The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 22, 1898

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MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. AUGUST 22, 1898. MONDAY EVENING. TIIIPwD UPITI02T. Frightful Railroad Wreck at Sharon, Mass. Engine of an Express Train Plunges Into PASSENGER COACHES. Killed and Injured Estimated at Forty. Railroad Officials Withhold In formation. Sharon, Mass., Aug. 22. A local train from Providence, R. I., on the New Tork, New Haven Hartford railroad, due in Boston at 7:45 p. m., while stand ing at the depot last night was tele scoped by an express train from New Bedford, and between 30 and 40 people were killed, besides a large number In jured. Engine Plunged Through Cars. Taunton, Mass., Aug.22 A message to the railroad office received here told of a frightful railroad accident at Sharon, but the list of the dead Is placed at three and the injured at 18. A later tel ephonic message from a survivor of the wreck places the list of victims at 40 or over. The running of the trains is explained as follows: The train which leaves Taunton at 6:26 runs to Mansfield, where It Is generally met by the train -which leaves Providence at 6:08. This latter train usually takes up the two rear cars of the Taunton train. Owing to the heavy travel It is said that the Providence train was run in two sec tions. At Sharon, according to the re ports received here, the rear section ran into and telescoped the first section, the engine plunging through the rear cars. It is almost impossible to get partic ulars from the railroad officials. Train 20 Minutes Late. Canton, Mass., Aug.22. Word was re ceived here at 7:30 o'clock last night of a fearful railroad accident at Sharon, on the New Tork, New Haven Hart ford road, and an urgent request made for physicians and undertakers' wa gons. All the physicians in town, as well as three undertakers and their wagons, were immediately dispatched to the scene of the accident, followed by a large crowd of sight-seers. The sur rounding country has been thoroughly aroused, and a large quantity of sheets, bedding and rude hospital supplies were dispatched from this town to Sharon, a distance of about four miles. It is said that the train due at Sharon at 7 o'clock was 20 minutes late, and while standing at the depot was crash ed Into by the express. The rear-end collision has almost completely wreck ed both trains. A Later Account Sharon, Mass., Aug. 22. A frightful rear-end collision occurred in the Sharon station of the New York. New Haven Hartford railroad at 7:30 last night when an express train, which was running as the second section of a long train, crushed into the first section, composed of local cars. As a result six persons were killed and twenty-six seriously injured. The Injured were nearly all removed to Bos ton on a special train which was met by ambulances and surgeons. The rear car of the local train was completely demolished and a portion of the second car. while the engine of the express train was crippled. The dead are: Franklin M. Waters, Somerville.Mass. Mrs. William J. Fitzpatrick. Boston. Her granddaughter.Mary Fitzpatrick, 10 years of age, and her grandson, 15 years old. A woman supposed to be Mrs. Wat eon. of Westerly, R. I. Mrs. C. H. Briscoe, Revere. The injured: James H. Fitzpatrick, IS years old, Boston. J. H. Whitcomb. Boston. Mrs. J. H. Whitcomb, Boston. Mrs. James Ray and her aged mother, Jamaica Plains. Mr. Crockett. Somerville. Mass. Mrs. Alice Braman, South Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Ericcson and child Daniel C. Cantor. r. C. McCann. South Boston. Fred Tudor, South Boston. J. Ogden. Lowell. Mrs. J. Ogden. Lowell. Mrs. Maggie O'Connor and two chil dren, Boston. George Quinn, Providence. Miss Fitzpatrick. 8 years old. Boston. Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon, Boston. C. W. Dadman. Boston. Mrs. Ida M. Walker, Waltham. J. A. Phillips. Boston. A. E. Newmark, Pittsburg. Joseph M. Mann, Providence. Mrs. Delia V. Brennan. South Boston Marguerite M. Grimshaw, Somerville. How It Happened. The two trains which were in the col lision were usually combined into one long tram but as the traffic was so heavy it was divided, the first section running as a local accommodation whi! the second, which started from Mans field 15 minutes later than the first ran as an express. The local train due at Sharon at 7:02 was 13 minutes late It left Mansfield on time, making two stops, and had lost the 13 minutes be tween Mansfield and Sharon. It was due in Canton Junction, the next sta tion beyond Sharon, two minutes ahead of the express train, which should have passed it there. Sharon is situated on a curve and both the outward and in ward tracks are protected by electric block signals. After the accident it was thought the block signal protecting the inward track was set at danger showing at it was in tended, that there was a train in the taiion. There was no warning given by the conductor of the Mansfield local to how the approaching train that the track was not clear at the station, and U was not until he was within 400 feet of the station that the engineer of the express noticed anything wrong. He immediately set all brakes and whistled the warning but it was too late to stop the express. It crashed into the rear car splitting it asunder and completely demolishing it with the exception of the roof. Its speed was not slackened until the engine had penetrated fully five feet in the rear of the second car. The escaping steam en tered the car and badly scalded a num ber of the occupants. The roof of the last car was forced on top of the en gine of the express and remained there as the only portion of the ear intact. Trainmeu Jumped. Engineer Getchell and Fireman Holmes of the express, both jumped when they saw that a collision was un avoidable. Getchell was cut and bruis ed about the head. He stated after the accident that he left Mansfield prompt ly on time and there was no incident until he was within 400 feet of the Mansfield train. Then he saw the rear lights of that train and shut off all steam. Meanwhile he had whistled for brakes and used every effort to stop his train. F.very one of the killed and injured was on the Mansfield train, and the onlv explanation of the fact that the number of fatalities is not larger is that the passengers were all in the forward end of the car, in the act of alighting at the station. There were about 30 people in the last car and most of them at the time of the accident were either upon the front platform or standing by the door. Marv Fitzpatrick. 10 years old. was taken "from the wreck but unconscious, and died just as the special train bear ing the injured started for Boston. Twenty-two of the injured were taken on this train and four others whose names they refuse to disclose remained in Sharon. The scene about the little station at Sharon was a terrible one. A large corps of surgeons and two undertakers arrived soon after the accident and im mediately set at work to relieve the suffering and care for the bodies of the dead- There weie very few lights about that portion of the track where the ac cident occurred and the surgeons were compelled to do their work in almost total darkness. The Scene at Boston. Boston. Aug. 22. Fifteen ambulances waited the arrival of the train at the Park Square station, which brought the injured from the scene of the railroad wreck at Sharon. Six were from the police department, four from the city hospital, two from the emergency hos pital, and one from the Massachusetts general hospital. A crowd of fully 3.000 people had as sembled by the time the first train from the wreck arrived and a force of 50 policemen was sent to keep them from crowding down onto the tracks. Lined up on the platform were 14 stretchers with their white pillows and crimson blankets, ready for the recep tion of the injured. Thirty hospital at tendants and a number of surgeons were also on hand. Quite a number of the patients were taken in charge but the greater number were taken to their homes. Daniel C. McCann. an express mes senger on the New Bedford train, had his right hand and arm badly lacerated and his right knee pan injured in ex tricating a man who was pinned be tween the engine's head plate and the flooring of the telescoped car. Just in front of the prisoner lay his wife, crushed and bleeding and he was un able to move hand or foot to help her. The woman died in a few moments. Steam was rising as in a Turkish bath. The heat from the escaping steam was intense. Mr. McCann said that many people were slightly burned, though in their heroic endeavor to assist the in jured, the workers did not notice it. C. B. Frye, a selectman of Revere, Mass., one of the injured brought to this city, is dead. Four Killed In the Wreck. Sharon, Mass., Aug.22. In the excite ment and confusion attending the clear ing away of the wreckage caused by last right's collision on the New York, New Haven Hartford railroad, it was reported that seven persons were killed, four of them being given as unknown. Today it was learned definitely that the total number killed was four as follows: Franklin M. "Waters of Somerville, bookkeeper, Boston, aged about 25 Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick of Boston, widow. Mrs. C. H. Frye, wife of C. H. Frye. Unidentified woman, thought to be Mrs. C. H. Bristol of Winthrop. The bodies of the victims were re moved to Stoughton today. The identi fication of the body of Mrs. Frye and the woman thought to be Mrs. Bristol was delayed and rendered difficult by the fact that both Mr. Frye and Mr. Bristol were among the injured and were taken to Boston last night. MANILA CABLE OPENS. Washington Receives a Message Over the Wire. Washington, Aug. 22. The Manila cable was repaired and operated by the signal corps of the United States army. The first intimation that the cable was again in working order was a dispatch received from Lieutenant Colonel Thompson, who telegraphed General Greely that he had repaired the cable with the materials he had taken to Manila with General Mer ritt's army. Two hours after the message from Colonel Thompson' a message was received from the president of the cable company announcing that the Manila ca ble was again In working order. The signal corps has sent with every detachment which it has ordered to the front a complete outfit, so that when the army landed at anyplace it could .begin operations at once and very soon platiie government at Washington in eomnfini cation with the officers in the field. Out fits were carried to Santiago and also to Ponce, although the landing at the latter place was unexpected. Yet with the ma terials at hand an improvised cable was put in operation at Ponce until supplies could be obtained from St. Thomas. KILLED IN THE ALPS. Miss Merrant, an American Girl, Palls to Her Death. London, Aug. 22. The Daily Mail's Vienna correspondent says that num erous Alpine fatalities have occurred within the last week. They include an American, Miss Merrant, who, while making a dangerous ascent of the Dreiseh-Usterspitze, near Innsbruck, slipped and fell a distance of 1,500 feet. She was instantly killed. Tyhee Island Fire. Atlanta. Ga.. Aug. 22. The Southern ho tel, casino and four cottages at Tybee island, a summer resort, burned today. Loss $25,000. GUAM REBELLION. Spaniards in the Captured La drone Island Revolt Against the American Authority. SET UP GOVERNMENT. The Monadnock Upsets the Whole Arrange ment And Takes the New Governor a Prisoner to Manila. New York, Aug. 22. A dispatch to the World from Manila, Philippine, says The natives control the water supply of Manila and refuse to allow the water to rim except a few hours each day. They have demonstrated that they are incapable of self-government. The fourth American expedition which left San Francisco July 15, in command of Major General Otis, ar rived today. All on board are well. The monitor Monadnock arrived Au gust 16. On the way she stopped at the Ladrone island of Guam, which had been seized by the first expedition. She IN THE CYCLONE'S PATH. (From the Washington Post.) found that a Spaniard had repudiated American rule and set up a government on his own account. Captain W'hiting of the Monadnock, promptly upset this new "gevernment" and made the usurper a prisoner and brought him here. Brigadier General MacArthur has ap pointed as provost marshal Colonel Ovenshine of the Twenty-third regulars and for deputy marshal Colonel Smith of the California volunteers. Brigadier General Green has been ap pointed fiscal administrator and Col onel Whittier collector of customs. The total number of dead in the cam paign is 25, of wounded 100. Private C. Dunn of the Astor bat tery, and Captain Bjornsted Bursen of the Minnesota volunteers, have died of their wounds since the battle. The other wounded officers and men are do ing well. TO ACT TOGETHER. English View of Ambassador Say's Recall. London, Aug. 22. The Manchester Guardian says: "We understand that United States Ambassador Hay's recall to Washing ton to accept the post of secretary of state is due to his special fitness to carry out a policy, in regard to which negotiations have been proceeding for some time between Washington and London and upon which a substantial agreement has been reached whereby the two countries will act together in the far East or where ever American and British interests are identical. "There is no intention of binding the nations in an alliance. Each is to be free to pursue its own destinies in its own way, but the governments will act together diplomatically where their common interests are concerned." P. G. BRAKEMAN SHOT. Harry Barber Wounded by a Fellow Employe at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Kan., Aug. 22. Harry Bar ber, a brakeman, and Ed Brooks, a fire man, both employed by the Pittsburg Gulf railroad, got into an altercation at the Pittsburg Gulf eating house in this city last night, during which Brooks shot Barber with a 38-calibre revolver. The ball entered at the right side of the lower part of the abdomen and passed downward and came out at the right hip. producing a serious flesh wound. Brooks made his escape. Pulp Works Burned. Pottsdam. N. Y.. Aug. 22. The plant of the High Falls Sulphite Pulp and Mining eompanv. located at Pyrites, has been destroyed by fire. The cause is not known. The loss is placed at $300,000 and there was an insurance of $50,000. The capital sto k of the company is $150,000, mostly held in Pottsdam. KANSAS BOY KILLED. Thought to Bo Carroll Bland of Beloit or Concordia. Fort Morgan, Col., Aug. 22. The body of an unknown boy, apparently about 18 years old, wearing gray coat and vest, bluish striped pants,, straw hat, and in the pockets match box, lead pencils and cigarette papers, was found this morning by Section Foreman An derson of the B. M. railway lying down the side of the embankment. He was shockingly mutilated, one arm and leg being entirely severed from the body. The track bore the impres sion that the deceased had been drag ged some distance. No papers were found upon his person that would throw any light as to his identification. It Is supposed he was beating his way to some eastern point and in do ing so fell from the train. At the cor oner's inquest evidence given by a boy by the name of Walter York conveyed the Impression that his name was Car roll Bland from Beloit or Concordia, Kan. He states that he was in com pany of such a boy and the description tallies very much, but he is not positive. MY STERIOUS DEATH Of a Woman "Whose Life Was Insur ed for $50,000. Rome, Aug. 22. Much suspicion has been caused by the death of the wife of Ernest Possel, a German, whose re mains were found beneath the cliffs near Florence. The maiden name of the deceased was Eleanora Beckett.She was either an American or an English woman. The couple had been staying at Flor ence since July 1. The husband return ed home alone from a drive, and Mrs. Possel's body was afterward found. The authorities ordered that the re mains be exhumed, and the husband is now under bail. According to the newspapers the de ceased was insured for 10.000 pounds. REPUBLICANS POURING IN To St- Louis for the State Convention Tomorrow. St. Louis. Mo.. Aue. 22. A maloritv of the members of the state committee and manv of tne 1.000 delegates and Ieerions of visitors expected to be present at the Re publican state convention to be held here tomorrow have arrived and more are ex pected before tonight. Among the prom inent Republicans expected to be present at the convention is Webster Davis of Kansas City, assistant secretary of the in terior. The principal business of the convention will be the selection of candidates for judges of the supreme court, long and short terms: a state commissioner of rail roads and a state superintendent of pub lic instruction, and the adoption of a plat form. Already some of the candidates have arrived and established their re spective headquarters in different hotels. Thomas Aikens of Springfield, Mo., is here with a big delegation which is booming him for the chairmanship of the state committee in place of Chauncey Ives Fil ley. Wallace Love of Kansas City is also a contestant for the state chairmanship. There will he a strong fight between the Filley and Kerens factions to control the committee. Judge Gardiner Lathrop of St. Louis Is being talked of for the short term of the supreme bench. Edward H. ITighee of I Lancaster is a prominent candidate for one ot the supreme court terms anu snows considerable strength. COULDN'T BORROW So a St. Louis Firm Files a Seed of Trust. St. Louis, Aug. 22. The Tamblyn Powers Clothing company, today filed a deed of trust to Dr. G. Wiley Broome to secure Jane I. Tamblyn and 87 other creditors. This action was taken be cause it was impossible to borrow mon ey to pay the indebtedness of the firm, which had only been in business here a comparatively short time. The liabili ties aggregate $64,288. but the amount of assets is not known. Immediately after filing the deed of trust, the store on North Broadway was closed and the notice posted that the entire business had been turned over to Dr. Broome as trustee. SHE DODGED PRIVATEERS. Long Trip of the McLaurin Under Uncertainties. New York. Aug. 22. The African ship McLaurin arrived here today from Singapore. Captain Oakes, her com mander, says that he learned of the commencement of hostilities between Spain and the United States when he was off Aden and thereafter a sharp lookout was kept for Spanish privateers and all vessels at sea were avoided. Arriving off St. Helena, the McLaurin put into the island for water and to pick up information about the war, but the latest news was a month old. Captain Oakes kept the ship out of the usual course to avoid capture, thus de laying her arrival several days. EIGHTY DROWNED Pontoon Bridge Collapses While a Regiment Was Crossing Over the River Maros. 300 WERE IMMERSED. The Accident Occurred Near Hoad. London, Aug-. 22. A dispatch from Buda Pest to a London news agency says that yesterday, while a regiment was crossing a pontoon bridge over the river Maros, near Hoad, the bridge col lapsed. Three hundred men were im mersed and it is feared that eight were drowned. HOPE IN KANSAS WHEAT. Republican National Leaders Expect Defeat of Populism. Washington. Aue-. 22. Representative Overstreet.- secretary of the Republican congressional committee. nes returnea aftrr an extensive tour of the west. Mr. Overstreet left Washington on June 1. Since that time he has been in sixteen states, familiarizing himself with the po litical situation. He has been in Indiana, Illinois. Nebraska. Wyoming, Colorado, Utph, Nevada, California, Oregon. Wash ineton. Idaho. Montana. North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. He said today: "All through the west and central west the success of the war, following the success of the protective tariff, operates to put the people of the west and central west in good humor to ward the Republican party. "The states of Kansas and Nebraska, where Populism reached such high water mark in 1896. are swinging back. I think there is no question of Republican success in Kansas. When one county, like Sum ner county, in Kansas, received more than $3,000,000 for wheat alone, it is easy to see how Populism gives way to Republican ism. This is true throughout the state of Kansas, and I feel quite confident of success in that state and a very material gain in the number of Republican mem bers in congress. "The Republicans of Nebraska are equal ly enthusiastic, though the conditions are not quite as favorable as they are in Kan sas. The operation of the protective pol icy, togetner witn tne general improve ment in business, has put the Republicans of Wyoming upon the aggressive, and it appears now that that state will give a very handsome Republican majority. The state of California is situated now much as the state of Oregon was preceding the Oregon election. "The operation of the protective and other Republican policies brought us a magnificent victory in Oregon and the conditions being similar in California, it is natural to suppose the results will be sim ilar." SIGSBEE PROMOTED. The President Advances Him Three Numhers. Washington, Aug. 22. The president has promoted Captain Charles D. Sigs bee, U. S. N., now commanding the St. Paul, by advancing him three numbers on the list of captains in the navy for "extraordinary heroism.' RUNS AWAY WITH A TRAIN Knocks His Conductor on Head With Chair and Signals Go Ahead. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 22. Yesterday morning Frank Lynch, brakeman on a Missouri Pacific freight from Wichita to Geneseo, in an altercation with Con ductor De Frantz, struck the latter on the head with a chair, knocking him down across the tracks. Lynch then ran to his train, which was made up and awaiting orders to leave, and sig naled the engineer to start. The train moved out at full speed without a hand except Lynch.When the matter became known at the local offi ces, a crew was made up, put on a yard engine, and. with road officials on the tender, a hot chase for the freight be gan. For nearly 15 miles the switch engine tore across the country, screech ing danger signals and stop signals, but its speed was not sufficient to overtake the freight until the runaway was flag ged down at Maize, where Lynch was taken. CONDEMNS SUNDAY BALL. United Presbyterians Adopt Resolu tions Criticising Violation of Law. At the close of the services yesterday the following resolutions were adopted by the First U. P. church of Topeka: "We the members of the First United Presbyterian church of Topeka desire to record our protest against the break ing down of our Sabbath laws by the introduction of so-called 'Sunday ball' into our city. We also protest against the action of those who have held, or now hold, county offices by our suf frages when they make light of our Sabbath laws. "Neither do we approve the action of a Justice of the peace who treats lightly such violations of law, and so instructs a jury. "We regard the introduction of all Sunday games as belonging especially to Spain and the Spaniards." POWDER AND FIRE. Two Men Killed and Mills De stroyed by an Explosion. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 22. A tre mendous explosion at the plant of the Chattanooga Pow-der company at Oolte wah station, 18 miles from here, killed two white men, Lucius B. Eakin and Harton Mortchke.and wounded serious ly, if not fatally, six others. After the explosion the plant was destroyed by fire. Banker Recovers His Watch. Chanute, Kan., Aug. 22. A week ago Bert Pickets and Andy Fowler, of this city, sold to the city marshal a watch for $10. Subsequent developments showed that the watch was worth $150. and was stolen from the home of a banker at Clinton, Mo., with a number of other articles, on June 19. The bank er came here, recovered his property and had Pickets and Fowler arrested for grand larceny. EASLEY'S CONVENTION. Passes Anti-Expansion Resolutions With a String to Them. Saratoga, Aug. 22. The foreign policy conference has declared against imme diate expansion. Chancellor McCracken, of the Univer sity of New York, as chairman of the committee of twenty-one on resolutions presented a report which he said had been unanimously agreed upon by the committee. The resolutions were unanimously adopted by the conference as follows: "We, the participants in the national conference on the foreign policy of the United States, are substantially agreed as follows: "We commend the wise and patriotic purpose of the national administration in first seeking to avoid war with Spain and in subsequently prosecuting the war with high aims and success in bringing it to a speedy conclusion. It is glorious to our arms and gratifying to the high aspirations of our people. "On behalf of freedom and human welfare, we thank the officers and men of our army and navy for their skillful and heroic achievements on land and on sea, and for their chivalrous conduct toward the defeated enemy. We be lieve that the rescued and liberated people of the surrendered islands are in a sense temporarily the wards of the conquering nation, and that we should treat them as such. "With our view of natural right and of the inestimable privileges of civil liberty, we should not be justified in returning the conquered islands to the misrule and oppression from which we have relieved them. As soon as the islands under our present protection can be trusted to govern themselves, they should be allowed to do so, the United States retaining under its au thority only necessary naval stations. "Until such time as they may be able to govern themselves they should con tinue under the protection of the United States, and the question as to whether, at some future period, and at the mutu al desire of both, they should be perma nently annexed, should be left to the time when it arises. The United States on behalf of each of the territories in question, and so long as it shall contin ue under our protection, should adopt proper measures for securing, out of the revenues of these countries, the estab lishment of free, elementary, unsec tarian schools, sufficient for the instruc tion of all persons of school age. "We count the present an auspicious time for the establishment by the United States of a graded diplomatic and consular service. "We heartily approve of the principle of arbitration in the settlement of in ternational difficulties and urge that its largest practicable application be secured by treaties of arbitration. "We cordially favor the precedent set by President McKinley in refusing at the beginning of the war to grant let ters of marque and reprisal, and we recommend that, in the peace to be concluded between the United States and Spain, the practice of privateering be forever prohibited; also that provis ion be made, as foreshadowed by the government of the United States, in requiring to sign the declaration of Paris in 1856 for the exemption from capture of private property at sea in accordance with the enlightened senti ments of mankind." Chairman Henry Wade Rogers and Secretary Ralph W. Easley or Chica go, and the committee of twenty-one were instructed to present the resolu tions to President McKinley and his cabinet for their consideration. The convention adjourned subject to call of Chairman Rogers. GRIEF OF CHINESE MOTHER Artist Dong Tong's Son is Held on a Charge of Theft. Chicago. Aug. 22. Willie Dong Tong, 13-year-old son of the only Chinese ar tist in Chicago, whose studio is at Hal sted street and Austin avenue, was held to the criminal court by Justice Sever son Wednesday on a charge of till tap ping. In default of $500 bail he was ta ken to the county jail. The boy was accused of having taken money from the till In Geymer's drug store, at Green street and Milwaukee avenue, last Tuesday. Willie's mother, a frail little oriental, was in court when the case was called. She stood beside her son during the hearing. "When she heard the decision of the court she cried out long and piteously, and then fell senseless at her boy's feet. She was carried from the court by policemen and after Willie had been taken back to his cell she was removed to her home. The police say the Chinese boy has been in trouble several times before. They claim he is wanted for a burglary recently commit ted in a mission at 220 Milwaukee ave nue. BIG SUM FOR FAIRMOUNT. D. K. Pearsons Makes a Magnificent Proposition to School Officials. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 22. A letter was received here by R. L. Holmes from D. K. Pearsons of Chicago in which Pear sons says he will give $50,000 to Fair- mount college of this city when its friends have raised $150,000. Pearsons has given nearly a million dollars to schools at Beloit, Wis., Col orado springs and Pomona. He stiDU lates that the $150,000 must be in cash and must be raised by July, 1900. Presi dent Morrison of the college says he has the promise of more than half the amount from friends of the college i New Jersey and Vermont, and thinks he will be able to raise the entire amount within six months. Fairmount is a Congregational college. VERY BRIGHT AND FUNNY. The First Attraction of the Theatri cal Season, One of the Best. "At Gay Coney Island," a successful musical farce comedy, will open the theatrical season in this city on next Saturday evening at the Crawford the ater. The piece is a stage picture of the humorous side of gay' Coney Island and last season enjoyed a successful run in the east. The efforts of 30 people are said to Vie utilized in its production. and many new features are announced for this season. The prices will be $1 and 75 cents for the first floor, 50 cents for balcony seats and 2o cents for the gallery. Democratic State Headquarters. At a meeting held at the Throop hotel Saturday afternoon, the executive com mittee of the Democratic state central committee decided to open headquarters for the campaign in Topeka. The head quarters will be opened not later than September 1. A resolution placing Sec retary Pepperell in charge of the head quarters on pay was adopted. He will come to Topeka in a few days and se cure rooms for the headquarters. As the funds of the committee are limited the headquarters will be maintained at as low an expense as possible. BRYAN ISSUE. Supporters and Opponents of the Silver Champion Battling For Control of the Party Organization OF OHIO DEMOCRATS. Gold Democrats Will Stay Out of the Fight. The Convention Will Declare Strongly For Silver. Dayton, O., Aug. 22. Quite a number of delegates are here for the Democratic state convention which meets here to morrow and Wednesday. While the convention does not assemble till Wed nesday, the real contest comes tomor row at the district and committee meet ings, when the new state central com mittee and other committees are se lected. The feature of the convention is the contest between the Bryan and the anti-Brj-an men for control of the state organization, which will be direct ly effective next year, when nomina tions are to be made for governor and other state offices and indirectly in 1900, on the nomination for president. Ex-Congressman Paul J. Sorg, who is mentioned for the gubernatorial nom ination next year, is classed as a Bryan man, ex-Collector Joseph H. Dowling is here as his manager. Chairman W. W. Durbin, of the state central com mittee, arrived early today and is co operating with Dowling. Allen O. Myers, George Karb, James Ross and others, who were in charge of the last campaign, are also classed as Bryan men. Judge Allen Smalley, who will deliver the keynote speech as tem porary chairman of the convention, 13 enthusiastic for Bryan. The pronounced gold Democrats are not co-operating in the convention. The fighting is between those who support ed Bryan and the convention will no doubt declare strongly for free silver. With William Bell, H. C. DeKan, Lake Jones, Thaddeus Cromley and others for secretary of state and many for minor places there is no lack of candi dates but the contest over the organiza tion and platform leaves the nomina tions in the back ground. SHOT IN THE PULPIT. An Attempt to Assassinate a Preacher at Smiley, Ga. New York, Aug. 22. The American Mission association has received dis patches stating that the Rev. J. B. Fletcher, a Congregational minister and one of its missionaries has been, shot while attempting to organize a Congregational church at Smiley, Ga., which is about 20 miles from his home at Hogan, Ga. He went to Smiley as the result of correspondence concerning the organization of the church, which has been carried on for several months. While in the pulpit he was shot through the widow, his body being riddled with 107 buckshot and several small shots. They entered his hips and thigh, one lodging in his left hand and five in his right hand. He fainted as he fell. His wife with the assistance of others, put him into a buggy and took him 20 miles to his home. His condition is ser ious, although the expectation is that he will recover. But two shots have been removed from his body. One of his assailants has been arrested; the others have been located and it is believed that they will be arrested in a short time. Mr. Fletch er's wife was made temporarily insane by the occurrence, but has regained her reason. Mr. Fletcher announces hi3 purpose to prosecute his assailant at whatever cost to himself. The would be assassins are said to be colored offi cials of a Methodist church but the offi cials of the association are careful to acquit Methodism of any responsibility for the crime. RETAIN THEIR PLACES. Schley and Sampson Will Continue in Their Respective Commands. Washington, Aug. 22. Rear Admiral Sampson will retain command of the North Atlantic fleet, notwithstanding his service on the Cuban military commission, and Rear Admiral Schley will continue in his present naval command. although serv ing temporarily on the Porto Rican com mission." This statement was made au thoritatively at the navy department tj day. The list of naval assignments post ed today contains that of Admirals Samp son and Schley to the Cuban and Porto Rican commissions respectively, but no reference is made to any change in the fleet commands. There was much interest about the navy department in connection with an expect ed official visit from the two rear ad mirals, who have been ordered to report here. They had not reported up to mid day and officials were not sure of the time of their arrival. While here they will receive from the president their com missions as rear admirals. M'KINLEY COMING WEST. Will Visit the Omaha Exposition in October. Washington, Aug. 22. President Mc Kinley has promised Editor Rosewater. of the Omaha Bee, that he would at tend the Omaha exposition during peace jubilee week. The peace jubilee will take place during the first week of Oc tober, and will be a memorable and fit f the conclusion of the war. Special days will be set aside for the president, the cabinet and the governors of the transmississippi states. First I. A. W. President Dead. New York, Aug. 22 The death is an nounced of Charles Edward Pratt, foun der of the Bicycling World, first presi dent of the League of American W heel men and a pioneer in bicycling.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOUHXAX,, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1898. ALGER JXPLAINS. Writes a Letter to Chauncey M. Depew Telling Uim About the Work That Was Done BY HIS DEPARTMENT All the Mistakes and Shortcom ings Are Due to Subordinates and to Providence. New York, Aug. 22. Chauncey M. jDepew has received the following letter from the secretary of war and has con sented to its publication. It was writ ten in reply to a request for informa tion: My Dear Mr. Depew: The great pres sure of business has up to now prevent ed me from sending to you the state ment you were kind enough to ask for, as to what had been accomplished in the way of outfitting the army for the field, the conduct of campaign, etc. Also, the chiefs of divisions have been too much driven with work to compile the data required. One not in the midst of the work can hardly realize what an Undertaking it is to call 125.000 men into the field at one time, coming from all the states, and to have them mustered and gathered in camps on so short notice, and this, too, when we had scarcely any camp outfit for their ac commodation, all having to be provided for by the war department. As you know, when the war was de clared there was no equipment what ever for the volunteers in store. That this was successfully accomplished, with very few accidents, is a matter of record. Subsequent calls, including the regular army (which numbered about 27,000 men when war was declared), made a total of 268,500 men. To accom plish all in so short a time has been a great work. Of course, gathering this vast number of men together, in a large measure under untrained regimental and com pany commanders I mean in actual field duty the lack of knowledge as to sanitary conditions to be observed, the carelessness in not observing instruc tions wThich were furnished as to proper care of the men, has added greatly to the work of the medical department. Thus, from the homes of 216,000 vol unteers has been constant and great anxiety as to what might happen to' their soldiers and hundreds of inquiries, made by letters and telegrams, have been received every day concerning in dividual soldiers. The feeling on the part of these individuals that the war department is responsible for the care of their men individually has naturally aroused sympathy in case of sickness and death, and has created much sor row. There is nothing young men in robust health are so prodigal of as their health, until it is gone. Men go into camp feeling that they can stand anything and everything, and cannot be made to believe to the contrary un til stricken with disease. Every effort has been, made from the beginning to furnish every camp with all appliances asked for, but, of course, the commanding officers in the field are the ones who have direct charge of these men. For instance, one army corps commander has division orders and enforces them, respecting sanitary affairs, and he has today but a fraction over 2 per cent on the sick list. Others have not been successful and the conse quence is that typhoid and other fevers have been bred and spread to a consid erable extent. One regiment in the Chickamauga camp has a colonel who enforces sanitary rules in his regiment, obliging the men to boil all the water they drink, keeping the camp clean, and the result is that there are less than fifteen sick, and the camp, too, is in as unfavorable place as any in the command. Others more favorably sit uated have ten times that number on the sick list. One of the regiments of the last call, not yet removed from its state.sends bitter complaints of typhoid fever. Concerning the Santiago campaign, when the ships left Tampa they had on board three months' provisions and an abundance of hospital supplies. They had lighters to unload with at point of debarkation. These lighters were lost In severe storms on the way. As soon as fte were notified of the fact, two tows of lighters were sent from Mobile and New Orleans, which were also overtaken by storms and lost. The navy supplied us with lighters, and one of those was wrecked. The army dis embarked, getting off a portion of its supplies and medical stores, and im mediately marched to the front to fight the Spaniards. The great difficulty of landing supplies subsequently was be cause of the wind, which sprang up every morning at 10 and made a high surf, rendering almost impossible the use of small boats, with one lighter, -which -was all they had left for this purpose. Of the packers who were employed, 60 per cent soon fell sick, and, heavy rains falling every day, the roads (if thev could be called such) became Im passable for vehicles. Pack animals had to be employed to carry food to the army, which, being extended to the right around Santiago, increased the distance from the coast every day and made the task more difficult. However, the result and the subse quent sickness that has broken out in the army showed the great wisdom of General Shatter in moving forward to make the attack while his men were In vigor. It was a movement bordering on au dacity, but it succeeded, and the per sistence of the attack, I have no .doubt, greatly disheartened the Spaniards. The "WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE. She Shudders When She Realizes the Danger and Fain of Child-bearing. There is so much suffering and danger In store for the young mother, that her happy anticipation soon gives way to a feeling of dread at the thought of the pain which she must undergo. This constant fear so preys upon the mind of many women that it fills them with ter ror and makes baby's coming a source of the greatest anxiety and dread. All the suffering and danger of the ordeal can be avoided by the use of "Mother's Friend," which prepares the body for this important event. It relieves "morning sickness," and many other unpleasant conditions which ex ist during this time. Thousands of women praise "Mother's Friend" for bringing them safely through the most critical period of their lives. Every woman should send their name and address to the Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Georgia, and receive free, Valuable information on the subject. result was one of the greatest victories, for the men engaged, of modern war fare. The number of prisoners taken exceeded the attacking force by nearly two to one. When yellow fever broke out and the fever list Increased into the thousands it was for a time supposed that it was principally yellow fever. The bringing of troops north at once after the sur render, under such conditions, would have been certain death to a vast num ber, but upon inquiry, it was ascer tained that very few of these cases. comparatively, were yellow fever, when it was at once decided to bring the army home as speedily as possible. Ev erything that human ingenuity could de vice has been done to succor that army not the ingenuity of the secretary of war but the resuit of the combined counsel of those who have had a lifelong exper ience in the field. Some men have been neglected on transports coming home there is no doubt all against positive orders due, no doubt, to carelessness and negli gence, but largely on account of not having the medical force to spare(many of whom were sick) from the camp at Santiago. Many medical officers sent with transports were taken ill on the way home. To give you a little idea of the work that has done I append the following: The work of the adjutant general's department has been to muster and or der to their stations, to be precise, 216, 400 volunteers and 24,900 for the regular army this, with a reduced force, as many staff officers from all of the de partments had been promoted and or dered to the field. The chief of engineers reports an ex penditure of $5,830,000 for harbor defen ses, building emplacements of heavy guns, mortar batteries and mines. The surgeon general has had the enorm ous work of fitting up hospitals, organiz ing the medical corps, employing male and female nurses, contract sureeons, being surgeons who are employed from civil life, besides those commissioned as corps, di vision and brigade surgeons, furnishing medical supplies and answering the de mands from all over the country and from camps at Santiago. Porto Rico and Ma nila. The work done in this line is al most beyond comprehension. The commissary general had purchased and distributed up to August 1, 110.907.235 pounds of rations, which have been trans ported and distributed to all armies in the field here and at Santiago, Porto Rico and Manila, besides the large quantity distrib uted among the destitute Cubans. The quartermaster general's report is too long to even give an approximate idea. of his work. In the way of transportation to Honolulu. Manila. Santiago and Porto Rico and return home, there have been sent 82.038 men, with artillery equipment and supplies. By rail in this country there have been transported 9.700 officers, 233. i2 enlisted men: also 40.6tsii animals, besides thousands of wagons, artillery and other quartermaster. commissary, ord nance, medical ana signal service stores. The total number of articles of clothing and camp equipment distributed to the army by the quartermaster's department nas Deea t.2i 4,4.5, ot which 1 can only mention a few articles, as follows: Blan kets. 288.739: blouses, 2S3.762: trousers. 406. 412: hats, 334.106: canvas field uniforms, 63.200: shoes, pairs. 511.378: undershirts, ijt.)u: tents, iiy.142. etc.. etc. The total weight of food and forage dis tributed dailv to the army is. auDrosi- mately, 900 tons. Added to this is the large fleet of trans ports chartered and purchased, the man agement of the same in conveying troops. supplies ana ammunition. The paymaster has promptly Daid the army.and is deserving of very great credit ior nis worK. The signal corps has provided most ef ficient service, furnishing cable, telegraph, telephone and signal services to the differ ent commands in the field. If vou had a dav or two to snare. I would like to sandwich in a little work for you. I would like to send vou these statements in detail, which I think would bewilder you, if anything can. Sincerely yours. R. A. ALGER. Honorable Chauneev M. Denew. New York, N. T. ROOSEVELT IS CHILLY. Declares That So Is in Military Serv ice and Cannot Discuss Governorship Montauk Point, L. I., Aug. 22. Col. "Teddy" Roosevelt was released from the detention camp and left Immediate ly on receiving notification of his re lease, and the rough riders gave him a rousing send-off. Roosevelt made a bee-line for the main camp of the rough riders who came up several days ago from Tampa. The men did not expect him, and his appearance In camp caus ed the greatest excitement. Every one of the men pressed around him and cheered him again and again. Roosevelt seized them by the hands, and was shaken up considerably when they finally released him. He made his way to the center of the camp, and then began a short address, welcoming the men on behalf of the other rough riders in the detention camp. He expressed deep sympathy for them, because they did not get the opportunity to display their valor on the field, but said they had won as much real glory as their more successful comrades by enduring the hardships of camp life in Florida. After associating with the men about an hour. Col. Roosevelt went to the ho tel and met two well known New York politicians who came from the city to consult him on the present political sit uation. The politicians got a cold re ception and returned greatly disap pointed. Col. Roosevelt impressed them with the fact that he wore a soldier's uniform and was in the government service and not in the political arena. He said he would stay with his men until mustered out of service and not until he wore citize13' clothes would he talk of personal or political affairs. The colonel was emphatic in his speech and spoke with his characteris tic determination. "fVhen I was a citizen I was interest ed in the affairs of the government, politically, but I am no longer in the field of politics," he said. "I may re turn to it in a few months, but while I am here I am as much of a soldier as I was at Santiago. I am among soldiers and will remain with them until we are all returned to our families and social friends. Then I may reassume my posi tion in the political field." Col. Roosevelt has a four days' fur lough and left Saturday for Sag Har bor, where his family is. He will re main with them until his furlough ex pires and will then return to the camp. The colonel has met with wildly en thusiastic receptions in every quarter of the camp, and his presence is gener ally made known wherever he is by the demonstrations that follow his arrival anywhere. The colonel was not per mitted to visit the rough riders in the hospital .although he was very anxious to cheer up the sick men. NEW ROCK ISLAND BRANCH. Texas lane Opens for Carload Freight Business. The Rock Island freight department here has received telegraphic advices that carload freight might be received for the new Texas branch of the road to Jacksboro. Tex. This is on the new line just built from Bridgeport, a dis tance of some 30 miles. It is supposed that the building will continue right along through the county seat towns of Graham, Morton and Has kell and probably further before the season closes. This new line opens a very rich country which is without any railroad facilities, and will help largely in developing that section. This county is a fine cotton country and also pro duces ail sorts of farm products and live stock. m nut ii r y. x THE QUESTt TfiE ftOUR BACK FROM TIS1T TO ROME Rev. Thomas moreschini Returns to Chicago After Foreign Tour. Chicago. Auc 22.. Per Vsthpr rTrirTYin Moreschini of the Church of the Assump tion, arrived In Chicago yesterday from a seven months' visit to Italv. This was the father's second vacation in the twenty-six years of his Chicago service. x ne nrst visit was made ten years ago, when, as now, he visited his family in Rome and the headquarters of his bro therhood. Just before Easter on this last visit the father was granted a private audience with the pope and spent half an nour in nis cnamDer aiscussmg tne con dition of the American churches. The pope spoke freely of the threatened Spanish-American war, expressing an earnest hope that a peaceful settlement might be reached when the Easter festivals were over. Father Moreschini left Rome to travel through his native land. In Naples, in Florence and in many of the larger cities of Italy he gathered decorations for his church in America. From Rome itself he obtained life-size busts of the patron saints of the church, the four saints. Buonfiglio, Pellegrino. Giul Falconer! and Fil Benizi. The busts are of plaster, with a covering of gold and silver leaf. Na ples is represented by a complete set of robes such as are worn during the cele bration of the masses. The robes were made by the sisters and are of quality and workmanship as are seldom seen in this country. The bodies of the garments are of white muslin, plaited crosswise with odd de signs. From Florence there are embroid ered linens, and from still another city altar clothes for all the fete days. The Dusts will be set in their positions of honor in the altar and the hangings placed in time for the special masses of St. Philip's day. FAMILY'S NARROW ESCAPE. Thieves Rob and Set Fire to a Home In Bloomington, 111. Bloomington, 111., Aug. 22. Early this morning the residence of Bartlett Hall, was burglarized and the thieves set fire to the house. But for the dis covery of the fire by a nurse, watching a sufferer in George W. Parke's resi dence next door, Bartlett, his wife and son would have perished. Bartlett and his son attempted to lower Mrs. Bart lett to the ground from a window by a rope improvised from bed sheets. She weighs 250 pounds. The rope broke and she was very dangerously hurt by the fall. Bartlett was robbed of $600 in cash and drafts collected for Armour Co., for whom he travels. The fire loss is about $2.000. HIS KNOTS HOLD FAST. Reunion of Rev. Mr. Meese's Unique Marriage Association. Auburn, Ind., Aug. 22. The third annual reunion of the Meese Matrimonial associ ation was held here. The organization was instituted in 189S, and the idea was an original one with Rev. W. L. Meese of this city. The association is unique in all its phases. The members are all men and women whom the venerable clergy man has united in matrimony, and are numbered by the hundreds. The first reunion was held in August. 1896, and was a grand success. Owing to its peculiarities and the interest it has commanded from the public and press, the association has gained a national rep utation and has been made a grand holi day, for the people of the vicinity. The founder. Rev. W. L. Meese, Is a grand old man of 70 years. He was born in Canal Fulton. O., December 14, 1S2S. and has been a pastor for thirty-five years. He ha always made a specialty of mar riage ceremonies, and since the birth of the association has devoted his entire time in that direction and the furtherance of the interests of the organization. The meeting was opened by the address of welcome by Rev. T. M. Guild of this citv and response bv Congressman J. M. Robinson of Fort Wayne. The address of the dav was given by Rev. L. C. Freeh, entitled, "Love, Courtship and Marriage." Ex-Judge S. A. Powers of Angola follow ed with an able oration. Rev. Mr. Meese spoke at great length, urging the members to be good husbands and wives, and dis couraging home disturbances and the sep aration of families. It is a remarkable fact that not one of the hundreds of cou ples united by Rev. Mr. Meese have been divorce. A new feature was added this vear, when the pictures of all the chil dren of members were taken. LTNIONBWANTS NO STRIKE. President Ratchford Talks He Says There Are Too Many Miners. Indianapolis. Aug. 22. President Ratch ford of the United Mine Workers said today that he did not believe there would be a general miners' strike. "We hope there will not." said he. "We want peace. We want the scale of wages agreed upon between miners and operators, and we will fight for it if necessary. There is not more than the ordinary amount of trou ble at the present time. The great trou ble with the miners of the country is that there are too many of them. They can supply the demand for coal by working two and one-half days each week. But young men are branching out and we hope for better conditions by and by." WHICH L J. J-J esr U HI I 1 X l i I- o Tfr. I -rJJITIO ALLISON IS SELECTED. Senator From Iowa Accepts the Posi tion Tendered by Peck. Chicago, Aug. 22. Commissioner Gen eral Peck has appointed Senator Alli son of Iowa as a member of the Lafay ette monument commission which is now being formed to honor the mem ory of the French hero who proved his friendship to America during colonial days. Mr. Peck also appointed the following to serve on the commission: Alexander H. Revell of Illinois, Edward Everett Hale of Massachusetts, Frank Thomp son of Pennsylvania, R. J. Thompson of Illinois, secretary. President MeKinley will be the hon orary president of the board, and Sec retary Gage will be custodian of the fund to be raised for the erection of the memorial. Frank Brackett of Maryland, secreta ry of the commissioner general's staff, will arrive in Chicago to assume his du ties tomorrow. Mr. Peck eulogized the new appointee yesterday and com mended him as a man fully qualified for the position. In fact, Mr. Brackett was recommended for the place by the commissioner general, who regards him as valuable to the cause of a great American exhibit at the Paris exposi tion. He has been in the federal ser vice for many years and was indorsed by Secretary Gage and Comptroller Dawes. The director of education and the as sistant commissioner general will in all probability be appointed before the end of the present week. The latter will be a New York man, according to offi cial advices. Mr. Peck announced yesterday that his future staff appointments of prom inence, with the exception of director of education, would be largely distrib uted to the east and other localities outside of Chicago, as this city has al ready been recognized to a considerable extent. The commissioner general and his cabinet of department heads held a meeting yesterday to discuss plans for future organization preparatory to Mr. Peck's departure for Oconomowoc. Robert J. Thompson is to be trans ferred from the press bureau to the monument commission, and he will in all probability be succeeded by an east ern man. ALGER EXPLAINS BLUNDER Secretary of "War Says Soldiers Suf fered by Departmental Error. Chicago, Aug. 22. Dr. Wines, secre tary of the Illinois Army and Navy league, has received the following tele gram from Secretary Alger, relating to the twelve men of the First regiment recently stranded at Port Tampa, hav ing been discharged on account of phys ical disability, and who were unable to get transportation home for want of the necessary papers. Dr. Wines at the time telegraphed to the secretary of war, stating the circumstances, and re quested that he would order the men sent home at government expense in spite of the irregularity of their papers, which had gone to Cuba. To this tele gram he received no reply. On the 6th inst., he wrote to the secretary on an other matter and mentioned the fact that he had received no reply. The reply follows: Washington, D. C, Aug. 18. Yours of the 6th inst. relative to transportation for soldiers of the First regiment in fantry is received. There is no excuse for stupid blunder of officers. Your telegram was referred to the quarter master general and I supposed that, with hundreds of others, it -would be promptly taken care of, until I received your letter. I regret the neglect very much indeed. R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. TWO WIVES CLAIM A MAN. David Richardson Is Arrested on a 22 Charge of Bigamy. Clinton, Ind., Aug. 22. David Rich ardson was arrested In this city on a charge of bigamy. Two years ago he was married in Covington, to Miss Eva Borden, but left her before the honey moon began to wane. About two months ago Richardson married Mrs. J. B. Royse, the former wife of a Clinton merchant. They got along well until today, when wife No. 1 appeared on the scene and trouble be gan. Wife No. 2 stands by her husband, and is trying to mortgage her home to secure Richardson's release on bond. The prisoner was sent to jail to await trial or the success of wife No. 2's effort to mortgage her property. Richardson is an old soldier and in appearance anything but a, heart breaker. WAY? LEAGUE TRANSFERS. Columbus and St. Joe to Go to Den verjand Chicago. Cincinnati, Aug. 22. A special to the Commercial-Tribune from Indianapolis, Ind., says: The Western League deal involving the transfer of the present Columbus and St. Joseph teams to Denver and Chicago respectively, has finally been arranged. Charley Reilly, the Minne apolis third baseman in a conversation said his recent trip to Denver had been authorized by both Tom Loftus and President Ban Johnson. Arrange ments were completed for all the backing necessary to take them to Denver. President Johnson before Reilly went to Denver said: "You get get the people in line for the team in Denver and we will attend to the mile age part all right." The St. Louis team, or at least the franchise, will go to Chicago, it is pre sumed, to use in the Western League "farm." Reilly claims to know that the deal involves the transfer of the present St. Louis team to this city, the Cleveland team to St. Louis and the present Indianapolis team to Cleveland. Reilly claims that his information came from league headquarters. DETERMINED ON SUICIDE. Corinne Hall of St. Louis Makes a Sixth Attempt and Fails. St. Louis, Aug. 22. Corinne Hall is in the city hospital as the result of hei sixth attempt to kill herself. She has been closely watched at the Christian home, but this did not pre'ent her from securing poison of laudanum. She was soon discovered and sent in an am bulance to the hospital, where her life was saved. She is a believer in suicide, and says that as soon as she is released from the hospital she will make another attempt and that she Is bound to succeed sooner or later. She says that she is of no further use to any one, her husband be ing dead, and that she cannot under stand why efforts should be made to keep her alive. NEW HAMPSHIRE AROUSED State Council Sends a Man to Investi gate Camp Thomas. Concord, N. H., Aug. 22. Public sen timent throughout the state having be come thoroughly aroused over the re ports from Camp Thomas of sickness and lack of attention in the First New Hampshire volunteers. Governor Rams dell and his council took decided action this afternoon and appointed Council or George W. Cummings to go to Chick amauga and investigate the conditions there. He will visit the regiments and the hospital in which the sick New Hamp shire soldiers are being cared for and will advise the state authorities as to what is needed to increase the comfort of New Hampshire soldiers while in camp, and will also take all necessary measures to send home the sick and convalescent. TINWARE TRUST TROUBLE Head Concern in New York Assigns "With. $300,000 Inabilities. New York, Aug-. 22. Central Stamping- company, manufacturer of tinware and sheet metal articles, whose office is at 25 Cliff street and factories in Brooklyn and Newark, N. J., made an assignment today. The company was organized in December, 1884, with a capital stock of $500,000. It absorbed five of the largest concerns in the tin ware trade in the country and was known as the "tinware trust." The concerns absorbed were Lalance Grosjean and Frederick Habreman Co,, of this city, E. Ketcham Co., of Newark, N. J., and the St. Louis Stamp ing company of St. Louis, Mo. When the consolidation took place the factories and equipment of the five firms were leased to the company for ten years at a rental of $15,000 a year each. During the ten years the com pany did a very large and prosperous business and claimed to have made a large surplus. At the expiration of the ten years there was a disruption of the relations between those in the com-: pany, and Lalance Grosjean and the St. Louis Stamping company withdrew and were followed by Frederick Haber man Co. The liabilities of the trust are said to be about $300,000. The "Woman's Relief Carps will go to Cincinnati via Santa Fe's special through train which will leave here on September 5. Round trip ticket from here costs only $16.10. WILLFGHT. England Has Arrived at a Point In the Eastern Question Where She Will Resist by Force Further RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. The Czar Must Stop Short In His Poliey Of Encroachment in China, to Preserve the Peace. Chicago, Aug. 22. A special cable dis patch to the Inter-Ocean from London says: It has been a week of great but secret activity in the European political world. There has been no clear and decisive development in the complex crisis which includes the future of China and of the Philippines, as well as the rela tions of the great powers to each other in its manifold intricacies. Great Britain has been making naval and other preparations in the far East and holding long conferences at the for eign office which, in ordinary times, would receive a bellicose interpretation. But, as a German critic rather con temptuously observed, "Salisbury has rattled the sword so often without un sheathing it that nobody is in the least alarmed by the maneuvers." Nevertheless, the information comes from a source which must be accepted without question to the effect that the limit of British concession and retreat has at last been reached. Any further aggression by Russia in Asia will bring war all along the line. This announcement will be received with incredulity, even by Englishmen. The feeling of the great majority of Englishmen would be that it was too good to be true. This feeling is indica tive of how sadly Salisbury has lost the confidence of those who politically have always been his supporters. It may be said without qualification that no arrangement or understanding exists by which the United States will co-operate with Great Britain in any respect in the eventuality of a war over far Eastern questions. The most that Lord Salisbury expects, or has any rea son to expect, is that the United States maintain the same attitude of benevo lent neutrality which Great Britain has taken throughout the Spanish war. It would be a mistake, however, to say that war is imminent between Great Britain and Russia, for it is be yond question that neither country ex pects or desires war. The danger is, and it is a very serious danger, that war will be precipitated by Russia's belief that Great Britain is not in earnest and that still further aggression is possible without bringing rupture. If, however, Russia knows the truth about English public sentiment she will stop short, for even if Lord Salisbury was as hopelessly weak as his enemies represent him it would be impossible for him to resist the popular demand for retaliation which even a single step further by Russian diplomacy would provoke. BOrTERROR OF OMAHA. "Six Shooter Oscar" and His Revolver Sought by the Police. Omaha. Neb.. Aug. 22. The police are looking for a small boy wtih two big re volvers. The boy Is Oscar Wildes, but to his schoolmates he iig known as "Six Shooter Oscar, the Prairie Terror." In northwest Omaha the youngster, though but 13 years old, has become a genuine terror. The boy carries two loaded revolvers, and uses them very carelessly. None of the neighbors dares speak to the lad. as a word of reproach is a signal for him to bring a revolver to bear on the speaker. Today because he was scolded by Mrs. John Edwards young Wildes, Mr. Ed wards alleges, drew a bead on the woman and drove her into the house. He then took a position outside the door of tha Edwards home, with a gun in each hand, and defied anyone to come out. He threat ened death to the first that crossed the threshold. He maintained his position for two hours. The boy lives with his grandparents.but they are unable to handle him. Edwards swore out a warrant for the boy's arrest on the charge of disorderly conduct, but the police have failed to ar rest him. BURNEDIN ELECTRIC BATH Abraham Goldberg is Seriously In jured in a Physician's Chair. Chicago, Aug. 22. Abranam Goldberg, a nfettrpss maker, is at the Michael Reese hospital suffering from serious burns; which, ne says, ne susiamea wnne ras ing treatment in an electric bath in a doctor's office. He refused to give the doctor's name. For some time he has been suffering from rheumatism and was advised to take electric baths. According to his story he went to the physician, and while he was in the bath a part of the electrical apparatus was broken and a mucij stronger current than was intended was turned on. Goldberg says he was unable to go home unassisted, but that the doctor, instead of calling the fiolice, took the patient to his home, say ner he would be all risrht in a few days. Goldberg's condition grew worse, and his relatives thought it necessary to send him I to a hospital. The attending physicians j said they were unable to determine what the outcome of Goldberg's injuries would be. PROUD OF COLOXElT M'COY. If an Who Raised the Flag at Manila Seared in Bloomington. Bloomington. 111., Aug. 22. All Bloom ington is proud today of the bravery of Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. McCoy of the First Colorado volunteers, who in the fight at Manila on August 13 led a bat talion of his regiment when it stormed and captured the Spanish stronghold. It was he who also hauled down the Spanish flag and raised the stars and stripes. Colonel McCoy was reared in Blooming ton and lived here until he removed with his family to Pueblo, Col. He is the son of Rev. J. S. McCoy, a retired Methodist minister, well known throughout this state. Henry was a clerk in a whole sale stationery house here, and began his military career as a private in the Bloom ington militia. He joined the Colorado national guard on his arrival in that state and rapidly rose in rank until he was made a brigadier. He represented Colo rado in the military display at the World's fair, and won great distinction in the mine riots in his state two or three years ago. He was recently married, and his wife followed him to Manila and is now with him. He was clerk of the United States su preme court at Pueblo and also chief clerk of the Denver and Rio Grande rail way at that place. AGAINST HOKE SMITH. General Gordon Opposes Him in a School Board Fight. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 22. A redhot fight Is on between Hoke Smith, ex-secretary of the Interior, and General John B. Gordon, formerly United States senator from Geor gia. Mr. Smith is president of the local board of education, and helped to push through the body the adoption of a cer tain geography in the public schools. Gen eral Gordon is using all his influence for Capt. W. II. Dnnlap, Chatta nooga, Tenn., says: "Several years ago boils and carbuncles appeared upon me to an alarming extent, causing me great trouble and pain. Physicians' treatment did not seem to avail, and finally I decided to give S. S. 8. a trial. I improved at once, and after taking six bottles, the boils and carbuncles disappeared entirely." vt m&'0 IIIO (Swift's Specific) is the only blood rem edy guaranteed purely vegetable; it forces out every trace of impure blood, and cures cases that no other remedy can touch. Valuable books mailed free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. Have You Read These Books? They are devoted to the wonderful stghes and scenes, and special resort ot tourists and heaUhseekem, In tin GREAT WEST. Though published by a Railway Com pany. The Santa Fe Route, they are literary and artistic produc tions, designed to create among travel ers a better appreciation ot Uia attrac tions of our own country. Mailed free to any address on receipt of postage, as indicated "A Colorado Summer," 50 pp., SO illus trations, 3 cents. "The Moki rinake Dance." 66 pp., 64 illustrations, 3 ceuts. "Grand Canon of the Colorado Riyer," 82 pp.. 15 illustrations, 2 cents. "Health Resorts of New Mexico," 80 pp. 31 illustrations, X cents. "Health Kesorts of Arizona," 72 pp., 13 illustrations, 2 cents. "Las Vegas Hot Springs and Vicinity," 48 pp.. 39 illustrations, 2 cents. "To California and Back," 176 pp., 17S Illustrations, 5 cents. i W. J. BLACK. A. T. ft S. F. By., Topeka, Kansas. G. P. A. MMMMH LAKE BREEZES bring1 relief from the sweltering heat of the town or city. They raise your spirits and restore your energy. The greatest comfort and pleasure iu lake travel is ou one of tha LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION CO'S ELEGANT STEAMSHIPS. fallings between Chicago and Mackinac Island four times every week, at extremely low ratea. The new steel steamship "Manltoo" U a magnificent vessel, elegantly equipped with every comfort and convenience. Tri-weekly 'rwixt Chicago, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Bay View, Mackinac Island, eta. Write for Interesting read ing matter, sent free, or ask your nearest agent. Address Jos. Berolzheim, G. P. A. LASF DIICH. A1 LAKE -s Hutu ana it. water St., unicago. NATIONAL STABLES. GILCHRIST BROS., Prop. Good turnouts delivered to any par1 jT of the eiry. V BOARDING A SPECIALTY. Phone 48. 706 Jackson St. Michigan nilltary Academy Orchard Lake. Miclilgan, 26 .miles from Detroit, 21st year, A high standard of intellectu al and moral culture. i bor ough training for college or business. Libra ry of 10,000 volumes, and new gymnasium. xceptional advantages for physical cul ture. Discipline military. Illustrated cat alogue sent on application. Colonel J. Sumner Rogers. Supt. the reinstatement of the geography for merly used, claiming that the new book is inaccurate on many points involving the south, especially Georgia. The mat ter is rendered more strange from the fact that the ex-secretary's brother married a daughter of the general and formerly the two men were fast friends and political allies. CUPID COUNTS NOT YEARS. Young Son of General Hood Takes a Bride Still Younger. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 22. Oswald Harney, the 19-year-old son of the late confederate General Hood, and Miss Marie Stewart, the 17-year-old daugh ter of Trainmaster Lewis Stewart of the Chesapeake Ohio railroad, went to Jeffersonville, Ind., and got married. Young Harney has Just graduated from college and his bride was to have been sent away for another year at school in September. When General Hood died, about fif teen years ago, leaving several small orphans, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Har ney of this city adopted Oswald and he took their name. His bride is considered one of the most beautiful young ladies in Lexington. Her parents objected to the match solely on account of their ages. G. A. B, Cincinnati, O., Sept 5-m For the annual encampment of the G A R at Cincinnati, O., in Septem ber 'the 'Union Pacific will make the ereatly reduced rate from Topeka or $16 10 for the round trip. Be sure your ticket reads via the Union Pacific. For time tables and full information call on F. A. Lewis, city ticket agent, or J. C. Fulton, depot agent. Ladies- Shirt Waists laundred so that the colors will not fade, by Pearles Steam Laundry. Colorado Summer Bates. $24 00 for round trip with stop-over3 on Bale from June 1st. good until Oc tober 31, via Santa Fe route. Through Cars to Cincinnati. Pullman palace and tourist sleepers and free chair cars to Cincinnati with out change, via Santa Fe Route, on September 5, 1898. Round trip ticket costs only $16.10. Blood

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, 3IOXDAT EVEXIXG, AUGUST 22, 1S9S. The Z. R. B. Mortgagee Sale. A few pairs of full 10-4 Cotton Blankets, pair.. All wool full 11-4 Gray Blankets, pair.... (Z. R. B. $5.00.) 53.25 11-4 Heavy Cotton, HOlf fancy border, Bold for $1.50. I W w White and Grey Wool At $3.25 to $4.49 15cc 9-oz Columbia Denims, yd.... 18c 9-oz Gray Columbia Denims yard 45c Gray Wool Jeans, yd 20c Zebra Fancy Ticks, yr 2,000 yds of Fancy Trimming Braids that sold at 15c to 50c yd lie 14c 35c 15c 05c India Linens, we have left four qualities 5c, 7c, 9c and 11c yd. Book Department. W. M. Thackery's works, 10 vol were $9 $3.98 Hawthorn's edition, 2 vol. were 75c Washington Irving's works, 6 vol, were $7.50 $1.9$ Gibbons' Roman Empire, 5 vol $1.98 McCauley's History of England, 5 vol $1-25 Big lot Dore's works, very cheap. Life of Sherman, $5 book $2.48 Ik. k. minstrel Benefit of Karnival Knights Fund. Garfield Park, Thursday and Friday Evenings, August 25 and 100 ARTISTS With a. Big "A," Konvivial Kavorting Karnival Kute Kunning New Songs Without "Words. New Words Without Songs. New Jokes. New Specialties. Everything New. Concluding with a Grand Spectacular Patriotic Ballet 2 Mis-Representing Uncle Sam and His Kolonial Kolonies. X Tickets for sale at Kellam's Book and Stationery Co., Swift Holi- day's Drug Co., A. J. Arnold Son Drug Store. General Admission 10 cents X Reserved Seats 10 cents N. B. The Karnival Knights want it to be understood that "special police" will be present at each, entertainment to preserve order. Every person purchasing a reserved seat will get his seat. No person will be X allowed to obstruct the view of others by standing on his seat, or sitting on the back of his seat When the seating capacity of the Casino has X' been sold, general admission tickets only will be sold. Secure Your Tickets for Both Sights at Ones ant! Afoil the Rash. NEW GOLD DISCOVERY. Stampede From Dawson to American Soil. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 22 The latest stampede from Dawson City is the north fork of Forty mile Creek, on American soil. This news was brought here today by parties arriving from Dawson. They report that on August 2 word of a rich find on Forty Mile reached Dawson, and In twenty-four hours about 500 people had started for The scene of the reported discovery. They were mostly idle men. The .old miners did not take much stock in the report. AVENGES HIS SISTER. James A Baker Shot for Slandering a Young Woman. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 22. James A. Baker, superintendent of the Majestic Steel Range company, was shot and killed in front of his home at 5055 Ridge avenue, last night, by Campbell All gaier. The men quarreled over certain statements Baker is said to have made about Allgaier's sister Betty, who lives ti few doors west of the Baker, home. Baker was 37 years old and leaves a widow. Allgaier. who was placed un der arrest, is 25 years old, and a wvidower. Capt. Smith Home on Furlough. Larned, Kan.. Aug. 22. Captain A. H. Smith of company B. Twenty-first Kansas volunteers arrived home last night on a thirty days' sick leave, and received quite an ovation from a large crowd;of people who assembled at th depot to meet him. Captain Smith has Just partially recovered from a severe attack of typhoid fever and looks thin and weak. His leave of absence is for thirty days, but unless his condition preatly improves it is not probable he twill return to his command. For Anglo-American Alliance. London, Aug. 22. Dr. Samuel Smith of St. Paul. Minn., delivered an address in Westminster chapel last night on be half of the Anglo-American league. A large congregation was present. Sick Soldiers to Boston. Washington, Aug. 22. The Olivette hospital ship which Just arrived at Montauk Point w ith 200 sick on board, has been ordered to proceed to Boston. The sick soldiers will be taken to hos pitals in Boston which have volunteered to Surgeon General Sternberg to take care of them. To Arbitrate "With Chili. Ottawa. Ont..Aug. 22 Sir Henrv Strong, chief justice of Canada, will be invested tomorrow with the commission apnointing him sole arbitrator in the claims disputed between the United States and Chili. The papers have been some weeks in the cus tody of the United States consul general. $60,000 Missionary Collection. Old Orchard. Me.. Aug. 22. The mission ary collection taken at the Christian alli ance meetings presided over by Ir. Simo fon today amounted to $j0,. About Si -110 of that amount was pledsred toward Bending missionaries to the Philippines. List of Wounded Wanted. "Washington, Aug. 22. Adjutant Gen eral Corbin has cabled General Merritt to send a list of wounded at Manila. Cool and comfortable dining cars on Banta Fe Route are obtained by use ot electric fans. 33 cents Tomorrow we will sell Mms. Yale's Cosmetics AT HALF PRICE. $1.00 Blood Tonic 50c $1.00 Hair Tonic 50c $1.00 Hair Cleanser 50c $1.50 Bust Food 75c $1.00 Almond Blossom Complexion Cream f0c 50c Brunett Face Powder 25c $1.00 3-day Freckle Cure 50c $1.00 Fruitcura A Boon to Females 25c 50c Complexion Powder 25c $1.00 Complexion Powder 50c 25c Eyebrow Pencils 15c $1.50 Skin Food 75c S2.00 Complexion Bleach $1.00 $1.00 Eyebrow and Lash Grower... 50c Dishes in the South Aisle. Odds and ends at 05c and up. Butter chips lc each, 10c doz. Side dishes (large) 40c doz. Spery family Kitchen Knives, contains pearer, cake and bread knife, 20c All better goods one-half price. A Few Groceries Left at Easy Prices. 26 this "Anna Domino, 1000 Knights Kutting Komikal Kapers. LABOR DAY PICNIC. Frizes and Official Programme for the Day. The chairmen of the different com mittees on the Labor Day picnic met yesterday at Weber's hall and arranged the following official programme: 10 a. m. grand street parade, with the following prizes for best appearing or ganization: t First prize, $15. Second prize, 200 cigars. Third prize, 100 cigars. For the best appearing degree team: First prize, $15. Second prize, 50 cigars. Third prize, 12 packages breakfast food. The judges will be Otto Kuehne, W. H. Culp and Frank Gustch. The following is the program of sports which will be held in the field south of the park at 2 o'clock. All contestants will report at secretary's tent not later than 1:30 o'clock: Merchants' running race. First prize, coffee steamer. Second prize, silver match safe. Third prize, three pounds coffee. Running race, free for all. First prize, 50 cigars. Second prize, five pounds coffee. Standing broad jump, merchants. First prize, twelve pounds Star to bacco. Second prize, twelve cans soup. Standing broad jump, free for alL First prize, twelve cans baked beans. Second prize, twelve cans baking powder. Running jump, merchants. First prize. 12 packages wheatling. Second prize, 12 packages breakfast food. Running jump, free for all. First prize. 5 pounds coffee. Second prize, 12 cans baking powder. Sack race, free for all. Prize, one box soap value $3. Horse-shoe pitching, free for all. Prize. 12 packages wheatling. Potato race, free for all. First prize, one box tobacco. Second prize, 12 cans baking powder. Pole vaulting, free for all. First prize, 50 cigars. Second prize, 12 cans baked beans. High kick, for men over 35 years. Prize, high chair. Bicycle race, for merchants. First prize, case fancy wafers. Second prize, 12 cans soup. Bicycle race, free for all. First prize, 24 cans baknig powder. Second prize, 12 packages breakfast food. Three legged race. Prize, box tobacco. Moiasses licking, free for all. Prize, coin in bottom of plate. At 4 o'clock the cake walk will be held and Andy Jordan, Babe Weaver, Doc Brown and other celebrated walk ers will compete for the $25 cake. At 5 o'clock the balloon ascension and double parachute leap will be given by Prof. Kinnebrew and his dog "Dewey." The K. K. Minstrels headed by C. K. Holliday, Jr., Paul Torrington, Aaron Jetmore and 50 others will be given in the Casino. The Duke of Paris and his famous German band will play select Midway music before the performance. Several other attractions such as Japanese jugglers and a lady high diver are being arranged for. The Ladies of the G. A. R. have ar ranged for through train to Cincinnati via Santa Fe on September 5. The round trip Is $16.10. An excellent op portunity to give your family an outing. I BLACK BOYS ARE OFF. Brare Young Colored Men March Away to Sickly Cuba. The 23rd Kansas Leaves in Three Trains. GOV. LEEDY SPEAKS To the Battalions From State House Steps. Thousands of People Witness the Departure. At 10 o'clock this morning the last section of the Twenty-third Kansas col ored volunteers left Topeka for San tiago, Cuba, by way of Chicago and New York. The last night in camp was fully of merrymaking and rejoicing over the fact that the troops were to go to the front. Col. Beck issued an order that the first call would sound at 3 o'clock in the morning and that at that time the work of breaking camp would com mence. Although the breaking of camp was to commence so early in the morn ing the gayety was kept up till after midnight and an hour before the call sounded the troops were awake and the packing commenced. It took but a short time to strike the "dog" tents and to roll blankets and tent poles in them. Two soldiers are assigned to a dog tent and each one carries half the canvas and half the poles, tent pins and guy ropes. Extra clothing, and blankets are rolled in the halves of the tent and the roll is then slung around the soldier's body over one shoulder. Tin cups, knives, forks and cooking utensils are tied on. By 6 o'clock everything was in readiness for the departure and a light breakfast was had. Then the two battalions were formed and marched to the state house where Governor Leedy was to re view them. The troops marched into the state house grounds at the west entrance and were formed en masse in front of the south steps. The band played "Aul I Lang Syne" and "America" and as they finished Governor Leedy was intro duced by Col. Beck. Governor Leedy said: "Soldiers of the Twenty-third Kansas. It gives me great pleasure to speak to you before you leave for Cuba. I 'wish to offer you a few words of advice. You will not ar rive in Cuba in time to take part in the war with Spain but in times of peace there are plenty of chances to try your citizenship and soldiership and for you to show that you are worthy to be call ed American citizens and worthy to represent Kansas as soldiers. "In Cuba you will find yourselves among people of your own race. They have been under the oppression of Spain and are not intelligent as you are. Among you 95 out of every 100 can read and write but not so in Cuba. The years of freedom have lifted you beyond what you will find there. The natives of Cuba will foster a hate against Spain. Your intelligence will aid you to direct them and advise them against overt acts. Recite your own history to them. You can do much toward bringing the state of affairs in Cuba among your own people to that point which will make Cuba a state. Teach them the liberty upon which a state is founded. Teach them what you can and you will perform a great ser vice. There will be opportunities awaiting you in Cuba that may open a new field to your race. "No troops that have been camped in Kansas have behaved better than you. You can be relied upon going into a foreign country. You will have the same restraint as here and we will have no fear of your conduct. You have the thanks of every citizen of Kansas for the way you have behaved." Governor Leedy's speech was received with cheers as the companies swung into line ready to take up the march to the depot. Battery B fired i salute of eight guns and with a delegation from Lincoln post in the lead followed by the band the column moved off. Col. Beck rode at the head of the col umn attired in a light brown canvas uniform. Following him came Majors Brown and Ford followed by the band and the companies. The line of march was east on Ninth street to Kansas avenue, north on Kansas avenue to Fifth and east on Fifth to the depot. At the depot the trains were in wait ing and the first section in command of Major Brown left at 9:30. The second section under command of Major Ford left at 9 45 and the third section in command of Col. Beck and bearing the band left at 10 o'clock. "We expect a pleasant trip to Cuba," said Col. Beck. "We do not anticipate fighting but probably some severe police duty. We may rind an opening in Cu ba and may remain there. Every man is overjoyed at going and we expect to bring everyone back for we do not fear yellow fever. "I wish to thank General Passenger Agent Jerry Black of the Santa Fe for the verv courteous manner in which he has looked out for all our wants. We j can ask no more. we nave ail we want." The platform and space between the tracks was crowded with friends who were there to bid forewell to the sol diers. Girls were caught up and kissed. Women were rushing here and there with baskets of lunch, glasses of lem onade, sacks of smoking tobacco and small boys took the canteens from the soldiers in the cars and filled them at the hydrants. Jeff Davis was there with blood in his eye. "I'm lookin' fer a feller dat's 'ere wearin' my daughter's ring," he said. "If I kin find him I'll wipe up de ground wid him till I wear de price of dat ring out ob him." Jeff hunted till the last but he could not find the man. "Wait till weuns get to Cuba." said Bandmaster George Washington Jack son. "We'll make dem natives cut de mustard when we play 'A Hot Time," 'All Coons Look Alike to Me' and 'De Bully.' We'se gwine to hab cake walks right under the palm trees and have a big cocoanut cake for de prize. I expects to run for sheriff as soon as there is a chance. I'se had experience enough in de justice court to make a warm sheriff." "Oh Isaac," cried a tall colored girl who stood on the outer edge of the crowd and looked over their heads to where "Isaac" was in the car. "What is it. honey?" called Issac. "I want ter kiss yer," and Isaac made a rush through the crowd and it was given and taken for several min utes. "Good by, honey, you must wear your baby's ring all de time you's in Cuba." Capt. Allison, who has been drill master of the colored troops is a white man and will accompany them to Cuba. He was not uniformed but wore a suit of white crash. When the last section pulled out the members of the band were so busy say ing good by that only a few were on hand to play, but Director Jackson pounded away on the bass drum and they managed to make a noise amid the cheers and last bood bys. The train is to be in Chicago before midnight where the Erie will take it on to New York. TO BUILD COAL STATION. Navy Department Plans for Buildings m Samoan Islands. New York, Aug. 22. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: The navy department expects to award the contract for the establish ment of a first class coaling station in the Samoan Islands in the course of a week or ten days and the work will be energetically prosecuted to completion In order that the station may be uti lized by American warships early next year. Several companies have entered the competition and no doubt is ex pressed that good terms will be obtain ed, in. any event, well within a quarter of a million dollars 'available for the purpose. Congress appropriated $100,000 in 1892, to take advantage of the Samoan con cession and all surveys were made for the wharf and the defense of the site at that time, but more than half of the money was expended for coal and the lowest bid for the structural work and pier approximating $70,000, it was impossible to let the contract. Since that time congress has been too apathe tic to make further appropriation. The navy department has, however, dis covered an unused appropriation of $200,000 made in general terms for a coaling station in the Pacific with the intention that it should be spent at Pearl Harbor and this will now be taken as an emergency measure for Pa go-Pago. The specifications and the contract will provide for a pier head 256 feet long and 48 feet wide in 40 feet of water, with a wharf 208 feet long connecting it with the shore. The structure will be entirely of steel and of a most sub stantial character. Its piles will be solid rolled or forged steel, eight inches in diameter and provided with screw- points three feet In diameter to secure a firm hold in the sand and coral bed of the harbor, which is 200 feet deep a few hundred feet away from the pier head. Ashore there will be two coal sheds constructed wholly of steel upon heavy concrete floors 150 feet long and 100 feet wide. A narrow gauge railway with double track will run from all parts of the pier to the upper part of the coal sheds and the contract calls for 24 two-ton self-dumping cars and the cables and machinery to operate them. The contract also provides for the erection of a substantial dwelling and a large storehouse, the entire establishment to be completed within twelve months under a penalty of $100 a day. Naval officers declare that Pago-Pago harbor is the only land locked port of refuge in the Samoan group and that it is the best harbor among the islands of the Pacific ocean. The property own ed by the United States is at Swimming Point, the most sheltered part of the harbor, as well as its most accessible and easily defended point. The land immediately back of the coal sheds rises to a level of 160 feet and here it is proposed to mount several heavy guns. LEADING LAPY AT EMPIRE. Miss Jessie Millward Heady lor Her New Duties. New York, Aug. 22. Miss Jessie Mill ward arrived here yesterday from Eng land on the Germanic. She came to take the place of leading woman of the Empire Theater company which was left vacant by the withdrawal of Miss Viola Allen. Miss Millward said yes terday that she was looking forward to her season here with much pleasure. She did not know, she said, whether she should remain here longer than for one winter or not. Her contract was for that time only. If the Empire com pany went to London next summer she would go with it, and if it did not go she should return to England anyway. Whether she returned or not remained to be determined. Miss Millward will go to Chicago in a few days, where the company will begin its annual tour. The season in New York will open probably with "Phroso," the stage version of Anthony Hope's novel of the same name, in which she will play the title part. Miss Mill ward has played here several times be fore. She accompanied Henry Irving on his first visit here, and she came as a star with William Terriss in "Roger la Honte," in 1889. playing at Niblo's garden, under the management of Augustin Daly, and in othercities. Her last visit was four year3 ago, when she cgain came with Irving and played in "Becket" at the opening of Abbey's theater, now the Knickerbocker. BANKERS' CONVENTION. Denver's Plan for Entertaining the Financial Men. Denver, Aug. 22. The delegates to the national Bankers' association meet ing are already arriving here. Tomorrow morning a committee of ladies will receive the wives and daugh ters of the visiting delegates in the par lors of the Brown Palace hotel. This evening a reception at the Brown hotel will be given by the banks of Den ver to the visiting delegates. On Wednesday afternoon a trolley ride will be taken around the city. At 4 p. m. Wednesday a tea will be served for the ladies in the parlors of the Brown hotel. On Wednesday evening there will be a smoke at the Denver Athletic club for delegates. Thursday afternoon the Overland Park County club opens its club for the visiting delegates. There will be a lawn party, which is in charge of the house committee. The Cripple Creek excursion leaves on Thursday night for a two days' trip around Cripple Creek. Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Manitou. at which place they will be entertained by local com mittees. TROUBLE EXPECTED. Spanish Paper Exercised Over Cuban Question Loan Idea Criticised. Madrid, Aug. 22. El Correo, minister ial organ, says: "The Cuban question may yet oc casion serious incidents, as also may the interior question, which will raise the incident it is difficult to foresee." The press, notably El Heraldo, ad vises the government to seek to save the economic situation by means of Spanish funds instead of appealing for foreign capital, which will doubtless be offered. Such loans, however, the pa pers assert, will be on most burden some terms. We make e specialty of doing up col ored shirts and waists and guarantee ing colors. Peerless Steam Laundry. Band concert, Garfield park, tomorrow. SOCIETY NE1VS. Miss Nelle Hawkins Is coming up from Ottawa, Tuesday, to spend a week with Miss Winifred Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bonebrake and son of Osage City, spent Sunday with Mrs. Bonebrake's mother. Mrs. Jane B. Thompson; they left Sunday evening for Palmer Lake, Col., to join Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake, who is spending the sum mer there. Mr. P. I. Bonebrake left to day to join them there. Mr." William Macferran and Mr. Hor ace Macferran went out to the Coultis farm Saturday evening and remained over Sunday. Miss Margaret Russell of St. Joe is visiting her cousin. Miss Agnes Gran ger. F. E. Botsford left today for a three weeks' business trip through western Kansas. Prescott Co. are heating B. M. Payne Co's business house on the avenue with steam. Miss Hattie Hanslip and Miss Kling berg of Osage City, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Tina Wade has gone to Meriden and Kansas City for a week's visit. Miss Mae Davis and Miss Emma White have returned from a six weeks' outing at Bear Lake. Miss Margaret McGiffin has returned from a week's visit in the country near Horton. Mr. J. M. Miner spent Sunday at the Coultis farm. Mrs. E. B. Good went to Lawrence, Saturday, for a few days' visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. L. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Quinton and Mrs. T. J. Kellam have returned from a week in the Indian Territory. Mr. and Mrs.Albert Watkins have re turned from a week's outing at the Coultis farm. Mrs. W. L. French returned the last of the week from a three weeks' visit in the east. Mrs. Morris Schlegel will leave the first of the month for Lexington, Ky., and Cincinnati, O., where she will visit Miss Sue Jessop. She will be gone a month. Mr. William Schick has gone to At lantic City, N. J., to spend a couple of months. Mrs. H. H. Sutherland of Herington is visiting her mother, Mrs. Harding, on Madison street. Her sister. Miss Maud Harding, who has been visiting her a few days, accompanied her home. The camping party consisting of Judge and Mrs. A. L. Redden, Mr. and Mrs. George Eagle and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murphy, which has been in camp on the Big Dragoon in Osage county for the past two weeks returned to town the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fellows have re turned from a visit in Chicago. Miss Lida Bergen is going to the Coultis farm Tuesday for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Cully and son Earl have returned from a short visit in Atchison. E. D. Hager left today for a short business trip to Las Vegas. Mrs. A. Graves of Wichita is spend ing a few days with Topeka friends. Mrs. A. Fassler and daughter Hazel have returned from a several weeks' outing in Colorado. Mr. W. T. Terry of Chicago is visit ing in the city. Mrs. P. Walsh and daughter Anna are going to Colorado Springs Thurs day to spend a couple of weeks. J. L. Cotter and W. B. Roberts of Kansas City spent Saturday in Topeka with Mr. T. P. Cully. Miss Jessie Jenner of St. Marys spent today shopping in Topeka. Mr. Clyde McChan and mother are go ing to Omaha the last of the week. A gay party of young people drove out to the Coultis farm early Sunday morning and spent the day. Those in the party were Miss Lela Horde, Miss Emma Whitmer, Miss Louise Jones, Miss Sadie Downing, Miss Lulu Mc Mahan, Mr. Cephas Wingett, Mr. Bert Harris, Mr. Fred Glick, Mr. John Green. Mrs. T. Davis will leave the first of the month for a month's visit in Lex ington, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Mary and Jennis McAndrew re turned Saturday from a visit with friends and relatives in Chicago. Miss Kate Putnam returned today from a visit in Atchison. Mr. C. C. Graves of Sedalia, Mo., spent Sunday with Topeka friends. Miss Bessie VanAmburgh is going to Las Vegas the first of the month to spend a couple of weeks. G. W. Grubbs is going to Emporia next week to attend the Ohio reunion. NEW GUNS FOR GUARDS. Effort Being Made to Secure Late In ventions for Colorado. Denver, Aug. 22. It is very probable that within a few months the national guard of Colorado will be equipped with arms vastly superior to the old Spring field rifles, which members of the First Colorado volunteers used so valiantly at Malate a few days ago. The chief objection to the Springfield rifle is not that it is not a formidable and reliable weapon, but that smokeless powder, the advantage of which was demon strated at Santiago, can not be used in the Springflelds. It is the ambition of the adjutant general to equip the Colorado boys with a weapon much more modern. For that purpose he has been In com munication with the Winchester Re peating Arms company of New Haven, for the purpose of securing a sample of their latest product. One of these guns has been already shipped and is daily expected at the state house. This gun was presented in competition with the Krag-Jorgenson rifle in 1892, when the army board accepted the latter. Many experts, however, still believe that the Winchester is superior to the Krag Jorgenson today. If the tests of the new gun are satis factory Adjutant General Barnum will recommend its adoption by the militia of Colorado. The state has require ments for fully 400 such rifles. The new Winchester shoots the same cali ber bullet as the Krag-Jorgenson and permits the usage of smokeless powder. POLICE NOTES. S. Schrinopski, a dry goods and cloth ing merchant on lower Kansas avenue, was arrested yesterday charged with having sold goods on Sunday in viola iton of the city ordinances. Patrolman Benard notified him to appear at police court Monday morning, which he did. Judge Ferry will hear the case this aft ernoon. Jailer Albert Hopkins last evening at roll call when the night patrolmen were at police station, treated them to some candy in which was cayenne pepper. When Sergeant Owen called the roll most of the officers were unable to an swer and were weeping. The police Saturday evening arrested John Brown, on the charge of main taining a nuisance. His place was on East Fifth street near Madison street. Sergeant Owen made the arrest. Humane Officer King arrested John Turner on the charge of cruelty to an imals. Turner was driving a horse which was a veritable bone pile, and in addition it was covered with sores. On Turner's allowing the animal to be kill ed, he was released. WbiUnere Bros., Barbers, 735 Kas. av. AH P Three Months' dsB ecor The Topeka Daily State Journal's Circulation For the Second Three Months of 1898 Has Beea Showing a Daily Average Circulation QroWth. In the year iSSj the circalution was.... January I, iSqx, were printed D'aily average for year 189 1 Daily average for year 1892 Daily average for year 1893 Daily average for year 1894 Daily average for year 189S 927 Daily average for year 1896 10,769 Daily average for year 1897 11,322 For the second three months of 1897 11, 256 For the second three months of 1S98 X5,655 The State Journal has been under the present jfe management for over 12 years, and its daily circulation 3 in that time has increased from 800 to over 15,000, or an average growth of more than J, 000 a year. Jg The State Journal receives the full day leased- Sfe wire Associated Press report, is a member of the Sp American Newspaper Publishers' Association, has four Linotypes, fast Web Perfecting Press, etc. 5E The State Journal has a larger circulation than p any other daily paper published in the great State of Kansas. It requires 44 carriers (exclusive of news- ji boys) to circulate the paper in Topeka and suburbs. No "returns" are allowed anyone; when a paper goes 2; out from the State Journal office, it goes out to stay. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before 11 o'clock in the morning. 2 large loaves bread 5c. Gem Bakery. Miles Mulroy is in Ellis county on busi nesss. James Hanley has returned from a busi ness trip to Salina, Miss Bird Allen of Chicago is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Miner. N. S. Dunnington of Menoken was a North side visitor today. Mr. H. A. Wolf of 1211 Monroe street is ill with malarial fever. Miss Jessie Priddy is the guest of friends in Oskaloosa, Kan. Miss Nellie Kipp of St. Joseph is being entertained by Miss Elizabeth Faus. Mrs. Daub and sister. Miss Sadie Shoe maker, spent Saturday in Kansas City. John Shively of North Manchester. Ia.. is visiting his old friends, J. A. and Charles Lukens. Master Arthur Cheney of Burlington ar rived Saturday to visit the. family of M. M. Hale of Park street. Miss Lizzie Parsons of Guthrie. O. T.. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. R. White of Logan street. Miss Bessie Burgen. accompanied by her little niece. Isabel ShaeiTer. returned to her home in Coffeyville last week. Mrs. Frank Scudder has gone to Raton. N. M., to visit her husband, who is in the employ of the Santa b e at that place. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skinner and children Nellie and Ethel returned home last week from a visit of several weeks to relatives in Ohio. Mr. Norris is very low with dropsy at his home. 923 Jackson street. Mr. Norris Is the father of Ed Norris of the Santa Fe junction. Mrs. J. W. Brammer left todav for her home in Callao. Mo., after a week's visit to her tousin. Mrs. G. F. Kimball of 2U West Gordon street. Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Olendenr.ing left to day for Pratt. Dodge City and other points in southwestern Kansas, where they will spend a couple of weeks. Ed Arnold. Will Clime and Jim Miller, who have been spending several davs fish ing near Silver Lake, returned home last night. They report a big catch. Mrs. Charles D. Small and little daugh ter Kate returned Sunday from Fort Mad ison. Ia.. where Mrs. Small has been the guest of her parents for the past two months. Dr. A. S. Embree preached an excellent sermon yesterday morning at the Kansas Avenue M. E. church on "Charity." A ouartette composed of Mrs. Kleinhans. Miss Mitchell. Mr. Paul Torrington and Mr. Walter Noble furnished the music, which was very fine. Prof, and Mrs. Ed Goolman of San Francisco were the guests of relatives yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Goolman are both members of an opera company and left today for Kansas City to join their company, which will be in that city for a week and will then go to 'New York. 20 Per Cent Discount. On all wool novelty dress goods for this week. A beautiful line of patterns. Don't miss this sale. COSTLEY POST. North Topeka. Colored Resort Raided. Last night at midnight Sergeant Owen and Patrolman Hendricks raided the resort in the second story of the building at 117 West Seventh street, over the American steam laundry. The officers placed Vernon Gray, colored, under arrest, charged with "keeping a disorderly house" and arrested a num ber of inmates, all colored. The men and women claimed that they came to Topeka yesterday to see the colored soldiers and that they were merely lodging at the house. Judge Ferry dis charged these people, but held Vernon Gray to answer to the charge of keep ing the resort, and one woman as an in mate. Judge Ferry will hear the case later. Vernon Gray has gotten up num erous cake walks, and plays in a color ed mandolin club. 'revious 1 roken for the Three Months of EZ3 800 3,125 4,3So 5,069 6,213 8,418 COMBINE AGREED ON. Iron and Steel Companies Promulgate; a Gigantic Corporation. New York, Aug. 22. The committee rep resenting the Illinois Steel company and the Minnesota Iron company were in se cret conference most of the day yesterday, going over the plans presented for a con solidation of the two companies. A di rector of one of the companies and also a member of the committee appointed to represent it at the conference, said that the problem of merging the two distinct interests into a new corporation would be likely to take up much time in its consid eration. How soon a delinite settlement could be arranged would depend entirely upon the results, arrived at by the con ference. Those in touch with the affairs of the two companies say that the general prop osition to consolidate was agreed upon at a late afternoon session. There appears to be no insurmountable barrier to prevent the project from being carried out., and it is confidently expected that the minor de tails can be satisfactorily arranger. Min nesota Iron stock is now selling l.'l points above the other, and it is reasonably sup posed that a consolidn lion will lie effected on a basis of So for the Minnesota and 75 for the Illinois Steel company. On the exchange yesterday the stocks of both companies were strong, with small frac tional gains. The Illinois Steeel company has an au thorized capital of $50.0n0.t0. of which $ls, 650. (too is outstanding. With one exception, it has paid no dividends since 1S!'3. The outstanding stock of the Minnesota Iron company is $lti,5tK).0w. and it paid IV per cent dividends in April and July of the present year. The company owns 40.0-JO acres of land and has seven iron mines. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Henrv R. Brown and wife to Thomas W. Davis, $1,000. w. hf. se. qr. 13-13-14. F. Fensky and wife to Ino. Jacobs, $73, lot 20 Chandler street, Fensky's 1st add. Josephine J. Ezekiel to Abraham C. Elder. $9r.O. s. 20 feet lot 341 and n. 20 feet 34:3, Madison street. T. D. Dignon and wife to Mary R. Hunt, $1. lot 230 Hancock street, Holii day's add. PersonaL Geo. W. Parker's former wife, who lived in Topeka two years ago, will hear something to her advantage by sendinjr her address to Leon Jodry, Dodge City, Kansas. Relief Corps lawn social at Captain W. H. Hornaday's Tuesday evening. August 23. Ice cream, cake and danc ing. Procure the Best If you the best Baking Powder on earth desire. For "Gipsy Queen" you had better in quire, Favorite with the ladies it always has been, "Gypsy Queen." $16.10 to Cincinnati and Return. Tickets on sale September 2, 3. 4 and 5, and for train No. 2 of the 6tn, limited to October 2, 1898. Agent Santa Fe Route will reserve berths in sleeper and check baggage through. Summer Rates for Colorado. Commencing June 1st the Santa Fe route will sell round trip Colorado tick ets with stop-overs, and good until Oc tober 31, at rate of $24.00. Olof Ekberg's Removal. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, remov ed to Office block, 118 East Fifth street. Nice line of summer weights still on hand, fall samples arriving. Am now ready to take orders for your fall suits.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1898. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK V. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXV No. 200 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper haa a, carrier fvstpm. Py mail, one year .$3.W By mail, three months .i Weekly edition, one year 50 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 and K)2 Kansas avenue, corner or tiigntn. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg.. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFTCFT. Stock Exchange Building, A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Pus'neps Office Bel 'Phone 107 Reporters Room Bell 'Phone 577 Hetty Green is said to be an anti annexationist as far as her daughter is concerned. France might get some of her money back by making her Spanish bonds a part of the exhibition in 1900. It is notable that anti-expansionists base their arguments on what might happen rather than on precedent. Col. Roosevelt must become a ry emooth riderif hesucceeds in riding into the governor's office in New York. Apparently just to be in the fashion, the governor general of the Canary Is land has resigned. The United States is now in control of nearly all the cane sugar producing territory in the world. Hawaii formally entered the Union at about the same time as Porto Rico. The American flag was hoisted at Honolulu on the 12th. The ease with which Dewey slipped Into Manila gives rise to a suspicion that he wanted that big lot of soap to apply it to the track. On the return of General Miles, If the citizens of the United States wish to excel the Porto Ricans in the warmth of their welcome, it would be well to begin laying up stores now. If Sagasta continues to set up ab eured and preposterous to be embodied In a treaty of peace, it may become necessary for the American commis sioners to remember the Maine. Washington Post: Gradually the hor rors of the war are being made public. It has Just been developed that Col. Jack Astor was compelled to wear a celluloid collar during the Santiago campaign. In maintaining that she has not sur rendered her sovereignty in the Phil ippines, Spain resembles the man who while locked in Jail was told by his law yer that he could not be imprisoned under such circumstances. "While the cash balance in the United States treasury Is steadily increasing, the surplus reserve in the New York banks is decreasing, but between the two a large amount of money is con tinually held out of the channel of trade. At times, Sagasta seems to forget who it was that was whipped during the recent hostilities. He is already en gaged in arranging the terms of peace .which he asserts shall include among many other things, payment for public property in Cuba. While the attention of the rest of the world was absorbed by the war, the projectors of the White Pass Yukon railroad have gone right along and completed 12 miles of track. The first shipment of cars to run on this track has "Just been made from Seattle. The next business in order is to begin preparations for the big celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Lou isiana purchase which it is proposed to hold at St. Louis in 1903. There will be none too much time if congress should set the matter going at the next session. The area added to the United States by that deal includes the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Eouth Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and large parts of Minnesota and Colorado, together with the whole of Indian Ter ritory and Oklahoma. St. Louis is the largest city in this territory and is, in every way fitted for the occasion. CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS. Flying machines will not enable some men to get above reproach The man who courts more than one girl at a time is courting trouble. The warlike general and the summer girl believe In numerous engagements. Cutting off a dog's tail may not af fect his carriage, but it stops his wag gin'. When a man believes he is the least bit unhappy it always makes him more so. Girls like to be called young ladies, and ladles of uncertain age like to be called girls. It is told of a certain Kentucky con gressman that he refused to bathe ex cept in distilled water. GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) It is said that an Atchison woman is taking Christian Science for her tem per. .in. If a man wants to avoid rice throw ing at his wedding, he should marry a widow. No one throws rice, and nails white ribbon and bouquets on the wed ding baggage, when the bride was a widow. A few years ago, women refused to "talk" before a girl as old as eighteen; now girls of sixteen are regarded old enough to hear the gossip and girls of twelve are not ordered out of the room when they stray in. Those who hare stayed at home all uxxuxir held, a meeting last night, and drew up a lot of resolutions. One was to the effect that no tourist need bring home a hand painted shell from the seashore or a flower gathered on top of Pike's Peak to console those left be hind. It was decided that it was less painful to be left behind than to be compelled to decorate the parlor with such mementoes. We all talk tod much to talk well. After they have-onions-at -a boarding house, everything cooked for a. week afterward tastes of onions. Little watermelons are not good: The only known advantage In having a large family is that it takes a large watermelon to go around. By the time a man has learned to speak with discretion and weigh his words carefully, a younger generation springs up, thrusts him in a corner, and will not let him speak at all. This is the season of the year when the patient and devoted mother Will stand over an ironing board three hours in order that her daughter may look pretty in a white duck suit for three minutes. A man is occasionally found who haa so much influence with his family that he escapes being nagged into going to church, but there never was a man who could shut off the Sunday dinner talk about the good sermon his women folks heard that morning. The papers and magazines are flooded with articles on "The Problem of the Wife," "The Mother's Problem," "Prob lems of Women," etc. The men don't seem to be credited with having any problems. All that a man has to do, seemingly, after eating the breakfast it is one of his wife's "problems" to cook, is to go down town and sit behind a counter all day and take in money. CAMPAIGN BOOK. Populists Give Reasons for Holding a Constitutional Convention. The Populist campaign handbook, a publication of 35 pages, was issued last night by the Populist state central committee. The following are the titles of the chapters composing the publica tion: "The Platform," "The People's Ad ministration," "Attorney General Boyle's Speech of Acceptance," "The Initiative and Referendum," "A Stock Yards Catechism," "An Insurance Catechism," "Why a Constitutional Convention?" "A Populist View," by Judge R. A. Sankey, Wichita; "A Re publican View," an extract from Gover nor Morrill's message; "The Metropoli tan Police Law," "A Schoolbook Cate chism," "The Labor Bureau," "Twenty Laws Passed by the Legislature," "The State Agricultural College," "Peniten tiary Coal," "Who the Candidates Are," "Maximum Freight Legislature." Under the title, "Who the Candidates Are," the pictures of the candidates on the state ticket are printed with re views of their lives and performances in politics. The advantages of state ownership of stock yards and state in-J suraiice are sri iui tu hi ciiieciusm style, and a demand made for the in itiative and referendum and maximum freight legislation. The demand for a constitutional convention is made on the following reasons: First The constitution limits the submission of amendments to not ex ceeding three at the same time, thus making it impracticable to perfect it by this method. Second The amendments submitted at a general election are lost sight of in the political campaign, neither party making an effort to call the attention of the people to them and explaining their importance; hence they are over looked by the voters, in a great meas ure. Third The constitution, being non partisan and intended for the equal benefit of all the people, neither it, or amendments to it, should be submitted at any general election, but at a special election held solely for the purpose of adopting or rejecting it. Fourth The easiest, cheapest and safest method is to have a constitution al convention, and let it frame a com plete constitution, meeting the require ments of the present day, and submit ting it to the people, to be voted upon after full discussion, each article sep arately. Then, if there is anything the people do not want, they can vote it out, and no one will have to vote for something he does not want in order to get what he desires. VETERANS OPPOSE REED. "Will Send Men to His District to De feat Him. New York, Aug.22. Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the house of representatives, has drawn down upon himself the wrath of a large number of veterans of the .civil war by his opposition to a bill favoring old soldiers presented at the last session of congress. Determin ed effort will be made by working in his district to defeat his re-election to congress. In a heated meeting of the Brooklyn and New York War Veterans' and Sons' association held last evening the movement was started. The bill which Speaker Reed opposed provided for extension of the civil ser vice laws in such manner that war vet erans should have the preference in federal appointments all over the coun try. Joseph W. Kay, at the head of the executive committee of the association, went to Maine recently and laid before the speaker their strong protest against his opposition to the bill. Mr. Kay's report stirred the meeting to indignation. Speaker Reed was de nounced bitterly as a "traitor to tne veteran," and it was resolved that the association would use every effort to defeat Mr. Reed this fall. A Woman's Words Afflicted with Many Diseases Weak Stomach, Heart Trouble Life was Misery until Hood's Sarsaparilla Cured. About two years ago I was In a serious condition. I could not eat or sleep. My stomach was very weak and I had heart disease so bad that I could not lie down. I was also afflicted with female complaints and my life was misery to me. I could not do my housework and was reduced to a mere skeleton. One day I decided to try Hood's Sarsaparilla and I began to feel better from the first few doses. I could soon sleep well at night. This medicine has done me so much good that I value it very highly and recommend it to my friends as s medicine that does all it claims to do." Mrs. Jexnib M. Dbpny, Arnold, Nebraska. If you have decided to take Hood's Sar saparilla do not buy any other instead. KloodPs Sarsa parilla Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 1; six for $5. Get only Hood's. Hood's Pills lS8- SETTLED BI DEWEY. He Took the Philippines Out of the Peace Negotiations. New York, Aug. 22. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says: Senator Frank Cannon of Utah made a short call at the White House and frankly announced his sympathy with that policy in the far east which would not haul down for Spain's benefit the flag hoisted by Admiral Dewey's orders over this country's latest conquests in the Philip pines. He said that in his Judgment it would have been well to compel Spain, as a condition of peace, to relinquish her sovereignty not only over Cuba and Porto Rico, but also over her chief colony in the far east. "We acquire at once," he added, "the Island of Porto Rico and at the very threshold of the establishment of a government in Cuba that island will come into our possession. By the time thine-s are settled there the island will have to become so far Americanized that the first act of free government there will be to attach itself to the United States. We will take the Philippines, and it is right that we should do so. It is the manifest destiny of this government to develop a great power on the Pacific. "Regardless of what has been said about the Hawaiian islands being out of the track of commerce, it will, in my Judg ment, be the depot and be the start of a great commerce on tne jr-acinc. vvnn bases there and in the Philippines this government will becom a great power, probablv the controlllns power, in the commerce of the Pacific, and a participant in the trade of the Orient. The possession of the Fhilipines is almost certain to draw us into participation in the settlement of the Oriental question. This. I think, will be unfortunate. I do not believe that we should particpate In that. Therefore, while I think we should take them. I doubt the advisability of making them a colony and retaining them permanently. I should like to see an independent government es tablished there as early as possible. "We should take the islands of Spain and aid In working out their destiny, saying to the world that we do this in our own way and in accordance with our own ideas of righteousness. "Dewey has gloriously achieved for us what should be the result of this war as affects the Spanish sovereignty over the Philippines. He has taken them out of negotiation and relieved them from Span ish sovereignty and has thus relteved the peace agreement from its only defect. The Philippines have been taken from and must not be restored to Spain." LIKE OLD BOOM. TALK. Secretary Coburn Gives Kansas An other Panegyric In an article written for the Mail and Breeze, Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture sings the following song of Kansas' praise: "There is not space here for dwelling as migiit be upon the thousand advantages Kansas affords to those who would estab lish homes in a land where so nearly every prospect pleases. Her limitless acres of richest soil.producing thegrasses. grains and fruits in profusion; her climate, in which the weak grow strong and the strong stronger; her exhaustless under ground supplies of pure, cold water for the lifting of which night or day her winds are ready to be harnessed: her wealth in mines of coal, lead, zinc and salt; in gas fields, in quarries of gypsum and building stone: her cattle upon 10.000 pastures; her $11,000,000 invested in 9.410 schools, with 11.400 teachers and a half million pupils: her 41 colleges and 8.500stu dents: her churches -in every valley and on every hillside. "But all these and more pertain to the state whose praises we sing; greater in area alone than New York and Indiana united: greater than the whole of New England combined, with Delaware and Maryland, or Maine and Ohio together. A commonwealth described as first in corn, first in wheat and first in the hearts of its citizens. Four hundred miles long. 210 miles wide, 4.000 deep, and reaching to the stars. Where every morning during the corn plowing season farmers go into a corn field as large as the whole state of New Jersey: every noon, during the har vest, the harvesters come to dinner from a wheat field of 200, OuO acres, more than all the state of Delaware; and every night i Mary calls the cattle home from a pasture larger than Pennsylvania. once caiiea a desert, the state is now a garden. The mustang is succeeded by the Percheron. The buffalo has abandoned the prairies to the Shorthorn and the Hereford. Corn tassels where the Sioux and Shawnee danced. Wheat crows over the old prairie dog village. The sun that crept over wig wam and cottonwood shines on orchard and meadow. Located in the favored parallel a district that controls the des tinies of the golbe- a parallel that has been the thread upon which Jewels of wealth, plenty, luxury and refinement have been hung from time immemorabie. The thirty seventh parallel is the girdle which the genii of civilization have spun around the sphere. Along it lie great cities. Kan sas is right in the very path of this pros perity. With as fertile soil as lies out doors, and with a salubrious climate. It is the fit abode for successful men. Such is Kansas. Such is the land we love and whose greetings we bring. "Even in thy desert, what is like to thee? Thv very weeds are beautiful, thy waste More rich than other land's fertility." SEE A BRITISH DEFEAT Frenchmen Think They Have Scored Heavily in the Peace Protocol. Paris, Aug. 22. The general well-informed Madrid correspondent of the Paris Matin telegraphed that Sir H Drummond-Wolff. the British ambassa dor at Madrid, did his best to perform me uuiy wnicn ai. uambon was des tined to perform, but that Premier Sa gasta energetically declined and direct ed the Spanish ambassador at Paris to urge M. Delcasse to charge Ambassa dor Cambon with the task. But even then, according to the Matin, English diplomacy did not lose heart. The Brit ish ambassador at Washington ap proached President McKinley, who at first wished the peace commission to meet in Washington. Spain then in sisted on a neutral capital and Sir Julian Pauncefote proposed London, and insisted so hard that he nearly suc ceeded in getting his wish, but the president Anally decided on Paris, wishing thus to give the French repub lic striking proof of his recognition of the tact with which the negotiations had been conducted by M. Cambon. Perhaps this dispatch in the Matin suggested an article in an evening newspaper, which again, as I have al ready cabled in two or three similar instances, pronounces Cambon's suc cess England's discomfiture. But all Frenchmen do not take this view of the matter. Thus the leading article in today's Echo de Paris regrets that M. Cambon's name is at the end of the protocol which debases a nation friendly to France. The writer of the article then becomes anxious for the future, and declares this is but the pro logue of a drama to be acted a few years hence between Europe and the United States, now developed into a warlike country. There is not unanimity, however, in the hue and cry against Great Britain. One of the editorials in today's Rappel advises M. Delcasse to cultivate the friendship of England. But the tone of the French press unquestionably is still that the Spanish-American protocol is not only a triumph of French diplomacy but a success gained at the expense of England. Secretary Day and Mr. Hay doubtless are aware of this, and will be on their guard when the peace commission meets here. LABOR CHIEFS ARRESTED. Conkey Difficulty at Hammond, Ind., is Assuming Grave Proportions. Chicago, Aug. 22. The difficulty be tween the W. B. Conkey company at Hammond, Ind., and Pressmen's union No. 3 and Typographical union No. 16 of Chicago is becoming serious. Three of the union men were arrested and locked up in the Hammond Jail. Those arrested were Peter Deinart, president i of Pressmen's union No. 3: George Thompson, organizer of Typographical union No. 16, and John W. Freidrich. Deinart and Thompson were charged with conspiracy and arrested on war rants issued from the circuit court at Crown Point, Ind. Their bond was fixed at 9500 each, and as local bonds men are required they had to spend the night in Jail. They took their arrest philosophically, and ridiculed the idea of a conviction on such a charge. They also say they will be able to furnish bonds today. Freidrich is charged with assaulting: John W. King, a foreman in the Conkey press rooms. A warrant for conspiracy was ob tained for George W. Day, president of Typographical union No. 16, but he is in Chicago. Other warrants are also said to have been issued. Senator W. H. Gostlin assaulted John Garrett, one of the strikers, yesterday afternoon. He knocked Garrett down and kicked him, it is said. A warrant was sworn out charging Gostlin with assault. LAST PAYMENT IS MADE. John Cudahy Finally Closes Up His Lard Deal of 189a Chicago, Aug. 22. John Cudahy gave to Charles L. Hutchinson a check for $400,000, the last payment upon the indebtedness resulting from his lard deal during the panic of 1893. "The original indebtedness was $2, 000,000," said Mr. Cudahy. "It was an nounced at the time and has been stated everywhere over the country since, that I was ruined. When that lard deal came to an end I had a half interest in the Milwaukee packing house, a majority interest in the Louis ville and all of one house at Nashville. In addition to this I had $700,000 worth of real estate here in Chicago. This property remained untouched. I kept my business intact, gave notes for the amount lost and went ahead. In the five years since I have earned the $2, 000,000 and paid the last note this morning. There were no unusual oc currences to aid me. I simply attended to business. "It was five years ago, August 2,that my lard deal with Fairbank fell through. Conditions were such that the long side of the market looked in viting and subsequent developments proved that I had it sized up correctly. We had 300,000 tierces of lard sold and had it on the cars for New York. When we came to negotiate our exchanges there was trouble. "It was the panic year, 1893. Banks were failing all over the country. Bank ers here would not touch our drafts. We had to withhold our shipments. We tried to arrange with the railways so that we could forward our lard, but they objected. We had to put it back into the warehouses. The price at which we sold was $9.50 per tierce. It broke to $5.50. We were short on funds and had to suspend. Immediately af ter our suspension there was a recovery to $6.50. "My creditors assented to a proposi tion to place all claims in the- hands of Mr. Hutchinson, as trustee and I went ahead with my business. I was able to pay 20 per cent of the debts almost at the start from the earnings of my var ious packing house interests. I kept digging away, kept still and worked hard. "I was able from time to time to dis count my obligations and save interest charges. Today I paid the last dollar of my indebtedness and am just where I was before I entered that lard deal with Fairbanks." LEE'SVIEWS ON CUBA. Believes the Island Will Be Rapidly Americanized. Washington, Aug. 22. Before leaving here for Jacksonville Gen. Fitzhugh Lee said regarding Cuba: "The first work which will have to be done in Cuba will be to make ar rangements by which all the municipal machinery can be put into operation In all the towns, and governmental ma chinery throughout the island. There will have to be military control, I sup pose, until such time as the people in terested can organize and put into op eration a government which should be stable and strong enough to impartial ly protect the interests of Spaniards, Americans, Cubans and the people of all other nationalities now on the is land, or who may hereafter go there. "The Spanish property holders, mer chants and all other classes of Span iards naturally would unite with all the rest of the conservative inhabitants for the preservation of the interests of all the citizens, and I -think they will help the natives and the Americans to main tain a strong, safe government. This would be natural, for no class of peo ple would be more interested than they are in maintaining property and all other rights. The most difficult prob lem to solve is the first organization of a preliminary form of government, as later the island will be very rapidly Americanized, and all such questions will take care of themselves. "As to the probability of the Cubans attaining a state government, I pre sume that as soon as possible a procla mation will be issued setting apart a date for the holding of a general elec tion for a chief executive of the island and for a legislative body to which all matters affecting the future of the Is land will be referred. This executive body will probably adopt a constitution and make the proper laws to put into operation the political form of govern ment. "As to the army of occupation which will be necessary to maintain our posi tion with respect to Cuba. 45,000 men will be ample to garrison the whole is land. Of this number possibly 25,000 would be stationed in and about Ha vana. Matanzas would be the next im portant point for a garrison. Other points should be regulated by the pos sibilities of disorder that might take place there, and the number of troops at the various points will naturally be governed by circumstances. "Properly directed, Cuba will have a great commercial future. Its unbound ed and great resources will be very rapidly developed by American push, vigor and capital." A NARROW ESCAPE. Engineer Eshernaur and Fireman Overton Have a Close Call. Engineer Eshernaur and Fireman Overton on the 2345, had a close call on the Howard branch freight Saturday "'The equalizer broke and the Pilot dropped, striking a guard rail at the end of the bridge over Eagle creek the approach to which, from tne suuu.. on a down grade, over a heavy fill. Had the train not been under control, ana thereby permitted a quick stop the two men would have been buried under the engine in the creek below. The accident happened half a miie south of Olpe. The 2345, is said, belongs in the shop, because she has plugged flues. She was reported for the shop six months ago, but the rush of business has prevented the repairs. The G. A. R. will meet in Cincinnati September 5-10, 1898. They will leave here in special train via Santa Fe, Sep tember 5. The round trip fare is $16.10. Santa Fe agent will give you parueu- lars. KANSASIJEWS. Rev. S. V. Leech, of Atchison, Kissed 18-Year Old Girl. And Caused a Row Which Com pelled His Resignation. PRAIRIE FIRES RAGE. Wheat Reported Destroyed West of Larned. Olathe Elopers Are Married in Missouri. Atchison, Kan., Aug.' 22. Dr. S. V. Leech, pastor of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted. It is alleged that Rev. Leech recently kissed an 18-year-old young lady, a member of his church. The young lady and her relatives took offense. Opposi tion to Rev. Mr. Leech arose, and as a result he tendered his resignation. He does not deny the charge, but says his indiscretion was without any un holy motive. Mr. Leech is an elderly man and has been a pastor nearly forty years. He came to Atchison last fall. His family is now in the east on a visit. CONVENTIONS OP ONE DAY. Various Political Parties Prepare for the Campaign. Dodge City, Aug. 22. The Democrat ic and Populist and free silver Republi can convention to nominate a county ticket met here Saturday. The Demo crats nominated ex-Postmaster David Swinehart for representative, T. E. French for clerk of the court, and F. J. Oyler for county attorney. The Popu lists nominated W. N. Harper for pro bate judge and Robert Herron for coun ty superintendent. The free silver Re publicans were given surveyor for un expired term. John Hare was nomi nated for that office. The conference committee reported to give the Democrats the county commis sioner and the Populists wanted to help name the commission on the motion to adopt the report of the conference committee. W. F. Petillion, editor of the Dodge City Democrat, opposed the adoption of the report which, after a debate of over two hours by him, the report or the committee was rejected by the conven tion by a vote of three to one. The straight-out Democrats outnum bered the fusionists by that number. Petillion had his forces well in line and could have defeated fusion, but was prevailed on by the Democratic candi dates to withdraw his opposition after the Populists should name the Demo cratic county commissioner without any dictation from them. Oscar Carmich ael, a straight Democrat, was then nominated. The fusion ticket has about 150 majority in Ford county, and the ticket nominated is a strong one. Salina, Aug. 22. The Populists nom inated the following ticket: S. G. Hopkins, representative; Lyman Tay lor, county superintendent; C. Thomp son, clerk district court; John Hedge, county attorney; T. J. Brewster, pro bate judge; J. RIckley, commissioner Third district. Olathe. Aug. 22. The Democrats and Populists of Johnson county held sep arate conventions and each convention nominated the part of the ticket agreed upon at a previous meeting of a joint committee. The Democrats nominated C. L. Randal for county attorney, Wm. E. Zaner for superintendent and J. R. Secrest for county commissioner. The Populists nominated W. D. Hen drix for probate judge, A. W. Collins for clerk of the court and renominated J. H. Hibner for the legislature. Fort Scott, Aug. 22. The Populist and Democratic county convention, for the purpose of nominating county tickets, were held in separate places at the same time, but the ticket chosen was the same, as follows: County, attor ney, J. I. Sheppard; probate Judge, J. D. Hill; district clerk, Hubert Gardiner; superintendent, A. E. Cochrane. G. W. Dewey, a country delegate to the Populist convention, is a second cousin to the Manila hero, and he was fairly lionized by the delegates. Fort Scott, Aug. 22. Republicans of the Twenty-first representative district after a close contest between S. M. Land, W. W. Martin and B. F. Camp bell, nominated the latter for represen tative from this district. Salina, Aug. 22. At the Republican county convention the following nom inations were made: Representative, S. J. Osborn, Salina; probate judge, W. F. Musser, Salina; district clerk, John Rayberg, Smokyview; county superin tendent, J. C. Short, Salina; county commissioner, Tom Anderson, Salina. Pittsburg, Aug. 22. The Democrats of this county met in convention at Gi rard, and placed the following ticket in the field: H. H. Radley, probate Judge; J. L. Hutchinson, county super intendent; Frank O. Reilly, clerk of the district court; B. S. Gaitskill, county attorney; C. S. Birch, county commis sioner; F. B. Wheeler, representative from the Twenty-fourth district, and E. Loomis, representative from the Twenty-third district. The ticket is straight Democratic with the exception of two places, and it is expected that it wil be indorsed by the Populists at their convention on September 3. Lakin, Aug. 22. The Kearney county Republicans nominated this ticket: Representative, Dr. G. F. Johnson: county attorney, G. L. Kelso; clerk of the district court, J. T. Horde; county superintendent, I. E. Burner; probate Judge, S. S. Tate. Lawrence, Aug. 22. The Populists and Democrats of Douglas county nom inated a fusion county ticket as follows: County attorney, L. C. Poehler; probate judge, B. J. Horton; clerk of the dis trict court. John E. Wagner; county superintendent, Miss Julia Miller; county commissioner, Third district. Wm. Nace; representative. Fourteenth district, J. E. Weaver; representative, Thirteenth district, D. H. Lewis. Sen ator W. A. Harris and Congressman Mason S. Peters made brief addresses to the conventions. Washington, Aug. 22. Fusion in Washington county is complete. The Democrats nominated M. W. Persell for clerk of the court and N. F. Graham for county attorney. The Populists nominated J. F. Somers for representa tive. Miss Minnie Nesbit for superin tendent of public instruction, F. E. Es tes for probate judge and A. Hoffman for county commissioner. Third district. The indorsement by both parties was by large majorities and shows that the ticket is unobjectionable. Smith Center, Aug. 22. The Populists of Smith county met in convention here- GOLD large package of the world's bert cleanser for a nickel. Still greater eooiJomy in 4-pound package. All grocers. Hade only by THE ST. K. FAIRBANK COSTPAST, Chicago, St. Louis, New York. Boston, Philadelphia. 'Furniture Carpets Few Hot snots' I will smash prices this week Open Cane Arm Rockers, worth $3, this sale $1.98 Double Cane Seat Swing ing Rockers, worth $1.50 this sale 85c. A few Cobbler Seat Rock ers, slightly soiled, worth from $3.50 to $6, this sale $1.50 to $3.20 A HARDIN COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY FOR LADIES jrlS 20th year. Unprecedented prosperity. 24 Professors from 8 Uni. uBwaWaWftjEbl best music pupil. Cierman-Amrrlcan Conservatory. Amt 1 ?chnrwenli, Dtreetor-Ueneral, presentin person during May. VSR" sK VtrwJ Largest. Cheapest. Hest. Address S"rjr2fciJ JOHN W. and nominated the following ticket: Representative, 00th district, D. P. Mc Claren; superintendent of schools, A. H. Poppen; clerk of the oourt, S. L. Ames; probate judge, Charles L. Al drich; county attorney, D. M. Relihan; commissioner. Third district, I. B. Mc cracken. The Republicans will nomi nate an opposing ticket next Saturday. Scott City, Aug. 22. The Republicans held their county convention here and nominated the following ticket: B. F. Rochester, county attorney; D. W. Thompson, clerk district court; Luke Hyland, probate judge; H. C. Rector, county superintendent; Thos. Lamb, coroner; John Pordington. commission er Third district. The office of repre sentative was passed, the Republicans recognizing a petition being circulated and generously signed, nominating I. C. Starr for the office of representative. He is one of the organizers of the Pop. ulist party; he is a vigorous writer and a worthy man. His News-Lever is one of the Populist pioneers of western Kansas. The Populist convention through the manipulations of its man- I aiei'f turned Starr down, although it was the first time he ever solicited po litical preferment and renominated E. H. Epperson, the present incumbent. Garden City, Aug. 22. The Populists and Democrats met in separate conven tions and named the following ticket: John H. Priest, representative; Merritt Brady, clerk of district court: David Goddard, probate judge; D. M. Moon, county superintendent. The office of county attorney was left vacant for the present. H. S. Landis of Larned addressed the Populist convention in the after noon, and the public in general in the evening on political issues. ONE MOKE ENTERPRISE. Hutchinson Has Captured an Electri cal Supply Factory. Hutchinson, Aug. 22. Another manu facturing establish establishment is to be brought to the city which will em ploy a good number of people. The new plant to be moved here is the electric works which, if the present plans are carried out, will be put in op eration in a few months. Just as soon as it is possible to complete the build ing and put in machinery. The man who will launch this enterprise here Is Mr. J. W. Tuthill, who now has a plant of this kind in operation in Illinois. The plant as operated now employs forty men. The work done is making dynamos and all kinds of electric ap pliances used in electric light, power, telephone lines, etc. DEATH OF ATCHISON PATRIOT. Effects of Old Newspaper Office Sold on a Judgment. Atchison, Aug. 22. The effects of the Atchison Patriot were sold at auction to satisfy a claim for rent and storage. The paper was started by Nelson Abbot on November 2, 1867, and was published as a Democratic daily paper until threa years ago, when it died from lack of support. Abbot only ran the paper for a year, when he was succeeded by H. Clay Park and B. P. Waggener. Wag gener got rid of his interest In six months, but Park published the paper many years, finally disposing of it. Af ter Park quit, all the local Democrats and a few from abroad, with journalis tic aspirations, tried their talents on the sheet. It finally died in the hands of S. M. Stambaugh, who came here from Ohio. The press, type, flies and other effects sold for less than $50, all told. COSTICJAN'S "WEEKLY." Ottawa Man Starts a Paper to Fight Leedy. Ottawa, Aug. 22. W. J. Costigan has opened an office here and will commence the issue of a weekly paper at once. Mr. Costigan has associated with him L. L. Porter, a Populist, who will do the office work and look after the ex changes. The new paper will be known as "Costigan's Weekly." It is to be a seven column folio, all home print. The first issue will appear about Au gust 30. "Contigan's Weekly" will fight the Pops in general and Leedy in particu lar. Mr. Costigan's basis of complaint Is the absolute departure of the fusion- DUST. "T, W f, SxlZL at- 4 1. E(nighf 714 Ilansas Ave SPECIAL SALE for this weeK omu to make room for Fall Goods. Plain Kitchen Table, worth SI. 50, this sale 90c. Combination Kitchen Ta ble, worth Ss, this sale $3. CO. Oak Center Tables, worth $1, this sale 40c. Ingrain Carpets, from 350 to 68c per yard. CASH OR CKEDIT. MI1.1.KIV. in a Rt MF.nrn. ma ists from the money question and the failure of the party to carry out its promises. DAMAGE BY PRAIRIE EIRE. Stock and Irlany Stacks of Wheat Destroyed. Larned, Kan., Aug. 22. Information has Just reached here that a destruc tive prairie fire raged throughout the southeastern part of Hodgeman county yesterday evening and last night. It is reported that a large number of stacks of unthreshed wheat were burned and that many head of cattle and some other stock perished, but the full ex tent of the losses can not be ascertain ed. The origin of the fire is not re ported. OLATHE ELOPERS MARRIED. Anxious to Keep Their Wedding Se cret for a While. Sedalla, Mo., Aug. 22 George Hackett and Miss Cora C. Clayton eloped from Olathe, Kan., yesterday, and were mar ried here last evening by Judge W. H. Nichols. The young couple say there was no serious parental objections to their marriage, but they hoped by com ing here to keep their wedding quiet for a time. The bride was recently ap pointed to a position in the deaf and dumb asylum at Olathe, and the bride groom is a son of H. H. Hackett, the proprietor of the leading hotel in. Olathe. ROY MARSHALL KILLED. Santa Fe Brakeman Run Down by a, Freight Train. Lakin, Kan., Aug. 22. While coupling the air hose Roy Marshall, a brakeman on the local freight and a brother of Roadmaster Ed Marshall, lost his foot ing and was run over by the engine. His right leg was cut off at the hip and his left foot badly mashed. He was taken on a special train to La Junta and was still alive when the train reached there but died an hour later. J. M. Collins Disappears. Emporia, Aug. 22. J. M. Collins, of Americus, a town 15 miles north of here, has mysteriously disappeared. His wife was here today hunting for him. Collins started for this city last Wed nesday evening with the intention of seeing a doctor and getting some medi cine as he was sick. He was to have returned home the same evening, but up to this time he has not done so, and what is stranger, no evidence can be found that he ever reached this city; so it is evident that he disappeared be tween here and Americus. Killed by the Cars. Ottawa, Aug. 22. The east-bound passenger on the Missouri Pacific, Sat urday afternoon, run over a man at Richter, five miles west of Ottawa. The train backed up, and picked him up and brought him to the city. He is at Chenoweth's undertaking establishment awaiting identification. A paper in his pocket has the name Wm. A. Peterson. He is a large, sandy complexioned man, red hair, with mustache. The train mangled him badly, and he had ex pired when the crew reached him. Carbon dale Votes School Bonds. Carbondale, Aug. 22. At an election held here Saturday bonds to the amount of J4.E00 were voted for the completion of the eight room school building now in course of erection. Two hundred and sixty votes were cast, only two of which were against the is suance of bonds. This with the insur ance money on the structure destroyed by fire last February, places 10,000 at the disposal of the board. ENDS TORTURE OF WOUNDS California Pioneer After Having Legs Cut Off Kills Himself. Rockford, 111., Aug. 22. Henry Brown and Morris Myers sought refuge from the storm beneath some flat cars near Marengo last night. During the night an engine backed in on the switch. My ers saw it in time to get out, but Brown being old and feeble, did not escape, having both legs severed. While aid was being summoned he took a razor from his pocket and sev ered an artery, death ensuing quickly. He was 60 years old and a California forty-niner.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAIi, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1898. 1 I 0K 3 L U FJ A IP H' Jul m Warm Shampoos With And light dressings with CUTICURA, purest of emol lient skin cures, will clear tne scalp and hair of crusts, scales and dandmff,soothe ir ritated and itching surfaces, stimulate the hair follicles, supply the roots with energy and nourishment, and thus produce luxuriant, lustrous hair, with clean, wholesome scalp, when all else fails. For Golf Rash j" bites and Insects, in- Uolf DocM flanimatioM.irritations, "Cat lYOOU. thofcocs. undue or of fensive perspiration and othor sanative uses, nothing to cooling, soothinj. purifying and re-freaniiia- as a bata witb CXTICURA SOAP, the most effective skin purilyicj? and beautifying vap In the world, as wt-il as purest and sweetest for toilet, bath and nursery. FBOM TH2 MOMENT OF BIRTH nse Ca cura Soip It is not oniy the purest, sweetest and moat pefredhlnf of nursery soaps, but it contains delicate emollient properties obtained from Cuticura. the great skin cure, which fiurlfv and beautify baby's skin, scalp stud air. and remove skin blemiahes, occasioned by imperfect cleansing and the continued use of impure soaps. Sold thronjhmit tfc w14. Prlc. OUTI CL'RA fOAP. 25c. CVTICI'UA (ointment). 50c. POTTER DRUG AND CHE!!. CORP.. Pole Props.. Btwton. British Depot. 1 Kin? Edward et,. Loadoo. "How to Save "Sour Bair.' free. f "INDIAN SMOKE" OYER. Osage and Delaware? Have Their Customary Powwow. Independence. Kan., Aug. 22. The Indian smoke, which has been held in the territory about thirty miles south of this city by the Osage and Delaware Indians this week, closed. Each year the Osage and Delaware Indians get together and smoke their pipes of I friendship and exchange presents. The principal entertainment during i these smokes are horse races and foot I races and Indian war dances. A great many fights have occurred this week, and considerable shooting. Two or Uihree have been seriously hurt. The f grounds where the smoke is held is 1 overrun with gamblers and fakirs of all kinds. Several hundred white people have visited the smoke, and report it to be the toughest place they ever saw. BALL TEAM DISRUPTED. McGreevy Calls a Sleeting and Re moves Fear and O'ConnelL Manager Fear and Captain Jack O'Con nell quit the Topeka base ball team at Atchison last night and will leave tomor row for Omaha, where they will visit the exposition and play ball with an Omaha team. The departure of these two first class players was the result of a star-chamber meeting- held Satur.iav nifrhr at Eyler. Wiel. Built-y. Mm lick and MoOreevv decided that MitJreevy should captain tha team, while Lylt-r was elected manager. hen the Topeka team went out to the grounds to play at Atchison yesterday Captain O'Cunnell called the- players out. The five men mentioned did not move from the bench. McGreevy then called them and they started to the held. This was the first intimation that O'Connell had of his removal as captain. Inquiry developed the fact that the McGreevy fac tion had also removed Fear as mana'ger The meeting at which these c-.inMa were made was held Saturday niht in 1 this city. Five members of the team par- 1 iiuiiittieu, witnuui noiirving tne remaining five members. In this manner the re movals were accomplished and the team disrupted. There can he no question that O Connell and Fear were two of the best players on the team. Kebesman. Krueger Fear. O' Connell and Ash knew nothing of the meeting. When informed of the unfair treatment. Fear and U'Connell aner piaying yesterday s game, left the team. i ney are in Topeka today. THE G. A. It. TRAIN Tor Cincinnati, Ohio, Will leave the Rock Island depot Sun day. September 4, at 4 o'clock p. m., .nd will be made up of Pullman ralac and tourict sleepers: also chair cars and will run through to Cincinnati without change, arriving at Cincinnati X p. m. Monday, September a.The Ladies cf the G. A. R. and W. R. C. also the Modocs. 24 strong, will accompany thte train, insuring to all a merry and enjoyable trip. For reservation in sleepers, also seats in chair cars, call jf&t Rock Island passenger depot or write A. M. FULLER, City Passenger and Ticket Agent. Phone 384 Our baby has been continually 1 i, f IS lip hied with colic and cholera infamtum f since his birth, and all that we could do I i for him did not 9eem to give more than temporary relief, until we tried Cham- berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoe.i Remedy. Since giving that remedy he has not been troubled. We want to rive you this testimonial as an evidence .A, of our gratitude, not that you need it to edvertise your meritorious remedy. G. M. Law, Keokuk. Iowa. For salt, mil druggists. FIGHT LEWELLING. Wichita Populiata .Reported to Be Seeking His Removal. The Wichita Kagle says Governor T.ppiIv's old police commissions are tugging- away to have him put them back. Not because he put them out, and not because Leedy suits their pri vate ideas of a governor, but because in all the wriggling- and desperate oti-ne-srliri!? of the Pop party in its pres ent straits they catch a second or third hand breath of a promise from the knife and stick statesman of Leroy that if he gets another turn at the executive door the srood old police commissions shall have their turns, too. This is the principal reason the defunct or deposed board in this city will support Leedy and stretch their ropes to a limit for bis re-election. "It has been known here all along that the Leedy heelers have made desperate effort to get rid of Lewelling by having him choused off the board of railroad commissioner. inis ring which has for two years made preten sions of running the party in this coun ty demanded the removal of Lewelling several times and well nigh accomp lished their purpose on one occasion. Now they are in a position to demand at least a promise and they have, it is said, warned Mr. Leedy that they will support him on several conditions, one of which is the removal of Lewelling from the railroad board. Tney are sup porting Leedy, and a man with one eye can see the rest. 'It is said, too, that not only have the police board ring demanded the remo val of Lewelling, but they have labled his successor and have given Leedy the tip. "Oscar Smith Is supporting Leedy and counseling with his heelers. It is said that Oscar Smith has been cited to Leedy as a man of model qualifica tions for a railroad commissioner." CUT WOOD TO GET HOME. Evanston Klondikers Bliss Their Leader and "Work Their Way Back. Chicago, Aug. 22. Six of the party of Evanston storekeepers and business men who started for the Klondike last February have recently arrived in San Francisco on their way home. They are Joseph Reis, James McDougall, George Winter, John McLean, Milton Shelton and Robert F. Graham. They were to have met their leader, a man named Johnson, who acted as agent of a Chicago Alaska company at Bennett Lake. They do not know what became of Johnson and attribute his nonappearance to accident or foul play. Having no supplies and no means to procure them the party made the most of the opportunity to return and took passage on the Tillamoch at St. Michael. The funds for their re turn trip were earned by cutting' cord wood. SPANISH. POINT OF TIEW. Is That Spain Has Not Lost the Phil ippines. Madrid, Aug. 22. Senor Silvela, now the virtual leader of the conservatives, expresses the views of that party on the capture of Manila, in the following statement: '"The capture of Manila in no wise affects the rest of the archipelago and the cortes should be summoned with urgency in order to prevent the world gaining the impression that Spain has lost her sovereignty in the Philippines. The Liberal party should conclude peace, but the Sagasta cabinet can not affect the task." If the queen tenders him an invita tion Senor Silvela is disposed to accept office. NANCY M'KINLEY NEXT. Project to Name a Battleship After the President's Mother. Chicago. Aug. 22. In view of the plans on foot to build a battleship to be called the American Boy and another to be called the American Girl, it was sug gested by a patriotic woman of Chicago that it would be fitting to have a third to be designated as Nancy McKinley, as a compliment to the president. The Women's Remember the Maine society of this city, of which Mrs. J. H. Brown is president, has taken up the matter and announces the willingness to do all in its power to further the project. PEACE JUBILEEDAY. Chicago Selects October 24 for the Big Demonstration. Chicago, Aug. 22. Peace Jubilee his tory was made rapidly yesterday when, after hours spent in conferences, the personnel of eight of the working com mittees for Chicago's great autumnal fete was announced and the date for the beginning of the ceremonies. Oc tober 24, was fixed. The committeemen decided upon by Chairman Charles Truax and his conferes will attend to the labors of forming most of the plans for the jubilation and finally to their execution. The lists of the names completed yes terday include Chicago's most prom inent citizens, and especially those who have ever been active in all that per tains to civic advancement and glory. The committeemen are drawn from every section of the city and from every line of business. Among the men named are politicians, ministers of the gospel, merchants and brewers. No class or body of men has been slighted. The selection required tact and di plomacy without limit, but when those upon whose shoulders had fallen the task of choosing the names had finished their work and the last of the three conferences of the day had adjourned not one of them regretted a single nom ination. HIS 96TI1 BIRTHDAY. John L Blair is Celebrating the Oc casion at Home Today. Kew Tork, Aug. 22. John I. Blair, the banker and philanthropist, is today cel ebrating his 96th birthday at his home in Blairstown, N. J. He founded the town and nearly all the residents in it depend for a livelihood on the industries he started. Mr. Blair is spending the day quietly as he is not able to go out of doors much. His employes called on him this morning and he greeted them in the library of his residence. C. M. S. P. Stands Well Abroad. London. Aug. 22. The attendance on the stock exchange today was scanty. The feature of the market was the firmness of Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul. Through Cars to Cincinnati Pullman palace and tourist sleepers and free chair cars to Cincinnati with out change, via Santa Fe Route on September 5, 189S. Round trip ticket costs only J16.10. Electric fans to keep you cool are new and timely features of Santa Fe Route dining cars. The Woman's Relief Carps will go to Cincinnati via Santa Fe's special through train which will leave here on September 5. Round trip ticket from here costs only $16.10. AN UNPLEASANT SIGHT Dirty Old Lard Buckets Used to Adorn the Statehouse Steps. On the stone steps of the north en trance to the imposing capitol building stand two century plants. The plants are sickly specimens of that variety of vegetation, and the apearance of the "things' now holding them is such as to almost make a Kansan renounce his state. The "things" that are now doing duty as ornamental pots are properly casks or large buckets. Originally they were manufactured for the Swift Packing company and were stored for a while in the company's storehouse. Event ually they were filled with some pack ing house product, probably lard, that the state feeds its charges and shipped to the reform school in this city. Af ter having been emptied and subjected to the artistic hand of nature until the How the State House is "Decorated." tttlUt&H I 1 paper labels had been partially torn off by the winds and the wood turned a dirty, streaked color by the rain, they were discovered by Superintendent Leh man, who has charge of the grounds, and hauled over to the state house to pose as ornaments to the magnificent building. After placing the plants in the buckets and setting the buckets on the steps, Mr. Lehman concluded that they were not high enough to be as con spicuous as he desired them to be and secured two plug tobacco boxes for pedestals. This raised the buckets sev eral inches and brought the state house disgrace into better view. Superintendent Lehman states that he is able to remember when earthen pots held the cactus plants, but one night the Kansas breezes blew them from their positions and shattered them on the stone walls below. Of course one administration could not afford to buy two sets of pots for one entrance, and knowing this Mr. Lehman visited the garbage pile at the reform school at the earliest opportunity and secured the two handsome packing product vehicles. The buckets have presented their ugly sides to members of the executive council every day for several weeks, but as yet nothing has been done toward removing them. They are a disgrace to the state house, and the ar tistic taste of every person who passes the capitol building is wounded by sight of them. The red painted pots at the other ap proaches to the state house should come down also. If anything is put there, it should conform to the grandeur of the building NEGROES DIDN'T COME. Union Miners at Pana are Ready to Receive Them. Pana, 111., Aug. 22. Although trouble was expected, no material change oc curred in the mining situation today. Louis Overholt, of the Springside Coal company and Julius Broehl of the Pana Coal company failed to arrive from Bir mingham, Ala., last night with 1.000 ne groes as was expected and only the us ual complement of seven men resumed work in the Springside coal mine and they under heavy guard of sheriff and .1 chaitv ';i lui r,i received a consignment of six cases of Springfield rifles today with which to arm deputies to protect the negroes from the south who are not expected to arrive before Wednesday morning. Reports were received this morning from railroad men that 300 negroes were at Centralia and would arrive tonight. The Pana union miners were reinforced by one nunarea miners iroiu iuuwua who drove overland on hay wagons during the night. The citizens are in great fear of serious results upon the arrival of the negroes. Indignation meetings are being advocated and will probably be held immediately upon the arrival of the negroes and action be ta ken to compel their immediate depar ture from the city. TURNER INDEPENDENT. Says He Will Vote for Gov. Leedy But Not the Whole Ticket Kansas papers have recently printed the statement that R. W. Turner, ex secretary of the state board of railroad commissioners, had gone back to the Republican party. Mr. Turner came to Topeka today, and when asked about this statement said: "I never left the Republican party. The Republican party left me. I have never claimed to be anything but inde pendent in politics, and never joined the Populist party. I don't agree with the principles of the Republican party in regard to the financial question, but I have always in the past voted inde pendently and intend to pursue the same course in the future. "I expect to support Governor Leedy in the coming campaign, but I do not intend to support the Populist ticket. I will vote for other candidates on the ticket besides Governor Leedy, but will not vote for all of them." The Ladies of the G. A. R. have ar ranged for through train to Cincinnati via Santa Fe on September 5. The round trip is $16.10. An excellent op portunity to give your family an outing. I THE JANSEN MYSTERY. Progress of the Examination Into the Murder. The mystery surrounding the murder of Thomas Jansen, the former Topeka money loaner ,is being cleared up. The following concerning the case is sent out from Stockville, Neb.: Stockville, Neb., Aug. 22. Yesterday brought sensational developments in the Jansen murder case. This is the case in which Thomas Jansen, an erratic miser, was murdered in December last, though his body was not located until last week, when it was found at the bottom of an abandoned well. Monday the coroner's jury reported that Jansen came to his death the hands of unknown persons, but recommended that Andrew Hawkins, a prominent stockman of this section, be held until he explained why he tilled the well in which the body was found, about the time the corpse must have been deposited there. Apparently nothing had been learned by the coroner's jurv that would shed light on the case. Hawkins did not appear much surprised and volunteered the in formation that he filled the well to pre vent his stock from falling into the hole. He was practically released then. although he remained in the nominal custody of the sheriff. It now appears that the authorities have been playing a deep game with the assass ins of the old miser, and as a result have practically solved the mystery. The lury did learn something about the assassins and their plans last Monday, but gave out false information purposely. Dr. Chase, the coroner, today filed the verdict of the jury, which declares Haw kins guilty of the murder and says he was assisted bv others not yet known. Ed and Frank Conklin. cowboys, testi fied before the jurv that they entered into a conspiracy with Hawkins by which they were to go out on the railroad near Brady island and kill a tramp, then swear the tramp confessed to them that he had murdered Jansen. They would thus get the reward of $500 which the relatives of the miser in New York had offered, and would also cast suspicion in another di rection. The verdict implicates others and indi cates that the assassination was the de liberate result of a conspiracy. Into which a number of prominent men in Frontier county entered for the purpose of securing the vast sura of money and securities which the victim was known to carry. The testimony of the Conklin brothers was that $5,000 in cash and $23,000 In Unit ed States bonds, mortgages and notes were taken from the body of Jansen before it was cast into the well. The old man. it is claimed, was shot while passing along the lonely road, com ing from Indianola to Stockville. He car ried his money in a bag over his shoul der. DEFENDS FUSION. David Overmyer Takes Issue With Critics of Democrats. David Overmyer has written and made public a letter in, which he de fends fusion in Kansas and submits ex tracts from the history of Kansas. show ing, to his mind, that this political method is entirely right in this state. Mr. Overmyer discusses the condi tions which induced fusion in 1866, 1874, 1880, 1884, 18S6, 18S8, 1S90, 1892, 1894, and 1896. He says: "The effect of the organization of the People's party was wonderfully bene ficial to the cause of true Democracy: it taught the politicians that they must restore the party to its original position as the active, courageous champion of the cause of the masses of the people: that the party must wield the sword of justice as well against the power of money, as it had done against the usur pations of government, as well against Mammon as it had done against auth oritative pretension: it must be une quivocally their friend, and fight un compromisingly their battles; and, if it would succeed it must stand for finan cial, commercial and industrial eman cipation. "But the question will be asked: Will this fusion business never end? I an swer, it will end. When? In. answer, When in one more national campaign the Democracy of the nation, by ad hering to the advanced ground taken at Chicago, shall convince all of the ele ments opposed to Republican policies and in favor of financial, commercial and industrial emancipation that it can be trusted as the constant champion of the people along the lines made neces sary by the changed condition of the country; in short, whenever the Demo cratic party demonstrates to the world that it is progressive, as well as nega tive, and that its genius is as well adapted to fight the people's battle by aggressive and affirmative action, to re press great economic evils, and the des potism of property, as it was in times past to restrain official usurpation and invasions upon the reserved rights of the people. "When Jim Lane came to Kansas he was a Democrat. His first idea was to form a Democratic party here, but he found it impossible. The prejudice against Democracy was too strong and so universal that even so bold a man as Lane recoiled from the attempt. True, there were men here who had once been Democrats, but the moment they touched Kansas they found the hatred of everything Democratic (ow ing to the struggle over African sla very so intense that it would be idle to attempt to maintain the party here. "As evidence of the intolerant spirit of that period, the action of the found ers of Tcpeka is in point. They named the streets running north and south for the presidents, until they came to the then president. Pierce. Here they stopped, and to this day there Is no. Pierce street in Topeka. See Thirty Years in Topeka,' by F. XV. Giles, page 55." D00LEY ON COUSIN GEORGE (From the Chicago Journal.) "If they don't catch up with him pretty soon." said Mr. Dooley, "he'll fight his way ar-round th' wurruld an come out through Bar-saloona or Ca des." "Who's that?" asked Mr. Hennessy. "Me Cousin George, lo less," said Mr. Dooley. "I suppose ye think th' war is over an' peace has rayturned jus' because Tiddy Rosenfelt is back home again an' th' sojers ar-re hungry in New York 'stead iv in Sandago. That's where ye'er wrong, Hinnissy. That's where ye're wrong, me bucko. Th' war is not over till Cousin George stops fightin'. Th' Spanyards have had enough, but among thrue fightin' men it don't make any diff'rence what th' feelin's iv th' la-ad undherneath may be. 'Tis whin th' man on top has had his fill iv fightin' that th' trouble's over, an' be th' look iv things Cousin George has jus' begun to take tay. "When me friend Mack con-cluded 'twas time f'r us to stop fightn' an' be gin skinning each other in what Hogan calls th' marts iv thrade, ye thought that ended it. So did Mack. He says, says he: 'Let us have neace'. he savs. An' Mark Hanna came out iv the cellar, where he's been since Cousin George presinted his compliments to th' Philip pines an' would they prefer to be kilt or dhrownded, an' pro-posals was made to bond th' Cubian pathrites an' all th' deuces in th' deck begun to look like face car-rds again whin suddently there comes a message fr'm Cousin George. 'In pursooance iv ordhers that niver come,' he says, 'today th' squad rhon undher my command knocked th' divvil out iv th" fortifications iv th' Ph'lippines, borbarded th' city an locked up th' insurgent gin'ral. Th' gov'nor got away be swimmin' aboord a Dutch ship an' the Dutchman took him to Ding Dong. I'll attind to th' Dutchman some afternoon whin I have nawthin' else to do. I'm sittin in th' palace with me feet on th' pianny. Write soon. I won't get it. So no more at prisint fr'm ye'er ol' frind an' well-wisher, George Dooley.' "How ar-re they goin' to stop him? How ar-re they goin' to stop him? There's Alack on th' shore bawlin' or dhers. 'Come back,' he says, 'Coma back, I com-mand ye,' he says. 'George' come back, he says. 'Th war is over.' he says. 'We're at peace with th wurruld,' he says. 'George,' he says, 'George, be a good fellow,' he says. 'Lave up on thim,' he says. 'Hivins an earth, he's batin' that poor Spanyard with a pavin block. George, George, ye break me hear-rt, he says. "But George Dooly, he gives th' wink to his frinds, an' says he, 'What's that man yellin' on th' shore about?' he says. 'Louder,' he says. 'I can't hear ye,' he says. 'Sing it,' he says. Write it to me on a postal ca-ard at Mahdrid,' he says. 'Don't stop me now,' he says. 'This is me busy day,' he says, an' away he goes with a piece iv lead pipe in wan hand an' a couplin' pin in th' other. "What'll we do with him? We can't catch up with him. He's goin' too fast. Mack's a week behind him iv'ry time he stops annywhere. He has sthrung a trolley acrost th' islands an' he's climbin' mountains with his fleet. Th on'y thing I see, Hinnissy, that Mack can do it to go east an' meet him comin' r-round. If he hurries he'll sthrike him somewhere in Rooshia or Boohlgahria, an' say to him: 'George, th' war's over. Won't ye come home with me?' I think he'll listen to reason." "I think a man ought to stop fightin' whin th' war is ended," said Mr. Hen nessy. "I dinnaw about that." said Mr. Dooley. "He started without askin' our l'ave an' I don't see what we've got to do with th' way he finishes. 'Tis a tur-rble thing to be a man iv high sperrits, an' not to know whin th' other fellow's licked." AT CAMP MEADE. Kansans Reached the New Location A Reserve Camp. Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 22. The West ern contingent at Camp Meade, below this city, was augmented by the ar rival of a detachment of 142 men of the Twenty-second Kansas, with Captain Hazzard in command. They shared the train of twenty cars with the Third New York and One Hundred and Fifty ninth Indiana detachments. These went to work this noon preparing the camp for the balance of the regiment, which is expected to arrive from Camp Alger tomorrow. The health of the command is good. The Kansas and Missouri troops occu py an elevated position along the Penn sylvania canal and overlooking the Susquehanna river a mile away. The Fourth Missouri is expected by Mon day. Colonel George Gross, of the Third Missouri, is detained at Camp Alger as president of the court of in quiry into the alleged misconduct of the Third Virginia. Four of General Gra ham's staff officers are detained on the same business. Judge Advocate Lieu tenant Colonel E. S. Dudley is assist ing in the trial of Dr. Duncan, of the Twenty-second Kansas, for the alleged desecration of the grave of a confed erate officer on Bull Run battlefield. A staff officer said today that this would be a reserve camp, because of its superior railroad facilities, and that the best conditioned regiments would be detailed from here for garrison dutj In L'ncle Sam's newly acquired posses sions, other regiments taking their places. The Kansas and Missouri troops now here seem to be in as good shape as the majority of the volunteer army. General Graham was informed this morning that there would be a force of about 30,000 troops at the new camp within ten days and additional land is being secured. It is expected that President McKinley will re'iew the troops about the middle of September. Two armed guards have been placed on each trolley car between this city and camp and guards have been busv rounding up soldiers overstaying their leave in town. The boys of the Third Missouri did not escape and about a dozen were corraled in town last nlht and sent to camp for various minor offenses. Cap tain Sewell. assistant adjutant of General Graham's staff, and a son of Senator Sewell of New Jersey, has been detached for duty in Porto Rico on the staff of General Miles. Typhoid Fever Claims Three. Atlanta, Ga Aug. 22. Thomas J. Prince, troop C, Sixth cavalry, Robert M. Bailey, troop D, Fifth cavalry and Frank Mellor died in the hospital at Ft. McPherson today of typhoid fever. Mel lor was a general prisoner undergoing a sentence of six months and his identity in the army has been lost. London, Aug. 20. The Manila ca ble, it is expected will be reopened for business on Monday or Tuesday next. The cable company has been authorized from both Washington and Madrid to repair and operate the line and a cable repair ship is now enroute. It is ex pected to arrive at the point of cutting on Monday and to have the cable con nected within two hours after arrival. The cable company has not heard positively that Admiral Dewey picked up the other end, but the officials hope this is the case as it would save some time, though they say the line is use less to Admiral Dewey as he cannot operate it. BFOUlBFi NO COOetMC ma collaps fp n?fs sjf and use 11 1 1 11 11 'iff sn oum or this starch will so AS FAR AS A PCbNO AhO A HALT OF ANY OTHCR STAICH. n r hi iRinfirn RRtrfC'? GMA exact reproductions of the $io,ooo originals by Muville, which will be given you ABSOLUTELY FREE by your grocer on conditions named below. These Plaques are 40 inches in circumference, are free of any suggestion of advertising whatever, and will ornament the most elegant apartment. No manufacturing concern ever before gave away such valuable presents to its customers. They are not for sale z t any price, and can be obtained only in the manner specified. The subjects are: American Wild Ducks, American Pheasant, English Quail, English Snipe. The birds are handsomely embossed and stand out natural as life. Each Plaque is bordered with a band of gold. ELASTIC STARCH has been the standard for 35 years. TWENTY-TWO MILLION packages of this brand were sold last year. That's how good it is. ASK YOUR DEALER to show you the plaques and tell you about Elastic Starch. Accept no substitute. Now is the time to Subscribe ry 53; 8 f One Year, HARPER'S WEEKLY will be remembered for its famous "War Numbers" of the Civil War. Its value during the war with Spain will be even greater because of vastly improved facilities. History is being rapidly made. The gravest questions of ourtime are comingtothefront, and every American should have each week an accurate, concise PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THIS WAR from now until peace is assured. A brilliant staff of artists and correspondents are representing the WEEKLY at the front. Rufus F.Zogbaum, Carlton T.Chapman, Frederic Remington, T. deThulstrup, W. A. Rogers, Clyde, D. V. 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Money paid on this account by checks sent to Washington is deposited in gov ernment depositories among the banks of this city, but money paid into the sub-treasury on this account stays there till expended by the government. Superintendent at West Toint 'Washington, Aug. 22. The president has appointed Captain Albert L. Mills, superintendent of the military academy at West Point with the rank of lieuten ant colonel. Collars and cuffs laundred to look Mt new, by Peerless Steam Laundry. 'Mir w .0 fe rWf '-i u" i

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 189S. GRAND AR31Y OF SANTIAGO. Details of the Organization After the Surrender. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 1. Major A. C. Sharp, assistant adjutant general, furnishes to the correspondent of the Associated Press the following sum mary of the proceedings of the society of the army of Santiago de Cuba at its inaugural meeting held in. the gover nor's palace. The inaugural meeting of what is destined probably to become one of the great military fraternities of the United States was held Thursday (July 31) in the governor's palace, Santiago de Cuba, "for the purpose of organizing a society to be known as The Society of the Army of Santiago, the purpose of which shall be in general, to preserve the archives and records and perpetu ate the memories of the invasion, cam paign and battles culminating in the fall of Santiago de Cuba and the sur render of the Spanish army on July 17, 1898." The meeting was called to order by Major General Lawton, who nominated Major General Joseph "Wheeler as tem porary chairman. General Wheeler was unanimously chosen and Major A. C. Sharp, assistant adjutant general, was selected secretary. General Wheeler on taking the chair said: "I thank you, gentlemen, for the honor of being called as temporary chairman of this gathering of my fellow officers who have met to consider the advisability of organizing a society of the Army of Santiago. The rapidly oc curring events of the campaign of the last five or six weeks have been of a character that will ever bring together the hearts of those who have partici pated. "This army by its endurance and courage has already won the admira tion of the civilized world; and it is most natural and appropriate that men w ho have stood shoulder to shoulder in such a struggle, crowned as it has been with glorious victory, should desire to cherish and perpetuate its memory." General Wheeler adverted to the his toric character and value of similar so cieties which have been organized at the close of the various wars in which our country has been engaged, enum erating the Order of the Cincinnati, or ganized by Washington's officers at the close of the American revolution; the Society of the War of 1812, the Aztec society, and the various societies that grew out of the war from 1861 to 1S65. "The campaign." said General Whee ler, "in which we have been engaged, though brief, has probably been more fruitful in results than those of any of the wars I have mentioned, and will certainly be classed as one of the most remarkable in military history. I re peat, in closing, that at has made this army famous throughout the world." On motion of General Ludlow, a com mittee of five were 'appointed to frame a constitution and bylaws and to report at the next meeting. The chair named as the committee. General Ludlow, General Kent. General Lawton, Gen eral Ames and Lieutenant Miley. A committee was appointed to wait on General Shafter and invite him to visit tha meeting. Subsequently, on motion cf General Kent, the committee on constitution and bylaws was in creased to six, and Lieutenant Wood bury Kane, of the rough riders, was named by the chair, as the sixth mem ber. General Shafter on entering the hall was received by the entire company standing, all remaining in that position while the chair extended to the distinguished vis itor an address of welcome. General Shaf ter made a cordial reply, expressing his entire sympathy with the objects of the meeting. The secretary requested all of ficers to register their names before leav ing and nearly one hundred signed the roll. Among those present were; Gen erals Shafter. Kent, Ames. Lawton. Wood, Chaffee. Bates and Randolph; Colonel Wherry. Colonel Peterman. Colonel Har ris, Colonel Humphrey. Colonel Viel. Colo nel Carpenter and Colonel Downs; Majors Hine, Baker. Wood. Boyle. Ebstein, Read, Miller. Logan, Gallagher, Tohan, Sanborn, Miley and Sharp; Captains Kennon, Getty, McFarland, Horton, Terrot, Sullivan, Clarke, W. O. Kane. Russ. McKittriek, Morton. C. J. T. Clarke. Gilmore, Stan ton, Kirkman, Mendosa and Munos (vol unteer aides), and Lieutenants, Pershing, McFarland, Taymon and others. At 4:o0 p. m. the meeting adjourned to 3 p. m., August 27, in the governor's pal- SHERIFF'S SALES. A Considerable Number of Pieces of Property Change Hands. The Fred Vesper homestead on the Bouthwest corner of Twelfth andQuincy streets, was sold today at sheriff sale. The mortgage against the property was iield by Albert H. Esty, an eastern in vestor. The property consists of a house, barn and three lots. They were appraised at $4,000. Today at the court house they sold for $2,700 and were bought in by Mr. Esty. Other sales made by the sheriff un der foreclosure proceedings were as fol lows: A residence on lot No. 163 and south half of lot No. 161 Le'.and street, Veale's ad'"tii, on a claim of $:64, sold to J. H. Hunt, trustee. Waldo Spauld ing held the mortgage against Philan der Eenett. $610 was the price paid. C. B. Merriam bought for $1,700 a tract of land comprisnig 150 acres in range 15, Shawnee county, which had been appraised at $3,033.28 The mort gage was held by Geo. G. Quincy and Amos. M. Kidder against A. F. Horner et al. "W. M. Forbes bought for $1,656.50 a tract of land in range 15, which had been appraised at $1,3S2.40. The mort gage was held by John Vannevar against A. F. Horner. DOWN ON THE COUNTRY. Returned Prospectors Sold an Indig nation Meeting. Seattle. Wash.. Aug. 22. One hundred and fifty disappointed prospectors have arrived here from Copoer river, Alaska. on the steamer Excelsior. They brought with them copies of a set of resolutions passed at a recent miners' meeting, set ting forth that gold in paying quantities had never been discovered in the vicinity of Copper river, and that the Valdez gla cier was impassable for large outfits. The resolutions censure the booming of the country by certain transportation com panies. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 22. Forecast for Kan pas: Generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday; southerly winds. The Most Particular and Economical People SEND X7S TEEia WORK. Theywevethem Satisfaction. Short time work and Family Washing a Spe cialty. Topeka Steam Laundry PHONE 153. He Pve Always 5he -And Still He O, That's P1T1LIANS BY THOUSANDS Are Assembling in Indianapolis for the Supreme Lodge Meeting. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22 The bien nial meeting of the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias will begin tomor row morning with every section of the world where there is a grand lodge, rep resented. The national encampment of the uniformed rank was formally open ed this afternoon and nearly 10,000 uni formed men are in camp. The supreme temple Kathbone Sisters open Wednesday morning and the at tendance will be greater than ever be fore. The imperial palace Knights of Khorassan began this morning and will last f o ir days. The supreme lodge Pythian sisterhood will open tomorrow morning. People have flocked from in all parts of the country. STACK THEIR ARMS. 22nd Kansas Declared They "Would Do No More Until Fed. Washington, Aug. 22. A private In the Second Tennnessee writes as fol lows to the Washington Post: "No 50 men out of a regiment would remain in the service if it were left en tirely with them whether they could leave the service or not. During the last three weeks over a thousand pri vates and non-commissioned officers have been asked to express their opin ion on this subject and the universal reply has been: 'If they will discharge me and give me my liberty once more, I will be willing to give them every inch of clothing on my back and what pay is coming to me, and I will walk home in a bargain.' "These boys have had a hard experi ence. On the first day's march out of Camp Alger to Thoroughfare Gap the boys had a breakfast of bacon, coffee, and hardtack, and through mismanage ment of some one, never tasted food until the next morning, and then only what would be considered a light lunch for a tramp. This treatment has con tinued ever since. Only this morning the Twenty-second Kansas regiment went out over a thousand strong and stacked their arms, announcing they would do no more until fed. The com missioned officers of that regiment sent to the few stores here and bought up all the meat that was offered for sale out of their own private funds, and fed their men." 'NALL GOES EAST To Be Present at the Taking of Depo sitions in the Connecticut's Case. Webb McNall, state insurance com missioner, will leave this afternoon for Chicago to be present at the taking of depositions in the injunction suit brought by the Connecticut Fire In surance company of Hartford to pre vent him revoking their license to do business in the state. From Chicago Commissioner McNall will go to Free port, Milwaukee and other points where depositions will also be taken. While eastern insurance men have had numerous tilts with McNall through the mails, this will be their first experience with him face to face. He says that the evidence the Connecti cut company hopes to introduce by depositions has no place in the proceed ings. BUFFALO BILL COMIflG. Will Bring His Show to Topeka on September 10. Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which has been touring the east for the past two years, will be in Topeka on Mon day, September 19. This is Buffalo Bill's first visit to the west since the summer of 1896. and many new features have been added to his "Wild West" since that time. Topeka has been slighted by shows this year, and with the exception of the "Wild West" there are no others in sight. OH, NO, IT IS'NT HOT. Only 100 in the Shade Today, That's AIL The one hundred mark was reached today in the shade on Kansas avenue at noon, and this afternoon It is prob able that a maximum temperature for the season may be reached. Local showers may occur, but no rains are promised by the weather bureau offi cials. Tomorrow's air will be no cooler unless a barometric change takes place. Heat records for the day are as fol lows: 6 a. m.. 73: 9 a. m., 90; 11 a. m., 9S: noon, 100; 1 p. m., 100; and 2 p. m., 100 degrees. Miles Coming Some. Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, Aug. 22 Major General Miles has decided to leave with his staff for Washington in a few days, possibly tomorrow. Tickets for the Kamival Knights minstrels are now on sale at Kellam's book store, Swift Holliday's drug store and A. J. Arnold Son's drug store, North, Topeka. lORTlNAI5 MAN, 1 v P57 j&A LUMA-' L) w f- r Been Lucky 1n LoveH'' Unmarried? The Proof Of My Good SENTIMENT CHANGES. Many Volunteers Now Desire to Be Mustered Out. Washing-ton, Aug. 22. The war depart ment has not yet made out its list of regiments to be mustered out of the serv ice, but has been in constant correspond ence with various sections of the country upon the subject. At first it was thought that the demand to remain in the service would prove embarrassing to the depart ment, as so many troops desired to con tinue in service. It is now believed that there has been a change of sentiment and the officers and men of regiments that see no possibility of further fighting are will ing to go back to their avocations. Some want to go to the new possessions, but others, it is said, see no glory in po licing Santiago and other captured points where there is nothing to do. Some of the troops are also becoming very weary of camp life. The First Alabama, it is understood, has been selected for muster ing out at its own request- TIRED KANSANS. Reported That the 20th Doesn't Want to Do Garrison Duty. San Francisco, Aug. 22. The men of al most every one of the volunteer regiments are circulating petitions to the secretary of war, requesting that they be mustered out of the service. There are very few of the officers with whom this movement has any countenance and. efforts are be ing made to suppress it. In the Twentieth Kansas regiment the suppression of one petition by the officers led only to a more vigorous one being placed on foot. Ninety-seven men in one company have signed the petition, and all the companies of the regiment have a large showing Californians have started a similar peti tion, with a much smaller nurrhex of names, however, and the First WasTiing ton volunteers have drafted an appeal to Secretary Alger begging for release from military duties. THE BOAT UPSET. Representative Ed McKeever Foun d Rimself Floundering in Deep Water. Sheriff Porter S. Cook and Represen tative Ed McKeever took a Sunday boat ride at the camp of the Topeka people on the Kiene farm, 12 miles west of the city, which resulted In an accident and narrow escape from drowning. They were rowing about in a small boat in water about 15 feet deep when the boat turned over, throwing the sheriff and portly attorney precipitous ly into the water. When the sheriff came to the surface he grabbed hold of the boat and went to the shore. But McKeever was not so lucky. He was left to struggle out of the water bv himself. By heroic efforts he managed to reach shallow water and was assist ed ud the bank where the campins party tendered sympathy and dry clothes to the two shipwrecked marin ers. THE STATENDAM IS READY New Holland-American Liner Goes Into Service. New Tork, Aug. 22. The Holland American line announces that the new twin screw steamer Statendam, built by Messrs. Hart and Wilff at Belfast, for their line, arrived at Rotterdam from Belfast last Saturday. On the passage a speed of 16V2 knots was at tained. The Statendam is a twin screw vessel of nearly 11,000 tons gross, is 530 feet long, 60 feet wide and 43.6 feet deep. She has accommodations for 200 first, 150 second and a large number of steerage passengers. Her first sail ing from New Tork will be on Septem ber 10 next. DEATHS. John E. Godfrey, a Santa Fe shop employe, died of heart failure this morning at the Santa Fe hospital. He had been ill with typhoid fever and was recovering. His home is near Wash burn college. Mrs. John D. Harper, formerly of Shawnee county, died Thursday at her home in Liberty, Mo. Her husband died two months ago. Both were well known in this county. Must Rehearse Tonight. The Karnival Knights minstrels will rehearse tonight in the Masonic build ing and every member is urged by Pres ident C. K. Holliday to be present. "We will have to rehearse every night this week before the performance is given," said Mr. Holliday. "For those who take part there will be no expense what ever." The rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and the first performance will be given Thurs day night at Garfield park. Modocs and newly waxed dancing pavilion, W. R. C. lawn social, Tuesday evening. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that. too. by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her, and for seven years she withstood its se verest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessant ly, and could not sleep. She finally dis covered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night: and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Lu ther Lutz." Thus write W. C. Hamnick Co.. of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at Swift Holliday's drug store. Regular size 50c and $L Every bottle guaranteed. A Free Souvenir. A souvenir button of the Topeka Cruiser given with each 25 cent pur chase of that brand of cigar. The best S cent cigar made. Geo. Burghart. mwm Luck PENNSYLVANIA SKILL. Great Lens for the American Univer sity Made by John Feake. Washington, Aug. 22. The great lens for the American university, which has just been finished by Rev. John Peake, the venerable preacher and astronomer of Greenville, Mercer county. Pa., is expect ed to arrive here tomorrow. It weighs 1,500 pounds and, inclosed in a strong case, is swung in a box car that it may escape chance of injury by jolting. Bishop Hurst, president of the univers ity organization, is out of the city, and the wonderful reflector will be received by Secretary Osborne and transported to the hall of history, the only building now finished. HAS 200 TRUNKS. One Count Who Escaped the New York Girls. New Tork, Aug. 22. Count Rex, the newly appointed German minister to Persia, who came from Venezuela yes terday, left for Breman today. The interesting point about him is that he has 200 trunks and 12 servants. The nobleman's chief troubles will begin when he reaches Europe. The baggage checking system Is in its infancy there. A man who strikes the other shore of the Atlantic with 200 trunks has just 200 chances of losing his property. Fuel Company Chartered. A Kansas City, Kas., company with a capital stock of $300,000 filed its char ter with the secretary of state today. It will be known as the Western Min ing and Fuel company, and the head quarters will be maintained at Kansas City, Kas. The company will invade the coal territory of southeastern Kan sas and territory in Missouri and Colo rado as well. The directors named are Silas Porter, Alfred Blaker and Thomas Donohue of Kansas City, Kas, and P. W. B. Smith, B. H. Chapman, G. B. Lichenberg and J. D. McCue of "Kansas City, Mo. Kansas Banks Paying Out. Washington, Aug. 22. The comptroll er of the currency has declared divi dends in favor of the creditors of insol vent national banks as follows, viz: 7 per cent, Missouri National bank of Kansas City, Mo.; 25 per cent, the First National bank of Wellington, Kas.; 10 per cent, the Sumner National bank of Wellington, Kas. "Work Stopped at Algeciras. Gibraltar, Aug. 22. The Spanish engi neers who have been W'orking on the fortifications at Algeciras, on the west side of the bay of Gibraltar have been ordered to Madrid; and the batteries recently sent there have been ordered to Seville. Commercial Agent George "Resigns. Milwaukee, Aug. 22. John S. George, for 30 years general commercial agent of the Chicago Northwestern Rail way company in this city, has resigned his position to take effect on September 1. His successor has not yet been named. Mr. George will enter the bro kerage business. Spanish Vessels May Come In. Washington, Aug. 22. The secretary of the treasury has decided that under existing conditions there is no reason why Spanish vessels should not enter, load and clear at ports in the United States. Collectors of customs will be instructed to this effect today. To Pay Manila Troops. Washington, Aug. 22. Paymaster General Staunton has ordered three paymasters with funds to go at once to Manila to pay the troops there. They will sail from San Francisco in a day or two. In all the leading groceries bear in mind, "Gipsy Queen" Baking Powder you will find, A Queen indeed, It reigns supreme, "Gypsy Queen." We will do your launary work on short order withoutout extra charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. The electric fans now operated in Santa Fe Route dining cars are desir able and seasonable accessories to an already unsurpassed service. I Only 525 Miles to Chicago From Topeka via Santa Fe Eoute. l is the shortest line and the only one that presents unusually attrac tive features, in tlie way of comfort and speed. Pullman vestlbuled sleepers; free reclining chair cars, lighted by electricity generated by revolution of axles; and unexcelled dining cars under the management of Mr. Fred Harvey, serving meals a la carte. Information given, bag gage checked and tickets sold by THOS. L. KING. City Ticket and Passenger Agent, A..1.US. F. By. Via J Santa Fe t Route. I END OF CAMP THOMAS. All Troops are Expected to Leave in a Short Time. Chickamauga Park, Tenn., Aug. 22. Judging from present indications. Camp Thomas, the largest military camp of the Spanish-American war, will soon be a thing of the past. A number of regiments have already been ordered home. A number of others have been ordered to Knoxville, Tenn., and Lex ington, Ky., and now comes an order to Colonel Wheeler, acting chief quarter master, to secure bids from railroads to convey all regiments remaining at the camp to their respective state cap itals. The idea seems to be to get the regiments to places where they can be mustered out close to home, the neces sity for keeping the army intact be ing no longer in evidence. Numerous regiments are now making preparations to leave and by the end of the week the population of the camp is expected to be reduced to one-half of to Knoxville and Lexington will be to Knoxville and Lexington wil 1 be moved as rapidly as transportation can be secured and as soon as these are got ten out those ordered home will be started on their way. The First Georgia and Thirty-first Michigan left at midnight for Knox ville, where they will go into camp. The Twelfth Minnesota and the Fifth Pennsylvania will leave at an early hour tomorrow for Lexington and oth ers of the second and third division of the first corps' will follow in short or der. The ambulance company of the third division goes to Knoxville tomor row morning. OMAHA RATE IS BEING CUT Three Cornered Fight Between Three Kansas City Roads. A rate war is on between the Mis souri Pacific, Burlington and Pittsburg and Gulf roads on Omaha business at Kansas City. The Burlington and Mis souri Pacific put on a rate of $1.75 to St. Joseph. People going to Omaha could, by rebuying at St. Joseph, save a small amount on a trip to Omaha. Whether or not this rate was made with the intention of placing a rate so that people could take advantage of it to reduce the Omaha fare the two lines which first put in the cut refuse to S When the Pittsburg and Gulf learned that this rate was being taken advant age of it made the rate war a Kansas City affair by cutting the Kansas City Omaha rate to $5.20 for the round trip. The other two roads immediately an nounced that they would meet this rate. It is thought that further cuts will fol low. The Burlington has out circulars an nouncing that an excursion will be run to Omaha on September 3, for the Woodmen of the World, at a rate of $3 for the round trip, return limit Sep tember 5. POLICE HOLD A SUSPECT. Arrested for Fast Driving He is Sus pected of Larceny. Pittsburg, Kan., Aug. 22. A man who was arrested here by the police for fast driving through the streets and lewd conduct a day or two ago, giving his name as E. L. Merchant, will be held by the officers until the officers of Fay etteville, Ark., have seen him. They sent the police here a full description which tallies with Merchant exactly, and say that he is wanted there for the theft of a large amount of jewelry. While there he went under the name of Lane Sutton. Before his arrest in this city he spent money lavishly at the sa loons, and the officers found a large sum on his person. MURDERED HIS RIVAL. Mike Santry Shot and Killed by Thomas Connell. Eureka, Kan., Aug. 22. At Fall River Saturday night, Thomas Connell shot and killed Mike Santry and then fled. Connell and Santry were rival hotel keepers at Fall River and bad blood has existed between them for some time. Officers and citizens are scouring the country for Connell. The little town is greatly excited and it will be hard to save Connell from lynching. Connell has been in Fall River for a number of years. He is a heavy drinker and at such times is rough and quarrelsome. Santry came from northeastern Kansas about a year ago. DISCHARGE OF EXTRA MEN 700 Men Will Be Let Out at Frank ford Arsenal. Philadelphia, Aug. 22. Notices have been posted at the Frankford arsenal to the effect that the services of all the extra men, who were put to work since the outbreak of the war will be dis pensed with on September 1. About 700 persons are affected by the order. The reduction in force will reduce the daily output from 30,000 to 40,000 cartridges. How to Buy Coal. Buy hard coal in November. All hard coal on market now has been stored in Chicago all summer and has lost about one-eighth of its original strength. Buy soft coal in one and two ton lots. Soft coal put in your coal house now will be very poor stuff two or three months later. GOODWIN COAL CO., 508 East Sixth Street. Summer Tourist Tickets to Colorado and return for $24.00, on sale daily to September 15. by Santa Fe Route. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, Aug. 22. WHEAT Enormous receipts in the northwest. 879 cars, against 315 last year, together with lower cables from Liver pool, were the bearish influences in wheat today at the start. Shorts grew nervous and bolder on the break, .which tended to ameliorate the decline. Another strength ening factor was the large foreign buying of September at the seaboard. Receipts here were 2M7 cars, against 383 the year before. Beerbohm estimates world's ship ments last week at 4.4O0.O00 bushels, and according to the same authority wheat on passage decreased nearly 2,u00.0;j0 bushels. September opened ftic lower at 62"ifi gc, hfld steadv at 24t nc rose to 6314c, then reacted to'63o. December started W'f-c down at 613ifi'"4e. advanced to 62c, then declined to 61'y c. CORN Perfect weather and the break in wheat depressed corn. The sentiment was bearish and longs liquidated freely. September began fiaiC lower at 29'Hrac, sold down to 29Mc then rallied to 29c OATS Heavy buying orders, said to be by the oatmeal trust, steadied oats. Sep tember opened c down at 19'-jc. weakened to 19r'S1'pC. then recovered to 19Hc. PROVISIONS Heavy buying by pack ers held provisions steady. September opened 5c higher at $9 and sold at that figure. September lard began 2"Ac down at $5.074 and held steady at that price. September ribs started unchanged at $5.10 and rose to $3.124. BARLEY No. 2. September, 4oc. RYE August, 41 "4c; September, 394c; May. 41c. FLAX Cash northwestern, 8iic: Sep tember. 87c: October, 86c: May. 9Hc. TIMOTHY August, $2.55; September, $2,32; October, $2.20. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Aug. 22. HOGS Estimated receipts today. 32.0 0; left over. 1.000. Market slow. Light hogs shade and others 5310e lower. Lights. $3.60 g4.40; mixed, $3.60i4; heavy, $3.5a(5i4;rough, $3.S5;&3.70. CATTLE Receipts, 22 000. Market gen erally 10c lower. Beeves, $4. 205.55: cows and heifers. $254.75; Texans, $3.2504.30; westerns, $3.704.65; stockcrs and feeders, $3. 40(14.70. SHEEP Receipts, 18.000. Market weak, mostly HK&Idc lower. Natives, $2.90"'g4.50; westerns, $3,605 4.40; lambs, $3.75!&6.15. Saturday's official: HOGS Receipts, 10.348: shipments, 3.S38. CATTLE Receipts, 102: shipments, 453. SHEEP Receipts. 1,685: shipments, 7SS. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row, 18,000. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. Aug. 22. CATTLE Receipts, 6,500. Market slow. Native steers, $3.5Ji5.45. Texas steers. $2.25 64.65; Texas cows, $2.503.25; native cows and heifers, $1&5; stockers and feeders, $3.25&4.90: bulls. $2.25fi3.75. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pro. 18 native steers 1342 $5.45 IS Texas steers 1.148 4.65 20 Texas cows 636 3.25 38 native cows and heifers 522 4.90 9 bulls 1240 3 75 HOGS Receipts, 2.000 Market strong to shade lower. Bulk of sales. $3.K0'&3.75: heavies. $3.65fi3.85: packers. $3.55'g3.75; mix ed, $3.50Stf3.75: lights. 3.3u43.70; yorkers, $3.65S3.S0: pigs, $3.2503.60. SHEEP Receipts, 4.000. Market steady. Lambs, $4&6; muttons, .$3(54.25. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Aug. 22. WHEAT About 1 cent lower, active. No. 1 hard. 63(Ej63i4e; No. 2, 60V'a63c: No. 3. 57 ("iC2c; No. 2 red, 66c: No. 3, 60&64c; No. 2 spring. 62c; No. 3, 56c. CORN Lower. No. 2 mixed, 2S"4c; No. 2 white. 28 (8 He: No. 3. 28c. OATS Slow, generally lower. No. 2 white, 23V.'6c. RYE Lower. No. 2. 4344c. HAY Active. Choice timothty, $6.50!"7; choice prairie, $5.25. BUTTER Better. Creamery, lower. Separator. 15"i,(&17c: dairy. 16c. EGGS Firm. Fresh, ll'c. New York Money Market New York, Aug. 22. MONEY Money on call, nominally IV. per cent; prime mercantile paper, ZVirai per cent: sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S5"4 SiVi for demand and at $4.S3uii"!, for 60 days: posted rates. $4.84'u.'4.84I2 and $4.86; commercial bills, $4.824. SILVER Silver ctrtificates, 59"4'S59'"ic; bar silver, 5994c; Mexican dollars, 46c. BONDS Government bonds steady. New 4s. registered. 127'4: coupon, 127V4: 4s. 1UW; coupon, 111; seconds. 97; 5s, registered and coupon, 112; Pacific 6s of '99, 102"i. Market Ga3sip. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth St., Topeka, Kan. Forecast: For Kansas City and vicinity, fair with high temperature, possibly fol lowed by a local shower Tuesday evening. For Missouri and Kansas, fair tonight and Tuesday. Chicago: Provisions dull and neglected. Buy pork on all soft spots. Chicago receipts today: Wheat, 295 cars; corn, 991 cars; oats. 616 oars. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 812 cars, Duluth 37 cars, total 879 cars: last year. Minneapolis 296 cars, I3u luth 19 cars, total 315 cars. Liverpool: Wheat lV2d lower, corn 4d lower. Receipts of cattle: Chicago. 22.090. lower: Kansas City, 6,0x, lower; Omaha. 4.0C0. lower. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 32.000. steadv; Kansas City, 2,000, steady; Omaha, 3.000, steady. Visible supply: Wheat, decrease. 1.047.000 bushels; corn, increase. 106.000 bushels; oats, decrease, 171,000 bushels. Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor row: Wheat. 190 cars: corn, 990 cars; oats, 575 cars: hogs, 30,000 head. Total visible supply: Wheat, 5.850.000 bushels: corn, 16,123,000 bushels; oats, 2, 910.000 bushels. Chicago stocks: Wheat, 487.000 bushels; corn, 5,948,000 bushels; oats, 412,000 bushels. Rang-e of Prices. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth St.. Topeka, Kan. Chicago, Aug. 22. Article. Open High Low Close Sat. WHEAT Aug 66 67 66 66 66 Sept 62 63 62 62 63- rec 61 62 61 61 62 May 63 64 634 63 63- COKN- Aug 29 Sept 29 29 294 29 30 Dec 29 30 29 2i 30V4 May 31 32 31 32 32 OATS Aug 19 Sept 19 19 19 39 19 May 22 22 22 22 22 PORK Aug 8 95 Sept 8 90 8 97 8 90 8 95 8 95 Mav 8 95 8 95 8 85 8 85 8 87 LARD Aug 5 00 Sept 5 05 5 07 5 00 5 07 5 10 Dec 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 It IBS Sept ...5 10 5 1 2 5 00 5 05 5 10 Dec 4 92 4 92 4 So 4 85 Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan. New Y'ork, Aug. 22. StoeksJ Op niHight; Low iCl'se IFri. Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco Am. Spirits E. G. E Leather Lead C. B. Q. Rock Island C, M. St. P. A., T. S. F.I A..T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan Wetsern Union Mo. Pacific U. P. Pfd Union Pacific. C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Omaha I C. C. C I D. L. W Reading Jersey Central. T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. Pacific Mail L. N M., K. T. C. G. W 140"'. 102 141 141741 140H 140il40 101 102 140 14 34 I 34 41 41 73 73 3S 37 11S 106H:10 113 111 14i 34 37 I 36 P9;3)0 9514, 95 37 I 37 28 I 2S 335 1334 339 1119 86 I 85 45 45 151 19! 19 93 I 33 33 76; 35' 59; 36 17 102 I 99 14: 1 1( 13 411 74 37 119 107V4 113 1414 36K. 100 951,4 38 6-I4 2S14 135 11914 Xf 46 151 19 94 33 7i 35 58"4 36 17 41 40 74 38; 1191,4 107V 113l 1414! 37 301 95 3V' 65! 28; 136 119 86 13 37 118 1 112 3! 3fii4 99 95 37 6". 2S 13514 119 85 45W2 151 39 93 33 76 35 57 26 17 46 151 39 91 34 77 35 59 3674 38 FOR SALE Family horse, harness and surrey. Address A. W. C, care Journal. FOR SALE 1 baby buggy, rubber tire, also high-chair and 2 small heating stoves. 210 Fairchild St., North Topeka. WANTED A competent girl for general housework at 511 West Eighth st. WANTED 2 cooks. 2 girls for country, 1 dishwasher. American Emp. Co., cor ner Sixth and Kansas ave. WANTED Canvassers, ladies and gen tlemen, business respectable and very profitable to canvassers. 118 West 6th st. WANTED A gentle driving horse to keep for its feed. Address C. G. J., care Journal. LOST Between Western ave. and Jack son on Sixth St., or Jackson and Santa Fe depot on Fourth, physician's black satchel. Return to 624 Kansas ave. Dr. Frances Baker. WANTED Girl for general housework, white preferred. 1629 West Sixth. T"V J want to speculate NO Y Oil in wheat corn, oats, provisions or stock P If so, I solicit your orders. Private Wires to Chicago and New York Quick Service -Reasonable Margins. W. la. CHAMBERLIN, Grain, Provision and Stock Broker. IIO West Sixth St. Topeka, Kansas. Correspondence Invited. Drnlnn I 1 B 1 The Topeka Daily State Journal's circulation f r the second quarter of 1898 has exceeded all previous three months' records. Showing a Daily Average of Circulation QroWth. In the year 1885 the circulation was 800 January 1, i8gi, were printed. 3,125 Daily average for year i8gi 4,380 Daily average for year 1802 5,060 Daily average for year 1803. 6,213 Daily average for year iSyj.-. 8,418 Daily average for year l805- 9, 217 Daily average for year 1896. 10, 760 Daily average for year 1807 11,32a Daily average second quarter 1808 13,635 Compared With Last Year. Daily average for second three months of 1807 11,256 Daily average for second three months of 1808 15,655 The State Journal re ceives the full day Ieased-wire Associated Press report, is a member of the American Newspaper Publishers' Asso ciation, has four Linotypes, fast Web Perfecting Press, etc. The State Journal has a larger circulation than any other daily paper published in the great State of Kansas. It requires 44 carriers (exclusive of newsboy-;) to circulate thev paper in Topeka and suburbs. The State Journal recent ly erected for its exclusive use as a permanent home, a hand some double front pressed brick building of three floors. The location is one of the most eligible business sites in To peka the southeast corner of Kansas avenue and Eighth st. The building is one of the most complete newspaper structures in the west and has many unique features amon these are construction and ar rangement by which the fou: Linotypes are seen in operation behind plate glass facing Kan sas avenue, and also through a large glass window from the business office. Don't advertise in the State Journal unless you feel con fident that its daily circulation is just what the above figures set iorth. Any evidence ap parently to the contrary will be cheerfully received and proof produced to convince the most skeptical that we do not claim anything about our circulation for which we cannot vouch. No "returns" are allowed anyone; when a paper goes out from the State Journal office, it goes out to stay. The State Journal has been under the present man agement for over J2 years, and its daily circulation in that time has increased from 800 to over 15,000, or an averag; growth, of more than 1,000 a year. v. l, I J ''I i f U 1 II IJ i" i

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The "Scenic Line of the World the Denver Rio Grande Railroad offers to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the trans-continental traveler the grandest scenery. Two separate and distinct routes througn the Rocky Mountains all through tickets available via either' The direct line to Cripple Creek the greatest gold camp on earth. Double daily train service with through Pull man sleepers and tourists' cars between Denver and San Francisco. The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Wafhinprton via the "Ogden Gate way." Write S. K. Hooper. G. P T. A., Denver. Colorado, for illustrated descriptive pamphlets. VIM IN BALLPLAYIN6. Why Professionals Lack the En thusiasm of Collegians. OEIGLS OF THE "TALE FI5ISH." No Game Is Certain Until Played to the End Anton and Hie Many Troubles. Knelans For a New National League Next Tear. "I wish that we oould get that enthu siasm, loyalty, dash and -vim into our pro f essional players that seems to be the stock In trade of every player In a big college team," said a man prominently connected with the National league the other day. Those who have watched the big college baseball struggles year after year will readily understand the wail of the mag nate. There has been more than one great college player who has taken a try at pro fessional baseball and who has lasted for a few months and then faded from sight. Yale's greatest pitcher, "Dutch" Carter, was expected to become a professional, and when I asked him about it at the time he replied: "I might succeed in the Na tional league and again I might not. If I could play in a professional team with the same spirit that I feel when I don a uni form in college, I am pretty sure that I should succeed. But I am just as positive that I could do nothing of the kind. Our college players go into a game to do or die, and they will stop at nothing to win. It is the same in college football. Why, the more bruises, scars and broken bones that one gets the greater hero one be comes. It is all well enough to talk about a professional earning his money and all 1 Vw 55. J'i'.''-A s ')?J j f P. T. POWERS, that sort of thing, but I tell you that play ing for your college and playing for so much a month are two entirely different things." It has been noticed in many of the Leaguo games this year that the team which has a run or two ahead in the sev enth inning seoms to take things easy while the players of the nine with fewer runs seem too frequently to give up hope and to finish the game in a purely per functory manner, as if their only object in life was to get the game over as quick ly as possible and to get into their street clothes. Here is at least one place where a good word can bo said of "Scrappy' Joyce. The leader of the one time Giants at least tries to keep his men screwed up to the lighting point until the last man has been put out in the final inning. "Scrappy" was taught this by his old mentor, John Montgomery Ward, and he never forgot it. The last two years that Ward played professionally and at the same time managed the New York club his team became famous for turning ap parent defeat into victory in the eighth or ninth inning. This accounts possibly for the manner in which the present Now York team rips out a victory after they j seem to be hopelessly beaten. This may be a tip to the other teams of the League. If you want to be sure of beating out the crew of Scrappaticus, you had better keep playing ball right up to the time that tho umpire calls "Game!" If you don't think so, just ask Buck Ewing about the last series between New York and Cincinnati. Many managers are lacking in this nev er say die policy, and it is not an unusual sight to soe managers finding fault with their players in the last few innings be cause some one did not do this or do that at some particular point In the battle. Better for themselves and their players if they would do a little "jollying" with the hope of nerving the men up for a rally at the eleventh hour of the battle. A nice "jolly" judiciously placed will do more to nerve up the average professional player than anything we know of. Fault finding certainly won't do it. If the managers of the League and a score or more of representative players could have seen a game played in Lincoln field, Providence, in 1891, they would be better able more fully to appreciate the above remarks. It was a game, the rub ber between the Yale and Brown college teams, and the result was responsible for the birth of that terse expression which has held to college athletics ever since, "Yale finish." Sexton at that time was the pitcher and captain of the Brown team, and for eight innings he had held the Yale batsmen at his mercy. Brown went out in the ninth, leaving Yale one more turn at bat and with the score 7 to 2 in favor of Brown. The first two Yale batsmen were easily retired and the third man came up to the plate and had two strikes called on him. Then the Yale men gave it up and began to pack their bats away in the bat bags and several of them had climbed into their bus. There was a momentary delay over some decision, and by that time all the Yale men were in the bus except the man at bat. The next ball pitched came sail ing squarely over the plate and that Yala man hit it on the trade mark, and it land ed against the left field fence. Then it was a sight to see that Yale crew scamper out of that buss and dig bats out of bat bags. Men were on the coach lines yelling like mad in an Instant. That two base hit act ed like magic on the entire team. The fact that six runs were needed to win and that two men were out was forgotten. Those Yale men went up in turn and cracked the curves of Sexton until that clever pitcher was knocked out of the box. Yale's enthusiasm was too much for the Brown team, anfl that third man was nev er put out. When Sexton retired. Wood cock was called to the rescue, but he could not stop that Yale rush, ancLjiix runs were sen over the plate, and Yale won 8 to 7. College men talk about -that game vet whenever baseball is the subject under discussion. There is a chunky little individual with a moon shaped face who has played quite an important part in baseball in his way, and who ought to be better known to the baseball world. Here goes to give him his deserts. The man referred to is Pat rick T. Powers, the president of the East ern league. Pat has served his time as manager in the big league, but he likes his present berth better. It gives him a certain amount of time which enables him to turn an honest penny. Pat is the man ager of the American Cycle Racing asso ciation, which conducts bicycle races in several of the large cities. The company controls little Michael, who was such a world beater last year, but who may meet his Waterloo this season. Powers is probably the best posted man on minor league talent in this country. He watches the youngsters with a fatherly interest, and he is appealed to by the elub owners who are in search of desirable young blood with which to strengthen their teams. Pat has the records of the most promising youngsters at his fingers' ends before the close of the season, and if a club owner wants a real green diamond jewel he must go to Pat to get him. They have a way in some of the minor leagues of not showing the real ability of a player in the official averages and in consequence many a club owner who tries to do the picking himself gets his fingers badly burned. Genuine sympathy has been expressed for A. C. Anson in this his year of real baseball troubles. The grand old man of baseball occupied a place in his humble sphere in life aa great as did Gladstone and Bismarck in their respective spheres. How different, however, was the snuffing of his candle of usefulness! Even the enemies of the great men of England and Germany forgot their bitter hatred of years when Gladstone and Bismarck passed beyond the valley of trials and tribula tions. Poor old Anson, however, must live to hear the mistakes of his life shown to the public for some time to come. People will continue to point to the reo ords of the Chicago and New York clubs since the veteran left those teams. Chi cago under Burns has certainly played better ball this season than for several years. The improvement in the general work of the New York team since Anson left the metropolis of America is really astonishing. There are few, however, who are so nonsensical as to think that this means that Joyce and Burns are such great improvements as managers. There was a clique in Chicago against the old warhorse, and he had not been in New York a week before there was a certain number of players on the New York team who did not care whether the team won or not. They were wholly in sympathy with Joyce, and they realized that the best way to serve Joyce was to freeze An son out. Where is that yellow streak which is supposed to attack the Cincinnati players about this time every year? Some people are getting nervous about it. The admir ers of the champions are of the opinion that the streak will develop about the time that the Cincinnatis start on their next eastern trip. There is some talk about changing the Eastern league into a sort of international league for next year, with four clubs in this state and a like number in Canada. Don't do it, Mr. Minorleaguers. Those Canadians like baseball pretty well, but they have hardly reached that point where they will support four clubs in a league race. Geokgk E. Stackbousk. POPULAR BOATING. Three Styles of Boat Which Any Boy Can Make. The simplest styles of rowbort are the sharpie, the punt and the scow. The sharpie has a pointed bow and fiat stern, and it is a true boat shape, having the curved sides and the bottom slightly raised at the stern. The punt is a flat bottomed affair, slight ly rounded at both ends, with the bottom OC In SIMPLE BOWBOATS. rising at stem and stern. A scow, the sim plest and easiest to make of all, has straight sides and flat bottom, beveled at both ends. As both bow and stern are the same, this, as well as the punt, can be row ed forward or backward without turning It about, as it is necessary to do with the sharpie. The soow will be found the easiest one to construct, but the hardest one to row, owing to its blunt ends. Boston Wants the Next I A. W. Sleet. Boston men are working hard to secure the L A. W. '99 meet. They have received many promises of support from prominent L. A. W. members throughout the coun try. "Buffalo's chances for the meet," says Waltor Barnes, "have slipped away, and now it is an assured thing for Boston. Boston possesses many attractions that cannot bo found In any other city. The park system is one of the finest, and the country adjoining has many beautiful drives. The citizens are hospitable, and they will open the gates to tre wheelmen for a week or longer if necessary. The many cycle clubs in and about Boston can not be surpassed by any city in the coun try, and they will keep open house for vis itors during the meet. The committeemen in charge of Boston's interests say that their supporters w ill include several prom inent New Yorkers." Bow Herd Flays Golf. Fred Herd, the new golf champion, has a much longer swing than most golfers, although his style does not differ material ly from such men as H. H. Hilton and Alex Herd. When he is at his best, his game is remarkable for its brilliancy. He goes for everything. If there is a bunker 199 yards away and he feels that he can carry SCO yards with his best ball, he will not hesitate to try and overcome the haz ard, but if there is a bunker 210 yards away and he feels that he cannot quite carry it he will slice or pull the ball so as to curve around the obstruction. He only weighs about 165 pounds and does not give one the impression of great muscular ac tivity, and yet he will drive a ball which will make even men in his own class wonder how he does it. THE SECOND WIFE. "Married again I" cried Miss Euphemla Thorpe, clasping her hands together. "Married again 1" echoed Miss Clarissa, tipping over her basket of Berlin wools in her consternation, greatly to the delight of the kitten. "At his age!" cried Mies Fhemy. "Two and fifty, if he's a day." Paul Thorpe's sisters were strruok dumb with amazement when, after 15 years of widowerhood, he arrived at Thorpe home stead with his bride, and they were pre sented to a blue eyed, timid looking child of 17. The Misses Thorpe presided frigid ly at the tea table. In vain did the little bride endeavor to make conversation and establish some sort of a social footing. "Paul," she whispered when at last she had her husband to herself, I am afraid of them I don't think they like me!" "Nonsense, my dear," said Mr. Thorpe, stroking down the golden curls of his childlike wife. "You'll all get along splen didly together when you're a little better acquainted." "Euphemla," said Miss Clarissa as she sat before the glass rolling her scanty hair up in paper, "what do yoa think of Mrs. Paul ThorpeP" "I hate her." Paul Thorpe had not been married qnlte a year to his little wife when Miss Eu phemla came to him one day. "Can I speak to you alone, Paul?" "Of course you can, Phemy; but what is all the mystery aboutP" he answered gayly. "That is for you to judge," Miss Thorpe answered primly, "when you have read the letter." "What letter? Who wrote itf" "One of your wife's admirers probably. I found it in the pocket of the white dress she sent to the wash this morning." Involuntarily Paul Thorpe glanoed at the letter, whose signature had been torn away a letter written in a bold, mascu line chirography My Own Darling Marian Your letter of yesterday convinced me more and more that your love is still mine, even though "Stop!" he cried aloud between his firmly set teeth. "Who dares to call my Wife his darling? WhO'dares" "Euphemla," he said huskily, "I thank you for opening my eyes. I was a mad fool for thinking that a child of 17 could ever care for me. He turned away, with a face like ashes. "Paull" his sister called after him. "Paul!" But the door had already closed behind his retreating footsteps. Paul Thorpe returned no more. A brief, cold letter to his wife .announced that business of importance would necessitate a few years' residence in Europe. "But why didn't he come himself?" wailed Maria, wringing her little white hands. "Have I offended him? Have I done wrong ia any unconscious way?" Miss Euphemia made no reply. Tho letter she herself had received by the same mail contained these words: I can never see her again. While she lives I am an exile from my home. I leave her to your care. Be kind to her, for perhaps ahe is the creature of untoward circumstances. I will remit ail necessary funds regularly. Sours truly, P. T. Miss Phemy sat staring at the fire with the letter in her hand. She had parted man and wife. She had made them both wretched, for in her heart she believed that Marian loved Paul Thorpe. "I dare not tell the truth now," she thought. "I dare not confess that I tore the signature from the letter, and that it was written by that brother of hers in Illi nois that she never speaks of because he forged a check once and had to flee the state. But even the callous heart of Miss Phemy reproached her for her craft when she saw the roses fading away from poor Marian's cheess, the elasticity deserting her light, graceful figure as day by day crept by and no word or message came from the absent husband. But one day Miss Clarissa came home from district visiting pale, languid and heavy eyed, and within a day or two the disease declared itself definitely smallpox of the most virulent type. Servants fled the house, neighbors dis covered that they needed change of air, friends and acquaintances contented them selves by sending cards of inquiry through the mails, and even a professional nurse could not be obtained. "I'm sure I don't know what we are to do," said Dr. Ken ward when it was dis covered that Miss Euphemia, too, was stricken down by the baleful disease. "I will take care of them, doctor," said Marian. "I have had the disease and don't fear it. They are my husband's sis ters. It is all I can do for him now." And through long days and nights of anguish and delirium she remained con stant to her charge until the balance turn ed and they recovered. "You would both of you have been in your graves under six feet of earth if it hadn't been for this girl," said blunt Dr. Ken ward. "Under God, you owe your lives to her." Miss Clarissa silently leaned forward to kiss Marian's blanched countenance. Eu phemia only drew a sort of short, quick sob and asked for her writing desk. "I would not try to write just yet," said Marian gently. "Only one letter. I must!" said Miss Phemy, and Marian let her have her way. Dear Brother I have deceived yon about Marian, though I swear before Heaven's tri bunal 1 didn't know at the time how muck mischief X was working. She is as pare and good as an angel, and through doing good to them that despitefully used her one has wrought out her own salvation. X inclose the signature X myself tore off that fatal letter which has estranged yon both the signature of Marian's own brother, Guy Russel. Do not reproach me. I have suffered enough already for my crime. Yours repentantly, Eupuhia Thorpe Directed to the care of his lawysr, the letter reached Paul Thorpe at Boston, whither he had just arrived from London, and three days afterward he stood upon his own threshold. Marian herself chanoed to open the door to him. "Paul! Oh, Paull My husband!" she cried out wildly. "My Marian was all that he answered. Neither of them ever spoke a word of re proach to Miss Phemy. "It is enough that we an happy ones more," said Marian simply. Cincinnati Post. Bard, Indeed. Father Yes, child, diamonds are hard anyway you consider them even hard to get and hard to keep. Disappointed Daughter But, pa, they are hardest of all to be without. Jewel ers' Weekly. A Different Point of View. Wealthy Patient And this vermiform appendix which is causing all my trouble is, as I am informed, quite useless. Doctor Er well, I would hardly go BO far ai to say that. Detroit .Journal. HE WAS USED TO IT. Why a Badly Injured Soldier Did ITot Die of ilia Wound. There is quite a flutter of excitement in the ward of the military hospital as the surgeon appears to make his morning round. Weary, half closed eyes light up with interest and drawn and pallid cheeks show a touch of color as the familiar fig ure in its white jacket appears at the en trance to the ward. The doctor's breezy presence is in Itself a tonio for the sick and wounded men, and his coming is one of the little incidents which serve to break the terrible monotony of lying all day in bed. Briskly ho makes the tour of the long room, a nurse at his elbow to assist in the removal of bandages where required and to take any directions that may be neces sary as to diet and treatment. For each patient he has a jocular remark or a few words of encouragement. Finally he ar rives at a cot near the end of the line, whose occupant is swathed in bandages from head to foot. "What!" exclaims the surgeon. "Do you mean to say you are still alive?" "Yes, sir," is the cheerful reply, "and doing very well, thank you." "Well, you are a wonder and no mis take," observes the surgeon admiringly. "I tell you frankly that it is nothing short of a miracle for a man to have been butch ered as you were and still live." The wounded soldier smiles faintly. "It's all a matter of being used to it," he replies. "You see, before I joined the army I always shaved myself With a safety razor." New York Journal. True to Bia Country. "Will you have this bound in Russia or Morocco?" "Certainly not. I ain't a-goin to trust that volume out o' the kingdom. I want it bound 'ere in Bermondsey, England 1" Ally Sloper. Testing; Him. "I would die for you," he sighed. "And if I refuse you?" she asked. "I will kill myself 1" he cried desper ately. "I cannot accept you, but if you really do love me," Bhe pleaded, "you will wait at least until tomorrow. "Cruel, heartless 1 Why should you care?" The young girl bestowed a winning smile upon him. "I do care," she murmured. "Give me time first to" "To what?" "To insure your life," she said sweetly. Vim The Prodigal Outfit. He went away from home a spindly youth with shrunk shanks and a neck like a Garcia camp follower. He came back a professional bicycle rid er with huge legs and muscles like iron. "I see the prodigal has returned," said the next door neighbor. "Yes," replied the father thoughtfully as he stared in amazement at the bulging hosiery of his hopeful. "Ho seems to have returned and brought the fatted calf with him." Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Cycle Episode. "You'll get run in," said the pedestrian to the cyclist without a light. "You'll get run into," responded the rider as he knocked the other down and ran up his spine. "You'll get run in, too, said the police man as he stepped from behind a tree and grabbed the bicycle. Just then another scorcher oame along without a light, so the policeman had to run in two. Detroit News-Tribune. A Sympathetic Pose. "It's a great pity!" murmured the man who has so many dollars he hates to give any up for fear of spoiling a fine collection. "What's the matter?" inquired his wife. "I was thinking of the barbarity of war. I suppose those discrepancies have to exist. But it's a great pity bullets aren't as easy to dodge as taxes. Washington Star. Ignorant, Indeed. "I never want to see him again," said the blond. "He does not know how to help a woman mount a horse." "What of that?" asked the brunette. "Lots of men dan't know how." "But he didn't know enough not to try." Vim. She Did the Work. Lynch Poor Brady has losht his manes av livelihood. Shea But p'raps he kin git another job. Lynch He don't want it it's another woife he wants Up to Date. Enough to Break Any Man. Pells Poor Shotson has just made an assignment. Wells Why, I thought he was wealthy. Pells Well, he was until he bought a f 5 camera, and then the sundries did the rest. New York Journal. Not Settled. "I spent (100 on my silver wedding present to my wife." "What is it?" "I don't know. She hasn't got through exchanging it yet." Chicago Record. VBt Bun Better. Chimmie Me fader's a eojer, an he wears a uniform all day. Billy Fergit it! Me fader's a waiter, and he sleeps in a dress suit. New York Journal. Jut the Thina;. "Did the soldiers appreciate those sight shirts we sent them?" "I should say so. They used them to clean their guns. "Chicago Record. What Blade Him Shiver. Waiter I hope there is no complaint against our oold luncheon, sir. Johnny It isn't the oold luncheon that makes ma shiver; it's the bill I Judy. AMUSEMENTS. H EW CKAWFORD THEATER, One Night Only Saturday, August 27- FIRST AND ESST 07 THE SEASON Miller Freeman's Funmakers in tha E laborate Musical Farce, "At Gay Coney Island!" A Thing of Beauty and a Joke Forever. Oft New York Girls OA vv New York Boys Scenlo Equipment Unsurpassed. PRICES Boxes and Orchestra, $1: Dress Circle, 75c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c. Sale of seats opens Thursday, 8 a. m. Rents, Situations, Real Estate, 4 Auction Sales, AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. WANTED HELP. WANTED A position by boy 18. Ad dress A. H. S., care Journal. WANTED Liht work, such as taking care of horses, etc Call at 213 E. 4th. WANTED Position as dry goods clerk, 10 years' experience in good country store. Address Clerk, care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Competent girl, general house work, white preferred. 140a Western ave. WANTED A good white lady cook at Chief hotel, 323 Kansas ave. J. E. Shaf fer, Proprietor. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Men to learn barber trade; only eight weeks required; complete out fit of highest grade tools donated: wages in shops Saturdays before completing: constant practice; expert instructions: il lustrated catalogue mailed free. Moler'a Barber College, St. Louis. WANTED SALESMEN. soiicitorswXne tlemen. for our complete sets of juve nile books for the holdiays. Each set has four books graded for little ones to grown up folks. Each book charming, de lightful, captivating. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.r. Large books, each overflowing with happy illustrations. Tremendous sellers. Nothing like them. Pour months golden harvest for energetic workers. Credit given. Freight paid. Big gest commissions. Outfit with samples of all four books free. Send twelve 2 cent stamps for paying part only of the postage alone. Drop all trash and clear $300 a month with our exclusive juveniles. The National Book Concern, Juvenile Dept., Chicago. TWO CLOTHING SALEMEN wanted in Topeka and one in each county in every state, to take orders for our S5 to $10 made-to-measure suits and overcoats. Live men without experience can make $150 per month. If you can furnish satis factory reference, we will furnish a com plete sample line and outfit, and start you at work at once. For particulars address American Woolen Mills Co., Eenterprise Building, Chicago. WANTED Reliable persons in every sec tion to distribute circulars, samples, and tack signs; no canvassing; cash paid. Will A. Molton Co., Cleveland, O. $15 TO $35 a week and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time: experience unnec essary. W. L. Kline Co.. St. Louis, Mo. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Everyone to know that in re plying to an advertisement which reads to address "Care Journal" the reply must be made in writing and sent through the mail postpaid, or left at this office. It will then be placed in one of the boxes set aside for replies to classified advertise ments. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS vTsTTverytOTeTernanTne for printing signs on fences, bridges, sidewalks, etc. Arc Co., 26 Arc St., Ra cine, Wis. FOB, RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms, up stairs, S16 Quincy st. Call in forenoon. FOR RENT 4 elegant rooms for light housekeeping. 210 Van Buren st. FOR RENT Newly furnished rooms, and excellent board, at 313 Jackson. No chil dren in family. FOR RENT Newly repaired pleasant fur nished rooms. 421 Quincy st- HAVE your fall suits and overcoats clean ed before the rush. A. Hirbour, 115 W. Seventh st. Tel. 152. FOB KENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Large residence. Tenth st. W. R. Hazen. 1403 West FOR RENT Good 9 room house. Call 713 Jefferson st. between 9 and 5 o'clock. FOR RENT Four room house, 116 Tyler, north of First st. FOR RENT Modern furnished house for the winter. Call at 722 West Eighth. FOR SALE--MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Team and furniture wagon. Henry Atherton, care Blain Bowery, North Topeka. FOR SALE Lady's bicycle, cheap. 1213 East Eighth. FOR SALE Pony trap, harness and Shet land pony, or two ponies. 500 Harrison street. FOR SALE One delivery wagon, good condition, cheap. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. FOR 8AL1E3 A good paying restaurant and rooming house. Newton. Inquire Fred Brandt, Newton, Kan. FOR SALH5 Light delivery wagon, new and modern style, for $4o. Inquire 832 Kansas ave. FOR SALE A good milk shaker, cheap for cash. 314 East Fourth st, FX)R SALE Two road wagons, one top ouggy and a Crawford bicycle In good condition. 1231 North Harrison su w o FOR SALE Gas stoves at cost, to closa out, at Prescott Co.s' FOR SALE Steam laundry in Carbon dale. Address F. P. O'Neill, Carbon dale, Kan. FOB SALE Ten R.I.P.A.N 'S for S centa at Jrugglsts; one gives relief. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. SUITS dry cleaned, $1.25. Utten's, 429 Kansas ave. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MISCELLANEOUS. HOW undergraduates can soon be lawful physicians, dentist. Lock Box 590, Chi cago. Courses also. TAKEN UP Sorrel mare, white strip face. 2 white feet. H. E. De Long, Wanamaker, Kan. WEIBLE HORNER, 113 East Seventh St.. make all sizes of door and window screens, mouldings, brackets, sash and doors, wood carving and turning. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots $150 to $450. Eugene, Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave. ONE DOLLAR for servtce of fine Jersey bull. James Dwyer, 300 Lawrence St. STALL IN GOOD BARN for rent cheap. 421 Quincy at. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler, la open daily except Sunday, from 1 to p. m. E. M, Brockett. M. D. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE Good claim in Blaine county, O. T. will sell or trade for Topeka prop erty. Address R. F. F. Humphrey, Shorey. Kan. FOR SALE Make an offer for the 6-rooro. house 90S Madison St.. or 1S21 Fillmore at. Will trade for Colorado property. Ad dress W. H. Johnson, 620 E. Kiowa St.. Colorado Springs, Col. LIST your property with Jones Givens. 620 Kansas ave. If you have any kind of property to sell see us. If you want to buy property see us. If you have any houses to rent list them with us, as wa have a big demand for houses. FOR SALE Lots 163, 165. 167 Buchanan st east front, within 150 feet of Sixth ave. car line; $500 each. C K. Holliday. Jr., 435 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fa shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey, 8 room house andt IVfc acres near city limits, SO acres 6 miles north, til on time payments or cheap foe. cash. M. Heery, 109 East Third. KANSAS MONEY to loan at low rate of interest; privilege of paying any or all o loan at any interest payment. A. A. RODGERS CO., 110 West Sixth St. IiEAL estate and mortgage brokers and promoters should write for circular. In vestors Directory Co., New York. MONEY LOANED on pianos, organs, sewing machines, typewriters and any good security. N. B. Campbell, 60S Kan sas ave. I HA VE $1,500 to loan. B. Crumrine, 423 Kansas ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biacoe, 623 Kansas ave. WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Aloney on hand and everv accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO., Columbian Building. MILO NORTON, at 406 West Sixth ave., will make farm loans of $1,500 or over: at 6 per cent interest. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed! and seeds with Van Slyck, 609 W. 10th. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND The umbrella repairer and Jew eler, W. S. McCormick. at -S13 Kan. ave. STORAGE. STORAGE ThiTT( Warehouse Co. (formerly Topeka Stor age Co., 305 Kas. ave.) store stoves, house hold goods etc. On June 1 removed ta new fireproof stone building, 212 and 214 Kas. ave. C. D. Skinner, Prop. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. R. E. MASSEY, M. D., 810 East Fourth! st.. Physician and Surgeon. L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st, and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phona 214. Uses the Brinkerhoflf system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, nshure, ul ceration, etc. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with! private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. ro., and 3 p. m. to 5. p. m. Telephone, 693 residence and IS office. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue free. 'Phone 292. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and Sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. TIN SHOPS J. M. BAIRD. hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. PIANO. MISS MABEL MARTIN, teacher of piano end narmony. 411 wooaiawn ave., roiwin. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor ta R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave.. Phone 603. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks, oOr mainsprings. 75c: crystals. 10c. Ca.l paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old Jsweiry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 612 Kan. ave. WVII 1)0 Your Hauling Eight! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. 1 t Telephoned 509 Kansas Are. fo ojce2 F. T. BACOIT, Prop. rjf-See me about storage.

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A TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 189S. JBabfes Thrive Ori It. i mi II tsORlSSi Condensed Mil It Little Book"iNFANT V HEALTH" Sent FREE, vShouldJeii Every House, r K KY. CONDENSEDMILK Ca JIEW.YORK. J s HOUNDS ON HIS TRAIL. SCiners of Glen Carbon Resist Search For Fugitive Murderer. Carlinville, 111., Aug. 22. A posse of deputy sheriffs with blood hounds are Etill hot on the trail of Otto Mattias, the murderer of ex-Senator H. W. Wall, near Staunton, last Tuesday. Tester day afternoon the dog followed a trail to Glen Carbon, a mining town near Edwardsville, Madison county. The miners heard that hounds were headed toward the place and by the time they reached the town several hundred min ers met the officers and sleuth hounds end forbade them entering the corpora tion limits. The miners were defiant and the mayor and city marshal cf the village advised the pursuing officers that it would not be safe to proceed further. Mattias formerly resided in Glen Car lson and the action of the miners in what looks like an attempt to shield a murderer has created intense excite ment about Staunton and trouble is feared if the Glen Carbon authorities Etill refuse to allow the town to be searched. The sheriff of Madison coun ty has promised the posse of deputies protection and will furnish the officers a guard. Sheriff Davenport of this coun ty was notified to report at Edwards ville this evening to accompany the posse, as trouble Is feared. PLASTERING IS FLYING. Progress Being Made on the Union Depot Repairs. Kansas City, Aug. 22. A large force of workmen are employed making the repairs on the Union depot, but as yet they have not made much of a showing on the outside of the building. If one Etands on the north side of Union ave nue and looks at the second story win dows, from one of which a wooden chute has carried load after load of laths and plaster away in the past few days, it is very evident that progress is being made. The work is being carried on with such order that the lower floors of the building and the platforms have not toeen obstructed in any way by the rub bish usual to the remodeling of build ings. One pile of lumber in the car riage inclosure on Union avenue is the only evidence on the ground floor of the repairs. Contractor "William Harmon has ta ken out the permit for the overhauling of the depot. The permit calls for $42, 000. BARGAIN IN TEXAS. Republicans lieft the Way Open to Swap Votes With Populists. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 22. The only controversy which occurred in the state Republican convention during its ses sion here was settled, when it was de cided by a unanimous vote not to place any state ticket in the field. This was done in deference to the wishes of the friends and supporters of Congressman Hawley and other leaders who are con fident that not only can he be re-elected in the Galveston district, but that two other Republican congressmen can be elected in south Texas this year. "WORLEY FLOPS. Paola Populist Pleased With Presi dent McKinley's Patriotism.. Paola, Aug. 22. J. S. R. Worley, an attorney of Osawatomie and a former Populist, has sent the central commit tee the following letter: "I hereby tender my resignation as committeeman. Pop party. Third ward, Osawatomie city, this county. The Third ward has been the banner ward for Pop votes of this entire county, hence it is not because of our showing that makes me resign, but for the sole and exclusive reason that I desire to no longer be regarded as a member of the Pop party. I am convinced of the "snare and delusion' and will make my politi cal home elsewhere. I have been a long time 'coming around, but the national administration has courted my patriot ism to a finish." Judge Worley was a delegate to the late Populist county convention and was at one time a "mentioned" candi date for representative. He will take the stump for the Republican ticket. SHE HAD KIDNEY COMPLAINT. Her Father Died With It Here is the Cure She Took. Mrs. Eliza Woodruff, a lady living at 1020 Jackson St., this city says: "I Slave never been obliged to use much of any medicine, or employ a physician ntil about a year and a half ago when I was suddenly attacked with pain in the small of my back over the kidneys. Shortly thereafter other symptoms de veloped which the doctor told me was the effect of kidney disease. I was treated by the doctor and took "kidney cures' without getting any relief. In act the treatment seemed to aggra vate rather than allay the trouble. t5ome time ago I procured a box of your Morrow's Kid-neoids at the store of the iBwift Holliday Drug Co. I took them according to directions receiving relief in two days. I kept taking them right jRlong until now I am happy to state that I am perfectly cured, all traces of rthe old disease are gone. My father died of kidney disease and I feel rea sonably assured had he known of them in his day, he too would have been cured." Druggists 50 cents. Manufac tured by John Morrow Cou G&gmjsts, Ciiriocaeld. Ohio. la RAILROAD NEWS. Railroads Haul Negro Soldiers to New York At the Ridiculously Low Rate of So. 2 5 Each. AFTER THE FAST MAIL Another Attempt to Wreck That Train South of Carbondale Failed Sat urday Night. The negro soldiers left today for New York city, en route to Santiago. These men are being hauled to New York city at the ridiculously low rate of $5.25 each. This is the most remarkable case of rate cutting in the west. The reg ular tariff to New York city is $29. The contract was awarded to the Santa Fe and Erie railroads by the quartermas ter of the regular army at St. Louis. When the money received for transport ing the troops is divided between the two roads, if on an equal basis, the Santa Fe will get less than $3 per man. About 900 men are being carried by the Santa Fe to Chicago. At $3 each this would amount to $2,700 for two special trains, operated to Chicago, a distance of little more than 500 miles, being about 50 cents per mile, which will scarcely pay for coal consumed. But, such is the re sult of sharp competiton. The extreme cheapness of this expedi tion so far as the government is concern ed is especially striking when it is remem bered that the cost cf moving the Kansas regiment to Falls Church was $27.50 per man. This was due to the fact that the rail roads pooled on their bids and received what is within a few cents of full tariff. 600 MEN AT WORK. Contractor Lewis Pushing Santa Fe Double Track. Emporia, Aug. 22. The Santa Fe double track is nearing completion. L. W. Lewis, the contractor, has received the plan for the track between Sterry and Strong City. This piece of track will require about ninety days' work. When it is done the double track will extend from Emporia to Florence. About ten bridges and culverts will be widened and rebuilt between Sterry and Strong City. Somethnig like 35 bridges have been rebuilt for the new track already. In talking about the matter Mr. Lewis said that on all con tracts at present he has over 600 men hired. 400 of whom are Emporia men. Mr. Lewis says he could handle more men if they would work steadily. NEAR HIS BIRTH PLACE. Formerly Wellington Railroad Man Meets Untimely Death. Wellington, Aug. 22. John Nollner was killed near Mountain View, Ark., August 2. He was in the train service here for several years. Mr. Nollner was with a threshing ma chine about seven miles from home. A storm came up and to find shelter he made his way under the separator. Soon after lightning struck and in stantly killed him. The deceased was well known and much liked by all. He left Wellington April 12, 1S96, and went to Mountain View, Ark., where he has since resided. He was 50 years of age but a hard worker for a man of that age. He died within 10O yards of his birthplace. He was a father-in-law of L. P. Downey, and a particular friend of II. F. Arnold. TO WRECK FAST MAIL. Tie and Huge Rock Piled on the San ta Fe Track. Carbondale, Aug. 22. An attempt- to wreck the eastbound fast mail between here and Scranton was made Saturday evening, but the Manhattan plug, running nearly ori the fast mail's time, struck the obstructions. A heavy oak tie braced by a large rock had been put across the rails at a cross ing between two fields. The engine threw the obstructions from the rails and was only slightly damaged, having the cylin der cock torn off. Rise of Thomas TJbanks. Fort Scott, Aug. 22. Thomas Ubanks, general foreman of the Union Pacific system, who was" in the city a guest of Robert Osborn who was his boyhood playmate, went fifteen miles to see the first railroad train that passed by his country home where he and his father cut cordwood for a living. Now he is over all the shops of the system and draws a salary of 225 per month, and expenses. MR. PEFFER'S DATES. Places Where He Will Speak During Septe mber. William A. Peffer, candidate for gov ernor of Kansas on the Prohibition, or what will be known as the Law Order ticket, will inaugurx.te his campaign at Clay Center, September 3. He will speak at the following places: Olathe, Monday, f'ept. 5; night. Ottawa, Tuesday. Sept. 6; night. Garnett, Wednesday, Sept. 7; night. Iola, Thursday, Sept. 8. Independence, Friday. Sept. 9; night. Winfield, Saturday, Sept. 10; 3 p. m. Arkansas City, Saturday, Sept. 10; night. Wellington, Monday, Sept. 12: night. Harper, Tuesday, Sept. 13; night. Medicine Lodge, Wednesday, Sept. 14; night. Wichita, Thursday. Sept. 15; night. Newton, Friday, Sept. 16: night. Hutchinson, Saturday, Sept. 17;' 3 p. m. and night. Sterling, Sunday, in church. Sterling, Sept. 19; 3 p. m. Great Bend, Sept. 19; night. Lamed, Sept. 20. Kinsley, Sept. 21: 3 p. m. Dodge City, Sept. 21; night. Garden City, Sept. 22. McPherson, Sept. 23. Marion, Sept. 24; 3 p. m. and night. Cottonwood Falls, Sept. 26; night. OMAHA EXPOSITION. June 1st to October 31st the Grand est Exposition (except World's Fair) ever planned in the United States. Located within cheap and quick access cf the entire Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at your own doors. Through tickets be yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced excursion rates to Omaha. Take the Burlington Route the old and firmly es tablished line to and through Omaha in any direction. L. W. W A KELET, General Passenger Agent. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General Manager. St. Louis. Mo. The G. A. R. will meet in Cincinnati September 5-10, 1898. They will leave here in special train via Santa Fe. Sep tember 5. The round trip fare Is $16.10. Santa Fe agent will give you particulars. TRENCHES FULL OF DEAD. Death Rate Among Spanish Soldiers 40 Per Day. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Santiago, Aug. 22. Since the surrender of Santiago one thing has been upper most in our minds, namely, the health and condition of the brave American sol diers who fought and were victorious; and this was very proper, for the men cer tainly deserve whatever could be done for them upon this score. In consequence of protests from commanding officers, the orders from Washington as to the dispo sition of the army were changed and our troops are embarking daily for the north. The Spanish prisoners are also being put on board the transports we have hired to take them home. Ten thousand of the men have been In camp just outside the city limits. They were much nearer to the palace than our own men. They were our prisoners and we, one and all, avoided the roads that led near their camps because of the vile odors that arose therefrom. As the Spaniards passed through the city on the way to the docks we saw sights that brought tears to the eyes of men who are not readily mov ed to tears. Down on the docks, in a narrow strip of shade from a warehouse, some 200 Spanish soldiers waited orders to move onto the lighter which would con vey them to the much talked of Spanish hospital ship Alicante. These men were thin and of a sickly pallor.hollow cheeked, weak and thin. "We are the well men who have brought the sick into the town on lighters," they explained- Down on the wharf, being loaded on the steamer Bessie, were long lines of stretchers, each with its pitiful burden. Faces that looked like death's heads, every line of the skull marked on the yellow skin, protruding teeth over which lips would not close. One man grasped in a claw that had crushed them, three pieces of American hardtack. Others had food hidden under their scant covering. Their weight was as nothing, yet four "well" men staggered under the burden of one stretcher. Down the city streets came other processions of stretchers. Van quished and sick, weak, pitiful, moaning, staggering, they drifted into the town all day long. When the city surrendered the prospect ive return to Spain brought joy to many hearts; the fulfillment of the promise was sad. Ten American ambulances have been de tailed to help carry in those unable to walk, and we have erected tents on the dock where the sick oan wait until the lighter is ready for them. Y'It is not a camp out there," said a Spanish officer: "it is a graveyard. Be tween 200 and 300 went into tha hospital daily. It was not a hospital there were no medicines, there was no attendance. Fortv men were dying every day and the trenches are full of the dead. We have save you many a $20 for passage money to Spain. That camp has been more h 1 than anything in the war. There are 9.000 out there vet only a thousand came In today but they won't last long. Dysen terycamp dvsentery we call it and it is worse than the plague, is carrying them off." A white haired officer with stars and bands on his sleeve, but so thin and weak and pale that he looked more like a skele ton than a man, walked down the wharf supported by his wife, who was as much In need of support as he was himself. Over a loose board they tripped and fell. There are two young children in the party who crv almost continuously. Finally they all got aboard, the women to spend ten davs on a filthy, horrible ship. There are manv women going thus wives of officers who cannot pay for a passage. These Spanish troop ships bid fair to rival old time slavers in the misery and suffer ing that will be confined within their sides on the voyage back to Spain. Our soldiers were sick, but the condi tion of the Spaniards is so many times worse that our men seem strong and healthy compared with them. The Spaniards were not in this condition when they moved to their death camp. Just how far we are obliged to provide care for a vanquished foe is a question now being discussed in this .town. Every one admits and has admitted that the Spaniard has been a good enemy, a good fighter, and the Americans who took off their hats to the Spanish on the 17th of July did so with true homage to brave men. As the pitiful lines of the Spanish prisoners stagger through the streets of this city for the next week or so. feebly stepping out of the way of pedestrians, looking fearfully at rattling guns, and in sad contrast to our strong men in brown, the Americans who see them will be in clined to again uncover the heads. prompt ed by the same feeling of homage to brave men. KHARTOOM MUST FALL. English Forces About Ready for the Final Blow. London, Aug. 22. The Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Soudan Is steadily ap proaching a culmination. Khartoom will be captured and Mahdlsm smashed within a month, but Englishmen have not yet reached the stage of excitement over what is one of the most remarkable uninter ruptedly successful military enterprises In British history. General Kitchener, the youngest man of his rank in the British army, has made no mistakes. He now has a perfectly equip ped army of 25,000 men of all arms. 1,700 miles from the starting point, ready to deliver the last crushing blow to the en emy. There has been no fuss, and this has lulled foreign suspicion as to the aims of British policy in the Soudan. If the French think about the matter at all. they assume that Kitchener wTill clear out of the Soudan as soon as the dervishes are finaly defeated. The assumption is unfounded. Whatever the British government may have said a vear or two ago. the Intention now is to keep the Soudan and more. Its policy embraces the possibility nav. the proba bility of a war with Abyssinia, despite Melek's newly found friends in Paris and St. Petersburg. Purely British regiments will be grad ually withdrawn from the Soudan, but Kitchener's Egyptians, transformed by him from spiritless peasants into real fighting men. and Soudanese warriors who have learned to worship their British of ficers, will remain to extend and complete the scheme of conquest. Kitchener's flag, nominally Egyptian, will be taken to the borders of Uganda, there to meet the British flag now upheld by a handful of Englishmen 1.000 miles from civilization. It is a scheme to stir the imagination, yet It was born in prosaic Downing street. There is danger, or course, irom nait- civilized Abyssinia on the east and the i French on the west, but it will be carried through by intelligent Englishmen. They do not talk about it much, but they un derstand well enough that the job has to be done. IN JAIL FOR BIGAMY. Woman Whose Husband Went to War Married Another. Guthrie, O. T., Aug. 22. Calvin Logue and Mrs. John J. Green were jailed at Chandler yesterday on a charge of big amy. Both of them were bound over to the next grand jury. The woman is the wife of John J. Green, who enlisted in the army on the first call for troops and went to Cuba, but before he had been gone a month his wife married Logue, and the two were living on the money Green was sending home, when he unex pectedly returned home on a furlough. Corbett Reaches Home. San Francisco, Aug. 22. James J. Corbett has arrived in this city to at tend the funeral of his parents. He was almost prostrated on his arrival and refused to discuss his future plans. OA.STOH.XA. Bean the Til8 Kni You Have Alwavs Bougljl OASTOIIIA. Sean ths Tha Kind You Have Alwavs Bought OAQTOHIA. Bean the Tto Kind You Have Alwavs Bought SAiS MEREU LIED. Capt. Sigsbee's Brother Has His In dignation Aroused. Chicago, Aug. 22. L. P. Slgsbee, of Chicago, a brother of Captain Sigsbee, of the wrecked battleship Maine, read with indignation the interviews with Captain Mereu, of the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon, given out in New York just before the Spanish commander sailed for home, and reflecting upon the actions of the captain and officers of the Maine at Havana. Mr. Sigsbee. who has been the guest of his brother on the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul for a time this summer, and who also spent some time on the Maine last year, said re garding the Mereu interview: "It is unfortunate that Captain Mereu left the United States so quickly after making the statements that he did, otherwise his nose would have been twisted from his face. Among other things he said that my brother shed tears in the cabin of Captain Eulate of the Vizcaya when that vessel visited Havana soon after the blowing up of the Maine, declaring at the same time that his career in life was ended. He also made the statement, which appears- in the interview, that the officers of the Maine were drinking champagne on shore while the Spaniards were rescuing the seamen from the Maine. "When Captain Mereu says my brother had tears in his eyes, other than for the loss of his men, he lies. When he says the officers of the Maine were ashore drinking champagne on the night in question he lies again. Nothing that my brother has said or written indicated that the Spanish blew up his vessel. In his testimony before the sen ate committee he stated only that the Maine, in his belief, was blown up by an outside agency. If my brother had tears in his eyes at all it was for the loss of his brave crew, and I believe the whole nation wept at the same time. "For Captain Mereu to make such statements after he had received the hospitality of the nation and on the eve of his departure for Spain only proves the character of the man." RESTORING ORDER. Porto Rico is Preparing for the Change of Authority. New Tork,Aug. 22. A .dispatch to the Herald from San Juan," Porto Rico, says: Order prevails here although some evil disposed persons are trying to stir up racial and religious prejudices among the ignorant portion of the pop ulation. The sooner the commission arrives to settle matters and dispel doubts the better for the future. The streets of San Juan are filled with furniture laden carts and people returning from the suburbs. At the palace and the other government build ings the work of packing the archives is already going on. Senor Camo, the captain general's chief of staff, has resigned. It is understood he owns con siderable property here. His resigna tion is likely to be accepted. Telegraphic communication with all parts of the island was opened yester day and permits granted to those who desire to visit Ponce and other ports. The Spanish authorities are doing ev erything possible to preserve order. One of the first necessities on the part of the Americans will be a strong police force. There is great anxiety here regarding the probable changes in financial and judicial matters. Reasonable haste is considered advisable. The steamer Ibo Boschon Thursday brought the first news since the block ade. There was an exciting scene when she arrived. One paper here, warns the natives that the Americans are prejudiced against the colored race. It is still impossible for large ships to enter the harbor and there have been no importations yet. There are some signs of a scarcity of food stuffs. General Macias this morning received a long dispatch from General Miles. Both agree to do the utmost to pre serve order. The generals communicate every day about the news received from Washington. Many merchants have or dered extensive importations. The mines in the harbor are being raised. The brigadier of marine Is do ing all possible with a small staff to raise the obstructions at the entrance to the port, but he has no implements. ATCHISON DEFEATED. Topeka Won Sunday's Game by a Score of 2 to 1. Atchison, Aug. 22. The reorganized Atchison team made its first appear ance on the home grounds yesterday, and was defeated by Topeka. An error by Cooper in right field in the fourth Inning gave the visitors the game. Score: R.H.E. Topeka 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Atchison 0 00000001 1 5 3 Batteries Topeka, Eyler and Fear; Atchison, Stricklett and Warner. TOPEKA TOOK THREE. Topeka Series Ended With Annihila tion of Kid Cooper. Topeka made it three straight by ta king Saturday's game from Atchison by a score of 9 to 5. Kid Cooper, the shattered idol, was In the box for Atchison and it looked for a time as if Topeka could not land on him but when Baily and O'Connell both made home runs in the same inning things opened up and Topeka won out. Rebesman surprised everyone by ma king a bunt and beating it to first. For Tcpeka Mauck pitched a good game and kept the hits scattered. The work of Umpire Sullivan was very poor. His decision in calling McGree vy out at first was far from right and his decisions on balls and strikes were very rank, Topeka receiving the worst of it. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago 4-2; Brooklyn 3-0. WESTERN LEAGUE. Kansas City 8; Columbus 2. Indianapolis 4; Minneapolis 0. -Milwaukee 6; St. Paul 2. Detroit S; St. Joseph 3. Saturday's Games. Wichita 13; Ottawa 3. Boston 3; Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 2; Louisville 0. Chicago 2; Brooklyn 1. Washington 4-6: Pittsburg 1-4. New Tork 4; Cleveland 3. Baltimore 3; St. Louis 1. Indianapolis 6: Minneapolis 1. Columbus 3; Kansas City 2. St. Joseph 5-5: Detroit 6-4. St. Paul 12; Milwaukee 0. The Direct Line to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francis co and Portland, is via the Union Pacif ic. The service of the Union Pacific to all principal western points is unex celled by any other line and consists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dining Cars. (Meals a la carte.) For time table and full information call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent. J. C. Fulton. Depot Agent. Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip ped with electric fans. See North Show Window. For display of Mill Ends of Fine Bleached J Table Linens. These J goods are 2 yards wide J and come in lengths of j 2, 2, 3 and 3h yards J the quality that retails in a regular way for 11.00 a yard J SALE PRICE J X-X-X-X- SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS A. W. Lacey, the druggist. Is spending nis vacation in Peoria, 111. The curbing for the driveways In the state house grounds is being put in. The K. K. minstrels meet tonight at their hall in the Masonic building. The street car tracks on Jackson be tween Eighth and Tenth are grown over with grass. J. C. Mohler of the state agricultural department has returned from a vacation in McPherson. A new horse will be purchased for the patrol wagon team. The gray horse, Dan, is unfit for the service. A club tournament will be held Satur day afternoon by the Topeka Tennis club at Tenth and Fillmore streets. It looked like circus day this morning. Friends of the soldiers came bv rail, by wagon and on foot to bid farewell. Chief Strauss has rprpivpH a laro-o num ber of applications for positions as special policemen during the Fall Festival week. Evangelist Griffin and his singers went to the reform sc hool last evening and held a meeting. The singers gave a sacred concert. Rehearsals of the Karnival Knights minstrels will be held every evening until Thursday, when the first performance will be given. Those who heard "At Gay Coney Isl and" at the Grand Opera House in Kan sas City last year commend it highly. It is mirth provoking to a high degree. There is an offensive sewer hole on Twelfth between Harrison and Van Buren streets. Foul odors come from it. Hose should be turned into it for about 12 hours. Zabud council No. 4 will hold its annual watermelon feast In the Masonic temple tomorrow night. Delegations from Law rence, Holton and Manhattan will attend. B. W. Benedict is building a fine resi dence on the corner lots opposite his resi dence at Thirteenth and Buchanan streets. Will Wadsworth, the actor, will leave this week for Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. M. Mize. matron at the reform school, has tendered her resignation to the state board of charities. She will ac cept the position as matron of one of the flats at the Geneva industrial school for girls at Geneva, 111. A few of the Topeka members of the Sons of the American Revolution have been invited to join the western chapter at Kansas City of the Mlltarv Order of Foreign Wars. Members of this patriotic order are lineal descendants of an ances tor in the paternal line who was a com missioned officer in one of the foreign wars of the United States. "Bud" Petty, a notorious character, was arrested Saturday by the police and charged with highway robbery and as sault. He is held on the specific charge of having beaten and robbed Bush Paine, the old soldier, in Smoky Row, about ten days ago. The robbery occurred in a low dive on Smoky Row when Paine was Intoxicated. He is a cripple, but made a good struggle and escaped. He received serious wounds and cuts on his head. Two colored men were Implicated in the rob bery and assault and they will be ar rested. BUSINESS OF 1897. Commerce Commission Issues a Sta tistical Railroad Report. Washington, Aug. 22. From sum maries which will appear in the tenth statistical report from the interstate commerce commission, prepared by the statistician, the following advance fig ures are obtained: On June 30, 1897, there were 128 roads in the hands of receivers. These roads operated a mileage of 17,861 miles, the mileage owned by them being 14,894 miles. These figures, as compared with those of 1896, show that there was a net decrease of 12,614 miles in mileage operated, and 8,622 miles in mileage owned by roads in the charge of re ceivers. During the year ending June 30, 1897, fifty-one roads were removed from the control of receivers and twenty-eight roads were placed under their management. The capital stock represented by rail ways in the hands of receivers on June 30, 1897, was $486,064,610; funded debt, $531,407,790, and current liabilities $113,- 806,348. A comparison of these figures with those corresponding for the pre ceding year shows a decrease in capital stock represented of over $256,000,000 and in funded debt of over $468,000,000. The total railway mileage in the United States was 184,428 miles, there being an increase of 1,651 miles, or 0.90 per cent during the year. Ninety-five per cent of the railway mileage of the country is laid with steel rails. The total number of locomotives in service was 35,984, an increase of 36 for the year. The number of passenger cars was 33,626 and of freight cars 1, 221,730. Of the total number of car3 523,286 were fitted with train brakes, the In crease being 76,432 and 678.725 were fit ted with automatic couplers, an in crease of 133,142. The number of men employed by the railroads of the United States on June 30, 1S97, as reported, was 932,476. These figures assigned on the mileage basis, show that 449 men were employed per 100 miles of line. The corresponding fig ures for the year 1896 were slightly larger. Regarding the year ending June 30, 1S97, it appears that the amount of wages and salaries paid was $465,601, 581. This amount represents 61.87 per cent of the total operating expenses of railways, or $2,540 per mile of line. The total compensation for 1896 was $3,222, 950 greater. On June 30, 1897, the amount of rail way capital outstanding was $10,635. 008,074, which assigned on a mileage basis, shows a capital of $59,620 per mile of line. The amount of capital stock was $5,364,642,255, of which $4,367, 056,657 was common stock and $997,585, 598 preferred stock. The amount of funded debt was $5,270,365,819. The classification of funded debt shows that it consists of mortgage bonds, $4,539,911,595; miscellaneous obli gations, $430,718, 303;ineome bonds, $259, 847,154, and equipment trust obligations, $39,888,767. 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which paid no interest was $867,950,840. The total amount of dividends was $87, 110,599, which would be proceeded by an average rate of 5.43 per cent on the amount of stock on which some divi dend was declared. The amount of mortgage bonds paying no interest was $615,2o59,989, or 13.55 per cent; of miscel laneous obligations. SJ7,i4a,i89, or s.b per cent, and income bonds $215,344,972, or 82.87 per cent, ine amount or cur rent liabilities outstanding on June 30, 1897, was $578,501,635, or $3,156 per mile of line. The number of passengers carried durine- the vear was 489,445.198, a de crease of 22,327,539. The number of tons of freight carried was 741,705,946, which is 24,185,439 less than tor isao. The e-ross earnings of the railways of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1897, as reported for an opera ted mileaee of 183,284, were $1,122,089,- 773. In comparison with the preceding vear this amount shows a decrease in gross earnings of $28,079,603. The sour ces of income comprised in gross earn ings, from operation of the year were passenger revenue, $251,135,927, decrease as compared witn tne previous year, $15,426,606; mail $33,754,466, increase $1, 374,64; express $24,901,066; increase $20,- 683; other earnings, passenger service, $6,629,980; freight revenue $772,849,314, decrease $13,766,523; other earnings freight service $4,209,657, increase $323, 767; other earnings from operation, etc., $28,609,363. The expenses of the opera tion of railways for the fiscal year cov ered by the report were $752,524,764. This amount is $20,464,280 smaller than the corresponding amount for the year 1896, the operated mileage for the year being 181.982 miles. The operating expenses of 1897 were distributed as follows: Maintenance of way and structures, $759,434,403, decrease as compared with the preceding year $910,547; mainten ance of equipment $122,762,358, decrease $10,619,640: conducting transportation $432,525,862, decrease $9,691,720: general expenses $36,481,369; increase $397,948. Gross earnings per mile of line opera ted averaged $6,122; operating expenses $4,108. These amounts, are respectively, $198 and $142 less than the averages for 1896. The income from operation, that is, the amount of gross earnings remaining after the deduction of operating expen ses, commonly termed net earnings, was $369,565,000. This amount is $7,615,323 less than the corresponding item for the previous year. The total amount of dividends declar ed, including $267,390 other payments, from net income, was $87,377,989, the re sult being a deficit from the operations of the year of $6,120,483. The total number of casualties to persons on account of railway accidents for the year ending June 30, 1897. was 43,168. Of these casualties, 6,437 result ed in death and 36,731 in injuries of va rying character. Of railway employes, 1,693 were killed and 27,66 were injured during the year. From summaries showing the rate of casualties it appears that one out of every 486 employes was killed and one out of every 30 employes was injured during the year. One passenger was killed for every 2,204.708 carried and one injured for every 175,115 carried. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The KinkYcu Have Always Bought Bears tha Signature of I I TT T T ITTTt T f 1 T T T epartmonf. Our low prices make times in our Curta Carpet Departments every item Ingrain Carpets will be. .25c yd Ingrain Carpets will be. ..45c yd will be .9! 1.98 2.17 -tc -K -tc 5-29 4.10 $4.93$ 1.98$ 2.29$ 2.98$ 4.00 t Investigate I Our X Terms on High I I Grade J Pianos and J 5 Organs. I Conron Bros. Southeast Corner I Seventh and Jackson. I LABOR CASE AT PANA. Assailants of Miners Are Held For Attempt to Murder. Pana, 111., Aug. 22. At the prelimi nary trial of James Palmer and Ed Jones, arrested for attempting to mur der miners on the highway near the Springside Coal company's mine last Monday, held in Judge Crosby's court both waived examination and were held to the grand jury. The charge against Palmer and Jones was "assault with deadly weapons with intent to murder." There were three charges against Palm er and two against Jones. Judge Cros by placed the bonds of Palmer at $1,500 and those of Jones at $1,000. State's Attorney Humphreys and the H union miners' attorney, C. C. Leforge of Decatur, and City Attorney Morgan prosecuted and Attoneys -J. C. Mc Quigg and H. A. Sawyer of Pana, em ployed by the Springside Coal company, were on hand to defend. The men gave bail, with Attorney J. C. McQuigg, Wal ter Puterbaugh of the Pana Coal com pany and D. J. Overholt of the Spring side Coal company, each of whom made affidavit that they were worth the amount of the bonds over and above the rights of the state exemption laws, which was demanded by Judge Crosby. Seattle, "Wash., Aug. 19. The GreatH, Northern has announced a cut in the rata rn canned salmon to New York. A 55 cent rate will be established. It te 13 understood that the other roads will 1 meet the cut. J Not how chean but how good Is th way we try to do our work. Peerless 6 team Laundry. 113 aT-i 114 West 8th. $16.10to Cincinnati and Return. 1 Tickets on sale September 3, 4 and 5, 1 and for train No. 2 of the 6th, limitpd to October 2, 1898. Agent Santa Fe Route will reserve berths in sleeper and check, -baggage through. i. i i I t