The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 19, 1898

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r THIRD EDITION. SATUite EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. SATURDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. THE SPASIAR HARBOR The Spanish Battleship Arrives at the Gateway of the Nation, and is Received Courteously by the Authorities of Greater New York. When Informed of the Fate of the Maine, a Storm of Spanish Talk Breaks Out on the Vizcaya and Discipline Disap pears For a Few Minutes. THE VISITOR WILL BE WATCHED. Electric Search Lights Will Be Turned Upon Her All Night Long So That No Boat or Object Can Approach Her With out Being Detected. A Special Guard of Policemen Placed Around the Span ish Consulate to Pro tect It From Injury. THE SPANISH BATTLESHIP VIZCAYA. Long- Branch, N. J., Feb. 19. The Span ish -warship Vizcaya was sighted oft here shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon heading north. At 4:40 p. rn., the Vizcaya displayed the Spanish flag and took a pilot on board. New York, Feb.19. The Vizcaya came to anchor outside the bar at 5:20 last evening-. The Spanish cruiser dropped her an chors five miles south of Sandy Hook lightship after 13 days voyage from the Canary islands. When her officers ard men learned the startling news of the disaster to the American battleship Maine in Havana harbor and of the downfall of former Minister De Lome they broke into a wild uproar of talk. For a couple of minutes all discipline on the great warship seemed to vanish to the winds. Men rushed below to tell their comrades in the lower decks. Kew Tork, Feb. 19. Rear Admiral Bunce has given final instructions to 0 IS HOW OF H Every Effort Made to Avoid Any Such "Disaster" as Over took the Unfortunate Maine in Havana Harbor. Lieut. John A. Dougherty, who will have charge of the patrol tugs, six in number to guard the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya during her stay in this vicinity. Lieut. Dougherty will make his head quarters on the navy yard tug Nina, and the other tug from the navy yard, the Marietta, will be used principally as a dispatch boat, carrying messages between the navy yard and the guard boats. Lieut. Dougherty will have entire charge of the patrol, which will consist, besides the two tug3 mentioned, of wo tugs of the supervisor of the harbor and two police patrol boats. The watches will be divided between the six boats, two to be on duty on each turn. Each boat is to have on board, while on watch four marines and one non commissioned officer of marines, a roundsman and four policemen of the metropolitan force. While on duty the boats are to patrol carefully the waters in the vicinity of the visiting Spaniard, and no boat or person will be allowed to approach the EW YORK, Vizcaya without the sanction of the commanding officer of that vessel. The Nina will be always within call of the visitor. Lieut. Neville of the marine corps will be in charge of the 36 marines who will be quartered on the Nina. At night it is intended to keep the Vizcaya brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and the watch boats will be also well lighted so that there can be no possible means of approaching the vessel without detection. Two Pinkerton detectives who claim ed they had come from the Spanish consulate, one of whom spoke Spanish fluently.presented letters of in troduction to Capt. Smith last evening and asked permission to go down with the fleet to meet the Vizcaya this morn ing. They were referred to Chief McCul lach who afterward telephoned that he had given them permission to go down. The men said they had business with persons aboard the Vizcaya but neither they nor anyone at the office of Consul Waldezano would say what their mis sion was. New York, Feb. 19. The police have provided the Spanish consul general in this city with a special guard. A har bor policeman today sat in the outer room of the consulate, in the hall a po liceman in full uniform and on the street extra precautions were taken. In response to a request of Rear Ad miral Bunce, commandant of the navy yard. Chief of Police McCullagh today notified that officer that a detail of one roundsman and four patrolmen had been assigned to each tug boat -which Admiral Bunce would employ to guard the Vizcaya while in these waters. Key West, Fla., Feb. 19. Frank G. Thompson, a petty officer of the Maine, now under treatment at the Ma rine hospital, says that shortly before the explosion he was on the port gang way with 25 or 30 others, who, like him self, had gone there to get a whiff of fresh air, as it was too warm below. They all turned in at 9 o'clock. Short ly afterward he heard the sentinel's call of "All's Well" from the Spanish war ship Alfonso XII, which was answered by an echo by the fortifications on eith er side of the harbor. Just as he fell asleep he felt a shock like an earth quake. Opening his eyes he saw what appear ed like a hurricane of flame, by which he was hurled into the air, falling into the water, whence he was rescued and taken aboard the Spanish war vessel. He is firm in the belief that there were two distinct explosions and that the first, which lifted the boat of the Maine, did not occur in the magazine. He says the magazine had been visit ed but a short while previous and that its temperature was cool. He had never felt the slightest danger menaced the magazine, as he had previously seen it so warm during target practice that he could scarcely place his hand on it. What appears to have made the deep est impression on all, is the fact the explosion should have occurred after the 9 o'clock "tattoo," when every man was in his hammock asleep and the lamps put out. An official examination of the Maine has been ordered. Six divers with out fits have been sent to Havana by the Olivette. Washington. Feb. 19. The request of the Spanish government for permission to examine the wreck of the Maine reached the state department through the following message from General Consul Lee: Havana, Feb. 18, 189S. Assistant Secretary Day, Washington: Sigsbee begins tomorrow with divers sent him from the United States to re cover all bodies still left in wreck of Maine as well as personal effects of of ficers and men and whatever else can be obtained that way. After that is completed the Spanish government would like to unite with us in having the bottom of the ship and harbor in vicinity jointly examined. LEE. The following is the answer sent: Washington, Feb. 19, 18S8. Lee, Consul General, Havana: The government of the United States has already begun an investigation as to the cause of the disaster to the Maine through officers of the navy specially appointed for that purpose which will proceed indefinitely. This government will afford every fa cility it can to the Spanish authorities in whatever investigation they may see fit to make upon their part. DAY, Assistant Secretary. The apparent difficulty attending the sending down of the divers to the Maine was relieved, if not entirely removed by a statement today by Senor De Bosc, charge d' affaires of the Spanish legation that a complete and harmoni ous understanding between Captain Sigsbee and the authorities at Havana had been reached on the matter of div ers and that the Spanish authorities viewed the Maine as extra territorial, that i3, a part of the sovereign territory of the United States, the same as a United States legation situation in for eign territory. With the Maine holding its status as extra territorial, all doubts as to the work on the wreck were re moved. The waters of Havana harbor are of course Spanish territory and some con fusion has been aroused by the idea that this jurisdiction over the waters attached also to the wreck in its pres ent hapless condition at the bottom of the bay. It appears, however, that there is no disposition to extend this jurisdiction to the ship and that the Spanish authorities freely assent to the Maine's being extra territorial and be ing under the immediate direction of Captain Sigsbee as the representative of the United States. According to the view taken by the Spanish authorities there can be no trouble attending the work of the div ers. Captain Sigsbee will be recognized as the one to direct operations and to send down the government divers for such inspection as he sees proper to make. Mr.Du Bosc feels assured how ever that Captain Sigsbee will extend equal facilities to the Spanish divers. so that the inspections may proceed to gether. As to v hat divers Captain Sigsbee will employ the feeling among the Spanish officials here is that this will be wholly a matter of discretion with Captain Sigsbee as the one in charge of a piece of property having the attributes of American soil. But at the same time the feeling is expressed that this discretion will lead to the choice of authorized divers of the navy department, rather than those repre senting newspapers. WORD FE.OM CAPT. SIGSBEE. Says He "Will Maintain the Official Character of the "Work on the Wreck. Washington. Feb. 19. The navy de partment tonight received the following message from Captain Sigsbee at Ha vana: "With General Lee and Cowles today visited Captain General Blanco and other chiefs of civil and military branches of government and returned thanks for great demonstration of sym pathy yesterday and for their continued care for the dead and for other good of fices now being exercised in our behalf. Received additional assurances of sym pathy and desire to help. Spanish au thorities feel situation acutely. I have promised to maintain official character of all work done on wreck of the Maine. No friction anywhere. (Signed) "SIGSBEE." The reference to the official character of the work is interpreted at the navy department to mean that no divers hired by newspapers will be allowed to investigate the wreck. As to the pub lished statements that Spain intends to claim a joint interest in the work of the court of inquiry the department says that under the harbor regulations of any civilized port, the local authori ties are bound to make an official in vestigation of any wreck occurring in their jurisdiction irrespective of the na- IN HAVANA HARBOR. THE UNITED STATES BATTLE SHIP MAINE UNDER THE GUNS OFMOEEO CASTLE. tionality of the vessel or of any in vestigation by any other government in case it is a craft owned by a for eign power. As the matter is under stood here, this is the only right Spain claims in the case, and it .is conceded to be entirely fair. The statement of the case was confirmed at the Spanish legation. A message -was received this after noon that the coast survey steamer Bache, with divers and apparatus aboard, had sailed froni Tampa for Ha vana. KANSAS TENDERS TROOPS. General McCrum Notifies General Al ger That the K. N. G. is Ready. The following letter has been sent to the secretary of war: Garnett, Kan., Feb. 18, 1898. Gen. Alger, Secretary of War, Wash ington, D. C. Sir: Should there be war with Spain, I have the honor of tendering to you the services of the Kansas National Guards, who stand ready to take the field on short notice at any time. Yours very respectfully, CHAS. M'CRUM. .Major General, Commanding K. N. G. THE NEWSPAPER DIVERS Who Would Soon Furnish the Neces sary Information are Kept Away. Havana, Feb. 19. Admiral Mantero la refuses to allow the divers sent here by American newspapers to make any investigation near the wreck, at least (Continued on Sixth Page.) BE SURE YOU'RE THERE First 100 Auditorium Buttons to Be Sold at Opening of the Butter Show. The first 100 auditorium buttons will be publicly sold at the opening of the National Creamery convention Monday evening and Capt. J. G. Waters w-ill be the auctioneer. Major T. J. Anderson says that he has already been offered $25 for button No. 1, but has refused the' offer. The man who buys the first auditorium but ton issued will have to pay for it. The first button sold in Kansas City brought $150, and Topeka ought to do as well. After the first 100 buttons are dispos ed of at auction, the others will be sold at the uniform price of $1. The 5,000 buttons should all be disposed of in a month. In Kansas City nearly 50,000 buttons have been sold. Every person who buys an auditorium button will have one dollar's worth of interest in the building, and one mem ber of the association says that he is satisfied that the sale of the buttons will demonstrate that the people are in earnest about the auditorium. Besides the novelty of hearing Capt. Waters conduct an auction, there will be speeches by other well known Tope ka men. The programme is now being arranged and will be ready for an nouncement Monday. It will be suffi ciently interesting to repay any one for attending the great auction sale. Free lunch and buttermilk will be served af ter the auction. The preparations for the Creamery convention have interrupted the can vass for subscriptions. As soon as that is out of the way it will be recommenc ed with redoubled vigor. K. P. HEAL IS CLOSED. Last of Its Old Debts Was Satisfied by the Sale Today. The final step in the programme of sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad was taken today when the entire line from Kansas City to Denver was sold under the con solidated mortgage for 8.0o0.000. Judge W. X. Cornish read the decree aJid offered the property for sale, and Mr. Alvin W. Krech bid it in for j!?.000,0u0. But few people outside of the railroad men and attorneys interested in the mat ter were present at the sale this morning. The party arrived at the Union Pacific depot a few minutes before 11 o'clock, and just at the hour Judge Cornish start ed to read the decree of foreclosure un der the consolidated mortgage. When ha finished Mr. Krech offered the $8,000,000 on the part of the reorganization commit tee and the matter was ended. This completes the sale of the Kansas Pacific road, and all liens against the property, government and otherwise, are now wiped out. The attorneys and railroad men will leave Topeka for their respective homes this afternoon. PUBLISHERS BANQUET. American Association Hats Its 12th Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. New York, Feb. 19. The twelfth an nual dinner of the American Publishers' association was held at the Waldorf Astoria last night. One hundred and fifty covers were laid and the guests included representative Journalists from all over the country. Prominent among these were: John Brisben Walker, of the Cosmopolitan; C. W. Knapp, president of the associa tion; H. J. Chisholm, president of the Paper Pulp company; F. P. Dodge, of the Linotype company; Frederick Dris coll, of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Frank P. MacLennan of Kansas. The following officers of the associa tion have been elected: President, Charles W. Knapp, of the St. Louis Re public; vice president, J. A. Butler, Buf falo News: secretary, W. C. Bryant, Brooklyn Times; treasurer, Herbert F. Gunnison, Brooklyn Eagle. The directors chosen are: W. H. Seiff, Pittsburg Times; S. H. Kauffman, Washington Star; Charles H. Taylor, Boston Globe; Fred Driscoll, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Milton A. McRae, Cincinnati Post. The inspectors of election are Herman Bidder, New York Staats-Zeitung, and Benjamin Wells, Philadelphia Press. A committee of five was appointed to look afcer the interests of newspapers of the association in connection with the ap prehended advance in the price of white paper. This resolution is in the direc tion of having the newspapers repre sented in the association act in unison in the matter of protecting themselves in the event of the International Paper company deciding to advance the price of white paper. The committee consists of John Norris, of the World; Milton A. McRae, Charles M. Palmer, of the New York Journal and Advertiser; S. H. Kaufman, Washington Star, and Colo nel Charles W. Knapp. The board of directors recommended the propriety of obtaining signatures to a form of license granting the right of making line drawings from copy righted photographs, but not from ob jects of art. This action involves an agreement to the effect that members of the association will not print any pictures made by photographers who will not grant a license to the associa tion. The executive committee was in structed to consider a measure having reference to the passage of a law by congress providing for a convenient form of postal currency to be used in making remittances through the mails. They were also instructed to communi cate with the various telegraph compa nies, protesting against the sending out by them of news bulletins on occasions of importance and selling them to other than publishers. MAY WHEAT SI.09. Beaches the Highest Price Paid For December. Chicago, Feb. 19. For about 30 min utes today the wheat market was the scene of more excitement than has been witnessed since the bull campaign in wheat started some months ago. May wheat as one time sold at $1.09, the highest point reached during the recent December squeeze and an advance of $zc over yesterday's figure. July showed equal strength, bringing 94. It was impossible to buy wheat and prices jumped y2c at a time as shorts tried to cover. At the top longs realiz ed heavily and prices broke sharply but shorts had been so thoroughly frighten ed that fluctuations were rapid and vio lent to the close. May wound up at $1.06 bid, an advance for the day of 2c, July closed 3c higher at 92c. OUR OFFICIAL ATTITUDE. It begins to look as if there would be some distinct parallels to be drawn be tween the disaster of the Maine and the second trial of the Cronin case. It will be remembered that it was definitely proved in the latter instance that Dr. Cronin called for himself with the white hore, drove himself to the catch-basin, stuffed himself into the hole, killed him self in various ways, put the cover back on the catch-basin and then died of con gestion of the lungs. Chicago Record. WHY "ASSUME" IT The President Will "Assume" That the Blowing Up Of the Maine Was an Accident Until Otherwise Proven. THERE'S HEAL GROUND For Suspicion That it Wras Not an Accident And It is Spain's First Busi ness to Prove THAT IT WAS SUCH. Why Does Our Government Seek to Make Spain's Defense For Her Let Her Make Her Own Defense. Washington, Feb. 19. The only ab sentees from yesterday's cabinet meet ing were Secretaries Sherman and. Al ger. During the meeting the disaster to the Maine was the principal topic of discus sion. Secretary Long read a cablegram from Capt. Sigsbee, giving an account of the funeral of 19 victims of the ex plosion. At present the cabinet awaits the re sult of the inquiry into the cause of the disaster. There remains scarcely a doubt in their minds that it was an ac cident, and such as might happen at any time. This view of the matter, however, will not influence the presi dent to stop short of a most searching investigation into all facts that may have any possible bearing upon the case. Until these facts are shown to the contrary, the president will assume that the explosion came from within. The feature of the day at the navy de partment was the large number of ru mors of a war like tendency that came to the attention of the officials as re quiring attention, and in every case contradiction. So formidable had grown the list that at the close of office hours Secretary Long was induced to make the following statement as the easiest manner of disposing at one time of all these stories: "Really no information has been re ceived since Capt. Sigsbee's first dis patch, adding anything to our knowl edge of the disaster. All we know is that the Maine blew up. There is abundant room for speculation of all sorts, but no conclusion can be arrived at until an examination has been made by the divers and more facts obtained. It is a simple fact to say that such a thing might happen by design, or it might happen by accident. As yet there is no indication of design. Therefore my impression has been all along, and I rather think the general opinion pre ponderates in the same direction, that it must have been accidental. "At the cabinet meeting the matter was not discussed, except as any body of men talk about an event of that kind, and most of the talk related to the terrible loss of life and to the express ions of sympathy for the sufferers. "It certainly was a very kind thought in the president to send flowers to the families of Capt. Sigsbee, of the execu tive officer, Wainwright and of the lost seamen whose residences are in Wash ington. "You may say absolutely that, there has been no secret cabinet meeting; that nothing has taken place in the cabinet that the public have not been informed about; that the whole policy of this department has been to give the public all the dispatches; that the de partment has no more knowledge on the subject of the cause of the disaster, or even of the circumstances attending it, than have the public; and that the report which was to the effect that Cap tain Sigsbee had warned the depart ment that the Maine was in danger from submarine mines or torpedoes, is utterly without foundation, no such re port ever having been received from him or anybody else." The secretary also denied briefly and comprehensively wild rumors that he had requested the chief of police of New York to guard the Vizcaya, and that he had selected Constructor Bowles to go to Havana and raise the Maine. The last work of the day for him was to consult the representatives of the wrecking companies, who probabiy will have charge of this work, and endeavor to arrange for both of them to work to gether, so as to secure the use of each peculiar, plant and to save time. The secretary, when asked what about the department's estimate of the con duct of Capt. Sigsbee in the trying sit uation in which he had been placed, replied: "I think I express the feeding of the president as well as my own when 1 say that Captain Sigsbee has conducted himself as an officer of our navy should he was the last to leave his ship when she went down. His dispatch to me that night was so complete, that since then, I have thought of no ques tion of fact to ask him which is essen tial to the situation and which he could answer, which is not covered by that dispatch. Its tone, too, is that of a dis creet and level headed man, who realiz ed the impression any word from him, at that time, would have on the public mind. Nothing is harder than for a naval officer to lose his ship, so that I have great sympathy for him. I await with confidence further reports." During the day the department was in receipt of a number of telegrams from different parts of the country asking in behalf of relatives of the dead sailors that their remains be brought back to the United States for interment.Among them were those from the friends of the two officers, Merritt and Jenkins. The department forwarded these to Captain Sigsbee whose answer was that the of ficer's bodies have not been found: that as to many others indentification is not possible and throwing great doubt up on the practicability of taking any of the remains away from Havana. While no decision has yet been reached form ally upon the application of the Spanish e-overnment for authorization to exam ine the wreck of the Maine to ascertain the cause of the explosion, the officials seem inclined to regard her request as one that could not possibly be refused and it is likely that each government will make an investigation of this char acter concurrently. The miniature United States flag on the model of the battleship Maine, In the main corridor of the navy depart ment, was lowered to half mast during the day by direction of the secretary of the navy. The handsome model has been a center of interest for the throngs at the department within recent days and the several flags have continued to fly at the mast heads in apparent irony of the actual condition of the Maine. A movement started today to drape the model in mourning, after the manner that the model of the British ship Vic toria was draped at the World's fair. Secretary Long did not approve of this, however, as it suggested an ostentation not fitting the circumstances, but he gave his assent to lowering the minia ture colors, and accordingly the stars and stripes flying from the stern of the Maine s'miniature counterpart were low ered. New York, Feb. 19. A dispatch from Sandy Hook this morning says the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, which arrived off the Hook last evening cannot be seen from the shore on account of the prevailing fog. There is a light breeze from the northeast. At 9:30 a. m., the Vizcaya still lies at anchor. The fog showed no signs of lifting. At the navy yard the two tugs Nina and Narketta were siill awaiting or ders. The police boat patrol left early and went out to the Spanish vessel. The only change in the programme for to day as announced last night is that Lieut. Aaron Wood will take Lieut. Dougherty's place in extending the of ficial courtesies to the Vizcaya when she comes to permanent anchorage. Lieut. Wood will go out on the admir al's barge. PATRIOTIC WORDS. Maj. Hudson Criticizes President Mc Kinley's Present "Waiting" Attitude. A reporter for the Journal visited Major J. K. Hudson today to get his views on the present strained situation between Spain and the United States. Major Hudson said: "The awful disaster !n the harbor of Havana over which the nation mourns and through which it lost 260 brave men, would never have occured had the government in Cleveland's adminis tration or later through President Mc Kinley followed the demands of th9 American people for the recognition of Cuban independence. "For the past two years while Spain murdered and starved a long suffering people, this great republic stood witti folded hands and said: 'We will take additional evidence as to the charges of inhumanity; we will investigate; we will exhaust all the influences of diplo macy to stop the war before interfer ing.' The demand upon the officers of the government for a change of policy and for aggressive action in behalf of the patriots of Cuba, has gone up to Washington from every state and coun ty, from every political party, repre senting all the people. "Elected upon a bold plank demand ing the recognition of the independence of Cuba, President McKinley has fol lowed the footsteps of Cleveland, and the nation, despite the overwhelming sentiment against Spain and in favor of Cuban independence, has continued as a partner in the greatest crime n me century. The blowing up of the Ma'ne, even if proof is secured after investigat ing that it was by a Spanish torpedo, adds only one. more argument for recogniz ing Cuban independence. The real rea sons why the United States should long ago have recognized the cause of the patriots of Cuba were the same that ex isted when American independence was secured, and further because the war. in violation of every sentiment of civil ization and humanity has been one of extermination on the part of Spain. De Lome expressed the contempt ev ery Spaniard feels toward the govern ment of the United States and its ofii- "In diplomacy, which is a polite term otiatif l vine- and the deceit practic ed among nations for advantages to be gained, Spain has snown nerst-n mo master of the situation. The bond brok ers of New York, Boston and Philadel phia and other cities, demand peace in the interest of speculation, and the pol iticians are against a war policy for fear it will, destroy the 'prosperity' upon which their re-election depends, and. thus the Republican party that many of us live and work for every campaign, stands like an imbecile before the de mands of the money brokers and a doz en national politicians, afraid to carry out its promises to the people upon the Cuban question. "In this -morning's dispatches we find one from New York intended to be used! as an influence in favor of peace with Spain. It recites the fact that the great Spanish warship Vizcaya is in the harbor of New York and could de stroy that city in four hours. It claims there is no American war vessel within 300 miles of New York and that New York is helpless to protect herself in a contest with Spain. To all this it may be said that it is a good object lesson for the politicians who pose as states men. If there are no harbor defenses for the protection of New York and oth er Atlantic cities, what have the sena tors and congressmen of those states been doing for the last thirty years? "If we need a new system of coast de fenses and more war ships to defend this great rich republic against a poverty-stricken second-class power like Spain, then build them. Let the navy and the army be strengthened to de fend the country in time of need. This republic needs today a foreign policy that shall consider first the duty of the country toward struggling nations like Cuba and one in which the honor of the nation shall not be secondary to the interests of money gamblers." BRYAN'S SUBJECT. William Jennings Bryan has chosen, his subject for the Democratic banquet in this city on February 24. and will talk on the Teller resolution. This informa tion was received by letter in this city today. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Dr. J. W. Donaldson died this morn ing at 3 o'clock at his residence. 1212 Taylor street He has been confined to his bed for over a year with dropsy of the heart and spinal disease, and the last few weeks he failed rapidly. Two years ago he went to New Mexico in the hopes of benefiting his health. But he grew worse and the best medical care has been given him to make his last days as comfortable as possible. Dr. Donaldson was 47 years of age. In his last sickness he exhibited sur prising patience and was even cheerful although his body was wracked with pain. Seneca Vick. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Vick, of 1161 Quincy street, died Fri day afternoon at 5:25 o'clock. The fu neral will be held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Schick will l. 1 .1 n. V. r-. moi rlun oo lift OninPf fci f f I Monday afternoon at 2 o'cloclt.

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When the reso lution offered by Mr. Allen of Nebraska, directing the committee- on naval af fairs to make an investigation of the disaster to the Maine, was laid before the senate yesterday it precipitated the most furious debate. Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire thought that if the word "immediate" be stricken out and the matter be left within the discretion of the committee there would be no objection to the reso lution. Mr. Mason of Illinois proposed an amendment striking out all after the word "resolved" and inserting the fol lowing: By the senate and house of repre sentatives concurring, That a Joint com mittee of five, consisting of three mem bers of the house of representatives and two members of the senate, be appoint ed to investigate the disaster to the battleship Maine. Mr. Hale urged Mr. Mason to with draw his substitute, as it would tend only, to embarrass the executive de partment. I had hoped," said Mr. Hale, "that this entire matter might be disposed of today without debate. It seems to me that in the circumstances and in the light of the utmost facilities, it is idle to indulge in debate." Mr. Hale said he was willing to with draw his objection to the resolution of Mr. Allen, but the substitute suggested by Mr. Mason was even more objection able in its form. Mr. Mason followed Mr. Hale In a speech replete with sensational utter ances. He said in beginning that he had no disposition to inflame -a situa tion already so exciting, but he felt that his substitute was fully justified by the feelings and desires of the people. "I understand," said he, "that the navy department is making an investi gation of the disaster, but I also un derstand that congress has the author ity to make an investigation. It is a congressional investigation that people are demanding. They are fast coming to the conclusion that matters concern ing this Cuban affair, including the De Lome letter incident, and the loss of the Maine, of which thev oueht to know, are being concealed from them. The people want to know the facts, and they will know them." Mr. Mason said he did not desire to reflect upon the honor or motives of anybody, but he suggested that the offi cials of the navy department in making men- investigation would De trying their own case and would naturally en deavor to cover up any blame that might attach to them. The trouble with us." declare Mr. Mason, with great vehemence, "is that we have adopted the Spanish policy of putting everything off until tomorrow. Let the investigation of this disaster to our navy and to our country be thor oughly investigated bv eonsrress and then we shall know that it shall be done right." "Let the people," said Mr. Mason, have the facts. Thev want nnthinc less than investigation in their interest by the senate and the house. Only in this way can the facts which are locked up in tne department be gotten out. The country is tired of the secret con siderations of such questions." tne was not willing to strike out of his resolution the word "immediate." Everyone was interested in knowing who blew up the Maine and all wanted the information now. Why delay? Why adopt the Spanish custom of putting off lumorrow wnat snouid be done today? We have alreadv wsiirM w long. We were told three years ago to wan.. v e naa waited till night fol lowed day; winter had followed sum mer, and time had gone on whilo the terrible cruelty continued. In the mean time, Spanish diplomats had sat at our tables and partaken of our hospitality while we are still waiting, and had con tinued to wait until the series of calam ities had been crowned by the Maine catastrophe with its loss of 2S8 Ameri can lives. In view of these facts he could never consent to striking out the word "im mediate" We want an investigation, he said, and we want it now. now. the eternal and everlasting now. Mr. Hale here interrupted Mr. Mason to make a statement. Hp sairi that r far from having any desire for delay he vis anxious to nave it go forward from this very time, as the investigation pro posed by the navy department would, if not interfered with. There was no proposition to postpone inquiry. The whole subject matter was even now un dergoing investigation and in view of the promptness which had been exercis ed there was no reason for impugning the motives of the officials of the de partment. This being the true -state of affairs, there was no occasion for a discussion of incidental matters. The members of the board selected to investigate the Maine disaster were not officers of that ship and the latter had already been summoned to appear before the investi gators. In view of this fact he thought the senate could reasonably wait a few days until the results of the investiga tion could be given to the public. He hoped the senate would see the proprie ty of not making this an occasion for inflammatory speeches and that all would take the view that in the pres ence of the great calamity which had befallen us, a calamity which had ap palled the whole world, today was not the proper time for an appeal to passion and prejudice. Replying Mr. Mason said there was no calamity so great as a failure on the part of those in power to appreciate the real situation when it was so serious as it now is and no sorrow so profound as that over-indifference to this situation. As for himself he had no desire to make this an occasion for anything; the occa sion was already made What he was contending for, was that all facts should be brought to the surface and he could not see how a congressional investiga tion would in any way interfere with the navy department's inquiry. The people were tired and sick of se cret investigations and reports by ciph er and of having information suppress ed and doled out to them as some ex ecutive officer might think suitable. He wanted a congressional investigation, and wanted it open to the world. An investigaiton by congress would only strengthen the finding of the navy de cartraent in case the explosion proved to be by accident. He had no desire to stir up trouble, but would only insist, as he had done before, upon the stopping of human slavery and inhuman warfare in this adjacent island. He had Mr. De Lome's letter read, and asserted that the late minister had been defended in the senate until he had confessed out of his own mouth that autonomy was a fraud, and that he was the author of the letter quoted. This plea of autonomy had been used to se cure delay on the part of the adminis tration in interference in affairs in Cu ba, and it was for this reason that Mr. Mason said he wanted an immediate re port upon the resolution for Interven tion. In view of Mr. De Lome's confession there was no longer excuse for delay. Autonomy he denounced as a sham, a fraud and a delusion, and the De Lome letter only served to emphasize the treacherous character of the Spaniard. As for himself, he would not, if eligible, be willing to serve on the proposed com mittee, as he would not want to sit at the table with a Spaniard who might have a stiletto under his clothes, unless he himself was ironclad. The record of the Spanish nation, con tinued Mr. Mason, who appeared to be I laboring under considerable excitement, j is one of continuous treachery, and we I have experienced that treachery in our history for the past 100 years. It had i been made evident that the Spaniard could not be trusted in any capacity, and for this reason we should now have HON. WILLIAM American divers investigating the hull of the Maine, and not be depending up on those of an unfriendly power. We are told, he said, that the naval board may be able to reach Havana by next Monday. "Manana," he exclaimed, "Manana tomorrow, always tomorrow. That is the Spanish motto, and we are falling into it." In the meantime who knows but some more dynamite will be put in and evi dence of the catastrophe destroyed. He repeated that he wanted immediate act ion, but did not want to be on the com mittee. He did not want to be anywhere that a Spaniard could reach him. There were, however, senators who would be safe among the Spanish, and he was willing that they should take the chances involved in the service in the proposed committee. He closed with an appeal for prompt inquiry, and said that he thought the senate, which had voted $200,000 to save the property of the United States, could and should vote $200,000,000, if necessa ry, to save its honor and its dignity. Mr. Mason had scarcely taken his seat, when Mr. Wolcott addressed the chair. "Mr. President," he said, and the words shot forth like a bomb to be ex ploded in the senate. It was evident from the Colorado senator's counte nance and manner, to say nothing of the intensity of his voice, that he was laboring under considerable feeling. He had listened to Mr. Mason with ill concealed feelings of emotion, his face growing redder and his brows more and more like a thundercloud as the Illinois senator proceeded. He spoke at great rapidity and occupied only a few min utes of the senate's time, refusing to be interrupted, and, speaking very sharply, Mr. Wolcott said: "Mr. President: The resolution of the senator from Illinois, however inoppor tune it may be at this time, in the opin ion of some of us might well have been permitted to pass without comment had it not been for the remarkable utter ances which he has given to the fact that the people of the United States have lost confidence in one of the great departments of the government." Mr. Mason had resumed his standing position, and he interrupted to say that the senator from Colorado was entire ly mistaken. "I made no such statement," he said. Mr. Wolcott: "I decline to be inter rupted. I ask to have the remarks read from the reporter's notes." Mr. Mason: "I said that some people were losing confidence in one depart ment and Mr. Wolcott: "I decline to be inter rupted. I ask to have the reporter's notes read." The reporter's notes, quoting Mr. Ma son, were then read. Mr. Wolcott then continued. The senate would, he said, bear him out that he did not misquote the senator from Illinois to the extent of a single word or a single syllable. Resuming, he said: "I desire to resent as utterly unfound ed the suggestion that there is a patri otic citizen in the broad confines of this land who has not the fullest confidence in every department of this govern ment and in the department of the na vy particularly. It has been true in every administration since the time of Washington. "The people of the United States have never yet been called upon to distrust one of the co-ordinate branches of this government, and they never will while the flag floats. Least of all is it decent, in my opinion, that in this chamber there should be insinuations cast at this critical time that there is a lack in the minds of the people of the United States of confidence in the navy of our coun try "Mr. President, from the time of Paul Jones until now, our ships have sailed in every war, face always to the foe. The records of our naval "battles are the most glorious history in the pages of our country for the last 100 years, and from the earliest days until now there has never been a step backward. Today, courageous, upright men, and above all, they told the truth. "The captain of this ill-fated battle Ship was walking his deck at 10 o'clock i -'f JLj 4 II f r (hC fef on the night of the 15th, when this aw ful explosion happened. It may be that his public career is ended forever, but the awful disaster that overtook his ship will count for nothing by comparison with the degraded insinuation made here that an officer of our country, with the oath and the flag above him, would lie and cast responsibility where it did not belong. Ah, Mr. President, we can stand much of discussion and debate; we can endure much of public discus sion when there should be silence, but there is one thing this country can nev er stand, and that is to listen, and with out resentment, to an insinuation that the officers of our navy are not men of honor and integrity and of truth. The officers appointed to investigate will do their duty. "I do not know what slums the senator from Illinois may have dragged to find the expression of an opinion that there is a lack of confidence in the personnel of our navy, but I know he cannot rind an honorable or a decent or patriotic citi zen who will stand up before the country and indorse for an instant the utterances which the senator has made. I don't underrate the importance of this branch of the government. I believe in its dig nity and its importance and in the open ness of its discussion, but what we need now, in my opinion, is a -decent and dig nified reticence in the face of the appall ing calamity that has fallen upon our peo ple. There are times for speaking and times for silence, and this is the time when we face the awful calamity that has overtaken us when we should retain any expression of opinion, or our belief as to how this awful disaster was brought E. MA SOX. about until in a proper, regular and for mal way an investigation may be had which we all know will be conducted with the utmost integrity. "Mr. President, I speak as one who sympathizes deeply with the citizens of that unfortunate island now engaged in its terrible, deplorable conflict. I yield to nobody in my desire to see the conclusion of that war, but I do say that if ever there was a moment when we should ab stain from outrageous and gratuitous in sult to a friendly nation, that time is to day. If ever there was a time when we should tender our help to every depart ment of this government, it should be to day. If there was ever a time when we should refrain from unjust and ignorant criticism it is today. Ah. Mr. President, war may come. I think myself the day may not be far distant, and when it comes we will fight it alone, for there will be no other nation to lift a hand to aid us. When that day comes our course must be eternally grounded on the right, and until it comes there is nothing that so belittles this people, in my opinion, as these unjust and outrageous attacks upon a friendly government. "Ah, Mr. President, war is grim decis ion, and when it comes it must come so that the people of the world, whether they fight with us or not, can at least re spect our conduct and our position, and. above all, Mr. President, it must come under circumstances which make us re spect ourselves." Mr. Wolcott was followed immediately by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, who also had sat very restive under Mr. Mason's reflections upon the navy department. He also spoke with intense earnestness. Mr. Mason again spoke. He said: "Mis quotation and general spasm will not drive me from the decision of this ques tion in the senate." He shared, he said, in the general admiration of the various departments of the executive branch of the government, and Mr. Wolcott would not excel him in that respect. "I am sorrv," he said, "that while the Colorado senator is giving us such a lec ture about the navy department, he does not slop over and give the treasury de partment some of his praise." He (Mason) fully indorsed all that Mr. Lodge had said about the head of the navy, with whom he had served in the house, and whom he knew to be a man of ability, of great head and a warm heart. But Mr. Long could not himself object to an investigation, and it was no part of friendship to him to try to shield him from such an inquiry as was pro posed. If he himself were managing the department, he would, under the circum stances, want the investigation. He de nied that his remarks contained any re flection upon Mr. Longs integrity or honor, or the integrity or honor of the officers of the navy. But while this was true, he also had regard for the honor arid the lives of the common seamen. He also resented the intimation that he had gone into the slums to find words with which to characterize the navy depart ment and repeated his loyalty to the navy and other departments. "I have an unmitigated dread of war. aid Mr. Hawley of Connecticut. with trreat feeling, "and I deprecate all war talk. Do the gentlemen who talk so loud lv of war think we are ready for that? They cannot know, certainly, what it "Further consideration of the resolution was postponed until Monday. Notice of Annual Meeting. 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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 plua $2.00. For exact territory and full informa tion or tickets, call on or address. F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent. J. C. FULTON. Depot Agent. CONSUELO A POLITICIAN. Duchess of Marlborough to Revive Statecraft in Her Salons. London, Feb. 19. The Duchess of Marlborough opened a bazaar this week at Hull in aid of the sailors' charities. She intends repeating the Blenheim theatricals in London during the sea son, when the Marlboroughs will enter tain lavishly, especially in the direction of politics, in which the duke is ambi tious. The duchess Is credited with a desire to revive the glories of the political salons such as existed during the thirties. At Tuesday's meet of the Quorn hunt the duchess appeared, driving with her sister-in-law, in an American buggy, yellow painted and drawn by a high stepping American trotter. The turnout attracted much attention. Parliament has opened without any thing in the shape of a great sensation, but with a general feeling on both sides of the house that matters will take a livelier turn later. Most of the prophets are of the opinion that it will be a for eign policy session, the position of the government depending very largely up on the extent to which it can justify its relations with the powers. The general tone of the lobby conversation showed that dissatisfaction with the action of the Marquis of Salisbury was wide spread among his supporters, particu larly in regard to the Chinese loan and West Africa. The parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, George N. Curzon, start ed the session badly by making ene mies. All parties resent his uncalled for taunt of Mr. Michael Davitt during Thursday's dissensions over slavery in Zanzibar. Mr. Davitt asked if some of the female prisoners were kept in irons. "Possibly they were," responded Mr. Curzon, "and perhaps the honorable gentleman knows that there are people in this country who are not unacquaint ed with handcuffs." Mr. Davitt promptly replied: "Yes. I, myself." Then there were such cries of'Shame," "Withdraw," and "Apologize."that even the usual complacency of Mr. Curzon was upset, and he said: "I have no desire to be offensive, and am quite ready to apologize for having tempted the honorable gentleman's interrup tion." At the end of his speech Mr. Curzon said he wished to repeat his apology, and Mr. Davitt raised his hat and smil ed good humoredly. The Riviera is in complete carnival. The battle of flowers at Cannes, on Thursday, brought out 25,000 people. There was a large contingent of Eng lish, including the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Ten tons of flowers were thrown. The Count and Countess de Castellane participated in the festivi ties. They will stop ten days at the Villa Luynes, and thence will enjoy a two months' cruise on board the Val halla, in the Mediterranean, during which they will visit Tunis and Algiers. HANG OUT THE COLORS Yellow and White For the Rep resentatives of the But ter Industry. R. H. Brigham, a member of the Com mercial club and one of the most enthu siastic workers for Topeka, wants To peka business men to decorate their stores for the creamery convention next week. He says: "With an auditorium practically as sured, Topeka will soon be in the field as a candidate for gatherings of a na tional character and she must needs make an effort in the direction of estab lishing a reputation for being able to care for large crowds and of showing a proper appreciation of their presence, and in no way can she make a better showing than in the decoration of the buildings on Kansas avenue with the colors of the National Creamery and Buttermakers' association, which are yellow and white, and our main thor oughfare should present a gala appear ance next week. "National conventions are not of fre quent occurrence in even the large cit ies, and no small degree of credit is due the Commercial club for their efforts in bringing this one to Topeka, and the opportunity to make an impression up on the delegates who come from all parts of the union snouid not be lost sight of. This is an excellent time to show the people from other states that the capital city of Kansas is apprecia tive of the honor that has been confer red upon her as being selected as the meeting place of their national conven tion ,and there are certainly no more emphatic way of demonstrating that appreciation than by the decorations suggested. "It need not be an expensive feature to the merchants individually.the cheap bunting that is used for this purpose being inexpensive, and in many in stances the white and yellow parts of the decorations that were used for the Fall Festival will answer all purposes and do away with the necessity of any expense, whatever, in that direction." GAY DUDS FOR MILITIA. Each. Regiment of the New York Na tional to Have Its Own TJniform. New York, Feb. 19. The N. G. S. N. Y. will soon present a variegated military picture on dress parade. The committee appointed to reorganize the national guard has completed that part of its re port dealing with uniforms. It has de cided to return to the old system of dis tinctive dress for each regiment, and sev eral of the regiments have in turn decided to parade in uniforms as gaudy as any ever seen abroad. The plain dark blue blouse and cadet blue trousers, that have composed the distinctive uniform of the militia since the war. are in the future to be used only for drill and campaign purposes, when rain and mud and dust would make sorry work of scarlet, white, yellow and other easily soiled colors. The new uniforms are to be worn on parades and at all state functions. English scarlet coats, the white uni forms of France ana tne vancfaicu uir, of several famous German and Russian corps are to u ihumi ing these new gauds. The uniform chosen by the Twenty-sec ond regiment, one ui uk eludes the scarlet coat of an English staff officer set oft with white pipe-clayed cross belts and white epaulettes. The trousers are nam, iii iVT complets the whole. The uniforms of the ,.F fha eom PnlnrS. 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Crowned with vine leaves, her arms and ringer tips stained with the purple of crushed grapes, a great horn of plenty perched on her left shoulder. Mrs. Roche was by far the most strik ing figure in the throng that was design edly motley as to costume. Her faultless figure was suggested rather than display ed by the drapery of gauzy pale green silk, made over tights, with a leopard skin sweeping from right shoulder to left hip. Miss Bishop wore the flaming scarlet of the poppy, with a suggestion of golden wheat about her headdress. Miss Hewitt was a pansy, and her headdress was fash ioned to represent a yellow and purple pansy. Mrs. W. Butler Duncan was an American beauty rose. Mrs. Jacob Wen WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22-23 MORRISON Morton Denvllle J. Searle Dawley Vincent Dove, butler at Denville s David Andrada Counsel for the Crown Charles G. Tavlbr Court crier George H. 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Ali druggists refund the money if it tails to cure. 25c. The genuine has D. li. Q. on each tablet. 43i ff 1 its victims. It puts them in the power of the weakest organ of the body and makes them its slaves. They must eat to suit it, drink to suit it, and live a lenten life of self-denial. have cured many bad cases of iyspepsia they will cure you, if you are suffering from that disease. Mrs. H. B. Anderson, 15 Williams Street, Grand Rapids, Mich., writes Ayer s Pills cared me of dyspepsia from which I had suffered for three years. They beat eTery other medi ciae." PSLLQ zs3o V k fe AS.--.-. RAILROAD NEWS. High Praise for Watch Inspec tor II. S. Montgomery. "American Jeweler" Says Sys tem Used on Santa Fe IS BEST IN THE WOULD Mr. Montgomery Employs 4 As sistants and 46 Inspectors. List of the Local Santa Fe Watch Inspectors. The "American Jeweler," a recogniz ed leader in its class, publishes the fol lowing article, extolling the system and services of H. S. Montgomery, of Tope ka, general watch inspector, and class ing the Santa Fe watch, inspecting- sys tem as the best in the railroad world: Watch inspection, as conducted on the A., T. S. F. Ry means very much more than the term signifies on most any other railroad in the world. It is systematic, up to date, and leaves little worth considering outside of what it embraces. The grade of watch adopted by the company June 1, 1S6, when Mr. H. S. Montgomery was appointed general watch inspector, is designated as '17 jewels, adjusted" to temperature, posi tions and isoehronism, and may be the product of any factory as long as it conforms to the rules in its performance All watches in service, however, when the new rules went into effect, which in grade were up to the former standard, "15 jewels, adjusted," and which, upon being rated were in accordance with the present rules, were passed. Mr. Montgomery is particularly rigid in his requirements concerning the run ning qualities of watches passed into service. He is the first inspector of a railway to require watches to run in position. His ultimatum that" no watch yould be passed in the service of the Santa Fe, which would vary more than six sec onds from one position to another in the three positions: Pendant up; dial up; cock up;created a hubbub among watch factories and called down upon him an athemas without end. He was relent less, however, and the rule stands. The wisdom and prudence of such a depart ure the general public will indorse. The traveling public is very much interested in the time service of any railroad com pany and the rigorous departure taken by one of the largest railroads in the world is in keeping with the road's oth er popular innovations in looking after its patrons' interests and welfare. By the present system of watch inspection the Santa Fe guards every avenue against possible accident by collision from variation in time. Time signals are sent out every day at 10 o'clock from St. Louis observato ry. All clocks or other standard time pieces in use on the road are correct ed daily to the second, if found in er ror from the time transmitted. In these days of rapid transit and burdensome handling of trains, too much caution caanot be used. The Santa Fe claims to lead the railroad world in Its system of time inspection and does not stop in its progress. The company's general watch Inspec tor is a practical watch maker in the broad sense of the term and devotes his entire time and attention to the details of his excellent methods. The present system is due to his proficiency and his knowledge of the duties devolved upon him. Working under the instructions of the capable general manager, he has es tablished a system of time inspection which is attracting the attention of the press and railroad circles of the entire country. He is an indefatigable worker and studies improvements as the student delves in the depths of researches. Un der rules promulgated by the general manager, the general inspector does not deal in watches, his sole province being the sponsorship of watches passed into service. Any watch graded to the stand ard required by the company is judged specifically upon merit of performance regardless of name or make and favor itism is shown no quarter. With the original inauguration of the new system, in effect June 1, 1S96, pro visions were made for the sale to em ployes of a watch manufactured by the Waltham Watch eompany.branded witn the company's trade mark. In order to avoid semblance of partiality, the gen eral manager very wisely removed the sale of that or any other watch from the general inspector's privileges, and placed him as an official without preju dice. He is therefore cautious to discharge his duties with care, that the service is not impaired by a poor watch, and on the other hand that manufacturers of watches are not discriminated against or a good watch condemned. Before be ing passed into service every watch is rated in three positions, Viz: Pendant up; dial u,p; cock up. The extreme variation permitted is six seconds from one position to the other. As an example: A watch run ning exact in 24 hours pendant up, would not pass if it accelerated or re tarded more than six seconds in the next 24 hours, dial up; and ditto cock up, watch not having been stopped, changed or otherwise disturbed except winding. A movement might run say, 20 seconds slow pendant up; 14 seconds slow dial up, and 16 seconds slow cock up. In this case a question of regulation, onlv, would arise; the watch would be passed. As a matter of fact, in the or dinary way of wearing a watch, it would be in an upright or pendant po sition about la hours out of each 24. and "under the pillow" (dial or cock up) the other nine, therefore Mr. Montgomery contends with evident good grounds that no greater variation than six sec onds should be allowed for a good watch in a 24 hours' test in the dial and cock positions. A watch running within this limit, once regulated to a given rate, will avoid much tramping to the jeweler for correction of error and "setting." The rules of the Santa Fe instruct employes to avoid setting or regulating their watches, but recommend calling inspectors into service for these feat ures. Finally, a watch must be regulat ed to run within a limit of error of 30 seconds per week in wearer's possession This test is made by comparison with accurately performing chronometers, and there is no guess work about it. It will thus be seen that all watches passed into sew ice are as near perfec tion as it is possible to obtain. No watch which is received from the owner "run down," is rated for proof of its performance until it has been run for at least 24 hours to establish its in dividual variations. After a watch has been tested as described, and its record proven to conform to the rules, an "ap proval card" is issued to the owner, good for one year. The regular monthly certificate is is sued by local inspectors, only upon pre sentation of the "approval card" above referred to. Local inspectors compare the name and number of the watch pre sented with the name and number writ ten in the approval card to prevent de ception or errors. The monthly certifi cate must be obtained and duplicate filed with the trainmaster of the divis ion on which employe is stationed, on the 1st, or not later than the 5th of each month. A watch register is provided at avail able points in which employes are re quested to register the exact reading of their watches in comparison with stand ard time each Monday morning. All train registers are also provided with a column for registering truth or error of watches at arrival or departure of all trains at division and other essential points. Thus a monthly, weekly and daily check is put upon the performance of watches of employes required to carry a standard watch. At present the follow ing classes of employes are embraced in the list: Conductors, engineers, yardmasters, assistant yardmasters, and engine fore men Mr. Montgomery employs four assist ants and his corps of local inspectors numbers 46, a list of which is here given: LIST OF LOCAL WATCH INSPECT ORS A., T. S. F. RY. T. TT. Maynard, Albuquerque, N. M. Arthur Everitt, Albuquerque, N. M. W. P. Tossell, Deming, N. M. J. R. Hicks, Silver City, N. M. J. A. Burwell, La Junta, Col. Messrs. Fisher Larsen, La Junta, Col. A. Gluck, Dodge City, Kan. W. II. Chapman, Dodge City, Kan. C. H. Bechtol, Trinidad, Col. S. Spitz, Santa Fe, N. M. Gorton Rushmer, Pueblo, Col. C. A. Whited, Raton, N. M. Geo. B. Beringer, Raton, N. M. Geo. W. Hickox Hixson, El Paso Tex. P. H. Doll, E. Las Vegas, N. M. C. W. White, Guthrie, O. T. Edward Vail, Wichita, Kan. E. N. G. R. Moses, Great Bend, Kan. Amos Plank. Hutchinson, Kan. E. E. Conrad, Newton, Kan. J. C. Armstrong, Ottawa, Kan. F. K. Baier, Salina, Kan. G. M. Butler, Cherryvale, Kan. Emil Sutter, Abeline, Kan. Geo. Hudson, Winfield, Kan. Messrs. Fleming Meeker, Chanute, Kan. W. C. Sellers. Medicine Lodge, Kan. F. A. True, Purcell, I. T. C. J. Frichtel. Streator, 111. E. L. McDowell, Arkansas City, Kan. Frank Six, Wellington, Kan. August Wetteroth, St. Joseph, Mo. J. L. Bliss Co., Atchison, Kan. S. F. Kicker Son, Emporia, Kan. D. D. Williams Co., Emporia, Kan. L. Hoffman, Leavenworth, Kan. Ceo. W. Chase. Kansas City, Mo. Gus Burlund, Osage City, Kan. E. A. Burlingame, Argentine, Kan. W. E. Payne, Marceline, Mo. M. L. Bowen. Ft. Madison, la. John E. Bayles, Chillicothe, I1L H. Zukenwiler. Pekin, 111. H. Birkenbush, Pekin, 111. Geo. E. Feagans. Joliet, III. J. S. Townsend, Chicago, 111. The company's clocks are kept in or der by traveling workmen, Ralph Mont gomery, son of the general inspector, and Alonzo Thomas being assigned to the octagon clocks, while standard clocks are looked after by two expert repairers', Frank E. Pirtle and George Weisgerber. Mr. Pirtle has been assigned to a large portion of the rating duties ana his abilities especially equip him for this care and painstaking labor. Clocks are repaired and placed in position wherev er stationed. Mr. Montgomery found the shipping of clocks from stations to re pairer was a grievous mistake: that the clocks were frequently damaged in transit and often in worse shape when arriving at destination than before be ing repaired. Hence, repairs are now made, the clocks put in "beat," and reg ulated in the offices or rooms where lo cated. AMONG RAILROAD MEN. W. A. Grant, passenger conductor on the M., K. T. railroad between Par sons and Dennison, has taken a year's layoff, and will seek his fortune in the Klondike gold fields. Grant will join Billv Harrah of Sedalia and John Frey of Topeka, the trio making the trip to Alaska togeuher. The M., K. T. is operating 2,197.21 miles of road. There are 96S stockholders in the M., K. T. railway company. F. J. Hellinghauser, cashier in the "Katv" freight house at Parsons, left vesterday for Krebs. I. T., to take the position of station agent for the "Katy" at that place. His vacant position in the freight house will be taken by W. S. Roundtree. The tie-preserving plant at Bellemont is now in active operation and ties are being shipped to various points along the line of the Santa Fe Pacific rail road. M. P. Gavin has been appointed road master of Flagstaff division and Rich ard Matthews has been appointed su perintendent of bridges of the Santa Fe Pacific. The Las Cruces depot is undergoing extensive repairs. The platforms are being relaid with new boarding, and a new layer of sand will be put on the walk in front of the depot. The stock pen will be almost entirely remodeled and new shifting gates will be added. A. P. McGinnis of Los Angeles, has been appointed claim agent of the Santa Fe Pacific railroad, his appointment to take effect March 1. He will make Al buquerque his headquarters. Conductor Harry Reader and Brake man Muir, on the Santa Fe Pacific, have severed their connection with the company in order to go to Klondike. John A. Harlan, of the Santa Fe, is at Deming looking over the depot and Harvey house preparatory to giving those buildings an overhauling, making some repairs and improvements and giving all a new coat of paint. Clarence G. Pyle, electrician, who has been in charge of the cars fitted with the axle light at Raton, will be trans- THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE rules the world. But few appreciate the danger to which the expectant mother is exposed, and the foreboding with which she looks forward to the hour of approach i n g motherhood. By the use of "Mother's Friend" the body is made to yield pleasantly to the change. Headache and nausea are dispelled, the depressed and nerv ous feeling yields to one of hopeful ex pectation. Danger to life of mother is avoided, and she passes through the trial quickly and her recovery is rapid. Sent hT Mail, on receipt of price, $1.00. Book to K7CTwctar.t Mothers" free upon application. Ike BradSeld liepaiator Co.. Atlanta, Ga. SOLD BY ALL DRUGS;ST3. no Hand ferred to Las Angeles this week. He will be succeeded there by J. F. Kier-man. EXCITEMENT AT SHOPS. How the Shopmen's Sentiments ara Regarding the Cuban Affair. "Fall in! Right face! Forward march to Cuba," cried Engineer "Dad" Rust when he was asked if he was ready to join the army. "If they blew up the Maine I am ready for anything. War or anything else. We cannof allow 'Old Glory' to be insulted in that manner and our brave tars hurled into eternity. "They must be punished for the In sult. It would not take long to raise a company among the railroad men. They are all true blue and ready to stand by the stars and stripes." The blowing up of the Maine has cre ated great excitement among the rail road men and shop men in Topeka. Nearly all are of the opinion that Sran- i ish treachery is at the bottom of it and sentiment runs high in favor of giving the dons a good sound thrashing "It would be found now just as it was during the civil war,'- said a railroad man who did not want to give his name "that the majority of those who would answer to the call for ten thousand more would be mostly men who work for a living. Some people think that an honest toiler with grimy hands and soiled clothes is not patriotic but un der blue overalls beats many a true stout heart and many an oiled stained hand would be the first to sign enlist ment papers and they would be the ones who would be physically able to stand the trying marches, the privation and exposure. They would be the ones ready to carry the war into the fever stricken countries or anywhere the or ders called for. Surrender would never be known to them. It may be that they will have to show their patriotism. They will, count on them." There are many men In the employ of the Santa Fe who were in the civil war and know what the havoc of war means. They do not call for war without a cause but if the fact is shown that the Spaniards were the cause of the death of 253 of our brave marines they would be willing to go to the front if they would be accepted. "I know the meaning of war and served my enlistment in our last war and saw hard service at. Stony River, Chickamauga and other engagements. I am not able now to enlist but I have stood guard at the railroad crossing at Fifth and the railroads for 13 years and never an accident happened and I be lieve I could at least stand guard if we are called to arms with Spain." FKOfit NEWTON. Wiper Bellows, who was on the night shift, resigned yesterday. Fireman Sam Base has laid off on account of sickness. A number of boys at the shops have joined the National Guards. Engineer Igoe has been sent to Hutch inson and will run out of there in the future. Operator D. C. Coats called for his discharge check yesterday and will go to Topeka. Switchman Holliway reported for work after a layoff of several days on ac count of sickness. Fire Knocker John Gravolowsky has reported for duty after several days' absence. The painters have taken possession of the old round house and are using it as their headquarters. Fireman L'Heureaux returned to work and went on the switch engine 290. Engineer Arnold Is marked up on the off board. He sprained his ankle while getting off his engine. SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES. Samuel Walkley has left the coach shops. O. W. Blood has returned from Wich ita, where he was attending the Mason ic Grand Lodge. J. W. Cady will leave for Wichita Sunday to attend the A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge. Fireman McNeely sold the tickets at the ball and says credit did not go with him. W. E. Carey of the machine shop has returned from W'ichita, where he at tended the Masonic Grand Lodge. Harvey Eversole has returned from Wichita, having gone there as a mem ber of Siloam's team. Engineer Newfer of La Junta is visit ing in the city. Way car No. 50 is being rebuilt. Switchman George Bingham has gone to Albuquerque for a visit. No. 3, the California limited, had four Pullmans, one more t han the regular equipment. Fireman Ed Ash Is relieving on the Atchison run. Coach 162 has left the shops. Upchurch lodge No. 244, A. O. U. W., will do the work before the Grand Lodge in Wichita next Monday. Many railroad men belong to 244. F. E. Pirtle, assistant watch inspec tor, will go into business in Council Grove. He is considered an expert in watch repairing and adjusting. H. S. Montgomery will attend the Newton gun club shoot Tuesday. FROM WELLINGTON. C. E. Prince, boilermaker at the round house, is laying off. L E. Busch has gone to Cherryvale for a ten days' visit. Ben Bobbins and Jesse Clark, day wipers at the round house, are laying off. Mark Tucker, day wiper at the round house, is laying off on account of a se vere case of the "swell feet." Lee Morris, an employe of the round house, was taken sick yesterday after noon while at work and conveyed home. He is suffering with a fever. Fireman E. W. Keever has gone to Medicine Lodge to take Jack Landreth's place while the latter is laying off. Mr. Keever will be absent about ten days. Ed Herning. Chas. Weddle, J. C. Da vis and Jim Limebarger have returned from Wichita where they have been in attendance at the meeting of the grand chapter R. A. M. RAILROADS QUARREL. Santa Fe and K. C. P. G. Have Trouble Which Gets Them Into Court A quarrel between the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf railroad and the San ta Fe found its way into the federal court yesterday. The suit is for an injunction to pre vent the Santa Fe from withdrawing the joint tariff with the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf on freight rates. The joint tariff on the Texas business was withdrawn on Feb. 15. and the two roads are before Judge Philiips in Kan sas City on that question. The present suit is to prevent the. withdrawal of other joint tariffs on March 1. Railroads operate their freight busi ness under an agreement by which the freight is transferred from one road to the other and the freight charges col lected after a division is made. The Kansas City. Pittsburg Gulf claims that the Santa Fe has demanded that the charges be prepaid, just as they are with ether shippers. Judge Williams fixed Thursday of next week as the date for the hearing. WHAT ELSE J10JHEY? Now Congressman Tincent Gives His Long List Of Pensions He Has Gotten For Kansans This Seems To Ee the Only Thing Kansas Congressmen Do. $5,000 A YEAR IS HIGH Pay to Keep Eight Pension Agents at Washington. Congressman Tincent No Worse Than the Rest. The following list of pensions sent to the Journal have been allowed through the efforts of Congressman W. D. Vin cent of the Fifth district since March 4, 1SS7: J. W. Blundin, Salina, $4 per month from January 6. 1897. Michael M. Cornell, Clyde, $12 from May 4, 1897. John M. Campbell, Wayne, $S and $12 from July 2u, 1890. Thomas Eckert, Talmo, $12 from June 23, 1892. Wm. F. Lewis, Concordia, $S from April 4, 1888. Martin Mullins, Junction City, $17 from April 17. l&S'o. Mrs. Delilah Mathews, Glasco, $S from December 21. iS95. Mrs. Matilda Furber, Salina, $12 from June 23. 1SS2. Mrs. Rena E. Bliss, Manhattan, $8 and $12 from December 5, 12. One minor child, $2 from December 5, 1SS2. Isaac Norris, Riley, $6 and $10 from July 1, 1896. Nathan Sisk, Throop, $6 from January 2S, 1896. Anson Woodruff, Clyde, $8 from Novem ber 18, 1895. Edward Hodgson, Clay Center, $12 from March 20, 1895. Mary E. Hanna, Concordia, $8 from Au gust 25, 1896. One minor child. $2 from August 25, 1896. James E. Lykens, Green, $10 from No vember 18, 1896. Jemima Wilkins, Miltonvale, $12 from May 2, 1896. Mrs. Phoebe Hoffman,Miltonvale,$S from December 8. 1S94. Four minor children, $4 each from De cember 8. 1894. John Mccormick, Clay Center, $24 from June 2, 1S97. Lyman Wilder, Talmo, $8 from July 18, lStS. Lyman Wilder, Talmo, $10 from May 23, 1S96. Lyman Wilder, Talmo, $14 from June 12, 1895. John Walmsley, Lamar, $S from March 13. 1895. Christian Stoner, Rice, $6 from May 23, 1S9G. Albert Stewart, Clay Center, $10 from March 3, 1897. John A. Reece, May Day, $12 from July 14. 1S97. James Sherwood, Talmo. $8 from Sep tember, 1892 and $12 from August, 1897. Wm. Ogden, Clay Center, $12 from Feb ruary 17, 1S97. Wm. H. Anderson, Concordia, $3 from August 18, 1897. Samuel Morehead, Frankfort, $8 from Derember 27, 1893. Luther H. Keys, Delphos, $10 from Au gust 7. 1895. Magdaline W. Dildine, Concordia, $12 from August 4. 1S96. Wm. A. JJilcline, concoraia. s irom au gust 4, 1896, and $30 from September 2S, 1896. Hiel D. Hull. Zeandale. $6 from August 26. 1892, to March 1, 1895 (supplemental). Armstead T. McCormick, Zeandale, $6 from May 7. 1896. Wm. H. White, Junction City, $10 from May 6, 1896. Hobt. A. Cook, Glasco, $8 from Decem ber 16, 1S96. John II. Zeiger, Concordia, $30 from July 1S9T- Wm. W. Madden, ManKato, $6 from TUrr')i 9fi 1X91 Wm. Agin, Gypsum, $6 from Au gust 17. 1896. Josiah E. Wood, Concordia, $24 from March 17. 1897. Wm. II. Putnam, Manhattan, $S from July 21, 1S97. Wm. V. Smith, Cuba, $6 from July 23, 1S94. Albert Roas, Clay Center, $10 from March 1. 1897. Harriett A. Parkerson, Manhattan, $s from June 21, 1897. One minor child. $2 from June 21. 18?i. Mary E. Lee. Riley, $12 from April 13, 1891. to September 17, 1891. L'rsella H. Howell, Broughton, $S from Julv 15, 1897. Wm. C. Norton, Concordia, $10 from June 2, 1S97. Thos. Mi sell, Concordia, $12 from Au gust 8. 1891. Henry A. Kere, Abilene, $3 from Au gust 20. 1S96. Edward D. Randall, Concordia, $8 from September 8. 1S96. Hamilton G. Boles, Chapman, $14 from June 2. 1897. t. Henry C. Townsend, Hutchinson, from July 14 and $8 from 1891. Honare Demers, Aurora, $10 from July 14john'crosson (guardian), Minneapolis, $8 and $2 from July 31. 1896. Rhoda J. Tyler, Abilene, $8 and $2 from AChas. Andress, Wamego, $4 from July 31, lSi6 George C. Clark. Reedsville. $4 from June 13. 1865. $6 from March 27. 1SS9, 8 from May 22, 1SS9, $12 from December 9, 1SMargaret Kay, Clay Center, $8 from S(pnflU)bH. Rundle, Vermillion, $12 from August 11, 1897. What else has Congressman mcent done? CENTRAL PARK DECAY. The Famous New York Pleasure Ee sort Shows Signs of Decay. New York, Feb. 19. Central park is less than half a century old. but is already showing some of the signs of old age. The new landscape gardener. N. J. Rose, in his report pointed out a number of im provements which old age and neglect have made necessary. He says that the natural woods, which are the crowning beauty of the northern part of the nark, have been sadly neglect ed The shrubberies throughout the pvt and the evergreen trees on the west side are dving out. The greenhouses are in a dilapidated condition that has made them the object of ridicule by visitors from other cities. Mr. Rose suggests .reme dies for all these defects. Many People Cannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep. Tou can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and feeds. 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As Washington cor respondent she telegraphed to her pa per the daily reports of the proceedings of the famous electoral commission of 1877. A quarter of a century of racing work like this has enabled Mrs. Cromwell to know what "nerves" mean. Her faith in Paine's celery compound to restore the nervous system when it is run down and depressed by work, worry, rush or sickness, cannot be lightly set aside: Washington, D. C, Feb. 19, 1896. 1602 Q. St. Wells, Richardson Co.: Gentlemen A young lady residing in my family, who had tried various rem edies for nervous debility and depleted condition of the system, found great and permanent relief from the use of Paine's celery compound. I can there fore recommend this excellent remedy to those in need of treatment of the same kind. Ellen S. Cromwell. Women have their health much more largely in their own hands than they are accustomed to believe. The impure blood that undermines the stomach and the nervous system can be unquestionably enriched; the number of the red corpuscules increas ed, nd the circulation cleansed of hu mors by Paine's celery compound. Sleeplessness that causes much of the nervous prostration among women is entirely within the control of every per son who will take pains to correct the bad habit the brain has fallen into. Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., of the Dartmouth medical school, in an nouncing his wonderful discovery of Paine's celery compound at a meeting of the Dartmouth medical faculty. MISS TARDO CRUCIFIED. Chicago Museum Freak Spends Three Sours Nailed to a Frame. Chicago, Feb. 19. Without any signs of pain, or even inconvenience. Miss Evatima Tardo was for the second time In three days nailed to a half cross in a Clark street museum last night. Over a thous and people all the building would hold saw the sight, shuddered and went away wondering how such a woman could ever come to death naturally. A number of physicians were also pres ent. Four of them accepted an invitation to step upon the platform, where they could witness the feat at close range. They examined the nails, the hammer, the cross and the woman's hands and feet; they stood close by while the nails, extra larere horseshoe nails were driven through her right foot and her loft hand, fastening them securely to the wood; then they wiped their eyes to make sure they were seeing aright, pinchd themselves to prove they were really awake, and finally gave it up as a freak of nature, the like of which medical history has never re corded. The rest of the thousand or more spectators, following the examination of the physicians, mounted the stase and examined the woman, her hand and the nails for themselves. All the while Miss Tardo smiled and passed pleasantries with the curious spec tators. When the crowd had all gone the woman was still smiling and still secure ly impaled. From that time, shortly after 8, until 11, she stood in the same position, not even showing any signs of fatigue at her long stand. The cross used is made of boards two inches thick. It stands about six feet in height, and at the the bottom there is a small wooden platform large enough for one to stand upon. The cross, how ever, is incomplete, having but one arm. Miss Tardo says she could just as easily withstand the ordeal of having: both hands and feet nailed as one of each: she does not do it, however, for fear of of fending those of strong religious beliefs. For the same reason she never gives this part of her performance on Sunday nights. Miss Tardo was born on the Island of Dwi. off the coast of Trinidad, some 25 years ago. When about five she was bit ten bv a large cobra. The poison failed to affect her. Since that time she has known no pain and has been impervious to poisons. Some medical men have ad vanced the theory from this incident that the snake's venom inoculated her system in such a way that poison would never affect her. For sixteen years she has exhibited herself before medical schools, post grad uate colleges and medical societies. At most of these, however, she showed her power to withstand pin and the effect of poison only by allowing snakes to bite her and by swallowing different poisonous liquids. J. H. Gregg, of Dundee, Kas., writes: "My little daughter who has been trou bled with Croup ever since she was three months old. I have never found anything to relieve her until I tried Beggs" Cherry Cough Syrup, and that has cured her entirely. I think it is the best Cough Syrup on the market. WBliWJ J$!; showed how closely he had studied, n all their bearings upon health, such dis orders as sleeplessness, blood impurity and the nervous diseases that are likely to follow such daily poisoning of the system. Paine's celery compound by its pro nounced nourishing power enables the nerves to get back their control over the circulation so that the blood supply becomes greatest where it is most needed, as in the stomach after eating, and least where its presence can only do harm, as in the brain when sleep is needful. The nerves, when they are strong and properly nourished, limit the flow of blood to the head and draw off the ex cess from the brain, thus ensuring re freshing sleep. Persons who wake up tired, drowsy and ambitionless, or can not sleep a whole night through are suffering from disordered nerves. Paine's celery compound calms and feeds the nerves even to their tinie-t branchings, and they in their turn are enabled to equalize the blood, supply over the body, thus sparing the heart, preventing congestions and rushes of blood to the head, dizziness, paralysis, pain over the heart, and those head aches that seem to come and go with out any good reason, and are so inex plicable to hosts of men and women. It thus indirectly, but none the less surely, relieves the dangerous pressure on the kidneys and heart, which event ually leads to their rapid deterioration and breakdown. This great invigorator is a long step forward in the definite cure of nervous diseases and disorders that are induce J by an insufficiently nourished system. It is possible to name, without hesita tion, several diseases that have been re peatedly traced to such improvment of the blood nervous dyspepsia, a "run down" physical condition, loss of appe tite, nervousness, heart trouble, tired feelings and a despondent outlook upon life. To rid the body of such evidences of trouble within, it is necessary to stop the friction among the nervous tissues that is pulling down its healthy tone. The remedy is Paine's celery compound. Don't be so economical in plumbing as to get dishon est work. Insist on good work and pay the right price, it will prove economy in the end. If doit, it. is sure to be right in quality and price they are up-to-date in Plumbing Heating and Lighting. v2 vi- I3ti iraname sua Lvm lear. JI$$ociafiC, TOPEKA. KAN. MONET TO LOAN. Heal Estate Security. Long Time, Low Bate Monthly Payments. Old Mortgages Lifted. New House Built. For particulars call at Room IS, Columbian Building, on Sixth street. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENIXGr, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. The State Journal BT FRANK P. MAC LEXNAN. VOLUME XXV. No. 43. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier. 10 eents 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 P'S By mail, three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building, D ana 102 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business office Tell "Phone 107 Reporters" Room Bell 'Phone 677 New York address: 322 Potter Building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where flies of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. A WAITING ATTITUDE. It Is announced in the dispatches that the government at Washington has as sumed a waiting- attitude. There is nothing new in this. It is a condition that seems to have become chronic. There is apparently a disposition among those in authority to cover up and smooth over the Maine disaster. It seems hardly probable that the Ameri can people in their present state of feel ing will tolerate much of that sort of thing. They will want to know the facts about the blowing up of an Amer ican battleship and the killing of nearly three hundred American seamen while on a peaceful mission, Somebody is responsible and the re sponsibility must be fixed and that without any unusual or unnecessary delay. If for any reason there are those who would shield the Spaniards in the mat ter, it should be remembered that it must be done at the expense of our own people.Either somebody in Havana blew up that ship or somebody on board the Maine was guilty of criminal care lessness. The public is in no frame of mind to be put off with subterfuges or smooth speeches. American citizens have been taught from childhood that they are the sov ereigns of the nation and that the offi cials at Washington are their servants. They seem to forget the lesson some times but when sufficiently aroused it comes back to them and they find means for enforcing their wishes. It will be better for the administra tion to do something which will remove that suspicion, now prevalent, that a policy of concealment is being prac ticed. The time has arrived when eve rything should be open and above board. Is the country expected to wait for another De Lome letter or the blowing up of another United States battle ship? STILL TIME TO PREVENT THE STEAL. (From the New York World.) The adoption of the senate yesterday cf the resolution of Senator Harris, calling on the attorney general for in formation as to his action in the aban donment of the claim of the govern ment against the Kansas Pacific road for $6, 626.690 of unpaid interest on the government's loan, should call a halt in the proposed sale until the informa tion asked for is given to the senate. The statement of Senator Harris as to the declared intention of the attor ney general to redeem the first mort gage bonds and to protect the interests of the government as a creditor is frank and plain and stands as yet un contradicted. No explanation has been given of the reasons, motives or Influ ences which have caused the govern ment to abandon its rights and surren der its just claims to a syndicate of speculators. A sale of the road under the existing arrangement would be in plain language neither more nor less than a steal, the prevention of which is within the power as well as the duty of the attorney general. There is still time for the government to free itself from the imputation of a corrupt bargain and to protect the pub lic interests. It can stop the sale to day. It can compel the acceptance of terms which will not only satisfy the pecuniary claim of the government, but also redeem the country from the dis grace of being swindled by a road which owes its existence to the generous boun ty of the nation. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR (From the New "Fork Press.) There are two ways to tell whether a girl is in love with you: ask her or don't ask her. If a woman really ha3 more sense titan her husband, she never lets him know she thinks so. Love is so pretty that the women are never satisfied till they can get one of its wings to dust things with. Men can be contented without being happy, but it takes a woman to be hap py without being contented. When you go into an old bachelor's room you generally see either a necktie holder or a fancy shaving paper which some girl has made him and which he has hung up on the wall, thinking it was un ornament. GLOBE "BIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) The rich wife of a poor husband is the greatest tyrant in the world. The latest sinner in town has prob ably prayed for you a thousand times. 1 Some men become such slaves to work that finally they cannot enjoy lib erty. Every man has some women folks somewhere who are worrying because tie doesn't write to them. I When some people get on their Sun day clothes, the people who see them on the streets begin to Inquire who is dead. In nine cases out of ten the modern woman prospers as a widow. Men are not so important to women as is gener ally imagined.

When a member of the family- asks to be called early next morning, do not be surprised, when you cail hizn, to find he has changed his mind. (When a man gladly goea with his wife to visit her folks, and cheerfully carries the baby on the way, it indi cates that he is fixing to borrow money of her father. As soon as it is certain that an old man is dying, the doctors begin pun ishing him by experimenting on him. A man is not entitled to punishment after death; he get3 enough on earth. You hear many compliments of Dix ey. the actor, because he is able to do only one thing well. That is true of ev erybody, except that a good many are not able to do anything well. If you are able to do one thing well, you are lucky. CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. (From the Chicago News.) Too many cooks are apt to spoil the policeman on that beat. Beginning a proper name with a small letter is a capital offense. The powder-puff gets on to nearly all the latest feminine wrinkles. A large head is about as much evi dence of brains as a paper collar is of a shirt. When a train of thought tries to pass through some men's brains it is always ditched. Everybody seems to know just where the north pole is and yet no one is able to find it. The trouble with a great many men is they are never satisfied with wasting their own time. Some people are born tired and some seem to have been born for the purpose of making others tired. Many men who go to war fall in bat tle and are lost; others fall in love and are lost in the matrimonial shuffle. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Mayor McKisson Makes a Radical Move Against Ohio Street Rail way Corporations. Cleveland, Feb. 19. No less radical move than the introduction of a bill in the legis lature for the municipal ownership of street railways will be the next step taken by Mayor McKisson in his bitter fight on the street railway corporations. In fact, a newspaper representative had an opportunity to peruse the contents of the bill, which is entitled "A bill to au thorize and provide for the construction, equipment, operation and ownership of street railways, the procuring of the nec essary bonds therefor and the purchase of existing street railways in cities in Ohio." Provision is made in the bill for a di rector of transportation at a salary of not to exceed $5,000 a year, who shall manage the proposed municipal railway and shall have charge of the men re quired for its construction and mainte nance. It is contemplated to borrow a fund of between $30,000 and JW.000 for each mile of single track street railway purchased or constructed and to issue bonds therefor, payable between ten and thirty years at not to exceed 5 per cent interest. CHURCH BUILDING CRAZE. Strikes the Town of Hunnewell- -Two Start Within Two Weeks. Hunnewell, Feb. 19. This city has a church building craze. Recently Elder Newby.a traveling ex horter with no creed but the broad doc trine of Christ, organized a church and built a building large enough for a city of the second class. Now the Methodists are at work and are making plans for a $1,000 building. Hunnewell is a small town with about ten stores. Religious services were for merly held in a 20 by 40 school house. Anson Wants Telegrams. The citizens of the little town of An son, Sumner county, once in a while want to hold telegraphic communication with the rest of the world, and they were consequently much angered a few days ago by the Missouri Pacific man agement removing the telegraph instru ments from its station at Anson. They are still angry and have appealed to the board of railroad commissioners, asking that the road be compelled to replace the means of holding such communica tion. The hearing has not yet been set. Rheumatism Cured in 24 Hours. T. J. Blackmore, of Haller Black more, Pittsburgh, Pa., says: "A short time since I procured a bottle of 'MYS TIC CURE." It got me out of the house in twenty-four hours. I took my bed with rheumatism nine months ago and the 'MYSTIC CURE' is the only medi cine that did me any good. I had five of the best physicians in the city, but I received very little relief from them. I know the 'MYSTIC CURE' to be what it is represented, and take pleasure in recommending it to other poor suffer ers." Sold by Swift Holliday, drug gists, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan sas. One Large Scar Is All That Remains of Great Scrofula Sores Neighbors Could Not Bear to Look Upon Her A Crand, Complete Cure by Hood's Sarsaparilla After Others Failed. "I was taken with neuralgia in my head and eyes. Not long after this, a scrofula aore appeared on my left cheek, extending from my upper lip to my eye. Other sores came on my neck and on my right arm and one of my limbs. They were very tronblesome and painful and soon became great running sores. My face looked so bad that some of my neighbors could not bear to look at me and advised me to wear a bandage, but I feared this would irritate the sore and make it worse. So I Could Not Hide the Seres. My niece, who was familiar with a case similar to mine, which had been cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, urged me to try it. Finally I was persuaded to do so, and in a short time I saw it was helping me. The sores began to heal and the neu ralgia in my head was better. In a few months the sores on my arms and limbs all healed; those on my neck gradually disappeared and now they are all gone. I have never had any symptom of scrofula since. One large scar on my right arm is all the sign that remains of my terrible affliction. The neuralgia is also cured.'.' Mbs. J. M. Hatch, Etna, New Hampshire. C0 O C d 5 S pa rll'la Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hfnd' Pill are the only pi Us to take 1 1UUU fills wita Hood Sarsaparilla, UNDER THE DOME The Public Schools Can Usurp the Privileges Of the Sunday Schools in Kan sas if They Want To. BIBLE CAN BE READ If Anybody Wants to Read It in the Schools. News of the Kansas State De partments. The Lord's prayer may be repeated and the Bible read with all freedom in the schools of Kansas. The opinion re cently rendered by the attorney general of Missouri to the contrary was respon sible in bringing the question up, and Superintendent William Stryker today interpreted the Kansas law in this re gard. The interpretation was made in response to 'a letter from a Douglas county man asking for information on the matter. Superintendent Stryker wrote him as follows: Dear Sir: I send you today copy of the school laws. By referring to page 102 of the statute governing cities of the first-class, you will find that section 125 reads as follows: "No sectarian or re ligious doctrine shall be taught or in culcated in any of the public schools of the city; but nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the read ing of the holy scriptures." By referring to page 114, section 157, the statute governing cities of the second-class, you will find "That no sec tarian doctrine shall be taught or in culcated in any of the public schools of the city; but the holy scriptures, with out note or comment, may be used therein." There is nothing in the statutes touching upon this subject concerning district schools; but by implication the same law would govern. It is evident that out law makers have not intended to prohibit the reading of the scriptures in the public schools of the state; pro vided, they are read without note or comment. The reading of the scriptures would also permit the repeating of the Lord's prayer. The opinion cited by you of the attorney general of Missouri is presumably in accordance with the statutes in that state. Upon this point I am not informed. Kansas law makers have thought it proper to leg islate differently. The above opinion is the law in Kansas, as I understand it. Respectfully yours, WILLIAM STRIKER, Supt. Public Instruction. SPOUTING LIKE VESUVIUS. Bills, Plans, Projects, Schemes, Ideas and Whatnot, Mr. Stryker. If the next legislature doesn't pass a collection of bills calculated to improve the condition of the schools and school children in Kansas, it will not be be cause of lack of exertion on the part of Superintendent of Instruction William Stryker. Mr. Stryker is continually mapping out plans for the betterment of the educational advantages of the state, and hardly a day goes by but a new scheme makes its appearance. These schemes are to be incorporated into bills for the consideration of the legislators at the next session. The only trouble is that it needs two or three worlds like ours, to afford room for all of Mr. Stryker's plans. He has already, decided to frame a supplement to the present text book bill, extending the provisions of the present law to the purchase of charts, maps, and other accessories of the school room. These articles, he s'tates, are now being purchased at exorbitant prices in proportion to the cost, and he sees where the state is losing large sums of money each year. Another matter that he has decided to bring up in the form of a bill is compulsory education of children. He proposes that every city of any size support a truant officer, whose duty it shall be to go from house to house, learn the condition of the children of every family, and provide the neces sary means for all of the children at tending school. In this way, Mr.Stryk er believes that much crime will be pre vented, as the children of poor parents who otherwise would be on the streets, will be compelled to attend school. Mr. Stryker does not hope to have all his ideas passed, into laws, but he be- lieves that his most important schemes will be duly considered. MADE WORTHLESS. Might as Well Have Lopped Off the Other $720 Also. Labor Commissioner W. L. A. John son will not be able to make the two inspections per year of the factories and workhouses In the state as required by the law governing his department because of the reduction made by the last legislature in the contingent fund. The legislators decided that $1,500 was too much of a contingent fund to be at the disposal of the labor commissioner, and cut the amount to $720. The result is that at the end of seven months the contingent fund of the labor department is almost exhausted, and Mr. Johnson has not yet completed the first inspection of all the factories in the state. If he succeeds in completing the first inspection it will be all he can do, as there will be no money for the expenses of the second inspection. Dur ing his term of office the inspections will be annual instead of semi-annual as the law provides. Mr. Johnson says that after taking out the amount required for incidental expenses of the office, the contingent fund is wholly inadequate for the work he is supposed to do. Reward Offered. Governor Leedy today issued a re ward for the capture of William Dun can, who shot and killed Julius Richter on the eighth day of this month. Dun can escaped after the killing, and his whereabouts are not now known. BIG DYNAMITE FACTORY With Millions of Capital to Be Estab lished at Denver. Denver, Colo., Feb. 19. Representa tives of some of the largest dynamite and fuse manufacturing companies of the United States, who have been in confeernce here for several days have completed the preliminary ar rangements for establishing a large plant in Denver. A new company is to be incorporated, all the stock having already been sub scribed. A committee was appointed to ?elect a site near this city for the plant, w hich is to be erected as soon as possi ble. Among the gentlemen who have taken part in the meetings are: J. A. Haskill of the Eastern Dynamite company; Capt. John Birmingham of the California Powder Works; Julian Sonnteg of the Giant Powder company, consolidated, and Ed G. Lukens of the Tudson Dynamite. Powder company. These gentlemen represent millions of capital. It is proposed to erect a plant of suf ficient capacity to supply the mining erritory tributary to Denver with pow der and fuse. There are three little thirrgs which do more work than any other three little things created they are the ant, the bee and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the last being the famous little pills for stomach and liver troubles. G. W. Stansfleld, 632 Kansas avenue. Ton La Grippe is cut short by the early use of "Seventy-seven." Colds, either fresh or long standing, are broken up by "77." Coughs are very quickly banished and Pneumonia prevented by "77." Catarrh, Acute Is checked, and Chronic is cured by "77." Influenza or Colds in the Head vanishes before "77." Sore Throat, Q"uinsy and Tonsilitis all yield readily to "77." The Sy st amis sustained by "77," and you feel strong and vigorous. At druggists or sent prepaid on receipt of price, 25c, 60c, or $1.00. Ask for Dr. Humphreys' Specific Man ual of all Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free. Humphreys' Medicine Company.New Xork. '"WW" j L L- oefco Society f5T7l oA.tsS Co I PUT trfc- f I w .SAY MARSI (IRAS FIND S Plenty. of devotees LEEDY ENDORSED. W. F. Brown of Pratt, Stands by the Railroad Bill Submitted to the Members of the Legislature FOR THEIIl APPROVAL Says It Embodies All Good Fea tures of Former Measures, And Declares That He Would Gladly Tote For It. To the Editor of the State Journal: Sir I have seen so much nonsense in print since Governor Leedy has sub mitted his railroad bill to the members of the legislature and the public for study and for criticism, that I cannot refrain from trying to inject a little common sense into the discussion. One says "the governor has abandoned the maximum rate idea." Another says. "The bill is an entirely new departure." Another says, "It is almost a fac simile of the Harris bill which Leedy vetoed." Another says, "It is not a maximum rate bill, but is a commissioner bill pure and simple." And every one of the above criticisms shows how little the writers thereof know about railway bills, or railway legislation of any kind. In any effective railway law there are three essential features which must be observed. First, the commissioners must be given power to classify the roads according to the business done, or in accord with their earning capacity. This feature was recognized in the Campbell bill, in the senate bills of 1893 and 1895, and was also recognized in the house committee bill of 1897, but was wholly lacking in the Harris bill. And this feature is fully recognized in section 5 of the Leedy bill where it says that "The said board shall pro ceed to prepare a schedule of rates to be charged for property shipped over railroads in the state of Kansas and of the classifications to be made of the said property for shipment, a schedule being prepared for each railroad doing business in the state of Kansas." And this last paragraph as clearly classi fies the roads as did that part of the Campbell, senate or late house bill where they provided that "All railroads in the state shall be classified according to the respective annual earnings of the said several roads according to the amount of their annual earnings with in the state for the preceding year." This provision of the Leedy bill very closely resembles the methods followed by the railroad commission in Texas, where a schedule of rates is promul gated for each road. The second essential principle that must be observed is the classification of property and freight. In the Campbell bill and the senate bills of 1893-5 and in the late house bill, the western classi fications which were then in force in Kansas were made a part of the bilis themselves. This -always gave rise to more or less objection.which was not all together unjustifiable by reason of the fact that it was not possible in the form that was attempted, to embody all of the supplemental classifications into the law which made some very material changes in the existing classifications, though it was argued that the com mission could easily remedy this defect as soon as the law went into effect. This second essential principle is fully recognized in section 6 of the Leedy bill, which provides: "That until the revisions provided for in this act shall be made by the said board of railroad commissioners the schedules of classifi cations of property shipped by freight in the state of Kansas shall be the same as were in force December 31, 1897." The third principle to be observed is the fixing of a schedule of maximum rates, and the power to change and revise the same whenever it is deemed necessary or proper. This principle was fully recognized in the Campbell bill, the senate bills of 1893-5 and in the late house bill, and this principle was abso lutely wanting in the Harris bill, and rates were only to be changed up on specific complaints as is now done. But the schedules of rates fixed in the above mentioned bills were always a bone of con tention. Some claimed that the sched ules were too low; others thought they were too high; while again others claimed that the schedules raised some particular rate to or from their par ticular community. But this princi 'S. i Tub S?m THEY WOULD UtKE To TRY a round or two ple fs fully recognized in the Leedy bill in section 6, where it says immediately following the language above quoted: "And the charges then in force on any road shall be the highest rates to be charged by said company." Governor Leedy avoided another snag by not saying, "and the charges then in force on any road shall be the max imum (highest) rates." And yet by this simple provision he fixes a schedule of maximum rates as absolutely and as certainly as did the Campbell, or the senate bills of 1S93-5 or the late house bill. True, he does not print the sched ule in the bill, nor does he use the ob jectionable term maximum rates, though he does say highest rates, which terms are not only co-relative but ab solutely the same. So we see that he cas not only provided for the classifi cation of the roads, he has not only fixed the classifications of freight and property, and provided for the revision of the same, but he has fixed a schedule of rates, and has provided for the re vision of such schedule just as was pro vided for in the old maximum rate bills. The late house bill gave railroad cas es precedent over all cases except crim inal cases in any court in the state so that provision of the Leedy bill giving precedence to railroad cases over all civil cases in the supreme court is not new. In fact, the Leedy bill contains but two new features the one is the clothing of the board of railroad com missioners with judicial powers of a specific nature, and the other is the ap pointing of an assistant attorney gen eral whose duty it is to wait upon the board. I believe both of these provis ions are wise ones and I consider that they add strength to the law. In my judgment this law, if passed, would redeem every pledge made by the Populist party for the past seven years on the line of railway legisla tion. Those parties who were in favor of the principles as laid down in the old Populist bills should be satisfied that those principles are fully recognized in the proposed measure. Those parties who were not in favor of any change in the existing rates and classifications until a commission had time and oppor tunity to make a full investigation, should be pleased, for no change is at tempted for the present In the existing rates and classifications, and they are simply made permanent while this in vestigation goes on and until the com mission can come to some definite un derstanding, except that the railroads can lower their rates at will, provided they lower them to all alike. The claim that this proposed measure in any way resembles the Harris bill is too silly to call for any notice what ever. Governor Leedy showed that bill up in its true colors in his masterly veto message on the measure, which so far as I know, no man has dared to attack and which left that bill stripped so naked that even its leading champion at the time of its passage has since de nied it. I do not consider the Leedy bill as being absolutely perfect. There are some deficiencies which I regard as of more than passing moment. I believe that the railroads should be compelled to make annual reports of the most complete and specific nature, which in formation should be for the use and in formation of the public at large. But since the board under this proposed law is authorized to compel the production of any information necessary to their use, we can w;ait a more convenient season for the other. I know there are some who object to placing such vast power in the hands of the board of commissioners, and I can illustrate my views on this subject by relating a little incident that hap pened in my committee room last win ter. A certain friend of mine, who has the good fortune to draw the salary of a district Judge, came in one morning and objected that my bill placed too much power in the hands of the board of commissioneis. I turned to him and asked, "If a railroad case should come before you as Judge, would you be will ing to sell a decision?" His reply was. "No. sir." "Then," said I, "if you were transferred to the board of railroad commissioners I suppose you could be much more easily approached." But some way he could see no reason why he should be upright in one place and not in the other, and neither could I. Nor do I believe that should Judges Doster, Johnson and Allen be trans ferred from the supreme bench to a place on the board of railroad commis sioners they would be one whit less honest in the one place than they are in the other., Nor do I believe that these gentlemen have any corner on all of the honesty to be found in Kansas. I do not know who the author of the proposed measure is. I was neither ad vised with nor consulted about it, and only received an official copy today, February 15, though I had seen a text of the bill in several papers some days ago. This much I do know, however: There are few men who have worked harder for some competent and efficient railroad legislation than myself, and I stand ready to support this measure whenever an opportunity presents it self. As to the railroads, if they are not uncompromisingly opposed to any law which recognizes the right of the state to control them, they certainly ought not find any serious objection to the proposed bill. The leading railway of ficials of the state claim that their roads are barely making expenses, and this bill makes no attempt to reduce charges, but on the other hand, recog nizes the present rates and classifica tions as Just and equitable until such time as they may be iroven to the con trary. This is certainly fair, and ought to be all the railways should ask, un less they are, as I have before sug gested, unalterably opposed to the the ory of state control. My individual opinion is that rail way rates in Kansas can stand a very material reduction, and so strong is my faith in that direction that I am en tirely willing to submit the matter to a court created for the especial purpose of determining this question. And I hold that any opposition on the part of the railway companies should be taken as an indication on their part that they cannot substantiate their claims. The governor, in framing this bill, has builded both wisely and well, and mem bers of the legislature should meet the question fairly and consider it squarely upon its merits. The people of Kansas generally favor a railway law that will place the lines of public transportation under statecon trol, and the entire opposition to an ex tra session comes of a fear that we can not rise above feelings of petty strife and contention and do our duty as sen sible men. And I feel that if the Pop ulist members of the present legisla ture cannot get together and pass this measure substantially as it is, we had about as well lay It aside with the sub treasury scheme, and simply say in our next platform that we favor a railway law or something else. Yours truly, W. F. BROWN. Naron, Pratt Co., Kas. S. T. HOWE FOR TROUTMA1T. Thinks He Would Enforce the Pro hibitory Law and Others. "In my opinion we need to exercise more common sense and indulge in less political manipulation in Kansas dur ing the coming campaign," said Samuel T. Howe, a member of the state board of railroad commissioners under Gov ernor Morrill and ex-state treasurer, to a Journal reporter today. "Our success depends, largely, upon the care exercised in the selection of candidates," continued Mr. Howe, "but I can but believe that we have too much pontics. "As to state affairs I believe the state platform to be adopted by the Republicans in their convention should be short and to the point. It should re affirm the national platform at St. Louis and endorse the national admin istration. "It's most important plank should be much more brief and declare for the enforcement of all laws. "When I say declare the enforce ment of law I mean that the declara tion should be in the platform and in the heart of every man who votes for it. Then when the ticket is elected and the officers Installed in the state house, then enforce the laws in accordance with the campaign declarations. "It is folly for men to say that laws cannot be enforced. I do not believe it. I was a part of John A. Martin's ad ministration and he enforced the laws. I know he did because I was a witness to his actions." Upon being asked whom he regarded as a man who would fulfill his ideal in this direction Mr. Howe said: "I am for James Troutman for gov-i ernor and hope he will be a candidate. He would enforce the laws and would make a first-class governor." OH, WHAT A WEARY ROAD These Politicians Travel Trying to "Git Something" and Never Getting It A. W. Smith of McPherson has an axe to grind in supporting E. H. Funston for the Republican nomination for gov ernor. Mr. Smith is making a fight to turn Jim Simpson down in McPherson county. Mr. Simpson lias had a hard time in that county for several years, having been unable to secure an elec tion as a delegate to a state convention, getting into the convention either by proxy or as a spectator. Mr. Smith proposes to support the candidacy of John D. Milllken for attor ney general. Should Mr. Milliken be elected he will be a member of the ex ecutive council which will elect a state board of railroad commissioners. Should he be indebted to Mr. Smith for unqualified support he would not be likely to stand by Jim Simpson for a place on the board, an ambition which Mr. Simpson constantly cherishes. To further that ambition Jim Simp son wants J. Q. Thompson, of Pratt, his brother-in-law, nominated for attorney general. Mr. Simpson has been work ing among the politicians endeavoring to have the "boss" accept Mr. Thomp son but he has not yet succeeded in ac complishing this. The facts are that the band wagon has run over Mr. Simp son so often that he is surprised at nothing nowadays but he clings to the hope that he will get back to the snap as a member of the railroad board. As matters are now shaping them selves a hot fight is promised in Mc Pherson county again this year the same old "hot fight." The Republicat s out there have them every year but they manage to keep Jim Simpson in the background. When Matt Simpson, Jim's brother, was a candidate for judge last fall, his friends exacted a promise from the state chairman that he would not make a campaign for his brother. "If you do. Matt will be beaten." i the injunction served on "Brother Jim by the managers of the judicial cam paign. What a pity there is no Keeley cure for the political habit. Sapp Runs the Other Way. Democratic politicians will be some what surprised to learn that W. F. Sapp of Galena has deserted the sound money Democratic party and has allied himself with the silver wing in Kansas. Last year Mr. Sapp came to Topeka with his silk hat and long tailed coat and declared against the 50 cent dollar "crowd" with much gusto. Later how ever he recanted and joined the fusion ists. He is with them heart and soul at this time and has ordered ten seats at the Democratic banquet "for myself and a few friends," is the way he ex presses his request to the committee. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. A thrill of terror is experienced when a brassy cough of croup sounds through the house at night. But the terror soon changes to relief after One Minute Cough Cure has been administered. Safe and harmless for children. G. W Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Whooping cough is the most distress ing malady; but Is duration can be cut short by the use of One Minute Cough Cure, which is also the best known remedy for croup and all lung and bronchial troubles. G. W. Stansfleld. 632 Kansas avenue. t

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. 5 The Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Co., TOPEKA, KANSAS. J. P. DAVIS, President Summary of Annual Statement December 31, 1897. ASSETS. Bonds and Mortgages (First lions on Beal Estate) $237,625 Cash In Banks and Office 23,156 Premiums, Deferred and in Process of Collection, (Reserve there on charged in Liabilities) 43,687 Accrued Interest and all other Assets 33,925 Total $338,393 LIABILITIES. Policy Reserve (Actuaries' 4 per cent) $170,083 All Other Liabilities 19,271 Surplus to Policy Holders 149,039 Total $338,393 INCOME. Premiums $230,960 Interest 17,793 All other sources 666 Total $249,419 DISBURSEMENTS. Death Claims $124,443 Dividends and Surrender Values 35,967 Total to Policy Holders $160,410 Commissions, Taxes, Expenses and all Other Disbursements 85,811 Total Disbursements $246,221 Total Insurance in Force December 31, 1897 $9,384,036 Total Paid to Policy Holders since Organization, in Death Claims, Dividends and Surrender Values 1,007,657 Reliable, Energetic, Speeial, District and State Agents Wanted. Address: A. L. ATVVOOD, Agency Director, Topeka, Kansas. COLORED MASONS' HOME. Aged and Indigent Members to Have a Home at Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs, Feb. 19. The project Inaugurated several years ago by Mr. Charles Robinson of this city, past grand master of the order of Colored Masons in the United States, for the building of a home in this city for the care of in digent members of that organization, is beginning to take definite form and the prospects of its early building are ex tremely favorable. It will be two stories, basement and large attic. The base of the building will be of bowlders, and above that will be brick and stone of light tints. The large verandas will be of cut stone and terra cotta. The roof will be of slate. The home will be arranged for the accommo dation of about KJ patients. On the ground floor will be large reception halls, offices for managers and a dispensary, library, parlors, etc. There will also be two or three large memorial rooms. In the basement will be the billiard room, lavatories and heating plant in the west wing, and dining room, a banquet room and quarters for servants. It is estimat ed that the building will cost about $liO, OjO. DOESN'T LIKE ASTOE. Judge Horton of Chicago Says Sharp Things About the Millionaire. Chicago, Feb. 19. In an address to the Pons of New York at the eighth an nual reunion Judge Oliver H. Horton of the circuit court scored W. W. Astor. He said in part: "It is probable that some of you pos sess good stock. This is the pride of New York's 400. Now, it is 75 I see. Maybe they are dying off. One of them has moved to London, and he wrote a book in which he criticised Chicago people because w hen he rang the door bell he was answered by a maid and not a liveried butler. God help London If its men are all of that class. Maybe he forgets that his ancestor, removed hardly an arm's length distant, wrung the very fortune he now spends from the poor Indians. America has no place for such, but that stock makes up to a great extent the society of N'ew York." The Inter-Ocean Improvements. The Inter-Ocean mill property in North Topeka. which is soon to receive $20,000 worth of improvements, belonged to the late Willis Norton and is now managed by Armin Fassler. The im provements which will be added to this mill will make it the largest in the state. A. B. Mosier, of Topeka. repre senting the Faist Automatic company of Milwaukee, secured the contracts for the machinery and Bennett Son of Topeka secured the contract for adding two additional stories to the present mill building. Lilacs in Bloom in England. London, Feb. 19. The weather has been most mild and unprecedented. There are lilacs, etc., in the parks and the cuckoos have arrived two months in advance of their usual time. To Cure Headache in 15 Minutes. Take Dr. Davis' Anti-headache. Druggists. In a recent letter from Washington, D. C, to an old friend, Major G. A. Studer, for twenty years United States Consul at Stngapore, says: "While at Ties Moines I became acquainted with a liniment known as Chamberlain's Pain Halm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as well as against soreness of the throat and chest(giving me much easier breathing). I had a touch of pneumonia early this week, and two applications freely applied to the throat and chest relieved me of it at once. I would not be without it for anything." For sale by all druggists. Colds quickly caught are more quickly cured by Beggs' Cherry Cough, Syrup. Eureka Springs, Ark., As a summer and winter resort cannot be surpassed. To this famous all-year-round resort round-trip tickets are on sale from all principal cities through out the country at greatly reduced rates. Double daily trains via the 'Frisco Line. A neat little pamphlet giving detailed description of Eureka Eprings will be mailed free upon appli cation to Geo. T. Nicholson. General Passenger Agent. 'Fisco Line. St. Louis, Mo. Most torturing and disfiptiring of itching, burning, scaly gkin and scalp humors is in stantly relieved by a warm bath. with Ccn cca a Soap, a single application of Citiccba (ointment), the great skin cure, and a full dose cf Cctiuuba Resolvent, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures, when all else fails. MtllOT mum HAIR t?t2S2rsZr- J i U U Liza U-y lilL HELD BY THE RABBLE. Skaguay and Dyea at the Mercy of the Lawless Element. Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary Bliss is in receipt of a letter from Governor John G. Brady of Alaska, descriptive of the lawless condition of affairs at Skaguay and Dyea. It was referred to at the cabinet meeting yesterday when Alaskan affairs were under discussion and was considered sufficient justifica tion by the members for the dispatch of the additional military force already authorized to be sent to Alaskan terri tory. The following is a copy of the let ter: News from Skaguay by the steam boat now in port is serious. The Uni ted States deputy marshal has been shot dead in discharge of his duty. An other man was killed at the same time at the same place. Recently the steam ers have been carrying great lists of passengers, many of these are gamb lers, thugs and lewd women from the worst quarters of the cities of the coast. They have taken in the situation at Skaguay and Dyea and appear to have combined to carry things with a high hand. The best people at these places are powerless, because they have no municipal form of government. The United States marshal is powerless, be cause he can appoint only a few depu ties and when they undertake to act they are singled out as targets by this ruffianly element. One of this class was tried in the United States district court last December for the killing of United States Deputy Marshal Watt in Janu ary, 1897. and was acquitted by the jury in the face of positive testimony. In fact these influences seem to be join ed hand in hand and will surely go un punished unless the government takes immediate action and provides the nec essary force at Skaguay, Dyea and oth er points. Congress should grant im mediate relief so both naval and mili tary officers can act when requested by the civil authorities The United States marshal should have a patrol vessel at his command, with necessary accommodations for eight or ten deputies and a proper at tendant. I do not see how he performs his duties as executive officer of the court, unless he has such means of lo comotion always entirely at his own command. At the present time a large and im portant mining property is held by a number of miners at Berner's Bay. This property was recently placed in the hands of a receiver by the court, but to date the receiver has not come into pos session. In this instance there is much to be said in favor of the miners' ac tion and their self control but it is of such a nature, that violence may be the result. The marshal has no means of reaching that point with a sufficient force to carry out the instructions of the court. Judge Johnson leaves by this boat to settle this affair amicably, if possible. Two weeks ago, or a little more a gang of men commanded Capt. Patterson of the steamship Alki to dis charge the natives who were handling the freight on the wharf. They attack ed these natives and beat them cruelly in the face of the deputy marshal. The captain was obliged to compromise with them by paying them 50 cents per hour for work on the wharf, but he insisted that the natives should work on the vessel. I am sorry to report that the court house at Juneau has been burned to the ground. So far the winter has been remarka ble for mildness and this tends to bring the crowd sooner than they were ex pected. Steamer for Use of Ellis Island. New York, Feb. 19. The old steamer Narragansett of the Stonington Line was reported early this morning pass ing City Island, in tow, bound from New York for Ellis Island. The Nar ragansett has been chartered by the United States treasury department for two years for the use of the emigration service to house emigrants, and will be stationed at Ellis Island while the new emigration buildings are being erected. Helief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness In relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your rem edy. Sold by Geo. W. StansSeld, 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To peka, Kan. Water and Light Plants Consolidate Dodge City, Feb. 19. The waterworks and electric light plants have been con solidated, the removal of the electric light machinery having been made to the waterworks plant. New boilers have been put in, and additional build ings have been erected. This move will lessen the expense of conducting the plants, for one set of machinery will furnish the power for both the water works and electric lights. G. A. Van Hall, the leadrtg Druggist of Butler, Mo., writes: "We are hav ing splendid success with Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker. It is one of the best sellers we ever had and gives satisfaction to all wbo have tried it. We take pleasure in recommending It. At druggists. NO BONOS NOW. Topeka Unwilling toTote$500, 000 For New Waterworks When They Can Rake in the Old Plant IN A VERY FEW YEARS Proposition to Put the Matter to Tote Does N'ot Seem Timely Although Eventually The City Must and Will 0wr the Waterworks. The overtures for peace made by the water company have been rejected and a settlement now seems farther away than ever. President Street appeared at the in formal meeting of the council Friday night and held out the olive branch of peace. He agreed that the water com pany would accept the ordinance mak ing a 20 per cent reduction in rates which was the only difference between the company and the council when an effort was before made to settle. But after Mr. Street had explained his position there was a brief executive session and the nine councirmen pres ent voted not to entertain the proposi tion of the water company but in structed the city assessor to circulate petitions requesting the council to call a special election to submit the question of the issuance of bonds to build a new water works or buy the one now used President Street will leave today for New York and there will probably be no more talk of a settlement of the diffi culties between the city and water com pany. The proposition in its amended form provided that the company should build six miles of mains the first year and two miles every year thereafter, and that the company was to be paid $25 for each hydrant placed on the exten sions. The city claimed the company should put in the extra hydrants free, and the company claims that by the ordinance they are entitled to $50 for each hydrant. The other items in the proposition were the settlement of the South Topeka claim of $5,010 for $2,500. the paying of the water company taxes in the city instead of Topeka township and the reduction of the general rates 20 per cent. It was plain to every one that Presi dent Street had a hopeless task before him when he arose to address the mem bers of the council. He reiterated the expressed desire of the company for peace, and said that he understood that the question of a reduction of the gen eral rates was the only thing that pre vented a settlement before, and he in quired whether the council would con sent to a settlement on the old basis with the general reduction of rates in cluded in the proposition. "I do not want you gentlemen to con sider the injunction suit filed in the I'nited States court as an answer to Mr. Warner's resolution proposing a settlement," said President Street. '"That is not what it was incended to be. It was a technical proceeding brought to protect our employes from arrest under the penal section of the ordinance passed by you reducing the rates. "When I was here before I did not think that our directors would entertain a proposition to reduce the rates 20 per cent, and for that reason we would not consent to that, but I am now prepared to say that if the council would agree to settle all -differences on the basis originally proposed that the directors will accept the reduction, though our rates are already low in comparison with those in other cities. "I know that there is a strong senti ment here in favor of the municipal ownership of the waterworks, but I do not see how we can sell before our franchise expires in 1901. We would have to get the consent of all our bond holders, and there are 300 of them, so that it would be impossible. Of course, there is a way in which the city can ac quire the plant in 1901, but I tlo not be lieve that we could sell before that time." Councilman Burgess You understand that this meeting was called simply to hear what you had to say, and not to take any definite action. President Street I understand that, but I want to assure you that we are willing to make sacrifices in order to secure a settlement of our difficulties. Councilman Burgess Have you form ed any statement of what you will do to submit to the council? President Street I do not know that I am ready to do that. I understand this is in the nature of a conference, and I would first like to know whether a proposition would be accepted if we agreed to the demands made by the council when the proposition for a set tlement was first made? Councilman Warner We should prob ably want time to consider Just as you did. The sentiment has changed some what since you were here before. President Street If the sentiment has changed I would like to know why it has changed? Councilman Elliott I can speak for myself, and I would like to know why you did not accept our proposition for a 20 per cent reduction when it was first made? I said then that you would come 'to us, and I was right. I was willing then to settle the trouble if you made a 20 per cent reduction, but my eyes have been opened since then. You have been altogether too slow. President Street I do not see hpw we could have moved any faster. I had not authority to agree to accept a 20 per cent reduction, but had to consult our board of directors. Councilman Elliott It may not have been too slow for you, but it was too slow for us westerners. We have had some experience with New Yorkers be fore, and it was in-the waterworks busi ness, too. The trouble is that you take the advice of lawyers too much. President Street We are not acting on the advice of lawyers now. Councilman Roundtree Are you will ing to accept ordinance 400 and extend jour mains in accordance with it? President Street We are willing to accept ordinance 400 as it has been con strued by the courts. The council then went into executive session and the proposition for a settle ment was rejected by a unanimous vote. It is doubtful if the people of Topeka are ready to vote bonds for any purpose whatever. It will not be known how much it will be necessary to vote to build new waterworks, but it will prob ably be not much less than $500,000. There is no occasion for haste in the matter. The proposition to vote $500. 000 bonds to build a new waterworks would undoubtedly be defeated by the voters. While the people of the city want municipal waterworks they see no reason for rushing the matter until the franchise of the company expires, a few years from now, when the city will be prepared to tAe the plant. PRANKS OF THE ICE. Tendency of the Pavements to Fly TJp and Hit the Pedestrian Was Unusual. Zip! Thud! Bump! A silk hat went to the right, a bundle of papers to the left and a portly gentleman after beating a tattoo on the stone steps from top to bottom landed in a sitting posture right in front of a passing lady. Yes, he was a gentleman for he said "I beg your pardon madam," and started to get up. He reached to the right for his silk hat and to the left for the bundle of papers and then he sprawled over the sidewalk again. "Better sand de track, mister," yelled a newsboy. The gentleman finally got started and slid away. He had plenty of reason for sliding The pavements and sidewalks of Tope ka were never so slippery before as they were Friday afternoon from five o'clock till eight. A drizzling rain com menced falling about three o'clock and at five the temperature had fallen be low freezing and the pavements were coated an eighth of an inch thick with ice. It was slippery until about eight o'clock when a light snow commenced '"'ling which served to roughen the ice. was nearly impossible for horses to keep their feet. A large gray horse was standing near the curbing hitched to a heavy delivery wagon. The driver was vainly endeavoring to get the horse started. He would slip, slide and fall down. The horse and driver were both doing their best to keep their tem per and equilibrium. A bystander who had probably read "What To Do In Cases of Emergency," stepped up to the driver and said, "If you will drive on the car tracks where the pavement is rough the horse will not slip." The driver looked at him with contempt. "Well, carry the horse over there for me, will you?" The wise pedestrian never thought that the horse was try ing to gain the tracks as best he could. Sidewalks were almost deserted. On Kansas avenue people took to the nar row gutter two feet wide which is pav ed with stone and affords a foot hold. On both sides of the wide thoroughfare and in the center between the street car tracks those hurrying home tried to keep their footing. Some were not plebian enough to take to the gutter on the street and vainly strived to keep their dignified bearing on the sidewalk. In front of a few places of business the sidewalks were sprinkled with ashes or sawdust but they were few and far be tween. On the Sixth street hill the street Arabs had a slide. From Kansas ave nue to Jackson they could run and siide to their hearts' content and no one tried to interrupt them. Every one took to the center of the street and from the top of the hill looking west on Sixth street it looked like a mammoth min strel parade. The small boys would Bride down the sidewalk and when half way down the hill would turn half around and slide the rest of the way backward. "Those boys slide without falling; I guess I can get to the bottom," said a lady as she stood at the top of the hill and gazed wistfully toward Topeka av enue. She started. Half way down she slipped and sat solidly down on the sidewalk. "Dat aint right, lady, you must turn round fore yer sit down," called one of the artists as he illustra ted to her how easy it was. Then some one sprinkled ashes on the center of the slide and the boys complained to the nearest policeman. One man went across the street for a bucket of water. He got it and was re turning. Suddenly he slid forward, then he slid backward, but he held on to the pail. Then he slid to the right, then to the left and all the while a crowd was watching him. Then zip, and down he went, the contents of the pail all over him. "Slippery, isn't it?" remarked a bystander. "No, it's the motion of the earth," said the man who was sitting beside the bucket, with a look of scorn. One young man stood in front of the transfer station and laughed at the people he saw falling and sliding around. He remarked that if people would be more careful they would not fall and then without warning his heels went into the air and down he came right in front of the large crowd wait ing for homeward bound cars. There was a "roar of laughter from the specta tors and the lecturer on "How to Keep One's Balance." sneaked away. Last night and this morning Kansas avenue has been almost deserted. Only the teams of the express companies and others that have to make deliveries have been out. But "it is an ill wind that blows nobody good," and the small boy is having the best time of the win ter with his skates. Skating on the streets paved with asphalt is excellent and then it is Saturday, too, and no school. One man ventured down Kan sas avenue on a bicycle. He made the trip from Tenth to Fourth witnout a fall. CATTLEMEN ORGANIZE. Hold a Meeting at Abilene and Form a State Association. Abilene, Feb. 19. Western and cen tral Kansas cattle dealers have organ ized here the Kansas Cattlemen's asso ciation, with these officers: President, Joseph White: vice presidents, G. G. Gillett and C. A. Stannard; secretry, G. A. Rogers; treasurer, C. A. Hodge. A state cattlemen's meeting will be held here March 22 or 23, and cattle dealers from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are expected. The developments of cattle feeding and regulation of importations from the southern ranges will be the principal topics of the program. YOUNG MACK AY TO WED. Only Son of the Bonanza King Will Marry Miss Katherine Duer. New York, Feb. 19. The Herald to day says: Formal announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Katherine Duer, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Duer of New York, to Mr. Clarence Hungerford Mackay, only living son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mackay. The announcement was fol lowed by many letters of congratula tions. TO LIE IN STATE. Remains of Miss "Willard Will Be in the Woman's Temple for a Day. Chicago, Feb. 19. Miss L. M. W. Stevens, national vice president of the W. C. T. U., will, according to National Secretary Mrs. Kate L. Stevenson, car ry on Miss Willard's work for the pres ent. "No election will take place until the next regular convention," said Mrs. Stevenson. Miss Stevens and Miss Wil lard's secretary, Anna Gordon, with other national officers, will accompany the remains to Chicago. The body will lie in state for a day in the Woman's Temple building in Chicago before being taken to Evanston. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if It fails to cure. 25e. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Subscribe for The State Journal, M'NALL'S "FRAUD" BOOK. Insurance Commissioner is Keeping "Tab" on Fire Companies. The month of March promises to be an unusually interesting time for the insurance companies doing business in Kansas and the Kansas insurance de partment It is the month that all licenses to in surance companies are issued, and sev eral new moves will be sprung by In surance Commissioner McNall. The life insurance companies that are dilatory about complying with the re quirement of the department in giving the salaries paid the officers as well as those who refuse to divulge these busi ness secrets, will find themselves with out a license to do business in Kansas for the ensuing year. If they attempt to continue business without such au thority. Commissioner McNall states positively that he will take a hand at applying for injunctions. The fire insurance companies will al so have a mark to toe as well as the life corporations. Commissioner McNall estimates that of the 60 fire insurance companies doing business in the state, the majority have during the past year violated the valued policy law by refus ing to pay the" face of policies in cases of total loss. During the past weeK he has written dozens of letters to people in Kansas, who, during 1897 sustained total loss by fire, and are shown on the reports in his office to have received but a partial settlement, and as soon as the verifi cation of such settlement is received, it is tabulated in a book marked "frauds." When all have been heard from and their replies tabulated. Commissioner McNall will list the cases against the different companies and send each company its respective list with the in formation that unless the differences between the amounts paid and the face of the policies are paidthe policy holders before a certain day in "March, the li cense of the company will not be is sued. Commissioner McNall says that the sums which should have been paid to Kansas policy holders under the valued policy law last year, reach into the thousands. "The upshot of the matter is," said Commissioner McNall today, "that the fire companies who have not paid the differences under the valued policy law and he life companies who have not complied with my requirement in re gard to salaries, by whatever date I set in March, will not be issued a li cense to do business in Kansas during the coming year. If they attempt to continue business, there will be some more injunction suits connected with this department." K. P. SALE CONFIRMED. The Order Bearing Judge Sanborn's Signature Keaches the City. The order of confirmation of the sale of the government lien on the Kansas Pacific has been received by George Sharitt, clerk of the United States court in this city. The order was first signed by Judge Sanborn in St. Louis, and afterward signed by Judge Williams here. The middle division of the Kansas Pa cific was formally sold at Salina yester day. Judge Cornish conducted the sale and Mr. Alvin W. Krech bid the upset price, $5,300,000. The party re turned to this city last night. ENGINEER HEARS' INVENTION He Has Devised a Guard for Water Gauges. Engineer Robert Mears of Topeka has invented a guard for water gauges that will be the saving of scalds and burns, and in some cases the eyes of firemen and engineers. The glass water gauge, with some times 140 pounds pressure, is apt to burst and the flying glass driven with such a force endangers the occupants of the cab, to say nothing of the scald ing water and steam. Sometimes in win ter, with tightly closed cabs, the steam filling the cab before the fireman or en gineer can open a window, they are nearly suffocated. Mears has contrived a guard of small wire netting in circular form to enclose the glass. The water can easily.be seen through the wire netting, and besides strengthening the glass in case of bursting, the glass cannot fly across the cab THE SANTA FE'S CARS. Purchasing Agent Hodges Says That They Were Never in So Good Shape as Now. W. E. Hodges, a general purchasing agent of the Santa Fe, arrived in To peka Friday morning from Chicago, and after attending to the business that called him here, he left on No. 6 at 4 o'clock for Chicago. "The passenger equipment of the San ta Fe was never in as good condition as it is now," said Mr. Hodges. "All the cars are in the best of condition. They have been overhauled and put in first class shape. Improvements in the pas senger accommodations are being made all along the line, and the Santa Fe now affords more comforts to its passengers than any other western road. The elec tric lights are a step in the direction of improvement. They are working well, except that in some ways they can be improved upon, and this will be done before the Santa Fe equips the next 150 that they hold an option on." Klondike Pilgrim Disappears. San Francisco, Feb. 19. The police have been asked to investigate the mys terious disappearance of L. A. Sykes of New York city. It was his intention to leave for Dawson City on the steamer Alice Blanchard, which sailed Monday evening. He left the Baldwin hotel on Monday morning and has not been seen or heard from since. The richest of Klondike finds is Beggs Little Giant Pills. They cure not only constipation, sick headaches and bil liousness. but relieves all kinds of dis order. Take no substitutes. At drug gists. Official facsimile of Medal Awarded DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER WORLD'S FAIRXHJCAG0, 1893 VL' Li PriM&UcirrPovdM-Cci Hi I SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES Third Presbyterian church, comer of f ourtn ana Branner streets, ul. J. ijong, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m.: subject, "Thy Word Is Light." At 7:30 p. m. Dr. Palmer of Chicago will lecture under the auspices of the Citizens' league. The pastor. Rev. M. L. Thomas, will preach at the First Baptist church both morning and evening. Subject at 11 a. m., "The Lord's Prayer, or What God Is." Subject at 7:30 p. m.. "The Ten Command ments, or. What Man Is." Mr. W. M. Shaver will have charge of the singing and there will be special music at the evening services. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Christian Endeavor, 6:20 p. m. Madison mission, 2:30 p. m. First Unitarian society (Unity church). Preaching at 11 a. m. by the minister. Rev. Abram Wyman; subject, "The Di vine in Nature and the Divine in Man." United Hrethren church. Services are held at Ladies' Library hall, on Kansas avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth streets; 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., preach ing: 10 a .m., Sunday school; 6:30 p. m., Y. P. C. U. meeting: 7:30 Wednesday, prayer meeting: 7:30 Friday, music prac tice. S. C. Coblents, pastor. Preaching morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7:30 at the North Christian church, bv the pastor. Rev. M. L. Everett. The evening subject will be the third in the series. "The Making of a Man," and will be "The Building of His Character." Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. and C. E. at 6:30 p. m. North Tooeka Baptist church, corner Laurent and Harrison streets. Rev. 'rt B. Hutchinson, pastor. Services at 11 a m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, "The Fire of the Spirit"; evening subject, "Fullness of Life." First Christian church, 622 Topeka ave nue. Bible school at 9:30 a. m.; communion service at 11 a. m.. All members are re quested to be present at mor-'ng service, as the selection of pastor cnes before the congregation. Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. St. John's A. M. E. church. Preaching at 11 a m. bv J. R. Ransom, pastor. Sub ject. "What "Is Eternal Life?" Preaching at 7:30 p. m. by Rev. Chas. Williams of Kansas City. Mo. "One of Our City Raised Boys." Sunday at 3 p. m. Young people's meeting at 6 p. m. First African Baptist church. Rev. G. D. Olden, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject. "The Believer s Discontentment": evening subject, The Negro a Criminal Scapegoat. which will be illustrated from a large blackboard. 1. P S C. E.. 7 p. m. Art Institute hall. Eighth street near Jackson. Mrs. C. V. Morgan will speak at 3:30 p. m.: subject. "Born of God violin solo, Miss Prescott; soprano solo. Miss Day. The Holiness union meeting will be held in the Wesleyan church, corner of Third and Jefferson streets, at 3 p. m. First Society of Spiritualists will hold their conference and fact meeting at Inn coin Post hall at 2:30 p. m. In the even ing a lecture will be given at i:30. All are invited. The Christian Spiritualists will hold their regular services at Topeka Post hall. 422 Kansas avenue, next Sunday evening at 6:30. and at 7:30 o'clock Rev. C. Searing will lecture on "The Science and Philosophy of Spiritual Gifts." "Cultivate the best gifts." Paul. Mrs. Searing will follow with clairvoyant readings from ar ticles of unknown persons. Non-sectarian Christian chapel and di vine healing mission. 521 Topeka avenue At 3 p. m. the service will open with a Washington's birthday celebration of the Lord s Supper for all Christians. The Rev. James Thorns will preach on A Scotch man Tribute to the First Christian Mas ter and the First Christian Master of Christian America." The service is in commemoration of Washington and Lin coln The character and temperaments of Anglo-Saxon and Spaniard will be cimpafed and contrasted At 4 p. m. the .....wf will lay on hands for the neanng of"hrbWievin sick, followed by testi monies of Christian experience. SHEPARD HOUSE SOLD. Mrs. W. D. Sloane Buys One of the Vanderbilt Mansions. New York, Feb. 19. Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard has sold to her sister, Mrs. W. D. Sloane, 2 West Fifty-second street her half of the more northerly of the' two Vanderbilt mansions in Fifth avenue. Mrs. Sloane is already the owner of the other half, and these two divisions of the building are so con structed as to require no special alter ation in the division partition to con vert them into a single residence. The southerly of the two houses, known as the home of the late William H Vanderbilt, by the terms of his will was bequeathed to George Vanderbilt during his life. Should he die without issue, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., then becomes the owner, and will receive $1 000.000 for its special maintenance. The combined cost of building the hous es in 1SS0 was about $2,000,000. LEITER'S HIGH MARK. Expects to Sell His Wheat for $1.25 to !fl.DU. Chicago.Feb. 19. Joseph Leiter makes emphatic denial that he disposed of j 5.000.000 bushels of his May holdings of wheat during the exciting trading. He was credited with making a profit of $500,000. He says: "I not only did not sell a bushel of wheat but bought wheat. The current prices are only the beginning of a range from $1.25 to ti npi- hushel. That is what I pro pose to sell my wheat at." THEOSOFHISTS MEET. j Annual Convention of the American Society in Session at Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 19. The fourth annual convention of the theosophical society in America has opened here. There were present over 300 delegates, repre senting 140 branches in America. There were also present fraternal delegates from the principal cities that adhere to the Judge faction, as the organization is termed. Among them were Miss Alice Leighton Cleather of the London Wag nerian society and Prof. Basil Crump, a London organist. D. M. Dunlop represents the Dublin. Ireland, society, and Dr. A. Bogren the Theosophical society in Sweden. Two of the most distinguished delegates to the convention are Dr. J. A. Anderson, San Francisco, and E. Page. New York. Judge Purman of Fort Wayne, Ind., was made temporary chairman. Most of the session was taken up in scanning credentials. A lively contest is expected over the presidency of the society. E. A. Nersrsheimer of New York, the present chief official is a candidate. E. D. Hargrove, formerly at the head of the society and who left the position two years ago, refusing to submit to the direction of Mrs. Tingley, is also a can didate. Mrs. Tingley was warmly greeted by the delegates when she appeared today. How to Look Good, Good looks are really more than skin deep, depending entirely on a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the liver be inactive, you have a bilious look: if your stomach be disordered, you have a dyspeptic look; if your kid neys be affected, you have a pinched look. Secure good health, and you will surely have good looks. "Electric Bit ters" is a good Alterative and Tonic. Acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood, cures pim ples, blotches and boils, and gives a good complexion. Every bottle guar anteed. Sold at Swift Holliday drug store. 50 cents per bottle. Baldness is either hereditary or caus ed by sickness, mental exhaustion, wearing tight-fitting hats, and by over work and trouble. Hall's Renewer will prevent it. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered tc took like new by Peerless Steam Laun dry, 112 and 114 West Eighth street. A BASBAECCS SIKGICAL GFLHATI3 J For the Cure of Piles Is not only intensely painful, dan gerous to life and very expensive, but in the light of modern medical research and since the discovery of the Pyramid Pile Cure a surgical operation Is whol ly unnecessary. If you have any doubt on the point kindly read the following letters from people who know that our claims regarding the merits of the Pyr amid Pile Cure are borne out by the facts. From N. A. Stall, Ridge Road, Niag ara Co., N. Y. I received your Pyra mid Pile Cure and tested it last night. It did me more good than anything I ever found yet, and remember this was the result of one night's treatment on ly. From Penn W. Arnett, BatesviUe. 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So great has been the number of testimonial letters re ceived by them from all parts of the country that they have decided to pub lish each week a number of such let ters. All druggists recommend the Pyramid Pile Cure, as they know from what their customers say that no remedy gives such general satisfaction. The 1 nnnlnnrl J VLiUUOlGIEU? J -TOPEEA. Absolutely First Class. Ratss 32.00, Convenient to State House, A. T. S. P. General 2.50 and 33.00 Per Day. Offices and Business Center. J. C. GORDON, Prop. In Business For Myself..... But not in a new busi ness. 18 years actual service In Topeka. HlLarMCfl Wall Paper, Paper Hanging, Painting. 722 Kansas Ave. Tele. 259. The largest sample line of 'Wall Paper hanging ever shown in Topeka. All new up to date patterns to select from. expert mum m m wn. Zona Toilet Preparations. Zonal Pomade Beautifies the Complexion. ime Conqueror IS a skui rw. DentAfoaui. amraJ flush Is n I ouste rasia Aimoud fcmulsion for Chaps. 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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL General Notes of Society and! Personal Items. Recent Social Eyents in Topeka1 and Vicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. fAll communications to this department must grive the full name and address of the writer. Anonymous personals and descriptions of social affairs will not be published.) Mrs. H. M. Hadley and Mrs. Charles "W'ardin gave another delightful thim ble party Friday afternoon. They were assisted by Mrs. H. C. Short and Mrs. Viil Xevill. The invited guests were, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Gosset, Mrs. Frank. Sim, Mrs. Tefft, Mrs. G. A. Bailey, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. W. B. Kobv, Mrs. W. S. Charles, Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. A. A. geott, Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Castor. Mrs. Ellis Thomp son, Mrs. H. A. Heath, Mrs. Mudse, Mrs. Nones of Albuquerque, Mrs. Mc C'ray, Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. MacLennan, Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Da vidson. Mrs. Mennrnger, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Harrv Noble, Mrs. John Sargent, Mrs. E. W. Carpenter, Mrs. Ed. Carti lidge, and Mrs. McIJhenny of Washing ton, D. C. The Informal Club. The Informal club gave a very pleas ant dance at Hudson's hall Friday evening-. Those present were. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tuttle. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Linga felt, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hankla. Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Doolittle, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hall, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nich ols, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lescher, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Furry, Mr. and Mrs. James L. King, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fwan. Mrs. "W. L. Newcomer, Miss Edna Crane, Miss Caroline Chase, Miss Mary Moon, Miss Lillian Whitlock. Miss Helen Wil son, Miss Nellie McClintock, Mr. Len Korn, Mr. C. S. Eagle. Mr. F. E. Wear. Mr. Joe Morgan, Mr. Walter Smith, Mr. Edward Hung of Leavenworth, Mr. Charles Barnes, Mr. Ed McBride, Mr. W. J. Burgess and Mr. W. A. Alexan der. The Viennese Dance. Those present at the "Viennese club dance Friday evening were. Miss Callie Cattie, Miss Emily Hager, Miss Ethel Hilton, Miss Ethel Wilson, Miss Karr, Miss Grace Noble, Miss Grace Norrls, Miss Myrtle Foote of Kansas City, Miss Jessie King. Miss Calla Witt, Miss Lucy Knowles, Miss Mamie Baird, Miss Edith Krister. Miss Rose Davis, Miss Jessie Stultz. Miss Belknap. Miss Bertha Row ley, Miss Ruby Roark, Miss Daisy Sher man, Miss Mary Chase. Miss Mabel Foucht, Mr. Otis Dalton, Mr. Harry Beard. Mr. Merle King, Mr. Will Hil ton, Mr. George Barry. Mr. Theodore Snattinger, Mr.Glen Hatfield, Mr. Roger Van Hook, Mr. Clark Dailey, Mr. Day Karr, Mr. George Thacher, Mr. Louie Felt. Mr. Malcolm Gerrard, Mr. Louie Valentine, Mr. Clarence Stevenson, Mr. David Norton, Mr. Will Tinker, Mr. Paul Roehr, Mr. Harvey Davis and Mr. Curtis Bailey. The Nautilus Club. The Nautilus club, of College hill. gave its annual party Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merriam. 8t 1633 College avenue. The Nautilus is a literary club composed of ladies living on College hill. For the annual party the husbands and sons and daughters of the members were invit ed. There were sixty guests who en joyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Merriam. The reception committee con Fisted of Mesdames Frank Merriam, E. B. Merriam. O. F. Sawyer, J. F. Se nour and J. T. Lovewell. The decorations were in pink, which is the club's color. All the members wore their handsome pink hand-painted club badges. In the dining room pink was the prevailing color. On a table In the center of the room four candles burned. They were mounted in an tique candlesticks, which were 150 years old. Large bouquets of pinlc carnations were placed about the room, and re freshments in pink were served. During the evening Miss Susie Guild grave a recitation. Miss Nona McVicar and Miss Ackerman played piano solos, and Miss Davies and Mr. William Mac lay Lyon sang. The Nautilus club chose Its name from Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem, "The Chambered Nautilus." Mrs. L. D. Whittemore, the president of the club, was unable to be present at the party, having heard early in the evening of the death of a relative. The Ninde Chautauqua. The following is the program for the Ninde Chautauqua Monday evening: Roll call Patriotic Quotations Music Roman Life Chapter VI Mr. Case. Paper ....Rome in the Time of the Gracchi Mrs. Smith. Mediaeval Europe Chapters VII and VIII Mr. Walker. Paper The Nicaragua Canal Mrs. T. E. Stevens. The Bachelor Club. The Bachelor club danced Thursday evening at Hudson's hall. Those pres ent were. Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Schlegel, Mr. and Mrs. Dreisbach. Mr. and Mrs. Rolf, Misses Madge Mark ley. Edna Millice, Stella Smith, Mamie Baird. Olivia Van Tassel, Miss McMa ban, Pauline Maier, Miss Flilev, Pearl Weber, Miss Smith, Nellie Lincoln Helen Butterly, Lillian Hatfield. Louie Smith, Kate Ernich, Grace Norris, Miss Wilson, Miss Hiatt, Miss Sample Nel lie Nevells, Miss Sheldon, Alma Menard, Inez Montgomery, Leila Hord, Mattie Holyoke, Edna Prescott. Emma Whit mer. Miss McDermott. Miss Witt. Rus sie Hitt, Miss True, Clyde Hornadv, Mr Bert Swan, Will Clauser. H. M. Good rich, W. L. Kerr. C. G. Schilling, John Green, George McCoy, Frank Burch, E Arnold, C. C. Claudy. W. S. Alvord. J Buchanan, Tom Whitmer. J. R. Cham bers, A. Bryson. Roy Millice, Glen Hat field, George 'Wilson, Charles Hood, E Rigby, Fred Hale. Will Gunther, H. B Hogeboom. Will Martin. Ned Mercer C. B. Wir.gert, Ed Good, Arthur HudI son. James Clark, H. B. Harris, C. Lawrence, F. A. Fleisch. Ed Durein, M Stevenson, Mr. Hoge, Mr. Driesbach of Lawrence and Ralph Clauser. Uotes and Personal Mention. Thursday evening when Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Reynolds returned from prayer- TEACHER OF THE VIOLIN. Henry B. Beermann, STUDIO, 717 Kansas Ave. (0er I'rosbT Bros.) Endorsement showing 7 years of high class work as soloist teacher and orches tral player in Chicago. meeting, they found their home in the possession of about 100 of their friends. The occasion was Mr. Reynold's birth day. Refreshments were served and a very pleasant evening was spent. The guests presented Mr. Reynolds with a handsome lamp. Miss Daisy Anderson of Emporia is the guest of Miss Hattie Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. George Goddard and daughters of Argentine are spending a few days in Topeka. The ladies of Grace Cathedral will give a Mount Vernon supper and musi cal entertainment Tuesday evening in the church parlors. Mrs. W. C. Edwards will entertain about 28 young people Saturday after noon for her daughter, Carol. Miss Anna Parry Bundy has returned from Chapman, Kan., where she gave a couple of musicales. Miss Lucy Shull is spending the day in Kansas City. Mrs. Porter Smith entertained 16 la dies at 1 o'clock luncheon Tuesday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Crane. Mrs. L. B. Kendall is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Keeley, in Denver. The Research club will meet Monday afternoon with Miss Hambleton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas are spending a month in Old Mexico. Mrs. M. D. Simpson of Salina is visit ing Mrs. T. F. Garver. Misses Ethel and Laura Davies will spend a few days in Lawrence next week. Mrs. J. L. Streeby and son, George, have gone to Joplin, Mo., where they will make their home. Mrs. Mary E. Nenkam of this city and Mr. Patrick H. Noonan of Natchez, Miss., were marriedat the Church of the Assumption, Wednesday morning, by Father Hayden. The bride wore a be coming gown of gray, with gloves, shoes and hat to match. She carried a shower bouquet of pink carnations and white hyacinths. She wore diamond or naments, the gift of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Noonan left on the afternoon train for Kansas City and St. Louis, where they will visit before going to their home in Mississippi. They will be at home after April 15, at Magnolia plantation, Natchez. SILOAM LODGE'S LAURELS. The Degree Team's Work "Was Offi cially Adopted at Wichita. The team of Siloam Lodge No. 225, A. F. A. M., returned from Wichita yes terday, where they had gone at the request of Grand Master W. M. Shaver to exemplify the work before the Grand Lodge of Kansas. The degree of Master Mason was con ferred upon a candidate by the Siloam team. The grand officers were so well pleased with the work that it was unan imously adopted as the Kansas work. Seven years ago the team work as now used by Siloam was originated by the lodge and through the untiring ef forts of W. C. F. Reichenbach, the work was brought up to that standard of excellence that has won fame for Siloam and Topeka throughout the country. No other ladge in the United States can equal them in the work, costumes and movements. They have been called upon repeatedly to do work in different towns in Kansas and Missouri, and have been invited to Columbus, O., but owing to the distance and time required the invitation had to be declined. That the work as done by them should be adopted as the Kansas work is an honor never before conferred upon a lodge. The members of Siloam team present ed Grand Master Shaver with a hand some, silk hat before leaving Wichita. The degree of excellence with which all the Masonic bodies of Topeka carry on the work, has made Topeka the Mecca of Kansas among Masons, and for that reason many are desirous that Topeka be made the home of the Grand Lodge. COMING HOME TO DIE. Gladstone to Start For England Soon to End His Days. London, Feb. 19. It is said Mr. Glad stone is coming home to die. An eye witness who saw his departure from the Riviera and his arrival at Calais, re ports a striking change in the old statesman's appearance. Arrangements had been made at Cal ais to carry his chair from the train to the hotel, but Mr. Gladstone was deter mined to walk the distance, 30 yards, and was carefully assisted down the steps, evolved in coats and rugs, heavily leaning on the arms of two gentlemen, and he slowly tottered to the hotel. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before 10 o'clock in the morning. J. C. Ferguson spent yesterday in Lawrence. Bibles, albums and books at cost. In ventory sale. Cromwell Jeffers. Stamps'. Stamps! Stamps! C. C. Nicholson. No fake. Bibles, albums and books at actual cost. Cromwell Jeffers. There will be evening prayer with ser mon at the Church of the Good Shep herd tomorrow at 7:30. Mrs. S. L. Courtney will leave the 1st of March for the east to study the spring styles in millinery. Mr. and Mrs. Follom of Indian Creek will leave the first of the week for In diana, where they will visit for several months. Notice our Silk display in south win dow. COSTLET POST, North Topeka, Kan. Mr. John Lapp received a telegram yesterday announcing the death of Mrs. Lapp's sister. Miss Eliza Miiner, at her home in Philadelphia. The funeral was held today from her late residence. Alice in Wonderland Cot. London, Feb. 19. The memorial to the late Lewis Carroll (the Rev. H. S. Dodgson) is to take the form of a cot hospital for sick children to be called the Alice in Wonderland Cot. A strong committee has been formed to forward the idea, and it is meeting with an en thusiastic response. Washburn Lecture Course. Rev. Frank Bristol will give the next lecture in the college course Tuesday evening, Feb. 22. He will probably de liver his celebrated lecture on "Brains." Dr. Bristol is o.ie of the most brilliant orators of the Methodist church, and is soon to begin his duties as pastor of the church in Washington. D. C, which is attended by President McKinley. Season tickets for the remaining four numbers, including Dr. Bristol's lecture Tuesday night, the concert by the New York Male Quartette, assisted by Nel lie Nichols, reader, March 18: Miss Van dalia Varnum and Dr. J. J. Lewis' mag nificently illustrated lecture on the "Passion Play," in April, will be sold for $1.00. The price of single admission tickets will be 50 cents. Chart for re served seats at Kellam's. THE SPANIARD IS NOW IN THE HABBOR OF N. Y. 'Continued from First Page. until Captain Sigsbee shall have fin ished his official investigation. Lieutenant Commander Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman and Chief Engineer Howell went with divers to search for the bodies of Lieutenant Jenkins and Assistant Engineer Merritt, but the guards would not allow them to make the search and they returned to the consulate and lodged a formal com plaint with Consul General Lee. How ever, the agreement reached between Captain Sigsbee and General Blanco was that the American commander is to be allowed to use any divers, even the divers sent here by the American newspapers, in his official investiga tion. Captain Sigsbee and the commander of the Fern, accompanied by General Lee, visited the captain general this morning and had a conference at which it was decided that the American press divers should not be allowed to go in side the wreck, though any diver ap pointed by Captain Sigsbee is to have full liberty of movement. The govern ment has wired to Washington request ing permission for Spanish official div ers to examine the wreck outside and inside. The tug Childs has arrived. A revolting incident of the day has been the presence of vultures wheeling in the air above the wreck. SUMMARY OF THE DISASTER., Number of Killed is 248 Men and Of fleers. Washington, Feb. 19. The navy de partment has compiled the following summary showing the total results of the Maine disaster from available offi cial information: Total officers and men on board Maine, 355; total officers, 26; total men, 329; total officers saved, 24 total men saved, 76; total officers lost, 2; total men lost, 246; total officers injured, none; total men injured, 57; doubtful (men),7. The seven men appearing as doubt ful probably represent that number or less whose lives have been saved, but who cannot be identified at present on account of errors in the transmission of telegrams. The 57 appearing as injured are in cluded in the 76 appearing as saved. Two men reported as having died in hospital are included in the total of 246 appearing above as having been lost. DIVERS FIND RELICS. App roach to the Maine is Now For bidden Except to Authorized Persons. Havana, Feb. 19. The men searching for bodies have recovered a number of relics, including a medical chest, records, a gold watch and chain marked "P. T. Bartlett, Waltham. 6S1,134," and five por traits. Approach to the Maine is now prohibit ed inside a distance of 100 metres, ex cepting in the case of boats of the United States navy or boats having a special permit. This action Is taken as a pre cautionary measure agilnst any accident during the inspection by the American divers and to prevent interference with the work by Captain Sigsbee. Neither General Lee nor Captain Sigsbee has so far asked permission to inspect the work in connection with the Maine. Captain Blanco and Bishop Sanders visited General Lee. General Lee is re ceiving many telegrams from mayors and other officials expressing sympathy at the loss of the Maine and the foreign con suls have either called personally or writ ten expressions of condolence. Messages of regret have been received from the Chamber of Commerce, the governor of Havana, the mayor of Havana, the Mar quis Estebann, the municipal council, the Produce Exchange and the Stock Ex change. In addition the theaters have suspended their performances and there will be no music in the parks at present. WORD AT SAN FRANCISCO. To Use Utmost Vigilance in Guarding the Guns There. San Francisco, Feb. 19. The Call says: "It is definitely known that the depart ment at Washington has wired General Shafter to use the utmost vigilance in guarding the guns of this harbor. The telegram from Washington to General Shafter is elaborate and gives instruc tions in detail regarding the desired prep arations. General Shafter. who was in Bakersfield when the message came over the wire, at once ordered necessary pre cautions. In obedience to orders the guards at Fort Point. Lime Point and the mortar and dynamite batteries were dou bled. Yesterday the regular force of pa trol guards was largely increased. The instructions by wire from Wash ington go further than directions for add ed vigilance in guarding the heavy ord nance. Orders came to have ammuni tion ready for immediate use. A careful inspection of all the batteries has been ordered by General Shafter. He gave his orders by wire from Bakersfield. Every gun is being minutely inspected. The stock of ammunition for the 12 and 10 inch rifles and the mortars is not very large, but it is sufficient for any immedi ate requirement in the event of hostilities between the United States and Spain. The reserve supply for the batteries of this harbor is stored in Benecia arsenal. WELL DISCIPLINED OFFICIAL. Officer of the Deck Denies That Any Smoking Object Was Seen Near the Maine. Key West, Fla., Feb. 19. All tha wounded of the Maine are doing well. The Bache has left for the cruiser New York with divers and paraphernalia on board. She will take more divers from the New York and will probably proceed to Havana. Affairs here are settling into their us ual routine. Lieut. Blnadin, who was officer of the deck at the, time of the disaster, says there is no truth in the report that a smoking object was seen approaching the Maine just before the explosion. aTKINLEY SENDS FLOWERS. After Consulting the Cabinet He Transmits a Bouquet to Mrs. Sigsbee. Washington, Feb. 19. The president announced to the cabinet that he would send a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Sigs bee, a decision which was approved by the cabinet and accordingly Ensign Kit tle, son-in-law of Capt. Sigsbee, was summoned from the navy department to the Wrhite House and laden with an immense bouquet tied with white satin ribbons. Floral tributes were also ordered sent to families of the six members of the Maine's crew living here who met their death in the explosion. DIDN'T HEAR OF THE HOLE." Consul General Lee Has Got His Cue From Headquarters. Havana, Feb. 19. Consul General Lee has received many dispatches from newspapers in the United States with reference to the Maine disaster to which the consular regulations prevent him from replying. The consul general said today that he had not heard of any hole being found in the bottom of the ship and that the United States court of naval inquiry would have charge of all questions re garding the loss of the Maine. WILL GO AS NURSES. General Booth Says He Will Send the Entire Salvation Army. St. Louis, Feb. 19. General Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, arrived here today. In an interview Gen. Booth said that if there came a war between the United States and Spain, he would order the Salvation Army in America to go to the front as nurses. WANTED TO CARRY THE DEAD Cubans Ask Permission to Bear the Dead Sailors to Their Last Resting Place. Havana, Feb. 19. Previous to the fu neral of the victims of the Maine dis aster a delegation from the unfortu nate concentradoes expressed the wish to carry the bodies on their shoulders to the grave as proof of their gratitude to the Americans, but General Lee thanked them and said the bodies would be car ried in the manner selected by the au thorities. In front of the Albisu theater on Rei na and Belascoain avenues, about 400 concentradoes joined in the procession, which had by that time been increased by some 5,000 persons of all classes. SURVIVORS ON THE STREETS. Wounded From the Maine Now Go About on Key West Streets. New York, Feb. 19. A dispatch to the Herald from Key West says: Public in terest in the destruction of the Maine at Havana continues the all-absorbing topic of discussion in this city. The ar rival or departure of a torpedo boat to or from the flagship New York, -which still rides at anchor outside the bar at the entrance to this harbor, never fails to attract a crowd of idlers, who are convinced that in some manner it is connected with the deplorable accident. The presence on the street of the sur vivors with bandaged heads, or injured bodies, never fails to draw a crowd. Those still in hospitals are rapidly convalesc ing, and the majority, whose injuries were slight, will shortly be discharged from the institution as cured. Others, however, whose wounds are more ser ious, must remain cripples for life. IT IS OUR BUSINESS. Spanish Authorities are Denied the Privilege of Participating in the Maine Investigation. "Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary Long and Assistant Secretary Day of the state department had an interview with the president this morning which lasted nearly an hour. Mr. Day read a cable gram from Consul General Lee at Ha vana, transmitting a request from the Spanish authorities in Cuba that the Spanish officials be permitted to join with our people in making an investiga tion into the cause of the disaster to the Maine. The matter was discussed at considerable length and the conclu sion was reached, and Gen. Lee will be notified that while this government is willing to afford the Spanish authorities all reasonable facilities for conducting an investigation, yet it is thought best the first inquiry shall be made by our own commissioner. The request of the Spanish authori ties, therefore, will be respectfully de clined. AN ENGLISH AUTHORITY Tells What Caused an Explosion in the English Navy. London, Feb. 19. Thus a high naval officer writes from the admiralty to a friend: "I am grieved to hear of this lamenta ble accident to the Maine, which will move with sympathy every man who has ever lived aboard a man-of-war. When our little Doterel was similarly destroyed, the feeling was strong in England that it was a dynamite explo sion. "I was employed on the Inquiry, and it was with a feeling of relief that Prof. Abel testified that he had ample reason to believe that an explosion of coal gas had occurred which caused the powder magazines to explode. Later we discov ered that the dryer known as Zerotine siccative was the probable cause." BUT NOT IN WASHINGTON. The Spirit of '61 May be Alive in Some Places. New York, Feb. 19. The Monitor as sociation of naval veterans post of Brooklyn, has adopted a series of res olutions on the subject of the Maine disaster, which after expressing sym pathy with the friends and relatives of the victims says: Resolved, That the same spirit which led us to the defense of our country in 1861 in still alive within our breasts and if any wrong has been done which God forbid, but if such is the fact, we hereby offer our services to our beloved country and its flag." BRITISH FLAGS AT HALF MAST A Delicate Touch of Sentiment From Captains of British Vessels London. Feb. 19. The newspaper opinions expressed and the official mes sages sent convey only a part of the sympathy for the United States, felt on account of the Maine disaster in Ha vana harbor. On the day of the funerals of the vic tims, the flags over the consulates were half masted and at Southampton many ships following the lead of those of the American line half masted their en signs. NEW SHIP TO COST $4,000,000. Resolution to That Effect Introduced in the House. Washington, Feb. 19. A bill appro priating $4,000,000 to provide a battle ship to replace the Maine has been in troduced in the house by Mr. Foote of New York. FLAGS AT HALF MAST. California's Governor Takes Official Action Regarding the Maine Disaster. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 19. In view of the disaster to the battleship Maine, Gov. Budd has requested all citizens and directed officers in charge of state buildings and armories to place the flag at half mast Monday, Feb. 21. THE DEAD AND WOUNDED. One Hundred and Thirty-Five Bodies Recovered and Buried. Havana, Feb. 19. The Mangrove sail ed this evening for Key West, with Ed ward Mattson, E. B. Wilbur, J. C. White. Daniel Cronin, John Coffee, J. H. Blover, Alfred Hemes. James Rowe, Charles Pilker and William McGuin ness. Two more of the wounded sail ors died today. Alfred J. Holland died at the military hospital. 135 bodies have been recovered. Each is placed in a coffin and carried to the Colon ceme- tery, where Chaplain Chadwick of the Maine conducts funeral services. Among those identified whose names have not been already cabled are those of Carlton Jenks, Flynn (Michael or Patrick), Francis Phillips, Noble T. Mudd. Thomas J. Jones. Francis J. Mc Niere, Barry (John P. or Lewis H.), Charles Curran, Patrick Hughes, Wil liam Donoghey, Frank Sutton, Daniel Price, Henry Cross, Charles F. Just, Daniel J. Boyle, William J. Horn, Jos eph Skully, James T. League, Trubie Finch, Thomas J. Hearty, Walter Sel lers, Charles Franke, Fisher (Frank or A. J.). There remains at the San Ambrosio William Mattison, Francis D. Cahill, Frederick C. Hober and James Wallen, still in a serious condition, but better than they were yesterday. George W. Kobler, John Heffron and Jeremiah Shea are somewhat improved. Dr. Maas does not despair of saving them all. The bishop of Havana tele phoned Chaplain Chadwick a license to hear the confession of our poor sailors. None have complained. On the contrary all have expressed themselves as satisfied with the assist ance offered them under the circum stances. On the night of the disaster, Captain Sigsbee requested Admiral Manterola to station boats around the wreck so as to I prevent anyone from approaching it wnnout omciai leave, as a result only those with special permits are allowed to get near the wreck. Captain Sigsbee himself going in the early morning to the scene of the .disaster was warned off, not being recognized and was oblig ed to return and get a formal permit from the naval authorities. ONE MORE DENIAL. The Denial May Not Prove the Falsi ty of the Story, However. Key West, Feb. 19. Rear Admiral Sicard is preparing a precept or ad vance order for assembling the court of inquiry here into the loss of the Maine. The warships Iowa, Indiana and Mas sachusetts are expected tonight or to morrow morning. Their officers and those of the cruiser New York will pro bably compose a majority of the court. The court may proceed later to Hava na. A room in the federal court here will most likely be secured for the sit tings. As regards the story that one of the crew of the Maine saw a small object emitting smoke approaching the war ship just before the explosion, the cor respondent of the Associated Press has interviewed the man in the hospital who was said to have circulated the re port, and has had from him an abso lute denial. Lieut. Blandin, officer of the deck at the time of the explosion, and Lieut. Hood, who was with him, both positive ly deny that such a story could have any foundation unless it was the smoke of the City of Washington that misled some one. THE MAINE'S PET CAT. It Was Found Hidden in a Portion of the Wreck. Havana, Feb. 19. With Lieutenant Commander Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman and Chief Engineer Howell, Captain Sigsbee went on the wreck yes terday. The big cat that was the pet of the Maine's crew and that was found on the wreck so much frightened that it apparently had not moved from its hiding place, is now on board the Fern. The captain's dog, Peggy, was afso saved. Captain General Blanco and the offi cials continue to co-operate with Cap tain Sigsbee and Consul General Lee. The messages received from Spain and the United States showing that the ac tion of the Havana authorities is appre ciated, give satisfaction to the officers who are making further efforts to ame liorate the condition of the survivors. There is sincere regret that circum stances make it impossible to meet the wishes of friends who desire that the remains of their loved ones be sent home for burial; but in cases where the officers of the Maine deem it prac tical, the necessary facilities will be af forded. The feeling of the community is that social functions will be out of place at a time of such mourning, and these will be suspended for the present. SEVERE COPYRIGHT. Two Bills Which Will Soon Become Laws in England. London, Feb. 19. Two bills which have been introduced in the house of lords and which will undoubtedly be come law, have excited much interest. One of them proposes to make an un authorized translation infringement of a copyright and extends the copyright to lectures and sermons with the pow er to forbid newspaper representatives to them. In addition the measure provides that magazine authors are the owners of the copyright of their articles after three years and novelists are protected from dramatization. The other bill provides for the form of company promoting, making direc tors, promoters and vendors individual ly liable for loss arising from false statements and also providing a penal ty of imprisonment for a term not ex ceeding two years. Dutch Lunch, All the good things that help make a delicate Dutch lunch, such as Imported Swiss Cheese, German Hand Cheese, Fromage de Neufschatel Cheese, From age de Brie Cheese, Double Cream Cheese, Russian Caviar, Anchovies, Russian Sardines, Herring, Eels in Jel ly, Crevelat Sausage, Italian Salami, Dill Pickles and Pretzels always on hand and always the best. Meats and Groceries fresh every day. Have had an experience of years in this business in the old country. Will be g'ad to see all my old customers and a lot of new faces at my new place. PHILLIP ZIMMERMAN, 218 Kansas Avenue. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the friends w-ho so kindly assisted us in our late bereave ment, in the loss of our father, Joseph E. Parrish. MRS. G. W. ADAMSON. MRS. L. T. RICE. MRS. PHILIP WEISS. MRS. L. B. PECHNER.

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. A.verybo.- &u.vs o. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, pieas 11. t. nriH rnfivalun" ti the taste, act erentlv and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing tno entire sysrem. aispei cuius, cure lieaJaclio; fever, liabitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a. box of C. C C. to-dav; 10, 2. f0 cents. Soidani guaranteed to cure by all druggists. SNAP SHOTS AT H03IE NEWS A French play will be given at Beth any college this evening. Ex-County Clerk McCabe is working in the county clerk's office. A. O. U. W. lodge No. 3 will give a dance at their hall on February 25th. The fire loss far the past year has been less than for many years previous ly. Farmers say a good heavy rain would now benefit the roads by beating them down. Mrs. A. A. Townsend was operated on at Christ hospital and is reported do ing well. Several Topeka sportsmen are going to attend the Newton Gun club's shoot Tuesday. T. F. Doran, Porter Cook and Aaron Jetmore were hunting at Silver Lake yesterday. Mayor Fellows has returned from Wichita where he attended the Masonic grand lodge. F. E. Pirtle will move to Council Grove where he will engage in the jew elry business. Capt. Joseph G. Waters will address the Ministerial Union Monday on "Fun eral Reform." Several male choruses are practicing with hopes of winning the prize at the Hutchinson jubilee. A union temperance meeting for Park dale will be held Sunday evening at the Third Presbyterian church. Weather Observer T. B.' Jennings has returned from an inspection of weather observing stations in the state. H. V. McNeely, the coal dealer, has been confined to his bed for three months and is yet unable to be up. Fred Gordon had his hands severely burned while manipulating the red fire at the Crawford theater last night. The judges of the butter contest at 511 Kansas avenue pass on the merits of an exhibit by tasting the product. Oscar Swayze says he wants to be a member of the first regiment of Kansas volunteers in case of a Spanish war. The carriers and clerks at the post office have been on the lookout since the dismissal of Mailing Clerk Pryor. Bailiff John Coyne of the district court says that he is ready to head a regi ment of Irish to fight the Spaniards. Mrs. Annie L. Diggs spends all her leisure time at the state library in read ing sociological works. There are lots of them. Ed McKeever says that in his recent visit to the Gulf he saw an English ves sel 400 feet long being loaded with Kan sas flour. Lieutenant Governor A. M. Harvey will respond to a toast at the banquet at the new depot and eating house at Dodge City. Pink Pursley, the colored man who was convicted of selling liquor at the last term of court, has not yet served his sentence. The improvements on the Inter-Ocean mills in North Topeka will cost about $20,000. The daily capacity will be 1,000 barrels daily. Twenty-five boys in one crowd were skating around the state house on the wide stone walks, covered with sleet, this morning. The new telephone line to Joplin, Mo., has been formally opened. It is the property of the Missouri Kansas Tel ephone company. W. E. Hodges, general purchasing agent of the Santa Fe, was in the city yesterday on business and returned last night to Chicago. Ed Little has returned to Topeka from Abilene where he made the prin cipal address at the annual banquet of the Knights of Pythias. W. M. Shaver, W. E. Fagan, T. B. Jennings and Frank Crane returned yesterday from Wichita where they were attending the Masonic grand lodge. The lamp trimmers had great diffi culty this morning in getting their step ladders to stand still on the siippery pavement while they trimmed the lamps. Henry Beerman has returned from Salina where he was violin soloist in the Salina band concert. E. C. Lewis played a piano solo and was Mr. Beer man's accompanist. Arrangements have been made where by high school students receive half an hour a day in vocal instruction from W. von Dahlen. The chorus of 150 voices meets once a week. Col. Alexander Hoagland, "the news boys' friends," is in Topeka and he will stay over Sunday. He is president of the Boys ana cjiris National iiome and Employment association." The counters and shelving for the new department store in the Curry building have been finished. The ar rangement of counters is somewhat dif ferent from anything seen in Topeka. Benjamin Neigbeger, a farmer living southwest of Tecumseh, seriously injur ed himself by striking his foot with an adze while trimming a hedge fence this week. He severed one of the arteries of the foot. George M. Stone has just completed a portrait of John Martin, ex-judge of the Shawnee county district court to be placed on the wall of the court room. The portrait is one of the best Mr. Stone has made. One of the peculiar things seen at po lice station Thursday was a white man 40 years old crying because he was re fused an interview with a colored wo man whom he went to see.and to whom he had taken cigarettes. A distant cousin of Cyrus Leland was instantly killed in a railroad wreck near Seattle a few days ago. He was en route to Klondike. In the accident one man was injured and two instantly killed, all of whom were passengers. A family living on East Second street was broken up recently because the husband thought a grocery bill of $12 indicated an extravagant wife. He took with him his two little boys and left the two little girls with his wife. The collection of pictures of the state treasurers in the office of State Treas urer Heflebower is now complete. The last likeness was finished this week, and the collection will now be placed in po sition on the walls of Treasurer Hefle bower's office. Mrs. J. J. Frey has returned to Al buquerque, N. M to spend the remain der of the winter, having come to To peka to see her son John depart for Klondike. Mrs. Frey was accompanied by Mrs. W. J. Black, Mrs. Arthur Mills and Miss Glenna Cross. Says Topeka man today: "It is a great amusement for those who seem to be lacking in patriotic spirit and wouldn't fight if somebody spit in their faces, to call other people jingoes. Well, pehaps there are only two classes' of men jingoes and cowards." Chief of Police Quarles, of Kansas City, Kan., Friday afternoon took back to Kansas City William H. Watson, the young colored doctor who was about to locate here. Watson is charged with having forged a check for $10.40, using the name of a druggist named Abra ham. Dr. J. C. McClintock has begun a series of lectures to a class of 21 Kan sas medical students on military sur gery. Many of the students of the col lege have expressed a desire to go to Cuba to practice on the wounded Cu bans. So the horrors of Cuban warfare seem in danger of being increased. J. D. McPherson, father of the notor- AMUSEMENTS EW CKAWFORD THEATEK. 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 50 cents; gallery, 25 cents. EW CRAWFOKD THEATER Tamlay hii1 Wednesday, February 23 anU 23. THE FAMOUS ACTOR, Louis Morrison, And his own admirable company will pre sent the best play on the American stage, The Master of Ceremonies. Dramatized from George Manville Fenn's Famous Novel. Superb Scenery, Costumes, Stage Fur niture, Bric-a-Brac. Prices $1.00, 75c. 50c and 2c. Seats on sale Saturday, February 19. 0 AKLA.D PIIESDYTEFtIT CDl'RCH Tnesday Evening, feb. 22. -THE REV.. Dr.A.S. Embree In his Lecture, "A VACATION IN EUROPE." Admission lO and 15 cents. 8th Ave. Stables. HORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD. A few Family Hre for sals now at LOW PRICES. Also. l ivery and Poarding carefully lookefl after. PBIt'KS RKlllT. If you want an j tking In this line, call and see me Cor. Slh and Topeka ives. JOHN DUDIEY, I'll one Proprietor, SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 cent Ciar GOOD TIMES HAVE COME. You can afford to indulge yourself or your family in the luxury of a good weekly news paper and a quarterly magazine of fh-t inn. ou can get both of these publications with almost a library of pood novels for $5 per year. I i$n- m"1 scurry world-famed for its brightness and ths most complete General Weekly covering a wider range of subjects suited to the tastes of men end women of culture and refinement than any journal ever published. Subscription price, $4 per annum. TALES FROM TOWN TOPICS, a 36-pago Quarterly Magazine of fiction, appearing the first day of March, June, September and De cern oer, and publishing original novels by the best -writers of the day and a mass of short tories, poems, burlesques, witticisms, etc Subscription price, $2 per annum. Club price for both, $5 per annum. You can have both of these if you subscribe NOW and a tonus of 10 novels selected from the list below. Regular price for each, 50 cents. All sent postpaid. Remit $5 in New York exchange, express or postal money order, or by registered letter, together with a list of the 10 novels selected, by numbers, to TOWS TOPICS, 20S Firtli Avenue Sew York. 6 THE SAI.r- OF A SOI L. By C M. S. MrXellari. 7 THE COUSIN OF THE KING. By A. S. VanWesminw 8 SIX MONTHS IN HADES By Clarice I. Clinghain. 9 THE SKIRTS Oh' CHANCE. By Captain Alfred Thompson. 10 ANTHONY KENT. By Charles States Wayne. 11 AN ECLIPSF. OF VIRTUE. By Champion Bissell. 12 AN UNSPEAKABLE SIREN. By John Gilliat. 13 THAT DREADFUL WOMAN. By Harold R. Vyanew 14 A DEAL IN DENVER. By Gilmer McKendree. 15 WHY? SAVS C.LADY5. By Daxid Christie Murray. 6 A VERY REMARKABLE OIKL. Bv L. 11. Bickford. 17 A MARRIAGE FOR II ATE. liy Harold R. Vyimt. IS OUT OF THE SULPHUR. By T. C. Le Leon. 19 THE WRONG MAN By Champion Bissell. 30 THE HUNT FOR HAPPINESS. By Aiu:a Vi;ntf Chartrs. I HER SI RANGE EXPERIMENT. By Harold R Vynne. to ON THE ALTAR OF PASSION. By John Giiliu-t. 23 A MARTYR TO LOVE. By Joanna E. Wood. ious Pat McPherson, who Js now In the county Jail, dropped dead Friday even ins In a restaurant in Lawrence. He lived in a shanty at S14 North Kansas avenue and was 70 years old. He drew his pension money and left for Law rence. Heart failure was given as the cause of death. Monday a convention of the barbers of Kansas,will be held In Topeka at the hall 420 Kansas avenue. The conven tion is called by a committee consisting of Joe Griley, T. E. Sheard, Roy Ham mond, Oscar Shaffer and C. B. Hypes. The barbers will have a bill prepared for them-to be presented to the next legislature requiring all who practice the tonsorlal art to pass an examination by a state board. Indications are that there will be a large attendance of barbers from all over the state, as they can take advantage of the Creamery convention rates.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. Rents, Situations, Real Estate, O V Auction Sales, AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. "WANTED HELP. WANTED A place as clerk in office or store: have had experience in clerking. Address E., 204 West Sixth, city $S PER HUNDRED paid for neighbors' names. Blank book holding 600 names with full instructions sent for 10 cents, also list of loO other firms who buy names. We also give a gold alloy watch for dis tributing 100 samples. Star Co., 1642 Ohio St., Chicago. WANTED Good carpenter. 114 Buchanan. Apply tomorrow. WANTED Trustworthy persons to travel. Salary $70 and expenses. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Chicago. WANTED Place in private family to do lipht housework. References furnished. Address "M. 3," care Journal. WANTED Situation as trimmer in mil linery store, by a competent young lady. Address B. B., Journal Office. WANTED Situation as housekeeper in this city or another town, by a widow lady. Address B. M.. State Journal office. WANTED Position by stenographer of four years experience; have been assist ant bookkeeper and am first class in pen manship. Address T. W., care Journal. WANTED Work of any kind by married man. Address 334 Chandler St., Topeka. RELIABLE men wanted to address cat alogues, circulars and envelopes. Send Btamo for particulars. Somerville Mfg. Co., Elizabeth. N. J. WANTED Men and women to work at home. I pay i to $16 per week for making crayon portraits, new patent method: anyone who can read or write can do the work, at home, in spare time, day or evening. Send for particulars and work at once. Address H. A. Gripp, Ger man Artist, Tyrone. Pa. WANTED Trimming of grapevines, fruit trees, etc. H. Schroeder, 235 Jefferson. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for general housework at 515 West St. WANTED Young lady of lively disposi tion to nurse sick lady from 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Address E. L. B.t Jorunal oflice. LADIES to do plain sewing at home. $1.50 per day; four months' work guaranteed; send stamped addressed envelope for par ticulars. Wilday 6c Hutton, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED Energetic woman to travel on salary to get agents for superior line of goods. Corset Skirt Works, Ann Arbor, Mich. WANTED Competent dressmakers. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. WANTED Girl for general housework. Call at 218 Topeka ave. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED An easy riding, tough saddle pony, cheap. Box 745 North Topeka. 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 Party to manage sale of an article that is as necessary in every house and building as water. Indorsed by iromi3?nt citizens throughout the United Spates. One thousand dollars re quired. Party must begin operation as soon as thoroughly convinced by a prac tical demonstration that they can make from 150 to 300 dollars per month. B. F. Wyler, Union Trust Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. WANTED To rent small house with some ground. Address or call, 627 Quincy si. Mann. WANTED To buy second hand gentle men's clothes. Drop me a card and I will call. M. Manson, 414 Kansas ave. WANTED Horses to winter, best of sta bling and feed. 616 Kansas ave. WANTED Two-seated family carriage; also good family horse. Report where to be seen to Scott Co., 015 Kansas ave. WANTED AND FOR SALE Cast off clothing, at 320 E. Fourth fat. Mrs. Lowe. FOE KENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Modern house of 8 rooms, newly papered and painted, 3 blocks from state house, $"0 per month. 9 rooms newly papered and painted, excellent location, corner of Fifth and Clay, $27.50 per month. 7 rooms, bath, back and front stairs. 1 block from Union Pacific hotel on North Quincy. $18 per month. 8 rooms, modern house. 2 blocks from state house. $25 per month. 7 rooms, good barn, North Quincv. $13. 7 rooms. Buchanan, between Fourth and Fifth. $10. 0 acres, all bottom land, 7 miles from city, $200. PAYNE THOMPSON, 627 Kansas ave. FOR RENT 8 room modern house In Potwin Place at $20. W. M. FORBES, 116 West Sixth. FOR RENT 5 room dwelling on Lane. In splendid or der, good shade, 1 lots, $9. S room house on Lincoln, $12.50. 7 room house and barn, a fine place, on West St., $13. A. A. RODGERS. 110 West Sixth. FOR RENT House of nine rooms, with all conveniences. Inquire at northwest corner of Fifth and Lincoln. "WANTED AGENTS. JTE.7Trave,!nf and loa' agents TtMV ?8 Eat2nt' nt eoods Indorsed: suitable to hardware trade. Permanent la. e. rage, Jes Moines, AGENTS daily to sell specialty soaps and give customers double their value in handsome presents: exclusive territorv sample outfit free. Modoc Soap Co., Cin cinn&ti, O. AGENTS: Visit every store, sell machine lor printing signs on fences, bridges. ineWWl!: etc Arc Co., 26 Arc at., tta- I W ANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Good solicitors in every city and town in Kansas. Knights of Equity, pays sick and accident benefits, good con tract. N. B. CAMPBELL, 605 Kansas ave. SALESMEN $5 to $8 daily selling wrap ping paper and advertising novelties to merchants in your territory (side line pre ferred Kemper Thomson Paper Co., Cincinnati, O. WANTED Salesmen everywhere. Brown's tree paint keeps borers, rabbits away; $4 a day sure. Globe Chemical Co., Bloom ington, 111. WANTED Salesmen everywhere. Brown's tree paint keeps borers, rabbits away; $4 a day sure. Globe Chemical Co., Chicago, 111. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. $30 A WEEK and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time. Experience unnec essary. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis, Mo. FOR RENT ROOMS. for dressmaking for ten years. J. H. Squire, 715 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Room with board, to two young men. 827 Harrison st. FOR RENT Two good unfurnished rooms with closets. 714 Jackson st. FOR RENT Pleasant suite of furnished rooms. Furnace heat- 421 Quincy. FOR RENT Pleasant 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 934 Kansas avenue. Gas, heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Stock groceries doing good business, centrally located. Address S. J. Journal. FOR SALE OR TRADE One Richardson Boynton hot air furnace, complete, with cellar pipes and registers for eight room house; all in good condition; one pair sliding doors, 6x8, with hangers; one single sliding door, 3xX, with hangers; one pair window sash, 32x36: one stained glass window, 24x48; one glass door, 2 feet 6 inches by 8 feet: one panel door, 2 feet 6 inches by 8 feet; doors oak one side. Address L., Journal. FOR SALE Canopy top phaeton, $25; spring wagon, $10. 629 Branner. FOR SALE 1 jump seat surrey, 1 sin gle driving horse, 1 Jersey cow and 1 set of double harness. 706 Taylor St. FOR SALE I have several stocks of goods for sale or trade. What have you I have several houses, ranches and tracts of land for sale. If you want to purchase any of above, or have anvthing to sell or trade, see me. N. B. CAMPBELL, 605 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Cheap, an upright piano as good as new and one of the best makes. L. M. K., Journal. FOR SALE Household furniture. 1011 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Fresh Jersey cows. T. D. Strong, one mile south of Tecumseh. FOR SALE Babv carriage in good repair, cheap if sold at once. Flat 4, Crawford block. East Fifth St. FOR SALE 1 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 fine confectionery, nuts and fruits try Con Chumos, 804 Kansas ave. Oj5TANDJ?OTJN LOST OR STOLEN Pure white bull ter rier pup, 8 months old: good reward will be given and no questions asked for returning the same to W. H. Rossington, 914 Monroe st. LOST 1 pair of steel rim glasses, near old court house on avenue. Address F. G., care Journal. LOST In Hamilton hall. Thursday night, or between there and Riblet hotel, silver chain bangle bracelet. Suitable reward will be paid: return the same to Riblet hotel, Fourth and Quincy. LOST Black pointer pup, "Bill," about 9 months old, patch of white on breast; reward at 2J3 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 two extra good bottom farms in Shaw nee county: want large farm in Osage, Coffey or Woodson county. Nice little hotel, well furnished, for farm or city property. Finest improved 1,400 acre farm in state of Kansas. Want city property, or will sell for less than improvements cost. Farm owned by eastern party. Exchanges of all kinds. No attention paid to letters where full description of property offered for ex change is not given. J. H. BEATTT. Keith Building. FOR EXCHANGE Typewriter for ko dak, buggy or wheel. Kodak, Journal of fice. MISCELLANEOUS. WE COURT GOOD. HONEST competi tion, but cut-throat competition we don't enter the list with. Olivers, the sanitary clothes cleaning establishment, 413 Kan sas ave. and 112 West Ninth St., establish ed in Kansas forty years. WE GUARANTEE OUR BLACKS TO stand washing in sal soda, soap and hot water and not run. Try some of the work done at the (so-called) cheap fakirs and see 'er flicker. Chivers, 413 Kansas ave. TAKEN UP At my dairy bams south of fair grounds, Tuesday morning, one large white Angora cat. A. F. Poole, 1S02 Harrison st. NURSE AND MIDWIFE Mrs. S. E. Coffman, 706 Chandler St.; twenty years' experience. IT'S NO EXPERIMENT to send your clothing or hats to Chivers. the old re liable Topeka steam dye works to clean, dye or repair and it will cost you less than at any of the so-called cheap places the city is Infested with now. "ONLY PERFECT VAPOR BATH." Greatest seller on earth. Hygienic Bath Cabinet Co., Nashville, Tenn. JBHSCELLAnSOU PROF. MCALLISTER, Palmist. Disease located. 50c. Adams House, N. Topeka. WANTED 2 good men to canvass on sal ary and commission. Address X., care Journal office. 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. HATS cleaned for 25c, any old hat. We don't turn them wrong side out and call them cleaned. A. Hirbour, 702 Jackson st. 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. WE CLEAN suit, overcoat, hats, chenille curtains, silk, satins. Have them clean ed before the spring rush. A. Hirbour, 702 Jackson st. 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. BARGAINS BY S. M. WOOD CO. 2 story and basement 50 foot front busi ness house. 15 rooms upstairs, close to avenue, $6,750. 6 beautiful corner lots on car line, be tween Kansas ave. and Potwin. for $2,100. A fine h,ome in Potwin. east front. $3,000. 3 east and south front lots, 3 houses, rents well, on Tyler st., good location; sell to pay 12 per cent. A 4 room house, 1 lot, well and cistern. West Eighth, at $S00. Several good houses for rent. Large and small farms for cash rent. A line little fruit farm In southern Cali fornia for sale. Good 330 acre valley farm In Colorado for Topeka property. 6 corner lots, 3 blocks of Capitol, all for $900. A fine business plant In operation, mak ing money: owner wants large ranch. 3 lots. West Sixth st, 8 room house, etc., etc.. for $2,750. 640 acres tine Kansas grass land for $1.25. Several fine homes on paved streets, cut prices. 1.2S0 acre ranch in 25 miles of citv at $10. 200 acre farm 3 miles of city at $30. 320 acres fine grass land, Butler county, $10. Double store, occupied by grocery and meats, doing fine business, rooms upstairs, also residence; trade all for good farm in eastern Kansas of 320 acres. A general furniture and undertaking business. No. 1, and a good residence for eastern Kansas farm. A drug stock in city for a farm. A number of large ranches for sale or trade. Fine lead and zinc plant in operation for a farm. Farms all sizes in this county for sale or trade. Topeka lots or homes, anywhere or any price. Call and see WOOD, at 534 Kansas ave. BUY A HOME on monthly payments in our Sunflower colony near Little Rock. See us for full particular and books about Arkansas. Our office is open every Wed nesday and Saturday evening. JOHN G. HOWARD CO.. 527 Kansas ave. LOTS in Douthitt Place $150 up to $450. EUGENE WOLFE, 517 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 80 acres of good farm land 8 miles from Topeka, nearly all in culti vation and all under fence, for $1,350. A well improved 80 acre Kaw bottom farm for $2. i00. A 7 room house with bath, furnace, etc., on Topeka ave. for $1,600. These are snaps. Immigration, Land Loan Co., 600 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Three good farms in Shawnee county at special bargains. ALSO City and suburban property, improved and vacant, at a great sacrifice. W. M. FORBES, 116 West Sixth ave. FOR SALE FARMS 80 acres Kansas river bottom, no bet ter, 4 miles from city. $4,200. 80 acres Muddy creek bottom, 7 miles from city, S2.2CO. 80 acres close to Rochester, 3 miles from citv, $2,500. 160 acres, 8.000 feet from state house, fine farm, good improvements, $75 per acre. IS acres 2 blocks from electric cars, $50 per acre. Five acres south of Quinton Heights mile; improvements cost $2.(M0:.priee $l.S0O. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas ave. FOR SALE! A 7 room complete house, 6 blocks west of Kansas ave.: has 4 clos ets, china closet and pantry, gas, electric lights, hot and cold water, upstairs and down: latest style bathtub, water closet and marble washstand, furnace, fine man tel and grate, 2 sets sliding doors, all doors six and seven panel, finished entire ly with bronze knobs, hinges and escutch eons, plate glass front window and door. 4 double width windows, attic stairway and flooring in attic, city water and sewer drainage in basement, and two floors pan eled under stairway; has 1 lots, drive way to front: house heated and covered with building paper, 2 porches, brick walks. Rental value $25 per month. Lease can be made at once at this amount for one year to familv of three. Price $2,600. part time. Benedict Co., 601 Kan. ave. FOR SALE 114 lots and a 5 room cottage, cellar, well and cistern, good neighborhood. $1,000 spot cash will buy this property. On Clay st. We are making this at a special offer for a few days only. 1 lots, east front, between Seventh and Eighth on Tyler, 5 room house, fine shade and blue grass. $1,600. Part cash, balance on time. 3 lots near Third and Harrison, 9 room residence, steam heat, hot and cold bath, water closet, sewer connection, large barn. Price $2,500; $500 to' $H00 cash, bal ance on time to suit at 6 per cent. This is a bargain. 6 vacant lots between Eighth and Ninth on Tyler St.. $750. li lots, east front, on Quincy st near Eleventh. Price $600. A fine location for a home close to business. 1 lots, between Sixth and Seventh on Monroe. 7 room house, well and cistern, sewer connection, barn. $1,500; part cash, balance in monthly payments if desired. lii lots, east front, on Madison between Seventh ami Eighth, 4 room cottage, city and cistern water. sewer connection, price $1,600: $600 cash, balance time to suit. 1 lots near Twelfth on Clay street. 5 room cottage, well and cistern: all in nice condition, $1,200; part cash, balance on time. 4 lots new 4 room cottage, east of tne Santa Fe shops: will offer for a few days. $SJ0; $100 cash, balance monthly payments. Now is your opportunity to get you a reasonable home and save rent. 2 lots east front, well located on Monroe st North Topeka. 5 room cottage, cellar, pantry, citv and cistern water. Price $W0. $150 cash, balance $10 per month with out Interest. Monev to loan. Fire insurance written In old line companies at the lowest rates. W. C. STEPHEN SON CO.. 609 Kansas ave. (over Rigby's). FOR SALE 7 acres best bottom land. north side, close to city, extra good im provements, fruit, chicken yards, etc., $1, 500. easy terms. 5 acre tract and 10 arce tract. 1 miles south of Topeka. good garden land, fruit, grapes, etc., fair buildings on each, very cheap. Eight room house, cistern, city water, good location, west of Topeka ave.. near car line, immediate possession, $1,500. Two lots. 4 room cottage, cellar, brick sidewalk. Quincy street. North Topeka, $400: moderate cash payment, balance low interest. J. E. TORRINGTON, 109 West 6th St. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 9 acre tract 1 miles out, good improve ments, $1,250. 25 acres orchard, good improvements, $2, 650. 80 acres, fine farm, 2 miles out, $2,800. 160 acre fine farm, joins station, $4,000. ISO acre stock farm. 6 miles out, $3,500. 40 acre river bottom farm, finest land, good buildings, orchard, etc, 1 miles out, $3, 1 jO. 30 acre river bottom farm, $1,600. 300 acre river bottom farm, joins station, BARTHOLOMEW, 601 Kan. av. (1st floor). FOR SALE West Eighth ave.. 4 room house, cellar, well and cistern, all for $800. 6 room cottage. 1 lots, on Polk St.. $1,000. 6 room house, barn, 2 acres orchard, only $1,200. 28 lots. 8 room fine house on electric car, $2,500. 6 room house, barn, etc., Topeka ave., $1,000. 2 story 6 room house. Van Buren near Fifth, $1,500. Business house, choice location Kansas ave., $25,000. 50 lots "Douthitt Place," $200 to $250 each. BARTHOLOMEW, 601 Kan. av. (1st floor). CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE Elegant 0 room house on Clay st, $1,250. 5 lots, modern house of 6 rooms, good barn, 1 block from street car, in west part of city, $2,000. 4 room house on West Eighth, $800, on very easy terms. Two small houses on Lime St., between Seventh and Eighth. $a00 for the two; $50 cash, balance monthly, without interest. 3 room house on East Fourth, 1 lots. $350; $30 cash, balance monthly without in terest. 62xl30 feet, on a corner, on Monroe St.: frame house of 12 rooms, good barn. This is 2 blocks from business center. $3,500. 5 room cottage, cellar, well, cistern, barn, fruit and shade, 1 lots, on east side, $700: cash. We have several modern houses in west part of city at low prices. PAYNE THOMPSON, 627 Kansas ave. OWN YOUR HOME Build it yourself: select your own site. We think Oouthitt Place, the new addition, the best loca tion in the city, only five blocks from the state house. Your choice of lots $150 to $450. See BARTHOLOMEW CO., 601 Kan. av. FOR SALE 80 acres 6 miles southwest of Topeka, improved. Price only $1,350. 15 acres, only 2 miles from town, 3 acres grapes, good young orchard, some timber. Price $800. 16 acres, only 2 blocks from street car line. Price $S00. 13 acres Kaw bottom. Joins up to town, $125 per acre. Stock ranches, farms, city and suburban property for sale or exchange. JOHN G. HOWARD CO.. 527 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 6 room house, 1 lots, barn, well, cis tern, west side, $1,050. 4 room house, 1 lot, west Eighth St., $700. 5 room cottage, 1 lots, $600, payments. 8 room house, with furnace, fine home, close in. $1,700. 5 room cottage. 3 lots, $1,500. 28 V acres good land. 100 fiuit trees, 2 room house, barn, corn crib, near city, -will sell for $1,500 or exchange for house. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Five room cottage, stable. well and city water, 3 lots, a bargain at $2,000. J. H. SQUIRES, 715 Kansas ave. $150 TO $450 BUYS the choice of lots in Douthitt Place. Eugene Wolfe, 517 Kan sas ave. FOR SALE 160 acre farm, 100 acres under plow, bal ance meadow, all good land, $20 per acre; will take part in city or smaller property, balance 6 per cent. BARTHOLOMEW, 601 Kan. av. (1st floor). FOR SALE 3- 3 choice modern homes on west side, fine properties and must be sold soon. Call and get locations and make me an offer. A. A. RODGERS. 110 West Sixth. BUILD A HOME fo your own; the new addition, Douthitt Place, is the best lo cation in the city, only 5 block from the state house. Get best choice early. Lots $150 up to $450. See Oscar Bischoff, 600 Kansas ave. BUY A HOME Choice lots in Douthitt Place (just opened). $150 up to $450. For particulars see Eugene Wolfe, law office, 517 Kansas ave. FOR SALE t room house, 1 lot, etc, West Eighth st,: location tine. Price $700. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. 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. YOUR CHOICE of the best lots in Dou thitt Place addition. $150 to $450. See Eugene Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave. BEST LOCATION In Topeka for a home: lots in Douthitt Place, five blocks from state house, just put on the market; your choice $150 td $450. See J. S. COLLINS CO.. 115 West Sixth st. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots $150 to $450. Eugene Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 12 room house and 3 lots, in Belleview addition, for $750. Clarence Skinner, 123 East Sixth. FOR S4LE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOR SALE 2,240 acres of land in Kear ney countv. Kansas, clear, for fifteen hundred dollars. P. C. Moore, 420 Kan. av. GOING FAST Lots In the Douthitt Place new addition, best location for a home in Topeka, only five blocks from state house. Come early while you can pet the best. Your choice $150 up to $450. See W. C. STEVENSON CO., 609 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 33 lots near the Santa Fe shops. 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey. 8 room house and 11. 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. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT 25 acres of garden and fruit land for cash rent: east of Topeka. with or without houseroom. Chivers, Tailor and Dyer, Topeka. FOR RENT SOU acre dairy farm, 3 miles northeast of Topeka. 150 acres under cultivation. 60 acres Kaw bottom, large house and barn. ALSO Two SO acre farms for rent on reason able terms by W. M.FORBES, 116 West Sixth ave. TO WHOM IT MAX 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, 1S9S. CHAS. W. KOHL. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12th, 1S93. LAUNDRIES. FILL THIS LIST OUT And send it with your package. THE CRYSTAL STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 522 Van Buren Street. Phone 19. Topeka. Kansas. L. W. AKIN, Manager. Date M Mark When Wanted Deliver at No. I Articles. I Amt. Centsl SHIRTS, plain 101 SHIRTS, plaited or puffed lo sjtiiRi s.witn conarattacnea.io SHIRTS, new or dress 10 SHIRTS, woolen 15 COLLARS, each 02 COLLARS, cape OS CUFFS, per pair 04 Neckties 3 to 5 jNight shirt, plain 10 Under shirt, cotton 08 Under shirt, flannel 10 Drawers, cotton ost. Drawers, flannel 10 Socks, per pair 05 Handkerchiefs, linen 03 Handkerchiefs, silk 05 COATS 20 to 35 Pants 25 to 50 20 151, White vests Ladies' waists Ladies dresses 25 to Hose. n-r nair 05 Skirts 10 to $1.00 APRONS 05 Ladies' drawers 10 to Night dresses ..10 to TOWELS .3c each, dozen 25 Sheet Pillow slips Tablecloths NAPKINS Bedspreads Blankets .05i W3 10 .2c each, dozen 15 101 20 to 601 Curtains, lace.. per pair 50 to STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth St. Tel. 186. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. 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, 1898, 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. W. Judy, Col. F. M. Woods, Col. S. A. Sawyer, Col. F. M. Sparks. Address for catalogues. Sunny Slooe, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas. RINTERS 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 wn Van Buren st. Open to all. MONET. MONEY to loan on farms. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FRANK J. BROWN, 17 Columbian Bldg., 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. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kan. av. 'Phone 602. W. C. GROVES, successor to R. J. Groves greenhouses, 1173-75-77 Clay St., store, 821 Kansas ave. 'Phone 283. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE vour orders for coal, flour, feed and seeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. PAVING. FOR first class paving, sidewalk or building brick. dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way good vitrified brick can be made, call on W. Edson, secretary of C. C. V. Brick and Paving Co., 116 W. 6th Ave. WATCHMAKER WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks, BOc: 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. TRAFP 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, fishure, ul ceration, etc. C. F. MENNINGER, M. D., HOMKOrATHIC PHVS1CIAK, Office: 727 Kansas Ave. Phone 19. l.esidence: 1270 Topeka Ave. Phone 83 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. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. LEGAL NOTICES. PUBLICATION NOTICE In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. Johannah Henrietta Zimmerman, Emma Leah Nevitt, Frederick Will am Zimmer men, Anna Louisa Stone, Charlotte La vina Samson and Rebecca Zimmerman, plaintiffs, vs. William Zimmerman, de fendant. To the above named defendant William Zimmerman You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas, by the above named plaintiffs: that said plaintiffs filed their petition in the above entitled court and cause against you on the 6th day of Feb ruary, 1898, and that unless you answer said petition on or before the 15th day of April, 1898. the petition of said plaintiffs will be taken as true and a judgment will be rendered in this cause against you in accordance with the prayer of said pe tition to-wit: A judgment will be render ed against you vacating, setting aside and annulling a certain pretended deed which you hold In and to the following de scribed lots, lands and premises, to-wit: Lots numbered one hundred and ninety three (193), one hundred and ninety-five (195) and one hundred and ninety-seven (197) on Fillmore street In the city of To peka, Shawnee county. Kansas: also lot number two hundred and sixty-three (263). and the west twelve and one-half feet of lot number two hundred and sixty-one (261) on Sixth avenue west, the same be ing on the southeast corner of Horn and Sixth streets in the city of Topeka, Shaw nee county, Kansas: also the west twenty-five (25) feet of lots numbered one hun dred and nine (109), one hundred anil eleven (111), and one hundred and thirteen (113) and the east twenty-five (25) feet of the west fifty (50) feet of lots numbered one hundred and nine (109), one hundred and eleven (111) and one hundred and thir teen (113) on Jackson street, in the city of Topeka. Shawnee county, Kansas, and setting aside any and all title or pretend ed title which you have or pretend to have in and to the above and foregoing described premises and each and every part thereof; and a judgment will be ren dered against you quieting the title of the above named plaintiffs in and to the above described premises and each and every part thereof as against you and all per sons claiming by, through or under you and excluding you and each and all per sons claiming by, through and under you from ever setting up and claiming any right, title to, interest in or lien upon said premises or any part thereof, and such other and further judgment will be made and rendered in this cause as may be just and equitable. JOHANNAH HENRIETTA ZIMMER MAN, EMMA LEAH NEVITT. FREDERICK WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN, ANNA LOUISA STONE. CHARLOTTE LAVINA SAMSON. LAURA REBECCA ZIMMERMAN, Plaintiffs. By ISENHART ALEXANDER. Attorneys for Plaintiffs. Attest: E. M. COCKRELL. (Seal) Clerk. (First published in the Topeka State Journal February 19th, 1898. Case. No. 19,307.) 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 -irtue 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. 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 sale, 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, 1S97, 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 satisfy 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. 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 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, 1897. 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 Countv, Kansas. QUINTON QUINTON, Attorneys. (First published in the Topeka State Journal February 15tb, 1S9S. Case No. 18,803.) TIN SHOPS J. Al. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. SECRET SOCIETIES. ANCIENT ORDER OF THE PYRAMIDS, Cheops council No. 2. Every Wednes day, 8 p. m., 704 Kansas ave. C. W. Fow ler, Scribe. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, Feb. 19. The last week's trad ing in wheat has been remarkable for the fact that the highest prices for May wheat since the season of 1891 have been reach ed. From a closing price of 97$i'c a week ago the market advanced steadily to Thursday, May selling on that day at $1.06 and even bringing a cent more than that figure on the "curb." Though a sharp reaction followed late Thursday and on Friday, the net gain for the week was a substantial one. May closing yes terday at an advance of 5'ftc over last week's figures. July dragged until the middle of the week, when it, too, moved up. but reacted sharply again, the week's advance being 2e. Up to Thursday there was apparently but one factor in the market; the belief that the enormous line of cash and May wheat Joseph Leiter is carrying, amounting, it is alleged, to 20,000.000 bushels, gave him practical con trol of the market, created much anxiety among shorts. Much difficulty was ex perienced in covering short lines, and on Wednesday the demand from this source almost assumed the proportions of a panic and resulted in an advance of about 3c in both July and May. The market opened wild on Thursday, but the ad vance resulted in enormous quantities of wheat showing heavy profits being put on the market and prices dropped quickly. The effect of this liquidation was notice able Friday. Heavy Argentine ship ments caused a renewal of selling and a further decline, the weakness being es pecially noticeable in July. Later in the day reports of the taking of ocean freight room for 750.000 bushels of Leiter wheat for Liverpool caused a rally, the market closing fairlv steady. The week's rnnge for May was between $1.06 and 97c. and for July between 91c and S5c. Chicago, Feb. 19. WHEAT The opening In wheat to day was quiet but strong. May started unchanged to c high from $1.03 to $1.04 and 'advanced at once to $1.05 un der a moderate demand. Offerings were quite scarce. The feature was the statement of Joseph Leiter that he had cnartred almost four million bushels ocean freight room and that the wheat had been sold mostly to millers and consumers, dissipated the reactionary feeling- noticeably. There was a report circulated that Leiter will ship 500.000 bushels wheat from Duluth all rail. May dropped to $1.04 after the ad vance to $1.05, but reacted again to $1.05 and kept firm within a fraction of that figure. There was a good deal of trading in July. That month opened 11c higher at 8S89 and advanced to 80c under good demand. CORN Corn was only moderately ac tive due to the scarcity of offerings. This and the strength of wheat with a moderate buying' demand forced prices up. Receipts 513 cars. May opened a shade higher at 30c, sold at 30Va30c, and advanced to 30c. OATS Oats were very strong, show ing a radical change of feeling since yesterday. There was active buying from all sources and prices advanced sharply. Receipts 306 cars. May open ed c higher at 26c and advanced to 26c. PROVISIONS Provisions quiet but steady. Firm hog prices and the strength of grain were the sustaining factors. There was no feature. May pork opened 2g'5c higher at $10.97ffi $11.00 and advanced to $11.02. Max lard opened a shade higher at $5.20. sold at $5.22 and reacted to $5.20. May ribs opened unchanged at $5.25 and advanc ed to $5.271,2. BARLEY Barley, cash, No. 3, 32 to 42c. RYE Rye, cash, 49c:.May 50c. FLAX Flax, cash, $1.25; May $1.27. TIMOTHY Timonthy cash, and Feb. $2.90; March $2.92. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Feb. 39. HOGS Estimated receipts of hogs to day, 18,000: official left over. 2,200. Market active, strong, shade higher. Light. $3.90 &4.12: mixed. $3.95S4.15; heavy, $3.5''f 4.17Vi: rough. $3.954. CATTLE Receipts. 300. Unchanged. SHEEP Receipts, 2.W.U Market steadv. Natives. $3.10-4.65; westerns, $3.55'fi4.55; lambs. $4.254 5.f0. Official yesterday: HOGS Receipts. 26.347: shipments. l.fX'.. CATTLE Receipts. 2,541; shipments, 3. 097. SHEEP Receipts. 3.397: shipments. 1.41!. Estimated receipts of hogs Monday, 31.-000. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. Feb. 19. CATTLE Receipts. 200. Market un changed. Only a retail trade. HOGS Receipts. 8.000. Market strong. Bulk of sales. $3.80(4: heavies. $3.S."fM.lD; packers. $3.754r4; mixed. $.'!.75-(i4..i: lights. $3.55(3.90; yorkers. $3.85C3.90; pis. $o.2.V.S 3.75. SHEEP Receipts, l.ono. Market firm. Lambs, $4.50i5.4O; muttons, $3.50''4. i5. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. Feb. 19 WHEAT Active. Vc higher. No. 1 hard, 91c: No. 2. SS-rtHlc: No 3. S:itr 8c No. 1 red. 95?;9c; No. 2. 924? 95c. No. 3, 90fi92c; No. 2 spring, 84ra88c: No. 3. S5(a86c. CORN About steady. No. 2 mixed, 27 27c. OATS Active, firm; No. 2 white, 20) 25 c. RYE Firm, No. 2. 46c. HAY Higher. Choice timothy, $S.503P; choice prairie. $7477.25. BUTTER Steady. Creamery, 15TilSc; dairy. 124il4c. EGGS Generally steady, receipts heavy, llc. Market Gossip. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain, Provision and Stocks. 110 West Sixth Ave.. Topeka, Kan. Liverpool: Wheat d lower. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 18,000: Kan sas City, 7,000; Omaha, 3,700. Ranges of Prices. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka. Kan. Chicago. Feb. 19. Article. Open High Low Close Tes. WHEAT Mav ...104 109 101 in 103 July 89 9414 89 92 88 CORN Feb 29&4 29 29 2954 19 May 30 y,i3 3. 31 30 "July 31 32 30 31 31 OATS Feb 2fi 26 26 26 25 May 26 27 26 27 26 July 24 24 24 24 24 PORK Feb 10 92 10 92 10 92 10 92 10 87 May ...10 97 1105 10 93 11 10 95 July ...10 95 11 06 10 95 11 02 10 95 LARD Feb 5 15 5 15 5 13 5 15 5 12 Mav 5 22 5 27 5 20 5 5 17 July ...5 27 5 30 5 20 5 30 5 25 RIBS Feb 5 25 5 25 5 23 5 25 5 20 May 5 23 5 27 5 23 5 27 5 2o July ...5 30 5 35 5 30 5 32 5 30 Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co.. Brokers in Grain. Provision and Stocks, 113 West Sixth Ave.. Topeka. Kan. New York, Feb. 19. Stocks. lOp'nlHiehl Low Cl'se iTf".. Sugar 131i lSl-Tii 12, 119 :i2 Chicago Gas 94 I 94 I 9:!! 'X. 91 Am. Tobacco 91 91 91: 91; 91-g Am. Spirits 8 S. 8 8, H E. G. E 35 35! 34i 34V 35 Leather 64 64 I 63 I 63 I 61 Lead 34l 343 M1' ."4! 34 M..K. T. Pfd 87 1 37l K;' 38 C. B. Q 100 K"i 99 99 li! Rock Island 90! 91 90l 9 VI C, M. 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ij 8 TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY" 19, 1898. ACQUITTAL FOR ZOLA And Freedom for Dreyfus the Proba ble Outcome of the Present TriaL New York, Feb. 19. A dispatch to the fvVorld from Paris says: Yves Guyot, former minister of jus tice and the chief publicist on the side f Dreyfus, says: '"There is a good prospect of Zola's acquittal if a majority of the jury be not terrorized by the crowd. According to French law, if six be for and six be against, acquittal follows. So far, there is no good indication of the jury's bent, because, under the French law, if a. ju ry exhibits such, prematurely the ver dict is annulled. This is the dilemma now evident in the affair of Dreyfus. Either Dreyfus has been condemned on the bordereau not written by him or condemned on a secret document in which case the court martial's verdict Is null." M. Laborie, Zola's counsel, who was Been after the court adjourned, says: "Two things are now clearly estab lished One is the good, moral charac ter of Dreyfus has been proved. The ether is the negative fact that Dreyfus did not write the bordereau and the positive fact that Esterhazy did. A re vision is probable, but if the court quashes the original court martial find ing, that is enough and Dreyfus must toe set at liberty." PRIZES FOR BUTTER. Judges Arrive to Award Then for the National Creamery Association. The first official work in connection with the national creamery convention begins tomorrow morning when the fcutter judges will commence examining the exhibits at 511 Kansas avenue. The judges who arrived today are three in number, as follows: W. D. Collyer. Chi cago: O. Douglass, Boston, and W. H Healy of New York. The prizes which will be awarded by these gentlemen are as follows: For the best package of separator butter, a gold medal valued at $100 and cash of $50. For the best package of gathered cream butter, a gold medal valued at $50. Cash, $25. For the second best package of sepa rator butter, a silver medal valued at $30. Cash, $13. For the second best package of gath ered cream butter, a silver medal val ued at $20, and cash, $10. In addition the sum of $3,000 will be divided pro rata among all scoring S5 and over. The packages securing med als will not share in the pro rata prem ium. The association will also give a diplo ma of merit. which will be a work of art, to all exhibitors whose butter scores 90 and over. Besides the above prizes on butter, the association offers to the highest score obtained in the Buttermakers' contest, a cash prize of $15. Second best $10. To the buttermakers entering the but termakers' class: To the one having the ihighest percentage of scores, a cash prize of $12.50 will be given. To the second best, $7.50, and to the third, $5. CHEAP KLONDIKE RATES. Canadian Pacific Slakes a Cut of $26 From Eastern Points. Buffalo. N. Y., Feb. 18. The Commercial Bays: The Klondike rate war between the Can adian Pacific and the American lines has assumed a serious aspect, and. judging from official circulars received in Buffalo this morning, it will wax fiercer during the next thirty days. The Canadian Pa cific has officially announced that it has reduced its regular fares from Buffalo and surrounding territory to Vancouver and other north Pacific coast points to $40 first class and $30 second class. This means a cut of $24.50 for first class and a drop of $2t for second class. The regular rate published by American lines now is $53.50 for first class and $tfl for second class to Pacific coast points. Headache Quickly Cured. Dr. Davis' Anti-headache never fails.25c. After years of untold suffering from piles, B. W. Pursell of Knitersville, Pa., was cured by using a single box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin dis eases such as eczema, rash, pimples and obstinate sores are readily cured by this famous remedy. G. W. Stans field. 632 Kansas avenue. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Not how cheap but how good Is the way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin diseases may secure instant relief by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is a great Pile remedy. G. W. Stans field. C32 Kansas avenue. Tfce Royal is the highest grade baking powder know. Actual tests show it goes one tiird further than aey other brand. Absolutely Pure ftOYAL BAK1NS POWtrt CO., NSW YO.. OU MY FEEL SURE if this signature: is on the label in blue, that you have the genuine sort, of perfect purity and fine flavor. It goes a long way. Cook Bookwenree. Address UebSff Co. P.0. BoxfeTlS. Now York. Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beef SETTLEMENT OUT OF COURT Is in Sight in the Trouble Between the State and the Sock Island. Govenor Leedy and General Attorney M. A. Low of the Rock Island had a conference last night which may result in a satisfactory settlement of the trou ble between the state and the road over switching freight to the asylum. It al so may result in the state making a number of changes in routing shipments of material and supplies to state insti tutions. Mr. Low desired the conference to show Governor Leedy that the Rock Is land company was being discriminated against in the shipment of state sup plies. This he did by calling attention to the fact that during 1S97 the freight hauled into Dodge City for the state soldiers' home by the Santa Fe amount ed to $1,996.08, while the amount collect ed by the Rock Island for freight haul ed into Dodge City for the state was $61.35. Both roads have about equally direct lines. Mr. Low stated that if the governor would see personally that the Rock Is land would in the future be treated fairly in the matter of state shipments, he would endeavor to adjust the trou ble over switching rates on freight for the asylum. Governor Leedy assured Mr.Low that he would look into the matter and ask the auditor for reports showing the routing of freight to the state institu tions. He said that it was the inten tion that all roads should be dealt with alike, and that if the reports showed anything that looked like discrimina tion, he would take steps to remedy it. The trouble over the asylum switch ing may be settled before the state board of charities will have a chance to bring mandamus proceedings to compel the road to do the work at the old rate. SNUB THE MERCHANTS. New England and Southern Passen ger Associations Decline to Re duce Kates. New York, Feb. 18. The railroads forming the New England Passenger association have declined to grant the application of the New York Merchants' association for reduced rates from the New England territory. The associa tion says it declines the application "on account of the low regular rates pre vailing in New England." The Merchants' association has filed a protest against this action and has asked for a reconsideration of the mat ter. The roads forming the Southern Pas senger association also declined to grant the application of the Merchants' association for reduced rates of fare in their territory. The counsel of the roads hold that such rates would be of the nature of a discrimination and against the spirit of the interstate com merce act. The other associations did not regard the matter in that light, a decision by Judge Cooley having settled it, in the opinion of the trunk lines and of the joint traffic association. ILL FATED CLARA NEVADA. Carried Down a Number of Passen gers Besides Her Crew. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 18. In addition to the crew, the following persons are thought to have perished on the steamer Clara Nevada: Al Noyes. a merchant of Juneau: Frank Whitney of Cripple Creek, CoL A young man named Hill, of Seattle. Harry Hunt of Montana. George Rowe of Seattle. A. Bonnicke of Portland, Ore. It probably will never be known just how many passengers the Clara Nevada carried, or who they were, owing the fact that no list is obtainable. BISHOP DUDLEY DECLINES. Will Not Accept Foreign Missionary Secretaryship Because of Op position. New York, Feb. 18. Bishop Thomas Underwood Dudley of Kentucky has declined the general secretaryship of the domestic and foreign missionary society of the Protestant Episcopal church, to which office he was recently elected because of opposition to him among members of the society. TROUBLE NOT ENDED YET. Attorney for Arkansas City Taxpayers Asks $1,950 for Malicious Prosecution. Winfleld, Kan., Feb. 19. J. E. Tor rance, an attorney of this city, who rep resented some of the Arkansas City taxpayers in the recent contempt pro ceedings arising from injunction suits to prevent the collection of taxes to meet the-judgment secured against the city of Arkansas City by the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, has filed suit in the district court for damages against the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, T. S. Chapman of Illinois, and C. L. Brown of Arkansas City.both attorneys for the bank in the recent muddle. The basis of the action is malicious and vex atious prosecution in securing citations for him and his clients to appear be fore Judge Williams at Topeka, to an swer to the charge of contempt. He asks damage in the sum of $1,950. Hosebery's Daughters Comes Out London, Feb. 19. Social interest is con centrated on the ball which Lord Rose bery is to give on Monday and at which two of his daughters are to come out. Though it is chiefly for the young, it will be a magnificent affair. The Prince of Wales will be there and it is said the ball marks the determination of Lord Rose bery to entertain more lavishly than hitherto, and to be more in evidence among social and political people, in view of his reported intention to resume the liberal leadership. Bondsmen Sued. Wichita. Feb.' 19. Jacob Eckert, Ig nutz Kinsader and John Weger.who are the bondsmen of C. L. Wergher, treas urer of the German Military Aid soci ety, have been sued to make good the sum of $300, which Wergher has em bezzled. Wergher has left the city and no trace of him can be found. The so ciety has as its members 100 men who served in the Franco-Prussian war. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle," with Mr. Joseph Holland In the leading part, will be seen at the Crawford theater in this city tonight. The piece is proba bly the cleverest production of Made line Lucette Ryley, and is what may be called a legitimate farce. It is farce, pure and simple, without any traits of vulgarity or suggestiveness in any form. Mr. Holland made a hit with the piece at the Lyceum theater in New York, and the cast is the same as when presented in the metropolis. The sale of seats for Lewis Morri son's "The Master of Ceremonies," will open at Rowley Snow's drug store Monday morning. The play will be seen at the Crawford theater on both Tues day and Wednesday evenings of next week. After stating that Mr. Morrison received a curtain call after each act, the Pueblo Chieftain of last Monday commented on the piece as follows: "The play is the most finished produc tion that has been given in Pueblo this season. Correct in costuming, scenery. accessories and lines, nothing is left but to have the various characters por trayed by competent men and women. In no way has Mr. Morrison failed in this particular. Every member of his company is well fitted for the part that they have been chosen to fill and the play passes off as smoothly as it were possible for a theatrical performance to be given. The Calhoun Opera company comes to the Crawford theater one week from to night. "The Grand Duchess" will be the opera presented. ZOLA NEARLY LYNCHED. Mob Attacks His Carriage and is Driven Off by Police. Paris, Feb. 19. There were riotous proceedings after the adjournment of the court yesterday and M. Zola nar rowly escaped being lynched by the mob outside. M. Zola left the palace of justice at 5:30 p. m., and immediately after he had emerged from the building he was greeted with a storm of hisses and de risive cries. The authorities were obliged to protect his carriage with a double cordon of police. On reaching the St. Michael bridge the mob made a murderous rush for the carriage but the police threw them selves between the vehicle and the mob and a series of miniature battles en sued. Ultimately the police drove the mob back and M. Zola was enahled to pro ceed without further molestation. A number of arrests were made, but all those taken into custody were re leased later in the day. PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS. Executive Clemency Extended to a Number of TJ. S. Convicts. Washington, Feb. 19. The president has granted pardons in the following cases: Marion Halderman of Arkansas, convicted of larceny. The only result of the pardon is a restoration to citi zenship. Arthur D. Andrews of the southern district of California, convict ed in 1S94, of violations of the postal laws and sentenced to three years in prison and to pay a fine of $1,000. The pardon is granted on the ground that since his arrest Andrews has already served a onger term than the sentence imposed. Jack Wilkinson, of the eastern dis trict of Texas, convicted in 1896 of as sault with intent to kill. The papers in the case show that the prisoner can live only a short time. This is also the basis for the pardon in the case of Joseph Allreed of the eastern district of Missouri, who is under sentence for counterfeiting money and also in the case of L. S. Whitfield of the northern ern district of California, also convicted ed for passing counterfeit money. Pardons were denied in the following cases: Herman Hausler of Kansas, embezzling letters from the mails. Chas. Hubbard, eastern district of Missouri, violation of the postal laws. GRXiN RATE CUT. Canadian Pacific Makes a. Slash From Duluth to New York. Montreal, Quebec. Feb. 18. The Cana dian Pacific railway has made a cut in grain rates from Duluth to the Atlantic seaboard. The Duluth. South Shore Atlantic, one of the Canadian Pacific lines, has announced a rate of 23 cents on grain, flour and millstuff. Freight Traffic Manager Bosworth stat ed today that this rate is made on a basis of the present rate of 17 cents from Chi cago to Boston, together with the rate of 6 cents from Minneapolis to Chicago. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers of real es tate have been filed for record in the office of the register of deeds:. Hiram S. Jenkins to Frank E. Hart, $650, lots 132 and 134 Locust street. Josie and W. W. Webb to Carl Ort man. $250, lots 43, 45 and south half of 47, Chandler street, Klein's addition. Chas. Nyman and wife to Geo. Dig ginger, $150. lots 32, 34 and 36, Norris street, Norris' subdivision. John W. Rowell et ux. to W. L. Sta ples. $1,000, north half of northeast quar ter 161315. Henry J. Page and wife .to Geo. M. Noble, $1. etc., commencing at north east corner northwest quarter Res. 4, south 25 chains, 70 links, west 14 chains, 25 links, north 25 chains, 70 links, east 14 chains, 25 links. Dr. Wm. H. Righter has moved his office from 707 to 714 Kansas Avenue. ALL IS LOVELY. Braciatreet's Reports the Business Situation as Favorable All Along the Line. New York, Feb. 19. Bradstreet's says today: Favorable features dominate the gen eral business situation as a whole, and few commercial conditions present themselves which can be regarded as in any degree disturbing. Chief among those factors which make for continued or growing strength in commercial lines may be mentioned the renewed tenden cy toward advances in quotations of all staple articles and the steadiness of prices in other lines where increases are not at the moment reportable. Perhaps second in the list of auspi cious features is the continuance of marked activity in nearly all branches of the iron and steel trade, more partic ularly in the central west where it is authoritatively reported over 90 per cent of the pig iron capacity is in blast. The failure of the southern furnace men to reach a price agreement is of course a depressing feature in that section, which, however, finds a counterbalan cing factor in the intention to advance prices reported from bessemer ore pro ducers. The volume, of distributive trade shows an increase, notably in dry goods and groceries, also many widely sepa rated points so as to warrant conclu sion that spring trade is receiving a perceptible impetus. At the west iron and steel mills are reported generally busily employed and unwilling to take orders for early delivery. At Chicago 30,000 tons of steel rails have been sold in the past two weeks. The bicycle trade is reported starting up well at the west, but is still slow at the east, where, however, the cotton goods situation is one of hopeful strength, owing to the strength of raw material and the re striction of production due to the New England mill strikes. The strength of cotton, sugar and rice and the demand for iron all favors the southern trade situation, which is also being helped by situation, which is also being helped by the growing trade in cotton goods. The activity in Alaskan ship ments keeps vessels on the Pacific coast busy and freight rates are firm. Cali fornia crop prospects are not encour aging as a whole. Business failures continue to decrease, aggregating only 263 for the week, against 273 last week: 325 in the corre sponding week of 1897; 276 in 1896; 327 in 1895, and 233 in 1894. As above intimated, the price situa tion is one of local strength. Compared with a week ago, not one article of sta ple use is reported lower, although some low grades of wool would have to be shaded if sales were made. This was owing to ,the absence of manufacturers from the market for the past few weeks. Prices of nearly all kinds of grain, but notably wheat, corn and flour, and of most metals and particularly steel bil lets, copper, lead and tin, have advanc ed. The agreement by the bessemer ore producers will probably result in an advance on the coming season's output. Cereal exports tend to increase. Ex ports of wheat (flour included) for the week aggregate 3.932.744 bushels, as against 3,419.000 bushels last week; 2, 120,000 bushels last year; 3.149,000 bush els in 1S96, and 1.808,000 bushels in 1895. The bulk of this increase over last week is chargeable to large flour exports. Indian corn exports for theweek are also larger, reflecting the turning of attention toward the lower-priced cer eals in a total amounting to 5,056,000 bushels.as compared with 4.508.000 bush els last week; 6.441,000 bushels in this week a year ago; 2,925,000 bushels in 1S96, and 592,000 bushels in 1895. AT LONDpN THEATERS. Latest Successes "Which "Will Come Eventually to America. London, Feb. 19. There has been a decided boom at most of the theaters. The chief successes continue to De at the Court, the Haymarket and the Cri terion, and rather unexpectedly at Her Majesty's and at the Duke of York's, where George Edwards produced an adaptation of Jalouz on Saturday with Ellis Jeffreys and Seymour Hicks in the leading parts. It also promises to be one of the suc cesses of the season.the Prince of Wales having set the seal of his approval on it. On Monday the Empire successfully produced a gorgeous ballet ingeniously representing all London dailies and weeklies. George Alexander's produc tion of "Much Ado About Nothing" at the St. James on Wednesday was a tri umph of stage pictures, costumes, etc., but the acting was disappointing. Mr. Alexander's Benedict was unequal in parts and Julia Neilson's Beatrice was an unnecessary imitation of Ellen Ter ry. Fay Davis was unsatisfactory. Sir Henry Irving has received the-En-glish rights of "Cyrano de Bergerac," a blank verse romantic drama by a young Frenchman, Rostaud, who has hitherto been obscure, and what Paris critics laud most highly. The hero is an enor mously nosed knight, impersonated in the most successful manner by Coquel in. Paul Potter is revising "The Conques tors," Mr. Alexander proposing to tone down the adversely criticised passages. The Nottingham papers commend "Blue Jeans," which was presented there February 14 by Laura Burt. Geo. W. Lederer has contracted with Musgrove. the Australian manager who controls the Shaftsbury theater.to bring the Casino company to the Shaftsbury this summer. The Alhambra is negotiating with Primrose West to participate in its programme. All the properties and scenery of half a dozen players belonging to Sir Henry Irving have been destroyed in the fire which was discovered Thursday night in the archway under the London, Chatham Dover railway' near Ludgate Hill station, which was used as a store house for the scenery of the Lyceum theater FELL UNDER A TRAIN. Two Ohio Men Run Over and Badly Injured at Holiday. Olathe, Kan., Feb. 19 George Neff and George Bard, cousins, each about 30 years of age, from Greenville, O., while attempting to board a freight train at Holliday.were thrown under the wheels. Neff had both legs run over, just below the knees, and Bard had his right foot run over.Both of the men were brought to this city and Neff had both legs am putated, but, as he is very weak, his recovery is thought to be impossible. He has a wife and child in Ohio. Bard will have to have his foot amputated. His injury is not dangerous. He, also, is a married man. KNOAVN AT CITIZENS' BANK Stranger Drops Dead in a Lawrence Restaurant. Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 19. An old man of about 65 years came to Lawrence last evening and ordered his supper at Covey's restaurant. He had just fin ished when he remarked that he felt sick, and started to go to the door. As he reached it he fell dead. The only means of identification was a certificate of deposit in the Citizens' bank of North Topeka, in favor of J. B. Mc Pherson, for $165. MAJOR HOOD'S VIEWS. His Position on Prohibition Outlined in an Interview. Major Hood of Emporia, candidate for the Republican nomination for gov ernor, in an interview in the Mail and Breeze, has this to say about his posi tion on prohibition: "I believe in enforcing the laws of the state, wherever found. If a law is odi ous, enforce it, for the people will then discover its odiousness and repeal it. I do not mean to say that the people of the state consider the prohibition law odious, for I think the state has been benefited by it, but the way to find out whether we want it or not, is to enforce it. "I do not believe that the prohibitory question should be made the issue in this campaign. The third party prohi bitionists ought to look to the Republi can party for the best results on this question. Their interests are with the Republican party and they can accom plish nothing by antagonizing it. I don't believe that prohibition will" be made an issue in this campaign. The best elements of the party do not be lieve in injecting this question into the canvass this year. The party should stand for pure Republicanism and un doubtedly will." THE qUEEN TIRED OF IT. Victoria Says She Will Never Again Sign a Declaration of War. London, Feb. 19. The press continues its warnings that the situation in West Africa between France and Great Brit ain is growing more critical. It is im possible to abandon the British flag without loss of honor, it is said. Accord ing to the Daily Chronicle France and Germany are easting covetous eyes up on Liberia and are contemplating its an nexation. It is widely accepted that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of state for the colonies, is endeavoring to put back bone into the Marquis of Salisbury's dealings with France, Mr. Chamberlain persisting in viewing the matter purely from the point of view of the colonial office and urging above all things the maintenance of Great Britain's inter ests as a'colonizing power. Sir Thomas Waymess, editor of the Speaker, is re sponsible for the statement that Mr. Chamberlain would have pushed his British policy in Africa to the risk of war and the Marquis of Salisbury's at titude in opposing therefore, lends some countenance to the gossip that the queen has informed the Marquis of Sal isbury that she will never again sign a declaration of war. OUR AMERICAN METHODS Of Advertising European Celebrities Like Freaks Doesn't Please Nansen. London, Feb. 19. In spite of Major Pond's denial while Dr. Nansen has not publicly, or to reporters, criticised America, he has been remarkably frank in talking with his friends and does not conceal the fact that he has been unfa vorably impressed with American life. He has a great grievance against which he terms the "inventions of the Ameri can reporters" and he did not like his audiences. "I feel at home here," he said, "but there, in spite of the crowds, I felt a lack of sympathy with scientific achievements. In many cases the peo ple only wanted to stare, and they would have been equally pleased if I had got up and Sung a comic song." "WAR SPIRIT IN KANSAS. It is Illustrated by an Incident at Council Grove. Council Grove, Kan., Feb. 19. During the musical concert given by Blind Boone and his company at the opera house here, a telegram was read from the stage by Judge Stewart of this city stating that Consul General Lee had been killed by a Spanish mob in the streets of Havana; that McKinley had called a night special session of con gress and that inquiry had been sent to all the states to ascertain the number of volunteer troops to be availiable at once. The expression of patriotism that fol lowed was enthusiastic in the extreme. Men and boys offered their services amidst rounds of applause.some women cried, others urged the good work on. while Blind Boone made his grand piano ring with patriotic airs such as America and Marching Through Geor gia. When the audience dispersed, the news spread all over the city. Crowds of men and boys sat up most of the night waiting for additional war news. It has been ascertained that the tele gram was one that the agent of the M. K. T. R. R., took from the wires and thinking it authentic, sent it over to the opera house. HEADING FOR THE KOWAK. Stream of Gold Seekers is Turning From the Klondike. San Francisco, Feb. 19. Gold hunters are beginning to turn aside from the Klondike and Kotzebue sound and are heading for the Kowak. A number of steam vessels are fitting out for ex cursions up the Kowak river, equipped for from one to three years. Three ves sels bound for Dyea and Skaguay are to leave in rapid succession, the Cot tage City this afternoon, the Umatilla tomorrow, and the Australia on Mon day. Each will be crowded with pros pectors. GEN. BROOKE DISAPPROVES Does Not Agree With Court Martial Findings in Kalhoun Case. Chicago, Feb. 19. A general order has been issued by the command of Major General Brooke, of the department of the Missouri, disapproving the findings 1 of the general courtmartial recently convened at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to try Private Louis Kalhoun, of troop I, Third cavalry, charged with disre spect to his commanding officer. Kal houn was found not guilty. The general order states that the evidence in the case clearly established the offense. Kalhoun will be returned to duty. First District Convention. Holton, Feb. 19. Chairman Beck has issued a call for the-First congressional district Republican committee to meet at Teer's hotel, in this city, Friday, February 25, 1898. at 2 o'clock p. m., to arrange for and call a congressional district convention. Weather Indications. Chicago, Feb. 19. For Kansas: Gen erally fair tonight and Sunday, except snow flurries in extreme east portion tonight; decidedly colder Sunday; var iable winds; shifting to brisk norther ly. J. H. Gregg, of Dundee. 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The remainder of the estate is to be held and managed in trust until the youngest grandchild at the time of the testator's death reaches 21, and then the estate is to be divided between the testator's children and grandchildren, share and share alike. A codicil provides for the payment of $44,000 to the testator's daughter, Mrs. Fay, as $56,000 of the $100,000 meant for her had been given her before the testa tor died. f His private papers show that he had given away property and money to the amount of about $3,000,000 before his death. WILL HONOR DOLE. San Francisco Will Tender the Presi dent a Reception. San Francisco, Feb. 19. The San Francisco chamber of commerce has completed its arrangements for a public reception to President Sanford B. Dola of Hawaii on Monday afternoon, the day having been approved by telegraph by the guest of honor. Invitations have been issued to various military and civ ic organizations and to federal state and civic officials. The reception is de signed to afford an opportunity for a personal meeting between the president and California's citizens. The Sneers the Pools Bring on TJs. London, Feb. 19. The Order of the Crown started in New York, is discuss ed with great glee here by the Daily Chronicle and Daily Mail and other newspapers, Vanity Fair declaring that it is quite the nature of things that such an order should be born in New York, adding: "It is always the Re publican, the man of Democratic if not of Socialistic tendencies who has the keenest appreciation of the advantages which aristocracy possesses." Subscribe for The State Journal. m 1 i I I i 1 1 r J i