The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
November 29, 1898

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it rfrrd TEHtB ZDITI01T. TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. NOVEMBER 29, 1898. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. 21rs J. S. Collins Testifies in the Murder Trial Can Not Identify the Pistols Found. A JURY IS SECURED At 6:15 Last Night Through Judge Hazen's Efforts. CountyAttorney Jetmore Places His Case Before the Court. The Collins case was called promptly at 9 o'clock this morning. John Col lins, the defendant, came into the court room, feeling as he said, "first rate," and ready for what promises to be a long drawn out trial. The young man is well satisfied with the make-up of the jury, and believes he will secure jus tice. At 6:17 last night Judge Hazen ad ministered the oath to the following Jury in the Collins case: G. M. Berber, Auburn. Henry Porter, Waveland. Charles Stevens, Valencia John Kellinger, Vidette. J. S. Jordan, Wakarusa. A. H. Buckman, Vidette. R. S. Butner, Valencia. J. F. Godwin, Vidette. William Keck, Auburn. Emery Probst, Auburn. John Dickey, Auburn. J. A. Miller, Valencia. The jury was secured after a day of tedious work, and its selection was due largely to the influence of Judge Ha zen who insisted there should be no de lay. As the whistles sounded 6 o'clock Mr. Hayden said: "I wish we might adjourn until morn lng." "No sir," said Judge Hazen. "This jury will be completed tonight," and it was. Before discharging the jury until this morning Judge Hazen counseled with them, saying: "You have been called to try an important case. I desire to caution you against conversation with any one concerning this case and remind you that you r!iould read no newspapers nor listen to other reports of the case but so guard yourselves that you will be able to try this case fully, fairly and Impartially. So conduct yourselves that when it is finally ended not tha slightest breath of suspicion may at tach t any one of you." Court then adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. During the day the qualifications of fifty men had been tested. R. S. But ner is the only one of the regular panel who was retained., The remainder of the special venire of fifty-five was drawn upon and when the jury was se cured there remained but four names on the special venire which had not been called. In all fifty-one men were ex amined before a jury was secured. The jury is regarded as a body of rep resentative men. The members are farmers and know but little about the case, but they belong to the better class of citizens "Who," as Judge Hazen eaid: "will give both the state and the defendant a fair and honest trial." The crowd at the opening of the court was very small, but grew larger toward noon. Additional chairs arid seats have been put in by Bailiff John Coyne, who Is making a strong effort, with the lim ited facilities at his command, to pro vide accommodation for the visitors. There were five women in the court room this morning. Two of them were students of shorthand who are practic ing on court reporting. The remainder of the crowd was composed of men who are ordinarily found on the sunny side cf Kansas avenue. But few of the witnesses were pres ent at the opening of court this morn ing, the understanding being that the statement of the case to the jury by the attorneys for the state would oc cupy some time. The defense will out line its case when the evidence by the state against Collins is all in. County Attorney Jetmore began his statement a few moments after 9 o'clock. He said: "In this case I want to present the evidence as the witnesses themselves knosv it. I do not desire to go outside of the lines of legitimate prosecution." He then proceeded to recite the details of the crime for which John Collins is being tried. How on the morning of May 13, J. S. Collins was phot and soon died, then the loca tion of the rooms; the loss and later re covery of J. S. Collins' pistols; the find ing of the shotgun in the hall, and all the incidents connected with the death, cf Collins. Mr. Jetmore laid particular Btress upon the fact that while Mr. Collins was dying, Mrs. Collins insist ed that author of the crime was not a burgiar. This suggestion had been made by Dr. H. K. Tefft, but was re peatedly denied by Mrs. Collins. The county attorney also dwelt at length upon the fact that an examination of tlie Collins house, within a few mo ments after Collins died, showed that no one had entered or left the house. The county attorney then went on to show that tha theory of 3uicide was untenable. He also argued that a per son unfamiliar with the mechanism of the late improved hammerless gun own ed by Collins and with which he was killed, could not manage it and he there fore concluded that the defendant alone knows of the crime and is responsible for it. Mr. Jetmore explained in detail the nature of the wounds; how they were inflicted and by assuming various positions showed the impossibility of euicide. He also stated that the bed clothing will be exhibited in court, John Collins Listens. In referring to the case Mr. Jetmore described the affair as a "murder." During all of this recital John Collins did not move a muscle. Just as Mr. Jetmore reached the por tion of the statement in which he re- Mrs. J. S. Collins Testifies. ferred to John Collins' career at Law rence, Mrs. J. S. Collins, Miss Grace Collins, Mr. and Mrs. John Collins of Westmoreland, Mrs. Gillespie of Au burn, a sister of the late James S. Col lins. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Meade of Horton.and Mrs. Nettie Beard of Hutch inson entered the court room. Mrs. Coilins and her daughter seemed in good spirits, and at once gave careful attention to Mr. Jetmore's statement, as did the other members of the party. The county attorney then stated that John Collins, while keeping company with Miss Frances Babcock at Law rence, became involved in debt and owed livery, candy, flower and other bills, which he must pay or lose his po sition in society. "He must have mon ey," said Mr. Jetmore, "and he pro ceeded to make plans to get it." He then recited how Collins sought Joe Smothers at Lawrence and said he wanted some one to do a job of slug ging; how Smothers found Jess Harper who telegraphed Johnson Jor dan in Topeka, the latter being recommended to Col lins as a man competent to do the work which Collins wanted done. When Mr. Jetmore referred to the note signed, "Turner Hall" and addressed to Joe Smothers, John Collins took his eyes off the county attorney and gazed at the ceiling of the court room, until the reference to the note was completed. Then Collins resumed his position of watching Mr. Jetmore. Mrs. Collins Again in Court. W'hen Mrs. Collins came into the court room she took a chair beside the de fendant. They sat close together, the young man's shoulder touching that of his step-mother. When the ladies ac companying the widow entered the room the defendant arose and remained standing until they were seated. Mr. Jetmore referred particularly to John Collins' denials to the police and the newspaper reporters, that he knew anything about the finding of the last revolver after the crime was committed and then suggested that Collins knew about those things all the time. He de tailed every act of the young man, the pawning of his watch and diamonds and revolver, prior to the crime; his conduct in Topeka and at Lawrence; how he went to Kansas City and claimed his business was to see a theatrical man to get a job as advance agent for a show. "We have been unable," said Mr. Jet more, "to ascertain what the young man really did in Kansas City, although I am sure both sides have endeavored to do so." In his statement of the case Mr. Jet more outlined the testimony which will be given by Miss Babcock; how Collins told her of danger which threatened his father and his desire to be able to take his father's place and thereby shield him from danger from glycerine bombs; anonymous letters and probable at tacks from enemies." In summing up Mr. Jetmore said: "We will show that Collins wrote the Johnson Jordan letter; that he printed his letters, and that he instigated the crime and then commit ted it, and we will present such evi dence as we think will leave no doubt in your minds that John Collins killed his father." Judge Hazen declared a recess for a few moments, during which the Col lins family talked with the attorneys and among themselves. Young Collins sat upon the table, with his feet on a chair, for a moment, conversing with Mr. Godard. then walked to the corner of the court room with Grant Meade for a drink of water. The people in the court room stood up and craned their necks to get a look at Collins who for the first time during the trial had stood up in plain view of the crowd. The jurors and Judge Hazen retired for a short time. At ten minutes of eleven the judge rapped for order. The witnesses were lined up In the center of the court room and sworn. Those present were: M. C. Jenkins, Al bert Heartburg, Tim Donovan, E. Lanee, Lizzie Moore, Miss Shaw, H. K. Tefft, J. C. Pickens, Geo.Fieger. C. Car ter, Joe Smothers, Webster Wilder.Hel en A. Collins, H. M. Steele. Jesse Har per. Johnson Jordan, Porter Cook. W. J. Jameson, Dell Harbaugh, J. Y. Niles, Edith Bivens. W. F. Ellison, Mr. Stansfield, Henry Weymuller, Grant Meade, Ed Miller, Sam James, Ida Mc Lain, Jerry Woodside, M. Maloney, Herbert Wring, Silas Rain. A number of the witnesses were ab sent, among them being Miss Frances Babcock. "Call your first witness," said the court. "Mrs. Collins," said Mr. Jetmore. Mrs. Collins on the Stand. When Mrs. J. S. Collins, widow, was called, a murmur went through the court room. Mrs. Collins arose from her chair and walked across the room 1 and ascended the two small steps lead ing to the uncomfortable, old fashioned wooden, arm chair, which witnesses oc cupy. She seated herself and gazed calmly at the attorneys who are bend ing their energies to send her step-son to the penitentiary for life. Mrs. Col lins sat with her hands clasped closely in her lap. She was visibly affected, but answered the questions put to hex with calmness and deliberation. The examination was conducted by H. C. Safford, who is Mr. Jetmore's principal assistant in the case. A. F. Williams and Galen Nichols also represent the prosecution. Q. State your name. A. Helen A. Collins. Q. You are the widow of James S. Collins? A. Yes sir. Q. How long have you been living in your present home? A. Thirteen or fourteen years. Q. Were you married before? A. Yes. Q. To whom? A. Mr. Meade. Q. How many children have you? A. Three. A son. Grant Meade; a daughter, Grace Collins, and John Henry Collins. Q. How old is John? A. Twenty-one. Q. How old is Grace? A. Eighteen. Q. What was your husband's busi ness? A. Real estate. Q. Did John work In the office? A. But little. Q. He attended the university? A. Yes sir. Q. Has the house in which you live been changed since May 13? A. No sir. Q. In going to your home you go out on Sixth and turn south on. Van Buren? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who lives north of you? A. Dr. Francis. Q. South o you? A. Mr. Smith. Q. Across the street? A. Mr. Knowles. Q. How many rooms are there In your house on the first floor? A. Six. Q. In which direction does the hall run? A. East and west. A short hall run ning north. Q. Is there a room in the angle? A. As you go north there is a room on the right, the library. Q. How many rooms are there north of the hall? A. The sitting room. Q. On the south? A. The parlor and a sleeping room. Q. What kind of doors are at the en trances? A. Sliding doors. The examination was confined for some time to a description of the In terior of the Collins residence. Every detail of the arrangements was brought out. after which Mr. Safford exhibited a blue print and asked what it was. A. It is a blue print which we had of the house when it was built. This was fastened to a large book and then Mrs. Collins pointed out the various rooms, on the first floor, the stairways, how the second floor is reached, and also described the interior of the rooms on the second floor. The witness, with the plan of the house on the rail in front of the jury, then leaned over and designated, pointing with her index finger, being compelled to tilt her chair forward, the various entran ces and the different rooms. Mrs. Col, lins, with her chair still tilted forward, her elbow on the railing and her hand supporting her chin, answered further questions which gave to the jury a complete idea of the general plan of the residence. The jurors seemed greatly interested In this part of tha proceedings. "I cannot hear the answers," said Mr. Gaw, the court reporter. "Mrs. Collins, will you speak louder?" said Mr. Safford. "I will try to do so," replied Mrs. Col lins, smiling-. Then the examination proceeded. Special attention was given to the lo cation of the windows and doors, clos ets, beds and other furniture, and the character of the carpets. On all the room floors, and the hall, Mrs. Collins testified, were Brussels carpets. She also located the mountain lion fur rug which was spread diagonally at the en trance of the parlor. Mr. Safford in quired particularly as to the conditions of the carpet, to later show that it would have been possible for John Col, lins to have murdered his father and escaped upstairs to his room without being heard. The witness now and then glanced at Sheriff Cook who sat in front of her, holding under his arm the shotgun with The Jury in the which It Is supposed Mr. Collins was killed. Referring to the closet adjoin ing the Collins bed room Mr. Safford said: Q. What was kept In the closet? A. Clothing. Q. Was there any ammunition there? A. Yes. Q. Where was the ammunition case? A. On the shelf. Q. Where was the grip containing ammunition kept? A. On the high Bhelf in the closet. Q. Did Mr. Collins keep his shotgun loaded t A. I never knew him to do so. Q. Did you ever know him to re turn from a hunting expedition and put the gun away loaded? A. Never. Q. You owned a revolver? A. Yes, sir. Q. How long? A. Fifteen or sixteen years. Q. Mr. Collins also owned a revolver? A. Yes, sir. Q. What kind? A. I do not know. Here Mr. Safford handed Mrs. Col lins a black handled revolver and she examined it carefully. Q. Is that yours? A. It looks like it. Q. Are you sure that Is the revolver you identified at the preliminary? A. Did I identify it positively? Q. I ask you? A. I think I did not do so. Q. Do you think that is your, re volver? A. I am not positive. Mrs. Collins also failed to identify J. S. Collins' revolver. Q. Is that your husband's revolver? A. It looks like it. Q. Can you identify it positively now as your husband's revolver? A. I can not. Q. Can you tell what make It was? A. Smith and Wesson. Q. Have you seen Mr. Collins carry ing a revolver? A. Yes. sir. "Does that look like the one he car ried," said Mr. Safford as he drew from a small leather case and passed to Airs. Collins a blued revolver. She replied: "It looks like it, but I can not identify it." Q. You say to the jury now that you do not recognize it? A. Yes, sir. Q. Will you examine it? A. Yes, sir. Mrs. Collins took the revolver In her hands and looked it over carefully.then said: "I can not see very well, but think I would be able to tell or know no more about it in 100 years than I do now." Then Mr. Safford turned the questions to the location of the bed occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Collins. The window shutters on May 13, according to Mrs. Collins, were open, but the blinds were drawn; the windows locked; the hall door locked. Mrs. Collins then told how, after the tragedy, a test had been made and the result showed that the doors could be opened from the side opposite to that upon which she and Mr. Collins slept. She said: "By pushing straight the springwould not yield but by a little manipulating the doors were opened." A t 12 o'clock the court adjourned un til 1:30. Afternoon Session. Mrs. Collins and the members of the family were at the court room at 1:30 sharp. They promptly went to the wit ness stand, and Mr. Safford resumed the examination, confining himself to further inquiry concerning the outside entrances to the Collins residence. There are four outside doors, the two rear doors being fastened with bolts. On May 12 and 13 the rear doors were fast ened but the witness could not say how. If with a key it would have been hang ing up on the door casing. The door between the kitchen and dining room was bolted, as it always was, on the night of the tragedy. The screens were nailed in and the windows were all fastened. All members of the family saw to it, as a general rule, that all windows and doors were fastened. The witness said there was nothing to pre vent one from passing from the dining room to the kitchen, then outside, after unlocking the kitchen door. Mr. Safford elicited the further fact that all up stairs windows were kept fastened. The excessive heat in the court room was severe upon Mrs. Collins and she carried a palm leaf fan at the after noon session of court. Q- What did Mr. Collins allow John when he was at school? A. $25 per month. Q. Do you know where he stopped at Lawrence? A. At the Beta house. Q. Did you know how much be paid for- board? A. I do not know. Q. Did John receive a birthday pres ent? A. Yes, but it was given him prior to his birthday. Q. When was this? A. In March I think. Q. Did he give John anything else? A. A diamond at the same time I think. Q. When did you see them last? A. At the preliminary. Q. When did you last see your re volver? A. On the Saturday following Mr. Collins' death. Q. When did you see it? A. When it was picked up by Mr. Steele. Q. WHere were you? A. I was near Mr. Steele. Q. When did you see it again? Mr. Safford then produced the evi dence from the coroner's inquest and showed where Mrs. Collins had at that time positively identified a revolver as hers. He pointed out the testimony reciting that fact. Q. Did you so testify? A. I presume I did. John Collins' watch was then pro duced and identified by Mrs. Collins. Mr. Safford called attention to the scratches in the case. Q. Did you ever see these? (Continued on Sixth Page.) Collins Trial. Steame? Portland Goes Down in Sight of Land. Not One Escapes of the Passen- gers and Crew. 99 PERSONS DROWNED 34 Bodies Have Been Recovered From the Surf. Trunks and "Wreckage Still Floating Ashore. RECORD OF DISASTER Caused by Storm Along the New England Coast Is Growing More Appalling Reports Come In. as Boston, Nov. 29. A Herald special from North Truro, says the steamer Portland, of the Boston Portland Steamship company plying between Boston and Portland was totally wrecked at 10 o'clock Sunday morning off Highland Light and the entire crew and passengers perished within a short distance of land. A large quantity of wreckage, in eluding trunks and material have come ashore and at dark last night 34 bodies had been recovered from the surf by the life saving crew at High Head sta tion. One body was that of a woman. The news of the disaster was brought to the Herald through the agency of -a special train, as communication to Bos ton by wire from points on Cape Cod is impossible on account of the havoc wrought by the storm. There were 99 persons on board the Portland, including the officers and crew. Following Is a partial list of the pas- sengers said to be on board the Port land when she sailed from Boston Sat urday night: Oron Hooper, H. True Hooper, Isaiah Frye, Miss Ruth Frye, Miss Maud Frye, Miss Maud Symms, Mrs. Ezekiel Dennis, Mrs. Theodore Al len, Miss Allen, Miss Cole, of Spring field, Mass.; Mrs. Daniel Rounds, Fred Sherwood, Miss Ross, Miss Edna Mc Crillis, C. F. Wilson, of Bethel, Me.; F. Dudley Freeman, D. O. Getchell, of Boston; Miss Sophie Holmes, Miss Hel en Langthorns, Miss Emma L. Plimp ton, of Charles River; G. W. Cole, Miss Burns, Charles Wiggin, M. C. Hutchin, son. Miss Hutchinson, Mrs. George O. Chickering, Weymouth, Mass., and sis ter, Mrs. Wheeler, of South Weymouth. Mass.; M. L. Sewell, of Portland; Fred Sherwood, of Portland; Charles H. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson and child, Woodford, Me.; Wm. Chase and Master Philip Chase, Worcester; Mrs. Kate Coy, East Boston; Arthur F. Heersom and Mrs. Heerson, of Chelsea, Mass.; Mrs. A. S. Swift, Portland; Harry Swift, East Boston; Miss Cornelia N. Mitchell and Miss Jennie Hoyt, North easton; Mrs. J. A. Carroll, of Lowell; Miss Jennie Edmunds, Marion street. East Boston; Miss Anna Rounds, Port land; George B. Kennison, jr., Booth Bay; Perry Jackson, wife and child of South Portland, Me.; Fred Stevens, Portland; Mr. Pierre, Portland; child of Charles H. Thompson, of Woodford, Me. The passenger list given above num bers 51 and the officers and crew num ber 48. The crew, as far as can be ascertained Is as follows: Captain, Hollis H. Blanchard; first pilot, Lewis Strout; second pilot, Lewis Nelson; purser, F. A, Ingraham; clerk, Horace Moore; mate, Edward Deering; second mate, John McKay; quartermaster, Ansel Dyer; quartermaster, F. Peterson; watchmen, R. Blake, T. Sewell, G. Whitten and D. Williams; first engin eer, Thomas Merrill; second engineer, John Wralton; third engineer, C. Verrilf; steward, A. V. Matthews; second stew ard, Elven Heuston. Deck crew: John Daly, George Mc Gilvary, Arthur Sloan, James Davidson, Peter Collins, Morris Graham, Cornelius O'Brien, D. Bruce, Matthew Barron, Richard Hartley, George C. Reply, F. M. Leighton, electrician; J. A. Dillon, oiler; J. McNiel, oiler; H. Merriam, fire man; T. E. Fennell, fireman; H. Carter, fireman; W. J. Doughty, fireman; H. Rollison, fireman; J. E. Mately, fire man; W. B. Robichaw, baggage master. Waiters: Johnson," Arthur Johnson, Lee Foreman, George Graham, Gatt lin, Samuel Smith. Head saloon man Latimer. Barber, Comer. Stewardesses: MLrs. Carrie M. Harris, Mrs. M. Berry. The Portland was built In Bath, Me., in 1890, and was a side wheel steamer of 1,317 tons net burthen. Her length is 230 feet; beam 42 and depth 15 feet. She was valued at $250,000 and is fully insured. RECORD OF DISASTER. List of Wrecks and Lives Xoat Grow ing Sourly. Boston, Nov. 29. From reports that have come by wire, mail and messen ger to the Associated Press from New England points up to 10 o'clock this forenoon. Is was difficult to estimate the total loss of life and the damage to shipping along this coast as the re sult of the recent storm. The list of disasters seem to grow every hour and from dispatches thus far received it ap pears that at least thirty schooners have been wrecked at different point from Eastport, Me., to New Haven, Conn. Eighty-six schooners have been driven ashore and 140 barges loaded or empty are aground. This list does not include the thirty vessels, either wholly or partially wrecked in Bostor harbor, nor half a dozen or more craft which are reported missing, nor the big Wilson line freighter, Ohio, which Is ashore on Spectacle island in this harbor; tho steamer John J. Hill, which is ashore at Atlantic; the Merchants' and Miners' transportation steamer Fairfax, ashore on Sow and Pigs ledge, off Cuttyhunk, nor the small steamer George A. Chaf fee, foundered at Roekport, Mass. When these are added, the aggregate list exceeds 170 vessels. The loss of life is hard to determine. It is known that about 50 persons per ished in and about Boston harbor. Re ports from other places, in some cases state that the crew of this or that ves sel has escaped, many state, however, the fate of the crew is unknown. Some survivors have turned up and life sav ing stations and incoming vessels have brought a few sailors from wrecks. Perhaps a score would cover those of whom nothing is known. RETURNS IN DISTRESS. British Steamer Driven Back to Port by Bad Weather. New York, Nov. 29. The British steamer County, Capt. Tullack, which sailed from this port Nov. 26, for Lon don, put back today in distress with cargo shifted, loss of boats, bridge and other damage about decks, and listing heavily to starboard. The steamer Bovic from Liverpool re ports that at 3:08 p. m. yesterday when about eight miles west of Nantucket she passed the Pollock Rip light ship No. 47, which broke from her moorings during the recent storm. The light ship was under reefed fore and mainsail and jib and was heading west by south. The Bovic hoisted signals inquiring if any assistance was "needed but the light ship only hoisted the American ensign In reply. She was apparently doing well and making good weather. The Lost are Saved. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The British steamer Mackinaw, Captain Stone, which passed in the Delaware break water at 9 o'clock this morning signal led that she had the crew of a wrecked schooner on board but did not give the name of the schooner. The .Mackinaw sailed from London on Nov. 17 for this port. It is probable that she has on board the crew of one of the schooners which were wrecked off the New Eng land coast in the storm of Saturday night and Sunday. The Mackinaw will reach this city late this afternoon. ROBBERY AT ALMEHA. U. S. Express Co's Safe Opened and 3,000 Taken. Denver, Nov. 29. Officials of the United States Express company in this city were notified today that its office in Almena, Kan., was robbed last night. The safe was opened and its valuable contents taken. The officials will not give the amount of the loss, but it is known that the robbers got a package containing $3,000 in greenbacks that had been sent by the Standard Meat and Livestock company of this city to its agent at Alrnena. It is believed the robbery was committed by cowboys. A BURGLAR ALARM. Precipitates a Battle With Bobbers In a Bailroad Station. Detroit, Nov. 29. A special from Grand Rapids, Mich., says: Isaac Schulter, Grand Rapids Indiana sta tion agent at Martin, and his assistant, Marshall Wickes, had a wild west battle with two robbers in the depot today. Wickes and one of the burglars were wounded. The robbers had blown open the depot safe. A burglar alarm ran from the depot to Schulter's house and when the robbers began work Schulter and Wickes appeared, armed with Winches ters and ordered the bandits to throw up their hands. Instead, fey opened fire and a fusillade of shots was ex changed. Wrickes fell badly wounded but will recover. One of the robbers was shot in the leg, but both escaped. The un wounded man stole a horse from a farmer's barn and rode towards Grand Rapids. When his horse became ex hausted he stole another. It is reported he has been captured near Wayland. The wounded robber is surrounded in a swamp. WRITING THE TREAT Y The Work Was Begun at 3 O'clock This Afternoon. Paris, Nov. 29. The secretaries of the two peace commissions, Messrs. Moore and Ojeda, began their joint task of formu lating the articles of the peace treaty at 3 o'clock this afternoon, as directed by their respective commissions at yester day's conference. This work will be easy and rapid, as to the relinquishment and cessions referred to in the protocol, the terms of which document will be trans ferred bodily to the treaty. The secre taries, moreover, will embody in tentative articles, for discussion on Wednesday, the subjects of the religious freedom of the Caroline islands, a naval station for the United States in the same group, cable landing rights at other points within Spain's jurisdiction, the release of the in surrectionist prisoners and the revival of the treaties broken by the war. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Inrolyed in Orders For New Hails, Jnst Placed With the Steel Trust by Fire Western Lines ENTERING CHICAGO. The Material to Be Used in Ex tensions and Repairs. Bock Island and the "Q" Are Among the Number. Chicago, Nov. 29. Five railroads cen tering In this city, the Illinois Central, Chicago Northwestern, Chicago, Mil waukee St.Paul, Chlcago.Rock Island Pacific and Chicago, Burlington Quincy have placed large orders with the Federal Steel comany for new rails. The material will be manufactured by the Illinois Steel company, one of. tho concerns in the new federal company. Millions of dollars are involved in the deal. The aggregate of three of the con tracts, which have been definitely figur ed up, is $3,240,000. The rails are to be used for extensions and repairs. The material will be put in place next sum mer. The amounts of the orders which have been definitely ascertained, are as fol lows: Chicago Northwestern 75,000 tons; Illinois Central 50,000 tons; St. Paul 55,000 tons. The Illinois Steel com pany also has an order, on which it is now working, for 500 tons of rails for a railroad 18 miles long to be built in Hawaii. PRICES GO UP. Owing to Pressure of New Orders for Rails. New Tork, Nov. 29. While no official admission that steel rail manufactur ers had agreed to raise prices can be obtained, it is not denied that there is an understanding by which an advance of about two dollars a ton will be ar ranged. Rails last week were quoted at $18 and the ruling price is now be tween $1S and $20. What interest was responsible for the advance is not made public and no information on the sub ject is given at the office of the Federal Steel, Carnegie, Cambria and Lacka wanna companies. The advance cornea at a season when railroads are making contracts for bed equipment next sum mer. HIT WITH A BILLIARD CUE A Quarrel Between Harry Croft and a Customer Results in Arrests. George Hubbard was arrested yester day afternoon on a warrant sworn out by Harry Croft, charging him with as sault. George Hubbard says he is from St. Joe and that he came to Topeka to work for the Bell Telephone company. He was to go to work Dec. 1st and in the meantime he was trying to amuse himself so he went into Croft's saloon in the rear of the Capital billiard hall on Kansas avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. He took a few drinks and as he was leaving the place he had soma words with Croft. Croft struck Hub bard over the head with the butt end of a billiard cue cutting the. scalp for five Inches. With the blood streaming from the gash on his head Hubbard went to the police station to have a warrant sworn out charging Croft with assault. When Croft discovered what Hubbard intended to do he got in hia sleigh and started for the police sta tion. Hubbard got there first but waa sent to City Attorney Bird for the com plaint. Croft got to the station a few minutes after Hubbard and was also sent to Mr. Bird. He arrived at Mr. Bird's office before Hubbard and swore out a warrant charging him with steal ing a pair of glives. Hubbard was ar rested and fined $20 in police court yesterday afternoon. "I'm going to work for the telephone company," said Hubbard, "and if I can't get out of here I will lose my place. I had no trouble with Croft. I went in and got two drinks of whisky. I said to the bar tender that I would like him to get some decent whisky and when I went out I said the same thing to Croft in a joking manner. He struck me with the billard cue and when he wanted me arrested so I could not ar rest him he trumped up a charge about stealing some gloves. I shouldn't have gone into his place In the first place." INCREASE OF PAY Will Bo Necessary to Induce Men to Enlist. New Tork, Nov. 29. A special to the Herald from Washington says: One of the first results of the determ ination of the peace negotiations at Paris will be orders for mustering out of as many as 30,000 men of the volun teer army. The orders thus far cover about 85,000 men, but not more than 35,000 have actually been mustered out. The present army consists of about 130,000 men, exclusive of all ordered mustered out, 52,000 of whom are reg ulars. The forces contemplated for the islands are: For the Philippines, 20,000; for Porto Rico, about 7,000; for Cuba, not more than 30,000. This, on the basis of 75,000 men for the regular establish mentwhich is the number now reckon ed on by competent military forecasters her will leave 20,000 men for frontier and station work in this country. Sec retary Alger recommends 100.000 men. There are now 30,000 volunteers who are entirely useless in view of the technical cessation of hostilities. Or ders for the mustering out of these will be issued without delay, which will leave 100,000 in the army. It was re called by army officers that the regular army of 25,000 men had never been up to its limit of enlisted strength and that the army of 62,000 men under the Hull bill lacked ten thousand of com plete enlistment. Secretary Alger refused to say wheth er he would ask for more pay for en listed men, but it i3 asserted unhesitat ingly that it will be impossible to secure the enlistment of 75,000 men unless there be a greater pay than $13 a month for each man. An increase of pay for privates in the service will be one of the almost certain developments of leg islation for army reorganization, the argument being based upon the danger ous climates to be endured in the new possessions.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1S98, 2 The bod is more eas ily blighted than the full blown rose. A i youner girl is more sus- j ceptible to weakness 'and disease that will wreck her in a woman ly way than she is after "aha has attained to healthy womanhood. Thousands of women have their lives wrecked by troubles of this delicate description De cause of their own ignor ance and the prudery of I their mothers. Whenever the wander-' line demon of ill -health finds a ship aaritt upon the sea of ignorance, he steps oa board, takes the helm, and steers tT-nitrit fnr the nael- Btrom of death. The vounsr woman who has not been taught the neces sity of taking care of her health in a wom anly way is a ship adrift upon the sea of ignorance. Diseases that will wreck her fut ure happiness will soon assume command. Young woman who suffer from weakness and disease peculiar to their sex live under a terrible nervous tension, and if they f scape death are always threatened with neanity. The whole nervous system is affected by the constant drag and drain Tipon the delicata and feminine organs. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is tbo one perfect and unfailing specific for every derangement and disorder of this descrip tion. It fits a woman for wifehood and motherhood It is the best of all known nerve tonics. It is the discovery of one of the most eminent and skillful specialists in disease of women. I was troubled three yesrs with female weak t!e." writes Miss Kllen Otey. of Bedford City, Bedford Co., Va. I had two physicians, but neither did me any good. I was troubled with fains in my left side all the time. When it was ial for my monthly periods I thouaht I would ie with pains in my back and stomach. I also fiaa chills. I could not get up without fainting, finally I took three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription and two of his Golden Med ical Discovery I do not have any pains at all and am in better health now than I ever was in my life." How to preserve health and beauty are told in Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser. It is free. For a paper-covered copy send 21 oae-cect stamps, to cover mailing- enly; cloth binding. 31 stamps. Address Dr. EL V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. SIRS. WILMERDIXG SANE. Commission Finds the Great-Granddaughter of Commodore Van derbllt Sound of Mind. Kew Tork. Nov. 29. The. eommltslon appointed to pass upon the sanity of Mrs. Jack Wilmereling, the. daughter of the late Vanderbilt Allen and tha great granddaughter of Commodore Vanderbilt, mat In the supremo court at White Plains today and heard expert testimony for and against her release from Kloomlngdala asylum. Dr. Landon C Gray, Dr. George W. Ja cob! and Dr. Carleton Simon, specialists In mental diseases, testified that she is now perfectly sans and capable of caring lor herself. She says she Is well, and she looks It. Trlght-eyed and rosy-cheeked, she looked her old self today as she sat In the court room chatting with her lawyers her old aelf grown a trifle stouter. Dr. Gray was the first witness. Me had studied the history of Mrs. WilmerdinEr's case, he said, and she was suffering from fin acute form of alcoholic insanltv when the was admitted to the asylum and for eome time afterward, when she wrote the incoherent letters which were read at a previous, meeting of the commission. Dr. Gray said he believes she is now perfectly Found mentally and that she never had paranoia. UNIONIZE KEGRO MINERS." Labor Leaders Sea No Other Solution to Pan a, I1L, Situation. Springfield. 111., Nov. 29. Tha proposition to unionize the negro miners who are em ployed at the Pana coal mines Is to be eriously discussed by the officials of the United Mine Workers' state organization. It is expected the proposition will meet with bitter and determined opposition when it comes up, but It Is believed the organization will hava to coma to It ooner or later. The lack of organization and purpose n the part of the men who are in charge of the situation for the union men ia alone responsible for the talk of mission ary work among the negroes, for the rn leaders have created the impression that they are unable to do anything to ward getting rid of the Alabama miners. Mr. Burke stated that he had heard the talk of unionizing the negro miners, but Jie was not prepared to give the schema his approval. "The impr-sslon has gone out." said the organizer, "that the union is fighting these outside men simplv because they are black. This Is not true. The union Is full of colored men and they are as loval as any men that belong to tha organize tion." IT'S WEIGHT IN GOLD. A NEW DISCOVERY WHICH IS WORTH THAT MUCH To Anyone Afflicted With Piles. The Pyramid Pile Cure, the new.paln lesg remedy which has been so remark ably successful In curing every form of piles and rectal diseases, has recent ly been placed on sale at druggists and it is safe to say that when its extraor dinary merit becomes fully known, there will be no such thing: as surgical operations for the cure of this obstinate and common trouble. Mrs. M. C. Hinkly of 601 Mississippi fit., Indianapolis, Ind., says: I had been a terrible sufferer from piles for 15 years and no remedies benefited me, until I saw an advertisement of tha Pyramid Pile Cure; I got a package, also a package of Pyramid Pills and vised both according to directions. I was astonished at the immediate relief obtained and now I honestly believe the Pyramid to be tha only certain cure lor piles. That you may realize how had I was, I will say that I was confined to my bed and went before the college physi cians here who said my case was a new one to them and wanted seven or eight hundred dollars to undertake a cure: the great pain had brought on a rupture, and I knew an operation would be death to me on account of blood poisoning. Nearly everyone here knows of my terrible suffering from piles and I feel that I cannot praise the Pyramid Pile Cure enough, and the Pyramid Pills also. My husband will Join me in highly recommending tha Pyramid, my daughter was cured bv one box only. For several years I weighed but about 0 pounds, now I weigh 150 and feel in perfect health. This seems to be the universal testi mony of every sufferer from piles who has ever tried the Pyramid: It is the aafest. most painless pile cure yet dis covered; contains no opiate, morphine, oocaine or any poisonous ingredient whatever, has a soothing, healing ef fect from the first application, and the moderate price places it within the Teach af everyone needing; treatment. The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug gists at 60 cents and $1.00 per package and the Pyramid Pills at 5 cents par ox. Bend to Pyramid Co, Marshall, Mich., sav free book oa causa and cure of piles. v o 73 :P I t if Ml 11 in u i MM iL'l I I V WALISTREET Is Fleeced hy Shrewd Stock Jlanupilators N. Cook Beats the Stock Ex change at Its Own Gama OUT OF OVER $110,000. Cook II ad Two Confederates In the Scheme. The Deal "Was in Eastern Ele vator Stocks. New Tork, Nov. 29. Wall street has been beaten at its own game. Such manipulation as was done in the stock of the Eastern Elevator company of Buffalo by rank outsiders seems to have taken the breath away from, the aver age ."Wall street operator, as well as taken many dollars out of the bank: accounts of others. Details of this deal were made public today when Chairman McClure of the Stock Exchange announced from the rostrum the suspension of Isaac B. Newcombe for one year and Edwin iW. Orvis for one month. These brokers were charged with making fictitious quotations in Eastern Elevator stock on the floor of tha ax change. Early in the summer a dapper-looking man giving: the name of Edward N. Cook called at the office of a well-known brokerage firm, desiring to open an account. He gave as a reference the name of a relative who is a partner in one of the largest firms in this city. His account was accepted and a margin of 5 per cent deposited against all his trades. He bought St. Paul, Burlington, one or two other standard stocks, and 200 shares of the Eastern Elevator stock. Prom this beginning his trades be came quite large, though with each or der for ether securities he never failed to slip in one for Eastern Elevator stock. Little by little he closed out his holdings of the standard stocks, but never gave any order ta sail tha ele vator shares. Finally it was discovered by the firm that it was carrying about 800 shares of this practically unknown stock on an average margin of 10 per dent. This was the method pursued with, several other houses in Wall street. Cook was Joined in his scheme by Geo. H. Lee, who lived at the Waldorf -Astoria during his stay in this city, and by a man named McDonald, all of whom have disappeared. The profit which the "manipulators" secured came out of the brokers in tha following; man ner: Cook, for example, owned 1,000 shares of elevator stock, which cost him, say, $20 per share. He gave an order to a. broker to buy the stock for him, deposit ing 10 points margin in $10,000. At the same time another broker Newcombe was ordered to sell the stock, obtaining $tio per share, or $65,000. Cook's cost would be $20,000 original investment and $10,000 margin, making a total of $M, 0U0 the broker provided $35,000 of the purchase price. The broker selling the stock would receive the full $t5,0o0, leav ing a net profit to Cook of $35,000. As no effort was made to protect the purchasing broker from loss when the stock dropped out of sight the broker hold the certificates and Cook has the cash. Ha and his friends succeeded in sell ing about 2,500 shares and taking fully $110,000 out of the brokers' pockets. SILVER LIGHTS MEET. Teller, Towne and Altgeld Hold a Secret Conference in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 29. Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, and ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne, of Duluth, Minn., national leader of the Silver Re publican party, held a two hours' con ference today with ex-Governor Altgeld. Senator Teller left for Washington and Congressman Towne for Minnesota. Their unexpected coming and hasty de parture were the cause of much, spec ulation among politicians. That their meeting in Chicago was prearranged and that their interview with ex-Governor Altgeld was by ap pointment was practically admitted. Local party leaders were disposed to be lieve that Senator Teller and Mr. Towne are prepared to organize a National Silver Republican party to succeed to the scattered assets of the nearly de funct Populist party. The Silver Repub licans have local organizations every where and a few western state organiza tions. In Illinois the organizations are confined to cities. Senator Teller is said to be in favor of calling a national conference or con vention within the next three months to perfect an organization to extend into every state and territory. His under lying purpose is to have the nucleus of a national organization that may be use ful two years hence. Senator Teller and Mr. Towne also considered with Mr. Altgeld the work being done by the ways and means com mittee under the direction of General Manager Harvey. They were assured that the collection of a campaign fund for the cause of silver was going for ward at a good rate. It was believed that their visit had to do with Senator Teller's retirement from the ways and means committee and the substitution of Mr. Towne. The Colorado senator has tried to lay down his membership of the committee. General Manager Harvey has preferred that Mr. Towne be put on to represent the Silver Re publicans, because he is a younger and more active man. THE MOTHER-IN-LAW fit:": X" rirst5u6urban!te-rm aft-aid mv children must disturb you with 1 i KM I KJIOV t .Sa.cond SubuKbanifa O hs alt means let them play, Mv mottvf cr-lrwaw says she is dolnd horrid pomorrow Qn their account; ''Art n jv t 'Hi. iff ill ll ill Ma TALKS FROM BEHIND A HBT. The premier of New South Wales has resorted to a navel means te prefect himself from the disappreval of his eonatltuents, who ara not bound by any iron rules of conventionality. Tha last tint be addressed hie people ha waa pelted with sera of tha boardin--house Joke type, vegetables that ware past candidates for tha gar bags barrel, and bags of flour that were apt to alag tha Wheels af eloquence. Jk'ow be speaks behind a aet and oaa aJlaw hi a wit aa reaeatmaat full rata. MRS. TREAT'S GOLD MINE. While on a Shooting Trip "With Her Husband She Slakes a Discovery. New Tork, Nov. 29. One of the rich est veins of gold yet found in British Columbia w-as discovered about six weeks ago by Mrs. Alice M. Treat of this city. Mrs. Treat is the wife of Harry C. Treat, owner of the Van Anda mine in British Columbia, who is in bus, iness at 69 "Wall street and lives at 68 East Fifty-seventh street. The Van Anda mine is situated on Texada Island in the western part of the province. The region is wild and game abounds. The fine shooting has led Mr. Treat to make several trips there with her husband, as both are very fond of the sport. Mrs. Treat joined her husband at the ranch about three months ago. One day about six weeks ago the two started started off on a shooting expe dition. They had traveled several miles east of the ranch, when they came to a email hill. Mr. Treat began to inves tigate, with an idea that gold might be found there. Mrs. Treat joined him In the search. Going over the hill very carefully Mrs. Treat discovered some ore shining near a large tree. It turned out to be a fine quality of peacock ore and the ground seemed to abound with it. Mr. Treat and his wife went to the ranch and re turned with a party of miners. A claim was immediately laid out and miners were set to work. Mrs. Treat returned to this city a week ago. She said yesterday that al most all the ore taken out so far had yielded $40 to the ton, which is almost double the usual yield in that region. A large smelter has since been erected and a mine is now in full operation Mr. Treat, she said, will remain in British Columbia for some time, as he expects the mine will prove to be one of the largest in the province. "My husband and I," said Mrs. Treat, "have made frequent trips about the Island, and we always take our picks in case we come upon ground that looks as though it contains ore. Most of the island is already staked out in claims, but some have been very un profitable. The vein I discovered was situated on property owned by my hus band, and it was thought previous to this that nearly all of it had been care fully explored. The Van Anda mine, which has been in operation for several years, has been very profitable, but the ore has rarely yielded more than $25 to the ton." When the news of the last discovery spread throughout the region it stlrn ulated the old miners to begin active ex plorations again, but up to the time Mrs. Treat left none of them had been very successful. Mrs. Treat Is a daughter of H. C. Oreaf, a wine merchant. She made the journey from Vancouver alone and is thinking of returning in tha spring. DOWN IN OLD MEXICO. Tha Chicago Team Will Probably So Its Training. Chicago, Nov. 29. President James A. Hart, of the Chicago baseball club, has returned to the city from his trip to the City of Mexico. It was a combi nation trip, for while away on his va cation the head of the team was looking about for a good place for the men to practice next spring. He was unsuccessful on settling on any place that combined all the neces sary qualifications of an ideal training ground. So many things have to be looked after that it is next to Impossible to get the right spot. "There is a little place called Hudson Hot Springs, In the northwestern part of New Mexico, that offers just what we want for one thing. There are no grounds there, and I was unable to get a promise from the management of the resort that a place would be construct ed for us if we agreed to come," the management said today. "The proprietor of the hotel at Hud son does not care to undertake anything in the baseball way unless he can make a success of it and have it for a standing advertisement for the resort. That la why he is hesitating about It. If we can induce him to take a large party like the team will be and construct suit able grounds there is good reason for thinking we will go there next spring." Mr. Hart was accompanied on his trip by Harry Pulliam, president of the Louisville team. He will remain in this city until ready to start for the league meeting in New York Next month. PRICE OF BRIDES GOES UP. Squaw Men of the Chickasaw Nation Must Pay $600 Hereafter For Their Lady Loves. Muscogee, I. T., Nov. 9. The squaw man in the Indian Territory hereafter will not be able to marry his Indian bride without paying high for the priv ilege. The Chickasaw legislature has passed a law whose object is to put a stop to the practice of white men mar rying Indian women. Usually the squaw man is a pretty poor lot. He takes his Indian bridev knowing that he has a snug little bit of property as her share in the tribal lands. He is a loafer and an idler. The Indian lawmakers have now fixed up a law to tax every white man $600 when he marries an Indian. At the last tribal election the full bloods for the first time In twenty years got control of the council, and sine then have made life a burden for the halfbreeds and squaw men. Many laws have been passed detrimental to theip interests, but the most effective action of all was taken when the price of a marriage license was raised from $50 to $600. This is only applicable to white men who would marry Indian women. Considering, however, that the average Chickasaw girl has tribal property to the value of $3,000, the price of a mar riage license may not yet affect the shrewd speculators who have been mar rying the Chickasaw belles for revenue only. S250 FOR A HUSBAND Is Offered by a St. Louis Young Woman in Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Nov. 29. A' prepossessing young lady entered the Palace hotel Saturday and registered as Miss Ben nett Pike, St. Louis. She paid two days' board in advance. No sooner had she been assigned to a room and comforta bly located than she addressed a strange request to tha editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. In substance, it was that she wanted a husband badly. Her request could not be compiled with at once, but sev eral reporters called singly shortly af ter and represented themselves as the man wanted. The young lady said that she was employed as a typewriter in the St. Louis branch of the American Cotton company of New York, but had left her position in the former city, and was en route to the metropolis to accept a po sition with the principal house. She did not like to enter life there without a helpmate, aB, according to her theory, a married woman enjoys greater privileges and has some stand ing. She had heard that Cincinnati was overflowing with young marriagea ble bachelors, and she wanted one of hem. She was willing to pay as high as $250 to the right man. After the cere mony he had the right to go his way with the money. She was to take the marriage certificate and proceed to Gotham. A number of applicants for the $250 passed in review, but none was satis factory. She is still single. The girl appears to be thoroughly in earnest in her strange whim. She was perfectly ladylike, however, and appeared to ha laboring under a nervous strain. St. Louis, Nov. 29. Mrs. Abbie Pike, the widowed mother of the young wo man who has been acting strangely in Cincinnati, was utterly at a loss for an explanation of her daughter's conduct. When seen at the family residence, 3877 Windsor place, Mrs. Pike could hardly believe the story, though she had fear ed that everything was not as it should be. She says her daughter is of a nerv ous temperament. IN X PAUPER'S GRATE. O. EC Rockefeller, Said to Be Multi Millionaire's Cousin, Buried In Potter's Field. Chicago. Nnv. 29. On a little Iron cot reeking with dirt, in a shabby room of the lodging house at 47 repplaines street, a man commonly believed among his friends to be a oouFin of John T. Rockefeller, the multimillionaire philanthropist and oil king, died a pauper's death. But no multi-millionaire came forth to claim kinship to the O. H. Rockefeller that was, so today his remains were borne without ostentation from the morgue at 23 East Adams street and taken to fill an open grave among some others unmourn ed in the potter's field. For O. H. Rock efeller was poor and friendless, a beggar, in fact. TTntil yesterday his decrepit, fig ure, palsied with the burden of 60 years, had been a familiar one in downtown streets and stores, where he solicited alms, hobbling on crutches in lieu of a leg that had been amputated at the hip. Thanksgiving afternoon Rockfeiler made his last trip. Ha started out about a "Probably no single drug is employed in nervous dis eases with effects so mark edly beneficial as those of cod-liver oil." These are the words of an eminent medical teacher. Another says The hy pophosphites are generally acknowledged as valuable nerve tonics." Both these remedies are combined in Scott's Emul sion. Therefore, take it for nervousness, neuralgia, sciatica, insomnia and brain exhaustion. 50c and fi.oo, all druggist. SCOTT A BOWNE, Chtausu. Nsw fork. o'clock, and when he returned to the lodg ing house on Desplaines street at dusk he was flushed with success. He told his friend "Joe" Hano, a fellow lodger that he had made 60 cents. More than this he had a pair of new yellow leather gloves, the kind that teamsters use, and a new solitary boot for his remaining leg. A man known familiarly as "Jack 'says that Rockefeller originally hailed from Cleveland, O.. John D. Rockefeller's for mer home, while another says the dead man came from Manchester, O. Yesterday an inquest was held over the body of the aged beggar as it lay on the little iron cot on the second floor of the lodging house. Within the four barren walls of the cold room, the narrow con fines of which housed six other lodgers beside Rockefeller, the jurors sat around on the cots and decided that death was caused by acute alcoholism. The little lock box which contained the dead man's earthly possessions was open ed and the jurymen viewed a few thread bare clothes, in the pockets of which were found 60 cents, and the new boot and yel low gloves which had been his Thanksgiv ing portion. SURPRISED THE PORTER. Mining King Wheeler of Mexico Had Money to Burn. Kansas City, Nov. 29. Mr. C. P. Whee ler, the mining king of Humulco, Mexico, has much cause for congratulating him self that he fell In with an honest man when he boarded tha Santa Fa limited at Albuquerque last Thursday on his jour ney east. He is manager for his own val uable property there, and also looks after the interests of several non-resident syn dicates and handles large Quantities of cash all the time. When he was shown his berth in the sleeper Aestes, in charge of Conductor Breed of Chicago and Porter W. H. Hub bell of Kansas City, he informed the por ter that he intended to surrender himself wholly to his care, and wanted all the at tention that was required. Mr. Hubbell has been in tha Pullman service long enough to know exactly what was re quired, and he stowed tha mining king away anugly in his berth. Prior to falling asleep, Mr. Wheeler called Porter Hubbell to him and said he had some cash he wanted to turn over for safe keeping. Mr. Hubbell declined to taKe It, Dut aecunations aon 1 iu wuu mo mining king, and he simply called the porter to him and loaded him up with val uables. He reached down in his bootleg and pulled out a roll of new bills and handed them to the porter with the in junction to take care of it during the night. Mr. Hubbell would not take it ex cept that it was witnessed, and Conductor Breed and N. J. Aldrich of Aurora, 111., and A. M. Mowry of Chicago witnessed the acceptance of the trust. There were bills of $1,000 in the roll. When he saw the amount Mr. Hubbell was going to back out right there. "No you won't," said the miner; "just take the rest of it," and he fished out of his pockets a dozen drafts and a letter of credit for sums aggregating more than $100,000 mora and handed them to the por ter, and then rolled up into his berth and quietly went to sleep. All that night Mr. Hubbell sat In the opposite berth watching the slumber of the miner. Not once did ha let his eyes close in sleep, nor did ha take tha roll out of his hand all night. The next morning the miner awoke and without the slightest air of surprise had his fortune returned to him.- He took it as a simple matter and promised to re ward the porter for his kindness, and Fri day night when the train reached Kansas City Mr. Hubbell was called to the berth and the miner dropped into his hands two $a) gold coins. It was a tip that was so liberal the porter was astonished, but the miner made it still better by presenting him with a miner's heavy overcoat, a wonderful creation that is made to wea ther any experiences the winter in the mountains may bring. $2,500 COURTING. Miss Gehring of Reading, Pa., Gets Damages for Years of Waiting. Reading, Pa., Nov. 29. Tha verdict of $2,600 yesterday to Sophia Gehring for her twenty-two-year courtship in vain ended an odd love story revealed in court before Judge Kndlich. Daniel Mayer was the defendant. His mother for years operated a large bakery here. Mayer and Miss Gehring became acquainted In 1875. Twenty-two years ago Mayer began paying attentions to her and at the close of the first year toe proposed marriage to her. She ac cepted him. Mayer made a condition that he would not marry until his widowed mother died. She was then in feebla health. Miss Gehring agreed to this, because she was then but 20 years of age. Widow Mayer became stronger, and she continued living. Mayer continued his wooing, and Miss Gehring was con tent to continue waiting. Year after year rolled around, and the couple saw each other growing old, but the Widow Mayer continued living, and her son would not marry until she died. The widow lived until 1897, when she died, and then Miss Gehring looked to her lover, who was then 50 years old, to keep his word. He said he would. After his mother's funeral he bought a house on North Ninth street and said he'd start a bakery. The day was set for the wedding, but when it arrived Mayer again asked for a postponement. Later, Miss Gehring says, Mayer told her he did not intend to get married at all, because he had "such pain in his head." Miss Geh ring told him if he didn't keep his word he'd get more pain in his entire body in court. Then she wept, and Mayer said he pitied her. Next he told her that he'd rather pay her than marry her. FROM WADE WATTS. Former Topeka Pugilist Desires to Start an Athletic Club in Topeka. The Journal is in receipt of the follow Ing'letter from Wade Watts, who is now one of the proprietors of the Toledo, O., Business Men's Athletic club. He says: "I am in receipt of a letter from a friend In Topeka wanting me to come to Topeka and open a club there. I will say this to mv friends: "I will come to Topeka and open a swell club providing the authorities will allow me to pull oft limited round glove contests. Otherwise it would not be profitable for me to go out there, as I have a good thing in Toledo. If the authorities will allow contests T will go to Topeka and open a stock club with $10,01.10 capital. I am ac quainted with and have a line on all the professional athletes in America, and it would draw lota of money In Topeka when otherwise sports are drawing noth ing. 'We would organize the club at 20 shares of $500 a share. All those that are inter ested in the affair can write me at To ledo. "Jake Kilrain, John I. Sullivan, Billy Iownv and myself led the grand march at liberty hall at last Thursday night's benefit of the Theatrical union, and it was a success. "The Corbett-Sharkev fight was very much of a fake. I expected to see a good fight, but was much .disappointed. Cor bett has not gone back: he did not train at all. WADE WATTS." A NEW TURN TABLE. Missouri Pacific Makes an Improve ment at Atchison. Atchison, Nov. 29. A message has been received announcing that a new 5-foot turn-table has been shipped to the Mis souri Pacific shops In this city. It will be put in at once. The present turn table is not large enough to turn the largest engines in use by the company. The new turn-tabla is larga enough to turn a Pullman car. Three days will be required to put in tha turn-table. During these three days en gines will be turned at the T at the union depot, for which service tha Mis souri Pacific will pay the Union Depot company 15 cents for each angina. 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TOPEKA STATE JOUHNAI TUESDAY ETENTN'G, NOVEXTBEK 29, ISS&r I wm fi S ss v V V V V V V V V V V Xow is the time to Subscribe One Year, 84 OO lO Cents a Copy .J V u HARPER S WEEKLY during 1S99 will contain complete, concise, and ac curate accounts of all noteworthy and interesting occurrences as they transpire in our own and in foreign lands. Eminent men of letters and distin guished artists will contribute to its columns, and its readers will have the most impartial and the best PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE YEAR During 1S99 HARPER'S WEEKLY will be especial ly rich in fiction, containing serial stories from the pen of H. G. Wells, author of "The War of the Worlds The Conspirators," by Robert W. Chambers; a romance of De Soto's last voyage, by E.-S. Van Zile, and- short fiction by authors of international fame. Articles by special correspon dents in our new possessions Manila, Honolulu, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, with other interesting matter, will fill the space left by contemporary events. Trial Subscription, Four Weeks i n f is!? HARPER St BROTHERS Franklin Square, New York T? T T r F"? IT! V V V V V V V V W w V V "WOULDN'T PAT EXPRESS. District Clerks Refuse Court Reports Unless the State Pays the Charges. The law provides that the clerk of the district court of every county in Kansas shall keep on file his office the reports of the supreme and appel late curts of the state, which are fur rished free by the secretary of state. the county receiving them having to pay nothinsr. but the express charges. In accordance with the provisions of this law, Mr. McKenna, clerk in the secreta ry of state's otfice, sent out the sixth appelate court report a short time as-o, and the district clerks of two of the lare-est counties in the state, from a standpoint of population. Wyandotte ar.d Reno, refused to accept them be cause the express charges were not pre paid by the state. The district clerks in some counties are very derelict about receipting fjr the books. A receipt is sent along: with each volume with the request that the cierk sipn it. put his seal upon it and then return it to the secretary of state. Fome of the clerks send the receipt back sometimes without even sieninsr. it, so that it is impossible to tell where it comes from. As there are 105 coun ties in the state, it is no small task to pet the receipts straightened out when perhaps half of the clerks do rot pro perly receipt for their books. The dis trict clerk of one cour.tv has not sint In bis receipt for the Fifty-eia-hth Kan sas report, which was sent out a year asro. although it has been w-ritten for fuur times. IN OSAGE COUNTT. Th9 Coal Famine Partly Due to De crease in Number of Miners. One feature of the Kansas coal fam ine is the fact that in Osage county the 'ar took away a iare number of min ers, who have not yet been discharsred. and perhaps this fact also applies to the other mining- districts. Some of the Kansas miners went to IUinois during the strike at Virlen. and others went out of the business. At Peranum, the usual force is short by 2o0 men. All the Burlinearae miners are out on a strike. The Pittsbursr and Weir City districts are S'0 cars behind their or ders, ar.d there has been lots of talk in that locality about a coal shortage. The fact of the matter is that there is not so much a scarcity of coal as there is of men to mine it. Some of the mines that used to give employment to 50 or 60 men, now work only four or five miners. ONE OF THE TWELVE. Dr. Ijingford Discusses the Gold Prospects in Cuba. Wichita. Not. 29. Dr. J. W. Lang--t rd of Arizona, is one of the twelve of Roosevelt's roush riders who go to San Juan hill Cuba, to prospect for gold. In an intervie w here Dr. Langford says: "Because of its pleasant cli mate I believe Cuba, to be a better srold field than the Klondike. I think Cuba Is one of the best prospecting countries In the world.. I prospected in Alaska unsuccessfully. I expect to l.x-ate a claim on San Juan hill that a company will be able to work at a large profit." 51 HOURS TO HAVANA From New York Via the East Coast Railroad Line. New Tork. Nov. Z-. The Florida Fist Coast Railroad company is ready to op-rate its projected steamship line from Mi- Tired Men Men wear out their lives quickly nowadays. Their brains and bodies are overworked, and then come sleeplessness, nervousness, dyspep sia and general debility. The system gives out These troubles, if neg lected, hasten, the end. Strength and health will come back with the aid of It helps the food digest, makes nerves of iron, and induces sound sleep. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters V W V V V V V V V v v v- 7 mi f r i V V V V V V W V VI V V V V ami. the terminus of the railway on The eastern shore of Florida, to Havana. The rirst steamer, the Miami, will sail from Miami at 11 p. m Sunday. Dwemlvr 4. and is due to arrive at Havana in IS hours, .liiir. on the return at noon Tuesday. The schedule from Jacksonville to Havana ty the new route is 2 hours and from this city to Havana 51 hours. CUAPELLE'S MISSION Is to Prepare His Church for the Change of Administration in the Island. VTashinston, Nov. 2&. Archbishop Chi pelie of New Orleans, the lately appoint ed apostolic delegate to Cuba ami Porto Rieo. made a lengthy visit to the state de partment aJid conferred with Secretary Hiy on the future of the reiitrious hold ings of those islands. Mgr. Chapelle caused much surprise among church peo ple here by announcir.e to the state de partment officials that hi mission includ ed the Fhilippines as well as the Spanish Wet Indies. M-r. Chanelle's mission is to prepare the hierarchy of Cuba and the Philippines for the change incident to the downfall of the Spanish sovereigmtv. F.efore leaving Rome he was especially advised to take r.o radi cal stefw in his new work without the full est consent and apprrval of iii colleagues in the American hierarchy. PARDONS REFUSED. Unusual Action of the Board of Par dons on Three Cases. The state board of rardons has blast ed the hopes of three more convicts who are now serving sentences in the penitentiary. and who had hopes of soon breathing the air of liberty again through the grace of the boarti of par dons. Jerry McMurrav. a negro, of Chero kee county, who is serving asentence of five years for manslaughter in the second degree, thought that he ought to be allowed to go free and accordingly- asked the board to release him. but the board refuses. He has been in the penitentiary just about a year. William McDonald, who was sent to the penitentiary a year ago from Fin ney county for IS months for fraudu lently obtaining a check, thinks that he has been punished enough, but the board thinks differently. Thomas Burke, who burglarized a ;'ewelry store in Clay Center in Novem ber, also asks the board to set him free, but in his case also the board hard-heartedly turns its thumbs down. His sentence was five years. CARLOS PROCRASTINATES. Again Postpones the Issuing of His Manifesto. Madrid, Nov. 29. The Heraldo today publishes a dispatch which says: Don Carlos will not publish a manifesto un til the ratification of the peace treaty by the chambers. Continuing the Heraldo expresses the belief that the Spanish government dues not know the whereabouts of Don Jaime, the son of Don Carlos. GOVERNOR-ELECT STANLEY At the Head of a Movement to Ex hibit Kansas Maize at Paris. "Wichita. Nov. 29. Governor-elect Stanley and Charles G. Cohn, president of the Commercial cub have taken ac tier to push the exhibit of maize and ite cooked products at the Paris exposi tion. The state will be asked for an appro priation. Ran OfTWith County's Money. San Luis Obispo. Cal.. Xov. 29. Tax Collector Samuel L. Findiey. of San I.uis bispo county is a defaulter and a fugitive from justice. The amount of his embezzlement is not definitely known. On searching his safe it was ascertained that he was short at least SllWi but a hasty examination of the records by the county clerk indicates that he may have taken as much as JoO.OoO. it is now nine days since he took his departure from the county seat. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarka ble and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly bene fits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday, druggists, 623 Kansas avenue, Topeka. H H BIG MORTGAGES. Liabilities of the Cattle King Still Piling Up, Dickinson County Records Show a Total of $2,159,927. RELATIVES INVOLVED. Several Thousand Cattle Found In Lyon County. Two Replevin Suits Filed in Topeta Federal Court. Creditors Rushing Cattle to Market Many Dead. Abilene, Kan., Nov. 29. A new fea ture came into the Gillett case last night in the filing here of three new mortgages given by TV". T. Reams, on October 24, to the Giilespie company, and never before filed. It was not be fore known that any other relatives of Gillett were in these deals. Reams is a brother-in-law and has been a fore man cf the ranch. These mortgages amount to 134.000 and are on 1.100 head of cattle. Gillett seems to have includ ed all that were near him in his plans, and the commission men are wonder ing how many more will come to light. The total chattel mortgages filed iu the register's office here seems incredi ble, but it amounts to $2,159,927, suppos ed to be secured by 81,090 cattle. Fol lowing Giliett's $550,000. are his father-in-law and V. H. Hollinger as a firm, with $56S,0?0; TV. H. Hollinger, alone, $77,350; J. S. Eaumbaugh. alone, $135,352; C. II. Eaumbaugh, $2b.63S; C. R. Hol linger, J0,SS: C. R. Troxel, $S5.440; J. TV. Gillett, $190,000; D. TV. Naill, $90,434; Hollinger Brothers. $31,900; Joe Reed, 14.900; T. B. Curtis, $50,464; TV. T. Reams, $34,000. Probably half of this paper is not due, some of it running until next spring. All of the Naiil paper is of this kind. There is, too. a blanket mortgage for many bunches, and some of it being paid but not released makes theamount less than the record shows. It is safe to put the real amount at one and a half million. One of the members of a leading com mission firm said today: "The method of the companies' procedure will prob ably be to take to headquarters all the cattle concerning vhich they feel any doubt. This means all the cattle where we think Gillett has been using the names of relatives to double up mort gages. The cattle in safe hands out on the farms and receiving good care will be let alone and fattened for market. It will take a long time to find them all. for the mortgages in many cases do not clearly locate the herds, and. if they do, are not all in the pdaces named." Every firm is taking copies of its pa per and sending its men out after the stock. All the cattle at Woodbine will be gone today, the companies having come to an agreement that this should be done. It will leave the place de serted. The Gillett failure had no startling developments here today, so far as the departed cattle king's immediate af fairs are concerned, but the effect of his deals on those with whom he was associated is being felt. E. B. Curtis, one of Morris county's leading stock men, has filed here a deed to land in that county amounting to $25,270 to P. A. Thompson, vice president of the J. C. Bohart company, of St. Joseph, also a bill of sale of ail articles on the ranch. J. S. Baumbaugh. father-in-law of Gillett. has filed several mortgages on personal property in addition to a new mortgagre to the Giilespie company for $56,000 on 2.000 steers. It is said that Mr. Baumbaugh recently signed a num ber of mortgages in blank. These speci fied that certain cattle were In Baum baugh's feed lots and Gillett said he would be there this week. The mort gages were filled in and Gillett got $50. 000 on them, but no cattle ever ap peared. The reports that Gillett left his cow boys unpaid are untrue. He paid every employe and all small debts. It is doubtful if any one in this country will lose a dollar except those associated with him. or his relatives, of whom he borrowed some money before leaving. No word has been received today of the whereabouts of the missing man. Not a line has reached the little tele graph station nor a letter to his wife. Many of tbe Cattle Dead. Woodbine. Kan.. Nov. 29 Six inches of snow covers the ground here, and there is a Meak. raw wind. The cattle on Grant Giliett's farm suffer pitifully. Nearly 200 of them were dead this morn ing. The cows and calves suffered most, of course, but all the great herd was in sad shape. The cattle of various brands are all shuffled in together, but two trainloads of twenty cars each were made up and shipped to Kansas City. One was billed to the National Bank of Commerce and the other to "Elmore Cooper. The brand inspector will record all the brands and disputes a3 to own ership of cattle will be settled at leisure. It is reported that trainload after trainload of Gillett stock is being ship ped from all the stations about here White City. Koisington. Navarre and other points. Most of these shipments are made under stipulations similar to that already mentioned. Gillett Cattle in Lyon County. Emporia. Nov. 29. It has come to light that 7.0"O head of the Gillett cattle are. or were Friday, in this county. Two thousand head of cattle were purchased October 1 by W. F. Piunlap, of Strong City, from Grant G. Giliett. They were recently brought to this county by Mr. Dunlap and placed on full feed. The last carload arrived here on the day Giliett failed. Soon after Dunlap pur chased the cattle he mortgaged them for the aggregate amount of $62,400 to the A. J. Giilespie Commission com pany of Kansas City. The cattle were mortgaged in lots of 200. and. conse quently, ten mortgages were made, cov ering the 2.0o0 head. These mortgages are now on file in the register of deed's office here. One peculiar feature of these mortgages is that Dunlap's name is written "Dunlop" in the body of the mortgage, while he signs it "Dumlop" at the end of the instrument. It now develops that these cattle were mort gaged for all they were worth by Gil lett before .e sold them to Dunlap. The Kansas City commission men to whom Gillett mortgaged the cattle are now here looking after them. A local cattle man this afternoon said? that, in addition to the cattle above mentioned, there were 5.000 Gillett cattle on feed in the northern part of this county. Gil lett sent the cattle to his county about October 1. A Tangle at St Joe. St. Joseph. Mo., Nov. 29. Twenty car loads of cattle, or 500 head, arrived from Grant G. Giliett's ranch near Woodbine, Kan., at the St. Joseph stock yards last evening, consigned to the J. C. Bohart Commission company, of this city, who claim to hold a first mortgage for $8,000 on the stock. The cattle were almost immediately attached by the Thomas Trower Commission company, of this city, who also claim to have a first mort gage. The date of the Bohart mortgage is June 7, 1598. and the Trower mortgage a week later. The A. J. Gillespie Com mission company, of Kansas City, thought they held a first mortgage and had the stock on a Rock Island train bound for Kansas City, when notice was served by the Bohart Commission company on the railway officials to ship the cattle to St. Joseph. Porter Thomp son, manager of the Bohart company, left for Kansas City aboard a special train this afternoon and will go to Woodbine tonight. Meanwhile, the cat tle are held in the yards here. Gillett studied to confuse his creditors and suc ceeded admirably well. Several herds that were designated in the mortgages by the brand have been mixed. REPLEVIN THE CATTLE. Two Big Suits Filed in the Federal Court in Topeka. Two big replevin suits resulting from the failure of Grant G. Gillett. the Wood bine cattle king, have been filed in the fed eral court here, and Deputy United States Marshals Austin Prescott and Fred Tries are at the Gillett ranch today sorting out the cattle specified in the two" petitions. One of the suits is brought bv the Con tinental National bank of St. Louis against I'ake Keeler. Thomas Kinnehan and Thomas Kenney, and the other is brought by Elmore Cooper against Thomas Kin nehan. John Doe and Richard Roe. the two involving stock to the value of $4o,0". The petition in the former suit asks for the return of 250 head of 3 and 4-year-old Oregon steers with a bar brand on the left hips, and 2; head of 3 and 4-year-old Ore gon steers with a bar brand on the left loins. The petition in the latter case spe cifies l.C'O cows branded "7D" on the left side, together with a family of 30 calves. The cattle will be held two davs after the work of sorting is completed in order that the present owners may have an ot portunity of riling a redelivery bond arid to give the plaintiffs a chance to examine such bond if tiled. For this reason the parties bringing the suits were required to advance $2.aO to pay for the feeding of the cattle during the two days. The bonds required in the two suits amount to $92.0tX). STATE COAL FAMINE. Salt Mines at Hutchinson Closed Burning Wood at Emporia. Hutchinson, Nov. 29. Hutchinson, together with all the towns in western Kansas, is experiencing a coal famine. The salt plants have found it impossi ble to keep a sufficient supply of slack to keep running on, and have had to shut down a part of the time. Some of the smaller towns in Reno county have been entirely without coal. At Sylvia last week the supply ran out and the only fuel that could be purch ased was cobs. Emporia, Nov. 29. The coal famine is becoming- a reality. As yet the local markets have received no coal and their orders, which have all been repeated, have had no effect on the wholesale sellers. When a citizen orders a ton or more, he gets a hundred or so pounds. Several brands of coal have been used entirely up and the dealers have kept the tele graph wires hot ail day trying to get more. S. H. Rich left today for Osage City today to try what his presence there would do toward getting some of the Osage coal shipped here. If coal is not received in a few days, wood will have to be burned. Wood has already gone up in price as a result of the coal shortage. PIN AR DEL KIO EVACUATED The Town is Immediately Occupied by the Cubans. Havana, Nov. 29. General Hernan dez Velasco, with 2. W0 Spanish troops has evacuated the city and province of Plnar del Rio. 'They left the city with bands playing and banners flying. Gen eral Velasco made formal delivery to the mayor. Half an hour afterward a Cuban lieutenant colonel entered with 20 men. General Velasco's forces ar rived here on two trains. The Manteo sailed today for Nuevitas. province of Puerto Principe, to assist in landing the Fifteenth regular infantry. Bids for the construction of the rail way from the Casa Blanca Triscornia landing in Havana bay to the Cambute junction of the united railroad tracks were received today, but have not been acted upon. Today Marshal Blanco published a farewell address to the Spanish army in Cuba. Colonel Porrup left today on the Unit ed States transport Seneca, having turned over the arsenal to Lieutenant Hanna. THE CZAR'S REPLY To the Sultan of Turkey is Vague and Unmeaning. Constantinople. Nov. 29. The czar of Rusi-ia replying to the sultan's telegram of November 2. urging the czar to abandon his intention of sending Prince George of Greece to Crete as high com missioner of the powers, declares that the friendly sentiments of Russia towards Turkey are unchanged and while Prince Georj-e is going to Crete as commissioner of the four power?, the sultan's rights of sovereignty will be safeguarded. United States Jurymen. The following is the list of Jurymen drawn for this term of the United States court: W. P. Wilcox. Emporia; E. R. Allen, Kansas Citv; John W. Dvche, Auburn: R. G. Heard, Glen Eldr: R. M. Spivey. Topeka; Charles Shedd, Whiting; James I. Miller. Norton: Charles H. Lawrence, Hiawatha; John M. Clark, Horton: A. G. Chase. Mill wood: W. H. Kemper, Horton: Joseph Lurrian, Jewell: William Sherwood. Ab ilene; O. G. Johnson. Ottawa: P. G. Lowe, Leavenworth: T. E. Dick. Mc-Louth- E. L. Shaffer. Council Grove: Sam Huey. Louisville: T. W. Thomp son. Topeka: Nelson W. Everett. Win chester: John Grief. Topeka: J. W. rii, ln. Lincoln: Jacob Stotler. Emporia. John Null. Forme: sa: C. G. Moore, White City: P. A. Brennan. Marysville; W. B. Poinsett. Karsas City: Chas. W. Sweet. WaKeeney: Geo. Emerich. Longford: Geo. A. Patterson. Oskaloosa; Weldon Worrell. Belleville: Eugene K. Felt. Topeka: A. W. Jenkins. I. N. Smith. Hiawatha: W. A. Morgan, Holton; Fred B. Moris, Nortonvilie. The Leopard and His Spots. Keokuk. Ia., Nov. 29. Harry B. Wes ton was arrested here today for for gery. He was paroled from Chester. 111., penitentiary last Thursday. He came directly here and is accused of forging two checks on a local bank. Weston was sent to the penitentiary a year ago fr forgery at Decatur. 111. His family live in Wisconsin. He and his wife lived in San Francisco until lately. Waring Fund Reaches 52,328. New Tork. Nov. 29. Subscriptions to the fund for the benefit of the widow of Colonel George E. Waring, jr.. form erly commissioner of the street cleaning department of this city today amount to toZ,ZZi. fflMR HEALTH. IF yott tvnn r -n -c-F t?fa TJTIFTJ and especially every lady, must use reglarly a beautiful Hair dressing u tney wouia preserve in an its attractiveness m.- crowning gift of nature. or,r rtnrlri lh nf t.. T ico -lpsrant tMtSl tothe extent I cratef u rat?oTi3 S Eest preparation nounced Dy T the most reliable stimulant to HAIR A Public Biessln;. Dr. Hays Hair Health has justly earned this title, and thousands are today enjoy- Ing a tine bead of hair produced by this un- equaled preparation for restoring. strengthening and beautifving the hair. DR. HATS HAIR HEALTH quickly cleanses the scalp, removes the dandruff and stops falling and breaking of the hair. changing it if gray to the youthful color and giving it the same vitality and lux- urtant quantity as In youth. J "Her Hair Ceased to Fall." T "Mr hair Is now restored to its youthful color. I have not a gray hair left. I am X satisfied that HAIR HEALTH is not a T dye. but acts on the roots. My husband T says I look 20 years younger, and my hair T ceases to fall, a very great advantage to T B04 who was in danger of getting bald." a Every Bottle Warranted J TO QC1CKLT RESTORE GRAY. FAD- J ED. Bleached or White hair to youthful color and brilliancy without staining the 2 kin. 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EAY'S HAIS E3ALT2 Don't accept any substitute on which, dealers make mora proii For Sale by SWIFT HOLLIDAY, 523 Kansas Ave, ROWLEY SNOW, 6OO Kansas Ave., Druggist. j PARLOR MINSTRELS. Will Give Their Second Annual Per formance at Lufcens Opera House. The Parlor Minstrels, under the man agement of Mrs. Arch E. Campbell and Mr. L. B. Dailey, will give a minstrel entertainment at Lukens' Opera House in North Topeka, Wednesday evening. This is the same organization which gave such a satisfactory entertainment at that place last year, and it expects to give an even better show this time, introducing all the latest songs and specialties and closing the programme with a laughable farce and cake w-alk w-hich includes all the members of the troupe. The company includes some of the best local talent and is unique for a minstrel show in that it includes both "ladies and gentlemen among its mem bers. The end men are Mrs. A. E. Campbell. Miss Edna Parkhurst, Mr. L. B. Dalley. and Mr. Clarke G. Dailey. Mr. Arch E. Campbell will take the part of interlocutor. The other members of the company are: Miss Laura Tillson, Miss Mattie Tillson, Mrs. J. A. Camp bell, Mr. Phil Dailey. Mr. Roger Van Hook, Mr. Albert Torrance, Mr. Oti.3 Dalton, Mr. Clarence Evans. Mr. Allan Lauck, Mr. Louie Felt, Mr. Ralph Van Kouten, Mr. Harry Roehr and Mr. J. A. Campbell. The olio will include specialties by Mrs. A. E. Campbell, Mr. L. B. Dailey. Mr. Clarence Evans. Mr. Clarke G. Dailey and the Chapultepec Quarter. Wood's orchestra will furn ish the music and the admission charg ed will be 15 cents.children 10 cents. The following are some of the songs to be sung: "Get Your Money's Worth:" "I Don't Care if You Nevah Come Back:" "Hesitate. Mister Nigger. Hesitate:" "I'm Harpy My Baby's Come to Town:" "Sing Again that Sweet Re frain:" "Mister Johnson. Don't Get Gav;" "Rag-a-ma-la. Take 50' Clothes and (3o,"and"Lemme Bring Mah Clothes Back Home." IT IS COLLIER'S BEST. Willie Collier's Play Places Him in the Rank With Roland Reed and Nat Goodwin. "Willie Collier, the comedian, made his bow in this city at the Crawford thea ter last night in Du Souchet's adapta tion from the French, "The Man from Mexico." While it was on the audi ence gave but little attention to any thing but laughter and the attendant enjovment of the amusing situations, but when it was all over the audience liked the actor and liked his piece. It was an audience that comfortably fill ed the theater, and proved again that farce comedy is appreciated in this city. There were probably a number of people in the audience last night who had seen the piece before, for it is by no means new to the stage. Fifteen years ago it was presented in this coun try under the name of'Fourteen Days," but it failed to gain even a semblance of success. Five years later Nat Good win essayed the task of making it en tertaining to the American public un der the title of "A Gay Deceiver," but after a short season he eave it up as an impossibility. It remained for Willie Collier to make it one of the biggest farcical successes of the past two years after it had undergone ma teriai changes by the author of that clever creation, "Mv Friend from India." That Collier and Du Souchet have made the piece highly entertaining is greatly evident at its every perform ance, "but there is room for criticism in one particular. The fun is scareely sponfaneous enough, and whether it is the fault of the author or the actor i3 hard to determine. The situations and comolications of the farce are among the most laughable that have been seen on the stae-e. but all through the piece the fun seems to be to a considerable extent forced. Many of the witticisms of Willie Collier are "fed up to" in th'? vernacular of the stage: that is. re marks are made by the other actors that have no place in the dialogue, merely to give the comedian an op portunity to perpetrate a pun. How ever, forced as it is. it is fun. and there is but little in the fact to detract from the entertainment of the audience. Mrs. Louise Ailen Collier gives her husband excellent support in the lead ing female part, and all the characters, even those which are purely conven tional, are well cast. As Roderick Ma jors, the friend whose specialty is standing by h's friends and the ar rangement of their affairs in the most satisfactory manner possible. Mr. Thos. Wise created an abundance of enter tainment and was probably held by the audience second in favor to the come dian. The situations cf the second act are exceedingly well drawn from a farcical standpoint where the only endeavor i3 the production of unlimited amusement and the finales of both the second and third acts are particularly clever. 'Cheney Block Burni Manchester. Conn., Nov. 29. The Cheney block was burned today. The loss estimated between $50.O and $60, Gwi, nearly covered by insurance. The Dime Social for the benefit of the Topeka Orphans' Home. which was post- J poned from the 21st, will be given Wed nesday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock t of the 30th. at the residence of Mrs. W. 1W. Gavitt. 310 East Fifth street. Music and refreshments. Everybody invited. Beauty L KAIR you must never neglect It ft any The over ONE MFLLIOX BOTTLES In the United States and Oeeat Britain, and is pro- J Hair Preservative and Hair BeuUfler. tb only cleanly Hair Color Restorer and J GROWTH. DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Produces a New Growth and Restores Youthful Color and Beauty to Gray Hair. SANTIAGO'S NEW MAYOR. His Appointment is Celebrated With. Much. Enthusiasm. Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 29. A large mass meeting was held last night to congratulate Senor Bacardi on his ap pointment as mayor, to succeed Major McLeary. Several hundreds of the best known citizens, accompanied by a band and torchlight procession, in which Cu ban and American riags figured, march ed to the residence of Senor Bacardi, where complimentary speeches were made. The new mayor responding said he would endeavor to harmonize all in terests and urged his hearers to obey the law themselves and persuade others to obey it, never forgetting that Cuba was now on trial before the world. When the procession returned to the point where it had formed the band played Cuban anc? American airs and the crowds cheered the name of General Wood. General Sanguilly, a soldier of the first revolution, who was recently ap pointed by the Cuban assembly to in vestigate as to the amount required to pay off the insurgent troops, has ar rived here. He was heartily welcomed by the Cubans. He has requested the various officers to prepare statements as to their periods of service. A proposition has been made to the Chamber of Commerce to ask an addi tional import duty of 10 per cent, with a view to a fund to help pay off the troops. Merchants are indignant at this request, claiming their burdens should be reduced instead of increased. The members of the chamber fear to offend the insurgents, but they will not accede to this proposition. Considerable friction has arisen be tween the different factions over the appointment of supreme court fudges. As it was found that two additional members would be required. General Wood has appointed Urbane Sanchez Echavarria and Luis Gaston. The court is now reorganized, Senor Echavarria being chief justice and Senor Tamayo associate justice. The court will con vene on Thursday. Local merchants object to the anomalous position in which Santiago is placed, as the district is paying duty on goods arriving from those parts of the island that are under the Spanish authorities and gaining nothing on goods from the United States. 70UVES LOST And OTer 100 "Vessels Ashore on the N'ew England Coast. Boston. Mass., Nov. 29. It is known def initely that more than seventy lives have been lost in the wrecks of tugs, schooners and coal barges during the storm of Sat urday night and Sunday morning, and if the steamer Portland has also gone down, as now seems possible, the list of casual ties will rise to a hundred and forty, with over one hundred vessels of all descrip tions ashore, two score of them wrecks and an unknown number probably be neath the waves of Massachusetts bay. There is scarcely a bay. harbor or inlet from the Penobscot to New London that has not on its shores the bones of some staunch craft, while all along Massachu setts bay. and especially Boston harbor, the beaches are piled high with the wreck age of schooners and coal bareres. The remrt. although hourly lengthening, is still incomplete, for that ocean grave yard of Cape Cod Is still to be heard from. The islands of Boston harbor are with out exception strewn with wrecks and wreckage: no less than twenty-nine ves sels are ashore at Gloucester, over twenty in the supposed safe harbor of Vineyard Haven parted their anchor chains and are high and dry on the beach. Nantasket Beach saw tu'b schooners and a coal barge dash to pieces on its sand: the rocks of Cohasset claimed a staunch fisherman: Scituate, a well known pilot boat: Man chester, a down east lumberman, while one tug and three barges known to have been between Cape Cod and Boston n.re unaccounted for ard probably lost. The upper harbors of Boston. Plymouth. Sa lem. Portsmouth. Portland and other places- where vessels were supposed to be comparatively safe, were the scenes of numerous collisions between the ships and the wharves. Armenian Massacre Reported. London. Nov. 29. The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says: Vague reports are in circulation here of a massacre at Van, capital of the vilayet of the same name in Turkish Armenia. The embassies are reticent on the subject and the Turkish papers publish an official denial of the vali of Van. Weather Indications. Chicago, Nov. 29. For Kansas: Fair tonight and warmer in west portion. Wednesday increasing cloudiness with possibly showers Wednesday night; variable winds, shifting; to southerly. It is true that others imitate the methods employed in advertising Beggs' German Salv, others claim to heal and to cure disease because Beggs' German Salve, the one true ointment, has been so wonderfully successful. 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Is J mi le from absolutely oure ingredients T kand may be safely U3ed by old or youn. J tlair eiealtn 19 an exceedingly -creamy dressing, delicately pertumed and highly desirable in every way. If ued J occasionally you will bare J No More Harsh. Gray or Faded Hair Should you live to an advanced aged. It is a vital Hair Food and acta 0.1 the roots. T riving them the actual nourishment re ouired. The secret of the preat svecesj J ard increasing sales of DR. HAT'S HAIR J HEALTH is simply this: All who use it J find it excels anything thev ever tried for "J making their hair STRONO. HEALTH T. J ABUNDANT AND EEAL'TIFl'L. ii J recommend it to their friends. IP TOJTll J HAIR IS FALLING OK FADING LSE IT NOW. T HOFFMAN'S HARD LUCK. Chickens Stolen, Bees Poisoned,Colfs Throat Cut, Calf Killed and Son Whipped. Salina, Nov. 29. J. W. Hoffman, wbc lives three miles due west of Salir.a. is having a spell of very hard luck, ani it looks as if he is not only the vi u:.i of thieves but of vandals and malicious persecutors. About two weeks ago thieves stole 140 of his chickens ar.d six or" his turkeys. The other night while Mr. Hoffman was in Salina one of his sons heard a noise in the hen house and when be went out to ascertain the cause of the trouble he was confronted by two mask ed men. one of whom struck him a stunning blow on the head with some blunt instrument. Young Hoffman escaped to the house. A few days ago a eolt belonging to Mr. Hoffman had its throat cut and one of his calves was killed. But this is not all. A swarm of bees has been poisoned. ELECTION RETURN'S To Drag Along for the Next Vwo or Three Weeks. The state board of canvassers met yes terd iv afternoon, but after a few minutes' discussion they adjourned till the second Monday in December, the limit ai.owed them by law. When the board met the same old spec ter that has been cau.-ir? so mu.'b trou ble what to do about the soldier vt rose before them. Attorney General r-o-;e perched himself on a tahl- in the rni 1st f the group and benan to expound the l.f". He said they could not make the fir.ul can vass until the soldier vt.tes were ail in or until the limit aliowe-l by law had beei reached. And as the soldier vote won t get here until too late to be of any use. thev mighr as well adjourn till Iet ember 12. which is the second Monday in Decem ber. Some of the board thoueht they might as well go ahead and car.v.iss the vote of the state without the so't.iier vote, but As. sistant Secretary of State Ross said that this wouiil be impossible. because five counties have not sent in their aostruet of votes as yet. The missing counties aM Johnson. Miami, Rush. Sedgwi-k arid Stanton. Reno county has just been re ceived. It seems that there has b-en :i misunderstanding by some of the cHimy canvassir.a: boards. The county bo;iro.-i cannot declare the final resu.t on county officers until the third Mond.ty in Decem ber, after the soldier vote has been r ported to the various counties by the sec retary of state. Some of the county of ficers wrote to Attorney General Boyle asking what to do, and he told the can vassing boards to adjourn tiil the third Monday in December. The five counties named understood that this rule aor'bed to state officers also and have f'u!e-I to make a report to the secretary of slate. They have been notified to canvass the re sult on state ofioers and send in the re sult at once. If it is not in by 1'i emlvr 3. 25 davs after the ejection, it becomes the dutv of the secretary of sta-e to send a messenger after it at the expense of the delinquent county Sutherland Jewels Recovered. London. Nov. 29. The police have ar rested two men who had in their pos session a considerable quantity of the jewelry recently stolen on board a train between Paris and Calais from tns dowager duchess of Sutherland. Guthrie Strike is Oft Guthrie, o. T.. Nov. 29. Typographi cal I'nion No. 23S. which struck on the Leader and State Capital in May last, have declared the office "open" and those left here have gone back to work among non-union men. The Leader and State Capital refused to compromise. Kansas City, Kan., Bonds The city of Kansas City. Kan., has issued $41,000 internal improvement bonds, R. L Marshman, mayor, ard George Yeager. clerk, of Kansas City, came to Topeka yesterday afternoon and registered the issue in the office of the state auditor. Esterhazy is Coming Over. Paris. Nov. 29. A dispatch from Brussels to the Journal reaffirms the report that Major Count Esterhazy has sailed for America. This dispatch as serts that he embarked at Rotterdam. Chronic Diarrhoea Cured. This is to certify that I have had! chronic diarrhoea ever since the war. I got so weak I could hardly walk or do anvthing. One bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me sound and well. J. R. GIBPS. Fincastle, Va. I had chroni-c diarrhoea for twelve years. Three bottles of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me. S. L. SHAVER. Pineasile. Va. Both Mr. Gibbs an'-Mr. Shaver are prominent farmers and reside near Fin castle. Va. They procured the remedy from Mr. W. E. Casper, a druggist of that place, who is well acquainted with, them and will vouch for the truth of their statements. For sale by all drug gists. Colored shirts and waists laundered so that the colors will not fade. Peer less Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West Eighth street. Help Wanted When your hair is failing out or turn ing gray. Beggs' Hair Renewer has foi 32 years been famed as a preventative for falling hair. Take no substitute. Ask for 'Beggs." Sold by ail druggists.

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4r TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1898. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK P. MAG LENNAN. VOLUME XXV No. 2S5 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. raily edition, delivered by carrier, W eentti a week to any part of Topeka or euburbs. or at the same price In any Kan cat town where this paper ha a carrier system. r By mall, one year an By mall, three months weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Buildin. MS ana (02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eigntn. NEW TORK O FETCH. Temple Court Bids.. A- Frank Richardson. Mgr. CHirAGO OFFTCB. Btork Exrhature Buildin. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. London of new. 12 Red I ion Court. Flee! Street. TELEPHONES. iieporters' Room Bell 'Phone 57J Peace has come sure enough. Garcia and Shafter have met and exchanged greetings. 'After declaring over and over that she -would never consent, Spain has consented. When the grade of vice-admiral Is restored there will be no difficulty in finding a place to apply it. The telephone wires in Syracuse, New York, are about to be placed under ground where they should be. Spain finally concluded to tell Uncle Sam, just to help himself. If there Is anything he doesn't see he should call for it. The referee of the Corbett-Sharkey fight stopped just short of declaring that the money paid for admission should be refunded. The net earnings this year of eight railway companies in the United States were over Jl.000,000 each in exces3 of the net earnings in 1S97. If the United States is going to de prive the Cubans of their favorite amusement, bull fighting, football, at least should be substituted. Roberts of Utah should have got him self elected to the senate. Everything goes to that body. Probably nothing would have been said about his three wives. A i -;-.l Sampson's declaration that he is neither a Republican nor a Dem ocrat Is a pointer for the Populists if they are looking for a naval hero for a presidential candidate. In referring to the fact that four states of the Union have equal suf frage, eastern papers mention with ap parent surprise that Kansas has "only" municipal suffrage for women. The scheme for making Vermont a. home for millionaires who object to bearing their just share of the bublic burden, inaugurated by the governor, after being endorsed by the house has received a setback in the senate. Buffalo News: They do things meth odically in Kansas. A bank president there explained how he got away with the money, and then committed sui cide. Generally the cashiers and pres idents take the comiination with them. Duluth. Herald: A few years ago the suggestion that the government should build railroads would have met with almost universal opposition. Today the recommendation is made by the rail road commissioner of the government and is received as a matter of. course by the people generally. The city council of Atlanta, Ga., pass ed a resolution exempting a local fire insurance company from certain taxes because it was a home concern. The mayor vetoes this scheme and says that everybody and every company in Atlanta is a home concern, that taxes should be uniform, and that special ex emptions suggest the "red hand of an archy" as a consequence of such In justice. City fire boards are always ready to prevent the erection of combustible buildings but they rarely fail to permit those already in existence to stand un til they burn down. The Baldwin hotel in San Francisco wag known to be dangerous to human life and to the property in it3 vicinity. Insurance com panies avoided except at high rates, yet it was permitted to stand for years a public menace to life and property. The end was just what everybody expected, including the city officials and the in surance men. OUR. "NAPOLEONS OP FINANCE." Kansas is maintaining her reputation for never doing anything by halves. When she turns out a "Napoleon of fin ance" it is one worthy of the title. Re cent events, however, are well calcula ted to give the general public an im pression that the Napoleon business is being overworked. The suicide of Banker Cross with the exposure of his business methods which followed and the absconding of "Cattle King" Gillett should go far toward convincing confiding gentlemen engag ed in trade that young men who start out on meteoris careers across the com mercial sky will bear watching. After all, it does not require extraor dinary ability o build up and carry on extensive operations, and run them in to bankruptcy on other people's money. Tet the men who do this are called "Napoleon's of finance," while little no tice is taken of the man w ho builds tip a large business, or a large fortune by honestly and industriously applying his own energies and resources to the task. It may be doubted that he could ob tain the assistance extended to the other class if he desired it. People with more money than they know what to do with, do so admire a brilliant finan cier. Now would be a .good time to take an inventory and ascertain whether there are any more Crosses or Gillett3 at laxga on. the TCnnca prairies. GLOBE SIGHTS. tFrom the Atchison Globe.l A man never makes any money; all he has, his wife "saved." Any woman who Is genuinely loved by her husband, is a great woman. Nearly every man thinks it a great Joke to claim to be poorer than he real ly is. A very pretty girl will frequently spend several dollars to look homely in a photograph. The foot ball season being over the students of the different colleges will now fall in love. I Never Invite so many guests on Thanksgiving day that it is necessary for the children to "wait." Small waists are not inherited. Lolla Stapper's waist measures twenty-two inches; her father's, fifty-six. When a man gives his wife a sewin? machine, it is kind of a delicate hint that life is earnest, and that there is a lot of sewing to be done. An Atchison man does not know the names of his two daughters. When they were young, his wife gave them fancy names, but ever since they have been called "Sis" and "Babe." There are two sisters In an Atchison family. While one lies In bed these mornings praying for grace to sustain her during the trials of the day, the other gets up and gets breakfast. There is considerable indignation among the neighbors over the fact that the pray insr sister has fooled a nice young man, and he is to marry her. THE AIR, SHAFT. Osage City Free Press. It Is always easy for a hypocrite to cry. It Is easier to tell a fool by his laugh than any other way.

We notice it is the man with only one child who likes to be called "papa." Isn't it strange how people can treat you coldly when they get hot at you. It was a Boston man of course who referred to the "cicatrices of conflict." A man who laughs at his own joke seldom laughs heartily at other peo ple's. I How lonesome a quarter must feel when it finds itself in the contribution box. It's a pretty cold day when you tell the bank examiner, "Please close the door." i It is too often true that Love is only asked to tea while Hate is a regular boarder. Boys are a great deal like razors. Tou have to strap them a little before they work well. A woman loves her dog all the more when another dog whips it; a man will get rid of his. Tou never hear of any floral pieces being hung over people who get mar ried the second time. Tou often hear of people "After your own heart," but there are more of them after your dollars. The man who is being shaved may be a very sharp man but he finds that the razor has a little edge on him. People have a way of saying "Let the tail go with the hide," but you mustn't do that when you make ox-tail soup. He. "The Irish are so witty. I'm half Irish myself." She. "Then you must be half-witte,d, aren't you?" One day last summer a train In Chase county ran over a polecat. The win dows were wide open. Everybody was holding his breath. Just then the brake man opened the door and called'Strong City!" REFLECTIONS OP A, BACHELOR From the New York Press. No woman is ever merciful to her own sex till she has found the other sex merciful to her. The average husband's life Is one long.unselfish struggle to make his wife make him happy. It is no sign because a woman has her husband's interests at heart that she has her husband there, too. The great benefactor of the future Is not the man who will rid the world of disease, but the one who will rid it of moths. i The first thing a wise man does after he gets married is to practice till he can look as if he has been doing wrong when he hasn't. The Sisters of Paint Francis Clinton, Iowa, write under the date of January 21, 1S9S: About six months ago a very clercvman rpfi,rn m ,1 .1 Regan's Rheumatism Remedy to us as one of our sisters was a severe sufferer from rheumatism of over three years' duration. After she had used one bot tle of the remedy we are pleased to say she was entirely cured. We therefore cheerfully recommend this wonderful remedy to all similarly afflicted and heartily wish it the unlimited success It so richly deserves. $1 per bottle. Sold by Swift Holliday, Drug Co., W. H. Wilson, Arnold Drug Co. We will wash your colored shirts and gruarantee colors from fading. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 W. Sth. Dyspepsia Is Conquered By Hood's Sarsaparilla. "I have been a eufierer with dyspepsia. I could not eat anything without distress. I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and after the use of a few bottles of this med icine I am able to eat anything I wish and my food does not distress me. Hood's Sarsaparilla has purified my blood and I believe it to be the beet of medicines. I hare felt better in every way since taking it." Eva Ckaiq. Fort Scott, Kansas. After trying many prescriptions for dyspepsia without benefit I got a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla and found it gave me great relief. I continued taking it until I was cured." Mas. SlKlH CABLE, Durachen, Kansas. If you nave decided to take Eood's Sar saparilla do not buy any other instead. HloocPs Garsa pariMa Is the One True Blood Purifier All druggists. Price, Si six for $5. Get only Hood's. rf1 are the best after-dinner MOOd S flllS fiiu3, aid digestion. 2bc COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS At the Crawford theater tonight Gay Rhea and her company will be seen In "An American Widow." Pop ular prices prevail, and the rule regarding the admittance of ladies free will be observed. Tomorrow night "The Girl From Chicago" will be presented. Miss Rhea Is far more clever than the usual repertoire star. Matthews and Bulger in their "rag time opera" "By the Sad Sea Waves," comes to the Crawford theater Thurs day evening. The two comedians form a clever team, and their piece this year is said to be more pretentious than any they have yet had. This season they are under the management of Messrs. Dunne Ryley, who have succeeded in finding them a very funny vehicle, and one far ahead of their now discarded "At Gay Coney Island," in which they appeared for two years. The company includes such capable stage folks as Jo sie DeWitt, Nellie Hawthorne, Marie Twhoey, Trixie Wade, Eva Leslie, Bes sie Challenger, Julia Ralph, Lizzie San ger, May Norton, Elizabeth Gebevale, Agnes Say Wayborn, Lottie Ettenger. Will West, Robert Vernon, Ned Way born, Gilbert Gregory, Gus Mortimer, Matthews W. H. Macart, George Taber, A. H. Bell and Charles Gebest. The sale oh seats is now open and the prices are from $1 down. The St. Paul Pioneer Press says of "Miss Francis of Yale." which comes to the Crawford theater Friday evening: "Distinctive novel in treatment and theme, 'Miss Francis of Yale' comes, in, deed, as a pleasant surprise. In these days of knock-about, vulgar so-called farcical comedies, it is indeed gratifying to draw attention tosuch a clean-cut, wholesome comedy, so full of infectious fun. It would be invidious to call at tention to any special part of the play. We can only say that never on any stage have we witnessed an act so excruciatingly funny as the third act of Miss Francis of Yale. Mr. Girar dot's young collegian, who causes all the mischief through his decided pen chant for private theatricals, is one of the finest studies we have seen. There is small cause for wonder that 'Miss Francis of Yale' is now the reigning success in London, after being hailed everywhere as the funniest and cleanest comedy seen in late years. All con cerned deserve the genuine success of last evening. The audience were de lighted from the time the curtain rose until it fell, and freely expressed their approbation by repeated calls." The sale of seats opens tomorow. "The Real Widow Brown," a farce comedy interspersed with specialties, will be seen at a matinee and evening performance at the Crawford theater next Saturday. The piece is said to be a series of funny complications. Jas. T. Kelly and his company will come to Topeka on next Monday even ing for an engagement of two nights. "O'Hooligan's Masquerade" is the open ing bill. Appointed to West Point Independence. Nov. 29. Henry Allen Young, son of Henry W. Young, editor of the Kansas Populist, today received word from Congressman Ridgely that he had received notice from the war de partment of his appointment to West Point. He was Instructed to report at Fort Leavenworth for examination. The former cadet from this district. Lieuten ant Otwell, is of this city, and took part in the Santiago fight with the Seventh infantry. Trust Those Who Have Tried. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind and never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that. Oscar Ostrom, 45 Warren Ave., Chicago. 111. I suffered from catarrh: It got so bad T could not work; I used Ely's Cream Palm and am entirely well. A. C. Clarke, 341 Shawmut Ave., Boston, Mass. A 10c trial size or the 50c size of Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by drugsrists. Ely Brothers, 66 Warren St., N. Y. It absolutely has no equal and all others who claim theirs is as good as Beggs' German Salve are imitators. A fair trial will convince any one that there is no preparation yet discovered, that stands even an equal in allaying pain and in its healing qualities. For sale by all druggists. MAP SHOWING ROUTE OF ?rC. l THE PROPOSED NICARA-. SlacK water tn Son Juan eun -GUArNT CANAL.-. Saline, SA heem PAClFd' k' OCEAN I;" A V x: KANSASJEWS. Reported Hunting Accident From Wellington May Turn Out to Be a Case of Murder. QUARREL OF TWO BOYS School at Pratt in a State of Rebellion. Superintendent Whips Pupils and is Snowballed. Wellington, Nov. 29. Vivian Nutt, a young man of South Haven, is under arrest here pending an investigation of and Bulger. the charge of manslaughter. Harry Home, the South Haven, boy who was reported as the victim of a hunting accident near South Haven Thursday afternoon, died about 12 o'clock Saturday and Vivian Nutt, his companion, is under arrest. It was stated that the accident occur red while the two boys were hunting and that Horne was injured by the ac cidental discharge of his own gun. The character of the wounds hardly justifies the belief that Horne shot himself. He was full of shot from his abdomen to the top of his head. His teeth were torn loose and his mouth, face, forehead, neck "ind breast were perforated with shot. According to Constable Bonsall, who brought Nutt to Wellington yesterday. Horne and Nutt had had some difficul ty over a trivial matter. They were batching and cutting wood on the J. P. Richmond farm a few miles from South Haven, and the cirsumstances of the death cast suspicion upon young Nutt. CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY. Cowley County Farmers to Try Such a Plan at Winfield. Winfield, Nov. 29. There is a move ment on foot in this county among the farmers and business men to place in operation a creamery on the co-operative plan. The experience Cowley county farm ers have had with creameries and creamery men has not been such as to inspiie their confidence in the past, but the present scheme seems feasible. A. B. Clark, representing A. B. Dille Co., of Wellsville, Kas., contractors and builders of creameries is in the city investigating the matter. Sir. Clark has been working in the country for several days and says he is meeting with every encouragement among the better class of farmers. His company are builders but not operators of cream eries. The plan is to organize a stock company with which they enter into a contract to build and equip a creamery according to plans and specifications agreed upon at a stipulated price. There the work of the company ends and that of the farmers begins. There is one strong argument in favor of the co-operative plan and that is the assurance of a steady, regular patron age. FEDERAL PRISON BY CONTRACT Would Require 12 Tears to Complete Leavenworth Structure by Convict Labor. Leavenworth. Nov. 29 There are plans now on foot looking toward some means whereby the work on the new prison at the fort may be pushed for ward more rapidly than it is possible to do so under the bill establishing the new prison and providing that prison labor only be used in the construction of it. It has now been several years since the work on the prison provided for by congress was begun and while work has been carried on as fast as practicable, by the warden with the prisoners and. means at, his command, it has scarcely more than begun and at the rate at which it is now proceeding It is said that it will take twelve years to finish the new buildings. The plan which has been proposed panrrariciaco Basin Ochoa to Pastern divide ia.01 (Cut through Eastern deride 3oo (Canal to Grey-town -te and which has met with general ap proval, is that a contract be elt to out side labor for a part of the building, say one or the wings of the main structure. This could be put up at once in the course of a year or so and at the com pletion of it. the prisoners from the old building could be moved into the new building and could then be put to work on the remainder of the structure to a much better advantage than it is cow possible to work them. CongressmanBroderick on his recent visit to this city spoke of the matter of letting the work on the new struc ture by contract and said that he was in favor of this method, as from the in dications it would jnot be possible to finish the new buildings for many year3 to come. He also spoke of the import ance of the prison here in being made one of the three civil penitentiaries in the country and said that he hoped to see it completed as soon as possible. He paid that the matter of more ap propriations for the prosecution of the work would be taken up by congress at its coming session and he was in favor of making liberal appropriations to further the work now in progress. GAS AT COFFEYVILLE. Present Well Said to Be Playing Out and More Will be Drilled. Coffeyville, Nov. 29. The committee appointed by the council to investigate the condition of the gas wells began its work Friday afternoon. Five wells were tested. Only one had no pressure; that was the welV back of the McCoy building, which was the first one drilled in this field. The other wells tested had pressure of varying amounts. The com mittee adjourned to finish its work sev eral days later. The report of the committee will prob ably be that there is plenty of gas in and around Coffeyville, but that the companies have not increased their sup ply of wells in proportion to the demand for gas and that they are drilling their wells in too small a territory. It seems that the Coffeyville Gas com pany has been a little slack in preparing for winter and is relying upon its old wells that are probably well nigh ex hausted, in order to save the expense of drilling new ones. The only thing for it to do is to commence hustling.get out into new territory and put several drills to work night and day until a supply is secured. There is no doubt that plenty of gas can be found within reach of Coffeyville and although it will take money to get it this is what the gas company was given a franchise to do and the city has a right to insist that it do it. HONEST MEN POR OFFICE. Congressman-Elect Bailey Speaks of State Affairs. Leavenworth, Nov. 29. W. J. Bailey, congressman at large, elect, was down from Nemaha county yesterday meeting friends. He came during the morning and remained until noon when he left for Kansas City. Mr. Bailey stated that he would go to Washington in January to look after some business matters for his constit uents and to become acquainted with his new duties. It is probable that the new congress will be called in extra ses sion next spring. Mr. Bailey is a banker and stock deal er and a well posted cattle buyer. Speaking of the Gillett failure he said that in his opinion there was entirely too much money loaned on cattle at present. He said in many instances there was from $7 to $10 a head loaned on cattle above their market value. Mr. Bailey was asked if he contem plated contesting for the Republican nomination in the first congressional district in 1900. In reply he said: "It is too far off to talk about. I have just finished one campaign and it is too soon to open another." He expressed himself in favor of clean and honest men for appointments to state positions and said that the chari table institutions should be managed by practical business men. SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB. One of the Best That of The Philomath of Bodge City. Wichita, Nov. 29. One of the prettiest and neatest Year Books out is that of the Philomath club of Dodge City. The club was organized only a year ago and in its second year issues its own calendar, wTith an attractive program daintily gotten up in whiO? and gold. The club flower, the pansy, is followed by this happy reminder, "There is pan sies; that's for thoughts." Its motto, "What's worth while." It holds regular sessions at the homes of its members Friday afternoons from September 9 until May 26, with open meetings February 25 and June 8; its annual meeting is April 14. It is a literary club and In the ar rangement covers a wide field of thought. There are twenty-four active members and two honorary members. The Philomath's are a member of the State Federation and we"shall expect a good report from this bright club at the next meeting, even though they be far out on the prairie. Its officers are: President, Harriet E. Milton; vice president. Flora S. Coons; recording and corresponding secretary, Elizabeth W. Hubbard. STRANGE CASE OF KNOWLES. Nebraska Officials Have Trouble Se curing a Man Arrested at Salina. Several weeks ago the city authorities of Salina arrested a man giving his name as Dr. George Knowles on receipt of a telegram from the officers of Har land county, Nebraska, asking that Knowles be held until the sheriff came for him. He was arrested but no one knew what for. A couple of days later the sheriff of Harland county arrived at Salina to take Knowles back to Ne braska, but he had no requisition and Knowles declined to go without one. He said that Knowles was accused of stealing cattle. While the sheriff went back to Nebraska for a requisition and then came to Topeka to get Governor Leedy to honor it, David Ritchie, a Sa lina attorney, secured the release of Knowles on a writ of habeas corpus granted by the probate court of Saline county. Another warrant was Immediately is sued for the arrest of Knowles and he was again arrested. His attorney then applied to Judge Mahan, of the court of appeals, for a second writ of habeas corpus, and Knowles was taken to Abi lene and is now in jail there pending the decision of his case in the court of ap peals. As soon as the Nebraska officers se cured the necessary extradition papers they went to Abilene and expected to g-et Knowles, but found they could not take him back to Nebraska until the court of appeals gets through with him. Now Mr. Ritchie claims that the requisition papers were obtained by the Nebraska authorities by fraud, and he has applied to Governor Leedy to re voke the extradition papers. The case will be heard by the governor in his office on December 2. Mr. Ritchie expects to prove at the hearing that the county attorney of Harland, county. Neb., who is the com plainant against Knowles in that state, on the charge of grand larceny, is now defending a replevin suit in the district court of Phelps county. Neb., for the purchase of the cattle alleged to have Ever Popular. CRAWFORD THEATER. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY EYEAIAGS, November 29-30. Gay Rhea AND HER COMPANY OF PLAYERS IN REPERTOIRE. Thursday Evening, Dec. 1 The legitimate comedians of the farcial stage, the real funny boys, MATTHEWS BULGER, Under the direction of Dunne and Ryley, "By the Sad Sea Waves" an tne in e w itag nrae tjpera; With all the resources of the comic opera j stage, inciuuing scenery, costumes ana1 chorus, and with a company of 35 people. Nellie Hawthorne and Josie DeWitt 5 Prices First floor, tl; balcony, 50c and I oc; gallery, zdc. MONDAY, Dec. 5 and 6. Tuesdat!n3e0ep- TUESDAY, iivrt; t rrni's rAnrntivo e-iJlI.O AXLLil S3 VVJlXiUlAAiJf farce MPW SONGS DAXCES vv t"p-to-Date Specialties Prices 10c, 20c, SPECIAL TO THE LADIES nisht it accompanied by one paid xftr 30 or 60c ticket, beats on sale. "DIRT DEFIES THE IS GREATER THAN Everybody Reads been stolen; In which he contends that Knowles and his partner Sheldon had a right to take and sell the cattle which he (the county attorney) is prosecuting them for stealing in Harland county. Mr. Ritchie further expects to show by competent testimony that the whole effort to get Knowles back to Nebraska is for the purpose of forcing him to be a witness, and that the county attorney of Harland county is using the criminal law for the purpose of forcing a settle ment of the civil case which is now pending with reference to the cattle. A KANSAN IN AFRICA. A Representative of Armour in Cape Town Relates His Experience. Wyandotte, Nov. 29. Charles R. Rusby.the representative of the Armour Packing company in Cape Town, South Africa, and T. H. Dolittle, a merchant of the same place, but who until recent ly was mining near Bulawayo, are in the city for a few days. Mr. Kusby was in Kansas City a year ago but he returned to Africa, arriving there Jan uary 1. ""During the year," he said, "I have covered my regular territory, 1,500 miles by steamer up the coast and about the same distance in the interior. "Considerable of the time." continued Mr. Rusby, "I spent in Zululand calling upon the chiefs and natives and trying to induce them to eat our meats rather than 'mealie meal.' This mealie is nothing more than corn meal. They make it into a mush three times a day by boiling the stuff in a pot. All sit around the pot with flat sticks and after dipping the paddles they lick them clean. "The Zulus live in huts called kraals. These houses are made of sticks and grass and are of rather generous pro portions. "The first time I entered a kraal I remember I felt quite lost. It was pitch dark in there and for three or four minutes I could see nothing. Becoming accustomed to it, I finally saw the chief seated on his legs in the middle of the ground. He was surrounded by various wives, children, dog3, goats and calves, all living in there together. "I opened a tin of corned beef and invited the chief to try it. At first he was suspicious of poison and refused. Later he got to work and before he had finished all the beef was gone. Then he passed the empty tin to the nearest wife, who licked part of the inside, when another took her turn. When the children had had their turn the tin was bright and clean. I noticed on leaving that one of the children was chewing the can label." COLONI3TS FOB KANSAS. Party of Twenty All Belated to Each Other Come Prom Colorado. Wichita, Nov. 29. David Lacey of Colorado headed a procession of camp ers in covered wagons that came into town yesterday. They stopped on South Main, corner of Douglas, for over an hour. There were four wagons, twelve horses and twenty men, women and children in the party, and every one of the people was related. It was soon learned that they had come from Colorado, 25 miles west of Colorado Springs, and had been on the road four weeks, and were enroute for a point near Fort Scott, Kas., where they will all engage in farming. The party made numerous purchases, seemed to be amply supplied with means, their horses, harness and wagons were in good shape, all the horses were shod. OIL AT KINCAID. A 15 Poot Vein Struck at the Depth of 980 Peet Blue Mound, Nov. 29. The people of Kincaid are rejoicing over the striking of a good flow of oil in their prospect well, south of the M. K. T. depot, at the depth of 980 feet Wednesday night. There were indications of oil all after noon, and when the 15 foot vein of oil sand was struck about 9 o'clock there was intense excitement. By the time the drill had gone through the oil sand, nearly 200 feet of oil was in the well. The Blue Mound people rejoice for there is no question but what Blue Mound is in the oil belt, as demonstrat ed by the McLaughlin well, drilled a couple of years ago. PBATT PUPILS REBEL. Superintendent Thrashes His Schol ars and They in Turn Snow ball Him. Pratt, Nov. 29. Since Superintendent of Schools J. A. Krazier, thrashed an obstreperous pupil last week he has had his hands full. Some of his pupils were in open rebellion, and he saw their par ents and gave them to understand that heroic measures would be used to quell the disturbance, if necessary. Yester day morning one of the board of educa tion was at the school house and the superintendent soundly whipped one of the ring leaders. Some of the parents are making trouble, and in te after isa&S' n Ever Popular. Friday Evening, 8:15. Third season. Return visit of all the old lavontes in tne iarnous Comedy, Miss Francis of Yale." i Enthusiastically received on their first visit. Including MR. ETIENNE GIRAEDOT and MISS AGNES ROSE LANE. Kansas City Journal. Sept. 28, said: "It is better than "Charleys Aunt and fun nier than 'Mv Friend From India." St. Louis Republic, Sept. C. said: "Will develop a laugh in mid-winter after a bad dinner." anrrlau MATINEE, 2:30. datura ay night, 8:ib. The Latest Laugh Provoker, As played 100 nights at the Standard Thea ter, isew lurn. The Real Widow BfOWH. Fun with realism. Good music. Grand voices. One continuous laugh. Direction of A. Q. SCAMMON Bargain Day Matinee, 15 and 25c. Night prices, 25, 50, 75c. m. Presenting two big A'HaaI icon's MnennoMflrt comedy successes The greatest laugh maker ever written, ana The Man From Jew York, A comedy with a plot and a purpose. rlr

KING." THEN ,,-,uj'n LI ROYALTY ITSELF. the State Journal noon the. entire board were on hand to witness proceedings. It has been learn ed that a party of boys severely snow balled the professor at noon yesterday. THE CBOSS ADMINISTRATOR. F. C. Newman, President of Citizens' Bank of Emporia, Appointed. Emporia, Nov. 29. F. C. Newman, president of the Citizens' bank, has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late C. S. Cross. The appoint ment was made at the request of Mrs. Cross, William Martindale and Receiver C. S. Jobes, acting for the depositors of the First National bank of this city. Receiver Jobes, of the defunct bank, to day took formal possession of the Here ford cattle at Sunny Slope farm. KILLED AT ELMDALE. Unknown Man Pound Near the Bail road Track in Chase County. Elmdale, Nov. 29. The body of an unknown man was found yesterday lying beside the railroad track about three-quarters of a mile east of town. A coroner's jury found that .'he had been killed by an eastbound train. He was a man about 45 years of age, about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weight 145 pounds, had tattoo marks on the right arm of female figure with arms up lifted holding a bar, also crucifix, and the letters "N. R." He had no papers or valuables of any kind on his person. ODDITIES OP THE LAW. How an Independence Man Who Stole a Gelding Escaped Pun ishment. Independence, Nov. 29. Last week William English was tried in the dis trict court, charged with stealing a horse, but was discharged by the court because it was proven that the animal stolen was a gelding and not a horse. He was immediately re-arrested and today he was tried for stealing a geld ing, but the judge discharged him again, on the ground that he could not be tried twice for the same offense. Against Weakley's Bondsmen. Independence, Nov. 29. In the district court here today, the case of Cherry township, Montgomery county, against T. B. Weakley, Isaac Haycock and O. S. Hopping, bondsmen of the defaulting treasurer, J. R. Weakley, was com pleted and a judgment for J2.675 was given the township against the bonds men. Weakley left home over a year ago and never has been heard from since. It was discovered soon that he had embezzled the above amount. Pensions for Kansans. Washington, Nov. 29. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Perry B. GUlham, Fort Scott, $8. Supplemental Alfred Wright, Fort Scott, $8; John Morgan, Fort Scott, $6. Reissue George Burton, Jamestown, 10. Zinc Find at Humboldt. Humboldt, Nov. 29. An extensive bed of zinc ore has been discovered a few miles west of Humboldt. Prospectors from Joplin, Mo., are leasing the land and preparing to work the mines. The extent of the find has not been determ ined yet, but the experts who are on the ground think they have found a rich mine. Gas Plow at Cherryrala. Cherryvale, Nov. 29. The gas well which was being sunk fvir the Coffev ville Vitrified Brick company one-half mile from town, by Sweeney Bros., yielded a fine flow at a vory shallow depth. Its pressure has no; been tested yet. The work on the plant is being pushed as fast as possible. Ask Your Grocer for Silver Leaf Catsup. Sweet Celery Relish. Sweet India Chow Chow. Made by Otto Kuehne Co. Begg's German Salve Is an Invaluable remedy for cuts, burns, bruises, scalds, chapped hands, sore nipples, sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chron ic sores, skin eruptions, fever sores, and all skin diseases. For sale by all drug gists. The Gypsy Queen. Baking Powder, guaranteed absolutely pure. Manufactured by Otto Kuehne Co. The Direct Line to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran cisco and Portland, is via the Union Pacific. The servitfe of the Union Pacific to all principal western points is unexcelled by any other line and con sists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pull man Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Din ing Cars. (Meal3 a la carte.) For time table and full Information call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent. J. C Fulton. Depot Agent.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EYEXIXG, NOVEMBER 29, 189S. THE CO. TRADE EXCURSIONS. -THE- Saie of' SsSlks THAT STARTED HERE MONDAY WILL CLOSE THURSDAY NIGHT. Never have we offered Silks at such ridiculously low prices, and we NEVER SOLD SO MANY. It's a SALE EXTRA ORDINARY of NEW AND DESIRABLE SILKS. 51.25 1.00 .85 .75 Fancy Silks, for Waists and Dresses. Put in one lot and sold at. per yard, bo 75 J 51.50 1.33 1.25 1.00 52.25 1 75 1.50 Fancy Silks, in Plaids, Stripes, Brocades, &c. All at per yard "j Fancy Silks, this sea- son's leading novel ties all at, per yd., Terms of Sale No Samples Cut. No Silk Sent on Approval. THE JI ILLS-A.DAMS CO. PANAMA CANAL ASSURED. Says the Director General "Who Has Just Arrived in New York. New York. Nov. Z9- A. Hutin. di rector general of the new Panama ca nal company, has come over fr-m Par Is to see what this government thir.k3 about the water roue between the At lantic and Pacific. He protests that there is no intention on the part of the French company to sell the canal and says it has only one purpose in view ani that is to cut the big- ditch at once. When asked if the published reports that his company wanted to sell out to the grovemment was true, he said: Absolutely no. Selling out is the last thinsr we would think of. We want to cut the canal and we ere ready to do it: what is more we are doin it. We have have kept 1,300 to 4.0'jO men constantly employed in dig-gixg the canal and a force o 3,Chj0 is now at work on the d'.tch. "What has been accomplished? Much. Tve have actually dug: IS miles of the total 45. Of these, vessels are now nav-ig-atir.g 12 miles on the Atlantic and 8 miles on the Pacific side. The canal's depth is 23 feet, though in some places siit has made bars that would have to? be removed and can be removed easily. Our company, which is the successor, by purchase, of the re"Lesseps compa ny, has in assets, reckoning as such the machinery and accomplished work at least S75.0OO.00O. These assets have been appraised at SS3.000.000. We have grone far enough to learn that the Pana ma canal is entirely practicable and is the shortest, cheapest and best water route between the two oceans. "There were formerly thought to be two Insuperable obstacles the Chasres river and the Cuiebra cut. Both of these difficulties have disappeared be fore engineering science. The Chasres river can be readily mastered, anl the cut through the Cuiebra, mountains, which was once thought impracticable because of the sliding earth that tilled the ditch as fast as it could be dug, has turned cut to be a comparatively simple problem. It has been found that there Is a rock substratum through which, the canal may be cut, so that it cannot be disturbed by slid ing earth. "'An international technical commis sion has recently examine 1 the route of the canal, and will. I think, pro nounce it entirely feasible. On that commission Gen. H. L. Abbott repre sented the United States and Eneland and Germany were represented by en gineers who had experience in digging the great Manchester and Kiel canais. Gen. Abbott has given hi-s views In sev eral articles In the periodicals. He calls attention to these two facts: The Panama canal would be 4S miles Ion? and the Nicaragua canal would be 174 miles, the Panama would cost !P00O. 0"0. while the Nicaragua would cost J133.0OO.00O. "I may ad 3 to these facts given by Gen. Abbott the important one that the Panama canal can be completed in less than half the time it would take to cut the water-way across Nicaragua." When asked about his object la going to Washington. M. Hutin said: "We want to know Just what interest the United States will take in the canal. We are not trying to get the govern ment to buy us out. but it is natural that the United States. being most deeply affected by the canal, will feel A rvnt skafc cacait or tabt powDta Awarded Highest Ho nor a, World's Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair 58c 88c a keen interest In it, and it Is equally natural that we should want to learn just what tha extent of that interest may be." M. Hutin will g-o to Washing-ton in a few days. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended fcr th!s column should be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co., before 11 o'clock in tha morning. Mr. WelTer of the Rossviile Times was a North s:de visitor today. Dr. H. c. Miner will move his office this week to this side of the river. Lew Elliott and W. L. Petriiohn of Hoyt were visitors in town yesterday. Hear the latest songs at the Parlor Min strels tomorrow eight, Lukens' Opera House. Mrs. Jerom- Colvin. who has been ill at her home on Van Buren and Curtis streets, is very much improved. Henry Small went to Delavan Park near Hoyt yesterday, where he will spend a few days and enjoy a little hunting. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Barrett will return to.iiy to their home in Nebraska after a short visit to Rcv. and Mrs. J. Barrett. The M. W. of A. will hold their annual election of officers Thursday evening, after which refreshments will 'be served. The west section of the Ladies' -societv of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Reed. 717 Morse street Concert and chrysanthemum show Wed nesday e-ening. Presbyterian church. Mr. "Weihtrnan and others will take part. An excellent programme. Admission 10 cen's. Little Cliarlie Ryder is back from Atchi son, where he has been visiting his erand parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woleott, during his parents' absence in the east. C. G. Rowrnan is in Denver on business. Congressman Curtis and sister. Miss Ioli:e Curtis, left yesterday for New York r-inty. where they will spend a day or two before eoing to Washington. The Ladies Duplicate whist club was entertained vesterdav afternoon hv Mrs. W. M. Costley at her home. 1113 Van Buren street. Mrs. C. W. Angle played for Mrs C. G. B..wman and Miss Anna Colby for Mrs. E. P. Baker. Word has been received frm Detroit of the marriage of Mrs. J. Falloon to her broth-r-in-Uw. Mr. C. Falloon. whi' h oc curred in that city the first of this month. Mrs. Fallor r. and little daughter formerly lived in this city, but left here last spring for Ee;roit. Miss Miry Watkirs has come down from Karri is city and taken a position as sten-rmrh-r at the Capitol elevator. Miss Watkms will make her h-me with her brother-in-law ar.d sister. Mr. and Mrs. T. la, Ewan. at the Hotel Throop. Mrs. Kate Watkins' friends will be sorry to learn that she has never fully recovered the use ,.f hr arm. whieh was injured in a runaway last summer. The Brave Hoys' clnb met at the home of Mrs. Reacie Saturday evening. Roll cali was answered bv quotations from Provrrs. Mrs. Ra?! re'at-d a story of a boy whose nrayer was instantaneously answered. The boys then had a merry time ftsnine fur peanuts. .After their pockets were well filled Miss Grace Root read a temperance storv. The club then adjourned to meet at the same place next Saturday evening. THEY FEEL SORR Y. Spaniards Say America Doesn't Know What She is Undertaking. New York. Nov. 29. A dispatch to the World from Paris says: Spanish. Peace Commissioner Abarzuxa. discussing the peace negotiations, said: "We have fuiriiied our mission here and have agreed to make the treaty of peace, but we do so under protest that our sov ereign rights over the Philippines are still intact. Our memorandum today sets this fact forth, though admittedly it cannot affev-t the treaty. "We lose our colonial empire, but Amer ica does not know what new and different responsibilities she is undertaking. The island of Mindanao alone, wiii keep her busy for years." Being asked if the treaty will contain any reference to debts. Senor Abarzuza answered i "No. inasmuch as the Ameri cans have put these questions aside and have ref used to take them into considera tion." Makes Way for Hawley. Hartford. Conn.. Nov. 23. The Canton Republican club some time ago issued a pamphlet announcing the candidacy for the United States senate of W. E. Simonds of that town, ex-congressman and ex-patent commissioner. The club has now sent out a circular to the mem bers of the legislature announcing that Mr. Simonds has, retired in. favor of General Hawley. Home lodge No. 378. N. A. A., will give a masquerade ball at 113 West Eighth street. Thursday evening, De cember L Admission 25 cents Dairymen will consult their interest by calling on us for feed. Capitol Ele vator, North Tojeka. 81.18 The First to Rnn From Man hattan Tuesday, De cember 6. The committee in charge of the Mer chants' Trade excursions have fixed the date for the first one for next Tuesday, December 6th, on the Union Pacific. A train has been chartered to leave Manhattan in the morning and return in the evening;. The following- extraordinary round trip rates have been made: Manhattan $1.00 St. George 1.00 Wamego .75 Bellevue .63 St. Marys ,50 Rossviile 40 Silver Lake 25 The following time card has been ar ranged: Leave Manhattan 8:00 a. m. Leave St. George 8:15 a- mi Lea ve Wamego S:29 a m. Leave Bellevue 8:43 a- m. Leave St. Marys 8:57 a. m. Leave Rossviile 9:13 a- m. Leave Silver Lake 9 :27 a. m. Arrive Topeka 9:50 a. m. Leave Topeka 5:00 p. m. Arrive Silver Lake ..5:24 p. m. Arrive Rossviile 6:3i p. m Arrive St. Marys 5:54 p. ni. Arrive Bellevue 6:0S p. m. Arrive Wamego 6:22 p. m. Arrive St. George 6:35 p. ni. Arrive Manhattan 6:49 p. m. The following are the merchants who hae chartered this train and made the low rate possible: Crosby Bros., dry goods, carpets, etc., 717-719 Kansas avenue. Kemper Paxton. Model Supply De partment store. Sixth and Quincy Sts. J. S. Sproat, groceries, 112 East Sixth street. Palace Clothing Co.. 709 Kansas Ave. Greenwald Co., clothing,5G7 Kansas avenue. Warren M. Crosby Co., dry goods, 61 3 SI 5 Kansas avenue. Topeka Shoe Co., shoes, 617 Kansas avenue. S. Barnum Co., dry goods, 619 Kan sas avenue. A. C. Campbell, jeweler, 623 Kansas av enue. G. M. Chase Co., shoes, 629 Kansas avenue. B- M. Payne Co., shoes, 705 Kansas avenue. Charles McClintock, china store, 707 Kansas avenue. Keliam Book and Stationery Co., 711 Kansas avenue. Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co., Depart ment store. 713-.15 Kansas avenue. The Mills Adams Co., dry goods, 723 Kansas avenue. James B. Hayien, Jeweler, 727 Kansas avenue. Chas. S. Eagle, cigars, etc., 729 Kan sas avenue. The Topeka State Journal, Eighth and Kansas avenue. The Clements Co., clothing, 631 Kan sas avtiue. The Topeka Capital, East Eighth St. S. B. Brett, books, etc., 720 Kansas avenue. Chas. Bennett, optician, 730 Kansas avenue. Sullivan Delahoyde. art store and pictures. 722 Kansas avenue. Robins Mercantile Co., groceries, 704 7C5 Kansas avenue. Scott Scott, Cremerie restaurant, 726 Kansas avenue. Tayman Oberley Hardware Co., 702 Kansas avenue. T. P. Cully, Kimball pianos, 630 Kan sas avenue. W. S. Furman, shoes, 62S Kansas av enue. E. B. Guild, musical Instruments, 614 Kansas avenue. Thompson Bros., fumiture.626 Kansas avenue. August Clothing Co., 622 Kansas ave nue. E. C. Glenn. "The Fair," toys, etc, 61 Kansas avenue. W. S. Kale, groceries, 612 Kansas avenue. The Hub Clothing Co., 604-606-603 Kansas avenue. Rowiey Snow, drugs, 600 Kansas avenue. Burg E. Zeis, men's furnishings, 602 Kansas avenue. Geo. H. Matthews, shoes, 106 East Sixth street. Davis Gltck. groceries, 108 East Sixth street. New Yo-k Mercantile Co., dry goods, 110 East Sixth street. Geo. W; MofiUt, furniture, 533 Kansas avenue. Sct ift Holliday Drug Co.. 523 Kansas avenue. A. Troup, Troup's Enterprise, 521 Kansas avenue. Chas. E. Wardin, jeweler, 611 Kansas avenue. M. F. Rigby, candy, 609 Kansas ave nue. Moore Book and Stationery Co., 603 Kansas avenue. Kitchen Marburg, hardware, 523 Kansas avenue. A. SL Cross, jeweler, 515 Kansas ave nue. W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co.. 511 Kansas avenue. Earnsworth Ashby, china ware, etc., 503 Kansas avenue. H. Samuels, dry good3. 433 Kansas avenue. W. H. Reed, furniture. 510 Kansas avenue. M. Affron, clothing, 516 Kansas ave nue. A. Samuel, clothing, 522 Kansas ave nue. F. Long, hotel and restaurant, E23 Kansas avenue. L. A. Fisher, clothing, 113 East Sixth street. C. H. Morrison, Jeweler, 505 Kansas avenue. Hodgins Cafe, restaurant, 106 East Seventh .street. J. M. Knight, furniture, 714 Kansas avenue. Topeka Woolen Mill Co., merchant tailors. 701 Kansas avenue Ad ditior.al excursion dates have been fixed as follows: Friday, Dec- 9. Rock Island from Hor- ton. Tuesday, Dec. 13, Rock Island from Herinsrton. Friday, Dec 16. Santa Ke from Em poria. Save Tour Money Ladies by Buying Gypsy Queen Baking Powder, a pure cream tartar Powder, made by Otto Kuenne Co. For diarrhoea dysentery, colic, chol era. f!ux and all summer complaints, nothing is so gentle, soothing and ef fective, as Beggs" Diarrhoea Balsam. It never fails to give reiief and if taken in time will effect a speedy cure. Be sure that you get "Beggs" the only remedy with a national reputation. For sale by all druggists. There will be a gospel meeting at the First M. E. church tonight at 7:39 o'clock. Rev. E. L. Thorpe will preach. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun dry. 113 and 114 West Eighth street Clean Hags Wasted At Hall Lith. Co., 610 Jackson street. 'hti Jill li -t-' J Off on CloakSooo i At The "Topeka ash." 11 Commencing tomorrow morning, we will sell any erarment in our entire stock of new Wraps, without J Commencing tomorrow morning, we will sell any garment in our entire stock of new Wraps, without exception, at 25 per cent, off the marked price. Two very important features of this sale are. that it em braces all new garments, whether Ladies', Misses', or Children's, and that the reduction is off the lowest price we have ever had marked on any of these goods. A short time ago we marked down a lot of them to actual cost. At this sale they go a fourth lower still. lite The Topeka Cash Dry Goods RAISE SCHOOL AGE Or Build More School iiooms, One or the Other. The school board mees next Monday night at the rooms in the High School building and will discuss the advisabil ity of issuing more bonis to build addi tions to the public schools to relieve the over crowded condition that now ex ists. "It is a serious question," said Dr. J. F. Ruck, member of the board from North Topeka. "We have nearly reach ed the limit and it is quite a serious question as to whether more- bonds should be voted or not. I think that placing the minimum age at five years instead of seven was a mistake under the present conditions. It is a serious question for the board to decide." The present bond issue amounts to J-M7.757 and the limit is J4."0."OO and the estimated additions are J:i9.000 to say nothing of the extra amount that will be added to the pay roll for teachers and janitor service. These additions would mean 2S new rooms and as many teachers added to the pay roiL A GREAT RECORD. Made by the 17. S. Bureau of Engrav ing and Printing. Washington. Nov. 29. Claude M. Johnson, director of the bureau of en graving and printing, in his annual re port shows that during the year there were S2.979.47S sheets of stamps anl government securities printed and de livered at a cost of SI. 550. 5. S. This sum. however, includes S12.590 increase of stook. SM.oOO pwaid for machinery and S6.416 paid to outside employes. De ducting these extra amounts the cost per thousand sheets this year was 47 cents less than last, making a total saving of J4.7ftO. The average number of sheets handled by each employe was 57.2&0. which is the best record ever made by the bureau and an increase of 56 per cent over the year 1S33. A re markable record was made by the bureau in supplying- adhesive stamps to the internal revenue bureau-. In 17 davs after the passage of the act. the I bureau had delivered lSo.:yJ.92b stamps. I This work was done in addition to and j in connection with the new bond issue J and in addition to supplying increased I demands for United States notes, silver certificates and treasury notes, as well i as the issue of a new series of postage stamps for the Omaha Transmississippi exposition. The director recommends I that the appropriations for printing i p.TStage stamps be made direct to the bureau and so settle the point that the goveril men v. a.iiu uul tiva.Lr t&L.uuaii- ment-s iaall do this work. GIBBONS TO TAKE A HAND. Tha Cardinal WiU Look After Catho lic Interests in the Colonies. Washington. Nov. 23. Cardinal Gibbons has decided to take a house in Washing ton for the winter, and bis arrival is anx iously awaited by the Roman Catholic cir cle, which embraces two members of the suoreme court, several senators, a sprink ling of representatives and a large num ber of diplomats. It seems to b gtrneraiiy understood that the cardinal's decision to spend a season in Washington is not en tirelv due to social reasons, but it is be lieved to be the beginning cf a vigorous campaign to preserve to the chur-h some of its txemotiops and privile-es in Porto Rico and the Philippines. It is admitted on all hands, of course, that church and state wili have to be severed in the new colonies, but the problem of how to do this fairlv is a perplexing one. The Catholic chur-.h has been intimately connected with the Spanish crown for cen turies, and the Catholic missionaries who accompanied the old conq'ierers laid the foundations for vast temporal possessions, so that the church has at stake great in terests, even in the way of dollars and cents. Several of the American prelates beiieve that the chur.jh will prosper more from voluntary benefactions than from the old system of legalised contributions. They are chiefly conferned about the pos sible interference with vested interests and old titles to actual holdings rather than revenues. Cardinal Gibbons' mis sion, therefore, is supposed to be to keep a sharp eye on the progress of legislation a far as it relates to the Philippines and Porto Rico, and even to Cuba as well, for it is admitted the United Sta,tes will exer cise a military protectorate over that isl and for an indefinite time, and the rights of the clere-v there are a matter of his tory. In the Philippines the insurgents have already pronounced against the mon astic orders, and as for the Cubans they were formerly denounced by the church with beil. book and candle. The result is that the churchmen depend more on the liberality of the Americans than on the waning lovaltv to the church, of the na tives of the captured islands. It is admitted by members of the ad ministration that the disposal of the church property and the pa-eful sever ance of its antiquated privileges anl im munities without injustice wiii be one of the most serious and possibly the most hotly contested questions to come up be fore" eontjress Coal. CoaL CoaL You get 2.000 pounds to the ton frem Davies Nicholson. Telephone 390. Telephone 390 For coal of all kinds. Davies Nicholson. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holman enter tained their club Monday evening at their home on West Tenth street. The evening was pleasantly spent in play ing a game called the "Five Senses;" the prizes were won by Miss Roberta Wasson and Mr. Matthew Macferran. The organisation is now complete and will be known as the "Nominati" club, which means no name. The complete membership of the club is as follows: Dr. and Mrs. Wasson, Miss Wasson, Miss Koberta Wasson. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Scott. Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Pow ell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles MeCabe, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whitton. Mr .and Mrs. Charl-s Holman. Mr. and Mrs. William Macferran. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mac ferran and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Bowman. The Monday Club. The Monday whist club was very pleasantly entertained Monday after noon by Mrs. W. H. Eastman. There were a number of substitutes and Mrs. Eastman entertained the following guests complimentary to her cousin. Miss Hayes of Troy, Ohio: Mrs. Horace Haii, Mrs. Frank Lewis. Mrs. John Nor ton, Mrs. David Palmer, Miss Kate Gunther and Miss Myrtle Jetmore. The club will be entertained in two weeks by Mrs. Charles Hudson. Notes sad Personal Mention, Mrs. A. A. Scott and daughters Gla dys and Dorothy returned Sunday from a visit with Mrs. Scott's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin at Peoria, 111. Mr. Scott met them In Kansas City and ac companied them home. Mrs. A. A. Robinson and daughter Metta have returned from a week's stay in Chicago where they have been attending the grand opera. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Valentine went to Admire today for a short visit with their son. Mrs. W. J. Black went to Leaven worth Monday for a days' visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Graham arrived today from San Francisco, and will be the guests of their aunt, Mrs. B. T. Payne. Miss Marie Morris returned to Law rence Monday after a week's visit with Miss Lucile Mulvane. G. K. Katcliffe of Parsons is In To peka visiting his daughter Laura, who is attending Bethany college. The Douze whist club win meet Thursday afternoon, December 1st. in stead of Saturday, with Miss Ariie Ew art. Mrs. F. E. Wear returned today from a two weeks' visit in Chicago. The Duplicate whist club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Miss Mar garet Dudley. Mrs. E. S. Quinton is in Denver vis-itir.s- her sister. Mrs. Keeley. The presidents of all federated clubs are requested to meet the reception committee cf the City Federation at Unity church. Thursday afternoon at half past one. Mrs. S. R. Peters of Newton, president of the State Feder ation wi'l b-e present at this meetinsr. Miss Mary Brockman of Kansas City spent Saturday and Sunday with Misses Jeanette and Anna Williams. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore ct Lawrence is sper.dirg the week with Topeka friends. L. W. Willitts of Brooklyn. N. Y.. who has been visiting his wife in To peka, left today for the south. Mr. Mills Easter of Kansas Citw spent part of last week in Topeka with Mr. M. E. Harlan of the First Christian church. Mrs. T. L. Ewan returned Monday from Wamego where she attended a house party given by Miss Trout. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice and Miss Blanche West have returned from a short visit with Kansas City friends. Mrs. Emma Evarts is going to enter tain informally at tea Wednesday even ing. The Occidental club is meeting this afternoon with Mrs. A. A. Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. O. Davis and Miss Hat tie Reynolds of Wamego spent a few days with Topeka friends last week The Junior Atlanteans are meeting this afternoon with Miss Santa Waters. Miss S. H. Breck. formerly of Topeka, is visiting friends in the city: she has just returned from Partridge, Kan., where she witnessed the ordination of her brother, Aaron Breck. The Q. D. club was pleasantly enter tained Monday evening by Miss May Downing. Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy substituted for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitmer. Miss Helen Butterly for Miss Elizabeth Lee and Mr. Clyde Lawrence for Mr. Al Wick. The club will meet next week with Miss Kate Ernich. Judge W. S. McClintock has returned from a several days' business trip to Texas. T. J. Hassey and family went to Gar nett Monday and expect to make their home there in the future. Hiss Julia Shaw is comin? from Law rence Wednesday to spend a few days with Mrs. J. L. Constant, A Sealing Schooner Fined. Vancouver. B. C. Nov. 29. The sealing schooner Otto, which was seized for hunt ing within the proscribed area, was rined 2 pounds sterling in the admiralty court ber. Co., 713 and 715 Kansas Ave. FAST IN THE 31UD. Peculiar Plight of the Battleship Wis consin. San Francisco. Nov. 29. The Battle ship Wisconsin is stuck fast in the mud of the bay off the Union Iron works. The channel in which the Wisconsin took her first dip had been well dredged. Across this the vessel shot and went in to the mud fiats beyond. It was impos sible for tugs to reach her, so the iron works men attached a new ten inch hawser to the hull and by means of the machinery at the yards sought to pull it from its sticky bed. Tremendous power was applied, but the rope snapped. The company has now decided to use dredges and construct a channel around the Wisconsin and out to deep water. The vessel can then be floated easily. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following' real estate transfers have be-n fiie-1 with the resristr of deed: F. A. Titus and wife to Mary L,. Dooley, lot l. Highland avenue, Seabrooks subdivision. Eva O. Bolles and husband to L. and Emma Headiee. $120. lots. 711. 713 and 715 Lane street., block 20, Martin Oennis' subdivision. Abiarail G. Tre to Lizzie- M Forman. $lf -!ot and north half lot 52 Lin-cola street, Williams Dillon's addition- W. V. Garvin and wife to Ira O. Howe, R.5 lot i7 and north half lot 3S5 Har rison street. Mary Xina Red and husband to A. Moss. $200, lot 463 Reed street. Reed's sub division. SANITARY CONTENTION. To Meet in Lawrence December 9 at Call of State Board of Healtn. The state sanitary convention meets In Lawrence December 9 under the auspices of the state board of health. The follow ing Tcpeka people will read papers: "Sanitation and Eyesight," Dr. J. E. Minney. "Exercise." Dr. W. L. Schenck. "Physical. Mental and Moral Hygiene." Dr. B. D. Eastman. "The Danger to the Nervous Svstem of Modern Education." Dr. W. S. Lindsey. "Sanitation of Topeka," W. H. Barnes, citv engineer. "Preventive Medicine." Dr. H. Z. Gill. -"Points on Sanitary Legislation," W. A. S. Bird, city attorney. "Disinfection of Disinfectants," Prof, J. T. LovewelL Rheumatism Cured in 24 Hours. T. J. Blackmore. of Haller Black more, Pittsburg. Pa., says: "A short time since I procured a bottle of 'Mys tic Cure.' It got me out of the house in twenty-four hours. I took to my bed with Rheumatism nine months ago and the Mystic Cure is the only medi cine that did me any good. I had five of the best physicians in the city, but I received very little relief from them. I know the 'Mystic Cure' to be what it is represented and take pleasure in rec ommending it to other poor sufferers." Sold by Swift Holliday, druggists, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka. Rough Eiders Muster Boll. Prescott. Ariz.. Nov. 29. The muster roll of Roosevelt's Rough Riders association has been formally opened in this city and has met with a response from every mem ber present, as well as the receipt of nu merous telegrams from every place. Col onel A. O. Brodie is president and Lieuten ant J. D. Carter secretary of the organ isation. Dr. Seward Webb's DeaL Burlington. Vt. Nov. 29. The Free Press says Dr. Seward Webb has just returned from Canada lake where it is generally believed he has about com pleted negotiations for the lease for 99 years of that part of the Grand Trunk railway system between Massina and Howick and running arrangements with the Canada Atlantic to Alburgh Springs. Panning in the Philippines. Berkeley. Call.. Nov. 29. Lieutenant A. P. Hayne. an instructor in the agri cultural department of the University of California, now stationed with one of the California, regiments at Manila, has been detailed to conduct an official investigation into the agricultural re sources of the Philippines and to make a report of the results to Washington. Natural Oas at Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara. Cala., Nov. 29. While boring for oil on Summerland Beach a marvelous flow of natural gas has been struck, throwing sand and rocks a num ber of feet into the air. It is pro nounced the biggest strike ever mads in the west. Newlaads for Senator. San Francisco, Cala., Nov. 29. A special to the Examiner from Virginia City, Nev., states that W. E. Sharon has announced that Frank G. New lands will be a candidate for United) States senator to succeed Wm. M. Stew art. Hello! Central. n7 e r. r, n n e 1rMl t. v--n i ma) Vnfamina with us. Davies Nicholson. i y Discount Sale of Millinery FOR A FEW DAYS AT TROUP'S ENTERPRISE If you have n't bought your Hat, or if you need any Trim mings, it will pay you to call. 521 KANSAS AVE. A 3k!ii of Beauty Is a .Toy Forerer." D H. T. FELIX GOURAPB S OBrsSTAI, CREAM, OB MAGICAL BEAUTIFIES. Fuxi&m a veil as Beaut; fi tn Skin cher cosmouc will do it Remorse Tan. FiiEpi. Free lee. Moth fatcfr- nasn ana aisaiMi, and every b em is a 6Q beauty, a ad fes de tection. It has stood the test of fii years. xa4 is so harmless w tat u to be sure !t h prop erty made. A o cee. do ceimter feit ot s:zui-ar came. Lr. L. A. Sayre&aid to a lady of Uw haut-toa (a pa tient "As Toa ladies will use them. I recom mena 'Gouraud s Cream' as th :eaS fcaroilul of all leu prepar.ii.oc." f or sae by I Vruzs'sit &eA Fancy Goo4j Deader ia L. Canada, and Europe. JffcKi. T. HOPKINS, Prepr, ft? Great jeaes Sl 2. 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6 TOPEKA STATE JOTJBNAl TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29,-1898, OH THESTAflD. (Continued from First Page.) A. Yes. Q. Did you know what made them? A Yes. Q. What did the watch contain? A. A young lady's picture. Q. Do you know who it was? A. I was told. i Q. Who was it? A. Miss Babcock. The witness lowered her voice, In pro nouncing Miss Babcock's name. John Collins' diamond, a companion to the one given to Grant Meade, he son, at the same time, was shown to Mrs. Collins, and she thought it was thfc one J. S. Collins had given to John. The watch and diamond were then formally Introduced as evidence. The Shotgun Introduced. The Collins shotgun, was then shown to Mrs. Collins. Q. Is that the gun owned by J. S. Collins? A. It looks like it. Q. Can you identify It positively? No sir. It had a guard, like this," said Mrs. Collins, touching the rubber covering on the butt of the gun. Q. You identified this gun at the in quest. A. If I did I intended to make the same reservation vhich I now make. Q. Are you a light sleeper? A. I believe so. Q. Could anyone remove anything from under the pillow under your head without awakening you? A. I think not. Q. When did May 13 come? A. On Friday. Q When did John come home? A. The day before. Q. What time? A. We were at dinner I think. Q. How did he get in the house? A. Let himself in with his key. Q. Why did he come home, did he say? A. To consult a physician. Q. Why did he want to see a Topeka physician? A. Because he thought he could do better here than at Lawrence. Q- Who did he talk to? A. All of us. Q- Did he say what other reason brought him home? A. He said. I believe, he took ad vantage of excursion rates. Q. Where did John go after din ner? A. He was around the house awhile. Q. Did he go away with his father? A. I do not know. Q. He might have been at home when you went out to call? A. Yes, sir. A. When did he return? A. At supper time with a filled pres cription. Q- Where was he during: the after noon? A. I do not know. Q. Who got supper? A. Grace. I think. Q. Who locked the house that night? A.. I do not know. Q. Then you do not know whether the house was locked? A. No. Q. Why do you think it was locked? A. Because Mr. Collins was the last one in the kitchen and he was very particular. Q- You were out that night? A. Yes. Q. Who was at home? A. John and Grace. Q- When you returned, was there a light in John's room? A. No. Q. In Grace's room? A. Yes. Q. Where did you go when you re turned? A. Immediately to the sitting room. Q. What did you do? A. Took the evening paper and lying down on the couch, read it. Q- What did Mr. Collins do? A. He was searching around the fold ing doors to discover a disagreeable odor which had been bothering us. now aia ne ao this? A.- rushing the doors aside. O. hen VOU finihrl ttoa o did you do? A 1 went to the bedroom, and later to the kitchen where he was to find a box of copperas to use as a deodorizer. Q At bedtime did you go into the closet? A. Yes. Q.. What did vou do? A. Hung up a dress. Q- Did you turn on the light? A. I think so. Q Did you so testify at the prelimin ary? A. I do not remember. Q Was your memory better then than now? A. I don't know whv it should be. W- N as there any jewelry in tha bed room? A. Yes, on the dresser; watches, chains, pins, etc. Q. Whose watch? A. Mr. Collins' and mine. Q. hose pins? A. Mine. Q. Where did Mr. Collins place his clothes that night? A. On a chair some distance from the folding doors. Q. How far from the doors? A The width of this fan I hold in my hands. Q Then one could reach the clothing from the door? A. Yes. Q. When you went to- the closet did you notice the shotgun. A. Na. sir. Q- Were things distorted? A. No, sir. Q- Did Mr. Collins get up during the niht? A. Not that I know of. Q- When were you awake the next morning? A. I heard the clock strike 5. Q Did you hear any other noise? A No. Q- Then what did you do? A. Looked to see if it was light. Q. Then what did you do? A. Next went to sleep. Q- What next aroused you? A. An explosion. Q. Describe it to the jury. A. That is impossible. It was simply deafening. Q- Then what did you do? A. Nothing for the instant. Q- Did you open your eyes? A. I remember nothing. Q. Then what did you hear? A. Another explosion. Q. Then what did you hear? A. I heard my husband say: "Oh, I m shot." Q. Then what did you do? A. The cries brought me to my senses and I got up in an effort to turn on the light. Q. What else did you hear? A. I heard my husband's moans. Q- Could you turn on the light? A. No. Q. Then what did you do? A. While I was trying to turn the light switch Mr. Collins called for the camphor. Q- Were the folding doors open? A. I do not know. Q Then what did you do? A. I went to the dresser for the camphor. Q. Then what did you do? A. I saw Mr. Collins was growing unconscious and I stood the camphor on the radiator and went to him. Q What did he say? A. Oh, who could have done this. Q- Had either of you made any out cry? A. No, but I soon called the children. Q. Where from? A. The foot of the stairs. Q- Did you arrange the bedclothes? A. I did not touch them. Q. Were Mr. Collins' feet covered? A. yes. Q. Did you carry the gun to the hall? A. I did not touch the gun. Q. Where did you find it? A. It was lying in the hall when I reached there. The plat of the house was then pro duced, and before the jurors who stood up at the time, Mrs. Collins, with a lead pencil, placed in a horizontal position, showed how the gun was lying with the muzzle towards the northwest, at an angle towards the stairs. During this recital John Collins took off his glasses, wiped them and smiled while conversing with his sister. Q. You are positive that you did not carry the gun into the hall? A. Yes, sir. Q. Then the person who fired the shots must have carried it there? A. Yes. Q. Were the covers on the bed tuck ed in at the feet of Mr. Collins? A. They were. Q. When you had called the children you returned to Mr. Collins? A. Yes. Q. How long before you saw John? A. I do not know. Q. How long did Mr. Collins live?, A. About half an hour. Q. Wrho was first to arrive? A. I do not remember whether it was Dr. Tefft or Mr. Lanse. Q. Do you remember going to the door and calling for help? A. Yes. Q. When did you notice that the fold ing doors were ajar? A. When I returned from calling the children. Q. Did you see anyone go through, the door? A.- No, sir. Q. Was there anything taken from the house? A. No, sir. Q. Did Mr. Collins have a gun case? A. I presume so. Q. The gun case and the revolver dis appeared at that time? A. Yes, sir. Q. Have they been recovered? A. I haven't had them. Q. Nothing else taken? A. I have missed nothing yet. Q. Why would the light not work? A. It wos turned off at the globe by Mr. Collins I think. Q. After the death of Mr. Collins did you know of John's going from the house to write telegrams? A. No, sir. Q. Did you assist him? A. No, sir. The Search of the House. Q. Did you know of a search of the house being made? A. Not until Sheriff Cook mentioned it to me. Then he told me he had looked for a revolver in the bed and could not find it, but I was so confident my re volver was there and had been over looked, that I went with the sheriff but it was not there. Q. Did John know the house was be ing searched? A. He could not help but know it. Q. Was a revolver found that day? A. Y'es; in the evening in a closet up stairs. Q. How? A. By an exclamation from Miss Hopkins. Q. What did she say? A. A revolver! -Q. Did you see it? A. No, sir. j Q. Did you go into the closet? A. No. Q. What did you do? A. Closed the door and took the key. Q. Was it mentioned at the breakfast table? A. No. Q. Did you tell John to say nothing about the finding of the revolver? A. I do not remember. I told Grace. Q. Did she tell John? A. I do not know. Q. What did you do with the key? A. Gave it to Chief Steele when he came to the house Saturday. Q. What did he do? A. Went to the closet and I saw him stoop and pick it up. Q. Was it your revolver? A. I presume it was. Q. How was Mr. Collins feeling the night before? A. Remarkably well. Q. How long had he been feeling this way? A. For several weeks. Q. Had he any enemies? A. None that I know of. Q- Had he ever been, held up or at tacked? A. Not that I know of. Q. Had the dining room window been scratched or cut in any way? A. Not that I know of. At 2:53 Mr. Safford concluded the di rect examination of Mrs. Collins. Mr. Godard on cross-examination, then took the witness. Then John Col lins moved nearer to his attorney, and where he could get a better view of his mother. Q. When did John, enter school? A. 1895. Q. Where did John stay when be was at home? A. At the office usually. Q. For what purpose? A. To help his father. By this hour the court room was crowd ed to overflowing. There were many wo men in the audience. Q. No one except Miss Wyatt was em ployed in the office? A. No. sir. Q. What did John do? A. Collecting, running errands, te. Q. Did he manifest a desire to help hi3 father? A. Certainly, at all times. Q. What else did he do? A. He had a small insurance business at one time, I think. Q. These business relations continued until Mr. Collins' death? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was John much interested in the business? A. He always seemed deeply interested. Q. Did he talk with Mr. Collins about it? A. Very frequently. Q. How much, do you think? A. More than he did to me. TEE COLLINS DEFENSE. So Far Only Four Witnesses Have Been Summoned. The defense. in the Collins case has had but four subpoenas for witnesses issued up to this time. The last of these was issued last night and was for "Pearly" Atkinson whose Smoky Row name is "Hobo." The other three are Sheriff Cook, Gounty Attorney Jetmore and Detective Dell Harbaugh. There is more importance attached to the subpoena for Atkinson than any of the rest. Atkinson was an associate or Johnson Jordan and "Crook" Wright at the "Big 400 Club." It is claimed that he is ready to swear that John Collins" watch was given to Johnson Jordan by a colored woman. As Jordan says that the watch was given to him by John Collins himself it would considerably weaken his testimony to have one of his friends contradict him in this import ant point. If the defense succeeds in breaking down the testimony of Johnson Jordan or even succeeds in throwing doubt upon any part of it it will very much weaken the case of the state. It is be lieved that the subpoena for Atkinson is only the first of several that will be issued within a few days. Why Detective Dell Harbaugh has been subpoenaed by the defense is some thing of a mystery for Harbaugh is the man who worked the case up that led to the arrest of John Collins. It is be lieved that it was done because the at torneys for the defense feared that Harbaugh would not be put on the stand by the prosecution and it is a fact that although he has been sub poenaed by the state it was not the in tention of County Attorney Jetmore to use him. County Attorney Jetmore and Sheriff Cook will probably be used by the de fense to show that John Collins showed no disposition to conceal any of the facts pertaining to the murder. LAWRENCE WITNESSES. A Large Number of Them Have Been Subpoenaed. A large number of Lawrence people have been summoned to Topeka to ap pear as witnesses in the Collins case. Among the people who will add their evidence are the following from that city: Cornelius Carter. Kitty Smothers, Joe Smothers, Webb Wilder, C. N. Hag gart, Jess Harper, A. Strickland, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. P. R. Brooks, Wm. Wiede mann, Ernest Goggins, P. R. Brooks, Joseph Spencer, Ross Broadhead, Walt er L. Howe, George Huston, David Pas. son, Frances Babcock, Mrs. M. G. Babcock, Mrs. Elmer Pierson, Joe John- son, Tom Griffin. C. B. Garvin, Howard Leonard, Ed Miller, Sam Jeans, E. F. Er.gel, G. O.' Foster, Chris Epley, Ida Mcllheney, Minnie Mcllheney, Jerry Woodside, Martin Maloney, Harry Wyermiller, Elmer Pierson, Herbert Wing, Wm. Real, James Donnelly, Mrs. Weaver, Will Sullivan. DIPHTHERIA PL AGUE. Disease Becomes Epidemic at Arkan sas City Three Deaths Monday. Arkansas City, Kan., Nov. 29.There were three deaths in this city yesterday from diphtheria. The epidemic seems to be spreading, in spite of all the health of ficers can do to prevent it. The surround ing towns are troubled with the epidemic, but Arkansas Oity'was not bothered untii Saturday, when the first case showed up. Every precaution possible is being taken to prevent the spreading of the disease. T. B. SWEET RESIGNS. But This Does Not Satisfy Eng lish Bondholders of Kansas Loan and Trust Co. Within a few days a struggle will be commenced in the federal court over the receivership of the old Kansas Loan Trust company. The fight will be made by English and New England bondhold ers through Gleed, Ware Gleed. T. B. Sweet, president of the company was appointed as one of the receivers when the company went into the hands of receivers. This was unsatisfactory to some of the bondholders and a move ment to oust him from the position was started. Before the papers could be prepared Receiver Sweet tendered his resignation to Judge Williams and J. E. Dallas of the firm of Rossington, Smith Dallas was appointed in his place. Though Mr. Sweet's resignation was tendered nearly two weeks ago the matter has been kept quiet until now. Major Dal las has not yet qualified a3 receiver ot the company. The resignation of Mr. Sweet and the appointment of Major Dallas has not quelled the storm and the whole matter will be presented to the court in a few days with a request that no one who has been connected with the company shall act as receiver. Major Dallas has been an attorney of the company. Some interesting developments are promised in a few days when the legal battle over the receivership will be commenced. INTO GALVESTON. Rock Island Road Makes an Impor tant Deal. Dallas, Tex.. Nov. 29. It is reported that the Rock Island has actually purchased or is about to purchase the La Porte rail road, running from Houston to Galveston, and on the heels of this rumor comes a further report that a deal has been con summated by which the Chicago system is to use the track of the Houston and Texas Central from Fort Worth to Hous ton, thus giving it a clean sweep into Gal veston. The Rock Island now extends to Fort Worth, and if the gap between that city and Houston could be bridged by using the Central road, as indicated, the acqui sition of the La Porte would give it a through line all the way from Chicago to Galveston. GILLETT'S SCHEMES. While at College He Showed Indica tion of His Subsequent Career. St. Louis, Nov. 29. The Post-Dispatch has a telegram from Sedalia, Mo., which says that Grant G. Gillett, the Kansas cattle king, lived in that city when young and attended a business college there. While at this school he concocted a scheme to consolidate all the colleges in the west and get a cor ner on knoweldge. He also formu lated a plan for a typewriter trust but on account of his youth, failed to get moneyed men to take hold of the pro ject. GILLETT REPORTED SEEN. Said to Have Stopped at Las Vegas, New Moxieo. Las "Vegas, N. M., Nov. 29. Grant Gillett, the Kansas City cattle plunger, whose shortage is said to be over $1. 000,000, was here today; at least, a man answering his description in every par ticular stopped over night at the New Optic hotel and acted in such a manner as to arouse the suspicions of the land lord. He registered as "S. D. Mont gomery, Patterson, N. M.," and carried two valises. When he arrived last night he was dressed in the height of fashion, but up on showing up this morning he was at tired in a regulation cowboy costume. During the night he called the landlord to assist him in opening a peculiar sort of valise, or rather a box, from which he took his cowboy apparel. He left for the south via the Santa Fe at 4 o'clock this afternoon. NOT SEEN AT EL PASO. Authorities Have Just Learned That Gillett is Missing. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 29. Telegrams were received here today from Kansas City parties asking if Grant Gillett, the missing cattleman of Abilene, Kas., has arrived at El Paso. The officers here have not been notified that Gillett was wanted and have not been on the lookout for him. If Gillett has been here his friends refuse to let it be known. LOCAL MENTION. Andrew "Lesser, aped 51 years, died this morning' at his home, 303 Liberty street. Tomorrow is St. Andrew's day. It will be celebrated in Grace cathedral by a.cele bration of the holy communion at 60 a. rn.. Bishop Millpaugh being the celebrant. At 7:20 here will be choral evensong with an address by the dean. There will be an open meeting of the Commonwealth club tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. in the adjutant general's office at the state house. Judere Emery of Lawrence will deliver an address on "A National System of Irrigation." The Topeka mando lin orchestra will furnish the music NEW STATE HOUSE LIGHT. Electric Plant Was Started Today Governor Inspects It The new electric light plant at the state house was started today. It was to have been finished by the first of November, but unforeseen delays have occurred which have prevented its com pletion. The plant is under the offices occupied by the secretary of state. It is the Wood system. The engine i3 an "Ideal" and there are two dynamos. As a usual thing only one dynamo will be run, ex cept when the legislature is in session or there is a demand for an extra num ber of lights. The lights were not turned on today except in the basement, and will not be until the agent for the Fort Wayne Electric company, which put in the plant, arrives and inspects it. He is expected here this afternoon. Goyernor Leedy, Secretary of State Bush and several others inspected the plant at noon today. The floor has not been laid in the engine and dynamo room yet, and considerable dust arises when the machinery is in motion, but there is very little noise made by the machinery. When Governor Leedy had looked the machinery over he was ask ed what he thought of it. "I don't know much about such t.hings," he said, "but it seems to be running all right and is making the lights. Further than that I am no judge." The lights will be turned on through out the entire building within a day or two, providing everything is satisfac tory. The plant complete will cost the state about $4,500. This includes the two boilers, engine, two dynamos, and set ting the plant up. FATHER GALLAGHER SUES In the Blatter of the Kirby Bank at Abilene. An injunction suit to prevent P. H. Hal Jeck, receiver of the Kirby bank of Abi lene, from disposing of the real estate turned into the bank by Thomas Kirby for the benefit of his creditors, has been filed in the United States court. It is brought by Father O. P. Gallagher, the Catholic priest of Johnstown, Pa., who loaned Kirby over $6,000 on his individual notes. Father Gallagher filed a suit some time ago in the federal court to recover the amount of the notes held by him against Kirby, with Interest, and the injunction proceedings is a second step. The priest became acquainted with Kirby when he was a clerk in a small bank at Johnstown, Pa-, and, having great confidence in him. willingly loaned him the surplus money of his parish after he had established the bank at Abilene. He states in his petition that if the receiver is allowed to sell the real estate turned in by Kirby for the ben efit of the creditors of the bank he will be left without means to recover the amount due him. THE K. K. BALL. Every Effort to Make It the Chief Society Affair of the Early Season. The time set for the opening of the Karnival Knights ball at Hamilton hall tomorrow night is 8:30 and it is certain that the ball will be the swellest dress affair held in Topeka for a long time. The orchestra of 16 pieces furnished by the Topeka Musical union will be the best orchestra that has furnished music for a dance in Topeka since the Charity ball. The floor has been polished until it shines and every effort is being made for the comfort of the guests. Quite a number of the society set of Lawrence are expected to be in attendance. The following are the patronesses: Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. Geo. Park hurst, Mrs. C. G. Foster, Mrs. Frank E. Wear, Mrs. W. W. Manspeaker.Mrs. A. B. Quinton, Mrs. John E. Moon, Mrs. H. L. Robinson, Mrs. M. O'Brien, Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Mrs. Byron Roberts, Mrs. Chas. Blood Smith, Mrs. Chan ning J. Brown, Mrs. D. J. Harding.Mrs. C. R. Hudson, Mrs. Chas. S. Eagle.Mrs. James L. King, Mrs. R. K. Jamison, Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. Harold T. Chase, Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Mrs. C. K. Holliday. Mrs. Clarence Bowman, Mrs. G. P. Ashton, Mrs. Horace L. Hall, Mrs, J. A. Cole. $6,000,000 Is the Sum Which Queen Lil Will Demand From the United States. St. Louis, Nov. 29. Ex-Queen Liliu okalani of Hawaii and suite passed through this city today en route to Washington where she will lay before President McKinley her claims to $1. 000.000 acres of Hawaiian land acquired under the crown title. She will also submit a proposition to dispose of the property in question to the United States government for the sum of $6, 000,000. Foreclosure Wichita Western. Judge Williams has entered a decree of foreclosure in the case of the Union Trust company against the Wichita Western railway. The foreclosure sale of the road will take place at Kingman, the county seat of Kingman county, but the date has not yet been set. Mr. J. H. McEntire will act as special master. By the terms of the decree a deposit of $12,500 in cash or $25,000 in par value bonds of the road must be made with the special master in order to enter a bid. The mortgage of the Wichita Western road amounts to $791,000, and that of the Kingman, Pratt Western road, which was con solidated with the Wichita Western, amounts to $956,000. The bonds of the road are principally held by the Santa Fe and it will undoubtedly be bought in by the Santa Fe company. Meeting of Populists. There' was quite an aggregation of statesmen who will soon be out of a job gathered at the National hotel last evening. They came together by pure accident, and the meeting is claimed to have had no political significance. Among the number were Governor Leedy, ex-Governor Lewelling, railroad commissioner; Webb McNall, superin tendent of insurance: Judge C. E. Foote, insurance examiner: H. B. Fle harty, deputy oil inspector: Taylor Riddle, member of the livestock sani tary commission: T. H. Grisham, di rector of the state soldiers' home; A. C. Lambe, member of the Kansas Omaha commission; and H. Llewelyn Jones, county attorney of Harper coun ty. Western TTnion Stamps. The suit filed in the United States court by the Santa Fe company to com pel the Western Union Telegraph com pany to stamp the company telegrams sent over that line, has been dismissed without prejudice by the Santa Fe at torneys. After the suit was filed the department at Washington made a rul ing to the effect that the telegrams per taining to railroad business, sent over a telegraph line operated jointly by the railroad and telegraph companies, did not need to be stamped. Promotions by Governor Leedy. Governor Leedy today announced the promotion of George E. Payne of Junc tion City, first sergeant of company F, Twenty-third Kansas, to be second lieu tenant of company H, vice H. A. Lett, resigned. Nelson B. Marshall of Cof feyville, second sergeant of company H, was also promoted to be second lieu tenant of company E, same regiment, vice A. M. Booker, resigned. IN j&'NALL'S FATOR. Judge Williams Finds That He is Right in This Contention at Least. .Judge John A. Williams of the United States court and Insurance Commission er Webb McNall are better friends to day. There has been no expression of friendship between the two, but Com missioner McNall believes Judge Wil liams is a much better fellow than he has held him to be heretofore. The "Arkansas Judge" looked at a matter of law this morning in the same light as did the Kansas insurance commissioner, and instructed the jury to bring in a verdict in favor of the client McNall represented. The case was that of George H. Brown, assignee of John H. Engle Co., against George R. Parker, a banker of Smith county, Kansas, and it is one that was appealed from this court to the United States court of appeals and re versed. This was the third trial, and after hearing the evidence in the case Judge Williams ordered the jury to re turn a verdict in favor of Parker. The firm of John H. Engle Co., operating stores in Iowa and Kansas, made an assignment at the principal office in Iowa, but before the assignee had time to take charge of the stock in the Kan sas store, Parker had taken it under a chattel mortgage. The suit was brought on the ground that the Kansas banker had converted trust property, but Judge Williams held that he took possession of the stock before the assignee quali fied. SALE OF U. P. LANDS. Under Foreclosure is Demanded by the Union Trust Company. St. Paul, Minn.. Nov. 29. The Union Trust company of New York, made ap plication today before Judge Sanborn, in the United States court for a decree Of mortgage foreclosure in its land case against the Union Pacific Railroad company and the receivers. Attorneys in the case will be given another hear ing the last par of this week, at which certain matters of form will probably be settled and the decree granted. The case involves $1,500,000 and the title to the lands granted to the Union Pacific in Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and oth er western states. The mortgage was given in 1873 and made for 20 years. In 1893 it was renewed. Default was made in the payment of the interest and the foreclosure proceedings were instituted. The interest for two years is now due and unpaid. MURDERED FOR MONEY One Murderer Caught and Hanged by a Mob. St. Louis, Nov. 29. The Post-Dispatch has a telegram from New Ma drid, Mo., saying it has just transpired that J. T. Loins, a prominent farmer living across the Mississippi river in Kentucky was murdered for money by two negroes last Saturday night and his body was thrown into the river. One of the negroes has been captured and shot to death by a mob which is now on the trail of the other murderer. AT A PRAYER MEETING. An Important Will Case is Brought to an End. Toungstown, O..Nov. 29. The import ant will case of Hoffmaster vs.Gowcher in which Hillary Hoffmaster began suit to set aside the will of Jonas Hoffmas ter, has come to an abrupt end and a settlement was reached out of court in a peculiar manner. The case involv ed $25,000 in cash and a considerable amount of city and county real estate. When the lawyers assembled to try the case they were astonished to learn that the litigants met last Friday night at a prayer meeting and came to an amicable settlement of the case within the walls of the sacred edifice. A GENERAL HANGING Is Imminent in a Mining Town of Arizona. Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 29. The recent murder of Wm. Segna at Weaver, a Mexican adobe town south of this city, is one of a score that has taken place in late years without a single convic tion. Segna was horribly butchered and three Mexican bandits have been ar rested, accused of the crime. Public feeling is rampant at the scene of the recent murder and open threats are made by the white people of the or ganization of a vigilance committee to drive the entire population out or else resort to indiscriminate hanging. Weaver is the scene of the richest gold placering district in Arizona and is exclusively Mexican in population. ARRIVES AT MANILA. The Zealandia With Tennessee Troops Aboard Gets Through. Washington, Nov. 29. The war de partment has received the following: Manila, Nov. 29 Transport Zealandia, with headquarters and seven companies First Tennessee, arrived this morning. No casualties. (Signed), OTIS. Collars and cuffs laundered to look like new, by Peerless Steam Laundry. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. 1 Chicago, Nov. 29. WHEAT Wheat today opened rather weak and lower. Following yetserday's late advance here, traders looked for some response from the English markets and were disappointed at the way Liverpool started, that market opening unchanged to Hd higher. Another source of weak ness lay in the big northwestern receipts. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2.041 cars, compared with 2.177 last week and 1,043 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 179 cars, 19 of contract grade. Holders of December contracts continued their liqui dation, although on a much smaller scale than for several days past. A good deal of attention was paid to the news in re gard to the Argentine crop. Advices were very conflicting today. May opened c lower at 666Gc. It sold for a few mo ments at 66o. then declined to 66c. recov ering later to 66c. December opened (?;c lower at C5c, advanced to 66ftc and declined to 65C(?c. CORN Corn was steady on a light trade. Longs increased their holdings. Receipts were moderate, 47S cars, and ca bles were a shade higher. Mild weather west was a bull influence. May opened a shade lower at 31'5c, advanced to 34c and reacted to the opening price. OATS Oats were quiet and somewhat easier. There was some liquidation of long lines. Receipts were 314 cars. May opened a shade lower at 26Bc and de clined to 2i,i.Tc. PROVISION'S Provisions were firm, not withstanding large hog receipts. Corn was a sustaining influence. Room traders were moderate buyers. Packers sold sparingly. January pork opened unchanged at $9.02 and advanced to January lard opened unchanged at $4.95 and advanced to o. January nos opened a snaae nigner at $4.55(tr4.57 and advanced to $4.60. BA RLEY Cash. 40(c?50c. RYE Cash and November, 52c; Decem ber and Mav, 51c. TIMOTHY November, $2.25; March,$2.40. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Nov. 29. HOGS Estimated receipts of hogs today. 40.000; left over, 10.600. Market quiet, bare ly steady. Light, $3.10(83.35; mixed, $3.10 (&3.40; heaw, $3.WS3.42; rough, $3.35 3.42; vorkers, $3.3T:3.45. CATTLE Receipts, 14.000. Market steady. Beeves, $4.10(35.70; cows and heifers, $2(E? 4.65; Texas steers, $3.10-94.35;-stockers and feeders, $3(5 4.50. SHEEP ReceiDts, 15,000. Steady to a shade lower. Natives, $2.5084.50; westerns, $2.90ti4.35: lambs, $4(go,60. Yesterday's official: HOGS Receipts. 68,261; shipments, 4,089. CATTLE Receipts, 16,564; shipments, 3, 130. SHEEP Receipts, 19,518; shipments, 1, 104. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row, 44.000. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas Citv. Nov. 29. CATTLE Receipts. 13, 000. Market steady. Native steers, $3.25(g5.20: Texas steers, $3.10 (S4.50: Texas cows, $2.15g3.10; native cows and heifers, $1.50S4.1O: stockers and feed ers, $3fri4.50: bulls. $2.5013.50. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. IS native steers 1421 18 Texas steers 1320 38 Texas cows 729 38 native cows and heifers 748 38 stockers and feeders 760 8 bulls 1150 Pr. $5.20 4.50 3.10 4.10 4.50 3.50 HOGS Receipts. 26,000. Heavies steady, others weak. Bulk of sales, $3.15'f 3.30; heavies, $3.20fi3.35: packers. $3.15(3.30: mixed, $3.10-53:30; lights. $?AiS. 22 york ers, $3.20&3.22: pigs, $2.85Ca3.10. SHEEP Receipts. 5.000. Market steady. Lams, $43.20; muttons, $2.50&4. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City, Nov. 29. WHEAT rfflc higher. No. 1 hard. 62 (f?63ic: No. 2, 61iee63c: No. 3, 5Sa61c; No. 2 red66!a97c; No. 3. 61(&64c; No. 2 spring, 59ft 61c: No. 3, 5560c. CORN Steady. No. 2 mixed, 31e; No. 2 white. 32c: No. 3. 31c. OATS Firm. No. 2 white. 2929c RYE Steady. No. 2, 4S'4Sc. HAY Steady, unchanged. BUTTER Firm. Separator, 21c; dairy, 16c. EGGS Firm. Fresh, 20c New York Money Market. New York, Nov. 29. MONEY Monev on call nominally 212' per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3(i 4 per cent; sterling exenarge steaoy, wmi actual business in bankers' bills at $4.84! Ca for demand and at Ht.HlWil "for 60 davs; commercial bills. $4.81. SILVER Silver certificates. 60HfF(TlUc; bar silver. 593kc: Mexican dollars. 46c. BONDS Government bonds irregular. U. S. 3s, 106: new 4s. registered, 127: coupon, j 1271: 4s, registered, 111; 4s. coupon, 112; I zs. s; s, registered, nzv; as, coupon, 112; Pacific 6s of '99, 102. Market Gossip. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan. Exports four ports: Wheat, 457,000 bush els; flour, 41,000 barrels: corn, 331.000 bush els; wheat and flour equal to 629,000 bush els. Forecast: For Kansas, fair tonight. Bradstreet's: Wheat, increase 3,800,000 bushels. Liverpool, second cable: Wheat un changed. Locusts are doing great damage to crops in Argentine. Liverpool: Wheat unchanged, corn d higher. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 40.000. steady; Kansas City, 24,000, lower; Omaha, 9,000, lower. Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 4,000, steady: Kansas City, 13,000, lower; Omaha, 5,000, steady. Northwestern receipts: This year, Min neapolis 370 cars, Duluth 1.671 cars, total 2.041 cars; last year, Minneapolis 407 cars, Duluth 63G cars, total 1,043 cars. Chicago receipts today: Wheat, 175 cars; i corn. 47S cars: oats, 314 cars. Chicago: You will make a great mistake j if you do not get your friends to accumu- late a little of this Mav corn. It is the strongest thing on the floor, with mighty little for sale and a great big demand for both cash and speculative accounts. New York: The market is absorbing all stock offerings. Sugar is the leader. Would not be surprised to see substantial rally to the general list. j New York: There was a rather common i expectation that the stock market would decline on realizations when the official announcement v.ras received that the Span ish government had accepted the terms of the United States. The strength of the speculation is doubtless to be explained by the indications of the renewed mone tary ease. Fear of monetary trouble abroad has passed away and that means prolonged cheapness of loanable capital in New York. The St. Paul company made a striking gain yesterday in net earnings for October. It will hardly do to suppose that the ratio of October im provement will be kept up in regard to the general list: most Issues occupy a position like that of St. Paul, varying only in de gree. The promise in most instances is that there will be a material increase in the dividend earning capacity of the coun try's transportation lines. It is by no means a small significance that eastbound tonnage from Chicago was reported last week at 106.103, against 94,945 in the previ ous week and, to go back to the early au- I tumn, 52.113 tons for the week ending Sep- I tember 10. From January 1 to last Satur day all rail Chicago eastbound shipments i amounted to 4.060.440 tons, against 2,880.0.19 tons in the corresponding period in 1897, i 3.152,352 tons in 18H6 ana 3.10.604 tons in 1895. General conditions are certainly too favorable to -warrant any railroad situa tion that would be impasse. A settlement of the controversies in the Parcific north west would be of great benefit to the gen eral investment position. Range of Prices. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan. Chicago. Nov. 29. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. WHEAT Nov 65 W'4 Dec 65i 66- 65 65 6614-14, May 66V6 66 65 65Ti-66 66Vi-?i CORN Nov 33H 33 Dec 33 33 33 33 33 May 34- 34 34Vi-9s 34 34 OATS Nov 2014 23 Dec 26 26 25 25 2 May 26 26 2G- 26 26 PORK Dec 7 77 7 87 7 75 7 75 7 77-80 Jan 9 02 9 12-15 9 02 9 07 9 02 May 9 22 9 32 9 22 9 27 9 22 LARD Dec 4 82 4 90 4 82 4 85 4 82 Jan 4 95 5 00-02 4 95 4 97 4 93 May ...5 10 5 15 5 10 5 12-15 5 10 RIBS Dec 4 42 4 45 4 42 4 45 4 42 Jan 4 55-57 4 60-62 4 55-57 4 57 4 55 May 4 67 4 72 4 67 4 67-70 4 67 Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by the Wickham Commission Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan. New York, Nov. 29. Stocks. Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco Am. Spirits E. G. E. Leather Lead OpenlHigh Low Cl'se lYes. 121 1?4122 1SI 10Vail 134 136 l; 12 32 12 82 824! 82 t( h, 35 3514! 34' 43 I 4"! 44 U. S. Rubber.. C.. B. Q. Rock Island C, M. St. P. A., T. S. F. 119j llfl!120 108 j 108 :10v 114 114(n4 10 ic; ic 47 46l 47 9SI 97 I 975s, A..T. &S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific U. P. Pfd Union Pacific C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Omaha C. C. C R. R. T Reading Jersey Central. T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd.. No. Pac L. N M..K. T. Pfd C. G. W. !i 3 36 I 37 36 69 69i.il 70 3SVI swu.1 3ft 139 139!l4lJ iirt 13 8 119 86 42 67 18 86 41 68 19 42 67 18 93 30 75 43 62 53' 93 30l 304 to 'it 41 93 34 15 42 63 33 15 TOJiATE JTO SjnFY. WANTED At the Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. .an experienced decorator and window trimmer. References required. FIRST class board and lodging. 411 E. 4th St., Hotel Burns, $2.75 per week. FOR SALE Good base burner, cheap. 806 West Sixth st. 1 I 122 127 109 109 136 137 12 12 82 824 67 6S 35 35 44 44 320 120 309 119 114 115 16 16 47 4i 971 h 93 93 36 38 70 70 40 39 14H 140;! 119 119 86 86 42 42 68 68 19 19 93 93 30 30 76 76 42 42 63 63 34 35 15 15 o o o o o o Small gO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o To QefBtfor TF5 People. in tht MosrDirecr Waj? Use the Columns of the StatS Journal. IF You have Lost or Found any thing make it known through The State Journal. IF You Want to Buy or Sell any. thing, Rent a Room or Take Boarders, try a Small Ad-ver-tisentent in The State Journal. IF You Want a Situation and Need Assistance, a Small Advertise ment will be Inserted for three days Without Charge, IF o You Want to Hire a Man, a o 0 O Boy or a Woman, an Advertise- tnent in Tltis Paper will bring you so many applications that you can have your pick of the Z test. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o IF You have property to Rent or For Sale, the easiest, simplest and cheapest way to bring it before the public is to put a little Advertisement in The State Journal. It will be read everywhere in the State of Kansas. IF You have anything to Trade, whether it is a Bicycle, a Stove or a Piano, tell the people about it in Tliis Paper, and you will get a Customer. IF o You have a Stock of Goods to sell, a little 25-cent Advertise- ment may bring you trade worth ten times the cost. o o

IF o o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o You have Removed Your Place of Business, if you have new goods or have made any change in your business, tell it. Tell it at the rate of 50 cents per week if you don't want to invest more. IF Money be carefully invested in Advertising it will pay big re turns. A "Small Advertise ment" in The State Journal costs g cents a line a day.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJENAI TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1898, 0 ,-J 'X-- MAX WOULDN'T QUIT. HE KNEW WHEN HE HAD A GOOD THING AND HELD IT. ETea If He Wu Not m. First Rate Drimnar Ha Uad Pleaty of Ga.ll, Bis EmpUr' 8ok ltarat to Bia lorrow, In days gone by when the balk of goods was sold on tbe road the real, genuine ar ticle of drummer was scarce. Men who controlled a large trade and commanded large salaries also received large commis sions in addition.- Business men were al ways on the lookout for good men, and lots of dead ones were given an opportu nity to rhow their fitness. Down in one of the Third street cloth ing houses a retired merchant had desk room just to meet his old friends and as sociates. This gentleman bad a nephew named Max. He was a tall, thin, un gainly ohap with what the boys term an ingrowing face. What Maxie lacked in looks he made rap in gall. He always was a hit with him self. His uncle persuaded the clothing merchant that Maxie was the real thing, and as a drummer he was bound to be a suooeas. So he was engaged for three months. His sample trunks were packed and final instructions given. Filled with hope and business cards Maxie sallied forth. Days passed and then weeks, but never a line from Maxie. The papers were care fully scrutinized for railroad accidents and suicides, but no sign of Max. Telegrams were sent to the various points laid out in his route, btit It was all in vain. "I hope he is dead," said the proprietor, "for then he can't draw on me." But Maxie was a long way from being dead. On the twenty-fifth day Maxie blew In. He didn't have a chance to say a word, as the old man opened up at once. "Well, here you are. What exouse have you for living? How many orders have you got?" "None," replied Max. "None!" repeated the boss. "Why, I oonld have sent a small boy out to pass circulars. I didn't need you. Don't ex plain anything. You are discharged. "Not much," replied Max. "I am en gaged for three months, and I'll quit if you pay me off in full." "All right, my worthy drummer, I'll keep you for three months, said the boss. "Report here at 8 o'clock every morning." Maxie came round every morning. He was ordered to stay in front. If he sat down, he was ordered to stand, and if he started to walk he was ordered to otand. Newspapers were snatched out of his hand. He was not allowed to smoke. In fact, everything was tried to make Maxie quit. But Maxie wouldn't quit. He needed the xooney. One day he was playing with the ele vator. It was one of the old style, with an endless wire rope for stopping and starting. Max was busy starting, and after the elevator had traveled a few Inches he would stop it. The old man was back in the office watching Max and said to the bookkeeper: Dave, I wish that elevator would fall and break his neck." The words had just been uttered when there was a loud slamming, banging noise, followed by a dull thud. Clouds of dust filled the front end of the place. "Thunderation, shrieked the old man, "I have got a damage suit on hand I Max, are you hurt?" "No," replied Max. On investigation it was found that the wire check rope had parted and fallen to the cellar, but Maxie had dodged in time. "Step back in the office, Max," said the old man. "Dave, write out a check for him. Here's your salary. Get out. You are the picture of bad luok, and I don't know what might happen if you staid much longer." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Love at Firat Sight. Friend So yours was a case of love at first sight? Mrs. Getthere Yes, indeed. I fell des perately in love with my dear husband the moment I set eyes upon him. I remember it as distinctly as if it were yesterday. I was walking with papa on the beach at LoDg Branch when suddenly papa stopped and, pointing him out, said, "There, my dear, Is a man worth $10,000,000." New York Weekly. Valuable After All. Maria's singing was never admired by the neighbors when she lived in London, but when she visited Africa it was much appreciated by Cook's tourists. Parties traveling in the jungles paid her 3 a week to march in front and scare away the wild beasts. Comio Cuts. Typical Sweetaeas. Ha There's that Smyths girl she's going to sing "In Old Madrid." She (with that sweetness which la a characteristic of her sex) Is she really? What a relief 1 I was afraid the was going to sing herel New Orleans Times-Democrat. Slightly Astray. Miss Townley I think the country is just sweet. I love to see the peasant re turning to his humble cot, his sturdy fig ure outlined against the setting sun, his faithful collie at his side and his plow up on his shoulder! Punch. To Spare Her Feeliaa;. Mrs. Styles I hate to hear a man whis tle in the house. Mrs. Phyles Tken you must have your bills for millinery sent to your husband's ofllce, I suppose? Yonkers Statesman. Stnpia. She Ada has married one man out of a thousand. He Well, how many did yon expect ber to marry? Two or three? Philadelphia North American. Its Siae. Miss Totling Miss Sinooe was born with a silver spoon in bar mouth. Miss Diraling (after a glance at tbe Sleuth) Tablespoon? Harlem Life. THE PARAGON. Mrs. Hudson was to give a dinner party that evening. It was not to be one of those elaborate receptions for which she was noted merely an informal affair, to which only a few of her most Intimate friends had been invited. "My dear," she said to her niece, "you will meet tonight a great friend of mine He does not care for parties. Will you see that he is not bored at this one?" "He does not care for parties? A wom an hater no doubt I I dislike such men. They invariably have dyspepsia or jaun dice and are dreadful bores." And she beld up her hands with a pretty gesture of disgust. Everything this girl did looked pretty. She was graceful and apparently unconscious of the fact. "Why must he be assigned to me?" she asked. Now, Mrs. Hudson's dearest wish was to have these two people fall In love. She had planned this party for the sole pur pose of haring them meet, but Mrs. Hud son was a wise woman. She did not tell all she knew. Besides, as she herself often declared being a great matchmaker one cannot force such matters. So she simply said in answer to her niece: "I want you to entertain him, Lillian, because he is a stranger in town. He is by no means a bore. He is handsome, witty, interest ing." "What-a paragon, aunt!" interrupted Lillian. "I know I shall hate him." "I believe you will," exclaimed the elder woman in despair as she left the room. Lillian resumed her preparations for what promised to be a very disagreeable evening. "Handsome, witty, interesting. That is a good description of some one I know," she thought as she twined some flowers in her hand. "He used to laugh at my fancy for flowers. The bright iook died out of her face. "I have not forgotten him. I wonder if I ever will," she whispered, "while he has probably forgotten I am in existence." A 'tear rolled down her cheek. "How foolish I" she said as she hastily brushed it away. A pretty picture she made in her white silk gown, with the flowers about her head like a crown, when a few minutes later she descended to the drawing room. So thought a young man who stood watching her as she came down the stairs, and who held out his hands to her in welcome. "This is indeed a surprise," he said. "I did not expect to see you here this even ing." "Mrs. Hudson is my aunt, you know, or, rather, you do not know. I never men tioned her to you, I believe. I did not know you were friends, she said. "I am happy to say your aunt is a friend of mine," he said as they moved across the hall away from the drawing room, where her aunt awaited her. And the paragon? Lillian had forgotten him. "You have changed," the young man said, gazing long and earnestly at her. "You have grown from a child to a wom an." "You also have changed," she replied, noting the sternness of the handsome face. "Yes, although fortune has been kinder to me than I dared to hope. She has been kind to me tonight, he added, bending over his companion. She turned and looked from the window near which they stood. The house was large, the guests few in number; no one molested tha-o. "How well I remember the last night I saw you!" he said. "There were flowers in your hairdaisies like you wear to night. One nestled in the curl above your ear. I wished to take it. 1 dared not ask for it, although one flower more or less would mean nothing to you. You were a m'ere child, with no knowledge of the world you were so soon to enter, while I had nothing neither fame nor fortune. Our lives were apart. I bade you goodby that night, but I did not forget you I oould not." She did not move nor turn her head. "I have offended you," he said con tritely. "No, no," Lillian answered. "Oh, but I have," he cried In distress. "In my delight at seeing you I have overstepped the bounds of politeness. I have been rude." "You do not understand. I was no child," she said hurriedly, and she turned to go. A flower fell from her hair. He stooped and picked it up. "Keep it," she whispered, moTlngaway. He took the flower and with it her hand, as if in that moment he had divined the truth. "At one time," be said, in tones that trembled, "if I oould have had a flower from your hair, my happiness would have been complete. Now my happiness will not be complete without the giver. May I have her?" he whispered. "Say yea," he pleaded. Who oould resist that tender voioe? Not Lillian, who loved hint with all her heart. Her answer was low, but he must have heard it, for he kissed the flower. "The paragon 1" Lillian said, a few minutes later, suddenly remembering her aunt's commission. Filled with emotion she approached that lady, who smiled benignly upon her. "Why, you have been talking to him all the evenlno, explained her aunt. "James, your paragon I" exclaimed Lil lian in astonishment. "James," Mrs. Hudson repeated. Indig nant at the familiarity. "He and I are old friends, aunt. I met him three years ago, when I was at the mountains with papa. Besides," very demurely, "he is to be my husband." And Mrs. Hudson always declared she made the match. Josephine) Mullaney In Boston Post. Cambridge ana the Peete. Cambridge has been always the home of poets a neBt or nursery of singing birds. It has been said and perhaps with a little exaggeration that Cambridge produced the martyrs, while Oxford burned them, and so it might be said that Cambridge has cherished her poets, while Oxford Usually expelled then. Clough and Matthew Arnold are happy exceptions, but Shelley was sent down from the university for airing his atheist ical opinions, and the Jacobin Landor had to leave Trinity for firing a gun across the quadrangle a the wiadows of his opposite neighbor, who happened to be a Tory; but, as a matter of fact, nearly every Eng lish poet worthy of the name who was at a university at all was for a time at least a member ef one er another of the ool leges on the Cam. Chaueer's ooan action with Clare (his "Solera Hall") must, we fear, be consigned to the region of ro mance, but Milton was undoubtedly at Christ's, and his mulberry tree is still the object ef attention ia that charming little garden the lovelies thing la its fray in all Cambfiiga,---Iilacivi:tMid. ENGLAND'S ARCH ENEMY. Fierce Attack on the Kaiser by a British. Writer. London, Nov. 29. The Contemporary Review, just issued, contains a, sensa tional anonymous article entitled "The Arch Enemy of England."' This is the German emperor. The writer alleges that the kaiser seized Kiao Chau by an agreement with Russia to prevent England getting it and the czar holds his personal premise to vacate it when called upon, Russia providing Germany with coaling stations elsewhere. The writer declares the kaiser had drawn up a complete plan arranging for the naval superiority of France. Russia and Germany, over England four years hence when England is to be compelled to make humiliating terms throughout the world, leaving Germany the chief commercial colonial power. All these plans have been suddenly thrown into confusion by the American Spanish war and America, and England drawing together. The article which is sure to attract at tention for its extraordinary attack, upon the queen's grandson, continues: "The American people, with character istic shrewdness, have detected this with resentment and hostility and are in no mood to put up with brow beating from any one. Considering that the Amer icans took no Inconsiderable part in opening China and Japan to external influences, the only ground for surprise is that they have been so slow in maln festing interest in the situation in the far east, but now that the impulse has been supplied and an assertion of the claim to have a voice in it, has been made there will be no drawing back or hesitation in pushing matters to a, con clusion. "It is precisely in the far east that the action the mere presence of the United States is so disconcerting and disagreeable to the German emperor. "It disarranges all his plans, deprives himself and allies, of that ascendancy in the China seas, which they have twice asserted for their own benefit and from which they saw a long train ot future advantages. "Under such circumstances the con. tinued proximity of American and Ger man squadrons at Manila, aggravated by the demeanor of the German offi cers', is full of peril. The peril may pass off, but will only do so by the with drawal of Germany's pretensions. "At this moment the question turns on whether the German emperor can induce Russia and France to join him in a demonstration of superior naval force to that possessed by the United States, both, in the Pacific and in the Atlantic and the answer to that ques tion largely depends on whether he and the czar of Russia between them can exercise sufficient personal pressure in England to induce our government, in return for some concessions in Africa, some easily broken promises as to Chi na, to hold its hand, to hesitate for the necessary moment while they Enforce their will on the United States. This is to be the real peril to the creation ot a real Anglo-Saxon alliance. "From the very beginning of the cri sis in the far east, the English policy has done nothing but hesitate and give way, has allowed and assisted the cre ation of difficulties that never would have arisen if it had only stood firm at the beginning of the question. "There now appears on the scene in a totally unexpected manner, one ally who could and would adjust the balance of power in the far east in our favor. It is obviously to our interest to support that power with all our strength and make every effort so that it shall not be discouraged and restrained on the threshold of the new and beneficial movement it is making toward a. more active external policy." For Rats, Mice, Roaches, and Other Vermin. IT'S A KILLER. After eattas, all m1b eeck water and tbe opsa air. Hence taia kiiiar is tae atoat cleanly on carta. For Sale by all Drur flats. Price. IB Cents. EEWTCS MASnriCTCSlSG 4 CSE2ICIL CO., 91 William Staast, New York, BATTERED TO PIECES. Whole Fleet Pounded to Fragments at "Vineyard Haven. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Nov. 29. Sunday was the most eventful day that Vineyard Haven has known for forty years. From early morning until late at night the water was strewn with wreckage and vessels were constantly driven ashore, many of them to be dash ed to pieces. A large fleet of coasting schooners from St. Johns and other ports in the provinces and Maine were battered to fragments. Most of the vessels driven ashore were obliged to part their cables, owing to the great danger from collision with other vessels which had broken adrift. The driving snow storm prevented the life savers from keeping a good lookout for distress .gnals. Of the fleet of two score of vessels that came to anchor before the storm, hardly one escaped damage. It is believed that Captain Ixelson of the schooner Island City of Rockland, Maine, and his entire crew have perished. She was discovered Sunday morning off Cottage City ashore, the seas mak ing a clean breach over her. Captain Nelson and his crew of two men were in the rigging. The vessel was sighted by residents of the island, but they were powerless to render aid. All the forenoon they clung to the rig ging. During the afternoon one man was seen to drop overboard, evidently having become utterly exhausted. The body was soon afterward washed upon the shore. Soon after, the watchers on the beach saw a second man in the rigging relax his hold and fall to the deck. He was quickly washed over board. The third man remained in the ringing, apparently limp and uncon scious, if not dead. He was lashed in the cross trees and undoubtedly perish ed The schooner is a total loss. The schooner Leora M. Thurlow was sunk near the east side of the harbor here. A volunteer crew of skilled boat men succeeded in saving the mate and two seamen but Captain Roberts had perished from exposure before succor CaTne schooner E. J. Hamilton was driven ashore on a flat near the head of the harbor, where she now lies with decks submerged. The schooner M. EldrWge went ashore at the west side of the harbor and is completely dismasted. The barkentme Nellie M. Slade part ed both chains and fouled the British schooner Delta. The Thomastown.Me., schooner James A. Brown is ashore at the head of the harbor with her stern gone and bow sprit and head gear carried away. The schooner Newburg parted both chains and crashed into the upper por tion of a wharf. The schooner James Ponder, Jr., was driven ashore. The schooner Canaris was fouled by other vessels which had broken adrift. The gale caught her and carried her high upon the beach at the east side of the harbor. The schooner Lucy Hammond is ashore at the head of the harbor. Another bad wreck is that of the schooner Abby K. Bentley. She is full of water. Among other vessels ashore and con siderably damaged are the schooners Bertha E. Glover, Sadie Willicut, Mar ion Draper, J. D. Ingraham. Chase E. Raymond, Charles H. Mills, Quietia, Winnie Lauren, Nellie Doe, E. G. Wil lard. Edith Mclntyre and R. L. Pa fatta. The barge Falcon was sunk at the head of the harbor. The beaches near here are covered with debris. It Is feared that at least half a dozen lives have been lost ia this section. The volunteer life saving crew from this port saved fifteen lives. Near ly fifty sailors who came ashore from their abandoned craft were cared for by the villagers. A large three masted schooner is re ported sunk off Tarpaulin Cove and the two schooners are ashore at Edgar town. The extent of the damage done exceeds that caused by the great gale of February last. The barges Bysus and Bridget of Perth Amboy are sunk, in the harbor. Their crews escaped. "TURQUOISE KING" DEAD. Murdered by a Mexican With Whom He Had Quarreled. Denver, Nov. 29. A special to the News from El Paso, Texas, says: A. J. DeMules, better known as the "Turquoise King of the Jarillaa" was murdered at his celebrated turquoise mine five miles north of El Paso In New Mexico at an early hour this morning by a Mexican, with -whom he had quar reled about a trivial matter. DeMules was shot in the back with a six-6hooter, while eating breakfast, and instantly killed. After the killing the murderer attempted to escape but was pursued and captured by several American em ployes. After his capture a demand was made to lynch him by the large force of mine employes but the Ameri cans who had him in custody and sever al railway men stood guard with Win chesters and prevented mob violence. DeMules was born in New York. He was until recently a poor prospector but three years ago obtained sufficient money to develop his Jarilla mountain turquoise mines. The mines proved to be of great value and DeMules became suddenly wealthy and was given the soubriquet of "The Turquoise King ot the Jarillas." TAJIK DEER DIE. Five Dead Out of a Herd of Seven Which Were Shipped Out of Atchison. Atchison, Nov. 29. Three head of deer died at the Pacific Express company's wareroom in Atchison Sunday. A family of nine, consisting of a buck, doe and seven fawns, of various ages, were shipped from Slater, Mo., on Sat urday morning, via the Pacific Express company, consigned to Michael Kellet of Lawrence, Neb., a town on the Pros ser extension of the Central branch. They were in separate crates, and the Rock Island brought them to Atchison Saturday evening. The buck died be fore reaching Atchison, and it was found upon their arrival here, that sev eral more were sick. The old doe and a 2-year-old fawn died Sunday after noon. Another fawn died Sunday night and still another, making five in all, died after they were on the Central branch last night, enroute to Lawrence. BAR-SUITS WIDOW To Be Married Again This Time to a French Nobleman. iSridgeport. Conn., Nov. 29. It is stated that the widow of P. T. Barnum is about to marry a French nobleman in Paris. The great showman's widow took for her second husband, Demetrius Callias Bey, a Greek, who died in Sep tember, 1896, in Constantinople, after a wedded life of a year. Madame Cal lias has been in Paris for more than two years. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxes SaW.'il? FOB BILIOUS AND HEBVOUS DK0EDEE3 6uch as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Giddiness. Fulness after meals. Head ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings of Heat. Loss of Appetite. Costiverjess, Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills. Dis turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Kervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIBST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IS T wXKTT MINUTES. Every suffere will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEEGHAH'B PILLS, taken as direct ed, will quickly rstore Females to com plete health. They promptly removt obstructions or irregularities of the sys tem and cure kick Headache. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival LARGEST 8ALE fajxf Patent Medicine In the World. 250. at all Drug Stores. rams HE .W ANTS BLOODHOUNDS. Chief Strauss Thinks That They Would Be a Good Thing. Marshal Strauss believes that blood hounds are an important adjunct to every well regulated county Jail in this day and age of the world. "Bloodhounds are coming into general use for tracking criminals in the east." he said to a Journal reporter. "We ought to have some here. Not only are they a good thing to have when it is necessary to track a criminal, but their influence is very good and effective up on that class of thieves that go around bams and stables stealing harness and such things. That kind of thieves stand in great awe of. a bloodhound and if it was generally known that a hound would be put right on the trail of a thiet who had been prowling around some barn, there would not be so much pet ty thieving going on as there is now. "Of course there are good blood-, hounds and bad bloodhounds, and we would not want any unless they were good. It would do no good to get some of the kind who when they are put on a tra'l always tree the wrong fellow. The demand for good hounds has be come so great in the east that they eas ily bring $80 and $100." tv PI UJ"" J Af!i il Rents, Sanations. Real Estate, Auction Salss O AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. JWANTESD ITEI WANTED Work of any kind, by a young man of 20. Address A. S., room 9, 320 E. Fourth St., upstairs. WANTED An experienced seamstress wants sewing by the day, either plain sewing or dressmaking, cutting or fitting. Address M. D., care Journal. WANTED An experienced lady desires a situation as cook in private boarding house, or hotel work of some kind. Ad dress 465, care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED A girl from 15 to 17 years old to assist with housework. Apply 71S Lane st. WANTED A competent white girl for general housework. 616 Topeka ave. WANTED At once, first class waist maker. Mrs. Love. 1271 Van Buren. Call after 6. WANTED At the National, two expert enced dining room waitresses. FOR RENT BOOMS. FOR RENT December 1, 4 unfurnished rooms. SOS Kansas ave. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED A boy with a wheel. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. MEN TO LEARN barber trade: only 8 weeks required; constant practice, in structions, lectures, diplomas, tools pre sented, wages Saturdays: positions guar anteed: catalogue mailed free. Moler Barber School, St. Louis. WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED A cigar salesman by a Kan sas factory, to travel in Kansas: only those who have an established trade and pood reference need apply. Address A. B., care Journal. SALESMAN WANTED To introduce an entirely new specialty to doctors; steady work and good pay; must be intelligent, hardworking and of good appearance. Ad dress Lea Brothers Co., 706 Sansom St., Philadelphia. $25 A WEEK and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time: experience unneces sary. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis.Mo. WANTED Salesman: BRlnry paid week ly: experience unnecessary; permanenc Brown Bros. Co., Chicago. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To buy a second hand roll top desk, large size: must be cheap. Overton Mfg. Co., Ill East Seventh st. TELE. 170 Calls hack day or night. Par. tics sn(i1altv Hnrflps nnri mulps hnnirht and sold. W. T. Lawless, 116 West Railroad street. North Topeka. 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 ono of the boxes set aside for replies to classified advertise ments. WANTED Guns to repair, sell, buy or exchange, at the "Golden Rule" Ma chine Works, S14 Kansas ave. MISCELLANaUS FOR RENT Grocery store and meat mar ket, S. W. corner of 10th and Monroe. ALL SANTA FE shopmen should own their own homes; stop payment. Talk to the Topeka Trust Co. about it. B34 Kansas ave. i TOUR PROPERTY can be sold. See us. Topeka Trust Co., 34 Kansas ave. HOW doctors, dentists, pharmacists, law yers, competent, skillful, undergraduates, can soon graduate. Lock Box 19S, Chicago. WRITE the Topeka Trust Co.. at 634 Kansas ave. for low rates on loans upon farm and city properties. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots, $150 to $450. Eugene Wolfe," 517 Kansas ave. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler, la open daily except Sunday, from 1 to 2 p. m. E. M. Brockett, M. D. LOST Lady's gold watch with small chain bangle locket attached. Liberal re ward for return to 1106 West Eighth st. LOST OR STOLEN From the stable of W. E. Wise on Paramore St., a black horse weighing about 00 pounds, white star in forehead, a fringe of white on the left hind foot. Any information leading to his recovery will be rewarded. STRAYED Dark bay horse, star on fore head, white hind foot. Information lead ing to recovery will be rewarded at 725 Buchanan st. FOUND The umbrella repairer and Jew eler. W. S. McCormick, at 813 Kan. ave. CLAIRVOYANT. HAVE YOU seen him? Crowds visit the occult wonder at 615 Van Buren st 515. Advice given on all affairs of life, love, business, marriage, divorce, lawsuits, etc.; reunites the separated, locates mines, lost or absent friends, brings success in all 1 undertakings. Hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. FOR RENT One furnished room, heat. lights, all modern conveniences, fronts on Capitol square. 827 Harrison st. FOR RENT One front room, first floor; board if desired. 518 Qulncy. FOR RENT One S room flat, one small stove. L. Mj Crawford, Agent. FOR RENT An 8 room house and barn 904 West Eighth. Thompson Bros., C2 Kansas ave. FOR RENT A first class house of seven rooms, with barn, at 1221 Clay st. Chr. States, 318 Kansas ave. FOB, SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Very fine young Black Lang shan roosters. 421 Quincy st. FOR SALE Two Jersey cows giving milk, at 400 East Tenth St. FOR SALE 2 seated buggy, $30. 422 Elm wood ave. FOR SALE Safe, showcase, base burner, store heater. 843 Kansas ave., N. Topeka. FOR SALE A good team, wagon and har ness, cheap for cash. Call af noon or evening at 1303 East Tenth st. FOR SALE Cheap. three Jersey milk cows, one 3-year-old Jersey heifer. Ward Steele, S17 Kansas ave.. North Topeka. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN- NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 632 Kansas ave nue, In the Second ward, in the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hearing of the same is set for Monday, 8 a. nu., the 19th day of December. ISM. GEO. W. STANSFIELD. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 12th. 1S98. MUSIOAL WILLEBALD C. STENGER, teacher of violin, 323 West Tenth st. MISS MABEL MARTIN, teacher of piano and harmony. 407 Greenwood ave..Potwin. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Topeka Vitrified Brick and Paving Co. has been removed to 118 West Eighth st. MONEY. FIFTY MILLION cheap eastern money for western investment. Responsible agents wanted. Investors Directory, N. Y. MONEY LOANED on pianos, organs. sew ing machines, watches, diamonds, bicyclos, typewriters, stock, any good seourlty. N. 11. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, 523 Kansas ave. WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. PHYSICIAN AND BTJBOE0NS. ??YErMrDr OFFICE and residence, cornet Gordon t. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Fhona 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for plies, fistula, fishure, 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. tc 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 6B8 residence and 16 office. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STORAGE. STORAGE The Topeka Storage find Warehouse Co. (formerly Topeka Stor age Co., 806 Kas. ave.) store Etoves, house hold goods, etc. On June 1 removed to new fire-proof stone building, 212 and 214 Kas. ave. C. D. Skinner, Prop. TIN SHOPS J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 3i9. JJXOB;lSTS MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phone Go2. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 80 acres of land. 2S4 miles west of Washburn ave.; no incumbrance, title perfect- Address Land, 2u33 Buchan an St. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey, 8 room house and li-i acres near city limits, 80 acres 6 miles north, oil on time payments or cheap for cash. M. Heery. 109 East Third. FOR SALE Ten R.I.P.A.N.'S for 6 cents STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Ruooer stamps; prompt worn, low price. Catalogua free. 'Phone 292. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kind.. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks, GOe; mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 10c. Casn paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, sea Uncle Sam. 612 Kan. ave. coooocoooboo)cocoooooo The Shortest Time o o Topeka to Loa Angeles last year was 54 hours. This year it will be 50Mi just a little more than 2 days by the Cali fornia Limited, Santa Fe Route. Barber shop and 9 ladles' observation car have q been added. 2 Reservations o T. L. King, Agent, Topeka, 9 Cromwell Jeffers, North To- o peka. O

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TOPEKA STATE JOHRNAIj, TTJESDAT EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1898. (mm v. A Dirt of any kind on any thine quickly yield, te the easy effort of the housewife who ue tula great cleaner. Largest package greatest economy. Ask the srocer for it. mam mmm mmm SIZE OF THE NEW ARMY Is a Subject of Discussion in Official Circles. Washington, Nov. 29. There Is re newed talk of the reorganization of the regular army by the present session of congress. The general impression seems to be that the regular army should con sist of 100,000 men and that number will no doubt be recommended in the draft of the bill being: prepared by the war department. However, there has been advanced a suggestion which meets with some favor in military circles, which is to make a regular standing army of "5,000 men and to have a pro visional armv of 25,000, the latter made up largely of natives of the islands where the Vnited States must do garri eon duty. These troops could be officer ed from the United States army andi provision made to give them increased rank and pay while on such duty. It has been suggested that lieutenants could become captains and captains majors, and so on to the highest officer of a regiment. It is proposed that the cost of maintaining: this provisional army should come out of the revenues of the islands garrisoned. It is not in tended that the whole garrison should be made up of such organizations of natives, but that a sufficient number of I'nited States regulars should be at each important place to maintain order in any emergency. Ik A IS Ell MAY TAKEA HAND In the Settlement of the Dreyfus Matter. Berlin, Nov. 29. It Is learned from an authoritative source that Colonel Schwartzkopf, former German militia attache at Paris, while supping with Emperor "William at Potsdam on Sun day, detailed the whole of the inside history of the Dreyfus, Esterhazy and Picquart cases to his majesty, who con templates taking some action in the matter. The imperial chancellor. Prince Ho henlohe, the minister of foreign affairs, Baron von Bulow, and General Von Hanke, the chief of the emperor's mili tary cabinet, will be summoned to Potsdam this week to discuss the ad visability of an official German pro nouncement on the subject. It is said that the emperor, during his recent tour, conversed with several per sons about the Dreyfus case, and it is added that the new points which he has heard have prompted him to his present action. FIFTY CENTS AN ACRE Is All Salt Xands are "Worth,, So De cides Auditor Morris. The question as to the legality of the sale of the state normal school land in Republic county to M. F. Knappenber ger, one of the regents of the state nor nal, has finally been decided and a pat ent to the land was granted by the state auditor last evening. The land in question was a tract of 320 acres in the southwest part of Re public county. Several weeks ago when Mr. Knappenberger applied for a pat ent to the land, Auditor Morris discov ered that the state normal was receiv ing but 50 cents per acre for it. He thought it very peculiar that land In a rich county like Republic should bring but 50 cents per acre, and this circum stance, coupled with the fact that Mr. Knappenberger was one of the regents of the stfite normal, led Auditor Morris to place the matter in the hands of the attorney general for an investigation.. Assistant Attorney General Snelling, who made the examination, could not find from the records that the law had ever been fully complied with in regard to the selling of the land, and he wrote a rather sharp letter to Mr. Knappen berger, asking an explanation. S. H. Dodge, editor of the Beloit Ga zette, who is the agent of the state nor mal regents in the sale of lands, took the matter up and produced the missing records, which showed that the law had been fully complied with. A further ex amination showed that the land was part of a large salt marsh which cov ers a considerable portion of a town ship in Republic county, and is proba bly not worth more than 50 cents per acre in its present condition. When these matters had been fully explained Auditor Morris concluded that the transaction was all straight, although It looked peculiar on its face, and Mr. Knappenberger came to To peka yesterday and got his patent, and now he is the owner of 320 acres of as salty a marsh as there is in the state of Kansas. There are still a few ladies In Topeka who are so far behind the times that they f:il to remove their hats at the theater, although they realize that their headgear is obstructiner the view of the peonle in the seats behind them. It is distinctly out of date to wear hats at the theater. SICK SCHOOL CHILDREN. A Teacher Speaks of the Cause. I have charge of the second grade in the public schools here, and trace near ly every case of headache among these children to improper feeding. When a sick child 'is asked what was had for breakfast, the reply almost universally includes a cup of coffee. An illustration is that of my sister'3 oldest boy. Will Wilson of Lennox, la. Eor a long time he had no appetite for breakfast, but insisted on coffee, which they would give him, weakened some with cream, but no matter how little coffee he had, it brought on his bad spells. Since they have been using Postum Food Coffee in their family, the boy is well and can have all of the Pos tum Coffee he wants for breakfast. I was ordered by my physician to quit the use of coffee some time ago, for my sick spells were directly trace able to it, but I could not quit its use until I found Postum. Then the changa did not disturb me in the slightest. The old troubles have disappeared. I have a long list of friends who use Postum and enjoy it very much, but in every case they have had to learn that Postum is only good when it is boiled long enuogh to bring out the flavor. Margaret Schoggs, 24 W. lltb Eu, Hutchinson, Kan. RAILR0AD NEWS. Barton Car Worts at Wichita Being Repaired. Rumor That Missouri Pacific Shops Will Be Put In. IS A CONSOLIDATION Of the Workslat El Dorado and Conway Springs. Others Say Tarnished Coaches Will Be Constructed. Wichita, Nov. 29. Work has begun on the Burton car works. The contract for the stone and brick work has been let to Mr. Crane and the other incidentals of re pair work will be turned over to different firms. Mr. James Duff of Chicago, an interest ed party and representative of the eastern investors who have an interest in the buildings, is here and will superintend the work in person. From $8,000 to tlO.000 will be expended in the general work of re pairs and modification of the buildings for the purpose to which they are to be de voted. It will take probably two or three months to complete the work as outlined by Mr. Duff, even if a large force of men should be put to work. There has been considerable speculation as to the purpose for which all this work is being done. Mr. Dun was asked about the matter several times, but he would say nothing except that the works belong to a corporation and that corporatiosn do not spend money in such ways for noth ing. The story is current and has been for some time, that the Missouri Pacific shops from Conway Springs and El Do rado will be moved hers in the spring and probably sooner. There is some foundation for the rumor that the shops from El Dorado and Con way Springs belonging to the Missouri Pa cific are to be moved here, and the rea sonable presumption is that they are to be put into the old Burton car works build ings. None of the Missouri Pacific offi cials would deny this, and all of them ad mitted that it is very probable that tlje shops will be brought here. Certain railroad men who should be posted declare that the sole purpose of the building is a place where coaches can be turned, out. RAILROAD NOTES. Fireman George Farrer of Chanute is moving his family back to Ottawa. Mr. Farrer has been transferred to the Bur lington branch to take Everett Lawton's place, who went to Chanute. Engineer C. B. Baker, who has been running out of Ottawa on the Burlington and Lawrence run alternately with En gineer Doster. expects to be transferred to Chanute. Engineer Van Sant is to take Mr. Baker's run. The Santa Fe road is doing a good thing for the farmers and millers of Colorado. A new rate sheet is being prepared where by Colorado flour can be landed in New Mexico territory at the same rate as from Kansas milling centers. The new tariff sheets also include points in Arizona and California. Santa Fe engines 640. 5S2 and 578 have been sent to the New Mexico division. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific has had plans prepared for a new $200,000 passenger depot at Des Moines, la. Mr. William A. Bissell, assistant freight traffic manager of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe at Chicago, has been ap pointed assistant traffic manager of the same system, with headquarters at San Francisco, effective December 1. Engineer Rossiter, with engine SOS, made another record smasher on the eastbound Santa Fe flyer Wednesday. He made the first 64 miles east of Newton in just 65 minutes from a start to a stop with a six car train. William J. Dove, the rough rider who recently went to work in the boiler shop at Newton, resigned his position this morning and will go to New York, where he has been offered a more lucrative situation. The city council of Peoria has leased the lake front to the railroads for a term of 50 years. The city gets a new depot, $500 a year from each line that uses the ter minals, and guaranteed access to the water front, a space 120 feet wide being reserved for the purpose. The lease is to the Peoria and Pekin Traction company and the Rock Island, the former having leased the Peoria Terminal railway, which was built by the Rock Island. A notice has recently been posted in the Chicago suburban trains and stations of the Rock Island road, which reads as fol lows: "It is suggested that suburban train No. 104, due to arrive in Chicago at 7:35 a. m., be advanced 15 minutes, arriving at Chicago at 7:20 a. m. Train No. 108. due to arrive at Chicago at 8:12 a. m., be ad vanced 22 minutes, or to arrive at Chicago at 7:50 a. m. Please state your preference to the conductor or collector of this train." WELLINGTON COMPLAINS. Induces the Railroads to Lower Coal Rates Desires Further Reduction. Wellington. Nov. 29. The executive committee of the Commercial club held a meeting recently for the purpose ofAdis cussing with Assistant General Freight Agent Hudson of the Santa Fe, the ques tion of reduction in coal rates from the eastern Kansas mines at Wellington. A reduction of 10 cents per ton was se cured, Mr. Hudson agreeing to make the rate on coal from Eastern Kansas mines to Wellington $1.60 per ton henceforth. The old rate was $1.70. The reduction makes a saving of about $1,200 a year to the coal dealers of Wellington. The Commercial club proposes to con tinue hammering the railroads until a fur ther reduction of 6 cents is secured, and possibly will take the matter before the state board of railroad commissioners un less their request for a satisfactory re duction is granted. Wichita. Winfield and Mulvane have a rate of $1.44 per ton on coal from eastern Kansas, and the Com mercial club is opposed to the policy which compels Wellington dealers to pay from 16 to 26 cents more per ton for an addi tional haul of 20 or 30 miles. LATE P. O. RUMOR. Chicago Dispatch Announces That the Alton Option Has Been "Withdrawn. Chicago, Nov. 29. Negotiations for the purchase of a controlling interest in the Chicago and Alton by a syndicate headed by President StillweH of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road have been drop ped for the present. President Black stone of the Alton is said to have with drawn the option he had given and an nounced that his stock is np longer for sale and advised his friends not to sell. Most of the large stockholders in the Al ton will be guided by this advice. President Blackstone. it Is said, opposes the sale, because he thinks the syndicate would manipulate the road for speculative purposes, while it is his earnest desire, if he does relinquish control of the road, that it shouid be managed in -the future as it has been in the past. BURLINGTON AGENT FINED. Rock Island Caught Him Making a Reduced Colorado Rate. Atchison. Nov. 29. C. F. Nichols, Atch ison ticket agent for the Burlington, has been fined $2o by the local ticket associa tion for offering two Colorado tickets at cut rates. He has appealed the case. What railroad men call a "plugger" called on Mr. Nichols and made the case. It is generally understood that the "plug ger" was employed by the Rock Island. Governor Deedy is about the only one of the executive council who does not smoke, and in some of the sessions, when a weighty question Is to be settled and the other members are puffing hard on their cigars to help them think, the governor is well nigh lost in a cloud of smoke and has to dig himself out. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The thaw lasted nearly all night. W. J. Black is in St. Louis on business. Bowling is the most popular game this winter. Chief Strauss is an ardent "cinch" player. The $100 war bonds now sell for $106 in Topeka. The thaw has seriously impaired the sleighing. W. F. Guthrie is over from Atchison on legal business. Snowballs are now the terror of the man with a silk hat. Crawford's Opera House will be open every night this week. The Modocs once gave a concert in Dos Angeles and cleared $600. A series of bowling contests are being conducted at the T. A. A. Mr. E. D. Kenna, general solicitor of the Santa Fe, is in the city. Jes3e Beach has returned from a trip through northeastern Kansas. The official seal to any document Issued by W. A. Bmith is a toothpick. Several out of town newspapers have representatives at the Collins trial. New silk curtains have been added to the book cases in the supreme court. Eight volunteers were recruited yester day for the Twentieth regular infantry. Dr. Thorpe preaches tonight at the First M. E. church on "The Believer's Privi leges." A Topeka man smokes three dozen cig arettes a day and wonders why he is nerv ous. Laced hunting boots are quite the thing to wear this sloppy weather if you have a pair. The Kansas Medical college officials say this is the best year the college has known. Congressman Curtis has gone to Wash ington to prepare for the .opening of con gress. Al G. Field's minstrels will be at the Grand Opera .House one week from to night. Horse buyers from Kansas City have been buying up horses by the car load in Topeka. Now that the weather is moderate the state house is well supplied with coal again. The annual meeting of the State Tem perance union will be held inTopeka about ihe 1st of February. A number of new bill boards have been put up in various parts of the city to dis figure the scenery. Miss May Coulter will act as stenogra pher in the G. A. R. department at the state house temporarily. Percival G. Lowe of Leavenworth, ex president of the State Historical society, is visiting with Judge Adams. Beulah chapter, O. 13. S.,-will give a so cial at the home of Mrs. John Elliott, 915 Topeka ave., Wednesday evening. Major Boyd's cadets captured Lincoln post Saturday night and entertained the veterans some time with their drills. Sergeant Donovan was the first officer to advocate Collins' arrest. He made up his mind after he searched the house. W. O. Day, who is attending Baker uni versity, returned to Baldwin last night after spending his vacation at home. One of the combinations which a To peka man has produced is a cob pipe in his mouth and a rose in his buttonhole. Miss Nita Fay Shreve has returned from Bucyrus, where she has been visiting with the family of State Treasurer Heflebower. The Republican Flambeau club is ar ranging to hold meetings through the win ter, to be addressed by prominent speak ers. The Elks' annual memorial service will be held in Hamilton hall Sunday, Decem ber 4. The services are open to the pub lic. The Washburn glee club is preparing for a tour of the state during the holidays. Their schedule of dates is not made out yet. Secretary of State-elect George A. Clark came down from Junction City last night. He has been laid up with a hard cold for the past two weeks. The State Temperance union is making preparations for the annual meeting. which will be held in February. A programme committee has been appointed. Prof. Radford of Washburn college will lecture before the Men's league of the Westminster Presbyterian church this evening on "The Politics of Germany." The Republican Flambeau club will make an effort to keep up an interest In the organization during the winter and will hold regular meetings for that purpose. The Tennesseetown Kindergarten auxil iary will give a benefit entertainment at the colored Congregational church, corner King and Lincoln streets, Friday even ing. The regular annual meeting of the Shaw nee County Horticultural society will be held Thursday afternoon in the rooms of the State Horticultural society at the state house. At the meeting of the Fortnightly club tonight Prof. L. D. Whittemore will read a paper on "Recent Patriotic Poetry." The club will meet at the office of Garver Larimer. James T. Kelly, who comes to the Crawford theater next Monday evening with "O'Hooligan's Masquerade." was for merly the leading man of "A Railroad Ticket." The Shawnee County Horticultural soci ety will hold its monthly meeting at the court house on Thursday. The principal business to come up is the election of of ficers. Miss Maud Herrell, stenographer for De partment Commander Eastman, in the G. A. R department at the state house, has resigned. The state university students who have been at home during the Thanksgiving va cation, returned to Lawrence yesterday and today. Al G. Field, who comes to the Grand on December 6 with his minstrels, claims To peka as his adopted home. The Elks have entertained Field several times when he has been here. One of the coupon boxes In the bond vault of the state treasury is labeled "joints." It refers to joint school districts however, and not to the dispensaries of liquid refreshments. The house on John MacDonald's farm, eight miles south of town was burned to the ground Sunday. The family living In the house escaped,, but all the house hold effects were lost. O. D. Jackson, a member of the "Little Trixie" company, which was seen here a week apro, fractured one of the bones of his ankle while doing a high-kicking act at Salina Saturday night. The fire department bob-sled Is the most popular conveyance with the children that is in town. When the horses are hitched to the sled for exercise all the children that can pile In are given a ride. It Is said that another attack will be made on the theater hat by Senator Hanna of Clay county in the legislature this win ter. An attack is unnecessary in Topeka. Hats are all removed in the theaters here. The Ladies' whist club will play tomor row night. A postponement of the tour nament was made last week because of the date of the Karnival Knights' ball, but a secofid postponement will not be made. Miss Bertha Case of Lawrence, who has been assisting in the office of the Insurance commissioner for the past few weeks, slip ed on the ice on the west entrance to the state house yesterday and sprained her wrist. Most of the weather prophets say that we will have pleasant weather from now till Christmas. They say that when a storm comes about Thanksgiving time it is followed by several weeks of pleasant weather. Paul Torrington; who has charee of the -audeville entertainment proposed? for John Waters' doll party, says that at the proper time he will announce the finest line of specialty artists that ever appeared in Topeka. The Wichita Eagle wants the state fair revived by the legislature. Hunt up some body who is willing to "blow in'' $10,000 or $20,000 and lose it. State fairs never have paid and there is no likelihood that they ever will. W. H. L. Pepperell, secretary of the Democratic state committee, now holds two offices by the grace of Governor Leedy. He has just been appointed a no tary public, and was a director of the pen itentiary before. The ice and snow is left on some of the state house steps until it melts. This is even worse than leaving it on sidewalks. The present set of janitors are the worst that have infested the state house for 30 years. State house janitors are always worthlesss. 38JJLES. Promulgated hy the U. S. Supreme Court. Governing the Proceedings In Bankruptcy UNDER THE NEW LAW. The Announcement is Made hy Justice Gray. Plenty of Work Provided for Attorneys. Washington, Nov. 29. The United States cout through Justice Gray has announced the new bankruptcy rules, which it was authorized to- frame and promulgate under the national bank ruptcy act of July 1, 1S98. The rules are preceded by an order prescribing the proceedings In bank ruptcy under the law previous to the day in which the rules go into effect. This order is to the effect that where the proceedings are "in substantial con formity either with the provisions of these general orders, or else' with the general orders established by this court under the bankruptcy act of 1867 and with any general rules or special orders of the courts in bankruptcy, they shall stand good, subject, however, to such further regulation by rule or order of those courts as may be necessary or proper to carry into force and effect the bankrupt act of 1898 and the gen eral orders of this court." The first rule requires the clerk of the court to keep a docket for entering cases in their order, with a memoran dum of all proceedings except those en tered by the referee. The docket is to be at all times open to public inspec tion. Rules 2, 3 and 5, relate successively to the filing of papers, to processes, to the conduct of proceedings, and to the framing of petitions. The clerk is re quired to endorse on each paper filed the time of its receipt. All processes are to issue under the seal of the court. It is required that all petitions and schedules shall be plainly written and without abbreviation or interlineation. Under the head of "conduct of pro ceedings," rule four, it is provided that "proceedings may be conducted by the bankrupt in person in his own behalf or by a petition or opposing creditor; but a creditor will only be allowed to manage before the court his individual interest. Every party may appear and conduct the proceedings by attorney, who shall be an attorney or counsellor authorized to practice in the circuit or district court. Notices and orders not required to be served on the party personally may be served upon his attorney. Rule 6, relating to petitions in differ ent districts: "In case two or more petitions shall be filed against the same individual in different districts, the first hearing shall be had in the district In which the debtor has his domicile and the petition be amended by inserting an allegation of an act of bankruptcy committed at an earlier period than that first alleged of such earlier act is charged in either of the other petitions; and in cases of two or more petitions against the same partnership in different courts, each having jurisdiction over the case the petition first filed shall be first heard and may be amended by the insertion of an allegation of an earlier act of bankruptcy than first, if such earlier act is charged in either of the other pe titions, and, in either case the proceed ings upon the other petitions may be stayed until an adjudication is made upon the petition first heard and the court which makes the first adjudica tion of bankruptcy shall retain juris diction over all proceedings therein un til closed." In the matter of priority and in cases where two or more petitions are filed by creditors against a common debtor alleging separate acts of bankruptcy on different days, it is provided by rule seven that preference shall be given to the petition alleging the earliest act of bankruptcy. In case all the petitions name the same day for the act the cases are to be consolidated. Rule eight provides that any member of a partnership who refuses to join in a petition to have the partnership declared bankrupt shall be entitled to resist the prayer of the petition in, the same manner as if the petition had been filed by a creditor of the partner ship and to make all defenses which any debtor proceeded against is entitled to take by the provisions of the act. Rule nine In all cases of involuntary bankruptcy, in which the bankrupt la absent or can not be found, it is made the duty of the petitioning creditor to file within 5 days, a schedule giving names and residence of all the cred itors of the bankrupt, according to his best information. If the debtor is found, the petitioner may apply for an attachment against the debtor to furn ish a schedule. Rule ten provides for the Indemnity of officers of the court for expenses pri or to the performance of duties. Rule eleven allows amendments to petitions and schedules. The duties of referees are prescribed by the twelfth rule. This rule provides that the order referring a case shall name a day upon which the bankrupt shall attend before the referee; and that from that date the bankrupt shall be subject to the orders of the court in all matters relating to his bank ruptcy. The referee is to be immediate ly notified of his appointment, and thereafter practically all the proceed ings are to be had before the referee. It is also required that time and place the referees shall act shall be fixed by special order of the judge or by the referee. Applications for a discharge or for approval of a composition or for an injunction to stay proceedings are to be heard and decided by the judge. But he may refer the application to the referee to ascertain and report the facts. Rule thirteen allows either the judge or the referee to pass upon a trustee appointed by creditors, but allows his removal by the judge only. Rule fourteen forbids the appoint ment of trustees by the courts. Rule fifteen renders it allowable to dispense with trustees in cases where there are no assets. Rule sixteen provides for the immed iate notification to the referee of his ac ceptance. The duties of trustees are outlined by rule seventeen. One of these requires him to prepare a complete inventory of all the bankrupt's property coming into his possession. He is to make report to the court under this proceeding with in twenty days, giving the estimated value of each article. To this schedule creditors are allowed to take exceptions within twenty days. In such cases the referee is authorized to require tne ex ceptions to be argued and is required, at the request of either party, to certify them to the court for final determina tion. Failure of the trustee to file a statement renders him liable to removal from office. All the accounts of trustees are referred to the referee for audit. The regulations for the sale of prop erty, made by rule eighteen, provide that all sales shall be made by public auction unless otherwise ordered by the court. Upon application to the court, and for good cause shown the trustee may be authorized to sell any specified portion of the bankrupt's estate at private sale. Upon petition by a bankrupt, creditor, receiver, or trustee, setting forth that a part or a whole of an estate is perish able, and that there will be loss if the same is not sold immediately, the court may order the same to be sold, with or without notice to the creditors, and the proceeds to be deposited in court. Rule twenty-one relates to the proof of debts. The first provisions under this heading is as follows: "Depositions to prove claims against a bankrupt's estate shall be correctly entitled in the court and in the cause. When made to prove a debt due to a partnership, it must appear on oath that the deponent is a member of the partnership; when made by an agent the reason the deposition is not made by the claimant in person must be stated; and when made to prove a debt due to a corporation the deposition shall be made by the treasurer, or if the corporation has no treasurer, by the officer whose duties most nearly corre spond to those of treasurer. Depositions to prove debts existing in open account shall state when the debt became or will become due; and if it consists of items maturing at different dates the average due date shall be stated in default of which it shall not be necessary to com pute interest upon it. All such deposi tions shall contain an avowment that no note has been received for such ac count or any judgment rendered there on. Proofs of debt received by any trustee shall be delivered to the referee. to whom the cause is referred." Other provisions require that notices of proceedings shall be mailed to all credit ors requiring them, that the claims of per sons contingently liable for the bankrupt may be proved in the name of the creditor when known bv the party contingently lia ble: that referees may allow the re-examination of claims against a bankrupt es tate when desired by the trustee or a creditor, and that claims-which have been assigned before proof shall be supported by a deposition of the owner at the time of the commencement of proceedings, set ting forth the true consideration of the debt and that it is entirely unsecured, or If secured, the security, as Is required in proving secured claims. Rule 22 relates to the taking of testi mony and is as follows: "The examination of witnesses before the referee may be conducted by the party in person or by his counsel or attorney, and the witnesses shall be subjected to ex amination. A deposition taken upon an examination before a referee shall betaken down in writing by him or under his di rection in the form of narrative unless he determines that the examination shall be by question and answer. When com pleted it shall be read over to the witness and signed by him in the presence of the referee. The referee shall note upon the deposition any question objected to with his decision thereon and the court shall have power to deal with the costs of in competent, immaterial or irrelevant depo sitions, or parts of them, as may be just." Rule 23 relates to the order of the ref eree and rule 24 to the transmission of proved claims to the clerk of the court. Rule 25 provides for special meetings of creditors, rule 26 requires the referee to keep certain accounts of expenses and rule 27 authorizes a review by the judge of any order made by the referee on peti tion of the bankrupt, creditor or trustee. Rule 28 permits the filing of petitions for redemptions of property whenever "it may be deemed for the benefit of an estate of the bankrupt to redeem and discharge any mortgage, or other pledge or deposit in lien upon any property, real or personal, or to relieve said property from any con ditional contracts, and to tender perform ance of the conditions thereof, or to com pound -and settle any debts or other claims due or belonging to the estate of the bankrupt." Hearings in such cases are provided for notice to be sent to all persons interested in order that they may appear and show cause why such order should not be is sued. Rule 29 relates to the keeping of ac counts concerning money and risle 30 to the imprisonment of debtors. The latter rule Is as follows: "If. at the time of preferring" his peti tion, the debtor shall be imprisoned, the court, upon application, may order him to be produced upon habeas corpus by the jailer or anv officer in whose custody he may be, before the referee, for the pur pose of testifying in any matter relating to his bankruptcy. The court may. upon like application, discharge him from such imprisonment. If the prisoner, during the pendancy of proceedings in bank ruptcy, be arrested or imprisoned upon process in any civil action, the district court, upon his application, may issue a writ of habeas corpus to bring before the court to ascertain whether such pro cess has been issued for the collection of any claim provable in bankruptcy, and if so provable he shall be discharged: if not. he shall be remanded to the custody in which he may lawfully be." Rules 31 and 32 deal with petitions for the discharge of bankrupts and with pro ceedings in opposition to such discharge. Rule 33 provides for arbitration of some demands against the estates of bankrupts upon the application of trustees. Rule 34 relates to the cost of continued adjudica tions, and rule 35 to the compensation of officials. The bankruptcy act prescribes the fees, and these rules provide that the fees therein named shall be in full com pensation. Appeals to courts other than the United States supreme court are regulated by the rules governing appeals in equity cases in the United States courts as provided bv rule 36. The same rule provides for appeals to the United States supreme court, but requires that they be taken within 30 days, giving the judge of the court appealed from or a justice of the supreme court the right to grant the ap peal. Rule 37 allows the judge by special order in any case to vary the time allowed for return of process, for appearnce and pleading, and for taking testimony and publication, and he may otherwise modify the rules for the preparation of any par ticular case so as to facilitate a speedy hea riner. The 3Sth and last rule provides for the alteration of the forms which are append ed to suit the circumstances of any par ticular case. Rheumatism Cured. "We guarantee Regans Rheumatism Remedy to cure any case of Rheuma tism in 30 days or money refunded. Sold for $1 per bottle by Swift Holliday Drug Co., W. H. Wilson, and Arnold Drug Co. T I had an itching rash under my chin, -which, kept spreading until it was all over my body. I could not sleep but was compelled to lie awake and scratch all the time. Hy father and two brothers were afflicted with the same thing, at the same time. We all suffered terribly for a year and a half, trying in the meantime all the remedies we could find, but received no benefit. I bought three cakes of CcTicuKA Soap and three boxes of Cuticura. (ointment) and they cured the four of us com. pletely. RICH'D ANDERSON, Geneva, Utah. StWEDT CtTRS TkKATUX.TT FOR TOKTT-RIKCl. DlSI-TO" trsiso Hcmoks,with Lessor Haik Warm bthwitk Cuticura Soap, peotle .nointings with Cctictr-a. (oint ment), mnd mild dotes of Coticbha KKaoLTJx. Sold thrwuhOTit the worM. Pottkr Dstro akt Oik. Corp., frop Bu. too. How to Core skm XJiMUM,-. FATHERS SONS CURED OF 1 n-nrfifynns I i 11 ill! I i II mm E. A THIRDJERM Proposed For Mayor Fellows by His Supporters. This Innovation Likely to Bring on a Struggle. MANY CANDIDATES Who Would Like the Municipal ExecutiTe Chair. Two of Them From the First Ward Never Before Honored. The city campaign may be said to have commenced. Every one realizes the fact that a bitter fight is impend ing and that at the election next spring there will be two contending factions that will leave nothing undone to carry their point. A few evenings ago there was a meet ing of the local politicians in a down town office. The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the available candidates for mayor but nearly all those present were in favor of the re nomination of Mayor Fellows that de veloped before the meeting had been in session long and it was promptly re solved into a Fellows meeting. This much developed from this cau cus: Mayor Fellows will be a candi date for renomination by the Republi cans. He will ask to be made the nom inee of his party but if he should fail to secure that he will drop out and allow the mantle to be placed upon bis fortunate rival. While it is now an assured fact that Mayor Fellows will again be before the people of Topeka it does not follow that he will receive the nomination without a struggle. In fact nearly a half dozen candidates have already been mentioned in connection with the place. Not all of them will be candidates but one or more of the number will be. There will be a hard fight for the Republican nom ination and the fight will probably be "Alayor Fellows against the field." Among those mentioned in connection with the place of mayor is A. B. Quin- ton. Judge Quinton has had his eye on the mayor's chair for several years. He was once nominated by the Republicans but was defeated by R. L. Cofran. Judge Quinton's friends have been "throwing out feelers" and he will be asked to become a candidate. Councilman C. J. Drew of the Fourth ward has also beer mentioned but lie is a close personal friend of Mayor Fel lows and will probably keep out of the fight since Mayof Fellows has decided to be in the contest. Councilman Drew has made a good record in the council but he lacks a great deal of being a politician and in a free for all political scramble he would be handicapped. The First ward will have a candidate. A mayor of Topeka has never come from the First ward and the people on the north side of the river think that it is about time they were recognized. Their candidate is one of the strongest business men in the city, M. C. Holman, who has served in the city council and understands city affairs. Mr. Holman has quite a following and he will be a big factor in the race. The claim that the First ward is entitled to the posi tion of mayor would not cut much fig ure in a political primary but Mr. Hol man has his personal popularity upon which to stand. Councilman Burgess has been men tioned but he has been through the "mill" once or twice and his friends say he is content to stay in the council. A. W. Knowles, C. O. Knowles, J. W. Thurston and M. W. VanValkenburg are also mentioned as possibilities. Major Tom Anderson is frequently spoken of in connection with the office of mayor but Major Anderson is unfor tunate enough to live outside of the city so that he cannot become a factor in the contest unless "The Strip" be comes a part of Topeka which is not likely to occur soon. Mayor Fellows' decided stand on the liquor question has arrayed what is called "the liberal faction" against him but whether they will try to defeat him for the nomination or will wait until the election Is not yet known. There will probably be a so-called "independent ticket" in the field which will have the support of the Democrats and Populists as well as the Republi cans who will refuse to stand by the nomination made by the primary. Ex-Mayor R. L. Cofran has been more persistently mentioned than any one else. He has had the distinction of serving three terms, although not con secutive, as mayor of Topeka, and made an excellent record, but up to this time he has positively refused to again be come a candidate. It is possible he may change his mind before the time comes for an alignment of the forces. Otto Kuehne, the popular German whose place of business is in North To peka has also been mentioned but he has shown a reluctance to have any thing to do with politics where he Is dl- reetly concerned and his friends will probably fail in their efforts to have him become a candidate. Ex-Sheriff Kepley is a Democrat who is a mayoralty possibility but his boom has not reached an advanced stage and may explode before it grows much larg er. The positions of city attorney and city clerk will also attract some attention and several candidates are already trimming their sails but those contests will be overshadowed by the fight fo the office of mayor of Topeka. Wm. H. Barnes, secretary of the State Horticultural society, will attend the an nual meeting of the Missouri Horticultural society next week and that of Iowa the week after. He will read a paper at the latter meeting. fl X X X X X t i ooo We are Agents for the Celebrated J j elsbach Lights The most satisfactory Light on the market. A.-CHANEY, 117 East Sixth' RESTS WITH THEJWLE. Government of South Dakota Back in First Hands By the Adoption of the Initia tive and Referendum. RESULT A SURPRISE. Republicans Seem to Have Let It Go by Default Although They Refused to En dorse It ia Convention. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 29. The state of South Dakota is the first in the union to adopt the referendum. The adop tion of this proposition at the recent election came In the nature of a sur prise. The returns show that not more than 60 per cent of the voters cast their ballots on the amendment. The ma jorities for the Republican candidates, with the exception of governor, ranged between 3,000 and 5,000, and, as the sen timent of the party was to a great ex tent opposed to the initiative and refer endum, it was expected it would not carry. The Populists, ever since the forma tion of the party in this state, have con tended for the recognition of the reform, and they endorsed it in their platform, and advocated it from the stump be fore the Omaha platform was drafted, wherein the national party made the referendum one of its issues. While the Republican convention was in session an open letter written by H. L. Loucks, the Populist leader, was read from the stage. Loucks1 declared his intention of leaving the Populists and joining the Republicans. He urged the convention to adopt the initiative and referendum in their platform, urging that If that was done the middle-of-the-roaders would support the Republican party in the coming contest. The let ter was received in a manner not ex pected and the delegates voted down a resolution congratulating Loucks on his change of political views. However, the resolutions committee, while it did not specifically indorse the referendum, reported the following plank, which was adopted: "We suggest the careful study by Re publicans of the plan of legislative In itiative and referendum and other methods of legislative enactment which are now before the people, with a view of securing intelligent action thereon." As a result of the adoption of the referendum at the recent election, an especially Interesting condition of af fairs exists at the present time. Lee, the fusion candidate for governor, has been elected, while the Republicans have elected the necessary tw-o-thirds majority in both branches of the legis lature to carry a measure over the gov ernor's veto. Under the provisions of the initiative and referendum if any law is passed by the legislature objectionable to the peo ple, a petition may be circulated and if 5 per cent of the voters sign it the act must be submitted to the people for ratification before it is spread on the statutes. It is therefore evident that the Republicans will experience some difficulty in enacting into Laws bills which the governor may veto. W. E. Kidd, chairman of the Populist state committee, was the author of the constitutional amendment providing for the initiative and referendum in the last legislature. He says: "This has been a part of our party platform in this state since 1890, and was submitted to the people at the first session of the legist lature where we had control. The In itiative gives us the power to enact statutes vithout'being compelled to se cure a majority in the legislature, for any particular party. We can devote our time to the adoption of measures rather than the election of men to office. "The fact that a candidate of a party is personally objectionable to a few men may defeat a party and prevent adop tion of important reform measures. Now we can go to work on the measures themselves. The personal element is eliminated. We can force any legislature to submit to the people any measure, even though the majority of that body may be opposed to the measure itself. "Once before the people, the question can be discussed on its merits and de cided without regard to party. Ijnder the old system a party frequently dares not submit an important and needed re form because it may have a disastrous effect on the election of some candidate in some close district. This trouble is now avoided. "The referendum will make the busi ness of the lobbyist precarious, because all laws are subject to revision by the people. It will not pay the great cor porations to buy their way through a legislature, for instance, as Terkes did through the last session in Illinois, if their work must later be submitted to a vote of the people. The referendum is simply a veto power placed in the hands of the people. It ought to be safe there. We are the first state in the union to adopt this system." W. ,T. La Follette, chairman of the silver' Republican campaign committee, said: "Five per cent of the voters can petition for the passage of a law. or can submit to the people for their ratifi cation or rejection any objectionable law that a legislative body may pass. This in effect will prevent the third house from acting as a steering com mittee for the lawmakers, because their unscrupulous work must be referred to the people. If our form of government is right the people can be trusted."