The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 20, 1898
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TWO CENTS. THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 20, 1898. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. A WHITE DOVE Yings Away From the Big Bat tleship Kasagi Belonging to the Japanese Nary Launched at Philadelphia FR03I CRAMP S YARDS. Most Important Battleship Ever Built in United States For a Foreign Country De scription of the Ship. Philadelphia, JaVl:' 20. The Japanese cruiser Kasagi was launched from Cramp's ship yard today. The Kasagi is the most important ship ever built in the United States for a foreign country and is the first foreign warship launched in America since the Russian warship Zobiaca in 1S78. The dimensions of the Kasasi are: Length .3T41. feet, breadth -lii feet, depth 30 feet; mean draught 17 i 4, L 7 flfi, feet, nine inces; displacement at that draught 4,900 tons. She is classed as a protected cruiser of the second class. Her coal bunkers which run 108 feet fore and aft of her amidship section, protect her engines, which are entirely below the water line. Above these is a protective deck having a maximum thickness of 4Vi inches on the slopes and lsi inches on the flat. The motive power is sup plied by two vertical inverted triple expansion, four-cylinder engines, driv ing twin screws and estimated to de velop under forced draught, a mean speed of 22 knots per hour. The boiler rooms contain 12 single-ended boilers. The batteries on the Kasagi are heavier than those on either the United States cruisers Minneapolis or Colum bia. There are two S-inch rifles at the sides and her armament besides will consist of ten 4-inch quick firing ritles, a secondary battery of twelve 12-pound quick firing rilles and six 2V2-inch Hotehkiss guns. There are two steel masts on the Kasagi. These will be provided with fighting tops in which rapid filing guns will be placed. The contract for the Kasagi was signed with representatives of the Jap anese government on December 31, ISI16. Ever since Japan has had a navy the custom of liberating doves has been in vogue and the release of two young doves symbolized the happy fruition of a great endeavor accomplished through the intercession of white winged peace. FIVE FEET AN HOUR. Flood Came Up in the Ohio at Lightning Pace. Cincinnati. Jan. 20. The Ohio river, after a sudden rise last night at the rate of five feet an hour, caused by the flood in the Little Miami and the Lick ing rivers, settled down to a rate of three inches an hour with the exception that between 6 and 7 o'clock this morn ing there was a rise of six inches. The rainfall which ceased before daylight amounted to 2.24 inches, and it came so heavily as to nearly all flow into the rivers. High winds have prevailed through the night and today and the temperature is falling, both of which conditions operate to lessen the danger of flood. According to present advices there has not been a general heavy rain in West Virginia nor elsewhere about the headwaters. At Pomeroy the river was reported stationary at 28 feet this morning with hard rains all night, the weather being like April. Much damage has been done along the Little Miami river. The bridge on the Pennsylvania road at Morrow has gone out, causing a long detour by trains. WAT TO STOP A STRIKE. C.H. D. Will Give Its Firemen What They Ask For. Cincinnati, Jan. 20. Grand Master bargent, of the Brotherhood cf Locomo tive Firemen, is in the city today in se cret conference with employes of the rn i o"' Hal"ilton Dayton rail bsv ,w Upt- Wald. of the C. H. D. aSori ,Kre is no P"spect of a strike are an ?eir,employes- He sa"s thev y have i!Jyal .and that although they be foul ,emed grievances, a wWy will outcompe0!!? "f satisfaction with Btrike. s thera to resort to a Weatller Indications. Chicago, Jan 20 tt- t- tonight and Frida7 "Kansas-Fair Bortion; variable w'indi m west CRAZY TURNER IX COURT. Wants 800 "Witnesses Subpoenaed From Two Big K. C. Stores. Kansas City, Jan. 20. Attaches of the criminal court are looking forward to a few hours of rare entertainment to day, when R. B. Turner is placed on trial for forgery. Turner is laboring under the impression that he is just a little bit the brightest young man who ever honored these hereabouts with his presence, and has given it out all along that he is going to plead his own case. There has been much chuckling about the criminal court for several days past in anticipation of the feast of good things that will be served up when Turner begins to display his erudition before Judge Wofford. There was consternation about the criminal court building yesterday when Turner announced that he wanted sub poenaes for all the employes of the Em ery, Bird. Thayer Dry Goods company and the John Taylor Dry Goods com pany, numbering something like S00, as witnesses. The announcement was made to Judge Wofford, who looked at Turner in astonishment. "What do you want with 600 or 800 people?" demanded the court. "I prefer to discuss that matter with your honor in chambers," replied Tur ner. He explained to Judge Wofford that several of the employes of the two firms claimed to have identified him, and he was unable to learn their names, hence the only way he knew of to get at them was to have them all brought s JAPANESE BATTLESHIP KASAGI LAUNCHED TODAY. into court. The request was not com plied with. Turner conducted his own defense at his preliminary hearing, and succeeded in making himself generally obnoxious to the justice, the prosecuting attorneys and the police. He Tias been posting himself on the legal points involved in this case, and it is probable that he will insist upon arguing with Judge Wofford. If he does, it is safe to prophesy that there will be an interest ing time. ONE TRAIN SECURED. Rock Island to Run an Early Accommodation Train Into Topeka. The Rock Island management has de cided to establish a "plug" train between Horton and Kansas City, and compete with the Santa Fe on Kansas City-Topeka business. The schedule as now proposed makes the time between Topeka and Kansas City 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the train will be run through as an express, mak ing no stops between the points. This will be 40 minutes quicker time than now made by the Santa Fe, as the "plug" stops at all stations along the line and makes the distance in 2 hours and 10 min utes. The Rock Island train would leave Hor ton early in the morning and do local business between Horton and Topeka, leaving here on about the same time as the Santa Fe train. Returning, it would leave Kansas City about 5 o'clock in the evening. The "plug" train was talked of when the winter time card was made up on the Rock Island, but on account of numerous details which had to be arranged the mat ter was postponed. The management of the road is in favor of its establishment, and it is now proposed to put on the train at the opening of spring or possibly sooner. This train from Horton will be a step in the direction the Topeka merchants have been urging the railroads to move. It will bring customers from Horton and all intermediate stations. CHURCH CAKE WALK. St Louis People Indulge Lively Min ister "Wins the Honors. St. Louis. Jan. 20. The young people of the Second Presbyterian church last night gave a cake walk which was par ticipated in by a dozen couples, and a candidate for the ministry and his part ner won the prize. The occasion was the eleventh anniversary of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. The pastor. Dr. S. J. Nichols, retired just before the time for the cake walk. A musical program came first on the card, and the history of the society was told by Miss Julia Wolf, after which the audience was invited to the basement of the church which was beautifully decorated with holly. The cake was displayed, after which the church or ganist took his r-lace at the piano and played a "red-hot rag," the couples lined up and at the word were off. It was the first church entertainment of the kind ever given in St. Louis, and was highly appreciated by the audi ence. It is said that Dan Washington, the hottest cake walker in the city, could have picked up a few pointers. Richard Truesdale. the president of the society, who is studying for the ministry, and Miss Emma Weinman, his nartner, were awarded the first prize, after about a; dozen rounds had been made. HOWTHEY RUN. Joints Open Pretty Freely in Prohibition Topeka, Nevertheless There Are 33 Whisky Cases Being Tried AT THE PRESENT TERM Of the District Court in Shaw nee County. Al Hayslip's Case Now Before Judge Hazen. The District court has again com menced on the whisky cases. There are 33 liquor cases on the docket this term which is a larger number than ever before. The first one, which is a re trial on account of the disagreement of the Jury last term, is against Al Hay slip and his bartenders. There is so much fault found with the manner in which the liquor cases were conducted during the last term of court that the result now is being watched with interest. But if County Attorney Jetmore was not as enthusi astic as he might have been then, he is starting out now as if he meant busi ness. The jury at the last term was largely made up of men who did not care to convict and this term it is be lieved that the jury will give better satisfaction to those in favor of con victing liquor sellers. The case against Hayslip which is now on trial rests principally upon the evidence of H. W. Moore. Several of the the witnesses who bought drinks at the place claim that it was hop tea they bought and not beer. Moore testified that he had drank beer in the place several times with C. H. Hollcraft. with W. H. Keepers, one of the bridge contractors, and Francis Brown. On cross examination Moore admitted that he had told Hayslip when he asked him how much he would take to keep out of the way that the trial would cost him about $200. He said Hayslip offered him $25. Sam Kerr, who assisted in making the arrest, was next called. He gave the particulars of the arrest but said that he had made a mistake on the former trial and had taken the prison ers to the jail and did not see what was in the bottles which were seized. John Whitlow, a farmer from near Pauline, was called bu he had been called by mistake and after a few ques tions was excused. Francis Brown, whose son was re cently arrested for forgery, was next called. Q Are you acquainted with Al Hay slip? A. Yes. Q. How long have you known him? A. Three or four years. Q. Have you ever been in the Royal Billiard Hall? A. Yes. Q. How did you get in? A. At one time through the alley and the other times down a stairway on the inside. Q. Who let you in? A. Sometimes Hayslip and some times one of his employes. Q. Why did you go there? A. To get something to drink. Q. Who waited on you? A. A colored man I don't know. Q. What did you buy? A. Hop tea. q. Is that what you went down there for? A. Yes. Q. Are you in the habit of drinking hop tea? A. When I can't get anything better. Q. Did you drink with Hollcraft? A. Yes. Q. What did he drink? A. Hop tea. Q. Hollcraft usually drinks whisky, doesn't he? A. I don't know. Q. Do you ever drink whisky? A. Yes. sometimes. Q. Did Hayslip ever sell you whisky? A. Yes; but not in that place. Q. How much hop tea did you drink? A. Three or four glasses. Q. Are you sure it was hop tea you drank? A. I think it was. If it was beer it was the poorest I ever drank. W. H. Keepers was called: Q. Are you acquainted with Al Hay slip? A. No, I never saw him. Q. Do you know where the Royal billiard parlor is? A. I have heard. Q. Were vou ever in the basement of the Royal billiard hall? A. No, I was never there. Q. Might you have been there and forgotten it? A. It is possible but not probable. I do not remember of ever having been there. Ed Baker. Q. Are you acquainted with Al Hayslip? A. Yes. Q. Have you ever been in the Royal billiard hall? A. Yes. Q. How did you go down? A. By the stairs on the inside. Q. Why did you go? A. To get a drink. Q. Was there a bar there? A. There were some boards on one side. It didn't look like a bar. Q. What did you drink? A. Hop tea. Q. What did you ask for? A. Beer. Q. What did the man behind the bar say? A. He said he had nothing but hop tea. Q. Who was that man? A. Mr. Tincher. Q. How much did you drink? A. If I went in alone I drank a bot tle. Q. Isn't that pretty stiff for hop tea? A. Yes, it is. Q. Are you sure it was hop tea? A. I am pretty sure. It didn't taste like beer. That completed the examination of witnesses for the prosecution. JOHN L. AS A HERO. The Ex-Champion Puts Out a Fire in a Theater. Shenandoah, Pa., Jan. 20. Ex-Champion Pugilist John L. Sullivan last night fig ured in the role of a fire fighter at Fer guson's theater, where his company was filling an engagement. In clearing the stage for a boxing ex hibition one of the wings was pushed against an unprotected gas jet. The piece blazed up in an instant. Sullivan was about to step on the stage, when, observ ing the fire, he snatched an overcoat from a chair and smothered the blaze. The theater was packed with people, and but for Sullivan's cool judgment there Tvould in all probability have been a panic, with fearful results. GRIMES ANNOUNCES. Frank Grimes of Leoti, Candi date For State Treasurer. The Leoti Standard announces the candidacy of Representative Frank Grimes for state treasurer, and says: "At home as well as in the field of state politics, Frank Grimes has the reputation of -always being true to his word and to his friends, no matter whether they win or lose, and this straight forward manly trait that has been manifested throughout both his business and political career has made him many warm friends all over the state. "We present his name before the pub lic at this time simply as a worthy citi zen of the state of Kansas, and as a faithful member of the Republican par ty, and we are willing that his past ca reer, his present probabilities and his peculiar fifness for this honored posi tion may be carefully investigated by both friend and foe, knowing that his honest, economical and manly charac ter will recommend him to all, and we believe that after careful investigation it will be conceded that his nomination for this office will add strength to the Republican ticket next fall." Frank Grimes, of Leoti, at present represents Wichita county, constituting the One Hundred and Thirteenth dis- FRANK GRIMES. trict. He was born in Greenville, Darke county, Ohio, and received a common school education. In 1SS7 he came to Wichita county, engaged in farming and the real estate business. Always active in politics, he attended as a del egate the Republican Congressional convention of his district in 1890, and was twice elected register of deeds. While holding this office he appealed to the eastern loan companies holding mortgages on Wichita county lands to have their land plowed. He succeeded in obtaining hundreds of acres broken out and planted to grain by the farmers for which they received pay, thus enabling farmers to remain on the farms they would have been compelled to leave. He was elected to the legisla ture of 1S95 as a Republican, and re elected in 1S97 by the votes of the same party. Mr. Grimes is 37 years old, mar ried and has three children. In religion he is a Presbyterian. FLOOR FELL. Section of the Cudahy Packing Plant at Omaha Goes Down. Omaha, Jan. 20. A section of floor at the Cudahy packing plant fell this morning, carrying down several work men. J. Novak was killed, Chris Mont gomery sustained a broken jaw and other bad bruises and Mike O'Day re ceived a bad scalp wound. The wall supporting the floor had been weakened by repairs in progress. Mrs. John N. Joerger of Leavenworth is visiting the family of Mr. D. A. Clem ents. Mr. H. C. Bowman was In Osage City on business Thursday. OFF FORGHINA. Every Vessel in the North Pa cific British Squadron Ordered to Be Ready to Sail in Forty-Eight Hours. RUSIIIXG COALABOAUD Pheasant, Imperious, Icarius, Leander and Phaeton Are the Yessels Ordered to China at Once. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 20. Orders have been received at Esquimault by Rear Admiral Palliser from the admiralty', instructing him to have every vessel in his fleet ready to start for China on 48 hours notice. Immediately all was bustle around 11 11 r 1 i PORT ARTHUR, LARGEST NAVAL STATION IN CHINA If the reported division of China among the European powers is to be a reality Russia has secured the choicest morsel from a naval standpoint, by the occupation of this poi t. The Russian government, however, deny that they have occupied th place and claim that the Russian fleet will only winter there. the dock yard, the crews of the differ ent vessels being busily engaged rush ing coal and provisions on board. Then came an order for her majesty's ship Pheasant to start on her trip across the Pacific today she being nearer ready than the others. Tonight she will be well out to sea. Later instructions were received for H. M. S. Imperious, the flagship of the station to proceed to the scene of activity. She will sail on Saturday. It is not known whether or not Admiral Palliser will accompany her. It is not likely unless the conditions in the Orient reach a climax, that the other vessels at present here, will be ordered there. The Icarius is only a small vessel and the Phaeton and Le ander having just completed a long voyage, are in need of some repairs. In fact the Leander is already in the dry dock and the Phaeton is to follow her. It is not known where H. M. S. Am phion is at present, but she has proba bly completed her work at Cohoes Is land and is coming north being under orders to report at Esquimault. The torpedo boat Destroyer will remain at Esquimault. The next order is" one to have the armament of the Empress boats ready to be shipped on short notice. A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER. The Kaiser's Newspaper Says None Other Has Any Rights at Kiao-Chau. Berlin, Jan. 20. A significant article in the Cologne Gazette asserts that, ac cording to international law, Kiao Chau is German property and an at tack upon it would enable Emperor William to declare war without con sulting the bundesrath. The paper says, further more, that being leased territory, in a political sense, it remains as before, foreign ter ritory. Therefore, commercial and cus toms treaties between either China and European states or between Germany and other nations, have no validity there, and consequently foreign states cannot appeal to the favored nation clauses or claim similar rights to those granted Germany, while Germany is in a position to regulate the customs and commercial relations quite unreserved ly if she thinks fit. MUCH WAR TALK Is Indulged in by the Chancellor of the English. Exchequer. London, Jan. 20. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at Bristol today ridiculed the notion of providing granaries as had been suggested in some quarters. He said he was convinced the British navy was strong enough to hold its own, and that in any war England would have many friends ready to supply corn. Referring to the coming budget esti mates, he said these would show that the government was fully alive to keeping up the standard of the army and navy, although he declared it was not creditable to Canada or fair to English taxpayers that such a colony should contribute practically nothing to the naval defense of the empire. He hoped Canada would soon turn her at tention to this matter adding that if she did not the day would come when she would have "a rude awakening, which would be entirely her own fault." In concluding his speech, the Chan cellor of the exchequer announced that China had approached England for as sistance to pay the Japanese indemnity, and that the negotiations were still pending. The newspaper statements on the subject he characterized as in accurate and incomplete. The govern ment was not ashamed of these negoti ations and believed the country would approve them. He could see no reason why foreign powers should object, but if the negotiations fail Great Britain would take her stand on existing treaty rights. GREEK WOMEN APPEAL For the Return of Their Hus bands Fugitives Since the War. Washington, Jan. 20. United States Min ister Rockhill, at Athens, has forwarded to the department of state an appeal of the society of Greek women for the re turn of the fugitive Thessalians to their homes. Their appeal is directed to the American people, and reads as follows: Excellency: The terrible disasters and deprivations which the last war has brought on our unfortunate compatriots, the Thessalians, is undoubtedly well known to your excellency. Their prop erty has been destroyed, their homes loot ed, and now, homeless and destitute, they have fled from their unfortunate province, seeking safety for their lives and bread for their children. The government and private philanthropy have both done what was possible for their relief. But their destitution was so great and their imme diate needs so pressing that now, when the time has come for them to return to their homes in an attempt to reconstitute their homesteads with what the mercy of the enemy may have left them, they are entirely without the means of returning. The liberal feeling and generosity of the people of which suffering humanity has so often been a grateful witness encour age us to appeal to it through your excel lency in favor of these unfortunate be ings, whose misery must touch every heart. We entreat your excellency to give all the publicity you may think nec sary to this appeal, and we are convinced that the gratitude of these unfortunate victims of the war and of all the Greek nation towards the American people and towards the official representatives of the United States will be profound and in delible. TO BE HELD JUNE. 29. The date for the state convention to nominate state officers has been fixed by the Populist state central commit tee. It is June 29. The place of holding the convention has not been selected. THINK IT'S A FAKE. Topeka Moneyed Men Regard the Kaw Valley Trolley Road as Buncombe. Topeka capitalists have little faith In the company which has been organized for the ostensible purpose of building an electric railroad between Topeka and Kansas City. The stockholders Wednesday in Kansas City elected the following officers: President E. B. Purcell, Manhattan, Kan. Secretary J. G. Johns, Galveston, Texas. Treasurer James Haggart, Kansas City, Kan. Assistant secretary E. G. Anderson, Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Purcell who live3 in Manhattan was once a Santa Fe director and had one of the largest mercantile establish ments in Kansas but several years ago he failed for about $700,000 and his creditors reeived a very small sum. To peka moneyed men do not believe that Mr. Purcell has any money with w-hich to build a railroad. The other officers of the company are not well known in Topeka. A Topeka capitalist said today in speaking of the scheme: "I do not be lieve that there are any men with mon ey foolish enough to put it into a rail road between Topeka and Kansas City. There are already three roads in opera tion and it is extremely improbable that any man would put much money into such a scheme. I have no faith in this new railroad." There seem to be no backers of the enterprise in Topeka and the men who are usually into projects of this kind say that they know nothing about it. They say it is probably a scheme to get bonds to work off on unsuspecting easterners. TO BURNPOWDER Entire North Atlantic Squad ron to Pass Key West Today, and Engage in Drill in Neighboring Waters. FITZHUGH LEE CABLES That All Remains Quiet at Havana as Yet. Cattle Will Be Admitted Free Until March 10. Washington, Jan. 20. General Lee Jtas cabled the State department that all is quiet at Havana. He also reports that the decree issued November 4, last, admitting free imported cattle in to Cuba until January 18, has been ex tended until March 10, 1S9S, under the same conditions contained in the first decree. Orders were today telegraphed to Captain Sigsbee, of the Maine, at Key West, to join the North Atlantic squad ron for drills and maneuvers when Admiral Sicard passes Key West on the way to the Tortugas harbor. It is ex pected that the whole squadron will pass Key West today and that a good deal of pow der will be burned in drills near there. BRIBERY IS RAMPANT. Blanco is Trying to End the "War by Buying Oil the Insurgents. Havana, Jan. 20. Since Saturday the rioters have been quiet, with the excep tion of a dynamite bomb exploded in the Plaza de Colon, which did no harm. The rumors that the volunteers would revolt against the government have had no foundation. Nevertheless on Saturday and Sunday several generals arrived here from Matanzas province and the outlying portions of Havana province with additional reinforce ments. About 15,000 men are now loca ted within the city limits and in the outskirts. Now that the disturbances have qui- S eted down, the greater part of the troops have returned to their respect- ive stations. Arrn.no- t hp Frtvprnmpnt nnnvt prq the riots' are explained as "spontan eous and wholly without previous ar rangement." They are ascribed to the violent at tacks upon not only army officers but also upon prominent luyal Spaniards like the Marquis of Pinar del Rio and Madame Eva Canel, the well known newspaper woman. Upon the body of Captain Piiga, mil itary commander at Itinoon, this pro vince, was found a letter signed by Puga, offering to Insurgent Leader Hernandez $2,000 and free passage to the United States if he would surren der with E0 armed followers. Another letter answering the above was found addressed to him, saying that if he con tinued his attempts to corrupt the in surgents he would be court martiaied and shot if captured. As Puga could not induce Leader Hernandez to sur render he began negotiations with Leader Juan Delgado through the lat ter's father. Leader Hernandez having learned of this, captured and shot Captain Puga without allowing him to communicate with Delgado. When this was known a special force left Rincon and recovered the body with the letters on it. The government also sent $20,000 to the military commander at San Juan de Las Yeras to procure the surrender of Leader Lore to Cepero and his neph ew. The insurgents last night raided Jar uco, this province, and without firing a shot, carried away the horses of the Spanish cavalry squadron, whose mem bers fled at the sight of the insurgents and took shelter in the civil head quarters. The Spaniards will be court martiai ed. The report that two hundred insur gents from Matanzas have entered this province near Cienaga de Guanamon, is confirmed as well as the report that the insurg?nts brigadier, Betancourt, with 300 men from Matanzas, has pass ed near Han Nicolas. Cosme Blanco has not drilled his reg iment, the Fifth regiment of volunteers, since the riots, for fear his men would hiss him because of his offer to General Blanco to face the rioters, without a special call to the palace. Lieut. Cal deron, of the Fifth battalion volun teers has tendered his resignation as a protest against the shouts at the pal ace against Gen. Blanco and autonomy. TROOPS POURED IN. Steady Stream of Soldiers Kept for Two Says After Riots Ceased. New York, Jan. 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: Although the rioting was practically over on Friday night, troops continued to pour into the city up to Sunday. Gen eral Bernal arrived from Pinar del Rio on that morning with a force estimated at 2.000 men and bivouacked in the rail road yards In the Prado, where most of the forces still remain. About the same time a column of 1,000 cavalry rode in and found quarters in the Cuartel de Le Fuerza. In Cuba street, on the artillery wharf, batteries of field artillerymen were planted in position to rake Cuba and Chacon streets. All public buildings along the harbor front from the plaza de Armas to the Punta were crammed with troops and large bodies of cavalry and infan try were held in reserve in the streets adjacent to Central Park. It is esti mated that fully 12,000 troops were in the city in addition to the regular gar rison. There was much speculation as to the cause of such extraordinary pre cautions, in view of the fact that the city was apparently tranquil. The us ual parade of the volunteer palace guards on the Prado was permitted but a cordon of regulars massed the crowd at a distance permitting no one to ap proach the volunteers or to cross the park. After the volunteers marched to the palace all restrictions were re moved, but the cavalry remained on dvty in front of the hotel Ingaterra until the next morning. During the niht one or two small disturbances occurred and a few shots were fired but no one was hurt. An explanation offered for the con centration of troops far in excess of the apparent gravity of the situation is that General Blanco has determined to mobilize one-quarter of the volun teer force and send it into the field on (Continued on Sixth Fage.)
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20. 1898. The best thing with which wotflcr can crown hei daughter is a com- mon sense knowl- edge of the distinct--t. '"It feminine nhvsi. Z f A010"1 livery wo- ia- 7Vman should thor A. V Roughly understand ner own nature. Every woman tv shorn Id under fitBdi the su- 'S'ance of keepine t7 herself well and fit strong in a Nearlv all nf pain3 and aches, nearly all the weakness and sickness and sufferings of women is due to disorders or disease of the organs dis tinctly feminine. A woman who suffers in this way is un fitted for wifehood and motherhood. Ma ternity is a menace of death. Thousands of women suffer in this way because their innate modesty will not permit them to submit to the disgusting examinations and local treatment insisted upon by the average physician. These ordeals are unnecessarv. Dr. R. V. Pierce, an eminent and skillful specialist, for thirty years chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgi cal Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y., has dis covered a wonderful remedy with which women may treat and speedily cure them selves in the privacy of their own homes. This medicine is known as Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription. It acts directly on the delicate and important organs concerned. It makes them well and strong. It allays inflammation, heals ulceration, soothes pain and rests the tortured nerves. Taken during the critical period, it banishes the usual discomforts and makes baby's advent easy and almost painless. Thousands of women who were once weak, sicklv, nerv ous fretful invalids, are now happy, "healthy wives, because of this medicine. It is sold by all good medicine dealers and no honest dealer will advise a substitute. "When I commenced using Dr. Tierce's med icines some three years aero." writes Mrs. Ella J. Fox, care of V C. Kox, of Eldorado, Saline Co Ills. I was the picture of death. I had no heart to take anything. Weight was 12;. Myhusband had been to see five different doctors about my trouble (female weakness). I commenced taking Br. Pierce's medicines, also wrote to him for ad vice. I took four bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and one vial of his Pleasant Pel lets,' acd am now a well woman." Don't be so economical in plumbing as to get dishon est work. Insist on goad 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. THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO. JUGGLING WITH COAL Does not pay In the Ions run. We re delivering only the best trades of coal, to the satisfaction of our pat rons in every respect. LITTLE GRIZZLY BEARS. First Born in Activity Appear in Cen tral Park, New York. New Tork. Jan. 20. The first grizzley fcears born in captivity are thise of the Central park menagerie, which came Into the world at 4 o'clock this morning in the big- bear cape. One of them is thriving-, but the other only lived about four hours, when it aied. The one left is a male. To Cure a Cold in One Say. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ail lr-UEscists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. ii. Q. on each tablet. The Coming "Woman. Who goes to the club while her hus band tends the- baby, as well as the good old-fashioned woman who looks after her home, will both at times get rtiri down in health. They will be trou bled with loss of appetite, headaches, sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy spell3. The most wonderful remedy for these women is Electric Bitters. Thousands Of sufferers from Lame Back and Weak Kidneys rise up and call it blessed. It Is the medicine for women. Female complaints and Nervous troubles of all kinds are soon relieved by the use of Electric Bitters. Delicate women ehould keep this remedy on hand to build up the system. Only 50c per bot tle. For sale by Bwift Holliday. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, 713 ftansas avenue, firsttCiass guit of sefc&es for $;i 1 Th STIRS THEW0RLD Dr. Schenk's Theory Regard ing the Control of Sex Is Attracting the Attention of Scientists Everywhere. SCOUTED IX PARIS. Medical Faculty Tiews His Claims With Scorn. Learned Men in Berlin, London and This Country Impressed. Vienna, Jan. 20. Dr. Schenk continues to receive shoals of letters from all parts of the continent asking his advice and assistance in bringing boys into the world and giving heirsto the childless. Numer ous visitors continue to go to his house, many having come long distances to see him. He Is doine- what ha ran to nn. teract the popular impression that he is ready to practice his system. He says "ui accept any iee nor give any advice about this matter. Foolish women should not expect I can assist them now. The matter has been prematurely dis closed before I could lay all the fact3 be fore the scientific body to which I belong. Not until that is done will it enter upon a practical stage." London, Jan. 20. Dr. Henrys Forbes AVinslow of London said today: "Nobody knows exactly what determines sex in children, but as I understand Dr. Schenk's system it consists in nourishing the mother into the strongest physical condi tion. In that it is harmonious with the general theory that strong, robust mothers are more likely to give birth to boys than girls. Another fact which cor roborates this theory is that male chil dren at birth are as a rule heavier and bigger than girls, requiring greater nour ishment, which would tend to show that the vigorous system of a mother created a predisposition in favor of boys. It is also believed that, as Dr. Schenk says, the father has little influence on the child's sex. There has been a practice among the peasants in many countries to influence the sex of horses and cattle, and the persistence of this practice shows it must have met with some success. It is a singular fact that every one of these systems consists in influencing the mother, paying no attention tto the father. Many of these systems are based upon mental impressions, like the ancient Greeks, who put up the statues of Apollo for mothers to admire. Others, however, are almost Identical with Dr. Schenk's theory as I understand it, nourishing and strengthening the mother by every means. My opinion is that all the probabilities are in favor of such a practice, but I hesi tate to say that it would be infallible, Dr. Schenk may point to his seven sons, but I know families where all the children were boys where no such system was practiced." Paris, Jan. 20. Dr. Oscar Jennings said today, in discussing the Schenk theory: "Statistical proofs have been adduced in favor of the system of Hippocrates for in fluencing the sex of a child, as well as that of Darwin; but I doubt if any infal lible method can be devised." Dr. Caubet, the Parisian expert, said: "The theory is stupid and absurd, and I will not be convinced until Dr. Schenk establishes it by statistics. It is well known that in tlie French agricultural districts the farmers have a method by which they can influence the sex of calves, but I doubt if this can be applied to human beings." Dr. S. Possi, a member of the Academy of Medicine, a professor of obstetrics and recently elected a senator, had this to say: "Dr. Schenk's theory is bizarre. It is necessary to distinguish between the embryo and the matter of sex. Several causes affect the embryo, such as food, heat and excessive emotion. Experi ments made upon hens' eggs show that an irregular distribution of heat causes a monstrosity. The same is true in re gard to human beings. The savants infer by induction, not by experiments, that external causes affect the matter of sex. There is no proof that food determines sex." Prof. D'Areste says: "I have made ex periments with heat and produced extra- j ordinary effects upon impregnated eggs, but I know of nothing justifying the Schenk theory." Charles Bouchard, the most eminent physician of France, says: "Schenk's theory is extra scientific; differentiation of sex does not take place at the time he supposes. The Aristotelian theory has been exploded, but nothing has been dis covered in favor of Schenk's view." The faculty of medicine here knows nothing of the Schenk system and will not examine it, because they think it is not a sufficiently serious matter. Dr. Maurice Fleury says the question is like one of the problems of the schoolmen. Schenk's theory, in his opinion, is char la tanesque. Dr. Laumonier. when seen In his labora tory here, admitted that there was much truth in Dr. Schenk's theory. He had long recognized that "food was an im portant factor in the settlement of sex in cases of certain of the lower animals and insects." Dr. Laumonier gave some advice regarding food. A vegetable diet, with eggs arid milk, led, he said, to a greater proportion of males than did a diet consisting largely of meat. If the vegetable food is not sufficiently nourish ing, more milk dishes, he said, should be added, and also caviare and calves' brains. He asked whether the fact that these ele ments were rich in phosphates did not ac count for the result, as males contained a larger proportion of phosphorous than fe males. Berlin. Jan. 20. Prof. Gusserow, direc tor of the Maternity Clinic of the Berlin university, discussed the Schenk discov ery at length. This specialist has as sumed a skeptical attitude toward the methods prescribed by Dr. Schenk, on the ground that all previous attempts to in fluence the development of the embryo by close adherence to a certain diet have failed. Prof. Hertwig, director of the AnatomU cal-Biological institute of the Berlin uni versity, said that some time ago certain attempts to influence the sex of the em bryo in lower animals had proven en tirely successful. WANTS MORE LIGHT. Sex Development,;Says Prof- Le Conte, is Still a Mystery. San Francisco, Jan. 20. Dr. Joseph Le Conte, the venerable chief of the depart, ment of natural sciences at the University of California, is one of the most eminent geologists, zoologists and biologists of the world. He says: "The influencing of the sex of offspring is a question involved in ob scurity. That it can be influenced in the lower orders of nature, such as cater pillars and wasps, has been proved. In wasps and bees the unfertilized eijgs al ways develop into males and the' fertil ized into females. "Among caterpillars Mrs. Treet has shown that high feeding will produce fe males, and that when food is more scarce the young become males. This is to the reverse of Schenk's theory. This, how ever, is a wise provision of nature, for the strains which fall upon the females are far greater than those to which the males are subjected, particularly in the enormous production of eggs. Tadpoles, which are vertebrates, usually develop Into male or female frogs, according as the food is scant or abundant. In the higher vertebrates less definite informa tion has been secured. There is a not very credible tradition, as old as Aris totle, that the pigeon lays two eggs, the first female, the second male. It has been asserted that among mammals early im pregnation results in female offspring and late impregnation in males. Dr. Schenk may have made a great discovery, but as yet nothing definite has been stated about his experiments. The whole matter is covered with mystery, but the matter at hand is too scant to tell whether Dr. Schenk has dispelled it." "Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. Prof. Elmer Gates says: "Prof. Schenk's discovery is one of sev eral important steps in our knowledge of the relation between nutrition and sex genesis which will ultimately lead to the practical control of sex among plants, animals and human beings. "My own experiments lead me to con clude that the modification of the meta bolism of the cells of an organism by means of a regulation of the psychologic activities of these cells is the causative factor in sex regulation, and that nutri tion is only one of many means by which these mental activities of the cells can be controlled. All organic functioning is reducible to cellular activity, and I have shown that cell functioning is the action of the minds of those cells. Cells can feel stimuli, and only mind can feel, hence cells have minds. Now, I have elabor ately shown that the mentation of a cell or of an animal can be modified by changing environmental or bodily condi tions, and that each such change produces a quantitative change in the mentation of the organism. Foods are one or these feasible conditions of body and environ ment. Likewise, I have shown that every change in mental activity produces a quantitative change in body and environ ment, and that mentation is the causative force in an organism, and that sex regu lation is to be sought through modifica.. tion of mental activity. "I await Dr. Schenk's full technical re port before expressing my judgment, be cause he may have been wrongly report ed, as I have recently been. I was re cently made to say that I cure criminal tendencies by the surgeon's knife. But I never said so to anyone. My method is wholly different from a surgical one." SITTING BULL'S PORTRAIT Rep. Johnson Works and TalksAgainst an Appropriation. "Washington, Jan. 20. Representative Johnson of North Dakota does not fa vor the proposition of Senator Jones of Arkansas to appropriate $150 for a portrait of Sitting Bull. Mr. Johnson say s "His fame rests on the reputation got without merit in connection with the Custer massacre in June, 1876. He was a medicine man and not a warrior. During the fight he was with the squaws, out of harm's way, in the rear, cooking mysterious herbs, dancing and chanting incantations to the devil. Call, Grass, Running Antelope and Raip-in-the-Face did the fighting and Sitting Bull got the glory." BURT MUST HANG. Governor Culberson Declines to In terfere to Save the Murderer. Austin, Tex., Jan. 20. Governor Culber son has declined to interfere in the mur der case of Eugene Burt, sentenced to be hanged in this city next Friday for the murder of his wife and children July 26, 1S9G. COMMON SENSE CURE. 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Here is a voluntary and unsolicited testimonial we have lately received: Mrs. M. C. Hinkly, 601 Mississippi St., Indianapolis, Ind., says: Have been a sufferer from the pain and annoy ance of Piles for fifteen years, the Pyr amid Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills gave me immediate relief and in a short time a complete cure.' Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or will get it for you if you ask them to. It is but 50 cents per package and is put up only by the Pyramid Co, Mar shall, Alicb. WmJ Mm 1 1 w t u 1,1 n 11 M v ALAS, TOE BUSTLE AGAIN". A COMPARISON OF THE BUSTLE OF TO-DAY WITH THE ONE WE LAST SAW, TRADE DEMORALIZED. St. Louis Solicitors Have Knocked the Profits Out of Decoration Work. St. Louis, Jan. 20. The flower trade of St Louis is demoralized. The bet ter class, of florists complain that un scrupulous dealers are soliciting busi ness at ruinous prices. As a result, house and church decorations are far below the standard in eastern cities, and the profits of the florists are cor respondingly poor. "Things must soon reach a crisis," said a well kaown Olive street florist to a reporter yesterday. "We are get ting less and less decoration work ev ery day. Soliciting has taken the place of regular buying and selling, and peo ple who go in for cheap work are con taminating first class customers. "How do these trade killers know whom to solicit? Very simple. They watch the records of births, mar riages and deaths. These are the times when decorations are generally em ployed. Not all of them ply their cal ling in cases of funerals, and birth cele brations are somewhat rare, but mar riages make the harvest. Suppose there is to be a marriage in Westmore land place next week. The fact Is an nounced in the society columns of the newspapers, or otherwise made public. The unethical florist pastes the notice in his hat, and makes a bee-line for the bride-to-be's home. He tells what mag nificent decorations he can furnish at extremely reasonable prices. The wo man, with her eye out to save a dollar, seizes the chance. She doesn't know what good decorations are very few people do unless they have had much experience in the matter. She accepts the solicitor's offer to supply every thing needed in the line of flowers and plants for the wedding for one-half, or perhaps as low as one-fourth, the cost charged by a florist who turns out only the best quality of work. The wedding day comes. Mrs. So-and-so tells her guests how cheap the decora tions are, and how lovely. Yes, indeed, they're beautiful, the guests respond, and when they next require a florist they go to the one who supplied the shoddy stuff to Mrs. Westmoreland at starvation prices. MUNICIPAL CONTROL. Montgomery, Alabama, to Own Its Own Waterworks. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 20. The wa ter works committee of the city council last night reported that the city could not trade with Mr Rice, the owner of the works which supply the city with water, and the council resolved to pro ceed at ence to build and equip a new system, to be the property of the city. The city engineer was instructed to have several wells sunk in order to test the adequacy of the artesian supply, and the finance commit.tee was directed to negotiate for the sale of sufficient bonds to pay for the improvement. The proposed plant will cost about $600,000. WANT FREE BIKES. A Demand for the Removal of the Duty on German Bicycles. New York, Jan. 20. The stockholders of the National Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers held their annual meet ing today irt this city. A committee was appointed to take steps to urge the government to remove the duty on German bicycles. The direct ors went into executive session to elect officers. AMBS SURRENDERS. Goes to St. Joe and Gives Himself Up to the Authorities. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 20. August E. Ambs, the St. Louis man charged with forging a large number of Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad tickets who came here voluntarily from St. Louis, was arrested and gave bond for appearance at preliminary trial. Professor Noyes Dead. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Frank B. Noyes, professor of art in the Industrial Train ing school, died this morning, aged 31. His home was in Boston and for seven years he was instructor in art at Cornell. Electric Line Across Illinois. Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 20. Petitions are being signed by property owners along the line, granting the right of way for an electric railway from East St. Louis, 111., to this city. The Wabash and Mississippi Construction company has the matter in hand, and will begin work as soon as the right of way has been secured, which, from the present outlook, will not be long. The citizens generally along the line have shown their approval of the enterprise. After hearing some friends continual ly praising Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis Fleck, of Anaheim, California, pur chased a bottle of it for his own use and is now as enthusiastic over its wonderful work as anyone can be. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all drug gists. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, 713 Kansas avenue One Minute Cough Cure cures quick ly. That's what you want. George W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Visitation IK 1 or SAGE SURPRISES NEW VORK Drives a Pair of 3-Year-Olds Attached to an Up-to-Date Wagon. New York,Jan.20. Russell Sage prov ed it a base fabrication today that he was antiquated in ideas and conserva tive in purse when, seated in the most up-to-date wagon in the city, he drove a pair of 3-year-olds up Fifth avenue and thereby caused a sensation. The carriage was bought yesterday and he paid $225 in cash for it. He said the wire wheels were pretty fancy, but he guessed he could get used to them. PAPER TRUST'S DEAL. Another Big Plant Passes Into the Big Combine's Control. Franklin Falls, N. H., Jan. 20. The paper trust, with a capital of $50,000,000, today acquired the big plant of the Winnepiseogee Paper company, mak ing 16 companies in the combination. The aggregate output of the mills the trust now controls is 1.387 tons of news paper per day. Its mills are situated in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Mas sachusetts and New York, but the larg est are at Berlin, N. H., and here. EDITOR FINK SUSPENDED. While He Clears Himeelf of a Charge of Forgery. Berlin, Jan. 20. Herr Fink, a mem ber of the reichstag, has been suspend ed, at his own request from the edi torship of the Berlin Post, until a ju dicial inquiry has cleared him of the charge, made in the reichstag by Herr Bebel, the social Democrat leader, of passing a check alleged to be forged. Herr Bebel has since withdrawn or at least alleviated part of this charge. Herr Fink has instituted proceedings against Herr Bebel and the presump tion is that, pending the issue of the proceedings, Herr Fink has been sus pended. MAIL GIVEN THE WORK. The County Printing Awarded to Edi tor Capper's Paper. The Mail won the fight with the Capital for the county printing. J. G. Wood rep resented the Capital before the board. Ex County Clerk Charles T. McCabe spoke for the Mail. The Capital offered, as an inducement, to print all the county printing in the Sunday Capital free. All three of the commissioners voted for the Mail. The point in question about the rate to be charged for printing the delinquent tax lists was settled by the board not disturb ing the rate. The county will pay half legal rates for all county printing except the tax lists and the full legal rate will be allowed for that on account of the complications that may arise over tax sales. NERVE OF A CHILD. Plays on Mouth Organ While Bullet is Cut Prom His Arm. St. Louis, Jan. 20. Leo Veshey, a 5-year-old boy, while playing with a crowd of youngsters at the corner of Third and Locust streets,yesterday,was shot in the arm with a cat rifle. He was taken to the city dispensary.where Dr. Johnson probed for and removed the ball. While the surgeon was performing the operation the boy held a mouth or gan in his other hand and played, "All Coons Look Alike to Me." Eugene Field's Monument Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 20. J. West Good win, secretary of the Eugene Field Monument association, today received from Hoffman Brochazka, of New York, the design for the monument the school children of Missouri propose to erect to the memory of Eugene Field on the Missouri State university campus at Columbia. The base is of rough Missouri granite, 6x7 feet, while the shaft is of polished granite, upon which rests a bronze figure of the dead poet. The cost of the monument will be about $6,000. Indianapolis Growing Rapidly. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. The new city directory contains 70,800 names, and, upon the basis of two and three fourths inhabitants to each name, which is regarded as a low estimate, this gives the city a population of 194, 700, a gain of 14,070 during the year, as compared with the last city directory canvass. The decade growth is 78 per cent. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter.Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns and all skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Swift-Holliday Drug company. Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., say3: "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. 1 5 til v 9 BERRY JOB GORE. Kentucky Congressman Thinks a Little Blood Letting Would Be a Good Thing For the Country. WARM CUBAN DEBATE. Mr. Hitt Says Let Matters Rest as They Are. We Are Already Furnishing 3Ien, Arms and Ammunition. Washington, Jan. 20. All day long the question of granting belligerent rights to the Cuban insurgents was ar gued in the House yesterday, but the minority hurled itself agaist a stone wall. On the only vote taken a motion de signed to overrule the decision of the speaker and direct the committee on foreign affairs to report without fur ther delay the Cuban resolution passed by the Senate at the last session the Republicans stood solid and voted to sustain the chair. During the debate, Chairman Hitt, of the foreign affairs committee, made an expressive speech of less than an hour, explaining at length the situation which made action by congress inadvis able. He spoke with impassioned words of the President's sympathy with the struggle for Cuban independence and the achievements of the present admin istration. The release of American pris oners in Cuba, the recall of Weyler, the abandonment of the policy of concen tration and the autonomy scheme he at tributed to the firm attitude of the President and contrasted these results with the inaction of the last adminis tration. He averred that belligerent rights could not aid the insurgents' cause (nd perhaps the most dramatic portion of his speech came when he declared that the insurgents only wish ed for belligerent rights in the hope and belief that this country wld be em broiled in a war with Spain, which would give them their freedom with our triumph. He asserted that the Pres ident must assume the responsibility of any action which might eventuate in war and appealed to oth sides of the chamber to patriotically support the executive if a crisis should come. The debate will close to-day at 4 o'clock under the arrangements made and a final test will be made on a mo tion, of which Mr. Williams (Dem. Miss.) gave notice, to recommit the bill with instructions to report back the Cuban resolution as a rider. Mr. Hitt admonished the members that a national action must be vindi cated before the world, and that we must prove in what we do that we are actuated by no vulgar greed to rob a neighbor or to seize the property of others. A declaration of belligerency, he ex plained, would allow Spain's warships to hunt our vessels on the high seas. In the existing situation good men sym pathizing with Cuba's cause, were con stantly making their way to the isl ands. Supplies, guns and ammunition were going from the United States. It is said that every pound of powder fired for the cause of Cuba's freedom had come from this country. Memoers, he said, might ask why, with all these disadvantages in store for them, agents of the Cuban republic in this city de sired belligerent rights. WThile he could not prophesy as to the future, he solemnly assured the House that the president would not disappoint the expectations of his countrymen. Throughout Mr. Hitt's speech he was listened to with the closest attention. Members crowded about him and the thronged galleries leaned over to catch his words. As he concluded a roar of approval swept the floor and the gal- 'elMr' Berrv (Dem. Ky.) eloquently pleaded Cuba's cause. After 300,000 Cubans had gone down to their death during the last four years, he said it was absurd for members to snl on the floor of the House and deny that a state of war exists on the island to- don't fear war," said Mr. Berry. "I think a little blood running would be good for us. Let Spain fire on the American flag just once, and the flame will be kindled that will free Cuba. "But what will happen to us?' asked Mr. Mahaney. "Oh! We can take care of ourselves, replied Mr. Berry. After some further remarks by Mr. Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) in favor of grant ing belligerent rights to the insurgents, the committee rose and the House ad journed. THE SENATE. Mr. Tillman Wants Some Informa tion About Railroad Passes. Washington, Jan. 20. In the senate yesterday Mr. Tillman presented a reso lution for which he asked immed.ate consideration, extending the authority nf the interstate commerce committee so that it might inquire to what extent railroad companies issue passes, wheth er the railroads give transportation for any other consideration than cash and what arrangements they have with newspapers regarding transportation. Mr. Cullom, chairman of the commit tee objected to the considerntion of the resolution as it would involve a long and tedious investigation by the com mittee, which was anxious to get some bill before congress during the present session. He said that he had no de sire to evade the truth in any part of the investigation but he was satisfied the committee now had sufficient tes timony before it to indicate the need of stringent legislation. It had been shown he said, that in the scalping bus iness not only outsiders but the agents of some railroads were engaged. "I do not want to investigate throughout the year," said he, "but desire to pre pare some bill which will cure the eviis we have found." A Bad Cough Cured. "Mrs. Sally Pennington, an old lady who lives near here, was troubled with a bad cough for a long time. She was so bad that she could not lie down or sleep at nights. After using one small bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy she could rest of nights, and by the time she had used three bottles, her cough had disappeared." E. K. Smith son, Arno, Tenn. This remedy is Intended especially for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough and is famous for its cures of these diseases. For sale by druggists. 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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRXAJL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 189& but. extremely good for the sufferer from that harassing disease is Dr. Ayer'3 Cherry Pectoral. No medi cine can compare vith this great remedy in the prompt and perma nent aid it gives in all bronchial affections. It stops the cough, soothes the irritated throat, and in duces refreshing sleep. I had a bronchial trouble of such a per sistent and stubborn character that the doc tor pronounced it incurable with ordinary remedies, but recommended me to try Ayer'8 Cherry Pectoral. One bottle cured rue." J. C. WOODSON, P. M., Forest Hill, W. Va. A short time ago I was taken with a severe attack cf bronchitis, and neither phy sicians nor ordinary remedies gave rae relief. In despair of finding anything to cure me, I bought a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Less than one bottle entirely cured me." GEO. B. HUNTER, Altoona, Pa. now put up in. half -size bottles at half pri'je 50 cents. TYPEWRITER FOR SIAM. Machine Idade in Kansas City "Wiih. 2,000 lietters. Kansas City, Jan. 20. At its office on West Ninth street the Smith Premier company has a machine that is a cur iosity. It is a typewriter that had been adapted to the Siamese language. Tho government of Siam save an or der for about SO of these machines, and this is one of the number. It is a most interesting piece of work. There are about 2,000 characters or letters in the Siamese alphabet, and, while there are hardly that number of keys on the Siamese typewriter, any one of them can be made by an ingenious arrange ment that allows two or more keys to be struck without moving the carriage. The king of Siam sent his sec-rotary to this country to superintend the work, and it was under his personal supervision that the machines were made. They will be sent at once to Siam. SMALLPOX IX 11 A CINE. Pupil in 'High School Down With. Dis ease and Excitement Prevails. Racine, Wis., Jan. 20. Hiss Jessie Lawrence, a pupil of the high school, was stricken with smallpox yesterday, which has caused consternation among the pupils of the school. The board of health held a special meeting today and the young lady's home has been isolated and every pre caution taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Miss Lawrence's school books have been burned and the inter ior of the school building: has been fum igated from cellar to attic. Miss Lawrence attended school up to last Wednesday. Thursday evening- she attended a dancing party, and, in consequence, there is much uneasiness among: those who were there. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuraigia 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. 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 stomach and liver troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Eureka Springs, Ark., As a summer and winter resort cannot be surpassed. To this famous all-year-round resort round-trip tickets are on sale from all principal cities through out the country at greatly reduced rates. Double daily trains via the p'risco Line. A neat .little pamphlet giving detailed description of Eureka Springs will be mailed free upon appli cation to Geo. T. Nicholson. General Passenger Agent, 'Fisco Line, St. Louis, Mo. Try Grain-0! Try Grain-0! Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. 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 the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. y, price of coffee. 15c and 25c per pack age. Sold by grocers. Few ap- nrp rials i 0 n- g-er to which the Expectant Moth er is exposed and the foreboding1 with which she looks forward to the hour of woman's severest trial. EV other's Friend so assists Nature that the change goes forward in an easy manner, without the violent protest of Nausea, Headache, etc. Gloomy forebodings yield to hopeful anticipa tions, she passes through the ordeal quickly and with little pain, is left 6trong- to joyously perform the high and holy duties now devolved upon her, and the time of recovery shortened 1 "f 1,0 PE BOTTLE. B-v "TO tX'ECTAtiT MOTHERS" n.iilel Free, cootauime aiuabie information and voluntary testimonial. Tm BRADFiELO REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA. G A. SOL DY ALL DRUGSI6TS. (Tj&efTg Pesiorsl Ett. EH r .JL k J I A -W b U tea RAILR0AD NEWS. President Ripley of the Santa Fe in a Letter Discusses "Loss of Life" and "Government Ownership." ASKS C0-0PERATI0X. Says the Worst Features Government Ownership of Would Be the Political Appoint ment of S 50,000 Employes. President K. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe road has addressed a second letter to the Kansas Commoner, which is published to day. In his second communication Mr. Ripley discusses two questions: "The Loss of Life in the Operation of Railways" and "The Advisability of Government Owner ship." In part he says: In closing a long letter which I recently sent to you In reply to a series of com munications from Messrs. Davis and Brown, I said: "There is nothing that I can think of that I would not do, which could legitimately be done, to induce the people of Kansas to become perfectly fa miliar with the workings of the Santa PRESIDENT Fe road. Our interests are identical and we ought to be friends. If I can bring it about we will be." Since that letter was written my atten tion has been called to another article by Mr. Davis, in which he devotes himself to arousing prejudice and inflaming hostility against the Santa Fe road and railways in in general. The making of faces and calling hard names Is not argument, and stirring up strife and ill will is not alto gether a creditable business in life. It cannot be pleasant when the end of one's days draws near to look back and see that the only effect of one's being in the world has been to increase jealousies and ill will and to make mankind more bad tem pered. Moreover, setting the personal question aside, peace and good will are better for the public and the state, the house which is divided against itself can not prosper, and if Kansas is to realize the splendid destiny which we all believe to await her, she will do it not by wrang ling within her own borders, but by all classes getting together and working in unison for her good. In what I am about to say let me re peat, Mr. Kditor, what I said in my for mer letter, that I am not so much arguing with Mr. Davis as trying to talk through you to the people of Kansas. The Ameri can people I believe are just and fair at heart. When they have the facts plainly before them they will choose the right; 1 am confident of that. And in that confi dence I will try to place the facts coolly and dispassionately before the people ot Kansas for them to pass upon. All I ask is a quiet hearing and an unbiased judgment. It is not necessary to quote at any length from what Mr. Davis says. Briefly, he dwells upon "the sanguinary future" of railroad operation the loss of human life that it entails; and thereon he bases a plea for the ownership and operation of the railways by the national govern ment. LOSS OF LIFE. Statistical Report of Interstate Com merce Commission Quoted. The sacrifice of one human life is a terrible thing. On this point at least we are all in harmony, viz., that excepting truth and honor, human life is the most precious thing in the world and there is nothing that any one of us can do that it is not his bare duty to do to save th life of another. I have before me the latest statistical report of the interstate commerce commis sion (for lS96).the advance sheets of which have been sent out during the last two weeks. The statistics on the subject of railway accidents and casualties are very full. The persons kiiled by the railways are divided into three classes of (1) "pas sengers," (2) "employes," and (3) "other persons." (1). Passengers During the year 1S06 there were killed 1S1 passengers on the railways of the United States. This is de plorable beyond words. But let us stop and consider what it means. During the year the number of passengers carried on the railways of the country was 511. 772,737 nearly 512 millions. The numbet of passengers carried a distance of one mile was 13,049.007.233 over thirteen thous and million. "The number of passengers carried," says the report (p. 97), "for one passenger killed during the year was 2, o27,174." One writer has already sum- If ,11! f3fe& 'fmm marized 'these figures, in words which I will quote as follows: "Last year on American railways one passenger was killed in accidents out of every 2,827,474 passengers carried. That is to say, that you can take a train 2, 827,474 times before, on the law of aver ages, your turn comes to be killed. You will have to travel 72,093,S63 miles on the cars before that turn comes, and 4,541, 945 miles before you are injured. If you travel 20 miles every day for 300 days in the year, you can keep on at it for 753 years before your turn comes to be hurt. If there had been railways when our Saviour was born and you had begun to travel on the first day of the year A. X. 1, and had traveled 100 miles in every day of every month of every year since then, you will still have (on January 1, 1898) nearly three million miles yet to travel before your turn comes to be killed." The railways of the country carry near ly three million people (they carry the whele population of the state of Kansas two and a half times over) before one passenger is killed. Supposing that each individual traveled only one mile, the en. tire population of Kansas (by the census of 1.N90) could get on the cars and travel that one mile G4 times before any one ot them man, woman or child was killed. It is terrible that one of them shoulii ever be killed. But when the railways carry nearly three million persons (2,S27, 474) before they kill one when one passen ger can travel 13,000 million miles before he is killed when we remember all the contingencies (of landslides and washouts and Hoods and human weakness) which have to be guarded against does ft really seem as if the railways were negligent? It is commonly said, and I presume it is RIPLEY. true, that more people are killed annually by falling out of windows of houses than are killed when riding on railway trains. ONE LIFE FOR 100 MILES. Carry 13,000 Million People Each Year One Mile Before One Life is Lost. I am not seeking to minimize the aw fulness of taking one human life; but I ask whether these figures show any lack of care on the part of the rail ways whether the railways deserve credit or blame for carrying 13,000 mil lion people every year one mile before they lose one life? Kmployes The number of em ployes of the railways killed last year was 1.861. It is a dreadful total. That is just about one life for every 100 miles of line operated in the country. One life for every 100 miles of road operated! Suppose that you, Mr. Ed itor, and pome of your friends, were to build a railroad 100 miles long, employ ing about 450 men (which is the correct average.) would you feel sure that you could operate that road for the whole year round, day and night, rain or shine, heat or cold, through thunder storm and blizzard and frost, without the loss of life of one employe? Re member what the conditions are trains continually in motion in either direc tion some express passenger trains thundering on at 60 miles an hour, some ponderous freight trains, backing and heaving onto sidetracks and over switches blinding storci3 obscuring signal lights- ice and snow numbing hands and feet the metal of the rails and bridges expanding in the summer sun and contracting in the winter cold, making joints open and close, straining bolts and spikes and screws invisible defects inside the metal of a wheel-tire or an axle that may crash at any time undiscoverable obstacle (perhaps no more than a few grains of sand; that may choke the operation of some part cf an engine and cause explosion and behind it all, common human frailty, which, somehow inexplicably, once in a while, makes the finger on the tele graph key click a message wrong or the ear that hears it fail to read it right that makes a yardman, his thoughts wandering for a moment, sig nal wrongly, or makes the best engi neer, perhaps, hesitate when hesitation is fatal, or forget an order that he should remember, or fail to look for a signal the missing of which means death to himself and others. Think of all this; think that it is going on night and day from January to January, and then say is it strange that once some where, somehow, on that hundred miles of line, in those 365 days, that little thing will happen which will cause the death of one employe? Last year the trains on the railways of the United States ran 802.941,252 miles, and of that amount 317,538,883 miles were run at passenger speed. One employe's life was sacrificed for every 431 thousand miles. Think again what it means to move a heavy train 100 miles or 10 miles or 1 mile the stopping and starting the loading and unload ing coupling and uncoupling backing ar.d switching multiply that up to 1.0J0 miles and then that again up to 431 times 1.000 miles. Remember that more than 200,000 miles were run at night, and in every kind of weather. Remember that it means that a train was run 1.200 miles every day in the year just 50 miles for every hour of daylight week-days and Sundays all the year round. Think of it as only one train so moving and keeping mov ing incessantly at 50 miles an hour from the stroke of midnight that sees the new year in, to the stroke of mid night, 12 months later, tret tolls the oid year cut. Is it strange, I ask again, that somewhere, somehow, one in' those 365 days and nights, one em ploye's life should be lost? I am not saying that it ought to be lost. What I ask is, is it strange that in some way the slip comes that, before a hand can be stretched out, has caus ed a death? Are the railways negligent when this- is the percentage? Do they deserve credit xr do they deserve blame? Mr. Davis has soberly told your read ers that the causes of accident are "in tensified by the employment of over worked and exhausted men."I do not wish to be impolite and I will not im pute to him the "blundering rascality" that he does to me in common with oth er railroad offlcers.I will only remark that engineers are generally paid by the mile and not by the day, as Mr. Davis evidently supposes that the railroad company gains absolutely nothing in money by overworking the men and that as a matter of fact the efforts of the officers are always ex erted to prevent men who desire to make large earnings from going out when unfit for duty. Grant if you please that we are bloodthirsty mon sters, who care nothing for human life, does Mr. Davis suppose that we would willingly or knowingly put a tir ed or wornout man in charge of a train that he is liable to wreck at a cost to the company of anywhere from a few hundred to half a million dollars? And the man who writes this nonsense ad vertises himself as having made a "study of the transportation question in all its phases." I do not wish to say that the Santa Fe road is operated better than other railways, or that we have any higher regard for the safety of our men, our passengers or the public. We do our best; but I believe all other railway men do the same. As a matter of fact, however, the figures of the interstate commerce commission show that in Kansas and the neighboring states (in cluding Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian Territory) the loss of life among employes was much less in pro portion than in the United States as a whole. In those states (in which about four thousand miles of the Santa Fe lines are located) only one employe was Killed last year for every 187 miles of j line operated, instead of one for every I 100 miles, as is the average for the Uni- I ted States. Whatever may have been the cause of this, whether it was good fortune or better work, taking the facts simply as they stand, I ask again do i we the railways and railway men of Kansas deserve credit for this or blame? OTHER PERSONS KILLED. Fatalities Among Those Not Passen gers Nor Employes. (3.) Now we come to the last cate gory, of "other persons" not employes or passengers who were killed during the year. Of these there were 4.406 persons killed in the United States last year more than twice as many as were killed of employes and passengers com bined. Who are these "other persons?" It would be impossible to enumerate all the varieties of ways in which their lives are lost, but the great majority of them fall roughly into four classes, vis: (1.) Those who are killed at stations, by trying to board or alight from a train when it is moving, by missing their foothold and falling between the platform and the wheels, by endeavor ing to cross the tracks from one plat form to another in front of a moving train. (2.) Tramps who are stealing rides whose presence is unknown, who ride in the darkness beneath the cars and who are only discovered when they are dead. (3.) Those killed at highway cross ings. (4.) Persons walking on the track. In the first place I would say that the protection of all of these is much less directly under control of the railway company than is the protection of the passengers and employes. For the hauling of passengers and the safe guarding of employes, the company is direcfly responsible, and I believe that we have seen that it does not fail in the responsibility. Over these "other persons" the com pany has no control. Perhaps your readers do not know how the interstate commerce commission classifies those "other persons." It divides them into two classes, viz: Those "trespassing" and those "not trespassing." Those "trespassing" are those killed in places where they have no business to be who are there in violation of the law; including tramps who are stealing rides and persons walking on forbidden por tions of the railway right of way. Of the whole 4.406 "othec persons" killed in the United States last year, how many were "trespassing?" Just 3,811. That is to say, that out of every 22 persons killed, 19 were killed because they were already breaking the law and were in places where the railway employes did not, and could not, expect to find them. If a farmer, throwrig some heavy ar ticle no matter what into his hay loft strikes and kills a tramp who is hiding there, is the farmer to blame for the tramp's death? If a sneak thief gets into a hotel and hides (as has occur red) in the space at the bottom of the elevator shaft, and the elevator man not knowing any thief is there runs the elevator down to the bottom and kills the thief, is the hotel or the ele vator man to blame for that death? If a stowaway hides in a vessel's hold and when no one knows that he is there a pile of goods is thrown upon him and he is killed, are the men who are load ing the ship to blame? When on a dark night a tramp steals under the body of a freight car, and no one know ing he is there, the car is suddenly jerked and he is crushed, are the rail way men to blame? If an engineer in the darkness runs over a drunken man lying asleep and invisible uson the track, five miles from any station, is the engineer to blame? When a pedestrian walks on the track with his head down and heedless of en gine whistle and bell when the engi neer does all he can to stop the train in time and fails is the railway to blame? In England (and less effectively in other countries of Europe) these acci dents, it is true, are largely prevented; but how? In the first place the railways of England cost about four times as much to build as the American lines. It is some times claimed that American railways are over-capitalized and that their stock is watered. But the capi talization of England railways is four times as great for each mile of road. With that enormous capital English companies so protect their trains and right of way- that the public cannot reach them except through the narrow grates at the stations. Along every foot cf their lines are high stone walls on either hand, stiff hedges and wide ditches or steep em bankments. A member of the public riding or driving cannot cross a track at any place he chooses. He must fol low a road a mile or two or three one way or the other till he comes to a bridge or other public crossing. In most stations a man can only reach the plat form by going through the station and then by a narrow wicket to the plat form. He cannot pass that wicket without showing a ticket. Friends "to see you off," or loafers are not, as a rule, al- lowed on the platform. Even passen gers at many stations are hot admitted to the platforms until the train arrives. Until that time the wicket is locked. Then it is opened and the passengers pass through, showing their tickets as they pass. Before the train leaves the wicket is locked again; and it is not uncommon for a passenger arriving late to make a rush for the platform and have the wicket shut in his face. He must stand and look through the bars while his train moves slowly out. No matter how important his trip may be, or how long it may be to the next train, he is not allowed to climb on the train at the last minute at the risk of losing his footing and being "another person" killed. No American ever goes to Europe without coming home feeling bitterly against the European railways, with their inferior accommodations and their rigid almost military rules. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. As a Railway Officer the Matter is One of Indifference. In approaching the subject of govern ment ownership, let me say at first, that to me, as a railway officer, and to all railroad officers, as such, the matter is one of indifference. If the govern ment owned the railways it would need men to operate them, and I should be entirely willing to take my chance of holding my present or some other equally good position. As a railway officer I have no prejudices on the sub ject. Nor on the other hand, are railway owners the holders of stocks and bonds opposed to it? The strongest plea that has been made in behalf of government ownership was made by Air. T. B. Blackstone, president of the Chicago Alton, and the ground on which he urged it was justice to the railway investor. There is no holder of railway securities who doe3 not be lieve that those securities would be ad vanced in value if there was any pros pect of the government buying them, because they are at present below their intrinsic value. So when any man ar gues in favor of government ownership, let him not suppose that he is arguing against the interests of existing com panies or against the interests of rail way stockholders and bondholders. If I am opposed to government ownership of the railways, it is not as a railway man, but on quite other grounds, as a citizen. The most serious considerations are the political ones. There are about 850,000 railway employes in the United States. Under the government owner ship, each of these would be a political appointee. It is certain that the appli cation of politics to the railway service would lower the character of the ser vice, but still more appalling is the tre mendous political supremacy which those 850,000 offices would give to the party in power. In Kansas there would be about 26,000 officeholders more than there are now to support the ad ministration. Worse still would be the political re sults of the contracts for construction of new lines, etc. The scandals and jobbery of the river and harbor appro priations or of the tariff bill would be nothing compared to the field which would be opened to the spoilsmen by the railways. If tv o towns in Kansas wanted a new railway built, their get ting it would depend entirely on the po litical "pull" of their representatives in Washington. Districts or states of a political complexion opposed to that of the party in power would have to wait till the crack of doom for any new lines; and in districts where the friends of the administration came from there would be lines as thick as stripes on a cat's back. If there were nothing else to be said against government ownership, the political argument alone would be enough to condemn it forever or at least until our politics and gov ernment were run on entirely different principles from what they are now or until the American people was convert ed into a race of angels. But there is much more to be said as we shall see. Even in Prussia, where the conditions for state ownership are the most favor able of any country, the railroad min ister said, in his report for 1892: "The rolling stock is absolutely worn out; the trains overloaded; the track out of repair." And the Budget report for April, 1SS3, asserted in still stronger terms, "The department cannot satisfy the needs of the system." Service in Australia is even worse, for the com missions of the principal colonies con fess their utter inability to provide suf ficient rolling stock and locomotive power; and that where traffic is not increasing. These countries are com paratively small, either in area or pop ulation, and the demands of commerce easy to satisfy; but in all government service has proved a failure. Even after all this experience, Ger many has been compelled by the pres sure of localities for unnecessary roads, to abandon the construction and opera tion of new local lines to private com panies. Very truly, E. P. RIPLEY. OLD FLAGMAN GIVES TJP. J. L. Serviss for 20 Years "With the Santa Fe Goes to the Sol diers' Some. Jafe. Serviss, for 20 years an em ploye of the Santa Fe residing in Wich ita, has gone to the Soldiers' home at Leavenworth. His brother-in-law is vice president of the C. B. Q., and he is himself a personal friend of Pres- ident Ripley of the Santa Fe. and Gen- eral Superintendent Avery Turner. He j was knighted a Templar Mason togeth- j er with Governor Kirkwood of Iowa. I For many years he has been flagman j of the Douglas avenue crossing, but af- j ter the tower system was inaugurated his great weight obliged him to give it up as he could not climb the towers. AMONG RAILROAD MEN. It is stated that the Santa Fe road is to nut in two new brideres between Sali- na and Abilene. It is inferred that it will be the Saline river and the Solo mon bridges. A car of oranges was brought from San Eernardino, Cal., over the Santa Fe to Salina in three days and two hours almost passenger time. Two and a half days is the best passenger time. The time to Strong City was only a little over two days. A petition to the Rock Island to re store the old double passenger service on the Salina branch giving direct southern connection at Ilerington is be ing generally signed by the business men in that section. John Trimble, the central branch mail clerk, and Miss Ida Blodgett of Frank fort, formerly of the Union Depot hotel in Atchison, were married this week at the heme of the bride at Frankfort. The whistle on engine 639 got stuck Tuesday morning about 5 o'clock and continued blowing for nearly a half hour. Many people thought it a fire alarm and rushed to the scene. Near;y everyone in town was awakened, and a crowd of two hundred people were on the street. Strong City Derrick. The last issue of the Weekly Finan cial Review shows a net increase in the earnings of the Santa Fe railway since July 1st last, as compared with the pre vious year, of $i 40,000. It also show3 tha.t the net increase of the Union Pa cific for the year 1SP7 over the year lS-6 was 51.155.OCO. The Santa Fe bridge carpenters have the past week moved the stock yards from the old location In Rush Center to a site east of the depot on the north side of the track. The Midland roundhouse at Ellsworth has received a coat of paint and is now completed. Rumor has it that the Mid land will build on to Red Cloud, Neb., this summer. The L. K. W. recommenced the work of laying new steel rails in Potta watomie county. Seven new men were taken on at Osburg and with Road master Swanson in charge the work was taken up east of town where it was abandoned over a year ago, and will be completed as soon as possible. Thirty four cars of steel will be used. SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES. Engine 7S9 from Argentine ts in the shops for repairs. The paint shop is busy with all the work they can handle. Many way cars in need of repairs and paint are coming in. Baggage and express car 634 is ready to leave the paint shop. John Stafford, of the paint shop, has returned from Dodge City where he did the gold lettering about the new depot. Master Car Builder John Hodge, has returned from St. Louis. Conductor Littlejohn of the division and Conductor W. S. Anderson of the eastern division, will exchange places. Both will be on the freight chain gangs. .Night Air Inspector J. D. Jones is sick. Train No. 2 was four hours late and arrived from the west at 9 o'clock. The windows in the interlocking switch cabin have been rearranged so as to allow the operator to see up and down all four tracks. Fireman Frank Furman has been transferred from Argentine to To peka. Baggage and mail car 815 has left the coach shops. The photographer that is taking the groups in and around the shops, was on a still hunt for Foreman James Mergan and Foreman John Hartley. It seemed queer to him that he could not find them but he forgot to look in the proper place at the proper time. Charles A. Totes of the coach shop is sick with rheumatism. The wood pile is rapidly Increasing with the refuse from the rip track and car repairers. Fireman McNeely is on runs 113 and 114. Engineer Paralyzed on a Locomotive. Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 20. James Barn ard, one of the oldest and best known engineers on the Clover Leaf, was stricken with paralysis yesterday while on duty. Bernard had charge of pas senger engine No. 3. He left the city and had gone but a few miles when he became absolutely helpless. His home is at Frankfort, whither he was con veyed as soon as possible. At last re ports his condition was critical. OPENS ICE CARNIVAL. Omaha Begins the Festival With Re ception to Queen of Polaris. Omaha, Jan. 20. The Nebraska ice carnival opened under very inauspicious conditions, owing to the springlike weather. The Queen of Polaris, Miss Mildred Stephenson, who was elected by popu lar vote to preside over the festival, gave a reception to her maids of honor at the hotel yesterday afternoon. Many were present from all over the state and city. Mayor Moores delivered the keys of the city to her majesty. Last night the queen and her numer ous retinue held a reception to the pub lic at the lagoon at the exposition grounds. There was just ice enough to skate. A march was indulged in, led by the queen in a sleigh drawn by many gaily bespangled horses. She was gorgeous in a regal robe of white satin and a crown of jewels. The crowds in attendance are not up to expectation. It was intended to erect an ice palace, but the weather was too warm. TO EAT MOUNTAIN SHEEP. Stock Growers' Barbecue at Denver to Save a Toothsome Dish. Denver, Jan. 20. The more the com ing barbecue, which is to top off the stock growers' convention, is talked about, the greater is the interest taken in it. More like the proverbial forbid den fruit, and the consequence of tast ing thereof, has more to do with the latest offering, which comes from Gar field county. E. H. Grubb was in the city yesterday and his tempting offer of seven moun tain sheep could not be resisted by the barbecue committee, so they will be ad ded to the toothsome viands. It is the intention of the managers of the stock growers' convention to have the hides and heads of all of the 'seven mounted in life-like form by a taxidermist. One of these will be placed in the perma nent headquarters of the organization, one will be presented to Curator Ferril, and the others presented to the live stock associations of the western states that have aided greatly in making the Denver convention a success. MAN SWEATS BLOOD. Peculiar Disease Attacks George M. Smith of New Jersey. New York, Jan. 20. George M. Smith of Phillipsburg, N. J., sweats blood and many of his neighbors regard him as the instrument of divine manifesta tions. The first symptom is a flushed appearance of the face similar to the congestion produced by a severe ecld. At this stage of the malady he com plains of ebbing strength and soreness in the muscles all over his body. Next the bleeding begins. The first parts attacked are the mu cous surfaces. The blood issues from the nose, eyes, gums, tongue and throat. If the attack is allowed to progress the sweating extends all over the patient's body and blood oozes from the pores cf his skin in spots varying in size from a pin point to a silver dol lar. Free of Charge to Sufferers. Cut this out and take it to your drug gist and get a sample bottle free of Dr. King's New Discovery, for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds. They do not ask you to buy before trying. This will show you the great merits of this truly wonderful remedy, and show you what can be accomplished by the regu lar size bottle. This is no experiment, and would be disastrous to the propriet ors, did they not know it would invariably cure. Man' of the best physicians are now using it in their practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe cases. It is guaranteed. Trial bottle free at Swift Holliday's drug store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. Pure Buckwheat Flour at J. H. Hel ler's, 2'.7 Kansas avenue. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Broroo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. 13. Q. on each tablet. Not how cheap hut how good Is the way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laund.-y, 112 and 114 West 8th. Subscribe for The State Journal. CLAIM HALF OF ARGENTINE Heirs of Shawnee Indians Demand Fortunes in Real Estate. Argentine Jan. 20. More than 200 acres of land in the business center of Argentine, Kan., which, with its im provements, is valued at from $5C0.0JO to $1,000,000 is involved in litigation, set on foot by the remaining members of the Shawnee tribe of Indians, who claim that the land is rightly theirs. If their claim can be established to the satisfaction of the judge of the United States federal court, land upon which now stand prominent business houses, dwelling houses and the depot and yards of the Santa Fe railway will pass into their possession. Two test cases are now on the docket of the federal court. Both were brought in the name of the heirs of Nancy Whitefeather, a rich Shawnee Indian, who died leaving her property in a muddled state. M KINLEYS RECEIVE. First Official Reception Took Place Last Night. tPBdngton, Jan. 20. The first official reception of the present administiatlt'.i was given at the White House last even, ing. Aside from the fact that it was the first, interest in the event centered in the new method of distributing invita tions, so that only a certain proportion of those entitled to the hospitality of th executive mansion would be entertained int a single evening. The plan, so far as could be judged from appearances, was an entire success. While two thousand invitations had been distributed, and in spite of a very rainy evening, every one who was invited appeared. There was no crush in any part of the hous during the evening, and the whole affair was commented upon as one of the most pleas, ant and least laborious of the big gather ings that have occurred in the mansion. The receiving party consisted of th president and Mrs. McKinley, the vice president and Mrs. Hobart, and the mem bers and ladies of the cabinet. All ot these were present except Secretary Al ger, who was still too ill to venture out, and Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Long, each ot whom was represented by her daughter. When the house party entered from the upper hall, it was noted that Mrs. Mc Kinley was leaning on the arm of the president, reversing the usual rule by which the president escorts the wife of the vice president and the latter the mis tress of the White House. The receiving party stood In the blua parlor. Colonel Bingham and Lieuten ant Gilmore presented the guests. The reception of the diplomatic corps came first. Sir Julian Panucefote, as the dean of the corps, led the way, but did not, as is customary, remain to present his colleagues to the president. The whole party from the British embassy continued through to the east room and left the White House almost immediately. Prac tically all of the diplomatic corps were present, including the Spanish minister. Contrary to expectations, there were a number of guests admitted with the re ceiving party back of the line, most ot them being guests of the cabinet families and members of the diplomatic corps. CZAll MASSES TROOPS. Forms Two New Army Corps on the German Frontier. Berlin, Jan. 20. Considerable surprise has been caused here by the dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Cologne Ga zette, announcing that Russia ha' formed two new army corps on the Ger man and Austrian frontiers at Vilna and Keiffe. SILTER MEN GET A SHOW. Mr. "Walker's Committee "Will Accept a Bill From "Warner and Town e. Washington, Jan. 20. The house cur rency committee yesterday by a vote of 8 to 6 on party lines, resolved to hear Messrs. Towne and Warner on any biil they would prepare, "and for which they assume the responsibility of auth orship, as has been done with the mon etary commission and all other authors of bills now pending before the commit tee." EXTRAORDINAIIYACTIVITY Is Apparent in the Iron Trade, Says the Industrial World. Chicago, Jan. 20. The Industrial World says: Activity in iron and steel continues be yond the normal proportions of the sea son. Foundry men are buying pig iron as a substitute for cast scrap, stocks of the latter being exhausted. Iron bars are in demand, but newly started western mills are shading prices on some large and choice orders. Quotation is $1.05. Steel products generally strong. TO ADJOURN SATURDAY. O. R. C. and C. of K. T. Grievance Com mittaes' Closing Hours. Both the O. R. C. and B. of R. T. grievance committees will end their la bors this week, and after electing offi cers will adjourn. The adjournment will probably be taken Saturday. The past few days have been spent mostly in conference with Assistant General Superintendent Avery Turner, consid ering schedule rules and agreeing on constructions to be placed upon the.n. This has been the longest session of the O. R. C. grievance committee since the year that the present schedule was made up. The committee was then in ses sion in this city 7 weeks, and at times it looked as if trouble would result be tween the trainmen and the company. H. R. Nickerson was then general sup erintendent of the Santa Fe. Hear Prof. Carl Swenssoa, Library hall, 22d. 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 trout ies. It is pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. G. W. Stansfieid. CZi Kansas avenue. The Shortest Koute To Southern California is the Santa Fe. Pullman palace and tourist sleepers; and free chair cars (lighted by electric ity) to Los Angeles daily. Tho richest o' Klondike finds is Begr3 Little Giant Fids. They cure not only constipation, sick headaches and bil ilousness. but relieves all kinds of dis order. Take no substitutes. At druggists. I
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TOPEKA STATE JDTJRNAIi, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1898. Tlie State Journal OFFICIAL CITY PAPER VOLUME XXV. Mo. 17. BT FRANK P. MAC LENNAK. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ally edition, delivered by carrier, IS cents a week to any part of Topeka or cuburbe. or at the same price In any K..n aas town where this paper has a carrier system. By rcall, one year S.Se y mall, three months I -J .weekly edition, one year Topeka State Journal Bulldlne 800 and 02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES Business fflce Bell 'Phone 101 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 677 New York address: 322 Potter Building, care American Nowspaper Publishers' as sociation, where files of the paper axe al ways open to advertisers or readers. DEFEAT OF SPOILSMEN". The assault of the spoilsmen in and out of congress on the civil service law has probably ended for the pres ent session, thanks to Speaker Reed. The public had become heartily tired of it as well as disgusted with those who were leading the fight. It is not easy to understand the mo tives which led certain members of con gress to engage in an attack on a sys tem so firmly established and so thor oughly in accord with the people's wishes. The Chicago Tribune fires a parting ehot at the vanquished" spoilsmen in which it voices the sentiment of proba bly 99 out of every hundred voters in the country. The Tribune points out the advantages of the merit system in the following language: First It aims at finding the person who is best qualified and adapted to perform the duties of the office which has to be filled, whether it calls for intellectual or manual labor, or both. Second It opens the door for men of ail parties, no matter which party con trols the national or municipal govern ment. The taxes for the support of the general government and the city gov ernments are paid by men belonging to all parties in proportion to the amount of property they own and their con sumption of taxed goods. Third Since the duties which muni cipal administrative officers have to perform are not political in their na ture, competent men should be given an opportunity to serve the public, ev en if they do not belong to the party or faction of that party which is then in control. Fourth Honesty, fitness, temperance and strict attention to duty should be the sole recommendations of an ap pointee. That he is the pet of a "boss," whether that "boss" be a senator or an alderman, should count for nothing. Then by way of comparison the evils of the spoils system are described as follows: The"sDoils"system,on the other hand, doe3 not inquire into the honesty, so briety, or capacity of the ofneeseeker. Those things count for nothing. The iirst question put to him is whether he belongs to the "party in power." If he does not he can clear out, no matter what his qualifications may be. The next question is whether he be longs to that faction of the party which "runs the machine." For the "spoils" system does not extend to all men who belong to the party Republican, Dem ocratic, or Populist which happens to be in control of the municipality. The only men who have any show under the "spoils" system are those who are the supporters of the dominant "machine bosses." Continuing the Tribune says: This factional method of filling offices is the favorite system among many Democratic and Republican senators and representatives. Fitness and qual ifications count for nothing unless the candidates belong to them are their henchmen and servitors, and do dirty, dishonest work are stoppers of pri maries and packers of conventions. These are the rotten politicians who, without distinction of party, get up in congress and howl for the "spoils" sys tem. They sneer at the demand for honesty and fitness on the part of ap plicants for office. How much better are such politicians than robbers and swindlers of the people? As ail the costs of government comes out of the property, earnings, and mon ey of the whole people, and as all the money expended by the national and municipal governments should be ex pended so as to do the most good to the whole people, why should not the administration employes and minor offi cials below the grades of elective offi cials and heads of bureaus be selected on the grounds of merit, qualifications, and fitness instead of being selected by machine faction bosses to pay men for doing their dirty, cheating primary and convention work? Ail decent, reputable, patriotic citi zens, irrespective of party principles, dogmas, or prejudices, should uphold and insist upon selection by the merit system. This is surely- self-evident. Let those classes of offices be open equally to all citizens. And all decent citizens should stand together for this principle of selection. The Lawrence Journal got off on the wrong foot about the Topeka bridge bonds, mixing them up with the King bridge bonds. We want to see how Finch will get out. The Topeka pa pers in turn jump Lawrence about the unpaid $100,000 university bonds. Kan sas City (Kan.) Gazette. Like most people who hurry and hus tle to circulate malicious and harmful reports, the editor of the Lawrence paper has not yet shown the honesty or the courage to correct his mistake. This is the kind of puerile and back woods journalism that used to flourish in Kansas. There is little of it now. Lawrence is a splendid town in which to run a good newspaper. It has a large and wealthy population of cul tured people who would appreciate it. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. (From the New York Press.) No girl can make the same man blush more than once. The average girl's idea of giving a man a good time is to twist his remarks the way that makes him seem wickedest. Just because married men haven't any imagination all their wives seem to think it is a sin for a bachelor to have any cither. Just because an old bachelor writes things about women all of them needn't IT''"'- that when he wants to get married he will have to hunt around for a blind girl. Mistletoe has saddened lots of -homes by a man's not seeing it. Some men never feel as though they were beginning the day right unless they can go out and damn something. Tou can always tell when a woman, runs things by the way she says "Don't you think so, dear?" to her husband when they have company. The minority in the house seems to have forgotten that President McKin ley said he would attend to Cuba in his own way and in his own time. The possibility that Cuba Is being held as a club over the heads of the opponents of Hawaiian annexation, does not seem to have entered the minds of the Democrats in congress. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) A man is always looking for letters, but he never answers them. Every young doctor is now anxious to cut somebody's stomach. Everyone has something ancestral, if it is nothing more than a disease. Kvery man feels that he will cut a mighty poor figure as an old man. So far, the doctors have persuaded people to have everything else cut out but their tongues. Smokers try all new five cent cigars, and finally expect to find, one "that is as good as a ten center. An Atchison girl is training herself to go into society by smiling when she feels like making faces. Good habits are natural to a man, but bad habits are not; no man can feel comfortable who has bad habits. The times are so suspicious that if a man takes as much as five dollars with him when he leaves town, the story is started that he has skipped out. Another Atchison wife is doing the porous plaster act to a very worthless husband. The statisticians should find out how many good women have wast ed their lives in this way. The doctors have a peculiar idea of what the word "success' means. When ever a difficult operation is performed, it is announced that it was a "complete success," but that unfortunately the patient failed to "rally," and "died of exhaustion." If the Brazilians are satisfied it now looks as though Mr. Charles Pago Bry an would be finally located. The efforts of the Democratic mem bers to goad the house into a recogni tion of Cuban belligerency, is at least furnishing entertainment for the pub lic. CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. (From the Chicago News.) Musical directors beat their way through the world by scores. Trousers that bag at the knees are often pressed into service. Many a poor man has lost his life in trying to sound the depths of woman's love. A man's will goes into effect after death but a woman's will is in effect during life. When a woman and a cyclone make up their minds to go anywhere nothing on earth can stop them. The number of things a man knows about women is about 1 per cent of what he thinks he knows. A man will give up $1 for a 50 cent article he wants, and a woman will give up 49 cents for a 50 cent article she doesn't want. It might be the part of wisdom for Cuba to imitate Hawaii and send her president to Washington about this time. It would be only natural that Presi dent Dole should carry in his inside pocket a commission as governor of the territory of Hawaii on his return to the islands. riIOTOGRAPHICSlJPrLIES. There is a Cut Rate War in Progress Among the Four Denver Houses. Denver, Jan. 20. Cameras and pho tographic supplies never have been cheaper than at the present time. The photographic supply houses have fol lowed in the footsteps of the druggists and there is an effort being made to decide who can sell the cheapest. There are only four houses of this kind in the city, but they are engaged in a cut rate war. No one knows how it started, but one merchant heard a rumor that an other was underselling him and he im mediately lowered his price to meet the cut. The men Interested are not agreed who was the man that made the origi nal cut and as no effort has been made so far to bring the merchants together, it is probable that the supplies will be cheap for some time. There is no hard feeling among them, but just a de termination not to be undersold. The cut in the price has been almost one third on many of the articles. To Abolish the Nebraska State Fair. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20. At the meet ing of the state board of agriculture to day. Secretary Furnas submitted in his report a recommendation that the state fair feature be hereafter abolished, and that the money used for that purpose be employed in dissemination of crop statistics similar to the method em ployed in Kansas. It is believed the rec ommendation will be adopted. The worst cough can be cured by the prompt use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Whitmere Bros., Barbers, 735 Kan. ave. 'iliousnoss Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges tion and permits food to ferment and putrify iD the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache, tosomina, nervousness, and. If not relieved, bilious fever tr blood poisoning. Ilood's Pilis stimulate the stomach, rouse the liver, cure headache, dizziness, con stipation, etc. 25 cents. iSold by all druggists. lUe ouiy Fills to take with Hood's Sarsapariil. K(2iS GRAND BALL IN TOPEKA. To Be Given by Santa Fe Trainmen and Firemen. Last year the B. R. T. and B. L. F. lodges in Topeka gave a grand ball. Sinco last fall the question of having another such ball in February has been discussed and it has finally been decid ed to hold one on February 17 at Ham ilton hall. The regular date for this ball has been February 22 but as the O. R. C. of Emporia intend to have their annual ball in the wigwam on that date it was an act of courtesy on the part of the Topeka lodges in giv ing up their date as many Topeka rail road men will wish to attend the Em poria ball. On Thursday, January 20, Perfect lodge No. 98 B. of L. F. at Ar gentine will hold their third annual ball at Noke's hall. Kindig's full orchestra has been engaged and it promises to be one of the largest railroad balls ever given in Argentine.Many railroad men from Topeka and other points expect to be in attendance. The following are the committees for the Topeka ball: Reception committee Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGirk, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webb, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McClain, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew O'Byrne, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Withrow, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Galletly, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beeler, J. Patterson and mother. Committee on arrangements H. Mc Neely, Robt. Finnie, R. C. Scott, Wm. Robinson, Chris McGinnis, C. E. Hud son. F. J. Withrow, James Galletly, T. A. VerlLn, James Donohue. Floor managers Chris McGinnis, chief, D. Galletly, Jean Drew, Robt.Fin nie, M. Withers, Ed Ash, M. Finnie and J. O'Bryne. Decoration committee The ladies of the society of B. of L. F., No. 29, and the Ladies' auxiliary of the B. of R. T., No. 14, M. W. Saxon will be prompter. The music will be furnished by Wat son s full orchestra. ROAD TO WHITE OAKS. Another Proposed New Mexican Rail road Chartered. Santa Fe, N. M., Jan. 20. Articles of incorporation were filed with the ter ritorial secretary last evening ot tne White Oaks and Kansas City railway. The capital stock is $4,000,000. The road runs from near White Oaks. Lin coln county, New Mexico, to points on the New Mexico-Texas line in L'nion county, about 250 miles north, and con necting a north road of the same name to be chartered under the laws of the state of Texas. Surveyors will be put In the field immediately. ALASKA RATES GO UP. Transportation Lines Have Formed a Combine Already. Seattle. Jan. 20. The expected ad vance in rates to Alaska was an nounced today. The seven transpor tation companies, which control nearly all the business have agreed on an in crease of $10 to the passenger rate be tween Puget Sound points and Dyea and Skaguay and a proportionate in crease to Juneau and other southern Alaska points. The new rate to Dyea and Skaguay, which goes into effect at once is: First class. Sou; second class. Sib. The rate on freight is advanced from $10 to $13 per ton. STEAMERS TO CHINA. Fortnightly Service From Germany to Be Subsidized. Berlin, Jan. 20. A bill already ap proved by the bundesrath1 will go to the reichstag today, increasing the North German Lloyd's Steamship company subsidy by 1,500,000 marks for fifteen years on condition of a fortnightly ser vice to China and an acceleration of speed to 14 knots. IT'S A BAD SIGN. Teller Resolution is Viewed With Re gret by the London Times. London, Jan. 20. The Times in Its financial article, says: Without doubt the adoption of Sena tor Teller's resolution will have no ef fect; but the committee's action even if not approved by the senate is a bad sign for the currency reform. The Upper Hudson Clear of Ice. Troy, Jan. 20. Unless severe cold weather sets in again there will be no ice harvesting in the upper Hudson. The continued warm weather and rains of the past two or three days caused the ice to break up and move down the river. At this point the river is now entirely free from ice. Last week the ice was fully eight inches thick, and dealers made preparations to harvest half a million tons. Today they are much, discouraged over the outlook. For Sunday Theaters. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20. As sup plemental to the prize fighting ordi nance, the passage of which is meeting with some opposition in the city coun cil, an ordinance was introduced last night permitting theater entertain ments and concerts on Sunday, the same to be controlled by special li cense. It is expected that this ordi nance will stir up the ministerial asso ciations to the highest pitch of opposi tion. 50 Bodies Taken Out St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. A dispatch from Charkoff, says that the bodies of fifty victims of the gas explosion in one of the mines of the Donetzar company, in the Taganrog district, have been ex tricated. It is feared that others were killed. Three of the eighteen injured in the explosion have since succumbed. It Always Fills the Bill. "I had occasion to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm a few weeks ago on a sprained ankle, and it filled the claims made for it." W. C. Gould, Canal Do ver, Ohio. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four weeks, but when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promptly and freely applied, a cure can be effected in from three to four days. Pain Balm also cures rheu matism: one application relieves the pain. For sale by druggists. 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 Comparison. New remedies put forth with exag gerated claims are continually coming up; some flourish awhile as fashionable no.velties, but nearly all are forgotten before the end of the third year. On the other hand Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy has continually grown in favor and popularity during the past twenty five years. Those who once use it are so much pleased with the result that they nearly always insist on having it when again in need of such a medicine. There is nothing so good for a bad cold. Sold by druggists. Every man having a beard should keep it an even and natural color, and if it is not. so already, use Bucking ham's Dye and appear tidy. KANSASJEWS. Implement Dealers' Association at Kansas City Well Attended by Retail Men .From Kansas. NEW POSTMASTER DIES Editor of Moline Republican and Present Postmaster Passes Away Suddenly at His Moline Home. Kansas City, Jan. 20. The increased attendance at the Retail Implement Dealers' association today was a source of gratification. It is the biggest gath ering of business men that has been held in Kansas City for years. One of the best speeches of the ses sion was that of E. R. Moses of Great Bend, Kan. He urged that all of the flighty and irresponsible dealers be frowned npon and driven out of busi ness. The members of the association will visit Swift's packing houses this after noon. The following resolutions were adopt er Whereas, This association realizes and appreciates the concession made by the jobbers of implements and vehicles in the matter of drayage; and, Whereas, Said concessions are of in calculable pecuniary benefit to the re tail trade, and as a token of apprecia tion and good will to said jobbers: be it Resolved, That we, as individual members of the association, pledge our selves and our influence to the end that we will settle our balances due said jobbers in current exchange, and that it is the sense of this association that we will individually abide by the rec ommendation embodied in this resolu tion, that there may be an end to the stamping in red letters on the bottom of our monthly statements: "Do not send local checks." Mr. Madden of Hays City objected. He said his method of paying his bills was his own, and he did not think it germane the association should dictate how he should remit, whether by local check, eastern or Kansas City ex change. But when the nays were call ed on the resolution he remained glued to nis cnair ana went with the crowd The body moved as a unit. This over, the association prepared to move as a unit on another tack. "What about the fellow who will not loin us?" was asked. "We come here every year and are under expense, we save dray age and obtain other benefits, all of which he shares, yet he remains outside the pale, and, I ask, what of him?" Following is a list of the delegates irom jvansas: T. J. O'Neil, Osage City, Kas. Sanford Topping, Ottawa, Kas. C. C. Curtis, Wellington, Kas. E. A. Heeney, Severance, Kas. A. L. L. Scorrille, Seneca, Kas. Frank A. Allen, Oraig, Kas. H. J. Hodges, Abilene, Kas. C. L. Harter, AVinfield.. Kas. J. P. Burtis, WaterviUJe, Kas. John Shaft, elements, .Kas. J. R. Van Zant, i Hutchinson, Kas. Charles Griffith, Paola, Kas. L: C. Ross, Ellis, Kas. H. F. Kufahl, Wheaton, Kas. Waldron, Chase, Medicine, Kas. J. J. Porney, La Crone, Kas. J. S. Gibson, Americus, Kas. T. P. Alexander. Florence, Kas. John Spencer, Hiawatha, Kas. H. L. Williams, Lundsberg, Kas. William Keller, Junction, Kas. H. A. Meyer, Hiawatha, Kas. Anderson Appleby, Hiawatha, 'Kas. M. H. Hunt, Virgil, Kas. S. Gardner, Altoona, Kas. E. P. Morey, Sterling, Kas. D. F. Lonnecker, Bartell, Kas. A. H. J. Miliett, Burlington, Kas. L. A. Briggs, Ridgeway, Kas. J. P. Warden, McCracken, Kas. J. H. Clausen, Wilson, Kas. J. M. Kenyon. Maitland. Kas. C. W. Nute, Maitland, Kas. S. A. Eichberger, Hope, Kas. William Keller, Junction City, Kas. G. F. Anderson, St. Marys, Kas. R. L. McCrary. Concordia, Kas. P. W. Griggs. Topeka, Kas. H. L. Williams. Louisburg, Kas, C. L. Harter, Winfield, Kas. A. A. March, Florence, Kas. A. Hood, Columbus, Kas. S. M. Smith, Girard, Kas. E. C. Dunham, Frankfort, Kas. J. R. Wilt, Rossville, Kas. J. I. Adams, Stockton. Kas. G. W. Collins, Belleville, Kas. G. H. Barker, Girard, Kas. J. H. Culler, Kansas. John Koenig, Hanover, Kas. J. A. Pattison, Clyde, Kas. John Todd, Caney, Kas. L. L. Byngter, Toronto, Kas. E. A. Belisle, Concordia, Kas. J. E. Ferguson, Kingman, Kas. Mott Sproul, Sparta, Kas. H. J. Roetzel, Ellinwood, Kas. T. G. Wiles, Cherokee, Kas. 0. N. Moses, Great Bend, Kas. E. R. Moses, Great Bend, Kas. E. H. Dimity, Clay Center, Kas. F. O. Pettey, Morganville, Kas. M. B. Lease, Norton, Kas. H. B. Christian, Leonardville, ICas. C. G. Cochran, Plalnville, Kas. Frank Calladay, Hutchinson. Kas. Fred Zutavern, Great Bend, Kas. H. Wentworth. Herington, Kas. W. J. Chubbuck, Leoti. Kas. W. N. Harris, Rose Hill, Kas. J. A. Robb, Admire. Kas. A. J. Burns, Admire, Kas. Sol Seacrist. Randolph, Kas. C. M. Lyons, Burns. Kas. John Bounstock, Harper, Kas. E. F. Madden. Hays City, Kas. John Schuyler. Hays City, Kas. L. A. Stall, Thayer. Kas. E. F. Davison, Peabody, Kas. W. R. Austin, Mulberry, Kas. C. W. Norrbom, Wintlom, Kas. S. W. Earll, Glen Elder, Kas. J. J. Forney, La Crosse. Kas. J. P. Warden, McCracl en, Kas. C. It. Gould. Baxter Sorings, Kas. J. H. Hill, Russell, Kas. P. S. Moore, Independence. Kas. D. J. Lewis, Hoisington, Kas. M. Schmarz. Wilson. Kas. J. R. Rose. La Crosse, Kas. Wiiliam Truster, Eskridge. Kas. C. E. Fillev, Burlingame. Kas. J. J. Tribley, Baxter Springs, Kas. J. W. McGregor, Hartford, Kas. Theo. Ackerman, Russell. Kas. C. L. Turner. El Dorado, Kas. C. McCarthy, Mankato, Kas. J. O. Strain. Jamestown, Kas. M. J. Irvin, Fulton, Kas. Charles F. Miller, Fort Scott, Kas. K. C. Clark, Dwight, Kas. Henry Ahlborn. Smith Center, Kas. N. N. Gallagher, Highland, Kas. C. A. Hodge, Abilene, Kas. G. R. Gould, Lawrence, Kas. C. R. Gould, Baxter Springs, Kas. 1. M. Cartwell, Kansas City. Thomas See, Perry, Kas. W. S. Truist, Bonner Springs, Kas. M. N. Wormacks. Blue Springs, Kas. A. J. Wood, Oxford, Kas. J. E. Anderson, Waverly, Kas. J. T. Wood, Hutchinson, Kas. W. A. Austin, Sylvia, Kas. S. S. Day, Glasco, Kas. L. Kirlin, Beattie, Kas. J. W. Bengston, Lindsborg, Kas. G. S. Gudge, Dwight, Kas. C. G. Eno, Osborne, Kas. Frank Thomson, Summerfield, Kas. F. B. Russell, Maysville, Kas. F. W. Haley, Culver, Kas. A. T. Shrout, Oswego. Kas. S. L. Duff, Quenemo, Kas. O. H. White, Arkansas City, Kas. J. W. Callenden, Stockton, Kas. G. L. Shomaker. Wilder, Kas. F. P. Hollenback, Zarah, Kas. C. S. Veal, Pene, Kas. A. Van Zandt, Wichita, Kas. J. E. Johnston, Frederick, Kas. BTJTX IN THE "GYM." Two Ottawa Students Create Conster nation. The Ottawa Republican says: When instructor Hall, of the college gymnasium went to open up the hall preparatory to "ladies day," yesterday, he got a shock that shivered every nerve in his system. It seems that the young gentlemen and lady students take turns in using the elegant suite of rooms known as the "gym," and that the ladies' ses sion was "on" last evening. During yesterday some frolicsome students se cretly brought a diminutive bull-calf to the building and turned -it loose in the rooms, with the inane idea that it would be a huge joke on the girls when they should discover the strange inhabitant. But in the meantime his calfship had made much of his opportunities to do mischief and wreak devastotion and general destruction about the prem ises, and when Mr. Hall entered he found the elaborately furnished rooms in simply an awful condition. Hall instituted vigorous inquiry, and traced the outrage to two students; at any rate this morning he swore out a warrant against Nort Atkinson and Jas. Tyler, charging them with defacing the hall. ANTI-TOXINE OF NO AVAIL. In Spite of It Cashier Williams of Ap pleton City Dies. Fort Scott, Jan. 20. The anti-toxine sent to Appleton City from Parsons, Kan., on a special train the other day, with the hope that it would save the life of Cashier H. Williams of the Ap pleton City bank, proved of no avail to day, when Mr. Wrilliams died. He fell under his riding horse last week, sus-. taining a broken limb. Lockjaw de veloped and his physician ordered anti toxine. None could be found in Apple ton City or surrounding towns and it was ordered from Kansas City. Accidentally the medicine which was the dying man's only hope was sent via Parsons instead of Nevada. As soon as this mistake was discovered the Missouri, Kansas Texas company or dered the apparently insignificant bot tle sent to Appleton City on a special train. The train consisted of an en gine and one car and the bottle was carefully packed in the conductor's box. The distance to be covered was 101 miles and the train carried it at the rate of about a mile a minute. The medicine arrived at Appleton City about 14 hours sooner than it would otherwise have been delivered. BILL TO FAY OLD CLAIMS. Kansans "Will Profit Pecuniarily by Its Passage. Washington, Jan. 20. Mr. Gibson of Tennessee has introduced in the house a bill for the allowance of certain claims for stores and supplies reported by the court of claims under the provi sions of the acts approved March 3, 1SS3, and March 3, 1SS7, commonly known as the Bowman act and the Tucker act. Among those named and the amounts recommended are the fol lowing: Kansas Joseph Dunlap, Greenwood county, $2,160; Benjamin F. Raiff, late private of company H, Fifth regiment, Kansas cavalry volunteers, $260; Josiah C. Ury, Bourbon county, $1,350. HITS DEPARTMENT STOBES. Wellington Council Passes Strict Oc cupation Tax Ordinance. Wellington, Jan. 20. The city coun cil has passed an occupation tax ordi nance. The ordinance is a blow at the department store system. It provides that all stores engaging in two or more kinds of business at the same time shall pay a separate license on each and every kind of business represented. The ordinance is particularly severe also on insurance agents and insur ance companies. In addition to a tax of $15 per year imposed upon' each fire, accident, tornado, marine err other insurance company doing business in the city, except local concerns having their home offices here, the life in surance agents are required to pay a license of $10 per year for each com pany they represent. ATCHISON MAN SUICIDES. B. T. Jones, Angered at His Wife, Throws Himself "Under a Train. Atchison, Jan. 20. Benjamin T. Jones, a painter aged 58 years, ended his life here at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A few days ago Jones went home in toxicated and assaulted his wife. She had a warrant issued for him and he was locked up in the county jail. She applied for a divorce, although they had been living together for 25 years, alleging cruelty. She told her husband that, if he would not annoy her she would not prosecute him for assault. He agreed to her proposition and was released from jail, and the case against him continued. A Missouri Pacific switch engine was pushing a string of cars to the lower yards yesterday afternoon, when Jones was seen standing near the track. When the cars were near him he sud denly fell across the track, and several cars passed over him before the engine could come to a standstill. He was dead when picked up. THINKS HE WAS POISONED. Body of J. A Whitcraft at Emporia, to be Exhumed. Emporia, Jan. 20. What looks like a murder mystery has developed here. The death of John A. Whitcraft. who was buried by the G. A. R. yesterday afternoon, is surrounded by such sus picious circumstances that the body will be exhumed today to investigate the cause of his sudden demise. Whitcraft died Sunday at the home of Horace Standish, Kansas City, Kas. He was worth about $3,000 at the time of his death, including two small houses. The rest of the property was in cash. He told Mr. Logan about it. and said he would tell no other man. I Horace Standish's wife is a niece of Whitcraft's first wife. Standish claimed that Whitcraft ran a splinter- in his thumb Wednesday morning, and that at night his whole arm was swollen. He would not have a doctor, though Standish says he told one about it. but declares the doctor says it was undoubtedly blood poison ing, and nothing could be done about it. Standish says the deceased made a will by which he (.Standish) inherited all of the property. A careful search -rXNv SSL S7 SUDDENLY and rack the nerves. Use the tobacco you require and take BACO-CURO, (it gently weans). If you do this, strong, healthy nerves and a clear brain will result. It will notify you when to stop by removing the de sire. Write for Proofs of Cures. 1 1 r i mm 50c or $l boxes, 3 boxes (guaranteed cure) $2.50. If your druggist cannot get it, we will send it. Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing Co., La Crosse, Wis.' CANDY 1 ft CATHARTIC J VCUxRE CONSTIPATION I 25c 50c SlBLZ DRUGGISTS E. O. DE MOSS. L. M. PEN WELL. V Odd Fellows' Building, 523 Oumcy Street. Finest ambulance In the west. W a Z 1 4 FREE to the public Day and Nicht. 9 ft?T PfMTtf IBP RVICAVIDIV VHU UllflO Atllj ltLl.tkJVil&VliEJ. DE MOSS Phone 192. The only In r ire. high prade Institution In the state Smrntea exclusively to short hand and typ Writing; hence its phenomenal success. BnpeTior system. Positions ruaranteed graduates. 13M And n Is lit sessions. Lessoua bv uuOl a eoelaltv. AAA A E. CA.t. ezg-630 AV. Osage City Shaft, Burlingame Shaft, Leavenworth Lump or Nut ALL GOES CHEAP. Telephone 430. I C JONES. av-.. vv "v. B0BBaaB BBaBaB9E0BBata) Bti9Heaaias" I The Western Foundry I AND MACHINE WORKS. Established 1875. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. af eHaeaffiaBep9iB in one of the banks where Whitcraft did business and among personal friends failed to find the will, and Standish could not produce a copy of it. In the trunk of the deceased which he had with him in Kansas City were seven certificates of deposit, amounting to $3,000, in one of the banks of this city. These Mr. Standish presented this afternoon, endeavoring to check out the amounts but was unsuccess ful. Having failed to gain possession of the property, he filed a petition in the Probate court, asking that he bo appointed administrator of the estate. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Neodesha Citizens Vote for a City Gas and Water Plant Neodesha,Jan.20. The citizens of this town have voted by a large majority to issue $15,000 in bonds to put in a gas plant and $15,000 in bonds for a water plant, both to be owned and op erated by the city. Badly Mutilated by a Train. Fort Scott, Jan. 20. W. C. Hoge, who left Kansas City Tuesday night for Ne vada to join his wife, from whom he had been separated for several months, fell under a Memphis train at Fulton yesterday and was mangled beyond recognition. Portions of his body and clothing were found at Liberal, Mo., 37 miles distant. He was identified by a letter from his wife, addressed to him in Kansas City. She pleaded with him to abandon his life of dissipation and return to her, and he was on the way to Nevada for a reconciliation. His bodv wa.s gathered in a basket and brought here last night. It was shipped to Mrs. Hoge under her instructions. Hutchinson Salvation Army Fight Hutchinson, Jan. 20. The war be tween the Hutchinson city council and the Salvation Army is not yet over. The Tobacco The pleasure of living is in living well not living Throat, mouth and 1 1 i eyes are ruinea vy tooacco in the system is generally poisoned by it. Don't Stop Tobacco TTS ri It is the original U 1 1! Guarantee Rem- edy, (Money re funded if it fails to cure.) PEJNSVtELL.S 523 Qninoy St f-H Office 117 E. Norris St- "ovAfc Formerly Topeka Foundry and Machine Works, tstab. Ib5. M The only place ia the city where you can Set a Complete Power Plan! from a Steam Engine to a Set Collar from stock. R. L. CO FRAN, Topeka. Kans. Proprietor. HBeBciiBaasaB'8HBa members of the army here have shown determination in the fight, a number of them going to jail at one time rather than submit to having their parades on Main street stopped by the police. The city ordinance taxing the parades was knocked out in district court, and the army celebrated its temporary victory by a great demonsttv.tion. The city council has taken up the fight anew and will appeal the case to supreme court. The Spirit of Spring. From Coffey ville Journal, Jan. 18: Already the spirit of spring is mani festing itself in glorious, sunny southern Kansas. Farmers are plowing and preparations are going on at a lively rate in the best town in this section for spring building. Coffeyville will pre sent a changed appearance for the bet ter before another year rolls around. The New Messeng-er Boy. The Wichita Star says: The new mes senger boy at the Santa Fe is going though a course of initiation. This morning he was ordered in all serious ness hereafter in answering the tele phone to show due respect to patrons by removing .his hat. Now every time the bell rings he hastily jerks off his cap, before he takes down the receiver. Free Feed for Xansans. Wellington, Jan. 20. Thirty-two left this place on the excursion to Sabine Pass. They will be banqueted at the leading hotel for 21 days free of cost. None are expected home before the ex piration of the time limited. Failed Abilene Bank: Assets Worthless Abilene Jan. 20. The assignee of Le bold. Fisher Co., proprietors of the Abilene bank who failed in 1S89 with liabilities aggregating $250,000. made his final report today. So near worthless were the firm's assets that the assignee had paid but a little over 3 per cent of the claim presented.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 189S. FOR OUR MOMSTER HALL The Anditorium Association Meets and Organizes. Otto Knehne "Who Promises $3, 000 in Subscriptions Offers a Button Scheme Edward "Wilder Foretells How Lower Kansas Avenue "Will Be Changed. Topeka's Auditorium was given the first boost it has received in six months at the meeting at the Commercial club rooms Wednesday afternoon. There was no faltering at the meeting. Everyone pres ent took the position that the Auditorium is a reality and the only thing to do is to arrange the details. Otto Kuehne. who has already raised $3,000 among his friends to apply to the building of the Auditorium, was present and was bubbling over with enthusiasm. "There is no reason," said he, "why we should not make several thousand dollars out of the sale of buttons. The scheme is old, to be sure, and has been worked in other cities, but that is no reason why we should not profit by it. I believe that there is not a business man or a clerk or any public spirited citizen in Topeka who will not be proud to wear an Auditorium button, and in fact would be ashamed to f-r-Lj-r! 1 flrriin.tm. ...i..,., Hi be seen without one if they are being sold." Mr. Kuehne's plan with reference to the buttons will undoubtedly be adopted. It is proposed to have a button about the size of a silver dollar with a miniature cut of the Auditorium on the face and a number which will designate the button on the books of the association. Major Anderson was instructed to secure prices on a large quantity of the buttons. R. S. Brigham and Major Anderson both said that the buttons should be here and on sale before the creamery convention next month, when about 1.000 strangers from out of Topeka will be present. The first 100 buttons will probably be sold at public auction and there will be a scramble for them, for it will be no small honor to wear "Auditorium button No. 1." R. S. Brigham suggested that at the same time the buttons were put on sale the lists for subscriptions must be put out. This idea was generally indorsed. W. H. Davis suggested that the city be apportioned among the members of the association and the canvass thoroughly made by that method. Mr. Brigham stated that there has been some opposition to the location of the Au ditorium in the city park and that some men had said they would not contribute If the building Is located there. This brought Edward Wilder, who is an enthusiastic advocate of that location, to his feet. "The people should not think of the city park as it is now. For 2? years the state house grounds were cover, ed with piles of stones and rubbish and some of us began to think that the time would never come when the grounds would be improved, but it was finally done, and we now have beautiful ground around the state capitol. The completion of the new bridge has completely revo lutionized that portion of the city, or will soon do so. The value of property will be enhanced and Smoky Row will become a thing of the past. "The city park is the place for the Au ditorium, and it will not be long until there will be an apparent change in the surroundings." Mr. Wilder's stand silenced the oppo sition to the location, which has already been chosen. He did not mention the numerous obstacles in the way of select ing another location, which no one has yet been able to explain away. Samuel T. Howe said that, since there was no definite plan upon which work was to be commenced. ie thought that a special committee should be named to hear sug gestions from citizens and then formulate a report to the board of directors. Mr. Brigham said that he had received numerous suggestions and thought that V d H a 3 -ii4 EL. J;ss k-L EM....SH .bh ..Jilita&UsaL ltf J il something of the kind should be done in order to give everyone a hearing and perhaps find several practical methods fop raising money. Mr. Wilder suggested that Mr. Brigham should be made chairman of the commit tee. That gentleman protested, but Mr. Wil der went on with his suggestions, and nominated Major T. J. Anderson, Otto Kuehne and M. D. Henderson to serve with Mr. Brigham on the committee. After, the meeting had adjourned the sub-committee met. Major Anderson will continue to serve as president of the association. His res ignation was tendered several months ago, but was never accepted. He said that since he had become secretary of the Commercial club he thought that it would not be best to continue as president of the association, but it was the unanimous wish of the members that he should re. main in the position of president, and he will do so. Chairman R. S. Brigham of the special committee on ways and means invites suggestions from anyone who has a plan for raising funds. Major Anderson may always be found at the Commercial club rooms and he will receive any suggestions that are made and submit them to the committee. The board of directors will hold another meeting soon, when the plans that have been suggested will be taken up and dis cussed. It is a foregone conclusion that the button scheme will be adopted. One of the best orators of Kansas, Prof. Swensson, Library hall. 22d. AUSTRIA MUST SHELL OUT. Gold Which She Has Piled Up Must Go Out For Food. New York. Jan. 20. The Evening Post's London correspondent cabled today as follows: "An unfavorable view is taken here of the financial position of Austria and it is based on economic conditions. The short age of the harvest in Austria-Hungary is much greater than has been anticipat ed. Advices from good quarters indicate that it will be necessary to import 20. 000.U00 pounds worth of food supplies. This will have an important effect on ex changes. "Austria accumulated gold largely for currency reform. Under the conditions mentioned, a postponement of the cur rency measures is not improbable. There is evidence that the Austrian bank lately restricted the sale of foreign bills. A further rise in Austrian exchange would probably mean the resale of Austrian se curities to Vienna, so accentuating the rise. Therefore, it is not impossible that a portion of the gold accumulated may be exported. Such prospects. I believe, will not be without effect in determining the German bank rate, which is expected to decline soon. Action on the matter was deferred today.' IIATCLIFFE KELEASED, And is Immediately Rearrested on the Charge of Perjury. New York, Jan. 20. Justice Dickey, In the supreme court. Brooklyn, today sierned the papers admitting- Edward J. RatclifTe, the actor, to bail in $2,ikr0. Katclift'e was released from the Tombs, but was at once rearrested on a warrant charging him with perjury. He was lock ed up. MOLINE POSTMASTER DEAD G. C. Armstrong, Editor of the Eepub can, Passes Away. Moline. Jan. 20. Geo. C. Armstrong, postmaster and editor of the Moline Republican, died at midnight of Wednesday with pneumonia. He was taken sick Sunday January 16. He leaves a wife and two children. Pensions for Kansans. Washington, Jan. 20. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Mortimer Gregg, Lincoln, 56: Peter Engstrom, Clay Center, $6; Hiram W. Chaffin. Caldwell, $6; An drew S. Oliphant, Columbus. $12. Original widows, etc. Maria A. Ca rew, Winfield, $12; Almina A. Tubbs, Eureka, $S; Arietta Glide, Castleton, $s. J. A. Perkins of Antiquity. O.. was for 30 years needlessly tortured by physi cians for the cure oY eczema. He was quickly cured by using DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for pises and skin diseases. G. W. Stanslield, 632 Kansas avenue. Subscribe for The State Journal. 1 in l H u j -r LI 1: jLngr T 1 f 1 DEADLOCK AT COLUMBUS. Witnesses Won't Tell a Thing to the Hanna Investigation Committee. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 20. The inves tigation into the charge of bribery In connection with the recent senatorial election reached a crisis last night. No matter what may be the final result of the investigation, there will likely be several witnesses arrested for con tempt. The committee had seven witnesses subpoenaed but they were not examined because none of them would testify. The senate committee has examined Samuel Pentland, proprietor of the Neil house, Frank P. Ross, manager of the telephone company; "W. F. Truesdale, manager of the Postal Telegraph com pany, and Shepherd M. Dunlap. -manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, who then asked to confer with their attorneys and were excused till last night for that purpose. When they appeared they said their attorneys held that the senate had no jurisdiction in the investigation of the alleged bri bery of a member of the house, and had advised them not to answer any further questions before the committee. They all followed the advice of their attorneys as did Mr. Hollenbeck, who was not on the stand before. When the committee found that the advice of attorneys was being followed uniformly by all witnesses called, the proceeding was closed and the commit tee went into executive session on plans for further procedure. The senate chamber was crowded while the com mittee, in open session, attempted to examine witnesses, and the action of witnesses caused demonstrations of di version. The witnesses did not decline to tell the names of their counsel, and their replies showed that the most em- IJffl!!l12IilIiilLilJlljIL'llll'!J TOPEKA'5'I S PROPOSDD'AUD1TORIUM i-.-3Ti'r0f..AItCMlTEC T. inent lawyers had been engaged in the case. The members of the house Investi gation committee were present by invi tation and they were requested to ask questions, but none of them took any part. Judge Robertson, who has served with distinction on the bench of Cin cinnati is a member of the senate com mittee and is prosecutor. He wore himself out asking questions and get ting the monotonous reply: "On the ad vice of counsel I decline to answer." Chairman Burke, Senators Lang and Fink did their best to draw out the witnesses, but to no avail. After the four others took their turns. Senator Garfield would close each examination by asking: "Do you decline to answer questions because your attorneys say this committee has no jurisdiction In this case and so have advised?" The reply was in the affirmative and the witnesses were excused. Each wit ness was told that he was held under service by the committee and should re port tonight at 7:30 or sooner if called. As the committee will make a partial report to the senate a lively time is expected. The committee will ask the senate to punish witnesses for con tempt and to give the investigators full authority. S. D. Hollenbeck, member of the Re publican state executive committee was among the witnesses called. Hollenbeck was asked repeatedly if his son was not in the employment of Senator Hanna and if his son did not carry funds from Columbus to Cincin nati. Representative Otis resides in Cincinnati and made the charges under which the investigation was instituted. He invariably refused to answer these questions, doing so, he said, upon the advice of his attorneys. Shepherd M. Dunlap, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company was asked specifically for messages signed "H. D." Mr. Dunlap, too, declined to make re plies. Frank P. Ross, manager of the tele phone company was asked about H. H. Boyce, S. D. Hollenbeck and others be ing called up at Cincinnati, but he de clined to answer. In response to subpoenas Justin Wright and Harry Ellsworth, telegraph operators who worked the wire at Han na's headquarters in the Neil bouse were present to testify, but the com mittee decided at 9 p. m., not to pro ceed with any more witnesses who were under the instructions of attorneys. The committee then went into execu tive session to consider the extent of their jurisdiction in the investigation and especially in the matter of punish ing witnesses for contempt. The committe was in executive ses sion from 9 to 11 o'clock and adopted by a vote of 4 to 1. Garfield voting in the negative, a resolution to refer the whole matter back to the senate and ask for further instructions and power. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laun dry, 112 and 114 West Eighth street. LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS. Walker Whiteside, the tragedian, has been definitely booked for a matinee and evening engagement at the Crawford the ater next Saturday. In the afternoon he will present "The Merchant of Venice" and in the evening "Hamlet." Reduced prices have been arranged for, the prices in the afternoon having been placed at 0, 35 and 25 cents and in the evening 73, 50 and 25 cents. i On next Tuesday evening General John B. Gordon, ex-TJnited States senator from Georgia, will appear at the Crawford the ater in this city under the auspices of the management of the high school lec ture course. He will deliver his noted lecture, "Last Days of the Confederacy," and will probably be heard by a large audience. At the Grand Opera House on next Tuesday evening Fraulein Antoine Stolle of Boston will lecture on the famous paintings of the European galleries, and illustrate her lecture with stereopticon views of the paintings. The lecture will be under the auspices of the Federation of Clubs, and the prices will be 75, 50 and 25 cents. Dr. Carl Swensson, president of Beth any college at Llndsborg, will deliver his lecture, "Again in Sweden," at Library hall next Saturday evening. Preceding the lecture there will be an excellent concert programme by representatives of the Bethany conservatory. Subscribe for The State Journal. ry MR. BROCK'S STRONG CASE. Suit Against the Pullman Company for the Death of His Wife. Captain J. G. Waters left Wednesday afternoon for Leavenworth to act as coun sel In a suit brought by Mr. J. W. Brock of Leavenworth against the Pullman com. pany to recover damages to the amount of $20,000 on account of the death of his wife. Two years ago Mrs. Brock started for Los Angeles in a Pullman from Kansas City. When a few miles west of Holli day she fell, breaking her hip. In the suit it Is claimed that she requested the Pullman conductor to summon a physician by telegraph to meet her at the next sta tion. She asked that her berth be made up. It was an hour before the berth was made up and no physician was sum moned. She was carried to Albuquerque before she received medical aid. She was then sent back to Leavenworth and died. It is claimed that had she received proper treatment in time no serious results would have been experienced. The last words she said to her husband before she died were: "They murdered me." The case comes tip- In the district court at Leaven worth. AT GALVESTON NEXT. Texas Live Stock Association Ad journs After a Two Days' Session. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 20. The seventh annual convention of the Texas Live Stock association is concluded. Much discussion was had as to the best method of feeding cattle for export. Some main tained that It was necessary to feed both cotton seed1 "meal and corn meal, with a greater quantity of the latter toward the end of the feeding. A committee was ap. pointed to ask the state agricultural de. partment to make experiments in tha matter. The same department, by resolution, was asked to try to invent some remedy for the horn fly. The export of cattle from Texas points was discussed. Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent, T. J. Little of San Antonio; first vice president. C. B. Lucas; second vice president. J. F. Green. Fifteen delegates were appointed to at. tend the National Stock Raisers' conven tion at Denver, January 25. Galveston was selected as the next meeting place. 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. 1 lmj SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The county commissioners are still sell, ing the lumber from the old bridge, which belongs to the city. Prof. George W. Jackson of Jackson's band fame is organizing a colored opera company to produce a cantata. The county commissioners have award ed the contract for blanks and blank books to the Hall Lithographing com. pany. Ben Boam, a son of Dr. S. A. Boam, dislocated his shoulder while practicing at the T. M. C. A. gymnasium Tuesday even ing. An alarm' of fire at 10:45 p. m. Wednes day called the firemen to 605 North Kan sas avenue, where a chimney was burn ing out. Mr. E. E. McLeod, assistant general passenger agent of the Rock Island, has removed hts family from Pittsburg, Pa., to Topeka and will reside for the present at the Hotel Throop. Grand Junior Warden E. W. Wellington of Ellsworth, of the Kansas Knights Templar, inspected Topeka commandery No. 5, A. F. A. M., Tuesday evening. He was assisted by T. L. Bond of Salina, grand standard bearer. The executive committee of the T. M. C. A. met Wednesday evening at the Na tional hotel. Andrew Baird reported progress in the work of raising funds for continuing the work. The next meet ing of the committee will be held in April. The largest audience which has assem bled in Arion hall in several years Wed- nesday evening listened to an excellent concert. There were vocal solos by W. von Dahlen and Miss Clara Bergmann, violin solo by Henry Beerman, 'cello solo by Mr. Blondin, piano solo by Master Charles Steinberg, and songs by the Arion Singing society. After the concert Stein berg's orchestra furnished music for dancing. The Commercial club committee, com. posed of Mr. H. A. Auerbach, Mr. John F. McManus and Mr. D. P. Paxton, have secured orders for Topeka woolen mill material from Topeka merchants to the amount of $1,400. It will be necessary for the committee to secure orders to the amout of $3,000 to carry out the agree ment of the Commercial club. The present membership of the Kansas society of Sons of the American Revolu tion Is 125. The quarterly meeting held Wednesday voted unanimously three months ago in favor of a union with similar societies in other states. This was discussed yesterday. The society adopted a resolution asking the Kansas congressmen to assist in the passage of a. bill to bring old Fort Ticonderoga into the possession of the government. 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. 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 it eomDletely. At druggists. Official facsimile of Medal Awarded DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER WORLD'S FAIR.CHJCAG0, 1893 n J MM VST i '.'J WHOLESALE 112 East Sisitli Street.. Groceries, Fresh Meats, Qneensware and Tinware. We Guarantee Everything We Sell. 19 lbs finest California Oranulated Sugar jgl Fancy Colorado Potatoes, per bu ia lbs fancy handpick Navy Beans. ii lbs Wright's Wisconsin Pure Buckwheat Flour 3 pkgs King's Self Rising Buckwheat Flour 3 pkgs Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour 500 lbs Sugar Cured California Hams, per lb 3 cans 3-ib solid packed Tomatoes 4 cans Sweet Corn 20 lbs Pearl Hominy ia lbs Bulk Scotch Oats 1 pkg Rolled Oats 3 lb pail Wolff's Pure Leaf Lard 5 ib pail Wolff's Pure Leaf Lard 10 lb pail Wolff's Pure Leaf Lard 30 lb pail Wolff's Pure Leaf Lard 1 Good White Lard in bulk per Ib Warren's Ai Salmon, per can thy otrn 35 cent Java and Mocha, per Ib 30 cent Java Blend, per Ib 4 cans our own guaranteed Java and Mocha. 1 pkg Arbuckle's Lion or Leverings 1 lb can Chase Sanborn's Seal Brand i lb pkg Chase Sanborn's Seal Brand Tea. 1 Ib Golden Rio Coffee 1 gallon Sugar Syrup 15 bars Fairbank's Soap 10 bars Silk Soap 9 bars White Russian Soap... 30 lbs Sal Soda 8 lbs Laundry Starch 7 Pkg 9 O'clock Washing Tea. 8 pkgs Fairbank's Gold Dust. 6 ibs nice California Raisins.. 6 Ibs Raisin Cured Prunes. Dry Salt Bacon, per Ib Use C. P. Baking Powder. If it is not as we guarantee, as good as Price's or Royal, return it and get your money back. MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY- STATE HOTSE EVENTS. The members of the state board of railroad commissioners were too busy on another hearing to go to Neodesha Tuesday, but J. M. Senter, clerk of the board, and Richard Coyle stenograph er, examined a number of witnesses in the case brought before the board by the citizens of Brooks, Wilson county, to compel the Frisco to maintain a de pot at that point. When the depot was removed the company ceased stopping its passenger trains at that point, this inconvenience giving rise to the com plaint. Since the Kansas quarantine regula tions have been suspended until Feb ruary 1. southern cattle are coming in to the southern part of the state by the train load. Webb McNall will afford the patrons of companies which insure live stock some adequate protection and says that these companies must cease pro rating losses. Mr. McNall says: "When stockmen take out insurance to the amount of J500 on a bunch of cat tle he is laboring under the impression that if $500 worth of his herd die, he will get the $500 insurance. Not so. The company will ask him how many cattle he had in the herd. Then it will pro-rate the insurance, and will pay him Insurance on each animal that dies In proportion to the amount the insur ance bears to the value of the entire herd. If a stockman has 1,000 head and $500 insurance, he will get 50 cents per herd insurance for every steer that dies, .under the present system. I don't consider that insurance. The insurance received will not amount to as much as the premium paid. If these com panies do business In Kansas after March 1, they will have to change their policies so as to agree to pay the actual loss up to the limit of their policy. No more pro-rating will go." George R. Snelling, assistant attor ney general will go to Cimarron Janu ary 27, to attend a meeting of the cred itors of the city of Cimarron at which it is proposed to compromise the out standing bonded debt. The assessed valuation of the property in Cimarron is $38,000. The indebtedness is over $60,000. The state school fund owns several thousand dollars in bonds. At least twenty-five per cent on the dollar is expected in settlement. FISH CONGRESS AT TAMPA. Assembles in the Home of the Tarpon and Kedsnapper. Tampa, Fla., Jan. 20. The national fishery congress convened in Tampa Bay hotel auditorium, with a good at tendance. The congress was called to order by Mayor E. Gillett, who deliver ed a brief address of welcome. Tem porary organization was then perfect ed, Mayor Gillett being made tempor ary chairman and Secretary Cunning ham, of the Tampa board of trade.tem porary secretary. The following com mittee was then appointed: ,W. E. Me han of Pennsylvania, W. E. Gillett of Florida, G. S. McLennon of Georgia, A. A. Wiley of Alabama, Dr. H. M. Smith of Washington, D. C, E. Q. Brown of Massachusetts, and General Houston of Florida, to pass on credentials and per fect a permanent organization. The permanent chairman has not yet been decided upon, but Dr. Hugh M. Smith cf the United States fish commission will be permanent secretary. The Uni ted States fish commission's propagat ing car and steamer are both here. Homeseekers' Excursions. Tickets will be sold on the first and third Tuesdays of January, February and March via the Union Pacific to points in Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana Arizona and New Mexico, where the minimum round trip rate is $7.00 o over, at one fare for the round trip plus For exact territory and full informa tion or tickets, call on or address F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent. J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Eromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L, B. Q. on each tablet. ly MJfjjl HUM AND RETAIL OO TO 25 25 25 25 Co 15 25 25 25 OS 18 SO 60 15 05 IO COFFEE. 25 20 SO IO 35 25 10 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 04l TO REMOTE R. W. TURNER. Executive Council Has Arranged a Meeting for That Purpose. The executive council.it is whispered, has planned to hold a meeting next Monday afternoon and recommend the removal of R. W. Turner from the position of secretary of the state board of railroad commissioners. It is said that this plan has been secretly agreed upon by the mem bers of the council, but not one of them will admit such is- the ca3e. The people of Jewell county have been keeping up a rapid fire of-ietters on the state officers, which are said to contain a repudiation of Mr. Turner. The proposed action of Mr. Turner is a revival of the complaints made against his repudiation of the Populist principles during the last campaign. The fight on Turner will probably end in thin air, as he would prove a very troublesome enemy to "the allied forces" at this juncture. MERRY CASE ENDS. It Goes to the Jury Today WithEvery Prospect of Conviction. Chicago, 111., Jan. 20. The case of Chris Merry and James Smith goes to the jury today. Merry expects no mercy. Smith does. "The jury will hang me," Merry has re peated many times. He made practically no defense. Merry was deaf to all the arguments of has attorneys. He feared the cross-examination. He said repeatedly: "I don't know who killed Polly. I did not see her, have never seen her since between 4 and 5 o'clock on Friday after noon, November 19." "Why not go on the witness stand and tell your 3tory to the jury?" urged Colonel Davidson, his counsel. "You can not hurt your case and you may benefit yourself." Merry shook his head and declared it was useless for him to say a word. WORKS WILL REOPEN. Big Strike of Engineers Has Come to an End. London, Jan. 29. At today's conference of the Federation of Master Engineers, called to consider the situation In view of the withdrawal of the eight hour demand, it was resolved to reopen the works on Monday. Notice. To Whom It may Concern: Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of January. A. D., 1S98, on ac count of the impairment of the capital stock of the Life Insurance Clearing Co.. of St. Paul, Minn., to the extent of $43,000, as shown by the report of the Commissioner of Insurance of the state of Minnesota, I have this clay re voked the license of said Life Insurance Clearing Co., to transact business in this state. Dated at my office in the city of To peka, this 19th day of January. 1898. Seal. WEBB M NALL, Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Kansas. A literary and musical treat. Library hall, 22d. The requirements of a medicine Is t lighten the burden of pain and cure. This brings us to the question of a rem edy, and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint ment is the only remedy for blind, bleeding or protruding Piles hat is en dorsed by physicians. Cures the most obstinate cases. 50c. Geo. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Popeka avenues, Olof Ekberg, Kansas avtnue merchant tailor, 713 Can't Express Her Thanks. Scrofula Sores, Terrible Itching, Entirely Cured, Mrs. Emily Ford, Eldora, Hardin Co., Iowa, writes: "I can't express my thanks for the box of Eeggs German Salve, as it has entirely cured the ter rible Itching and burning, that was in my ankles, caused by scrofula sores." At druggists. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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G TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY E VEXING, JANUARY 20, 1898. SOCIAL MID 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 o social affairs will not be published.) The O. 1ST. O. Club enjoyed their us ual pleasant dance at Wetherell's hall "Wednesday evening. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shoch, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Doran, Mr." and Mrs. F. J. Shubert, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. "VV. II. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Pitts, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wingert, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. P. Hillyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sproat, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. "Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred lies, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Fleishman, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Reid,, Mrs. L. S. Woolverton. Mrs. Frank Foster, Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Grace Foulks, Miss Josephine Chandler of Boston, Miss Edna Millice, Miss Aline Lamy, Mr. Fey Howell, Mr. Mart Wik adal, Mr. Lou Davis. Mr. Lew Culver, Mr. J. H. Wetherell and Mr. C. F. Spencer. A Delightful Musicale. The ladies of the First Methodist church grave a very successful musicale Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E.- T. Sim at 703 Taylor street. About 75 ladies braved the storm and were amply repaid by the following de lightful 'program: PART I. 1. C. S. DeLanti Guitar Trio Gliding- Gondola." Misses Beronius, Fitch and Mr. Al Be ronius. 2. Nevins Vocal Solo "Oh, That We Two Were Maying." Miss Bennett. 3. Kucken Vocal Duett ..."O. Swallow. Happy Swallow." Mrs. C. J. Smith, Mrs. E. H. Ander son. 4. "Wilma Mills Piano Solo Own Composition. Miss TVilma Mills. PART II. 1. Onida Musical Reading "The Child of the Army." Miss Gaston. 2. Lyons Vocal Solo "Memoria." Miss Mabel Huey. 3. Cramer Violin Solo "Melody from Cramer." Pearlade Prescott. 4. Kevins Vocal Solo "Doris." Miss Hollis. 5. P. LaCorae Ladies' Quartette "Estudiantina. Miss Marsh,' Miss Bennett, Miss Dennis, Mrs. Snow. Accompanist Mabel Martin. Punch and wafers were served. A High Five Party. Mi3 Edna Crane entertained a few friends informally at progressive high five Wednesday evening- in honor of her cousin. Miss Caroline Chase of Elkhart. Ind Her guests Svere. Miss Lillian "Whitelock, Miss Winifred Wagner, Miss Chase, Miss Grace Peckham of Jersey City Miss Grace Weiss, Miss Florence Horn, Mr. Ralph Valentine, Mr. Joe Morgan, Mr. Fred McGiffln, Mr. Wal ter Smith, Mr. Frank Davis and Mr. Will Wikidal. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs C. C Baker has returned from a two weeks' visit in Chicago. Miss Lyda Richards of Horton spent Tuesday in Potwin, with Mrs. Jack Newman. Mrs. Jonathan Thomas has gone to Chicago for a visit. Mrs R T. Herrick will entertain one evening the first of the week, compli mentary to Miss Chandler of Boston and the Misses Pennell of Atchison. Mr. Roy Bradford of the Santa Fe of fices is very ill. Mrs C. E. Bennett and little daugh ter Katherine and sister, Mrs. J. J. We ll e will leave Saturday for San Diego California, to remain a couple of months for the benefit of Mrs. Wehe s health. Mrs D. O. McCray and daughter, "Miss McCrav have issued invitations for two card parties. Thursday and Friday afternoons of next week In hon or of Mrs. William Moss Jones of Cam eron, Mo. Mr. Dana Mc Vicar returned to Law rence Wednesday. J. S. Collins. Charles Wardin and J. H. Leonard spent Wednesday at Lake View'. The members of the West Side Read ing circle will meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. F. A. Snow at 149G Polk street. J. G. Waters went to Lawrence Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. William Cheatham arrived from Hutchinson Wednesday to visit Topeka friends for a week. Misses Maude and Lotta Ranney will entertain the Modern Literature club informally Monday afternoon. Miss Daisy Levi went to Osage City Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Lehman. Mrs. George Hubbard and son Don ald left today for Springfield, 111., to visit Mrs. Hubbard's parents. A new dancing club has recently been organized under the name of "The Monday Night club." The club dances every other Monday evening at Har mony hall. The first of the series was g-iven last Monday evening. The dance to be given tomorrow evening at Hudson's hall by the In formal club will be the first one of the second series. The Informal club has been very successful and is now one of the most popular dancing clubs of the city. Mr. Stephen T. Gage has left for his home in California, after a visit with iiis brother, Mr. G. G. Gage. He was on his way from Washington. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bennington are the parents of a son. born Wednesday. Miss Lillie R. Clarkson was very de lightfully surprised by a numebr of her friends, en masque, at her home on Jackson street, Monday evening. The time was very pleasantly spent in music and games. Delicious refreshments -were served. Those present were Miss May Barlow, Miss Ella Elliott, Miss Ly da Knauer, Miss Gertrude Iserman, Miss Bessie King, Miss Dorothy Grif fiths, Miss Lillie Blandin. Miss Eva Corning. Miss Mettie Coming, Miss Miller, Mr. Hardey, Mr. Theodore Rich enbacher. Mr. Robert Higgins, Air. Charlie Schaffer, Mr. Ted Wilson, Mr. Henry Clarkson, Mr. Bert Thrapp and Mr. C. Ewing. The Young Ladies' Shakespeare club will meet Friday afternoon at three o'clock at the home of Misses Pearl and Lillian McFarland. The Husbands' Recreation club Trill meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. HUlis, on Topeka avenue. A PERPETUAL GRAB Is Demanded by the Street Car Com panies of Illinois. Chicago, Jan. 20. Street railway in terests in Illinois, banded together at the Great Northern hotel on January 5, in a state association, have prepared a bill for submission to the legislature which will, if passed, make the life of every street railway franchise in the state 99 years. The bill was prepared by C. L. Bon ney, of the Chicago General Electric Railway company. In submitting copies of the bill to the members of the Illinois Street Railway association Mr. Bonney sends a letter in which he takes the ground that the street railway companies, being incor porated under the constitution and statutes of the state the legislature can extend the franchises. As the federal constitution recognizes only the state and counties, the mu nicipalities, in the line of his argument, have nothing to do with the granting or extending of the franchise. The municipality, he maintains, has alone the power of enforcing police regula tions as to the running of cars through the streets. Mr. Bonney also urges that coming litigation be so framed that an appeal from the state supreme court to the su preme court of the United States will be inevitable. It is reported that immediately upon the conclusion of the present special session of the legislature Governor Tan- I ner will be asked to call another to take up street railway affairs. MURDERED BYEIEXlCAflS Freight Conductor Ramsey of the Mexican Central Rail way Killed. Rascon, Mexico, Jan. 20. B. "X. Ram sey, freight conductor on the Mexican Central railroad of Dallas, Texas, aged 43, was killed by two unknown Mexi cans at San Mateo at 3 o'clock this morning. His refusal to carry the murderers on the train was the cause of the difficulty. Ramsey's mother and sister live at Dallas, Tex. The murdered man for a number of years was conductor on the T. P. and M. P. Ry. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, Division 291,' Mexico City, with $1,000 insurance in tire benefit department. One arrest was made, with strong evidence to con vict. If convicted under Mexican. laws the murderers will be shot. M'HANAIS31 Is What Champ Clark Calls the Ad ministration Policy Toward Cuba Washington, Jan. 20. In the house Mr. Clark (Dem., Mo.), opened the de bate today with one of his character istic breezy speeches. He said: If Spain does not bring the war to a speedy conclusion the United States ought to expel her from the Western hemisphere. There can be no doubt as to what has been our traditional for eign policy. What our foreign policy is under the McKinley administration like the peace of God, passeth all under standing. In these days of Mc-Hannaism our foreign policy is so feeble, so cringing, so cowardly that even old and decrepit Spain insults our flag, maltreats our citizens and searches our ships with perfect impunity: and President Mc Kinley instead of sending men of war to protect our honor, assert our supre macy and teach the insolent and impo tent Dons a lesson they will never for- i get, passes the hat around and asks the American people contribute alms for starving and dying Cubans. THE SENATE. Teller Produces a Majority of 12 for Sis Resolution. Washington, Jan. 20. Senator Vest moved to take up the Teller silver reso lution in the senate and Senator Lodge moved an executive session. The latter motion was voted down 27 to 39. The silver men voted solidly no and were aided by several western Repub licans and Quay of Pennsylvania, who also voted no. No Democrats voted in the affirmative. The Teller resolution was then taken up. A MATTER OF JOINTS. Judge Lee's Are Giving Him as Much Trouble as Have Those of the City. Judge J. F. Lee, who formerly regis tered from Manhattan and has been registered at the city jail many times for inebriety, is now at the Salvation Army hospital, where he is being treat ed for rheumatism.He was taken there Tuesday, and his case is a serious one. The Judge has absorbed so much Smoky Row cider and joint water that it has settled in his own personal joints and is now causing him all kinds of pain. About two weeks ago Judge Lee ar rived in Topeka from Oklahoma. He had been in the city but a few hours when he became intoxicated and was arrested. When he was released he promised never to drink again. Since that time he has been suffering greatly with rheumatism and it was found nec essary to take him to the charity hos pital. BRAXXSUED FPU LIBEL Iconoclast Editor Found Four War rants Awaiting His Keturn. Waco, Texas, Jan. 20. W. C. Brann, editor of the Iconoclast, who returned home last night from his tour in the northern states, was served with four warrants, issued at San Antonio by Justice Sherk. charging him with crim inal libel. The complainants are res idents of San Antonio. Brann sent for Judge Walter S. Ba ker, who talked to the San Antonio of ficials, and by agreement the bond was fixed at $200 in each case. Brann waived his right to appear before the San An tonio Justice for preliminary hearing. He will not go to San Antonio until the cases are called for trial in the county court of Bexer county. The New Pennsylvania Limited started on its first trip Jan. 12th, 1S98. New Drawing Room Sleeping Car con solidating with the train at Pittsburg I leaves St. Louis daily at 1:00 p. m. over I vanaaua-f ennsylvanla Short Lines. It is the newest and most magnificent train of today. Find out about it by writing W. F. Brunner, A. G. P. Agt St. Louis. 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. W. 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. TO BURN POWDER (Continued from First Page.) active duty. If he ever had such an idea he has apparently abandoned it. A much more probable solution is of fered in the Madrid telegram in the papers received here this morning stat ing that the riots were the result of a conservative plot in Spain to overthrow the ministry and General Blanco and to enforce the return of General Weyler. SCHRADER SHAKES US. Topeka Too Much of a Scoffer for the Divine Healer. "Divine Healer" August Schrader has shaken the dust (or mud) of Topeka off his No. 11 shoes, gathered his black robe around him and left for the west, ac companied by his bride. He and his wife boarded the west bound Rock Island train Wednesday afternoon and started for California. Schrader was not a draw ing card in Topeka. We've got too many star attractions of the healer description right In our midst. If Schrader perform ed any miracles while here they have not been heard of. When asked what cures he had effected he said: "I have blessed several people, but I do not take their names. When they come to me I simply bless them by the laying on of hands." He had intended staying in Topeka un til Saturday, but after his wife arrived they decided to quit the city immediately. Business in the divine healing line has been remarkably dull. Schrader is an imi tator of the late Francis Schlatter or Denver. He says that next spring he will go into the mountains- in California and fast for forty days and nights. He says It is necessary in his business. All he will take along will be plenty of spring water. THE MELAN PATENT. The Contractors and Commissioners Squabble Over the Release. The county commissioners and the bridge contractors had a wrangle about the release of the Melan patents. The commissioners want a full release and an assignment from William Mueser of New York who owns the patent. County Attorney Jetmore drew up an assignment but Contractor Keepers re fused to accept it. "That is in the nature of a petition to Mr. Mueser to have him give us per mission to draw what money is coming to us and I do not propose to ask any one for permission to draw money which is ours." The commissioners insisted upon hav ing an abstract to show that Mr. Mues er has the right to release the patent and the matter was finally adjusted to the satisfaction of both Mr. Keepers and County Attorney Jetmore. This release will protect the county against any suits for infringement and the commissioners are holding $10,000 until this is secured. THE CITY WILL PAY. Bonds of Incorporated School Dis tricts Held by the State, to Be Settled. The board of education at the meet ing tonight will discuss a proposition to pay to the state of Kansas the princi pal part of the obligation claimed to be due by reason of the action of the city board in attaching several outlying dis tricts to the city some years ago. The board admits that nearly $13,000 of $18,000 claimed is justly due the state and will provide- for its payment. The debt was incurred by a purchase of bonds issued by the districts by the state school fund commissioners. A PERFECT HISTORY". Prentis' Compilation Said to Have Contained But Two Errors and They Were Corrected. Discussing the history adopted by the state school text book commission for use in the schools of Kansas, John Speer says of the Kansas addendum written by Noble Prentis: "There were but two errors In that history, written by Mr. Prentis. When his attention was called to them he promptly had them corrected. The plates were ready to print, but Mr. Prentis induced the publishers to make the change." REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CALL Executive Committee to Meet in This City on Kansas Day. Thinking that Kansas Day would bring a large number of Republican politicians to the city. President E. F. Caldwell, of Lawrence, has issued a call for a meeting of the executive com mittee of the state Republican league at 3 o'clock on that day. Mr. Caldwell is arranging to hold a convention in each of the congressional districts and says that the next state convention will be the largest held since the league was organized in Kansas. Mr. Caldwell said: "I think the state convention will be held In May, proba bly in Topeka. We think it advisable to hold an early convention, in order that we may begin work in the cam paign." Root. Mood's Plumbing Business. On January 16 the necessary papers were drawn transferring the plumbing and heating establishment of the late Robt. Mood, together with all book ac counts, to his three daughters, Mrs. Wess Wehe. Mrs. J. J. Wehe. and Mrs. Charles E. Bennett. The business will be managed by their husbands, and will be known as The Mood Plumbing and Heating company. We are pleased to inform the public that the business will be carried on in the same straightfor ward manner, and Mr. Wess Wehe, who has been bookkeeper and manager for Mr. Robt. Mood for the past twelve years, will still be glad to greet anfl please the old customers and meet the new ones. All bills due and against the firm will be received and paid at the old stand. Makers of Paper Boxes. St. Louis, Jan. 20. About 75 delegates to the semi-annual convention of the Western Paper Box Makers' associa tion met here today for a two days' ses sion. Vice President Holman stated that the present meeting of the associa tion is the most important held by it for years. While in the city the dele gates will be handsomely entertained by local paper box manufacturers. K. N". G. Officers to Meet Thursday Wight An organization of the officers and ex officers of the Kansas National Guard has been formed in Topeka for the pur pose of studying the higher branches of military science. The first meeting will be held at the old fourt house next Thursday evening ird not Tuesday evening as has been previously announced. FIXING FOR THE RUSH. Pacific Coast Transportation Compa nies Expect 10,000 for Alaska Next Month. San Francisco, Jan. 20. The local trans portation companies are preparing to ac commodate the rush to the Klondike. The Pacific Coast Steamship company has ar ranged a schedule that will give a five day steamship service from today between San Francisco and Alaskan ports. The company expects to handle at least 10,000 passengers out of this city next month, and during the entire season the total tonnage in this port is calculated to ac commodate 50,000 people. About June 1 steamers will be placed on the run between this city and St. Michael. The Alaska Commercial company will run the steamers St. Paul, Dora, Bertha and Portland, with an average carrying capacity of over 300 persons each. These vessels will connect with the river steam ers upon the breaking up of the ice, and not less than two trips a month will be made from here. The Pacific Steam Whaling company will run steamers to Cook's Inlet and Alaska. These means of getting to the gold fields will be greatly augmented when the vessels now in course of con struction are completed. NEW BANK FOR K. C. Is to Be Started by Kansas Cap italists It Is Reported. The rumor comes from Kansas City that P. I. Bonebrake, Thomas A. Os born and Major Hood or Emporia are considering a plan to start a bank in Kansas City, Mo. When asked about the truth of the rumor Mr. Bonebrake said: "There has been some talk of that kind but it has never got beyond that stage. I do not know what will be done. If such a thing should be determined upon it would not affect our business here." The gentlemen in question have been in Kansas City and it is reported that they are favorably impressed with the scheme. Mr. Bonebrake did not care to discuss the matter. ALL LEVIED Off. Property of the Leavenworth, Topeka Southwestern in XT. S. Mar shal's Hands. Leavenworth, Jan. 20.-Ex-United States Marshal Neely and deputies started in today to levy on the real es tate of the Leavenworth, Kansas Western railroad, formerly the old Kansas Central railway to satisfy a de ficiency judgment held when the rolling stock and roadbed was sold in Novem ber last to satisfy the mortgage of the Union Trust company of New York. It did not bring within a million and a half dollars of the amount held against it. Marshal Neely is serving the pa pers as unfinished business before his successor takes charge of the office, and he has levied on the depots, real estate and town lots in Garrison, Miltonvale, Green, Olesburg, Leonardville and oth er places along the line that will soon be sold at auction. ,.o TODAY'S NOMINATIONS. Washington, Jan. 20. The president to day sent the following nominations to the senate: Frank MeCord of Ohio, to be collector of internal revenue for the Eighteenth district of Ohio. To be cousls Charles Burr Towle of New Hampshire, at Saltillo, Mex.: Rob ert Butler Mahone of Virginia, at Nuevo Laredo, Mex.: S. S. Bergh of North Da kota, at Gothenburg, Sweden: Gabriel Bier Ravendal, at Beyroot, Syria. To be Indian agents George H. Bing himer of North Dakota, at Standing Rock Agency, N. D.; James H. Stephens of North Dakota, at Crow Creek Agency, S. D. LIVE STOCK BOARD Will Ask a Favor of Colorado While Enjoying Her Hospitality. The state live stock sanitary commis ison goes to Denver Sunday, to attend the National Breeders' association, and to make an effort to induce the Colora do sanitary commission to abrogate the one and one-half cent inspection fee charged per head for cattle which cross the corner of Colorado in coming to Kansas, and other eastern markets. As the Kansas fees have been abol ished the commission wants Colorado to reciprocate. The National Breeders' association has issued 15,000 tickets for the meeting. HEAVY SNOWS WEST. Many Herds of Sheep Driven From the Mountain Valleys. Peralta, N. M-, Jan. 20. Unusually heavy snows have fallen in the Manza no mountains during the last 10 days, and many herds of sheep that had been taken into the mountain valleys for the winter have been forced to come out on the plain to find grass enough to live on. This will make excellent feed for next summer, but it causes the herders a good deal of hardship for the time be ing. Several have had hands and feet frozen, and it is reported that two men on the eastern side of the range .were frozen to death in the storm of last week. MILADA IS BLIND. Five Year Old Musical Prodigy's Ca reer Ends Suddenly. Chicago, Jan. 20. Milada Czerny, the child pianist has lost her eye-sight. Trouble she has had with her eyes ever since her birth took a turn for the worse a. few months ago and today the tal ented girl, who is not 5 years old, can see nothing. As a result she has been compelled to cease developing her mu sical talent and has given up concert engagements in New York and Boston. Milada is the child of A. V. Czerny, violincellist in the Grand Opera house orchestra. HARWI OUT OF THE RACE. C. D. Walker is Announced as Atchi son's Congressional Candidate. C. D. Walker of Atchison has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomina tion for congress in the First district. This means that A. J. Harei has retired from the race, because Walker's friends claim that the Atchison county delegation will be given to him cheerfully. Walker is a resident of Atchison, but has taught school in nearly every school house in Jefferson county. He lived there for several years, and also lived in Leavenworth. WAGES OF SHAME. President Billard's Idea of Conducting Things so That They'll Pay. Three of the licensed disorderly houses have been "raided" by the po lice this month. Wednesday night Jennie Cline's resort on East Fourth street between Kansas avenue and Quincy street was visited by the po lice. The proprietress deposited $25, and Daisy Moore, Cora Hampton, and May Benson each gave the police $10. The night before May DeFoy's place on lower Kansas avenue was "raided" and as usual $25 was deposited by the keep er, and Frankie Moore, Julia Thompson and Minnie Bolton each deposited $10. When the police collected the license fine at the Ragan resort at 223 Kansas avenue. they struck it rich. Annie Ra gan deposited $25 and each of the fol lowing women gave $10: Grace Moore, Nora Robinson, Rachael Brown, Lena River, Myrtle Johnson, Minnie Black and Grace Ford. This makes a cash fund of $205 which the police will turn into the city treas ury. There are yet several women who are assessed a license fine of $10 each on the "charge" of disorderly conduct. This will swell the sum considerably for January. During the month of De cember the police collected in license fines for disorderly houses and low wo men the sum of $255. It will be seen that the receipts for January will prob ably be larger than for December as there are over ten women who pay in license fines for their houses. The police claim that the present sys tem of collecting license fines has a better effect on the city than to let everything run openly. They say it does away with the street walkers. This might obtain if there were no street walkers on Topeka's streets. But there are dozens of them. We have a strong-stomached police board. They're not a bit ashamed to handle the money contributed by these unfortunate women. Nobody has seen them blushing, has he? Men who live off the earnings of such women are considered unmentionable, and the po lice force that lives off of such a rev enue is likewise open to animadver sion. Don't you think so. President Billard? Either let the disorderly houses alone or close them up. Don't take hush money. It isn't decent, nor does it comport with the dignity of a city like Topeka to do it. to gWstones. Waters of the Ohio in Streets of Louisville. the Louisville, Jan. 20. Fears are enter tained here of a flood. The Ohio is ris ing steadily. At 6 o'clock this morning the danger line was but three feet off, but by noon this distance had been de creased by nearly 11 inches. The waters are touching the curb stones at the foot of Fifth and Fourth streets and the residents in these lo calities have packed their belongings preparatory to flight. During last night the rise was three feet, but the rain has ceased and the rise this morning was not so great. At noon the reading at the Locks was 23 feet 2 inches. Reports received indi cate that much damage was done throughout the state last night by the heavy rain and wind storm which came up about 3:30 o'clock. Thomas Cross a drummer,from North Vernon, Ind., was drowned while cross ing a swollen stream near West Baden. Ind., while a son of a farmer named Drury and a negro farm hand who were riding a horse across a Cumberland river fork in Jackson county, Tenn., were drowned. The Licking. Big Sandy, Cumberland, Green and all their tributaries are booming and many of them are out of their banks. N. Y. LIFE REPORTS. Paid Death Claims in Kansas Last Year Amounting to Nearly $70,000. The New York Like Insurance company is the first to file Its report for the year ending December 31, 1S97, with the state insurance department. The report contains a blank for a state ment of the business done in Kansas. Over this is pasted a thin piece of paper upon- which appears these words: "This company was not licensed to do business in Kansas during the year 1S97." The company complies with the require ments of the report as to the statement of the names of policy holders in Kansas who have died during the year, giving also the number of the policy and resi dence of the beneficiary. The company paid in Kansas death claims amounting to $09,943.75. There are no contested claims in this state, but the company has not received proofs of death in four capes. The pmpany collected in the United States IXst year in premium incomes $32. 9S0.9W.40: rentals and interest, $S.S01. 501.30. The iotal assets now amount to 190 millions of dollars. At the close of business in 1S96 the assets amounted to 170 millions. Last year the company paid $12, 69S,635.20 in death claims. In His Mind's Eye. No, this is not a freak picture. It sim ply shows how young Callowley felt the first time he put on his first new coat, silk hat, patent leather shoes and gloves all at the same time. Xew York Journal. Funeral Notice. The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Gaudy died at 3:30 a. m. this morning and will be buried at Topeka cemetery tomorrow at 12 o'clock. Friends of the family will meet at the cemetery. 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. WANT ONLY ONE SIDE. House Currency Committee Imposes Onerous Conditions on the Silver Men. Washington, Jan. 20. The currency hearing before the house committee on banking and currency continued today ex-Secretary Falrchild being heard through the morning, with the under standing that Secretary Gage would re sume at 2 o'clock. The inquiries of Mr. Fairchild were along the line of devel oping the degree of success with which the monetary commission bill could be put into practical operation. Consid erable feeling has been aroused by the determination of the committee on a party vote not to hear President Warn er of the bimetallic union and Chairman Towne of the silver Republican na tional committee unless these gentle men prepare a bill and assume respon sibility for it. Mr. Cox, the senior mem ber of the minority, says this action is equivalent to declining to hear the sil ver representatives under any circum stances, as they do not wish to appear as the advocates of any currency or banking bill but to resist such a meas ure if on gold lines. Mr. Cox takes the view that it is as important to present the opposition to the pending measures as it is to hear the points in their favor. He expresses confidence that the majority on the committee will reconsider its action and grant a hearing to Messrs. Warner and Towne, without conditions. THISTLETII WAITE GOT IT. Wins Weighmaster's Job Over His Rival J. Lee Simpson. E. J. Thistlethwaite, chairman of the Leavenworth county Populist central committee, has been appointed weigh master under State Grain Inspector W. W. Culver. He will be located at Kan sas City. This is the place which J. Lee Simpson of Leavenworth wanted the governor to permit him to occupy during the winter drawing the salary until farm work begins in the spring, at which time he desired to retire. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, ajn. 20. WHEAT Wheat opened very strong to day, both for the May and July options. May, which closed yesterday at 91c, started in at 91Sc, and July showed c advance at S3c. There was a fair trade at the start. Opening prices were slightly above "calls," and there was some selling against these privileges, the only effect, however, being c de cline. The trade soon became exception ally dull, but prices held firmly at 91'ie for May and S3V?rc for July. Liver pool was the principal factor, that market opening unchanged to d higher and showing a net 9id advance in some op tions at 1:30 p .m. Paris, however, was 10!gl5 centimes lower. The Price Cur rent was rather non-committal, declaring the wheat fields uncovered, but the con dition satisfactory. Northwestern receipts were moderate at 307 cars, against 332 ears last week and 252 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were 35 cars, only two of which were contract grade. CORN AND OATS Corn and oats were practicaly at a standstill. The feeling was firm with wheat. May corn opened SV4c higher at 29Q29V,c and held at 29c. Receipts were 422 cars. May oats opened a shade higher at 23-ff?ic and sold at 23e. The receipts were 231 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions were dull but firm. The hog market was firm. Shorts covered moderately. May pork opened 2V2c higher at 19.52 and advanced to $9.55. May lard opened unchanged at $4.72 and sold at $4.724.75. May ribs opened a shade lower at $4.724.75 and sold at $4.75. BARLEY Cash, No. 4, 275?42c. RYE Cash, 45c; May, 47(547ysc. FLAX Cash, $1.20; cash northwestern, $1.24; May, $1.24. TIMOTHY Cash and January, $2.75; May, $2.80. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Jan. 20. HOGS Estimated receipts of hogs for today, 28,000. Left over, 6,588. Market fairly active, holding steady. Light. $3.45 3.65; mixed, $3.50a3.70; heavy, $3.45 3.72; rough, $3.453.50. CATTLE Receipts, 11,500. Quiet and barely steady; beeves, $3.S555.45; cows and heifers, $2.10g4.50; Texas steers, $3.504.30; stockers and feeders, $3.40g4.35. SHEEP Receipts, 16,000. Best steady, others weaker. Natives, $2.904.50; west erns, $3.50Cct4.40; lambs, $4i5.G5. Official yesterday: HOGS Receipts, 38,902; shipments. 6,340. CATTLE Receipts, 14,216; shipments, 4, 216. SHEEP Receipts, 12,856; shipments, 3, S12. Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow, 25,000 head. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Jan. 20. CATTLE Receipts, 5,500. Market slow. Best steady, others weak. Texas steers, $3.654.35; Texas cows, $2.75(&3.40; native steers, $3.40S5; native cows and heifers, $1.75(54; stockers and feeders, $3.2501.75; bulls, $2.50-53.85. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. "Wt. Pr. IS Texas steers 1371 $4.33 22 Texas cows 903 3.40 IS native steers 1620 5.00 20 native cows and heifers 1010 4.00 32 stockers and feeders 540 4.75 7 bulls 1522 3.85 HOGS Receipts, 17,000. Market steady to 2c lower. Bulk of sales, $3.45(&3.60; heav ies, $3.4033.62; packers, $3.47'3.02; mixed, $3.45S3.60; lights, $3.45&3.65; york ers, $3.60!g3.65; pigs, $2.753.45. SHEEP Receipts, 3,000. Market steady. Lambs, $3.755.60; muttons, $2.754.30. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City, Jan. 20. WHEAT Hard, igc higher, dull; soft higher. No. 1 hard, SGc; No. 2, 833 S5c; No! 3. 81'5S2c; No. 1 red, 92-5 93c; No. 2, nominally 92c; No. 3. 92c; No. 2 spring, S3c: No. 3, 80fa81c. CORN Active, some sales 1lV4c higher. No. 2 mixed. 24'5c. OATS Firm, active. No. 2 white, 24e. RYE Steady. No. 2, 42c. HAY Firm, receipts light. Choice tim othy, $S.50'59; choice prairie, $7&7.50. BUTTER Steady, but slow. Creamery, 1417c: dairy, 12-S14C. EGGS Weak on heavy receipts. Fresh, 14c. r Sugar and Coffee New York, Jan. 20. SUGAR Raw, steady; fair reflning.3c; centrifugal 96 test, 4c; refined, steady; granulated, 5c. The Cotton Market New .York, Jan. 20. COTTON Spot cotton steady and un changed. Middling uplands, 5"4c; mid ling gulf, 6c. Sales, 232 bales. Market Gossip. Liverpool: Wheat d higher. Chicago receipts of grain today: Wheat 35 ears, inspection 2 cars; corn 422 cars, in spection 76 cars; oats 231 cars, inspection 49 cars. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 264 cars.Duluth 39 cars; last year, Minneapolis 196 cars, Duluth 56 cars. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 25.000, steady; Kansas City, 17,000, steady; Omaha, 8,500, easy. Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 11,500; Kan. sas City, 5,500; Omaha, 1,000. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 33 cars; corn, 325 cars; oats, 255 cars. Exports four ports and New Orleans and Galveston: Wheat, 305.000 bushels; flour, 55,600 barrels; corn, 845,000 bushels; wheat and flour equal to 555,000 bushels. Second Liverpool cable: Wheat X higher. Today's Ranges of Prices. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Gram, Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. fin. A J.- Jan 92 94 9" I3T n7 May 91-'ii- 92l&-'i 9K- 91 7s 9!U July Kja, 84 83 sssi CORN Jan 27 27 27 27 T6"i May 29 29- 2S"4 29 2"i OATS'" 30 29:i-30 30 2S"- Jan 22 22 22 2"' 29 May 23 2334- 2:S4 834 23?4 PORK 22 'V Jan 9 50 9 57 9 M 9 57 9 37 May 9 50-52 9 70 9 50-52 9 70 9 50 LARD Jan 4 67-70 4 67-70 4 67-70 4 67-70 4 62 May 4 72 4 80-83 4 72 4 77-80 4 72 RIBS Jan 4 73 4 72 4 72 4 72 4 63 May 4 72 4 82 4 72 4 S2 4 75 Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provision and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan. Stocks. Op'njKighl Low ICl'se Yes. Sugar 137- 138 l.W; 136: 13734 Chicago Gas 96'.-. 96 93 'i M 96 Am. Tobacco 87 87 861-. 8P4 Am. Spirits 71. 7 61-. fr E. G. E 34 33 34 33 344 Leather 6 64 64 64 6u4 Lead 36 37 36 37 36 M.,K. T. Pfd 36 36 36 36 C, B. Q 99 99 99 99 !-9 Rock Island 89 89 -9! 89i 9 C, M. St. P. 93 95 94',-, 94 93 A., T. S. F. 12 12 12 12; 12 A..T. &S.F.Pfd 30 14 30 29 30 I 30 Manhattan 117V. 117 116 116'-. .117 Western Union 90 90 90 90 90 Mo. Pacific 34 34 33 335i. 33 Wabash 1S 18 14 1 13 Un. Pacific 32 32 31 31; 32 C. N. W 122 122 121 ll'12-4 N. Y. Central.. 112 113 112 112'll2 O. M 75 75 7.3 75 j 75 C. C. C 34 34 33 33! D. L. W 1.32 153 151 iri '153 Reading 21 21 21 21;-2! Jersey Central. 95 95 94 94 95 D. H Ill 111 111 111 G. N. W 14 14 14 Ki 14 T. C. 1 25 2.3 25 25! 26 No. Pac. Pfd.. 65 65 64 61l 64 Pacific Mail 31 31 31 I 31 31 L. N 56 56 55 6! 6 w. a. biiciiael coaaissioi ccv HO West Slxlu Avon nr. Telephone 669. Topeka Kan. 11. GI'IIXK, Jlsnnser. Grain, Provisions, Stocks You can buy or sell anything dealt in on the principal exchange of the country through u?. Direct wirert. Quick feervice. Reasonable margins. Orders by wire, let ter or telephone promptly executed. Ref erence by permission, CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. Topeka, Kansas. UNION NATIONAL, BANK. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas City office, first floor Exchange building. We have same service aad re sponsibility as Kansas City office. S. E. I.UX lreIn J. S. GAKVm Trnorrrud Sec'y TELEPHONE 152. Lux Commission Co. CRAU, I'ROYISIOSS AXI) STOCKS, 026 KAXtAN ATE., TOPEKA, HAS. REFERENCES: Central Xailoiial Bank, Topeka. Bank of Topeka. ta-You can buy or sell throuph us for imme mediate or future delivery all commodities traded in on any exchange in the couuiry. (First published in the Topeka Daily State Journal January 20, 1898.,) PROPOSALS. For Driving Piles For a Pile Guard and Sewer Extension at the South Bank of the Kansas River. Office of City Clerk. Topeka. Kansas, January 20. 193. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 5 o'clock p. m., January 2-t 1598. for the driving of one hundred oa. piles 35 feet in length, not less than inches in diameter at the small end, no. less than 12 inches in diameter at th large end. and 32 pine pil-s 30 feet long not less than 7 inches in diameter at the small end nor less than 11 incht-s at the large end: said piles to be driven so that the tops of the same will be on a regular line two feet above the city datum, sixty six of the 100 oak piles to be driven along the south bank of the Kansas river, westerlv from the west side of the south approach of the Kansas avenue bridge, and thirty-four of said oak piles to driven six feet apart from the east side of the south approach of the Kansas avenue bridge easterly along the south side of the Kansas river, and the 32 pine piles to be driven to form a protection of the out let of the c-itv sewer: all of said work to be done according to the plans and speci fications therefor now on rile in the city engineer's office, city of Topeka. Kansas. Seoarate bifis will be received for furnisn ing and driving the 100 oak piles and for furnishing and driving the 32 pine puf-s also for furnishing and driving the 100 oak 'piles and the 32 pine piles separately. All work to be done under the direction and supervision of the city engineer, and hall be completed at such time as the mayor and council shall determine at the time of the let'.ing of such contract. Pavments to be made upon estimates of the city engineer. Each bidder will be required to file with each bid a certified check In the sum or sum as a guarantee that the will entej into contract within three days time if the same be awarded him. The successful bidder will be required to execute a bond to the city of Toneka in the sum of double the amount of his contract. g g McFADDEN, City Clerk. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT Two unfurnished fron rooms en suite, with closet. 714 Jackson. HI Si- Jr i J J I 1 li IS I!'. h j r r i
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M TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1S9S. 1 w Rents, o o Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you in need of work? If so, you are at liberty to use these columns for assistance In that direction. While th'is notice appears the State Journal -Rill publish free on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of "Situations Wanted." not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words, in length, provided that all advertisement of that nature are handed In previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning; also on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday all ad vertising of this class handed in by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wednes. days. No obligation is incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage of this offer. No one in business or having employment is ex. pected to take advantage of it. but all others are invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day it is printed to give a local circulation by far moro than all other Dailies combined. This makes this pa per the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium in Topeka, the classified ad vertisements below costing but Fi?e Cents Line, or 20 cents a line for a week;30 cents by the month. WANTED A boy 16 or 13 years old who wants a home. Soti Kansas ave. WANTED-t'pright and faithful gentle men or ladies to travel for responsible, established house in Kansas. Monthly $'J5 and expenses. Position steady. Refer ence. Knclose self-addressed stamped en velope. The Dominion Company, Dept. K, Chicago. WANTED By young man of good habits, work of any kind; have had some ex perience as clerk. Address A. D.f lyu4 Van Buren. WANTED By a boy of 15. a place to work tor board, in Clay school district. Address C. Journal oftice. WANTED By a young lady, place to as fcist in housework. Address Quincy St. WANTED Position, office work of any kind, bookkeeping or cashier, by young lady; rirst clasiL references furnished. Ad dress Koom 2$, Veale block. WANTED A womap.who has had ex perience as nurse for special line of work in city. Address Nurse, care Journal. WANTED Work by the day or week, washing or any kind of work, by an elderly lady. Inquire at 20S East Second Bt. Mrs. Good. WANTED Work of any kind in city. J. B. Gorrell, No. 716 Chestnut st. WANTED By an experienced dressmaker, dressmaking at home; terms reasonable. Apply at 71S Chestnut st. WANTED A position as starcher in laundry; can give best of reference. Call or address 522 Liberty street. WANTED Position in small family by a white girl, as assistant in housework. Address M. A., care Journal. WANTED Situation, by first class cook; can give reference. Address 1039 Pine St. John Stamp. REPRESENTATIVES WANTED, ladies preferred, who have acted as agents for a uterine tonic. Inquire at 122 West Sixth St. Kansas Springsteen Medicine Co. WANTED -MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To buy city newspaper route. Address J. H. 10, care Journal WANTED Two pool tables. A. H. Green, Carbondale, Kan. WANTED Established real estate firm want good oftice room. B., Journal of fice. WANTED To trade a light farm wagon for a heavy one, or buy for cash. 131D North Harrison. WANTED Men to learn the barber trade by Moler"s Barber System. 1107 Pine st.. St. Louis. Mo. Only institution of the kind in the west. Write at once for lsi'S catalogue, giving all particulars. WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks, 50c; mainsprings. 75c; crystals. 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old Jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle 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. AGENTSQuTeTk'TneirTio"! machine for printing "ligns. in 10 colors on fences, bridges, rocks any rough sur face. Arc Co., 26 Arc St., Racine, Wis. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT House of nine rooms, with all conveniences. Inquire at northwest corner of Fifth and Lincoln. FOR RENT-ROOMS. FOR RENT Office rooms at bed-rock prices. Inquire at room 2, old court house. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished rooms', two for light housekeeping. 307 E. Sth. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms first floor, suitable for light housekeep ing. Inquire 616 Jackson st. FOR RENT Furnished upper east front room, with large alcove; furnace heat. 421 Quincy St. FOR RENT Choice store rooms and modern flats. 214 East Fifth St. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at 934 Kansas ave. Gas. heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suits. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE OR TRADE Pure bred Berk shire pigs and brood sow; horse, har ness and buggy. 200 Drive, Auburndale STEREOPTTCON outfits, cameras, gram aphnnes and cinograph picture machines l:o;i?ht and sold. Send for bargain list. Lantern slides made to order. Richards Birch, iOO Nicollet ave., Minneapolis, Minn. FOR SALE Hay, by the bale, ton or in car load lots, at 1012 North Kansas ave. Telephone 667. J. M. Wilkerson. FOR SALE A first class Mason Ham lin piano. Address Piano, care Journal. FOR SALE Stock of groceries and meat market doing good cash business. Ad dress K., Journal. FOR SALE Old established meat market doing good business; selling account poor health. Barnes Real Estate Co., 113 East Fourth St. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE $10,000 dry goods stock, making money; a part in Topeka or suburban property. Bartholo mew Co., 601 Kansas ave. (first floor). FOR SALE Horse, buggy and harness. horse good saddler, well bred. Ad dress B. A. E., Journal. FOR SALE Fourteen showcases. A. T. AVaggoner, 731 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Household goods. Inquire at room IS, Chesterfield hotel. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT Small farm 3 miles from state house. Inquire MM Kansas ave. FOR EXCHANGE 80 acres good land, clear, for house on west side; will as sume incumbrance. Scott Co., 615 Kan sas ave. M. MANSON will pay good prices for gentlemen's old clothes. 414 Kansas ave. FOR RENT For cash, stock and dairy farm, bla acres. 2 miles from Valley Falls, chiefly pasture and meadow, shade, springs and running water, commodious buildings, orchard and small fruits, mile to creamery. Wm. Crosby, S22 S. Cas cade ave., Colorado Springs, Col. TO TRADE OR SELL A good parlor or gan. 933 Kansas ave. FREE DISPENSARY, of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler. Is open daily except Sunday, from I to 2 p. m. E..M. Brockett. M. D. Mc A FEE'S pure apple cider, fresh every day at 15c per gal. delivered. Send or ders to 616 Kan. ave. Tel. 160. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, stock, groups, etc.. or photos of any interior or outside views see Farrow, till Kan. Ave. Yiavi Tha hoot lmnwn rpmoilff f n. 71 women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Vlavl .uiumoua Building, Topeka. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND Places to get watches and clocks cleaned for SOc SOS Kansas ave., upstairs. MONEY. J. H. S. at 114 East Eighth st. will make loans from six to eight hundred dollars on farms or city property, no commission, at 7 per cent interest. MONEY LOANED on chattels, valuables, etc. N. B. Campbell, Cud Kansas ave. MONEY To loan on Diamonds, Watches, Tyepwriters, etc. M. J. NEWMAN. 117 West Fifth st. MONEY TO LOAN on farms or city property at reasonable rates. W, M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th An. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. Ave. MILO NORTON, at 4CS W. Sixth ave.. will make farm loans of 1,&00 or over at 6 per cent interest. PAVING. FOR first-class pavtns, sidewalk, or oullding brick, dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson. Bec'y of C. C. V. Brick Pav ing Co.. 116 W. 6th Ave. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey. S room house and l1 acres near city limits. 80 acres 6 miles north, all on time payments or cheap for cash. M. Heery, 109 East Third. FOR SALE Choice vacan: lots In Low man Hill, convenient to electric cars, also near church and school. Price from $50 to $75 each. W. M. Forbes. 116 West Sixth ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DR. MARY E. STEWART. 634 Harrison st. Diseases of women and electricity. JDA C. BARNES, 11. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th anfl Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. telephone 93 resi dence, and 16 office. SE. SHELDON, M. T..' 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, fiss ure, ulceration, etc BICYCLES. rpOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed and seds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. FLORISTS. M RS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves.817 Kas. av. "Phone 602. W. C. GROVES, successor to R. J. Groves greenhouses 1173-75-77 Clay St.; store, 821 Kansas ave, 'Phone 283. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. CiLSTFTPENUER?' xv Attornev at Law. Bank of Topeka Building. Telephone 24X R. B. WELCH, Lawyer, suite 4S, Colum bian Building. JEWELERS. TAMES B. HATDEN. Jeweler and Op. utmu. complete stocK or watcnes, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AVE.. TOPEKA- Send for catalogue and prices. TIN SHOPS. J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 39. PRINTERS. TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sev enth st. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything:. Prices right. AMUSEMENTS. ART EXHIBITION And Lecture of Fraulien Antoine Stolle Productions in colors of great pictures of the European Galleries. "It was an appreciative audience which list ened to her sketches of the dillerent schools of art. Boston Iranscript. .lau, Isuo. Will be given under supervision of the Federated Women's Clubs of To peka, on Tuesday, Jan. 25. at The Grand Opera House Trice of seats in parquette. reserved 73c r irst Balcony, reserved. SOc. Gallery, a3c. Keserved seats may be secured at Snow's JJrug fetore on and after Saturday, Jan. 22. N EW CKAWFOBD THEATER KatiiDln.r Matinee mid Mlgiit January 22 Walker Whiteside. A Grand Production, A Great Company of Players, Elegant Costumes Special Scenery. Presenting- the Merchant of Venice Sat urday matinee and Hamlet Saturday night. January 22. Direction Mason Mitchell and a carefully selected company of players. Prices for matinee 23, 35 and 50 cents. Prices for evening- 25. 50, 75 cents and $1. Seats on sale Thursday, January 20. MEW CRAWFORD THEATER il ll'lSDAT, J AX. 25. General John B. Gordon, CEx-U. S. Senator from Georgia,) In His Famous Lecture...,.- "Last Days of the Confederacy." Admission 73 and SO Cecils. Chart opens at Kowley Snow's Saturday morning, January 22. STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth. Tel. 1S6. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. (First published in the Topeka State Journal January IS, 1S9S.) NOTICE. Section 2 of ordinance No. 1776 is pub lished for the information of all con cerned Section 2. The owner, keeper or harborer of each dog in the city of Topeka shall cause its name. sex. color and place where kept, to be registered with the city clerk of Topeka. in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and shall on and after the first day of January of each year, pay to the city clerk or such other person as may be designated to receive the same, a registration fee of one dollar for each male dog over twelve weeks old and five dollars for each female dog over twelve weeks old. which registration fee shall be paid before such dog shall be registered. Provided, that any person engaged In the business of dealing in and breeding dogs for sale, and keeping on hand at least ten dogs for the purpose aforesaid, may pay to the city in place of the regis tration fee. a license tax of forty dollars per year, payable each six months in ad vance from the first day of January of each year. No person should pay money to any collector unless tag bearing date of 1H9S be given. S. S. McFADDEN, City Clerk. Dancing Canvas AND CANOPIES To Rent, To Sell, Reasonable. Kas. Tent Awning Co. 'Phone 612. 215 Kans. Ave. Great Western Steam Dye ..and Cleaning Works 117 East Seventh. Street. Does the best work In the city of Dyeing-. Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a ca.lL SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. a F. EODIGER, Prop. MISSOURI PACIFIC, TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM., No. SS5 Leave Topeka 8:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM., No. 2S Arrive Topeka 6:00 p. m. Steamed Salmon la Fine, A specially desirable method of cooking: salmon is to steam it. We all like our food served daintily, and I know no more tempting dish than steamed salmon served with Hol landaise sauce and garnished with parsley and slices of hard-boUed eggs. Wipe the salmon and cut into fillets. Steam 25 minutes, and place on a hot platter around a g-enerous bunch of parsley; garnish with hard-boiled eggs, and pour around the salmon Hoi landaise sauce. Chicago Tribune. Delicious CsCee Jelly. Coffee makes an excellent jelly. Soak one package of gelatine in one pint of cold water, then pour over it one quart of boiling water, add one pint of granulated sugar, the same amount of very strong coffee, and one teaspoon f ul of brandy. Strain this into a ring mold and put in a cold place. When serving fill the center with whipped cream, sweetened, also put the cream around the outside LOOTING AN EMPIRE. WHY THE EUROPEAN POWERS ARE EAGER TO DIVIDE CHINA. The Giant Old Patriarch of Nations la Rich la Tea and Silk, and the Maraud ers Want to Divide the Spoils Russia's Grab. At this distance it is hard for ns to realize the real imporance of the situa tion in the east. As a matter of fact a new epoch in the history of the orient, accompanied by changes almost as radi cal as those which took place, in this continent two centuries ago, has been Tivigun. China, which for centuries has existed changeless and passive amid the world's progress, is paying the penalty for inactivity. The country is like a great, sleepy, helpless giant whose size has heretofore scared away all maraud ers, but now, when his defenseless con dition has been realized, must submit to the plundering of all comers. It is a fitting occasion for the histor ical sentimentalist to shed a tear. The oldest nation on earth, the nation which was civilized when the Greeks were barbarians, is enduring territorial pil lage at the hands of lawless youngsters with less than five centuries behind them. The bated "foreign devils," de spised by every Chinese with an intense racial contempt which we can only faint ly conceive, will march their armies over sacred soil, plant their hideous fac tories among the temples of their gods, uproot century old traditions and dis arrange customs which it has taken ages to perfect. Russia, England, Germany and France are already on the ground, grabbing a port here, an island there and a province in another section. The tottering struc ture of government, rotten with age, pulls apart easily, and the bold pilferers are already talking of the wholesale par tition of China. Thus far Russia has made the most important seizures. Fort Arthur, whose "tin. fc-L.-- .3 JsV VIEW OF PORT ARTHUR. occupation by the forces of the czar has created such a stir in Europe, is the largest and most important naval station in China. Port Arthur lies at the extreme south ern point of the Liau-Tong peninsula. Prior to 18S1 it was simply a Chinese mud village, with some 60 or 60 clay hovels, here and there a shop and a few insignificant lodging houses. In that year the Chinese government decided to make it a naval station, and then its prosperity began. The work was first attempted by Chinese contractors, and it was six -years before the government was convinced that they were wholly incompetent for the task. Then a French firm undertook the job and finished it up promptly and to the great satisfac tion of everybody. Two docks were built, one 400 feet long, at which ships of any size may be repaired. On the land and wator sides strong fortifications were erected and splendidly equipped with modern guns. But the Japanese captured it without much difficulty, not because the fortifi cations were at fault, but because the Chinese were cowardly. After the Jap anese left the Russians came in, nomi nally to reconstruct the docks and forti fications, but really to stay. They are there yet. The czar had long cast covet ous eyes on Port Arthur. It is free from ice all the year round, whereas Vladi vostok, the headquarters of the Russian fleet in eastern waters, is icebound half the year. In time, too, it will be con nected direct with St. Petersburg Ly the Transsiberian railroad. In the meantime Germany has seized Kiao Chou, France has grabbed a big slice of southern China and England has gripped the islands in Hongkong bay, while each of the marauding pow ers has picked out the territory which it means to occupy when the time is ripe. But why is China to be divided? What is China worth to thera? What will they get by it? Trade, trade, trade that is what they all want. It is not a mere ambition for more land. They do not want to plant new colonies. In China proper there are already 350,000,000 inhabitants, more than the soil will support. But they are an industrious people. They produce much and consume little. They produce articles which the rest of the world wants tea and silk. They consume rice and opium, which few people but the Chinese have much use for. The annual customs of China, placed more heavily on exports than imports, amount to $27,000,000. Nothing more is known of the annual budget. No one knows just how rich the nation is, but its re sources are vast. Without doubt China is richer than England and all her colo nies, richer than Russia, richer than any nation on earth. This is why the European powers are sending fleets and armies to the east When the looting of the Dives of nations is on, they want to back their grasping fingers with muscles of Harveyized steel. The fists which Europe plunges into the oriental grab bag are mailed fists, big tnough to grab a lot and strong enough a hold what they grab. C. J. Bowdzh. HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE. "First buy the best coffee, and then put plenty in." Old Saying-. To have your coffee strong- and good. Some things must first be understood. For if you slight one single rule. Neglect the pot or make too full. Omit to stir it when you ought. Or use the coffee cheaply bought Then be quite sure you'll not succeed Who as he runs may often read. Hot water cow. One cup allow To each and ev'ry drinker. And still one more. Completes the score For e'en a tariff tinker. Cleanse well your pot. With water hot, Then use the coffee which is best. For each a spoon, Night, morn or noon, x Ten minutes' boil will do the rest. But if, oh man, the strength bo not. Add still a spoon for coffee pot. Good Housekeeping. SELECTING GLOVES. JL Task I pon Which Too Much Care Cannot Be Bestowed. The French woman's idea oi dress is, of course, to accomplish perfection in all its details, .but if Bhe must practice economy she never neglects her shoes and her gloves. Her gloves are prover bial. She chooses them with art, she puts them on with art, sine carries them with art, and she mends them with art. She always puts on her gloves in the house and buttons them as carefully as any other article of dress. She never would bo guilty of putting on her gloves rudely in the street or in a street car, or of squeezing her hands into gloves several sizes too small and buttoning them with a hairpin. This would be considered a great impropriety. Many people cram their hands into gloves which are so small that the gloves look stuffed, and a yellow kid on a pudgy band reminds one of nothing more poetic than a ham in its yellow bug. People, especially girls, with largo bands ought to buy gloves which are larger than seems n-ecessary, for tight gloves always make, the hands swell and increase in size by years of such inju dicious treatment. Now, after choosing gloves nice, stout, loose ones for street wear and others a little closer in lit for calling and for evening wear there is a way to put them on. If there is anything that mars a woman's appearance it is a glove with the seams twisted and all the lingers awry. The first trying on of a glove is the most important, because this gives the glove its set. First shake some powder into each finger of the glove. Then place your elbow firmly on a table, with the hand upright and the thumb ex tended toward the palm. Draw the body of the glove over the fingers, and after seeing that each seam of the glove is straight with the line of the ringer, coax each finger into the finger of the glove. Be sure in the meantime that the stitch ing on The back of the glove is also straight. Now insert the thumb, and look once again to see if the seams are all straight. If not, pull the glove off and begin again. The seam at the tip of the thumb should be in line with the middle of the thumb nail. Smooth the wrist neatly and fasten the second but ton before the top one, for then the top one will not suddenly burst off. A man who was a real dandy of the old school declared that women should put on their gloves, the first time, in not less than three-quarters of an hour. Phil adelphia Record. To Ciena a Wool Sbawl. To clean a Shetland wool shawl make a lather of lukewarm soapsuds and dip the shawl into it, rubbing and squeez ing gently with the hands. Even the rinsing water should be softened with a little soap, and particularly is it es sential that the water whenever it is changed should be exactly the same temperature. Finger Marks on Paint. Finger marks can be removed from paint with powdered chalk sprinkled upon a flannel clotth. Many people think it inadvisable to use soap on white or light paint, but use it on hard wood, being careful to wipe off the soap with a flannel rinsed out in the water and wiping dry with another cloth. AN "OLE MAMMY She Tells the Readers of Our Home Department How o Make the Best Corn Muffins. "With a pint of buttermilk or sour milk, a pint of corn meal, one teaspoonful of soda, a teaspoonful of lard and an egg you can make southern corn muffins as good as ever were set on a "Down-in-Disie" table. J Put the soda in the buttermilk. Mix the lard with the corn meal, add salt and a little sugar, too, if desired. Then add the egg and buttermilk with the soda. Bake in greased, muffin pans and serve in large-napkin to keep-warm. FACTS ABOUT SHOES. Borne Thlari That Mast Not He Uou In Asijr Circamataaeea. Don't wear a shoe that is tight any where. Don't wear a shoe so large that it slips at the heel. Don't shut up an array of shoes In an air-tight closet. Don't place shoes against a heater after coming in from the rain. Don't fail to wipe shoes with soft dressing at least once a week. Don't wear shoes that will not permit the great toe to lie in a straight line. Don't put away shoes in a dirty con dition; wipe them, dress them and store them in an airy closet. Don't wear one pair of shoes steadily. Two pairs worn alternately will do the work of three pairs worn consecu tively. Don't wear a shoe with a sole nar rower till an the outline of the foot traced with a pencil drawn close under the rounding edge. Don't wear the top of a boot tight, as it interferes with the action of tine calf muscles, makes one walk awkwardly and causes the ankle to swell. Don't wear a shoe that has commenced to run over. Have the heel straightened at once and finished on the worn edge with a row of tiny nails. Don't economize on footwear; a good shoe is a cheap sfhoe. Demorest's Mag azine. CHARMING NOVELTY. A Man of Silk Decorated with Beauti ful Artificial Rosea. A silk muff is something out of the way for the woman who likes to get up new things for dress. It is made of a piece of silk about two yards in length. The silk is ruffled at each end and the ruffles lined with some bright pretty A SILK MUFF. color. All around the muff there are heavy shirrings. so that when com pleted it looks like a thickly shirred mass of silk which indeed it is. There come beautiful artificial Amer ican Beauty roses for fastening upon these muffs, and a rose of this descrip tion can be placed on one side. There is also an artificial perfume which is sprinlc'ed over these roses and whidh kesps its odor a long time. Parses Made of Cloth. An eastern newspaper avers that the very, very latest thing is to have a purse made of the same material as the street dress. And, not only that, but the purse must be mounted with a gold clasp, and have the initials of the owner in gold let ters upon it. Another possibility which it is whispered may descend upon us in fact is to have walking shoes made of dyed leather to match the walking cos tume. This is a pretty fancy, at all events, and has probably come about from the tremendous and universal suc cess of the tan shoe, which is so much softer and prettier than black, and threatens to be worn in winter as well as for outing and summer wear. Jeweled Bnttoabolea. A notion just shown in Paris is a jeweled buttonhole, sold in graduated sizes, for the front of bodices. Some are of paste, others in gold; steel and ame thysts and steel and strass are put to gether. These sometimes resemble old drop earrings placed horizontally on the dress; others are of a lozenge shape, bnt all are novel. COOK'S" RECIPE. Ipr-comme-aX- pr but fer.I SIXTH COMMANDMENT "Is it nothing to you that my whole happiness lies at your inercyf Am I only one more of the many you have fiir. xl with and then smiled aside as if they were cbildrenf Ab, God never created any crea ture more cruel than a beautiful coquette without heart! Do not deny it. You havo used every charm you possess to make mo love you and have succeeded. You shall listen to me now. I love you! I love you! I love you! Nay, do not speak. I will not take your final answer today. Tomorrow I will come for it. Ah, if it Is 'Yes,' I swear that you shall never regret it If it is 'No,' then you will have sent ono more man to hell 1" And without another word Jack Armstrong turned on his heel and left abruptly. Hilda Phare looked after bis retreating figure with a vaguo sense of shame. She hd won too love of the "woman hater," but the victory was leav ing a sting In even hor hardened coquette conscience, though she tiied to feel herself aggrieved at his outburst. "As if I can help men falling in love with me. I cannot marry them all. I certainly do like Captain Armstrong, but I don't liko matrimony. I want to keep my freedom a little longer llrst. "My dear Hilda, have you heard the dreadful news?" The girl looked up from the comfortable wicker chair where she was reclining lazily under the shade of the old oak on the lawn. "No, what news?" she asked Indiffer ently, for her portly aunt's facn looked more important than horrilled ns she stood by her niece's side, holding a larite whita and green lined sunshade over her bars head. "Mrs. Chester shot her husband and that pretty Miss Dene yesterday afternoon and then killed herself." "Oh, how dreadful! What made her do It?" exclaimed Hilda, thoroughly roused now as she sat bolt upright in her chair. "Well, H appears that ehe caught hira kissing this Miss Dene, to whom he bad been engagad before he married his wifs for her money. Fancy shooting both oi them liko that!" "What a wicked, cruel woman Mrs. Chester must have been! It was only yes terday morning I rode over to Hill Hall to see her new Paris dress. It is quite hor rible to think that I have touched the band of a murderess." And the girl gave a shudder. "Yes, It is lnde)d. I am so sorry for their poor little daughter, but of course I can never allow Jessie and Pussie to play with her again. I must go now, for I want to write and tell your A ant Mary nil about It. She will bo so interested shocked, I mean." And she returned to the house with that feeling of pleasurable im portance we nil experience when we are the first to tell the news of some calamity that has befallen our friends. Left to herself, Hilda sank back in th wicker chair and tried by reading to dis tract her thoughts once more, bnt this time from thinking of the tragedy at Hill Hall. The heat, however, made her drowsy, and the paper soon dropped on the grass from the nerveless fingers, and the lids soon drooped over tho beautiful eyes. Suddenly a choking sensation caught the sleeper's throat. She tried to move, but could not. Was she dying dying out there alono on tho lawn? Sho felt her breath coming quicker and quicker, bet strength ebbing faster and faster. Then she seemed to lose oil consciousness. "Where was she now? Who wore those?" she asked ono standing bosido her. "They are the souls of tho dead waiting till the day dawns and the golden gates are opened." "Then I must be dead, and those must be the gates of heaven, that beautiful place I used to like reading about when a child. I will join the throng and go in with them." And when the day dawned she also pressed forward toward those golden gates, guarded by angels. But though many passed through, more wore turned away. At last only Hilda and another woro left. That other was a broken hearted woman, and tho girl shrunk back with loathing when she saw it was Mrs. Chester. As she recoiled an angel beckoned to the weeping woman, and sho beheld her no more. But now the gates were closing. Hilda sprang forward and stretched out her hands to those white robed guardians. "Yon have foraotten roe." "There is no forgetting here," came tha answer. "Then why do you uot let me through?" Your sins erpcl you." "My sins! My sins! What sins have I committed? What commandment have I broken?" questioned the girl, with the surprise of self convinced innocenoo. "The sixth commandment, 'Thou shall do no murder.' Hilda shrank back in horror, amaze ment, anger. "I commit murder I, who could never bear to seo even a bird shot!" "Yes, you aro a murderess," nnsweret the angel sternly. "You, who rcooiled from that woman, are much more guilty. She, in great temptation, in great provo cation, killed but mortal bodies; you, in mere vanity, in mere idleness, havo killed immortal souls! Thinket thou there is no margin to a commandment? Know you not that, though the text bo brief, yet does it overflow beyond the limits of words on to the broad margin of meaning label ing unwritten sins, and you have broken a marginal commandment, 'ThousLalt da no murder?' "But I have committed no murder," re iterated the trembling girl. "Behold and see!" and the angel passed his hand over the eyes of tho belle of the London season. "Yes, she knows that young face again. He had been ono of her boyish suitors, whom sh9 had flirted with and then lauph ed at. He is holding a dice box now in his shaking hand, and on that dice box is writ ten one word 'Hilda.' Ah, who is that drunken man glaring at her with blood shot eyes? Ho lifts a gla.-s of spirits, and on that glass is engraved one word 'Hil da.' Ah, poor, poor wife of a loveless mar riage, made by the husband in a moment of pique! Hor tears, as they fall, form one word "Hilda." Yet another foce she sees the face of last year's flirtation. It is palo with t anguish of death, and on the pistol by L.s side is stamped ono word "Hilda." Then tho girl falls at the feet of the an gel with an exceeding bitter cry: "I am indeed a murderess!" Her own bitter cry awakens Hilda, and she starts up, trembling in every limb, to find that the lace scarf round her throat had cav.ght in the wicker chair, which perhaps accounted for the choking sensa tion of her dream. The next day the belle of the season said 'Yes" to Jack Armstrong and sealed with two loving lips the death wariast of the heartless eo.(tueci;e, Prtnoes a.
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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1898. The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes one third further than any other brood. mm PSV70E0 Absolutely Pure "OYAt POWDEft CO., NPW YORK. ON THE COATES HOUSE SITE rrontiersman Majors, a Visitor of Major Inman, Once Killed a Bear. Alexander Majors, the veteran frontiers man. Is in. this city visiting Major Henry Inman, and both plainsmen, have a great time refreshing their recollections of the stirring frontier times between 1S30 and 1S60. Mr. Majors is now 84 years of age, and settled in Jackson county, Missouri, five miles east of the Kansas City post office, seventy-seven years ago. He was there when the Osages were, and has a vivid recollection of some of their out breaks and the trouble they gave the sturdy settlers of that time. In 1SD3 Mr. Majors was the head of that famous firm of freighters that operated westward from Westport, styled Majors, Russels Waddles. They freight to Utah and New Mexico, and there are still many distinguished western men living who were in their employment. He was always a pious man, presented every man he hired with a Bible, and not only never started a train on Sunday, but made his men rest on that day wherever they had camped the previous night. He has had no illness for fifty years. He always prohibited profanity and intoxication in his vast army of freighters, whose move ments he commanded in person. He was born in Simpson, county. Kentucky, in 1814. He said today with much disgust that the growth of Kansas City has marred a landscape which, in his opinion, was the prettiest in America seventy-five years ago. The country wast full of fine tim ber then, and the timber was full of game. With his own hands he tailed a. bear about where the Coates House now stands. HEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have been filed for record in the office of the register of deeds: Nellie and W. D. Volk to Lucy A. Buck, $2,200, south half of lot 1G5 and all of lot 167 Lincoln street. Home's addition. C. B. Merriam and wife to John Frezise, $400, lot 729, south quarter of 727, north half of 731, on Clay street, Martin Den. Tils' addition. Julia Ann Dice to Mrs. J. H. Hunt, $900, southwest Quarter of section. 3, township 13, range 17. Wm. Curry and wife to Jos. Curry, $1, TOO, south 100 acres of northwest fractional quarter section IS, township 12. range 14. J. M. Recob- and wife to Fa-ank Sillix, $10, Warren's addition to Deer Park. Christina Trainer to Henry C. Lovell, $925, lots 511 and north half of lot 573 Lane street. Williams Dillon's acldition. J. H. Hunt et ux. to David I. Robinson, lots 9 and 10, Fifteenth street. Ridgeway's subdivision. George P. Brock and wife to First Na tional bank of Mount Pleasant, $9S6, lots 20. 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 Jackson street. O. P. UpdegrafT and Mary UpdegrafT to same, $16,000, same property. FEDERATION TICKETS For the Fraulein Stolle Evening "With Pictures. All tickets, including tickets for mem bers of the Federation, will be on sale at Rowley Snow's drug1 store, corner Sixth and Kansas avenue, Saturday morning. Clubs will not handle tickets at all. When a member of the Federa tion goes to buy her ticket and reserve her seat, she will give her name and the name of the club to which she be longs, or state that she is an individual member, and will be identified from club register. It will be borne in mind that each club member is requested to influence the sale of at least one other ticket at the regular price of 75 cents for the lower floor or 50 cents for the balcony. A Federation ticket may be bought at the reduced rate and a reg ular ticket at the same time and re served together. See advertisement in amusement column for particulars. An artist who saw this exhibition says: Every peculiarity of drawing, every delicacy of tint, every characteristic in dividuality of style of the original mas ter hand was there upon the sheet, which seemed to be the painting itself. At first I told myself, this is the long sought triumph of the camera pho tography in colors. And I marvelled, as did all in that little group of artists and others who watched the series of well-know-n Raphaels, Murillos, Rem brandts, as they followed one upon an other. Best talent Lindsborg College Con servatory of Music. Library hall, 22d. ri2 !"13 3 f3 FOR SKIN-TORTURED And rest for tired mothers in a, warm bath with Ccticura SoAP.andasingleapplication of Ccticcea (ointment), the great skin cure. Ccticuba Rkmee sa afford instant relief, mnd point to a speed cure of torturing, dis figuring, humiliating, itching.burning, bleed ing, crusted, scaly skin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, when all else fails. Sold throurhont th world. Ponil Dsns io Cain. Cotr.. Sole Prop... Benton. mr How to Cure Bklu-Tortmnd BaMo," frt. SKIM SCALP ihlZ??' TUIIilEL S A FURNACE Story of the Burning Tunnel Near Williams, Ariz. Told by Passengers on the East Round Train. "Gay Coney Island" Girls Slake a Lark of the Accident and Indulge in Skirt Dances and Sigh Kick ing in the Snow. Passenger train No. 2, due to leave Topeka at 5 o'clock Wednesday morn ing, did not arrive in Topeka until 7:05 in the evening, the 14 hours delay being caused by the burning of the Fairview tunnel nine mile3 west of Williams, Arizona, The heavy timbers support ing the tunnel were set on fire from the sparks of the engine on No. 1 that went through on Monday. When train No. 2, that left Los Angeles at 9:50 Sun day, reached the tunnel on Monday morning they found it still burning and that travel through it was impossible. Pullman Conductor Rathbone said: "We left Los Angeles Sunday and ar rived at the tunnel Monday morning. It was burning so fiercely that it was impossible to get within a few feet of the mouth to say nothing of having a train go through. The tunnel is about 400 feet long and goes through a moun tain that is about 50 feet high. The tunnel is supported with heavy tim bers placed very close together. When we arrived there the fire had been burning for several hours and looked as if it would burn for several days. The drausrht through the tunnel was from the east to the west. We stopped at the west end of the tunnel and the flames were leaping out of its mouth and up the. sides of the ledge to the top. The smoke was pouring out and the side of the ledge was black to the top. "We had to wait some time for no. l to arrive from the east. When one ar rived the transfer of passengers and baggage commenced. Around the ledge is a distance of about 1,500 feet. There was snow on the ground about eight inches deep. A trail was quickly beaten and the passengers of No. 1 were trans ferred to train No. i, ana jno. z passen gers were transferred to No. 1, and the two trains turned DacK over tne roan they had come. "On our train was the 'Gay Coney Island company,' 26 in all. They, with all their baggage and scenery were transferred around the ledge and they continued their journey to Texas. The baggage and scenery and mail were carried on the backs of Mexicans. It was imnossible for wagons or horses to make the trip over the rocky ground. Fires were kept burning along the trail and to watch the passengers and bag gage carriers of one train working their way eastward over me irau miu those from the other train working their way westward looked like a line of big ants traveling over a mountain. "The girls in the Coney island com pany thought it was great sport. One of them did a skirt dance along the wav and another one tried to kick a bundle that a Mexican was carrying on his head. "There was an invalid lady on No. l and she was carried on a stretcher from ner train to me onier. Aiiauusu the passengers had to walk a good ways and were delayed many hours, they took the misfortune good natured ly and appreciated the fact that the company did everything they could to lessen the inconveniences causea uy the disaster. "Foreman Matthews and Parker and Roadmaster Lyons had charge of the men who were fighting the lire. They were all in the tunnel when with but a moment's notice it caved in. Roadmas ter Lyons was buried under falling rock and timbers and died in a few minutes after he was taken out. Matthews was taken out alive but badly crushed and burned. He was sent to the hospital at Albuquerque but I understood he died after reaching, tnere. it was supposed that there were three Mexicans buried in the tunnel." Mr. Henry Klein or Los Angeles was on train No. 2 that had to transfer. "We got to Ash Fork for breakfast," said Mr. Klein, "and there we were told that the tunnel was on fire and that we would have to wait till the fire was put out. We ate breakfast and were then told that the fire could not be put out and that we would have to be transferred around the tunnel to the train on the other side. We got to the mouth of the tunnel in a few minutes and found it burning fiercely. It was iust like a fiery furnace. The flames were leaping out of the tunnel skyward and it was so hot that a person could not get within 50 feet of the opening. While we were there the tunnel sud denly caved in with a noise that could be heard for miles. We were told that five persons had been killed and injured in the cave in. We passengers from California who are not used to snow had quite an experience in walking around the mountain. We carried our hand baggage and our trunks are to be sent on the next train. From the looks of the fire I should suppose that it would burn for several days." There were three corpses in the bag gage car of No. 2 and they had to be carried around the mountain by Mexi cans. For the present passengers, baggage and mail will have to be car ried around by way of the trail from one train to another. The railroad offi cials expect to build a temporary track around the mountain so that the trains can make the trip until the tunnel is rebuilt. The tunnel is made through a ledge of limestone in Johnson can yon. Since the caving jn it is thought by the road engineers that it will be better to blast off the roof of the tun nel and make a deep cut through the mountain instead of rebuilding the tunnel. As in all tunnels a track walk er is kept on duty there which would not be necessary if it were a cut. The fast trains have been making the trip by way of Phoenix and El Paso. Travel from the west has been badly delayed on account of the trains from California being late. The Gulf con nections of the regular No. 6 went through yesterday as first 6 at 4 o'clock. The regular No. 6 went through as a second section at 5 o'clock and No. 2, 14 hours late, went through at 7:05 as the third section of No. 6. MUST THE PEOPLE WAIT? North and South Railroad Convention WU1 Not Come Off Till Next Summer. Senator George Campbell of Labette county, chairman of the Gulf Inter state railroad committee which has in mind the north and south pole railroad scheme and the securing of a more equit able system of freight and passenger rates, has arranged for a meeting of the committee at WInfield January 29, at which time a place will be selected for holding a state convention some time next summer. This is the committee which went with Governor Leedy to Texas last winter. The committee was appointed by the governot under authority of a resolution adopted by the legislature. ROCK ISLAND AGENTS. Superintendent Abbott Announces Several Changes. Superintendent Abbott of the southern division of the Rock Island has issued the following circular announcing appoint ments and changes of agents: W. H. Donaldson, at Arkalon, Kan., G. W. Sevier being transferred to Marlow, I. T. E. B. Allison made joint agent at the Wichita stockyards, A. M. Nichols having resigned. TOWNS AFIRE. Ionia, Mich., and Spenser, Ind., the Scene of Bad Con flagrations. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 20. A special to the Tribune from Ionia, Mich., eays: A disastrous fire is raging here. The Webber brown stone block is already gutted, including: Webber's hardware, Van Alleen's drug store. Garden's fruit store, "Van Houten's jewelry store, Bradley Co.'s furniture store on Main street and several stores on Second street. The city electric lights are cut off and the Bell Telephone exchange is in the midst of the fire. The fire depart ment has been working nearly an hour and is powerless to stop it. It is working east toward the Bailey house. The loss will reach $75,000 at least. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. Information reaches this city that a conflagration is raging in Spencer, Ind., which, was threatening to destroy the city. As the long distance telephone and telegraphic communication was cut off, it is impossible to get definite facts. Spencer is a town of some 3,000 inhab itants, the county seat of Owen county, and located on the Indianapolis Vin cennes railroad, about 53 miles south west of this city. Some meager facts were learned by the train dispatcher of the I. V., lo cated here, before communications were cut off. His information was that the grocery store owned by C. B. Allison, A. J. Hedrick's shoe store, Sadler Brothers' two clothing stores, Hardin's saloon and another saloon and store whose owners could not be learned, were burned. No information as to the probable loss or origin of the fire could be learned. At 2 o'clock the fire is still burning. The block where the fire originated was a new one, the finest in the city. BRYAN AGITATES THEM. Enters the Court Room at Jack sonville During the Draper Trial. Jacksonville, 111., Jan. 20. William Jen nings Bryan has made his appearance as a witness in the Draper murder trial. Upon Mr. Bryan's entrance the audience became excited and it was with great dif ficulty that order could be maintained. The presence of the two presidential can didates of the last campaign General Palmer and Mr. Bryan was too much for the spectators. Counsel frequently ap pealed to the court to prevent the demon strations of the audience, but his honor was unable to keep them in control. Mr. Bryan testified that he was in the same office with Draper four years ago and that he knew his reputation for hon esty and integrity to be good. On cross examination, the witness admitted that Draper had a violent temper, which was easily provoked. RELIABLES TAKE A JAUNT. Conductors' Life Insurance Delegates Go to Mexico on a Trip. St. Louis, Jan. 20. The delegates to the 33rd annual convention of the Old Reliable Railroad Conductors Life In surance association, which has been in session during the past two days, left here today on a special train over the Missouri, Kansas Texas for a tour of Old Mexico. Before adjourning1, the following offi cers were elected: W. O. Beckley, St. Louis, Wabash, president; Ward Nich ols, New Haven, Conn., New York, New Haven Hartford, first vice president; W. B. Chislett, Pittsburg, Penn., second vice president; W. N. Billings, Nash ville, Louisville Nashville, third vice president; J. W. King, St. Louis, Mis souri Pacific, fourth vice president; T. E. Haley, St. Joe, Mo., Chicago Great Western, orator; E. Morrill, Columbus, O., Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati St. Louis, grand secretary and treas urer. GREAT TRAMP FUNERAL Hundreds to Attend the Burial of Berry the "Tramp Millionaire.' Paducah, Ky., Jan.- 20. Trainmen ar riving in the city today from the tramp camp near the Illinois Central track, two miles from the city, reported that the ragged occupants were preparing to attend Berry's funeral in a body when ever it might occur. Eight of their number have been selected to volunteer as pall bearers at the interment. Mrs. Sadie Miller Berry and her at torney, F. G. Flood, have left for Mt. Vernon, 111. Mrs. Berry departed with out having made a second visit to see her husband's body. INTERNATIONAL TIIIETES. American and Mexican Thugs Form an Alliance. City of Mexico, Jan. 20. The revelations regarding the operations of the gang of American crooks with Mexican allies con tinue to be made and show a most sur prising series of swindles, including the well known gold brick trick, robbing by means of rendering the victims insensi ble with knock-out drops, beating at cards, poisoning race horses on which the public had bet heavily, etc. Mr. Taylor of this city was lured by the gang into a town where he was told he would get large orders, and was ren dered insensible by drugged beer and rob bed of his diamonds and money. The po lice are making fresh arrests. There will be a concert at the Cen tral Congregational church Friday night, for the benefit of the kindergar- ten. Admission 20 cents. M'KINLEY TO SPEAK. Will Address the National Manufac turers' Association at a Banquet. New Tork, Jan. 20. The banquet of the national association of manufac turers of the United States, which will be given at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel a week from today, will mark the close of the third year of the organization. President McKinley is expected to be the chief speaker. It is expected the members of the cabinet will accompany the president from Washington. The party will leave Washington in a special train on the morning of the 27th and will find quart ers at the Waldorf-Astoria. Other guests of honor will be Senator Frye of Maine, former Mayor Strong, Alexander E. Orr, Joseph H. Choate, Robert P. Porter, Abner McKinley, Governor Black, Warner Miller.Charles Emory Smith, General E. A. McAlpin and Richard Butler. The convention of the association will be held at Masonic hall on January 25. 26 and 27. TRIED TO BURN ZOLA. Students Mate an Effigy of the Novelist in Algiers. Algiers, Jan. 20. During the rioting here the students tried to burn an effigy of M. Zola, but the police prevented them. Several were injured in the collisions and there were five arrests. Then the stu dents attempted a rescue and a general scuffle resulted, the police making 12 ad ditional arrests. Paris, Jan. 20. A band of 200 students paraded the Boulevard des Capucines.with the intention of making a demonstration before the Military club, but they were dispersed. A demonstration in which a thousand students took part occurred at 5 o'clock last evening before the Pantheon. The students shouted against Zola and the Hebrews. They were driven away by the police, who split the mob up into noisy groups, which then began parading vari ous parts of the Latin quarter, where there was much excitement. As a precaution to prevent disturb ances, the bridges from the Latin quarter were today guarded by police, and the residences of Matthew Dreyfus and Emile Zola were guarded. A small mob of stu dents assembled outside the law school with the usual cries, but the police pre vented a serious demonstration. There have been renewed demonstra. tions at Marseilles and other provincial towns. Paris, Jan. 20. The minister of the In terior, M. Barthou, at a cabinet meeting today informed his colleagues of the measures taken to prevent street demon strations. He added that the proposed demonstration on Sunday will be prohib ited. The trial of Emile Zola will begin before the assize court on February 7. FLOATER WAS A PRIEST. Dead Body of Father Kurten baeh Taken From the Missouri. St. Louis, Jan. 20. A dead body iden tified as that of Father William Kur tenbach, a Catholic priest from Flint Hill, Mo., was taken from the river to day. The body was clad in a black sack suit. The police think the priest was thrown into the river or else com mitted suicide. IOWA FOR HAWAII. The House Votes Instructions to Sen ators Allison and Gear. Des Moines, la., Jan. 20. The house of representatves has passed a joint resolution introduced by Mr. VanHou ten, requesting Senators Allison and Gear to vote for the Hawaiian annexa tion treaty. There was a spirited de bate. The vote was 54 to 40, most of the Democrats and fusionists opposing it. DAYLIGHT METEOR. One Seen at Lick Observatory "While the Sun is Shining. San Jose, Cal., Jan 20. The following message has been received from Direc tor Schaeberle, of Lick Observatory: The unusual phenomena of a bright meteor in broad daylight was observed here by E. F. Coddington, fellow in as tronomy, at the observatory. It was seen in the west shortly after 1 o'clock p. m. at an elevation of about 8 de grees above Jhe horizon, moving very rapidly toward the north in a path slightly inclined toward the earth. It increased in brightness along its course and disappeared suddenly in a clear sky without any explosion being heard. To Employ 1,000 More Men. Chicago, Jan. 20. Four hundred thous and dollars are to be expended at once by the Illinois Steel company in the erec tion of a slab mill at South Chicago in addition to the mammoth plant already maintained by the company. The com pletion of the mill will insure employment to at least 1,000 more men than are now on the company's pay rolls. HIS LEG CUT OFF. Kock Island Fireman Injured at Min co, I. T. Wews has reached the Rock Island of fices in this city of a serious accident to Fireman Frank Gordon at 4 o'clock this morning at Minco, I. T. While moving coal on the locomotive tender he slipped and fell under the wheels. His left leg was cut off at the ankle- Havana's New Mayor Goes In. Havana, Jan. 20. Today the new mayor of Havana, the Marquis of Estaban, took office. The twelve Conservative and Re formist aldermen retired and were suc ceeded by twelve Autonomists. Goes to the K.. R. Y. M. C. A. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 20. George Mc Dill, chief clerk to Horace G. Burt, president of the Union Pacific railroad, has resigned his position to travel throughout the United States promot ing the work of the many railroad branches of the Young Men's Christian Association. DISORDJRCROWS Bread Riots in Italy Are Spreading Ominously. Mobs Appear, in Half a Dozen Towns and Tillages. MILITARY KEPT BUSY Flying From Point to Point Suppressing Insurrection. Many of the Mobs Composed En tirely of WTomen. Rome, Jan. 20. There were renewed disorders today in the poor quarter of Ancona, which is inhabited by anarchists and socialists. A number of men and women attempted to barricade the streets, but the police cleared the thor oughfares and arrested several. Troops are scouring the country, ar resting suspicious bands of tramps. The agitation against the price of bread is spreading to other towns. A crowd assembled in front of the town hall at Sinigalalia and demanded relief. The mayor gave a consiliatory reply but the mob, which consisted chiefly of women, invaded the railway station and the warehouses of Prince Ruspoli, where they seized a quantity of grain. The troops finally restored order. There has been another slight dis turbance at Maeerata, about twenty miles south of Ancona. Several hundred working people have appeared in the district of Latorreta, and cavalry has been dispatched there. INTO A HOT WATER TANK Newton Railroad Man Takes a Probably Fatal Fall. Newton, Jan. 20. What may yet prove to be a fatal accident happened to Bob Hamilton, an employe of the bridge and building department of the Santa Fe, at this point yesterday. Back of the round house a large hot well, about 20 feet deep and 30 feet in diameter, is being constructed, into which the water will flow when it is let out of the boilers of engines in the round house. The wall is of stone, while the bottom is covered with concrete. Hamilton has been assisting in con structing the well, and left his home as usual to come to work. About 6:45 a. m., while the Santa Fe night watch man was going by the well he heard groanings and on investigation found Hamilton lying on the bottom in a bleeding and unconscious condition. It is thought that he started to walk across the well on a couple of large stringers, and fell to the bottom. Help was procured and the unfortunate man was gotten out and taken to his home and medical aid was summoned. It was found that his hip was broken and the left side of his skull was fractured, and the chances are against his recov ery. GLADSTONE'S EALTH. While It is Not Good, No Cause For Immediate Alarm. London, Jan. 20. The publication of the Pall Mall Gazette report in regard to Gladstone, caused numbers of in quiries to be made at No. 4 White Hall Square, the residence of Henry Glad stone and George Armisted, an inti mate friend of the family. Both said there was nothing in the latest infor mation they had received to justify the alarmist reports. Mr. Gladstone has been suffering from a return of his neuralgia, but a letter received this morning said he was better and that his physicians were satisfied with his progress towards re covery. Cannes, Jan. 20. The health of Mr. Gladstone is fairly satisfactory. He went out for a drive yesterday. London, Jan. 20. An official state ment issued last night reasserts that there Is no cause for alarm as to Mr. Gladstone's health, although it is not benefitted as much as had been hoped at Cannes. The facial neuralgic pains cersist with daily fluctuations, owing to the cold winds and wet weather, but the complaint is quite local. His physi cal powers have not suffered; his strength is good; his appetite excellent; lie joins the family at meals and takes regular drives, weather permitting. It is not true that the family had been summoned. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glad stone, will go to Cannes on Saturday, in accordance with, an arrangement made weeks ago. Lord Stuart Rennel, with whom Mr. Gladstone is visiting, telegraphs that Mr. Gladstone's health was good. The Westminster Gazette, although minimumizing the alarming reports concerning the health of Mr. Gladstone, is "constrained to admit the fact that Mr. Gladstone has suffered great pain most of the time he has been at Cannes, being unable to leave his sofa." Continuing the Westminster Gazette remarks: So far as the vital organs are concerned, however, he is no worse. On the other hand, continuous pain in a man of Mr. Gladstone's age is un doubtedly a symptom to cause anxiety. FEW AGENTS ARE LEFT. New York Life Has Practically Aban doned the State. The attorney general is receiving the co-operation of the county attorneys in this state, in response to his recent let ter, urging them to prosecute agents or representatives of the New York Life Insurance company. The company has no agents in some of the counties, but work is being done in some places by solicitors. L. H. Wilder of Norton county, says: "The company has no agent here at this time. Will watch for them." B. F. Stocks of Finney county says: "The company has done no business here, so far as my knowledge extends." John Hartzler of Sherman county says: "I shall be pleased to co-operate with you. Company not doing business here now." H. T. Phinney of Jefferson county: "Company not doing business here, so far as I can learn." S. F. Newlon of Brown county: "If I learn of any further attempts to do business in this county, I will follow your suggestions." E. A. Berry of Marshall county: "Will investigate and ascertain if the com pany is attempting to do business in this county." C. W. Herzer of Ford county: "The JSTOTICE TOffil WE SHALL A Special line of Children's Suits, in splendid assortment. Also Chil dren's Waists and Hats. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH Everybody Reads agent for the company here told me that the company had not decided whether they would attempt to do bus iness here or not. Said if the company instructed him to proceed, he would do so. I informed him that he would be prosecuted if he did so." Francis M. Brady of Labette county: "I am giving this matter personal at tention and if I find agents of the com pany doing business here I will gladly co-operate with you in enforcing the in surance laws of the state of Kansas." Porter Craddock of Morton coun ty: "No insurance agent is doing bus iness here. I might add he could not earn his salt if he were. Should any representatives of the New York Life come here I will enforce the law." W. T. Clark of Rush county: "I will co-operate with you in suppressing this form of brigandage if it exists in this county." H. S. Rogers, Pawnee county: "J. F. Upson came here eight or ten weeks ago in the interest of the New York Life and has a business card in each of the three papers here. He is regarded as the agent of the company." B. G. Hurlburt, Wallace county: "The local agent for the company has moved to Kansas City. No person in our town is insured in the company. No business is being done here." C. F. Diffenbacher, Barton county: "I find the company has not done any bus iness in this county since the first of the year. 'Will be on the alert and prosecute violaters of the insurance laws. T. A. Scates, Seward county: "The company- has done some business here, but not within the last three or four months." P. J. Galle, McPherson county: "The company has no agency established here. If there should be any attempt to solicit business in this county, I shall interpose an emphatic objection and if necessary prosecute criminally." Chris. S. Ritter, Allen county: "The company is doing no business in this county. You're a. good gun; keep a shootin' 'em." John Marshall, Elk county: "Unable to find anyone here doing business for the company. Will prosecute if T find any such. The insurance laws should be enforced." S. M. Hutzel, Trego county: "Com pany not doing business here." J. P. Shutts, Ellis county: "Company doing no business here." J. T. Dickerson, Marion county: "There is an agent of the company do ing business here. I presume he has learned through the newspapers of the substance of your letter to me but I will remind him of it soon." J. F. Pancake, Scott county: "Com pany not doing business here. If it should attempt to do so I will follow your advice. You are right in trying to enforce the laws. I will do every thing in my power to assist you." In addition to these is the letter from Clark Richardson of Anderson county, in which he says there is an agent of the company at work there who says boldly that he proposes to continue. It is likely that this agent will be prose cuted, this being the test case. 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. Mr. Hamilton of McPherson is visiting Mr. George Miller. Miss Lena Hohmbaum has taken a posi tion at the Home bakery. No Fake. Bibles, albums and book3 at actual cost. Cromwell Jeffers. Bibles, albums and books at cost. In ventory sale. Cromwell Jeffera. Mrs. J. E. Watts will go to Holton to morrow to attend a meeting of the Re bekah lodge. Rev. T. E. Chandler, pastor of the Kan sas Avenue M. E. church, is quite ill at the parsonage. Jonas Lukens is in Kansas City attend ing the Kansas-Missouri Implement Deal ers' association. Mrs. Etta Lacey has resumed her posi tion at the Model Supply store after a va cation of two weeks. Miss Cowdry, who has been head trim mer at the Model, left last week for her home at Nevada, Mo. Miss Ida Henry went to Manhattan yes terday and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. H. Fowler, for a month. The Ladies' society of the Kansas Ave nue M. E. church met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. James Stansfleld on Jackson street. Rev. and Mrs. Danielson, who have been visiting Rev. Danielson's brother, Mr. Philip Danielson, left today for their new home at Fremont, Kan. Degree of Honor lodge No. 152 will cele brate its third anniversary Saturday even ing, and all members and their families and friends are invited to be present. Alice Safford, the 13-year-old daughter of H. C. Safford, is composing a pretty two-step which will be brought out by Marshall's band at its first open air con cert next season. Mrs. M. J. Dray of Oregon, who is vis iting her mother at 913 Monroe street, will 531 mm SELL AT the State Journal leave Sundry to join her husband at Union, Ore., from whence they will start on February 20 for Klondike. Mrs. Dray will take with her to Klondike her littl silver gray Scotch terrier, which has been trained to pull her on a sled. The sleds used are about 16 inches wide. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dray are confident of success, and are familiar with minjng, In which work they have been engaged in Oregon for a number of years, and have lately sold out there for $45,000. Al Brazier, a brother of Mrs. Harry Safford, will start from Seattle for Klon dike on the 14th of February. Mr. Brazier went to Seattle some months ago to see and talk to men direct from the "gold fields," and he writes: "One cannot long remain a disinterested person. Men have returned after only a year's absence with enough to last the remainder of life, hav ing gone there with but enough to live upon. With these examples before me, I go convinced that I have an equal chance with these men, and that there is room for one more. My outfit includes a sealskin suit and an abundance of the most nourishing food." The members of the Nicest in Town club were entertained last evening by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lacey of 1113 Van Buren street at "progressive old maid.J"- At the close of the game W. M. Costley was found to be the most progressive "old maid" and received a prize box of bach elor's buttons. Miss Annie Kauil, the fortunate "bachelor," was rewarded by a stuffed cat. At the close of the game re. freshments were served to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Kistler, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Petro, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Costley, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Safford, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Parks, Miss Dollie Curtis, Miss Annis Kauil, Mr. Bert Green and Mr. Edward Strong. A SECOND TERM. John Stenman "Will Go Back to His Old Place at Lansing. John Stenman has been convicted ot grand larceny in the district court. He stole several watches from a second hand store last spring and was charged with both burglary and larceny, but the jury found him guilty of larceny only. He has served one term in the penitentiary and will go back. The penalty is from one to five years in the penitentiary. 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 oi Beggs German Salve cured me entire ly. At druggists. Select concert and grand lecture. Li brary hall, 22d. (First Published in the Daily State Journal, Jan. 20, 1898.) Council Proceedings. Council Chamber, Topeka, Kansas, January 19, 18S3. Council met at the call of the mayor. Present at roll call, Councilmen Bur gess, Drew, Mergan, Pattison, Round tree and Stephenson 6. Absent, Elli ott, Nettels, Skinner and Warner 4. Quorum present. Mayor C. A. Fellows presiding. The following call was read by the city clerk: Office of Mayor, Topeka, Kan., Jan. 19. 1898. To the Members of the City Council, City of Topeka, Kansas. Gentlemen: A meeting of the city council is hereby called for the purpose of adopting plans and specifications ap proving an estimate, and instructing the city clerk to advertise for bids for iabor and material to be used in pro tecting the approaches of the Kansas river bridge, this Wednesday evening, January 19, 1S98, at 7:30 o'clock sharp. C. A. FELLOWS, fSean Mayor. Attest- S. S. McFADDEN, Attest- City Clerk. The city engineer submitted a sworn estimate of $l,4fj6 of cost of driving piles for a pile guard and sewer exten sion at the south bank of the Kansas river and near Kansas avenue which was read and on roll call approved and placed on file by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Burgess, Drew, Mer gan, Pattison, Roundtree and Stephen son 6. Plans and specifications, for the work mentioned in the estimate, were presented and examined, read and approved by the following vote: Ayes, Burgess, Drew, Mergan, Pattison, Roundtree and Stephenson 6. Mr. Stephenson moved that the city clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for the work, the bids to be for the work above the bridge and below the bridge to be in separate items, and tc include the entire work, which motior. was adopted. On motion of Mr. Drew the council adjourned. S. S. McFADDEN, City Clerk.