The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 3, 1899

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ESDAY EVENING?! THIBB EDZTZOXT. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 3, 1899. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. MASS OFERRORS Senate Puts in a Great Deal of Its Time In Making Corrections in the Official Record. OTHER DELAYSCAUSED By the Failure of the State Printer to Come to Time. Sat He is Found Blameless on Investigation. Twenty-five senators responded to the roll call this morning and those who did not smoke took a nap during the reading and correction of the journal of the proceedings for two preceding days, a task which had been passed on the day previous. This is a task because the Journal seems to be a mass of errors and some senator is on his feet the most of the time, suggesting corrections. The senate last night, on motion of Senator Titus, ordered an Investigation of conditions at the state printing office to ascertain why delays in printing bills, calendars and Journals occur. The resolution was this morning withdrawn and expunged from the record, at the suggestion of Mr. Titus, who explained that he had Investigated the matter and found the state printer blameless. The night session had kept the sen ators busy and there were no new bills Introduced this morning, and there were Bo reports of committees received. Senators Campbell, Stone and Ward have been appointed as a committee to supervise the correction of the senate journal. The Breidenthal banking bill has been made a special order, subject to amend ment and debate for Wednesday after nocn at 2 o'clock. The senate today passed Representa tive Keefer's concurrent resolution en dorsing the plan of Gen. James Long fctreet of the Interstate commerce com mission in recommending the construc tion of a double track air line railroad from Kansas City to San Diego. Senators voting for the resolution were: Armstrong, Anderson, Braddock, Cald well, Campbell, Cooke, Crossan, Far relly, Forney, Hanna, Hart, Helm, Helmick, Housholder, Jumper, King, Lupfer, Pritehard, Reser, Ryan.Shaffer, 6tocks, Titus, Zimmer. Senators voting against the resolution were Andrews, Coleman, Fulton, Hessin, Johifcon, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Stocks, Ward. Senators absent were: Battey, Ben son, Field, LewelUng, Matthews, Shel don, and Young. The senate then went Into committee of the whole for the consideration of the !bills under the head of general orders, Senator Campbell In the chair. The first "bill called up was the sub stitute for Senator Titus' bill, from the committee, on corporations, reducing telegraph tolls in Kansas to 15 cents for the first ten words and one cent for each additional word, and making the day rate for newspapers one-third of a cent per word and one-sixth of a cent per word at night. The bill places ths telegraph lines under the control of the new court of visitation. Failure to de liver messages is punishable by a fine of $100 and a violation of the law is made a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of $50 to $500 and Imprisonment not less than 30 days or more than a year. Senator Lamb headed the opposition to the bill and said the sworn state ment of the officers of the Western Un ion, Indicated that the business in Kan sas had been operated at a loss for sev eral years. Senator Ryan said the bill should be passed because the telegraph compa nies had refused to pay their part of the war tax. Senator Titus, during a spech in fa vor of the bill, said: "It appears to me that the gentlemen who appeared be fore the committee must have taken all the members for chumps." This state ment referred to Senator Lamb's re marks and the latter arose under a fluesiion of personal privilege and said: "I desire to say to the man who de nounces me as a chump on the floor, that I have never on the floor of this house, been accused of accepting or ne gotiating for bribes, neither have I con sorted with men for the purpose of sell ing my Vote." Senator Lamb said the proposed law would prove unconstitutional. This brought Senator Crossan to his feet and he arraigned the Republicans for oppos ing a nti-corporation laws. Then Sena tor Jumper said the shifting of the Re- puDiicans upon alleged questions of constitutionality reminded him of a man who was drunk. "Are you reminded of yourself?" shouted Mr. Lamb. Mr. Jumper then made a vigorous speech in favor of the bill. Senator Anderson of Shawnee, said he was in favor of the bill, but sug gested that it should be left to the reg ular session. He said: "There are lots of leaks in the telegraph schooner and they ought to be stopped." Thecommittee of the whole then adopted Senator Titus' motion that the bill be reported to the senate with the recommendation that it be passed. The senate then adjourned for dinner. Afternoon Session. At the forenoon session of the senate the house concurrent resolution fixing the time of final adjournment of the legislature for Friday, was reached, but passed when Senator Jumper's motion that the senate go into committee of the whole, was adopted. The resolution was at the head of the afternoon calendar but Jumper repeated the motion of the morning session and it was again left suspended in midair. This action on the part of the senate Indicates clearly that there will be no adjournment until the Important meas ures now pending are disposed of The senate committee of the whole took up Senator Young's bill, vesting a right in the voters of any city, county, town, village, school district, or other municipal subdivision of the state of Kansas to propose ordinances, con tracts, agreements, or measures, and enact the same into laws for the eov ernment by a direct vote of the people who are qualified to vote in such re spective Jurisdictions; vesting a right In the voters of any such city, countv town village, school district, or other municipal subdivision of the state of Kansas by a petition of 20 per cent of the voters to refer any ordinance, agree ment, contract, or measure, enacted or propose by the legislative body of any citv. county, town, village, school dis trict or other municipal subdivision to a vote of the voters of such jurisdiction and to reject the same by ballot. Senator Young's initiative and referen dum bill failed to become a law during the session two years ago, and he did not introduce it at this session but pre sented this new measure which he re gards as more nearly equal to existing emergencies, especially in view of the fact that the legislature as a whole, is opposed to the initiative and referendum idea. IN THE HOUSE. Speaker Street's Reference to "Em balmed Beef" Calls Forth a Resolution. Forty-three bills were on the calendar of the house awaiting action attheopen lng of the session this morning. The most Important measures are the Breid enthal banking bill, the Clemens bill supplemental to the railroad measure, the Ryan bill creating a state society of miners, the Hackney bill repealing the law making legislative investiga tions for the removal of state officers possible, and the Fairchild bill repeal ing the law creating the state board of pardons. The Breidenthal banking bill, the Hackney bill and the Ryan bill were under the head of general orders this morning, while the other two were on the calendar on third reading. The Clemens bill will pass the house, but there is doubt about the bill repealing the law creating the board of pardons. The attempt to pass it yesterday was not successful. At the opening of the house this morning Brown of Greely, Republican, introduced a resolution denouncing CASSIN AND BARKER. Speaker Street for speaking slightingly or President McKinley on the floor or the house yesterday. Street made the remark that McKinley was controlled by the trusts and that he allowed embalmed meat" to be sent to the sol diers. The resolution went over under the rules. The consideration of bills on third reading was taken, up shortly after the opening of the house. The Buell bill requiring county treasurers to pay de linquent road taxes to cities of the third class for the improvement of highways and sidewalks, was the first bill passed. The Harbaugh bill requiring annual settlements to be made by township treasurers with township boards was the second bill passed. Its passage was by a vote of 81 to 4. On account of the absence of Repre sentative Fairchild, caused by illness, his two bills in relation respectively to liability in railroad accidents and liability in the shipment of stock, were passed over and the Weilep bill provid ing for the regulation of fraternal bene ficiary societies, was taken up on third reading. The bill was passed without opposi tion, the vote standing 79 to 10. On motion of the speaker pro tern his bill establishing a court of common pleas in Cherokee county was called up. t hlTH !1 1-11 II i ir tli.-..., I i i- i house, all without seconds, the house will proceed in the usual order." The bill was passed in the house last wees, and when it went to the senate it was so amended as to include Craw ford county, locating the court at Pitts burg as well as Galena. The senate amendment was read and Its adoption moved by Weilep. Loomis of Cherokee opposed the bill saying that "as a representative of the district he represented" he had re ceived nothing from his constituents to indicate that another court was wanted in that county. Weilep replied, describing how scores of prisoners were compelled to linger in the jails of Galena and Cherokee be ?au.?.,there was no adequate judicial facilities The senate amendment was concurred In by a vote of 73 to 10. Afternoon in the House. o?e,nhoVs,e was supposed to convene at 1:30 o clock this afternoon, but at that hour a quorum was not present, and it was almost 2 o'clock before Speaker Street called it to order Afpe?laI ,order I""- the consideration of the Hackney concurrent resolution calling a constitutional convention and the Cooke concurrent resolution provid ing for an amendment to the constitu tion had been declared for 2 o'clock and the consideration was taken up. Hackney s resolution was first on the house calendar, as the Cooke resolution s a senate measure. The majority of the Populist house Is LiaVOr- of. a constitutional convention and against a resubmission amendment or the repeal of the Murray law, as it whlS VL"?,'011 of the entire Problem. Then the bill repealing the Murray law was considered by the house In the com mittee of the whole, it was reported back on the recommendation that it be placed on third reading subject to amendment and debate, with the pro viso that it follow the two concurrent imiuuilUltS, It is believed the Hackney resolution will pass the house. CContlnued on Sixth Page.) ifn MORE WORK OF THE POISONER. Second Member of the Knicker bocker Athletic Club Is Now Believed to Haye Been the Yictim OF THE SAME PERSON Who Caused the Death of Mrs. v Adams Recently And Attempted the Life of Cor nish by Mail. New York, Jan. 3. The -Herald says: There is strong likelihood that the fact may soon be established that Henry C. Barnet, who died at the Knickerbocker Athletic ,club on November 10, ostensi bly from diphtheria, according to the death certificate made out by his phy sician, was murdered by poison, as was Mrs. Adams, and that the same poison was used to take his life as was uti lized in the case of the woman. Cyanide of mercury was administered in each case. The body of Barnet has been exhumed and it is said that suffi cient evidence has been obtained to prove that the body contains traces of the poison named. There is said to be little doubt that the person who caused the death of Mrs. Adams is also responsible for the death of Barnet with this difference, that while he did not intend to kill Mrs. Adams, but Cornish the death of Bar net was deliberately planned. Barnet's death was surrounded with several very suspicious circumstances. He had not been feeling well for sev- The eral days previous to October 30, ow ing to a disordered condition of the stomach and a cold. On the date men tioned there came into his possession a bottle of a proprietary powder which is usually used to remedy headache. Whether the bottle was bought by Barnet or whether it came to him at the Knickerbocker Athletic club. through the mail, is not known at this time, but it has been stated he received it through the mail. HOPE FOR DINGLEY Is Increased by his Having Passed a Fairly Good Night. Washington, Jan. 3. The hope for the recovery of Representative Dingley, re sulting from a slight improvement in his condition and the tenacious hold on life he exhibited, gained a little added strength this morning, though his con dition remains decidedly critical. He passed a fair night and was possibly a shade better this morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Deale, the attending physician, said that he was certainly no worse than yesterday and that this was a good sign, considering his years. The lungs were in as good shape as yesterday and breathing perhaps was slightly easier, but it is expected that it will be at least several days before there is any break ing down of the consolidation of lung tissue. Running Away With $50,000. San Francisco, Jan. 3. By direction of Chief Lees, detectives are watching all out-going vessels and trains in the hope of capturing Chas. A. Beeler, the Wells Fargo delivery clerk who ab sconded with $50,000 cash belonging to the Southern Pacific Railroad company from San Antonio, Texas, on December 28. It is now believed that Beeler, find ing his flight overland towards Mexico cut off, is headed in this direction in the hope of more easily getting out of the United States. v A v LETTER FROM DEWEY. Hasn't Enough Buttons Left to Fasten Sis Coat. Louisville, Ky., Jan. S. The little daughter of John C. Cardweir, of New Albany, has received the following characteristic: letter from Admiral Dewey: Flagship Olympla, Manila, P. I., November 11, 1898. My Dear Little Friend: I have re ceived and enjoyed your letters much. I am very much obliged to you for your picture, and it is the very nicest present you could have sent me. I am very sorry that I have toothing to send' you for I would like to very much. So many people have already asked me for but tons and pictures, that I have a long time ago given them all away. I don't have enough buttons left now even to button my coat. Believe me, your sin cere friend, GEORGE DEWEY. SAVED 500 LIVES. Heroic Action of an Engineer at a Shoe Factory. Columbus, O., Jan. 3. It is not often that it falls to the part of a stationary engineer to play the part of a hero, but that is what happened to Lee Chal fant, substitute engineer at Wolff Bros. shoe factory, today. Though badly scalded, he leaped, through blinding clouds of steam, raked the fires from under the boilers and prevented an ex plosion that jeopardized the lives of five hundred employes in the building. The regular engineer of the plant is 111 and Chalfant was working as a sub stitute. This morning he noticed there was too much water in the boiler and so opened a valve to let some of It out. Then he went around In front to watch the gauge while the water ran into the well. He soon saw that the water was going out too fasK and that a jet of steam was escaping with great force. In trying to shut it off he was badly scalded, but in spite of the pain he thought only of the horrible consequence of an explosion. There was but one thing to do, and that was done quickly. Seizing a shovel he sprang to the furnace doors and be gan raking out the fires. The boiler cooled down and the danger point was passed. Then Chalfant gave the alarm. He was taken to his home, where he ATAVV VQAMOUS Open Door for Falsehood. lies in a precarious condition, but with prospects for his recovery. TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW. Paris Journal is Worried About Amer ica's Future. New Tork, Jan. 3. A Herald dis patch from Paris says: The Temps tonight draws a gloomy picture of the future of the United States. It says that the United States can not hide the fact that "they have said goodbye forever to the idyllic era wherein they dispensed with the regular standing army and laughed at the heavy burdens imposed upon the nations of the western continent by their interna tional situation. "There is not a Democrat, nor a friend of the principles that regulate modern Fociety," continues the Temps, "that does not deplore bitterly the inoculation with a spirit of conquest at territories and expansion of a Democracy that hitherto has been peaceful and liberal. "President McKinley may say fare well for free America to the era of peace and good will, reforms, economy, internal progress and self-government." During the past two days there has been a regular campaign in the Paris press against the representation of the colonies In the Metropolitan parliament. Deputies and senators are elected by many of the French colonies. These deputies have proved to be a positive danger to the country. They have none of the responsibilities of the men of France and yet they intervene in every question. Fighting Taxation. London, Jan 3. A dispatch from Rome says a mob or 4,UW people has destroyed the internal revenue sentry boxes and stoned the gendarmes around the Nisem!, Sicily as a protest against excessive tax ation. A number of persons were wound ed. Weather Indications. Chicago, Jan. 3. For Kansas: Fair tonight; Wednesday probably light Bnow and colder; southerly winds. RESCUESA GREW Steamer Paris Has an Exciting Adventure at Sea. Lifeboat Works For Hours Try ing to Reach a Wreck. A SHIP IX DISTRESS. Exciting Incidents Absorb Passengers and Officers. All of the Sailors Saved Ex cepting One. New York", Jan. 3. All sorts of ugly weather kept company with the steam ship Paris from the time it left South ampton at noon on Saturday, Dec. 24. Aside from the storms, however, the trip was uneventful until early on Wed nesday morning. Then word went about that a steamship, apparently in distress, had been sighted .over the starboard bow. There was a heavy sea on, and the wind was high and blustering. Captain Frederick Watkins, without delay, headed the Paris straight for the troubled vessel, which then, to the eye, was only a speck. As the distance between the two steamships was closed it was made out the one in distress with a three-master, with black hull and funnel, and that it was flying the British flag, jack down. It was seen, too, that the topmasts were gone, and that from the stern dragged a sea anchor, composed of two spars lashed, a coil of wire rope, and a hem pen hawser, the whole making a drag of nearly a mile in length, and serving to keep the steamer's head well up to the wind. As Captain Watkins watched the passengers also watching with breathless interest, a signal fluttered from the fore masthead of the distress ed vessel. It read:

1 Vi-AT- 1 CONQRESSjf "I must abandon the Vessel." An order rang out on the Paris to launch a boat. Like a huge hawk, the Paris slowly made a wide circle about the ship, while Captain Watkins decid ed from which direction he would make the attempt at rescue. Those with good glasses reported the vessel in distress was the Vindobala, an oil tank steamer, and that they readily made out the figures of several men crouching under the deck house, amid ships, on the lee side. Life boat No. i had been made ready, and the moment the engines stopped over the side it went. In it were Chief Officer John Bradshaw and nine men. As the boat struckc the water and before the tackle could be cast off, the Paris gave a lurch that Jerked the life boat up on end, almost out of the wa ter. The brave crew was submerged again and again, but every man held on to the thwarts with an iron grip. Fi nally a lurch loosened the strain on the remaining tackle and the boat was free. Now and then the sea would appar ently swallow up not only the little boat but the big ship it was trying to reach. Then the two would be thrown upon the crest of a giant wave as -though they were nothing more than chips. At last the lifeboat was within hailing distance of the Vindobala. "How many have you on board?" cried Chief Officer Bradshaw through his megaphone. "Twenty-four, all told," came faintly back. "Any passengers?" "No." "Send us "a line," cried Bradshaw, but tils message never reached the ship. As he spoke a squall, accompanied by a cutting hail, overwhelmed the- little boat. For a time the ship was obscured and all attempt at communication was abandoned. It was half an hour before the squall passed and the slanting downpour of hail ceased. The next attempt made to establish communication between the boat and vessel was by means of a sea anchor, which was thrown astern of the Vin dobala. This device dragged and swerved around toward the lifeboat and was watched with deep anxiety. The I V hope it would reach- Its destination appeared well founded, when suddenly the line was severed.supposedly by some frenzied man aboard-the ship, and the sea anchor drifted astern the lifeboat, not a dozen yards away. Another hope was gone. Hours had passed and yet the people on the Paris stood watching the wild scene. The luncheon hour had come and gone, and not a person on board had eaten. No one had thought of hunger. It was well they were so well en grossed, for there was no luncheon. The stewards and galley force had forgotten their duties, so deeply were they inter ested In the battle on the sea and had prepared no food. Never before had there been a parallel instance on an ocean liner. No one was even reproved for the negligence. Captain Watkins was not thinking of his stomach. After the loss of the line an idea came to the man directing matters on the Vindobala. One of the lifeboats .was made ready. It was successfully launch ed with eight men aboard. To its stern a line was made fast and off It set to take a 'hazardous chance in meeting with the other lifeboat. At this moment a man leaped upon the rail of the tank steamer. He wore a cork laeket and his pockets were bulging with his personal property. He clambered down one or tne lines flang ing from the lifeboat davits and drop ped into the sea. He meant to swim to Vit lifA hrtat nf Paris. He sank, and after what seemed five minutes to the watchers arose and was thrown against the side of tne vessel. tto tn swim, but the Door fellow. desperate and unthinking, had miscal culated the buoyancy of his cork sup port and had overweighted himself with his possessions. He realized his mistake and strove to clamber back aboard the Rhir. "Saved!" cried many exultlngly, as up the side he went. Then, exhausted. Viisj hold was broken and back he fell. Two men leaned overboard. They tried to grasp the helpless sailor. They caught him, but, exhausted as they were by long exposure, they were too weak to carry out their brave wish. He was lost. MpanwhilR the boat from the Vindo bala and the one from the Paris had an manpiivprinff about one another. The former was a cockle contrasted with the sturdy boat from the American liner and it was ten to one, it appeared, that it could not live, but the tiny boat, buffeted and tossed about, stood the trial bravely. At an opportune moment a line is thrown from the boat of the Paris. It is grasped and made fast in a twinkling. t The fateof the unfortunate sailor spurred those aboard theill-fated steam ship, and the rescuers as wen, to re newed activity. The eight men from the small boat of the Vindobala were successfully transferred to the lifeboat. Thev were drenched and half frozen and two of them sank unconscious as they were pulled over the rowlocks to safety. None of them could speak. They were dumb from the physical strain to which they had been sub lected. Meanwhile the men of the Vindobala were not idle. They had rigged a buoy, with a double line attached. It was made fast to the line now leading to the lifeboat and thrown overboard. The painters attached were made fast on the deck.-and -all-was-in readiness for the departure of the men from the sinking ship which was settling surety. The buoy could not be brought nearer than twenty feet to the ship and De kept in the water. This left that much siiace throueh which the men must swim to, reach the buoy. The crew of tne vindoDaia were iinea up, ea.cn wear ing a life belt or a cork jacket. The captain ordered one overboard to make the first try for the buoy. With the fate of the other men in view, the sailor hesitated. "I'll try it!" said a sailor as he step ped from the ranks. Down the davit rope he climbed and dropped off into the water. Quickly he was pulled along the line, seized by the men in the life boat, and dragged aboard. The pas sengers on the Paris were joyous. One by one the men slid down the davit falls and reached the lifeboat in safety. The captain and three men only were now left aboard. With the thought in his mind that the Vindobala might prove a dangerous derelict In the ocean's pathways, the captain ordered the seacocks opened, so that within a few moments after leaving it the vessel would go to the bottom. The remaining sailors obeyed with willingness, and soon they reappeared on deck and were sent over the side to join their comrades. The skipper was the last man to leave the doomed ship. QUADRUPLE WEDDING. Four Brothers Married to Four Sisters at One Time. Canal Dover, O., Jan. 3. A' most re markable wedding has just taken place at "the small v illage called Trail, ten miles north of here, four brothers being married to four sisters. The four knots were tied at the home of the four sis ter brides who are the daughters of a prosperous farmer named James Hoch stettler. Their ages range from 18 to 28 and the ages of their respective hus bands vary only slightly. The grooms are the four sons of John Sumers and are energetic young men of good habits and some means. The ceremony of marrying the four couples occupied almost an hour, the same clergyman performing all. The four brothers and their wives will live within a stone's throw of each other. SCHNEIDER EXECUTED. For Throwing a Baker's Assistant Into an Oven. London, Jan. 3. Schneider, the Pole, who on November 11 last murdered a German baker's assistant by throwing him inside an oven was executed at Newgate this morning. Schneider was a homeless Pole, who had been granted a night's lodging in a bake house. Having tnrown the assist ant of the baker into the lighted oven. he tried to murder the baker also by clubbing him on the head and stabbing him in the chest. The police were at tracted to the spot by the shrieks of the baker and Schneider was overpowered. To Oppose McKisson for Mayor. Cleveland, O.; Jan. 3. Judge Carlos M. Stone of the common pleas court. has consented to stand as a candidate of the Republican nomination for the mayoralty in opposition to Mayor Mc Kisson. Judge Stone has been promised the support of several organizations of the so-called Hanna KepuDiicans ana the campaign promises to be an exciting one. PARIS TREMBLES- For the Safety of the Expo sition Buildings Which Are in Danger of Being Toppled Oyer. SUBTERRANEAN RIVER Overflows and Endangers the Foundations. Water Rises to the Pavement in Avenue De L'Opera. Paris, Jan. 3. The heavy rains of the past thirty-six hours burst the main sewer at Bieveres, five miles south of Versailles, today, causing a landslide and flooding the new works of the Or leans railway terminus. The workmen fortunately escaped, but their carta suddenly disappeared under six feet of water and the engine and foundations collapsed. Much alarm is felt throughout Parla this afternoon because the disaster re veals the overflow of the subterranean river Bievrex, an influent of the Seine. In the Avenue de L'Opera the water has risen to the level of the pavement and it is feared that foundations of the ex position buildings are endangered. The gale has caused much damage in Paris, destroying palisading and fragile structures. STRIKES AT QUAY. Governor Hastings Eefers to State Deposits in Favorite Banks. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 3. Governor Hastings, who will retire from the gubernatorial chair on January 17 sent his annual message to the legislature today. The message shows the state revenues for the year ended November 30, 1898 to have been $13,325,120, and the expenditures $13,973,803. The net debt of the state is $1,025,982, no part of which can be paid until 1912. The governor says: "The operation of the act of the last legislature pro viding for the payment of interest by banks in which the state funds are de posited shows that while this interest law is an improvement and indicates the enormous sums which the estate might have received during past years, yet in my judgment, it does not correct the evil which it was intended to cor rect. While it may be true that the state has lost no moneys deposited in the various banks throughout the com monwealth, it can not be questioned that in the past the public funds have been "used for political purposes by de positing them in favorite banks,: where such deposits were expected, to yield returns in the shape of political in-, fluence. This system can not be de-; fended. It should not be in the power of any man to say what banks shall handle the millions of dollars that are annually paid into the state treasury. The evil will never be corrected until the state keeps Its own money in its own vaults, as do many of the states and as is done by the United States. Legislation of this character would be to the interest of all the people and a step toward better government." In touching upon the present Aus tralian ballot law the governor says it is incomprehensive and complicating to voters and onens the door to confusion and fraud and he recommends a recast ing of the ballot laws so as to avoids present statute. The governor urges the legislature to adopt a memorial to congress to au thorize the selection of senators by pop ular vote. The governor criticises the new state capitol building, erected to take the place of the building destroy ed by fire in February, 1897. The new building, he says, In its present condi tion is hardly fit for human habitation much less the official abode of the rep resentatives of the great commonwealth. It is made of common brick, embedded In cheap mortar, looks like a hastily erected factory building and is repulsive to the eye. Although the act of the as sembly requires that the building shall be "made as nearly fireproof as pos sible," the roof and most of the interior fittings are as combustible as possible. "Furthermore," said he, "I am ad vised by a competent and trustworthy builder, who has personally examined the building that a fair estimate of the cost fit the present structure would not exceed $225,000 as it now is and that it will cost to complete the building, according to the plans adopted, not less than $2,500,000." The legislature on April 14, 1897, appropriated $550,000 far the erection of the capitol. THEY GET TOGETHER. Nebraska Republicans will Organize the Legislature. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3. The Republicans will organize and control both houses of the legislature. After a midnight caucuf which terminated in an apparent split among the house Republicans a second caucus was called, which continued until nearly davliaht. resulting In the five re calcitrant members coming in after con cessions had been made to them in the way of appointments. This slate was agreed upon:For speaker, Paul F. Clark of Lincoln; chief clerk, John Wail of Arcadia: Talbot of Lincoln, presi dent protem; Aipna morgan or jjroKen iow, secretary. ALARMING REPORTS Continue to Come from the Interior of China. London, Jan. 3. According to a dis patch from Hankau to the Morning Post, there are alarming reports from the upper Yang Tse Kiang region. The disturbances are Increasing in the provinces of Szechuan, Hunan and Hupe. The dowager empress, it Is further as serted. Is curtailing the authority of the viceroys, especially in the-Tang Tse and Hankau districts. A body of Chinese troops was sent to attack the rebels but they are said to have fled before the enemy. The vice roy has been reinforced by three gur boats and 3,000 men. Annexationist Beaten. Toronto. Jan. 3. In the Toronto may oralty contest today, E. A. MacDonald was beaten by Mayor John Shaw by 9:i votes. One of the arguments used ae-ainF.t MacDonald was that he had once advocated the annexation of Can ada to the uniteti states.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1899. OFF IT GOES. First Socialist City Government on Earth HOT TOWELS BAD As Used in Barber Shops Breed Microbes to Eyesight. THERE IS ONLY OWE WASHIHd PoWoSl Begins Business at Haverhill, Mass. Face Turkish Bath Should Be Refused. rim)l!n0?)t!8r Dirt of any kind on any I T ii i V tblnc quickly yield t. tne GOV. PINGREE'S PLAN PHYSICIANS WARN. euy effort of til. housewife who din tola great cleaner. Largest package greatest enwrnr. Aak the arocer for !1 Is Included in the Major's Rec ommendations. St. Louis Lawyer's Narrow Escape From Blindness. s si Price 50 Cents. Registered Policies issued by the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company are as safe as National Bank notes. f Any National Bank Issuing cotes money must Cr3t.de- J posit In the Government vaults United States bonds J for each dollar of money Is- J sued. "Deposit in the Gov- ernment vaults" la the key- stone of the National Bank- J Ins; system. The state certificate en- graved on registered policies la equal to that placed on National Bank noteB by the United States Treasury X)e- partment; and as that de- 4 partment holds. In trust lor the note-holders, the bords deposited by the bank, so the State holds, In trust for the policy-holders, the secur'tles s deposited by this Company; A. thus makinp EVERY POU- CT AS SECURE AS A NA- TIONAL BANK NOTE. Honest, energetic agents can secure first class contract. Address J. P. DAVIS, President. 4 WAS MISS FAIR'S WAY. How the Rich. Young LadyAnnounced Her Engagement New York, Jan. 3. On Thursday morning Miss Virginia Fair started forth from her sister's house apparently bent upon doing a unique and uncon ventional thine. Whether fchat was her purpose, she certainly did in a most charming manner something that was unique and most attractively unconven tlonaL Miss Fair always attracts at tention, even, from those who do not know who she is, because she adds to a personal charm of face and figure a certain vivacity, brightness, alertness which is something very different from that "high form" which is deemed the essential characteristics of those who have been bred in what is called society here. She has warm emotions and does not fear to express them. She is inter ested in many things and looks upon it as no solecism to betray that interest. She does cot cultivate the languor and the sham Indifference and far away eight which are deemed) by many at tractive young women to be qualities well worth cultivating. On the other band, those who know her either by sight or by acquaintance have long been eiware that she is possessed of fine ar tistic sense which makes it possible for Jier to dress with exquisite taste, con spicuous only for Its perfect taste, and many have thought her worthy of being called the best dressed woman in New York. On Thursday morning she met many friends, who were charmed and perhaps jiot a little surprised to hear her say after the greetings of the season were exchang ed: VAre you not going to congratulate me?" Thus she spoke to one gentleman ptstinguished among the citizens of New York, and he with much grace and cour 4eRv renlied: "You are well worthy of all congratulations; you have everything to make a woman nappy, ana you tut ve a charm which enables you to bestow happi ness upon others." "But I mean," she continued, "aren't you going to congratulate me for something special?" "I do congratulate you, although I do not know what that special thing Is." She looked up into this distinguished cit izen's eyes half coquettishly, naif shyly, and said. "On my engagement." "Ah, the congratulation ought to be be stowed upon the happy man whs won your promise," was the reply. "Well, you may congratulate him, too, when you see him. If you really mean it," File said. "But how con I congratulate him, not knowing who he is?" "Ah, I thought you knew. I thought al most everybody knew. It is Mr. Vander bilt." "I do congratulate him and I congratu late you, for he Is a fine representative of his family." Mis Fair was much pleased to hear that paying, and she bestowed a smile upon him to whom she had given her confl uences,, gave him her band and then de parted to make announcement to others in this informal way of her engagement to the second son of Wm. K. Vanderbilt. No one can say that this was a romance in which any other consideration than, that which ought to be the chief in all ro mances of this' kind had any part. Miss Fair Is a very rich young woman, and Fhe manages her estate with a charming nlertness and keeness that Is character istic of her original and unique quality s many of the other delightful things that she does. Young Vanderbilt will be very rich himself, his father being per haps one of the ten richest men in New York. Therefore, there could have been no money motive in an attachment which lias delighted all those who have witnessed its progress for a year or two. Miss Fair has made her own choice, and she is the kind of a girl who would be Fure to do that. She has many suitors, but she favored none until she found in young Vanderbilt her ideal. It is prob sible that the wedding will take place after &ir. Vanderbilt' graduation from Harvard next June. Is the baby too thin? Docs he increase too slow ly in weight? Are you in constant fear he will be ill? Then give, him more flesh. Give him more power to resist disease. He certainly needs a fat-forming food. Scott's Emulsion is just that food. It will make the baby plump; increase the weight bring color to the cheeks, and prosperity to the whole body. Thin children take to it as naturally as they do to their milk. 5c and tt.eo, ell rfniccfota. SCOTT KWW Cheoutte, Hew TerfU He Opposes Letting Contracts to Lowest Bidder. Haverhill, Mass.. Jan. 8. John C. Chase, elected on a, Socialistio platform, took the oath of office of mayor of Haverhill today. In hia Inaugural speech Mr. Chase assured the members of the city government and the people that "every atom of power" possessed by the mayor will be) "exercised in the defense and support of the principle of socialism In so far as they may bs applicable; to a municipality." Tbe mayor then referred to the desirability of preserving equal rights upon which "the liberty and happiness of every man, woman and child, are condition ed," and asserted that these are possible of attainment "only through the estab lishment of tha co-operative, common, wealth." Continuing, Mr. Chase said: "T hpliovc that everv oower the mu nicipality possessed should be placed at tne casposai oi me peupi ui "---of civilization. With that aim in view, I submit the following specific recom mendation: "First The passage of an order establishing the minimum wage for street employes at J2 for eight hours' work. "Second Union wages and conditions to prevail In all brick and stone masons' work performed under th direction of the street department. "Third All city printing; to bear the union label." The mayor then took; up the subject of the unemployed, which he said had developed from the displacement of labor by machinery and the concentra tion of capital and a question which, he said, no municipality could solve, as it had become a national and international one. "Yet," be said, "some little relief at least can be afforded by this city gov ernment. I therefore recommend: "First That you proceed o secure a tract of land suitable for the raising of food products, and that such of the un employed as desire may be permitted to use this land, the city to furnish proper seeds and tools. "Second The enlargement of the fuel yard at the city farm to such propor tions as will permit who desire to earn by their labor such fuel as they may require. "Third The appropriation of such an amount of money as circumstances may wan-ant to be used In providing em ployment directly upon public works, not in competition with the regular em ployes of the city, but upon special works, two kinds of which I herewith suggest: "First Improvement of the park system; second, construction of a sys tem of bicycle paths through all prin cipal thoroughfares." Mayor Chase condemned the system of contracting with the lowest bidder for city work, and said the system should not be tolerated. He said: "Low bids means cheap work. Cheap work means cheap men and low wages, and low wages lower the standard of citizen ship. The city should perform its own work and furnish its own material, giv ing employment to its citizens." The mayor advocated increased ap propriations for educational purposes and municipal ownership of the electric lighting plant and street railways. KARL MARX'S DAUGHTER. New Light on the Cause of Her Com mitting Suicide. London, Jan. 3. Some remarkable facts have developed regarding the sui cide of Mrs. Marx Aveling last March. It appears that she learned that Dr. Aveling, the English socialist leader with whom she had lived for a number of years, had secretly married a young lady. He admitted that this was true and Intimated that he was tireol of her, whereupon Mrs. Aveling said the best thing she could do was to commit sui cide. Dr. Aveling, it further appeared, allowed her to send to a drug store for poison and went out walking while she drank it. The public prosecutor would have taken action in the matter but for Dr. Aveling's sudden death on August 4 last. Mrs. Elanor Marx-Aveling was the daughter of the late celebrated German socialist leader, Karl Marx. She com mitted suicide, according to the London dispatch in March last, though the news was not made public here until April 2. She was about 43 years of age and was the youngest of six children. When quite a young girl she studied Shake speare and when she grew up she help ed her father In his literary labors. Af ter her father's death she was under stood to have married Dr. Aveling and came with him and with Herr Lieb knecht, the German socialist leader, to this country in 1886. They addressed a meeting of socialists, anarchists and communists in New York and made a lecturing tour through the country. The late Mrs. Marx-Aveling was a good linguist and acted as interpreter at the labor congresses in Paris, Brussels, Zurich and London and wrote articles for the labor papers. She committed suicide by taking prussic acid. 'FRISCO'S BEGGAR TRUST. Police Raids Upon Moochers Disclose a Remarkable Organization. San Francisco, Jan. 3. The police have discovered a fraudulent organization which recently came into existence In San Fran cisco. It is known as the "Moochers club." It consists of about 40 professional beggars, who have entered into trust to control the business of soliciting alms in the public streets. Within the past three days no less than 15 leading promoters of the begging mon opoly have been arrested. Yesterday John McDowell, who is credited with being its 2 resident, and John Dunlop, his right and man, were taken into custody. Since the "Moochers" club" was estab lished, about four weeks ago, its members have met between 9 and 10 o'clock every morning on opposite corners in business section of the city. On each preceding nis?ht officers made out a schedule of "good" streets In the city, allotlng a reute or district to every "moocher." Joy Made Him Insane. N New York. Jan. 3. Owen Murphy, a painter living at 521 West 111th street, had $25,000 left him by an uncle. The news of his good fortune made him Insane. At Bellevue hospital last night he said ho was a Rockefeller, and gave away pieces of paper, saying that they ware greenbacks. CES. UOBiKL T. SHERIDAN, V. U. A. This gallant soldier has Just reported at Chicago, fresh f rem Porto Rico, as the new commander of the military department of the lakes. His appointment is sup posed to be a temporary one, as the department in question Is the most Important In the ceuntry. Its affairs being usually administered by a major general. At the out break of the Spanish war the new commander was a colonel, but was Immediately appointed a Brigadier geaeral f volunteers. He is a brother ef Gen. Sheridan, ef civil war fame. AGONY ENDED BY PRAYER. Detroit Minister Who Had Suffered Relates His Experience. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 3. Four months ago Rev. C. H. Holden, pastor of Clin ton Avenue Baptist church, this city, was run over by a bicyclist and severe ly injured. Since then he has been in terrible agony, at times requiring three or four men to hold him during his par oxysms of pain. At his request 12 Bap tist ministers called at his house yes terday and prayed for him. Mr. Holden called their attention to the promises in the Scripture where it said: "The prayer of faith shall save the sick." "The Lord shall raise him up." The scene that followed is described by Mr. Holden, as follows: "It was the most glorious prayer meet ing I ever attended. My lips moved, too, but the only prayer I could find was that my healing might be for Christ's sake and to God's glory. When Brother Barlow, my aged assistant, sud denly arose and bade me rise and walk In the name of Christ,' the adjuration came upon me like a shock. But the thought flashed across me, 'Do it.' I arose, I walked nearly to the door and back. I suffered no pain. I got up and dressed and seated myself in this chair where you now see me. I have felt no pain since. "Before, when I even swung my leg. It caused me excruciating agony. Now I can plant it firmly on the floor." Mr.Holden brought his foot down with a vigor which showed that his affirma tions were as true as the happy light on his face. "See, wife, see. I'm going to try the old way," he called to Mrs. Holden, as he swung his right leg over his left and let rest there. "Oh, if this is permanent what a jub ilee we shall have!" ejaculated the hap py wife, fervently. This morning Mr. Holden says he is resting easily and without pain. He expects to preach next Sunday. His brother ministers look upon it In the light of a miracle. HOODOO DOLLAR BILL. It Bears in Red Ink the Written Corse of the One Who Paid It Philadelphia, Jan. 3. On a silver dol lar certificate which has been in circu lation through the city and which reach ed the sub-treasury today, written on tha back in red ink, axe the folio wins words: "The last one I have". Take it; you took all the rest, and with it my soul. May ic scorch your fingers when you touch it. May what you buy with It damn you forever. God's curse go with it to you. You got the last. I hope you are satisfied, murderess." On the face appears in the same Ink: "H. K. S. to S. E. F." On the two edges of the face are written in small charac ters: "Your work is complete. One hour more and I will be dead." The course of the bill has been traced to a theater, where it was paid In by two young women. After securing the tickets one of them turned back and said: "That bill has blood on it" On going home the night he received the bill, the ticket seller found that the rubber feed pipe of his gas range had burned in two and the flames had Igni ted the kitchen woodwork. The next morning he told the manager of the theater, who at once ordered the "hoo doo" bill to be changed. It passed into the possession of one of the stage hands who was unfortunate enough to lose his watch. He changed it at the Tenth National bank, and the receiving teller lost a valuable diamond ring the follow ing day. The bill reached the North western bank, and the teller who receiv ed it was immediately taken sick. Treasurer Finney of the sub-treasury says he will keep the bill and risk mis fortune. SL0ANES MAY MAKE UP. A Society Leader Says Reconciliation Will Be Effected Within Fortnight. New York, Jan. 3. A woman prom inent in society said last evening: "There will be a reconciliation be tween Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Sloane within two weeks. Negotiations to that end are already well advanced. I am not at liberty to give the source of my Information; but you may depend upon it as accurate." A reporter called on Delancy NIcoll, counsel for Mrs. Sloane. Mr. NIcoll has been very uncommunicative throughout the Sloane troubles. This was exactly Mr. Nicoll's attitude last night. A reporter saw Chauncey M. Depew after his return home this evening. He said: "AhT That kind of trouble is often arranged quickly. Mind, now, I am not For Rats, Mice, Roaches and Other Vermin. IT'S A KILLER. Altar .sting-, .11 vermis led water mmd tb opn air. Hence this killer i. to. vmtcleanly Ml emrlh. -Per Sale fey aJI OranM. Price, 18 Cents. KEWTOH MAWACTDSIS3 ft CBEHCAL CO., M Wimaas Street. New Yeriu telling you that I know Mr. and Mrs. Sloane have settled their little difficul ty. They do arrange those little matters so quickly that It is really hard to tell just what has happened. I have not seen either of the interested parties during the past two days. Then, you know, I am not in the matter." Mrs. Sloane Is still at the family man sion. Mr. Sloane Is at the Hotel Buck ingham. HEAT IS INTENSE. Hot Sandstorms Doing; Widespread Damage in New South Wales. Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 3. New South Wales is perspiring, groaning and grit ting its teeth under a succession of vio lent hot sand storms. Reports from 48 places show temperatures ranging from 106 to 103 degrees in the shade. This heat is withering the grass and killing sheep by hundreds of thousands. -At Sydney, with the thermometer register ing 109 degrees, a dust storm swept through the city, the wind blowing 40 miles an hour. The entire population were compelled to shut themselves up In their houses and breathe through wet sponges. In many parts of the country rivers have dried up and In their beds are the bodies of animals that went there to drink, and, finding no water, laid themselves in the mud and died. Bush fires have been started in many directions and many ranches have been destroyed. From all over the colony re ports are arriving of disastrous fires directly traceable to the terrific heat. A train running into Burke was chased by a hurricane that swept the country like the blast from a furnace. A greasy tarpaulin covering a car of chaff, caught fire, and in five minutes the entire train was in flames while running at the rate of 60 miles an hour to escape the hurri cane. When the train stopped the pas sengers jumped from the car windows to save themselves.- At Wagga-Wagga a hurricane blew down part of the town. The ruins caught fire and great damage was done. Between Denililiquln and Broken Hill the entire country was illuminated by electricity along the steel line of the telegraph wires. Balls of fire ten times more brilliant than an arc light danced on the wires for 28 minutes. According to the latest reports, the weather was growing hotter still and it was feared that the bush fires of last year would be repeated. GILLETT STORY DENIED. Kansas City Stockmen Deny That a Compromise Has Been Effected. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 3. Grant O. Gil lett, the, missing Abilene, Kan., cattle king, has arranged to compromise with his creditors so that he may return to the United States whenever It suits his convenience. The cattle plunger left the states with $65,000 in his grip, and received J40.000 more a few days ago. He offered to compromise with his cred itors by paying them $50,000 cash, and they have accepted the offer. Charles F. Hunt,- proprietor of the Palace hotel at Chihauhua was chosen by Gillett to consummate the deal. He returned from Kansas City last Friday and stated, on reaching El Paso, that' everything had been arranged sat isfactorily. C. R. Troxel has bought a half interest In Hunt's hotel and Gil lett and Hunt have formed a partner ship for shipping cattle to Cuba and are shipping 1,603 head weekly. Gillett, it is said, has over $80,000 worth of cattle In the United States, unknown to his creditors, and is anxious to get his af fairs straightened out so that he can dispose of them. Gillett returned from the mountains Christmas eve and de clared that he had become weary of hiding out. Hunt left for Kansas City the following day for the purpose of ne gotiating with the creditors of the fug itive. His mission was successful and he passed through here last night on his second trip to Kansas City. It is be lieved that he Is prepared to make final settlement with Gillett's creditors when he reaches his destination. Kansas City, Jan. 3. Frank Cooper, of Elmore Cooper, said last night that the story from El Paso to the effect that a compromise had been effected be tween Gillett and his creditors was un qualifiedly false in every particular. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS The picturesque southern play "At Plney Kirige, with tne author-actor, uavia Wig gins. In the role of "Jack Rose." and Miss Georgia Waldron as "Cindy Lane," the mountain girl, will be the attraction at the Grand Opera House on Friday even ing. Few plays have met with a more cordial reception than Mr. Higgins' story of life in the Tennessee Oumberlands, and the present company supporting Mr. Hig- gins is iuny equal in merit ana aaapta bilitv to last year's comoanv: in fact be sides Miss Waldron It contains many of the original cast. The scenery is new and strictly true to the locality, as the four sets are reproductions from photographs taKen in tne region wnere tne piay is laia. The atmosphere and spirit of the moun tains and their quaint people are faithfully preserved. As to the ability of Mr. Hig trins to write and act well what he writea. the continued upward course of his career rurnisnes adequate proor. Tne sale of seats opens tomorrow morning. The Stater Dramatic and Vaudeville company at the Crawford theater this week will give a matinee performance Thursday afternoon and Saturday after noon. We will wash your colored shirts anr guarantee colors from fading. Peerless Steam Laundry. Ill ao,4 114 W. 8th, Towel Microbe Also at Work in Chicago. St. Louis, Jan. 3. It behooveth men who get shaved in public places to write down a newr "don't" in their "don't books" if they wish to preserve their eyesight. A fresh microbe is abroad in the land. He lives in the towels which some barbers lay across the eyes of the men who get shaved in public places. He is a hardy microbe who is not in convenienced by hot water. He trans plants himself from the towel to the eyes of man and sets up a terrible state of things in quick order. Within the past few weeks many men have come to oculist with eyes in which a virulent irritation had been eet up, When they were questioned all of them said they had been patronizing barber shops where the custom obtains of giv ing the upper part of the face a sort of Turkish bath by means of a towel which has been dipped in hot water. The condition was almost identical In each case, an Infection so pronounced that a film began forming over the pupil and pus was exuded, and the destruc tion of the sight was imminent. There is now at the Bantiut Sanitar ium a young lawyer and politician from tne east who came perhaps nearer than anybody else to losing his eyesight. The young man has been passing the holidays in St. Louis visiting friends. Tuesday his right eve began trouhlinsr him. He supposed something had lodg ed in it which would wash out and the Inflammation would subside. But the irritation became more in tense as the day passed. He had en gaged to accompany a young lady to the Philharmonic Symphony concert in the evening. In spite of the severest suffering he called at her home to kep the engagement. The young lady suggested that he go to see a doctor whose residence was next door. He did so and the doctor examined the eye carefully. "There is no foreign substance In your eye," he said. "It has become infected in some manner. I advise that you con sult a specialist without delay." Instead or going with him to the concert the young lady accompanied him to the office of a well known ocu list near Beaumont street and Washing- ion avenue. Tne specialist said: "You are In grave danger of losing your eyesight. Prompt and thorough treatment is necessary to save It. An operation may be necessary. You will have to go immediately to the Baptist Sanitarium." The doctor dismissed his other pa tients, and entering the carriage in which the young man had come, ac companied htm to the sanitarium. It was a bit unusual for a man to go to a hospital in evening dress and high hat, but his sight was more precious to him than a precise regard for the fitness of raiment. An operation was not necessary, but the use of the knife could not have in flicted more acute pain. The eyeball was swabbed and scraped and cleansed and packed and the young men says with a shudder, he thinks it was sand papered and chiseled. The left eye was subjected to like he roic treatment as a precautionary measure, and for 24 hours the young man was in anxious, bandaged dark ness. When the bandages were removed by the surgeon, a hopeful exclamation es caped him. He feels confident now there will be no ill effects, but if surgical in terposition had been delayed a few hours longer the sight of one and pos sibly both eyes would have been de stroyed. The towel microbe has also been at work In Chicago. A few days ago a gentleman was asked in one of the swell shops on Sixth street, this city ,if he would have a hot towel over his eyes. "Not for anything," he said. "I was blind three months in Chicago as a re sult of the application of a hot. towel to my eyes." The use of a hot, damp towel seems to be a western Innovation. It is not used In eastern barber shops. The young man at the Baptist Sanl tarfum la well known in St. Louis. He wtthheld permission to use his name be cause he feared his parents would be unduly alarmed. LONDON IS SINKING. Ground Under Oity Honeycombed With Tunnels, la Subsiding. (London Cablegram St Louis Globe-Democrat.) London Is In danger of subsidence. This Is a startling assertion to make. But so grave has the peril become that one of the first measures with which parliament will be called upon to deal when it meets a few weeks hence will be a bill, the object of which is to put a check. If not an absolute stop, to the alarming increase In the pro cess of honeycombing the foundations and subsoil of the British metropolis. What with two and even three layers of under ground railroads, the one below the other, and huge conduits, tunnels, sewers and subways of every description, the subsoil of London is honeycombed to the depth of nearly 100 feet. The result is beginning to be felt and is giving rise to no end of alarm. The other day the papers recorded an alarming subsidence in Hyde Park, where the ground suddenly showed a rift of the length of a couple of hundred feet In two directions, the cleft being about 20 feet deep. Then too. the roadway suddenly sank last week for a length of about 200 ?-ards on one side of Fleet street, gravely nterfering with the traffic of that crowd ed thoroughfare, while only the police re ports and the returns of the building in spectors can convey any idea of the large number of big edifices in the city and of mansions, both great and small, in the resident districts that show cracked walls that are tottering, or which are actually wrecked by subsidence of the ground. As yet nothing Is known of any injury to Westminster abbey, the house of parlia ment or St. Paul's cathedral, but the gravest fears are entertained with regard to their saftey. Duke of Northumberland is Dead. London, Jan. 3. The Duke of North umberland is dead. Algernon George Percy, sixth duke of Northumberland was born in 1810 and succeeded to the title on the death of his father In 1887. 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Tammany Kan Among Director of North American. New York, Jan. 3. Richard Croker, the leader of Tammany hall, has told his friends within the last few days that in his estimation no man and no particular set of men have any particu lar royal right to run life insurance companies either in New York or any other state. The business instinct of Mr. Croker, according to those who are familiar with his thoughts and talks, is very strong, and it came out yester day that Mr. Croker is the moving spirit in the North American Life Insurance company, which has been lncorporatea In Albany with a capital stock of J100, 000 and whose charter was approved by Attorney General HancocK on Novem ber 30. Up to date, it was ascertained, the leading men In Mr. Croker's new life Insurance company are the following: Benjamin B. Kirkland, Henry A. Thom-i as, Boston, Mass.; George Lv Myers, Andrew Freedman, Henry J. Braker, Josiah Qulncy, Boston; Jefferson M. Levy, Albert Freeman, Ernest De Zal do, New York city; "William A. Ban croft, Boston; E. C. Potter, New York city; Theodore W. Myers, Louis Stern, Perry Belmont, Perry S. Heath. Mr. Quincy Is now mayor of Boston. He comes from the old Quincy stock which came down from the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Mr. Freedman Is the chief financial adviser. It is said, of Mr. Croker. Mr. Belmont is another of the close friends of Mr. Croker. Perry S. Heath is first assistant postmaster general at Washington under the Mc Kinley administration. He is one of the strongest of the young lieutenants of Senator Hanna in Ohio. He was chief of the literary bureau at Republican na tional headquarters at Chicago during the memorable fight of 1896. The new insurance company in which Mr. Croker and his friends have taken stock, it was declared, will begin business very shortly. NEW KIND OF PROJECTILE. Its Inventor Claims It Can't Be Ex ploded Until It Leaves the Gun. Philadelphia, Jan. 8. A new projectile for warships has been invented by John V. Rice, Jr., a young engineer of this city. Its chief value, the inventor says, is that it cannot be exploded until It leaves the gun. "A shell fired into a magazine filled with my projectiles," he declares, "would not explode them. They develop on explosion a pressure of 220 tons to the square inch, and are much more destructive than dynamite shells, and, unlike dynamite, develop heat capable of setting fire to any thins with which they come in contact." Mr. Rice is only 26 years old. At 17 he devised a triple cylinder gas and steam engine, which was at once placed on the market by a Wilmington, Del., firm. Since then he has taken out more than 40 patents. JUR. M'KINLEY ASKS That Dr. Hall Send Him Mora Con federate Badges. Macon, Ga.,' Jan, 3. President Mc Kinley has written Dr. Roland B. Hall of Macon, requesting half a dozen more Confederate badges similar to the one pinned on the president by Hall during the president's visit to Macon. Dr. Hall will send the badges at once. He had previously forwarded a second badge to the president. In his letter President McKinley thanks Dr. Hall for the courtesy extended by Confederate veterans of Macon. Since the badge in cident Union, and Confederate soldiers all over the country have by hundreds been writing for badges. KIDNEYS Healthy kid neys filter im purities from the blood and keep It red and pure. Sick kid ney don't. HOSTETTER'B BITTERS stim ulates the kid neys to the Fro per per o r m a n c e of their duties, and thus makes the blood pure. K STOMACH 4 SITTERS Safe. '01'saiSiCaQrJ.oiiDO U in New York and Ixmdon. COFFIN MADE TO ORDER. Dr. Ford Went to Bed and Bamained There Until Ha Died. Wabash, Ihd., Jan. 8. Two months ago Dr. James Ford, the oldest resident of Wabash and for many years a suc cessful medical practitioner, went to bed under the conviction that he must die. He was free from all disease, but de clined to leave his bed when urged by relatives. Gradually he became weaker, and today died of inanition. Two years ago he went to the Wabash Church Furniture Factory and an nounced that he wanted his coffin made. He was in fine health and hia remark was received in jest. He Insisted, how ever, that he desired to be buried In a casket which suited him. He was measured anil gave minute directions to the man assigned te the work. He selected some good oak. ask ed to be notified when the colSn was completed and departed. He subse quently complimented the work, paid the bill and had the coffin stood in a corner of the ware room to await the summons which came today and the body now reposea therein. Dr. Ford was nearly 90 years of age, served as a brigade surgeon in the re bellion and was known alt over the state. He was one of the founders of Butler University at Indianapolis. HANNA IS POPULAR. Accessible to Callers at Any Hour of the Day. Washington, Jan. 3. WItb all his mil lions and his exalted station tn life. Senator Mark Hanna is most demo cratic in his manners. He occupies handsome but unpretentious quarters at the Arlington and they are open to any one having legitimate business. He sees newspaper men and politicians at all hours of the day and at any reasonable time of the night. He rides to and from the capitol in a street car, always pay ing his fare. The traction companies tendered him free transportation, but he returned it with thanks. In the senate he is a most accessible man. The man or woman who sends a card to him is generally asked into his presence. One day last week on Ohio office-seeker came into the marble room and asked for Hanna. The latter came out and after talking a few minutes said: "Have you enough money te tide you over?" The office-seeker replied that he had not, whereupon Hanna delved Into his pocket and peeled from a big roll or bins a note the denomination of which is not disclosed, and as he handed it over saM; "You had better take this until I do something for you," and with this the office-seeker bowed his thanks and de parted. STARS IN A NEW PLAY. Author of "Charley's Aunt" Prodnces "A Little Bay of Sunshine." London, Jan. 3.r-W. S. Penley, the creator of "Charley's Aunt," reappeared In London at the Royalty theater last evening in a new role, which is the drollest seen here In a long time. The play is entitled "A Little Ray of Sun shine." It is by Mark Ambient and Wilton Heriot and is in three acts. The time la Christmas eve and the scene an English country house, the holly-decked hall of which furnishes a beautiful pic ture. Mr. Penley's role a that of an eccen tric, little old lord, who has made a for tune in Australia and returns to his homestead on the eve of the wedding of his niece to Sir Philip Ashton. The fun centers about his being mistaken for various persons, including a money lender who is about to secure the estate for debt. The first two acts are crowded with laughter and the last with most effec tive pathos. The lord pays the debt and his identity is discovered In a pretty scene enhanced by the singing of carols outside. Reed Smith, Julius Royanton and Jes sie Bateman are the principal support ers of Penley. Good Work at Newton. Newton Republican.! During the month of January Fore man Nimmo and force of the boiler shop have equipped eleven engines with flues besides doing much other work on them. During this time .2,200 flues were con sumed, which is a record breaker, and Mr. Nimmo says it is more than has been put In In any one month he has been with the Santa Fe, nearly five years. It represents lots of work. All this was accomplished besides the regu lar routine work fi this Aepartmaut.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURN AX., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1899. 3 rippe is Contagious. ATMOSPHERE IMPREGNATED-WITH GERMS. The Disease Proved Beyond Question to be Infectious, and is Rapidly Conquering the Country. Existence of Grip Germs Now an Established Fact. The reecnt action of the New Tork board of health In declaring La Grippe to be a contagious disease, as well as the great prevalence of the disorder at this time Is spreading alarm through out th land. This action was not taken until the eminent scientists had posi tively Identified the grip microbes. In all cases of Influenza or La Grippe these disease germs are present In the secre tions of the nose, throat and bronchial tubes. They are transmitted from per son to person, by direct contact or by Inhaling the germs floating In the air. La Grippe is a dangerous disease. It attacks the system in Its most vital parts. The nerves are weakened, the brain is deranged, the hea'rt is disturbed and the appetite destroyed. The vitali ty is lowered and the resistive power is wasted so that pneumonia, heart dis ease, nervous prostration and insanity find easy victims. No specific for the Grip germ has yet been discovered, but the disease may be easily prevented, or its effects over come by the prompt use of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. This great nerve tonic and brain food strengthens the weakened nerves, rests the tired and wornout bra'in, increases the vitality and builds up the resistive power bo that disease germs are harmless. DAY'S WELCOME HOME. President of Peace Commission Given a Banquet Canton, O., Jan. 3. Judee William R. Day, presid -nt of the peace commis sion at Parts an 1 late secretary of state, received a welccne home last evening which took the foi not a banquet at the Eamett house, given by the Stark Coun ty Bar association. W. W. Lynch, who was Judge Day's law partner in their younger days, but who now devotes bis time principally to railway managements, was master of ceremonies. Judge George E. Bald win, one of the oldest practitioners at the local bar and a very intimate friend of the guest of honor, delivered the welcoming address, to which Judge Day responded. Judge Day paid a high tribute to the legal fraternity of Stark county, closing with an eloquent refer ence to President McKinley, a member of the association, reciting his devotion to the country during the war and the Incidents leading thereto. He then spoke as follows of the matters which took himself and his colleagues to Paris: "Recognizing that there are certain tnatters which may not properly be dis cussed on an occasion of this kind I think I may nevertheless say something to my brethren of the bar of the events which have occurred in the period of our separation. "If I were called upon to state the most gratifying circumstance of our foreign relations during the war, it would be found in the uniformly cordial and hearty friendship of the English nation before and during the struggle. Observing the obligations of neutrality, and never stepping outside the require ments of international law. we had the sympathy and good will of that great power. I do not believe either nation seeks or would be benefited by a formal alliance. "Nevertheless, the existence of cordial relations between people kindred by fclood, speaking the same language and having the same ideals of civil liberty and good government, is a fact, the riotency of which can hardly be over estimated. I have been asked about the work of the commissioners, viewed from a lawyer's standpoint. I think I may say something to you about it. If in excels of the proprieties of the occasion I shall ask you to treat it in profes sional confidence. On the 12th of August the protocol of "Washington was execut ed. It may be said to have been the preliminary contract whose final execu tion was to be embodied in the treaty. "As to Cuba, Porto Rico, minor West Indian islands, and an island in the Ladrones, it was capable of execution by a simple deed of cession of these Islands, except Cuba, where final re linquishment of Spanish sovereignty was required. As to the Philippine Islands, their disposition, government and control, was left for final determi nation in the treaty. I have often been asked how it was possible to make pro gress in a commission having equal representation from the two nations. iWhilst this fact did not prevent the full- DON'T NEGLECT A COMMON CASE OF PILES. It May Lead to Serious Results. "When people generally understand that all such fatal diseases as fistula, ulcer of the rectum, fissure, etc., almost Invariably begin in a simple case of Piles, they will learn the wisdom of tak ing prompt treatment for the first ap pearance of trouble in this quarter. The Pyramid Pile Cure will certainly cure every form of piles, itching, bleeding protruding or blind piles, and hundreds of lives have been saved by using this cheap but effective remedy right at the tart, because at such a time a single package will affect a cure, while in the old chronic, deep seated cases, several packages are sometimes necessary be- Lt a ,astinS cure is affected. clan,are using the Pyaraid Pile a ireference to surgical opera tions and with uniform success The remedy is prepared by the Pvramid JVfCo.. of MarshallT Mich., and to St ,yjlrusrii;ts everywhere at 50 cents and tl per package. "I had two severe attacks of the Grip In 1890, and was confined to my bed four months during the latter spell. My nervous system was bo racked and shattered that I could not sleep; for two months I was kept under the in fluence of narcotics and my physicians and friends all despaired of my recov ery. It seemed like a providence that I heard of Dr. Miles' Restorative Ner vine; for in two days after I com menced using it I began to Improve and in a month's time I was virtually cured. Since that time I have used the Nervine whenever I feel bad, and tired or nervous, and I have never known a sick day. It Is the greatest health pre server on earth." D. W. HILTON. State Agent, Michigan Mutual Life, In surance Co., Louisville, Ky. All druggists are authorized to sell Dr. Miles' Nervine on a positive guar antee first bottle will benefit or money refunded. Be sure you get Dr. Miles' Nervine. Take nothing else. "Write us about your troubles and ailments and we will give you the honest advice of a trained specialist absolutely free of charge. Book on heart and nerves sent free. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.,' est discussion, the United States, having made all concessions which it believed just and fair, was obliged to insist that its form be accepted. The publications of the proceedings will show that noth ing can be farther from the truth than to assume that the United States adopt ed towards Spain a policy of 'stand and deliver. "The American commissioners heard with respect and endeavored to answer with firmness every proposition advanc ed by the Spanish commission. For bet ter, for worse, the work of the commis sioners is done and needs but the ratifi cation of the president, by and with the consent of the senate, to become the supreme law in the land. It can not be a matter of regret to any American that the rising sun of the new year beholds the ensign of our glorious republic float ing from the walls of Morro, where for so many years the royal banner of Spain has looked down on so much of corruption, misery and shame. Tonight not one foot of American soil remains under Spanish domination and the peo ple so long oppressed are to have a new birth, of freedom. This is not the time nor place to discuss our policy in the far -east. If this treaty should be ratified it brings to the United States title to the Philippine archipelago, to be dealt with as the American people in their wisdom may see fit. In one thing I think we are all agreed, that when the line of our duty there has been deter mined it must be discharged as becomes a great free and liberty-loving nation, "Whether or not we have so willed the days ot our international isolation are past. It does not follow that the advice of the immortal "Washington to avoid entangling alliances Is less potent today than when the words were written. "The American citizen has a right to go wherever trade and enterprise may legitimately seek an outlet for the pro duct of American thrift and industry and there must follow, if need be, the overshadowing protection of the flag." Other addresses were delivered as fol lows: "American diplomacy," Hon. J. E. Wingbrooks of Salem. "The President," Judge Isaac H. Tay lor, Carrollton. "Bench and Bar, Judge T. T. Mc Carty. "The Army and Navy," Colonel James G. Clark. AFTER CUBAN RAILWAYS. Syndicate of Chicago and New York Capitalists Looks at lanes. New York, Jan. S. Tom L. Johnson, the treasurer of the Nassau Electric Rail way company of Brooklyn, and other street railway capitalists of New Tork and Chicago have had representatives in Cuba for some time past investigating the street railway situation with a view of buying the control of the principal lines. Recent advices from Havana are to the effect that steps have alreadv been taken by representatives of the Johnson syndi cate to have valuations placed by ap praisement on several of the existing lines of Cuban street railroad. The syndicate is believed to have $5,000. CX) of available capital. Four of the lines which the American capitalists proposed to buy are the Matanzas and Sabanilla, ex tending from Matanzas to Cienfuegos: the Western railroad, running out of Havana and Pinar del Rio city: the Sagua rail road, connecting Caibarien with Puerto Principe, via Sasua, and the Cardenas and Jugaro company. It is proposed that each property shall be appraised by five men, two to be selected by the American syndicate, two by the di rectors of the Cuban companies and the fifth to be appointed by the other four. There is also a report that William C. Whitney. Colonel G. B. M. Harvey and other New York men are endeavoring to secure control of one or more of the im portant street railway lines in Cuba. HOWARD'S BIG POLICTT" New Orleans Millioaalre Secures $300,000 Life Insurance. New Orleans, Jan. 3. The largest pol icy of life insurance ever taken out in this city, and one of the largest in the country, was yesterday delivered to Frank T.Howard, the millionaire of this city, son of the famous Louisiana lot tery Howard. The policy was for $300, 000 and is in the Mutual Life. Chief of Six Katioaa Bead. Syracuse. N. T.. Jan. 3. Daniel Laforte, known by his Indian name of Te-Hes-La, president of the six nations and a princi pal in the case of the Indians against John Boyd Thayer In the supreme court for the recovery of waumpum, died on Sunday at his farm house on the reservation. He was 86 years old and is survived ay a widow and grandson, which latter will succeed him as chief of the six nations. IT IGONE. The Unsatisfactory Metropol itan Police Law. Wiped Off the Statute Books of Kansas BY THE POPULISTS. Republican Senators Nearly All Absent. Eleyen of Them Not Present to Help in the Good Work. The senate has passed the house bill by Mr. Fairchild, repealing the metro politan police law in Kansas, by a vote of 26 to 3, and the measure requires only the signature of Governor Leedy and publication in the official paper to wipe out the metropolitan police departments in the cities of the first class. Senators voting for the repeal were: Armstrong, Anderson, Brad dock, Caldwell, Campbell, Crossan, Far relly. Field, Fulton, Hart, Helm, Hel miek. Householder, Johnson, Jumper, King, Lewelllng', Lupfer, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Shaffer, Stocks, Stone, Titus, Zimmer. Those voting against the repeal were: Andrews and Coleman, Republican, and Cooke, Populist. Senators absent and not voting were: Benson, Battey .'For ney, Hanna, Hessin, Lamb, Matthews, Morrow, Sheldon, "Ward and Young. SENATE WORK DELAYED"- Because the State Printer is Unable to Keep Up. The work of the senate has been fre quently delayed because bills, journals and calendars were not speedily return ed from the state printer, and at times the senate has been compelled to wait until the printed matter arrived. Last night, on motion of Senator Ti tus, the secretary of the senate was in structed to call upon the state printer and "punch him up," ascertaining if possible the cause of these delays, and urge the importance of rushing the work. Senator Lamb. Republican, said: "I hope this resolution will not prevail, be cause it is a reflection upon a state ofll cer and; a bad thing to put in the rec ord." Despite this protest the resolution was adopted. MONDAY AFTERNOON SENATE. Action Taken by the Upper Souse on Legislative Matters. The first action taken by the senate after assembling Monday was in receiving from the committee on railroads. King, chair man, a report recommending the passage of the bill repealing the present law pertain ing to the state board of railroad commis sioners, which is supplemented by the new law creating the court of visitation. Representative Keefer's concurrent reso lution indorsing Cieneral James Long street's recommendation that the govern ment construct and operate a double track air line railroad from Kansas City to San Diego, and the house resolution concern ing final adjournment of the special ses sion were laid over, under the rules, until tomorrow morning. Senator Lamb asked for unanimous con sent to consider the resolutions concern ing adjournment this afternoon, but Sen ator Jumper objected. Senator Campbell of the committee on corporations filed the report of his com mittee recommending the passage of the bill providing for a tax upon the capital stock of corporations. This is the Bush bill. The senate in committee of the whole Saturday afternoon recommended for passage Senator Hanna's resolution pro viding amendments to the constitution, in creasing the pay of members of the legis lature to So per day. and making regular sessions 100 days in length and limiting special sessions to 30 days. The motion was called up for passage Monday after noon and defeated by a vote of 19 to 8. Thirteen members of the senate are ab sent today, having gone home for New Year's. In Committee of the Whole. At 2:30 o'clock the senate went into com mittee of the whole for the consideration of bills under the head of general orders on the calendar.. Senator Jumper was called to the chair. Senator Andrews' bill, which gets after the owners of the Atchison bridge across the Missouri river, was at the head of the calendar and it was recommended for passage by the committee on judiciary. The measure is broad in its general terms and amends section 25 of the civil code, approved February 25, IstiS, as fol lows "A receiver may be appointed by the supreme court, the district court, or any judge of either, or in the absence of said judges from the county, by probate judge: First, in an action by a vendor to vacate a fraudulent purchase of property or by a creditor to subject any property or fund to his claim, or between partners or others Jointly owning or interested in any prop erty or fund, on the application of the plaintiff, or of any other party whose right to or interest in the property or fund, or the proceeds thereof, is probable, and where It is shown that the 'property or fund is in danger of being lost, removed or materially injured. Second, in an action by a mortgagee for the foreclosure of his mortgage and sale of the mortgaged prop erty, where It appears that the mortgaged property is in danger of being lost, remove ed or materially injured, or that the con dition of the mortgage has not been per formed, and that the property is probably insufficient to discharge the mortgage debt. Third, after judgment, to carry the judgment Into effect. Fourth, after Judgment, to dispose of the property ac cording to the judgment, or to preserve it during the pendancy of an appeal, or in proceedings in aid of execution, when an execution has been returned unsatisfied, or when the Judgment debtor refuses to apply his property in satisfaction of the judgment. Fifth, in cases provided in this code, and by special statutes, when a cor poration has been dissolved, or is insol vent, or in imminent danger of insolvency, or has forfeited its corporate rights. Sixth, In all other cases where receivers have heretofore been appointed by the usages of the courts of equity. Seventh, In all cases instituted in the district corfrt in the name of the state of Kansas, or in the name of the board of county commissioners of any county, or of any city, township or mu nicipality, for the collection of any delin quent tax against any person, firm, cor poration or owner maintaining or operat inv any toll bridge over any stream or river, the center of the channel of which forms the boundary line between this and any other state, it shall be the duty of the court, on application of the plaintiff, to appoint a receiver of the property, real estate or personal .of the defendant, al leged to be chargeable with payment of such delinquent tax. and such receiver shall hold, possess, manage and control alt sach property under the orders of the court until the termination of the litiga tion relative to such tax." Senator Andrews stated that the Atchi son Bridge company has been holding up Atchison county by refusing to pay taxes upon the valuations fixed by the assessors. He also attacked W. J Guthrie in a roundabout way. Guthrie is the attor ney for the bridge company. Andrews said: "The attorney for the bridge companv is a member of the city council and I think he takes advantage of his official position to hold up the county for taxes. The bridge company has forced a compromise on its taxes, and if the full amount is not paid the county will be compelled to de fault her bonds. "We cannot reach the company, exept as proposed in this bill." Senator Campbell offered an amendment providing that prior to the appointment of receivers for bridges, the companies might go into court, and after depositing the amount of taxes alleged to be due by the county, go into litigation, pending which the money should be retained by the court. Senators Crossan, Lamb, Andrews, Ryan and Farrelly fav.ored the bill but opposed the amendment, which was defeated after a hard tight by Mr. Campbell. Senator Stone's bill providing that all such bridge property be assessed at full value was also recommended for passage. Bills Passed Monday Afternoon. The senate arose from the committee of the whole at 3:30 Monday afternoon, and. after suspending the rules, passed Senator Andrews' bill pertaining to the Atchison bridge: also Senator Lupfer"s bill legal izing two tax sales made by the county officers of Pawnee county in 1897 and 1898; also Senator Stone's bill providing for the assessment of all bridge property span ning the Missouri or other rivers, and en tering Kansas, at full value, for taxation. SENATE NIGHT SESSION. Upper House Holds its first Evening Session and Passes One BilL The first night session of the senate was held last night and the considera tion of the bill creating a court of com mon pleas in Cherokee and Crawford counties was resumed. The bill as amended was passed by the folio wing vote. Senators voting in favor of the bill were as follows: Armstrong, Andrews, Campbell.Cooke, Farrelly, Field, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Helm, Householder, Jumper, King, Lewelling, Lupfer, Pritchard, Ryan, Stocks, Stone, Titus, Ward, Zimmer. Senators voting against the passage of the bill were: Braddock, Caldwell, Coleman, Hart, Helmick, Hessin. Lamb, Matthews, Reser, Shaffer. Senators not voting were: Anderson, Battey, Benson, Morrow, Young, John son and Crossan. Breideathal Bill. Had not the senate adopted the minori ty report from the committee on banks and banking the Breidenthal guaranty fund banking bill would have met it3 death last night but the senate, by its action, gave the bill life and it will come up for final disposition before the entire body. Senators Johnson, Battey, Republi cans, and Campbell, Populist, constitute a majority of the committee and Jhey recommended that the bill be not passed. Senators Farrelly and Zimmer, the mi nority of the committee, presented a re port recommending that the bill be passed and the senate accepted their suggestions. The measure will probably be finally disposed of some time today. The friends of the bill assert that it will surely pass the senate, although the bankers who are opposing it are equally confident that the bill will fail to become a law. Chancellor Snow Will Stay. The surprise of the senate came last night when in committee of the whole the enacting clause was stricken out of the bill which removed the chancellor of the state university from membership on the board of regents of the institu tion. The bill was championed by a lobby composed of H. S. Clarke and Ed Martindale of Lawrence who have a grievance against Chancellor Snow. The bill was recommended for pass age by the senate committee on educa tion and educational institutions and was brought up for consideration in the committee of the whole last night. Senator Andrews' motion that the enacting clause be stricken out prevail ed by a vote of 25 to 6. The bill is now buried beyond recall. MONDAY AFTERNOON HOUSE. Senate Insurance Bill Substituted for the House Bill and Passed. In the house Monday afternoon the sen ate Insurance bill was substituted for the house insurance bill and the measure read for thje third time. Both bills were framed by Insurance Commissioner "Webb McNall and the only difference between the senate and house bill is the fact that the former increases the tax on foreign companies to 4 per cent, and imposes a tax of 2 per cent on companies not organ ized in the state. Jaquins of Cowley offered an amend ment making the tax rate 3 per cent on all insurance companies without discrim ination. The amendment was lost -after having been opposed by Hackney, Brown of Pratt and Weiiep. The bill was passed by a vote of 69 to 21. Metropolitan Police Law. The Harbaugh bill, providing for hail insurance, was passed by a vote of 78 to 9, shortly after the opening of the house yesterday afternoon. It provides that 50 persons or more may organize mutual hail insurance companies for mutual protection. On motion of Brown of Pratt, the house then went into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the rail road committee bill supplemental to the railroad measure. Thia is the bill fram ed by G. C. Clemens and changes the law governing private corporations so as to make it possible to enforce the regulations and orders of the court of visitation. Fitzgerald of Ford, Republican, offer ed an amendment to section 6 of the bill, which provides that no railroad company shall transport any property for any person, save for a charitable or public purpose, at a less rate than granted shippers generally, allowing an exception In favor of the household property and personal effects of railroad employes. Fairchild of Kinghan, at once opposed the amendment, saying it was a clever trick to kill the effect of the measure. Fitzgerald yelled for recognition as 'soon as he heard this and securing the floor, said: "I want to tell the gentleman from Kingman that he lies when he says thi3 amendment is a trick. It is simply a feature of Justice to railroad employes and he knows it. His statement was made simply to whip the members of his party into line." Fairchild did not resent the remarks of the Republican from Ford and sim ply laughed. The amendment was put and to the surprise of the Populist lead ers, carried by a vote of 44 to 42. "When the result was announced Brown of Pratt Jumped to his feet and moved that the committee rise and re port progress and ask leave to sit again. This was done on the idea that the amendment was dangerous to the bill and as a saving measure. The motion carried and the house resumed regular business and took up the third reading of the bill repealing the metropolitan police law. The measure was not opposed and on final vote the bill was passed by a vote of 76 to 14. During the passage of the repealing measure Brown of Pratt, had been on a still hunt for information. He dis covered that the amendment proposed by Fitzgerald to the Clemens bill was not damaging to the force of the meas ure, as he had supposed, and he quickly communicated the news to his asso ciate leaders on the Populist side. So when the Fairchild bill was disposed of he again moved that the house go into committee of the whole for the further consideration of the Clemens bill. The amendment of Fitzgerald was allowed to stand and the reading of the measure was resumed. "When the sec tion In reference to strikes, which forms a basis for the strike section of the rail road bill, was reached. Brown of Cow ley, moved that it be stricken out. He said that it was unjust to railroad em ployes, as it left them without redress in case of oppression. Brown of Pratt took Issue with him, saying that the provisions of both the railroad bill and the supplemental meas ure protected railroad employes from oppression. The motion was lost and the section adopted. A new section was Incorpora ted In the bill on amendment by Brown of Pratt, making it a misdemeanor for any rail road company to violate the orders of the court of visitation. "With this amendment and the amendment of Fitz gerald of Ford, the bill was recom mended for passage. It will be passed by the house. The house continued as a committee of the whole and the Marks bill in ref erence to the letting of county printing and providing for two official county papers in each county, was taken up. It was opposed by both Populists and Republicans and was finally disposed of by Trueblood of Osage moving that it be reported back to the house with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out. .This kills the bill. Quick disposition was made of the Davis bill, extending the term of the text book commissioners to four years from April, 1S97, making the term expire with the contracts. It was recommend ed for passage subject to amendment and debate. Opportunity for the Republicans to administer a scoring to the Populist side of the house was offered by the consideration of the Cassin bill, making it unlawful for the board of directors of the penitentiary to sell any of the coal mined at the state penitentiary. Fitzgerald of Ford took the lead and he was followed by a number of his party associates. Brown of Cowley and Jamieson of Osage turned on their own party and denounced the system of sell ing penitentiary coal which has prevail ed during the past two years. "A similar bill was introduced here two years ago," said Fitzgerald, "and it failed to pass. Before the legislature aajournea Rogers ana Newman were traveling over the state establishing coai agencies tor the sale of peniten tiary coal. You had promised your party to confine the output of the penitentiary mines to the state and charitable insti tutions, and you broke your pledge in this regard as you broke all your party pledges, and that la why the people re pudiated you at the polls last Novem ber." Brown of Cowley agreed with the gen tleman from Ford. "It was because the Populist party failed to keep its pledges that the people turned it down at the last election," said he. Jamieson of Osage admitted that his party had broken a pledge in selling penitentiary coal. "But this special ses sion is to remedy broken pledges," he said, "and for this reason the bill should be passed. The house passed this bill two years ago and just because the sen ate failed to do so, we should not be held responsible for the failure." Baker of Douglas opposed the meas ure, on the ground that the output of the penitentiary mines should be used to regulate the coal market of the state. "To take the penitentiary coal off the market," he said, "will give the com mercial interests every opportunity that is needed to combine and control prices." Ravenscraft of Clark, said that if the coal output should be limited to the state institutions all other penitentiary products should be limited in the same way, and moved to amend the bill so as to include all products of the institu tion. His motion was lost. Keefer of Leavenworth saw an oppor tunity to break into the discussion and proposed an amendment providing that the wagon trade of Leavenworth county be supplied. This precipitated a wrangle, both Populists and Republi cans declaring it was a discrimination in favor of the people of Leavenworth. In the midst of the wrangle Trueblood of Osage moved that the committee rise and report progress and ask leave to sit again. The motion was adopted and Cassin's bill left in the "air" with out any action having been taken. It was then after 5 o'clock and on motion of Barkley of Elk the house took a recess until 7:30 o'clock in the evening. HOUSE NIGHT SESSION. Much Talk but No Legislation of Any Importance. The session of the house last night was an unimportant one. It lasted for two hours, but in that time but one measure was passed, and that was a bill vacating a certain block In Wich ita addition to the city of Kinsley. Con siderable time of the session was con sumed by the Republican members in "horse play" at the expense of a bill introduced by Tapscott, Populist, of Hamilton county. The bill was one permitting George Irwin of Syracuse to avail himself of the privileges of the pharmacy law. Several of the Populist members offered amendments in good faith incorporating the names of individuals in their re spective counties in the bill, and then the Republican side took the amend ment business up as a burlesque. Ury of Bourbon sent up the name of C. H. "Wellman of Osage county,father-in-law of Senator Horace Greeley Jumper and a practicing physician, Fitzgerald of Ford placed in an amendment the name of a section foreman of Ford county named Jones, and Brown of Cowley of fered the name of Chas. Sessions, the Topeka correspondent of the Kansas City Journal. Speaker Street explained that "Well man is a practicing physician, Rutledge of Sedgwick exposed the fact that Jones is a section foreman, and all the members recognized the burlesque in the offering of Sessions' name and the amendments were declared out of or der by Speaker Pro Tern Weiiep. But the "horse play" had the effect of dis gusting the majority of the house with that kind of a measure, and it was lost by a large vote. A bill by Rutledge of Sedgwick was killed by a constitutional majority fail ing to vote for it. It authorized county commissioners of counties above and adjacent to the Arkansas river in Kan sas to appropriate money to protect the riparian rights of the land owners therein against the diversion of the wa ter from the Arkansas river in Colora do. Fitzgerald of Ford and McKeever of Shawnee declared that the bill would benefit the attorneys of "Wichita and no one else, as if passed it would pile up litigation, and many of the members seemed to take their view of it as only foR PEOPLE WHO CANT neiNK COFFEE IS A DELICIOUS SUBSTITUTE Good for Old and Young. Imt take imitation. The Genuine ib made or Tfc Genetic Pare i sod Cm Bold by sjroos ererywhr. IT IS MADE FROM FU RE GRAINS. '4 I mm Cut Omit-.e -THIS Advertiseme-it And take it in to The Co. any time this week, and you will be re turned ten per cent, of any goods you may buy from them amounting to One Dollar or more. This arrangement is for this week only, while they are stock-taking, and remember, please, that it is necessary to present this advertisement to secure the dis count. Special Bargains in all departments in addition. A big lot of Winter Underwear at about half value. Wraps of all sorts the same 4 way. All Knit Goods a third off. J 48 voted In favor of the measure to 45 against. After passing the bill vacating block 15 of Wichita addition to the city of Kinsley, introduced by Malin of Ed wards, the house adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. NEW COURT FOB, CHEROKEE. House BillTaken Up by the Senate but No Final Action Taken. The senate late Monday afternoon took up the bill which had passed the house, creating a new court in Cherokee county. Senator Ryan offered a sub stitute for the original bill which takes Crawford county into the district, virtually creating a new district, with one judge, who will alternate the terms of court at Galena and Pittsburg. The substitute on the suggestion of Senator Lamb, provided also that a majority of the voters of each county must vote in favor of establishing the new court of common pleas before the proposed law can become operative. The substi tute was adopted by a vote of 21 to 2. An amendment providing that the sal ary of the judge of the court be paid by the two counties and not by the state was defeated by a vote of 13 to 19. The senate, after the reading of the fifth section of the bill, adjourned until 7:30 p. m. REFERENDUM IN SUMNER. County High School Matter to ba Re ferred to Taxpayers. The people of Sumner county have been involved for some time in a con troversy concerning the management of the high school in that county, but according to the terms-and provisions of a bill Introduced in the senate by Senator Forney and passed, the entire question will be referred to the tax pay ers for settlement. The maintenance of the high school was responsible for a warm fight during the late election but at the next election, upon authority conferred by Senator Forney's bill, which now remains to be passed in the house, the people of the county will vote upon the question whether or not the county shall con tinue the maintenance of the high school. The bill was passed in the senate un der a suspension of the rules and the declaration of an emergency. HANNA TRIES IT AGAIN. Introduces His Bill for Electing In surance Superintendent. Eenator Hanna has introduced in the senate the measure which he presented and met with defeat two years ago, providing for the election of the state superintendent of insurance by a direct vote of the people. The proposition is as follows: "That the office of the. present state superintendent of insurance of this state shall expire on the second Monday of January 1901, and to fill the same there shall be elected at the general election in November, 1900, a state superintendent of insurance, for a term of tw years from the said second Mon day of January, 1901, and at every gen eral election thereafter there shall be a state superintendent of insurance elect ed, who shall serve in such capacity for the term of two years from the second Monday in January next succeeding his election, and in- case of vacancy in said efrlce, not hereby provided for, the ex ecutive council shall appoint a com petent person to serve until the next general election and qualification of his successor." The phraseology of the bill did not suit the senate and on motion of Sen ator Hessin, the senate last night re ferred it to the committee on state af fairs for reconstruction. La Grippe Successfully Treated. "I have just recovered from the sec ond attack of la grippe this year," says Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of the Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter case I used Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy, and I think with considerable suc cess, only being in bed a little over two days against ten days for the form er attack. The second attack I am sat isfied would have been equally as bad as the first but for the use of this rem edy as I had to go to bed in about six hours after being 'struck' with it, while in the first case I was able to attend to business about two days before get ting 'down.' For sale by all druggists. Struck; by a Train. TJtica, N. "ST., Jan. 3. Miss Susie S. Thomas, aged 16 years, and Calvin Chamberlain, aged 19 years, who were riding with five other young people In a surrey Saturday night were fatally in jured by an Ontario and "Western train striking their vehicle at a crossing near Latham's Corners. The young people were singing as they approached the track and the driver did not hear the approaching train. Anti-Imperialists are Active. Boston, Jan. 3. At a meeting of the Anti-imperialistic league today it was re ported that the direct protests against any extension of sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines are coming in through the league in increasing numbers from all parts of the United States. Mr. Irving Winslow. secretary of the league, will visit Washington this week to inter view several senators who have ex pressed a desire for a conference. Topeka Cash Dry Goods the purchase money of mmnMtmamniitannimniinnifiraiiiMaiiBiiniiiiitiiii J!re Ycu Going Cast? S If yon are looking for a comfortable trip, urrcxrnr4 by most delightful scenery, in frying to .New York, Phlle- del phi, or seashore points, you oumot do better tana to take the ILEHIGH VALLEY RAILHOAD H fmm Buffalo or N!mrm Falls eastward. The route la through a. regrtoa of 1 UNRIVALLED SCENERY nclndina? historic valleys, mountain riefrhta. rivers and placid lakes. This fa the route f the 1 BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS between Buffalo and New York, Philadelphia the s kftDdsomeat train t n the world. 2 All through day trains carry dining cars serving MEALS a la CARTE. 2 Fori llostrated descriptive books a this rente, or in forma- a Hon as to ratea or tare, etc.. send your address, with lour cents E i n stamps, U CksM. 8. lev Gn. Pass. AgeBt, New York. 3 A LOCAL Disease A Climatic Affection Nothing but a local remedy or change of climate will curs it. Get a wall knawn pharmaceutical rem edy, ElsCream Balm It is quickly Absorbed Gives Relief at once. Opans and cleanses the Nasal Passages. AII&ts Inflammation. CATARRI COLD 'N HEAD Heals and Protects the Membrane. Restores the Saases af Taste aad Smell. Ho Cocaine. Ko Mercury, Ns Injurious Drug. Full Size 60c; Trial Siza 10c. at Druggists or by mail. EI.X B&OTHSKS. i Warrsn Sib. Isw Yaxlt, SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Congressman Charles Curtis has cone back to Washington. It cost the city $3.85 per lifht to light the city during December. There are 18 applications posted for membership in the T. A. A. Mayor Fellows has returned from, a business trip to fort Arthur. The Workmgmen's Home Mission fed 30 poor people at dinner yesterday. The police department collected $1,032 la fines during the month of December. The council has ordered the sidewalk raised in front of the electric light plant. Al Nooney is doing some rustling to se cure his position of state house engineer. The Topeka postofflce received 1.245 reg istered letters and packages during De cember. Dr. Thorpe of the First M. E. church has gone to Kansas City to visit his mother. There were delivered from the Topeka postofflce during December 641 special de livery letters. Secretary of State Bush has moved to the west side. He now lives near Sixth and Lane streets. ""Rev. M. C. Harlan Is quite sick with the irrlp. He is the pastor of the First Christian church. The city dump is a poor investment. The revenue from that institution during De cember was $10.84. General Hugh Cameron came up from Camp Ben Harrison yesterday to make his New Year's calls. This is about the time that people receive half a dozen advertising calendars, keep one and throw away the rest. The refunding viaduct bonds, amounting to $16,000, will be sold at the meeting of the council next Monday evening. Books about Paris are In demand at the city library. Topeka people must be reading up preparatory for the exposition. Some of the hacks used for making calls stopped in front of places on Kansas ave nue that raised a doubt as to whether punch was being had in the residence por tion. Register of Deeds Frank L. Stevens re ports that during the past year the earn ings of his ofhoe have netted the county $1,100. This is half the fees over $2,3u0 which the law allows him as salary. A member of the legislature was going around the other day asking what was the difference between an octopus and "an octopi." These are the kind of numb skulls who make laws for us, and there are lots of them. Rheumatism Cored in 24 Hears. T. J. Blackmore. of Haller Biack more. Pittsburg, Pa., Bays: "A short time since I procured a bottle of 'Mys tic Cure.' It got me out or the house In twenty-four hours. I took to my bed with Rheumatism nine months ago and the 'Mystic Cure' is the only medi cine that did me any good. I had five of the best physicians in the city, but I received very little relief from them. I know the 'Mysrc Cure' to be what it is represented and take pleasure in rec ommending it to other poor sufferers." Sold by Swift Holllday, druggists. 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka. La Grippe Is again epidemic. Every precaution should be taken to avoid it. Its specific cure is One Minute Coughi Cure. A. J. Sheperd, Publisher Agri cultural Journal and Advertiser, Elden, Mo., says: "No one will be disappoint ed in using One Minute Cough Cure for La Grippe." Pleasant to take, quick to act. Geo. W. Stansfield, W. H. Wil son, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane St Co., druggists. 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. B sure that you get "Beggs" the onlyi remedy with a national reputation. Foa ale by all druggists.

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t i i 5 4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1899. i 1 L K TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. I By FRANK P. MAC ,LKNNAN. .VOLUME XXVI....,.!... .No. 3 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Bally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas town where thia paper baa a carrier pystem. By mail, one year By mail, three months -90 Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building, 800 ana 103 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NFTW TORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bids;.. A. Frank Richardson, hS.gr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stork Exchange Building;. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. U Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 677 Cuba's Fourth of July will fall on New Tear's day. Boston enters upon the new year with the largest railway station in, the world completed. There Is now good reason for believ ing that Massachusetts will prove to bo the "enemy's country" for President McKinley. By close application to business per haps the war investigation commission will be able to complete its labors with in the century. The Ohio man's holiday feelings have been dampened by the announcement that most of the offices in Cuba are to fee given to Cubans. Hobson was fortunate In not meeting those Pennsylvania women who are re ported to have broken a neighbor's ribs While hugging her. There promises to be much rivalry between New York and Chicago as to which shall Include the population of the Philippines in its census returns. It does not appear that Cot Bryan while In Chicago recently, succeeded in obtaining so much as the signing of a protocol between Altgeld and Harrison. Birmingham, England, now owns the city markets, buys and sells the food dealt in there, runs a farm, a printing establishment and a woolen mill, and raises eggs. Admiral Dewey says there Is need of at statesman In the Philippines, but there will be no rush to fill the position tmtll something Is known about the size of the salary. ''The fuss about Congressman Roberts who has three wives has served the purpose of temporarily distracting at tention from Congressman Joe Wheeler who has two cfflces. Shatter is showing wisdom In not saying anything about anybody but the Cubans. By pursuing thia 'course he avoids any liability of being challenged to fight a duel. He would be too good a mark. Kansas people are loaning their own money to borrowers. It ought to be a satisfactory arrangement all around, for the Wall street people can now be free from the wild cat inflationists and the Kansas people can be free from the (Wall street sharks. Peoria Journal. The debate as to what Jefferson would think about expansion, If he were alive, grows in Intensity. Why not give Jefferson the rest he so richly deserves and ascertain the facts as they exist, and what the smart people now living think about them? Wisdom didn't die with Thomas, did it? Minne apolis Journal. One by one the anti-expansion buga boos disappear. The Spanish Rag has fbeefi hauled down and Havana has been occupied by the Americans with any disorder or clash of any kind. Without entering in a discussion of the merits of the expansion policy it is safe to aay that whatever the United States undertakes to do in connection with the territory recently acquired from Spain it will be done in the same firm and .successful manner that charac terised the assumption of authority in Cuba. BUSINESS RECORD OF 1898. The past year's progress and business accomplishment is summed up by the Post-Dispatch as follows: Never before In the history of this country was prosperity so great or so general as it has been during 1S98, and this in spite of a foreign war that might naturally have been paralyzing to in dustry and commerce. Further than this, never. With a single exception in favor of England in one year, did any country sell so much to other countries as we have sold abroad this year. Leaving all stock speculating and other gambling operations out of ac count, and considering only exports, we find the following facts: 1. The people of the United States have shipped abroad this year more of the direct products of the soil than any other country ever did in any year Since statistics were recorded. 2. This country is now producing quite one-third of all the manufactured products made In the whole world, be sides its overwhelming contribution of agricultural products. 3. We are exporting in constantly In creasing quantity precisely those man ufactured articles in the making of which other nations have in the past outstripped us. We supply practically the whole world with wire nails; in nine months this year we have sent to England and other countries about M,BOO,000 worth, of locomotives and near- ly J2.000.000 worth of typewriting ma chines; we are shipping enormous quan tities of. other machinery, agricultural implements, tools, stoves, harness, clocks, bicycles, household furniture, cotton goods, watches and a multitude of other articles. Our steel mills are underbidding those of England for steel rails and bridge steel for South African railroads and for the increasing needs of Japan. 4. We are sending trolley cars and electrical machinery to France and to 6outh America and Asia, and so on through a list immeasurably too long te be queted here. In 1880 we imported five times as Couch iron and steel products as ws ex ported. Thia year we export nearly six times as much of these products as we import. This is a sort of expansion in which every one of us may rejoice, without any conceivable question of its whole someness to the nation. The railroad construction for 1898 ex ceeded that of any other year since 1892, when the mileage was 4,192. In 1898. 3,018 miles were constructed as against 1.8S0 in 1897, 1,848 in 1896, 1.803 in 1895. 1,949 in 1S94 and 2,635 in 1893. This Is remarkable evidence of a healthy, progressive spirit. The new mileage was not speculative, for spec ulators have Deen in the background. The track that was laid in 1898 was in response to a natural and imperative demand and Indicates a steady develop ment of trade. It Is significant that nearly one-half of the total construction was in the south and southwest, while the Pacific coast added 430 miles. The south and west are moving stead ily forward in the work ot development. Their resources are oeing brought near er to the centers of demand with every mile of railroad built, and according to managers and contractors the outlook for future construction is better than for ten years. GLOBE BIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. .Some men are always telling of the great number of people they have "be friended." Where will It end? The girls are wearing their hair rougher than they wore it in the fall! Judging from the number of bum shows on the road, there must be a lot of chumps in the east who have money. When people are patient with a trouble, it is because they have the positive assurance that the trouble Will not last long. I The best evidence that people eat too much is the way they keep it up. If it was not an injurious practice, they would drop it. After a young man begins to call on a girl twice a week, she worries until he calls three times, and worries when he calls three times until he makes a visit every evening.

There is great sympathy for an Atch ison woman: it is figured that by the time her period of mourning is over, and she can entertain, all her doylies will be out of style. No man does everything right. Aesop wrote thousands of fables, but only a few of them were good. The dozen or two good fables he wrote made him fa mous. The world is always ready to exploit the man who does a good thing. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. As a chatterbox the phonograph Is still in the lead. Weather strips should now be classed as long felt wants. i The broker who sells short and waits for a fall often gets a hard one. When a man begins to talk about purifying politics he wants an office. Girls and photographers should un derstand the art of retouching nega tives. The days are "short" now because there is less time in them and time is money. The human understanding at this season of the year should consist of thick shoe soles. t The liar who can repeat a story ten times without any alteration deserves more credit than he gets. The middle class in society resembles the meat in a sandwich. Inasmuch at is is between the upper crust and the un der bred. PEOPLE YOU HEAR OF. Senator Simon of Oregon was recently asked what he thought of the business opportunities of Alaska. "Carpet-beating is the best business," he replied. "You can Just beat the carpets and keep the dust." Joseph H. Choate says that once, as a Harvard student, he went into a Bos ton cheap eating house and asked the waiter what they had. "Everything," was the answer. "Get me some," said Mr. Choate. "One order of hash I" said the waiter. The late Calvin Brice's only explana tion of his remarkable signature was that he "had always written that way and couldn't make it plainer." It was a mere series of up and down marks which bore no similitude to English penmanship. Thomas Bailey Aldrlch was dining with Rudyard Kipling when the news of the signing of the peace treaty between Spain and the United States was an nounced. Aldrlch read the dispatch aloud and added: "Ah. Kipling, what's that you used to say about the sun never setting on the British) flag?" Paul Dwight Moody, son of the fam ous evangelist, is in many ways the counterpart of his venerable father. This is especially the case in regard to personal appearance and deportment. The resemblance also holds good as to his effectiveness of language and earn estness. Father and son have been con ducting meetings in Denver. Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of St. Nicholas, who has Just recovered' from a severe illness, has sailed for Europe, by advice of her physician. Mrs. Dodge Intends to spend the winter in Egypt and Italy. i It Is remembered that Andrew Car; negie, now so violently opposed to ex pansion, wrote a magazine article five years ago advocating the union of Eng land, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada and the United States. Major Russell B. Harrison, who re cently got into trouble through prema turely hoisting the American flag in Havana, is a short, thick-set man with beard and mustache and a fine pair of eyes. He is very bald, what is left of his hair being black. I Before his election as governor Col. Roosevelt received the following let ter: "Sir: I like to think of you sit ting In your library brooding over your inefitable defeat." By return mail the letter writer received this reply: "Sir: Inevitable is spelled with a v,' not with an 'f.' Very truly yours, Theodore Roosevelt." Cure sick headache, bad Pills taste in the mouth, coated tongue, gas In the stomach, dlatru sad Indigestion. Io not weaken, but hare tonie effect. M cents. The ealf FUla to tea with Hood's sarsaparUla. RAILROAD NEWS. II. S. Montgomery lias a Valu able Invention. Presents Engineers From Pass ing Meeting Points. LIKE AX ALARM CLOCK V I Is Attached to, the Engine and Warns Engineer. Many Accidents Can Be Saved by This Device. Mr. H. S. Montgomery, general watch Inspector of the Santa Fe, has invented what is destined to be an im portant device for railroad use, and which cannot fall to prevent many ac cidents, and is therefore of inestimable value. Mr. Montgomery terms his Invention an "Order Register." Its office is to notify the enginemen of meeting points between trains. It is well known that a great many accidents on railroads are due to the fact that enginemen overlook or forget the train dispatcher's orders for meeting or passing points. The patent register conceived by Mr. Mont gomery consists of a fine adjusted full Jeweled clock movement, to which is connected a properly arranged signal for directing the engineer and fireman's attention to the fact that the next sta tion is a meeting point with another train. The register is to be placed closely to and in full view of the engi neer, but its signal will be sufficiently loud to attract notice from the fireman, therefore making doubly sure the warn ing intended. It will be simple in its management, only being required to be wound once each day. An index, which is almost instantaneous in its adjust ment is set by the engineer to the hour and moment of the meeting point. As the train approaches the station or siding the signal warns the engineer and will continue the signal for many minutes unless silenced by pressing a button. Very frequently both the engineer and fireman have their minds engrossed with the various multiplications of their duties the engine works bad; there is a leak somewhere. The air is giving both er or she fails to steam properly many things to so divert their minds that the order to meet such and such train at a given station entirely escapes their mind. Then follows destruction of pro perty and loss of life. A few months ago the Rock Island road had a disastrous collision near Bonner Springs, due solely to an engi neer failing to side-track for a fast train bound in an opposite directions. He entirely forgot the order in his pock et and his memory was only refreshed by the sudden appearance of the other train, too late for action other than a hasty attempt to have his own life. Mr. Montgomery's invention would have prevented the collision. Last summer Engineer Heddy of the Santa Fe pulling a west-bound passenger train was giv en orders to meet an east-bound pas senger train at Bosworth, Mo. Doubt less Mr. Heddy was greatly bothered by some failure of his engine, or other im portant matter; at all hazards he forgot the orders in his pocket and flew by the meeting point at a high rate of speed. Just around a curve he and his fire man saw the other train rushing toward them. No human agency could stop the collision. The engineer lost his life and there was heavy loss of property in the wreck. An "Order Register" would have saved it all. There are numerous cases of the kind. The register will be as nearly in fallible as it is possible to make a ma chine, and it seems a most opportune and highly necessary adjunct to an engine's equipment, and it will not be very expensive, either, compared with its utility. The question might arise "would an engineer forget to index the signal?" Mr. Montgomery has a feature for pre venting this by covering its use in the regular train rules requiring engine men to familiarize themselves with the rule governing it, the same as any other time table rule, and further to make its use entirely effective he would require all orders issued by train dispatches to close with the words: "Set register signal!" and as a further precautionary measure make it obligatory upon con ductors to see that the signal was ar ranged before accepting the engineer's O. K. on the order sheets, all of which would not occupy more than 30 seconds' time. Even' Without these effective rules there would hardly occur a failure upon the part of engineers to set the signal,' as such an act would soon become as much a part of their actions as the pull ing of the throttle in leaving the point where orders were received. Engineers have their minds full of care all the while they are on duty, and they will hail this invention as an indispensible As a saving of expense to railroad companies In the matter of destruction of equipment and other property, it seems there could hardly be placed upoi the device an approximate value in a monetary sense, and there is hardly a doubt of its adoption by every road in the country. It will be manufactured by a celebrated clock and watch com pany, which fact will vouch for its ex cellency in points of construction and accuracy. AT BAN DIEOO. Santa re Improving; Its Wharf for Steamship Traffic. San Diego, Jan. 3. This morning a gang of carpenters commenced work on that part of the Santa Fe wharf at San Diego which at present is occupied by the street car tracks. The switches running along California street are nearly completed and the big warehouse on the wharf is ready for the covering of corrugated iron which is coming from the East and is daily expected. The large railroad scales now at the Santa Fe depot, which have a capacity of 50.000 pounds, will be set up out on the wharf, where they will be used for weighing the vessels' freight. San Diego merchants are most anxious ly awaiting the arrival of the Belgian King, the first vessel of the California and Oriental Steamship company, which will arrive about Jan. 20. The Santa Fe will give a bond of $250,000 to the government as a guarantee for the rapid handling and forwarding of im mediate freight. FROM KINSLEY TO PRATT. Project Being Revived to Connect These Points by RaiL Several years ago the project was started to connect Kinsley, in Edwards county on the Santa Fe, with Pratt, in Pratt county on the Rock Island, by a new railroad. Owing to the depression that swept across the country the idea was dropped, but with the good crops of last year came the idea to revive the scheme. Such a road would give Kins ley direct connections with southwest ern and southeastern Kansas and ad Joining territory. If the road Is built the. people of the two counties will be asked to vote bonds to the amount of $2,000 for each mile. The distance is 40 miles and this would mean bonds, to the amount of $80,000 besides furnishing the right of way, f B. OF L. F. DANCE. Local Lodge of Argentine Will Give a Ball January 19. The first ball of the season to.be given by the railroad men will be at Argentine January 19. The local lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will give the ball and employes all along the Santa Fe will be invited. A sp'eclal car will prob ably be run from Emporia to Argentine to accommodate those who wish to at tend and quite a number will probably be in attendance from Topeka and other points. MAKES RAPID TIME. New Fast Mail Train Out of New York Nearly a Mile a Minute. Cleveland, O., Jan. 3. The new fast mail train between New York and San Francisco which is said to be the fast est long distance regular train in the world and which" left New York at 9 o'clock Sunday evening, arrived here Monday over the Lake Shore shortly before noon. She pulled out of Buffalo one hour and nine minutes late of which 55 minutes was made up between that city and Cleveland. Buffalo to Erie, a distance of 88 miles was made in 98 min utes, including two stops. Erie to Cleveland, a distance of 95 miles was covered in 101 minutefi, including stops. Plenty of Water at Flagstaff The officials of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company were as well pleased as the citizens ot Flagstaff when the water was turned on Sunday night, and commenced to fill the mammoth rail road tank near the depot at this place, says the Flagstaff Gem. The railroad company put in a temporary three inch pipe to connect the tank and the eight inch main, the eight inch main being about 300 yards distant from the tank. The flow was sufficient to soon fill sev eral car tanks besides quenching the thirst of thirty or forty of the com pany's locomotives. Claims of Two Roads. The Missouri Pacific, a short time ago, was bragging quite loudly of one of their engines making 310 miles per day, continually, says the Wellington Jour nal. Engine 178, running from this city to Amarillo, Tex., on the Panhandle branch of the Santa Fe, a distance of 330 miles, makes the trip daily without any advertising whatever. Improving Santa Fe Shops. The work of placing machinery in the new shops of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe at Fort Madison, Iowa, is in progress. The boilers are in and the electric plant will soon be ready for operation. XT. P. Remodeling Its Cars. The Union Pacific Railway company is remodeling a number of its other type of refrigerator cars and substituting the Wickes system of refrigeration and ven tilation, comparative tests extending over a number of years having proven the expediency of so doing. WISCONSIN PENSIONERS. In One District There Are Twenty Seven Widows of 1812 Soldiers. Milwaukee, Jan. 3. A total of $7,370,005.66 was paid through the Milwaukee pension office during the year 1898. The total number of pensioners on the roll In this district was 51,554 a year ago, and this was Increased by 164 during the year. In connection with the payments mmle to widows of the war of 1812, survivors and widows of the war with Mexico and of the Indian wars, it is stated that on the rolls of the Milwaukee agency alone there are 27 widows of men who took part in the war of 1812. There are 215 veterans of the war with Mexico and 129 widows and 14 surviving soldiers of the Indian wars, and 35 widows. England Pressing Spain. Madrid, Jan. 3. Official circles here are warmly discussing the attitude of Great Britain, owing to her pressing demand that Spain sell her a coaling station sta tion in the Balearic islands and other strategical points, so as to render Gibral tar unassailable. The negotiations on the subject have been in abeyance, owing to Premier Sagasta's illness, but it is be lieved that Spain, influenced by France and Russia will resist the demands of Great Britain. Silverltes Meet in Chicago. Chicago. Jan. 3. James K. Jones, chair man of the Democratic national commit tee, is In Chicago to attend a meeting of the ways and means committee. Senators Teller and- Allen and ex-Congressman Towne will also be present. The young man who tarts in business life with a good athletic training back of him will be able to stand more than the man who has not had the same advant age. Nevertheless, if he overworks and neglects his health, he is likely to fall a victim to some fa tal malady like his less fortunate brother. There is onlv one safe road for a man to I tread in the matter of health. That is road ef eternal vigilance. No man, no matter, how strong he may be natural-' ly, can with impunity neglect the little Ills and indispositions of life. These little dis orders are what make the big ones. When a man suffers from headaches and loss of appetite, feels drowsy and dull during wak ing hours, cannot sleep at night and is nervous and shaky at all timeo, he is in a dangerous condition. If he long neglects his condition he will find himself a very sick man. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the best of all medicines for the many diseases that are caused by aa impaired digestion and insufficient and im proper nourishment. It creates a hearty, healthy appetite; it makes digestion and assimilation perfect it invigorates the liver and purifies and enriches the blood. It is the great blood-maker, flesh-builder and nerve tonic. It is the'best of all medi cines for nervous disorders and it cures 98 per cent, of all cases of consumption, if taken in its earlier stages, before the lungs are too far wasted. For chronic, bronchial, throat and nasal affections it is an un equaled remedy. An honest dealer will not suggest some inferior substitute. Rev. C. M. Lemond, (P. O. Buz 107), Quanah, Hardeman Co., Texas, writes: "I write to say that during the late trouble between the States it became my duty as well as privilege to speak in the open air at niht, which produced slight hemorrhages and loss of voice from which I had suffered more or less for a number of years, until that God-send Golden Medical Discovery.' given to the world by the inventive and scientific brain of Dr. R. V. Pierce, was obtained. After six bot tles had been used the pains and aches in my lungs began to give way, and now I feel that, with a judicious course of life I may live many years. I thank God for giving to the world a man who has done so much for suuexiag his. i--ezkzj KANSAS NEWS. Franklin County About to In Test in Bloodhounds. If Not, Funds of the Anti Horse thief Association TO BE APPKOPKIATED. Fair of Young Dogs Can Be Se cured Verj Cheaply. Icemen Cutting 12 Inch Ice at Atchison. Ottawa, Jan. 3. There is a revival of the agitation for county ownership of bloodhounds. It has been most satis factorily demonstrated that trailers of this character are of great value to the constabulary; whenever they are used the most satisfactory results are had. The chief objection, or obstacle in the way, has been the high price at which good dogs could be purchased, but this difficulty has been removed. Sheriff Church has had correspondence on the subject and says that he can now pro cure a pair of year old dogs for not to exceed $40. It has been suggested that a portion of the surplus in the treasury of the Anti-Horse Thief association might be applied to this purpose. It certainly would not be a misapplication of funds as this money was collected with the very object of apprehending criminals and will probably be used. LEEDT AND STANLEY INVITED To the Dedication of Domestic Science Hall, Manhattan College. Manhattan, Jan. 3. On Jan. 6, 1899, the Kansas State Agricultural colleere will dedicate its Domestic Science hall. Representative Kansans. including Governor Leedy, Governor-elect Stanley, former tiovernors Morrill. Lewellinir. St. John and Glick, Chancellor Snow. Presi dent Taylor, Superintendent Stryker, huperlntendent-elect Nelson, Secretary Coburn, State Librarian Annie L. D ggs, ana aistingiusnea educators from ad joining states have been inviled. From a number of these addresses and re sponses to toasts may be expected. exercises begin at 2:30 p. m. in the col lege chapel. At 6 p. m. a banquet will oe servea to invited guests In the Do mestic Science hall. Toasts will follow. Music will be furnished by the Musical department of the college. TO HAVE A FREE HOSPITAL. Institution at Pittsburg Goes Into the Sisters' Hands. Pittsburg, Jan. 3. The city hospital. which Is owned by a firm of ohvslclans. has been sold to the officers of the Cath olic church, and passed under their coiP- trol yesterday. It will be occupied by the Sisters of Mercy, and conducted by them as a free hospital. The physicians who sold the property will be retained as attendants. Cutting 12 Inch Ice. Atchison, Jan. 3. Ice cutting has been in progress in Atchison since Dec. 10. All the dealers have not been able to harvest ice continuously, and it will take several weeks more to fill the houses. Amos Howell commenced cut ting the star ice of the season yesterday. It is twelve inches thick, and as clear and solid as plate glass. The river has fallen two feet since the cold wave ap peared, caused by the blocking of the river above. Boy Drowned While Skating. Sedan, Jan. 3. Raymond Carr, 13 years old, eldest son of J. N. Carr, of this city, was drowned yesterday after noon while skating on Caney river. He went through into four feet of water, and slid under the ice. SANTIAGO PROTESTS Against Bending Her Revenues to Havana. Santiago, Jan. 3. An order has been received from Havana, which, if en forced, will mean, in the judgment of the commercial classes here, serious in jury to the province. This is a direction to transmit the entire customs receipts each week to Havana. Compliance with instructions would Involve the abandon ment of many necessary public improve ments, especially in the matter of roads and waterworks. Since American occupation began these funds have been used for such purposes and have been the principal means of meeting the necessary expen ditures. The Heraldo says that to carry out this order would rob 10,000 Cubans of employment, most of whom would probably take to the hills and become bandits, having no other re course. Robert T. Mason, British consul at Santiago, says it was Spain's prac tice of monetary centralization which caused most of her troubles in Cuba General Leonard Wood. United States military governor of the department, on being asked to express an opinion re specting the order, declined to be inter viewed, but, it is reported, that without offering any criticism of the policy which dictates to him, he has shown his annoyance at the possibility of a stop being put to the good work that is being done in the province. The local taxation fund is barely sufficient to meet the expenses of the city. There is nothing over for Important improve ments, and the customs receipts are considered by competent judges to be absolutely necessary for the successful management of the province. Popular excitement over the order is growing among all classes. The chamber of commerce, the Sons of Veterans, the supreme court and the San Carlos club have called a meeting to take action and each organization will cable to Wash ington an earnest protest against what is described as the "suicidal policy of centralizing money at Havana." THREATEN HANNA'Sl LIFE. Senator Receives a Letter of Denun ciation by MaiL Cleveland, O., Jan. 3. A threatening letter was received, under special deliv ery, by Senator Hanna yesterday." The letter is printed in pencil to disguise the writer's hand and society note paper is used. The disbarment proceedings against Judge F. E. Dellenbaugh and State Senator Burke, who did not vote for Hanna for United States senator, are used as a basis for the threats: The letter, reproduced literally, fol lows: Senator M. A. Hanna: If Senator Burke is disbarred it will be impossible for the senator's friends to keep from killing you like a dog. Your cloven foot The Kind. You Have Always Bought, and which has been In us for OTer 30 ypars, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per .jyTj2;, soiial supervision since its infancy. WT7r. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex periments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR. A Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency, v It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA Bears tile The Kind You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 3 O Years. TWC CtCWTAUf COMMItV, TT MVftftAT TKtT, NCW TO ft ft CITY. TT TT7T A I? iTV4 uf,:i z.-rr-ssr&. v.;.'Sv 7.&h?. 4rfSBSj!i1SI ivausos arc. ruvus o. Qnen Davand Nichf Fine Funeral Cars and Hearses. Palace H 3 -in gill. coaches and drivers In livery in attend ance. Free rubber-tire Ambulance to trains or any part of the city day or night. Why pay exorbitant prices of other firms when YOU Adult cloth Caskets for $15.00 CAN Adult cloth Caskets with textile handles for 85.00 BUY Children's Caskets for 8.0O FIN'S BACKS furnished for weddings, operas and parties, Sacks) heated with Lehman heaters. E. O. OE MOSS. Odd Fellow Building, 523 Quinc? Strict. Undertakers Finest ambulance In the westi J FREE ts the public Day and Night. OIR mm IRE REASONABLE. JDEMOSS 6 Phone 192. ?A HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH." IS THE PROPER THING ELEVEN SUCCESSFUL' YEARS. A large high grade Institution. Superior system. Individual lns'ructlon. Actual experience: the pupils receiving their- own earnings. Day and night sessions. Iost tions guaranteed graduates. Treasons by mall a specialty. ANNA E. CAN AN, 628 and 630 Kansas Avenue. 'PhM 21. Catalogue Fra. Dv aa appears behind this persecution. Your Saunders on the committee gave you dead to rights away. Burke put Dellen baugh on the bench, but he was a Han-na-McKinley tool, and went back on Senator Burke when he had the chance to land him. Burke got even right away by wiping up the earth with a judge who got too gay. Burke is desperate; he sees the job you have put on him. Look out. Judge Dellenbaugh has al ready paid the penalty for his ingrati tude with his reputation, but you will pay it with your life. Old Dog Hanna filled with lead would pollute the ground his carcass rests in. The Foraker, McKisson and Kurtz people will stand by Burke to the dead line. Poor old Frank Is too dead to bury but you may go off the stage with a rush with your old gullet cramed with lead. Spring politics are hot already on ac count of the determination of the Han na faction to down McKisson in his hopes to be renominated for mayor. Mc Kisson has been twice elected and is formidable, having a strict organization into which no Hannaite breaks. Sena tor Hanna asserts that there is no Han na faction, but only an anti-McKlsson faction, to which he belongs, but every body recognizes him as the head of a A SLJ ALWAYS Signature of TVTTr?L TZTT 6 ANTI-COMBINE 'hrzr'r Iln rf nrf n fr fir lllllllrl I Jk If if I "Sfjs ii mm ft a filslil w A n. u AA wi L. M. PENWCLL PEN WELL, 523 Qninoy St, FOR HOUSE-CLEANING. NIsbt Sasslsn. gn 533 Qulncy St. definite and determined Republican fac tion in Cleveland. The Hannaites hardly know what to do about it. Senator Hanna is in Cleve land but will return today to Wash ington. Yesterday there was a confer ence in his office, at which most of his trusty lieutenants were present. 1 The conference decided to bring out Judge Carlos M. Stone of the court of common pleas to contest the nomina tion with McKisson if Stone will con sent. The judge is holding a 15,000 Job and wants two or three days to oon sider. If he declines School Director H. Q. Sargent will be asked. His Job is also worth $5,000. Chronic Rheumatism Cured. Dr IT. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis', Ind says: "For several months after spraining my ankle I was severely afflicted with Rheumatism. I finally tried Detchoo'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 all who are afflicted with Rheumatism. Sold by Swift Holllday, druggists, 623 Kansas avenue, Topeka.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAI TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 3, 1899. 5 All Clothing, flats, Furnishing :Goods X-X- X-X- X-- Atthe CLOSING Look at these prices, and they are bargains for you if you will come and see them: Men's Ribbed Undershirts 12c Man's Random Underwear 23 O Fleece-lined Underwear 293 Camera Hair Underwear 35o Heavy Fleece-lined Underwear 45c Wright's Health Fleece-lined Underwear 60o Find All-wool $1.60 Underwear 90j "White Unlaundered Shirts, reinforced bosom, t 28c Wliite Unlaundered Shirts, N.T. Mills Muslin, worth 75c, 45c Odds and Ends in Boys' Suits $1.00 Odds and Ends In Boys' Overcoats $1.00 Men's Suits $2.50 Odds and Ends in Men's Suits, worth from f 10 to $20, $5.00 Men's Clay Worsted Suits, in Sack or Cutaway $6.00 Overcoats almost given away. You can save naif fcy buying now and packing; them away until next year. ENTIRE STOCK for sale, either in Bulk or at Retail. x- BE STAID AT HOME. Prof. Johnstone's Rooms Were a Bee Hive. Before he arose from the breakfast table yest-rday morning Prof. John stone's reception rooms at 519 Harrison street were crowded with people wait ing to consult him. At one o'clock he took a half hour after which he again went to work and by eight o'clock at night had succeeded In giving the last consultation. "I shall be more than pleased when I shall have closed my engagement here," said Prof. Johstone, at about nine o'clock last night, as he lit a cigar and visited for an hour or two with a few friends. "It is utterly impossible to conceive from where the people come." From here Prof. Johnstone goes to Kansas City, Missouri, where he in tends establishing headquarters for his great nerve treatment. He now has headquarters in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis, but the demand for this really remarkable remedy has reached such gigantic proportions throughout the west that it is necessary to open up a new branch and, Kansas City has been selected for this purpose. His mail is something enormous for the treatment may be taken at home with just as beneficial results as though a private consultation were had with Prof. Johnstone personally. It is said the ingredients used by Prof. Johnstone? are not only absolutely pure and devoid of such dangerous drugs as strychnine, morphia, arsenic and kindred deadly potions but that they are perfectly fresh. Some of the remedies used by Prof. Johnstone are manufactured for him personally and can not possibly be obtained by others. The treatment quite speedily allays and permanently cures "nervousness" debilitated condi tions, physical or mental exhaustion, billlousness, chronic constipation, liver, kidney and bladder complaints, head aches, weaknesses, etc., etc., etc. So far there have been over fifty thousand cases reported as cured. In writing letters of inquiry as re gards this celebrated treatment return postage should be enclosed. All com munications should be addressed to Prof. Paul Alexander Johnstone, 519 Harrison St., Topeka, Kansas. It is said there are in Prof. Johnstone's books the names of some of the most distinguish ed American men and women. DR. ABBOTT'S SUCCESSOR. Sr. Newell Dwight Hillis Selected for the Place. Chicago, Jan. 3. News was received here late last night that Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor of the Cen tral church in this city, is to be called to the pastorate of the famous Plymouth church of Brooklyn, as the successor of Ir. Lyman Abbott. The formal call will be extended to Dr. Hillis after the meet ing of the advisory committee of the church to be held today. This was made a certainty on the return to Brooklyn from Chicago of members of the committee, which has beer in con ference with Dr. Hillis. As soon as Dr. Hillis' acceptance of the call reaches Brooklyn It will be rati fied, and when the present pastor steps down Dr. Hillis will leave the Held in which he has won high fame and take up his new place in the sanctuary hal lowed by memories of two of the great est clergymen of the century Henry "Ward Beecher and Lyman Abbott. Dr. Hillis is a native of Iowa and is 40 years old. He was educated at Grin nell academy, at Lake Forest University and at McCormlck Seminary. For three years after leaving his theological studies he was pastor of the First Pres- A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever." DV-T&.y? OOURATO'B ORIENTAL CREAM, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFLEiC rurlfiM as wsll at Beautifies the Skin x. other cosmetic will do It Removes Tan, Pimples. Freck- to., rnotn fa tea es. Rash and I Skin diseases, and evary blem ish en beauty, and defies de tection. It has stood the test of Ka -i i. so harmless we lasie it to ba sura it is prop 1 nrlv m ;i H cept no counter. ie:i oi similar name. lr. A. Havre said tn a lari nf th. h.nttnn lleot): "As you ladles will use them, I recom mend 'Gouraud's Cream' aa the least harmful af all skin preparations." For sale by all Drufg-iitt and Fancy Goods Iealers la Uia TJ. tV Cauaaaa, and Europe. KBD. -f. HOPKINS, Prop'r. I (j Between 5th and 6th. jjfff j? W 0 Caps, and Gents' Must be Sold OUT SALE! 1 bvterian church of Peoria. From 1890 to 1S94 he preached from the pulpit of the First church in Evanston. In De cember, 1S94, he succeeded Prof. Swing at Central church. Dr. Hillis, nice nis predecessors of Plymouth nnd Central church, is a writer. The four books he has published are "Foretokens of Im mortality," "How the inner Lignt Failed," "A Man's Value to Society," "The Investment of Influence." CONSOLIDATION IN SIGHT For Two of New England's Big Kail way lanes. New Tork, Jan. 3. The Times says: Ne gotiations, have been pending for some time for closer relations between the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Albany railroads, and within the past few days these negotiations have assumed a phase which, certain railroad men say, may result in the control of the Boston and Albany passing Into the hands of the other New Kngland corporation. The trains of the New Haven and Hart ford and the Boston and Albany come in to New York over the same tracks, but the first named corporation has a great advantage over the other line in the mat ter of terminal facilities. For the past two or three years the New Haven and Hartford management has been extending its property holdings north of New York city and improving its trackage and terminal facilities. For awhile there was considerable friction in the matter of policy between the New York Central and the New Haven and Hartford, but this is believed to have been removed and much more cordial relations now exist between those two important in terests. It is now regarded as the fixed nollcy of the New Haven and Hartford management to assume control, as far as possible, of the New England railroad traffic at this point. Advices from New Haven say that the directors of the consolidated road made, overtures to the Boston and Albany people some months ago. Should a corporate union of the two systems be contemplat ed, the Connecticut legislature will be pe titioned to amend the charter of New Haven and Hartford company. Such an amendment, it is believed, could be readily secured. ENGLISH MONEY Is Gaining Control of Valuable Prop" erty in Cuba. New York.Jan. 3. A dispatch tothe Her ald from Havana says: Ey the purchase of a large block of stock of the Caibarien railway, L. Ruiz Co., bankers, representing' English cap italists, have secured a controlling interest in that line. The same men have also been large purchasers of the stocks of the Sagua and Cienfuegos companies. They expect to have soon a controlling interest in these two concerns and owning, as they do. the United Railway lines, will be in a position to dictate terms to the Jucaro company, which is the wealthiest and most prosperous in the island. If the Jucaro stock cannot be purchased the line will undoubtedly be paralleled, thus giv ing a trunk line from Pinar del Rio to Santa Clara. In securing control of the Caibarien line the Englishmen carried the price of the stock up from 66 to 88, most of the stock being bought at about 75. The Caibarien has a capital stock of $2,275,000 and a debt of $33O.0u0. The Sagua line, which will probably be the next svstem to be ac quired, has a capital stock of $3,000,000 and no debts. The Cienfuegos line has a cap ital stock of $2,n00,000 and debts of $800, Ouo. The United Railway, which Is alrea lj under English control, has a capital stock of $7,000,000 and a bonded Indebtedness of $8,000,000. This concern controls the Ha vana Bank of Commerce, the Regla ware houses and much real estate. The Jucaro company, which will fight hard against the English company, has a capital of JS.0o0.00u and no debts. The line earntxi 3 per cent even during the war and in normal times earns 10 per cent, being a favorite investment with the Spaniards for trust funds. GRIP IN WASHINGTON. Several Senators and Member of the Court Suffering With It Washington. Jan. 3. The grip and the ailments attendant upon it that are now included In this train of Ills have pros trated an unusual number of residents of Washington. An observant pharmacist estimated that K per cent of the district's population is suffering in one way or an other from the new generic grip. Three members of the senate committee on appropriations are so ill that they will not be able to leave their homes for sev eral days. These Include Senators Sewell and Cookrell. both of whom have been sick for two weeks or more, and Senator Alli son, who has the grip and is keeping to ins room to avoid more serious conse quences. Senator Turple of Indiana is recovering irom an attack of pneumonia, but for several days has been able to sit un. It Is not at all likely he will go to the eapi ii J?T i?4 least two weeks, as his recent illness has weakened him to such an ex tent that he will be in danger f a relapse unl?s.sv.nc4 "pelves the very best care. or the justices of the supreme court.one, ?,lSfJ?y- 18 si.ck witn erip: of the United States court of claims.Justlce Wel don is ailing; of the district court of ap CWet Justice Alvrey and Justice Morris are both afflicted, and of the 1us tices of the district supreme court. Chief Justice Bingham and Justice Cox are sick. Our own home make, ask your grocer they ar better than the so called best. Silver Leaf Sweet Pickles. Mince Meat, Celery Relish, Catsup and Sweet Indian Chow Chow. OTTO KCEHNB CO. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The marriage of Mr. Eugene Hagan and Miss Madge Johnson will take place Thursday afternoon at the home of the birde's parents. Captain and Mrs. J. B. Johnson on West Sixth street. The wedding will be quiet and they will leave at once for an extended southern trip. Both Mr. Hagan ami Miss Johnson are prominent in Topeka society circles. At Mrs. Hurd's. 'At Mrs. A. A. Hurd's Monday after noon, where about 16 ladies received, the rooms were prettily decorated with ferns, palms and cut flowers. Punch was served during the afternoon by Miss Margaret Jones, and Miss Booker; and the favors, which were tiny cards bearing the names of the ladies ami tied together with dainty ribbons, were given to the guests by Master .Wilson Hobart. At the Manse. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Countermine and a number or prominent church ladies received at the Manse. The decorations wer of holly and Christmas greens. The favors which were quite unique were 1 small cards on which was a blue print of the Presbyterian church with the following inscription underneath,: "The Blue Presbyterian Crowd." The Bachelor Girls. The Bachelor Girls who received at Miss Jeannette Lord's this year always surprise their friends with something new. Their favors were white cards tied with red, and on each was pasted a tiny red woolen mitten. The decora tions were red and green all through the house. At Miss Bessie Jett's. A club of little girls, known as the C. C. O. S. L. G. club received with Miss Bessie Jett. Their decorations were of potted plants and their favors were pretty calendars for 1899. At the Y. W. C. A. Rooms. 'An informal reception was given at the Y. W. C. A. rooms in the evening. The attendance was large and an en tertaining musical and literary pro gramme was given after which refresh ments were served. An account of the other receiving par ties was given in the Monday evening issue of the State Journal. The H. H. Club. The H. H. club gave a pleasant danc ing party New Year's Eve at Hudson's hall; there were a few guests present besides the members of the club and all en.loyed a delightful evening. Those present were Mr. ana Mrs. C S. Sutton, Mrs. A. K. Wilson, Miss Tes Van Burgen of Kansas City.Miss Kath ryn Duffy of St. Joe, Miss Kate Stone of Leavenworth, Miss Mary Barkley, Miss Jessie Payne, Miss Agnes Walsh, Miss Nellie Kirk, Miss Estelle Leon, Miss Lena Mize, Miss Aimee Crandell. Miss Josephine McMahan, Miss Edna Prescott, Miss Anna Walsh, Miss May DeClercq, Miss Margaret Gilfillan, Miss Mabel Foucht, Miss Francie Coffin.Miss Jessie King, Miss Mary Laydan, Miss Winnifred Prescott, Miss Nellie Ne'ill, Miss Helen Butterly, Miss Lottie Ste.n- berg, Miss Edith Stople, Miss Lizzie Ga- vltt. Miss Mary Morton, Miss Roberts, Miss Nellie Graham, Miss May Black, Miss Louie Smith. Miss Lavita Hitt, Miss Katherine Ernich. Miss Mary Ir win, Miss Ethel Jewell.Miss Anna Beck, Miss Ethel White, Miss Sarah Schrei ber. Miss Mame White, Miss Etta Beck, Mr. Wm. Smith of Los Angeles, Mr. Paul Lennox of Colorado Springs, Mr. Robert Ruggles, Mr. Will Edwards, Mr. Warren Chaney, Mr. Fred Wilson, Mr. Bert Garvin. Mr. James Clark, Mr. Ow en Smith, Mr. Frank Barkley, Mr. Theo Rickenbacher. Mr. Will Martin. Mr. Charles Hood. Mr. Frank Middleton, Mr. Jesse Cook. Mr. Ed Medlicott. Mr. Robert Stewart, Mr. Bert Curry, Mr. Frank Peck. Mr. Charles Stolpe. Mr. Andrew Bunten, Mr. Tom Ragland, Mr. Ralph Babcock, Mr. Aurel Ridings, Mr. Robert Stout, Mr. Frank Dudley, Mr. Frank Bevelle, Mr. Jay Farnsworth.Mr, Frank Hungate, Mr. Ora Hubbard, Mr. Charles Markley, Mr. Robert Irwin, Mr. George Benedict, Mr. Frank Sturgis, Mr. Ray Laydan. Mr. Earl Shook, Mr. Harry Butterly, Mr. Lou Wingert, Mr. Harry Laydan, Mr. Victor Martin and Mr. Fred Brown. Camping Party Entertained. Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Lyon and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kistler entertained their last summer's camping party Saturday evening at the home of Dr. ana Mrs. Lyon on Harrison street. The evening was pleasantly spent in playing hearts; the prizes were awarded to Miss Jennie Bates and Mr. Will Carrie. The invited guests were Dr. and Mrs William Lyon of Burlington, Dr and Mrs. William Warrener, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Radcliff, Mr. and Mrs. O. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Schoch, Miss Sarah Denison. Miss May Denison.Miss Jennie Bates, Miss Daisy Hayes, Miss Anna Crane, Miss Bessie Bates, Miss Ollie Hayes, Miss Lenora Bates, Mr. Will Carrie, Mr. Al Hulitt and Mr. R. E. Thomas. A Watch Party. Miss Carrie Vesper gave a watch par ty Saturday evening at her home on Lane street, complimentary to Miss Grace Newby of Lawrence. The even lng passed pleasantly in music and games by the following guests: Miss Newby of Lawrence, Miss Effle Jones of Holton, Miss Edna Guy, Miss Ethel McLaughlin. Miss Catherine Krueger, Miss Lena Strickrott. Miss Cacelia Ki- eninger. Miss Ella Connel, Mr. Glen Jones of Holton, Mr. Frank Guy, Mr. Frank McLaughlin, Mr. Lou Vesper, Mr. Louis Strickrott, Mr. Henry Vesper, Mr. James Thompson, Mr. Ed Smith and Mr. Walter Vesper. A Surprise Party. Some of Keith Wilson's friends pave him a delightful surprise party Satur day evening at his home on Locust street In honor of his sixteenth birth day. The guests present were Ada Porter, Alice Tickner. Nellie Porter, Elsie Hart, Ethel Hart, Eunice Miller, Floyd New land, Pearl Frezee. Edwin Shultz, Louis Brpkaw. Walter Horn, Charles Crotch ett, Keith Wilson, Frank Wilson. Chas. Tickner and Walter Layne. Notes and Personal Mention: Mrs. W. H. Eastman returned the last of the week from a visit In Emporia. The Portia club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. L. M. Powell at 1019 Buchanan street. Mrs. George Crawford Is going to Em poria some time this week to visit her sister, Mrs. I. D. Lewis. Mrs. Mary C. Goddard returned Mon day from a short visit with her son in Argentine. Miss Josephine Sexton spent Sunday With friends in Kansas City. Fred Dennis returned to his home In Kansas City Saturday after a short visit with relatives in Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ryus spent Mon day at Lake View. Miss Anna Rose remembered a num ber of her Topeka friends Christmas by sending them calendars containing beautiful views of the Hawaiian Islands. The Tuesday Evening Whist club will be entertained this evening by Miss Arlie Ewart. Mrs. J. H. Vincent left today for Prescott. Arizona, to spend the winter for the benefit of her health. She was accompanied as far as Colorado Springs by Bishop Vincent, who is going to lec ture there. Mrs. Walter Littlefield is going to en tertain the Douze Whist club Saturday afternoon at her home on Topeka ave nue. Mrs. C. R. Hudson is going to enter tain at cards Friday afternoon at her home on Topeka avenue, complimen tary to some of the visiting girls. Miss Mary Lakin and Miss Maud Ylates have returned to school at Evanston, after spending the holidays in Topeka. Miss Anna Player entertained four tables at cards Monday evening. Mrs. J. Weiss and sister, Miss Whit ton, have returned from Omaha, where they were called by the death of their Bister, Mrs. F. B. Gillmore. Mr. and Mrs. John Small returned to their home In Atchison today after a short visit with their daughter, Mrs. Walter Noble. The Ladies' Aid society of the First Methodist church will meet Wednes day afternoon with Mrs. E. H. -Anderson at 1101 Tyler street. Miss Delia Van Amburgh lias return ed to Holton after a week's visit with tier sisters in Topeka. The Professional High Five club will be entertained Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Harry beery. Miss Blanche West has returned from a visit in Newton, where she attended the Johnson-Campbell wedding last Tuesday evening. Mrs. D. M. McCall has returned from a month's visit in western Kansas. Mrs. L. D. Leatherwood and children. Lulu and Karle, who have been spend ing the holidays with Mrs. Leather wood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Irwin. In Topeka, returned to their home in Emporia. Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Hulford enter tained about thirty guests at a New Year's dinner Sunday at their home on Clay street. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gilyeat have re turned to their home in St. Joe, after a visit with friends in Topeka. Mrs. Gilyeat was formerly Miss Maud Her- rell of Topeka, Mrs. A. P. Shreve and daughter, Edna, are visiting relatives in Kansas City. Miss Laura Maxwell has returned to her home in Kansas City after a week's Visit with Mrs. M. C. Kindel In Topeka. Mis Mame Hallarin returned this morning from a few days' visit in Man hattan. Mr. and Mrs. Sedgewick Scott and Mr. and Mrs. John Sargent spent New Year's day and the preceding night with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wahle. OTIS WILL WAIT. Until His Volunteers Are Keplaced by Regulars. Washington, Jan. 3. General Otis at Manila, has been notified by cable of the arrangements that have been com pleted to speedily reinforce his com mand by the dispatch of six regiments of regular infantry. The Twentieth, now at Fort Leavenworth, will sail from San Francisco on the transport Scandia, Jan. 7,, and is timed to reach Manila by the end of the month. Major General Lawton has been placed in command of the Fourth regiment, now at Fort Sheridan, Ilinols, the Twelfth, at Jefferson Barracks, and the Seven teenth at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and is directed to sail with them Jan. 12 from New York city on the trans ports Mohawk and Massachusetts, pro ceeding by way of the Suez canal. This force, under General Lawton, is ex pected to reach the Philippines the sec ond week in February. The other two regiments selected for garrison duty in the Philippines, the Third infantry at Fort Snelling, Minn., and the Twenty-second at Fort Crook, Neb., will depart from San Francisco as soon as the transports are available. The army steamer Senator, which left Manila Dec. 15, with the Astor battery and other troops bound for San Fran cisco, is due there early next week and will be ready to return with either the Third or the Twenty-second regiment five days later. While everything is being done by the war department authorities to expedite the departure of these troops, in com pliance with repeated intimations from General Otis that he is anxious to ex change his volunteers for regulars, it has been found impossible to-start them much earlier than the middle of Jan uary, which was the time set when it was first decided two weeks ago to send a portion of the needed force by way of New York, on account of the lack o transport facilities in the Pacific. Until these troops reach the Philip pines it is not believed by the author ities that General Otis will undertake any aggressive operations for the ex tension of- American sovereignty over the various provinces now held by the insurgents, although he has full discre tion in the matter, but that he will re serve his forces for use in emergencies should the insurgents grow unruly, par ticularly in the vicinity of Manila. Confidence was expressed at the war department that there would be no bat tle at Iloilo until after every resource of peaceful negotiations to induce the rebels to evacuate the city had been exhausted. SLOAN'S SUCCESSOR In the Presidency of the Lackawanna will be W. F. Halstead. New York, Jan. 3. The Times this morning repeats the story denied on Its first publication last week, that the rer tirement of Samuel Sloan from the presidency of the Delaware, Lacka wanna Western railroad next month will be followed by the promotion to that office of W. F. Halstead, at present sec ond vice president and general manager of the road. v The selection of Mr. Halstead as President Sloan's successor will signify the desire of the dominating influences in Lackawanna to continue the present policy of management. Mr. Halstead has practically directed the operation of the system for the past few years and the relations between him and President Sloan have been entirely harmonious. SIGNS THE BILLS. The Railroad and Insurance Bills Ap proved by the Governor. Governor Leedy, at 11:30 o'clock to day, signed the railroad bill and the bill taxing the gross premiums of insurance companies. The latter rrreasure provides that all American fire, life, accident and guar anty companies doing business in Kan sas shall pay annually Into the state treasury a tax of 2 per cent upon the gross premiums. A tax of 4 per cent is levied upon the gross premiums of foreign insurance companies of all classes, doing business in Kansas. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The funeral of Florence, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mc Clanihan, took place at Lecompton. Mrs. Adaline Barth, aged 70 years, died at her home 714 Jackson street, Monday of pneumonia. The funeral was held this morning at 11 o'clock from the First Baptist church. Don't Miss a Word of this IT'S TRULY REMARKABLE AND REMARKABLY TRUE! 75c 85c $1.00 $1.25 We have gone through Goods that for one reason or (some 700 yds) ONE PRICE 38c and 50c j 25 Pattern Suits 11 Pattern Suits BLACK DRESS GOODS. 2 pieces 45-in. 58c Brocaded Mohairs, for 43c yd 2 pieces 48-in. $1.25 Brocaded Mchairs, for 750 yd 3 pieces 38-in. 50c Brocaded WooL for 35c yd 1 piece 46-in. $1.00 Brocaded Etamine, for 50o yd 1 piece 4 6-in. $1.00 Brocaded Wool, for T5o yd 2 pieces 48-in. $1.88 Brocaded Wool, for $1.49 yd 1 pie.ee 48-in. $1.50 Plain Drap d'Ete, for $1.15 yd 1 piece 48-in. $2.00 Plain Drap d'Ete, for $1.65 yd 1 piece 48-in. f 2.25 Plain Drap d'Ete, for.... $1.85 yd All Remnants K OUT 11 TOPEKA. Items Intended tor this column houia be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co befor. 11 o'clock in the morning. Twenty per cent off on Blarkets, ten per cent off on shoes, and some shoes at less than half price. Sale continues two weeks. Costley Post. Mali Carrier Cas Matthews is suffer ing from the grip. John Green is suffering from a severe attack of the grip. Dr. L. A. Ryder is confined to his bed by an attack of grip. Miss Daisy dinger will go to Horton today to visit her sister for a month. Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Burgen and family moved this week from Coffeyville to Iola. Star lodge No. 332 and D. of H No. 152 will have a joint installation of officers this evening. Miss Carrie Summers and brother "Walter came home yesterday from Wa mego where they spent the holidays. The week of prayer is being observed this week at the Second Presbyterian church. Services are being held every evening. J Mrs. S. I. Courtney returned yester day from Iola where she has been visit ing her sister, Mrs. Carl Burgen, for the past week. Miss Myrtle Seymour left Sunday for Omaha after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Seymour of 309 West Gordon street. Mrs. O. T. Shaeffer and children are back from Coffeyville where they spent Christmas the guests of Mrs. Shaeffer's parents. Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Burgen. Mrs. McClain who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hale, for the past month, will leave Wednes day for her home in Carthage, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. John Hale left today for their home in Albuquerque, N. M., af ter A visit to Mr. Hale's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hale of 423 Park street Robert McMahon, who is attending the Brothers' college at St. Joseph, re turned yesterday to that city after vis iting his cousin, Sidney Hurliss, for the past ten days. The Argonauts will hold their regular meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C: C. Nicholson this evening. Roll call will be answerable by quotations from William Black. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hopkinson have returned to their home in Kansas City, Kan., after a visit of a week to their daughter, Mrs. Jacob Wyler of 901 Madison street. Miss Annie Winter and Mr. John Baush who live near Hoyt were married Christmas day at Leavenworth. The young couple returned home last Sat urday and will make their home for the present near Hoyt. 1 The funeral of Mr. John Page was held Monday afternoon from his late home five miles north on the Rochester road. The services were conducted by Canon M. J. Bywater of Grace Cathed ral. The interment was in Rochester cemetery. The Ladies' Duplicate Whist club was entertained yesterday by Miss Nina Hilton at her home, 1006 Quincy street. Mrs. T. B. Reynolds played for Mrs. J. A. Campbell, Mrs. A. A. Rowley for Mrs. White, Mrs. E. S. Gresser for Mrs. Mark Putnam and Mrs. A. M. Petro for Mrs. W. H. Hurliss. The club will meet next Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rollin Nichols. Miss Pearl and Mr.' Harry Nash en tertained the following persons at a "Watch Party" Saturday evening: Misses Etta Parsons, Hessie Simmons, Carrie Lease, Pearl Irwin, Myrtle Betts and Bessie Henry, and Messrs Clarence Johnson, Walter Graft. Pearle Kelley, Fred Parsons, Clifford Lutes, Joe Taylor and Clarence Houghtellin. Refresh ments were served and a delightful evening was spent by all present. Miss Mabel Gilman entertained the M. T. K. club Saturday evening at a watch party at her home on Monroe street. The time was spent in games and music and light refreshments were served. Those present were: Misses Belle Banta of Maple Hill, Grace Verity and Marie Clark of Kansas City, Stella Newcome. Queenie Wilton, Reka Tonkers, Tillie Holcolb, Cora Baker, Eva Watts, Mabel Gilman, Messrs. Carl Currie, Will Swartz, Frank Gar land, Carl Morrow, Ruson Pigg. The youngs hostess was assisted in enter taining her guests by her mother, Mrs. Henry Gilman and Miss Birdie Watts. BOWEN-BLANCHARD. The marriage of Miss Josephine Alice Bowen,' youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bowen, with Mr. M. A. Blanchard, was solemnized Sunday evening, January 1, at seven o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, 1019 Quincy street. The ceremony was per formed by Canon Maurice J. Bywater of Grace Cathedral in the presence of TJIE MILLS-ADAMS CO. 1 I I j Colored Your choice for Dress Goods, our stock of Colored Dress Goods and another have not proven rapid sellers, and that price a Low Price ANOTHER SPECIAL Colored Dress Goods, l your choice for j thr;Sr.f..j$S.oo pattern. that have been $10 to $17.50 Pattern, we ofer at, Black and Colored ONE-FOURTH OFF. THE MILLS-ADAMS CO. the immediate relatives of the con tracting parties. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a pretty gown of brown cloth and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. After the young couple had received the congrat ulations of their friends an elaborate wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard are both well known and popular young people. The bride has lived here all her life. The groom holds a responsible position with the Topeka Mill and Elevator company. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard will be at home until spring at 1019 Quincy street. DRIVEN BY HCN6ER. John Murphy Commits a Crime and is Pardoned by Governor Leedy. Governor Leedy today pardoned John Murphy who is serving a five year sen tence in the penitentiary for burglary. Murphy was convicted in Ford county and his offense was the burglary of a store from which he took several cans of oysters. He confessed the theft and said that his only motive was to satisfy hunger. Warden Landls wrote a letter In Murphy's behalf in which he said that he was one of the most exemplary pris oners in the penitentiary. He is a stone mason and has been a foreman of a gang of convicts who were employed building the large chimney for the pen itentiary workshops. WELLS IS SLIPPERY. Two Kequisitions Issued for a Cattle man in One Week. A requisition was issued today by Governor Leedy on the governor of Wyoming for the return of H. L. Wells. It is only a week ago that Governor Leedy issued a requisition on the gov ernor of Nebraska for Wells but before the papers got to their destination Wel'.a was out of the state. Wells was manager of the Mitchell Live Stock company and it is charged that he defrauded W. E. Francis and Fred Rowland of Harvey county out of $14,000 worth of Arizona cattle. The charge is made that he represented that ho was financially able to pay for the cattle and the Harvey county stock men soon found that they had been victimized. i Wells is supposed to be under arrest at Cheyenne, Wyoming. A VEGETABLE DINNER. Served to Over 300 People at 629 Quincy Testerday. Over 300 people were given dinner yester day at the Medical Mission and Working men's Home, 629 Quincy street. Many cit'zens donated clothing and food for the occasion. The names of poor families were obtained from Mrs. Thorpe and they were visited and given a special invitation to the dinner. Vegetable soup with crack ers, bread, mashed potatoes, baked beans, sweet potatoes, corn, tomatoes, pie, cake, fruit, pudding and coffee were served until everyone was well filled. All seemed to enjoy it. Baskets of food were sent to those who could not come to the dinner. The dinner was wholly of vegetables The donated clothing was placed in Rev. Mr. Parnham's hall a few doors north of the mipsion, at which place the people gath ered to wait their turns for the dinner, and over 2,000 garments were distributed. Re ligious services were held in this hall, and pospel songs were sung while the peo ple were eating. This mission is a charitable institution, and meals are served on the European rate of a cent per dish. An experienced man from Chicago has charge of the cooking department and everything is served in a way attractive to all. Only the most nourishing foods, grains, vege tables and nuts are used. Nice, clean beds can be had at 10 cents or 15 cents per night. 1,000,000 Cartridges per Week. London, Jan. 3. It is announced that the Kynoch company of Birmingham, has commenced making 10,000,000 cart ridges for the United States at the rate of one million weekly. An American in spector it appears, examines the work and. profiting by the war experiences, a special metal is used to prevent the cases from jamming in the barrels. A Bloodless DueL Budapest, Jan. 3. The duel between M. Horansky, a member of the lower bouse of the Hungarian diet and Baron Banffy, the premier, took place this morning. Pistols were the weapons used. The duel was bloodless. Food does more harm than good when not digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests what you eat. It prevents wast ing diseases and cures stomach troubles. It cures indigestion, sour stomach and belching, and allows a wornout stomach rest. It acts instantly. Geo. W. Starts field, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. thrown out all Broken Lots or and have marked the entire lot 50cjrd. LOT. 'crr a wya $7-50 pattern. We have just TWENTY lengths of Plain and Brocaded All-wool Dress Goods, contain ing enough for a Dress Pattern, that we want to sell before inventory, and have have mark ed them ONE-FOURTH, ONE-THIRD, ONE-HALF their former value. A Bargain well worth looking after. Dress Goods, IThe Has Money to loan on First Mortgages on Improved Prop i State" erty. rivllege j given of pay- Savings.-: off r I t Bank.... any coupon period. AMOKB KLAUER'S GOLD BUQ. 5 of nt Cizar Well Do Your Hauling Right! TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. Telephone 8SO Office. 805 Horn) 509 Kansas Are. F. P. BACON, Prop. ty Sea me about storage. In Considering an Investment Th. Most Important Points of Consideration are Itl3t- The safest form of security back of 2nd. The best return from it. 3rd. One that can be readily converted into cash. Investments in the shares of THE SAV INGS AND LOAN are from the stand- f oint of security and earning power iden Ically the same as a loan to some individ ual secured by a first mortgage on im proved real estate, with the ADDED Ar. 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, 1180,000. THE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'N, 534 Kansas Avenue. C. H. HAFGOOD FINED For Leaving Bodies of Dead Animal Exposed. Dr. C. H. Hapgood, who ha the con tract from the city for hauling away dead animals, was found guilty of allowing th. bodies to remain exposed. The trial was In Justice McClintock'a court. A Jury was demanded and return ed a verdict of guilty, but found A. J. Williams, on whose place the bodies were left, not guilty, as he proved that he had no knowledge of the state of affairs. The court Imposed a fine of $10 and Hapgood appealed the case. The law is that the dead animals shall be burled at least four feet under the ground. Hapgood claimed that he had covered them four feet deep, but since burial hogs and other animals had burrowed and uncovered them. The law made no exceptions for such a case, and the verdict was accord ingly returned. Burns Out for Senator. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 3. The legis lature was organized today. Both houses held caucuses. H. E. Wright was elected speaker for the assembly and Thomas Flint was elected speaker pro tern of the senate. Colonel D. 51. Burns has formally announced his can didacy for the United States senate. Horrible agony is caused by Piles, Burns and Skin Diseases. These are immediately relieved and quickly cured) by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Be ware of worthless imitations. Geo. W. Stansfield, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. Judge Foster never sends incorrigible boys to the Kansas reform school. They are usually sent to the Missouri schocl. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun dry. 112 and 114 West Eighth street.

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31899. Annual Sales over e.ooo.oot. Boms fob bilious and hebvous disobdebs such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Giddiness, Fulness after meals. Head ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills, Dis turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Kervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIE3T DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IN TWEHTT HINDTE3. Every sufferer Will acknowledge them to bo A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEr,CH A S PILLS, taken as direct will quickly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remov V-bstrnctionsorirrecularities of the sys tem and cure toiclc Mratlmclie. for a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival Ard have thm LARCEST SALE -f any Patent Medicine In the World. 25c at all Drusr Stores. A S7.00 GIVEN FREE finnV fir to each person Interested II M 1 1 3 I J r subscribing to the Eu- S-wwn Ifno Field Monument '"I IPTlir Souvenir Fund. Subscribe t" 11 1 j 1 11 1 ny amount desired. Bub- wu scnptlons as low as Si. 00 pirl n'O wlu entitle the donor to rlrl II (his nadnsome volume icloth bound. 8x11). as a nnrMP souvenir certificate of sub- scripcion to fund. Book w contains a selection of H adsomfc:? II- Field's best and most rep lustrated by resentative works, and ia thirty-two of ready for delivery, the world's But for the noble contrV greate.t artists bution of the world's greatest artists this book could not have been manufactured for less than $7.00. The fund created Is divided equally between tbe family of the late Kugene Field and the fund for the building of a monument to the memory the beloved poet of childhood. Address Engene Field Monument Souvenir Fond. Also at book stores) 180 Monroe St.. Chicago. If you also wish to send postage enclose 10c ggrMention State Journal as ad. is inserted as our contribution. The State Journal re ceives the full day leased-wire Associated Press report, is a member of the American Newspaper Publishers' Asso ciation, has four Linotypes, fast Web Perfecting Press, etc The State Journal has a larger circulation than any other daily paper published in the great State of Kansas. It requires 44 carriers (exclusive of newsboys) to circulate the paper in Topeka and suburbs. The State Journal recent ly erected for its exclusive use as a permanent home, a hand some double front pressed brick building of three floors. The m location is one 01 the most eligible business sites in To peka the southeast corner of Kansas avenue and Eighth st The building is one of the most complete newspaper structures in the west and has many unique features among these are construction 'and ar rangement by which the four Linotypes are seen in operation behind plate glass facing Kan sas avenue, and also through a large glass window from the business office. HIS WEDDING SAYED HIM. Wichita Farmer Under Charge of In fant Murder Marries Com plaining Witness. Wichita, Jan. 3. At the last term of the criminal court here Harry Church, a wealthy young- farmer was tried for the murder of his infant born out of wedlock. Mary Kleinigger, daughter of a well to do farmer, the mother, gave the most damaging evidence against him, but the jury disagreed. His case was set for retrial thi3 morn ing, but before it was called, he and Miss Kleinlgger appeared before the probate, judge, secured a license and were married. The state was thus de prived of its chief witness and the case was dismissed. THREE DAYS' STORM Prevails in the Gulf of California Do ing Much Damage. San Francisco, Jan. 3. A communi cation has been received by the Mer chants' exchange from Captain Von Helms, of the steamer Curacoa, telling of a storm in the gulf of California, It began on December 23 and lasted through Christmas day. Three hundred feet of the breakwater at Santa Rosalia were washed away and some damage was done to the ships Star of France and Falkland Bank. The Mexican echooner Rebecca, formerly of this port, and bound from Guaymas to Altata, sprung a leak on Christmas day and had to be run aground in La Deipensa hay. She will probably be saved. CORE MAKERS WIN In Eight of the Fifteen Foundries of Cleveland. Cleveland, Jan. 3. Eight of fifteen foundries in Cleveland have conceded the demand of the core makers for a vage rate of $2.50 per day. The general strike of core makers in this city which was scheduled to begin today, therefore did not take place. The officials of the cci-e makers' organization states that the remaining seven foundries are wil ling to- compromise on the wage ques tion, but anything below a minimum rate of $2.50 per day will not be accepted by the men. MASS OF ERRORS, tContlnued from First Page. Before the special order was declared the Clemens bill concerning private cor porations, supplemental to the new rail road law, was taken up on third reading on motion of Brown of Pratt. IHE.WEILEP BILL, Places Beneficiary Societies Under State Regulation. The Weilep bill, regulating fraternal benefit societies in this state, passed by the house this morning, is a protec tive measure in favor of the established fraternal benefit societies. It places all such societies under the supervision of the superintendent of insurance. The section shutting out "wild cat" fra ternal societies reads as follows: "Any such association coming wlthinn ine oescrrpiion as set lortn in tnis act, oroganized under the laws of any other state, province or territory,, and not now doing business in this state, shall be admitted to do business within this state when it shall have filed with the superintendent of insurance a duly certified copy of its charter and articles of association, and a copy of its con stitution and laws, certified to by its secretary or corresponding officer, and a statement of its -business during the preceding year, together with an ap pointment of the superintendent of in surance of this state as a person upon whom process may be served as here inafter provided; and provided that such association shall be shown to be authorized to do business in the state, province or territory, in which it is in corporated or organized in case the laws of such state, province or territory shall provide for such authorization and in case the laws of such state, province or territory do not provide for any formal authorization to do business on the part of any such association, then such association shall be shown to be conducting its business in accordance with the provisions of this act. For all the purposes of this act the superin tendent of insurance of this state may personally, or by some person to be designated by him, examine into the condition, affairs, character and busi ness methods, accounts, books and in vestments of any such association at its home office, which examination shall be at the expense of the association, provided that such expense shall .not exceed the sum of fifty dollars, and necessary traveling expenses, and such examination may be repeated when ever deemed necessary by the superin tendent of insurance. No such associa tion, organized under the laws of any other state, territory or province, shall be admitted to do business in this state unless it is shown that one assessment upon its members, at the current rates, will produce sufficient funds to pay a claim under its largest certificate, in full." It provides for a license fee of $25 for authority to do business in the state, on condition that any new company asking for such authority shall have at least 500 bona fide applications for membership, a benefit fund established and cash deposited therein to an amount at least equal to twice the amount of the lowest certificate pro posed by said association. In the event of any society failing to report to the superintendent of insur ance, as provided in the bill, or take sleps to remove any suit to the federal court, or fail to pay any judgment ren dered against it in any state court, the act makes it mandatory on the attor ney general to commence injunction proceedings to prevent such society from soliciting new business. In the event of a perpetual injunction the ap pointment of a receiver to wind up affairs, is required. THE HACKNEY fclLI, To Protect Iieedy's Appointees is Hav ing a Hard Time. If the Hackney bill repealing the law which now makes legislative investiga tions for the removal of state officers possible, is not passed it will not be because any effort has been spared by the holdover appointees of Governor Leedy. They are working hard for the passage of the bill because its passage means protection to them in holding their respective offices. The present law is the one under which an investigating committee was appointed on request of Governor Mor rill and ex-Senator Rogers, Dick Chase, Senator Householder and others were ousted from office. It would be as easy for an investigating committee under Governor Stanley to oust the holdover appointees of Governor Leedy, and to frustrate such action is the purpose of the Hackney bill. The bill makes ouster of any state appointee possible only under action in the district court, and provides for a jury trial. While the bill will undoubtedly re ceive sufficient support in the house to insure its passage there, it will be met with considerable opposition in the sen ate. The state appointees fear that this opposition may result in the death of the bill, and their greatest efforts are being made in the upper house. WORD FROM OTIS. Inspires Encouragement Over the Philippine Situation. Washington, Jan. 3. A cablegram from General Otis at Manila, was read at today's cabinet meeting. It i3 said to have stated that the news from Hollo was reassuring, but the details v ere not made public. No other mat ters of importance were brought for ward and the meeting adjourned at an unusually early hour. The Garfields are In It. Zanesville, O., Jan. 3. The Zanesvllle Railway and Electric company was sold today here under orders of the United States court to J. M. Graham of Boston, the trustee of the first mortgage bond holders for $75,000. It is understood that the Garfields of Cleveland are in terested. ra nnnn -mm hut I SHORTEST LINE. COLORADO FLYER. GREAT, BURSTS OF SPEED. Fast Trains out of Chicago and Omaha Make Record-Breaking Time. Omaha. Jan. 3. In addition to the sustained speed of the Burlington and the Northwestern fast mail trains be ing remarkable, over 50 miles an hour for the distance, there were some still more remarkable bursts of speed during the trip. Several times a mile was cov ered in 37 seconds. The Northwestern left its two brakemen at one point on the line. When the train stopped they got off to turn around and when they completed the circuit the train was gone. The actual elapsed time from the start at Chicago to arrival at the local depot was as follows: Northwestern 492 miles with 18 stops, 9 hours and 58 minutes. Burlington 502 miles with. 12 stops, 10 hours a 7 minutes. The greatest run was made by the east bound train on the Burlington, which left here last night, one hour late, 'arriving in Chicago only four minutes late and the schedule time in 30 minutes faster than the westbound train which, they assert is the best record for any train between the two points. The pre vious record was held by the North western having been made with a spec ial train carrying a party of railroad of ficials to the exposition. QUAY FEELSSURE. And Will Return to Washington Before a Caucns is Held. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 3. The result of the contest for M. S. Quay's seat in the senate is still in doubt. Senator Flynn of Allegheny and Senator-elect David Margin of Philadelphia, announced to day that they would not go into the senatorial caucus if held tonight. Senator Magee of Allegheny, who acts with his colleague on all things political, will go into the caucus and vote against Senator Quay. The question is whether Martin men can keep enough legislators out of the meeting to prevent a nomination. They insist that this can be done. On the other hand, the Quay leaders declare they can make a nomination without the followers of Flynn and Martin. William T. Marshall of Allegheny, chairman of the house caucus, and John C. Grady of Philadelphia, chair man of the senate caucus, joined in a call today for a senatorial caucus at 8 o'clock this evening. The anti-Quay people are trying to obtain the signa tures of enough senators and members to stay away from the caucus to pre vent a majority. They claim to have enough signatures to warrant them in the prediction that no nomination can be made. Senator Quay is so certain of his renomination and election that he will return, to Washington this evening before the conference. The date of the Democratic senatorial caucus has not yet been fixed. Colonel James M. Guffey of Pittsburg, Pennsyl vania's representative on the national Democratic committee, is the choice of a majority of the Democrats for the caucus nomination for United States senator. NO REST FOR SAMPSON. The Government will Need Him in the West Indies. New York, Jan. 3. Admiral Samp son entertained his daughter, whose marriage takes place tomorrow, and her friends, aboard the cruiser New York at luncheon today. The admiral has recovered from his recent indispo sition. "I went down to Washington," said the admiral, "and caught cold. The doctors told me it was grip so I went to bed. I feel now in first rate condition, though I still have a little cold. The reports that my condition was serious were exaggerated and my daughter's wedding will not be post poned on account of my own health or any sickness in the family." Admiral Sampson will not go on leave of absence, as has been generally supposed. The navy department is anxious for him to assume direct and active command over the North At lantic squadron and he will indefinitely postpone taking the rest which his friends think he needs so much. In the course of a few weeks Admiral Samp son is likely to be at sea again on the New York, possibly in Cuban waters, although the programme for his squad rcn is not yet decided upon. The an nual squadron exercise in evolutions end target practice will be held if feasible, but so many ships are now in dock yards or awaiting repairs and overhauling that the squadron, after losing its European contingent, will be a small one. Among naval officers gen erally it is believed that Sampson s re tention on sea service indicates that the department believes there is still much hard work to be done by the navy in the West Indies. Sampson's intimate knowledge of all questions affecting Cuba and his tact in dealing with the inhabitants of that island have made his services almost indispensable. TACKLES ANOTHER TRUST. Ohio's Attorney General Goes After the National Biscuit Co. Columbus. O., Jan. 3. Attorney General Mnnett todav filed in the state supreme court a petition to oust the National Bis cuit company from doing business as a trust In this state. The petition has been in readinesss for several days awaiting a favorable opportunity for filing. The suit Is in line witn me attorney general s pui icv of fighting trusts in Ohio. The petition filed relates that comolaint has been made to him by wholesale gro cers regarding the methods or tne trust, which he holds is contrary to the anti trust law passed by the state legislature. It is claimed that other manufacturers are kept out so that the grocers are forced to pay the exorbitant prices asked. As an illustration, it is stated that the price charged for 20 pounds of crackers is equal to that of a bushel of wheat. Attorney General Monett claims that the biscuit company is capitalized for $55,000. 000, but only has $5,000,000 in the business. TOPEKA SPIRITUALISTS Will Hold a Series of Meetings, Be ginning this Evening. topeka being the psychic center, so de cided by all believers in that demonstrat ed fact that spirit power being the only power and that can and do returrr and communicate to mortals, a meeting of the Spiritualists of Topeka will commence this evening at 406 Kansas avenue and con tinue every evening this week, commenc ing at 7:30 p. m., with music lecture and tests.

Minnesota Legislature Organizes. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3. The two houses of the Minnesota legislature or ganized at noon today with the full list of officers chosen at the Republican caucuses last night, headed by Speaker Dare and Chief Clerk Bergstrom in the house and Secretary Langum in tie senate. Coughing injures and inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cure lopsen3 the cold, allays coughing and heals quickly. The best cough cure for child ren, perfectlv harmless. Geo. W. Stans field, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. LARGEST IN THE WORLD. Distillery at Peoria Makes 60,000 Gallons of Alcohol Daily. Peoria. III., Jan. 3. The Great West ern distillery, destroyed by lightning last June, has been remodeled and en larged, and will resume today with a capacity of 15.000 bushels of corn daily, which means an output of 60,000 gallons of alcohol every day. This is the largest distillery in the world and work has been pushed on repairing it, owing to the unprecedented demand for spirits for smokeless powder by various for eign governments. WOOD COMING HOME. To See McKinley About That Order FroAi Havana. Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 8. Major General Leonard Wood, the American military commander here has cabled for permission to go to Washington for two days and has been granted leave of absence. He will leave Santiago on board the United States transport Mis sissippi tonight. The reason of the general's departure is unquestionably the order received from Havana to transmit the entire customs receipts each week to the city. As cabled last night, compliance with these instructions would involve the abandonment of many necessary public improvements would throw 10,000 Cu bans out of employment and send them to the hills to become bandits, and would revive Spain's practice of monetary centralization, which caused most of her troubles in Cuba. It is believed General Wood is desir ous of seeing the president on this sub ject. There was a mass meeting today of business men of all kinds to protest against the order from Havana. The members of the San Carlos club are in a fever of excitement. They say that the main cause for complaint against Spanish rule was the continual demand for money obtained from the different provinces, which, they claim, should remain in the provinces and be spent there. Colonel Valiente, the Cuban who was appointed chief of the gendarmes, was quite outspoken on the subject. He said the Cubans had fought thirty years against this policy, and they were ready to fight thirty years more if necessary. Americans who are familiar with the situation here agree In saying that the Cubans have good cause for complaint in this instance. ALL ASSASSINATED. Insurgents Make a Clean Sweep of Spanish Men on One Island. Madrid, Jan. 3. General Rios cables from Manila confirming the report that all the Spaniards at Balabac. an island of the Philippine group situated thirty miles south of Palawan, have been assassinated with the exception of the women, whose release is being asked for. MAY BE A FIGHT. Philippine Insurgents Are Pre paring to Resist Americans. Manila, Jan. 3. Advices just received from Iloilo say the rebels at a meeting on Saturday ratified the action of a delegation which assured the Americans that they might land unarmed but that if the latter landed armed the natives would be uncontrollable. It is further said that every prepara tion is being made for resistance upon the part of the rebels and that reinforce ments are arriving from Negros and the neighboring islands. A Five Per Cent Dividend. Washington, Jan. 3. The comptroller of the currency has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows, viz.: 5 per cent, the Union National bank of Den ver, Colo. More Troops Sail for Cuba. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 3. The United States troop ship. Roumanian, with the Second South Carolina regiment, and the Mobile with the Fourth and Ninth Illinois regiments, sailed from Savan nah today. There only remains at this city the Third Georgia regiment, the Maine volunteer artillery and six bat teries of United States artillery. Banishing the French Language. Berlin, Jan. 3. The Army Gazette publishes an imperial cabinet order sub stituting German for words of French origin now employed in the army. The order declares that Emperor William is desirous of promoting the' use of pure German in the army. Idaho's Governor Sworn In. Boise, Idaho, Jan. 3. Governor Steun lierger and other state officers were sworn in yesterday without any special ceremonies. Both houses of the legisla ture met at noon and adjourned until today, without effecting an organiza tion. Gasoline Stove Starts a Fire. The fire department was called this morning at 9:15 by an alarm of fire from box 31 to a fire at 613 TopeUa avenue, caused by a gasoline stove. There was no damage and the sen-ices of the depart ment were not needed. 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 all drug gists. Tbe Sisters of Saint Francis Clinton, Iowa, write under the date of January 21, 1898: About six months ago a very reverend clergyman recommended Regan's Rheumatism Remedy to us as one of our sisters was a severe sufferer from rheumatism of over three years' duration. After she had used one bot tle of the remedy we are pleased to say she was entirely cured. We therefore cheerfully recommend this wonderful remedy to all similarly afflicted and heartily wish it the unlimited success It so richly deserves. $1 per bottle. Sold by Swift Holliday. Drug Co.. W. H. Wilson. Arnold Drug Co. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun dry. 112 and 114 .West Eighth street. MRS. BURNETT HELD. For Her Appearance in District Court on Charge of Perjury. The preliminary trial of Mrs. May Burnett for perjury in the Collins case commenced in Justice McClintock's court at two o'clock. The state wilj endeavor to prove that Mrs. Burnett's testimony in the Collins trial was totally false. Ralph Gaw, etenographer in the district court, will be a witness for the state to read the testimony the defendant gave at the trial, and Ella Buchannan, the colored girl who Mrs. Burnett testified was with her on the morning of May 13, and who called her attention to the man on the roof of the Collins house. The colored girl afterwards testified that she was working for Mrs. Buchannan at the time and that she saw the man. Later she denied all. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ji. Berry have been subpoenaed to tes tify that Ella Buchannan was prepar ing breakfast for them on the morning of May 13. Policeman Dave Close is the complaining witness, but will prob ably not testify at the preliminary. The witnesses for the defense are Mr. and Mrs. James Burnett, Mrs. Middle ton and E. Thompson of Scranton. Mrs. Burnett was indignant when she was arrested, and when she found that Policeman Close was the complaining witness she became infuriated and told Close she would get even with him if it took her all her life. Sheriff Cook was requested by the defense in the Collins trial to subpoena Mrs. Burnett and Ella Buchannan. All the other witnesses had been sub poenaed by the defense and Sheriff Cook thought it queer that he should be called upon for those two witnesses. He went to the house about nine o'clock and a woman came to the door. He asked her, if she was Mrs. Burnett and she said no. Sheriff Cook was certain that she was. She shut the door in his face and he forced it open. She refused to take the subpoena and he read it to her and asked for Ella Buchannan. Mrs. Burnett said she was not there, but just then the colored girl came in from another room. Mrs. Burnett plac ed her hand over the girl's mouth and shoved her into another room. She told the sheriff to come again at 11 o'clock and serve the papers on the girl. Sheriff Cook returned to the court house and told the attorneys for the defense that the woman would probably leave town. With the lawyers, he returned to the house and served the papers on Ella Buchannan. At 20 minutes before the time set for the trial Mrs. Burnett, accompanied by Deputy Constable Ross and her father and mother, left the county jail for the court room.. The court room was well filled when she reached there and she stood the scrutiny of the crowd without annoyance. She was dressed in a plain black skirt, black jacket and a black leghorn hat. Several ladies crowded their way into the court room and stood through the trial. Assistant County Attorney Galen Nichol3 conducted the case for the state and E. A. Austin and E. G. Wilson for the defendant. Ella Buchannan, Mr. and Mrs. Barry, Ralph Gaw and Patrolman David Close, the prosecuting witnesses were sworn. Attorney Wilson moved that the war rant and complaint be set aside as there was not enough evidence to hold the defendant. Judge McClintock over ruled the motion and Ralph Gaw took the stand for the defense. Mr. Gaw swore that Mrs. Burnett testified in the Collins case that she went to Scranton the evening before the murder of J. S. Collins and returned the morning of the 13th, at about 4 o'clock. That when she returned she went to her home and then, in company with Ella Buchannan, walked to Eighth and Van Buren, on Van Buren to Sixth, and that she saw a man on the roof. She gave her opinion that it was a light complexioned colored man. She testi fied Ella Buchannan was working for her at that time. She testified that it was about 5:10 or 5:15. On cross-examination nothing further was brought out. Mrs. Clara Barry was the second wit ness called by the state. Mrs. Barry testified 4 that Ella Buchannan had been in her employ several times and worked continuously from the 1st to the 17th, and that on the night of the 12th of May" and on the morning of the 13th of May she awoke Ella Buchannan at 6 o'clock. Ella Buchannan was sleeping in the same room with her and she remembers dis tinctly of awakening her on the morn ing of the Collins murder. Mrs. Barry Is the wife of Fireman Barry, who is employed by the Santa Fe. On cross-examination the attorney for the defense endeavored to show that Ella Buchannan had been in the habit of absenting herself from the Barry house but the witness stoutly asserted that the girl had never been away later than 10 o'clock at night and that she was never away all night. She remem bered distinctly that she employed Ella Buchannan from May 1st to 17th and knew that she paid her on the 17th, two days after the Santa Fe pay day. The next witness called was Ella Bu channan. She testified that she work ed for Mrs. Barry from May 1st to the 17th. She was certain she worked there on May' 13. She was positive she had not been at Mrs. Burnett's on the days of May 12th or 13th and she had not vaked with her past the Collins house on the morning of May 13th. "Was the statement Mrs. Burnett or Mrs. Bu channan at the Collins trial true or false?" asked Attorney Nichols. "I object," said Attorney Wilson. "That is a question for the court to decide," said Judge McClintock. "Did you testify at the Collins trial?" asked Attorney Wilson on cross-examination. "I object," said Attorney Nichols. "Objection sustained," replied Judge McClintock. "Did you testify seeing a man on the Collins roof?" "I did." VDid you testify that the man was a light complexioned colored man or a dark complexioned white man?" "I did not." Justice McClintock announced at the conclusion of the testimony that the de fendant would be bound over. Inaugurated Without Ceremony. Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 2. State officers-elect were Inaugurated today with out ceremony. Governor-elect Faneher and other state officials took the oath of office in a body before District Judge Winchester in the governor's office at the capitol. The houses of the legis lature convened Jointly at noon for or ganization. The Mothers' C. E. society of the First Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. Alacferran, 1015 Fillmore street. Wed nesday, January 4, at 2:30 p. m. 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. MUNYON'S i INHALER. The Common Sense Cure for Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, and All Throat and Lung Diseases. Doctors Endorse It, Druggists Commend It, and Every User Praises It Belief at Once A Cure ia Certain. THOUSANDS SOLD, AND THE DEMAND IS STILL INCREASING. This Inhale? cures, by inhalation. Colds. Cousrhs, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Diseases and pre vents consumption. Cast aside all other medicines and treatments for 24 hours and give this new system a trial. It will cost vou but $1 with everything complete at any durg store. The medicated air goes direct to the in flamed and diseased parts that cannot be reached by medicine taken into the stom ach. It permeates every air passage. And at once destroys the disease germs. It is an invigorating tonic to the vital forces. A remedy which soothes, heals and in vigorates. It positively cures Catarrh and diseases of the nasal organs. It positively cures diseases of the throat and lungs. It enables you to cure yourself at home. It renders unnecessary any cutting, burning or cauterizing. It destroys at once the bacilli of bron chitis and consumption. Its use Is followed immediately by a sense of relief. It enables you to save doctor's big fees. For sale at all Druggists or sent prepaid from Home Office on receipt of price, $1- Munvon's Remedies a separate cure for each disease are sold by all druggists, mostly 25 cents a vial. TREATMENT BY MAIL. Write Prof. Munvon for advice, which Is ABSOLUTELY FREE. The most obsti nate eases successfully treated in the strictest confidence. "Guide to Health" free. MUNYON'S H. H. B. CO.. 1505 Arch St,. Philadelphia, RAN ON A REEF. Spanish Steamer Ida, Bound for Porto Rico, a Wreck. St. Thomas, D. W. I., Jan. 3. The Spanish steamer Ida, Capt.Geniga, from Liverpool on December J.0, via Santan der. Spain, on December 16, for Porto Rico, with a general cargo, ran on a reef near the island of Anegada, the northernmost of the Virgin Islands.Brit ish West Indies on December 31, and will probably turn out to be a total loss. The crew with the exception of a store keeper who was drowned have arrived here. The Ida was a schooner rigged screw steamer built at Newcastle, Eng., in 1881. She was registered at 2,201 tons gross and 1,323 tons net. The steamer was owned by the Linea de Vapores Serra and hailed from Bilbao. SUES KARN1YAL KNIGHTS. H. A. Uterman Claims the Organiza tion Owes Him $10. H. A. Uterman brought suit in Jus tice Guy's court this morning for $10 said to be due him- from the Karnival Knights for services during the Karni val parade. Mr. Uterman hired three horses and drove them tandem in the parade. His wife drove two horses and it is for the expense cf hiring these horses that Mr. Uterman sues Charles K. Holiday, Jr., as president of the Karnival Kngihts and brought garnishment proceedings against the money in the Merchants' National bank in the name of T. D. Humphreys, treasurer of the Karnival Knights. D. W. Philbin to Resign. St. Paul, Jan. 3. It is understood that shortly after W. F. Fitch becomes gen eral manager of the Soo to succeed Frederick B. Underwood, D. W. Phil bin of Duluth will resign as second vice president and general superintendent of the Eastern Minnesota to accept a more important place with Mr. Fitch either in the South Shore or the Soo. It was Mr. Fitch who made Mr. Philbun sup erintendent of the Duluth, Superior Western. Died in a Street Car. Lancaster. O., Jan. 3. William A. Schultz died here today in a street car of angina pectoris. He was probate judge and in 1895 and 1896 he served in the treasury department at Washington by appointment of President Cleveland. He also served two terms in the Ohio legislature being a leader on the Demo cratic side. He was 52 years of age. Manager Stater Entertains. Manager Stater of the Stater Dra matic company gave a New Year sup per to the members of his company at the Oxford hotel after the. performance last night. After the menu had been at tended to, reminiscences were declared to be in order, and for over an hour the various members entertained one an other with experiences of stage life. The supper proved to be the most enjoyable performance th company has partici pated in since its organization. Wayne MacVeagh is Better. Washington, Jan.. 3. Mr. Wayne Mac Veagh's condition was about the same as yesterday and he continued to hold the improvements shown last night. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to tbe State Journal. Chicago, Jan. 3. WHEAT Wheat today opened quiet and unchanged from Saturday's closing price, May at 71'Sc. There was moderate buying at the start by commission houses with outside roomers and a liberal amount of covering by local shorts under which the price advanced to 72-Sc, Liverpool showed steadiness, but Paris was weak at a considerable decline. Crop reports from Argentina were favorable. thouglJt saying the crop would be late. A de crease in the visible was looked for and this fact was perhaps the chief sustain ing factor. Minneapolis and Duluth re ceipts were 985 cars. No comparison with last week or the year before was possible on account of the holidays. Chicago re ceipts were 1SS cars, 10 of contract grade. Scattered realizing set in after the ad vance to 72n72c, and ultimately became heavy enough to temporarily depress the price. May reacting to 7114c Later the market recovered to 71c.becomlng steady at about that price. CORN Corn was dull and inclined to weakness, following the lead of wheat. Cables were lower and receipts were large, 965 cars. There was good buving on the breaks, however, and no material decline took place. May opened a shade higher at 3S9c and declined to 37c. OATS Oats were nleglected beyond a small scalping trade; little was done and price changes were narrow. The feeling was steady. Receipts were 416 cars. May opened a shade lower at 28c and oold at 28?je. PROVISIONS Provisions were rather irregular. Fork and lard were In good general demand and showed morestrengttt than ribs. Hog prices were steadv. Mir pork opened 6671 5c higher at $10.60110.70, advanced to $10.72 and reacted to $10.62. Mav lard opened unchanged to 5c higher at $5.90fi 5.95 and sold at $5.92i. May ribs opened higher at $5.25 and? reacted to $5.22'A. BARLEY Cash, 42fff49c RYE ("ash. 54c; May. 55c TIMOTHY March, $2.40. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Jan. 3. HOGS Estimated receipts today, 2X.OO0; left over. 3.S70. Market weak to Sic lower. Light, $3.45jj3.75; mixed, $3.50f?3.80; heavy, $3.50ir3.S21; rough, $3.50&3.55; yorkers, $3.67-,yfc3.75. CATTI.K Receipts. 3.000. Market steady. Beeves, ,J4'5.85: cows and heifers. $24.80; Texas steers. $3.404.65; stockers and feed ers. S2.S5fi4.40. SilEKP Receipts. 13,000. Market steady. Natives. $2.74.25; westerns, $3'(4.25; lambs, $4T;5.35. Yesterday's official HOGS Receipts. 20.208: shipments, 3.S0S. CATTLE Receipts, 9,925; shipments, 2, 015. SHEEP Receipts. 12.579: shipments. 100. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row, 42.000. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas Citv, Jan. 3. CATTLE Receipts. 6.000. Market steady. Native steers, 4fc5.35: Texas steers, $2.7:'J? 4.40; Texas cows, $2.3513.50: native cow? and heifers, $2134.65: stockers and feeders, $3.40fl4.35; bulls; $2.5063.85. HOGS Receipts. 19.000. Market weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales. $3.45i3.65; heav ies. f3.5.va3.70: packers, tS.UXa3"'i: mixed. JU.4f;"n3.70: lights. $3.35S'3.e5; yorkers. $3.69 3.65: pigs. $3(53.30. SHEEP Receipts, 2,000. Market strong. Lambs. $405: muttons. J2.50ij4. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. 38 native steers i 14GS $5.35 52 Texas steers 1170 4.40 26 Texas cows i"s 21 native cows and heifers 1220 4.fiS 39 stockers and feeders 432 4.25 9 bulls 1242 Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City. aJn. 3. WHEAT c lower. No. 2 hard, 64f 67: No. 3, 61ia64c; No. 2 red, 70c; No. 3. 647 37c; No. 2 spring, 62 65c; No. 3, Ki 63c". CORN c lower. No. 2 mixed. 344eO 35c: No. 2 white, 353oiic: No. 3, 34Q24ic OATS Steady. No. 2 white, 2Sc. RYE Higher, No. 2, 52c. HAY Steady, unchanged. BUTTER Steady. Separator, 19e; dairy, 15c. EGGS Higher. Freeh. 22c. Receipts of wheat three days, 335 cars. Range of Prices. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co., Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Telephone No. 637. Chicago, Jan. 3. Article. Open High Low Close Sat. WHEAT Jan 67 May 71- 72 70 70-4 71- July 70 7014 6S 6S-"a 69?i-; CORN Jan 36 36 35- 35H- May 3S- SSY 37 3TH-H 3SH July 3S-& 3Sft 37- 3714- 3S& OATS Jan 26 May 2SM 28 2'M 27U 2S'- July 25 26 26 27 26i4 PORK Jan ....10 35 10 35 10 15 10 15 10 20 May ...10 70 10 70 10 45 10 47 10 65-57 LARD Jan 5 70 5 70 5 60 5 60 5 6o May 5 90 5 92 5 82 5 85 5 90 RIBS Jan 4 92 4 92 4 85 4 83 4 90 May 6 23 5 25 5 12-15 5 15 5 22 New York Money Market. New York. Jan. S. MONEY Money on call nominally 2t4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, Zta 3 per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 Vt 61 for demand and at $4.81 4.82 for 60 days: posted rates, $4.82 and $4.85; commercial bills. $4.81. SILVER Silver certificates, E9'360c; bar silver, 59c: Mexican dollars, 4;c. BONDS Government bonds irregular. U S. 3s, 107: new 4s. registered, 12ft: new 4s, coupon, 129; 4s. registered, 1UM: 4s. coupon, ex. int., 112: 2s. 994: 5s. regis tered. 112; 5s, coupon, 112; Pacific 6s of '99, 100. Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by E. M, Strawn Broker age Co.. Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Telephone No. 637. New York. Jan. 3. Articles. Op'nlHighl Low iCl'se IFri. Sugar Am. Tobacco Leather B. R. T Rock Island C, B. A Q. C, M. St. P. 126 143 72 78 H4t; 125 120 19 52 9S 93 45 22 142 93 123 95 23 37 3V,. 74 64 3S 10 44 77 126 124 143 143 73 72 79 77 114 113 126 125 120 120 19 18 "9S "97 94 93 4S 44 23 22 142 142 93 123 121 96 95 24 23 38 37 43 42 74 73 64 64 39 37 16 16 44 43 78 77 124!126 143;14:J. 72i 72 79 77 114 114 12S!l25 i2o;i:s 1.1 1 52 9774! P!l2 45 I 23 112I 93 I 122 9S'h 2V-1 37 4::l 73 64 3't( 16! 43U 73 Jan. 3. a'..T. S.F.Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash C. N. W Omaha N. Y. Central.. E. G. E Reading T. C. I No. Pac No. Pac. Pfd.. T. Jtr TJ M..K T. Pfd C. G. W No. PaPc. No. Pac Pfd.. 1 Sugar Market. New Yoi SUGAR Raw. irregular: fair renfining. 3 13-16c: centrifugal 96 test. 4 5-16c: mo lasses sugar, 3 9-16c. Refined quiet; crushed, 5c; powdered, 5c; granulat ed, 6c Market Gosoip. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co.. Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Telephone No. 637. Liverpool: Wheat d higher; corn, Vid lower. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Good driving horse and nearly new buggy. "Rig."' care Journal. FOR RENT Pleasant unfurnished and furnished rooms. 908 Kansas ave. WANTED Girl for general housework at 422 Greenwood ave. FOR RENT Two nicely furnished rooms. 215 West Fourth st- LOST Last night, black lap robe, be tween Bethany college and Eleventh and Van Buren. Suitable reward will be paid for return to 327 Topeka ave. WANTED Woman cook and dining room grl at Holliday Hotel, corner Fourth and HolHday sts. LOST Pearl beads with silver cross at tached, between Second and Jackson and Third and Taylor. Return to i0 West Third and receive reward

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3. 1899. IHAIR HEHLT Z TTTTirTTt. HAIR you must never neglect it at any time of life. Everybody, yonng or oia. e T IP TOO WOULD IT AVE KEAOTIFU fcriy healthful hair dressing If they would preserve In aU 1U attractiveneaa thla 4 Tand especially every lady, must uae 5 crowning gift of nature, practically Provrd and "Pproved tPJfst ten years. Ill thts elegant 1 aTt.nt nounced by grateful patrons the Best Hrr re- the most reliable stimulant to HA1K GKymn. A Public Blessing. Dr. Hays Hair Health has Justly earned this title, and thousands are today enjoy- ing a fine bead of hair produced by this un- equaled preparation for restoring, strengthening and beautifying the hair. DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH quickly cleanses the scalp, removes the dandrun and stops falling and breaking of the hair. changing It if gray to the youthful color and giving It the same vitality ana lux- uriant quantity aa in youth. "Her Hair ceased to Fall." X "My hair Is now restored to Its youthful T color. I have not a gray hair left. I am T satisfied that HAIR HKALTH Is not a T dye, but acts on the roots. My husband T says I look 2!) years younger, and my hair T ceases to fall, a very great advantage to Tine, who was in danger of getting baid. T Every Bottle Warranted 5 TO OUIOKLY RESTORE GRAY, FAD- ED, Bleached or White hair to youthful color and brilliancy without staining the X akin. No matter how long it has been X Sray or white, nor whether It was black, brown or auburn before turning gray. Dr. Hay's Hair Health never faila to act promptly FROM THE ROOTS 'UPWARD. causing the natural color and vigor to re- turn. IT IS VERT ECONOMICAL, as an oe- casional application keeps the hair soft, glossy, of silken texture, and disposed to r. m- in u .nv rialri nn)t)nn. V. I A M'C "X i-'rtrjssiiN ij. Tevnts nair irura lauin V h It V T.ATYV RHfll'T .T HAVE A Rnf. T TUB ON LER TOILET TA.tlL.hi. 5 DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH ONLY 50 CENTS PER LARGE BOTTLE. X Prepared by LONDON SUPPLY Co., 863 Broadway. New York, who will send it by mall or express, prepaid, together with a box of DR. HAY'S KILL CORNS only sure and instant TEN-CENT CornCure on receipt of 60c.; 8 bottles. $1.50. 4 DRUGGISTS CAN SUPPLY HAIR HEALTH AND KILL CORNS AT THEIR STORES ONLY. For Bala by Druggists. j X TRY AT C2TCB SR. HAT'S HAIR HEALTH Don't accept any substitute on which dealers make more profit For Sale by SWIFT HOLLIDAY, 523 Kansas Ave-, ROWLEY fc SNOW, 600 Kansas Ave., Dnxggrlsta. w K A Now is the Subscribe One Year, lO Cents HARPER'S w w w w during 1899 will contain complete, concise, and ac curate accounts of all noteworthy and interesting occurrences as they transpire in our own and in foreign lands. Eminent men of letters and distin guished artists will contribute to its columns, and its readers will have the most impartial and the best PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE YEAR During 1899 HARPER'S WEEKLY will be especial ly rich in fiction, containing serial stories from the pen of H. Q. Wells, author of "The War of the Worlds"; "The Conspirators," by Robert W. Chambers; a romance of De Soto's last voyage, by E. S. Van Zile, and short fiction by authors of international fame. Articles by special correspon dents in our new possessions Manila, Honolulu, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, with other interesting matter, will fill the space left by contemporary events. Trial Subscription, Four Weeks 7 HARPER

'Wi Franklin Square, Everybody Reads METOOa IfOtJTO UN was tound. The mswor is o. ,oi "the X W s. -ill' X' fill irTPTTM f ine Beauty HATUBE'S CROWN; DR HAY'S HAIR HEALTH, Produces a New Growth and Restores -Youthful Color and Beauty o Gray Hair. time to $4 OO a Copy WEEKLY BROTHERS 1 V Heur York S the State Journal AJf ILLINOIS FARM. olrfect ioTbtl.'.artb W?en j sit' AW m US3 a n -mm s w w w w ana urowto of the tlalr Can tic 9 Renewed and Preserved. LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR. a There Is a feeling of gloom and regret T hat comes with the first appearance of T gray hairs. They often stand In the way of advancement in business or socially. T DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH happily af- T forda a safe and sere means of restoring T them again to the freshness and beauty J of youth. T "One Bottle Bid It." X That Is the expression of many who i bave had their gray hairs restored to e natural color and their bald spot covered with hair after using one bottle of De. HAT'S HAUl HEALTH. It Does Not Stain Bcalp Or linen. Is not a greasy or atleky dye: does not rub off. Never soils anything. Is made from absolutely pure ingredients and may be safely used by old or young. Hair Health is an exceedingly clean, creamy dressing, delicately perfumed and highly desirable in every way. If used occasionally you will have No More Harah. Gray or Faded Hair X Should you live to an advanced aged. It Is a vital Hair Food and acts on the roota, giving them the actual nourishment re quired. The secret of the great success and Increasing sales of DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH Is simply this: All who use it find It excels anything they ever tried for making their hair STRONG, HEALTHY IHllKhANT AND BEAUTIFUL. and recommend it to their friends. IF YOUR HAIR IS FALLING OB FA-DING USB IT NOW. HARRIS GETS OUT. Douglas County Man Finally Released from Sis Predicament. W. Harris, the Douglas county farmer, who was locked in the Palace Clothing store by mistake Monday, was liberated by John Marshall, the head clerk, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after spending nearly three hours in the store. Mr. Harris, who was wen dressed and apparently well-to-do, seemed to appre ciate the humor of his situation and he looked into the faces of the people who congregated in front of the store with a smile on his good natured face. He was interviewed by a Journal reporter while in his predicament and shouted his replies by holding his face close to the window. "Yes, my name is Harris: Harris, I say. I am from Douglas county and I was in this store to do some trading and they went off and left me. Is this the way you do things in Topeka? When you get a stranger do you always lock him up? If you will get me out in time to take the 3:40 train for home I will be satisfied." MR. HARRIS ASKED TO BE RE LEASED. Then Harris laughed and his fat side3 shook as if he enjoyed the situation. Then he continued, in reply to a ques tion: "Broke in did you say broke in? No-, I did. not break in. I have heard of people breaking: into stores, but what I want to do is to break out. Do they arrest people in this town for breaking out of stores? This is a good town but 1 don't care to stay here any longer than necessary." A dozen people had gone in search of tne men wno carry tne keys to the store. They were the most difficult men to find in Topeka. Harris stood at the front door with his hands in his ulster pockets looking through his nose glasses and answering the questions that were shouted at him. Finally when Mr. Marshall came and unlocked the door Mr. Harris stepped out. "Pleasant time I have had," said he. Mr. Marshall murmured an apology. "No apology necessary," replied Har ris. "I know that mistakes will occur in the best regulated families; good day," and he started toward the Santa Fe depot to catch a train for home. 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 KUEHN.E CO. Manufacturers. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarka ble and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly bene fits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday, dr--gists, 523 Kansas avenue. Topeka. It is true that others Imitate th 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 otner medicines ran to do an good whatever. For sale by all drug gists. Begg's German Salve Is an Invaluable remedy for cuts, burns. oruises, scalds, snapped bands, sore nipples, sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chron ic sores, skin eruptions, fever sores, and aU skin diseases, for sale by (.11 drug KUiUS. I i 1 WAR FOR JCONOMY. Council Orders a Reduction of Sanitary Force. A Political "Jack Pot," Sayi Councilman Skinner, IS THIS DEPARTMENT. Resolution Is Adopted by a Clos e Tote. Contract For New Electric Light Engine Ratified. Councilman Skinner won his battle for retrenchment at the 'council meet ing Monday evening by securing the passage of a resolution ordering the dis charge oX two men from the sanitary force. "The sanitary force is larger than dur ing the summer months, and we all know that is not necessary." He said this in support of his resolu tion ordering the city physician to dis charge two men from the force. "It seems to ine," continued Mr. Skin ner, "that this sanitary force is a politl cad Jack pot. When a man is not need ed anywhere else he is shoved into the sanitary department. I don't like it and I do not believe it is to the interest of tax payers to conduct the affairs of any department in such a manner. This department should be run as economic ally as possible. I don't want this reso lution referred to the sanitary commit tee for they will simply report that the department has no more men than nec essary. Last summer an extra man was employed and he served three notices in 15 days." Councilman Roundtree I think there is a mistake about the number of men now employed on the sanitary force. Mr. Williams has been carried on the rolls but he has been employed on the regular police force. The dog tax col lector, who has been doing sanitary work, will go to collecting dog tax and ycu well know that he collects a great deal more than his salary amounts to. Councilman Mergan I am surprised to see Mr. Skinner take this position. He is usually so fair and conservative and willing to have things referred to committees, I am surprised that he wants to ailroad this through tonight. It is a serious matter to throw a man out of work at this time of the year and I do not believe in doing so. I believe the tax payers will approve of what we are doing. Councilman Skinner- I do not under stand this is a charitable institution. Tnough Mr. Williams has been working on the police force I understand that he has been sent back to the sanitary department and put back to work and a new man has been put on tne police force in his place. I shall demand a roll call on this motion to refer. Councilman Roundtree If a man has been put on the police force in Mr. Wil liams' place Mr. Williams should be sent back. We surely have jurisdiction over the police department. w The motion to refer the resolution to the sanitary committee was lost and Councilman Skinner's resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye Burgees, Blossom, Dickinson, Skinner. No Mergan, Roundtree, Warner. Councilmen Elliott and Benson were absent and Councilman Drew presided and did not vote. The council ratified the award of the contract for a new engine in the electric light plant to .the W. M. Thompson com pany of Sioux City, Iowa. The city en gineer was Instructed to make plans for a place in which to put the engine. How to Prevent Pneumonia. Tou are perhaps aware that pneu monia always results from a cold or from an attack of la grippe. During the epidemic of la grippe a few years ago when so many cases resulted in pneumonia, it was observed that the attack was never followed by that dis ease when Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy was used. It counteracts any ten dency of a cold or la grippe to result in that dangerous disease. It is the best remedy in the world for bad colds and la grippe. Every bottle warranted. For sale by all druggists. Rheumatism Cared. We guarantee Regans Rheumatism Remedy to cure any case of Rheuma tism In SO days or money refunded. Sold for $1 per bottle by Swift Holliday Drug Co.. W. H. Wilson, and Arnold Drug Co. Sliver Leaf Mince Meat makes the best pies, ask your dealer for it. OTTO KUEHNE CO., Manufacturers. 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 all drug gists. The Sisters of Saint Francis Clinton Iowa, write under the date of January 21. 1898: About six months ago a very reverend clergyman recommended Regan's Rheumatism Remedy to us as one of our sisters was a severe sufferer from rheumatism of over three years' duration. After she had used one bot tle of the remedy we are pleased to say she was entirely cured. We therefore cheerfully recommend this wonderful remedy to all similarly afflicted and heartily wish it the unlimited success it so ricbly deserves. $1 per bottle. Sold by Swift Holliday, Drug Co.. W. H. Wilson. Arnold Drug Co. A Wonderful Medicine "Beggs' Little Giant Pills" for weak stomach. Impaired digestion, disordered liver, sick headache, constipation, fe male ailments, are absolutely without a rival. Take no substitute ask for I "Beggs." For sale by all druggists. The smallest things may exert the greatest influence. De Witt's Little Early Risers are unequalled for over coming constipation and liver troubles. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Geo. W. Stansfield. W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. It absolutely lias no equal and all others who claim theirs is as good as Beggs' German Salve are imitators. A fair trial will convince any one that there is no preparation yet discovered, that stands even an equal in allaying pain and in its healing qualities. For sala by all druggists. Seats, o o Situations, Red Estate, 4 Auction Sales AND OTHER Classified Advertiseaezts. WANTED H3XP. WANTKDFositlon as clerk In drug store; have had experience: can furnish Van Buren St., North Topeka. WANTED By a young man with family. a Permanent place 01 worn: nas oeen em ployed as a railroad man and also as a grocery clerk: is able to do either manual or clerical work; been out of employment since ine isi or tjctooer. or reierencea he refers to Charles M. Sheldon or Geo. B. Harrison of this citv. ReDlv to either of the above or to Q. w. Arnold. WANTED A position in a store or In an offlce by an industrious young man of 21; have had experience. Address A. R. S., room 5, SWT East 6th St., upstairs. WANTED By young man going to school, place to do chores for board and go to school. Address A. B.. care Journal, WANTED By a young married man of Dusiness acuity ana experience, Dest rep utation, honest and ambitious, chance In store or delivery waeon. rrorprv ore- ferred. Address W. H. Martin,224 Circle at. WANTED MALE HELP RELIABLE men to tack signs and dis tribute circulars In everv citv and coun ty, $15 per week; Inclose 10c for postage on sample package. Address Steuben Spe cialty Supply Co., Bath, N. Y. CHESTNUT PENN STREET, Mfrs., ra-ii-u jonic st., .fnuaoeipnia, want a live salesman for drv eooria. TCles-Ant side line for country trade. Liberal terms and commission. WANTED FEMALE KELP. WANTED A white girl. 1110 Jackson street. WANTED White girl, good, for general WANTED White jrirl for general kitchen WANTED A girl to do housework at 1024 .Monroe st. WANTED Good girl for housework at xji Aayior si. WANTED A girl to assist with house work. Appiy ai once. 1123 Harrison st. WANTED SALESMEN. BmGTT'YOu'NG'MEir men for novelty; great money for right man. Call evenings, G to 7 p. m., 521 Monroe St. WANTED Reliable salesmen for our complete line of lubricating oils, greases and specialties: permanent position; liberal terms. Jewel Refining Co., Cleveland, O. WANTED Salesman: salary paid week ly; experience unnecessary; permanent. Brown Bros. Co.. Chicago. WANTED AGENTS. PORTRAIT AGENTS averywhere. Quit "crayons": washable enamelines: no glass; don't rub; cheap: particulars. Fam ily Portrait Co., Chicago. NOTICE OF MEETINGS' merclal Club of Topeka for the election of a board of nine directors will be held at .the rooms of the club on Wednesday evening, January 11. at 8 o'clock. T. J. ANDERSON, Secretary. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To rent the barn at 4ZL Quincy st. to a good tenant. WANTED To purchase United States bonds of the recent issue. Address Bonds, care Journal. 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 offlce. It will then be placed In one of the boxes set aside for replies to classified advertise ments. FOB, SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Hotel furniture at a bargain, good location. 113 Adams st. FOR SALE Subscriptions to all Ameri can and foreign papers and periodicals. ERUNER, The Newsdealer, 413 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Ten R-I.P.A.N.'S for S cents at druggists; one gives relief. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. FOB BENT HOUSES FOR RENT House No. 1119 Polk St., J13. House No. 12 Van Buren St., $8. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. 6th ave. FOR, SENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Furnished rooms and board, 2V, blks. south of capitol, 1256 Van Buren. FOR RENT 1241 Tyler st.a C rooms, all conveniences except furnace. 1200 Kansas ave,, t rooms, nice location, water inside, etc. TOPEKA TRUST CO., 634 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Furnished front rooms, mod ern, with board. 713 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Elegant rooms with board. Will take a few day boarders. 308 East Ninth st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms with board. 301 West Twelfth st. FOR RENT Very pleasant downstairs furnished front room. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished front par lor and back room, en suite, first Poor; suitable for four gentlemen. 118 West Sixtn st. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Female pug dog, lame in left hind leg. Reward will be paid for her deliv ery at 1116 Tyler st. FOUND Where watches or clocks are cleaned for 50c, 813 Kansas ave., upstairs. JSTOBAGE STORAGE The Topeka Storage r.nd Warehouse Co. (formerly Topeka Stor age Co., 305 Kas. ave.) store stoves, house hold goods, etc On June 1 removed to new fire-proof stone building, 212 and 214 ave. J. v. oiunner, jrrepi. I AMUSEMENTS. G It AND 0PE1IA HOUSE ONE NIGHT OKLT-Frlday. Jan. Special Engagement The Great Southern Play, "AT PINEY RIDGE." Presented with all Its wealth of scenlo aod realistic effects by a splendid company support ing the author. Mr. David Hlgglns, and Hiss Georgia Waldroa. TES BEST SOUTHERN FLAT OH THS STAGE. Prices Jt, 75c., 50c, i5a. Seats ofl iale Wednesday morning at Sim's Drug Store. FOB SALE BEAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 35 lots near the Santa Fe shops, 35 lots Twenty-first and Madison sts., 60 lots near Shorey, 8 room house nnd 1 acres near city limits, 80 acres miles north, all on time payments er cheap for cash. M. Heery, 109 East Third. FOR SALE On payments. 34 acres on East Sixth st. car line, 8450, a bargain. F. J. Brown, 17 Columbian Bldg. TO WHOM XT MAT CONGEBN- NOTICE To Whom It May Concern! Be it known that my petition la on file In the office of the probate court ef Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell Intoxicating 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, 8 a. m.a the lOtb day of January, 1899. M. A. FUNCHESS. Topeka, Kan.. Deo. 10. 1898. FOR SALE Two milk cows, giving 3 and 4 gallons milk per day. 204 Greenwood ave., Potwin. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Topeka Verified Brick and paving Co. nas been removed to 118 West Eighth. St. I CURE FITS: do not give medicine. Call or address Maggie Norwesley, 700 West First Bt. WHEN YOU WANT GOOD OATS IT will pay you to see us. We have plenty good hay and all kinds of feed, wholesale and retail. Alexander Goodfellow, 119 East Cth st. 'Phone 339. C. A. BRUNER, Newsdealer and Sub scription Agent. 413 Kansas ave. Sub scriptions received for all kinds ef papers and periodicals published. GOOD BOARD, and lodging, 814 per month. First Avenue Hotel. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitri fied Brick and Paving Co. has been re moved to 118 West Eighth st. ONLY perfect bath cabinet; latest patent; greatest seller. R. M. Irwin, St. Lou Is, Mo. DOUTHITT PLACE Has been opened. Your choice of lots, 8150 to (450. Eugene Wolfe, 617 Kansas ave. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical Coilege. corner of Twelfth and Tyler, is open dally except Sunday, from 1 to 8 n m. E. M. Brockett. M. D. MON2Y. FIFTY MILLION cheap eastern money for western Investment. Responsible agents wanted. Investors Directory. N. Y. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L Biscoe, 23 Kansas ave. WANTED We want to make good farm loans in eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. X. E. BOWMAN CO., Columbian Building. WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks. 50c; mainsprings, 75c; crystals, lOo. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam. 513 Kan. ave. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. 8th st. Bicyclea and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. JttUSIOAL MISS MABEL MARTIN, teacher of piano and harmony, 407 Greenwood ave., Potwin. MISS MATIE KNOX, teacher of voice and piano, North Potwin. MISS PEARLADE PHESCOTT, teacher of violin. Studio 1104 Taylor at. Student of Jacobson. WILLEBALD C. STENGER, teacher of violin. 323 West 10th St. VHY8ICIAW ACT aPSOBOSfc L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence, cornet Gordon at and Central ave.. North Topeka, 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, nahure. ul 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. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. ra. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 98 residence and 16 office. JTLOBISTS MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phone (Oa. JEWELEB8. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Op tician, complete siock or waicnes, oia monds. silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS. tIie'jT'cTdaTrlGJgo High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue free. 'Phone 293. Beware of Imitations JOHN OUMCAMt ONt AekWTa MM TO fc I Small fcO, I To QetBfore TT5 Peepli tn the Most Direct W&? Use the Columns of the Stevtc Journal. IF You have Lost or Found mny thing tnmke it known 'through Th4 Stat Journal. IF Yon Want to Buy or Sett mny thing. Rent s a Room or Toko Boarders, try m Small Adver tisoment in The State Journal. IF Yon Want a Situation and Need Assistance, a Smalt Advertise ment tvill bo Inserted for three days Without Charge, IF Yon Want to Hire a Man, a Boy or a Woman, an Advertise' ment in TJris Paper will bring yon so many applications that yon can have your pick of the best. IF You have property to Rent or For Sale, the easiest, simplest and cheapest way to bring it before the public is to put a little Advertisement in The State Journal. It mitt be read everywhere in tho State of Kansas. IF You have anything to Trade, whether it is a Bicycle, m Stove or m Piano, tell tZe people about it in This Paper, and yon will get m Customer. IF Yon have m 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 goods or have made any change in your business, tell it. Tell it at the rate of so cents per week if yon don't want to invest mora. IF Money bo carefully invested in Advertising it will pay big re turns. A "Small Advertise ment?' in The State Journal costs S cents a line a day. 2 o 304 0OwO4X4Q4X4W

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