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

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rf rf TIIITtD EDITI02T. eTJRSJJAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 22, 1898. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. ABSURDTALE Told bj a Man From Burling ton, Kan., "Who Got Under a Boxcar Last Spring Poked His Head Through a Hole In It, AXD HEARD THE PLAN Laid For th Murder of James S. Collins. Apparently Another Case of Manufactured Evidence. JUDGE UAZEN CHAKGE The Jury and Gives Them Lengthy Instructions. A most sensational story was told in the district court room this morning, which sounded exactly like a fake and everybody took it to be one. Sidney I'pdegraff, a farmer and la borer of Burlington. Coffey county, went on the witness stand and stated that he bad heard two white men discuss the murder of J. S. Collins while sheltered from the rain in an empty box car near the Santa Fe station at Burlington one day last spring. He said the date was exactly two weeks before the murder of J. S. Col lins. I'pdegraff is a man -45 years of ase, and his testimony showed that he lacks education. He is rather short in stat ure and of medium weight. His com plexion is ruddy and he wears a short sandy beard. His face does not denote intelligence. I'pdegraff said the name of Jordan was mentioned by the two men in dis cussing the murder. He also said that the men referred to another "damned nigger." I'pdegraff first trld his story to Joe Ralston, an attorney of Burlington last Saturday night. Ralston wrote Attor ney Goclard, and I'pdegraff was sent for yesterday and arrived this morning. His story on the witness stand under examination by Attorney Godard, was as follows: Q. Where do you live? A. I live in Burlington, Coffey coun- y. i How long ho re you 'v-J in Bur i' "ton? a- Ab.,i.i r: yoa I I.a v iivd in '.ifiey county a-uUt oti ye. Q How old are you? A. I am 45. Q. Do you own a farm or rent? A. I rent. I did own a farm but lost It. Q Were you around the Santa Fe station at Burlington one day last spring you remember of? A. Yes, sir. Q.-r-Did you meet two men there? A. Yes, sir. Q. Describe their appearance. A. They were well dressed. One -was about 27 or 28 years old and the other. I Juute. was Z2 or 33. The oldest one would weigh 175 or 10 pounds. He was raw built and of coarse features. The younger man weighed about I'M pounds. "What was said to you? A. "Say, mister.' said one. "could you tell me of any wav to get out of hero to Lawrence tonight?" "No." I said, "the trains are all gone and there won't bo an other until morning." Then I thought und said: "I'll tell you, there is a cattle train gone to Gridlev southwest of here 12 miles and it will be back about 8 or 9 o'clock tonitrht. and that's your only c hance that I know of." "Well," said the older one. "by we'll ride tonight if there is any train throuerh hero." I rrade tip my mind he had been drinking. Then the younger one said to the older one: "".Veil. Jim. we can get out of here on that." Then I left the depot and went to see the section foreman I was hauling wood for. Q. rld you come back? A. Yes. sir, I started to come back to the station. There was a terrible rain rtorm coming tip and I cut across a va cant lot and made for an old box car that was standing on the track north of the depot. The storm broke just as I got to the car and I got under it and sat down on the brake beam. Q. Then what happened? A. I heard somebody running down the platform at the station and then thev lame toward the car. Thev jumped in ar.d shut the door. 1 could hear plainly, because the box car was old and there was a hole In the floor big enough to put my head through. When thev got into the car 1 could tell there were two men, and then I heard one of them sav: "Well. J, in., we're dry and we have plentv to arink." From their movements I Judged they sat down on the floor. Q. Then what did you hear? A. "Well. Jim." said one of the men. who I supposed was the younger man I had seen at the depot, "drink with me." "No. it." said the other. "I've taken a drink with you: you take a drink W'Uh me." VI. What next? A. The older man. as X supnosed. called Tn younger by r.ame. but I don't remem ber what he called him. I want vou to so to Topeka to locate things about old man Collins' affairs," said he "and I i!nt -o"uU t,.l? lust as we talked today." V. hat did the other man say' -m" T J-? lK'- SR.YS he" "bUt 1,11 tel1 you I won t kill him." J. What next? A. "I don't ask you to do that savs the other. "All I ask you to do is to go there and get everything arranged so I'll know what to do when I get there myself." Q. What next? A. "Well, I'll go back to Lawrence paid the same fellow, "and arrange things there. About time we take an other drink, "and then there wasn't any thing said and I suppose they took a drink. Then the younger man said: "Well Jim. I'll go to Topeka and locate verything the best I can, but I'll tell you here I won't kill him." "I didn't ask you to kill him." said the other, "Jordan and I and that other nigger, you know who I mean, -will kill him. The first one of us three who gets tha opportunity will kill him." Q Was anything said about the mo tive? A. The fellow I suppose was Jim said: "The old man Collins, the old broke me up financially and I'll ret even with hiro if I have to kill him." Here, too," says the other, but what tie meant by it I don't know. Q- How lone did the conversation last? A. About half an hour. Q. Have you told all the conversa tion you remember? A. All that I remember now. Q Could you at any time see these Ken? A. Now Judge Hazen Today Instructs Q. What time was it? A. Between 7 and 8 o'clock. It was getting dark. Q. How did you get away from there? A. I slipped out of there and got away as quietly as I could. I was frightened because I thought If they discovered me they might do away with me. Q. Where did you go? A. I went home. Q. When did you first tell any one about this? A. I didn't tell anyone until last Sat urday night. I heard the trial was over and I thought I wouldn't be bothered to come up here. Q. When did you come to Topeka? A. I got in here about 4 or 5 o'clock this morning. Q. Did you talk to anyone for the defense before you talked to me? A. No, sir. Q. Who did you say ans'thing about this thing to? A. To only two men around home. Q. Who told you to come to Topeka? A. Mr. Ralston,' a lawyer in Burling ton told me you had sent a telegram for me to come. Q. When was that? A. Yesterday morning. Q. Who were the two men you talk ed to? A. Old Johnny Holt, a colored man, and Mr. Ralston. Updegraff Examined. Fpdegrafr was cross-examined by Attor ney Safford, but persistently clung to the main points of his story. He was unable to state the day. week or month he heard the discussion of the two men. bot said he remembered distinctly that it was two wopfcs to p. day before the murder. He ita-i no c'xplT:nation to o.'fr or i ne eir.-um-t:ifi.-e of hirnslr" ?-eKin. riu .oidc t no pit ii-uu.r Oo wiiii i 'J"!-t V- i, tloor a:io tne inen st-l;'. v. I 'l'.i-, as he stated there was a long string of box cars standing on the track. Ho was unable to s-ivc any reason for not speak ing to anyone about the matter before last Saturday night, only to say that he didn't want to get mixed up in the case. He said that when he went to the station it was deserted with the exception of the two men. and that as far as he knew no one else saw the men. lie admitted that there was ample shelter from the rain un der the eaves of the Santa Fe station, and had no explanation to offer as to why the men should have sought the box car to get out of the rain. At the conclusion of the cross-examination the attorneys for the state consulted with Judge Hazen. and announced that upon their request the case would be con tinued until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This postponement was taken so that the slate's attorneys might have time to con sult together and determine whether or not an attempt should be made to rebut the testimony of I'pdegraff. County Attorney Jetmore stated that it was likely the state would make no attempt whatever to rebut the testi i.iony as it was not considered worthy of belief. He said he had a telegram from the sheriff of Coffey county say-ii-.L' that L'pdegraft is a "dead beat." and in coming to Topeka was simply alter witness fees. Information of the fact of ITpde graft's coming to Topeka was secured b the attorneys for the prosecution late yesterday afternoon and Dell Harbaugh left last night for Burlington. He tele graphed this morning that Updegraft's reputation for truth and veracity could be impeached by reliable business men of Burlington. On the other hand the attorneys for the defense have a letter and telegram stating that ITpdegraft is reliable. The telegram is from J. A. Kennedy, a merchant of Burlington, and was sent to Attorney Godard last night. It reads: "Sidney Updegraff -who goes to To peka tonight is honorable, honest and truthful." The letter tofr. Godard is from At torney Ralston of Burlington. He says: "Mr. TTpdegraft is honorable and re spectable and you need have no fear that his reputation for truth and ver acity will be questioned by anyone here. Rest assured that he cannot be im peached by any respectable citizen here." The attorneys for the prosecution laugh at the story told by Updegraff. The laugh is shared in by the majority of the people who heard the testimony. It is looked on generally as a "cock and bull" story, and but little credit given it. It is even doubtful if any of the friends of the Collins family believe it. If the state's attorneys decide to re but the testimony of Updegraff the case will have to be postponed until tomor row morning in order that the witnesses may be brought here from Burlington. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge Ha zen's instructions were read to the jury. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY. Delivered by Judge Hazen in the Col lins Case Today. The instructions of Judge Hazen to the jury, delivered by him today, are as follows: Gentlemen of the Jury: It is charged in the information in this case in substance that within the coun ty of Shawnee and state of Kansas, and on the 13th day of May, 1898, the de fendant, John Collins, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously, on purpose and of his deliberately pre meditated malice aforethought, assault one James S. Collins with a deadly weapon, to-wit. a double-barreled shot gun, and did then and there unlawfully, feloniously, on purpose and of his de liberately premeditated malice afore thought kill and murder the said James S. Collins by shooting him with said shotgun contrary to the law and against the peace and dignity of the state ot Kansas. The defendant has entered a. plea of not guilty to the charge contained in this information and this presents the the Jury in the Collins Case. issue for you to try according to the law as given you by the court and the facts as you have learned them from the wit nesses. It will be seen from the foregoing statement that the information charged that on the lath of May, 1X98, at Shaw nee county, in this state, the said John Henry Collins did unlawfully, felonious ly, wilfully, deliberately, premeditately and of his malice aforethought kill and murder the said James S. Collins and the offense so described in the informa tion is in law murder in the first de gree. In a trial where the charge Is one of murder in the first degree the instruc tions of the court are necessarily long. This follows from the importance and gravity of the case itself and from cer tain provisions of our law which re quire the court to state to the jury all matters of law necessary for their guidance in arriving at their verdict. In view of these facts I trust that the instructions in this case are as concise as they reasonably can be, and that they will receive your careful consider ation. The duty resting upon you is an important one and I feel confident that you will perform it with a full sense of your responsibility. In deciding questions of fact you are to be guided by the law and the evidence alone by the evidence which was given during the trial, and not from any supposed knowledge of facts or appearances de rived from any source other than the testimony given before you in open court; and the law as announced to you by the court must be your only guide in that respect. It is your duty to see that the law is vindicated, and that if the crime chared sga.inKt the defonostit is olear- i ly nrov-n your -ro-s.t rturnd ac- lotoinsly. on ttie oilier hand, the ili'-i.oi I'.t; deiCiidai.t a., e sacred to him. and you should be especially care ful that an innocent person shall not be punished, and that the defendant have the benefit of every reasonable doubt, and of the presumption of in nocence Hvhich the law has wisely and justly thrown around him. In your deliberations in the jury room you must not allow passion, prejudice or partiality to influence you in the slightest degree, in deciding upon your verdict, but you must be guided alone by the law as given you by the court and the evidence of the witness given in your presence. You are not author ized by law to presume anything against the defendant, nor are you to assume that he is guilty of any offense whatever, simply from the fact of his being charged with crime. Upon the contrary, every just presumption and every reasonable doubt, should be re solved in his favor. The law presumes the defendant to be innocent of the charge made against him, innocent of every other degree of crime included in such crime, innocent of all acts alleged to have been done, innocent of any guilty intent, and in nocent of every material fact necessary to be proven by the state in order to establish his guilt of any offense what ever; and this presumption of in nocence continues to operate in his favor until the contrary is proven by the evidence, and until each and every ingredient necessary to constitute the offense charged against him, is proven by the evidence beyond reasonable doubt. I further instruct you that you can not convict or acquit the defendant upon any unfair or illegal or illogical conclusions drawn from the facts proved, and you have no right to draw conclusions against the defendant be cause of any failure on his part to offer any particular kind of proof. You must try him alone upon the facts proven, and not upon conclusions or in ferences from facts not proven. The burden of proof does not shift from the state to the defendant at any stage of the case, but the presumption of innocence continues through the en tire case. In your deliberations in the jury room, it is your duty to reconcile all apparent ly conflicting testimony upon a basis of truth, if it be possible, and upon the theory of the defendant's innocence if you can reasonably do so. You are the exclusive judges of the evidence in this case, of its weight, credit and value; and you are likewise the exclusive judges of the credibility of the witnesses, and it is for you to determine the force and effect to be given to the testimony of each of them. Tn determining this question, you may take into consideration any bias, preju dice or unfairness that may have been manifested by any of the witnesses in giving their testimony; also any in terest that any witness may appear to have in this action, as well as the means and opportunities of the wit nesses of knowing of the matters about which they have testified. You are not authorized by law to arbitrarily reject without cause or rea son the testimony of any witness, but it is your duty to carefully examine all the evidence in the case, and if it be reasonably possible to harmonize it upon a basis of truth, it is your duty to do so: but if you are unable to do this, then you are authorized, and it is your duty, to reject such of it as you may think not entitled to credit. If you believe from the evidence that any witness has knowingly and wil fully testified falsely to any material fact in the case, you may wholly disre gard the testimony of such witness, but you are not bound to do so; you may still give the testimony of such witness I such weight as you may think it en titled to receive. I further instruct you that you can-, not convict the defendant of the crime I (Continued on Eighth, Page.) IN THEJOUSE. Seaton of Atchison llises to a Question Of "High Privilege" in tlie House. WISHES TO PROTEST In the Name of the Republican Members Against the Assembling of the Legislature. The Republican protest, -which, was formulated at the joint Republican caucus last night, did not see daylight in the house today. It got as far as the reading clerk, and there it stayed with out being read until the house adjourn ed, but it will probably be called up tomorrow morning. Immediately after the house convened this morning and the roll had been call ed and prayer been offered by the chaplain, Seaton of Atchison addressed the chair, but Speaker Street refused to recognize him, siying that he would be in order after the journal of yester day had been read. Captain Seaton per sisted in being recognized. "I rise to a question of high priv ilege," he said, "concerning the as sembling of this legislature, and I am in order now. I desire 'to present a communication at this time." "Send it up," said Speaker Street. The communication was the Republi can protest, which was worded the same as the one presented in the sen ate. It was signed by John Seaton, F. E. Grimes, E. D. McKeever, Warren Kinney, L. M. Seaver, Charles Harris. Tom J. Jackson, H. G. Larimer, J. U. Brown, Thos. Keddie, H. A. Smith, John M. Brown, A. L. Brooke, John Shouse, S. L. Filson, R. B. Moore, S. M. Jack- t.t-'.'i REPRPESENTATIVE EDWIN TAYLOR WATERS THE PLANT. son, "W. P. Haywood, E. R. Buckholder, Geo. J. Barker, W. C. Miller, A. Henley, C. C. McCarly, C. P. Bradley, G. De Witt, Geo. T. Poison, H. C. F. Hack bush and H. F. Geissler. While the reading clerk was ponder ing over the protest Captain Seaton said: "I wish to protest as a business man and member of the house, against con vening at this time." While he was speaking he was inter rupted by Barclay of Elk, and Weilep of Cherokee, and before the protest was read Barclay offered a resolution ap- CLEM FAIRCHILD PUTS IN A WORD FOR THE REPORTERS AND THE LATTER MAKE A BIG MAN OF HIM. pointing the officers of the house, as given elsewhere in the Journal. Finney of AVoodson, offered a resolu tion to formulate a memorial for Rep resentatives Bennett, Akers, Maxwell and Wilson, who have died since the last legislature -convened. Representatives Finney, Jones, Roth weiler, Doyler and Baker were appoint ed aa a committee to prepare the me 4 CsJt morial, after which the house adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. ONLY FOB WORKERS. Representative Barclay of Elk Comes to the Rescue of Reporters. Representative Barclay of Elk gain fid the gratitude of the newspaper men who are in the house to work and not to loaf by introducing this resolution today: Resolved, That the press table be re served for the exclusive use of reporters of daily newspapers, actually at work, and that the sergeant-at-arms be in structed to see that this order is en forced. DUNSMOEE HAS A KICK. Because His Force of Assistants is Cut Down Revised List of House Employes. J. M. Dunsmore, sergeant-at-arma of the house, has a kick coming. Mr. Dunsmore was a member of the house himself during several sessions in years gone by, and during that time he gained THE "BALD HORNET" KICKS. the sobriquet, "The Bald Hornet of the Neosho." A hornet might do some thing more effective than kicking, but thus far Mr. Dunsmore has limited his protestations to that one line of action. His force of assistants has been cut down more than 50 per cent and he does not like it. "Two years ago," he told a Journal reporter, "I had eleven assistant sergeants-at-arms, and we needed all of them. Now they have cut me down to only five and I don't approve of it." The action which dispenses with six of the sergeants-at-arms was taken in the Populist caucus yesterday after noon. Jt was rboughr uner esa i y to :iavf 50 uinry &nct a :uoii"U tvas earned 'to How 3V. iMuismoje :o .-.f-leci five of che eievcit vv no sc v'cd io oais ago to act as his assistants. Chief Clerk Gilpin was also empowered to appoint all the clerks under him. The revised list of officers and em ployes of the house, as finally adopted. Is as follows: Chief clerk A. D. Gilpin, Lincoln. Assistant chief clerk Hal M. Stewart, Waverly. Journal clerk L. J. Riley, Stockton. Assistant journal clerk?! E. H. Ben son. Belleville; Elsie Walthal. Em poria; Rose Edington, Washington; Jessie Anderson, Parsons. Printing clerk Alia C. Gregg, Gar nett. Bookkeeper Charles Hoffman, Lin coln. Copv clerk W. H. Grow, Wellington. Docket clerk S. B. Wood, Cotton wood Falls. Assistant docket clerk L. Riddle, Marion. Chaplain Wm. Irelan, Topeka. Sergeant-at-arms J. M. Dunsmore, Thayer. Assistant sergeants-at-arms Le Roy Dick, Parsons; S. O. Everly, Graves; A. G. Randolph, Emporia; Ed Leslie, Ber lin; J. C. Jensik. Narka. Doorkeepers Eudora, Jacob Herman; La Crosse, Perry Miller. Postmasters I. N. .Wood, Cottonwood Falls. Assistant postmaster J. A. Johnson. Pages Dan Leahy, Wichita; Louis Griley, Topeka; Evan McCarty, Norton ville; Roy Vaughn, Frank Bennyworth. Head janitor Isaiah Jones. Assistant janitors B. F. Bradshaw, R. Richey. George W. Jackson, S. H. Gill, Patrick Russell, E. H. Upshaw, W. F. Daniels, George Collins, John Barber. Guard of the cloak room T. P. Har ris. ALUM BAKING POWDERS. They are Dangerous to Health. The condemnation of alum as an un wholesome ingredient in baking pow ders by the government authorities as well as by the Iowa and Minnesota State Boards of Health and physicians generally, has not deterred manufac turers of such powders from foisting them on the public. Following is a par tial list of the condemned alum powders found in the stores in this section: Calumet. Loyal. Cameo. Manhattan. Chapman's. Mokaska. Chicago Yeast. Perfect. Climax. Rocket. Grant's Bon Bon. Taylor's. Hotel. One Spoon. Jack Frost. Vision. K. C. It is safe to reject all brands sold with a prize. All powders sold at twenty five cents or less a pound are sure to be made of alum. Dr. Wiley, the gov ernment Chemist, in his official exam ination of baking powders at the World's Fair, threw out all "alum pow ders," classing them as unfit for hu man food. But the World's Fair could approve as well as condemn. After the most elaborate tests, it bestowed the high est award for purity, leavening power, keeping qualities and general excellence on Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 22. For Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday;- colder tonight; brisk winds. The large commission business done by Whiteker Brothers must bo very en couraging to them. It's a rush from morning till night over there. They handle fruit and vegetables by the car load and their increasing business is due to constant hustling on the part of that enterprising firm. Flor De Langsdorf 10c cigars, Amer ica's finest production; a full line of them at Geo. Stansfield's, 632 Kansas avenue. IN THEJENATE. Senate Convenes at 9 O'clock This Morning. Committee on llules Appointed Who Will See to It Til AT NO FILIBUSTER Methods Shall Interfere With Rapid Progress. Republican Protest Handed in But Not Read. The senate opened its second day's session at 9 o'clock this morning. Senators Householder, Farrelly.Reser, Andrews and Ward, have been appoint ed as a committee on rules in the sen ate. To this committee has been assign ed the duty of changing the rules of the body to such an extent that the Repub licans will be deprived of the power to obstruct the proceedings. No bills were introduced at the morn ing session of the senate and no peti tions were presented. A resolution was adopted authoriz ing the lieutenant governor to appoint his private secretary and messenger. Mr. Harvey named L. L. Kiene of To peka for private secretary, and Fred Rodgers for messenger. Protest Not Filed. The Republican minority in the sen ate this morning, as a result of the caucus agreement, attempted to file in the senate a protest against the spec ial session. The protest was declared out of order and w ill not become a part of the senate records. It was in full as follows: Whereas, the Hon. J. W. Leedy, gov ernor of the state of Kansas, has, as we believe, without sanction of constitution or law, and from insincere or sinister motive, issued a pretended call for the purpose of convening the legislature of the state of Kansas in special session, and Whereas, He recites in said pretended call, as sole grounds therefor, legisla tion which in various forms he has already heretofore submitted: first, to a session of this legislature, and which he himself afterwards vetoed; and sec ond, to the people at large, which they, after full discussion and consideration, have repudiated, and Whereas, By seeking now to convene this legislature, he violates all the usages and precedents of the state and county, by interposing this legislature in the last moments of its existence be tween the people and the legislature they have Just elected, and at the very moment it is about to convene to legis late as it as been commissioned to do; and vvhefess. 3r no.i iirs O'v oooosd in a ust-l-"!? j.-)ua.iideriis ot the oubli'' ::0rrV Ov' t'-'tr -Star., tor lllLl iheie C3 u be no just or legal excuse or provision; and Whereas, we the undersigned mem bers of this legislature, deplore this ex traordinary conduct on the part of Gov ernor Leedy and regard it as a most grave and dangerous menace and pre cedent, and believe his act herein to be revolutionary and illegal; now, there fore, We, the undersigned members of the legislature, most earnestly protest against the organization of this body and against any and all proposed legis lation thereunder, and respectfully ask that this, our protest, collectively ana individually, and in behalf of ourselves and fellow members and the people of Kansas be spread upon the journal. JOHN E. HESSIN. G. H. LAMB. R. B. WARD. P. T. ANDERSON. JOHN A. FULTON. J. C. MORROW. A. L. COLEMAN. FRED A. STOCKS. CHAS. F. JOHNSON. T. J. ANDERSON. P. T. BATTEY. A Thermometer Needed. Senator Toung introduced a resolu tion this morning instructing the ser geant at arms to procure a thermometer and maintain a temperature of 65 de grees in the senate chamber during the session. Mr. Young explained that 70 degrees is too warm, and likely to in jure the health of the members. Senator Lamb: "This resolution should be adopted, because men who have emerged from a frosty campaign can not stand heat." The resolution was adopted. On motion of Senator King the ser geant at arms of the senate was in structed to get at once a flag "exactly like the one floating over Porto Rico, the Philippine Islands and Cuba." The flag will be draped over the lieu tenant governor's desk. The incandescent globes over the lights on the clerk's desk have small United States flags blown in the glass. Committee Appointments. Committee appointments were made in the senate today as follows: A. S. Newman, Clay Center, ways and means. J. C. Croton, on manufactures. Grant Morris, public buildings. 'C. J. Carver, military affairs. Otis Devee, educational" institutions. Grace Campbell, corporations. John F. Roe, banks and insurance. Charles Eckert, district appointment. Kate Stone, agriculture and irriga tion. Mrs. Edward Murphy, penal institu tions. J. D. Cooley, clerk; W. M. Harvey, stenographer for committee on engross ed bills. Maude Lamb, temperance committee. Grant Morris, public buildings. W. J. Costigan, cities of the first and second class. Senate Adjourns Till Friday. The Populist members of the house and senate will hold a joint caucus in the senate chamber at 2 o'clock this af ternoon and to make way for this work the senate at 10 o'clock adjourned until Frifiay morning at 9. The senators spent the remainder of the forenoon writing letters and visit ing. None of the committees will attempt work until after the caucus has outlined what will be done, and bills begin to come in. The caucus today and tonight will dis pose of the preliminaries and actual worK will begin tomorrow. Gets a Box of Roses. When the senate opened today Sen ator George Hanna was the possessor of a magnificent box of roses and car nations, which were sent from Clay Center, bearing a card: "With compli ments of Clay county Friends." Mr. Hanna was the only one in the senata thus toonored. SENATOR'S CLERKS. List of Those Appointed Who Draw $3 a Day. The senators have appointed personal clerks who will draw 3 per day, as fol lows: Senator Coleman P.. W. Coleman. Senator Farrelly I. F. Roe. Senator Crossan Frank Philips. Senator Helm W. B. Clafiin. Senator Hart S. D. Chelf. Senator Sheldon W. J. Costigan. Senator Braddock August Bond!. Senator Householder Mabel House holder. Senator Hanna J. D. Pchooley. Senator Johnson Edith Gregg. Senator Caldwell Floyd Caldwell. Senator Ryan George Ryan. Serator Hessin John C. Hessin. Senator Sha'fer S. E. Shaffer. Senator Campbell Grace Campbell. Senator Field Mabel Field. Senator Jumper Maude Wellman. Senator Andrews S. G. Moore. Senator Lamb Maude Lamb. MEMORIAL SERVICES. To Be Held in the Senate for Senators Wallaek and Mosher. Tomorrow morning the si-nate will, as a special order, hold memorial ser vices in honor of Senators Wallaek "f Atchison and Mosher of Cloud county, who were members of the List session, but have since died. This service was provided for in a resolution offered by Senator Campbeil of Labette, and Senators Campbell, An derson, Ward, Stone and Cooke, were named as a committee to prepare for the service. BROWN WILL BE CHAIRMAN. The Personnel of "the Railroad Com mittee in the House Will Not Be Changed. There will be practically no change in the committees of the house. No foi invil announcement has been made concern ing them, but Speaker Street has so determined. "The only change I expect to make in the committees," he said to -l Jour nal repoi-tei this afternoon, "wi!l b lo fill th vacancies made by deaths or re moval. I have not had time to fill th:se vacancies yet but will do so soon.'' There was some talk of a complete MAJOR T. J. ANDERSON "I am jusC getting the hang of the ropes, ready f'r the regular session." reorganization of the committees and especially of the railroad committee, as its chairman is Brown of Pratt, who i. supposed to be "off the reservation." but Speaker Street stated positively that Mr. Brown would continue to be chairman of the railroad committee. THE NEW MILITIA Arrangements Made for Recruiting It in All Branches. The state military department must, by the first of January, muster 1.0U men into the state militia, in order to secure the benefit of equipment ujiJ (Continued on Fifth Page.) 000000KK000XKMK000K0 o Ladies o o Tomorrow .AND. o o o Saturday 7 o o o o o o We will sell all our o o o o o o SMOKING JACKETS o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o at actual cost. "Zf622MJi Art OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ v7

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TTOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22,M$98. FACTS That Everyone Ought to Know That The Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Topeka, is an old-line company, with premium rates based on the Actuaries' Table of Mortality, ac knowledged to be the highest legal requirement in America. THAT it has paid upwards of $1,000,000 to policy-holders, in Death Claims, Dividends and Cash Surrender Values, with promptness and in a manner highly satisfactory to aH concerned. CHAT it has stood the test of time, growing up strong and solid amid the sharpest competition and dur ing periods of great financial de pression and money stringency. ETHAT its growth is regular and healthy, its management able and conserva tive; safety and permanency being; deemed of the first importance. ITHAT registered policies issued by the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance com pany are sale as National banlt notes. For rates and other Information, call or address one of the Company's agents, or J. P. DAVIS. President, TOPEKA, KANSAS. A PREFERENTIAL DUTY fails to Keep American Goods Out of Canadian-Markets. Washington, Dec. 22. The preferential tariff in favor of Great Britain has not worked particularly well in Canada, ac cording to figures transmitted by Uni ted States Commercial Agent Hunt at Falmerston. For the four months end ing October 31 the Dominion had been sllowing British goods a preference of 25 per cent in import duties, yet accord ing to the official returns the importa tion of British goods increased slightly only in bulk, while even paying the dis criminating duty of 25 per cent, the im ports of iron and steel from the United States increased so notably that they more than offset the general tendency to increase of British imports. An ex planation is officially" made that Cana dian importers preferred to await the outcome of the present reciprocity ne gotiations at "Washington before trans ferring orders from the United States to British houses but it is candidly sta ted that evfn with the 25 per cent ad vantage, British manufacturers cannot compete with the Americans in Cana dian markets. LIGHT ON THE CANAL. Senator Morgan Sscures an Investi gation. "Washington, Dec. 22. Senator Mor gan today secured the passage by the senate of a resolution authorizing the Tsicaraguan canal committee to investi gate the alleged efforts to obstruct the construction of the Nicaxaguan canal. The resolution follows: "That the committee on the construc tion of the Nicaraguan canal is au thorized to sit in the recess of the sen ate, or when the senate is in session, and to send for persons and papers and administer oaths to witnesses and ex amine them touching any agreements or combinations of any persons or cor porations in reference to the proposed canal through the republic of Nicaragua entered into for the purpose of defeat ing or controlling the construction of such a canal for the personal emolu ments or advantage of such person or for the benefit of such corporations.' Colorado Has Troubles of Her Own. Denver, Dec. 22. Governor Adams to day suspended Dr. R. F. Thombs as superintendent of the state insane asy lum at Pueblo for 60 days pending a full investigation of the charges that have been made against the manage ment of the asylum. This action is ta ken at the request of Dr. Thombs. Noted Singers Arrive. New Tork, Dec. 21. The steamer Kaisr Wllhelm iler Gross?, from Bremen and Southampton, brought into port today the following- passengers among others: Dr. Von Hellebeii. German ambassador to the T'nited States: Jean de Reszke, Victor Maurel and Frl. Rosa Olitzka and Ernest Krauss of the Maurice Grau Grand Opera company, and the Tegernsee Bavarian company under the management of Gui tav Amberg. Official Invalid?. Washington, Dec. 22. The list of offi cial invalids has been increased by Sec retary Long, who is suffering from a cold contracted during his visit to the south. He has been confined to his apartments ever since his return to the city, and has attended to all his official duties there. Secretary May is said to be Improving. Souvenirs cf Ihe Carnival Queen at Vogenltz, 632 Kansas avenue. Christmas Presents. Do not fail to call on E. "W. Hughes, 423 Kansas avenue, and look over his line of ladies' and gents' wavches, rings and Jewelry. Clocks, silverware, rugs, curtains, lamps and all kinds of house hold specialties at the lowest prices, either cash or easy payments. E. ,W. Hushes, 423 Kansas avenue. Souvenirs of the Carnival Queen at Vogenitz, 632 Kansas avenue. Holiday Kates. The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets on December 24. 25, 26 and 31 and Jan nary 1 and 2, limited to January 4, to points within 200 miles distance, at one Care for the round trip. Minimura rate 60 cents. Holiday Rates via "The Rock Island." If you are going to take a trip ask the Rock Island agents for rates and dates of sale. Los Angeles in z34 Days o o o o o o From Chicago. The Cali- q fornia Limited, Sanat Fe 4 o Route. 0 Pullmans, Dining Car, Euf- fet Smoking Car, Barber o Shop, and Ladies' Observa- g tion Car. Electric Lighted. Q Daily fast California Ex- o press carries Pullman and Tourist Sleepers and, tree O q Reclining Chair Cars. Address T. L. King, ag'ent, or i o Cromwell and Jeffers, North o Topeka. RAILR0AD NEWS. Santa Fe Leta a Big Contract For Eallasting The Roadbed Between Florence and Winfield. CRUSHER AT AUGUSTA To Furnish the Required Rock For the Job. L. W. Lewis, Contractor, to Work 80 Men Daily. Li. W. Lewis, one of the oldest con tractors on the Santa Fe road, has leased the Wesley Brown quarries south' of Augusta and leased the right-of-way over the Scully and Alexander lands on each side of the quarries for Bide tracks. Mr. Lewis will move the rock crusher there from Winfield at once and he expects to begin as soon as the tracks are laid. It is one of the largest make of crushers, -weighing 68 tons. He will employ from 75 to SO men win ter and summer untii the Santa Fe track is ballasted from Florence to Win field, a contract which he has secured, and when that is finished it is likely that the Augusta extension will be bal lasted. lOWEEINa EASTERN BATES. Faro From Chicago to New York Cut by the Pennsylvania Line. Chicago, Dec. 22. Another move has been made in the fight of the three standard roads running east from Chi cago for lower passenger fares from this city to the Atlantic seaboard. The Pennsylvania road has given notice to its connections ani all others concerned, including the defunct Joint Traffic as sociation, that beginning next Sunday it -will cut t off its present Chicago New York passenger rate via Washing ton. Owing to an ironclad? agreement which, "was in existence for years, this road had been charging $24 for its tickets from Chicago to New York, with no stop-over privileges, compared with $22 via the Baltimore and Ohio. The form er line proposes to lower its rate from Chicago to Gotham via the capital to $20 and to give patrons the privilege of stopping ten days in Washington, the rate to apply via the Fort Wayne route of this road, while $18 will be the figure over the Panhandle. While this is still no reduction in the direct Chicago-Is'e w York fare, it shows what the three standard line Michigan Central, Lake Shore and Pennsylvania are working up to that is, a general lowering of the passenger fares between the two cities to the figures in effect by the differential or so-called weak roads. It is quite probable that the Baltimore Ohio will not only meet the Pennsyl vania's cut, but will go considerably under it. INTO OMAHA. All Doubt Removed Concerning the Illinois Central. Chicago, Dec. 22. The Tribune says: All doubts regarding the Illinois Cen tral's entrance into Omaha have been removed by recent real estate transac tions in that city. The company has obtained an option on a considerable block of ground in South Omaha, east of the present Union Pacific tracks, running in an easterly direction from Summit to the Union Stock yards. A contract has already been signed by the Illinois Central to use the new pas senger station being erected by the Union Pacific, and the use of the Union Pacific terminals to South Omaha is ac cepted as a matter of course. All signs point toward a close alliance between the two roads when the Illinois Central extends its lines into Omaha, OVER COALING ENGINES. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of "Wellington Have a Grievance. G. B. Searless and Cheat Gleason of Wellington were in Topeka yesterday as representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen's lodge of Wel lington to lay the grievances of the lodee before the Santa Fe officials here. The trouble occurred on the Panhan dle division extension running to Amar illo. The line has been extended to Amarillo and no coal chutes have been put in on the extension. The brakemen are compelled to coal the engines. The claim of the grievance committee is that the brakemen have a contract that the company shall build and maintain coaling chutes and that the company has not built any chutes and that they do not intend to build any and that they refuse to employ coal beavers to coal the engines. Last week a brakeman refused to coal an engine and was discharged. The B. of R. T. took the matter before Train master Austin of Wellington and Di vision Superintendent Dolan of Wichi ta and not receiving the answers they wished took the matter up to the higher officials. The case may go to Chicago before it is settled in a manner agree able to the committee. The Santa Fe allows brakemen ten miles for coaling an engine. When some local train crews make tip two days' work in one the extra pay for coaling engines is not allowed. MARKET FOR COAL From the United States Opened in South America. Washington, Dpo. 23. According- to Con sul Swain at Montevideo. The United States has entered urxm another and im portant line in its commercial expansion, presenting the greatest possibilities to a prood commodity. He pays he !s gratified to report the fact that American coal has come into the risrer Plata into active com petition wilh the Welsh coal. Ever eince coal hag been used as a steam-making fuel English coal yards have had complete con trol of that market until last spring, when the American 'oal company established itself on the Plata river and secured con tracts to the amount of $S0fi.fci0. He says that three large cargoes of American coal have already arrived and been taken, find he adds proudly: "American coal has come to stay in these markets." Nobody's Business. Berlin. Tec. 22. The Xorth German Ga zette toda y, in announcing- that the im perial meat inspection bill Is now ready to be submitted to the Pundesrath. says: "The introduction of a uniform system of inspection has long been contemplatedand is purely a German affair, with which, we alone are concerned." Four New Laws. Washington. Tec. 22. The president has signed the following bills: Providing for a national exposition in Philadelphia in 1fH9 and appropriating therefor; amending the laws relating to American seamen for the protection of such seamen and to promote commerce: concerning sail vessels of over 7j tons, and for other purposes: to amend the revised statutes relatir to consul gen erals and vice consul generals, ccnsul3 and vice consuls, axui cemucreifrL ajtenLa. A LOST P0CKETB00K Brings About the Arrest of George Charownas for Theft. 'X warrant was sworn out yesterday for the arrest of George Charowhas, charging him with stealing JS.27 from Lewis Garlinghouse, the son of H. Lt Garlinghouse, a prominent farmer liv ing south of town. Young Garlinghouse says he -went in to the store kept by Charowhas, be tween Eighth and Ninth on Kansas av enue to buy some candy. He toad a pocketbook containing $8.27 of his fath er's money and he laid that on the counter while he reached Into his pock et for some change of his own. He made a purchase and went out. He had gone but a short distance when he discov ered that he had left the pocketbook on the counter and went back after it. "Where is that pocketbook?" toe ask ed of Charowhas. "I don't know," replied the proprie tor. "A little colored boy vas in here. I guess he got it." Garlinghouse and the proprietor of the place went out to the sidewalk and Charowhas pointed out a small colored boy and said he was the one. Garling house got a policeman and the boy was taken to the police station but he prov ed that he had not even been in the candy store. Charowhas was then arrested on a warrant sworn out In Justice Chesney's court. DUNNING GETS HIS WAY Mrs. Botkin's Attorney With draws Objectionable Questions. San Francisco, Dec. 22. The prosecution in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin.charg ed with the murder of Mrs. John P. Dun ning and her sister, Sirs. Deane, closed its case today. John P. Dunning, who has been in charge of the sheriff for two days for refusing to answer certain point ed questions put to him by the defense, was released from custody, the attorney for the defense withdrawing the objec tionable questions. Mr. Dunning was the principal witness today. He was hauled over the coals by the attorneys for the defense, who per sisted in trying to introduce every dis gusting detail of the case in spite of the frotasts of the witness, who clothed his anguage as wSl as circumstanoes would permit, but leaving no one in doubt as to its meaning; nevertheless, the Botkin at torneys persisted in asking pointed ques tions and insisted on the answers being givpn in absolutely unmistakable lan guagethe language of the street. Dun hins's efforts to save the ears of his listen ers met with the approbation of the more respectable of those in the court room. Carl Eisensehimmel, a writing expert, was the first witness. His testimony was necessarily of an expert nuturV and show ed almost conclusively that Mrs. Botkin was the writer of the anonymous letters, the addresser of the candy box and and the writer of the note sent with the candy. Dunning's testimonv referred to the. let ters he had received and written from and two Mrs. Botkin after he left San Frnneisco for Cuba, where he was a news paper man in the field. He explained that his hostility towards Mrs. Botkin commenced on his receipt of the news of the means used In causing his wife's death. He said that Mrs. Botkin was the iirst person he thought of who would have committed the crime. His other testimony referred to his relations with Mrs. Botkin. He exonerated Mrs. Corbeilly and Mrs. Calimberff of any wrongdoing in the case and told of their friendly acts to him and his family. Theo. Kytka, another writing expert, was called and gave practically the same testimony as his fellows. Ames and Eisen sehimmel. The prosecution then closed its case. HAVANA A PEST HOLE. Death Kate Exceeds Vienna With Six Times the Population. New Tork. Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: The American officials and private citi zens alike, after a casual inspection of Havana, generally declare the common re ports of its unsanitary and unhealthy con dition to be gross exaggerations. It requires a careful inspection to re veal how terrible the conditions now ex isting really are. The incubators of dis ease exist in the homes rather than in the streets, and death is so often seen that it becomes commonplace. These facts are revealed in their fullest hideousness only when framed with figures. General Greene had a fair appreciation of the seriousness when he first reached Havana, but it is only now, when his staff officers have made their reports. that he realizes the problem that will confront his successor. General I.udlow. Captain Davis, who has nearly complet ed his inspection of the hospitals, prisons and public buildings, shows in his report.- to General Green such a condition of af fairs as probably exists in no other city ln the world certainly in no other city of the western hemisphere. Speaking today Davis made the following striking com parison Vienna, with a million and a half popu lation, has been called the pest hole of Europe because of its death rate of more than 2'i to the thousand, yet Havana, with less than one-sixth its population, has more deaths in eleven months than Vienna has in twelve. The deaths this vear in Havana will outnumber those in Chicago by probably 5.000 and will exceed the totals of Boston, St. Louis, Baltimore and San Francisco combined." Death of Major Dearing. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 22. Major Mortimer Dearing, capitalist, died at his home today of Bright's disease. He was born in Lynchburg-, Va., in 1825; came west in '49, and for a time engag ed in freighting across the plains. Trick Rider Killed. Syracuse, N. "S., Dec. 22. Arthur R. Hall, a well known bicycle trick rider, was Instantly killed today by being struck on the head by a timber which fell six stories, crushing his skull. lie was at work on the building. Bell 'Phone Dividends. Boston, Dec. 22. The directors of the Bell Telephone company declared a dividend of 3 per cent at a meeting held here today. An extra dividend of lVa per cent was also declared. Ask your doctor how many preparations of cod liver oil there are. He will answer, "Hun dreds of them." Ask him which is the best. He will reply, "Scott's Emulsion." Then see that this is the one you obtain. It contains the purest cod-liver oil, free from unpleasant odor and taste. You also get the hy pophosphites and glycerine. All three are blended into one grand healing and nour ishing remedy. 50c and $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT BOWKE, ChemUuLN(w York, COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS At the Grand Opera House tonight Frank Daniels and his opera company will be seen in Harry B. Smith and Victor Her bert's latest work, "The Idol's Eye." This is said to be even a bigger success than "The Wizard of the Nile," with which Daniels visited Topeka two years ago. Daniels contends that the success of a comic opera depends on its having sev eral "whistlers"' in it. By "whistlers" he means tunes which) the audience can remember and whistle after the opera is over. He declares that he would not take a comic opera which did not have at least three "whistlers" in it. Four "whis tlers," he says, with other things well done, insure success. He has nine "whis tlers" in "The Idol's Eye." That the opera has proved a big success is, there fore, according to his rule, not at all sur prising. "A Trip to Coontown," a musical farce comedy presented by a company of col ored people, which is said to contain a large amount of entertaining ability, will be the attraction at the Crawford theater next Tuesday evening. It is headed by Cole and Johnson, a clever vaudeville team, who originated and staged "The Blackville Patti Troubadors." The prices will be 75, 60, 35 and 25 cents. "Gaiety Girls" will be the attraction at the Crawford theater next Wednesday evening. On the same evening Tim Mur phy in "'The Carpetbagger" will be the attraction at the Grand Opera House. On Thursday evening ""Darkest Russia" comes to the Crawford theater. "A Boy Wanted" Friday evening and Murray Mack Sat urday evening. WHY IS THIS DONE Door Opened to Smallpox by Revoking of Compulsory Vaccination. City Physician Mitchell Is keeping a careful watch for smallROx. The disease has appeared at several different places in Kansas and Topeka. is not free from dan ger for there are few localities in Kansas whose people do not drift into Topeka. There is more travel to the capital city than to any city in Kansas, and that i3 why the city board of health is somewhat exercised. To add to the fear felt by medical men the city board of education has revoked the rule requiring the vaccination of the school children. Why this was done Dr. Mitchell says he does not know, but it was done without consulting the city health officers. Soon after the schools opened City Phy sician Mitchell notified the superintendent or the schools tnat he was ready to oe- l 1. ,--T. f rn a t inn T J am a then Informed that the rule had been re voked by the board. He was powerless to do anything and the matter w&a at once dropped. "I am Keeping" a close watch," said Dr. Mitchell, "and I hope that we may be snared any cases of smallpox, but if it should appear we would 3o our best to prevent Us spread. I think that the school board did an unwise thing' in revoking- the order for compulsory vaccina tion, for no one knows at what time the disease may appear in our city. I am ready to vaccinate the children of the city schools, but the school board saya they shall not be, and that settles it." There are no cases of smallpox nearer than Marion, but there are many cases of the disease all over the -western por tion of the state, and Atchison has had one case of smallpox, news of which wa3 suppressed by the local papers there. The case has recovered, however, and it is stated the city is now free from it. MARCHIONESS A PAUPER. Her Title Powerless to Save Her From the Workhouse. Tondon, Dec. 22. The Marchioness of Donegal will eat her Christmas dinner in a London workhouse. 111. miserably clud and apparently in destitution, she applied yesterday for admittance to the Great Northern hospital, from which place she was removed to the. Islington workhouse infirmary. She explained that she was homeless and not willing to communicate with her wealthy friends or with her hus band, who is suffering from pneumonia. The story of the life of the marchioness is painful. She left her husband in lSVtf, and in lsS9 instituted separation proceed ings, with which counter charges of mis conduct were made. Unsavory details of their conjugal life were also bandied about. The marchion ess failed to obtain alimony, and has since received assistance from her friends. She was last heard of In May of this year, when she brok her leg1 in a hotel elevator and was taken to a hospital. The marquis has had a troublpd finan cial career. He was declared a bankrupt in 1SS9. with liabilities estimated at 519. 000. He then said he considered he was justified In raising half a million of money, in view of the fact that he had prospects of succeeding to an estate of 50,000 a year. But, owing to the entail, he only succeeded to 1N) a year. He was mixed up in a financial floatation this year, when he lent his name to a company pros pectus, which caused Vc Star to criticise htm as "a peer with a record of dis gracing the order to which he belonged." IT FLOATS OVER HAVANA. Russ Harrison Was Too Previous bat the Banner Still Waves. Havana. Dec. 22. It now appears that the raisins of the stars and stripes over Kort Atares yesterday by Major Russell B. Harrison was a surprise to both the United States and Spanish military com missioners. The American commission ers had agreed that no American flags should Vie raised until January 1. Major Harrison did not know this, and when told to occupy the fort with a detachment of the First North Carolina renlment he promptly raised the flag. Nevertheless, though it flies in full sight of the harbor and city, the Spaniards have not com plained that it has not been ordered down. Major General Ludlow, military gover nor of the city of Havana, arrived from the United States today and has had a long conference with General Greene. The United States and Spanish military commissioners will meet on Friday to ar range the details of the final taking over of the city on January 1. The Spanish troops withdrew last night from the strip of Havana that lies west of Chaves creek, the American guards be ing immediately moved up. The sentries of both forces are now on the bridge, but amicable relations are maintained. Tomorrow morning Major Harrison will breakfast with the Spanish colonel who is in command of that portion of the citv. He gave orders that an effigy of General Weyler that had caused a good deal of disturbance in that locality should be taken down and thousands gathered to witness the carrying out of the order. A Spanish papor manufacturer com plained to General Lee that the Cuban seneral. Julio Sanguilly, had called upon him and ordered him to display Cuban and American flags from his factory on penalty of death for refusal. General Iee Immediately had guards stationed at the factory. Last niaht several shots were fired frcm a ciear factory in Cerro at houses of Cu bans nearby. The proprietor, believing they were fired by Spaniards, complained to Major Harrison, who announced that if the tiring were repeated the factory would be closed. Coal Rates Lowered. Columbus, O.. Dec. 22. New tariffs on coal from the Ohio field went into effect today as the result of the action of the Hocking Valley road in re ducing rates to meet the competition of the West Virginia field. The rate to Columbus' is cut from 70 to 50 cents per ton, the Michigan rate from $1.15 to 5 and Chica-sro and Illinois rates from $1.50 to $1.2S. The rates will be met by competing lines. Two New Pacific Steamers. San Francisco, Dec. 22. The Pacific Mail Steamship company has given or ders for the construction of two new steamers to ply between this port and Yokohama and Hong Kong. President S. of A. R. Killed. Concord, Mass., Dec. 22. Col. Edward S. Barrett, national president of the Sons of the American Revolution, was killed by falling from a window of his home here today. H was about 60 years 0 ags. KANSASNEWS. Pratt Countj Has a Second Gil lett on a Small Scale. 0. C. Webber, a Prominent Mer chant of Sawyer, DUPES HIS CREDITORS Is Missing With Several Thous and Dollars. Sold Goods Below Cost, Often Refunding Purchase Price. Pratt, Dee. 22. Pratt county is Inter ested in a Gillett case on a smaller scale than that of the noted cattle king. O. C. Webber, a prominent young merchant and well known tn Odd Fel lows circles over the state, is missing and creditors are faere looking aXter their interests. Mr. Webber run a general store at Sawyer, a small town south of Pratt. He was popular and toad a large busi ness. tie sold several thousands of dollars worth of farm implements the past season, and was stocking up bi3 store very heavily for a town of the size of Sawyer. For some time it was sus pected that he was using more opium and other drugs than was good for him, and he soon became noted for the way he threw money around loose. He sold goods at far below cost, and aften when his clerks would sell an article he would refund a part o the purchase money to the customer. A short time ago he disappeared with three or four thousand dollars, and no trace of him has since been found. In order to protect his property from creditors, a suit was brought in the probate court to pass upon the young man's sanity, and as a result the jury found a verdict of "guilty" and Web ber's father was appointed guardian, HELD FOE. F0KGEB.Y. Two Salina ICen Arrested for At tempting to Pass Bad Checks. Salina, Dec. 22. Two very important arrests were made Tuesday by the po lice. Chas. Reedstrom and Chas. Laverty are held on the charge of forgery. A note drawn on the Farm ers' bank for $8 payable to John Steel and signed by D. S. Mitchell and Maud Mitchell was presented to Wm. Hogben with the request that it be cashed. Mr. Hogben went to the 'phone and called for Marshal Gilbert, who appear ed in a few minutes and took the young men in charge. They were arraigned in Justice Tuttle's court and their pre liminary set for today. They were each held in the sum of $500 bond and are held in the county jail. For several weeks past fraudulent checks have been passed on different merchants in the city and the police have been on the look out for the guilty parties. They feel quite sure they have the right men, though, per haps only a part of them. PROM "WASHINGTON- COUNTY. Coat Fifteen Dollars to Canvass One Vote From Honolulu. Washington, Dec. 22. It cost Wash ington county taxpayers about $15 for the commissioners to canvass the lone vote polled at Honolulu by a Wash ington county boy serving in the army there. His vote was cast for tme Popu list state ticket except on Governor, which was for Stanley. He failed to vote the county ticket. Immediately after his term of office expires A. J. Freeborn, for the last four years superintendent of schools of Washington county, will attend law school at Ann Arbor. The B. M. Railroad company, who operate about 38 miles in Washington county, have sent to Treasurer Foster the full amount of the taxes of the road, amounting to $5,362.26, for which, they get the rebate of $135.72. The Missouri Pacific, who operate 43 miles in Washington county, are taxed $8,577.88. This company sends a. draft for the first half. NEOSHO ICE GORGE. Beautiful Formation of Ice Ten Feet High Near Burlington. Burlington, Dec 22. It Is reported here today that there is an ice gorge on the Neosho river about three miles north of the Throckmorton bridge and near the Heffron or Vanlandingham ford. According to reports it is about ten feet high and extends entirely across the river, making a regular dam. If the river rises much more, this gorge may do much damage by causing the water to cut through the adjoining farms. JUNCTION CITY MTJBDEB, CASE Mrs. Krebs Held aa Guilty of the Mur der of Mrs. Craig by Coroner's Jury. Junction City, Kan., Dec. 22. The coroner's jury in the Mrs. George Craig murder case rendered a verdict late yes terday afternoon. The guilt was placed upon Mrs. John Krebs, who was placed under arrest and will have to appear in the district court, which convenes Jan. 2. Efforts have been made by Mrs. Krebs' family to induce her to make a clean confession and throw herself on the mercy of the court for killing a woman who was breaking up her home, but she refuses, to the last protesting her innocence. The woman has been subjected to the most severe examina tion, but thus far there is not a sign of her weakening from her first state ment. DEAD MAN FOUND. Unknown Personage Discovered Near Burlington, Badly Decomposed. Burlington, Dec. 22. The body of an XK0(X000)00(X0000(000 HAIR HEALTH Kever Falls to Renew Youthful Color and life to GRAY HAIR. Use DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Covers BALD spots. Stops damlrult, hair fallinc. scalp diseases. lon't stain skin or lioeo. Absolutely harmlesi. Gives Perfect Satisfaction. Best HAIR GROWER DRESSING. If your hair is FALLING, FADING or TURNING GRAY try at once DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Sold at 5uc 4er large bottle by Swift Holliday and iowiey Snow. oooooooooooooooooooooooo rjCApHESS AND HEAD NOISES CURED. Our Invisible Tube Cushions help when all else fails, as glasses help eyes. SKLF-AUJUSTISO. So PAIN. Whispers heard. Send to F H1SCOX CO., S53 Broadway, New York, for Book and Proofs FREE. unknown man was found yesterday about one mile south of Grtdley in soma weeds about 60 rods from the road. The body was that of a man about 40 years old, and had evidently been lying there five or six months. It was badly decomposed, with little left but bones. A 38 calibre revolver with all the chambers but one loaded was found under the body and a bullet of that size was found in the skull, hav ing entered from behind. There was a dollar and a cent in the pockets. The clothes were those of a working man and consisted of bat, shirt, pants and shoes. No Lights For Salina. Salina, Dec. 22. The city council at its last meeting took the following ac tion: Your committee on corporations and franchises to whom was referred a proposed contract for lighting the streets has had the same under consid eration and recommend that the con tract be not accepted for the following reasons: The city had a contract with this company for ten years and the service was very poor, the light being of a poor quality and often out on stormy nights when most needed, and the lights on the outskirts being out about one-fourth of the time. The proposed contract is for a term of five years, obligating the city to pay the sum of $15,500 at the rate of $3,100, per annum, which is greatly in excess of the levy of taxes made by the coun cil for street lighting and a larger sum by $1,300 per annum than heretofore paid for his service. The proposed contract is on the all night moonlight schedule, 2,000 hours per annum, at the annual rate of $3;100, per annum, making one-half of this sum $1,550 the sum of, lighting the streets after midnight, which we consider an unnecessary expense. Pensions for Kansans. Washington, Dec. 22. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Albert Ridlon, Coffeyville, $6. Additional Jacob M. Griggs, North Topeka, $6 to $8. Restoration and increase Wm. F. O. Federhen, Salina, $6 to $S. Increase John McDermott, Ogden, $12 to $17; Geo. W. Samples, St. Paul, $8 to $10; John A. Reed, Labette, $6 to $10; Isaac L. Skinner, Clearwater, $16 to $17; Cornelius Rakestraw, Sterling, $6 to $8: Edward Williams.Leavenworth, $6 to $8; Louis Koerner, National Mili tary home, Leavenworth, $10 to $12; Thomas H. Mattox, McCune, $6 to $10. Reissue Jacob Taylor, La Cygne, $12. FAST MAIL ENDS. Santa Fe Refuses to Renew For the Coming Tear. It is understood that the Fast Mail contract between the government and the Santa Fe has not been renewed for the coming year and that the early morning mail train will be discontinued. If any train on the Santa Fe was to be dubbed the unlucky one it would cer tainly be the Fast Mail. The Lang wreck was between the Fast Mail and No. 6 and no wreck in the history of railroading was so dis astrous to the lives of the train crew as that. Engineer Orrin Smith ran into a freight at Emporia with the mail one morning and Fireman Foley lost his life on the same train. While no railroad man will openly admit that he is afraid to run on any train still there are those in Topeka who would quit the service of the road before they would go out on the mail train. The mall train has certainly been an expensive one for special engines have been constructed for use on the fast run and the amount of passenger busi ness has been fairly good but not enough to warrant such a train were it not for the high price paid by the government for the running of the Fast Mail. Lately engine No. 252 was built espec ially for fast service. It is built after the pattern of the ten wheel Brooks engines but has eight wheels. It is a Player high pressure engine, carrying ISO pounds of steam. The drivers are 82 inches and the cylinders 18 by 24. The engine has been running east and west of Topeka and has proven herself capable of a high rate of speed. SANTA FE DIVIDEND. Directora Declare One, the First in Many Years. New Tork, Dec. 23. The directors of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Rail way company, have declared a dividend of 1 per cent on the preferred stock, the first since the reorganization of the company. The former officers and ex ecutive committee were re-elected. NEW GRAIN ROUTE To Europe Projected Which Will Save 600 Miles. Washington, Dec. 22. Consul Dickson at Gaspe Basin, Que., has made a re port to the state department in regard to the formation of a nw Transatlantic Steamship company to have its western terminus at Paspebiac on Gaspe Basin with railroad connection with the Lake Superior district. The consul says that one of the objects of the enterprise is to secure the output of western grain by an all Canadian route. Paspebiac is well situated for the pur pose, the consul says, being much near er Europe than the inland ports of Que bec and Montreal and because it will be open at the east two months longer in the winter and much earlier in the spring than the St. Lawrence cities, be sides cutting off about 600 miles of dif ficult navigation. He adds that this ad vantage will admit of the shipment of a larger quantity of western grain and also allow the western farmers a longer season in which to market their har vests. The proposed steamship line i3 between Paspebiac and Milford Haven. Wales. LOCAL MENTION. The funeral of John Schmidt, the 16-manths-old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt, took place yesterday af ternoon from the residence of the fam ily on East Curtis street. Sergeant Tim Donovan returned from Cottonwood Falls last night with Harry Morton who is wanted here for bur glarizing the bicycle store of L. B. Wyman on West Eighth street. Morton was turned over to the state for trial. The store was robbed of a shotgun and a dozen cyclometers last week. The tiurglar broke in through a bacH win dow. Morton was found at Cottonwood Falls with the stolen articles in his posssession. Mr. P. I. Bonebrake said today: "The impression has gotten out that only invited persons shall attend the in augural ceremonies. This Is not so for everybody tn Kansas and their mothers, cousins, sisters and aunts are invited t attend, hut a few invitations will be cent to parties living out f tba atata," In Considering an Investment The Most Important Points of consideration Ist The safest form of security back of 2nd. The best return from it. 3rd. On-i that can be readily converted into cast Investn.ents in the shares of THE SAV INGS AND LOAN are from the stand point of security and earning power iden tically the tame as a loan to soma individ ual secured by a first mortgage on im proved real estate, with the ADDED AD VANTAGE of having a strong corpora tion care for the mortgage, collect the In terest and pay the same to the investor every six months, or compound the same; besides. Investment can be cashed on rea sonable notice. Secure a booklet. Assets, $1SO.OOO. THE SAVINGS AND LOAN AS3'N, 534 Kansas Avenue. miiiiMiiiiimjwiKuiiliimiiiiuiiaiiiiu.iaililrTniiiwuawraiiiiBmm I Are 5ca Goina a$t? I j If yon re looking for comfortibl trip, wwmM W most delightful arwBery, In goinj to w York, Ph:Ia- Mphl&, or amahor pulnu, yoa cans ds battar tlua to 3 take thm Z ILEHIGH VALLEY 1 1 RAILBOAD from Buffalo or rVIar Fall aaatward. The route is thrftugh k refc of I UNRIVALLED SCENERY 1 E nelnAiD historic Tailrya. rtotrnUlB B4hta rmbiaaj 2 5 rivera and placid UkcS. Tbi la 1M rata of Um H BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS 3 between Buffalo and New York, FUlaaUlpbla thm s f s handsomest train I n tb wr-rl. 3 All through day train a cmriy yil&l&g call aatTfaj 3 MEALS a la CARTE. t Fori lluarratrd rlesrrlptlra book qb tbla roof, or Inform- e Hon aa to rates of fare, U sand your mddraaa, with four eeata IT in ftanip, to Chas. 8. Lee Gen. Past, Aest, Saw Yrk. BIMlJUItlMtlHIIlUIUililiMUUIIillllimiUri SMOKE KLAUER'5 GOLD BUCL 5 cfent Cizar KIT'S CREAM BALM is a positive cure. Apply into the noatrilB. It is quickly absorbed. BO cents at Drn?eists or by mail samples 10c by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warrea Su, New Yor Citjr. Union Miners' Programme. Columbus. O., Dec. 22. A dispatch special from Massillon, O.. says: M. D. Ratchford, before leaving here for the miners' headquarters at Indianapo lis, said regarding the Jones anti-screen mine law: "At our next convention, we are going to make a stand for the run of mine system for all the states repre sented. We are ready to make conces sions to secure this change and we feel certain that the operators are anxious for it, particularly if it is made a na tional affair." Brooms 'Will Cost More. Chicago, Dec. 22. Hereafter brooms will cost cents apiece or more. Members of the broom manufacturers" association met here today and by a unanimous Vote decided to advance the price. of brooms 25 cents a dos-.en. The opinion Was exgressed that an addi tional advance was certain to be made within the next few weeks. There is said to be a serious shortage in broom corn and this was given as the reason for the advance. Fope Asks Carlos to Quit. London, Dec. 22. The Rome correspond ent of the Dally Chronicle says: In re sponse to another appeal from the Queen Regent of Spain the pope has confidtn tially written Don, Carlos asking him to stop the Carilst agitation. A Postal Telegraph Bill. Washington. Dec. 22. Senator Allen hai introduced a bill for the establishment of a postal telegraph system. Good Things. That add a relish to your meal. Silver Leaf Sweet Pickles, Mince Meat, Cat sup, Celery Relish, and Sweet India Chow Chow. OTTO KUEHNE CO. Manufacturers. Our own home make, ask your grocer for them, they are better than the so called best. Silver Leaf Sweet Pickles, Mince Meat, Celery Relish, Catsup and Sweet Indian Chow Chow. OTTO KUEHNE CO. Rheumatism Cured in a Say. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in I 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, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka. For external piles, cuts, burns and bruises, old sores, eczema and all skin diseases Beggs" German Salve stands today without a peer. It is an old reli able remedy and if used freely wounds will heal without a scar. Be careful to get "Beggs" and be sure of a speedy cure. For sale by all druggists. Beggs' German Salve. Is used In every house, writes one man from a country town. Entire neighbor hood use it, for Piles, Cuts. Burns. Bruises and all skin diseases. The fame of its cures necessarily spread from town to town; friends tell friends what Beggs' German Salve has done, and the whole people acknowledges its merit, its healing qualities and its power of allaying pain. For sale by ail drug gists. Tr fi t It is far wiser to keep U fc? disease away than to fight it after Wisdom ;.CSS,3 dose of HQs tetter's Stomach Bitters makes peo ple hangTy at meal time, and gives the digestive apparatus power to g-et fall nutrition out of food. XF Hostetter's maintained,' the blooa kept tOmaCll pure, u'4 uib asa can't find a footbeld. Bitters jdr fca

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22. 1893 Another Lot of Neckwear Came in Today. Those $1.00 kind found nowhere else, Our Price, Full Dress Vests, the Correct kind, four Buttons, no other is right. Oxford Mufflers Elegant Silks. HandSOme Umbrellas. No Charge for Engraving. Full NEW GOLD CAMP. Bush to Dawson City, Colorado, is Increasing. Town Lots Are Selling Like Hot Cakes AT FROM S60 TO 8S0. About 2,000 People Tisited the Camp Today. Ore From the "Copper King" Shows Much Free Gold. Canon City, Colo., Tec22. The Cop per King ls'a,'g.reat -hlS prospect. The special committee at" mining experts are satisfied of this7 and if the assays of samples selected give the returns the indications seem to warrant, then it will become a mine. The party of experts and newspaper men were conducted to the property today by County Commissioner Henry AVhite and Deputy Warden Mack Pryor. Hours were spent in looking over the spot from which the richest specimens were said to have come, samples of the ore were obtained, and then two shots were placed. Before the smoke had cleared away the whole party had returned to the hole, raking over the freshly scattered debris. The larger pieces were broken up and a critical inspection made of all to make sure that no free gold escape the eye. This was the test which was to decide the fate of the camp and prove the value of the claim, and it was suc cessful. Several specimens of rock similar to that exhibited by the Dawsons and others were secured, each glistening with gold in its native state, giving evidence that free gold exists in the vein. In a large measure this was con vincing that the other specimens had been taken from the same vein, but the experts were not to be caught. So to make assurance doubly sure some sam ples of the entire vein matter from the hole where the shots were fired, to the very top of the mouth, were taken. These will be subjected to the most critical analysis, the result of which will determine the nature of the official expert report. Iater in the day, and after nearly everyone intending to do so had return ed to the city. S. E. Thomas, a leading bicycle merchant of Canon, and chair man of the Populist county central committee, picked a piece of rock from the vein which, perhaps, would 'weigh two pounds. Upon the surface of this Prices Thcit Talk! We work all night tonight and tomorrow night making our Candies fresh for Xmas eating. These prices and the variety are what sell our Candy A Good Mixed Candy, per lb oc A Cream Mixed Candy, per lb 10c A Broken Mixed Candy, 3 lbs. for. .25c A French Mixed Candy, per lb. 12JaC Better Grade Mixed Candy, per lb. 15c Handmade Chocolates, per lb loC Yankee Peanut Candy, per lb 1 0c Our Cream Taffy, per lb 10c Our Cream Caramels, per lb 10c Our Superfine Line of Chocolate and Creams, were 40c, we will sell Tomorrow, per lb 25c Fruits and Nuts at Cut Prices. Remember, we have Two Stores. You Cau't Miss Us. Our Candy ....Kitchen, 530 Kansas Ave. Branch Store, 500 Kans. Ave. BURG. E. ZEIS, Dress Gloves with Silk Fourchettes, found only at rock there was no indication of free gold whatever, but upon breaking it a seam was exposed which carried gold in sufficient quantities to do away with the necessity of using a glass to see it. Tomorrow he will investigate his speciment more thoroughly in an en deavor to ascertain as near as possible how much gold it really does contain. Several other people obtained big: speci mens and all were fully satisfied. The beginning of the first trouble In camp was averted today by a com promise. A Canon City boy had set a stake, but had not complied with the law. A Vidtor man, seeing that the claim was a good one, restaked it and began his assessment work. Finding his right appropriated by another, the Canonite started a row, but at the sug gestion of the claim jumper it was com promised, the Victor man relinquishing a half interest on condition that the partner do all the work necessary to hold the claim and pay all the expenses. Town lots are going like hot cakes and the townsite company is kept busy surveying new ones. Prices today .ranged from $60 to $!0. and is the second rise. The starting price was. $40 for in side lots and $60 for corners. The lots are 2fxl25 feet. In order to secure title the company has been requiring a cash payment of $10, and balance when the contract for deed is given. Hereafter one-half the purchase price will be de manded at time of transfer, the balance as before. Probably 13 or 20 foundations were laid today and half a dozen or more buildings erected. Kstimates place the number of people who visited Dawson City today at from 1,000 to 2.000 and perhaps half the number sought the scene of the recent discovery. No new strikes have been authen tically reported. A story is current in the hotel lobby today that a vein has been traced and staked for a distance of three miles on the north side of the river, beginning near the hanging bridge. An assay of $7 was secured from float picked up on the High Point claim of Fulton. Bowman Co. ONLY MALE CHILD. Ever Born in the White House Now a Clerk in a Lodging House. tChicago Inter-Ocean. Eamett Walker, nephew of President Polk, and the only male child ever born in the White House at Washington, is now a clerk in a ten-cent lodging house on South Clark street. James K. Polk's private secretary was J. Knox Walker, the son of the president's sister, the beautiful Sallie Polk Walker. During Polk's adminis tration Secretary Walker and his wife lived at the executive mansion, and here Barnett Walker was born in 1S49. President Polk and his wife were child less, and the advent of the baby at the White House was a gala event for them, as well as for the nephew's fam ily. Barnett Walker's mother, the sister of Polk, married a second time, and is now living in good health at Carthage, Mo., as Mrs. H. L. Boone. Barnett Walker has had an interest ing career in his fifty-year descent from the White House to a cheap lodging house in Chicago's levee district. He is still a typical southern gentleman, tall, good looking, and with hair turning slightly gray. He dresses well and is invariably polite to all the tough lodg ers, who call him "Mr. Walker." Not many of them ever get well enough acquainted to call him "Barney." Ap parently Walker is satisfied with his present position. At least he never complains. Like his distinguished uncle, he has been an officeholder. He was appointed a jMilway postal clerk in the southwest by President Grant, and held the place nine years. 1'nder Cleveland he held a good clerkship in the treasury department at Washington for five years, and under President Harrison he had a place in the internal revenue service. Walker has a fine education, and has been a great reader and traveler. He has letters of recommendation written at various times by senators and other prominent politicians. The only letter ever written to any of the departments by Mrs. James K. Polk was sent to ex Postmaster Jewell, in Walker's behalf. Despite these seeming advantages Barnett Walker is now clerk of one of the cheapest lodging houses on Clark street. Although Barnett Walker is the only male child ever born in the White House, two little girls were born there before 1S49. President Tyler had a niece born at the executive mansion, and the other was a niece of Oeneral Sam Donelson, of Tennessee. This lat ter was Sara Donelson and she w as born during the administration of Andrew Jackson. This girl. now the widow of Ca baness Wilson, was until quite recently a clerk in the treasury department at Washington. Brice's Flans Will Be Carried Out Akron. O., Dec. 22. T. O. Baker, gen eral freight and passenger agent of th Northern Ohio railway, who is just home from a conference at Tndianapolis, says that the death of ex-Senator Cal vin S. Price will not delay the consoli dation of the so-called Brice lines. The arrangements have progressed too far to permit any back steps. Souvenirs of the .Carnival Queen at Vogenitz, 632 Kansas avenue. The Sisters of Saint Francis Clinton. Towa. write under the date of January 21. 1898: About six months ago a very reverend clergyman recommended "liegan's Kheumatism 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 Hollklay. Drug Co.. W. H. Wilson. Arnold Drug Co. Souvenirs of the Carn ,-nl Queen at Vogenitz, 632 Kansas avenue. 50c I 602 Kansas Ave. Successor to C. 0. JOHNSON. I ANOTHER COURT OF CLAIMS May Be Established for the Philip pice Islands. New Tork, Dec. 22. A dispatch to the World from Washington, says: Dr. David J. Hill, assistant secretary of state, said that the disposition of the property of the Catholic church in the Philippines rests with congress and not with the state department. He con tinued: "I should think that a court similar to that which was organized af ter the annexation of our Mexican pos sessions will be the proper way to de termine the ownership or landed es tates. This court of private land claims has examined the title of innumerable pieces of church property in New Mex ico, Arizona and California and it has given universal satisfaction. "There is no reason whatever for Catholics to think that their churchmen will not be honorably treated by the United States government. Nor is there any reason for anyone to believe that the administration will not proceed on broad lines, aiming to form for the Philippine islands a government which will develop them socially, religiously and materially" BUILD BIU FLATS. Nordquist to Improve the Corner of Sixth and Topeka Avenues. The three lots on the southeast corner of Sixth and Topeka avenues have been sold to Andrew Nordquist and they will be improved in the spring. Mr. Nordquist is a contractor and builder and he purchased the lots for the pvirpose of erecting one or more rental buildings upon them. The front age on Topeka avenue is 75 feet and on Sixth avenue 150 feet, and Mr. Nord quist is considering a plan to cover the jU'operty with flats. It is especially available for that purpose, for it is lo cated in one of the most accessible places in the city and is also in a de sirable residence location. The property belonged to Orrln T. Welch and it could have been sold for $15,000 several years ago, but when the boom collapsed no one wanted it and it was allowed to grow up with under brush and trees. Mr. Nordquist bought the property for $3,500. or only a little over $1,000 per lot. The underbrush and trees have been cleared away and every thing is being made ready to commence the work on the improvements in the spring. If a large flat is not built on the property three or four houses will be constructed for rental purposes and Mr. Nordquist promises that they shall be a credit to the city. It A ILS FOR SIBERIA. Maryland Concern Closes Contract for 90,000 Tons. New Tork, Dec. 22. In its review of trade conditions the Iron Age says to day: The year 1S9S, with its extraordinary reord for production, closes with a burst of activity unparalleled in the history of the industry, except in the yoar iS79. An enormous tonnage has been placed for 18D9 delivery, but at very low prices. An increasing number of producers, having their order books in good shape for many months to come, are virtually withdrawn from the market or are asking higher prices. 1 he western markets for foundry irtmi have been comparatively quiet during the past week, but there has been continued activity in the east, where the furnaces had been relatively 1 "wer for some time past. These fur nars have now advanced prices and are calling a halt. In steel material Pittsburg notes sal-:? of one block of 65.000 tons of Bessemerpig- In the east there have b:n a number of sales of round lots of Basic pig iron at the range of $10.25 to 75. There has not been much doing in steel, east or west. Makers of billets are firm on the basis of $16 Pittsburg, and $1.:5 to $17.50 in eastern Pennsyl vania. Buyers, however, are resisting the advance. To what extent and in what manner the tin plate consolidation has control of the supply of tin plate bars has not transpired. It is regard ed as probable that some arrangements inu.st have been made. In the rail trade the event of the week has been the sale by the Maryland -Steel company of 90,000 tons of rails to Asictic Russia, thus following up the former sal of 40,000 tons to the sari.e par! its. The report of a sale of 35.000 tons lor Australian delivery cabled from London looks like a belated reference to an old transaction. The Pennsyl vania railroad is in the market for a l iriii; lot of rails. The wire trade is de veloping strength. Rods are scarcer anl -jrerly high prices have been paid by Canadians. The negotiations for the control of large additional plants by ;h. leading interest have actively pro frrosfed and are reported to have re sulted in the acquisition of one im portant establishment in the Cincinnati district. Further orders have come to the platu mills east and west and they are now so overloaded with work that prices are being advanced and business is being turned down. An interesting transac tion was the sale of a lot of 4.000 tons of latcs for export at Philadelphia. Ti.i makers of structural material are get'ing a fair amount of business for this season of the year and indications 'in, to a full volume of work for 1S4.I. l.i the west, particularly, all the con cerns that supply material for car bn.lding are very heavily engaged, some of them being full of work for the first half of 1S99. Tn a few lines prices, are still irregular. There is complaint of cutting of prices in sheets, while in cotton ties a lively struggle for orders is progressing in some markets in the south. The cast iron pipe makers are figuring on a lot of about 20.000 tons for Yoko hama. The prospects for a heavy ex port trade next year are regarded as promising. At the close of this week the execu tive committee of the American Tin Plate company is to discuss and deter mine the policy of the consolidation on prices. The metal trade is looking for ward to the decision with the keenest interest. ON TO THE PACIFIC. Two Jlore Transcontinental Lines in Prospect. Chicago, Dec. 22. The Chronicle says: There are strong indications that the Chicago. Burlington Quincy and the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific roads are figuring on extending their lines to the Pacific coast. The absorption of the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands by this country. It Is expected by the owners of these roads, will open tip an immense trans-continental rail business, both east and west bound. The recent deal by which the Santa Fe will have its own line into San Francisco in the spring, has awak ened the officers of the competing semi-trans-continental roads. An officer of one of the western roads who has Just come from the coast and who takes a keen interest In railroad affairs out there, says: "I would not be surprised to wake up some morning and find the trans-continental situation further complicated by the announcement that the Burlington was to be extended to the Pacific ocean. The Burlington is a good deal nearer the coast than most people imagine, and I understand that this road has been surveying through Idaho all summer one line through Nez Perces Pass and another through Lola Pass. I under stand also that two or three Independ ent lines that are now being built In western Idaho and northeastern Oregon are intended eventually to form part of the proposed western extension of the Burlington. "Another point of interest in this con nection is the fact that the Burlington is a large holder of valuable terminal and dock property "at Gray's Harbor, which would be of great value to the company were it to enter the Oriental trade. Such an extension would also form a sort of short route from Tacoma to New Orleans." Denver, Colo., is now the western terminus of the Rock Island, and Bil lings, Montana, is the end of the Bur lington's tracks. It has been reported that the former company, would soon purchase the Colorado Midland, which would place its terminus 400 miles far ther west. Billings, Montana, the end of the Burlington, is 1,020 miles from Tacoma, or a little farther than Ogden Is from San Francisco. While President Purdy of the Rock Island denies the re port that his company is figuring on absorbing the Midland, nothing definite can be learned regarding the Burling ton's intentions. SANTA FE PURCHASE. Secures Water Front Facilities in San Francisco Price $387,750. San Fmnrisro, Cal., Deo. 22. The Santa Fe railroad company has completed negotiations for the purr-hase of water front property in this city. The price. $387. 50. will be paid and the deeds record ed today. Improvements will be commenced on the property in about three months. It is to be used for handling" freight hat is to come in via the Valley rnnd. The freight will be brought across the bay from Point Richmond in cars loaded on barges. DOESN'T LIKE IT. Representative Taylor Still Throwing Cold Water on the Special Session. It Is difficult for Representative Ed win Taylor, of Wyandotte county, to make up his mind that the special ses sion is a good thing. He breaks out in remonstrances against it every little w hile and persists in pouring- cold water on it. "I didn't want to come up here to any fool special session," he said to a Jour nal reporter. "There w asn't any earth ly use of having it at all, and I am sor ry I am here. I kicked on it as hard as I could, but now that I am here I sup pose I might as well do the best I can." MAJOR DALLAS OUT. He Withdraws From the Firm of Kossington, Smith Dallas. The firm of Rossington, Smith Dal las has dissolved. Major J. E. Dallas retiring from tMe firm. The dissolution was not caused by a disagreement but on account of the ap pointment Major Dallas has received as one of the receivers of the Trust com pany of America. His withdrawal from the firm may prevent the fight that was about to be made to oust him from the receivership. The objection to his ap pointment was made on the ground that the firm acted as attorneys for the company. Major Dallas was seen today but re fused to say anything for publication except that he had withdrawn from the tl.nf tuffi v.. w nn q;r.n I ill in aim luak lucic uccu uisa- e-repmpnt. THE POTTERY COMBINE Will Be Consummated Within the Next Ten Days. Pittsburg, Dec. 21. The work of com pleting the combination of the pottery companies of the T'nited States to be known as the American Pottery com pany, with a capital of $27,000,000, is ex pected to be consummated in New York within the next ten days. Colonel Tay lor of East Liverpool. O., will probably be the president of the new combine, And the central office will be in New York, with branches in Trenton, East Liverpool and Pittsburg. It is said that prices will not be advanced, as present prices are perfectly satisfactory, but greater profits can be secured by con centration of efforts and cutting down the cost of manufacture and distribu tion. Marriage Makes Them Citizens. Springfield. 111.. Dec. 22. Tn the contested election case of O. H. TJrirrham against P. C. Stanford the court lavs down the rule that alien born women become natur alized when they marry citizens of the state. The appellant was elected a mem ber of the board of education in T,iving ston county and his election was contested on the ground that a number of alien wo rtV'n. the wives of citizens, had been per mitted to vote at the election. The court declares that the marriage of an alien born woman to a citizen is sufficient to make her a citizen, and that she may vote under the same law that other wo men vote under. A New Treaty With Mexico. New York. Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Herald from the City of Mexico says Am bassador Clayton and the minister for for eign affairs. Senor Marisial. have agreed upon the form and bustance of the new extradition treaty between the United Slates and Mexico, which is thought to be acceptable to both governments. America and England Protest Pekin, Dec. 22. The United States minister here, Edwin W.Conder, has en tered a protest against the proposed ex tension of French jurisdiction at Shang hai. This added to the vigorous British protest on the same subject will un doubtedly stiffen Chinese resistance to the French demand, but. unless the Chi nese are sustained, they will be com pelled eventually to yield. CHARLEY L0JED CLARENCE One Boy's Had Infatuation for An other Gets Him in Trouble. Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 22. Chas. E. Richardson, 22 years old, an employe of the Waterbury Clock company, re cently became madly infatuated appar ently with Clarence B. Bostwick. a young man of about his own age. Both are active members of the Young Men's Christian association. Richardson's af fection was as strong and full of fervor as a woman's, love. At the start it rather amused Bost wick, but as it grew he determined to break the attachment at any cost. So far there had been no harm done. But the work of breaking it was more than he bargained for. Richardson cried like a child, clung to Bostwick night and day, and when he had the opportunity dogged him from store to store in the public streets like a detective. He spoke to him pleadingly on his way home in the dark of the evening and wrote him the most pathetic love letters imaginable, some of them real curiosities from a literary standpoint. He expressed the greatest anguish because Bostwick had begun to be attentive to a young woman of Waterbury. Thoroughly alarmed at last Bostwick decided to go to the police for protec tion, but Richardson, apparently divin ing his intention, assaulted him with brass knuckles. This brought matters to a climax and Richardson was arrest ed. In court he admitted his love for Bostwick, and confessed to the assault, pleading piteously for clemency on ac count of his love. The young woman to whom Bostwick was attentive was the chief witness for the prosecution. The case has been continued in the hope that Richardson's ardor will cool. Richardson appears to be normal on all other subjects. CLOSED AFTER 29 TEARS. New TJnion'Depot Ticket Office Open ed in Kansas City. Kansas City. Dec. 22. Six workmen lifted together and a big walnut case con taining $1,000,000 worth of railroad tickets passed into the new ticket office of the Union depot last night the first to take ip its new abode. For twenty-six years it had stood on the west side of the old office and vieldeil ur thousands of printed slips of colored paper to emigrants that have populated the Pacific coast. Twelve thousand return tickets to the Pacific coast, valued at $90 each, are now contained in the cabinet, eight feet long and eight feet high. The transfer of the furniture of the ticket office was a signal event in the his tory of the old depot building. For 29 years, a period covering the growth and development of the middle west, the nass age before the two ticket windows has been a needle's eye for a lare part of the migrating passengers who found homos in states to the westward. Altogether 180.000 tickets in the local ticket case were moved. They were to points out of Kansas City. Ten thousand coupon tickets in addition to the round trip tickets in the $1,000,W1 case, mention ed, were transferred. Nearly all of the coupon tickets will be replaced with a new stock when the new cases, now be ing made in Chicago, are put in. Many of those on hand have been in stock for years, and are soiled and dog-cared. The railroad companies are all planning to fit the depot out with new sets. LIT ED TO BE NEARLY 109 And Had Used Tobacco From His Childhood. Malone. N. T, Dec. 22. Xews of the death of Patrick Haggerty, probably the oldest men in the state, reached his friends in Malone today. Mr. Haggerty would have been 109 years old the 17th of March next and was wonderfully pre served mentally and physically. He en joyed his newspaper reading the finest type readily without glasses. He was regular in his habits and was always an inveterate smoker from childhood, when he commenced fhe use of tobacco on the advice of physicians. He resided a few miles south of town. FERRY SUPERINTENDENT Commits Suicide by Shooting Him self Twice. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 22. Early today John A. Severns, superintendent of the D. M. Ferry Seed company, committed suicide at his residence. Mrs. Severns was aroused from her sleep by the shots and found her hus band lying dead on the kitchen floor with one bullet in his head, another through his heart and the revolver still clutched in his hand. Mr. Severns had been in poor health for some time and is said to have shown signs of insanity for the past few days. For nineteen years Mr. Severns had been connected with the D. M. Ferry company and was one of their trusted employes. He was 40 years of age and was a son of Judge Severns of the United States district court of Grand Rapids. FLINT GLASS COMBINE. 26 Firms Have Already Joined Backed by British Capital. Pittsburg, Pa.. Dec. 22. The proposed combination of all the leading flint glass bottle manufacturers in the United States will probably be completed by the promoters now in session in this city. Already 26 of the largest flint glass manufacturing establishments concerned have entered the combina tion, which is to be backed principally by British capitalists. The greater part of today was spent in securing options of the plants from the various manu facturers. The work along this line is expected to be completed tomorrow. LOGAN CLAIM DENIED.' Sirs. Logan Tries to Recover From Illionis for Services of Her Husband. Springfield, 111.. Dec. 22. The court of claims has denied the claim of Isaac R. Hitt, Mary S. Logan, widow of General John A. liOgan and Catherine Wilt shire for $30,600. The claim was for services alleged to have been rendered by Hitt. John A. Logan and Wiltshire in securing the refunding of the direct tax on Illinois. The claim was rejected because not filed with the state auditor within two years after it matured; and the constitution provided that the legis lature shall not authorize payment of claims based on contracts not expressed or implied by law. Oregon and Iowa Sail. New York, Dee. 22. A Herald dis patch from Valparaiso says: The un der secretary for foreign affairs has been dismissed from office under grave charges. The Oregon and Iowa sailed yesterday. The people gave the Ameri can sailors a cordial reception. The United States minister visited the bat tleships. Wabash Takes It Back. St. Louis. Dec. 22. General Passenger Agent Crane of the Wabash h?s notilied the special committee of the "Western Passemrtr association, composed of Chair man Caldwell and General Passenger Agent Townsend of the Missouri Pacific, that on account of fhe changed attitude of the Chicago and Alton, the notice given by the Wabash of withdrawal from the as sociation would be at once canceled. 604-606-608 K AVENUE. flip1 wilful w 1 .,L -x ufiful Furnishings opriate Christmas gifts for men. They t "Make aprjroDriate Christmas sifts for men. are inexpensive and most acceptable. S,eac:?' n.dkh::::'25c 35c a 50c Men's all-Linen Handkerchiefs, C QCn each toOJO Silk Suspenders. H r Q(ir put up in fancy boxes.... i Jw and vJO KidGIoves, RHp Q 1 Kfl lined or unlined. JUt to l?lmJJ Silk Hufflers in New Oxford style, Q QC each J 1 Dunlap and Knox Hats, tfjn QC CO Hf each ijU-&3 and ipu.tU Smoking Jackets 53.45 to $6.45 t BOYS' and CHILDREN'S USEFUL CHRIST MAS GIFTS. Boys Fancy Reefers, ages 3 to 8, prices from... S2.25 to $6.03 Larger Boys Chinchilla Reefers, price S4.45 Boys Christmas Neckwear In all the new colors. price..... 25 and 50c Boys' white and colored Laundered Shirts and Waists, collar attached or detached.. 50 and 75o Boy's brown or blue Corduroy Leggings, price 95c and $1.25 Boys Gloves and Mittens, lined Big Reductions in Children's Clothing days, all for NEW CRAWFORD THEATER. The only Theater Lighted, Heated, Cooled and Ventilated Without a Fire or Boilsr In the Building ToNight, 8:15, HOYTS COMEDY CO., Mon. Christmas, liis THURS. Eve. 8:15 29th PULSE OF greater new york. Darkest Russia. Headed by WM. A. LANG, (Late principal Comedian with Hanlou Bros' Superba.) ami an all-star east. rni Cvo 'JfWV, Tne Laughing success! 12 1U SVI-.CIALTIES! rKL fcVC OU til. K very thin;; New and Up to Date! TUES. 27trT Eve. 8:15 A Boy Wanted. TRIP TO COON TOWN, sat. 31 st. WED. Eve. 8il5 28th. Gaiety Girls. Murray and Hack SAVED BY A BIRD. Passenger Train Narrowly Escapes Being Wrecked. Austin, Tex., Dec. 22. The north bound passenger train on the I. -r. jn. railroad narrowly missed a serious wrerk fortv miles below here through the intervention of a bird. Some mis creant had tied a rail securely across the track. Just a few miles before reaching the spot, a bird, blinded by the headlight. flew against the glass, breaking it and extinguishing the light. This necessitated running slowly to the next station. The train proceeding at reduced speed struck the obstruction, tearing up the track and damaging the front of the engine, but no one was in jured. DUEL m THE STREET. Two Men Fight With Pistols on a Chicago Thoroughfare. Chicago, Dec. 22. In the midst of crowds of pedestrians on Kinsey street, close to the passenger depot of the Northwestern railway, last night two men engaged in a desperate encounter with revolvers. One of them was killed, and the other probably owes his life to the fact that his antagonist's weapon contained an empty cartridge. Dennis K. niley, a detective employed by the Chicago Northwestern railway, is the victim of the encounter, and his slayer is Joseph. A. Mayer of Pleasant Plain, ..25 an1 50c Boys' and the Holi- i Many Beautiful Christmas Gifts X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- -K CAN BE FOUND AT E. II. PHILLIPS', Jeweler,

X-X- X- Tel. 603. X- 617 Kansas Ave. -tHr-k Wisconsin. The men had at one time been friends, but lately had become estrang ed because of a business deal. The oid quarrel was renewed when they met on the street, and finally Kiley drew a. revolver. Mayer then drew his weapon and the two men stood facing one an other with levelled revolvers. Crowd of people scattered in alarm as they saw the flash of the weapons and Mayer and Kiley had full possession of the sidewalks. The pause between the two men was brief. Almost simultaneous y they began working the triggers of their revolvers. Riley's weapon failel to act but Mayer's was discharged ami the bullet struck his adversary abov the heart. Mayer then fired a second time and wounded Kiley over the Wt eye. The detective dropped to the side walk, while Mayer advanced and stool over his body. He was taken into cus tody without trouble. il 71 if 1 x

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TOPEgA STATE JeTTRNAIi, TElURSBA W?fWQ IEOEMBER 22, TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. By FEAXK P. MAC LENSAN. VOLUME XXV No. 303 TT-'RMS Tf RTTRSfR TPTTON. rally edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cents a weeK to any pari 01 iupra vi suiinrhs. or at the same rtrice in any Kan sas town- where this paper has a carrier system. A mail rtna t ...S3.W By maii. three months f U'pfkiv edition, fine vpar.: .w PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 and 02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NKW YORK OFFTCE. Temple Court Bids'-. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stork Exchange Building-. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFTCE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone Bi7 Altgeld Is showing a disposition to crowd Carter Harrison against the rail ing:. It is "expansion" if you are in favor of it; cut "imperialism' if you are pp posed. Hobson may as well steer clear of Japan While n the. Orient" The Japa nese girl3 don't kiss. After Hobson leaves San Francisco he is likely to think that it is a long time between kisses. The fact that wages are advancing in many quarters seems powerless so far, to cause some people to go to .work. The country may as well let Pingree have a term in the "White House and have done with it. A palmist has told him that he will live to be 98 years old. The outlook is good for two canals uniting the Atlantic and the Pacific. The Panama company lias secured a new lease of life from the Colombian government. The war bonds are now quoted at $1.07 in the market and it- may be con fidently asserted that the nation's credit has not yet suffered from terri torial expansion. Senator Butler appears anxious to get his bill for pensioning- confederate sol diers tnto the senate before the presi dent has time to make any explanation of his Atlanta speech. Pew men, even among the rich of America could settle a wheat deal and furnish a daughter with a regal ward robe all in one year as Ita Leiter lias done, without "pinching." There are now two vacancies in the position of ambassador at foreign cap itals to fill. Disappointed candidates for United States senatorships may ob tain something equally as good. When Hobson gets to Manila: the government will be prepared to play see-saw with the ships of any enemy which may appear. Dewey will sink them and Hobson will raise them. Changes in the diplomatic service eeem to about keep pace with changes In the president's cabinet. Almost ev ery time a cabinet member resigns an ambassador is recalled to fill his place. Commercial Tribune: Ninety-eight 53 a record-breaking year. If '99 and 1900 Jteep up the good work, the century will pass out with the United States at the head of all the nations on the face of the earth. Barium's widow appears to have qualified herself for taking up the great showman's life work where he left it. She might pose In the "Greatest Show on Earth" as the woman who has mar ried into all nations. The annexation of territory acquired by the war will probably put an end to the agitation of the immigration question. There will be so many routes by which foreigners can enter United States territory that it will be useless to try to keep them out. That class of people which believes that the earth is the common heritage of man 13 not likely to complain. General Shafter has appeared volun tarily before the war investigation com mission and testified that there was no mismanagement whatever.in connection with the Santiago campaign. He was there and ought to know. He said he was compelled to erect a platform in or der to mount his horse but thought he should not be criticised for that. The commission had sent for General Miles but Shafter beat him to it. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. 'After a man gets old the only kind of good luck he has is to wake up from a had dream, and be thankful that it was not true. There is one thing, among others, to he said to the credit of the church go ing man; he may be seen on the streets with his wife at least once a week. "I must be getting old," said a woman today. "All the friends I go to see are in trouble. I can remember when I didn't have a friend who had a grief." -t The girl who gives out the change in a retail store has more to say about be ing a business woman than the proprie tor of a big wholesale house has to say about being a. business man. i An Atchison old girl, who has a very good opinion of herself, recently had all the conceit taken out of her in a very unusual way. Her sisters found a diary she had written in when she was 16, and read extracts from it to her once a day for a week. At the end of the week she hadn't enough, pride left to curl her back hair. If you want to "do" anything for people, let it take the shape of money. A man is before the probate court to day to be examined as to his sanity. The evidence against him is conclusive: he told a lady friend that he did not tike her minister. The better eensa a man has, the longer the recollection of a whipping stays with him. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New York Press. When a woman swears she'never means it. As between love and a cigar, "they both burn out too soon. It isn't the petticoats. It'a the woman's way of showing them. Orange blossoms smell stale after thirty; after forty they are sweet again. When you like a married woman she knows' why you don't marry somebody else. If all the unmarried men who married women think have been too late went abroad there would be no bachelors in the country. i The best women friends one has hate the others. When a man loves he ia sure it is one sided. I If she is sure she has got you she isn't sure she wants you." Many a man gets married because some other woman wents him to. Married women are better because you can sit in a corner with them with; oilt their suspecting you want to" be come a husband. CHICAGO NEWS FROyERBS. Love and coins are. sometimes tested by the ring". Professional wrestlers are speculators for a fall. f A man is apt to drink mineral water when he feels rocky. A good sized dining room is to be found in an empty stomach. In politics and courtship a third party is usually undesirable. Experience teaches people a lot of things they would rather not know. The tongue is about the only muzzle- loading weapon that hasn't been dis carded. The door mat may not be a thing of beauty, but it always gets there with both feet. Poets often affect carelessness In their garments for the same reason that tramps travel in freight cars. When a man gets into trouble the majority of those- who call to sympa thize with him are only after the par ticulars. The better half of the family never knows quite as much about how the other half lives as she would like to know. Science teaches us that the sun draws water from the earth. The spots on the sun are no doubt caused by what it draws from the Chicago river. "RED HOT" NEWS. Intense Intsrest in the Legislature and the Administration. Kansas people are always wide awake. They are readers of newspa pers, of course. Everybody reads in Kansas, and everybody ought to read along with his home papers, a good, bright, interesting, reliable, daily paper printed at the capital city of 'the best state in the union. The Topeka Daily State Journal ap peals to people who want to know, first of all, the news, know it quickly, fully and ungarbled well reported and hon estly and accurately presented in a readable and interesting form. It will be mailed to any address in Kansas or elsewhere for sixty calendar days, for sixty cents, or one hundred days for one hundred cents. A dollar will more than cover the entire session of the legislature and the early days of the new administration. Members of the legislature who desire to send the State Journal to their homes, during the special or regular session, or both, should take advantage of this offer. The same applies to To peka people who wish to mail the daily to friends. It will cost to do this only a. cent a calendar day, for not less than thirty days, or probably one dollar to cover both sessions. Of course, it is understood that the State Journal receives the full Asso ciated Press report and publishes a very large amount of state, railroad, political and other news in advance of all other dailies. Those who subscribe at once will se cure the closing events in the great Col lins murder trial, a complete report of the special meeting of the Kansas legis lature called by Governor Leedy to meet in extraordinary session December 21 and succeeding days. This call ia unprecedented in the history of the state. A defeated party calls a session of the legislature to enact laws a few days before the opposing party takes control. It is needless to say that the events will be exciting. The regular session of the legislature will meet Jan uary 10, 1S99. Holiday Rates Via the Santa Fe. On Dec. 24, 25, 2G, 31 and Jan. 1 and 2 we will sell tickets to all points within 200 miles at one fare for the round trip. Final limit Jan. 4th. See T. L. King, agent, or Cromwell Jeffers, North Topeka. Hood's Coupon is a perfect beau ty, patriotic, up to date. Subject: "An American Girl" One of handsomest pieces of color work issued this year. Lithographed, with border of army and navy emblems embossed in gold. Leave your name with your druggist and ask him to save you a copy, or send 6 cents in stamps for one to C. L HOOD CO., Lowell, Mass. Mention this paper. Hcmember Hood's Sarsaparilla is America's Greatest Medicine for the Blood and the Best that Money Can Buy. Hence take only Hood's. 189 HOW ITJJPENED. Assembling of the Special Ses sion of the Legislature. The Senate Chamber Gleams Brightly Once More. IT HAD BEEN SWEPT Garnished and Tarnished Cobwebs Wiped Down. and In the Uonse 102 Members Are Counted. The special session of the legislature opened yesterday at 4:10 p. m. in the house and 4:20 in the senate. Even the old-timers Jn Kansas legis latures were astonished yesterday upon, entering the senate chamber. It was difficult to realize that the new carpet, freshly-varnished, shining desks ancj chairs, cleaned walls and ceilings, pol ished pillars, burnished bropze work, and gleaming onyx and marble panels ponstifuted the, interioir of the, senate chamber. Foe year, cobwebs have hung from the ceilings and rust ha eaten its way into the bronze and other metal furnishings, undisturbed. Dust has lain in piles over doorways and the chandeliers looked like they had come out of the ark and had not since been cleaned. The colored stained glass panels surmounting the windows were for ten years covered with dust, but this has been removed and the color of the glass is now visible. The bronze seal of the state over the door of the main entrance has been pol ished and it is possible to tell what it is intended to represent. The chandeliers have been cleaned and painted; the woodwork has been" pol ished and varnished, and the walls and ceilings have been relieved of the bur den of black dust which for years has made them resemble the interior of a foundry. Then there is the new carpet, a beauty in figured brown Brussels, which cost 12.25 per yard. Down the main aisle of the senate chamber a white strip of can vas has been laid. The work which has been done has fully restored the beauty of the Kansas senate chamber, which is said to be unexcelled in the United States. The senators and visitors while shak ing hands, stopped to admire the place which has undergone such wondrous changes, and Secretary W. E. Bush re ceived many compliments upon the work which he has had in charge. Political differences were forgotten for half an hour before the opening of the special senate session. The senators took their old seats, while Senator Tom Anderson of Shawnee, rushed around inquiring the location of the seat occu pied by his predecessor, W. E. Sterne. He found it in the back row, and after looking around in an appealing manner, said: "I've got only one good ear and I can't hear a thing here. I must ask for gome concessions for decrepit mem bers and get into the front row." Major Anderson, J. C. Stone of Leav enworth, K. B. Ward of Republic and Andrews of Atchison are the four new members of the senate and they were formally introduced among their asso ciates and immediately after the senate opened were sworn in as members of that body. The Republican members of the sen ate were first to arrive in the hall. They came from a caucus at the Copelandand headed by their caucus chairman, Sena tor G. H. Lamb walked in to the hall, stopping to shake hands here and there, but gradually finding their way to the seats occupied during the past session. About this time word came from the Populist caucus that the work in hand might not be finished and an indus trious citizen turned the senate clock back an hour. This discrepancy was soon observed and the Populist leaders were told that the session must open at 4 o'clock by the right time. A few mo ments before that hour the senators ar rived from a caucus. The manner in which the Populists and Republicans jumped over each other to shake hands was amusing. It was "Hello Bill," "How are you Tom?""Glad to see you," and "How've you been?" for 30 minutes until all the members had renewed their acquaintance and were ready for bus iness. The visiting was brought to an end at 4 o'clock at which time Lieutenant Governor Harvey occupied the chair and gave one rap with his gavel. In stantly the buzz of conversation in the chamber ceased. The senators hastened to their seats and rose reverently when Mr. Harvey presented Dr. A. S. Embree of this city for the invocation. The minister asked for divine blessings upon the state, the state officers, the legisla tors and expressed the hope that the special session would be beneficial not only to Kansas but other states as well. The roll call showed but three ab sentees, Benson of Butler, Hessin of Riley and Methews of McPherson. Mr. Hessin came in shortly after the roll call. Senator Hanna acted as temporary secretary during the election of officers and employes. M. A. Householder was elected president of the senate, and Marion Watson was chosen secretary. The first resolution was introduced by Senator King, providing that the rules of the former session be adopted until further ordered. It was adopted. The second resolution came from Senator Crossan, and provided for the appoint ment of a committee to notify the house of the organization of the senate, and one by Senator Young of Montgomery county, was adopted, authorizing the appointment of a committee to notify the governor of the organization of the senate. A resolution by Senator Farrelly cov ering the appointment of the employes, a list of which appears in another col umn, was then adopted without a dis senting vote. The joint committee Informed the governor that the house and senate were organized and at 4:40 the message from Governor Leedy was received and L. A. Henshew, assistant secretary, be gan the reading of the document. After the reading of the message the senate adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. IN THE HOUSE. It Organizes and Listens to the Gov ernor's Message. It was just 4:10 yesterday afternoon when Speaker Street's gavel fell on his desk in the house and he said: "The house will be in order." Sergeant-at-Arms Dunsmore cleared the floor of the house of all spectators who were not entitled to admission. Those who retired from the floor thronged into the men's gallery, nearly filling it. In theladies' gallery opposite, there were very few spectators. Speaker Street again rapped on his desk and said: "Xh hour having arrived as specified in the proclamation of the governor for the convening of the legislature, the house is now convened," and the fourth special session of the. Kansas legislature in the history of the state was launched on its way. The governor's proclamation was read by the reading clerk, Sor Long, after which four of the five new members of the house were called before the bar of the house and the oath of office was ad ministered to them.' They were; Charles Harris, who succeeds I. E. Lambert as representative from Lyon county ;"N. C. Miller, "who 'succeeds Frank T. Patton of Barber county; J. M. Sutcliffe, who succeeds John Hockman of Gove county, and Frank Byers, who suc- Ceeas J. A. Maxwell of Grant county. J. L. Filson, who succeeds Charles Lob- aell in Lane, Was absent at the time, but was sworn in later in the day. The roll call developed the fact that tnere were 102 members present on the tioor. Chaplain Irelan offered prayer, in which he thanked the Lord that so many of the members were able to be present, and invoked the divine guid ance upon the legislature and Speaker btreet jn particular, ana asked divine aid to assist the legislature tQ do some thing: Barclay of Elk, attempted to get through a concurrent resolution to ap point a joint committee to wait on Gov ernor Leedy and ask him if he had any advice to offer the legislature, but while the resolution was pending," Secretary Watson appeared from the senate and said the senate had" already passed the resolution. The house concurred, and Represehthiives Hackaej, ffaylur and Johnson, 'of Nemeha, 1 were appointed from the house to' wait on the governor. The' house took a. recess 'ji filla wait ing for them to report. When the committee returned they were accompanied by the governor's private secretary, James Lewis, who presented Governor Leedy's message, which was read to the house by the reading clerk" and listened to with marked attention. At the conclusion of the reading of the message the usual resolutions were passed providing for printing 1,500 copies and distributing them among the members. A resolution was also passed providing for the printing of the jour nal of the house each day for the benefit of the members, after which the house adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. CIVIL SERVICE BILL. Proposed by Senator Householder Makes Some Radical Changes. Senator Moses Householder of Chero kee county, who arrived this morning, has prepared a bill providing for civil service in the state charitable institu tions, which he will introduce as soon as opportunity offers. Senator House holder has been working on a measure to change the manner of running these institutions for the past six years, and twice his bills have passed the senate, but have not succeeded in getting through the house. The bill which he will introduce at this session keeps the betters features of those which he in troduced two and four years ago, but the objectionable features have been eliminated as far as possible. In speak ing of it. Senator Householder said: "I have modeled this bill after what I considered the best parts of the laws on the same subject in other states. I do not claim that it is original with me, for it is not. In the first place, my bill cuts the membership of the board from five down to four. Some argue that the board is not large enough now, but my experience as a member of it has taught me that four men can run those insti tutions just as successfully as a hun dred. Of eeurse, if a board wants to take personal charge of all the institu tions and be superintendent and matron and everything else in connection with the institutions, four men cannot attend to it, but my idea is to have the board strictly non-partisan, and the institu tions cannot be run successfully unless there are competent persons as superin tendents at the heads of them and un less the superintendents are given full power to govern them. I would make the governor an ex-officio member of the board, to vote only in case of a tie. This plan is in operation in some of the states and works successfully. This will keep the governor in close touch with the institutions, which he ought to be. "In the matter of remuneration, I would take away the mileage of the members, thereby removing the tempta- M. A. HOUSEHOLDER', President pro tem tof the Senate. tion which keeps them on the move all the time between the differnt institu tions. I would give them a fixed salary of $1,500 per year, and make their office in the state house instead of at what ever institution they happen to be. "The most important feature of my new bill is in providing for civil service. It provides that all superintendents shall be elected by the board, but all subordinates shall be appointed after passing an examination conducted by the board and the superintendent in conjunction. This is similar to the way teachers are selected tor our city schools except that the examination is taken before the election instead of afterwards, and appointment depends UDon who is the best qualified for the position. I would not have the law go into effect until tne nrst oi juiy, De cause I do not believe in anything that looks like hanging on to the offices. Hereafter I would have the terms of office of the members of the board begin with the fiscal year on July 1, because it would be much better than to have a break in the middle of the fiscal year. as is the case at present. "My whole idea in this Dill is to have the charitable institutions run on a humane basis for the benefit of the un fortunates who are confined in them. which was the original intent of the law. instead of running them in tne interest of a few broken down poutiejans who want place." A civil service law will meet with favor from a great majority of the members of the legislature. The man agement of the institutions during the past few years has been an object les son to the entire state and all members are talking of a change of some sort, and nearly all favor the civil service proposition. "I am nrmiy in ravor or putting tne institutions on a civil service basis," said Representative Cassin of Crawford V county. "This Idea of turning trained attendants and 'teachers off every two years and employing other who have no quanncations for the places is ruin ous to the welfare of the institutions." "I shall do all in my power to push a civil service bill through.-: said Sen ator King of Cowley. "That is" one of the chief things this special session snouia accomplish. Senator Lewelling said: "I am heart ily in favor of a civil service measure. and while I do not believe we should attempt too much at this session,' I will support it it it is introduced." Senator Reser of Saline, and Repre sentative, Lambert of Lincoln, express ed themselves along the same line, and as the proposed measure will give "the Republicans the opportunity of naming the first appointees, no opposition is anticipated from them to the passage oi tne measure. CLERK CALLED "SATAN.'? Mistake in Roll CaU Startles the Popr ulists Members of the House. Some of thg members of the Populist side "were greatly startled Whenthe "roll W-as called in the house for the first time yesterday afternoon and the read ing clerk called out in stentorian tones, "Satan." Some glanced around appre hensively as though they were afraid the gentleman' who, they say, is the in spiration of the lobby, had gained ad- MR. BEATON PRESENTS A PROTEST. mission to the house and got his name on the roll. Others giggled and whisper ed, "And Satan came also." People who have observed the ways of past legislatures were not surprised that the gentleman should be present, but they had not expected to find his name plaeed on the roll. The reading cierk had only got ,his accent a little mixed, however, and' as John Seaton knew that his name ought to be along in that neighborhood, he answered and the call proceeded. John Seaton, of Atchison, is one of the most conspicuous figures on the Repub lican side of the house, and he has been in the legislature longer than any other member. In fact he has been there so long that without his familiar face it would not have the appearance of a Kansas legislature. His long service has given him the title, "Father of the House." WANTED TO WALK OUT. A Proposal That Republican Mem bers Refuse to Attend Spe cial Session. When the Republican caucus took a vote on the proposition to remain out of the special session of the legislature there were but five members who were in favor of the proposition. They were Fitzgerald of Ford, George J. Barker of Lawrence, Jackson of Comanche, Lari mer of Shawnee and Burkholder of Marion. The caucus yesterday afternoon was a lively one and Mr. Barker suggested the propriety of the Republican mem bers going home and leaving the Popu lists in each house to get along as best they could without them. Barker made a long speech before the caucus in which he urged the Republicans to take no part in the special session. His chief argument is that Governor Leedy has assembled the legislature without just cause and that the work of the session will be declared unconstitutional when it reaches the supreme court. Larimer of Shawnee also made a speech in a similar strain and was of the opinion that the Republicans could best serve the state by going home. The proposition was for the Republi cans to stay away from the senate and house. Some one else suggested that they go and take their seats and then during the organization of the two bodies withdraw with one accord. Frank Grimes, McKeever of Shawnee, John Seaton, Shouse of Neosho and Brown of Greeley opposed the plan and when it was finally disposed of Mr. Barker stood practically alone. LAMB SPECIALLY HONORED. A Republican Made Chairman of the Temperance Committee. Senator G. H. Lamb of Woodson county is the only Republican senator who was made chairman of a commit tee by Lieutenant Governor Harvey. Mr. Lamb was plaeed at the head of the committee on temperance and this was so much of a surprise to Senator Hessin that he asked that the names of the committeemen be read again, ex plaining his request by saying: "I believe I misunderstood the clerk." When the clerk read "Lamb, chair man," Mr. Hessin said: "That's all; thank you." There is a joke on Mr. Hessin con nected with the temperance committee. In the last session Senator Pritchard, Populist, was chairman of the commit tee and when the bill amending the temperance law was pending before the senate the vote was very close. Mr. Hessin rushed out and found Mr. Pritchard, thinking, of course, that Pritchard as chairman of the commit tee, would vote in favor of the amend ment. He was, however, much sur prised when Pritchard entered the chamber and in responding to the call of his name voted "No." Since that time Mr. Hessin has view ed the temperance committee with suspicion. To Change the Officers. The senate has adopted a resolution providing that the terms of the officers and employes selected at the opening of the session shall terminate at the close of the special session. In the regular session new employes will be elected and Lieutenant Governor H. E. Richter will name his private secretary, clerk and passage upon authority of a resolu tion which the majority of the -senate will pass. The senate also has fixed the hours for meeting at 9 a. m. aid 1:30 p. m. ?The World is nine.1? The Connt of Monte Cristo. THE CANDY TRADE .IS OURS. BECAUSE The Quality of Our Good and .w Prices m.ake it so. i-a pound Decorated Box nixed Candy.......... 5c 1 pound Decorated Box Mixed Candy 10c j pound Decorated Epx French Cream Candy 15c 1-a pound Decorated Box Chocolates 10c I pound Decorated Box Chocolates 20c THE FINEST LINE OF FRUITS IN THE WEST. Buy Your Husband a Box of onr Fine Cigars. Special Christinas Boxes, from 50c to $5.00 a Box, 1 609 Kansas Avenue. BY THOUSANDS. Vietims ef jLa Grippe Are Esti mated In Eastern Cities. feu ThQusand Cases Reported in Louisville, Ky. BUSINESS AFFECT JED. Public Institutions Hampered at Columbus, Ohio. In Milder Form Than It Ap peared in 1891, Louisville, Ky., Dec. 22.-It is esti mated by the health department today that there are 10,000 cases of grip In this city. The ravages of the disease have been so widespread that in many cases Business cas eeen seriously impeaea. The publie schools especially, have suf fered, many of the teachers having been obliged to abandon their duties owing to sickness. The state of the weather, which has been wet and foggy for ten days past, is given as the cause of the spread of the malady, by physicians. Grip this year has not been so fatal as it was during the famous epidemic of seven years ago. Columbu3, O., Dec. 22.An epidemic of grip has struck Columbus and it is estimated that there are several thou sand cases. Local physicians all report the malady prevalent in their practice, though not in as serious form as the epidemic of 1891. Public institutions are severely affected. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 22. There are two dozen cases of la grippe In the city hos pital and about 100 cases in East St. Louis. The number of reported suspects is daily increasing. So general have the cases become that the physicians of the city agree that an epidemic of grip is at hand. No deaths have been reoorted so far and the disease exists in com paratively mild form. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 22. The grip, which seems to be prevalent in some Ohio cities north of here, has made its appearance in Cincinnati in a very mild form and to a comparatively limited extent. Adults are rarely attacked. The disease shows a preference for male children. It is not attended by the usual sore throat, and the fever is so slight as to be barely noticeable. It yields readily to simple treatment. GILLETT HEARD FROM Wants to Return and Settle "Writes a Kansas City Creditor. Kansas City, Dee. 22. Grant G. Gil lett, the fugitive cattle king who is charged by several commission firms with forgery, and who is at present in hiding, wants to come back and resume business. A letter was received from him yesterday by a prominent commis sion firm, one that has been active in an effort to apprehend Gillett, in which the absconder said that in all probabili ty he would be in Kansas City within a few days. He stated in the letter that he was tired of living among strangers and that he was willing to some back and face the world. He said that he would be able to save more from the wreck than anyone else, and that he was willing to do everything in his power to help the men whom he has victimized. The letter, according to the commis sion man who received it, shows no postmark. The stamps indicate it was mailed in this country, and the letter itself does not tell where he is located. He states that he gets the Kansas City papers regularly and that he has had no word from home.except from papers, since he left. On reading the letter care fully, the gentleman who received it says he is inclined to think Gillett is not out of this country now. "He will be back sure; I would not be surprised to see him walk into my office any day," remarked the commission man who received the letter. "No, he did not give as a condition of his re turning that he be not prosecuted. He simply explained how it happened, re called extenuating circumstances and added that he can be of financial com fort to his creditors by showing them how to get money out of assets." The letter went into great detail as to how his failure came about, as to his present financial condition,and as to who his heaviest creditors are. He told of how a great deal might be saved from the property which still belongs to him, or rather did when he fled the country, and he stated that it was his great desire to return and make what restitution there was possible. The let ter was a very lengthy one and while there was no direct proposition in re gard to immunity from prosecution, there was an implication that he ex pected that he would be lightly dealt with if he should act up to the tenor of the letter. A number of the creditors of the fugi tive held a consultation early yesterday afternoon in regard to the matter, but no definite conclusion was arrived at. It was the general feeling that Gillett should come back and face them, and when that was done there would be plenty of time to arrive at an under standing as to what should be done in the matter of prosecution. But there were some who favored a compromise, or the consideration of any proposition which would bring him back and re store to them some of the money which they have lost. Holiday Rates Via the Santa Fe. On Dee. 24, 25. 26, 31 and Jan. 1 and 2 we will sell tickets to all points within 200 miles at one fare for the round trip. Final limit Jan. 4th. See T. L. King, agent, or Cromwell- Jeffers, North Topeka, 1 8 J. W. Priddy. Stationery, Pictures, an'd Picture Framing 20 to 50 per cent, discount. Framing at reasonable rates. One-third to one-half off a large part of Books and Bibles. It will pay yon to see these Great Bargains. Will meet or go lower on any prices quoted elsewhere on any books in stock. Corner of 8th and Jackson. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Marshall's band concert will probably be in February. Dave Leahy is in town and promises to remain as long as "the hot stuff lasts." Rev. Charles M. Sheldon has written an appeal for a man who cannot find work. The son shone clear and bright this morning for the first time in nearly a week. The weather prediction was right yes terday when it said snow. Score one fur the weather men. In the Rj R. Y. M. C. A. contest for new members the "Blues" won with 108 new members to the "Reds" 80. City Engineer W. H. Barnes le still un able to leave his home as the result of the' fall he received two weeks ago. The city council will allow the pay roils tonight to give the police force and other city employes some Christmas money. Forefathers' day was celebrated yester day at the First Congregational church in honor of the landing of the Piigrim Fathers. A scarcity of furnished rooms to rent Is reported, caused by the session of the legislature; but there are. just as many advertised in the newspapers as usual. Jake Shepard, county attorney of Bour bon county, is in Topeka watching the proceedings of the legislature. He would like to see a resubmission resolution adopted. The Santa Fes won from the Jay Hawks in a remarkable duck-pin contest at the T. A. A. last night. The scores were 1.220 and 1.216 for teams of five men and three games. The city schools close tomorrow noon and will remain closed until January 3. Mrs. Thorpe would like donations of oil or new muslin and of old hats for girls from 11 to 14 years old. The Elks have decided to- put on the travesty of "Romeo and Juliet" as their annual benefit. The production given sev eral years ago was the best ever given by the Elks and they have decided to repeat it. NO KISSING AT DENVER. Committee of Arrangements Took Measures to Prerent It. Denver. Col., Bee. 25. Af 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon a reception was given at the rotunda of the Brown Palace hotel, at tended by not less than 2,000 people. There was no kissing. The committee having the affair in charge had decided that this feature of Lieutenant Hobson's receptions in the eaft should be omitted here and the gallant of ficer heartily seconded the decision. Ar rangements were made to prevent the success of any attempts by enthusiastic damsels, but they wera unnecessary. Though more than a thousand women were present to greet Hobson, not one of fered to kiss him. At 5 o'clock he delivered his lecture at the Tabor Opera House and at 6:45 board ed the Union Pacific train for San Fran cisco. When asked about recent newspaper criticisms of his kissing experiences. Lieu tenant Hobson said: "All I have had to say about my trip is that it was one grand triumph of enthusi asm. Everywhere I was greeted with enthusiasm which only the American peo ple can display. I certainly did not ex pect it. In fact, my plans originally were to fro straight through to San Fran cisco without stopping. "Jn regard to these criticisms of my ac tions I have nothing to desy nor nothing to take back. I wish to sav, however, that I desire to bear all the responsibility. No one else must be blamed. "I recognized purely the patriotic en thusiasm of these women and girls in kissing .them. Understand me. though. I do not wish that they be charged with any wrong. Most of them were school girls. They were in a frame of m'nl that was prompted by purely patriotic motives. I saw a-nd recognized their pa triotism purely and simply, just like anv other man in my position would have done. That is all there is to it." We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun dry, 112 and 114 West Eighth street. For diarrhoea dysentery, colic, chol era, flux and all summer complaints, nothing is so gentle, soothing and ef fective, as Beggs Diarrhoea Balsam. It never fails to give relief 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. Overcome evil with good. Overcome your coughs and colds with One Minute Cough Cure. It is so good children cry for it. It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, eriDDe and all throat and lung diseases. Geo W. Stansfleld, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., Drug gists. Colored shirts and waists laundered so that the colors will not fade. Peer less Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West Eighth street.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTOAk, THTOgPAY EVEKm DECEMBER gg, 1898, WYCKOFF, SE111AS BENEDICT, 105 W. dlli SL. Kansas City. J, F. MYERS, Local Dealer, Topeka, Kansas. E. O. DE MOSS. J Odd FelloWs Building, Undertakers. j-A-Mu i Finest ambulance in the west.- r- f v JFREE ta the public Day and Nixht. DE MOSS Phone 192. "A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE FUL OF SHAME." CLEAN HOUSE WITH TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Tarnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicaero. Dec. 22. WHEAT Wheat today showed the same remarkable strength and activity that characterized the latter part of yester day's session. The openintr was at a slight decline and another small fraction was lost before heavy buying- started. There was a disposition at first to take Erotits, especially by yesterday's early uyers, and this liquidation depressed prices for a short time. Liverpool was s'5d higher, hardly up to expectations, and northwestern receipts were fairly lib eral, Minneapolis and Duluth reporting 753 cars, as compared with 707 cars last week and 407 cars a year ago. Chicago receipts were 144 cars, 8 of contract grade. Commission houses reported some foreign selling of May wheat at around the open ing. Colder weather was predicted. May opened a shade lower at 6iii-?sc. It sold at 68c, then under gradually increasing buying, well distributed, the price slov.lv advanced to tS-c. Offerings were well absorbed and the demand continued good even at the higher prices. At the top realizing became very heavy and May re acted to 6812JsgC. CORX Corn was active and stronqr. There was a very general demand, local traders and outsiders being heavy buyers. Realizing was heavy at times and pn'ces fluctuated rapidly. Receipts were light, 3S cars. Cables showed a sharp advance. May opened jc higher at 37'ii371sc. ad vanced to S'lic, reacted to SGc and ad vanced again to 3tT8C. OATS Oats were comparatively quiet but steady. There was more or less re alizing by recent buyers, but prices were sustained by the strength of wheat and corn. Receipts were 24 cars. Mav opened unchanged to Uc higher at Z"nil'xa and held at 2'c. PROVISION'S Provisions -were strong and fairiy active. Outside interest was more apparent. There was a good in quiry for all kinds of product. Yard prices W'-re higher. Selling was scattered. i:.Rl,i;Y-i'ash, 41 fi 48c. HYK December. o41-c: May, 54c: cash. M-,c. TIMOTHY December. $.25; March. $2.40. FLAX-Cash northwestern, $1.15!i; May, Chicago Livestock Market Chicago. Dec. 22. "HOOFS Estimated receipts of hogs to day. 2S.m.: left over. 7.935. Market quiet 1'Ut firm at yesterday's best prices. Lieht, So".15':i;;.371-2; mixed. $3.2.5fi.d.45: heavv, $3.;Q si3.47;: rough. t:!.2Tf3.2.i: vorkers. J3.no. CATTLE Receipts, 6.000. Best grades. F"a loc higher, others steady. Beeves. $:.!f0 fifi; cows and heifers. $2a4. 75; Texas stc-ers, $3.i'a4.60; stockers and feeders. .SO'IM.-h. PH KKP-Receipts. 13,000. Market steady. Natives. $2.5oi(4.25; westerns, S3ti4.15; lambs. $X17Aia.P. Yesterdav's ofricial: Receipts. 35.522: shipments. 547. CATTLE Receipts, 8,776; shipments, 2, 211. SHEEP Receipts. S.456: shipments. 19. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row, 2&,v00. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas Citv. Dec. 22. CATTLE Receipts. 7.UU0. Market strong to lm; higher. Native steers, $3. 25 5. 20; Texas steers, S3.2T. '14.75: Texas cows. 2.40 i3.J": native c-ows and heifers. 3. 104.25: stockers, and feeders, S2.25'-f4.10; bulls, $2.50 'a 3. tkJ. REPRESENTATIVE SALES 'o. wt. Pr. Is native steers 1450 J5.20 X Texas steers illlS 475 24 Texas cows s;J 3.it 34 native cows and heifers sis 4!i.'5 32 stockers and feeders on 4 10 s buiis HOOri Receipts. 15,000. Market strong Bulk of sales. tl.2?'q 3.3713: heavies. $3.27u.'-i 3.45: packers. J3.2xVu3.40: mixed. $3. 1 35 lights. J3.1OS3.30; yorkers, J3.25sg3.3u: pigs. J.! it 3.15. SHEEP Receipts. 2.000. Market ficm. Lambs, $4.5.40; muttons. J34.25. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City. Dec. 22. WHEAT He higher. No. 2 hard. 64c; No. 3. 5Ja2e: No. 2 red, eGHc: No. 3. (ff'3?-ic: No. 2 spring, fiS:c: No. 3. 5-;.-6lc. (ORN-1,0 higher. No. 2 mixed. 3333',c; No. 2 white. Sic: No. 3. 3212c. O A TS K1 rm No. 2 white, 2Sc. RYE Higher. No. 2. 50c. HAY Steady, unchanged. BUTTER Steady. Separator, 19c; dairy, lPc. EGGS Higher. Fresh, 22c Receipts of wheat, 132 fears. New York Money Market New Y'ork. Dec. 22. MONEY Money on call steady at 2H per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3Jfi3H per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $l.?v4' f. for damand and at J4.81a4tt4.82 for 60 days: posted rates, J4.82'ij4.)5; commern Clal bills, J4.81. SILVER Silver certificates, J59-zfiOVic; tar sliver, SSViC; Mexican dollars, iSHc MOHUS GovaraiaaBt bonda firmer. U. A i v .MMll.llgWilU f Standard Typewriter; L. M. PEN WELL. 523 Quinc Street. W i A 4

I PEJUWELL, 523 Quinoy St. S. new 3s, 10S?i; new 4s, registered, l.&k; new 4s, coupon. 4s. 111?: 4s, coupon, 113: 2s. 9a1,.: 5s, registered, 112; 5s, cou pon. 112i; Pacific Bs of 'ii!, 102 Sugar Market. New York, Dec. 12. SUGAR. Raw, steady; fair refining.3"c; centrifugal test. 43hc: molasses sugar, 3R.sc. Kenned, irregular; crushed, oVfec; powdered, fiV.c; granulated, oVsC Market Gossip. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co.. Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, K.aiu Telephone No. ti37. Liverpool cable: Wheat d higher, corn 19id higher. Range of Prices. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co., Room 3 Central National Bank Bidg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Telephone No, 637. Chicago, Dec. 22. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. WHEAT Dec 663; 6'i 6638 6U May 6Oi-4 64 July 6tVa 6ti 56 CORN Dec 3S 38 35 36-H May 37-H 3TMs 36s 37-H 3G-i July 37Vi 37H 36 37 3JTi OATS Dec 1 2? 26 26 May 27 27'i 27' 27 PORK Jan 9 47 9 60 9 47 9 57 9 42 May 9 SO 9 95 9 77 9 93 9 73 LARD Jan 5 12 5 20 5 12 6 17 5 30 Mav 5 M 5 45 5 37 6 43 5 22-35 RIBS Jan 4 70 4 75 4 70 4 72 4 65-C7 May 4 87 4 95 4 87 4 90 4 85 Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co., Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., lopeka, Kan. Telephone No. f:?7. New York. Dec. 22. Stocks. OpeniHigh Low jCl'se Yes. 1255ii 123.! 125 ;125 Ml! J3!2i 140is ltO'.i 10!:'4l 10Si4 10--1, lOv-t 70Vf, 7oHi R'J --l4l -S lll-'ii HO JllVilll" VSt'w 122"sl 122'-. 122W. llSi.4l J17HI US ;H7'A 1S161 l.il JS 11I 'SI .""'-kI 9S I W7'-M 97';;l 97'2 92T! 93 45 43 142 141-,s M-'ia1 b2'i 123Vs:1224 y:; m 1S4; 37'..; .'J(!'i 43", j 42V 72 63' i.- B-siig 37'! 15Vi 153 41V1 41V '6'ai 13 I 45 I 45 23U 23 H2'i; 14PI. 1231 122 93 1N4 as 44 '4 74 r,:i-, 37 15V 42iu: 76T'S: 1 V.V. 4 1 3tii2 l2J8 631s I 37'. i l."s 414, AM0XG THE MIXES. Representative of Chicago University Starts to Explore Mexico. Chicago, Dec 22 Prof. Frederick Ptarr, head of the anthropologal depart ment of the University of Chicago, left for a trip amons the semi-civilized, tribes of Mexico. He will spend nearly four months studying- these people, and fxpects to return with photographs and plaster casts that will represent races never before studied. The expedition will take Prof. Starr among the Mixes, a tribe that thirty years ago were can nibals. Prof. Starr will be accompanied by Manuel Gonzales. At the City of Mexi co his photographer, Charles Lang, will join him. and later they will cimplete the party of four by engaging- a Mexi can plaster worker. Oaxaca will be reached by rail, but from there the jour ney will Vie made on horseback, a dis tance of 1,000 miles. Thought the Fuse Had Failed. La Grande. Ore., Dec. 22. An explos ion of dynamite occurred four miles west of Huron, in which five men were seriously injured, two of whom will die. The names of the injured can not be learned. Three heavy blasts of dyna mite were placed in the rueky side of the canyon to be excavated and fired. Two exploded, but the third was slow, and the men thought the fuse had fail ed, and after waiting a while returned to the hole, when the charge exploded with terriflo force. Sugar 125ij Am. Tobacco 141 People's Gas lox'i Leather J!. R. T 73 Rock Island 110 C, B. t Q. 122'i C, M. St. P. 117 A., T. S. F. 1SU A..T. S-S.F.Pfd f'i Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific 427-b Wabash 23', C. N. W 142 Omaha 92'4! N. Y. Central.. 123, E. G. E n Reading li T. C. I st; I'nion Pacific. 43:-j U. P. Pfd 723 L. N 63 M..K. T. Pfd :rrl C. G. W 15-V No. Pac 424j No. Pac. Pfd.. 761 IN THE JSEHATE. (Continued From First Page.) supplies provided by the United States government for that purpose. The state department is busily en gaged in locating the new companies. The reorganized militia will comprise two regiments. The department has already Ucated companies at Kansas City, Topeka, Atchison, Ottawa, Garnett, Fort Scott, Burlington, Emporia, Winfleld, Welling ton, Lamed, Garden City, Fiedonia, Newton, Clyde, Manhattan and Osborne. CAUCUS ON KAILROAD BILL. The Populists Appoint Committee to Decide 011 the Proposed Bill, The fusion forces held their first Joint caucus to consider railroad legislation in Representative hall last night. It was presided over by Senator Lewelling and Representative Outcalt was elect ed secretary. The caucus opened with a discussion over whether or not newspaper men should be excluded. A. few of the mem bers said they did not intend to do any thing that they were ashamed of and they were in favor of leaving the delib erations open to the public, especially as the newspapers would get hold of them anyway.but the majority throught differently and the newspaper njen were excluded. After tha cauous had so ordered Sew-, geant-at-arms Dunsmore established 3. troeha. but Rw)ng to. his lack of as? fciatants, jt was difficult for hirn to ktD It maintained fur awhile, but later in the evening all reporters left that end of the building. The caucus lasted until about mid night. The sentiment of the caucus was practically unanimous that the board of railroad commissioners should consist of three members and that they ought to be elected by the direct vote of the people. There was some differ ence of opinion as to how the commis sioners should be elected, whether at large or by districts. The majority were in favor of districts, but there was an other difference of opinion as to how the state should be divided. One propo sition was that It should be divided by norh and south lines, but the objec tion to this division was that it would be too unequal. Another proposition was that it should be divided by lines running lengthwise through the state; but this was objected to because it would bring too many diverse interests into each district. A third proposition was that the western half of the state should be one district and the eastern half should be divided by an east and west line. This would throw the wrheat and cattle shipping interests into the western district, the mining interests into the southern, and the Missouri riv er cities and manufacturing interests into the northern. The matter was fin ally left to a committee. The drafting of the bill will be left to three members of the railroad committee of the house, three members of the same committee from the senate, and the attorney gen eral. After it is drafted it will be thor oughly discussed In caucus before it introduced for passage into either house. NORMAL SCHOOL QUESTION. A New One Will Probably Be Estab lished. The normal school question is already being agitated among the members who will sit in the next legislature. A dele gation consisting of E. L. Ackley, Geo. at. Culver and W. T. Short arrived last night from Concordia to get acquainted with the members and present the claims of Concordia for a normal school. It is expected that the new legisla ture will establish at least one and pos sibly two new normals, owing to the crowded condition of the one at Em poria. If one of these goes to the north ern part of the state Concordia expects to get it. As soon as the new legislature con venes a large delegation will come down to lobby for the school. W. T. Short, who is already here, is Republican representative-elect, Geo. M. Culver is a Populist and county attorney-elect, and Mr. Ackley is a prominent Concordia attorney. BULLDOG IN THE SENATE Named "Ingerson" Shows His Teeth at the Chaplain "Who is About to Pray. Lieutenant Governor Harvey's bull dog, attempted to interfere with the di vine services at the opening of the sen ate session today. "Ingersoll" is the name of the dog and he sits on the floor besides the lieu tenant governor, during the session of the senate. The senate chaplain had not reached the city this morning and Senator Lamb was called upon to offer prayer As Mr. Lamb advanced to a position beside Mr. Harvey. "Ingersoll" set up a growl and manifested a desire to con sume parts of Mr. Lamb's wearing ap parel. Major Harvey soon put down the rebellion, and the prayer was offer ed. ANOTHER JOINT CAUCUS. The Men Who are to Draft the Rail road Bill to Be Named This Afternoon. The Populist members of the house held another caucus today to consider the Question of additional janitors and other minor employes, but nothing of importance was brought before the caucus. At a joint Populist caucus this after noon the committee to draft the rail road bill will be named from the rail road committee of the two houses. Each of the two railroad committees will name three of its members to act on the joint committee, and they will confer with Attorney General Boyle. It has been pretty definitely decided that one of the features of the bill will provide for the election of the entire board at the election next fall, when there will be no state election on hand, and after that there will be one member elected each year. THE PROTEST AGAIN. Republicans to Make Another At tempt to Bring It Before the House Tomorrow. The Republicans are holding a caucus this afternoon to consider ways and means to further express their dis pleasure at the convening of the special session. They did not expect their pro test to have any effect on the legisla ture and their only reason for present ing it was in order to get it before the people of the state. "The protest will be brought up in the house tomorrow," said Captain Seaton this afternoon, "and we will ask that it be spread on the journal. I do not think that the house will be so discourteous as to refuse, but they may be. We can not settle upon any line of procedure until we know what the Populists are going to do. We will, of course, try to make use of the usual parliamentary rules and usages, but a Kanass legisla ture pays little attention to parlia tary rules when it does not want to, and as the Populists have a majority they may act on the princiDle that might makes right, ai)4 ride over us anyway.'' BILL? MORGAN'S JOKE. Don' See Why Legislature Wastes Time on Railroad .Legislation. V. Y. Morgan, editor of the Hutchin son News, is circulating among the jie pubiican members of the legislature, talking of his state printer boom, but it is up hill work tryirfg to interest them in anything but the special ses sion just at present. "These fellows are thinking altogether of miner matters, such as railroad leg islation and the like,'-' said Mr. Morgan facetiously today. "They don't get REPRESEJvTT'IVB CLEM FAIRCHILD, Who Opposed the "Star Chamber" Caucus. down to the real thing a legislature is 4Vr -tl.e election of a state printer. When they get through with these triv-r ial matters perhaps they will listen to some advice along the weighty matters of state government, such as who shall do the state printing for the next two yefs. That's what a legislature ia good for." Great Northern Buys a Steamer Line. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec, 22, The Her ald today says: Positive assurance has been received that the Pacific Coast Steamship company, with all its, acces sories and ramifications, has passed into the hands of the Great Northern Bail way company. The object of the unex pected business coud is to bring the Great Northern system into the field as a competitor for California business. THAT ATLANTA SPEECH. Sorely Grieves Mayor Perry, a Massa chusetts Veteran. Somerville, Mass.. Dec. 22. Mayor A. A. Perry, a member of Willard C. Kins ley post 139 G. A. R., has written a let ter to the post severely condemning that portion of President McKinley's address at Atlanta suggesting that it would be proper for the government to assist in care and preservation of con federate cemeteries. The letter says: "Perhaps it is better for me to stay away from Grand Army gatherings for a little time, at least, until I recover from the shock of the statements lately made by President McKinley at At lanta. I love the south and her people, and nr one rejoices more than I at the splendid spectacle of a reunited country presented during the recent war with Spain. But I cannot yet believe that it is the duty of the nation to give the same attention to the graves of the men who sought to destroy it as to the resting places of those who died for its preservation. "God forbid that any word should come from my lips or pen calculated to revive the sad memories of the past. Let us extend the warm hand of fellow ship to our southern brothers. Let us give them ungrudgingly of our love.But let us not do any act or approve any policy from which future generations may infer that the great American re public in the closing years of the nine teenth century had become so blind that she could not distinguish between her saviors and her would-be destroyers." SAGASTA IS SICK. His Condition Causes a Tumble iu Spanish Securities. Madrid, Dec. 22. The premier, Senor Sagasta, is worse today. He is very feverish. His condition caused Spanish interior securities to fall from 56.25 to 55.30. 50,000 Y0LUSTEERS. The Cabinet Instructs Alger to Mus" ter Out That Number. "Washington, Dec. 22. The cabinet de cided at its meeting yesterday that ex isting conditions justified a further re duction of the military forces of the United States, and the secretary of war was instructed to arrange for the immediate muster out of 50,000 volun teers. The details for the execution of this order have not been arranged. Sev eral of the volunteer organizations in the Philippines undoubtedly will be in cluded in the number. ROOSEVELT TOO BUSY. Declines to Arbitrate the Window Glass Dispute. Pittsburg. Dec. 22. The arbitrators In thj window glass dispute have been unable to secure an umpire and Presi dent F..irns instructed the representa tive selected by the window glass work ers to demand a settlement today. Governor-elect Roosevelt of New York was ufreed upon but he declined to accept saying he was too busy. The arbitrators are now considering two propositions one to select the umpire by drawing lots and the other to request Governor Buckner of Kentucky to name a suit able person. When asked if he would attempt to close the factories controlled by the combination, if an agreement is not reached, Mr. Burns refused to an swer. MILES TO RESPOND. To the Toast "Spirit of New England" at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Dec. 22. Major General Nelson A. Miies, U. S. A, is here to day to respond to the toast, "The Spirit of New England," at the annual dinner of the New England society at the Grand hotel tonight. The general is ac companied by Mrs. Miles and by Colonel Michler of his staff. While here he is the guest of his kinsman, Mr. Frank Wiberg of Clifton. He returns to Wash ington on Friday morning. Bolivia Revolution Growing. New York, Dec. 22. A Herald dispatch from Bolivia says that the revolution is e-ainine: in importance and strenerth. Gen eral Caceres has arrived at Sucre from started in the direction of Oruro to en counter President Alonzo's troops. The latter has ordered the Bolivian represent atives at Mollendo, Peru, to impede all Importations from La Pas. HE BURNED THE BOOKS Employe of Standard Oil Testifies to the Fact. Co. Cleveland, Dec.22. The taking of dep ositions by Attorney General Monett to attempt to prove that the Standard Oil company bad destroyed a lot of its I books and papers a few days before the j I supreme court ordered the books to be I produced as evidence in the investiga-r I tion of the Standard Oil company tvas resumed today. John MeNierny of No. 85 Oregon street testified that he had been in the employ of the Standard company for over two years. MeNierny said that on Saturday morning Nov.19, he was ordered to burn a lot of the Standard Oil company's books. He burned them at about 8 o'clock in the furnace of the shops. Later in the day he said he was ordered to go 10 the Euclid avenue offices and get some boxes. The boxes were taken down from the fifth floor in the elevator tout some one objected to their being taken out of the front door. Thereupon the boxes were taken back to the fifth floor. MeNierny said that he remained around the Euciid avenue office untH 6 o'eiock that afternoon and then the boxes were towered by rope and tackle from one ef the windows. He was as sisted by four other employes of th eempany. The feoxes we taken to the company's warehouse. They emainei there until Monday. The witness said that about 19 o'clock Monday morning he and a man named Meran took tnp books out of the boxes and burned them in the furnaces. There were nine boxes of books and six sacks of papers. Some of the books were about 20 inches high and others were much smaller. MeNierny said that the books that were burned Saturday morning were taken from the Euclid avenue offices Friday night. He received his orders to get the boxes from George Fields, the car shop foremari. On cross-examination MeNierny said that he and Moran burned the books that were destroyed Saturday morning. Moran helped open the boxes and took out the books and burned them. On Monday Fields gave him orders to go to the warehouse and get the boxes and take them to the furnaces. The regular Standard Oil company In quiry before Special Master Commis sioner Brinsmaid was not taken up to day because Messrs. Rockefeller, Squire and Severance, who were wanted to testify, could not be found. Attorney General Monett desired to proceed with the hearing and to subpoena bookkeep ers and other employes of the Standard. Attorney Kline for the Standard, ob jected and argued for more delay. Said Mr. Monett: "We have been a year and two months getting three days' testimony. We have met with nothing but delays and the state is ready to go on now." Mr. Kline stated, to the best of his knowledge. Secretary Squire would re turn to Cleveland Jan. 4. He said Mr. Severance had been out of the city for several months and he did not know where Frank Rockefeller was. He fur ther said none of these gentlemen had left the city to prevent service being secured on them. WOULDN'T POSTPONE. Judge Hazen Decides This Afternoon to Push the Trial to an End. At S o'eiock this afternoon the district court reopened. Judge Hazen asked County Attorney Jetmore if he had any thing to offer. "I am rather In an embarrassing po sition," said Mr. Jetmore, rising to his feet. "I find that it will be Impossible to secure witnesses to rebut the last testimony of the defense until tomor row afternoon or the following morn ing. We are running down two lines which, I think, will result In showing the true situation of things. The true situation, I believe, should be shown to the jury." "If the witnesses ean not be procured before the time you have stated," said Judge Hazen, "I don't believe I ara justified in postponing the case until that time. I feel that I should now push the case along as rapidly as pos sible." "We might be able to get some of our witnesses here early tomorrow morn ing." said County Attorney Jetmore. "I don't feel that I ought to keep the case open that long," said Judge Hazen. "Gentlemen, the evidence in this? case is now closed." Picking up his instructions to the jury from his desk. Judge Hazen turned toward the jury and started to read his charge. It was then a few minutes past 2 o'clock. The reading of the charge consumed a half an hour. At the conclusion Deputy County Attorney Galen Nichols, instead of County Attorney Jetmore, took a stand before the jury box and commenced the opening argument of the case. "BURY ME ANYWHERE" XXessage Left by a Woman Suicide in Columbus Hotel. Columbus, O., Dec. 22 A well dressed, refined lookingwoman went to the Chit tenden hotel last night about 9 o'clock where she registered as Mrs. Ashton of Pittsburg. She was assigned a room in which she was found dead today, having committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. Two envelopes were found in the room, one with money to pay the hotel and the other addressed to the chief of police containing the following note: "My husband having died and left me alone, I do not care to live. There is $77 in my purse in my corset waist. Bury me anywhere." The note was printed with the evident purpose of disguising the writing and all marks had been carefully removed from her clothing, by the Woman. The deceased appears to be about 35 years of age. FELL FROM A HIGH PLACE. Prominent Society Man in Serious Trouble. Toledo, O., Dec. 22. William G. Spaulding. cashier of the German American bajik at Port Clinton, and Mrs. Martha E. Jamieson of this city, have been arrested on the charge of causing the death of Miss Amy Meeker by performing a criminal operation upon her. It is said that Spaulding has made a confession. The dead woman was a daughter of Captain Meeker, a, well known farmer of Ottawa county, who lives at Locust Point, a few miles west of Port Clinton. Spaulding is connected with the promi nent Spaulding family, fruit growers. He was prominent in Port Clinton so ciety. SHOT BY A BOY. Deputy Sheriff Killed While Trying to Serve Papers. Chicago, Dec. 22. Thomas Crosby, the Open Nights Until Christmas. TOO KANSAS AVE. Goods purchased can, be hen you his Christmas know it's the best and Get him a SI10KINQ JACKET get it here. Stylish Eiderdown Smoking Jackets trim- fl nied to match, were $4.95, now. .Cd.ij J Stylish Tricot Smoking Jackets satin piped, CI f nil colors, here at 7 3 The. latest thing in House Coatsbeautiful reverilhle plaids in attractive patterns, 7 f.fi On sale pow at Stylish Lounging Robes, in Romaq effects C5 T.A on sale now at. 5j.tl7 Get him i Ml get If hm. Handsome new block epociai for the gjm f f t. i j ,1 i rkrik., .1 c 1 .J J fill every hat guaranteed. Size can be ex- fjl ft if changed after Xmas. pet one here at. YJ9 V J Get him an UMBRELLA Get it here. Fine new Silk Umbrellas, handsome han dles of natural woods, paragon frame, zO and 28 Inches, silk covers really a $3.50 umbrella. Here at So many ladies Are buying Suits and Overcoats for Xmas gifts, which cannot help but be appreciated by him. In view of this fact we make this SPE CUL HOLIDAY OFFER: Men's fine Suits, Fine Overcoats., Fine Ulsters $16.00 values this Week at $IO 13-year-old son of Mrs. Margaret Crosby, a wealthy widow living In Kdgewater, a suburb of Chicago, shot and instantly killed Deputy Sheriff Frank Nye today while Nye was trying to serve a writ of restitution. The writ was based on a mortgage for tO.OOO which had been fore closed on the Crosby homestead. The of ficer was warned by the boy not to at tempt to enter the house, but disregarded the threat and attempted to tear out a window. The boy s mother and grand mother were in an Upper room at the time. The boy said he had been Instructed to shoot anyone who attempted to enter the house. WE GET THE SILTER. Blanco Willed It to Americans Be fore Leaving. Havana, Dec. 22. The military tele graph from Puerto Principe southward to Santa Cruz, the cable point, is Hear ing completion. Thus wire connection with General Carpenter will soon be made. Colonel Dunwoody of the signal corps, says the telegraph will be built as if for military purposes and will require land line to Santiago as projected. The war department has directed the transport Chester to take General Greene and his staff to Savannah She I will sail tonight. Marshal Blanco, though not requested to do so by the American commission ers, issued directions before leaving Cuba that the rich silver palace table service be left for the Americans and that the magnificent furniture of the re ception room be also left for the Ameri can occupants. The official coaches with the arms of Spain, and the furniture of the treasury department, will be sold. A proposition has been made in the municipal council to change the name of Obispo street to Lee street. This thoroughfare for a time was called AVeyler street. Action in the matter has been deferred. Kansas Sheriffs. The Kansas Sheriffs' association meets in Topeka this afternoon. The meetings are held behind closed doors and the members always deny that their purpose is to keep the legislature j from reducing the fees of the sheriffs, but as they always meet when the legis I lature is in session and always furnish 1 a lobby there is good reason to believe that they will at least discuss the fees of the sheriffs. To Philadelphia and New York Via Washington. On and after Christmas, 1898, the Vandalia-Pennsylvania Short Lines will sell tickets to Philadelphia and New York via Washington, D. C, at same fares as apply via direct lines of Van-dalia-Pennsylavina System, and allow ten days' stop-over at the National Capital. For further information ad dress W. F. Brunner, A. G. P. Agt., St. Louis, Mo. Gibraltar Drug Co. Headquarters for Cigars for Christ mas, 50c a box and up. Gibraltar Drug Co. Gibraltar Drug Co Guaranteed 2 qt. Fountain Syringe, 49c. For your Christmas candies and nuts, see W. H. Batman, proprietor of the "Le Candi" confectionery store, 821 Kansas avenue. He carries a fine as sortment of the best and his prices are right. Gibraltar Drug Co. 8 oz. Lundborg's Perfumes, $1.75.. AUCRBACH A GUETTEL. exchanged after Xmas. buy him sift at The Palace he will the latest in fashion. .75 S2 Oct Him A Necktie get it here. Very beautiful Neckwear all the newest and latest shapes and patterns. $1 quality. Zfr Oetone here. DuC M Him A Muffler get it here. New Oxford Muffler, all the craze, beautiful tfl Aft new patterns just in. Here at pl.u J Get him Jewelry get it here. Handsome Cuff Buttons, link and plain. Jew- r A elers ask $1.50 and $1.00 Get a pair here at tJ BUY THE BOY. A Suit, an Over coat, or a Reefer. Our fine assortment is still unbroken. See y those fine Reefers at fa.95 and t4-9S- See -those fine Suits at $2.45t ?3-45 and A Camera given with every Suit, Overcoat ox Heefer. LAMP Tomorrow. Crosby Bros. t t DE RESZKE'S SCHEME. To Build an Opera House at the Place Vendome. Paris, Dec. 22. Jean de F.eszke is spoken of here in connection with a project of building an opera house on the site of the present Ktat Major of fices, In the Place Vendome. Plans are said to be completed. AI. de Reszke is stated to have ad vanced the bulk of the capital. It has been impossible as yet to get a confir mation of the report, still it Is a fact that musical and artistic Paris is dis cussingthe matter. M. de Reszke is said to have an idea of resuscitating the glories of the Theater des Italiens and forming his repertory of masterpieces from the modern and ancient composers. Gluck and Piccini alternating with Mozart, Weber and Wagner. He is also reported to have in contem plation the establishment of a conserva tory attached to the theater, an inde pendent school of acting and singing be ing included in the scheme. OJiAEjrCJLASJtFY WANTED An experienced dressm;ikr would like work by the day: good rec ommendations. Address Sewing, 1511 West Sixth st. WANTED To trade first class Parker gun, good as new, for a high grade man dolin. Address Allen, care Journal.

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1 G TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1893, i Be Amen i J of marriage is j alwaTS a baby. (Without it. T wedlock summer neia that never )b 1 o o n Bowel ms, a that j never buds, a j night without mi star, a sermon without a ben- I ediction, a prayer without an Amen. There never was a husband worthv of the name, who did not aspire to be 'the father and the grandfather f healthv. capable children to hand down his name and the fortune accumulated by the sweat of his brow, from generation to (feneration. There never was a wife fit to bear that noble title, who did not wish to wear womanhood's most glorious crown, the sceptre of motherhood. Thousands of wedded couples, otherwise happy, fall hort of wedleck's greatest happiness be-, cause they are childless. In the majority of cases, this is because the wife, through ignorance or neglect, suffers from weak ness and disease of the organs distinctly feminine. For women who suffer in this way there is one great-medicine that does not fail to accomplish its purpose. It is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It acts directly on the delicate organs concerned and makes them strong, healthv, vigorous, virile and elastic. It allays inflammation, heals nlceration, soothes paia and tones the shattered nerves. It fits for wifehood and motherhood. It quickens and vitalizes the distinctly feminine organism. It ban ishes the maladies of the expectant months and makes baby's introduction to the world easy and almost painless. It insures the little new-comer's health and nourishment in plenty It is the best supportive tonic for nursing mothers. Mrs. Jennie Paries, of Marshall. Spokane Co., Wash., "writes: I am glad to tell of the good results of vonr great medicine, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. I was benefited by your medicine in confinement. It gives me strength. I have no tired feeling and my baby is the picture of health. I feel better than 1 have in ten years." In cases of constipation Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be ttsed Ss an adjunct to the "Favorite Prescription," they are extremely simple, perfectly natural and insure prompt and permanent relief. EXPECTED THE WAJt. Preparations For It Began Before the Maine "Was Blown TJp. "Washington. Dec. 22. Despite the vi:T'.ious denials made at the time, it is now a matter of public record that J'resident MeKinley's administration i.'-v.i: me convinced at the least as long ag as the first day of January that war with Spain was probable, if not in evitable. Official dispatches have .lust been rt:al"! public which establish this fact ccmpletely. In January Admiral SeU" i id:;e was in command of the European fti'-'m, and on January 11, 1S9S, he was iastiiicted to retain his sailors in spite i-.f the expiration of enlistment. Five Iavs later the gunboat Helena, at 1 unchal, Madeira, which had been or-li.'i-ed to- the Asiatic station, received crders marked "Secret and Confidential' n- delay its departure, and the next day it was ordered to Lisbon. At the same tfir.e Captain Chester, in command of the South Atlantic squadron, received a .or.fioential dispatch directing him to ijuiounce unofficially that the cruisers Cincinnati and Castine would gro to the ru:tnern boundary of his station for rill and exercise, then proceed to Para, 1'riiKil. "without causing- comment." The same day, which was January 17, fie Wilmington, at Guadaloup, received iiis. i uctions canceling its orders to go t South America and retaining it in the V;ndvard islands without touching at Planish ports. Commodore Dewey, nt Yokohama, as early as January 27, was instructed to disregard enlistments ac.J keep his sailors. The Maine was blown up February 15; ten days later Theodore Koosevelt sent to Dewey the t.rst war-like dispatch of the adminis tration, which read: "Secret and confidential. Order the squadron, except Monocacy, to Hong K ing. Keep fuil of coal. In the event of declaration of war with Spain your tiuty will be to see that the Spanish F-iundron does not leave the Asiatic coast, and then begin offensive opera tions in the Philippine Islands. Keep Olympia until further orders." The Monocacy was practically useless find the Olympia was under orders to r'-turn home. The day after Roosevelt's fining dispatch to Dewey. Secretary Long sent dispatches to Chester in the Haroadoes, Miller at Honolulu. Howell st Lisbon, Dewey at Hong Kong, and fficr.rd at Key .West, all of which read Eiunilicantly "Keep full of coal the best that can fce had Mrrch 7, sir weeks before the declara tion of war. in ordering the Brooklvn to Jiampton Roads to leave the flying squadron. Secretary Long used the un u.s:ial expression: "The situation is get tirg worse." April 7. a little over two w ecus before the declaration of war. C r.-.modore Dewey was cabled: "Land 4t!l wood-work, stores, etc.. that is not n npidered necessary to have for opera tior." An order which, of course, con templated nothing less than an attack on the Philippines. Three days before that Admiral Sampson at Key West had been instructed to be ready at ariv time to take possession of the K-y West cable office, and assigned an offi cer to stop the transmission to Cuba of any telegram relating to the action of the president or congress. These offi cial dispatches show clearly that war was inevitable. Holiday Rates. The Missouri racific will sell tickets on December 24. 25. 2 and 31 and Jan nary 1 and 2, limited to January 4, to j)oints within 200 miles distance, at one fare for the round trip. Minimum rate 60 cents. Filver Leaf Mince Meat makes the test pies, ask your dealer for it. OTTO KTJEHXE CO.. Manufacturers. LOOKED LIKE RAW MEAT. Our baby's face ana neck was all raw meat, and something aivful to look at. The way that child suffered, mother and child never had any rest day or night as it constantly Itched, and the blood nsed to flow down her cheeks. Wa had doctors and the dispensary with no result. By using Cuticura Resold text, Ccticcka (ointment), and Ccticura, Foap, the child teas entirelu healed. Sirs. GAHXJOSS. 213 Nassau Ave., Brooklyn. MoTwtis. tofcnow that a warm bmth with CrrirritA foir.MdiptBri, anftlntinc with CtTICCK. will aftbrd tnttaot relief In the moil dtxtretaine of itching, burnmr, nd t?ltr infantile humora of the iV.in and aralp. witia Icaa of hair, a ad ot tonu them, it to fait ia your duty. fcWtl throarhout the world. Pott TJntro AxnCncic. V-. 'fiv-,iitoii. iiow to Cam iiaoy ttumexa,rea. f 1 wrN: v V SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Strawbridge and son, Ewart, have arrived from Chi cago to spend the holidays with Mrs. Strawbridge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ewart. Mrs. Charles Lowry returned at noon today from a seven weeks' visit in the east. Mr. Oeorg-e F. Sharitt left the first of the week for Kenosha, Wis., to accom pany his daughter, Sue, home from Kemper Hall to spend the holidays; they arrived today. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bower are going to spend Christmas with, relatives in Carthage, Mo. Mrs. J. S. Tuttle and little son, "Wel come, of Kansas City, are visiting Mrs. Tuttle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lercher in Topeka. Miss Edna Prescott Is ill at her home on Monroe street. Dan Hammatt will return, Saturday from Williams College at Andover, Mass., to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. A. Hammatt. The Helianthus club will meet with Mrs. W. H. Hornaday at 208 East Eighth street, Friday afternoon, Dec. 23. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Dillon are in New York to spend the holidays with, their son Jack. Miss Ruby NIckerson passed through Topeka today on her way from. Chicago to Albuquerque, where she wtll spend Christmas with her parents. Mrs. C. S. Briggs of Cardondade spent Wednesday in Topeka with her' cousin. Miss Mary Whitton. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. McGulre will leave Saturday for Kewanee, I1L, to spend the holidays with relatives. The Vigmette club held a meeting "Wednesday afternoon and decided not to receive New Year's as they had In tended. Miss Gussie Fuller returned the first of the week from an extended! visit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Miss Nellie Lercher is going to spend the holidays with friends in Osage City and Reading. Miss Emma Barber returned to her home in Lawrence Wednesday, after a week's visit in Topeka with Miss May Lange. Miss Annie Jones returned today from Chicago, where she has been attending art school, to spend the holidays with her parents. Joe Wilson and Burns Williams have returned from Military school to spend the holidays. An informal reception will be held at the Y. W. C. A. rooms Monday evening, Jan. 2. from 7:30 until 10. An interest ing programme, both musical and liter ary, will be given. Miss Mary Whitton left today for Guthrie. Oklahoma, to spend the holi days with friends. Mrs. Claude Clary is going to spend Christmas with her mother, Mrs. John Troutman, in Rossville. Mrs. Harry Miller and son. Noble, will return to their home in El Dorado Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Crosby will spend Christmas with Mrs. Crosby's parents in Salina. F. C. Gay and family are going to spend Christmas with relatives in Law rence. Arthur MoCabe spent Tuesday In Em poria with his sister. Mrs. J. D. Hewitt. Mrs. Harry Williams and Miss Bessie Stewart expect to spend part of next week in Atchison with Mrs. A. H. 13ewsher. Miss Addle Skinner, daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Skinner, returned today from Chicago, where she has been spending the past year with her grand mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Samson will en tertain at breakfast Christmas morning, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Samson. Mrs. J. G. Bauer returned Tuesday from a day's visit in Chicago. Mrs. William Ruggles and two child ren are spending the week in Herington with Mrs. Ruggles sister. The marriage of Miss "Winno M. Leach and Mr. Edward "W. Cartlkige will take place next week at the home of the bride's parents at 1726 Clay street. They will leave at once for Mexico City, where Mr. Cartlidge is located. Mrs. Shear and daughter. Mrs. Bond of Rossville, shopped in Topeka Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Palmer and daughter, Lutie, will leave Saturday for Streeter. 111., to spend the holidays; they will also visit in Chicago. Joseph Fishman will arrive from the Indian Territory the last of the week to spend Christmas with relatives. Harley Hamilton of Kansas City will spend Christmas with his parents in To peka. Miss Nellie McMasters of Guthrie, Oklahoma, will arrive in Topeka the last of next week to spend a few days on her way to Chicago to spend the win ter with relatives. Roy Bradford will leave Saturday night for Ardmore, I. T., for a visit with his parents. The Q. D. club will be entertained Monday evening by Miss Clyde Horn aday. PZngraved visiting cards and wedding invitations. Jaccard's productions, at Adams Bros.. Topeka agents. DIPPING ENDORSED. By Illinois Board of Live Stock Com missioners. Springfield. 111., Dec. 22. The state board of live stock commissioners has filed with the governor its thirteenth annual report, which contains many items regarding the contagious diseases of animals. It says that during the year there were three outbreaks of southern fever among cattle in the state and exposure in each case was not due to illegel importations of southern cat tle. A full account is given of experi ments conducted near Rockford by the board and these demonstrated that southern cattle dipped in extra dynamo oil and sulphur are incapable, as has been claimed by the bureau of animal industry, of conveying southern fever to northern native cattle. A RUSH FOR OFFICERS. "West Point Cadets to Be Graduated Ahead of Time, New York. Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: An order has been sent "to the head quarters of the army directing tint the tirst class of cadets at West Point be graduated in February instead of the fol lowing June. This was in accordance with a recommendation made some time ago by General Miles and approved bv Secretarv Alger. A Vnited States army officer and offletnl of the war department explained that one object of Cencral Miles in making the recommendation was to supply the press ing need now of young ofticers. Many are ill or on staff tlut'v and from other causes the line is depleted. In the Third cavalry there are onlv five ofiicers on duty. The arrangement of the new sec ond lieutenants, who will number about 50. will do much to relieve the situation and keep out of the service manv civilians who were unfit, but who might othe-wise. through political influence, be appointed second lieutenants. When you ask for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve don't accept a counterfeit or imita tion. There are more cases of Piles be ing cured by this, than all others com bined. Geo. W. Stansiield. VT. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co.. Druggists. We will wash your colored shirts and guarantee colors from fading. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 ,W. Sth. HITS AT 51ILES. Gen. Corbin Tries to Make Him Re sponsible For Camp Alger. Washington, Dec. 22. Adjutant Gen eral Corbin was the first witness before the investigating commission today and was rigidly questioned regarding the se lection of Camp Alger. He testified that the removal of Camp Alger was dictated by the secretary of war him self and that its original establishment was recommended by Captain Seaburn of General Miles' staff. He, Gen. Cor bin, had said at the time it could not be a good camp ground because there was not sufficient range for practice. He understood from the secretary of war that Gen. Miles had something: to do with its selection. He was not certain of Capt. Seaburn's exact status, but he had understood that Capt. Seaburn had been sent by Gen. Miles to make the in spection of the camp site. "Did Gen. Miles protest against, or do anything against the selection of the camp?" he was aked. "Not to my knowledge," was the answer. Gen. Corbin said he didn't know the reason for the discontinuance of the camp. Questioned as to Camp "Wikoff. Gen. Corbin said that the troops and horses that arrived there about August 8 were those left behind in the south from the expeditions to Santiago and Porto Rico and that the transportation of these had not as he knew led to railroad conges tion, or interfered in any way with the carriage of supplies for the troops sub sequently arriving. He denied that the contract with the Long Island railroad gave it exclusive control and said the only restriction made in that arrange ment was the desirable one of prohibit ing excursion steamers landing at the camp. He said one reason for its selec tion was the excellent facilities for wa ter transportation. He said the camp at Tampa was not ever designed for anything but a point of embarkation and said the first complaints he -had heard from Camp Thomas, Chickamau ga was in the press. Asked when he first seriously appre hended there would be hostilities. Gen. Corbin said he might say he did not seriously contemplate war until it was a fact, for he had hoped to the last mo ment that it would be averted. On April 10 the army, for one of its size was well equipped and thoroughly supplied. He said prior to the war there had been no complaints of refrigerated or canned beef and that they were used by the armies of the world and in commerce. It was no new experiment. "Seriously speaking," said Gen. Corbin, "I do not think the war department contemplated war until it was declared by congress and appropriations were available. Of course the possibilities were thought of, but there were no general prepara tions except so far as the department was able to meet the possibilities that confronted it." Col. Denby who conducted the exami nation here suggested to Gen. Corbin that he observed the latter was cautious and reticent and explained: "It is not our object to criticise strategy. That is not our business. The strategy of the war may have been right and may have been wrong. But our object is to de termine whether the war department acted efficiently." He said when Gen. Shaffer's expedi tion started it took all the transports it was possible to obtain. The supply was not equal to the demand It had been planned to carry about 25,000 troops at that time, instead of the 17,000 taken. He referred to the letter of Gen. Miles June 24. laying out the campaign of the war and said it was not approv ed. MILLIONAIRE BEFORE 30. Exciting- Career of a "Wall Street Speculator Now Iead. New York. Dec. 22. Thomas S. Mar lor, who died suddenly, while on a visit to this city, was a famous speculator in Wall street thirty years ago. He came to this city from England, where he was born in 1S39. Young Marlor re ceived but little school education and at the age of 12 was put to the trade of engine turning, but the concern fail ing, he went Into a wholesale jewelry store for a year or two and thence into a dry goods establishment, where lv? was a cashier for a business of from J'.OO to $1,000 a day and at the same timi buyer for a jeweler, receiving S3 per week. Though but 14, Marlor soon doubled his pay by going into a real estate office, where in a fev months his salary was Increased to $S0O per annum. At 17 he embarked in the gold pen bus iness and exhibited his pens in the American Institute fair and received a diploma. When the panic of 1857 came Marlor was 18 years old. He was forced to su.sptnd his business, and after settling his affairs returned to deal in real estate. In 1863 he had a few thousand dollars in the bank and resolved to try his fortunes in Wall street. After flat tering success for a time, an unlucky turn of the wheel in a single day de prived him of $22,000, almost his entire capital. He then became a broker of "the street" and was one of the first members from the Gold Exchange doing business for several large houses.. After a varied experience in this line, he opened a banking house in Wall street, known as S. B. Benedict Co. His partner died in a few months and be went on alone, and after doing a large business for three and a half years, re tired in 186S. It was during the sixties that Marlor made most of his money dealing in Wall street stocks. Old brokers say that these were the days when gold was picked up in the streets and .ihe shrewd operations of the young finan cier made him several times a million aire. When the "evening exchange" was in operation at the Fifth Avenue hotel he was nick-named by his as sociates the "Demon of the Night." for luck seemed to be with him at every turn. He made deals in gold specie with as much abandon as the ordinary operator buys and sells wheat, anil used to go as high as $4,000,000 in a single night. He was a millionaire be fore he was 30 years' old. "PULSE OF NEW YORK." Will Be the Christmas Attraction at the Crawford Theater. "The Pulse of Greater New York." not the old meluflrama of that name, but re constructed into a musical farce coni'Hly. will be the attraction at the Crawf'tn1. theater Monday afternoon and evenir.-',. The prices for matinee will be "o and 2 cents and for the evening 7". r'.. V,T and cents. The leading comedy roie is taken by Wm. A. Lang, late principal come dian with "Hanlon lirothers' Superhn." He is assisted by the well known sou brette. Miss Fannie Granger. Mr. L.irg and Miss Granger appear in their rk--.r and unique specialties. The play abounds in funny situations, funny sayings, clever specialties find the latest sont's of the day. The Mirror quartette will appear in the latest comic, sentimental and patri otic selections. Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which i agreeably armotic. It is received through the nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole surface over which it diffusses itself. To test it, a trial size for 10 cents or the large, for DO cents, is mailed by Kly Ftrothers. a6 Warren Street, New York. Druggists keep,it. A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which is drying or ex citing to the diseased membrane should not be used. Cream Lalm is recognized as a specific. MADE 30 MILES AX HOUR. More About the Balloon Trip Across the Channel. New York, Dee, 22. A dispatch to the Times from London says: The Chronicle will publish tomorrow an account from its correspondent sent on a balloon trip across the channel, showing that the Andree steering gear was tested with perfect success. The sail used was 38 feet square instead of 12 feet, the one used in land experiments. The aeronauts took their course wh?n the 200 foot trail rope was in water and found they had deflected three points, or about double that obtained on land in Es sex several weeks ago. This was not surprising-, for the frictlonal resistance of the trail rope in water was immense. An other tests gave the same results, but this time the balloon descended within two feet of tht? waves. To keep the balloon at even altitude was a task of the greatest' difficulty, and owing to cold air on th water the sun-heated gas cooled wlrh lightning rap?dity, demanding constant expenditure of ballast to prevent falling into the sea. The balloon again arose 2.300 feet, but dropped behind a thick cloud. The sud den eclipse caused a rapid descent, and in a few minutes the balloon touched the ocean. A wave struck the car. It was an exciting moment for the aeronauts, their gum boots being filled with water. Perclval Spencer, the famous aeronaut in charge, promptly threw out ballast and saved himself from the situation. The balloon rose 7.000 feet after clearing the Krench cliffs and landed safely amid No-man peasants four miles east of Havre, having in five hours covered 150 miles, of which 75 miles were over sea. SAW THE OLD COJIEDF. Large Audience Listens to the Famil iar Lines of "School for Scandal." The work of Louis James, Kathryn Kidder and Frederick Warde as indi vidual stars has been accounted in past years both satisfactory and disappoint ing, but as a star triumvirate, or at least as a star triumvirate in Sheridan's famous comedy, "The School for Scan dal," their work must be accounted as wholly successful and satisfactory. As presented by them and their company, which is well balanced and gives good support, at the Grand Opera House last night the old school comedy proved to be one of the most finished and en joyable events of the theatrical season. It would be difficult to say which one of the three stars deserves the most credit for clever work in Sheridan's masterpiece. The parts of Charles Sur face. Lady Teazle and Joseph Surface are so widely different and the char acterization of each so well drawn by the respective stars that the triumvirate and not the individual, deserves the praise. The admiration of the audience last night changed in turn from the cleverness of Miss Kidder to Warde's portrayal ot the suave ana lnsiaious hypocrite and the light-hearted and bouyant Charles Surface that Louis James created. Had Mr. Harry Langdon, who last nicht was seen in the characterization of "Sir Peter Teazle," at some time in his stage career of many years, turned from the line of support and assumed the more ambitious plane of star, the combinaton might now have been a Quartette of stars instead of a triumvi rate. His portrayal of Lady Teazle's husband was exceptional, and if not al together, he nearly shared honors with his three associates, who, in stage life at least, are more fortunate than he. Mr. I.angdon is a veteran of the stage, and has supported some of the most famous of American actors and act resses. Each of the three stars was given curtain calls during the course of the performance last night. The audience was large enough to comfortably fill both floors of the house. The company is now on its way to the Pacific coast, and will play an engage ment in Topeka on its return to the east in the spring. If the present inten tions of the managers are carried out "Othello" will then be the bill. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column shoulfl be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co.. before 11 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Holt of Hoyt was a North side vis itor today. Mrs. J. C Pulton spent Wednesday in Kansas City shopping. Charles Todd of Glen Klder is spending some time in this city. Mrs. O. G. Bowman has returned from her visit to relatives in St. Louis and Il linois. John Mitchell of Cawker Citv is visiHng his sister. Mrs. A. M. Petro of 1014 Van Puren street. Chas. C. Madoulet and wife of Raton. N. M.. are here to spend the holidays with their children and friends. R. A. Miller went to Lyndon Jnday with the remains of his infant son, whose death occurred Tuesday. Miss Jessie Atkins of Las Vegas, who Is now visiting in Kansas City, will come down Monday to visit Miss Uertha Wizer. There will be business of Importance to come before the Ladies' Relief corps Fri day afternoon. December 23, and a full attendance is desired. There will be the usual Thursday even ing service this evening in the Church of the Good Shepherd, after which the young people will decorate the church for Christ mas. Miss Myrtle Seymour is expected to ar rive tomorrow from Omaha to spend the holidays here the guest of her parents, Mr. !.nd Mrs. T. K. Seymour of 30H West Gor don street. The most variety in Cakes, the best material in Cakes, the lowest prices in all kinds of bakery goods, also 3.000 fresh loaves of Homemade Bread for sale every day, at Mayer's Bakery. Satisfaction in everything guaranteed. Call und see us. The following are the newely elected of ficers of the Kpworth league of the Kan sas Avenue M. K. church: President. 3. S. French: first vice president. Miss Viola Troutman: second vice president. Miss Marv lirown: third vice president, Mr. Lay-born. fourth vice president, Guy lio'imhtellin: secretary. Miss Klla Wood burn: treasurer. Harry Nash. A new high-five club which was organ ized a week ago will meet Friday even ing at the home of Misses Clara and Kit tie Marlett. KHIS Jackson street. The members of the club are Misses Daisy and Mvrtle Olinger. Edna Parkhurst, Marcn ret Manley. Clara and Kiltie Marlett. Messrs. James and Will Hanley, K:nier f dinger. Charles Mathews, Roy Smith und Sidney Blenkorn. A PURE CRAPE CREAM OP TARTAR POWDER. DR; A! ,s it i ji 1 Av&rded Highest Honors, World's Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair Tin f i t vv FROM. NEW ORLEANS. Illinois Central May Withdraw Its Lines. New Orleans, La., Dec. 23. There have been many reports of threats by the Illinois Central railroad to with draw from this city if it failed to get certain franchises, but it was not until today that the Deople were given a positive statement on this subject by General Manager J. T. Harahan. The road made application to the levee board for exclusive rights along the river front for a distance of five miles, and this was refused. They then withdrew their proposition and submit ted another to the city council, which will come up for action before the com mittee on streets and landings on Thursday night. The Picayune of Saturday contained an editorial headed: "Why the Rail roads Will Not Abandon New Orleans," and went on to prove by figures that none of them now here could afford to give up the valuable rights and fran chises which they had secured in the last 25 years. Mr. Harahan has written a letter to the Picayune, which, after dealing with changes in the Illinois Cen tral business at this point during the last ten years, goes on to say: "If the facilities asked for are granted the companies will continue to use and Improve them as occasion demands. The facilities at Louisiana avenue are in no respect ample at the present time, but they would have been 90 long ago had we been assured of having proper ac cess to the same. On the other hand, if the chief council declines to grant tha rights required by usy there is no question but what we will have to go elsewhere in order to make sure or our business. This is not a threat, and we hope this plain statement of facts will be understood by all. We are spending a large sum of money in reducing grades and improving our conditions, so that we can move a larger tonnage over the line at minimum cost, and we cer tainly cannot allow the funnel in the city of New Orleans to interfere with the plan in view for increasing and ex tending our business." The publication of this letter today has caused a good deal of comment, and there is some fear that the road may carry out its threat. It recently pur chased a tract of land on the river front ten miles above the city, and it rany make its terminus there for the bigex port business which it handles. SHE DEFIES REIN ACH. Mme. Henry Defies Him to ProveHer Husband Was Extravagant. Paris, Dec. 22. Mme. Henry, dressed in widow's weeds, bowed by many sor rows, and almost penniless, is waging a valiant fight against the traducers of her husband's memory. "The crusade against my dead hus band is abominable." she said today, "lteinach, whom the army degraded, would not dare attack him were he liv ing. If my husband did forge the Dreyfus documents his acts lacked, malice. He acted on the principle that public safety is supreme to everything. I have sent this letter to Joseph Keinach: 'Sir: From the dty of the death of my poor husband I determined to pre serve silence in response to all rumors or accusations against the name I bear. In the presence, however, of your in famous calumnies I can no longer sup press my indignation, and am forced to protest. 'You advance the most abominable allegations against my husband, who Is no longer on earth to defend himself, having left only myself and a 4-year-old child to perpetuate his honor. 'I can readily establish and demon strate the economical mode of life of Colonel Henry and the great services he has rendered his country. And now, sir, without a shadow of proof, you pre tend that my husband, who had an in come of S,r00 francs per annum, spent much more. I challenge you to prove this.' EXPENSE TOO GREAT. Opposition to Hull Army Bill Takes Form of a Minority Report. "Washington. reo. 22. The bill for tho Increase of the regular army which, the minority of the house committee on mili tary affairs will offer as a substitute for the Hull bill was drawn up by Repre sentative Hay of Virginia and is now in the hands of the war department, where an estimate is being? made of the cost of such a military establishment as it pro vides. The bill as drawn provides for a Ftandinpr army of 30.0in, men. 12,00 artil lery. 8,000 infantry. fi.ttOO cavalry and en gineer, ordnance and signal corps and gen eral staff. To meet the existing exigency for troops in Porto Kico, Cuba, the Philippines. Ha waii and the Tadrones. the bill provides that t he president may issue his procla mation for 5.0it0 additional volunteer troops to be enlisted fur two years. These latter troops are to be commanded by '"f licers appointed by the president. Tlio organization is to be the same as the reg ular army, the strength of the different arms of the service to be determined by the president. The present volunteers are to be mustered out within 60 days after the passage of the act. but volunteer or ganizations now in the service shall lie griven preference for enlistment in the rew volunteer army if they so elect within l." days. The bill provides that no regular arfny officer who was in the army prior to the war with Spain shall be mustered out of the service. Mr. Hay will tile the bill and the minority report on the Hull bill tomorrow with the clerk of the house. The main contention the report will make for the minority as against the Hull bill for a standing army of 1.M00 men is that the future of the Fhilipi lines a net Cuba is yet undetermined, but that if th- standing army is increased to 100.XrO ir will be almost impossible, no ma tier what may happen in the future, to reduce it. The report will say that a standing armv of lot,n00 men will cost th1 people of the T'nited States $1 00(U)00. This added to the cost for pensiolis will bring the cost of the military establishment up to $:I10, 000.oki. the largest charge in the world for a military establishment. ANOTHER JIM BLUDSOE. Elevator Boy in a Burning Building Slakes Ten Trips Through, Fire and Smoke. Chicago. Dec. 22. The Melrose apart ment buildinjr. the largest structure of its kind on the south side of the city, was almost completely destroyed by fire last niffht, entailins a loss that will ex ceed Sioo.000. Scores of occupants of the building were saved from injury by the heroism of Paul L. Fischer, the elevator boy employed in the structure. Throusrh choking clouds of smoke and almost unenduring heat the boy made ten trips with his car and carried those on the upper floors to places of safety. Then, exhausted from his efforts, he staprEcered out of the building and was taken care of by those whom he had rescued. Senate Clerks. The senate has adopted a resolution authorizing the chairmen of the various committees to appoint the clerks, but the resolution provides that the ap pointment of stenographers for the var ious committees can not be made unless the senate concurs. The judiciary. ways and means, railroad and engrossed bills committees have been authorized to ap point stenographers but the senate will indulge in economy so far as the ap pointment of additional stenographers is concerned. A WOMAN HATER. Danrrie, dear," said Ma me, "I wanta youse to swear on de good book not to dis grace de family while yr down in Cuby" "Wot, interrupted Dannie, "ia yoase givin me, Mamef Does youte t'lnk I'm goin ter run from de bullets? Does youse t'lnk" "No, no, dear," answered the girl. "It ain't dat. I knows you'll do yer duty In de scrap Wot I feara are deni Spanish goirls. Youse know yer awful soft on wimmen, an wot I fears is dat you'll get weet on one of dem dago goirls an marry fcer. Oh, Dannie, if youse brings any dis grace like dat on de name of uagsu de blow would all but kill m udder, an I'd never hold up me head ag'in. Promise dat you won't do it. Promise me on de book, Dannie." Dannie gave the promise with a laugh and was rewarded with a sisterly kiss. An hour later he started on his journey to tho eat of war. During the first erentful hour of the battle at San Juan hill Dunnie Dugan's life was twice saved by Cowpuncher Grimes. "Griinsey, me boy, I'll nerer fergit youse for plunkln dat last dago who hod de bead on mew 'en me back was turned," aaid Dannie. "Ter a dead white guy an a bute at handlin a gun." Before that hlstorlo day was three hours older a TBgrant Manser bullet tunneled Its way through Oewpunoher Grime' left side and gave Dannie an opportunity to show his gratitude. It was a nasty wound, and at first Mr. Grimes expressed the opinion ihut it would be best to leave him in the trenches. "I guess I've made my last gun play," he said to Dannie. "The best thing you can do, old pal, is to shake my nipper aud let me cash in." "Cash inl" growled Dannie. "I'm a-goin ter carry yer back ter dem doctors an have 'em putty up dat hole in yer liver. Youse too good a partner fer Dannie Dugan ter t'row down." Grimes was in the hospital when. San tiago surrendered, but a week later the surgeons decided that he was strong enough to make the journey to New York. Then it was that he sent for Dannie. When the latter materialized, the wounded troop er raised his head from the pillow and put out his hand. "Dannie," he said, "they're goin to send us up to your town to New York. You have been awful kind to me, and I want to square aooounts somehow. I didn't know but what I might do some thing for you when I got back to God's country tote a message up to your people or anything else." "Grimesey, old pal," replied Dannie, "youse kin do me an awful good turn in old New York. You kin go ter my sister Maine an try an square me widde family." "Square you, Dannief" "Yes, square me. Youse see, it's like dis: Just before I left de folks Maine she gets me inter de front room, puts me flip per on de Bible an jollies me inter prom isin dat I wouldn't get stuck on any of dose Spanish goirls down here. Well, say, whin I gave Mame me promise I'd never seen de little Spanish goirl wot I found a-moanin over her dead in udder out back of El Caney de udder mornin. Dere ain't no use of chewin de rag over it. lies fact is dat I'm dead stuck on Marie, an as soon as dis scrap's finished I'm goin to take her to de church an get spliced. But, bully gee! I can't rest easy till I knows dat t'ings have bin squared wid me sister Mame, an youse be'a de only guy as kin doit." "Dannie, I reckon I'm what you east erners call a woman hater. I don't like the female breed, and it don't like me. I may make a mess of the job, but I'll do it. If I don't cash in before the transport gets to Now Y'ork, I'll see your sister and try and square it. Here's my hand on it. Write me a letter to show her that I'm your pal." There came a knock at the door of ths Dugan fiat, and Mame answered It. As she opened the door a tall, slender man in a faded uniform of blue staggered in and all but fell into her arms'. "For God's sake give me a glass of wa ter, miss! I ran away from the hospital, and I'm nearly knocked out. If you aro Dannie Dugan's sister Mame, read this letter. If" The wounded trooper never finished that speech. With a moan of pain he fell face downward on tho floor. Maiuo called in Mlckie and her mother. They laid their unconsoious guest on the sofa, and while Mamo bathed his fever heated brow with ice water hor brother Mickio started on a still hunt for whisky. Old Mrs. Dugan said that it was a shame to sit by and let a man die without sending for a priest. "The man ain't goin to die, mudder," exclaimed Mame. "See, he's comiu to his senses now. Let's read de letter dat our Dannie sent by him." She broke the senl and recognized her brother's hamlwriting. After Mamo had read the letter she took a second look at the man on tho lounge. She saw that ho was young and fairly good looking. Then she remembered that Dannie in his letter had said something ubout a bullet hole in Grimesey's side. "Mudder," she cried, "he may bo a woman hater an ho mayn't have any manners, but he saved our Dannie from croakin, an it's only fair dat we should keep him right here an nurse him. Tell Mickio to go fer de do;. "God knows," moaned Mrs. Dugan, "if de best we got ain't too poor for him. An only to t'ink de pity of such a hand some lad as dat a-gettin bullet holes in his sides an a hatin wimmen like a heathen. Mickie, dear, make haste fer du doctor." One day last week this letter was sent by special delivery to Trooper Dugan in Santiago: Dear Daxsie I have seen Mame and squar ed thizitcs for yon. I'm thinking of settling here in Xew York. Tired of cow punching. Besides, Mame wtv't Htand for me moving tvest. Your niother and all the folks ser.i love. The hole in my side has healed nicely, tnd Maine uys oh, by the way, Maine's groing to lr.irry me Bun lay after next I Send us your "Tlesinc. Yours, Grimes-. P. S. Dannie, dear, I'm jijt addin a word to t'ank youse fr sendiu me de cow puncher wot hated win:men. Oive -me love to de heathen what yer married, fer I'm dat happy dat 1 fergivu yer both. As ever, Mamjc New York World. An Explanation. "I wonder why it is that so many men of talents become sour and distrustful of their fellow Creatures," mused the young woman. "I Fuppose,"' replied Miss Cayenne, "it's because they ;re constantly subjected to net emotional extremes. They can never ttAl whether a caller is an autograph col lector ct a bill collector. "Chicago Chronicle. o 2 Small 0, 0 if7 o o o o o o o o t o o o o o o 4 o o o o o o o o o o To GefBtlor TTje People in the MosrDirccIT W&? Use the Columns of the Stat? Journal. IF You Jtavs Lost or Foiind any thing make it known through The State Journal. o o o o o o o o o -o o IF You Want to Buy or Sell cny thing, Rent a Room or Take Boarders, try a Small Adver tisement in The State Journal. !F o You Want a Situation and Xeed O Assistance, a Small Advertise- J ment will be Inserted for three days Without CJiargc, o o o o o o o o o o IF You Want to Hire a Man, a Boy or a Woman, an Advertise ment in Tltis Paper "will bring you so many applications that you can have your pick )f the best. o o o o o o o o o o o o IF You have property to Rent vr For Sale, the easiest, simplest and cheapest zvay to bring it before the public is to put a little Advertisement in TJie State Journal. It will be read o everywhere in the State of o Kansas. o o t 4t o o o o o o o o o o o o IF You have anything to Trade, whether it is a Bicycle, a Stove or a Piano, tell the people about it in Tltis Paper, and you will get a Customer. 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 a Stock of Goods to sell, a little 25-cent Advertise ment may bring you trade worth ten times the cost. IF You have Removed Your Place of Business, if you have new o goods or have made any change in your business, tell it. Tell it O at the rate of 50 cents per week if you don't want to invest o o more. IF o Money be carefully invested in o Advertising it will pay bigre- O turns. A "Small Advertise- ment" in The State Journal costs 5 cents a line a day.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJKN"AIi, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1S9S. W V t r a s y ISHIHCj J.'nw.l ft Dirt of any kind on any thing quickly yields to tea easy eftort of the taousewifs who naea tnia great cleaner. Largest pekftg greatest ecODOmr. Ask ths erocer lor it. NO HORE 16 TO 1. Iowa Silver Democrats Declare for Plain, Bimetallism. Des Moines, Ia.. Dec 22. About fifty ct the leading' members of the silver Democratic party of Iowa held a con ference in this city today, at which an understanding was reached as to the issues upon which the party will unite and which will doubtless be incorporated in the next state platform. Briefly sum med up. the declarations acceptable to a. majority of those in conference were as follows: The party is opposed to fusion with ar.y other party. The party in unanimously in favor of bimetallism, but the question of ratio will not be given prominence. The Chicago platform may be endorsed but there should be no repetition of the words "16 to 1." The greenbacks should not be retired. The placing- of the na tional currency in the hands of private corporations or national banks Is bitter ly opposed. The formation of trusts is condemned. The policy of imperialism- or of ex pansion and the annexation of Cuba and Porto Rico is inadvisable. The standing army must not be in creased as Is contemplated in the Hull bill. The present army is sufficient for ai! the needs of the country. The liquor traffic can be best con trolled by the enactment of a local op tion law, the question of a license or complete prohibition being- determined by each county. RAILROAD TO MOItBO. To Be Built by the United States Gov ernment. Pittsburg-. Pa.. Dec. 22. The Drake nJ Stratton company of Pittsburg has just received a contract from the Uni ted States government through the war department for the construction of a great dock at Havana, Cuba, and a short railroad to Morro Castle, costing altogether aimut J.Wi.CW. The company has already dispatched 500 laborers and two ship loads of machinery to the is land, and the work will be rushed to completion by next May. The work is being done to enable the war depart ment to re-equip the famous castle over-looking Havana harbor. P. G. CUTS WAGES. Fort Arthur Road Announces a 10 Per Cent Reduction. Kansas City. Dec. 22. The Pittsburg Gulf, which now pays its men in all departments lower wages than do other lines, has announced a horizontal re duction of 10 per cent, to take effect January 1. This cut will apply in the cases of all employes on the lines north of the Missouri river who receive t'5 a month and upward. General Manager Robert Gillham said last nieht that the cut is made for the purpose of equalizing wages all around. He said that after the cut is made the men will receive in proportion as much as is paid to the men in the other de partments. Those who will be affected are the cierks in Kansas City and at other points on the lines. Mr. Gillham was not able to state the number of men who would be affected by the cut. tut he stated that it would be less than ICKi. Station agents and others con nected with the operation of the roads are not included in the list of those whose salaries are cut. Rescued After 19 Days. Seattle. Wash.. Dec. 22. Jack S-hmilt. a hunter and prospector who started from Skasruay on November 17 for J-.ineau in a f.shin boat, was wrecked on Cnilcat isl and during the storm that sunk the Pe rmit and nearly caused the loss of the steamer Ttop;:i. For nineteen dnys he re. a r: a s e-1 to exist on raw birds and the ti-sh of a land otter whit h he sht. He wa rescued when haif dead by the little Ft-amer Olympia and has been restored to health. The pain of a bum or scald is almost instantly relieved by applying Cham berlain's Pain Balm. It also heals the injured parts more quickly than any other treatment, and without the burn s very severe does not leave a scar. For sale by ail druggists. Begsj's German Salve Is an Invaluable remedy for cut3, burns, bruises, scalds, chapped hands, sore nippies, sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chron ic sores, skin eruptions, fever sores, and ail skin diseases. For sale by all drug gists. Good iinough to Take. The finest quality of loaf sugar is use-l in the manufacture of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and the roots used in Its preparation give it a flavor similar to that of maple syrup, making it very pleasant to take. As a medecine for the cure of coughs, coids. la grippe, rroup find whooping cough it is un equaled by any other. It always cures, and cures quickly. For sale by all drug gists. Whrit is commonly known as heart dfs eipe is frequently an aggravated form of Iiysnr;,s:a. Like all other diseases result s' fr-tr. Ir.n :c-stinn. it can be cured bv Kc-dol I'vsp-psia Cure. It cures the worst torms of oyspepsla. It digests what vou eat. Geo. S;rSeid, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son. A. J. Kane Co.. Chronic Rheumatism Cured. Dr. H. B. Hettinger. Indianapolis. Ind.. says: "For several months after spraining my ankle I was sevee afflicted with Rheumatism. I fira''y tried Detchon's 'Mystic Cure' for Rheu matism, and in 4 days could walk with out my cane; two bottles cured me sound and well. I take great pleasure in recommending the 'Mystic Cure' to e':l who are afflicted with Rheumatism." Sold by Swift Holiiday. druggists, 6-3 Kansas avenue. Topeka. Roaches, and Vermin. IT'S A KILLER. Ar'r-r earinp. all v-nr.in swfc water and the cp 'r Het.This k:iiw th most ctvasiy on earth. For Sale by all Druggists. Price, IS Onts. KEWTON MANUFACTURING 4 CEEKICAL CO., W UiiB Struct. New York. For Rats, Mice, GEN. MILES TESTIFIES. Speaks Bitterly of "Embalmed Beef Furnished to the Army. "Washington, Dec. 22. General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the United States army, and General Wesley Merritt, commander of the American forces at the capture of Manila, were trie prin cipal figures before the war lnv'estiga- ption commission yesterday. General Miles responded to the summons of the committee only after several days con sideration. He was accompanied by his own stenographer. His examination was comparatively brief and not sen sational. He spoke with some bitter ness as to the "embalmed beef" and the canned beef furnished the army in the field. This he characterized as an ex periment, for which "some one in Wash ington" was responsible. He said that the landing facilities of the Santiago expedition were inadequate and that the men were short of rations and medicines and might have been better protected from exposure tofever contagion. General Merritt told the commission that he regarded the Philippine expe dition as a decided success and would conduct it on the same lines if he had it to do over. He spoke in high terms of the troops under him and said his army was well supplied with medicines and food. General Miles stated the first plans for sending troops to Cuba were not his, as he was opposed to sending troops there until Cervera's fleet was located. The question at the outset was a naval problem, and the dispatch of troops, in his judgment, then hinged on which fleet would destroy the other. If the Spanish had destroyed the United States fleet, the United States would have been blocked for a number of years. "If we had a force in Cuba then we would have lost it, as it would have been imoossible to get it back from there." He was opposed also to send ing a large force to places like Havana or Matanzas, because of the large per centage of yellow fever deaths there. He said the destruction of Cervera's fleet settled that problem. He said he wanted to operate with a. small force against the Spanish forces by harass ing them during the sickly season, aid ing the Cubans and not endangering the lives of his own force. He also at first favored taking Porto Rico to prevent the Spanish from using that as a. base of operations. MULES FOB MANILA. 300 Head "Will Be Sent Forward by the Tacoma, San Francisco. Dec. 22. The ship Ta coma will sail today for Honolulu with 131 army mules on board. At Honolulu the muis will be turned out for a few weeks' exercise and will then be reshipped along with 2v0 muies and horses already in Hon olulu and the whole lot will be taken to Manila for the use of the United States troops stationed there. In addition to the livestock, the Tacoma carries in her hld a large assortment of wagons, dump carts, grading plows and other things necessary fr tiie work of improving the roads in Lhe Philippines. Lieutenant J. O'Shea, Fourth United States cavalry, is in charge of the live stock on the Tacoma. A veterinary sur gson and 52 men will aid in caring for the animate. Of these men 23 are mem bers of the Fourth cavalry. READY IN TEN DATS. Transportation to Manila Being Ar ranged for the 20th Infantry. San Francisco. Dec. 2?. Major General Merriam has ordered that the work cf preparing the transports for another voy-aa-e to Manila be rushed to completion. By the first of next week he pxoects to no tify the war department that he will be ready within ten days to have the Twen tieth United States infantry come here from Fort Leavenworth. Kan., to board the Scandia for the Philippines. It is the belief at army headquarters here that the First California volunteers will be brought home on the return trip of the Scandia. TOLSTOI'S SON Leads a- Party of Russian Emigrants to 'Winnipeg. New York. Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Evening Post from Montreal says: The Beaver line steamship Lake Huron, which has just sailed for St. John, X. B., from the Russian port of Batura. has on board 1.:12 persons, composing the first party of Pon Hobors. who are going to settle in the Canadian northwest. In charge of the party is Count Zerge Tol stoi, son of the famous idealist and author. Mr. Zouleryitsky. whose name is now familiar in connection with the movement, will conduct a party on the next steam ship, the Lake Superior. The party of lw.n Hobors will proceed directly from St. John to Winnipeg. where arrange ments have been made to look after their comfort for the winter. They will not be allotted lands until spring. MORTON KILLINGS DEAD. Sis Illness Manifested Itself in a Violent Form. Morton Billings, an employe of Park hurst. Davis Co.. died last night at Stormont hospital of cerebro meningitis. Mr. Billings was rooming at No. 2 in the Ross block in Van Buren street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and was found sick in his bed on Tuesday morning. He was partly out of his head and when the physician, Dr. H. B. Hogeboom. was summoned, he com plained of a severe headache. He grew rapidly worse. At noon Tuesday he re fused to speak and from that time un til he died he said nothing. He would not stay in bed and rushed around the room, tore up the bed cloth ing and had to be held in bed by force. Tuesday night He was taken to Stor mont hospital. Gradually he became partly paralyzed. He had to be fed with a tube and shortly after midnight he died without recognizing those about him. The mother of the young man lives in Lawrence and has been notified of his death. He has a brother in the Twen tieth Kansas regiment. A WORLD BEATER. Transvaal Gold Output to Beat All America. Washington, Dec. 22. Consul Macrum from Peoria sends to the state depart ment a report of the gold output of South Africa republic, in which he says the October report shows that the num ber of mills and the total of stamps is rapidly increasing. It is expected, he says, that the output of the Transvaal next year will exceed that of the com bined mines of Colorado. Dakota, Cali fornia. Montana and Alaska, although it feil short of that last year. Chiles Goes Into Journalism. Comment ing with the new year Xick Chiles will seek new laurels in the field of journalism. He will issue "The Plain dealer." It will be a six-column, four page paper devoted to the interests of the colored race and their advancement. J. II. Childers will be the editor and Chiles the proprietor. "We'll advocate the colored people securing farms and bettering themselves." said Chiles, "but will not hold the idea that the colored people should have everything." When asked about the politics of the paper, the coming proprietor smiled and talked with renewed vigor. "We'll lead de lamb to de slaughter. Straight Repub lican and always Republican." "What about prohibition?" "We'll touch upon that-lightly, very lightly. We won't re fuse liquor ads," said Chiles. SAINT'S RELIC INSTALLED. Faith is Vital in This New York Ger man Congregation. New Tork, Dec. 22. Bareheaded peo ple stood out on the sidewalk in East 113th street, between Second and Third avenues, yesterday afternoon, because they were unable to get into the Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels, where a relic of St. Anthony of Padua was ex posed for veneration. The relic is a very small bit of the 6one of the fore arm, about the length and breadth of a little finger nail, and was obtained by the Capuchin Friars of the church in East 113th street, after many petitions, from the Very Reverend Superior of the Basilica in Padua, Italy. It was re ceived on Saturday and was placed yes- Lei uiiy in us giaJ4s case oil me anar oi. the special chapel of St. Anthony, on the left of the church, with appropriate ceremonies. Three o'clock was the time set for the special service, and before that hour the church was packed to the doors. At the head of a solemn procession the relic was borne to its place on the new altar of St. Anthony of Padua. Father Bona venture Frey preached a sermon in Ger man and the Rec. Dr. Wall of the Church of the Holy Rosary spoke in English. He recounted the virtues of St. Anthony and exhorted his hearers to take the saint for their example in life. At the close of the service the people pressed forward in line to look at the relic and kiss the case in which it is kept. Afterward the devout German women stood about In little groups talk ing eagerly of the church's new treasure and hoping, each one, for aid from it in some tribulation. For St. Anthony of Padua is famed not only for the healing of diseases, but for the lightening of all the ills of life. "My man is in the drink now every day, almost," said a sad-eyed member of one of the little groups, "I come to beg of the blessed saint to make him a good husband again and keep him away from the saloon." "Plenty more wonderful things than that he has done." said a large, moth erly looking woman encouragingly. "I brought my little Joe with me today.but the crowd was so big I was afraid his poor lame leg would get hurt, so I took him home and came back. Again he and I will come and make our prayers together for the leg to get well." "I wonder," put in a thin little wom an, 'would the saint help my Fred to a job. He's a good, workman, but be can't get no work." "Of course the saint could help him." said the large woman earnestly. "Try him and see. I knew a man wno was out of work; a friend of my husband's, and he went and made a novena and promised a mass to St. Anthony, and next week he got a job, a good Job, too." "And before the novena was through?" asked Fred's wife. "Yes. and that ain't alL For business got slack pretty som, so that they laid off hands. This man thought he'd get laid off quick, because he was the last man took on. He told my husband, and my husband told him to promise another mass, and sure enough he was kept on, and in a month was made fore man." "Blessed be the name of the saint! said Fred's wife reverently, and the others all said "Amen." "Was that here in the city, Mrs Brock?" asked a young girl. "It was down in Pitt street, in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, where they have a relic of the saint," was the "Ihave a cousin In Milwaukee Just my age." said the girl shyly, "and St. Anthonv gave her help. There was a young man gave her a wedding ring. It was for a sign that they were to be married. One day she was to a picnic and lost the ring in the grass, and it w as a very bad piece of luck to lose the ring, for she had much heart in it. But she could not find it anywhere, nor any body else that searched. So she went back and made her prayers to St. An thony on nine days and then she went for her ring and there it lay in a little tuft of grass." "I will pray the saint for my twenty dollar bill that I lost last month," said one of the women. "And you will get it back," averred an old German dame who was half paralvzed and had come to pray the saint's intervention to stay the final stroke until the summer, when her son is to come over from Germany. "In the old country I knew a farmer and his wife. They had come in from the country with all the money from sell ing their crops and on the way to church they lost it. There was a great hunt, and the town crier rang his bell arid called on the people, telling them of Boertners loss. But the purse with all the money was gone, and there was no trace. Boertner was a piou3 man, and he had a mass said and that very night an honest butcher picked his purse from a hole in the wooden side walk and gave it to him. And this I know to be true, for Boertner was an honest man, and the butcher had served our house for many years." One account of wonders followed an other, and the little conference broke up with expressions of hope and faith. Hereafter the relic will be exposed for veneration on Tuesdays, in the morn ing at 8 o'clock and in the evening at 7:30. that being the special day of St. Anthony of Padua. T10LATE WHITE CAP OATH Remarkable Experience of a Louisiana Man Who Survived Hanging. New Orleans. Dec. 22. Will Purvis, once hanged, brought to life, rescued by a mob and later confined for life, was today de clared innocent and pardoned by Gover nor McLaurin. Purvis was accused of the murder of Eucklev. a fellow white-canper. which occurred in Marion county in 15. Buck lev had fallen out with the band and had made open threats that he would divulae their secrets. The band had taken oaths to kill traitors. Accordingly a meeting was held to try Buckley, and he was con-demm-d to die. Purvis participated in this meeting. Shortly after a second meet ing was called to select the men who should execute the sentence of the band. This meetine Purvis failed to attend. Shortly afterward Buckley was assassin ated one evening. It was rumored around the neighborhood that Purvis was the guiltv man. It is believed that the story was started by members of the white cap rrang who susoected Purvis of inrideiity to his oaths. Hut. be this as it may, the rumor gained credence and Purvis was arreTed. At the trial the brother oi Km k'ev. who was with him at the time of the murder, testified that he retognizeti Purvis as the murderer. It was mainly upon this testimony. a District Attorney S'eville. the prosecuting attornev. admits, that Purvis was lottnd guiltv a'tid condemned to die. and Mr. Ne ville "now states that he has every reason to believe that Buckley s brother was mis taken. Crowds gathered from all parts of the country to witness the execution. The prisoner was led to the S'-affold and al lowed his last words, a minister cf the gospel attended him and offered upprayers for the salvation of his soul. The tra-j was sprung and the body shot downward through the trap. Rut Purvis was not to die yet. For a moment the body writh ed and ouivered in mid-air and then the knot slipped and the prisoner fell heavily to the ground. As soon as he was able to speak he called lod to witness that he was inno cent. The sheriff and his assistants or dered the multitude back, and beajl prep arations for a second attempt at execu tion. Put the crowd with one voice cried down this act and threatened violence. Purvis was taken back to jail and soon afterward was rescued by the mob. A!l sorts of overtures ar.d threats were made to Gever&sr Stone, tee then executive, to secure his pardon, bnt he remained firm. When Governor McLaurin came into of fice Purvis was recaptured., or rather, was brought back to jail by his friends. imprisonment. f GOULD FACTOR If TO 2I0YE. Continental Match Plant May Be Taken to Detroit. New Tork, Dec 22. There is a well defined rumor that Edwin Gould Is on the point of removing his $750,000 match factory from Passaic. N. J., to Detroit, Mich. It is firmly believed in. Passaic. A member of Mr. Gould'3 family, while disclaiming knowledge of any such pro ject, said last night that Edwin Gould had been la Detroit on business re cently. The removal of such an Important enterprise would be felt In Passaic, for the factory employs 900 persons. Whether the sentiment would be one of unmixed sorrow is another question. Indeed, many of the more prosperous residents of the place make no secret of their joy at the prospect. The fact is that many of Mr. Gould's employes are Huns and Slavs, who can neither read, write nor speak English, and they are. to say the least, unpopular with neighboring real estate owners. It is only within the past few years that American labor in the match work3 has been displaced by foreigners. The mill is situated in a residence quarter. On their way to and from work the workmen destroy lawns and flower beds, or steal fruit. Fires, too, are frequent In the factory, and create alarm in the minds of those living near it. The perilous nature of the industry and the large number of wooden buildings about the place make the danger a Very real one, and prop erty owners find it difficult to let houses in that neighborhood. Only last week a portion of the factory was burned. It is said that a large tract of land In Detroit was purchased for the new factory last week. The superior ad vantages of proximity to the timber resources of Michigan are quoted as the motive for the change. PLAIN TALK TO FIELD. Chicago Chronicle Says Millionaires of His Kind Ars of Little Use, Chicago, Dec. 22. The Chronicle has this bitter arraignment of Marshall Field: "Marshall Field is reputed the richest man in Chicago, the growth of which contributed so much unearned. Incre ment as lies In his mighty fortune, With ail the awe-inspiring respectability of his many millions, has he shown as a citizen of Chicago any decent sense or their responsibilities? "Mr. Field is a large if not the larg est, shareholder in the Chicago City Railway company. He is a large if not the largest shareholder in the Pull man Car company. In 1894 the greed and illiberality of the Pullman concern created a strike that threatened the city. At a perilous juncture where was Mr. Field? He owed Chicago much. "Mr. Field shrank behind his millions thanking God, possibly, that he was not as other men publicans and sinners. Chicago looked to Mr. Field for a po tent word of reproof to his grasping as sociates, but looked in vain. "Public outcry against the selfish ness, the sordid brutality of the local street railway companies is not new. Mr. Field was silent when it is al together probable that a word from him would have stopped bribery of the aldermen and jurors and secured to the public some approximation of their rights. "We must not forget that Mr. Field has given his name, insisted on giving his name, to a museum, which might have been the more richly endowed if his vanity was noC thus appeased. He has given easily, out of unearned in crement, a site to the Chicago Univer sity, rivalling thereby in some small de gree the oleaginous generosity of the Standard Oil company. "But to have justice Chicago can well forego rich gifts. It wants nothing from Field but Field's manly reproba tion of boodling, even if by such course Field's purse itself should suffer. It has a right to demand that much. The prominent citizen of the Field kind is not an aid to Chicago." Editor Herman Kohlsaat, of the Times-Herald, has made an editorial demand on Mr. Terkes to be more spe cific in his charges of alleged attempts by Chicaco newspapers to extort money from traction companies. Mr. Kohlsaat then explains the basis for the charges thus: "Twelve years ago one of the news papers aided Mr. Yerkes in his fight to obtain the LaSalle street tunnel. After exchanging congratulations upon the success of their joint fight, in which the editor remarked that it was a good thing for the North Side company, Mr. Yerkes said that the editor said some thing to the effect: "But what is there in it for us?" "That remark," continued Mr. Kohl saat, "spoken as a passing jest, took lodgement In Mr. Yerkes" mind and has bred the hateful brood of stories of blackmail and conspiracies that he has been spewing out on the community for the past twelve months. "It will be observed that this has nothing whatever to do with any pres ent conspiracy to extort money from traction companies. It is merely an old, stale and unprofitable misconstruction of a casual remark distorted to give color to an infamous accusation." The new ordinance providing for four cent fares and a thirty-year extension of street railway franchises will be re ported to the council tomorrow night, but will not be put on passage for an other week. GIRLS IN A FOUNDRY. Pretty Young Women Taking the Places. Elizabeth, N. J., Dec. 23. Pretty young women doing foundry work is one of the innovations made by the management of the Worthington Pump company here. Their work is such that they can wear fluffy white caps and snowy aprons, and the contrast between their appearance and their dingy sur roundings Is marked. The men haven't quite made up their minds how to look on the move, though they are the sufferers by it. For every girl taken on a man loses his position, as the young women work for $4 and $5 a week, while the men had been grumbling because they were not satis fied with $5 and $6 a week. As most of the former employes vere young men and unmarried, it has been proposed to turn the foundry into a matrtrnonial bureau, and have every man marry the girl who is sent to take his place. Ther men are; delighted with the sug gestion, but the girls, haven't been heard From on that point yet. They all are as independent as they are pretty, and. while they wiii work in a foundry to support themselves, they might not like the ifiea of w orkiry there to sup port a husband who is out cf a job on his wedding day. The first time young women ever worked in a foundry in this conntry was in New England, where ithe system was a success at once. Your husband, your brother, or your sweetheart would appreciate a box of Flor De Landorf 10 cent cigars as a Christmas present. Buy them of Row ley Snow, Sixth acd Kansas avenue. AS HALL CAINE SEES US. Telia the English Public What He Found in America. New York, Dec. 22. A dispatch to the Herald from London says: Hall Caine who is now at Greda Cas tle, Isle of Man, contributes a long ar ticle to the Daily Telegraph today en titled "Life in America." He says in part: "Did I see any results of the war? "Yes, in the sudden and great revival of trade which is now brisk in America. Beyond that not a great deal that semed to be a direct result. Indeed, it is surprising how little impression the war has made on the minds and con dition of the people of America. They hardly talk of it at all. The people give you the idea that they have turned down the page of the Spanish war for good. "What did I find to be the American attitude toward England? "Not greatly unlike what it was three years ago. Certainly no such extraor dinary change in the national sentiment appears to have passed over America as that which we have lately experi enced in England. Nobody on the other side, of the ocean calls for an Anglo American alliance whether In the form of a treaty or or an understanding. No body talks of it and I doubt if it has ever Impressed itself on the American mind as a serious idea at all. That is not to say that the good feeling for England is not deep and widespread in America. It is and England's friendli ness to America during the war has strengthened the ties between the two countries. Any public reference to that friendliness is sure to provoke applause. "It does not require any knowledge in economic problems to see that in one important particular America is master of the world. Already that amazing country absorbs all the races of the earth and every race that it absorbs, it feeds and strengthens. It may be sta ted as a sure, though astounding fact that no civilized race whatever, has yet been known to decline or diminish on American soil. "As for the wickedness of the big American cities.Chicago and New York, it can only seem greater than anything else in the world to those who do not know the wickedness of our own cities at home. Our appaling stories of the ways of foreign cities usually come from people who live the most hum drum lives in London. The secret is a very simple one. They are explorers only when they go abroad. "If I were asked what Is the worst evil which comes of the American thirst for prosperity, I should say the pride of wealth. Nevertheless, the cor roding effect of great wealth shows it self on American society in more ways than one. The marriages of English men to American women may perhaps bring about the Anglo-American alli ance which Mr. Chamberlain so much desires, but where the reasons for such unions are merely wealth on the one side and vanity on the other, without any other apparent motive, the loss will be to America in the lowering of the moral tone of that part of her people which comes within the atmosphere of such transactions. "The quest of material prosperity by no means absorbs the energies of the American people. It would be impossi ble to find among the nations of the world more readers to the thousand of population. And Americans not only read, more than we do they read bet ter. No other nation pays so much at tention to the education of its women and in no other country does woman stand so high or play so serious a part. "The religious life of America is ac tive to the point of fostering nearly ev ery crazy notion that takes form of faith, as where that great wave Is more felt which is now carrying tho Christian church back to the early ideals of Christianity. The work of the slums is splcnidly done both by men and women. In America, where there is no state church, reverence for the church and the things of the church is greater than it has ever seemed to me to be in England or even in Rome. "I love America because it is big and because its bigness is constantly im pressing the imagination and stimulat ing the heart. I love its people because they are free, with the freedom which the rest of the world takes as by stealth and which they claim openly as their right. I love them because they are the most industrious, earnest. active and ingenious people on earth, because they are the most moral and religious, and above all the shallow judgments of sup erficial observers, they are the most childlike in rational character, the eas iest to move to laughter, the readiest to be touched to tears, the most abso lutely true in their impulses and the most generous in their applause." 3IISS BATEMAN GOES MAD. Her Mother Places Her in a Hospital for the Insane New Tork, Dec. 22. The Pres3 today says Victoria Bateman, the actress, last night was placed in the insane pavilion of Bellevue hospital by her mother, Mrs. John T. Burke. The young woman had been showing signs of a mental break down for several days and was gradual ly approaching the stage of mania. Her symptoms were like those she exhibited in October last in Newark, and in No vember, when she was playing Roxana in "Cyrano De Bergerac" in Chicago. Mrs. Rurke law that the inevitable was coming and last night took her away In a carriage to the hospital, where she was put under observation. Collision in a Fog. Worcester. Mass., Dec. 22. Two fast moving electric cars collided on the Worcester and suburban railway near Leister, yesterday afternoon in a dense fog. John Kerrigan, aged 45, of Chewy Valley, a weaver, and Walter Holbrook j of Leister, aged 19, a newspaper man, were killed, and a dozen other passen gers were more or less seriously in- j jured. i A 'Wonderftil Medicine j "Beggs Little Giant Pills" for weak i stomach, impaired digestion, disordered i liver, sick headache, constipation, fe- male ailments, are absolutely without a rivaL Take no substitute ask for "Beggs." For sale by all druggists. It is true that others imitate the methods employed in advertising Beggs German Salvo, others claim to heal and to cure disease because Beggs' German Salve, the one true ointment, has been so wonderfully successful. But in thou sands and thousands of cases, as shown by grateful testimonials Beggs' German Salve actually and permanently cures when other medicines fail to do any good whatever. For sale by all drug gists. A cough Is not like a fever. It does not have to run a certain course. Cure it quickly and effectually with One Minute couth Cure, the best remedy for ail aaes and for the most severe cases. We rec ommend it because it s good. Geo. W. Ptansflfcld. W. H. Wilson. A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kan Co.. Druggists. .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 Hoiliday Drug Co., W. H Wiiaon, and Arnold iiag Co. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA BOUSE, ONE JilGHT ONLY, Thursday. 0 DCUBK FRANK DANIELS. In hit big opara success, by Harry Smith and Victor Herbert, The Idol's Eye. Scenery. Costume and Appointments ident ical with the original production in ew Vork. Complete Company, Chores and Orchestra PUCES First floor, si. 50 and SI. 00; second floor, 75c and SI .00. Reserved seat sale will be gin on Monday morning at feim's Drug Store, WANTED HELP. WASTED Position by elderly lady to do light housework and sewing. 1413 Quin cy st. WANTED A position in a store or tn an office by an industrious young man of 21. Have had experience. Address A. R. S., room a, 9o7 East S.xth St., upstairs. WANTED YEHLAItS HXU?. i WANTED White woman cook at Holli I day Hotel, corner 4th and Holiiday sts. i WANTED Lady agents, at once, some 1 thing new: good money. Call and in j vestigate. 1223 Monroe St. i WANTED Good girl for general house work; must be good cook. Topeka ave. j WAXTED Good girl for general house work, with references, family of two. Tyler st. I i WANTED A competent girl for general housework, German preferred. HCil Ty i ler st. j WANTED At the National, two experi enced dining room waitresses. JBTrSINESSCHANOES S15 TO $30 a week and expenses paid men to sell cigars: experience unnecessary; 'extra inducements. The W. L. KUine Co., Sl Louis, Mo. HOW undergraduate doctors, dentists. pharmacists, lawyers, can soon gradu ate. J30X iso, -mcago. WANTED Salesman: sajarr pl week ly:' experience unnecessary: permanent Brown Bros. Co., Chicago. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To sell you Christmas books at cost. Bruner. 413 Kansas ave. WANTED A party with some capital to locate agents and superintend manufac turer's interest in this state. Party can obtain an interest and permanent position; right man can clear ti'.V) monthly. Call or address room 4. 631 Kansas ave. WANTED To rent small house 3 or 4 rooms, close in. or will buy on monthly payments or rent rooms for light house keeDiPir. Address C. R. Hoadley, 302 East Fourth St. WANTED 3 houses between Jefferson and Kansas ave. and between 30th and 4th. Topeka Trust Co., 534 Kansas ave. WANTED 2 mares. 3 past to 5 years old. good size, cheap for cash. Call at 4S4 Lane st. WANTED Boarders at 523 Western ave. Hacks and livery at all hours; horses and mules bought and sold. TeL 170. W. T. Lawless. WANTED Everyone to know that In re plying to an advertisement which reads to address "Care Journal" the reply must be made In writing and sent through the mail postpaid, or left at this office. It will then be placed in one of the boxes set aside for replies to classified advertise ments. FOE 8 ALE- MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE My entire stock of bound books at cost. C. A. Bruner, 413 Kan. av. FOR SALE Spring waeon. Jlo: pool tible, $j0; buggy. $20. 921 East Sixth. FOR SALE One phaeton, one bi ggy and road cart, cheap. 1119 Kansas ave. FOR SALE! A fine $125 organ, with shret music, or will trade for stock. Mrs. Doris Stander, 701 West Tenth. I FOR SALE Bay mare 7 years old. city broke: win traae tor cow. Aaaress N., care Journal. FOR SALE: A good gentle, sound pony and colt at SOS Monroe st. FOR SALE Gentle horse, cheap. 132 North Van Buren st. FOR SALE: Very fine young Black Lang shan roosters. 421 Quincy st. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOB RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Six room house. 1241 Tyler bath, closet. Inquire 1107 Topeka ave. FOR RENT One modern 17 room flat. Kansas ave.. steam, electric light; also, one 3 room fiat: reference required. L. M. Crawford, Agent. IQB KENT-BOOMS FOR RENT Pleasant furnished roorhs, modren conveniences. S22 Monroe st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, with or without board. 301 West Twelfth. FOR RENT Furnished front room. 1109 Jackson St., l2s blocks south of capitol. FOR RENT Part of a store on Kansas ave., between Seventh and Eighth. In quire at 720 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Furnished rooms ana board. 120 West Sixth. TO WHOil IT HAT COKCEKK- NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee countv. Kansas, asking fer a permit to sell intoxioatiner liquors at 124 East Fourth street, in -the Second ward, in the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hearing of the same is set for Tuesday, 9 a. m.. the 10th day of January, lf9. M. A. FUNCHESS. Topeka. Kan., Dec. W. U58. FOB SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE S room house. 2 lots, barn, shade, east front, $2,5; one-third cash, balance time. Modern 7 room riTnse. ?.TW. room house, rmxlern. ii 5 room house, rents $15. tl.tf. a room cottage, rents $13. $I.1V). SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE On payments. acres on East Sixth St. car line. S4SO. a bargain. F. J. Brown, 1 Columbian Bldg. FOR SALE 35 lots rear the Santa Fe shops. 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts.. 60 lots near Shorey. S room house nd iVh acres near city limits. M acres miles north all on time payments or cheap for cash.' M. Heery, 109 East Third. FOR SALE Ten R.I.P.A.N.'S for t cents at druggists: one gives relief. PAVING. TBTB OFFICE of the Topeka Vitrified Brick and Pavinsr Co. has caen removed j to US west Eihui su MISCELLANEOUS. BOOKS AT COST My entire k f bound books at eost. Bruner, 44J Kan sas ave. SUBSCRIPTIONS received for a!l kinds of papers and periodicals at Bruiwr News Stand. 413 Kansas ave. LADIES' FACE MASSAGE free Frt.lay from 2 to a at 2a East Fifth at. Mr. Van Vleck. WANTED All those thinking of attend ing Pond's Business College shouii read this: "This is to certify that I have at tended this school just one week. I was put In an office the first day: am learning to do everything In it; have maoe out ovf 19 papers and handled over cash, and closed my books twice already. I have learned more this first week than I expected to learn in a month. It is cer tainly the quickest way I ever heard f. Glad I came here." (aigned A Student. To all who enter January 2. l-9. we will sign a written guaranty to give that pu pil, first, the best instruction: second, the most personal attention: third, in the shortest time: fourth, at the cheapest rates of any school in Kansas. WILL the party who took an- overcor.t from a post at Sixth and Lawrence st.. please leave at S. Cunningham's ero cery. corner 8th and Lake, ar.d receive re ward. ANY GIRL in Topeka, age 7 to 15 years, is entitled to a guess. See the heactii'tii $15.00 doll to be given away free to the girl who will guess her name. Name ef doll Mr name Is A Hirbour's TeL No. is Fill out the above blank ard send or mail it to A. Hirbotir. 115 West 7'h Whoever .e-uesses the name wlil gt th doll for Christmas. The r.ame of the d.1! is now in a sealed envelope deposited witVi the Wells-Fargo Express Co. Guess con test closes Saturday noon before Chru: ma. Any boy of same age may enter the con test. If he guesses the name he will re ceive his Choice of a fine sled or p.iir of skates in place of the dolL A Hirboui. 115 West Seventh st. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been openei Your choice of lots. $150 to $450l Kugena Wolfe. 51J Kansas ave. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas M?d',cj College, corner of Twelfth and Tyier. is open daily except Sunday, from 1 14 it p. m. E. it, Brookett, iL D. LOST AND FOUND. LOST PckeTboojc with three fve do'.lir bills and about two dollars ir. silver, sup posed to have been lost near transfer sta tion. Finder wiii receive a reward by returning it to Weber Co., til Kan sas ave. FOUN'D Where wafhes or clocks are cleaned for 50c. 813 Kansas ave.. upstairs. MONEY. WE can loan you money. The Topeka Trust Co.. 534 Kansas ave. MONEY. jiOKE:. to ioan on farms in eastern Kansas at 54 per cent. F. J. Brown, 17 Columbian Bldg.. Topeka. FIFTY MILLION cheap eastern mincy for western investment. Responsib'. agents wanted. In-vestors Directory, N. Y. MONEY LOANED oa pianos, organs -swing machines, watthes, diamonds, b.cyclss. typewriters, stock, any good security. N. B. Campbell, fiya Kansas ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Eiscoe, 523 Kansas kve. WANTED We want to make frood fan loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand amd every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Buiid.ng. WATCHMAKER WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks, 50c; mainsprings. 75c: crystals, lie. Ca h paid for old gold or silver. Ail work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. ave. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8:h t. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent: repairing of ail kinrfjj. MUSICAL. WILLEBALD C. STENGER, teacher of violin. 323 est iir.n st. MIPS MABEL MARTIN, teacher of piano and harmony. 4(J Greenwood ave-.Potwin. L. A. Riiir-K, ai. Lt- and Central ave.. North Topeka. Phona 214 Uses the Brinkerhoff syst-ra of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for plies, fistula, fishure. a. ceratlon. etc. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. IDA C. BARNES. M. D. Offfes TSi Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office.hours: 9 a m. ic 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to j p. m. Teiepbon 698 residence and 1 office. FLORISTS. MP.3. J. R- HAGUE. Florist, successor t? R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phon OjiL ST Oil AG K- STORAGE The Topeka Storage 'H'l Warehouse o. tiorni?i-iy 1 -ape Co., 35 Kas. ave.j store stpves. house bold goods, etc. On June 1 remov.d t- new fire-proof stone building. 2ii ana 2.4 Kas. ave. C. D. Skinner. Prop. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes exa.rn.nej and spectacles properly fitted. STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt wont, low price. Catalogue free. 'Phone zaa. MORE GOLD FOtX U. Two Hew Creeks Discovered in the Atlin District. Victoria." P. C.",""Dc." 22 The Roa'i which has arrived here from SkaSu.iy. re ports the .wreck of a ,.loop wh.ch 1-ft Wrangel two week ago for Skaaay w:: i a parr,- of twelve wnic.d for Atijn. Th Floop was found b-tttm tp by Indi.Tis, art'l it is fHred th:t ail have Wen lo-c. Fred Jtfmfn of Victoria. JMst out from Atlin. brings news of two m-.re r:. h K"' 1 bearinsr creeks discovered. The trw fn.li have been l hristtnei! Moose an.l Ow creeks. He had both hanls frozen a.ld iu..i.i? tnet hw !if f.rt :h wav out. j News is broucht of the wr---k of tj sc hooner Ohio of Victoria. No lives -ra lost. It absolutely has no equal and all others who claim theirs is as good as Beggs' German Salve are imitators. A tair trial will convince any one th.it there is no preparation yet discovered, that stands even an equal in allaying pain and in its healing qualities, Ftr sal by ail druggists.

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 22. 1898 TWO SERMONS. A Deserted Wife Comes to To peka Looking For Her Husband If He'd Let Whisky Alone, She Sajs, SHE 1YOULDST TRADE Him For the Wealthiest and Best Man on Earth. On of the Best Watch Re pairers in Topeka Goes to the Poor IIouseThrough Drink. Mrs. Riley 'A. Sloan, of Plattsburg. Mo., is in Topeka with her two children aged 3 and 5 years looking for her hus band who, she says, has deserted her. She went to the police station this morning- to see if she could find any trace of her husband who, she says, is traveling under the name of James Clay. She has inquired at the post office to see if any letters have reached him and found they had not. She searched the tailor shops to see if he nvas employed here. "If he would leave whisky alone I wouldn't trade him for the wealthiest end best man on earth," she said. "What are the laws here in case of desertion?" she asked Sergeant Owens. "Oh, it's easy to get separated here. XVhen people don't agree they generally quit." replied the sergeant. "What grounds do you have to have?" "Oh, just anything. A disagreement over a dog light is enough." "That's the reason he came to Kan sas for you can't do that in Iowa, Mis souri or Nebraska." "Yes. it's easy to split up here," re plied the sergeant in an absent sort of way. "And just as easy to get married," relied Jailer Hopkins. Mrs. Sloan left the station to con tinue her search. She said she did not care particularly about her husband but wanted him to support her. BRIGHT MAN'S SAD END. One of the Best Watch Repairers In Topeka Goes to the Poor Souse. Milliard Bryant, an old watch re pairer who had a small shop on Madi son street, between Second and Third, has been sent to the poor farm. For over a year the police have tried to get the man sent to the poor farm. He is a heavy drinker and broken in mind and body. He refused to go and lived in a deplorable condition with not enough to eat or wear. During the blizzard a few weeks ago he lay on the sidewalk in front of his shop all night In a drunken stupor and one of his hands lay in a pool of water that froze solid. He was found the next morning ond tor a time it seemed that, the bn,l -.ouId have 10 be amputatea. During the Fall Festival of 1SP7 ho look a clock from Silas Rain on West Sixth street to repair. A month after he took the clock he went to Rain and said he would bring it around in a few days. From time to time some who knew him would urge his going to the poor farm but he would refuse. "I must finish that clock," was the reason he gave and to put that clock in running order was his sole ambition eave getting liquor. Regularly once a month he would go to Rain and ray that the clock would be finished soon. Last week he took the clock to Rain and pronounced it iri good running or der. He had been working on it for a year. Then he informed the police that he had finished the clock and was ready to go to the poor farm. Bryant's home was originally in New Tork. When he came to Topeka 20 years ago he was employed by James B. Hayden and was considered one of the best workmen in his line that ever worked over a jeweler's bench. He drank and finally became a confirmed drunkard. Two years ago he was of fered a place to work by Hayden if he would stop his drinking but he refused. RAN INTO A BIG MAN. Collision In Which the Car "Was Smashed but the Man is Unhurt. The worst collision that the city railway has had since the Fourth street car ran Into a Missouri Pacific enpine occurred last night on the Lowman Hill Line. Frank Hendricks, a policeman weighing 230 pounds, stepped off a westbound car, and eastbound car No. 61 ran into him. The collision did not hurt the policeman, hut it stove in the front vestibule of the car and broke the upright oak piece, four Inches square. When the car ran into the engine a rule was made that all cars should stop and that the bell must be rung before crossing a railroad track. The rule will now have to be made to fit the case of heavy, weight policemen. Another Centenarian Gene. Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 22. James McDonald,, aged 102, a resident of this city for forty years, died at St. Joseph's hospital today. He was born in Mon treal in 1796. Three children survive him. Cincinnati Brewery Assigns. Cincinnati. O., Dec. 22. The Cin cinnati Consumers Brewery company assigned today to Walter L. Granger. The company was organized a year ago and was operating the old Bannan brewery. Assets are placed at $75,000; liabilities J40.000. The concern was not in the proposed combination and its assignment will not affect that project. Q 4 I We Have 5 O Now a very large stock X of SPECIAL CHSISTMAS Z 2 GOODS Combination O Desks, China Closets, Fancy Rockers, Parlor Suits, Rugs, etc Special low prices Visit our salesroom, 313 KANSAS AVE; D. Q. Diven o Furniture Store. ABSURB TALE. (Continued from First Page.) with which he is charged unless his guilt Is proved to your satisfaction be yond a reasonable doubt. In the use of the term "reasonable doubt," I do not mean possible doubt, a mere speculation or a captious quibble suggested for the purpose of evading the performance of an honest duty, but I mean such a fair and reasonable uncertainty concerning the truth or falsity of any matter or thing which would naturally and hon estly be suggested to the mind of any candid and conscientious man, after careful and impartial consideration of such matter if submitted to him for examination and consideration. Or ex pressed in other language, a reasonable doubt is that state of the case which, after the entire comparison and con sideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jurors in that condition that they cannot say that they feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of the charge; that is, to a certainty that convinces and directs the understanding and satisfies the rea son and judgment of those who are bound to act conscientiously upon it. And unless defendant has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, as herein explained, then you should acquit him. Murder in the first degree is where a person of sound mind and discretion unlawfully and wilfully, with delibera tion and premeditation, kills any rea sonable creature in being in the peace of the state with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied. Murder in the second degree is where a person of sound memory and discre tion unlawfully, purposely and malic iously, kills any reasonable creature in being, in the peace of the state with malice prepense or aforethought express or implied, but without deliberation or premeditation. Under the information in this case, if the evidence warrants it, the defendant may be convicted of murder in the first or second degree. If you are satisfied that the defendant is guilty of one of these degrees of murder but have a doubt as to which degree he is guilty of. you should give the defendant the benefit of the doubt and voncist him of the lower degree only. You will observe from these instruc tions that the only substantial differ ence between murder .in the first degree and murder in the second degree con sists in the fact that to constitute mur der in the first degree there must be deliberation and premeditation, while those elements are not necessary to constitute murder in the second degree. Malice, In its legal sense, denotes the intentional doing of a wrongful act without just cause or excuse; malice aforethought may be express or implied. Kxnress malice is where one person kills another with sedate, deliberate mind and formed design, being evidenc ed by external circumstances discover ing the inward intention or premedita tion; such, for instance, as lying in wait, antecedent threats, former grudges and concerted schemes to do the party some bodily harm. Implied malice is where the killing is effected by any deliberate and premeditated cruelty, and evincing a design to take human life, and done without present provocation. And al though there is this distinction between express aiid implied malice, they mean and express the same condition of mind. In order therefore, to constitute mur der in the first degree, applicable to the charge in this case, a design must be formed to kill wilfully, that is, on pur pose, with the Intent that the act by which the life of a. human being 5s takn should have that eTect: delibei ately. that is, with a coot pmpos?; maliciously, that is, wUh malice afore thought as I have described; and with premeditation, that is, a design must be formed before the committing of the act by which death is produced. And in the present case the killing must have been done by John Henry Collins, in the manner charged in the information, and at the county of Shawnee in the state of Kansas. If any of the foregoing es sentials, namely, malice, Intent, wilful ness, premeditation, deliberation, de sign, mode of killing, or place of kill ing is not proved to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should not find the defendant guilty. It is perhaps proper to define some other words used in the information and these instructions, such, for instance, as the word wilfully, which means inten tionally, purposely and not accident ally; the word deliberate means, as used in these instructions, weighed in the mind, to consider and examine the risks for or against the measure, in order to form an opinion thereon; the word pre meditate means to think or revolve in the mind before hand and to contrive and design previously. To constitute premeditation and deliberation, how ever. It is not necessary that thev should precede the killing any great length of time, but it is sufficient if they actually existed before the killing, however short the time of their exist ence may have been. In order to warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence each fact nec essary to the conclusion sought to be established must be proven by compe tent evidence beyond reasonable doubt. All the Tacts must be consistent with each other and with the main fact to be proven, and the eurcum'stances ta ken together must be of a conclusive nature, leading, on the whole, to a sat isfactory conclusion, and produce on the whole a reasonable moral certainty that the accused committed the offense charged. A few facts or many facts proven all consistent with the supposition of de fendant's guilt are not sufficient to war rant a verdict of guilty, but in order to convict on circumstantial evidence alone it is necessary not only that the circumstances all concur to show that the defendant committed the crime charged, but that they be inconsistent w ith any other rational conclusion. Bach necessary fact or link in the chain of circumstantial evidence from which the defendant's guilt is sought to be deduced, must be established to the same degree of certainty as the main fact which these independent circum stances taken together tend to estab lish. To warrant a conviction upon cir cumstantial evidence, it is not sufficient that the facts and circumstances create a probability that the defendant com mitted the offense charged, but they must be such as are incompatible upon any reasonable hypothesis, with the in nocence of the accused, and incapable of explanation on any reasonable hypo thesis other than that of the guilt of the accused. While a motive for the commission of a crime is not necessary to be proven to entitle the state to a. conviction, yet in cases where the charge is murder it is usual for the motive on the part of the accused to appear; and if there is an absence of proof as to the motive for the commission of the crime charged, then that fact should be considered by you, among other things,' in ySur de liberations in the Jury room for the pur pose of determining the guilt or inno cence of the defendant. The state has elected to try the defendant upon the theory that he per sonally fired the fatal shot or shots, or IT not that he was personally present at the time the fatal shot or shots were fired, aiding, abetting or assisting in the commission of the crime charged. The state is not seeking to convict the de fendant upon the theory that he was an accessory before the fact; that is, that before the commission of the offense he counseled, advised and procured some other person or persons to commit the offense. If you believe from the evidence be yond a reasonable doubt, as heretofore explained, that James S. Collins was murdered at the time and place and in the manner charged in the information; that defendant was present at the time of commission of the crime aiding, as sisting or abetting in the commission of such crime, he would be equally guilty although the fatal shot or shots may have been fired by some other person or persons. But, under the election, as made by the state, if the defendant, prior to the commission of the offense charged, counseled, advised and procured some other person or persons to commit the offense, but was not himself personally present at the time of its commission, aiding, assisting or abetting its com mission, then and in that case you should return a verdict of not guilty. One of the modes recognized by law for impeaching the veracity of a wit ness, is the introduction of witnesses who testify that they are acquainted with the general reputation for truth and veracity of the person sought to be impeached in the neighborhood where he resides. And if the jury believe from the evidence in this case that the gen eral reputation of any witness who has testified before you for truth and verac ity in the neighborhood in which he re sides is bad, then the jury have a right to disregard the whole of such witness' testimony and treat it as untrue except where it is corroborated by other credi ble evidence, or by facts and circum stances proven on the trial. One of the modes of impeaching a witness is by showing that he has made statements out of court at variance with his statements on the witness stand. If you believe that any witness who has testified in this case has made statements at other times and places at variance with his testimony on the witness stand in this case, regarding any material matter testified to by him. then it is your province to determine to what extent that fact tends to impeach either the memory or the credibility of the witness, or to detract from the weight to be given to his testimony. The fact that the witness Johnson Jnr don has heretofore been convicted at id sentenced for the crime of burglary and also arrested for other minor offenses should be taken into consideration by you in your deliberations In the jury room in determining what weight shall be given to his testimony. If vou find that nnv witness has been paid for giving his testimony, or has been promised any valuable consideration therefor, then you have a right to take that fact into consideration in determin ing what weight should be given to the testimonv of such witness. There has been evidence given in tlus case as to certain statements and conver sations had. in which the witness on I he stand has testified to certain statements and conversations made and had with other witnesses and with the defendant. This class of evidence should be received and considered bv the jury with caution. This follows from the clanger that the party whose statements and conversations are 'being given may not have correctly expressed himself, from the liability of the party hearing the statements and conver sations to fail to get a correct under standing of what was said or to fail in remembering it correctly, and from the infirmitv of memory generally. But it is for you to say what weight should be given io any siuh testimony, in the light of human experience generally, and by applying the rules heretofore given ycu in weighing testimony. An accomplice is a person who partici pates in some way in the commission of the offense charged, either principal or accessory; and the rule of law is that a defendant cannot be convicted upon the testimonv of an accomplice or accomplices unless the testimony of such accomplice or accomplices be corroborated by other evidence in the ense coon otrie material ji.itte''. is not ncaj.;ir ihac t:ie a-. cjmplic o-- y eomn'i'--? siioold v corrob orated i.pon an tnir.fcs aooa'. wh' U he or they have testified. If vou then believe from the evidence in this case that anv witness or witnesses who have testified on the witness stand were the accomplices of the defendant in the commission of the crime charged, then you eaunot convict the defendant upon the testimony of such accomplice or accomp lices unless- such testimony is corroborat ed upon some material matter. If vou believe from the evidence that the defendant was trying to negotiate with these colored men to kill his father and they on their part were simply pretend ing that they would carry out his wishes for the purpose of getting money from him, and with no intention of committing the crime, and did not participate in the commission of the crime, then I instruct you that they would not be accompiices within the meaning of the law. There has been evidence offered by the defendant respecting his good character as a peaceable, orderly and lawabiding citizen. Such evidence is competent and proper to be considered by the jury in con nection with the other evidence in the case in determining the guilt or innocence of the defendant respecting the matter charged against him. If you believe from the evidence that the defendant, prior to the time of the alleged offense, was a peaceable, orderly, lawabiding citizen of good character, then vou should take that fact into considera tion together with all the other facts and circumstances proven in the case for the purpose of determining his guilt or inno cence. There has also been evidence offered In this case tending to prove that defendant was a dutiful and obedient son, of kind disposition and even temperament, and that he maintained a deep filial affection for the deceased his father. If you be lieve from the evidence that he was of such a nature and that such feeling ex isted on his part toward the deceased, you have a right to take that fact into con sideration in your deliberations in the jury room, together with all the other facts and circumstances proven for the purpose of determining whether the defendant would probably have committed the crime charged or not. Where one person is carrying insurance upon his life in favor of another, and the beneficiary named in the policy murders the insured, such beneficiary would not be entitled to receive the proceeds of the in surance which had been carried in his favor upon -the life of the assured. Your verdict .should be the expression of the concurrence of your individual judg ment rather than the product of mixed thought. It is not the theory of jury trials that the verdict should be the aver age opinion of the jurors, but from the testimony given each individual juror should be led to the same conclusion and this unanimous conclusion of twelve dif ferent minds is the certainty of fact sought in law. Before the state can de mand the conviction of the defendant, each individual juror should be led from the testimony to a clear conviction of his guilt. If any one of the jurors, after having carefully and candidly considered all ihe evidence in this case. and after having con sulted with his fellow jurors, should still entertain a reasonable doubt of the de fendant's guilt, then the jury cannot find the defendant guilty? If you find from the evidence, bevond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant is guilty of murder In the first degree as I have defined it to you, committed in the manner charged in the information, upon the person of James S. Collins, and at the time and place therein named, then you should return a verdict of guiltv of mur der in the first degree. On the other hand, if his guilt of murder in the first degree is not so established bevond a reasonable doubt, then you should proceed to inquire whether he is guilty of murder In the sec ond degree, and if you find him guilty of murder in the second degree, beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should return your verdict accordingly. But unless you do bo find defendant beyond a reasonable doubt as heretofore explained to you, you should acquit the defendant. rh conclusion, gentlemen of the Jury.you will be addressed by counsel for the state and counsel for the defendant, to whose arguments I trust you will give respectful attention. It Is their duty to keep fairly within the evidence and instructions of the court, and to assist you in coming to a correct verdict In this case. I trust you will give the case such careful considera tion as its Importance demands, that your verdict may speak the truth. Souvenirs of the Carnival Queen at Vogenitz, 633 Kansas avenue. IlICE THROWERS They Invade the Court Bouse and Startle a Verdant Groom Victor Vanderwalle of Pauline, Kan., and Charlotte Mitchell of the same place never heard of the rice throwing fiends. If they had they would have been married in some secluded place. They appeared at the otiice of the probate judge this forenoon. The young man could not talk English so his "blushing bride" acted as interpreter. Probate Judge Dolman told them that he was the man they wanted and after a record had been made they stood up and the necessary words were spoken. Mr. Victor Vandewalle, benedict, depos ited a $5 bill in the hands of the ex pectant official and then led his bride from the courthouse. As they passed the outside door and went into the fresh air Victor wiped his brow and then beamed upon his new wife. He had not completed the beaming process when a young lady heaved a handful of rice straight at the eyes of Victor. He drop ped the arm of his bride and rent the air with such a shriek as would be ex pected from a man who was about to be assassinated. Another handful of rice went down his back and he ran. After he reached the street he looked back and shook his fist and the things he said in German would not bear trans lation. The rice throwers were some of the young women employed at the court house w ho planned a surprise. IS HE SHAMMING? Charles McCoy May Be Insane but the Jury Doesn't Know It. Is Charles McCoy feigning insanity? A. jury in the probate court this morn ing was suspicious enough on that point to remand him back to the county jail to await developments. McCoy is an intelligent looking young man who was arrested for looting the house of S. S. Ott last month. By being declared insane he would be sent to the asylum and would thereby avoid a trial for burglary. When Dr. Eastman asked McCoy where he lived today the man replied "Boston" but he could not give the name of a street in Boston. He said that his head hurt him and that there is a. big piece of copper in the top of his skull. "They are trying to kill me," said he. "There are some men in the basement of the jail who are shocking me with electricity all the time. It hurts me and they are going to kill me." McCoy said that he has buried a lot of diamonds and $5,000 in money some where in Topeka. Dr. D. B. Eastman thought it well to allow McCoy's case to hang fire a week or two and in the meantime he will be closely watched. TIA SUEZ CANAL. Two Regiments Ordered to. Sail for the Philippines. Chicago, Dec. 22. Telegraph instruc tions were received today from Secre tary of War Alger, ordering the Fourth infantry at Fort Sheridan and the Sev enteenth infantry at Columbus Bar racks, Ohio, to sail for the Philippines on or before Jan. 15. The regiments will go via New York and Suez canal. Both regiments have been recruited up to the full strength and now number about 1,200 men each. WANTS ALL IN SIGHT. Member of Miners' Union a Candidate for Every Office Except President Pittsburg, Dec. 22. Th call for the teuui annual convention of the United i ine Workers, to be held io this cfty in January, has been issued by the na tional officers. It contains the nomina tions made for the national officers as follows: For president, John Mitchell, Indianapolis; Patrick Dolan, Pittsburg; T. I,. Lewis, Bridgeport, O. James Chatvvorthy, Coalburg, W. Va. Vice president, F. W. Davis, Indianapolis; H. A. Bradley, Strunka, Ky.: James W. Murray. Westville, 111. John Fahey, Pottsville, Pa.; Joseph Eastenday, Oak wood. 111.; Patrick McBryde, Columbus, O.; W. O. Webb, Pittsburg, Ky. F. N. Dunn, Powderly, Ky. Secretary-treasurer, W. A. Pierce, Indianapolis; John Fahey, Pottsville, Pa. There are sixty nominations for mem bership on the executive board and thirty-two for delegate to the American Federation of Labor convention. John Fahey of Pottsville, Pa., is a candidate for every office except that of president. BOTKIN SENSATION. Defense's First "Witness Knocks the State's Testimony Into Smithereens. San Francisco, Deo. 22. Dr. Tyrell was the first witness of the defense in the Botkin case. His testimony was of a startling nature and it absolutely contradicted the testimony of Misses Henri and Ditmann, who swore that on the forenoon of July 21, at 9 o'clock, they sold Mrs. Botkin a box of choco lates. Mr. Tyrell swore that he was attending Mrs. Botkin professionally at that time on that date. Colder for Christmas. The indications are that by Christmas cold weather will be in order. The ba rometer is rising and the prediction is "fair tonight and Friday cooler." HAD SEEN HIM But they Could Not Tell How He "Does Things." Two women stood near the transfer station waiting for a west-bound car. Evidently they had been shopping, for their arms were comfortably loaded with packages. "He read my palm, and to me he ap peared as though he wrere inspired." "I thought you didn't believe in such things?" suggested her companion. "Neither do I; but my husband had consulted him and he told him so many things about his business affairs changes to be made and the like that Harry" undoubtedly her husband "juet insisted on my going, and do you know he told me almost identically the same thing as he told my husband. He told me all about that Horton affair, and dear me he spoke about our finan cial matters, and. O! I don't know; he's just simply wonderful. Simply wonder ful." "Well" and her companion hailed a car. "He diagnosed my disease for me and I am now taking his nerve treat ment, and do you know I never felt so strong and well in my whole life. I think his remedies more wonderful than his powers to tell things. There goes my car." All this time Prof. Johnstone sat in his business rooms at 619 Harrison street, and his ears didn't burn. The same throng was there or rather a throng of different patrons some wait ing to have their palms read, others left with nerve remedies and occasion ally a member of the legislature could be seen but Prof. Johnstone's ears didn't burn. He-was too busy. ETHAN ALLEN Nominated and Confirmed as Secretary of the Interior to Succeed Cornelius N. Bliss. GIRLS' STORMY TOY AGE "Were 17 Says on a Sinking Wreck Rescued in a Hurricane. New York, Dec. 22. Tossed from a sinking schooner to a lifeboat in mid ocean while a gale swept their wrecked craft that experience, that even a horny-handed tar does not yearn for. fell to the lot of Hazel Merritt and her bosom friend, Louise Burns. But neither of them shrank from the ordeal, though both have yet to see their sixteenth summer. Louise Burns is the daughter of veteran, white-haired Captain Burns, of the lost British schooner Deer Hill, and Hazel is a daughter of the owner. The schooner was abandoned on Dec. 12. after she had been reduced to a Moating hulk by seventeen days of buffeting with tempests. Captain Burns, the two girls and the crew of seven men, includ ing the captain's son, were rescued by the British steamship Pawnee (Captain Arkenhead), from Mediterranean ports, ancl landed yesterday in New York. They formed an interesting contrast, these two young girls, as they stood on the bridge of the Pawnee when she steamed into port. Miss Hazel's black eves danced with joy as she noted the tall buildings of New York looming in 1 he distance, and her raven hair, loos ened by the breeze, floater; in blak vave from under her Jaunty yachting cap. Her plump, round race bore tlie ruddy glow of health, and apparently she had not a thought for the perils she and the others had pasied through. A Contrast in Beauty. She looked very different from the captain's daughter, though they were dressed exactly alike. Miss Louise's fair face, with its frame of light brown hair, looked very thoughtful. Her blue eyes were very close to tears when her w'hite-haired father touched her arm. "Well, the Deer Hill is gone, and we can't help it," quoth Miss Hazel, philo sophically. She consented later, though reluctantly, to tell the story of the fate ful voyage. "I did not mind the storms so much," she began, "because I made one other vovage, much longer than this was in tended to be. We left St. John, New Brunswick, on November 23 for Santos, Brazil, and the schooner 'had a big lot of lumber on board. It was piled up on deck and strapped and fastened so it couldn't move when the storms came. But it did. just the same, and we had an awful time. I did not care so much to go, because I knew we would have rough weather; but the other voyage improved my health so much that the doctor said I must take one more. Louise said she would go with me, and we had a nice stateroom on the Deer Hill and everything comfortable when we started. "It was on Saturday, the 26th of No vember, when it began to blow. The wind was from the southwest that night, and Louise and I lay awake all night and listened to it howling through the rigging. It screeched and moaned till daylight and then it went to the the the northwest, wasn't it, Louise? "Yes, I think so," answered Louise, as she caught an affirmative nod from her father. It Blew a Hurricane. Well, it blew that day a regular hurri cane, and every day after that for five davs. On December 3 yes, that was the time the rudder was smashed and we had to let the ship toss around as it liked. The wave that smashed the rudder broke the eabin skylight all to pieces and flooded the cabin. We were lying in our berths. Thev were -the only dry places on the vessel, and we stayed there most of the time, except when we wanted something to eat. Neither of us felt afraid. We knew Captain Burns would look after us. I forgot to tell you that the deck load was w-ashed loose and it went overboard, -tearing the bulwarks and the stern rails awav. One of our boats was smashed, but we had two more. "We were rolling about when the Paw nee came along on December S. and our vessel was leaking fast. That steamer staved by us four days, and three times a big' rope was sent aboard to tow us. but it broke each time. Chief Mate Thomas George reached us in the steamer's life boat on the 10th. but .the boat was smash ed and he had to stay with us. "We launched one of our own boats on December 12. and, Louise and I put our clothes in two bags. They were thrown Into the boat, and then J,ouise was taken by two sailors and tossed into the boat w:hen it rose on a wave level with the schooner's deck. Sailors in the boat caught her. and I went in the same way. We were taken on the Pawnee that way, but when I reached the vessel's bridge I felt afraid for the first time." ARRESTING CARHSTS But They Continue to Demonstrate Notwithstanding. Madrid, Dec. 22. The Carlist agita tion continues in several of the north ern provinces and a number of agita tors have been arrested at Morella, pro vince of Castellon de La Plana, owing to Carlist dsmonsttations. A Carlist has been arrested at Place nira, province of Caceres for distribut ing arms. The report that Don Carlos has con tracted a loan in England is denied. It is explained that he tried to do so but failed. HITCHCOCK, ANOTHER LUETGERT CASE. "Wife Murder Committed With Many Details of Resemblance. Chicago, Dec. 22. The coroner's in quest was begun today in the case of Mrs. Mitchell Rollinger, who the police assert was murdered and partially cre mated by her husband. The accused man somewhat startled the police and spectators when confronted by Lena Hecker, the woman for whose sake the crime Is alleged to have been commit ted, by stolidly staring at her and then declaring that he did not know her and had never even met her before. This action on the accused man's part, cou pled with his apparent utter indiffer ence to his surroundings led the police to believe that Rollinger is feigning in sanity. The Journal today points out 20 points of remarkable similarity between the Rollinger case and that of Adolph Luet gert, now serving a life sentence fcr wife murder. Love of women other than the wife, is asserted to have been the leading cause of both alleged murders. Each murder, it is claimed, was by strangulation. Both men, one of whom was a sausage maker and a German, another a butcher and an Austrian, quarrelled continually with their wives and both suffered business reverses pri or to the alleged crimes. Luetgert and Rollinger were well acquainted with each other and lived in the same quar ter of the ctty. In the Rollinger case, as in that of Luetgert, a wedding ring will play an important yart in the es tablishment of the corpus delicti. Mrs. Bollinger's body has been exhumed and her wedding ring cut from her finger. TO GERMANY" IN A DREAM. Dreamer is Told of Her Sister's Mur der by Their Father. Kalamazoo. Mich Dec. 22. A special from South Bend, Ind., says: Mrs. Ferdinand Nabieht, of this city, is a sister of Mrs. Michael Emil Rollin ger who is alleged to have been mur dered by her husband in Chicago re cently. Thursday night she dreame-i that she was in her old home in Ger many and her father asked her if she had not heard of her sister being mur dered in Chicago by her husband. In her dream, she was transported back to Chicago and on arrival there, she met her sister's daughter who threw her arms about her and said: "They're taking papa away and are going to kill him just like he did mamma. Save him." Friday Mrs. Nabieht wrote her sister and last night received a telegram an nouncing the murder of Mrs. Rollinger. The latter is said to have often written complaining of her husband's cruelty to her. AFTER 19 YEARS An Escaped Convict Goes Back to Finish His Sentence. Chicago, Dec 22. John L. Bates, 'who 19 years ago.escaped from the Anamosa, la., penitentiary where he was serving a three year term tor burglary, was ar rested here today and will be taken back to Iowa to complete his sentence. Since his escape Bates has served three years in the Chester, 111., penitentiary, and two years in Joliet and was under arrest in Chicago for several months under suspicion of having been impli cated in a murder. Bates is said to be heir to $32,000 left him by his father in 1892, but fear of arrest has prevented him from claiming the money. TO COME BACK SOON. Kansas Regiment Will Save a Short Stay in the Philippines. Washington, Dec 22. The war de partment has not yet made definite plans for the muster out of the 50,000 volunteers which was decided on at the cabinet meeting yesterday but it is understood that this work will be pretty well mapped out by the first of the year. -The time required to complete the muster out will depend upon wheth er the department adopts the plan of a three month furlough or an immediate discharge with tw-o months' extra pay as suggested by Congressman Hull. There are a number of regiments which have already returned from foreign ser vice and are awaiting their discharge in this country. Among those are the First engineers, at New York, and the Sixth Massachusetts at Boston. These it is understood are slated for early dis charge. It has been practically decided also to muster out all the volunteers in the Philippines as fast as they can be re placed with regulars so as not to hamper the military administration of the island. The regiments on this station at pres ent are company A., TJ. S. engineer bat talion, troops E, C, G, I, K, and L, Fourth United States cavalry, batteries G, II K and L, of the Third, and D and G of the Sixth United States artillery. The Astor battery (which has already been ordered home), batteries A and D, California A and B, Utah -and First Wyoming artillery. Fourteenth, Eigh teenth and Twenty-third U. S. infantry. First California, First Colorado, First Idaho, Fifty-first Iowa, Twentieth GOOD WORK GOES Oil Another Remarkable Cure by Professor Samuels. A Complication of Diseases All Cured by Application Through the Eyes. The fact that Prof. Samuels has not been publishing his cures lately is no indication that he has not been per forming them. On the contrary, the good work still goes on, and the list of his beneficiaries grows larger day by day. But the following case is so re marka.ble, and was cured in so short a time, that he has decided to publish it to the world. Besides, he believes the public ought to be interested in the good work he is doing. Messer Smith of Leavenworth county lives with his brother-in-law, Mr. Thompson, at 434 Lilerty street, To peka. He came to visit his brother ar.:l sister, but was in such physical condi tion that there was little pleasure in it for any of them. He was not only sick, but might be termed a physical wreck. In the first place, he was almost blind so nearly so that his sistev had to lead him around. He suffered from a con stant backache, and a splitting heio ache almost drove him mad. Besides this, his bowels were inactive, and his kidneys were in the worst condition imaginable. In this condition his sister brought him to Prof. Samuels for treatment two months ago. She said at the time that he was in such misery that he hid threatened to commit suicide, and sh2 had become so alarmed that she had taken his revolver and hid it for fear he would carry his threat into execution. Put life is brighter for him now. His eyesight has returned so that he can nnv read the finest print; his pains and aches have all vanished, and his bow-is and kidneys are cured and doing their duty properly. He is now a weir man. And, remember, this remarkable cure was performed by simply applying Prof. Samuels' famous remedies to the eye-!. The character of these remedies are known only to Prof. Samuels and he positively refuses to divulge them. His olfice is at 606 Kansas avenue, up stair.-i. Kansas. Thirteenth Minnesota. First Montana, First Nebraska, First North Dakota, Second Oregon. Tenth Penn sylvania, First South Dakota. First Tennessee, First Washington and First Wyoming infantry. Following the discharge of the regi ments on the Philippine station it is understood the volunteer troops in the West Indies will be mustered out. The volunteer regiments now on this sta tion are the Eighth Illinois (colored) in fantry and Twenty-third Kansas (col ored). Santiago de Cuba: Third IT. S. engineers, companies B, I, L and N, at Matanzas. Cuba; Second U. S. V. in fantry, Ninth U. S. V. (colored) infan try and Third company signal corps, Santiago de Cuba; Fourth company signal corps, Porto Rico and Fifteenth company signal corps. Havana. At Honolulu there are now station--"! companies I, K, L and M. Second I". S V". engineers, while the First and Kigh teenth company signal corps are on the Manila station. MILLIONS IN JE0PART1 By a Big Ice Gorge in Black River Near Loraine, O. Loralne, O., Dec. 22. One of the most formidable ic gorges -which was ever seen in Black river has been causing trouble and danger for the past forty eight hours and the end is not in sight. Each minute adds to the jeopardy of millions of dollars' worth of vessel prop erty in the harbor. The tug Marinett has been splintered and a derrick scow disabled. The stern of the steamer Mida has been smashed in. Last night the second gorge broke and sent six of the large ore vessels down stream. These were caught by a tug and are being held by the immense weight of ice that is bearing down upon the fieftet. The Nickle Plate railroad bridge will be demolished if another break occurs. Ice is piled up fifteen feet high and covers several hundred yards. Another gorge has formed about a mile above the present jammed fleet and should this break all the boats above will be added to the present Jam. To the- Children. Santa Claus will see the little ones at "Topeka Cash." He receives all his mail there. Any letters addressed to him will be sure to reach him there. Pearson Declared Insane. Washington. Dec. 22. A marshal's jury today declared Joseph W. Pearson to be Insane. Pearson is the man who last week created a sensation by hurl ing missiles through the door and win dows of the British embassy. Carving ...Sets! We have an Elegant Line for the Holidays from 50c to $7.50 per Set. Pocket Knives 250 Samples to Select from. I W.A.LThompson 1 Hardware Co. -IK