The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 14, 1899

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FORTUNEJIELTS. Property of Mrs. Eliza Chrismau Deeded to Trustee. Dr. EmDree to Protect Her From Designing People. GATE AWAY FORTUNE. NeTer Known to Refuse Aid to Applicants. Made Fred Pernell a Present of Kansas Ayenue Block. Tictim of a Topeka Painter and Uis Wife. Mrs. Kliza Chrisman, who lives at 720 Harrison street, and who is one of the wealthiest women In Topeka. and a member of the First Methodist church, has executed a deed of trust naming Dr. Alaric S. Embree as her trustee. It is estimated that she has given away toO, 000 in the past five years. Mrs. Chrisman is of an exceedingly philanthropic nature and has been the victim of "many designing- people. She Was the innocent party in a Si'OO forgery a short time ago in which E. B. Mer riam was the victim. She gave the same parties J125 only the day before. Mrs. Chrisman's wealth has been es timated at $250,000 but this amount has been greatly reduced through the depre ciation in value of real estate and be cause of her liberal donations to phil anthropic purposes. No estimate can be made of her gifts of a benevolent form for she has made no announcements of them but many institutions in the south and west have been benefited by her liberal donations. Dr. Embree is named as trustee of all her property in and around Topeka. but the most of her property is situated in Ohio where she owns i;;.000 acres" of farm land. The Topeka property she now owns is esti mated at $18,000. The deed of trust was tiled Thursday afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock in the register of deeds office and reads as follows: 'Eliza Chrisman to Alaric S. Embree: '"This indenture made and executed on the day and date hereinafter written. 'Witness that I. the undersigned, Eli za Chrisman. widow, of Shawnee county, state of Kansas, in consideration of falling health, to prevent the further wasting of my estate, and for the better protection "therof. do hereby assign, set over and convey to Alaric S. Embree of the county of Shawnee the following described real estate situated in the county of Shawnee and state of Kansas, towit:" Then follows lengthy descriptions of the following: Tract No. 192 of 100 on Soldier creek, tract number ISO. reserve 4: lot number 1ST on Kansas avenue; lots number 236. 2:',7. 2HS. 239 and 240 Harrison street; lots number 61. 62, 6". 64, 6?. on Tenth street, east; tract number 1387. 6 lots on Buchanan and Tenth; title and the rents and profits from lot 229 Kansas avenue. The instrument continues as follows: "To have and to hold the same for five years or the term of my natural life, as trustee and for my use under the conditions following. "First The said Embree. as my trus tee, shall have the control of all the above described property. He shall collect all the rents and profits accru ing therefrom and shall give receipts there form as my trustee which shall be a full and sufficient discharge to those who are inixebted to my estate. He shall also make such disbursements taking receipts therefor. leases and contracts from time to time as in his judgement my best interests require, lie shall consult with persons of known friendship to my interests and of dem onstrated business ability and is in ail things authorized and empowered to act for me in the execution of his trust and in my name, place and stead to transact for me ail the above described business. "Second Th said Embree as my trustee.shall secure as early as possible a complete and correct list of ail my liabilities. These, as I understand, now aggregate a sum of $14.0uo. the greater part of which is either due or will h come due within a short time and for w hich I desire my said trustee to make proper provision. The said Embree. as trustee as aforesaid, offer procuring a complete list of said liabilities shall take such steps as are necessary to secure whatever sum of money may be required to pay that part of my indebt edness now due or to become due with in a short period, obtaining said mon ey at the lowest rate of interest and commission and upon the most favora ble terms possible. "And as my trustee he is hereby authorized and empowered to act as freely for me and in my name, place and stead as I could act for myself, to negotiate the necessary loans, execute the necessary papers to secure said Joans and transact the business above described in general. "Third The said Embree. as mv trus tee, is further authorized to pay all taxes, assessments and other just claims arising against me- from any source whatever, to demand, receive and en force all claims due me from any source whatever, .to appear in my behalf and to refund and protect my interests in all necessary ways. He shall keep an accurate account of all his transactions and preserve vouchers for all his dis bursements and render to me annually a full account of his trust for the term above named or the period of my nat ural life. In case of my decease prior to the expiration of the term of five years he shall then render final ac count to that court of Shawnee county, state of Kansas, which has jurisdiction in the matter and said court taking in to account all the items in said report, including receipts and disbursements, the amount of labor involved in the execution of this trust and general re sponsibility shall make a due and rea sonable allowance to said Embree for his services herein and shall cause to be entered upon its records a full and sufficient discharge of my said trustee from all liability herein. In case of the death of said Embree pending- the ex ecution of this trust, I reserve the right to appoint his successor or to request the court above referred to, to thus ap point and in either case said successor ehall demand of the legal representa tive of said Embree a final account of his trust. "Fourth The said Embree shall serve without bond. "In testimony whereof I do hereby eet my hand and seal on this 13th day of July, in the year of our Lord, One Thou sand Eight Hundred and Ninety-nine. (Signed) "ELIZA CHRISMAN." Seal. "I accept the above described trust on the day and date above written. (Signed). "A. S. EMBREE." "Acknowledged before P. H. Forbes, notary public." Mrs. Chrisman has always been liberal in her gifts and at the same time she has been imposed upon. A short time ago Mrs. Tulip, a member of the First Methodist church, called on her accom panied by her husband. The man ex plained to her between his sobs that un less he could secure surgical aid he could live but a short time. He bared his breast exposing what he claimed was a cancer. Mrs. Chrisman immed iately gave him $150 to be used in pay ing the hospital and surgeon's bills. The next day Mrs. Tulip called at the Central National bank and asked P. I. Honebrake if he would honor a note signed by Mrs. Chrisman. Having some insight into Mrs. Chrisman's af fairs Mr. lionebrake said he would not. She then went to T. E. Bowman Co., and sold the company a note for $200 signed by Airs. Chrisman. Since then the note has been found to be a forgery and Sheriff Cook has searched In vain for Mr. and Mrs. Tulip. For several years Mrs. Chrisman has expressed the desire that her wealth be used in founding a Methodist university in Topeka. It is generally understood that her will leaves all, excepting a few small bequests, to be used for that purpose provided the city or the state furnish a like amount. The will, which was made several years ago. names Dr. Embree as trus tee with certain powers and conditions. On account of the decrease in value of her holdings and her charitable gifts, amounting to perhaps $50,000 during the past few years,, her estate will not bring as much as she anticipated at the time she conceived the idea of founding the institution of learning and there may be some difficulty in carrying out the idea. The deed of trust bears but 25 cents in revenue stamps as it was taken rather as a power of attorney. The property named in the deed amounts to about $18,000 and had it been taken as a deed of trust it should have borne the same amount of revenue stamps as a mortgage tor the same amount would, viz., 50 cents for the first $2,000 and 50 cents for all additional $1,000, or $8.50. For several years Mrs. Chrisman has been advised by P. I. Bonebrake, John V. Abrahams and Dr. Embree and upon the advice of the first two she decided the same day the deed was registered to execute it. The tirst part of this week she deeded the north 24 feet of lot 229 on Kansas avenue to Fred Pernell. The lot is on the west side of Kansas avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets and is oc cupied by the north half of the Topeka Cash Dry Goods store. The property Is valued at $25,000. The consideration in the deed was for "$1" and other valu able considerations. Mrs. Chrisman also owns the prop erty occupied by the Topeka drug store, which is encumbered, a farm near North Topeka, five lots on Harrison street be tween Seventh and Eighth, five lots on East Tenth street, six lots on Buchanan street between Ninth and Tenth strees and a farm near Topeka. Mrs. Chrisman's husband came of a very wealthy family in Ohio and after his death she owned at one time besides 23.000 acres many grist and woolen mills. All her property in Ohio with the excep tion of the real estate has been disposed of and the money donated to colleges and charitable institutions in the south. Her lawyer in Ohio, S. W. Durflinger of Columbus, has had charge of her property there with power of attorney for many years and Dr. Embree will look after but a very small part of her holdings. Her Topeka property is val ued at about $18,000, with about $14,000 in liabilities. Mrs. Chrisman has been very liberal to the Topeka Industrial institute in South Topeka and has contributed about $6,000 toward its support at dirferent times. At present there is a bill for lumber, used in erecting new buildings amounting to $1,800 held against her estate. BLACKCOLD. $3,000 a Day Per Man Taken Out at Cape Nome. Seattle, Wash, July 14. The steamer Alliance arrived this morning from St. Michael. Alaska. She is the first vessel to arrive from the mouth of the Yukon this season and brings advices from the newly discovered gold fields of Cape Nome. When the Alliance left St. Michael the season was not far enough advanced to determine the future of the diggings. Prospectors were confident that the country would prove very rich. Colors were found almost everywhere through out the zone, which is 35 miles square, and nearly all available ground has been staked. In some instances there are several claimants to one property. As soon as warm weather sets in and material for sluicing is at hand, the true value of the ground will be known. Pans from two to four dollars are common. Only one clean up has been made thus far. It was that of Oabe Price and Louis Lane on claim No. 8 above Discovery on Anvil creek. Four men shoveling eight days took out $96. 000. Not a shovelful was taken from the bed of the creek. The gold is different from that of the Yukon in that it is quite black, due to iron. It runs about $18 to the ounce. On a claim adjoining Price and Lane, Dr. Kittelson took $4 to the pan. There was a great rush of men from St. Michael Into the district. Town lots are selling as high as $1,000. The Alliance had several passengers and a small amount of gold dust from Dawson. The next steamer to arrive will probably be the Roanoke which was to have sailed from St. Michael June 9. The Alliance brings news of the death of several miners near Cape Nome. Following are the names of six; Joe Fountain. Maynard. Oroteau. Carr. Dr. P.rieham. Burke. All of the above named save Burke were from Holyoke. Mass., and were members of the Roich party. Dr. Brig ham died from natural causes. Carr and Burke froze to death. Out of a party of 100 miners at Cape Nome. 18 severe cases of scurvy have developed during the winter. The stricken men were mostly loaded on sledges and hauled over the Ice to St. Michael for medical treatment. After Tobacco Jefferson City. Mo.. Julv 14. Attornev General Crow today won the first round in a suit to oust the Continental and other tobacco companies from doing business in the state for violation of the anti-trust law. The supreme court overruled a de murrer to the attorney general's petition, and ordered new pleadings fiied by the respondents. INCALLSJNIGIVIA. Politicians in the Dark Concern ing Brilliant Ex-Senator. Doubt Shadows Question of His Candidacy. DODGES THE QUESTION Still Eqnirocates When Driven Into a Corner. First Congressional District Fixers Greatly "Worried. The political attitude of John J. In galls just now is concerning the poli ticians of the First district much more than any of them will admit. Mr. In galls dodges the question of running for congress in this district by saying that he is for Charlie Curtis. There are many men interested in the contest who claim that Mr. Ingalls is Ex-Senator John J. Ingalk, as He the Kansas adopting this as a subterfuge: that he really looks to Shawnee county as the salvation of his boom for congress and for that reason cultivates the friendship of the Shawnees by announcing his friendship for their chosen candidate. Mr. Ingalls has the friendship of many Topeka Republicans but the leaders among them claim they will not give up the fight for Curtis until they are whip ped in the convention. This condition, the Bailey and Broderick people claim they will bring about and suggest that if the Shawnees stand by Curtis they will die in the ditch. Astute politicians and figurers who take some part in the destruction of congealed water in this county say that Ingalls is standing in the shadow of Curtis' boom. That the sarcastic, elo quent and brilliant ex-senator will not now announce his readiness to serve the people but that he will wait until the cards turn against Curtis and that then he will step into the breach and count on a sufficient number of other dele gates, joining with the Shawnees, to give him the nomination. One of the reasons why the politicians want to keep Ingalls down is found in the fact that they believe a term in con gress would place Ingalls in a position to become a formidable candidate for senator to succeed W. A. Harris. It is argued that Ingalls has influence at Washington and by industry could so endear himself to the people of his dis trict that a united support would be given him for the senate whn his con gressional term expired. With Ingalls in congress the people of the state would have there a man who would attract unusual attention and prove an adver tising medium which would be apprec iated all over the state, claim some of Ingalls' supporters. His record would make him popular: his influence would make him strong and his candidacy for the senate would at once become formid able, they say. Men who have a design on Mr. Har ris' place want Ingalls kept out of con gress. Cyrus Leland and his followers in the First district are against Ingalls because the ex-senator claims a new deal is needed in Kansas politics. There are lots of men in Kansas who are mad at Leland and quietly say the sarne as Ingalls does but he is the only one among them who has the courage to come out openly and declare himself. Some men claim that Ingalls'- can didacy for congress would place him in a position to lead the light against Le land. Several politicians who have at tempted this have burned their fingers and later the bridges on their march to get back into Leland's camp. There are many Republicans in the First district who claim Leland is not their kind of a man but they stick to him because he seems to be able to get a good job for a friend whenever he chooses to do so. As he and Ingalls are enemies it is not strange that Ingalls should insist on a new deal while Leland just as stoutly maintains that his methods are all right. As to these two men in the First ''"iiilllill Ml n .psl III district the fight would be an exhibition of political sagacity which would to say the least be wonderful, but the friends of Curtis and Bailey say Ingalls will never get into the race. They claim that he has pledged himself to Curtis and that he can not manage to get away from that promise honorably and in case of a deadlock hope thereafter to gain any support from Shawnee county. The politicians are saying many un kind things about the present attitude of Mr. Ingalls and the suggestion has been made by some of them that the ex senator should stop begging the Ques tion as to his attitude but come out boldly and announce his desire to run for congress if he has any such feel ing. In spite of all the denials and state ments concerning Air. Ingalls' unwilling ness to enter the race for congress the Atchison Globe, whose editor is a close personal friend of the ex-senator, keeps up its enthusiastic editorials favoring the election of Mr. Ingalls as congress man from the First district. Ingalls undoubtedly enjoys the sweat ing process of suspense through which he is putting the First district politicians. TIME TO STOP NOW. Walla Tonka Fake Seems to Have Been Worked to the End. Kansas City, Mo., July 14. A dispatch to the Times from Goodland. I. T., states that William Going, the Choctaw murderer, whose Indian name is Walla Appears Today Ready to Re-enter Political Arena. Tonka, was executed at 2 o'clock yes terday afternoon at Alikchi, in the Choctaw nation. The scene of the re ported execution is over 35 miles from Goodland, the nearest telegraph sta tion. The correspondent reports that the execution took place in spite of a writ of habeas corpus issued bv Federal Judge John R. Thomas at Tulsa, I. T.. and forwarded to the Choctaw sheriff at Alikchi by telegraph and courier the courier being a deputy United States marshal. The writ directed the sheriff to produce Going at South McAlister on July 22. The sheriff is reported to have consulted the judge of the Choc taw court who sentenced the prisoner to be shot, with the result that the Choctaw judge ordered him to ignore the writ and execute the order of the tribal court. The correspondent describes the exe cution as follows: A few minutes before Going was led out four Choctaws appeared bearing a coffin. It was deposited in front of the court house, near where a quilt was spread. The condemned man. supported by Sheriff Watson and a deputy and escorted by 20 light horsemen, marched down the line of spectators. He bade them goodbye. Going then knelt on the quilt blind folded. The sheriff bared his bosom, painting a spot over his heart, stepped back four paces, rested a Winchester across a bench and fired. The bullet entered the breast but missed the spot. Going fell backward and moaned pit eously for an hour before expiring. Water was poured down his throat a number of times to hasten death by strangulation. While the execution was proceeding District Attorney Clay remarked to your correspondent: "We are making history." During the execution the light horse men with Winchesters faced the crowd and kept eyes riveted on the two United States deputy marshals who were pres ent. The latter did not make any effort to interfere after delivering the writ. New Postal Ruling. Washington, July 14. Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden today pro mulgated a ruling permitting the en closure of coin receptacles for subscrip tion purposes with all second and third class mail matter. Their mailing with publications under the usual rate has heretofore been refused. Chase County 0:d Settlers Cottonwood Falls. July 14. The old settlers of Chase county will hold their annual reunion in Scribner's grove Sep tember 15 and 16. An elaborate pro gramme is being prepared. New Geyser Named Dewey. St. Paul, Minn., July 14. The new geyser which recently broke out before the Fountain hotel in Yellowstone Nat ional park has been named Dewey in honor of the hero of the Manila bay. POLITICAL WOES. Dispenser of Patronage is Like a Sheep Among Wolves. Now Trying to Kend Senator IJaker Limb From Limb. HIS FJUGHTFUL ERROR Allowed Senator Harris to Se cure a Few Appointments. Permitted Outside Statesmen to Impose Upon Him. Patronage and the spoils of victory have retired more public men to private life than any other one thing in politics in Kansas and the same subject is the basis for the opposition of many men to the re-election of United States Senator Lucien Baker. One of the things which has caused the politicians to laugh and point the finger of scorn at Senator Baker is of very recent incident, being the fact that Senator Harris, the fusion representa tive of the state in the upper house of congress, was able to secure for his friends three appointments in the army service, while the recommendations of Senator Baker, if he made any, failed to accomplish anything. The appointments which were recom mended by Senator Harris which have been made are as follows: Charles Phillips, Holton, of the Twenty-second Kansas to be a captain in the new regiment organized in the Philip pines. George R. Crawford, Manhattan, Twenty-second Kansas, to a similar po sition. Thomas R. Hayson, Burlingame, Twenty-first Kansas, to a similarposi tion. The Republican politicians in hotel corridors and on street coiners have been criticising Senator Baker for per mitting his associate of opposite politi cal faith to steal this march on him. No one seems to understand the situation and the politicians claim that this is a Republican war and that the Republi cans only should be given the positions. An unfeeling politician suggests that if this be true the Populists and Demo crats had better be mustered out and the Republicans permitted to complete the job which the national administra tion has undertaken. The friends of J. R. Burton and other Republicans who are not in sympathy with the idea of re-electing Mr. Baker have another grudge and it pertains to the patronage which they claim Mr. Baker controlled and should have dis pensed had he not permitted some of his political friends to impose upon him. An example of this is brought forward in the case of T. B. Cunningham who was imported from Nebraska for the work of examining national banks in this state. Cunningham had strong po litical influences but there was no place for him in Nebraska, so the politicians claim, he was unloaded on Kansas and charged to this state in the patronage list when in reality he belongs to Ne braska and in coming to this state kept a Kansas man out of a job. Then the politicians claim again that Senator Baker was buncoed in the ap pointment of R. Mandeisdorf as a stamp counter in the Hall Lithographing of fice, representing the internal revenue department in this city. This appoint ment was made for a period of one year at the urgent solicitation of Congress man Cannon of Illinois. At the expira ation of a year it was to terminate at which time a Kansas man was to get the job. While the Kansas politicians were trying to get together on some one Mandeisdorf was re-appointed and the place has gone to an Illinois man. much to the disgust of the Kansas workers. The one appointment which paralyzed the politicians came in the designation of Major R. W. McClaughrey of Illinois as warden of the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. The Kansas crowd was working early and late to land this place and had se lected Jim Simpson of McPherson for it. They were in Washington but before they reached the president a delegation of Illinois men slipped in and got the place for McClaughrey. The announcement of the appoint ment of this man was a great shoc k to the politicians. They believed a Kan sas man entitled to the place and some of them also criticised Mr. Baker for permitting the transfer of an eastern man to the position of governor of the soldiers' home at Leavenworth. A well known Republican said today: "The work of Senator Baker has not pleased the office seekers and since the Republican party is being kept up for that purpose we must have a man who can get everything in sight for his con stituents." Another said: "These are some of the things Mr. Baker has failed to do. We hope to get a man in the senate who can. while in touch with the national administration, prevent the Populist senator from getting away with some of the good jobs." INSPECT MINES. Penitentiary Coal Diggings Will Be Examined. J. B. Tomlinson, warden of the state penitentiary, held a conference with the executive council last night, at which it was decided to have the state mine inspector examine the penitentiary mines and proceed, upon his recommen dations, to make repairs. Some of the detail concerning the financial transactions necessary at this time in connection with the issue of bonds to be purchased by the school fund to raise the money to pay for the twine plant v.ere also completed. This new enterprise will be opened for bus iness October 1 and will be kept run ning constantly after that time. LAST TO LEAVE. Twentieth Kansas May Not Get Home Till Late In the Fall Replying to Governor Stanley's in quiry as to the time the Twentieth Kansas will leave the Philippines, Rus sell A. Alger, secretary of war first in formed the governor that owing to the fact the Twentieth was next to the last regiment to arrive at Manila, it will probably be the last to leave, about September 1. The governor received last night an other message which follows: "The Twentieth Kansas is now the fourth regiment to leave Manila. It is impossible to fix the day of it depar ture, as this Is entirely in the hand.3 of Gen. Otis. The moment we have definite information it will be communi cated to you." New Charters. The state charter board has author ized articles of incorporation for the following enterprises: The Harvest Home Picnic association of May Day, Riley county. The humor ist who prepared the application gave the capital stock as "nit." The direc tors are L. J. Brethour, S. M. Edgerton and O. M. Osbourn, all of May Day. The Commerical and Farmers' asso ciation. of Everest, Brown county; capi tal stock $100; directors Adam Horn berger. Henry Scharinhausen, Otto Scharinhausen, Fred Hochgrafe, Louis Bechold. and Joseph Berney, all of Ev erest. The Hanlin Mercantile company of Newton, Harvey county; capital stock, $50,000: directors, S. A. Hanlin, Inez M. Hanlin", "J. B. dinger, Anna O. Beachy and C- M. Beachy. DEWEY IN A HURRY. He Declines to Make a Tisit to Constantinople. K 'Mf York, July 14. A Herald dis patch from Port Said says: The United States cruiser Olympia arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Admiral Dewey, who is looking very well and hearty, has been reluctantly obliged to decline the invitation of Min ister StraUss at Constantinople to stay with" him on the Bosphorus as he is anxious to get to New York as soon as possible. Hi has decided to proceed on the Olympia to Trieste where he will make a short stay for a change of air, proceed ing thence to America. DIRECT FROM DEWEY. Admiral Cables Washington Re garding His Plans. Washington, July 14. Secretary Long has received the following cable mes sage from Admiral Dewey: "Port Said, July 14. Secretary of Navy, Washington: Olympia in volun tary -quarantine. As soon as coaled will proceed to Trieste for pratique and re cuperation of officers and men. (Signed), "DEWEY." Inasmuch as he is silent on the sub ject it is assumed that no change has occurred in the health of Admiral Dewey and his men since their depart ure from Hong Kong, when all were re ported well. It is said at the navy de partment that the admiral's reference to "pratique" means simply that he is going to Trieste to get a clean bill of health that will enable him to continue his voyage through the Mediterranean without delays from the health authori ties at the various points. LOSS TO WHITNEY. New York Millionaire's Race Horses Destroyed by Fire- New York, July 14. The fire on the Wil liam C. Whitney estate at Westbury.Jon; Island, last nieht, did not destroy the country house, as was first reported, but burned one of the largest barns. Plucky work by volunteer riremen drove the flames back from the house and the dam age to the structure was comparatively small. The total loss from the fire is estimated at from $60,000 to $70,000, much of this sum being represented by some twenty-live horses, including several of Mr. Whitney's racers, which were burned. P1NGREE HASN'T QUIT. Will Try Again For Municipal Street Cars. Detroit, Mich., July 14. It is reported that Governor Pingree, as soon as the council finally adopts the municipal railway ordinances will bend his ener gies to securing a special session of the legislature for the purpose of providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment to the people permitting the city of Detroit to go into the mun icipal ownership of street railways. Tl)-; governor hopes to get the special ses sion in operation some time before the November elections and announcement of the plan will be formally made with in a few days. The information comes from a close counsellor of Mr. Pingree. The governor has issued a proclama tion to the people calling attention to the efforts of the "enemies of the peo ple" to defeat the 3 cent fares for which he has been struggling for ten years and appealing to them to stand by him in the great contest. The Municipal Street Railway com pany, headed by Governor Pingree, has made a deal with the owners of the lines to inaugurate 3 cent fares com mencing this morning at 6 o'clock and notifies the public that the great bless ing will be permanent unless defeated by the enemies of the people. It is the last play in the great fight to secure the passage of the franchise ordinance by the common council. Three cent tickets will be sold on all lines with universal transfers. BACK TO OLD HOME. Albert Prince, Wandering Minstrel Revisits Old Scenes Albert Prince, who holds a gold medal as the champion whistler and another as the champion mandolin player of the Unit ed States, awarded at the Transmississippi exposition, drifted into Topeka todav. He is known as the "wandering minstrel" and has made a tour of IS states. Mr. Prince spent his early life in Topeka. but left years ago. The city is no longer familiar to him. He is accompanied by Charles McDill, who plays the guit.tr. Mr. Prince will give a concert at the Throop hotel this evening. Grasshoppers In North Dakota Minneapolis, Minn., July 14. Reports were received here this morning by grain men that vast clouds of grass hoppers alighted on the fields in the vicinity of Rolla, N. D., from the Tur tle mountain region. Omaha Taxes Scalpers. Omaha, July 14. Judge Baker in the district court today held that the city ordinance taxing and regulating the business of railroad ticket scalpers was valid. The ordinance provides that the broker shall furnish a bond to the city as a protection to parties who purchase tickets through them. RAIN OFROWERS Greets the Ileturned Oregon Volunteers As They March Throngh the iStreets of San Francisco. THE NOISE AND MUSIC Never Before Equaled In Cali fornia City. Everybody Tried to Out-Do Everybody Else In Doing Honor to the Heroes Prom Manila. San Francisco, July 14. Not since the departure of the regiment of California volunteers for the Philippines have the streets of San Francisco presented suc'a a scene of animation as they did today, nor have steam whistles, cannon and bells created such a rumpus. The cause of the demonstration was the landing of the Oregon volunteers and the California signal corps, preparatory to going into camp at the Presidio and the final mustering out. Great crowds gathered early along the line of march. First in the line was Major Noble, Gen. Shafter's aid followed by the band of the Third artillery. Then came Gover nor Geer of Oregon, and his staff fol lowed by the Californians who shared: the cheers with the Oregonians. Then came the regiment headed by Brigadier General Summer and its band. As the men marched, company C front up the wide etreet they made a splendid appearance. The ambulance bearing the sick and wounded followed, then battery C, of the Third artillery. All along the line of march the men were cheered to the echo and bands hired by individuals played lively music. As the soldiers passed the Pal ace hotel they were deluged with flow ers thrown from the windows by the guests. At the junction of Third, Mar ket and Kearney streets, the crowds were immense and the three morning papers which have ollices on the corner of those streets vied with each other to see which could make the most noise. A curious sight was long streamers of immense fire crackers, which dangleij from the roof of a high building. As the soldiers neared this point, the crackers were lighted and the racket they made was awful. Gen. Shatter and his staff and Gov ernor Geer of Oregon and his staff and many -notable army officers reviewed the parade as it passed up Vanness av enue toward the Presidio. As the men passed the reviewing stand, they cheer ed continuously. When the Presidio was reached the men were given a rest and then com mended the work of going into camp. 'Here they will rest under military dis cipline for two or three weeks. Then the final muster out will take place and they will be sent to their northern homes by train. BOMBS EXPL0DED In Four Different (Quarters of Barcelona. No Serious Damage Done at Any Point. Barcelona, July 14. Four bombs were exploded in different parts of the city! this morning. No serious damage was done but the excitement is intense. The author -.'2 the outrages is unknown. INDIANS DEFIANT. Resist Arrest Por Killing Game Con trary to Law. Etlgmont, S. I)., July 14. Swift Hear, a Sioux Indian, and eight wusrons with sev eral bucks, resisted arrest on Buck creek, Wyoming, for killing game contrary to law. Amo. Demming, oiut y sheriff of Converse county, and po..se left l.ii.sk oti Wednesday wit li warrants for the arrest of the Indians and overtook them al iui' k creek Thursday morn jus. A f ter the read ing1 of the warrants i he Indians refused to g:o with the sheriff and drew ;i lino and told him if he cruss''d t he line thurt would be war and backed li tip with their Winchesters. There was a moment of suspense, the deputies beinji cleuiy out of it, as the Indians were decidedly in tha majority. lining outnumbered, the shelrff went to EJumunt to et help and papers for t3i3 arrest of the Indians in South I.ikui.i, a.4 they had crossed the line. Leputy Sher iff George Miller of Kdt?mont will go out with them with an increased force. Sheriff Demmiii teletjra phe-d the Indian agent at Fine Hide to have a force of: I rid ian police go out to intercept the In dians if they got away from the Kfimmit and Wyoming posse, and it is expect e l that the Indians will be overtaken some where near the agency, as they crossed Cottonwood creek near Rdirmon t n nd art traveling for all they are worth. The In dians have traveled over sixty miles, hut their ponies are still seemingly a" frsh u ever, although the deputies are cert Hi ri they are nearly played out. The Indians went through the shep herd of N. S. Tubb and stole all the herders' bedding" and food. William Brack lost everything he had. DR. LOWIIY EXONERATED. Missouri Dental Association Will Not Oust Him Vote Stood 50 to 13. Kansas City, July 14. By a vote of f.O to 13 the Missouri State IJental associ ation yesterday exonerated JJ)r. H. K. Lowry of the charges preferred against him by Dr. James A. Price, of Savan nah. The charges consisted of those brought out by Miss Martha Smith, in the breach of promise suit tried in the circuit court last winter, and resultim; in a confession of judgment for $25.0W. To satisfy this judgment Dr. Lowry deede all his property to Miss Smith, and the members of the dental associ ation felt that while Dr. Lowry hail done wrong, he had suffered enoug! for it, and should be persecuted no farther. Weather Indications Chicago, July 14. For Kansas: Fair in west; showers and thunder storms in east portion this afternoon and tonight Saturday generally fair; continueJC .warm, southerly winds.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING,, JULY 14, 1899. 01 6asn 103 East Sixth Street. Telephone 425. J. F. GIJCCKJProprietor. THE gr eatest bargain store hi the city. Goods are soli cheaper here than anywhere in the city. Oar retail prices are just what most merchants pay for their foods. There Is Nothing Small About Us. We Give You Premium Stamps. IS lbs Best Granulated Sugar 10 lbs Best Extra C Sugar All Package Coffees, per pkg 35 oz. can C P. Baking Powder 4-Ib pkg Gold Dust Bes Soda Crackers by box, per lb jo lbs Hand-Picked Beans 5 lbs Nice Raisin Cured Prunes 1 lb New Fancy Evaporated Apricots 11 lbs bulk Rolled Oats Wolffs Best Hams, per lb 1 sack Straight Patent Flour COFFEES. All Package Coffees, per pound ...S 1 pound Good Kio Coffee 2 pounds Fancy Santos Coffee 1 pound Mocha and Java Coffee 2 pounds Green Rio coffee SOAPS. 10 bars Silk Soap 10 bars White Russian soap 10 bars Leox soap 12 bars Phoenix soap 15 bars Monday Morning soap 10 bars French Laundry soap 6 bars Ivury soap 6 bars Grand Pa's Wonder soap 3 bars Lava Soap 24 cakes Cocoanut Oil soap MEATS AND LARDS. Dry Salt Meat per pound Sugar Cured Breakfast Paeon Pngar Cured California Hams Wolff Sugar Curerd Hams 3-!b pail Armour's White Label lard 5-lb pail Armour's White Label lard 10-ibpailArmour's White Label lard 1 pound Armour's Lard CANNED GOODS. 1 can 2-lb Standard Tomatoes 2 can 3-lb Standard Tomatoes 1 can 3-lb Iimpkin 2 cans Kaw Valley corn 1 can Cal. 3-lb Green Gage Plums.. 1 can Cal. 3-lb Egg Plums 2 cans Cal. 3-lb Apricots 2 cans California 3-lb Cherries 1 ran Cal. 3-lb Fancy Table Peaches 1 can California 3-lb Pears 3 cans Heinz Baked Beans 3 cans Van Camp's Baked Beans 2 cans 3-lb Boston Baked Beans 2 cans Chipped Beef 6 cans Potted Ham 6 can3 Potted Tongue 2 cans Mustard Sardines, large 7 cans American i Sardines 2 cans Warren's A-l Salmon 3 cans Good Salmon We carry one of the largest stocks in the city and we allow no one to undersell us. In our Meat Department we sell only the best of Presh Meats and at the lowest prices. MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. SOLDIERS' WIDOWS. Fas a la Review Before Pension In vestigating1 Committee. "Washing-ton, July 14. The pension com mittee of the O. A. R. finished its Inquiry here yes ten! ay afternoon and most of its members left the city last night. The committee has been here three days, and during most of the time has been accomp anied by Senior Commander-in-Chief Johnson. Commissioner of Pensions Kvans und a corps of the most experienced em ployes of the bureau have given the most thoroug-h co-operation to the committee, placing themselves and all the official riles at its disposal. Headed by Chair man Brown, the committee called at the AVhite House, and for an hour and a half were engagvU in conference with Presi dent McKinley. Iuriii that time they tnreshed over the whole pension policy, t he discussion comprehending the laws governing the system, the rulings made by both the interior department and the pension bureau for their execution and changes desired in the interest of the gov ernment and of the pensioners. The presi dent paid unusual attention to the delega t on and gave free expression to his views on the subject. Later the body returned to the pension "bureau, whre they spent most of the aft ernoon talking over matters informally wirh the, commissioner. All the old sol diers widows employed In the office were called together to meet the committee, be fore whom they passed in line and ex changed friendly salutations. Late in the afternoon a final meeting of the committee was held in the hotel quar ters, when individual views and recom memlatians were presented and an infor mal consultation held as to the nature of the report to be made. This document will be presented at the Philadelphia an nual encampment of the G-. A. R. in Sep tember. Pending the report Colonel John son, th committee's syjnkeman and "his colleagues declined absolutely to discuss their work or the results of their inquiry. It was admitted, however, that much that has been printed concerning the action of the bureau has been found" untrue. The examination of the tiles has shown a lack of foundation for many complaints that have formed the basis of criticism. It was 1-arned before the committee's departure that when it arrived here it had a mem ormrlum of about thirtv cases in which rulings had been criticised. The papers in th-se cases were sent for in regular rr-ier and. it is said, disclosed suhstan tionallv no foundation for the attacks on the official action on them. Superior Indemnity. Fire, tornado, plate glass steam boiler, employes liability, life and ac cident insurance of highest grade and at lowest rates can be had at the figency at Gossett Blakeley (successors to M. W. Van Valkenburg), Dudley's bank, 519 Kansas avenue. Mother and Babe 1 NONE but a mother knows the pains, anguish and dread that a 1 1 J 7 vbildbmtu And still nearly aU this suf- ieringh unnecessary. The faithful use of I MOTHER'S FRIEND will in great measure overcome every 4 distressing symptom, aad labor itself will I not be a very serious ordeal. Remember that MOTHER'S FRIEND is an ex ternal liniment that softens and relaxes the muscles, and is not a dangerous I compound of opiates to swallow. AsIc your druggist for it or send price J) to I THE BRADFICLD REGUUTOB CO., AUaata, Send for our fre illustrated y bok, "i)or. Baby is Bora." Grocery S l.OO l.OO .10 .15 .15 .05 .25 .25 .15 .25 .11 .85 10 lbs Hand Picked Beans 11 pounds Rolled Oats 2 packages Scotch Oats 4 packages Quail Oats 1 packages Columbian Oats 1 pound Cheese 1 good Broom 2 packages Grape Nuts 2 packages Postum Cereal 1 gallon Pickles 1 dozen Pint Mason's Jars 1 dozen Quart Mason Jars 1 dozen i gallon Mason Jar3 1 gallon jug Catsup 1 gallon jug Mustard 4 pounds Nice Ginger Snaps 6 packages Gloss Starch. 6 packages corn starch 8 pounds Bulk Starch 20 pounds Sal Soda 8 packages Pearline Soda Crackers, by box 2 pounds Pepper 25 oz. can K. C. Baking powder 20 oz. can Good Baking Powder 1 pint bot. Standard Lemon Extract 1 pint bot. Standerd Vanilla Extract 1 quart bottle Bluing 1 pound Horse Shoe Tobacco 1 pound Battle Ax Tobacco 1 pound Standard Navy Tobacco 6 packages Rice Flour 6 packages Potato Flour 4 cans Greenwich Lye 3 cans Lewis' Lye 6 cans 10c Lye 1 package American Health Coffee 1 large pkg. Blanke's Kofeko 1 small pkg. Blanke's Kofeko 3 packages Cocoa Shells 3 cans Syrup 1 large pail Syrup .Jo .50 .15 ,.10 .25 .45 .05 3 large sheets Tanglefoot Fly Paper FOREIGN TRADE REPORT. Comparative Figures on the Business of the Past Two Years. Washington, July 14. The monthly statement of the imports and exports of the United States show that during June the imports of merchandise into the United States amounted to S61.686, 208, of which J25, 881,331 was free of duty. For the year the total imports of mer chandise amounted to $697,077,388. of which over $300,000,000 was free of duty. The exports of .domestic merchandise during June aggregated $a4,828,732. a gain of about $,0o0,000. For the year the exports amounted to $1,227,433,425, a decrease from last year of $4,038,905. The gold imports duringjune amount ed to $3,015,686, a decrease of about $225,000 as compared with June, 18SKS. The gold exports amounted to $20,90?, 327, as against $375,529 for June, 1S9S. For the year the imports of gold amounted to $88,354,603, and the exports to $37,522.0S6. The silver imports during June amounted to $1,917,215 and the exports to $3,843,099. The chief reduction in the value of ex ports during the year is in grain, of which the supply abroad in 1896 was unusually short. The average price per bushel of wheat exported in the fiscal year 1S9S was 98.30 cents, against an average of 74.77 cents in the fiscal year Just ended. The rednetion in the exportation of grain is chiefly in price, the quantity of wheat exported being only about 10, 000,000 bushels less than that of last year. Indeed the reduction in wheat exports is more than offset bv the in creased exports of flour of which the ex ports of 1S99 are about 3,000.000 barrels in excess of those of last year, this in crease more than equalling the reduc tion in the quantity of wheat exported. Corn shows a considerable reduction in quantity of exports, the number of bushels for 1899-being about 34.000.000 below that of 189S, when our corn ex ports were abnormally large because of the shortage in other breadstuff s abroad. TheTe has also- been a reduction of about $'0,000,000 in value of the exports of cotton, also due largely to the re duction in price, the average price per pound of cotton exports in 1898 bein 6.98 cents and in 1899, 5.55 cents The decrease in value of exports of bread stuffs and cotton is thus nearly made up .by the increased exports of manufac tures which seem likely to amount to $335,000,000- irr the fiscal vear ,1899 as against $290,697,654 in IS93, an Increase of about $4.1.000,000. A' VI 0 31 AN Til A 31 P. In Man's Attire Caught In a Railroad Wreck. Kansas City. Mo.., July 14. Three tramps were killed and five others were seriously injured by the wrecking of a freight train on the Chicago Alton road near Glendale. Mo. The body of another man is believed to be at the bottom of the wreckage, which consists of ten car loads of merchandise, hogs and cattle. Perry Curtis, of Atlanta. Ga is the only one of the dead identified. Five were so severely injured that they were sent to the hospital. They are: Pat Gloherty. W. S. Baird and A. G. Baird. all of St. Louis; Ira Furlong Springfield, 111., and J. M. McMahon. Chicago. All of them were stealing a ride in an empty stock car when the train left the track on a. sharp curve. Among these in the car was a woman in male attire. She escaped uninjured. J. W. Priddv can tell you how the Oxygenor enabled him to be at his book store asaia. RAILROAD NEWS. Old Time Rival Roads Unite For Business. Rock Island and Santa Fe to Build a Joint Line FROM KIOWA SOUTII. Through the Indian Country To Fort Smith, Arkv. The Charter Shows Directors of Both Companies Interested. The Rock Island and the Santa Fe Rail way companies, jointly, will soon begin the construction of a new line from Kio wa, Kan., through Oklahoma and the In dian country to Fort Smith. Ark., a dis tance of 450 miles. While the new road will be owned jointly by the two big roads or by their stockholders, rather, it will be operated as a separate system. The ntw line will be known as the Kio wa, Chickasha Fort Smith Railway company. It was granted a charter to day by the Kansas state charter hoard. Its capital stock is placed t i2.(MK),0ct and its directors for the first year are; M. A. Low, A. A. Hurd. E. Wilder. W. Little fieki and Alfred A. Scott. Mr. Tow rep resents the Rock Island interests, while the other four directors are Santa Fe tnen. The deal was fixed up in Chicago a few davs ago ami all the local Santa, Fe men know about it is that that company is interested and they were notified to take steps to secure a charter. Tne charter issued today gives the Kio wo. Chickasha He Fort Smith Railway company the right to operate a system of railway, telegraph and telephones, begin ning at Kiowa, Kan., thence southerly to the Kansas state line, thence southeaster ly through "Wood and Blaine counties. O. T.. through the reservations of the Wich itas, Caddos and allied bauds of Indians, the reservations of the Kiowas. Coman ches and Apaches, passing through the town of Chickasha and penetrating the Chieasaw and Choctaw nations, winding up at Fort Smith. It is denied by the officials interested that this is the tirsi; step towards getting another outlet to the Gulf. They say that the new line is projected for the purpose of tapping the coal fields of eastern In dian Territory and western Arkansits. The opening of this line will bring coal within easy reach of western Kansas, Oklahoma and" Texas and will cheapen the price ma terially. The line will aiso run through a rich cattle and farming country and its promoters believe it will be a prolitable line to the stockholders. The surveyors will be sent out at once to run a survey of the line and it is said that work will be started on the roadbed within sixty days. The Rock Island has also decided to build two more branch lines into the terri tory. One will run from Enid to Tonk awa. a distance of 51 miles, and the other will run from Anadarko to Fort S'll, 35 miles. Anadarko is on the Chickasha ex tension of the Rock Island just built to Mountain View. The Santa Fe is build ing a line from Hunnewell to Tonkawa. When the Rock Island and Santa Fe botn get lines into Tonkawa that will, be a busy little railroad town. DAMAGES BY FLOOD. Santa Fe Loss In Texas Is Estimated by Col. Polk at $150,000. Galveston, Tex., July 14. The general managers of the railroads were wired today for an estimate of the damages sustained by their respective railways by the Brazos river Hoods, and when through traffic would be resumed. Vice President and General Manager Quinlan of the Texas Central answered: "Cannot make repairs and resume through traffic on main line until Fri day. Have made all repairs north of Calvert, and the road north of that point, including all branches, is open for business. Line from Houston to Benchley and from Houston to Austin open for traffic. Cannot give estimate as to damage to road at uresent." Vice President Allen and General Superintendent Maxwell of the Mis souri, Kansas Texas, who have been looking after repairs on their line, ar rived here today. Mr. Allen said: "I wish you would say our entire line is now open to traffic, both freight and. passenger. The worst point on the line was at Brookshire, where we rebuilt a good deal of track that was submerg ed. The old track is still there. We simply went round it. The damage has not yet been estimated." Col. Polk, general manager of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe, says: "I expect to have the line open for through traffic by Saturday. The track in Brazos Bottom between Thompson and Booth is still submerged. Water there has fallen seven inches in the last 24 hours. Two small bridges are to be repaired. However, we have establish ed through service via Houston, and from there to Sealey over the Missouri. Kansas Texas, where we take our main line north. Traffic has been re sumed on all branches except the Na vasota Branch, which was badly dis rupted and will not be in shape for ten das. I see no reason to change my first estimate of the damage. I said it would reach $150,000.'" This gives the railway situation in the flooded districts, with the exception of a few spurs in Brazos county. THE MOKI SNAKE DANCE. Is Strange and Awe Inspiring Santa Fe Will Make Special Rates. The month of August will soon be here and with its arrival will come to at least one race of people the time for holding a feast. It is not a feast in the sense which we American people would designate it; but it is more than a feast to the Mokis who celebrate it. For them it has a sacred, awe-inspiring, suuerstituous meaning, for when they indulge in its celebration they are car.y- ing out a devotional and sacred manner of prayer, petitioning that rain may be forthcoming on the arid fields, that the crops may be abundant and peace and happiness transcend to the people. The feast lasts nine days, and is com posed of countless numbers of super stitious beliefs, customs and incanta tions, which are carried out faithfully every year, the same as they have been celebrated for centuries past. The dance or rather the Snake dance is only the last day of this unique celebration, and is the only part of this weird cus tom that is publicly performed. These people, Indians they are, strange and timid, inhabit the Province of Tusayan in Arizona. They are of a re tiring disposition, and have many times refused civilization and later religious training. They are peculiar in their manners, neat in their way, and very industrious. The men who are usually supposed to be worthless, are hard working people and do all the outdoor work while the women attend to the housework. Naturally shunning out side intercourse and civilization, they as a consequence become ignorant and superstituous, as these two traits are inseparable. The Snake dance takes place generally between the loth and 26th of August; the exact date is announced a few days before the ceremonies begin. The dance occurs in the even years at Oraibi. Ship aulovi and Sichomovi. and in the odd years at Wolfi and Mishonginovi. This year the dance takes place at "Wolfi, and it is considered to be the best and most dramatic when it occurs at Wolfi, as this place offers more advantages for its successful carrying out besides in the number of participants. Although the dance is peculiar and somewhat amusing in the extreme, to the Ameri cans, yet this is in solemn contrast to the seriousness and whole-souled deep feeling on the part of the Mokis. The Snake dance is similar in many ways to all Indian dances yet it is still more interesting and complicated. The Snake dance Is far ahead of any or dinary Indian dance and contains weird features, etc., which go to show the ex traordinary superstituous nature of the Mokis, in addition to the predominating Indian traits. In order to really enjoy and appreciate the Snake dance it must be seen; to attempt to describe it, is to almost attempt the impossible. The in cantations, singing, weird and majestic movements, endurement and contor tions of the body and last but by no means least, the decorations on the bodies of these Indian Snake dancers, are features which must be seen in or der to get the full appreciation of their grotesqueness. The horror which or dinarily might arise is lost sight of in the more fascinating parts of the dance. The place where the dance takes place is a level space, cleared and may be called the dance plaza. At one side is a pile of green cottonwood branches which is called the Kisi, or the place where the snakes are kept in readiness for the dance. The dance begins. A priest en ters and runs quickly to the Kisi. He carries a bag of writhing, crawling snakes, rattlesnakes, bull snakes and arrow snakes, and is soon lost sight of among the green branches. Soon enters the Antelope Priests, a weird uncanny looking crowd, their almost naked bodies painted and streaked with white, a band of white on their chin, stretch ing from ear to ear, a fox skin hanging down from the belt of each and tortoise shell rattles, necklaces, shells and tor toise are festooned about the body, both for the ornamentation as well as the noise that will be made at every mo tion. The Antelope chief leads the party and he wears his sacred insignia across his left arm. Behind him comes the medicine bowl carrier, while following in single file are all the other Antelope Priests, each carrying rattles and march ing with stately strides and graceful movements of the body. Their eyes straight ahead and heads erect. Four times they march around the plaza to the left, each priest sprinkling sacred meal here and there and as they pass the Kisi each one stamps upon a board with a hole in its center which is placed directly in front of the Kisi. The signification of this board is that the hole is the passage into the un derground world, while the stamping on the plank gives notice to the spirits of their ancestors that a ceremony is in progress. After the four times circuit is made the priests line up facing out ward in front of the Kisi. Now the Snake Priests enter. They are even more stately in their move ments than are the Antelope Priests. Their bodies are painted red. their chins blackened and a broad white stripe and their whole body ornamented with bar baric ornaments. They circle the plaza four times, stamping vigorously on the plank as they pass the Kisi, and finally line up before the Antelope Priests who have kept up a continuous noise with their rattles. All is still for a minute then the rattling begins anew and a low humming chant accompanies it. The bodies sway from side to side and they bend forward and backward, in Thymic motion, almost touching the ground, and with their eagle feather snake whips they sweep the air and the earth. Suddenly the snake line breaks up into groups of threes. Again they join in song and more lively dance. Now the groups separately pass the Kisi, and one of the members drops to his knees, thrusts his hand into a small hole in the bower of branches and grasping a snake.quickly rises and holds it squirm ing in his mouth. Each group goes through this performance, after which they all dance around the plaza, four times, to the music of the Antelope Priests, and at the same time going through all sorts of fantastic motions. Finally the snakes are all dropped to the ground and one attendant rushes in and gathers them up in a bundle. Now a. priest, older than the others, advances to the center of the plaza, and outlining a circle on the ground with sacred meal, at the same time placing a quantity of the meal in the center, while the Snake Priests form a circle around the meal. Suddenly the bundle of snakes is thrown into this meal and a wild scramble takes place, each priest grabbing for a snake. As each one gets one, they dart away, this way and that, over rocks, down the trails, far away, carrying the snakes, the messengers to the ram gods, as they call them, back to their native haunts. Finally after all the Snake Priests have gone, the Antelope Priests, begin their stately march around the plaza again, four times they circle to the left, stamping on the board as they pass and finally they file out to their dwel lings and the snake dance is finished. The Snake Priests in a short time re turn, fro to their dwellings, remove all their ornaments and congregate at the edge of the cliff, where the Medicine women have placed great vessels of dark liquid. The Snake Priests drink large quantities of this, which refreshes them after their hard dance. No one but Salako, the head Snake woman, knows what is in this drink or how it is made, for she alone has made it in secret, with mysterious herbs and roots. The liquid is supposed to be an antidote for any poisonous bite that may have been received from a snake. The dance this year is being looked forward to with much interest and without a doubt will have many spec tators. The Santa Fe will make a spec ial low rate to this Snake Dance, thus giving the public an opportunity of witnessing an attraction which is well i worth a trip across the continent. As soon as the exact dates for the dance I are determined upon, they will be an- nouneed and the cheap rates will go into effect. BRAKEMEN WITHOUT JOBS. Result of Supplying Freight Trains With Modern Appliances. Chattanooga. Tenn., July 14. Two hundred brakemen will be at once drop ped by the Nashville, Chattanooga St. Iouis railway, which has supplied the greater part of its freight equip ment with modern air appliances, and will continue the work until its entire rolling stock is provided with the same. This change is made in compliance with a decree of the interstate com merce commission, requiring the rail roads of the country to adopt the a!r brake system, and also to build all cars in the future in accordance with prescribed dimensions. This change will necessitate a decrease in the num ber of brakemen. as under the old sys tem of hand brakes at least three were required to a train. GET THE SEA BREEZES. Rock Island Runs Bath Trains to an Artificial Salt Lake at Hutchinson. There is now located about two and one-half miles south of Hutchinson an artificial salt lake. This lake is made by the overflow from the salt mines and is of about the same consistency as sea water. Bath houses have already been erected at the lake and a club house is p iitiii j Cut Price S MARVELOUS BARGAINS are being offered this week. If you have shoes to buy for yourself or family, take advantage of the opportunity offered by this sale. Hundreds of people are doing so because they can save from 25c to $1.00 on each purchase. Men's Fine Kid Lace Shoes, flf black or chocolate. Ipl.OU Men's Fine Cordovan, g 25 Men's Fine Satin Calf, f Q f at l.OO Men's Chocolate Vici, 2 25 Men's $3.00 Shoes, any style or color, g g Misses' Fine Silk Vesting, Top Tan, J J gQ Misses' Dong. Fat Tip Lace, 1 00 Child's Kid Lace, Kid Tip, 100 Child's Silk Vesting Top, Tan 110 Sizes will be broken on many of the lines tomorrow, early in the day if possible. Q. M. CHAS one of the possibilities talked of. The Rock Island road is running every day "special bath trains," carrying bathers and sightseers to this pleasure resort. The lake at present, although large, will be made considerably larger, in or der to give better accommodations. Who knows but we may yet have a Manhat tan Beach or a Coney Island right here in Kansas. TO FIX CALIFORNIA BATES. Southern Pacing Officials to Confer With Santa Fe Men on a Schedule. Chicago, July 14. Vice President Stubbs and Traffic Manager McCormick of the Southern Pacific passed through Chicago today enroute to New York. It is said that the object of their eastern trip is to confer with the executive of ficers of the Santa Fe, with a view to arranging a traffic agreement between the two roads in advance of the latter line's entrance into San Francisco next winter. LONG POTATO TRAIN. Shipment of 20 Cars Highly Deco rated Leaves the Kaw Valley. The Kaw Valley potato crop is one that causes the railroad agents sleep less nights and during the shipping sea son the valley is overrun with railroad representatives soliciting shipments. The crop of 1S99 will aggregate over 3,000 cars. The first shipment of note consisted of a train of twenty cars destined to New York city via the Santa Fe; In diana, Illinois and Iowa and Star Union line. The train was "bannered" from engine to caboose and will be run through to destination on a special schedule. It left for the east last night. HARVEY HAS A MONOPOLY. Secures the Santa Fe Fating House at Dearborn Street Station, Chicago. Within the past few days, Mr. Fred Harvey has assumed control of the lunch counter room at the Dearborn Street station at Chicago. This now gives him control of all eating houses along the Santa Fe route from Chicago to the Pacific coast. RAILROAD NOTE a Engine No. 196 is on the run between Kansas City and Arkansas City. Engine No. S03 is again at her ac customed place on run No. 5. Engine No. 13, L. T. S. W., Is in the shop for repairs. Engine 522 was tested today and prov ed to be in good order. Mr. F. S. Bennet, immigration agent of the Santa Fe was in. the city yester day on business. General Freight Agent Embry of the Rock Island has returned from a meet ing in St. Louis. The Rock Island road is building a new elevator at Caldwell and also one at North Enid, Oklahoma. Third Vice President J. M. Johnson of the Rock Island is making a short bus iness trip in the wheat growing country. Assistant General Manager Allen of the Rock Island stopped in Topeka to day on his way west on a tour of inspec tion over the road in his private car. The Santa Fe has made a rate of $45 to those who wish to go to Canon Diablo to witness the Moki Snake dance which occurs about the middle of August. Already the Rock Island is making preparations and arrangements for the large crowd which they expect to handle on the G. A. R. excursion to Philadel phia about the first of September. Andrew Lux of the carpenter shop met with an accident yesterday morn ing. While riding his bicycle to work he had a collision with another bicy clist. Mr. Lux is badly bruised up but is able to be at work. Chas. Eccleson of the shops was pain fully hurt yesterday afternoon by an iron bar falling from the top of an en gine and striking him on the head. A bad gash was the result and several stitches had to be taken. The freight business of the Rock Isl and has already assumed such propor tions, that a scarcity of cars is threat ened, and the new crops are hardiy be gun to move. Work is being pushed on a number of new car3 which will be finished in time for the grain movement. A small increase in the coming force of the Santa Fe shops has been report ed. James Johnson, hostler at the round house is the father of a 12-pound boy. John Stafford of the paint shop is the proud possessor of a boy born Tuesday. Thomas Flyn. stone mason on the bridge and building department, has been presented with twins, both boys. We mend and sew on buttons free. American Steam Laundry. Tele. 341. ave You Been? Are You Going? p TO OUR GREAT 'Ladies' Fine Kid Oxfords, jj J Q Q Ladies' Kid 1 Strap Slippers, Q Q Ladies' Kid Southern Butt, 135 Ladies' Black and Tan Cloth. Top Oxfords, 135 Ladies' Kid, Spring Heel Lace Shoes, 135 Ladies' $2.00 Tan, Lace Shoes, 1 75 Men's Tan Oxfords, g Q Men's Fine Kid Oxfords, black and tan, ISO Misses' and Children's Low fC C( f7 C p" Shoes and Slippers, at.. faJ, UU, I ill CO. BUSINESS ALLIANCE. Between English and American Capitalists InTolving Millions of Capital For Investment in China. GOVERNMENT BACKING Is Sought at "Washington Is Secured In London. Leading Financial Concerns of Both Countries in It. New York, July 14 The Tribune says: A business alliance of American and English capitalists has been recently formed which is of unusual interest and importance, because of the leading posi tions held by these men on both sides of the Atlantic; because of the many millions of dollars involved in it; be cause the United States government is about to be asked to give the compact official sanction and moral support; be cause England has already formally ap proved it and because the field of its operations is beyond the jurisdiction of both nations. Announcement of this alliance was made yesterday by F. "V Whitridge of the firm of Carey Whit ridge, wno now fills the place left vacant by the death of ex-Senator Calvin S. Brice.as chairman of the executive com mittee of the American China develop ment company. The company is one party to the agreement and the other is the British and Chinese corpora tion. This makes a combination of the most powerful capitalists in the world, the field of their activities is China. Tne concessions which ex-Senator Brice se cured from the Chinese government for the American-China Development com pany consist of the right to construct a railroad 750 miles long from Canton to Hankow; exceedingly valuable coal mining concessions and other industrial franchise of less individual but great aggregate value. The British company had a contract to build an eighty mile railway from Canton to Kowloon, on the sea coast. The two resolved to pool their undertaking and their profit. The British company apparently got the bet ter of the bargain, but their ability to sell Chinese bonds in the money mar kets of Europe exceeded the ability of the American company to sell Chinese bonds in America or anywhere else to such an extent that the advantage is only apparent. The American company's engineer, W. Barclay Parsons, of this city, has com pleted the survey of the railway line from Hankow to Canton and an agent of the syndicate is now in Shanghai. He reports that the negotiations at Pekin have reached a critical stage and there is a disposition on the part of the Chinese government, represented by Sheng Tagen, director of railways, to avoid fulfilling its part of the contract. This is the cause for appealing to our government for moral support. Mr. Whitridge asserts that Lord Rose bery has already instructed the British ambassador in China to treat the con tract acquired by tho American com pany and shared witn the English com pany, as if it were a British contract and to urge the Chinese government to fulfill its terms. The American com pany sent Mr. Parsons to Washington to make a formal request that the gov ernment of the United States take a similar stand. Such a demand upon the United States government is probably unprecedented. The British and Chinese corporation, limited, is a syndicate composed of the most powerful financiers in Great Brit ain; among others Messrs. Adolph von Andre, Arbuthnot Brothers, Baring Brothers, Sir John Barry, the eminent engineers, the Hong Kong and Shang hai bank, Messrs. Jardine, Mattheson He Co., Ernest Casse, the China and Japan bank. Sir Auckland Colvin, Gibbs Brothers, Sir Sand Dawes, Harabro Sons, the London and New Zealand Ex ploration company, the Mercantile In vestment company, Charles Morrison, Henry Oppenheim, H. Osborne, O'Hagh, 'III IM ?1 j i Come 629 Kansas Ave. A the Railway Share Trust, Lord Roths child. Sir Thomas Southerland. Henry Parmure Gordon, S. S. Gladstone. Sir Marcus Samuel, the Sassones, John Watter, the lord mayor and other people of well known standing. The American-China Development company includes Kuhn, Loeb Co., Morton, Bliss Co., Central Trust com pany, H. C. Koster, of J. P. Morgan Co., Chase National bank. First Na tional bank, John Hegeman, president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany, Marcelous Hartley, of Hartley Graham. J. Donald Cameron, of Penn sylvania, Henry Wolcott, Hugh J.Grant, Moore Schley, Carnegie Steel com pany. Arthur Sewall of Maine, C. C. Griscom of the International Naviga tion company, E. D. Adams, representa tive of the government bank of Berlin, for America, the Rockefellers, Manhat tan Trust company, some members of the Vanderbilt family and others of equal standing. A Herald special from Washington says: While President McKinley will take all necessary steps for the protection of Americans and their interests in China, there is no likelihood that he will join with Great Britain in coercing the Pekin government to give extraordinary conces sions to American and British citizens. A high oflicial said regarding the mis sion of W. H. Parsons to ashinton. that the administration had no intention of combining with Great Britain or any other government in the interests of its citizens. Naturally the president stood ready, he said, to afford all reasonable and lawful protection to Americans in for eign countries, and Mr. Parsons would undoubtedly receive this assurance. It has been the policy of the adminis tration not to advocate any special Amer ican industry to the Chinese government. Instructions sent to the American minis try at Pekin some time ago "in the ad vancement of American enterprises in China and the efforts made in their be half with the Chinese foreign office." said: "But you should 'be cautious in giv ing what might be understood as this government's indorsement of the financial standing of the persons seeking contracts with that of China. Broadly speaking, you should em-ploy all proper methods for the extension of American commercial in terests in China while refraining from advocating the projects of any one linn to the exclusion of others." It is there fore unlikely that the railroad syndicate in which Mr. Parsons Is interested will receive any more consideration or protec tion than any other American enterprise in the Celestial empire. IT HITS CALIFORNIA. Reductions of Tariff on Citrus Fruits Is Opposed. Los Angeles. Cal., July 14. The Chamber of Commerce has adopted a set of resolu tions, which will be forwarded to Presi dent McKinley, protesting vigorously against the proposed 20 per cent reduction in tariff rates on citrus fruits from Ja maica. West Indies. The reduction, the resolutions set forth, would be of irrepar able injury to California and would be tha entering wedge for other countries to se cure similar reductions which would work injurv to many industries in the United States. A similar resolution was passed by the Southwest Congress, which closed its first session yesterday. Burlington to Extend to Utah. Chicago, July 14. Omaha advices say that railroad men west of the Missouri river believe the Burlington lines will be extended within a short time to Salt Lake City. Right of way men of the Burlington are said to be buying up a right of way and depot grounds in Salt Lake City, the statement being made that they have spent $150,000 in buying real estate in that city for terminal purposes. The plan is said to be to ex tend the Nebraska, Wyoming West ern branch of the Burlington system through to Utah. Rock Island May Extend. Guthrie, O. T.. July 14. The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad company may build an extension from Chickasha southeast 100 miles to Paul's Valley. It has made a proposition to the people of Chickasha agreeing to construct the line if the city will assume all right of way damages. The road, if extended, will pass through valuable coal fields, and would be the means of giving Chicka sha much cheaper coal. Vacation For Mr. Dutcher. Mr. Louie Dutcher, foreman of the tin shop is making arrangements to spend his vacation in Colorado. He will be accompanied by his wife and will leave here in time to attend the Masonic cere monies at Pike's Peak, after which they will spend two weeks in sightseeing be fore returning to Topeka. Mr. Dutcher is quite a lodge man, belonging to sev eral ordersbesides the Masons. Years of suffering relieved in a night. Iitching piles yield at once to the cura tive properties of Doan's Ointment. Never fails. At any drug store, &9 cents.

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If '1 t i WE MUST REPEAT. When Everytody in Topeka Tells the Same Story. It Is hard to say new things about tKan's Kidney Pills. They cure the lame and aching back, the sufferer from kidney disorders and the troubles of. those whpse urinary organism is wrong- in Its action. That they do this Is so easy to prove that not a vestige of doubt remains. Public endorsement of local citizens is easily proven. Read this case: Mrs. A. W. Wells, of 613 Chandler Street, says: "For three or four years 1 was troubled with kidney trouble.. The heavy, bearing- down aching through xny loins and across the small of my back, was frequently so bad that I rould only stand for a short time. When I caught cold I suffered severely and the pain extended up into my head and almost set me wild. I doctored and took a grat many remedies but ob tained nothing but transitory relief. I frot a box of Doan's Kidney Pills from Rowley Snow's drug- store and the lier.'-flt received from the treatment rendered my back and kidneys better than they had been for a long time. I take pleasure in recommending a rem edy from which. I derived such satis factory results." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. Price T0 cents. Mailed by IVjster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, X. T., soie agents for the U. S. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. WHEN You cet tired of exper I II M f Ul!eUllIl Willi JldlCL '-.1 P t njeo.cines, try Jtl l it TOMCTACLETS imenting wiia patent The Greatest Tonic for the Blood, Skin -?-jr and Nerves. Not a patent med'eioe nor a cure all. but th prescription used by Dr. I?nc Xew Xon i'n.ompson during forty yeirs of suc cess as a specialist in the treatment of tiiseasrrs of t.Te H!.x)d. Skin and Nerves. Put no ninety tablets in a box davs tr-a:men:i for CO cents. Honey refunded If not henetited. Tr.e Dr. Thompson Medicine Co., sola proprietors. Chicago Til. If your druggist does not keep them, Ei'. l 50 cents in stamps to F. P. Kbbiii3, Wes.era Ar., Topeka, ans. W. R. WEIBLE, Carpenter. Repairing Promptly Attended to. 117 Xt 1th. St Tele. 78J Wl-i on O fi oc? Hi XnlaA USE Kohl's Rheumatism Cure NOT THE KISSING BUG. Scientific View of the Peculiar Affection Washington. July 14. Dr. Irving C. Hosse of ;h:s city says that the so-bailed 'kisinsr bur' is no: responsible for the rA-rri of swulien lip that have been attrib-iiite-i to it. He sa ys that the swollen l:ps are du- to a nervous affection of the F-cin to waich persons are specially sus rpiible atjut this time of year, wnn b-r-ris and shell tish. puch as crabs, produce certain disarrangements of the disresrion. The trouoie is not at all new, he says, f r he has treaie-d cases of it for many vears. He has sen it not only in the Vnited States, but in other countries, one of the most severe case.- bein- that of a lady in France, whose bed was protected Vy a mosquito net. but who awoke in, the morning with a very badly swollen face and throat. He says that when the hu man system is in such con-. ri ion as to make it suscept ible to the nervous affec t ion of which he speaks it is quite prob able that the bite a mosquito or other Insect which oriinarly would produce no such effect misrtt produce the swp;,in?. H said he had talke J with sever i! r.hv siclans who had treated s.-rai'.e.i kis"s:na: bup bit t h summer and had thus far f a i I d to r: n-.i a s i n e le ca se in w h c .1 the evidence was at jiii conclusive that there h.ad been any bite whatever. He s.iii that Lr. Joseph C-.lins of the Post Grad uate School of Medicine in New V.rk had written a peper a year asro on the same nervous affection on the skin that is now iLScrioed to the kissing bu REPUBLICANS COXFER. Possibility Suggested of Gen. Greene Succeeding Secretary Alger. New Tork. July 14 rjnv. Roosevelt cam ud from Oyster Bay this morn inff. lot.'ked over his personal and busi ness affairs in New York city and at 1 o'clock joined Senator Piatt. Gen. Fran cis V. Greene and D'u?r!as Robinson. Mr. Roosevelt's brother-in-law, at luncheon at the Lawyers' club. It looked today as though New York state was to have a place in President McKinley's cabinet. Whether it is to te Gen. Greene or another is not at the moment known. Whether or not Gen. Greene is to be rut forward as a possible candidate to succeed Gen. Als-er. as secretary of war in Mr. McKinley's cabinet is one of the questions which the- president himself and certain other trentlemen will de termine, and they will do this, it wa3 said, without reeard to newspaper com ment unfavorable to the McKinley ad ministration. Major General Francis V. Green was this ninrnir.s asked whether he had yet received any official intimation that his name had been suggested to President McKinley. "I best to be excused from any discus sion of the subject," was Gen. Greene'3 reply. Colored e2 ill Splotches. Mr. H. L. Myers, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark. N. J., says: "I contracted a terrible blood disease which broke out into sores all over my body. I spent a hun dred dollars with doctors but grew worse instead of better. Many tlood remedies were also used with, no effect, until I decided to try S.S.S. This remedy seemed to get at the Eeat of the disease and cured me completely and permanently." (Swift's Specific) is th only cure for Contagious Blood Poison no other remedy can reach this terrible disease. Book on self-treatment mailed free by iwiU peQia Company, Adnata, G. Blood STIRREDB0ST0N. City Placarded With Denuncia tions of the War. Anti-Imperialistic League De nies Authorship. SATIRICAL CIRCULAR. President Referred to as Em peror of Philippines. To Drape in Crape the Goddess of Liberty. Boston, Mass., July 14. Eosto-n Is pla carded witii circulars of an anti-imperlal- ist. stamp. There is great, excitement here. The famous Anti-Imperialist ieaue Is charged with issuin.ar them, but Secre tary Winslow denied them. Edward At kinson is charged wUh the authorship. Tiiis i3 the circular: "Memorial exercises! Republic over thrown! Empire arisen! "Order of exercises "1. Irape in crap the Goddess of Lib erty, zhf statues and portraits of the sign ers of the teciarat:on of Independence and the leading sympathizers in Kngiand; aiso e ica president of the repuil;o. and Vebst-r. Ciay. Hiaine. Sumner, L.opan and such others as the commute: in cnarge may select. After the aboe exercises the por traits of the leaders of the imperial party, including Senator Hanna, Secretarv Al Ker, Senators Piatt and Penrose. Gover nor Tanner. Havemyer. Rockefeller, Whitney. Pierpont Morran, VanJerbilt and others shall be decorated in a manner to denote that they are the dominant power in the American empire, and the successors of above mentioned individuals who stood for a republic. "3. The head of the government shall have accorded to him the title of his of fice. President of the United States and Kmperor of the Philippines. 't. Ther shall be rud the Ear-on reso luTi'"r: and the names of those who voted f'T and against it, and those who abstain ed from voting. There snail also be read t ne Masma Charter, the Kill of Rights, the T'eclaration of Independence and the preamhie of the constitution of the United St a tes. together with se lotions from the s-miments of the champions of a repub lican form of KoVframent. The f retro-in- papers, to ether with a brief history of the downfall of the principal republic o f the w or Id. shah be i nc 1 osed in a suit able receptacle, scaled, there to remain until the republic of the United States is restored or until a dissolution wrought by the asres shall leave no trace of the re ceptacle or its contents. "Z. There shall be placed In frames and huns- up a copy of Kmperor McKinley's proclamation to the subject people in the Philippines, together with a copy of the last proclamation of the King of Snain to the Cubans, a copy of the proclama tion of the Empress of India to n-ar sub jects, an.l a cnpy of the proclamation of t he Emperor Tarius to those whom he ruled. There snail also be included a Ldl of sale of the Philippines from the Kiin, of Spain to Emperor McKinley: also the speech of the new Kmperor of the Philip pines at the Boston banquet, the explana tion of ex -Governor Long- and the reply of ex-Governor Boutweil. "The ostensible rulers in each political part y in which there is a big- campaign fund are the men who stand at the'head of the organization in each of the several s:ats, but the rMl lea irs are the bosses in the states which furnish the immense campaign funds. In the Imperial party ot" the United States. th he? 1 of the partv in Ohio is Hanna; in Miehisran. Alsrer: in Pennsylvania. Penrose; in West Virginia, Elkins, and 1:1 Illinois. Tanner." BOY SUES FOR DAMAGES. Says a Confession of Triple Murder Was Secured by Intimidation. Montgomery. Ala.. July 14. A sensation al suit has been filed against the city of Montgomery by young John Brown, the 10-year-old boy who was arrested here last week charg-ed with being Tommy White, and with murdering hi3 father and disembowelling and killing- his mother and shooting his ster to death some two weeks ajro, near Athens. Ala. According to reports afLer his arrest, the boy made a confession of the several rourjers, tell ins: of cae details of the crimes. The day a::r the boy's confession was published the chief of police here received a ietter from the authorities at Athens denying that su.'n a crime as the boy had confessed to ha 1 bec-n committed in that countv. When confronted by this letter the hoy reverse! nis story anl said a policeman had put tne wor-ls of the confession in his moath. ar.d had threatened to conline him in a dark dungeon unless he confess.l to the crime: that he made the statement he h i.l ma le under the. influence of intimida tion and threats. It has since developed that the boy has lived a'.l of his life thirty miis north of tnis city anl has never been near Athens. He has now ri!ed suit ag-aint the city for rlamasres t his character to com pensate him for unwarranted imprison ment. The police emphatically deny the charges of intimidation. CAN'T HOLD TWO PLACES. Milwaukee PostofSce Clerk Cannot Servo Nation and City. Milwaukee. "Vis., July 14. Postmaster StiiLman said last night tnat John J. Gre:?- i ory would either have to resig-n from his I p'ition as money order clerk or from his j newly acquired position as secretary of i th- city tire and police commission, as the I government would not permit him to hold both j'.bs. 'ireg-.-ry is working for T'nc'.e Sam at $1. 2' a yar and holds his position undr vi u service. ne nas just De-:-n maoe sec retary ol the fire arid police board, which pays but $0 a ye ir. Put the duties are nominal and the political influence of the pu-ition considerable. This a-bis another embarrassment to Mayor Rose's already racher larije bunch. The commission was reorganized for the purpose oL ousting- i-rank Harry and put ting Gregory in. This was accomplished with so much friction that it has stirred up a deal of bad blood, and now ennvs th3 announcement that Gregory will be f'-ree-a to unit, as h would not" willingly Kive up his 51.V position under civil serv ice for tne other small salary. CATTLE FOU CUBA. Mammoth Live Stocic Deal Completed in Texas. Kl Paso Tex., July 14. W. J. Cox of the firm of Cox Kavser, cattlemen of Colo rado, is in the city. Mr. Cox some months ago mad one of the largest deals in live stock, thn has eve-r l'r-ri clod in this country. He and his partner contracted for :1.:,m head on the ran -ht-s in northern Chihu ihu i. mostly the Trraza esta'f. Some 10aV hoa l were to shipped to Colorado over the Mexican CVntraljHnd the rest over the Sierra Madre lne. i hey wre to be taken norm to feed before marketing, owing- to the se-vt-re q,i.,ran:ine restrictions which have teen established by Colorado and o:her states. However, it is impossible to ship the cittle to these states at present, and t;jey nvjst have a new outlet. Accordingly Mr. Cox will soon take four cars of catile to Cuba by way of New r ians. :ha cattle bein brought through the I"nited States in bon 1. An effort Will be m.id to open up a regular market, and it the attempt is successful, shipments to L.uo and .rto Rico will be heavy. Kl Paso i interested in the new enterprise and Wil follow results closely. Going; on: Payne's. .Bargain sale shoes. Your collars and cuffs will be finished with a smooth edge if sent to Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 V. Sth St. lais week, bargain shoes. Payne's. SCANDAL IN BERLIN. Ex-Vico Consul General Day in a Money Affair. Berlin, July 14. Strenuous efforts are being made both here and in Washing ton tp hush up a scandal in the con sulate general in this city. It is said that last spring Consul General Mason upon assuming orrice found affairs of the office considerably tangled, and it has just become known that the bonds men of Charles H. Day, vice consul under the late Consul General Julius Goldsclimidt, last May sent Consul Gen eral Mason 9,5'jO marks in settlement of a claim. Iay is the son of a Wash ington lawyer and a relative to ex Secretary of State W. R. Day. About eight years ago he was appoint ed consular clerk, and GoidsehnudL was forced to appoint him vice consul in March, 1S9S, when Goldschmidt left on a tour of inspection of consulates. Soon after his return he died, his death oc curring in November. Thus from March, lsys, till February, ISai. Day had prac tical charge of the orrice. In December, lsyT, an American named Kurtzmann committed suicide here and left an estate of 9,5oO marks. His mother and heiress was in Russia, and so Day in formed the local authorities. In March, lsKf, after Consul General Mason had taken charge of the office, Mrs. Kurtz mann's representatives asked"young r vvin Goldschmidt why the estate had not been transferred. Day was absent on a vacation, and young Goldschmidt consulted Consul General Mason, and an investigation followed. Day, upon being questioned, said he was greatly surprised that the money had not al ready been paid, and produced a slip of paper purporting to be a letter press copy ot a typewritten receipt for the estate given him by Goldschmidt. The signature might possibly be accounted for by a letter press copy on two sep arate sheets, thus giving an original on one and a duplicate on the other. He stated when asked for the original that It was lost. Mrs. Kurtzmann was here In Decem ber. ls9S, and stated that Day had loan ed her 200 marks to go home on. It is also said Day tried to induce Harper, a clerk, that he (Harper) had written a receipt on a typewriter for Goid echmidt to sign, but Hasper refused to do so, but stated that he told Kurtz mann's attorney, when asked for the money, that the funds were not avail able, as the papers had been sent to America with the late Consul General Goidschmidt's; however, they were still iiere. It is stated that Day offered to com promise the matter, charging that the Goldschmidt estate should bear half the amount and he would then pay the other half, but this offer the Gold schmidts refused. Then Day resigned his position in the consulate general, and it is understood that he has never settled the amount except through his bondsmen, and other accounts of his with the department are said to be still unsettled. He is now engaged in manu facturing business of a phonograph company. Day admitted that his bondsmen paid the Kurtzmann claim, and would dis cuss nothing else relative to the con sulate affairs. PLAGUE IN LOUISIANA. Quarantine Begun Deer Found Dead of the Charbon Disease. New Orleans, La., July 14. The char bon plague, instead of dying out, seems to be increasing in many sections of the state. Yesterday the board of health of Plaquemine held a meeting and quar antined the parish against all points infected with the disease. The quaran tine prevents the bringing in of any horses, cattle or fowls from suspected localities. The hunters of the state are greatly worried, for information is com ing in from all sides regarding the death of big game from the disease. A deer was found near Bayou La Eranche which had died of charbon. A moss picker near "Promised Land" found one deer and six rabbits under one tree. Two alligator hunters at work between Freniere and Bayou Desire found twenty-five deer dead. A strange feature reported In con nection with the plague is that buzzards wiil not touch carcasses which are in fected. When a cow dies of charbon, the carrion birds gather around the carcass, but Hy away without eatir.g it. BOYD'S CADETS. Good Words For the Young Ladies by Belleville Paper. Major Boyd's girl cadets celebrated the Fourth at Belleville and the Bellevillu Freeman speaks of them in this way: I'At the berinmng' of the Spanish American war this company of young la dies was organized by Major Boyd, an oil soldier and a citizen of our town, with t he purpose in view of gaviner enttTtain ments and raising- funds for the relief of sick and wounded sold iers. As the war collapsed tney conceived the idea of per petuatinjj their organization and attend int? the national gathering's that mig-.ht C' !me within t heir rach. They were in-vu-d to Omaha by .Manager Ciarkson of the exposition, and attracted attention that give them a national reputation. In April they attncid the state encampment of the i. A. K. and were indorsed by thut body in resolutions an l the posts of the state were rTj nested to ass is t t hm fi n ancialiy in their efforts to attend the na tional encampment at Philadelphia in S-p-t ember. The Fourth of Juiy eommirtee. at this place determined to get them here as an at traction and paid their expenses. The committee and tne people were well paid, as the ladies, by their tin appear ance, expert hand lin tr of their rtf.es. pre cision of step and lady-like manners, won the gO'-d will of the entire community and wont a w a v with the be s t wishes of a The O. A. R. post of this city and th R. C. gave tnem a handsome reception and the la lies returned to their homes voting" FeHevilie the best town !n the state. Their appearance at the hea.1 of the Kansas delegation q.. A. R. at Phila delphia will make a mark for Kansas and add to the luster of if name. Major P.ovd was abiy seconded in command of the company by First lieutenant Mrs. A lice liar tei I. a lisrht complected, petiie I i -r lady who swung a small sword and erave commands with the grace and d-nhsion of a veteran. Their u n i forms were lisrht blue, tr:mmed in whi. regulation cans and bicycle boots. Thy were vry at tractive and were highly commended for their appearance and line evolutions." Cray as Can bo Deferred Premature gray hair usually are the ejects of carelessness. It the scalp is keot free oi dandruS and properly nourished and strengthened, gray hairs would be un usual before the age of forty or forty-five. There is r:0 remedy in existence that will res-tore color to gray hairs but the Hair Grower and Scalp Cleaner, if applied according to directions contained in each package, wiil positively defer gray hairs until nature compels their appearance. There are today thousands of American men and women who have revived the dying energies of their hair through the faithful use oi these simple and natural remedies. Sold by leading dealers. Bathins Suits Here": MEN'S 75c BOYS -.65c The Q Convinccs us that the people will go where they KNOW 'bofcfced- sales. This sale is a necessity, Have you been at this Great Sale? If not, make Tomorrow, Saturday, the Day. LOOK AT THESE PRICES. We will refund your money if you can match these Great Values at 1-3 more. Similar reductions throughout the whole store. Boys' Crash and Duck J WASH PANTS, Sale Price, Boys WASH Sale Price, 10c ALL CLOTHING REDUCED FROM 35 TO 50 Important Notice. These prices are for Cash only. The purpose of this sale is to furnish the present needs for cash and no goods will be charged at these prices. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT BROOKLYN. Score by inniags: TL IT. E. St. Loui3 0 0 0 1 0 0 S1 08 12 1 Brooklyn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 02 7 2 Batteries St. Louis. Powell and Criger; Brooklyn, Hughes and lirim. AT NEW TORK. Score by innings; R IT E Xw Tork 0 0000033 0 12 T Pittsburg- 0 o 0 0 2 0 4 0 3- 15 0 Batteries New York. Seymour ani Orady; Pittsburg, Tannehiil and Bower man. AT PHILADELPHIA. Score by innings; R. IT. E. Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 Philadelphia 1 1 002 1 5 12 3 Batteries Cleveland. HagSey and Schre consrost; Philadelphia, Frazier and Mc Farland. AT BOSTON. Score by Innings: Chicago 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 09 14 2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 J 11 1 Batteries Chicago. Garvin and Dona hue; Boston, Lewis and Bergen. WESTERN LEAGUE. AT KAN S A3 CITY. Score by innings: I i J 1 E. Kansas City 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 5 1 Uetroit 2 0002000 4 7 3 Batteries Gear, Egan and Wlison; Gas ton and Shaw. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Scor by innings; It. IT E- Minneapolls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 7 4 Columbus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 9 0 Batteries Parker and Fisher; Cross and McAuley. AT ST. PAUL. Score by lnning: R. K E St. Paul 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 04 6 3 Buffalo 0 0000000 00 3 7 Batteries Katoli and Spies; Hastings and Diggens. ATCHTSOX 13: EMPORIA 5. Emporia. Kan.. Ju!v 14. Poor playinsr by the Emporia team and the tremendous batting- on the part-jif Atchison resulted in an ignominous defeat for the Yellow Kids. The features of the same, besides the poor pitching of Inerram. were two home runs by Holland for the visitors and a home run by Ingram. Score: R- H. E. Emporia 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 7 2 At.-hison 3 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 013 12 4 Batteries EmporU, Ingram and 'War ner; Atchison, Davis and Loman. AT ARKANSAS CITY. Arkansas Citv. July 14. The Arkansas City Gravs piavei the Chilooco Indian base ball "team and succeeded in winning a hard foug-ht pame by a score of S to 5. The Indian team is made up of Indians who axe attending the Chilocco Indian school and thev are n match for almost any a'mateur team in Oklahoma. Score: R. H. E. Chilocco 0 0032000 05 fi 5 Arkansas Citv 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 S S 6 Batteries Chilocco. Croczer and Baine; Arkansas City. Owen and Brandt- Card of Thanks. Mrs. Isaac Betts and daughters wish to express their thanks to A. O. TJ. W. lodge Xo. 1SS, and friends and neig-hbora for the help and sympathy they mani fested in our last affliction and bereave ment in the loss of a. beloved husband and father. Special Low Kates to Pittsburg and Boston. Via Lake Shore Michigan Southern Ry. One fare for the round trip from Chicago. Return limit August 31st. Pittsburg tickets on sale August 1st, ind 3rd, 4th and 5th. Boston tickets on sale August 11th and 12th. Further infor mation may be had by addressing B. P. Humphrey. T. P. A., Kansas City, Mo. or F. M. Byron, G. W. A.. Chicago. A. i. Smith, G. P. A.. Cleveland. No Hiding Necessary. The Ottawa depot of the Santa Fe is so near Forest Park, attendants do not require conveyances of any character. Round-trip tickets $1.59, on sale July 15 2s, inclusive, limited to July 31. Low Kates to tbe East. Tour attention Is directed to the ex ceptionally low rates in effect this com ing season to nearly every prominent point in the east. Never before has such an excellent opportunity been afforded for a summer vacation tour, or for visiting friends in the east. We mention below a few cf the places to which greatly reduced rates have been made. The Union Pa cific is the line that will give you the best service to any of these points. Richmond. Va.. July 13-16. Rate One fare, plus S2.10. for the round trip. Indianapolis. Ir.d.. July 0-23. Rate Ore fare, plus $2.00. for the round trip. For full information as to dates of sale and limits on tickets, time of trains, etc.. call on F. A. Lewis, city ticket agent, or J. C. Fulton, depot agent. See how J. T. Pattison. sanitary ser geant, is being cured by the Oiygenor. Lowest prices on rubber tires. Rehk opfs Carriage worsts, 207-209 W. Sixth. THE CONTINUED DAILY CROWDS AT THE ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE reatest of all C and we must raise a large sum by 40c SUITS, Boys' 25c BROWNIE OVERALLS Tomorrow Only, Sale Price, 15c I5c 6O4-6O6-608 KANSAS AVENUE. SEE THE BIO "HUB SIGN OVER THE DOOR. "Where Dreyfua Will Be Tried. From the New York Tribune. Inasmuch as Rennes, the ancient cap ital of Brittany, is the headquarters of the old aristocracy of the west of France, a caste which is reactionary in its political ideas, bigoted on the subject of religiun. fanatic in its hatred of the Jews and irreconcilable in its antagon ism to everything that pertains to re publican institutions, it is difficult to understand why the French government should have chosen this city of all oth ers in France for the retrial by court martial of Captain Dreyfus, brought back to France for the purpose from the terrible Devil's Island. It is inevitable that the officers stationed there and forming part of the court martial should be subject to the influence of the local aristocracy and gentry upon which the cnilttary element is compelled to rely for social relaxation and intercourse. This being the case. Dreyfus stands far less chance of securing a fair and equitable hearing there than if the trial were to take place in Paris. Rennes, which is a strange medley of modern and of ancient France, bears a distinctly aristocratic stamp. Its streets in the old as well as in the new quarters of the town are lined by stately man sions, with huge portes-cocheres and immense windows, such as one sees in the aristocratic Faubourg St. Germain, at Paris. At Rennes, also, the terri torial nobility from all the surrounding countries establish themselves for the winter season, after having spent the summer and autumn at their country seats and chateaus. The whole city bears an intensely dignified and stately aspect, and there Is nothing to suggest that frivolity which, one is accustomed to associate with the French character. The mixture of the old and new at Rennes is due to the fact that during the last century two-thirds of the city was destroyed by fire. The older part is very old the cathedral, for instance, having been begun as for back as the twelfth century. King Henry VII of England presided over meeting of the English parliament at Rennes, and it was near Rennes too, that the French hero, Bertrand du Guesclin, routed the English and performed some of the greatest acts of valor. The celebrated Madame de Sevigne made it for a time her home, and from here she dated many of her famous letters. ITp to the time of the revolution Brittany as a more or less independent duchy enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy and had a parliament of its own, which sat at Rennes. It is in the palace formerly occupied by the Brittany parliament that the court martial of Captain Dreyfus will take place. It is a rather grand and pompous edifice, designed in the reign of King Louis XIII, by the Architect Debrosses, and in its aspect it recalls to mind the Pitti Palace at Florence. It is adorned in Italian fashion with pilas ters and colonnades, as well as with statues of Breton lawyers and judges, while the roof is decorated with balus trades and all sorts of fanc'.ful gargoyles and waterspouts of most fantastic de sign. Nowadays it is occupied as the Palace of Justice. Its interior decoration Is the work of Jouvenet, Krard, Coypel and Ferdinand, four artists of the reign of King Louis XIV. The principal gate is superbly carved, and above it is Bar re's statue entitled "Religion." The city stands on a sort of angle formed by the confluence of the rivers Vilaine and lile. and especially at this time of the year, thanks to the grand old trees that line its streets in every direction, forming a species of verdant settings for the various buildings, looks exceedingly picturesque. EASTERN IGNORANCE. it la Reflected In a Letter From Massachusetts. Boston claims to be the center of cul ture in the universe, and it is sroneraity suppose! that some of Boston's teaming is rt'fieete.i on the surrounding country in Massachusetts, but a letter which has just he-n received bv George "W. Fisher, reg ister of the Tt.'i.n-.ka. lami office, from a Massachusetts man: wotiki Rif- fn-.ate that such is the case. If a Kansas man should show the same degree of isrnoranee eastern people would hurt themselves laughing at Kansas. Here is the Setter: Greenwich Plains. July 9. Land Ofncer. I wish to know If I can have 13 acres of Government land free for my f at her was a so!;er in the civil war now done yrs I want too know what kind of land I could have fre how many acres and is it thickiy woodd how far from houses and stores railroad church would the land be and aie tnre many wild animals there and what town could l have mv land in is the good water tner how deep is tie sou l want a catai-j.sue ?enr. nif a.u about i.he place where I cn have- eoverri ment land my age is 45 yrs old please an swer by return mail and send me n de-sf-riDtion of what land I can have where situated and If it will he free. ilk GEORGE M. CLIFFORD. Greenwich Plains. Hampshire county Mas?. Mr. Clifford writes a g"ood. plain hand, but uses a ieid p- r.cil. He seems to have an idea that Uncie Sm has a quarter sec tion out here for him. a:l joining some townsit. With stoves scattered around it. and wells d u z. It is peculiar that he male no inquiries about the probabilities of an Indian raid. The letter was referred to Assistant lothing S everything is found just as advertised, August 1st. Therefore we make Men's Laundried NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, Worth 50c, Sale Price, Men's Lightweight UNDERWEAR, Bought to sell for 35c, Sale Price, 35c 15c T'nited States District Attorney Harry Bone for an answer, but he confessed that some of the in form a tion asked for was beyond him, and Mr. Fisher will turn the communication over to K. B. Welch, receiver of the land ofrice. OFFICERS APPOINTMENTS. Additional List of Those Named for New Regiments. Washington, July 14. The president today made the following appointments in the volunteers: To be lieutenant colonel Robert W. Leonard, colonel New Tork volunteers. To be majors Francis Ward, lieuten ant colonel 202 New York volunteers. To be captains William B. Gracie. captain Twelfth Xew York; William F. Judson, captain Twelfth New York; Walter F. B.andall, captain 202 New York volunteers. To be first lieutenants Solomon Avery, jr., major Second Georgia vol unteers; Philiip S. Golderman, second lieutenant 203 New York: James G. Hannah, first lieutenant 203 New York: John J. Kennedy, Sixty-ninth New York: Theodore S. Pulver, captain 202 New York; Dexter Sturgis, first lieuten ant 203 New York; Theodore B. Taylor, first lieutenant Twelfth New York; Os car D. Weed, captain Ninth New York. To be second lieutenants John C. Ab bott, Michigan; Garrison Ball, lieuten ant 201 New York: John Bryne, captain Ninth New York; Holt A. Bradford, cor poral company T, Sixth Illinois volun teers, Edwin S. Brossard, captain com pany L, Second fnited St j tes volun teer infantry: Timothy L. Coughlin, sec ond lieutenant 201 New York: frsil A. Ferguson, captain First New York; Hii den O. Lynn, second lieutenant Tist New York; John T. Ryan, New York. To be captains James M. Liddell, formerly major I. S. V. infantry: Sam uel A. Price, formerly major Sixth Penn sylvania volunteer: Peveraux Shields, formerly lieutenant colonel Second Mis sissippi volunteer infantry: Granville Sevier, formerly captain Second. Ten nessee volunteers. To be first lieutenants James A. Plnunt, jr., formerly first lieutenant Third tTnited States volunteer infantry; William P. Clark, formerly lieutenant Third Georgia; Willis C. Davis, formerly captain First Georgia volunteers: Wil son G. Heaton. formerly captain Fif tieth Iowa: James M. Kimbrough, jr., formerly captain Third Georgia volun teers; James Longstreet, jr., formerly g'!!l!l!ll!i!!!!!I!l!in!n!!!n!iI!)!!ll!!!!!:!!in!!l!li!:!H!!il!H!i:!n!!l!n!lli!niI!!!ii:i;i A Faithful Assistant f! E AT YOUR ELBOW IN TIME OF NEED ALWAYS H A FRIENDLY AND SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT. Only the housewife, who has a family to look after, j 3 the household duties to perform, the servants to fl S direct, the planning of the meals, the marketing, 1 and a hundred and one other things to occupy her 2 mind and demand her 1 I Vrv 1 tjMLT E lS!lBSEYI?!il is better than an extra servant, for it increases your S own powers. Just try EH! At ell inininnnHHim .Special. 25 dozen Silk Psff Bosom Shirts, fancy patterns, worth 75c q and $1.00. Sale Price.. 4.0C x- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- x-x-x- X- X-X- x- X- t X-X-X-X-X-X- x-x- X-X-X-X-X-X- ales, and will not be misled by other these Great Reductions. Come in the Morning if possible. A dollar now goes twice as far as usual. Plain White Hem stitched Handkerchiefs Sold for 10c, Sale Price, PER CENT. SPECIAL. Will our patrons who know themselves indebted to us, and to many of whom we have mailed statements, kindly respond at once, as our need for money is great. As we favored you, so will you us, by mailing check or calling at our store with the amount. X-X- X-X-X-X-X-X- x- X- x-x-x-

first lieutenant Ninth Vnited States vol unteer infantry; George D. Rice, for merly chaplain Sixth Massachusetts. To be second lieutenants Lee D. Fisher, formerly private Seve'nty-first New York volunteers, assistant United States navy during Spanish war; Rob ert 1 1. Stiliman. formerly sergeant As tor battery; William S. 'SYells, jr.. for merly captain Third Alabama; Freder ick Hadra, captain and assistant sur geon; William Bow en. captain and as sistant surgeon: Richard S. GriswolJ, first lieutenant and assistant surgeon; George P. Reid, first lieutenant and as sistant surgeon. Tours In tha Rocky Mountains. The "Scenic Line of the World." the Denver Rio Grande railroad, offers to tourists in Colorado. Utah and New Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the transcontinental traveler the grandest scenery. Two separate and distinct routes through the Kooky Mountains, all through tickets available via either. The direct line to Cripple Creek, trie greatest gold camp on earth. Double daily train service with through Pull man palace and tourist sleeping cars between Denver, San Francisco and. Los Angeles, and Denver and Portland. The best line to Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington via the "Ogden Gateway." Write S. K. Hooper. G. P. T. A.. Denver.Colorado, fur illustrated, descriptive pamphlets. Indianapolis and Return $17.50 Via tbe Santa Fe. Account annual convention Epworth League. Tickets on sale July 18-19 and 20, limited to August 20. See T. L. King, agent, for particulars. Save Your Neck And wear collars that have no rough edges. We do them. American Steam Laundry, Tel. 41. For forty years Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry haa been curinif summer complaint, dysentery, diar rhoea, bloody flux, pain in the stomach, and it has never yet failed to lo every thing claimed for it. Payne's Bargain Counter Low Shoo sale. Quick, good work. American Steam Laundry. 112 West Seventh street. Tele phone 31- attention during the day, knows what a terrible ?q strain all this is on mind p and body, and what an Immense amount of en- pi ergy and vitality a sue- f-i cessful performance of these duties require. Is it any wonder, then, that H many good wives have more work to do than 1 they have strength to E perform They find it U i impossible to give their r household the attention that it l l should have. They must have assistance, and fj will do more for them than any 3 other tonic they can take or any other help they can get. It z-.. it for yourself. drag store. 5i, I

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1899. T0PF.K1 STATE JOURNAL J By FRANK pTmAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXVI No. 166 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally 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 the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one year By maii, three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building-. 8K) and. 02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldgr., A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bldg., A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 5i7 Subscribers of the State Journal away during the summer may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any ad dress at the rate or thirty cents a month. No subscriptions taken for less than thirty centu. Address changed as often as desired. There's many a slip twixthe bug and the lip. Dewey will hardly slip into a harbor of the United States without attracting attention as he did at Manila. Some eastern papers are using a fight on the established method of celebrating the Fourth of July, as a hot weather space-killer. The sultan of Sulu has agreed to re main quiet for $12,000 a year. Perhaps eome such arrangement could be made with Aguinaldo. Reporters continue to embarrass Sec retary Alger by asking him, if he is about to retire from the cabinet, and will not take no for an answer. The word for automobile which will probably coine into common use has been coined. It is "mobe." People who ride on the horseless vehicles will go mobing. A scientist has suggested that certain forms of disease can be avoided by keeping the mouth closed. Disease is not the only thing that can be avoided (n that way. Perhaps Alger is trying to hang on long enough to claim the credit for end ing the war. It wouldn't do him much good, for most people think he should have ended it before now. A scientist proposes to make people live a thousand years if Carnegie will put up $50,000 to start a plant. Why ehould a man of Mr. Carnegie's philan thropic proclivities wish to cause any body to live to such an age? "Washington Post: "We are not pre pared to believe that Mr. Hanna made inquiry as to the price of a vote of a member of parliament. Mr. Hanna Is not enough of an old woman to go shop ping just for the fun of the thing. In its report to the president, the In sular commission appointed to examine into the condition of affairs in Porto Rico says: "The former plan of owning all tele graph lines and instruments by the gov ernment and operating the same in con nection with the postoffice department is one p'an of the Spanish government which, meets our hearty approval, and we think ought to be maintained. We also think that many of the offices abandoned and closed by the signal corps ought to be reopened and service restored to meet the demands of busi ness, even if not needed for military purposes." Commenting on the report the Cin cinnati Commercial-Tribune says: This comes dangerously near the so cialistic governmental ownership of rail roads and telegraph, for if it is a good thing to operate the telegraph in Por to Rico, why would it not be a good thing to operate them for the benefit of the people in the parent country? Under the caption "Reform by Nega tion." the Detroit Journal discusses Rev. Charles M. Sheldon's refusal to ride on the street cars of that city on Bunday as follows: Now, strangely enough, he does not censure the street railway corporations for running their cars. Why? They run their cars because the public ride in them. If the public would not ride in the cars on Sunday the companies would not run them. By his example he will dissuade the people, at least Christians, from tempting the compan ies to run their cars on Sunday. The logic of his position Is unassailable; the sin Is not upon those who run the cars, but upon those who ride in them. This same principle of negation, ap plied to other social evils, would quickly work out a complete reformation. For instance, there would be no Sunday theaters if the public did not go to the playhouses on Sunday; there would be no Sunday baseball playing if the fans didn't crowd the bleachers at every Sunday game; there would be no brew eries it the public didn't drink beer, and there would be no cigarettes made if callow youth did not consume them. It might be added here in Topeka that there would be no joints if there were no patrons of them. GLOBE SIGHTS From the Atchison Globe. When some people are Imposed upon, they like to boast about it. Kvery woman thinks it is perfectly proper to visit a doctor's office. The old story about the umpire beat ing our base ball club, won't go any more. Fortunately, after a mad Is dead, nothing can make him turn over in his grave. The fiddler's prices are not uniform: some men have to pay a life-time for a balf hour's dancing. If the kissing bug has a proper sen3e of discrimination, we know what girl toe will go after next. When a man dies his kin often get Into a row over what he lefr. before the barber is sent for. The women are always talking of how "society" bores th:n, yet i.hey are always crazy to go. Xhe world was made for he poor man: every dollar will buy more ne cessities than it will buy luxuries. What is trouble, anyway? Every one tells every one else who complain3 that he doesn't know what trouble is. "I'm sorry the fool killer isn't in town: I'd hide, and see if he wouldn't get some of the rest of them." Drake Watson. A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero. He can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there is not enough to go 'round. Wre are glaJ to observe that the fash ion plates printed in western papers give the proper costume for a woman to wear to the races. A girl is visiting in town who has a dress trimmed with four miles of lace, and her hostess Is thinking of giving a reception for it. A woman who knows how easily the men can be fooled, tells every one who kisses her that it is the first time she was ever kissed by a man. This is the season when the farmer gets even for having his horses scared by street cars, by drawing a steam thresher through town, and scaring the town horses. An Atchison woman has solved! the kin question. A sister came to visit her; she persuaded the sister to visit some other relatives, sent her own children along, and is now spending the summer in peace and quiet with her husband. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. The best remedy for an injury is for- getfulness. Wise men are wrong much oftener than fools are right. Women in politics are about as grace ful as hens in swimming. Never run a policeman down when out for a spin on your wheel. No amount of culture will make a man stop snoring in his sleep. A man of letters has but little show in a breach of promise case. No man who paints his nose ought to kick if his wife paints her cheeks. The worst that can he said of little vices is that they won't stay little. A woman likes to be told how pretty she is and how homely some other wo men are. The wise individual who is induced to bet on a sure thing always holds out enough coin to pay his carfare home af ter it happens. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. tFrom the New Tork Press. Woman is the slave of fashion; man is the slave of woman. The reason Cupid wears wings is so he can fly out the window when pov erty comes in the door. The woman who really thanks a man for doing something never says a word; she just looks it. The only way a man can keep his wife from worrying about his morals is for him to worry about her health. About three days before his wife comes home from Europe a man begins to look as if he had a note coming due which he couldn't pay. JAYHAWKES JOTS. Cyrus Townscd Brady, who is mak ing a hit in literary circles, used to preach in Kansas. The Turner society at Leavenworth will celebrate its forty-second anniver sary next Sunday. A Wichita woman wanted to die so badly that she fought off the doctors from giving her Anything to counteract the poison she had taken. Judge Peters refers to Rev. Charles M. Sheldon as "the sensational preach er of Topeka." It is evident that the judge does not know Mr. Sheldon. It is said that the assessors in 60 Kansas counties made returns of "no bicycles" in their counties. One of these was Harvey county in which Is New ton, which claims to be a bicycle town. Billy Morgan kindly offers the ser vices of some Seventh district patriot to the Fourth district if the latter can not get its census supervisor wrangle settled. Manhattan is said to have more peo ple holding down soft snaps in Wash ington than any other town in Kansas. The most of them came from the state agricultural college, and are in the de partment of agriculture at Washington. A Halstead man has made an inven tion which promises to be a bad thing for fish stories. It is a double-barbed fish hook and is guaranteed to land the fish which always gets off from com mon hooks and is always the biggest fish in the river. Down at Wichita, where the barbers are making cut rates on shaves, it is said that some of the women wish they had a beard so that they could take advantage of the great bargains offer el. Anything cut from 10 cents to 4 ap peals powerfully to a woman, whether she needs it or not. "The receipt for chiggers," says Char ley Finch as he wriggles around so as to scratch in a new place after going to a picnic In Bismarck Grove, "is a fake. It consists of a mixture of cream and camphor. It is true that the chigger will let go his hold until he eats the cream, but he goes back to his work with renewed vigor, and the camphor serves only to cause him to go in a lit tle deeper to avoid the unpleasant odor. The only sure way to get a chigger is to dig for him." Three Cent Fares In Detroit. Detroit, Mich., July 14. Commencing tomorrow morning the Detroit Citizens' railway will inaugurate tlvee cent fares. The formal announcement is made through an advertisement that will appear in the morning papers. It is supposed that the move Is made with an idea of influencing the president toward Governor Pingree's municipal ownership scheme, which has for its object the institution of three cent fares. If your liver is out of order, causing Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart burn, or Constipation, take a dose of 'W On retiring, and tomorrow your di gestive organs will be regulated and you will be bright, active and ready for any kind of work. This has been the experience of others it will be yours. HOOD'S PILLS are sold by all medicine dealers. 25 cts. KANSASJJEWS. A Grasshopper Plague Arises in Pratt County. Swarms of Them Do Much Damage to Grain. FEARS FOR THE CORN. Farmer J. J. Darnell Lost Forty Acres of Barley. The Hoppers Light on Grain While Still Unripe. Pratt, July 14. Grasshoppers are do ing considerable damage in this county and there is much fear expressed that they may do great harm to the corn crop. Several farmers have reported losses of wheat and barley from the pests. One notable case was that of J. J. Darnell, 8 miles southeast of this city. He says that he has lost forty acres of barley, the work of grasshop pers. He had one piece of barley that was ready to harvest and as soon as he got to work in that the "hoppers" doubled on him and went into the forty acre piece full force, and not being quite ripe they had It totally destroyed before he could get into it to cut it. IN A BLOODY AFFRAY. A Troy Husband Holds a Man While His Wife Shoots Him. Troy, July 14. As a result of a shoot ing affray near here today a man named Creason lies dying from the ef fects of a shot fired by a woman, and the woman, Mrs. Jack Ricklef, shot in the mouth, is in a precarious condition and may die. The woman's husband who helped his wife take revenge on the man who slandered her escaped un harmed. During the spring Creason was em ployed by Ricklef as a farm hand. Mrs. Ricklef became infatuated with the young man and they frequently were seen together. Ricklef noticed this, but being slow to question the faithful ness of his wife, did not protest until Mrs. Ricklef and Creason made a trip to Atchison and had their pictures ta ken together. Then he discharged Crea son and threatened to start the ma chinery of the law against him. He was persuaded out of this step and there was no more trouble until Crea son began to talk about his relations with Mrs. Ricklef. He showed the picture and a letter received from Mrs. Ricklef after he had been discharged to many of his friends and hinted at improper Intimacy with the wife of his former employer. As soon as Mrs. Ricklef heard of this her infatuation for the young man ended. Instead there came a desire for revenge against the man who had led her into her indiscretions and then robbed her of her good name. The result was the tragedy of today in which her erstwhile lover was killed and she herself wa. seriously wounded The details of the crime as near as can be learned are these: About noon Ricklef and his wife arm ed themselves each with a revolver and a horsewhip and went in search of Creason. They found him at a neigh bor's in the field at work. Ricklef call ed him to the roadside. When the young man had almost reached the wagon, Ricklef jumped out and pulling a revolver, cried: "Now, you hold up your hands till I tie them. My wife is going to horsewhip you until the blood runs. We'll teach you to go about the country peddling your slanders. Don't move, you cur, or I'll shoot you." "Like you will," said the young man and he made a spring for his as sailant's revolver. He grabbed the weapon from Rlchlef and felled him with a blow on the head from the butt of the gun. In the meantime Mrs. Ricklef began firing, and the young man had to turn his attention to her. He fired one shot, which took effect in her mouth, knock ing out several teeth. By this time Ricklef had recovered from the blow on the head, and, getting up, grappled with Creason, and finally got the young man pinioned to the earth. Then the wife came up, and holding her revolver close to her victim's head, fired two shots. But one took effect, lodging in his skull, and making it impossible to live many hours. There is much excitement here over the shooting and opinion is divided. Those who think the woman has been intimate with the young man hold her responsible for the tragedy, while those who believe she was indiscreet but not improper in her relations feel that the young man merited his fate for the stories he told. Champions of Creason insist that the shot which lodged in Mrs. Rlcklef's mouth and may cause her death, was not intentionally fired at her. but was received during the struggle of the two men, when the gun was discharged accidentally. INTERESTING HEIRLOOMS. A Bible Printed In 1730 and a Bed ISO Years Old. From the Abilene Chronicle. Mr and Mrs. Samuel Page who live in Hayes township, are possessors of several heirlooms which deserve spec ial mention. On the center table in their parlor is kept a German bibles, printed in 1730. in the old country and brought to America by Mrs. Page's grandfather. It is in a remarkably good condition, every leaf being in the book and the covers better than one would expect to find after the lapse of so many years. In the same room stands a clock, reach ing almost to the ceiling and reminding one of "Grandfather's Clock," about which the famous song was written. This timepiece is ninety-years old and if It i has not run "ninety years without slumbering" it has done a great deal of faithful work in its time and is still in good condition. It has an arrangement which shows the days of the month. The changes of the moon are indicated by a small moon which appears above the face of the clock when the time for its appearance approaches. The admirers of antique furniture would find a great deal of interesting pieces to attract their attention among Mr. Page's articles. The bed over 150 years old, on which Mrs. Page's grand father breathed his last, is still in their possession and in use. IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT. Several of the "Young Crowd" Will Contest For the Nomination. Sharon Springs, July 14. The recent announcement of the candidacy of the old crowd in the Sixth district for con gressman in 1900 has aroused the young crowd, who are a controlling influence in the west. As the south tier of coun ties of the Sixth district have never been recognized yet in the ten years' New i The Kemper Paxtons J New Model,, j MONEY-SAVING STORES Model. "Santa Fe Day" Specials AT THE PEOPLES' STORE. Mid-Summer Money-Savers that help smooth away the weary housekeepers troubles. f Clothing Dept. I Great July Clearance Sale. We are closing out the balance of our Summer Suits at remarkably low prices. We ore bound to sell every suit or summer pant in stock if low prices will do It, Come In and see what we are doing. See those all Wool Suits we are selling at $4.65. Men's All Wool Cassimere Suits in neat patterns, medium shades, every suit is well made piped and French faced. Will wear splen didly. This is the kind of suits they ask you $1 .50 for on the avenue. July Clearance Sale Price $4.65 Men's Blue Black Worstsd Suit, in Round and Square Cut Sack Styles. Every thread pure worsted and absolutely fast color. This suit mas made to sell at $12.50. July Clearance Sale Price $8.95 Boys' Long Pant Suits, all wool, for $4.45. A big variety of these in' fancy colors or black, all well made and finished, splendid values at $5.50, the regular price. July Clearance Sale Price $4.45 Men's Pants. 100 Pairs of Men's Cheviot J Wool Pants at 90c. You will find those in other stores X marked Si. so. They are well T made black or blue black in color. I July Clearance Sale Price 90c- ft Men's Fine Tricot Long Pants, i the $2. so grade Saturday we sell i this quality for $1.95 Men's Fine Fancy Worsted Pants, the famous Mat Brummer make, usual price tt4 and $4.50, splen die new patterns July Clearance Sale $3.25 WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE TO BUY WITH, SPEND IT AT The New Model Supply Store Sixth and history of the People's party, theBe sev en counties will next year insist stren uously upon having at least one place of Importance. This has resulted in the candidacy of Josiah Gorsuch of Wallace for congress man of the Sixth district as representa tive of the young element, the west end of the state and the Union Pacific tier of counties. If the west part of the dis trict fails to control their next choice will be J. C. Ruppenthal of llussel, who is nearer the east end of the district, but fills the other two reauirements. He was a candidate for the nomination in 1S94 and was second only to Wm. Baker when the latter won. There are other young men farther north who are also considered. Among them are E. D. George of Jewell. Frank Forrest of Smith, F. C. Johnson of Phillips and Supt. E. D. Smith of Lincoln county. The Democratic-Populist combine re gard the district as certain next year and think the only fight lies in their nominating convention. FORT SCOTT'S CALAMITY. Owing to a Prohibition Fight the Joints Are All Closed and Lights Out. Fort Scott, July 14. Upon an order from Mayor Goodlander every saloon in this city was closed yesterday after noon. Some of the saloon men became involved in a fight over their monthly fines, one faction accusing another of being favored by the officers and not required to pay fines but once every two months. Ed Ball, chairman of the Pop ulist county central committee, caused the arrest of those who were fined bi monthly and declared that in the inter est of reform he would make them pay monthly. The other saloon men were arrested on complaint of a prominent property owner, who objected to their location, and they in turn caused the arrest of another liquor dealer. The mayor became disgusted and ordered them all closed. The street light contract was then ab rogated and the city is in darkness. McPHERSON'S FESTIVAL. Dates Arranged For September 28-30 With Oood Programme. McPherson, July 14. At a meeting of the Commercial club last night the committees were appointed to make the necessary arrangements for the third annual fall festival. The last Thursday, Friday and Sat urday in September were the dates se lected. All the features of last year will be repeated and In addition a stock show will be added. Also arrange ments have been made with the Mc pherson Choral union, the prize win ners in the state central contest, to give in the opera house the cantatas of "Queen Esther" and "Belshazzar's Feast." ARMSTRONG IS O. K. Recently Appointed Surgeon of 32nd Regiment Has a Oood Record. (X. I 1JL XVAJ, oUiy At. -liici own; kick made that Dr. F. C. Armstrong. just appointed surgeon of the Thirty second United States volunteer infantry is not a resident of Kansas. He is a. resident of El Dorado, Kan., Men's Shirts. 100 dozen Men's Fine Percale Shirts, made with separate cuffs, or with cuff's and collar attached or detached, all new summer styles July Clearance Sale Price... 45c 1 50 dozen Men's Unlaundried White Shirts, linen set-in bosom, reinforced back and front, sizes 14H to IQ, worth 50c during this sale 39c Men's Might Shirts. A special in Men's Night Shtrts. TJtese are full sizes, well made, neatly embroidered, regular price 50c, July clearance sale price 39o FURNITURE and CARPETS Cash Prices beat "Begging, stealing or borrowing," when you need anything, no matter how badly. Cash Prices and the best values," is one of the mottoes of our Furniture Depart ment. Oar values in Kitchen Cabinets, for instance, are never beaten. Our prices, in Oak, $3.90, $4,75, $6.00 Kitchen Safes, at "before the raise" priceu. Our price on Double-Deck Safe, taISSp7. 4.65 Common Kitchen Chairs, 40c and 45c "Why net purchase a Bed Suit now, while you can get a bargain P Have you seen our three-piece Oak Bed Suits, ranging from $12.00 to $25.75 If you need a piece of Oil Cloth, a Stair Carpet, a Matting, or Rug, or perhaps a Parlor Carpet, get our prices before purchasing. Qnincy. and has been for 14 years, and is not a politician. He served as surgeon of the Twenty-first Kansas volunteers and is at present Missouri Pacific surgeon here and a member of the Butler county pen sion board. Everybody rejoices at his appointment, as he is competent and a fine military man. NINETEEN COUPLES DIVORCED. Judge Alden Sets Thirty-eight Un happy Persons Free. Kansas City, Kan., July 14. Nine teen divorces were granted by Judge Alden in the district court of Wyan dotte county at Kansas City yesterday, and twice as many mismated people were freed of their marriage bonds. This is as large a number of decrees as was ever granted in a single day by the court. TRIPLETS ARRIVE. Seven Other Children at the Mothers' Home to Greet Them. Paola, July 14. Triplets, two girls and a boy were born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill, fifteen miles south of here yesterday. Mrs. Hill is about 35 years old and the mother of seven other children. In the Short Grass Country. Uncle Eli Harbaugh has a crab apple tree in his orchard in Pippallawa town ship that is hard to beat. He brought a twig to this office on day last week an inch and a half long which contained 15 nice thrifty apples which of itself is an oddity rarely seen. It Is the first ever brought to our notice and Mr. Har baugh says he has never seen its equal before. When those apples get ripe we have a notion to make a trip to the Harbaugh orchard if we must go at night. Medicine Lodge Index. Gets $200 For Breach of Promise. Harper, July 14. The breach of prom ise suit of Mrs. Sarah Potter of this city against Park Davis of Parsons, Kan., closed today. The plaintiff was given judgment for $200. She asked for $1,200. Both parties are past 50 years of age. Big Strike at Galena. Galena. July 14. A big jack strike was made on a ten acre sub-lease on the Wyandotte ground yesterday even ing at a depth of eighty-eight feet. The drill penetrated thirty feet of the ore. Mr. Wm. Trewholm of New York, is here now looking after his property. New Paper For Caney. Caney, July 14. By a deal which was consummated today, Caney will have a new weekly paper. It will be edited by Frank J. Louther, formerly of the Win field Sentinel, and will be Democratic as to politics. The Caney Patriot is the name of the new paper. Old Settlers Will Meet at Halstead. Newton, July 14. The next meeting of the Old Settlers' association of Har vey county, will be held at Halstead, August 10. A balloon ascension will be one of the attractive features of the dav. This is one of the events in this section of the state and is largely attended. flew Model. The Kemper Paxtons MONEY-SAVING STORES "Santa Fe Day" Specials AT THE PEOPLES' STORE. Hot weather Cut Prices that make you have an inter est in our business. IN OUR BUSY Dry Goods Department 2,000 yds CJtallies and Organ dies, in light and medinm ejfects 5c per yard is what they want on Kansas Avenue Tomorrow, per yd, 2c One lot, 300 yds. 40-inch wide extra fine White India Litten, reg ular value 25c Tomorrow, per yd, 124c 9-4 Brown Seamless Sheetiug regular 15c cloth 16'in. wide fine Sea Island Per cales, medium and light effects, I2lc is the value 36-in. wide Full Bleached 31ns lin 56-in. wide Full Bleached Table Damask, worth 3Sc yd 7Sc valne White Crochet Bed Spreads, hemmed, all ready for use, full size Tomorrow, each, 55c 1,000 yds Plain Bleached, Twill ed Bleached and Twilled Brown Crash, fast edges, 5c is the regular price Tomorrow, EyJL Ladies' Ready-made Black Bro caded India Silk Dress Skirts, $5 is the value Tomorrow, eachS285 Ladies' Ready made Extra Heavy Brown Crash Dress Skirts, $1-50 is cheap for this garment Tomorrow, each, 'JSC Ladies' Ready -made White Shirt 1 Waists, very newest designs and latest styles 200 garments Tomorrow, each, SI. 19 AFTER 6 O'CLOCK SATURDAY P. M. Ladies' Ready-made Crash Dress Skirts, full sweep, 3-in. hem 50c is the Avenue price Travelers' Samples Ladies' Belts l at less than wholesale cost Leather Belts, Silk Belts, Canvas Belts worth two or three times what we ask for them From 4c to 75c each Ladies' Ready-made White Duck Dress Skirts, full bleached, sell from 7 5c to $1. 25 Ladies' Seamless, fast black with fancy stripe Cotton drop stitch Hose, regular 25c values At 9c CUT PRICES ON ALL Straw and Crash Hats, Light Weight Clothing, Xrash Suits, Boys' Wash Suits. WHEN YOU THINK OF The New Model Supply Store Sixth and Qnincy. WANT TO KEEP SUAFTEK. His Friends Fear the Government Can't Do Without Him. San Francisco, July 14. Major Gen eral Shatter will have reached the age limit in about three months and it is said his friends are working quietly but none the less energetically to secure his retention in the service for a few years longer. The friends of General Shatter argue that since the department of the Pacific has become so important by reason of the acquisition of the Philip pines it is advisable to make a change in its commander just at this time. It is rumored that Brieadier General Merriam, at present in com mand, of the department of the Colum bia is likely to succeed Shafter in the event of his retirement. MAJOK COLttTNEY DEAD. He Carried the News of Lincoln's Assassination to Jefferson Davis. Atlanta, Ga., July 14. Major John Calhoun Courtney, president of the Vir ginia society of Atlanta, secretary of the Capital City club, and manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, died at his home in this city last night, at the age of 65 years. Major Courtney during the civil war was closely associated with Generals New i.ioaei. m m X Shoe Department Beginning Tomorrow morning- and continuing for one week, we intend to do away with ev ery vestige of profit on Shoes of all kinds. One continuous week of GOOD, HONEST SHOE BARGAINS. Our Shoe stock is already very low, but we want to see it still lower so low that, comparatively speaking, all sum mer goods will be gone. Not many weeks off until fall goods begin to arrive, and we have bought so heavily that we need every inch of space. Haven't space nor time to describe each item in this sale. Notice differ ence between regular price and sale price Ladies' Shoes. $3.00 Chocolate Lace Shoes.. .$2.48 $2.75 Chocolate Lace Shoes... 2.20 $2.25 Chocolate Lace Shoes... 1.89 $2.00 Chocolate Lace Shoes... 1:75 $2.50 Fine Kid Lace Shoes... 1.90 $1.75 Fine Kid Lace Shoes... $1.39 ladies' Low Shoes. $2.25 Black or Tan $1.90 $1.75 Black or Tan 1.48 $1.75 Southern Ties 1.55 $1.50 Chocolate Ties 1.25 $1.25 Good Kid Lace I.IO X X fl .10 Good Kid Lace 98c Misses" Low Shoes. $1.25 Black or Tan Strap Sllp..98o $1.25 Chocolate Oxfords 98c $1.10 Dongola Oxfords 90c 85c Strap Slippers 75o Children's Low Shoes. $1.00 Strap and Bow Slippers.. 89c 75c Strap and Bow Slippers.. ..65o Men's Shoes. $L.00 Tan Lace Shoes $2.65 $2.75 Tan Lace Shoes........ 2.00 $2.25 Tan Lace Shoes 1.75 $2.25 Colt Skin Shoes 1.8 $1.75 Satin Calf Shoes 1.48 $1.50 Satin Calf Shoes 1.15 Men's Low Shoes. (Sizes somewhat broken.) $2.00 Chocolate Low Cut $1.75 $1.75 Kid Low Cut 1.55 $1.50 Kid Nulllfiers 1.25 $1.25 Lace Low Cuts C80 Little CJent's Shoes. $1.50 Chocolate Lace $1.25 $1.50 Vlci Kid ,..1.25 Ladies' Cloth Slippers 33o Ladies' Cloth Cong. Shoes 48c Ladies' Good Leather Slippers. .49o Ladies' Kid Opera Slippers 48o Ladies' Kid Strap Slippers 75c Lightning Strokes that knock off the prpfits in our Hardware Dept. Courtland Screen Wire, the best on the market, sells other places at 2c Our price only l?4o Morticed 1 1-8 Screen Doorsi painted green. Our price only "75 O 25per cent, discount from regular prices on Gasoline Stoves for Sat urday. Full uiiC lined, double door Re frigerators, 26x34 in., by S feet high. Our prica Saturday $12.00 Smaller size Refrigerators, sold so far this season at $8.00. Our price Saturday $6.00 LOW PRICES, THINK OF Lee, Beauregard and Johnston In estab lishing communication between the con federate armies and headquarters. He delivered to General Beauregard the first news of General Lee's surrender and also bore to Jefferson Davis the dispatch from General Breckenrldge an nouncing the assassination of President Lincoln. Subsequently he was taken to Washington to corroborate this dispatch before the court martial engaged in the trial of the conspirators. PULLMANS LOSE In Their Fight Against the Illinois Inheritance Tax. Chicago, July 14. The fight against the collection of the inheritance tax by the heirs of George M. Pullman and Albert B. Billings has been lost as far as the courts are concerned, and the collection of the taxes in question, amounting to about $200,000, will be made unless the su preme court Interposes. The Pullman heirs are taxed on the net value of the estate in Illinois, amounting to $S,182.024. The net value of the Bil lings estate in Illinois Is $7,412,000. Payne's Clearance Sale, summer tan shoes. Get our prices before you have rubber tires put on your vehicle. 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5 BATTLEJS ON. Contest With Topeka Obstruc tionists Commences. mm mumm reic frr 1 pjr iili u Will prevail for the throngs of money saving buyers who will be on the alert to take advantage of the wonderful price reductions at the Palace Clothing Co's. They Stay Away From the Court Boom. REAT REM WITH AN ATTORNEY. TOPEKA STATE JOUBNAIi, FRIDAY EVEXIXG, JULY 14, 1899. Ul3 XT A 17 OVAL SA TT TF AT jlL i l I OfdORROU SATES SISTER AND DIES. 2Iary B. Kemper of Butte, Mont, Per forms a Heroic Act at the Seaside. Boston, Ias., July 14. Mary B. Kemper, 16 years uid, of Butte, Mont., was in swimming at Nantasket Beach yesterday, whfn her younger sister went bevond her depth and was seen to sink Marv quicklv went to the rescue, and with difficulty brought her sister in close to the shore. Then Mary sud denly fell prostrate in the water, and was "dead when assistance arrived. While many believe she was drowned as the result of exhaustion in saving her sister's life, some think that she died of heart failure before dropping in the water. The body was recovered. The Kemper family has been passing the summer at a cottage at V.'aveland, a section of Nantasket. MOTHER RESCUES CHILD. Drags the Little One From Under the Wheels of a Trolley Car and Faints From Fright. Pt. Louis. Mo.. July 14. Heroism of Mrs. F. Welz of 4155 A Lee avenue saved her 3-year-old child Florence, from what seemed certain death. The little one ran from its mother in front of a moving car. The motorman dropped the fender, but too late. In stead of picking up the little one, it pinioned the child to the rails, and then its clothes caught to the wheel guards. An instant more and the child would have been ground under the wheels. Then it was the mother risked her own life, grasped her baby, and with ail hr strength tore it loose from the car. The woman tottered a. few feet away and then fell in a faint. Pedes trians carried both child and mother home, the former safe, the latter ill from fright. DAMAGED BV FIRE. Smelting Works at 1 Faso Sustain Loss of ?25,00O. El Paso, Tex.. July 14. Fire broke out at 12:30 a. m. in the sampling works of the Kansas City Smelting and Refining company, three miles above this city. The building and the machinery in it. valued at I-IS.G'JO. were destroyed. Had there been a wind, the loss might have reached several hundred thousand dol lars. The KI Paso fire department was asked for help and an engine and hose cart were promptly sent to the smelter by special train. It is probable the smelting plant will suspend work for a few days. OFFICIAL VACATIONS. Governor Stanley and Attorney Gen eral Godard to Enjoy Brief V-sits. Governor Stanley and wife leave to night for Colorado Springs where Mrs. Stanley will visit for seeral days. The governor will return Monday to address the grange meeting at Overbrook in Osage county. Attorney General Godard and wife 3'ave Sunday afternoon for Petoskey. Mich., where they wiil enjoy a month's rest. Mr. Godard is now in western Kansas on It gal business. He expects to return tomorrow or Sunday morning'. WITCHES URGE HIM. Frederick Oesch Thinks He Has a Mis sion to Stab or Poison Captain Pabst of Milwaukee. Milwaukee. July 14. Frederick Oesch was sent to the insane hospital because the witches told him he must kill Cap tain Pabst and would give him no peace until he did so. He said to Dr. Young, "I've got to kill Captain Pabst. The witches won't let me alone until I do. They have told me that I raurt kill him either by Paris green or a knife, and they won't give me any rest until I do as they tell me." When the doctor questioned him he said he had been searching fur Captain Pabst ail day. He did not want to kill fcim. but the witches would give him no peace until he did so. They sat on tiis bed, jumped on him-and scratched iiis face, always asking him to do the killing, and specifying that it must be either with a knife or Paris green. Oesch is a waiter out of work, and he became insane once before last winter, when his ears were frozen. OASTOH.IA. inn ti The Kind Yw Hat Bal Bun tii. ir.J una un Ant lw?s Ei!4 i O -A. K3 1 O HI A Satn tii x li YM HavB Always EssgJ a GuLY. 331 Kansas Avenue I ONE IS OUT. Insurance Company Withdraws From Injunction Suit- The- Injunction suit brought aerainst Su perintendent of Insurance Church, by the Liverpool. London aii Globe Insurance company has been dismissed an 3 the re straining' order dissolved. The OLher sails stand. Attorney Oneral Godani will resist the injunction suits brought by the insurance companies. He held a conference with Mr. Church and J. H. Richards, the Mis souri Pacirie general attorney, who had the tire loss, today, and the plana for the d'.'f en?e were outlined. The Liverpool. London and Globe bavin sr withdrawn, its part of the injunction, will s-t 1 its share of the loss, having hrId policies to the amount of Jl.wO on the Kichards home, which was destroyed by lire List September, one of the colored servants perishing in the flames. The famiiy was not at home. NO LONGER SERIOUS. Gill-Swan Imbroglio Has Now Beached the Ridicu lous Stage. When Dr. H. Z. Gill appeared in the corridors of the state house basement bearing a lighted candle thi3 morning-, he was not repeating the portion of his tory which records that Diogones was out under similar circumstances look in.? for an honest man. On the con trary the misguided doctor was looking for the end of the corridor adjoining the door opening into the new office of the state board of health. Last night the employes of the state house removed the electric light globes and left the doctor in darkness. This morning the corridor in which he has been sleeping and working on a table was dark as a dungeon but the doctor did not feel that he could neglect his official duties. He came down town and spent two cents for a candle. This he lighted at the entrance to the state house and groped his way through the gloom to his table. But. the table was gone. It too had been carried oft and the doctor did not relish the idea of working and sleeping on the tiled floor. GUI then groped his way out of the gloom and borrowed two chairs from a neighboring office. He returned to the outer door of Dr. Swan's office and camped again. He sat down on one chair. The other was occupied by the candle and also by the paper UDon which he was trying to write. Crowds of curious people flocked around the doctor's improvised office and plied him with questions. Why don't you go in the office?" some one asked. "One Dr. Swan has the key," was the reply by the doctor. "Why don't you get him out of the way?" said another. "The executive council won't let me," was the response. "Why don't you get the board of health together and have Swan fired?" said a politician. "The board has elected Swan and probably wouldn't do that," was the doctor's plaintive rejoinder. "Why don't you get off the earth?" yelled a small boy, whereat the doctor looked so savagely at thecurious people that they concluded it was wise to dis perse. Later the doctor posed before his can dle for a flash light photograph taken by B. B. Smythe. HEIR TO $500,000. ?ormer Editor Remembered For Sav ing a Kan's Life. Kansas City. Juy 14. A sperial to the Star from Springfield. Mo., says: According to a. letter rcrceivd bv Chief of Police Bishop. Robert M. E. Cooper is hf-r to half a million Ioiars in CrixP-e Crk mi ran sr property ami Texas estate left by Captain John Cresro. a f r tutiersman, who -dit d recently in Crip pi1 Creek. Cooper formerly edited a papr here and was at one time prominent in Missouri politic. He became penni and has for years Jived in St. L.ouis. Years a.go, in. Texas, Cooper saved Crego'a l.fe. THEY KNUCKLE DOWN. Insurance Companies Beg to Be Allowed to Re-enter Missouri. Jefferson City. Mo., July It The su preme court, in banc, today overruled a motion for a reheaj-ing- in the cases of 73 foreign fire insurance companies against which a. writ of ouster was issued by this court for violation of the anti-trust Jaw. Attorneys Given. Campbell and James R. Waddill. for the companies, then filed a motion for modification of the juJsment. to allow the companies to do business upon such terms as the court may deem just and proper in the premises." The court took a. rece-sa to consider the motion. Their Hired Man Left to Wage Fight. Progress Most Be Headed Off Somehow. NeTer Do to Hare Topeka Out grow Her Childhood. The auditorium Injunction hearing began before Judge Hazen at 9 o'clock this morning, but the attempt of the obstructionists to prove by Mayor Drew that the building is to be used for purposes not strictly in accordance with those for which a public building may be used were unsuccessful. In fact, the testimony In most points was exactly opposite to what the obstructionists had expected. There was no great rush of spectators at the hearing. The injunction factory hands apparently did not have time to attend and barring three or four of the city officials, a few lawyers, and some j of the regular court bangers-on, no one j was present. mier iue yieauma naa ueeu icdu iu the court. Mayor Drew was placed on the stand by the injunctionists, and G. C. Clemens began the direct examina tion. After skirmishing with a few in troductory questions he asked: "What is meant by a city hall?" "A room large enough for convention purposes," answered Mayor Drew. "What part of the proposed new building will be taken up by it?" "One-half, at least." "In what part of the building will It be located?" "I don't know. That question baa not been fully settled yet." "Is the fire department to be located in the same building?". "Yes." Mr. Clemens then read the general plan for the building as it has been published, and asked if that did not in dicate that the fire department is to be separate from the part of the building in which the auditorium is to be loca ted. "No." answered Mayor Drew, "the fire department has the best corner, but it is connected with and is part of the building itself." "Has there been any objection to lo cating the fire department in the audi torium building?" "Not in the council." "Nor by the councilmen?" "No." "Has there been no discussion along this line?" "Not in the council." "Well, in any way?" "I have seen it mentioned in the ca- I pers." Has there been no discussion be tween the Commerical club and the council relative to the matter?" "No. the Commerical club baa never met with the council." "Well, hasn't there been some discus sion going on back and forth between these bodies?" "Not so far as the council is con cerned. I don't know what the Com mercial club may have said about it in their own meetings, further than the reports I have read in the papers." "What kind of conventions is the building to be used for?" "Political conventions and other large gatherings of that character." "State conventions?" "Yes." "For theatrical purposes?" "No." "It is not to be used for anything but state conventions?" "Yes, for any large public gathering." "Can the people of Topeka meet there?" "Yes, but it will not be let for hire." "You say it can be used onlyfor meet ings like state conventions?" Mr. Clemens in conducting his ex amination stood with his left ear close to the witness, but it was evident that he had not fully understood some of the answers and the court directed an ex planation to be made to him. "I said state conventions among other things," said Mayor Drew. "What other things?" "Grand lodge meetings, county con ventions, city conventions, or any gath erings of that character." "Could it not be let to political conven tions for hire?" "No. it won't be let. in that way. Any political party that is too poor to blre a hall could meet there." "Have the bonds for the building ac tuallv been signed?" "No." "Printed or engraved?" "No." "What has been done towards them?" "We have contracted to sell them and ADDS HIS EVIDENCE. Story is the Same as From Other Sources. Lota of Money Spent But No Keturns Save Been Received. The people in Topeka willingly add their evidence to that which has already been given in favor of Morrow's Kid-ne-oids the best remedy that has ever been sold in the city for backache, kid ney and urinary disorders, sleeplessness and nervousness. Our drugepists report wonderful cures and state that Kid-ne-oids are daily increasing In the opinion of our people. ICid-ne-oids act directly upon the kidneys and nerves and restore them to their natural condition. Good kidneys make pood blood, good blood makes strong nerves, Kid-ne-oids make good kidneys and strong1 nerves. L. B. Rosseau, 1016 Madison street. Topeka, Kan., says: "I have used a package o Morrow's Kid-ne-oids for kidney troubles and obtained so much relief that I will purchase a. box and continue to use them with the assur ance of entire relief from all my former troubles. I can heartily recommend Morrow's Kid-ne-oids for kidney troubles." Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but yellow tablets, and sell at fifty cents a box at all durs stores and at Swift Holliday's drug store. Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac turede by John Morrow Co., Chemists, Springfield, Ohio, Take our advice Come Tomorrow while the assortments are more complete. Goods cannot last long where such prices prevail Reasons are convincing We move soon to our new room, and are determined to clean out this stock regardless of cost or value. Read These Convincing Prices Come Tomorrow Tell Your Friends. Children's 50c Blouse Suit- Removal price........... Children's 75c and $1 Blouse Suit- Hemoval price Boys' $3.50 and $3 All-wool Salt, flrt Removal price l?UmiM i Boys' $4.50 and $3.95 Suits Removal price i Boys' $5, $6 and $7 Finest Salts, Removal price Men's 50c and 65o Office Coats- Removal price. J Men's $1.25 Black Alpaca Coata- i Removal nrice Men's f 4 Crash Suit $1.98 Removal price................. Men's $5 Blue Serge Coat and .83.45: Vest Removal price the contract has been accepted by the purchasers." "Have you bonded yourselves to sell the bonds?" "We have agreed to sell them to the firm that agreed to buy them." A discussion of the contract ensued in which all that was brought out was the fact that the only contract made waa the one set forth in City Attorney Bird's answer. Mr. Clemens then asked: "Has it ever been definitely settled as to just what will go into the build ing?" "Xo." "That will be left with the architect plans, will it?" "Yes, with regard to the arrange ment." "Have arrangements been made for seating the auditorium?" "No." "Has there been any propositions for seating it?" "I see by the papers that the Com mercial club has been considering' it. but I know nothing further than that." "Is the Commercial club to have rooms in the building?" "N'o, not that I know of." "Outside of the auditorium nothing has been definitely settled as to what the building will contain, has there?" "Yes, the city otfices will be in it." "Have you fixed the places Tor the city Offices yet?" "Xo, that will depend upon the plan submitted by the architects." "Has the place for anythine been definitely located except the auditor ium?" "Yes. the location of the fire depart ment and the number of feet that it will occupy." "What has the building been called by the council?" "City hall or city building." "Auditorium?" "No, that is an outside name." "What object was there in building: a new city building?" "Well, to make more room for the fire department, for one thing." "Was that the principal object?" "That was one of them." "Was not the principal object the erection of an auditorium?" "That was one of the objects." "Is it not a fact that much of the present city building is rented?" "Yes." "Well, would there not have been room enough for the fire department by taking part of that store room for it?" "No, the grade is not right." There was practically no cross exam ination, and agreement was made to begin the arguments on the case im mediately on the final hearing, a tem porary injunction being waived. While the examination of Mayor Drew was going on messenger boys had been bringing in law books and stacking them up on the table between the attor neys, and when Mr. Clemens rose to be gin the first argument in the case he had 19 law books arranged In front of him, while City Attorney Bird had IS more. Mr. Clemens argued along three prop ositions: First, that the law under which it is intended to build the new city building is unconstitutional because it it is special legislation: second, if the law is constitutional the election by which the bonds were voted was void, because two propositions were merged in one and voters were compelled to take both or neither: third, if neither of the first two propositions are true, the proceed ings of the city council are void. DUEL ON THE RANGE. Montana Cattle Men Meet and Fight to the Death. St. Paul. Minn.. July 14. A Helena, Mont., special to the Pioneer Prss says: W. r. Smith and Robert Stevens, promi nent stockmen in the Shields riv-r valley, foug-ht a duel last evening on the range 4 miies from Living's: on. Mont. Smith was killed. There wre no witnesses. The men had an old quarrel over land and boundary lines, and when they m on the range renewed It. Smith finally advanced upon Stevens with a flvo-pounJ rock in his hand and the latter shot him with his revolver. After the killing- Ste vens rode all night to Livingston to give himself up. Both men bore excellent rep utations in their locality and each was re puted to be wealthy. NOTED GENERAL DEAD. RuB8eirFarnham Lord Passes Away In New York at Ago of 61. Xew York. July 14. Brigadier OJeneral Russell Farnham Lord, whose half sister is the wife of ex-President Benjamin Har rison, is dead at his home in this city. age.l 61 years. He was commissioned brigadier general of Pennsylvania, volun teers ilurinff the civil war and served as an organizer of regiments. Then he went west ajvd enjeaed in mining engineering. In Ii5 he became chief engineer of the government of Salvador. Afterward he had eharee of the development of valu able mines in Ecuador. Beulah Chapter, O. E. S. All members of Beulah Chapter O. E. S. are requested to meet at Masonic Temple. Saturday at 2:30 p. m., to at tend funeral of Sister Hughes. By or der of V. M. JCLIA M. GORDON, Eec'y. 19c 33c TWO GRAND OFFERS: Grand Offer No. I. We place on sale your choice of 1030 Men's Pure Wool Suits, every one made expressly for the Palace to sell at $8.50 and OR 1 10.00 Removal Price $2.90 53.95 -nr i n rnim.-r- Cor. 7tl and iva-n. Ave, SOUTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Klmbafl Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. Prof. D. J. Hoover of Rossville was on the North side today. There will be choir practice at the Christian church this evening. Miss Edith Woodburn left today for Chicago where she has accepted a stenographic position. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morrow and chil dren ivill leave Sunday for their new home in Oklahoma. City. "W. G. Brooks, the colored orator, will lecture this evening at Asbury chapel at 8:30 o'clock, on "What Prohibition Has Done." Miss Kate Swann and little sister who have been visiting Mrs. B. Stowell, of 1122 Van Buren street, left today for their home. Mrs. Peabody of 927 Kansas avenue will leave Sunday for Kansas City for a two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Deer. Mrs. Carl Klemp and little son Bea nie returned yesterday from Scranton where they have been visiting friends for a few days. Mrs. Samuel Jameson Is entertaining a company of friends this afternoon in honor of her guest, Mrs. Alexander Jameson of Denver. Misses Grace and Bessie Root went to j Kansas City today for a. month's visit i with their brother. Mr. Albert tooi, formerly of the Mail. Mrs. B. K. Berry of Creston, la., will arrive today and visit the family of A. J. Berry for several months. Mr. Berry is coming later. The third meeting of the year of the Presbyterian Missionary Union will be held in Garfield park one week from today Friday. 21st and a profitable and pleasant time is promised all who attend. Master Irving Root of Kansas City arrived in the city yesterday and will visit relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Root of Quincy street, Mrs. Campdoras of Rochester and Miss Fannie Cole of Park street. He will remain for some time. Fred Parsons lost his boat during the late high water on Soldier creek. It was torn from It moorings, but the Cen tral avenue bridge stood bravely against against it until it went whirling down the stream a, mass of white kindling wood. Dr. Palmer, evangelist and pastor of the People's church, has arranged to hold services on Sunday evenings during the hot weather at Garfield park begin ning Sunday, the 23rd. There will be stereopticon views and illustrated songs. If the weather is not pleasant the meetings will be faeld a.t the hail, loOS Kansas avenue. Mrs. F. M. Mason, who has been at Christ hospital tor some time under treatment for cancer, was last evening removed to the home of Mr. John Schenck. on West Gordon street, where she died during the night. Mrs. Mason was somewhat advanced in age, and had been in poor health for a number of years, but her death at the present' time was unexpected, as she was thought to be improving She was a widow and leaves no children. Formerly it took as long to get mail matter from the central postoffice to North Topeka as from Kansas City. Under the present arrangements such matter comes over very promptly, four transfers each day being made. This gives much better satisfaction. All the proposed improvements in the postoffiee are not yet finished but the business of the office is running along smoothly. The free delivery system Is giving great satisfaction to the farmers on the line north of the city and they are generally putting up boxes as required by the department. The people living along the proposed western route to Silver Lake are anxious to have it put into operation. It was Postmaster Guthrie's desire to have this' route first opened up. Those wishing bargains in dry goods, shoes, millinery, notions and many other useful articles will save money by attending our sale beginning Saturday morning, July 15. COSTLET POST. Underwriters Elect Officers. Buffalo. N. T.. July 14. The National Association of Life Underwriters elected the following officers to-lay: President, James L. Johnson. Springfield. Mass.: sec retary. E. W. Christy. Cleveland. O.: treasurer. EH B. Weeks, Litchfield. Conn.: vice presidents. E. B. Cantajie. Albany: J. Kaufman, Minneapolis: D. C. Segog, Duluth: S. F. Habbe. Indianapolis: T.V. E. Hawkins, Atlanta: F. A. Staai. San Fran cisco: T. C. Thompson. Chattanooga: L. E. Chesney, Kansas City: J. S. Gay. Grand Rapids: j. Putnam Stevens. Portland, Ore.: A. E. Babcock. Michigan. Execu tive committee II. S. Ayers. Pittsburg; J. W. TyrdeU. Jr.. Cincinnati; C. E. Ady. Omaha; Coionel H. S. Fuiler. Milwaukee; Captain F. A. King. Cleveland. One Day Only. Tomorrow J. B. Mills Co., 724 Kan. Ave., will sell the celebrated Lightner Overalls and Jumpers, the JLOu grade for 75c; the 75c grade for 55c. Grand Offer No. 2. Your choice of about 1200 Men's Finest Worsted, Serge, Tweed and Cass i mere Suits, sold at $12.50 and $15.00 Removal Price Men's Men's Men's 35o Men's Men's and AUERBACH OUETTEL, 02T i I FIEE SALE 8 s $4.00 Platino Cabinets for $2.50 per doz. $3.00 Platino Cabinets for $1.75 per doz. $2.00 Platino One-half Cabinets, 90c doz. Is it any wonder they are going like WILD FIRE? If you are the least bit skeptical about this offer, just call at the gallery and see the work and have a talk with us. If you don't get some of these you'll p be sorry, but you will have no one to blame but 3 yourselves. There is no telling how long this will last. 8 VOGENITZ, I Photographer, 632 15&ns&s Avenue. W -sSHQB SUMMER FOOTWEAR. 25c to $1.00 a pair saved in buying during this sale at tUttfflAN I 628 Kansas Avenue. g MORE SHOULDER STRAPS Conferred by President McKinley Today. Washington, July 14. The president has made the following additional ap pointments in the volunteer army, each officer's former service being given: To be captains Amos W. Bran-lt, captain Seventh XJ. S. V. I.; Frank W. Ecker, captain Fifth Iowa volunteers; Wm. H. Gillen Waters, captain. Sev enth TT. S. V. I.; Frank M. Hime, cap- tain First Maine artillery: W. M. Scho field, captain First Ohio cavalry. To be first lieutenants Allen T. Bal entine. Third U. S. V. I., engineers; Ed gar Coffey, captain B, First Missis sippi; Henry M. Faler, captain Third New York volunteers; Julian Gauget, captain Second West Virginia; Joseph W. Porterfield, captain Ninth Illinois; Wm. Sullivan, captain B,- First New Hampshire volunteers. To be second lieutenants Holmes Conrad, jr.. Second lieutenant Second North Carolina; Albert J. LHllon. lieu tenant XJ. S. V. signal corps; Vincent Moore, jr.. first lieutenant Second Ala bama: Henry Gibbons, first lieutenant C, Third Tennessee; John P. Spurr, first sergeant F, Fourth Tennessee. To be captains Charles D. Roberts, first lieutenant Seventeenth U. S. in fantry; George T. Summerly, second lieutenant 8th U. S. cavalry. To be first lieutenants George I. Becker, first lieutenant Fifteenth Min nesota; Solomon L. Jeffers, captain I, First Arkansas; John H. Lewis, captain Seventh XJ. S. V. I.; Henry Stroup, cap- SNAPS IN FURNISHINGS. Men's 15c Tan or Black Hose Removal price ,8( Night Robes, the 50c kind O 0 C Removal price d3 Negligee Shirts, 2 collars and A t Q cuffi, 75c values Removal price. A u Cream Balbriggan Underwear, 1 (C 1 kind Removal price. i l 65c and 75c Plain and Fancy Balbriggan XJuderwear, all sizes, CflC Removal price U v High-grade $1.25 Negligee QRC! Shirts Removal price Jt Children's 50c Blouse Waist Removal price .29( Mothers' Friend Waists, laundered unlaundered, 65 and 75c kinds, QflCi Removal price J -J PHOOTMP o III li io.ll t n l ueanng saie NOW GOING ON. GREAT BARGAINS In AH Kinds of OilUD nUUi When Others Have Failed use KoIiFs Rheumatism Cnre J tain K. First Arkansas; Theodore Schultze. captain Sixth Missouri: Wil son B. Strong, in volunteer service. To be second lieutenants Charles P. Hirst, sereeant company E. First Cali fornia; John W. Healy, sergeant ma jor, 20th XJ. S. infantry: Archie Miller, first lieutenant Sixth Missouri. Limited. New Mintha Photo's 6 in. square, a regular $3.00 per dozen picture, onls J1.35 per dozen while they last. SNYDER'S GALLERY. 722 Kansas Avenue. Funeral Notice. The funeral of Mrs. Mary S. Mason will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of J. J. Schenck. 309 W. Gordon. Dr. Counter mine will officiate. All friends of the deceased are invited to attend. There Is none better than Perfection Starch few as good. We mend and sew on buttons free. American Steam Laundry. Tele. 31L, m

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G TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JTJET 14, 1899. n id uu Will be Payday we will make the follow ing: Special Prices FOR THE DAY: Mennen's Talcum Powder, 12 J -2c Our best Ladies' Kid Oxfords, worth $3.50, which we sell at $2.4S, for tomorrow at $2.00. Latest styles, black and tan, all sizes. Ladies' Crash Skirts, trimmed in black, worth 75c each, at 49c 2800 yds. 10c Organdies, etc, over 40 styles to choose from at 5c per yard. J 500 yds. J 5c and 20c Fancy White Goods to choose from at JOc per yard. J 250 yds. Long: Fold White Lawn, regular 10c value, at 5c J 50 yds. Plain White Piques, J 5c and 20c grades, choice for JOc. J 75 yds. Fancy Colored Piques, we sold them early at 1 5c. Tomorrow they go at Sc Special Reductions. Think of This! Exactly Half Price. 50 per cent off on all Trimmed Hats. 50 per cent off on all Untrimmed Hats. 50 per cent off on all Jackets. 50 per cent off on all Suits. 50 per cent off on all Capes. 50 per cent off on all Flowers. And these: A FULL FOURTH OFF! 25 per cent discount on Fine China and Porcelain. 25 per cent discount on Men's Summer Hats. 25 per cent discount on all Fancy Parasols, -i 25 per cent discount on all Millinery Ribbons.' 25 per cent discount on all Baby Bonnets. The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. 713 and 715 Kansas Avenue. CASHIERED ONE. YIth $100,000 of Perth Am boy Bank's Money. New York, July 14. The Middlesex County Bank of Perth Amboy, N. J., has closed its doors. Cashier Edward M. Valentine is reported to be missing with $100,000 of the bank's money. Th president of the bank, U. B. iWatson informed the police of Perth. Amboy last night of the condition of affairs and reported that Valentine had not been seen since Monday last. The details of how the money was con verted or misappropriated are not known. Expert accountants are at work on Cashier Valentine's books and until they finish their work, the amount of the shortage cannot be accurately sta ted. Cashier Valentine has been in the employ of the Perth Amboy bank for several years. He was considered a man of steady habits and lived with his family in Perth Amboy. His family consists of his wife and two or three children. He is under 40 years of age. The Perth Amboy bank was established about 25 years ago and was considered one of the oldest and solidest banking institutions in Xew Jersey. The failure of the bank to open its doors for busi ness today drew a larg-e crowd to the vicinity and the police were employed to preserve order. The chief of police of Perth Amboy 3s authority for the statement that Cashier Valentine's defalcation amounts to $110,000. Some weeks ago Cashier Valentine took his family to Ocean Grove. He fpent Sunday there with his family and when last heard of on Monday morning left Ocean Grove as supposed, to go to the Perth Amboy bank. He did not iret off the train at Perth Amboy but continued on to New York. In this city 3ie cashed checks amounting to between S3.000 and $5,000 at the Park National hank with which the Perth Ambov bank transacted business. Cashier Val entine was very well known at the Park National bank. The police say that Valentine's speculations had extended over a period of several months and that he managed to cover up the short age by false entries in his books. FRENCH FOURTH. Rational Holiday Celebrated Without a Fight. Paris, July 14. Magnificent weather to day favored the national day. The pub lic and many private buildings were dec orated with flags. MM. Deroulede and Marcel Herbert and several hundred members of the Patriotic league marched to the Place de la Con corde and deposited a wreath at the foot of the Strasbur statue, amid cries of "Vive 1'armee," "Vive Deroulede." M. Teroule-de in turn shouted: "Vive Repub lique Francaise." "Vive la Nation Fran caise." "Vive l'Alsace Lorraine." He then requested the leaguers to disperse. Some cf them attempted to continue the demon stration, but the police scattered them. Dispatches from various garrisons, in cluding Rennes. report that the reviews mere carried out without incident. The ritosa were acclaimed with the usual shouts of "Vive 1'Armee," Vive la Eepub lique." MOKE ABOUT FJtUIT. Additional Statistics From Secretary W. H. Barnes Secretary "William H. Barnes of the State Horticultural society today gave out the following- additional report on fruit conditions in Kansas: Montgomery county Apples, 75 per cent; Missouri Pippin, Jonathan and Raw let Janet will each go 100 per cent; pears. 25 per cent: plums. oO per cent; Weaver and Miner will go luO per cent; all varieties of hardy grapes, 100 per cent. Trees are in grood condition; nursery stock prime. The Hen Davis will go 70 per cent, winesap 50 per cent, maiden's blush 40 per cent, Jveifer pears 30 per cent, wild goose plums lo per cent. In the southern part of the county blight has killed, many fruit spurrs of the apple. Rooks county Xo fruit of any kind but wild. Wild plums, grapes and currants along the streams axe bearing an abund ance this season. Kingman county Apples, 25 per cent; Ren Davis are the best; pears. 25 per cent: grapes. 30 per cent. Concord the best. All trees in fair condition. The reports come from 33 counties. "We find that apples average 50 per cent. Reports on pears from 24 counties aver age JS per cent that reports on peaches from 9 counties average 40 per cent; that reports on plums from 27 counties average 54 per cent; that reports on grapes from 31 counties average SO per cent. The best producing orchards for apples and pears are in the southern middle por tion of the state, comprising about 12 counties. Plums are fairly good over a wide area of territory. Grapes, with few exceptions, are extremely good, in all counties reported. FIVE FOR 15 CENTS. Street Car Fares Go Down on All Detroit Lines. Detroit, July 14. Thre cent fares are announced today on the fronts of De troit street cars. This sudden volun tary reduction is the result of a decision of Gov. Pingree and T. L. Johnson to give the people an object lesson on what they may look forward to if present plans for the sale of all the Detroit street railways to the Detroit Municipal Kailway company in behalf of the city win out. The 3 cent tickets sold today at 5 for 15, is so worded that their use in full payment of fare can be withdrawn at any time. The city is in a furore over the present situation. All newspapers and nearly all the more prominent citizens are op posing the Pingrree plan, and it is now claimed that the majority of citizens op pose it, on the ground that three cent fares and quasi municipal ownership will fail to pay the expenses and the $17,000,000 proposed to be paid for the roads; and that they will, if purchased, revert to the present owners. In the latter event the roads would be operated under the security ordinance already passed by the council, which permits operation of all the roads at six for a quarter fares for from 30 to 4S years. The Pingree people claim that the roads will certainly pay off their purchase price under three cent fares. Gov. Pingree is having- circulars dis tributedon the streets giving his side of the controversy. A special meeting of me city council is called for this after noon, at which a "working ordinance" is expected to be passed, granting the municipal company rights as to opera tion of the roads. This ordinance re serves to the city the right at any time to fix the rates of fare, said rate mean while to be three cents with universal transfers. Mayor Maybury will veto both or dinances and the question is whether the Pingree people can secure the pas sage of both over the vetoes. Saturday Special Sales Jewelry Department. Ladies' 50c Jewel Collar Clasp 15c Ladies' 50c Belt Buckles 25c Ladies' 75c and 98c Belt Buckles 50c Ladies' 50c Link Sleeve Buttons 25c We want to close out our Ladies' Lorgnette, Fan, Watch, and Neck CHAINS gold-plated. While they last, you can buy the 29c ones for 15c, 50c and 65c ones for 25c. Choice of 1,000 yards Elegant 39c and 50c, for Dress Skirts 51.00 White P. K 75c 1.50 9Sc 2.00 S1.39 2.25 ...81.50 2.50 $1.69 2.75 14 ...S1.9S 2.93 81.9S These Skirts are the latest Remember our WASH GOODS SALE. Parasols Half Price. Highest Perfection Standard Patterns. Lowest Price. PEACE PARTY TRIUMPHANT. War Cloud In the Transvaal Is Dispelled. British Government Approves Franchise Proposals. London, July 14. The Digger News, the Boer organ in London has received the following dispatch from Johannes burg dated July 14: "A cable dispatch from the British government has been received by the Transvaal government conveying a cordial message of warm approval of the Volksraad's franchise proposals. "The message also suggests minor al terations and tenders friendly advice. "The Transvaal in replying gratefully accepts the suggestions and considera tion of the reform bill now before the raad has been deferred in accordance with the British cabinet's advice. "As a result of this development the peace party has come out triumphant and Lord Salisbury is acclaimed, as the vindicator of the moderates." ALL DENIED. London, July 14. The secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Cham berlain, when questioned regarding the Johannesburg dispatch to the Digger News today said to a representative of the Associated P'ress that there was not a word of truth in it from beginning to end. FOR A BELATED TELEGRAM Western Union Sued For $500 by a Fort Scott Woman. Fort Scott, July 14. Through her at torney, Norman E. Hill, .Mrs. Louise Rogers, who resides on East Oak street will today commence action in the dis trict court against the Western Union Telegraph company for $S0O damages for the alleged failure to deliver a telegram announcing the death of her son in Ga lena. According to Mrs. Rogers' claims, her son, Thomas Rogers, who is a young man and has been working in Galena, died on June 27. The parties with whom he had been staying telegraphed his mother of his death and requesting her to come immediately. She failed to re ceive the same, which she claimed is through the negligence of the office here and did not receive the sad tidings un til ten days later, when she was ap prized by letter, asking why she did not answer the telegram. When the letter was received Mrs. Rogers went to the telegraph office and found the tele gram. The company claims that her resi dence could not be found. CORSON ELECTED President of N. E. A. and Charleston Chosen For" Next Meeting Place. Los Angeles, Cal., July 14. O. T. Cor son, of Columbus, O., was elected presi dent of the National Educational as sociation by unanimous vote. The fol lowing will be the vice presidents elected for the ensuing year: Kirst vice president, E. Oram Lyte, Pennsylvania: vice presidents: J. A. Foshay, California: E. M. Slausen, Michigan: E. B. McElroy. Oregon: J. P. Hendricks, Montana; J. M. Gregg, New Jersey; W. H. Bartholomew, Kentucky: W. A. Bell, Indiana; W. S. Layto.i, Georgia; L. W. Bucholz. Florida; Mrs. Gaston Boyd, Kansas; George H. Cou ley, Massachusetts. C. G. Pearce was elected treasurer. The following directors were nom inated for the ensuing year: North Atlantic division Maine, John E. Locke: New Hampshire, Channing Folsom; Vermont, Mason S. Stone; Massachusetts, W. S. Monroe: Rhode Island, George E. Church; Connecticut, C N. Kendall: New York. A. S. Down ing: New Jersey, H. Brewster Willi3. South Atlantic division Pennsylvania, H. W. Fisher; Delaware, A. H. Berlin. Maryland, H. B. Prettyman; District of 613-615 HANS. AYE. Ribbons, worth 25c Marked Down. White Duck Skirts, $1 now. ..75c Crash Skirts, blue braid-trimmed, $1.25 now 98c Fancy Novelty Crashes, $1.98 now $1.25 Linen White Braid, S3.98 now Tan P. K., braided, f 6.50 now $4.50 Linen White braid, $5.00 now ...$3.99 styles, tailor-made, full width Columbia, W. B. Powell; Virginia. T. C. Glass; West Virginia. E. N. Deal.l: North Carolina, E. T. Alderman; South Carolina, F. C. Woodward; Florida, W. N. Sheats. South central division Kentucky.Mc Henry R. Hoads; Tennessee, K. C.Web ber; Georgia, W. M. Slaton; Alabama, J. H. Phillips; Mississippi. R. R. Ful ton; Louisiana. Warren Easton; Texas, Alexander Hogg: Oklahoma, D. 1 I Boyd; Arkansas, D. R. Rlghtsell; Indian Territory, C. C. Goodman. North central division Ohio, J. Al Shawan; Indiana, J. W. Carr; Illinois, J. H. Coilins; Michigan, D. W. Springer; Wisconsin, L. D. Harvey; Iowa, Wi'liom E. BeardHhire; Minnesota, V. V. Hub bard; Missouri, W. G. Carrington. North Dakota, W. S. Hoover; South Dakota, Frank Crane; Nebraska, J. H. Miller; Kansas, Frank R. Dyer. Western division Montana, Samuel D. Largent; Wyoming, Estella Reel; Colorado, T. C. Greenlee; New Mexico, Elizabeth Jackson; Arizona. F. A. Cooley: Utah, F. D. Cooper; Nevada, J. E. Stubbs; Idaho, J. W. Daniels Wash ington, O. C. Whitney: Oregon, E. D. Ressl-; California, John W. Sweet. At the meeting of the board of direc tors to decide upon the place for hold ing the convention in 1900, Charleston was fctrongly in the lead when the mat ter was put to a vote. Charleston re ceived 22 votes and Boston 13, Montreal. Cincinnati and several cities receiving only a few scattering votes. Charleston will be recommended to the executive committee as the next place for the an nual meeting, but a decision will not be finally arrived at until the matter has been fully considered by the executive committee, which will not be until some time in the fall of the year. TORE DOWN HIS FLAG. Fourth of July Incident at Honolulu Makes Trouble. Honolulu. July 7. via. Victoria, B. C, July 14. There was a flag incident here on the Fourth of July whith promises to be an international episode. Carl Klcmme, I the proprietor of the Orpheum hotel, gaily j decorated his building- in American colors, J hoisted the American flag over it, and un- j der the American flag the German flag. Later a friend of his wanted to u?e an 1 American flag" and Klemme good natured ly loaned him his, leaving the German flag floating alone from the flatTF-taff. I J. Ji. AVest saw it and ordered Klemm to haul it down. There had been ill will be- 1 tween the two men before and Klemm re fused to take orders from his enemy. "West thereupon gathered a lot of soldiers from the transport Sheridan and showed them the German fl.ig lloating on the Fourth of July in American territory. The soldiers at once proceeded to the roof, tore down the German flag and de stroyed it. and put in its place some red, white and blue bunting torn from the other decorations of the building. West was today fined JHK) in the police court for malicious mischief and the German consul general will make a report o the matter to his government. "DEVIL TEMPTED ME" Said a Pastor When Caught Stealing Oats For His Horse. Hobart, N. Y., July 14. The Rev. Dr. Wade, for 12 years pastor of the Uni ted Presbyterian church at West Kort right, has resigned. His flock gave him the choice of resigning or being ejected from the pastorate. For some time Wade has been getting grain chaff from King McLaury, one of the chief deacons. The minister used the chaff for bedding for his horse. Since the minister first began his visits McLaury has been missing oats from the bin in the barn and suspected the minister. Accordingly when the minister came for chaff, Monday, the farmer watched him through a knothole in the floor ami saw him fill the bags with oats. Later McLaury accused the minister of the theft and he admitted his guilt, begging for mercy and saying "the devif had tempted him." McLaury reported the matter to the church trustees. G. A. R. National Encampment. Valuable information on the subject will be furnished by J. M. Chesbrough, A, G. P. Agt., Vandalia-Pennsylvania Short Lines, St. Louis, in reply to in quiries addressed to him. Heinz's Ice Cream is the best. Phone 397212 East Eighth street. Perfection Starch the best cold starch on the market. our LOSS CUT PRICES Every Suit must be sold, and we have made prices that will make them move quick. Tomorrow will be a busy day with us. Our Goods and Prices are tempting. The people know Bargains vhen X they see them, and will appreciate what we are doing in giving them first-class merchandise at lower prices than they have ever before been offered at in Topeka. Our sale Tomorrow will mark a new era in the history of the Clothing business of Topeka. Come in and judge for yourself. MEN'S Comprising a lot of Fancy Cassi mere, Fancy Worsted, Clay Worsted, Cheviots, and the famous Washington Mills unfinished Worsteds. Worth $8.00, $9.00, $10 and $1 1, at HEN'S FURNISHINGS. 50c Crash Hats at 25o 60c Negligee Shirts, with attached and detached collars, 65c value, at 45c 75c Underwear at 50c 3 for a quarter Collars, 3 for 25c Open Saturday Night Till n. SNATTINGER COMMERCIAL HIGH SCH00L' Discussed by Prof. Stevenson of Em poria at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal., July 14. The first paper read at the general session of the National Educational association today was one by Prof. Aaron Gove, superin tendent of schools, Denver, who selected for his subject, "Usurpation of the Home by the School." The remainder of the general session was given up to the consideration of the educational press, in its various phases. In the department of elementary edu cation, Superintendent J. W Dinsmore of Nebraska, spoke on "Vices of Child hood and Youth" and in a graphic man ner depicted the temptations surround ing school children. Miss H. M. Scott, normal training school, Detroit, in opening the discus sion on thesis "The Qualifications of a Critic Teacher," in the normal school department argued strongly for a wholesome personality a teacher's in fluence depending more upon what she is than on what she says. In the department of secondary edu cation the interrogatory "In Civil Ethics What Ought We to Teach as the Amer ican doctrine of Religion and the State?" was considered by President S. F. Scovel, university of Worcester, O. "The Advent of the Commercial High School" was dilated upon by Principal Wr. C. Stevenson, Normal school, Em poria, Kansas. In the science department Interesting but technical papers were read on "The Pedagogical Content of Zoology," by Prof. N. A. Harvey, .Normal school. West Superior, Wis.: "The Relation of High School to College Mathematics," by Prof. C. F. Wheelock, state univer sity. New York, and on "Science in the High School" by Prof. G. M. Richard son, Standford university. OVER THE HOCK ISLAND. Troops For the Philippines From Camp Meade Will Be Taken. The Rock Island road will get a large portion of the moving of the troops now located at Camp Meade In Pennsylvania to the Pacific coast. This camp includes 1.700 men with their 5X.000 pounJs of equipment. Some idea of the magnitude of this undertaking can be had when it is considered that it will take about 14 passenger and freight trains to carrv this army across the continent on its wav to the Philippines. The move ment of this camp begins next Sunday, and before the day is over these men, with all their arms, horses, equipments, will be on their way to the Pacific coast. The officers of the camp have asked that the troops be kept as close tosrether as possible and the trains will leave the camp every thirty minutes, or as quick as each one can be. loaded and started on its way. It is estimated that In this movement it will take six trains of one baggage and nine tourist sleepers each, to carry the men. while for the equipment it will be necessarv to provide eight trains of eigh teen cars each. These trains will leave Camp Meade over the B. O. and Penn sylvania lines to Chicago, over the Rock Island to Pueblo, over the D. R. to Ogden and over the Southern Pacific to the Pacific coast. Quick time has been asked for on this run and the trip will be made in five days or less. 80 MILES ON A LOG. The Long Bide Down the River of a Runaway Boy. Jefferson City, Mo., July 14. Peter Houck, a young boy, escaped from the T5oonville reform school by riding about SO miles down the swift current of the Missouri river astride a log. He broke out last evening and was caught at noon today. When rescued he was in an exhausted condition and ready to drop off to death in the swollen stream. While Jim Smallwood was crossing the bridge here at 2 o'clock this morning he heard cries for help on the river. Word was telephoned to Portland, 35 miles below the city. A boat went out from there and 10 miles below Portland the men found the boy, naked, astride a log. He had made a fast trip down the river. TAG IN A BABl'S THROAT. It Is Removed After Being Lodged Therein a Period of Eleven Days. St. Louis, July 14. A large tobacco tag was removed from the throat of 1 year old Gertrude Henning at the city hospital today. She swallowed it 11 days ago and suffered intense pain un til it was dislodged. Her parents say Gertrude was play ing on the floor when she saw a tobac co tag and put It in her mouth. Her mother saw her place the tag between her lips and ran to her to prevent her swallowing it, but to her to prevent her swallowing it, but it passed into her throat before Mrs. Henning reached her. A physician ex tracted the tag with forceps. Engineers Sail For Manila. Washington, July 14. The war de partment has received the following dis patch from Captain Siebert: "Angel Island, San Francisco, July 13. B. company engineers will sail today for Manila on City, of Para." IfOUR ON EVERY ARTICLE IN (Excepting K W. Collars and Cuffs.) SUITS. BROS. CO., STAMPS BRING DIG PRICE. Their Face Value Is Thirty-five Cents But They Sell For $725. St. Louis, July 14. Three five-cent and two teh-cent stamps were sold at public auction at the court souse yes terday for $725, an avrage of $145 apiece. The stamps are w .at is known as the St. Louis postofflce stamps, and were issued November 5, 1845. and are rare. The stamps were sold by the Missouri Safe Deposit company to sat isfy a note which the stamps had been given to secure, and were bought by J. B. Moberly after some lively bidding. DECIDE TUESDAY. On That Bay City Hall Question Will Be Finally Settled. Mr. Clemens spoke in the city hall in junction case until court adjourned for lunch, and City Attorney Bird started in on the argument in behalf of the city as soon as court reconvened at 1:30. He pro duced several cases in which decisions have been made upholding laws almost exactly parallel, which have been attack ed for being- "special legislation." Mr. Bird will finish, is argument about 4 o'clock. There will be such a great amount of citations for Judge Hazen to look up that he will be unable to wade through them in time to render a decision on Monday morning, which is the regular time for decisions, but he is anxious to give his de cision as early as possible in order that the controversy may be settled, and he stated this afternon that he will probably render the decision on Tuesday. SCARED BY SEARCHLIGHT. Illumination In the Sky Taken by Ohio Church People to Mean the End of the World. Dayton, Ohio, July 14. A powerful searchlight, used in a local factory jub ilee, was repeatedly thrown on a certain cloud which hung directly over a church in Byron, a village twenty miles dis tant. A church lawn fete was in pro gress, and it soon became a hysterical prayer meeting. Religious excitement prevailed for hours, and the people believed the phe nomenon meant the end of the world. Writes to Funston. Governor Stanley this afternoon wrote a letter to Brigadier General Funston in reply to his letter requesting the gov ernor to use his influence to have the regiment mustered out as soon as pos sible. He congratulated him upon the success of the regiment but said that he did not see how he could do any thing more to hasten the return of the regiment. Webb Hayes Catches On. Washington, July 14. Webb C. Hayes has been appointed lieutenant colonel of the 31st infantry volunteers. He was major of the First Ohio and saw service in Cuba and Porto Rico. Get our prices before you have rubber tires put on your vehicle. Rehkopfs Carriage factory. 207-209 W. 6th St. Auction of Furniture. I will sell at auction tomorrow Mrs. Frank Long's private furniture, all first-class and up to date. At 117 E. Cth, 1 p. m. John M. Ashbaugh. Parole Itaformatory Prisoners. Judge J. S. West, assistant attorney general has decided in response to an inquiry from Superintendent Simmons of the Hutchinson reformatory that prisoners in that institution may be paroled. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, Julv 14. WHEAT Wheat opened steady an. un changed today. September at TUVfi &c. The market soon turned weak and a gradual decline to T2a4c for September look place. Lower English cables. liberal northwestern receipts and weather g-ener-ally favorable to spring wheat caused moderate commission house selling, shorts also putting out new lines. The selling movement was encouraged by continued large Argentine receipts. Northwestern receipts were -183 cars, compared with 424 last week and 54 a year ago. Local re ceipts were l.'SS cars, two of contrart grade. A moderate covering movement took place at the decline, September re covering to 73c. CORN Corn was quiet, with some sell ing, apparently against country accept ances. September opened H' He higher at 34U'S4e and slowly declined to '34c. Ohio and Indiana crop damage reports had little effect, as weather in the corn belt was reported favorable generally.. OATS Oats were dull and steady, orices showing liule change. September opened unchanged at 2u!2c and sold at 2()Su,,c. Crop prospects were favorable. Local re ceipts were 272 cars. Trade was light, a fair demand accounting for the firmness. PROVISION'S Provisions were dull and price changes narrow. September pork opened unchanged to 21ic higher at Sfl.20 9.22Mi and declined to tv.lll'j. September lard opened unchanged at $5.45 and ad vanced to $5.47. September ribs opened 2c higher at $5.22 ami closed off to $5.20. BARLEY Cash. 3Si442c. RYE July, iSi.e: September, 544 -S'-'.c. TIMOTHY August, 2.tio; September, $2.55; October, $2.55. Chicago .Livestock Market. Chicago. Julv 14. HOGS Estimated receiots of hogs to day, 22,000; tomorrow, 17,000; left o.-er, 1,- 6- 5 -s. -r mm jT jirs m J AW U THE HOUSE Men's' Suits In Fancy Worsted3,Cassimere9,Fancy and Black Clay Worsteds, Blue Serges, Har- rebrin effects, and sf all the latest novel- p w -y OO ties of the season. 1 I Well made and the best of tailoring and trimming. Worth $12.00, $13.50 and $15.00. MEN'S SHOES. $1.75 Men's Shoes at $1.25 $3.50 Men's Shoes $2.75 X 4.00 Men's Shoes $3.00 rffrf Satisfaction iJJUU Guaranteed or vnttr AWia&r Back 617 Kansas Ave. t 493. Market steady. Mixed and butch ers, $4.2Ki 4.-10: good heavy. $.40ti 4.45; rough heavy. $4. 204. 30: light, $4.25"tl.40. CATTLE Receipts. 2.0W. Market slow, steadv. Beeves, $4.505.70; cows and heif-, ers. $2-34.90; Tex ts steers, $4(io.l0; stockers and feeders. $:i.5iya 4.S5. SHEEP Receipts, ii.000. Market steady. Sheep. $3.25i5i4.90: lambs, $4t6.70. Official yesterday: HOGS Receipts. 20,870; shipments. 4,565. CATTLE Receipts, K.770; suipments, 3. 702. SHEEP Receipts, 8.7S6: shipments, ft724. Kansas City Livestock market. Kansas Citv, July 14. CATTLE Receipts. 2.200 natives. 1.2V) Texans. Market steadv. Native steers. $4.155.40: Texas steer. $3'a 5.3.1: Texas cows, $253. SO: native cows and heiftrs. $2 fa 5.05: stockers and feeders, $:;ii4.S5; bulls, $2.90(1 4.40. HOGS ReceipLS. 7.000. Mnrket steady to strong. Bulk of sales, $4.1.'i4.2a; heavy, 4.17L'a4.32'.j: packers. $4.1(K.i 4.2.1; mixed. $4.10'4.20: light. $:.95i4.124; yorkers, $1.05 4.121.!,: pigs. $3.80-54. SHEEP Receipts. 1,000. Market firm. Lambs, $3.855.75; muttons, $3'ii4.75. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City. July 14. WHEAT Close: September, 66ic; De cember. es'C. Cash: No. 2 hard, t;Sc: No. 3. 65-&U7c; No. 2 red, 70U71V2C; No. 3, GG) 69c. CORN September. 30c: December.2fic. Cash. No. 2 mixed, 32c; No. 2 white, 32u; No. 3. 311-e. OATS No. 2 white, 27-528c. RYE No. 2, 57c. HAY Choice timothy, $7.50-y7.75; choice prairie, $6.50-(x7. BUTTER Creamery, 141'S161iC; dairy, 13c. EGGS Fresh, 10c New York Money Market. New York, July 14. MONEY Money on call ea-sier at 4 per cent: prime mercantile paper, 3V''( 4'-4 per cent: sterling exchange steady, witli act ual business in bankers' bills at $4.S714'f(,2 for demand and at $4.S44.S4'a for GO days; posted rates. $4.S5fe4.W and 4.8&4.SW4; commercial bills. $4.K3Mr- SILVEH Silver certificates. 60fi61e; bar silver. 60c; Mexican dollars, 47"e. BONDS Government bonds firm. 2s, registered, 10054: 3s. registered. lOMi: cou pon, 1094: new 4s. registered. 130: coupon. 130; old 4s, registered. 112: coupon, 112; 5s, registered, 112'; coupon, 112V4. Sugar Market. New York. July 14. SUGAR Raw unsettled, lower to sell; fair refining. 3c; centrifugal 98 test, 4 7-16c; molasses sugar, 3;1.c. Refined quiet and steady: crushed, 6c; powdered, 5&c; granulated, 51-oC. COFFEE Dull. Topeka Markets Today. CATTLE. COWS $2.50173.75. VEAL CALVES $3. 50 4.75. STEERS $4 -a 4.50. HEIFERS $3S 4.25. HOGS. LIGHT $3.60-573.75. PIGS $3.154 3. CO. MEDIUM $3.70(3.90. GRAIN. NO. 2. WHEAT G5c. NO. 2 CORN 30c NO. 2 OATS 25y27c HAY $5.50&U. PRODUCE. EGGS 10c. SPRING CHICKENS From $2.50 to $3 per dozen. HENS 6"77c per pound. COUNTRY BUTTER 12-S13C Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shinper of grain. Chicago. July 14. Article. Open High Low Ciose Tes. WHEAT Julv 721,4 72 714 71 vi 72i'-i4 Sept 73s-S 7S4 72i 73.3 7?SH.i Dec 751.-1,3 75V 74?'g 74',tj-.5 7uV-a CORN Julv 34-'6 R4'S 2t P.4'4 34 Sept 34-Vi 34i's '33 34 84 Dec 3SH S2a-T4 33 !-H Mav 3412 34 344 34- 31-'n OATS July 24H 21'i 24H 2!'i-'i Sept 2')ii- 2t)H;- f-k 2"'a Dec 20"8- 20--21 2" Ki'i ?"?i-7 Mav 22 222 22 22Va 22y8-?3 PORK July 9 10 9 10 Sept 9 20-22 9 27 9 15 9 22 9 20 LARD Julv,... 5 45 5 Sept 5 43 5 52-55 5 45 o 52 6 4o RIBS July 5 1.7 a 1 Sept 5 22 5 27-30 5 17 5 20-22 5 20 KANSAS CITY WHEAT Sept 6G 6GV4 6ff4 Gbi Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York. July 14. Stocks. Sugar trtn'n F4i?hlLow! C l .-se 1 es. 1 ifT7.'i ir.TvJ 1.-.5-V157'- People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. V B. R. T Leather Federal Steel Fed. Steel Pfd. C. B. Q. Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison Pfd Manhattan Mo. Pacific U. P. Pfd J171.! lli'-zl Jlb-il 1 I'm -2 97Ui 97i. 97 97 1 97i t 5 Wk 5''4 55V o?5 II.314 IKlVzl 1113! lll-h 113- 71 70" 0V 60'. i SI Vi' GO'i' 59-8 MAj 135 -s 1117 131 194 6'7s 11X---4 47'2 76 V 43', 160I4 13Si 5 6H14 6S?! 7..2 5"L:J 47Vl I 71' I 59- 59' 2 S'l-V Sl'i 135' 137 117 117'4 131 '1, 131 19: 2tt Til CI 11-4 11 Si 4 47 t'4 76 V 77'-9 4::, 43', IS014 1 2 1594 5S j .H 60' 4 1 604 S"I 69 13 1 1173k 117-.4I 1314 131i 20' 2'ivi.l 614! W7! 11H1j JL'K 411 491's 1 in1 Union Pacific C. N. W 43- 437 .1 16il'i! 10'4 N. Y. Central. C C. C. Reading Pfd T. C. 1 No. Pac. Pfd No. Pacific I'acifie Mall L. N S. J Met. Strett Ry 1394 us 61 'i 6Wt 77"'! 514! 58 6H-4 70 78'-4 514 4N 72' -j 51 2224, 51 4Si 47',4 724 514 222 472. 7H4 51 51 3 22i 221j222

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i I I li- t f I' J i I lie Star j. C3 Telephone 252. WHOLESALE Groceries, Queensware, J Saturday Bargains in Groceries. IS lbs. finest Standard Granulated Sugar $1.00 20 lbs. Granulated Sugar $1.00 on orders amounting to 4.00 22 lbs. Granulated Sugar, $1.00 on orders ampumins to 9.00 19 lbs. White Extra C Sugar 1.00 21 lbs. Light Brown Sugar l.uO MEATS AND LARD. Wolffs No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams. per pound .11 No. 1 Sugar Cured California Hams. per pound 07 Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound 09 Iry Salt Bacon, per ruind 042 Armour's Whits Lard, pr pound -OS 3 lb. can White Label Lard 23 r. lb. can White Labtd Lard 35 10 lb. can White Label Lard 65 COFFEE. One pound Dwine'.I Wright Co.'s high grade coffee: will go as far as two pounds cheap coffee. 2 lb.3 D. W. A Co.'s Golden Rio 25 1 pound Straight Rio 1'? 1 pound Java Blend. 2?c. 2 lbs. for .""5 fi-lb can "Special A Coffee 1.0 1 pound Our Blend. 25c. 2 lbs fr .43 1 lb. choice Java and Mocha, Sue, 2 pounds for 55 1 lb. Tea Room Blend. "5e. 2 lbs for j 3 pounls Revere Coffee 1.00 Li'n, Arbuckies, 4-X, Leverir.srs. Mo kaska and Javanese coffee, per package 10c. Kirk'3 White Russian Soap, per box. J2.40. 10 bars .25 Peet Bros.'s Silk Soap, per box, $2.40 10 bars 23 Proctor Gambles' Lenox soap, per box, $2.10, 10 bars for 25 Fairhar.k's C'.airette Soap, per box $2.2.". 10 bars 25 20 pounds Sal Soda 2r 8 pounds Gloss Starch 25 2 cakes Morgan's Sapolio 15 j 3 packages Pearline 10 I 4 pound package Gold Dust 15 j 3 packages a O'clcek Washing Tea.. .10 1 cake H. s nd II. soap 10: 1 box. 3 cakes Buttermilk soap 05 6 cakes Mechanic's Sfap 25 Pint Bottle Best Bluing 05 i Some low prices on canned goods to close them out to make room for new ones: S lb can Standard California Table Peaches 12U 3 lb can California Table Green Gages 10 3 lb can California Table Egg Plums .10 3 lb can California Table Apricots.. 12'- 3 lb can California Tabl- Pears 10 3 lb can Eastern Table Pears 10 1 gailon can New York Apples .SO 2 lb cans Blackberries. 4 cans 23 2 lb cans Cherries. 3 cans 25 2 lb cans Gooseberries, :5 cans 25 2 lb. cans Sliced Pine Apple 12Vz 3 lb cans grated Pine Apple .10 2 lb cans. Raspberries, 2 cans 15 2 lb cans Strawberries, 2 cans .15 1 gallon cans California Peeled Peaches 35 1 gallon can California Apricots .40 3 lb. cans Standard Tomatoes. 2 for .15 Banquet Sugar Corn, S3c doz. 2 cans .15 3 lb. can Pumpkin 05 GET OLR PRICES 0 FLOUR- Hail Orders Shipped Promptly. i fc 1 Excursion Rales. This list contains a few of the more Important points to which unusually low rates have been made. For infor mation about other points or occasions rs well as particulars regarding train service, sleeping car reservations, etc.. Call on or address the undersigned. Pueblo, Colorado Spring's or Denver and return. $24.00. Indiapolis. Ind., and return, $17.50; July IS to 20, inclusive. Pittsburg. Pa., and return. $25.40, July Si and August 1. inclusive. The Santa Fe offers unusual attrac tions to persons who desire to travel In comfort and luxury and on fast trains. The tracks are rock-ballasted; the bridges are of steel or stone or both; grade crossings are minimized; the cars are lighted by electricity; while the dining rooms, dining cars and lunch counters are under the management of Mr. Fred Harvey, and are not equalled any where. Passengers on the Santa Fe find there's comfort in every turn of the wheels. T. L. King. Agent, A. T. c S. F. Ry., Topeka. Kansas. Ml Eest Dining Car Service. Caly Oepirt in Chicago cn tiie Elevated Loo?. WtHl Do Your Hauling; Right TOPESA TRANSFER CO, 609 KANSAS AVENUE. O2oo Tolephoao 320- Eoott Telephone 392. F. P. BACOfi, Prop- 1ST" 8 me about Storage. Eest and Health to Mother and Child XIRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP as ben used for over FIFTY YEARS BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, -with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES tha CHILD, BOiTENS the GUMS, AL LAYS all PAIN. Cl'RFS WIND COT.IC and ts the beat remedy for DIARRHOEA, fold by Druggists In' every part of tha world. Ba sure and ask for Mrs. WtG- loWi Soothing- Syrup.'' and take no other fr i- i Twaaiy-ava cant a bettie. d r Grocery SPEOAT, Prop., 112 Cast Sixth Street. AND RETAIL. Tinware anJ Fresh Meat. Warren Al Salmon, New Fack, 2 cans 2o 2 cans Chipped Beef 25 7 cans Eagle Milk 1.00 3 lb. cans Boston Baked Beans, 2 cans 15 3 cans Heinz" Boston Baked Beans .25 fi cans Potted Ham or Tongue 25 5 cans Anderson's Jam 23 Best Soda Crackers per lb. in any quantity .05 Best Lemon Cream crackers, 2 lbs .15 Best Ginger Snaps, 4 lbs 25 Oat Meal and Graham Wafers, per pound 10 3 lb. package A. B. C. Crackers 20 I'needi Biscuit, per package 04 New York Full Cream Cheese 2 lbs .25 Kansas Full Cream Cheese per lb.. .10 50-lb sack Straight Patent Flour.. .S5 Yeast Foam and Ralston Yeast, per package 03 i- can Roval or Prices' Baking Pow- "der 20 Bik-r's Premium Chocolate, per lb .30 Rockwood's Premium Chocolate per pound 30 Baker's Swet Chocolate, per lb ..20 Baker's Breakfast Cocoa, per can .20 Ceylon Bulk Cocoanut. per lb 15 2 pgks. Postum Cereal or Grain-O .25 Hire's Root Beer, per pkg 15 Juniper Ade, per package 20 T'se Primrose Extracts, 2 oz. bottle .10 10 lbs. Hand Picked Navy Beans .25 3 pkes. Quaker Oats 25 2 pkgs. Scotch Oats .15 1 pkg. Columbia Oats 03 11 lbs. Bulk Scotch Oats 23 Pettijohn's Breakfast Food .10 2 packages Caramel Cereal 25 4 lbs. fancy Japan Rice 25 6 lbs. Clean Broken Rice 25 2 pkg.s Grape Nuts 25 7 No. 1 Lamp Chimneys 25 1 dozen cans Lye 35 1 gallon Cucumber Pickles .15 6 pkgs. Bird Seed .23 Pint Mason Fruit Jars 40 Quart Mason Fruit Jars .45 gallon Mason fruit Jars .55 Mason Jar Tops, per dozen 20 Tanglefoot Flv Paper, per box 15 Daisy Fly Killer, 2 for 25 1 gallon Jug Tomato Catsup 45 1 gallon Jug Best Mustard 45 6 pkg s Church's or Dwight's Soda .25 CALIFORNIA FRTJTTS. Fancy new 1S99 Evaporated Apri cots, per pound .13 6 lbs. Sweet Black Prunes 25 3 pkgs. Recleaned Currants 25 2 pounds Peaches 25 2 pounds Evaporated Apples .25 PURE SPICES. Pepper, Allspice, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger and Mustard, per package 5c TEA. We have just received a full line of Gunpowder. Oolong, English Break fast, Sun Cured, Japan, Young Hyson and L'ncolored Japan Teas and we are going to retail them at wholesale prices 35 cents per pound or 3 pounds for $1.00 SYRUP. 1 srallon bucket fancy Table Syrup. .30 3 ib. can fancy Table Syrup 08 1 gallon Honey Drip Syrup 20 1 gallon can fancy Sorghum 40 2 gallon pail Table Syrup .45 A FRESH START Is Made toy tha Boom In Iron and Prices Are Soaring. Chicag-o, July 14. Iron and Steel will say today: Activity in iron and steel has again appeared after the comparative lull of the holiday period. Buyers seem to have taken a fresh start, and the result has been that prices are again rampant. Black sheets, which for several months have been without change in value, awoke this Week and added $3 per ton to their quotable value. Galvanized sheets also took higher ground. Track supplies dodged up a point or two and are entrenched on higher ground. Struc tural material of ail kinds was marked up 5 per ton at the close o last week. The directors of the American Steel Hoop company met at Chicag-o and in a regular manner decreed that its pro duct was worth $3 per ton more than prices at which it had been selling. Pig iron is difficult to buy at the prices of a week ago. In a variety of other pro ducts, while there may have been no open advance, makers are actually obtaining- more money for the material. The market continues extremely sensi tive. There is practically nothing- for sale. What little product is in the mar ket has more seekers than can be satis fied. Midsummer dullness seems to have been lost this year; it is surely either lost or belated in its arrival. There is scarcely a product in iron and steel that has not met with a brisk demand this week. The store trade is exceptionally good. Stocks are helplessly broken. The metal cannot be obtained from the mills as fast as it is needed. It thus becomes more and more apparent each week that the day of deliverance from high prices is not in sight. There are some compunctions of conscience on the part of sellers at the way in prices are soar ing and at the way in which they refuse to cease soaring, But sellers as w ell as buyers seem to be helpless. The highest bidder gets the product. There is not enough to go around. Consumers are not making or suggesting terms. The price is of less concern than the de livery. Quite a volume of business is in the market that cannot le accepted by mak ers. For rails there is a good inquiry, but they are wanted for delivery this year, a condition which mills cannot accept. Plates are in the same state of overburdening demand ar.d users are compelled to go without. The checking of consumption by the high quotations may be present, but if so it is well con cealed by the new demands that much more than compensate. Makers are steadily selling into next year's produc tion but usually in small or moderately sized lots. If there were products to sell some large transactions would be completed. .END OF IELL0W WOLF. A Rosebud Sioux Killed by Drunken Falls. S. D., July 14. TelTow Wolf, a Rosebud agency Siox, a mem ber of the Indian police has been found lying on the prairie, bleeding and sense less and taken to Rosebud agency where he died shortly afterward without regaining- consciousness. Yellow Wolf, while endeavoring to quiet drunken In dians was set upon by them find pound ed to death, according to Information received here. One Indian has been arrested as a suspect and other arrests are soon to follow The Todd-Hetherington weddinR which took place Wednesday evening in Atchison Is of interest to Topeka people as both the bride and groom are well known here. The following is an extract from the account In .the Atchison Globe: The marriage of Miss Ruth Hether ington and Mr. Luther Anson Todd was solemnized at Trinity church at half past eight o'clock last night, the Rev. J. H. Molineux reading the mar riage service. The wedding procession was Imposing and included the vested choir, of Trinity church, which preced ed the bridal party singing the bridal chorus from Lohengrin. The bride en tered the church with her brother, Web ster Hetherington, who gave her away, and was attended by her cousin, Mrs. Ii. K. Smith, of Leavenworth, who was matron of honor, and her sisters. Misses Mary and Gail Hetherington. Her wed ding dress was white liberty silk worn with a point lace bertha and pearls. She wore a bridal veil and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses. Although Miss Ruth Hetherington has always been admired, she never looked as pret ty before as she did at her wedding last night. The matron of honor wore her bridal dress of white satin, a tulle veil and carried Jacqueminot roses. The bridesmaids were attired in white and wore veils and carrietl pink roses. Part way down the center aisle were smilax gates which were held open for the wedding procession to pass through by Gladys Levin and Hale Hetherington. The groom, accompanied by his broth er. Hugh Todd, and by the rector, met the procession at the chancel steps, where the betrothal serivce was read. Between the betrothal service and the marriage, children's voices sang one verse of the w-edding hymn, "Oh, Per fect Love," without an accompaniment. As the bridal party left the church, the choir sang a wedding hymn, after which it rendered the remainder of "Oh, Per fect Love"' for a recessional. The fact that the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Is the culmination of their first and only love affair is as safe a foundation as they could desire for their future happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Todd left at 11 o'clock for a bridal trip through Yel lowstone Park, after which they will re turn to Atchison for a short time be fore going to New York to reside. There were a great many guests from out of town at the wedding. Congratulatory telegrams were received during the evening from all over the United States and several from Europe. Among the out of town guests were Judge A. H. Horton, Miss Rosamond Horton. Mr. Tom King and Mr. David Lakin of Topeka. A Pleasant Party. Miss Mae Roberts entertained very pleasantly Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Bertha Denman of Lincoln, Nebraska. The rooms were prettily decorated with ferns and cut flowers. The even ins was delightfully spent in games, music and dancing, after which refresh ments were served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Huber, Mr. and Mrs. William Rhodes. Miss Bertha Den man of Lincoln, Neb.; Miss Mollie Her ren. Miss N'anon Herren, Miss Anna Pullev, Miss Grace Beard, Miss Lulu Sheafo'r, Miss Calla Wellhouse, Miss Louise Jones. Miss Alba Van Vechten. Mr. Ellis Pulley, Mr. De Saxton, Mr. Will Herren, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Tom Herren, Mr. Harry Beard, Mr. Arthur Beard, Mr. Frank Heck. Mr. Frank Smith. Mr. Theo. Mueller, Mr. Will Bur gess and Mr. Gus Mackey. An Informal Birthday Party. Mrs. E. H. Johnson entertained a doz en little girls Wednesday afternoon at her home on Tyler street, in honor of her daughter Bernice's tenth birthday. The afternoon was spent in playing games and refreshments were served. Mrs. Johnson was assisted by Miss Amy Hunt. Those present were Helen Roehr, Ethel Johnson, Gladys Boyle, Zilla Mile ham, Bessie Iagerstroni, Helen and Irene Kittle, Mary Sadler, Marie Cope and Bessie and Carrol Clarkson. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. J. A. Ranney and daughter Lotta have issued invitations for a card party Wednesday morning, July 19, at their home on Topeka avenue. Judge and Mrs. Henry Keeler left Tuesday for an outing in Colorado. Mr. V. W. Howard of Cameron, Mo., who has been spending the past five weeks in Topeka with his daughter. Mrs. Walker Combs, left Friday for Denver. Mrs. M. H. Evans of Kansas City is In Topeka, the guest of Mrs. T. F. Garver on Harrison street. Miss Helen Moon will go to Sabetha Saturday for a two weeks visit with with her sister. .Mrs. Charles Haines. The following young ladies will go to Ottawa Monday to attend the assembly: Miss Edith Moore, Miss Blanche Stew art, Miss Lutie Johnson. Miss Sheetz, Mis's Strlckler. Miss Bertha White and Miss Beulah Lee. Mrs. Alfred Gray, widow of the late Alfred Gray, the first secretary of agri culture, and daughter. Mrs. Charles Price and granddaughters. Misses Cor inna and Gray Price of Brooklyn, X. Y., have ben spending a few days in To peka with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steele on Clav street. They are spending the summer with Mr. Fred Gray at his ranch twenty-five miles southwest of town. Mr. and Mrs. Price lived in To peka a number of years ago: Mr. Gray is now editor of the New York Electri cal Review. Mrs. A. H. Thompson has returned from a several weeks' trip in the east. Mrs. W. L. Trump will go to Ottawa Saturday for a two weeks' visit with her mother. The engagement between a Topeka society girl and an out of town man. whose wedding w as to have taken place in September, has been broken. Mrs. E. A. Steenburg will return to her home in Aurora, Neb.. Saturday af ter a visit with her cousin. Miss Kath erine Mills. Mrs. A. A. Hurd will leave Saturday or Sunday for Chicago, where she will spend three or four days. Mrs. M. J. Mc.Mahan and daughter Josephine left Wednesday for Gren Mountain Falls, Colo., to spend a month or six weeks. They w ill occupy a cot tage with Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Boyle and children and Miss Ethel Butterfield. Mr. Jack Dillon will entertain a dozen of his friends at dinner this evening. Mrs. Frank Cope and Miss Alice Clinger will go to Silver Lake this even ing to remain until Monday. Miss Carrie Smith will go to her home In Concordia Saturday to remain. Mrs. R. T. Herrick and children have returned from a several weeks' visit in Hiawatha. OFFICIAL 0. K. It Is Placed on Kansas Mutual by State Examiners Senator R. T. Beattey and W. C. Aus tin have completed their examination as representatives of the state depart ment of insurance of the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance company. Their official report was filed today with Superinten dent Church. Some weeks ago policy holders com plained to the department that the company had unjustly raised the prem iums on the 1SS6 policies. Mr. Church investigated the matter and found the officials of the company willing to ex plain in every detail w hy the premiums had been increased, in accordance with the contract in the policy and also in strict accordance with the most improv ed and accepted plan for conducting the business of life insurance comrxinies. The examination has resulted in a fav orable report being made concerning the affairs of the company. The report is in full as follows: Topeka, Kansas, July 14th, 1S99. W. V. Church, Superintendent of Insur ance, Topeka: Dear Sir: We have completed a re port in pursuance of your request of May 22nd. 1S99. and of the Kansas Mu tual Life Insurance company of May 20th, 1S99, in which President Davis says: "Believing that a personal exam ination made by you or under your su pervision will be appreciated by and be satisfactory to the policy holders, you are respectfully requested to make or cause to be made a thorough examina tion of the policy contracts, the com pany's method of handling them, the collections thereon: also a complete and searching examination of the company's books, accounts, vouchers, policy con tracts, assets, securities and methods of doing business." After thirty-five days of investigation we beg leave to make the following re port: We have made a most thorough ex amination of their books, the policy con tracts of the several plans, vouchers, notes, bonds and mortgages and find affairs of the company as reported in their annual report of December 31st, 1S9S. The accounts are kept in a very systematic and thorough manner. Each and every item may be traced from its receipt to the payment of death claim, dividend or expense as the case may be. The surplus and reserve fund of the company are largely loaned in north eastern Kansas and the securities have a market value far in excess of the loans made thereon. We are of the opinion that the loans of the company could be sold on the market at a premium of many thous ands of dollars. That the affairs of the company have been managed with great care, skill and honesty there is no question. We find that premiums on level premium poli cies are based on the actuaries tables and 4 per cent. As far as the policy contracts of 1SS6 are concerned after most careful examination of the policy, the by-laws and statutes, and after having consulted attorneys in the mat ter, we say the company has honestly, carefully and faithfully carried every part of the contract into force to the equity of each policy holder. We de sire to add that the premiums of the policies of 18S6 are what is known as the natural premium, that is to say, the insurance is sold at cost, and as the policy holder advances in age, so his premium must advance in amount. But by careful management and a very low death rate the funds that accumulated in the early history of the company have. been used to hold the premiums level until 1S97, when with an increase in the death loss the company was obliged to call for the table rate at age attained. This was an imperative duty of the officers for the protection and equity of the policy holders as provided by the policy, by-laws and the laws of the state. In conclusion we wish to call attention to the splendid financial condition of the company which has the full legal reserve invested in first-class Kansas securities and deposited with the state treasurer and has a surplus of more than $140,000. Verv respectfullv vours, R. T. BEATTEY, R. T. BATTEY, Special Examiners. MORE KLONDIKE GOLD. Fifty Miners Came Down "With Many Thousands In Dust. iPort Townsend, Wash., July 14. The Orizaba arrived from the north this morning bringing 50 returning Klon dikers, most of whom have gold dust ranging from $1,300 up to several thou sand. The ship's strong box contains 100 pounds of the yellow metal from the Interior. This party arrived up river from Dawson on steamer Terrell. Some passengers direct from Atlin re port that claims in that district are be ing worked. They say that Judge Irving who was sent to Atlin to straighten out mining properties is giv ing great satisfaction and in awarding all claims to original locators they are permitted to commence work. He makes no distinction between Americans and Canadians and holds that Americans who have taken out miners' license in accordance of laws of British Columbia and prior to the passage of the Allen exclusion law. located claims are en titled to the same privileges as Canad ians. EX-SLATES TO MEET. Last Saw Each Other on the Auction Block 66 Tears Ago. Chicago, July 14. After a separation of 66 years Nathan Branch, the oldest colored man in Evanston, will meet his brother Lee. of Macon, Ga. The last sight they had of each other was in an auctioneer's room on a plantation in Chesterfield county, Va.. when they weru offered for sale. It is by the merest chance that they wiil meet again. C. H. Callum. a real estate man at Evanston, spent last winter in the south, and at Macon saw a man whom he supposed was Nathan Branch. The man was bent with age. Callum was surprised to find that he was a brother of Nathan. The Evanston man told Lee Branch of Nathan, of another brother, Jordan, and what he knew of the family history, and Lee recognized many of the facts as tallying with dim memories of his boyhood days. When Callum arirved in Evarston a few days ago he told Nathan of the incident, and letters were immed iately sent to Macon and replies are ex pected next week. Collars and cuffs laundered to look like new by Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and 111 West Eighth street. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Richmond, Va.. July 14. The board of managers of the Baptist Young Peo ple's union decided that next year's convention shall be held in Cincinnati. Paris, July 14. The Rome corres pondent of the Figaro states that nego tiations have been opened relative to a visit of King Humbert and Queen Margherita to the Paris exhibition of 1900, which will be preceded by a visit to Paris of the Prince and Princess of Naples and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta London, July 14. With reference to the challenger for the American cup. the Sportsman today says: "It is stated that the Shamrock has a hollow keel, in which her cable is stowed. Remem bering the difficulty and unpleasantness w-hich arose regarding the Defender's shifting ballast, it will be interesting to know if this statement is correct and what American yachtsmen will have to say about it." Ottawa, Ont.. July 14. In the house of commons today. Lieut. Col. Hayes suggested that Canada should offer to Great Britain the services of troops to assist in the Transvaal in the case of trouble there. He said a regiment of 5,000 could be raised for this purpose. Jamestown, N. Y., July 14. Roy Ter ry is at the Jamestown hospital in a serious condition, the result, it is al leged, of injuries received while being initiated into Jamestown tent. Knights of the Maccabees. Terry has placed the matter in the hands of an attorney, and demands financial satisfaction for his injuries. New York, July 14. There were eight deaths from lockjaw in and near New York today, making 21 in all since the 4th of Julv. Five new cases were re ported. Ail but one of the fatal cases were due to Fourth of July pistol wounds. New York. July 14. Pedro Orizar, 14 years old. who was cabin boy and bug ler on the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, has enlisted In United tSates navy at the Brooklyn navy yard. He will be sent to the training school at Newport. New York. July 14. The Times says: Official announcement is to be made to morrow of the election of John S. Ken nedv, to the board of directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad company. New York, July 14. At J. P. Morgan Co's office is is said that the Mexi can bond issue has been over-subscribed. The amount bid for here is about $25,000,000, the full allotment intended for distribution in this country and Holland. The books will not close before Saturday. SIDES WITH ENGLAND. United States' Sympathies Are Op posed to Oom Paul. New York, July 14. A special-to the Herald from Washington says: Although taking no active part in the effort to obtain redress for the Out landers In the Transvaal, the adminis tration undoubtedly sympathizes with j Great Britain in its endeavor to obtain concessions from President Kruger. Information in the state department shows that Americans in business in the South African republic are restricted as are. the British and other Outlanders. This information is not a protest from Americans but has been furnished by consular officers who, under Instruc tions, are closely following the negotia tions between the British and Boer gov ernments. American consul functions do not extend to diplomatic representa tions and this government would not care to antagonize Great Britain by making direct representations to the Transvaal government, with whose ex ternal relations the British government is -charged under a treaty with the Boer republic. Any negotiations, therefore, would of necessity have to pass through the court of St. James. The United States is watching the present negotia tions between the British and Trans vaal governments with considerable anxiety as any satisfactory conclusion wiil benefit not only English hut Amer icans and other foreigners as well. The report that Rear Admiral Howl son who went to Pretoria from Delagoa Bay and will join his flagship, the Chi cago, at Cape Town, is under instruc tions to make diplomatic representations to the Boer government in the interests of Americans is declared untrue at both the navy department and state depart ment, where, it is asserted, no Instruc tions whatever, to Admiral Howison to make the trip had been issued. Under the naval regulations an officer in for eign territory is required to make a re port upon anything of interest to the United States, so that it is expected that the admiral will send to Washington a lull report of the conditions he finds in the Transvaal. No representation has ben made to the state department, as reported from Pretoria, touching the alleged intention of Americans in the Transvaal to be come British citizens to avoid impress ment in the Boer army. NOT IN SOLDIERS' HOME. Volunteers of the Spanish-American War Denied Admittance. Leavenworth, Kan., July 14. There Cs an impression in the minds of many people that volunteer soldiers, who served in the Spanish-American war are entitled to admission to the Nation al Soldiers' home. Such is not the case, as the law creating these homes states expressly that they were for the benefit of veterans of the Mexican and civil wars. No provision tor the volunteers in the wars which the nation might after wards engage in was made. A case in point was brought to notice yesterday. Henry W. Jenkins, band, First Texas cavalry, came from San Antonio, and made application for admittance. The law was looked up and. no provision being found, he was refused admit tance. Jenkins served six months and 15 days, doing guard duty on the Mex ican border, and as a result of exposure is totally incapacitated for work. UTAH WOMEN BITTER.

Score Those Who AraNow Prosecut ing Polygamy. Salt Lake. Utah. July 14. Angus M. Cannon, the prominent church official who was arrested la--t Saturday for un lawful cohabitation, appeared through his attorney before th committing magis trate and waived examination. He was bound over to appear before the district court. It is not likely that the case will come to trial before next September. Speaking of the new crusade undertaken bv the anti-Mormon agitators, prominent women of the dominant church do not hesitate to denounce the action of those who are disturbing the peace which, as tbev themselves say, was secured after so much turmoil and" so many heartburn ings Mrs. Nellie Taylor, a devout church woman, and who was a polygamist wife of the late Morman church president, John Tavior. said of the agitators: "I regret exceedingly that any such thing should have happened. It can only be a question of a few years when the whole matter wiil be a thing of the past and it dreadful that women should be called upon again to suffer the tortures that were inflicted a few years ago. And I know what it means, because I. like many other women, spent a few years in exile"." Mrs. Marie Y. Dougall said: "I regard this as Just another move to prevent the seating of B. H. Roberts and to stir up the troubles of the past. There are no new marriages taking place within the church. and these men married when there was no state law againsc their takinff plural wives." -Mrs. Dougail, with other women, feels that the recent agitation has been started for political reasons largely. t Mrs. C. C. Richards said that she felt now, as on former occasions, that no ona person had any right to drag the people i into sucn an inextricaote tangle or ai:n cuities as she foresaw would be caused by "It will only cause a recurrence of the ola ottterness or reeling: tnat was rapioiy dying out. Peace at any price is a, very good thing after the turmoil of the past. Mrs. H. S. Young, a daughter-in-law- of P.righam Young, said: "I feel very sorry for Mr. Cannon, and I hope that the mat ter will now be settle.!, so that there will be no more of this thing. Manv of. the men have placed a different interpretation on the meaning of the manifest. Most of them feel that, while they ought not to. contract new marriages, they roiirht live with their wives married before 1S'X. This new trouble ought to be able to set tie the question for good." INSANE FROM FRIGHT. Mrs. Vandyke Allen Loses Her Senses Through Accidental Encounters With Two Snakes. Washington, July 14. Mrs. Vandyke Allen who lives on a farm north of here, has become insane from fright. In looking through a bureau drawer a few days ago a. small snake crawled upon her hand. She threw the reptile to the floor and killed it. A few moments later while walking in the barn lot, she step ped upon a large serpent. The second shock caused her to faint and when she revived her mind was dethroned. She has convulsions every few mo ments and it is feared she will die. We mend and sew on buttons free. American Steam Laundry. Tale. 34J. WASTED-HELP. WANTED Place by girl. in small family at 924 North Kansas a young German Call in afternoon ave. WANTED Position in gents' furnishing store: experienced: best of reference. F. A. Long, Mayetta, Kan. WANTED MALE HELP WANTED Man for light outdoor work; prontahie employment to a good hustler. Call 103 West 10th. WANTED Active man to fill vacant po sition. $1S weekly and expenses. State age and reference. Address Globe Co., 723 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. CASH for acceptable Ideas. State if pat ented. The Patent Record, Baltimore. Md. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED White girl for general house work, German or Swede preferred: good wages. Call at drug store, 703 Kan. ave. j WANTED Several ladies to solicit in citv: will pay 50 cents on the dollar; call i on Mrs. Davis, general agent. Saturday and Monday, 117 West Tenth st. j WANTED Woman cook, $4: dining, room girl, chambermaids, laborers. $1.50: news agent for train, farm hands, solicitors. men and teams. Topeka Employment i Agency, 417 Kansas ave. I WANTED An experienced nurse would like a position, $1 per day. 400 Monroe st. WANTED TO BUY. I WILL BUY government land claims now available to old soldiers who homestead ed less than 160 acres prior to June 22. 1S74. Henry J. Adams, Attorney, 62S Kansas a v. Topeka. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED 3 good work horses, age 4 to 5, at 333 Adams st. WANTED One or two furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 213 W. Gordon. N.T. I WANTED Horses or cattle to pasture. I I have room for about 25 more: best of nasrure wTer 3ti.l shaile rrin reason- able. J. W. Ferguson. Vinewood Park Stock Farm, 4 miles southeast. WANTED Dav boarders. 21 meal tickets $2.50, at 120 West tith st. Mrs. A. Brooke.

WANTED Buyers for real estate, both inside and in suburbs. Kerr, 1012 Arch st. WANTED To sell or trade, one saddle pony with 3-months-old colt, by Heir loom: also, white Cochin chickens. Ad dress 824 North Quincy st. FOB RENT SOOMS. FOR RENT -Unfurnished and furnished rooms, housekeeping, all an Buren. 90u Topeka ave. FOR RENT 5 rooms, unfurnished. 2nd floor, modern, barn, $11. 313 E. 11th. FOR RENT Four rooms, light house keeping upper floor. 606 West 6th. FOR RENT Very desirable furnished rooms, all modern conveniences, 1 block from business center. 20 East 7th. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished upstair3 room. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Large, pleasant furnished rooms. 1113 Monroe st- FOR RENT 2 unfurnished rooms, first floor. 215 East 10th st. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE A new Kimball piano, nearly naif price; must be sold at once; piano at 605 Kansas ave. N. B. Campbell. FOR SALE One parrot, wiil be sold cheap. Apply 314 wuincy st. FOR SALE $45 Santa Fe Route watch. $50 mandolin and case, good Singer sew ing machine, fine (concert size) guitar, cash or payments. L. Biscoe, 23 Kan sas ave. FOR SALE Small business on avenue or will exchange for piano. C, care Journal. TWO second hand buggy tops for sale by Geo. J. Graves, 426 Quincy st. FOR SALE A 3-burner gasoline stove with oven. 115 West Laurent St., North Topeka. in good condition. AN OLD PHAETON for sale cheap. Geo. J. Graves, 426 Quincy st. FOR SALE Good horse, buggy and har ness, only $40. 200 yards north of Rock Island roundnouse. Mary Fletcher. FOR SALE Second hand carriage, sur reys, buggies and harness, newly paint ed and repaired: will take horses or old buggies in trade. Hearick Rea, b27 Quincy st. FOR SALE Best dressmaking business in Topeka, best location, best equipment, best trade. Write me. Mrs. E. A. O'Brien, 723 Kansas ave.. Topeka, Kan. A DRUG STORE for sale at snap price. Will take one thousand dollars less than it is worth if sold at once. A. B. WOOLVERTON. S34 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. FOR SALE Newspaper and complete printing plant, large circulation and profitable local busi ness, long established; location, county sear in central Kansas. J. E. TORRINGTON, 111 W. 6th St.. Topeka, Kan. FOB, RENT HOUSES FOR RENT Five room cottaere In goo repair, at 1207 Polk st- Inquire at lii3 Clay st. FOR RENT North east corner 6th and Lincoln sts.. newlv painted 7 room cot tage with every modern convenience. J-3 per month. Address E. li. A., care journal. FOB SALE SEAL ESTATE. FOR SALE A g-enuine snnp 14 lots, a good 4 room cottage, nice dry cellar. Jrood well, good barn nnl outbuildings, fruit and shade trees, brick valks. Pric $.i75, of which $335 can be paid at $10 per month, without interest, balance cash. Will rent readily for $S per month. If you want this bargain see me quick. J. E. Shaffer, 3 Kansas ave. FOR SALE room cottage, in eood re palr, 2 lots. welL This is a forced sale. Price $300 cash. SCOTT CO.. C!3 Kansas ave. IF YOU WANT at IS to IS per cent In vestment for your money, sue Psvne Thompson, quick. A snap. 627 Kansas v, FOR SALE Farms. ranches. garden tracts, fruit farms, poultry farms, city prop erty, some business property, or anything you want in the way of real estate; alsi money to loan on good real estate secur ity: houses for rent: also all kinds of no tary work neatiy done. J. E. Shaffer. Chief Hotel. 323 Kansas ave. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR EXCHANGE A new Anderson sten ograph shorthand typewriter. cot for a lisrht driving cart. Address W. G. Todd, city. FOR EXCHANGE For a good business building in Topeka. well located, a a room cottage, 10 acre adjoining city, in alfalfa, a ood hog ranch, or for garden ing, well improved. water an.! timber, with or without stock: a per month jot goes in the trade. Call on or address L S. Brundage, llerington, Kan. TO TRADE: Western Kansas land, unin cumbered, for house or lots iu Topeka. Address F. F., care Journal. WILL do house painting for vacant lots, lumber or bicycle. "Painter," box ltS, city. R-T-P-A-N-S. 10 for 5 cents at druggist. They banish pain and prolong life. One STives relief. No mater what a the mat ter one will do you good. ATTORNE YS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN. lawyer. Practice in all state and federal courts. Suite 41, Craw ford biug.. Topeka, Kan. STORAGJ1 TOPEKA STORAGE AND WARFHOUSH CO. Packs and ships household goods. Tel. lSfi. C. D. Skinner. 123 East Slxcti :u STOVE REPAIRS. S"TOVpTEIIRS??iginal"asT cook stoves and heaters, gas and gaso line stoves. 'Phone SIX Hull Stove and Repair Co., 116 E. sth st. TURKISH BATHS. TURKISH AND MINERAL BATHS at the Topeka Mineral Wells. Experienced attendants. 316 Harrison st. WATCHMAKra. WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks, 50c: mainsprings. 7dc: crystals, 1jc. Cash paid for old geld or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. ave. SPECIALISTS. DH. J. ALBERT PERRY, til Kan. ava. Tel. 765. Stomach, Intestines and Rectum. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nosa, Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas ave. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete atock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. BICYCLES. U, S. CYCLE CO.. US E. 8th st. National i and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. i TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. th st. I Bicycies ar.d sundries: bicyclrs and I tandems tor rent: repairing of all kinds. t FLORISTS MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. S17 Kansas ave. 'Phone 602. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. j THE j c. darling to.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work. PHTSICIAN AND SURGEONS. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE ar.d residence corner Gordon sr. and Centra! ave.. North Topeka. Phone 214. Uses the Brir.kevhoff system of rect.-il treatment, a fcuecessful and painless treatment for piles, nstula. bsbure, ul ceration, etc. rR EVA HARDING. Homecpathlst. S2 Kansas ave. TeL. 402. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave, IDA C. BARNES. "m.1x Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone &9S residence and 16 office. AVlNa THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co. has been removed to Hi A" est Eishth St. MONEY. BROKERS promoters, mortgage deal ers, wanting eastern money write for circular. Investors Directory, New York. MONEY to patent good Idea secured through The Patent Record, Baltimore, Md. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles. guns. watche3. diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biicoc, 523 Kansas ave- MACJHJCNXHOPS MADE IN TOPEKA Established 1S7. Machines of ail kinds at trie Capital Iron Works. East 7i h st. and Santti Fe tracks. Large foundry. Improved ma chinery. Moderate prices. Estimates cheerfully given. H. K. Brooks and G. W. Brooks, proprietors. LAWN MOWERS sharpened. 75c; razors and clippers. Golden Rule. 14 Kan. ava. TIN SHOPS. J. M. BA1F.D, hit afr furnaces, rumps and tin rooting, lio vv. bin. lei. FRESCO WORK. to- w nTT t .rrsTJT-R Frpsrn "Painter. De signs and estimates furnished on ail classes of work. 1714 West Fifteenth. To peka. Kan. Refers to his work in Stata Journal building.

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