The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 18, 1898

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tf u Ne THIRD SDITI01T. rElf-EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 18, 189S. FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. H 11 mfTfi Tf?T f a ran w JjIlJj f wo Circumstantial Account of a Sailor on the Maine Who Distinctly Saw the Dark Object Rapidly Ap preaching the Vessel. The Object Seemed to Bear a Light and Emitted Smoke The Sailor Started to Inform His Superior Officer. BUT IT WHS THEN The Object Struck the Maine in the Side and the Explosion of Her Magazine Followed Instantly, Scattering Deathdealing Missiles Everywhere. The Sailor Was Not Permitted to Tell His Story For Pub lication by Orders of llis Superior Of ficers. New York. Feb. 18. The Herald this morning prints the following from its Key West correspondent: "I learn on undoubted auLi.ority that one of the maimed sailors who was taken to the Maine hospital out of gratitude for the kind treatment and careful nursing re ceived from the surgeon and attend ants, has broken the seal of silence en joined by his superior officers before leaving Havana, and makes a state ment, the truth of which cannot be doubted and which points to the delib erate destruction of the vessel. The sailor whose name for obvious reasons is withheld for the present.says he was on watch on the forward deck shortly before the explosion occurred. While looking over the Maine's bow into the dark waters of the bay, he saw a black object slowly coming toward the. vessel. The object, whatever it was, was apparently illuminated and emitted smoke. He suspected something wrong and started to communicate the fact to the officer of the day when the explosion took place. The Maine was raised in the air and he was thrown to the deck, stunned and bleeding. He also says that simultaneously with the raising of the Maine, he saw the steam launch which was moored alongside the Maine also thrown out of the water. This occurred before the second ex plosion in the Maine's magazine was felt, and which sent her to the bot tom. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 18. A special to the Times-Union and Citizen from Key West, Fla., says: The general opinion of many persons here is that the Maine was hit by a torpedo after which the magazine ex ploded. In an interview with Thomas Melville, of Brooklyn, who was not in jured and was on watch on the quarter deck, he said that he felt two distinct shocks. The first was not as severe as the second which blew up the ship. Oth er survivors are of the same opinion that it was foul work. Martin Riordan, a submarine diver of Key West has been telegraphed by Consul Genoral Lee and Captain Sigs bee and will go over immediately to dive under the Maine and discover the cause of the disaster: The flagphip Nw York is now an chored off the bay awaiting instructions from Washington. New York. Feb. 18. Sylvester Scovel, special correspondent of the Journal f.rA. Advertiser at Havana, wires. hen I asked Secretary Congasto to aid me in talking to Gen. Solano over securing the reopening of the cable for the messages of the Maine's officers he coldly said that it was none of his bus iness, that Gen. Solano was in sole charge. Fortunately the gentleman was courteous and the messages went "I shall now quote what Secretary Congosto then the acting governor gen eral, or fulfilling the functions of that ?Ie OSltj?' said to me the 11 ght before the Maine arrived. Consul General Lee had told him that after noon that a warship would come. Con gosto belligerently objected. General Lee then said: 'Remember if any trouble does occur, I shall have the whole fleet here in four hours "Shortly after I saw Secretary Con gosto, and he was very mad. He was Doss&saiUUu A TORPBBQ ALL TOO LATE. Administration at Washington Accused of Trying to Twist Every Fact to Make Out a Case For the Spanish. also indiscreet. He said to me: 'If you people would only let us alone, it would be all right. Spain has put up with more than any other nation would have done. I have warned you that there will be trouble if the Maine comes here. Now, bring your ships here. If you want war, 'you can have it. You will find Spain has jiot forgotten how to fight.' "I took these words at the time as the angry utterances of an over-taxed diplomat. Now they seem to me some thing. "Two days a Spanish daily here claimed Senor De Lome wrote his fam ous letter and caused its capture be cause he saw no gain in further delay ing a break between the two govern ments." Washington, Feb. 18. Criticism of the government's easy going attitude on the Maine horror is growing ltmd and bitter in official circles. It is stated that President McKinley and his cabinet seem actually trying to give the Span ish officials at Havana the benefit of every doubt instead of seeking to fasten the blame of the explosion upon certain Spanish conspirators, supposed to be adherents of Gen. Weyler who were re sponsible for the recent riots and who are violently anti-American in their sentiment. Immediate intervention on the part of the United States according belliger ent rights to the Cuban insurgents is the contingency which confronts the administration. Congress has been ominously silent since the disaster. It has been impa tiently waiting as one man with its mind made up. If the Maine was de stroyed by a torpedo or hidden mine, then swift retribution will be demanded. The first step on the part of congress will no doubt be a belated recognition of belligerency, and then war, if that should become necessary. Secretary Long carefully suppresses all facts, and the president will not ut ter a word, but every effort is bent on delay. At the first suspicion that the naval board of inquiry is juggling in the slightest with the facts, congress will step in and institute an independent congressional investigation. This inquiry was asked of every mem ber of the senate and house: "Has not the United States suffered enough in one way and another through the Cuban war, to justify im mediate intervention.?" The answers were nearly all one way. A majority in both houses hold the af firmative of the proposition. New York, Feb. 18. Every policeman in this city is on duty today. Last night Chief McCullagh caused an order to be sent to all police captains notify ing them to report back to their pre cincts immediately after supper, and there to remain on duty until further orders. Between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning another order from headquar ters was issued to the effect that all of the platoons must remain in reserve during the day today. No reason is given for these orders, but it is the talk unofficially about the police headquarters that this action is simply extra precaution to prevent any possible outbreak when the Spanish cruiser Viscaya arrives. The Viscaya had not yet been sighted up to the time this dispatch is sent. WAR WOULD SPLIT SPAIN". R. W. Turner Says Trouble With the TJjaited. States Would Bring Revolution. R. W. Turner, consul to Cadiz under President Harrison, in discussing Spain today said: "If war should be declar ed.the Spanish monachy would not sur vive six months. The Spanish army and resources are now depleted. The army has for years been saturated with republicanism, and during all that time the Carlists have been watching and waiting for an opportunity to over throw the present government. Any grave crisis in the affairs of Spain means civil war. It is true that a de claration of war made by the United States might have the effect of unify- ing the different factions of the Spanish nation, but it could be for a short time only. It is my belief that within a year both Cuba and Spain will be re publics. "After the first wave of enthusiasm which would be occasioned by war with the United States had subsided, all the present and the then aggravated evils existing in Spain would be charged to the account of the present reigning family, and Carlists and Republicans would unite against It in a great civil war, which would finally give the Re publicans control, as they are more numerous than the Carlists. and in the end the present monarchists would fa vor the Republicans. Madrid, Barcelo na. Zaragosa, Cadiz, Seville, and many other Spanish cities are Republican, and have several times elected, in each and every district, Republicans to the Span ish cortes. After every Republican tri umph at the polls, the papers of that party have openly address editorials to the queen regent, demanding in such language as "Take the northern ex press, and, with your sickly boy. hie away to the banks of the Danube blue. The monarchy is at an end. Be warn ed by the fall of Mary Stuart and Maria Antoinette while there is yet time.' "On such occasions the papers were quickly suppressed by the government and the editors thrown in prison." SOMEBODY ERRED. Reported Discovery of Torpedo Hole by Divers is Denied. Havana, Feb. 18. Contrary to the re ports current here yesterday, the divers have not yet made any investigation of the wreck, and the general opinion expressed in Spanish circles is that the explosion occurred inside the Maine. The nightof the disaster to the Maine a light wind from the southwest was blowing and her head pointed in a southeasterly direction. She was moor ed in about 12 meters of water forward and drew about 13 meters aft. The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII was about 200 meters from the American battle ship. The correspondent of the Associated press was in the cable office filing a message when the explosion occurred. He saw from the window of that office a great column of fire shooting upwards and he hurried to the wharf and to the quarters of Admiral Manterola. By that time the flames extended over the y Jj-n-io !iU. IhiBk "as X f YWA M m IP gt 1T ffi whole ship and in a few moments the Maine sank. The explosion so disjointed and twist ed the battleship that her remains now appear like a pile of wreckage. All the upper-deck structure, turrets and guns are in a heap, and one boiler had been blown out of its place, and at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon was still smoking on deck. The foremast and bow of the Maine have collapsed, and now only the end of her main mast remains above water. The boats of the Spanish cruiser Al fonso XII have picked up a quantity of wreckage, including -boats and a flag, and today ten more bodies were found in the harbor and taken to the morgue. It is impossible to identify them. Captain Sigsbee went on board the Alfonso XII and thanked the Spanish commander, Captain Manuel Ellas, for the services the Spanish sailors had rendered upon the occasion of the great disaster. SIGSBEE'S OFFICIAL REPORT Concerning the Burial of the Marines of the Maine's Crew. Washington, Feb. IS. The first notice to reach the navy department this morning, from the scene of the naval disaster at Havana, was a belated tele gram of last night's date from Captain Sigsbee, reading as follows: Nineteen of Maine's dead were buried this afternoon with great civil, eccles iastical, naval and military ceremonies and with all the resources of Havana brought into requisition. The Spanish governmentfunder express directions of Gen. Blanco, the bishop cf Havana.Gen. Parrada and Admiral Manterola and the mayor of Havana took complete charge of all arrangements. The bodies were first laid in state in the building of the city government of Havana, where they were covered with floral and other emblems suitable to the oc casion, which were presented by offi cials, and other persons of Havana, of all shades of political opinion. They were escorted to the cemetery by rep resentatives of all the military naval and civil organizations and foreign con sular officers and thrpugh a vast con course of people spreading over the route. Gen. Lee, most of the officers and ma rines now here, together with Lieuten ent Commander Cowles and members of the Fern's crew were given special car jjjj-U Death came out of the black night's deep, And steered for a battleship's side; But never a man of the sailor clan Looked on the Deathman's ride. The Kansan lad and the Hampshire boy, And the boy from Tennessee, With never a fear that death was near, Swung into eternity. Nor flag, nor shot, nor battle cry, Nor strain of the nation's air, Broke into the gloom of the sailor's doom, Nor yet a priestly prayer. There looks a face from far-away home, With eye bent on the sea, For the Hampshire Jack who'll not come back, Or the lad from Tennessee. Not theirs was the glory of battle; No victory crowned the day, But a nation weeps, that the dark sea keeps Her dead beneath the bay. riages. Ground for the burial of all the Maine's dead has been presented by Gen. Blanco and the bishop of Havana, in the beautiful cemetery of Havana. The most sympathy and respect has been shown. I am informed by the au thorities that this is the second instance only of such a demonstration having been shown to foreigners in the history of Havana. It is inconceivable that a greater demonstration could have been made to me personally. A great number of people have expressed sympathy for the Maine and for the United States government and people. The remainder of the dead, must, perforce, be buried with brief ceremony, which will be con ducted by ourselves, but the care and preparation of the remains will be with Spanish authorities. About 40 in ad dition to those buried have come ashore today. Very few are now recognizable. Even in the case of some of those who are hurt, but live recognition was diffi cult. I have not for a moment lost sight of the grief of the families and friends of the members of my crew, but I beg the department to explain to them that it is impracticable, in fact impossi ble, to send the bodies home. Facili ties are lacking, and embalming is nec essary to secure shipment even under the most favorable circumstances. Em balming is only imperfectly done here Will wire all cases of identification. I maintain organization among my small force here, but it can be well understood that the execution of the work, with which we are charged, is one of much detail and difficult of execution. It is believed that all of the department's telegrams have reached us. I am deep ly grateful for the helpful sentiments and directions telegraphed by the pres ident and the department. I have the earnest help of all the officers of the Maine here, which was to be expected under all circumstances. A previous telegram sent today gives the names of those buried by the Spanish authorities. The flags of ail vessels, naval and mer chant, in Havana harbor, have been at half mast yesterday and today. Shall send Mangrove back to Key West to morrow with eight wounded. Will wire names later. Dr. Cledening of the army will remain with, the wounded. Assistant Surgeon Spears also came with the Mangrove, but will be detained here on board the Fern to accompany the wounded when they are to be removed. I will put some rmmsm divers at work tomorrow. Divers re quested of Admiral Sicard will be here Sunday morning by the Olivette. Re covery of Maine's battery impractica ble except by regular wrecking outfit. (Signed) SIGSBEE. THE FUNERAL. All Havana Joins in Honoring the Martyrs of the Maine. Havana, Feb. IS. The interment of the martyrs of the Maine took place yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. Shortly before the hour all Havana was in mourning. The flags on the public buildings were at half mast and many of the houses were draped in mourning. All classes were represented in the throngs that filled the streets along which the funeral procession passed to the cemetery. The order of the procession was as follows: The municipal guards on horseback, in full uniform; the city fire brigade; the municipal employes, the the alder men in seven splendidly draped fire men's cars. Special cars bearing the remains; nine bodies being carried on a splendidly decorated car; the clergy, deputations consisting of the chief of ficers of the army, navy, and volunteers, representatives of various official bu reaus and of the custom house, a com mittee representing the chamber of commerce; a delegation representing the grocers, the council of administra tion, representatives of the treasury,the press and various political organiza tions; then the chief officers of the Maine, the representatives of foreign governments, the city magistrates with their mace bearers, provicial deputies, employes of the general and regional autonomatic governments, the munici pal mace bearers then General Parrado, with four aides de camp, representing General Blanco, (whose personal pres ence was not allowable under the law), having on his right United States Con sul General Lee and on his left the mayor of Havana, the Marquis Larrin aga. Admiral Monterola.General Solamo and other officers, two companies of marine and infantry. The funeral music was furnished by the bands of the Isabela La Catolica and Porto Rico battalions, which ac companied the bodies. The funeral cortege started from the principal entrance of the city hall on Weyler street, then turned to the right on Moricadoes street, then up O'Reilly street along the right sida-of Central park and finally to the right along San Rafael street to the cemetery. The population that lined the route gave every indication of the profound est respect. The coffins were covered with beauti ful crowns of silk ribbons, with appro priate inscriptions. The crown from the city council bears the inscription, "The people of Havana to the victims of the Maine." There was a handsome crown of silk ribbons in the Spanish na tional colors with the inscription, "The navy department at Havana to the vic tims of the Maine." Among other tokens was an emblem from the Havana yacht club. General Blanco witnessed the passing of the funeral procession from the bal cony of the palace. The entire cere mony was a most impressive demon stration of sympathy. THE IDENTIFIED DEAD. But Few Have Been in a Condition Admitting of Recognition. Washington, Feb. 18. The navy depart ment furnishes the following list of men of the Maine as comprising all whose bodies thus far have been identified: J. H. Bierking, drummer. James A. Graham. Wm. H. Tinsman, landsman. J. F. Brown, sergeant. Eldon H. Mero. chief machinist. Harry J. Keys, ordinary seaman. Owen Sheridan, fireman, second class. Patrick Gafl'ney. fireman, first class. Wm. Cosgrove, fireman, second class. Joseph Seerock, fireman, first class. Charles C. Galpin, marine. Michael Kane, coal passer. Carl A. Smith, seaman. SHOULD STOP AT ANY COST. General Booth of the Salvation Army, Points the Way to America. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 18. Gen. William Booth of the Salvation Army said to day: "The Cuban butchery should stop. It should stop, if need be, by the inter vention of the United States. England is not jealous of America. The individ ual Englishman would see young Amer ica prosper in peace. I do not think that the fur of the British lion would rise should Uncle Sam fight the Dons. The Cuban war should stop at any cost and that is admitting a great deal for as conservative an Englishman as I am." TO REPLACE THE MAINE. Appropriations Will Be Made for Two Battleships Instead of One. Washington, Feb. 18. The disaster of the Maine has aroused a feeling among members in favor of extreme liberality in appropriations for the naval and mil itary establishments, the practical re sult of which is likely to be the accept ance by the house with little contest of the senate amendments, increasing the appropriation for fortifications about $4,000,000, the authorization in the naval appropriation bill of two battleships in stead of one and possibly the authoriza tion of the entire dry dock scheme rec ommended by the dry dock board ap pointed by the secretary of the navy. The recommendation of the secretary was for only one addition to the navy this year a first class battleship, but the loss of the Maine makes it likely that appropriations for two battleships will be reported by the naval commit tee. CLEVELAND IS HORRIFIED. Former President is Greatly Shocked by the Maine Disaster. New York, Feb. 18. "I am greatly shocked and horrified at the lamentable disaster to the battleship Maine," said ex President Cleveland, at Princeton, "and I sincerely hope that later information may serve to mitigate its horrifying details. I was not perso-nally acquainted with any of the ship's crew, but greatly regret that our navy should suffer the loss of such a ship, arid that so many lives had to be sacrificed. "Of course. I could not express an opin ion as to whether the disaster was due to an accident or Spanish design, as noth ing but meager particulars have reached me. I sincerely hope, however, that in vestigation will show that it was accident pure and simple." AN INCENDIARY CIRCULAR Turns Up Which Was Scattered About Havana. New York, Feb. 18. Medical Director Wood of the naval hospital, Brooklyn, is in possession of the circular, incendiary and outrageous, which was passed about the streets, on the railway cars and other (Continued on Fourth Page.) UNSEEMLY DELAY. The Government Bitterly Criti cized in the Senate Today. While 250 of Our Sailors Lie in Havana Harbor, President MeKinley and the Cabinet is Hesitating, SATS SEXATOli MASON. The Dilly-Dally Policy That Has Prevailed Responsible For the Death of American Citizens. CONTINUED MURDEKS Of Tens of Thousands of Cubans Including Women and Children, All Due to "Waiting" Policy. Washington, Feb. 18. Mr. Mason ha3 offered an amendment to the Allen res olution for an 'investigation of the Maine disaster providing for a special committee to make the investigation. Mr. Mason said that it was evident that the facts in regard to Cuba were being concealed from the people of tha country and from congress. Mr. Mason said that the policy of tha government was delay and nothing was stopping the murder of people in Cuba. The De Lome letter had not stopped: the murders. The Maine disaster had not stopped them. It was time for the senate to act. Mr. Mason said he did not want the facts regarding the Maine locked up in the executive de partments. Mr. Mason said we have waited while the diplomats have deceived us. They had sat at our table and misrepresented" the situation. Mr. Mason said that while diplomats delayed, 250 of our brave seamen were lying in the harbor at Havana. Mr. Hale said he hoped there would be no exasperating debate in the senate while this matter was being investigat ed by the senate. He deplored the re flectiojs which were made upon the navy department. Mr. Hale said the whole world de plored the great tragedy, it j hoped the senator (Mason) would see "lire impropriety- of the position he was taking. Mr. Mason said that he meant no re flection on Secretary Long, but an in vestigation by congress could not inter fere with the navy department. Mr. Mason said the American people were tired of investigation behind clos ed doors; that with 250 seamen lying at the bottom of Havana harbor, the peo ple of the United States wanted to know whether she was blown up by her enemies or from spontaneous combus tion. Mr. Mason said that if it was found1 that the Maine disaster was a result o accident, the people would be better sat- isfied if a committee of congress should find, it so and no harm done. Madrid, Feb. 18. The newspapers here are urging the government to adopt great precautions when the' American divers arrive and not to al low them to descend alone and examine the Maine "as divers sent by private persons might be bribed to report at variance with the actual facts and might even do something to the hull, which would serve as a confirmation of their report." Here it is thought improbable that Captain General Blanco will allow pri vate divers to descend, or even those sent officially by the United States gov ernment, if they are unaccompanied by Spanish divers. The newspapers here fear serious trouble unless a strict sup ervision is madeand they claim to foresee the necessity for employing div ers of a third nation to arbitrate in the event of a disagreement between the Spanish and American divers. The whole press enjoins the most rig orous supervision of the wreck of the Maine. Washington, Feb. 18. In view of the. near approach to New York of the Spanish warship, which has caused so much comment, although it has been explained semi-officially she is merely returning the courtesy exhibited in the sending of the Maine to Havana, it may be proper to state that the naval regulations provide for a proper recep tion to the ship. The commandant at the navy yard, Admiral Bunce, will look after the ne cessary formalities. A salute will be exchanged with the ship by the shore forts and a naval officer will be sent from the navy yards to board the vessel and extend to him the courtesies of the port. An anchorage will be pointed cut and all proper precautions wiil be taken to make the stay of the ship safe and com fortable. It is probable that she will lie in the north river naval anchorage unless she receives other orders from, the Spanish legation. The government has cabled instruc tions to the commander of the warship Vizcaya, leaving it to his discretion when to quit New York. New York, Feb. 18. Lieut. Sharp of the United States army, bearing letters from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt called at police headquarters and asked that the police boat patrol be designated to watch about the Vizcaya. CaDtain Vredenburg .who was in com mand, said he had no authority to act upon the request, but that he would submit it to Chief McCullagh. It is believed that ample precautions will be taken to prevent anything hap pening to the Vizcaya. Weather Indications. Chicago, Feb. 18. For Kansas: Part ly cloudy tonight and Saturday, with snow flurries this afternoon or tonight; probably warmer tonight; northwest winds becoming variable. An unsuccessful attempt was made Wednesday night to break into Georere Nyhan's restaurant in North Topeka. The burglar tried to pry open a second story window, but whan it fell with a crash he jumped off a small shed and escaped.

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The huge gun was being shipped to San Diego, Cal., from the government proving grounds at Sandy Hook, N. J. It was made at Bethlehem, Pa., and ap peared to be a very formidable piece of ordnance. The surface of the gun vras covered with inscriptions such as "Take Me to Cuba." "I Will Soon Free It." "What Cuba Needs," etc. IN A THEATER. tTsher Suicides Because His Love for an Actress Was Vain. New York, Feb. 18. A dispatch from Bridgeport, Conn., to the Herald, states that in the Auditorium theater in that city last night, Kay Wordin, an usher, at the climax of a dramatic scene in the second act of "The Ladder of Life," fired a bullet into his left temple and dropped to the floor insensible. Wordin cannot live. He is only 20 years old, and was madly infatuated with Miss Fannie Donzalez, who takes a minor role. Because his love was not returned he sought death. AUSTRIA TAKES IT UP. Question of Excluding American Fruit Discussed at Vienna. Vienna, Feb. 18. In the lower house of the diet today the mayor group sub mitted an interpellation to the staat shlater, asking if it were intended to prohibit the importation of American fruit in view of the danger from the San Jose louse. ROASTED A HOTEL KEEPER ISI asked Men Held Him on the Stove Till They Got His Cash. Ashland, Pa., Feb. 18. Six masked burglars broke into Charles Billman's ho tel, at Tailorsville, about 1 o'clock this morning, and awakened the aged pro- i prietor. Mr. Billman seized a shotgun, but before he could use it was overpower ed and bound to a chair. The burglars then ransacked the house, g-ettin four watches, a quantity of sil verware and a box of old coins, valued very highly by the family.. Iispleasei at not finding" any money, they returned to where they had left Billman and de manded the key to the safe. Billman re fused to give it up, whereupon they drag ged him to the kitchen and placed him on the cook stove, threatening: to roast him to death if he did not hand over the key. He was finally tortured into sub mission and the burglars secured about JI.OJU and I'orne valuable papers. They then flei, leaving Billmar, securely bound, and have thus xar eluded detection. GROUND CAVED UNDER HIM lawyer Slade's Body Carried Out to Sea Within View of His Family. Santa Maria, Cal., Feb. IS. Samuel Blade, one of the most prominent lawyers of Santa Barbara county, was killed yes terday at Pismo Beach by the caving of the bank on which he stood. He was thrown on the jajed rocks be low and the body was carried out to sea in the presence of his wife, mother and Bister, who were powerless to reach him. TO BEAUTIFY MANITOU. Resort Improvement Society Has Completed Its Organization. Colorado Springs, Feb. IS. The Resort Improvement society of Manitou last evening completed its organization. Chas. A. Grant was elected president. C. W. Baker vice president and D. H. Rupp sec retary and treasurer. A general commit tee was named to take general charge and direct the affairs of the society. The society was organized for the purpose of promoting improvements in and around Manitou, with a view of making the re sort more popular than ever. DR. WURTH'S OPINION OF THE NEW DISCOVERY IN MEDICINE. A Remarkably Successful Remedy for Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach Troubles. Dr. Wurth, in commenting on recent discoveries in medicine said: There is none which is certain to be so valuable and far reaching in benefit as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, the new stomach remedy; I say far reaching, because people little realize how important a sound stomach and vigorous digestion is to every man, woman and child. Indigestion is the starting point of consumption, heart disease. Bright's disease, diabetes, nervous prostration, liver troubles: why is this so? Simply because every nerve, muscle and tissue in our bodies is created and nourished from the food we eat. If that food is, by reason of a weak stomach, compelled to lie for hours, a sour, fermenting mass of half digested food, it poisons the blood and nervous system, creates pas -which distends the stomach and bowels, causing pressure on the heart, lungs and other organs and seriously impending their action. He says further, the point to direct attention is not the nerves, nor heart; nor lungs nor kidneys, but the stomach! the first cause of all the mischief. The remedy to use for indigestion and "Weak stomachs is not some cathartic, fcut a remedy which will digest the food, increase the flow of gastric juice, ab sorb the gases, and Stuart's Dyspep sia Tablets will accomplish exactly this result in any case of stomach trouble, because these tablets are composed of the digestive acids, aseptic pepsin, Oolden Seal and Bismuth, pleasant to taste, and not being a patent medicine, can be used by anyone with perfect eafety. I believe Stuart's Dvspepsia Tablets will cure any form of indiges tion and stomach trouble except can cer of stomach. Full size packages of Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets are sold by druggists at 60 cents. A book on stomach diseases together with thousands of testimonials iwill be sent by addressing Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich. STATE JOLITICS. Mr. Coburn Withdrew Because the Politicians Wanted to Boss Him Entirely Too Much IX THE 5TH DISTRICT. Gomer Davies, of Concordia, Doesn't Want Vincent's Place. New Republican Candidate For Associate Justice. Although F. D. Coburn refuses to discuss the subject, Information of a private character from some of his close friends indicates that he declined to become a candidate for governor be cause some of the politicians, as soon as Mr. Coburn's friends began to rally around him, proceeded to inform him what course he should pursue. If there are men in Kansas who will not accept dictation from any source Mr. Coburn stands at the head of the list. He will be dominated by any man or set of men under no circum stances. He is a free and Independent thinker. As a candidate representing the people of Kansas he would have en tered the race. As an emissary of a gang of politicians he would not and could not do so. Neither would he ac cept the suggestions of politicians and continue in the campaign, thereby tacitly admitting that he coincided with their office seeking designs. When Mr. Coburn's boom began to take on definite proportions and as sume a strong following, politicians like Nat Barnes of Kansas City proceeded to appropriate its strength and attempt to devote it to other purposes. In the meantime Mr. Coburn was receiving assurances of good faith from the de signers and fixers. Becoming disgusted, so the story goes, with these acts of unfairness and demonstrations of bad faith Mr. Coburn accepted the first op portunity to declare that under no cir cumstances would he be a candidate for the place. IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT Congressman Vincent, Says Gomer Davies, Will Succeed Himself. Some of the admirers of Gomer Dav ies of Concordia have been suggesting that he become a candidate for con gress in the Fifth district, opposing Congressman W. D. Vincent for renom ination. Mr. Davies will not be touch ed by the appeal and says: "Congressman Vincent will be his own successor. There is no sort of use for any of these little gold bug Repub lican aspirants to stick up their heads under the pretense of being bimetal lists. They had better get down off the fence in a masculine manner than to continue the role of political eunuchs." For Associate Justice. A new candidate for associate justice of the supreme court before the Repub licans of Kansas has appeared in the person of Judge F. M. Sturges of Con cordia who has presided over the dis trict court for several years. Judges turges is a well know Kansas lawyer and has many friends who would rejoice to see him elevated to this high position. POLITICAL NOTES. John Q. Royce, editor of the Phillips burg Dispatch regrets that "Webb Mc Nall has sacrificed his political princi ples but he should have credit for the tight he is making 'for the people as against the insurance companies, re gardless of what his politics are or whether he has any or not." Decatur county Republicans are working busily in the interests of A. H. McGee for state auditor. Tom Kelly of Paola who has been ap pointed receiver for a national bank which recently failed there, having thereby secured employment for two or three years at a good salary, has decid ed not to enter the campaign as a Re publican candidate for the nomination for state auditor. Receiverships are the best paying- jobs in Kansas. o A F. Ham, a lawyer, has decided to enter the field of candidates in the Sixth district congressional race. Charles B. Graves, of Emporia, who aspires to be associate justice of the su preme court, has abandoned his ambi tion for the present and is for Major Hood for governor. Harry D. Pestana of Russell contem plates becoming a candidate for con gress in the Sixth district. His friends are urging him to do so if for no better reason than that of keeping Otis L. Atherton from again becoming a candi date for state treasurer. Charles T. McCabe of Topeka has de clared officially, that he will not under any circumstances become a candidate for state auditor. J. H. Reeder of Hays City has one eye on the congressional situation in the Sixth district. He is attending to bus iness with the other eye and both hands, but might get into the fight it" it becomes complicated by the ambitions of ten or twelve men, as is now promis ed for the contest. Mr. Reeder is a "stiff player" as a dark horse. SAVED MOTHER FROM BUIL A Sixteen-Year-Old Daughter to the Rescue With a Pitchfork. Wiliiamsport. Pa., Feb. IS. Near Mont gomery yesterday Mrs. Theodore Hess, while pumping water from a well in the barnyard, was attacked by a vicious buli. She was terribly gored and would doubt less have been killed had not her daugh ter, IS years old. heard her screams and ran to her rescue. With a pitchfork the girl drove the animal off and dragged her mother outside the fence. ORDER 27,000 PROJECTILES The Navy Department Wants Them in a Hurry Day and Night Work to Slake Them. Reading, Feb. is. The Carpenter Steel Works of this city has just received a hurry-up" order from the raw depart ment for 27.000 steel projectiles ranging in weight from 40 to 1.0) pounds each. This will keep the large plant running night and day until late in July. As fast as completed the projectiles will be shipped to different navy yards, after having been examined by government in spectors. Oklahoma State Fair. Guthrie, O. T., Feb. 18. The Oklahoma state fair directors today fixed the dates for the state fair this year as October 3 to SPENT Si 1,000 IN A WEEK. Sudden Acquisition of a Fortune Drives a Colorado TWff Insane. Denver, Col., Feb. IS. Richard B. Moore was sent to the county hospital last evening after an exciting day spent in pursuit. He threatened to kill his wife, who had been removed from home owing to heart disease, if she would not return. He took her away in a buggy, and It was only after a chase of eight hours that the woman was rescued from the clutches of her maniac husband. Moore went insane over visions of wealth, and in the past week spent $11,000, partly for seeds which he ordered from Ohio. He then advertised for agents and made preparations to conduct business on a magnificent scale, telling everybody that in three weeks he would have money to burn. Moore's mother-in-law says that his father-in-law died in the insane asylum from softening of the brain, and believes that the same disease would soon end the days of Moore. Moore is pos sessed of considerable property as the heir of his father's estate, which is re ported to have given him $700,000 worth of property located in Toledo. He formerly had to work hard for a living. While the insane man was be ing taken from St. Joseph's hospital, where he had been first placed for treat ment, he nearly killed a couple of deputy sheriffs who tried to induce him to go with them. They fought for 20 minutes, and at the end of that time one of the officers was so badly crippled that the patrol wagon had to be summoned. Dr. Long, house surgeon of the county, is in clined to think that the derangement is temporary. A FINE BUILDING HERE. Home of the Kansas Masonic Grand Lodge May Be Built in Topeka. It Is more than likeljr that the home of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas may be permanently located in Topeka. in a magnificent building of its own. Edwin W. Wellington of Ellsworth, chairman of the finance committee, will introduce a resolution before the Grand Lodge, now in session at Wichita, that a handsome building: be erected in To peka to be known as and used for the home of Masonic Grand Lodge of Kan sas and that the Grand Lodge meet there at its regular yearly meeting. The building proposed would be three or four stories high and would have a large lodge room capable of accommo dating the Grand Lodge, and with am ple room for delegates and spectators. All the offices of the grand officers would be in this building and the first floor would probably be devoted to store or office rooms for rent. After the building should be paid for and fitted throughout with all furnish ings needed, the money derived from the rental of the office or store rooms should be used in the maintenance of the Masonic home at Wichita. The Grand Lodge will be invited to meet in Topeka next year, and Grand Secretary A. K. Wilson has figured that the Grand Lodge can assemble in To peka with less expense than in any other city in Kansas. It has been shown that a savlnff of $1,000 can be made by meeting in Tope ka, besides the fact that no other town in the state has sufficient hotel accom modations. If this recommendation is carried out it will be what has been long desired by members of the Grand Lodge. The idea of having a permanent home for the Grand Lodge has been carried out in New Tork for some time and with great success. The home is in New York city and the proceeds from the building are used in maintaining the Masonic home. The Masonic home at Wichita was lo cated there with the understanding that if it were located there the Wichita lodge would support it for five years. It has been said that the Grand Lodge will be petitioned for aid in meeting the expenses of the home at the present Grand Lodge session. The home is the old Lawrence home known as "Maplewood," and is a hand some residence building that cost about $60,000, and' is in the center of a large tract of land.At present there are about 25 inmates cared for in the home. It is thought that the money derived from the proposed home would materially aid in the maintenance of the home. Sever al recommendations will be made at the present meeting of the Grand Lodge, and it may be that on account of so much business that the recommenda tion for the Grand Lodge building at Topeka may be forced to wait until the next meeting of the Grand Lodge be fore it is acted upon. BAKER STOOD BYHARRIS. Voted Against the Confirmation of the K. P. Sale. Washington. Feb. 18. Mr. Turple's resolution declaring that the sale of the Kansas Pacific ought not to be con firmed unless the government received not only the principal but also the in terest of its claim was laid before the senate yesterday and Mr. Thurston re sumed his remarks upon it. He pointed out that the entire debt of the Union Pacific railway which included the Kansas Pacific branch to the govern ment was about $71,000,000. The sales of the main and branch lines would re turn to the government $S5.000,000, or 91 per cent of the road's Indebtedness to the United States, principal and inter est. This Mr. Thurston held, was a piece of good financiering on the part of the president who he said was better in formed upon the value of the road and all the details bearing upon that value than any other official of the govern ment in congress or out. He pointed out that if the sale of the Kansas Pa cific were not confirmed, the president would have no other alternative than to redeem the first mortgage bonds and thus, instead of having in the treasury more than six million dollars as a re sult of the sale, the government would have to invest about seven millions more in cash to redeem the first mort gage bonds, and then would have on its hands a property that was of so little value as compared with what some senators imagined that not a single one of the great railways centering in Kan sas City thought enough of it to ven ture a bid upon it at the sale. Replying to Mr. Thurston, Mr. Harris (Kan.), read a telesrram he had receiv ed from Topeka, Kan., on the day of the sale, as follows: 'Government lien sold here. Special messenger sent to St. Louis to have Sanborn approve sale in the morning." Mr. Harris said he did not know what practical effect the passage of the pending resolution might have, but it was evident that the purchasers were manifesting remarkable haste to secure the confirmation of the sale. Remarks in favor of the resolution were made by Mr. Rawlins, (Utah), and in opposition by Mr. Gear ((Iowa). While Mr. Warren (Wyo.), was speak ing the morning hour expired and the resolution, its privilege having been lost, went to the calendar. Mr. Gorman suggested that the Cor bett case be voted upon Monday, Feb ruary 2S, at 3 p. m. This was agreed to. The Corbett case was temporarily laid aside, and Mr.Turpie moved to take up his resolution relating to the Kansas Pacific sale. The motion was agreed to 34 to 23. The vote was then taken on Mr. Hale's motion to refer the resolu tion to the committee, the motion being lost 31 to 35. The resolution was then adopted, 34 to 29, the detailed vote being as follows: Teas Allen, Baker, Bate, Berry.Can non, Chilton, Clay, Davis, Gorman. Har ris, Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.); Kenny.Kyle, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Nelson, Pasco, Per kins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Roach, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turney, Turpie, Vest Total 34. Nays Carter, Chandler, Clark.Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gal linger, Gear, Gray, Hanna.Hansbrough, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, McBride, McMil lan, Mason, Morrill, Piatt, (Conn.); Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Stewart, Thurs ton, Warren, Wilson and Wolcott To tal 29. ENGLISH CONSTITUTION. How the House of Commons Elects the Prime Minister. To the Editor of the State Journal: After my address before the State Bar association, which you were so good as to reproduce in full in your valuable paper, some important questions were asked me by men of wide reading and general in formation, relative to certain points in the English constitution, which led me to fear that the great condensation neces sary in dealing briefly with so vast a sub ject may have given the wrong impres sion on one or two points. I made use of the expression, "The house of commons elects the prime minister." Now if the word "elects" is to convey the impression that various members are put in nomination in the house and a ballot spread or a division taken, resulting in an election, of course no such thing takes place. At every change of ministry we read something like this: The queen has called Mr. Gladstone or Lord Salisbury, or some other leader of the dominant party, to form a ministry, which means to select a cabinet. Tou will remember that I also said: "No ministry can stand without the con fidence of the house of commons." The" exact modus operandi is this: The queen calls a certain leader of the party in power to form a ministry; that might be called nominating the prime minister. No ac tion is taken in the house of commons until the cabinet is selected and the min istry is formed and in working order. Then the ministry comes into parliament and presents the first measure which the government wants carried. If the -house of commons is not in favor of the man named for prime minister it slaughters the measure, and the ministry has no choice but to resign or prorogue parlia ment. If the ministry falls, all the mem bers of the cabinet go down in the defeat of the prime minister. If parliament is prorogued a new election is held, and if the ministry can fetch up a majority which will stand by it and support its measures the ministry stands. Thus a majority in the house of commons can block every avenue of the public busi ness until the leader of its choice is called to form the ministry. Wherein does this negative authority differ from an affirmative election? The sovereign might nominate successively live, ten or twenty-five different men for prime minister, but not one of them could turn a wheel beyond selecting a cabinet, until the one demanded by the house of commons was selected. Historical In stances of conflicts .between the crown and parliament could be given, but they would only prove the fact that the pop ular leader wins every time so long as the people and their representatives in the house of commons will support him. That is what I call the right of the house of commons to elect the prime minister. There is not a word of written law on the subject, but like the common law and the great body of the English constitution, the unwritten law is just as fixed and binding on the crown, the ministry and the parliament as though it were all em bodied in a statute. I was also asked what I meant by say ing that the lineal descendants of the barons who extorted the great charter from John now compose the house of peers. Of course this does not mean blood lineage. About two-thirds of the hereditarv peerages were created during this century. Ten go back to the fif teenth century, five to fourteenth, and only four, exclusive of the royal and ec clesiastical peerages, date back as far as the thirteenth century. The above seemed called for by an evi dent misunderstanding of what I tried to say. There were many things touched upon in the address which could not be fully set out without writing a book. Your paper is evidently read widely over the state. I am receiving complimentary letters from various quarters saying that they read the address in the State Jour nal. One well known lawyer writes me that it ought to be preserved in perma nent form for use in our schools and col leges I only wish it were worthy of all the favor it has received. h pERKINS. Lawrence, Kan.. Feb. 17, 189S. BY SEA TO ATLANTIC CITY. A Projected Line From New York to the Great Resort. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 18. A num ber of New York capitalists have form ed a company for the purpose of oper ating a passenger steamship line be tween New York and Lewes, Del., stop ping at this city and Cape May en route. Arrangements are now being made for a landing at Capt. Young's pier, in this city. Cheap daily excursions will be run be tween the points mentioned. ON PARTY LINES. Sentiment Regarding the Bankruptcy Bill is Divided. Washington, Feb. 18. The debate on the bankruptcy bill dragged along list lessly in the house yesterday, interest in it being overshadowed by the Maine disaster. The speeches on the floor at tracted almost no attention and were delivered in most instances to a handful of members. The speakers were: In favor of the bill, Messrs Moody (Rep., Mass.); Al exander (Rep., N. V.); Broderick (Rep., Kan.); McCall (Rep., Mass.); Knox (Rep., Mass.); Crumpaeker(Rep., Ind.); and Dolliver (Rep., Ia.); against it, Messrs. Settle(Dem.,Ky.) Smith (Dem. S. C); Maddox (Dem., Ga.); Sparkman (Dem., Fla.), and Bartlett (Dem., Ga.). Go to Furman's for shoe bargains. ITCHING "For fifteen years my daughter suf fered terribly with inherited Eczema. She received the best medical atten tion, was given many patent medi cines, and used various external applications, but they had no effect wnaiever. was finally given, and it promptly reached tbe seat of the disease, so that GZEi.lA she is cured sound and well, her skin is perfectly clear and pure, and she has been what to forever. Jei ma, Ga. S. S. S. is f uaraateed surely vegetable, and is the only cure for deep seated blood diseases. Rocks free address, Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. saved from T f? threatened H I V H blight her life W E.D. kJlkJJKJ king. Litho- LaQrippe's A Shattered Nervous System, Sleepless Nights, Head ache, a Tired, Languid Feeling, Cwiired by Or. Miles9 Ne.rvloeo .Tou had La Grippe. You began sneezing, your head filled up, and you felt as though it wa3 stuffed; then your head, back and neck began to ache; you were seriously if not dangerously ill. You gradually improved but you were very weak. La Grippe is a dis ease of the nerves. It upsets the nerv ous system as a cyclone does a forest; all the weak spots are made to suffer. This is the reason you were so weak, your nervous system had a terrible shock. You were uneasy, you could not rest, your appetite did not improve, etc., but you know all these details, but perhaps you do not know that the best remedy for this condition is Dr. Miles' restorative Nervine. It aids, assists the nerve-centers to adjust their differences, permits rest and sleep and helps nature restore health. PLAYING WILD WEST. College Roys Do a Fatal Act in a Moment of Jest Valparaiso, Ind., Feb. 18. A number of students at the normal school met by agreement in a hall over Collins' drug store on College Hill to have a flashlight picture taken of the group, which was to represent a wild west scene. Hays T. Smart, one of the guests, was late in ar riving, and the other members of the party had completed all the arrange ments. Shortly before his arrival Frank Rosenberger removed the cartridges from a revolver which was to be used, but later slipped in several cartridges for the purpose of shooting through the ceil ing. The party protested, and he laid it on the table again, but upon Smart's en trance Rosenberger again picked up the weapon and ordered Smart to take off his hat. There was a report and Smart fell to the floor with a bullet in his brain. He was removed to the sanitarium, where he has been unconscious ever since. He will die. Smart is 22 years of age and lives at Detroit, 111. Rosenberger lives at Petersburg. III., and is 24 years old. Rosenberger was placed under arrest. It is feared he will lose his reason. Both were members of the pharmacy depart ment. SPAIN'S MINISTER. Decree of Appointment Signed by the Queen Regent. Washington, Feb. 18. The following dispatch announcing the appointment of a minister from Spain has been re ceived at the state department: Secretary Sherman. Have just received official communi cation from Spanish minister of foreign affairs that the queen regent has signed decree appointing Senor Palo De Ber nabe minister from Spain to the United States. He is son of Admiral Palo, formerly minister; is chief of the commercial bureau in Spanish state department; speaks English and is familiar with commercial affairs; was secretary of legation at Washington when his father was minister. WOODFORD. 3IAD MULE Committed Suicide and a Mouse "Was Found in His Head. Paris, Ky., Feb. 18. A mule owned by Nat Rogers, of near Paris, commit ted suicide under peculiar circumstan ces. It had been afflicted with a mal ady which seemed to be brain trouble, and which had defied the skill of Dr. John Jameson, the well-known veteri narian. The mule suffered convulsion after convulsion, and finally rushed into a pond and drowned itself. A post mor tem revealed the fact a mouse had crawled up the mule's nose and eaten into its brain. RARE WALNUT TREE Sold for $600 and Will Be Used by Germany's Nobility. Shelbyville.Ky.. Feb. 18 Colonel Tom Middleton, of this county, sold today to the representative of a German syn dicate a walnut tree on his place for $600. It was a birdeye walnut, which variety is extremely rare. The tree will be shipped to Germany, where it will be used in the manufacture of furniture for royal families. This is the highest price ever paid for a tree in Shelby county. Cattlemen to Organize. The proposed organization of a state association of cattlemen has been revtved and a state convention for that purpose has been called for Abilene March 10. Al though this association is for the mutual improvement of the interests of the cat tlemen it is believed that it is the first step in the direction of organization of the promotors of this great branch of Kansas industry for the purpose of secur ing some consideration from political par ties. It is proposed to make the or ganization non-partisan, but tbe cattle men intend also to make a strong demand for certain desirable things, principally cheaper transportation for cattle and bet ter stockyards rates. 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 or over, at one fare for the round trip plus $2.00. For exact territory and full informa tion or tickets, call on or address, F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent. J. C. FULTON, Dejot Agent. Whitmere Bros., Barbers, 735 Kan. avo. Mr. C. F. Bero, Keeseville, N. Y., one of the best known men in north eastern New York, writes: "In the spring of 1894 I was taken with a most terrible attack of La Grippe. It left me in a fearful plight. My whole nerv ous system seemed shattered. 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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRNAX., FRIDAY EVENIXG, FEBEUAEY 18, 1898. 3 UNDER THE DOME News of the Kansas State Departments. Deputy Bank Commissioner Waterman Files His Report ON ARMOURDALE BANK Condemns Methods of Conduct ing Receiverships And the Extortions of Attor neys Connected Therewith. The lawyers interested in the receiv ership proceedings of the Citizens' bank of Armourdale and the lawyers identi fied with the receivership proceedings in general, are unmercifully scored in a report filed bv Deputy Bank Examiner M. A. Waterman with Bank Commis sioner Breidenthal today. Mr. Waterman completed an examin ation of the receivership of the bank this week. At the start of his report Mr. Water man recommends that bank receivers in future receive a certain per cent for handling the business instead of a stat ed salary, and then referring to the re ceivership of the Citizens' bank, espec ially says: "The manner in which the receiver has been held up for attorneys' fees is infamous in the extreme, and in com parison with which highwaymanship is honorable. These institutions are look ed upon bv lawyers as legitimate prey, and they flock to them like buzzards and eagles to a new born lamb, and ex hibit no more decency or mercy. If their bills or methods are questioned, expert testimony of brother lawyers is called into requisition and the skinning process legalized. The attorneys' bill now under consideration should not be allowed, and the attorneys should be made to disgorge a portion of what they have already received." Scroggs McFadden of Kansas City, Kan., is the law firm that has been handling the receivership proceedings. The bank burst in 1S93, and although it has not paid one cent of dividends since taken charge of by the receiver, the at torneys have received $7,230 for their work In addition to this, they have bills now pending amounting to in the neighborhood of JS.OOO. JUST A HARMLESS FLOWER. "Which. Major Shxeve Mistook for an Infernal Machine. A man bearing a package well wrap ped in strong paper entered the govern or's office yesterday and walking up to Major Shreve inquired: "Is Governor Leedy in?" Tea," answered the major slowly, as he sized the man up through his glass es. The package suggested to him thoughts of infernal machines, but the man had the appearance of an honest laborer, and Major Shreve was not much frightened. "Well, where will I find him," said the man abruptly. "He is busy just now," replied the major. "But I want to see him," said the vis itor. "But you can't," retorted the major, growing just a little more uneasy at the man's manner. "Well, I'll tell you just what it is," said the major's suspect in an annoyed tone, "I have here a plant that Mr. John R. Mulvane sent up to the gov ernor, and I want to see him and tell him how to take care of it." "Oh, Lord, is that all!" gasped the major in a relieved voice. "I thought may be you had an infernal machine under your arm. But you don't need stop to see the governor about that, for you know he lived among plants one time. You just leave that with me and he'll know how to take care of it." "Are you sure," asked Mr. Mulvane's gardener. "Positive," replied Major Shreve. "All right, then, I'll leave it," said the gardener, and unwrapping the package he placed a beautiful hyacinth in full bloom on one of the tables in the exec utive office. "Be sure and tell the gov ernor to take good care of it," said he as a parting instruction before leaving the room. Some time ago Mr. Mulvane discover ed that Governor Leedy was a great lover of flowers, and since that time some of the choicest plants of his col lection have ornamented the governor's table. The plants are changed about every ten days. Fees "Which Belong to Co. Clerks. Assistant Attorney General Geo. Snel ling has given out an opinion in which and common carelessness can make a combination strong enough to defy all the healing skill of the physician. Common carelessness lets the cold root and grow. Common carelessness says, between paroxysms of cough ing, It will be all right in a day or two," and the common end is con firmed lung trouble, perhaps con sumption. The common-sense treat ment of a common cold is a prompt dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It is the most efficient and reliable cure for colds and coughs, and is con stantly prescribed by physicians. E. Haynes, M. D., Saranac, N. Y, says "I have used Ayer's Cherry Pecteral in my practice since 1853, and have always found it reliable for the cure tt colds, coughs, and all lung diseases." T7S If cetera L41 I t is now put up in half-size bottles, for half price 50 cents. Hi- V; 1! he holds that county clerks are entitled to incidental fees received for work not a part of their official duties, and are not required to turn such fees into the general fund of the county. These fees are earned by acknowledging deeds, af fidavits, depositions and other instru ments of this character. Some county commissioners have been recently con tending that the fees should be turned into the county, and Mr. Snelling was appealed to. Paving Question in Court. The city of Kansas City has appealed to the supreme court an injunction suit recently decided against it in the court of common pleas of Wyandotte coun ty. In 1S95 the city ordered certain streets to be paved, the work to be paid for by the owners of the property abutting on the streets to be so im proved. A number of the property own ers objected to the paving, and brought injunction proceedings on the ground that a majority of the property owners interested did not petition for the pav ing. The court of common pleas sus tained the injunction on hearing, and the matter is now to be tried in the su preme court. Charters Filed. The following charters have been filed in the office of the secretary of state: The Rosetti Circle of Winfield. The purpose of this society is to encourage self culture among the ladies of that city. The Kmmons Cemetery association of Emmons, Washington county. The asso ciation starts without any capital stock. The First Methodist Episcopal church of Hunnewell. The amount of the prop erty now held by the church is $1,200. Mound Valley lodge No. 211, I. O. O. F., Mound Valley, Kas. MeNall Turns the Screws. Insurance Commissioner Webb Me Nall has been compelled to send the majority of the annual statements made by eastern companies back to the offi cers for the schedule of salaries paid. Many of the companies ignored this portion of the report altogether, while others filled it out but in part. Commis sioner MeNall states that he will com pel every company to divulge the sal aries paid the officers by refusing to grant a license in March to all compa nies that refuse to turn in a schedule. Wichita Coal Rate Hearing. The hearing of the complaint brought by the city of Wichita against the rail roads running into that point on rates on coal, has been set for March 1 in Wichita. This hearing has been post poned several times, the last time for the reason that hotel accommodations could not be secured in Wichita because of the Masonic convention there this week. Small Return on the Investment The Postal Telegraph Cable company has filed its report of business done in Kansas during the year 1897 with the auditor of state. This report is for the purpose of assessment and taxation un der the law governing the taxation of corporations existing for profit. The report shows that the Postal company does but little business in Kansas, as the receipts for the year amounted to only $3,936. The value of the property of the company in the state is shown to be $64,119, which comprises 710 miles of poles and 3,523 miles of wire. TELLS THE WHOLETRUTH. General Pellieux Creates a Sensation at the Zola Trial. Paris, Feb. IS. The usual crowds as sembled at the court today, the tenth of the trial of Emile Zola and M. Per reux. M. Clemenceau, counsel for the Au rore, asked the court to order the min istry of war to produce the original bordereau which figured in the Dreyfus trial, but the presiding judge replied that it was impossible. Counsel for the defense then exam ined M. Morraud. the stenographer, and the latter confirmed the statements that Major Esterhazy was the writer of the bordereau. The witness added that Major Ester hazy also wrote the word "Uhlan" in the letter addressed to Mme. De Eou lancey. Experts Couard and Varnard declined to express an opinion on the letter. General Pellieux testified that he caused the seizure of the letters against Senator Schuerer-Kestner, of which Es terhazy denied the authorship, and which experts declared were forgeries, adding that the report of the experts and the letters themselves were in the hands of the magistrate, Bertulus. The defense then expressed a desire to see the originals, and the presiding judge replied that the request would be sent to the government. A reply is ex pected tomorrow. Prof. Giarray, of the Record office, af firmed that the writings of Major Es terhazy and of the bordereau bore a striking resemblance. Colonel Picquart, who was recalled with reference to astatement made by General Pellieux, declared that Major Esterhazy could easily have acquired the information contained-in the bor dereau. The general had maintained that only an artillery man could have known the facts referred to. General Gonse, who was also recalled, maintained the contrary. During the course of the proceedings. General Pellieux intervened. He said: "If you insist upon the whole truth, you shall have it." Continuing the general declared that a long time after the condemnation of Dreyfus, the minister for war acquired new proof, previously unknown, of his guilt. This proof, the general added, was in a note reading: "Never say you have had relations with this Jew." General Pellieux called General Bois defere as a witness of the above state ment, but Boisdefere was not present and the court adjourned. The revelation made by General Pel lieux caused the greatest sensation among the military men, who expressed regret at the fact that the general should be "forced by attacks on the army to reveal matters which should be kept secret." General Gonse was then called. He affirmed that technical details preclud ed the possibility of anyone but an ar tillery officer having written the border eau. A warm discussion ensued between General Gonse and Colonel Picquart as to the date the bordereau was seized. Colonel Picquart said it was in April and General Gonse contended it was in August. M. Laborie intervened and scored by pointing out that in the formal docu ment in which the accusation was brought against Dreyfus the date is April, and he made his argument against the general. Colonel Picquart then announced that he was willing to make a statement without closed doors and the court took short adjournment to consider the mat ter. Must Start From British Ports. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 18. The Dominion government has decided not to issue free miners' certificates at Lake Tagish and American ports. The miners will have to get them at Vancouver or Vic toria. Subscribe for The State Journal. MISS WILLARD m MORE. Head of the TV. C. T. IT. Passes Away in Kew York. Death Caused by Grip Added to a Chronic Derangement OF YEARS' STANDING. Funeral SerTices Will Be Held in New York City And Later in Evanston, 111., Her Home. New York, Feb. 18. Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, died short ly after midnight this morning at the Hotel Empire, this city. At the bedside of Miss Willard at the time of her death were her niece, Mrs. W. W. Baldwin, Mrs. L. M. Stevens, vice president of the W. C. T. TJ. Miss Anna M. Gordon, Miss Willard's secre tary, and Dr. Alfred K. Hill. Miss Willard has been ill for about FRANCES three weeks. Dr. Hill made the follow ing statement: "Miss Willard had suffered some years from profound anemia and on several occasions had been given up to die. Last summer she seemed to take on a new lease of life and gained in weight and strength, so that she went through her convention work at Toron to and Buffalo, which was most ardu ous, and came out much better than was expected, but on her arrival, five weeks ago, she was much prostrated and readily took the grippe, which at tacked the stomach, liver, intestines, and later the nervous system. The disease progressed favorably and in many respects she had greatly improv ed when the fatal issue came and over whelmed the nerve centers. There was no cancerous degradation of any or gan, as has been stated." There will be funeral services in New York city, and later in Evanston, 111., Miss Willard's home, where the body will be taken immediately. Chicago, Feb. 18. Formal services over the remains of Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the World's W. C. T. U., will be held in New York Sunday. The body will then be sent to Chicago. Miss Katherine L. Stevenson, corres ponding secretary of the W. C. T. U., said today it was the present intention to have a committee of Miss Willard's friends and co-workers in Chicago meet the body between here and New York city and act as an escort during the journey west. The body will then be taken to Miss Willard's home in Evans ton, where on Thursday the funeral will be held, probably from the First Meth odist church, where Miss Willard at tended for years. It is possible that this part of the programme may be changed, as the church is a compara tively small one and would probably be totally inadequate to hold the crowds who would wish to attend the funeral of the dead temperance leader, and for this reason it may be that the services will be held from Chicago. The inter ment will take place at Rose Hill cem etery, where Miss Willard's mother is buried. SKETCH OF MISS WILLARD'S LIFE. Frances Elizabeth Willard was born in Churchville, N. Y., September 28, 1S39. She was graduated at North western Female college, Evansville, 111., in 1859, became professor of natural science there in 1862, and was principal of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in 1866 '67. The following two years she spent in foreign travel, giving a part of the time to study in Paris and contribu ting to periodicals. In 1871-74 she was professor of aesthetics in Northwestern university and dean of the Woman's college, where she developed her sys tem of self-government which has been adopted by other educators. Miss Willard left her profession in 1874 to identify herself with the Wo man's Christian Temperance union, serving as corresponding secretary of the national organization till 1879 and since that date as president. As secre tary she organized the Home Protection movement and sent an appeal from nearly 200,000 persons to the legislature of Illinois, asking for the temperance ballot for women. On the death of her brother, Oliver A. Willard. in 1879, she succeeded him as editor of the Chicago Evening Post. In 1886 she accepted the leadership of the White Cross move ment in her own unions, which had ob tained through her influence, enact ments in twelve states for the protec tion of women. In 18S8 she was made president of the American branch of the International Council of Women and of the World's Christian Temperance union, which she had founded five years before, and she was repeatedly re-elected. Besides many pamphlets and contributions to magazines and the press. Miss Willard has published several volumes relating to temperance and other reforms. THE UNION BURSTS. Greater Kepublic of Central America Goes to Pieces. Chicago, Feb. IS. A special to the Times-Herald rfom New Orleans says: "Information has reached this port from San Salvador, Central America, that the greater republic of Central America has ceased to exist, the princi pal state, Salvador, having withdrawn from the union. "This action of Salvador was precipi tated by the step of Guiterras, the pres ident of Salvador, who is at present as sisting indirectly the revolution of Ni caragua and who has declared officially that the liberal party of Honduras is unworthy longer to hold power." LIKE HER PARENTS. Ethel, the Daughter of the English. Kendalls, to Go on the Stage. New York, Feb. 18. Miss Ethel Ken dall, the pretty young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, the well-known En glish actors, has come to New York to go upon the stage and make her own way in the world, as best she can. She will probably appear shortly at Proc tor's Pleasure Palace. And behind this there is a story. While Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have not looked askance at the stage, of which they were most admirable models of all that an actor's life should be, they have not encouraged their children in follow ing their parents' calling. When their daughter Ethel broached the idea of making a public appearance the Ken dall nest, it is said, was thrown into such turmoil that some of the young birds were nearly thrown to the ground. Not long afterwards Miss Ethel found that her home was unhappy for her WXLLAED. and took the step which many a young woman before her has taken. She bid goodbye to home and came to New York, and here she has been wel comed by her mother's American friends and made much of. She has told them plainly her position and they have given her a helping hand and tried to aid her. She is a pretty girl and has a charm ing voice, and it has been decided that she shall try the concert stage as a "starter." The wise young woman has decided to fill her purse and gain fame in the le gitimate later. So she is considering an appearance on the vaudeville stage at Proctor's Pleasure Palace. 74 BODIES TAKEN OUT. 30 Men Still in the Ruins of the Prus sian Colliery Explosion. Boschum, Prussia, Feb. 18. Seventy four bodies have been recovered from the Verignit Carolin Engluck colliery which was destroyed yesterday by an explosion of fire damp. Thirty men are still in the ruins.. DE WINDT'S MISFORTUNES. They Were Due to His Inability to Talk TJmvadijik. San Francisco, Feb. 18. The Russian consulate in this city has just been In formed of the results of an investiga tion instituted by the governor of Si beria in regard to a complaint made by the English traveler, Harry De Windt, against the natives of the village of Umvadijik, in northern Kamschatka, where he lived for three months In the autumn of 1896. This investigation was made by chief of the Anadyr district and has convinc ed him that the hardships encountered by De Windt during his stay at Um vadijik, must not be attributed to the enmity, or ill will of the natives, but to the general trying conditions of life in the far north and to the misunderstand ing resulting largely from the fact that De Windt and the natives did not speak each other's language. MADE AMBASSADOR. Russia's Representative is Raised to the First Diplomatic Magnitude. St. Petersburg, Feb. IS. The appoint ment of Count Cassani as ambassador to the United States, instead of minister, is gazetted. Prof. Norton Ketires From Harvard. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. IS. Charles Eliot Norton, the distinguished critic and professor in Harvard university, has an nounced that with the end of the present academic year he will retire from the active duties of his position. Prof. Nor ton is the oldest member of the faculty. Is your liver tired? does It fall to do its duty? If so, don't neglect its call for help. A few doses of Herbine may save you a spell of sickness. Herbine Is the only perfect liver medicine. It cures Chills and Fever. 75c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Pharmacy, Cor. 6th and Topeka Ave. foa- (igutore trtt? or Tit fe iails n Terf rappee dgsatore of Has HERE'S A SNAP IN 25 dozen 75c, for 6 04 606 608 Kan. Ave. "D0lN BRAKES" Firemen and Trainmen Dance at Hamilton Hall At the "Toot Toot" of a Real Whistle 240 Couples MARCH OVEIt FLOOR. Hall Beautifully Decorated by the Ladies' Societies. Many Out of Town Yisitors Splendid Banquet. "Toot-toot" sounded a large railroad whistle in Hamilton hall last night promptly at 9 o'clock and the grand march of the second grand ball given by the firemen and trainmen of Topeka commenced. The grand march was led by Engl- E. REECE, Master Topeka Lodge, B. R. T. neer Eugene Drew and Mrs. William McGirk. Engineer Drev is the oldest member of B. of L. F. lodge No. 205 and is still an honored member al though now an engineer. Mrs. McGirk is president of the Ladies' Society of the B. of L. F.. Around the hall the 240 couples were led through intricate, mazy figures and when finished the couples formed for the first quadrille. The decorations of the hall were tastefully arranged and realistic of rail roading. From the center of the large hall to the four corners and along the sides and ends were draped long streamers of red for danger, green for caution and white for safety. Here and there the draperies were caught up with streamers and from them suspend ed railroad lanterns of the three colors. "Regular," "extra" and "rear end" t flags were in many places clustered about the lights. On the stage was an WM. ROBINSON, Master of B. of L. F. engine approaching the dancers. With "blizzard lamps" in position it foretold the "second section" following in the form of another dance next year. The engine stood there calmly waiting the semaphore in front of it to drop its blade and give it the "clearance" signal it was waiting for. But the signal did not come and the engine was held with orders to announce each dance with a good strong blast of the whistle. The brass flag staffs shone in the bright light and the headlight waa nearly out- I'1. T An caused us to change our dans. this week about the many beautiful new goods that have been jj coming in. About our NEW SPRING HATS, new styles, f new colors m Soft and fotifr, irom 75c up. About our Aew Spring Shirts in all the newest designs, from 35c up. About our Jfew Spring Suits for Men, Boy's and Children, the nob biest ever seen in this city. And we intended to stop advertis ing winter goods and our Clearance Sale, but this cold wave makes it different so for one week, and one week only, our Clearance Sale will be continued All Winter Goods at Cost. Tour pick of any Suit in the Store, except Clay Worsteds, for $11.85. SHIRTS. Roman Stripe Dress Shirts. One Week, 35o. The latest mm u m 1 uu vy WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES.' GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF doner- by the highly polished name plate. The number of the B. of L. F. lodge 205, was on the number plate and the number of the B. R. T. lodge No. 48 was on the headlight. The credit of the en gine with its real whistle blown by steam, is due to Engineer Chris Mc Ginnis. On the pilot of the engine was a pic ture of President E. P. Ripley in the center of a star of delicate China silk. The frame and picture were sent by Mrs. Andy Verlin, of Argentine, wife of Engineer Verlin. Mrs. Verlin never fails to send the Topeka lodges some pretty token of her friendship and whenever a dance is given the members of the lodges wait with expectancy to see what she will send and something is always forthcoming. On the wall opposite the stage was a large banner with the motto of the firemen on the left, "Protection, Sobri ety, Charity, Industry," in the center were two elapsed hands denoting the friendship that exists between the fire men and trainmen, on the right "Ben evolence, Sobriety, Industry," the mot to of the trainmen. The date of the organization of "Flower of the West lodge No. 205 B. of L. F. organized March 11, 1SS4," and "Golden Belt lodge No. 48 B. of R. T. organized December 12, 1884." The two lodges were organiz ed the same year and since that time there has ever been harmony and good followship between the two railroad or ders that are so often rivals instead of friends. Everything was going smoothly and all were enjoying themselves until sud denly and without warning Night Call er "Sliver" Smith appeared on the scene with his lantern on his arm. There was a moment of hesitation and then the firemen scrambled to the further end of the hall. Some one shouted "extra west" and then many of the merry dancers turned white for fear they would be called upon to go. They were about to mob the caller when he explained that he was there to enjoy himself and not in his official capacity. Then a sign of relief from the firemen. Hearty and jovial "Jum" Beeler was there and what was more "Little Jum" Beeler from the Moline run had drifted back to his old home and was shaking H. D. ileNELLY, Chairman of Trans portation. hands all round. "Yes," he would say in answer to the questions, "I like Mo line but, well I like Topeka better." Some say he is homesick. The railroad men who danced to their hearts' content and who laid away the cares and dangers of their daily work were free in their praise of the Santa Fe officials who had assisted them in every way possible-to make the ball a success. Over 150 railroad men, their wives and sweethearts came from Ar gentine and the delegation from Em poria filled a coach. Other towns sent good delegations. At midnight the dancers repaired to the banquet hall where a sumptuous re past awaited them. It was far into the morning and the fast mail could be heard whistling for Topeka when the programme of 24 dances and half as many extras was completed and all went out Into the night with words of praise for those who made the ball the success it was and resolving they would meet the "second section" next year. The semaphore dropped to "clearance" and the hall was deserted. The following were the committees: Reception committee Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McGirk, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webb. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. MeLain, Mr. and Mrs. James Galletly, Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Beeler, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew O'Byrne, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Withrow, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hudson, Mr. J. Patterson and mother. Committee of arrangements H. Mc- isff?,wU We intended to tell vou with detachable Link Cuffs, worth 604 606 608 TT A xvtui. iv e. 0 Great Western Steam Dyo and Cleaning Works, 117 East Seventh Street. Does the best work in the city of Dye ing, Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies" and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a call. SATISFACTION. GUARANTEED. C. P. KODIGER, Prop. Neely, R. C. Scott, Chris McGlnr.ls, F. J. Withrow, T. A. Verlin, Robt. Finnie, Wm. Robinson, C. E. Hudson, James Galletly, James Donahue. Floor managers Chris McGinnis, chief; L. Galletly, Jean Drew, Ed Ash, M. Finnie, Robt. Finnie, M. Withers, J. O'Byrne. WILL FLY OUR FLAG. British. Steamer to Enter the Ameri can Marine. New Tork, Feb. 18. The British steamer Barnwell, after extensive repairs costing between $W,000 and $O.O00. took a spin down the bay. She returned later to Red Hook and after a few days will sail tor Baltimore and load coal for San Fran cisco, where she will trade on the Pacific coast. She is owned by the Saginaw Steamship company and her name has been changed to the Leeeuaw. She will fly the American flag. Cattlemen Organize. Abilene, Feb. 18. A meeting of men interested in cattle in central and west ern Kansas was held here today and! organized the Kansas Cattlemen's asso ciation with the following officers: Pres ident, Joseph White; vice presidents, G. G. Gillett and C. A. Stannard; secreta ry, G.A. Rogers; treasurer, C. A. Hodge. A state meeting will be held at Abileni March 22 and 23, at which 300 cattlemen are expected to be present. Belief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure. This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. 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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. The State Journal BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXV No. 42. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rially edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper has a. carrier system. By mail, one year By mail, three months Weekly edition, one year W PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 and 802 Kansas avenu.'. corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business o'fioe Bell 'Phone 107 Importers' Room Bell 'Phone 677 New York address: 322 Potter Building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where tiles of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. WARRING LEAGUES. The Immigration Restriction league is having its hands full to combat the efforts of the Immigration Protective league to defeat the Lodge bill which tias passed the senate and is pending in the house. The bill in its present form is so mild that it is difficult to under hand why it should arouse serious op position on the part of anybody un less it be the steamship companies. It could not damage them, greatly The bill provides for exclusion as fol lows: "All persons phy sicaal capable and over 16 years of age.whocannot read or write the English language or some other language; but a person not so able to read or write who is over 50 years of age, apd is he parent or grandparent of a qualified- immigrant over 21 years of age, and capable of supporting such parent or grandparent, may accompany such immigrant, or such a parent or grandparent may be sent for and come to join the family of a child or grand child over 21 years of age similarly qualified and capable, and a wife or minor child not so able to read or write may accompany or be sent for, and come to join the husband oi parent similarly qualified and capable." Yet the Immigration Protective league sends out a circular containing the following language:: "The nativistlc authors of such en tirely superfluous new laws pretends that their only object is to protect the Amer ican laboring man against foreign com petition. This is, however, only a poor excuse for their real scheme, dictated by that hatred of the foreigner, whom they would like to exclude altogether. "If, in particular, the now compara tively feeble stream of German Immi gration is completely cut off, then they will succeed in oppressing Germans in this country, and ruin the German ele ment politically and industrially." The absurdity of such an appeal to race prejudice has rarely been equalled. The proposed law cannot "cut off" Ger man immigration, for only 1.8 per cent of German immigrants are illiterate. The hundreds of thousands of Germans In this country are among the best foreign-born citizens we have, and no. one would wish to "ruin them Industrially," .even if it were possible, which It is not. An educational test applied to every Immigrant in 1S97 would have kept out only 23.2 per cent of all persons over 16 years of age. It would have kept out less than 1.8 per cent of the Germans and only 3.6 per cent of those from the (United Kingdom, France, Germany and Scandinavia,and such a test applied un ider the provision of the Lodge bill would keep out still fewer, because of the many exceptions made by that bill in favor of persons not required to take the test. Indeed, it may very well be that the '1.8 per cent of illiterates among the Germans in 1S96 were all of them per sons under 16 years of age, or over 50 years of age, parents or grandparents of a qualified immigrant, or wives or minor children; and if so, would all be admitted under the present bill The Klondike rush seems to be a fine thing for owners of worn-out ves sels. The ocean path to the gold field is already strewn with wrecks. Doubt less all were insured. Spanish efforts to get somebody to help them let go of Cuba appears to succeed no better than their efforts to whip the Cubans. JOURNAL "WAS RIGHT. Lawrence Daily World. The Topeka Journal made a savage attack on the actor Hal Reid because he has a little 3-year-old on the stage and the actor replied in kind from the theater. The Journal is right and Reid is wrong. This thing of compelling mere babies to act long parts cannot be defended. It is inhuman and should not be tolerated. Hal Reid should be ashamed of himself. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) 'Atchison has a very remarkable citl zenv he borrowed a book and return ed it. It is a sign of age in a woman when she begins to get out of a buggy back wards. Everything gets out of order about the average man excepting his con science. It is surprising how many people there are in every town who violate city ordinances.

NV hen Atchison girls go visiting and don't have a good time, they get even by inviting their hostesses to visit them during Lent. I One of woman's greatest worries con sists in keeping her husband's and her own disreputable kin from getting ac quainted with the young man who is waiting on her daughter. In three-fourths of the homes in Atchison, the wife is big and fat, the daughters tall and robust, the sons athletes, and the father a little, wiz ened scrawny man. What is the mat ter with the fathers that they don't in flate more.? We should hate to be a. Chinaman in China, and have long faced men and women who couldn't make a living at home, come from foreign lands to tell us everything we did was wrong; that our ancestors had all gone to hell and that we would go there too, unless we accepted their teachings. DONT. (From the Chicago News.) Don't rush from a single blessedness into double wretchedness. Don't think for a moment that all ministers preach what they practice. Don't imagine that there is anything harder to keep than an umbrella. Don't try to do the smallest amount of work possible for the pay you get. i Don't think because a man is a bar ber that he always possesses a sharp razor. Don't forget that other people may think you are as silly as you think they are. Don't form an opinion until you have heard both sides except in case of a bass drum. Don't delude yourself with the idea that there is a good-looking woman in the world who doesn't know it. Don't marry a large-hearted person. Tou will find they have a capacity for loving too many at one time. Don't imagine that it is possible for any girl to look unconcerned the first time she wears an engagement ring in public. Spain's relations to Cuba are aptly illustrated by the old story about the man who yoked himself to a calf. In deciding to send no more warships to Havana at present, the government has given abundant evidence that it knows when it has enough. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, (From the New Tork Press.) Every woman writes more letters than she gets and every man gets more letters than he writes. The average woman's husband Is a good deal like her hair: a good deal i more valuable to her than to anybody else. When a man proposes to a girl who has expected it every night for a year, she generally says It is a great sur- prise to her and that she never dreamed he could care that way for her. A girl always comes away from a house party with either a terrible quar rel or an idea for a new waist. When a man sees his wife really ang ry he says it is foolish to lose her tem per like that; when he gets the same way himself he says there is a point where patience ceases to be a virtue. ALTON NEGIIOES PLEASED. Supreme Court Decision in the School Case Comes as a Surprise to the City. Alton, 111., Feb. IS. The decision render ed in the supreme court at Springfield sustaining the demurrer of the colored people in the Alton school case has great ly enlivened interest in the case. The de cision, favorable as it is to the light which the colored folks are making to re gain their foothold in the schools of the whites, came as a surprise to the attor neys of the school board and the city, who have notified the court that they will file a special answer today from the Al ton school board and the city of Alton. The colored people are naturally much elated with the decision rendered and are now more than ever confident that they will win. They will not. however, at tempt to send their children back to the schools of the whites until the legal bat tle has ended. Ever since they were ejected from the schools by the police last September the negroes have steadfastly refused to send their children to any school and their education has been al most altogether neglected in the' five months that have elapsed. THE THIRTEEN CLUB Sat Sown to a Thirteen Cent Sinner at Twice Thirteen Tables. New Tork. Feb. 18. The Thirteen club met last night at the Mills hotel, in Bleecker street. Three-hundred and thirty-eight members and guests sat around twice 13 tables. 13 people at a table, and partook of a special 13-cent dinner, which was eaten in twice 13 minutes. Francis Train was toastmaster. and he read off a list of 13 times. 13 places, streets, men and things, all spelled with 13 letters, just to show that there was no reason under the sun why 13 should be an unlucky number. Then 13 times 13 people, more or less, were called upon to say something, and thev would have continued until 13 o'clock if the hotel management hadn't wished the dinner to end at midnight. AMENDMENT NO. 16 Is Demanded by the Woman Suffra gists Meeting at "Washington. Washington, Feb. IS. The National Wo man's Suffrage association has adopted the reportof the committee on resolutions, of which Ida Harper of California is chairman. The resolutions demand for women citizens equality with males in the exercise of the elective franchise, ask for a sixteenth amendment to the consti tution to bring this about, demand for mothers equal custody and control of their minor children and for wives and widows an equal use of inheritance property, and ask for women representation on boards of education, public schools, etc. Sails for Alaska. Portland, Ore., Feb. IS. The steamer Townsend sailed for Copper river, Alaska, last night with sixty passengers. Homeseekers' Excursion. One fare for the round trip (plus $2.00) on Tuesday, March 1, via the Santa Fe Route for tickets to Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Liberal limits and stopover privileges. Apply to agent Santa Fe Route for de tails. Are You Going to Calfornia? If so, please bear in mind that the Santa Fe route limited train passes through Topeka westbound every Sun day, Tuesday and Thursday, and runs to Los Angeles in fifty-four hours, with through sleepers to principal California cities. Tabler's Buckeye Pile 3intment gives instant relief. It allays inflam mation and heals. It is prompt in its action and positive in its effect. It is the kind that cures without pain or discomfort. It is for piles only. 50c. Tubes. 75c. Much in Little Is especially true of Hood's Pills, foi no medi cine ever contained so great curative power in so small space. They are a whole medicine r L dfe i chest, always ready, al- H!- a ways efficient, always sat- a lsfactory; prevent a cold y 9 N- fa. 1 i,l 3 LUiG ail ItTCi 1113, sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c Ilia only fills to take with Hood's SarsapariJla, IT WAS THE VILLAINOUS WORK OF A TORPEDO. tContinued from First Page.J places in Havana. A translation of this circular was sent to Medical Director Wood by an officer of the Maine, who picked it up while on a train returning from a bull fight. The circular is as follows: "Spaniards! Long live Spain and honor! "What are ye doing, that ye allow your selves to be insulted in this way? Do you not see what they have done to us in withdrawing our brave and beloved Wey ler. who at this very time would have finished with this unworthy, rebellious rabble, who are trampling on our flag and our honor? Autonomy is imposed up on us to set us to one side and to give posts of honor and authority to those who initiated this rebellion, those ill born au tonomists, ungrateful sons of our belov ed country. "And finally, these Yankee hogs, who meddle in our affairs, humiliating us to the last degree, and for still greater taunts order to us one of the ships of war of their rotten squadron, after in sulting us in their newspapers and driv ing us from our homes. Spaniards, the moment for action has arrived. Sleep not. Let us show these vile traitors that we have not yet lost shame, and that we know how to protect with energy befit ting a nation worthy and strong as our Spain is and always will be. "Death to Americans; death to auton omy. "Long live Spain. Long live Weyler." Mrs. Jungen. wife of Lieutenant Carl W. Jungen. watch officer on the Maine, is at the home of her uncle. Medical Di rector Wood. In answer to questions as to whether any of her husband's letters indicate a feeling existing in Havana against American officers, she said: "Oh, ves; in all letters from my husband he has spoken of the bitter feeling against the Americans which was everywhere ap parent. This was among the lower class of Spaniards, understand Weyler's fol lowers. In a letter dated as late as Feb ruary 10 he used the significant expres sion: 'If we don't get away from here soon there will be trouble.' SIGSBEE GAVE WARNING. "Don't Send Any More Ships They Are Prepared to Blow Us Up." Washington, Feb.lS. "Don't send any more war ships here.They are prepared to blow us up." What will be thought of the theory of an accident to the Maine when it is known that such a warning was sent to Washington from Havana several days ago? Warning of the disaster which befell the battleship Maine was received in Washington some time ago and appar ently disregarded. If not disregarded, the secret of the anxiety of otncials was well kept. Securely reposing in the secret files of the state department is a cipher dis patch from Captain Sigsbee of the bat tleship Maine. It was presumably sent by special courier to Key West and for warded from there. At any rate, it was delivered by Secretary Long to As sistant Secretary Day. It contained in effect a solemn warning from Captain Sigsbee that no more battle ships could safely be sent to Havana harbor with out serious consequences. The captain declared that his ship was in a dangerous position, and that he had reason to believe that it was in tentionally placed where it would be subject to the fire of masked batteries from the land and almost directly over the submarine mines or torpedoes. He expressed the opinion, with all due de ference for his superiors, that no more ships should be sent to Havana harbor for show purposes merely, or to make a demonstration of force. He warned the department that this would be ex posing the ships to the possibility of destruction. He did not himself pro pose to leave Havana, as to do so would seem like running away from threatened danger, but he was very firm in regard to the folly of exposing other ships to the danger which he felt and almost knew hovered over his own command. At the time when it was first rumor ed that the Maine was to be sent to Havana Minister Dupuy De Lome was both indignant and belligerent. He said with the utmost frankness to offi cials of the state department and lead ing members of congress that the send ing of a ship to Havana harbor would be considered distinctly as a hostile act. He also expressed an opinion that any ship sent there would be blown up sooner or later. To members of the foreign affairs committee he stated that the entire harbor was planted with tor pedoes and protected by submarine mines, both of which means of defense were operated from the shore. When Captain Sigsbee's secret dis patch was received at the department it was thought he was unduly alarmed and had been influenced by rumors on the street and in the cafes. No more ships were sent to him, but the torpedo boat Cushing was detached from the fleet at Tortugas and dispatched to Havana with the supplies which were originally to have gone by one of the smaller boats. The warning of Sigsbee, coupled with the threatening talk of De Lome, is quite sufficient to cause well posted officials at the state and navy departments to express the belief that it was no accident which blew up the J Maine and buried nearly 300 brave sail ors unaer tne sumy waters oi Jiavana harbor. MANGROVE ON GUARD. Will Watch the Wreck of the Maine Until It is Raised. Washington, Feb. 18. Yesterday Cap tain Sigsbee suggested to the navy de partment through the commander at Key West, that it would be well to de tail a lighthouse tender or some such small craft to watch over the wreck of the Maine. As the upper works are above water in places, and much valu able property is thus exposed, the de partment has acted upon the suggestion and has authorized one of the vessels now at Havana, the Mangrove, proba bly, to be used for the purpose. It is said at the department that the naval court of inquiry which is to investi gate the disaster can scarcely assemble for the work before next Monday. Lieu tenant Commander Marix, who left Washington this morning, can hardly reach Key West before the end of the week, and as the board must prepare itself for the work before leaving Key West, a day is little time enough for that and the transportation to Ha vana. It is not yet known where the board will hold its session at Havana, as this detail has been left for Admiral Sicard to fix. It may be held at one of the hotels, perhaps on board the Ward line steamer, the Tender Fern, or the coast survey steamer Bache. BRAVE WILLIAM ANTHONY. Amid All the Horrors Following the Explosion He Never Forgot His Duty. Washington, Feb. IS. The Evening World today contains a copyrighted cable gram from Havana, signed by Sylvester Seovel, which repeats graphically the blowing up of the battleship Maine, and says: "The quays and docks were jam med with spectators during these sad pro ceedings and I am informed that some jubilant sayings were heard among the crowd and that some of the lower ele ment rejoiced over the Yankee massacre, as they termed it. Personally, I saw nothing but sympathy. It was too colos sal not to dwarf even international jeal- ousy and apprehensive hate. Only in the palace did I see signs of contempt. "Captain Sigsbee bears the calamity like an American officer and a gentleman. He was not even outwardly ruffled by the awful calamity. He received the Spanish chief of police as calmly as though his quarterdeck was not a wreck and his men mangled and drowned. Apropos of this, it is told of Captain Sigsbee that he was writing a letter to his wife In his port cabin when the explosion occurred. "All the lights were instantly extin guished. Sigsbee. running out, bumped into a perfectly disciplined marine orderly who, amid shrieks, groans, flames and horror and In the dah-k, saluted and said: 'I have to inform you that the ship has been blown up and is sinking." "The brave marine is named William Anthony. He said to me today when I spoke of it: 'Oh, that's nothing; any Yan kee marine would do that.' SAGASTA MUST SHOW US. Spanish Premier is Certain it Was All Accidental. New York, Feb. 18. The Madrid corre spondent of the World sends the following authorized statement by Prime Minister Sagasta: "We are grieved and painfully surprised by the catastrophe to the Maine. We felt it doubly because the sad occurrence took place in our waters. "We cannot forget the sympathy that was shown to us by America when we lost our cruiser Rena Regente, and the min ister of marine conveyed to General Wood ford the condolence of the Spanish navy. Our representative at Washington will convey to the American government the sympathy of our sovereign nation and government. "You may have noticed how general and sincere has been the friendly attitude of our press in commenting upon the unfor tunate catastrophe. I feel confident that this and the equally friendly conduct of the authorities and people of Havana will go a great way to convince America that we sympathize with her in mourning for the gallant crew and officers of the Maine. "We have heartily approved the con duct of the military, naval and colonial authorities at Havana, whose spontaneous efforts to alleviate the disaster haveelicit ed the official thanks of the American consul general and the commander of the Maine. It is the town council of Ha vana that has offered to cover all ex penses of the funeral and burial of the 264 men and two officers. "Indeed, I do not apprehend any trou ble in our relations with America. I am firmly persuaded that this purely acci dental catastrophe will make them closer if possible, and cement them with sympa thy. "I cannot give you any fresh details of the origin of the accident, but I am able to state that all the sources of informa tion. Spanish and foreign, are unanimous in attributing it to an explosion in the interior of the vessel similar to those that have occurred in the American warship Cincinnati and several vessels of the Eu ropean powers in the last four years." STRAINING ITSELF. U. S. Government Struggling to Prove That "It Was an Accident Washington, Feb. IS. The navy de partment authorizes a denial of the statement attributed to Captain Sigs bee that he recommended to the de partment before he sailed for Havana that no other ship than the Maine be sent to Havana because the harbor was too dangerous owing to the number of torpedoes planted in the bottom. As a matter of fact, Captain Sigsbee had not the slightest hint given him that his ship was to be selected for the visit twelve hours before the departure. He was then at Key West doing patrol work and had gone to join the squad ron at Tortugas before the telegraph orders from the department for his ship reached Key West. There was no correspondence with the partment beyond his acknowledgment of the orders. As to the statement rel ative to the number of torpedoes plant ed in Havana harbor it is said at the navy department that nobody aside from the Spanish officers in Havana knows what has been done to protect the harbor in that manner. It is cus tomary to divide all great harbors into sections and in plans of coast defense to assign places for torpedoes on the bottom at certain intervals. The loca tion of these torpedoes is kept a pro found secret, only a few officers of the army being entrusted with the knowl edge. If the location were known it would be easy for an attacking enemy to explode them without causing harm to their own vessels. It is not usual to keep the torpedoes actually in their births in the water in times of peace; they are placed in the positions assigned to them only as a war measure. There are some excep tions to this rule, for instance at Hong Kong, where the torpedoes are at all times kept in position, and it may be presumed that the same precaution has been taken at Havana harbor to guard against an unexpected raid by a swift steamer that might fall into the hands of the insurgents. These torpedoes are not of the con tact type, as are called the torpedoes that are set to go off upon the touch of the hull of a vessel passing over them, but are arranged to be exploded only by means of electric currents sent from shore by buried wires. These fixed torpedoes are really mines and carry much larger charges than the small autonomoble torpedoes discharg ed from the torpedo tubes of warships. MA J. MYEICK NOT SURPRISED. The Cincinnati Once Nearly Met a Similar Fate at the Same Spot Savannah, Ga., Feb. 18. Major John H. Myrick of Fort Wadsworth harbor, N. Y., here attending the court martial, said he was not surprised at the explosion on the Maine, saying the Cincinnati came near suffering a similar fate in almost exactly the same spot in 1895. her coal igniting from spontaneous combustion and eating its way almost to the compartment for storing explosives. TANNER IS SUSTAINED. Illinois Legislature Stands by the Governor's Action. Springfield, 111., Feb. 18. The state senate yesterday afternoon unanimous ly adopted a joint resolution endorsing the action of the governor in issuing the message and formally authorizing him to "tender to the president of the Unit ed States all moral and material sup port that may be necessary in this emergency to maintain the proper dig nity of our republic and the honor of the American flag." The resolution was unanimously con curred in by the house. The governor received numerous congratulatory tele grams last night from people through out the state, among them being a ten der of the services of the Seventh reg iment I. N. G., by its colonel, Marcus Kavanaugh. "DUE TO INDOLENCE." That is Weyler's Explanation of the Maine Disaster. Barcelona, Feb. 18. Lieutenant Gen eral Valeriano Weyler, who arrived here today, expressed the opinion, in the course of an interview that the dis aster which had befallen the United States warship in Havana harbor was "due to the indolence of her crew." He announced his intention to ask the government's permission to gd to Havana and stand as a candidate for the chamber of deputies for the Havana district. (Continued on Fifth Page.) KANSASNEWS. Leayenworth Policy Holders in a New York Insurance Co. Taxed Too Much in Assessments Are Being Frozen Out. BARRED FROM KANSAS The Company Now Attempts to Get Even. Brutal Murder of a Leavenworth Man by His Son. Leavenworth, Feb. 18. Much dissat isfaction is being expressed by the Leavenworth policy holders of the Mu tual Reserve Fund Life company of New York, an insurance company that was barred from doing business in Kan sas a few years ago by Commissioner Wilder. They claim they were induced to take out policies ranging from $2,000 to $10, 000 by contract that they would only be required to pay a certain amount in as sessments each year. They have been required to pay ari increase, however, and lately have been notified that they will have to stand another increase, which would amount to nearly 100 per cent of the usual assessment. The company was formed several yeras ago and Fred A. Burnham is president. Among the policy holders are many prominent citizens of Leavenworth. These will refuse to pay the increased assessment and when their policies are declared forfeited they will send an agent to New York and begin suit to re cover damages, as many of them have been paying assessments for nearly a quarter of a century. One of the victims is James Wallace, who would under the new ruling be re quired to pay a very large sum, as he is past 70. John Baum, John Hannon, J. w. Brown and others are among the list of Leavenworth policy holders. TAKING HIS DEAD HOME. Sad Journey of a Wallace County Homesteader Back to Illinois. St. Joseph. Mo., Feb. IS. John A. Cowden, who drove through the city to day on his way from Wallace county, Kan., to Winfield, 111., is probably mak ing as sad a journey as was ever un dertaken by mortal man. None knew that the stained and tattered canvas covered wagon sheltered the dead, and that the bodies of Cowden's wife and two children were being taken by him from a once happy home to their old home in Illinois for interment. The na ture of the load which the ponies had dragged across the treeless state of Kansas was accidentally discovered when Cowden stooped before an under taker's place to obtain some assistance. He said he went west ten years ago and took up a farm in the extreme western tier of Kansas counties. His wife made the journey with him, and their children were born on their new claim. They managed to make both ends meet, and last fall were hopeful that better times were in sight. Then misfortune came. In November fire de stroyed their home and almost their all. In the wretched dug out in which they were forced to take refuge the two chil dren sickened and died, and were buried on the bank of the Smoky. In despair Cowden and his wife decid ed to go back to their old home in the east and take the remains of the little ones with them. This, they reasoned, could be done in the winter, when the freezing atmosphere of the wind-swept plains would almost petrify the bodies before starting. The Solomon river was crossed at Delphos, a little more than half the distance to the Missouri river, when Mrs. Cowden succumbed to the exposures and privations of the trip and died within twenty-four hours. They were in camp on the prairie, far from any town and where medical aid could not be secured. When it became evident to her that the end was near, she begged for one more look at the faces of her children. The husband took the lids from the boxes and, lifting his wife in his arms, he held her gently within touch of the forms of the chil dren. The coffin lids were replaced and that evening the mother died. Her body was wrapped in blankets and was hauled to a small town, where a box was secured, and then the old man with his silent company drove wearily on. He avoided all but the smallest ham lets, fearing that he would be prevented from continuing, but, crossing the Mis souri on the bridge at this point, his passage through St. Joseph was una voidable. The undertaker kept the mournful traveler's secret until he was well beyond the jurisdiction of the health authorities. NO FIGHT AT SALINA. Efforts to Have a Glove Contest Proves a Fizzle. Salina, Feb. 18. The 20 round bout that was to have been pulled off in this city last night at the opera house be tween Dutch Neal and Billy Norbury, two Kansas City boys, did not come off on account of too strong opposition. At 4:25 a special left over the Union Pacific and went 20 miles west, just across the line into Ellsworth county, where a ring had been previously pitched in a pas ture. Sixty dollars was the total amount collected, at $2 each. Billy Norburry wanted to fight, but "Dutch" Neal stat ed that he did not want to ruin his rep utation "fighting for a sandwich," con sequently the money was returned and the special returned to this city at 8 o'clock. Bad management characterized the proceedings all the way through. Ev erybody was disgusted, with the excep tion of Farmer Root, who received $10 for the use of bis pasture. Efforts to pull off the fight was made up to as late as midnight in this city, but on account of the extra force of police. It was Im possible. COURT HOUSE CONDEMNED. Official Investigation of the County Building at Burlington Snows It Unsafe Burlington, Feb. IS. Mr. C. W. Squires, an expert architect of Emporia, was in the city today and examined and condemned as unsafe the stone structure used by Coffey county as a court house. He made the examination upon orders received from Judge W. A. Randolph. He said the building was liable to col lapse at any time, and advised all the county officers with offices in that build ing to insure their lives heavily. lOLA ICE PLANT. Santa Fe Aids by Furnishing Water at a Minn mum Rate. Iola. Feb. 18. This city is to have an ice plant. Three essential points S NEW MODEL. SUGAR. 19 lbs Granulated Sugar. SI. OO 20 lbs Extra C Sugar l.OOJ 23 lbs Brown Sugar l.OO DRIED FRUITS. 7 lbs Prunes 25 6 lbs Raisins 25 3 lbs Dried Peaches 25 3 lbs Dried Blackberries 25 2 lbs Dried Raspberries 35 a lbs Silver Prunes 25 4 lbs Dried Apricots 25 e m a CEREALS. 1 package Oatmeal 5 3 packages Macaroni 25 12 lbs handpicked Navy Beans 25 12 lbs steel cut Oats 25 12 lbs Cracked Hominy 25 6 lbs Cream of Maize 25 3 packages Pancake Flour 25 Colorado Potatoes, per bu 65c The New Model Supply Store. Kemper Paxtons. eiBci8Gtaii eaBBaKaEB uii9iei an an I The Western Foundry I H

a AND MACHINE WORKS. Established 1875. u n 9 a o a m GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. aaBrRBieaBOB3B9BB Everybody Reads had to be arranged: First, the fuel, second, the water, third, the location. The gas company met the first demand by entering into a five-year contract to supply gas for fuel at a merely nomi nal rate. The Santa Fe railroad com pany met the second requirement by agreeing to furnish the water at a low rate. The third point was settled by the purchase' by the ice company from Mr. George Davis of a building site facing the road just west of the section house near the Santa Fe depot. SWETT WILL NOT RESIGN. Haskell Indian Superintendent Makes Trouble for His Successor. "Washington, Feb. IS. The Haskell institute incident is not closed, it seems. Mr. Peairs is on the ground and sup posed to be obeying the instructions of Commissioner Jones, taking an inven tory of Haskell government belongings as an Indian inspector, preparatory to turning all of the same over to himself on March 1, as superintendent of the same school. Notwithstanding this. Superintendent Swett, who announced two weeks ago that his resignation had been handed In, has not resigned, although his resigna tion was requested by Commissioner Jones about that time. Commissioner Jones received a letter from Mr. Swett today saying that he had not resigned, and would not, unless he could dictate his own terms. UNDER THE RIVER BED. Wichita Workmen Find Several Bot tles of Beer Buried. Wichita, Feb. 18. Workmen In scrap ing dirt from the old river bed for the park boulevard the other day unearthed several bottles of beer, buried two feet beneath the surface. Grass and shrub bery were growing over the place when the bottles were found. It is probable that some fishing or picnic party years ago went over to the park for a day off and sank the beer into the water to keep it cool, and for got where it was. The current washed sand over, the bottles for a year or so, and when the river went dry, the grass grew over it. The beer was as good as Sehlitz's best, according to the testi mony of the workmen. NOT A SMITH IN TOWN. Neosho Falls Claims to Be the Oaly Town of the Kind on Earth. Neosho Falls, Feb. 18. This city claims distinction as being the only town in the country that does not con tain a Smith in its directory. However there are a sufficient number of Joneses to meet the deficiency. KANSAS JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. Bill to Increase the Number to Two Delayed in the House by the Bankruptcy Bill. Washington. Feb. IS. As yet no act- i ion has been taken by the judiciary (ninmittPP with tha Kill rmriri incr Ft. the division of Kansas into two judicial districts. It was expected that the bill would be reported to the house late this week. NEW MODEL. S M m M m PREPARATION is not all that is necessary to a J good dinner. We must have good goods, and with most of us, we must know that we have bought them as cheap as anyone else can. By mak ing your purchases at the New Model, you can be satisfied on both points. tm H e CANNED GOODS. 1 3-lb can Table Peaches 10 1 3-lb can Table Fears IO 1 3-lb can Table Apricots 10 1 3-lb can Table Egg Plums.. 10 4 3-lb cans Pumpkin 25 1 can Kidney Beans IO 3 cans Lunch Oysters 25 4 i-lb cans Oysters 25 MISCELLANEOUS. 1 25-02. can K. P. Baking Powder 15 3 cans Lewis' Lye... 25 10 bars Silk Soap 25 10 bars IXL Soap 25 n 10 bars Clairette Soap 25 1 bottle Royal Salad Dressing 25 1 quart bottle Catsup 13 1 lb Japan Tea 25 1 lb Young Hyson Tea 25 n sixth and Quincy. Formerly Topeka Foundry and Machine Work. Eatab. 1S5. M m The only place la the city where yeu caa et a Complete Power Plani frora a Steam Engine to a Set Collar from stock. R. L. COFRAN, Topeka, Kans. Proprietor. H 0BBBCliel the State Journal but the bankruptcy bill, which is now before the house, consumed all the time of the committee. Representative Broderick today stat. ed that as soon as the bankruptcy bill is disposed of the committee will take up the Kansas bill and make a report the latter part of next month. HIS SON KILLED HIM. Cruel Murder at Leavenworth the Re sult of a Family Quarrel. Leavenworth, Feb. IS. One of the most sensational murders that ever oc curred in Leavenorth, took place shortly before 7 o'clock last evening, when Byron Billings shot twice and in stantly killed his father, H. M. Bill ings. Both were well known, the father as a keeper of a road house between the soldiers' home and city, right on the limits, and the son as sport and light weight pugilist, under the name of "Kid" Billings. No one heard what passed between the father and son be fore the shooting, but Bert, a younger son, says that there was domestic trou ble in the family and this Is at the bot tom of the tragedy. Byron Billings, aged 23 years and married, lived in the city, and last ev ening he went to his father's place and was in an ugly mood. Byron shot his father as he was about to put a lighted lamp at the front door and after he fell, shot him again. Onp of the bullets entered the right side juM below the nipple and came out the left) side behind, and the other shot below the left side and through the heart. Thi father screamed at the first shot, and the wife and mother and a young son at the supper table saw him fall and saw Byron fire the second time while his father was down. The younger brother and others were afraid to go near him, and he boarded an electric car. He came to the cits and called on his wife to say farewell, and afterward was about to get away in a hack, when he was placed under ar rest. The murdered man was a veteran, aged 54 years, and leaves quite a for tune acquired in running a rather no torious place. Pensions for Kansans. Washington. Feb. 18. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Wm. W. Cole, Chetopa, $10; Jos. E. Conklin, Winfield, $8;Wm. Burk holder, Minneapolis, $6; Arnold Reieh ert, National Military Home, Leaven worth, $8; Isom P. Garrison, Independ ence, $6; Wm. N. Jones, Lawrence, Geo. W. Chance, National Military Home, Leavenworth, $6; John Cover, National Military Home, Leavenworth, $8; Benjamin F. Allebach, El Dorado, $8; Isaac W. Porter, Inman, $8; Andrew Kiniest, National Military Home, Leav enworth, $8. Additional Sherman Remer, Burling ton, $4 to $8. Restoration and Additional Robert Kennedy, dead, St. Marys. $2 to $8. Restoration and Increase Henry E. Knapp, Norton, $10 to $17. Renewal Lyman B: Simon, Topeka, $6. Reissue Smith Jones, National Mili tary Home, Leavenworth, $12; William McKee, Leavenworth, $12. Original Widows, Etc., Reissue Eliz abeth Wells, Ellsworth, $12; Amy A. Pates, Wichita, $12.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 189&, 5 The red tag, yellow tag, and blue tag Clothing Sales have been as plentiful recently as are the sunflowers in July and August on the vacant lots of our lovely city. All spoke in highest praise of THEIR wares and prices, but strange to say, never a word was said about that most phenomenally successful sale, to wit: S. Barnutn &Co.'s QUIT THE CLOTHING BUSINESS SALE. No wonder, for to have mentioned it would have proved most disastrous anything but call attention to this most wonderful sale. Not a bankrupt sale, not a fire sale, nor yet a fake sale, BUT A QENUINE QUIT BUSINESS SALE. We vacate cur present quarters one week form next flonday. The prices we quote will give but the faintest idea of the sacrifices made here. In our Men's Suits, the business man, the salesman, the farmer, or the mechanic, will find complete outfits to his taste at $4.00, $5-48, or the finest at $7.98. Any goods purchased, may be returned within 3 days, if not absolutely satisfactory. MEN'S SLITS. Men's Clay Worsted Suits, "Spring Weight," colors dark grey, brown, mix ed and black; style. 3-button Cutaways, Round Sacks, Frocks; all finest im ported fabrics worth from J15.00 to J18.50 choice JT.9S The above are the most genteel goods on the market. Men's Suits in Scotch Tweeds, English Cheviots, English Serges, Taft Wei dans, strictly all wool, beautiful mix tures of grey and black, brown and black, light brown and other pop ular shades CHOICE $5.93 Regular price was $12.50, $15.00 and $16.50. Trimmings barmonizing with cloth. YOUTH AND BOYS' SUITS. At the small sum of $4.43 we give you choice of a great variety of the very best materials made into Youth and Bovs' Suits, including Plain and Color ed Clay Worsteds. Plain and Mixed all wool Cheviots. Tweed Serges and best Cassimeres. all elegantly tailored. Pre vailing prices elsewhere are $7.50. $10.00. $12.50 and even $15.00. Al so suits from $2.50 up. Children's 2-piece Suits, only the very best and most fashionable on hand now; price to be 4 and 1-3 off ordinary retail cost. FURNISHINGS. Men's Sox made on the same princi pal as the Shaw knit seamless 5c Men's highest class hosiery worth up to 50c a pair choice now 21c Many intermediate qualities also. Men'sApron Overalls, Amoskeg dem in, thorough ly made, were 85c 52c Men's Linen Collars of 4 ply, fine linen, 7c or 4 for 2oc With this announcement our aim is to give you a simple, true and unvarnished idea of what may be found and done here to show the unbounded confidence we feel we will make every sale "if so desired," subject to compari son with any establishment, be it here or elsewhere. Out Of Town Orders Promptly Filled and Subject to Examination. Auction Every Afternoon and Evening. HORTON, Auctioneer. 620 Kansas Avenue. SNAP SHOTS AT IIOXENEWS T. P. Cully is In Wichita on business. The temperature fell 31 degrees Thurs day afternoon. One of the best musicians in Topeka is totally deaf in one ear. Highland Park school will give an en tertainment on the 22nd. Judge Hazen thinks the board of par dons should be abolished. Ed MoKeever has returned from a busi ness trip to New Orleans. The latest cut in the price of photo graphs is to 24 for 25 cents. An adjourned meeting of the board of education will be held this evening. A horse buyer bought a horse last week for 75 cents and sold its hide for $1.50. Ensign Hawk of the Salvation Army is in Kansas City attending General Booth's lectures. The Kansas road book of the Kansas division of the L. A. W. will be out be fore spring. More Topeka men were elected to fill positions in the Masonic grand lodge than from any other city in Kansas. In a. trial in the district court it was shown that a chattel mortgage shark charge $3 for the use of $35 for ten days. President C. C. Baker of the City rail way has a strong sentiment for plants and his office is a veritable greenhouse. John FYey. son of General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe, says he will stay in th9 Klondike country three years at the least. Mr. Geo. Matteson and wife of Em poria are visiting in the city. Mr. Matte son used to bo in the grocery business here. Since the roads are becoming better a large amount of hay has been hauled into the city. It is selling at from $5 to $7 a ton. A basket, half as large as a hogshead, standing in a window on Kansas avenue and filled with oranges attracts quite a crowd. The raffle fever has again broken out and a man who has something he doesn't want can now dispose of it by selling chances. Those who have been to Wichita this week report the streets there dirtier than the streets of Topeka. They must be horrible. The vocal teachers in Topeka have their full time rilled and manv of them have refused new pupils. Topeka is a musical town. The cake which was won by Mrs. G. r. Butts at the Modern Woodmen anniversary was given to Police Matron Thorpe to be given to the poor. The degree team of A. O. TT. W. lodge No. 244 leaves Sunday for Wichita and In an the world there is no other treatment o pure, so awaet, ao safe, so speedj, for prs. orbing, Parifying, and beautifying the skin, calp, and hair, and eradicating every hu mor, as wwa hatha with Ci:tioca Soap, aad goatta anointings with Ccxutuba (ointr ment the great akin enro ll n MM inrtrurnrmt Tbm vvrid. Form Cn.r, s.,;, Ftp, Bortcm. W All Absat tbua Skin. Sc.lp.mwl llw.'frm. EVERT rBni.o!i 0) A fu)W( 0)Znili) J fO 2) Li U 01 TT J7C7 Only One Week More. FURNISHINGS. All 40c and 50c Silk Neckwear now. 18c The above are choice spring goods. All silk, both front and back. Gents' Handkerchiefs, the regular 10c kind 3c Gents' Blue Handkerchiefs, the regu lar 10c kind 3c Gents' Woven Border, plain white, 12c kind 5c Gents' Fine Fancy Bordered, hem stitched, 20c kind 8c Gents' Finest Linen hemstitched, 35c kind 17c 20c Suspenders, wise buckles, now... 8c ?5c Suspenders "imported web" 15c $1.00 Silk Suspenders choice styles.. 3!ic Boys' Suspenders 5c Men's Tennis Flannel Shirts, 50c and 65e kind 29c Men's Negligee Shirts, nice styles, 75c 35c Men's Working Shirts, warranted not to rip 39c Men's Fancy Colored Laundried Shirts, the very best made, were selling $1.25 and 11.75 68c Our 65c Unlaundried Shirt 35c Choice of any Gents' Night robe in the house, very nice goods, elegant ly made 35c Choice of Boys' Laundried White Shirts, perfect fitting, splendidly made 38c Were 75c and cheap at that price. Men's Blue Overalls, very best Den im, every pair warranted not to rip 43c Men's Jeans Pants, the celebrated Humboldt brand, warranted nev er to rip $1.29 Men's and Boy's Paper Collars all of the best quality, per box 03c Not less than 3 boxes to a customer. will exemplify the work before the grand lodge Monday night. People living on Sixth street near where George Bower was knocked down and robbed will ask to have a street lamp placed on the corner. The omnibuses that meet the trains re fuse to carry passengers off the paved streets during the muddy weather. They are sure to get stalled. John Otis, a son of ex-Congressman Otis, is in charge of a creamery butter exhibit on Kansas avenue. He is an as sistant professor at the state agricultural college. Bert Conness. a former employe of the Santa Fe ofiices in this city, is now with Laniel Frohman's "Prisoner of Zenda" company. He takes the part of Captain Hentzau. The six colored girls in the city jail, by their work this week sewing carpet rags, earned one dollar. Police Matron Thorpe invested the money in needed articles for the ward. The state live stock sanitary commis sion was called to Blue Rapids Thursday to investigate some new and peculiar dis ease which has appeared among cattle near there. One of the new buildings on the east side of Kansas avenue near Kighth was considerably damaged by the water leak ing through the roof during the recent heay rains. Police Matron Thorpe has decided not to allow people to visit female prisoners at the city jail. Visitors have stolen many small articles from the women's ward, which is the cause of the order. The official order to place the flag on the federal building at half mast was re ceived at 2 p. m. Thursday. The infor mation had been received through the Journal four hours before and the flag was already flying as directed. The State Journal's flag was at half mast yesterday during the funeral at Ha vana of the victims of the Maine ex plosion. The funeral ceremonies extend ed from 3:30 to 6 o'clock. The flag on the federal building was also at half mast. At present there are about twelve fami lies in Topeka which are very destitute. Mrs. Thorpe says that at a home on Lime street a baby was born and there was not a mouthful of food in the house. It was in the family of a respectable white man. Recently several colored people have asked Police Matron Thorpe to get small colored children for them to adopt. The supply of colored foundlings is very small, but now Mrs. Thorpe knows of three col ored children for adoption, aged respect ively six months, four years and six years. Mr. J. A. Davis, one of the board of munagers at the Soldiers' home at Dodtre Citv. has written Governor Ieedy stating that if proof is secured that the Spanish are responsible for the blowing up of the Maine, he will be ready to start for Cuba with l.OuO men from this city inside of 4S hours. A large audience was present at the Arion concert Wednesday evening. There were selections by the Arion Singing so cietv. a violin solo by Henry Beermann. selections by Steinberg's orchestra, piano duet by Messrs. Mueller and Iewis, and a quartette selection bv Messrs. Joe Hei nkh. Krnest Eisner, Chas. Marine and L. Dutcher. Special meetings will be held beginning this evening in the Third Christian church under the auspices of the Christian Citi zens' league. Dr. A. S. Palmer and local pastors will make the addresses. The meetings will be held every evening, con tinuing into next week. Sunday evening the meeting will be held in the Third Presbyterian church. A few days ago a woman left her baby on a trolley car at the transfer station while she went to get a transfer. While she was gone the car left. The conductor carried the baby north as far as Fifth, when he gave it to the conductor of a southbound car and it was turned over to Transfer Agent Frank Stitt. He had to take care of the baby until its frighten ed mother returned for it. Mr. J-i. M. Crawford, now manager of the Del Conte Italian Grand Opera com pany, has written the Journal asking for a suggestion for the opera to be put on here By the company. The company is JEWELRY. 2 dozen Bone Collar Buttons for 07c Rolled plate gparanteed Collar But tons. regular retail price 35 and 50c. 15c Also cheaper grades from 5c up. Watch Charms of Moss Ageate, Gold plate rim. worth $1.25 and $1.50 29c Klondike Brilliants, both in Scarf Pin and Studs, extra fine setting.guaranteed goods, were $1.25 39c initial Pins for scarfs 07c Gent's Cuff Buttons, fine rolled gold olate.newest designs, were 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 3Sc Also cheaper qualities 15c up. Society Pins, very latest designs, Ma sonic A. O. U. W., I. O. O. F., K. P., were 5c, $1.00 and $1.25, choice 39c FURNISHINGS. The balance of our Nox All Shirts, you know what this means 50c The balance of Sweet, Orr Co.'s med. weight Overalls 52c Tou know what this means. Leather Gloves and Leather Mittens, fleeced lined 15c Adler's celebrated $1.50 Kid Gloves for fine dress 79c Other dress Kid Gloves 43e Leather Gloves "unlined" for garden work, for chores or driving, from 21c up. Men's all -wool failed Mittens, colors red and black, now 05c Boy's Tennis Working Shirts.... 15c 50 pairs Boy's Knee Pants, sizes 4 to 10, made from very finest clay worsted, actual value $1.50 and $1.75, choice.. 65c now touring the northern cities and will be here sometime in March. Probably more praise has been given the company for its work in the new opera "La Bo heme" than for any of the others in the repertoire, and this will likely be the opera presented here. A GRIP" ON HONDURAS Astor Starts on a Trip to the Country He Has Bought. New York, Feb. 18. One of the great est colonization schemes the world has ever seen was practically begun yester day when John Jacob Astor started for Honduras. He left New York in Dr. W. Seward Webb's private car for Palm Beach, where his yacht Nourmahal is in waiting. With him are his cousin, Richard Pet ers, his private secretary, Mr. Hawkins, Henry L. Sprague and Washington S. Valentine, the head of the syndicate that bears his name. Among the other stockholders to whom Mr. Astor will tell his experiences and observations are Chauncey M. Depew. Walter H. Webb, General Benjamin F. Tracy, F. B. Jennings, President McCullough of the Erie railroad, George S. Scott of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, anil F. Govett and William Radcliffe of London. The syndicate has already started a national bank in Honduras, erected lighthouses, established a revenue cut ter service and begun the extension of the Honduras railroad to the. Pacific ocean. It has taken control of the cus tom houses under a guarantee to the government of $1,000,000 a year and has cut already $16,000 a month off old time smuggling gains. Mr. Astor will go to the capital, Te gucigalpa, Terre Bonilla. The new railroad has reached the great coffee belt now and there will be a colony formed there in which every man will have a chance for a fortune. Only men with families, with some lit tle money, with practical farming ex perience and with the best of reputa tions will be taken. To them will be given concessions as to land, importa tion of implements, etc.. and up to a certain point financial aid will be given. The details of the colonization plan are not perfected and will not be ar ranged and made public until after Mr. Astor's return in March. Shoe Bargains This Week. Before stock taking we cut the prices so low (cost not considered) on "special lots" that it will be to the interest of shoe buyers to take advantage of this sale. FURMAN'S, No. 62S Kansas avenue. Ballard's Horehound Syrup is the best known remedy for Consumption, Coughs. Colds and all Throat and Chest Troubles. Every bottle is guaranteed. It is the best remedy for children. 25 and 50c. Geo. W. Stansfleld. 632 Kan sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenues. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment re lieves the intense itching. It soothes, it heals, it cures chronic cases when sur geons fail. It is a scientific certainty. Its sales increase through its cures, it is no experiment. Every bottle guar anteed. 50c. Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. Stans fleld, 632 Kan. Ave., and Miller's Phar macy. Cor. Sth and Topeka avenue. The cough, so distressing to consump tives, .is greatly relieved by AVer's Cherry Pectoral. IT WAS THE VILLAINOUS WORK OF A TORPEDO. (Concluded from Fourth Page.) TAKING IT EASY. State Departments Act as if the Atroc ity Were Not at All Exciting. Washington, Feb. 18. The govern ment has settled back into a waiting at titude in respect to the terrible marine disaster in Havana harbor. The great shock caused by the news has given way to a calmer and more judicial state of mind, and realizing from the events of the day that the court of inauiry is the sole dependence in the search for the cause of the Maine's loss, the naval officials are now resigned to await the results of that inquiry by a court named today by the navy depart ment. The officials of the navy department devoted the day to the effort to cor rect the list of living and dead; to an swering frantic telegraphic appeals from relatives of men on the battleship ana last Dut not least, in meeting with unwavering courtesy and patience the exacting demands upon their time ot the press representatives. The wounded sailors in the Havana hospitals, on the Spanish flagship and elsewhere, when hot in condition to be brought back to Key West, will be care fully looked after by Miss Clara Bar ton, who has been given carte blanche to buy any and everything necessary for food, clothing, delicacies and hire of nurses and physicians. The wounded able to get across to Key West will be taken care of in the marine hospital there. The sound survivors will be quartered in the spare army barracks there. The air of suppressed excitement which characterized the movement of the employes and visitors at the White House yesterday was not noticeable to day. There were comparatively few visitors during the morning hours, and for a considerable time in the middle ol the day the White House bore an al most deserted appearance. Only a lim ited number of members of congress called during the morning and thie in terviews were brief. Postmaster Gener al Gary was the only member of the cabinet who called and his business related entirely to departmental mat ters. Assistant Secretary Day saw the president for a few minutes, but he had nothing of importance to commu nicate until after 4 o'clock, when he car ried to the W'hite House official infor mation of the closing of the De Lome letter incident. So far as could be learned the only information as to the situation in Havana that reached the president direct came through the As sociated press. HOW IT COTJXD BE DONE. An Expert Attributes the Maine Ex plosion to a Harvey Torpedo. Chicago, Feb. 13. Emil Gathman, the inventor, believes the Maine was destroyed by a Harvey torpedo. He is conversant with Havana harbor and from personal examination is familiar with the equipment of the Maine. In an interview he said that with the ves sel pointing against tide, with the night dark, and the Maine not protected by netting, a man could row a skiff across the bows of the Maine at a distance of from 500 to 1,000 feet, towing a Harvey or floating torpedo. Allowing the tide to drift the torpedo against the forward end of the Maine, he could explode it by means of electric wires attached to the fulminating cap. Mr. Gathman served two years as a naval apprentice aboard the training ship Portsmouth when Capt. Sigsbee was her commanding officer. Three years ago he was a member of the en gineering corps which conducted the second trial trip of the Maine. ESTRADA PALMA SKEPTICAL. He Slakes It Clear That He Does Not Believe in the Accident Theory. Tampa Bay Hotel. Tampa, Fla., Feb. IS. Tomas Estrada Palma, chief executive of the Cuban junta, arrived this after noon from Key West on the steamship Olivette. In repiy to the Associated Press correspondent's inquiry, he said: "It certainly is a most peculiar accident, the like of which I have never heard of in the history of any navy. Certainly the most rigid inquiry must follow, and the entire civilized world will anxiously await the outcome. My heart still throbs pain fully over the appalling loss of life. It is dreadful to contemplate and will carry a flood of misery into many American homes. I hope reports have been exag gerated and that this very rare accident will be laid before the public in the rullest possible detail." The significant shrug of the shoulders which followed this statement spoke vol umes in implying a disbelief in the acci dent theory. Palma was met by an im mense throng of Cubans, there being at least 5, (MX) of them. A monster demon stration and torchlight procession had been arranged in his honor, but this awful disaster turned it into one of mourning. AH their flags are at half mast as a mark of respect. A PREACHER AROUSES THEE. Dr. Savage Suggests That There May Be a Limit to Patience. New York, Feb. 18. Rev. Minot J. Sav age of the Church of the Messiah, re sponding to a toast at the banquet of the pulp paper manufacturers last night, said "As one thinks of the sad disaster that has befallen the Maine in the harbor of Havana, he can but wonder at the pa tience of the people of the United States. We have been thrilled and stirred by the massacre of the Armenians, but one here at our door has been worse, but we have had patience. I do not advocate war. and I would like to see the day when all af fairs could be settled by arbitration, but the limit of humanity and patience may come. "Let us be ready to stand up for free dom and manhood upon which the coun try rests. We ought to have dignity and power with every country. We shouia have a navy. If we cannot build one rapidly enough, let us find where they have one for sale. Let us buy one and then dare to assert our will." Dr. Savage's words caused intense en thusiasm, the guests rising to their feet and cheering." OFFICIAL REGRETS. Tendered by the Queen Regent Through the Spanish Minister. Washington, Feb. 18. President Mc Kinley today r eceived Senor Du Bosc, charge d'affairs of Spain, who had been commanded by the queen regent of Spain to bear in person to the president her expression of profound sorrow over the calamity to the Maine. Being a communication from a ruler of one country to another, the usual formality of the state department was waived, and. accompanied by Assist ant Secretary Day, Senor Du Bosc went to the White House at 11 o'clock and delivered the message to the president. The message was brief and heartfelt, expressing the sorrow of the queen and her people. Capt. Gen. Blanco has telegraphed to Senor Du Bosc the details of the burial of the sailors of the Maine at Havana yesterday He states that the occasion was profoundly solemn and impressive. The funeral cortege was made up of representatives of the army, the Insular government and the municipality with the apostolic bishop of Havana. An immense multitude silently and sorrow fully witnessed the passage of the cor tege, and on all sides, he says, it was a leenng manifestation of the senti ments uppermost in the hearts of all classes of society. He states that 24 bodies have been buried in the pre cincts of the hospital militaire, and 26 graves are in the cemetery, preferential sites being selected at the cost of the government. The captain general adds that the burials will proceed as fast as the bodies are recovered. The legation has received no word up to noon as to the Spanish ship Vizcaya, expected at New York, and emphatic denials were given to continued reports that Senor Du Bosc had been instruct ed to intercept the ship outside the har bor. So far as is known the commander of the Vizcaya has such instructions as will shape the movements of the ship and its officers on the arrival in this country. The stay will be brief. A REGIMENT AT K. C. Recruiting Office Has Been Opened by Colonel Harrimaa. Kansas City, Feb. 18. If Colonel D. S. Harriman, the vigorous local Cuban sympathizer, has his way about it, Kansas City will furnish the first regi ment in the United States ready to take the field the moment war is declared against the haughty Castillian dons. Colonel Harriman will open up his of fice, 518 Delaware street, as a recruiting office today and will enroll a regiment of 1,000 men as fast as they apply and are found to possess the requisite quali fications. "These men are merely to be enrclled, subject to the call of the governor," said Colonel Harriman. last night. "I am not enlisting men with the intention of leading them independently to bat tle. I prefer single men between the ages of 18 and 45 years, sound and healthy, of good moral habits. They must pass a strict but not rigid physi cal examination, and no man will be enrolled who does not pass this exami nation at the hands of some competent surgeon to be selected later. The men must be over 5 feet, 5 inches in height, and must weigh more than 140 pounds. It is not essential that they be unmar ried, but for obvious reasons I prefer that they be single. They must be ready to march at a few hours' notice. I would prefer, especially for officers, that the men shall have seen service either in the regular army or the state militia, but, of course, only a small proportion will fill this requirement. and it will not be insisted upon, excepting as to officers. "I had 500 men enrolled in the old regiment some months ago, and I want to get them all enrolled again, and as many more. The governor will be in formed of the enrollment of the regi ment, which will be at his disposal in the event of war. No move is contem plated unless war is actually declared, as this is not a filibustering expedition. "I have not the slightest doubt that the destruction of the Maine was un derstood, if not carefully planned, by the Spanish. I do not doubt that the harbor of Havana is full of these dead ly torpedoes and that the dastardly blow at America was in revenge for the practical dismissal of Minister De Lome." HAS FAITH IN SIGSBEE. Captain Pillsbury Believes He Will Get at the Truth. Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. 18. In an inter view with Captain Pillsbury. commander or me aynamite cruiser Vesuvius, in port here, he expressed the opinion that the injunction of Captain Sigsbee of the bat tleship Maine. directing the American government to suspend judgment until further information should be secured, was an inspiration and should be observ ed. Captain Pillsbury said: "The report that Sigsbee said the de struction and sinking of the Maine was caused by a floating torpedo is. in my opinion, untrue, for if he said that yester day he knew it the day before, in fact, he knew it at the time of the explosion, which is extremely improbable. He has had no time in which to investigate, and I think it very wise for us to withhold our judgment until a thorough investiga tion can be made. Whether the explos ion was from within or without can be easily ascertained by divers. I will stake my commission on St that Captain Sigsbee made no such statement. He is as cool as any man I ever saw. and what there is to be known about the Maine uccldent will be brought out by him." CONGRESS ACTS. Appropriates $200,000 for Raising the Wreck. Washington, Feb. 18. Soon after the senate met today Mr. Hale (Me.) ob tained the floor and introduced the fol lowing joint resolution: That the secretary of the navy be and he is hereby authorized to engage the services of a wrecking company or com panies having proper facilities for the prompt and efficient performance of submarine work for the purpose of re covering the remains of the officers and men lost on the United States steamer Maine and of saving the vessel or such parts thereof and so much of her stores, guns, material, equipment, fittings and appurtenances as may be practicable: and for this purpose the sum of $OJ,OC0 or so much thereof as may be necessa ry, is hereby appropriated and made available. The resolution was prepared at the navy department and introduced at the request of Secretary Long, who, in for warding it to Mr. Hale, also sent a let ter explaining its purpose. He says in his letter that "it Is deem ed proper and important that steps should be taken immediately to recover the remains of the officers and men lost on the occasion of the most deplorable catastrophe; to raise the vessel, or to save such parts of her armament and equipment as may be practicable." To this the secretary adds: "The meagre information received respect'ng the nature and extent of the injury sus tained by the hull of the Maine renders it difficult to determine at this time whether there is reason to hope that the vessel herself may be raised, but it seems probable as she lies within the protection of a harbor and is not whol ly submerged, that much valuable prop erty may be recovered if the necessary action is taken without delay. "The vessel with her stores, guns, ma terial, equipment, fittings and appur tenances are worth approximately $5. 000,000. As an illustration of the valU3 of single items which may have es caped serious injury it may be said that the 10-inch guns of which the Maine carried four, were worth with their mounts $43,500 each. Aside from the melancholy duty resting upon the gov ernment to recover and to bring to this country for burial, if this may be done, the bodies of the officers and men who lost their lives in this disaster, it is believed that much valuable property may yet be saved from the vessel. In any event it is of the utmost impor tance that whatever is done in the mat ter should be entered upon without delay. "The sinking of the Maine will be made the subject of immediate and ex haustive inquiry and congress will be fully advised of the result of such in vestigation." Mr. Long states that in fixing the sum asked for, the department is at this time unable to estimate the neces sary expense with any degree of accu racy, but he says he has conferred with the bureau of construction and repair and that' in case of the appropriation "AGAIN TOMORROW" We're Selling to make customers not money. If you want to buy a Suit an Overcoat a Hat now is the time prices have reached the LOW EST NOTCH POSSIBLE cannot get any lower take our advice GOME TOMORROW In Hen's Suits and Overcoats Losses cut no figure now it's the room we want. ltfofl'c n!lWnn1 iiwu w ?5. 9 6, $6.75 your own one tomorrow of Jf Pfl'c FiflP Srn f c are odds and ends of best Suits--iiCU 3 1I11C wUU5 sack and frock styles. always sold from 910 I ways sold from $10 to $12 these we r s iter at less than cost price tomorrow 00 oi of An Amazing Overcoat Offer Overcoats blue, brown and tan shades finely made were sold all season at $6, $6.50, $7.50 your choice of these to morrow (Saturday only) at Can You Beat This-JK,,. silk sleeve lining: made extra fine a these we offer to you for tomorrow you will buy one if for next year MEN'S TROUSERS AT K peri al Tomorrow Men's Cassimere rants, of dark grey hair line, q O weli made 1.50 1'ants. ClOC Saturday ouiy Boy's Clothing Prices Stronff l'amlinreanil Cor flitroy I 1 1 e Hants 'Aere 35c and 50c. Tomorrow 19c Special Hoys' Knee Pant Nulls sizes 11 to 15 years excellently t made were $1.45 to $2.50. I Hft Only Tomorrow they go at K v Read These Wonderful Prices. Hen'i Oild ITnderstlitrtK-- Men's Odd Drawers odds and I Cr ends. Tomorrow.

Mon'iNrt:1XPaiil White Slili-IB were 75c and $1.00. y4tZC Tomorrow TraU Opening Sale of rien's Very Handsome New Fedora Hats beautiful colors stylish shapes the kinds -that others ask f 2.00 and $2.50 for. Tomorrow opening day sale at Same Hats other stores ask fi.50 for. Special 70S KANSAS AVE. U requested only so much of it as may be found necessary will be expended in the work. The secretary encloses a table show-ins- the cost of a number of items of the ordnance outfit of the vessel, all aggre gating $502,152. The resolution was passed without objection, being amended so as to au thorize the secretary to direct that the remains of officers and sailors be brought to the United States for in terment. The house has also passed a resolution similar to the resolution passed by the senate relative to the Maine. CARTRIDGES FOB SPAIN. She Places a Large Order in New York City. New Tork, Feb. 18. An order for 3 million Mauser rifle cartridges charged with an.tiphrite powder, has been placed with a powder firm in this city by the Spanish government. The order was given through a contracting agent who has so far managed to conceal his iden tity. The powder, as its name implies, is smokeless. It is used by the Russian and German armies and Knland. COAL DEALERS ORGANIZE And Employ an Official Coal Thief Taker. The coal dealers of Topeka have or ganized for mutual protection. There are a few dealers in the city who have not joined the organization, but nearly all the principal dealers in fuel have combined for the purpose of ridding themselves of thefts which are increas ing in large number. The organization is without name, but it employs a spec ial agent whose duty it Is to watch the properties of the coal companies, arrest all thieves found stealing coal and prosecute them In police court. On -January 13 John W. Wiley, an ex policeman, and ex-railroad agent, was appointed as special agent for the coal organization. He has arrested and had convicted 18 coal thieves. They have been fined all the way from $3 to $20. A local coal dealer in speaking of the organization said today: "We simply had to protect ourselves. Coal is being stolen in large quantities from our cars and from our bins. We found that the only way in which we could overcome the loss was to band ourselves together and employ an agent who would catch these thieves and make of them an ex ample. That Hs all "we wanted. The organization has no other feature." The following Topeka coal firms are members of the new protective organi zation: Green Coal company. Topeka Coal company. Horner Coal company. Wear Coal company. Southwestern Fuel company." Green Feed and Fuel company. Capital City Coal company. Chappell Coal company. Cook Fuel company. Model Coal company. John Sutherin, s 1 (3 Don't niss This. Sill tc-sack styles-In 8 different designs were r size Is here you can at the incredible price y Q size Is here you can to f 12 these we Tomorrow we of fer 32 fine Beaver very line Kersey Overcoats, lined wool C!ay W orsted were sold at (12 sold at 1 12 j rProiw5aT.kn.J.W..7-45 at a tomorrow TERRIBLE LOW PRICES. Mn's Fine Trnmrrt male of all worsted, line cheviot and extra fine Casai- nieres are J3.50 't rousers anywhere but at the l'alace tomorrow at $2.45 That Mean Business. All 7.1r, SI. 81.23 all Wool Kuce Pauti Tomorrow only Iloy Fine Knee I'allt Knits Strictly all wooi very finely made sizes 5 to 15 years were $4.10 and 1 5.00 you cannot miss it O Choice Tills Week at V Heavy Wool Sox were '2bc Tomorrow One lot Fleeoellnotl V 11 -derail! rt 50c, 7-c Kinds. Tomorrow QC 2pC j Men's Spring Hats. Spring Derby and It Special Tomorrow one case Men's Spring Style Fedora Hats in 5 different colors Tomorrow at AUERBACH GUETTEL. C. C. Nicholson. C. Dolman. A. M. Kent. Haniey Brothers. Davies Nicholson. J. E. Pottenger. Jos. Butterly. F. Mawhinney. Johnston Oleson. R. M. McGaw. M. W. Saxon. Samuel Elder. J. Bass. THE IRISH A HE FIRST. The Emerald Isle Leads in a Patriotic Offer of Soldiers' Services. The first volunteer to olfer Tils services towards avenrinjc the Maine dis;i tjr in this state is Patrick Farrelly of Kansas City. Kan. Governor Teeily today re ceived a telegram from Mr. Farrelly stat insr that he wished to be enrolled ns th first vo-lunteer from the Ftate, and lhat hn was ready to start for Cuba or Spain at a moment's notice. Mr. Farrelly has taken time by the fore lock, and has now a "lead piie cinrh" fn being: the first volunteer from Kansas should there be volunteers called for. 1T5 THE NEW 5TYLE AT THE.0LD PRICE $3- In AH the New Shades. 631 Kansas Ays. TT-" j Spring 1

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6 ii'iiPiwS f n (fa Pf Spot Cash Grocers, 108 East 6th St. Telephone 425. cenes owe A li That is -what you are looking for and here is the place you can save money over your purchases at any store in the city. Wo Guar ant S3 Everything "We Ssll.rf Leave your orders or tel ephone and they will have prompt attention. 19 lb best Granulated Sugar $1.00 20 It New Orleans Gra, Susar 1.00 20 lb best C. Suear 1.00 All package Coffee, per lb 09 Good Kio roast Cofiee, per ro 10 Fine Santos roast Coffee, per lb 124 3 lb extra golden Rio roast CofTee. .50 Chase Sanborn's Old Homestead Java and Mocha Cofiee, per lb.. .30 5 lb Chase Sanborn's best Mocha and Java Coffee 1.00 B lb Calif, evaporated Peaches 25 7 lb Calif, raisin cured Prunes .25 6 lb nice Raisins 25 3 lb evaporated Apricots 25 3 tb evaporated Pears 25 3 lb evaporated Nectorines .25 2 lb evaporated Raspberries .33 1 can String Beans .05 1 can Wax Beans 05 1 can Lima Beana, .05 4 cans Corn .25 6 cans Baked Beans .23 2 cans solid 3-tb Tomatoes .15 2 pkgs. Rex Fancake Flour .15 3 pkgs. Ralstin Fancake Flour 25 3 pkgs. Aunt Jemima P. C. Flour... .25 12 Tbs Rolled Oats .25 12 lbs H. P. Wis. Beans 25 Fettijohn's Cal. Breakfast Food per pkg 10 Wheatling, per pkg .10 Good Rice, per lb 05 4 pkgs. Mince Meat 25 1 gal. Pickles 25 1 qt. Sauer Kraut 05 8 lb Gloss Starch 25 6 pkgs. 1-tb Gloss Starch 25 6 pkgs. 1-Ib Corn Starch. 25 6 pkgs. Bird Seed 25 1 gral. Catsup .40 1 gal. Mustard .35 15 bars Laundry Soap .25 10 bars Silk Soap .25 10 bars White Russian 25 6 bars Ivory Soap .25 6 bars Grandpa's Wonder 25 24 bars Cocoanut Oil Soap 35 a pkfes. Rosine (same as Pearllne) an aluminum thimble with ev ery packaee 25 1 large pail White Fish .45 1 large Herring .05 3 large fat Mackerel .25 6 nice family Mackerel 25 1 keg Holland Herring, White Hoop 95 Large pail Sugar Syrup 45 1 gal. nice New Orleans Molasses.. .30 Country Sorghum, per gal 35 Horse Shoe Tobacco, per lb 39 Star Tobacco, per lb .39 Battle Ax Tobacco, per tb .20 1 lb cloth pkg. Smelting Tobacco.. .15 Oak grained wood Tub 40 Galvanized Tub.. 40 Guaranteed Sugar Cured Hams Per lb 07 .Guarantee Sugar Cured Col. Hams Per lb 05 Dried Salt Meat, per lb 05 Breakfast Bacon, per lb 07 Good Lard, per rb 05 3 lb Country Lard 25 Good sun cured Japan Tea pr lb.. .25 Good Basket Fired Tea. per lb 25 ,Good Imperial Tea pr lb 25 jGood Gun Powder Tea pr lb .25 Fresh Heats of All Kinds. To not purchase your Flour before iyou get our prices, for we are always cheapest. Mail Orders Shipped Promptly. ore ii FlCSSasnn i 1 M. Cloaks, Suits, and Silk Waists. 84.50. per cent off on style of 1897. per cent off on SOCIAL AF1D PERSONAL General Notes of Society and Personal Items. Recent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors iu Town. (All communications to this denartment must give the full name and address of the writer. Anonymous personals, and descriptions of social affairs will not ba published.) Mrs. W. C. Edwards was the hostess at a very delightful thimble party on Thursday afternoon, at her pretty home on Fillmore street. She was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. A. B. Woolverton, Mrs. Albert Latham, Mrs. W. D. Gos sett and Mrs. J. E. Lord. Some excellent music was furn'shedby Miss Perle Latham, Miss Bessie Burn ham and Miss Carol Edwards, who play ed several piano selections and Miss Townsley ang. The rooms were pretty and fragrant with a quantity of roses, carnations and potted plants. Mrs. Edwards furnished quite a unique amusement for her guests. The halves of English walnuts.with the ker nels removed, were fastened together with ribbons, and passed around. On being opened they were found to con tain conundrums and all sorts of cur ious enigmas. Refreshments were served by Miss Perle Latham, Miss Emily Elliott, Miss Lillian Trapp and Miss Edith Ott. The invited guests were: Mrs. Eugene F. Ware, Mrs. J. B. Hayden, Mrs. S. S. Ott, Mrs. P. I. Bone brake, Mrs. Geo. W. Veale, Mrs. James A. Troutman, Mrs. S. B. Brett, Mrs. C. O. Knowles, Mrs. C. T. Trapp, Mrs. S. J. Bear, Mrs. Albert Redden, Mrs. An drew Deinst, Mrs. A. B. Wroolverton, Mrs. L. S. Woolverton. Mrs. W. S. Kale, Mrs. D. O. McCray, Mrs. J. W. Craw ford, Mrs. J. L. Shellabarger. Mrs. J. K. Hudson .Mrs. C. J. Brown, Mrs. John E. Frost, Mrs. E. L. Cartilidge, Mrs. Ste phen Allen, Mrs. W. A. Thompson, Mrs. J. D. McFarland, Mrs. J. M. McFarland, Mrs. Byron Roberts, Mrs. James Brien, Mrs. Charles Devlin, Mrs. W. D. Gos sett, Mrs. Geo. Palmer, Mrs. D. P. El liott, Mrs. J. Fleishman, Mrs. Albert Latham, Mrs. George Herrick, Mrs. E. W. Poindexter, Mrs. Charles Guibor, Mrs. J. M. Miller, Mrs. C. A. Wilbur, Mrs. D. H. Scott, Mrs. Sedgwick Scott, Mrs. J. W. Gleed, Mrs. M. M. Bailey, Mrs. P. H. Forbes, Mrs. A. K. Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Crosby, Mrs. W. T. Crosby, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. A. L. Will iams, Mrs. J. F. Jarrell, Mrs. A. H. Hor ton, Mrs. John E. Lord, Mrs. J. R. Hankla, Mrs. John W. Leedy, Mrs. W. H. Morris, Mrs. L. K. Boyle, Mrs. W. E. Bush, Mrs. Frank Doster, Mrs. Dell Keizer, Mrs. J. P. Davis. Mrs. C. G. Colburn, Mrs. H. H. Reed of Larned, Mrs. J. B. Heflebower, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. I. A. Strauss, Mrs. J. H. Vincent, Mrs. Wm. Macferran, Miss Dusenbury, Miss Belle Thompson, Miss Emily El liott, Miss Perle Latham, Miss Lillian Trapp, Miss Edith Ott, Miss Bross, Miss Townsley. A Thimble Party. Mrs. H. M. Hadley and Mrs. Charles Wardin entertained about 30 guests at a pleasant thimble party Thursday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. Hadley, on Clay street. The decorations were of carnations. Dainty refreshments were served at small tables. The hostesses were assist ed by Mrs. H. K. lfft. The invited guests were: Mrs. T. S. Mason, Mrs. Geo. Walp. Mrs. Stillwell, Mrs. James Douthitt, Mrs. Will Nevill, Mrs. Charles Samson, Mrs. L. S. Long, Mrs. C. A. Fellows, Mrs. Ed Sim. Mrs. McGiffln, Mrs. G. P. Ashton, Mrs. F. E. Vansant, Mrs. Geo. P. Conners, Mrs. E. W. Poindexter, Mrs. J. D. Mason, Mrs. Guibor. Mrs. C. J. Devlin. Mrs. Fernald, Mrs. Will Martin, Mrs. Beach, Mrs. A. A. Hurd, Mrs. Burrus. Mrs. William Thrapp, Mrs. W. R. Barrett, Mrs. J. S. Sproat, Mrs. Montgomery, Miss May Short. Miss Waters, Miss Bross, Miss Van Houten and Miss Norton. An Informal Party. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Henderson enter tained a few friends informally Wed nesday evening to meet Mr. and Mrs. Don N. Willitts. Mr. Willitta was for merly assistant superintendent at the reform school, but is now Marshal Sterne's new deputy. Mr. and Mrs. Wil litts expect to make their home in Tope ka. The invited guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mr. Wm. Stewart and Dr. Mary Stewart, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wr. Lacey, Mr. and Mrs. E. Whitmer, Mr. Charles L. Wood, Mr. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. for Ladies' Jackets worth up to $19.00. for Children's Jackets worth up to 5.00. for Ladies' Jackets worth up to for Misses Jackets worth up to 5.00. for Ladies' carried over Spring Jackets. all Fall and Winter Suits, all Silk "Waists. and Mrs. R. B. Henderson of Houston, Tex. 40,000 POUNDS OF BUTTER Has Reached the City to Compete for the Prizes Next Week. In one room on Kansas avenue is nearly 40,000 pounds of the finest but ter in theUnited States. It is prize but ter of the National Creamery conven tion and came from every section of the United States from Maine to California. The butter was all shipped to Topeka by express in firkins that hold about 70 pounds. It is all consigned to Secretary Nissley of the association, but the man who received it is D. H. Otis, of Man hattan, who is in charge of the room. The first thing he does is to carefully remove all the labels and wrappings by which the contents of the butter tubs might be identified. Then with a stamp he places a number on the firkin and the name of the sender is placed in a secret book kept by him. When the persons who are to say which is the best butter in the United States arrive they will find long rows of butter tubs arranged according to num ber. They will not know from whence any firkin came, and so will be unpreju diced. The work of examining and testing the butter will be commenced Saturday. CHINA MUST GET MONEY. Or Japan Will Kick Over the Asiatic Checker Board. New York, Feb. 18. A dispatch to the Herald from Yokohama says: The Japan Times, the organ of the Japanese government, today takes a gloomy view of the eastern situation. The following is an extract from its leading editorial: "Under these circumstances things are in a state of suspension. Will the threatened storm pass away without oc casioning any actual explosion? No body will be so bold as to answer in the affirmative. We should say that the real dangers of the situation have yet to be faced. What those dangers will be it is not easy or safe to foretell, but we may state broadly that they will disclose themselves when the time comes for Japan to act the hero part on the stage." The Times adds that it is true that Japan has refused China's request for more time in which to pay the war in demnity, due on May 8 next, and con tinues: "If our neighbor succeeds in raisins the required money before that date it will be all right, but should her efforts be unsuccessful the result would be the inauguration of a new epoch in the eastern crisis. Under the conceivable developments of events things may eas ily come very nearly to the point of ex plosion. China's failure to find money will open a new scheme in the drama, a scene which will be of more lively in terest than any thus far enacted." PEESS LEAGUE ELECTS. International Association Sleets Offi cers Baltimore Honored. New Orleans, Feb. 18 .The Interna tional Press League last night elected P. C. Boyle of Oil City, Pa., president; P. J. Hawley, New York, first vice president; George W. Peck. Milwaukee, second vice president; Henry Rightnor, New Orleans, third vice president; C. Frank Rice, Boston, secretary; James S. McCartney, Philadelphia, treasurer. The directors are: T. J. Keenan.John Ryder, Mrs. M. I. O'Donogue, O. H. A. Chamberlain, F. Madeira, Dr. J. H. ITredericks, A. D. DeFreece, Armand Capdevielle, Leland Williamson. Baltimore was selected as the next place of meeting. BIG FIRE IN PITTSBURG. Nine Story Building Burns Loss $125,000. PittsburgFeb. 18. Fire broke out in the National Wall Paper company's building, a nine story structure on Pennsylvania avenue near Ninth street about 1:30 o'clock and is now burning fiercely. Valuable property is threat ened and the entire fire department of the city has been called out. LATER The flames were confined to one building and are now under control. Loss on building and stock $125,000. Great Shoe Bargains For this week only, before stock taking', at Furman's. Low prices this week at Furman's. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Tit fas- is n ererr gjgaatnri CI in m 713 AND 715 KANSAS AVENUE. All we have left of the bankrupt Loveland Stock we are closing out at ridiculously low prices. This is especially noticeable in Shoes and Hats. The following bargains are from our regular stock: v Black Feather Boas, 24 Inches long:, like cut, 25c, worth GOc. Regular dollar goods at 50c, higher grades in proportion. Japanese Owls, like cut, 20c size at 10c, 10c size for 5c. All Ladies Trimmed Hats at exact ly half price, none excepted. All Ladies and Children's Coats and Jackets at half former prices. 11-4 all wool Blankets, slightly mussed, $2 worth $4. Large line 10c Book-fold Percales at 7c per yard. Best quality Lining Cambric, all colors, 3c per yard. Corticelli 100 yard Spool Silk, 5c spool. Spool Cotton, 200-yd. spools, guar anteed equal to Coats' or Clark's, 4 spools for 10c. King's 200-yd. Spool Cotton, 5 for 10c. Ready made Gingham Aprons, 15c each. $42,772.88 PAID OUT For Death and Disability by the Na tional Aid Society Last Year. The annual report of S. D. Cooley, national secretary of the National Aid association, presented to the national convention in this city, makes the follow ing financial exhibit for the year end ing February 1: RECEIPTS FOR PAYING DEATH CLAIMS FOR THE YEAR. Mortuary fund $39,785.20 Transferred from' expense fund 2,117.93 Other sources 869.75 Total $42,772.88 Death and disability claims paid $42,772.88 Receipts in expense fund for the year: Expense fund ..1 $14,641.33 Total expense for the year $12,179.24 Transferred to mortuary fund. 2,117.93 Cash on hand in expense fund.. 344.16 Total $14,641.33 The report of the auditing committee follows: Topeka, Kas Feb. 14, 1898. To the Board of Directors and Members of the National Aid association: We, the undersigned auditing commit tee, having carefully examined the books, records and accounts of the na tional secretary for the fiscal year end ing January 31, 1S98, as required by the laws of said association, respectfully submit the following report: Your committee having made, as we believe, a complete and thorough ex amination of the records, books and ac counts of the national office, are pleased to state that we find them well and very accurately kept; that all bills, checks, vouchers and receipts are prop erly filed, and all accounts have been duly entered on the books of the office. That special credit is due the secretary for the neatness and accuracy with which the records have been kept. We note, too, with pleasure the increase of business for the year just closed, hav ing an average membership in good standing for the year of 6,340. That the receipts to the general or expense fund for the year have been $2,462.09 greater than our expenditures. $2,117.97 of which has been converted into the mortuary fund and applied to the payment of death claims, leaving a balance in the general fund of $344.16, which fund as also the mortuary fund, has been large ly increased by payment of assessments, annual dues and fees since close of year's accounts. That all death claims assessed for are paid in full, and that the business and general inter ests of the order are in de cidedly better condition than ever before; that our prospects for the future are most encouraging, so that by a united effort all along the line in carrying forward the sublime princi ples of Unity, Equity and Fraternity, extending the helping hand to all who are worthy, we may hope in the near future to place the National Aid asso ciation in the front rank Of fraternal societies, where it belongs and is des tined to be. Fraternally yours, W. H. Biddle, A. B. Smith, P. E. Moss, audit ing committee. Kansas City, Kas., authorities wired Chief Steele to arrest and hold W. H. Watson, who had arrived in Topeka to establish himself in the practice of medicine. He is a colored man who come from Tennessee and he stopped en route at Kansas City. He is want ed at Kansas City, Kas., on the charge of forgery. The chief of police of Kan sas City arrived in Topeka this noon and will take back with him the man. Watson had diplomas and certificates of character from Tennessee and had made a good impression with the col ored people whom he had met while here. He protests that he is innocent. Walter Clemens was arrested today on the charge of selling intoxicating liquors. He gave his occupation as farmer. His place was in North To peka. Twenty-four pictures for 25c at Courtney's. fiverrUot.- Says teo. Cascarets Cand v Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, pleas ant and refreshing to the tpste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver aud bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 35, W cents. Soltiaod guaranteed to cure by all druggists. HARDWARE. Lanterns like cut 49c each. Japanned Coal Hods, good size.like cut, 15c each. Watering Cans 10c each. Earthen Cuspidores, worth 20c for 10c each. Challenge Wood Wringers, the $2 kind at $1.49. No. 8 patent bottom Wash Boilers 59c, worth 75c. Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, set of three 85c, the $2 kind for $1.25. Tin Milk Pails, 10 quart, only 10c each. Strainer Pails, 12 quart, now 25c each. Grass Hooks.llke cut, quality guar anteed, 25c each. Best Wire Nails, all sizes, 3c. a lb. less by the keg. Screws, all sizes, 2c a dozen. Patent Leather Washers, 3c a doz en, regular price 10c. Spoon Wire Egg Beaters, lc each. Asbestos Stove Mats, 3c each. Bargains in Enamelled Granite Ware of all kinds. OUR FIRST PAGE PICTURE. The beautiful picture on the first page of the Journal today was drawn from the design in the St. Louis Republic, by the State Journal's staff artist and in some particulars is superior to the original. The "idea" and symbo lism of fhe sketch is deeply touching, and should reach the hearts of all true Americans. Mr. E. J. Whitman, of the firm of Fowle, Hibbard Co., Boston, Mass., has written a letter to Topeka stating that a party of 25 commission men will leave Boston Saturday in a Pullman for Topeka to attend the National Creamery convention. The Pullman will be attached to the special train at New York which will run through direct and will bring delegates to the convention. Chief Steele says that Simon Jones (colored) made the mistake of taking hard instead of soft coal, and that it was so heavy he couldn't get away from the Santa Fe watchman. Police Judge Atchison today fined Jones $30 for larceny. He is an old offender. After being fined Jones declared that he was sick and the city physician was called. The third of the series of card parties given by Mrs. George Crawford and Mrs. Arthur Capper occurred Thursday afternoon and proved to be equally pleasant as the preceding ones. Airs. Dan Small and Mrs. W. T. Crosby cut for the prize. Mrs. Small was the for tunate one and received a dozen beau tiful roses. Civil Service Examination. A competitive examination under the rules of the United States civil service commission, of applicants for the grades of clerk and carrier in the clas sified postoffice service, will be held in the United States court room, postoffice building, city of Topeka, on the 25th day of March, 1898, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications for this examination must be made on blanks prescribed by the United States civil service commis sion. Such blanks can be obtained at the postoffice from the undersigned. Applications will not be accepted un less filed before the hour of closing busi ness, 5:30 p. m., on March 1st, 1K98. J. F. DANIELS, Secretary Board of Examiners, Topeka, Kan. After using a 10c trial size of Ely's Cream Balm you will be sure to buy a 50c size. Cream Balm has no equal in curing catarrh and cold in the head. Ask your druggist for it or send 10 cents to us. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. I suffered from catarrh for three years; it got so bad I could not work; I used two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and am entirely well; I would not be without it. A. C. Clark, 341 Shawmut Ave., Boston. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laun dry, 112 And 114 West Eighth street. Go to-Furman's for shoe bargains. TODAY'S MARKETS. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago. Feb. IS. WHEAT The wheat market today evi dently felt the effect of the enormous liquidation which was done yesterday. The opening was distinctly easier. May started sic under yesterday's closing price at from $1.03 to $1.03 and under a continuation of yesterday's selling de clined at once to Jl.OiH- For the first time this week traders paid a good deal of attention to the news generally af fecting prices. Argentine shipments amounted to 1.2SS.000 bushels, which nad an important influence. The big figures evidently also inliuenced Liverpool and Paris, both of these markets showing a dragging- tendency. Bullish news came from Liverpool, however, in the shape of receipts there of only 472.000 bushels in six days, against weekly requirements of about 750.0VO bushels. Northwestern re ceipts were small. Mineapolis and IJu luth reporting but 245 cars, compared with 3S2 cars last week and 253 cars a year ago. Chicago received 27 cars, seven being con tract grade. A cold wave was predict ed and as the winter wheat belt is gen erally uncovered, some apprehension was expressed. The market grew stronger as the session 1 9 l SHOES. Douglas Men's Shoes $2.50 to $3.50. Men's Boots worth $2.75 for $1.98. Women's Shoes, the $2 kind for $1.49; $4 grades for $2.98. Children's at 49 and 75c that others sell at 75c and $1. Men's Arctics reduced from $1 to 69c. Men's and Boys' Caps, 50c grade at 25c; $1 grade 50c. Men's Overalls and Jumpers at specially good values. Men's and Boys' $1 Hats at 75c, $2 Hats at $1.25, 75c ones for 50c. Duck Coats $1.50 grade for $1.15; $1.25 for 85c. WAL" PAPER, 2c roll up. We will furnish good white blank matched Wall Paper, perfect quality, complete with hand some border sufficient to paper any room not over 15 feet square for 50 cents. ad,Y?n,ced- May. after selling at $1.02M. rallied to 103Hc, reacted again to $1.02-ic, then advanced to $1.027f,c CORX Corn was fairly active. There was considerable realizing on account of the decline in wheat and short selling on the theory that a reaction was due. and prices ruled lower. Receipts were 357 cars. May opened unchanged at S031c, declined to 30Vic and reacted to &0hc. The provision people bought on the break. OATS Oats were decidedlv weak. There was a continuation of yesterday's liqui dation, and this and sympathy wi'th wheat and corn resulted in a sharp decline. Re ceipts were 175 cars. May opened c lower at 27c. declined to 2tfi,ie. Covering by shorts started at the bottom and a re action to 2$ie ensued. PROVISIONS Provisions were fairly active. The market opened higher on the nrm hog prices and with some scattered buying. A realizing movement started later and prices declined. Mav pork opened 5ft ,c higher at 11.12i4i&11.17U ond declined to $10.95. Mav lard'opened 2V.C higher at 5.2U. sold at $5.2& 5.22V, and de clined to $5.17. May ribs opened 2V higher at $5.2ii, sold at $5.30 and declined to $5.25. BARLEY Cash, No. 3, 33T 10c. RYE Cash, 49c; May, oOc bid, SOVic asked. FLAX Cash. $1.24: cash northwestern, $1.28: May. $1.26V: September, $1.14. TIMOTHY Cash and Febraury, $2.90: March, $2.92. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Feb. IS. HOGS Receipts. 26.000: left over, 6.714. Market rairly active, shade higher. Light, J3.S5g4.07H: mixed. $:!.90'(i4.124; heavy, $3.90 Ci4.15: rough, $3.80-53.95. CATTLE Receipts. 3.0C0. Slow, steadv. Beeves. $3.S0-ii5.3O; cows and heifers. $2.1ir; 4.40: Texas steers. $3.50'fj4.35; stockers and feeders. $3.5Xr4.50. SHEEP Receipts. 7,000. Market steady. Native sheep. $3.105 4.05; westerns, $i. Kg 4.55: lambs, J4.2SiiiS.60. Official yesu-rday: HOGS-Receipts. 40,307: shipments, 7.643. CATTLE Receipts, 11,886; shipments, 5, 569. SHEEP Receipts, 13,130; shipments, 3, 601. Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow, 1S.000. Kansas City Livestock Marke'j. Kansas City. Feb. IS. CATTLE Receipts, 4.kO. Best grades steady, others weak and slow. Texas steers, SC-a-i-bo: Texas cows. $33X5: native steers. $3.405.20; native cows and he:fers, S2't4.15: stockers and feeders, $2.751.5.25; bulls, $2.E0ft4. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. IS Texas steers KW2 $4.'-5 27 Texas cows SS7 3.6"i 36 native steers 1642 5.V0 3-S native cows and heifers 9ti2 4.15 32 stockers and feeders 4S2 5.25 7 bulls 1168 4.00 HOGS Receipts. 17.000. Market stroner. Bulk of sales. J3.8nCi3.95; heavies, $3.SK. 4.05: packers. J3.75i3.95: mixed. $3.70'i4; lierhts. $3.e54t3.80L,yorkers, J3.75&3.SO; pigs, $3.45fi3.70. r SHEEP Receipts. 2.000. Market firm. Lambs, $3.SO:j5.40; muttons, $3.151i4.20. Kansas City Produce Marked Kansas City, Feb. IS. WHEAT Steady, slow: No. 1 hard. 90c; No. 2. SiKiSOc: No. 3. SofjSSc; No. 1 red. 95c: No. 2. 93c;- No. 3, 92(1 93c; No. 2 spring, 87aS8e: No. 3. 85faS6c. CORN Weak, steady to c lower. No. 2 mixed. 27p27ic. OATS Active, firm. No. 2 white, 27i4y.aic. RYE Firm. No. 2. 45i46c. HAY' Firm, active. Choice timothy, JS.5yft9: choice prairie. $7?i(.25. BUTTER Steady to strong. Creamery, lo'&ISc: dairy. WnA?. EGGS Firm, 12c. Market Gossip. Furnished by the W. A Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provision! end Stocks. 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan. Chicago: Market very nervous and re sponds quickly to any buying. It was more on the principal that a burned child dreds fire. Chicago: The board cable makes the Liverpool closing of May wheat 7s 6-ytd. Exports four ports: Wheat and flour equal to 290.600 bushels. Second Leiverpool cable: Wheat 'iSUd lower. Liverpool: Wheat, ld lower. The Cotton Market. Galveston, Feb. IS. COTTON Easy. Middling, 5 13-16c. Sugar and Coffee New York, Feb. 18. SUGAR Raw. strong: fair refining, 3 l-16c; centrifugal 96 test. 4 3-16c; refined firm: crushed, 5c; powdered, 5c; gran ulated. 5Hc. COFFEE Quiet. 3C Q 1 P Q f rj NECKWEAR. Men's Scarfs, all silk, like cut, worth 25c for 10c. Men's Puff Scarfs, all silk, like cut, worth 40c for 25c. Men's Bow Ties with band, like cut, worth 25c for 15c. An immense variety to select from. CARPETS. Fine Axminister and Moquette Carpets, $1.25 grade 89c per yard. Rug Lengths of Matting, 5c each, worth 10 to 15c. Rug Lengths of Brussels Carpet, 19c each. Brussels Hassocks, worth 50c for 25c. Ready Made Goods. Pillowcases, 36x40, Cc each. Pillowcases, extra grade, 36x45, each. Sheets, good quality, 81x90, each. Sheets, best quality, 90x90, each. lCc 35c 55c 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. Ivan. New York, Feb. IS. Stocks. Sutrar !Op;nHi(rhi Low ICl'se lYes Chicago Gas Am. Tobacco Am. Spirits E. G. E Leather Iead M..K. T. Pfd C. B. Q. Rock Island C, M. St. P. A., T. S. F. A.,T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash Union Pacific C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Omaha C. C. C D. L. W Reading Jersey Central. O. G. V." T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. loJ'.l.W 94V M. 91 Ranges of Prices. FurnisheC bv the W. A. Michael Com. mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provision and Stocks, 110 West Sixth' Ave., Topeka. Kan. Chicago. Feb. is. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. WHEAT Feb 104 104 104 104 10S May ...11)3 104 H2'4 J.ttU. l'li July Sa S9V4 SSi3 SS so CORN Feb 29 29 29 29 201!. May 3Vi4 3-j-g 3i 3U July 32 32 31 31 32'B OATS Feb 25 2o 25 25 26 May 27 27 26'i 2-i 27 July 24i,i 2414 24 24 24 PORK Feb 10 S7 10 87 10 87 10 S7 11 00 May ...1117 1117 10 so 11195 1107 July ...11 05 11 05 10 95 10 95 11 05 LA KD Feb 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 10 May 5 2i) 5 2H 5 10 5 17 5 17 July 5 30 5 32 5 22 0 25 5 25 R 1 P.S- Feb 5 20 20 5 20 20 May 5 27 5 30 5 22 5 25 5 25 July ...5 32 5 32 5 30 5 30 5 30 Lux Commission Co. GKAH, PROVISIOSS AAD STOCKS, 526 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. TELEPHONE 152. REFERENCES: Central National Bank, Topeka. Bank of Topeka. You can buy or sell through us for immediate or future delivery all com modities traded in on any exchange in the country. Y. A. KICHAEL COMMISSIOl CO.. ilO Wrmt Slxtli iimaf, Telephone 660. Topeka Kan. II. GlItSE, llanntrr. Grain, Provisions, Stock3 You can buy or sell anything dealt in on the principal exchange of the country through us. Direct wires. Quick service. Reasonable margins. Orders by wire, let ter or telephone promptly executed. lief, erence by permission. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK, Topeka, KansasL UNION NATIONAL BANK. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas City office, first floor Exchana building. W have same service aad gponsibillty as Kansas City office. WANTED Married man without clrUirren to work on farm. H. C, Journal office. FOR SALE room house, 1 lot. etc wt Eighth st,; location fine. Price $7o0 SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas ave. MONEY to loan on farms. SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas ave, WANTED Riding horse for feed. 100 North Kansas ave. 13Ci i3iiS4 13214 94 95 94'8 92 92H 91?s 8"-i S',-2 S 36- 36 3?-& P4V 64'-2 64'i 35 I sr.i4 31-..8 3x14 3S- 3S KW4I W)-'s 100 91'il H2 91H 94 96 I 9:8 12 12-41 12 30 3ij44 3Vs 1151- 1151 114 91 V ftff'Aj S1U, 321.4 33 32ii IS ixHI Kvr 33 1 S278i 12fii 1271 12fi'.l 116 11714 llljVij 7n!. 7i;'.3 76I'sl 351,4 351,4 351 155 155 155 2054 2-! 2'! 9i; 96 95 I 12 13 12141 24 24H 24 65 65:4 647X, S57h 36' o 64!4! fAl 3S I 38 100i-Vll 91i5, 91 95! 94- U"2 12-H 3ts' 30 114 U.Vti 91-i; 92 32UI 32 I IX IS'-v, I 32 I 3:? 1 12i:u.,1267', I 116 'USSS I WW. 77 I 35' 4 1 35 155 1561... 1 20! 2u I 97, 951.4. I 12! 13 24 V, I 24 U. 64 65Vi

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING-, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. VI RAILROAD HEWS. Work on the Tecos Road Begin April 1. Will Construction to Be Pushed From Each Terminus. RAILS CONTRACTED. Winfield 0. II. C. HaTe a Ban quet and Jollification. Rock Island Sot to Use Santa Fe Tracks Out of Topeka. Santa Fe. N. M.. Feb. 18. It is an nounced from Roswell that Chief Engi- neer S. R. Ballard of the Pecos Valley road left there day before yesterday with a corps of engineers to cross-section the route for the extension between that point and "Washburn, Tex. Con struction of the new line will begin on April 1 at both Washburn and Ros well. The Illinois Steel company has the contract for rails and a Kansas City firm will supply the ties. E. O. Faulkner has resigned as manager of the Pecos Valley Irrigation company in order to J give nis entire time to tne construction of the new railroad. BARE HEROISM. How a Santa Fe "Wreck Victim, Ter ribly Maimed, Helped Others Temple, Tex., Feb. 18. Lon Smith, the fireman who was injured in the Yeuga bridge wreck on the Santa Fe. died at the Santa Fe hospital yesterday. This makes two victims of the wreck and the third sufferer. Engineer McCor mick, is in a critical condition. The body of Jersey Young, the brakeman, who died Saturday night, was shipped to his old home at Springfield, Mo. The Yeuga Creek will long be a topic for railroad men's reminiscences. It gave exhibition to two instances of heroism that find few parallels. A car of lumber was struck midway of the bridge, and the pieces of timber perforated the engine, crushing the cab and throwing the burning coals all over the two men, who were pinioned. Fire man Lon Smith was struck over the eye and was stupefied. Brakeman Y'oung was pinioned. but was conscious. Brave Engineer McCormick had been struck in the eye, and that member was hanging out of its socket on his face. Notwithstanding the terrible agony he was in, his thoughts were for the other men lying among the red hot coals. With stoical fortitude he seized a buck et, and as fast as possible dipped water from the tank and poured it over his companions. They were burning up, and he was their only salvation. The other act of heroism was display ed bv Y'oung. McCormick had poured a bucket of water on him and started to jrive the next bucket to the same suf ferer, but Y'oung. although suffering excruciating pain, looked at the uncon scious and burning fireman, and said to McCormick: "Give that to Lon, Ed, he's burning, too." It was some time before the rear brakeman could get to the front, the conductor having to go back to flag. When help did arrive, the bodies of Young and Smith were terribly burned, and McCormick's condition was almost as pitiable. McCormick has been in a comatose condition ever since, and the chances are against his recovery. P. T. DOLAN'S DIVISION. Improvements Along the Line of a Popular Santa Fe Official. F. T. Dolan, superintendent of the southern division of the Santa Fe at Wichita, is proud of his division and justly so. "There is no other division on the road so good as the southern di vision," said Mr. Dolan with fatherly pride. "It is in good shape and is still improving. I wish everyone knew what a beautiful ride it is from Wichita down to Purcell." Improvements are constantly going on at Wichita and all along the divi sion. This week the new water plant was put in operation. The Wichita water tank has been supplied with water from the Wichita city water works. Superintendent Dolan thought that a better and cheaper service could be had. and under his direction four driven well points have been sunk just east of the round house. The points are four inches in diameter, and 25 feet long, and while pumping from two points all day the water has stood steady at 16 feet. The water is good and clear and f ree f rom extra sedi ment. This makes a saving in water to the road of at least $40 a month, and gives them better water and an inde pendent system. FROM LAS VEGAS. "Big" Murphy, the brakeman, left for Topeka today. Ben Myer and Wilbur F. Jones are now employes at the shops here. Engineer Seelinger has been assigned to engine No. 6S4 while his regular en gine is in the shops for repairs. D. L. Staples of Chicago, an experi enced hotel manager, has taken charge of the Harvey house at Raton. Dr. J. P. Kaster, chief surgeon of the Santa Fe system, arrived at the Las Vegas hospital this afternoon from To peka, his headquarters. F. A. Villepigue. for the past two years manager of the Harvey eating house at Raton, will leave in a few days for the east, where he may con clude to locate. ROCK ISLAND AND ATCHISON. Former Will Not Use Santa Fe Tracks From Topeka to Atchison. Statements have been made from time to time that as soon as the Rock Island completed its tracks into Atch ison to replace the tracks washed away by the Missouri river some years ago, a traffic arrangement would be affected for the use of the Santa Fe tracks from Topeka to Atchison. This is a mistake. The Rock Island has no intention of us ing the Santa Fe tracks from Topeka as that road will enter Atchison by way of St. Joe as was done before the tracks were washed away. The Rock Island track from Rushville to St. Joe is now used by the Santa Fe. FROM WELLINGTON. Fireman Jim Beard is laying off and John Hentzell went out on local in his place. Brakeman Munford of the Caldwell run is laying off and Brakeman T. V D. Cleveland is in his place. T. P. Sargent, day car inspector, and Henry Arnold, night car inspector have exchanged places for 30 davs t,rS- 5larJl exPects" to depart this week for her husband's claim near ,T arren. O. T., to reside for some time. I W .J. Mumford. one of the employes In the Santa Fe yards, went to Fort Worth, Tex., last evening, accompan ied by his mother, on a sixty days' visit. H. W. Glamann has resumed work as night operator at the freight depot and J. E. Bottroff is again in his accus tomed place as ticket clerk in the union depot. Al Cheek, fireman on the switch en gine, is taking a lay off and will visit n-nAlra n-Ub. relatii'Ac r, n fii&nra at I v.olle Plaino Ernpst Bowden takes his place on the switch engine. A RABBIT'S EYE Is Now a Part of Engineer G. EC Clos son's Eye. Engineer G. H. Closson of La Junta has been troubled for several years with his eyes and they gTew worse and worse until finally he became totally blind in his right eye. Engineer Closson went to Denver, where he was operated upon by a specialist, and a part of a rabbit's eye was "grafted" in his then sightless right eye. The eye was dressed and a bandage was worn for some time. Now the bandage has been removed and the sight is returning to the once sightless eye. When the bandage was first removed Mr. Closson could not see with it, but from day to day the sight improves as the eye becomes accustomed to usage and the nerves of sight grow stronger. O. R. C. AT ARKANSAS CITY. Assistant Grand Chief Wilkins Pres ent Banquet and Initiations. Arkansas City, Feb. 18. The O. R. C. Winfleld Lodge No. 245, is meeting in this city today. Assistant (Irand Chief Charles H. Wilkins of Chicago and other high offi cials of the order, are here. Besides the conductors on this divis ion of the Santa Fe there are members of the order here from Caldwell, Well ington, Conway Springs, Wichita and Newton. Mr. Wilkins is the gentleman who prepared the secret work of the order and is here again to give an ex emplification of it. A special meeting was held at 10:30 o'clock tnis morning at the lodge rooms of the order and a can didate was installed. The lodge also gave instructions in the work. This evening another meeting of the order will be held and another candidate be initiated. Then will occur the banquet, followed by talks upon the good of the order. ROCK ISLAND HEADLIGHTS. "Will Adopt a New Electric Light for Their Engines. The Newton Republican says: The Rock Island Railroad company is pre paring to spring an innovation by the adoption of electric lights for its en gines. Before long all the locomotives of the through trains will be equipped with incandescent lights and the old fashioned lamps will be discarded. The first locomotive so equipped reached Colorado Springs last week. The headlight was 3.500-candle power and threw a brilliant, penetrating, broad ray for three-quarters of a mile ahead on the track. All of the through engines will be equipped in a like manner. The power supplying the light is back of the lan tern and the globe is connected with the engine cab by a switch, permitting the engineer to turn on or off the light from his seat at the throttle. Santa Fe Train of Machinery. A special train of 26 large furniture cars loaded with Ohio cultivators for Kansas will reach Kansas City over the Milwaukee Saturday afternoon and be turned over to the Santa Fe for ship ment and distribution through Kansas. The train will be switched onto the Santa Fe sidetrack at Fourteenth and Hickory streets, where it will remain over Sunday, being photographed Mon day morning with two engines at the head of the train. The special train will reach Lawrence at 8:50 Monday morning, Topeka at 10 a. m. and New ton at 5:50 p. m. PRAYS ON THE PRAIRIE. Queer Character at Ellis Known as "Praying John" Does Daily Penance. Ellis, Feb. IS. One of the most widely known characters in western Kansas is known as "Praying John" of Ellis. He has been in the habit of praying in one particular spot twice every day since 1STS. Rain or shine, he goes out near the rail road depot every morning and afternoon and prays for five or ten minutes. It is said that a wrong committed in Germany caused a priest to order him to do penance in this way during the bal ance of his life, and he has always car ried out the sentence. Anyone who visits Ellis can see this strange sight twice every day. IN MEMORY OF LAFAYETTE. United States to Unveil a Monument at the Paris Exposition. Washington, Feb. IS. A movement has been set afoot to have the United States erect a monument to General Lafayette in the city of Paris, to be dedicated during the Paris exposition. The projector of the movement is Mr. Robert Thompson, who has been as sured by the French government unof ficially through M. Picard that ground for the monument can be secured through the municipality of Paris in case it be deemed inadvisable to erect it over the grave of Lafayette, which is now obscure and almost unmarked. President McKinley and Assistant Sec retary Day, Mr. Thompson says, have shown much interest in the matter, which has been brought officially to the attention of congress through reso lutions offered in both houses. A res olution offered by Senator Thurston of Nebraska makes provision for a com mission to supervise the collection of a fund among all the schools of the Uni ted States, for the purpose of erecting a monument to Gen. Lafayette in the city of Paris the same to be presented to the government of France and unveiled and dedicated on the 4th of July, 1900. A New Counterfeit $10. Washington, Feb. IS. The secret ser vice has discovered a new counterfeit $10 national bank note. It is on the Hibernian National bank of New Or leans, series 18S2. check letter B., Rose crans register. Nebeker treasurer. It is a photographic production of poor work manship, printed on two pieces of paper pasted together. The coloring is applied only in spots and no attempt has been made to imitate silk threads to be found in the genuine. Liquids in the Mails. Washington. Feb. 18. The postofRee department has been informed that af ter March 1. samples of liquids, greases, powders and glass will be admitted to the mails of Great Britain. Samples of these materials are already admitted to the mails of a number of countries. Dr. Wm. H. Righter has moved his office from 707 to 714 Kansas Avenue. BUT 14 WERE SAVED Of All the Passengers and Crew of the FlachaL Teneriffe, Canary Island, Feb. 18. M. Munoz, the only surviving passenger of the Compagnie Generate Transatlan tique steamer Flachal.bound from Mar seilles for Colon, that was wrecked at Anaga point, this island, early yester day morning, during a thick fog, says: "When the Flachal grounded her en gineers left off steam and thereby pre vented the boilers from bursting. The passengers, under charge of the doctor and the second officer, were shut up in the deck house under the bridge. "The captain ordered the boats out, but the vessel took a heavy list to port and three of the port boats were carried I away by a heavy sea directly after they were launched. An attempt was then made to launch the starboard life boat, and after working steadily from two until nine in the morning it succeeded. "Those on board immediately made a desperate rush. Fifty jumped into the sea in an endeavor to reach the boat but only 16 succeeded and two of these were washed out. The boat was full of water, and it was impossible to use the oars. After half an hour the steamer Susu arrived and picked up the 14 in the boat. "There were still about 40 people on the wreck, but when the Susu returned from Santa Cruz not a soul was to be seen and the sea was washing com pletely over the wreck. The captain and officers did their best, but owing to the mountainous seas, it was impossi ble to attempt to save the women and children. All were obliged to jump to save their lives. The captain was in bed when the vessel struck and the sec one officer was in charge." NEGROES BURN A GIRL Apply Fire to Her Clothing and Resist Prayer for Mercy. Bainbridgre, Ga., Feb. IS. Advices have just reached the sheriff of this county de scribing: the attempt of three unknown ne groes to burn to death the 16-year-old daughter of James Alday in an obscure district of Decatur on. Monday. Miss Alday went to spring some dis tance from her father's residence and while on her return and half way through the gloomy woods three negroes, whom she had never seen before, sprang" from behind the brush and seized her roughly, and. threatening to kill her if she called for help, began to ply her with questions. Too frightened to resist, the young lady informed the brutes that she was the daughter of James Alday, a prominent planter of that district. On hearing this the men expressed their intention of burning her to death. and while two of them held her firmly the other one struck matches and applied the flame to the edges of her skirts. The negroes were deaf to her prayers for mercy, and only when they were fully satisiied that the flames could not be easily extinguished did they release her. Miss Alday broke from the three men and ran screaming to her father's house. Hefore she had arrived at the door, how ever, every particle of clothing had been burned from her and her body was one huge blister. The report said that she would in all probability have breathed her last by the time the message reached Bainbridge. NOT ONE ESCAPED. All Aboard the Clara Nevada are Be lieved to Have Been Drowned. Xanaimo. Tt. C.. Feb. IS. A special from Juneau, Alaska, confirms the news of the loss of the Clara Nevada, and says The cause of her disaster was doubt less the explosion of her boilers. Of the fifty people on board, not one is believed to have been saved. The wreck was dis covered by A. Marquam, customs inspec tor at Juneau, who ordered the Rustler to the scene, in Lynn canal, where a burn ing vessl had been seen. Wreckage bear ing the name of the ill-fated vessel was found, but there was nothing to show the identity of any of the passengers. The Clara Nevada was a tramp steamer, and as she was plying between United States ports she did not file her passen ger list with the custom house officer. Those whom she had aboard had been hurriedly picked up at Skaguay, being at tracted by the cut which she made in rates. It is thought that she carried about twenty passengers, of whom two or three were women. Several were bound for Juneau and the balance for Seattle. Frank Whitney of Cripple Creek. Col., was known to be one of the unfortunates, lie had been writing for his wife to join him at Skaguay. and, becoming impatient, boarded the Nevada at the last minute. Fiis wife arrived at Skaguay only a few hours after the Nevada sailed, and learn ing of his departure followed him south in the steamer Rosalie, expecting to meet him at Seattle. Al Noyes of Juneau is also supposed to have been on the Clara Nevada. This is all that is known of the victims. FiNDS RUNAWAY HUBBY Deserted Wife With Four Child ren Discovers Erring Man at Arkansas City. Arkansas City. Feb. IS. This morning Mrs. Lewis C. Wiley came to this city from Manhattan. She came here look ing for her husband, who deserted her and her four children September 1. dren. and so came here, when she knew i CJt Iiii.n wnere ne was. cmc went uue Dunn and told him the facts of the case and ne lSSUCU il W.tinini uiurung ncj to appear before him. to show why he should not support his wife. His trial was set for Monday, and his cousin, E. C. Wiley, went his bond. He has been working for Mr. Wiley in his dairy. PRESS WOMEN 31EET. An International Congress of Them at "Washington. "Washington, Feb. 18. The interna tional congress of press women, the first in the history of journalism, has formally assembled here. The regular session will begin today. The meeting is under the auspices of the national women's press association. Among the speakers at the regular session will be Hamlin Garland, Rev. B. L. Whitman, president of Columbian university and Hon. Frank Mondell, of Wyoming. A paper by Congressional Librarian John Russell Young will be read by Mrs. Young. Many members of the woman's suffrage convention will be In attendance. TO OPEN OLD ACADEMY. Long Closed Up Academy at Stockton Will Be Reopened. Stockton. Feb. IS. Hhe old Congrega tional academy, which was built at Stock ton a good many years ago. and which has long been closed, will be reopened in the spring by a Fort Scott firm. The building will be occupied as an academy and business college. It is half a mile from town, and the pupils will live in the academy. The building originally cost fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, but the present lessees get the use of it by paying 6 per cent interest on the $2,500 mortgage on the property. tv fl IBS" -3 Rents, Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. SITUATIONS WANTEDFB.EE. Are jrou In need of worlcT If so, yo are at liberty to use these columns for assistance In that direction. While this notice appears the State Journal will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of ."Situations Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. In length, provided that all advertisements f that nature are handed in previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning: also OB 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 very day tt is printed to give a local circulation by far more 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 Fi7e Cnts Line. nr SO cents a line for a week;50 cents 6 the month. "WANTED HELP. WANTEr A practical printer desires a position on a country newspaper. What I want is a home. I have no set price: all I ask is sufficient for current expenses. References furnished. W. D. Franklin, Halstead, Kan. WANTED By a woman, a situation to do general housework or in hotel or res taurant. Address No. 1, Oakland, Kan. WANTED A position as dining room girl, in small hotel or restaurant: have had five years' experience as head wait ress in one hotel. Address M. W., 1043 Pine, St., Topeka. WANTED By a bright, smart boy of 15. a place to help in grocery store or office- work. Address Q., Journal office. WANTED Work driving team in city. Adress 425 Lake St., E. Boyer. Can give reference. WANTED Woman would like sewing by the day: can cut and Jit accurately. Ad dress Mrs. Martin, 1226 Jackson St. WANTED Piece washing or any work I can take home. 421 Jackson. WANTED Young lady desires situation in respectable family where she can learn telegraphy and railroad bookkeep ing partly in payment for services. Ad dress Eva, care Journal. WANTED Light housework. Would as sist with sewing and mending. Address D., Journal office. WANTED Place to work in private fam ily, by young colored girl. M. D., 713 Smith st. WANTED Situation as nurse: understand the care of infants and ladies in con finement. Call or address 132 Quincy st. WANTED Trimming of grapevines, fruit trees, etc. H. Schroeder, 235 Jefferson. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Competent dressmakers. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. WANTED A young lady as an office as sistant who has had some experience in office work. Address, in own handwrit ing, stating experience and salary ex pected, Aiistant, this office. WANTED Girl for general housework. Call at 218 Topeka ave. WANTED Lady to act as sole agent for Topeka. Good salary made. Mrs. G. B. Francis. Ponca, Dixon county. Neb. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED 20 teams to haul baled hay from Auburn. Inquire Baker, 701 Kan sas ave. WANTED A Topeka business man wishes to buy or rent a modern house of eight or nine rooms with bath and furnace, steam or hot water heat: location must be west of Kansas avenue: within eight block of transfer station pre ferred: plenty of yard room desired. Ad dress, stating price, Permanent, care Jour nal office. WANTED Two young ladies would like places to assist with light housework for board while going to school. Address M. A., Journal. WANTED To rent small house with some ground. Address or call, 627 Quincy st. Mann. WANTED To buy second hand gentle men's clothes. Drop me a card and I will call. M. Manson, 414 Kansas ave. WANTED All friends of practical edu cation to know that Pond's Business College is now giving its students the finest course of commercial science of any school in this state: so say bankers, busi ness men and leading educators. Our doors are open to the public. WANTED Horses to winter, best of sta bling and feed. 61b Kansas ave. WANTED Two-seated family carriage; also good family horse. Report where to be seen to Scott Co., 615 Kansas ave. WANTED AND FOR SALE Cast off clothing, at 320 E. Fourth st. Mrs. Lowe. FOR KENT HOUSES. FOR RENT House of nine rooms, with all conveniences. Inquire at northwest corner of Fifth and Lincoln. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Room with board, to young men. 827 Harrison st. FOR RENT Two good unfurnished rooms with closets. 714 Jackson st. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Pleasant suite of furnished rooms. Furnace beat. 421 Quincy. o r FOR RENT Pleasaat furnished rooms, two for light housekeeping. 307 E. 8th. FOR RENT Choice store rooms and modern flats. 214 East Fifth street. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at S34 Kansas avenue. Gas. heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. LOSJCANTJFOjrjND LOST Between Eighth and Tenth on Quincy. a pair of gold rim glasses in case. Reward at 110 East Eighth. LOST Black pointer pup. "Bill," about 9 months old, patch of white on breast; reward at 203 Clay st. FOUND Where I can get good hay at IS cents per bale, extra bright at 20 cents, and everything in feed line. H. Ruth, corner Tenth and Lawrence. FOUND Place to get watches and clocks cleaned for 50c. 805 Kansas ave., upstairs. FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE Typewriter for ko dak, buggy or wheel. Kodak, Journal of fice. PUBLIC SALES HEREFORD CATTLE The best offering of registered Hereford cattle ever made in America. Sunny Slope. Emporia. Lyon county, Kansas, will on March 2 and 3, 1S98, offer at public auction on the home farm, 150 head of registered Hereford cat tle of the highest quality and most fash ionable breeding. 40 head of these are our recent importation of the best animals from the best herds in England. Auc tioneers, Col. J. Wr. Judy, Col. F. M. Woods, Col. S. A. Sawyer, Col. F. M. Sparks. Address for catalogues, Sunny Slope, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT A vineyard of 1.000 vines, about 50 Moore's Early and balance Concord and Worden, 24 miles from To peka. See us at once. Benedict Co., 601 Kansas ave. FOR RENT 5 acres of land with house. Lincoln and Seventeenth streets. Also house 3 rooms. with barn. 518 E. Eighteenth st. H. D. Booge, 1211 W. 6th st. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS: Visit every store, sell machine for printing signs on fences, bridges, sidewalks, etc Arc Co.. 2$ Arc St., Ra cine, Wis. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIEa $30 A WEEK and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time. Experience unnec essary. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Fresh Jersey cows. T. D. Strong, one mile south of Tecumseh. FOR SALE Baby carriage in good repair, cheap if sold at once. Flat 4, Crawford block. East Fifth st. FOR SALE Capital route No. 3; carried in 40 minutes. Meet carrier at Capital office at 3 p. m. FOR SALE! Journal route No. 38. In quire 421 East Eighth, between 12:30 and 3, Saturday. FOR SALE or 2 lots off my property out West Sixth st. S. V., Journal. FOR SALE Fresh Durham cow and 3 calves. Corner Huntoon and Washburn ave. FOR SALE Six-year-old driving mare and harness: gentle, can be driven by lady. No. 1711 Clay St. FOR SALE 8 granite tombstones. Must go at any price. Owner going to Klon dike. 231 Jefferson. H. Schroeder. FOR SALE One good team work horses. 220 Western ave. FOR SALE Good work team, also double set harness and wagon, cheap for cash. Inquire 434 Lane st. FOR SALE Cheap, one top buggy, one road wagon, one gent's bicycle, one spring wagon, all nearly new: one lumber wagon, one double set work harness, two sets single harness, one-horse Moline wa gon, one good horse; also my property, new house, at a great bargain. Call at once. 1231 North Harrison st. FOR fine confectionery, nuts and fruit! try Con Chumos, 804 Kansas ave. MISCELLANEOUS. PROF. MCALLISTER. Palmist. Disease located. 50c. Adams House, N. Topeka. BETZ Medicated Vapor Bath, sold only by Mrs. M. E. Lockwood. "B. B. S.." 821 North Quincy. North Topeka. Kan. "Mass age and electric treatment given at home." FOR RENT 130 acres of land Just south of reform school: will rent for cash. Call at Fifth Avenue hotel. T. D. Joseph. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler, is open daily except Sunday, from 1 to 2 p. m. E. M. Brockett, M. D. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, stock, groups, etc.. or photos of any interior or outside views, see Farrow, 811 Kansas avenue. Viavi The best known remedy for women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Viavi Co., 2 Columbian Building, Topeka. THE Ralston Home Is now ready for boarders and roomers. 620 Harrison st. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE By J. W. Ferguson Co. 4 room house. 1 lot. West Eighth ave., near Bethany college, $800; $100 cash, bal ance $15 per month. For Sale 5 rom house. No. 1 condition, 2 lots, Jefferson st., 5 blocks from Cope land hotel, $750; $100 cash, balance $15 per month. See J. W. FERGUSON CO.. 625 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 12 room house and 3 lots, in Belleview addition, for $750. Clarence Skinner, 123 East Sixth. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOR SALE 2,240 acres of land in Kear ney county. Kansas, clear, for fifteen hundred dollars. P. C. Moore, 420 Kan. av. FOR SALE, 13 acres of choice ground near Shorey. North Topeka. Inquire of Frank C. Giffen, Shorey, Kan. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops. 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey, 8 room house and IVi 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 vacant 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 avenue. STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth st. Tel. 186. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 226 Kansas ave.. In the Second ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hearing of the same is set for Tuesday, 9 a. m., March 15th, 189S. CHAS. W. KOHL. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12th, 1898. PRTNTERa TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sev enth st. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything. Prices right. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. MEETING every Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.,at 3f'i Van Buren st. Open to alL MONEY. FRANK J. BROWN. 17 Colnmhlsn R'fltr has borrowers for money on real estate and collateral security. Buyers and sell ers for Topeka bank stocks and real es tate. WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. MONEY LOANED on chattels, valuables, etc. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. MONEY TO LOAN on farms or city property at reasonable rates. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th Ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. Ave. MILO NORTON, at 406 West Sixth Ave., will make farm loans of $1,500 or over at 6 per cent interest. FLORIST3. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves, 817 Kan. av. 'Phone 6u2. W. C. GROVES, successor to R. J. Groves greenhouses, 1173-75-77 Clay St., store, 821 Kansas ave. 'Phone 2S3. BICYCLES. TOPEKA 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 seeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. PAVING. FOR first class paving. sidewalk or buildlne brick. dried hr atoom tk-nA ar burned in down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson. secretary of C. C. V. Brick and Paving Co., 116 W. 6th Ave. TIN SHOPS J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps uu nil ruuiing. aio w. bin. lei. 3o9. WATCHMAKER 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, 512 Kan, ave. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AVE.. Topeka. 'Phone 292. Send for catalogue. CHAS. H. TRAPP Maker of stamps, seals, daters. etc. 112 W. 7th. Tel. 656. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fishuae, ul ceration, etc. t C. F. MENNINGER, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Office: 727 Kansas Ave. Phone 19. Residence: 1270 Topeka Ave. Phone 85. DR. MARY E. STEWART, 634 Harrison St. Diseases of women and electricity. S. E. SHELDON. M. D., Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. Ave. IDA C. BARNES, M. D., Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 598 resi dence, and 16 office. LEGAL NOTICES. SHERIFF'S SALE In the District Court of Shawnee County, State of Kansas. Harry E. Moss et al., plaintiff, vs. A. L. House, defendant.. By virtue of an order of sale issued to me. out of said district court, in the above entitled action, I will, on Saturday, the 2dth day of February, A. D. 1898, at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, at a room on the' third floor of the court house In the city of Topeka, in the county of Shawnee, in the state of Kansas, offer at public saie, and sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, all the following describ ed personal property, to-wit: The sale of certain goods, clothing, etc., now in possession of ex-Sheriff R. B. Kepley and levied upon by him on the 9th day of June, lsi(7, in the above entitled cause. The above described personal property is taken as the property of said defend ants, and is directed by said order of sale to be sold, and will be sold with appraise ment, to sati&fy said order of sale. R. B. KEPLEY, Ex-Sheriff of Shawnee County. Kansas. QUINTON QUINTON, Attorneys. (First published in the Topeka State Journal February 15th, 1898. Case No. 18,804..) SHERIFF'S SALE In the District Court of Shawnee County, State of Kansas. Max Ernst, plaintiff, vs. A. L. House et al., defendant. By virtue of an order of sale issued to me, out of said district court in the above entitled action. I will, on Saturday, the 26th day of February, A. D. lsS8. at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, at a room on the third floor of the court house in the city of Topeka. in the county of Shawnee, in the state of Kansas, offer at public sale, and sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, all the fol lowing described personal property: The sale of certain goods, clothing, etc, now in possession of ex-Sheriff R. B. Kepley and levied upon by him on the 9th day of June, 1S97, in the above entitled cause. The above described personal property is taken as the property of said defendant, and is directed by said order of sale to be sold, and will be sold with appraisement, to satisfy said order of sale. R. B. KEPLEY. Ex-Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas. QUINTON ft QUINTON, Attorneys. (First published in the Topeka State Journal February 15th, 189S. Case No. 1S,SS03. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column shouH ha laft a K a l;mKll T f 1 o'clock in the morning. Bibles, albums and books at cost. In ventory sale. Cromwell Jefters. No fake. Bibles, albums and books at actual cost. Cromwell Jeffers. The Union Pacific pay car came in this morning. The framework of one of the houses which A.M. Baird is erecting on Jackson street is now up. The Old Folks' high five club will play Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Kistler. 1117 Van Buren street. Mr. H. C. Rushmore will go to Kansas City tomorrow to take a position with the Gille Hardware company. Mrs. Annie Gibb returned yesterday from Abilene, where she has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Fulton since Sunday. Mr. Thomas Voiland has improved his place by having a driveway made con necting with Jackson street on the north of his house. Lodge 152, D. of H., will give a night cap social at their hall, lOuO Kartsas ave nue, tomorrow evening. All invited. Ad mission 10 cents. Mrs. L. P. Coultis, who will have charge of the millinery department of the New York Mercantile company, will leave shortly for the east. Peter Figert of Disko. Ind., and Norman Ohmert of Roann, Ind., who have been spending a couple of days here the guests of Lukens brothers, left this morning for their homes. Married. Wednesday evening, February 16. by the Rev. W. D. Stover, at the home of the bride's mother. Miss Alice Stover of North Topeka and Mr. Clarence Lucas of Silver Lake. Mr. William Curtis, a banker of Pe tosky, Mich., and Mr. Horace B. Peck, a brother-in-law of United States Senator Burrows, were the guests yesterday of their old schoolmate. A. J. Kane. Mr. Kane had not seen them since he enlisted thirty-seven years ago, and the visit was greatly enjoyed by all. Word has been received by North side friends announcing the marriage Wednes day. February 9, of Miss Jessie Gwinn. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gwin of Gait. Cal.. and Mr. Hold worth. a prominent druggist of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Holdworth will make their home in Gait. Mr. and Mrs. Gwinn for merly lived in North Topeka. but left here six years ago for California. While here Mr. Gwinn was station agent for the Union Pacific. Mr. Gwinn expects to leave the 1st of March for Klondike, and Mrs. Gwinn and her youngest daughter. Nana, wiil probably make their home with Miss Lola Gwinn. who is now living in Sacramento, where she has a large class in music. OVER 400 ALREADY Have Accepted the Invitation to the Monster Democratic Banquet. Ffank S. Thomas, chairman of the committee in charge of the Democratic banquet which takes place next Thurs day night has received over 400 accept ances of invitations tq the gathering. A large majority of those who have accepted the invitations have also re mitted the necessary $2 which is a fea ture that the committee will see is not neglected. A number of additional Invitations have been sent out since it was an nounced that Mr. Bryan is coming and the committee believes that the at tendance will reach at least 600. "No Populists" admitted is the motto adopted by the committee. The Popu lists and silver Republicans have had their annual conferences behind closed doors, but the Democrats propose to set the pace for those who come after th"ra in undertakings of this character. The banquet will consist of six courses. AMUSEMENTS. H EW CRAWFORD THEATER One Night, Friday, Feb. IS An Entertaining Comedy-Drama of the Western Mountains, Gyp, The Heiress, Or, The Dead Witness. A Home Talent Play given by Excelsior lodge No. 61, Degree of Honor, Tickets, 25 cents. N EW CRAWFORD THEATER. Saturday, Feb. 19. THE N. Y. LYCEUM THEATER COM EDY SUCCESS, THE MYSTERIOUS MR. BUGLE A spasm of laughter In three acts, by Madeline Lucette Ryley, author of "Chris topher Jr.," "An American Citizen" and other successes. Presented by the original company, com prising Joseph Holland, And a great cast of comedians. Prices: Orchestra, $1.50 and $1: balcony, 75 cents and 60 cents; gallery, 25 cents. 11 EW CRAWFORD THEATER Tnesday and Wednesday, Febrnarj 23 and 23. THE FAMOUS ACTOR, Louis Morrison, And his own admirable company will pre sent the best play on the American stage, The Master cf Ceremonies. Dramatized from George Manville Fenn's Famous Novel. Superb Scenery. Costumes, Stage Fur niture. Bric-a-Brac. Prices $1.00, 75c. 50c and 23c. Seats on sale Saturday, February 19. We'll Do Your HaulingRight! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. f Tele 509 Kansas Are. fo Telephones OHice. House. 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8 TOPEKA STATE JOUIiXAL, ERLDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. All All 'day. $9, $8 OYercoats, $16, $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $14 OYercoats, $30, $25, $20 Overcoats, Don't XXiss This Opportunity of Saving From S5.00 to $15.00. Between 5th and 6th. M A UlAJCA t f j n 1 r II 1 IS rMDTCGSAPflS FOR 1 QUIETER, 111 "West Sisth Street We are the designers, origina tors and only genuine makers of the 16 to 1 pictures now the rage of the city. Our instruments, designed and constructed especially for thi3 work, are the only ones of the kind in the country. We make every variety of photograph no velty, such as your picture on buttons, link or lever cuff but tons, scarf pins, ladies' hat pins, breast pins, broaches, shirt waist sets, etc. NOVELTY PHOTO CO 111 "We3t Sisth Street. CANADA COMPLAINS Not Reciprocate on Alaskan Favors. Ottawa, Feb. 18. Congressman Lewis of Seattle is still here and has had further conferences with the ministers today in reference to the issuing of min ing certificates at points in the United States and at Tagish. Minister Sifton complained that while Mr. Lewis was seeking concessions at Ottawa, the con gress at Washington was passing legis lation with the object of depriving Can ada of the right of carrying Canadian produce in her own ships, simply be cause it might pass through United States territory. Mr. Lewis suggested that if the privileges which Canada was asking for at Fort Wrangel were grant ed by the United States, the Dominion government in return should allow miners' certificates to be issued by the mounted police. Mr.Sif ton will recommend the adoption or an order-in-council, embodying the suggestions, but its operation will be dependent upon the action of congress on the Payne-Frye bill. If that meas ure passes, Canada will do nothing about the certificates. LAUGHS AT DEATH. A VIGOROUS CONSTITUTION- DE HANDS KIDNEYS IN GOOD CONDITION. ij ohn Morrow, the Chemist, Offers, Af ter 18 Years of Research and Study, the Only Scientifically Pre pared Kidney Tonic. Kidneys are nothing more nor less than filters for the human body. If they are healthy, man has pure blood and feels good; if they are puny and sick, he must suffer the indescribable terrors of sickness from its mildest form up to its most excrutiating horrors. New body is continually taking the place of old, and if the old body of cor ruption and poison is not removed im mediately, one cannot have pure blood and a healthy existence no vigorous constitution can continue without a sound body, and no sound body can re main so without sound, healthy kid neys. When the system is run down, a tonic must be taken, if one would get well. There is no better or surer point to begin than at the kidneys, and there is no sure health for the kidneys ex cept through that well-tested, healing tonic. Morrow's Kidneoids. Morrow's Kidneoids are prepared sci entifically from remedial agents, tested for their especial curative and tonic action upon the kidneys, and in such proportions and arrangements as will combine full strength with conven ient size. They are made in tablet form, yellow in color, and are agreea ble even to the most delicate stomach. Take care of the kidneys and nine tenths of all sickness will be avoided. Don't let sickness creep in. There is no knowing what serious results may oc cur from neglect. The human body cannot stand for everything it's a deli cate affair and must have needful at tention and considerate action. Among pure effective remedies none Jiold so prominent a place as Morrow's Kidneoids. The first case of kidney troubles they have not cured is un known. They are recognized as the niy lmamoie Kianey reiueuy Known to the science of medicine. Morrow's Kidneoids are now on sale generally. If not to be had of your dealer, they will be sent post paid upon receipt of 50 cents per box. or six boxes for $2.50 by the Herb Medicine Co., Springfield, Ohio. MR. FAIRCHILD TELLS WHY He is Opposed to Governor Leedy's Proposed Railroad Measure. Representative C. W. Fauchilcl of Kingman strolled into the National Thursday and spread his name and place of residence across the register, ap parently well satisfied with his sur roundings. Fairchild, who is something of a tiger in his way, tilted his big black hat back on his head, jammed both hands in his trousers pockets, and in re sponse to questions from a Journal re porter, proceeded to annihilate Govern or Leedy's proposed railroad bill. He said: "It s proposed to clothe the railroad board with judicial power. I submit as a proposition of law that only a court can exercise such power. Then, the bill should provide for a court of railroad commissioners. Contempt proceedings require judicial action, being criminal in character, and the power of impris onment cannot be exercised by a board. "At the last session of the legisla ture a law was passed limiting the power of courts to punish for contempt and providing for a fair trial on behalf of the accused. It would be rather a strange proceeding if the Pop party, which protested against the Debs incar ceration and limited judicial action in contempt cases, should now delegate to a board ignorant of the laws, powers which they have sought to limit in the hands of the courts. "I am opposed to the board of rail road commissioners electing or appoint ing a solicitor. It is my opinion that the railroad commissioners should be elected by the people and that the mem bers of the proposed court should also be elected by the people, should the leg islature be called in special session to enact the governor's law." E. C. COLE OUT FOR JUDGE. He Will Try to Succeed Justice Allen on the Supreme Bench, Elrick C. Cole of Great Bend, who is in the city, gave it out to his friends that he has fully decided to become a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for associate justice of the su preme court. Mr. Cole was judge of the western di vision, southern department, court of appeals, and was defeated for re-election by H. W. Milton of Dodge City. Judge Cole has been a member of the legislature and has attained considera ble prominence in the state. He is a good talker and an able lawyer. HOTEL SPACE ALL TAKEN. And There is Still a Demand for Rooms for the Creamery Con vention. The hotels have reserved all their rooms for the creamery convention next week and the committees are now seek ing rooms in private houses for the ac commodation of the visitors. Persons having rooms can secure oc cupants for the week by communicating with F. S. Hurd at Meriden. Mr. Hurd spends each day in Topeka, going home in the evening, and returning in the morning. He will come to Topeka next Monday and remain during the week. Mr. Hurd said today: "Including the Kansas visitors and those from abroad, we will have more than 2,000 delegates to the convention." CONGESTION AT DYEA. Thousands are There Unable to Get Out Seattle, Wn., Feb. 18. L. W. Nestell, who has arrived here from Dyea, Alas ka, on the steamer Queen, says: "For the past month men have been pouring into Dyea by thousands. There is a congestion of freight along the trail and at Dyea. The Chilkoot railroad and transport company railroad is comple ted, but has been unable to run for several days because men were unable to live on the summit of the pass. "The chaotic condition of things cannot be conceived by those who have not seen it." Among the Queen's passengers were Thomas J. O'Brien, James McNeill, Stewart Merryies, Robert Lowrey and George McClure who left Dawson City, January 1. O'Brien is said to have brought out $50,000 in drafts and dust. SAYS IT S ALL POLITICS. Representative Giessler Relieves the Governor is "Just Fooling." H. F. Giessler of Logan, a member of the house of representatives, came to Topeka this morning on legal business. Mr. Giessler is a Republican. He said: "Leedy's proposed special session scheme is to create political capital. I think he has no idea of calling a special session of the legislature. In my opin ion the scheme is decidedly foolish." Mr. Giessler is thinking of becoming a candidate for congress in the Sixth district but he has not fully made up his mind on that point. TURKISH CRUELTIES Are Being Practiced on the Bulgari ans as in Armenia. London. Feb. 18. The correspond ent of the Daily News at Con stantinople tells a terrible story of the murder and torturing in the most hor rible fashion of Bulgarians in Macedon ian villages. Many have died under tor ture. A list of the victims has been furnished the ambassadors. MUST HATE MONEY. Somebody Must Give Up Cash to Nicaragua. Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 18. The congress of Nicaragua has authorized President Zelaya to collect 500,000 pesos by forced loan. A STORYOF RUIN. After Seven Years of Litigation There is Just 14,000 To Pay the Creditors of John D. Knox THE $350,000 HE OWED. His Remarkable Rise to Wealth in Topeka And His Utter and Complete Beggary. After seven years of litigation the final entry in the John D. Knox case has been made in the district court and the affairs of the firm of John D. Knox Co. will be heard of no more. The creditors will be paid $14,000 and the total liabilities are in the neighbor hood of $350,000. The assignee. J. B. McAfee and his attorney, A. Bergan, received a sum almost equal to the total amount paid the creditors. Mr. Mc Afee's share is $8,000 and Mr. Bergen has been paid $3,500. Thus is chronicled the absorption of nearly $400,000, and no one, not even Mr. Knox himself, can explain where it has gone. The creditors would like to know for their own satisfaction, but i ,;V y fx,-- .1 JOHN D. KNOX. they will have to be satisfied with the showing made in court that the money was received and is gone. The only creditors who received any thing are those for whom Mr. Knox or the firm collected money and held it in trust. The $14,000 is divided among them. For the other people who had deposits in the bank and who made in vestments through the firm, there is nothing, not one cent. The personal creditors of Mr. Knox will be paid 6 per cent of their claims but the creditors of the firm of John D. Knox Co. are holding the bag for the full amount of their investments. The per cent paid to the trust fund creditors is 82. But they are few. The only Topeka creditor who will receive anything by this settlement is the First Christian church, which will get $400 out of a claim of about $500. The rest of the $14,000 goes to eastern creditors. There is hardly anyone now living in Topeka who does not remember when John D. Knox was considered one of the richest men in Kansas. He had a pri vate bank and a loan office at the cor ner of Seventh street and Kansas av enue and did an immense business. While in the hey day of his career he built a house in Potwin which still stands as a monument to his former greatness. It is reported that the house and its furnishings cost in the neigh borhood of $100,000. Mr. Knox travelled in Europe and enjoyed life generally. He was the medium for eastern men with money who wanted to make Kan sas investments, and no one doubted for a minute that John D. Knox would ever be anything but a very rich man. He had the reputation of being a very careful business man. Before his rise to greatness he had been a Methodist preacher, and during his successful career he never refused an invitation to fill a pulpit. But one day the city was startled by the report that Mr. Knox had failed. He sat in his office in the bank and told people who came that the report was true. The front door was closed and locked and a brief note was pasted on the glass announcing the fact of the failure. People said that Mr.Knox made much money for himself, and whispered that he-was not a bankrupt in reality, but they were mistaken. Out of the wreck he saved only his homestead, and he is now struggling to retain that for there is a mortgage of $5,000 on the property, nearly due. During the past four or five years Mr. Knox has worked to support himself and his family. He made a house to house canvass of the city as a book agent. In the summer he drives a lit tle wagon around town and sells cider and apples. He still lives in his man sion in Potwin, but John D. Knox went down with his trusting creditors. One of the attorneys in the case said today: "This is one of the most as tounding things I have ever seen. To think that there is but $14,000 left for a few creditors out of such immense sums as were represented by the creditor list of the firm. It is one of the worst fail ures that has ever occurred. The money is gone and that is the end of it. The only people who seem to have profited by this failure are the assignee and his attorney." FOR A DYNAMITE PLANT. Powder Syndicate Will Erect a Fac tory Near Denver. Denver. Feb. 18. The additions yester day to the "explosive" syndicate repre sentatives who are here to arrange for the erection of a plant for the manufac ture of dynamite, were W. B. Lewis, vice president of the Aetna Powder company, Chicago, and L. Fay, also of Chicago. Representatives of all the dynamite fac tories and agencies in this country are now on the ground, and by today the gathering will get down to business. "It is our intention to establish a plant in this vicinity for the manufacture of dynamite, but the arrangements have not been completed yet; in fact, the details have hardly been discussed. Powder works are not economic unless near the water, but we believe there is room for a dynamite factory in this portion of the country. The arrangements will be com pleted by the close of the week," said J. Birmingham of the California powder works. The dynamite industry is under the con trol of a syndicate, and the threatened action of some Colorado and western cap italists to build a manufactory in the west to supply the mining business with explosives and fuse has brought about the present gathermg. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. This is the way the Boston Transcript describes "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle" which will be seen at the Crawford theater tomorrow evening: 'The Mys terious Mr. Bugle' is, in truth, most excellent laughing; of course it Is non sense, but of the sort that might be called 'common nonsense.'not that 'pre cious nonsense' admired with so much unction by Lady Angela. It is the kind that bears some relation to 'common sense." The beauty of this nonsense is its human universality; it is bound neither by time nor place; it owes none of its fun to ephemeral local hits, to topical allusions. It does not reflect the alleged funny columns of daily papers. It does not apotheosize the 'joke by popular acclamation, 'the current catch phrase of the day.at which people laugh consumedly without in the least know ing at what they are laughing. Its fun is of the sort that must be understood to be laughed at, not a mere nervous tickling that brings forth a laugh as by reflex action; and yet any man with a native sense of humor can understand it without effort or diagram, he who has just returned from a ten years' stay in Kamtchatka as well as he who has kept up with the daiiy news in New York or Boston." Mr. Lewis Morrison, supported by Florence Roberts and White Whittlesy, will present his new piece "The Master of Ceremonies" at the Crawford theater next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. It is a charming play full of good dia logue, and impressive situations, and introducing a number of clear cut Vig orously drawn characters. The time is that of George III, the place England. Mr. Morrison will appear as "Stuart Denville," a character entirely dissim ilar from any of his previous portray als. "The Master of Ceremonies"whose own butler accuses, and whose own daughter believes him guilty of the murder of an old and noble pensionaire living in his house, whose diamonds would, if sold, help to tide- over his fin ancial difficulties. Upon this and the fact that Denville, who sees the mur derer, mistakes the latter for his scape grace son, hinges the plot which is worked out naturally and to a logical conclusion. The Calhoun Opera company in "The Grand Duchess" is the only other at traction besides '.'The Master of Cere monies" booked for the Crawford the ater next week. The melodrama, "Gyp, the Heiress" will be presented at the Crawford thea ter tonight by a local amateur com pany. The proceeds will go to Excel sior lodge No. 61, Degree of Honor. Several well known Topeka young peo ple will take part in the play. The price of admission is 25 cents. MISSED IT ONCE. Costa Rica is Said to be Actually Without a Revolution. Washington, Feb. 18. Senor Calvo, resi dent minister of Costa Rica, last night gave out this statement: "The news of a revolution in Costa Rica is wholly false and is even entirely with out foundation. Dispatches received here yesterday and today at the legation con tradict in the most positive terms the re port published, as well as the rumor pub lished in the form of a telegram from Managua, dated February 8. which I did not deem worthy of any notice." MASONS CLOSE THEIR WORK Elect M. Jj. Stone Grand Master Leavenworth the Next Meeting .Place. Wichita, Feb. 18. The forty-second an nual communication of the grand lodge A. F. A. M. Of Kansas closed its ses sion here last night. The morning was taken up by a twenty six page report by Grand Master William M. Shaver of Topeka. In the afternfcon the lodge voted $5,000 for the purpose of building an addition to the Masonic home. A 25 cents per capita tax was assessed to maintain the home. A resolution put to make Topeka the permanent headquarters M. L. STONE, Elected Grand Master. for the grand lodge was overwhelmingly defeated. Leavenworth was selected over Topeka by nineteen votes as the meeting place for 1899. The following officers were elected Maurice L. Stone, Wamego. grand mas ter; Henry C. Loomis, Winfield, deputy grand master; Charles J. Webb, Topeka, grand senior warden: Perry M. Hoising ton, Newton, grand junior warden; Rob ert E. Torrine-ton, grand treasurer. Wich ita, Kan.: Albert K. Wilson. Topeka, grand secretary; Rev. Samuel E. Busser, Emporia, grand chaplain: T. E. Dewey, Abilene, grand senior deacon: Chas. W. Miller, grand junior deacon; W. A. Bur nett. Oberlin. grand marshal: Frank E. Mosteller. Pittsburg, grand sword bearer: Alfred Whitman, Lawrence, grand senior steward: J. J. Varner, Moran, grand junior steward: G. W. Farron. Ottawa, grand pursuivant; Delos W. Acker.Seneca, grand tyler. "o-To-u- lor ITlfty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, mane3 weak men strone. blood pure. 50c, $1. All druggis' Tb Royal is the highest grade baking powder ksown. Actual tests show it goes one third further than any other brand. aiTDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL &AKTMQ POWTVFff CO., NEW YORK. Hats an uyers Don't come together as early as they should. Some men don't get the latest shape and color until the season is well advanced. No fault of ours. We have the Spring styles in Derby's and Soft Hats Of a quality to please and our prices are al ways the Lowest for first class Hats. 631 Kansas Avenue. IT WILL BE A "WHOPPER. 3,000 Advance Tickets Already Sold for the Creame ry Convention. Machinery and fittings for booths are being moved Into Hamilton hall prepar atory to the National Creamery con vention which commences next Mon day. The first booth to be fitted up is that of the Kansas Salt company of Hutch inson. It is a pyramid of the natural salt surrounding by appropriate decora tions and the samples which will be dis tributed during the convention. The committee on arrangements has requested business men to decorate their places of business in yellow and white, the colors of the association. The lowest estimate on the number of dele gates is 1,000 and the committee is anxious that they should see Topeka under the most favorable conditions. The sale of advance tickets is large. The committee reports that 3,000 of the 5,000 tickets sent out have already been sold. The number of advance tickets is limited to 5,000 and when these have been exhausted no more will be issued. They are sold at ten cents each and the regular admission during the week will be 15 cents. Marshall's band has been engaged to play Monday evening at the opening and after that every day and evening will be filled with music by the follow ing well known organizations: Wat son's and Steinberg's orchestras, the Apollo Mandolin club, Arion singing so siety, the Modocs and High School or chestra. The specialty will be the dairy free lunch, when hot biscuits, Kansas creamery butter and buttermilk w ill be served. These will be served all the time. A member of the committee says: "The visitors will not be given axle grease or oleomargarine with their biscuits. They will get a taste of pure Kansas butter." Another thing that will interest the visitors will be the manufacture of creamery butter in all the details right before their eyes. The National Creamery convention should be a success. The members of the committee are doing all in their power to make it so and the people of Topeka should turn out and show the visitors that their presence is appreci ated. While they last the advance admis sion tickets may be found at any gro cery store and nearly every drug store in the city. AUGUST SINGLING DEAD. Father of the Proprietors of the Noted Circus Passes Away. Baraboo, Wis., Feb. 18. August Ring ling, father of the Ringling brothers of circus fame, is dead, af ter an illness of several months, aged 71. His death occurred on the forty-sixth anniversary of his wedding. Ballard's Snow Liniment is the most penetrating liniment in the world. It cures pain and inflammation of all kinds quicker than any other known remedy. Price 50c. Every bottle guar anteed. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka avenues. Not how cheap but how good i3 the way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West Sth. 1 Me Is a Wise M Who spends his money at the RIGHT TIME and the RIGHT PLACE. Saturday is the Time. 119 East 6th St The Place Kenosha Mills "Leather Stockings," "Black Cat Brand," -f f the strongest Boys' Hose made I yl Til "Saturday from 1 to 5 p. m." A w t,x 1 case Children's Ribbed Cotton Hose, worth 8c pair 3 Tair Misses' Pine Black Wool Hose, worth 25c pair .....J 2 Jc Pair Men's Fine Black Cotton Hose, worth 20c pair 12'-c Pair Men's Pine Wool Hose, worth 20c pair 12KC Fair Ladies' Pine Seamless Cotton Hose, worth 25c pair 15 Pair 1 case best quality Indigo Blue Prints, Saturday 4c Yard Best Quality Table Oilcloth, Fancies and Marble 12Jc Yard Amoskeag Apron Ginghams, Best Made Jc Yard Visit Our Shoe Department. You will find Pirst Class Goods at the Lowest Possible Prices. A. H. Bice's Spool Silk, Best Quality, 100 yard spools "Je Spool Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton, Black and "White 2 Spool DlSTF) IB U TEJx.S or BARCrAHS, SI E.SKMM Dry Goods, Cloaks, Millinery, Shoes, and Useful Articles. The London Doctors Specialists. I -v T v r TrS& zO T'' n" n mi1 We have removed to our new offices No. 620 Kansas avenue, rooms No. 1, 2 and 3, one flight up. Permanently Located Monthly Treatments Given. All who call on the doctors before Tuesday, February 22nd, will receive medical services and surgical treatment free until cured. We treat all diseases peculiar to man and woman. All cases of Catarrh cured in from one to six months. Our business is confidential. No incurable cases accepted. Costs you nothing to find out if your case is curable. VT fvmic nphilitv All who suffer and know not what the trouble is are es- nci vuus Lcuuit peeially invited to consult the doctors. Many are mis taken as to what their trouble is. You can have the opinion of the most success ful specialists free of charge. I Jlfl if who suffer from diseases or complaints peculiar to the female sex will L-"clulcsbe treated with the utmost skill and experience. D:CPo ctc rf Wrmn At the present day it is unusual to find a woman ,c"'5' ,JI T omcil in perfect health. A great many diseases are pe culiar to the female sex. The pale and emaciated forms are due to some trouble that should be corrected. The doctors give special attention to all diseases peculiar to women. Don't despair because others have failed to cure you, but consult the most successful specialists in the West, fntnrrh POSITIVELY PERMANENTLY CURED All diseases of the throat "tc 11 and lungs treated with wonderful success by the doctors' own sys tem. No specialists had greater success in treating catarrh. GUARANTEES TO CURE the following ailments: Goitre, epilepsy, fits, ca tarrh, nose, throat, lungs, stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder, nervous debility, in somnia, partial deafness, eczema, skin diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia and dys pepsia. REJECTED All cases rejected where cure cannot be effected. OFFICE HOURS 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sunday, 10 to 5 p. m. GENERAL BOOTH COMING. He Will Be at the Santa Pe Depot Next Monday. Ensign Hawk of the Salvation Army Is making arrangements for General "Vil--liam Hooth, rounder of the Salvation Army, to speak in Topeka next Monday. The general is on his way fo Deaver and can only stop from one train to another. He will arrive at 11:45 on the Santa Fe and will leave at 1:25. Ensign Hawk ex pects to have a platform erected at the Santa Fe depot and to have the general speak from there. Lieutenant Governor Harvey has promised that if Governor Leedy Is too busy to introduce General Booth, he will do so. Supreme Court Saves an Embezzler. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 18. The supreme court has handed down an opinion, re versing the decision of the trial court in the case of ex-Auditor Eugene Moore, and dismissed the case. Moore was convicted of embezzlement, and sentenced to eight years in the peni tentiary. The supreme court declares the statute under which he was con victed unconstitutional. This is the Bill of Clothing bought of 701 Kansas Avenue. 1 Suit of Clothes $16 50 1 Overcoat 25 00 2 pair Pants at 6 12 00 1 Boys' Suit 6 00 Total $59 50 40 per cent discout 23 80 $35 70 You see that the purchaser saved $23.80 on this one purchase. Now if you will call in and look our line of Clothing over, we will do the same with you. We are closing out our entire line of Clothing at 60 cents on the dollar. Don't forget the place. The W. C. mm uu, 701 Kansas Avenue.