The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 6, 1898

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r rf .aril II w TWO CENTS. THURSDAY EVEXTNG. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 6, 1S9S. THU RS DAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. Most Tremendous Express Rob bery in the History Of the Inited States Takes Place in New York. James Gordon Bennett's Paper Publishes the Story, American Express Company liobbed of $1,000,000. HAD BEEN GITEX IT For Transportation to "Western Cities. Money Was in Bags in an Ex press Car. New York, Jan. 6. The Evening Tel egram prints a report, which has not been verified, that the American Ex press company was robbed last night of $1,000,000, which had been given it for transportation. The money was said to have been taken from one of the cars in its through western express while the train was being made up in the yards at Forty-eighth street. The officers of the company refuse to talk regarding the robbery. The mon ey was said to have been in bags ready to place in safes. The western express leaves the Grand Central yards at S:15. It goes through to Chicago, dropping off cars at intermediate cities. There are eleven cars in this train usually, which carries nothing but express ship ments. Large sums of money are frequently sent west on this train. According to the report received by the Evening Telegram the clerks found the money bags rifled when they reach ed their car. The robbers had evidently been watching the methods of hauling money shipped on this train for some time. At the office of the president of the American Express company an Asso ciated Press reporter was told that no robbery of any kind had been heard of. The president, however, refused to de ny the truth of the story, merely con fining himself to the statement that he had not been advised of any such occurrence. The story as rrinted by the Evening Telegram was denied at the Granl Central depot and at all accessible sources of information. It was learned however that a deteetise agency re ported that Clark Braden. Jr., a night clerk employed at the branch office of the Amer.can Express company had to day stolen five $100 bonds Consumers Gas company of Chicago. The bankers and brokers were notilied not to accept these bonds and if possible to arrest those presenting them. Whether Bra den took more than this amount is not known. ATTACK ON SCHURZ. Congressman Grosvenor Bitterly De nounces the Great Civil Ser vice Reformer. "Washington, Jan. G. The house today promptly resumed the debate on the civil service question and Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio took the floor with an elaborate speech in opposition to the hw. In open ing Mr. Grosvenor disclaimed any leader ship of the anti-civil service reform forces and any purpose to speatc for any officer of the government, executive, legislative or judicial. "All efforts to entangle me in a collision with the president," said he, "wastes just so much powder. If I believed that my relations to the executive would be changed or modified because I differ with him in any representative capacity, I would despise myself as lie would despise me if I faltered in my convictions." Mr. Grosvenor said he hud watched with admiration the president's public career, and one of his most prominent character istics had always been that he not only did not demand subserviency, but despised a man who sought favors by sycophancy. Mr. Grosvenor proceeded to pay his re spects to the National Civil Service Re, form league and to Carl Schurz. its pres ident. His excoriation of the latter was the most scathing that has been heard on the floor of the house in months. He denounced unsparingly those who sought to read out of the Republican party those who believed in the repeal of the civil service law. With vitriolic language he sketched the political career of Mr. Schurz, which he characterized as the 'checkered, spotted, leprous career of one who betrayed every party and every duty to which, he was bound and whose betray als had been his only stock in trade in the arena of politics." He traced Mr. Schurz's political history and defied any one to point out a point in the trail which was not tainted with political corruption. Tet. he said, this was the man who. with other "foul political demagogues, at Cin, cinnati, under the name of the National Civil .service league, had denounced him and those who thought with him on this question. He read the resolutions adopted at the Cincinnati meeting, branding them as infamous beyond description. DIDN'T GET HOME. English Delegate to Federation Con gress Dies on Return Voyage. London, Jan. 6. Edward Harford, one of the delegates from the British Trades Union Congress to the American Federa tion of Labor Congress held recently at Nashville, Tenn., died yesterday of pneu monia while returning on the American liner St. Paul, which arrived at South ampton today. H. G. Larimer will lecture before the TTnity club tomorrow evening on "Shel ter, the Poet's Poet." SHE MADE A "WARM TALK. President of the Farmers' Alliance Reviews the Careers of Her Predecessors. The president of the Kansas Farm ers' Alliance, Mrs. Emma Troudner of Osage City, startled the few delegates who came to Topeka to attend the an nua! meeting of the organization at the opening session by making an attack on her predecessors in office. After intimating that the presidents of the organization had been members "for revenue only,"she said in reviewing their record: "The Alliance reached its zenith in 1S90, both in poirt of membership and financially. The first president, Ben Clover, graduated from the Alliance in to congress and it is said the Republi can party afterward fished him out of the Kaw and put him into a fifteen dol lar job. He was succeeded by Frank McGrath, who spent the funds of the order with unparalleled extravagance and who tried to use the Alliance to get political power. "Then came W. II. Biddle, who serv ed with ability and drew his salary likewise and passed from the Alliance into the state treasurer s office. W. H. Hanna tried to use the order to furth er his political aspirations and then i came John F. Willits, at the end of whose term the oraer was barely alive. "It i3 a question now of existence but all those who desired to use the Alli ance to feather their nests are out; it is separate from politics and its work is purely to better the farmers' condi tion educationally and socially." HIS THRONE TOTTERS. King of Belgium Threatened by Mobs. Paris, Jan. 6. From reliable news which reaches here from Brussels there is every reason to believe that Belgium is on the verge of a revolution, threat ening the existence of the dynasty and which may be said to owe its origin to the persistent effort of the king to ren der military conscription more rigorous and obligatory service in the army uni versal. Anti-militarist demonstrations are the order of the day in all parts of the kingdom, and at Brussels, at Liege, at Antwerp, Namur and other great cen ters of industry, processions and pa rades of workingmen and working wo men are constantly taking place, phrases such as "down with mili tarism," "down with the barracks," "no more lotteries in human flesh," and "down with the German colonel," the latter a slur against the king, being inscribed on the banners and transpar. encies carried by the participants in the demonstrations. SCALPING BILL HEARING. Brokers Get 85 Per Cent of the Tick ets From the Companies. Washington, Jan. 6. The interstate commerce commission continued its hearing on the anti-scalping bill. Mr. McKenzie. president of the Amer ican Ticket Brokers' association, said he had received affidavits from a num ber of ticket brokers confirming his statement that the brokers secured 95 per cent of the tickets sold by them from the railroad companies. When Senator Cullom asked for names, Mr. McKenzie replied that to answer, would be a breach of confi dence. While he considered the question proper, still he declined to name the companies except under summons. In that case he would respond, but he did not want to break faith. E. J. Thiel of the Illinois Commercial Men's association, opposed the bill as unjust, claiming that an owner of a railroad ticket should be allowed to dis pose of it as he might see fit. as would the owner of any other commodity. Senator Wolcott made the point that "no honest, honorable man would be caught traveling around on another's name on a non-transferrable ticket." Mr. Thiel said he had known of men whom he believed to be honest doing that thing. He said that what the trav eling men wanted was a uniform Hat 0 a thousand mile rate. P. E. Dow of New York, president of the Commercial Travelers' National league, also appeared in antagonism to the bi'.l. Wm. R. Kinsr.president of the Merch ants' association of New York, spoke for the bill. He was opposed to dis crimination, hence he favored the pend ing bill. He characterized as forgery the dealing in railroad tickets which he said was opposed to the constitution of the United States. He did not believe, he said, in a course that would save one dollar at the expense of the crime of forgery. He said there were very few firms that would employ a man as a traveler who would deal with ticket brokers. THE SENATE. Senate Votes 0100,000 for an Indian Show. Washington. Jan. 6. In the senate today Mr. Allen of Nebraska called up and the senate passed the bill providing for the holding of a congress of the representatives of different Indian tribes of the United States, in Omaha in 1S9S and appropriating $100,000 there for. Some minor amendments to the bill were made. A bill appropriating $175. 00 for a public building at Fergus Falls, Minn., was passed. The bill to protect the name and in signia of the Red Cross was passed. Mr. Gray explained that Miss Clara Barton several years ago asked that the insignia of the Red Cross society be protected from those who would use it for commercial or perhaps fraudulent purposes. Under the treaty entered into by a majority of the civilized na tions of the world, the sign of the Red Cross is known as an insignia of a hos pital corps or charitable organizations. Other nations had protected the insig nia of the society and the United States ought to protect it. APPEAL TO JUDGE BREWER Durrani's Attorney is at 'Work in Washington. "Washington, Jan. 6. Attorney Board man of California, is here in the inter est of Theodore Durrant. with the hope cf securing from Justice Brewer of the supreme court and in charge of the ninth circuit a writ of error, or super sedeas, which would act as a stay of proceedings which will delay Durrant's execution. He saw Justice Brewer for a few minutes today but without pre senting the question, he made an en gagement for a later hour. TO COME AGAIN. Populists and Democrats May Reach No Conclusion What to Do Until the Free Sil ver Republicans ALSO 3IEET WITH THEM Only Two Factions of the Tri une Party Here. Democrats Demand That Re submission Go in Platform. The indications are that the Populist conference now in session in this city will adjourn without having accomp lished more than a general review of the political situation in Kansas and an agreement concerning plans for the coming campaign. The actual distribution of favors among the various elements of the al lied forces is likely to be placed in the control of the state committee which has been instructed to call a confer ence of free silver Republicans, Demo crats and Populists for the latter part or this month or early in February. At that time the details of the fusion deal will be agreed upon and the active work of the campaign really com menced. This action was taken last night on motion of P. P. Elder of Ottawa, who rose in the meeting and immediately declared that the speech-making, cam paign reviewing and other political haranguing which was going on was a bore. He suggested that something be done and made a motion for the general conference. This was carried, and the speech-making was resumed unm adjournment, nothing further be ing accomplished. Taylor Riddle's office as chairman of the committee at the state house wa3 too small for the meeting and it was ad journed to tne National. The mem bers or tne party came in such unex pected numbers that another adlo urn ment was necessary and the hall over Weber's grocery store near Fifth and Kansas avenue was secured for the nit-funs last nignt and today. The conference is beine- nnnrlnctn in the manner of an alliance meeting. A cn.iiici guarus me aoor and announc es tne name and address of the appli cant for admission, and if he is known the chairman says: "Admit the erentlemnn 'If in doubt, an investigation is made The conference resumed business be- i.iuu cioseu uoors tnis morning. J. Mack Love, chairman of the "Tem ocratic state committee, and J. G. John son, the national committeeman for Kansas, held a conference last night and decided to ask the Populists to trive them two piaces on the state ticket and put resubmission in the platform, in ex change for which the Democrats will fuse. The sentiments expressed at the meeting indicate that the Populists are in favor of giving the Democrats ev erything they want. The conference has developed the pe culiar fact that the state campaign this year is not receiving the important attention which might be expected. The liberality of the Populists towards the Democrats at this time is inspired by a desire to make ready for the campaign of 1900. They now propose to give the Democrats all they ask. and then be in a position to have the Dem ocrats come to their aid in the presi dential campaign. Although the Populists will not agree to resubmission as an anti-prohibition issue, they will favor it if the Demo crats are firm. It will be concealed un der the guise of an effort to give the people an opportunity to vote on these public questions. It is, in short, an ef fort to recognize a large minority of the citizens who demand another ex pression from the people on this sub ject. The Democratic proposition has not been voted on in the conference, be cause it has not been presented. J. Mack Love will appear before the conference this afternoon and outline the wishes of his followers. J. G. Johnson left town this morning placing the negotiations in the hands of Mr. Love. DON'T WANT RESUBMISSION. An informal canvass of the Populists attending the conference, during the adjournment for dinner, indicates that the Democratic plan for resubmission will be turned down by a vote of about 55 to 2a, if presented today. ALL COMING BACK JAN. 11. Populist Conference Decides It Doesn't Want Legislature Called. The Populist conference today de cided to call a joint meeting of the leaders of the free silver Republicans, Democrats and Populists, in Topeka, January 11, the day fixed for the meet ing of the free silver Republican exec utive committee. A sub-committee was provided for, but not appointed today, to arrange the call for the conference of the three el ements. The conference adopted the follow ing resolution, which was submitted by P. P. Elder. The vote was overwhelm ing in favor of the resolution: Resolved, By the Peoples' conference, assembled at Topeka, January 6, 1S9S, that we are not aware of any public necessity or emergency for calling the legislature together in extra session in the near future, and that we deem it unwise for the executive to issue a proclamation to that effect; and, that we earnestly recommend to the board of railroad commissioners to prepare a schedule of rates for freight to be paid on transportation, and that they test their power in the courts of the state. The proposition to invite a general conference of the allied forces, occupied the principal part of the forenoon. There was considerable discussion of the sub ject, but the sentiment was one-sided, nearly every person favoring it. There was little opposition against the anti-special session resolution. F. J. Close and Representative Outcalt championed the cause of the special session, but ex-Gov. Elder was in the pink of condition and won out by a large majority. It is said the resolution was carried with ten to one in its favor. The conference this afternoon is at work selecting a committee to treat with the Democrats and free silver forces. POPULISTS INT ATTENDANCE. Names of .Those Here During State Central Committee Meeting. The local Populists and the state house employes and officers are taking much interest in the conference of the Populist managers today. There was a large attendance at the meeting last night and today. Those from out of town are as follows: H. L. Cooper, Waverly. A. A. Newman, Clay Center. J. T. Scott, Osage City. E. W. Doan. Weir City. W. D. Campbell, Lyndon. A. Harrold, Manhattan. T. M. Quigley, St. Marys. E. W. Phillips, Effingham. T. J. McCurry, Lincoln county. Frank Nighswonger, Wichita. John Maliison, Smith Center. J. A. Wright, Lebanon. H. F. Harbaugh. Concordia, H. R. Honey and R. D. Rose, Manka to. O. O. Outcalt, Burlington. E. D. Wheeler, WaKeeney. H. P. Clay and H. A. Strong, Mound City. A. F. Hamm, C. H. Linley, and E. S. Woodworth, Atchison. G. B. Eastwood, Kansas City. G. S. King, Oswego. John T. Little, Olathe. S. C. Brown, Chanute. F. Shaddoz, Independence. C. E. Allison, Erie. 1 R. W. Holmes, Paola. G. W. Coffin, Council Grove. T. J. Wridby, Girard. H. S. Landis, Lansing. Carl Vrooman. Parsons. W. J. Kurd, Holton. E. J. Westgate, Garden City. Chas. L. Brown, Arkansas City. T. J. Arnold, Wichita. W. L. Brown, Kingman. W. H. Donaldson, Manhattan. W. H. Hiles, Norton. W. H. Ryan, Brazilton. John Callahan and F. H. Stanford, Independence. J. M. Allen, Erie. Cael Bergfried, and J. C. Cranston, Leavenworth. E. C. Gates, Fort Scott. P. P. Elder, Ottawa. A. C. Lamb, Wellington. Fred Smith, Leavenworth. P. F. Yearout, Emporia. W. T. Quarles, Kansas City, B. F. Shane, Oskaloosa. H. G. Jumper, Melvarn. H. S. Clarke, Lawrence. J. M. Clay. Strong City. D. E. Ballard, Washington. T. H. Grisham, Cottonwood Falls. P. H. Dolan, Salina. J. E. Riggs, Lawrence. E. P. Gephart and W. L. Pancoast, Pratt. ROBBERY IN A CAR. One of the Robbers Found Dead by the Track. St. Louis, Jan. 6. Charles Dayton, who is supposed to have lived at 113 Fourth avenue. New York City was found dead under a railroad trestle across Kahokia creed in East St. Louis. 111., today. He is supposed to be one of the robbers who were thrown from an Illinois Central train last night af ter attempting to rob a passenger in the smoking car. The two men got on the train at East St. Louis just as it was pulling out from the relay depot and took a seat at the back of the smoking car. After the train had passed the viaduct and was going at considerable speed, the- men arose and approached a prosperous looking man who sat about the middle of the car. They asked him to change a bill, and when he drew a roll of mon ey from his pocket for that purpose, one of the robbers grabbed it. In the fight that followed between the robbers and passengers, one of the former jumped trom the train and the other was hurled to the ground. The conductor was informed of the robbery but did not stop the train. Only $12 was secured by the robbers. Dayton who was identified by memoranda found in his pocket is supposed to have formerly been a property man for some theatrical company. POLICY SHOPS TO CLOSE. Parties Interested at Leavenworth Bow Over the Division of the Swag. Governor Leedy has issued an order to the effect that the policy shops in Leavenworth must close and has in structed J. C. Cranston, the city mar shal, to carry it into execution. This action on the part of the gover nor is due to a disturbance created by Mrs. Charles Sherman who owns a large amount of gambling parapher nalia which was rented to the policy shop owners with the understanding that she was to have a percentage. Mrs. Sherman did not create any dis turbance until she discovered that from the percentages when she was to re ceive $580 was withheld each month. as she says "for the purpose of fixing policemen and detectives." She made a demand for the money and the wheel men refused to deliver up the profits. She then came to see Governor Leedy. Mrs. bherman is a comely woman and is well educated. She dresses well and presented a striking appearance at the executive office. fahe spent an hour wiih the governor and declared that she wa3 being robbed by the policemen and explained the situation in detail. The result was an order from the gov ernor to close the policy shops. Mrs Sherman says of the affair: I have been shamefully treated by the men who started up policy shops in our name. Just think, they took $580 out of the first profits every month to fix the police and other officers. I don't believe the officers got all of this. One of the gamblers was poor and in debt last june; now he has new furniture and owns the house I live in. I went to the police commissioners first and one of them talked loud to me and tried to frighten me. He is not Bismarck and it wiil take him thirty years to become a politician. They thought that I was afraid to go to the governor. They know the difference now. I only asked them to treat me fairly, and now they will all quit won't they? I will wait and see what they have to say when I 11 tell all. I also told the governor that some of the politicians said: Leedy gets some of this money." Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on the face and neck. Pain was instantly relieved by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the injury without leaving a scar. It is the famous pile remedy. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. HANNA IS LOST. He is Certainly Beaten as Mat ters Stand Today. A Number of Women Join the Ranks Against Him. THE SENATOR'S HOPE Is That Popular Protests May Yet Save the Day. Republican Press of Ohio Unit ed on His Side. Columbus, O., Jan. 6. The senatorial contest today changed somewhat. The anti-Hanna combine is on the defensive. As "the count of noses" stands now with the steering committees, Senator Hanna is beaten. The opposition has a majority on joint ballot of 3 or 4 on the concessions of Republicans who are supporting Hanna. The opposition claims from 6 to 7 majority against Hanna and that they are secretly making accessions to their ranks. The opposition is kept busy defending its ranks as the Hanna workers are after the doubtful mem bers here constantly and are starting hot fires for some of them at their homes. The Republicans in some of the counties are aroused to intense in dignation towards Governor Bushnell, the dissenting Republican members and others.. These demonstrations have disturbed some of the Republican mem bers who are co-operating with the Democrats. The opposition workers will be required to keep up the closest vigil for another week or more to hold all their men in line. The pressure from trie constituents of the bolting Republican members is increasing eve ry day and is likely to be overwhelming in its extent and intensity by next week. The Republican papers of Ohio are full of accounts of the proceedings and resolutions of Republican committee clubs and other organizations denounc ing Governor Bushnell and the Repub lican bolters. There are almost 2G0 Re publican newspapers in Ohio, including both dailies and weeklies and one at Springfield, in which the governor is interested, is said to be the only (Re publican newspaper in the state that is not denouncing the Republican oppo nents to Hanna, as the Republican nominee for senator. The language of some of the letters and telegrams to the governor and the bolting members is the most severe and discourteous that could be used giving expression to indignant popular feeling. So far as his own and the ef forts of his managers are concerned, Senator Hanna would be beaten if a ballot was taken today. The organiza tion against Hanna is the most com pact and complete that was ever known in Ohio but it has much yet to withstand from the popular revolution that is setting in and will swaep over the heads of the bolters before nex week. The inauguration wiil bring many here on Monday who will not be in the pa.rade.but will repeat with their representatives, the experience that Governor Bushnell had yesterday with his neighbors from Springfield. A feature of the contest is the partic ipation of ladies. Since Mrs. Griffith induced her hus band to change from Hanna to the op position, it is reported that Mrs. Sny der, the wife of the member from Greene county, is now in sympathy with the opposition although her hus band is pledged to Hanna. Mr. Snyder was in the Republican caucus Saturday night and voted for Boxwell Monday but Mrs. Snyder has induced him to give the opposition workers audiences and the wives of several Democratic members are urging their husbands to vote for a straight Democratic nominee for senator, rather than for a Republi can. The contest is so vigorously pros ecuted that the workers do not over look any members of a representative's family or any of his releatives, friends or neighbors. HE IS A BAD ONE. Actor Ratcliffe Appears to Have An other Living Wife. New York, Jan. 6. The argument on the application for a certificate of rea sonable doubt of the legality of the conviction of Actor Ratcliffe. for wife beating is on again before Just;ce Dick ey in the supreme court, Brooklyn. Should the certificate be grafted Rat cliffe would be released on bail pending an appeal to the high courts. Assistant District Attorney Lloyd says that the grand jury will be asked to indict Ratcliffe on the statement of Caroline Ravenhill of London that he married her in 1883 and deserted her and baby in September, 1885 Ratcliffe having testified on his own trial for beating Alice DeLacey Ratcliffe that the latter was his only wife. District Attorney Gardiner has ca bled to London asking Caroline Rav enhill to come to New York and appear as a witness against Ratcliffe. Howe and Hummell, attorneys for Ratcliffe's wife, received a cablegram today from their London representa tive stating that he mailed to them an official copy of the marriage certificate of Edward J. Ratcliffe to Caroline Ra venhill, a fish monger's daughter, on August 19, 1S83T Their representative also stated that several columns re garding Ratcliffe's antecedents were published in today's Mail. Howe and Hummell instructed their representa tive to send the woman to this country on the next steamer. According to Howe and Hummell. their London representative obtained confirmation of the story of Ratcliffe's English marriage from the fathers of both parties to the alleged marriage. They also declare that the father of the Ravenhill woman has a letter written by Ratcliffe to his daughter while the actor was in this country in which Ratcliffe is alleged to have asked after the health of his son. THE DANCING TRAMP. Was One of the Best. Features of Gus Hill's Show. The young man who made such, a hit with a Kansas City audience at the board of trade benefit in that city on New Year's that he got his picture in the newspapers, released his "gags," sang his song and did some remarka ble dancing before a Topeka audience last night. He was Dave J. Halpin. alias Hunt N. Grub, the dancing tramp of Gus Hill's Vaudeville company. He at tracted such favorable attention at the board of trade benefit, that Hill's man ager secured him. His specialty was one or the best on the programme. Halpin's make up as a tramp is great and his "gags" are good. His dancing secured him several encores. The performance last night contained a number of good features, and was en tirely satisfactory to the audience. The instrumental specialty of Walz and Ardelle was unique and funny, and served to put the audience on good terms with the company. CONSPIRACY At Stock Yards at Kansas City Thousands of Dollars Stolen. Kansas City, Jan. 6. The detective department of tne Missouri Pacific railway has unearthed a conspiracy at the Kansas City stock yards by which it has, it is alleged, been robbed of thousands of dollars on live stock shipments. False affidavits of short age in the number of live stock received have been made to the claim depart ment of the Missouri Pacific and ship pers have it is said been paid for the number of head of stock reported to be mussing. The robbery has been going on sys tematically for years, and nearly ev ery railroad entering Kansas City is THE DE BOISSIERE ODD FELLOWS' HOME AND THE LATE E. V. DE BOISSIERE, THE FOUNDER. said to have been victimized. The amount paid for fraudulent shortage claims during the last five years will run up into the thousands of dollars. W. W. Kay, chief of the secret serv ice of-the Missouri Pacific, who has been working on the case for several days, refused to talk further than to say that his road has been victimized out of many thousands of dollars and that he expects to make several ar rests within 24 hours. The robbery is laid at the door of the local yard employes and the shippers themselves. HOGG FOR BOB TAYLOR. Ex-Governor Hogg Denies the Story of a Vice Presidential Deal "With Bryan. Austin, Tex., Jan. 6. Since W. J. Bryan's visit to this city, stories have been in circulation that he and ex-Gov. J. S. Hogg of this city arranged for the latter to run as vice president wmn Bryan in 1900 and further that Govern or Hogg intended moving to New York at once with a view of getting solid with Dick Croker to secure his support in his presidential race. Today ex-Gov. Hogg authorized the statement that there was no truth in any of these statements. He said that while he had been offered excellent po sitions in New York, he would not now nor in the future accept any, as he was too well pleased with Texas: that he was not now nor would he be a candi date for vice president, but at the proper time he would support Bob Taylor of Tennessee for the position. He also stated that henceforth he was out of politics, save as to his personal support from an unbiased standpoint of party nominees and party principles. WILL APPEAL TO CONGRESS Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce is After the Interstate Commis ion. Milwaukee, Jan. 6. Owing to the failure of the interstate commerce com mission to hand down its decision in the case of the Milwaukee chamber of commerce against several railroads in which, alleged discriminating rates were charged.the chamber of commerce threatens to appeal to congress and have an investigation of the interstate commerce commission. The trouble arose some four years ago.The issues were discussed at great length and were presented to the inter state commerce commission in detail. The railways denied any discrimina tion, but it was shown to the satisfac tion of many that the Milwaukee grain dealers had not been treated equitably by the roads. The Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul, the Chicago Northwestern, the Illinois Central and other railroads figured in the hearing. BLEW STANDARD OIL SAFE. Burglars "Wreck the Alton Office and Get $30. St. Louis, Jan. 6. Some time between midnight and daybreak today burglars broke into the office of the Standard Oil company near Alton and blew up the safe with dynamite. The explosion was terrific, the safe door being blown open and almost the entire office wrecked. One of the walls of the building was shattered. There was on ly $30 in the safe and this was all the robbers got. It is supposed the Job was done by St. 'Louis crooks. The old frame building at 124 North Kansas avenue is being torn down. It was condemned by the fire marshal. A new building will probably be erected there next spring. AN HEIRTOUND. Another Claimant to the De Boissiere Estate Is Said to Have Been Discovered Near Lawrence. A GIRL 19 YEARS OLD. It is Claimed That She is a Daughter Of the Frenchman Who En dowed the Odd Fellows' Home. The famous De Boissiere law suit for the possession of 3,100 acres of rich land worth $150,000, has taken a new turn. It is claimed that an heir of the ec centric French bachelor has been four.d in the vicinity of Lawrence in the per son of a young Jady 19 years old who is the child of Ernest Valeton DeUois siere and a French servant employed in his household near Williamsburg. Troutman Stone of Topeka com menced proceedings in behalf of Mad ame Marterelli who lives in France and is a sister of the dead millionaire to set aside the conveyance of the property to the trustees of the I. O. O. F. on the theory that she is the only near relative and is therefore entitled to the property by inheritance. The discovery of a daughter will upset all the plans which contemplate securing the estate for the sister, for the child will have the prior right to the land. Who the girl is for whom the proper ty will be claimed is being kept a se cret. It is claimed that there will be no difficulty in establishing the fo-t that she is really the child of DeBois siere and was recognized by him be fore his death. In the transfer of the property to, the trustees of tha Odd Fellows 160 acres of land was not in cluded in the deed. This it is claimed was intended as the legacy of the il legitimate child. The deed has never been placed on record and it is claimed that the person who holds it is only waiting for the final settlement of the fight for the property. When an examination of the deed giving the property to the Odd Fellows was made it was found that 160 acres of the best land was not included in, the conveyance. Troutman Stone went to work on the theory that if they failed to secure the part of the estate bequeathed for an Odd Fellows home there would be nothing to pre vent them from getting in the name of Madame Martenelli the 160 acres not included in the deed. But if the 160 acres has already been deeded to this daughter it leaves noth ing which the contestants can fall back upon in case of being defeated in the court. They will have had all their trouble for nothing. The case was to have been called for trial in Ottawa this week but it has been postponed and will probably not be tried this month. G. A. Huron who is one of the trus tees of the property named in the de?d of DeBoissiere is inclined to think that there is nothing in the story of the dis covery of a daughter and heir. "W know nothing of any child," said he. "So far as we have been able to dis cover there is no daughter or any other near relative excest the sister who lives in France. When DeBoissiere made the deed I drew it up and he told me then that the only relative he had was his sister in France. As far as the 160 acres mentioned is concerned that was left out of the deed by mistake and we have made a motion to have our deed reformed to include that. I do not believe that there is any other deed to the property." CAXlrniYE OVER. New Bridge "Will Be Open for Ve hicles Next "Week. The supply of pitch for the surface- of the brick pavement on the new bridge has arrived and it is. being put on toduy. The pitch will be melted and poured over the bricks s that it will soak into the cracks and prevent water running through and remaining in the "valleys" of the bridge. The city electric light and fire alarm wires are being placel in the con duits by linemen of the two department? The approaches have been leveled am the pavement will have been laid on there by Saturday, at which time also the rest of the sidewalks will be finished. Both towers on which the cable was swung have been removed. By Sunday the new bridge will be ready for traffic and the. contractors say that the bridge will prob ably be thrown open to the public some time next week. Mineral "Water. The finest In the west. Come and try I. J. W. PHILLIPS. Sl W. Eighth St.

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TOPEKA STATE JQTJBNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 189a UoiX Cure cures colds in the head, colds on tbe Iur;c3, old coids, new colds and obstinate coles, and ail forms of crip. fctops sneezing, discharges from tbe nose and eyps, prevents catarrh, diphtheria, pneumonia, and all throat and lung troubles. These piea-sa.ni little pallets are absolutely harmless, have Staved thousands of lives and prevented much sick ness. The Munyori Kemeciv Company prepare a separate cure for each disenw. At all drnfriirrs 25 cents a viaL If vou need medical advice write Prof. Munyon, lSGo Area fcixeet, Philadelphia. It is Aissolutely free. i i Don't be so economical in plumbing as to get dishon est work. Insist on good "work and pay the' right price, it will prove economy in the end. If do it, it is sure to be right in quality and price they are up-to-date in Plumbing Heating and Lighting. BTJRGII ART'S b3 CIGAR. Made in roar Sizes. 8ei Kids85 Ave Dancing Canvas AND CANOPIES To Rent. To Sell, Reasonable. Kas. Tent Awning Co. Tkone 612. 215 Eans. Ave. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 cent Cisar- The Savings i Loan Assn 34 KANSAS ATEXVE. 7e Save Plenty of Hoaey For Good Loans 2S.SO a. month for months pays ofl and leieases a Sl.OOO loan I5.0O pays It on lo 1 months. Smaller and larger amounts at cams rate. Tune to suit you up to tea years and payments In proportion. Kuies are easy, equlc fcblc and iiberal. 11 you hare a loan to renew er wut to borrow, let us explain. OFFICERS AUB IIREt'TRS. Wxrt. Slaoi. Wm. Macferran, Pres.; C. Blake It, Aud.; F. H. Forbes. Altv.; E. L. Ceveland, Vice rres.; Vtn. DaTidson; C. S. I lliott, See'y; J. AV. Going, 'ireas.: Chas. J. Webb. F. D. Ful ler. C. A. Memnt'er. W. W. Mills, Utlo Xuehne, YT. U. Llninser, F. G. Willard. 8th Ave. Stables. HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD. few FmnllT Hne4 for sale BOW at LOW PRICES. Also, I vrery and Toarding carefully tookefl fter. PRK r.a KIiSlllT. If you want any. tainf ia this line, call and see ma Cor. Sth and Topeka lies. JOHIJ DUDLEY, rkc Prewritten iLadies.... te&v fm W You can improve your complexion by the use of the ZTTfc' A P" made. Beware of imitations, see i that the name is spelled with the letter Z. Use 402 West Sixth St. CIVIL SERVIGE. Debate Takes Up Almost the Entire Time Of Both the House and the Sen ate. ALL AFRAID OF IT. Many Seem Anxious to Away With the Law Do But They Want Somebody Else to Be Responsible For It. "Washington, Jan. 6. In the ssnate yes terday Mr. Teller (Col.) spoke at some leng-th in support of the idea that tho census bureau should not be a partisan bureau and that its employes should, therefore, be placed In the classified serv ice, lie was particularly anxious that honest, competent men should perform the work of the next census, because he had knowledge of intentional misstate ments and intentional fraud that had been perpetrated by one statistical de partment of the government in maKing out that the world's product of silver was ten millions of dollars larger than it act ually was. He was prepared, he said, to establish this statement, if necessary, to the satisfaction of a jury. If the men whose appointment is provided for by this bill are competent, they ought to have the protection of the classified service. Properly administered, said he, the civil service law is a wise measure. It has, however, been badly abused and thus brought into disrepute. Civil service has come to stay in this country. It will stand, and only reasonable modifications of its application will be made. Some such modifications may be desirable. The vice president laid before the sen ate the reply of Secretary Sherman to the senate resolution requesting information as to the application of the civil service law in his department. Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) was on his feet in stantly upon the conclusion of the read ing of Secretary Sherman's communica tion, "Coming from Secretary Sherman, who served long years in congress, this com munication must be regarded as a very remarkable Vument," said he. "The president himself, as Secretary Sherman well knows, has ample authority to mod ify the law in accordance with the recom mendations of his secretary of state. The extension of the operation of the law has been made from time to time by executive and not by legislative action. For a sec retary of state to come to congress for such relief as Mr. Sherman requests. when his own chief, the president of the United States, has full power to act, is pre sumptuous." Mr. Allison said that in making his re ply Secretary Sherman had simply com plied with the explicit request of the sen ate, and he had the resolution read to show that it called fqr recommendations or suggestions for modifications that cab inet ofticials might have to make. Mr. Allison t-.d not think the senators ought to criticise members of the cabinet for furnishing to the senate precisely what it had asked for. Mr. Cockrell thought it was a "catch" resolution which had been framed by the senator from Illinois (Mr. Cullom), but he thought it was unnecessary to consume the time of congress in the discussion of this question unless there was a desire on the part of the president's party to tie his hands. Mr. Cullom (111.), the author of the res olution calling for the information, in the course of some remarks bearing upon it, said in a general way that he was in fa vor of the civil service law.- He was free to say, however, that modifications in its application might be made with advan tage. Mr. Cullom was interrupted by Mr. Al len (Xeb.) with the charge that the civil service law was openly and daily vio lated by the heads of the government de partments. "As it Is now administered," said he, "it is a hiss and a byword among the people." Mr. Jones (A declared that it was evident that the authors of the law had not intended that inefficient persons should not be removed by the heads of government departments. He held that the executive heads of departments ought to have the right to remove incompetent employes without reference to the action or opinions of the civil service commis sion. On the motion of Mr. Carter, the senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. THE HOUSE. Members Resume Old Pastime of Roasting Cleveland. Washington, Jan. 6. The civil service debate began in the house yesterday, based on the item in the legislative ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill for the maintenance of The commission. It promises to continue at least until the end of this week, with a possibility that it may run longer. But it is generally admitted on both sides that the appro priation in the bill will stand as the anti-civil service reformers do not seri ously contemplate an attempt to strike it j out. The debate is only preliminary to any programme which the enemies of the law may agree upon. The members of the house are divided into three camps on this question; those who stand by the law. those who advo- cate its entire repeal, and those who de- j sire its modification. These divisions were apparent in the debate. Messrs. Moody (Rep., Mass.). Grow (Rep.. Fa.), and Greene (Pop., Neb.), defended the law: Messrs. Dockery (Dem., Mo.), Rob erts (Dem., Mo.) and Pearson (Rep., K. C.) opposed it outright, while Mr. Landis (Rep., Ind.) favored modifications of the law. Mr. Moody (Rep., Mass.) made an ad- j mirable defense of the civil service law, I which, he said, protected officials wh3 re ceived $70,000,000 in salaries per annum, j Yet he said he had no sympathy with i fhose who believed the law was perfect j and should only be modified by extension. J Mr. Dockery (Dem.. Mo.) opened the debate in opposition to the law, which, he argued, was odious to the American peo ple and should be repealed in toto. He pointed out that the striking out of the appropriation forthecommission would accomplish nothing, as the commissioners could sue in the court of claims for their salaries. The courageous thing to do, he said, was to pass a bill aimed directly at the law. Mr. Roberts (Dem., Mo.) and Mr. Pear son (Rep., N. C.) followed in opposition to the law. The latter, who has been very active in his hostility to the civil service law, contended that life tenure in evitably meant a civil pension list, whether the pensions should be paid di rectly out of the treasury or indirectly from a retiring fund collected from em ployes for that purpose. Mr. Clark (Dem., Mo.) asked whether the Republicans who were hostile to the law intended to bring in a bill for its re peal, to which Mr. Pearson emphatically replied in the affirmative. Mr. Landis (Rep., Ind.) favored a modi fication of the law which, he said, would doubtless earn for him a reputation as a spoilsman. He t-neered at the professional civil service reformers. He had never known those who called themselves the "better element" who were not narrow, selfish, bigoted and dangerous. They had bulldozed and cowed national conventions and hypnotized presidents, while they managed themselves to sit continuously at the banquet table. He denounced Mr. Cleveland's methods In his second admin- istration, describing particularly what took place in the government printing of fice, to the head of which, he said, Mr. Cleveland appointed a man who would do the "dirty work." On a single day, he said. Public Printer Benedict discharged 750 men. That was known at the govern ment printing office as '..'bloody Monday." Unless the law was modified by its friends, Mr. Landis said, a Democratic j president and a Democratic congress j would destroy it root and bush. The law must be rescued from the clutch of the i zealots. DEBS GOES SOUTH. Social Democracy to Establish a Colony Within 60 Days. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 6. Eugene V. Debs has gone south for a month's trip through Georgia, Alabama and Louis iana in behalf of the Social Democra cy. From the south he will go to Kan sas for a few weeks. He has an en gagement to occupy the pulpit of Rev. Thomas Dixon in New York April 17. The colonization commission of the Social Democracy has issued a state ment to the effect that within the next fifty or sixty days the first colonists of the new co-operative commonwealth will begin the work of establishing a colony. The commission explains that It cannot now make known the location of the colony. Before he left here last night Mr. Debs said to the members of the local branch that it was expected to have a Social Democrat ticket in every state In which an election would be held in 1898. TRAYIS KNOWN HERE. Once Had a Controversy With the T. A- A. W. L. A. Travis, formerly of Seneca, is in jail at Denver under charges of bigamy and perjury. Travis is fairly well known in Topeka, as h was practically convict ed of perjury here by the committee from the T. A. A. V. which had in charge the state L. A. W. race meet here now almost two years ago. Travis made a false entry in certain class races and succeeded in "plugging" the prizes. When these articles were held up Travis became very indignant and threatened to prosecute the newspapers for libel in publishing the charge that he had made false entry. To Cure a Cold in One Eay. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Every household should have Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as well as Ayer's Al manac. A stimulant is often needed to nour ish and strengthen the roots and to keep the hair a natural color. Hall's Hair Renewer is the best tonic for the hair. PLAGUE OF THE MIGHT. Itching Files and Other Rectal Trou bles Easily Cured by a New and Safe Method. A Remarkable Number of Cures Made by the Pyramid Pile Cure. About one person in every four suf fers from some form of rectal disease. The most common and annoying Is Itching piles, indicated by warmth, slight moisture and intense, uncontroll able itching in parts affected. The usual treatment has been some simple ointment or salve which some times give temporary relief, but noth ing like a permanent cure can be ex pected from such superficial treatment. The only permanent cure for itching piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile Cure, not only for itching piles, but for every other form of piles, blind bleeding or protruding. The first application gives instant relief and the continued use for a short time causes a perma nent removal of the tumors of the small parasites which cause the intense itching and discomfort of itching piles. Many physicians for a long time sup posed that the remarkable relief afford ed by the Pyramid Pile Cure was be cause it was supposed to contain co caine, opium or similar drugs, but such is not the case. A recent careful anal ysis of the remedy showed it to be ab solutely free from any- cocane, opium, or in fact any poisonous, injurious drugs whatever. For this reason the Pyramid Pile Cure is probably the only pile cure exten sively recommended by physicians, be cause it is so safe, so prompt in the re lief afforded and so far as known the only positive cure for piles except a surgical operation. In one year the Pyramid Pile Cure has become the best known, the safest and the most extensively sold of any pile cure before the public. Nearly all druggists now sell it at 50 cents and $1 per package. Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall, Mich., for book on cause and cure of piles and also hundreds of testimonials from all parts of the United States. If suffering from any form of piles ask your druirist for a package of Pyramid Pile Cure and try It tonight. BRICECOMINC." He Will Reach Columbus Sat urday Night And is Expected to Take Part in the Fight. HAIOfA WONfT QUIT. Says He Was Nominated for U. S. Senator And Will Not Step Aside for Anybody. Columbus, O., Jan. 6. Both branches of the legislature have adjourned till Monday. Both sides of the senatorial contest remain in conferences daily and night ly at at the Neil house and the Great Southern hotel respectively. The sus pense and secret work will continue till next Tuesday, when the two branches of the legislature vote sepa rately for senator. The doubtful mem bers made no flops today. Next Monday Gov. Bushnell will be Inaugurated for his second term, but the exercises will not interfere with the senatorial fight. The anti-Hanna Republicans expect all of their follow ers here Monday for a large demon stration. Although many Republican clubs have cancelled their engagements for quarters on inauguration day, it is be lieved that the efiorts of th anti-Hanna Republicans to have as big a dem onstration as usual, will succeed. The Hanna men will also take advantage of the excursion rates to have visiting Republican delegations here on that day to protest against "the combine" with Democrats. The expected deadlock will not begin till next Wednesday, when the two houses ballot jointly for senator. As the balloting may continue indefinitely, it is not expected that the inauguration visitors will remain to add to the chorus of bitter howling and counter charges, but some apprehend insultin; demonstrations and even serious dis turbances on Monday. Letters and telegrams from protest ingr Republican clubs and committees and others continue to pour in from the counties on the governor and the Re publican members who are co-operat ing with the Democrats, and some of these messages and missives appeal to Senator Foraker to come to the relief of the party by declaring it to be the duty of all Republicans to stand by the decree of the Toledo state convention in supporting Senator Hanna. In reply to the reports about Secre tary Sherman.Assistant Secretary Day, Congressman Grosvenor and others being made the Republican senatorial nominee. Senator Hanna said positively that he would never retire. He says he was nominated by the Toledo state convention for senator, and cannot re tire in favor of anyone. If he is de feated, the responsibility for disregard ing the decree of the state convention will rest on those who are now co-operating with the Democrats. The sen ator insists that he wm never wnn draw, even if defeat should become in evitable, but he still insists that he will win out before another week rolls around. The standing committees have not been announced in either house, and the "combine" is using the patronage to hold their men in line. In the sen ate yesterday. Senator Burke showed some tendency to co-operate with his Republican colleagues; the Democrats wanted to report the committees, but Senator Burke stopped it by saying he would vote with the Republicans. Later in the day Senator Burke was in con ference with Hanna. and he spent most of his time with the Hanna workers. While the Hanna men are still short three or more votes on the current claims of both sides, yet "the combine" is having its troubles in fixing on some one who can command all the Demo cratic votes as well as that of the dis senting Republicans. Lewis C. Bernard, the Democratic leader from Cincinnati, and the man ager of John R. McLean, said last night: "There will be no election for a long series of ballots. The Democrats will scatter their votes." This is taken to mean that the Democrats will not be able to agree in their caucus on a candidate. The anti Hanna Republicans announce positive ly that under no circumstances will they vote for a Democrat. They will continue the deadlock Indefinitely rath er than elect a Democratic senator. Ex-Senator Brice delivers an address here next Saturday night at the Jack son Day banquet, and his presence is anticipated with some anxiety. The Press is out with a sensational extra edition announcing that the Democratic prosecuting attorney has presented the senatorial situation to the grand jury. In referring to this inquisition, the Press says sworn statements have been submitted to the grand jury from Representative and Mrs. Griffith of Union county, Repre .n.t,tiv Genrere SDellmyer and Chris Monter of Cincinnati, M. R. Hyzell of Columbu3 and others against certain workers for Hanna. This affair is pronounced as an at tempt at intimidation by the Hanna men. KANSAS SHERIFF'S IDEA. All the Horses at the Picnic "Were Supplied "With Corn. "Fogg" Edwards of Labette county, who will soon be inaugurated as sheriff is in town. Edwards secured his elec tion hv shrewd campaigning. One Sunday afternoon an immense Sunc'av school picnic was in progress and Edwards was at home wondering what would happen to him in a few davs at the election. He thought of a scheme and carried it out. Just as noon arrived at the picnic grounds Edwards entered the gate riding on top of a big load of ear corn. All the horses on the grounds were fed. Edwards got all the votes of that crowd at election day and Lit Crum has since been wondering why he didn't think of a scheme. How to Look Goed. Good looks are really more than skin deep, depending entirely on a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the liver be inactive, you have a bilious look; if your stomach be disordered, you have a dyspeptic look; if your kid neys be affected, you have a pinched look. Secure good health, and you will surely have good looks. "Electric Bit ters" is a good Alterative and Tonic. Acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood, cures pim ples, blotches and boils, and gives a good complexion. Every bottle guar anteed. Sold at Swift Holliday drug st-ore. 60 cents p&r bottle. RELIEF FROM CARE. people With Troubles Can J oin T. P. Seward's "Don't "Worry Circles." New Tork, Jan. 6. Worry and dull care are to be banished from the world, if the plan proposed by Theodore F. Seward, a near relative of the late sec retary of state, William H. Seward. which was put recently into practical operation on a small scale in this city, reaches his highest anticipations. If your fiancee doesn't write; if your best girl says the word you don't want to hear; if your landlord sets your be longings in the street, don't get silly and think of suicide or mope about with a head hung down, but just join one Of the"Don't Worry Circles," which ever one is nearest at the moment, and forget all your troubles. Though he started the movement on ly a few weeks ago, there are already five of these sympathetic organiza tions, formed exclusively of those who have troubles of their own. Mr. Seward was seen about the movement today, and said that it was bound to be great and sweeping. It is based on common sense and Chris tian Science combined. "There are currents of thought as well a3 currents of electricity," he says, "and these thought currents directed against worry in ourselves and others are bound to have an effect which can not be resisted." Mr. Seward explained that at the "Don't Worry Circles" the members talk over the various things that might worry them and form a determination not to worry. As there is force in numbers, when 50 persons all join to gether in a fixed purpose not to worry, then worry is pretty sure to fly away. WHIPPED TO DEATH. Punishment Meted Out to South Carolina Negro for Trivial Offense. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 6. A meager ac count of the whipping to death of Da vid Hunter, a negro, by a party of farmers at Clinton yesterday, was re ceived here today. The man had been a tenant on a farm in the neighborhood, and had vio lated his contract by secretly moving off the place. He was caught by a par ty of men, tied and given a terrible whipping, from the effects of which he died at Clinton, Laurens county, yes terday. STREET CAR MEN UNITE. Magnates From 47 Illinois Cities Form an Organization. Chicago, Jan. 6. Representatives of street railway companies from 47 cities in Illinois are here to form an associa tion which will be a branch of the na tional association of street railway companies. The organization will be known as the Illinois state association of street railway companies. According to the street car magnates it is not their intention to form a trust to govern the price of transportation on street car lines. It is the intention of the managers to hold regular monthly meetings in order to discuss matters pertaining to the operation of the dif ferent roads and also to decide on im portant improvements that should be made in the modes of transportation The report that it would be the first work of the organization to fight the proposed 2 per cent tax by the legisla ture was denied by Mr. Patterson of Bloomington. Officers were elected as follows: President W. A. Patterson, Bloom ington. Secretary and treasurer T. J. Min ary, Springfield. Vice president L. Sherwood, Elgin. Executive committee W. H. Patter son, C. K. Minary, L. Sherwood, W. L. Ferguson, Decatur; B. F. Harris, Cham paign; J. B. Barker, Peoria, and W. F. Brenan, Chicago. The first annual meeting of the or ganization will be held the third Wed nesday in May. LIKE PROFIT SHARING. Employes Pleased With the System of the Louisville Roller Mills. Louisville, Jan. 6. The distribution of $30,000 among the employes of the Bal lard Ballard Co., flour mills, Jan. 1, was the carrying out of the plan of profit sharing adopted by the compa ny. There are 100 employes of the mill, including the clerical force, millers and laborers. No one receives less than $1.50 a day, and at the expiration of a year the wages are raised to $2. The daily capacity of the mills is 1,500 barrels, and they are always busy, a day and night shift being employed. The earn ings are pro-rated among the employes, the basis being the salary paid, though as far as the employes are concerned, it is a gift to them, as the profit sharing is voluntary on the part of Messrs. Ballard Ballard. Participation in the profit is only earned, however, after two years' serv ice. The employes are all in harmony and try to make their labor accomplish greatest results, knowing that it means more to them at the end of each year. NEW BREYOORT HOUSE. Chicago Hotel to Be Entirely Recon structed by Its New Owners. Chicago, Jan. 6. The work of remod eling the Brevoort house, in Madison street, began yesterday. The new Brevoort will only have the shell of the old structure. The recon struction will begin with the front. The two lower stories will be of iron and gold mosaic and the remaining seven of Bedford stone. The hotel will have a new lobby, 30x50 feet, opening Into the office, which will be finished in ma hogany and Italian marble, with floors of mosaic. The dome roof will be treated in stained glass. Beneath this dome will be an electric fountain, with changing colors. The bar will be of mosaic, cut glass and silver, and the. entire cost of the room will be $50,000. Happy New Year. We wish all our customers a Happy New Year. We thank them for past favors and hope you will all remain with us this year. Our aim will be to please you and give you full value for your money. Having purchased all the interest and good will of Mr. Webster, the company is now under a new management. We have nothing to do with collecting the old accounts. GREEN COAL CO. Mrs. Stark. Pleasant Ridge, O., says: "After two doctors gave up my boy to die, I saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure." It is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. 0 n 0. f$ f, 0 0 0" rv t ts RAND OPERA Sa4 Seats now on sale for both ly C B. Jefferson, Klaw Erlanger's Wonderful Production. PALMER COX'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE, SATURDAY, JAfi. 8 Crowded Full of Remarkable New Features fV Last Time in Topeka Previous to Its London Engagement jV By means of a heavy guarantee the great $1.50 attrac- A tlon will be presented by Manager Crawford as follows: IV Matinee V Night W Bnx Snats W Secure Your E. O. DE MOSS. Odd Fellows' Building, 523 Quinc Street. J uimeriaKers Finest ambulance in the west; FREE to the nubile Dav and Nfht. oik races are Ktsoiint DE MOSS Q Phone 192. CURE CONSTIPATION 25c 50c The estern Foundry AND MACHINE WORKS. Established 1875. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. BBOr 0HBa9ElB9BBK9ZB 'Phone 31. Catalogue Free. Day and Jones 1 Sells CBoaL THE ICE MAN en nnl v Tel. 1 hrj Lrvj L)'aU FT Vti m gcld piece ir-T i ""6 HOOK 1 f Wt ySMyi. vmue for p0ED Cmssp o 71 SOME OF THE AMERICAN EXHTBITS PROPOSED fOK THE PA.UIS EX POSITION Oh- 1300. 0 assn m srm mt turn m ""y HOUSESpecial. matinee and nl;lu performance of A A 1 A 3 A A) a, i A A, I A, I 41 25. 50 and 75 o A 25, 50, 75e and Sl.OO A S 5t A v A Seats Early. L. M. PEN WELL.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1S9S. 3 RAILROADS-NEWS. Santa Fe Trainmen Agog Over Mysterious Messages From the Dead Yho Ferished in the Lang Wreck. A MEDIUM IS FOUND Who Frofesses to Hare Ke ceived Direct Communications From Those Beyond the Fale of Death. For some time a topic of conversa tion among .Topeka railroad men and also those at Newton and other points has been about messages received through mediums, slate writers etc., from departed friends and especially from the victims of the Lang wreck. There are many railroad men who believe in these "spirits" and many who do not, but whether believer or non-believer, nearly every engineer and fireman has given the matter some thought and when the men get together for a chat the question of how the mes sages come and how true they are is discussed. Those who believe in Spir itualism accept it as true that the mes sages come from the spirits of those who are dead while those who do not accept the belief think that there is surely "something" that they do not understand. It is a common thing for those who do not accept the belief to talk it over and few if any will say that they do not believe there is any truth in the statement that the messages are from the spirits. There are several medi ums in Topeka and Mrs. John Talley, wife of Engineer John Talley, who lives at 323 Quincy street, is considered by railroad men to be the best. Mrs. Tal ley is besieged night after night by trainmen who wish to receive messages from the spirit world. Mrs. Talley has always been ready to accommodate her callers but they have been calling upon her so much that she now de clares that she must stop as she says is what many a mother is looking for; something absolutely safe and reliable, that will disarm her terror of that dread rattling, strangling cough, so fearful to the mother, so fatal to the child. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a croup cure that can be relied on. Thousands say so. Mrs. W. J. Dickson ("Stanford Eveleth") J writes from Truro, N. S. "That terror of mothers, the startling, croupy cough, Beyer alarmed mo so long as I had a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house." j. We have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in ur family for years. Once when our toy had a severe attack of croup, we thought that he would die. But wo broke np the attack by using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral." R. H. COX, Plaucheville, La. Is put up in half -size bottles at half price 50 cents. the work of transmitting the messages from the spirits to paper is quite trying upon the nervous system. Mrs. Talley is a woman of very pleasing manners and a fluent talker. 'For a long time," said Mrs. Talley to a reporter, "I took no notice of me diums and Spiritualism but it was brought to my notice in a peculiar manner. My little boy was taken with sort of spells while sleeping. At first I took but little notice of them but the boy grew worse. He would sit up in bed, fast asleep so it seemed, but with his eyes open and would talk to me about persons he could see. I could not see them, but I knew he could. He told me there was a man standing near me with a reddish com plexion and described the man fully. It was my father. The child had never seen him but the description was so good that I knew that he must see something, a spirit or a vision. That started me to thinking about mediums. My husband and I thought that there might be something the mat ter with the child's eyes and we con sulted a physician. He could not help the child and we went to another who treated the child's eyes. That did no good, for the child still saw the people that I could not see. One of my neighbors told me to consult a medium. I did not think it would do any good. Finally the dog began to howl in a most pitiful manner. An uncle of mine died from the effects of these spells and before he died there was a dog around the house that used to howl most pitifully. That, you know, is a sign that death is to visit the house. The neighbors around our house no ticed the dog howling and came to me about it and said that it meant that death was coming unless the child could be freed from these spells thrown around him by the spirits. I knew that something had to be done. The outcome was, that I went to a medium, a person whom I dlid not know at all, and she told me wonderful things. Among other things, she told me that "the papers would expire in six weeks." The papers she referred to were some that were held by my fath er before he died and related to some land. My father was a native of Eng land, and died in New Zealand, and we supposed that the secret of the papers was buried with him. That made me a firm believer in spiritualism, and the mediums afterwards informed me that I was a medium myself. I started to practice the art, and finally mastered it, and am competent now to write the messages given me by spirits. A per son must be a born medium to do it, but even if persons are born mediums, they may never find out that they pos sess the art unless it is revealed to them by some other medium. After I was told by a medium that I possessed the power, it was some time before I could cultivate the negative power. I sat in several meetings before I could even make a beginning. Finally I felt the power come to me, and I could hold a pencil and it would make a few marks. Later the art of allowing my hand to be used by the spirits mani fested itself, and I could do these writ ings. When this power came to me I was able to throw off the spirits that showed themselves in my boy and caused him to be seized with the spells at night, and I saved his life. An uncle of mine was subject to these fits for years, and finally died from the effects of them. I did not want my boy to suffer with them. The fact that an uncle of mine died from the effects of these spells was told me by a medium that really never knew whether I had an uncle or not. Mrs. Talley was asked for a message from some one of the well known engi neers who were killed in the Lang wreck: messages that would be of in terest to railroad men in "general. Mrs. Talley consented, but said that after each writing she was always in an ex hausted state. Mrs. Talley brought a tab of writing paper and a lap board. She seated herself in a rocking chair and laid the board upon her lap. She placed the pa per before her, and the pencil in her hand. Mrs. Talley then threw her head back and looked towards the ceiling. Her eyes seemed looking into spaee.and she took no notice of what was going on around her. She rocked backward and forward, and turned her head quickly from side to side. Her hand holding the pefieil commenced to trem ble and then to strike the lap board with considerable force. Her hand seemed to be under some other control than hers. It grasped the pencil more firmly, and the hand moved in a sort of circle as if it were wishing to write. Finally the pencil rested on the paper. Then Mr.Talley laid the tips of his fingers on the back of her hand and said: "Nate, the boys want a message from you." Mrs. Talley's hand moved across the paper, the pencil never leaving the paper except at the end of the line. The words in each line were connected and at first glance the words seemed illegible, but, upon closer examination, the message read as follows, an exact reproduction of which appears here with "Olm came through a medium here in town and she notified me. but I would not listen. Yes, she told Bill Rain. and others that Olm would never leave her until she notified me. Bill was al so warned by Aunt Lucinda and Booth. They also told him to warn Jim, and he did so, but thought it was Jim Farley. -"(Signed:) NATE HOLL1STER." When the writing ceased Mrs. Talley sank back in the chair as if exhausted. It is stated that on the day of the Lang wreck Mr. Hollister seemed low spiri ted but he gave as a reason that he had a bad headache. He seemed gloomy and his wife spoke of it.He was usual ly light-hearted and his gloomy mood caused no little comment. In the writ ing it speaks of "Bill" Rain being warn ed of impending danger and says that he was told to warn "Jim." The warn ing was supposed to have been meant for Jim Branham but Rain thought it was for Jim Farley and told him of it when he saw him. The Booth spoken of is Aunt Lucinda Thompson's assist ant. A message from James Branham was then asked for.Mrs. Talley's hand again seemed out of her control and when Mr. Talley asked for a message from Bran ham the hand traveled across the paper and wrote the following message: "Yes, tell Byron that as we chummed together in earth life, I still follow him now. We were always fast friends. I know every place we went that last Sunday. (Signed) "JIM BRANHAM." On the Sunday before the fatal wreck at Lang, Branham and Engineer Byron Ghent were together in Emporia. That was the last day they were together. They had always been the best of friends and were constantly in each other's company. It was a common sight to see them going to the round house together. One well known engineer was told- by a medium that a "Hindoo spirit in the band of spirits" that was following him around said that there was trouble ahead of him and that when he saw a white light in his running board he should run with extreme caution. Re cently he was making a night run and when about eight miles west of Osage City a while light suddenly appeared on the running board directly in front of his window. He immediately got h s engine under control and ran very carefully. He made the run to Topeka without any mishap. Not long ago an engineer consulted a medium and ask ed for a message from Hollister. He was told that Hollister was communi cating to ar. other engineer through an other medium and could not come. The next day the two engineers were talk ing together and the one who was talk ing w,th Hollister showed the other en gineer a message he had received from him on that night. Names and other details of these matters could be given but the train men do not like to permit their identity to become known because their super-" iors might regard the whole thing as so much foolishness. PRESIDENT RIPLEY CANDID. Head of the Great Santa Fe Talks Freely on Matters of Interest. In today's issue of "The Kansas Com moner" appears a lengthy communica tion from President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe written in reply to a series of articles which have appeared regularly in that publication. The articles were over the signatures of W.F. Brown and John Davis, and criticized the entire workings of the Santa Fe railroad, its methods and management. In his com munication after replying to many of the charges made, President Ripley in dulges in a few personal remarks as follows: "It is complained that I do not earn my salary as president of the Santa Fe road: at least, it is charged that my salary is 'unreasonable' and that I, my self, am of 'little value.' I do not see the direct bearing of this on passenger rates in Kansas and the subject is somewhat embarrassing to a modest man. I can only say that I began to work for a railroad company about 2S years ago at wages which I think even Mr. Brown would consider modest, that I never enjoyed what is called a 'pull,' that the directors of the Santa Fe hired me as cheaply as they could, that I work to the best of my ability, that there is no compulsion on the directors or stockholders of the Santa Fe com pany to employ me rather than any body else, and they are at liberty to make a change at any time. Until they do so I must accept the fact of my continuance in my position as more im portant evidence as to the value of my work even than the statements of Mr. Brown and Mr. Davis. "It is complained that the Santa Fe road uses the British lion as a trade mark on many of its folders. Again I confess that I miss the connection be tween this and the matter of passen ger rates in Kansas. Simply as a mat ter of historical interest, however, I may state that the lion that formerly appeared on the Santa Fe folders was not the British lion: it was simply a lion,- and. as a matter of fact, was. I am informed, originally adopted from the lion of Venice and not the lion of England. Venice at one time was the great commercial and carrying power of the world. Starting from their one little port, the Venetian navigators pushed their way into the remote cor- ners of the then known world and did the carrying trade and the commerce of the greater part of the peoples of the earth. When the Santa Fe pushed its tracks across some of the wilderness which it traverses it seemed as if the spirit which impelled the men who built the road was not unlike the spirit of the old Venetian sea captains. They in the old days, carried their lion en sign proudly wherever there was trade to be gained or carrying to be done, and it seemed as if the same ensign would serve well for the Santa Fe road. Personally, on this understanding of it, I think the emblem is a good one; but it so happens that this trademark was discarded something over a year ago and further discussion of such a wholly frivolous matter is superfluous." After thoroughly discussing the rate question, Mr. Ripley touches on the question of the issuance of free trans portation, and says: "I am and have always been radically opposed to the issuance of any kind of free transportation, and would gladly do away with it if possible. But it is a mistake to suppose that the abolition of passes would enable the roads to materially reduce passenger rates, for, in the first place, those who travel on passes would ride but little if they had to pay fare, and, in the second place, the total of free rides computed at reg ular rates of fare would not add enough to the passenger receipts to warrant any general reduction. It is not, how ever, so much the money loss that makes the issuance of free passes an noying. It is the fact that some per sons have them while others do not, and whatever claims the holders may have upon the company, and however much they may feel 'entitled' to passes, their neighbors who do not have them fail to appreciate those claims. Mr. Davis says he has not seen me in print on this question. Permit me to say now to him that I should be exceed ingly glad to see state or national laws, or both, making it a state prison offense to either give or receive a pass or any form of free transportation, except. per haps, on account of charity. I should also like to see those laws enforced." In conclusion Mr. Ripley says: "It is quite impossible that anybody should be more anxious to discuss his business frankly with the people than I am to discuss with the people of Kan sas the affairs of the Santa Fe road. The Santa Fe road is an institution which pays out annually about 12 mil lion dollars in the state of Kansas and renders a great deal of public service. It is an institution of which it seems to me that every citizen in the state of Kansas ought to be proud. I wish most earnestly that the citizens of Kansas owned the road.' The Santa Fe has al ways been known as a 'poor man's property.' That is to say that its stock has been very largely held and invest ed in by the savers of small capital, by the widows and the trustees for or phans in the east. The stock is scat tered around in thousands of very small lots. i wish it was scattered among the citizens of Kansas. I wish that every man and woman in Kansas could put the few dollars necessary in to one share of the company's stock, so that Kansas people would own the Santa Fe road. I should then, if I was retained in my position, when I talked to the people of Kansas be talking to my employers, and everyone of you would be interested with me in seeing that the Santa Fe road did what was right and lived honestly. You would know the road then. You would see and understand what we were doing, and you would not believe the people who attacked us and misrepresented us." SHE WANTED A DRINK. A Young Lady Attempts to Turn the Air Break Lever for the Water Faucet Reclining gracefully in the chair car of No. 1 on the Santa Fe a few days ago was a young lady with large black eyes and a wealth of black hair that attracted the attention of one of the trainmen, a brakeman who has a fond ness for pretty faces, and he seemed to have a great deal to do in that car. He fixed everything there was to do and then he went out. He came back and adjusted the ventilators. Yes, she was still there with her eyes half shut in a sort of dream. Pretty, well yes. Very pretty. Must be so sensible, too, thought the brakeman. She looked it. One of those up to date girls that know whether the "futurity" was won in a walk or by a nose. The brakeman made another round of the train and came back to the car and busied him self with the fire. Those dreamy eyes seemed to be looking right at him. Did she notice him? Yes, he thought she did. The young lady got and started for the end of the car where the brakeman was. He was becoming excited. Was his neck tie on straight. On she came until the water tank was reached. Should he aid her in obtaining a drink, he was about to ask. No, he thought to himself, she is able to get her own drinks. She presses the faucet. The water did not come. She locked above her head. The brakeman could not help but notice its graceful poise. The youn? lady reached up her head and was about to grasp the lever that operates the emergency air brakes. The brake man attempted to cry out. He could not, but he made a leap for life and cleared the space between himself and the young lady in one bound. He grasped her outstretched arm. "What do you want to do" cried the brakeman. She looked at him as if to say "none of your business" but she said, "I want a drink of water." "Well you don't have to get oft the train to g-et it" said the brakeman. "Isn't that the lever that makes the water run?" asked the young lady with a look of astonishment on her face. "No, that is the emergency air brake lever and if you had pulled it the train would have stopped in a hurry." "Oh!" said the young lady with a gasp. She returned to seat and the brakeman's faith in the looks of up to date women was broken. COST OF A RAILROAD CAR. Some Interesting Details From the Pennsylvania Railroad Shops. There has recently appeared a detail ed statement of the cost of constructing at the Altoona shops of the Pennsylva nia railroad a sample first class, mod ern, up to date, luxurious passenger car, and some of the items are of in terest. The wheels and axles represent a cost of $332.35; the trucks upon which the car rests cost $533.62; the air brake rep resents $131.75; the seat fixtures, 23 in number, cost $50.50; the three bronze lamps, $13.50; the two gas tanks, $S4; the chandeliers, $50.72, and the item of screws, which might not appear to be an important one, $51.88. For the building of a car like the one taken in illustration, 2,480 feet of pop lar wood, 3,434 of ash, 1,100 of white pine, 2,350 of yellow pine, 450 feet of hickory, 400 of cherry, 700 of Michigan pine, 500 of oak, and 439 of maple ven eer were required. To build the ear there was required in addition 13 gallons of varnish, 45 pounds of glue and nearly 3,000 pounds of iron, exclusive of 800 pounds of iron castings. For- the furnishing of the car there were required 69 yards of scarlet plush, 44 yards of green plush, 61 yards of sheeting and 243 pounds of hair. The springs on the car seats cost $43 .17; the basket racks cost $77.35; the sash levers $42; the bronze window lifts $24.40, and the gold leaf for the em bellishment of the woodwork $14.58. For the window fasteners $15.47 worth of material was required; two stoves cost $77.56 and the tin used on the roof of the car $41.44. The labor in the construction of the car represented a cost of $l,263.94,bring ing up the expenditure to more than $4,400. AFFECTS PURCHASING AGENTS Rock Island and Alton Put a Rule Into Effect Santa Fe Holds Back. Joliet, 111., Jan. 6. There is conster nation among the six or eight Joliet purchasing agents who do business ev ery day in Chicago. The Rock Island and Chicago and Alton companies have issued orders prohibiting the agents from bringing upon the trains any bundles or baggage intended for other parties. This action is taken because of ob jections filed by the United States Ex press company, which claims its con tract with the railroads is being vio lated. All the purchasing agents have made arrangements to use the Santa Fe. but this road may issue the same order up on the demand of the Wells-Fargo Ex press company. COMPLAIN OF BLOCK SYSTEM Santa Fe Grievance CommitteeConsid ers a Number of Matters. The meeting of the general grievance committee of the Santa Fe conductors will continue in this city today and the election of officers and adjournment will probably not take place until to morrow. The committr-e is now in the midst of the consideration of the grievances which have been referred to them by the different lodges. All of these are of minor importance, but each one re ceives the same consideration that a grievance of general importance would be given. The block system recently establisned on the Santa Fe from Kansas City tq Newton on the main line and over the Emporia branch is responsible for a number of the grievances before the committee. In cases where conductors have not paid strict attention to the details of the system, even when the negligence has caused no injury or ac cident, they have been presented with a liberal number of demerit marks, the number in several of the cases being large enough to cause dissatisfaction on the part of the men with the re sult that the matter has been referred to the committee. One of the cases under consideration today illustrates the nature of the ma jority of the offenses. A conductor of an extra train was given a permissive card at Emporia to run ahead of a reg ular train, and did run ahead of the train as far as Strong City. At Strong City he was delayed in switching cars, and while at that station the regular train passed his train on schedule time and entered the block. The conductor, thinking that he had the same right to run behind the regular train in the same block as well as ahead of it, and believing that to follow the regular train would expedite matters for the company in regard to time, left Strong City after the regular train without first securing a permissive card from the operator to do so. For this neglect of orders he was given a heavy supply of demerit marks. The grievances that the committee decided are just, will be taken up with General Manager Frey and General Superintendent Mudge, and if possible adjusted in favor of the employes. THREE TRAINS WEEKLY. Santa Fe 'to Increase Its California Service, Beginning January 17. The circular officially announcing the Increase in the Santa Fe California ser vice to three trains a week, has been issued by Traffic Manager White. The first third train will leave Chicago on January 17, and every week after that the trains will be run out of Chicago on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Satur days, passing through Topeka on the following days. The first third train eastbound wilt leave Los Angeles on January 23, and the trains will run out of that point on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays thereafter. The travel to California is still large, and the three trains will probably be kept on for sometime. ROCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS In Future to Be Conducted by Them selves Contract With Phil lips Expires. Commencing January 16 the Rock Island passenger department will take charge of the tourist excursions run from eastern points over that road west, and the work will be in charge of D. W. Thompson, a new employe of the company with the title of excursion agent. Since the time that the Rock Island railway became a western road i all the tourist excursions have been in j charge of Phillips, of Phillips excursion i fame, but Mr. Phillips' contract with V, .1 in ,J luc v 1 1 1 1 ti 1 1 j- i ami i uaiiuaij J aim the officials have decided that it will help to advertise the road as well as be a better financial arrangement for the company to take charge of the excur sions in the future. CARS BADLY NEEDED. Famine on the Mo. Pacific Line Espe cially Prolonged. The amount of railroad business done in Kansas and Missouri can be readily judged from the amount of business done through the Topeka office of the Missouri and Kansas Car Service com pany. The object of the company is to keep track of the interchanged cars of roads operating in Kansas and Missouri. For several months the whole office force has been kept busy keeping the cars moving. All the different roads are calling for more cars than can be furnished. This is especially so with the Missouri Pacific. Nearly every sta tion along the lines in Kansas is call ing for an average of 45 to 50 cars a day. It is understood that the Mis souri Pacific today could use 10,000 if they could be had. This winter's busi ness far exceeds the business of any winter for several years. ARCADE AT NEWTON Will Be Opened for Guests by February 1. Newton, Jan. 6. The Arcade hotel will be reopened by February 1. Or ders have been received from the sup erintendent to clear up the house and get it ready for occupancy and work has begun. Men will be here next week to refit the house throughout with furniture. The hotel office will be removed from the second story and the room now oc cupied by Otto Wester as a tailor shop, will be lowered to the level of the side walk and will be used as the hotel of fice. All the furniture will be new and of the latest design. It is thought that the hotel at Flor ence will be closed, the house is not paying expenses. SANTA FE CONDUCTOR KILLED. Both Legs Were Crushed to a Shape less Mass. Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 6. Word reached here that M. A. Higgins, a pop ular Santa Fe Pacific freight conductor was run over in the Kingman yard and so badly injured that he died a few hours thereafter. While he was exam ining the draw head of a car on a side track the engine backed down against it, knocking him down, the wheels pass ing over both legs above the knee, crushing them to a shapeless mass.Mr. Higgins was a Knight Templar and carried an insurance of $2,000 in the O. R. C. His body was taken east, to Louisville, Ky., his former home, for interment. The Wreck at Fairmount. The Santa Fe wreck at Fairmount, Kan., on Tuesday was not as disastrous as at first reported. Engineer McClure was the only man injured, and his in juries are not serious. McClure left Argentine Tuesday morning with a train for Atchison to get a load of ice. He had orders to sidetrack at Fair mount, to allow another freight train to pass him. He ran into the siding just ahead of the other train, but he was unable to stop, as his airbrakes were working badly. As a result he ran full length of the switch track and crashed into the rear end of the other train on the main track. McClure and his fireman saved themselves by jump ing. The caboose and three cars of the regular train were badly wrecked. Stop Stealing. While the gathering up of news from all sources on railroad matters is per fectly legitimate, and the State Journal is willing, that all the newspapers along the Santa Fe route shall cull from its railroad columns as it does from theirs, it does most emphalically object to the theft of its humorous stories of the rail, which are more or less creations of fancy and should not be regarded and dinned as news. This is stealing I and stealing of the worst sort. News is news, but tnese stories are as mucn en titled to credit as editorial matter. The Albuquerque Citizen and others please copy. Dodge City Eating House Opening. The Harvey eating house at Dodge City will be opened Monday for busi ness. Train No. 6 will take breakfast there cn Monday and will be the first train fed at the new house. SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES. Switchman C.H. Norton is on the sick list. Way cars 13 and 300 are in the paint shop. Private car 219 went east on No. 6 yesterday. A. B. Beard is now employed at the machine shop. Granville Betts of the blacksmith de partment is on the sick list. Foreman George Elliott is again at work after several days' sickness. D. B. Lawson has been promoted to the position of clerk in the car depart ment. Engine 208 took her trial trip to Mer-idei- today, having just undergone re pairs. Mr. A. Battey leaves the car shops in a few days to become foreman at Ot tawa. A. L. Olney has returned to work in the car department after two weeks' sickness. Alph Penwell will leave the employ of the company on Saturday and go to Denver. Mrs. George L. Stone, wife of Switch man Stone, is quite sick. Mr. Stone is laying off. The two new mail cars, 1900 and 1901 will be in service between Kansas City and Chicago. S. Withers, formerly sidewalk in spector in Topeka, has taken a position in the car shops. Carl Lawson left the employ of the company today to become one of Sher iff Cook's force. Frank McKinney of the planing mill is absent from work on account of sick ness in his family. Engineer Grady and Fireman Shep herd brought an extra freight up from Argentine this morning with engine 816. James Swan, foreman of the brass foiidry, has molded some copper ham mers superior to any that can be bought in the market. The following are the officers of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., elected for thte com ing year: J. C. Turney, chairman; H. J. Crow, secretary, and E. D. Coon, treasurer. AMONG RAILROAD MEN. Two carloads of furniture have been re ceived at the Harvey eating house at Dodge City. SanMarcial is free from smallpox. The disinfecting of the last case has taken place and all the victims are convalescent. Willard Skinner has been promoted to -the-foremanship of the' Coolidge roundhouse, vice J. Q. Adams trans ferred to Dodge City. Trains 407 and 408 of the Oklahoma division that have been stopping at Guthrie for lunch will do so no more. The eating house has been transferred to Furcell and lunch will be served there. Santa Fe Master Mechanic Nuebert posted a bulletin in the Arkansas City shops wishing all employes a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. This is the first master mechanic the Santa Fe has had there that ever did it. Officials of the Santa Fe held a con ference with the mayor of Denver yes terday concerning the removal of the tracks of the Circle road. The officials are ready to remove the tracks under conditions which 'the council will be asked to approve. An odd thing happened in Foreman Tisdale's office last evening. A di rectory of every engineer and fireman is kept in a frame in the office. Each man's name is a detachable slip. When changing Walter Burn's name, the sug gestion was made that the card be turned and another name be written on the back. This had already been done and the name on the other side was John Staley. Newton Kansan. The duties of the night agent at Cer rillos. New Mexico, are varied. He is not only station agent and attends to the arrival and departure of many trains, but he must perform the duties of express agent as well. He is also mail carrier and, no matter how pres sing may be his other duties at tho time, he must see that Uncle Sam's mail bags are promptly delivered at tha postoffice. FROM NEWTON. The air compressor has been put in operation. A new air compressor will be here in a short time from Topeka. John Murphy has resumed his old position of head machinist, the posi tion of night foreman being too hard on his health. The second boiler in the boilerroom is nearly ready for service. It has been tested and has proven satisfactory. What few leaks were found have been repaired. The big Dickinson engine 896 is with out a fireman. The run has been ad vertised and the oldest fireman Apply ing for it before January 8 will be given the run. The large airdrum for the compressed air plant has been placed in position under the large west window of the back shop. The drum is about 15 feet in length and four feet in diameter. The baggage room at the station Is being repaired. The floor is being torn up and will be lowered to the same height as the platform. The scales have been taken out and adjusted and paint ed. The ice house when it shall be com pleted will be one of' the largest on the system. It will be double in size. It is to be 225 feet in length and will be the old width of 40 feet. The house Is divided into seven rooms. The oil house has in It more oil at present than has ben known since Newton has been a division point. The last shipment raised the totals as follows: Coal oil, 1,500 gallons; black oil, 1,000 gallons; signal oil, 600 gallons; valve oil, 400 gallons. A number of new tracks are to be laid in the west nd yards. A large space on the south side of the yards has been cleaned up and leveled off. Seven new tracks will be put down there in a short time. They will ex tend from the east of the yards through to the carriage factory. FROM ALBUaUERaUE. Inspector Cade Selvy, of the Santa F Pacific has his name on the Highland register, and is in the city. Conductor C. H. Dascomb. accompa nied by his little daughter, returned from California last night. Mr. Das comb will resume his passenger run in a few days. Charles Kennedy came in from Flag staff, where he is superintending a bis tie contract from the Arizona lumber company for the Santa Fe Pacific road. The gentleman wants a few more tie workers, and will leave tonight for Cer rillos, where about a hundred men await his coming. Division Superintendents Hibbard and Denair on the Santa Fe Pacific, the former with headquarters at Gal lup and the latter at Needles, have been remembered by the "powers that be," and will hereafter make trips over their divisions in bran new coaches built ex pressly for their use. The cars were made at the Topeka shops, and are Nos. 95 and 6. FROM EL PASO. Mrs. McCarthy, wife of private sec retary McCarthy of General Manager Frey, passed through the city this week bound north. Civil Engineer Robson and party will leave Monday to cross section and lo cate right of way and roadbed through the Jicarilla country. The Texas and Pacific company is getting some new engines from the Baldwin Locomotive works and they are en route to Fort Worth. The S. P. will send on from San Fran cisco ten wheeler engines to run east from this city with the New Orleans section of the Sunset Limited. Options have been secured on nearly a hundred ranches :n the Sacramento mountains by the White Oaks road people, on which they propose to settle Pennsylvania farmers. Y. W. C. A. Educational Classes. Monday, January 10th "Enrollment Day." Lessons will begin Tuesday, Jan. 11. China Painting Miss Jean Wallace. Water Color and Drawing Miss Mary Bunker. Embroidery Mrs. Mary L. Chamber lain. Cooking Mrs. Julia Wiley. Stenography Mr. Geo. E. Dougherty. Physical Culture Miss Ida G. Rus sell. English Literature Miss Caroline Maddocks. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sorts, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hand i. Chil blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay -squired. It is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 centz per box. For sale by Swift-Holliday Drug Co. Go to the box social and cake walk at Topeka Post hall. 422 Kansas avenue, next Friday evening at 7:30. Two sup pers for twenty cents. Can't Express Her Thanks. Scrofula Sores Terrible Itching. Entirely Cured. Mrs. Emily Ford. Eluora Hardin Co.. Iowa, writes: "I can't express my thanks for the box of Beggs German Salve as it has entirely cured the ter rible itching and burning, that was In my ankles, caused by scrofula sores. At druggists.

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4 TOPEKA. STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1S9& The State Journal OFFICIAL CITY PAPER VOLUME XXV No. 4. BT FRANK P. MAC LENNAn. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier. K cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier system. By mall, one year. S.SO gy mail, three months -9G weekly edition, one year .W PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Buildlne S00 and t02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business office Bell 'Phons 101 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 577 New Tork address: 322 Potter Building, rare American Nnwspaper Publishers' as sociation, where files of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. THE MONETARY COMMISSION". The report of that body of gentlemen styling' itself a monetary com mission, organized for the pur pose of devising- scheme for the reformation of the currency system of the country, has been made public. It is voluminous and exhaustive in its scope as well as In its effect on the reader. To those familiar with the makeup of the committee the report is in no way a surprise. It is precisely such a re port as the gentlemen composing the body would be expected to make. The gentlemen were known at the outset to favor the gold standard, the retirement of the greenbacks and the issuance of all paper currency by the banks. The report is taken up with the details of the plan for carrying out these changes, From the report itself the following extracts are taken, showing the general trend of the document: The civilized world has determined that the standard shall be gold. No government, however powerful, can in fact reverse that determination or, without injury to the interests of all its people, attempt to establish any other standard of value. It is of the utmost importance that the standard shall not only be distinct ly declared in the law, but clearly fixed in the minds of the people as the first and indispensable element of a sound monetary system. All history is evi dence that the people who suiter the most from a degradation of the stand ard are not the rich and powerful, but the poor and helpless. The gold standard does not mean gold monometallism, and it necessarily re sults, not in contraction, but in the greatest possible expansion of the cur rency within the bounds of safety. If the necessary means be adopted to secure the stability of the gold standard the credit of the country will be estab lished, the national debt can be refund ed at lower interest rates, the surplus capital of the world will come here to rind profitable investment, and our country will enjoy the prosperity that fchows a currency system based upon a stable standard of value. When popular confidence shall have been restored as to the maintenance of the gold standard and the security of our national currency system there will be no general desire to exchange eilvar dollars or silver certificates for gold, for the silver currency will then be, beyond question, as good as gold. It Is in the power of the executive de partment, as the law now stands, to decide absolutely whether the govern ment notes shall be paid in gold or in silver. An end ought to be put to this anomalous and hazardous situation by making specific and adequate provision for the payment of the demand obligations, and directing in the law that such payment shall be in gold at the demand of the holder. There is no doubt that if our govern ment were relieved of its existing de mand obligations, and our currency system put in working order upon a gold basis, it would be entirely possible for us to go through a war without sus pension of specie payment or any de rangement of our monetary system. In the second paragraph quoted the committee might have added, truthful ly that what is true of the degradation of the standard is also true of its en hancement. Thousands of wrecked lives and fortunes since the adoption of the gold standard in this country would bear them out. When the men who own the currency r their friends arrange the changes in the currency system, wbether they be in the direction of an enhanced or a de graded standard, it may always be de pended upon that the "poor and help less" will get the worst of it. The shabby reception given Chicago's delegation at the Greater New Tork celebration should lead the western city to label her citizens hereafter, when they go from home. The neglect to do so in this instance caused the New Yorkers to think that it was the same crowd that came on during the cam paign, when in fact according to a Chi cago paper, the party was made up of good citizens. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. (From the New York Press.) A man never forgives a woman un less he has not been guilty himself. No man is conscious of real happiness till he gets married and sees it in his bachelor friends. Lots of men can be aggravated Into falling into love that couldn't be caught any other way. Three women out of every five cry "When they break a looking glass, and believe they can foretell a snow storm by cat tracks. Every new leaf a man turns over the devil lays on top of the pile under the grid he is saving for him. When a girl thinks she has got a pretty foot, she will generally find it is muddy 'most everywhere. A good woman's love is like a star. The only reason it doesn'i always shine Is because it ia higher than the clouds. Thf Bradley-Martins are a point ahead of the other members of the 400. They are not only allied by marriage to the aristocracy of England but by the marriage of Lady Anne Coventry, they toave become connected with the aris tocracy of India, as well. SENATOR BAKER'S POSITION: Since Senator Baker has been suc cessful in securing recognition from the national administration and his right to dispense the federal patronage in Kansas has been admitted, he will probably accede to the wishes of the president on the important questions pending before congress. Senator Baker will probably now vote for the annexation of Hawaii and for the currency reforms suggested by the president. He will not oppose the civ il service policy of the administration or offer objections to other measures proposed. Since Senator Baker has been conceded the prerogatives of his office in every particular, there is scarcely any doubt that he will hereaf ter work in full accord and perfect har mony with the president. Superintendent Stryker prides him self on setting the standard of teachers' ability high. Mr. Stryker is one of those people who think that real talent can be hired for J45 a month. Any busi ness man knows better. If you want "cracking good" teachers.you will have to pay "cracking good" salaries. Smart people won't stay in the profession for $45 a month. WHAT ""WE" IS SAYING. We hear rumors through the air. that our sheriff -elect is about to take unto himself a wife. It is just exactly what he should do, under the curcumstances, don'tcher know. Beloit Times. Syracuse has a skating pond embrac ing 40 acres, the finest in the short grass country and the lads and lassies come from all the country round to try a fall on its glassy surface. Syracuse Journal. Harry Houston came over from Har per on Friday last to spend Christmas with his best girl. They say Harry will soon donate the preacher with some le gal tender currency. Medicine Lodge Index. t When Miss Cora Garner's folks took her home eight weeks ago, Isaac Law rence's dog, "Jerry," followed them. Mr. Garner brought him back Sunday, and little Everet Lawrence was the happi est boy in town. "Jerry" too seemed glad as a dog could, and everything about the Central moves along as of yore. Kiowa Opinion. No more rabbit lies go in this office. Local financiers and economists have con tracted the pernicious habit of calling in with a cock-and-bull story of shoot ing several scores of rabbits just in a few afternoon hours for the amusement of it. It don't wash. We are from Missouri hereafter. They must substan tiate these lies before publication. Norton Champion. A prospective subscriber wants to know if we will take chickens on sub scription. Yes and meal and meat and fish and tomatoes and peaches and biily goats and sheep and horses and pigs and hay and land and butter and mules and corn and calves and hogs and rab bits and wheat and turnips and spuds and just any old thing you've got. Cimarron Jacksonian. Webb MeNall seems to be the most valuable man about the state house from a pecuniary view point. He not only pays his way but he has been the means of causing the attorney general to earn his salary. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) So many people forget that glass is easily broken. Everyone has reason to feel ashamed about something. WTien a man worries a great deal, he says he is overworked. Youth is the only thing worth hav ing, and that is about all youth has. After a man is married, he has the legal right to deceive only one wo man. Love is like whist: when people haven't anything else to do, they play it. i A woman is no longe? interesting to man when she is no longer deceived when he tells things that are not true. Men are becoming so scarce that when a boy of twelve goes calling these days, he is allowed to sit in the parlor. After a man has owed you money as long as two years, he begins to believe the account is not right. At the end of three years, he thinks you are a thief. The enjoyment with which a woman listens to her young man reading out loud, is recalled to him painfully after marriage when she begins to find fault with his pronunciation. i The Kansas teachers can't be so se vere on the children hereafter when they fail at examinations. The teach ers are not che whole thing, them selves. Over one half of the applicants for certificates to teach in county nor mal schools failed at the teachers' state convention in Topeka last week. Out of 125 who tried to get certificates as instructors of institutes, 75 failed en tirely. Hereafter -when a Kansas man wants an office he will probably en deavor to secure the opposition of Cy Leland as the first step in his cam paign. CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. Burning kisses always result from sparks. The tenor of a singer's conduct should never be base. A first class price doesn't always in dicate a first class hotel. It's difficult for a man to check his creditors unless he has a bank ac count. Woman's Inhumanity to woman causes many men to live and die in the bachelor class. The young onion is a very seductive vegetable.but it invariably gives a man away. I Improved machinery enables a man to accomplish almost as many things, as a woman can with a hairpin. Satan doesn't object to a man attend ing church on Sunday if he gets his services the other six days in the week. It is not improbable that some of the congressmen who are fighting the civil service law at Washington, will be call ed to a reckoning with their constitu ents next fall. LETTER TOTICTORIA. Eush's Young- Son Opens Correspond ence With. England's Ruler. A Topeka schoolboy wrote a letter to President McKinley .and was surprised to receive a reply. The other pupils turned green with envy, and a son of Secretary of State Bush resolved to go his compan ion one better. He wrote the following letter to Queen Victoria: "I have heard a great many things about you, and I thought I would like to have you write me a letter. Topeka has EO.000 people and covers about four square miles. It is the capital of Kansas. My father is secretary of state. He holds of fice two years, one of which is already gone. I hope some day to be able to visit England and I would like to visit you. My father's name is W. E. Bush. My brother's name Is Clarence. My sis ters' names are Vida, Mattie and Ruby. Ruby is the youngest. "The state house is four stories high, but it is 200 feet to the top of the dome. My aunt is with us to spend the winter. Mr. Golden, the man who owns the house, it 71 years old. I am 13 years old. I have two bantam chickens which I call Adam and Eve. 1 have a dog I call Ring. Aged 13 also. "I wish when you answer me you would stick in a few old stamps, please. I can not think of anything else to say, so, wishing you and your sons are all well, I j)m your friend, "ARCHIE BUSH, Topeka, U. S. A." MBS. LEASE TO PREACH "Will Act as Substitute for Rev. Thomas Dixon of New York. New York, Jan. 6. Mrs. Mary Lease will, on January 23, occupy the pulpit of the People's church, of which Rev. Thomas Dixon, jr., is pastor. Rev. Mr. Dixon will take three weeks' vacation during the winter and Mrs. Lease will act as his substitute on Sun day. She will lecture on "Christ or Caesar." Eugene V. Debs will also address Mr. Dixon's congregation. THEIR PROGRAMME DONE. Saturday Night Club Assigns the Sub jects for the Year. The Saturday Night club has arrang ed its programme for meetings for 1S9S, which is as follows: Jan. 8. Essay "Pros and Cons of So cialism" A. Wyman. Jan. 23. Essay "Muscle vs.Machlne ry" Albert Watkins. Feb. 5. Essay "Mammon" G. A. Shumacker. Feb. 12. Essay "Cuba and Annexa tion" A. W. Dana. Feb.19. Essay "A Glance at the Ve das" John A. Dailey. March 5. Essay "Modern American Homes" C. J. Prescott. March 19. Essay "The Retirement of the Greenbacks" Frank H. Foster. April 2. Essay "Poe" WTm. M.Dav idson. April 16. Essay "Postal Savings Banks" O. L. Clarke. April 30. Essay "Prohibition" L. S. Ferry. May 14. Essay "Henry George" T. F. Doran. May 28. Essay "Some People I Know" Robt. Stone. Each member of the Saturday Night club is designated by the name of some state which he represents. Following is the list of membership of the club: J. B. Furry, representing Virginia. A. W. Dana, representing Massa chusetts. Eli G. Foster, representing Kansas. Robert Stone, representing Missouri. Wm. M. Davidson, representing Ore gon. Dr. C. F. Menninger, representing In diana. Abram Wyman, representing Maine. T.hos. F. Doran, representing Califor nia. Albert Watkins, representing Illinois. O. L. Clarke, representing Ohio. E. D. McKeever, representing Color ado. C. J. Prescott, representing Texas. Thos. A. McNeal. representing Penn sylvania. G. A. Shumacker, representing Ne braska. Frank H. Foster, representing Michi gan. John A. Dailey, representing Utah. L. S. Ferry, representing New York. F. N. Kessler, representing Nevada. The sessions of the club will be closed in June with the annual banquet.which will be the "sixteenth, annual." STILL AFTER DOCTORS The Missouri Shotgun CrusadeAgainst Medical Men Keeps On. Knobnoster, Mo., Jan. 6. David Lay, a prominent farmer of this vicinity, entered the residence of Dr. O. P. Kernodle last nigh;: at 7 o'clock and began shooting at the doctor. The doctor returned the fire and shot La7 just above the heart. Phy sicians pronounce the wound fatal. The cause of the shooting was an al leged insult by Kernodle to Mrs. Lay last Saturday. Mrs. Lay was with her hus band in the fight. HE BLED BLIND PIGS. Chicago Police Lieutenant Convicted of Extortion. Chicago, Jan. 6. Ex-Police Lrtjutenant Samuel C. Rank has been found guilty of extorting money from "bling pig" pro. prietors in the Hyde park prohibition dis trict. The extreme penally is a fine of $300 and six months imprisonment. Pend ing an application for a new trial, Rank was allowed his liberty on bond. He claims to be the victim of persecution. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Eubscr.,'be rrr -The, State Journal Constipation Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels and produces biliousness, torpid liver, Indi- gestion, bad taste, coated tongue, sick headache, in somnia, etc. Hood's Pills I cure constipation and all its results, easily and thoroughly. 25c All druggists, j Prepared by C. I- Rood Co., Lowell, Mass. 1 Xlie ouly Pills to take wiU. Hood's SarsaparOla pills KANSASjeS. Sumner County Abandons Its Rabbit Scalp Bounty. Surrounding Counties Were Getting the Benefits. 94,984 BUNXY SCALPS Presented to the Commissioners in Two Months. Aged and Wealthy Leavenworth Citizen in Disgrace. "Wellington, Jan. 6. The county com missioners made an order yesterday re voking the bounty of three cents on rabbit scalps. The order takes effect on Thursday, January 20, 1898. The considerations that lead to the change in policy were the large a mounts of money paid out and the belief that large number of rabbit ears were be ing brought in from territory outside of the county. The bounty was put on November 8, and since that time the county has paid bounty on 94,894 rabbit scalps, an expenditure of $2,849.51. HIS SHOCKING CRIME. Wealthy Leavenworth County Farmer Flees to Escape a Damage Suit. Leavenworth, Jan. 6. Edward Myers, once a wealthy and highly respected farmer, living near Easton, this county, has disappeared. Two law suits, one for divorce and the other for $10,000 damages, which were recently begun against him in the district court, are said to have been the direct cause of his mysterious departure. Just before he left he disposed of about $6,000 worth of personal property. The damage suit which was filed against Myers was brought by Katie Carson, an orphan girl, through Mrs. Sarah Bartlow, her guardian. The de fendant is charged with assaulting the plaintiff when she was only 10 years old. It is alleged that this practice was kept up for two years before the guardian of the child learned of the true cir cumstances and took the girl from the Myers' home. Myers is 50 years of age, wealthy, and has always been regarded as honorable. About 10 years ago Katie Carson's par ents died in Brown county, Kas., Myers made application to take Katie. Mrs. Sarah Bartlow, guardian of the child ren, allowed him to take her upon his premise to give the girl a good home. During the latter part of October last the child's lawyer visited Myers with a view to securing a compromise, and a date was specified for an answer. Be fore this time arrived Myers disposed of $6,000 worth of his personal proper ty and disappeared. TO TEST GRAIN LAW. The State Inspector Arrests a Leav enworth Firm's Weighman. Leavenworth, Jan. 6. State Grain Inspector W. W. Culver, to test the law which provides for licensed weighmast ers yesterday swore out a warrant be fore Justice Bond for the arrest of Frank Flower, who is employed at the Kansas Central elevator in the capacity of private weighman for Denton Bros. It is claimed by Denton Bros, that they are not compelled by the law to employ a licensed weighman for their private business, and Flower, who is their weighman, has no license. He is charged by the state inspector with having "assumed to act as a weighman of grain belonging to per sons other than himself without hav ing taken the oath of office or given a bond as required by law." Flower was required to give a bond of $500 for his appearance for preliminary examina tion at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Samuel Cleavenger and G. W. Coffin are witnesses. EE HAILED FROM KANSAS. Robert Montgomery, Who Was Mur dered in Japan. Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 6.-Robert Mont gomery, who recently was murdered in Japan, and whose taking off is being investigated by the government of the United States, was a citizen of Kan sas. In the summer of 1884 he was employ ed at Winfield, Kan., from which point he went to Wichita in the fall of that year and joined the Robert A. Neff Comedy company as a member of the band and to play character parts. Ow ing to his intemperate habits, however, he was discharged by the manager and drifted eventually to California, where he joined the United States navy. McPherson College Debt Nearly Paid. McPherson, Jan. 6. The college here is about out of debt. It has relieved it self of a debt of $10,000, besides recent ly raising $4,000 more to assist in com pleting the main college building, which will be done by next summer. There have been about 250 students in attend ance this year. "Candidate for State Superintendent. Lawrence, Jan. 6. Announcement was made yesterday of the candidacy of J. E. Peairs, county superintendent of public instruction of Douglas coun ty, for the nomination on the Republic an ticket for state superintendent. Mr. Peairs has been superintendent in Douglas county for the last eight years. Chanute Board of Trade. Chanute, Jan. 6. Fifty of Chanute's most prominent business men and cap italists reorganized the old Chanute board of trade last evening and the an nual election of officers will occur at once. It is the intention to spend con siderable money during 189s in building up Chanute and increasing the resourc es. Sinn-Bondi Wedding at Salina. Salina, Jan. 6. Mr. Leo. Sinn, of Chicago, was united in marriage to Miss Emma J. Kondi, here yesterday, the ceremony being performed by Rabbi Schwab, of St. Joseph, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. Bondi, the groom is connected with a Chicago jewelry house. To Improve Ottawa Lights. Ottawa. Jan. 6. Very extensive im provements are contemplated by Su perintendent Pollock, in the electric light plant. A new Curliss engine, of 150 horse power will be put in, and a 1.200 light incandescent machine added, with a new generator for motive power. Martindale-James Wedding. Emporia, Jan. 8. Mr. Howard Mar tindale and Miss Emma James wers united in marriage yesterday at the home oT the bride's parents. Mr. Har tindale is the oldest son of William .Martindale, of this city. If LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS. Tonight Rice's "1492" will be seen for the first time in this city at the Grand Opera house, and the advance sale has been sufficient to insure a good house. This production is a clean and enter taining combination of music, mirth, burlesque and vaudeville and there are no dull moments from start to finish. This season Stuart, the "male Patti," who is said to have a remarkable voice, is the Queen Isabella and Zelma Rawl ston a handsome actress and vocalist, is the Infanta. The company of sixty or seventy people also include Master Thomas Meade, a phenomenal boy ten or, the Herald Square quartette, Frank Gardiner, Marie Conchita, Corinne Thompson, Arthur R. Seaton. Thomas H. Ince, Geo. D. Cunningham, H. J. Turner and George Over. There is a large and well drilled chorus of pretty young women. It takes two special cars to carry the scenery and accessor ies used in this production. Seats are now on sale for C. B. Jef ferson, Klaw Eiianger's great pro duction of "Palmer Cox's Brownies," which will be seen Saturday at the Grand Opera house, both a matinee and night performance being given. Prices far the matinee are 25, 50 and 75 cents, and for the night 25, 50. 75 cents and $1, with box seats $1.50, owing to a guaran tee made by Manager Crawford. The same organization of 74 people, the j costumes, surprising electrical and me chanical effects witnessed in New York, Boston and Chicago, will be brought here intact by special train, and "The Brownies" wil be presented exactly as it was seen in these large cities. Among the other remarkable features in the big production will be the sen sational Hying ballet from the Folies Bergeres, Paris. This ballet is danced by handsome, shapely coryphees in mid-air, and is one of the greatest nov elties. Eddie Pinaud, the Brownie trick bicyclist; Newhouse and Bunts, the phenomenal musical excentriques: and a troupe of beautiful Oriental dancing girls are- included in the long list of specialties. One of the most popular of the ro- mantic plays of the past three or four years is undoubtedly The Prisoner of Zenda" in which Daniel Frohman's ex cellent company will appear at the Crawford theater next Tuesday evening. A prettier romantic play viewed from any point has probably never been stogad. For beauty, purity of senti ment, keenness of wit, intensity and continuity of interest, it equals the "Three Guardsmen'' and other cele brated plays of romance and chivalry. It was the good fortune of that prince of modern romance writers, Anthony Hope, that this most famous work, tha one upon which his reputation is found ed, should fall into the hands of so in genious a play-maker as Edward Rose. The company to present the "Prisoner of Zenda" like ail of Daniel Frohman's companies, is first class. In the cast are Howard Gould, who has proved as successful in the leading role as any wbo has played it. and several others who anroeared in the olav last season. The sale of seats will open Saturday morning. Consumption Positively Cured. Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chil howie, Va., certifies that he had con sumption, was given up to die, sought all medical treatment that money couid j procure, tried all cough remedies he i could hear of, but got no relief; spent many nights in sitting up in a chair; was induced to try Dr. King's New D.s- covery, and was cured by use of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to business and says Dr. King's New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has done so much for him and also for others in his community. Dr. King's New Dis covery is guaranteed for Coughs, Cixlds and Consumption. It don't fail. Trial bottles free at Swift Holliday's Drug Store. The Shortest Route To Southern California is the Santa Fe. Pullman palace and tourist sleepers; and free chair cars (lighted by electric ity) to Los Angeles daily. Try Grain-O Try Grain-O Ask your grocer today to show yon n package of GRAIN-O. the new fnod drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury 03 well as the aduit- All who try it. like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and tl'ie most delic -te stomach receives It without diU-e-ss. 4 price of coffee. 15c and 25c per pack age. Sold by grocers. h t. v.s (rv.v.-... ELEGANT Out f BooitL y MM V C I lpn ll r A HANDFUL. OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE FUL OF SHAME." CLEAN HOUSE WITH Theonly lnrps. hlph prade institution In the state di?rotea exclusively to short hand ana type writing: r.enoe its phenomenal sueress. Superior system. Positions jrnaranteed srrailnates. 1 f ZT-.i uliiht sessions. Lessons by mail a. snaelalU. iA CASAS. HiuhAV. CHURCH CHOIR STRIKES. Wages Reduced 50 Per Cent at Wau" watosa, Wis., and the Members Decline to Sing. Milwaukee, Jan. 6. The board of trustees of the Congregational church in Wauwatosa on Saturday, at its an nual meeting, decided to cut the salar ies of the members of the choir 50 per cent. The choir was not consulted in the matter, but the members were inform ed Sunday. Sunday night the choir struck. The members refused to sing unless wages were restored to the union scale. The organist was on hand. He knew noth ing of the strike and played the usual prelude to the service. The choir, fail ing to put in an appearance, he played it again, and repeated it several times. The Rev. Henry Haraes then announc ed that a strike was in progress, and the Talmape method of Congregational singing was adopted for the time. PROFITS OF THE BALL. Chicago Young Men's Hebrew Associa tion Distributes $28,000 to Charity. Chicago, Jan. 6. Never during the 17 years of its existence has the Young Men's Hebrew Charity association ex tended such bountiful hand to the charity organizations of Chicago as it did yesterday. The gross receipts of the Hebrew charity ball of '97 amounted to $32,000. which shows an increase over the amount received during the year prev iousof J10.500. The management figure the net re ceipts at $29,000. In the year 1894 the in stitutions which were recipients of the association's beneficence received $19. 000, and during the years 1S95 and 1896 the amounts distributed was approxi mately $21,000. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for RIeun;atism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarka ble and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly ben efits. T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Promise City Iowa, says: "I bought one bottle of "Mystic Cure' for Rheuma tism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took." 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday Drug Co.. 523 Kansas avenue. Topeka. One Minute Cough Cure cures quick ly. That's what you want. George W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. FOR SKIN-TORTURED And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with C tTTtcn&A Soai, and a single application of Clticctua (.ointment), the great skin enre. Cuticu&a REMJii ss afford instant relief, and point to a siuov.y cure of torturing:, dis figuring, humiliat iug, inching, bur u i ng, bleed ing, crusted, scaly skin and scalp humors, with logs of hair, when all else fails. Bold tbonrhontthe world. PoTTKB UCO attdCeiM. CoRrKort L'rop-. Hotnn. How to Our Stein-Tortured B-bie, tr. skin scalp "ijsuzm&y m -.,-.,i m 'j .ft. i,- mm I mSHIHfi FWa5hinF0W!ler.:llF Dlrt of a"y kind on any I' thing quickly yields to the easy effort of the housewife wbo uses this great cleaner. Largest package greatest Aconomi". Ask the grocer for it- ASK TOiR Druggist for a generous IO CZf'T TRIAL SIZE. Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaine, mercury nor auy oth er injurious drug. It Is quickly Absorbed (iives lie lief at once. It opens and cleanses the Is usm l'ashjijies. Allays Inflammation. COLD N HEAD iicals and Protects t.ie .ueinorane. l;eAturc ml tMiiell. Full Sizo tJc. the Senses of Tasre a Iria) S:7o luc. at lrnj KL BKOTHiliiS. t g sts or by mail. -u.rreii bt.. New York. Our work will Stand the closest Inspection. SEE TRY IT WEAR TOPEKA STEA51 LAIADHY. OSAGE CO. WANTS TO KNOW Elmers Have a Monster Petition for the State Railroad Board. Ben Heilbrun of Osase City, a promi nent business man. assisted by others interested, is preparing a monster pe tition whiich will soon be presented to the state board of railroad commission ers asking for an adjustment of the coal rates from that point east. Osage countv coal sells in Topeka at 25 cents per ton cheaper than the coal brought from Pitts'iurr and the south eastern part of Kansas via Kansas City. The coal operators in Osage county assert that the distance is prac tically three or four times as great from southeastern Kansas, and charge that discrimination on the part of rail roads is responsible for these unfavor able business conditions. This case promises to be the most ex tensive presented to the board with reference to coaL J. A. Perkins of Antiquity, O., was for 30 years needlessly tortured by physi cians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. G. W. Stansfield. 632 Kansas avenue, of John C. Kern, resigned. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try it. J. W. PHILLIPS, 612 W. Eighth SU P. G. Essex, the leading Attorney of Golden City. Mo., writes: "Have been troubled for years with Blind,- Itching and Bleeding Piles, and one box of Beggs German Salve cured me entire ly. At druggists. 1 msggm. CATARRH (CSBAtWNj v n.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVEINO, JANUARY 6, 1898. NOW IT'S ON TO MEXICO T. C. Henry in Topeka Organiz ing Big Scheme Of Colonization in Which Prom inent People Are Interested. Among Them Are P. I. Bonebrake, Thomas Osborn, CoL A. S. John son, J. W. and C. S. deed. T. C. Henry, ex-wheat king of Kansas, is In Topeka workingr up interest in his Mexican colonization scheme. He says that on 3larch 1 he will move nls family from Denver to Mexico and after that the United States will know him no more. Mr. Henry has already succeeded in in teresting: several Topeka people In his venture and they will probably accompany him on an excursion to the land which he calls '.the new Paradise." Among them are ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborn, P. I. Bon-ebrake, CJTonel A. S. Johnson, J. W. and C. S. Gleed. "The United States should be a growing country," said he. "There should be thousands of immigrants arriving in the west every year, but on the other hand they are leaving. It is not profitable to work the land, and people will not stay. I believe that this is the result of the wrong theory of the government in deal ing with economic questions, and I am done. Mexico is prosperous and the gov ernment is excellent. In Mexico laws are enforced. We have laws enough here, but the trouble is that they are not en forced. "In Colorado a great deal is said alout gold, but do you know that Uieio -re counties In eastern Kansas in which the product is as valuable as all the Kokl mined in the state of Colorado, and still things are in such shape that farming is not profitable? "Mexico is the coming country. It is the only productive country near us that has not been developed, and when that is done there will be no more. There are better opportunities in Mexico than there were here 30 years ago. 1 used to buy up all the railroad lands in a township here 20 years ago and then sell them to settlers who would develop them, and I intend to do the same thing in Mexico. "We have already secured a concession of 1.500.000 acres near Tampico. The plan is to have the lands developed by Ameri cans. It will be arranged so that they may have small towns where they may live. They will thus have American as sociates and it will not be like livlns in a strange country. The country is tropi cal and the land will, at a low estimate, yield 4100 per acre. All kinds of tropical fruits may be raised, such as pineapples and bananas. We are talking of build ing a sugar refinery, but our plans have not been developed." Mr. Henry left at noon for Denver, but ?ays he will return to Topeka soon. STATE HOUSE "EVENTS. The northern department, court of appeals, in session in this city, has re fused to order the release of J. C. Mill er from the county jail at Holton upon a writ of habeas corpus, application for which was made by his attorney, A. K. Crane. Miller is in jail for violation of the prohibitory law. It is claimed that the verification of the information against him was Incomplete, but the court did not agree with that view of the case. Charles R. Kimberly of Arnheim, O., has written to State Superintendent Stryker for $1 worth of books. He says: "I enclose a one dollar Willie which I hope you will apply on a series of books, such as you can send me for that amount. I am a teacher and am interested in humanity and desire to secure the best possible books for the lowest price." The letter was written after the reading of the Kansas school text book law. The state school fund commissioners have purchased $22,000 in bonds issued by the city of Abilene. The bonds bear 5 per cent Interest. The commissioners have also contracted to purchase $39. 500 in refunding bonds issued by the city of Emporia, The commissioners now have plenty of money to invest in bonds. Airs. Annie L. Diggs. who will take her position as state librarian early in March, today besjan work in the li brary for the purpose of familiarizing herself with the duties of the office. Al though all parties at interest decline to discuss the subject of assistants in the department. It is understood that J. J. Falls and Miss Ordway will be retained for some time at least. 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. Baglejr, Hueneme, Cal.. are constantly being received: "The best remedy for pain I have ever used Is Chamberlain's 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. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor. 713 Kansas avenue, first-class suit of clothes for $25. vV. T. Williams, of Boughton. Ark., says: "Have suffered for years with constipation, and Indigestion, and one bottle of Beggs Little Giant Pills has cured me. At druggists. The Royal is the highest grade baking powder Actual tens avow it goes one third further tbaa any other brand; Absolutely Purs ovl awmwa powde co., new -i 03k I mi SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Stewart Henry is now living in St. Jo seph. Clarence M. Merriam is making an ex tensive business trip in the east. Mr. J. A. Wright, editor of the Leba non. Kan., Journal, was in the city yester day. John Widby, county attorney for Craw ford county, is in the city on official busi ness. Judge Sanborn has assigned Judge Wil liams to assist Judge Foster during this year. H. W. McDaniel has associated himself with the Smith-Premier typewriter agency in this city. A new card club organized in Topeka is the Clover Leaf. Meetings every Tues day night. Schmitt Brott are building an addi tion to their 'bus barn at 313 East Sec ond street to cost JAW. The celebration over the completion of the new Melan arch bridge will not be held before spring. J. H. Hunt is making a $2 addition to a dwelling on Western avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets. H. C. Lindsey's new livery barn and I Art Massey's shoeing shop have been given a coat of red paint. City Treasurer Sterl of Abilene was In the city today on business with the state school fund commissioners. Kev. John W. Sykes of Toledo, the new dean of Grace cathedral, will arrive in Topeka next week to take charge. A. Wyman will read a paper Saturday night on "Pros and Cons of Socialism" be fore the Saturday Xight club. J. Barratt has been issued a permit to build a barn at (old number) 104 North Kansas avenue, to cost $75. Mr. J. W. Stewart of the Santa Fe pas senger department has returned from a visit In New York city. Billy Sterne's telephone was nearly worn out last night by the congratulations com ing in that manner from his friends. There will be an Installation of officers of the American Labor union Friday night at Topeka Post 'hall, 422 Kansas avenue. Mrs. W. W. Frisby has just been issued a permit to erect a frame residence at (old number) 202 Jefferson street, to cost $1,500. Manager George J. Bayless of the tele phone exchange was in Kansas City yes terday conferring- with Superintendent McDaniel. P. G. Lowery and E. O. Green, formerly of the Nashville Students' band, have joined the Kansas Military band of this city. Edward Durein, who has been stenog rapher with the Nave-McCord Mercantile company, has taken a position with T. E. Bowman Co. Henry Johns, who was acquitted of the' murder of George Lacey, has been grant ed a divorce from his wife, who was the cause of the killing. Olof Ekberg. the tailor, reports that a burglar entered his shop at 713 Kansas avenue and stole a suit of clothes and an overcoat, Tuesday night. Fred Durham, a Topeka boy, who has been hospital steward of the regular army at Fort Yellowstone. Wyo.. has been transferred to Fort Assiniboine, Mont. C. S. Eagle will move into the build ing at 729 Kansas avenue now occupied by the Eagle Curry stock, on March L He will occupy the entire building. John Shevlin, the notorious Chicago pickpocket who has just been released from the county jail, used to be a jockey and rode a horse for Arthur Massey. Ralph Robinson, the boy who escaped from the reform school last week, was arrested today by Sergeant Owen and Of ficer Haisch. He is 14 years of age. This evening at 7:30 o'clock the con tractors and builders of the city will meet at Justice Chesney's office for the pur pose of organizing for mutual protection. Fred Isaacson, son of Charles Isaacson, foreman of the planing mill, fell into the Kansas river while skating near the Rock j Island bridge. A companion rescued him. James McKinstry. formerly of Hutchin son, now practicing law in Kansas City, Mo., has secured a certificate authorizing him to act as commissioner of deeds for Kansas at that point. Prof. F. W. Ellis, who was until this year professor of Greek at Washburn col lege, is now attending the theological sem inary at Chicago and is preaching In a mission church. Tracy Murphy, the Lawrence boy who accompanied Morris Murphy to this city, was sent to his home in Lawrence yester day. Morris Murphy Is at Christ hospi tal. The wounds on his head are most serious. The will of James Slavin, which has been admitted to probate, provides that all his property shall go to his children except $50 to be used in keeping his grave in good condition and $50 to be expended in charitable work by Father Hayden The long distance telephone line from Topeka to Pittsburg, Kan., was complet ed yesterday and the line formally opened last night by Mr. J. R. Mulvane convers ing with the Pittsburg Commercial club. The members of the Topeka fire depart ment presented Chief Wilmarth with a handsome meerschaum pipe as a New Year' s present. The presentation was made by Captain Robinson of station No. 2. Fred Nelson, who struck Patrolman Younkin and broke his tooth wh..e the officer was trying to arrest him Monday morning, was fined $5. He employed two lawyers and they entered a plea of guilty for him. Charles Fletcher, an old man, reported to the police that he was attacked by footpads as he passed the gas works at First and Quincy streets. He claimed that a small amount of money was taken from him by three men. Sheriff-elect Porter S. Cook has made the following assignment of places for his deputies: W. H. Williams, under sher iff; J. T. Hanna, clerk; Carl Lawson. jailer; Frank Beach, turnkey; S. W. Pas. ker, guard of stone yard. Judge L. S. Ferry has purchased two lots In the Douthitt tract and will build a home on them. He has the two lots at the extreme north end of the plat front ing east on Topeka avenue. It Is probable that he will build next spring. Mr. H. J. Newman, foreman of the Shawnee mills, is confined to his home as the result of a fall from his wheel Tues day evening. Mr. Newman's face was badly cut and bruised, and it Is thought that he sustained slight Internal Injuries. The Karnival Knights will probably prepare a statement for publication of all expenses incurred and all receipts. All debts were paid with the exception of about $40. One thousand dollars was re ceived from the sale of the souvenir but tons. Jennie Curliss, the 14-year-old girl who was taken into custody by the police, was tried yesterday afternoon before Probate Judge Dolman. Chief Steele and Police Matron Thorpe are trying to get her sent to the Beloit reformatory. The girl is the daughter of Annie M. Curliss of North Topeka. Miss Ethel Cce, the 12-year-old daugh ter of Judd Coe, foreman In the Santr, Fc machinery department, is with Miss Geor gia Brown of Lawrence preparing for a stage career. Miss Brown was so pleased with the work of the child in the pro duction of "The Tempest" that she pre vailed upon her father to let her study for the stage. The Topeka Kindergarten association has elected the following officers for the coming year: Mrs. J. J. Hunt, president: Mrs. T. E. Bowman, first vice president: Mrs. Edward Wilder, second vice presi dent: Mrs. H. P. Dillon, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Eugene Quinton. record ing secretary; Mrs. H. E. Ball treasurer; and Judge F. G. Adams, auditor. The at tendance at the Topeka kindergartens is larger than ever before. Evangelist A. E. Thompson of Medina, O., and his singer. Prof. W. E. Gamble of Alexis, 111., will conduct a special meet ing at the First United Presbyterian church Friday evening. Prof. Samuel Tracy asks that singers attend this meet ing to form a chorus for the meeting. Special musical numbers will be given in the praise service to be given at 7:30 o'clock. At S o'clock Evangelist Thomp son, with Rev. F. B. March and Rev. M. F. McKlrahan .will conduct the meeting. Last evening a large masquerade ball was given by the Arions at their hall on Kansas avenue between Second and Third streets. There was a large attendance. The grand march was started at 9:15, with 35 couples in masks. The dancing was continued until 10:30 o'clock, when the masks were removed and all present en joyed dancing until a late hour. Edward Zehnder, J. W. Nichols and Chas. Ort- man were floor managers, and the music was furnished by Steinberg's orchestra. Besides the Arion members there were several invited guests. CY'S COMMENT. Lelaiul Says "It's Just Ingalls, That's All." Troy, Kan., Jan .6. When Cyrus Le land's attention was called to ex-Senator Ingalls' letter he said: "There is nothing to be said: it's just Ingalls, that's all. Many people in the east think that so far as Kansas is con cerned, Ingalls is the whole thing, and they expected him to be sent back to the senate when the Republicans came into control again. But the people of Kansas thought otherwise, as is evidenced by the fact that he got but three votes in the senatorial caucus which nominated Bur ton. Ingalls had long been politically dead, but the distressing fact never dawn ed on his mind until ihen. Consequently he is very sore on myself and the gentle men mentioned in connection with me in this article. Why did he remain passive for six weeks after the St. Louis conven tion? Who could have told where he siood at that time? It's only Ingalls: the arti cle is characteristic of the man. "I don't want to say anything for pub lication against the tirade; it's not worth it." SOLD MONTHS AHEAD. This Condition of the Iron Market Causes an Advance. Chicago, Jan. 6. The Industrial World today says: "The strength of the local iron and steel markets lies in the fact that the output is sold for months ahead. "There is in many lines no pressure to sell and a very moderate demand will suf fice to keep prices firm until large orders under the present rate of consumption be come imperative. Beams and channels have advanced $1 per ton. Large pig iron sellers are holding firm against some sales at concessions by small southern fur naces. Prices of bars are shaded by some mills and some 4.000 or 5,000 tons were sold during the past week." Not how cheap but how good la tha way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West 8th. n HC3 True happiness does not begin for a wo manly woman until she becomes a mother. The fear of death stands between thousands of women and this supreme joy. If a wo man will but take the right course, she may, trample this fear out of her heart, and all cause for it out of her body. There is practically no danger, and but little pain, in maternity, for a woman who is thoroughly healthy and strong in a wo manly way. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion makes the delicate organs that bear the burdens of maternity strong, healthy, virile and elastic. It banishes the distress of the period of impending maternity, and in sures the newcomer's health and an ample supply of nourishment. An honest drug gist will not try to get you to take some substitute for his profit's sake. Prospective mothers who write to Dr. R. V. Pierce will receive the best advice of an eminent and skillful specialist, for thirty years chief con sulting physician to the great Invalids' Ho tel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. A neighbor of mine who was expecting the arrival of a baby before very long, was in very poor health," writes Eliza Reinnsnider, Post mistress, at Majella, Bourbon Co., Kansas. I induced her to try Dr. Pierce' Favorite Prescrip tion. She used four bottles, and has just been delivered of as fine a daughter as I ever saw. She was only a short time in labor and is now doing well." E t o ref c ?or 8ick hedache' bil" flCj lousness and constipa tion. Dr. Pierce's Pleas ant Pellets are the most rational cure known. They are mild but thorough and effective. They regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bow els. Never gripe. No I 1 O other pill is like them. FWllCldt I r tt MBS. DIGGS DEFENDS IT. Regards Fusion as Both Honorable and Desirable. "Any action on the part of the Popu lists which would tend to destroy the alliances of the last state campaign would be Reprehensible to say the least," said Mrs. Annie L. Diggs in discussing fusion today. "I have no sympathy with the asser tions made by some of our people that the time has come for the Populists to refuse to enter into a combination with other forces for the purpose of over throwing the political elements which are working, not in the interests of the people. I believe that the time is ripe for us to declare that there are but two camps. One maintained for the cor porations, the other for the people. In the latter I believe that all the political elements opposed to the common enemy should establish themselves. "The sole consideration as related to fusion is one of loss or gain. Fusion per se is neither moral "nor immoral; it is simply a method to be pursued, a route to be traveled toward a desired end. The People's party came into ex istence to accomplish certain things. If by reason of securing the aid of allies those aims and purposes can be more certainly and speedily attained, then by all means the right thing, the wise thing, to do is to secure such aid. "The People's party in Kansas has never won a victory without the votes of Democrats. If it be 'unprincipled' to countenance fusion by way of recogni tion on a ticket the same lack of prin ciple vitiates the votes cast In the bal lot box. "I do not pretend to say what the next People's party convention will say on this point. I only say for myself that I am not surprised that the Dem ocrats of Kansas, knowing that their votes carry Populism into place and power, feel that they should be honor ed by recognition on the ticket. I have no sympathy for the ungenerous spirit and temper of some Populists who in effect sav, 'Vote for us, you Democrats; go into the seclusion of the lonely booth and cast your vote in silence. You are good enough to aid in getting a vic tory for us to crow over.but keep shady about it: don't presume to ask us to ac knowledge the truth in broad daylight.' Now I am not saying that I am positive that it will be worse or better to fuse upon the state ticket at the next con vention. I do not know yet; it will all depend upon whether Populism w ill lose or gain votes. No Democrat would wish to go upon the ticket if by so do ing: he would alienate sufficient voters to bear the ticket to defeat. On the other hand I would far rather one or two Democrats of high character and ability should be placed in office than that Populism in Kansas should suffer entire defeat." FEVTRWDEfillC. 2,500 Cases of Malarial Fever at Puerto Principe. Havana, Jan. 6. There has been an alarming spread of malarial fever at Puerto Principe, both among the in habitants of the city -and in the garri son. No fewer than 2,500 persons have been affected by the disorder. WORD FROM MR. CRAWFORD Will Bring His Italian Opera Co. Here For One Night Word has been received in this city from L. M. Crawford, now managing the Del Conte Italian Grand Opera company, that the company will visit Topeka for one night at least on its way east. The company is still in Washington (state), but will start on the eastern tour in a few days. Since Mr. Crawford has assumed man agement, Madame Genevra Johnston Bishop, seen in this city last year, has taken the position of prima donna so prano. Mr. Fred Colver, who conducted Madame Bishop's tour last year, and is well known in this city, is now treasurer of the company. Mr. Crawford has met with good success in his management of the company. EVERLASTING LIGHT. J. R. Nickum, Formerly of This City, Interested in It S. B. Nickum of Logansport, Ind., men tioned in a dispatch in Tuesday evening's Journal as the inventor of a perpetual light, Is a orother of Mr. J. R. Nickum, for several years in the restaurant busi ness in this city. Mr. J. R. Nickum has been interested with his brother in the invention for the past three years, and has spent much of his time with him in Logansport, Ind. He left here several months ago for the last time and has since been in Logansport assisting his brother in the perfection of the inven- tion. The light is an electrical product.but re quires no power or wires. It is simply produced in a glass globe, of any size de sired, and the globe sealed, the light con tinuing as long as the globe remains un broken. Its brilliancy surpasses the Edi son incandescent lights. JUDGE DILLON'S LEG. He Broke it by Falling Over a Horse Block. New York, Jan. 6. Judge John F. Dil lon of the Gould-Sage establishment is confined to his home at Far Hills, N J., with a broken leg. Christmas eve a chim ney of his house caught fire. He went outside to look at It, fell over a stone horse block and collapsed. A physician discovered that his leg was broken and ordered the Judge to bed. Judge Dillon Is getting on in life and is by no means as active as he was when he came from the west 20 years ago to assume the posi tion of legal adviser to the late Jay Gould. HEARSE CAUGHT In the Snow, Dug Out and the Corpse Put on a Sled. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 6. The snow drifts in northern Luzerne county are very heavy. In some places the roads are completely blocked. The funeral cortege of Edward Metzgep was caught In a heavy drift at Newton Center. Farmers were summoned and dug the hearse out. The coffin was then transferred to a sled. A roadway wa made by the snow shovels and the cem etery was reached at nightfall. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver Is in good condition. De Witt's Little Early Risers are famous little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. SEARCHLIGHT PHOTOS. William A. Eddy's Pictures of the New Year's Eve Celebration in City Hall Park. New York, Jan. 6. What are said to be the first night photographs ever success fully taken with the aid of searchlights were made during the New Shear's eve carnival in City Hall park by William A. Eddy of Bayonne, N. J., who has been very successful with kite photographs. His position during the carnival was on the third floor of the Postal Telegraph building. It was found that snapshots and short time exposures resulted in three blanks, and a fourth one of two seconds was very dim, showing the search and electric lights only. Later prolonged exposures revealed the fire works, the. lights in the governor's room in the city hall, the crossing bars of light from the search lights, the wet pavements, and especially the brilliantly illuminated shield and an chor on the city hall front. One of the singular results of the long exposure of the negatives was the pictur ing of the thousands of people only in places where the crowds did not move. ALL TELL THE STORY. Judge Peters Also Joins in the What's the Matter With Kansas. From the New York Tribune. Washington, Jan. 2. Among the so journers in Washington is Judge S. R. Peters of Kansas, who for eight years was one of the most popular and energetic representatives in congress from the Sun flower state, representing the district now represented by Jerry Simpson. Like all the other Xansas men who have been in Washington this winter of course, barring Jerry Simpson and one or two other Pop ulistsJudge Peters is exceedingly happy and contented on account of the condi tion and prospects of the people of that state. "Yes, indeed, Kansas is erjoying genu ine and unbounded prosperity," he said in conversation with a Tribune corre spondent. "Why, if we have such crops this year as we had last, and they bring fair prices, we shall be establishing loan agencies in New York, Boston, Philadel phia and other eastern cities in order to find employment for our surplus cash. Yes, we may be willing to lend some on good New York farm mortgages. As it is, there is much idle money in Kansas today. The banks are glutted with money, which cannot be loaned on satis factory security, and it is our own money, too. A great change has taken place within a few months. Here is an illustra tion: There are two small state banks whose affairs came under my observation some months ago. Each has a capital oi $5,000, and at that time the combined de posits of the two banks did not exceeii SCO.ODO. Today the deposits in these two banks amount to $250,000." "Kansas securities ought to stand well in the market," was suggested. "Well, yes; there has been a great im, provement. In my town the water works are owned by the municipality, and last spring the taxpayers voted $50,000 to In crease the supply and facilities. I camft east to sell the bonds, and visited Chi cago. New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and several other cities. After the greatest difficulty I disposed of $20,000 worth of the bonds, and the remainder I carried back to Kansas, unable to sell them at any reasonable sacrifice. The were 6 per cent bonds, and we finally found a contractor who was willing to do the work and take the bonds in pay ment on a basis of 95 cents. Within the last two months I have received several letters from eastern investors wha wouldn't touch these bonds last spring, asking whether the bonds were still in the market." "What is likely to be the political effect of the return of prosperity in Kansas?" asked the correspondent. "Good, so far as the Republican party is concerned, and bad, I should say. for the Populists. I suppose there is no doubt that Jerry Simpson will be renom inated for congress next year, and I think the prospect is fair that he will be de feated. The return of good times has been bad for Mr. Simpson and other Kan sas politicians of his way of thinking', they thrive best when times are worst." TOO MANY CHURCHES. Colorado Ministers' Alliance Organizes to Further Plan of Church Union. Denver, Jan. 6. The Ministers' alliance of Denver initiated action th!3 morning by which interdenominational co-operation can be effected to prevent the over churching of Colorado. This action is the outcome of the agi tation begun by Dr. James H. Eccb ci the First Congregational church, which called forth a national controversy. Dr. Ecob said the ideal of the future was church union. The point on which he hoped the churches of Colorado might federate at this time was to prevent the overchurching of the state: the useless ex penditure of money and effort to support several weak, small churches in places where sufficient church privileges were already in existence to accommodate the people. "ELECTRIC SPASM" Had Daily by a Girl Who Was Shock ed by Lightning. Millersburg. O., Jan. 6. A singular mal ady has afflicted Ida Stahl, a w-year-oiu miss residing at Winesburg. this county. Last July, during a terrific thunder storm, she was severely shocked by light ning, and ever since then she has been subjected to what the doctors call electric spasms. She has been confined to her bed constantly, and almost daily suffers these spasms, which affect her similarly to the first shock. The physicians are nonplussed. The Birth of the "Greater" New York. With the dawn of the new year the "Greater" New York is ushered into the world a full grown giant. The prob lem of municipal government is to be put to the supreme test. Within its limits is contained a population equal to that of thirteen of our sovereign states at our last census, and as numer ous as that of the original thirteen states. Provisions for the life and health of this vast multitude of all na tions and climes is an unsolved enigma. Thousands of sufferers In New York, and elsewhere are wrested from the grasp of that agonizing complaint, rheumatism, by the timely use of Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters, which is a preventive of malaria and kidney complaint, and a curative of liver com plaint, constipation and nervousness. J. S. SPROAT, Proprietor. Wholesale and Retail Groceries, Fresh Meats, Qacensware and Tinware. WE MAKE IT EAST FOR YOU TO SATE MONEY we buy for cash and sell for cash. Quick sales and very little profit is what ws be lieve in. Money bock if you get an article here that doe3 not give satis faction. MAIL. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1898. SOCIAL AMD PERSONAL. General Notes of Society and Personal Items. Recent Social Events in Topeka and "Vicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. (All communications to this department must give the full name and address of the writer. Anonymous personals and descriptions of social affairs will not be published.) The first wedding: to occur in 1S9S, in Topeka society was that of Miss Belle Bennett and Dr. W. B. Swan, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bennett, on Western ave nue. Wednesday evening. The color scheme was pink and white, the only flowers used were pink and "white carnations with palms, holly and evergreens to add a richer tone. The Auollo Mandolin club under the direc tion of Mr. Malcolm James, played the wedding march and all through the evening.. At 8 o'clock the bridal party entered. First came the bridesmaids. Miss Mabel Martin, Miss Maud Martin of Washing ton, IX C, Miss Berenice Vreeland and Miss Sarah Parkinson, followed by the groom and his best man. Air. Charles Elliott. The maid of honor. Miss Ma mie Bennett preceded the bride, upon her father's arm. The party advanced into the front parlor anu stood in front of a semi-circular bank of palms, under a canopy of evergreens. The ceremony was performed by Dr. A. S. Embree. In the folding doors between the two parlors was a fret-work of evergreen with a ball of holly suspended in the center. Palms, evergreens and carnations were used in profusion in the rooms. The bride wore a beautiful costume of white silk made with a long train and trimmed with tulle and auchess lace; it was lined throughout with pile pink silk. Her veil was fastened with a cluster of lilies of the valley and she carried white toses. The maid of honor wore a dainty frock of white organdy over pink silk and trimmed with Valenciennes lace and pink ribbons. She carried pink roses tied with pink ribbons. Miss Mabel Martin and Aliss Sarah Parkinson wore white organdy over pink, trimmed with lace and ribbons. Miss Berenice Vreeland and Miss Maud Mnrtin wore pure white organdy trimmed with lace and ribbons and all four of the bridesmaids carried pink roses, tied with ribbons. Mrs. Bennett wore a handsome black satin gown with a front of white satin, overlaid with pearl passementerie; it was trimmed with jet passemen terie and black and white lace. There were about a hundred and fif ty guests present. Assisting through the rooms were Mrs. W. H. Righter, Mrs. E. M. Sheldon, Mrs. T. W. Har rison. Mr. Charles Adams was the master of ceremonies. Refreshments were served in the din ing room during the evening by Airs. Wiley. Dr. and Mrs. Swan have gone to Chi cago where they expect to remain about two weeks. The bride's going away gown was of new blue whipcord, tailor made and braided in black. She wore a velvet turban trimmed with quills and a twist of white. Dr. and Mrs. Swan will be at home to their friends after February 15, at 6J4 Buchanan street. Miss Home's Party. Miss Florence Home was the hostess at a very pleasant progres3ive high five party Wednesday evening, which she gave complimentary to her guest, Miss Sabra McChesney of Kansas City. The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams, Miss Susie Wilder, Miss Edna Crane, Miss Lillian White lock, Miss Myrtle Davis. Miss Ivah Da vis, Miss Mary Moon, Miss Lillian Tefft. Miss Edna Morehouse, Miss Mabei Knowles, Miss Susie Gay, Miss Ger trude Devereux, Miss Grace Weiss, Miss Georgiar.a Wasson, Miss Margaret Bear, Miss Sabra McChesney, Miss Ma bel Baker, Miss Edna McClintock. Miss Emma Dennis. Miss Mary Bell Taylor, Miss Myrtle Jetmore, Miss Lena Mc Cray, Miss Caroline Chase of Elkhart, Ind., M iss Grace Peckham of Jers?v Cirv 1ST -T TVTr Hun fi-icii-r.n AT 1r;u Alexander. Mr. Frank Davis.' Mr. Mart wlKidal, Mr. Charlie Kleinhans, Mr. Rob Rugffles. Mr. Edward Dennis, Mr. Walter Smith. Mr. Charlie Lagerstrom. Mr. Fey Howell, Mr. Tom King. Mr. Carl Nellis, Mr. Joe Morgan, Mr. Louie Smith, Mr. Albert Patten, Mr. Frank Kane, Mr. Earle Williams, Mr. Flvnn, Mr. Torrerce Ewart. Mr. Tom Ciement Mr. Will Wikidal. Mr. Harry Seabrook and Mr. David Lakin. The prizes were won by Miss Caroline Chase and Mr. Charlie Lagerstrom. Miss Chase was given a dainty book entitled Cupid s Game With Hearts." and Mr. Lager strom a silver mounted tortoise shell comb. Monday Night Whist Club. The Monday Whist club was delight fully entertained Monday afternoon bv Mrs. Charles Blood Smith. Mrs. D. j. Harding substituted for Miss Laura Douthitt and Mrs. Herman Lescher for Mrs. Wolf. Mrs. Smith entertained three guest tables in honor ofUhe vis iting ladies; those who played at the guests tables were Mrs Kraothoff, Mrs. T. G. Wear, Mrs. Norman Wear. Mrs. W. H. Johnston, Mrs. Redden. Mrs. C. R. Hudson, Mrs. J. B. Furry. Mrs. Paul Hudson of Mexico City, Mrs. Will Smith of St. Louis, Miss Titus of Kansas City, Miss Myrtle Jetmore and Miss Mabel Wilson. Mrs. Paul Hudson and Mrs. T. G. Wear cut for the prize, Mrs. Wear was the fortunate one and received an exquisite bottle of Vera Violette per fume. Violet was the predominating color, the score cards were tied with violet ribbons and a faint odor of vio- Ootfior' Friend is a liniment for expectant mothers to use externally. It softens the muscles and causes them to expand without dis comfort. If used during most of the period of pregnancy there will be no morning sickness, no rising breasts, no headache. When baby is born there will be little pain, no danger, and labor will be short and easy. $1 a bottle at druggists. Send for a Free copy of our illustrated book about Mother's Friend. Ths Brati field Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga, iu-mj "y-Lu 1 1 1 Mu ur. tnin i M inilMlIlM -TrmrTTT.. ,j -..fJT) lets prevailed through the rooms. An elegant course luncheon was served and when the Ice cream appeared it was in the delicate hue of the violet with a dainty bunch of the natural flowers on each plate. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Morehouse have gone to Kansas City where they will make their home. Miss Morehouse ex pects to join them Friday. Mrs. Arthur Murphy entertained the D. D. Whist club Monday afternoon. Miss Grace Peckham who has been the guest of Miss Mabel Knowle3 for several weeks, is now visiting Miss Grace Weiss. Mrs. Alice Clugston and son have re turned from Kansas City where they spent the holidays. Mrs. Addie Herrberg of 1219 Clay street is very ill with tonsilitis. Miss Lillie Mitchell of Eskridge is spending a few days in Topeka with friends. Misses Bertha and Calla Witt spent part of last week in Lawrence with their cousin. Miss Elizabeth Stone. Mr. Torrence Ewart is spendin a few days in Kansas City. Mr. A. P. Wilder is seriously ill at his home on Lincoln street. Mr. Clad Hamilton returned Wednes day from a visit in Chicago. Miss Maud Martin of Washington, T. C. who has been spending the holi days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leonard, left today for Georgetown. Tex., where she is engaged in teaching music. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bartel entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeBroch latcher, who have gone to Colorado to make their home. i Mrs. J. O. Foresman of Horton spent Tuesday with Topeka friends. Mrs. T. P. Cully and son Earl have 1 returned from Arkansas City where they have been spending the past two months. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Cullv's sister- tvtt-o Brown of Wichita. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before 10 o clock in the morning. Bread. 2 lb. five cents. Gem Bakery. 23 per cent on Photo Albums for this week. Cromwell Jeffers. 20 per cent discount on miscellaneous books this week. Cromwell Jeffers. The little son of Mr. Danielson is ill. and Mrs. Philip i P.ev. Iwig of Leeompton is the guest of North side friends. Mrs. J. E. Watts of Quincy street, who has been ill, is improving. No Fake. Bibles, albums and books at actual cost. Cromwell Jeffers. Bibles, albums and books at cost. In ventory sale. Cromwell Jeffers. Mrs. Frank Conklin and little daughter Violet are back from their visit to Kausas City. Mrs. J. H. Dearborn and son, Mr. Chas. Dearborn, of Silver Lake were in town yesterday. A. O. TJ. w. lodge No. 331 installed its newly elected officers at the meeting Tuesday night. The week of prayer is being observed each evening this week at the Kansas Avenue church. Miss Hester Otto returned the first of the week from a visit to her brother, Rev. Otto, and family in Parkersville. The officers of the German-American-Russian league were installed last evening at their hall, S30 Kansas avenue. Mr. Charles Steele, who has been the guest of North side friends, left yester day for his home in Kansas City. Mrs. Mark Putnam and chi.ren, Marie and Juanita, will come home Saturday from their visit to Beloit, Concordia and Salina. The calcium light entertainment given last evening by the Fraternal Aid associ ation at Lukens' Opera House was well attended. W. M. Hamilton, who travels for the Mid-Continent mills, left yesterday for Missouri after visiting his family during the holidays. Mrs. Harvey Fowler and daughter Anna have returned to their home at Manhat tan after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Henry. Mr. James N. Willard and Miss Minnie. E. Whaley were married Wednesday evening by Rev. T. E. Chandler, pastor of the Kansas Avenue church. The choir of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will give its Christmas cantata, "Joy to the World." at the Parkdale M. E. church some evening next week. DD. SCRENCK'S DISCOVERT Is Received With Much Interest by Physicians in New York. New York, Jan. 6. The medical frater nity in this city is much interested in the report from Vienna that Dr. Schenck has discovered the secret of exercising an in fluence over females so as to fix the sex of their offspring. Dr.(0. P. Shrady, pro prietor of the Medical Record, said to day: "I think Dr. Schenck's discovery is probably a revival of the old theory which holds that the sex of a child is determined wholly or in part by the manner in which its parents are nourished. The study of animals has shown that the female, when confined to a low diet, if it conceives at all, will bring forth a male. Contrarily, when the diet is of high nutrition, the is sue is likely to be a female. The breed ers of all sorts of animals have gone to great length in attempts to indubitably prove this theory or to ascertain the ex tent to which the results bear it out. Of course there are exceptions." WHACKS HIS COLLEAGUE. Senator Chandler Criticises Gallinger Through His Paper. Concord, N. H., Jan. 6. The Monitor, Senator W. E. Chandler's paper, in an editorial says: "Recent utterances of Senator Gallin ger and Representative Sulloway, in which they declare against internation al bimetallism, are unfortunate. We cannot look with approval upon at tempts to force this issue, either by statesmen in other sections or by those of New Hampshire. We should, in this state, firmly adhere to the St. Louis platform and to Mr. McKinley's pres ent attitude and keep the party united as it was in March, 1S96. Then Senator Gallinger manfully contended for bi metallism and secured for it practi cally the unanimous approval of the Republican state convention as against the single gold standard advocated al most alone by Col. Hollins." Miss Delia Day. writing from Water loo, Iowa. says:"My hair has been fall ing out for the past two years, and could get nothing to stop it until I tried Beggs Hair Renewer. One bottle stopped il completely. At druggists. TO CALL A MEETING. Members of the Auditorium As sociation to Assemble And Take Up the Work Next Week. Maj. Tom Anderson Will Probably Call the Meeting Members of the Association Enthusiastic- A meetting of the Topeka Auditorium association will be called next week and active work toward securing the build ing again taken up. This was decided among a number of the prominent members of the associa tion today, and the meeting will be called by either Major T. J. Anderson or Mr. W. H. Davis. Major Anderson was elected presi dent of the association, but tendered his resignation last fall. This, howev er, was never accepted, and a number of the members think that it is his place to issue the official call. Mr. Davis is vice president, and in the event that Major Anderson holds that he has severed his connection with the organization in an official ca pacity, the call will be issued by Mr. Davis. The meeting of the association would probably have been held this week had it not been for the absence of Mr. Ed ward Wilder, one of the most energetic workers, in the east. Mr. Wilder will return Saturday or Sunday, and there will then be nothing in the way of hold- ing the meeting next week. i Mr. C. H. Nettels is secretary of the association, and it was chartered under the laws of the state on April 27 of last year. The membership of the organizaztion includes the following well known men of this city: Mr. Edward Wilder, Mr. E. H. Cros- j by, Mr. C. S. Sutton, Mr. Wm. Green, Mr. J. S. Warner, Mr. W. C. Stephen son, Mr. C. H. Nettels. Mr. W. H. Dav is. Mr. T. J. Anderson. Mr. Otto Kuehne, Mr. J. W. Thurston, Mr. Sam- j uel T. Howe, Mr. R. S. Brigham, Mr. Charles P. Adams, Mr. M. C. Holman, Mr. M. D. Henderson, Mr. F. M. New land, Mr. Thomas Page, Mr. A. K. Rodgers, Mr. A. M. Baird. Mr. H. W. Neiswanger, Mr. A. A. Godard, Mr. F. O. Popenoe, Mr. Charles Wolff. The association held a number of meetings after its organization last j April, but during the summer, on ac- I count of the attention that several of the members had to devote to the Fall j Festival and because of the general in- j terest in the Festival, and that alone, I the Auditorium agitation was dropped, j Before that time, however, the associa tion had secured plans for a suitable building and discussed schemes for raising the money necessary for its construction. Now the matter is to be taken up anew and pushed until Topeka has se cured an auditorium worthy of a city of its size and importance. The mem bers of the association are confident that the end of the present year will see such a building in this city. Among the schemes advanced for raising the required capital, the popu lar subscription plan, and plan of sell ing shares of stock with coupons for j entertainments to be given in the new building attached, seem to be the most popular among the members of the as sociation. The former plan has been carried out in Kansas City and other eastern cities successfully, and the lat ter is considered to be well worthy of trial. Since the National Creamery and Buttermakers' convention was secured for this city, many who had given the matter but little thought before that time, have come to realize the extreme I necessity of an auditorium in Topeka. There is probably not a business man i in Topeka who is not in favor of such a building in this city, and the time is ripe for an energetic move in this di rection. 1 The present year must not go out without seeing an auditorium erected in Topeka. IT WAS NEGROES Who Carried Off the Clothing From Prank Lagerstrom's House. Chief Steele thinks he has the burglars in custody who entered Frank Lager Strom's resilience at Fourth and Lincoln streets Monday night and took nearly all the bedclothes and some suits and dresses. Last night Kale Gilkie, John Walker, Ed Garrett and Andrew Kimble, all colored, were arrested in North Topeka on the charge of stealing coal from the Union Pacific. When searched a memorandum book of Frank Lagerstrom's was found In Gilkie's pocket. Kimble and Garrett were discharged today. Gilkie and Wal ker were held for stealing the coal, and the police are securing evidence against them for the Lagerstrom burglary. The burglars did not take any silver ware nor a gold watch which was in an upper room, but were after clothing and household goods. Search warrants were issued today, and houses where the stolen goods are expected to be hidden will be searched by the police. THE BANK WAS LEFT. Tried to Collect a Bad Debt From An other Institution. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6. A banking decision was handed down today by the Minnesota supreme court in the suit of the Dearborn National of Chicago against the receivers of the Bank of Minnesota of this city for $25,000. At the request of the cashier of the Bank of Minnesota, the Dearborn Na tional accepted a note for $25,000 given by a St. Paul manufacturing concern, charging the same to account of the Bank of Minnesota which thereupon paid that amount to the borrower. The Dearborn National sought to recover from the Bank of Minnesota, but the supreme court decides against it, hold ing that the Bank of Minnesota is not accountable for the money. IS HE MARRIED? Heir to the Belgian Throne Coming to America. London, Jan. 6. The Brussels corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle says that the nephew of King Leopold of Belgium, Prince Albert Leopold, the heir presump tive to the Belgian throne, will make a long tour of the United States and Can ada. United States Marshall Neely today received an execution on, the Kansas Central railroad in f avor of the New York Security and Trust company for $1,545,425.37. He will make a formal levy on the railroad under the execu tion. This is part of the foreclosure J proceedings. KETUKN OF JUDGE LEE The Drunkenest Man From the'Teeto talest" Town in Kansas. Curtain raiser presented for the first time in Topeka, entitled: "My Night Out." Scene: Police Judge Atchison's court room. Dramatis personae: Judge J. F. Lee, formerly, of Man hattan, and everywhere. Sergeant Owen, acting prosecutor. Jailer John Dagg, guardian of the prison keys. Police judge, police officers, witnesses, and the same old rabble. Sergeant Owen: Bring in Judge Lee. (All smile). (Exeunt Jailer Dagg to cell room). Judge Atchison (interested) 19 this the Judge Lee that used to be here so much several months ago? (A voice) He's the one, judge. (Enter Judge Lee, limping percepti bly. Gazes about the room in an in quiring way.) Sergeant Owen Sit down in that chair, judge. Judge Lee (still looking: about the room) Is there a newspaper reporter in the room? Policeman (whispering to a deputy constable) Judge looks pretty well done up, don't he? You ought to have seen hiin last night. He didn't know straight up. Sergeant Owen- Judge Lee, you are charged with being drunk, Are you Judge Lee (rubbing his head tender- i ly) Well, from the way my head feels I must be guilty. But say, is there a reporter here? I don't want anything written about me this time. (Sinks back in a chair holding his swollen head. (Rabble laughs derisively). Judge Atchison How did this hap pen. Judge Lee? Judge Lee (leaning carefully on a ta ble) Judge, I've been down in Okla homa. I got here yesterday and I drank some stuff but I didn't think it would intoxicate me. It was purely accidental, purely accidental. (Turn ing about) Say reporter, don't say anything about this, this time. I want to go to Lawrence and stay with some friends. It was an accident. Judge Atchison I fine you $5. (Judge Lee looks relieved, arises and looks defiantly at the police officers who stand about the room. Jailer Dagg gesticulates knowingly to Judge Lee, and Judge Atchison looks sorry). Sergeant Owen Dagg, take the judge back. (Exeunt Judge Lee and the jail er). Policeman That fellow has been a mighty smart man, but he's gone up now with whisky. BEECHER UNDERSTANDS. W. E. Sterne's Brother Now Knows Why He is Not Baker's Secretary. The appointment of W. E. Sterne as United States marshal for Kansas has re called an interesting story in which his brother, Beecher Sterne, figures. The lat ter is employed In the war records di vision of the war' department. He was secretary of the Republican resubmission state committee, which joined with the Democrats in trying to elect Charles Rob inson governor, the last rime he was out in politics. Beecher Sterne in that cam paign became intimately acquainted with Senator Baker, who was opposing the state ticket with the resubmissionists. The campaign ended disastrously to the antis, and young Sterne became disgusted, took a swing into California, and landed at Washington and secured the job he still holds. He was naturally very much Interested in the senatorial contest which resulted in the election of Baker. One morning he picked up the paper and saw "Lucien Ba ker" had it. He gave a shout that aroused that part of the town. Soon after breakfast he had wired con gratulations, and one time concluded he would like to be private secretary. He made application and received a note ac knowledging receipt. He had always been on the very best of terms with Baker. There was no hesitation. He felt that he was In position to press for the job. Naturally enough, he called on his bro ther, W. E. Sterne, to help him. He thought certain, his brother having taken an active part for Baker, could land him. After a number of letters and messages had been fired at the state senator, "Beech" discovered that he had no reply. He wrote to friends in Topeka asking if "Billy" was yet alive. He found that he was; yet no answer. Deserted by a bro ther and a chilly acknowledgement from a friend. It never occurred to young Sterne that "Billy" was after big game no private secretary. He did not think that Baker had figured that he might get too many of a family in places controlled by him. The young man now understands it. He is glad of it. TORE UP THE TRACK. City Railway Company Eemoves a Section on Fourth Street. Early this morning the Topeka Railway company put a large force of men at work tearing up the trolley track on Fourth street between Kansas avenue and Jackson street. In a short time it had been removed and the stone pavement re laid, leaving the street clear. This track was formerly used by the company as a route for Santa Fe depot cars east on Fourth street from Jackson street. It has not been used since the City Railway company absorbed the Topeka Railway company. The double curve at Fourth and Jackson streets was also removed. No objection was made to taking out the track, as it was better out of the way. Mr. and Mrs. Kl M. Prescott of Pu eblo, Colorado, have arrived in Topeka and will make their home here. Mrs. Prescott was Miss Anna McCIure. The number of lives saved by the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is past computation. WHY THE N.T.MUTUAL QUIT Webb McNall Gives His Theory Be garding the Company's Action. When asked for his opinion as to why the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York had withdrawn from Kansas, and as to the thirty-eight "plants" tnat the company will take up, Webb McNall said today: "To a person who has knowledge of an insurance plant in Kansas, as described by attorneys for insurance companies in court or on paper, it is rather amusing. What they style an insurance plant costs the company $2. There is only one way for them to establish their 'plant.' An application Is made in writing by the company to the superintendent of insur ance for a local agent to be appointed at s'ome town in the state; the fee of $2 is tendered and the license is issued to the aforesaid agent. This they call a 'plant.' The amount they have invested is $2. The agent does not receive a cent as com pensation unless he obtains business for the company in the shape of applications for insurance and payment of premium, and then he receives a certain per cent of the first premium that is paid. It is plants of this nature that attorneys have reference to when they discuss the Mu tual Life's taking up its plants in Kan sas. "It might be necessary at this time to call attention to the business of the Mu tual Life in Kansas since 1872. Beginning at the first report made to this depart ment since the law providing for an in surance department went into effect, the gross premiums received by the Mutual Life of New York upon policies written in this state amount to $2,325,806.50. This does not include the year 1S97. The losses it has paid to the people of the state dur ing that time amount to $677,548.33, leaving the net amount of money the Mutual Life has taken out of Kansas, as above stated, $1,648,25S.27. It must have been a very profitable business to the company and not a mere "bagatelle,' as has been stated by some of the company's attorneys. "As to the reason the company quits Kansas, in view of the above figures, the only conclusion I can arrive at is, that it has been seeking litigation for a longtime, pretending that it would sooner litigate than do anything else. This has been exempl...ed by one case in court that It has lawed for sixteen years. There is now a case set for trial in the supreme court at the January term that has been passed over once or twice, and it has to be tried at this term of court. The game of brag and bluster will not work any longer; so, with a great flourish of tram pets. It leaves the state oy removing and taking up its aforesaid 'plants.' This is the only reason that I can conjecture why it has abandoned the state at this time in advance of the decision of the court of last resort in this state." TO EXPLORE GREENLAND Captain Sverdrup With the Ship Fram Going on a Scientific Expedition. New York. Jan. 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from Louisville, says: No matter what controversies arise, Capt. Sverdrup, Dr. Nansen's Norweg ian navigator, who directed the perilous course of the- Fram during the explor er's last expedition, will lead an ex ploring party to the frozen north next summer. The authority for this statement is Dr Nansen himself, who lectured in Louisville last night. Dr. Nansen said that the Norwegian government had already consented to lend Capt. Sver drup the Fram and that the sturdy seaman would sail for Smith sound and the unexplored region beyond, early in the coming summer. He will take with him about 50 men. Dr Nansen further said that Captain Sverdrup would make no attempt to reach the North Pole, but would de vote all of his time to scientific obser vations along the coast of Greenland. As he did not know of Lieut. Peary s intentions while forming his own plans, Dr Nansen does not believe it would be an act of discourtesy for Capt. Sver drup to persist in carrying out his scheme,' and inasmuch as Dr. Nansen is convinced that Sverdrup conceived the plan at least as early as Peary, he does not think that Peary has a prior claim on the route and project, or that he is entitled to any exclusive privil eges on the northern coast of Green land. Impressed. "I am told," remarked Miss Cayenne, "that you said some very clever things las! evoning. "Yes, replied Willie 'Wishington. "It is very discouraging. -"What is?" r"The surprised manner in which every body is talking about it." Washington Star. Drawback la the Case. "Perkins doesn't get reconciled -to hit BOn's death. "No. Tho boy got killed in a football game vrith a scrub eleven. If it had been in the varsity game, Perkins would havi borne up better. Chicago Record. A Loud Warning. Getcher Gunn Yanisley says whenevei he gets mad at a fellow he goes right ofl and puts on his gawf suit. Gobang So? Getcher Gunn Yes. Says it's a sort oi check on him. New York Press. Those Dear Girls. Laura I had to give up the bicycle. 3 could not conquer my inclination to rua people down. Flora Especially when their backs were turned, eh, dear? Cincinnati Enquirer. How Sho Supported Item. The Vicar I suppose you've a large family to support, Mrs. Dove. Mrs. Dove I have, sir, and if thej didn't all earn their own living I couldn't manage it. Nuggets. After the Scrimmaffl, "They say that your son has a remark able head on him. Grumpy." "Most wonderful thing I ever saw sinct that last football game." Detroit Fre Press. A Katnral Inference. "Caterpillars in Australia are several feet long." "That so? The girls down there arc well fixed for fur boas. Chicago Record. The Correction. "Correct the sentence, 'Don't nevci look a gift horse in the mouth.' "Don't never look a gift bicycle on the name plate." Chicago Tribune. Photographs aii sizes, all prices. Leonard takes them. 613 Kansas avenue. EUREKA We Iiave 1 How i mi ij among tobacco r m k t x inS the advantage. But Don't StO? TobaCCO SUDDENLY and wrench the nerves, permanently injuring them, take An aosoluteand kindly vegetable cure for the tobacco habit, a kindly antidote for tobacco poison. Use the tobacco you require and take BACO-CURO.it will notify you when to stop by removing the desire. IT GENTLY WEANS. Writt" Gl to eare preUr mar ua with tarte or refund the an,;, itUc or SI a box. j Oreo boxea (gumraatoea cure) (3.60. Draaaiiu, ar 1 CCBEKA CHMICii ASD HXFti, CO., Li CliOSbE, WIS, TODAY'S 31AEKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State J ournaL Chicago, Jan. 6. WHEAT The openlg in wheat today was decidedly weak. May started at S9 (590c, the "put" price. Practically the only support received was the buying against those puts, and the market as a consequence was in a very wobbly con dition for a good part of the morning, though but little more decline took place. Most of the opening transactions were at 89c. It ralllied to 909Cc, then declin ed to S9c and reacted to 90c. Liverpool was again very weak, off about d at the opening here, due, it was said, to free offerings of Argentine wheat and to the reduction of Russian railroad rates on ex port grain and flour. Paris was also very weak. Domestic news was of both kinds. San Francisco reported a severe drought and wheat prospects poorer, and the Ohio state crop report made the winter wheat condition 67, a low one, although 4 points higher than on December 1. The Price Current said wheat was well protected by snow. Northwestern receipts were 375 cars, against 5S3 cars last week and 209 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were 48 cars. CORN Corn was slow. The opening was weak with wheat, but the market rallied sightly on buying by professionals. Receipts were 511 cars. May opened Vi3c lower at 2S?4S2Sc and advanced to 29c. OATS Oats were fairly steady with a light trade. The market sympathized somewhat with the early wheat and corn weakness. Receipts were 288, cars. May opened y8c lower at 23c, sold at 22'23c and reacted to 23Q231ic PROVISIONS Provisions were easier, but without important trade. Hog receipts here and at western points were large. May pork opened 10c lower at $9.25113.27 and held at $9.27V4. May lard opened 5c lower at $4.S54.S7, sold at S4.&2M; and re acted to $4.S5. May ribs opened 2c lower at ?4.874 and sold at $1.KS. BARLEY Cash, No. 3, 27420. RYE Cash, 44c: May, 4SVic. FLAX Cash, $1.17; cash northwestern, $1.204; May, $1.20. TIMOTHY Cash, 12.67'; January,$2.G7; March, ,-.75. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Jan .6 HOGS Estimated reeeipts of .flogs for today, 45,000; left over, 1,500. Market fairly active. Light, $3.45J3.&0; mixed, $3.50tJ 3.65; heavy, $3.40(33.65; rough, $3.403.45. CATTLE Receipts, 8,000. Strong to 10c higher. Beeves, $3.85(35.40; cows and heif ers, $2S4.50; Texas steers. $3.2o4.20; stock ers and feeders, $3.20?4.25. SHEEP Reeeipts, 12,000. Market steady to strong. i. i Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Jan. 6. WHEAT Active, about steady. No. 1 hard, nominally S5c; No. 2, 82V4 85c No. 3, 81(S93c; No. 4, 77a'S0c; No. 1 red, nomi nally 90c; No. 2, 89c; No. S. 85c; No. 4, 84 S5c; No. 2 spring, Sl'g82e; No. 3, 81c. CORN-!4c higher, active. No. 2 mixed, 24?j25c. OATS Active, firm. No. 2 white, 23c. RYE No. 2, 43i ic. HAY Active, firm. Choice timothy, $S.505jS.75: choice prairie, $7.507.75. BUTTER Unchanged. Creamery, 163 18c; dairy, 13Cil5c. 9 EGGS Active, firm: receipts, light. Fresh, 21c; storage,1 12sJ14c. Today's Ranges of Prices. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave.. Topeka, Kan. Stocks. Op'n!H!gh Low Cl se Yes. WHT? A T i I 1 I I Jan I 89 90- S9l 90 89 S914I 90- S9Vs! 89 I 90 I SIHl si I I I I 261.41 26 I 26V4I 2Si 19-i-f,: 28 I 2S 30 29! 1 I I 21V.I 21V. I 21! 22' 23 I 22 I I 1 9 051 9 05 9 0r! 9 25 1 9 27j 9 20 I I I 4 771 4 77 4 72! 4 Si 4 87) 4 82 I 1 I 4 50! 4 50! 4 50 4 67 4 67 4 62j Mav 8l 90l f-9 90 5W- Julv Sll Sl! 81 81j 82 CORN Jan May July OATS Jan May POKK- Jan May LARD Jan May RIBS Jan May 29; S.9 30! 30 I 21V-1 21 23 1 23 I 9 05 S 15 9 22: 9 15 I 4 72! 4 77 4 S2! 4 90 Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Jan. 6 CATTLE Receipts, 4,505. Market steady to strong. Texas steers, $3.3014.25: Texas cows, $2.40S3.25; native steers, $3.25f5: na tive cows and heifers, $1.50fi4.40: stockers and feeders, $2.7O-a4.40: bulls. $2.35413.60. HOGS Receipts, 20.000. Market steady to shade higher. Bulk of sales, $3.35513.47; heavies, $3. JO'S 3. 52; packers. $3.351i3.55; mixed, $3.3Cci3.55; lights, $3.35C3.45; york ers, $3.4033.43; pigs, $3?i3.27. SHEEP Receipts, 2,000. Market firm. Lambs, $dg5.50; muttons, $2.75fi4.fi2. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. 36 Texas steers 1276 $4.23 39 Texas cows 840 3.23 IS native steers 1370 5.00 2S native cows and heifers 611 4.40 21 stockers and feeders 28 4.40 found it Ridiculous! ju. a. uujuitM iiuui i umunrfjj his papers with a cigar or in his mouth. He cannot see, he cannot hear, he can not think. He is stunned by nicotine and his mental edges are slowly blunting while he nervously sucks or chews away The sit uation would be laughable if it were not pitiful. His business caDital health and money are slowly oozingaway and clearer business brains are tak- 4 bulls 1970 3.60 Sugar and Coffee. New York, Jan. 6. SUGAR Raw, steady; fair refining,3c; centrifugal 96 test, 4c; refined, steady; granulated, 514c. COFFEE Easy. No. 7, 6c. Ranges 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. Sugar I t-mcago tjas Am. Tobacco E. G. E Leather Lead M.,K. T. Pfd C B. Q Rock Island C, M. St. P. A., T. S. F. A.,T. &-S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash Un. Pacific C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Reading Jersey Central. D. H Omaha T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. Pacific Mail L. N C. C. C Market Gossip. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka. Kan. Chicago receipts: Wheat, 54 cars; corn, 555 cars; oats, 295 cars. Liverpool: Wheat ld lower. Chicago: Mitchell has been a fair buyer of wheat this morning. Chicago: Milmli.e' and Barrett have been pretty fair buyers of May wheat this morning. Nek York: Eighty thousand bushels of wheat workcdjiere. Chicago: A million hogs in January hcis a tendency to make prices look up. Chicago: It looks as though Freidman has been covering short corn, several prominent houses having buying orders at the opening. Shorts best buyers. Forecast: For Missouri, fair tonight, cooler in west portion tonight. Chicago receipts: Wheat 41 cars, grade 3 cars; corn 511 cars, grade 154 cars; oats 2SS cars, grade 77 cars. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 45,000 head; Kansas City, 20,000 head; Omaha, IO.OjO head. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 32S cars, Duluth SS cars, total 116 cars; last year, Minneapolis 133 cars, Du luth 16 cars, total 209 cars. Baltimore: There will be large ship ments of wheat from here this month. Chicago: Shippers say milling inquiry here shows decided improvement. Chicago: Provisions selling by pack ers. Milwaukee wires: A prominent miller here says he has seldom seen millers so anxious for cash wheat. Second Liverpool cable: Wheat weak, d lower. Chicago: Best cattle selling at $4.90. Baltimore wires hears of eight loads of No. 2 red for shipment for A. B. Moore. W. A. MICHAEL C031JI1SSI01 CO,. IIO Wrnt Sixtla Are-iine. Telephone 669. Tcpeka Kan. IV. WHICH AM, ilinllier. Grain, Provisions, Stocks Tou can buy or sell anything dealt In on the principal exchange of the country through us. Direct wires. Quick tervice. Reasonable margins. Orders by wire, let ter or telephone promptly executed. Rui erence by permission, CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. Topeka, Kar.sns. UNION NATIONAL BANK. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas Citv office, first floor E.chan building. We have same service aad re sponsibility as Kansas City office. S. E. l.UX Preitlent J. S. AHVI Trfiilrcrn(l Sec'jr 'I 1. 1. F I'll ON K 152. Lux Commission Co. GKALY, IWISIOB A.D STOCKS, SSO KA.VKAS ATE., TOPEKA, MAX. REFEBESCE3: fenirnl Xntionnl Bunk, Topeka. It 11 U f Toprka. "Yc can buy or sell through us for Imme Tnediate or future ilelivery ad commodates traded iu on any exchaue ill the country. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT Best five room cottage in North Topeka, 920 Harrison. See it. WANTED Dirt hauled away from 410 To peka ave. i i- FOR SALE Cheap, onfe upholstered pat ent rocker and one cauch. 1313 Tyler st. WANTED Competent j girl for genera! housework; must be a good cook; best wages paid. Call at 619 West at. Hp Op'njHigh' Low iCl'se !Yes. 142 Vai 143" 142'7iTi3T341:ii 9SV4I 97 I 97 j 96:i S9UI 9:iH! S9V 9vy S4?l 34741 345t,l "4V; 6. C4V2i is.) 64 6314 363.1 37i,tj 3.;i..l p-l-l 36& 36 3614) 35 34 994 1iai. UGV H'J'-a 91 Mfcl Wi 94V, W 9.V; 941 r-t'-s 134 13 I V'e 12 s. 3()i4 31 SC114 31 I P4 11214 112H 112 11L'i 112 90 911.4! SO 91 W 9n-"-4 34V. 34 "V 31 S4V 34U 1S1 1; 1SN J V 1M 26. 273..I 2Sj! 27V 26' 1211. 1221 121V I l-'2U'12j I071-2 109 l!7' l.iV7 :'2l.4 iS 22V 22H 9i. 9S 9i I S7V $6-4 113 113 113 113 T 76's 1 ."14 "o'sj 7i4l "y-i, 2fii,4, 26"-4 2V l6Wi 2;ife 59 60L 59-'-g! 6H.i S9 30 30V 30 I 30 V 2':ti 5514 56isj 5;V3 56 i S.Vt3 3512 3ji.2j 35V.I 35 I 34i.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1898. Rents, O Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you !n need of work? If so. you re at liberty to use these columns for assistance, in that direction. While this notice appears the State Journal will publish free on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of "Situatl jns Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. In length, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed In previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all ad vertising of this class handed in by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning". Ko advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. Ho obligation Is incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and ceody man or woman need hesitate to take advantage ut this offer. No one !n business or haviug employment is ex pected to take advantage of It. but all others ara invited to avail themselves freely. Tne Topeka State Journal (ruaranters every day It is printed, to eive a local circulation by far more than all other Dallies combined. This makes this pa per the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium in Topeka. the classified ad xertisements below costing but Fitfe Cents Line. or SO cents a line for a week: 60 cents by the month. Average circulation for first six months et issJ. 11,584. WANTED HELP. RELIABLE MEN to tack up advertising signs. $12. JO weekly: steady: send lJc for postage, sample, etc. Young Medicine Co., ZVJi) N. Colorado St.. Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED By a man 4y years old. of ability and integrity, a place as foreman of large farm or stock ranch, wifo an excellent cook and housekeeper: no chil dren: best of reference. Address A., Box 24, St. John. Kan. WANTED Sewing in families: no objec tion to country. Address M. K-, Juur-. nal office. WANTED Young woman would like po sition as second girl, at once. Address F. L-, care of Journal office. w a.n x r.i- ompeieiii gui iui geneiai nouseworK. ait j.opeK.a ave. WANTED Place to take care of horses or furnace. Address Wm. Anderson, Quinton Heights P. O. WANTED Nursing, by an experienced nurse; best of reference. 2i1 Jefferson St. WANTED Position as clerk, by a young man of five years' experience: L'nn prive best of reference and furnish a bond if necessary: salary no object at present. Address F., lo;4 Western ave. WANTED Position by a girl 17 years of age: place to do housework in a small family; place on this side of avenue pre ferred. Call at or address 634 Lawrence st. WANTED Washing, by a widow woman in need. Apply 520 Chandler st. WANTED Situation by registered phar macist. H. E. Ferguson, 722 Morse st., North Topeka. REPRESENTATIVES WANTED, ladies preferred, who have acted as agents for a uterine tonic. Inquire at 122 West Sixth St. Kansas Springsteen Medicine Co. WANTED Dining room girl. Apply southeast corner Eighth and Quincy sts. WANTED -MISCELLANEOJ WANTED Customers for Al country butter. 20c per pound, year around. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Address J. T., this office. WANTED To buy old clothes; will pay good prices. 414 Kansas ave. Send me a postal card and I will call. WANTED To exchange Round Oak stove for carpenter or stone work. SIS Kansas ave. WANTED It known that I cure all dis eases by the laying on of hands, and re lieve pain almost instantly. 1 also break up tobacco or any other habit by hyp notism. Brown the Healer, US East Eighth St. WANTED To trade a modern 9 room house for smaller house. Address Trade, this office. WANTED Horses to winter, near town, good teed. Horses, this office. WANTED We want to make some gllt-edgea loans en farms In Shawnee county. Call 00 us at once. T. E. BOWMAN ft CO.. Columbian Building. WANTED Watches to clean. 75c: clocks, 50c: mainsprings. 7uc: crystals. 10c. Cash paid for old grold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old Jewelry exchenped for new. If hard up, tee Undo Sam. 612 Kan. Ave- SALESMEN WANTED. $30 A WEEK and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time. Experience unnec essary. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis. Mo. AGENTS WANTED. AGENTS WANTED For the Perfection lamp burner, the greatest invention and seller of the nineteenth century. Terri tory assigned or sold. J. N. Dotson, 426 Kansas ave. AGENTS Quick men to visit stores: sell nachine for printing igns. In 10 colors on fences, bridges, rocks any rougrh sur face. Arc Co.. 26 Arc St.. Racine. Wis. WANTED Asents to take orders: ?oort pay: something new. -333 Van Buren st. FJORENT-ROOMS. FOR RENT Furnished front room. In quire 612 Jackson st. FOR RENT Two desirable unfurnished rooms, one front. 714 Jackson st. FOR RENT Two or three unfurnished rooms. modern conveniences. closet, water, gas. 2M West Sixth, upstairs. FOR RENT Three pleasant furnished rooms. 822 Jefferson. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms first floor, suitable for light housekeep ing. Inquire tilO Jackson sU FOR RENT Furnished upper east front room, with large alcove; furnace heat. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Choice store rooms and modern fiats. 214 East Fifth at. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at 034 Kansas ave. Gas, heat, hot and cold water, bath and ail conveniences, single or en suits. FCtE SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. l-xyR'l3ALl young Jersey cow, cash or payments. 1031 Jackson. FOR SALE Buggy and double harness, almost new. Call 916 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Fine thoroughbred Jersey cow. Inquire cor. liuntoon and Mulvane. FOR SALE A square piano, for $40. Call at 511 Van Buren st. MISCELLANEOUS. $50 FOR 5e to the oerson getting the most words from yesterday morning (also rt. I g. k. p, q. r. t, u, b, x. z). I will give, on receipt or list ana no. casn; an letters must be mailed on or before the 23rd of January, 1WS. John R. Birch, Julesburg, Col. I PIANO AND ORGAN lessons 2Sc; over twenty years experience in teacning; reference. Mrs. C. M. Smiley, 701 Law rence st. ALL those thinking of attending Pond's Business College should read this: "This Is to certify that I have attended this school just one week. I was put in an office the first day: am learning to do everything in it: have made out over 100 papers and handled over $8,000 cash, and closed my books twice already. I have learned more this first week than I ei per ted to learn in a month. It Is cer tainly the quickest, way I ever heard of. Glad f-came here." Signed: A Student. FOR EXCHANGE ICO acres choice land in Ness county, partly under cultivation and all tillable, for stock of groceries or general merchandise; will pay cash dif ference. Address Box 43, ililford, Kan. FOR RENT For cash, 12 acres of river bottom ground, with small house. Ap ply at 519 Harrison st. FRANK J. BROWN. 17 Columbian Bldg.. has $S00 to loan: has good real estate or bank stock investments. Buys and selix houses. and lots. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler. Is open daily except Sunday, from 1 to 2 p. ni. E. M. Brockett. M. 13. McAFEE'S pure apple elder, fresh every day at 15c per gal. delivered. Send or ders to 616 Kan. ave. Tel. 160. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, slock, groups. etc.. or photos of any Interior or outslds views see Farrow, all Kan. Ave. YiaYi The best known remedy for women. Ladles In attendance Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND Places to gel watches and clocks cleaned for 50c. 805 Kansas ave.. upstairs. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 80 acre farm, all fenced, 4 room house, barn, 35 acres in cultivation, balance grass, all tillable; trade for city property or sell on easy terms. 5 room house, 1 lot. east side. Price $600, cash payment $50, balance $10 per month. 3 lots on Fillmore, fine location, east front. Price $t5o. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops. 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts.. bo lots near Shorey, S room house and l1 acres near c?'ty limits, 80 acres 6 miles north, all on time payments or cheap for cash. M. Heery, 109 East Third. FOR SALE Two four room houses on Quincy St.. rent for $14 per month; $1,600 cash takes both: 50 by 1O0 feet. Owner. 415 Kansas ave., rooms 1 and 2, third floor. FOR SALE Choice vacant lots In Low man Hill, convenient to electric cars, also near church and school. Price from $50 to $75 each. W. M. Foroea. 116 West Sixth ave. FITCH QUIGLEY. 106 West Sixth St.. Topeka, Kan. Farms, ranches, resi dence properties, merchandise stocks sold and exchanged. Loans and insurance. Prompt attention to letters of Inquiry. MONEY. MONEY To loan on Diamonds, Watches. Tyepwriters, etc. M. J. NEWMAN. 117 West Fifth st. J ONLY LOANED on pianos, organs, i-- sewing machines, watches, diamonds. Licycles. typewriters and any personal propery. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. ON EY TO LOAN on farms or city '-"-property at reasonable rates. W. M. FORBES. 11 W. 6th Ava. T OANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles guns. watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe. li Kan. Ave. M1LO NORTON, at 406 W. Sixth ave.. will make farm loans of $1,000 or over at 6 per cent interest. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed and seds with Van Slyck. 509 W. 10th. PAVING. ?OR first-class pavTts. sidewalk, or Building brick, dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson. sec'y of C. C. V. Brick Pav ing Co.. 116 W. 6tb Ave. FLORISTS. RS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves.Sl? Kas. av. 'Phone 602. W. C. GROVES, successor to R. J. Groves greenhouses 1173-75-77 Clay St.. store. S21 Kansas ave, 'Phone 283. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY- MEETING every Wednesday. 3 p. m.. at 307 Van Buren st. Open to all. STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth. Tel. 186. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. BOOKKEEPING. WILL WRITE UP and post vour books, make cut monthly statements of ac count and make closing entries of year's business. Private instructions in book keeping. Charges reasonable. W. J. Stagg. Accountant, Topeka, Kan. TIN SHOPS. r M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, galvan 'ized and tin rooting. 216 W. 6th. TeL 353. SINTERS. TOPEKA PRINTING CO.. 112 East Sev enth st. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything. Prices risht. AMUSEMENTS Q RAND OPERA HOUSE Thursday, January 6th. America's Greatest Indoor Show RICE'S 60 PEOPLE ON THE STAGE 60 N EW CRAWF0KD THEATER. TV1.SDAT, JABT. 11. Daniel Frohman's Special Company, In his greatest of New York Lyceum Successes, The Prisoner of Zenda, By Anthony Hope Hawkins. Interpreted by the following superb player' Howard (iotiid. K. F. McLannlu. Koberc Kii. ott. Benj. Monteith. Duncan Harris, r anclion Campbell, Grace Keais. Vaughan Gl&ser diaries Brandt and others. Original Lyceum Production Intact Sale of seats opens Satuaday, January 8. ATTO R NEYS-AT-LAW. CHAS. F. SPENCER, Attorney at Law. Bank of Topeka Building. Telephone 243. R. B. WELCH. Lawyer, suite 4S, Colum bian Building. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DR. MARY E. STEWART, 634 Harrison st. Diseases of women and electricity. DA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13 til and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. telephone 59$ real, dence. and IS office, SE. SHELDON. M. D..' Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. Ave. L. A. RTDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence cor. Gordon St. and Central Ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fi&h ure, ulceration, etc BiCYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AVE.. TOPEKA. Send for catalogue and prices. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NOTICE TO WHOJt IT MAY CON CERN Be It known that my petition is on tile in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county. Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 124 East Fourth st.. in the Second ward in the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hear ing of the same is set for Monday, 9 a. m., January 10, 1S93. M. A. FUNCHES3. Topekn, Kan.. Dec. 9. 1897. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HATDEN. Jeweler and Op tician. 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No. ISi Leave Topeka 8:00 a. ca. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM., No. 3Si Arrive Topeka 5:00 p. m. We'll Do Your Hauling Right! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. Teleph re. i 320 Ol S93 He Telephones 509 Kansas Av Office. louse. F. P. BACON. FroTJ. DEAD STUCKTch BUGS Kill Roaches, Fleas, Mottia and Bedbugs. Non poisonoub; won't atai.i. Large bottien, at drug itt4 aud tricer3, cents. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Pec. less Steam Laundry. r r Bin 9 2 SAM TEIED A TWIST. THE BULL'S NECK WAS CROOKED, i AND HE STRAIGHTENED IT. But Se Was Too Blamed Peart to Joggla Around on Top of Thii Earth, ud the Bull Tossed Him Up the Golden Stairs. Old Carter's Meanness. I was strolling through the country graveyard on top of the hill when I waa joined by an old man, who opened a con versation and presently said: "That grave over thar is whar my son Sam lies buried. I never got no headstum yit, but I'm goin to sum day." "So you've lost a son?' I said by way of saying something. "Yes, lost him two y'ars ago. Sam was powerful peart young man, he was. 'Deed, but he died of too much peartness. Might hev bin livin today If he'd heeded his father." I "Did Sam meet with an aceidentf" "Sorter accident, I reckon. Man on the next farm to us had a big bull, and that bull wasn't afeared of anything on this airth. When he got mad, he'd go fur a tree or a stun wall as quick as anything else. One day he got to riproarin, and as thar wasn't anybody around to go fur he made fur a big rock in the fluid. He didn't knock his horns off, as you might reckon on, but he struck sich a blow with his head that bis neck bent around to the left. When he had carried it that way fur a week or two, Sam says to me one day 'Pop, if somethin hain't dun fur that bull he'll soon hev his head over his tail.' 'What kin bo dun?' says I. 'Why, it wants somebody to take him by the horns and gin him a twist to straighten his nock baok. 'But don't you go to foolin with him. If old Carter wants to twist his bull's neck back into shape, let him go ahead, but wo ar' a fam'ly as don't own any crit ters and don't take no chances.' "Sam didn't say nuthin to that," con tinued the old man, "but I mistrusted ho wanted to try a twist. We was workin in the next field that day, and I kept my eye on him fur an hour or two. Then he sud denly throws down his hoe and cracks his heels together and hollers 'Pop Saunders, I'm fur twistin that neck back, and nobody kin stop me. I'm ag'in the critter in a way, but I ain't goin to stand by and see him lose his peartness. I'll straighten his neck with one twist.' "I argued and argued, but Sam was so powerful peart that thar was no stoppin him. He dumb the fence and spit on his hands and went fur the bull, and that bull knowed he was goin to do him good and never bellered a beller or pawed a paw. Sam got hold of either horn, drawed a long breath and then gin the critter sich a twist that he was throwed clean over on the other side. Sam was hollerin and wavin his hat when the bull got up. His neck was as straight as a bee line ag'in, but he was mad about being twisted. I hollered to Sam to look out fur a calamity, but whilo be wus craekin his heels and whoopin the bull made fur him aud picked him up." "And he was killed?" I said. "Jest killed so dead that a grin was left on his face to bury him with, and he had bin dead ten lninits befo he stopped whoopin. He'd made that twist all right and proper, but he didn't count on gittin away. Yes, sah. jest died of too much peartness, and, shuck his pesky hide, if ole Carter didn't want $0 of me fur damages. He was countin on sellin that bull with a twisted neck to a circus, and I had to pay $10 to settle the case. Pore Sam He was a good boy, but too peart too blamed peart to joggle around on tup of this airth.". M. Quad. Bill Stickers. The bill stickers of England are forming themselves into a billposting association, with a capital of $1,000,000. This calls up a joke about bill stickers much enjoyed by the English. A countryman, innocent of city snares, came to London for the first time. His name happened to be Bill Stickers. In tho suburbs he saw a sign posted up which fairly made cold chills run down his spine, "Bill Stickers, Bo ware." Terrified nearly to death, he went on a little farther, when his gaze fell up on, "Bill Stickers, if Caught, Will Bo Ar rested Immediately." This was too much, and tho affrighted Bill Stickers 6et out for home as fuse aa his legs could carry him. Exchange. In the Greenroom. "Ah," exclaimed the melancholy Dane complacently, "what indeed would be tho play without me?" Old man Hamlet gestured fretfully. "It wouldn't have a ghost of a show without me," ho retorted. But that which irritated the prince par ticularly was to have Ophelia giggle that way. Detroit Journal. Accepted. "I'm sure that I recognize my own faults," she murmured, with downcast eyes. "Of course you do," he replied confi dently; "there aro so few of them." Then sho realized beyond all haunting doubts that ho was tho most desirablo among the many who sought her hand. Detroit Free Press. A Bad Break. "Smithers did pretty well during tho Qrst part of the temperance play at tho church last night, but he spoiled it all later." "How?" "Got up and wont out between the third and fourth acts as usual." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. At the Xnqnest In Arizona. Coroner What was the cause of Dia- tnond Jo's death? Broncho Pote Heart disease. Coroner Are you sure of that? Broncho Pete Sartin. Tho heart was n ace and he bad it up his sleeve. Chi cago News. Not Entirely Heartless. "No, "said Xcro while Home was burn ing, as he turned indignantly to one of his advisers; "this is amusement enough. I lhall not sanction any six days' bicycle lace. I am not altogether a monster." tud he fiddled away. Chicago Tribune. A Havrow Escape. Dulby (would bo novelist) I've just finished a new novel. If you have a mo ment to spare, I'll show you the proofs. Wilby Oh, never mind about the proofs. CM take your word for it. Chicago Keo rd. The Inference. Enowall In olden times they buried wople alive, tiuyer Did they have vice presidents en? New York Journal. HIS DREAM. 1 It was a perfect June morning and Pro fessor Fritz Dreifus, sitting in his little dicing room over the music shop, felt it very oppressive, although the window was wide open. He went to the door and opened it. A boy was coming up the stairs and called to him, "Are you the professor?" "Yes." "Then here's a note," and throwing it on the table, he ran downstairs again, pre ferring the fresh air outside to the sugges tions of onions, etc., that were floating up from the kitchen. The professor picked up the note and opened it. It ran as follows Dear Sir Would it bo convenient for you to come and Bee me this morning at 12 o'clock to arrange about musio lessons for jay daughter Yours truly, Marion H. Hewitt. Fritz Dreifus ran his fingers through his hair, already tinged with gray, and murmured: "It is something. I will go. I have heard of Fraulein Hewett. It is said she plays beautifully. Well, I will see." He sat down at the piano and dashed off a lively little waltz of his own composi tion, then wrote a note to say he would have much pleasure in waiting on Mrs. Hewett at the hour she named. The professor had not been many months at Westdean. He had a fair number of pupils. He hoped to have more, and here was a new one already. He felt more light hearted than he had been for many days. When he arrived punctually at Wey lands, Mrs. Hewott's house, ho was shown into her pretty, cool drawing room. She was not there. So he sank into a comfort able armchair and looked about him as he waited. Flowers in picturesque vases wero everywhere, shedding their 6weet fragrance all over the room. He was still admiring them when Mrs. Hewett entered. She was a tall, good look ing woman, her pretty gray hair was ar ranged in thick coils round her head, her hands were large and white, and her fin gers were covered with rings, which Hashed and sparkled when she moved them. After greeting one another they arranged about the lessons. When it was all sottled, Fritz said: "I should like to hear Fraulein Hewett play. Is she at home?" Mrs. Hewett called bet at once. A tall, dork girl, very pretty and very graceful, entered the room, and on hear ing why sho was wanted seated herself at once at the piano and began. She played Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and one of Chopin's waltzes. Then the professor stopped her. His face was eager and his tone excited. He had never heard such playing so beautiful, so true. "Fraulein," ho said, "I wish to hear something of your own composition." The girl blushed. "How do you know?" she asked, striking a few chords here and there. "You could not play like that and not compose something," he replied. "Play." Sho obeyed him, and after a few chords began a strong minor prelude. "Now Bomething else," and the complied. This time it was a dreamy waltz, carrying you away with it as it rose and fell in its soft cadences. The professor, sitting there, felt as if in a dream. The scent of tho roses, tho cool breezes, and the faint, dreamy music never left his memory. But the music stopped, and be came down to earth again. Outwardly he was quite calm, but in wardly he was all excitement. He wanted to be alone to think it all out, this won derful playing that nobody knew of and that he had found hidden away in this lit tlo country town. Ah, he would bring her out in London. What a sensation there would be, and perhaps just a wee bit of the fame would float his way, people would notice him, and he would have pu pils to his heart's content, and when he was quite rich he would He was interrupted. "Well?" said the Girl at last. "Ah, I beg your pardon," ho said. "I was thinking yes, I like those pieces. They are good. We will have our first les Eon tomorrow, please, Fraulein, at the samo hour." Three months had passed and still the professor went on with Miss Hewett's music lessons, and still he dreamed his dream. He would bring her out in Lon don. Sho would be rich, but than very coon he would be rich too, and then he would go to her and say: "Fraulein, I havo loved you these many months. Let us work together, dear, and love shall make our music more perfect still, as our lives go on, till we come to the most per fect musio of all, the music of heaven." Yes, it had come to this. The professor one morning woke up to the fact that he was deeply in love with Xancy Hewett. He staid on, working, loving, hoping, and so tho weeks passed. One morning they wero seated us usual, the girl at the piano and the professor in a chair at her side. They were deep in a difficult passage of a new piece when tho door opened and a maid came in. "Mr. Wentworth to see you, miss," sho said, raising her a voice a little. The girl stopped with a little crash of discordant notes that jarred upon tho pro fessor. She looked appealingly at him. "Go," ho said shortly. "I will wait." Now, of all things, tho professor disliked Interruptions to a music lesson, and his pupils knew that well and were generally j careful not to have any, especially Frau- lein Hewett. He folt cross, therefore, at this interruption, and as the minutes dew he thought seriously of going iu J search of his pupil, but voices at the door arrested him. "Don't forget, darling," said a pleasant, manly voice, "this afternoon at 3:30." "Oh, Frank," said a voice that tho pro fessor recognized as Nancy's, "of course I Ehan't forget! Now, bo a good boy and let me go." "Just one kiss," pleaded the other. There was a soft little sound; then tho tloor flew open, and Nancy came back to her scat. The professor looked at her as she passed, and she blushed very prettily. "I am sorry I kept you waiting so long," sho said gently. "What is the mat ter, professor? Aro you ill?" "No," he said; "it's the hea, I think. Fraulein, I must stop our music lesson for today. It is nearly 1, und I have an ap pointment. Good morning." And the professor shook hands and was gone. But he finished the course of fraulein's music lessons. On the last morning be said goodby, for he was going back to Ger many. "Ah!" said the girl. "You will be glad to go?" "No," said the professor; "I should like to have staid." "And the dream, professor?" went on the girl. "What of that? Don't you re member you had a beautiful dream for me, but that you would not tell me then. What of that? Tell me. 'That, said the professor, with a sad littlo smile, "is over." And he went sway. Daughter. CAUGHT AT THE FINISH. Aj.e Was Looking: For Bnnko Steerers and Thougrnt He'd Fonnd One. A little old man with weather beaten whiskers, an overcoat that must havo been an heirloom, tho balance of his outfit be ing in harmony, and a glazed valise with spots of the glaze missing stopped at the ..news stand in the station. "Took a littlo run down to see thecity," he confided. "Big town. Seen a'most ev ery thing in it. What I wanter git is some thin to read goin home. A quarter? Gi' me one fur 'bout a nickel. I kin git to sleep afore it's half read." Getting a wild western talo, he started for the gate. "Hold on there, uncle!" shouted a trav eling man who tapped the old gentleman on the shoulder to attract his attention. "You have my valise." "Keep away frum me," shouted the farmer. "Youcan'tbunkostoerme. Don't come a-nigh me." "But you have my" "Look out, mister. I don't want no gold bricks or green goods." "But you'll allow me to" "I won't 'low nuthin. I can't cash no checks. I can't open no locks. I can't find the pea under a shell. I" "Give me that valise!" said the man in a stern voice, for there was a grinning crowd now on tho scene. "Police!" whooped the old man, and as an officer appeared: "This here cuss is tryin to steal my carpet sack. I jist lost a four foot umbrelly I've had for 20 years, and now they're after this grip." The news stand man explained. The policeman quietly changed the valises, and as the rural visitor rushed for his train he was heard to exclaim "Bunkoed, be gosh!" Detroit Free Press. n e?, y, a "Hold hard, mate! Blowed if she ain't sprung a leak!" Sketch. Her Favorites. The little daughter of a certain musical critic, whose fame is more than local, was overheard the other day entertaining a visitor while her mother was out of the room. "And do you like music too?" asked the visitor politely. "Oh, yes, indeed," replied the child, with as near an approach to her father's manner as she could manage. "I'm spe cially fond of opera." "What operas do you like?" asked tho visitor. The child hesitated. Then she recovered her grown up air. "Oh," she said carelessly, "my favorites nre 'Lohindutchman' and 'The Flying Grin.' Washington Post. rotting: It Mildly. "Is there any truth in the report that one of your guests was dragged from his bed last night and lynched by mistake for another man whom he resembled?" in quired a recently arrived and timorously inclined tourist from the east. "Aw, well," replied the Oklahoma land lord, "thar was scch a roomer in the air, I believe." New York Sunday Journal. A Familiar Topic "Well, well!" exclaimed Mrs. Corntos sel. "I ain't see anything about that big Chinese wall before in several years." "Where do you see anything about it now?" inquired her husband, looking over her shoulder. "Right there in that column headed 'The Partition of China.' Washington Star. Respected Labor. "Now," said Mr. Con Mann to the young fellow in the check suit who was trying to be witty; "now, don't you get funny about work and the people that fol low it. If tho farmer didn't work, how would he get our money together for us?" Cincinnati Enquirer. The Ethics of Dancing;. Rector's Wife You ought to avoid even the appearance of evil. Do you, yourself, think the girls who danco are right? Belle of the Parish They must bo. I know the girls who don't danco are always left. Harlem Life. Free Alcohol. "This talk about free alcohol for use in tho arts," began Gaswell. "Well?" asked Gasbill. '"Has that anything to do with painting the town red?" Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. A Supplementary Opinion. "I don't know what I would have done If it hadn't been for you!" exclaimed the discharged prisoner. "Well, you would probably have dono lime," said the proud lawyer. Boston Traveler. A Fast Color. Fair Shopper Yes, it's a pretty color. But why do you call it "boy messenger" blue? Shopman Because we will guarantee, madam, that it will never run. Pearson's Weekly. He Wouldn't Do. Friend Wouldn't you like to have me Bit here and shoot at the poets when they come in? Editor No. You are too poor a shot. Harlem Life. Professional Repartee. "You live by butchery," declared tho manufacturer of pills to the surgeon. "And you by pillage," came the quick response. Detroit Free Press. His Wheel. "Why don't you stand up for your trheel?" "Because it doesn't stand up forme." Princeton Tiger. Jolly Jack Ashore. iU K L f K A. M (I W A TERRIBLE FALL. Ned Wilson, a fellow workman, conceit ed a great dislike for me. We parted an years after I set up for myself. Bein called upon to paint a church tower I b thought myself of an assistant. I had forgotten Wilson in fact, sino my establishment on my own account had never seen him, and as time efface very many of the animosities which un der the inSucnco of an hour possess us so, with me, had the recollection of tho il feeling evinced toward me by him givei place to a feeling of commiseration foi and, lastly, to forgetfulness of him. One day, when almost in despair o! completing the work in the required timi for want of workmen, I was startled b; the appearance of a man whose face cn a familiar expression -ind which I soon re called to be no other than Wilson. A long, persistent course of dissipation had told sadly on him and want spoke through the tottered garments of its continuous presence. He soon made known tho object of his visit by applying for work. Umlci any other circumstances an indignant re fusal would have met this proposal, but 1 saw in his presence means to assist me tc tho completion of the church, and forget ful of his old malice and deaf to tho in ward monitor that bade me hesitate, I til gaged him to commence work for me on N the next day, taking occasion, however, to require strict abstinence from intoxicat ing liquors as a precedent to continuation at work. At the usual hour on the morrow Wil son was at the church with brushes ana kettles, prepared to commence work. My hands had given the first outsido coat tc tho tower, and on that morning were tc begin the application of the second. Iligb up in tho clouds raised the spire and froia its top humanity below had assumed Lili putian proportions. The scaffolding hiul been placed in position theevciiing before, and nothing prevented my workmen from pursuing their labors. This trestle was so framed that by turn ing a screw it would widen or close at will by means of a groove, so as to apply it ta any window, and by entirely moving the screw it could bo taken apart. I had fitted it to a window, and securing a short lad der to it, was at the top of the ladder busily enguged in my labors, my mind, however, creating disturbed fancies, the result ol my encounter with Wilson. How long a time had elapsed I do not know, but suddenly a feeling of insecurity possessed me. I essayed in vain to dispel it as an illusion produced by the excited state of my nerves, but the more I tried tc believe it a whimsical fancy the stronge r J became impressed of impending danger. No longer able to resist tho warning oi that inevitable monitor which at times at tends every one and forewarning of coin ing evil, yet failing to indicate a means ol escape, I descended the ladder, intending to abandon my work until I felt sutiicient ly calm to resume it when oh, horrors upon the inside of tho tower before me, with the malignity of satan depicted upon his face, stood Wilson. The screw hail been removed from tho trestle, and with one hand he held it over his head, while with the other he balanced the throstle. "Ha, ha, ha!" he screamed. "I've gol you. Now's the time to square old scores. By the gods, you've but a minute more tu live. So if you've any prayers to say you'd better be quick." Rooted to the spot and with hair stand ing on end I essayed to beg him for my life, but the words choked in my throat and refused utterance. In vain I attempt ed to call to the workmen on the opposite side of tho tower for help. My lips refused their duty. With the desperation of de spair I sprang forward, hoping to reach the window, when the uplifted screw fell with crushing force upon my right shoul der, missing my head, at which it wus. leveled. At the same instant the trestic slipped, and with my footing gone I wild ly flung my arms about. Oh, the agony of that moment! I soon began to realize that 1 hung suspended in midair and discovered th,-t iu my fall J had caught by the waistband of my pants to a spike which had been left by lny workmen. Still, my lips refused to utter a sound of alarm. Above me but a few feet stood Wilson. No relenting look, but the same fiendish hatred beamed down on me. Too far below the casement to reach it, 1 hung suspended by the brittle thread. Presently the blood commenced rushing to my head, and then slowly the band be gan to rip, a stitch at first, then, as ii gathering strength, two or three at a time. A few more breakings of the threr.d and I knew that I would be dushed" to the hard pavement 150 feet below. All this time, which occupied but a few seconds, yet which appeared of eudlesg duration, I had been ofiering to God my prayers for the reception of my soul. An other break, and my life hung upon one more thread. Casting one more look above, my eyes, burning with puin and almost blinded by the rushing of blood, rested upon that same dreadful face. I once more prayed to God and closed my eyes. The last thread parted, and clown down down until my brain whirled and it seemed as if the reverberations of 10,000 belching cannons were rolling through my head and my eyes were starting from their sockets. Then a stillness the seraph ic music from heavenly choristers struck upon my ears, and then I was awakened, to find that I had been dreaming und had fallen from my chair. But the evidence of my internal agony that night remained with me, for my hair, which before was a beautiful black, had in that short hour changed to white, and for a long time there remained with me the impress of that face as I saw it looking down on me. New York News. Emerson and Longfellow. In the first number of The Atlantic Monthly 40 years ago Ralphf Waldo Emer son had a poem called "Brahma, which puzzled both critics and common readers, borne said it was the greutest poem of the century. Some said it was nonsense. The first verse ran as follows: If the red slayer think he slays. Or if tho 8lai:i think he is slain, They kr.uw not well .Uo subtle way3 I keen and pass and turn again. That winter it happened that a relative of the poet Longfellow, living in another state, bought a sloigh, and in u family let ter to the cousins in Cambridge there was a wail lest the January thaw which had followed tho purchase should keep thein from enjoying the gay cutter tliar. season. When tho letter was answered, Longfellow contributed this verse, which, it is said, has never been printed before: IO ON THE PURCHASE OF A SLEIGH. If the red sleigher think he aloisls. Or if the sieighin rhink it is sleighiBi They know not well the subtle wars Of snow, that comes and goes a?ain. Buffalo Commercial,

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVEKTNG. JANUARY 6, I898. PUT M BILL. Recommendations of the Mone tary Commission Are Embodied in a Measure In troduced Today BY MR. OVERSTREET. The Bill is Referred to Mr. Walker's Committee. Provides Effectually For Per manence of Gold Standard. Washing-ton, Jan. 6. Representative Overstreet cf Indiana introduced into the house today a comprehensive biil for carrying- out the plan of the mon etary commission for the reform of the currency. The bill was referred by Speaker Reed to the committee on banking; and Chairman Walker has arranged to give early hearings to Senator Edmunds, the chairman of the commission, and perhaps to other members. The bill con tains 47 sections and embodies in legis lative form every feature of the recom mendations of the commission. The early portion, relating to the mainten ance of the gold standard, the creation of the bureau of issue and redemption and the gradual retirement of the legal tender notes, are embodied in the bill in almost the same language as the re port. The banking features are more elaborate and carefully define the char acter of the guaranty fund for the pro tection of notes issued upon assets and the manner of redeeming the notes of failed banks. The section dealing with the guaranty fund is as follows: "Sec. 2. That every national bank ing: association shall at all times keep and have on deposit with the division of issue and redemption for the purpose hereinafter specified, a sum in gold coin equal to 5 percentum of its outstanding circulation. The amounts so kept on deposit shall constitute a fund to be known as 'the bank note guaranty fund,' which fund shall be held for the following purpose and for no other, namely: "Whenever the comptroller of the currency shall have become satisfied by the protest of the waiver and ad mission specified in section 2,556, or by the report provided for in section 5.227 of the revised statutes of the United States, that any association has re fused to pay its circulating notes on demand in lawful money, he shall di rect the redemption of such notes from the bank note guaranty fund aforesaid and such notes shall thereupon be so redeemed. After the failure of any national banking association to redeem its notes shall have been thus ascer tained, the bonds deposited with the treasurer of the United States shall be sold, as provided by law, and the pro ceeds of such sale shall be paid into the bank note guaranty fund. The comp troller of the currency shall forthwith collect for the benefit of the fund from the assets of the bank and from stock holders thereof, according to their lia bility, as declared by this act. such sum as with the bank's balance in the bank note guaranty fund shall equal the amount of its circulating notes out standing and for this purpose the Unit ed States shall, on behalf of the bank note guaranty fund, have a permanent lien upon all the assets of the associa tion, and such fund shall be made good out of such assets in preference to any and all other claims whatsoever, except the necessary costs and expenses of administering the same." The next section of the bill provides "that whenever the comptroller of the currency shall ascertain what deficien cy, if any, lies between the aggregate collections for the benefit of the bank note security fund in the case of any failed bank and the amount of its out standing notes redeemed and to be re deemed from the said fund, he shall as sess such deficiency upon all the na tional banks in proportion to their notes outstanding at the time of the failure of such bank." The provision for the assessment of the tax upon the circulation, above the authorized limit is as folloVs: "Section 25. That every national banking association shall pay on or before the last day of every month to the division of issue and redemption a duty imposed at the rate of 2 per cent per annum upon the average daily amount of its circulating notes out standing in excess of 60 per centum of its capital stock and not in excess of SO per centum of such capital stock and a duty imposed at the raW of 6 per cent per annum upon the average daily amount of such notes outstanding in excess of SO per centum of its capital stock. Circulating notes of any national banking association ehall be deemed and held to be out standing wherever they shall have been supplied by the comptroller of the cur rency to such association in blank, registered and countersigned accord ing to law and shall have not been re turned to the comptroller for cancella tion or covered by an equal amount of lawful money deposited with the as sistant treasurer in charge of the divis ion of issue and redemption for the re tirement of such notes." The present restrictions upon the amount of circulation which may be withdrawn monthly and also upon new issues of bank notes by banks having made withdrawals within six months are repealed. Section 34 of the bill provides for re demption of notes in multiples of $1,003 in lawful money upon presentation at the treasury or sub-treasuries desig nated for redemption purposes. Section 35 contains the provision that one-fourth of the reserve shall be held ia coin, with the specific mandate "that Official facsimile of Medal Awarded DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER rw ear tSAnoM-wTt vKp4 A l! I Tt Pnfa!ciB? Powder Co. WORLD'S FAIR.CHSCAGO, IS93 nothing In this section except as ex pressly provided shall be construed to alter, or in any affect the provisions of existing law governing the mainten ance of reserves." Section 37 authorizes the establish ment of banks with a capital of J25.000 in towns not exceeding 4,000 inhabi tants and section 38 declares "that it shall be lawful for any national banking- association to establish branches under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the comptroller of the currency with the approval of the secretary of the treasury." Provision is made for the entering state banks into the new system. REVOLT IN MARYLAND. Republican Legislature Seems Disposed to Go Democratic. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 6. The split in the ranks of the Republican members iu the house of delegates, which developed at the caucus, continued yesterday with the result that the house was compelled to adjourn until today without having or ganized, and there seems no immediate prospect of a settlement of the difficulty. The trouble arises from the position as sumed by eleven of the members of the Baltimore city delegation, who say they are in rebellion against the rule of United States Senator Wellington, Governor Lowndes and other party leaders. With out the aid of seven of the seceders. the Republican majority cannot elect a speak er, and with four of them the Democrats would have the number necessary under the constitution to effect an organization. The situation is having a serious effect on the fight for the United States sena I torship. United States Senator Welling I ton and Governor Lowndes have both de clared for Judge McComas for that office, while Major Alexander Shaw, General Thomas F. Shryeck and Congressman Sydney Mudd are making an active can vass in order to see how the land lies. Balloting for a successor to United States Senator Gorman will begin next Wednes day. NEW ENGLAND'S CHAMPION Of Free Silver, George Fred Williams is in Denver. Denver. Jan. 6. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts arrived in Denver this morning and was met at the depot by a reception committee. Democratic clubs took the initiative in the preparations for his reception, but the people generally, regardless of party affiliations, joined in the arrangement to extend a characteris tic western welcome to the man whom they regard as the leading champion of the silver cause in New England. During the forenoon Mr. Williams was escorted to the state house and to the city hall, and was cordially welcomed by Governor Adams and Mayor McMurray. Mr. Williams will be here three days. Tonight an informal dinner will be given in his honor by the alumni of Dartmouth college. Tomorrow he will deliver a pub lic address and atte- a banquet, and on Saturday evening he will be the guest of honor at the celebration of "Jackson's day." K. U. IS COLD. Coal Enough Only on Hand For Two Days' Use. Lawrence, Jan. 6. Unless coal can be brought here from the penitentiary at Leavenworth within three days the Kan sas university will have to shut down. The university burned 7,000 bushels of coal during December. This is at the rate of half a car load per day, and there is only one car load now on hand. It sometimes requires a week to get an order of coal here. PRAY IN A SALOON. Salvationists Invade Liquor Resorts at New Brunswick, N. J. New York, Jan. 6. The Salvation Army at New Brunswick. N. J., start ed on a new crusade last night by hold ing a meeting in Owen Curran's saloon. The doors swung open late in the even- ing- and the corps marched in, headed by Capt. Haldane and Lieutenant Kemp. Their entrance created a sensation. The pool players laid down their cues and the card players abandoned their game, all gathering about the soldiers of the army. By permission of the proprietor, the Army soldiers proceeded in their serv ices. The inmates of the saloon stood about with covered heads and at the conclusion of the services made up a collection that caused the soldiers to open their eyes in astonishment. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers of real estate have been filed for record in the office of the register of deeds: C. S. Matthews and wife to H. C. Miner, the undivided two-thirds inter est in lot 397 and south half of lot 399, Polk street, Stringham's addition. J. H. Hunt and wife to C. J. Evans, $1,000, lots 377, 381, 3i9. Lincoln street, in Brook's Bona Ventura addition. C. S. Matthews, guardian of Carl and Clara Matthews, to It. C. Miner, $226, the undivided one-third interest in lot 397 and south half of 399, Polk street, Stringham's addition. Barbara Megow and husband to J. A. Clark, $200, lots 75, 77, 79 Quincy street. O. E. Walker, et. al., by Kepley, to the Kansas Mutual Life company, west 60 feet of lots 211. 213, 215 Quincy street. 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. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To peka, Kan. "Weather Indications. Chicago, Jan. 6. For Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday; variable winds. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. A FLAG OF TRUCE Is Offered by the Middle-of-the-Hoad-ers to the Regular Populists. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 6. At the solicitation of a number of members of the national organization committee as well as the na tional committee of the People's party. Chairman Milton Park of the national or ganization committee submitted by tele graph to Chairman Marion Butler a prop osition that if Butler would call the na tional committee to meet with the na tional organization committee the St. Louis meeting in January would be post poned until February 15. Mr. Butler replied that he would submit to the committee by referendum vote, ac cording to the plan of organization, the question of meeting time and place. The Dallas chieftain of the middle-of-the-roaders said: "This settles the matter of postponement. The meeting will be held at the time and place already named, January 12, at the Laclede hotel in St. Louis." COME -TO KANSAS. President McKinley Asked to Visit Transmississippi Com mercial Congress. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 6. The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, i in common with similar organizations, j passed resolutions extending to President McKinley an invitation to attend the Transmississippi Commercial Congress, to be held at Wichita, Kan., in the fall of j 1S98. Senator White and Perkins were appointed a committee to extend the in vitation to the president in person. COMPLAIN OF BARNUM. English Artists Say Yankees Are Em ployed Over Their Heads. London, Jan. 6. According to an ap plication made at Bow street today by Walter Butler, described as a clown, and two others, there are 150 employes of Barnum Bailey's circus, who, after three weeks of unpaid rehearsals have been dismissed with a week's notice. Sir James A. Vaughan, the presiding magistrate, said the matter must be in vestigated by a civil court, and advised the men dismissed to engage a lawyer. Several supers have written to the newspapers.claiming that the d smissa's have been wholesale and that their places have been filled by "Yankee cir cus artists" after the show was suc cessfully started. George Starr ridicules the matter. He j says the men dismissed were all incom- j petent. He adds that they were paid j during the rehearsals and that their I places were filled by new hands. They were not replaced by Americans. ARTZ CALLS SHOW DOWN And His Standing as a Populist is Endorsed. The old political feud between George Wagner and H. H. Artz was renewed at the Populist caucus last night by Wagner, but Artz gained first blood. Artz went to the conference and "Wagner questioned his right to participate. Artz became angry at once and in. sten torian tones challenged Wagner to pro duce his reasons. Wagner hesitated and Artz exclaimed: "If anyone in this hall has any charges to make against my Populism he will never find a better opportunity. This is a Populist meeting and it is just the place to make charges against a Populist." The "general" then glared at the as sembled Populists and demanded a vote. It was unanimous in favor of permitting Artz to remain in the meeting. MURDER IX CHICAGO. Shooting in a North Clark Street Sa loon. Chicago, Jan. 6. Thomas, abas "Kid" Murphy, was shot and killed and Mar tin Donahue and Richard Dean proba bly fatally wounded in a fight in a North Clark street saloon at 2 o'clock this morning. The shooting- it is said resulted from a dispute over cards. BRYAN'S NAME RELEASED. His Nomination for Chinese Mission Laid Before the Senate. Washington, Jan. 6. The name of Charles Page Bryan to be minister to China was presented to the senate in executive session and referred to the committee on foreign relations. When the nomination was first received from the White House, the vice president withheld it from the senate at the re quest of the president who was induc ed to prefer the request by senators op posed to Mr. Bryan's confirmation. The nomination has been held up thus for three weeks or more, but Mr. Bryan's friends now accept the release of the nomination as an indication that the president desires confirmation. TO PLAY BALL. Kansas-Oklahoma League Will Be Organized for Next Season. Wichita, Jan. 6. It is probable that a Kansas and Oklahoma baseball league will be formed the coming- sum mer, to include Wellington, Wichita, Hutchinson. Newton, Winfield. Arkan sas City, Guthrie, Oklahoma City, Enid and El Reno. The work of organizing the league is being- done by J. E. Alexander, former ly president of the Austin (Tex.) base ball club. A meeting of representatives of the towns will be held here Febru ary 5. The salary limit of the Kansas and Oklahoma league will be placed at something like $900 per month. NEW ORDER OF THINGS. American Syndicate About to Buy Steel Works in Wales. London. Jan. 6. Ic is reported from Car diff. Wales, that an American syndicate with a capital of two million pounds is about to purchase the Dowlais steel works and collieries there, belonging to the Weimbernef family. SAYS GOD SENT HIM. Another Crank Taken Into Custody at the White House Washington. Jan. 6. A crank from New York named Jacob Clements, a German, has been arrested at the White House, where he created a disturbance after try ing in vain for three days to see the pres ident. He wrote to the president and afterwards called and announced that God had sent him; that he bore the mark on his brow, and that he must see the president. BREAKING DOWN. Durrant Has Put All Hope of Life Away. May Not Be in Condition to Make a Farewell Speech. 200 IXYITATIOXS OUT. To Witness the Hanging at San Quentin Tomorrow. Parents May Bury the Body in the Pacific Ocean. San Quentin Prison, Cal., Jan. 6. Theodore Durrant has but a few hours more of life. The barriers that have so long kept him from the gibbet have been swept aside and the end is near. After the federal judges had denied his petition yesterday for a writ of habeas corpus and refused to allow him to take an appeal to the supreme tri bunal of the land there was but one re course and that was appeal to the gov ernor for executive clemency and it looks as if Gov. Budd's action will be adverse to the condemned man as he has instructed Warden Hale to go ahead with the execution on Friday and to use extraordinary care to pre vent an attempt at suicide by the con demned man. Durrant is breaking down rapidly enough now. He seems to have put all hope out of his thoughts. It hardly seems that he will make a brave show on the scaffold, or that he will be in condition when the last moments arrive to carry out his intention of making a farewell speech. His father has con fessed to Warden Hale that he has given up all hope of stay, and enters into the most minute details about the hanging in a pitiably despondent way. The warden promises that no vulgar curiosity on the part of medical men or anybody else will be gratified after the body has been cut down and says also that the corpse will be delivered to Durrant's parents immediately after the execution for what disposition they wish to make of it. Nearly 200 invitations have been is sued for the hanging and it is expected that fully 175 people will be present. The warden has been notified that bo gus invitations have been printed and sold in San Francisco and every card presented at the prison gates will be rigidly inspected before its owner will be allowed to pass through. Every visitor will be compelled to leave to bacco, firearms and all other forbidden articles at the gates before passing through. Before Durrant is brought into the death chamber Warden Hale intends to make a speech to the as sembled crowd, demanding absolute silence and order during the execution. San Francisco, Jan. 6. In speaking of the Durrant case Gen. Dickinson, one of Durrant's counsel said: "No one will have permission to interview the condemned man, before he Is hanged as I have authority In the matter and have given strict orders that no one shall see him. If the un fortunate man must die, I believe in letting him spend his last hours in peace and will not submit to having him pestered. If any one does per mit him to be seen it will not only be contrary to my orders, but will also be a violation of the faith and the break ing of a solemn promise." Durrant's father has not decided what disposition he will make of the body. Owing to the fact that some of the cemetery associations refuse to receive it on account of the notoriety that would result, the elder Durrant threatens to bury the body under the broad waters of the Pacific ocean. Friends are trying to induce the strick en parents to have the remains cre mated. San Francisco, Jan. 6. A special to the Call from San Quentin prison says that Theodore Durrant has broken down almost completely. When visit ed by his parents or friends he controls himself and simulates calmness but when alone with his guards he gives way to the most violent hysterical out breaks, rolling on the floor of his cell, screaming and crying. His nerve seems to have completely forsaken him and the opinion is expressed by the prison officers that the condemned man whose attitude of entire seif-posses-sion and cool indifference ever since hi3 arrest has been so remarkable, will have to be carried to the gallows. GOES INTO RAILROADS. Rockefeller Secures Control of the Wisconsin Central. Milwaukee, Jan. 6. Persons who have been closely connected with the North ern Pacific and Wisconsin Central liti gation and are acquainted with enter prises in which John D. Rockefeller has been concerned, credit that gentleman with being back of a movement to se cure control of the Wisconsin Central properties. Mr. Rockefeller is credited with having purchased large blocks of Wisconsin Central stock sometime ago. FAYORS FOR THE EAST In the Way ef Six Hail Deliveries a Day to Be Curtailed. Washington, Jan. 6. It is the inten tion of the postofHce department to lim it the number of mail deliveries in purely residential districts in cities to not more than four per day. In some of the cities in the east, the people in residence quarters now re ceive as high as six or seven deliveries in one day. This department officials say is a discrimination against resi dents in other cities particularly in the west, where the mail carrier makes his rounds in the residence quarter but twice a day and in the business sec tions but once or twice more. The practice in the east is the out growth of the policy of the department in the past of alloting to postmasters a lump sum for the service in their par ticular cities which is generally ex pended in full. It is easy to catch a cold and Just as easy to get rid of it if you commence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneu monia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Aii druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25e. The genuine has L. 15. Q, on each tablet. BLOODHOUNDS TREE A MAN Fratricide Baker Kills Himself to Es cape a Mob. Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 6. A man hunt with all the exciting elements of blood hounds and a moo of 300 persons in pursuit was concluded last night when Assassin William Baker was run to earth. At the supreme moment, when it appeared the mob would tear their victim to pieces, the desperate man blew out his brains with the same weapon with which he had assassina ted his brother, George Baker, and his brother's wife. The remains of the murdered couple were found in their residence near town yesterday. They had been shot by an assassin, who fired through the win dow. Not a clew was left except the footprints of the supposed assassin in a nearby field. The prominence of the murdered couple brought out several hundred people, who formed into posses and hunted the whole county. The tracks of the supposed murderer were guarded until bloodhounds were secur ed and put to work. Two great Russ:iin hounds took the trail at once. Several hundred excited people followed the animals, the men armed with all kinds of weapons. Some were mounted, but many were afoot. From the window where the fatal shots were fired the dogs ran to the prairie, along a ravine, and straight to a barn on the premises of the brother of the murdered man. A mufHed report was heard within the structure as the crowd drew near and the building was completely 3urrounded by the mob. With drawn weapons a dozen men rushed at the doors of the structure. WTithin, lying on the floor, was the dead body of William Baker. The only motive for the crime was a quarrel George had with his brother re cently over a piece of land. SHOflTHEHEAD. Suicide of a Millionaire on Ac count of Business Troubles. New York, Jan. 6. W. T. Buckley, a member of the drji goods firm of Dunham, Buckley Co., shot himself in the head at his home In Wave Crest, Long Island, today, dying without regaining conscious ness. Mr. Buckley, who is 55 years of age, is reputed to be a millionaire. His hunt ing stable is one of the finest on Long Island. There does not seem to be any doubt that Mr. Buckley committed suicide on account of business troubles. It is al leged that on Janaruy 2 he had a serious misunderstanding with Mr. Dunham, his partner, which resulted, it is said, in Mr. Buckley being forced out of the firm. It is stated that Mr. Buckley was informed by Mr. Dunham that he would either have to sell or buy. Mr. Buckley's family re fuses to discuss the affair. SPOILSMEN ARE READY. Bill to Reform the Civil Service is Prepared. Washington, Jan. 6. The bill for the reform of the civil service law, which has been drawn by a special committee of Republican members of the house of representatives makes sweeping changes in the present system, the most important of which is the estab lishment of a 5-year tenure of office for those government employes who are brought within the terms of the bill. The measure limits the application of the civil service system to the depart ments in Washington and to such other localities where the total num ber of employes exceeds 25. All ap pointees are commissioned for five years, with the power of removal clear ly regulated and vested in the appoint ing power. It is provided, however, that no removal shall be made for po litical or religious causes, and in case of removal the cause shall be specified and the papers made a record of the office. All persons now in the public service are to terminate their service five years from the time that the act take3 effect. The measure recognizes the general eligibility of these persons for re-appointment. It includes in the civil service, postal clerks and letter carriers in of fices having over 10 employes, exclu sive ofsubord inates. It limits the civ sive of subordinates. It limits the ci compensation is from $900 to $1,800 per year and includes as clerks, copyists, computers, counters and draftsmen. It is pointed out that the essential Idea of the foregoing bill is to take out of the civil service all responsible and important officers, limiting it only to clerks in Washington and certain large cities, and in these cases fixing a tenure of office of five years. HAD TO GET IN LINE. News and Advocate Says It Will Bo Out and Out Populist The News And Advocate, under the management of George B. Harrison and ex-Mayor T. W. Harrison, at first announced that it would be "independ ent" in politics. The Populist state administration threatened to select some other paper as the state paper, and the result is told in the following editorial in the News and Advocate: "The Advocate and News has been somewhat misrepresented as to its po litical standing. It has been labeled an independent paper in the common ac ceptance of the term, and this is an in justice. The policy of the Advocate and News in politics differs from that of the Topeka Advocate only in being, if possible, more aggressive in fighting for the principles of the Populist par ty. Since the retirement of Major Hud son, Topeka has been without a 'fight ing' paper, politically speaking. The Advocate and News Intends to fill the vacant field, but from now on the fighting paper will be on the right side of the fence." The only real "fighting paper" there is in Topeka, is the State Journal. All tbe rest are "organs." N 0 BLES AT HER FEET. Mrs. Dr. Ayer Was Offered All Sorts of Titles. London, Jan. 6. The Paris correspond ent of the Daily News says: "No lady in Parisian society during the last decade received so many brilliant of fers of marriage as the late Mrs. Dr. Ayer. She was constantly proposed to by princes, dukes, marquises and other noblemen. She gave largely to charity and liked to encourage struggling women of talent." Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa., says: "My child is worth millions to me; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not invested 25 cents in a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure." It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. M'KINLEY CABLES BOOTH. Message Read at the Albert Hall Demonstration. London, Jan. 6. Six thousand per sons, most of them members of the Sal vation Army, took part at Albert Hall last night in a demonstration of fare well to General William Booth, who is about to sail for the United States "to assist in organizing great additions to the Army." Three brass bands led the music and In the body of the hall were 1,000 Sal vation lassies who performed theatrical movements with white, red and blue scarfs. Gen. Booth, on entering the hall, re ceived a tremendous ovation, the mass es forming themselves into imitations of the American and British flags. Commissioner Coombs presented an address from the English Salvation Army, to be delievered to the American Army. Gen. Booth, in the course of a long speech, said: "I am going where I shall unques tionably receive a generous welcome. Whatever jealous or antiquated antip athies may be in the hearts of others, the Salvationists on both sides of the water have only affection and confi dence for each other. We have had our sorrows and storms. In the United States one of the greatest sorrows that could come to a general of God, has come to me. One of my sons has de parted from his father's side and from the Salvation Army. "I do not bear him ill will; for, though I think he is very much in the wrong, he is still my son. Of contro versy or disputation, I'll have none. I am the friend of all men." The meeting cheered a cable message from John Addison Porter on behalf of President McKinley. In the dispatch Mr. Porter said: "The report of the progress of your philanthropic work is one of which you have a right to be proud. I can assure you the president fully realized the ef fective relief work now being done on such a large scale." FIRE III SING SING And Prisoners Set to Work Put ting it Out. Sing Sing, N. Y.. Jan. 6. Fire was dis covered early today in the mess room of the state prison. Instead of attempting to escape the prisoners went to work and extinguished the flames. LOADED TO THE GUARDS. The Steamer Corona Takes Out 225 Passengers for Alaska. Tacoma, Wn Jan. 6. The steamer Corona sailed for Alaska with 225 pas sengers and every foot of freight space taken. Among her passengers who em barked here were two United States army men, bound to Skaguay as an ad vance guard for the government in the relief expedition work. They will jour ney across the trails with the intention of reconnoitering the handling of the expedition on the trails. The men are from the Presidio Barracks, San Fran cisco, and would not give their names or the exact nature of their orders. One of them said that the govern ment intends to establish stations along the trail for the convenience of the resting and feeding of the men and animals of the expedition. These sta tions are, he says, to be about 15 miles apart. NEW RAILROAD LINE To Be Built From Las Vegas North 85 Fe, N. M., Jan. 6. The Las Vegas, Mora and Taos Railroad com pany has been organized at Las Vegas and the incorporation papers filed with the territorial secretary. The incorporators are Edward B. Wheeler of East Melton, Mass., agent for the B. F. Butler estate in the Mora grant; F. A. Manzanares, R. L. M. Ross of Las Vegas, and Richard Dunn, the tie and timber king of Northeast New Mexico. The road will be 85 miles in length, and it is said construction work will commence at an early date. The line will open a well settled region, rich in agriculture, mines and timber. FELL DOWN A MINE. Awful Fate of Capt W. E. Hall of the Leroi Mine. 'Spokane, Wn., Jan. 6. Captain W. E. Hall, manager of the great Leroi mine at Rossland, B. C, was instantly kill ed last evening. He was going down the shaft into the mine, when, in some manner, he lost his footing and fell to the 600 foot level. His body was reduced to a jelly. Capt. Hall was one of the best mining ex perts in the west. He was 60 years of age and leaves a widow and several grown up children. WILL SHINE THROUGH FOG. New Light Discovered by Tesla is a Hummer. New York, Jan. 6. Nikola Tesla an nounces an important discovery. He says that he has perfected vacuum tubes of such high illuminating power that they may be used in lighthouses, and that .they will enable the photo grapher to work by night as well as by day. The results which Mr. Tesla has at tained have been achieved by the use of his vacuum tubes and his oscillator. The light which he is able to produce by this means is as bright as that of the noonday sun. By its use every line of the object photographed" may be made to stand out clearly and dis tinctly. It is well known that It is difficult to secure a light which will penetrate fog. It is believed that light from the vacuum tube will eventually be used for this purpose. It is likely that prac tical experiments will soon be made in some lighthouse on this coast for the purpose of demonstrating the practica bility of Mr. Tesla's invention. Charters. The Excelsior Springs Gold Mining com pany of Kansas City, Kan., has been chartered, with property listed at $1,509, 0M. The directors, all of Kansas City, Kan., are: H. H. Sawyer, John A. Hale, George Horsem&n, F. M. Bedwell, W. C. Hartley.E. Hannah and Herman Schmidt. The Fireman's Relief association of F.ur lingame was chartered with the following directors: W. T. Thomas, C. C. Ragin-iind J. F. Mehl. Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddell's, III., suf fered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constipation and was final ly cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear ly Risers, the famous little pills for all j 'stomacn ana liver irouoiesi k. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, 713 Kansas avenue EVERY ONE SATISFIED. Pronounced the Most Snccessfa Treatment for All Chronic Diseases Ever Received. A Legal Contract Will Be En tered Into to Cure if So De sired, or Forfeit All Right to Compen sation. A large number of the best citizens in and around Topeka hav commenced a course of medical treatment with the noted American doctors during the last thirty days, and all say that they never received so much relief in so short a time before, although many had been under treatment by others for years. As these specialists have cured many citizens of Topeka before, and all now under treatment receiving such relief in so short a time, it's no wonder all feel so well satisfied with the treatment they are now receiving. These doctors have not been able to see near all who called for treatment. Therefore they will enter into a legal contract to cure each case taken for treatment or forfeit all rights to com pensation, if the parties so prefer. This is the most daring offer ever made to the suffering public. This offer is extended to all long sufferers until January 25th. No one who calls will be neglected, and every effort will be made to see each one during the time mentioned .This is no charity offer, but is intended to be for all who desire to put it to good use and mean to be cured. These doctors will not publish the names of anyone unless their consent is first given to do so. Every method known to medical sci ence is used in its proper place that is known to remove disease. Having in vestigated every means and being men of large experience and close investi gators, they can offer the suffering public a complete and successful treat ment at a cost within the reach of all. They are no fakirs, but men of high standing and integrity, and what they tell you, can be relied upon. DISEASES OF WOMEN. The many ills peculiar to the female sex are met with such rapid relief in every case that all are surprised to know that they can be so quickly cured after years of suffering (untold). These doctors bid all ladies who suffer come and be healed and suffer no more. RHEUMATISM IN ALL FORMS. All who suffer from this disease, no difference from what cause or how long standing, no difference how much swol len or how much pain. No difference how long you have been confined to bed, go to the American Doctors and get perfect relief in fifteen days. CANCERS AND TUMERS. These dangerous maladies are speed ily and permanently removed without the use of the knife. A cure guaran teed. ALL DISEASES OF THE RECTUM. These diseases not always understood by others, are speedily removed and no fooling about it. DROPSY AND KIDNEY DISEASES. Not one case of the above will fail to obtain permanent relief and a cure who are treated by the American Doctors from St. Louis. CATARRH AND DEAFNESS. These, doctors will not accept a case of the above diseases that they consider incurable, in fact the long and active experience had by these doctors in the exclusive treatment of all forms of chronic diseases have made them al most master of them all, and hundreds of the best citizens in and around To peka are taking advantage of the gold en opportunity of obtaining the services and advice of these noted specialists. Consultation free to all. Offices Hi West 6th street, Topeka, Kan. TELLER'S STARTER. Introduces a Resolution Calculated to Open Up the Silver Question. Washington. Jan. 6. Senator Teller has introduced a concurrent resolution declaring the bonds of the United States payable in silver dollars and as serting that "to restore to their coinasre such silver coins as a legal tender in payment of said bonds, principal and interest, is not in violation of the pub lic faith nor in derogation of the rights of the public creditor." The resolution is in the language of the resolution introduced by Stanley Matthews in the Forty-fifth congress, and which passed both houses. Sen ator Teller's purpose is to secure a vote upon the resolution, which received an almost two-thirds majority when prev iously considered. The resolution was referred to the finance committee, but as a majority of the members of that committee are friendly to silver, Mr. Teller anticipates that it will be favor ably reported. FOR A PUBLIC LIBRARY. Pittsburg Citizens to Vote on the Question. Pittsburg, Jan. 6. The required num ber of tax payers have petitioned the city council to submit to the voters the question of the establishment of a free public library. The present city hall Is being con verted into headquarters for the paid fire department and the city will be compelled to build a large public build ing. The plan now is to build a build ing with an auditorium seating 5,000 people and have the public library and city offices in the same building. How to Prevent Pnuemonia. At this time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if let to rui 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. Th:3 is the only remedy that is known to be a certain preventive of pneumonia. Amon"? the maiy 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 ar. attack of pneumonia, should keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and 60 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. The Missouri and Kansas Telephone company is changing the West Fifth street "lead" with a view to removing a line ot poles now in use emu .j. accidents and injuries to wires by crossing with other wires. The old Harrison telephone poles which extend west on Filth street from Kansas ave nue are being used for the new "lead." Thev are very tall poles. The old "lead" which extends on the south side of Fifth street is being transferred and the short poles on which the wires are strung will be removed. Shirts, collars and puffs laundered to look like new ?y Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 11 West 8th St.