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

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din stomal if EE i V f THIRD EDITION. 01 FLi I J Hoisted Over Brazilian Cruiser Amazonas Today. Crew Mill Be Supplied by the Sau Francisco. AUSTRIA A BUSYBODY. Making Herself Yery Offensive in Spain's Behalf. Signs of an Alliance Between the Two Nations. FORTS IN N.Y. HARBOR Connected by a Large Tele graphic Ocean Cable. Government Orders 3,000,000 Pounds of Smokeless Powder. Gravesend, England. March IS. The cruiser Amazonas, built by the Arm strongs for Brazil and purchased by the United States, was formally transferred from the Brazilian flag to the stars and striped shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. Lieut. Colwell said to the New York World correspondent: "I have not se cured a complete crew yet. but have of ficers and men enough to hold her un til a crew arrives. We shall then await orders from the navy department from Washing-ton as to future movements." "Has anything further been done about acquiring the O'Higgins?" the Worid correspondent inquired. "That is a question I do not feel at liberty to say anything about,"the lieu tenant replied. "Is it true that you are also after two Argentine cruisers ?"the World cor respondent asked. "We may be," the lieutenant answer ed. The ceremony of hoisting the Ameri can flag was simple and dignified, and to the Brazilian officers It was some what pathetic. Lieutenant Commander Colwell, U. S. naval attache, accompanied by En sign Roberts, Assistant Engineer Mor ris and Consul General Osborne, arriv ed on board shortly before 11 o'clock a. m. The chief officers of the coast guard and a number of custom officers, all in uniform, were already on board. Lieut. Commander Colwell and his party were received at the gangway by Lieutenant Santos and were escorted to the cap tain's cabin, where they were received by Commander Corres. In reply to Lieut. Commander Colwell's inquiry, Commander Corres said he was ready to transfer the vessel forthwith, and Messrs. Colwell. Roberts and McMorris donned their uniforms, and, proceeding on deck, gathered near the flag staff from which the green flag of Brazil was living. Then Lieut. Commander Colwell, sa luting Commander Corres, said: "Captain. I have here a contract of sale, to which you were a witness, whereby this vessel is to be transferred to me in behalf of the United States." CommanderCorres replied through an Interpreter, saying: "In handing over the ship, I desire to say that it is done with the sincere friendship of Brazil." Lieut. Colwell, saluting, replied in be half of the United States: "I thank you for the sentiment." A Brazilian sailor then brought down Brazil's blue starred pennant from the top of the mast, carrying it in his teeth. In the center of a circle of offi cers of both nations, Lieut. Commander Colwell then faced the Brazilian flag, flying from the cruiser's stern, and as the officers bared their heads, the Hag of Brazil was hauled down at 11:10 a. m., after which, facing about with their heads still uncovered, Old Glory was run up the main. Lieut. Commander Colwell and the Brazilian officers then shook hands. Commander Corres then invited the Tarty into the cabin to drink to the ship, and the Brazilian captain showed the party over the vessel and furnish ed them with inventories of the sup plies. The Amazonas will remain in charge of Ensign Roberts and Assistant Engi neer Morris until the United States cruiser San Francisco arrives here. Great interest was taken in the cere mony, which is said to be unique in na val history, by which one power trans ferred a warship to another in the har bor of a third power. Several American flags were hoisted at Gravesend after the stars and stripes were unfurled over the Amazonas. New York, March IS. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: It is the evident intention of General Blanco to make it appear that an al liance has been formed between Austria and Spain. With, or without, the sanc tion of his government, the Austrian consul, Frederick H. Berndes, is lending himself to this idea. La Lacha and EI Diario de La Mari na continue to comment upon the Aus trian gift of 100 centenes to the fund being raised by Havana merchants for the purpose of a warship for Spain. Santa Cruz. Cal., March IS. The Cal ifornia Powder works received orders from the navy department Wednesday for three million pounds of brown pris matic powder. Yesterday the same con cern received an order for 1200.000 pounds of the same kind of powder for imme diate delivery. These, together, make the largest single order for powder ev er given by the United States govern ment on this coast. About six months will be required to fill these orders, even with the addi tional machinery tv..w in course of con struction by the company. Previous orders for smokeless powder will keep the works running at their full capaci ty for a year. Madrid, March 18. The Imparcial today says: "The instructions sent to the torpedo fleet to remain in the Canary islands are to the government's desire that the squadron should be escorted to Cuba by a cruiser and for no other reason." New York, March IS. Further plans FRIDAY EVENING. Pit 1 fiSSIliiiJIPifff rTT--?i h Js i II S II 1 1 mi ml II I 4Mzt v 'tw r,. mmMmmmmammmmmwm to make perfect the means of communi cation between the defences of New York have been made. Within a day or two it is probable that a contract will be let for laying a large cable of the size used in the ocean between all the local fortifications. This plan to connect all the forts sur rounding New York city with Govern or's island, was one of the matters to which Major General Nelson A. Miles gave his attention on his tour of in spection on Tuesday. San Diego, Cal., March 18. Work on the fortifications at Ballast Point is be ing pushed with all possible speed by the men of Battery D.Orders have been received not to permit any one to land on the government reservation where the big guns are to be mounted. The men under command of Capt. Humph reys have begun building a torpedo magazine within 100 feet of the quaran tine station. The torpedo casement north of the Ballast Point battery is ready for the electrician. The torpedo system will command the deepest part of the ship's channel, just inside the point, although the exact location is a government secret. It is reported that the commanders of the Monterey and Monadnock have received orders to be ready to put to sea at a moment's no tice. Dover, Eng., March 18. The United States cruiser San Francisco was off this port at 9 o'clock this morning. New York, March 18. A special to the World from San Juan, Porto Rico, says: Feeling against Americans here is growing very bitter. In view of the growing feeling the United States con sul here, Mr. Hanna, will probably ask for a warship. New York, March 18. A dispatch to the Herald from Horto. Azores, an nounces that the United States gunboat Bancroft has arrived and is coaling. Valparaiso, March IS. Patricio Lor rain Alcade, minister of war and navy, says: "You can emphatically deny the sto ry of the sale of the Chilian cruiser, O'Higgins, or any other warship to Spain." New York, March 18. A Herald spec ial from Madrid says: It is significant that Senor Sobral, late naval attache at Washington, who has full plans of all the United States coast defences, has been appointed on the staff of the admiralty and had a long conference with the minister of state. The publication of official returns showing that the receipts of the Cuban customs for February are more than double the same month last year, are regarded here as throwing cold water on Senator Proctor's report that the general conditions- in Cuba are worse. Madrid, March IS. According to a dispatch received by the Imparcial from Rome, the Italian minister of marine, confirms the reported sale of the arm ored cruiser Varez to Spain. IF IT WERE ENGLAND The Spaniards "Would Have Been Driven From Cuba Long Ago. New York, March IS. Great prominence is given in the English press to reports of pro-British demonstrations in New York places of amusement. says the World's London correspondent. These accounts undoubtedly have stirred public f.'i-ling here strongly. But a representa tive Tory newspaper, tne uioue, sneers til ns "of course the trouble with Spain, which has a navy, has nothing to do with this sudden love for England." As the sugggestion for a rapproche ment first came from this side, that com ment is gratuitous. Svdney Low. one of England's ablest journalists and recently editor of the St. James Gazette, but now on the staff of the Standard, sends from the United States a powerful plea for American in tervention. He asks: "What would Eng land's actions have been if Armenia were in the English channel? There is only one answer we should not have endured "The Spanish would have been cleared out. bag and baggage, from Cuba long ago, with reluctance perfectly genuine, with emphatic protestation of disinterest edness which we should have meant, though nolnxly would have believed us. "We should have blockaded the island, bombarded Havana as we did Alex andria, and occupied Cuba as we are now occupving Egypt, to the bubbling indig nation and resentment of foreign nations and the inestimable benefit of the inhab itants. Some Lord Cromer or Sir Her bert Kitchner would have taught the islanders what law. order and honest Pn ance means and some tens of thousands of miserable pacificos and wretched Span ish cons-cripts would not have died of starvation, butchery and disease. "It would have been an unprofitable, unwelcome task for us. but it would have been undertaken and accomplished if the shores of Great Britain instead of those of the United States hedged the blue waters of the Mexican Gulf." NEW SQUADRON FORMING. It Will be Stationed at Hampton Roads and Will Include Five Vessels. Washington. March IS. The event of the day in official circles was the issuing In the Last Stages (Drawn by the State of an order for the formation of a new squadron of naval vessels to be stationed at Hampton Roads. The squadron in the beginning will consist of five ships, all the best of their types. Two of them, the battleships Massachusetts and Texas, are withdrawn from the present North Atlantic Meet at Key West and Tortu gas. In ordering this movement the navy department is not animated by any pur pose of yielding to representations or in timations that may have come from the new Spanish minister. On the contrary, the new squadron was brought about by purely strategic considerations, although it appears from the nature of the force so far under orders to rendezvous at Hampton Roads that this strategy is of the defensive nature. Although the other ships to be added to the squadron have not yet been definitely selected, it is surmised that they will in clude some of the other battleships at Key West and the armored cruiser New York, in which case Admiral Sicard, it is believed, will command the new force. In place of the cruiser New York, the peo ple of Key West will look upon the grim outlines of the big monitor Puritan, sup posedly the most powerful ship in smooth water in the world. She will have to as sist her on guard the double turreted monitor Miantonomah and the monitor Amphitrite. The Puritan is now at Nor folk, almost ready for sea: the Miantono mah is at League island, quite ready, and so is the Amphitrite at Port Royal, S. C, so the order in the end will re sult In the gathering of the pick of the North Atlantic squadron at Hamp ton Roads. The point is said to be the best strategic point on the Atlantic const. It is almost centrally located, and the ships from that point can reach any por tion of the coast in short order. Besides, the second best navy yard in the country is there to fall back on for repairs to ships. NOT THE FULL REPORT. It is Only a Preliminary One That Was Sent to Washington. Boston, March IS. A special to the Globe from Key West says: "It is learned that a special report of the work of the court of inquiry has been sent to Washington. "This is not the report and the find ings of the court, which have not yet been agreed upon, but is in the nature of a communication for the use of the president, which he may or may not make public, as he sees fit. "In any event it will prepare the president for what the board will re port and enable him to take measures accordingly, as the court will find that the Maine was blown up from the out- Sl"The full report, it Is said, will not be formulated and in the hands of the sec retary of the navy for some days yet." WOULD NOTIFY SPAIN. Representative Wheeler Wants Con gress to Tell Her to Stop. "Washington, March 18. Representa tive Wheeler of Alabama has intro duced the following joint resolution: "Resolved, That a joint committee consisting of five members of the sen ate to be appointed by the vice presi dent and five members of the house to be appointed by the speaker be created to report without delay to the two houses, an address to the government of Spain, declaring in firm and diplo matic language that Americans and American interests in Cuba must be protected and that the atrocities now being perpetrated in that island must cease. "Resolved, That the executive be re quested to immediately transmit this; address to the government of Spain by such methods as he may deem most advisable together with a letter of en dorsement and approval of this action on the part of congress." NAVAL INCREASE. House Committee Decides on Twelve New War Engines. Washington, March 18. The house committee on naval affairs has dispos ed of the question of increases in the vessels of the navy unless there is some change of disposition among the mem bers. The committee, by unanimous vote, adopted the motion of Representative Foss of Illinois, to authorize the con struction of six new torpedo boats and six new torpedo boat destroyers, and the provision for this has been incorpor ated in the naval bill. CONGRESS WILL STAY. Senator Harris Says It Will Not Ad journ Until Things are Settled. Washington, March IS. Senator Har ris of Kansas this afternoon said: "We do not want war if it can be avoided with honor. No sane man wishes to rush into such a horrible thing. If Spanish treachery was responsible for the destruction of the Maine, either of ficially or otherwise and I believe the inside theory has been entirely elimin ated she should be driven from the western hemisphere. She is responsi ble if the disaster was caused by negli gence, just as if it had been done by desire. If I had a neighbor who fired my barn or poisoned my cattle, the sooner I could get at him with the business end of a shotgun the better I would like it. "I cannot say what course the pres ident will pursue when he receives the report of the board of inquiry, but, as congress unanimously voted such a TOPEKA, KANSAS, MARCH 18, 1898. of Starvation: Photograph Journal's Staff Artist From the New York large fund for use in case of emergency, it is only natural to think he will refer the matter to congress, as we have giv en him moral as well as financial sup port. It has had effect, too, both on Spain and on Europe. Congress will not adjourn until the Cuban and Spanish questions are definitely settled, and settled to the satisfaction of the Amer ican people. They know what they want, and have waited patiently for tha result of the investigation. They are sensible, and, taking them as a whole, are the most intelligent people in the world, and when they arrive at a con clusion it is generally the correct one." IS SIMFLY HELLISH! Is the Situation in Cuba, Says Senator Gallinger, Just Returned. Washington, March 18. Senator Gal linger was at the capitol today for the first time since hia return from Cuba. When requested to make a statement as to his observations on the condition of affairs on that island, he responded: "You can sign my name to any picture you may draw of utter wretchedness, destitution and hellishness in that country. The condition of affairs is simply indescribable. I do not believe that any one who simply reads the ac counts and does not see for himself, can form an adequate idea of the situ ation. i "The reconcentrados are wedged into all available places in those cities and are perishing by the thousands for want of the commonest necessaries of life. The best information obtainable leads to the conclusion that there have been beyond a doubt 400.000 deaths as a result of Spain's bruatal policy and the tragedy goes on from day to day. The society of the Red Cross is furnishing some relief by its efforts, but the most of these people are beyond the reach of aid, either through medicine or food. "I saw nothing which impressed me with the idea that Spain knows much about modern warfare. The soldiers I saw are not drilled as our soldiers are. The drills that I witnessed were a travesty on modern military ideas. From my observation of them, I should not consider them very formidable an tagonists on the field of battle. "So far as I could ascertain from my conversation with Americans and with those not entirely under the influence of the Spaniards the opinion was uni versal that the Maine had been de stroyed by an external agency and al most every person with whom I dis cussed the subject in Cuba, expects that the findings of the American court of inquiry will substantiate this view. "There is a divergence of opinion on the island as to the probabilities of war between Spain and the United States, and I am sure that I am within the bounds of the truth. when I say that al most the entire native population would welcome any turn of events however tragic, that would wrest Cuba from Spanish dominion. This is true, not only of those who are avowedly favor able to a war for independence, but of many of those who are ranked as Span ish sympathizers, but who are at heart advocates of Cuban independence. The fact is that even in Havana the allegi ance to Spain is of a very weak and doubtful character and if war should come. It would be found that there would be an uprising in that city against the mother country which would be a most important factor in shortening the contest and deciding it against Spain." WEYLER DENIES IT. Says He Never Wrote That Letter About Havana Harbor. Madrid, March 18. Gen. Weyler de nies the authenticity of the letter pub lished in the New York Journal in which the former captain general of Cuba is alleged to have said the United States would not have dared to send a warship to Havana while he was in command there, as "they knew the ter rible punishment that awaited them," adding that he had Havana harbor "well prepared for such an emergency," having "rapidly finished the works of Martinez Campos carelessly abandon ed." OUR DUTY PLAIN. Ex-Secretary Foster Says We Should Recognize Cuban Independence. Toledo, March IS. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Foster gave a newspaper inter view on the Cuban situation today. He said: "The decision for peace or war re ally lies with Spain. She must accept our intervention in Cuba, or she must declare war. Senator P-.octor's vivid description of the condition of the island and the hor rors suffered by the hapless reconcentra dos shows a condition which justifies the United States in intervening promptly. Now. what shape should our intervention take? I am strongly in favor of doing it bv the recognition of the republic of Cuba as a free and independent nation. The United States should not declare war against a weaker nation. Put the bur den of decision upon her by the simple course of recognizing Cuba as independ ent." CHILI WANTS MORE MONEY. Offer Made for the O'Higgins Was Too Low. London, March 18. Inquiries made in authoritative quarters elicits the infor- (Continued on Sixth Fage.) Taken Near Havana. Journal's Photograph.) MR. BETTS MAKES A VISIT. Connecticut's Insurance Commission er Calls on Webb McNall. Mr. F. H. Betts, superintendent of in surance of the state of Connecticut, spent an hour yesterday afternoon with Insur ance Commissioner McNall discussing the affairs of the Travelers' Insurance com pany. Mr. Betts is on his way to south ern California, and stopped off in Topeka to see Commissioner McNall. It is the rule of the insurance depart ment of Connecticut to make an inspec tion of all Connecticut companies every four years, and Mr. Betts' trip to Cali fornia is for the purpose of looking over large investments held in that state by the Travelers'. The investments consist largely of irrigating plants and land tracts. Mr. Betts wanted to know the history of the Travelers' trouble in Kan sas, which resulted in their withdrawal from the state, and Commissioner Mc Nall related the details. The Connecti cut superintendent continued on his way to California today. KID WCOY MARRIED. The Bruiser is "Sensitive" About It and Not Much is Said. Cleveland, March 18. It is learned that Kid McCoy, who came to Cleveland to referee the Lavigne-Daly fight last even ing, was secretly married in St. Louis on March 6, the day following the granting of the decree of divorce to the pugilist's first wife. Details of the wedding at present ob tainable are extremely meager. It is known that the bride is a New York girl, and that some very sensational circum stances surround the affair. When asked by a reporter about his marriage. McCoy became extremely angry and said: "That's none of your business. It is a matter that concerns myself only." "Doc" Payne, the "Kid's" trainer, was seen later and asked about the marriage. At first he utterly refused to be inter viewed, but after reflecting he said: "Yes, it is true that the 'Kid' was married at St. Louis March 6. The bride is a New Y'orker. There are reasons why I can not divulge her name. There Is nothing in the story that the 'Kid' is sore on the subject. There was some trouble about his first wife and the divorce mixed up in the matter. You know he was married the day after the decree was granted his wife. Further than this I cannot talk on account of his sensitiveness." BU11TIS MAT QUIT. He Talks of Withdrawing From the Race for Secretary of State. A. H. Burtis of Garden City is finding some difficulty in getting into the race for secretary of state. He is more or less handicapped by the number of can didates for places from the Seventh dis trict and the further fact that George Clark has been working for over a year on his boom. It is related that Mr. Burtis has about decided to move that Clark's nomination be made unanimous by retiring from the race. Mr. Burtis is quoted as saying a few days ago in Topeka: "Clark seems to have the fellows hyp notized and I don't find much encour agement. The politicians assert that they pledged themselves to Clark long ago, and this makes hard sledding for me. Of course Mr. Clark has been a candidate for a long time over a year, and I have about decided to quietly get out of the race at the proper time and help him." ISO, GENTLEMEN, NO. Great Britain Disclaims Any Designs on Hawaii. London. March IS. The government of Great Britain is surprised at the report of the senate committee on foreign rela tions, which, after presenting a joint res olution for the annexation of Hawaii says that Great Britain was plotting for the ab sorption of Hawaii. A high official said today: "It is unfortunate that the com mittee has such an erroneous impression. I cannot imagine upon what supposed facts thev base their report. It seems improbabfo that the senators would issue official statements on no other basis than rumors and suspicions. As a matter of fact, nothing is further from Great Brit ain's intentions than to interfere in any way with the existing regime in Hawaii. No steps in that direction were ever con templated. On the contrary, her majes ty's government has recognized that the United States has the foremost interest in Hawaii, and that it is natural and in evitable that Hawaii should be under American influence." Attack on Medical Mission. New York, March 18. The officials at the Methodist board of foreign missions have received no information about the attack on the American medical mis sion in the suburbs of Chung King Fu on the Yang Tse Kiang by a native mob. The officers of the board believe, however, the dispatch refers to their mission at that place. Money Spent at Topeka. Statements of the expenses of the To peka insane asylum and the reform school have been filed with the auditor of state by the state board of charities. The expenses of the asylum amounted to $9,171.53, and of the reform school $3,446.20. Weather Indications. Chicago, March 18. For Kansas: Rains tonight, followed by clear and colder; Saturday partly cloudy, with colder in east portion; winds shifting to northwest. FRIDAY EVENING. TO ATTACH WITNESSES. Patrons of Drinking Resorts Chased in a Very Uncomfortable Manner. The last resort of the temperance committee to cinch the evidence against the jointists is being tested this after noon when a large number of attach ments will be issued by Justice Mc Clintock for witnesses who refused to appear to give their depositions in the Hoffman injunction case. It was Hoff man's joint that was located in the room near Fifth street used as Republi can headquarters last fall. Eleven witnesses, including some of the best known young and old men in the city were summoned to appear at 9 o'clock this morning. There were but four there and their testimony was of indifferent value to the temperance committee. The taking of the depositions was objected to by W. E. Fagan and W. E. Alexander, attorneys for the property owners and the jointists on the ground that the witnesses were not contem plating leaving Topeka and would be present when the case is called in the district court. Attorney F. H. Foster said that -he would ask for attachments for the oth er witnesses. He asked that the hear ing be postponed until this afternoon to give the witnesses time to appear. A RUSSIAN SPY. Found Near Salisbury's Resi dence in Disguise. Birmingham, Eng., March 18. The Gazette of this city asserts that a Rus sian spy in the guise of a footman has been discovered at Hatfield, the Mar quis of Salisbury's residence. INDEMNITY OR WAR. That is Congressman Curtis' Position on the Maine Affair. Washington, March 18. The Kansas members and senators are evidencing the greatest interest in the Cuban situ ation. But pending the arrival of the official report they hesitate about ex pressing an opinion. Representative Curtis, however, is one of the members of the hous? who believes in a vigorous policy with relation to Spain.. He said: "In my opinion, if the official report demonstrates the fact that the Maine was destroyed by a torpedo, the presi dent should immediately recognize the belligerency of Cuba, and at the same time demand full reparation from Spain in the shape of indemnity. If Spain sh3uid refuse to comply with this command then war should be declared and the government should put forth every effort to bring it to a speedy termination. I have no doubt as to the ability of this country to whip Spain in a short time. If we should resort to war we should concentrate our entire fleet in the vicinity of Havana and blow the last Spanish vessel out of the water, level Moro Castle to the ground, unless our demands were complied with. I am opposed to war, but if it comes I believe in pushing it with the utmost vigor until Spain has at last been brought to her senses." Indemnity alone is not what the peo ple of Kansas ask, but freedom for Cuba. Congressman Curtis should amend his proposal to express the feel ing here. Ed. GRAIN RUSH RESUMED. Nineteen Steamers Chartered at Phil adelphia in One Day. Philadelphia, March 18. The Record today says: Nineteen steamships were yesterday chartered to load grain at Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore on European account, which is claimed to be the larg est number ever chartered for that pur pose on a single day. It is estimated that these vessels will carry at least 3, ODO.OOO bushels of grain for foreign mar kets and it was reported that many or ders from London were not filled because of the rush, as it was impossible to fix the tonnage owing to the unexpected de mand. S4.000 FOR A DOG. W. S. Buck of Topeka, Pays a Fancy Price for a Great Dane. Kansas City, March 18. The Kansas City bench show is making a record for the sale of prize winning dogs at fancy prices. Osceola Bey, the great Dane, winner of second prize in the free for all class at Grand Rapids, was sold today for $4,000 to W. S. Buck of Topeka, Kan. Osceola Bey was exhibited here in the junior class, but was reserved. Con sequently he did not come into compe tition with the imported champion San dor Von Imm, or the local champion, Leo G. Mrs. Mary C. Young, aged 48 years, died of dropsy Thursday at her home in Lynn creek. The funeral was held today at the Lynn creek church. TWO CENTS. HEART JTIRRHIG. If America Abandons Cuba She Will Fight on Sadly, Are the Touching Words of an Appeal to Americans ISSUED BY THE CUBANS 'Independence or Death" Still Their Brave Cry. "Will Never Trust Treacherous and Blood Stained Spain. New York, March 18. The following proclamation to the people of the Uni ted States has been issued by T. Estra da Palma, at the office of the Cuban junta: "To the American People: "The frequency with which there has lately appeared in the public press suggestions- made by malicious or misin formed individuals that Cuba would accept or could be forced to accept au tonomy, or anything short of independ ence, has impelled us to make a detinite and final statement on this subject. "From the first our motto has been: Independence or Death.' We are now more firmly than ever determined to carry out our programme. As we will not accept, we will not even discuss, the proposals of autonomy. After three years of the most sanguinary and un civilized warfare of modern times, car ried on by Spain, we are stronger than ever. It is for us to say what will sat isfy us; not for others. Our ideals and! our national honor we can confide to the keeping of ourselves alone. "I cannot think that the American people have forgotten the principal laid down in their own Declaration of Inde pendence; nor can I believe that any true American can be found who would advise us to forsake the ideal of repub lican government for the monarchial, even in Its most liberal form. "There is no way to compel the Cu bans to accept autonomy, except by force of arms. "We have fought three years, riot against Spain alone, but against the whole world. Not a helping hand was extended to us; no country gave us equal rights with Spain. The right to arm our people by purchasing weap ons in this country and transporting them to Cuba, is admitted, but al though engaged in lawful traffic, we had to run the blockade to get from these shores and again run the gaunt let In Cuba. "Our ships and cargoes were seized, subjected to delay, but invariably re stored by the slow and costly process of the law. Nevertheless, we never fal tered. We always appreciated the fact that the sympathy of the American people was with us. Spain has proven impotent to compel us by force to ac cept autonomy. She now desires the aid of the United States to compel us to accept. "I cannot believe that the American people would ever lend itsel." to the most treacherous and blood-stained mon archy of history for such a purpose. Should such prove to be the case, how ever, I declare in the name of the Cu ban people in arms, that force alone cam compel our submission. We, who have seen hundreds of thousands of our race: and families exterminated by slow star vation by a cowardly decree of the most inhuman commander of sanguin ary Spain, will fight against anything but independence, no matter who op poses us. "If, unfortunately, this Incredible pro posal be carried into effect, and Ameri can bayonets arrayed against us in our struggle for freedom and in aid of the Spanish monarchy, we will fight on. sadiy but determinedly, and let history judge whether the vanquished had not a purer ideal of free institutions than the victors. In such cass we will be exterminated, but future generations will again take up our flag and our as pirations, and Cuga will yet be free. Nor will we ever agree to a truce un til our independence is established. We will continue to fight as did the Ameri cans under Jackson at the battle of New Orleans, even after the treaty of peace is signed, if it should be necessa ry. "The Cubans cannot be convinced that the United States will ever try to force us to remain under the Spanish flag, but I have deemed it my duty to appeal to the generosity, the sympathy and the patriotism of the American people to the end that they may under stand the justice and firmness of our demand for complete independence. "(Signed) "TOMAS ESTRADA PALMA." PATRIOTIC METHODISTS. Bishop Walden's Remarks on War Greeted With Applause. Chester Pa., March IS. Today's ses sion of the Philadelphia M. E. confer ence was notable for ringing declara tions of patriotism made by Bishop Walden, of Cincinnati, and the out burst of applause which greeted his re marks. While deprecating war, he said, h would venture to say that if war should come there will be as many Methodists answer the call as in days gone by. Bishop Goodsell of Chattanooga, who presided, expressed hearty endorse ment of Bishop Walden's utterances. He said no nobler sight was ever wit nessed in the history of nations than the patriotic wrath that followed the disaster to the great battleship of a great nation, conscious of its strength, waiting patiently to learn the truth be fore it strikes. He hoped for peace, if possible to maintain it, and said our cause must be declared a righteous one before we resort to the sword. NO GREEK WARSHIPS. Report of Their Purchase is Denied. Athens. March 18. Investigation shows that there is no truth in the report in circulation that the United States has purchased some of the Greek warships. WILL BE A FIGHTER. The Mayflower Yacht to Be Converted Into a War Vessel. New York, March 1. The Mayflower was taken to the Brooklyn navy yard last night to be converted into a war vessel. THEY REACH MEMPHIS. Ft Riley Batteries Arrived There This Morning. Memphis, Tenn., March 18. Batteries B and F, Fourth United States artil lerv, arrived here this morning from Fort Riley.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1898. SFECUL DYE STIFFS FOR COTTCJ. diamond Dyes the Only Home Dyes That Come in Special Colors for Cotton and Mixed Goods. When you want to dye cotton, or ma terials composed of wool and cotton or cotton and silk, be sure to use the Fast Diamond Dye special colors for cotton and mixed goods. The use of dyes that claim to color all kinds of materials with the one pack age will only cause ruin and disappoint ment. Cotton is a vegetable fibre and requires a special dye entirely different from the dye that is needed to color an animal fibre like wool. While the imi tation dyes that claim to color all kinds of materials with the one package may give fairly satisfactory results on rib bons and small articles, yet for carpet ra?s and for dress poods or jackets, and in fact any of the usual jobs of dyeing, they simply stain the cotton rart and grive a streaked or spotted color that will quickly fade out when exposed to light. Diamond Dyes have sixteen special fast colors for cotton and mixed groods that never fail to grive satisfaction. They cost much more to make than the imi tation dyes, and hence the dealer has to pay more for them, but the price to the user is just the same as for the cheap dyes that have to make deceptive claims in order to sell their goods. SAX JOSE SCALE. feeps partment of Agriculture Issues a Bulletin ou the Subject Washington. March 1?. The agricultural department has just issued a bulletin on the San Jose scale in lftirti-&7, prepared by Entomologist L. O. Howard. It is of much interest at this time because of the re cent edict of the German government prohibiting the importation of living plants, fruits, etc., because of the alleged discovery of the scale on pears shipped from California. The present bulletin Is supplemental to one on the same subject published in Jan uary. lti. which contained a history of the eastern occurrences of the insert iown to K5. Never, it is said, in the liistory of economic entomology in the United States, has a single series of in puts excited so much interest as the San Jose FHale. In the light of what we know, the bulletin says, our actual knowl edge of the distribution of the scale in the east in the fail of 1J95 was compara tively slight. It was then reported as occurring in twenty states, but in com paratively few localities in each, with the single exception of New Jersey. In 1V.j-!(7 actual held inspection In Virginia. Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and several others showed that in these states the insect Has nearly as widespread as in New Jer sev. while twelve states and the District of Columbia have been added to the num ber containing infested points. The con dition in over thirty states and territories are then given, one of the more import ant being as follows: California In this state the insect is or has been generally distributed. The con ditions of climate sometimes kill it out and it often seems to be destroyed by a fungus disease, but neglectel and im properly sprayed orchards exhibit trees In as bad condition as can te found in any of the orchards of Maryland. AT CHICKA31AUGA PARK. Army May Be Mobilized at an Ideal Gathering Place. Chattanooga, March IS. Arrangements have been under way to have an army maneuver of regular troops at Chicka maupa National Military park during the eominp: summer. General M. V. Boynton, President of the Chieka.mauga park com mission, says that the matter must rest in abeyance pending? the present dis patches that the government probably would mobilize troops of the regular arm in the department of the Gulf, against the possible contingency of a war with Spain. Chickamausa park is in the depart ment of the Gulf. lyinT in Georgia, just beyond the Tennessee line five miles from Chattanooga. The broad acres of this reservation would afford a splendid place for such a mobilization and it is the only government reservation in the department of the Gulf large enough to accommodate 15.00m or 2v.0iH troops and a-fford room for the field training that under such circum stances would be imperative. This leads the park authorities to believe that if the contemplated mobilization is effected the troops will without doubt be gathered at Chickamauga park within the next week. The war department is in correspond ence with loea.1 correspondents In charge of the park, but they will give no definite information concerning it further than to say that it is being considered. ICE RING REIGNS NIAGARA. Gorge Formed Below the Falls Being Viewed by Thousands. Niagara Falls, March IS. The Ice bridge formed over the falls yesterday morning is being supplemented by more frozen water hourly. The banks were lined with sightseers throughout the day. Passen ger trains run n i near slacken eti their speed that those aboard might have the opportunity of witnessing one of the most weirdly beautiful sights to be seen in the world. Masses of ice continue to come down IFtream. to be stopped by the gorge, add ing strength to the bridge already solid enough to bear the weieht of a person. The gorges seem se-curely anchored to pome Jutting rock. The ice is dazzling to the eye, shooting out streams of white end blue and yellow lights every time the turn strikes its surface. The river looks like a glittering, shimmering sea of sil ver, with rifts and buttresses and ragged f-ieaks surrounding the smooth surface, making pictures resembling scenes from mythical fairy lands. WANTS CHILDREN BACK. ffacob Burkhart of St Louis "Willing to Forgive His Daughters. St. Louis. March 18. Jacob Burkhart, the retired engineer who ordered his four young and pretty daughters out of the house because they were not married by 1'hristmas last, wants them to come back a train. He said today that he was lonely and that he wanted his daughters to again come under his roof. The daughters are living: in a pretty fiat. One of them is a housekeeper, another looks after the flat end the other two are employed by a chemist. They say that they are happy and living Sn peace and see no reason for a change, tuit that they migrht return to the pa retnal tireide. as their father is old and feeble. Sine the publication of their etory last winter they have received hun dreds of proposals of marriage, but they fio not even read the letters. Named by trie President Yashinpton. March 18. The president today sent these nominations to the sen ate: Postmasters Kansas J. H. Corn well. St. John: S. H. Knapp, Clyde; T. A,. Bixwhiil, Concordia- Among the Ozarks." Is an attractive and interesting book, vrith views of South Missouri scenery. It pertains to fruit-raising In that great fruit belt of America.the southern elope of the Ozarks.and is of Interest to fruit growers and to every farmer and home, seeker looking for a farm and a home. Mailed free. Address. J. E. LOCKWOOD. Kansas City Missouri. Van Houten 1898 Wall Paper. Tsow in stock, new colorings in reds, blues and greens, gilt and ingrains. All grades cheaper than ever. Esti mates furnished for work and materi als. 720 Kansas avenue. Tour Ptioto In 28 posings, less than a Cent each, 111 West 6th. LAND OFJjORROR As Seen by Senator Iledfield Proctor of Vermont, Related on the Floor of the U. S. Senate. UNVARNISHED TRUTH. No Yellow Journalism in This Story. He Says the Half Has Not Been Told And His Tales Beat the Worst Accounts of "Yellow" Journals Washington, D. C, March 18. Senator Proctor (Vt.), who returned last Sun day from an extended trip to and through the island of Cuba, yesterday afternoon made a statement to the sen ate of his observations on the island. Mr. Proctor read his speech from manuscript, speaking rapidly.but clear ly. He said: "More Importance seems to be attached by others to my recent vis it to Cuba than I have given It. It has been suggested that I make a public statement of what I saw and how the situation impressed me. "This I do on account of the public interest in all that concerns Cuba and to correct any Inaccuracies that have not unnaturally appeared in some of the reported interviews with me. "My trip was entirely unofficial and of my own motion; not suggested by anyone. The only mention I made of it to the president was to say to him that I contemplated such a trip, and to ask him if there was any objection to it, to which he replied that he could see none. No one but myself, therefore, Is respon sible for anything in this statement. "It has been stated that I said there was no doubt the Maine was blown up from the outside. This is a mistake. I may have said that such was the gen eral impression among Americans in Havana. In fact I have no opinion about it myself, and carefully avoid forming one. I gave no attention to these outside surmises. I met the mem bers of the court on their boat, but would as soon approach our supreme court in regard to a pending case as that board. They are competent and trustworthy within the lines of their duty, as any court in the land, and their report, when made, will carry con viction to all the people that the exact truth has been stated, Just as far as It is possible to ascertain it. And until then surmises and conjecture are idle and unprofitable. Let us calmly wait for the report. "Everything seems to go on much as usual in Havana. Quiet prevails, and except for the frequent squads of sol diers marching to guard and police du ty and their abounding presence in all public places, one sees little signs of war. "Outside Havana all is changed. It is not peace; nor is it war. It is desola tion and distress, misery and starvation Every town and village is surrounded by a trocha (trench), a sort of rifle pit, but constructed on a plan new to me, the dirt being thrown up on the outside and a barbed wire fence on the outer side of the trench. "These trochas have at every corner and at frequent intervals along the sides what are there called forts, but which are really small block houses, many of them more like a large sentry box. loop holed for musketry, and with a guard of from two to ten soldiers in each. The purpose of these trochas is to keep the reconcentrados in as well as to keep the insurgents out. From all the surrounding country the people have been driven into these fortified towns, and held there to subsist as they can. "They are virtually prison yards and not unlike one in general appearance except the walls are not so high and strong, but they suffice, where every point is in range of a soldier's ritle to keep in the poor reconcentrados, wo men and children. Every railroad sta tion is within one of these trochas, and has an armed guard. Every train has an armored freight car, loop holed for musketry, and filled with soldiers and with, as I observed, usually, and was informed. Is always the case, a pilot engine a mile or so in advance. There are frequent block houses enclosed by a trocha and with a guard along the railroad track. With this exception, there Is no human life or habitation be tween these fortified towns and vil lages, and throughout the whole of the four western provinces.except to a very limited extent among the hills where the Spaniards have not been able to go and drive the people to the towns and burn their dwellings. I saw no house or hut in the 400 miles of railroad rides from Pinar Del Rio province. In the west, across the full width of Havana and Matanzas provinces, and to Sagua La Grande, on the north shore, and to Cienfuegos, on the south shore of San ta Clara, except within the Spanish trochas. "There are no domestic animals or crops on the rich fields and pastures except such as are under guard in the immediate vicinity of the towns. In other words, the Spaniards hold in these four western provinces Just what their army sits on. "To describe one place Is to describe all. To repeat, it is neither peace nor war. It is concentration and desolation. This is the 'pacified' condition of the four western provinces. "All the country people in the four western provinces, about 400.000 in num ber remaining outside the fortified towns when Weyler's order was made were driven into these towns, and these are the reconcentrados. They were the peasantry, many of them farmers. some land owners, others renting lands and owning more or less stock, others work ing on estates and cultivating small patches: and even a small patch in that fruitful clime will support a family. It Is but fair to say that the normal con dition of these people was very differ ent from that which prevails in this country. Their standard of comfort and prosperity was not high, measured by our own. But according to their stand ards and requirements their conditions of life were satisfactory. They lived mostly In cabins made of palm or in wooden houses. Some of them had houses of stone, the blackened walls of which are all that remain to show that the country was ever inhabited. "Many doubtless did not learn of Weyler's concentration order. Others failed to grasp its terrible meaning. Its execution was left largely to the guer rilas to drive in all that had not obeyed and I was informed that in many cases a torch was applied to their homes without notice and that the inmates fled with such clothing: as they might have on their backs, their stock and other belongings being apropriated by the guerrillas. When they reached the towns they were allowed to build huts of palm leaves in the suburbs and va cant places within the trochas and left to live if they could. Their huts are about ten to fifteen feet in size, and for want of space are usually crowded to gether very closely. They have no floor but the ground and no furniture, and after a year's wear but little clothing except such stray substitutes as they con extemporize. With large families or with more than one in this little space, the commonest sanitary provis ions are impossible. Conditions are un mentionable in this respect. Torn from their homes, with foul earth, foul air, foul water and foul food, or none, what wonder than one-half have died and that one-quarter of the living are so diseased that they can not be saved. A form of dropsy is a common disorder resulting from these conditions. Little children are still walking about with arms and chest terribly emaciated.eyes swollen and abdomen bloated to three times the natural size. The physicians say these cases are hopeless. "Deaths in the streets have not been uncommon. I was told by one of our consuls that they have been found dead about the markets in the morning where they had crawled, hoping to get some stray bits of food from the early hucksters, and that there had been cases where they had dropped dead in side the market, surrounded by food. These people were independent and self supporting before Weyler's order. They were not beggars even now.There are plenty of professional beggars in every town among the regular resi dents, but these country people, the reconcentrados, have not learned the art. Rarely is a hand held out to you for alms when going among their huts, but the sight of them makes an appeal stronger than words. "Of the hospitals I need not speak. Others have described their condition far better than I can. It is not within the narrow limits of my vocabulary to portray it. I went to Cuba with a strong conviction that the picture had been overdrawn; that a few cases of starvation and suffering had Inspired and stimulated the press correspond ents, and that they had given free play to a strong, natural and highly cultiva ted imagination. Before starting I re ceived through a mail leaflet published by the Christian Herald, with cuts of some of the sick and starving reconcen trados, and took it with me, thinking these were rare specimens got up to make the worst possible showing. I saw plenty as bad and worse; many that should not be photographed and shown. I could not believe that out of a population of 1.600,000, 200,000 had died within these Spanish forts, practically prison walls, within a few months past from actual starvation and diseases caused by insufficient and improper food. "My inquiries were entirely outside of sensational sources. They were made of our medical officers, of our consuls, of city aicades (mayors), of relief com mittees, of leading merchants and bankers, physicians and lawyers. Sev eral of my informants were Spanish born, but every time the answer was that the case had not been overestimat ed. What I saw I cannot tell so that others can see it. It must be seen with one's own eyes to be realized. The Los Pasos hospital in Havana has been re cently described by one of my col leagues, Senator Gallinger, and I can not say that his picture was overdrawn, for even his fertile pen could not do that. He visited it after Lassar, one of Miss Barton's very able and effi cient assistants had renovated it and put in cots. I saw it when four hun dred women and children were lying on the stone floors in an indescribable state of emaciation and disease, many with the scantiest covering of rags, and such rags, and sick children naked as they come into the world. And the conditions in the other cities are even worse." In concluding his speech Senator Proctor said: "I have endeavored to state in not intemperate order what I saw and heard, to make no argument thereon, but leave everyone to draw his own conclusion. To me the strongest ap peal is not the barbarity practiced by Weyler, nor the loss of the Maine if our worst fears should prove true ter rible as are both of these incidents, but the spectacle of a million and a half of people, the entire native population of Cuba, struggling for freedom and de liverance from the worst misgovern ment of which I ever had knowledge. But whether our action ought not to be influenced by any one or all these things, and if so, how far, is another question. I am not in favor of annex ation, not because I would apprehend any particular trouble from it, but be cause it is not wise policy to take in any people of foreign tongue and train ing and without any strong guiding American element. The fear that if free the people of Cuba would be revo lutionary is not so well founded as has been supposed, and the conditions for good self government are far more fa vorable. The large number of edu cated and patriotic men, the great sac rifices they have endured, the peace able temperament of the people, white and black, the wonderful prosperity that would come with peace and good home rule, the large influx of Ameri cans and English Immigration and money, would all be strong factors for stable institutions. "But it is not my purpose at this time, nor do I consider it my province, to suggest any plan. I merely speak of the symptoms as I saw them, but do not undertake to prescribe. Such remedial steps as may be required may safely be left to an American president and the American people." BOAT BOTTOM UP. Unknown Vessel Seen Floating Near Columbia Light Ship. Astoria, Ore., March 18. Captain Amesby of the British bark, Puri tan, which arrived today from Hio go, reports that on the tenth in stant a vessel was sighted bottom up ward eight miles north of the Columbia river lightship. The keel was about nine feet long and the bottom newly painted with copper paint. Capt. Amesby sailed within a few feet of the wreck and saw a few floating spars around the hull, but there was nothing to indicate who she was. It was supposed to be the same wreck re ported off Tillamock by Capt. Daly of the sealing schooner Heztic. Many People Cannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate; It nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain-O is the per fect drink. Made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer today. Try It in place of coffee. 15 and 25c CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Th f- liana igutarg I 1 ft n every 511 KANSAS AVENUE. 3fr 511 KANSAS AVENUE. S U U t find th bamr pi b3 ii mJj1JLo A AkAkAAA e Half Has Never Been Told of the Niagara of Clothing Bargains that are being daily carried away from our store, by pleasure and happy humanity. Our Clothing Bargains are not hid under the counters. Every article we offer has the stamp of the genuine money saver. Ye sons of Topeka and vicinity hearken all to my voice. Hasten to us so ye may be clothed at prices that defy and astound would be competitors. BELOW WE QUOTE YOU A FEW PRICES: 0 0 5 Men's all Wool Suits, worth $8.00 Bankrupt price, $3.98. Men's Black Worsted SuitsJ. worth $5.00 Bankrupt price, $2.45. Men's Black Cheviot Suits, worth $5 Bankrupt price, $2.45. Men's all Wool Imported Clay Worst ed Suits, worth $15.00 Bankrupt price, $7.25. Men's all Wool Tweed Suits, worth $12.00 Bankrupt price, $5.75. Men's all Wool Globe Worsted Suits, worth $10.00 Bankrupt price $4.75. Boys' Long Pant Suits, worth $5.00 Bankrupt price, $2.15. Boys' Long Pant Suits In Overplaids, Cheviots and Cassimeres, worth $9.00 Bankrupt price, $4.25. Men's all Wool Cassimere Pants, worth $3.00 Bankrupt price, $1.50. Men's Cottonade Pants, worth $1.00, for 48 cents. Men's all Wool Arlington Mills Cas simere Pants, worth $5.00 Bankrupt price, $2.25. Men's fine all Wool Worsted Pants, worth $5.00 Bankrupt price, $2.45. Boys Knee Pants, worth 50e Bank rupt price, 15c. Boys Knee Pants, worth $1.00 Bank rupt price, 49c. Men's Suspenders, worth 25c Bank rupt price, 7c. Men's Suspenders, worth 50c Bank rupt price, 22c. Men's White Handkerchiefs, worth 10c Bankrupt price, 2 for 5c. Men's Sox in Black and Tan colors, worth 15c Bankrupt price, 6c. Men's 24 inch Turkey Red Handker chiefs, worth 10c Bankrupt price, 4c. Men's 18 inch Turkey Red Handker chiefs, worth 5c Bankrupt price, 2c. Men's Knit Top Sox, worth 10c Bank rupt price, 2 pair for 5c. Men's Laundried Negligee Shirts, worth $1.00 Bankrupt price, 39c. Men's Patch Bosom Shirts, worth $1.00 Bankrupt price, 29c. Also a tremendous line of fine Over coats go at your own price. 511 Kansas Avenue. TOPEKA. 511 Kansas Avenue.

"LORD" BRUNTON DEAD. He Was "With Hanlon's "Superba" Company in Chicago. Chicago, 111., March 18. Robert F. Brunton, known in theatrical circles the world over as "Lord" Brunton, is dead. He came to Chicago on Sunday night with Hanlon's "Superba" company and was taken suddenly ill after his arrival. His remains will be sent to London, Eng. Mr. Brunton was born In Glasgow, Scotland in 1848. His first work in a theater was as a designer of theatrical properties, following in this the trade of his father. Early in his career he went to Lon don, and while there assisted in making many of the great productions of his day. He did work for Sir Henry Irving, Wilson Barrett, Sarah Bernhardt, Mary Anderson and Sir Augustus Harris. His last work in London was in con nection with Kiralfy's production of "Constantinople." Since 1891 he had been associated with Hanlon brothers. THE 1ELL0W STREAM. PAYNE GAINS TIME. $3,500,000 in Gold Coming From Australia. San Francisco, March 18. The Ocean ic Steamship's steamer Alameda, now on her way from Australia to San Fran cisco, has on board $3,500,000 gold. This is the largest amount of treas ure ever brought into this port by a single vessel. BUILDING PERMITS. Fire Marshal Wilmarth has Issued the following permits for buildings: To M. I. Ualton, for a residence to cost $1,000 and a barn to cost $S0, on lot No. 5 Topeka avenue. To K. M. Gades, for barn to cost $100, on lot No. 127 Van Buren street. T. C. W. Jewell, for a business house to cost $3,000 at 724 Kansas avenue. To Henrv Moseley, for an addition to residence to cost $1X, on lot No. 691 Kan sas avenue. To W. L. Osborn. for an addition to dwelling to cost $160, at 1624 Kansas ave nue. To W. S. Willits. for a barn to cost $100, on lot No. 13 Central avenue. To A. P. Davis, for a barn to cost $100 on lot No. 9 Park street. To C. I. Hutchins. for addition to dwelling to cost $35, lot No. 192. To P S Withers, for addition to dwell ing to cost $30, on lot No. 207 Branner StTf J. G. Fletcher, for barn to cost $80 at 1115 Madison street. To W. H. Warner, for shed to cost $30, on lot No. 817 Buchanan street. MADE TO HANG HIMSELF. Negro Climbs a Tree "With, a Rope Around His Neck. Grenada, Miss., March 18. Alexander Anderson, a young negro, attempted to criminally assault a school girl last night at 9 o'clock. Three hours later he was captured by a mob. confessed and was hanged. An derson was made to climb a Cottonwood tree with a rope around his neck. He was then pushed off a limb and strang led to death. 'Mrs. Kagan's Place Raided. Officers Donovan and Jenkins raided the resort on lower Kansas avenue kept by Mrs. Ragan and Mrs. Ragan deposited $25 as proprietor of the place and five more giving their names as Hattie Morse, Lena Rivers, Myrtle Johnson, Minnie Black and Jessie Mills deposited $10 each as inmates. They did not appear this morning in court and the money was forfeited. Football Teams to Visit America. London, March 18. The Everton and Celtic football teams belonging to Liv erpool and Glasgow respectively, are considering a visit to America next sea son for the purpose of playing a series of exhibition games under the auspices of a syndicate whose terms are to be accepted. Ballard's Snow Liniment will cure Lame back. Sore Throat. Wounds. Strains, Bruises, Cuts, Old Sores. La dies, It will cure your back-ache. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave., and Mil ler'3 Pharmacy. Cor. 6tb and Topeka avenue. To Car. Constipation Forofer. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 23c UCCC fall to euro, drutftfists refund money. Demand for Reduced Car Fare in Mil waukee Postponed. Milwaukee, Wis., March 18. Henry C. Payne todav secured a delay on the 4-cent fare question. He wants to gain time un til after election. Payne was requested to furnish a flat 4-cent fare at all hours of the day and re fused, saying the Milwaukee Street Rail way and Electric Light company could not afford to grant the fare. He asked that a commission be appoint ed consisting of the mayor, the city attor ney, the city engineer, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and the presi dent of the Merchants' and Manufactur ers' association to determine whether or not the company could afford to haul passengers for 4 cents. The matter will be postponed until the commission can make a report. TOMATO GROWERS' UNION. Illinois Dealers Will Try to Control Shipments and Keep XJp Prices. Cobden. 111., March 18. A large number of tomato growers met at Miller's hall to day to organize an association to control the shipments of tomatoes from southern Illinois and prevent a glut in any mar ket. All tomato shipping points in southern Illinois are expects dto join this move ment. The step is deemed necessary by growers on account of the enormous acre age which will be planted in this section. It has been estimated that if a line were drawn across the state sixty miles north of Cairo there will be raised in the terri tory south of that line 100 car loads of tomatoes for daily shipment. TO GET RID OF MEAN MEN. Georgia Would Have a Popular Vote to Be Followed by Hangings. Atlanta, Ga., March IS. Captain W. H. Harrison, chief clerk in the state comp troller general's office, has formulated a plan which he says he purposes submit ting to the legislature, by which the sur plusage of mean men In Georgia may be reduced. He advocates the holding of elections in each of the 137 counties of the state once each year, and the individual who re ceives the largest number of ballots as the "meanest man and most unconscion able scoundrel" is to be hanged until dCaptain Harrison says that thus the state will he rid annually of 13( tough citizens, and that he intends to push the scheme for all it is worth. REVIVAL OF SLAVE BLOCK. Two JNegroes to Be Sold Into Legal Slavery at Glasgow, Kentucky. Glasgow. Ky., March 18. Two negroes will be sold into slavery at the courthouse door next Monday, the first since M6S. The negroes are James Wade, a mulatto, and Rufus Howard, who is as black as the ace of spades. They are sound and able bodied, but are lazy, and having been re peatedlv convicted of vagrancy the coun ty i-J not willing to be further bothered with them and has advertised their serv ices for sale for the time of their convic tion. The purchaser must house and clothe them and in return can use their services in any manner he sees fit. If they escape they may be arrested and returned to him. PINGREE LOSES HIS FIGHT Michigan Supreme Court Says State Convicts May Make Shirts. Lansing. Mich., March 18. Governor Pingree lost his fight against the employ ment of convicts at the Ionia prison on a shirt contract by a decision of the su preme court today, when a mandamus was granted to compel the prison board to approve the bond of the contractors. The contract calls for the services of 300 convicts for ten years, and Is one of the most important contracts ever en tered into bv a Michigan prison. It was opposed by Governor Pingree and many labor organizations. Receiver Sargent Not a Member. John Sargent, who is receiver of Gar field park, is not a member of Mar shall's band. He was an honorary mem ber of the old organization, but since the incorporation of Marshall's band, Mr. Sargent has been in no way con nected with the organization. It is be lieved that the Paramore faction will make an effort to have him removed as receiver on the ground that he is con nected with the band, and this is o? of the contingencies that was considered when his appointment was requested. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. Whitmere Bros.. Barbers. Si Kan. avet GOAL Hard and Soft The Best Full Weight Competition Prices WOOD HAY, GRAIN AND FUEL, R. T. KREIPE, Telephone 708. 693 E. 4ih St J. M. KNIGHT, combine Undertaker, 406 KMSAS AVE., TELEPHONE 52. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Fine Tunera! .rs, haris. palace coaolies aud Qrlvora in livery la at Land&nce. 1- ree ambulance to trains er any part of the city day or uigut. WHY PAT EXORBITANT PRICES Of OTHER FIRMS Vn YOU CAN BUY Adult Cloth Caskets, six silver handles and plate for.. Sin. On Adult Cloth Casket, six textile handles and plate for Ki.oo Adult Cloth Casket, six textile handles, satin liued, for 2 o Children's Casket a oo Fine Metallc Caskets for Adults 0.1.00 Xbe Boyd Grave Vault for Sft.o tFine Hacks furnished for Parties, Weddings and Operas at low prices. Hacks heated with Lehman heaters. 'Phone 52. I The Western poundry AND MACHINE WORKS. Established 1875. rormerly Topeka Foundry Machine Works. Estab. lftsa. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. 1 n aea Th only place la the city where you can jet a Cempiete Pewer Plani frora Steans Eagia te Set Cellar from stock. R. L. COFRAN, Tepeka, Kans. Proprietor. n o n M M 41 ICB9I tsA FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL. BAR CAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES POPULAR FRIC XA1LUBS 610 Kansas Avenue. Make Clothes That Fit. Everybody Reads the State Journal

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TOPEKA STATE JOUEXAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH IS, 1898. X v BRIGHT OillLOREIi f'unyon Locks Out for the Little Ones. A MOTHER'S RESPONSIBILITY. Munyon never forgets tlhe children. Ha realizes a. mother's responsibility and is ver ready to give her the benefit of knowledge and experience. Mun- Z w v. Htalth. W Midi may De oo tained free from any drug. glut. is es pecially explic it in describing all children's diseases, and gives plain and .ri T31 L9W complete in- jy. and every mother should be prepared by having MUN YON'S REM EDIES where fli can got them quickly. They are ab solutely harmless, tind so labeled there can be no mistake. Munyon's Colic and Crying- Baby Cure cures bilious colic, painter's colic in children, and frriping pains of every de scription, promptly relieves hysteria. Flee piousness, pain from teething-, and quiets crying babies. Munyon's Sore Throat Cure effects a prompt cure in diphtheria, and every form of sore throat. Munyon's Fever Cure will break any form of fever. It should be admin istered an soon as the fever appears. Munyon's Worm Cure causes the prompt removal of pin worms, anal worms. In testinal worms, and tape worms. Mun yon's Whooping- Couf?ht Cure is thorough ly reliable. It relieves at once and curea promptly. Munyon's Croup Cure posi tively controls all forms of croup. A separate cure for each disease. At all druggists, mostly 25 cents a vial. Per sonal letter tn Prof. Munyon. l.iSuft Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa., answered with free medical advice for any disease. BY FORCE OF ARMS. The Little Eoy3 of ETankato Raise a Cuban Relief Fund. Mr. R. "W. Turner, secretary of the state board of railroad commissioners, who has been in Mankato attending court for the past week, brings back a story of Cuban relief from that town. He says that the little tots of Mar.kato. rantrinff in apes from 5 to 10 years, armed themselves with wooden puns an:! swords one day last week and made a house to house canvass for funds for the relief of the starving Cubans. They marched along the streets of the town, presenting themselves at every residence., and with the threat of making a frightful on slaught with their implements of war in case of a refusal, compelled every house hold to give something toward the fund. At the end of the day, when the raid was over, a count of the pennies, nickels and dimes, together with a number of larger pieces of money, showed the chil dren to have collected over $.t0. This was turned over to the school teacher, to be forwarded to the proper parties, and in time will be used in buying food for the hungry inhabitants of Cuba, KLONDIKE EVANGELIST. The Cowboy Preacher "Will Do Mis sionary "Work Among the Miners Grand Rapids. Mich., March IS. Rev. Samuel G. Littles, the cowboy preacher, is going to the Klondike. He will do evangelical work along the way. He is building a 19 foot long, 4fi inch beam, galvanized iron paddle and sail canoe, with air-tight compartments and room for baggage, and about April 1 will stare on his long voyage. His route will be around the lakes, through the Erie canal and along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coast to Galveston and thence by rail to Los Angeles. He will follow the Pacific coast northward to the gold re gions, and expects to get there some time next season. He will be accompanied by bis son. OUR TKEES SHUT OUT. Canada Passes a Stringent Law Against Any Foreign Nur sery Stock. Ottawa. Ont., March IS. The minister of agriculture introduced in the house of commons today a bill to protect Canada from the rava ces of the San Jose scale. The bill absolutely prohibits the importa tion of all kinds of nursery stock from countries where the insect prevails, and will apply at once to the United States, Japan and Hawaii. By general consent the bill was put through all its stages at one sitting and will become a law tomor row. SANTA ROSA'S JUBILEE. Great Rose Carnival and 3C of P. Cele bration to Unite in the Cali fornia Town. Santa Rosa. March 18. Arrangements for the great Rose Carnival and Pythian celebration to tie held in this city during the wtrk beginning May hi are rapidly nearini completion and there is now no question but that the event will he the most successful of its kind ever held in this section of the state. All committees are hard at work, and fit the meeting held yesterday afternoon the most nattering reports were received from all aloni? the line. The entire city is enthusiastic over the interest mani fested on every hand. and that the Pythian Knights are interested is shown bv the early Inquiries for rooms and ac commodations that have begun to come In to the committee having those mat ters in charge. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try It. J. W. PHILLIP?. 12 West Eighth St. Are You Going to Calfcrnia? If so, please bear in mind that the Santa Fe route limited train passes through Topeka westbound every Sun day. Tuesday and Thursday, and runs to Los Angeles in f fty-four hours, with through sleepers to principal California cities. Picture Frames Made to Order. New and up to date pictures and mouldings at the old stand, 720 Kansas avenue. J. L. Van Houten. Telephone 720. If your child has thin, pale cheeks, uncertain appetite and unrestful sleep. It has worms, and curing it with strong medicines only makes conditions worse, by irritating its delicate stomach. White's Cream Vermifuge is mild but certain in effect, and is a superior tonic as well as a positive worm destroyer. Geo. W. Stansfield. S32 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth nd Topeka avenue. CASTOHIA. Ths '50 tis:l Is m Ci Swore a tizila !sca 7 W n i 3 71 V'N CW r'rf Visarding their r -r I y t r e n I m e -i rT I Sickness often I r r?f conies sudden- OA.STOIIIA. RAILROAD Santa Fe Officials Pay a Tisit to K. S. U. President Ripley, Manager Frey, C. S. Gleed and Others, GUESTS OF F. II. SNOW. Inspect Mills and Switch Ter minals. Conductor Looseley Now Known as "Brakeman Boh." Lawrence, March 18. President E. P. Ripley, Second Vice President Paul Morton, General Manager J. J. Frey, General Superintendent II. TJ. Mudge, Assistant General Superintendents Ave ry Turner and McClennan, Chief Engi neer Dunn, General Freight Agent F. C. Gay, Master Mechanic Player, all of the Santa Fe system, accompanied by Charles and Willis Gleed visited Law rence yesterday and remained in this city for several hours, inspecting points of interest to them. The party arrived in Lawrence about 11 o'clock on a special train, and was at once conveyed to Kansas university, where as guests of Chancellor F. H. Snow the gentlemen were shown through the institution. The board of regents was in session at the time the visit was made, but adjournment was taken till this afternoon, in order that the distinguished guests might be shown the school. Returning from the university the party were driven to the Union Pa cific depot and grounds which were in spected, and on 'the return the officials stopped at the Pierson mills, and were the guests of Mr. E. E. Pierson for a considerable time. Mr. Pierson took the men through his mill, and after wards showed them the work that had been done in constructing the switch connecting the plant with the Santa Fe main line. THE CLOCK HAD STOPPED. A Topeka Clock Harked "Official Time" Gives Engineer Whit comb Trouble. Engineer Whitcomb of Argentine was in the city yesterday visiting his friends around the yards. Like all Santa Fe en gineers, Whitcomb carries a first class watch. A3 he walkwl up Fourth street he glanced at a clock that had in big let ters "Official Time." Now that clock (I'd not give the same time as his watch. He looked aain. No. the clock was wrong. He went into the store and asked if that clock was correct. "Ves." replied the proprietor. Whitcomb though perhaps his watch was wrong, after all. After he had been up town awhile he returned by wav of Fourth street. He glanced at the clock and then went inside. The clock pointed to the same hour that it had when he set his watch. "Why in thunder don't you wind that clock?" asked Whitcomb. "I guess I will." said the owner, and then he said: "iluve you the right time?" "Yes." said Whitcomb. and he gave the time, but he forgot that he had set his watch by the stopped clock and as vet all the people who set their watches hv that clock have not gotten the right time and Whitcomb has returned to Argen tine. NOW BRAKEMAN BOB. Conductor Looseley of the S. K. Se cures a New Title. From the Wellington Mail. "Brakeman Looseley" is a new name among the railroad men. It originated in this manner: Last evening Conductor Bob Looselev arrived at Wellington with his Caldwell train on time and in his usual jovial frame of mind. But No. 204. Conductor Gar field's train from Woodward, was not here. As soon as Conductor Looseley ar rived here he was given orders to "pilot his engine to Danville. Kan., after 24, whose engine had become disabled there. So away went "Hob" and his bob-tailed train out to Danville. Of course it was necessary for somebody to pilot the dis abled enfrine to Wellington, and this job fell to Conductor Garfield's brakeman. Frank Irland. This left Conductor Gar field without a brakeman and there was only one thing left to do. Conductor Looseley must play brakeman. He did it to perfection. The passengers and everyone concerned in the run to this city say that the man ner in which he "called stations'' and per- lormeu all otner requirements ot a brake man would have been a good object les son to the average railroader. But the "most unkindest cut of all" is the fact that all the boys now call -him "Brakeman Bob." FROM WELLINGTON. T. E. Purdy is on the sick list. Hiney Glamann has reported for work. Tom "Sargent, night car inspector, has gone on day work.. Fireman Geo. Hilton has returned from Woodward, where he has been working. Engineer Bob Buswell again went out on his regular run after a few days' lay off. Geo. Moeser has gone to Ponca City to accept a position in the telegraphic de partment of the Santa Fe. Joe Lawrence, the operator who has been working nights at the freight office in Hiney Glamann's place, has returned home to Mayfield. Bridge Inspector Wallace of Wichita is in the citv. He is still nursing- a sprained arm. caused by tailing from the top of a cattle yard fence. FROM NEWTON. Business has slackened a good deal in the last week and few trains are being run out. Brakeman Kirby is laying off and brake, man Harvey Mayer is working in his place. There are eight switch engines either In the NewTon yards or shops. Four are used for switching purposes. Operator Barton is "baching." lie is quarantined from his house on account of scarlet fever. John Albrecht of the car department is on the sick list. "H". K. I"ecker has gone to Hutchinson, where he has taken the position of night watchman. Tom Clements is a, new addition to the boilermakers' force. He comes from Ot tawa, FEOM EMPORIA. Engine or Jas. Porter has given up the run on the Barnard branch and returned to Emporia for service. Engineer Eshnour has moved his fam ily from Moline to Emporia. Fireman Pease of Argentine, who has been on engine 235 on the Howard branch for several months, has bt-en released and Frank Overton has taken the run. Bob Edwards has returned from visit ing La Junta and Las Vegas. Three car loads ot grading machinery have been sent to Elmdale from the west ern division, to be used in the work on the double track. The west end of the yards and between that point and Sterry is swarming with laborers working on the new track. There are about 300 men in all. Getting1 TJp Her Momentum. It was before the days of steam inject ors and an old farmer from the Nutmeg state was standing near the railroad track watching an engine running back and forth on the track pumping water. The old man looked at it and stroked his chin whiskers. His son said: "What is that engine running back and forth for?" "Well," said the old man, 1 guess she is getting up her momentum ready- to start." NOW IT IS CHART AGENTS Which. Superintendent Stryker is in Pursuit Of. Superintendent Stryker today receiv ed a letter from a chart canvasser of Lawrence asking if his recent opinion, in regard to the supreme court decis ion making it illegal for the officers of a school district to purchase charts without the district voting upon it, was "simply a joke or the real condition of affairs." The writer stated that if the superintendent o instruction -wasn't joking about the matter it would mean the ruination of chart agents' business in Kansas. Mr. Stryker in reply said he was "dreadfully, in earnest," and that further than this, he sincerely hoped the ruination of the chart agents' business would be accomplished. The agent admitted in his letter that they usually bought the charts at from $5 to $12.50, and sold them at prices ranging from $3i.50 to $50, lm; said that the time and expense necessarily em ployed in making a sale demanded such profits. Mr. Stryker says that if he is able to rid the state of the chart agents, it will mean longer terms of school in the districts throughout the state, as the cost of a chart is practical ly equal to a month's expenses. HE GROWS QUITE MALICIOUS. Editor of the Insurance Observer Makes an Insinuation That McNall Keplies To. Insurance Commissioner Webb Mc Nall Thursday afternoon received a letter from W. A. Thomas, publisher of the Insurance Observer, in reply to his letter written the latter after the car toon of McNall as Nero fiddling while Kansas burned, appeared in that pub lication. In his letter the insurance commissioner asked Thomas what he would furnish 10,000 copies of the pa per containing the cartoon together with the same number of copies of the indictment rendered against him by the federal court of New Jersey for embez zlement, and in reply Thomas states that he will furnish both at the "usual rates" if McNall will furnish him "with the amount received from the New York Life Insurance company for the settlement of the Hillmon claim." In answer Commissioner McNall mailed Thomas the following letter to day: "I will say that I will very cheerfully, at any and all times, furnish an affida vit that I did not, directly or indirectly, receive one cent from the New York Life Insurance company in the settle ment of the Hillmon claim, except what was paid to this olftce in the shape of fees in order to enter this state to transact business, and which was turned into the treasury. "Now, then, again permit me to ask you what you will charge to lay down in this city 10,000 copies of the Insur ance Observer under date of March 1st. 1898, containing a cartoon of myself fiddling while Kansas is burning, and an equal number of copies of the indict ment against you, rendered by the fed eral court in 1SS0, in New Jersey, for your part in wrecking a national bank and embezzling, etc.; for an equal num ber of copies of the verdict of the jury which found you guilty of embezzling the sum of $S,000; also, for an equal number of copies of your confession where you turned state's evidence, and, in addition 10,000 copies of the cartoon of yourself by Thomas Nast in 1SS6, showing a policeman with his billie in the background, watching you very in tently to see that you do not escape. All of these matters would be mighty interesting reading to the people of this state, as concerning an individual who, at this time, is engaged in the laudable enterprise of publishing the Insurance Observer, and telling the people of Kansas what is right and what is wrong: what they should do and what they should not do." SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Bethany college will close for the Easter vacation April 8. Ex-Postmaster A. J. Arnold Is seriously ill at his home in North Topeka. Walter Noble and Paul Torrington sing ar xne ounuay services at uruce cathe dral. The Xirect Legislation league will meet next Tuesday evening to complete the permanent organization. Chief Steele has as yet been unable to find the small gold star set with a ruby which was lost from his badge. i "Doc" Iavis, who resigned as a police man last fall, will be graduated from the Kansas Medical college next week. Rental property is very scarce in th citv. Rents have advanced slightly, and many improvements have been made on property. Commissioner of Elections L. T. Tount is registering voters at the Topeka lin seed oil mill for the benefit of Santa Fe shopmen. A New York cigar house is authority for the statement that out of 71 bills of goods sent to Topeka merchants, 70 were discounted for cash. The penny collection for the Laptad paving fund to pave around soidiers' graves will be taken in both city and county schools. JVlay 4 is the date. The police are making the selection of their summer helmets and uniforms. The light grey trousers will be selected, but a new style helmet will be used. Harrison McDowell has been granted permission by Chief VVilmarth to remove a small frame residence on King between Lane and West streets to lot No. 420 West street. C. W. Douglass and family have left for China. Mr. Douglass will be assist ant manager of the Press at Shanghai for the Presbyterian board of foreign missions. The Y. M. C. A. T. A. A. bowling con test, which was to have been held at the T. A. A. Wednesday evening, was postponed, as one of the teams was not ready to play. Thad Robbins. the prisoner who is held for trial for burglary, claims that he has employed an Oklahoma attorney named Jack Jones to defend him. and on this representation a continuance was taken for his preliminary hearing. Jackson's bund will give a minstrel show with genuine home talent some time this spring. Ed Harlan has been se cured as one of the tambos. He is an old minstrel man and is now helping Coicnel C. L. Wood operate the Chester field hotel. The news has just leaked out that Oscar Wool ver ton was held up and rob bed while he was making the "racing cir cuit last summer in Illinois with his tiot ter. "Santa Lina." A diamond ring and about $100 were taken from him. A sand bag was used. A petition is being circulated which will be presented to the city council asking that a sidewalk be laid on the north side of Twelfth street between Topeka avenue and the alley east of Harrison street. This block and a half has never had a sidewalk, although being much used. The Crawford theater will open to night after a continued darkness for Jtile Waller and nis company in tne comeay "Sidetracked." The piece is said to have been improved for this season by a num ber of changes, and to now offer oppor tunity for the introduction of a number of pleasing specialties. 1 he prices will be 7j, oO, Ho, ana ia cents. Harbingers. Sir Robin sings his song of hope Down March's windy ways: But lo! the child who skips the rope Has had the field for days. Chicago Record. NEARLY$9,000. Subscriptions to the Auditori um Piling Up Grandly. With the Auditorium Fair All the Money Needed TO BUILD THE 1IALL And Furnish It Complete Will Be Raised. Preparations to Break Ground Should Begin at Once. The subscription department of the auditorium has reached Sixth street on its march toward First street. The committees have not been able to find all the people in their territory who will subscribe to the fund but they will go over the ground again so that no one will be missed. It is more than ever evident that peo ple are ready for the auditorium. The work of soliciting subscriptions should be completed in another week and by the middle of April the work should be commenced. The subscriptions secured on the west side of Kansas avenue from Tenth street to Sixth are as follows, making allowance for those whom the commit tee failed to find: Warren M. Crosby $100.00 The Mills Adams Co 100.00 Hall Lithographing Co 50.00 B. M. Payne 50.00 S. Barnum Co 50.00 R. S. Brigham 25.00 Accounting Trust Co 25.00 H. S. Nichols, the shoe man 25.00 Charles McClintock 25. CO A. H. Thompson 20.00 T. E. Sheard 20.00 James B. Hayden 15.00 A. C. Keating 10.00 C. B. Reed 10.00 H. M. Phillips 10.00 L. C. Wasson 10.00 A. T. Waggoner 10.00 C. T. Trapp..' 10.00 W. M. Weightman 10.00 W. S. Lindsay 10.00 Geo. Burghart 10.00 W. K. Curry 10.00 Whiteker Bros 10.00 C. H. Guibor 10.00 J. K. Jones 10.00 Wm. II. Barnes 10.00 Griley Stritzinger 5.00 W. M. Hord Bro 5.00 John S. Rhodes 5.00 Harry L. Heald 5.00 Geo. H. Langdon 5.00 W. T. Beerbohm 5.00 Geo. P. Ashton 5.00 Geo. Hanley 5.00 McCoy Mercantile Co 5.00 W. R. Cannon 5.00 H. F. Nonken 5.00 Geo. M. Lescher 5.00 J. G. Kunsrle 5.00 Thos. I. Crouch 5.00 J. S. White 5.00 Will Johnson 5.00 R. Dietrich 5.00 H. E. Wentworth 5.00 Theo. W. Peers 5.00 Calihan Brown 5.00 M. J. Mercer 5.00 M. B. Kahr 5.00 L. M. Powell 5.00 Dr. Lyman 5.00 W. A. S. Bird 5.00 W. F. Macferran.. 5.00 A. C. Campbell 5.00 Eva Harding 5 00 Geo. W. Clark 5.00 L. T. Yount 5.00 Wm. Connors 5.00 Total $800.00 The following subscriptions have been secured on the east side of Kansas av enue from Tenth to Sixth streets: F. M. Bonebrake 10.00 Fagan Nichols 5.00 Geo. W. Stansfield 10.00 G. G. Burton 12.00 Thos. H. Bain 5.00 Gaylord Barcley 10.00 Thompson Bros 20.00 C. A. McGuire 10.00 E. C. Glenn 25.00 F. L. Evarts 5.00 D. H. Forbes 25.00 W. S. Kale 25.00 C. L. Traver 5.00 John F. McManus 10.00 C. O. Johnson 10.00 W. W. Manspeaker 100.00 B. F. Morrow 15.00 Ida C. Barnes 5.00 A. F. Hayslip 10.00 Geo. Klein Co 10.00 J. Li. Van Houten 5.00 W. v. Dahien 15.00 C. J. Snyder 5.00 John MacDonald 5.00 II. A. Klauer 10.00 H. L. Tromp 5.00 E. B. Guild 5.00 M. O. Frost 10.00 F. M. Spencer 5.00 I John Petrzilek 5.00 Wear Coal Co 100.00 J. C. Darling Co 5.00 Wilbur Allen 5.00 C. G. Churmos 5.00 Soott Scott 20.00 H. W. Roby 5.00 H. L. Larsh Co 5.00 G. L. Bradshaw 2.00 W. M. VanNess 1.00 Fred Nelson 3.00 Total The following subscriptions cured on the cross streets: Geo. P. Bates National Hotel W. I. Miller New York Mercantile Co Seery Morton Tojieka Steam Laundry Star Grocery Nave McCord Mercantile Co.. Exchange Grocery Co Merchants' Transfer Co Chaney Morton E. D. Giles Wolf Bros. Cole I j. A. Fisher A. C. Klingman S. Stanton Frank Effinger J. E. Matthews Geo. H. Matthews Atchison Candy Co Geo. Sieber TJ. F. Klingaman E. B. Keilam P. W. Griggs Co J. A. Givens J. E. Torrington Lux Co C. IS. Rogers J. W. Tincher G. W. Bradley ..$553.00 were se- .$100.00 50.00 25.00 23.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5. 10 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5 00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.50 2.50 I Total $425.03 Other subscriptions reported: Charles Curtis $50.00 I Wm. Sims 50.00 F. P. MacLennan 50.00 H. M. Steele 25.00 G. G. Gn.gs 500.00 E. Wilder 250 00 W. C. SteDhenson 25.00 J. S. Warner 23.00 T. J. Anderson 25.00 Adams Brothers 25.00 Norris L. Gage 100.00 Wise Feopls Buy here. The wiser they are about values, the better we like them to come.

l U M H M Surpassing All! l t L f r jF EVER THERE WAS A TIHE we felt inclined to be boastful, it is now.. It is an aknowledged fact that "THE HUB" has attained the leader ship of the Clothing Business in Topeka, and today is the fastest growing store in Kansas. A business house doesn't stand at the head for one day sim ply as a matter of sentiment. The phenomenal growth of this great store is caused by our always pioneering always showing new and better ways, our handling and selling only the best, with the idea of larger sales and smalle r profits, and our established guarantee "Your Money's Worth or Yoor Money Back." MEN'S SPRING SUITS. Months ago we ordered these clothes picked out the cloths.had v them made in ac- cordance with fashion's latest decrees. Many of these cloths are confined strictly to us no other firm in this city can show them. Our stock is larger and your choice is wider. I 5 tO Show Llixv TT We'd MES'S STRICTLY ALL WOOL SLITS. AU styles in make, style, fabrics and fit, superior to any offered in this vicinity. $4.85 That others ask $7.50 for. $6.45 That others ask $8.50 for. $7-45 That others ask $10.00 for. 9-5 That others ask $15.0Ofor. And our $12.45, $14.48, $16.45 and $19.85 Rochester and Baltimore tailor-made Suits are the equal in every respect to the finest custom made Suits at a saving of one-third. Our Top Coats AT $8.50 and $10 Are beauties and must be seen to be appreciated all wool English Covert Cloth, satin sleeve linings and up to date in make and finish, sold every where for $12.50 and $15. John M. Wright 25.00 Recapitulation C. J. Devlin 500.00 L. Blackman 500.00 Total $2'125 North Topeka subscriptions $4,000 Miscellaneous '55 Cross streets j;' East side Kansas avenue "o West side Kansas avenue Food show fund 9C0 Grand total I8.S03 The subscription will easily reach $10,000 or $12,000 and with the $10,000 to be raised by the auditorium fair, all the money necessary to put up the pro posed building and furnish it will be in hand. NOW IT DEPENDS. T. H. Grisham Will Not Bun for Con gress if Madden Will Withdraw. T. H. Grisham of Cottonwood Falls was in Topeka today on business con nected with the management of the Dodge City Soldiers' home. Mr. Grisham is a candidate for the Populist nomination for congress in the Fourth district and has been assured of the home delegation. Mr. Grisham stated today that he was willing to withdraw from the race in fa vor of a Democrat if John Madden and the other candidates would do the same. "But the proposition must not be con strued as a withdrawal from the race as I am still in the fight and under any other circumstances will be a candi date," said Mr. Grisham. For the K. N. G. Adjutant General Hiram Allen has L ".fffi' i Jssa-.. Spoils? Eclipsing All! WE'RE PROUD OF OUR BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. You've said so many nice things about it. You've encouraged us to make it better than ever. A number of parents who formerly were compelled to send away for Boys' and Chil dren's Clothes now buy at "THE HTJ3." We make a specialty of Boys' and Chil- dren's Outfitting. New Spring Suits, 3 to 16 years, in xne iums& noveiues u-uti tuiurs, 85c to KiB 4.E xney nt, tney wear welL YOU Boys' Long Pant Suits, ages a errs. y j. r -a a lO JJ years, gjiJ.tJD lu i-i.csO, New designs. Baseball Outfit Free Willi Doys' Suit. New Caps for Boys', new styles, 15 to 45c. Boys' Wool Knee Pants, 25, 35, 45c. Beys' New Waists, made with Shirt Collars, 25 to 50c Boys' Blouse Waists, new styles, 25c to $1.45 Boys' Shirts White and Fancy. Boys' Latest Styles in Collars and Cuffs. Boys' Fast Black Stockings, Kast Iron make, 15c, worth 25c. We Make Clothing to Order At a slight advance over the ready made, and guarantee a fit Over 1,000 styles to select from. o 1$ Don t WW Until the day before Easter to get your new Suit made, but come at once and see our fine line of Foreign and Domestic Woolen for Spring. All the latest novel ties, at prices that will save you money. POPULAR PRICE TAILORS, 610 Kansas Aveaus. Issued a circular informing officers that the Manual of Arms, adapted to the Springfield rifle of 45 calibre, prepared by Lieut. Arthur Murray of the First TJ. S. Artillery, has been adopted for G04-C3C-C0S Kansas Avenue are our numbers DON'T bemisled by irrosponsibirt dealers on both skies of us who claim to be THE HUB i OP Underselling Everybody! St- HEADS WINS WHEN WEARING OUR HATS. Look at Our Hat Window for Hat Elegance. We don't ask the usual Hatter's profit, but we believe in quick sales and small profits." The Eat others ask 95c for wo sell for 75 c. Their $1.50 Hats we S3U for $1.25. o o 4

o o o o Others $2.00 Hats wc sell for a, And their $3.00 Hats for $2.00. 12 And their $4.00 for $3.00. f All 1 I c,.ft t c:t; ic nit y ica m oun auu i 1 1 naia, arsd all the New Colors. New Styles ia Neckwear. MEN'S NOBBIEST EFF3CTS in Madras and Percale Shirts collars attached and detached, soft and stiff bosom. The best makes only 25c to $1.45 Men's White Tjnlaundered Shirts, linen bosom, fine muslin, 39c. Men's $1.00 Laundered Short Bosom Shirts, finest make and quality, TOc. New 25c Fancy Sox, 15c. Our Shoe Department For Spring, 180S Will show the latest in colors, toes and styles from Araericr-'s best Shoe markets, and the best values in the west. Men's and boy3' Shoes only 95o to S4 85 o 2' use by the Kansas National Guard. Mrs. S. A. Hayes went to Manhattan Wednesday where she was called by the serious illness of her niece, Mrs. Davis. f 1

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1893. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY FRANK P. MAC LEXNAN. VOLUME XXV No. 66 OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by rarrler, 10 rents 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. Jiy mail, one year Ty mail, three months -x W Weekly edtion. one year w PERMANENT HOME. Topeka Stale Journal Building. 8"0 ana $02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg.. A Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAOO OFFTCE. 02 Chamber of Commerce B!dg., A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. IXWDONT OFFTCE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 5i7 THE IMPATIENT PUBLIC. There is a familiar story told here in the west of a dance hall In a. mining town on the Interior walls of which were placards which read: "Please do fiot shoot the musician, he is doing the best he can." This story might apply in a measure to the government in the present critical situation. "Were it but a matter of indemnity for the loss of the Maine, or were it a ques tion of Cuban freedom which is to be settled, perhaps less impatience would be shown. But while the blood of near ly 300 Americans who were sent to death by Spanish treachery, is crying out for vengeance and while human be ings are starving to death by thousands tind noneombatants are being butchered it is not surprising that people actuat ed by sentiments of humanity should want to hurry forward to some ag gressive action. The report of the naval court of in quiry is expected to reach Washington this week. If it should prove to be -what everybody anticipates, it looks as though something must then be decided upon. Through it all, however, a defenseless people is being starved and murdered at our very doors, enough of itself to justify in the eyes of the world not on ly what has been done but much more that has so far been left undone. Chicago Tribune: An official declar ation as to what a "torpedo boat de stroyer" it would relieve the uncertain ty in the minds of many persons who are unable to decide whether a torpedo boat destroyer is a boat that destroys other boats by means of tor pedoes, a thing that destroys tor pedo boats, a torpedo boat that de stroys anything, or simply a torpedo that destroys boats. GLOBE SIGHTS. The modern Sunday papers are the dys pepsia jaurnalism. Women observe Lent in order to get tbeir summer sewing done. When you meet an old girl who is good looking, watch for her younger sister. You can't temper a criticism of your partner's whist playing enough to keep it from hurting. On the dead quiet, girls do not like bon bons. They ch ike them down because bon-bons are pretty and fashionable, but the girls really prefer peanut candy. There is some complaint because the clgarmakers import woiden Indians from the east to stand in front of their stores. Some of the home men could do the work fully as well. Every day, when we put our foot into the office, we make the same resolution: to use all our strength of will power dur ing the day to resist the temptation to use the word "prominent." "I have been feeling particularly totigh today," Drake Watson said this after noon, "and I think I know what the trou ble is: at breakfast this morning I tried a new kind of health food and it didn't agree with me." CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. "When a man gets the ague it soon gives him the shake. A man and a strange umbrella often go without saying. It is exceedingly hard to get along with a balky horse. The principal apartment In a gamb ling house is the ante room. o A wedding of a deaf and dumb couple is always a quiet affair. Modern prophets should confine their predictions to generalities. When looking for lodgings a man must either inquire within or go with out, Some of the most disgraceful acts are performed by the most graceful sin ners. There is nothing dearer to a man than a good wife with the possible ex ception of her shopping expeditions. "The man who trusts another edu cates him." says a writer. If he keeps right on trusting he will also add to his own stock of knowledge. If the Rothschilds object to a war be tween the "United States and Spain they might preserve peace by making Spain release Cuba if only she hadn't blown up the Maine. Perhaps hostilities are being delayed to permit all the gold to arrive which Is headed toward this country. IRONICAL IFS. (From the Chicago News.)' If a man isn't sober he should never attempt to walk a tight rope. If he would successfully argue with a woman just keep silent. If fish is good brain food It seems a pity in some cases to waste so much fish. If one-half the world doesn't know how the other half lives, the other balf Is Just as ignorant. If a man is too proud to beg and too fconest to steal the only thing left for 4m is to &et trusted. DEATH LIST IS SIX. Firemen Continue to Delve in the Ruins of the Chicago Fire. Chicago, March 18. Three more burn ed and mangled bodies have been taken today from the building 215-221 Wabash avenue, which was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. This brings the number of known dead to six while 14 persons reported as missing had not been accounted for at a late hour last nig-ht. Firemen have unearthed the bodies of Charles A. Price, cashier; Henry R. Nelson, chemist, and Mrs. M. E. Harris, bookkeeper, all employed by the W. A. Olmstead Scientific company. The three victims who lost their Uvea by leaping from the building to the pavement below were Edward Binz, cashier for Sweet-Wallach Co.; Miles A. Smith and Samuel A. Clark, em ployes of the Olmstead company. The missing, all of whom were connected with these two firms, are as follows: W. A. Olmstead. C. H. Arms. W. J. Wilcox. William Bass. Miss Hattie Davidson. William Marvin. A. N. Peterson. Mrs. Watkins. George Stift. C. A. Anderson. Fred Robertson. Emma Carroll. "Tony," an office boy. The search of the ruins will be re sumed tomorrow. Six of those previously reported miss ing have been accounted for today. They are J. L. Thorborn, collector for the Conover Piano company; Sol Grollman, Jr., and his father of Columbus, O., Frank W. Teeple, William Anderson and Anna Guest. Two of the missing, Charles O'Hare, shipping clerk of the National Music company, went back into the burning building for his coat and has not been seen since. Miss Hattie Davidson, an employe of the Olmstead Scientific com pany, has not been seen since the fire. Miss Davidson came to Chicago from San Francisco, where it is said she has a brother well known in commerical cir cles. Mrs. Harris began work with the Olmstead Scientific company as a book keeper only a few hours before the fire started. IF HE HAD KEPT OFF. But He Would Hunt Public Places When He Was Intoxicated. Thomas Dixon a Scotchman was summoned before the police court this morning. His right sleeve was empty and hung loose. His hair was un kempt and his face told the story of the charge against him. He carried his overcoat and hat in one hand. Before a word was spoken by the court he said: "I'm a farmer, judge. It was Saint Patrick's day yer honor, I guess I was a little full. I took just a little too much. I am guilty yer honor, but if you will let me go I will go right home and go to work on the farm." "He was told to go home," said the officer who made the arrest, "and he kept staying on Kansas avenue." "That's right, your honor; but I was drunk and didn't have sense enough to get off the street." "How long will it take you to go home?" asked the court. "I have to go 28 miles yer honor and I don't know how long it will take, but I can start just as soon as I get out of here and I would like to go yer honor. I am just a plain farmer. I lost my arm in a threshing machine." "You appear to tell the truth," said the court, "and if you will go home and stay sober I will discharge you." "Thank yer honor," and with a sweeping bow "good bye yer honor," lie was gone. ROTTEN STATE OF AFFAIRS Evidence That the Oil Inspection Bureau Doesn't Inspect. State Coal Oil Inspector E. V. Wharton is placed in an absurd position on ac count of an incident that occurred at Garnett a few days ago. Lewis Son. hardware merchants of Garnett, received a barrel of coal oil from the Standard Oil company at Kansas City. On the head of the barrel was Wharton's stamp., show ing that the contents had been inspected and that it tested "bid." A clerk started to pump it into a regular tank in the store and be discovered that it did not mix with the oil already in there. lpon inspection it was found that the barrel of oil inspected and stamped "160"' by Whar ton was a barrel of water. The Standard Oil company was notified and replied that the employes had been washing out barrels and that, by mistake, they had corked up the barrel of water, thinking it to be oil. Another barrel of oil was sent to the firm. This incident makes an explanation due from Dr. Wharton as to how his "O. K." came to be on the barrel of water. There is little doubt that all of the "inspection of oil'' is a rank fraud. It isn't inspect ed. NEW MINOR COINS. There is a Demand for Better Material Than Copper. "Washing-toil. March K The house com mittee on cotnagre. weights and measures has favorably reported to the house a resolution authorizing- the secretary of the treasury to make experiments to de termine the best material for minor coin age and to submit new designs for coins to congress. The committee says the copper penny becomes dingy, dirty, dull, and by corrosion poisonous; the five cent nickel, three-quarters copper, is too soft. Switzerland. Austria-Hungary and Italy have adopted pure nickel for their minor coinage with satisfactory results, the coins being hard, durable, velvety to the touch, retain their color and do not cor rode. STATUE OF LINCOLN. Senate Passes a Bill for One at Get tysburg. Washington. March IS. The senate yes terday passed bills to erect a statue of Lincoln at Gettysburg, to prohibit rail roads charging more than 3 cents a mile for passengers through the Indian Terri tory and to build a gunboat on the great lakes to replace the Michigan, to cost not over $250,000. GOLD BEARING GLACIERS. A Rich Find 2,000 Feet Above the Sea Level. Seattle, March 18. The latest arrival from Cook's Inlet, Alaska, is Charles Denham. of Chicago. He left Sunrise City February 23. Denham reports a remarkable glacier gold field on the Kenai peninsula, 2,000 feet above sea level. He says the Cook Inlet country is showing up better than ever this winter and the 135 men there are get ting good returns for their work. Con siderable mining has been done on Six Mile creek, one prospector taking out as high as $70 for a day's work. The miners are now engaged in haul ing provisions and sawing lumber for cabins and sluices. The coldest day of the winter was February 21, the ther mometer falling 42 degrees below zero. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "MYSTIC CURE" for RHEUMA TISM and NEURALGIA radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday, Druggists, 623 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan. KANSASHEWS. Fort Scott Boy Writes From Alaska of His Trip. Coasted Down a Mountain and Over a Cliff. IT WAS WARM MARCH 1 Indians Sell Moose Meat at 50 Cents a Found. While a Good Alaskan Dog Sells For $500. Fort Scott, March 18. Geo. Thomas, a well known Fort Scott boy and son of Eli Thomas, janitor at the federal building is in the Alaska gold fields and his father has just received two most interesting letters from him. They are of different dates, but were mailed in the same envelope. The first one dated February 29, says: W"ell, it is nearly three weeks since I left Skaguay. We are 16 miles up in the mountains. Some of our goods are over the summit, at the farther end of Summit Lake. Some are on top of the summit and some are at the ford two miles below. Two miles above here it is very cold, nothing but ice and snow everywhere. We have done nothing for a week now on account of the stormy weather. The last trip was made over the summit it was 35 below zero. It commenced to storm the next day and has kept it up ever since so we can't move. It was 27 below zero night before last. Last night it was colder. We kept a fire all night. Dogs are worth from $100 to $500. A good Alaska dog is worth $500. The last time we were up the summit I coasted down alone on my sled." I lost control of it and went over a cliff. My sled and I shot out in the air about 75 feet and then I went straight down and lit in the snow. It didn't hurt me much. The next letter written March 1, says: We have moved our camp over the summit and are about 16 miles from the summit. Part of our goods are here and part are eight miles back. It is so warm I go in my shirt sleeves, and wear nothing on my hands or ears. It is a grand sight here way up in the mountains. Some Indians camped here have moose meat to sell at 50c a pound. We did not buy. BLUE RAPIDS ROMANCE. Young Couple Married at the Tomb of the Bride's Mother One Year After Her Death. Blue Rapids. March 18. The following story appeared in a Chicago paper re cently: The facts upon which the sto ry is based occurred at Alcove Springs, near which spot lives the authoress of the romance. The story is as follows: No stranger wedding ceremony was ever performed than the one which last Sunday united Alfred Scammeland Mary Moulton in this place. They stood hand in hand at the foot of a grave in the Oak Hill cemetery and were there made man and wife, at the grave of the moth er of the bride, who had blessed and ap proved the union, but who died before the pair united. The little company gathered there in the city of the dead looked strangely solemn in the fading light of the Feb ruary day. and there was little to sug gest the gayety of a wedding in the sol emn words of the minister or the grave faces of bride and groom. For many years Miss Moulton, the bride, had been fatherless, and between her and her mother there had grown up an intimacy and affection different in many ways from that ordinarily exhib ited by mother and daughter. They were more like loving sisters. They were friends and companions and the tenderness and devotion each exhibited toward the other had often been re marked by their friends. And when over a year ago Alfred Scammel came a-wooing and wrought himself around the gentle heart of the daughter until she felt her life would not be complete without him, the moth er joyed in the union and blessed it and said it was well. She entered into all the preparations for the crowning event in the life of her daughter with more than a mother's zeal and devotion. She was as earnest in her work for the hap piness of Mary as though it were her own nuptial day which was approach ing. The wedding was set for February 13 of last year. The guests were bidden and the feast was set and it remained only for the words of the minister to join the lives of those who had chosen one another from all the world for all time. Then came sorrow and suffering and the gaunt hand of death. On the eve of the wedding the faithful mother was stricken with illness and the wedding was postponed. She grew rapidly worse and on February 13, the day set for the ceremony, she passed away. The shock of her mother's death almost carried away the bride-to-be. She withered un der it and when at last she began to recover her health and strength, she went every day to the cemetery to kneel upon the sod which sheltered the mor tal remains of her whom she loved so dearly, and to'pray for her eternal hap piness. The young man came with her, he who was ready to cleave to her in sick ness and death, and, kneeling there on that green mound, it came to them that it would be fitting they should be wed ded there above the mother's grave and on the anniversary of her death. Thus it came about that this strange ceremo ny was performed in the acre of mourn ing amid the gleaming headstones and the weeds of sorrow. Last Sunday a few friends were bid den to the wedding, and when they were assembled at the grave the young man and the young woman came down the avenue of bare and leafless trees, hand in hand. At the foot of the grave they halt ed, and the minister, standing in front of the marble shaft, erected in memory of the mother, made them man and wife. Thus was the idea of this odd service carried out. The church was beautiful Oak Hill cemetery: the lights, were the slanting rays of the sun play ing hide and seek with the shadows of the great trees; the flowers were the loving mementoes placed upon the mounds of the sleeping dead: the music was the soft carol of birds and the re quiem of a gentle wind, and the altar was a mother's grave. All around the little company were the graves of the dead; above them arched the blue sky: the tender charms of nature were everywhere displayed; the sounds of priestly prayer and or phan's sigh, gentle breeze and twitter ing birds, mingled in an anthem from nature to nature's God, and the fast de clining sun, in a final burst of golden glory, gilded the mother's monument and shone radiantly upon the young bride like a benediction. HAGAN COURAGEOTT& Story of an Early Experience That Comes From "Wichita. From the Wichita Beacon. Eugene Hagan of Topeka was attend ing United States court here today and his friends have nearly shaken his arms off. He was the first Democratic deputy United States marshal at this court. The attorneys were talking over with Mr. Hasan today some of the incidents of the federal court here when there used to be 150 to 200 blanket Indians here every term as witnesses in criminal cases. Those were days when all the officers about the federal court wore a navy re volver. It was at a time when Wichita was emerging from the cowboy days into modern civilization, or rather, when the civilization of Wichita was mixed with the barbaxism of the frontier.. One of the exciting scenes through which Hagan passed was in lsstf. He was always a courageous fellow and the man who undertook to run a bluff on him usu ally got left. At that term of court Bill and Kmmett ralton were to be tried for horse stealing. They had been arrested i Dy deputy marshals in the territory ana allowed to give bond for their appearance at Wichita. There was nothing thought of their coming armed, because people in the ter ritory all went armed those times. The Daltons were taken before the grand jury, when Bill made a gun play and told the grand jury how he would do them up if they dared to return an indictment against him. At that time Henry Dlllard was court bailiff, as he is now. He carried a big gun, and he and Assistant United States Attorney Hapfin were in the grand jury room when Bill Dalton made his break. In less time than it takes to tell it, Hagan threw lalton out of the room and order ed Henry Dillard to arrest him. Dillard downed Bill Dalton the first lick and dis armed him. Henry Dillard said this morning that if he had known so much about the Dal tons then as he afterwards learned he would hfive been scared within an inch of bis life. He said Emmett Dalton seemed to be amazed at the ease with which Eugene Hagan fired Bill out of the room and it was all over before Emmett re covered his equilibrium. That was when the court was held in the old Garfield hall. KANSAS BALL PLAYERS. "Where Some of the Men "Will Be This Year. Doc Ooodell intends leaving Indepen dence todav for Fort Worth. Tex., to join the Fort Worth ball team. Wiley Hill, who is now at Ponca City, will al so be with the Fort Worth team. Ed Donovan, Wichita's young base ball pitcher who developed such a "good arm" last year, leaves tomorrow on the Frisco for Fort Worth, Texas, where he has engaged for the season. He plays his first game next Sunday. Dusty Miller, the new first baseman of the Atchison base ball club, has signed a contract for the present sea son. Joe Wilkins. the new catcher, also sent in his contract today. All the players have signed now except Brockway, the new short stop. Ander son, the new Iowa pitcher, was sent a contract today. Howe says that Brock way, who succeeds Charley Perry at short, is a very fast ball player, and a better all round player than Perry. Dusty Miller, the new first baseman, is a tremendous batter, and an excel lent plaver. Stricklett, the new third baseman, is a better player, in the opin ion of Howe, than Tommy Cope, whom he succeeds. Howe expects a great deal from Dick Brown this season. An derson, the new catcher, is said to be all right. The Yellow Kid will also be an improvement over last season. He is picking up in his batting, and some say that he will lead the team in 1S9S iu this respect. J. C. CRALLE INDICTED. Wichita Grand Jury Returns Two True Bills Against the Noto rious Swindler. Wichita, March 18. Special Pension Agent Kinsley was before the federal grand jury here yesterday, and this morn ing two indictments were returned against J. C. Cralle. the bogus pension official, who was caught ten days ago at Holton and is now in jail at Topeka. One of the indictments is for represent ing himself to be a postoffice inspector arid obtaining private departmental in formation at Berryton. near Topeka, and the other is for impersonating a pension inspector at Ottawa and securing board and other advantages thereby. FOR "THE MESSIAH." Lindshorg Musicians Preparing for Their Musical Event. Llndsborg. March IS. The preparations for the Messiah festivities here on April 6 and 8 are now practically completed. The chorus of 250 voices is rehearsing twice a week, accompanied by the 3-manual Mol ler pipe organ and an orchestra of forty pieces. Two oratorio trumpets and two oratorio horns in F have just been addd to the instrumentation of the orchestra. A rate of one fare for the round trip goes into effect on the Gth, and the tick ets are good to return on and including the 11th, within a radius of 1D0 miles. BOYS BURNED TO DEATH. Two Nephews of a Sumner County Man Perish in the Flames. Wellington, March IS. The news has reached the city of the horrible fate which befell two nephews of Joe Bussard of Oxford near Kildare. O. T., last night. The boys were aged 15 and 8 years re spectively. Thev were burned to death by a lamp explosion, which occurred while they were, playing upstairs In their home. The rest of the familv were downstairs when the accident happened, and were unable to rescue the children. He Talked Too Much. Chas. Claffen, who recently took up his residence in Marion, was foolish enough or honest enough to tell a man in that town to whom he sold a horse that the animal was stolen property, and as a result he is today journeying in the direction of Cherry county. Me braska, in charge of the sheriff of that county. The man who bought the horse notified the Marion authorities, and on investigation they found that a man answering Claffen's description was wanted in Cherry county. Neb., for horse stealing. Claffen was ar rested and the Nebraska officers noti fied, and the sheriff went to Marion yesterday after having the requisition for Claffen's return honored by Gov ernor Leedy. An Old Claim Turned Down. Washington, March IS. Representative Broderick was given a hearing today be fore the committee on Indian affairs of the house on the bill to appropriate 10. 00 to reimburse Norfolk Chick of Kan sas City. Kan., for supplies furnished to Indians of the prairie band of Pottawato mies, about forty years ago. The com mittee, by a vote of 12 to 2, agreed to make a report against the bill. Pensions for Kansans. Washington. March IS. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Thomas K. McFarland, Par sons, $ti; James Partridge. Capiona, $6; William Blair. National Military home. Leavenworth, $6: Nathan P. Loomis. Bar nard, J6: Joseph Fine. Pleasanton. $6; James McCaw. Americus. S10: Anapies J. Ramey. Wichita. $ti: Charles M. Heaton. Lincoln. $6; David Srackangast, Summer field. $S to $12. Additional James F. Shepard, Carbon dale, tS to- $12. Increase Jack Cofer, La Cygne, $6 to IS; 00OOCK0aC' I NEW MODEL fined With Little Prices. SFBINO OPENING NEXT WEDNESDAY and THUESDAY. Saturday's Dry Goods Specials Dry Goods Dept. Lawrence LL Brown Muslin. Tomorrow, A yard TtC Pepperell R" 36 in., fine and close. Tomor- C row, yard vIC Gold Medal" 36 in. wide, full bleached mus- C lin. Regular 7c cloth. Tomorrow, yard Jv Best quality Table Oil Cloth. Tomorrow, lO1, yard I &2V Turkey Red Table Damask, fast colors. O1., Tomorrow, yard 1 ti2L Pull Bleached Table Damask. Tomorrow, JQf. 72 in. Cream Linen Table Damask, worth 65c 4 C yard. Tomorrow, yard ilC 1500 yards White Checked Nainsook, for Chil- Ql drens aprons and dresses. Tomorrow, yd. 02b a bales Remnants, White India Linens and Vic toria Lawns, ranging in value from 6c to C 12c yard. Tomorrow, yard JC 2 bales Remnants, 40 in. wide, White India Linens and Lawns, I2 to 20c values. Q 1 Tomorrow, yard 03C "Stevens" all pure Linen Crash, C Tomorrow, yard "Linen Fancies" a new 36 in. wide wash fabric, absolutely fast colors printed on a cloth finer than Lonsdale cambric, and designed to sell for 15c a yard. Q Tomorrow, yard ?C The Mew Kemper Pastons. Ralph Dodsworth. National Military home, Leavenworth. $6 to $10. Reissue William L. Hurst, Independ ence. $17. Oi-iRinal widow, etc. Minors of Francis M. Cireenstreet. Palermo, $12; Sarah. M. Noblett, Coffeyville, $20. Harvey County Pioneer Dead. Newton, March IS. James Dawson, for twentv vears surveyor of Harvey county, died yesterday of old age and cancer. He took a homestead in Harvey county 2." years ago and lived there until a few years ago. He served with distinction in the civil war. Receiver for McPherson Waterworks McPherson, March 18. Z. L. Wise of Hutchinson has been appointed receiver for the McPherson city water works. The assigning of the stock is due to a failure to pay $1,D00 interest due last October, which should have been paid by the First State bank of this city, now insolvent. ATE ALL THEIR DOGS. Tribe of Alaska Indians Near Starva tion. Seattle. Wash. March IS. The tribe of 300 Indians located along the Tanana river in Alaska have been battling with starva tion the past winter. This news was brought by a trapper, a fur buyer, to Circle City. He stated that the Indians had eaten up all their dogs. A relief ex pedition has been sent with food to tho famishing natives. Of Course. "Don't you think, after all, that wo man's femininity touches and appeals to man?" "Gracious yes! My wife is always asking me for something'." Chicago Record. By Their Names You Shall Know Them. Mr. Wheeler The boys are going to form a military company; could you suggest a name that would show that we are bicycle riders? Mr. Waller (cynically) Well, you might call yourselves "The Mud Guards." New York World. Sensible. "There's one thing: I can't under stand." "What's that?" "Why common sense is the most un common." New York Journal. Nerve. Farmer I found this piece of coattail hanging to my chicken coop door, and it fits your coat exactly. Now what does that prove? Uncle Ben Hit probes dat de coat am youahs. I foun' hit in de road dis mawnin'. Judge. Value of Tears. "Doctors say that weeping is benefi cial for women." "Yes, when I cry real hard my hus band generally gives me 110. Chicago Record. Clear Down. He Stunning hair that girl over there has! I should think when she undoes it it would fall below her waist. She (jealous) Yes; right on the floor. Punch. His Own View. Bacon Let me shake your hand. dear boy. This is one of the happiest days of your life. Egbert You're too previous, old man. I'm not to be married until tomorrow. Bacon That's what I say. This is one of the happiest days of your life. Boston Traveler. Not Quite Artistic. "The furniture here seems as artistic as possible." "I don't know. Couldn't this arm chair be less comfortable?" Detroit Journal. Hardly That. "Say pa?" "Well, what?" "If a man marries a two-headed wo man is be a bigamist?" New York World. 00O0O0OO A Big Store Millinery Carpet Dept. Good quality Ingrain Carpets, f) Q yard jC Firm heavy grade, part wool. Ingrain Carpets, C yard duC New line 'CC" Carpets just received, A r yard 45C All wool Ingrain Carpets, C fl yard OUC New line of floquette Carpets, elegant designs, Q71 worth f 1.25 yard Ol 2 Smyrna Rugs, '21x42 Inches, QC each OUC Smyrna Rugs, 26x52 inches, C 1 A ft each il.) Smyrna Rugs, 30x60 inches, animal designs, (j J Rug lengths, 27x54 inches, in Wilton, Velvets, Moquettes, Axminsters and body Brus- fit fift sels, choice each pl.UU 5-foot wood curtain poles, brass trimmings, f ft each il!C 6x3-foot window shades, mounted on spring Q rollers, ready for use, tomorrow only each JC 6x3-foot window shades, cloth opaque, mounted on spring rollers, complete, ready for use, OQ tomorrow each bijC 7X3-foot opaque window shades, spring rollers, Q7ri complete, ready for use, tomorrow each di I C oxiz-foot Ingrain art squares, some dealers I QQ ask $10 for them, tomorrow pX. UO upply X- X-X-X- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-r X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- a Have You Any Boys? If you have, it will interest you to see the largest and best assort ment of Boys' and Children's Clothinu Ever Shown in the City. we nave twice as many as any house in the city, and this depart ment is overcrowded and still they are coming OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST and you can't afford to pay others higher prices. With Every Boys' i o CD THE PRINCETON. Boys' SnHs from 50c to $12. If you don't want to buy, you are invited to come and see our Boys' and Children's Clothing, as we know they will please you. Unlaundered Shirts. The best Shirt in the city, guar anteed Wamsutta cotton, 2100 Linen, inlaid bosom, continuous bands, reinforced flv neck band, cheap at 75 c, OTJR PRICE 50c The Oldest Clothing Between Infantile Curiosity. "What's the matter?" inquired one of the attaches of the Spanish palace. "Oh," replied the other, "the king has insisted on knowing why, so long as w professed our ability to do so, we didn't end the war in Cuba before these more serious complications had a chance to 5 M 1 1 1? S3 1 r 1 X-X-X-X-X- O0on(wwwwwn NRW MODEL SPUING OPENING NEXT WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. Sixth, and Quincy. Hr-"- X- X-X-X- i or Men Onlyl That is our Men's Department will fit men only, no matter what their shapes are. You will miss it if you don't see our X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- Before buying your spring outfit Our assortment is complete, of the very best makes, and our prices are the very lowest. We have made especial effort to get a handsome line of All Wool Suits from 55 to 510 And know that if you but give us a look that we can please you. If you want something better, we can show you a complete line of all the latest novelties in suits at from SI2 to 515. -c -X -K

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-X -X -X It costs nothing grets are useless purchased. to look, and re after you have Fancy and Colored Shirts We have received over 200 doz en fancy Shirts so far this season, and they are acknowledged to be of the latest and best patterns and the prices way down. Madras Cloth or Percale 45c Shirts COME AND SEE THEM. X-X-X-X-X- House in Topeka. 5th and 6th. set in. Children do ask such curious questions." Washington Star. 10 Always in theMood. "Brusque is a great whist devotee, I believe." Great? He is so fond of whist that his wife never dares speak to htm at all." Chicago Record. Spring Suits 1 u J) A

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVEXIXG, MARCH 18, 1898. 5 jep nc3 PAYS PAI Special Sale of Sample Shoes..., "We have just received Drew Selby's entire line of Samples of Ladies' Fine Shoes and Oxfords. Most of them are finer than we usually carry, but we bought them cheap enough to sell them lower than the common goods are generally retailed, and we are doing it. There are about 500 pairs in the lot, all perfect goods and all of this season's nobby styles. Every pair fully warranted. The Oxfords run from Worth $1.50 to $3.00. The Shoes run from Worth $2.25 to $5.00. It is a rare chance for any lady wanting Fine Footwear Sizes run from 3 to 5. They are now ready for you. Come soon the choicest styles always go first. The Topeka Cash N. B. We also by special arrangement with Mr. W. L. Douglas place on sale the in last season's style for Shoes 15c. 7 1 5rK SENTENCE!) TO COLD BATH. Heal Punishment Meted Out to Two Little Boys From Newton. Armed with a large bull dog revolver, a dime novel, a pocket full of fish lines and a knife, Ray Coner and Bert Hobb son started from Arkansas City Tues day morning to make a "Kit Carson" record. They did not care how they should make a name for themselves, but with the revolver and the knife, they were ready to meet Spain or anything else. They hid in a box car and rode to New ton, there they transferred to another freight, and yesterday noon they arriv ed in Topeka. They expected to wait and probably go on the train with the troops to New Orleans, but Policeman Rucker saw them jump off the train, and he arrest ed them. "Prisoners of war" that sounded big to the two boys, who are only 14 years old, and they pictured themselves mar tyrs. This morning in police court. City Attorney Bird asked them where they were going. "To Newton," they said, and their spir-t was not broken. "But this is a long way from New ton." "Well, we got on the wrong train, and now we want to go back to Newton," answered the oldest. "Do you suppose your father and mother want you two at home?" "Yes, I know they do; and we want to go there," they replied. "But your fathers have telegraphed me and the message says: "They have run away: put a ball and chain on them and put them to work." "We would rather go home, "they said and their lips twitched. "I believe that ten days on the rock pile will teach you boys to stay at home." said Mr. Bird. "I fine you $10 each,"said Judge Atch ison. "Wouldn't a cold bath each morning do them good?" said Jailer Dagg sotto voce. "And a cold bath each morning," continued Judge Atchison, and the run aways returned to the cell room with anything but heroic mien. TWO MORE BODIES FOUND. In the Ruins of the Emerson Building One is Identified. Chicago. March IS. In the smoldering pyre on the site of the Emerson building the firemen have found two more charred bodies. By means of a key one corpse was Identified as that of W. J. Wilcox of the W. A. Olmstead company. SOMEBODY'S FAULT. Chicago Fire Disaster Attributed to Bad Construction. Chlcag-o. March IS. Building TtTpector Shea, who has been investigating the re cent fire, has reported that the building had been very badly built and said some one should be held responsible. HOCK ISLAND FLYER. New Train, Fast Time, Commencing Sunday, March 20th, 1898. Leave Kansas City 7:10 p. m.. Tope ka 8:55 p. m., arriving Colorado Springs 11:05, Denver 11:30 a. m. Leave Color ado Springs and Denver 2:45 p. m., ar riving Topeka 7:30 a. m., Kansas City 9:15 u. m. These trains will be equip ped with Observation Vestibule Chair Cars and Buffet Sleepers, and run daily letween Kansas City, Colorado Springs and Denver. Phone 3S4. A. M. FULLER, C. P. T. A. "When You Go to Colorado Remember the Rock Island Flyer. Leaves Topeka S:55 p. m., arriving Col orado Springs 11.05 next a. m. The Roval im the hiahfiKt arirf. k,L;.. i known. Actual tests show it goes one third further than any other brand. J J Absolutely Pure kft PGWOEB mi mm 51.10 to 2.00 1.50 to S3.00 Dry Goods Co. Douglas $2.50 Men's Shoes $1.75. Infants' 25c Kid AXS AS ATE.i OUR FEBRUARY WEATHER. Mr. Thomas B. Jennings Tells TTs Some Interesting Things About It. Weather Observer Jennings has com pleted his official report for the month of February. It is issued under direc tion of Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau. United States depart ment of agriculture. Concerning the month Mr. Jennings has this to say: "A warm February, there having been but one warmer since the organi zation of the service in the state in 1SS7. The average temperature for the state in February, l!$i)S, was one degree warmer than 1S9S. Every station re ports an excess of temperature ranging from three degrees in the extreme northeastern counties to seven degrees in the extreme southwestern; the aver age mean temperature in the western division is 31.1 degrees, in teh middle, 36. S degrees in the eastern division, 36.7 degrees. The coldest weather in the eastern counties occurred during the first three days of the month, and in the western from the 17th to 21st, while the highest temperatures for the month generally occurred on the 14, 15 and 16th. "Over a little more than half of the state, the western, the precipitation has been deficient, the line of normal precipitation entering the state through Republic county and passing southwest to Cunningham in Kingman whence it deflects to the west and circling around so as to include Ford it leaves the state at the southeast coiner of Clark, west of this line it is below normal, east of it the precipitation is above normal ex cept in Wyandotte. Bourbon, Crawford and Cherokee where it Is deficient amounting to half an inch in "Wyan dotte, to an inch in Cherokee, and to 1.69 in Bourbon. The greatest excess oc curs in Butler, Sumner and Sedgwick, amounting to 1.20 at Augusta, 1.23 at Rome and 1.72 at Wichita. The precipitation was mostly in the form of rain and occurred during the passage of two storms, the first from the 8th to the 10th, the second from the 16th to the lUth. The measurable snow fall occurred in a belt extending from southwest to northeast, the crest of which passed through Meade, Ford, Pawnee, Rush, Russell and Mitchell, being six inches in Meade and three inches in Mitchell; in the south the area of measurable snow extended from Co manche to the Colorado line, while in the north it spread out more, extending from Decatur to the Missouri river. Strong northerly winds, filled with sand and dust, swept across the west ern counties on the 4th and the north western on the 14th. Thunder and lightning were quite general over the eastern portion of the state during the rain of the 8th, 9th, 10th. and on the 10th lightning struck a barn in Rich land township, Butler county, burning the barn and its contents. A sleet storm prevailed over the eastern counties on the 18th, closing with a trace of snow. The wheat has wintered well, and ex cept in the southeastern counties, is in the best condition at this season of the year, for ten years; the early sown has a very even stand and the late is com ing well forward. SUMMARY. Temperature (in degrees F.): Mean 36.9, departure from normal 45 degrees: highest monthly mean, 41.9 degrees, at Meade; lowest monthly mean, 32.0 de grees, at Fanning; maximum. 77 de grees, at Meade on 16th; minimum, 7 below zero at Fanning, on 1st; greatest monthly range, 70 degrees, at Achilles: least monthly range, 48 degrees at Pratt. Precipitation (in inches): Total for state. 1.21; departure from normal, 0.16: greatest monthly, 3.04, at Wichita; least monthly, 0.00 at Achilles, Coolidge, Dresden, Garden City, Hoxie, Mack vtlle, Sharon Springs, Wallace and Wi nona. Wind (prevailing direction): North west. Dates of thunderstorms, 8, 9, 10. Dates of fogs, 8, 9. 10, 12, 27. Dates of sleet, 10, IS. 19. Dates of sand or dust storms, 4, 14. Dates of parhelia, 2, 25, 28. Date of solar halos, 23. Dates of lunar halos, 1, 6, 7, 8, 16. FITZ KNOCKED OUT. McCafferty Receives the Decision on the First Round. St. Paul, Minn., March IS. James J. McCafferty, in the district court has re ceived the decision in his legal battle with Robert Fitzsimmons. The case was called before Judge Lewis and the de fendant failed to appear, either person ally or by attorney. Judge McCaf ferty demanded the belt and Judge Lewis acting as referee, decided as '"the champion of champions" was not present, he was deserving of no con sideration and had there been a purse up McCafferty would have received it. But all he got was a judgment for $225 and several years interest. The action was brought to collect S225 for legal services performed for Fitzsimmons on the occasion of his ar rest in St. Paul several years ago when the fight with Hall did not take place. Mrs. Elder has returned with an immense stock of Spring Millinery. our mm Spring SpECIAl PRCES F08 T0PEKA.S BOYS. JBase Ball Outfit With Suits. Boys' Confirmation Suits ages 6 to 14, of ail wool black Clay Worsted, lined with Italian Cloth sewed with J Silk, usual fs quality, our special price is 3,S5 1,000 Fairs Boys' Knee Pants ail wool, doule seat, double knees, double seams, sewed with linen thread and silk 5UL Boys' New Spring Knee Pant Suits made of all wool Cheviot, double seat and double knees, every suit guaranteed in every way f 4 value our special price on these suits is y 5 Mothers' Friend Boys' Waists Uniaundered of fine Percales, new pat., new styles, Q -Byron collars, 75c value, tomorrow Boys' Finest Spring Suits 3 to 16 years, made in sailor. Brownie, vestee, middy, and junior styles, newest and choicest fabrics, shown only by us, $6 and f 7 values, d our price is P- !ig Boy's Spring Suits- g Q finest Cheviots, in newest styles, special at REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have been filed: O. H. Danner and wife to Luey A. Buck. Jl.tW). south half of lot 559 and all of lot 5tl Lincoln street. Throop's addition. Winnie and Archie Phillips to Thomas Smith. Sl.iXiO. lot 115 ajid north half 117 Monroe street. L Van Hook to Charles Runnels, $75, lot 15 and north half lot 17, I. W. B., Grant street. Grant's addition. J. 1 Penny to fame. $m. lots 1, 3, 5. 7. 9. 11, 6 Wood street. 10 and 12 Railroad street. Knox's second addition. Klizabeth M. W'harry to Jus. E. Max well. $l.lA), lot 146 and north half lot IIS Buchanan street. Home's addition. Magdelene Brewster to Nicholas Lauter hach, $5UU, lot SO Kim street. Miller's ad dition. R. J. Johnson to Albert Copley, $340. lots 484. 4:! and 4LS Buchanan street, Throop's addition. K. J. Meade and wife to Mary E. La kin, part southwest quarter section 30, township 11. range lti. E. J. Xeese to William H. Ward, same. Southwestern Realty company to re ceiver Investment Trust company, lot 116 Branner street, Metsker's second addition. W. E. Pagan, administrator, to Mina L. Wendell. SlaO, no property set out. C. S. Gleed and wife to J. W. Gleed. $1, undivided half interest in lots 4. 5. 7, 8, 9, 10. 11 and 12. block 10. Auburndale. C. J. Johnson, g-uardian, to Albert Cop ley. $340. lots 4t4. 4ij and 49S Buchanan street, Throop's addition. SHOCKING OUTRAGE. Negro Boy Hanged Three Times for Stealing $20. Little Rock. Ark., March 18. A spec ial from Batesville says that a negro boy whose name cannot be learned, was lynched at Marcella, in Stone county, Tuesday night. He was accused of stealing $20 from the cash drawer of a store. The mob strung him up three times in an effort to make him confess, and finally left him on the ground in a dying condi tion. AS BAD AS CUBAOR WORSE Spanish Cruelties and Oppressions in the Philippines. Detroit, Mich., March 18. Professor Dean C. "Worcester of the University of Michigan, who has twice visited the Philippine islands In the interest of science, said today that people here are unwilling to believe the things said about the Spanish treatment of the Cu bans. They seem too abhorrent. But if they could appreciate that the outrages in Cuba dwarf those of Armenia, they would have stopped them long ago. He said: "For two years and a half I was in close contact with officials of Spain in the Philippine islands and witnessed the abuses of the government. Weyler was at that time governor-general. His salary for the time he was in the is lands was $50,000, but it is positively known that he placed $4,000,000 to his credit in the banks of Paris and London at the end of that time. He organized a campaign against the Moros simply that he might become field marshal by commanding a certain number of men, whom he sent into the jungles where 8 per cent of them died. At the time he was sailing around the coast. "The poor natives are taxed by the Spanish for being alive. There are ten million people in the islands and they are excessively taxed on everything that the Spanish officials may become rich. "The houses of those who failed to pay their taxes were burned, and some times people were tied to trees and tor tured for the slightest offense. At To ledo in Cebu, the authorities charged $30 for burying a corpse without a cof fin and $75 with a coffin." Fro Georgeson's Appointment Mr. C. C. Georgeson. formerly profes sor of agriculture at the state agricul tural college at Manhattan, has been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture "Wilson representative of that depart ment in Alaska. This information was received in a letter to a personal f rfend todav. Mr. Georgeson is now in Wash ington getting instructions preparatory to leaving for Alaska, He states in his letter that he will establish two and possibly three experimental stations in Alaska, and determine just what that country can do in an agricultural way. For Men's and Boys' Spring wearEnab!es us Tomorrow to offer you Extraordinary Low Prices on the very Best that is made in the world the spring volume of trade will start in double quick and is bound to become GENERAL. FALL Iff. BE IN TIEIE. BE IN STYLE. COOS TOHGRROW. Patronize Home Industry Men's Fine Cassimere Suits Fabric made right in Topeka by the Topeka woolen mill is strictly all wool, guaranteed by them made in sack style of fancy plaids and pin check sewed with silk hand padded collars on sale tomorrow at New Stylish. Spring Suits nade of plain and fancy Worsted and Cassimeres very stylish all wool made in nobby sack styles you will say the quality and style of these are extraordinary for such alow price they're really 10 values on sale here tomorrow at Men's Handsome New Spring; Suits A most magnificent array In fancy Scotch Cheviots stylish smooth Cassimeres beautiful plain Worsteds In black and solid fancy colors every suit a true gem of the tailor's art one look at them will charm you and astonish you at the trivial price they are $12.50 and $14 elsewhere only here they are A Finer Grade of Men's Spring Suits Are here In same proportion we offer about 20 styles as handsome suits as ever graced a Clothing store beautiful Overlaid Plaids and Cheviots, made of Australian longcarded wool, perfectly made strictly in accordance with decreed fashions. Trimmed and tailored equal in every respect to the First-class Tailor's f 2 suits tomorrow we ask but Overcoats Top Coats our special to select from an siyies, long ana snort at special sale prices JJ 709 LOCAL MENTION. Topeka has a "beer stein" club. J. E. Weaver came home from Manhat tan today. Awnings are being restored to the build ings on Kansas avenue. Dan Adams rides a bicycle and carries an umbrella on rainy days. James A. Troutman will make a tem perance address at Horton tonight. Several Topeka florists always plant their sweet peas on St. Patrick's day. T. G. Kennedy has returned from a visit with his mother in Junction City. Associate Justice W. A. Johnston rides a bicycle. It is a new habit with him. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Sherman of Ross ville visited Topeka friends yesterday. The First congressional district con vention will be held at Horton, April 12. T. P. Culley is making a trip through the central part of the state, selling pianos. Don't forget that Cy Leland's coterie continually refer to Topeka people as "hogs." Adrian Sherman has returned from Jackson county, where he tried one law suit and had two continued. The bicycle voting contest for the bene fit of the proposed third-mile track at Garlield park closes April 15. Charles Price, the colored man who was refused a place on the Republican ticket, is out as an independent candidate for constable. A considerable portion of the state house sand walks has been washed out on Jackson and Harrison streets by the recent rains. Bailiff John Coyne made elaborate prep arations for a St. Patrick's day celebra tion last night, but the rain interfered with his plans. The delegates elected to the congres sional convention and instructed for Char lie Curtis are communicating with their friends throughout the district in Mr. Curtis' behalf. The artillerymen who are witnesses in the murder trial in the federal court in this city in April are figuring on realizing a goodly sum as fees and mileage. The most of them are at Jackson barracks now. The rain of last night amounted to .67 of an inch. A thunderstorm accompa nied the rain, together with brilliant lightning. The minimum temperature this morning for the night was 45 de grees. Mr. Jennings says that the weather will clear up some time this evening or tonight and that It will be colder Saturday. W. S. Beldon, who was graduated from Washburn college and has since been principal of the Sterling schools, has received an appointment in the weather bureau department at Wash ington. D. C. He left for Washington Thursday. He will be'sent out by the department on special investigation. He will begin with kite experiments. For several years he was Weather Observer T. B. Jennings' assistant at Topeka. Fourth District Populists. The Populist congressional committee of the Fourth district met at Emporia yes terday and decided to hold the convention in that city May 17. P. B. Maxon of Em poria was elected chairman: P. P. Mercer of Osage City, secretary; S. B. Wood of Chase, treasurer of the committee. O. O. Outcalt of Coffev, L.. R. Wright of Lyon and G. H. Hunger of Greenwood were appointed as a committee to con fer with the committee appointed by the Democratic committee for the purpose of ascertaining if an agreement can be made whereby the Populists make way for the Democratic candidate. It is srtid that John Madden will refuse to make any overtures and that there will be two can didates in the field. To Suppress Sunday Papers. Ottawa, Ont., March 17. In the house of commons today Mr. Charleston's Sunday observance bill was up for con sideration. Mr. Fisher moved an amendment to the clause prohibiting the publication or sale of Sunday news papers, providing that all foreign Sun day newspapers be prohibited from en tering Canada. The house adjourned without taking action on the bill. Torpedo Destroyer Bought. London, March 17. According to special dispatches from Sunderland the United States government has pur chased a torpedo boat destroyer from a ship builder named Doxford of that place. The KTew York Male Quartette and Miss Nellie Nichols at "Washburn col lege to night. .PURCHASE sale a big stock Special Attention is Called to Spring Trousers gC 4- SiQ assortment here. You never saw their g CJ LO IO equal at the prices I. .SO XO SATURDAY'S SPECIALS IN FURNISHINGS. Men's and Boys' Percale Negligee Shirts Collars and Cuffs attached Necktie to match worth 75c. Special price now is 45" Men's Imported Half Hose Of fine Maco Black and" Tan shades. Under present tariff would cost you 25c. Our price is 1 Men's Soft Negligee Shirts Cuffs to match of fine Madras really worth $1.00. Our special price Tomorrow is CJt- Men's Medium Weight Underwear in fine quality, satin front, derby ribbed, in blue rf and tan colors, worth 75c. Special price ")(JL KANSAS AVE AUERBACH A. GUETTEL. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co.. before 10 o'clock in the morning. A. J. Kane is on the sick list. Born, Wednesday, March 1G, to Mr. and Mrs. II. li. Blanchard of 1210 West ern avenue, a son. 24 pictures 25c at Courtney's, N. T. Wall paper 2 cents per roll at A. J. Kane's. S32 North Kansas avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Colburn arrived yes terday from Emporia and are at home at 1214 Harrison street. "Wall Paper, 30Q patterns to select from, 3 cents per roll up. Cromwell Jeffers. A. J. Arnold, who has been quite ill for the past three weeks, though still confined to his bed, is improving. Up to date Picture Framing. Latest styles of Moulding. Cromwell Jeffers. Call and see a line of Rogers' best Silverware to be given away at Costley Post, North Topeka, Kan. The Ladies' Duplicate whist club will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs. E. P. Baker of 1113 Jackson street. The Old Folks' high five club will be entertained Saturday evening by Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Reynolds. Mrs. Bradley-Norris went to Rossville yesterday and will be the guest of her son, Mr. Bradley and family for several days. Charity lodge No. 26 D. of H., will give a supper and entertainment Sat urday, March 19. Supper at 6, admis sion 15c. J. E. Taylor, superintendent of the poor farm, left yesterday for Portland, Oregon, to be with his brother who is very seriously ill. Blue Post corps will have a camp fire Friday evening at their hall In the Bar rett block, at which time Rev. Bear of Dunlap will deliver an address. Miss Lou Huckstead who has been suffering from rheumatism for the past ten days at her home in Wamego.is now very much improved and expects to re turn to Topeka Saturday. A very enjoyable time was had on "Wednesday at the F. A. A. dance.which was given in the dining room of the Union Pacific hotel. About 40 couples were present besides many spectators. Mr. Phil Gilman, who went to Cali fornia last fall for his health, returned home Saturday. He says that he in tends to remain in Kansas and that this climate is good enough for him. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Eldridge was held Wednesday afternoon from the Shorey school house. The services were conducted by Rev. Maver and the inter ment was in Rochester cemetery. Mrs. Eldridge was 58 years old and was the mother of Elmer Eldridge. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Player of Tope ka entertained the following guests at cards Mon'day evening: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barber, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Camp and Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Lyon. Mrs. Buck of Kansas avenue, was pleasantly surprised yesterday by the ladies of the Aid society of the Second Presbyterian church, who remembered it was hir birthday, and came in a body to spend the afternoon with her. The ladies brought with them well fill ed baskets and after a. social time was enjoyed a substantial supper was serv ed. The 28th anniversary of Golden Rule lodge No.'90 A. F. A. M. was celebra ted last evening at the Masonic hall. A large number was present and listen ed to an excellent programme after which an elaborate banquet was serv ed. The following programme was given: Song by the North Topeka quartette, C. C. Berry, Joseph Smith, L. L. Frantz, L. P. Frazer; address, R. W. Jenkins: song, David Bowie; ad dress by Grand Master M. L. Stone of Wamego; piano solo, Mrs. L. A. Ry der; address. Dr. Callahan; song, Miss Edna Parkhurst; address by Past Grand Master Shaver; song. North To peka quartette: address, Past Grand Master Geo. W. Clark; song. W. M. Shaver; address, by Grand Secretary A. K. Wilson. The Orpheus mandolin club furnished music during the ban quet. "Worthy Brother W'. S. Bergun thal was master of ceremonies, and the PNE $7 $9.50 O.OO JHE HAT SALE Continues over Tomorrow. on first-class Hats. Surnrise No. 1. Men's Derlvv and Fedora Hats in new spring blocks, usual $1.50 quality. Here is the Best of in all popular shapes guaranteed in every way and as good in quality, stvle and finish as any- (T (f body's 3 Hat. Our price" always is to committee of entertainment was com posed of H. C. Bowen, W. S. Bergun thal and James McKee. POPULIST CITY TICKET. Convention Called for March 23 in the Evening. Topeka Populists contemplate put ting a ticket in the field at the coming election. A meeting was held last night and the subject thoroughly discussed, the result being a call for a mass conven tion of the Populists of the city, at Wreber's hall next Wednesday, March 23, at 7:30 p. m. This time is selected in order to give laboring men an opportunity to be pres ent. The sentiment among the members of the party is somewhat divided. Some desire the nomination of a full city ticket, while others seem to think there is no necessity for all that. F. J. Close was chairman and Geo. F. Burgess secretary of the meeting last night. But one Populist candidate for coun cilman is announced. He is J. S. Wittikin of the Fifth ward. He is a carpenter and says he will make the race solely upon the issue of city own ership of public utilities. BOTTLE FATALLY NEAR. Donald Frisbey, Aged 20 Months, Swallows Carbolic Acid. Donald Frisbey, aged 20 months, swallowed half an ounce of carbolic acid Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the apartments of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Frisbey, at the northeast corner of Tenth and Monroe streets. The child had been out for a ride with a servant girl for several hours and returned about 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. Frisbey rebuked the girl for having kept him out so long as he has been in delicate health for several weeks. The girl became angry and left. Mrs. Frisbey was left alone with a week old baby and the little boy Donald. While she was out of the room attending to a short errand Donald Frisbey walked about the room. He knew that his medicine was on the wash stand. Finding the bottle of carbolic acid he took hold of the cork, and it being a short one came out easily. He then turned the bottle up and drank nearly all the acid in it. Almost immediately he fell to the floor, and Mrs. Frisbey returning about that time found the child lying unconscious upon the floor. Medical aid was summoned. The con tents of the stomach was removed and the organ was thoroughly cleansed. The child's lips, tongue and throat were horribly burned by the acid. Dr. Faulk ner attended the child all night, watch ing every symptom At nine o'clock p. m. he regained consciousness and from that time on, occasionally lapsed into unconsciousness. This morning he was somewhat better. Concerning the child's condition today the attending physician said: "The child may recov er, although the chances are small. The effect of the acid in causing a stricture of the throat and stomach may ap pear, and if this occurs death may re sult at any time." Mr. Frisbey is a student of Washburn college, and he has a morning paper route. DE HIRSCH MILLIONS. The Baroness Sends a Large Contri bution to Vineland, N. J. New York, March 18. It was learned today that the Baroness De Hirsch late ly sent from Paris a large sum of mon ey, the interest of which is to be ap plied to maintaining and extending the Hebrew farms and agricultural inter ests founded by the late Baron De Hirsch, near Vineland, N. J. The colony was gradually falling In to decay, and some of those interested, appealed to the Baroness. Adolphus Soman, the agent for the fund in this city, said: "The report is substantially true, but I ana only sorry the story has come out until all the details of the plans are perfected. I can say nothing further concerning the matter at present." The New York Male Quartette and Miss Nellie Nichols at Washburn col lege to night. CLOTilNG! 9 4 4 J5O O o o Complete $p .S'OU THAT SURPRISED ALL The Lowest Prices ever named made of clear fur stock are Our surprise price is V5 Surprise 2. Men's Derby and Fe- dora's in ail new styles in 3 colors made of fine clear stock, fine silk bindings the usual fa Hat any where else. 0 Our surprise price is 1 O All The Palace Special Hats S O o f f s price alwayf Boys' and Girls' Nobby Caps--in latest styles in Leather and Cloth, Yacht, Golf, Eton. Tans and Napoleons's. Prices from 13c 45C POLITICAL NOTES. J. K. Cubbinson announces that he will not contest the nomination of J. Buchan for congress in Wyan dotte county. Is it possible that Wyan dotte -county Republicans are going to a political convention without having a fight on over the delegation. The Burlingame Enterprise is sup porting John E. Hessin for yovemur. Wichita Star: W. E. Sterne of Tope ka, accompanied by Mrs. Sterne, is in the city. This is Mr. Sterne's initial trip here in his official capacity, and he came to attend the formal opening of the United States court. Judtre Wil liams presiding. He bears his hard won honors easily, just as though Cy Lelanl and Lit Crum had not fouprht him un tiringly with all the machinery of the state and national committee." Kansas Republicans appear to be united upon George Clark for secretary of state. The Kansas reform press association will meet in annual session at Manhat tan March 21 and 22. The Marion Record is standing by George E. Cole for state auditor. Mr. Hoch says Cole was the best auditor the state ever had. E. Stanley of Lawrence has reache;l the point in his campaign f ir rennmina tion for state superintendent where the issuance of letters of explanation has become necessary. The colored Republicans of Tennes seetown are indignant at the action cf the congressional convention in not placing some one of their number cn the delegation to Horton. J. W. Amis has not decided to become a candidate for congress in the Sixth district but is waiting. Give the ChildreD a Drink called Graln-O. It is a delicious, appe tizing.nourishingfood drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids di gestion and strengthens the nerves. It Is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great benefit. Costs about 4 as much as coffee. 15 and 25c Kverybot' Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of ti:e ape, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, aetpeDtiy and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipauoa and biliousness. Please buv and try a box of C. C C. to-day; 10, Mii, SO cents. Koldani guaranteed to cure by all druggist";. 16 Photos and a 25c Photo button of yourself, all for 25c, 111 West 6th, this month only. PAP I tcli 1 ntc. irritated, scaly, crusted Scalps, dry, tl.sn, snd. falling Hair, clea.itecl, portned. and beauii tled by warm shampoos with Cuticttea, 6oai, and occasional dressings of CtTicuu, poxeat of emollients, the greatest skin cares. M Treatment will produce a clean, healthy scalp with luxuriant, 1 natrons bafr, when all else fails. Pold thronehoat the world. Pottbb Dkcqivd Cbejl Corp., Sftie Prop.. Rnston. sr,"How to produe Luxnriaat Uir," mailed free. SKINS CN FlEEWEclx&

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRI1AY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1898. The Mills Tomorrow (Saturday), we place on the following SPECIAL VALUES in Ladies Suits and Skirts, And You $5.00, $7.50. $10 and $15 New Dress Skirts for Spring. It is the time of year when the addition of a new Skirt to your wardrobe is a sensible and economical thing to do. We are show ing tAventy or more new styles would like you to see them. Ladies' Cloth Blazer Suits Navy, Blue and also Brown mixture $5.00 Ladies Blouse Suits, Green $6.75 Blue and Grey mixed cloth. Ribbon and Button trimmed Ladies Serge Blazer Suits either Black or Navy $7.50 $8.50 $9.00 Ladies' Blouse Cloth Suits Green mixture trimmed in Buckles and Braid Ladies' Blouse Suits, Plain Navy Broadcloth, Satin and Black Embroidery trimmed Ladies' Broadcloth Suits mn A A front of Jacket neatly Braid- .jJ I II I ed. Colors Green and Blue V u v u New Silk Waists.

Sprinj THE MIIXS GOLD FI1031 SEA WATER. Ninety-Two Ounces of Gold and Sil ver Bullion Sent to the Assay Office. New Tork. March 18. About 92 ounces of bullion In the proportion of one-third gold to two-thirds silver and valued at about $540, has been received at the assay office. It came from the Electrolitic Marine Salts company, of Boston, and Arthur Ryan, its president, claims that the metal was extracted from sea water at North Lubec, Me. Of the economics of the process, noth ing was said. Assays will be made and on them will depend what is to be paid for the bullion. CAUGHT THE CHEATER Partners at Leban on, Kan. Pour Cream Into a Can of Milk. If the farmers living In the vicinity of Lebanon. Smith county, take the advice of Assistant Attorney General George Snell-ing- they will water every can of milk taken into the Lebanon skimming- station. This advice was contained in a letter sent to L. Fulton, a Lebanon milkman, today. Mr. Fulton wrote the attorney General this week that the farmers residing in the vicinity of Lebanon were in great trouble because of the testiner machine ttt the skimming- station. He stated that the farmers had believed for some time that the "tester" was cheating them, and finally concluded to "fix" two cans of milk and note the results. To the milk in one of the cans a plentiful supply of crea.m was added, while the milk in the other can was well watered. Both were then taken to the skimming" station. The result confirmed the farmers' sus picions. The man at the skimming sta tion, after using the tester, declared the watered milk to contain several per cent more of cream than the milk to which cream had been added. As a representative of the farmers Mr. Fulton asked the attorney general what recourse they had in law. Mr. Snelling told them to consult the county attorney if they wished to take legal steps, but ad vised them to let the law alone under the circumstances and water the milk sent tuto the station instead. BIG ST. LOUIS FIRE. Furniture Concern Sustains a Loss of $50,000. St. Louis. Mo., March 18. At 12:30 o'clock last night fire broke out In the fifth story of the large furniture ware house of May, Stern Co, near the cor ner of Olive and Eighteenth streets.The building was six stories high and filled with furniture. The loss is estimated by Manager El liott at $50,000. The origin of the fire Is a mystery. The flames shot out of a. window and within rive minutes were burning through the roof. At 1:15 o'clock the walls began falling, the west wall com pletely demolishing a two story brick dwelling house adjoining. Maurice Herlihy of Boston, who was rooming in the house, was the last to leave, and was struck by falling debris and badly but not seriously hurt. Excellent Work, Prompt Service, At Tcpska Steam Laundry. Hdams (2o. Sale are Personally Invited to call and see them. LADIES' SUITS. SEPARATE SKIRTS. No. 125 Colored Boucle Cloth Skirts, live different colors, Saturday 95c No. 173 Black Brocade Mohair Skirts, three different designs, Saturday $1.25 ino 110 f ancy colored iiourette Clothe -m wi f Skirts, six different colors, Saturday XaOvl No 3.253 A very Neat Check Skirt, Art fC colors Brown and Green, Saturday $WiUU No. 116 New Bayadere Stripe Skirt, color Navy and Black and Green andAn nn Black, Saturday tpO.UU No. 3.297 Handsome Mixed Clothe n k f Skirts, Brown or Tan, Saturday ejJeJaOvF No. 306 Black and Navy Bayadere a r KL f Wool Skirts, Saturday tOaOvP No. 3.201 Very Handsome Black Bro cade Cloth Skirts, four different de-An K. t signs, Saturday cPtSaOlP No. 3.202 Plain Black Mohair Skirts, g, OK Saturday cp553 No. 784 Fancy Plaid Skirts.Navy andjt p gg Black, and Navy and Green, Saturday. 20"VlvJ No. 3.213 The Stylish Covert Cloth Skirts, Tan and Green and Blue, Satur-j 00 Black Silk Brocade Skirts, three de-O y K signs, Saturday tp3m 4 S3 Fine Silk Skirts Saturday at Ladies' mixed Covert Cloth Suits, double breast ed Blazer, trimmed with buttons and plain cloth piping. Colors tan and cadet blue. Ladies' mixed Cloth, sin gle breasted Blazer LIKE PICTURE Jacket lined with Red Satin. Colors Green and Cadet. $10.00 $10.00 New Silk Waists. New Spring Jackets. New Spring Capes. New Jackets. New Spring Capes. ADAMS CO. SOCIAL NEWS. The "West Side Reading circle was en tertained very pleasantly Tuesday af ternoon by Mrs. F.A. Snow.at her home cn Polk street. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. S. M. Thacher; vice president, Mrs. J. W. Bailey; secretary, Mrs. William L. French; treasurer, Mrs.J.K. Trueblood. Mrs. E. XV. JPoindexter and Mrs. F. A. Snow were elected to represent the club at. the city federation. A very entertaining programme was given. The answers to roll call were short articles about the trouble with Spain. Music was furnished by Mrs. Humphreys, and the club paper known as the "Club Ware," was edited by Mrs. J. M. Gordon. After the programme re freshments were served. The club will meet next time with Mrs. John Sargent. A Bowling Party. The gentlemen of the L. A. W. whist club entertained the ladies of the club at a delightful bowling party Wednes day evening at the physical culture rooms. The evening was spent in bowling and dancing. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Wiley. The gentlemen also entertained those who have acted as substitutes at differ ent times. They were: Judge and Mrs. J. B. Furry, Miss Alice Prescott, Miss Bessie West, Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Lescher, Mr. Ralph Moore, Mr. El liott. Mr. W.A. Alexander and Mr. Wal ter Burgess. The O. N. O. Dance. The O. N. O. club enjoyed a very pleasant dance Wednesday evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schoch, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wether ell, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Shubert, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Reel. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Kel logg, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wingert, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Fleischman, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Pitts. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Fred lies, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Doran. Mrs. Nelson, Miss Anna Dunn, Miss White. Miss Grace Foulks. Mr. A. L. Davis, Mr. Fred Tuckerman, Mr. J. J. Falls and Mr. Andrew Buntin. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Alice Prescott returned Wed nesday evening from a several months' visit in Michigan. Mr. G. F. Sharitt and daughter. Sue, and son. Jack, are going to spend Sat urday in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Morris have gone to Fort Worth, Tex., for a few days. Mrs. Mary I. Lea and daughter Edna have returned from a two months' trip in California. Mrs. E. W. Poindexter will entertain the O. F. C. club next Monday evening. Mrs. J. H. Wetherell will open her dancing class Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Harmony hall. RICE FAMINE InTiIINA. Subscriptions for Relief Are Asked From America Victoria. B. C, March IS. The .pres ident of the Chinese Benevolent society today received a telegram from Hong Kong, stating that there is a rice fam ine, which means starvation, threaten ing Canton, and asking that subscrip tions be forwarded. THE MILLS-ADAMS CO a (ID GLOVES. Perhaps you'Te been look ing about from store to store for kid gloves that will give you the wear and service that you've the right to expect. Possibly disap pointment has often been the result. There's no chance for disappointment if you buy of us, for we sell only the best gloves, and satisfaction and style go with them likewise a mod est price. Our Specials for Tomorrow. "Our Royal" Kid Glove in all the staple and new shades. A dollar and a quarter value $1.00 in every pair and yet the PAIR, price is only "Clementina." Heal kid. Three small clasps, f $1.25 Faituer in all the desirable colors. To introduce this glove we are going to sell PAIR them at "Perrins Touraine." Pique Serva. "Perrins" Q 1 Crt Charmett, over seam, in all K I II colors at v PAIR We sell more pairs of "Perrins" $1.50 quality than we do of any $1.00 glove which speaks well for the good judg ment of our patrons. SPECIAL. Tomorrow we will offer a limited quantity of "PERRINS" "Joinville." $2.00 M 7R Gloves at ipA-'M PAIR We don't know how you can save twenty-five per cent any quicker. THE MILLS-ADAMS CO OUR FLAG. Continued from First Page.J mation that the offer made by the Uni ted States for the O'Higgins was the entire outlay by Chili, with 20 per cent added. The Chilian naval commission declin ed this offer, and it is learned that even if the difficulty about the Argentine cruisers could be surmounted, Chili would insist on getting something more than 20 per cent as her bargain. The O'Higgins is a magnificent first class protected cruiser, with the latest improvement in machinery, armament and armor. FULL REPORT LOOKED FOR. The President is Not Expecting Any Preliminary Matter. Washington, March 18. The presi dent does not expect anything in the nature of a preliminary report from the court of inquiry into the cause of the Maine disaster. On the contrary his expectation is that the report, when it comes, will be complete in all respects. The navy department has not sus pended its efforts to obtain possession of desirable warships abroad. A conclusion of the strategetical board which it is desired to put in force as soon as possible is that the navy must be reinforced by a number of tor pedo boat destroyers not torpedo boats. These are vessels of about 300 tons dis placement and able to keep the sea al most as well as a cruiser. lth the enormous speed of 30 knc-.s per hour and an offensive armament of quick firing guns equal to the average gun boat, it is said that the power of such craft is great and that perhaps they may prove to be the ideal naval craft. The board recommends the procure ment of as many of these boats as pos sible and as soon as possible. WILL SOON BE OVER, Says J. K. Gowdy, But He Doesn't Say How. London, March IS. The Morning Leader today publishes a dispatch from Paris giving interviews which its correspondent is said to have had with the United States ambassador. General Horace Porter: the secretary of the United Staes embassy, Mr. Henry Vignaud, and United States Consul General J. K. Gowdy. The am bassador, referring to the Maine disaster, eulogized President McKinleys attitude, and is quoted as saying that "In spite of the sensational atmosphere the United States will not rush into war, although the Maine report may prove the last straw." The secretary of the United States em bassy said: "There will be no war. be cause the feelings of both countries are that all difficulties can be settled. There is not an American in Paris who does not applau-d the attitude of President Mc Kinley in trying every expedient before resorting to war." The consul general said; "The real heart and soul have not yet been heard. The surface talk which causes the col lapse of stocks does not merit serious at tention. Unless I am greatly mistaken our troubles with Spain will shortly be ended." THE BANCROFT AT FATAL The Gunboat is Coaling at the Azores. Faval. Azores" Island. March 18. The United States gunboat Bancroft, from Lis bon, is coaling here. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c tfC-C.C. fail to cure, drugttists refund money Subscribe for The State Journal. CITY POLITICS. The Republicans Will Hold Pri maries Tomorrow Afternoon. In vMany Instances Only One Candidate is Running. VERY QUIET CONTEST Is the Present Outlook For the Primary Election. Candidates Are For Council, School Eoard, Constables. The Republican city primary will be held tomorrow afternoon from 2 o'clock until 6 at the places designated at the' bottom of this article. As the reader is aware, this Is what is known as an off year in politics. No mayor will be elected this spring.There is a councilman from each ward to be chosen and five members of the school board, as well as a constable or two. The city of Topeka is not always par tisan in the choice of its municipal offi cers and the voters are inclined to look largely to merit and qualifications, rather than to the position of the can didate on the financial plank or the tariff issue. There are a great many important things concerning this city and it is paramount that capable and broad gauged self-sacrificing individuals be secured to take the places to be filled in the city government. There are a number of leading questions which will come up, during the next few years at the furthest, which must be settled in an equitable manner looking to the best interests and welfare of the citi zens and the city. It is needless to go over these mat ters in detail, but in a general way, it might be stated that there are a water works controversy, a gas question, a plan Tor parks, sewer interests, etc., etc. At the primaries tomorrow it is ex pected there will be chosen the men who will be placed on the Republican city ticket. If these men are well se lected it is altogether likely that citi zens will in the main vote for most of them regardless of a very strict draw ing of party lines. The issues at this writing are really not very clearly defined and if the wa ter people or the gas people or any oth er interests are behind the candidates who are named it is not apparent. In deed, in a number of instances, only one candidate is before the public as yet. It may be well to have these issues not too closely drawn now; the main thing is to keep successful, business like, fair and broad-minded men of af fairs in the offices. In the First ward the only candidate who has submited his name to the Re publican primary is C. A. Starbird, an attorney who desires to be one of the two to represent his people on the north side. Air. Pattison, the present council- j man, does not desire a renomination. In the Second ward, Mr. W. J. Mat- tern is the only candidate before the 1 primary. He is a marble cutter and the i proprietor of a marble works located inat Tirtvtb nf thp brirle-e He Vins bllilt up a good business for himself, and his friends are pushing him for the public business of the Second ward as involv ed in the position of a councilman. It is intimated that Mr. Mattern is re- are j. t. Wintrode, F. M. Stonestreet, J. ceiving not only the support of a num- I E. Lucas. Josiah Ross and G. W. Stovall. ber of Republicans, but also of Demo- I Following is the name and location of crats, which goes to show that the tar- each voting precinct and name of super iff issue or the money question is not visor: FIRST WARD the one which the Second ward people j Flrst precinct All east of Jackson St., will try to settle at tomorrow's primar- Geo. c. Stoker, supervisor; polling place, ies. No. 1 fire- station. Mr. Mattern is a candidate to succeed Second precinct All west of Jackson St., Mr Stevenson. who is not running again, and who has in the past years successfully given a great deal of his time and attention to the city's busi ness. In the Third ward a respected busi ness man living at Tenth and Morris avenues, Mr. D. J. Dickinson, is before the public for a nomination which he trusts will be equivalent to an election. If any opposition exists toward Mr. Dickinson it is not yet in sight for to morrow's contest. Mr. Dickinson be lieves that the city should own its wa terworks and is a resident of what is known as the "dry district." He hopes that with the ownership of the works in the city's hands his people will not be compelled to beg for what ought to be nearly as free as air: pure water and lots of it. Councilman Burgess will be renomi nated tomorrow by the Republicans in the Fourth ward. He has served four times in the council and has made such a record that no one cares to op pose him. They give him a clear field. It is believed that no one will have the temerity to run against Mr. Burgess even at the polls later on. In the Fifth ward Councilman War ner, who, by the way, is one of the best councilmen Topeka ever elected, is a candidates for a second term and this fact alone that he is willing to devote so large a portion of his time to the city's interests ought to cause his nom- j ination by acclamation. However.there j are one or two others who think they should fill the chair of an alderman, and while Mr. Warner has some oppo- j sition, and may not win in a walk, it j is not likely that he will have to run very hard to capture the prize which j entitles him to 50 dollars a year and j the criticism and praise of his constit uents. In the matter of school board. S. C. Miller, Rev. M. C. Long, Edward Wil- der, W. W. Thompson and Ira Howe are candidates for re-election. Long and Howe and also L. S. Ferry, who is a candidate for the short term, have no opposition in running before the prima ry tomorrow. Dr. J. F. Buck. Frank Edson and Jno. Chaney will also be put forward by their friends. Without disparagement for the new gentlemen who are willing to sacrifice their time for the educational interests of the city, and all of these gentlemen seem to be excellent material, it is well to note that the present board of education has secured a surplus for the treasury. Mr. Edward Wilder, who is out of the city and who is a man who would not think of running around and asking anyone to vote for him, came pretty near losing his name from the ticket from the fact that he is not a po litical wire puller and never would be. Mr. Wilder telegraphs from Colorado saying: "I can not consider that office of board of education is one to be fought for at the primaries or else where. If it is desired that I serve the city on the board, I shall cheerfully continue to do so." This kind of talk ought to insure the election of Mr. Wilder by acclamation. However, there are other good men who are running and dhout whom the Journal would not raise a question if it could. Mr. Wilder, however, is a public citizen who does more than his share for the upbuild ing of Topeka in everv way and it would be unkind not to put him in again under the circumstances. The candidates for constable tomorrow Winners and Losers you get the best of us, head ed by the famous "$4 spe cial." As good as any $5 Hat on the market. Then comes "The Hawes $i guar anteed." The Clements Co. String of styles are second to none in the land. All fast winning ravorites. styles now ready. S5.00 to 7VT en's fixings for spring are here. We've made unusual preparations for the Easter sea son. Neckwear is prominent. Patterns exclusive, colorings and styles deci dedly new. Everything in stock is worthy of praise. Bet ter see the m. b3 1 Kansas Avenue. j 1 c. btuner, supervisor; polling yia; lumber yard office, corner Norris and Topeka ave. SECOND WARD. First precinct All east of railroad tracks. J. A. Alexander, supervisor; poll ing place, Fritton Grifhng's store, cor ner Fourth and Lake sts. Second precinct All west of railroad tracks, Frank Parcells. supervisor; poll ing place, corner Fourth and Madison. THIRD WARD. First precinct All east of Tyler St., O. K. Swayze, supervisor; corner Tenth and Kansas ave. Second precinct All west of Tyler, L. H. Greenwood, supervisor; corner King and Clay sts. FOURTH WARD. First precinct All east of Tyler St., Robert Stone, supervisor; polling place. Rain's livery barn. Second precinct All west of Tyler St., B. F. McGiffin, supervisor; livery barn 5i5 Western ave. FIFTH WARD. First precinct All south of Seventeenth St.. J. N. Humbert, supervisor; polling place corner Seventeenth and Kansas ave. Second precinct All north of Seven teenth St., Clarence Moss, supervisor; polling place, Hoffman House. The social and business meeting? of the Y. H. S. of C. E. of the First U. P. church, which was to be held this even ing at the home of Councilman Patti son in North Topeka, will be postponed on account of the illness of Mr. Patti son. Do you Know the iGraphophone? With this machine yon can make your own REC ORDS and REPRODUCE them. PRICES $10 TO S50. W. F. IOEjMR Music Dealer. 630 Kansas Ave. Say! Lock at me Hat! I win it in a easy walk-over; See? It's a Clerasnts Hat. 11 Wi Spring Suits i Top Coats FOR HEN AND YOUTHS PI LOCAL MENTION. The contest in "cocked hat" between the Y. M. C. A. and the T. A. A. bowl ing teams will be played this evening on the T. A. A. alleys. The Y. M. C. A. team will be composed of Carl Osborn, H. C. Root, John MacDonald, Oscar Pyle and Walter Richards. The T. A. A. team will be selected from a number who have qualified. The Turner society celebrated St. Patrick's day with a "tacky" party at its hall last night. The young people of the society entered into the spirit of the entertainment, and all manner of ludicrous and amusing costumes were worn. Steinberg's orchestra furnished the music for the dance. First and sec ond prizes were given for the best cos tumes worn by ladies and gentlemen, and Mr. William Seybold and Miss Hel en Wetzel captured first honors. Miss Anna Wenthe was awarded the second prize among the young ladies, while Master Oscar Gutsch, the little son of President Gutsch of the society, but two and one-half years old, was given the second prize for his grotesque makeup. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicaeo, March 18. WHEAT In wheat today traders were dominated at the opening and for some time after by the weather conditions. There was a good deal of apprehension of a cold wave following the rains pre vailing west and the disastrous conse sequences of such a possibility caused a good deal of private covering by shorts. St. Louis and the southwest were also good buyers, though crop conditions for Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas were re ported to be the best ever seen in that section of the country. Private advices from Minneapolis, saying that stocks in the northwest were nearly exhausted were confirmed in a degree by the northwestern receipts today, Minneapolis and Duluth reporting 275 cars, against 430 cars last week and 297 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were 103 cars. 33 of which were contract. The additions to contract stocks today amounted to 11S.OO0 bushels. 75 cars and lo.aoO bushels coming out of mixing houses. English and continental cables showed steadiness. July opened ytc higher at 85&c. sold at 85c and advanced slowly to S5ic. It held around that figure for some time, then declined under local realizing to Hdc. May was firm, opening higher at 1.04 and ad vancing to $1.05;,"i- CORN AND OATS Corn and oats were almost at a standstill. The tone in each market was steady, weather conditions and the advance in wheat being the fac tors. May corn opened a shade higher at '?ya 2!1 sc and advanced to 291s'a1,ic Re ceipts were 20 cars. May oats opened a shade higher at advanced to 2.jft; Vc and eased off to 25Vi'ec. Receipts were 195 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions were steady with the hog market. Trading was very light and prices moved within narrow ranges. May pork opened unchanged at $&.9u. and sold at $9.90t) 9.92H. May lard opened unchanged at $5.15. May ribs open ed 2V,c lower at $5.07 and sold at $5.07 5.10. BARLEY Cash. No. 3. 3442c. EYE Cash. 4Jc: Mav. 49'4c. FLAX Cash. $1.19: cash northwestern, S1.22"al.2ZH: May, $1.21. TIMOTHY March. $2.S5. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, March IS. CATTLE Recsipts. 4.0J0. Market steady. Texas steers. $3.25ii4.7o: Texas cows. $3 Uift 4.20: native steers. $i.75'?i 5.40; native cows and heifers. $2.25!Tt4.t5: stockers and feed ers, $3'5.25: bulls. $2-ft4.05. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt Pr IS Texas steers lw 27 Texas cows 61O 4.i0 18 native steers 14S2 5.40 27 native cows and heifers JO 4. 00 33 stockers and feeders a21 5.2o 7 bulls sS HOGS Receipts, 10,000. Market strong to oc higher. Bulk of sales. J3.65a3.Sfi; heavies. 3.S4: packers. 3.55tf3.W: mixed, W.603.90; lights. $3.4363.75; yorkers, $3.70i 3.n: pigrs, $3.153.65. SHEEP Receipts, 2.000. Market firm. Lambs, $4.25ci5.30; muttons, $3&4.s0. Kansas City Produce Market TTT,. Kansas' City, March IS. WHEAT Active, c higher. No. 1 hard. 90c; iO. 2. STfiSOc; No. 3. bSTi 864$,c No 1 red, 949Sc: No. 2, 93f;94c: No. 3. 89'u9tc: No. 2 spring, 86SSc; No. 3, sagsoc. CORN Steady to V4c higher; No. 2 mix ed, 2,-aiS2te. OATS Active, steady. No. 2 white, 274 2Sc. RYE Steady. No. 2, 46c. HAY Dull. Choice timothy, $S.SS9; choice prairie. $7Q7.25. BUTTER Steady. Creamery, 15SlS'ic: dairy. 1416c. EGGS Steady, 6c Chicago Livestock Market Chicago, March 18. HOGS Receipts, 21,000; left over, 1.500. Market fairlv active, strong to 5c higher. Light, $3.75ff3.95: mixed. $.".0Txa4Tir2i; heavy. S3.75JM.10: rough. $3.5r3.5. CATTLE Receipts, 3,000. Steady. Beeves, $3.9oy5.35: cows and heifers, $2 1X.'S4 50; Texas steers, $3.604.50; stockers and feed ers. $3.4O'a4.50. SHEEP Receipts, 7.000. Market steadv. Natives. $3.2Vg4.G5; westerns, $3.50414.55; lambs, $45.40. Official yesterday: HOGS Receipts, 22,270: shipments, 7,073. CATTLE Receipts, 9.5S2; shipments, 5,- SHEEP Receipts. If, roS- BViinmonta K I 142. r.uui4ioi receipis 01 nogs tomorrow, 15,000. Market Gossip. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka. Kan. Liverpool: Wheat d higher. Chicago: Provisions quiet. hardly enough doing to establish quotations. Broomhall: Consumption of foreign breadstuff's in France during February-, 4. S25.0O0 bushels, against 4.664,000 bushels during January and 2.140,000 bushels dur ing February last year. Argentine shipments, including Uru guay, nothing. Liverpool: Receipts. 512.000 bushels last week and 304.000 bushels last year. Visible 3,720,000 bushels.against 720,000 bushels last last year. New York: A traders' market, that about describes current speculation both the selling and buying being almost en tirely for professional account. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 234 cars, Duluth 44 ears, total 278 cars; last year, Minneapolis 2S0 cars, Du luth 93 cars, total 373 cars. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 21,000; Kan sas City, 10.000; Omaha, 3.500. Receipts at Chicago: Wheat 10S cars, grade 33 cars; corn 220 cars, grade 80 cars; oats 195 cars, grade 2$ cars. New York: One thing only kept the market yesterday from being as profes sional as at any time of late and that was the catching of a large number of stop orders on the decline which set in at the opening and continued until well into thj afternoon. It was quite natural that there should have been such stop orders. Many operators who were fearful of the final effect of the Cuban excitement upon the market were early this weak con strained to take advantage of the evident tendency of the list to recover and they bought stocks rather freely. Prominent offerings were for Washington- account and for the Keene and Conor interests. The market was altogether unresponsive to the slight advance in London. The most important factor in the dealings was the generally accepted report that the findings of the Maine court of inquiry will be formally communicated to President McKinley in a very few days. Probably such events as the government purchas. s of small pleasure yachts at high prices had much to do with the uneasiness of the market yesterday. At the close the market was just beginning to hear from Senator Proctor's statement of Cuban conditions, which may be a factor in the dealings today. Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor row: Wheat, 130 cars: corn. 210 cars; oats, 180 cars; hogs, 15.000 head. 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, March 18. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. Mar M3 May ...104H 106 104 July 85 8S14- 5V& Sept 7SH 7914 7hVs 79Vs 102 7S COKJN Mar May 29 294 29 July 3oi 30H 30i Sept 31H 31H- 31H OATS Mar May 25H 25 25H Julv 23Vi 23- 23V PORK Mar Mav 9 92 9 92 9 87 July 9 97 9 97 9 92 LARD May 5 i2-15'5 12-15 5 12 Julv 5 20-22 5 22 5 20 S8t4 24 28 29 31H" 313s T5 2i'i- 2r.3i 238 2,r:!.i-23',3- 9 S7 9 92 9 97 5 10 5 15 5 2 9 S5 9 90 9 95 5 07 5 12 5 20 Rl B Si- Mar Mav July 5 07 5 10 5 07 5 12 5 10 5 15 5 07 6 12 K 5 15 5 12-15 5 15-17 Sugar and Coffee. New York, March 18. SUGAR Raw. quiet: fair refining, 3Hc; centrifugal 96 test. 4 l-lc: refined, quiet: crushed. 5c; powdered, 5 5-10c; granu lated .5'6c. COFFEE Weak. Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan" New York, March 18. Stocks Op'n jHighl Low CTse jyes. Sugar Chicago Gas Am. Tobacco E. G. E Leather Lead M.,K. T. Pfd C, B. Q. Rock Island C, M. St. P. A.. T. S. F. A..T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western Un. Wabash 119 1.9T's! 90-" 91 I 9514 97 324 32 574 57i,L, 29' 2 291 2 31 31 SCH-i 91 Vs S4 K"4 1 1U4 24 2514 101 Vs 12. 154 15'- 25 2". lWi I1-!- 117 118 l.j9s HO-'j 69 70 I 27V, 27V4 1 16s, 17 i 91'-, 92V4 19 109 10'fe 1014 lKS 19 61 Vs 61 244 24i 49! 49',i S9Vi, 91 j 9 s 9' M4-l4i 32 I 32' I 31'-. 57 57H! 29'il 2.:. 2 31; 31 31 H vu4 82! Ssv 11 24V. 99 So I S-. S3 11 I 11 2514! L'4 i..m;ioi s.-j: mj iv 5 ir.Vs 14"; Mo. Pacific Union Pacific.. C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Omaha C. C. C Reading Jersey Central. D. H C. G. W T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. Pacific Mail I.. N 21; -a iicv. 1 in iH7 lOSHl l"l' 6HA 70 27i 27' 163 1 1 70 27 i 17 9l' 9-'141 9! 109 1"9 Ut 9", 10 10 ni- 19 Is'i 60 61 iwnj 24 24, 24 4 49 Hi 48 Ex. dividend. tf. A. MICHAEL C0SS1SSI0.1 CO,. Telephone 66p. TopeUa Kaa. II. Gl'HXE, Miner. Grain, Provisions, Stocks Ton can buy or sell anything dealt la on the principal exchange of the country fhrough us. Direct wires. Quick serv e Reasonable marginn. Orders by wire, let ter or telephone promptly executed. Bel rflnce by permission, CB.NTKAL NATIONAL BANK, Topeka, Kar.aaa. UNION NATIONAL BANK. Kansas City, Mo. K-7.as City office, first floor Eichnfi bui'dins. W have same service aad ra .ponBibility aa Kansas City office. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT Nice cottage, 3 lots, water, etc Dr. Roby, 730 Kansas ave. v

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, FRIDAY EVEXIXG, MARCH 18, 1808. 9 GOLD J b "3E CANDY CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION 25c 50c REDUCED RATES GRANTED. Kailroads Could Not Wait for the Anti-Scalping BilL Chicagro, March IS. Some lime atro the western roads decided that they would not grant reduced rates to sev eral of the large meetings of the year until they saw whether or not consress would pass the anti-scalping law. They were afraid that in the event of its not being- passed they would have again the old demoralization in rates that has confronted them after all the large gatherings. The Cuban trouble has prevented coneress from taking any action on the anti-scalping law bill and now the roads have been compelled to make rates for two of the meetings which they declared they would not do until after the fate of the biil was set tled. They have voted in favor of a rate of one fare phis i for the meeting of the American Medical association at Denver in June and for the annual meeting- of the Elks in Xew Orleans the early part of May. Xotice was today given by the Burl ington and Rock Island roads that to meet the competition of the south western roads they will make a rate of one fare for the round trip for the meeting of the master plumbers, to be held at San Antonio, Tex., April 13-16. THE GROCERIES, FRESH MEATS, "When you are looking purchases, come here. Here leanest pocketbook feel fat. CANNED GOODS. 8 lbs. solid packed Tomatoes, 2 cans Standard Corn. 4 cans Oil Sardines, 7 cans Mustard Sardines, per can Warren's Al Salmon, 2 cans Monarch Salmon. 2 cans Cape Salmon, 4 cans Cove Oysters, 4 cans String Beans, per can Wax Beans, per can Gold Dust brand California table fruit. 4 cans Price and Royal Baking Powder, per pound 2o oz. can C. P. Baking Powder.... 10-oz. can C. P. Baking Powder.... 2i-oz. can K. C. Baking; Powder.... Klk brand California Peaches, pears and Apricots, per can Gooseberries, 4 cans Blackberries, 4 cans Blueberries. 2 cans Cherries, 2 cans Gallon Apples, per can gallon peaches, per can Gallon Apricots, per can Lima Beans, per can Florida Pineapples, per can Red Kidney Beans, 4 cans .25 Foston Baked Beans, 6 cans Karly June Peas. 3 cans Wisconsin Marrowfat Peas, 3 cans.. 1 lb. Kaw Valley Marrowfat Peas, 8 cans Genuine French Peas, per can.... Mushroons. per can Pumpkin. 2 cans Hopkin's Hominy. 3 cans Slicked Smoked Beef, per can Roast Beef, per can Vienna Sausage. 3 cans Baker's Breakfast Cocoa, per can.. Van Houten's Cocoa, per lb. can.... 7 cans Eagle Milk $1 3 cans Jams Plumb Butter, 3 lb. cans Apple Butter, 3 lb. cans Peach Butter. 3 lb. cans Syrup, 3 lb. cans SUGAR. 19 lbs. finest Standard Granulated Sugar Jl.no 15 lbs. 4X Powdered Sugar 1.00 15 lbs. Cut Loaf Sugar 1.00 CO lbs. extra C Sugar I PO New Maple Sugar, per lb .10 SOAPS. Bilk Soap. 11 bars 25c, per box White Russian Soap, 10 bars 25c, per box Lenox Soap, 10 bars 25c, per box.. 6 cakes Ivory Soap 12 cakes Fairy Soap 6 cakes Grandpa Soap 20 lbs. Sal Soda 8 lbs. Lump Starch 4 lb. package Gold Dust Pearline and Soaptne. per pkg.... 7 pkgs. 9 o'clock Washing Tea Quart bottle Blueing Bottle Household Ammonia Ball Blueing, per box 2 cakes Morgan's Sapolio $2.25 2.45 2.45 .Is .04 .25 .10 .10 .05 .15 Why pay more than we ask for Flour. "We sell all brands at low prices. IIAIti ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. o s. sitp:r,ot. Wbolesale matX The Star Grocer. JEIEPUOSE 233. DUST. WflfDER ALL DRUGGISTS COMING WITH GOLD. Fifteen Hundred Dawson City Men Anxious For the First Boat Southward. Tacoma, Wn March 18. H. C. Fettlt of Snohomish, who returned from Alas ka on the City of Seattle, brings news to the effect that next June and July will witness a stampede from Dawson that will be equalled only by the pres ent rush of scold seekers to the Klon idke.Ip to February 8, when Pettit left there had been about 1,500 applications for passage south. Before that number was reached, the accommodations of all the tlrst boats had been sold, and no more applications would be received. When bookings open for the second boats, there will be another rush. Prac tically every one of the 13 hundred anx ious to get out early will bring gold, many in large amounts. Not how cheap tut how g-ood Is the way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. QtEEXSff ARE AXD TISffARE. for the long end on cash is a list that will make the Castile Soap, per lb 2 cakes Lava Soap 3 boxes Borax .15 .15 CAL EVAPORATED FRUITS. Fancy quartered Apples, per lb 05 Sun Dried Peaches, per lb 05 3 lbs. fancy Apricots .25 3 Ins. fancy Peaches 25 6 lbs. Grapes 25 Choice Pears, per lb 05 3 lbs. Blackberries 25 3 lbs. Raspberries 0 Fancy Laver Figs, per lb 15 3 lbs Currants 25 7 lbs Prunes -25 lbs Raisins 25 2 lbs Silver Prunes 25 1 lb London Layer Raisins 10 COFFEE. Snerial prices on all kinds of Coffee: ka and 4X. per pkg Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb Golden Rio Coffee, per lb Java Screenings. 2 lbs Our Ankola brand Java and Mocha in 1-lb cans MEATS AND LARD. Dry Salt Bacon, per lb California Hams, per lb Good White Lard, per lb Sugar Cured Hams, per lb lf rar !h .09 .20 .10 .25 .30 .05 .05 .05 .0-i 7Ji You can easilv save on vour Fresh Meats by buying from. us. We sell the best at low prices. SUNDRIES. Table Svrup. per gallon 4 sacks Table Salt No. 1 and 2 Lamp Chimneys Host Crackers, per lb, by box Cotton Mops Mop Handles Good Brooms Galvanized Iron Pail 2 hoop Water Pails Cedar Pails Washboards Washtubs Clothes Hampers 50 ft Clothes Line Herring Box 3 boxes Toothpicks 6 boxes Axle Grease Sweet Chocolate, per lb Premium Chocolate, per lb Xew York Cream Cheese, per lb lo-lb pail White Fish White Hoop Holland Herring, per keg 2 lbs Pepper 2 boxes Shoe Blacking Battle Ax Tobacco, per lb Star and Horseshoe Tobacco, per lb.. l-lb sack Smoking Tobacco 1-lb Old Style Tobacco 1 lb 1'ncolored Japan Tea 2 lbs Tea Siftings Rising- Sun Stove Polish, per cake 3 pkgs Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour.. 3 pkes Ralston Pancake Flour Pettijohn's Breakfast Food Columbia Rolled Oats, per pkg 12 lbs Scotch Oats 20 lbs Cracked Hominy 10 lbs Green Peas fi lbs Pearl Barley Good Clean Rice, per lb 12 lbs Hand-picked Navy Beans .20 .05 .05 61 .23 .10 .15 .15 .10 .40 .10 .40 1.00 12'i .20 .30 .25 .20 .35 .15 .45 .90 .25 .5 .20 .39 .15 .20 .05 So. 112 EASX SIXTH ST. UNDER THE DOME Governor Leedy Wants to Head a Military Company Of Corporate "Persons" in the "War Against Spain. HAS HAD APPLICATION From Many Farmers, Mechanics and Merchants to Enlist, But Tot a Single Corporation Patriotically Responds. Governor John W. Leedy talks in a half jocose, half earnest way of form ing a new military company to go to the front under his personal command in the event of war with Spain. He has now applications of volunteers on file in his office sufficient to form several companies, but ordinary individuals will not answer for Governor Leedy's organization. He wants to command a company formed exclusively of the "persons" which Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court declared to exist' in the decision of the Nebraska maxi mum rate law. The Kansas executive says that if it is possible to secure such individuals and war is declared with Spain he will see that they go where the shot and shells are the thick est. "I have received scores of volunteer applications from farmers, and mer chants and mechanics all over the state," said Govenor Leedy today, "but so far I haven't received a notice from one corporation that it is ready to give its services to the country. This I can't understand. Justice Harlan, and what Justice Harlan says must be so, stated in his decision that corporations were persons, like you and me and the rest of the people in these United States, and had the same rights as natural born citizens. If this is so, why don't they come forward like the natural born citizens and offer their services in defense of the country. It's my ambi tion to command a company of this kind in the event of war with Spain, and I shall feel hurt if these 'persons' fail to respond and leave me unable to accomplish my ambition. "I suppose that the only way we can fix this thing is to have the officers of the corporations represent the general 'person,' but so far I haven't received a line from any of the officers intimat ing their willingness to pose as targets for Spanish bullets. It's high time that Balie Waggener strapped on a knap sack and shouldered a musket and came over from Atchison to offer his services in behalf of the Missouri Pa cific railroad. President Ripley and Vice President Morton have waited long enough to send in advice that they are ready to march to the front as repre sentatives of the great 'person," the Santa Fe system. I feel that the su preme court individuals are slighting the state by failing to signify their wil lingness to go in defense of the gov ernment, and believe that with the same rights as natural born citizens, they should show some of the same patriot ism." RURAL MAIL DELIVER i The House Doubles the Appropria tion Recommended. Washington, March IS. The whole session of the house yesterday was de voted to the postoffice appropriation bill, which was taken up for amend ment under the five minute rule. The question which consumed the major portion of the time related to the al lowance for clerk hire at postoffices and to rural free delivery. Mr. Sperry (Rep.. Conn.), offered an amendment to increase the allowance for clerk hire from $11,000,000 to $11,300,- 000. The vote was a tie, 85 to 83, and Mr. Hull (Rep.. Ia.), who was in the chair, defeated it by casting his vote in the negative. Another amendment to increase the clerk hire allowance $200,000, was imme diately offered, and in the course of the debate, members representing rural dis tricts seem inclined to array themselves against those from the great cities on the ground that the appropriation for clerk hire was absorbed by the big of fices. Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Ia.), gave no tice that he would offer an amendment to allow the postmaster general, in his discretion, to use half a million of the appropriation in third and fourth class offices. The amendment was strongly antag onized by the appropriations commit tee. It was defeated. 48 to 60. Mr. Hepburn then offered the amend ment, of which he had given notice, and it was adopted without a division. Mr. Stocks (Dem., S. C), moved to in crease the appropriation for rural free delivery from $150,000 to $300,000. After an extended discussion, the amendment was adopted, 108 to 37. SOT FOR GAGE'S BENEFIT. A Proposed Fund for Old Soldiers, Mr. Gage Asks Nothing. The pennv contribution fund which the public school children propose to make is not for the benefit of the Gage monu ment fund, as was erroneously stated in the morning paper. Mr. Gage last year paved all the drives and walks adjacent to the monument at his own expense. The Grand Army posts of the city are now moving to secure small contributions from various sources to pave the other three sides of the large plat wherein are buried several hundred old soldiers. Every child giving a penny will be credited with one brick in the proposed pavement. $30,000 FOR MISS FARREN. Was Raised by the Benefit Perform ance Given in London. London. March 18. The enthusiasm at the Nellie Farren benefit culminated when, after the harlquienade. the curtain rose and Nellie Farren was discovered seated on a platform surrounded by al most every actor and actress in London. The cheers lasted for several minutes. Edwin Terry then delivered an address in behalf of the dramatic profession and Mr. Wvndham followed in a neat speech. Then Miss Farren herself, with tears in her eyes and with the majority of those present on the stage and in the audience similarly overcome with emotion, ex pressed "her thanks in a very few words, after which all the people on the stage joined hands and sang "Auld Lang Syne" amid cheers. Outside the theater the crowds lining the streets cheered Miss Farren on her departure as heartily almost as they cheered Queen Victoria upon the occasion of her jubilee. The receipts of the benefit aggregate $30,000. When You Go to Colorado Remember the Rock Island Flyer. Leaves Topeka 8:55 p. m., arriving Col orado Springs 11.05 next a. m. THE NEW ARMY BILL. It is Introduced in the House by the Chairman of the Military Com mittee. Washington, March IS. Representa tive Hull of Iowa, chairman of the house committee on military affairs, has introduced the bill reorganizing the line of the army. It is a sweeping measure, making many changes in the existing system. It makes the peace organization of each regiment of in fantry now In service hereafter em brace one colonel, one lieutenant col onel, two majors, ten captains, 12 lieu tenants, ten second lieutenants, one sergeant major, one quartermaster ser geant, one chief musician, two principal musicians, two battalions of four com panies each and two skeleton or un manned companies, the organized com panies to be constituted as authorized by law. Section two provides that In time of war, the president, in' his discretion, may establish a third battalion for each infantry regiment consisting of four companies to be supplied by manning the two skeleton companies and by or ganizing two additional companies. The vacancies of commissioned officers in the additional companies shall be filled by promotions by seniority in the in fantry and by appointments as now. The bill then authorizes the president in war times to increase the enlisted strength to not exceeding 250 total en listed men for each infantry company; 100 total enlisted for each cavalry troop; and 200 total enlisted for each battery of heavy artillery; L3 total enlisted for each battery of field artillery and 150 total enlisted for each company of en gineers. The quartermaster, commissary and veterinary sergeants are to have the pay and allowance of sergeants of their respective arms. The rest of the bill, making provision for war emergencies as follows: Section five provides that to facilitate the recruitment to their war strength of troops, batteries and companies, the president in his discretion may in time of war, authorize each or any regiment of the army to draw its recruits from such states or state as may be designa ted by him; the recruits thus obtained to be credited as a part of the quota of troops called for by the United States from any state so designated. Section seven provides that in time of war the pay proper of enlisted men actually serving in commands operating against an enemy shall be increased 20 per cent over and above the rates of pay as fixed by law; provided that in war time no additional increased com pensations shall be allowed to soldiers performing w,at is known as extra or special duties: provided further, that any soldier who deserts shall, besides incurring the penalties now attaching to the crime of desertion, forfeit all rights to pension which he might other wise have acquired; and provided also, that no bounty or money gratuities shall be paid by state or local authori ties to a soldier as an inducement to enlist in the United States military ser vice. LI CAMA'S FAST RUN. Makes 531 Knots a Day and Beats Her Record. Queenstown, March 18. The steam ship Lucania, Captain McKay which sailed from New York on March 12, for Liverpool via this port, arrived here at 3:58 o'clock this morning. On March 15, she steamed 531 knots and on the following day she made 530 knots, beat ing her previous records on both days. Her previous best record for a day's run westward was 526 knots, but she has made 562 knots in a day's running eastward. MAY GO TO riTTSBURG. The Mining City a Candidate for the Populist Convention. The city of Pittsburg. Kansas will make a strong effort to secure the Pop ulist state convention, and among some of the Populist members of the admin istration it is belie"ed that it would be a good move to hold the convention there. A delegation from the Commer cial club of that city will appear before the Populist state central committee at the meeting held to decide on the lo cation, and will offer to put up a suita ble temporary auditorium if Pittsburg is decided on. This is the first time that Pittsburg has asked for any state convention, and because of the influence it might have in that section of the state, it may be decided to give Pittsburg the convention. Rents, Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, o o AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. WANTED SELP. WANTED Position, by take care of horses in good reference. H. F. Buren st. a white man, to 1 private family: C, 1207 N. Van WANTED Position by young woman who has had experience as assistant in housework or plain seamstress. N. J., care Journal. WANTED A clerkship by a young lady who has had two years experience; wiil furnish good references. Address M. M., care of Journal. WANTED Position as caring for sick or full care of an invalid, by young lady who has had experience. Nurse, care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED White girl for general house work in family of two. Apply a"t once at 60I Sixth ave., west. WANTED A good dining room girl at Dutton House. WANTED First class help for dressmak ing. Call at 7o5 Kansas ave. W ANTED Middle-aged colored woman to work near country town. Inquire at 1119 Tyler st. WANTED Energetic woman to travel on salary to get agents for superior line of poods. Corset Skirt Works, Ann Arbor, Mich. WANTED A white girl forgeneral house work in a small family. Apply at 601 Sixth ave. west. WANTED Middle aged woman of abil ity for position in city: references re quired. Address B. F., care Journal. WATSTTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED A woman to wash dishes 3 hours a day for board. Address W. J., Journal office. WANTED Good waist Mercer, Crosby Bros". makers. Mrs. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Immediately, four solicitors. Call at Fifth Avenue hotel. O. S. Hodge. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED A gentle family horse, be tween 5 and 8 years old, city broke, at 216 Taylor st. WANTED By April 1st, rooms for house keeping, furnished or unfurnished. Ad dress Adults, care Journal. WANTED A baby buggy. Address "Baby Buggy," care Journal. WaNTED Ladies wanting first class dressmaking done in their homes should engage Mrs. Chambers, 5u9 West Sixth st. "WANTED A place to assist with light housework: will work cheap. Address A. B., Journal. WANTED Trade light narrow buggy or gold watch for bicycle. "B.," Journal. WANTED A one horse medium weight, spring wagon with long body; must be in gooij condition and cheap. Address Scott Easier, 1013 Arch st. WANTED To rent good house of seven or eight rooms, not over four blocks from Kansas ave. Inquire 924 South Mon roe or Union Stock Yards, North Topeka. WANTED Gasoline stoves to clean, $1; guaranteed for season; old burners re placed by improved gas or gasoline burn ers. Full line summer stoves and ovens. Phone 313. Hull Stove Repair Co. 116 East Eighth. WANTED Tou to know that the Topeka Carpet Cleaning Works .will machine clean your carpets for 31-, cents per yard; 20 yards only cost you 70 cents. We come, take up and deliver at this price. We re fer you to Crosby Bros., S. Barnum Co.. M. C. Holman, Hotel Throop and National Hotel. Topeka Carpet Cleaning Works. 104 and 106 E. Tenth st. 'Phona 612. F. A. Koester, Manager. 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 Trimming of grapevines, fruit trees, etc. H. Schroeder. 235 Jefferson. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS: We have Invented a device for printing signs on fences, bridges, rocks any rough surface. Ten colors at cnce. Any size. You can sell one in every store. Arc Co., 26 Arc St., Racine, Wis. 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 RENT 04 West Eighth, 2 parlors, closet and kitchen, ground floor. In quire 434 Van Buren. FOR RENT Two nice large rooms, fur nished or unfurnished. 1031 Jackson. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms. SOS Monroe st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, good ta ble board, $3 per week. Northeast cor ner Eighth and Harrison. FOR RENT Unfurnished Harrison st. rooms. 301 FOR RENT Pleasant furnished rooms. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Rooms, furnished and un furnished, with board, at 6o7 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Two rooms furnished for light housekeeping, cheap: also pleasant lodging rooms. 307 East Eighth st. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT House. 9 rooms: corner, 1200 Harrison; city, cistern water, and sink in kitchen. No horses or children. Cheap to desirables. Particulars next door east. FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at y34 Kansas avenue. Gas. heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. MISCELLANEOUS. I WILL SELL at auction, corner Sixth and Quincy. 2 p. m., Saturday, 4 or 5 fresh milch cows. HORTON, Auctioneer. W. W. ABER. the distinguished material izing medium, is located at 934 Kansas ave. Private readings daily 9 a .m. to 7 p. m. MRS. O'BRIEN Over Mills-Adams Drv Ooorls store, has opened a 6 to 8 dollar department in connection with her higher priced dressmaking. She makes the best gowns in Topeka. (First published in the Topeka State Journal March 14, lbSS.) XOTICE. Office Commissioner of Elections. Topeka, Kansas, March 14, 1S9S. Notice is hereby given that the regis tration books will close on Friday. March 25. nt 9 o'clock p. m.. and remain closed until after the-election on April 5th, when the books will again be opened for regis tration. L. T. YOU NT. Commissioner of Elections. (First Published in the Topeka State Journal, March 17, 1S9S.) NOTICE. Office Com'r of Elections, Topeka Kan.. March 17, 1S9S. Notice is hereby given that the Reg istration Books will be in the hands of D. J. Dickinson, at his store, corner Tenth and Morris avenue. Thursday. Friday and Saturday, March 17, IS and 19th. L. T. YOUNT. Commissioner of Elections. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor. stock, groups, etc.. or photos of any Interior or outside views, see Farrow, 514 Kansas avenue. Viavi The best known remedy for women. Ladies in attendance. Kansas Via-, i Co.. 2 Columbian Building. Topeka. THE Ralston Home Is now ready for boarders and roomers. 520 Harrison st. FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING Miss Anna Cuff, 723 Kansas ave. LIST YOUR property with us for sale or rent. We have buyers or tenants for houses. JOHN G. HOWARD CO.. 527 Kansas ave. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler, is open daily except Sunday, from 1 to i p. ia. E. U.. Brockett. M. D. LOST AND POUND. LOST Roll of $0 East Seventh st. bills. Reward at Jacob Lewis. FOUND Where I can get good hay at 11 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. 80a Kansas ave.. upstairs. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Ladv's bicvcle. good as new. 409 East Eighteenth st. FOR SALE Good fresh cow and calf: price, $30. Union Stock Yards, North Topeka. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Two fresh cows tor fat horse. 334 Harrison. FOR SALE Fresh cow; also Poland China boar. Shepherd, end cemetery car line. FOR SALE Team of good work horses. Inquire i22 Hancock st. BLACKSMITH'S tools for sale at 308 Crane St. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT Grand square piano, $2.50. C. S. Skinner, 123 East Sixth. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE Nine room house on Green wood ave., Potwin; gas. bathroom, fur nace, inside closet, cistern, city water, large attic and cellar, barn. Will accept small inside Topeka property in part payment. Address "X.," care Journal, describing property. FOR SALE Two desirable lots. Clay St., a bargain. "Lots," care Journal. FOR SALE A fine Kaw valley farm, 120 acres, flnelv improved, 9 miles from To peka, 3 miles from Silver Lake. t59 per acre. Address W. R. Scott, 503 East Sec ond St., Newton, Kan. DOUTHITT FLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots $150 to $450. Eugene Wolfe. 517 Kansas ave, FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey, S room house and 1, acres near city 'imits, SO 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. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kan. av. 'Phone 602. TIN SHOPS J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. MONEY. WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. T. K. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. $300,000 TO LOAN on farms and city property: annual interest: lowest rates. Privilege to pay any time before due. A. Zahner, 18 Columbian building. MONEY to loan on farms. SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas ave. 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. STRAYED OR STOLEN. STRAYED Brown mare 6 years old. 15 hands high, had on head stall. Suitable reward at 2006 Topeka ave. J. K. Town send. 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. SEWING SCHOOL I WILL SELL for the next 30 days best ladies' tailor system made for less than half price, instructions free. Mrs. C. Quimby. corner Eighth and Topeka ave. ,.TTT7a ..loanori 7Sr- clocks. BOC mainsprings. 75c; crystals. Hie. Cash naid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed Old Jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan. ave. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone ,4 Uses the Brinkerhoff system ot rec tal treatment, a successful and painless ceration, etc. C. F. MENNINGER, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Office: 727 Kansas Ave. Flione 19. 1 esidence: 1271) Topeka Ave. Phone S E. SHELDON. M. D., Surgery and diseases of women, -with private hospital. Oftice No. 720 Kan. Ave. IDA BARNES. M. D., Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay Office hours: a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 598 resl den'e. and 16 office. FUEL AND FEED. LEJ1 VE vour orders for coal, flour, feed and seeds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. STORAGE. HnrsKROT.n goods Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth st. Tel. 188. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. AMUSEMENTS. EW CILUYfORD THEATER. One Night Only. Friday, March 18th Seventh Successful Season of the Great est Comedy of Them AIL Side Tracked. Grand Scenic Display. BEST SPECIALTIES ON THE AMERICAN STAGE. Prices 15, 25, 35, 50, 75 Cents. J3E3REJM30CIEjTjLES ANCIENT ORDER OF THE PYRAMIDS. Cheops council No. 2. Every Wednes day, 8 p. m., 7o4 Kansas ave. C. W. Fow ler. Scribe. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AVE.. Topeka. 'Phone 292. Send for catalogue. CHAS. H. TRAPP Maker of stamp, seals, daters. etc 112 V. 7th. Tel. Bid. PRODUCE WANTED. NOTICE Anyone wishing to contract crop of lhiis can do so at S. H. Downs'. 304 Kansas ave. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HATDEM, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Kyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. PRINTERS. TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sev enth st. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything. Prices risht. The Southwestern Fuel Co. There sir different kinds of mines and tflfTerent bind r Coal. Knowing the mines we know the Coal. If you want the best come and see us. 634 Kansas Avenue 634 C Telephones 193 and 144. We'll Do Yonr Uauling Right! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. C Telephone 509 Kansas Aye. 320 office. I 395 House. T. I. BACON, Irop. EgSee me about storage. Great Western Steam Dye .....and Cleaning Works, 117 East Seventh Street Does the best work in the city of Dye ing. Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies' and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a call. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. C. P. RODIGER, Prop. GOOD TIMES HAVE C0F.1L You can afford to indulge yourself or yotrf family in the luxury cf a g-ood weekly news paper and a quarterly magazine of fiction. You can get both of these pubiicaticrs with almost a library of good novels for $5 per year. 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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1898. onooouoDonon onooonoo oooo Goonooooonooooon o o n o a o n o M0I1EI O 6 o o 11 Q m o u o a o o o n o r.i O "We divide the profit 5 per cent, discount on all ra "Will not quote you vinced. In nrn Mot iiiiD me yyi Dry Goods, Cloaks, Millinery, Shoes and a oooooooooooooocooono oooo oooooooo ooooooo HERE ARE THE NAMES Prominent People Who Hare Been Cured by Prof. Samuels. A Variety of Diseases All Cured Sim ply by Applying His Wonderful Remedies to the Eyes. The list of difficult cases -which Pro fessor Samuels has cured In Topeka grows larger day by day. If one ac count of each was put in the newspaper people would be astonished at the size of it. Below are names of some well known people who have been treated for various diseases. No account is taken of people who have been simply fitted with glasses. F. C. Downey, attorney, 26 Colum bian building, had the use of only one eye the best oculist in Kansas City claimed there was no help for the oth er eye. He now sees with both. Prof. Samuels did it. Wm. Foster of Pauline, Kan., was troubled with a cataract growth on hi& eyes; was cured by our method of treat ment, by absorption. J. M. Donohoe, 317 East Eighth, brought his daughter to Prof. Samuels to treat her eyes for cataracts. The cure was performed by absorption in a ehort time. She attends the St. Ma ry's school in Leavenworth and has perfect sight. Mr. H. J. Bevelle, Topeka, manager cf the Western Union Telegraph com pany, was suffering with granulated eyes and also catarrh. He treated for 23 months with what he supposed to be the best oculists with no improvement. In 60 days under Prof. Samuels he was cured. Mr. Pigg, proprietor of the St. Nicho las hotel, had his daughter treated by the so-called best oculists of this city until she was made entirely blind. In a short time after taking her to Prof. Bamuels she was cured by his way of treating. M. S. Sales, who works for the Chica go Lumber company, at Third and Jackson streets, was entirely blind. The best oculists in the city claimed that mo human being could make him see. But he is now cured by this wonderful method and now sees well. Mr. Fred Freeman was advised to go to New York to have an operation per formed on his eyes. He came to Prof. Samuels and was cured. Mr. A. Troup, of Troup's Enterprise, had been treating for nine months and was getting no better. He called on Prof. Samuels and was cured in six weeks of catarrh and sore eyes. Mrs. Warner, wife of Councilman J. 6. Warner had been suffering several years with a bad case of sore eyes. She had tried several doctors and most of the so-called oculists in town, but got no relief. She was induced to try Prof. Samuels and after two tnonths' treatment she was entirely cured. When Mr. Warner settled for the glasses tie remarked that he never paid out money more cheerfully in his life. Mr. Jas. Herron, general agent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, who resides at 306 West Eighth street, is another beneficiary of Prof. Sam uels" treatment. In 1S95 his eyes be came so badly affected that he treated with a Topeka oculist six months "without receiving any benefit. In Jan uary, 1S97, his eyes had became so bad he could not stand the light and had to remain in a dark room the entire day. He went to Prof. Samuels soon after wards and in two weeks was cured and has had no trouble with his eyes since. Both Don and Lucile Mulvane, have "been fitted with glasses by Prof. Sam uels and recommend his work very highly. Mrs.- T. Crouch, who Is a dressmaker at 1030 Polk street, suffered for six or seven years from a bad cas? of catarrh. After taking various treatments, she finally decided to try Prof. Samuels. After three months' treatment the ca tarrh was entirely cured and although that was three years ago it has never returned. Robert Inman, son of Major Henry Inman, was for some time almost blind. He tried oculists and doctors without number. After treating with Prof, r Samuels a few weeks his eyes were not only cured but his general health and appearance was so improved that many of his most intimate friends hardly knew him. It is useless to add more. Prof. Sam uels treats all kinds of diseases through the eyes only. Office 606 Kansas ave nue, over the Hub clothing store. MADAME, MAD -with you. We do not deal purchases of one dollar or i a una prices. Call and get ours. Yours truly, e eo o nu no eng. DISTRIBUTERS OF BARCrHS, BIO EE S 7STS"E-g TWO WOMEN STOWAWAYS Discovered on a Steamer Bound for Klondike. San Francisco, March 18. The steam er City of Puebla went away yester day with the largest crowd of passen gers that has yet left San Francisco for Puget Sound. She took away 190 in the cabin and 296 in the steerage. Of these over 150 are for the Klondike, the majority of the others being bound East via the Canadian Pacific railway on cut-rate tickets. The Puebla got away from the wharf with two women stowaways aboard, but they were discovered as the vessel was passing Black Point and Captain Jep sen at once stopped the steamer and landed them at Meiggs wharf. They were Miss Jennie Gay and Miss Nellie Terris of this city. They said they wanted to get to Dyea and thought if they could only get to Seattle they could stow away on some other steamer and thus reach their destination. They were well known to the sailors on the Puebla, and called out, "Good-by, Frank," to one of the rowers who brought them ashore. Captain Jepsen wasted no time with the two women. It was blowing hard and he wanted to get outside and on his course as quickly as possible. Wrhen the boat was in the water and manned the women were put into a sling, one at a time, and lowered into the boat. Be fore they got away from the steamer's side they were soaking wet and during the pull for the wharf wave after wave broke over them. They were landed on the schooner Lily and Captain Bottger offered to allow them to dry themselves in the vessel's cabin, but they insisted on getting ashore and went uptown on an electric car. TACOMA'S GRAND FETE. May Boon Hold" a Magnificent Alas kan Carnival, Tacoma, March 18. A plan has been seized upon to hold a. magnificent Alas ka carnival in Tacoma in the near fu ture, and a number of -representative citizens will meet, probably some time this week, to consider the matter. Denver has for the last few years at tracted the attention of the entire coun try with her Mountain and Plain festi val, held each summer. Those who are advocating the holding of the Alaska carnival in this city are of the opinion that the annual event of the Colorado metropolis can be equaled and perhaps eclipsed if the citizens of Tacoma will interest themselves in the matter and give it proper support. A grand pag eant to embrace gorgeously decorated floats representing such features as the Mammoth Klondike Nugget, Aurora Borealis, the Silver Star of the North and other striking allegorical figures have been suggested and will probably be adopted with others as befitting the attraction. The plans Include the decorating of the buildings and streets throughout the city in gala attire and the intro duction of the charming custom of King Carnival to be royally garbed and crowned and driven through the streets of Seattle accompanied by the Queen of Alaska and attendants, then escorted to Tacoma, and on arrival here to be welcomed by his royal subjects in a superbly illuminated night street pa rade. Another of the projected mani fold attractions is a night water pa geant on the bay. The plans as out lined provide that the city shall be en masque the first day and night and that gaiety shall hold sway with happy car nival revelers. F. L. Talbot, well known as a mana ger of events of the character contem plated in the management for this event for Tacoma. may be engaged for the proposed carnival. 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 Bend 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. Dont Tobacco Spu ana Smoke omr Lite lwf. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, lull of life, nerve and vigor, take No-T Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or $1. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. The requirements ot a medicine is to lighten the burden of pain and cure. This brings us to the question of a rem edy, and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint ment is the only remedy for blind, bleeding or protruding Piles that is en dorsed by physicians. Cures the most obstinate cases. 60c. Geo. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Popeka avenues. Ko-To-Bmo for Fifty Cent. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 60c, SI. All druggists. O o o C3 O o o in stamps, but give you Q more. O o a o E3 O a O Compare and be con EJ E3 O o n O Useful Articles. o CUBAN FLAG TORN. Hauled Down in St. Louis "Vive La Spain" Hoisted Instead. St. Louis, March 18. Ever since De cember 15, 1S96, a Cuban flag has flown from the old lamp post at the corner of Ninth and Olive streets. No one in St. Louis except the man who put it there, knew who the patriotic Cuban sympathizer was. Winds and rains have destroyed several, but when one was almost worn out another and a new one took its place. A few nights ago some one tore the flag down and inscribed on a board which he tied to the post this inscription: "Vive La Spain." This has revealed the identity of the man who nailed the flag to the post. He is Vernon B. Stevenson, a civil engi neer, with an office in a building direct ly across the street from the flag. To an evening paper today he sent a note addressed to the Spaniard containing this: "I will meet you, you murderer, in any bunch of willows within 20 miles of St. Louis any hour of the 24. I pledge you my word as an American that I will meet you alone. I will furnish a Cuban flag, and if you want to get under the lid of h 1 you attempt to tear that flag, up." The letter was signed by Stevenson's full name and his address. Stevenson says that he means business, and if the man who tore down the flag and wrote the inscription on the board wants to avenge a fancied insult on bis country he will be accommodated. SPAIN'S POSTAGE STAMPS. Ten Millions Issued to Raise Funds to Carry on "War. San Antonio, March 18. There was received in this city today from the City of Mexico, a consignment of 2,500 "patriotic postage stamps" of Spain. The consignee was Jose M. de Castellar, a Spanish resident of San Antonio and a native of the Canary Islands. This consignment of stamps reveals a gigan tic patriotic scheme of loyal Spanish subjects on the American continent to raise a fund of $500,000 to aid the Span ish government in its war with the Cu ban insurgents. The scheme is to issue 10,300,000 post age stamps of five cents face value in the money of country in which they are used. The matter is in the hands of an executive committee in the City of Mexico, and the second issue of 1.000,000 stamps has been turned out by a Ger man lithographing firm in the Mexican capital. The stamps are sold for five cents apiece to the Spaniards, and one stamp is stuck on the sheets of every letter written by the patriotic subjects. The committee in the City of Mexico has sold these stamps, it is claimed, in large quantities in the South and Cen tral American Republics, and many have found their way to this country. Senor Castellar says that the lot which he recived today is part of second mil lion of such stamps issued. The stamp is of a light green color and bears this inscription in an arch around the Span ish coat of arms: "5 Impuesta Patri otica Espanol 5." Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment gives Instant relief. It allays inflammation and heals. It is prompt in its action and positive in its effect. It is the the kind that cures without pains or discomfort. It is for piles only. 50c Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy.cor ner Sixth and Topeka avenue. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxsa FOS BILIOUS AND KEBVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Giddiness, Fulness after meals. Head ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills, Dis turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Kervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer Will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as direct ed, will quickly restore Females to com. plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys tem and cure feick Heauaciie. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival And have the LARCEST SALE of ny Patent Medicine In tiie World 25o. at all Drug Stores. EMDISELLE A IS? FRANKLIN FIRE SHUT OUT. Webb MeNall Orders the Company to Quit the State. Insurance Commissioner "Webb Me Nall today shut out from doing busi ness in the state the Franklin Kire In surance company of Philadelphia, for refusing to furnish the department with the amounts paid the officers in salaries The fees paid into the state this year for licenses were returned to the com pany today. In his letter to President McAllister, Commissioner McNall says: "Until the required information is furnished this department, you will withdraw from the state, take up your supplies from your various agencies and cease transacting business. "It is barely possible from your standpoint the entire amount of money received by an insurance corporation can be used in the payment of salaries, and that it is nobody's business except the directors who fix the amount of compensation. This department takes a different view of this matter; hence. mis oraer. BLACKS SHED BLOOD. Some of the Colored Criminal Element Come Near Bringing on a Murder. George Turner (colored) was arraign ed before Judge Atchison in police court this morning for stabbing George Mc Dowell, also colored, last night at a. re sort called the "Colored 400 Hall." "Tell your story," said City Attorney Bird when McDowell was placed on the stand. "We were all down in the 'Big 400 Hall,' and this George Turner was go ing to throw a lamp at Ollie Buckner. She jumped across the bed and I grab bed him, and when I did so he cut me across the side of the face with a large knife he had in his hand." McDowell's head was bandaged.Three stitches had been taken in the cut. "Had you been fighting?" "No; Turner had been abusing the woman about her husband, and I tried to make him qviit, and he started to throw the lamp, and then when I caught him, h cjt me." "You were taking the woman's part?" "No; I was trying to stop the fight." "Then there was a fight? Who was fighting?" "There was Joe Johnson, Ticklin Har per, Jim Harper and George Turner." "What time did this happen?" "About half past 2 in the morning." "What were you doing in the hall?" "Drinking beer." The next witness called was Ollie Buckner. "Tell your story," said Attorney Bird. "George Turner was going to throw a lamp at me, and McDowell pushed him, and Turner cut him with a knife." "Is this the knife?" asked Attorney Bird, holding up a large jack kr.ife. "Yes, sir." "Was there a fight?" "Yes; Johnson, the two Harpers and Johnson were fighting." "Was anyone hurt besides McDow ell?" "Johnson's face was bleeding, and his eye was cut from being kicked." "Who kicked him?" "The Harper boys." "Which one?" "I don't know." The case was continued until tomor row morning in order that the city could summon more witnesses. Turner was locked up to await the trial tomorrow. TODAY'S DIVORCES. Judge Hazen Legally Separates Two Couples Others Settle Their Differences. Edwin B. Dailey and his attorney, J. B. Larimer, appeared in the district court today to secure a divorce from Mrs. Dailey. Five years ago Edwin B. Dailey and Margaret M. Dailey lived together as man and wife in Brown county. Dailey moved to Topeka but Mrs. Dailey re fused to come. The examination of Edwin B. Dailey by Attorney J. B. Larimer brought out evidence as follows: Q. Where is Mrs. Dailey now? A. In Brown county. Q. When did you come to Topeka? A. About five years ago. Q. She refused to come with you? A. Yes, she said she wouldn't come. Q. How long has it been since you lived together? A. Five years. Examination of William Myers: Q. Do you know Edwin B. Dailey? A. Yes. Q. How long? A. About five years. Q. Has his wife been with him any during that time? A. No. Q. What about Dailey as to bis so briety? A. Good. Judge Hazen The divorce is granted. DRANE VS. DRANE. Mrs. Rebecca Drane, colored, brought suit against her husband, James Drane. In the petition she charged drunken ness and cruelty and non-support. When the case was called today for hearing a cross-bill was filed by Jame3 Drane asking that the divoi ce be granted on his account and to give him custody of their boy. Examination of Mrs. Rebecca Drane by Attorney A. H. Vance: Q. How long have you lived here? A. Since 1882. Q. How long did you live with him? A. Until 1889, when he was sent to state penitentiary. When he came back we lived together two years. Q. What kind of a fellow was he? A. Drunken. Q. State fully. A. One night I had been to visit a sick neighbor and when I got back he was in bed. When I got in bed he said he didn't want me to mind other peo ple. Then he began beating me. Q. He threw your things out of the house? A. Yes, he did. I was afraid of him. Q. When was this? A. December 26, 1894. Q. You left him then? A. Yes, sir. The divorce was granted and Mrs. Drane was given the custody of the child. SHEARER VS. SHEARER. The case of Lida Irwin-Shearer pray ing for divorce from Joseph Shearer, was set for today. As neither party ap peared the case was continued to Sat urday morning. Joseph Shearer is an employe of the Hall Lithographing company. It is probable that the suit will be dismissed for want of prosecu tion, as it is rumored that Mrs. Shearer has decided to withdraw her suit. The case of Ella Buckner against her husband, George Buckner, for divorce, was dismissed for want of prosecution. On the docket the notation is to the ef fect that" a new action will be begun. These two people are the notorious Smoky Row colored characters. For want of prosecution the case of Jones vs. Jones for divorce was dis missed today. A Weak Stomach; Sleepless, Nervous, Irri table; Pains in Chest and Stomach. Dr. Mile Nearly every disease is the sign of poverty, either of the blood or of the nerves. When the brain cells and ner vous tissues are used up faster than they are repaired, not only the brain and nerves, but every vital organ of the body cries out for help. Headaches, neuralgia, heart disease, nervous dys pepsia and liver and kidney troubles run rampant in the helpless system, viciatin whatever strength remains until at last the break down comes and then Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine is doing a world of good for such weak, nervous people, -whose brain and body are overtaxed, but who may yet be saved from a state of indescrib able wretchedness, and restored to lives of happiness and industry. By soothing ARBITRATION MOTE. One More Step is Taken in the Ven ezuelan Matter. Washington, March 18. By arrange ments between the parties. Sir Julian Pauneefote, for Great Britain, and Sen or Andrade for Venezuela.the cases rel ative to the boundary arbitration pre pared by counsel on either side, have been exchanged. The documents will be forwarded to their respective governments by the ambassador and the minister to serve as the basis for the counter cases to be exchanged later on and to prepare the way for the arbitration board to meet in Paris next fall. SOKE OX WALL STREET Gov. Leedy Thinks It is Master of the Whole Spanish Situation. "I don't expect to be asked by Presi dent McKinley or the secretary of war to furnish a single militiaman or volun teer for the United States army, and would be surprised if I received such a request." This is what Governor Leedy said to day when asked if he has received any advise from the war department rela tive to troops from Kansas. Continuing Governor Leedy said: "Wall street and the corporations have been trying to increase the army to 100,000 men ever since the Chicago strike trouble, and in my opinion the bill introduced for such an increase in the regular army is simply the accomp lishment of these plans.The Wall street brokers and corporations attorneys who have had this scheme in mind for years, are simply taking advantage of the present opportunity to have the army Increased. They want to be sure of protection in case of internal trou bles." To Care for Mrs. QuantrelL Lexington, Ky., March IS. Mr. W. T. Woodward left last night for Canal Do ver, O., to bring to St. Joseph's hospital (this city) Mrs. Caroline Clark Quant rell, mother of the famous guerilla leader. She is 78 years old, is in desti tute circumstances, and W. W. Scott and other ex-union soldiers, who have been caring for her, are unable to keep her longer. THEY RIDICULE IT. MANY PEOPLE RIDICULE THE IDEA OF AN ABSOLUTE CURE FOB DYSPEPSIA AND STOMACH TROUBLES. Ridicule, However, is Not Argument and Facts are Stubborn Things. Stomach troubles are so common and in many cases so obstinate to cure that people are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy claiming to be a radical, permanent cure for dyspepsia and indi gestion. Many such pride themselves on never being humbugged especially on medicines. This fear of being humbugged may be carried too far; so far, in fact, that many persons suffer for years with weak digestion, rather than risk a lit tle time and money in faithfully testing the claims of a preparation so reliable and universally used as Dr. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important re spect from ordinary proprietary medi cines for the reason that they are not a secret patent medicine, no secret is made of their ingredients, but analysis shows them to contain the natural di gestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin, the digestive acids. Golden Seal, bis muth, hydrastis and nux. They are not cathartic, neither do they act powerful ly on any organ, but they cure indiges tion on the common sense plan of diges ing the food eaten promptly, thorough ly before it has time to ferment, sour and cause the mischief. This is the only secret of their success. Cathartic pills never have and never can cure indigestion and stomach trou bles because they act entirely upon the bowels, whereas the whole trouble is really in the stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, taken af ter meals, digest the food. That is all there is to it. Food not digested or half digested is poison, as it creates gas, aci dity, headaches, palpitation of the heart loss of flesh and appetite, and many other troubles which are often called by some other name. They are sold by druggists every where at 50 cents per package. Address Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich., for book on stomach diseases or ask your drug gist for it. ured by Ne s and strengthening the secertive glands of the digestive organs it facilitates di gestion and assimilation, while the ner vous system is rapidly built up again and put to work without confusion, thus bringing all the important organs into harmony and health. In the fol lowing letter Mrs. H. L. Redman, 80 E. Main street, Meriden, Conn., tells how her health was restored: "For sev eral months I suffered very seriously from extreme nervousness. My sleep was broken, my appetite failed me and I was threatened with nervous prostra tion. I could scarcely endure the slightest noise about the house; my nerves were completely unstrung, and distressing pains across the stomach and in the chest made life to me a mis- LAUGHS AT DEATH. A VIGOROUS CONSTITUTION DE MANDS KIDNEYS IN GOOD CONDITION. John Morrow, the Chemist, Offers, Af ter 18 Years of Research and Study, the Only Scientifically Pre pared Kidney Tonic. Kidneys are nothing more nor less than filters for the human body. If they are healthy, man has pure blood and feels good; if they are puny and sick. he must suffer the indescribable terrors of sickness from its mildest form up to its most excrutiating horrors. New body is continually taking the place of old, and if the old body of cor ruption and poison is not removed im mediately, one cannot have pure blood and a healthy existence no vigorous constitution can continue without a sound body, and no sound body can re main so without sound, healthy kid neys. When the system is run down, a tonic must be taken, if one would get well. There is no better or surer point to begin than at the kidneys, and there is no sure health for the Kidneys ex cept through that well-tested, healing tonic. Morrow's Kidneoids. Morro 's Kidneoids are prepared sci entifically from remedial agents, tested for their especial curative and tonic action upon the kidneys, and in such proportions and arrangements as will combine full strength with conven ient size. They are made in tablet form, yellow in color, and are agreea ble even to the most delicate stomach. Take care of the kidneys and nine tenths of all sickness will be avoided. Don't let sickness creep in. There is no knowing what serious results may oc cur from neglect. The human body cannot stand for everything it's a deli cate affair and must have needful at tention and considerate action. Among pure effective remedies none hold so prominent a place as Morrow's Kidneoids. The first case of kidney troubles they have not cured is un known. They are recognized as the only infallible kidney remedy known to the science of medicine. Morrow's Kidneoids are now on sale generally. If not to be had of your dealer, they will be sent post paid upon receipt of 50 cents per box, or six boxes for $2.50 by the Herb Medicine Co., Springfield, Ohio. IIOGUE DECLARES HIMSELF Announces His Candidacy for Con gress in the Second. T. L. Hogue of Johnson county, who was put forward as a candidate for con gress in the Second district by the lo cal central committee, has issued a let ter to Johnson county Republicans in which he says: "I am an active candidate for the Re publication nomination for congress in the Second district. This statement is in response to many words of encour agement from representative Republi cans and in answer to the unanimous vote of indorsement given to me unso licited by the county central committee. The political situation is highly favora ble to Johnson county, a county which has faithfully given cordial support to congressional and state candidates of other counties of the district for many years without receiving any substantial recognition. Believing that the county has claims which should be presented by some one, I accept the compliment and ask the Republicans of Johnson county for such an indorsement as will equip me for the race. I believe I am fully appreciative of the great duties and responsibilities of a congressman from Kansas, and shall ask the nomi nation, pledging myself to faithful serv ice should I be nominated, for this year a Republican nomination means elec tion." DO SPANISH GET IT? Food Sent to Reconcentrados May Never Reach Them, Says Governor Leedy. Governor Leedy has such little faith In Spain and the Spanish that he believes that the bulk of the food sent from the United States to the Cuban reconcentra dos will go to the Spanish soldiers. "The reconcentrados are under mili tary surveillance," said Governor Leedy today, "and whatever goes to them must pass through the hands of the Spanish. The Spaniards care very little what be comes of the poor devils, and would just as soon they starved to death as not. I very much fear that the bulk of the pro visions sent over to Cuba from the United States will never reach the starving natives." rviee0 erable existence. My nights were long and tiresome and I was obliged to re frain from all efforts of any character. I began taking Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine and the first night slept sound ly all night. I can truthfully say that Dr. Miles' Nervine cured me and I rec ommend It to the suffering every where." A Positive Guarantee. Tou run no risk in giving Dr. Miles' Nervine a trial. If the first bottle fails to benefit you, take the empty bottle to your druggist and get your money back. All druggists are authorized to sell the first bottle with that under standing. Book on diseases of the heart and nerves sent free. Address, Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. MISS WILL ARD DRANK W INE But It Was Because Her Physician Ordered It San Francisco, March IS. Much sur prise and some incredulity were ex pressed in this city shortly after the death of Miss Frances E. Willard at a published statement that Miss Wiilard had at one time in her life not only countenanced theaters on Sunday, but had also been a partaker of wine at dinner. This statement was denied by some of the temperance ladies in this city, and they searched in the biogra phy of Miss Willard's early life to dis prove the story. The statement that started the dis cussion was the following: "The late Frances E. Willard was an ardent supporter of the cause of tem perance, but there was a time when she recognized the fact that the customs of some countries were not quite consist ent with extreme doctrine on this sub ject. When she first traveled abroad, she is on record as having said that she did three things which she never did at home. On the continent she went to see the sights on Sunday, went to the theater and took wine at dinner. She learned to love Rudesheimer and Grand Chartreuse, and, in short, she did in Rome as the Romans do." The matter was brought to the at tention of the local W. C. T. Union, and an investigation was made. A search was made, and it resulted in establish ing the truth of the statement. One of the members was authorized to pre pare an explanation of the Incident, and the following has been made public: "Miss Willard frankly admitted that she did, while abroad, attend the the ater a few times, see the sights a few times on Sunday and took wine at din ner. But when and how did these things occur? There were some im portant sights to be seen on Sunday only. Then she was very sick in Co penhagen and the doctor said 'If you ever expect to see your home again you must avoid drinking water as you go from one country to another.' So she mixed wine with water at dinner. She learned better and when abroad other times did not do so, but said drink milk if you cannot drink the water.' "Then this was from lSdS to 1S79 be fore she became dean of the North western university, before she went in to any temperance or evangelisitc work and nine years before she became the national president. Our beloved Miss Willard sincerely regretted the mistakes of those earlier years and surely the grand work since done and the stand she had so nobly taken for righteousness, truth and temperance, the cause for which she gave her life, should make one follow her gentle, lov ing example In trying to find and re membering the good instead of the faults." THE CZAR'S NEW MOVE. Will Withdraw From Corea and Let Her Manage Her Own Affairs. St.' Petersburg, March 13. The official Messenger, publishes a note today say ing the Russian government has in structed its representative at Seoul, the capital of Corea, to inform the emperor of Corea and his ministers that in their opinion Corea no longer requires foreign help and is capable of preserving with her own resources, the independence of her internal administration. Russia wiJl not hesitate to recall the Russian Iron clad Viser. Russian military officers after leaving the Corean army will re main temporarily at the disposal of the Russian mission, in view of the still unsettled state of the country. The note proceeds: No longer bound by the responsibility which the pres ence of Russian instructors and finan cial advisers of that country imposed on Russia, the latter can now abstain from active participation in affairs of Corea, hoping the young state strength ened by the support of Russia, will be able to maintain without assistance, order at home and preserve her full independence. "Should the reverse be the case the Russian government will take measures for the protection of the interests and rights of Russia as the great power which is Corea's neighbor." Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in parsing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your rem edy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists. To. peka, Kan Are you lacking in strength and en ergy? Are you nervous, despondent, irritable, bilious, constipated and gen erally run down in health? If so, your liver is torpid and a few doses of Herb ine will cure. Herbine has no equal as a health restorer. Geo. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, Sixth and Topeka avenue.