The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 12, 1899

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THURSDAY EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 12, 1899. THURSDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. LAST EDITION SOONJJVER. The Session of the House Only Lasted 20 Minutes. Sir. Seaton of Atchison Wanted It to Adjourn UNTIL NEXT MONDAY But the Speaker Ruled This Unconstitutional. Petitions Presented in the Senate. The house session was very brief this morning, lasting not more than twenty minutes. The first business transacted after the preliminary exercises was the election of pages decided upon by the house caucus. The list was published in the Journal several days ago. The house then elected C. B. Griffith of Bourbon county as its reading clerk, according to the decision of the caucus yesterday afternoon. Geissler of Logan Introduced a reso lution providing for an assistant read ing clerk. It has been argued that one man's voice is not sufficient to do all the reading the house requires, and the motion carried. On motion of Brooke of Shawnee, J. S. Dogue was elected assistant reading clerk. Brooke then moved that an adjourn ment be taken. Seaton thought the house ought to adjourn until Monday, but Speaker Os born said that that would be contrary to the constitution. Seaton persisted that it had frequently been done, but he finally gave up, and the motion car ried adjourning the house until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning under the rules. The Populist members almost all voted against the motion, and about ten Republicans. IN THE SENATE Barbers Present Petitions for Special Legislation. The new chaplain of the senate Is a record breaker in long prayers, and there are1 few material things upon which he does not touch In his daily supplications to the throne of Grace. The first petitions of the regular ses sion appeared in the senate this morn ing. There were seven of them and four of the number asked for the pass age of the proposed barber's bill, the purpose of which is to place workmen of this class under the direction of a state board, and to drive out the cheap, "unclean shops." These petitions were presented as fol lows: By Senator Hessln, signed by citi zens of Maple Hill. By Senator Armstrong, signed by cit izens of Barton county. By Senator Pritchard, signed by citi zens of Plainville, Rooks county. By Senator Johnson, signed by Frank Willard and 60 citizens of Topeka. Immediately following the petitions Senator Householder introduced the barbers' bill. It was read the first time this morning. Senator Coleman presented a petition from the Woman's Science club of Sen eca, asking for the enactment of a law making the state miscellaneous library a circulating or traveling library. A similar petition was presented by SenT ator Campbell from the Woman's Read ing circle of Labette City. No law con templating such legislation has been in troduced. SAME OLD BILL To Reduce Pullman Fares, 'Which Never Goes Through. Should Senator Young's bill be passed at this session of -the legislature Pull man sleeping car rates will be greatly reduced in Kansas. The measure was introduced today and fixes the rate for a double berth for 100 miles at 50 cents, night or day.' For greater distances no more than one half a cent per mile can be charged. No more than twice the above prices can be charged for state rooms. The penalty for violation is $1,000 for each offense, one-half of the amount to go to the school fund, the remainder to the informer. Process may be served, under the new law, upon any conductor representing the company. The general result of the introduction of bills of this sort is that several mem bers of the legislature get Pullman passes and the bill gets killed. If the legislature does kill this bill as it has all previous ones, the names of the lucky fellows who get the Pullman passes ought to be made public at least. CROWDED TO THE WALL, The Corporal's Guard of Populists New Occupy Little Space. The Republicans have crowded the Populists back until they are allowed only the two north rows in the house at present. During the extra session the Populists had the entire north side of the house and one row on the south side. Four of these rows have now been taken by the Republicans, and barring a half dozen "aged and infirm," the Populists are ranged along the north wall. GOOD MAN TO KEEP SHTJT TTP. Missouri Wants William Anderson in Her Prison When Kansas Lets Him Go. When William Anderson, who Is now In the penitentiary, regains his freedom on January 20, he will walk into the arms of a Missouri officer, armed with extradition papers signed by Governor Stanley. Anderson is under indictment for bur glary committed in Bates county. Mo., in March, 1S97. He was arrested soon arter the crime was committed, but broke jail and escaped to Kansas. Be fore he had been located by the Missouri officers he had managed to get himself into the Kansas penitentiarv, and his term will expire January 20 Governor Stanley signed the extradi tion papers for Anderson last evening. HE WAS MOST SONOROUS. O. B. Griffith of Bourbon County Pro nounced the Best Reader. C. R. Griffith, of Bourbon county was elected to be reading clerk of the house Filipino Now, see here; Uncle Sam I don't know yet what you are, but I think I know what you are going to fee. Filipino -Well, what? Uncle Sam A darned nuisance. New York Evening World. at a house caucus yesterday afternoon. There were ten candidates for the place and each of them was given an oppor tunity to display his lung power and elocutionary ability. The candidates were C. H. Figley of Labette.H. J. New berry of Shawnee, F. E. Smith of Elk, J. S. Dogue of Shawnee, C. B. Griffith of Bourbon, J. F. Lawson of Reno, H. S. Halleck of Pottawatomie, A. L. Barnes of Geary, J. W. Staley of Douglas, and Jasper M. Howard of Shawnee. The contest was between Griffith and Dogue, and Griffith was elected on the third ballot. CONCESSIONS NECESSARY By the House In Order to Get Con cessions From the Senate. The question of a stenographer for the Populist minority was brought before the Republican caucus again today by a reso lution introduced by Seaver of Ellsworth, providing that a stenographer be allow ed the Populists, and the caucus wran gled over the matter for nearly an hour. Burkholder of Marion said that two years ago the Republican minority had to go down into their pockets and pay for it when they wanted any stenographic work done, but he was in favor of making a concession to the Populists. Some of the members took the ground that if the minority had a special stenog rapher, the majority ought to have one, too, but this idea was spiked by McKee ver. who said that the concession was simply a courtesy, and that if the Re publicans needed a stenographer there were plenty of committee stenographers for them to draw on. Brooke said that while the Republicans were greatly in the majority in the house they were not entirely free to act as they please, but must look out for the interests of the Republican minority in the senate, and in order to gain concessions over there it would be necessary to grant something to the Populists in the house. The resolution was at last carried and the house will elect a stenographer to do work for the Populists. A resolution was then introduced giving the Populists a special page and messen ger, but this was also prevented by Mc Keever. who said that the house already had more pages than ever before, and if the increase in offices was kept un no one could tell where it would end. The reso lution was tabled. KANSAS AT PARIS. Twenty Thousand Dollars Asked for an Exhibit There. Senator Tom Anderson introduced in the senate this morning a bill author izing the appointment by the governor of a Kansas commissioner for the Paris exposition and empowering such com missioner to prepare a corn exhibit to represent Kansas at the French capital. For the purpose of carrying out the proposed plans an appropriation of $20,000 is made from the general rev enue fund. NEW KIND OF FORGERY. A Bill Making False Entries in Books Punishable as Forgery. According to the provisions of a bill introduced in the senate today, a new list of crimes is added to those punish able by the laws against forgery. The bill specifies that any false entry in books of individuals, co-partnerships or corporations, or false statements made by any overseer, foreman, time keeper, clerk, bookkeper, accountant, or other agent or employe of any indi vidual, co-partnership or corporation is a forgery. WHERE IS THAT FLAG Senator Coleman Wants It Back, or One J ust as Pretty. The senate has adopted Senator Cole man's resolution, which follows: Whereas, In a splendid burst of pa triotic zeal this senate ordered the pro curement and placing of the American colors over the president's desk during the extraordinary session just closed; and. Whereas, Old Glory, whether design- tContinued on Sixth Page.) A DIALOGUE OF TODAY what am I? An American. BILLY MORGAN Will Play the Organ He Is Chosen as State Printer. W. Y. Morgan, editor of the Hutchin son News, will be the next state printer of Kansas, according to the decision of the Republican joint caucus last even ing. The nomination was made on the third ballot. The proposition to hold the caucus last evening was sprung on the Repub licans rather suddenly late yesterday afternoon. The senate caucus decided, by a vote of eleven to one, to postpone the caucus until Monday evening, and sent word to that effect to the house caucus late in the afternoon, but this idea did not meet with favor from the Morgan men, who wanted it held last night. The members who live in the short grass country, who were almost solid for Morgan, said they could not get back to Topeka till Tuesday morn ing, if they went home for Sunday, as most of them proposed doing. At length Seaton of Atchison proposed holding the caucus at once and having it over with. A committee was appoint ed to get the Republican senators to gether, and at 5 o'clock arrangements were completed for holding the caucus immediately after supper. The caucus organized by electing Sen ator Hessin as chairman and Represen tative Geissler, of Logan county, as secretary. Osborn of Saline and Mc Keever of Shawnee were appointed as tellers to assist in taking the vote. There were an even hundred of the 104 members of the caucus present. The absentees were Senator Fulton of Ne maha, and Representatives Adams of Sedgwick, Ackerman of Russell, and Ward of Wallace. It was decided that it should require 53 votes, a majority of all members, to nominate. No nominating speeches were made, but an informal ballot was taken to be gin with, which resulted as follows: W. Y. Morgan, editor of the Hutchin son News, 39; Arthur Capper, publisher of the Topeka Mail and Breeze, 38; Charles Landis, editor of the Osborne Farmer, 14; Geo. W. Crane, the Topeka publisher, 7. On the first formal ballot Morgan crept up 6, while Capper and Landis each lost 1, and Crane lost 3. The vote stood: Morgan, 45; Capper, 37; Landis, 13; Crane, 4. On the second ballot Morgan made an other jump to 51. Capper gained 1. making his vote 38. while Landis feli to 10. and Crane gained 1. Crane and Landis men were both Roing to Morgan. On the third ballot Morgan received 57. four more than enough to elect, while Capper got 34, Landis 6 and Crane 1. As soon as the vote was announced Brooke of Shawnee jumped up and said: "On behalf of a Kansas product, a young man who was born and raised in Kansas, and as loyal a Republican as there is in the state. Arthur Capper. I move to make the nomination of Mr. Mor gan unanimous." "And on behalf of a man with whom I have been associated for the past thirty five years." said Major Tom Anderson, "a veteran Republican, I second the mo tion." The motion carried with a whoop, and the caucus broke up. The quickness with which the nomina tion was made was a surprise to nearly everyone. Politicians say that it was the work of Mort Aibaugh, chairman of the Republican state central committee, who threw all his influence for Morgan. "Billy" Morgan, as he is familiarly called, was born in Cincinnati in lffifi. and is therefore now 32 years of age. although he does not look to be more than 25. At the aife of 5 years he came to Kansas, bringing his parents with him ,and set tled them at Cottonwood Falls, where his father founded the Cottonwood Falls Leader, which he still runs. As soon as "Billy" was larKe enough to sit up and hold a printer's stick he took his first step toward becoming state printer by learning to "stick type." He was educated at the state university, from which he graduated in 18S5. and after various experiences in the newspaper business he purchased the Emporia Gazette in 1892, but after keep ing it a couple of years he sold it to Will White and bought the Hutchinson News, which he still owns. The offlce of state printer is the most profitable one in the state. There was a time when it was said to be worth $40,000 per year, but of recent years the fees have been cut down until it is now probably worth about one-fourth that sum, still quite a good salary for a printer. It is said that Arthur Capper will re ceive the next best thing by having his paper made the official state paper. George Crane's Strength. In speaking of the election and its result Mr. Crane says that his friends might judge from the face of the record that he was an extremely weak candi date. "While I only claimed," said he, "fourteen positive first choice votes. 1 was by long odds the strongest when the question of second choice would ap pear. I was very anxious for Mr. Mor gan's nomination if I could not get it myself, and had good business reasons for it. My supporters were asked to go to Morgan whenever it would look as though the chances were not good. The caucus was called suddenly when I was unprepared for it and not expecting it. Half my strength went to Morgan from the very start and the rest of them as fast as word could be gotten to them. The only sore spot I have Is that caused by what I consider the ungrate ful course taken by Congressman Cur tis." PUT HANJfA BACK. 'At noon the senate sub-committee ap pointed to consider the Hanna case, made a unanimous report to the senate caucus that Hanna be seated. It is understood that the senate caucus will adopt the report, thus enabling Hanna to retain the senatorship. Weather Indications. Chicago, Jan. 12. For Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday; colder Friday ;south to west winds. "W. Y. Morgan. From an Old, but the Latest Print.J BILLINGSGATE. Hurled at General Nelson A Miles Today By Commissary General Eagan of the War Department. CALLS HIM A LIAR And Uses Much Other Languag Unbecoming A Gentleman, and Stamps Him self as Being Insane or a Fool. Washington, Jan. 12. Commissary General Eagan in the course of his test imony before the war investigating commission this afternoon, called Ma jor General Miles, commanding the army a "liar, who lied in his throat, lied in his heart, lied in every part of his body, who perpetrated a gross scan dal and who should be drummed out of the service and imprisoned and should be- avoided by every honest man and barred from every club," He charac terized his interviews as "filth." Gen. Eagan had prepared a type written statement covering his side of the case and was allowed to read it. Gen-. Eagan referred to the fact that Gen. Miles had refused to be sworn and commented on the fact that he was the only one of 500 witnesses who had so refused. Gen. Eagan said he himself preferred, to be sworn. Gen. Eagan began by calling atten tion to Gen. Miles' appointment of Ma jor John D. Black, a civilian as a chief of staff and said that this was largely responsible for the trouble that follow ed. He said that Major Black had been furnished $5,000 before starting for Porto Rico and that he had apparently not known enough to provide himself a check book and had not left his signa ture with the secretary of the treasury, nor made any other preparation for availing himself of the funds at his command. There were experienced dis bursing officers in the island who had in the aggregate over $400,000 in their possession and yet Gen. Miles had complained that there were no paymas ters in the islands so that the soldiers had no money with which to buy food for themselves. Gen. Miles had then called on the department to put $50,000 more in the hands of Major Black and this Gen. Eagan declined to do, putting $10,000 to Major Black's credit in New York. Gen.Eagan referred to the mysterious manner in which papers disappeared from the files of the war department, EAGAN 'S EXACT WORDS. General Eagan's testimony relating to "embalmed beef was as follows: "General Miles was asked by your committee how tinned fresh beef be came a Dart of the army ration. His answer is, 'You had better ask the sec retary of war or the commissary gen eral. I think they can tell you. 1 know it was sent to the army as food and the pretense is that it was sent as an experiment.' General Miles in say ing that this food was sent to the army as a pretense tor an experiment, says that which implies corruption, which &b out of every 100 peopla will under stand to mean corruption!, because It was 'a Dretense of experiment, he says, not even giving credit to me flor furnish ing it as an experiment, but that I furnished it under the "pretense of an experiment." This is a serious charge and should not be made by any man lightly, nor without ample evidence to suDDort it. Taking the statement in the sense it was probably intended, the sense that it will be accepted by the country at large, the sense that already the press almost wholly of the United States has accepted it indeed, some of that press because of it called for my dismissal from the army and my court martial I answer that it was not fur nished under the pretense of experiment nor even as an experiment, and if when General Miles charges that It was fur nished as a "pretense of experiment," he lies in his throat, he lies in his heart, he lies in every hair of his head and every pore of his body, he lies wilfully, deliberately, intentionally and malic iously. "If his statement is true that this was furnished under 'pretense of an experiment," then I should be drummed out of the army and incarcerated in prison with other libelers. His state ment is a scandalous libel reflecting upon the honor of every officer in the department who -had contracted for or purchased this meat, and especially and particularly on the commissary general myself. In denouncing General Miles as a liar when he makes this state ment, I wish to make it as emphatic and as coarse as the statement itself. I wish to force the lie back into his throat, covered with the contents of a camp latrine. I wish to brand it as a falsehood of whole cloth, without a par ticle of truth to sustain it, and unless he can prove his statement he should be driven out of the clubs, barred from the society of decent." people and so ostra cised that the street bootblack would not condescend to speak to him. for he has fouled his own nest; he has as persed the honor of a brother officer without a particle of evidence or fact to sustain in any degree his scandalous, libelous, malicious falsehoods, viz: That this beef, or any whatever, was fur nished the army under 'pretense of an experiment." ANTI-QUAYMEN. Forty-three Republican Members Or ganized Against His Re-election. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 12. A confer ence of the Republican senators and members who refused to take part in a senatorial caucus until Senator Quay is acquitted of the conspiracy charges pending against him in the Philadelphia courts met this morning to select a candidate for United States senator. Senator Flynn of Allegheny presided and made a short speech congratulat ing his colleagues on the growth of the movement against Senator Quay's re election. A new pledge binding the signers not to vote for Mr. Quay until he is acquitted was adopted and signed COLO CONSUMPTION BEGINS WITH LUNG WEAKNESS. There is Death in the Air for Those With Weak Lungs Who Brave the Dangers of Cold Weather Weak Lungs Made Strcng and Proof Against Danger By the New Scientific Slocnm Treatment for Coughs, Catarrh, Consumption and Diseases of the Respiratory Organs. A New System of Medicine Discovered by an Eminent Scientist for the Positive Cure of Consumption, Lung Troubles, Grip, and all Wasting Diseases. These Three Free Bottles for You. a if i ii is:i 1 hiwn a H.iAr- 1 is,,, 1 ill Hi fc V M- "V;' i e1 rai l- w?JP CROWNING DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY. ro you cough? ro your lungs pain you? Is your throat sore and inflamed? Do" you spit up phlegm? Does your head ache? Is your appetite bad? Are your lungs delicate? Are you losing flesh? Are you pale and thin? Do you lack stamina? These symptoms are proof that you have in your body the seeds of the most dangerous malady that ever devastated the earth consumption. Consumption, the bane of those who have been brought up in the old-fashioned beliefs that this disease was her editary, that it was fatal, that none could recover who were once firmly clasped in its relentless grip. But now known to be curable, made so by the word-stirring discoveries of that man whose name has been given to this new system of treatment. Now known to be preventable and curable by following and practicing his hv?rienic teachings. The new system of medicine will cure you of consumption, and of all dis eases which can be traced back to weak lungs as a foundation. It is not a drug system, but a system of germ destruction and body building. by the 43 senators and members pres ent. A committee of 20 was appointed as a steering committee. The organization will meet again next Monday evening to agree upon a line of action on Tuesday when the senate and house will vote separately for senator. LELAND HELD TO BLAME For Arthur Capper's Defeat, Accord ing to This Story. Cy Leland's characteristic for "get ting even" is well illustrated in the de feat of Arthur Capper for state printer. There is a story out today that Leland" was responsible for this defeat, and: that it was due to the article written by Tom McNeal, editor of the Mail andl Breeze, stating that Leland had offered $50 to delay the printing of the stock yards bill. The article was printed in the Mail and Breeze shortly after the meeting of the legislative Investigating commit tee. It is said it soured Leland on the paper. Supt. Hart Resigns. At 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon J. M. Hart, superintendent of the Topeka reform school, appointed by Governor Leedy, walked into Governor Stanley's office and for a short time was lost in the crowd of politicians which thronged, the offices. Mr. Hart soon appeared before the governor and tendered his resignation as superintendent of the school to take effect at the pleasure of the governor. This makes a place for a. new superintendent to be appointed by the governor, through the state board of charities which it is believed he will appoint within a few weeks. JjMNGEK. Not guesswork, but science. Not a step backward, but a stride out of the old ruts. Made possible only by Pastuer's, Virchow's, Metchnikoff's latest discov eries in bacteriology, hygiene and ther apeutics. The system consists of three'remedies which act simultaneously and supple ment each other's curative action. You are invited to test what this system will do for you, if you are sick, by writing for a free trial treatment to the Slocum Laboratories, New York City. Send your name and full address to Dr. T. A. Slocum, 98 Pine street, New York, and the three free bottles of medi cine will be forwarded to you. The system is a positive cure for con sumption, that most insidious disease, and for lung troubles and disorders complicated by loss of flesh. Coughs, Grippe, Catarrh, bronchitis, sore throat, etc. Thin, pale, shivery, weak people become fat and hearty. The tst is to try it. Kvery druggist dispenses the Slocum System of Treatment in, larne original packages, with full directions for use. When writing the Doctor tell him you read this article in the Topeka State Journal.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1899. CAST ONJSLANDS Crew of a Ship Thrown ona I Barren Spot In the South Atlantic Ocean For 154 Days. LIYED OX BIRD EGGS. The Island Was Infested With Hangrj Bats. Natires Lived on Sea Eagles Whose Flesh Was Strong. New York, Jan. 12. Cast on a rat-in feated Island, more than 1,500 miles south by west of the Cape of Good Hope, Captain R. R. Shaw and his crew of the bark Glenhuntley lived for 154 days, mostly on penguins' eggs. At last they were rescued by the British warship Thrush, and late in November were landed at Simon's bay. South 'Africa. The bark sailed from New Tork on March 31 last, with a general cargo, for Freemantle, Australia. R. W. Cam eron Co., shipping agents of No. 23 South William street, were rejoiced to learn yesterday that the Glenhuntley's crew long since given up for lost had been rescued from starvation and were now on their way to Liverpool, where the bark was owned. The voyage from New Tork was un eventful until the first days in June, when a fierce storm was encountered. The craft was so seriously damaged that on June 4 Captain Shaw and his men were forced to abandon it at sea. They took to the lifeboats, and several days later landed on one of the Tristan d Acuiuia isles. The adventures of the shipwrecked men on the faraway island are best de scribed by Captain Shaw in a letter written by him which reached here yes terday by way of Capetown. After tell ing of the abandonment of the bark and the landing on the island of Tristan d Acunha, he writes: "The first ship that approached the Island and was boarded by us was the American vessel S. D. Carlton, on Sep. tember 16, from New York to Hong Kong. I wanted the captain to take us to the Cape of Good Hope, but he could not. Our second mate, however, went on the Carlton. Three days after ward we sighted a sail from the high land at the foot of a mountain. That afternon eight men and myself left in a small boat, and got to her, sailing and rowing, about 10 p. m. She proved to be the four-masted bark sstrathgrype. of Greenock, from New York for Mel bourne. They also could not take us, but the captain gave us seventy pounds of bread, fifty pounds of flour, fourteen pounds of coffee and some tobacco. That was the first substantial food and tobacco we got since we reached the island. As the population of the place, with our eleven, had been increased to eighty-three, the supplies did not last long. "I never thought that there were white people so poor as the seventy two who made Tristan d' Acunha their home. The natives have houses built of stone, and they are thatched with a grass called tussock. The houses are only one story high, and the people cook, eat and sleep In a-single apart ment. Along the inside walls of some of these apartments are bunks like those on ships. 'The natives make trips In their little boats to Inaccessible island, twenty miles distant, in a southwesterly di rection, for tussock to be used in thatch ing. The islands are overrun with rats, which get scant food, excepting when the .natives try to raise a little grain. Then they dig up the seed almost as soon as planted. The people grow very little of anything, but once in a while they succeed In raising a few potatoes. There are a few apple and pear trees, but the rats, which climb them, eat the fruit before it can ripen. "The governor of the island gave me shelter, and the rest of the crew were quartered at the houses of the natives, who divided their stock of eaglets and penguin flesh, and the eggs of the latter seafowl with them. Sea eagles are about the size of a duck, and their flesh was too strong for me to eat. The na tives, however, seem to relish it, and in time there is a possibility that I would also fall in line with them. The crav ing of hunger is a terrible thing, and to satisfy it 1 ate penguins' eggs for breakfast, dinner and supper. They were cooked in all styles, but the var- A man lias to have pluck to make a suc cess of any calling. A man must have the backbone to take knock-down blows and yet up again and again and fight on. Pluck and stamina are largely a question f good health. It only takes one knock down blow to finish a man with a headache. It only takes a small setback to disconcert a nervous and shaky man. A bilious, head achy man goes into bankruptcy at the first embarrassment. A nervous man who does sot sleep at night and gets np shaky in the morning gives up the battle of business at the first discouragement. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is the best of all health-makers and health-keepers. It makes pure, rich blood. It forces out all impurities and disease germs. It does not make any difference what the disease may be called, so long as it has its inception in improper or insufficient nourishment this great medicine will cure it. It may be called dyspepsia, kidney disease, "liver complaint," skin or blood disease, or nerv ous prostration all these have the same starting point. The Golden Medical Dis covery" reaches that point. It will cure these diseases absolutely. None of them can retain their hold on the system when the arteries are filled with rich, pure blood. I am 54 years old," writes Mr. P. G. Bledsoe, of IeesviUe, Henry Co., Mo. For as years X suffered from torpid liver, constipation and indi- r'estioa which severely affected my nerves. Hav Bg to make my living by bard work, I would keen until I would have to give up. Some times my friends would pick me up and carry me to bed. what little sleep I could get was tortured with horrible dreams. I took sue bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It relieved the pain in my back aad between my shoulders, braced vp say acxvca, aad to-day 1 am a well SMI Lorenzo Show. Head Of Of The Latter Day Daints" pressman tat iety, such as it was, could not disguise the esrg to my taste. "The sea eagles lay their eggs In holes on the sides of the mountains, and when the eaglets are about as big as a pigeon the natives take their dogs in a boat and go 'round the island. The dogs smell out the holes, and then the natives get the young birds, and bring them home and cook them. The eaglets have a strong and fishy taste, and one has to be hungry to eat their flesh. "There are several penguin rookeries, where we got eggs which furnished the main part of our daily food while we were on the island. We also killed some of the sea fowl, and the oil secured in the cooking we used in our lamps. The little coffee that I obtained from the Strathgrype was all that had been on the island for three months. The na tives own a fair-sized sail boat between them, and whatever supplies they se cure from a passing vessel is equally divided. They wear no shoes, and when a beast is killed its skin is pegged to the ground and dried. Then it is cut up into strips, and out of the skin a sort of moccasin is made. "The governor of the island is up ward of 90 years old, and his wife is 83. One of the natives, named Thomas Hill Swaine, was with Lord Nelson on the Victory at Trafalgar "When the government had a battery on the island of Tristan d' Acunha Swaine came as a corporal, and after the military force was abolished he remained in this God forsaken place. "The natives both male and female are sadly in need of clothing. The men sometimes secure cast-off garments from the crews of passing ships, but the women rarely get a petticoat. As a sort of home amusement, the members of the poor colony on the island make grotesque bonnets and caps from the fleece and skins of sea birds and fancy feather work from the plumage on the heads of the penguins. "The governor told me that he land ed first on the island In 1836, and that during the past 62 years he had only made two trips to St. Helena, which i3 over 1,000 miles away. He has never been to the Cape of Good Hope. "When the Thrush made its yearly visit to the island, her captain consent ed to take us to a port in Africa." The Glenhuntley, which was built at Glasgow in 1862, was 940 tons burden and 165 feet long. She was owned by Messrs. T. C. Jones and J. H. Foyl of Glasgow, Scotland. CHARACTER IN EYEBROWS. How a Man Can Choose a Wife Suc cessfully by Examining the Brow. (From the Boston Globe.) "It's all well for a erirl to Diume herself on her pretty eyebrows," said an expert physiognomist the other day, "but I, who have been studying character for years, have nerhaus a rather different Doint of view. Eyebrows show character, and the wise man will taxe note or tnem wnen choosing friends. Eyebrows, for instance, that are wide apart denote a frank, srener- ous, unsuspicious and impulsive nature. "wnen tnev meet one may oe nretiy sure that the owner's temperament is ar dent, but jealous and suspicious. Eye brows which are elevated at starting and continue in long, sweeping lines over the eyes, with a downward tendency, indicate artistic feeling. "Straight eyebrows, forming a closely defined line close to the eyes, denote great determination and will power. Thosewhich, begin rather strongly and terminate abruptly without passing beyond the eyes show an impatient and irascible nature. Sensitiveness ana tenderness are lnai- rated bv elichtlv arched evebrows. and firmness of purpose and kindness of heart by those which are straight at the begin ning ana are rather arched at tne tem rjles. The eyebrows of neoDle utterly de void of mathematical power are raised at tne termination, leaving a wine space oe tween them and the corners of the eyes. On the other hand. If they are close to the eyes at the end, mathematical talent may generally be safely assumed. "Eyebrows of the same color as the hair show constancy, firmness and resolution: if lighter than the hair they denote inde cision and weakness; while if darker, me may probably be right in our surmise that their owner is of ardent, passionate and inconstant disposition. "An energetic and easily irritated nature is shown by the hair growing in different directions: while short, close-lying hair, growing in one direction, indicates a firm mind and goou perceptions. An ardent but tender nature is shown by the hair being soft and fine. "When the hair of the eyebrows has a downward droop so that it almost meets the lashes when the eyes are widely open ed, tenderness and melancholy are be trayed. The nearer the eyebrows are to the eyes the firmer and more earnest the character, while the more remote the more volatile and flighty is the nature of their owner." OPERA IN TWO LANDS. Flays That Have Satisfied English People, Most Unpopular in America. fW. E. Curtis in the Chicago Record.) The total receiuts from the sale of ad mission tickets at Savoy theater. London, during the last twenty-five years, exceed (15,000,000. Most of this money has been expended Dy the XjOnaon public lor the privilege of hearing the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and does not include orob- ably a similar amount that has been ex pended during the same time Tor a simi lar purpose throughout the remainder of England and the cities of the United States. It is estimated that the earnings of the musical compositions of these two eminent gentlemen would exceed $40,000, 000. The most nonular nnd profitable onera. they ever oroduced was "The Mikado." It ran In London for 1,147 consecutive nights the longest any opera ever occupied a stage and it has been played in the Unit ed states several thousand times. "Pina fore," their first successful opera, was sec ond in popularity, occupying the stage at the Savoy theater for 820 nigrhts. and was equally successful In the United States, where it has been given by professionals and amateurs many thousand times. in tne unuea states ratience was third in popularity: In Eneland it was fifth. There "The Gondoliers" was third, but It was a failure here, as well as "The Tee-men of the Guard," which was fourth in popularity in England. The failure of these two operas on this side the ocean wa probably due to localism which could mmmum in congress? TrtETnuRct Brigham Kkobrt5,Tlected ACon- not be Americanized and did not appeal to the humor of our people. The scene of the latter opera was laid in the tower or London. "Patience" was number five in the list in England, and then came Io lanthe," which was a travesty upon the British judicial svstem, and was also too local to be appreciated by our people. In the United States 'The. Pirates of Penzance" was next after "Patience in popularity, and it was a charming opera, which furnished easy parts for a lot of pretty girls and could be given under any circumstances. Although Gilbert and Sullivan were be yond all comparison the most successful musical composers that ever lived, ac cording to the established laws of fate more of their operas were failures than successes. Several which the critics said were the best had no "go" In them, like "Ruddygore," "The Princess Ida." "Eu tophia." "The Mountebank," "His Excel lency," "The Beautystone" and "The Chieftain." Although several of these promised to be more popular than "Pina fore" or "The Mikado," they only ran a few weeks. For some reason or other, people did not like them and could not be Induced to attend the performances. "The Grand Duke," the last work of this fam ous pair of collaborators, was their great est failure. A SOCIETY VICE. Eric-a-Brac Often Disappears After House Entertainments. (From the New York Tribune Thieving it is called with the lower classes, kleptomania is the veiled title for the same offense with those of higher rank, but, all the same, it is one and the same thing, and it is not always the serv ants who cause stickpins and other at tractive trifles to mysteriously disappear from milady's dressing tr.Dle or bric-a-brac from the dressing room. Every woman who entertains much knows the inexplicable way in which certain articles are lost, and although her guests are. of course, beyond suspicion, she feels sure it is not the servants who are always in fault. "I simply cannot keep stickpins In mv cushion," said a society woman recentl.. "Many women are simply without con science in regard to them. I have lost six this winter, and several were really quite valuable." "That is not so bad as having a piece of silver taken right before your eyes and not daring to remonstrate," said another. "One of my Iutch toys on my silver table- was actually taken by a person, we both know, and I saw her do it and did not dare to say a word!" Another woman who has recently re turned from Europe and whose hobby is collecting odd and valuable rings, brought out her collection to show to some friends recently at a small tea she was giving, and found, after the company had depart ed .that two were missing, and yet there had not been a servant in the room. The inference was unavoidable. TO CARVE UP PERSIA? One Alternative In the Anglo-Russian Complication. (London Correspondence New Tork Sun.) Some concern is manifested in the for eign office at the recrudescence of Rus sian activity in Persia, and It is evident that trouble Is expected in that connection. For years past the Russian and British minis ters have been secretly intriguing at Te heran. The old shah used to play the Sultan of Turkey's game of setting the entire diplomatic corps Dy tne ears, due the present occupant of the throne lacks tne nerve to resist tne alternate menaces and cajoleries of the Russians, with the result that the shah's sovereignty In the province adjoining Russia is now little more than nominal. Russia's latest move Is the demand of a concession to build a railroad right across Persia from the Russian frontier to the Indian ocean, which, in British opinion, would be only a prelude to the annexation of eastern Persia. This, if the traditional policy of this countrty is maintained, would be resisted by force of arms. The immediate fear of the foreign office is that if the Shah, at England's bidding, should pluck up courage and re fuse the railroad concession, Russia will find a pretext for a declaration of war against Persia i hich would set the entire east ablaze. The only alternative in view at present is an Anglo-Russian compact for the partition of Persia, and there is some reason to believe that an indirect proposal to that effect has actually been made by the British government re cently. SHE VISITED KING OSCAR. Mme. Jane Hading Found the Ruler of Sweden a Gay Gentleman. (From the Chicago Record.) On concluding her engagement in Stock halm the other day Mme. Jane Hading received a command to visit King Oscar at the castle. Accordingly the actress prepared a carefully worded speech, and fot a friend who knew the ways of the wedish court diligently to coach her In all the requirements of a royal audience. What the friend did not seem to know, however, was how exceedingly gallant, his majesty can be in cases where his interest In "chic" femininity is engaged. Mme. Hading had her little speech letter-perfect, but when his smiling majesty called her his "little witch" and told her how she had fascinated all Sweden and the king of it. it puzzled the actress to find an open ing for speechmaking. Oscar was all condescension, chatted amiably for half art gallery and at leaving pinned to her an hour, conducted his guest through the bodice the badge of the decoration "Lit teris et Artibus," the only order for wo men of Sweden and Norway. The Difference in Time. From the New Tork Press. Noon at any given place is the mo ment at which that place passes under the sun as the earth revolves. As the earth is round, places pass under the sun at different times. When it is noon at New Tork, it is later at all points east of New Tork and earlier at all places farther west. Calcutta is 11 hours and 49 minutes later than New Tork, and Hong Kong 11 hours and 27 minutes earlier. For the convenience of the railroads, we have four time sec tions in this country. For each 15 de grees of longitude the time difference is one hsur. Thus noon at New Tork (eastern time) is 11 o'clock a. m. at Chicago (central time), 10 o'clock a, m. at Denver (mountain time) and 9 o'clock a. m. at San Francisco (Pacific time). The hour is made arbitrarily the same for all places in a time section For European countries, Greenwich time is standard time. That is six hours faster than Chicago time. Utah. He HasThhe Wives. 2,800,000 WORTH OF GOOD Wonderful Result Accomplished by a Chicago Pastor's Sermon. From Truth.l "When Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus, T. D., now president of the Armour Insti tute of Technology, was pastor of Ply mouth church, he moved all Chicago with his oratory. A young giant physi cally, with an unequaled power of po etic expression, he threw himself into the affairs of the Lake City and ac complished a world of good. In the six years of his service at Plymouth church he raised something over $6,000,000 for institutions which he chose to aid or found. The most interesting thing to be re lated of him is that he preached a rous ing sermon one Sunday at Plymouth, in which he set forth in his finest manner the things that ought to be done for the young boys and girls or our genera tion. When he was through a member of his congregation, Philip D. Armour, the great pork packer, came forward, and, taking him by the hand, said: "Do you believe in those ideas you just now expressed" "I certainly do," said Dr. Gunsaulus. "And you'd carry them out if you had the means?" "Most assuredly." "Well, then," said Mr. Armour,'lf you will give me five years of your time I will give you the money." The result was that Armour institute now has Dr. Gunsaulus as its president, where this year 1,200 young men and women will be taught the most import ant industrial branches. That Sabbath address is going down to history under the title of the $2,800,000 sermon. A PATHETIC FEATURE. Of the American Military Occupation of Havana. From the New Tork Times.l A truly pathetic feature of Sunday's ceremonies in Havana was the absence, either as a participant in them or as a mere spectator, of General Maximo Gomez. Doubtless it is the old warrior's own fault that he was not present; doubtless hi3 surly self-obliteration at this crisis in his country's history is as lacking in true dignity as in practical wisdom: doubtless his course will serve more or less well as excuse for the sar donic repetition of "We told you so!" by those who have called him a bandit and asserted that what he wanted was war, not peace. But is a feeling of sympathy for the man really incompatible with regret or even reprehension for his recent con duct? We think not. Gomez is very old, and he is a physical wreck. He has fought against desperate odds for many a long year. He numbers a son among the sacrifices he has made for free Cuba. His time is short; he has nothing left except a little breath in bleeding lungs. And he was expected to stand quietly by while hands friendly but alien lowered the flag of Spain and raised another, vastly more threatening to the ultimate independence of the is land than was ever the flag it replaces. The general hoped to drive the Span iards away; he fears that the Ameri cans will be asked to remain. He did not fight for a temporary republic and then inevitable absorption. That is all he sees ahead, and so he, the sword and soul of the revolution, remained in "the long grass," where he has lived so long. Of course, he is wrong, but there are wrongs and wrongs. DANGEROUS SURGERY. DEATH FOLLOWS THE SUR GEON'S KNIFE NOT THE SUR GEON'S FAULT, OF COTTOSE. HE CANT HELP IT YOTX CAN. Pyramid Pile Cure Cures Piles Quick ly, Painlessly, Without Danger. People go along for years suffering with piles. Then try this, and that and the other thing; from carrying a buck eye to getting treatment from a physi cian. They obtain temporary relief, maybe, but they are never quite cured. A little strain in lifting, excessive fati gue, a little constipation or a little di arrhoea end the piles come back. They don't seem to amount to much, but they banish sleep and appetite. No position is comfortable. There is in tense local pain and that dreadful feel ing of weight in the perineum. Maybe in the early stages some of the many salves on sale will afford tempor ary relief. If the case is of long stand ing, there is only one speedy and sure remedy. It is Pyramid Pile Cure. Even in light cases it is the safest thing to use. Other applications may cure and may not. Pyamid Cure is always cer tain, always reliable, always brings comfort at once. Its prompt use saves months of severe suffering. In extreme cases it will save surgical operations and their attendant dangers and dis comforts. It is better than a knife. Will cure easier, quicker and safer. Thous ands have used it. Thousands have been cured by it. The cost is trifling compared with what it does. The price is 50 cents. Most anybody would gladly pay ten dollars to be rid of piles. Druggists sell Pyramid -Pile Cure. If yours hasn't it he will get it for you from the Pyramid Drug Co. of Marshall, Mich, (sol manufacturers.) ALASKA BLUE FOX FARMS. Costly Pelts Taken by TJnga Island Indians. San Francisco Cor. of New Tork Sun. United States Commissioner C. JR. Ishman of Unga. Island, Alaska, is here on his way to Washington, where he is going in connection with matters relating to the Indians of Unga and the surrounding islands. "Unga Island is the great center of the sea otter and foxskin industries," said the commissioner, "and virtually all the inhabitants are engaged in hunt ing one or both of these. The catch is very important, though the number of animals is not large. For instance, this year the eleven islands of the Shu magir. group, including Unga, produced from the surrounding waters thirty four sea otters. The value of these skins is J700 each, or $23,800. Besides this the Islands are producing blue and black foxskins in large numbers. One island alone had produced up to the time I left ninety skins worth $10 each, or $900. This was nothing to what it would have produced were the Indian trappers determined to get all they could. "Other islands are also producing steadily. The truth1 is that there has been no disposition till now for a long while to harvest the foxskins. The black foxes were planted originally in Unga Sanak, Belkofsky, and other is lands by the Russian-American Fur company to augment the scant supply left after the company's men had been long trapping on the islands. So well has this been recognized that the is lands are known on many maps as the Black Fox Islands. After the United States had had the country for some Xars our government leased the eleven islands to different traders and Aleut chiefs for the purpose of raising blue foxes. The islands were well stocked with the blue variety and these have been crossed with the black in many cases and an unusually fine fur has re sulted. "At first when the blue foxes were brought to the islands they were kept in cages and there fed. When their young ones got big enough to take care of themselves they were turned loose. After a few years there were lots of foxes. The old ones were turned loose, too, to skurry about as they pleased. So now there are foxes every where.and those interested are just beginning to catch them. These great fox farms are undoubtedly destined to supply a large part of the foxskins of the world. "Take the raising and trapping of foxes and the catching of sea otter to gether and it is quite a big industry. Now the whole Indian population of the islands, consisting of 621 full-blood and half-breed Aleuts, is engaged in it. This year the natives of Belkofsky Island caught seventeen sea otters, enough to carry the whole village of 250 people through the winter in eood shane. The Indians go forth on the sea in their bidarkas and shoot the otters with shot guns, as a rule. In some cases they use nets, but shooting them is the usual way. These otter skins are the very best found in any market of the world." FINDING SPEED OF A SHIP. Use of the Log is an Exceedingly Sim ple Matter How It is Computed. Navy and Army Illustrated. "How do you ascertain the speed of a vessel?" is a question frequently ad dressed to naval men, and an explana tion will therefore probably be of in terest to many readers. There are sev eral methods, the commonest and most ancient being by the use of the "log." This instrument consists of three parts the logship, the line, and the marks. The logship is a piece of wood about half an inch thick, and shaped like a quadrant, with a piece of lead let in round the circular edge to make it float perpendicularly in the water. It is hung by lines at each angle, the three lines being joined together about two feet from the logship. Two of the lines are securely fixed to the "ship," and the other has a bone peg at the end, which, being pushed into a hole in the chip, temporarily fastens it there. From the point of juncture of the three lines a sufficient length is measured generally about one hundred feet, to take the log ship well clear of the ship's wash. This is called the "stray" line, and is mark ed with a piece of bunting. From the bunting is measured 47 feet 3 inches, and the line marked here with a piece of leather. Then another 47 feet 3 in ches is measured off, and marked with two knots; then another space the same length, and marked with three knots: and so on as far as seven knots. Half way between each batch of knots one single knot is made. The logline is then ready for use. The &ace between the knots is found) from the simple little rule-of-three sums: As 3,600 seconds (number of sec onds in an hour), 28 seconds (length of sand-glass), 6,080 feet (number of feet in a nautical mile); length of line re quired which works out to 47 feet 3 inches. China's First Railway. The first railroad constructed in China was a narrow gauge line from Shang hai to Woosung, put down in 1876, and intended chiefly as an- ocular demon stration to the Chinese. At the end of twelve months it was sold to a Chinese official, who straightway tore up the rails and deported them to Formosa. The single dummy engine of the line now reposes peacefully in the mud of some Formosan harbor, together with the wreck of the Junk in which it was transported. During these twelve months of Its existence the Shanghai Woosung railroad, with its single dummy engine and its train of small cars, which, by the way, were of Ameri can pattern, carried three hundred thousand passengers. The Chinese came from far and wide to see and experi ment with this new barbarian curiosity, and the people in the neighborhood, soon finding it an institution of great practical utility, became regular patrons. From the Engineering Maga zine. Busy Children Are Happy Children. "If, instead of giving the young hom ilies on vice, and thus directing their attention constantly to it, they were simply kept busy at some wholesome work or play every minute, they would be far more thoroughly helped and cleansed than would be possible in any other manner," is the opinion expressed by Kate Upson Clark, who claims that "most parents either do not realize the gravity of this task or are too lazy or incapable to attend to it. For young people work is worth all the 'White Ribbon' exhortations in the world, use ful as they may sometimes be. From the Woman's Home Companion. Skated Sown a Cataract. James Hlndmarsh, aged 14 years, of this town, had a frightful experience at noon Saturday, and his escape from death was marvelous indeed. He was skating across the dam above the falls, with his coat opened as a sail, when he was blown by a strong wind, which sprung up suddenly, clear over the falls, descending in the cold, foaming river. The alarm was at once given, and two lads named Thomas Elliott and John Daniels ran to the water's edge at the upper bridge, and, wading in the river up to their shoulders, caught Hind marsh as he came floating down, half drowned and unconscious. From the Toronto Mail and Empire. THERE IS ONLY ONE y nil Cheapest, because Best. Always Pure and Safe. Can be used, with equal safety, both Inter nally and Externally. POND'S EXTRACT is manufactured by us, at our own factory, -with. the most improved machinery, under our own supervision, and every bottle is guaranteed to be pure, uniform, and unequalled in quality. A RELIEF FOR E Cures Inflammations, Hemorrhages, Catarrh, Piles, &c. USED BY PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS, DENTISTS AND HOSPITALS IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. Indorsed by Presidents, Senators and Congressmen of the United States, by Governors and other Dignitaries also by Royalty of Europe. tW NOTE OUR NAME ON EVERT LABEL AND WRAPPER. POND'S EXTRACT CO., E. O. DE MOSS Odd Fellows Building, TT 1,1 Finest ambulance in tbe west; A FREE t tbe public Day and Night. eu& mm are reasonable. DE MOSS eY Phone 192. 'Pbaao ai. Catalogue Free. Day aa NIxbt Sesaloma. aai A 533 Quiacy SU "A HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING, BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH." IS THE PROPER THING MEXICO'S DISPLAY OF ART. President Diaz Opens tbe Exposition of tbe San Carlos Academy. JE. C. Butler, in Chicago Record. President Diaz, sitting in a sixteenth century chair, once the property of Her nando Cortez, this morning opened the twenty-third exposition of the San Car los Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 17S1. After addresses and military mu sic the president, accompanied by Ra mon Las Curian, director of the acad emy, and his suite, visited every salon of the academy. Tomorrow the exposi tion will be opened to the general pub lic. In the five salons devoted to art treas ures the academy has gathered colos sal marbles and bronzes, some of them conveyed hither from Europe a century ago over mountain roads as narrow as the pass of St. Gothard; Mexican paint ings and antiquities, together with paintings by Murillo, Rubens, Titian, Leonardo da Vinci and Dutch and Flemish artists, some of which have been in Mexico 200 and 300 years. In the Mexican salon is Valesco's "Val lev of Mexico," exhibited in Philadel phia n 1876 and in Chicago in 1893, side by side with the painting by Felix Har ra, "Father Las Casas, Patron Bishop of the Aztecs." The exposition includes 1,400 objects of art landscapes, por traits, figure paintings, sketches, en gravings, sculptures and miniatures half of them the work of pupils in the academy, the Zacatecas normal school, the Jalapa Institute of Fine Arts and Mexico Normal college. Chapultepec Military academy furnished 200 paint ings, Spanish artists a like number and native and foreign artists the rest. Clear Off tbe Sidewalks. From the New York Herald. 'After every snow storm the sidewalks are allowed to remain uncleared before unoccupied buildings and many tnat are tenanted. This nuisance was especially noticeable yesterday, owing to the fact that two holidays followed Saturday night's storm. Residents and property owners so inconsiderate of the general public should be compelled by the police to promptly obey the law which re quires them to clear the footways. 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. Our own home maKe, ask your grocer for them, they are better than the so called best. Silver Leaf Sweet Pickles, Mince Meat, Celery Relish, Catsup and Sweet Indian Chow Chow. OZTO KUEHNE CO. HSLascTioNSii 'IIMITIO VERY PAIfJ. New York and London. U. M. PENWELL 523 QuincjJ Street. 0 PEN WELL, I 633 3uinoy St. FOR HOUSE-CLEANING. UkdbrrHI mm 1 I SHORTEST LINE. COLORADO FLYER. H LOANS.... r Z HOW TO GET THEM. OURS..... 2 Is practically a straleht loan, only it is paid oS by monthly payments. All or any pare may be paid at any time. M 6 years (2.25 per $100 a month. 8 years ai.65 per $100 a month. 10 years 1.36 per tioofamontt. Z The Savings Loan Association 534 Kansrs Ave. Tel. 60S. Secure a Booklet. tsttiittttttttttit tit To Extend the "White Oaks Koad. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 11. President Ed dy, of the El Paso Northeastern rail road, wired from New Tork to Superin tendent Greig, as already announced, to at once sign contracts for the comple tion of the Salada extension of the White Oaks road, as he had succeeded in placing $1,000,000 worth of bonds for the extension. Salada, N. M., is 75 miles northeast of Alamogordo.the pres ent terminus of the road, and is where the Salada coal fields, the largest de posits of anthracite bituminous coal in the west, are located. There are also many rich gold and silver claims, now being workecj in the Salada district. The El Paso Northeastern railroad is generally called the White Oaks line, because it is intended to extend the road to White Oaks. N. M, a W If i I i -Java ttr Ikjjrta.

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TOPEHA STATE JOXTRNAU THTJRSD AT EVENING. JANUARY 12. 1899. S3SSS mm Dirt or any kind on ny thine qnickly yields to the easy effort of the housewife who uses tn la great cleaner. Largest package greatest eeonomv. Ask the jcrocer for it. THE "JOVIAL" CLUB, Of Berlin, Responsible for Another Scandal and More Dismissals from the Army. Berlin, Jan. 12. Count Klaus von Egloffstein, who was recently obliged to leave the army on account of his debts, has been arrested on the charge of forging bills. According to the Tageblatt, Count von Egloffstein was the director of the notorious gambling club, Ier Froe lichen. or the Jovial club, frequented by officers of the guard, cavalry, high government officials, bankers and mem bers of the reichstag, which nas existed in Berlin for some years. There was a scandal in connection with the club early in December, on account of which Feveral officers were dismissed from the army. Count von Egloffstein Is heir to an es tate at Arklitten. He was formerly an officer of Uhlans. Besides the offense which has brought him into disgrace, the count is charged with forging According to the Tageblatt, when Oeneral von Hanke, the chief of the emperor's military cabinet, informed tiis majesty as to the progress made by the police in the Investigation, the em peror said: "I demand that the whole truth be established." TEW ALCALDE OF HAVANA General Ludlow Appoints a Mayor and a Chief of Police. Havana, Jan. 12. Senor Perfecto La coste, who was president of the Havana junta patriotica, will be appointed al calde, or mayor, of Havana, by Major General Ludlow, military governor pf the department of Havana. Senor La Coste is a wealthy planter, popular among all classes of Cubans, and a res ident of Havana. The Cuban general, Menocal. will be Chief of police, and Colonel J. C. Evans, of the South Carolina volunteers, for mer governor of South Carolina, and now one of General Ludlow's staff of ficers, will be appointed superintendent of the department of corrections, em bracing the police, the minor courts and the correctional institutions. Ex-Chief McCulIagh of New York city will re main here for a time to help carry out the police plan he has devised with Col onel Moulton of the Second Illinois regi ment. Some of the important features of the Moulton-McCuilagh plan will be retained. General Menocal, on being invited to accept the post of chief of police, in quired of the executive committee rep resenting the Cuban assembly whether lie ought to do so. The committee re plied that it was his duty to undertake the office as he could serve the people of Cuba better as chief of police of Hav ana than as commander of the Fifth Cuba army corps. SAMOANS KILLING PIGS And Preparing for War When the Mariposa Left the Island. San Francisco. Jan.- 12. The officers of the steamer Mariposa from Australia discredit the cable from Australia stat ing that Mataafa had been elected king of Samoa. "The steamer Janiuni, by which the news was supposed to have been carried to the nearest cable station," said Cap tain Hayward of the Mariposa, "had left Apia a day earlier than we. Now, when we left Samoa no king had been made. Both Mataafa and Malietoa claimed to have been elected and the chief justice was to give a decision three or four days after we left. "Whichever way the decision went, trouble was expected, as the followers of each candidate vowed that they would fight if the other chief was made king. In anticipation of trouble. United States Consul General Osborn and the British consul had given notice that the person of the chief justice and his fam ily and his private residence, as well as the supreme court, are under the pro tection of the American and British flags and any attack on them will be considered an attack on the flags. "The natives are comin? into Apia by the thousands while the Mariposa lay there. Mataafa had a following of about 16,000 warriors, while Maiietoa has only about 5.000. They are killing pigs and laying in stores of provisions as well as furbishing up their weapons and getting ready for a fight. The British man-of-war Ringdove and the German gunboat Bussard were in port and ready for any emergency. "When we were there it looked very much as though there would be fighting over the kingship before it was all over and done with." THE TIME IS RIPE, Says Minister Barrett, for the Adop tion of a Chinese Policy. Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 12. Japanese papers to hand by the Empress of Japan, are full of interviews with Jno. Barrett, recently United States minis ter to Siam. on the Chinese question. Barrett thinks the time is ripe for the adoption of an active far eastern policy by England, Japan and the United States, with, if possible, the co-operation of Germany. Russia and France, whose policy ap pears to be to gain gradually the ex clusive control of vast areas of Chinese territory, and to close the areas to un restricted trade, would thus be con- fronted by pressure impossible to resist and would find themselves compelled to guarantee within their spheres of influ ence the maintenance of equal trade rights conferred by existing treaties be tween China and foreign powers. KtVS CREAM BAI.M la m positWerare. Apply into the nostrila. It ia quickly absorbed. So cents at Draoeists or by mail samples 10c by mail. iO.X BEOTHfiRS. 68 Warren Su,Kew XgrkCil?. Y3r 0$Qto&efa AMAZING. Is the Word Used by Mr. John J. Valentine, President of Wells Fargo Co. in Describing the WORLD'S GOLD OUTPUT He Places the Total at $280, 000,000 for 1898. South Africa Alone Shows an Increase of 25,000,000. San Francisco, Jan. 12. John J. Val entine, president of Wells Fargo Co.'s express has issued the usual annual statement on the production of precious metals in the states and territories west of the Missouri river including British Columbia and Northwest Territory for the year 1S9S. The aggregate valuations are shown as follows: Gold $78,461,202; silver J39.016.565; copper $46,200,648: lead $13,344,251; total gross result $177,022,666. The "commercial" value at which the several metals named have been esti mated is: Silver 58 cents per ounce; copper 12 cents per pound and lead $3.65 per cwt. Classified, the production of gold dust and bullion ia the several states and territories based on shipments handled by the express company and other con veyances is shown as follows Source. California Nevada Oregon Washington Alaska Idaho Montana Value. .$15,402,653 2,7M,785 2,172,369 320.594 3,253.991 2,487,000 4,630,080 Utah 2.160,280 Colorado 23,177.262 New Mexico 304.886 Arizona 3,167,625 Dakota 6,575,220 Texas 5,250 Wyoming 21,225 British Columbia and North west Territory 11,975,000 Total $78,461,202 The production of gold, silver, copper and lead in the several states and ter ritories during 1893 were divided as fol lows: California 1S,106,331 Nevada 3,59aro42 Oregon 2,215.119 Washington 457,596 Alaska 3,321,491 Idaho 11.648,205 Montana 43.S9S.080 Utah 10.481.SSS Colorado 41.316.644 New Mexico 1.704.866 Arizona 15.575,820 Dakota 6,704.420 Texas 281.100 Wyoming 52,575 British Columbia and North west Territory 17,663,200 Total J177.022.666 The year's combined "product of the metals named is the greatest in the his tory of the countries United States of America and British Columbia and Xorthwest Territory that of gold, $78, 461,202. being above any previous rec ord officially reported and the world's output of gold for 1898 approximately $280.000.000 is amazing. The most nota ble increases have been in South Africa, $25,000,000: the British possessions of the Northwest $6,000,000; Australia $6.0O0,iXK and the United States of America $3, 000.000. The exports of silver during 1898 to Japan, China and Straits settle ments were as follows: From London $27,404,623; from San Francisco $5,217, 400. making a total of $32,622,032. The total for 1897 was $48,412,009. SHARKEY FOULED HIM, Says McCoy "Wants to Try Con clusions With, the Sailor Again. New York, Jan. 12. The Evening World says: Kid McCoy, in a signed statement to day, intimated that his defeat by Shar key was the result of several foul blows which the sailor landed on him. He thinks he can beat Sharkey and wants to arrange another match. If the sailor won t fight him again, McCoy says be will make a match with Corbett. Tom O'Rourke, manager of the Lenox Athletic club, today said that the re ceipts of Tuesday's fight amounted to a trifle less than $40,000. Sharkey's share of the purse is $15,000; the loser's share is $5,000. S W I TCH TO PHELAN. California Democrats Support San Francisco Mayor for Senator. Sacramento, Cal.. Jan. 12. Senators and assemblymen met in joint session today to vote for United States senator. Yes terday the houses voted separately, but tne comDined vote today snowed Dut lit tle change, as a result of twenty-four hours of strife on the Dart of the candi dates. Mayor Phelan of San Francisco was eiven a vote of 34 todav. heme" the Democratic minority, who switched from Stephen M. White to Phelan. Grant and Burns each gained one vote. The following is the result of the joint ballet: James D. Phelan, 34: IT. S. Grant. 27; D. M. Burns, 25: R. N. Bulla. 11; W. H. L. Barnes. 9: Thomas R. Bard. 2: M. M. Kstee. 2: George Knight. 2: Irving M. Scott. 2; C. N. Felton, 1; John P. Rosen feld, 1. SIX MINUTES PAST FOUR. Peculiar Time for a Tariff Act to Go Into Effect. Boston. Jan. 12. The United States court of appeals today handed down a decision to the effect that the tariff act of July 21. 1SJ7, in relation to the entry of wools, did not go into effect until 4:06 o'clock that day. the time the act was signed by the president. The decision was given in the action brought by the wool house of Stod dard. Richards Co. of this city. who. in 1N97. imported 807 bales of wool, the entry having been made before the close of the custom house at 4 o'clock on July 24 of that year. This was considered a test case and the decision involves hundreds of thousands of dollars paid in duties to the United States by importers all over tne country. Atchison Champion to Be Sold. Atchison. Jan. 12. B. P. Waggener has brought foreclosure proceedings against the Atchison Champion under a chattel mortgage for $1,500, and the plant will be sold January 21. The Champion was the first daily paper es tablished in Kansas. It was founded by the late ex-Governor John A. Mar tin. For diarrhoea dysentery, colic, chol era, flux and all summer complaints, nothing is so gentle, soothing and ef fective, as Beggs' Diarrhoea Balsam. It never fails to give relief and if taken In time will effect a speedy cure. Be sure that you get "Beggs" the only remedy with a national reputation. For sate ty au druggists- JEANETTE JENNINGS. Red Cross Nurse Testifies Before the War Investigation Commission. "Washington, Jan. 12. Several represent atives of the Chicago packers who fur nished beef to the army in Cuba and Prrto Rico testified before the war in vestigation commission yesterday, detail ins the methods for the preservation of meats and relating the experiences of the packers in supplying beef to the English, French, German and Japanese armies. All of the witnesses maintained that the beef furnished the army was of the same qual ity as that delivered to foreign govern ments and supplied to the trade of the world and that the Quality was uniform ly good. Jennette Jennings, a newspaper woman and a volunteer worker of the Red Cross, who was at Santiago on the supply ship Texas, appeared and varied the monotony of the chemical beef inquiry by telling her experience as a nurse aboard the Seneca, which was described on its arrival in New York as a "horror ship." "Witness said that, contrary to the testimony of nu merous army surgeons, the Red Oross did i render aid to the hospitals at Siboney and elsewhere in Cuba, and that this aid had been requested by Dr. La Garde, the sur geon in charge of the Beach hospital, and gratefully acknowledged at the time. Regarding the Seneca, witness was sent aboard her to care for the sick who were returning from Cuba. Her description of the vessel did not differ essentially from those of the correspondents and sick who were aboard the Seneca on her trip to New York. She said that except for a single case of beef extract the vessel had not aboard it a single article for the use of the sick. The captain was very at tentive and supplied many meals to the sick soldiers' from the nassentrers table. but he protested before starting that the vessel had not been cleaned and was in no condition to receive sick or conva lescents, and that she had no supplies nor even eating utensils for the sick aboard. Witness, seeing this condition, had nasti ly collected as many supplies as possible from the Texas, but time did not permit getting much. The ship's passengers, who were foreign attaches and correspondents, gave up their staterooms to the sick, and with the hast ily collet-ted supplies the ship managed to get through without losing a patient. Witness spoke of the lack of surgical in struments aboard, and Mr. Conner, who was conducting the examination, asked what need there was for surgical instru ments beyond scissors and bandages. Witness replied that one soldier had nearly suffocated, being shot through the lungs, had 114 ounces of liquid pumped out of his thorax as soon as they could get him into Bellevue hospital. Others, she said, were almost as badly in nc-ed of sur gical attention. She said further that in spite of the fact that the Seneca and other transports un fitted for the care of sick and wounded were loaded to the utmost for the home voyage. the Relief, which was fitted to carry 800 sick, came home immediately after ward with only 125 patients aboard her. The next witness was Dr. W. A. At water. a special agent of the agricultural department, who was called as an ex- Eert chemist on the subject of "embalmed eef. The gist of Dr. Atwater's testi mony, which occupied some hours, was that he considered the ordinary canned beef of commerce, both corned and roast, excellent food and ot about equal nutri tive value. He considered refrigerated beef excellent food and had never heard of chemicals other than salt and salt peter being used in preserving any sort of meat to be found in the general mar ket. Dr. Atwter was exceedingly guarded in his testimony, however, and would not give categorical answers. He was in dulged bv the commission, and furnished a long, qualiried and explanatory answer to almost every query. LAST OF NEW YORKERS Arrive Prom Honolulu on the Mari posa. San Francisco, Jan. 12. Corporal Lor man Lewis of company C. First- New York, with 33 men of the same regiment, arrived today from Honolulu on the Mari posa. These are the men who were too ill to leave the islands on the last steamer. All are now well or convalescent. Those who are well enough to proceed on their journey win re transported east as soon as proper clothing can be provided for thorn. Twenty-five men of the New York regiment still remain at the general hos pital in rjonoiuiu ana tnere are ex clusive of these still at the division hospi tal. OREGON LEAVES CALLA0. Big Battleship Sails Direct for EC o no- lulu, Thence to Manila. "Washington. Jan. 12. Captain Barker today cable! the navy department from Caliao. reru. tnat ne was aoout to sail with the Oregon and Soandia and Iris, directly for Honolulu on the way to Ma nila. At the same time the battleship Iowa, which had accompanied the Oregon around from ew York, started north ward for San Francisco in company with the collier Justin and the supply steamer Celtic, her voyage being about 4,000 miles in length. THOUSANDS DESTITUTE And None to Provide for Them, at Sancti Spiritus. New Tork. Jan. 12. A letter received by Stephen E. Barton, chairman of the Cuban relief committee from Mr. War ner, recently sent to the Sancti Spiritus district in Cuba, says that there are 7.531 destitute women and children in the town, with 1.392 men to provide for them, more than half of whom are too sick and weak to even help themselves. "The condition of the people in the little villages ana country." he says, is even worse than in the city." FOURTEEN SENTENCED Out of a Gang of Thirty Criminals in Paris. Paris, Jan. 12. The assize court im posed sentences today upon 14 members of a gang of thirty young criminals known as the "neully band," convicted of numberless robberies, holdups and outrages upon women and suspected of murder. Several bodies have been found in the Seine of late of supposed victims of the band. The sentences ranged from two years to life imprison ment at hard labor. The other members of the band were acquitted. SMALLPOX AT HILLSEORO. There Are Twelve Cases in Five Fami lies One Child Died Sunday. Marion, Jan. 12. There are still a number of cases of smallpox at Hills boro and in the immediate vicinity. News received from there states that there were twelve cases of smallpox there in five families. One child died Sunday. It is believed that the spread of the disease is checked. OUT OF RECEIVER'S HANDS Pass the Union Pacific, Denver Gulf, and the South Park Lines, in Colorado. Denver. Jan. 12. At midnight last night the Union Pacific, Denver Gulf and the South Park lines passed out of the receiver's hands and became "The Colorado Road," being officially desig nated the Colorado Southern railroad. The company will operate 1.537 miles of road m Colorado. Wyoming. New Mex ico and Texas. President Trumbull will continue to act as receiver of the Jules- burg branch until its transfer to the Union Pacific is made. Denied at the Vatican. New Tork, Jan. 12. A dispatch to the World from Rome says: The report that Mgr. Ireland, the archbishop of St Paul. Minn., is to be nominated papal nuncio in the Philippines, is absolutely contradicted at the Vatican. There is no intention of instituting a. nunciature in the Philippines. UNARMED AND ALONE. Father Thomas E. Sherman, i Son of the General, Penetrates Every Nook Corner of Porto Rico. and MUCH IS COMMENDED And Some Things Are Con demned in His Report Submitted to the United States War Department. Washington, Jan. 12. Assistant Sec retary Meikdejohn made public today through the division of customs and in sular affairs, Father Thomas E. Sher man's very interesting and instructive report to (Gen.Brooke of his recent tours through the island of Porto Rico. Father Sherman left San Juan Octo ber 19 and visited Areolbe, Utado and Lares and from thence south to Ad juntas alone and unarmed and without witnessing any disorder. Subsequently he visited Coamo, Iabonita, Cayey, Ca gus, Aguas, Buenas, Junios and Hu macao. AH of these towns he found in perfect peace and full of the sense of security. Late in December Father Sherman says he visited the towns of Vieques, Fajardo and Carolina with the same result. As far as his observation went, Fath er Sherman says that he found the peo ple of Porto Rico, gentle, docile and kindly and that the Spaniards living there rejoice with their Porto Rico friends in the change in sovereignty. The disorderly element is a very small fraction in the teeming population of the island. There is some timidity ex pressed on the part of the property holders but this is largely due to the paternal system to which they have be come accustomed. He says that a lib eral public outlay on the roads would immensely add to the commerce and se curity of the island. SOURCE OF DISORDERS. Father Sherman says it is common talk that the disorders of the past few months have been caused by bands composed partly of prisoners released by the Spaniards and of Spanish sold iers discharged and remaining on the island. Having, he says, ridden about the island alone and as a rule, unarmed for the past three months, having visi ted many priests and alcaldes and prominent merchants, he is strongly impressed by the fact that profound respect is felt for American authority and the utmost confidence In the cour age of all our men. At the same time Father Sherman says, we cannot too strongly emphasize the needs of an is land at once tropical and mountainous, where the bandit finds myriad nooks for hiding and easy sustenance, even on the mountain top; where passsions are easily heated and an over-crowded pop ulation leaves large numbers out of em ployment; an island whose needs can only be met by the strong hand of the military arm, aided and abetted by a system of civil police and rural guard. composed where possible of some of the best class of Porto Ricans and in hold ing all civil authorities, beginning with the commissaries of the barrios, per sonally responsible for the good order of their districts. All commanders, even of the smallest detachments should be well advised of all this and should help to emphasize the friends in the to emphasize the responsibility of the commissaries. EASILY GOVERNED. This being done, it would seem that Porto Rico can be easily governed and will prove to be in many senses a veri table paradise. The telephone can eas ily be used in districts where danger ex ists to give prompt warning to the auth orities. Father Sherman says that the state of religion on the island is very un satisfactory. Though in every town of any size there is found a large and handsome edifice, the serv. us are very poorly attended. All the inhabitants of the island with few exceptions are nom inally at least, Roman Catholics. Very few of the men are more than Catholic in name. They are baptised, married and buried by the priests, that is the extent of their Catholicism. Now that the priests are deprived of govern mental aid, many are leaving the country and more intend to depart be fore the winter is over. A moderate percentage of the clergy are of native origin and these will be more inclined to stay as they are more in sympathy with the new order of things and have a chance of procuring more desirable par ishes owing to the vacancies left by the departure of the Spanish clergy. The church of Porto Rico has been so united with the state and so Identified with it in the eyes of the people, that it must share the odium wih which the Spanish rule is commonly regarded. Complaint is made that the priests were too much interested in political matters, that they preached Spain instead of the gospel and that many displayed the mercen ary spirit. There are many excellent priests in Porto Rico and the women and children are in a great part prac tically Catholic. CATHOLICISM WILL FLOURISH. When the congregations have become accustomed to sustain their priests the Catholic religion will nourish much more in Porto Rico than it has under Spanish rule. The bishop recently ap pointed is said to be unwilling to serve and there is need that our government should show an active interest in the matter. It would seem that the change in the ecclesiastical system was too sudden, causing a kind of paralysis and con sternation among a body of men accus tomed to lean on the government and find in it their normal means of sup port. Religion is dead on the island, whether it can be revived as a living in fluence is highly problematical. There is little or no observance of the sancti ty of the Sunday. With regard to education. Father Sherman savs he is not prepared to make anything like a full report. There are many schools both in town and in country. Those in the country are poor ly and irregularly attended. The chil dren are bright and quick, develop earlier than ours and many are capable of learning to read and write much sooner than the American children. The prompt sending of teachers of the lower grades acquainted with Dotn mngusn and Spanish would, he thinks, be the best step to facilitate a change in the system of education and to enable the rising generation to become American ized. The Catholic colleges both in San Juan and Ponce have such a fall ing off of support owing to the war that he can form no estimate of the work they did and the work they are capable of doing. The organized charities in Porto Rico are defective. UNCOFFINED DEAD. Father Sherman says the system of burial in Porto Rico has been barbar ous. In places corpses are thrown into shallow graves, some times without box or casket. The cemeteries are too small and frequently crowded. The state of morality can be inferred from the fact that the number of illegitimate children exceeds that of the legitimate. Concu bination is said to be common and is not sufficiently discountenanced either legal ly or socially. The problem in Porto Rico that is most difficult is the eradi cation of this great evil owing to the mixture of races there. It is often as serted that the Catholic clergy are part ly to blame for this deplorable state of affairs, because marriage is said to be expensive. In conclusion he says: "A million people differing from us in language, literature, tradition, customs and manners "welcome us by reason' of political sympathy and a sentiment of confidence in our desire to govern for their good, to enlarge their liberties and to increase the substantial blessings they enjoy withcut imposing upon them any new burdens. Porto Rico is not to be judged by the brimming excitement and manifold tendencies to unrest due to a vast political and moral appeal, nor by the acts of a few cunning ma rauders who avail themselves of excep tional circumstances to wreak private vengeance or to continue in the barbar ous instinct of destruction. Nor are we to argue their political incapacity from factional differences but remembering that they have cities, towns, villages and are not waste lands as were Cali fornia and New Mexico in 1848. They are highly civilized, have thousands of ed ucated men, able lawyers, excellent doctors, several merchants and manu facturers whose establishments aggre gate many millions of annual output." SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Galen Nichols is an expert hand-ball player. The Elks will give "Romeo and Juliet" in February. There are 16 patients in the Salvation Army hospital. The weather forecast calls this "threat ening weather- and lets it go at that. Mary J. Turpin has brought suit for di vorce irom ner nusDand, jm.. u. Turpin. The city jail building would be improv ed with a little cleaning and painting. An incubator !s billed to hatch a brood of chickens at the poultry show tomor row. The justice court in Oakland is held in a room where onions are spread on the floor to dry. T. F. Doran is in Kansas City on busi ness connected witn tne receiversnip ot loan company. The Republican Flambeau club head quarters in the old court house were for mally opened last night. There were seven patrolmen sick with grip last night and the night force was reaucea irom twelve to live. City Clerk McFadden says that he has little hope that any satisfactory paving i. f,i.m i n in nui ue .T V. 11 1 t il mis 111 If 1 City Engineer Barnes and his force are trying to unravel the mystery of the North Topeka sewer remonstrance. It is an almost endless task. M. S. Wims of North Topeka has been aroppea irom tne sanitary torce in re sponse to councilman Skinners resolu tion ordering a reduction of the force. The members of the Grain Dealers' as sociation and Live Stock Breeders as sociation have gone home, except those who are left behind to look after legisla tion. The catalogue of the Topeka industrial institute for colored children is out. It is a neatly printed document of 30 pages ana was printea and Dounu Dy tne stu dents. The news has reached Toneka that Dr. Corry Faulkner, who was in the hospital corps of the Twentieth Kansas, married a young lady of San Francisco and will return to Topeka to complete his medi cal course. William Kleseth. the young insane larmer wno is connned in the countv jai broke all the window lights out of his cell windows and it was necessary to handcuff him. Attorney Charles Hayden is still too sick to appear in court and the time for the argument of the motion for a new trial in the Collins case has been post poned indefinitely. It was to have been argued tomorrow. Much of thj pleasure of attending good play at the Crawford Opera House is ianen away oy tne nouse Demg inordin ately hot. Can"t the temperature be kept at a certain point, as it is in opera houses in otner cities say aoout iv Cyrus Corning, who once flourished in Kansas as a champion of the "middle-of-the-road" movement, w-ill address the Spiritualists at 406 Kansas avenue tonight. 1 ne city council win nave a formal meet ing tonight to arrange for refunding the viaduct oonns. O. S. Mcintosh, who lives in Toneka and was formerly trumpeter of the Twentieth ivansas, received a letter yesterday tnat had been sent to him at San Francisco, forwarded to Honolulu, then to the Phil ippines, returned to Honolulu and then to 'Frico. and finally reached Topeka so marked up that it was hard to recog nize as a letter. WORLD'S GOLD. The Product for 1898 Was $286,- 000,000 Africa in the Lead. New Tork, Jan. 12. The Engineering and Mining Journal in its compilation of mineral statistics for 1898, place the world's production of gold in the year at $286,218,954. To this total the United States contributed $64,300,000; Russia $25,136,000; the Witwatersrand $73,476,000 and Australia $C1,4S0,000. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have been filed: Michael R. Ackley and wife to L. H. Tuttle, Sl.oon, lots 694 and 696 Harrison street, Walnut Grove subdivision. W. A. S. Bird and wife to Knt Land, Loan and Investment company, $5, part lot 7, section 7, township 12, range 15. Geo. M. Noble and wife to Rec. Trust Company of America, $50. lot 58 Kansas avenue north. Crane's addition. J. S. Shibley to the Bartholomew Real Estate Investment corporation. $250, lots 24. 26, 28, 32 and 34 Chester avenue et al., Oakland. Martha H. Slie and husband to same, $18.94. lot 28. Chester avenue. Oakland. Priscilla Bruner to Lillian L. Snow et al., $1, lots 135 and 226 and south one-half lot 224 Jefferson street. J. R. Mulvane and wife to Joab Mul vane. $1. part southeast quarter section 2, township 11. range 13. Walter Oaklev et al. by Burdge to J. E. England, guardian, $100. lots 18. 26. 28, 30. 32, 34. 36, 38 and 40, Harris avenue. Fin lieu addition et al. A Fleet for Manila. San Francisco, Jan. 12. By the end of the month another Manila fleet will sail out of the harbor. If the Senator and Ohio come in on time they can be prepared to go out at the same time as the Scandia and Morgan City. They can carry two or very nearly two regi ments, so the three regiments which ex pect to start for Manila via San Fran cisco can begin their ocean voyage to gether about the 25th of this month. Arrangements are being made for the Centennial to take army freight to the Philippines. Newton Railsaw to be Sent to Las Vegas. Newton. Jan. 12. Preparations are being made to move the railsaw to Las Vegas and several of the employes who have been worKing witn tnis institution during the time it has been stationed here will accompany it to the new loca tion. Sidney Smith will arrive in a few days and will be the superintendent in charge at Las V egas. FIFTY IN A WELL Skeletons Found of Those Thrown In to Die of Starvation. Havana, Jan. 12. La Discussion de scribes the finding of 50 human skele tons in a well on a plantation near Manguito. The -writer of the story as serts that these people were undoubted ly thrown in while alive. He says that in some cases the finger bones are Bevered, and the supposition is that this is due to the efforts of the victims to raise themselves out of the pit, The body of Senor Pedro Alayon, a prominent Cuban, who disappeared mysteriously during the insurrection has been- Identified. La Discussion ac cuses the guerrilla chief, Antonio Ries, Sergeant Jean Peres and Vieenta Se- laeo. a school master of being the auth ors of the terrible crime. All are saio to be in Havana. La Discussion prints also a story from Matanzas of the finding there of the remains of from 100 to 200 persons in a well near the headquarters of the civil guard. 250,000 LOST By Citizens of Gloucester, Mass., in a Copper Mine. New Tork, Jan. 12. A dispatch to the Times from Gloucester, Mass., says: A copper boom has burst in CUfton, Graham county, Arizona, causing a loss of $250,000 to the stockholders in this city. About fifteen years ago a com pany was formed here to work mine claims in Clifton. The mines were ex amined by a committee of local men and experts, who reported that they were fabulously rich, and the stock was eagerly subscribed, many of the stock holders taking as large blocks as $30,000. After a while dissensions crept 4nto the company, and two factions sprang up among the stockholders. Under the mining laws of Arizona to hold a claim it must be worked to the amount or $100 each year. Last year when the call for assessments to hold the prop erty was made but one stockholder re sponded. He put up enough money to hold three claims, and the remaining six claims were jumped by Arizona miners. This year the remaining three claims were allowed to lapse and were also jumped by Arizona miners. This is the end of the szao.uuo suDscriDea oy tne stockholders. The mines are said to be profitable if worked, and dissension among the stockholders is given as the cause of the collapse of the venture. PAUNCEFOTE TO STAY. Will Be Kept at Washington Another Year. New Tork, Jan. 12. A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am bassador, will remain accredited to th TTnited States for another vear. beginning in April. This unusual action on the part of the British government arises from its deep interest in the negotiations for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and a new treaty guaranteeing the neu trality of the proposed Nicaraguan canal with which Sir Julian is so familiar. A HORSE DOCTOR'S LUCK. Makes a Rich Gold Find Near Vernal, TJ tab- Vernal, Utah, Jan. 12. Considerable excitement has been created by rich gold discoveries twenty-five miles east of this place in the Blue mountains, near the Colorado line. Tne discovery was made by "Doc" McDonald, a veter inarv surgeon of the Ninth cavalry. He served in the Spanish war, and while at New York recovering from fever, met a. man named Johnson who had former ly lived in eastern Utah, and who told him he had found a rich float, describ- ing the location. When the Ninth cav alry returned to Ft. Duchesne, McDon ald commenced to search for the vein. FRANCE AT A STANDSTILL. Population Grew Only 108,088 in a Tear, Despite the Low Death .Kate. IFrom the Chicago Tribune. The publication by the Official Journal of the statistics of the population of France during the year 1897 is not cal culated to cheer those interested in the well-being of the country. From the summary of the report given in the Temps it appears that the number of births during last year (859, 107) was virtually the smallest ever registered in France. With the excep tion of 1890, the year of the influenza, there have never been so few births since the beginning of the century. The excess of births over deaths, in a population of over 38.000,000, was only 108,088, and this excess is only due to the fact that the mortality was 90,981 below the average. The number of marriages in France continues about stationary. It is a remarkable fact that this state of things is confined to France, the increase in the population in the other great countries in Europe being uni formly regular. From the Temps it ap pears in them the number of births per 1.000 of the population in the decade 1881-'90 was almost exactly equal to that of the decade 1841-50 viz.: in Ger many and Austria 38 per 1,000, and in England 33 per 1,000. In Italy the num ber was 37 per 1.000 in the decade 1841- '50 and 38 in 1881-'90. In France the number In 1841-'50 was 27 per 1,000. and in 18Sl-'90 24 per 1,000, and this rate of falling off is still Increasing. Summing up the figures, the Temps states that the German population in creases 600,000 every year, that of Aus tria and Italy about the same number. while Russia increases her population yearly to the extent of a million and a half. t Pleasing I the Public? t THAT'S US! Try as on that next order of Printing X and we WILL PLEASE YOU- MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.

t Roby Knox, lis East Seventh St. PHONE 39- A CHANGE OF FLAGS Is Made by the Vessels of a Cuban Coastwise Line Santiago, Jan. 12. The Menendez line of steamers, the most important Cuban coastwise mail company, today trans ferred all the vessels from the Spanish to the American flag, celebrating the event here at a luncheon given on board the Josefita. The heads of the vaiious municipal departments were present. Several toasts were proposed, the com modore of the line proposing the health of General Leonard Wood.military gov ernor of Santiago department. The toast was received with cheers. In the course or his remarks the com modore said that under Gen. Wood they felt absolutely safe, whatever flag they unfurled, as Gen. Wood was not a mere politician, and he hoped that the day would come when the military governor of Santiago would be governor general of Cuba, a sentiment that was enthusi astically cheered. WANTS $5,000,000. St Louis Will Ask That Amount for Her World's Fair. St. Louis, Jan. 12. David R. Francis of St. Louis, secretary of the interior under President Cleveland, was selected) as chairman of the executive commit tee of the Louisiana purchase celebra tion committee, with James Cox, also of this city, as secretary. It was de cided to ask congress for an appropria tion of $5,000,000 with which to help build the exposition. Governor Francis' position corre sponds to that held by Director General George R. Davis, of the .World's Fair, at Chicago. FROM 21 JAILS. A Mississippi Desperado Has Escaped and is Again in Custody. Meridian, Miss., Jan. 12. The post office at Enterprise, Miss., was blown open with dynamite Monday night andl the perpetrator escaped after obtain ing a considerable sum of stamps, money orders and cash. It is now sup posed that the robbery was committed by Thrasher Meade, one of the .most desperate criminals in the country. Meade was arrested in Mobile and brought here to Enterprise, but not un til after a desperate fight with the of ficer. A large quantity of postage stamps, blank money orders and $1,138 in cash stolen from the safe at the En terprise postofflce were recovered. Meade has a criminal record that is hardly second to that of Ruba Burrows. For nearly ten years he has infested the railroads of Mississippi and Ala bama and is known to have been inti v, 1 1 1 nnnnontMl with a Hnntl of neerrr robbers in Chicago. Meade broke into tne Dostonice at ACAciiuau, i the latter part of 1896 and was arrested and taken to the jail at Aberdeen. He sawed his way out in December, 1896, and was next heard of in Chicago. In. 1S97 he was arrested at Jacksonville, Fla., and taken to Kosciusko, Miss, While there he formed a conspiracy with trusties who were allowed outside of the case and they overpowered and choked the sheriff and escaped with six others. Meade is known to have been impli cated in five train robberies, and the Southern Express company nas proot that he blew ooen safes in their offices at Aberdeen and Durango, Miss., during the past year. He has escaped from twenty-one Jails and once from the Ala bama penitentiary since ne oegan m criminal career. The postoflice depart ment and the express companies offered) large rewards for his arrest and tne officers who effected his capture will receive several thousand dollars. LA BOURGOGNE GUILTY. g,e Alone Was to Blame For the

Collision Which sank ner. London, Jan. 12. The admiralty court today found that La Bourgogne of the French line was alone to blame for the collision with the British ship Cromar tyshire on July 4 last, near Sable is land, off the coast of Nova Scotia, re sulting in the sinking of the steamer and the loss of over 51KI lives. GEN. SANGER IS STERN. Writes a Severe Letter to the Mayor of Cervantes, Cuba. Havana. Jan. 12. Francisco Valdez, a resident of Cervantes, Matanzas province. recently complained to General Sanger, military governor of the city of Matan xas, and in temporary command of the department of Matanzas, prior to the ar rival at Matanzas city yesterday of Major General J. H. Wilson, that Dommlngo Gonzales, an ex-officer, had ordered him to leave Cervantes and not to return. General Sanger immediately addressed a communication to the mayor of Cervantesi saying that if Gonzales made any further trouble ne wouia oe arrestee aim 1 Ev' up at Matanzas. (jenerai Sanger -"You, sir. are charged with the preser vation of the peace of the town of Cer vantes. Vnless you can keep the peace it will be necessary to remove you and appoint someone who can. All residents of the islands, black or white. Spanish or Cuban, are entitled to the protection of the law in person ana prupeny. been sent here to see that they receive It. and shall undouDtediy perioral luy uu ties." DINGLEY WILL RECOVER. The Crisis Has Been Successfully Passed, and He is Improving. Washine-ton. Jan. 11. Representative TJingley, according to his physician, has now passed the crisis, and is today con Rirterablv ImDroved. Dr. Deale is now confident of his patient's recovery. Last night Mr. Dmgley gained mucn rest, sleeping raturally as he has been able to do several nights, ana me gain in condition this morning is very percep tible. The President Won't Do It. Washimrton. Jan. 12. The president has decided It to be incompatible with the public interest to comply witn tne request contained in ine noe r resolu tion to supply the senate with the in structions given the American peace commissioners. If any reasons are given for the declination, the leading r,ns will he the fact that as the treaty is subject to action in Spain, even after ratification by the senate, its consum mation might be Jeopardized By ine Duplication at this stage of the confi dential instructions. To Grow Her Own Tobacco. Barcelona. Spain, Jan. 12. EI Diaro de Barcelona urges such a modification of the customs duties as win auow nu sian petroleum to compete with Ame. ican. It also insists upon tne necessity; of the government aiding the develop tnent of tobacco culture In Spain.as oth erwise Spain will have to pay tne uni ted States for tne tooacco sne t-uii-j sumes.

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,TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1899. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. By FRANK P. MAG LENNAN. ,volumt xxvi no.' io TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier By mail, one year ,...13.60 By mall, three months W Weekly edition, one year .50 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Bulldinsr. 800 and S02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bids;., A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. CHICAGO OFFTCT5. Stork Exchange Building;. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFTCE. 1! Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell "Phone 107 Reporters" Room Bell "Phone 577 Nobody tias heard of a Cuban mak ing any fuss about the quality of Amer ican beef. Young' IT, S. Grant appears to bo the favorite in the California senatorial race but there are many starters. Honolulu maidens seem not to have been desirous of profiting by their op portunity, since Hobson came and went without one kiss being, added to his score. If Vermont's governor shall find himself troubled by scarcity of senatorial tim ber, there are still a number of states men in Kansas who are at present un employed. An interested public would like to know whether Chicago hotel beef is shaved in the same shop with the pat rons of the house, or does the barber go to the kitchen. Among other evidences of a tendency to expansion all along the line, may be noted the fact that St. Louis will ask congress for $5,000,000 with which to give her World's fair a boost. When people go to digging Into the earth. It Is never quite certain what they will find. As an instance, the tomb of Romulus has just been discov ered at Rome, and an Azteo city has been turned up at El Paso. Since Mr. Swift's man says "bearded beer' Is in demand at all the flrst-clas3 hotels in Chicago, it seems possible that It was not the whiskers General Miles 'and his men objected to, but the color of them. Think of green whiskers. Senator Foraker declared on the floor of the senate yesterday that neither the president nor anybody else wants to keep the Philippines. If this be true It seem to give pertinency to the ques tion; What are we paying $20,000,000 for? CAN TRUSTS BE PREVENTED The Incessant war against trusts and combines, which is waged through the media of courts and legislative bodies, seems to have been given a fresh Im petus recently. Just now, the battle ground is in Ohio where an apparently futile attempt is being made to dis rupt that gigantic combination of capi tal known as the Standard Oil Trust. Meanwhile the old trusts go serenely on their way, paying Jittle heed to the attacks made upon them, while new or ganizations of a similar character are being formed almost daily. Commenting on the situation as re gards trade combinations or all kinds, in a recent issue the Chicago News says: As a broadly stated proposition It may be said that all the innumerable legal attacks upon trade combinations and agreements thus far have accomplish ed nothing. In spite of stringent laws and well-meant attempts to enforce them, there were never so many trusts as today and the trusts were never so flourishing. If there is an important line of manufacture in the United States' which is not practically con trolled either by one corporation or by a few powerful combines working in harmony the men in that line of manu facture are either trying to form a trust or are regretting their inability to form one. Competition in the big sta ple lines of manufacture is already very nearly a thing of the past. The attacks upon the trusts have failed because they have taken the wrong ground. No human ingenuity can prevent these combinations with out disrupting the present basis of all commercial activity. When one set of men own all the plants In a given line you cannot make those men compete -ivith themselves. In the railroad line; it is true, combinations have to a de gree been prevented by legislative and judicial action, but even there the cen tralizing tendency goes on and the sep arate roads are drifting more and more surely into the control of a few great systems. It is impossible to prevent the combi nations and the proper ground on which to treat the trust question is that of intelligent public control, or super vision of the combination after it is formed. When the futile attempts to stay the centralizing tendency have been given up, as they must be in time, this ground will be resorted to. GLOBE BIGHTS. fFrom the Atchison Globe.l In an emergency the average person does the very worst thing. Half the knowledge people acquire by experience they never use. A man without an occupation is usu ally a man without a character. "When you don't believe in Billy things, fools call you a pessimist. Some people's virtues are harder to get along with than other people's vices. When a lawyer's client can not pay his attorney's fees, the lawyer has the case continued. i Just as sure as a woman is left alone In a house, and gets into a bath tub, the door bell rings. t- The most useless habit In the world is too much letter writing. Most use less people indulge in it The trouble is that when a man does well, he grows older with it, and no sort of success will repay him for five years added to his age after he is thirty. When a girl is visiting at a house, And tbe boWs no longer prepares an gel's cake for her, it Is a sign that the hostess is becoming tired of company. Th theory, that -when a -man gets married he always has some kind of bad luck has come true again. A newly married Atchison young man is bo fat that he can't wear the new clothes he got married In. 1 It develops that an Atchison woman, who has the reputation of being a great worker, does nothing but shake the rugs on the front porch every Sunday morn ing when the neighbors are passing on their way to church. i An Atchison woman married a man of bad habits, and her sufferings were such that there was general relief among her friends when he died. The story Is to be told all over again: he left a son, and the son is beginning where the father left off. It Is customary In announcing a mar riage engagement to Bay that the girl is an accomplished musician, or an art ist of some note. This seems all that is necessary to the young man, but mar ried men know it would be more to the purpose if it was said that the bride elect is a good cook. Considering that cooking is important, very little atten tion is paid to it. In three things only are women su perior to men; they are superior to men as nurses, as teachers of young children, and no man can trim a hat equal to a woman. In all other respects men are the superiors of women. The best cooks are men; the best house keepers are men. Although nearly ev ery girl takes piano lessons and studies music, all the great piano players and musicians are men. These facts have been demonstrated by thousands of years of experience. Women who are trying to become lawyers, and who imagine that they can divide up the world's material rewards with men, should remember that they carry a se rious handicap; nature intended that women should travel In certain paths, and will not reward them in other di rections. Women are natural nurses, and natural teachers. They should be natural housekeepers and cooks; they would be if they didn't fritter away so much of their time in running after foolish things. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New York Press. 1 Fatness smothers sentiment. The flattest thing is old virtue gone bad. Babies hold more marriages together than all the laws in Christendom. i The difference between a dream and a delirium is that when you dream you wake up. If a man could understand a woman's mind he could understand then why it is impossible for him to understand it now. After Eve ate the apple and found out what happened, probably she went back and ate the core to see what else would happen. If a man is blue because he Is losing money in Wall street his wife is sure he is not wearing heavy enough under clothes. I A woman can't get half so mad with the man who deserves a scolding but won't take it, as with the man who takes it but doesn't deserve it. PEOPLE YOTJ SEAR OF. Johann Strauss, though in his seventy-fourth year, recently wrote a jubi lee march which has taken Vienna by storm. Mrs. Russell Sage was born Miss M. Oliver Slocum in Syracuse.N. Y., seven ty years ago. Her mother was sixth in, direct line from Miles Standish. I Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who the other day resigned the leadership of the Liberal party in England, will write a book on the political career of Viscount Bolingbroke, the Alcibiades of the reign of Queen Anne. Joseph Jefferson says that during a recent drive in Virginia he stopped at a farmhouse for dinner and was pressed to take off his coat, as his neighbors did. Refusing, the host said: "Go on; be comfortable; never mind ef ye ain't got no shirt on." I The late William Black, the novelist, liked to attend the Scotch dinners in London. If it happened that he was asked to reply to the toast of "Litera ture" the blood rushed to his face and no one a dozen seats behind where he sat could hear a word he said. He rarely went beyond half a dozen sen tences. John Morley has practically collected all his materials for writing the life of Gladstone. No reserve of any kind has been imposed on him by the family and his task is being greatly facilitated by the wonderful order preserved by the great man in the disposal of his papers. The actual writing, therefore, may be gin at once. Mr. Morley assigns him self a limit of three years for the com pletion of his work. It may, however, be finished in two. I The marquis of Salisbury detests walking and will order his carriage to go half a block. Colonel Roosevelt has six children.the eldest of whom, a daughter, was the child of the colonel's first wife, a Miss Alice Lee of Boston. Aubrey Beardsley's original drawings have made their appearance in London auctions. The first lot sold since the artist's death brought from $36.50 to $33.50 apiece. Senator Allison, although he very often speaks without any manuscript, nearly always writes out at his home the text of his speech, which his marvel ous memory masters almost immediate ly. i A correspondent writes from London that Herbert Spencer is putting the finishing touches to a revised edition of his earlier works. He looks frail and tired and a tinge of pessimism over spreads his heavily lined face. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild often replenished a depleted purse for the Prince of Wales. When the baron died last month an irreverent club wag in London said: "The prince has lost his purse." It is expected that the saying will soon be heard in the music halls. Sylvester Scovel, the .newspaper cor respondent who attempted to or did slap General Shatter's face at the sur render of Santiago, was dismissed by the New York paper he was serving at the time, but is again in Havana repre senting the same sensational sheet. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Granis, president of the National Christian League for the Promtion of Social Purity who re cently made severe strictures on the white people of the south in connection with the South Carolina race riot, says she has received numerous letters pur porting to come from negroes contain ing offers of marriage. KANSASJEWS. Abilene ministers and Jointists Hare a Meeting And Discuss the Propriety of Closing the Saloons. MINISTERS WEAKEN And Practically Agree to Let Up on the Fight If the Jointists Will Be More Quiet in Their Sales. Abilene, Jan. 12. The ministers and saloonkeepers met Tuesday night, but they are as close as clams and don't propose to tell anybody what was done at the meeting. They assembled at the city hall, but as the firemen were in possession they were invited to adjourn to the home of G. W. C. Rohrer, where they had their conference. Those present were Revs. Halthcox, Crawford, Parker.Hartman and Scholes, of the ministerial association, and Messrs. Geo. Rohrer, A. K, Vanderbilt, Geo. W. Shook and S. E. Barr. The con ference lasted some time, but a mutual agreement was made that the business transacted was to be kept from the PUDIIC. It is hinted, however, that the minis ters showed a disposition to "lay down" on their tight on the saloons if the liquor sellers would agree to run their busi ness on the quiet, sell nothing to men known to be in the habit of getting drunk or to minors and to permit no gambling of any kind. It is also hinted that the business men are disposed to take a hand in the deal In order to prevent action inimical to the Joints, the business interests de manding that the revenues from this source be not interfered with as it is needed for municipal expenses. FROM THE 20TH KANSAS. One of the Soldiers Relates' an Inci dent of Major Whitman's Cruelty Clare Coe, one of the members of the band belonging to the Twentieth Kan sas, has written home a long letter to his mother descriptive of the scenes in Honolulu. The liquor in Honolulu seems to have been of a horrid nature. He says in this regard One of our soldiers got drunk on "swipes" uptown today. "Swipes" is a vile Chinese liquor which not only makes a white man drunk, but drives him violently insane. The man was brought on board today and he tried to kill everyone in sight. He was frothing at the mouth. Major Whitman ordered him stripped completely and his feet chained with heavy chains and handcuffed. He was then carried screaming and struggling to the bathing part of the deck where he was thrown down and three shower faucets opened up on him. He was left to recover at his ease. He sobered up in about ten minutes, and then tie moaned and cried, begging his guards to kill him or do anything only to take him out from under the salt water shower. Whitman left him there in tor ture for a long time. The soldier now swears he will desert at the first chance. RETURNS A SEALED VERDICT. Coroner's Juay Finishes Inquest on Body of Charles Kingston. Galena, Jan. 12. The coroner's jury which held an inquest over the body of Charles Kingston, who was shot and killed by Otis Gaede, Tuesday night re turned a sealed verdict yesterday. Gaede had occasion to go to Joplin on the 7:30 o'clock 'Frisco train and re turned on the 9:30 train in an intoxi cated condition. He immediately went to the electric line depot waiting room in the Banks hotel block, got his gun and commenced making a play charac teristic of him while intoxicated. Gaede struck Kingston with his fist, which knocked him some distance. When they clinched during the scuffle Gaede's gun was discharged. Kingston expired within thirty minutes and the only words spoken were, "My God, you've shot me, Otis." The sentiment is against Gaede, yet he claims It was accidental and that they were the best of friends. He will undoubtedly be charged with man slaughter. His preliminary trial will be held at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow. MISSING MAN TURNS UP. Fort Scott Man, After Two Tears' Dis appearance, Returns to His Home. Fort Scott, Jan. 12. James Regan, who disappeared from this city two years ago, and was a year ago reported to have been killed in Atchison by drinking wood alcohol, walked into his home today and greeted his wife, who had been in mourning for him since the report of his death was published in the papers. She was much frightened at the sight of him. The surprise to his friends was Just as great. Although Regan seems to have made satisfactory explanation of his absence to his wife, the circum stances are not known. He spent two years in Joplin and Arkansas. A WOMAN AFTER JOINTS. Miss Ella Smith Has Two Coffeyville Saloonkeepers Arrested. Coffeyville, Jan. 12. Warrants were issued Monday from Justice Mathew's court for the arrest of J. F". Athey and William Cox on the charge of having sold liquor to minors Sunday. The warrants were sworn out on the com plaint of Miss Ella Smith, who alleges that the above named defendants sold liquor to her brother, Harry Smith, last Sunday. Messrs. Athey and Cox gave bond for $300 each for their appearance in Justice Mathew's court Friday, when their preliminary will be held. The penalty for selling to minors Is a fine of from $100 to $1,000 and imprison ment from four to twelve months, or both fine and imprisonment. IS A FISH STORY. Twenty Pound Buffalo Stops Work at the Burlington Mills. Burlington, Jan. 12. Work at the Ex celsior water mills was stopped rather Are gaining favor rapidly. Pills Business men and travel. lers carry them in vest pockets, l&di.s emxrr tbam in pur., houaskcepaas keep them in wiedjjclna lasata, friauda recommend tfcam to friends, iuc. suddenly Monday afternon in a peculiar manner, and without notice. An investigation showed that a big fish had tried to go through the water wheel, but it was too large and its head got stuck in the wheel, and it was whirled1 around several hundred times before the wheel stopped. The fish was taken out and placed on the scales, where it tipped the beam at twenty pounds without its head, which was pounded off In the wheel. HARRY HUDQENS GOES. Leaves His Wife Who is a Half Sister to State Auditor Cole. ICherokee Sentinel.J For over a week the papers have had sensational reports of the disapperance of Harry Hudgens. He some tima,ago sold his place west of here and moved with his wife to Girard, where he fitted up an elegant home, put $200 in the bank in the name of his wife, then wrote her a farewell letter and dis appeared. Mrs. Hudgens is a half sister to State Auditor Geo. E. Cole, and is said to be a handsome and accom plished lady. THROUGH A BRIDGE. Two Cowley County Men and a Trac tion Engine Have an Accident. Winfleld, Jan. 12. Bert Mentch and Wesley Judd narrowly and almost miraculously escaped with their lives late yesterday afternoon near the home of Leon Waite, living about nine miles northwest of town. They were on a traction engine pulling a separator over a bridge, crossing a ravine. The en gine was nearly across when the bridge gave way in the center and the engine went down backwards taking the men with it, falling about eight feet. Mr. Mentch escaped serious injury receiving only slight injuries in the back, but Mr. Judd did not fare so well. He was found lying on the ground with his heel crushed and held between a water barrel and the front of the en gine, and it was necessary to pry the engine up witn Jack screws bfore he could be released. His right arm and right leg were both badly mangled both the elbow and knee being crusneu. PRATT COUPLE ELOPE. University Student Wanted a Secret Marriage but Was Refused. Pratt, Jan 12. Lyle Crow, a young man of this city who is taking the phar- mic course in tne university at Law rence, has eloped with Miss Tot Me- Murry, one of the prettiest and most popular young ladies In the city. Lyle came home to spend the holidays and desired the Presbyterian minister to tie the knot and keep it a secret un til he had finished his course at the un iversity. The parson refused to do so, and pointed out to the young man the evils of a secret marriage. Accordingly the pair left for Lawrence, where they were married, and are now in Chicago visiting relatives. Both are 18 years of age. RECEPTION TO STANLEY. 2,000 Wichita People Gather to Bid Him Farewell. Wichita, Jan. 12. The First Methodist church was thronged last night by the members and friends of Governor and Mrs. Stanley, where an informal recep tion was tendered them. Two thousand people passed through the aisle and shook Governor Stanley's hand. A man walked into Stanley's office yesterday and asked him to telegraph to Topeka for 25 railroad passes to and from Wichita. These 25 parties want to attend inaugural ceremonies. The city council will meet tonight to discuss the feasibility of chartering a car to go to Topeka. FALL OF 100 FEET. Fails to Injure a Demented Woman but Restores Her Memory. Galena, Jan. 12. Mrs. Fred Bingor, while slightly demented yesterday fore noon, strolled away from home, and when found last evening was clinging to the rotten cribbing in an abandoned mine. She had fallen into the shaft, a distance of 100 feet, and received no injuries whatever save a shock which restored her lost memory. Ball Player Milking Cows. 'Atchison, Jan. 12. Harry Howe, the famous second baseman of the Atchison baseball club. Is now working on John Reisner's farm, near Parnell. Mr. Rels- ner says Howe is an excellent worker. The season is a little dull now, and Howe gets only $10 a month for milk ing cows, husking corn, hauling straw, etc. He will probably drift back Into the club when it is reorganized for the season of 1899. Horses Have the Grip. Sallna, Jan. 12. The grip has ap peared in another form. This time it is attacking the horses, and while it is epidemic in Kentucky, it threatens to become so in Saline county. One of the employes of the Clark ranch,, near Kipp, brought the news to town today that the horses on the ranch had become af fected. Gaines' Paper is Sold. Abilene Reflector. 3 The Monitor's troubles have at last been taken in tow by Henry Litts who has purchased It of H. N. Gaines and will consolidate it with the.. Democrat. It Is not known whether the Populists will receive any encouragement in the tiew ownership or not. If not, they will be without an organ in the county. J. C. Gault will remain in the office. St. Benedict's Church Improves. Atchison, Jan. 12. The new set of sta tions being put in at St. Benedict's church are of plaster parls figures, and will cost $1,000. A station In a Catholic church is a representation of the Lord's passion, placed around the sides of the church, and which are visited in rota tion for the performance of an act of devotion. Vitrified Brick Plants Combine. Independence, Jan. 12. The vitrified brick interests of Montgomery county have been consolidated and will be known as the Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile company. The capital stock Is $80,000 fully paid in. The plant here, the one at Coffeyville and the one at Cherryvale will be owned and operated by the same company. Martindale Resigns From One Bank. Burlington, Jan. 12. William Martin dale of Emporia has resigned as presi dent of the Burlington National bank and board of directors. Ex-Mayor D. O. Hoskins succeeds him. Mr. Martindale resigned because of his financial con dition. Bince the failure of the First National bank at Emporia, of which he was vice president. Thayer to Vote on Gas Bonds. Chanute, Kan., Jan. 12. The town of Thayer, half way between Cherryvale and Chanute, will vote on February 14 upon the proposition to issue city bonds to the amount of $3,000 for the purpose of installing a natural gas plant, to be owned and operated by the city. MASHED CHICAGO'S TOES. Milwaukee Man Discusses Irrespon sible Commission Men. New Orleans, Jan. 12. The commis sion men's convention held a brief ses sion today. H. Ellighausen of Mil waukee, spoke on "Irresponsible Com mission Merchants; What Can fhe League Do to Suppress Them?" The subject occasioned some remarks to be made in response to the address by the Chicago delegation, who contend ed that Chicago is no worse fixed than any other city with this kind of commis sion merchants; that the city is doing all it can do to run them out of busi ness and that Chicago is Just as vir tuous as any other great municipality. A telegram was received from San Antonio asking that the next conven tion be held in that city. MANILA HONEY BEES. They Are of Giant Size and Will Be Welcomed to America. (From the Chicago Tribune.) There is one race inhabiting the Philip pines which will be a welcome addition to American citizenship, and will be afforded every facility and Inducement to emigrate to the United States and engage In the skilled labor In which It has no peer. This is the giant East Indian honey lee, and investigation of its work and immense ca pacity for making honey and wax has In terested the department of agriculture in the consideration of an early effort to in troduce It into the United States. Secretary Wilson said In connection with the proposed Importation of the bees to the United States that a special appropri ation would be asked In his coming re port to congress for the Investigation of the bees of the world, and a swarm of the big Philippine honeymakers would be brought, to America as soon as the ques tion of their value and the possibility of their acclimation have been fully de termined. A RADICAL CHANGE In the Sugar Trust's Policy Has Been Found Necessary. New York, Jan. 12. The annual meet ing of the American Sugar Refining company was held in Jersey City at noon today. President Havemeyer said that it had been found necessary to make radical changes in the policy of the company's business and that these changes were made with the unanimous consent of the full board of directors. No report was submitted for the year and no indication of the condition of the business was disclosed in the president's remarks. Lowell H. Palmer was elected a di rector in place of John E. Searles, who had declined re-election; John Mayer was elected to succeed William Dick, resigned, and John E. Parsons was elected to succeed himself. Frederick Heicke of Jersey City was elected sec retary pro tern. It was "resolved that the accumulated profits, less dividends, declared up to January 3, be reserved as a working: capital." T H E CURRENCY BILL To Be Re-Reported to the House at a Later Date. Washington, Jan. 12. The banking and currencw committee of the house has unanimously directed the with drawal of the bill revising the banking and currency laws, now on the houso calendar. Representative Mitchell, of New York, gave notice that at next Wednesday's meeting of the committee he would move that the bill be re-reported to the house and Mr. Van Vor his of Ohio, gave notice that he would move to substitute the recommenda tions of the president's message on the subject. West Indian Health Board Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 12. The United States steamer Bay City hav ing on board the United States commis sion, consisting of Lieutenant Reilley, chief surgeon, and Lieutenant Weston, sent here to inquire into the methods adopted by the British government for the preservation of the health of the British troops in Jamaica, sailed for Havana today, when the vessel is ex pected to return with General Wood to complete the investigation. Fixing the Legal Interest Rate. Senator Braddock of Greenwood county introduced in the senate today, a bill fixing the legal rate of interest in Kansas at 8 per cent. The rate Is now 10 per cent. The proposed law is an ex act copy of the present law, except that the rate is changed. How to Prevent Pneumonia. You 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. Launching of the Albany. London, Jan. 12. The United States cruiser Albany, purchased here pre vious to the war with fepain, will be launched at Newcastle on Saturday. Henry White, the United States charge d'affaires. Lieutenant Colwell, the United States naval attache, and a number of distinguished Americans will attend the ceremony. The Albany will be christened by Mrs. Colwell and will sail for the United States in April. To Sing in Wagnerian. New York, Jan. 12. Marie Barnard, the American prima donna, was a pas senger on the St. Paul. She is a daugh ter of the late Judge Edward M. Bar nard of the California supreme court and for the past year has been singing at the court theater at Coburg, Ger many. Miss Barnard is to take the leading part in the Wagnerian festival at Beyruth next August. Fatal Quarrel at Weir City. Weir Citv. Jan. 12. In the Kelley Joint Tommy Quinn, the barkeeper, shot and It is suDDosed mortally wounded Edward Caldwell yesterday. The shoot ing erew out of a quarrel. Wuinn is in Jail. He pleads self-defense. Tt absolutely has no equal and all others who claim theirs is as good as Beggs' German Salve are imitators. A fair trial will convince any one that there is no preparation yet discovered. that stands even an equal in anaying Dain and in its healing qualities. For sain by all druggists. La Grippe is again epidemic. Every precaution should be taken to avoid it. Its speclnc cure is une minuie uougn Cure. A. J. snepera, I'UDiisner 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 Co., druggists. "VETERANS OF THREE WARS Assembled at a Reception Given by General and Mrs. Alger. Washington, Jan. 12. Secretary of War-ana Mrs. Alger gave a brilliant re ception at their home last night to the officers of the army and their families. Veterans of three wars were there, as well as the young volunteers of last summer, all in full dress uniform, which, with the handsome gowns of the women and the beautiful decorations of the house, made a scene of unusual splendor. Members of the Marine band were stationed in the hallway on the second floor where they played through out the evening. The host and hostess welcomed their guests at the entrance to the green drawing room. In addition to a graceful arrangement of flags, including the special one de signed and adopted for the secretary of war, tapestry covered walls were sprayed with asparagus vine, while the mantles and cabinets were adorned with white roses and delicate ferns. Mrs. Alger wore a most becoming gown of white moire, trimmed in ostrich tips and gold embroidery, with necklace of pearls and diamonds. Aside from Vice President and Mrs. Hobart and Assist ant Secretary of War Meiklejohn, the guests were entirely of the army con tingent in society. General Shafter with his staff was present and held an in formal reception of his own in the first drawing room. The hero of the even ing was Major General Leonard Wood, who has just arrived from Cuba. Gen eral and Mrs. Miles, General Corbin, General Gunther, General Gilmore, General Bingham, General and Mrs. Wilson, General and Mrs. Vincent and Mrs. Sheridan were a few of the many present. STOLE THE RECORDS. Miners' Convention at Pittsburg, Pa., Treated to a Sensation. Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 12. When the fourth day's session of the United Mine Workers' convention -was called to or der the chairman" of the Investigating committee reported that the committee had worked on the books all night and would not be ready to report to the con vention for several hours; A recess was then taken until 1 o'clock this afternoon.' Prior to the resumption, of the session a sensation was sprung by the discov ery that during the absence of the in vestigating committee at breakfast un known persons had entered the com mittee room at' the St. Charles hotel and mutilated the records. Eighteen pages were torn from the ledger and carried away, while many other pages were blotted and blurred. The an nouncement of the outrage caused in tense indignation. The miners' officials believe that the object of the persons who mutilated the books was to de stroy the records from Illinois. This state had been gone over by the inves tigating committee and no objections were offered to seating any of the dele gates represented by the committee on credentials. Another object the thief may have had, it is claimed, was to make it necessary to send for the cash books, it having been decided by the convention yesterday afternoon not to send for them. FAINTED IN THE DOME. Peril of a Boy Who Was Climb ing the Dizzy Stairs. Willie Tustlfer, a 16-year-old boy, whose home is at 725 Van Buren, while climbing the stairway to the dome, fell in a faint at noon and came very near tumbling to his death off the stairs. He was carried to the governor's office where, after a few moments, he recover ed consciousness and walked home be fore the ambulance arrived. STOTZENJJERG'S HEAD Is Demanded of the War Department by the Nebraska Senate. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 12. In the state sen ate today a resolution was Introduced by Cross of Douglas reciting charges pre ferred against. Colonel Stotzenberg of the First Nebraska regiment, now at Manila, and petitioning the war department to re call him. It was adopted under suspen sion of the rules, with but one dissenting vote. The action follows the receipt of letters from members of the First Nebraska, charging Stotzenberg with tyranny and flagrant abuse of powers. Stotzenberg Is an officer in the regular army who ac companied the regiment to Manila, and was appointed to the colonelcy when Colonel Bratt resigned. BENNETT DISMISSED, And the Consular Muddle at Mexico Comes to an End. "Washington, Jan. 12. The department of state has decided the controversy between Mr. Andrew E. Barlow, consul general of the United States at the City of Mexico, and Mr. Joseph JP. Bennett, formeriy vice consul general, by approving- Mr. Barlow's provisional suspension of Mr. Bennett and directing him to nominate a suitable per son for his successor. This action was taken without reflection upon Mr. Bennett, but was based upon what the department thought the best interests of the service demanded, in view of the apparently ir reconciliable differences between them. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The funeral of M. Sar.dstrom, apred 85, who died at the home of his grandson. Rev. S. Hedgberg. 1008 West Fourth street, wl.'l take place from the Swedish Lutheran church Saturday at 2 o'clock. John T. Price, aged SS, father of Thomas Price, died yesterday. The funeral took place this afternoon at o'clock from the rooms of Ee Moss Penwell. Charlotte J. Sanborn, seed 70, wife of K. A. Sanborn, died vesterday at the home of the family. 1032 Buchanan street. The funeral will take place Friday at 10 o'clock. JUST WANT TO TALK. Democrats Do Not Oppose Consular Appropriation BilL Washington, Jan. 12. The house to day promptly went Into committee of the whole on the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill. It was ar ranged that there should be two hours and a half on a side for general de bate. Mr. Dinsmore (Dem., Ark.) said mem bers of his side wanted an opportunity to address the house on general sub jects, but so far as he was aware they had no opposition to any item in the bill. Representative Carmarck(Tenn.)made a vigorous attack on the administra tion's Philippine policy.denouncing it as launching the government on a revolu tionary career of conquest and crimi nal aggression. 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. Btansneld, W. H. Wilson. A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. THE CRSLESS fEKD.TAKLS CCFfH. MABE Get a package from your grocer. 15 cts. and 25 cts. Takcoply tbeGsno ln blade by tie ieneflee or Focd. Co.. I Har, M. T. Sold br all ffTOoara, QJmMBBo HOW PORTO RICANS SHAVE A Mountain Fool For a Mirror and a Piece of Glass for a Razor, From the Chicago Times-Herald. The natives of our new territory, Por to Rico, have no need ta buy soap, for the wooded country abounds in plants whose leaves and bulbs supply most fully the place of that Indispensable I article. Among the best of these is the soap tree, so called, though it is more a Dusn than a tree. Its bulb when rub bed on wet clothes makes a snow-white lather, which has an odor like old brown Windsor soap. The Porto RIcans, who are all, from the highest to the lowest, great dandies in their way, make soap out of cocoa nut oil and home-made lye and a fine soap It is, smooth and fragrant. This eocoanut oil soap is used for shaving. When a man wishes to have a shave in the morning he starts out with his co-coanut-shell cup and his donkey-tail brush and bottle. It is never any trou ble to find an empty bottle In Porto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, or almost any of the larger West India Islands .even In remote spots in the mountains. At least 20 generations of thirsty people have lived there and thrown away the bottles. The man carries no mirror; he is ton poor to own such a luxury. Not one house In 20 in Porto Rioo has even the very cheapest looking-glass. But gen erally rich nature provides the mirror, as well as the soap. The man goes tG some convenient pool In the mountain stream where the water is quite still there is his mirror. He breaks his bot tle on a stone, and deftly picks out a sharp piece of suitable size. Then he lathers his face profusely, and begins to scrape away with his piece of glass, which in his hands works as well as the best steel razor. A cut, or even a slight scratch, Is extremely rare as a result of this al fresco form of shaving. YACHT FOR VICTORIA. Strict Secrecy Maintained In All That Relates To the Royal Pleasure. From the Chicago Record. Queen Victoria may soon enjoy the pleasure of a cruise on her new yacht, the largest ever built. The new royal yacht, the name for which lias not yet been definitely chosen, but which will probably be called the Prince Albert, Is now so far advanced that it Is expected she will be launched by next March. The first keel plate was laid Decem ber 23, 1897, at the government dock yard at Pembroke, by Mrs. Watson, the wife of Captain Burgess Watson, the superintendent of the dockyard, with elaborate ceremony. The British government has a re markably well developed faculty for keeping Its business to itself. The gatrs of the government dockyard rarely open, even to British citizens, and al most never to foreigners. Consequent ly, although all Englishmen in general and yachtsmen and naval architects in particular have been burning with cur iosity to know what Queen Victoria's new yacht will be like, ever since par liament appropriated money to buil l her, nothing is known about her except the meager details the admiralty has seen fit to give out. No one has seen her except the officers and workmen who have business In the dockyards. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo HAIR. HEALTH Never Falls to Renew Youthful Color o and life to GRAY HAIE. Use DR. 0 HAY'S HAIE HEALTH. Covars BALD O spots, stop oanctriitT, nsir Tailing. scalp diseases. Don't stain skin or linen. Absolutely harmless. Gives Perfect Satisfaction. Best HAIR GROWER DRESSING. If rour hair u FALLING, FADING or TURNING GRAY try at one DR. HAY B HAIR HEALTH. Sold at ouc Iier large bottle by bwifl Si Holliday and lowley Snow. &000000OO0OOOO0OOOOOOOOO npApraS AND HEAD NOISES UCnr CURED. Our luvislb.B tuba Cushions help when all else fails, as classes help eyes. SltLF-ADJUHl ISO. So PAIN. Whispers beard. Send to F Illt-COX CO., 853 liroadwar. Now York, for Book and r roofs FREE. CCOKKXX000000000000000 Registered Policies issued by the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company are as safe as X National Bank notes.

Any National Bank lssulnst notes money must first de posit In the Government vaults United States bonds for each dollar of money Is sued. "Deposit In the Gov ernment vaults" is the key stone of the National Bank ing system. The state certificate en graved on registered policies la equal to that placed on National Bank notes by the United State Treasury de partment; and as that de partment holds, in trust tor the note-holders, the borrla deposited by the bank, so the Btate holds, in trust for the policy-holders, the secur'tiea deposited by this Company; thus making KVERY POLI CY AS SECURK AS A NA TIONAL. BANK NOTE. Honest, energetic agents can secure flrat cluss contracts. Address 3. P. DAVIS, President.

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