize the Topeka stores, but it was folly to start the excursion from Em poria. .The merchants of this city can sell goods cheaper than Topeka mer chants. They pay less rent and taxes and have less expense in every way. Only recently an Emporia dealer under sold a Kansas City firm and shipped an order of furniture to a customer in the suburbs of the Missouri city, the Kan sas City firm having to pay such heavy taxes and rents that it could not com pete with the Emporia firm which own ed its business site. Conditions are much the same in Topeka as In Kansas City. It is doubtful if the merchants of the capital city can even duplicate the prices of our merchants. The only ef fect of the excursion on Emporia will be that it will afford an opportunity for a pleasure excursion to any Emporians who shall care to visit the state capi tal. No doubt a number of people will take advantage of it for this purpose. Emporia Republican. Tes, of course, governor.. The Tope ka merchants want the Emporia people and there are none better on earth to first have a pleasant excursion. It should be a matter of great pride to Emporia that her merchants can un dersell Kansas City. That's easy. We do that up here, too, right along every day. But then our merchants sell just as cheap as the excellent merchants at Emporia do, and the Em poria people can come up Friday and prove it, and have a good time In the bargain and possibly find a few things that the Emporia merchants are out of owing to the big demand, etc., just before the holidays. Much obliged, too, Mr. Republican, for the good ad., with date and rate. DEAD BODY STANDING. Horrible Crushing to Death of a Citizen of Westmoreland. Westmoreland, Kan., Dec. 10. Wm. Bignall and his father, Jesse Bignall, yesterday went to A. H. Knecht's timber to get a load of wood. William Bignall was standing on the tongue in front of the wagon box and putting the wood In the wagon as his father hand ed it up to him. The horses became frightened and started to run, causing Mr. Bignall's feet to slip off the tongue. He attempt ed to climb back over the front end of the wagon box while the team contin ued to run, and finally run the wagon tongue against a tree, breaking It. The horses, one on each side of the tree, pulled the wagon up, crushing Mr. Big nall between the tree and the wagon box. The unfortunate man's body was completely flattened and he was killed instantly. Jesse Bignall, the father, wa3 unable to remove the body of his son, and ran to the residence of A. H. Knecht, about a quarter of a mile distant, for assist ance. Mr. Knecht came, and the body, still standing between the tree and the wagon box, was extricated and taken home. WOULD MAKE OIL DEARER, So Germany Drops the Fight Against the Standard. Berlin, Dec. 10. The reichstag today discussed the interpellation of the gov ernment yesterday regarding its plan for thwarting the Standard Oil com pany from monopolizing the German market. Herr Barth, the Freisinnige leader pointed out that any measure to strengthen competition against the Standard Oil company would make pe troleum dearer. Baron Von Heyl Zuhrensheim urged vigorous action against "American pre sumption in the economic field." The minister of the interior. Count Posadowski promised a special freight tariff shortly for Russian petroleum and an arrangement by which the im port duty would be determined by weight. The matter was then dropped. LOWEST IX 33 YEARS. Mississippi River Reaches Record Point of 1861. St. Louis, Dec. 10. The Mississippi river has reached the low water mark of 1S64. The gauge stood at zero at 7 a. m. today. Assistant Local Weather Ob server Herndon says the prospects are that the gorges in the Illinois river are breaking, and this, with the heavy rains in the central valley, will make a decided rise. ILLINOIS STRIKERS WIN. Coal Iiline Operators Grant the Kate Demanded. Streator. 111. .Dec. 10. The minei-n strike in this vicinity came to an end this after neon when A. I.. Swf et. general manager of the Chicago. "Wilmington Vermillion Coal company agreed to pay the price de manded ny tne men. wmcn is 04 cents a ton for gross weight mining. The Star Coal company officials lasV night met State Secretary Ryan and a committee of miners and agreed to pay the price demanded. The miners refused Mr. Sweet's proposition to go back at cents a ton and he finally yielded to their demands. Thl.3 practically settled the strike In all riortliern Illinois and will put 2.000 men at work at once. The men have been standing out tor gross weignt and are elated over their victory. Typesetting Machines Idle. George E. Stoker today commenced suit against the Kansas State Printing company for the Mergenthaler Linotype company for $1.S00. The Kansas State Printing company is the company orga nized by Major J. K. Hudson when he was elected state printer. It Includes Dell Keizer. H. T. Chase and Paul Hudson. The company rented several Linotype machines for six years and when Major Hudson failed to be re elected and the state put a stop to the use of the machines he was left with them on his hands. The company re fused to take them back and they were stored. The suit is for one year's rent. ACROSS THE LIME Demonstrations in Bryan's Hon" or Began as Soon As He Had Crossed the Mexican Boundary. TELEGEA3I T1I03I DIAZ Speeches Made by NatiTe Mexi can Citizens Call Him "Our Great Silver Friend." Laredo, Texas, Dec. 10. W. J. Bryan and party arrived in this city, the gate way to the republic of Mexico, last evening and immediately transferred to a special car on the Mexican Nation al railroad, accompanied by several prominent Mexican olheial3 dispatched, by President Dia to meet them when they crossed the Rio Grande into Mexi co. As soon as the Mexican side of the river was reached the train was brought to a halt and a telegram from Diaz welcoming Mr. Bryan to the coun try was read. The train was pulled up to the station, where a large crowd of the representative people of Laredo was awaiting his arrival. Several speeches of welcome were made to which Mr. Bryan briefly responded. Preparations have been made all along the line for his reception. Mr. Bryan was repeatedly referred to in the speeches which were made by purely Mexican citizens as "Our great silver friend." HONORED AT MONIEHEY. Great Enthusiasm Manifested at Bry an's Visit. Monterey, Mex., Dec. 10. W. J. Bry an of Nebraska has reached Monterey. His visit has aroused great enthusi asm. The distinguished American is being made the recipient of high municipal, state and federal honors. BORE A HUMAN FOOT. Ligaments Wrapped Around the Trucks of a Pullman. C!?cago, Dec. 10. Evidence of a startling nature which indicates that a murder has been committed somewhere between Chicago and Denver, over the Chicago and Alton road, was found to day on top of the front trucks of the Pullman sleeping car Miltiades, short- ly after its arrival In Chicago. It was a human foot, apparently that of a man. and a iong slender spike pene trated the large toe. The foot, which had been torn off above the ankle, was bare and muti lated. Ligaments, which had been torn from the upper portion of the limb and remained attached to the foot in dis-' memberment. were twisted around the blood stained" trucks of the sleeper. The police believe that a man has been tied to the railroad track, his feet spiked to the ties and that he had been left to meet certain death under the train. On this theory inquiries are now be ing made at every point oil the road between Chicago and Denver. The spike, which was in the center of the toe, was about five inches long and of the kind used In certain parts of rail road construction where a delicate yet strong piece of metal is used to hold wood together. There was no blood on the engine, which the railroad men say, proves that the accident or murder, as the case may be, occurred west of Bloom ington, as a change of engines is made at that point. Mexico, Mo., Dec. 10. The mangled remains of a man supposed to be Sam uel H. Mayne of Princeton, la., were found near this city this morning, strewn along the C. and A. railroad, tracks. The remains were not discov ered until after the train had passed. The head appears to be that of a man SH years of age. The supposed identi fication of the body is from papers found in the dead man's clothing. IT NEVER PAID. Fort Dearborn Building Goes Into the Hands of a Receiver. Chicago, Dec. 10. Judge Tnley today appointed E. V. McKey receiver for the Galena Trust and Safety Vault company, the corporation owning thu Fort Dearborn building on Clark and Monroe streets. The complainants are the Michael Greenbaum Sons company; A. G. i'.w k er Co., and several other bondholders in the concern. The building; it is said, has not been fully rented since it was built several years ago. It is valued at $600,000. JOHNS MURDER CASE. The Jury Has Been Instructed y Jnde Hazan Judge Hazen gave the jury his in structions in the Johns murder case just before noon today. They were lengthy and dealt entirely with logal points. It cannot be said that the in structions favored either side. Johns listened intently to the rend ing of the instructions. This attoino. n County Attorney Jetmore is making the opening speech for the state, lie will be followed by his deputy, Galen Nichols. The attorneys have worked hard on the case, and opinion as to the result i3 divided. Late yesterday afternoon Johns was put upon the stand. He testified con cerning the intimacy of the man killed and hW wife, and said that he did not remember anything about the shoot ing. County Attorney Jetmore intended to put Mrs. "Johns on the stand today, but at the last moment decided not to do so. He said that she hesitated somewhat about testifying, and he did not believe it would be wise to put her on the stand. The law does not com pel a wife to testify against her hus band. Secretarv E. D. Coburn of the state board of agriculture is at Newton and will deliver an address before a meet ing of agriculturists and dairymen there this afternoon.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10. 1897. 9 cr I DOLLS SOT OILY TEE LARGEST STOCK IS TOPEKA, ECT ALSO TEE STATE U TI1IS ME. mfm f. 3'Kt 1 3m The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. "13 7 1 5bK AXS ASs A YES UE BUY BOSTON'S GAS. Metropolitan Street Car Company of K. Y. the Purchaser. New York, Dec. 10. A number of the larger companies of Boston were pur chased by the New England Gas and Coke company today. Stephen Peabody of this city is authority for the statement. The price paid for the companies was $14 005,000. The men who effected the consolidation are Ho. lister Babcock, Stephen Pea body, Henry Dimerock, Almeric Papet, Anthony H. Brady and Emerson McMil linn of Xew Tork, William Elkins of Phil adelphia, William Flynn of Pittsburg, Henry SI. Whitney, Richard Olney, for mer secretary of state, and Robert W. Lord of Boston. Many of the interests in the consolida tion are identical with those of the Met ropolitan Street Railway company of New York. It is said the combination will have no effect on the price of gas. SIX LIVES TAKEN. "Woman and Five Children Butchered in Their Home. Wesson, Miss., Dec. 10. One of the most atrocious murders on record In the south was committed last night in Simpson county, this state, twenty miles from here. Brown Smith, a farmer and a son of ex-Representative Edward Smith, left his family at his home in the country to go to town for shopping purposes, think-, ing of no possible danger to them. When he returned he found his wife and five children lying in pools of their own blood and apparently all 'dead. An alarm was raised immediately and the entire neigh borhood turned out to hunt for the per petrator of the crime. There being no telegraph connections, letail3 of the murder come in slowly, but it Is reported that one of the little girls, eupposed to have been dead, has revived enough to tell what she knew of the oc currence. She says she knows the man who committed the deed, that it was a negro, and described him. A posse is now or. the track of the murderer and there is great probability that he will be apprehended and there can be but little doubt of his meeting speedy justice when caught, without waiting for the formal ity of a court. It is learned that Mrs. Smith and the other four children are dead. Sheriffs McNair of Lincoln and Thompson of Co piah counties have gone to the scene of the murder, each with a pack of trained bloodhounds. Lower Plate Glass Insurance. New York, Dec. 10. E. H. Winslow, president of the Metropolitan Plate Glass company, confirmed a report today that rates for plate glass insurance will prob ably soon be cut in every state. The plate glass association will meet in this city on Saturday morning next, when re ductions in all territory may be decided ttpon. iverrbo Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won fierful medical discovervof the age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidnevs. liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box cf C. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. filiiQii Knr m vnmm i in Today a 1 p. m. we opened the doors of our jf ew Holiday Annex at the old House Cloth ing Stand, 521 Kansas Ave., and we invite young and old to visit us this evening and tomorrow and see the largest stock of holiday goods in the state and at the lowest prices. BRING THE YOUNG 'UNS AND COME. HOLIDAY 521 Kansas ,i.n A $1,500 stock of them to select from. South lialcoay of South Store. We hear from al sides only compliments for this popular department. The custo mer must be hard indeed to please who cannot find a do'.l to suit her out of the ex tensive assortment we offer this season. Bisque, China and Rag Dolls, Breakable and Unbreakable Dolls, Dressed and Undressed Dolls, Boy dolls, Girl dolls and Baby dolls Imported and Domestic Dolls, Indian, Esquimaux and Zulu dolls, Japanese, African and Mongolian dolls. Dolls from half a cent to I8.50 each. I (L; cs a k S a S 5 t- u With all Dolls from 10c upward vre give gratis a doll's toy imitation gold watch or a pretty doll's iiurs ing bottle. KANSAS AT OMAHA. The Sunflower State Preparing to Make a Handsome Exhibit. Mr. E. S. Tucker of Lawrence, who is the commercial agent for Kansas of the Transmississippi exposition to be held next year at Omaha, will present his prop ositions to the Topeka Commercial club in the near future. He will ask the club to take an interest in Shawnee county's exhibit in the Kansas exhibit at Omaha. Already the Commercial clubs of Wich ita and Emporia have appointed commit tees to make arrangements for their re spective exhibits. Mr. Tucker has but recently returned from Omaha, where he was conferring with the authorities of the exposition. Kansas is the only state west of Mis souri which has not taken the work fully in hand.. But Mr. Tucker says that from present indications the state will have a fine exhibit. One thousand square feet of space has been given to Kansas by the exposition. More will be needed. During the annual meeting of the state board of agriculture in January Mr. Tucker will state his plans. Governor Leedy has agreed to appoint a state com mittee to have charge of the exhibition. It will require about $2,000 to make the exhibit. This will be arranged for by a state organization which will furnish the funds, and will be reimbursed later by a state .appropriation. There are yet six months remaining in which to make arrangements. At pres ent a large number of Kansas counties are at work on the plans for their repre sentations. MOSLEM UNREST. Russian Empire in Asia Bests on a Political Volcano. St. Petersburg, Dec. 10. Throughout Russian Asia there is general unrest among the Moslems. It is attributed to exagger ated reports of the Turkish victories over the "great Greek empire," which have spread through the length and breadth of the continent. The authorities even fear that the re vival of brigandage recently noticed in the Caucasus is directed almost solely against the government, and the unprece dented phenomenon or Georgians display ing hostility toward Armenians has be come manifest. The danger is so serious that a confer ence of Caucassian governors has been convoked to concert measures of pacifica. tion. Travelers in central Asia report an extraordinary ferment among the Mos lems of different races. They are sinking their mutual animosities and declaring that they are first of all Mohammedans, with the Sultan as their common chief. It is evident that the slightest pretext would suffice to bring about an uprising and plunge Russia into the same sea of trouble as India. 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 GEAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it with out distress, aid but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over 4 as much. Children may drink It with great benefit. 15 tents and 25 cents per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, 713 Kansas avenue, first-class suit of clothes for $25. w u u u Xu? Vi u TROUP'S....;.... ENTERPRISE, Avenue. CONGRESS SEESACHOST. Spectre of the Big Deficit Rises Up Before It. .Estimates Range as High as 72,000.000. ATTACK PENSION ROLL That is Considered a Good Place by Some To Commence Catting Down Government Expenses. Washington, Dec. 10. The house yester day entered upon the consideration of the pension appropriation bill and stirred up a debate that promises to continue for several days. Several of the southern Democrats offered criticisms of various classes of pensioners and Private John Al len of Mississippi, who led the assault in a speech replete with characteristic hu mor, presented a series of amendments, designed, as he said, to correct some ot the most glaring evils. They prohibit the granting of pensions to widows whose ap plications were not filed during their widowhood and the granting of pensions to widows whose applications were based on marriages contracted after the pass age of this act, and to permanently in sane or Idiotic minors, who had reached their majority. The northern Democrats, however, vied with the Republicans in their professions of friendship for the sol diers, and one of them, Mr. Norton of Ohio, declared that the Republicans could not make the bill too large for him. It was admitted on both sides of the house during the discussion that the $140,000,000 carried by the bill for pensions would not cover the expenditures, but, as congress would be in session, Mr. Cannon said it would be easy to make good any deficien cy that might occur. Mi; Stone, in charge of the bill, yielded to Mr. Cannon, chairman of the commit tee on appropriations, who took occasion to make a general statement of the esti mates submitted by the secretary of th treasury for the public service of 1S89, for the purpose, he said, of disabusing th minds of members and the country of th false impression made by a comparison of these estimates with those of preced ing years. The estimated revenues for 1899 were $482,000,000, the expenditures $504,000,000, showing an estimated deficit of $21,000,000. Under the last sundry civil act the sec-, retary of the treasury, he pointed out, was compelled to expend this year $-lS, 000,000 for river and harbor work, $33,00:1,000 of which had not been authorized by law. If this sum, not heretofore included in th estimates, were deducted, there would b an estimated surplus of $8,000,000 instead of a delicit. Last year the estimated deficit under the last tariff act was $46,000,000. If the $17,. 000.000 for river and harbor work for which the government then stood bound had been included, the estimated deficit would have been $63,000,000. Mr. Cannon said it might be that the expenditures for pensions for 1S99 would exceed the es timates. The commissioner of pensions estimated the expenditures at $148,000,000. If he should prove to be right, Mr. Can. non pointed out, the $140,000,000 appropri ated by this bill would pay all pensions for the first eleven months of the fiscal year and a deficiency appropriation could be easily made. In conclusion Mr. Can. non solemnly warned the house that the large anticipatory importations would keep the revenues under the present law down to a minimum, and he appealed to his colleagues to see to it "that while the public service is sufficiently supplied with money not one dojlar is appropriated which is hot absolutely necessary to tho public service." This statement of Mr. Cannon was warmly applauded on the Republican side. Mr. Allen (Dem., Miss.) attacked Mr. Cannon's statement in a speech in which there were flashes of his inimitable hu mor that set the house into a roar of laughter. He gravely commended Mr. Cannon's appeal for economy, but avowed that the figures of the chairman of the appropriations committee did not do the situation justice. He produced figures that showed an estimated deficit for the next year of $72,000,000. He referred to the increase in the pension roll under th present administration and ridiculed the idea of a decrease unless the increase was to be attributed to the "exigencies of the recent campaign in Ohio." He read from Commissioner Evans' testimony before the appropriations committee. predicting a def icit of from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 in pen sion expenditures during the next fiscal year. The maximum had not yet been reached. "The question of the maximum of the pension roll," said Mr. Allen, "is one of the things that has protracted my stay in congress. When I first came here they were talking of the maximum. I stayed ten or fifteen years to see it, but it has not yet come, and I guess I will have to come back again." (Laughter.) Mr. Allen directed the batteries of his humor at the Dingley law as a revenue producer, picturing the intense anxiety of the chairman of the ways and means committee at the extra session to get a bill on the statute books that would strike a balance between the receipts and ex penditures, and predicting another sea son of anxiety on Mr. Dingley's part next spring at another extra session, called for the same purpose. Mr. Allen seriously criticised some of the classes of pensions issued. In con clusion he spoke of the hardships this great tax burden placed on the people of the south, who were, he said, being re lentlessly burdened by the gold standard and cent cotton. Mr. Allen disclaimed any intention of attacking the federal soldiers or pension rolls, but he said he could but marvel at the fact that 976,000 names were on the rolls, and that there are 600,000 ap plications in the pension office. There had been but 2.200,000 men in the federal army, and he was reminded of a meet, ing between an ex-confederate and an ex federal at a blue and gray reunion. They were felicitating themselves oa the dis appearance of all hostility. "If there should be another war," said the ex-federal, "We will t3 standing shoul der to shoulder under one flag." "We will, but you won't," retorted tha ex-confederate. "What do you mean?" asked the ex. federal. "Legally, you are disabled.' (Laugh ter.) Mr. McRae (Dem., Ark.) advocated as the first step the transfer of the pension office to the war department, where it would be out of politics. Mr. W. A. Smith (Rep., Mich.) said he would make the pension a vested right if he had the power. Mr. Norton (Dem., O.) declared it was not the Democratic side of the house which was assaulting the pension bill. He charged that Commissioner Evans, both on the streets and before the pension committee, had advocated a law that would hereafter cut off the widow and or. phan. He protested his friendship for the old soldier. "Bring on your pension bill," he cried addressing the Republican side. "Raise it as high as you dare, and it will have the vote of every northern Democrat on this side." At this point the committee rose and the house adjourned. THE SENATE. Senator Chandler Declares it is Time to Call a Halt on the Pen sion Business. Washington, Dec. 10. The senate did a considerable amount of business yes terday, although no very important measures were considered or passed, and there was very little debate. Sena tor Gallinger, chairman of the commit tee on pensions called attention to the increasing demand for private pension legislation and requested senators to be careful in the future to see that their bills for private pensions were meritor ious before they were introduced. An attempt was made by Mr. McBride to secure' an appropriation for the relief of the Klondike miners, but the net result was a resolution calling on the secretary of war for all information he had on that Subject. An hour was devoted to the consider ation of private pension bills and 45 were passed. The resolution of the Pa cific railroad committee, asking inform ation regarding the sale of the Kansas Pacific, was passed, which gave Sena tor Gear, of Iowa, and Senator Thurs ton, of Nebraska, an opportunity to make short speeches congratulating the country upon the settlement of the Pa cine railroad question. Some work was laid out for next week. Senator Carter securing the right of way Monday and Tuesday for his census bill, and Sena tor Lodge had the immigration bill made the unfinished business during the week. Mr. Gallinger, N. II., chairman of the committee on pensions, requested that at the conclusion of the morning busi ness, an hour be set aside for the con sideration of private pension bills, of which he said, there were over 200 on the calendar, endorsed by the commit tee. "I want to say," he said, "that there is a laxity among senators about sending pension bills to our committee. No inquiry is made by them as to the merit of the measures and the result is that our committee is flooded with cor respondence concerning the details of bills that ought to have been determin ed before the measures were laid before congress. Senators should be absolute ly satisfied of the merit or make sure before introducing them. I am satis fied that in private pension matters we have gone to the extreme limit, and that it is now-time to call a halt. I am and have always been friendly to the soldiers, but I am constrained to feel that we are going too far, and we ought in the future to exercise the greatest conservatism in the consideration of alt pension matters." Mr. Gallinger thought that the prac tice of pensioning remarried widows and several other similar classes of claimants ought to be stopped. He thought too, that the recommendation of the commissioner of pensions that a law should be enacted speedily, provid ing that no pension should be granted to a widow if her marriage to the soldier had been subsequent to the passage jf the law under which he was drawin- a pension, ought to be enacted into If sponse to a question by Mr. Al len, f Nebraska, Mr. Gallinger said that he was opposed to the granting of large pensions to widows of disting uished officers. "We have reached the limit in that regard," said he, "and it is time that we stop." The order required by Mr. Gallinger was then made. Mr. Carter, chairman of the census committee, secured unanimous consent for the consideration on Monday next of his bill providing for the taking of the federal census in 1900, Mr. Lodge agreeing not to press the Immigration bill on Monday or Tuesday in view of the anxiety of Mr. Carter to secure con sideration of the census measure. At 2:40 p. m. the senate adjourned un til Monday. MONSTER PETITION Against Hawaiian Annexation Pre sented to Congress. Washington, Dec. 10. Senator Hoar yesterday presented a monster protest in the senate from native Haw-aiians against the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the United States. The pro test filled several hundred pages of foolscap paper, and was forwarded by Enoch Johnson and Lilia K. Ahola. sec retaries respectively of the Hawaiian Patriotic league and the Hawaiian Wo man's Patriotic league, who made cer tificates that the signatures were all genuine. Of the 21.269 signers, 10,300 were women and 160 were foreigners. The petition was printed in both the English and Hawaiian languages, and was very brief, merely "protesting against annexation to the United States in any shape or form." The presentation of the petition was witnessed by the native Hawaiians comprising the delegation now here to oppose annexation who made their first visit to the capitol yesterday. They told those with whom they conversed that their people were unalterably op posed to annexation. NATIONAL QUARANTINE. Senator Caffary Introduces a Bill for Its Establishment. Washington, Dec. 10. Senator Caf fery, Louisiana, today introduced a bill for a revision of the quarantine laws the distinctive feature of which is the placing cf the quarantine regulations exclusively in the hands of the nation al authorities. The secretary of the treasury is authorized to make regula tions to prevent the introduction of in fectious or contagious diseases into one state from another and such regula tions are to be enforced by the sani tary authorities of each state or of municipalities when these authorities will undertake to enforce them, but when they fail the president is given authority to execute and enforce them to adopt "such measures as in his judg ment shall be necessary to prevent the Introduction or spread of Such dis eases." INDIAN PROBLEM. It is Taken Up by the House Commit tee on Indian Affairs. "Washington, Dec. 10. The house com mittee on Indian affairs has begun its investigation of the problems in the Indian Territory. The result is a call for the Dawes commission and all oth ers interested to appear before it next Thursday. Before the discussion over the territorial troubles began, two sub committees were appointed. Messrs. Sherman of New Tork, Curtis of Kan sas, Fischer of New Tork, Little of Ar kansas and Lewis of Georgia, were named as the sub-committee on the In dian appropriation bill and Messrs. Curtis, Fisher, Lutle.Stacey (Iowa) and Benton of Missouri, on Indian Territory matters. Jerry Has Arrived. Washington, Dec 10. Jerry Simpson of Kansas, was in his seat yesterday for the first time this session and was warmly greeted by his colleagues. STOPS K. P. SALE. Senate Resolution Will Proba bly Lead to Postponement. Washington, Dec. 10. With the ex ception of the offer of $2,500,000, received sometime ago from the Union Pacific reorganization committee for the gov ernment's interest in the Kansas Pa cific which was promptly declined, the government has received no intimation as to the purposes of the committee with respect to the sale set for Decem ber 16. The government is now in a position to bid at the sale, and but for the reso lution adopted by the senate yesterday asking the president to apply to the court for a postponement, there is no doubt that it would have done so, should the committee have failed to make an acceptable offer. The senate resolution, however, changes the situation. Attorney General McKenna will soon begin the preparation of the necessary papers in the case and will at pnee ask the court to set a day for hearing the argument in support of a motion for postponement. The attorney has no doubt the motion will be granted upon the showing he will be able to make. CORINNE'S ESCAPE. The Actress Narrowly Eluded an At tachment by the Santa Fa. Kansas City, Dec. 10. The "Peerles Cor- inne" would have been the "baggageless" Corinne, also, had the attorneys for the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway company known she was in Kansas City yesterday. As it was, she got away with her car load of trunks and scenery before she could be served with attachment pa pers. The Santa Fe road's claim is $1,- 1C0 for carrying herself, her baggage and her "associates" from California to Ot tawa, Kan. Corinne opened this season at theCoates Opera House in this city, and the very first week had such a difference with her managers, Rich Maeder, that she took possession of the company herself. She was not oversuccessf ul, and at Topeka three weeks ago her effects were attached by a discharged employe. After sitting on her personal trunk nearly all night to keep the deputy sheriffs from takimj it, she wrathfully paid the claim and was released. Corinne incorporated her com pany under the laws of Kansas. When the Santa Fe people learned she was in Knns:is City yesterday on her way to Nev Yi rk with iter company and a car lo.id ot biggage the hustled abot.t to attacli the property. Corii.ne came in OV3' t'ie Memphis road with her baggage in a MiSi-ouri, Kansas Texas car. It was not unloaded, but transferred to the Chicago Alton road and left for New Tork city by way of Chicago at 6:20 p. m. Lathrop, Mcrrow, Fox Moore did not begin action until nearly 6 o'clock, and at 30 attachment papers were served on the Chicago Sf Alton road. But Corinne was well and away with her baggage, and probably didn't even know what a nar row escape she had had. There is no pain or discomfort when Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is used. It relieves that itching increased by scratching. It is prepared with scien tific accuracy and professional knowl edge, and is the kind that cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles with no pain or loss of time. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy, Cor. 6th and Topeka Ave. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and trv it. J. W. PHILLIPS, 612 W. Eighth St. Hall's Hair Renewer renders the hair lustrous ar.d silken, gives it an even color and enables women to put it up in a great variety of styles. IS IT A TRIFLE That Common Trouble Acid Dyspep sia, or Sour Stomach. Now Recognized as a Cause of Seri ous Sissase. Acid dyspepsia, commonly called heartburn or sour stomach, is a form of indigestion resulting from fermentation of the food. The stomach being too weak to promptly digest it, the food remains until fermentation begins, fill ing the stomach with gas, and a bitter, sour, burning taste in the mouth is oft en present. The condition soon becomes chronic and being an every day occur rence, is given but little attention. Be cause dyspepsia is not immediately fatal, many people do nothing for the trouble. Within a recent period a remedy has been discovered prepared solely to cure dyspepsia and stomacji troubles. It is known as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and is now becoming rapidly used and prescribed as a medical cure for every form of dyspepsia. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been placed before the public and are sold by druggists everywhere at 50 cents per package. It is prepared by the Stuart company.. Marshall, Mich., and while it promptly and effectually re stores a vigorous digestion, at the same time is perfectly harmless and will not injure the most delicate stomach, but on the contrary by giving perfect di gestion strengthens the stomach, im proves the appetite and makes life worth living. Send for free book on Stomach Dis eases by addressing Stuart Co., Mar shall, Mich. VASHiriGTON Some Unpublished Facts About His Last Illness and tho Lesson They Convey to Men and Women of the Present Day. M'WmMm LI It is not generally known that Gen eral Washington was killed in a most cruel and barbarous manner, but it is, nevertheless a fact. At the time of his death, Washington was in his 68th year, a strong, robust man. On December 12, 1799, he con tracted a severe cold and pneumonia threatened. Two doctors were sum moned, and, in accordance with the absurd custom of those days, "they proceeded to bleed their patient. Near ly a quart of blood was taken from his veins, until at last he begged them to let him die in peace. He died that same day not from disease, but actually from loss of blood. He was killed by ignorance! In these days any doctor who treat ed a patient as Washington was treat ed, would be indicted for manslaugh ter. The world was moved since then, and there has been a complete revolu tion in the practice of medicine. In stead of lowering the vital forces by thinning the blood, advanced physi cians now endeavor to build up the strength of their patients. They employ only the latest and most scientific rem edies. And yet in spite of this fact, we find thousands of people endeavoring to SCHOOL SHOES THAT RABBITS TOO PLENTY. Kansas City Markets Overstocked Many Given Away. Kansas City, Dec. 10. Some of them were not thin enough, though, to dodge a load of shot, and one of the most striking sights about the Market house and North Walnut street the past few days has been hundreds and hundreds of rabbits piled on the pavement, in the commission houses, and over and under and in every available place that would accommodate them. "Mollie Cotton Tails" in every de gree of age and size have grown to be a drug on the market within the week, but still they come from Kansas, with, the commission men say, no sign of di minishing in numbers. It is impossible to estimate just how many have been consigned to dealers since the cold wave, but there might be anywhere from S0O dozen to 700 dozen a day, of which a good portion are consumed in this city. Mr. Lee Bowers, dealer in poultry and game, said last night that he alone had handled as many as 100 dozen nearly every day for a week. Warm weather is death to the rabbit market; as, indeed, it is to that of any game. From $1 a dozen during the cold weather, the price has fallen off to about 35 cents, and in many cases where a sale must be made or the stock allow ed to spoil, they are disposed of for whatever they will bring. And here, did they but realize it, is the poor folks' opportunity. Mr. Bowers, in conversing on the subject, remarked that he sometimes had dozens and dozens of rabbits left on his hands that he would gladly give away to poor people, and dlfl not doubt that every commission man in town would do the same. A TENTACLE ON GERMANY. Standard Oil "Octopus" Clutches the Fatherland. Berlin, Dec. 10. The minister of the in terior. Count Posadowsky, replying in the reichstag today to an inquiry regarding the intention of the government with re gard to thwarting the Standard Oil com pany from monopolizing the German mar ket, said the government was aiding the competition of German spirits of wine with petroleum. There was hope that the efforts being made to improve the spirit lamp would shortly be successful. The minister of railroads, continued Count Posadowsky. had also arrived at a cer tain decision regarding the reduction of freight rates on Russian petroleum. More over, an increase in the customs duty on American petroleum was being consider ed. In conclusion. Count Posadowsky said the government, if necessary, would pro ceed ruthlessly against the abuwe com plained of in connection with the Stand ard Oil company and would adopt widely the measures he had indicated. Eavemeyer Can Walk Out. Stamford, Conn., Dec. 10. A report cur rent in New York that Henry O. Have meyer, the sugar king, was again in a critical condition suffering from a relapse from the recent operation for appendici tis, is wholly unfounded. Inquiry at his residence at Greenwich elicited the in formation that Mr. Havemeyer is recover ing so rapidly that he indulged in a short walk this morning. Colds quickly caught are more quick ly cured by Beggs Cherry Cough Syr up. At druggists. WAS KILLED. improve their health by taking old fashioned medicines. They forget that chemists and scientists have made great discoveries in recent years., and do not go back to the antiquated reme dies and concoctions that were used a hundred years ago. It will not do. What you, reader, need to cure the headaches, dizziness, tired, worn-out and irritable feelings, constipation and bearing down sensations is some mod ern discovery based on scientific truths that will strike at the root of the trou ble. Tou are sick because your kid neys and liver are out of order, and you should at once see that they are put in order. "Yes," you say, "this is easy to assert, but what shall I do?" Take the best and most scientific dis covery for these troubles you can find. Ask any advanced scientist what this is, and he will tell you, Warner's Safe Cure. This discovery stands alone, by itself, and far above all so-called med icines of the past or nostrums of the present. In speaking about it. Dr. Wm. Edward Robson of London says: "I conscientiously and emphatically state that I have been able to give more relief and effect more cures by the use of Warner's Safe Cure than by any other medicine obtainable to the profession." This is high praise, but no higher than the subject deserves as you will readily ascertain upon using this great, modern discovery. WILL WEAR, FDRHAH'S G RAWFORFS OPERA. II0USE ALWAYS IX THE LEADI HOYT'S A BUNCH OF KEYS (OR, THE HOTEL.) ADA BOTHNER, as TEDDY. Comrdlnni, Singers, Rnncern, KprtlalijArtlitu, Original! tie, XoTeltle and more Entertainment to the in i ii u le t ii ft ii alt others. A Revelation in Lyric Art. Seats on sale Saturday. BURGH ART'S rt-; I V -v v. 1 IU i to -v. CIGAR. Made in Four Sizes. 8oi Kansas Ave. I No Freeze 1 I No Sneeze I No Wheeze e R e a In winterles3 California. S Have you in mind a g journey th.itb.3r Wise travel9r3 take 5! The California Limited 5 m Z via the Santa Fe Route. JJ W. JT. BLACK. i. P. A.. 9 Topeka, Km. 9 m SIlllItllflltMIM S NATIONAL STABLES J? 2 Good turaeuta delircred to any pare m 2 cf the city. n M BOARDING A SPECIALTY- O 'riiunc 4S. 70S Jacksou N. Educate Toar Rovela With Cuscarets. C:indT Cathartic, enre constipation forever. 10c, SSc. II C. C. C. fail, druggists refund mouej. t

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rOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1897. 3 RAILROADJJEWS. The Santa Fe Directorate Likes President Iliplej. Chairman Walker Declares He is the Kight Han. ROAD WILL PROSPER Under 2Ir. Ripley's Economical Management. Olher Railroad News All Along the Lines. In the opinion of Mr. Aldace F. Walker, chairman of the board of directors of the Santa Fe railway, under ordinary circum stances it will be a long time before there will be a change in the of lice of president of thi road. Mr. Walker says that the stockholders of the road arte moflt than jdeised with Mr. Ripley's management, ant-, only the highest regard exists among them for the chief executive of the rail wa y. The stockholders, rts far as I can as-ce.-tain." said Mr. Walker, "are feeling v ry hopeful at present over the future 01' the road. They appreciate the eco nomical methods of President Ripley, and believe that under his businesslike man agement the road will prosper. Mr. Rip ply's plan of putting the bulk of the earnings back into the road until the property is placed in the best possible condition is looked at in the right light, and they appreciate that when these ex ceptional expenditures cease and their in vestment becomes a paying one they will have interests in one of the best railroad properties in the world." Mr. Walker made the inspection of the Santa Fe shops in this city yesterday, and said that with the exception of the Pennsylvania railway shop3 at Altoona, Pa., they were the largest railroad shops he had ever visited. He said that In the east the Santa Fe shops in this city were regarded as one of the best equipped shops in the United States. ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN THE CAES 5'irst Trip to Loa Angeles of the New "Axle Electric Light." The first passenger car fitted with the "axle electric light" has made the trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, and ar rived there yesterday in perfect order. President Max Schmidt of the National Car Electric Lighting company, in speaking of the event, said: "The car was sent over the road for the purpose of instruction, to show the trainmen how to operate the switch board. The trip was made without any trouble and it will not be long until all the California trains are equipped with the light. The Santa Fe is the first road in the west to adopt electric light, but they have made no mistake in their enterprising move, as I am certain that It is the coming light for railroad trains." The National company has a contract with the Santa Fe to equip 50 cars with the light, and the Santa Fe company has an option on 150 more. The system adopted by the Santa Fe is the best that has been tested so far and after a year's trial on a car in constant use, it has proven a decided success. The electricity is furnished by an iron clad generator carried on the endsill of the car truck and 13 bunt to withstand the hardest service and i kinds and conditions of weather. The generator is run by a camel's hair belt run from the axle to the truck to the pulley on the generator. In or der to overcome the irregular move ments of the axle, the belt that drives the generator has interposed a spring cushion Idler. There are two batteries or" 36 cells each placed underneath the center of the car for the purpose of storing electricity for the use of the lights when the car is not in motion. When the lights are in use but one bat tery is being used and the other is be ing charged. One battery will carry the li lights of 16 candle power for eight hours. The different cars have a dif ferent number of lights, but the aver age is IS. The lights can be burned at full force, or they can be dimmed so they are barely red. The rule is to dim them only when the occupants of the car are asleep. The electric lights are much steadier than the old oil lamps and besides furnishing more light they i afford a better reading light, as they are placed on the sides of the car above and nearly over the center of the seats. TAKES 504 OUT. Engineer Sain Wh03e "Planot Ta3 Dark" Also Had Rhoumatism. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon engine No. 504. in charge of Engineer William Rain and Fireman Frank Crawford, started on the trip to Newton with the four special cars. Santa Fe 9', Florida Central and Peninsula 212. New York, Ontario and Northern 30 and Santa Fe 219, occupied by President Ripley and the board of directors of the Santa Fe. Engineer Rain has not held the throt tle before since November S. About the first of November, Rain was con suiting a spirit medium, and the medi um told Rain that his "planet" was dark from November 10 to November 20, and advised him not to make a run between those two dates. Rain thought the matter over. He is not a believer In "spirits." but nevertheless the warn ing made an impression on his mind. The nearer it came to the time, the more he thought of the forecast. He was undecided whether to disregard the warning or not. On November 8, Rain was taken sick with rheumatism and from that time until yesterday he had not graced the right hand seat of a cab. and his old engine. No. 384, has been in the shops for repairs, so he does not know how true the warning was. Yesterday afternoon Rain was sit ting in the round house talking with several men who had just come in from their runs, when the call came for a crew to man 5u4. "Why don't you take her out. Rain?" Bald some one. "Ail right: I will." and he donned his overalls and climbed into the cab. "I'll show them a neat run from here to Newton," said Rain as he backed doun to the specials and coupled so easily that the jar would not stir a glass of water. "My orders are for "an easy run to Newton with a clear track." Guess I can do it," he said, as Conductor Holly called all aboard, and the train pulled out. ANOTHER COLORADO CUT. Burlington Reduces Class Rates Frora Chicaaro. Kansas City. Dec. 10. It was report ed yesterday that the Burlington had made another cut in class rates from Chicago and the Mississippi river to Colorado common points, announcing a first-class rate of 64 cents from Chi cago and 44 cents from the Mississippi river. This is 16 cents lower than the rates from Chicago and the Mississippi to Kansas City, but it is understood that the rate will not apply to inter mediate points. Kansas City is in a doubtful position to insist on such ap plication, because the low rates, if so applied, would necessarily give much of Kansas the same rates as this city. The report was credited by represen tatives of other lines, and the Rock Is land gave notice that it would not meet the last named rates of the Burlington from Chicago and the Mississippi to Colorado. The Eurlington started the Colorado rate fight, and is said to be determined to carry it to the bitterest end. prompt ly meeting any reductions made by the steamship and rail lines. The first class rate to Colorado was $2.05 from Chicago. $1.85 from St. Louis and $1.25 from Kansas City when, the war started. USE TWO CONDUCTORS. Baltimore Ohio Bailrcad Find th.3 Plan Pays Them. Baltimore, Dec. 10. Last February the receivers of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad company decided to adopt the double conductor system for all excur sion trains in order to reduce to a min imum the chances of an aceident. One conductor, under this plan, is given entire charge of the running of the train, while the other attends to the tickets and the comfort of the pas sengers. The experiment proved suc cessful during the travel to and from the inauguration of President McKin ley. but during the past two or three months it has been thoroughly demon strated that its adoption was very wise. From September 4th to Novem ber 28th, inclusive, the Baltimore Ohio handled 80,000 people on Sunday excursions between Philadelphia, Balti more, Washington and Atlantic City, and owing to the care taken in the handling of the trains not a single pas senger was killed or injured. Fourteen thousand of this number were handled on September 4th. A TEMPERATE ENGINEER. Lew Bird of the Kissouri Pacific Eaa a Good Record. The Walnut Valley Times says: Lew Bird is one of the oldest as well as one of the most faithful engineers on the Missouri Pacific railroad. His railroad work began at the round house at Washington, Kan. He became a fireman at Atchison. Kxcept two years on the C. B. Q. he has worked for the Missouri Pacific till the present. After six years of firing he was given an engine when this division was the Ft. Scott, Wichita and W estern. Mr. Bird has an exceedingly clean record. He has missed accidents by merest chances, but has never received a scratch which warranted a report to the company. Never has his hand roll ed a billiard ball or played a game of cards. But best of all, he has the first time yet to be under the influence of liquor. LOST HER $200 DIAMOND. But an Honest TrainEmploye Returns the Ring. The Ottawa Republican says: Mrs J. H. Pulliam of Lyons. Kan., who came to Ottawa via Lawrence last night, had a disastrous experience at Lawrence. While on the platform at that city waiting for her train to start, she dis covered that the diamond setting of a valuable ring was gone. The stone was worth at least $2(0. The stone might have fallen in the coach of the Kansas City train, or upon the platform after "TT The lady came to this city and con fided the fact of the loss to her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Weaver. Mr. Weaver advised her to communicate the matter to Conductor Plunkett which was done this morning. He as sured her that if the stone was lost in the coach the chances were excellent that it would be recovered. The lady was delighted this afternoon to be in formed that it had been picked up by an honest employe. ALTON TOOK: TEE CROWD, And Representatives of Other Lines Charge That it Cut the Rates. Kansas City, Dec. 10. The Alton last r.isrht carried out of Kansas City for Chicago, twenty-two members of the Kansas City Gun club and the Corinne company. These two parties composed the bulk of the passenger business east bound out of the city yesterday, and all the Chicago lines oftered special in ducements to them. After the Alton Fold the tickets, charges of rate cut ting were freely made. The members of the Gun club bought round trip tickets, and representatives of the competing- lines claim they were given a rate of $10 tor the round trip. This is less than one fare. The party rate for the round trip is $18.40. The Corinne company bought one way tick ets, it is alleged, at $6.25, which is just half the regular fare between Kansas City and Chicago. SWITCH LAMP CONTRIVANCE Santa Fa Testing a Scheme to Pra vent the Wind's Pranks. The Santa Fe company is now testing in several of the yards in Kansas an attachment for switch and semaphore lamps which prevents the wind from extinguishing the lights or smoking the glass bull's-eye until the color of the glass Is indistinguishable. It consists of a -conical chimney eight inches high with an air draft opening at the bottom and bull's-eye openings at the sides. The chimney fits tightly over the light, its base rest ing fin the bowl of the lamp, and while simple, effectually prevents the smok ing of the glass and renders the light more brilliant. It is probable that the attachment will be adopted, and all lights so equipped, as numerous acci dents have occurred in the past from the glass of signal lanterns becoming smoked until the color was blurred. In the opinion of some, th's condition was responsible for the disastrous wreck near Lang station. The attachment is the invention of Mr. William Harvey of Augusta. Kan. If it is adopted by the Santa Fe. it will mean a handsome remuneration for him. A HOT WATER RESERVOIR. Newton to Have a Novelty of This Sort New Being; Built. One of the most important improve ments of the Santa Fe at Newton is now being: pushed to completion. The hot water reservoir was started some time ago but the work was delayed for quite a while for a number of reasons. The reservoir is forty feet in diameter and is to be fifteen feet in depth. It has already been sunk to a depth of eleven feet. The work is delayed a great deal, be cause the ground is frozen hard and the bottom of the pit is covered with frozen mud and ice. A derrick has been erected over it and the earth that is dug is placed in a large bucket and is pulled to the sur face by a hoisting engine. A track of heavy timbers has been laid across the top of the pit. On these rails a hand car is run out and under the bucket when it is hoisted to the surface. The bucket is then placed on the band-car, and it is pushed away and dumped. The pit is to be sunk about four feet. Then the bottom of the pit will be ce mented and a cover placed over it, and it will be ready for use. IMPROMPTU BULLFIGHT. Foreman Player Acted as Matador and Was Knocked Out A railroad man can dodge a train or a flying freight car about as easy as the average man can dodge a bill col lector but when it comes to a railroad man dodging an infurip.ted steer the latter is apt to place his brand in dis-- approval on the anatomy of the rail road man unless the unfortunate man can entrench himself behind a line of cars. Yesterday afternoon a small red steer about the size of a large Newfoundland dog. or a little larger, wandered from some out of the way place into the Santa "Fe switching yards and stood there and gazed about him. W-w-w-w-w-woo went the whistle of the switch engine and the diminutive steer got out of the way just in time to save the company from hauling him away. The steer did not seem to like this sudden and compulsory move and he dropped his head in a threatening attitude and vowed he would butt the first object that came in sight that way anywhere near his own size. Three small colored boys were crossing the tracks. The steer spied them and gave chase. It was a good run for the money, but the pickaninnies reached a flatcar ahead of the steer and climbed upon it. The headlong career of the steer came to a sudden termination when his head struck the side of the car and it did not cool his temper. The boys waved their red bandanna handkerchiefs at him, and he pawed the ground. Just then Milton Player, foreman in the round house, came along.The steer spied him, so did the boys and they yelled. "Look out. Mister," but the warning came too late. The steer had gotten up steam and was well under way. He struck Player on the starboard side with the force of a pile driver. Over went Player and by the time it dawned upon him what it was that hit him he placed a line of cars between himself and his antagonist. The bull fight was o'er. The matador was put to flight and the bellowing steer was master of the situation. "Did he hit you?" asked someone. "I should say he did," and the victim limped away to tell his mishap to Amos Beeler, the lion tamer, and ask him to tame the steer. Steers were out of Beeler s business and the steer after holding possession of the freight scales for a few minutes to see how much he weighed after the combat, wandered off. ALEX SHIELDS ACQUITTED. Court Decides That He Did Not Pass the Forged Discharge Check. The Alex Shields case, familiar to the majority of the Santa Fe men in Kan sas, has been ended by the acquittal of Shields, at Perry, O. T. Shields was ar rested on February 7. 1896, on the charge of having passed a forged dis charge check at the Perry depot on June 30. 1894. In 1894 Mr. Shields was traveling for the Alexander Milling company of Win fieid, and on June 25 was in Perry and sold a carload of flour to Leonard Bros. This incident together with the fact that the name appearing on discharge check was William Shields was appar ently the only reason for connecting Mr. Shields with the case. A short time before Air. Shields' ar rest the Santa Fe secret service depart ment had made a discovery of a large number of forged discharge checks having been passed along the southern division in 1894. and Mr. Shields travel ing extensively over that part of the state at the time it was said that he was one of the accomplices in the scheme. At the trial the company fail ed to prove that Mr. Shields was the man who cashed the check at the Perry depot. FLOUR RATE WAR. Western Lines Refuse to Pay a Ter minal Uharge on Flour to Trunk Lines. Chicago. Deo. 10. The lines of the Western Freight association met yes terday to consider through flour rates from Minneapolis and St. Paul to the territory of the trunk lines. The roads are anxious to evade the charge of 3 cents per hundred pounds which the trunk lines have tacked on as a termin al charge. The western lines say that they will never pay it, while the trunk lines say it is a lighterage charge and entirely legitimate. The western roads today announced that they would not object to the charge if it were confiend to export business, but the trunk lines say that it must apply to flour shipped to any point within the territory of the trunk lines. It was decided today to inform the trunk lines of this fact and then, if they insist, the western roads will abandon all through billing: and de liver the flour to the trunk lines at their terminals and allow them to collect the charge from the consignee. TO WRECK THE TRAIN. Ties Placed on the Rock Island Track South of Wellington. Wellington, Dec. 10. Rock Island de tectives are still working on a clue left by attempted train wreckers be tween this place and Caldwell Monday night and hope yet to catch the guilty parties. A railroad tie was thrown across the track. F'ortunately the local freight, which went west just ahead of the passenger, saw the obstruction, and a serious wreck was averted. The freight train ran upon the tie before the en gineer was able to bring the engine to a stop and the engine was partialiy ds railed. The train crew soon replaced the en gine on the track and the train pro ceeded. PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH. Reraarkabio Device Alleged to Have Been Successfully Tested in St. Paul. St. Paul. Dec. 10. A new device for the transmission of pictures by tele- raph has been successfully tested in this city. The inventor is Ernest A. Hummell, a local jeweler. The device is intricate, combining- three or four different motive powers. Both trans mitter and receiver, but for the pro jecting table on which the drawing of the picture in the one or the blank pa per for the impression in the other is placed, would not occupy more space than an ordinary typewriting machine. F.ach has at one corner a diminutive ?tric motor, smaller in size than the case of a small pair of opera glasses, the purpose of which is to operate the carriage which hauls the copying pen cils back and forth over the area to be copied. In the transmitter the carriage is Grand Opening OF Useful Xmas Gifts SATURDAY, Dec. 11th. latest and best new Smoking Jackets from $3.45 UP TO $8.45 New House Coats, New Bath Robes, rp New fNight Robes in Muslin, Cambric, Tennis Flannel and Sateens. 45c TO $1.45 5 CtlXAaS BANOCD met s We bought the entire sample line of Mufflers Of S. L. Munson of Troy, N. Y., and Muf save you one-third on them. flers from 15c UP. equipped with a projecting arm, in the vulcanized rubber extremity of wihch is inserted a sharp platinum point. This point is drawn by an automatic clockwork contrivance over the sur face of the plate, each time at a minute distance from the line on which it moved before, this adjustment being accomplished by a screw and a triple series of ratchets, which by turning the screw regulate the width between the lines. After the machine is con nected with the electric circuit and the platinum point is set in motion, each time it encounters a strip of shellac the circuit is broken. This throws down against the receiving paper in the complementary part of the machine a sharp needle point, which etches into the surface a line corresponding to the course taken by the platinum point while on the shellac insulation. When the platinum point has passed over the shellac and the circuit is again closed the needle point is lifted. Tne carriage is propelled by the electric motor, the clockwork being necessary to control its velocity, and this is ac complished with the assistance, in addi tion to the ordinary looking system of cogs, of a number of whirling fans, not unlike the governor of a steam engine, "save that they have disks. USE OF THE "DROP" SWITCH. John Young Tolls How the Order Came to be Abolished. "I can remember when switching crews were not allowed to make the drop,' "said John Young.assistant yard master of the Santa Fe at Topeka, as he threw a switch and leaned against a boxcar while the switch engine made the "drop" or "Hying switch," as it is called by trainmen. "It was a good many years ago when D. J. Chase or 'Doug' Chase, as he was commonly known, was superintendent of the eastern division. The rules were that the 'drop' should not be used even in the yards and we were careful not to break the rules unless we were in a hurry." The speaker paused in his story long enough to throw the switch again as the switch engine whizzed by several rods ahead of couple of stock cars that were to be dropped onto the tailing track. "One day," continued Young, "I was standing near the main track watching the switching crew at work. Chase came up and stopped to speak to me. I saw that the boys were going to make a drop, but I said nothing. The crew dropped a car down onto the coaling track and went back for some more. Chase saw it but said nothing. He watched the car run down onto the track and just as he turned around the crew dropped five down on the river track. Chase scowled and watched the cars as before and turned around as the engine flew ten down into the field. He watched those as before and then turn ed to me: "In a hurry, today?" he asked. "I said we were and wondered how many of us would be called up on the carpet the next day. "Chase walked away and we never heard anything about it. Since then the drop has been used and the rule suspended." PRIVATE CARS. Soft Snaps of the Men Known as "Railway Mag-nates." New Tork, Dec. 10. Kvery railroad magnate owns a private car. Uncle Collis Pacific Huntington owns two, which his wife lent to Air. and Mrs. Speyer for their honeymoon. Leland Stanford owned one of the finest. Chauncey M. Depew has a palatial one, but it does not compare with Dr. Webb's. The car of the president of the Penn sylvania railroad is practically the pri vate car of the president of the United States. For four or five administra tions it has been at the service of the executive. Mr. Cleveland used it of tener than any other president. Mil lionaires who can afford private yachts generally own private cars, some of which are fitted up in the most luxu rious style. One of the most comfort able palaces on wheels naturally be longed to the late George M. Pullman. TO OFE2T JANUARY IO. Date Set for Santa Fe Depot Dedica tion at Dodge City. Dodge City. Dec. 10. The depot hotel will be opened here Jan. 10. This date has practically been decided upon for the big dedication celebration. May Not Close Kinsley Eating Housa Kinsley, Dec. 10. Notwithstanding the opening of the eating house at Dodge City will soon take place the Kinsley hotel will not be closed as yet and possibly not at all. The transient trade is quite large, large enough to pay at present, and No. 6 will be fed here while it runs on its present sched ule. A Guick Trip Back. The two special cars of the Santa Fe officials made the return trip from Newton in good time. The 121 miles were covered in three hours and thirty five minutes. The train left Newton at 7:05 and pulled Into Topeka at 10:40. Engineer Rain and Fireman Crawford made the round trip from Topeka. The officials left this morning at o'clock over the Leavenworth, Topeka and i 5 From I

We Deal in Facta. Not Fakes- Our First and Only Sale of the Season Commences SATURDAY, DECEnBER, n, 8:30 a.m. Remember we have but ONE SALE a season and that is a genuine bargain sale. Prices Reduced on all Men's, Boys' and Chil dren's Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters. Your Fondest Hopes wTLre"JcieIRS1"e'1 at Persons wh d expect to save pennies will save dimes, those who expect to save dimes will save dollars. In our popular house of bargains you must gjt your money's worth or your money back. TfiirrfngSilL'C -P fj :..iMj.w...i...ui.w.--i--.M;-.Vi'C,'y a 1 it v'x imn.. 11 in 1 77 nil In B 13-4 I 604-606-608 KANSAS AVENUE. Southwestern. Engineer, McNeal and Fireman McGowan were the crew on engine 363. General Manager Frey, Su perintendent McClellan and Trainmas ter H. A. Tice accompanied the party. Heating the Railroad Y. SI. C. A. The Railroad T. M. C. A. will soon be heated by hot water. A large cellar is being excavated in the rear of the building and the battery of two new boilers will be placed "there. Stoves will be done away with and besides the better arrangement it will afford more water for the baths. The plant will not be in operation for some time but when it is it will be just what has been wanted for several years. Favor the Railroad Federation. Peoria, 111., Dec. 10. The vote of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Railroad Trainmen on the question of federation of railroad orders, is coming in, and it is practically unani mous in favor of it. Other orders ex cept the engineers have already decid ed for it. Santa Fe Stock. As shown at the annual meeting of the Santa Fe road yesterday, there are 1,206,S60 shares of preferred stock and 1,020,000 of common stock of the Santa Fe railway in existence. Of this amount the directors at the meeting yesterday represented 1.003.497 shares of preferred stock and 716,204 of com mon stock. Cattle for the Central Branch. Atchison, Dec. 10. W. L. Robb. a big ranch owner in the Indian Territory, will winter 6,000 head of cattle in Os borne, Rooks and other counties along! the west end of the Central Branch. He contracts with farmers to feed a cer tain number of cattle during the win ter, and ships them from the Indian Territory. He has already shipped 3,U0u head and cattle are still arriving. NEWTON SHOP NOTES. The rails are here for the new switch es which are to be put in the yard. Thomas Swayne is a new boilermaker who has been transferred from La Jun ta to this point. The walls of the old roundhouse are being torn down in order that a flat roof may be put on. A new turntable Is to be put In at once. The old turntable is nearly worn out and cannot handle the work. Machinist Robert Wyllie has returned to work. He was hurt a few days ago by falling off an engine, and was com pelled to lay off. v Extra Fireman Hardman, who was transferred from Arkansas City a few days ago, made his first run out of here on the 3S8. W- S. Lawless of Topeka, the super intendent of steam heating, is in the city inspecting the steam lines which are being installed in the shops. The south platform at the station is being torn up and a brick pavement put in. The new brick pavements make the station look a great deal more met ropolitan. The work of putting in the steam pipes in the roundhouse is nearly fin ished. All but two stalls have been fitted with pipes and they will be put in some time this week. The wheels have been placed under the old switch engine 1S6. She has been in the shops over ix months and has been rebuilt. She will be sent out of the shops some time next week. SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES. Foreman Robert Slusser Is running to Newton. Four men can put a box car together in two days. The mechanical departments are working nights until 9 and 10 o'clock. The new time card,' No. 6, goes into effect Sunday, December 12, at 12:05. Andrew Seiler, assistant foreman of the boiler shops, is dangerously sick. Amos Beeler had engine 7S2 out today to "break her in" between Topeka and Meriden. Conductor J. E. Martindale of Em poria is under treatment in the Santa Fe hospital for a tumor under his left arm. Engineer Wm. Rain will resume his regular run to Marcelline tomorrow. His engine, No. 384, is ready to leave the shops. Engine 782, that has been in the re pair shops undergoing repairs for dam age received in a wreck on the cut off last summer, will be out tomorrow. A person who is not accustomed to it. cannot breathe well in the Sixth street round house where the electric cells are being charged. The chemicals make a visitor cough. Irwin lodge No. 2G0, A. O. U. W., which claims more shop men than any other, has postponed its dance to be held December 16, on account of the working overtime in the shops. Mr.. Geo. T. Beck who has been In Superintendent Player's office, has been promoted to general time-keeper of the Santa Fe at Needles, Ariz. Mr. Beck will leave In a few days to take the position. Engine No. 71 will leave the paint shops tomorrow and be broken into service. This is the seventh consolida tion engine to be turned out of the To- Biirai peka shops this year and weighs 125 tons. One more is to be finished before the end of the year. EMPORIA SANTA FE ITEMS. Lew Seagondollar commenced work Saturday as a brakeman. Fireman McQuidy, of Las Vegas, an old Emporia man, is visiting friends in town. Engineer Andy Neugebauer, who formerly ran out of here, is visiting among the boys. Conductor W. D. Crowder, who runs on the Superior branch, has moved his family back to Emporia from Concor dia, and will live at 127 South Rural. telephone' changes. Improvements Mad 3 at the Exchange 743 Phones Now in Use. The new switch beard which the Mis souri and Kansas Telephone company is putting in in the Topeka "central" office is being connected with the "city lines on the terminal board at the old office. The new board has been placed in the front room on the third story of the building in which the office is now located. It occupies a position on the south side of the room. There are drops for 1,000 telephones on it. A few improvements which have been ad ded to it will facilitate the work of the "hello girls." The old board which is now in a rear room of the building has a capacity of 700 wires and recently it was necessary to make an addition to it. Tnere are now about 740 telephones in use in To peka. All wires are being connected in so that when the preliminary work is done there will be no annoyance to users of telephones. Manager Bayless says that barring accidents he will be in shape to make the complete transfer on Sunday. At that time a double force of "hello girls" will be on duty at both switchboards. One by one the wires will be changed from lower to upper "switchboards. Users of tele phones will not be aware of the change in progress. All the wires will be con nected on and the terminal board will be kept in its present position. The old switchboard will be removed, which will allow of more space for a work room. The toll line room has been moved forward in the building. The new switchboard to be used is one which was in use at St. Joseph. It has been repaired and supplied with some up to date appliances. While it won't be as handy as a brand new board, it will be a great improvement over the old one. The head operator will have a desk and instrument in the room with the large switchboard, but separated from it. In making the change it was necessary to string cables from the sec ond to the third stories, and the work of making the connections is a delicate undertaking. It is also tedious. A DECAYED TOOTH May Cause the Loss of an Amateur Actor's Arm. Cincinnati, Dec. 10. Mrs. Frank Ne ther, a collector for the Sohn Brewing company, is confined to his bed a suf ferer from a very peculiar accident. Two weeks ago Mr. Nether attended a rehearsal of the drama, "Rome Under Valerian," held at the Odeon by the St. Lawrence Dramatic circle, in which he assumed the part of Quarto, a Roman officer. During the progress of the re hearsal he accidently struck his fist against the decayed tooth of a fellow actor, inflicting a scarcely preceptible wound. In a few moments, however, the hand began to swell to such propor tions that he called upon a physician, who requested him to apply poultices, but to no avail. The hand, and even the arm, continued swelling so that in a few days blood poisoning set in and confined him to his bed. Dr. Grimm, the attending physician, performed a painful operation on the hand yester day, and should this be of no avail it is feared Mr. Nether will be obliged to have his arm amputated. MISS BUTLER CAN REST. Her Resignation From Office Accept ed by Miss Willard. Chicago, Dec. 10. Miss Frances E. Willard, as president of the World's W. C. T. U., has accepted the resigna tion of Miss Josephine Butler, as super intendent of the Purity league. Lead ers of the movement say that "after the clear and explicit statements made in the recent resolution at Toronto and in the president's annual address it would be useless to endeavor to express with greater clearness the opposition of the white ribbon women everywhere to any form of license involving social vice. Don't be persuaded into buying lini ments without reputation or merit Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no more, and its merits have been proven by a test of many years. Such letters as the following from L. G. Bagley, Hueneme, Cal.. are constantly being received: "The best remedy for pain I have ever used is Chamberlain Pain Balm, and I say so after having used it in my family for several years." It cures rheumatism, lame back, sprains, and swellings. For sale by all drug gists. The Cremerie, 726 Kansas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. Valuable o 0 0 Initial Handkerchiefs, Silk Initials, 2 for 25c All Silk Initial Handkerchiefs. .25c Pure Linen, fine quality, Initial Handkerchiefs 25c Just Received 1 The latest styles In Neckwear, put up one in a box, just the thing for Christ mas, at 25c, 50c AND 75c A Men's Suspenders, all Silk and Silk V Embroidered, one pair in glass box.. 45c, 75c, 95c, $1.25 5 New Shades in Men's Gloves, new styles in Shirts, new Silk Umbrellas, new Silk Vests, Children's .Leggings in reamer, jersey anu uorauroy. Additional Wants on 11 tli Page. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED (rood single harness and road wagon. Address, with full description and price, Box 213, city. FOR RENT Store room. 633 Kansas ave. Inquire First National Bank. FOR RENT Large, nicely furnished room, electric light, furnace, bath, etc., suitable for two. 523 "Van Buren. FOR SALE Millinery and fancy goods store, city of 75.0'K: business of ilo.tM) year: old established business: best trude in the city. Can be bought cheap. Ad dress C. J. K., Topeka Journal. FOR SALE A good family horse at 61S Fillmore St. FOR SALE Good 6 year old mare, city broke, good traveler. Inquire IKJ Wtst Seventh st. N. W. Mull. FOR RENT S room house. No. 410 To peka ave., $16. Benedict Co., G1 Kan sas ave. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN' A 1 1 those contracting coal at the oflice or yard of the C. C. Coal company Uctwcfn the 1st of April and the 1st of September. 1SM7, will pay the same to I. ri. Kkl.r, 011 East Eighth (Bass' old stand), as It, Deitrich or J. J. Stanhilber are or were in no way interested in the same and have no authority to collect the same. 1. S. Elder. FOR R?:NT- Furnished cold water, bath, gas. rooms, hot and 834 Monroe st. WANTED Dining room girl wanted. Ap ply southeast corner 8th and yuincy sts. WANTED Good experienced second cook and an experienced dining room girl to go out of the city. Rental and Employ ment oftice, 523 Kansas ave. SOME OF THE (so-called) cheao and (i:. minute) clothes cleaners say they don't "employ" ladies to do work! Of fours-) they don't: and they miuht as well have said, nor men either. They have nothing for them to do. None of these migratory outfits employ any kind of help, or are at any expense, or benefit to the city. They are like some of those mercantile com panies where the president is also the vice president, secretary and treasurer. Their abiding place for a month or two at a time is anywhere between the two oceans. They get to a city, rent a dug out, hire no help, use nothing but a lu can of deadly spot remover or a little gasoline, a few packages of patent dye and a fit iron. This comprises their out fit. Now by practicing the strictest econ omy and contriving to live on the smell of an "oil rag" thev save money. Why. th wife of one of these patent dyers wears diamonds "real diamonds" none of your Topaz diamonds, while the wives of sumn of the unsuspecting dupes they have roped in are shivering around in" a calico dress or turnig a last winter's dress to try to make both ends meet! Too many new people coming into Topeka we say. ask any of the old residents and they will tell you the "best place to get your clothing or hats cleaned, dved, repaired or pressed, C'hivers' old reliable Topeka Steam Dye Works. 41?, Kansas ave., or 112 West yth, St., Topeka. WE COURT OOOD HONEST competi tion, but cut-throat competition we don't enter the list with. Chivers. the sanitary clothes cleaning establishment. 411S Kan sas ave. and 112 West 9th St., established in Kansas forty years. flanges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan. Stocks. O p n j H i g hjLo w C 1' He I Yea. Sugar Chicago Gas Am. Tobacco E. G. E Leather Lead M.,K. T. Pfd C, B. Q. Rock Island C, M. St. P. A., T. S. V. A..T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan 141 til 340 1 141Vs-14ii.2 S! 5 S"T! 8SU4 87 I 87 W 3.''8, 3;'i 33i, 05 I 4 4 6i',i :;r.'4 i 34 3."W 35 I :w 3 is' SXJ 87',-i 97 9: !H'-2 S0-V, 'I'J SKSi !'4'zl Stt! 9:V-8 i:svsi WV41 l' mi Hi 3C:j Wl'l 3, 2Ji-tl E!",-s: 3U 4, li 11,1 li";1,.! l'lT'V l'wa-i Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash Un. Pacific C. N. V. N. Y. Centra i 8416 314! s-V-j 18 24 121 1 21'il 84;2i I'M I 1X1..I J 24J 24lo( 24U 120 12-) 123 l'7'.:, lUclirUi C. C. C. D. L. W. SC-8 :i'j;Hi 3fi',i .1 131 la ...I 21:,i I.-.1V 2"7si s:;i 21 21 "-i M I S4k l.iVi, 7T7 79 2T.! 26l 57 .r.vv4 31 Hi 31 "2 Reading Jer. Central D. H Omaha T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd Pacific Mail 8P,.. KM 7:ili 2'i':,. 5-S's! 31 7!t'i 2'i'J ::i L. N I8'.K WO-i! Ex. dividend ZV2 per cent. Privileges: Puts May wheat, 90ttSO"-iP: alls May wheat, 2Vfe' !2"-c Puts May cal corn, 28ac calls May corn. It Is not what a manufacturer says about his own medicine that cures a patient, but what the medicine does. Ballard's Horehound Syrup does the work and does it well. It cures coughs and colds in a day. Its healing, sooth ing and quieting. 25c 50c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy, Cor. Sixth and Topeka Ave. The Cremerie's new place, 726 Kansas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. Hints For iju Xmas Nb Gifts.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1897. KANSASJEWS. Eranelist Martin CreatesTrou hie at Florence. Slanders Citizens in a Eectless Manner. BESIEGED IN CHURCH. Angry Men Threaten to and Feather Him. Tar I'rays Against Time All Night Long. Florence, Dec. 10. Tuesday night. Guy Martin, a traveling evangelist, who had been holding a revival in the Methodist church, preached an ex tremely sensational sermon. He at tacked the character of two officials, questioned the honor of many of the citizens and made remarks about the public schools that reflected upon the virtue of the children. The bitterness and injustice of the wholesale accusation aroused the peo ple to a high pitch. Wednesday after noon an indignation meeting was held to discuss the matter. The meeting was largely attended, and the discus sion was marked with excitement. The conclusion of the meeting was the adoption of the following-: "To the pastor and the honorable members of the Ixiard of trustees of the Methodist Kpiscopal church of Flor ence. Kas., or to any other like body of trustees or directors of said communi ty: We. the undersigned representa tive citizens of Florence and vicinity, in meeting assembled, beg of you to freed the following petition: "Whereas, Since one Martin, a self styled evangelist and an evident sen sationalist, has come into our commu nity fur the laudable purpose of con ducting a revival of religion, and inas much as he, under pretense of wearing a cloak of the gospel, and being a her ald of the sacred message of Christian ity, has seen fit upon more than one oc CHsimi his mission proving less fruit ful than he wouid like to have seen it "First To malign the good name of oor most worthy mayor as being a brile-taker. "Second To slander the members of our city council as being accomplices to the charge of bribery. "Third To abuse the good name of our business men, whose reputation for honesty and good living has ever been beyond reproach. "Fourth To vilify our young ladies, whose purity of life has been of excep tional repute. "Fifth To cast approbrlum upon our public schools as being "a place unfit and unsafe for a girl from 12 to 15 years of nge to attend.' ".Sixth To infamously denounce, not only f ile principal of said institution of learning as being a 'Godless wretch,' but also denouncing his fellow in structors against whom no man has any right to say a word derogatory of character and life. "Seventh To liken the people of our quiet town to a herd of hogs 'wallowing in mire and spiny with bristles," and "Eighth To vituperously heap inso lence upon all who entertain any other mind as to religion than that in which he makes pretense of belief. "Do beg of you. in the name of reas on, and in the support of our own in stitutions of Christianity and religion, to dismiss said malicious nd vituper ative Martin from your pulpit or pul pits. To dismiss him from you as one of your number, or else hereafter we severally and conjointly agree to re frain from supporting either from the purse or by our presence, the institu tion that countenances by word or deed, such villainy nd insane actions reflecting upon the good name of a community of which you are a part: and we, all believing in decent living and a reasonableness of Christianity as Christ taught it when He was here among men, do subscribe our names on this Sth day of December 17." The meeting also appointed a com mittee to notify Martin that he must not tarry longer, giving him until last evening to leave town. The committee delivered the message at 3 o'clock. Martin refused to leave and defiantly declared that at 7 o'clock he would fill his appointment in the church. Martin called on the city au thorities for protection, but they told him nothing could be done for him. Tar and feathers were talked of free ly and other threats made, but Martin was game and stood his ground. While most of the people of the town are against Martin, he still has a small following of religious enthusiasts who encouraged him. and toward night he became bold and began to threaten in return. Martin appeared in the pulpit at 7 o'clock as he had promised and deliv ered a discourse. He said he had noth ing to retract and that he would give larger doses later. But his spirit was not so buoyant as earlier in the even ing. He declared that he would resist an attempt to arrest him or to take him out of the church. The church was packed, and without men stood waiting for the meeting to close. But it was not Martin's purpose to close the meeting. At 10 o'clock he dismissed the congregation in the usual way. and added that all who desired to depart might do so. but said that the sermon would be followed Immediately with a prayer meeting of several hours duration, perhaps all night, and invited Jiis friends to stay. This caused ene mies to jeer, but he held the floor. Finally the congregation began to disperse, and at 11 o'clock Martin was in possession of the church, surrounded by about twenty sympathizers. Mar tin led the meeting with a sensational prayer, calling upon the Lord to reveal a way to escape the angry mn who, he said, w-re standing without waiting to devour him. Between pravers Martin would line a hymn and lead it. his sym pathizers joining in the words. At midnight Martin and a few friends were still shouting and singing in the church, and the people had about aban doned their proposition to dislodge l3uch iii Little 13 especially true of Hood's Pills, foi no medi cine ever contained so great curative power in so small space. They are a whole medicine chest, always ready, al ways efficient, always sat isfactory: prevent a cold or fever, cure all liver ills. sick headache, Jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c Zke ouij fiii to take with Hood's Saxsaparlllfc Lfd(B them. lie said in his prayer meeting that it has been necessary for him at different times and places to "take to the woods." and it is not improbable that he may watch an opportunity to escape from the church and leave town before davbreak. The people are on the alert, and a guard will be left to watch his movements. The plan now is to prefer charges against him, today and arrest him. At 1 a. m. Martin lost a half dozen of his little band. As they departed he bade them good night in a loud voice, and locked the doors behind them. The men and boys who stood outside hooted, but offered no violence. Martin then resumed his prayers, and a brother who came out doors after a fresh supply of coal announced to the waiting crowd that the little band was prepared to fight it out on that line all night. About daybreak, The crowd outside having scattered, Martin and his sup porters left the church without trouble. The Kvangelist attempted to hold an other meeting last night, but the dem onstrations of the townspeople became so threatening that the preacher di rectly withdrew. A crowd of about 100 citizens escorted him to the railway station and kept back those who would have harmed him. GRAIN MEN PROTEST. Strong Fight Will ba Made on Gal veston Kates From Newton. Newton, Dec. 10. The grain men of this city and Wichita are preparing to protest against the grain rates, which were put in effect between Wichita and Galveston, on December 6. Last Monday the rates on grain from Wichita to Galveston were raised from 27 cents per hundred to 31 cents. A year ago the rate was 31 cents per hun dred but after a hard light by the grain men the rate was reduced to 27 cents, which was the same rate as Kansas City had to the gulf. Xow it is pro posed to raise the rate and make it cost 4 cents more to ship grain to Galveston from Wichita, than it does to ship the grain to Galveston by the way of Kan sas City. The grain men are somewhat exer cised over the change in rates but say that they will wait until the official rates are announced before they take any action. It was announced at the time of the change that the rate from Kansas City to the gulf would also be raised 4 cents, but as yet it has not been learned if that change has been made. It is claimed by the grain men that over 100,000 bushels more of grain were shipped to Galveston last year, under the reduced schedule, than there ever was before. No action whatever will be taken, the grain men say, until the official sche dule is published. COUNTY ATTORNEY ARRESTED A Sfc Mary a Saloonkeeper Charges Charles W. Skene With Of ficial Misconduct. Wamego, Dec. 10. Chas. W. Skene, county attorney, who has not been in office a year, was arrested yesterday and brought here from Westmoreland by the sheriff on warrants issued from the offices of Justices of the Peace Pearson and Fee, sworn to by George A. Novice, a St. Marys' saloonkeeper, charging misconduct in office. A continuance was taken in each case until January. D. B. Sprague and B. II. Tracey appeared for Novice and J. K. Codding for Skene. These cases are the outcome of open saloons In Pot tawatomie county under Skene's ad ministration. It is claimed that Skene had an un derstanding with a certain brewing company through which its beer was to be exclusively sold in the county. Novice and AVhite who were openly running a saloon in St. Marys, had been arrested for violation of the state prohibitory law during the past sum mer. Their cases were dismissed at the September term of the district court, as Novice says, because he had agreed to do business according to Skene's wishes. IOLA BRICK PLANT. Has in a Short Time Turned Out Over 2.500,000. Iola, Dec. 10. The Iola Brick works which are now shut down after run ning steady for a little over a half a year have done perhaps as much to build up Iola as anything else. Up to the present, over 2,000.000 have been sold and delivered and there are about 500,000 on hand, part of which are already contracted for. Over 75 per cent of the product has been used in Iola. no effort having been made to work the outside trade. The largest shipment made out of town was about SO, 000 to Hutchinson, and carload lots have been sent all over the state. The work has given employment to about thirty-five men, nearly all home people. The recent break in the machinery will be mended in a short time and work will be resumed and the output increased. FARMERS' CONVENTION. Third Annual Institute in Session at Newton. Newton, Dec. 10. The third annual meeting of the Harvey County Farm ers' institute was called to order in this city yesterday. The morning session was short, the principal thing being the paper by C. K. Branine, entitled, "How Shall the Farmers Maintain the So cial Standing to which He is Entitled?" A discussion followed, led by Mrs. C. S. Charlton. The dairy question was the next con sidered, L. G. Harlan of Pleasant town ship and Fred Heiber of Whitewater discussing it. Miss Josephine Harper of the State Agricultural college addressed the in stitute. The session of the institute will con tinue the remainder of the week. OLDEST CONDUCTOR DEAD. Was in the Railroad Service for 60 Years. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 10. Captain San ford Bell, the oldest conductor in the service in the world and the first man to run a Western Atlantic train into Atlanta, when the place was still Mar thasville, died in this city yesterday. Captain Bell was 73 years old, and for 60 years had been in the railroad ser vice. For 50 years he had been a con ductor, and since 1852 had been in the 'constant service of the Western At lantic system. His life was filled with thrilling incidents, as he survived sev eral wrecks and commanded the fa mous "General" during the war. HIS DEFENSE INSANITY. Murderer of Dan McTaggart Putting Up a Strong Cass. Independence, Dec. 10. The trial of Henry Sheesley continues to attract at tention. Thirteen witnesses for the defense were examined yesterday, and most of their testimony was in regard to Sheesley's sanity. They asserted that they had seen him at different times and places and that he had acted strangely. The most important wit ness was Arthur Sheesley, a son of the prisoner. He told the story of his father get ting Into trouble and being struck over the head by a mover more fully than either his mother or sister had done. He was with his father at the time, and asserted that he has acted strangely ever since. A prisoner who has occu pied the same cell with Sheesley in. jail here testified that Sheesley had had sev eral fits during his confinement. The defense is making a strong case of in sanity, and it is likely that it will have a good deal deal of weight with the jury. FARMERS ARE AROUSED. Asks the Court to Stop the Building of a Powder Mill Near to Their Property. Turner, Dec. 10. The farmers living in the Kaw valley around Turner have gone into court with their fight to pre vent the erection of a powder and dynamite mill on the old Turner smel ter property. At the request of the officers and directors of the school district and 21 other citizens living in the vicinity of the smelter property, Samuel C. Miller, Wie county attorney, began a suit in the common pleas court in Kansas City, Kan., late yesterday afternoon to enjoin D. McVichie and. R. Campbell, the trustees in whose name the prop erty was purchased, from erecting or establishing a mill for the manufacture of gunpowder, gun cotton, nitro-giycer-ine. dynamite and other dangerous ex plosives on the old smelter property. A temporary restraining order which will prevent further work on the proposed mills until the case is decided, will be served on the defendants or their work men today. The people In the neighborhood are in a high state of excitement over the efforts to establish the mills and they say they will make a fight in the court to prevent it. It is asserted that on ac count of the ptoposed powder mill be ing so located, in case of an explosion, the lives of children in school, of pas sengers on trains, of people traveling the public highways and of dwellers in the neighborhood would be placed in jeopardy, besides which much property both public and private would be liable to destruction. EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS. Many Papers of Special Interest to Women Read at Sates Cen ter Convention. Yates Center, Dec. 10. Among the prominent workers who are in attend ance at the state convention of the Kansas Equal Suffrage association.are Mrs. Addison, state president; the Rev. Edith Hill Booker and Mrs. Helen Campbell. The programme of yesterday consist ed in the reading of reports from coun ty and district organizations. Last night the Baptist church would not hold the crowd. Dr. Sarah Hall of Ft. Scott read an interesting paper on "The Woman in Medicine," and was followed by Mrs. Henrietta Turner on "The Growth of the Women's Clubs." Then came Rev. Edith Hill Booker, on "The Woman in the Ministry." She demonstrated to the satisfaction of her hearers that there was at least one wo man in the land who was abundantly able, mentally and physically, to occu py a position behind the sacred desk. Miss Ellen Green, who travels for a wholesale paint house, read a paper on "The Woman in Business." Last on the programme was an address by Miss Laura A. Gregg, who is working hard in the cause of equal suffrage. Many signatures for membership in the club were secured. YOUNG FAIR FOUND. Son of Sterling Banker Located Mis treated by Tramps. Guthrie. O. T.. Dec. 10. Roger, the 17 year old boy who disappeared from the home of his father. Senator D. J. Fair of Sterling, Kan., was located here today under the care of a physi cian. The boy became angry with his teacher six weeks ago, and, tossing up his books, disappeared. He fell in with a gang of peddlers, who forced him to beg for them. In order to give him the appearance of a mendicant, the peddlers burned his leg horribly with carbolic acid. Gan grene set in, and when the peddlers reached here, they found it necessary to give the boy medical treatment. A local physician had already arranged to amputate the leg, but the boy de murred. Dr. H. L. Smith finally took charge of the lad. The telegraph stories of young Fair's disappearance, and the large rewards offered by the father convinced the physician that his pa tient waa none other than young Fair. A portion of the boy's undergarments bearing a laundry mark was sent to Senator Fair at Sterling. The mark was recognized, and Mr. Fair immedi ately came to Guthrie. The scene when the father and son met was very touching. The boy will lose his leg. Senator Fair, who is ope of the most prominent men in western Kansas, will take his boy home at once. SHOW COMPANY EGGED. Drunken Uncle Tom's Outfit Warmly Greeted at Cawker City. Cawker City, Dev. 10. Van Amberg's Uncle Turn's Cabin company, now mak ing a tour of northwest Kansas, ar rived here today noon. In the after noon a portion of the company proceed ed to fill up on Kansas whisky, and by the time the performance was to com mence a number of the players were not in condition to show up. Those who did appear on the stage gave a stranare performance. By the time Little Eva waa supposed to have been gathered to the angels, a generous supply of eggs had been se cured, and they were used unstintedly on many members of the company. The manager was caught on the street and eggs were poured down his back. The car belonging to this com pany was about a half mile from town. Some of the best sprinting ever wit nessed here was done by this company, judging by the time the actors made in getting to the oar, which was for tified against the attacks of the indig nant citizens. The Thespians did not again venture out of their car, which was pulled out of the depot the next morning. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington, Dec. 10. The following fourth class postmasters were appoint ed today: Antioch, Miami county, Mary F. Meets vice A. M. Cummings, resigned; Buel, Mitchell county, Wm. Knox vice A. A. McKee, resigned; Crawford, Rice county, Melvin C. Richardson vice M. C. Cain resigned; Mission, Johnson county, Elton' L. Mil ler vice H. D. Plunkett, resigned; South Mound, Neosho county, R. C. Crandon vice F. M. Denton, removed. Pensions for Kan sans. Washington, Dec. 10. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original James L. Simmons, Lakin, $6; Peter Brewer, National Military Home, Leavenworth, J8; John B. Op- -a l S I t I I fc 1 1 c 1 -v 1 11 jv- 1 a, tit iii. gj C-0 PY" T--- I 697 II J5 fliiin nn m a mpvs vin nn snrs v be 1 -.P1U.UU- 1 f fa 1 if 4nM Attractive Men's Xmas Ties this year are simply beautiful exquisite color ef fects and change able effects at 25c, 50c, 11.00. 1 See oar New White raffs at permon, Baxter Springs. $6: William Tinnell, Burr Oak, J12; Aiexanaer dk", National Military Home, Leavenworth, $6- Edward Shidler, Lyndon, $10; John S. Wilgus. Lacygne, 110. Restoration and supplemental Peter B. Porter, Galena. J4. Increase Special, Kaveraoer z.i, liii- i Tj.ar-u rtttnwn 12 to S17: Cal- I lOlU ictvv-., Lder Whiteman. Nonchalanta, JS to Ji; Franklin Conway, Smitn uenter, a io $10 Original Widow, Etc. Rhoda Porter, Galena, $8. Original Reissue Catharine Might, Hutchinson, $12. Robert Fivecoata Acquitted. ci irn Tep. 10 Bv far the hard est fought case tried in Neosho county for years ended here lasi evemne," Robert Fivecoats was acquitted of the murder of William Berry. whom he shot last October while the latter was re sisting arrest. The jury was out 30 minutes and brought in a verdict of not guilty. Abilene A. O. V. W. Celebration. Abilene, Dec. 10. Abilene lodge, A. O U. W., had anniversary exercises and dedication of new hall last night, with a large attendance, including rep resentatives of adjoining lodges.Grand Master Workman Crider of Ft. sAco: A. P. Riddle, E. C. Little. Mrs. A. P. Riddle and Mrs. W. P. Gulick made addresses and there was a musical pro gramme. The new hall is the largest in the city and finely furnished. Natural Gas at Parsons. Parsons, Dec. 10. Parsons is now connected with the natural gas fields of Kansas. Parsons Natural Gas com pany completed the piping of this city today A "blowout" was given last night In which thousands of citizens witnessed the display. Everything passed off without the slightest mishap, and Parsons people tomorrow Will be burning natural gas as fuel. CofTeyville Teachers to he Paid. Coffeyville. Dec. 10. A special meet ing of the school board will be held on the evening of December 20, at which time the salaries of the principals, teachers and janitors of the public schools of Coffevville, for the month of December will be allowed. This meet ing was arranged so that the teachers and other employes might receive this month's salary before Christmas and would be better prepared to celebrate the holidays. Fort Scott Jointists Released. Fort Scott, Dec. 10. The board of county commissioners has released from the county jail three joint keep ers who had been committed upon fail ure to pay fines of $300 each. The re leases were made unconditionally and over the protest of the county attorney. i t'ii When you can spare the money, 'twill pay you to invest in the best suit obtain-able--it's true economy to buy a $15 or f 18 suit of clothes and we have them at that price, but for a good business suit of clothes our fio suits are the finest in the land for the money no one will attempt to deny it; the styles, patterns, fit, work manship, finish and service are perfect A $25 suit from the tailor can give you no more advantages, and your saving is $15 by a trade with us in this line. Should you want something better or cheaper you'll find suits here from $5.00 to $20.00. Furnishings For r'-jX Men's White Dress W Shirts. feif Men's White Dress jQSs Ties. NV Men's White Kid II Ik V Gloves. iM &s Men's Fine Dress J I f Shields. V T See the new H 1 "OXFORD" 1 Muffler for street wear. 50c. The action has aroused the indignation of the element favoring the enforce ment of the law. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC. Twenty Deaths in Three Weeks at San JIarcial, S. M. Denver, Col., Dec. 10. A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. M.. says: Acting Governor Wallace today kept the wires hot making a full examination into the smallpox epidemic prevailing in the lower Rio Grande valley about San Marcial. He found that the facts had been greatly exaggerated, but advised the territorial board of health that the sit uation demanded immediate attention. According to the best authority there have been S9 cases in and about Old San Marcial and 20 deaths during the past three weeks. The Socorro county of ficers today appointed three physicians to begin wholesale vaccination of the people and the local authorities have organized a strict quarantine against all villages where the disease prevails. The Burlington's New Observation Vestibuled Trains. A very handsome set of wide obser vation vestibuled trains are Just out of the Burlington's shops. They are avail able for all classes of travel, and are the only trains of thefr kind to St. Louis from the Missouri River. These are the Denver, Missouri River and St. Louis limited trains. Every car has a wide observation vestibule. The trains are lighted throughout with Pintsch gas and equipped also with. Standard and compartment sleepers. These trains are a duplicate of the new "Eli" to Chicago. This achievement reflects the high est credit upon- the Burlington man agement in Missouri, which is the first to introduce into the service, from the west to St. Louis, these solid, complete, wide-vestibuled trains for all classes of travel. Ask your Ticket Agent for handsome descriptive folder. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General Manager, St. Joseph, Mo. L. W. WAKELET, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. Ballard's Snow Liniment cures Rhematism, Neuralgia, Headache. Sick Headache. Sore Throat, Cuts, Sprains, Bruises .Old Sores, Corns, and all pain and inflammation. The most penetrat ing Liniment in the world. Try It, 50c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy, Cor. 6th and Topeka avenue. 631 KANSAS AVE. Drop in Any Time. We are always glad to see our friends.- You needn't present your card at the door. Come right in and look around. The more you look around at our Clothing, the better we are satisfied. The more carefully you examine it, the better we like it. The more you know about clothing, the more certain we are of eventually securing all bf your trade. We keep only such goods as we can guarantee and that are up-to-date on style, fit and finish. We'll fit you a good deal better than any but the expert tailor, and we'll do it at half his prices Tomorrow, if you're down town, drop in and see what we are offering. If j Ulsters from Holiday BuyersLargest Stock in the State. WARM SHOES Ai'D POPULAR PRICE TAILORS 610 Kansas Avenue. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH SCIJEE LAW A TEST. Mr. Boyle Says it is the Basis of All Labor Laws. In discussing the scrip and screen law litigation today Attorney General Boyle said: "The exercise of police power in such cases as that involved in the present litigation has never been passed upon by the United States supreme court. This case will go to the court of ap peals, then to the supreme court of the state and probably from there to the United States supreme court. "The confines of the police power of the state have never been outlined in the highest court of the land but this case will call for a, direct decision upon that proposition. "It is largely a question of whether labor has redress irt the courts of law for the frauds and wrongs heaped upon it by the growing and crushing power of organized capital. If the court holds that this law is unconstitutional then the decision will apply to all labor laws. It would simply nullify the eight-hour laws, anti-child labor and all similar laws." Mr. Boyle says he will insist that the Kansas statute be complied with until the case is finally decided in the higher courts and if necessary will take steps against the companies to compel them to obey it. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. lie tw 7 1 tm ertr? I i p m $15 OVERCOATS. The top-notch of Overcoat perfection, tone, elegance and nicety, has been reached by our special winter line of men's $15 Over coats. They were made for overcoat buy ers who usually go to the' tailors with extra goodness without extra cost to them. They are made of Imperial Kerseys, Royal Kerseys, Imported Meltons, some satin-lined and others with fancy plaid lin ing. In our $22 full satin-lined Overcoats you see the same quality, fit and finish that is contained in the tailors at double the price. 8.50 to $18. Smoking Jackets $3. $4. $5. 6, $7 and $7.50. Genuine Seal Caps I5.00, $7.00, and $10. Fine Silk Umbrellas $2. $3. ?4 ?5. 16 and $7. Fine Silk Handkerchiefs 25c to it. so. Our Special Iloliday Stiff Hat at $4. SLIPPERS, FDKHAM'S. Make Clothes That Fit. NEGROES AM) POLITICS. Booker T. Washington Advises Mem bsrs of His Raca Not to Seek Office. Washington, Dec. 10. Booker T. Washington, the founder and head cf the industrial school for colored people at Tuskegee, Ala., advises the men of his race to keep out of politics and not to seek office. "Don't try to govern the country," he says to them, "until you know how. Educate yourself and take care of your own interests and promote your own fortunes and leave the interests of othr people to be oared for by men of education and experi ence." Mr. Washington came to this city the other day to have an interview with the president, but was not able to do so, owing to the latter's absence In Can ton. He would have advised the presi dent against the appointment of color ed men to office in the south. He says that it stimulates an ambition among their friends and the members of the race generally to seek a living by poli tics instead of by the trades and other industries, and has a demoralizing in lluenre. At the same time it provokes hostilities among the whites and keeps alive race prejudices. The only career Mr. Washington sees for his race is in industrial and agricultural education. Christmas Pres?nts. A beautiful line of Ladies' and Gent's Watches. Rings and Jewelry. A fancy line of Chinaware in Tea Sets. Cake and Fruit Plates, Celery Dishes, Crack er Jars and Vases. A beautiful line of Photograph Albums, Teacher's and Family Bibles. A nice line of Lamps. Rugs and Curtains. All sold on easy payments at low prices. E. W. HUGHES, 107 East Fifth street, opposite post-office. f i X-Jf f I; S J i h X vl J I 8 4

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1897. 5 r GRAIIOPHONES KEW AXD ISMOVED. FOR SALE AND RENT. Call and bear the Latest Popular Music on these Gramophones and see also SEW STOCK REGIS! MISIC BOXES XKin OTHER HOLIDAY UOOIIN. A Special Programme of Mmic and Recitations will t given Willi the. GRAMOPHONE SATURDAY NIGHT. E. B. GUILD, 614 Kansas Avenue 614 BEFORE SELECTING YOUR Christmas Gifts VISIT THE m mm mm 633 KANSAS AVE. 633 Having decided to close out our large stock of Topaz stones before the Holidays, everything is going AT JUST HALF FftlCS SOc Choice of small, medi um or large stones. Same as sold for $i Studs, Stick Tins, etc. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND COMPLETE LINE OF and upwards. Dptnfmhpr Tlmt a penuine Topaz IVCIIlCill UCl stnue would make an elc-frr.nt Christmas Oit't: that each artk-.H is varranled; tliat ve ai.o-.v you to have theiu tested. AIho remember otir location 633 KANSAS AVE. We occupy rart of the Levi Millinery Store. OPK. I'.M'II, S I'. 31. C03IING 151' DOG Tit A IN. Man Expected Irom Dawson in About Ten Days. Seattle. Wash., Dec. 10. The steamer R.tsalee arrived today frum Skaguay and lyt-a. Alaska, with 35 passengers. The Rosulee brings the news that James B. MeCaultjy of Victoria is n his way out frum Dawson City with a dog train and is expected to arrive at Skaguay in a week or ten days. At a meeting hWd at Skaguay December 1. stops wtrre taken for a municipal gov ernment. St-ven candidates were nomi nated for councilmen. Four tramways are being constructed at Dyea. Seven miles of a wagon road between Skaguay and .Lake Bennett have been comi-leted. At least l.OvO men are scat- j tered between White Horse rapids and J Skaguay. j The Canadian police have warned all persons bound for Dawson to turn back unless they have t pounds of provis ions. WILL HAVE INDIAN NAMES. New Flan of Christening the Reve nue Cutters. Washington, D. C. Dec. 10. Secreta ry Gage has adopted a plan for nam ing r.ew vessels of the revenue cutters. The old system of naming vessels was to call them after secretaries, some times senators or members of the house and sometimes clerks. Hereafter, huwever, these vessels will receive the names of tribes of Indians. The cutter launched at Cleveland yesterday has been named the Algon quin and another will be called the Onondaga. It is not unlikely that the names of the old cutters Smith and Sperry will be changed in conformity with the new plan. Ballard's Horohound Syrup is not a mixture of stomach destroying drugs, but is a scientifically prepared remedy that cures coughs and colds, end all throat ar.d lung troubles. Its action is quick, prompt and positive. 25c and 50c. Geo. V. Stai.sfield, C;i2 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy, Cor. 6ih and Topeka avenue. There is one good restaurant In To peka. that's the Cremerie, 72G Kansas avenue, Scott Scott. Eat at the Cremerie, 726 Kansas ave nue. Scott Scott. Ifae Roval is the highest grade bekiag powder mown. Actual testa snow it goes one third further tbao any other bread. Absolutely Pure .ov.c .wa wrywts eo., ww votc Urooclies.rjn n Bar Pins, Drop Screw hP Hat Pins, Earrings, I UU Etc., Etc. PGWBI0 PAID ALL ITS DEBTS. Fall Festival Committee of Fif teen Has Squared Accounts And Has Three Dollars Left in the Treasury. Committea Appointed to Repoit Karnes for a New Board of Director. The annual meeting- of the stockhold ers of the Committee of Fifteen Fall Festival association was held last ev ening at the council chamber. It was the purpose to elect a new board of directors, but action waa postponed. The financial affairs of the committee have been cleared up and the following report of the secretary shows how the money was expended and from what sources it was received: RECEIPTS. Balance, 1SP6 1.800 00 Subscriptions to date 5.104 90 Gate receipts 3,558 05 Privileges 1,800 00 Kansas National Guard 347 00 Fair Grounds rent 206 67 Base ball benefit 11 20 Interest 41 00 Sale surplus wood 41 25 Sale surplus straw 47 79 Commissions souvenir spoons. 1 20 Rebate on dec. approp 7 59 Rebate on bill W. H. Reed 1 25 Rebate on freight overpaid... 7 00 A.. T. S. F. executive com,. 160 00 Conscience fund 25 $13,135 15 EXPENSES. Printing1 and stationery 586 183 227 71 123 L.563 400 60 479 !.468 :,107 21 613 162 ,3o8 146 4 SO 45 169 5 41 294 .512 Advertising Chanute encampment Speakers Hack hire and livery Floats Decorations and extra lights.. Karnival Knights Com Indians Camp expenses Kansas National Guard Badges Firemen's tournament Press committee Music committee Fire works Knights' tournament Postaee Due bill, 1S96. G. A. R Stock subscription remitted... Newcomb case, fees and costs Clerk hire and salary Floral committee $13,134 25 2 10 $13,132 15 Less warrants undrawn Balance on hand 3 00 Secretary Swayze and Treasurer Greenwald have the vouchers in detail so that anyone who is interested may make an examination of the books. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Committee of Fifteen last evening, Treasurer Greenwald presented his re port and asked for the appointment of an auditing committee. C. W. Kouns said: "1 do not believe that it is nec essary to appoint an auditing commit tee. Every bill has been so carefully scrutinized by this whole committee that there is no danger that any money has been expended where it should not have been." Mr. Kouns' motion to ap prove the report of the treasurer was adopted. Major T. J. Anderson was on the war path. A certain Topeka jeweller had said in an interview that he was oppos ed to the Fall Festival and that people who gave to the fund did not give any thing to charity. Major Anderson said: "This man be longs to that almost extinct race of hu man beings known as the mound build ers. They always stand in the way of progress. The gentleman makes the assertion that people who gave to the Festival fund make no donations to charity. I want to venture the asser tion that there is not a single member of this committee who does not every year give ten times as much to charity as that man and his whole family have given in their whole lives. 1 think that if the mound was reopened and this men and the few like him who are left in Topeka were put in it we would be a great deal better off. I do not believe there is a single subscriber to the Fes tival fund who does not feel amply paid and there is not a member of this com mittee who has given his time and money who does not feel perfectly sat isfied in spite of what this man has said." Major Anderson's remarks were ap plauded. A. K. Wilson moved that the stock holders proceed to the election of a hoard of 15 directors for next year. It. S. Brigham thought that it would be better to appoint a committee to make up a list and report at the next meet ing. A motion to this effect was adopt ed and President Fellows named R. S. Brigham. Major T. J. Anderson and L. L. Kiene as the committee with in structions to report at a meeting to be held January 6. Many members of the old committee have already refused to serve another year. THE SHOT KILLED HER. The Victim of Kansas City Bobbers is Dead. Kansas City, Mo., Dee. JO. Miss Emma Schumacher, who was shot by one of two robbers who entered her grocery and tried to rob her, has died from the wound. The robbers' wagon, smeared with blood, was found three miles from the center of the city, where the men had abandoned it. Miss Schumacher shot one of the men, and it is believed that he was severely wounded. DOG'S BATH COST 2,500. Contractor Mahon Bathed His Fet and Lost His Diamond Ring. Eranchport. X. J., Dec. 10. Bernard Mahon of New York, a contractor, who owns a country seat at this place, has lost a diamond ring, which he says he values at $2,500. Mr. Mahon bathed his pet dog with mustard water last even ing. He believes that he lost the ring in the pail, which was emptied by his negro servant. Mr. Mahon has offered a reward of $100 for the recovery of the ring. Another Case of Destitution. Police Matron Thorpe has under her care a case of destitution and misfor tune at 1201 Kansas avenue. A Mrs. Baker whose husband deserted her sev eral months ago. is lying ill with con sumption. She has five small children, the youngest being four months of age. The woman is very low with consump tion. Yesterday Mrs. Thorpe went to the house and found that the family had no coal or food and but little suit able clothing. She made temporary provision for the relief of the family, and the Salvation Army charity bureau is looking after the case. The case is one deserving of aid from the people of Topeka. Special Ssb of Winter Caps. j p f 1 cloth. Kersey, and Cheviot. In golf, w CaZCVC fT t yacht and Brighton shapes v"Sa S t t all sold at 75C, 1 1 and f 1.25 CflC -a -y Choice xJ S I JSJZZ. .J 709 KANSAS AVE. AUERBACH GUETTEL. TOM TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXCEPTIONAL BOTH IN QUALITY AND PRICE-the kind that you cannot find wholesale price $15 Our price until all Max Ernst sold at wholesale for more than we ask you for them, which tomorrow will be only Those Fine $15 everywhere the kind and quality no other genuine Mete alf Kerseys cut In standard shades-raw edges, lap seams, lined with fine most beautiful Overcoat you ever saw at Our Boys Department Boy's Reefers Made of smooth short nap 8 years, all braided sailor collar. 17 fl attl .J 14 years have large ulster collar, blacit Italian lined, ara 53.50 val ues. Our price S A IOMOKKOW Pt& Boy's Cape Overcoats Neat Cassimere, well made. X $3.50 value. TOMOESOW Boy's Fine Reefers Made of fine Chinchilla, Il ls large storm collar, cassimere lined, a;;es 4 to 14 years. Hie kind you al ways pay $5.00 for. Our price TOMORROW I I. Boy's Fine Knee Pant Suits Haudsome fabrics. Keefer, Brownie, Veslee and Iouble Breasted Styles All 5.00 and iC.GO values. IOMOK $3-45 At Special fcafe tr? ,TT" SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Bethany college has an enrollment of 155. John Firey left yesterday for Pennsyl vania. The county treasurer's office is now crowded with expectant taxpayers. County Attorney Jetmore says that the Johns case will go to the jury tomorrow. F. E. Buckner is building a residence at (old number) Quincy street, to cost $1,000. The Arion society gives a concert and ball this evening to members and Invited guests. M. Langhart has been granted a permit to build a dwelling at 117 Taylor street to cost $1,000. Mrs. C. C. Adams will lecture on "Westminster Abbey" befora the Y. W. C. A. next Monday evening. C. P. Bolmar says it is outrageous the way the county commissioners are neg lecting the new court house. Miss Maddocks will lecture on "Holmes" before the class in English literature at the Topeka Y. V. C. A. tonight. The local Christian Endeavor society of the First Baptist church will hold a meet ing for the election of officers tonight. One of the gray horses at No. 4 fire station has been kept at headquarters for the past week, being treated for a lame knee. The Topeka woolen mill is now employ ing 55 men. An institution like this is worth helping, and Topeka wants more of them. Dr. J. D. Countermine of the First Pres byterian church will address the local C. E. union at the First Baptist church to night. Miss Gertrude Coburn read a paper to. day before the Shawnee county Farmers' institute on "The Home Girl and Her Ed ucation." Police Matron Thorpe has secured a home for a little boy named Willie Stice. He will be sent this afternoon to Good land, Kan., where a family has agreed j UliVbli

Pimples, blotches, blackheads, red, rongh, oily, mothy akin, itching. ca!y scalp, dry, thin, and falling hair, and baby bemibea prevented by Cuticcha Eoxr, tho most effective skin purify, lng and beautifying soap in the world, aa well aa purest and aweeteat for toilet, bath, and nuraery. Is told hroochoirt tfa orld- Prt-rra D. 1CT C- Cony., Sol. &Mton. atg' "How;. Beautify th. Skin, IrC W A W WE eisewnere tne Kina mar nas Our recent big purchase of Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters from S flax Ernst, the Napoleon of New York's wholesale Clothing Trade, S places us In position to offer you seme rare values at remarkably low prices all high grade Clothing at a guaranteed saving of 30 to 50 per cent for you. ften's Very Fine Kersey Overcoats. Blue, black and browu shades, lined with Clay Worsted, broad piping broad facing silk sleeve linings, velvet collar, sizes S3 to we had to sell them at Max Ernst's original satin 44 If would be cheap for them. ""m sold will be p Men's Overcoats Made of all wool Kersey and Beaver splendidly lined velvet collar black, hlue and brown shades broad faced. $7 Overcoats We'reJSelling ar0 creatinga furore store ian sell for less than, $20, some even ask $22 styles la blue, black, Oxford and seal brown worsted, satin, silk or finest leather cloth. The Overflowing with Rare Values! Boy's Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck- chinchilla. 3 to vO wear, Gloves, Etc., in great variety And 9 to g$J3 ready for Christmas Boy's Alf-Wool Knee Pants Strictly all wool, double seat jnil knees, elas tic waistOand. made of strona Chev iot, colors guaranteed, worth 7ic to Cflf $1.00. Tomorrow on sale at O Star and Hotlier's Friend Waists 1 auntlrei. finest nercaies. alwavs $2.15 sold at 1.00 and H.as. 'ioniorrow our price is., a Boy's All Leather Leggings Tan and Oxblood, straps, $1.50 value. TOMORROW Boy's Winter Caps obby sty.es, linndsome patterns.' piaiu and lanoy, 75c values. TOMORROW blue black. $3.98 Boy's Long Pant Suits 14 to 19 years, made of black, blue and fancy Cheviots, silicle :iml double breasted, worth tr.oo TOMORROW SKATES With Boy's Suits or Overcoats of $3.00 or over. 235 to adopt him. He Is a child of a destitute widow in this city. Potwin school will give a concert at the school house tomorrow evening to try to raise enough money to buy a bell for the school house. Chief Justice Frank Doster lives west of Washburn college near the Stone man sion. He walks or rides horseback to the city every morning. It is the mother of E. R. Dille, E. D.. of San Francisco who is seriously ill at the home of her sister at 1S33 Clay street, and not E. R. Dittus, as stated previously. All arrangements for clothing and food are made at the Salvation Army hall at 312 Kansas avenue, and not at the hospi tal. Many people have called at the hos pital to obtain aid. When the recent snow melted it was discovered that the roof on the new addi tion at the city jail leaked. The paster ing in three of the rooms was soaked and fires had to be built to dry the plastering. Conductor J. E. Foote, who has charge of a Lowman Hill trolley car, swore to a complaint charging "Bud" Oglesby.col ored, with disturbance of the peace. Oglesby got on Foote's car and refused to pay his fare. He also refused to get off the car when told that he would have either to pay fare or leave the car. He was arrested by Patrolman Gordon. rIck Mullis, one of the notorious North Topeka toughs, was arrested last night by Sergeant Owen for creating a disturb ance on lower Kansas avenue. He was intoxicated and was trying to pick a fight with a bystander. He has been arrested many times before for drunkenness and disturbing the rfeace. He and his brother belong to a gang which takes pride in the name of "Dirty Dozen." Last evening at Unity church a musical entertainment was given. After the musical numbers a "millinery show" was held. The men had decorated hats of their own manufacture which they ex hibited before J. K. Hudson, Tom Doran and Tom McNeal as judges. The first prize was awarded for a hat trimmed by J. Y. Robinson, the second to A. W. Dana and Robert Pierce and the third to George M. Stone. The headquarters of the Ohmer broth ers, who manage the eating houses for the Rock Island, will hereafter be in To peka. The business of the firm has here fore been done from two points. George Ohmer has been at Wichita and Harry Ohmer at McFarland. Under the new arrangement the two offices will be con solidated and the headquarters will be here. The office will soon be established in the Rock Island depot building. DUST IN FRANCE'S EYES. Agitation of Dreyfus Case Started by a Syndicate. Paris, Dec. 10. La Patrie today prints a sensational statement, the substance of which is that the Dreyfus agitation is the outcome of an International plot to di vert France's attention from events abroad, adding that an International syn dicate, with this object in view, backed by foreign gold, commenced operations in Belgium and developed them in Germany. FFER eLOTMIWG orougnt ro us me greatest uiotnmg .Business in x u 1 m 'A jaw 1 trade S CT OO IT WILL MAKE ENEMIES. The Calling of a Special Session of the Legislature. There is no public question in Kan sas upon which there is such a wide divergence of opinion as there Is with reference to a special session of the leg islature. While Governor Leedy says he has not made up his mfnd upon tne subject and does not know whether he will call a special session, there are many men in the party who settle the question for him every day. Some of the leaders of the party and all cf the state officers are opposed to a special session, which if held, will undoubtedly cause much dissension in the ranks of the party. P. P. Elder of Ottawa, is opposed to the special session and is fighting it bitterly. One of the characteristic ut terances of Mr. Elder is: "If the governor calls a special ses sion of the legislature Senator Sheldon and W. J. Costigan will not need to start an anti-Leedy paper. Kan3a3 Day. Arthur Capper, Charles S. Elliott, J. U. Brown of Tribun-e, V. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson and J. S. Carpenter of Council Grove, the executive committee of the Kansas Day club held a meeting at the Copeland last night to arrange for the Sixth annual meeting January 29. The banquet will be held at the Copeland as usual. Congressman Cur tis has been asked to respond to the toast "Kansas." Other speakers who will be invited are as follows: W. Y. Morgan. J. R. Burton, A. P. Riddle, J. Q.. Thompson, Pratt; J. M. Miller, Council Grove: H. F. Mason, Garden City: G. W. Wheatley, Galena: W. L. Huggins. Emporia: Fred Trigg. Gar nett; Columbus Borin, Oberlin, and Warren Perry of Troy. Mr. Morgan, the president, will deliver the annual address and Mr. Capper and Mr. Elli ott will prepare the banquet at which covers will be laid for 200. Sixth District Candidates. M. A. Chambers of Sheridan county is a candidate for congress in the Sixth district. Mr. Chambers is a lawyer at Hoxie. A. H. Ellis of Beloit said in Topeka a few days ago: "I am making my 75c j 05c (1 45ci i A iJ' k 602 f t Kansas Avenue. m Special Sale of Every season we dora ana Lery Hats new fall shapes and colors all f 4, 1,3.50, $3 and $3.50 Hats (except Young's and Stet son's). T E? Choice at H7 1 J O Men's Chinchilla Ulsters. Handsomely made in blue black and gray, all wool, heavy nap, lusterine iron thread sleeve lining, stoim collar. These ulsters cost Max Ernst more to make are the usual $15 quality. We astonish you by offering them at Men's All Wool Beaver Overcoats. Strictly made according to style black, blue and brown, velvet collar. At Max Ernst origi nal price these Overcoats would sell readily at $8. Yet your price now is only Men's AH, Wool Frieze Ulsters. Brown, grey and black lined with wool cas simere, large storm collar, splendediy made. Max Ernst original whoiesale prices would make these cost you Ho, Our price is Men's Fine Suits. Made of all wool labrics Tricot lawns, black and gray Clay Worsteds, fine Tweeds, with line Iin'nps in single and double breasted Sack styles. You can't help but be pleased. JSot a suit in the lot that if bought in a regular way would cost you less than $10 or 12. Vi e sell them now. thanks to Max Ernst, at Men's Very r-inest Suits Uaudsomo Imported Cheviots, Globe Worsteds, finest Tweeds, Dcautltully lined and made in latest fashions are high grade suits the kind that Max Ernst built his reputation up on the kind that S15. $10, $18 is a reasonable price for. We sell Tomorrow at Our Furnishing: Goods Department is a boon to Holiday Shop persOur prices on first-class Goods are matchlessly low. Smoking "Jackets. Ui Tricots, Coverts and Eiderdown in all colors handsome variety, also long gowns for evening wear; very swell, comforta ble and dressy. $3.95, $4.95, $5.95, $6.59, $7.25- Men's Exquisite Neckwear A display that Is unsurpassed In the west in all new shades, new shapes, very fine Silks and Sfatins, $1.00 quality usually. All go at Men's Silk Suspenders Always appropriate, a neat and useful present, finely mounted, regular $1 value. Tomorrow Better linn from 81 to 82-50 50c 50c Stylish Gloves We have a tremendous assortment In Mocha, Kid and Dogskin lined and unlined in all stylish and new shades equal to $1.50 quality elsewhere our price Hen's Cane and Umbrella Sets New, novel and handsome, detachable handles. Taffeta Silk these sets were bought to sell at SB but the Palace C -y f g" oners tbem now at a3i Better Sets at $4.50, $5.95, $7.50. campaign for a third term In eongTess." Mr. Ellis has been twice defeated and he jocularly refers to the approaching canvass as his third term. Other can didates are: W. A. Reeder of Phillips county, J. G. Postlethwaite and H. B. White of Jewell county: W. B. Ham, Rooks county: W. S. Tilton, editor of the Downs Times; Joseph A. Gill, Thomas county. To Make Penitentiary Plat. A Shawnee county boy, William Cole man of Rossville, has been selected by the management of the state penitenti ary to make a survey of the state pris on grounds and make a plat of the boundaries, pipe system, mines and fur nish other valuable information. The plat of the grounds showing such boun daries has been lost. Coleman is a graduate of the engineering department of the State University. He was a member of the Kansas University foot ball team years ago. He is now a guard at the penitentiary. How to Prevent Pneumonia. At this time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if let to run its course without the aid of some reli able cough medicine is liable to result In that dread disease, pneumonia. We know of no better remedy to cure a cough or cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have used it quite extensively and it has always given en tire satisfaction. Oolagah, Ind. Ter. Chief. This is the only remedy that Is known to be a certain preventive of pneumonia. Among the many thousands who have used it for colds and la grippe we have never yet learned of a single case hav ing resulted in pneumonia. Persons who have weak lungs or have reason to fear an attack of pneumonia, should keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. Killed by Snow Slide. Helena, Mont., Dec. 10. Two miners, John Hassett and Prank Weber, have been killed in a snowslide at the Hecia mine, near Glenville. The worst cases of catarrh have been cured by the use of Ayer'a Sarsapa rilla. Eubscrite tur The State Journal. i ii i 0 nil 11 id j i! Is the Neckwear, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Gloves, Etc., that we are showing in all the Latest Styles. r Our Goods come from the best makers styles absolutely correct In every detail. Winter Hats and Caps in good assortment. Underwear and Hosiery. Sweaters and Cordijau Jackets, and f other goods in o ;r line at popular prices. o Jo Fine Hats. inaugurate this great Hat Sale a!I Fe- j VHLOE Topeka.

OO 12 $i.ooi 1,11 nen's Handsome Silk riufflers Exquisite to a degree in variety of mm styles olfered at the special price of.. J Better Grades at 81 to S3 OO rien's Handsome Umbrellas Every one guaranteed. S1.45, SI 95. $2, $2,45. S3- A fl SPOFFOKD'S SHORTAGE. It Was Occasioned by Money Orders) Which He Forgot to Cash. Washington, Dec. 10. An Investigation now being made between the officials of the congressional library and the officials of the postoffice department promises to throw a great deal of light upon the re cently widely discussed shortage of for mer Librarian Ainsworth R. Spofford. It will be remembered that an Investigation, by the treasury department about a year ago showed Librarian Spofford to be about $30,000 short in his accounts. Few peoplo who knew him looked upon this at tho time as anything more than an evidence of clerical negligence in his department. Now It appears that a large part, if not all of this deficiency, which Mr. Spofford promptly made good out of his own pocket, will be accounted for by a great batch of old money orders which the absent-minded librarian forgot to cash. Just what the total sum will amount to has not yet been established, but it prob ably will come near wiping out the dis crepancies in Mr. Spofford's accounts. Some of the orders date back twenty-two years, and one of the largest was for i?,G. Many of the orders have expired by limi tation, but they will be paid by cash or warrant on the treasury and the money will be turned over to Mr. Spofford up to the amount that he has paid out in recti fying his own accounts. Warring Factions Unite. Cleveland, O.. Dec. 10. The Brother hood of Painters and Decorators of America succeeded today in uniting its warring factions, known as the Balti more and Buffalo factions, and elected the following officers: General presi dent, Ii. H. Seiokmann of Cincinnati; vice president, William Crosby, Wor cester, Mass.; general secretary, John Barrett, Denver. Under the consol idation the order will have about 65 lodges with a membership of between seven and eight thousand. The up-to-date Lunch and Short Or der Restaurant, Tlie Cremerie. 7'ZG Kan sas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. Hatter aiid Alen's Outfitter. n Sgoo It j; In if) $6.13 M j $t 4.5 I i 1 i

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TOPlKA BTATJK JUDKX.iL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBEE 18U7, 7 to (01 to(Ql There is something about that expression that has a true ring, and when you come to our store you know that we have "good goods" to show you. Our stock of Books, Pictures, Stationery and Fancy Goods was never finer than it is this year. The Latest Publications Fine Library Sets, Children's Books, Bibles, Prayer Books, HAVE YOU SEEN OUR $l TEACHERS' BIBLE? f 4 4 P3 la there any better gift you can make than a fine Picture P Bee our stock of WATER COL ORS, PHOTOGRAPHS, FAC SIMILIES, ETC. Visit Our Art Room on the second floor our stock of moderate priced Framed Pic tures is the Finest ever shown in Topeka. They Are AH New Goods No 0utofDate, SoCalled Bargains. Booklets, Christmas Cards, Diaries, Fancy Goods, Games, Calendars, Photograph Frames, Desk Furnishings. Kellam Book Stationery SL STOHE OPEN IN THE EVENINGS. NOTHING LIKE IT. Secretary Long's Enthusiastic En dorsement of Civil Service. Washington, Dec. 10. Secretary Long of the navy, in conversation with an Associated Press reporter today, ex pressed the hope that the present civil service system would not be impaired. He said he had entire sympathy ,vith the congressmen who are brought di rectly in contact with applicants for official positions, but he believed that the president was right and should be sustained. He was of the opinion that the great body of the people have no desire to go back to the old system certainly not if their attention is called to the merits of the case. With deference for tile opinion of others who differed from him. the views, which, before oc cupying his present position he said he had held with regard to the benefits of the present, have been confirmed by his experience in the navy department. He said: "First, the government gives tetter service. The civil service examinations are much better than represented, but even at their worst, they result in furnishing most compe tent clerks, who, instead of looking to political influence for their retention in office, know that that defends upon their good work. The power of re moval which hangs ever them all the time and which should never be im paired and which the heads of the de partments are constantly invoking in cases of inefficiency, keeps them up to the murk. "Second, the congressmen themselves as well as the heads of departments, are relieved from what used to be an in cessant drive upon them, taking half their time. Under the old system, where they pleased one, they made ene mies of ten. "Third, the applicant for office is put on a true demoeiatie and American footing. The old system was absolute ly tin-democratic and un-American. If there is a Democratic or American principle, it is that every man shall have a chance and win according to h'.s merit. What would be said if a school teacher were to be put at the head of her class not the best scholar, but the scholar whom the school committee, who secured her her place, desires? There would be a storm in every Amer ican household, and yet. under the old system the congressman. even if asrainst his will, was compelled to be a czar in the matter of appointments. The young American citizen desirous to enter the national service could on ly i so not by going into competition with other candidates but by securing the consent of the political party in authority. It was not enough that he was one of the people, but he must be within the circle of the influence of those to whom that authority was un-d-r obligation." The secretary added that his depart ment was nov. both In the clerical and labor lines, entirely within the civil service rules, except with regard to about a dozen places those being mainly persons employed off and on at about $2 a day. He was rather glad that these were left under the old sys tem, as they furnished an object lesson of some of its objectional features. EMBARRASSING FOR DOYLE INVITED TO A HANGING. Murderer Cart's Execution is to ba a Select Affair. Liberty.' Mo., Dec. 10. Sheriff Hymer to day issued lfiO invitations, reading as fol lows "You are hereby invited to witness the exieution of William Carr. Friday. De cember 17. 11 o'clock a. m., for the murder of his little daughter, Lelle Carr, in Clay county. Mo., on the 10th day of October, 1!7." The rope with which Carr will be hand ed has already been secured. It is the same that was used at the execution of Millionaire Duestrow at Union. Mo. The scaffold, which is in course of construc tion, is in sight of Carr's cell window. As the last day draws nearer the mur derer becomes more and more devout. A Defense of Mr. Dougherty. To the Editor of The State Journal. Please correct an erroneous statement In your Thursday's issue, which does injustice to a good man. Ilev. Dr. Dough of Kansas City, Kan., has never b.- appointed upon the police boavd of tnkt city. He has never been fh favor of the prevailing practice there of licensing joints, but has made many enemies by. his persistent and public opposition to- that policy. JU BLAKESLET. Places Sis Statues of Benton and Blair Before Their Acceptance St. Louis, Dec. 10. Ex-Governor Stone will call a meeting of his associates on the Missouri commission next week and they will then arrange to go to Washings ton and pass upon the Doyle statues of Benton and Blair, recently placed in Statuary hall in the capitol. If Mr. Doyle's work is satisfactory the statues will be accepted and formally unveiled. Governor Stone said Mr. Doyle's action in placing the statues in Statuary hall be fore they had been passed upon by the Missouri commission, created by the legis lature for that purpose, was premature and indiscreet. If the commission does not accept the work the statues will have to be removed, thus placing Mr. Doyle in an embarrassing position. SHOT FIIOU AMBUSH. Coal Mins Strike Leads to the Shoot ing of Two Miners. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 10. The strike at Paint Rock Co. coal mines at Alrny, culminated in a shooting of two min ers today. They are Wm. West and James Garby. Both -were shot from ambush and it is not known who their would be murderers are. Neither was fatallv hurt. A number of men have gone to work today on the day shift, but are being blacklisted. AT ANY MOMENT Death is Likely to Coma to Mother McKinley. Canton. O.. Dec. 10. Dr. Phillips left the McKinley house shortly after one o'clock with the announcement that Mrs. McKinley was likely to die at any moment. He said there was a possibility of her surviving till evening, but it was al most impossible that she could live through another night. She has failed a great deal since he saw her at nine o'clock, the doctor said. HIS NECK WAS BROKEN. Murderer AUender Lived 13 Minutes After the Drop Fell. San Francisco, Dec. 10. Harry Allen der of San Jose was hanged at San Quentin penitentiary at 10:31 o'clock this morning for the murder of Miss Walber A. Fielner and Vinanzi Cro setti, August 9, 1896. While the murderer's neck was brok en bv the drop of six feet, life was not pronounced extinct until 13 minutes later. An Old Settler's Paralysis Mrs. Samuel Reeder, one of the oldest settlers in the vicinity of Topeka, is slowly becoming totally paralyzed at her home north of the city on the In dianola road. Some time ago Mrs. Reeder suffered a slight stroke of par alysis, and since that time the affec tion has been gradually extending until the entire body below the waist is now paralyzed. The physicians say that the paralysis will continue to extend until the entire body is affected and will ultimately cause her death. Mr. Reeder is one of the survivors of the Battle of the Blue. A "Christm3" Pardon. The first "Christmas pardon" issued from Governor Leedy's office was signed today and it will permit Nelson Marcus. a Doniphan county lad, to leave the penitentiary in time to reach home and spend Christmas with his people. The young man was sent to the penitentiary last January having been convicte of grand larceny. He is but a boy, and has been an exempla ry prisoner. He has never been repri manded during his confinement and has complied, strictly, with all the rules and regulations of the prison. Monastery for Alaska. Baltimore, Dec. 10. The very Rev. J. B. Rene, of the Order of the Jesuits, prefect apostlic of Alaska, was in the city today where he lectured before a body of students. Dr. Rene's mission here is to establish a monastery in the interior of Alaska and to develop the cattle raising and farming possibilities of the country, in which he has great faith. Topeka Company "M" of the K. N. G. will be inspected by Col. Wilder S. Metcalf of the First regiment, ac companied by Major General McCram, Adjutant General Allen, Colonel J. E. Anderson and Lieutenant H A. Smith, V. S. A., tonight at 7:30 o'clock. CRACKER TRUSTS UNITE. Business of the Entire Country Under One Management. New- York. Dec. 10. It is more than probable that within the next few days the great bulk of the cracker and bis cuit business of the United States will be controlled by a combination of three corporations that now share the trade among themselves, says the New Tork Times. These three corporations are the New York Biscuit company, the American Biscuit and Manufacturing company and the United States Biscuit company. The last named company is incorpor ated in Pennsylvania and has its head quarters in Pittsburg; the other two are incorporated in Illinois and have their headquarters in Chicago. It i3 generally supposed that the New York Biscuit company will be the head, as it is said to have been the chief pro moter of the combination. The com pany has for years been quietly ab sorbing its rivals. The other two big concerns have not been Idle, but have been wotking- in dustriously to maintain a position of equality with the New York Biscuit company. Each has acquired control of smaller concessions in its territory. The three fold process of absorption has gone on until these three great companies now stand without rivals except among themselves. The combination now forming will put an end to this limited rivalry and there will then be one bis cuit concern that will control the en tire trade of the country. Its com bined capital will be $25,000,000 or $30, 000.000. Rumors are current to the effect that Philip D. Armour of Chicago and J. D. Gilmore, the baker of this city, were the chief promoters of the organiza tion. It is learned that the officers of the three big concerns interested in form ing this combination, are now in the city to complete the details of the un ion. All the preliminary work has been done. The formation of the union was begun as soon as it was mutually un derstood that the three companies had obtained control of all the other large factories in the country. Some time ago the general plan of consolidation was agreed on and only the details were not settled. These will be arranged within the next few days, it is said, and the union will be com plete. It is also said there is not a single concern outside the combination that is wanted inside of it. The head quarters of the new organization will probably be established in this city. Mrs. Gordon's Severe Fall. Mrs. J. C. Gordon narrowly escaped dangerous injury at the Copeland hotel last night. In starting to walk down a narrow flight of stairs in the rear of the hotel about 10 o'clock last night, Mrs. Gordon slipped and fell headlong to the landing at the bottom of the Right, fracturing her collar bone and painfully bruising her body. She was unable to rise after the fall, and had to be carried to her room. Although the injuries are not at all serious, Mrs. Gordon is today suffering from the nervous shock resulting from the ac cident. K. C. Shooters Win at Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 10. J. Lee Porter, the Kansas City wing shot, defeated R. W. Wright of Chicago in the opening match of the bi-city championship contest a of the bi-city championship contest at score of 42 to 40. M. J. Kich, of Chi cago, also fell down before the superior marksmanship of Ed Hickman. another Kansas City expert, the score being 43 to 39. Mrs. Purdy's Bad Bargain. Margaret A. Purdy has commenced suit against her husband, Wm. Purdy, a prominent Valencia farmer, for di vorce. She charges that he threatened to kill her. Mrs. Purdy was a widow when she married Mr. Purdy and he had been divorced from his first wife. She had two farms left her by her first husband and she says the defendant induced her to give him a de-d fi.r these farms. She also charges that he made way with her personal property valued at $1,000. Mrs. Purdy wants the court to order her husband to give back the farms. T v m lira ft i f I I tassssi s we Read., M E. H. Phelps Dead. Springfield, Mass., Dec. 10. Edward H. Phelps, 55 years of age, died today. Until a few years ago. Mr. Phelps was the principal stockholder in the Pheips Publishing comany, publishers of the American Agriculturist, and other periodicals. liSlO. Issfjael Jltto The reason you know. We've told you before. The first of January, 1898, we will be in our new location, 617 Kansas Avenue, with a complete new stock. This stock will be sold at the ridiculously low prices quoted below, and what is left the day we move will be shipped out of town. I WJ J fl BE WI3E! Buy while you can at these prices. 83Up IRCQU i No one knows when you will have an opportunity mi w?r,:,'",llike this again. Ladies' Black Dongola Shoes, button or lace, dime toe, a $2.00 shoe in every sense of I 1 fl the word. This sale U I I U Ladies' Chocolate Shoes, cloth or Dongola, upper same quality as above. Q I I fl Removal Sale Price CP I I U Ladies' Vici Kid Lace Shoe, coin toe, kid tip, regular value $3.50. OR Removal Sale Price j.mV Ladies' Kid Shoe, Goodyear welt, coin toe, lace boot, never known to sell at. less than 5d.o0. Removal Sale Price $2,25 Ladies' Dongola Kid Shoe, coin toe, extra value. Q I C Removal Sale Price O -T"Vl Every pair Ladies' Fine Vici Kid Shoe, Goodyear welt, coin and needle toes, $4.00 and $4.50 quali ty. Removal Price Sale $2.98 One lot of Ladies' Shoes of which we have two and three pair of a kind left in opera and com mon sense toe, also needle, regu lar values were $1.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00. O I Kf. In, This Sale f) I 0U One lot of Men's Shoes, plain, globe toe, lace and con gress, regular value, $1.50. QQ- price, JJ Removal Sale Men's patent calf shoe, congress and lace, plain globe or coin toe, regular $2.00 I QC Removing Sale price, O mOO Men's calf shoe in congress and lace, in plain, globe, coin and yale toes, consid ered a hummer at $3.00 (JJ I QQ Removal sale price, (f) iuO calf Another lot of Men's shoes, with dongola upper, lace, coin or plain globe toe, regular value, $3.35 CCh QQ Removal sale price, $)-&miJ Men's Winter $5.00 Tan Shoes, coin and bulldog toe, CO QQ cut to iDO.UO Patent Leather Shoes, mostly coin toe, a good wearer QO and neat looker. ipeO One lot of Sample Men's Shoes, sizes 6, 6i and 7, in A. B and C widths. Regular values $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. lQ I O Removal Sale Price 0.HO Ladies' Arctics Ladies' Rubbers 58c 22c Ladies' Felt House Slip- flOr pers, with felt soles Men's Rubbers, 38c Men's Felt House Slip- KCp pers, with felt soles vPU" Equally as Low Prices en every pair of Children's Shoes in the Store. ESTRememljer this opportunity closes January 1, 183S. West Side. O OP Shoe West Side. 511 KANSAS AVENUE. Ellff lily Recommended. Applicant It's the truth I do be say ing, sor, that I never worked for any wan In me loife that had the layst fault to find wid me. Tradesman And who, for instance, hartt you worked forf Applicant Well, er faith, now, whin Oi do be t'inkin it over, it's mostly mesilf, sor. Richmond Dispatch. HU Apology. The Lake City (Fla.) Reporter says that at a camp meeting recently held near Lakeland a minister at the beginning of his dlscourso said he had forgotten his notes and excused himself as follows: "I will have to depend upon the Lord for what I say this morning; this evening I will come better prepared." Hat the Military Sort, HoweTer. Fosdick Hemphill has joined the na tional tiunrd. Keodick Ke'll make a good militiaman. "What makes you think so? I thought he was too lazy." "That's what I mean. He's done a great deal of soldiering." Louisville Courier-Journal. An Ioviting Poem. "This, said the Kansas editor, looking over tho top of his spectacles, "is the most inviting manuscript I have received for a long time." "What is it?" asked the foreman. "A poem, beginning, "Come drink with mo.'" Chicago News. It Mar Bo So. "Poets, "said the man who writes in verse, "are born, not made." "Possibly, possibly," returned the weary critic, "but of late I have been in clined to the belief that they are neither bom nor made." Chicago Post. A Thin One. "Did you eat that missionary you found yesterday?" asked one cannibal of another. "No," was the reply. "We drank him He was so thin we had to make soup-of him." Yonkers Statesman. The Old Story. "If you were as full as you say you wero, how did the judge come to discharge you?" "He didn't know I was loaded." Bos ton Courier. Fair, Fat and Forty. Geraldine I wouldn't marry you if I lived to be 100 years old. Gerald Well, you've got 60 years to change your mind. New York Truth. His Wedding Present. Visitor Did your father give Jennie away? Johnnie Yes, and gave Mr. Smith $1, CU0 to take her. Brooklyn Life. William's Mistake. A William goat with low bowed head Rushed wildly forth to butt. A moment later he lay dead Willi a shattered cocoauut. The fellow that he sought to crash. The victor in the fray, Turned out to be a center rash, Woo met the goat half way. Chicago News- New place 726 Kan. Ave., Cremerie, Scott Scott. GOVERNOR IS LAID UP. on Gov. Leedy Staying in His Room Account of Rheumatism. All papers signed by Governor Leedy this week have been carried to his room at the National hotel, because the governor has been suffering with rheu matism and has left his room but little, when he did, going only to the head quarters of the state board of charities where the contracts for supplies have been awarded. More If ice Weather. Mr. Jennings says that Topeka is in for a spell of good weather. Tonight he says will be somewhat cooler, but will be clear. This vicinity is in an area of high barometer. The wind today is blowing from Jite northwest. Photographs all sizes, all prices. Leonard takes them.613 Kansas avenue. THE BEST $3.50 SHOE AT FURMH'S. Jones THE ICS MAN J tie's the man that stirred up the ice men. supply. Tel. 430. Office: 117 E. Norris J BUY FDRHAH'S $3.00 WARRANTED SHOE.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURXATj, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1897. 8 r TICE An impression seems to have obtained in some quarters that our great cost, and less than cost sale would cease with tomorrow night. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This unparalled sale will continue as already announc ed, until December 31, 1897. There will be no let up, to the contrary, as sizes and assortments be come broken a further cut of 15 to 25 per cent will be made. NOTE All those desiring to secure these wonderful values between now and January 1st, can do so by making a partial payment for which receipts will be given. 617 and 019 Kansas Ave. BOYS' $2.00 WEARWELL SHOES, FURMAH'S. A CRY FOR HELP. Honetary Commission Appeals to Bankers and Insurance Men. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10. Chairman II. H. Hanna, of the monetary com mission, has sent to bankers of the country 10,000 circular letters as fol lows: "Dear Sir: The monetary commis sion chosen by the executive committee of the Indianapolis monetary conven tion will very soon conclude its labors and offer a plan for financial organiza tion in accordance -with the expressed will of the convention. The members of the commission, have at great sac rifice to themselves and without com pensation other than their traveling and living; expenses, while engaged in the work, given a great deal of time and diligent, conscientious effort to the accomplishment of the great task im posed upon them, "It is generally believed that the sug gestion for legislation that the com mission will offer will prove to be broad, comprehensive and rational. The '.ifficulty of dealing with existing con ditions and the needs of widely sepa rated geographical divisions present many complex phases of the subject. After long suffering and immeasurea bly expensive delay, the opportunity seems to be at hand for financial re organization. However, only patient, patriotic sacrifice of individual opinions as to methods will make desirable leg islation possible. "It is not difficult for conservative thinking men to agree as to great prin ciples involved, but there is a wide dif ference of opinion as to the detail of methods. The suggestions sent to tire commission are so varied that all of them cannot be used, therefore sup pression of individual preference calls lor patriotic patience. "In anticipation of the publication of the plan of the commission this letter Is addressed to you to remind you of the serious importance of harmony among those who recognize the necessi ty of eliminating the money question from politics and establishing stable things in finance. "If. after a careful consideration, you "believe the main features of the plan of the commissioners to be sound, you are urged to waive your preference for de tail and unite in the great effort to at once wisely dispose of the subject and release the commerce of the country from the awful destruction incident to periodical financial agitation. "Your senators and representatives In congress will desire to hear from you on this subject. If you can consist ently, don't fail to write plainly to them your approval of the plan recom mended by the commissioners." The circular sent to insurance men and money brokers bears date of De cember 10, while the one directed to bankers bears date of December 4. The last circulars to be sent out embody all the injunctions of the letter to bank ers, with the following additional mat ter: "Like every one else, insurance men and their patrons are vitally interested better known as Ayer3 Cherry Pec toral, ha3 made a record for its remarkable cures of asthma. Cases that have been considered beyond hope or help have been cured by this remedy. We give two examples of such cure3 out of the many on record: 4'Hy mother has been a great sufferer from asthma for the past ten years, and her recovery i3 almost without a parallel. On account of her advanced age oyer seventy we had but little hopes of ever seeing her well again but we are sincerely grateful to inform yon that she has been entirely cured by the use of Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral." INGLI3 BANKS, Tar Brook, N.S. 44 1 was a. sufferer for a long time from asthma, vainly endeavoring to procure relief in the use of ordinary remedies. At length I was induced to try a bottle of Ayer's Cherry I'ectoral. The first bottle afforded me so much benefit that I continued the use of the remedy until entirely cured." JOSEPH kLOXZ, Charlotte, N.C. 1 V. 1 i A I i (Qcsppq pectoral put up in half-size bottles, 50 cents. Full-size bottle, $1.00 o o o in sound money. A heroic effort is be ing made to eliminate the money ques tion from politics and establish a sound and stable system in the interest of the people. "You can be of great service in creat ing respect for and confidence in the good intention of the commission if you will assume your share of the respon sibility, and as you have occasion bring it to the attention of all your business acquaintances with your endorsement and approval, and in this way make success possible for this great move ment for the general good." BATTLE WITH BANDITS. Southern Pacific Train Held Up Near Willcox, Ariz. Denver, Dec 10. A special from El Paso, Tex., says: Information was received in this city late last night from San Simon, a small station just east of Willcox, Ariz., on the Southern Pacific, of a train hold-up. Train No. 20, the Sunset Limited, had just left Stein's Pass, N. SI., near the Arizona line, when the engineer noticed a danger signal in front and immediately applied the air. No sooner was the train brought to a stop than five men stepped out from their hiding places near the tracks, all heavily armed. One covered the engineer and firemen with his Winchester, while the others gave their attention to the train proper, more especially to the express car, firing their guns in the air and otherwise frightening the passengers. At this point the guards in the express car took a hand in the fusillade. Thirty or forty shots are said to have been fired on both sides. One Wells-Fargo guard, Jennings by name, succeeded in killing robber Cullen, who was nearest to the car and who was evidently the leader, for as soon as the other robbers noticed his body lying on the ground they lost cour age and made a break for their horses, but another bullet from Jennings' Win chester evidently struck one of the fleeing robbers, as he was seen to fall and was assisted out of range by his comrades. No express money was stolen and none of the passengers was hurt. ARIZONA ASKS HOME RULE. Wants Permission to Elect Its Own Territorial Officers. "Washington, Dec. 10. Delegate Smith of Arizona, introduced a bill today which provides for a rather radical change in the conditions now existing in that territory. It provides for the election on the first Monday in Novem ber, 1898, of the following territorial of ficers, who shall hold office for four years unless otherwise prescribed by the legislative assembly of the terri tory: Governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general, superin tendent of public instruction, one chief justice and three associate justices of the supreme court. These officers are to have the same powers as such officers now hold. All other territorial officers are to be ap pointed by the governor by and with the consent of the territorial council. The salary and compensation of these officers shall be paid at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. At pres ent the governor and secretary are ap pointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the senate. The other officers named are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the ter ritorial council. Mr. Smith's bill would give local government to Arizona. TEXAS G. A. R. COLONY. General Paul Vandervoort Says He Has Closed a Seal for a Tract of Land. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 10. Gen. Paul Vandervoort, at one time grand com mander of the G. A. R. and one of the promoters of the G. A. R. colony in this state, writes the Tribune from Dem ings' Bridge, Texas, that he has closed a deal with John E. and "Shanghai" Pearce, the great cattle kings, for land for a colony, and that at least 1.000 col onists will move in immediately after the beginning of the new year. The undertaking is fashioned after that at Fitzgerald, Ga, FLEISCHMANN HAS STROKE Paralysis Overcomes the Millionaire Yeast Man. Cincinnati. Dec. 10. Charles Fleishmann died at 4:30 a. m. today at his home in Avondale, from paralysis. He was president of the Fleishmann Teast company. He had an extensive in terest in the turf and was the employer of the famous jockey. Tod Sloane. Not how cheap but how good Is the way we try to do our work. Peerless I Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West 8th. DAILY HEWS OF SPORT. An Enterprise Pot Hunter Caught With His Game. Was Shipping Out G65 Quails Unlawfully. The Birds Netted Oat of Season Let Off With a $15 Fine Elliott and Gilbert Tie in Their Contest Shoot. Enterprise, Dec. 10. Rolla Scofield, who was captured in the act of ship ping 665 quails, 300 pound3 weight, to New York, the birds being killed out of season, entered a plea of guilty before Justice Holt. It was the "squire's first criminal case and he let the fellow off easy with a J15 fine, which he paid. Scofield told Enterprise parties that he killed the birds all in one day and it is probable that they were both shot and netted. It Is said there are others equally guilty with Scofield in the violation of the game law and every true sports man will be glad to see them caught and punished. ELLIOTT AND GILBERT TIE. Each Man Makes a Score of 93 for the Dupont Trophy. Chicago, Dec. 10. Just as it seemed that his "hoodoo" of never having won a race on the Western park grounds was to be broken, J. A. It. Elliott yes terday missed a soft bird which had been flushed. As a result the race for the Dupont trophy with Fred Gilbert ended in a tie of 93 each. The shootoff of twenty-five birds will take place to day. Elliott showed much improvement over his work of Tuesday, and the match was of the closest possible kind. When Gilbert lost his nintieth, the Kansas City contingent regarded the race as over. It would have been but for a defective shell, and a bit of care lessness. Elliott's ninety-fourth bird refused to fly. Just as it rose after be ing flushed, the Western man fired. A few tail feathers fluttered to the ground but the bird was unhurt. It again alighted. With it standing still, Elli ott fired again. The shot spread and the pigeon escaped, taking with it an uncomfortable amount of shot. Gil bert might still have lost, but his ninety-sixth bird, a right driver, circles to the right quarter until it dropped dead just within the boundary. riTZ IS DONE. Says Even Though His Wife Would Give "Her Consent Ho Fights No More. Rock Island, 111., Dec. 10. Bob Fitz simmons, in an interview here yester day afternoon, said thfstatement that his wife, who is now in Milwaukee, had consented to his entering the ring again providing he would first meet Cor bett was untrue. "My wife," said he, "would not have me fight again under any considera tion. I know that, and what is the use- in trying to make out anything different. Anyhow, even though she gave her consent, I would not give Corbett another chance. As I have said many times before, I am through prize fighting. I have won the champion ship, and I won fairly. I have got enough. Now the other fellows can fight it out among themselves. I am doing well, enjoying good health and am contented. I have got all the glory I want." WHITNEY'S SYNDICATE. Wealthy New Yorker Will Head a Big Racing Company. New York. Dec. 10. It is stated here among horsemen on authority that ex Secretary William C. Whitney is the head of a big syndicate which is to have an extensive stable on the turf in 189S. He has frequently denied the rumor that he is to become identified with the racing game in any way, but reports of important transactions in which he is concerned are of almost daily occur rence and the public is beginning to be lieve that the wealthy and popular New Yorker has designs on stakes and pur ses. His recent big purchases in Lex ington would indicate that there is truth in the rumor. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. Eastern and Western Champions to Play at Detroit, Christmas.- Madison, Wis., Dec. 10. The Madi son High school football team will meet the High school eleven of North Tonawanda. N. Y.. at Detroit, on Christmas day. Neither team has been beaten by a High school eleven this season and both are considered the eastern and western championship teams of their class. The New York team has been coached by Frank Hinkey, the famous Yale end. The game will be played on the Detroit Athletic association grounds. Relief in Six Hours Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing It almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this Is your rem edy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfleld, 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To peka, Kan. Photographs all sizes, all prices. Leonard takes them, 613 Kansas avenue. THE CURSE Of mankind contagious blood poison claimed as its victim Mr. Frank B. Martin, 926 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. and the usual physician's treatment did him not the slightest good. His condition reached that deplorable stage which only this terrible dis ease can produce. THE CURE A rtx all elso fnilof? TT?a a f. Inar. found in S. S. S. the greatest of all blood remedies. Eighteen bot- tlaa romnvnii tha riiaflaf nprm n ently, and left his skin without a blemish. S. 8. S. ia jraaranteed purely vegetable and is the only known cure fnr tbis most terrible aiHiase. isooks in, auorcas, Swift Specific Couu-auya Anauta, ua. LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS. Mr. Sanford B. Ricaby, formerly business manager of the Corinne com pany in "An American Beauty," has taken a position with Manager Craw ford in the National Amusement com pany and will assist Mr. Crawford in the management of his circuit. Mr. Ricaby will come to Topeka today, and the first work he will do will be the so licitation of season subscriptions for the Columbia Opera company in this city the three last days of Christmas week. The company will put on two operas, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, on Christmas, making four operas in the engagement, and the season tickets will probably be placed at $2. TheColumbia Opera company includes 26 people and is said to be similar and equal to the Andrews company, which gave general satisfac tion in this city last season. At the Crawford theater tonight "The Dazzler," a farce comedy well known in Topeka, will be presented. The piece has been improved by the introduction of new songs, dances, etc.. and it will probably be seen by a good audience. Regular prices prevail. Thomas "W. Keene, the tragedian, suppported by Charles B. Hanford, will make his annual appearance in Topeka at the Crawford theater to morrow. In the afternoon Mr. Keene will be seen as Shylock in "The Mer chant of Venice," and in the evening in the role of Marc Antony in "Julius Caesar." Mr. Keene is said to be supported this year with as strong a company as has ever been associated with him. Regular prices will hold at both the matinee and evening per formance. The sale of seats for "The Widow Jones" opened at Rowley Snow's drug store this morning, and Flo Ir win and her company will probably be seen by a large audience at the Craw ford theater next Monday night. The piece comes to this city from Kansas City, where it is this week, proving as much of a success as a mirth producer as ever. Flo Irwin is clever in comedy roles, almost as clever as her sister, May, and "The Widow Jones" is the brightest of John J. McNally's com edies. Miss Irwin will sing a number of her "coon" songs in the piece and Ada Lewis will render her funny "Oom pah" song. The piece is this year un der the management of Rich Har ris. "A Bunch of Keys," Hoyt's satire on hotel life, will be seen at the Crawford theater in this city next Tuesday ev ening. The piece is is year under the management of G us Bothner, and the numerous specialties, for which the opportunity is given in all of Hoyt's larces. are said to be all new and entertaining. The Grand Opera House will be open all of next week with the A. Y. Pear son Stock company in repertoire at popular prices. The repertoire of the company includes "The White Squad ron." "The Police Patrol," "The Mid night Alarm," "The Landof the Mid night Sun" and "The District Fair." The company is said to be above the average of popular price companies, and carries special scenery for its at tractions. Ladies will be admitted free Monday night under the usual rule. The Black Trilby company, an ag gregation of colored people that has been arousing the wrath of the vil lagers in Kansas' for the past month, has booked for the Grand Opera House in this city December 20 and 21. Man ager Crawford advised the company to take but one night in order that it might have some chance of getting out of town, but nevertheless two dates were taken. TRIED TO KILL SULTAN. Soldiers Tortured to Death to Obtain a Confession. London, Dec. 10. The Athens corres pondent of the Daily Chronicle says that on Monday last two soldiers in the imperial service at the Tildizt Kiosk, the palace of the sultan, made an attempt on the sultan's life. This was frustra ted by the attendants of the sultan. The sultan had the men tortured in the hope of ascertaining the names of the instigators, but both succumbed with out revealing anything. NEW YORK FOLK HUNDRED List to be Scaled Down to an Exclu sive Thirty-five. New York, Dec. 10. Just as the late i Ward McAllister scaled down the magic circle of society first to a definite list of 400 and then to the exclusive 150, a new leader who has arisen has undertaken, it is said, to narrow the limits still further and to say there are 35 only of the elect, the swellest of the swell. The woman for the new leader is a woman, and her list refers only to wo men who has thus corrected, revised, and censored the fashionable list is Mrs. Edmund Baylies. Mrs. Baylies has, for the last year at least, taken precedence wherever she has been socially. It has been under stood that Mrs. Baylies is the most dif ficult person in New York to get to ap pear at a social function. For every invitation Mrs. Baylies accepts she sends regrets for 20 others. Mrs. Baylies was a Miss Van Rens selaer, and comes, therefore, from the best stock of the country. She is de scended from the old Albany patroon, which of itself is regarded as a patent of nobility. Her new list of 35 is said to be as follows: Mrs. Astor, Mrs. J. J. Astor, Mrs. Flisha Dyer, Jr., Mrs. Og den Mills, Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop, Mrs. Egerton Winthrop. Jr., Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt, Jr., Mrs. Orme Wilson, Mrs. R. T. Wilson, Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget, Mrs. Henry Clews, Mrs. James P. Ker nochan, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. W. Starr Miller, Mrs. George H. Warren, Sr., Mrs. Luther Kountze, Mrs. Henry Sloane. Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. Og den Goelet, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Levi P. Morten, Miss Anna Sands, Miss Josephine Johnson, Miss Amy Townsend, Miss Wrard McAllister, Mrs. George L. Rives, Mrs. W. C. Schermer horn. Mrs. Maturin Livingston, Mrs. Cadwalader Jones, Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. Benjamin Welles. To Add Rush Medical College. Chicago, Dec. 10. Negotiations are said to be under way looking toward the af filiation of the University of Chicago and the Rush Medical college. President Har per of the university left for New York last night to visit John D. Rockefeller and It is believed the visit has an import ant bearing on the question. There is no finer, fresher, richer or more varied line of suitings than that kept by Olof Ekberg, 713 Kansas ave. o-To-line for Fifty Cenu, Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes freak men strooc, blood pure. 60c, 81. All lirueeiiUi Clothing H At slaughtering prices. Our stock is twice as large as it a big part of it is our object. We want to turn it into Children's Suits, Ages 4 to 15. Boys' Cotton Suits, worth $1.00, at.$ .50 Boys Suits, odds and ends, worth $2.00 to $3.00, at 1.00 Boys' Wool Suits, worth $1.50 1.00 Boys' Wool Suits, with extra pants 1.25 Boys' Cass. Suits, worth $2.00 1.25 2,367 Boys' Elegant Plaid Cheviot Suits 1.75 Boys' Handsome Brown Plaid, all Wool Suits 2.60 Boys' Blue (fast color) Suits 2.75 Boys' Good Heavy Cass, and Cheviot Suits, worth $5.00 3.00 All our best line of $5.00 Boys' Suits 4.00 Our handsome line of $7.00 and $8.00 Suits 5.00 Special. We have a good many single Boys' Suits and some that have been carried over from last season. These suits we will sell you at One Half the Cost to Manufacture. Ask to see them. We carry more Children's Clothing than any two stores in the city, and we ask" you to come and take a look. If we can't please you as to style, qual ity and price, don't buy from us. Children's Overcoats and Reefers. If you want a good Overcoat or Beefer for your boy, be sure to come and see us. We have the assortment and our prices are bankrupt prices. Children's Knee Pant Snits. We carry so many of them that the true value of them should be seen. Prices 19c to Sl.OO All of our Hats, Caps and Gent's to be slaughtered, as CASH is what Come see for yourself. No credit given during this Sale. TO MAKE LINEN INSTEAD. Fall River's Scheme Meeting South era Competition in Cotton Goods. Lowell, Mass., Dec. 10. The reported decision of the Fall River manufactur ers to reduce wages has not aroused much comment in Lowell. The increas ing competition of the southern plants has long been foreseen here and has been discounted to as great an extent as possible. Several mills have already installed extensive linen plants and others have changed their machinery to run on specialties. Lewiston, Me.. Dec. 10. Lewiston and Auburn mill operatives and agents are speculating upon the possible effect of local cotton manufacturers' proposed cut down at Fall River. One agent in an interview said that the market was somewhat influenced by the Fall River mills and the situation might demand a reduction in wages and curtailment of the output. Another said he hoped they would not be compelled to cut and he did not borrow trouble. Another said he considered it more advantageous to curtail production than to reduce wages. Manchester, N. Y., Dec 10. General Agent Herman of Haverstraw, of the Amoskeag corporation is authority for the statement that the cut in cotton mill wages in Fall River will not be followed in this city; that the Fall River action pertains only to the mills of that city, and it is not probable that the example will be followed in other New England states. The 'Union Pacific Passes through the best cities and towns of Kansas. Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, andsjs the best route to Den ver, Cheyenne. Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Portland and all Pu&et Sound points. The advantages gained by traveling via the Union Pacific are Quick Time, Unequaled Service. Magnificent Equipment, Double Drawing Room. Pullman Palace Sleepers. Pullman Dining Cars. Free Reclining Chairs. Pullman Tourist Sleepers. For time tables, pamphlets descrip tive of the country traversed, rates of fare, sleeping car accommodations, or any other information, apply to F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent. New place 726 Kan. Ave., Cremerle, Scott Scott. OASTORIA.

1 ta tret? OASTOniA. T4 fa- U B lifsatun OS OA8TOIIIA. liaiU 1 guitars erery at WE ARE GOING TO SHOVEL YOU OUT ats, Cans 9 ents irurnisnin YoungMen'sSuits In these suits we can fit boys of ages 14 to 20, and those measuring up to 35 breast measure. Good wearing Suits $2.00 A nice Cheviot Suit, worth $4.00, at 2.50 Good Herring Bone Stripe Suits, worth $5.00, at 3.50 Good all wool Plaid Cheviot Suits. 4.25 Fine Cassimere and Cheviot Suits. 5.00 The best, nobbiest Suits in latest styles, worth from $10.00 to $12.50 7.50 Boys' Pants, Length 28 to 32. Boys' Cotton Pants 50 Boys' Black Cheviot and Cassi mere Pants 1.00 Boys' good heavy Cass. Pants 1.25 Boys' Corduroy Pants, $2.50 quality 1.75 Hen's Pants. All of our $1.25 and $1.50 Jean Pants 75 Men's Heavy Cotton Pants 75 Cassimere Pants 1.13 Black Cheviot Pants 1.25 Hair line Cass Pants, worth $3 1.95 Good Ail-Wool Clay Worsted Pants 2.60 Fine All-Wool Cass. Pants 3.00 We have a lot of odds and ends in men's pants that will be closed out at 50c on the dollar. Men's Suits. Here is where we cut deep. We have a good many suits, one to two of a kind, they will be closed out at less than 50 cents on the dollar. This opportunity should not be over FDRHAN SELLS THE DEADLY ARIZONA SKUNKS. Rabid Little Animals More Poisonous Than Rattlesnakes. Temple, Ariz.. Dec. 10. James Holmes ley, a young cattle man living near Pay son, in Tonto basin, was bitten by a skunk with hydrophobia the other night. Hohnesley was sleeping out in the hills when the little animal attack ed him, fastening its teeth in his nose before he awakened. The skunk had to be choked to death before it would re lease its hold. Holmesley's face swelled at once, and for fear of his life, he started at once for Chicago, there to be treated by the Pasteur institute. The Chicago treat ment has proved effectual in the cure of several cases of hydrophobia that came from skunk bites sustained by other Tonto basin cattle men. Others who relied on local remedies died with 1m three weeks in the most awful agon ies. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have been filed for record in the office of the register of deeds: C. W. Jewell and wife to L. L. Roby, $105, lot 168 Crane street, Topeka, Kan sas. Edward J. Downey to Mary Downey, $200, lots 195 and 197, on Madison street, in Fairchild's addition in Topeka, Kan sas. M. Durein and wife to Financial as sociation, S115, lots 205, 207 and 209, on Holliday street, Topeka. Kansas. John Schilling and wife, $350, lot3 34 and 36. on Tenth avenue west, Topeka, Kansas. Calvin Hayes and Mrs. Scraper, $6, mortgage, organ at 313 East Third street, Topeka, Kansas. Shawnee county to Luther Nellis, part of northwest quarter of 5-12-16. A Wandering Boy. Willie Strong, 13 years old, was ar rested by Patrolmen Fieger and Camp bell last night in the Union Pacific yards. He had come in from St. Marys. The two big policemen hustled him to police station where the charge of "runaway boy" was placed against him Strong's home is in Council Bluffs, Ia. He says that his father was cruel to him. and that he ran away from home and joined the company of two fishermen. They graveled about to gether and finally started west. When they reached St. Marys the city mar shal took the boy into custody and sent him to Topeka. His parents have been notified and he is held here until word can be received from them. After hearing some friends continual ly praising Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy,"'- Curtis Fleck, of Anaheim, California, pur chased a bottle of it for his own use and is now as enthusiastic over its wonderful work as anyone can be. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. 4 Cash Clothing Sale. should be and to get rid of the Cash, Cash, Cash looked. We are going to sell these suits if we have to almost given them away. The prices were from $7 to $30. Prices now $3 to $10. Don't miss this. We have put the knife deep into our regular line of suits, and in order to appreciate the prices you -must see them. 3341 Men's Cheviot Suits, were $4, now $2.85 3644 Men's Sq. Cor. Cheviot Suits, $3, now 3.75 3212 Br. Plaid Cheviot Suits worth $7, now 4.75 34S9 Elegant All-Wool Nobby Suits, $8, now 5.00 A fine line of $10 Suits in plain and, fancy, round and square corner.. 7.00 Blk.AIl-Wool Clay Worsted Suits.. 7.00 3758 D. B. Clay Worsted Suits, were $11, noiv 9.00 93o6 Blue Boucle Suits.cheap at $12, now 9.00 Imported Clay Worsted Suits, worth $15, now 10.00 Any of our $15 Suits, now 10.00 Suits worth $15 to $22. now 13.00 Fine Prince Albert Suits 13.25 Men's Overcoats. Good Wearing Overcoats $2.00 Blue Chinchilla Overcoats 3.S5 Blue or Blk. Kersey Overcoats.... 4.25 Heavy Oxford Overcoats 4.",0 Blk. or Blue Melton Overcoat 6.01 Blk. Irish Frieze Overcoats 7.00 Fine All-Wool Blue Melton Over coats 8.00 25 styles Overcoats to select from at 10.00 The finest line of $18 to $25 Over coats to select from at 15.00 We wish to call especial attention to our Overcoat Department, which occu pies the entire half of the second floor, and we are able to suit and fit the most fastidious at the very lowest prices. Furnishing Goods we want. The largest stock of Cloth ing in the state to select from.' I BEST $2.00 SHOE. A. Wo L. DOUGLAS $3SHOEthlevvVr7d. For 11 vearg this shot1, b" rnn it alone, has 0 iM.irn-etl all fompo titers. T. L. UwkIslb mii.&4, 4.00 and $ft.0 Bhos are the production r skiller! woikum-u, rrom th l'-t material possible at tlrese rrlni. A1r anil S.0 shoos for men, 82.& IH.OO aud Sl.'jfi l r Ix.ys and youths. W Ij. pouKlnd shoes are indorsed by over I.UjO.UjO wearers as the test lu style, fit and durability of any Siioe ever offered at the prices. They are made in ail the latest shapes and styles, and of every vari ety of leather. If dealer cannot snpplv you. -write for cata logue to V. L. loutflas, Brocktou, Mm sold by THE Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co., 713-715 Kansas Ave., Who Are Sole Agents For Topeka CR0WDE11 MAY LIVE. Hia Injuries Show Signs of Being Cured by Medical Aid. Edward Crowder, the carriage paint er who was thrown by two brakemen from a Union Pacific freight train Tuesday near Kossville, and is now at the Salvation Army hospital suffering from a ruptured kidney, is much better today. The physicians announce that unless unfavorable symptoms appear, the patient will probably recover. Ke has a strong constitution, which Is a point in his favor. As yet no action has been taken against the two brake men who ejected Crowder from the moving train. Should he be taken worse and die of his injuries they will in all probability be arrested and held for trial. Judge Tenney is Dead. New York, Dec. 10. Judge Asa W. Ten- P V.a TnltoI ataac i;aT.i eniirt died at his home in Brooklyn today. Olof Ekberg, Kansas avenue. merchant tailor, 713 g 'Goods iCv j v.

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