The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 16, 1899

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0 S-, tr' 1 if LAST EDITION THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. 4 "4 'I I 1) i! V ,7

ONE MORE LOBBY Wearisome Struggle of the Peo ple Against the Trusts Has a New Factor Added at the State House Today. THIS NEW OIL BILL Providing For the Inspection of Gasoline Urings the Standard Oil Lobby Here to Prevent Its Passage. THIS IS JUST WHAT The "Grafters" Want, and They Are Ready fTo Do Business" With Lobby at Once. the State Auditor Cole, who framed the new oil Inspection bill which was Intro duced into the house by Representative Wheatley a few days ago, has unwit tingly given the grafters another excel lent opportunity for exercising their talents in the grafting line. The main object of the bill, as Mr. Cole proposed it, is to compel the state oil inspector to turn in to the state all the fees he collects, and to give the state auditor an opportunity to keep tab on him to see that he does as the law provides. Under the present law no one knows how much oil the inspector Inspects nor how much he collects in fees, so that he can turn in just as much as he wants to and keep the rest himself. While Mr. Cole was getting up his law Tie came across another provision which he thought he might as well regulate while he was in the business, and that was with regard to the inspection of gasoline. There has never been a law on the Kansas statutes providing that gasoline shall be inspected. The Stand ard Oil company does not want any such law in Kansas. As present the Standard Oil company pokes off on to Kansas all the poor gasoline that it cannot dispose of in other states. It gets a good price for it and does not liave to pay any inspection fees. Kan Fas uses almost as much gasoline as it iloes oil, so that the trust more than llays even on what it has to pay out for fees for oil inspection and for giving the state good oil when it cannot dodge the inspector. But with a gasoline Inspection law and an inspector who will' inspect it honestly, the Standard Oil company would not only have to give the state good gasoline but would have to pay cut many thousands of dollars annually for inspection fees, which would go di rect into the state treasury if the law can be remedied so as to make the in spector pay them in. That is the rea son that Mr. Cole's bill is a good thing for the grafters. The Standard Oil lobby arrived in Topeka yesterday to fight this particu lar feature of the bill. It does not care for the rest of the bill, because that is simply intended to make the inspector disgorge, and there is nothing in the bill to prevent the company from "per suading" the inspector to pass poor oil if it can do so, but this "persuading" process costs extra. It is said that the lobby is ready and willing to put up liberally if it can de feat the gasoline inspection provision, and it is already at work among the members. It will now be interesting to observe if any one has the nerve to try to kill the gasoline provision of the bill. LOBBYING IN THE SENATE. Two Representatives of the Standard Oil Company Begin "Work. The representatives of the Standard Oil company A. Maier of Kansas City and K. C. Conkling of St. Joe have ar rived in Topeka and have established a censorship over the senate to prevent the passage of the bill providing for the Inspection of gasoline. This corporation is desirous of pre venting all legislation against .its in terests, but the present system of oil Inspection, which interferes In no way with the plans of the company and is an absolute farce is not regarded with seriousness, and the lobby which is now here will make a special effort to de feat the bill providing for the inspection of gasoline. If it can't defeat it, it will pay members of the legislature to so amend the bill as to make it ineffective. Watch the men who introduce amend ments! This bill originated with State Audi tor Cole and has been introduced in the legislature. There is now on sale in Topeka a new lamp which burns gasoline. The agent of these lamps says he can hot use the g-asoline sold here, but is compelled to Bend to states where the product is in spected to procure gasoline of sufficient purity to use in these lamps. This is but an indication that gasoline should be inspected, but the Standard Oil company doesn't want this done and its representatives are here to "lobby" against it. If this bill dies in. the senate the ques ion will be: "What killed it?" HAIL AND FAREWELL. Governor Stanley Will Shake Hands With the Legislatora One week from tomorrow night, at which time the legislature will be drawing to a close. Governor Stanley will give a reception in his offices to the members of the legislature and their friends. This function will be In the nature of a greeting and a farewell as the legis lators will at that time be preparing to go home. Many of the members ve never seen th governor and this w-111 give all an opportunity to meet the chief executive and Mrs. Stanley. TWO NORMAL SCHOOLS. Senate Adopts a Resolution to Locate Additional Institutions. The session of the senate Wednesday afternoon closed with the adoption of a resolution declaring that this body will favor the establishment of two new normal schools. The resolution was in troduced by Andrews of Atchison. Titus til Harper offered aa amendment that one new normal be established. Cole man of Nemaha wanted one or more. The amendment was killed after a spir ited debate and the original resolution was adopted. Senator Lewelling Is quoted as saying after the adoption of the resolution: "There will be no normal school legis lation, for this is the asylum's year. I told my people they had better try for the asylum and let the school go, but they thought differently. I am afraid now they will have to be disappointed." LAMB THOUGHT IT LOST. Senators Put up a Joke While Passing a Bill. The senate this forenoon passed the bill which has passed the house, giving residents of the suburban districts of Iola not in the corporate limits the right to lay gas pipes to their resi dences. in the passage of this bill there was an amusing incident in which Mr. Lamb, who had charge of the bill, was the victim, of a joke. The roll call pro ceeded, and the senators with great unanimity voted against the bill. Mr. Lamb was badly scared, as a big ma jority appeared against the measure. Wrhen he saw that the bill was defeated he suggested a call of the absentees. Senators Farrelly, Hanna, Zimmer, Johnson, King, Titus, Hessin, Forney, Ward, Lupfer, Stocks, Ryan, Jumper, and Cooke arose and in a chorus, at a signal from Farrelly, exclaimed: "Mr. President, I desire to change my vote from no to aye." A smile of relief broke over Mr. Lamb's face, but it was some time be fore order was restored. REAL PICKANINNY. Novel Valentine Presented an Opera Singer Undraped at Dinner. New Tork, Feb. 16. An undraped pickaninny, reposing on a silver salver, was a valentine offered at Mrs. Emma Eames Storey's Valentine day party Tuesday night. The dusky little fellow was presented to Mrs. Storey at the dinner table. The waiter who deposited the sleeping infant before the surprised woman did not state who the sender was. The guests, who included Jean De Reszke and several other grand opera singers, stared in mute astonishment for a moment, but Mrs. Storey relieved their doubts by plucking a small Ameri can flag from a pastry and placing it in the pickaninny's hand. At this the little fellow awoke and clutched the flag like a true patriot. When the baby cried later, Jean De Reszke had him in his arms and sang him to sleep to the admiration of the guests. The novel valentine was admitted to be the crowning feature of the party. Mrs. Storey's husband, the sculptor, will produce the living Cupid in marble. STANDARD OIL CO. Pays 2,000,000 For the Lan yon Zinc Gas Smelters at Iola, Kas. St. Louis, Feb. 16. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Joplin, Mo., says: At Iola, Kan., the center of the natur al gas belt of Kansas, a deal will be closed this week, probably today, by which the big zinc smelters of W. and J. L. Lanyon and of Robert Lanyon's Sons, will be sold to the Palmyra Oil company which is the Kansas branch of the Standard Oil company. The consid eration will not be less than $2,000,000 cash. These are the largest natural gas smelters in the world. PURSUING MR. FREY. Somebody Bent on Making Him Receiver of Something or Other. The following appeared in last even ing's Pittsburg (Kan.) Tribune: "Conductor Frank Marsh, who has a damage suit of $25,000 against the P. G. railroad, mention of which is made in another column of this paper, re ceived a message at noon from his at torneys in Kansas City announcing that the Pittsburg Gulf railroad had gone into the hands of a receiver and that J. J. Frey of the Santa Fe had been appointed to the receivership by the court." This was something entirely new. A rumor current recently associated Mr. Frey's name with the receivership of the M. K. T. road but it was never associated with the Pittsburg Gulf line. When shown the article this morning Air. Frey denied it outright. "There is absolutely no truth in it," said he. "I never heard of such a thing up to this moment, and if I have been appointed receiver of the Pittsburg Gulf road the court has forgotten to notify me. There is nothing in it at all." This receivership story seems to be in a fair way to chase Mr. Frey into a state of mind. It keeps bobbing up in all sorts of amusing phases. COLORED SOLDIERS COMING Transport Minnewaska Sails for Cuba To Bring the Twenty-third Regiment Home. Washington, Feb. 16. The war depart ment is informed that the transport Min newaska yesterday afternoon sailed from Tampa for Is'uevitas with a load of ani mals. She will then go to Santiago. where the Twenty-third Kansas (colored) will be taken on board for passage to Newport News. NOTHING BUT HER CLOTHES Marie Wainwright Files a Petition in Bankruptcy. New Tork, Feb. 16. Marie Wain wright Slaughter, known as Marie Wainwright, the actress, has filed a pe tition in bankruptcy with liabilities $11, 052 and assets $100 In clothing, which she claims is exempt. Captain Christy's Hard Luck. Burlington, Feb. 16. Capt. Christy, who was wounded in the Manila fight, has had hard luck since going to Man ila. First he had the smallpox and then he got wounded. It will be re membered that Christy resigned his office of county attorney of Coffey coun ty to enlist in the army last spring. His mother lives at Waverly and his sister. Miss Osie. is a teacher in the Burlington schools. NO PRIVATE POSTOFFICE Or Letter Boxes Will Be Far ther Tolerated If the Recommendations to Con gress Are Adopted. CORNISH POISONING Has Called Attention to the Importance Of Prohibitive Measures in Such Cases. Washington, Feb. 16. The report of the committee on the codification of the United States criminal and penal laws Is about completed and the portion of it covering offenses against the postal laws has been submitted as a special report to congress. The postmaster general has communicated with both houses of congress asking for immed iate enactment of the entire report on this subject, pointing out its urgent needs. The commission pays special tribute to acting Assistant Attorney General Barrett for the postoffice de partment, for the benefit of his advice during its labors. The laws revised embrace all up to and including the first session of the Fifty-fifth congress. The report in brief follows: In numerous Instances where penal ties have been recovered by civil process in the nature of actions for debt, pro visions for criminal prosecutions have been substituted as more efficacious. Other charges are reported having in view a more proportionate adjustment of penalties to the gravity of the of fenses -respectively defined in which the present laws having been adopted from time to time are faulty. Occasional emendations have been made in the verbiage of the present laws designed to secure precision and succinctness in the definitions of offenses. A provision has been inserted inhibiting the mainten ance of private postoffices and letter boxes. "This is In conformity," the commis sion says, "with the general policy of this government and it is further recom mended by considerations of great weight, it being found in the larger cities these institutions remained the instrumentalities of practices partaking of fraud and immorality. In a recent instance at New York they were em ployed as the means by which human lives were sacrificed under circum stances of grave criminality." Another section forbids the unlawful exercise of the office of postmaster or other employment in the postal service to prevent a practice more or less com mon. Section 3478, revised statutes, has been amended to meet the question whether United States protection can be extend ed over depredations and offenses against other property by reason of a postoffice location in the same building, the provision added, being "with intent to commit therein any offense defined in this title or to steal or purloin any money or other property of the United States." Sections 3890-91-92, 5467, 5468-69 and 5470 deal with a large but substantially the same class of mail depredations and have been embraced in one section an added provision gaving a liberal elas ticity to the penalties. Punishment for depredators on the mails in transit who frequently heretofore have found im munity through difficulty of procuring evidence as to the particular district in which the offense was committed, is provided for In two new sections, mak ing it an offense for an employe to fail to deliver the mail or any part of it to the required person and to carry into any district any letter or contents thereof unlawfully abstracted from the mail in any other district, knowing it to have been so abstracted. Sections 3922-25 inclusive and amen datory acts prohibiting removal and re use of stamps have been consolidated into a single section with a maximum penalty. Postmasters selling stamps to persons outside of their respective jur isdiction to increase their compensation are to be subject to penal punishment. To meet supreme court rulings in con structing the act of September 26, 18S8, amendatory of section 3894, as to ob scenity, etc., these have been revised with an addition of the words "inde cent, filthy or vulgar." The postal transmission of poisonous infectious and explosive matter also is prohibited in a new section, with a cer tain discretion as to the admissibility vested in the postmaster general. The language of section 4053 R. S., respect ing misappropriation of postal funds or property is so amplified that its protec tion may be extended to money or pro perty which shall have come into the possession, or under the control of any officer or employe of the postoffice de partment in execution of such office or employment or under color or claim of authority as such. THE TOPEKA ISSAFE. And So Is the Sterling Both Will Go To Boston. Washington, Feb. 16. The collier Sterling is safe at the Delaware break water, but the following telegram re ceived at the navy department from Capt. Selfridge of the Sterling, dated at the breakwater at 7:35 last night, shows she had a rough time: "Departure delayed. Hurricane sig nals hoisted after message was sent yesterday afternoon. Ship drifted down on Henlopen, notwithstanding both anchors and full steam on, in a terrific, blinding snowstorm, with a force of twelve and heavy ice. Drifted over the sixteen-foot shoal near the beam. Ship wreck was avoided by a shift of wind to the westward. Arrived in port to night. Hole on bow. Officers and many of the crew exhausted and frost bitten. Shall I continue to Boston or seek To peka Unknown to Capt. Selfridge the To peka had already arrived safely at Newport and will continue on her way to Boston when the weather conditions are fit. The Sterling will be directed to go straight to Boston. MORGAN TRIES AGAIN. Offers the Nicaragua Canal Bill as a Rider to the River and Harbor Bill. Washington, Feb. 16. In the senate Mr. Morgan (Ala.) has offered the Nicaragua canal bill as an amendment to the river and harbor bill and had it referred to the committee on commerce now considering that measure. The bill offered by Sena tor Morgan is substantially the Hepburn bill offered in the house, with some modi fications. AUDITORIUM BILL. TherTorjeka Bill 'Advanced to the Head of the .Calendar. Representative McKeever has had Topeka's auditorium bill, which has al ready passed the senate advanced to the head of local bills under general or ders, and it will be taken up the first time the house considers local bills. No opposition to the bill is anticipated. ALL THE CAPTAINS Of Cervera's Fleet, Not Killed, Will Be Court Martialed. Madrid, Feb. 16. AH the surviving captains of Spanish warships destroyed in the naval battles off Santiago de Cuba and in Manila bay by the Ameri can fleets will be court martialed. AWoman on the Board of Charities. The house committee on the political rights of women has recommended for passage, the bill requiring the gov ernor to appoint one woman on the state board of charities. WHY THEY DON'T SURRENDER. The Negrito- I'd like to surrender if I could arrange it. Pasig- Bill Why don't you then? The Negrito- I haven't a white rag- to display. DAILY FIGHT. A Body of Insurgents Was Discovered Maneureuring On the Right of Gen. King's Position This Morning. BRIGADE TURNED OUT And After Firing a Few Yolleys Succeeded In Driving the Filipinos Into the Jungle. Manila, Feb. 16, 3:35 p. in. A' large body of the enemy, presumably recon noitering, was discovered on the right of Brig. Gen. King's position, near San Pedro Macati, this morning. The en tire brigade turned out and after an exchange of volleys the insurgents re treated into the jungle and disappeared. INSURGENTS DRIVEN BACK. Manila, Feb. 16, 11:45 a. m. Four companies of volunteers which had been clearing the country in the vicinity of Pateros, ten miles southeast of Man ila, and which had been recalled, were followed by the enemy today as they retired. On reaching San Pedro Macati the Americans made a stand near the church yard and the insurgents were driven back. The Californians again advanced and are now occupying the same ridge, com manding the valley of the river, which they held yesterday. A gunboat near the Pasig river is clearing the jungle. TO CALL. ON EUROPE. Montreal, Feb. 16. Senor Agoncillo, the Philippine commissioner, in an in terview today, said there would be no let up in the efforts of the Filipinos to force the Americans from their country. He said he was not at all surprised that Iloilo had fallen, as the Americans had the advantage of a fleet. "But wait till they get in the in terior," he said, "and then they will have more than their work cut out." He announced that the purpose of Senor Luna'e departure was to inter view the different courts of Europe and ask for their assistance for the Fili pinos. HARRIS IS DOING WELL. Washington, Feb. 16. The war de partment today received the following: Manila, Feb. 16. Adjutant General, Washington: Harvey H. Harris, Com pany B, Twentieth Kansas, flesh wound, left leg, doing well. John Sorensen, First Montana, reported probably dead, is alive but both eyes shot away; con dition fair. Cable of the 7th reporting Wm.' J. Hayes,' First Washington, wounded slightly, is error. Oral F. Gibson, Com pany E, First Washington, reported missing, was found with sprained leg. Corporal Hayes, First Montrvna, cabled on 6th missing, is with his "company. OTIS. NO FURTHER ADVANCE Is Now Being Made by the Americans at Manila. Manila, Feb. 16. Since the American line reached the natural defenses of Manila they have made no further ad vance, and the troops are now encamp ed along the line. Many places have been entrenched. Occasional brushes with small bodies of the enemy, by scouting parties, have been the only cause of excitement. Troops K and I of the Fourth cavalry encountered the enemy's scouts yester day near Paranaque and exchanged a few volleys with them. During the fir ing Trooper Wittnerk was wounded in the right arm. The cruiser Buffalo fired four small shells at a party of the enemy which the Minneapolis Journal. cruiser's sea yacht showed to be mount ing a. battery near Paranaque last night. The enemy made no reply and withdrew their suns at Paranaque. The steamers Brutus and Romulus have arrived from Iloilo but brought no later news except that the Americans are clearing vessels, thence assuming control of the port. The rebels had all the records burned before vacating the town. It is rumored that the Filipinos in the interior are in sore straits and are now quarreling among themselves; but it is impossible to confirm these reports as all communication is cut off. TO TAKE CEBU NEXT. General Miller Has Orders to Raise the Flag Over the Island. New York, Feb. 16. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says: The authorities at the war depart ment expect dispatches from Gen. Otis the end of this week announcing the oc cupation by an American force of Cebu, the third city of importance in the Phil ippines. When Gen. Miller started for Iloilo his instructions were, after es tablishing American authority at that port, to proceed immediately to Cebu and occupy that place. For this pur pose the Fifty-first Iowa volunteer regi ment was sent after him, but on ac count of unexpected opposition to the landing of Gen. Miller's troops at Iloilo, compelling a tedious delay of the forces on shipboard, the Iowa regiment was returned to Manila last week and the First Tennessee was sent to take its place for the purpose of garrisoning Cebu. It appears that the regiment was landed with the other troops at Iloilo on Saturday and Sunday, but in view of the ease with which Iloilo can be gnard ed against attack on the part of the natives, it is thought by this time that Gen. Miller has found it possible to re embark a. portion of his forces to carry out the original program of securing Cebu. This place is the capital of the island of the same name and is the most an cient town in the Philippines, being for merly the seat of government of the Visayas group, which includes Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Negros and Leyte. The administration was, however, removed to Manila in 1849. Its population at present is over 35,000 and it is consid ered the natural mercantile center for the archipelago, being about 360 miles from Manila. It is well built and the neighborhood possesses fine roads. Al though its climate is better than that of the other towns in the group, the natives have been devoid of commer cial enterprise. The trade of Cebu consists principally of hemp and sugar, the neighboring is lands of Leyte, Mindanao and Bohol, having extensive hemp plantations, most of the products of which finds its way to Cebu for shipment. There are some valuable and extensive coal de posits not far from town, but the mines have as yet been worked only super ficially and without much enterprise. The town is built on a large plain at the foot of the chain of hills that trav erse the island throughout its length, is well constructed and of late years has been a thriving place. The mer chants' quarter, situated along the port, includes some well built stone houses, though many are old. The huts of the Malays, for the most part fishermen, are on the beach east and west of the city. There are a fine cathedral, a bishop's palace, a court house, a post office and a telegraph station. The port is formed by the narrow channel which separates Cebu from Matkan island. It was on this little island that Magellan was killed in 1521, after making the first passage across the Pacific It is not the intention of Gen. Otis and Admiral Dewey to establish gar risons for the present at other towns in the Philippines than Manila, Iloilo and Cebu, although as soon as these ports and their revenues are thoroughly un der control of the United States, the smaller vessels of Admiral Dewey's fleet will make systematic cruises throughout the island to command re spect for the American flag. On the visits of these ships to various ports their officers will learn positively whether the commerce of such ports will warrant the establishment in them of customs houses and American repre sentatives, but at present there Is not sufficient information to warrant the dispatch of forces to any other ports except perhaps at the northern termin us of the railway line extending from Manila to Lingayen. It will be Gen. Otis' effort to open this railway throughout its length as soon as possible. It is owned by a British corporation and in addition to the com mercial advantages accruing from its operation, its strategic value can hard ly be overestimated, especially as Aguinaldo's adherents in the island of Luzon are apparently confined to the immediate neighborhood of its lines. One of Admiral Dewey's ships will soon go to the extreme south of the archipelago to secure the alliance of the Sultan of Sulu, and to report on the harbors of that miniature group; while another ship will explore the compara tively undeveloped Island of Palawan, in the China sea,' which many naval officers say will turn out to be the most Important island in the Philippines. A TERRIFIC NORTHER. Has Swept Over Jamaica for Three Bays. Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 16. A terrific norther, accompanied by an incessant rain storm has been causing numerous local floods. The storm swept the northern coast of the island from An netto bay to Montego bay, from Monday to Wednesday, doing widespread dam age to shipping, wharves, railroads, cat tle and cultivation, etc. No fatalities have been reported. A Gas and Water Famine. Springfield, Mo., Feb. 16. Springfield is in the midst of a gas and water famine today. The bursting of mains has caused a total suspension of the gas service and nearly every water pipe in the city is likewise incapacitated, as a sequel to the intense cold weather that prevailed until recently. One More Gunboat. Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 16. Col. Hood reports that the Baracoa, the former Spanish gunboat which the Americans fund sunken in the Mayari river and have raised, will be ready in the course of ten days to proceed under her own steam to any port designated by the government. Weather Indications. Chicago, Feb. 16. For Kansas: Pos sibly showers this afternoon; partly cloudy tonight and Friday; variable winds. Meat Inspection Bill Passed. Berlin. Feb. 16. The bundesrath to day passed the meat inspection bill. AT THE HUB. President McKinley and Members Fire Of His Cabinet Are in Boston; Today. TO EAT THEIR DINNER At the Expense of the Home Market Club. Gen. Charles H. Grosrenor Is' Also of the Party. Boston, Feb. 16. President McKinley, four members of his cabinet and other associates arrived in Boston at 10:02 o'clock today. They came as the guests of the Home Market club, a national organization of Republicans. The mem bers of the cabinet who came with the president were John D. Long, secretary of the navy; General R. A. Alger, sec retary of war; Cornelius N. Bliss, sec retary of the interior and Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith. In the party also are Congressman C. H. Grosvenor; Secretary Porter and Private Secretary Cortelyou; Major Hopkins, Secretary Alger's aide, and Mr. Webster, the president's stenogra pher. Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the treasury, met the party on their arrival here, having come direct from Chicago last night. Hospitality of the Home Market club Is to be extended to the distinguished gentlemen who have accepted their in vitation, chiefly in the form of the largest dinner ever given in this coun try, in the Mechanics' building here to night. The stay of the visitors will be brief, lasting until tomorrow afternoon, but it promises to be a memorable one ln the history of the club, and for the cit izens of Boston in general. A reception will precede the banquet at Mechanic's hall this evening.- To morrow forenoon the visitors will visit the legislature where the president pro bably will deliver a short address ancl at 10 o'clock they will breakfast at the Algonquin club house as the guests of the Commercial club, the membership of which includes many of the promi nent business and professional men of the city. Immediately after the breakfast the party will leave for Washington. WHOLE CITY TURNED OUT. It seemed as if all Boston had turned out to bid the president and his cabi net welcome. Great crowds filled the cold train shed and pushed and jos tled each other in an effort to get a view of the president while the iron rafters rang with their cheers. Still larger was the throng which filled the streets around the station where the carriages which were to bear the party to the Hotel Touraine were stationed. Governor Wolcott and his military staff were at the station to meet the presi dent and as soon as the introduction and greetings were concluded the car riages were entered and under escort of the first battalion of cavalry the visl itors started for the hotel. As the procession passed, cheer upon, cheer was given by the crowd and upon' all sides there were manifestations o cordial welcome. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. San Diego, Cala., Feb. 16. Antonio W. Womeli, the Mexican consul in this city, has received notice that he bast been appointed consul general for Brit ish Honduras. He will leave for his new post in a few days. Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 16. The first ca load of Dure coDDer bullion ever pro duced in Pima county has been shipped to New York. Anew j v'i rv, i. u j barkentlne Brazil, which went ashore in a snowstorm opposite East Morlchs, Long island, on n riaay evening, is m house, boats, spars and rigging, are strewn along the beach and her cargo ox logwoou nas aiso ueeu scanereu. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16. Lucien M. Chipley, aged 56 years, for years one of the best known financiers of St. Louis, has died from cancer of the liver. His son, Dean, recently died of fever contracted while with the army at Chickamauga and this sorrow weigh ed on the father's mind so much as to rapidly hasten his own death. New York, Feb. 16. Hiram L. Dick inson, aged 40 years, a wealthy con tractor of Mount Kisco, Westchester county, who was found almost frozen in a snow drift in the woods near that village, died at his home there from the effects of his exposure. New York, Feb. 16. Edward Simon Hayden, inventor of the Haj'den pro cess of electrolysis for separating prec ious metals from copper, is dead, in this city, aged 47 years. London, Feb. 16. Henry Jones, aged 68, one of the best known authorities in whist and other card games, is dead. He was known as "Cavendish" and was editor of the card department of the Field. New Orleans, Feb. 16. Captain J. Pinkney, formerly agent of the South ern Associated Press in this city, and one of the owners of the Daily States, died tonight of la. grippe, contracted in St. Louis. St. Louis, Feb. 16. Telegrams have been sent out to various persons in the states of the Louisiana purchase 'dis trict, who had accepted invitations to attend the banquet in Washington next Saturday, notifying them that the ban quet had been postponed until February 25 on account of the inclemency of the weather. TEN FIREMEN HURT. By the Collapse of a Wall of a Burning Building. Baltimore, Feb. 16. By the collapse of a wall during the progress of a small fire today at the building of the Balti more Barrel company ten firemen were injured. The wall carried down with it a ladder upon which the men were standing, playing a line of hose upon the flames. It is thought that none of the men were dangerously injured. The money loss will not exceed, a few thou sand dollars. i

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. 2 Those terrible dizzy spells to wnicM wamen are subject are due nine times in ten t some weakness or unhealthy con dition of the distinctly femi nine ranism. The average dnctar in rrn. era! practice 'r ff? does not half C realize this. s. I He prescribes ome superfi cial treatment for headache or dyspepsia or liver trouble without suspecting the real cause of the difficulty. A woman usually understands what is the trouble but is loath to undergo the mortifying and gen erally useless "examinations" and "local applications" on which the local practitioner is almost sure to insist. But there is a far more sensible alternative Any woman afflicted with a delicate weak ness of this nature should seek the aid of that marvelous Favorite Prescription Invented by Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consult ing physician of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y. In any case so obstinate as not to be -promptly cured by this great Prescrip tion" special advice for inexpensive home treatment adapted to the individual case, will be sent by Dr. Pierce to any one who will address him by mail. All letters are treated with the strictest privacy and never printed except by the writer's special request. Cases intrusted te bis care are in the hands of one who has a lifetime's ex perience and who stands among the most eminent of living specialists in this par ticular field of practice. Every woman should possess a copy of Dr. Pierce's famous thousand-page illus trated volume, the Comman Sense Medical Adviser which has had a larger sale than any medical book in any language. A paper-bound copy will be sent absolutely free on receipt of i one -cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. Address World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., or send 31 stamps for cloth bound copy. A whole medical library in ne 1000-page volume. A WHISKERS CLUB. Vouthftil Appearance of the Missouri University Student to Be Changed. Columbia, Mo., Feb. 16. For the last few years it teas been observed that a much younger class of students are en tering Missouri university than in prev ious years. The students have become so distressed at cutting remarks re garding their extremely youthful ap pearance that they have concocted an ingenious) scheme to remedy the diffi culty. A club has just been formed to pro mots the growth of whiskers among the students. The following are the by laws of the club: No member of the club shall be allow ed to shave until the 1st day of April, 1899. without three-fourths vote of the members of said club. Any one violating this article shall be fined in. the sum of $2.50. There shall be at all times two stand ing committees, namely, a reception committee and a vigilant committee. All voting shall be by ballot. The club colors shall be red, black and white. The flower, the fuzzy bloom of the jimson weed. The yell, "Vigh, vigh. vigh: rub a dub a dub; we are the men of Whisker Club." Any member who shall be absent from two consecutive meetings without a good and lawful excuse shall be fined 25 cents for each and every absence. Any member of this club shall, how ever, be accorded the privilege of trim ming tils whiskers in the manner or style which he thinks the most becom ing to his physiognomy, but is required to wear more than a mustache. AN EXTRA SESSION. Is Certain Unless Congress Passes the Army EilL Washington, Feb. 16. The president has conveyed assurances to some of the party leaders in congress, in addition 10 those given last week, that he will certainly call congress together in extra session If it fails to pass the army reorganization bill at the present sessiun. In answer to re peated inquiries, the administration ha3 been obliged to decline all propositions looking to the tiding over of the neMs of the army by passing a Joint resolution, simply extending the appropriations on the basis of the present organza tion. hold ing that this device would be utterly in adequate to meet the absolute necessities of the case. The status of the volunteers would, it Is said, be extremely unsatisfactory, and there would be absolutely no assurance that the president could retain them in service even when the emergency ja great. The same statement would applv to the regular army soldiers who enlisted for the war. A very serious objection to the Joint res olution programme, too, according to the war department officials, would be its failure to supply the staff and line offi cers absolutely needed. These officials Bay that the pending Hull bill provides for 822 original appointments of second lieu tenants, and it is declared to be the nolicy to divide these places among the states and territories on the basis of population. Representatives from the senate end of the capitol convey the impression to the officials that the speediest way to secure action upon the reorganization bill Is to allow the Cockrell bill to be reported from he military committee, it being under stood that this bill commands the support of the majority of the committee. Pro viding, as it does, for a purelv native sol diery in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philp plnes. the measure is looked upon bv the war department ofncials as most unsatis factory. Therefore, they have ure-ed their friends in the senate, while allowing this bill to be reported from the committee, to move the adoption of the Hull bill aa it came from the house as a substitute. The Topeka Elks are preparing to go to Bt. 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ALL CITY DETECTIVES Will Report at Headquarters Each Day Where Rogues Are Imprisoned to Look Them Over. New York. Feb. IS. Police Chief Dev ery issued an important general order to the force yesterday. Beginning with Thursday, all the pre cinct detectives in the five boroughs, aa well as the members of the detective squad In Brooklyn, are to assemble at police headquarters in Mulberry street, at 8 o'clock every morning, and all thieves and suspicious persons arrested anywhere in New York are to be taken to police headquarters, where the de tectives will be given an opportunity to look at them. The order says: "The particular duty of the members of the force assigned to detective work is to investigate complaints of burglar ies, arson, assaults, etc., received in station houses, and to take such action regarding cases of that kind as circum stances may require; and, further, to protect citizens from depredations of thieves, pickpockets and other similar offenders against law. At this season of the year the criminal population of the city is usually greatest, and certain conditions incident to the season make them more active than usual. "The crowded state of elevated sta tions and trains, suburban trains, sur face cars, steamboat landings, ferries, railroad stations, etc., offers them a good opportunity to ply their calling, and at the same time calls for unusual activity on the part of the police to prevent depredations of the kind in question and to protect citizens from loss by theft, etc. "CROOKS" MUST GO. "Professional crooks of all kinds and classes must be driven from the city. Detectives, both those belonging to the detective bureau and those belonging to precincts, as well as patrolmen on post, must arrest them on sight, and keep on arresting them until they are sent to prison or driven from the city. "In all cases where arrests are made during the day for felonies, such as burglary, larceny, picking pockets, etc., the prisoners will be confronted with the members of the command of the precinct in which the arrest is made, to the end that the patrolmen on patrol will see them and become familiar with their faces, so that the officers may ar rest them wherever and whenever they find them. "In addition to thla, such prisoners must be brought every morning to the detective bureau. Borough, of Manhat tan, at 8 o'clock, where the detectives of all precincts, including the detective bu reau of the Borough of Brooklyn, will be on hand at that hour for the pur pose of looking over prisoners arrested for these offenses, in order that their faces may become familiar to the of ficers, and that they may be at once apprehended in no matter what part of the city they may appear to ply their calling." NICE JOURNEY FOR SOME. There are about 200 detectives outside of the regular staff of Capt. McCluskey, many of whom will come from the out skirts of Brooklyn and Staten Island, Rockaway Beach, Far Rockaway and Coney Island. It will not be a pleasant task for them to make this early morn ing Journey to the city. "I am determined," said Chief Dev ery, "to drive all crooks that may be at large in the city out of town or send them to prison. I think it is a good plan to 'shpw up those arrested to the detectives of the force. Many of the officers in the outlying districts do not know the crooks, for the reason that they have no opportunity of seeing them. My order is intended to bring the detectives together every morning so, that they may see all the crooks that may be arrested from day to day. I think the plan will have a wholesome effect and that it will greatly benefit the police work." RIVALRY AMONG ACTORS. Both Sothern and CNeil Playing for "First Production" Prize. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 1G. Next week in Louisville will begin a unique theat rical contest, in which some of the best known players in the country will fig ure. It will be a race between James O'Neill, now on the road; and E. H. Sothern, now in New York. The prize is the production in New York of "The Three Dragoons," a dramatization of "The Three Guardsmen." Among those who will assemble here are Wilton Lackaye, Edmund Collier, Frank Carlyle, S. Miller Kent and Miss Margaret Anglin. Miss Anglin was the "Roiane" 'of i Mansfield s production of "Cyrano de Bergerac." They will meet to begin rehearsals for the forthcoming production of "The Three Dragoons," which the Liebler Bros, are trying to put on in New York ahead of Sothern, who is shortly to go into the Knickerbocker theater with his dramatization of Dumas' famous story under the same title. In the Liebler production James O'Neill is to play "D'Artagnan"; Wilton Lackaye, "Athos"; Edmund Collier, Porthos. S. Miller Kent, "Aramls"; Frank Carlyle, "The King," and Mar garet Anglin, "Milady." These, with the other members of the company, will arrive on Monday, to gether with an English stage manager, under whose direction rehearsals for "The Three Dragoons' will begin. Mr. O'Neill will play here next week. When he closes here the members of "The Three Dragoons" will follow him to the place of his next engagement, where rehearsals will be resumed. This will be continued for three weeks, when the first production of "The Three Dragoons" will be given in Montreal. After the trial there it will go into the Broadway theater. New York, and. ac cording to the calculations of the Lieb lers, will land in Gotham Just one week ahead of Sothern. The reason the Liebler players are compelled to follow the "D'Artagnan" of the cast around is that Mr. O'Neill can not cancel the engagements he has for several weeks ahead without heavy liability. A Topeka young man who borrowed a dollar of a friend on February 15 of last year, remembered yesterday, in connect ion with the anniversary of the day the Maine was blown up, tha h, owed the dollar, and paid it. SHARK ON A SHIP'S DECK. Crew Have a Desperate Fight Before Killing the Man Eater. New York, Feb. 16. It was on Wed nesday last, somewhere in the neigh borhood of Hatteras, at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, that the British tramp ship Scottish Prince ran into some weather. She almost rolled her spar deck rails under in a frosty westerly blast.. As she went over to windward or to port a great sea curled aboard. Mingled with the sea was a shark. 8 to 11 feet long. It fell on the bridge deck of the Scottish Prince. The ship was headed into the storm, and all hands not below went for the shark, which was apparently suffering from shock. They pitched it into a coil of rope on the forward hatch and then attacked it with belaying pins, winch bars and other handy things Just then, so the log says, the fore try-sail halyards were carried away. While the men were reefing new hal yards a sailor dropped a section of chain "about as thick as my two fing ers," the skipper said, near the open countenance of the shark. There was a rattling as of anchor cable going through a hawse pipe, and the chain disappeared. The rattling was caused by the contact of the chain with the shark's teeth. A sailor who saw the chain vanishing grabbed the free end of it' in time to save about a fathom. The shark bit off two fathoms of it before the sailor could drag it out. The shark seemed to be somewhat indisposed thereafter. It was unable to get out of the coil of rope. The ship rolled and pitched as it nev er had in any sea, and the shark finally gave up the ghost. It was cut open by order of the skipper, who wanted the two fathoms of chain. The shark had nothing else in Its stomach. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Chief Strauss wear3 a large "Klondike diamond." H. S. Montgomery has gone to Chicago on business. The patrol wagon has been called out once in two weeks. The older members of the police force are "keeping out of politics." Major Tnman is at work on another book dealing with frontier life. IX J. Greenwald made another donation of clothing to Mrs. Thorpe yesterday. The Elks will initiate a class of 30 on the afternoon of the 2Cnd of February. The ice cream wagons are being repaint ed and gotten in shape for the summer campaign. The policemen are adopting the same style of revolver as Used by the New York police. The members of the Lake View club are preparing for ducks to go north within the next ten days. The newsbovs are struggling to start the marble season again since the cold weather is over. The poor who have applied at the police station for help have received a sack of Hour and a liver. With Emma Kelly and Lewis Lindsay Dvche, Kansas is pretty well supplied with Arctic explorers. Postmaster Guthrie remembered the Maine yesterday. He floated the postof fice flag at half-mast-Representative Loomls of Crawford county takes a nap in his seat in the house every afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A coal wagon broke down on the street car tracks on Kansas avenue near Fourth street and delayed traffic for an hour. A handsome embossed photograph of President K. P. Ripley has been framed and will be hung in the general ot.lces. The habitual T. A. A. bowlers were re membered with valentines reminding them of their love for the sport in unflattering terms. Ex-Governor Lewelling Is growin-j a new head of hair. He has a good crop now, compared with what he had when he was governor. Charles Samson has four promising colts named "John Waters," "John Mc Manus." "Charley Holliday" and "Edna Whitney." The nurses at Christ hospital receive lectures from the members or the Kansas Medical college faculty on how to care for the sick. Joint note: An express wagon went down Kansas avenue yesterday with six new beer tables on board, bound, probably, for a new "restaurant." Since hostilities began at Manila, sev eral youngsters on Topeka avenue have gotten out their bugles and torture their neighbors with them. Representative Pcott of Elk county.when a small boy, knew Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln was a country lawyer prac ticing law in Illinois. A. M. Coville, who was with tho rough riders throughout the war. now wears a badge of three "R's," standing for "Roose velt's Rough Riders." The brewery agents in Topeka had great trouble in keeping their car load ship ments of beer from freezing while stand ing in the yards here. Captain Seaton of Atchison Is very proud of his title of "Father of the House." This is the eighth term that he has represent ed Atchison county in the legislature. The ladder wagon of the city railway, used in repairing wires when they are down, makes as fast time and has a gong as loud as the fire department apparatus. Police Matron Thorpe found a home for the boy she has been caring for at tho station. He goes to the home of a farmer near Grantviile, who promises to send him to school. Representative Harris of Lyon county is an old time printer. He has worked in a newspaper office for over 35 years, and has held every sort of position, from "devil" to editor. There are two ex-ministers in the Kan pas house, both from the short grans coun try. One is Representative Elder of Staf ford county and the other is Representa tive Reser of Kiowa county. There are said to be more expert poker players in this legislature than in any previous one that has ever convened in Topeka, although some of the former ones have been well up in this line. 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Huntington and His Part ners Secure Defeat Or the Bill For the Construc tion of The NICARAGUA CANAL. The Measure is Dead as gards This Congress. Re- Grosrenor Says Proclaim to the World That We Are Through. Washington, Feb, 16. The house has settled the fate of the Nicaragua canal bill in this congress by refusing to over ride the decision of the chair in commit tee of the whole when the chair held that the canal bill' offered as an amend ment by Mr. Hepburn was out of order. The friends of the Nicaragua bill were very confident that they would triumph, but after four hours of debate the chair was sustained, 127-109. Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, made an argument in favor of the view that the amendment was in order.- Mr; Grosvenor (Rep., O.) bore the brunt of the argument in behalf of this conten tion. Messrs. Moody. (Rep., Mass.), Dockery (Pem., Mo.) and Fleming (Dem., Ga.) were pitted against him. The debate throughout the day was exceedingly spirited, and in the end- a majority of the members refused to override the houEe rules. No record is made of the vote in committee of the whole. Party lines were not adhered to, the division in favor and in op position to sustaining the chair's decis ion being about equal on both sides of the political aisles. About ten pages of the bill were disposed of yesterday. Mr. Bailey (Dem-, Tex.) said he de sired to address himself to the remarks of Mr. Cannon about the scandals which grew out of the building of the Pacific railways. Although Mr. Cannon had not said so in so many words, Mr. Bai ley said he assumed that he feared, in connection with the Nicaraguan canal, a repetition of the scandals which had disgraced the promoters of the Pacific railways. Mr. Cannon interrupted to say that his criticism of the Pacific legislation was that it was loosely enacted and therefore opened the way to the scan dals which foHowed. Mr. Bailey, in reply, declared that the Pacific railway scandals had not arisen out of loose legislation. There had been a deeper cause. They had grown out of the unfortunate partnership between the government and certain individuals. The virtue in the canal proposition be fore the house was that it avoided this very dead fall. By its terms the canal would be constructed by the govern ment. He desired to vote upon that proposition because he realized that sooner or later the house would be com pelled to choose between this proposi tion and one to allow a private cor poration with government credit to build this canal. If the canal was to be built bv the government it must be based upon the theory that the canal was necessary for the support of our military and naval defense. Otherwise, if the government could build foreign waterways in foreign territory why could it not come back home and build railroads for the' benefit of interstate commerce. Mr. Dockery (Dem., Mo.) made an ar gument in favor of sustaining the rules of the house, which he contended the proposed amendment violated. But if this amendment was declared in order, he gave notice that he would offer an amendment to it to provide for the issue of enough additional legal tender notes to meet the entire cost of the construction of the canal. Mr. Dockery hinted strongly at in fluences outside the hall, the same in fluences substantially which were back of the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill. These influences, he said, insisted that five millions should go to certain gentlemen who were Interested in the Maritime Canal company. In conclusion, he warned the members on his side of the house that they could not afford. In the closing days of the session, to lend themselves to such an enterprise. Mr. Grosvenor (Rep., O.), vigorously contended that the point of order was not well undertaken. Continuing, Mr. Grosvenor said that this bill would not have been offered as an amendment to this bill had not the chairman of the appropriations committee announced that neither the canal bill nor the ship subsidy bill should receive consideration at this ses sion. Mr. Grosvenor said if this effort failed he favored the passage of a Joint reso lution to inform the nations of the earth that we had given up the project and would welcome the building of the canal upon the terms upon which the Suez canal was built. At the con clusion of Mr. Grosvenor's speech the chairman of the committee of the whole, Mr. Hopkins, announced that he was ready to rule. When order had been procured he made a careful and elaborate ruling in which he pointed out that the question presented was purely a parliamentary one. He reviewed the arguments ad duced on both sides, cited precedents, and concluded by sustaining the point of order against the amendment. Mr. Hepburn immediately arose and entered an appeal from the decision of the chair. Mr. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.), moved to lay the appeal on the table, but this motion was declared out of order in committee of the whole. On a rising vote the chair was sus tained, 152-118. Mr. Hepburn loudly demanded tellers. The vote by tellers confirmed the rising vote. The chair was sustained, 127 to 109, and the amendment was ruled out. The reading of the sundry civil bill was then continued. The appropriation for the deep waterways commission was increased from $60,000 to $90,000 on mo tion of the appropriations committee. After completing ten additional pages of the bill the committee rose. THE PLAY MAY 0 ON. Indians Judge Kefused to Enjoin a Fraudulent Exposure of L O. O. F. Bites. Muneie, Ind., Feb. 16. Judge Leffler refused to enjoin the local lodge of Knights of the Golden Eagle from giv ing a show at a public entertainment at their lodge room last night, as peti tioned for in his court by Energy lodge, No. 652, Independent Order of Odd Fel lows. Without any attempt at denying the allegation that the show was simply to be a burlesque or fraudulent ex posures of some of the rites and cere monies of Odd Fellowship, a demurrer was filed by the Golden Eagle lodge on the grounds of free speech. The case is the more interesting from the fact that Grand Master O. N. Cranor, of the Odd Fellows, resides here. MULHALL'S REPLY TO tt'COY Ranchman Takes Exceptions to the Kansas Cattle Inspector's Statement. St. Louis, Feb. 16. Zack Mulhall. ranch man and live stock agent, gives no cred ence to the report sent out from Topeka, Kan., in the form of an interview with Live Stock Inspector McCoy, that hold ers of cattle paper in the southwest will lone heavily because of the severity of the weather on the ranges. In a dis patch sent out from Topeka on Monday and published yesterday, McCoy is quoted as saying that in localities where there is no shelter in Colorado, Indian Territory and the northwest ranges, the losses will be 50 per cent. In reference to the state ments attributed to McCoy in the news papers, Mulhall said at the Planters yes terday: "McCoy is an inspector of cattle, ap pointed by the governor of Kansas, with headquarters at Kansas City, Kan. He knows nothing about the cattle ranges and less about the holders of cattle paper. When he says that the persons holding cattle paper will be losers, allow me to call his attention to tho fact that there never has been a Texas cattle man who has failed to meet his paper when called upon, and nine out of ten times the paper is taken up before it falls due. Gener ally the funds are in the bank many days before the paper is due. Banks or in dorsers will not lose a dollar on money loaned to Texas or Indian Territory cat tlemen. "True, we have had a hard winter up to date, but every hour in the day the big ranches have men out on corn-fed horses, drifting their herds to shelter and feed. "No better paper is in existence than that of the cattlemen. Bankers can look back to money panics and remember that cattlemen paid their paper when no other class of business men could do the same, no matter how honest were their motives. "McCoy's statement is unfounded and might have a tendency to injure good men. We have had a bad case of rascality in Kansas and the fugitive is now in Mexico, but this man was an adventurer and never had any cow sense. You may rest as sured he never came from Texas. "A great deal of snow has fallen in the Panhandle of Texas, and it has been good for the cattle, as the ranches have plenty of shelter and the grass grew high and furnished ample feed for the herds. There is no danger of a loss of cattle unless the stockmen allow them to drift against the south fences and stand and freeze. I can assure you the cattlemen in the Panhan dle are hustlers and will lose few, if any, cattle. As for the Indian Territory, no cattle are loose on the ranges. All are on feed, and the abundance of feed raised last season gives each and every cattle owner an opportunity to buy feed cheap and in plenty. "So far as Colorado is concerned it has been cold, but the weather has been dry, with no rain or sleet. Cold drv weather, with lots of snow, does not injure cat tle. "McCoy's statement, 'Those who are holding cattle paper are bound to suffer,' is false. Next spring will see the best cattle market we have had for years. Five-cent cattle will be plentiful, and cat tlemen will be in the best of shape. Cat tle are bound to bring good prices. The demoralization predicted by McCov will be the grandest boom we ever had, and prices will be correspondingly good. You can rely on a dead sure thing, that the big cattle commission men are losing no sleep over the predictions made by such unqualified prophets as McCoy. "Banks and moneyed men can feel as sured that money placed on cattle in Tex as and the Indian Territory is gilt-edge. The records show that you can put Texas and Indian Territory cattlemen against the world when it comes to meeting their paper. "Look at the statements of such reliable men as Winlield Scott of Port Worth out of 7.000 head in the Indian Territory only 12 dead and J. K. Sanderson of Big Springs and Midland. Tex. no losses. And there are many other such reports. The men named ere as reliable as we have in the state of Texas. "The dry. cold weather we have had has killed all the perms of disease throughout the state of Texas, and there will be no losses from fever in slimmer and fall, as heretofore. Taken altogether, this cold weather has been a good thing. Plenty of feed and shelter for the cattle and lots of money for the cattle dealers will make Unusually prosperous times for stockmen." FINE CONCERT COURSE. Three Entertainments With Max Bendix as Violinist. The concert course arranged for by the Ladies' Music club of this city will open with the appearance of Mr. Max Bendix, violinist: Miss Jennie Osborn, soprano, and Miss Jeanne Scott, pianist, at the Grand Opera House Saturday evening, February 25. The course will consist of three musical attractions in all. and tick ets for the course are now being sold by club members. Much interest Is being manifested, and the efforts of the ladies will undoubtedly be rewarded by the gen erous patronage of the music loving people of Topeka. The Max Bendix company is led by the great violin virtuoso whose name it bears. Mr. Bendix is frankly conceded to be one of the greatest violinists of the day. With him is associated Miss Jennie Os bnrn, a dramatic soprano ranking as one of the best on the concert stage. She is a favorite of Mr. Tomlin, the famous Apollo club leader of Chicago. Many vis itors to the Omaha exposition and to Chi cago will greet Miss Osborn's appearance with genuine delight. Miss Jeanne Scott is a brilliant and ef fective pianist, and a great favorite In A PLAGUE OF THE NIGHT. ITCHING PILES AND OTHER SECT AI TROUBLES EASILY CURES BY A NEW AND SAFE METHOD. A Remarkable Number of Cures Hade by the Pyramid File Cure. About one person In every four suf fers from some form of rectal disease. 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As an interpreter of classical com position he has won great distinction. The third and iast concert is to be one of such a varied nature that it cannot fail to attract and please all lovers of high class music. The Bruno Stein-Jel com pany is composed of Thomas' orchestra soloists. When when Mr. Thomas started out to organize his new Chicago orchestra on a scale that would surpass all his other efforts, he quickly selected Mr. Steindel as 'cello soloist. Mr. Steindel has been for three years soloist of the famous Phil harmonic orchestra of Berlin. For this place he had been selected by the famous Von Bu'.ow, from 56 applicants. Mrs. Minnie Fish-Griffin is one of Chi cago's most artistic sopranos, with a flat tering Kuropean reputation. Before leav ing Berlin she gave a concert, assisted by the court pianist, Heinrich Barth. "Berlin critics speak in the highest terms of her work. In America her appearances with the Thomas orchestra, Apollo club and other large organizations place her in an advanced rank among American prima donnas. Edmund Schnecker, soloist of the Thomas orchestra, court harpist to the Duke of Saxony-Altenberg. and for merly professor of the Royal conservatory in Leipsic, enjoys the reputation of being the greatest living harpist. Mrs. Steindel, pianist, is a medal pupil of the Berlin School of Music and of the world-renowned I.escnetizky. The varied nature of these concerts will prove one of their attractive and popular features. FEW VOTES IN OHIO. Would McKmley Get Up For Presi dent Now Declares John Sherman. New York, Feb. 16. A Washington dispatch to the Herald is aa follows: John Sherman.former secretary of state is indignant over the report of the war investigation commission. When I saw him today he said: "If President McKinley were up for election today he would get in Ohio but an inconsiderable number of votes. From all that I can learn, there is lit tle enthusiasm for him there, and but very few newspapers are supporting him. "There is no doubt that such a condi tion has been brought by Just such cracks as are being made by General Miles. What has General Miles done to th-3 president and secretary of war that he should be treated so? He has not stood in their way. I suppose jealousy la at the bottom of It all. "The president, as commander-in-chief of the army and navy, has the right to detach General Miles from his important office and assign him to oth er duty. Just as was done in the case of General Scott, who was sent to West Point and compelled to remain there. And the president has also the right to assign some one to duty in command of the army, and thus bring further humiliation upon the present head of the army. "But there are only two ways that General Miles can be removed one by action of the court martial, and the other by impeachment by congress. But I am confident that congress is friend ly disposed toward General Miles, and do not believe it would adopt such, course. "Now, here Is this report of the com mission. Who are the members of It?" and the former secretary read the list carefully. "Now, I didn't think that Dodge and men like him on that com mission would make a report of that kind. So far aa the report is concerned there is little in it, anyhow. In the first place the president had no authority to appoint such a commission. There seems to be a disposition to attack General Miles. I don't see any reason for it. As I have said, he never stood In the way of the president or the sec retary of war." "Is there any truth. In the report, Mr, Secretary .that you will appear as coun sel for General Miles In case he would be court-martialed?" "No, sir. General Miles has never talked with me in such a connection. In fact, I have .not seen him for sev eral weeks, but it la natural to suppose Price fiOCent. 1 Safe. 'WTg. New York and London. Night Sessions. 521 and 523 Quincy St Lowest Rates Best... Accommodations ..VIA... .For all Points ln. Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Pacific Coast and Puget Sound. Pullman Palace Sleepers Pullman Tourist Sleepers From Kansas City every Thursday. Free Reclining Chair Cars Dining Cars For time tables, folders, illustrated bocks, pamphlets descriptive of the territory traversed call oa F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent or J. C. FULTON, Depot Arent. z LOANS.... I Z HOW TO GET THEM. Z Z OURS Z Is practically a strateht loan, only it is paid off by monthly payments. All or any pare may be paid at any time. 6 years 82.25 per Sioe a month. Z 8 years 1.65 per $100 a month. Z M 10 years 91.36 per $100 a month. Z The Savings Loan Association 634 Kansas Ave. Tel. 609. Secure a Booklet. t tt tttttts t s tt t tut ttt Best and Cheapest Route TO New York and Philadelphia Lehigh Valley Railroad VIA Niagara Falls. Illustrated descriptive matter mailed free on request. C. H. HELLER, T. P. A., Room 8, Exchange, Kansas City, Mo. I would assist him In every way In my power. So far as the beef controversy is concerned, I know nothing of the merits of the matter." "What do you think of the presi dent's action in the Eagan case?" "He rewarded him instead of punish ing him. Gave him six years with full pay during that time to engage In some other business."

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16,; 1899. 3 Aside from being by the author of "Recessional," this poem is intensely interest-) ing as Rudyard Kipling's first expression of opinion on the great problems America is called upon to deal with by virtue of her island conquests in the recent war. KANSASNEWS. Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas at Work. A Reception to Masons From Missouri Jurisdiction. ADDRESS OF WELCOME Giren by Grand Master Stone, of Wamego. New Royal Arch Officers of Grand Chapter. Leavenworth, Feb. 16. The forty fourth annual communication of the grand lodge of Masons of Kansas was called to order in this city yesterday by Grand Master Maurice L. Stone of Wa mego. Anions the Very first things done by the grand lodge was the reception of distinguished Masons from the sister grand jurisdiction of Missouri, com posed of many of the grand lodge offi cers, to-wit: Ethelbert F. Allen, grand master; Corona H. Briggs, deputy grand master; Campbell Wells, grand senior warden; Joseph C. Finnegan, grand Junior warden; Andrew Coleman, dep uty district grand master; Charles S. Glaspel, grand junior deacon, and Wil Jiam H. Mayo, grand recorder, Knights Templars of the United States of Amer ica. The visitors were welcomed In a speech by Grand Master Stone, to which Grand Master Allen responded. Judge Porter of Leavenworth, and a member of the order, delivered an ad dress of welcome to the visitors in be half of the city of Leavenworth. After reading the report of the com mittee on c redentials and calling the roll of committees, the grand master and other officers read their annual re ports, which were referred to the com mittee on "doings of the grand officers Grand Secretary Wilson made an ex tended explanation of his report on the Masonic register of each member of the order who ever belonged to a lodge In Kansas. Among the interesting reports sub mitted is that by John Postlethwaite of Jewell City, chairman of the commit tee on foreign correspondence. The afternoon session of the grand lodge was consumed with an oration by Grand Lodge Orator Lucius H. Perkins of Lawrence and the report of the com mittee on necrology, submitted by Past Grand Master William M. Shaver of To peka. The latter report was a very lengthy one. In connection with this report there were memorial exercises, end the lives of two past grand masters Henry C. Cook and John M. Price, de ceased, were dilated on by Past Grand Masters Postlethwait and Guthrie re spectively. The preesnt officers of the grand lodge are: Maurice L. Stone, Wamego, grand master; Henry C. Loomis. To eka deputy grand master: Charles J. ftVebb, Uopeka, grand senior warden; Perry M. Hoisington, Newton, grand junior warden; Robert E. Torrington, Wichita, grand treasurer; A. K. Wil son, Topeka, grand secretary; Rev. Sam E. Busser, Emporia, grand chaplain; Thomas E. Dewey, Abilene, grand senior deacon; Charles H. Miller, Hays City, grand junior deacon; W. A. Bur nett, Oberlin, grand marshal; T. E. Moshtler, Pittsburg, grand sword bear er; Alfred Whitman, Lawrence, grand senior steward; J. J. Varnee, Moran, grand junior deacon; J. W. Farron, Ot tawa, grand pusevant; Robert Evans, Topeka, grand tyler. Leavenworth, Feb. 16. The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons for the state of Kansas, In session yesterday, elected the following officers for the en suing year: Most excellent grand high priest, Alex. A. Sharp, of Larned; dep uty grand high priest, J. W. Smith, of Minneapolis; excellent king, Charles J. Webb, of Topeka: excellent scribe, H. C. Loomis. .of Winfield; excellent grand treasurer, P. J. Freling.of Leavenworth; excellent grand secretary, Jacob De Witt, of Salina, Last night the order of priesthood was conferred in Pythian hall at Fourth and Delaware. Pastmaster F. H. Mills, of King Solo mon's Blue lodge, No. 10, conferred the master degree. Colonel Matthew M. Miller, of Topeka, Inspector general for Kansas, of Scot tish Rite Masonry, was in attendance at today's session of the grand chapter. NEW CITY HALL. Hutchinson Purchases a Three-Story Building for Offices and Jail. Hutchinson, Feb. 16. The city has purchased the large three story build ing on West Sherman street. The build ing has splendid walls of pressed brick and is probably the best building in Hutchinson as far as it has been com pleted. It has never been finished .however, and it will cost about $1,500 to put It in condition to use. The purchase price of the building was $1,300. When completed Hutchinson will have the handsomest city hall of any town of her size in Kansas. The building will be arranged to accommodate the fire department in the first story and all of the city offices on the second. There will be arrangements also for a city jail and for a hotel de hobo in winter weather. SQTJAW MAN 8TJES. Has a Kansas City and a Washington Man Arrested on Charge of Fraud. Winfield. Feb. 16. Stephen A. Fuller, the squaw man, who had Dr. Robert R. Teller of Arkansas City and Attorney John A. Gorman of Washington arrest ed on a charge of defrauding him out of $1,500, has instituted civil action in the district court against Dr. Teller and the suit includes garnishment pro ceedings against Will Kronert, Mrs. Teller (wife of the defendant) and the National bank of Arkansas City. Mr. Kronert signed Dr. Teller's bond for $3,000 and the plaintiff assumes the theory that he did so only on a cash indemnity. The Home National bank is where Dr. Teller does business. The petition recites that at the time criminal proceedings were Instituted Fuller's wife belonged to what is known as the Omaha family of Osage Indians, all of whom were dropped from the an nuity rolls. Dr. Teller, according to the petition, proposed through Gorman, who was also a squaw man and an attorney. to have the Omaha family reinstated for $3,000, but finally agreed to take $1,500. As Fuller had seven children and seven grandchildren who would thus be placed on the rolls, he gladly put up the money, securing a draft for that amount from the First National bank of this city. It was stipulated that Dr. Teller was to hold the draft until Gorman should succeed in getting the Omahas rein stated, and unless Gorman did succeed the money was to be returned. The draft was issued here January 31, 1898, and cashed by Gorman at Washington Feb ruary 5, five days later. The petition also states that Gorman was attorney for the Osages at the time and it was through his efforts largely that the Omahas were dropped from the rolls. In other words, Fuller claims that Gorman could not, as attorney, represent both clients in a legal contest and therefore obtained this fee of $1,500 under false pretenses. WITH A PITCHFORK An Inman Man Killed a Wildcat After It Had Whipped His Dogs. From the McPherson Republican. Frank Martens killed a wildcat at his place southwest of Inman, last Thurs day morning. When he first saw the cat he took it for a wolf as wolves are frequently seen in his neighborhood. He set his dogs on the cat which soon con vinced them that it is no common or dinary scrap that they had started. After making a couple of charges In which the dog forces won no laurels, the dogs withdrew and the wildcat attack ed Mr. Martens who defended himself with a pitchfork. The fight raged some time and then Mr. Martens, who nar rowly escaped serious injury, succeed ed in killing the animal. HERINGTON FIRE LOSS. Total Damage About $18,000, With $9,000 Insurance. Herlngton, Feb. 16. The loss by fire here will not be nearly so heavy as first reported. The hotel block, including all the buildings burned except the liv ery barn,' was insured for $8,000. It could probably be replaced for $15,000 or less. The livery barn was insured for $1,000, fully covering the loss. Dr. Henlon loss about $1,000 on his drug stock. A. B. Regnier's loss was light. Mr. Elliott's loss was less than $1,000 above insurance. The total loss was about $18,000, insurance for $9,000. KILLED THE BEES. Cold Weather Proved Too Severe For the Honey Makers. Salina, Feb. 16. Those engaged in the apiary business report that the recent cold weather has killed nearly all the bees around here. Chas. Low, who lives on Gypsum avenue, says that he has lost four hives out of five. Each gum had an abundance of honey In it. Philip Miller, who lives just across the street from Mr. Low, has lost eight hives out of ten. It is thought that the loss to the business will be considerable and but little honey will be produced in this section this season. MAKES ANOTHER JUMP. Fifty Dollars a Ton Offered for Zinc Ore at Galena. Galena, Feb. 16. All records were broken today when zinc ore sold at $47 to $50 a ton in Galena, Joplin and Webb City. The Scott Mining and Smelting company was today offered $50 a ton for its output for the next ninety days. The offer was not accepted. Six months ago prices ruled from $20 to $2. GOOD PRICE FOR LAND. Iola Man Sells 160 Acres to a Syndi cate For $12,000. Iola, Feb. A deed was made out and filed yesterday by which A. J. Fulton of Iola sells to Mark F. Cox of New Tork a farm of 160 acres, situated on Elm creek east of town, for the sum of $12, 345, which Is $77.40 an acre, and a very good price for Kansas land. The sale is supposed to have oehind it the money of men who are already engaged in the Smelter business back east and who desire to use Iola gas for fuel In a works to be established here. The favorite choice of the guessers is the Empire Zinc company of Joplin. while another rumor has it that this land is included in the big smelter deal now about consummated. Fraternal Aid Association Officers. Lawrence, Feb. 16. The grand coun cil of the Fraternal Aid association elected the following officers: General president, Dr. L. A. Ryder, Topeka: general vice president, S. H. Enyeart; general president, M. P. Shearer, Cali fornia; general secretary, M. D. Green lee, Lawrence; general medical examin er, Dr. A. J. Anderson, Lawrence; gen eral treasurer, C. O. Anderson, Arca dia; general chaplain, Mr. Emly Mob ley, Grand Island, Neb.; general guide, Cora Hayer, Denver. Funeral of L. R. JewelL Pittsburg, Feb. 16. The funeral of L. R. Jewell, one of the pioneers and best known men in this county, occurred yesterday afternoon from the late home of the deceased in Arcadia, He was born in Marietta, O., but came to Kan sas with his parents at an early age and was reared to manhood in Fort Scott. He served during the civil war in the Sixth Kansas, under his father, who was colonel of the regiment. He was one of the founders of Arcadia, about eighteen years ago, and has since been one of the principal characters in the history of the town. Another Kirby Bank Dividend. Abilene, Feb. 16. On report of Re ceiver Halleck the court has ordered an other dividend to be paid to Kirby bank depositors of 5 per cent on all claims. The bank is paying out more than many thought possible. Married at Kinsley. Kinsley, Feb. 16. T. D. Barlow, mayor of Waterbury, Conn., and Miss Carrie Bidwell were married here Tues day at the home of the bride's parents. A reception followed. The bridal tour will include the principal Cuban cities. Mr. Barlow met his wife while she .was visiting relatives in Waterbury. Kunkel Poisoning Case. Lawrence, Feb. 16. A special jury has been drawn' to try the case of the State vs. J. J. Kunkel, charged with poisoning members of his family. The case is set for next Tuesday and is attracting widespread attention. Death of a Student. Lindsborg, Feb. 16. Last night G. Collin of Arthur, la., a freshman at Bethany college, succumbed to an at tack of la grippe and pneumonia. This is the only death at Bethany for severa years. OOOOOoWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAIR HEALTH Never Fails to Renew Youthful Color and Ufa to GRAY HAIR. Use DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Covers BALD spots, stops dandruff, hair failine. scalp diseases. Don't stain skin or linen. Absolutely harmless. Gives Perfect Satisfaction. Best HAIR GROWER DRESSING. If our hair is FALLING, FADING or TURNING GRAY try at once DR. HAY'S HAIR HEALTH. Seld at ooc per large bottle by Swift Holilday and Rowley Snew. oocooecKoooooooooooo riFAFNESS AND HEAD NOISES a-" tr CURED. Our InTisiblo lube Cushions help when all else falls, as classes help eves. SELF-ADJUSTING. So PAIN. AVhispers heard. Send to F H1SCOX CO., 853 Broadway. New York, for Beak and Frosts FREE. Take up the White Man's harden Send forth the best ye hreed Co, hind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; Xo wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. Take up the White Man's burden- In patience to abide, To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple, An hundred times made plain; To seek another's profit And work another's gain. Take up the White Man's burden The savage ways of peace Fill full the mouth of Famine, And bid the sickness cease And when your goal is nearest (The end for others sought) Watch sloth and heathen folly Bring all your hope to nought. Take up the White Man's burden No iron rule of kings, But toil of serf and sweeper The tale of common things. The ports ye shall not enter. The road ye shall not tread, Go, make them with your living And mark them with your dead NEW CRAWFORD THEATER. The only Theater lighted, heated, cooled and TONIGHT Fifteenth Annual Concert riarshalFs Band, ASSISTED BY Mrs. B. H0LLENBECK, Soprano, Of Kansas City, and TOPEKA LADIES' QUARTETTE. Admission, 25 and B0 Cents. Sale of Seats at Rowley Snow's, Monday. ZfSHS- LONGSHORE-POTTS, M. D., The famous Quakeress of the "Women's Medical College of Philadelphia, Will deliver her last and best lecture to women only. Tnmownw-FriflftT. Ffili. Subject MATERNITY." Prices 20 o and lOc. All Lectures Illustrated by Lime-Light Views, including many of Art and Sceuery and the famous X-rays. Mrs. Dr. Potts treats women only. Residence Throop Hotel. Hours 9 to to 4. Consultation free. Will remain until a. in. of Feb. 22 only. SAME DIDN'T SATE HER. The Admiral Dewey Goes Aground at Buzzard's Bay. Boston, Mass., Feb. 16. The Boston Fruit company's steamer Admiral Dewey, bound from Port Antonio, Jamaica, for this city, has run ashore on Cuttyhunk, near the entrance to Buzzard's bay. The steamer is full of water. It is reported that the Admiral Dewey had 26 passengers onboard and a full cargo of fruit. The tug Her ald and the lighter Oak from Vineyard Haven have gone to her assistance. The Admiral Dewey is lying in a dangerous position fully exposed to any heavy wea ther from the south and west. The steamer is a line new steel boat. CHAMPION SPRINTER DEAD Lawrence E. Myers Falls a Victim to Pneumonia. New York, Feb.16. Lawrence H. My ers, the famous short distance runner, died suddenly In this city last night of pneumonia. He would have been 41 years old today. He was born in Rich mond, Va. His running records, which still stand, no amateur or professional having equalled them, are: 350 yards, 36. 4-5 seconds. New York, October 15, 1881. 400 yard3, 43 seconds, New York, June 3, 1882. 660 yards, one minute, 22 seconds, New York, July 17, 1880. 800 yards, 1 minute, 44 2-5 seconds, Brooklyn, September 16, 18S8. 840 yards, 1 minute, 48 3-5 seconds London, Eng., July 6, 1885. 1,000 yards, 2 minutes 13 seconds, New York, October 8, 1881. Myers had been amateur champion of America at one distance or another ever since 1879. He won 14 American championships, the Canadian championships and three championships of England. CLDAHY IS IN IT. He Is Vice President of the Newly Organized Fish Trust. New Whatcom, Wash., Feb. 16. The Pa cific Alaskan Fish company, a Chicago company, has made contracts with a dozen localiy organized companies who own trap locations from Anacortes to Point Roberts, to take all the fish they can produce. One hundred thousand dol lars was paid as a flrst payment in com pliance with and to carry out the con tracts. The remainder of the payments are to follow at short Intervals. The res Take up the White Man's burden And reap his old reward The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard The cry of hosts ye humor (Ah, slowly!) toward the light Why brought ye us from bondage, Our loved Egyptian night Take up the White Man's burden Ye dare not stoop to less Nor call too loud on Freedom To cloak your weariness. By all ye will or whisper, By all ye leave or do. The silent, sullen peoples Shall weigh your God and you. Take up the White Man's burden! Have done with childish days The lightly proffered laurel, The easy, un grudged praise: Come now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom, The judgment of your peers. From McClures monthly. ventilated without a fire or boiler in the building. February 17th and 18th. LEWIS LINDSAY DYCHE In his Illustrated lectures on Ufa and conditions In Greenland, the Arctic Regions, Alaska, and his experiences with the Wild Animals of North America. Pricks Gallery, 15c; Balcony, 26c and S5o; First floor, 85c and 60o. 17. nt, 3 O'clock. iS ident of the company Is Henry B. Steele; vice president, John Cudahy; secretary, E. B. Deming. R. Ouffery of Fair Haven will be general manager. The directors are among Chicago's best known business men. Subscribers to the company's stock are said to represent over a hundred million dollars. The capital stock is Ave millions. The ohiect of the company is to develop the fishing indus try of Puget sound. A plant is to be erected that will have an output of half a million cases per season. A very ex tensive refrigerating plant and the ship ment of fresh fish is a part of the plans. Present plans place the establishment on Bellingham bay. La Grippe Successfully Treated I have just recovered from the sec ond attack of la grippe this year," says Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of the Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter case I used Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy, and I think with considerable suc cess, only being In bed a little over two days against ten days for the former attack. The second attack I am satis fied would have been equally as bad as the first but for the use of this remedy as I had to go to bed in about six hours after being 'struck' with It, while In the first case I was able to attend to busi ness about two days before getting 'down. For sale by all druggists. Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup Gives you the essential qualities of the Cherry tree bark from which It derives its name. It cures your stubborn colds, coughs of long standing and croup. It is the best known cure for LaGrippe. Sold by all druggists. Ask your Druggist for a generous lO Cent TRIAL SIZE. Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaine, mercury nor any other injurious drug. It is quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at once. It Opens arid Cleanses the .Nasal Passages. Allays Inflammation. CATARRH COLD N HEAD Heals and Protects the Membrane. Kestores the Senses of Taste and SmelL Price 50 cents at Druggists orjjy mall; Trial size, 10c by maiL ELY BKOXHLES. fie Tfarrea St., New York, mm m. ad mm Grand Opera House. SATURDAY, Feb. 25. FRIDAY, March 24. FRIDAY, May 5. ENGAGEMENTS EXTRAORDINARY Under the auspices of the Ladies' Muslo Club the First of a Series of Threo Incomparable Musical Treats for Lovers of Music, will be the Max Bendix Co., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. MAX BENDIX, The Great American Violinist. MISS JENNIE OSBORN, The Favorite Dramatic Soprano. MISS JEANNE SCOTT, The Brilliant Pianist, GODOW5KY, FRIDAY, MARCH 24. Tha dreat Russian Pianist, Second Only to Paderewski. Bruno Steindel Co., FRIDAY, MAY 5. BRUNO STEINDEL, World-known Vlollncelltst. niNNIE FISH-GRIFFIN, Famous Artistic Soprano. EDHOND SCHUECKE, The Greatest Living Harpist. MRS. BRUNO STEINDEL Pianist. The above constitutes one ef the finest lists of High-grade Musical Entertain ments ever offered Kansas people. Tickets now on sale. Reserved Seat Charts open at Sim's Drag Store four days before each date. PRICES Course Ticket...... $2.25 Single Tickets $1.00 UNCLE SAM HAS A FIKE. Machine Shop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Burned. New Tork. Feb. IS. Four alarms were) turned In last night for a fire in ma chine shop No. 28 of the Brooklyn navy yard, at the east end of the yard. This was a three-story brick building built in the sixties and was full of old machinery. The woodwork of the building was so well saturated with oil that the flames made great headway, and the building wan doomed before the firemen got the streams playing on It. Chief Engineer Windsor's office was In the building. The only work being done there at present was small work for tha boilers of the torpedo boats McKee, Bogers, Foote and Porter. Engine fit tings were also being turned out for tha Newark, Scorpion and Indiana. The coppersmiths' shop, the boilermaK ers' shop, the carpenters shop and the foundry were soon in flames and burning fiercely. The blaze in the machine shop started, at 6:30 o'clock. At 8:15 the building was a total loss. The building was 75 feet by -3 and a portion of It was occupied aa a pat tern shop. Woodward, O. T., and return, one fare via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale Feb. 12 and 13, account live stock association. Tickets good for seven days. See Santa Fe agent. CTrx tha Hotel Oxford, for your tneala.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 16, 1899. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. .VOLUME XXVI No. 39 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dailv 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 baa a carrier system. Ky mall, one year -Sx By mail, three months Y Weekly edition, oae year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. S0 and 102 Kansas avenue, corner of Eightn. KFW YORK OFFICE. Temnle Court Bldg.. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAOO OFFICE. (Stork Exchange Building. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. OFFTCT3. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. 1(r Cosiness Office Bell J0"? Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 577 Aguinaldo may conclude that he is paying too dear for tola -whistle. Col. Watterson will be compelled to hunt up another candidate to run with. Lee. Alger Is no worse off than the rest of us In not knowing what Otis Intends to do next. Aguinaldo Is exhibiting no more dis position to stay whipped than be did to stay bought. It Is a race between trusts and in vestigation committees for the prepon derance In numbers. If Dewey had only sailed away on that eventful first of May and brought the Phillipines with him. While that court of Inquiry is getting ready for business a few remarks about those reindeer are in order. Probably we shall never again hear of cold weather which "beat3 all previous records." It's an 111 wind, etc. Some of our young women should hasten over to the Philippines and or ganize a branch of the Daughters of the Revolution. After something like 10,000 cans of army beef had been dumped Into the sea at Havana the remainder was found to be only two per cent bad. Nebraska Is about to go Into the In vestigation business on her own ac count or more correctly on account of certain charges made by the Omaha Bee. Dewey, having declared that he will not be a candidate for the presidency, there Is no longer any reason for with holding his appointment to the grade of admiral. There is encouragement for the peo ple In the fact that the organisation of a milk trust was followed almost im mediately by the formation of a pump trust. Perhaps when the court of Inquiry finishes its work. Gen. Miles will be brevetted a lieutenant general for gal lantry in the charge on the Chicago packers. If Coin Harvey's campaign fund Is growing at the rate of $800 a day, as he says it Is, Mr. Hanna will be com pelled to begin "frying the fat" earlier than usual. Des Moines News: These are the days when a man's friends are urging him o become a candidate for office. Count the friends and then deduct about fifty per cent for wear and tear. "What are the people to do with their purplus earnings? They are continually warned not to deposit them in the Ftove or under the bed and they have no way of telling which bank is safe. Secretary Alger Is determined to steer clear of responsibility for anything that may go wrong in the Philippines. Scarcely a day goes by that he doeB not declare that Otis Is free to do whatever he considers proper. Why not appoint a court of inquiry Jfor the purpose of ascertaining what became of those 600 reindeer and 110 Laplanders which Secretary Alger toought for service In the Klondike country T The national house missed a great op portunity to have its own way once, on that day this week when it was too cold for Speaker Reed to come down to the capitol. It seems to have contented Itself with merely homing a session against the czar's orders. The dispatches which relate that Lieutenant Hobson addressed a Sunday school or something of the sort at Kobe, Japan, and was given an ova tion, are silent to a marked degree on the subject of kissing. But perhaps this Is due to the fact, as alleged, that the Japanese do not kiss. The man who recently receives! a let ter from Admiral Dewey in which the admiral declared that under no circum stances would he become a candidate for the presidency, is Judge Brawley, of South Carolina, who claims to be Dewey's intimate friend. The admiral (Bald in his letter, as reported by Judge Brawley, that his training had been in other lines, and that his temperament was such that he could not endure the train. Indianapolis News: Certain expansion newspapers are declaring in double leaded editorials that the blood of our soldiers in the Philippines Is on the head of the senate. The editors should order ice and reduce their temperature. It could as justly be maintained that their. blood was on the head of the ad ministration which refused to make any declaration to the effect that we contemplated no annexation of the is lands. A word to this effect, perhaps, would have' reassured the Filipinos and prevented bloodshed. Let us be calm. WHICH VIEW IS RIGHT Well Written Opinions on Our Rights and Duties in the Philippines. THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION. From the San Francisco Call. Self-deception is bad policy for indi viduals or nations. The native blood shed in the Philippines has brought on a situation that must cause the keenest solicitude. It is useless to seek for evi dence of who fired the first shot or struck the first blow. Both have been given and taken, and our relation hence forth to the Filipinos is that of conquer or to the conquered. Our conqueBt is not complete, but must be pushed to be effective. We have cleared a space around Manila. The poor huts of the natives have been burned and all shel ter for a hostile force has been destroy ed as far as the cannon and torch can reach. We have been taught by the example of Hastings and Clive in deal ing with Asiatics, and by that of Mala koff in dealing with the Arab tribes. What followed after Plassey must fol low now, for all that our arms leave alive in the Philippines will be Asiatic. Our conquest must be garrisoned and every plantation and compound must be under military protection. We can not exchange the sword for the olive branch. Heretofore American senti ment has saluted the gallantry of all native people fighting for independence on their own soil. Masaniello, La Roehe jacquelin, Riel, Emmet, Toussaint, Simon Bolivar, Kossuth, Marco Boz zaris, even Nana Sahib, as their several stories were told or sung, inspired and thrilled the American heart. In our literature the hero, struggling for the independence of his country, has been a prized figure, and in our oratory his name has never failed to make affluent the fountain of eloquence. For one hun dred and twenty-two years the Ameri can spirit has been determined and fix ed on that line of sympathy for all peo ple who aspired to govern themselves. That spirit created the Monroe doc trine and was the leading impulse in our declaration of war against Spain. The native Cubans aspired to independence. They gasped on the point of a Spanish spear. Their agony was within our range of vision and we ran to their rescue. Cuban women were represented as in arms for independence, and their story, told in our senate, sent a wave of sympathy rolling across the con tinent. In our own revolution we had one Moll Pitcher, who fought for our independence, and she has been a heroic figure ever since. The Philippine situation has changed all this. Masaniello led the fishermen again Neapolitan state oppression and national policy. La Rochejacquelin summoned La Vendee against the Directory. Riel commanded the red haired halfbreeds of the north against Canada. Emmet died on the gallowS for rebelling against England. Tous saint captained his black destroyers against France. Simon Bolivar stood against Spain. Kossuth defied Austria. Bozzaris and the Suliotes withstood Turkey, and Nana Sahib attempted to avenge Plassey against England. But now we have reached the parting of the ways. A far people, alien to us in race, lias mistakenly fired a shot in behalf of its independence .when its freedom and self-government conflict with our new-born national policy. They are rebels against us, and w here, in all the wide world, is there a country to sym pathize with their aspirations or to mourn their women who fell iir action, sternly facing our deadly arms and deadlier aim? Every other powerful nation has done just as we are doing, and to be consistent they applaud the success of our arms. A light seems to have gone out of the world. The beacon to which the people who aspired to be free could always turn has gone out. National policy, the iron law, has extinguished it. In all history there Is no other such sudden and complete reversal of a na tional point of view. We have parted company with the memory of the dead who -were trampled under the hard hoofs of French horses in the Pala tinate, and the martyrs who were swept from the Carnatic by the besom of Hyder Ali, and contemplate with com posure a distant conquest of a protest ing people, and without a pang count the bullet holes in the slender bodies of scores of dusky Moll Pitchers, who fell In the trenches fighting for inde pendence, but against our national policy, and perhaps against our hope of an increasing commerce. It was Halleck, an American, who wrote "But,, to the hero, when his sword Is drawn in battle for the free, Death's voice sounds like a prophet's word. And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be." However, trade Is the main thing, and, as It follows the flag, woe to those who fire upon that problem of profits. NO MORE NONSENSE IN THE PHILIPPINES. From the New Tork Journal. Aguinaldo has relieved us of all em barrassment in the matter of our deal ings with the Philippines. To the un provoked attack upon our forces at Ma nila, while we were exhausting every ef fort to reach an amicable understanding with the Filipinos, and while our com mission of inquiry was actually on the way, there can be but one answer. Order must be restored in the Philip pines. The men who have taken our forbearance for weakness must be taught their mistake, American author ity must be established at once, beyond challenge, throughout the Archipelago. Already Europe looks on with con temptuous amazement at our seeming ly helpless indecision. We could afford to Ignore that as long as we knew in our own hearts that it was only the pa tience of conscious strength and justice that held us back from the appearance of aggression on a people striving for liberty. But if we permitted our troops to be deliberately assaulted with im punity we should forfeit not only the regard of the world, but our own self respect. Aguinaldo has put an end to Ameri can uncertainty. He has shown his un fitness to rule the Philippines. A leader that lacks the self-control to refrain from breaking the peace in the midst of negotiations is not the sort of states man to establish a stable government. If we withdrew from the Philippines now the native leaders would be fight ing among themselves within 6 months, and all the colonizing powers of Europe would be scrambling for the islands. What a godsend it is that Dewey is at Manila! THE MEN OF THE WEST. From the New Tork Tribune.! The attitude of the west in regard to expansion, and more especially in re gard to the acquisition of the Philip pines, deserves a word of recognition and cordial praise. While we believe that the people of the east are over whelmingly with the west on this ques tion, it Is a fact that nearly all the anti expansionists are eastern men. and their prominence, no less than their high character and conspicuous public ser vices in the past, has natually given the impression that they speak for the east, although in 'reality they do not. The west, however, has not been so misrep resented. With, a few exceptions its public men have spoken for the people, and the people are believers in the good American doctrine of national growth. How great is the interest of the west ern people in the Philippine problem can only be understood by those who come in actual contact with them. Ever since the American troops landed in Manila all the great papers of the west have been filled with graphic and in teresting letters from western volun teers. These letters have told all about the islands and their wonderful possi bilities in homely but effective fashion, while at the same time they have de scribed with many quaint touches of racy western humor the tribulations and pleasures of the boys in camp. For this reason it is a fact, strange as it may seem, that the people of the west know a great deal more about the act ual situation in the Philippines than do the people of the east. That with their clearer knowledge, derived, from their own sons, the people of the west still believe in acquiring these islands is an argument in favor of that policy upon which, in our opinion, not enough stress has been laid. It certainly cannot be met by quoting academic maxims and theories of closet philosophers. The west has not sent its sons to the Philippines on a fool's errand, but to aid in fulfill ing the destiny of the nation. It is not frightened by the bogle of "imperial ism," nor does it shrink from the duty of making worldwide the power and in fluence of the nation because that duty may perchance interfere with the Nir vanalike peace of a few timid tradition alists. THE PHILIPPINES AND THE DE CLARATION. From the New York Sun.l Mr. Allen of Nebraska has introduced Into the senate a resolution reciting that the senate "reaffirms" the Declaration of Independence and declares that its doctrines and principles are of universal application. Mr. Allen and the rest of the anti-expansionists seem to assume that the Declaration was written for their special benefit. Likewise the Con stitution. The United States government made a virtually autocratic government for its territory of Orleans. Somewhere in the country always political equality has been denied to certain parts of the population. The Indians are governed without their consent. The Chinese ex clusion act forbids Chinese to come here to enjoy life, liberty and happiness, and those that were here before the passing of the act do not have the political rights of Americans who are in the full enjoyment of the same, as several mil lions of Americans are not. The resi dent Chinaman, the Indian and the ne gro in the south are in substantially the same condition of deprivation of politi cal equality. The immigration laws of recent years are not founded upon any genial theory of the abstract rights of man. It may be added that protection itself, which has worked so successfully in the United States, has not increased the happiness of our commercial rivals. In short, the country acts as a reason able country should, for its own ad vantage, and not for the propagation of principles which have never been really applied here and are not likely to be applied anywhere else. In the southern states the more intelligent and powerful race protects itself, provides for its own security at the expense of and with no especial regard for the rights of the -weaker race. It may be unfortunate that this should be so, but so it Is, and no amount of Declarations of Independ ence or declarations by the senate can amend human nature or revise the con stitution of man. Now the assertion, so much quoted by the anti-expansionists, about gov ernments "deriving their just power from the consent of the governed," means nothing more or less than the right of revolution, "the right of the people to alter or abolish" any form of government which is "destructive of these ends," 1. e.. such "inalienable rights" as "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This right of the people will not be denied. It is a right that has always existed. Any people can revolt, and the only question is as to their power to succeed, not only in es tablishing, but In maintaining, their government as the Americans did. When Spain ratifies the treaty and her sovereignty over the Philippines passes to the United States Mr. Hoar's Mestizo Simon Bolivar will be a rebel against the United States. If Mr. Hoar and Mr. Jones and the rest of the con tractionist brethren believe that the American form of government is de structive of the great ends of govern ment, they will continue to justify and encourage the rebellion. It is clear, however, from the language of the De claration of Independence that the con sent of the well governed to a good gov ernment is assumed, and that revolu tion for the sake of revolution is not to be treasured. Meanwhile, the United States government will proceed to "es tablish justice, insure domestic tran quillity" in the Philippines, "provide for the common defense, promote the gen eral welfare" by stamping out the Mes tizo riot, thereby affirming practically the principles of the Declaration of In dependence and the constitution. OUR PURCHASE IN THE FAR EAST. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The advocates of expansion insisted that the recent fighting at Manila was begun by the Filipinos for the purpose of affecting the vote on the peace treaty, and some more of the unscrup ulous intimated the probability that "traitors" In the senate suggested to Aguinaldo that he make the attack in order to aid in defeating the ratifica tion. The Filipino "president" and "diplomatic agent" and "juntas" here, there and everywhere are vehemently calling all the nations of the earth to witness that the attack was begun by the Americans without provocation and that its object was to make votes for the treaty, which effect it certainly had. The Filipinos insist that the stories sent out from Manila by the Americans have all been strictly censored and that the truth has been carefully blue penciled out of them. A censored dis patch is, of course, subject to suspicion, but the Filipino stories sent from Hong Kong, or evolved out of the imagina tions of the agents or "juntas" else where, contain in themselves evidences of untruthfulness. Whoever began the conflict, or how ever It has been carried on upon either side, the fact Is apparent that both sides were "looking for trouble" and found it. It is also probable that we are very much nearer the beginning than the end of our difficulties in the Philippines; that "bad begins and worse remains behind." We have to punish the Filipinos for making the attack upon our forces, or for menacing our forces and compelling them to attack for their own security let the beginning have been in either way because our troops were there by right of war with Spain. There is no difference of opinion as to the necessitv of defending our position at Manila and compelling the Filipinos to respect our flag. But it is not a. situation in which we as a nation can take pride. We have agreed to pay Spain $20,000, 000 for its rights in the Philippines. We seem to have bought into a long and exceedingly costly lawsuit. DUTY OF AMERICA. (From the Kansas City Times.) We must never allow ourselves to evert appear to say to the world that we .con fine the love of country and freedom to ourselves. That we punish with death in others that which we dignify among our selves. That we are nationally unjust. That, being strong, we oppress the weak. That, being free, we would make others slaves. The policy that the president has entered upon is unjust, un-Christian. un American. The American people will rover give it their indorsement. It is our duty to defend our nation's honor. The president is not our country. SPAIN AND HER SUBJECTS. (From the Richmond Dispatch.) Let us no longer assume a holier-than-thou attitude toward the Spaniards. If they have called us "pigs," let us ask our selves in all candor if our actions have not seemed at times a little hoggish, and what is a "little hoggish" but piggish? Let us frankly confess that we could not have been more generous to a foe, under re versed conditions, than the Spaniards were to Hobson. Then let us put ourselves In the Spaniards' place and honestly inquire if we would have done so much better than the dons in governing yellow insur gents. THE ISSUE FOR 1900. (From the Detroit News.) There is little doubt that Mr. McKlnley is an ardent imperialist, so far as he knows his own mind. If the president's wishes were carried out we can easily be lieve that he would favor the retention of the Philippines by the United States and their government after the fashion of Great Britain's government of India. The war with Spain has left the United States with a political Issue that will unquestion ably overshadow all other issues in the presidential contest of 1900. IMPERIALISM AND BLOODSHED. (From the Wheeling Register.) Our soldiers must get used to slaughter ing human beings by wholesale and shed ding biood in rivers, and the American people at home must get used to reading about it. for it is an inevitable accompan iment of the policy of imperialism and conquest of territory upon which the ad ministration has entered with such ap parent determination and gusto. VICTORY THAT COST TOO MUCH. (From the Atlanta Journal.) The killing of 2.000 Filipinos, the wound ing of 3,500 and the capture of 5,000 is her alded as a great victory for our arms. But in one sense, and we think the true one, we got the worst of that battle. Who amo.ig us would give the lives of forty American citizens for those of all the Fili pinos that could be shot down in a week? ALGER JSJISSEO Boston People Jeer at Him and Tell "Beef." Boston, Feb. 16. Several times dur ing the parade and amid the general cheering for the president today yells of derision and hisses were heard for Secretary of War Alger. This was par ticularly noticed at the corner of Park and Beacon streets. "What's the matter with Long?" fre quently was the cry. "What's the matter with Alger?" was shouted as the procession passed along Sumner street. "Yah, yah, yah! Beef! Beef!" Jeered the crowd. It took Mr. Alger some time to grasp the situation. At last. however. he caught the drift of the shouting, and his gracious smile stiffened into a look of cold impassiveness. At the corner of Beacon and Charles streets a group of young militiamen established themselves with the deliber ate intention of giving the secretary of war a snub when he passed, as was ap parent from their conversation, and when Secretary Alger's carriage was abreast of them they shouted in unison: "Three cheers for Gen, Miles!" At several points attempts were made to start a hiss as Secretary Alger passed, but cheers for President Mc- Kinley drowned them. A POINT OF ORDER Made Against the $20,000,000 Appropriation For the Philippines. Washington, Feb. 16. In the house to day a point of order was made by Mr. Wheeler (Dem., Ky.) against the $20,000,000 appropriation in the sundry civil bill to pay Spain for the Philippines on the ground that it was obnoxious to rule 21, the same as was the Nicaragua canal project. In explanation of his point of order, Mr. Wheeler said that the Spanish cortes might refuse to ratify the treaty, and it could not become law until both parties had ratified it. He was opposed to the appropriation on principle and intended to take advantage of every technicality. The chair sustained the point of order. Mr. Williams (Dem., Miss.) appealed from the decision. AN EDITOR ASSAULTED. for Siding With the Negroes at Pans, Illinois. St. Louis, Feb. 16. A Post-Dispatch special from Pana, 111., says: Editor William S. Childress of the Beacon Light and correspondent of St. Louis and Chicago papers was assault- I ed today by Wesley Pope, a union mi ner. Childress through his paper, had repeatedly bitterly assailed union mi ners during their recent strike and this led to the murderous assault today. The editor's injuries are very serious and even if he does survive he will be dis figured for life. Childress having ad vocated the side of the negroes and op erators, it is feared that more trouble may follow tonight. Captain Couch has placed all the military in Pana on pro- vost duty. SNOWING AGAIN. J Maryland Is Getting a Second Edition of the Storm. Cumberland, Md.,Feb. 16. A heavy enow began falling here at noon today an-i ad i vices from the surrounding towns indicate I that it is general in this section of the i state. The fail is as great as that of i Sunday and Mondav, and if it continues there are grave fears that the railroads in this neighborhood will be again completely i blocked. Oreat annrehension is also felt that a flood in the upper Potomac river will occur because of the ice gorges and high water. Committee of fifteen Sleeting. The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Committee of Fifteen will be held this evening in the rooms of the Topeka Commercial club. The com mittee will be reorganized by the elec tion of a new board of directors and the arrangements for the next Fall Festival will be left to this new board. Should be in erery family medicine chest and every traveller's grip. They are tilTluabl wfa.n ta st.nacb U out of ordar; cur. h.da"he, btHensne., and 11 Uti trouble. Mild ami aSciaut. la cauta. DEEP LAID SCHEME. Water Company Playing for an Ex tension of Its Franchise. To the Editor of the State Journal: I notice that your paper is taking quite an interest in the spring election, especially the mayoralty contest, and I am glad to see that you are on the right side. There are time in the local affairs of a city when politics do not cut much figure, and that is the case in the coming election. The question to be decided is whether the people or the corporations are to rule. I consider the coming election al most a test case. The present admin istration has tried to settle this vexed question on an equitable basis and at one time about a year ago we arrived at an agreement with the water com pany. The company agreed to extend its mains into what are know as the dry districts and make, a reduction of 20 per cent in water rates. The council supposed that the agreement meant a settlement running only to the expira tion of the franchise of the company, but we found that the water company never had any such intention in fact, they said they would not enter into an agreement with the city along the line of stepping out of the city at the end. of the twenty years, but expected to get a renewal or extension of the franchise. Up to this time the council had been divided on the question of settlement, but from that day the members have been a unit for the city ownership of the water Bupply plant. Mr. Drew has always favored the city ownership of the waterworks system. The writer worked for a settlement up to the time that the company put itself on record as wanting to defraud the people of their rights for another twen ty years. About one-third of the resi dent property owners of Topeka live outside of the present water limit and have never received any benefit, but they have paid taxes to support the water company. As a resident of the dry district I ap peal to the voters of this city to give us relief and justice by casting a vote for municipal ownership. We want a mayor who will stand by the people and one that will be under no obligation whatever to any corporation. J. S. WARNER, Member Council from the Fifth Ward. NOT MUCH LIKELIHOOD Of a Telegraphers' Strike on the San ta Fe The Trouble in Texas. Both General Manager Frey and Superintendent of Telegraph Sholes of the Santa Fe state that they do not anticipate a strike of the telegraphers, but admit that it is hard to predict the movements of the officers of the order. As the case in question, which it is rumored may cause a general strike of the members of the order on the Santa Fe, Is under the direct supervision of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe officials, nothing is known of the circumstances here. It is believed that the conference of the chiefs of O. R. T. and President Ripley will result in a perfect adjust ment of the trouble. Superintendent of Telegraph Sholes said today: "While I know nothing of the circum stances, I believe everything will be satisfactorily adjusted at the conference with President Ripley. The story of the possibility of a general strike was given out at Fort Worth and I am inclined to think it Was done as a 'bluff' more than anything else. Of cour&e, one can never tell what the officers of any order may decide to do, and I suppose the men would generally obey the orders of their chiefs. However, I feel confident there is no probability of a strike of Santa Fe operators." TOO MUCH MONEY. Topeka Banks So Loaded With De posits,Can No Longer Pay Interest. The banks of Topeka today announced that they will no longer issue time cer tificates of deposit. This does not in clude the State Savings bank. This means that the commercial banks will no longer pay any interest on deposits and it naturally sets peo ple to wondering why this old estab lished rule has been set aside. F. M. Bonebrake, secretary of the Clearing House association and assist ant cashier in the Central National bank said today: "This move simply means that the banks have too much money and that they can no longer af ford to pay interest on time deposits. At our bank we carry about $80,000 worth of time certificates and when you consider the surplus which we are com pelled to have on hand and can not loan out it makes the rate of interest on what is loaned too high. The time certificates bear only 3 per cent on their face but if you had $100,000 and could only loan half of it the interest received on that half would not be a very large return on the whole amount. "Never in the history of Topeka has there been so much money. It is evident that all the money is not in the east and held by the big institutions in the eastern states. There is some money in Kansas." William Macferran, cashier of the State Savings bank said: "I had not heard of the move but it is what I ex pected. The commercial banks all over the country are giving up the paying of interest on deposits. It means that the commercial banks and the savings banks will be allowed to occupy their separate fields. We will continue to pay interest on deposits just as we have from the beginning." TO FOOL THE PEOPLE. Announcement to Be Made by Water works Management. is rumored on the streets that the friends of the water company who have been cornered in the present city cam paign have adopted a new ruse, which is to be given to the public in a short time. It Is an announcement which.it is reported, will be made by Manager O'Neil of the water company in the form of an inter view in which he will declare himself and the water company to be for Mr. Drew for mavor, and he is to also declare that the waterworks issue does not enter Into this campaign. This move might result In fooling a few voters were it not for the fact that Mr. Drew has stood in the way of the water company securing the kind of a conces sion it demands from the city council. The water company has no use for Mr. Drew and the people know it. Manager O'Neil lives in Potwin, but his public an nouncement on the mayor question, it is hoped, will turn the tide of opposition. Panama Strike Ends. Washington, Feb. 16. The department of state has been Informed in a cable from Consul General Gudger at Panama that a compromise has been effected with the strikers at Colon and work has been re sumed. Bicycle thieves are becoming very bold. A wheel belonging to Bert Man ley, a Journal messenger boy, was Btolen from the south corridor of the state house yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock. The wheel had only been left there a short time before it was taken. The state house is thronged with loaf ers and boys who have no excuse Cor being in the building. On Feb. 12 and 13 the Santa Fe will sell tickets to Winfield, Kan., and re turn at one fare for the round trip; tickets good seven days. SENATORS TANGLED. Wind Mill Attempts to Kill the New Normal School Projects. In the senate at 11 o'clock today the location of two new normal schools was a special order. Senator Lewelling in troduced a resolution providing that the roll should be called and each member should cast two votes, for normal schools, each location of two preferred being credited with one of the Votes. This was to follow out the plan made yesterday when the senate voted to establish two new schools. This resolution immediately started a debate which was prolonged until noon when the senate adjourned and unless revived the normal school propositions go to the foot of the calendar under general orders and will probably abide there in peace until the legislature ends. The opponents of the proposition to establish two new normals hope that this will result in the death of the whole business. This element in the senate favors liberal appropriations for exist ing institutions but is opposed to estab lishing new schools. AWARDED $1,500. Senate Ways and, Means Committee Pays Clemens and Hangate a Fee. The senate ways and means commit tee has recommended that G. C. Clem ens and O. E. Hungate be paid $1,500 for services in the case to test the valid ity of the special session. A. M. Harvey prepared the Farrelly case; Clemens and Hungate prepared the Harvey case which Judge Hazen decided. Harvey asked Clemens and Hungate, who had previously prepared, the Harvey case, upon permission from Farrelly, to assist him in the Farrelly case. Now Clemens and Hungate are to receive $1,500. MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE. A cablegram was received by Governor Stanley from Manila today which read: "Stanley: Twenty-seven wounded. All will recover." No news has been received of any further fighting at Manila than that previously reported, and it is not known what the dispatch refers to. The signature to Manila cablegrams is some times omitted, as each word costs $2.60. DR. ASHTON FOR MAYOR. Democrats Booming the Popular Dentist for the Position. The Democrats have a candidate for mayor. The man is Dr. G. P. Ashton, the well known dentist. Lee Jones, chairman of the Demo cratic city central committee said to day: "The Democrats will have a straight ticket in the field that is cer tain and we have been on the look out for a young active and intelligent Dem ocrat who will make the race on the straight ticket. Dr. Ashton is just the right kind of a man and he will go into the fight with the energy which marks everything he does. I am satisfied that he will be nominated. "There is a chance for a good sized split in the Republican party and if there is we may slip in and elect a straight Democrat. It would be a feather in the hats of Topeka Demo crats to elect one of their number may or." DEATH OF MRS. GILMORE. Mother of Mrs. C. J. Brown Other Deaths and Funerals. Mrs. A. D- Gilmore, mother of Mrs. C. J. Brown, died at noon today at the Brown residence, 1257 Topeka avenue. Mrs. Gilmore has suffered through a long illness. Sh'e was one of the old citizens of Topeka. The funeral ar rangements will not be announced until the members of the family have been heard from. t The funeral of Beulah Margaret Rhodes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rhodes, took place this afternoon from the Third Presbyterian church. Miss Georgiana Morton died yesterday at the home of her parents near Te cumseh. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Morton was a sister of Edward Morton of the firm of Chaney Morton. The funeral of Frank M. Downie, aged 23, was held this morning at Prai rie Center church, east of Auburn, LORD HERSCHEL HURT. By a Fall on the Ice in Washing- ton. Washington, Feb. 16. Lord Herschel of the joint American-Canadian com mission sustained quite painful injury to his left hip yesterday through a fall on the Ice on K street. He was carried to his apartments at the Shoreham ho tel by a passing carriage and has since been confined to his bed. His attending physician does not fear any serious consequences of the fall. A BRITISH ULTIMATUM Sent to the Sultan of Oman Owing to Dealings With France. Bombay, Feb. 16. The Persian Gulf mail steamer which has just arrived here, brings news that a British ulti matum was presented to the sultan of Oman, on Saturday owing to his having leased to France a coaling station on the coast of Oman which is a semi independent state on the southeast Arabia. Oman is considered to be un der British protection as the sultan has been receiving a subsidy from Great Britain. SUIT AGAINST GEO. LEIS Of Lawrence by a Massachusetts Wo man Who Claims Fraud. A tale of confidence betrayed is re cited in a petition filed in the United States circuit -court today by Mrs. Sarah Potter of North Adams, Mass. She asks to recover from George Leis of Lawrence $2,000 loaned him by her self and $700 loaned him by her son, James Tracy Potter. In November, 1896, Leis incorporated the Lawrence Investment and Loan company under the laws of Colorado. Mrs. Potter says he incorporated it for fraudulent purposes, and the first thing he did was to name James Tracy Pot ter, her son; Millicent Pierce Potter, her son's wife, and Henry Brown Pierce, another relative.as directors of the com pany for the purpose of borrowing $2,000 from her. This he did the same month, and she says he turned the money to his own account. Later he borrowed $700 from James Tracy Potter, and again Mrs. Potter says the money went to the personal use of Leis. At the end of a year, she goes on to say, while all her director relatives were in the east. Leis called a meeting of the so-called stockholders of the company and pro ceeded to elect a new board of directors, leaving Potter and Pierce and Potter's wife out or the deal. Mrs. Potter states that Leis has failed to pay any part of the loans and asks interest at 8 per cent. Large or small bundles sent for.Amer ican Steam Laundry. Telephone 24J. IRON TRADE EXCITED. A Scarcity Has Begun to Appear in Various Branches. New York.Feb. 16. In Its review of trade conditions the Iron Age will say today: "The iron trade is getting somewhat ex cited over the danger of scarcity of ma terial, which is reflected in quite a rapid advance in prices all along the line. Of course, it is only the belated requirements, relatively moderate in volume, which are being covered. The real test of the situa tion will come when pending con'racts expire and the tonnage for the second half of the year is to be covered. "There has been little that is new as to the further operations of the consolida tions, 'although some important negotia tions are known to have been started. The National Steel company has been buying coke lands in the Connellsville region and has also taken the old Columbia mill, which once figured In the beam business. "The latest statistics of the pis iron in dustry show that capacity at works among the coke furnaces declined 4,800 tons per week during January, which is somewhat of a surprise. Stocks show a further de cline of about 37,000 tons during January. However, preparations now being made will soon develop productive capacity. "The eastern pig iron makers are now in session in Philadelphia, but nothing has been reported as yet concerning the result of their deliberations. "Steel is exceedingly scarce for prompt delivery, and those who must buy are re quired to pay as high as $18.50 In the cen tral west and $21 in Philadelphia. "Plates continue to be the banner line and the demand is very urgent. Ship builders at Baltimore, at Newport News and on the Delaware have contracted for an additional number of vessels and or ders for bridges and other structures are pouring in, Chicago sold 10,000 tons, turn ing down a much larger quantity. The leading mill in Pittsburg cannot sell any thing before July delivery. "It 4s interestinc tn Tirt .hat a ornim I of four German plate mills have ta'rf.n the j second half of the famous Coolgardie or- uer, wmcn our mills, wnicn secured the first half, would not touch. "There has been a further advance in western markets on steel rails. "A-good deal of activity is characterizing the markets for structural material. An eastern mill has taken over 8.000 tons for the Boston elevated. In New York two buildings, calling for about 6.000 tons, have been contracted for, with additional work pending. Chicago notes sales lor two structures of about 4.000 tons. On the top of this is the large tonnage required fur the towers and shore spans of the new East river bridge, to be awarded in a few days. "The manufacturers of merchant pipe have advanced prices 5 per cent and are rushinp business. Two of the, western mills have divided an order for 150 miles of 10-inch pipe for an Indiana gas I'ne, ami another order for 45 miles is pending. "In the cast-iron pipe trade there is some uneasiness as to the possib'Iitv of a struggle between the new consolidation and the outside shops. In the evcr.t of a. fight the Atlantic coast territory would be the battleground. "The manufacturers of cut nails have advanced their prices. Wire nails at'e un changed, but gossip has it that the mar ket will be advanced in the near future until $1.75 is reached. "In the metal trade the star performer has been spelter, which has recorded an other advance." NORTH TOPEKA. John Keller of Leavenworth was In town yesterday. Charles Kinsley of Beloit was a North I side visitor yesterday. Miss Maggie Myers has. taken a posi tion with Costley Post. Miss Sadie Shoemaker of Horton is visiting her sister, Mrs. Daub of Cen tral avenue. Miss Sadie Fowler of Silver Lake left today for Pennsylvania, where she will make her home. The History club will meet Friday af ternoon with Miss Bessie Reeder at her home on Park street. Go to C. B. Lyon, D. D. S., for fine dental work at popular prices. Office 511 Kansas avenue. Tel. 6o6. i James Proudfit Irons, the little son j of Mrs. Maud Irons, who has been quite ill, is now much improved. j Mrs. Stevenson returned to her home I in Belleville yesterday after a visit to her uncle and aunt. Major and Mrs. R. W. Jenkins. C. H. Sheffield Is very sick at his home on the Kansas avenue road north of town. Mrs. Sheffield is also very j bicr anu uiLie nope is enieriaineu ior I her recovery. I The funeral of the adopted sister of Mrs. Fartisworth, whose death occurred yesterday at the Farnsworth home nine miles north of town, was held today, the burial was at Half Day. The child and her mother were on their way to Oklahoma, but were obliged to stop here on account of the illness of the former. In a recent number of the "King3 and Queens of the PIains,"a paper pub lished in Kansas City by Mrs. John Gregory and devoted to the Interests of stockmen and their families, are pic tures of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Shockey, their daughter, Mrs. L. C. Klstler, and several pictures of their granddaughter, Margaret Emily Kistler, from the time she was three months old to the present time. A flattering sketch accompan'es these illustrations in which Mrs. Shock ey is styled "the most charming and beautiful grandma of the twentieth century." Miss Eva Watts was given a very pleasant surprise party Tuesday even ing at her home on Quincy street by her sister. Miss Birdie Watts, assisted by Mrs. Martin Oswald and Miss Grace Black. The young people enjoyed dif ferent games and at a late hour re freshments were served. Those present were Misses Tillie Holcomb, Cora Ba- ker, Mabel Gilman, Nellie Yonkers, j Jessie Kearns, Nellie Pribble, Reka Yonkers, Edna Horner, Bessie Watts, Ida Neiswender, Eura Ault of Meriden. Messrs. Orson Baker, Oscar Kindel.Carl Currie, Ranson Pigg, Ed Thomas.Frank Bhoop, Mead Mclaugnnn, janies rai terson, Harry Short. Gurney Horton and Mr. Brockman of Quincy, 111, A very unique affair was the valen tine party given Tuesday evening by Mr. Walter M. Spear at his home, 1503 Central avenue. A novel feature of the entertainment was a beauty contest. Three young men were elected judees and after due deliberation the golden apple, which in this case proved to be a small red plush pin cushion heart shaped, was awarded to Miss Ida Tag gart. Mr. Henry O'Brien, who had the honor of escorting Miss Taggart to sup per was given a small pocket pin cush ion. Partners for supper were found by matching card board hearts which had been cut in irregular shapes and on which different quotations were writ ten. The favors were heart-shaped Japanese napkins. About 45 guests were present. Ed Carr Falls From a Train. E. C. Carr, a brakeman running on a freight, was hurt last night by falling from a car while switching at Osage City. He was brought to the Santa Fe hospital here. His injuries are not ser ious and no bones were broken. Cotton Market. New York, Feb. 16. COTTON Spot cotton closed firm and unchanged. Sales 245 bales. Hamilton hall will be closed after Friday night, 17th inst., on which date the Degree Team of camp 2800, M. W. A. will give a dance there. We will wash your colored shirts an" guarantee coloi from fading. Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 W. 8th. Special services to parties. Hotel Ox ford. 1

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL THTTRSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. The Manhattan SKir-fs. o New Shirts for h Mil tfti illi fil II i f III nim i II 11 Illi i si-1 iiii fi if The ll!n P Sl lf ll The Best if III JJi i m shirts Shirts. f i l l I I l llll Known If IS f I ffll Jill MS Known. hs)lj I jIilf f III Best II III! titliilJIli iJlll- Vi2 III t iTv..ri! f I'-s w f If li ii i rnr si it'irff pif li,mLiOlM..iiHllj Burg. E. Zeis, 1 HORSE COST $5,000. American Millionaire's Agent Pind3 What He Wants tn Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 16. Auriel Batonyi. New York's famous whip, bought in Chicago yesterday what is probably the lir.est coach horse in America, The price was $5,000, the largest amount ever paid for an animal of that sort. The new owner is an American who lives in London, but whose name Mr. Batonyi says he is not at liberty to reveal. The story back of the purchase is a bit romantic. In the spring of 1897 Air. Batonyi took to England George B. llulme's famous string of coach horses. They were six in number, all chestnuts, and included the most famous pair in the country Goldenrod and Blazaway. They were the first American bred horses ever exhibited In London at the swell horse shows and made a great reputation for American breeders by taking thirty-five prizes in thirty-two classes. Goldenrod and Blazaway were sold later to the millionaire London banker, Sassoon. During the Richmond horse show Mr. Batonyi was approached by a man whom he describes as "a. millionaire American who has lived several years in London" and who had taken a great interest in the Hulme string, and com missioned to buy in America "a sensa tional coach horse, one that was fast, that was of a certain size, a certain color, and, above all, one that could and would lift his feet higher than any other horse on the continent." Upon his return to the United States Mr. Batonyi began a search for a coach horse answering the millionaire's de scription. For two years he looked in vain. The entire east was scoured, but nothing was found to suit. Two weeks ago Mr. Batonyi came west and began a search among the stock farms and horse markets in and about Chicago. Saturday he found in Tichenor New Bass' stables a horse that in every way filled the requirements of his commis sion. It was a bay mare, sixteen hands high, with no official record, but which could go a mile in 2:26 and lift its feet all the way. The price was $3,000. Mr. Batonyi cabled his principal and received an answer to "buy quick." The purchase was completed today. The animal will be shipped to London in a few days. Mr. Batonyi also bought in and near Chicago twenty-four other horses suitable for driving four-in-hand, all of which are for Englishmen, of means. CROWDS OF WOMEN. Attend Dr. Longshore-Potts' Lectures at the Crawford Opera House. The Crawford theater continues to be thronged with women, from all grades of society, anxious to hear Dr. Longshore-Potts deliver her famous lec tures. Wednesday afternoon she spoke particularly of some of the ailments peculiar to women, their cause and cures. She expressed great surprise that the same old methods are being used In America to treat these diseases when more Improved ones have long since been discovered and used in Lon don and Vienna. t As Mrs. Potts talks her bright, 'wom anly face Is filled with an earnestness of purpose and a desire to benefit her hearers. On Wednesday she wore a rich costume of black moire antique, with a full train, and garniture of lace. She is delivering her last free lecture this afternoon. Friday afternoon she will speak on "Maternity," which lecture is considered the best of her efforts. It will be illus trated with a number of fine stereopti con views which were specially pre pared for her in Europe. A small ad mission will be charged. A $60,000 Fire. Philadelphia. Feb. IS. Fire ear'y this morning at 211. 213 and 213 Church s'eet raused an aggregate loss on builfling and contents of about JiW.OOO. K. K Plumlov paper box manufacturer, loses about $30 -f. and the other losses are divided be tween M Moyer Son.tailors trimmings: .eedles Bros., shirt manufacturers- the American Glucose company and the Lev ering estate, which owns the building. 1 he losses are covered by insurance What it Does Hostetters Stomach Bitters cures malaria and bilious attacks. It cures nervous prostration and exhaus tion. It makes the nerves strong. 14 makes rich, red blood, firm flesh, and healthy Hostetter's fibres. It banishes C f ATn qrU dyspepsia, indiges-J lUlUttLll tion and constipation. T) I f f p C It does all these things. J? 1 1 LCI 3 I

Spring 1899 at 602 Kansas Ave. Successor to C. 0. Johnson, ARMY OFFICER WINE AGENT Capt. Macfarlane Introduced His Em ployers' Goods to the Royal Family. London. Feb. 16. Curious disclosures were heard today in the case of Ehrmann Brothers, wine merchants, against an army officer. Captain Macfarlane, whom they engaged to introduce their wines to the royalty and nobility. The present claim arose from wine which was sent to a no bleman about to be married. Macfarlane defended the case in person, and read a statement that he had intro duced the wine to royalty and the nobility, but afterward his connection with the plaintiffs ceased. The plaintiffs then sued to obtain his letters from members of the royal family, to be used as testimonials, but they lost. It was understood, he said, that the wines now sued for were a gift. On the death of a certain member of the royal family, he said, thej- had sued for payment for wines which had been sent with a view to getting a testimonial. Mac farlane added that they surreptitiously obtained his father's crest and coat of arms and had them copied for a label on goods named "Macfarlane whisky." The judge non-suited the plaintiffs. SMOTHERED WITH KISSES. Abbe of Ferosi Denies the Story, But the Editor of Lombardia Insists It Is True. Rome, Feb. 16. Abbe Perosi, the no ted musical priest whom the pope made organist of the Sistine chapel for his magnificent oratorio, "The Resurrec tion of Christ," has threatened to pros ecute the editor of Lombardia for libel. The newspaper published a story stating that when Abbe Perosi recently played his oratorio In Milan the wo men became so enraptured that they embraced and kissed him despite his feeble attempts at resistance. As the abbe came from the organ loft scores of women waited for him and rushed frantically on him. The little priest was helpless in their arms and was hugged and kissed until almost suffo cated. The editor of Lombardia Is not at all alarmed by the abbe's therats and de fies his suit, maintaining that the story as published is true in every detail. MANSFIELD TAKING A REST Noted Actor Will Begin His Boston Engagement Monday Next. Boston, Feb. 16. Richard Mansfield, whose appearance at the Hollis Street theater in "Cyrano de Bergerac" for this week was canceled yesterday, is keeping closely to his hotel, and will en deavor to secure all the rest possible this week. Mr. Mansfield is not sick, but is con siderably overworked and has suffered a drain on his nervous system since starting out with Cyrano. His doctors have insisted that he take a rest, and he is doing so. He will begin a two weeks' engage ment Monday. Mr. Mansfield is a. fa vorite in Boston, and the advance sale of seats has been large. DECIMATION OF DUCKS. Frozen Lakes of Wisconsin Kill Fowl by the Thousands. Milwaukee, Feb. 16. Lake captains report that wild ducks are suffering and dying by hundreds on the lake. Wherever a small spot of open water is found the ducks can be seen tumbling all over each other to get into it, and in some places, vesselmen say.there ap pear to be thousands of the ducks about. People living on Jones Island and in the lower part of the city are getting hundreds of the ducks by shooting them in the morning at places where open water is found. BAR FRANCE FROM OMAN. England Will Not Permit Her to Have a Coaling Station There. London. Feb. 16. There Is no thought at the foreign office that any serious trouble will be caused by the French deal with the Sultan of Oman at Muscat. The exact extent of the arrangement is not quite clear. It is not a new pin-prick, however, but one decided upon long ago, when it seemed that England rather liked beins pricked. A French coaling station in that particular part of the world will not be tolerated by this country. The for eign office believes that the sultan must have been heavily bribed, and it will be necessary to call him sharply to account. Forest Fires in Spain. London, Feb. Ifi. A Central News Dis- Satch from Madrid says the forests of viedo, in the northwestern part of Spain, are on fire. Villages have been destroyed, the inhabitants fleeing for their lives. Many herds of cattle have perished. Montero Rios Resigns. Madrid, Feb. 18. Senor Montero Rios, who was president of the Spanish peace commission, has resigned the presidency of the senate owing to the popular outcry against hia defease a the commission. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The Chillieothe Bulletin contains a lengthy account of the marriage of Miss Ethel Short, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Short, formerly of Topeka, and Mr. David Norton, which occurred last Wednesday evening, at the home of the bride's parents. The ceremony was performed at seven o'clock by Rev. E. J. Collins of the First Congregational church. The bride and groom entered, unattended and stood in an alcove off the parlor, which was decorated with evergreens, smilax and cut flowers. Miss Short wore a becoming traveling costume of brown broadcloth, lined with rose colored silk. She wore a wreath of natural orange blossoms and carried nineteen bride's roses. After the ceremony a reception was held from eight until ten. The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Short, Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Miss Lenna Short, Mr. Dorr Norton of Topeka and Mr. Phaolaa IT.,... f i-V,Jn.rt j .1.1 1 I .V J l. Ui 1 1 1 V a jiuiuuer u young lauies jusisLt?tj m the dining room which was exquisitely decorated with lilies, carnations, roses and tulips, sent by friends from Cali fornia. A number of elegant presents were received by the young people. Mr. and Mrs. Norton left at once for a week's visit in Chicago; they arrived in Topeka Tuesday to visit Mr. Nor ton's parents, Colonel and Mrs. J. D. Norton on West Eighth street. Friday they will leave for a short visit in Chilli eothe, after which they will go to Davenport, Iowa, where they will make their home. Mr. Norton has a position with the Devlin Coal company at that place. At the High School. A large audience greeted Mr. S. H. Clark, professor of elocution at the Chicago university, at the high school last evening. This was the sixth at traction of the Union lecture course and was as heartily received as the previous ones. The programme was opened by sev eral selections by the high school or chestra, after which Mr. Davidson spoke a few words of introduction, during which he said that Mr. Clark differs greatly from Leland Powers, the im personator, who was at the high school a couple of weeks ago and so delighted his audience. He said: "Their inter pretation is entirely different; while Mr. Powers appeals to the eye, Mr. Clark appeals to the imagination." To peo ple who heard both of these gentlemen it would be difficult to make a choice between them as their styles are so dis similar. Mr. Clark entertained his audience last evening with a programme of var ied readings, consisting of six num bers: "The Revenge," by Tennyson; "The Song of the Banjo," by Kipling; "King Lear," Act I, Shakespeare; "Daddy's Ll'l Boy," by Edwards; "Jean Valjean and the Bishop," by Victor Hugo, and "That Other Baby," by Stockton. The style or the selections was so varied that there could be little com parison, and they were so skillfully arranged, that every one was sorry when the programme was ended. Mr. Clark has an easy, natural manner of speaking and acting, and what he is on the stage he is off of it. Notwith standing the fact that he was suffering from a cold and spoke at times with an effort, he held the undivided attention of his audience. It is Mr. Clark's ambition to elevate the standard of literature and his selec tions are always of the best. In the afternoon he spoke to the public school teachers at the high school on "Litera ture and the Art of Expression." Notes and Personal Mention. The first of a series of thimble parties to be given for the Daughters of the American Revolution will be held to morrow afternoon at half-past two at the home of Mrs. A. K. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. McGiffert and Miss Belle Thompson will have charge of the first one, and wish all the members of the chapter to be present. Mrs. C. R. Krauthoff -will sail on the 9th of March for Manila to join her husband who has recently been ap pointed captain of the commissary de partment; Mrs. Krauthoff has not de cided just when she will leave Topeka. She had expected to sail today but ow ing to the fresh outbreak was compelled to postpone her trip. Miss Emily Allen is going to Law rence Friday to attend the "Barb" party. Mrs. Charles S. Haines is coming over from Sabetha Friday to spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Moon. Miss Blanche Stewart will entertain the Co-operative Cooking club Friday evening. Miss Lizzie Cole of Girard, daughter of Auditor of State Cole, is the guest of Misses Vida and Mabel Wood. Mrs. R. II. Morehouse of Council Grove is in the city visiting her hus band. Mrs. I. W. Doolittle and Mrs. C. H. Whitlock entertained a few friends in formally Tuesday evening. Mrs. B. F. Booker and children will leave next month for Virginia City, Nev., where they will make their home. C. F. Bassett of Spokane, Wash., is in the city visiting friends. F. C. Hopper went to Hutchinson to day, after spending a few days In the city. Mrs. A. W. Cantwell, who has been seriously ill. Is recovering, and left this morning for the east, accompanied by her husband. Mr. John Nicholson and Mr. Kurtz Kellam spent Tuesday in Lawrence. Miss Nellie Clough entertained the Tuesday Evening whist club Tuesday evening at the home of Capt. and Mrs. R. M. Spivey. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ross and family will leave soon for Burr Oak, Kan., to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCllntock ex pect to go to Atchison Friday to visit Mrs. McClintock's parents. The Helping Hand society of the First Congregational church will meet Sat urday afternoon with Miss Alice At wood at 521 West street, Potwin Place. Mrs. W. J. Stewart arrived from Chi cago today to visit her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Lange. Miss Watson, Miss Lou Havens and Miss May Sexton returned to Lawrence today, after a short visit with Mrs. W. A. Johnston. Miss Winnie Field Is ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. H. Carrington, at 1812 Fillmore street. A Princely Salary. London, Feb. 16. The Brussels cor respondent of the. Daily Mail says: Former Consul Duckert has been com missioned to make a tour of China in the interests of Belgian manufacturers at a salary of 29,000 pounds a year. The idea of the tour emanated from King Leopold who will contribute 8,000 pounds to the salary. The Sisters of Saint Francis, Clinton, Iowa, write under the date of January 21, 1S98: About six months ago a very rsverend clergyman Recommended Regan's Rheumatism Remedy to us as one of our sisters was a severe sufferer from rheumatism of over three years' duration. After she had used one bot tle of the remedy we are pleased to say she was entirely cured. We therefore cheerfully recommend this Wonderful remedy to all similarly afflicted and heartily wish it the unlimited success It bo richly deserves. $1 per bottle. Sold by Swift Holliday Drug Co., .W. H. .Wilson. Axnold firus Co. TOPEKA HAS 38,000 According to Maj. Tom Anderson's Booklet What Commercial Club Did. The Commercial club met last night at the call of President Brigham. Sec retary T. J. Anderson read the statisti cal table of Topeka that he has been working on for several months. The report shows the population of the city .including Potwin, Oakland and Quinton Heights to be 38,339. The amount of paving, sewerage, streets, walks, lines of railroads, schools, whole sale business, retail business, manu factures and statistics of ail kinds, showing Topeka to be the "fairest city in the west," are embodied in the re port. Mr. Brigham explained that the re ports were to be printed in booklet form, suitable for slipping in an en velope together with a letter and with out extra postage, and could be distrib uted in this manner all over the coun try. The club will order 10,000 printed for Its use and all merchants who order from 1,000 to 10,000 will have their ad vertisements printed on the back. "I believe." said Mr. Brigham, "that 40,000 to 50,000 can be sold in lots to mer chants." "I have heard," said Mr. Wilder, "of girls working in canning and packing factories, finding a husband by placing their name and address in a package that was to be sent out from the fac tory. If these sort of communications bring girls a husband I think that if we would place these reports in such packages that we might get some set tlers. I will take 3,000 and have Otto Kuehne distribute them along with his bottles of ketchup." "I will take 2,000 myself," said Kuehne. "I can dispose of 2,000 also," said John E. Frost. Secretary Anderson will visit the mer chants and take their orders for the re ports. "I have been working for several days," said President Brigham, "to se cure a hall suitable for the state Demo cratic banquet. The banquet was to go to some other town unless Topeka could furnish a banquet room suitable for it. Hamilton hall can not be had. This meeting will be important to Topeka as such lights or the Democratic party as George Fred Williams, of Massa chusetts; William J. Bryan, Governor Stone, of Missouri, Senator Jones, of Arkansas, ex-Congressman Towne, of Minnesota, Senator Blackburn, of Ken tucky and ex-Governor Altgeld, of Illi nois will probably be here and much will be said at this meeting that will determine the course of the party dur ing the next national campaign. I have secured the finest banquet room in the state, the new state library room, and the banquet will be held in March." A report was read from the members of the manufacturers' committee that Edward Hossfeld of the Topeka trunk factory wishes a building 50 by 150, three stories high and where a railroad switch can connect it with the main lines of the railroads. The communica tion was referred to the committee who will endeavor to secure a suitable build ing. A resolution was offered by J. A. Troutman urging that the Shawnee county delegation work for the passage of the bills relative to Shawnee county and Topeka. Among them the city court bill which practically abolishes the justice courts. Abe Steinberg said: "I understand that if this bill passes the merchants of Topeka will be at the mercy of their creditors. I want to see that the mer chants will not be crippled in collecting their bills. I am not speaking for the Justice courts. I move that the part of the resolution relative to the city court be stricken out." The motion was lost, however, and the club endorsed the bill. E. W. Bene dict reported that the good roads bill was meeting with favor and that he expected it would become a law. MARSHALL'S BAND CONCERT A Large Audience Entertained by Some Excellent Music. There was not as much patriotism manifest at the annual concert of Mar shall's band at the Crawford theater last night as there was at the annual concert a year ago, but from a musical standpoint it was as successful an affair. The concert last year occurred shortly after the blowing up of the Maine in Havana harbor, and to the first encore the band responded with Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever," while a large United States flag with a small Cuban flag attached was hoisted at the back of the stage. Last night the only ap proach at anything patriotic was the rendition of "The Star Spangled Ban ner" as tire closing selection. The band's portion of the concert con sisted of seven programme selections and three encores. One of the re sponses was the very popular "Georgia Camp Meeting" and another, the equal ly popular but older favorite "Margery." The band was in good form and each of the selections was rendered in such a way as to sustain the organization's reputation as the best amateur band in the country. The arrangement of the programme was altogether suitable for the concert. Besides furnishing excellent band music, the concert served to introduce to Topeka Mrs. Glenna Dwight Hollen beck, soprano, of Kansas City, and in crease the favor In which the Ladies' quartette of this city Is held. Mrs. Hollsmbeck sang "Elizabeth's Prayer" from Tannhauser as the third number of the programme, and was compelled to respond to a most enthusiastic en core. She possesses a full, strong and very pleasing soprano Voice. She sang "A Dream" and "Still as the Night" as the seventh number, and was again forced to respond by continued ap plause. Mohring's "The Legend" was the first of the selections by the Ladies' quar tette, and "Robin Adair" the second. After each of the numbers the quartette responded to encores. The house was well filled last night, as it probably will be again tonight when the concert will be repeated. POKER PARTY'S DISASTER. Interested Onlooker Drops Hot Ashes Into a Keg of Powder. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 16. Juan Ferrio was fatally and four other Italians were seriously injured In an explosion that occurred during a game of Ameri can draw poker at Moss Grove station on the Buffalo, Rochester Pittsburg railroad yesterday. The men were unable to work because of severe weather, and gathered in a shanty to have a good time. After din ner Antonio Voot, Antonio Carros, Fred Devlsh and San Ferrio started to play poker. Juan Ferrio, a new arrival from Italy, was a spectator. He was seated on what he thought was a keg of spikes. In the excitement over seeing his brother win a jack-pot Ferrio knocked the ashes from his pipe against the keg, which, he was then told, cotained pow der. There was a rush to get out. An explosion accelerated matters, and the man that caused it was blown through the roof of the shanty. He was still alive this morning. The other men were burned, but will probably recover. It is feared Carros will lose the Eight of both eyes. DEATH OF J. A. M'MURTRIE Who Built the Rio Grande Over Mar shall Pass Denver, Feb. 16. John A. McMurtrie, the millionaire railroad contractor, is dead at his home in this city of blood poisoning caused by an abscess. Mr. McMurtrie was born in Mauch Chunk, Pa., in 1849. He was a civil engineer by profession and came to Denver in 1871. He was connected with the Rio Grande railroad until 1886. He .devised the plans and superintended the build ing of the Rio Grande railroad over Marshall Pass and through the Grand Canon of the Arkansas, admittedly some of the most remarkable feats of railroad engineering ever performed. At the time of his death he was en gaged with his partners in construct ing a coast line for the Southern Pa cific in California. Mr. McMurtrie was a widower and leaves three children who inherit his immense fortune. LAST OF THE 1 AQUFS In California Dies at the Age of ioa Salinas, Cal., Feb. 16. Parito, believ ed to be the last Taqui Indian in Cali fornia, is dead. He was 108 years old, according to the record kept in pioneer days. Parito fought with his tribe in Mexico against the Spanish in 1810 when the Mexicans rebelled against the domination of the Dons. He took part in the Yaqui rebellion of 1826 and in 1827 came to California. Parito suffered a stroke of paralysis when in his one hundredth year and two additional at tacks last week were the forerunners of the end which was one of terrible suf fering for the poor old fellow, who in his last days was carried back to his youth and the battles of nearly a cen tury ago were refought in his feeble mind. MOB ATTACKS A SCHOOL. Sought Revenge for the Murder of a Boy by One of the Monks. Paris, Feb. 16. A riotous attack was made upon the Christian Brothers' school at Lille last evening in conse quence of the murder of a youth who was a pupil in the institution. The murderer of the boy is believed to be a monk, who is alleged to have mal treated his victim and killed him to prevent disclosures. The mob also smashed the windows of the convent of the Sacred Heart. Fifteen of the rioters have been ar rested. IRTING'S PROGRAMME. Will Flay in London After Easter and Come to New York With Ellen Terry. New York, Feb. 16. Bram Stoker, manager for Sir Henry Irving, is at the Plaza. He said last night that the no ted actor, who has been ill since Octo ber 8, was much improved in health. "His physicians ordered him to take six months' rest," said Mr. Stoker, "and he took their advice. He will not ap pear again on the stage until immedi ately after Easter. I believe his rest has done him great good and that he will act with renewed vigor. Ellen Terry will remain in Sir Henry's company and will accompany him to this country next October." MANAGER COWED CRITICS. Gallery Gods at the Prince of Wales Theater Talked Down by Mr. Lowenfeld. London, Feb. 16. The first production of a comic opera entitled "The Co quette," by H. J. W. Dam and Dustin Clerice, at the Prince of Wales theater last night was followed by an extraordi nary scene. The piece Is remarkably good and was finely presented, but a clique in the gallery persisted in keep ing up a vociferous "booing," which ex cited the ire of Manager Lowenfeld. Mr. Lowenfeld appeared before the curtain at the colse of an act, and for 15 minutes carried on a savage colloquy with the gallery gods Interspersed with intervals of pandemonium. The man ager finally cowed the critics and si lenced them. SUES THE TOBACCO TRUST. Missouri Attorney General Will Try to Oust the Plug Concerns. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 16. Attorney General E. C. Crow is continuing bis tight, begun when he entered uion the duties of his office, against the trusts. Late last night he filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court a suit against the big plug tobacco trust. It is a quo warranto proceeding instituted against the Continental Plug Tobacco company of New Jersey, the J. B. Butler fompanv, the Brown Tobacco company, the Brummond Tobacco company and the Wright Brothers Tobacco company, the latter four companies in St. Louis, to an nul the charters of these Missouri com panies and to secure the forfeiture of the right of the Continental Tobacco company to do business in the state. The petition charges that these com panies are violating the state anti-trust law bv combining to control the cutout and the prices of plug tobacco, and that the writ should be granted, not only un der the anti-trust law, but also on the ground of public policy. The attorney general says this combina tion Is a trust, pure and simple, formed to reerulate nrices and to stamp out mm- petition. He has been gathering evidence lor several weens, anu ne iuhiks mill no can prove the charges alleged in the pe tition with but little trouble. No Power Over Pullmans. San Francisco, Feb. 16. Attorney General Ford has filed an opinion with the railway commissioners in which he states that they have no authority over the Pullman Palace Car company. Ford contends that the company simply rents and furnishes cars to railway com panies and the board has not the power to regulate the charges of the baggage, express or coach companies. The Degree Team of camp 2800 M. W. A. invites the public to attend a dance in Hamilton hall, Friday eevning, 17th February. The last opening of the hall. PUHC ORAPC CREAM or TARTAR POWBIN CEEAM Awarded Highest honors. World's Fair Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair MM Some of the Unapproachable Values of The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. AH New, Beautiful, Fresh Stuff. 30-inch Imported Organdies, 25c quality, our price In Light Blue, Light Pink, Lavender, and Nile. 36-inch American Percales, worth 8c, our price In the new Bias Plaids and Wide Stripes. 32-inch Fine Madras Cloths, 25c grade, our price 15c Over forty styles. The very best material for Shirt Waists and Men's and Boys' Shirts. 32-inch Fancy Art Denims and Tickings, worth 25c, for ISc Newest Roman Stripes, Plains and Novelties for Draperies. 30-inch Drapery Satines, the 25c sort, our price 14c A fine selection of New Styles to choose from. 36-inch Plain and Flowered Silkalenes, for 8c All new, late designs, and worth, you know, 12c Thousands of yards of New Laces and Embroideries, all at our kind of prices. Also Grand Values in India Linens, Dimities, Dotted Swisses, and Fancy White Goods. The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. 713 and 715 KANSAS AVENUE. Confined Patterns in New Waist Silks, no two alike, and no re-orders. ft aM.. A BRIDGE TRUST With Capital of $40,000,000 Forming in New York. New York, Feb. 1G. The World says: Representatives of nearly every large steel bridge building company In the country are holding daily sessions at the Waldorf Astoria for the purpose of forming a trust which, it is proposed, will be capitalized at J40.000.000. One of the representatives of a large Cleveland concern said last night: "In a general way we are all agreed upon the desirability of combining. The present condition of the bridge interests Is not sat isfactory. Our company spends fully one half of what we call our "general ex penses" in getting contracts or keeping them away from competing companies. "Most of our contracts are with boards of aldermen, supervisors and other munici pal, county and state bodies. We have some very high-priced men on our pay roll, whose value is estimated by the con tracts they bring in without asking them for too many particulars. "This is unpleasant and likewise ex pensive. If a combine were formed em bracing the entire interest, work would come in without such methods." ONE IN TWENTY AT WORK. Ladies' Tailors' Co-Operative Shop Does Not Keep Men Busy. Chicago, Feb. 16. "Five of us are work ing, twelve are here out of work and fifty six have gone to other cities," said Presi dent Charles Jabkowski of the Ladies' Tailors' union today, accounting for the "100" men who were to organize a co-operative tailoring concern. "We have a shop at 1639 Michigan ave nue, where the five men are working. We liad fifteen uits ordered last week. The union subscribed $4,000 capital for the con cern. Most of the men have gone to To ledo. Cleveland and elsewhere. The union was locked out by the employ ing tailors several weeks ago and then announced its intention of subscribing $10,000 and setting up a shop where all the men would work on a co-operative basis and where they would make suits so cheap that the old firm would have to quit. GRAVEDIGGERS TO STRIKE Increase of Pay Demanded at Janes ville, Wis., Many Bodies Await BuriaL Janesville, Wis., Feb. 16. The grave diggers at the local cemeteries may go on a strike. They have notified funeral directors that they want an increase in daily pay from $1.25 to $1.50, and that if such in crease is not granted they will strike. The present condition of the ground makes work harder, hence their de mand. A large number of bodies await burial, and the increase will probably be granted. KIPLING HAS SYMPATHY. Professional and Business Men of Brattleboro Join in a Letter to the Author. Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 16. Nearly all of the leading professional and business men of this city have joined ip a let ter to Rudyard Kipling, expressing gratification at the writer's return to this country and the hope that he will make Brattleboro his home as hereto fore. The signers state their desire to tender a. reception and dinner to Mr. Kipling at some future date in honor of his return. The letter, as stated by a number of the signers, was called out by the state ments which have appeared regarding the relations between Mr. Kipling and his brother-in-law. Nearly everyone in Brattleboro sympathizes with Mr. Kip ling in the controversy. FUSS WITH WARD ALL. President of the National Aid Associa tion Is Found Fault With. There is a fight on Alonzo Wardall, pres ident of the National Aid association, and he will not be re-elected president of the organization. The annual meeting of the National Aid association is being held in Topeka, at Lincoln Post hall, and the members are reticent about the trouble between the or ganization and Mr. Wardall. Mr. Wardall was elected president of the association a year ago at the meeting held in Topeka. The charges brought against Mr. Wardall are that he used money that should have gone into the treasury for his own lodge in Topeka. The specific charge is that when Mr. V"ardall recruited a new member. Instead of turn ing all the money, paid by the new mem ber for initiation, into the treasury, he kept out the per cent allowed those who bring in new members. Mr. Wardall re ceives a salarv as president, and for that reason it was claimed that he should not iiave kept the per cent. Mr. Wardall's friends claim that the fight against him is spite work and that there is no room to charge fraud on his part. When a new member Is recruited a per cent Is allowed to the person who brings in the new petition, and they say Mr. Wardall used a part of this per cent of the fee received from members he re cruited in Topeka to be used by a Topeka lodge for regalia, and that furthermore he took none himself, but what he did use was for the good of the order. They also say that he is as much entitled to the per cent as any other member, whether on a salary or not. Mr. Wardall did not present his name for nomination and will not run for re election as president. The charges will be brought against him and, at his re quest, be settled at this meeting. L. K. Lewis of Topeka was named as his successor. The other officers chosen were as fol lows: Anna Walton, Fort Worth, Tex., and J. W. Kiehl, Topeka, vice presidents, and S. D. Corley, Topeka, secretary. About 100 delegates are In attendance upon the annual meeting. ISc 5c A Skin of Beauty Is a Jot Forever." D T. FELIX GOURAUD'B ORIENTAL CREAM, OK MAGICAL BEAUTIFIES. Furules a well as Beautifies ths Skin ft. ether cosmetio will do it. Removes Ta, Pimples. Freck les, Mot!) Pitch es. Rash and Skua diseases, and every blem ish on beauty, and defies de tection. It hu stood tbe test of bo years, and is so harmless ire tast. It to I. sure It is prop erly made. Ac cept no counter feit ot Eimuar name. Dr. L. A. Sayresald to a lady of the haut-ton (a pa tient: "As ou ladies will use them. 1 recom mend 'Gouraud's Cream' as the least harmful of all skin preparations." For sale bt all Druegists and Fancy Goods Dealers in the U. 6m Canada, and Kurope. f X. XT HOPKINS, rrop'r. 7 ttreat J tnw bl, 1, X. W. R. WEIBLE, Carpenter. Repairing Promptly Attended to. 117 East 7th St. While Agonizing1 With SAW-EDGED Collars and Cuffs Remember us and our VELVET-EDGE Finish. TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY 'Phone 153. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have ben filed: Rossie Mason and husband to M. J. Boots. J75, part north half northwest quar ter section 27, township 10. range 13. Julia S. Kellam and husband to Geo. J. Roller. $2,200, part northwest quarter sec tion 10. township 13. range 17. Martha A. McKitrick to Frances E. Bowen, $575, lot 91 and north half lot 63 Polk street. F. M. Hurlburt to B. T. Pavne, Jr., and wife, $1,500, lots, 4!I2, 494 and 496 Reno ave nue. John Norton's second addition. Josciih a. White and wife to S. W. Mc Knight, $2,000, part northwest quarter sec tion 13, township 12, range 15. J. H. Hunt and wife to John F. Switzer, $o0, lot 146 Crane street. Crane's addition. Central National bank to May UaviB, $1, part reservation 2. Do You Understand That the persistant use of Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker will drive dis eased germs out of your system and life will again be worth living. You can not cure in one week or in one month, a blood trouble that has been years in getting a foothold. Beggs Little Giant Pills should be taken twice a week with this remedy. For sale by all druggists. A lady was surprised the other day to hear from her grocer that those little sweet pickles were a home product, and said they were as nice as they could be, and that she would ask for no other than the "Silver Leaf" brand hereafter. Chronic Rheumatism Cured. Dr. H. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis. Ind., says: "For several months after spraining my ankle I was severely afflicted with Rheumatism. I finally tried Detchon's "Mystic Cure' for Rheu matism, and in 4 days could walk with out my cane; two bottles cured me sound and well. I take great pleasure in recommending the 'Mystic Cure' to all who are afflicted with Rheumatism."' Bold by Swift Holliday, druggists. 623 Kansas avenue, Topeka. The Hamilton hall will be closed to the public by a dance given by the Woodmen team, camp 2800, M. W. of A., Friday evening, February 17. Tickets 50 cents. ITGtilt1GJ.li.ioS For Three Years. Nights Itching and Burning Terrible. Wife Suggests CUTiCURA. Uses it. Presto! What a Change. NOW PERMANENTLY CU7.ED. The itching and burning I enffere in my feet and limb, for three yean were terrible. At Dighi they were worse, arid would keep me awake a greater part of the Bight. I consulted doctor after doctor. None knew what the trouble was. I concluded I wonld bar. to go to a Cincinnttl hospital before I wonld get relief. My wifa finally prevailed upon mi to try CtjricrjBA reme dies. Prestsl What a chang.. I m now cored, and Hi. a permanent cur. I feel like kicking some doctor or myself for nfferiag three years, Sept. 11, 198. H. JENKINS. Mlddleboro, Ky. elil thrensneot tb world. Pwni D. C. Cer, aeWJrrop.tSotoa. 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G TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAi:, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUAEY 16, 1899. JHills-Adams Co. THURSDAY, Feb. 16th. N addition to OUR LINEN SALE Which is going on so suc cessfully here this week we wish to call your Special at tention to a few numbers of White Crochet and Marseilles Bed Spreads that are unusual values at the prices quoted. Number 2,000 is a white Crochet Quilt hemmed ready for use at a special price of 68c ea. Number 4,000 is a large size extra weight Crochet Spread at 89c ea. Number 10,000 Real Mar seilles, feather stitched, ends hemmed, ready for use at $1.15 ea. A special number of Satin Finished Marseilles Spreads, not weighted with any substance whatever, at $1.25. Number 7,000 Crochet Spreads, superior finish and weight, at $1.35 ea. Number 1,200 is a spe cial satin finished Marseilles Quilt at $1.98 ea. THE MILLS-ADAMS CO. DEATH OF V. P. WILSON. A Former Kansas Citizen Passes Away at Colorado City. Abilene, Feb. 16. At the home of his son, Thomas B.Wilson in Colorado City, Col., at 6:25 Tuesday evening, V. P. Wilson, one of the pioneers of Dickin son county, passed away. He was here during the fall and early winter but a month ago he returned to Colorado. He seemed in good health until Saturday when he was stricken with apoplexy and congestion of the brain. From it he never ralied. There were at his bedside his sons John. Thomas, James, Victor, Porter, all of Colorado, and H. W. Wilson of this city who reached there a few hours before the end. One daughter, Mrs. McBride, is at Ft. Collins, Col. The wife is here as is Miss Emma Wilson of Kansas City. The other children are Mrs. O. L. Moore and Mrs. L. G. Humbarger of this city. The body will be brought here for burial in Abilene cemetery. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Judge Moore, Friday morning at 10:30. IT IS LEGAL The Supreme Court Decides the Special Session Legal. The supreme court has decided that the extra session of the legislature call ed by Governor Leedy is constitutional. The opinion of the court has not been handed down, but the court has ordered a peremptory writ of mandamus di rected to State Auditor Cole, requiring him to audit a voucher and issue a war rant to pay Senator Farrelly his salary. The auditor held up this bill at the close of the special session. There is about $6,000 due and unpaid, for the special session, the bills having been held up by Mr. Cole. Incidentally the supreme court sus tains Judge Hazen of the Shawnee dis trict court. The Populists are elated with the de cision of the supreme court. BATTERY OF ARTILLERY. Senator Baker Working for Improve ments for Ft Leavenworth. Washington, Feb.16. When the house military appropriation bill reaches the senate it is probable an amendment will be proposed by Senator Baker for the purpose of securing a battery of artil lery for the use of the Fort Leaven worth military school. The amendment will read: "For the purpose of making one battery of ar tillery part of the garrison of Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to be used in con nection with the military school at that post, and for building the necessary quarters, barracks, stables for said bat tery of artillery, the sum of $50,000." Senator Baker will watch the inter ests of Fort Leavenworth closely while the bill Is before, the senate. Congressman Curtis said today that the appropriations secured this time would b only a beginning toward mak ing. Fort Leavenworth one of the finest m T posts in the world, A TALEOF FUN. In Which Topeka's Great Joker, Lee Jones, Is One of the Chief Figures In a Joke. A FUNNY SITUATION. That Would Make a Good Feature In One of Broad hurst's Farce Comedies. The family was away all but the cook. Lee Jones would not be home until quite late. Not until he had closed the store up for the night, punch ed out the electric light with a broom stick and walked out to the house after the cars stopped running. Mrs. Jones had accompanied a party of friends to the theater and the cook was in full charge. She had made an Police Suppose They inspection of all the rooms and found all the windows down, lights out and everything in apple pie order. She went to the kitchen and prepared to spend the evening over a good novel. Mr. Jones was busy at the store for awhile. The night was very cold and about 10 o'clock trade took a bad slump and finally ceased altogether. He would go home early and have a good rest. He doused the glims, put the cat down cellar, started the water to run ning so it would not freeze, put on his chinchilla and started for home. The house was dark. All were at the theater. He would go in, take a good hot bath, go to bed and dream of tropi cal countries where it was never cold. He went in, lighted the gas, took his bath and went to bed. He left the gas burning low. The cook heard a noise. She looked out of the back door and saw a ray of light on the ground. She looked to see where it came from and discovered that it was from one of the rooms up stairs. Burglars! She ran for help and found, among others willing to offer their ser vices for the capture of the bold, bad man, ex-Policeman Frank Whittaker. A posse was formed with the ex-policemen in the lead. Armed with revolvers, clubs and brickbats the brave little company with cat-like tread entered the front door. The first floor was in spected for traces of the thief. They could hear the burglar moving around up stairs. Slowly they made their way up stairs and stopped to listen at each chamber door. "Sh, here he is," said Whittaker. The determined and unflinching body of men formed themselves in front of the door. "Are you all ready?" asked the leader. "We are," came in muffled answers. The door was suddenly thrown open. The posse saw a man just disappearing in the bed. He crawled way down to the foot covering his head with the bed clothes. They pounced upon the bed and held the covers down on all sides. The burglar was captured like a mouse under a hat. "Please, oh please, let me go." pleaded the bold, bad man. "Please, Mr. Burg lars, you may have all my earthly pos sessions but spare my life. My revol ver is under the pillowr, my slingshot is in the closet, my little silverine watch is in my right trousers pocket. Take them all but don't hurt me." The man under the blankets was in the attitude of prayer. The crowd that sat around the sides of the bed were perplexed. "Let's see who it Is," said one. So they turned down the bed clothes. But the burglar, he wasn't there at all. It was "the only Lee Jones." They seeked him in the rafter room, the cubby hole and press. They seeked him in the chimney flue and everywhere, I guess. They thought they'd seek him In the druggist bed, for there he'd surely crawl. But when they turned the covers down he wasn't there at all And all they found a frightened man a praying on his knee "Twant no burglar after all but only Lee." Coughing injures and inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cure loosens the cold, allays coughing and heals quickly. The best cough cure for child ren, perfectly harmless. Geo. W. Stans field, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. Ir. Lyon's PERFECT H ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY, Used try people of refinement for aver qaaxtexot century. Tooth Pswdar SHORTHORNS THEIR PRIDE Breeders of Fancy Cattle in Conven tion in Kansas City. Kansas City, Feb. 16. The annual meeting of the Missouri and Kansas Shorthorn Breeders' association began yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Midland hotel. There were about 150 members of the association in attend ance and the first meeting was an en thusiastic one. All the officers of the association were present. They are as follows: N. H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo., president; Geo. W. Glick, Atchison, Kan., vice president: R. O. Cowan, Newpoint, Mo., second vice president; W. P. Brush, Kansas City, Mo., secretary, and T. K. Tom son, Dover, Kan., treasurer. J. C. McCoy, the president of the Kansas Ci'y Live Stock exchaage, de livered an address welcoming the asso ciation of the city. He said in part: "Permit me, as president of the Kan sas City live stock exchange, represent ing those who, in 1898, handled 6.570,000 head of live stock, valued at $112,659,000; on behalf of the 1,800 persons at the Kansas City stock yards who had the privilege of assisting in the marketing of this vast herd; on behalf of the 45,000 men, women and children who were enabled to get their daily bread by pre paring through the various packing plants this meat product for consump tion; on behalf of the merchants of our city whose success is measured by the success of our live stock interests, not only a welcome, but an assurance of our 1 r Have a Burglar. appreciation of the honor you have done us to select this city as your place of meeting. While the city bids you welcome, the stock yards company ex tends you an invitation to visit them and the live stock exchange tenders to you the use of its auditorium and of fices for your deliberations. "I wish to congratulate you on your bright prospects for the future. There has been a recognized shortage in cattle for three or -four years past, the govern ment statistics showing a decrease on January 1, 1899, of over 1,120.000 head, as compared with January 1, 1818, and for the three past years the same authority gave the decrease as over 4.000.000 head." EX-GOVKRNOR GLICK'S ADDRESS. Kx-Governor fliok of Atchison read a paper which took issue with Air. Duncan's plea for the Cruickshank strain of the Shorthorn. Mr. Glick has made a spe cialty of the Bates strain, and is an able defender of this family. Ex-Gcvernor Glick said in part: "What the Shorthorn breed Is tn all other breeds of cattle, so the Bates fam ilies are to the Shorthorn breed. I think that I can safely say, without fear of con tradiction, that there has been no time in England or America that the blood of which they are composed and bred has not been first in the estimation of a great majority of breeders. "There are fashions in the families of the Shorthorns, and they have their ups and downs. While many such families are short-lived, the Bates bred cattle will always remain in the foremost ranks. I think that all fair breeders will admit that for over half a hundred years the Bates family has stood with but few eauals and no superiors. It is because Thomas Pates, the prince of breeders, laid the foundation for his breeding broad and def-p. and founded it on individual merit and pedi gree. "It was only by pedigree that breeding could be established, and the history of the animals made a permanent record of their ancestors. Those who have bred the Bates family in the lines of pure breeding know they are always at the top in the show ring and at the sale, and whether prices were higher or lower, ac cording to the financial condition of the country, the Bates Shorthorn always found a buyer at the top of the list. When a person who is familiar with pedigrees sees a Bates pedigree he knows that he can reasonably depend that the animal is a good one. and can be trusted to perpetu ate the Shorthorn characteristics." Mr. Glick then related manv instances where the Shorthorns of the Bates strains had taken prizes, illustrating his points with references to many agricultural Jour nals published in this country and abroad. The paper of Air. Glick and one read by Mr. Duncan aroused a spirited areument which lasted several hours, many "of the members of the association taking an act ive part. Among those who made im promptu addresses were E. C. Leonard of Cooper county, Missouri. one of the largest Shorthorn breeders in the United States; E. C. McDearmott of Sedalia, Mo.: Dr. CundifC of Pleasant Hill, Mo,, and V. R. Ellis of Gardner, Kan. At night a banquet was given. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "MTSTIC CURE" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is re markable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease im mediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday, druggists, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka. Everyone who is a Kansan should up hold Kansas by buying Kansas manu factured goods. By so doing you will help home industries to grow; help build up factories and cities, and in the end help yourselves. The further a dol lar goes away from home the longer it will take it to come back. Be wise and call for the "Silver Leaf" brand of goods. All made at home and every grocer carries them. Rheumatism Cured. We guarantee Regans Rheumatism Remedy to cure any case of Rheuma tism in 30 days or money refunded. Sold for $1 per bottle by Swift Holliday Drug Co., W. II. Wilson, and Arnold Drug Co. We will wash your colored shirts and guarantee colors from fading. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 W. 8th. Frank Long, manager. Hotel Oxford and restaurant. Horrible agony Js caused by Piles, Burns and Skin Diseases. These are immediately relieved and quickly cured by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Be ware of worthless imitations. Geo. W. Stansfield, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son. A. J. Kane Co., druggists. ASTARTMADE. On a Measure of Great Impor tance to Kansas. Legislature Has the Binding Twine Rill READY FOR ACTION. An Opportunity For the Pres ent Legislature To Make a Bright Record on This Bill. The movement to establish a binding twine factory at the penitentiary was begun today in earnest in the legislature and there is every in dication that it will be successfully car ried out, giving the people of the state at least one thing to be thankful for in connection with, the legislative ses sion, which up to this time has accom plished little. The conditions are such that some of the members advise, as the course of best judgment, an adjourn ment sine die. The bill to establish the twine plant carries an appropriation of $190,000. Of this amount, $40,000 is for the engine and necessary machinery to operate the plant. The balance, $150,000, is for the purchase of raw material. A feature of this bill is that the ap propriation of $150,000 is perpetual, in that there Is no time prescribed at which it expires. This makes it what is designated as a revolving fund, and will stand at all times in the future to further the work of the plant by sup plying tfce raw material. The special committee Householder and Hessin from the senate; Seaton, Wright of Lyon and Mason of Finney, from the house in charge of this plan held a meeting last night and prepared the bill to create the twine plant. The measure was presented today by Sen ator Householder and Representative Seaton in their respective houses. Senator Householder presented the bill early in the senate session this morning, and asked for the declaration of an emergency, and moved that the bill be placed upon third reading for final passage. Farrelly, Crossan, and Jumper opposed this and asked that the bill be printed, urging that it is a meas ure too important to be hurriedly pass ed or briefly considered. Mr. Householder then withdrew his original motion and moved that the bill be printed and made a special or der for 2 p. m., Friday. This motion prevailed without a dissenting vote. The bill also introduced in the house by Captain Seaton, an emergency declared, and it was advanced to third reading subject to amendment and de bate. It will appear on the calendar to morrow .and as it carries -an appro priation it has the right of way and will be called up for final passage within a day or two. The credit for this move belongs to Representative John Seaton, who origi nated the plan and after a hard fight lasting two hours. pushed it through the house. The bill is In full as follows: Section 1. The warden of the Kansas state penitentiary is hereby empowered by and with the advice and approval of the board of directors of the Kansas state penitentiary at a cost of not ex ceeding $25,000, to purchase, erect and maintain the necessary machinery and equipments for the manufacture of twines known as hard fibre twine and for the necessary repair and better ments of the buildings for the purpose herein named. Sec. 2. The warden of the Kansas state penitentiary by and with the ad vice and approval of the board of direc tors of the Kansas state penitentiary is hereby empowered to purchase a 300 horse-power engine of approved pattern and design, together with boilers of suf ficient capacity to operate the same to be used in the operation of said plant. Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated for the pur poses set forth in sections 1 and 2 of this act the sum of forty thousand dol lars. Sec. 4. There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which shall be known as a revolving fund, which said fund shall be used only for the purpose of purchasing raw material to be used in the manufacture of binding twine as herein provided and for the purpose of carrying, handling and marketing the manufactured prod uct until disposed of according to the Sec. 5. The money in said revolving fund shall be paid by the state treas urer upon warrants issued by the audi tor of state upon certified vouchers of the warden of the Kansas state peni tentiary. Sec. 6. All moneys derived from the sale of the manufactured product shall be collected by the warden, who shall convert the same into the state treas ury to the credit of the revolving fund created b3r this act, and it is hereby made the duty of the said treasurer of state to carry as a separate account upon the books of his office the said re volving fund, which said fund shall be used for the payment of warrants drawn against the same by the warden of the said penitentiary without fur ther appropriation. Sec. 7. Upon the installation of said plant and the deposit of the said one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in the state treasury to the credit of said revolving fund, the said warden of the Kansas state penitentiary shall enter into a good and sufficient bond to the state of Kansas (to be approved by the governor) in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, conditioned that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office and faithfully and promptly ac count for and pay over all moneys which may come- into his possession from the sale of the manufactured product or for the use in the purchase of raw material. Sec. 8. Said warden of the Kansas penitentiary, by and with the approval of the board of directors thereof, is hereby vested with power and author ity to sell and dispose of to the best advantage to the state all the manu factured product of said plant. Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publi cation in the official state paper. INVITED TO STAND TJP. Senate Hag No Chairs for Visitors Expected Saturday. The senate today adopted a resolution inviting the 150 excursionists coming Saturday to occupy seats on the floor of the senate chamber. This extends the courtesies of the sen ate to the visitors In due form. How ever, the visitors wil be compelled to stand up while watching the proceed ings of the senate, because there are mith's Trial Size, 5 cents. not enough chairs to half accommodate the daily visitors, much less a crowd of 150 or 250 visitors. GOOD FOR SURETY COMPANIES. House Passes Bill Providing for Sure ty Bonds for Officials. The house has passed a bill to allow the state or any county, township, mu nicipality or other public body, to pay for the official bond of any official re quired to give a bond, if the bond is executed by a surety company. The bill in its original form provided that the bonds must be procured from surety companies, and in that form it was pushed by the companies, but before it was passed it was amended so that the matter is now optional. It met with no opposition, as under the present law defaulted personal bonds are rarely collectable, and cause a vast number of personal quarrels in every community where defaults occur. "STOP THE TRAIN." Senator Armstrong Wants Fast Trains Made Accessible. Out in western Kansas some of the fast trains go sailing through the "short grass" towns, much to the discomfiture of those who assemble daily at the depots to "see the trains come in." Now this is an "oppressive corpora tion" rule and doesn't give the curious crowds an opportunity to inspect the autocrats' passengers who repose in luxurious cushions as the "flyers" go on through sandy prairies, and Mr. Arm strong has introduced a bill to compel the railroads to stop all trains at county seats. BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE. The house passed fourteen general bills today without opposition. The most of them were minor measures which passed by common consent. The list follows: Grattan's bill relating to probating wills. Adams bill concerning the sale and redemption of real estate. Benefiel's bill providing for the re demption of real estate sold under exe cution. Wise's bill providing that the state or any county, municipality, public board or body may pay for the official bond of its treasurer. Coy's bill relating to fences. Tenny's bill relating to county high schools in counties with small popula tion. Adams bill concerning real estate in struments. McKeever's bill in relation to the in struments in writing reported in. the books of the office of register of deeds of the counties of the state. Hayden's bill relating to changes of venue in criminal prosecutions. Wise's civil procedure bill. Scott's bill requiring county super intendents to hold first or second grade certificates. DeBard's bill making the term of county superintendents to begin on the second Monday in May. Wise's bill providing that bonds given by receivers, administrators and like of ficials shall be paid for out of the es tates which they handle. Lawrence's bill concerning court ac tions. BOARD OF CHARITIES Files Its Report of Expenses of Chari table Institutions. The board of charities today filed Its report of the expenses of the various state charitable institutions for the month of January. They are as fol lows Topeka insane asylum, $23,345.54. Osawatomie insane asylum, $27,588.94. Industrial school for girls at Beloit, $2,279.15. Deaf and dumb school at'Olathe, $3, 876.97. Idiotic and imbecile asylum at Win field, $1,553.05. Soldiers' orphans' home at Atchison, $3,468.94. Reform school at Topeka, $4,879.48. Blind school at Kansas City, $2,205.57. The expenses for the two insane asy lums were twice as large during Jan uary as usual, for the reason that sup plies for six months to come were paid for during that month. CHECKING TJP ACCOUNTS. Hubert Patterson, of Wichita, Gets a Good Job. Hubert Patterson of Wichita has a good job in the auditor's office checking up the accounts of counties for the care of desti tute insane, and to secure such Informa tion from the records of the office as the ways and means committees of tho house and senate may require. This place was created by a resolution adopted in the two houses. Patterson is an expert accountant. FOR TRACE SCALES. Senate Passes Mr. Forney's New Law to Benefit Shippers. The senate has passed Mr. Forney's bill to require railroad companies to maintain track scales at stations from which there are shipped annually 100 cars of grain. The bill also requires that each car shall be weighed separate ly, uncoupled from an engine. A further provision is that the rail roads shall furnish to each shipper, a duplicate bill of lading. WEST POINT BILL PASSED. And the Senate Takes up the Naval Personnel Bill. Washington, Feb. 16. Soon after the senate convened today a house joint reso lution authorizing the secretary of the navy to pay certain laborers, workmen and mechanics at the United States naval vards and naval stations 50 per cent ad ditional for work performed in excess of eight hours per diem, was called up. The resolution was adopted. The military academy appropriation bill was passed without debate and consider ation of the naval personnel bill begun. PRIYATE ARR DEAD At Santiago Member of the 23rd Kansas. Washington, Feb. 16. General Brooke to dav cabled the following from Havana: Death report February 14, at Santiago, Private Charles Campbell, company G, Fifth volunteers, peritonitis, from wound in abdomen; Private George Garr.company 15, Twenty-third Kansas, dysentery. Feb ruary 11. At Havana, Private Patrick J. Smith, company B, Eighth infantry, ma larial fever, February 14. Seven Generals Discharged. Washington. Feb. 16. The war depart ment has honorably discharged Major Clenerals Butler and Sumner and Brigadier Generals Kline, McKee, Wiley. Lincoln and Comba, all of the volunteer army. 1"' I Q) MAINE MEMORIAL DAY Celebrated at Havana With Im pressive Ceremonies. Havana, Feb. 16. The sun shone bright for the first time in several days when the wreck of the United States battleship Maine, destroyed in Havana harbor on the evening of February 15, 1898, was decorated with a large Amer ican flag. At 9 o'clock the stars and stripes were hoisted at half mast by Captain Katon of the XJ. S. auxiliary cruiser Resolute, who, with Mrs. Estes Rathbone and Mrs. Dudley and ten sailors of the Reso lute rowed to the sunken battleship. The only others taking part were a battalion with officers of the First Maine heavy artillery. An immense rope of greens was fes tooned about the fighting top, each loop hung with laurel wreaths four feet in diameter and tied with red, white and blue ribbon. The Cuban club of Havana had placed an artificial wreath on the boat crane and this Captain Eaton transferred to the peak of the gaff. At 10 o'clock high mass was cele brated in memory of the Maine victims in the Mercedes church, at which Major General Ludlow and his staff were present. The ceremony, which was vefy impressive, was attended by Brig adier General Ernest, representing Major General Brooke; Commodore B. J. Cromwell, captain of the port, and other naval officers, the city council, the executive committee of the Cuban as sembly and other members of the as sembly, the secretaries of the civil de partments and many officials, together with representatives of the Havana fire brigade and other local organizations. Alany women of the better class were in the congregation which crowded the edifice. In the afternoon the graves at Colon cemetery were decorated in the presence of American officials, mili tary and naval details participating. The graves were thickly covered with flowers. Father Sherman had been in vited by Mrs. Rathbone, who is presi dent of the Woman's association, to read prayers at the graveside and he appeared at the American club, from which the procession started ,in fuil estments and with the assurance that Monsignor Santander, the bishop of Havana, had given his consent. Commodore Cromwell said that as the bishop was not willing that a protestant chaplain should officiate, he, Commo dore Cromwell, would not consent to the reading of prayers by Father Sherman. The latter thereupon went to his hotel. He had deferred his sailing on receipt of Mrs. Rathbone's invitation. Commodore Cromwell informed the newspaper correspondents that the sail ors felt deeply on the subject regarding the ceremony of decoration as distinct ly a naval affair. Therefore he could not permit any except a naval chaplain to officiate. Although he was quite willing that both a Protestant and a Catholic clergyman should act, if either was to be excluded, then the other must be also. The procession from the city consisted of marines and sailors from the Brook lyn and the Resolute, the band of the Brooklyn, Major General Ludlow's staff representing him; American women in ambulances, carriages containing Amer ican visitors, a troop of the Seventh regular cavalry and one Cuban society. It was met by Governor General Brooke and staff at the cemetery where a wagon load of floral tributes presented by the American women and local so cieties were heaped upon the gaves, each sailor and marine also contribut ing some floral token. The crowd looked on in silence, some kneeling. It was 2:45 p. m. when the procession reached the cemetery and the ceremony was over in half an hour. Meanwhile Major General Lee and the detachments of the Seventh army corps had not arrived. The marines and sailors marched away. Commodore Cromwell, the naval officers and a few others remaining. In about a quarter of an hour General Lee's column ar rived battalions of the Second Illinois and Third Nebraska regiments, the First Maine artillery and the bands of the Second Illinois and Third Nebraska regiments. As General Lee, on horse back, bared his head near the graves. Commodore Cromwell saluted, saying: "I, am sorry you were not here in time for the decoration." General Lee re plied: "I was notified to be here at 3:30 p. m. and I was at the cemetery at that hour. Now that I arirve I find every thing over." Commodore Cromwell said: "General, the hour was 2:30 p. m. I sent you word two days ago." General Lee replied: "I never received it. I was told 3:30." Commodore Cromwell politely ex pressed his regret at the misunderstand ing. The Illinois band played "Amer ica" and "The Star Spangled Banner." the crowd uncovering and the soldiers presenting arms. This ended the cere mony. General Lee was detained fif teen minutes outside the cemetery, hav ing gone to a locked gate. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago. Feb. 16. WHEAT There was a good deal of bearish sentiment in the wheat pit today at the start, owing to mild weather every where and indications that the winter wheat had sustained very little injury from the recent zero weather. May opened He lower at 72'5ic and as everything tend ed against the price, holders became de spondent, while there was a general move ment to get rid of long wheat. Under this selling pressure May gradually de clined until 72c was reached, where some covering by shorts on the break caused a reaction to 72c. Price Current's week ly statement reported no material change in the winter wheat situation. Chicago received 99 cars, of which 14 graded con tract, and Minneapolis and Duluth got 3o0 cars, compared with 250 for the corre sponding day a year ago. The export business at the seaboard was reported at a standstill. CORN Heavy offerings of elevator peo ple and large accumulation of stocks in store weakened corn. Considerable liqui dation was carried on through commis sion houses and a gradual decline resulted. May opened e lower at 3Ctic and sold to .Wata- OATS Oats sold off early under free of ferings by commission houses and scalp ers. Later in the session a slight reac tion set in on covering by shorts. Receipts, 300 cars. May began a shade lower at 23'ac, declined to 28c, then firmed up to 28c. PROVISIONS Liberal receipts of hogs and a light speculative demand depressed provisions. May pork started 2.c down at $10 and declined to $9.92. Mav lard began unchanged at J5.62!&5.65 and sold FLAX Cash northwestern, $1.20; cash southwestern, $1.16; May, $1.19. BARLEY Cash. 42S2c. RYE Cash, 55c: May. 57??- TIMOTHY March, $2.45 bid.2,47 asked, off to $6.5i. May ribs opened 24c lower at $5 and weakened to $4.924. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. Feb. 16. HOGS Estimated receipts of bos for today, 40,000; left over 7,225; estimated re ACT ON eans THE LIVER AIT Dsrussls-tis. ceipts for tomorrow, 33.000. Market Htrong on shipping and weak on packing ac count. Mixed and butchers', $3.55(ff3.85: good heavy, $3.75&3.87; rough heavy, $3.55 (83.65: light, $3.53.77. CATTLE Receipts, 12.000. Market slow. Beeves, $5.90; cows and heifers, $2Hi4.SS: Texas steers, $3.4o4.70; stockers, $3.40jJ SHEEP Receipts, 12.000. Market steady. Sheep, $2.50fa4.50: lambs, $4S5. Official yesterday: HOGS Receipts, 49,277; shipment. 10,714. CATTLE Receipts, 17,404; shipments, 439. SHEEP Receipts, 23.181; shipments, L- Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas'Citv, Feb. 16. CATTLE Receipts. 6,500. Market steady. Native steers, $4fa5.50; Texas steers, $3.30 (io4.50: Texas cows. $2.40f?i3.S0: native cows and heifers, $2.50i4.25: stockers and load ers, $35 5: bulls. 3.2&4:fi0. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. WL Pr. 18 native steers ...1452 $3.50 39 Texas steers 1172 4.50 42 Texas cows ...1"2 3.0 21 native cows and heifers 1':2 4.25 41 stockers and feeders 6,2 5.00 52 bulls 4;9 4. SO HOGS Receipts, 15,000. Market opened weak, closed strong. Hulk of sales. $3.6uW 3.75; heavies, $3.62:t?3.S2; packers. $3.55 3.75; mixed, $3.50fe3.72; lights, $2,404(3.60; yorkei-s, 3.o54i3.60; pigs. $3.15fti3.40. SHEEP Receipts, 3.000. Market firm. Lambs, $4&4.90; muttons. $2.75i4.26. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City, Feb. 16. WHEAT Steady. No. 2 hard, 64fi6Sc: No. 3. 6364c; No. 2 red, 73c; No. 3, 685 71c; No. 2 spring. 64&65c: No. 3. 61i&J3c. CORN Steady. No. 2mixed. 32c; No. 2 white. 33c: No. 3. 32e. OATS Steady. No. 2 white, 30-530a, RYE Stead v. No. 2, 54c. HAY Steady. Choice timothy, $77.50; choice prairie, $7. BUTTER Steady. Separator, 22c; dairy, loc. EGGS Steady. Fresh, 20c. Receipts: Wheat, 46 cars; corn, 21 cars; oats, cars. New York Honey Market. -New York, Feb. 18. MONEY Money on call, nominally 2Ji2J4 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 2xf3 per cent: sterling exchange firm, w'th act ual business in bankers' bills at $4 86i4S6i4 for demand and at $4.844.S4 for 60 days; posted rates, $4.85 and $4.87; commercial bills, $4.83. SILVER Silver certificates, nominally 59(560c; bar silver, 5&c; Mexican dol lars. 4714c. BONDS Government bonds, steadv. 2s, 107; new 4s, registered, 128: coupon. 128; 4s, 112fj; coupon. 113; 2s, 99; 5a, register ed, 111; coupon, lll74. Sugar Market. New York, Feb. 16. SUGAR Raw firm: fair refining.3 13-lSc; centrifugal 96 test, 4 6-16c: molasses sugar, 3c. Refined, steady: crushed, 5.".; pow dered, 5Vc; granulated, 5c. Market Gossip. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Brokerage Co., Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg.. Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Telephone No. 637. Liverpool cable: Wheat, d higher; corn, higher. Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 40.000, 5o lower; Kansas City, 17,000, lower; Omaha, 9,000, lower. Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 10.000,steady; Kansas City, 6,000, steady; Omaha. 6.0U0, steady. Chicago: Estimated receipts of hogs for Friday, 28.000. Chicago receipts: Wheat, 99 car: corn, 461 cars: oats, 30t cars. Northwestern receipts: Today, Minne apolis 237 cars: Duluth 77 cars; a year ago, Minneapolis 218 cars; Duluth. 32 cars. Liverpool, second cable: Wheat 1 lower. New York: It is a common expression that the Stock Exchange speculation has again become "professional." This may be true, but there have not been lacking various professional efforts to brin about lower prices. For instance, in two business days a clever Wall street operator has ad vanced the price of "Q." over 6 per cent, on the rumor that the directors of the company were about to decide upon a plan for refunding the bonded debt. The of ficial denial that such is the case breaks the price about 3 per cent and the stock finally closed yesterday within 1 ner cent of the top figure for 1S99, and in fact for many years. The same skepticism was shown with regard to New York Central when Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt himself pub licly declared there was no foundation for stories of the so-called Union Pacific deal. New York Central, in spite of this denial, was within less than 3 points of the high est price for 1899 and for many years. Banja of Pricss Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker ago Co., Room 3 Central National Rank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. Chicago, Feb. 16. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. WHEAT Mav ...72- 73 72V4 734 '2--, Julv 71V2 72V4 11-Vi 72 714 CORN May 3fi- 36 36 36- 36- July 31 37ii 36 37-tt 37'i OATS May 2Si4- 2S 27 2SH-H 2 July XV4, 264 26 26Vs-Vi 264 PORK May ...10 00 10 02 9 90 9 92-5 10 02 LARD May 5 62 5 65 5 57 5 60 F 62 July 5 75 5 75 5 70 5 73 5 75-77 RIBS May 5 00 5 00 4 95 4 97 5 02 July ...5 10 5 12 5 10 5 10 6 15 Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker age Co.. Room 3 Central National Bank Bldg., Seventh and Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. New 1 orK, P eh. Ifi. Stocks. Sugar lOpentHigh JjOw ICl'se 1 Yes, 131 I '131 '5 134 I 1.T, ,1314 112 ll.lii 112 71-14 72 I 71 92 ail! 92 1171,1.1 11X 117 l.'il-l 133 Am. Tobacco People's Gas Leather B. R. T. Rock Island C, B. Q. C, M. St. P. Atchison Atchison Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash C. N. W N. Y. Central.. Federal Steel Reading T. C. I Union Pacific U. P. Pfd L. N M..K. T. Pfd C. G. W No. Pac No. Pac. Pfd Ex. dividend 137 112 71 92 117V4 i.wj 12614 22 113; 93H 119 144 12S 22 137i 144 126i 22W 12 !12 62 i C2 lli 111 fir, 1 95 4."l 45 23: 2a V1 149 139i: 51 l 4 22: 22 43 4X! 46 81! 80 6V14! 64 38 I 39 16-! K- .r4l 55 7.i 62- 6a 62' 4 111 112 95 S3 11" 94 44 44 45 23 23 a 14!l ISfi 1314 51 221-2 4314 4S 6.-V1 3914 16 55Vi 149 13X14 4S 2214 4S 22 42 42'ii 47 64 39 16 5514 46, 80 64 38 IS 54 MOV 80 9 1H per cent. TOAETjDLASIFF FOR RENT 1268 Lincoln and 1151 West Twelfth St. Elder, 611 Kansas ave. WANTED Housekeeper, 3 hauso girls, 4 cooks. 3 waitresses, man and wife on farm. 2 dishwashers. Cap. Emp. Office, 525 Kansas ave. WTNED Girl for general housework, with references. 1100 Taylor st. FOR RENT Small farm, two miles from state house. 804 Kansas ave. Pimples are the most annoying of skin diseases. No matter how bad the case J. H. Woodbury, 127 W. 42d St.. N. T.. can cure it: also all skin diseases. Send 10c? for beauty book and sample of either Woodbury's Facial Soap or Facial Cream.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUHNAIi, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. .V J Dirt of any kind on any thing quickly yislda to the easy effort of the housewife who osea tnia great cleaner. I -arrest package greatest rconoms. Ask the rocer for it. 5MOK8 KLAUER'S GOLD BUG, 5 cent CiaJ mm jfl"" "J SHORTEST LIME. COLORADO FLYER. SAVED FROM THE SEA. ETery Member of the Crew of the Lawrence Wrecked Off Port Royal lias Been Rescued. CAPTAIN AND 13 3IEN Were Cast on a Barren Island Withont Food Or Water and Remained Throughout the Storm. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 16. Every mem ber of the crew of the wrecked steamer "William Lawrence has been saved but only after the greater number of them had suffered terrible hardshipe. The tugs Cambria and Cynthia came in last evening from the sea islands of South Carolina, bringing with them Captain A. L. Willis and 13 men, constituting those who had been missing since Sun day morning when the ship was aban doned in the breakers of Port Royal bar. The tug Cambria searched every Island and inlet northward until the castaways were found. The party were discovered on Huntington island and taken on board the Cambria. Captain WiilHs and his men suffered but little less than the crew of Mate Beale's boat. They left the ship at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. After 12 hours at sea In a blinding and freezing gaie the two boats under the captain and the first officer made land at Capers Island, a desolate pot. Both of the boats were smashed and the men thrown into the surf. Though almost exhausted and numb they managed to scramble beyond the reach of the waves. What little brack ish drinking water they had was lost. There was little fuel on the Island or shelter in any shape. The captain had a. few matches In a metallic box in his pocket. They were found to be dry. Tearing the seats out of the wrecked boats, after much coax ing, a fire was made under the lee of a rand dune. The limited fuel kept the men from freezing to death. The men hovered over the little blaze all during the sleet and snow storm of Sunday night and Monday when the mercury was marking 8 to 10 above zero. On Tuesday morning one of the bats was temporarily repaired and both crews got In to try to reach Port Royal. They had been without food since Sunday morning and without water since Sun day afternoon. After painful efforts they reached Hunting-ton island. Some soldiers were stationed there. They took them in and fed and watered them. Captain Willis says that at the time the ship struck the weather was so thick that he could not see half the length of the ship. He says also that something was wrong with his compass and that the ship was somewhat out of her course. Captain Willis has been In the service of the company for twenty years. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun dry, 113 and 114 West Eighth street. Fcr Rats, Mice, Roaches, ana Other Vermin. i: vermm seek -water and the vpem air. act uc most cieaaiy oa carta. For Sate by an Druggists. Price, 15 Cents. EEWTON MISUFICTCEISG 4 CHESICAL CO., 95 William 2 tract. New Yark. past! Z5?w f 'CC'?f1 XT) jOs? T'S A RAILROAD NEWS. Santa Fe to Arrange Through Train SerTice From Chicago to Roswell, X. M., and Pecos, Texas. SPRING TIME CARD Will Care For a Sleeper For the South via Newton. Roswell Will Be Boomed as a Health Resort. The road from Panhandle to Amarillo, Texas, connecting the Santa Fe and Pecos Valley Northeastern roads, was formally opened this week. The train service of the latter road was so ar ranged that direct connection is made with the Santa Fe trains running from Wellington over the Panhandle branch of the Santa Fe. It is now only a question of a short time until through train service will be arranged from Chicago to Roswell, X. M., and Peco3, Tex., the principal points on the Pecos Valley road. Probably when the Santa Fe spring time card is arranged, arrangement will be made for a through sleeper from Chicago to be cut off at Xewton with the sleeper for Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe points, and run south over the Panhandle branch of the Santa Fe and the Pecos Valley line. The probability of through train ser vice from the east in the near future revives the talk of the establishment of a health resort at Roswell. X. M. This has long been the idea of the men iden tified with the Pecos Valley road, and it will undoubtedly be carried out. Tne natural conditions of the country in the vicinity of Roswell make it an ideal place for a. big resort. COMPLETION OF PECOS VALLEY Will BringKansas MuchCloser to New Mexico Cattle Ranges. Santa Fe, X. M Feb. 15. Southeast era Xew Mexico is on the boom, be cause of the railroads that are being now constructed through it, and the people of Pecos valley especially are having Just occasion to rejoice. The last rail on the extension of the Pecos Val ley line between Roswell and Amarillo, Texas, has been laid, and this week the road was opened for traffic. Cha vez and Eddy county people go to Col orado direct via Amarillo. or to Kansas City over the Santa Fe from Amarillo Junction instead o away around by Fort Worth. Moreover. there is an immense amount of cattle range tribu tary to this line, end cattle instead of being shipped to Fort Worth, will be sent over this new line to the feeding grounds in southern Kansas. That this traffic is of large dimensions may be inferred from the fact that from points west of the quarantine line, there wre shipped last year over the Texas and Pacific 175.000 head, over the Southern Pacific 100,000 head, driven to Amarillo 152.000 head, to Panhandle City 45.000 head, to Giles City and other points 70.000 head, making a grand total of 542,- J head. All tnese smpments tne fecos Valley and Xortheastern will receive hereafter. The distance from Pecos City in Texas, the southern terminal at pres ent, to Amarillo Junction, the northern terminal, is 372 miles. At Amarillo Junction not only Is direct connection effected with the Southern Kansas lin. of the Santa Fe. but it is generally un derstood now that the Rock Isiand will build south about 150 miles from its Liberal, Kansas, terminal, to Amarillo Junction, effecting direct connection with Kansas City, and will make such arrangements w-ith the Pecos company that the line from Amarillo to Roswell may fce used as a joint track. The Rock Island's intention is to continue from Roswell to White Oaks on the line of the El Paso and Xortheastern, whence trains can be run over the lat ter road into El Paso. The principal stations on the Pecos Valley road are as follows: Amarillo, Car.yon City, Hereford, Bovina, Guada lupe and Pecos, Texas; Portales. Ken na. Roswell, Hagerman, Eddy, Malaga, Xew Mexico. Train Xo. 2. consisting of baggage and mail car, Pullman day coach and first-class sleeping car. leaves Amaril lo daily at 5 a. m.. arriving at Roswell at 1:30 p. m. and Pecos at 10 p. m., connecting with the Texas ajnd Pacific trains east and west. Train Xo. 1. equipped the same as Xo. 2. leaves Pecos at 4:30 a. m. breakfast at Eddy, leaving Roswell at 1:30 p. m. and arriving at Amarillo at 10 p. m., con necting with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Fort Worth and Denver city. MAIL OX NIGHT TRAINS. Santa Fa Proposes to Remedy an In convenience in Texas. Brenh.im. Tex., Feb. 16. One of the inconveniences of the mail service in Texas has always been the absence of postal clerks on the night trains of the Santa Fe railway. Complaint after complaint has been made on this sub ject, especially by traveling men, who da not have an opportunity to send in their orders on the day trains, and after writing them at night they can not dis patch them. Postmaster Dwyer holds his office open until 9 p. m. and dis patches rouch mail north and south to the principal places, but few letters are finished by 9 p. m. It has been the custom of Postmaster Dwyer to send a pouch to Houston, to Galveston, to Mi lano for the Texarkana and Laredo division of the mail service, and one to Cleburne; this is through mail; inter mediate stations get no benefit of a night mail. Mr. Dwyer has been In correspondence with the superintendent at Fort Worth, Mr. S. M. Gaines, and that gentleman has taken the matter up, and if his ef forts are successful and the prospects are that they will be the service will be inaugurated. ACCIDENT INSURANCE. On the Santa Fe System to Be Oper ated by the Maryland Casualty Co. General Manager Frey of the Santa Fe today issued a circular stating that on March 1 the Maryland Casualty company would acquire the right of selling accident insurance tickets to passengers on Santa Fe trains. For several years the Travelers In surance company has held this fran chise, but lately the sale of tickets has amounted to so little that it decided to give it up. The new company will push the sale of accident tickets by solicita tion. future of the Central Branch. In considering the possibility of the Missouri Pacific extending, its new pur- chase, the Central Branch, to Denver, it should be remembered that the Missouri Pacific already has a line to Colorado, and it is a source of expense to the com pany. By extending the Central Branch from Stockton to Bogue, thirty-six miles, the Missouri Pacific could reach the Union Pacific branch running from Salina to Colby. This line was buiit by the Union Pacific while the directors were crazy, as it parallels the main line of the Union Pacific for two hundred and eight miles. It is a poor piece of property, and the Union Pacific would be glad to drop it, or make a traffic ar rangement, or do anything else. At Colby a connection is formed with the Rock Island's main line to Denver. This would give the Missouri Pacific the shortest line from the Missouri river to Denver, and enable it to do a big share of the Colorado business. Atchison Globe. To Rebuild Into Atchison. Omaha, Feb. 16. The Burlington will entirely rebuild the line of the Atchison Xebraska road extending 150 miles from Lincoln, Xeb., to Atchison, Kan. Work has already begun, and at least $100,000 will be expended in putting the road, into shape. It was constructed some years ago during the boom in rail road building in this state, and more j attention was paid to speed in building than to stability in construction. Shortly after its completion it passed under the control of the Burlington, and later j was absorbed bv that road. The work i of reconstruction will not interfere with, the running of trains. WAR OX PICTURE HATS. New fork Women Form a New So ciety to Protect the Birds. New York, Feb. IS. Because the Au dubon society is working too slowly to suit them, women have organized a new society for the purpose of '"shooting" the birds off pretty hats. "Down with the picture hat!" is their battle cry. Their battlefield is to be woman's clubdom. "And we'll do great work, I'm sure." said the president, Mrs. Adella Oetavia Clouston. last evening. and she fixed her eyes sharply on the upstanding military like brush in the toque of a young wo man. The young woman looked con fused and grew pink as the humane president drew nearer, still gazing fix edly at the black, whisk-broom affair. "It's only a horse's tail, I fancy," hazarded the young woman, timidly. "Horse's tail, yes," in severe tones from the censor of cruel persons, "but you don't know but that that horse was alive when he was docked of his tail." "Oh, I am quite sure he W"as a dead horse," replied the young woman.much frightened. "Anyway, I hope he was dead." Then, spying an ostrich tip on the side of the hat of the "birdies' friend," she asked, briskly: "But why. pray, are you wearing ostrich feathers?" "Oh, this isn't the kind that it's wrong to wear. This one fell out, you see: it wasn't pulled out." The name of the new organization Is the "Society of Abolishing the Wear ing of Birds." Its president last year won the highest prize offered by the American Humane Educational society by her book entitled "Some of Xew Tork's '00," which treats of cruelties of fashion, such as banged tails on horses and the wearing of birds on hats. "The Audubon society is altogether too slow," said Mrs. Clouston last even ing. "We propose to work through the women's clubs and other organizations, and also to make little children of all classes members of our society." She will go to Washington tomorrow with Mrs. Emilie D. Martin, one of her executive committee, to see about af filiating with the Xational Congress cf Mothers. The membership fee is $10. The certificates are got up in celluloid, with a picture on one side of starving birds in a nest and the mother bird adorning a piece of fashionable head gear. The vice president of the society are the Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford, Mrs. Vir ginia Topham of Xew York and Mrs. Helen M. Easton of Rochelle Park, X. J. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. The second of the Marshall band con certs will be given at the Crawford the ater tonight. The programme of last night will be repeated. Prof. L. L. Dyche of the state uni versity will lecture at the Crawford theater Friday and Saturday evenings. He will recount his experiences in the Arctic regions and talk on the wild ani mals of Xorth America. Topeka people are familiar with Prof. Dyche as a lec turer. Lincoln J. Carter's scenic production, "The Heart of Chicago," will be the at traction at the Crawford theater next Tuesday night. SCHLET'S SECRETARY Takes Charge of the Naval Recruiting Station at Chicago. Chicago, Feb. IS. Lieutenant B. J. Wells, Jr., has arrived in Chicago and assumed command cf the naval recruit ing station and branch cydrographie offices. During the war with Spain Lieutenant Wells served as Admiral Schley's private secretary on the flag ship Brooklyn. Lieutenant Commander Holman Vail, who has been in charge of the recruiting station since last July will be put back on the retired list. Bids have been open ed by Captain Palmer, assistant chief quartermaster at army headquarters, for furnishing a large quantity of lum ber and nails to be sent to Cuba for use in erecting army barracks and hos pital pavilions. The material is to be shipped to Havana within thirty days. A Cautious Mother Will always keep on hand a supply of BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SYRUP. A sudden eold may develop Croup, and be fore you can reach a drug store, the child may be past help. Delays are dangerous. For sale by all druggists. Colored shirts and waists laundereS so that the colors will not fade. Peer less Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West Eighth street. Food does more harm than good when not digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. It prevents wast ing diseases and cures stomach troubles. It cures indigestion, sour stomach and belching, and allows a wornout stomach rest. It acts instantly. Geo. W. Stans field, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggists. Quick, good work, American Steam Laundry, 112 West Seventh street. Tele phone 34L La Grippe Is again epidemic Every precaution should be taken to avoid it. Its specific cure Is One Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Shepherd, Publisher. Agri cultural Journal and Advertiser, Elden, Mo., says: "Xo one will be disappoint ed in using One Minute Cough Cure for La Grippe." Pleasant to take, quick te act. Geo. W. Stansfleld, W. H. Wil son, A. J. Arnold tc Son, A. J. Kane Co., druggist. TO KEEPCOURTS. An Effort to PreserTe the Ap pellate Courts And Make Them Permanent Arouses a Fig Fuss. A BILL SLIPPED IN Which Few of the Members Had Noticed. It's a Great Fight to Keep Deals and Jobs Down. "An act relating to appellate courts" is the innocent appearing title of a bill introduced into the house during the rush of the first few days of the legis lature, but it proves to be one of the Important measures of the present ses sion. Very few of the members knew that such a bill was before the house until it came up before the committee of the whole for consideration, and then there was trouble. The bill provides for the continuance of the appellate courts of the state per manently, and changes the length of term of judges from two years to four. When the appellate courts were created in 1S95 they were intended sim ply to relieve the supreme court of the great mass of cases which had accum ulated on it3 dockets. The supreme court was at that time three years be hind on its docket and was constantly getting worse. The six appellate courts were created for six years, and it was provided that they should go out of ex istence the second Monday in January, 1901. which will be just prior to the meeting of the next session of tha legis lature. Mr. Harper's bill to continue the courts indefinitely raised a furore among the lawyers of the house. Mr. Fairchild jumped up and moved to strike out the enacting clause, declaring that the appellate courts were no good, anyway, and the bill would interfere with the proposition to increase the number of supreme court judges. Mr. Scott of Elk said that the de cisions of the appellate court are not regarded as good law by the lawyers of the state. Mr. Mason said if the house would allow the bill to be considered he would amend it so that the appellate courts would cease when the supreme court is increased. Adams of Sedgwick, Grattan. Dawes and McKeever spoke for the bill, while Lawrence, Wheatley, Wheeler and Wise were against it Mr. McKeever said he had known cases to be tied up in the supreme court before the appellate courts were cre ated so long that all the witnesses had died, and the supreme court would be as bad off as ever if the appellate courts were discontinued. The house finally got into such a mud dle over the bill that it was laid over until some future date. COUNTRY TELEPHONES. Senator Lewalling's Bill to Provide for Them. Senator Lewelling -wants the farmers of Kansas to have telephones and there by place the residents of the country in a position to enjoy the privileges of those living in the cities of the state, and the senate has passed his bill which provides for this. The bill provides that whenever 51 per cent or more of the resident taxpayers of a county, as shown by the last as sessment roll, shall file petitions with the county clerk, requesting the county commissioners to comply with one or the other of the propositions embraced in the two following requests: "First. 'That the county, through its commissioners, put in a telephone sys tem for the county." "Second. "That the county, through its commissioners, co-operate with other counties or cities, or both, in the owner ship and operation of telephone systems, or in the operation of telephone sys tems then the commissioners shall be come fully vested with the powers to do as requested in the petitions." The same powers are conferred upon the mayors and councils of cities. In support of the bill. Senator Lew elling read the following letter, written by Geo. F. Bell, state lecturer of the Illinois Grange: "In our community every farmer owns his telephone and the line to the central office. Two or three, or even more, farmers may divide the cost cf the line and reach the central on one wire, but the best way is for each man to have a separate line to central. Yet three can get good service on one line. "The central office is provided with a switch board which may be paid for in several ways, but we charge each line coming into the central station $5. Each telephone pays the central office 50 cents a month for making the connection. Thus it is seen $6 pays expenses for a year. "We have been using our telephones for three years and have not expended a cent for repairs. We began with three telephones, but there are now 2,500 in the neighborhood, and I can talk with eighteen towns and cities." The vote in favor of the passage of the bill was almost unanimous. LE WELLING TAKES A NAP. Mirth-Provoking Incident in the Pro hibition Contest. During the debate in the senate on the amendment to the prohibitory law. Senator Lewelling, who has been suf fering with a severe cold for Beveral dus, sank back In his chair. Soon his head drooped and he was fast asleep. Senator Ryan arose and said: "I think the president should order some one to wake up the senator from Sedg wick so he can hear the speech of the senator from Atchison." Mr. Lewelling jumped up and staj-ed around, "like," as Farrelly said, "the judgment day was at hand." "Let him sleep." said Andrews, who was making the speech, "he is beyond redemption." "I want to say," said Mr. Lewelling, "if the senator from Atchison is apply ing his remarks to me. he is at liberty to suspend at any time." SEN. EAITEY8 BAD LUCK. Speculation and Bad Faith Said to Have Cost Him $160,000. It is said that Senator Battey, of Marion county, who is a banker at Florence, lost $160,000 in wheat specu lations on the Kansas City board of trade last year. Senator Battey does business with the Xational Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, of which Dr. Woods is president.and the story is that Dr. Woods had the power to save him at one time and help him to win as much as he lost, but -when the time came Senator Battey discovered that Dr. Woods had failed him, and he lost a fortune in consequence. Here is the way it happened. Senator Battey bought options on 3,000,050 bushels of wheat. It took a shoot downward one day and Senator Battey went to Dr. Woods and told him he might need $10, 000 on short notice some day to carry through a deal he was on. He asked the doctor if he could get the money in case of need and received an affirma tive reply. About that time the war came on and money became tight. The Leiter wheat boom collapsed and wheat began going down. Senator Battey kept up his margins until he run out of ready cash. He went to the Bank of Commerce to get the $10,000 he had spoken about and was informed that Dr. Woods was in the east. Cashier W, A. Rule refused to loan the money without his consent and telegraphed him for instructions. Dr. Woods in re ply told Rule to act according to his best judgment. Rule, on account of the tightness of the money market, refused to loan the money to Senator Battey. As it turned out $6,000 more in that crit ical time would have turned the tide and made Senator Battey $160,000 win- HEW BANKING LAW. Seeps Bank Officials From "Borrow ing" tha Bank Blind. The house banking committee has been working for some time on a new banking law, which has just been com pleted and introduced into the house. It is the present law re-enacted, with a number of additions. One of the most important of these additional provisions is the restriction of the amount that all the officers of a bank can borrow from their bank to 35 per cent of the capital stock. All loans to officers must also be approved by two-thirds of the directors of the bank. This provision is made to keep bank officials from borrowing all the funds of their bank for speculation purposes. Every bank operating under the state laws must also keep hanging in a con spicuous place in the bank a list of all the stockholders and the amount of stock held by each. In the event of the failure of the bank it is the duty of the bank commissioner to file this list of stockholders with the clerk of the dis trict court and immediately secure liens upon their property under the double liability act. In case the creditors of a defunct bank object to the receiver appointed by the court, a majority of them may cause his removal by making the pro per showing before the court. One of the peculiar provisions of tha proposed law is that it compels each bank to publish at the beginning of each year a. list of the deposits above $5 which have remained in the bank un called for five years or more. In case the depositors do not claim their de posits within a year they shall be turn ed into the state school fund. It is explained that this provision Is inserted because people who have bank accounts sometimes leave a little of it in the banks until they forget about it. Others go away and are lost sight of. In such cases as these the banker is the one who is the gainer, but the object of the new law is to remind people when they have money on deposit in a bank, and if the owners cannot be found, to give the state the benefit of it. FORGERY BILL KILLED. Souse Turns Sown Senator Ander son's False Entry BUL Senator Anderson'3 bills suffered a hard fate in the house last evening. After it had killed the one making Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday. Cap tain Seaton managed to bury his bill making false entries in books by em ployes forgeries. When the bill came up for discussion Captain Seaton asked some lawyer to explain how it improved the present law. As no one made an explanation satisiacrory xo mm. ne moveu m fcirine out the enacting clause, and the motion carried by a vote of 30 to 3L NO HOLIDAY. Bill Making Lincoln's Birthday a Le gal Holiday Killed in the House. The house committee of the whole has ruthlessly killed Senator Anderson's bill making February 12. Abraham Lin coln's birthday, a legal holiday. This is the first bill to be turned down by the house after being passed by the senate. When the bill was called up for dis cussion Mr. Scott of Elk moved as an amendment that July 4. Christmas day. Thanksgiving day and Xew Year's day be inserted as holidays, but the amend ment was strongly opposed by Mr. Grattan. Mr. Flannelly moved to strike out the enacting clause and the motion carried with a rush, killing the bill. HOUSE IS GENEROUS. Gives tha State University All the Appropriation It Wants. The state university has thus far fared well in the house. Representative Henley, of Lawrence, is chairman of the ways and means committee, and he has seen to it that the university gets what it wants, so far as the committee is concerned. A bill reimbursing the citizens of Lawrence for the $30,000 they advanced to the university last year has already become a law, and the house committee of the whole has recommended other appropriations for the university amounting to $300,000. Of this amount $55,000 is for a new chemistry building, $5,000 for fire protection, and $240,000 for maintenance during the coming two years. Mr. Fairchild started a fight on the chemistry building appropriation, but it soon became apparent that the house was against him and he stopped his fight. The appropriation for maintenance Is $60,000 greater than it was two years ago. STATE NORMAL GETS $90,000, Which la Less Than One-Third the Amount Given the State University. While the state university has al ready secured appropriations amount ing to $330,000, the state normal only gets $90,500. This appropriation has been recommended by the house com mittee of the whole. Of this amount, $70,000 is for maintenance during the next two years, $1S,000 for a new boiler house, $1,000 for a janitor's house, and $1,500 for a fire proof vault and safe. QUANTRET.T. RAID BONDS. House Authorizes Their Payment by Issuing Other Bonds. The house committee of the whole has recommended for passage the bill auth orizing the issuing of state refunding bonds to the amount of $77,000, to be sold to the permanent school fund, for the purpose of paying what is known as the Quantrell raid bonds. These bonds were issued for the pay ment of Quantrell raid claims and be came due nearly two years ago. but as the legislature has never made any ap propriation for their payment.they were defaulted, Other bills recommended for passage were the following: Seaver's bill to legalize certain defec tive assignments of mortgages and their record. Henley's bill appropriating $55,000 for a chemistry building for the state uni versity. Henley's bill appropriating $240,000 for the maintenance of the state unievrsity. Harris' bill appropriating $90,500 for the state normal. Sears' bill to aid the Mother Bicker dyke home at Ellsworth. Rogers' bill appropriating $48,650 for the girls industrial school at Beloit. Reser's bill to disorganize partially depopulated school districts, TOO MUCH CONFUSION. Senate Business Interrupted by Noisy Lobbyists. The senate sessions, especially during afternoons, have been attended, during the past week, by large crowds of visi tors, prominent among them being lob byists. To this class of visitors has the confusion which prevails, at times, been attributed. It has been so noisy in the senate that the presiding officers, at times, have been unable to hear the members ask for recognition. There has been no ef fort to limit the privileges of visitors but the edict has gone forth, that unless the visitors "preserve order" they will be excluded from the sessions. TO PAY CULVER'S BILLS. Appropriation Bill Presented in the Senate. An appropriation bill to settle the con troversy between State Auditor Cole and the state grain inspector over the bills for grain inspection for January was introduced in the senate Wednes day afternoon by the ways a id means committee, Forney, chairman. The bill is along the line which was fully explained in the Journal yester day. W. F. SCHOCH is a candidate for city attorney, subject to the Republican pri maries, February 25, 1899. A. D. ROBBIXS is a candidate for city treasurer, subject to the Republican pri maries February 25, 1399. JOHN V. ABRAHAMS, candidate for city attorney, subject to Republican pri maries. February 25, 1&39. S. S. McFADDEX is a candidate for re election to the office of city clerk. L. G. BEAL is a candidate for city treas urer subject to Republican primaries. J. H. SQUIRES. Candidate for City Clerk. Subject to Republican primary. W. A. S. BIRD is a candidate for re-election to the office of city attorney, sub ject to the Republican primaries. CHAS. E. GAULT is a candidate for city attorney, subject to Republican pri maries. JW ANTED HEXP WANTED Situation by a man in private family: good reference: handy at house work and good cook. 316 Crane St. WANTED A situation by an hoit-st.com-petent and industrious young man of 20. Call or address A. H. S., room o, 907 East Sixth St., upstairs. WANTED By young man attending Washburn college, place to work for board. Address M., 1313 W. 15th St.. city. WANTED Situation as seamstress, by the day or week. Address or call 1413 Quincy, Xorth Topeka. WAJfTD MAXjEELP WANTED Dining room and kitchen Rlrl3. Apply southeast corner Sth and Quincy sts. WANTED At once, at $12 Jackson St., a white girl for general housework, fam ily of four; no children. WANTED Good, strong white girl for general housework. 1243 Western ave. WANTED Competent white girl, good cook; no washing. Mrs. C. H. Guibor, 1015 Harrison st. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED A competent man to work 5 or 6 acrs of good garden land on shares. Afldress Gardener, care Journal. WANTED Men to learn barber trade. We positively guarantee monthlv after only eiht weeks' practice: spring rush soon: students from distance assisted with transportation: tools presented: write at once. Moler Barber College, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED Salesman: salary paid week ly: experience unnecessary; permanent. Brown Bros. Co.. Chicago. WANTED Salesmen visiting retail trade to carry as a side line the Ledgerette bill file, for keeping in systematic) and convenient order all ticket charges. Al most every retailer who hasn't a similar device buys one. Sells for $2.25. Good firotit. Address the manufacturer. Wru. i. Adams, ill Kansas ave., Topeka. WANTED AGENTS. JACK RABBITS A fortune in Jack rab bits. Agents wanted. Send Kc silver for particulars. Address J. F. Fagan, St. Joseph, Mich., Box 2S4. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Boarders, $3 a week, at 222 East Sixth. WANTED A second hand roller-top desk. Address Desk, care Journal. WANTED To buy horses and mules. Quincy. Tel. 17a 62S WANTED You to order original stove repairs of all kinds through us. Call "phone 313. Hull Stove Repair Co.. 116 East Eighth st. WANTED To rent the barn at 4a Quincy ct- to a good tenant. WANTED Everyone to know that In re plying to an advertisement which reads to address "Care Journal" the reply must be made in writing and sent through the mail postpaid, or left at this office. It will then be placed in one of the boxes set aside for replies tu classified advertise' menta. USLNJESSCHANCES MONEY furnished to patent your ideas. The Patent Record, Baltimore, Md. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT S room house, 1241 Tyler, modern conveniences except furnace. Ap ply 1107 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Six room modern house, gas, bath, furnace and grate. Call 631 Clay. FOR RENT 9 room house, 919 Monroe St.. March 1. FOR RENT Fine large residence on West Tenth. W. R. Hazes, 115 West Fifth. FLORISTS. MRS. J. It- HA CITE. Florist, successor to R J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phono 603. MUSICAL. MISS MABEL MARTIN, teacher of olano and aaxmosy, itj'i Greenwood avc,Petwin FOR RENT ROOMS. WANTED A suite of two nicely famish ed and well heated rooms, witl.in fouf blocks of Copeland hotel. Box 72, Houss of Representatives. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms tot light housekeeping, 1st floor. 711 Quincy st, FOR RENT A suit of furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 126 E. 10:h st. FOR RENT A rart of the best business teorner room i n:he city. From March 1. BARTHOLOMEW R. E. 1SY. COR. 601 Kansas ave. (lt floor). FOR RENT Ore-half or part of store. 723 Kansas ave. Sullivan Deiahoyrfe. FOR RENT Nicelv furnished rooms, first floor. US' West 6th at; FOR RENT Very pleasant eownstalrs furnished front room. 421 Quincy st. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOB SALE One good piano. Chandler st. Call at 103 FOR SALE Some good stock hogs at north end Cheater ave., Oakland. R. E. Taylor. FOR SALE Cutter. Inquire 62s Quincy street. FOR SALE Ten RIP.A.N. S tor cents at druggists; one gives relief. FOR SALE Choice eastern Kansas farm mortgages. T. E. BOWMAN CO. AfjCOTHTAN ACCOUNTANT EXPERT Books opened and closed, tangled accounts strijjiiten d; strictly confidential. Address Georee W. Bugbee. Suite o. Office Block, East Fifth St.. Tooeka. MISCELLANEOUS. MRS. S. E. COFFMAN. MIDWIFE. 706 Chandler st. Twenty years' experience. Charges reasonable. Go day or niht. UNDERGRADUATE doctors dentists. pharmacists, lawyers, practicing: soon graduated home. Box 196. Chicago, NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: Be It known that my petition is on file iri the office of the probate court of Shawne county. Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at !?y3 Kansas ave nue, in the Third ward, irr the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hearing of th same is set for Saturday, 9 a. m.. the 11th day of March, ls99. O. A KEENE. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 11. 1399. FREE DISPENSARY of Kansas Medical Coilee. corner of Twelfth and Tyler, is open daily except Sunday, fx oca 1 U 1 p. m. E. M. Brockets M. D. DOUTHTTT PLACE Has been opened. Tour choice of lots, $150 to $45X Edjeat Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave. LOj5TANjDJ?OUND FOUND Bunch of key. Owner may have same by paying for this ad. at tha Journal ofrice. FOUND Where watches or clocks are cleaned for 50c 13 Kansas ave.. upstairs. PHTSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence, cornel Gordon and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214 Uses the Brlnkerhoff system of rec tal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, nahure. ui ceration. etc. 8. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of tromen, wit a private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. IDA C BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to ;i a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 69S residenca and. la office. DR. J. SPRINOHORN. 27 Kan-as ave. Ladies' Masseur and Osteopothist. Medi cated vapor baths. A Graduate of tha Massage and Swedish Movement Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Office hours: to 13 a. m. &nd 1 to 6 p. m. MONEY. MONET TO LOAN on farms: 10 year time. SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas ave. SEE U"S FOR LOANS. BARNES REAL ESTATE CO., Phone 2ti2. 113 W. Fifth st. $50 onO.oOO CHEAP MONET for Investment. Agents wanted. Investors lists for aaia. Investors Directory. N. T. WANTED We want to make aood farm loans In eastern Kansas. Money on hand and every accommodation to bor rower. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. LOANS on pianos, tyoewrlters. blcyclev guns, watches, diamonds and any par sonal property. L. Biscoe. 523 Kansas ave. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE Positive bargain in large, well built and located, west. Inside. 6 room residence: owner leaving town. Ad dress Owner, care Journal. FOR SALE Iots In Dourhitt Flee. Law office of H. C. Root, 116 West 6th St. FRESCO WORE. W W. GILLESPIE. Fresco Painter. De signs and estimates furnished on all classes of work. 1714 West Fifteenth To peka, Kan. Refers to his work in Stats Journal building. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Topeka Vitrified Brick and Pacing Co. has been removed to 111 West Eighth st. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue free- 'Phona 2S. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fltteo- FRED C. FAGERCRANS. Jeweler, TH Kansas ave. Repairing of fine and com plicated watches a specialty. Artistis monogram and letter engraving. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 5c: clocks, 50ct mainsprings. 75c; crystals, 19c. Casa paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. al2 Kan. ave. 8TCRAOX. STORAGE The Topelta storage ent$ Warehouse Co. (formerly Tope Ha Stor age Co.. 306 Kas. ave.) store stoves, house hold goods, etc On June 1 removed to new fire-proof stone building. 21i and Z14 Kas. ave. C. D. Skinner. Prop. YT11 Do Tour Hanllnf BIffhtl TOPEKA TRANSFER CO. r Telephones 609 Kansas Are. j T. P. BACOIT. Prop. Qr& xn about ttoirag

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1899. WKOFF, SEAHUS BENEDICT, J. F. HYERS, Local LOCAL MENTION. Chas. A. Blaney's "A Hired Girl" comes to the Grand Opera House on February 2S. Miss Emma Kelly delivered hsr Klon dike lecture at the First Baptist church last night. A reli.cious revix-al is in progress at the Free Methodist church, corner of Eighth and Lake streets. A hydrant to supply a four room house now costs $5 a year. "Cinder city owner ship It will cost $4. W. H. Thompson has returned from s kaloosa, where he has been engaged for a week in a lawsuit, John A. Alexander of the Second ward wishes it stated that he la not a foreman In the Santa Fe sho"ps. The people of Topeka want the city court bill to pass, which is almost a guar antee that it will not. General Passenger Agent Black of the Santa Fe is In at. Louis attending a meet ing: of the Southwestern Passenger associ ation. Secretary Swayze of the Flambeau club Bays that the 'Flambeau club rooms are open for political meetings during the city campaign. George E. Sheldon, who Is employed in the Santa Fe general offices, has about decided to enter the race for councilman In the Third ward. The water company charges $5 to sup ply the bath in your residence with water, when the city becomes the owner of the system it will cost $4. The best position to listen to a band concert in the Crawford theater is in the balcony. The volume of sound on the first floor is almost too great. The Topeka Equal Suffrage society will meei at lr. Wallace's office tomorrow aft ernoon at 3 o'clock. Mayor Fellows will cpeak on "Municipal Ownership." The efficient janitors at the state house scrubbed some of the floors this morn ing and threw the dirty water over the "walks leading to the building. City Attorney Bird is allowing his cam paign to take care of itself while he is fighting the suit brought by the Vinewood GROCERY. J. S. SFHOAT, Prop. Tele. 252. 112 East 6th St WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Snaps for Friday and Saturday. If you buy our White House brand of Flour You will never have poor Light Bread or Biscuits, Pies or Cakes. Every sack is alike. It is uniformly the best High Patent Flour we have ever offered for sale. 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Washing Powder, same as Pearline .25 JL.ion Leverings and 4X Coffee, per pkg 10 Arbuckle's Coffee, per pkg .11 Good Japan Gunpowder and Young Hyson Tea, per lb .30 1 dozen Sweet Oranges 15 5 cans fancy Table Syrup .25 Honey Drip Syrup, per gallon..... .20 Iarge Wood Pail Table Syrup..... .45 6-!t pail Apple Butter .25 2-rt) can Fruit Jelly .10 1 gallon Sour Pickles .15 i. quart bottle Tomato Catsup...... .10 Mail Orders Filled Promptly. Tin Stair 105 W. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. Dealer, Topeka, Kansas. Railwav company against the city for JSO.00O damages. Topeka will have clean streets when Drew is elected mayor and the city owns the waterworks, for the streets will be washed with a hose every night. The water company won't allow this now. Everybody can afford to sprinkle his lawn when the city owns the waterworks, for water will be made so cheap you can afford it. Let every woman who likes a preen lawn go to the primaries and vote for Drew. The Union Pacific fountain In North To peka is now a solid formation of ire. The water was allowed to flow during the cold weather of last week with the result that it froze around the statue In a pictur esquely uneven shape. New signs have been placed at various locations, in the state house grounds re questing people to keep off the grass. Since the legislature has been in session several new diagonal walks have been laid out through the grounds. The proprietor of a Topeka barber shop and bath establishment who is compelled to pay $35 a year for water will vote for Drew for mayor because under city own ership of the plant he will save from $10 to $15 on his water bills. City ownership means less money for your water. NOT SOVEREIGN CITIZENS But Political Slaves Says Miss An thony of Her Sex. Washington. Feb. 16. The afternoon meeting of the Women's Council yester day was the most largely attended as yet. and was devoted to the consideration of the important questions of arbitration and disarmament. All of the speakers took ground in favor of arbitration and most of them were for speedy disarmament. Some expressed in no uncertain terms their opposition to an increased army in this country and their disapproval of the Spanish-American war. Tiev. Anna Howard Shaw presided. Rev. Amanda Deyo of Philadelphia, president of the Universal Peace union, delivered an address on "The Relations Between the Council and Peace Arbitration." At the coming Paris congress, she said, the wo men of the world will ask the nations for nothing less than disarmament. There was considerable discussion on the subject matter of the address, those par ticipating including Mrs. Belva A. Lock wood of this city and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis of New York. The latter declared that the Spanish war was simply a matter of brute force and settled only by the country which had the most money and the ability to defeat the other. The missionaries say the open doors of all nations have been ready to welcome us: but will, she asked, the mothers of the Filipinos accept our gospel now? The remainder of the afternoon wa con sumed in discussing the attitude of the women toward the czar's peace confer ence. Much of it hung upon a petition presented by Rev. Amanda Deyo. express ing the hearty sympathy of the under signed "sovereign citizens of the "United States with the czar's noble effort for the cause of humanity." Miss Susan B. Anthony objected to the phrase "sovereign citizens" in Rev. Mrs. Deyo's petition. "I never heard of any thing so absurd," she said. "We are not sovereign citizens we are political slaves." TO REMODEL THE HOUSE. Members May Be Deprived of Their Desks. Washington, Feb. 16. Several plans for remodeling the house of representa tives will be considered today by the house committee on ventilation and acoustics. Mr. Heatwole Minn.) recently renew ed attention to the subject by offering a resolution for the expenditure of $100. 000 for remodeling the hall and putting In a complete system of ventilation. Mr. Heatwole's plan contemplates tak ing out the desks of members so that attention of members will be centered to the work of the house rather than to letter writing, etc. It also proposes much more retiring room, both for leis ure, writing and the private work us ually done at the member's desk. Another plan by Mr. Leech (Ohio) embraces the idea of a forum to be placed in front of the speaker's desk from which members will speak in ad dressing the house. Some time since Speaker Reed suggested a remodeling in line with the chamber of the house of commons. These several plans and suggestions will be considered and an effort made to have the remodeling ac complished during the coming recess of congress. AT THE JENKINS GRAVE. Citizens of Pittsburg Remembered the Maine. 11 Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 16. The naval re serves and the Duquesne Grays com memorated the blowing up of the Maine by special services at the grave of Lieut. F. W. Jenkins of Alleghany, who was a victim of the Maine horror. The memorial services at the grave were preceded by a parade of the two military organizations from the court house in this city to TTniondale, a dis tance of about three miles. One of the principal participants was Sergeant of Marines William B. Anthony, whose famous report to Capt. Sigsbee of "Cap tain, I have the honor to report, sir, that the ship is blown up and sinking," will make him live in history. Sergt. Anthony, who was a great admirer of Lieut. Jenkins, secured a furlough from the Brooklyn navy yard in order to be present at the ceremony. Relief in Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis ease relieved -in six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Relieves retention almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and the Sim Drug Co., 607 Kansas ave nue, druggists, Topeka, Kan. Have you tried the "Silver Leaf brand of catsup, sweet India chow and celery relish; if not, try it. Ask your grocer for it. Every bottle guaranteed. WON'T JiEFELONS Senate Decides That the Amend ed Prohibitory Law Shall Not Send a Third Time Convicted Jointist TO THE PENITENTIARY Senators Say It Is Difficult Already To Convict Liquor Sellers Meth ods of Prosecution Changed. The senate has passed the bill de signed to give county attorneys power to punish witnesses for contempt when they refuse to give testimony concern ing violations of the prohibitory law of which they may have knowledge. This feature of the Murray law was by me supreme court declared unconsti tutional some years ago, since which time persons summoned before the county attorney or other officer to give testimony against jointists or druggists engaged in violating the law could be compelled to give only voluntary testi mony. This bill was reported to the senate by the committee on temperance. Lamb chairman, and made a special order for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. It con tained a provision that for the third conviction for violating the prohibitory law an individual so found guilty would be compelled to serve a term in the penitentiary. Making the third offense a felony caused the debate upon the bill, which lasted for two hours. Senator Lamb, who is the leader of the temperance forces in the senate and chairman of the committee on temper ance, to which committee has been as signed the only Republican chairman in the senate, presented the bill and made an extended speech in favor of the fel ony clause, urging that under present conditions it was impossible to enforce the law thoroughly because violators are arrested, pay their fines and are re leased, many times over, yet the busi ness in which they are engaged pro ceeds without interruption. "Making the third conviction a felony, the pros pect of a term in the penitentiary will have a tendency to put an end to this kind of business," he claimed. Senator Hessin, an advocate of pro hibition, offered a motion to strike out the felony clause and upon this prop osition the debate took place. Senator Karrelly made a speech In which he declared that his experience as a county attorney had convinced him that with the proposed felony clause added the enforcement of the law would be impracticable. "The trou ble is," he said, "we always load up with theories and are thereby prevented from accomplishing any good whatever. In this amendment we propose to send some poor devil to the penitentiary while the men with money enough to patronize a club room are undisturbed in their violations of the law. This whole matter is a theory. Let us kill the amendment and get down to busi ness on this proposition and have an end of theorizing and play. We are dealing now with a condition which must be met and we are going away from the point at which we are aiming by attempting to incorporate such ideas as this into law." Senator Hessin said the circumstances attending the enforcement of the pro hibitory law are such that the enact ment into law of the penalty to make the proposition more severe would make the lav doubly hard to enforce, and "if it is adopted." he said, "we might as well bid goodbye to the enforcement of the prohibitory law. "There is a sentiment against rob bery; there is a sentiment against mur der, coming from every decent man in the community," said Mr. Hessin, "but the people are divided in their opinions on this question of prohibition, and the views of those people are entitled to just as much consideration as mine. I favor the enforcement of the law, but I do believe that this penalty imposed is unreasonable and if the bill is brought up for passage containing this provision I shall vote against it as a whole, but if this be stricken out I will support it." Senator Young: fPop.) said: "We might as well add that for the fourth offense a violator of the law should be hanged. I once heard a Chinese story in which if a man got drunk he was flogged. If a second time, his family and himself were flogged. If a third time, the inhabitants of the entire town ship were flogged. It seems to me that the proposed bill is along this line, and I am opposed to making the third vio lation a felony, but believe in the en forcement of the prohibitory law." Senator Andrews (Rep.) favored Mr. Hessin's amendment. The amendment was lost by a vote of 23 to 13. Senators voting for Mr. Hessin's prop osition to strike out the penitentiary clause were: Andrews, Anderson, Ben son, Crossan, Farrelly, Field, Fulton, Hart, Helmick, Hessin, Jumper, Lew elling, Matthews, Morrow, Pritchard, Reser, Ryan, Stocks, Scone, Ward, Young, Zimmer. Those voting against it were: Brad dock, Caldwell. Coleman, Cooke, For ney. Hanna, Householder, Johnson, Lupfer, Sheldon, Titus. The consideration of the subsequent sections of the bill was then resumed. The bill was considered until 4 o'clock when it was passed by the following vote in its favor: Andrews, Braddock, Caldwell, Coleman, Cooke, Crossan, Farrelly, Forney, Fulton, Hanna, Hart, Hessin, Householder, Johnson, King, Lamb, Lupfer, Matthews Morrow, Ryan. Sheldon, Stocks, Stone, Titus, Ward, Young. Voting against the bill were: Arm strong, Anderson, Braddock, Field, Hel mick, Jumper, Lewelling, Pritchard, Reser, Stone, Zimmer. Another feature of this bill is that it gives to justice of the peace courts the power to summon witnesses and take evidence, the same as county attorneys are authorized to do. CONSTITUTIONAL OB NOT. Dr. Johnston Wants the Souse to Pass Bills It Knows Are Wrong. The house held its first night session last evening and recommended for pas sage 33 local bills. Attempts were made to kill two. bills, and one of these was Topeka's bill to give the police court jurisdiction over preliminary hearings in criminal cases, which are now heard inx justices' courts. Several members objected to the provision which com pelled such hearings to be brought be fore the police judge, thereby taking them entirely out of the jurisdiction of the justices of the peace. Mr. McKeever, who is pushing the bill, said that if the Topeka city court bill passes there will be no necessity for this bill, and in order to save it from being killed outright toe persuaded the house to postpone it for a time until the objectionable features can be rem edied. The other bill which was contested was one Introduced by Representative Johnston of Kearney county, providing for a special assessment on the cattle of non-residents in Grant, Kearney and Kiowa counties. This bill was killed by the committee on assessment and taxation because it was unconstitution al, but Dr. Johnston got it resurrected and placed on the calendar through another committee. When it came up last night Mr. Flan nelly, who sits just behind Dr. Johnston, moved to strike out the enacting clause. Dr. Johnston got up and, turning around, shook his finger in Mr. Flan nelly's face and said dramatically: "I demand to know why you are try ing to kill my bill, when it does not in terest you in any way?" "Simply because it is not constitution al, and there is a general bill before the house which is constitutional and will cover the same ground as this bill," re plied Mr. Flannelly quietly. "I don't want this house to pass on the constitutionality of my bills," roar ed Johnston. "That is for the courts to do and this house has no business ques tioning their constitutionality." The bill was at length referred to the judiciary committee to be patched up. Dr. Johnston is the member of the agricultural committee who is said to have gained his place on the committee through the influence of the friends of the anti-oleo bill, on his promise to do all he could to get the bill through,, but when it comes before the committee no member, with the possible exception of Edwards of Wyandotte, who comes from the packing house district of Kan sas City, did more to defeat the bill than he. Since that time the anti-oleomargarine people have been against anything that Mr. Johnston wants. MONEY rOE BUILDING. Ways and Means Committee Recom mends Appropriations for Ag ricultural College. The senate ways and means commit tee has introduced a bill carrying the following appropriations for the state agricultural college at Manhattan: Building for agricultural depart ment $25,000 Equipment 8,000 Purchase of dairy herd 5,000 Equipment of chemical depart ment 1,000 Equipment of physics department 1,000 Mechanical building, additional... 9,000 Equipment 7,500 Boilers, fire proof boiler house, and engine 5,000 Completion of library 4,200 Books and other literature 2,500 For enlargement of library build ing 7,400 Furnishing, heating and lighting 1,000 For microscopes, veterinary de partment 950 For sewing machines 340 For greenhouse enlargement and and horticultural equipment and appliances 1,000 For bath rooms 500 For establishment of business course, purchase of typewriters and fixtures, books and provis ion for instruction 3,000 For current expenses, additional teaching, assistants, and stu dent labor 10,000 For equipment of gymnasium 250 For general repair of buildings, walks and drives, and mainte nance of grounds 3,000 For freight and hauling of coal.. 1,650 For water supply 600 For salary of loan commissioner 300 For incidental expenses in care of funds 150 For state veterinarian's salary and traveling expenses 1,800 For accrued and accruing rent, library 560 For farmers' institutes 2,000 For the construction of a sewer.. 3,000 For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901: For general repair of buildings, walks and drives, and mainte nance of grounds 3,000 For books and other literature for library 2,500 For freight and hauling coal 1,650 For water supply 600 For salary of loan commissioner 300 For incidental expenses in care of funds 150 For state veterinarian's salary and traveling expenses 1,800 For rent of president's house 300 For current expenses, additional teaching force, assistants and student labor 10,000 For farmers' institutes 2,000 A 30-YEAR FRANCHISE Granted by Chicago to a New Tele phone and Telegraph Company. Chicago, Feb. 16. The ordinance of the Illinois Telephone and Telegraph company after being amended to meet some requirements of the mayor has been passed by the city council by a vote of 53 to 4. The ordinance as amended provides for a franchise for thirty years.covering all the territory inside the limits of the city of Chicago. The compensation to be paid the city Is nothing for the first ten years; 3 per cent of the gross receipts for the second ten years; 5 per cent for the next five years, and 7 per cent for the remaining five years. In all conduits one duct shall be given to the city and the city can use all the company's poles. The cost of telephones shall not be more than J85 a year for business in struments, $50 for residences and $125 for public telephones. The city is given a number of tele phones free, and can rent instruments for fire and police use for $5 a year. An option is given the city to pur chase the plant at the expiration of the franchise. HENRY ALLEN LECTURING. The Governor Has a Substitute for Conferences and Church Meetings. Henry Allen, the governor's private secretary has returned to Topeka, safe ly from Baldwin, where he delivered a lecture on Cuba before the students of Baker university, narrating his experi ences with the invading army which made the Spanish war famous by the battle of Santiago and the brilliant charge upon the hill of El Caney. Mr. Allen will also take the gover nor's place at the Methodist conference of northeast Kansas, where the execu tive was asked to preside and deliver an address. Akron Has a Big Fire. Akron, O., Feb. 16. A fire that broke out late last night destroyed the im mense plant and office building of the Thomas Building and Lumber company. The property loss will amount to $100, 000 or more, largely insured. The entire business portion of the city was threat ened for a time. Sparks and burning embers were carried for several miles. Several small fires were started but quickly extinguished. Millions of feet of lumber was destroyed. The Deadly Canned Beef. Portland. Orp Fph. 16. Heraa" and I Edward Grisgrow, brothers, ased 28 and Fulton from a mysterious cause. The physician who attended them expressed the opinion that they were poisoned by eating canned meat. An autopsy will be held. WEREjNCAGED. Dr. Lowry Spoke of It in Let ters to Miss Smith. Missives Were Signed "Four Husband to Be." HERS A LABOR OF LOVE Worked For $10 a Week and Paid Her Own Expenses. Last of the Dentists' Letters, the End of the Romance. Endearing Terms Discarded and a Typewriter is Used. Kansas City, Feb. 16. Judge Slover summed up the situation in the Smith Lowry breach of promise suit in these words, in answer to objections by Dr. Lowry's counsel to evidence about the amount of salary and travelingexpenses paid Miss Smith while traveling for Dr. Lowry: "Business, love and sentiment so in termingle in this case that it is very hard to separate them. Therefore, I shall have to permit all transactions, of whatever nature, between these parties, to be brought out, that a fair determin ation of this matter may be given. The suit is a most peculiar one. In the an nals of jurisprudence its counterpart is hard to find." The evidence is that she received $10 a week, out of which she paid all her expenses except railroad fare, and of ten walked in the city streets to save street ear fare. At the same time Dr. Lowry was boarding at a fashionable Kansas City hotel, and when he travel ed always stopped at the best hostelry. From the Planters' hotel at St. Louis he wrote her of the fine accommoda tions he was enjoying. The correspondence covered a period of more than a year, beginning in 1897 and continuing into 1898. For the first six months the letters were much the same, full of superlative terms of en dearment and expressions of unbounded affection. Business was not forgotten by the doctor.but Miss Smith was urged to sell machines by gentle coaxing, and requests Were prefixed by "darling," "dearest," "my own darling," and sim ilar expressions. As time passed, how ever, the ardor diminished, until the end came with a flat declaration that all thought of the writer marrying his saleswoman was to be dismissed. The most patient listener in the court room grew weary of hearing the jum bles of "my own darling" and "crown and bridge work" before the reading of the Dr. Lowry letters was ended. It was 4 o'clock before Miss Smith's at torney announced that he held in his hand the last of the letters sent to Miss Smith by her employer the letter which she says stunned her and resulted in the suit for breach of promise. The letter, dated March 12, 11 p. in., 1898, was as follows: "Dear Martha: Sent machine, pamphlets and blank contract notes yesterday. Can furnish two sets of an terior dies, with counter dies, all in a neat little tray to fit or made special, for $7. If there is a demand for them take the orders, to be delivered in three or four weeks and let me know immed iately, so can make them up. You had better have contracts registered. "You must not go to the expense of coming to Kansas City, for the facts In the case are these: I have tried and prayed and struggled to convince my self that it was best that our engage ment continue, but my struggles are in vain. I can not feel so. It would never do. You would be most unhappy, be cause I would be therefore it must and should be mutually dissolved. It would be dishonorable in me to do otherwise. Better a separation now than when it is too late. You, of course, will continue in your present capacity at least, I want you to. Things have not turned out in a financial way as I expected them to, but it might have been worse. "God bless you and turn you into successful channels, is the prayer of yours very sincerely, H. S. L." In the opening address to the jury the attorneys for Dr. Lowry stated that their client denies the existence of an engagement at any time. The expres sions in the last letter would seem to conclusively establish the contrary. Not only in this instance, but in many others, the writer speaks of an engage ment, and there is general curiosity to hear how he will explain away these references when he takes the stand to testify. When all of Dr. Lowry's letters had been read, Attorney Beebe applied to the court for permission to inspect the letters written by Miss Smith to Dr. Lowry, which the defense will, when the time comes, read as an offset to those of the dentist. Mr. Beebe stated that the plaintiff's attorneys cheerfully al lowed the attorneys for the defendant to read the letters in their possession, and that the case could not fairly pro ceed until he had enjoyed similar fa vors. The direct examination of Miss Smith has not yet begun, and Mr. Beebe said that the questions put to her might be largely influenced by the contents of her replies to the dentist's letters. While Miss Smith was, as she claims, striving desperately to free the doctor from debt that the marriage might take place, he was in no sense stinting him self in his mode of living. While at tending a meeting of the dental board, of which he was a member, in St. Louis, he boarded at the Planters hotel and enjoyed the best. He took no trouble to conceal his manner of living from Miss Smith, the following being a let ter written while in St. Louis: "St. Louis, Sept. 13, 1897. My Dar ling: Your letter received this a. m. It is no trouble to get a letter at the Planters hotel. Am so sorry you have not felt well since you were at Dayton. Hope to hear more favorable report of your physical condition right soon. Ar rived here in good shape. The Planters is lovely, much nicer- than Southern. The board has been working hard all day and is yet in session, but I snatch this little time to address you. The members of the board are all about me and talking dental talk. Am so glad you procured two more orders and doing so well. The board has taken In about $800. They owe about $175 of it to me for Old Point Comfort expenses and official fees for services as member of the board. It is a pleasant day and our rooms are cool, two large rooms and lovely bath between; one room is re ception and the other private consulta tion. Be a good girl and don't get into any mischief or I'll spank you. In haste. Goodbye, darling. Lovingly, "HOWD." There is no indication in Dr. Lowry's letters that Miss Smith ever commented adversely upon the style in which he Mved. Her only concern seemed to be that he might make love to another, as is sug gested in the following: "My Own Sweet Darling: You are faith ful to the last, aren't you? I got your sweet letter this morning, that you wrote Friday morning, and your Friday night's am Why are Allcock's the best plasters? Because they make the cures where all others fail. Why do the j make the cures Because they contain the right materials. Compare their fine aromatic odor with the nasty smell of all other plasters. Tour sense of smell will tell you which is the best. Did you know that Allcock's have a greater sale than all the other kinds put together? Did you know that all makes and brands of so-called porous plasters are in imitation of Allcock's? But they imitate in appearance only. Don't waste your money in buying the false. Get ALLCOCK'S, the standard plaster of the world. m. m E. O. DE MOSS. Odd Fellows' Building, 523 Quincy St. Undertakers Finest Ambulance in the west FREE to the public day and night. Our Prices are Reasonable. De Moss PHONE 192. H if this noon; was so glad for your sake as well as minft that vnn e-nr two more or ders yesterday. I think the Lord will help us to pull out of debt in about a year, and then we will always be- happy together, -won't we, darling? It won't tav us to eret out of Jebt at thp Mnense of the health of either of us, so you must e careiui ana not overao yourse;r, ana 1 will try and observe the same precau tion. I think your suggestion is a good one. to ero to Madison and then to St. Paul and Minneapolis, and get through in time to meet me in Cincinnati on my re turn from Old Point Comfort. Darling, you must take good care of yoursolf and not get sick, for I love you so much that 1 don't know what I should do if you were to be taken from me. Now, since I know vou are so erood and true and love me so much, yes, you have promised me a great deal, dear, and I promised you that I will be perfectly honest and true to you, and, further, you need not worry about my kissing Anna. It would be so tame and repulsive after one of your soul kisses, but I must get down to business, for it is getting late." This letter ends with: 'Your devoted and loving husband (to be) Howard." Though the daughter of a blacksmith, and said to have been out of employment since she left Or. Lowrvs emp'oy and filed suit against him, Mi'ss Smith seems to be in easy circumstances. While the .trial is in progress she is living at the Coates hotel, and is tastefully and well dressed. There is said to have teen an attempt at a compromise before tne case went to trial, Dr. Iowry offering a cer tain sum if the suit would be dismissed. The lawyers in the care refuse to confirm or deny this. Miss Smith says that she would consider no offer of money, and nothing1 but a judgment maintaining her claim of an engagement to Dr. Lnwry ViU satisfy her. Then, she says, if she nid wrong, it wotild be known that it v'is un der a promise of marriage. She admits being at one time deeply in love with Dr. Lowry. saying that this will be shown when her letters to him are read WILL LET IT DIE. Not Likely Thai the Souse 'Will Ae on the McEnery Resolution. Washington, Feb. 16. House leaders familiar with foreign questions say no programme has been matured or even outlined thus far as to what will be done with the McEnery resolution relat ing to the Philippines, passed by the senate. It will probably go to the foreign- affairs committee although the point has been made that with the rati fication of the treaty the Philippines are no longer foreign territory. This view is held by Chairman Knox, of the com mittee on territories. The foreign affairs committee meets on the call of Chairman Hitt and no notice of a meeting has been given. Mr. Hitt said he would talk with his committee associates before determing on any plan. Mr. Dinsmore (Ark.), the ranking minority member of the com mittee, says the minority has not ma tured any line of action, although It may propose an amendment designed to eliminate any suggestion of a colonial system which the resolution may now convey. Some of the members of the committee stated privately that they would not vote for the resolution if it could be construed as objectionable to the administration. Owing to the ab sence of all exact plans the impression prevails in some quarters that there will be no haste toward considering the subject. JACK THE HAIR CLIPPER. Is Caught After He Had Operated on About 300 Girls. Chicago, Feb. 16. J. W. Jorgensen, or "Jack the Hair Clipper," as he has been known for the last four years, was ar rested last night while in the act of cutting a braid from the head of Erna Fransky. "When seized Jorgensen se verely cut one of the police officers with his shears. A long braid of hair was found in Jorgensen's pocket when he was searched and later he confessed that he had cut the hair from the heads of 300 girls and women. Jorgensen says his strange mania took hold of him four years ago after an illness of several months. Central Branch Fireman Injured. Atchison, Feb. 16. John Burke, a Central Branch fireman, fell from his engine at Frankfort and had his skull .fractured. He was brought to Atchison last night and taken to the house of his father, Peter Burke, in West Atchison, where he lies unconscious. Physicians say he can not recover. J I M. PENWELL. s i Penwell, i i 523 QUINCY STREET. 1 n j 1 III l III MM I QUAKERSHMED. Aluminum Covered Dome of City Hall Turns Black. Philadelphia Citizens Supposed It Was Plated. A BUILDING SCANDAL. Contract For the Alleged Plat ing Cost Orer $100,000. Work Guaranteed to Remain White For Tears. Philadelphia, Feb. 18 The metal covered dome of the city hall must be painted. Instead of the beautiful white promised the dome is a dull black. It was supposed to have been plated with aluminum so that it would remain white for all time. "Where is the aluminum?" is the question heard everywhere, and there are hints of a building scandal. Joseph W. Richards, Ph. D., professor of metallurgy and mineralogy in Le high university makes the possibility of a scandal actually startling by assert ing that no practical method of plating with aluminum ever has been discov ered. "Whether the company which under took the work was deceived or deceived the building commission I do not un dertake to say," says the professor. "But I seriously doubt if any aluminum ever got into the plates of the big dome, or, if it did, that it reached it in any thing more than the powdered form of a precipitate made up as a paint. "I have heard that the contract for alleged plating with aluminum cost th city more than $100,000. All the money was thrown away, for the dome is an unsightly black." John E. Stewart, Carmel, Ind., writes: My daughter has weak lungs and catches cold at almost every change of weather. We have tried many remedies, but nothing stops her cough equal to Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup. For sale by all druggists. Dr. Rhodes has removed from 717 Kan. Ave. to 511 Kan. Ave., up stairs. The smallest things may exert the greatest influence. De Witt's Little Early Risers are unequalled for over coming constipation and liver troubles. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Geo. W. Stansfield. W. 11 Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co, druggists. Modern f Printing t Which we do at Modern Prices Has an individuality About it that commands Attention. Let's Talk it Over On that next order of Printing. We can Make it beneficial to yotu Roby Knox, 112 East Seventh Street. Telephone 39. f f Ta w TfJ