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

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n. it LAST EDITION MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 14, 1899. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. ASSASSINS "Waylay and Shoot M. Labori, Dreyfus' Counsel, In the Back While En Route to the Trial. AT G THIS MORNING. Bullet Entered His Body Near the Spine. Murderers Are Promptly Pur sued But Escape. "DREYFUS IS SAVED" Were the First Words Uttered by the Wounded Man. Pockets of the Wounded Man Are Rifled. Rennes, France, Aug. 14. Two men ambushed Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, this morning. One shot was fired, hitting Labori in the back. M. Labori fell in the roadway. He is still alive. Maitre Labori left his house alone for the court at 6 o'clock this morning. His residence is in the suburbs about a quarter of an hour's walk from the Lycee, the route being along a soli tary road beside the river Vilaine. He had reached a point half way on his journey when two men who had evidently been lying in wait for him, rushed out of a narrow lane. One of them fired a single shot from a revolver. MURDERERS ESCAPE. The murderers were only a couple of yards behind their victim and the bullet struck Maitre Labori in the back. The wounded man uttered an agoniz ing cry and fell fiat on his face. The murderers fled through the lane from which they had emerged and escaped. M. Labori on falling retained pres ence of mind enough to arrange his dark morocco wallet In which he car ried his papers, under his head for a pillow until his wife arrived when he half raised himssdf and dropped his head in her lap. A number of laborers who were un loading a barge of stones beside the river, heard the shouts of "Murder," "Stop him," raised by the pursuers and one of them placed himself In the way of the murderer who covering him with a revolver, shouted: "Let me pass; I have shot Dreyfus." The man was so taken aback that he drew aside and allowed the assassin to proceed. LOST TO VIEW. The murderer ran across the fields until he reached the railway. He crossed the embankment and followed the track until he arrived at the level crossing. A train was just arriving at full speed and the murderer dashed across the lane in front of the train and toward the woods in the direction of the village of Chantepie, where he was lost to view. Col. Picquart and his brother-in-law, M. Gast, who accompanied M. Labori on his way to the Lycee, pursued the murderer for some distance, but as they were both heavy men they were un able to continue the pursuit and so re turned to the side of the wounded man leaving the chase of the murderer to a number of laborers and peasants who declare they heard the murderer say when crossing the marshy fields before he reached the railroad: "If I can't get away I willgo for them." A SPOT WELL CHOSEX. Only two or three laborers going to work witnessed the shooting of Maitre Labori. The spot was well chosen as the murderers could not be seen by M. Labori until they rushed out on their victim, the entrance to the lane being hid by bushes. Moreover they were afforded an easy means of escape by passing back through the lane, which led to the country. One of the laborers named Patoux who witnessed the shooting said: "As I was passing along the road I saw a tall man walk ing quickly in the direction of Eennes. He was on the towing path of the Va laine. He was attired in a dark lounge suit and wore a bowler hat. It was just as he reached the bridge crossing a stream falling into the Vilaine, two men about medium height and wearing dark suits and round', soft felt hats emerged from a rural path entering the main road. One of them carried a heavy etick. They approached M. Labori from behind. Suddenly one drew a revolver and fired point blank at Labori. He was so near that it was quite impossi ble for him to miss. THREW VP HIS HAXDS. "A sharp report was heard and M. Labori threw up his arms and cried, 'Ho la la,' (which is a common French exclamation) and fell flat upon his face. I and one or two others who saw the deed ran up but the murderers toad vanished down the lane. Help was im mediately sent for and the gendarmes quickly arrived and soon afterward Madame Labor'. Madame Labori, wife of the wounded lawyer was promptly notified of the crime and rushed to her husband's side She found him with his head on the eidewalk and his body in the roadway. 6he threw herself by his side and took tua head in her lap and fanned him with a colored paper fan which She had evi dently snatched up as she left the house. "DREYFUS IS SAVED." Jf. Labori was perfectly still. Not a groan came from his lips as his head rested in the lap of his wife who by the way is an American. As she fanned him with her right hand she caressed him with her left, gazing lovingly on his upturned face. He tried to smile back the tears which glistened in his wife's eyes and she mastering her feel ings heroically did everything possible to heal her husband's agony. It is reported that the famous lawyer said as he lay wounded on the ground: "I may die from this, but Dreyfus is saved." DOCTORS' BULLETIN. Renner, France, Aug. 14.-8:30 a. m. The following bulletin has been is sued: "Maitre Labori was shot from behind the ball penetrating the posterior re gion of the thorax, on the right side at the height of the fifth or sixth dorsal vertebra. The heavy flow of blood prevents for the moment exploration of the depth of the wound. The under signed doctors hope that the bail is lodged in the muscles enveloping the vertebral column. They must, how ever, maintain today full reserve re specting the integrity of the lung and spinal cord." The bulletin is signed by four doctors, Renaud, Reichis, Brissaud and Vidaie. Rennes, Aug. 14. At 2 o'clock this afternoon M. Labori was suifering great agony and the doctors who had left this house were hurriedly summoned to at.' tend the patient. Colonel Jouaust called after the closa of the session of the court-martial and was allowed to see M. Labori. He ex pressed deepest regret at the occur rence. General Mercier followed, but the doc tors declared that M. Labori could not bear such an interview in his present state and General Mercier was obliged to go away without seeing the wounded man. AN ARREST MADE. Paris, Aug. 14. A dispatch from Le Mans, 130 miles southwest of this city, says a commissary of police has ar rested at the railroad station a man named Gallon, a marine engineer, who was on his way from Rennes to Havre, whose appearance corresponds with the description of the man who attempted to assassinate M. Labori. DETAILS OP THE SHOOTING. EE. Labori's Pockets Were Rifled as He Lay Wounded on the Ground. Rennes, Aug. 14. Further details of the shooting of M. Labori show that the sky was overcast when M. Labori left his house, accompanied by Colonel Picquart and the latter's brother-in-law. M. Gast. M. Labori, was laughing and chatting with his companions when he was shot The party was passing the Quai Rich mond and was about to cross the Chateaubriand bridge, when a man, hidden behind a wooden fence, at a cor ner of the qua! stepped out and fired at II. Labori. The wounded man fell to the ground. He tried to rise and put his hand to the wound in his back and brought the hand back covered with blood. As he lay there with his clothes covered with the dust in which he had fallen,, he said in a faint voice: "I beg you to give me my stick and my papers. Go and tell them," he ad ded with a final effort, "to suspend the proceedings." The shot had been heard 200 yards away from the Avenue De La Gare where a crowd had gathered as usual to witness the arrival of the principal personages connected with the court martial. These spectators ran in the direction of the spot where the shooting had occurred followed by gendarmes on horseback. The shot was also heard at the St. George's barracks, across the river where it was soon known, that M. La bori had been attacked. The wounded man asked to have a carriage called to convey him to his residence and to have Dr. Reclus sum moned. When the doctor arrived he knelt beside M. Labori, putting a bot tle of smelling salts to his nostrils. Around these central figures were grouped the spectators, all deeply af fected, some indeed crying like children. At a little distance was gathered an other group, the central figure of which was the commissary of police notebook in hand taking down the testimony of the eye witnesses of the affair. The scene of this pathetic picture was a dusty high road, the dark green, slow waters of the river Vilaine on one side and on the other side scattered houses with a gap just opposite the spot through which could be seen a green meadow with a stream flowing through it and beyond that the back3 of a row of houses. The road that M. Labori had followed tapered away back from the scene of the tragedy with a row of trees along the border of the Vilaine, under whose leafy shelter M. Labori had walked per haps to his death. A cordon of mounted gendarmes was drawn up as quickly as possible about 15 yards apart and in the space within were the two groups already described. An ambulance which had been sum moned arrived with four attendants of the military hospital bearing an ordi nary stretcher on which was placed a blue and white striped mattress. On this M. Labori was tenderly laid and the stretcher was borne by friends of M. Labori and some newspaper men with Mme. Labori walking beside it. The only cry that M. Labori gave af ter his first groan was when he was lifted to the stretcher when the pain caused by the movement drew from him a moan. The party proceeded slowly back in the middle of the roadway to M.Labori's temporary residence where he had rent ed a furnished house for use during the continuance of the court martial. It is situated in a somewhat deserted neigh borhood, the place on which it is loca ted leading into the main road running to Rennes. Accounts of the shooting related by eye witnesses differ considerably, especially respecting the appearance of the murderer of whom the following is the official description. Twenty-five to thirty years; Mat, peaked hat; dressed like a working man in a blue blouse." A force of gendarmes, headed by M. Hennion, sub-chief of the secret police, is scouring the country in search of M. La bori's assailant and a company of infan try has been dispatched to surround and beat the wood wherein the man is suppos ed to be hiding. An incredible side of the outrage Is the fact, it is asserted that several passers by saw M. Labori shot and passed on in differently, neither offering- to help the victim or joining in the pursuit of the as sassin. Still more incredible is the fact that an individual who went to the side of M. Labori as he lay wounded on the trround. is said to have searched the pockets of the suffering man on the pretext of as certaining his identity and stolen their contents. The assailant fled after the shooting holding his revolver in his hand with his finger on the trigger and threat ened several men who showed a disposi tion to block his wav. The Associated Press at 10 o'clock this morning saw one of the doctor at Aw M. Labori, Attorney For Dreyfus, M. Labori's house which was guarded by four gendarmes. The doctor said that M. Labori was bearing the agony he was suffering with marvelous fortitude and added: "He has been put to bed and is being watched bv his wife. He has spoken but not of himself: always about the trial. We have strong hopes that he will pull through and have sent an optimistic tele gram to his family. It will be hours, however, before we can speak with cer tainty of his condition. We have to thank the military surgeon for almost the first attention given to the sutTerer. He came on hearing the news without hesita tion. But a deplorable length of time elapsed before the ambulance arrived. M. Labori lay on the ground halt" an hour with the sky menacing a storm which came within a few minutes after he reached home." The correspondent of the Associated Press again called at the residence at 6:10 p. m., and was informed that Mm--?. La bri was still watching by. the bedside of her husband. The patient's condition it was said had grown worse, his agony had increased and a fever had set in. The doctors in attendance are very anxious and fear that even if M. Labori recovers his left leg will be paralyzed as he has been unable to move it since he was laid in bed. He is conscious and talks to his wife freely but all his remarks are about the court martial. Mme. Labori is bearing up wonderfully and is doing all she can to cheer her hus band. It appears M. Labori received only yes terday two letters threatening that he would be shot but he treated them as he had treated others of a similar nature, which he has received frequently for months past, with contempt. The outrage is the sole topic of conver sation in Rennes and abhorrence is ex pressed by friends and foes of the wound ed man alike. The local papers are issu ing frequent editions containing the latest details in regard to the affair. TRIAL GOES ON. Shooting of Labori Was to Save Gen. Mercier. Rennes, Aug. 14. The shooting of M. Labori, leading counsel for Captain Al fred Dreyfus, robbed the morning ses sion of the Dreyfus court martial of its paramount interest. The murderer, ap parently chose today for the attempt because it was anticipated that M. La bori would crush General Mercier, the former minister of war with his cross questioning. The news of the shooting of M. Labori caused an immense sensation in the court room, where the usual audience had assembled awaiting the entrance of the judges. M. Labori's absence had just been announced when suddenly M. Jaunay, syndic of the judiciary press rushed into the room and shouted: "M. Labori has been shot." All present gave a gasp of horror and surprise and every man jumped to his feet and a volley of questions was hur ried at M. Jaunay, who saying: "That is all I know," rushed out of the court room followed by a number of his hear ers. Those who remained excitedly dis cussed the crime and vigorously de nounced the authors. Colonel Jouaust. president of the court, when the news reached him, sus pended the sitting of the court martial until 7:15 a. m. It appears that Madame Labori herself broke the news to the court and informed M. Jaunay of the crime having rushed from her husband's side to the court crying for a doctor and shouting that her husband had been shot. When the court-martial was resumed. General Mercier was confronted with M. Casimir-Perier, the former president of France. The latter declared that Mereier's story, told on the witness stand Saturday of the imminence of war between Germany and France in 1894 was grossly exaggerated, and com plained of the action of the then min ister of war, Mercier, in moving 60,000 troops to the frontier without consulting him. As it was M. Labori's task to take General Mercier in hand and M. De mange associate counsel was quite un prepared for the task, the few ques tions the latter put were practically of little effect and General Mercier escaped cheaply. Moreover SI. Demange was deeply affected by the attempt to assassinate his colleague, and was quite unable to do himself justice. M. Damange when court assembled at 7:20 a. m., announced that though his colleague's wound was not so se rious as at first supposed, It would be impossible for the latter to participate in the proceedings. When General Mer cier was recalled in reply to the presi dent of the court he reiterated his be lief that Major Count Esterhazy in spite of the latter's own declaration was not the author of the bordereau which wit ness claimed was written on tracing paper and was found in an embassy. The president asked M. Casimir-Perier to explain the circumstances of the con fession in the Dreyfus case alleged to have been made to Captain Legrun Renault. M. Caslmir Perier persisted in his, statement of Saturday that he had never received confidences of this char acter from Capt. Lebrum Renault. He added, M. Dupuy, the then premier, was Who Was Shot This Morning;. present when Capt. Lebrum Renault called at the Elysee, Paris. "Moreover," said M. Casimir Perier, "here is a letter from M. Dupuy which I ask may be read." The letter asserted that Captain Lebrum Renault when questioned by M. Dupuy replied that Gen. Mercier had sent to the president to receive a dress ing down for his indiscreet disclosures to the Figaro. Gen. Mercier here interposed, saying: "Captain Lebrum Renault spoke to me in regard to the confession in the pres ence of Gen. Gonse who will testify thereto. It was then that I ordered him to go to the president of the re public." Regarding Gen. Mereier's declara tions on Saturday last on the witness stand, M. Casimir" Perier said: "Gen. Mercier liT.d no right whatever to intervene in a. diplomatic conversa tion. I would have prevented such in terference. It was I alone who con ferred with the minister and I declare that the impression I derived from that conversation was one of complete calm, otherwise the incident would not have been closed by the framing of a note. "We had no telegram from Berlin that evening. It was in regard to a note that the minister referred to Ber lin. If there had been any news in re gard to the matter on the evening of the 6th we should have not waited un til the 8th to publish the note. There was no dispatch addressed to a friend ly power relative to the incident. The incident has been magnified. Besides in the event of diplomatic complications, the president would have communicated with the minister of foreign affairs." Gen. Mercier replied that he went to the Elsj'ee palace as minister of war He recalled that Gen. De Boisdeffre could testify in regard to the orders re ceived. M. Demange seized upon his declara tion and insisted that Gen. Mercier re peat the statement that he had given orders to Gen. Boisdeffre on the 6th relative to mobilization. M. Casimir Perier resuming his testimony said he did not reply to certain of Gen. Mer eier's insinuations. "I do not wish to answer them," said the former presi dent. "The circumstances are too sad and too tragic for me to desire to envenom the discussion. I am master of myself and of my conscience. I would only state that Gen. Mercier has made every effort to mix me as deeply as possible in this affair. But I have remained aloof, I affirm during the progress of the investigation." The former president then complained of the incorrect behavior of his subor dinate toward the chief of the stat. "As an instance," said M. Casimir Perier, "General Mercier undertook to shorten the term of service of 60,000 men without consulting the chief of the state, thus lacking in the respect he owed to the chief of the state." M. Casimir Perier next protested against the assertions made by General Mercier in regard to the role adopted by the chief of state in this affair, whereupon the general interjected that he had spoken of the attitude assumed by M. Casimir Perier because he had sworn to tell the whole truth. M. Demange asked Gen. Mercier if he had explained to the cabinet how he re conciled the relations of cause and ef fect and the patriotic emotion aroused by the treason with the communication of the secret documents to- the court martial. The general repeated his statement of Saturday as his hypothesis of the sit uation. M. Demange asked M. Casimir Perier if on the 6th an understanding had been reached between France and Germany on the subject of Dreyfus. M. Casimir Perier replied that before his interview with the minister on the 6th the question of Dreyfus had never been raised between them and Ger many. M. Demange asked Gen. Mercier why he had not included in the dossier of 1S94, the doubtful translation of the telegram of Agent "B" to his govern ment under the date of November 2. In reply Gen. Mercier said not one of the translations of the telegram was communicated to the judges because there still existed doubts in his mind. M. Demange remarked that the text was communicated to Sand Herr as official and therefore doubts were im possible. M. Demange then asked that M. Palelogue of the foreign office be re called in order to state that only a single version of the telegram was given him as he understood General Mereier's uncertainty was aroused by the receipt of a semi-official draft of the telegram. At this point Major Carriere, the rep resentative of the government, asked that it be clearly shown that two ver sions of the telegram were given one official and one semi-official. M. Demange said that in communi cating the official text November 2, (.Continued on Sixth Fajee. SOUVENIRBULLET Capt. W. J. Watson, Who Ar rived Today, Carries One. He Was Shot In the Breast Before Malolos. STORY OF THE WAR. Discusses Achievements of the Kansas Soldiers. New Incident About General Fred Funston. Captain W. J. Watson, of the Twen tieth Kansas arrived in Topeka this morning and left this afternoon on the Union Pacific for his home in Pitts burg. Captain Watson carries a Fili pino bullet in his breast having been wounded during the advance of the American army in May. Captain Wat son was accompanied by his father, who met him at San Francisco. He came from Manila on the hospital ship Relief, spending forty-six days in passage. He goes home, but will return to San Fran cisco to be mustered out with the regi ment. "The boys are all anxious to come home," said Captain Watson today. "They have had a steady siege of fight ing in that tropical climate and at the time the regiment was taken off the firing line many of the men wre sick and unfit for duty. We heard in Ma nila that the people of our home state were proud of the deeds of the regiment, but we thought that it was just the effervescence of the Kansas people find ing a vent. When I reached Yokohama I found the New York papers and then I realized what a wonderful record the boys have made. "It is a fact that the Kansans were constantly at the front, and they made thinks pop wherever they were. When the regiment advanced through the jungles encountering the Malays irt trenches the insurgents were swept out of their fortifications and compelled to take to the woods. "The natives are fighters. Just as long as one of them has a gun and am munition he will stand and shoot but when the ammunition gives out he runs. "The natives pass through our lines at will. There is an order to this effect. The management of the campaign being carried on there believes that much mis sionary work, can be done in this way. The Filipino soldiers are cared for by eur hospitaJcorps and when a hungry native strikes the camp he is given tree access to our rice bin and told to take what he needs. The authorities believe that a man who receives this kind of treatment will go out among his fel lows who are fighting and give the sol diers a good name. That he will aid in establishing the opinion among the in surgents that the Americans are a de cent people and not inclined to deprive them of their liberties, on the other hand willing to give them a better gov ernment than they have ever had. "The American armies never make a movement of any kind between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock. There is a general order to this effect and when a movement is made in the morning an effort is always made to complete it be fore noon. At this time the heat be comes very oppressive. I think an American can go to the Philippines and live, as comfortably as in this country. Of course he must protect himself in the heated hours of the day by keeping out of the sun which beats down with terrific force. The soldiers, when in barracks, are confined to the barracks between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock. Were I looking for a place to take a chance on making a fortune I would just as soon take it at Manila or in the Philippines as any place I know of." Discussing General Funston, Captain Watson said: "Talking one day to General MacAr thur before he was promoted Colonel Funston said to him: 'Give me the Twentieth Kansas and the Third artill ery and I will go down on that southern island and make a Methodist preacher out of that Sulu chief in twenty-four hours. This island is the southern island in the archipelago, and is inhab ited by a class of natives who think it is their Christian duty to eat white peo ple. This is the class of people Funston wanted to civilize with the Twentieth and the famous fighting Third artillery." As to the achievement of the Kansas regiment Captain Watson says little. He refers modestly to the gallant deeds of the Jayhawkers. Speaking of him self he says: "I was wounded in the advance on Malolos." Watson was on the extreme left of the line and was wounded while leading a gallant charge of his men through the jungle after the insurgents. Watson does not proclaim this but the military records shows how his wounds were received. He was shot in the breast and has the bullet in his body. It is located in such a position that the surgeon deemed it wise to make no attempt to remove it. As to the sentiment of the soldiers concerning expansion Captain Watson said: "There are many of the men in the ranks of the army who are opposed to the war which is being carried on. It is due to the feeling which often arises in military affairs. The subor dinates feel it their duty to oppose the things which their superiors and offi cers are in favor of. "I do not believe the men will stick to this idea when they realize the exact conditions under which we were labor ing." Captain Watson was asked as to the truth of the rumor that Filipino sol diers, taken prisoners, had been shot under orders of the colonel of the regi ment. He said: "I heard that report myself but there is nothing in it so far as I have been informed. I was on the extreme left of the line during the advance at the time the prisoners were said to have been shot. I did not see during- the time I was there a single prisoner treated other than fairly. When we captured prisoners we would take pos session of his arms and turn him loose. We could not spare the men to leave behind to guard them. I heard that prisoners were shot but I have never seen or received any evidence of such action on the part of our soldiers. I am confident that the story is a myth." When Captain Watson started home he was frail physically but the 46 days at sea made a new man of him. His complexion today is ruddy and he walks with a firm step. He does not look like a man who carries a souvenir bullet in his body. His uniform is spick and span owing to the fact that it has not been worn since he left San Francisco to go to the Philippines. In that climate the officers and men wear very light cloth ing and make more of an effort to keep cool than to look pretty. Captain Watson's pay goes on whfle he is at home and he will return 'to San Francisco to be mustered out. He draws no mileage for these trips but says he is perfectly willing to spend the money necessary to get on Kansas soil for a few days. "I am glad to get home," he said today, "and I am very sure that I will enjoy every moment of my visit." Captain Adna G. Clarke, of Lawrence, Captain Watson said, weighed less than 100 pounds when he left Manila, having suffered severely with his wounded shoulder. When he landed at San Fran cisco he was so fat that his uniform would scarcely contain him. "That sea voyage is saving the men wonderfully," said Captain Watson. "It brought me out just as it is bringing dozens of other sufferers back to health." DEWEYJS SICK. Confined to H is Ship by Attack of Fever. Leghorn, Italy, Aug. 14. Admiral Dewey today remained on board his flagship the U. S. cruiser Olympia which, arrived here at noon yesterday from Naples, being ill with fever. The captain of the vessel received the visits of officials and others in his place. James A. Smith, new U. S. consul at Leghorn, accompanied by Edward C. Cramer, the United! States consul at Florence, visited the Olympia today for the purpose of taking leave of Admiral Dewey. The newspapers, Gazzetta Livornez and II Telegrafo, of this place, have published biographies of the "victor of Cavite." AT BAY. Jules Guerin is Standing Off AH France. Barricaded In His House He Defies the Government. New York, Aug. 14. A Herald dis patch from Paris says: Any one visit ing 51 Rue de Chabrol Sunday after noon would have seen a curious sight. Within 50 yards of the house on either side two lines ot blue coated, white trousered policemen prevented the passersby from approaching the two storied building bearing a flaming sign board: "Grand Occident de France." This is the headquarters of the anti semitic league. Heavy iron shutters cover the windows and the massivedoor is kept closed. Within are Jules Guerin, president of the league.for whose arrest a warrant is out; the notorious anti Jewish former mayor of Algiers, Max Regis, and forty of Guerin's most faith ful followers. The terasses of the cafes across the street are filled with types of the men who are always "in evi dence" when street troubles are in the wind, shouting: "Vive Guerin," "Vive l'armee," and "Down with the Jews." Inside the house resembles an arsenal, rifles, carbines, revolvers and cartridge belts hang round the walls and are stacked in gun racks. On the gallery round the roof ten men with carbines on their shoulders mount guard. At the gate below a vigilant watchman is on duty. If any one rings, the slide of grated "judas" is pushed aside and the visitor's name and business are asked in curt terms. Inside Jules Guerin commands the garrison. "The house is impregnable," he de clared to an interviewer. "The walls are 60 centimeters thick and the windows and doors sheeted with iron. We have rifles and cartridges. Whoever tries to lay a hand on us will be a dead man. We shall never surrender. We would rather blow up the house." THREATEN BOILING WATER. Paris, Aug. 14. The office of the anti Semite league in which M. Guerin, president of the league and Max Regis, the noted Jew baiter and ex-mayor of Algiers sought refuge from arrest on Sunday, was still besieged today. They were guarded through the night by a force of police armed with re volvers. M. Guerin, his friends declare, would fire on the troops if attacked. After at tempting to gain the besiegers over to their side the besieged men threatened to pour boiling water upon those out side. IN A PANIC. The San Domingo Revolution Is Gaining Ground. Puerto Plata, Aug. 14. The people here are in wild panic. The revolution against the government is gaining ground. The situation is considered bad for the government forces. Surgeons and drugs have gone from here to Monte Christi. I. T. U. IN ANNUAL SESSION. President Says the Strike Has Lost In Effectiveness Detroit, Aug. 14. Of the 400 persons present today when the 45th annual convention of the International Typo graphical union opened, 168 were dele gates and 135 ex-delegates. President Donnell's report announced that the International Union is in the most prosperous condition since 1892. The report declared that too frequent use of the strike has lessened its effec tiveness. Biennial instead of annual conventions were recommended here after. The committee on shorter work day reported that the membership of typo graphical unions last November was 27,435. Of these 4,967 members were In the enjoyment of the nine hour day. TOMORROW Ready for business at the OLD-NEW location, 769 Kansas av enue. Palace Clothing Co. M0REB0THER. Sultan of Sulu Is Inclined to Make Trouble. Has Not Accepted Proffered Terms of Americans. HE BUYS MORE ARMS. The Chiefs and Chinese Are Against Him. Expresses Fraternal Feeling; "While Preparing to Fight. New York, 'Aug. 14. A' Herald dis tch from Iloilo says: Your correspondent has just returned! to Iloilo after a trip to Jolo, Mindanao and Cebu. Gen. Bates is still negotiating for ai treaty with the sultan of the Sulu isl-' ands. The sultan is as yet unwilling to accept the terms offered by the Americans. He says that the Spaniards misrepresented to the world the natura of the treaty which he made with therm and he wishes to limit the Americans) to the occupation of the town of Jolo alone. He claims the island of Siassi and the town as his own. The sultan seems not to have the sup port of his chiefs, many of whom ex press friendly sentiments toward the; Americans. Yokanie, the most powerful chief in Sulu island said in an inter view that he was willing to force th sultan to terms. The Chinese population of Siassi, which was formerly held by the Span iards but was given over by them to the sultan's men, are being squeezed) financially by a duty of 5 per cent on exports and imports. In an interview with your correspondent the Chinese said it would be a most excellent change if the Americans were substi-i tuted for their present rulers. The sultan's flag is now floating over Siassi. The sultan recently added SO rifles and a large store of ammunition to his previous stock of 300 rifles. War between the controlling chiefa among the Moros is more likely than is war with the Americans, provided wa do not interfere with their religion anil customs. For the first time in history white people can travel about Sulu island, among the Moros in safety. Your cor respondent crossed the island without a guard through a wild country to inter view the sultan at Maibun. He received me with courtesy and gave me this signed statement: "Thi3 certifies that his highness, the sultan, Hadgi Mohamed Womolol Kiram is like a brother to the nation of Americans and wants to know if they are the same to him." Gen. Bates has shown great skill ira conciliating the native chiefs. The Moro chiefs of the Island of Mindanao do not acknowledge allegi ance to the sultan of Sulu. Date (chief) Mandi of Mindanao, came to visit Gen. Bates, in Jolo to assure him of his friendliness toward the Americans. On the trip to Mindanao your corres pondent found the Moros friendly but the towns of Zamboanga and Mercedea are held by the insurgents. They num ber 500 men and are armed with rifles, under their leader Alvarez, who stated, to the commander of the Castine that he desired to be neutral until the diffi culty with Aguinaldo in Luzon was set tled. If the latter was beaten he w ouliJ surrender. In Cebu the insurgents still hold their strong positions in the mountains. The majority of the population do not want to fight but are hostile in spirit. The native servant of an American officer was caught by the insurgents and! branded on the forehead with the word traitor. In the case of Iloilo the Insurgents are entrenched about the nearby town?! Jaro and Molo. The rainy season pre vents an active campaign, but consid erable fighting may be expected in tha fall. The rich natives have not return ed to their homes. The island of Negro is still unsettled. Gen. Hughes has sent extra troops to suppress the uprising. The richer class of natives are gradually returning to their homes. OTIS' DEATH REPORT. Washington, Aug. 14. Gen. Otis has reported the following deaths in his command: Drowned. July 20, Patrick Duffy, corporal H, Twenty-first infan try; Wm. Stafford, H, Twenty-first in fantry; August 7, Albert Peruitski. A, Twenty-first infantry. Dysentery, Aug. 6, Thomas Maloney, E, Seventeenth in fantry; 8th, Walter E. Hutchinson, A. Twenty-first infantry; Sth. Frederick S. Battey, B, Twelfth infantry. Typhoid fever, August 1, Wm. Kun sig, B, Sixth infantry; 11th. Frank B. Halfrey, E, Twelfth infantry. Arterial scleresis, Aug. 6, Joseph Walker, M, Fourth cavalry. Emanayema, Alvin E. Elder, corporal, G, Third infantry. Erysipelas, Gilbert Smith, E, Twenty fourth infantry. Enteritis, Aug. 9, Emil Jessiam, K, Third artillery. From wounds in action, Aug. 11. Nicholas Nolan, D, Seventeenth Infan try. KILLED BY A TRAIN. Sam Finley Hun Down on Hock Island Near Talencia. Sam Finley, a resident of Valencia, was struck and killed by Rock Island east-bound freight train No. 96, early this morning at Valencia. The cor oner's jury brought in a verdict of be ing killed by being struck by this train while he was in an intoxicated condi tion. In company with a companion he left Topeka on the night paspenger train and got off at Valencia. The passenger and the freight trains pass each other a few miles beyond, and the freight comes through Valencia going east a few minutes afterthepassenger leaves. It is supposed that Mr. Finley.while in a dazed condition, wandered jn the track and was killed by the freight. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 14. For Kansas: Prob ably local showers tonight and Tues day; warmer in western portion tq mght; southeasterly winds. TOMORROW Ready for business at the OLD-NEW location, T09 Kansas av enue. Palace Clothing Co.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1 899. BLOOD poison. Eruptions, Sore Throat, Eating Sores, Falling Hair, Etc. A Specific Cure Found In B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm.) A Trial Treatment Sant Privately by Mail Free to All Who Suffer. It i3 especially the deep-seated, ob stinate cases that B. B. B. cures. It matters nut if doctors or patent medi cines have failed to cure. B. B. B. al ways promptly reaches the Foison and roots out and drives it from the sys tem, so the symptoms can never re turn. B. B. B. has cured cases of 10 and 15 years standing, even where the small bones had become affected. B. B. B. cureo5 K. P. B. Jones, Atlan ta, Ga., of Blood Poison, had copper colored eruptions all over body, excru ciating aches and pains, falling of the hair, sore throat. His trouble resisted j the treatment of the most noted doc tors, yet he was completely cured by 10 tmttles of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. H-) That was over 10 years ago. He Is perfectly well today. Robert Ward, Maxey, Ga., suffered from Blood Pol eon, face and shoulders a mass of corruption, and sores began to eat into ecull bones; 11 bottles of B. B. B. com pletely cured him. Scars can be seen on him where the sores had healed. Cured 12 years ago. Well and healthy today. B. J. Morris. Atlanta, Ga., had rains in limbs and joints, ulcerated throat, eating, offensive sores on breast, completely cured by Botanic Blood Balm. But what more evidence need iwe produce? These are severe cases. 3f you have the slightest touch of Blood Poison, such as Pimples. Krupfions or Scrofulous Sores, you had better take Jive or six bottles to clean the poison out before it gets worse, as it is bound to do. If you are satisfied1 that you need Blood Balm you will find large bottles for sale by Swift Holliday Drug Co., ('23 Kansas avenue. and Rowley Know .600 Kansas avenue, Topeka, and most drug stores, for $1.00. or six bot tles (full treatment) $5.00. For free trial bottle address Blood Balm Co.. 87 Mitchell St.. Atlanta, Ga., and bottle end medical book will be sent, all charges prepaid. Describe your trou ble and we? will include free personal medical advice. So Many People I 1 1 Prlce f I thought It 1 j j would help me." T i t i? Dr. Thompson's Tonic Tablets ere Fold on a pisitlve guarantee. Your ctrugsrist is authorized to refund your monev if vou are not benefitted. Try them for Anaemia or Bloodleaxness, Pale or Sal low Complexion. Pimple or Humors on the faoe. Female Weakness, etc., Xer vouness. Nervous Headache. Sleepless r.s. Dizziness. Mental Depression. Brain Fatigue ami all diseases aristng from an Impoverished condition of the blood or nervous system. Put up ninety tablets in a box (30 days' treatment) for rrO cents. The Dr. Thompson Medicine Co., sola proprietors, Chicago 111. If your druggist does not keep them. Bend 50 cents in stamps to F. P. Bobbles, Western Ast, Topeka, Kans. iSJfufte 0IIOFJTE0T LINE. ODLOOADO FLYER, Wll Do Your Hauling; Right TOPEKA TRANSFER CO., 609 KANSAS AVENUE. Office Telephone 320. Eousa Telephone 895. F. P. BACON, Prop. CT" Sea me about Storage. i 1 Cleat Md Health to Mother and Child MRS. WIN SLOWS SOOTHWO BIRD? is been used for over FIFTY TF.AR3 (BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHINO, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the HILD. BOfTENS the GUMS, AU ATS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC md Is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Jold by Druggists In every part of the world. Re sure ana ask for Mr rs. Win- low' ow'e Soothing Syrup." and take no ethez 'iwiuy-Qvi cut a ooiue. GERAUGHTY TEXTOR, (ESTABLISHED 1868) Marble and Granite Dealers, 316 and 318 Cherokee Street, LEAVENWORTH, KAS. t3T It will pay well to this firm, or write them. Thousands ARB BEING CUBED BY USINO KOHL'S RHEUMATIC CURE. Why not try a bottle. At Srurrlats'. Price. $1.00. ,LJ Lza LiJ u Liza dLl DAVISAfpi)S. Student of Agricultural Col lege Gives Some History. Explains Why Ex-Congressman Attacked President Will. THE "OTHER" SIDE. What Deposed President For the Institution. Did Other College Men Who Hare Held Yiews of Their Own. To the Editor of the State Journal: Some time since an open letter, writ ten by John Davis of Junction City to the board of regents of the state agri cultural college, appeared in a Topeka paper, and from it was quite widely copied by the administration papers throughout the state. The letter pur ported to be a friendly protest against the retention of Prof. Thomas E. Will as president of the college and as such, no doubt, had considerable effect, owing to the high standing' and political faith of its author. But to those even slightly acquainted with the facts in the case it Is plainly apparent that Mr. Davis is not inspir ed so much by a generous and" absorb ing interest in the welfare of the insti tution as by another, a, deeper and more selfish motive. This motive is to be found In the in harmonious relations that are known to have existed between President Will and Charles S. Davis, who has been superintendent of the printing depart ment at the college, and who is a son of John Davis, the author of that let ter. Immediately after assuming charge of the printing department the son dis played such a lamentable lack of decis ion and of executive and administrative ability that in order to raise the de partment to the standard that Presi dent Will desired it to occupy, the pres ident was often compelled to leave his executive office and take personal charge of the printing department, that its work might be expedited and that some degree df order might be brought out of chaos. Owing to this Inefficiency on the part of John Davis' son, and his inability to "rise to the occasion" and get a firm grasp on the worn of his department he was often subjected to severe personal censure by President Will and by the heads of other depart ments. Here, then, is what I believe to be the real inspiration of John Davis' let ter: a personal grievance, selfish hate, and family enmity. How much consid eration an attack inspired by such self ish motives is worthy of, each reader may judge for himself, but in my-opinion it is scarcely worth the mental ef fort given to its perusal. Turning to the consideration of John Davis' charges against President Will, we find that they may be properly summarized Into two specific state ments, viz: Inexactness in teaching- and extreme partisanship. "He is too zealous a Pop." The first charge, that of "Inexactness in teaching," is really of minor import ance in view of the fact that the only citations of inexactness were in a his torical article written by President Will and corrected by John Davis be fore the subject matter was presented to the classes. The facts are that President Will prepared a series of articles on the fin ancial history of the United States that were published in the Industrialist. In these articles John Davis claims to have found errors in the statement of fact and also in deductions drawn and con clusions reached by the president's line of argument. Suppose all of this were true, what of it? Where does this over zealous teaching come in? Even admitting for argument that President Will is guidty of possessing a hobby a "Pop" hobby, which consists in that he believes in the need of a re form in the monetary system similar to that advocated by the Populist par ty; and suppose further, that he airs his views and promulgates his doctrines in print, where does his crime' come in so long as these views are not given potminence or particular norlce in class work, either by himself or by the pro fessor in charge? I have been in these classes myself and have been intimately acquainted with students in economics belonging to all political parties, and I have yet to know myself, or hear of a student who could cite a single instance since the reorganization in which any instruction of a political bias has been given in any of these classes. What our educational institutions need and need badly are professors with opinions are professors with views on living issues and blest with the courage to express them and advocate them anywhere outside of their classes. Why should we deny to our best men to our men of brilliant intellect and trained reasoning powers the privilege and the right of bringing these powers to bear on vital, living questions, and of promulgating the opinions and the yiews which their unbiased reasoning deduces? President David Starr Jordan of Ice land Stanford university is at present an active and a bitter anti-expansionist. Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews. late president of Brown university, but now of the Chicago public schools, is just as enthusiastic an advocate of expan sion. Prof. Laughlin of Chicago uni versity took an active part in the last presidential campaign by furnishing the Republican party with some of its heavy weight gold standard arguments and is now using his voice and pen In denunciation of the administration's expansion policy. President Schur man of Cornell is at the head of the Philippine commission endeavoring to promote peaceful expansion, but no one fears that his positive attitude will un duly influence the students of Cornell or contaminate that institution with heretical political doctrines. Neither did anyone that I ever heard of object to President Angell of Michigan uni versity being rewarded for his political faith and activity by the appointment of minister to Turkey. President Will has been no more zealously partisan than these men just referred to in fact, he has been less offensively partisan than some of them, having refrained from mounting the rostrum to proclaim his ideas. These men referred to are among the leading educators of the country today and they rightfully assume a positive attitude on living political issues. It is an evidence of true Americanism and manhood. The charge that by speak ing their sentiments they give a po litical complexion, a partisan tone to their institution is an absurdity. It is a charge that the American youth who are being trained to reason logically and to think for themselves are actu ally unable to think differently than someone whe has brief authority over them. Summing up the crimes of President Will, we nod them to be: authorship of a financial history of the Uniteo? States not divinely infallible but containing a few errors according to Hon. John Davis and the expression of a belief in the need of a reform of our mone tary system. What black what un pardonable' crimes these are! As to how much of the present pros perity and popularity of the college is due to the executive ability of Presi dent Will I can here state but partial ly and briefly: 1. He has aroused! a spirit of enthus iasm among the students and a college patriotism that never before existed. 2. He has given wide publicity to the advantages of the institution by liberal, judicious and attractive advertising. 3. He has brought the Institution nearer to the people of Kansas by ar ranging the course of study to more nearly suit the varying needs of the farmer youths. Retaining the old or general course and adding a domestic science course, a mechanical course and an agricultural course as well as short courses in dairying and agriculture and apprentice courses in the carpentry and machine shops. 4. By giving every facility for stu dents to obtain work on the farm, in the shops, the dining hall, the book store anl in many other capacities, thus making it possible for more poor students to work their way through. 5. By using his influence to secure for the college a corps of Instructors composed of men and women of bril liant intellects, highly educated and possessing national reputations as spec ialists in the line of instruction under their charge. 6. Bl reducing a stuSent's necessary ex penses and cost of living while in the school. This is accomplished by the col lege dining hall where plain, who'esomo well cooked meals are served at actual cost; and by the college bookstore where text books and svuionery are also sold at actual cost, which results in a decided saving to the students amounting, I am told, from 30 to luo per cent less than the price charged at the book stores. This idea of reducing the cost of living to the students, was further pursued dur ing the last session of the legislature when an unsuccessful attempt was made to secure an appropriation for college formitories, so that students would be re lieved of the necessity of payinir exor bitant room rent in the city, by being provided at the college with clean beds and well ventilated, well lighted and well heated rooms, at actual cost. These measures for direct benefit of the education seeking youth of Kansas were not the result of efforts made bythe heads of subordinate departments nor were they brought about by the general prosperity and growth incident to all educational institutions, but were conceived, worked out andput into operation by this ''sel fishly incompetent" man, Thos. E Will! President Will has dug out of his inner consciousness the very strange ldeA that the college belongs to the whole people of Kansas and he has persistently refused to give the citizens of Manhattan any greater consideration than that accorded to citizens of any other section of the state. For his policy working to Rid and assist ail Kansas youth who wish to at tend the colege, he has been hounded by the boarding house keepers, the booksel lers, the room renters, business men. ol iticians and one editor in Manhatten until they have finally secured his removal. If President Will possesses faults that in any measure render him incompetent to preside over the college, they were cer tainly not broached in the Davis letter. All public men must expect tr;ticism but it should be conceded that a jvst criti cism of any college president would be directed at his whole administrative poli cy and the characteristic impress of his personality on the institution rather than at some trivial error of his in a single lit erary production. In President "Will's ad ministrative policy lies his strength. Those who are acquainted with the affairs of the college and are not blinded by sel fishness or partisanship, know that by his tireless energy and enthusiasm President Will has shaken the institution out of w Captain William Crozier, the Kansas Man Who Has Been Helping Run the Peace Conference at The Hague. A9 -usual, Kansas is at the front again. There can be nothing great happen without Kansas being in it some way or other. When the stars and stripes are run up on the north pole some Kansas man will be there to help pull on the rope. When an airship crosses the Atlantic some Kansas man will have hold of the helm. There is something about the Kansas brand of ozone that forces the Kansas man to the front, no matter where he may be. One of the conspicuous figures at the peace conference which has been in ses sion at The Hague was Captain Wil liam Crozier, one of the six representa tives of the United States. But only a few people who read his name in con nection with the deliberations of the conference know that he used to run barefoot through the streets of Leaven worth a few years ago, playing marbles and "goin in swimmin' with the other boys. Captain Crozier narrowly escaped be ing born in Kansas. He was really born in Ohio, after the manner of some other great men who have greatness thrust upon them. but when he was only two years old he emigrated to Kansas, taking his parents along and settling them at Leavenworth. That was in l!57. His father afterwards became chief justice of the Kansas supreme court. It was in Leavenworth that young Crozier used to play hookey from school, play soldier, and have an ambition to fight Indians, just like all boys. After he had gone through the Lfavenworth schools he received an appointment to West Point, and graduated from there In 1875. Wilder's Annals has the fol lowing under date of July 1 of that year: Its old worn-out ruts and has shown a disposition to build up the college and make it what it was designed to be a benefit to the whole people of Kanas. HENRY M. THOM S. K. S. A. C, Class of 'SS. Melvern, Kansas. SHARKEY IN CHICAGO. After Pugilistic Style, Ho Predict an Awful Beating- For Jeffries. Chicago, Aug. 14. Sailor Thomas Sharkey, resplendent in neatfitting sum mer garments, with a few "sparkles" distributed here and there, stopped over in Chicago on his way from the Pacific coast. With his hair cropped closely to his scalp, the heavy-weight pugilist looked the picture of athletic health. "How do I feel and what do I intend doing? Firstly. I feel fine; better, in fact, than ever before in my life. I did. considerable boxing while on the coast, meeting ambitious heavy weights in limited round contest. Made a little money and incidentally kept myself in fair condition. I now weigh 192 pounds, about ten or twelve pounds more than my best weight, but I am feeling fine, and don't want to reduce any more un til just before my fight with Jeffries. Will I trim him? Well, you just watch. I'll be champion of the world within a few weeks, if I am given a chance to meet Jim Jeffries." J. W. Hughes ac companied the pugilist east from the coast. WOMAN BLOCKADES ROAD. Maggie Gallagher With, a Century Record For Arrests Stops Cin cinnati Traffic Cincinnati, O., Aug. 14. Maggie Gal lagher, near her century record for be ing arrested for drunkenness, is behind the bars again for causing a general blockade of street cars on Central ave nue. "I was always agin President Kil gour, anyhow," she said. "These cars ain't like the old ones, and I'm goin' to stop 'em.' As soon as a car came along she lay down on the track and called to a passer-by to wake her up before a "cop" arrived. When the motormen rang: their bells she smiled and jeered. The crowd and cars began to gather, and some one sent in a patrol call, and Maggie rose like a flash. "That's it, I know that ring," she said, and started away. She was too late however, and was arrested. YROOMAN'S PROJECT. O. A. Beard Arrives From Europe to Inaugurate the Movement. New York, Aug. 14. Charles A. Beard, the American, who, with Walter Vroo man, of St. Louis, inaugurated the movement known as Ruskin hall, at Oxford, last February, arrived on the Cunard liner Servia. The object of Mr. Beard's return to his own country at this time is to set on foot a social move ment similar to the one already estab lished in England. He has chosen Chi cago as the first field in which to labor, and in the course of three months hopes to have organized his forces sufficiently begin practical work. Ruskin Hall is the name given to the social movement inaugurated by Mr. v rooman. It is so called because of Mr. Vrooman's admiration for John Ruskin. "William Crozier.son of Judge Crozier of Leavenworth, carried off the highest honors at the recent West Point com- mencement exercises." Immediately after his graduation Cro zier was sent west, and for three years he took an active part in the campaigns against the Sioux and Bannock Indians. Then he went back to West Point and for five years was the instructor in mathematics there. In 18S4 he entered the ordnance department of the army, and four years later congress sent him to Europe to investigate the machinery in use for making coast defenses and to make any purchases he saw fit. The importance of this mission can be seen when it is remembered that the im provement of the coast defenses of the United States depended entirely upon Crozier's judgment and report. He was given a captain's commission in 1890. Captain Crozier Is also noted as an author and an inventor. He was one of the inventors of the famous disap pearing gun-carriage which is now in general use along the coast defenses, and he also invented a wire-wrapped 10-inch rifle. He is the author of sev eral text books on ordnance. During the recent war Captain Crozier served as inspector general of the vol unteers, and when there was a peace commission to be appointed to repre sent the United States at the czar's peace conference he was chosen as the representative of the army on that commission. No American, with the possible exceptions of President White and Captain Mahan, both men far older than Captain Crozier, was more prom inent in the conference than he. His Kansas training in his early life has had a great deal to do with bringing him to the front. -v. I v i rrs vv TO THE11MIT. Entire Yolunteer Force Author ized by Congress, Amounting to 35,000 Men, to Be Enlisted. GEN. MILES ADVISES IT Secretary Epot Will Take Im mediate Steps To Continue the Work of the Recruiting Officers Washington, Aug. 14. Secretary Root is again considering the enlistment of not less than five additional volunteer regi ments. The exact number to be called for 13 one of the matters under consideration, and if the recommendation of General Miles is adopted the entire volunteer force authorized by congress will be organized and dispatched to Manila so as to bring an end to the rebeliion before the end of the coming dry season. At a conference with Secretary Root Ueneral Miles urged that nu time be lost in enlisting all of the 35.000 volunteers autnonzea. tnis num ber 17.417 including the battalion of na tives in Porto Rico will be contained in the regiments now organizing, leaving 17,583 who can be recruited and sent to reinforce General Otis. From General Miles' point of view, the moral effect of the organization of the en tire volunteer force will be beneficial, as it will prove to the insurgent leaders and their men the undoubted purpose of the United States to bring about their prom ised subjection. Secretary Root has already shown that he is in hearty sympathy with the desire of the president to bring the insurrection to an end with all possible dispatch and while General Otis has not asked for any more men than the 50,000 it has been in tended to send him, the secretary believes it will be to the interest of this govern ment to have as large a force as possible at Manila in order that the territory con quered by the American troops may be properly garrisoned and the rebels thus prevented from re-occupying it. The great defect of the American cam paign of last tpring was due to the laclc of troops to remain in possession of the territory from which the insurgents had been driven. With the force which it is intended to give him, the secretary is con fident that General Otis will be able to drive the insurgents back and to station enough troops in the territory conquered to hold it and to maintain peace and or der. Such splendid progress has been made In the recruiting of ten regiments organiz ed in this country that the department officials have no fear that any difficulty would be experienced in recruiting the ad ditional regiaents contemplated. The same methods of recruitine- would be fol lowed, and Secretary Root has considered the officers to be placed in command of the contemplated regiments. These officers, if it is decided to organize the regiments will be all sent to take the places of officers of the volunteer regiments, who have been engaged in recruiting duty for the last month. A few days recruiting will be sufficient, it is believed, to fill the skeleton regiments organized by General Otis at Manila, and the recruiting will be continued for the proposed regiments. An average of more than 500 recruits a day have been enlisted, so that in two weeks time the 6.545 needed for the five addition al regiments can be obtained. CHILD WAS TOO YOUNG. Jacob H. Rosenberg-, a Dry Goods Merchant, Placed Under Ar rest at Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Vt -a., Aug. 14. The first child labor case under the new law was brought into court today. State Fac tory Inspector Black caused the arrest of Jacob H. Rosenberg, dry goods mer chant, for having in his employ a girl under 10 years of age. Ball was given and the case continued Rosenberg claims that the child. Flor ence Kenehan, was working for a few days in place of her sick sister. The law provides a penalty for the employ ment or children under the age of 14 and another for working girls more than ten hours a day. Oars Broke From the Train. From the N. O. Times-Democrat.l "Some queer things happen in railroad ing," said Delegate Bullock of Lodge No. 381. after the evening adjournment of the trainmen's convention the other day; "queer things that go dead contrary to all known rules. I remember an incident of that kind that occurred at a place call ed Mud Hun Curve, on the Central rail road of New Jersey, or 'Jersey Central,' to be short. The track there swings around a big spur f the mountains. On one side they go steep up, and on the other side steep down, like a book held slantways and below, in the valley, is the Lehigh river. The night I'm think ing about we were going over the line with a long freight. It was dark as pitch and storming, with every now and then a big clap of thunder; but we were behind time and travelling at a pretty good stiff gait. When we touJc the ilud Run Curve eight fiat cars loaded with lump coal, all of a sudden jumped the track. "Now, naturally, they ought to have torn up things, ditched the rest of the train and raised Cain generally; but they didn't. They just quietly hopped out near the middle and disappeared in space with out budging the rails an Inch. If the rear brakeman hadn't happened to be coming forward at the time we would have sim ply passed on in two pieces. As it was he paw a big hole in the train and was ho astonished he came near falling off. He couldn't imagine what had become of those eight cars tout all the same he rush ed to the brakes, set 'em and gave the signal to stop. When we came to Investi gate all we found was a lot of kindling wood and coal lying on the bank of the river. What made the eight cars jump out I don't know. The engineers said it was centrifugal attraction. Others said it was pure cussedness. It was the first and only time I ever knew s-ueh a thing to happen without ripping the very daylights out of thai track." R. Elliott's Matches. Kansas City, Aug. 14. J. A. R. El liott, the Kansas City star wingshot, champion of all-champions at the traps, write from Baston, Md., that he has nanr dates for his matches with W. B. -sby for the E. C. "mud pie" cham pionehip cup and with Charlie Toung for the St. Louis Republic cup. He meets Crosby at Atlantic City, N. J., at 11:30 a. m., August 23 in the inanimate target race, and Toung at the same grounds on the following day at 3:30 p. m. He will then come West to shoot a series of races against challengers for the Sportsmen's Review and Dupont trophies and the Cast Iron medal. These matches will take place at Kansas City during Carnival week. A Say's Rest. And recreation is just what you need. Go to Ft. Riley with the Knights La dies of Security. Special excursion over the Union Pacific Thursday, Aug. 17. 7:"0 a. m. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p. m. Round trip, $1.60. OASToStA. 2ea th sf I us ma You Hav8 Always Bai!3 Signature of Bean the 9 Kind You Hav Always BougS OASTOniA. Bean tie si m ma iU Ham Always BQU0 Signature at f swrsr. i Jw e 3 e i t i si gar-a pfckiiH'wSi jLjieMiW JsiLjasrfiiL Standard iklJS -CM Wyckoff, Seamans Benedict, 105 West 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. JTpT MYERS, Local Dealer, Topeka, Kan. SERVANTS WILL NOT YIELD Chicago Domestics Hold Out For $5 or $6 a Week. Chicago, Aug. 14. The servant g-irl strike is still on, and the state free em ployment agency at 44 Congress street is doing a rushing business these days. All yesterday the room where applica tions for work or workers are received was crowded and housewives and do mestics alike stood in line awaiting their turn at the desk. The strike is becoming quite a common, everyday affair because of the numerous at tempts of the girls to gain better wages, but each attempt has been futile and the problem Is growing .graver. This time, however, .the girls claim they mean business, and better wages they will have or know the reason why. There were representatives of all classes, ages and nationalities at the bureau and they sat around with de termined countenances or talked with friends, shaking their heads and ges turing in an interested manner. Most of the applications filed for workers stated that wages to the amount of 3 or $3.50 would be paid not one was over $4.50 and the applications filed for work set forth that wages under $5 and $6 would not be accepted. OFFER OF$4.50A WEEK REJECTED "Who will work for Mrs. So-and-So, wages $4.50?" called out the woman at the desk. "Anyone here who wants this place?" "Any washing- and Ironing?" asked a girl near by. "I suppose so, for that amount," was the answer. "Very well, then," said the girl, as she closed her lips the tighter and set tled back in her chair to wait for the Job with higher wages. Just what the outcome will be the bureau officials will not guess. The work is at hand and there must be workers to do it, but whether the girl or the mistress will yield is the story which remains to be told. A CALL F0K HANNA. His Presence -in Ohio Weeded to Aid the Republican Cause. Washington, Aug. 14. There is a re port in administration and political circles that Mark Hanna is likely to return from his trip abroad sooner than he expected. Some of the higher gov ernment officials privately express great fear that if something is not done in the near future to smooth over the many labor troubles the Republicans may lose heavily in several states in which they ought to more than hold their own if these controversies had not ariEen. The strikes at Cleveland, it Is con ceded, have worried the administration more than any others because they have happened right in Senator Han na's own city. It is thought he ought to be here to look carefully into the independent candidacy of Mayor Jones of Toledo for governor, with a view o ascertaining definitely whether or not he will injure the Republicans more than the Democrats should he stick to the contest to the last. Those who have received letters from Senator Hanna say that he has greatly improved in health during his sojourn abroad. The understanding is that he will make a number of speeches in the state. MAY ADOPT AUTOMOBILES. Washington Postal Authorities Test It in Collecting; Mail. Washington, Aug. 14. With a view to the addition of specially constructed automobile wagons for the collection, of mail, James E. Bell, superintendent of delivery in the Washington postoffice, made a preliminary test of collecting mail over one of the regular city routes in an electric automobile of the Ameri can Electric Vehicle company of Chi cago. A start was mads about 2 o'clock, and a route from Tenth to Eighteenth street northwest on K and I streets was covered. This is an easy route, as the streets were clear and the mail boxes not numerous. Further tests will be made where the conditions are more exacting. The test demonstrated that a large saving of time is possible in collecting from an automobile. "The trial was very satisfactory," said Major Bell. "The collection route was covered in much less time than with a horse. Getting in and out of a high vehicle like the one I used today was not convenient, but suitable wagons will, of course, be built if the automobile is adopted for collecting mail. The department spends an im mense sum annually for horse hire, and it may be possible to use this money with greatly increased results if the automobile mail collecting wagon proves practicable. The electric mo bile was used today, and the agents make a good point in recommending it. They say that motive power would not cost us a cent here, as the batteries in the wagons could be charged by our own electric plant in the building, using power which is going to waste." Hidden Pictures in Hampton Court. From the London News. An interesting discovery has rewarded the researches of Lord Esher and other officials at Hampton Court Palace. There had always lurked a suspicion that the walls of the famous Queen Anne's drawing room, which is in the center of the east wing of Wren's famous building, which room forms the apex on which the three great avenues of trees known to the world converge, contained more than the second rate portraits of the Georges. Never, however, was it sup posed that an important work bv that once famous decorative artist Verrio had been concealed from the public eyes since 1735. owing to a stupendous act of van dalism, which it Is presumed was carried out by Queen Caroline In 1735, probably to prevent the apotheosis of Queen Anne from meeting her eyes in her drawing room when she became queen. And again i V Typewriter. You are Invited to Call, Examine, and Teat the NEW MODELS Nos.6,7tand 8 (wide carriage) We Guarantee Every Paragon -Typewriter Ribbon Sold. Fine Linen Typewriter Papers Hiah Quality Typewriter Supplies j In 1S33 the beautiful paintings now discov ered were covered up. The date is known by the extraordinary act of the paper hanger of that time, who in covering up Verrio's work, scratched on his name and the date of the paperhanging. In taking down some of the portraits of the Georges, which were intended for Kensington Palace, it was noticed by an official that the top right hand corner close to the ceiling seemed abruptly cut off from the general scheme of the beau tiful ceiling, which every one has seen and admired and which represents Queen Anne, in the chariot of justice, dressed in purplie. lined with ermine, Over her head is a crown, held by Neptune ana IJritannia. while surrounding and floating in the clouds are various allegorical fig ures representing Peace and Plenty, etc. The discovery now made shows that the whole of the walls were originally painted by Verrip in the same manner, the subject being Queen Anne's apotheo sis as queen of the sea in the four great quarters of the globe. The importance of the "find" was not realiy known until Haines Sons, the queen's picture restorers began to clean away the century and a half's dirt and dust, which had accumulated under the wall paper, when It was seen that the very dirt that obscured the pictures had really preserved their beautiful colors and designs, and it Is only now, when the walls have been nearly restored, that a true appreciation of the discovery can be made. On carefully stripping the red colored paper off the walls it was found that the vandals who first obscured the pictures had done immense damage by cutting away much of Verrio's mural painting to insert the battens on which they stretch ed the tough canvas to hold a green silk damask covering. By careful nursing every bit of the design, the restorers have been able to reproduce those fragments of the picture which were torn away by the workman's plaster hammer. The green damask silk covering was Queen Caroline's (George li's wife) de sign for the covering of Queen Anne's pictures, and over this she hung the pic tures of her own people. which she brought from Kensington Palace. Many shreds of this silk covering were found attached to the battens. In 1833 this siTk became tattered and faded, and was tak en down to give place to ordinary heavy wall paper stretched on rude canvas. The workmen at the latter date, owing to the dirt, may not have noticed tiie splendors of the work on the walls, how ever, no notice was taken of it at the time. In Queen Caroline's time It evidently was forgotten that rich paintings were under the siik coverings, for whenever it was necessary to hang a picture or re hang another, or put up a piece of tap estry, nails to hold these were ruthlessly driven into the paintings at the back, and the restorers have found thousands of holes all over the works. Luckily, however, the holes have mostly escaped the faces and figures of the paintings. Every one who has visited Hampton Court Palace knows the king's great staircase and Its heroic paintings by Ver rio representing the Triumph of Bacchus. It may be safely said that the new Ver rios in Queen Anne's drawing room are infinitely better in color and design than those on the staircase by the same ar tist. The room Is now closed to ftie public, but will be open to all as soon as the res toration is complete. G. A. It. Special Train to Philadelphia via Santa Pe-Pennsylvania Lines. The Official Route. On September 2 the Santa Fe will run a special train to Philadelphia, for the sole accommodation of members of the G. A. R., their families and friends, who may desire to witness the unusually at tractive exercises attending the Thirty third National Encampment, to be held September 4-9. The low rate of $30.53 for the round trip has been made for this event. The train will be composed of Pullman palace and tourist sleepers, and free reclining chair cars. T. L. King, agent, Topeka, has a folder filled with information interesting to such as have a trip east in view. Very low rates to New York, Washington, Old Point Comfort, Ocean Grove, Gettys burg, etc., will be made, and may be taken advantage of by persons holding Santa Fe Route tickets to Philadelphia. Take a Day Off And go to Ft. Riley, Thursday, Aug. IT, 7:30 a. m. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p. m. Spe cial excursion train over the Union Pacific. Round trip, $1.50. Homeseelcers Excursion Via the Santa Pe Route. On August 15 will sell tickets to points in Arkansas, Arizona. Indian Territory. Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas at one fare plus $2 for the round trip. See Santa Fe agent for particulars. All Work And no play isn't good for anyone. Just quit and have an enjoyable day's outing at Ft. Riley, Thursday, Aug. 17. Special train leaves over the Union Pacific at 7:30 a. m. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p. m. Round trip, $1.50. Deadly J.N.Murdoek, 279 Snodsrrass Street, Dallas, Texas, says: "My son had a terrible Cancer on his jaw, for which the doctors performed a painful operation, cutting down to the bone and scraping it. The Cancer soon returned, however, and was more violent than before. We were advised to try S. 8. 8. The seo end bottle made aa improvement; after twenty bottles had been taken the Cancer disappeared entirely, and ha was cured permaneatly." (Swift's Specific) is the only remedy that can reach Cancer, the most deadly of all diseases. Books on Cancer and Blood Diseases mailed free by Swift gpeciflo Company, Atlanta, Ga. lir,l

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The faction which will support the reso lutions will, it is understood, take the ground that the broad humanitarian line would be drawn, that lynehings should not be tolerated either in Georgia or Illi nois and that when the state authorities ere unable to prevent the recurrence of such crimes, the strong hands of the national government should step in. no matter whether the victims be white or black. From Washington, I. C, are coming Congressman George White of North Car olina, the only colored congressman in the present congress: Judson Lvons, register of the United States treasury: John P. Green. United States stamp agent, and H. P. Cheatham, recorder of deeds. They will It is said stoutly oppose resoiutions cen suring the president. Among other questions to be taken up Is that of immigration. There is a grow ing belief, it is said, among the leading colored men of the country, that if hair a million negroes were taken from the south and scattered through the north west, conditions in the south would be ameliorated to a very great extent. The revised state constitutions of Mississippi. Alabama. North and South Carolina and Louisiana will also receive careful con sideration and funds will be raised to eet tiie questions involved squarely before the United States supreme court. The col ored men claim that the constitutions mentioned permit the white people in those states to disfranchise the colored voter. Another question which will come up for discussion is the separate car law in vogue throughout the south. The consti tutionality of the law will be tested if possible. The convention on these ques tions expects to hear such prominent col ored men as Booker T. Washington. Bish 'P H. M. Turner of Atlanta: Bishop B. W. Arnett of Ohio and Bishop Alexander "alters, the president of the council. The wives of many of the delegates to the con vention of the council are delegates to the convention of the National Association of Colored Women's clubs and are now in the city attending the two conventions. Saturday evening a banquet will be given the delegates at the Sherman house by the local committee. Army Worm Plague. Perry, Ok., Aug-. 14. Parties are ar riving here from the Osage reservation, and state that thousands of army (worms have appeared there and are eat ing up all live vegetation. The cattle men wiil suffer a great loss. Whole fields of alfalfa have been destroyed, and many fields of cane also. i' ItEXS and find them perfect. Couldn't do without them. I have used them for some time for indigestion and biliousness and am now com pletely cured. Recommend them, to every one. Once tried, you will never be without them In the family." Edw. a. Makx, Albany. N. Y. CANDY CATHARTIC PTefttan. Palatable. 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There is a physician in West Phila delphia who has a son one year old, and this baby is probably the strongest human being for its age and weight In the world. Its father will hold a cane in his two hands, and the baby, grasp ing it, wiil draw itself up to its chin three times. That is but one of its numerous feats of strength. The physi cian says that his boy's unusual mus cular development is due to a daily massage treatment. Every morning he lays the little fellow.naked. on a blank et, and kneads his muscles for 20 min utes. Once a month he weighs the ba by and measures its calves, chest, arms, etc. The monthly increase of weight and girth are remarkable. The baby has never had shoes or stockings on its feet or a hat on its head, and in the summer it wears only a little sleeveless dress that comes to its knees. It gets a cold bath every morning. "If nothing goes wrong," the physician of ten declares, "this child will be one of the strongest men the world has ever seen. He will never get bald, and he will never lose a tooth. As for his mus cles, with massage and a course of ex ercise that I have laid out, they will be big and supple all over his body. All his flesh will be, when tense, as hard as steel, and when relaxed as soft as the flesh of a young girl." AUK'S EGG FOR Si, 500. From the London Standard. egg of the great auk was sold at auction yesterday for 300 guineas. J. C. Stevens, the auctioneer, said that in 1834 Comte Raoul de Berace bought the egg from the owner of a St. Malo fish ing smack. The count's collection was purchased by Baron d'Hamonville. The egg to be sold was one of four great auk eggs belonging to the baron. There were 71 recorded eggs of the great auk, 29 of them being in museums and 42 in private hands: 52 were-ln British collec tions. The first egg which the baron sent over fetched a record price, at the time, of 300 guineas; the second one fetched only 180 guineas. The egg now submitted, although not having the fin est markings, was, perhaps, the largest ever offered for sale, being 4 inches in length. It was of rough texture, heav ily blotched on the top. Mr. Stevens called attention to a peculiar yellow mark of circular form around the top, but could not guarantee it as a natural mark. If it were so, then it was the most extraordinary mark of its kind he had seen. There was a spirited compe tition for the egg. The bidding started at 100 guineas, and quickly rose by tens and twenties till it reached the high price of 300 g-uineas, at which figure it was secured by T. G. Middlebrook, Ed inburgh Castle Museum, Regent's Park. Knew What He Wanted. From the Chicago News. A Chicago Inebriate who had never known the choicer luxuries of life inti mately was taken in hand by a friend, given a season of lio.uor cure treat ment, and on his return supplied with money for a fresh start in life. He determined to commence with a hearty dinner. So entering a well known restaurant he sat down at a table and began to study the bill of fare while the waiter waited for his order. He scanned the menu long and ear nestly, but could see nothing on it with which he was familiar. Suddenly he laid the card face upward on the ta ble, closed his eyes and jabbed his fore finger down savagely at random on the printed list with the air of a man -who had made up his mind. "There," said he, "give me some of that." The waiter bent down and examined the line over which the finger rested. He looked pained. "That's Mayonnaise dressing." ?"urse u is- Uon't you s pose I can ra??..rhat s what I want. Bring me some of it." "Certainly, sir. But what do you want it on "Want it on you chump!" shouted the man who refused to be corrected. "A plate, of course! What do von suppose I wanted it on? Tlje table cioth?" RAILROAD NEWS. The Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Road. Will Be Rapidly Pushed on South by the Santa Fe. WORKING FOR TULSA. The Lire Town In the Creek Nation Bids For the Line. Will Cfross the Frisco and Ar kansas Hirer There. Independence, Kan., Aug. 14. Trains are now running regularly over the Kansas, Oklahoma Central and South western from this place to Bartlesville, I. T., a distance of forty-five miles, and in a week or so the Southern Kansas day passenger train from Kansas City, on hte Santa Fe, that stops here over night, will be run on through to Bar tlesville eevry evening, while the night trains will go on through to Wellington, as usual. The Oklahoma Central is be ing built on toward Texas as rapidly as possible under the supervision of the Santa Fe railroad, which recently as sumed control of that line. Although the company will not at present divulge where the southern terminus of the new line will be, it will no doubt be some city in Texas, as near as can be de termined from reliable sources. A large force of workmen are now at work grading south from Bartlesville, and are about fifteen miles north of Okmul gee, in the Creek Nation. Track has been laid several miles south of Bar tlesville, but the best of steel is being used, and the work is being done so carefully and thoroughly that the Santa Fe must certainly intend to make the new road a main line. The road will pass through the South McAlester coal fields, which will enable the owners of extensive coal mines there to greatly increase the output. The town of Tulsa, in the Creek Nation, has offered a bonus of several thousand dollars to secure the road, and it will pass through that place. It will cross the St. Louis and San Francisco at that place, and will use the same bridge with that road in crossing the Arkansas river there. Further than that the route can not be definitely stated, but it is certain that it will take the mos,t direct line from the east to the southwest by two or three hun dred miles, and the through Santa Fe trains will be run through here on the new road. A branch line will be put in from Guthrie on the Panhandle line of the Santa Fe to Tulsa, where it will connect with the new road, and the survey is now being made. This will give the Santa Fe a stronghold on the traffic of the western part of the In dian Territory on account of its num erous lines. The Missouri Pacific, which is prob ably the strongest competitor of the Santa Fe in that section, also intends to extend its lines. As proposed at present, the road will start from Fort Gibson, crossing the Arkansas river just south of there, and extending through South McAlester to some terminal point in Texas, probably Deni- TOFEKA CLUB DEFEATED. Santa Fe Shop Men Lose to the Law rence Ball Team. The baseball game between the Law rence Santa Fe team and the Topeka Santa Fe team resulted m a score of 20 to 1, in favor of Lawrence. The defeat of the Topeka team was due to two things, lack of practice and poor team work and the superior playing of the Lawrence team. There was only one drawback, and that was that both teams were sup posed to be made up entirely of Santa Fe men. The Lawrence team only had four regular Santa Fe men on their team, short, centerfielder and the bat tery, while the other five were taken from the members of the other teams at Lawrence. Navarre and Sullivan did effective work and were the only members who found the ball every time they went to bat. The game briefly In detail is as fol lows: Topeka took the field. Edmonson knocked safely to first but was put out trying to steal third. Bolen hit to short and went out at first. Hind man safely to first. Pearce to first on balk, put out trying to steal third. Teeters first on balls. First inning, second half: Ash to bat and struck out. Baughman struck out. Sullivan out on fly to Gray. Second inning, first half: Frebert out at first. Hartig hit by ball, went to first. Gray out on fly to Ash. Heydon first on balls. Edmonson struck out. Second inning, second half: Henry safely to first, put out trying to steal second. A. Wahl struck out. F. Wahl struck out. Third inning: Bolen struck out. Hindman struck out. Pearce two base hit. Teeters' two base hit brought in Hindman. Frebert hit to short, went out at first, brought in Teeters. Har- TAKES A HIGH PLACE. Stands Well in the Esti mation of the People. Attention Is Naturally Expected When Anything is Praised by People Whom We Know. !A thing that stands high in the esti mation of the public, and which is es pecially recommended by Topeka peo ple, iiaturally excites our attention more than if our own people did not praise the article. Such a thing is go ing on right here in Topeka every day, people are praising Morrow's Kid-ne-oids because they cure. There is no de ception, no humbug, they do positively cure and we furnish the evidence. John Green, of the firm of Wm. Green. Son., Grocers, at 712 Kansas avenue, says: "I have been troubled for some time with backache, caused no doubt by disordered kidneys. Recently I got a package of Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and used them according to the directions and I have not had the slightest symp toms of backache since. Kid-ne-oids effected a complete cure in a short time." Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but Yellow Tablets and cure backache, nervousness and all kidney disorders. They sell at fifty cents a box at all drug stores and Swift Holliday's rfmi? stnre Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac tured by John Morrow Co., Chemists, l Springfield, Ohio. tig out at first. Third inning, second half: Shannon struck out. Navarre out on fly to Ed monson. Thompson safely to first put out trying to steal second. Fourth inning: Gray safety to first Heydon base on balls. Edmonson struck out. Bolen struck by ball. Hind man safety to first but brought in Gray. Heydon and Bolen by wild throws. Pearce safety to first. Teeters two base hit brought in Pearce. Hartig sacrifice hit went out at first, brought in Teeters. Gray's two base hit brought in Frebert. Heydon safety to first. Ed monson struck out. Fourth inning, second half: Ash struck out. Sullivan out on fly to Hey don. Baughman out at first. Fifth inning: Bolen two base hit. Hindman struck out. Pearce out on fly to A. Wahl. Teeters safety to first brought in Bolen. Frebert two base hit. Hartig safety to first brought in Teeters. Gray out at first. Fifth inning, second half: Henry out on fly to Edmonson. A. Wahl base on balls. F. Wahl base on balls. Shan non struck out. Navarre out on fly to Gray. Sixth Inning: Heydon safety to first. Edmonson struck out. Bolen safety to first, brought in Heydon. Hindman hit to Navarre, double play to second put out. Bolen, back to first put out Hindman. Sixth inning, second half: Thompson base on balls, put out trying to steal home. Ash safety to first. Sullivan safety to first. Baughman struck out. Henry struck out. Seventh inning: Pearce easy hit to first. Teeters out at first. Frebert sacrifice hit out at first, brought in Pearce. Hartig out on fly to Navarre. Seventh inning, second half: A Wahl out at first. F. Wahl safety to first. Shannon hit to center field Drought in Wahl. Navarre out on fly to Gray. Thompson out on fly to Teeters. Eighth inning: Gray safety to first, put out at third. Heydon safety to first, came home on passed, ball. Edmonson safety to first put out at home. Bolen safety to first. Hindman safety to first. Pearce out at first. Eighth inning, second half: Ash struck out. Sullivan hit to left field, put out at second. Baughman out on fly to Teeters. Ninth inning: Teeters safety to first came home on passed ball. Frebert out on fly to Shannon. Hartig safety to first came home on passed ball. Gray safety to first. Heydon safety to first brought in Gray. Edmonson safety to first brought in Heydon. Bolen safety to first. Hindman out at first, Edmonson came home on passed ball. Pearce out on fly to Ash. Ninth inning, second half: Henry safety to first, put out at second. A. Whl out on fly to first. F. Wahl struck out. Line up of teams: Lawrence. Position. Topeka. Heydon pitcher Henry Pearce ....catcher A. Wahl Hindman first base Baughman Teeters second base F. Wahl Bolen third base Shannon Edmonson shortstop Navarre Frebert left field Sullivan Hartig right field Thompson Gray center field Ash Score by innings: Lawrence 0 0 3 7 2 1 1 1 5 20 Topeka 0 0000010 0 1 Umpire Art Williams. Promotion of P. J. Flynn, Mr. P. J. Flynn, commissioner of the Colorado freight bureau, and the Color ado Southern, Denver Rio Grande association, and chairman and secreta ry of various local passenger associa tions in Colorado, has been appointed general freight agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna Western, effective on September 1. with headquarters at New York. Mr. Flynn is 43 years of age, and has been in railway service since 1870. From January. 1880, to August, 1889, he was connected with the Atchison, To peka Santa Fe as station agent at Trinidad, Col., and as general agent at Salt Lake City, Cincinnati and Denver. He was then for eight months general western freight and passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific at Denver, and for one year general freight and passenger agent of the Rio Grande-Midland route, composed of the Colorado Midland. Den ver Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western roads. He became commission er of the Colorado-Utah association in April, 1891. The Uoo-Hoos at Denver. It is expected that the attendance at the annual meeting of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoos, which meets at larger than at any meting of this or large rthan at any meeting of this or der in the past. The Hoo-Hoos are be coming one of the strong orders of the United States and without a doubt this meeting will be one of the large ones of the year of 1S99. A low rate of one fare plus two dollars has been made for this occasion, and the Santa Fe is mak ing preparations to properly take care of the large crowd which are expected to go. FRESH HORRORS Derelop Continually In Connec tion With the Recent Hurricane. New York, Aug. 14. A Herald dis patch from Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadalupe says: In Grand Terre fifty deaths and 280 injured have been reported thus far. The towns of Le Monle, Port Luis and St. Francis are devastated. Pointe-a-Pitre is greatly damaged, the estimated loss being $3,000,000. Six steamers and twenty-two schooners were sunk or damaged beyond repair. A great number of fishing craft were lost. Communication with the interior is impossible, but courier reports reveal frightful damage. The coffee and cocoa crops are ruined and the sugar cane is practically destroyed. The whole of Desirade island was de vastated. The people are starving and without shelter. WILL ASSIST PRESIDENT. Postmaster Guthrie Receives Urgent Invitation to Go to Chicago. When Postmaster Guthrie opened his private mail yesterday he found in it a sheet of cardboard about 8 by 10 inches, printed in colors, and on it the follow ing: "To Hon. John Guthrie Greeting: The people of Chicago request the hon or of your presence to assist the presi dent in the ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the United States gov ernment building in that city, on Mon day, October 9th, 1399." The invitation is signed by Governor Tanner. Mayor Carter Harrison, Judge Grosscup and others. Judge Guthrie has not fully decided what he will do about it, but he thinks when the time comes he will shoulder a crowbar and go up to "assist the presi dent' 'in getting the corner stone into place. The judge is always ready to help McKinley out, and he is afraid the president might stravi his back if he has to lift that heavy corner stone into place by himself. CROKER FLOPS. Tammany Boss Returns From Europe a Strong Bryan Man. New York, 'Aug. .14. Richard Croker has changed his ideas on two important national questions. Before starting for Europe Mr. Croker was known as an imperialist. He said that the American flag should not be hauled down from the possessions acquired during the Spanish war. He was also opposed to William Jennings Bryan as a candidate for president in 1900. Croker today declared in strong term3 for Bryan and praised him as one of the greajtest men in the country. In his interview he denounced Presi dent McKinley and expressed strong anti-imperialistic views. Here are som$ of his utterances: "It is almost incredible that a presi dent of the United States is willing to desolate and destroy thousands of homes and shed the blood of poor, un fortunate savages to keep himself and his friends in office. The situation is shocking from the American stand point. The strongest, men in the Re publican party have turned their back on the administration. They are be coming, disgusted with McKinleyism. "The Democratic party must within the coming year agree upon a national programme. "I believe that the party will be uni ted and harmonious in the campaign. "The Democratic party should not split on the silver question. Congress can be trusted to settle the ratio in good time. "William J. Bryan's great strength lies in his sympathy and knowledge of the plain American people. He under stands and feels for the toiler, and the toiler understands and trusts him. I consider him one of the greatest men this country has produced. "In New York city the Democratic party was never stronger. All the cheap talk about machine politics has 1 erything before us at the fall elec tions." Going further into a discussion of the issues, Mr. Croker says: "The Republican party has clearly shown Its unfitness to be in control of the national government. The war in the Philippines has been turned into a partisan scheme to elect President Mc Kinley to a second term.. The adminis tration has purposely dragged out the struggle and is spending millions of the people's money without making any serious effort to bring the war to a close this year. "The people are beginning to see through this. They are paying the war taxes, and they know what this means. "The presidential election takes place next year, and the Republican mana gers of the McKinley campaign are openly making preparations to use the war as a means of working up popular enthusiasm just in time to sweep Mr. McKinley into a second term." Referring in addition to the question of platform Mr. Croker explains: "Naturally I am interested in secur ing a national platform that will be a source of strength to the party in my own state. We hope to carry New York for the Democratic candidate for presi dent next year and I am satisfied that potbing will be done by the next Dem ocratic convention that will drive any good Democrat away from his party." The last question disposed of by Mr. Croker is as to the proposed alliance between the United States and Great Britain. He said: "I am absolutely opposed to it. Nbthing could be worse than forming the habit of relying on the friendship of England. We have nothing to gain by it and everything to lose." Mr. Croker refused to discuss the ac tion of William Waldorf Astor in be coming a subject of Great Britain. "I suppose you have heard of Judge Van Wyck's boom for the presidency?" Mr. Croker was asked. "No; that's news. I don't care to dis cuss that matter now." Port Arthur a Seaport. Port Arthur, Tex., Aug. 14. Port Ar thur is now a seaport. The magnificent steamship St. Oswald, beautifully dec orated with flags and streamers, enter ed the ship canal at 1 o'clock yesterday and steamed through at a speed of eight knots an hour. She was royally welcomed by almost the entire popula tion of the city. There is much rejoic ing at the completion of the work. Sampson Again on the Sea. Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 14. The North Atlantic squadron, composed of Admir al Sampson's flagship New York, the Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas, sailed at 7 o'clock this morning. The squadron will go to sea for a few days' practice and then proceed to Newport. Eggs and the Drama. "After mature reflection," wrote the editor of "The Locustville Star of the West and Voice of Truth," "we have decided not to publish any more notices of extraordinary large eggs. We find that these notices tend to create the im pression in the east that Locustville is not a good theater town." Detroit Free Press. NO HUMBUG HERE. Topeka Enforcement Is What Counts With the Topeka Public Tou can't fool the public all the timet They will find you out at last. Every time a man is fooled Another skeptic is made. Many the remedy that makes the skeptic -Because it fails to keep its promises. Doan's Kidney Pills bring renewed reward. They cure the skeptic. Plenty of proof of this at home. Topeka proof for Topeka people. Here's a case of it: Mrs. B. D. Williams of 118 East Sev enth street, says: "I was troubled more or less with my kidneys all my life, and last winter, 1898, we had a good deal of sickneee and I over-taxed myself. My whole system seemed to be out of re pair and severe pains in my back anct head made me think at times I would lose my senses. I got Doaji's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store and the results of their use were as tonishing. My general system was toned up and I was relieved of the trouble with my back and kidneys." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers; price 50 cents. Mailed, by Fos-ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the niunerX'.P'sr&ild take-no substitute.. CcqxedD There are many OH TBS LIKE OB Direct Line to 'to Points West. f i -s You will find Fishing in Rocky Mountain Streams, Hunting in Wyoming, Curative Waters in Hot Springs, of Idaho. For Time Tables, folders. Illustrated Books, Pamphlet, descriptive of the terri tory traversed, call oa 0K F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agest. J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT NEW YORK. Score by innings: New York 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 9 Louisville 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 05 Batteries New York, Seymour and War ner: Louisville, Wilhelm, Phillippi and Zimmer. "WESTERN LEAGUE. AT ST. PAUL. Score by innings: St. Paul 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 04 Kansas City 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 Batteries St. Paul, Isbell and Spies; Kansas City Patton and Gonding. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Score by innings: It JT Minneapolis 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 3 Milwaukee 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 07 10 1 Batteries Fifield and Dixon; Hasting and Sear. AT GRAND RAPIDS. Score by innings: R. H E Grand Rapids 5 1003000 9 lo" 7 Indianapolis 1 0000000 01 4 1 Batteries Waddell and Buckley Kellum and Kahoe. ATCHISON, 2; ST. JOSEPH, 1.. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug 14. St. Joseph and Atchison played a splendid ball game, Atchison winning in the eleventh inning. Score by Innings: St. Joseph 0 001000000 01 5 4 Atchison 0 100000000 12 10 3 Batteries Slagel and Henley; Cham berlain and Lowman. PARSONS. 11; COFFEYVTLLE. 9. Parsons, Kan., Aug. 14. The fight be tween the Parsons and the Coft'eyville teams waxes hotter and hotter. A couple of hundred of Cofteyville rooters came up with their team to see Doc Goodell shut out the Parsons team. Up to the rifth in ning it looked like they were to be han ded a shut out, but the Parsons boys rallied and ran the score up to eleven runs In three 'innings. Goodell went to pieces and the game was called with the score standing 11 to 9 in favor of Parsons. Two thousand people witnessed the game. GIRARD, 12; GALENA, 3. Galena, Kan., Aug. 14. The first ball game of the season was -played at the Galena driving park Sunday afternoon between Girard and Galena. The game stood 12 to 3 in favor of Girard. Batteries Girard, Henry Miller and Tom Reed; Galena, James Bean and Bern Wheat. This is a victory of nine straight games for Girard. BASEBALL NOTES. There Is one great objection to the Col onels' play, and that is their kicking i3 too frequent and rowdyish. Leach is playing a strong game at third for Louisville. Either Al Maul is being nursed for the finish, it is declared, or he has played out again. Elmer Smith intends opening a bird and dog store in Pittsburg at the close of the season. Sparks, whom the Phillies tried two years ago. is doing fine work for Pitts burg. He has won eight out of ten games. Pitcher Jones has deserted the St. Louis club. He claims he did not get enough work to keep himself warm. Pitcher Dwyer has resigned fmm the Cincinnati club to accept a position on the umpire staff. Rhine had a chance to pitch for Chicago but was not satisfied with the salary of fered. The Phillies do not try to steal often enough. When they get on base they seem to be anchored there. Pittsburg has signed Catcher Fox of Reading. Bowerman will now be played regularly at first base. New York has released Pitcher Col colough. bave Cross leads the third basemen In fielding. "Dusty" Miller will probably sign with New York. "Bill" Lange has been laid off without pay by Chicago. Pittsburg made no mistake when Beau mont was secured. He comes pretty near ly being a top notcher. Philadelphia Press. Pittsburg now has a very fast team, and with its great quartet of young pitch ers, is hard to down. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Laioie Can hit the ball pretty hard, but his welts of the leather are mere love taps compared to the lusty way Hans Wagner drives the horsehide a humming through space. Fred Tennev has a weakness for getting his hits in bunches of four. He probably has pulled off a quartet of safe swipes in one game this season oftener than any other player. Aleck Smith made himself solid with Baltimoreans the other day by putting up an excellent game behind the bat and lin ing out a single that practically won the game. There Is material In the ranks of the Giants for a first division club, and an investment of no more than 88,000. coupled with a few judicious changes and trade3 will do the trick in New York. For an athlete of his bulky avoirdupois, Jack O'Brien can hit the dirt in a hori zontal tumble into the base on a steal with the finish of Jimmy Slagle. The proposition of Hanion to exchange Dr. McJames for Rube Waddell Is oft. Mc James, however, will probably be sold or exchanged at the first opportunity. Frank Bonner is one of the steadiest, surest fielders among the second basemen of the major league, and his Improve ment since his return to the big league is due in a large measure to physical condi tion. The standing of the pitchers In the Western league up to and including Aug ust 5 shows Pitcher Waddell of the Grand Rapids club, in the lead. He has won 22 games and lost peven. Menefee leads Min neapolis, with Friend really better, but not having taken part In so many games; Reidy first for Milwaukee. Egan for Kan sas City. Newton and Keilum for Indian apolis. Cronin for Detroit and Gray for Buffalo. THE BELTANE FESTIVAL. From the Pall Mall Gazette. The annual ceremonies connected with the riding of the marches and the Beltane festival have just been carried out at Peebles with much enthusiasm, and even more than usual success. Both functions date from early times. The more ancient, however, is the Beltane festival, which goes back to a period prior to authentic Scottish history. At one time the festival was widely ob served throughout Scotland, but since the reformation, and especially during the last hundred years or so. Its ob servance has become rarer and more rarei. It is supposed by some anti- I V BACHES VIA TEE Solid Vestibuled Trains Daily. o-0o0ooo-o-4o,oooi o I National Encampment and Reunion, I G. A. R. o Philadelphia, September 4-9, 1899. o Round-Trip Tickets, $30.55 o via Santa Fe Route. O o o o o t o o o o o O On Sale Sept. 1. 2 and 3. o Note Privileges ot stopover and se- lection of differeut route returning ac- Y O corded on tickets sold at sligutly higher rate. a T. L. KING, Agent, o o Thousands ABE BEING CURED BY USING KOHL'S RHEUMATIC CURE. Why not try a bottle. At Druggists'. Price, $1.00. W. R. WEIBLO, Carpenter. Repairing Promptly Attended to. Ill East ItH St. Tole. "S3 quaries to be a relic of the worship of Baal. In olden times a fire was kmdleJ on the hills, and the young peopls danced around it, and feasted on cakes made of milk and eggs, the cakes be ing known specially as "Beltane cakes. Other festivals were often associated) with the annual Beltane celebrations. For example, at Peebles, during tha period of the Stuarts, there were horse racing and other sports on the occasion of the festival. The ancient records o the royal burgh bear witness that the large bell and little bells were prizes at the races. The winner had to take his oath that he would give back tha bells the following year with "one addi tion" to them. And so the number ot bells increased. The Beltane festival 1ms now. how ever, altered its character. This year a Beltane queen was chosen (for tha first time). The young1 woman selected! was the dux of the English school Mis9 Maggie Muir and she was attended by a number of other school girls, repre senting members of her court, fairies, etc. At noon the coronation took placa at the Cross, in the presence of a vast crowd of spectators. The queen was conducted to a platform, which had been specially erected, and on which already stood a number of attendants, while around it was marshaled her bodyguard the Boys' Brigade. Her Beltanic majesty was accompanied by lords and ladies-in-waiting, and after the school children had sung "Scots wha hae," she was gracefully crowned! by the wife of the Provost. A herald then read a proclamation, after whicH "God Save the Queen" was sung, and cheers given for the queen of the festi val. A procession was next formed, and the riding of the marches was pro ceeded with. A complete circuit of the town was made, and sports were after ward held in Kingsmeadows Park. Tha day was held as a public holiday, anct the streets were gayly decorated for tha occasion. Swift Traveling. From the New York World. Have you ever thought of the distance vou travel whtle you are out for an hour a stroll? Possdblv you walk three miles in an hour, but that does not represent the dis tance you travel. The earth turns on its axis every twenty-four hours. In round figures call the earth's circumference 24. OiAl miles, and you must have traveled during your hour's stroll a thousand mliwt in the axial turn of the earth. But this is not all. The earth makes m journev round the sun every year. Put thi distance of our planet from the sun at 92.000.000 miles. The diameter is therefore 184. 0)0. 000 miles and the circumference de scribed by the earth 57s.000.0(X miles. In other words the earth travels around tha sun each day 1.S&4.0U0 miles and every hour for instance, the hour during whic'i you took your walk the earth moved through fiC.OOO miles. 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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1899- TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXVI... No. 192 Official Paper of the City of Topasa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by "ler. ,10 cents a week to any part of Tope ka or uburbs. or at the same price in any K.an saa town where the paper has a carrier system. .o ca By ma!!, one year Py mail, three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Buildinsr. ana 02 Kansas avenue, corner of Ligatn. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bids.. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bldg., A. Frank Richardson. Algr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. E,,ain. Office Bell 'Phone 1?T Reporters' Roo-rn i Bell "Phone o.7 Subscribers of the State Journal away during the summer may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any ad dress at the rate of thirty cents a month. No subscriptions taken for less than thirty cents. Address changed as often as desired. AS TO THE PHILIPPINES. Territorial expansion seems likely to become one of the principal issues in the presidential campaign of next year, and may find a place in our politics for years to come. Every extension of ter ritory made by the United States has had its opponents and the annexation of the territory acquired from Mexico was one of the chief political issues of that day. The State Journal presents to its readers herewith, the views of an expansionist who is on the ground, re garding the Philippine archipelago. Mr. Dwight L. Loufbourrow. our special correspondent in the orient writes as follows: The civilized world has never before witnessed such a fierce and merciless rivalry of the industrial and commercial interests as that at the dawn of the epoch of which we now find ourselves. There is no mistaking the tendency of the age. The development of new me chanical and moral forces, the organiza tion of labor, improved facilities for transportation, the systemization of every line of industry, an increasing demand of the great masses of the peo ple for a greater share of life's com forts for which they will pay by the products of their toil for which foreign markets must be found all are lending an unconscious hand to the hastening of the time when the potentialities of na tions will be measured by their indus trial capacities and commercial prowess. In view of this, the silly twaddle of anti-expansionists some of whom In fest the halls of our national congress, is wearisome, not to say nauseating. At the beginning of the present century, which is Just now closing so trium phantly for the champions of progress and higher civilization, warning voices came, as now, out of the cavities in the skulls of some so-called conservatives who audaciously termed themselves pa triots, and yet it is true, substantiated by every line of American history, that at that time territorial expansion was absolutely, necessary, not only to na tional progress, but to the perpetuity of the Union. And today fmther ac quisitions are none the less important to the siolitical and commercial well being of the United States. The oppo nents of expansion cover a very large area of barren ground in their argu ments against the retention of the Phil ippines and other of our recent acquisi tions. The synthesis of it all is a fear, which certainly is groundless, of an old and valued public servant, whose plea for the retention of outgrown forms and superseded policies will be respectfully listened to and just as respectfully dis regarded. A great statesman said in congress that admission of Louisiana to statehood would be virtually a formal dissolution of the union; but the bond of union was no more affected by the granting of sovereignty to Louisiana than it will be by the annexation of the Philippine Archipelago. So much of the argument against ex pansion, while it assumes to be broadly patriotic, is most decidedly partisan in character. So many lean heavily, but indiscreetly upon Jefferson for support. We will readily see that Jefferson, is a most unreliable prop for that faction. Jefferson was decidedly an expansion ist, unqualiliedly and almost indiscrim inately so. He arranged the purchase of Louisiana without a shadow of au thority trom congress. Not only this, but he advised an amendment to the constitution, empowering future presi dents to acquire desirable domain in ad vance of legislative authorization. Nor did he see any objections to the annexa tion of islands far remote from the shores of our home country. He was particularly anxious for the consumma tion of the annexation of Canada and Cuba, and wrote on the subject: "We should then have such an empire for liberty as she has never surveyed since the creation, and I am persuaded that no constitution was ever before so well calculated as ours, for extensive empire and self government." "Perritorial expansion is safe, com mendable and distinctly favored by our constitution. The people of the Philippines have no government of their own which can be termed sub stantial, or ever could be so, without education. For more than three cen turies the archipelago was the property of Spain, and the assumption that our government cannot, without violating its fundamental declaration of rights, either buy them or accept them as a war indemnity without the consent of the hybrid and irresponsible mobs ot barbarians that inhabit them, is found ed neither in common sense nor a dis position to be reasonable. The naked hordes in the Philippines have no rec ognized government of their own and hence no sovereignty -subject to their transfer. Every generation should think and legislate for itself, in response to the necessities of the time and not be bound by the laws and policies' of the past. Kent tells us that '-Jefferson did not believe that one generation could legislate for another, or that any law. constitution or contract should be bind ing after 19 years." I never could de termine why this period was arbitrarily fixed as the measure of time beyond which laws should either be renewed or repealed and Kent never told us. The fact alone is distinctly stated, but in such form as to leave no doubt of Its authenticity. Views so extreme as this cannot be quoted with commendation, and I have referred to it only to show that Jeffer son was inferentially but unmistakably advised that future generations could not safely rely upon his judgment or his acts In the framing of their laws and policies. However extreme Jeffer son's views ma.y have been affirmative of the incompetency of one generation, to bind another by legislative bonds, they nevertheless embrace the sub uuiee ot a general principle sound in its application to progressive govern ment. It is senseless and wrong to grope among the shadows of the past for in structions, where there are none in stead of resolving existing doubts by an intelligent survey of the future. America can no more afford to let the Philippines go than she could let the south secede. American manufactures are seeking a market. American territory must be extended in order that that maket may be found. Again, the Philippines are In our hands. We owe to them a parental duty. They assuredly are, not capable ef self-government. To whom could we cede them with assurance that they would be governed justly? The rantings of so-called anti-imperialists are nothing if not treason and a slur thrown in the teeth of America's gallant soldiery. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. The sun dial is one of the old-timers. As a rule the cast-iron rule should be cast aside. To the restaurant chicken all seasons are spring. Even the time of the losing horse is money to the bookmaker. A wise man never tells his neighbors what his experience cost. In life we count upon the uncertain, but the inevitable always surprises us. An old bachelor says the penalty of a stolen kiss is often life-long bondage. About the hardest thing for the ama teur farmer to raise is the money to run the farm. Coin is the name of a Cincinnati spiritualist. He is evidently a circulat ing medium. It's no wonder the way of the trans gressor is hard considering the amount of travel there is on it. The man who succeeds in forging1 his way to the front is in a position to be trampled on by the mob if he falls. Says a rural paper: "A savage dog on the outskirts of town bit off a small boy's finger and swallowed it." Any way, the dog showed some considera tion in not swallowing the boy's finger before biting it off. GLOBE SIGHTS From the Atchison Globe. Everyone must run the risk of rain. Nearly all earnest looking people are homely. What has become of the old fashioned boy who "bawled?" Start to fix over an old house, and it will cost you just twice the original estimate. Watch the children carefully when they stop blaming things on the cat, and begin to blame them on "fate." If people write love letters that would appear perfectly rational and proper in print, it means thev have been punished for being in love before. An Atchison man and woman have been engaged ten years. When they think of the silly things they have said in that length of time, we wonder that they have any self-respect left. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. There is such a thing as a heroic falsehood. The dead are the only friends we have always with us. Before he moves every man ought to make up his mind to fall from grace. Some people keep the Sabbath so holy that they don't work any for three days before or three days after. The belief in a God is probably al most as instinctive to a woman as the idea that she can't clean house properly unless she has a sunbonnet on. JAYHAWKER JOTS. Theie are 123 giris in the industrial school for girls at Beloit. E. J. Garner, who used to run various newspapers out in the Fifth and Sixth districts, has established the Oklahoma Woodman at Guthrie. An eastern syndicate is said to have leased a large amount of land in the sand hills between Abilene and Solomon for the purpose of prospecting for gas. Mitchell county's court house is so old and delapidatecr that It has been abandoned to the bats and owls, and the county offices are scattered around in no less than seven different build ings. Mayor Roach, of Salina, who is also manager of the Kansas Wesleyan busi ness college.has recently made arrange ments to open a branch of his school at Honolulu in the near future. The next thing he will be starting one at Manila-Freeman Athol of Mankato. found a twig ten inches long on one of his crab apple trees ,on which were 30 apples. John Hofer, of Athol, Smith county, matched it with a six-inch tvfig bearing 21 apples. Jewell and Smith counties raise other things beside corn. A Smith Center woman has brought suit against the Western Union Tele graph company asking for $1,9S9.S damages for transmitting and deliver ing to her an improper telegram re flecting upon her character. It is al leged that it was shown to outside par ties before delivery. Seward Jones made a statement in the Beloit Call last week that Mitchell county had a pumpkin 52 feet in diam eter. It sounded like a big yarn but most people took it for granted, not knowing what Kansas won't produce. This week Seward says he meant 5Vj feet in circumference. But still that pumpkin takes the cake. A. Lucas man w ho is bound to be a pessimist anyway has figured it out that the recent rains have cost him $2.50 an acre. He says that before the rain his corn would have made 30 bush els to the acre and he would have re ceived 30 cents a bushel for it. but now it will make 50 bushels to the acre and he will get only 15 cents for it, and he sides it is taller and harder to gather. "A Little Spark May Make Much Work." The little "sparks" of bad blood lurking in the system should be quenched with Hood's SarsapariSa, America's great blood purifier. It purifies, 'oitalizes and enriches the blood of both sexes and all ages. Cures scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh. KANSASNEWS. Two Attempts Made to Blow Up tbe Home Of a Parsons Man With Dyna mite Cap and Fuse. PLACED ON THE PORCH The Fuse Failed to Barn Up to the Powder. Tictiin Knows of No Enemy Who Might Injure Him. Parsons, Aug. 14. Twice recently an attempt has been made to blow up the residence of D. F. Wilson, the painter at 1330 Clark avenue with dynamite. Fortunately dangerous charge did not explode at either time or the dwelling would have been wrecked and Wilson and his family killed or severely in jured. The last attempt was made Friday night. The stick of dynamite, with cap and fuse attached, was found on the back porch of Wilson's house early Sat urday morning and turned over to Mar shal Hazzard, who has been endeavor ing to rind out who made such a das tardly attempt to kill an entire family. Hazzard has been unable to get any clue, and upon inquiry, at all the stores in the city dealing in explosives, he found that none of them handled the same brand of dynamite as the stick that was attempted to be used. Wilson is unable to throw any light on the oc currence, as he knows of no reason why any one should attempt such an outrage upon himself and family. COUNTY CONVENTIONS. Republicans, Fusionists and "Middle of the Roaders" Take Action. Atchison, Aug. 14. The following fu sion county ticket was nominated here Saturday: Sheriff. Elias Graves, Dem ocrat; county clerk, David G. Green, negro. Democrat: coroner. Dr. C. K. Howe, Democrat; county commission er, F. M. Baker. Democrat; treasurer, C. A. Woodworth, Populist; register of deeds, William Sullivan, Populist. Both conventions condemned the expansion policy, the McKinley administration, trusts and the Atchison city court es tablished at the last legislature. Independence. Aug. 14. As an out come of the middle of the road Popu lists bolting the recent Montgomery county fusion convention of the Dem ocrats. Populists and free silver Re publicans, a call is to be issued for a sttigrrtout Populist convention and a full ticket is to be nominated. This ticket w ill be supported by the Star and Kansan of this city, published by A. T. Cox, the oldest Populist organ in the county. Junction City, Aug. 14. The Republi cans of Geary county held their con vention in this city Saturday afternoon and nominated the following ticket: For treasurer, J. B. Callen; register of deeds, M. G. Brown; county clerk, Wr. B. Spurlock: sheriff, M. D. Peeso; sur veyor, H. H. Mead; county superin tendent, to fill vacancy, Miss Nettie J. Strack; county commissioner, E. L Hemenway. Dodge City, Aug. 14. The Democrats and Populists of Ford county met in convention here Saturday and nomina ted Grant Hale, Democrat, for sheriff: D. P. Ragland, Democrat, register of deeds; C. E. Argabright.Populist, coun ty clerk; W. Dunker. Populist, com missioner. No candidate for treasurer was named. The platform assailed the administration for its Philippine war policy. Lincoln Center, Aug. 14. The Popu list county convention nominated a full ticket here Saturday, as follows: J. S. Stover, clerk; T. W. Wakefield, regis ter; Thomas Cline, sheriff; M. D. Web ber, surveyor; James Northern, coro ner; Davis Shaver, commissioner, First district. The resolutions declared for 16 to 1 and denounce imperialism. Erie, Aug. 14. Following is the ticket nominated by the Republican county convention: Sheriff. J. C. Biles; county clerk, B. W. Garvin: county treasurer, Richard Stevenson; register of deeds, J. N. Cutler; surveyor, W. E. Adam son: coroner, R. A. Light; commission er Third district, F. P. Carroll. Clay Center. Aug. 14. The Populists and Democrats held their county con ventions Saturday and nominated the following fusion ticket: Sheriff, S. A. Cooper: treasurer. W. P. Jates; regis te'r of deeds. A. Croberg; county clerk, J. H. Kerby; surveyor. W. McLaugh lin; coroner, Dr. J. P. Stewart. Stockton, Aug. 14. The Republican county ticket nominated was as fol lows: Treasurer, W. L. Davenport; sheriff, W. L. Crowe; elerk.Z. E. Smith; register of deeds, Chas. Meade; survey or, R. A. Hoskins. coroner, W. R. Cul lender. Smith Center. Aug. 14. The Populists held their county convention here Sat urday and nominated the following ticket: L. S. Manker. treasurer; J. A. Crabb, county clerk: register of deeds, Ed Chandler; sheriff, C. McCarter;cor oner. Dr. Brookens; commissioner of First district, Bunker. They declared, for free silver, 16 to 1 and against ex pansion. Emporia, Aug. 14. The Lyon county Republican convention Saturday nomi nated the following ticket: Sheriff, Tom O'Conner; treasurer, Charles A. Johnson; coroner. Dr. W. F. Boylan; county clerk, Harry A. Peach; register of deeds, Owen J. Russell; surveyor, Al va J. Smith; county commissioner, W. H. Mapes. The platform adopted was unqualifiedly in favor of a single gold standard and expansion: endorsed Mc Kinley and Stanley, favored a Nicara gua canal under entire control of the United States, demanded that pension laws be construed favorably to the vet erans, and was opposed to trusts. The only opposition to the report of the committee on resolutions was by Governor C. V. Eskridge who did not want an outspoken plank favoring the gold standard. He made a somewhat lengthy speech for a compromise plank claiming that the national convention platform was sufficient on the subject. On a vote being taken however,, all but two delegates voted in favor of the gold standard platform, which virtually reads Eskridge and the Emporia Dailv Republican out of the Republican party as he has said in the columns of his pa per that if the county convention en dorsed the gold standard he would have to leave the party. HE SHOT THE BURGLAR. Eiectric Alarm Worked and Brought a Merchant With, a Shotgun. Ottawa. Aug. 14 C. A. Bradford, postmaster at Imes, a small town oa the Missouri Pacific, east of here, shot a burglar with a shotgun at 3 o'clock Saturday morning as the burglar was making his escape from the Bradford store with an armful of goods. Bradford has his residence connected with his store by electric signals. He heard the signal and grabbed a loaded shotgun and started to protect his prop erty. As he neared the store .he saw the form of a man leaving through a rear window. Bradford fired and the man fell, screaming, "My God, you've shot me. I'm bleeding to death Don't shoot again." When daylight came Bradford discovered that the man was gone, but he could be tracked by the blood along the railroad track. Brad ford found the man lying in a cornfield badly wounded. Several shot had struck him in the face, both eyes being in jured. He was brought here and lodged in jail. He gives his name as Wallace Bowers, of Cleveland, O., and was tramping. TO BORE FOR OIL. St Louis Syndicate Leases 5,000 Acres of Land Near Solomon. Solomon, Aug. 14. An eastern syndi cate has this week, through its local agents, leased the mineral privileges on about 5.000 acres of land three miles east of this place in the hills along Sand creek. Among the lands leased and on which the first shafts will be put down are Mrs. Ellen German, 380 acres; D. German. 340 acres; A. W. Rice, 640 acres; H. Southworth, 80 acres; J. Mc Naull, 160 acres; also the Red Bud ranch of 800 acres. On the last will be put down a well 1,600 feet deep. Oil and coal are indicated along the creek, while a 700-foot well on the Red Bud ranch a few years ago produced a flow of gas that lasted for weeks. The syndicate has headquarters at St. Louis and has sent an engineer to prospect the entire region. AGED KANSAN MISSING. James Grimes, 88 Years Old Disap pears With Money and Notes. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 14. James Grimes, a wealthy retired farmer of Berne, Kan., came here July 29 to visit his son, James Grimes. He left for home August 4, being accompanied to the depot by a small grandson, who has not been heard of since. Relatives have made a thorough search for him. He had $1,000 currency and $S00 in notes with him. He was 88 years of age. THE CORN IS SAFE. Timely Rains Fall In Central and Northern Kansas. Emporia. Aug. 14. A very heavy rain fell here Saturday night, not less than two inches, and reports received go to show that a heavy fall was reported throughout the entire state. Never in the history of the state has so many timely rains fallen. Crops will now be even larger than the most flattering es timate heretofore predicted. Abilene, Aug. 14. Two inches of rain fell here Saturday night, the rain ex tending about 100 miles west. Corn Is considered now safely past its critical period. IS DOING HIS BEST. Governor Stanley Writes About Clos ing the "Klondike." Newton, Aug. 14. Mrs. L. G. McLane, secretary of the W. C. T. U., has re ceived the following letter from Gov ernor Stanley: "Dear Madam: I am in receipt of your of recent date, returning the thanks of your organization for my ef forts in behalf of closing the 'Klondike.' My only hope of success in the matter is public support. I am glad to know you indorse my action. There are many difficulties in the way, but I hope to succeed. The influence of the governor in this matter, however, is not very large, and all he can do is to make the best effort possible." DIED AT 107 YEARS. Death of John Insho, Who Built the First Cabin In Montgomery Co. Caney, Aug. 14. John Insho, who built the first cabin in Montgomery county, died at his home, 13 miles north of here, yesterday, of prostration caus ed by heat. He was 107 years old but had. up to two days before his death, been able to do a fair day's work with a sulky plow. DEATH OF J. M. MALONEY. A Dunlap Cattleman Takes an Over dose of Morphine by Mistake. Emporia, Aug. 14. Word has reached here from Muskogee, I. T., of the ac cidental killing of James M. Maloney, a prominent cattleman of Dunlap, near here. He took an overdose of morphine by mistake. Mr. Maloney has been carrying on an extensive cattle business in the terri tory and was well known, being a part ner of M. L. Bragdon. His wife has been telegraphed. Death of Mrs. Lena McClure. Manhattan. Aug. 14. Mrs. Lena Mc Clure died Friday at the county farm, and was burled in a pauper's grave. Only a short time ago she was the pret ty wife of George B. McClure, then on the "Mercury" staff. She was a mem ber of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this place, a "Daughter of the King" and apparently a happy wife in a pret tily furnished house. Her husband died suddenly about a year ago, and becom ing addicted to the morphine habit, she sank rapidly into an abyss of mental and moral oblivion, and Friday she died. No "Daughter of the King" to offer resolutions. no priest in "gown and state" to guide her soul across the dark river. She was attended only by the kind matron of the farm, and died "unlettered and unsung." An Escaped Murderer Caught. Wichita, Aug. 14. Sheriff Simmons re ceived word today that Ed Fitzsimmons, negro, w ho broke jail here last January, while awaiting removal to the peniten tiary under a sentence of fifty years for murder, was caught in Minneapolis, Minn., yesterday. At the time Fitzsim mons got away, seven other criminals, all under sentence to the penitentiary, escaped. None of the others has been captured. Sheriff Simmons will meet the Minnesota officer in Kansas City today and take Fitzsimmons directly to the penitentiary. New Bank Formed at Leroy. Yates Center. Aug. 14. A new bank, called the Citizens' State bank.has been organised at Le Roy. north of here. The officers are John Koppel, president; I. Irwin, vice president, and J. R. Knp. pie, cashier. During the panic of 1S3 Le Roy had two disastrous bank fail ures, and has since been without a bank. Two years ago one was organiz ed, but met so little encouragement it closed up voluntarily. Commissioners Fail to Act. Fort Scott. Aug. 14. The county com missioners Saturday evening refused to compel County Attorney Sneppard to turn over to the county $1,0,13 in fees he had collected and retained. Most of the fees were paid as costs in liquor cases and the commissioners held that the fee and salary law of 1899 does not de signate fees in liquor eases as payable to the county. The petition to compel the county attorney to turn in the fees was filed by Mrs. Mamie Couch, a tax payer of the county. Hurt In a Runaway. Abilene, Aug. 14. Lou HIzer, a lad of 14 years, w as seriously and perhaps fatally in jured Saturday in a runaway accident five miles northwest of town. He was riding a hay rake, when the team ran away and the boy was thrown off in front of the rake. His body was badly cut by the teeth, one leg broken and many external and internal injur ies inflicted. BROWN STEPS DOWN. Moses of Young Democracy Resigns His Position. E. E. Brown, the self styled Moses of the Young Democracy of Kansas, who has received a great deal of free adver tising has quit being a Moses and has written the following letter to F. P. Hettinger, of Hutchinson: "You will undoubtedly be surprised that I have concluded to resign as chair man of the executive committee. "I have given this matter quite a con siderable thought and have come to the conclusion that it would be for the best interests of the Democratic party for me to sever my connection from the Hutch inson conference. An impression pre vails that it is a move to disorganize the Democracy of Kansas, therefore, to prove my loyalty as a Democrat, I am willing to sacrifice personal interests for the good of tbe party whose principles I worship. "I feel very grateful to the many Democrats who have written me en couraging letters, also to the press, that have said many kind things in our be half, and I do not feel hard toward those who have criticised us because I believe that they were consistent and believed that it was not for the best interest of the Democratic party. "I am very sorry that the controversy between Mr. Overmyer and myself came up and things were said under the impulse of the moment that ought not to have been said, yet to prove my loyalty to the Democratic party, should he receive the nomination for the high est office in the gift of the state at the hands of a Democratic convention, I would work for him just as loyally as I would for any friend that I have on earth, as I want it understood now that I am not a 'bolter.' "In this connection I want to thank the committee for their loyalty to me and will say that anything that I can do to assist in making the Hutchinson conference a success, command me. I shall be in Hutchinson to attend the next meeting on the 19th inst., and I trust that you will select a chairman who has the interests of Democracy at heart and who will be a credit to the party and be successful in uniting all factions so that there will not be any discord in the future. "With best wishes for yourself and the success of Kansas Democracy, I re main very truly yours. "E. E. BROWN." F. C. GAY'S MINE. Reported That He Is About to Sell It For $750,000. Negotiations are under way between eastern capitalists and Mr. F. C. Gay of this city, general freight agent of the Santa Fe, for the sale of the latter's copper mine on the edge of the Yuma desert in California. The mine is held at three-quarters of a million dollars, and this is probably the price that will be paid for it. There are other men interested in the mine with Mr. Gay but he has exclusive control or it. Of the $750,000 he will re ceive the greater portion in the event of the sale of the mine. Mr. Gay has been interested in mines for the past 22 years, and the Yuma copper mine is his first big paying in vestment. ONE KANSAS MAN Invalided Home Arrives on the Cen tennial. San Francisco, Aug. 14. The United States transport Centennial has arrived here from Manila after a most exciting round trip. She narrowly missed a couple of typhoons, was ashore on a coral reef where the entire crew barely escaped capture at the hands of the Filipinos; one of the sailors was killed by a parting hawser and one of the quartermasters was stabbed by a color ed cook. Because of the stabbing, Charles Wilson of the Centennial's galley staff, arrived here in irons, while Herman Brevey, the transport's quartermaster, will have a sojourn in some hospital un til he recovers from the effects of the cook's knife. During the lightening process, neces sary to get the Centennial off the reef near Manila, on her outward trip, a quantity of government stores to the value of $13,000 had to be jettisoned and were eagerly appropriated by the Fili pinos, who swarmed about the reef and made more than one attack for the purpose of capturing the vessel and crew. Upon her return trip to this port, the Centennial brought a number of in valid officers and men from various regiments. The wives of officers are also on board. Major R. Lockwood, Captain Kell and Lieutenant Hawkins are invalided home. Lieutenant Parker hag been promoted to a first lieutenancy in the Sixth cavalry and comes back to go in his troop. Lieutenant J. B. Harbeson was wounded in the leg at Paranaque. Lieu tenant A. W. Yates was the victim of a sunstroke and is paralyzed on one side. Lieutenant W. S. Overton is wounded in the leg. Dr. Kem has been ordered to Fort Hamilton, N. Y. The sick were in charge of Surgeon J. B. Darling, and Captain J. F. Evans is commissariat. Captain C. F. Spear, of the Minne sota regiment, started from Manila on the transport, but left the ship at Naga saki. The officers and men brought home by the Centennial include the follow ing: Lieutenant James P. Harbeson, Thirteenth infantry: Franklin M. Kem, United States engineer; Edwin E. Haw kins. South Dakota volunteers; James S. Parker, Sixth cavalry, U. S. A.; Yates. Ninth infantry, U. S. A.; W. S. Overton, Third artillery. U S. A.; Major J. W. Hannay, Third infantry. U. S. A.: Captain W. H. Kell, Twenty second infantry, U. S. A.; Major B. C. Lockwood. Twenty-first infantry. U. S. A.; Private Alfred Plant, Company A, Twentieth Kansas; Private G. O. Gal lagher. Company I.Minnesota regiment; Sergeant Thedore Dangerfield, Com pany B, Iowa regiment. Jerry Simpson on Trusts. Springfield, 111., Aug. 14 Former Con gressman Jerry Simpson of Kansas ad dressed several thousand people at the Old Salem Chautauqua Saturday af ternoon. His subject was "Trusts." Marshall's Band Wednesday evening at Garfield Park. The Most Successful Sale we have ever had, disposing of more Suits than we have in any Suit Sale we ever had, and why shouldn't we, when we sell Any 15.00 L. S. Suit in our d7 Cf house for ....J)l OU Any $10.00 L. S. house for Any $5.00 Pants For Any $3.00 Pants For Any Child's Vestee Suit. ..HALF PRICE Any "Wash Suit in the house OKf For XU' 622 Kansas Avenne. 3 LIST OF CASUALTIES Collected From All Over the Philip pins Archipelago. Washington, Aug. 14. The war de partment today received from General Otis the following list of casualties: Manila, Aug. 14. Additional casual ties: Killed: Sixth infantry at Bebon, Negros July 19, company K, David Sanderson. July 30, company K, Vincent Seger, near San Isidro, Negros.John Heichner. Twenty-third infantry, near Pardo, Cebu, July 24, company K, Robert H. Moore. Seventeenth infantry, near San Fer nando, Luzon, August 9, company D, Corporal Samuel T. Bollinger. Ninth infantry, company D, Corporal George S. Wells. Company H, Charles J. Lavier Jr., Fourth infantry, near Novaleta, Aug. 11. Company I, Frank Lampman, Twenty-second infantry, near San Luis, Aug. 12. Company D, Via W. Cox. Twenty-first infantry, near Marl quina, company B, Walling Collins. Company G, John A. Brennan. Twenty-fourth infantry, James Nold. Fourth cavalry, company Ser geants James Robinson and Nick Sebi lus. Wounded: Twenty-first infantry at Calamba, July 30, company C, Corporal Alexander Foster, chest, severe. Twenty-first- infantry, near Mariqui na, August 12, Second Lieutenant Mar Kin M. Weeks, abdomen, moderate. Company E, Corporal Louis Blood, thigh, moderate. Company B, First Sergeant George T. Rollins, arm, severe. Charles Wallington. leg severe. James Cannell. thigh, moderate. Frank D. Vendle, arm, slight. Company E, Geo. W. Howard, thigh, severe. Twenty-fourth infantry, company E, Samuel Webster, chest, severe. Clarence Rucker, fore arm. moderate. Company G, John Cecil, thigh, slight. Corporal Willis Howe, thigh, moder ate. Fourth cavalry, company B, Charles Jabemlann, arm. moderate. ANOTHER CLUE. Rennes, Aug. 14. The police believe they have a clue to the assassin of M. Labori, and police officers are now on the track. He is believed to be in the vicinity of Fougeres, to which place he doubled back after taking refuge in the forest of Couesnes. KASSANS CAUGHT By the Failure of W. Bt. Jonea, of Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 14. Wm. M. Jones, a merchant, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the U. S. district court today sched uling liabilities of $91,520 and no assets. Among the creditors are H. B. Allen. Waterloo. Ia., $14,000: J. B. Parsons, Sycamore Springs, Kan., $1,575; Em poria National bank, Emporia, Kan., $4,625; R. L. Tidry, Des Moines, la., $2,250, and Yonker Bros., Des Moines, $1,125. ANOTHER PARDON. SCan Convicted of Running a Gam bling House Will Be Released. Governor Stanley this afternoon granted a conditional pardon to Frank Kepping of Hutchinson to be effective October 1. Kep ping was one of a gang convicted of run ning a gambling house and was sentenced to three years In the penitentiary. The other members of the gang were pardoned by Governor Leedy. FO REVER BARRE D. Four Insurance Companies Refused to Pay Their Fines In Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 14. All of the ousted insurance companies have paid the fines of $1,000 each assessed against them under the anti-trust law, except the Commercial Union the Law, Union and Crown, the Victoria Fire and Marine and the Citizens of New York. The time expired this morning and as these failed to they are forever barred from doing business in Missouri. REFORM DELEGATES. Governor's List of Reformers Includes Only New Men In the Business. Governor Stanley has appointed the following delegates to represent Kan sas at the meeting of the Civic Federa tion in Chicago, at which he will also be present: First district W. J. Bailey, congress man at large Second J. K. Cubbison, Kansas City. Third George H. Buckman, WinHeld. Fourth W. A. White, Emporia. Fifth John E. Hessin. Emporia. Sixth Harry L. Pestana, Russell. Seventh Charles E. Elliott, Welling ton. Mrs. Abe Lincoln's Sister Dead. Springfield. III., Aug. 14. Mrs. Francis J. Wallace, the only remaining sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, died here today, aged 82 years. Marshall's Band Wednesday evening at Garfield Park. 8 Suit in our

85.00 32.50 i I.UU 622 Kansas Avenne. THE HABITS OF FISH. From the Los Angeles Times. It is not too much to say that in some ways the love of salseon passeth that of women. To reach the objects of their affection they perform feats and under go hardships greater than any man could do or bear, and to maintain it they fight with a courage and fury which might make many a soldier en vious. The salmon trials begin when they first leave the sea on their long upriver journey to meet their sweethearts. Presently, perhaps, they meet a high waterfall. Then the salmon backs away as far as possible, makes a locomotive-like rush and leaps for the top. He actually whizzes through the air, his tail is moving like lightning, his scales shine like silver enamel. Per haps he fails to reach the top by a foot, but he catches the water, hangs sus pended for a moment, and then with a miraculous strength forces his way up and reaches the quiet water beyond. Perhaps the next waterfall is five feet higher, and the salmon leaps in vain. Then, finding the feat impossible, he actually climbs the sides, jumping up from ledge to ledge and resting in little pools until the river above is reached. Then he goes on pushing through rap ids and floundering over shallows until the spawning ground is reached. In many of the larger rivers of this con tinent the salmon is no beauty when he reaches his journey's end. His scales, perhaps, are worn off, his fins torn and his body is a mass of bruises. But nevertheless he wooes his ladylove joid ly, caresses her tenderly, rights his rivals fiercely and wins his bride like a soldier. But all fish are not so romantic. The codfish, for instance, is unsentimental and actually ridiculous. He is a great, gray, ugly fish, and his name itself is absurd. If there were such a thing as submarine humor he would figure in it as the goat does in our own comics. The codfish has, in fact, an appetite which makes the goat's look pale, and when fishermen cut the fish open they assert that they often find such things as scissors, suspender buckles, horse shoes, potato palings, oil cans, door knobs, mariin spikes, corn cobs and india rubber shoei. Another startling story told by fisher men is that in heavy weather codfish eat stones to ballast them, but it is more likely that these rocks are taken in while attached to sea anemones, of which the codfish are very fond. It may be inferred that codfish do not object to nibble the fingers or hands of human beings, because the wedding ring of a drowned woman was once found in a cod's stomach and the finder got 50 reward for its return. Oysters and clams in the shell are very popular with the codfish, and there are vast heaps of dead shells in the ocean, "nested" together like straw berry boxes, which are believed to have once been in the stomachs of cod fish. The appetites of these fish are in satiable. They will fill their stomachs, fill their gullets and fill their mouths with food and still cry to get more. If people knew more about the fish they eat it is possible that a slice of "baked blue" might fill many a man wtih shuddering horror, for the bluefish is perhaps the most terrible and blood thirsty thing in all nature. The tig-r has a sweet and cheerful disposition compared to the bluefish, the shark seems a phlegmatic and amiable crea ture, and the wolf, by comparison, is positively mild. The bluefish make menhaden their especial prey. When a school of these fish perceive bluefish near they swim away with such terrific haste that the ocean foams under them, but the bluefish can not be distanced. They rush among the helpless men haden biting, tearing, thrashing and1 even throwing them into the air. They do not stop to swallow their prey, but kill purely for the love of slaughter. The sea Is reddened with blood and dotted with dead fish, but bluefish kill on until exhaustion stops them or untH the menhaden get into such shallow water that the bluefish do not care to follow. Sometimes these helpless fish are so blind with terror that they swim ashore and are piled up in windrows a foot deep. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Mary J. Strickler and hu'hanrt to Martha J. Johnson. $3,5uO, lots 61 and K?. Tenth avenue, west. J. G. Fleishman and wife to Theodore Kreipe, $4.ooO, south of section 15 and southeast s of the northwest H and west of northeast 4 of 15-12-17. 3S0 acre". "Ethyl Moore to M. S. Beatty. $70, lot 509. Tvler street Armstrong addition. Sarah L,. Curtis to Henry utsch. $500. lots 12. 14. 16. 18 and 2, Beacon street, Daniel's sub-division. Ci. L. Bainbridge and wife to Jno. Kemp $1, west 40 feet lots 2m. 203, 205 ami 2o7. and fractional lot 2o74 Monroe street, North Park addition. B. Rockwell and wife to Chas. L. Hol man, $125. part southeast U 2!-ll-lf5. S. B. Isenhart to I.. M. Thomas. $?51, the south half of lot 85 and north of lot 37. Fillmore street. Irvtn Snock et al to C. L. Snook, $1. lot 122 and south half of lot 124, Polk street. Maple Grove addition. C. L. Snook et al to Irvtn Snook. $1. south half lot 124, and lot 126, as same as above. Irvin Snook et al to Mary A. Snook. $1, lot 128. ISO and 1U2. same as above. Johanna M. Rosen to Peter Shafer. $125, north 25 feet lot 6!, Monroe street. North Topeka. Same to Jos. Melchior. $125. south 25 feet lot 69. Monroe street, North Topeka. Same to Peter Hoefner. $J50 the midtfle 25 feet lot ii'J, Monroe street. North To peka. K. S. Statler and wife to T. S. Wolf and wife Jl.OW, lot 461 Clay street. King's ad dition. MMi J Kansas!

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVEXIXG, AUGUST 14, 1899. n Rim -ft 'M l 1 don HnHHiy" fnllffi 0 fffIlO it I f l S i i H i WW 1 J n r H I fi "mTT- We Have Stoves Guaranteed to Save One-third in Fuel. Our Prices are the Lowest and in Merit Unexcelled. Hull Stove and Repair Co., Telephone 313. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Payne and chil dren, and sister Miss Celia Dusgan will leave next week for a two weeks' outing at Colorado Springs. Mrs. M. F. SouthM'ick and children will leave Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Rochester, N. Y. Miss Mabel Quigley left today for a visit with Miss Elizabeth Wheeler In Springfield. 111. Dr. Mary K. Stewart has returned from a several weeks' visit in Colorado. "Dr. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks have returned from an extended visit in the east; while away Dr. Hendricks took a postgraduate course at a medical school in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hull left Satur day for Marquett, Michigan. where they will remain until the middle of September. Miss Dell Frazier of Lawrence, who 4s the truest of Mrs. Herbert Armstrong-, will visit Miss Josephine Shella barger the last of the week. Mrs. R. A. Allen and daughter Hazel, who have been spending the past six weeks with Mrs. Allen's sister. Mrs. A. E. Quinton, left this morning for their home in St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. William Troutman re turned Sunday from a two weeks' out ing in Colorado. Miss Agnes Lee returned to her home in Kansas City this morning after a short visit with her aunt, Mrs. A. H. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams have gone to Manitou for a short outing. Misses Lulu and Grace Jones of Hia watha are in the city visiting Miss Sue Jewell. Mrs. George Bonesteel and babv of Cleveland. Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Bone steel's aunt, Mrs. Lee Jones. Miss Jane Gregg has returned to her home in Iowa after a five weeks' visit with her cousin. Miss Sue Jewell. JevldeL ALLOW YOURSELF a little extra time To- X morrow when you come to make your selections from I THE V. C. CHAFFEE CLOTHING STOCK t which we are offering for ten X days X t At about 50c on the Dollar, X and secure your share of these t DRY GOODS SPECIALS. For two hours from I to 3 p. m. 22x45 -inch Cotton Fringad Honeycomb Towels r Only, each QC For two hours from 2 to 4 p. m. Black Cat" brand Leather Stockings, a fast black, extra heavy Boys' Cotton Hose, 25c is the price everywhere sizes 6 to 10 f rtl Per pair X C12O For two hours from 3 to 5 p. m. Ladies' 26-inch Fast Black Gloria Silk Umbrella, steel rod, Paragon frame, assorted handles in silver trimmed crooks and Dresden knobs Our regular $1.25 ar- f7f tide, only I if C For two hours from 4 to 6 p. m. Lonsdale Bleached Kus- n lin, Hope brand, per yd., 0 C After 6 o'clock Tomorrow night, a special from our "CUT RATE DRUG DEPARTMENT" that you will appreciate. i Tlia New Model SnpolyStora X Kemper Paxtons. Sixth and Quincy. X f7 tfs3 WT-r AT HULL'S, 116 East 8th St. f Our 12th Semiannual Opening With as LARGE DISPLAY OF STOVES as usual X Having: bought our stock before the advance, our prices for the present are unchanged. Come now select your Cook or Heater pay a small sum down and we will hold the X stove for you. X Examine oar large Square Oven Cook Stove Si 5.00 6 hole Cat Range.... 15.00 Steel Bangs and High Shelf 24.00 A fine 4. Hole Range 18.00 X Stoves for Cooking and Heating, FROM S3.00 UP. I 116 East Eighth St. Miss Carrie Mize of Atchison is In the city visiting Miss Gertrude Felt. Mrs. C. G. Foster and daughters Beatrice and Lillian, wen: to Omaha Saturday for a two weeks' visit. Misses Frank and Grace Ruttan re turned to their home in Leavenworth today after a two weeks' visit with their uncle, Mr. J. A. Fuller. Mr. T. P. Cully went to Chicago Sun day on a short business trip. Mrs. George W. Reed returned Sun day from a short stay at the Omaha exposition. Miss Adah Carter returned Sunday evening from a month's visit with, rela tives in Tennessee. Miss Grace Foulks is spending two weeks in Emporia with her mother. Mrs. Frank Akierson has gone to Atchison to join her husband after a several weeks' visit in Topeka with her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. H. Whitton and Mrs. J. F. Daniels. Mrs. W. S. Lindsay and son Merril have returned from a trip to Salt Lake city. Mrs. D. L. Morse, who has been con fined to her home for the past two weeks with throat trouble, is much bet ter. Mr. and Mrs. Joab Mulvane and Mrs. Speed Hughes and son left today for a several weeks' stay at Petoskey. Misses Margaret and Mary McGiffin left Saturday for a two weeks' visit with Mrs. R. A. Wallace at Muscotah. Miss Gertie Wyatt, who has been ill for some time, is better. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kimball have re turned from a week's trip to Chicago, Lake Geneva and Louisville, Kentucky. Miss Anna J. Hooley will return in a week or two from her home in Daven port, Iowa, where she has been spend ing the summer. Miss Reita Updegraff, who is visiting in Leavenworth, will be the guest of honor Tuesday evening1 at a party given by the Misses Stone. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Fulton of Abi lene, who have been visiting Mrs. Anna Gibb, left Sunday, Mrs. Fulton for Abi lene and Mr. Fuiton for Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Fulton will join her husband in Memphis the first of October and they will make their home there. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hall, who are spending the summer in California.have chartered a yacht for a short cruise and invited Miss Helen Smith and Miss Hazel Fassler, who are at Coronada Beach, to accompany them. Mrs. Hall was formerly Miss Lois Tefft. The members of the Pleasant Hour club and their families held their monthly social Friday evening at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis at 1244 Lincoln street and Mr. and Mrs George Connell at 1246 Lincoln street. Both lawns were gaily lighted with many colored Japanese lanterns. Music and games were enjoyed after which re freshments were served by Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Connell assisted by Mrs. Chas. Trapp. There were about fifty guests present. Late Friday afternoon the Lincoln Circle Sewing society met at the home of Mrs. Knight at 411 Fast Seventh street; in spite of the warm afternoon a pleasant time was spent by Mrs. Chamberlain. Mrs. Brusman, Mrs. Kin caid. Mrs. Raub, Mrs. Comstock Mrs. Galbreath, Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Edison, Mrs. McCaslin. airs. Milliken, Mrs. Ed son. Mrs. Tinker, Mrs. Wood, Mrs Rigers, Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Archer.Mrs. Stoker, Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Rust. Mrs. Mat tmgly, Mrs. Close, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Vesper. Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Wallace. The guests present were Mrs. Vansant Mrs. Mattoon, Mrs. Pennv. Mrs Os wald, Mrs. Ethel Long, Mrs. Merritt Miss Close, Miss Long, Miss Rust, Miss Mattmgly. Mrs. Alice G. Bond of Salina is spend ing a few days in Topeka visiting her daughter. Mrs. Herbert D. Crosby and her brother. Judge T. F. Garver. THE TROLLEr IX LONDON." The Johnson Brothers Explain Their Proposed Line to Brighton New York, Aug". 14. Albert and Tom Johnson, the American trolley ear capi talists, have been seeking for some time a foothold in London and believe that their plans are about to be real ized, at least partially. Surveyors in the employ of the Johnsons are now engaged in making maps of the topog raphy of a route from London to Brighton. These, with plans of the con struction intended, will be lithographed and presented to the city authorities about October 1, at which time an ap plication will be made for the franchise. The Johnsons expect to construct and equip a first class electric line to the English watering place and conduct it in such a way that it will at once be come popular. The service will be rapid and the fare reduced to a fraction of what it now costs to go from London to Brighton. Albert Johnson is enthusiastic over r I the future of electric roads in London. In speaking of it he said: "In London all the street railroads are owned by the city. They are, however, leased to corporations which run them as far behind the times as London is old. There is a population of nearly 6.000,000 yet there is no trolley and only one cable road. If you want to get across the city you must change from one bus to the other until the fare becomes enormous in comparison with, what we pay here. Those who have studied the city say that its marvelous population can be ascribed to one thing, and that is the ease with which one may go to any other city on the face of the globe. Within twenty minutes walk from St. Pauls are the lines one may use to go anywhere. Yet, with facilities for reaching other places, London is the most inconvenient city In the world to get around in. It is just this latter trouble which we intend to remedy. No one has ever asked for a similar fran chise and we expect to win because of its very novelty. "We have been surveying the ground from London to Brighton and we ex pect to have that work done before the end of the month. A score or more of surveyors have been at work since my visit in the spring. It is not possible to get a franchise there as easy as here. You cannot go and say that you want to run a road over such and such streets, and get permission. They re quire you not only to survey all the territory you intend to cover, but also to furnish to the city lithographed maps showing exactly what you are going to do and how you are going to do it. Our maps for the Brighton route have been prepared and should be lithographed by October. We have not met with any opposition to speak of because the peo ple want what we are going to give them. There were some property hold ers who were afraid to have us cross their grounds, but there were many more who begged us to come their way. We will reach the city, however, by the most direct route. The distance be tween London and Brighton is fortv-five miles. The entire distance will be traversed over a private right of way, going under or over a! intersecting roadways. The rails wiil be of the 110 pound variety, heavy as any used in steam roads, and the grades will not be over Its, feet to the mile at any point. This will enable the cars to maintain an even peed and we calculate that the entire distance will be covered in an average speed of a mile a minute, including stops. "The cars will be the latest models, excelling most of those in this country, and far surpassing those now in use in England. With no smoke or cinders and a speed of a mile a minute, London will pee that we can show them something. The present fare to Brighton is six shill ings, or $1.50. Our fare will be a six pence." A YOUNG ATTORNEY. Oklahoma Boy 15 Years Old Admitted to Practice. Guthrie, O. T., Aug-. 14. Oklahoma claims the youngest attorney in. the United States. He is Frank H. Bur ford, of Guthrie, who was Saturday ad mitted to practice before the Logan county district court after a rigid ex amination by three of the most emin ent attorneys of the territory. The ex amination of Burford did not consist of simple questions of law definitions, but he was required to describe the course he would employ if retained as attorney in imaginary cases covered by the old common law. Young Burford will be graduated from the Guthrie high school next year. Previous to coming here he attended the public schools of Oklahoma Citv and El Reno. His knowledge of law was secured from devouring the books in the library of his father. Chief Jus tice J. H. Burford, of the Oklahoma su preme court. After graduation from the high school the young attorney ex pects to take a course in some eastern law school. Attorneys who heard the answers given by the young man when he and several other candidates were under examination yesterday predict a brilliant future for him. NEW BALL LEAGUE. New Association Holds a Successful Meeting In Chicago. St. Louis. Aug. 14. George Schaefer, Chris Von der Ahe and Al Spink. the St. Louis delegation which went to Chicago Saturday night to attend a secret meet ing of the new association of base ball clubs held there yesterday returned to day. Mr. Schaefer. who is president of the new St. Louis club said: "The Chicago meeting was a success in every way. The league is a sure go and the hardest work we will have will be turning down the applicants for admission to it. Six teen cities wanted representation in our organization Sunday and as our circuit wiil include but eight cities, we will have to turn down just one-half of the applicants." n L-'diisnliiii We w and see the brightest most convenient appointed Clothing store in the west Be sure to call 1st Day in the New Store We Offer 12 Great Bargains to make it a busy day and incidentally to make your visit a profitable one to you should you happen to need something in our line. Even if you do not wish to buy make yourself at home. We'll sell Tomorrow 110 No. 10. We'll sell Tomorrow 25c and 35o Sus- panders at. No. 11. We'll sell Tomorrow All Summer Clothing t We'll sell Tomorrow 110 INo. 1. ian's xo sui- 3,5.oo sizes at only eJ it We'll sell Tomorrow 95 A ft ft Men's $aOO and $3.50 f) T O K lWe All-wool Panta at VT 1 We'll sell Tomorrow 50 Q O No. 3. !,rrr.4,o-o5 OaHhird Off Regular Prices. BIG SUBSIDIES. Granted by Canadian Parliament For New Railroads. New York, Aug. 14. A special to the Tribune from Montreal says: The amounts voted at the session of parliament which has just closed in aid of railway projects aggregated over $6,000,000. Not for fifteen years has there been so great a sum voted for such purposes. The bulk of this money goes to roads that are to form links of a new transcontinental line in opposi tion to the Canadian Pacific. These roads are under separate managements and there are still large gaps between them, but it is apparent that the var ious interests have an understanding and are working toward a common end, and the subsidies show that the gov ernment is in the scheme. The plan calls for a line from Que bec to Port Simpson, on the Pacific. Starting from the former city, there is a railway known as the Great North ern which runs southwesterly to Joliette, and is now being extended westward to join the Canadian Atlan tic system at South Indian, the Ottawa river being bridged at Hawkesbury to permit this being done. Large sub sidies in aid of the completion of this link have been voted. The Canadian Atlantic road runs westward to Depot Harbor.on Georgian bay, and the great lakes will be utilized for the present as far as Ft. William, near the head of Lake Superior. From that point there is now in pro cess of construction a road which will extend to Winnipeg, running through the rich Rainy river country and skirt ing the Minnesota boundary, encroach ing upon that state for a distance of thirty miles. This road is known as the Ontario and Rainy river road and to aid in its construction parliament has Just voted $1,000,000. In addition handsome subventions have been voted by the legislatures of Ontario and Manitoba toward the sections falling within their territory. Altogether the combined subsidies to this line will amount to more than $14,000 a mile. The Dominion subsidies are subject to stringent conditions, providing for government supervision of freight rates and guarding against absorption by other roads under penalty of forfeiture of the charter. At Winnipeg the Ontario and Rainy River road will meet the Northern Pa cific, which runs westward to Portage Le Prairie, a distance of sixty-six miles. There begins the Canadian Northern, owned by the proprietors of the Ontario and Rainy River road. It runs north ward and westward for a distance of some 400 miles. There is a subsidy for this and additions are being made every year. Its objective point is Edmonton, in the far northwest. To another com pany, supposed to be simply an alias for Mann and Mackenzie, the owners of the Ontario and Rainy River, there has been granted a charter with a subsidy of $6,200 a mile for the construction of a road from Edmonton westward to the Yellowhead Pass through the Rocky mountains. From the Yellowhead Pass the old, abandoned route of the Cana dian Pacific runs to the waters of the Pacific at Port Simpson, passing through the upper valley of the Fraser and the rich Caribou mineral country. Thus the new system will extend across the continent from tidewater to tidewater, and will be composed of sec tions of the Great Northern, the Can ada Atlantic, the Ontario and Rainy River road and the Canadian Northern, with the great lakes as a connecting link. It will be essentially a freight line, and will depend in the main on the local traffic which it will develop along the line. It will follow closely the route laid out for the Canadian Pacific when CRAZY WITH ITCHING Eczema on Head. Got Into the Eye Doctor Institutes Could Not Cure. Cured in 2 Months byCUTICUBA. 1 had eczems on the top of my head over two year. It itched, aomethmg fierce. My doctor treated me for six months, with failure, so I tried more doctors, and a New York institute for six months, bntcoald not reach any farther than the rest. I had it worse than at the start, as it commenced to get m my eyes, and nearly got mo crazy with itching. 1 noticed yonr advertisement In the N. Y. World, and thought I would try Ccricrma remedies. In two month' tin I did not know that I had any trouble at aft, and I feel like a new man. ALFRED MElaEL.. 625 W.Sth St., N.Y. City. sr-Warm baths with Cram a soir.reiit snohjt Ingl with CcTlccsi, the Tt .kin enr, sad pnrut el mol'a.iit.. todmiU dose.f Ckticcsa RasOLTSirr, crest est of blood pmrtT sad lamoreirt,, hsre cured thou sands who.. af7eringt from hamorwerw simoct beyond ndursnes,hsixUfekssors!l rone, disfigaremsattcrribis- Sold thTtraihont the world. PoT-rca D. m C. Coar Props.. Boston- How t. C are Eysry Skin Hunaer,"frss. M.HE Vt!0 lfl'', Hsirsn Skin by asing elcome You to Call No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. We'll sell good 50c At only Ve'll sell Tomorrow all our 25c and 35a Men's Hose f C At only We'll sell balance of Summer Underwear, only, '7l at t103 Kansas Ave, it was intended to build it as a public work. It will run through a much more fertile country than that traversed by the present line of the Canadian Pacific, but the mileage will be so much greater that it can hardly hope to be an effec tive competitor for passenger traffic. Quebec will be the eastern terminus in summer, and in winter the new bridge across the St. Lawrence at Quebec will afford access to the government rail way, the International, which runs to Halifax and St. John. The scheme for this bridge has been considered for a long time, but at last it looks as though something is to be done. The bridge is to cross the St. Lawrence eight miles above Quebec. It will cost $4,000,000 and one fourth of this amount has just been contributed by the Canadian parlia ment. The company holding the char ter announces that it will begin work within the next two months, and it hopes to have it completed within two years. HERE IS NERVE. Since Topaka Has Made the Sug gestion Kansas City Wants a Seml-Centennfal. Kansas City with all her grasping and absorbing propensities is seldom orig inal. Topeka proposed a reception for the soldiers of the Twentieth Kansas and Kansas City took up the plan and attempted to use it to her own ad vantage. But the most colossal steal yet sug gested is that of Topeka's plan to hold a semi-centennial to celebrate the or ganization of the territory of Kansas. Kansas City had no idea of her own on the subject until she read what Kan sas proposed to do and then she began a search and finally found that she might also hold a semi-centennial and the plan is exploited in Sunday's Kansas City Star as follows: Kansas City will soon be fifty years old. Why should not the town hold a semi-centennial celebration when the fiftieth anniversary of its birth ar rives? "The City of Kansas was incorporated by an act of the legislature of February 22, 1S53, fifty years after the purchase of the territory of Louisiana from the French. Its first election was held March 28, 1853. A semi-centennial cele bration could be held in 1903 and to be gin arranging for it now would give almost four years for preparation. How such a celebration should be conducted, how long it should last, are all details to be worked out, but they can be worked out to the benefit and advan tage of the city. "The progress of forty-six years in Kansas City is realized by few. In 1851 the city of St. Joseph was founded. It had been called Robidoux's Landing in early days, but Robidoux, like many of the old style French Catholics, trusted to St. Joseph as his patron saint for protection, and the town took the name of the old Frenchman's patron saint. "Struggling along, fighting for busi ness with Leavenworth and St. Joseph, both larger towns, with Liberty. Inde pendence and Lexington far in the lead as cities, the village on the low ground grew first across Second street which was once the south, line of the settle ment, across the creek that makes the depression for Delaware street north of the junction, and runs away to the northeast under the market and through to Little Italy, the city of Kan sas grew to be a town of importance by the time the war broke out. In the old records the name appears as Kansas only. That was before the territory of Kansas became a state. It has been as much entitled to the motto. Ad astra per aspera," as the state of Kansas, of which it is the natural metropolis. "A celebration now while there are yet living men who have taken part in all the important affairs of its growth would help to fix the city's history in the minds of its people and show the world what the town has done within the time of men's active lives. M. J. Payne. J. S. Chick, William Mulkey and William Bales were in business here when the first election was held, and, except William Mulkey, they are in active business yet. Fort Riley Excursionists. Tickets for the Knights and Ladles of Security excursion to Fort Riley, Aug ust 17, will be on sale at national head quarters, 107 West Sixth street and at Arnold's drug store, North Topeka, Wednesday, August 16, until 9 p. m. Tickets $1.50; children one-half fare. Accidents come with distressing fre quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises, stings, sprains. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never safe without it. Tomorrow our Overalls

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about AUERBACH GTJETTEL KOETU TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. Alpha Robinson is spending a day or two in Rossville. Rev. John Tracy preached yesterday morning at the Congregational church. Mr. Holmes Havergal of Horton was the guest of North Side friends yeierday. Mrs. D. J. Hathaway of Jackson street is back from a visit to relatives In Colo rado. Miss Alberta Hale went to Kansas City Saturday to visit her sister Mrs. Howard Stewart. Mrs. Weston and little daughter Mabel of Chicago are visiting Misses Ellen and Anna Heartburg of Monroe street. Miss Edith Putnam came home Satur day from Concordia where she has been the guest of friends for the past month. Mrs. James Anderson and daughter, Sarah and son George returned Saturday from a month's visit to relatives in Chi cago. Miss Jeanette Wolcott returned to her home in Atchison Saturday after a visit of several days to her sister, Mrs. L. A. Ryder. Mrs. John Jenkins and little son Rich ard will leave the first of September for Grand Lake, Colorado, to visit Major R. W. Jenkins. Mr. Emil Danielson left yesterday for his home in Boston, Mass., after a visit to his brother. Mr. Philip Danielson and other relations. Born, Tuesday, July 25th to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Welsh, formerly of North Topeka. but now of San Bernardino, Cal., a son, Clifford D. Mrs. Perdue and daughter, and brother, Mr. Samuel Mellinger will leave tomorrow for Pennsylvania where they will make an extended visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Park Wright who have been visiting their niece, Mrs. S. L. Courtney for the past week, left today for their home in Alvord, Texas. William Freeman, who works at the J. Thomas planing mill, had his left hand severely injured Friday, by getting it caught in the buzz saw. The ends of the first and second fingers were cut off and the third finger badly torn. Miss Mildred Phillips returned Saturday from a visit to her home in Council Grove. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Phillips, who wiil be the guest of her daughters, Mrs. S. L. Courtney and Mrs. June Baxter for several days. BEFORE THE BOARD. Senator Sterne Will Bring Asy lum Outrages to Attention of Proper Ofiicers. Additional stories of cruelty and neg lect are told of the insane asylum by former employes. Persons who are em ployed there now admit that things are radically wrong, but are afraid to tell of them for fear of losing their posi tions. Some who have announced that they intended to tell what they know have been warned that if they do they will lose their places and others who have been employed at the institution are promised that if they do not tell what they know "matters will be adjusted." Ex-Senator W. E. Sterne has been told of the outrages at the asylum and he will bring the matter before the board of chanties at the next meeting. J. M. Brain, who was an attendant at the brick building, said, "Au attendant named Austin is in the habit of taking a patient named Arthur Bennings to town with him on his days off and they visit joints together. I have seen them both under the influence of liquor. Ben nings is an epileptic and has spells. When he has these spells he is very dangerous. "I live in Auburndale and that neigh borhood is continually terrorized by escaping patients. One patient named McCune, a very large man, runs away often. Two weeks ago Friday he ran away and they caught him on Sixth street. A week ago Saturday he ran away again and they caught him in Auburndale. The people living there are afraid all the time that some escaped patient will be found wandering around there. "This same man Bennings was sick one day while I was there and I went down to the office and told Supervisor Holler that Dr. Minney, the physician in charge of the brick building, had bet ter see him. Holler said: 'I'll tell Min ney, but he is getting mighty tired of you fellows coming down here for him to go and see patients.' He said he told the doctor, but he did not go to see Bennings. I know that days passed when he did not make his daily rounds of the wards. "At another time a patient en my ward had a hemorrhage and I called Dr. Minney. He came up and looked at the patient and said 'he will be better dead anyway,' and did not do anything for him. By and by he sent him up a bottle of medicine. The patient suf ENTIRE BUILDING On Us IT n We'U sell Tomorrow 25 T O We'll sell Tomorrow r? No.o. i2S';.J.r.?2.95 We'll sell Tomorrow Boys' 50c and 65c Wash Sailor ZZCL Suits at only ij 1 We'll sell Tomorrow all I. $6.45 Boys' Long Pants m Suits in stylish colors SO of them, at only $3-95 fered greatly and finally got well but he received no treatment as he should have done." When asked if attendants and pa tients were in the habit of coming to town and visiting joints a Jointist and his bartender both admitted that at tendants came to their place with pa tients but denied that the patients were given anything to drink. FAMOUS OLD CHURCH. Where Lincoln Spoke to Be Used as m Boat Saloon. Chicago, Aug. 14. Evanston's famous old Methodist church, the building in which Fj iIicts E. W'illard read her es says a3 a girl graduate, the building in which Abraham Lincoln spoke and a landmark in Evanston since its erection in 1857, is to pass the rest of its days in ignoble service. Mounted on a raft and anchored in the lake of Evanston beyond the pale of the local prohibition laws, the old church will be used as a bumboat from which beer, whisky and, all the ordinary brands of hard drinks will be dispensed. The old structure for a year has been unused, a month ago the Northwestern university, which owns the ground, de clared the building a nuisance and or dered its removal by September 1. It was sold for $50 and as the liquor ordinance of Evanston do not apply to shipping on the lake beyond the shore line, the purchaser has decided to se cure a government license and turn the church into a floating saloon and dance hall. The Methodists are enJeavoring to regain possession of the building, but as the sale was legal they are powerless. TO THE PUBLIC. Having purchased the Topeka Drug1 Store, 607 Kansas avenue, formerly known as the Sim Drug Store, we wish to anounce that we have remodeled and beautified the entire store and have added a complete line of fresh drugs, drugcists sundries and toilet articles, second to none in the city. Our prescription department la com plete and, this being our specialty, we spare no pains and expense in givinx our patrons the freshest and purest drugs and chemicals that can be pro cured. Physicians' prescriptions will receive special attention at all times. Soliciting a share of your patronage, we beg to remain, FLAD GRUEBS. Fort Riley Excursionists. Tickets for the Knights and Ladies of Security excursion to Fort Riley, Aug ust 17, will be on sale at national head quarters, 107 West Sixth street and at Arnolds drug store. North Topeka, Wednesday. August 16, until 9 p. m. Tickets $1.50; children one-half fare. THE HEMINQTON AT RENNES Three Remington typewriters are be ing used officially at the Dreyfus trial. Was Good as Represented. The presents given away at the New York store, 110 E. 6th. St., were all spread out today for inspection. A fine selection Watches, Silver Sets, Ko daks and Opera Glasses. Smokers who visit Rosser's drug store, 10th and Topeka Ave., are prais ing the LaBautana 5e cigar. Leave Your Business Just for one day and take your family with you to Ft. Riley on the Knighta Ladies of Security excursion Thurs day, Aug. 17, at 7:30 a. in. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p. m. Round trip, $1.50. Baking Powder Made from pore cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alurru Arum batcin? powders arc &e greatest menacers to health of the present day. HOVAt AH1WG SOWDS CO.. WCW YOWC

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TOPEES STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1899. THE MILLS DRY GOODS GO. We will close out all of our Lawns, Dimities and Organdies At 5 Cents. A big lot of Linen Toweling at 5c. A Good Honey Comb Towel at 5c. THE LULLS DRY GOODS GO. Thousands ARE BEING CUBED BY USING KOHL'S RHEUMATIC CURE. Why not try a bottle. At Druggists-. Price, $1.00. ASSASSINS. (Continued From First Page.) Band Herr emphasized its official char acter. Counsel next asked Gen. Mercier why the explanations of the secret dossier were not included in the dossier relat ing: to the revision. The general replied that he considered these explanations were given for his personal use and that was why he de stroyed the document. At this M. Demange expressed a sense of astonish ment and asked Gen. Mercier if he did not have reasons for suppressing the document. The witnesses repudiated the suggestion. Dreyfus at this point rose from his eeat and asked leave to explain in re gard to the assertion that he had traced on a. card the itinerary of a. certain journey of the general staff. Both the itinerary and the Journey he assarted were purely fictitious. M. Casimir Perier then said he de sired to reiterate that he had never promised anything to Dreyfus, adding that it was with M. Waldeck Rousseau alone that he had spoken in regard to the condemned man. Therefore M. Casimir Perier reiterated his protests at the letters of Dreyfus referring to negotiations. This caused M. Demange to explain now Dreyfus came to say that Casimir Perier had promised a public trial. After M. Demange had asked M. Wal deck Rousseau to interverre with M. Casimir Perier (then president of France) to obtain publicity, M. Wal deck Rousseau reported that the presi dent appeared favorable to the sugges tion and counsel therefore thought he might communicate the fact to Drey fus. II. Demange added that It must be remembered Dreyfus wrote the letter four years after the occurrence and his recollection of the facts naturally lacked precision. M. Demange expressed regret at the fact that the letter had been published and apologized to M. Casimir Perier who thanked counsel for his expression of regret, and explanation. THE IIRST WEEK Of tbe Great Trial Summarized by Emily Crawford. (Copyright, 1899, by Associated Press.) Rennes, Aug. 14. The battle has be gun in earnest. Its political bearings are shown in the arrest of Paul Deroulede, the deputy and poet, and twenty-three of his numerous Royalists and Bonapartist allies, who have pooled with him against the republic. As in the Boulangist conspiracy, the pool would be of little consequence but for the military caste, which has found representative men in General de Jvegrier and some other generals hav ing great commands. It is a strange thing how the fight thickened around the shadowy and emaciated red-haired Jew, whose uni form of an artillery captain so ill fits and befits his figure and physiognomy. Last Monday's sitting of the court martial and the subsequent non-public sittings were the first skirmishing op erations, but Saturday was a field day, in which the two hostile forces into which France is divided and has been since the revolution, set themselves in array of battle and drew the first blood. Each side stands committed to a certain course and has burned its ships. The actual Dreyfus trial is a trial of strength. I can not see a possi bility of its ending in a drawn game. It is now a, "neck or nothing" combat, a desperate fight in which neither side will give in unless utterly routed. The moral situation of the forces en gaged reminds one of the armies of the French revolution and those they kadi to fight. The Dreyfusites have the brains, the forward impulse, the dash and the flexibility. At the same time they are raw recruits, gathered spontaneously from the four points of the compass. Hatred of the military caste and, it may be. the secret hope of rewards have made them homogen eous. The Nationalists have social and ether prestige, numbers and organiza tion. Their center is composed of the majority of Frenchmen and French women; their left wing is formed of 22,000 officers and their right wing con sists of the church. All profess respect for legality, but only from the lips out. One side is just as unscrupulous as the other, but the most active and less num erous side does really fight for the cause of humanity, justice and truth. The Dreyfusites have, at any rate, won Jbelligerent rights, and they are sure of the friendly neutrality of the govern ment. Their adversaries can no longer make use of the rope that hanged Piekard or the razor that cut Henry's throat. The minister of war could not. if he wanted to, read a forged document in parlia ment. It is impossible now to stuff the dossier with fables fit for "Mother Goose's Tales." But organization, num bers, prestige and wealth, mean staying sow. SUPPLIED WITH JEWISH FUNDS. Doubtless the Dreyfusites are supplied. with Jewish funds without accepting1 M. De Freycinefs estimate of 39.000.000 francs. The sums subscribed by En glish and German Jews must be enor mous, but, like wealthy Gentiles, rich Jews, are fond of the pomps and vani ties of life, the titles of aristocratic so ciety. Many of them are frightened al ready at the onward pace of the Drey fusites. Genera! Mercier's deposition was in audible unless to the judges and short hand reporters. It fell flat, his voice and delivery being bad. But we have it now in print. It has qualities for which we did not give it credit during delivery. They are easy, flowing state ments, plausibility and the art of lull ing suspicion being their distinguishing features. As the deposition appears in full in the reports, it will everywhere be read, with delight by those already persuaded that Dreyfus is a traitor. The deposition, which was really a speech for the prosecution, shows Mer cier to be a flautist of the highest order. He never loses his way in the most in tricate variations and keeps in view that Dreyfus is a cool, calculating, well Informed traitor. The immediate issue of the fight is the freedom of Dreyfus, but Saturday's incidents and episodes are the begin ning of a struggle of a far-reaching consequence. I must give the Nationalists credit for having, from the very beginning, fore seen what revision would lead to. They, in many things, showed blindness. They accepted the madman Quesnay de Beaurepaire as their spokesman. But they had a keen Instinct for the ulti mate trend of the revisionist movement. Dreyfus is generally unfortunate in the use of the pen. He lacks artistic sensibilities and cannot disassociate himself from his ego to enter the feel ings of others. One sees this harsh ego tism in his correspondence with his wife. He was never more unfortunate than in the letter complaining that M. Casimir Perier did not keep a promise to him. It exasperated Casimir-Perier, who treated as a foul libel the assertion that he, as president of the republic, entered into a pact with an officer accused of treason. Casimir-Perier has a habit of thinking morbidly. He has taken ,deep offense at several assertions of Mercier and will try conclusions with him. We expect fur to fly in Casimir-Perier's case canine, in Mercier's feline. Some of Countess Marie Von Mun ster's letters in the secret dossier were to Mile. Lucie Faure. They may be forgeries. I cannot imagine that she gave them to the minister of war as proof that the family of the German ambassador took an Interest In Drey fus. The Schwartzkoppen letter, speaking of the impetuous intervention in the af fair of the German emperor for reasons unknown even to Hohenlohe, is believed to be genuine. In this connection, it is said in military circles that a lady in whom Emperor William took a deep interest had fished out for him Dreyfus as a person competent to inform his majesty on French military questions. This lady.' it is said, was a relative of the late Jacques Saint Cere, of the Fi garo, who was condemned to thirteen months' imprisonment for blackmail ing the late millionaire. Max Lebaudy. He came to Paris as a pictorial artist, as the story goes, and exhibited in the salon. There was such a lady, but I should be sorry to declare her the mis tress of the German emperor and the temptress of Dreyfus. What the officers say about her may be another lie, which should be r.ailad to the counter. Mili tary credulity is boundless. EMILY CRAWFORD. SAN MATEO OURS First Engagement of Colored Troops In Philippines. Manila, Aug. 14. A reconnoissance by troops of General Samuel B. M. Young's brigade with the object of discovering the whereabouts of the enemy near San Mateo, northeast of the San Juan reser voir, about ten miles from Manila, re sulted in the occupation of San Mateo. The American loss was three killed and thirteen wounded, including a lieu tenant of the Twenty-first infantry. The Americans approached San Mateo In three columns. Major Cronin, with 150 men of the Twenty-fifth infan try, advanced from Novaliches, five miles west of San Mateo. Captain Rivers, with a hundred men of the Fourth cavalry, and Captain Parker,, formerly lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New York volunteer regiment, with 280 men of the Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth infantry and the Fourth cavalry, approached in two columns from the south. Major Cronin experienced many diffi culties arising from the condition of the country and failed to efTect a junction with Captain Rivers west of San Mateo as had been planned. Captain Rivers, advancing, took an outpost of the enemy two .miles south west of San Mateo. He then encoun tered strong resistance among the hills, the enemy firing from excellent posi tions Having failed to connect with Major Cronin, and seeing that the town was already occupied by the Ameri cans, Captain Rivers withdrew, cover ing his withdrawal by a heavy volley. He lost a sergeant killed. Captain Parker, on advancing, found the enemy strongly intrenched on the far side of some rice fields, about a mile wide and covered with deep mud. Pushing forward rapidly he routed the Filipinos after forty minutes fighting, and then continued the march upon San Mateo, which he entered without serious resistance about 1:30 in the af ternoon. Major Cronin entered the town about 4:30. The Americans still occupy the place. Our men were exhausted by the heavy marching. Twenty-three of the enemy are known to have been killed. This is the first action in which CoL Burt's negro troops participated. They behaved well, their leaders having diffi culty in holding them back. General Young accompanied Captain Parker's column and was under fire throughout the engagement. It is esti mated that the enemy numbered be tween 300 and 400 men. JERRY SIMPSON IS SICK. Kansas Statesman Has Been In Search of Health la Missouri. Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson has been at Excelsior Springs for his health and a Kansas City paper has the fol lowing to say of him: When Mr. Simpson arrived at the ho tel two weeks ago he registered as fol lows: "Jerry Simpson, Wichita." The news reached the parlor, which adjoins the office, and several feminine guests bustled out to look at the signature. "Oh," giggled one of them, addressing the clerk,"I wonder if he wears socks?" Mr. Simpson was standing hard by and overheard the remark. The women all laughed at this well worn witticism, but they stopped suddenly when Jerry quietly said to the clerk: "I wonder if they wear stockings?" The women then fled to the parlor and their comments on the Kansas man were not very flat tering. Jerry Simpson Is now the editor of a paper in Wichita. This paper is one of politics and is called Jerry Simpson's Bayonet. He uses it to prod his politi cal enemies. He likes to be an editor man, he says, and he has a better opin ion of newspaper men since he went in to the business. Simpson is a very sick man, and has cancelled a number of speech making dates to go to Washington to have an operation performed. His illness is caused, he says, by many years of drinking the alkali and gypsum waters of his part of the country. He says that after a man has drunk gypsum water for 20 years his machinery gets eaten up. This beverage of the short grass country will eat the bottom out of a tin bucket in a week and devour a locomo tive boiler in a relatively longer time. There is not the sparkle to Jerry's con versation that there was, and he does not care to talk much about politics. His step is very slow and weak also, and about the only exercise he takes is a walk to his wash-woman's to deliv er his laundry and to call for it again. And once he went into the plunge and the populace flocked to see him abso lutely sockless. He is getting gray very rapidly, and his mustache is white. His face is deeply lined and his eyes, behind the double glasses he wears have a tired look. But when he becomes interested or is telling stories of his encounters in congress he smiles in a wholesome and really merry way. His smile does not exhibit any curve of lips, it is a square smile. Simpson has a square face and a square figure; his hands are big and rough and square also. He is a thorough New Brunswick Scotchman thinly diluted with Kansas spirit. Simpson was not a social favorite at Excelsior Springs. He repelled the ad vances of the people and resented their curiosity about himself. He was seldom in evidence, and when he did come out on the hotel veranda the people stared at htm as he sat moodily in a chair fanning himself. He was very simple in his manners and when he took his coat off to get cooler he exposed a shirt with a white silk bosom; otherwise his attire was very plain. He unbent one afternoon, however, and chatted with two or three men for a half hour and seemed to enjoy it, then the doctor called him away and he went to his room again. His talk was largely reminiscent and the few opin ions he expressed were positively Popu listle. One thing he thoroughly believes and that is that W. J. Bryan will be elected president of the United States in 1900. "And when he is," said he, "I am going to ask him to give me the postoffiee at Medicine Lodge. I think I ought to get that much out of it." "There were several old fellows In congress I used to like to get a Joke on," he said, "and one of these was Cannon of Illinois. I had made an anti-expansion speech and Cannon got up and said that if I had made that speech in Manila I would have been tried bv a drum-head court-martial and shot. When he had finished I got up and said that I would just as soon be shot in Manila for making a speech of that kind as to be shot in congress by an old smooth-bore, brass Cannon from Illinois. Tom Reed enjoyed that very much, and he shook all over with suppressed laughter. He came up to me afterward and said: 'That was all right Jerry. I forgive you a lot of things for that!' "It Is my opinion that Tom Reed is the biggest man in the Republican party, but none of the party's big men have got the presidency of late years, and neither will Reed. He will be set aside, or rather he will step aside, for McKinley. He is a bitter anti-expansionist, and that sort of thing is not popular with the party. Tom Reed is a mighty smart man and he is an honest one. "About that Dlngley hat episode! It was -not I who discovered Dingley's hat, it was a Republican member. Ding ley used to wear a fine plug hat that was a regular 'cloud of smoke by day and a pillar of fire by night.' We Pop ulists used to take a shot at it every once in a while. When he was In the house Dlngley always kept it sitting on the corner of his desk. One day a Republican happened to look into it and said to me, 'Jerry, go over and look In Dingley's hat.' I did so but didn't find any eggs or anything, and said so. I was told to look again. Then I saw the word "London," and sailed into Dingley, the high priest of protection, for wear ing a London made hat, I was in fun, but Dingley took the matter very se riously and spluttered and fumed and said 'It's all rot. That hat was made in Connecticut and the London was put in it to catch the dudes.' Then I said, 'Well, I caught a dude from Maine with it.' He wouldn't speak to me for a month on that account, but one day I went up to him and said: 'See here, Dingley. how much longer are you go ing to sulk about that old hat business?' and he laughed and put out his hand and we became good friends again. Reed enjoyed this joke on Dingley im mensely. He knew it was a Joke and that his fellow statesmen had simply been tripped up.' Simpson in the plunge was an entirely different man from the one at the hotel. The evening he went in there was a big crowd of spectators, not many of whom knew Simpson when he came out in his bathing suit. An Excelsior Springs bathing suit is a weird garment and a complete disguise to the figure. It but tons over each shoulder and the wearer must be a contortionist to get it fas tened. It has a short skirt sewed on to it below the waist. This did not add any to Simpson's natural beauty. But he was soon in the water with a crowd of small boys and kept to the shallows. As soon, however, as it began to be noised about that the noted Jerry Simp son was in the plunge everyone stared at him until at last they drove him out and into his clofhes again. "I was hav ing a good time with the boys," said he, "but I couldn't stand the others. They seemed to think they had a perfect right to make audible and unpieasant re marks about my feet, you know." WARREN IS DELAYED. Colorado Volunteers Not Expected Before the 18th. San Francisco, Aug. 14. From advices brought here by the steamship Centen nial it Is believed the Warren bringing the Colorado regiment, which sailed from Manila July 16, and which was expected to arrive here on Wednesday next, will not reach this port earlier than next Friday, the 18th instant. After leaving Manila the Warren ran up against a typhoon, which battered her up considerably and had to face also a mutiny among her men. As a result twenty-four of the Warren's crew un derwent trial and were sentenced for long terms, varying from three months to two years, and the Warren is sail ing for San Francisco with a green crew of Filipinos. The mutiny was brought about by one of the men claim ing he was sick and refusing to work. He was placed in irons. Every man in the crew then quit work and declared they would not resume until their com rade was released and sent to the hos pital. They were all court-martialed and sentenced as above indicated. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S GIFT. Presents a Banner to a Chicago Ger man Society. Chicago, Aug. 14. "Hoch! Hoch! Hoch Der Kaiser!" this was the shout of thousands of Germans at Sharp shooter's park when Henry Hachmeis ter, president of the Veteran's Society of the German army, read the dispatch from the acting German ambassador to the "Bundes Krieger Verein," that Em peror William had presented a banner to the society. The dispatch dated "Bar Harbor, August 13. 1S99," was written in German. The following is a translation "It is great satisfaction for me to no tify you in the name of his majesty, the emperor and king that he has presented to the central organization of the Ger man soldiers in America a banner and his order that the same is to be held one year in succession by the societies of the Krieger bund. The banner will be sent as soon as made and will be in Chicago inside of two months. (Signed) VON MUMM. "Acting German Ambassador." Since 1S95, when the Germans in Chi cago celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Franco-Prussian war, no such large gathering of Germans has taken place in Chicago. Delegates were present from Cincinnati, St.Louis, Denver.Kan sas City, Cleveland, St. Paul, Minneap olis, Pittsburg, St. Joseph, Columbus. O., Little Rock, Portland, Ore., and many other cities. TOPEKA'S CYCLE MEET. It Will Be Held In Spite of Action of State Officials. The state bicycle racing circuit has been declared off but the Topeka wheel men will have a rousing meet Septem ber 1 and 2. It was expected that To peka would have the two days' state meet here during the latter part of August but the postponement of the circuit races indefinitely knocks that plan out. The prizes which were to have been awarded at the state meet will be hung up for the Topeka meet in September and an effort will be made to bring a long string of riders here from adjoin ing towns. COLORED WOMEN MEET. Four Hundred Organizations Send Delegates to Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 14. The convention of the national association of colored women be gan here today nearly 100 delegates rep resenting 400 organizations in every por tion of the United States being present. The convention will continue three days during which questions of interest to col ored women will be discussed by people familiar with the race problem and other conditions of vital interest to Afro-Americans. The convention opened with an intro ductory address bv the president. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. The work of receiv ing delegates occupied the morning ses sion. AT WOOD MAN BANKRUPT. M.E. Yeoman Compromises "With His Creditors. M. E. Yoeman, a merchant of Atwood has filed a petition in voluntary bank ruptcy in the United States district court. The amount Involved is only $3,&H2.77. Most of the creditors are wholesale firms in Nebraska and Iowa, although the Symms Grocery company of Atchison is on the list for $246.72. It Is said that Toeman's creditors were about to bring action themselves when Yoeman compromised with them by bring ing a voluntary action and settling for 60 cents on the dollar. MUSTBE RED TAPE. Topeka Avenue Residents Cannot Pave Except In Regular Way. By a ruling of City Attorney Bird it has been necessary to somewhat change the plan of procedure to reuave the space on Topeka avenue occupied by street car It was originally intended that the property owners should buy the brick and the city would do the work of paving. This would cost about $16 per lot. City Attorney Bird now holds that this can not legally b done, but the paving must go through the regular, course the same as if the street had never been paved. Mayor Drew has accordingly appointed appraisers to report on the value of the property. This plan will make the cost to the property owners somewhat more,, prob ably $24 per lot. It is not thought that the method of procedure will delay the paving to a great extent. As Seen In Oklahoma. Major Anderson has returned from a trip down into Oklahoma, where he visit ed his brother-in-law. sixteen miles from Enid. He savs that hot winds biew down there all day Saturday, drying up the veg etation, but the corn Is so far advanced that the winds will do It no particular damage. It had not rained there for three weeks when he left, and was getting very dry. However, the farmers have already had good crops this year, and are nearly ail well fixed. Dr. Lord's Beacon Lights cost $21.00 to $45 a set. This is the week to subscribe Half sets half the above prices. The other half at your convenience. Miss ing volumes supplied. Monthly pay ments if you desire. Don't miss the opportunity. Students and young peo ple ought to have the work. It helps them wonderfully. J. STOTLER, Headquarters at the State Journal. Ice Cream Social. The young ladies of the Church of the Assumption will give an ice cream social at the church grounds, Wednes day evening, August IS. PALACE MOVES. Will Be In Their New Horns To morrow. The Palace Clothing store will be moved tonight from the temporary quarters to the handsome new rooms at 709 Kansas avenue, and will be ready for business tomorrow. The firm has occupied the store room in the old city building since the fire which almost totally destroyed the stock and building. The new store was built especially for this firm and it is a model of beauty and completeness. The firm will occupy the three upper floors as well as the basement. Mr. H. A. Auerbach said today: "It was originally our intention to have a grand opening when we moved into our new home, but owing to the summer goods yet in stock we have decided to wait a few weeks. We will then have one of the grandest openings, ever seen in the city." EVANS CLEARED. G. A. R. Investigation Commit tee Exonerates tbe Pension Commissioner. Washington, Aug. 14. The special committee appointed by the G. A. Ti to Investigate the charges which have been made by pension attorneys, princi pally, against the administration of Commissioner Evans is now at work on its report. The report will be ready for presentation to the G. A. R. at the Philadelphia encampment. The investi gation made by the committee elicited a great deal of interesting information about the manner in which the national government is caring for Its old sol diers, and finds that the charges are without foundation. The report will close with the following findings: "The entire organization of the Pen sion bureau is controlled by men who served in the union army. It is essen tially a 'soldier's bureau,' and in all matters pertaining to the organization of the different divisions, in appoint ments and promotions, the ex-union soldier and sailor had the preference. The statute which gives preference to the union soldiers of the rebellion has been faithfully observed by the officers of the bureau. "It is well known that the foundation of much of the criticism that has arisen against the administration of the bureau will be found in the refusal of the com missioner' to allow the claim agents to run the bureau. "He has striven to afford claimants who are not represented by attorneys every facility for the- prosecution of their claims, and has often found it necessary to take tction which some of the claim agents do not like, and as a result they have organized a systematic attack upon the bureau in all directions thereby endeavoring to create a senti ment of hostility among the soldiers toward the administration of the pen sion bureau, when, as a matter of fact, all the officers and clerks are putting forth their best efforts to adjudicate claims justly and speedily and in con formity with the law is it exists. "Oh assuming the duties of his office, the commissioner realized that it would not be an easy nor a pleasant task, and therefore he selected for the positions of responsibility the most competent ex-Union soldiers that he could find in the bureau, believing that the soldiers of the country would appreciate the fact that their old comrades in arms were to have charge of the settlement of their claims upon the government for pensions. "The work of the bureau has fully Jus tified the expectations of the commis sioner, and it is believed that the de termination of the commissioner to ad judicate claims in accordance with the law has received the approbation of all worthy claimants for pension, and all others who believe that the pension laws should be administered in the spir it which prompted their enactment, but who do not ask the officers of the bu reau to go beyond the law to satisfy the demands of the claim agents." BOSTON SECURES MEEKIN. Valuable Acquisition to Pitching De partmant of the Champions. Boston, Mass., Aug. 14. A decided sensation was caused in baseball circles here today by the announcement that Pitcher Meekin had been secured by the Boston club. It is intimated that Soden's friend, Andy Freedman, has consented to the deal, in order to make Boston as strong as possible against Brooklyn. With such an important accession as Meekin, Boston will be prepared for any emer gency. Before hearing that Meekin had been secured by Boston, Manager Ew ing, of Cincinnati, said he thought Bos ton would have a walk-over for the pennant, inasmuch as the Brooklyn club had literally gone to pieces on account of the failure of its pitchers. LIGHT RAINS REPORTED. Cooler Weather Is Also Being En joyed In Kansas Weather Observer Jennings says he requested the Colorado weather man at Denver to cut the string while he was there and let Kansas have a breath of cool air. He cut the string late Satur day afternoon. Today Mr. Jennings uncorked a bottle of liquefied Colorado air and has kept the maximum temperature down to 71. At 2 o'clock the thermometer stood at 71, the minimum was 66, the humidity 71. The wind was making six miles and in the east. Light rains are reported throughout Southern Kansas on Sunday. BOYD INFANT DIES. Child Taken to Police Station Suc cumbs to Summer Complaint. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bovd, who live in Martin Den nis' addition, died this morning after an illness of several days. The child was the one left with a colored woman on lower Quincy street and afterwards taken to the police sta tion as an abandoned baby. Later it was found to be the child of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd and the grandchild of Sam uel T. Howe. The Palace Clothing company placed an order Saturday with the Topeka Woolen Mills for 600 pairs of pants, the largest single order ever received by the mills. The Palace has been given the exclusive agency for the Topeka Woolen Mills. The proprietors believe in encouraging home enterprises. Marshall's Band will render an interesting programme Wednesday evening at Garfield park. The Christian Endeavor society of the Lutheran church, will give a social next Wednesday evening at 812 Buchanan street. Marshall's band concert .Wednesday evening. LODGES ENTHUSIASTIC. Members Are Booming the City Hall Proposition. Some of the members of the fraternal beneficiary organizations in Topeka are anxious to see the city hall proposi tion carry on account of the good that the building will do the different orders that have lodges here in the way of bringing big lodge meetings to the city. At present lodge men are very careful about asking for grand lodges to be held in Topeka on account of a lack of hall facilities. The local lodges are ex pected to furnish such things, ai:d even when they are able to secure a hall large enough, the rent of it has to be paid for by the local lodge members. Some of the larger gatherings are taken to representative hall, but it is not large enough to accommodate any be sides delegates, and for this reason the outside lodge members do not generally try to attend the grand lodge meetings here. With a hall of suitable dimensions, such as is designed to be included in the new city building, furnished free, lodge men say that they can bring the largest meetings to Topeka, and they will be attended not only by the repre sentatives and delegates, but by many lodge members from over the state who will come solely to look cn. The cost will be comparatively trifling to the local members, because there will be no rent to be paid. In addition to that supreme lodges can be brought to Topeka, which the city can not ask for at present, because there is no place in the city to hold them. At present all these supreme lodges of any importance always go to other cities which have large halls to accommodate them. Topeka is 'a great lodge town. Fraternal beneficiary so cieties flourish here like mushrooms, and there ought to be eight or ten big lodge meetings here every year.instead of one or two. In order that Topeka may secure these the fraternal lodge men want to see the city hall proposition carry. WOMAN INSANE. Hannah Ohlsted Ordered Sent to the Asylum. Hannah Ohlsted, a Swedish girl who has been working as a domestic at Mrs. Blount's boarding house, at Ninth and Topeka avenue, was adjudged insane in probate court today and will be ta ken to the asylum this afternoon. The unfortunate girl's principal hallu cination is that she is talking with spir its all the time, and when the spirits tell her to do anything she does it. It is thought that the hot weather is re sponsible for her condition. The first peculiarities in her actions were noticed Saturday afternoon, and during the evening she became so deranged that the officers were summoned to take charge of her. After she had finished her evening's work she went to the home of Rev. Peter Persson, pastor of the Swedish Bethel church, on Clay street, and refused to go away. It was here that officers were summoned. One of the peculiar actions that she performed while the officers were com ing for her was to tear up her hat and attempt to eat the feathers. She said the spirits told her to. She was taken to the police station and kept in charge of Mrs. Thorpe until this morning, when Mrs. Thorpe made a formal complaint in the probate court charging her with Insanity. She was docile and made very little trouble, but apparently was not at all rational. She is 21 years old. To Speak at Norton. Governor Stanley goes to Norton to night to deliver an address tomorrow at the soldiers' reunion. Most of the gov ernor's time during the next few weeks will be devoted to speech making. Fire at Burlington. Burlington, Aug. 14. This morning the handsome residence of M. A. Crouse was ruined by fire. Loss covered by in surance. Tuscan Springs Hotel Burned. Red Bluff. Cal., Aug. 14. The hotel at Tuscan Springs near here has been destroyed by fire. One life was lost and the financial loss will be in the neighborhood of $40,000. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the Stats Journal. Chicago. Aug. 14. WHEAT onened firm today at 1 lull Vic over Saturday's closing price, and showed I considerable strength all morn!"g. The chief bull influence was the advance at 1 Liverpool g'5fed at the opening and ';Wv 4d at 1:30 p. m. Commission houses were moderate sellers at the opening advance. I outsiders apparently being disposed to I take profiits, but the late strength nf 1 cables brought shorts into the market and after a momentary drop to 71Vii"7:ie September advanced to 71c. The weather in the northwest was seasonable but there were reports of unsatisfactory threshing returns. Northwest receipts were light. 231 cars against 274 last week and 214 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 63 cars, 7 of contract grade. Little change was ex- pected in the visible supply. A general i realizing movement started when Septem- f ber touched 71e. and under it the mar- j ket declined to 71c. -t CORN The market was quiet and steady, tne strengtn Deing more marKea in the deferred futures than in September. Sympathy with wheat was the factor. Re ceipts were 338 cars. September opened a shade higher at 30c. sold to S.'c and advanced to 30ft31c. Later it eased off to 30ft30c. OATS were dull but steady with other frain markets. Receipts were 44 cars, eptember opened a shade higher at li-?4 and held at that price. PROVISIONS were firm, but extremely dull. The strength was with a 10ftl5c ad vance In hogs. September pork opened 7c higher at $8.37 and eased off to $32. September lard opened a shade higher at $5.25ft5.27 and held at $5. 27 and September ribs opened 2'?'5 cents hierher at to. 07 and advanced to $5.H. FLAX Cash: Northwest $1.06: south west. $1.06; September $1.06; December, $1.06?-;. BARLEY Cash 36fi41c. RYE September 53ft533Sc. TIMOTHY August $2.55; September, $2.45; October $2.45. Grain Letter. Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, Aug. 14. WHEAT A broader market in wheat and sentiment generally bullish has caus ed another advance in this cereal. Cables were d higher and influenced a change among numerous traders who have been waiting for the foreign markets in some way to respond to our home news. The government report which was extronieiy bullish to the minds cf many, has not passed over this month as on previous oc- I v... V..,.. 1. 1. ,1 n irfn.it IntliiiinAn ItlMUlia OUL lltx. aui nui a .tat ..iuhvulv. and caused shorts to feel uneasy. This class have been best buyers today, al though considerable new speculative buy ing has been noticeable. There were so.ie renorts of frost in extreme northwest which aided early strength. A decrease of 860,t0 in visible is the first in some time. No export business was reported in wheat. The close is strong at about top prices. nas oeen sieauy uui uuii. The srpcnla ti vp trade has not been important. Country ofTerings are light. Cash demand good for prompt shipment. There was an increase on passage of 1.920,000. World's shipments 8,152.000 were swelled by the big American exports. The visible decreased 2S0.OO0. The local stock decreased 592,000. Weather perfect. Clearances 479.000. oats have been slow, ranee only 4 cent and prices practically same as Sat- urday. There continues a sharp cash de- mand for mixed oats but receipts are increasing. 444 cars with 700 estimated to- j morrow. The visible decreased 624,000; lo- l cal stock decreased 114,000. PROVISIONS The early advance brought about by the remarkable hog ad vance of loftiOc was met bv Cutlahv sell ing and the rally entirely disappeared, faelnng was principally January pork. Sep tember lard and October ribs. Th-re has been some outside liquidation. The buying was scattered. Cash demand not much better than the speculative. Shipments about same as last year. Receipts, hes light, 23,000 with only 18.000 estimated for tomorrow. J. F. HARRIS. Chicago .Livestock Market. Chicago. Aug. 14. HOGS Estimated receipts today 23.000: tomorrow 2U.000; left over 1.477. Market higher. Mixed ana butchers $4.5yft4.x5; good heavy $4.45ft4.85; rough heavy $4. 15a 4.30: light S4.80ft4.95. CATTLE Receipts 17,500. Market strong. Beeves $4.Gt535.20: cows and heifers Sl'.OUii 5.10: Texas steers $3.75ft,5.25; stockers and feeders $3. 25ft 4.90. SHEEP Receipts 20,000. Market lower. Sheep $3.00 to $4.60: lambs $4.wrS.S5. Official receipts and shipments for Sat urday: HOGS Receipts 8.641: shipments 2.39S. CATTLE Receipts 100; shipments 622. SHEEP Receipts 2,171; shipments 1.1S0. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas CItv, Aug. 14. CATTLE Receipts 6.000 natives: 4.000 Texans. Market steady to strong. Native strees $4.00ft5.S5: Texas steers $2,754 5.00: Texas cows $2.75ft3.50; native cows and heifers $2.15'&5.O0: stockers and feeders, $2.S0St5.0u: bulls $2.40Ti4.10. HOGS Receipts 3.0u0. Market strong 10 cents higher, active; bulk of sales $4.35:i) 4.55: heavv $4. 3564. 50: packers fl.35ft4.4o; mixed $4.30?34.45: light S4.304.65; yorkers $4.60ft4.65: pigs $4. 55ft 4. 62. SHEEP Receipts 2.000. Market steady. Lambs $4.75Jj5.7o; muttons $3.20ij4.EO. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas Citv, Aug". 14. WHEAT September 6sc; Decemebr 67'-4. Cash: No. 2 hard 64c: No. 3, 61 ft-63c No. 2 red 63c: No. 3 64ft 66c. CORN September 27e: December 24c. Cash: No. 2 mixed 20c; No. 2 white 2&c; No. 3. 2e. OATS No. 2 white 22',yff23c. RYE-No. 2 51c. HAY Choice timothy $7.50; choice prai rie $6.00. BUTTER Creamerv 17c; dairy 14c. EGGS Fresh 10 cents. New York Money Market. New York, Aug. 14. MONEY on call steady at 3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4ft5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at 1. 86ft 4.K for demand and at $4.82si4.82 for 60 davs. Posted rates J 4 Si' ...ft 4. 84 and $4.87U. Coin-' merclal bills $4.81 SILVER Silver certificates Wifeic. Bar silver 6"c. Mexican dollars 48c. BONDS Government bonds strong. U. S. 2s registered 100: 3s. registered 108: 3s coupon 10x; new 4s registered 130; cou pon 130; old 4s registered 112; old 4s, coupon 113; 5s registered 111; 5s, coupon Sugar Market. New York. Aug. 14. SUGAR Raw steady; fair refining 4c; centrifugal 96 test 4 9-16c; molasses sugar 3c; refined sugar, firm: crushed 6c; pow dered 5e: granulated 51c. COFFEE Dull: No. 7, 5c. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York. Aug. 14. Foreign houses will buy in the aggre gate of In. 000 shares principally southern issues. Specialties will be the order of the day. Panhandle is booked for a further substantial advance. Steel issues will do better. A. S. W. will be a banner bearer, but neither Federal Steel nor National National Steel will be laggards. The shorts in Coalers will be driven to cover. Sugar will bt; erratic. Sales made on ral lies of a couple points should be covered on quick recessions. We continue bullish on Grangers, because we believe that the short interest is large and that conditions are too good to permit any thing of a bear campaign in stocks. Settlement of the strike should help smelters. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth st.. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Liverpool followed us a little, their wheat market showing an advance of d. Paris has a holiday. Our market locally pretty well evened up with sentiment largely bullish. Hogs are 5ft 10c higher at yards and pro visions should show better prices. Liverpool cables: Wheat d higher; corn higher. World's shipments: Wheat 6,486.000; corn 7,638.000. Duluth gets 32 cars: last year 12 cars. Minneapolis gets 199 cars: last year 3''2. New York: Posted rates $4.S31'-'a-;.-,7. St. Louis gets S9.0U0 wheat agal.ist 67. 000 last year. London.' 2:15 p. m. Leading Americans up from to on New York and local buying. General markets rather heavy; no decided feature. Paris: Holiday. Seems to be ouite a little December wheat for sale. St. Louis appears strong and are buyers of wheat. Pts. September wheat good this week 69c: calls 76c: corn puts 3u'4c; calls ;:r4e. Visible will show about million de crease in December last year. 1.3'm.X'. Liverpool close: Wheat ft,ld higher; corn d higher. Kansas Citv receipts: Wheat 248-4S2; corn 62-82: oats 13-13. Quite a selling of September and buying of December at 21c difference. Chicago: Puts 713sc: calls 72. Corn puts :calls 3"Vu30Tc: Curb 30c bid. St. Louis close: Wheat cash 72c: Sep tember 721.4ft2sc: December 75xc asked; May 7Sa8c bid. Corn, cash 31c: September SO'C bid: December 27c asked. New York: Close wheat September nJ;c; December 79c: May 821'2c. Corn, Septem ber 3ic: December 34iC bid. Duluth close: Wheat September 71 'ic; December 724c bid. Minneapolis close: Wheat. September, 69c; December 7uc: May 13c. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, Aug. 14. Articles. Open High Low Close Sat. WHEAT Sept. 71 71T4 7114 7l7s 70'6 Dec. TJ'i- 7438 7-i 71'i 73Si Mav 77 77- 77 77:,i 76'a CAu 3, 31V, Sept. 30fc 37 -Wi Dec. 2Si-H 2H 2 S!S i."s May 2 29-H 2a?-Mt H-s Sept. 19K 10 1- lf-i lOH-" Dec. Ift If J!vH-? Mav 21?g 21 2IV4 21 2 Auk 8 30 8 25 Sept. 8 37 8 37 Oct 8 42 8 45 8 30 S 3D 8 30 8 35 8 37 6 20 5 22 Sept. 5 25-27 5 27 5 20 5 20-22 5 25 Oct 6 3J 5 32 5 25 5 25-27 5 30 R1Altr 5 02 B02 Sept. 5 07 5 07 5 05 5 05 5 02-5 Oct 5 15 5 15 5 07 5 07 C 07 KANSAS CITY WHEAT- Sept. 64 65 64 65 6 4' Dec. 67 67H 6J-67 6V4 6 CORN Dec. 24 24'j 24'fr 24H Ranges of Prices cn Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth St.. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. luin, .nuft. n. Stocks. Sugar I On'n High! Low ::)Vei Sat. .1 131b! l4i l2tj!!ii Peopie s ijas Am. Tobacco A. S. W B. R. T Leather Federal Steel C. B. y Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific U. P. Pfd Union Pacific N. Y Central Reading Pfd t n T US1 zi H6Tsj 117'j. 116 11411 H41.I 113:131 n:jVll4 754j 75.j 7o i 7d j 4-i 60 61 '4 6'iU fioSil 'jiH-a 1374j 137Hi 1367.1 i37 :137 hi1-! blfi i.:i 131' 131 132 2i i! 21 21 6341 64 117 118 f"i 9. 4S! 4S 77! 77 44':,! 44 13S': 139 6"i 61 Si! 86 53 53 47 4.; 75 I 7aii No. Pacific ....1 Pacific Mail L. N. IW'ij li:"2 132' 132 21 21 64i 64 60 118 118 Vl 117 90 80 90 i 49 45 77 77 77: 41 44 44 13 13 13S 61'. 61 60 Sf 62 88 53! 53 53 47 47 47 75 75 75?i 1:

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1899. 4 1 a l fie Star Cp J. s. SPROAT, Prop., Telephone 232. 112 East Sixth Street. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Groceries, Fresli Meat, Queensware and Tinware. ONEY SAVING PRICES here six days out of L oTnrxr tttooL- o n rl flcnppijlllv SAXTA PR TSM f V IS J iw. wuva vyw- jf "J ""J the day of all days for you to buy groceries at away be low regular prices. Special Low Prices on Flour Tomorrow. TYesh Country Ege-s, per dozn S .10 Fresh Country butter, per lb .la 2-lb roll Armour's Butterine Large fancy Potatoes, per bu Xice Juicy Lemuiis, per dozen J 1:5-lb sack Finest Cornmeal frj-lb sack Straight Patent Flour J EO-cent Japan Tea. per lb Arbuckles' Lion and 4X Coffee, pkff.. .l'J 2 lbs Fancv Santos Coffee Fancy Java Blend Coffee, per lb 2v cakes S we-t Cuoeoiute -2-lb pkr?.' Baker's Premium Chocolate Ao l?tan W. H. Baker's Cocoa Honey Orip Syrup, per gallon -'J Soda crackers, per pMind t- I'needa Biscuit, per package "j 3 pk-s. Uneedn Jinjer Va fers -5 31 pounds Bulk Scotch Outs -5 l'Mb pail "Whitetish 45 1-lb pkg". Boneless Codfish h Fancy largr fat Mackerel 1 Columbia Oats, per pkg- 'JT J'tllsbury's Vitus, pr package 12 Shredded Wheat Biscuit, per pkg 1') 2 packages Grape Nuts 25 1'ettiiohn's Break fa l 1 d, per pkg. 2 packages Granola 25 2 packages Granose Flakes 25 2 pucka yes Caramel Cereal -5 2 packages Grain-O 25 packages Post urn Cereal 25 4 pounds Fancy Japan Rice 25 3 packages Macaroni 25 6 1-lb package Corn Starch 25 Pearl Tapioca., per pound 05 Sago, per pound ''5 3 pkg-s. Minute Tapioca 25 12 oz. bottle Lemon or Vanilla Kxtract .25 3 packages Currants 25 Loupe Muscatel K a is ins. per pound ."5 Kvaporated Raspberries, per pound .15 New Kvaparoted Apricots, per lb 15 6 pounds r.ire Black Prunes 25 10 pounds Hand Picked Navy Beans.. .25 WASH DAY GOODS. 3S bars Fairbanks "Dandy Soap .25 35 bars Monday Morning Soap 25 1) bars Vhite Russian Soap 25 30 bars SHk Soap -5 30 bars Clairette Soap 25 10 bars Ben. ix Soap 25 6 bars Ivorv Soap 25 B. T. Babbitt's 2 7Tt. per pkg M Pearl ine. per pa ckaee v. 4-lb package Gold Diit 15 fc pounds Lump Starch 25 1-pkg. Gloss Starch "5 6-lb Wood Box Starch 115 MAII ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY AT THESE PRICES. THE WKOXG PLACE. William Slaughter Fined $3 For Try ing to Get Into a House, William Slaughter was drunk this morning and tried to get into the back door of his home. He knew it was his home but Officer Maze declared it was not. Slaughter could not unfasten the door so he tried to remove it and the officer objected. Slaughter claimed the right to do as he wished with his own prop erty, but he was mixed and was trying the wrong door. It cost him $3 in police court. INJUNCTION HANDS. Jointlsts Will Work In Factory Bo cause They Are Mad at tbe City. If a recruiting station is opened sev eral jointists will enlist as laborers in the injunction factory. The cause of all this is that the new ordinance just passed fcy the city council has embit tered the saloon keepers against the ad ministration. A leading jointist said today: "I shall do everything- in my power to defeat the passage of the city hall bonds. The council has passed an ordinance to close us up. What will be the good of the city hall with a dry town? Will it tie used for the committee of 200 to hold religious meetings in every night? If that is the case people will not come to town and those who have to come on business will get out of town just as quick as they can. The council is fight ing us and we will fight them. I closed up my place Saturday night. The ordi nance is so strong that I had to. 1 shall de-ote my time now to defeating the city hall proposition if I have to hire a buggy to get around town in." Other jointjjits say they have heard the taik about fighti lg the auditorium SvLttiVK V t a I -rn VI fA1 1 V;; f t i -77)- 7 n lift W i in wWfell I 2 pounds Washing Soda. .25 1 Washboard 10 Lewis Powdered Bye, per can (5 feet Clotheslines 10 5) feet Braided Clotheslines 10 j Scrub Brushes 5c and .10 50 foot Wire Clothesline 25 Quart bottle Blueing 10c pint 05 Galvanized "Wash tubs- 45c, foe and .5 AVilluw Clothes Baskets. .5oc, 0e and .70 Wood Wash tubs 40c, Sue and Fibre AVashtubs 75 Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, per set fe5 Clothes Wringer .Zo SUGAR. (Finest Standard Granulated.) 13 pounds on $3 orders 1.00 20 pounds on J5 orders 1.0) 22 pounds an $10 orders 1.00 MEATS AND LARD. Armour's AVMte Bard, per pound 3-ib can White Babel Bard 5-ib can White Babel Bard lo-lb can White Babel Bard Sugar Cured California Hams, per lb No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams Lry Salt Meat, per pound Breakfast Bacon, per pound CANNED GOODS. Fancy Sifted Peas, per can 2 cans California Peaches Fancy California Table Peaches, can Fancy California Table Apricots, can 2 cans California. Table Pears ::-lb can Cherries 3 cans Gooseberries 3 cans Raspberries 3 cans Strawberries 2 cans Pineapple 3-lb grated Pineapple 6 cans Potted Ham or Tongue 2 3-lb can Boston Baked Beans 2 cans Corn or Roast Beef 2 cans Clipped Beef 3 cans Heinz Baked Beans 2 cans Oysters 2 large cans Mustard Sardines High grade Mackerel, per can 7 cans Oil Sardines 2 cans A-l Salmon 3 cans Alaska Salmon 1 gallon can Fancy Table Syrup 3-lb can Fancv Table Sorghum 1 can Fancy Table New Orleans Mo lasses .10 but say that they will keep out of It and the general belief is that only a few will join the insurgents. One joint ist said: "'What good will it do us? My opinion is that it would only do us harm. For my part I shall keep out of it. I was asked if I would join such a movement and I said I would not." 500 A GLASS. Judge Guy Thinks It Is Worth That to Sell Beer to a Policeman. Judge Guy had his war paint on this morning and assessed tines heavy enough to make offenders shiver. Kd Leonard, the man who sold Officer Hall a glass of beer at a-i Kansas ave nue lost money on the transaction. Judge Guy fined him $500 and he ap pealed the case to the district court. National Encampment, G. A. It. at Philadelphia. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Baltimore and Ohio official route for Missouri veterans. Has three daily trains leaving St. Louis 8:20 a. m.. 8:05 p. m., 2:35 a. m., running through Cincinnati. Cumber land. Martinsburg, Harper's Ferry. Washington and Baltimore. The com fortable route, the picturesque route, the historic route. Kate, one cent per mile. Passengers can return via another route, by pay ing a slightly higher rate. For all information and G. A. R. edi tion "Book of the Royal Blue." address G. B. WARFEL, Assistant G. P. A., St. Louis, Mo. Just Pack a Basket With a picnic lunch and go to Ft. Riley with the Knights Ladies of Security. Special train 7:30 a. m. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p. m. Thursday, Aug. IV. Round trip, $1.50. 7 &rHrifo(TO STILL PANICKY. European Monetary Affairs in a Pre carious Condition. New Tork. Aug. 14. The Times Lon don financial correspondent cables: Perplexity still haunts our money market, rendering business difficult. In the first of last week New York ex change frightened us and led to talk of gold going to the United States. The Bank of England would be sure to go up on Thursday, so gossip ran, to pro tect the reserve against danger. So the bill brokers quoted 3 per cent as their rate for three months' bankers accept ances and refused to accept less except to an additional charge should the bank rate advance. The bank itself only took 60 day bills at its minimum, and asked 3 per cent for longer dated paper. It also resumed borrowing surplus bal ances from the market, offering 3 and 34 per cent for money into September. In this move it was not successful, oth er bankers declining to part with their funds fir so long, but all this strength ened the belief that the rate would be advanced to 4 per cent. Thursday came and no change was made, so the market at once began to work at or under the 3V2 per cent, the bank itself ceasing to get any bills. But it still went on borrowing for a week or fortnight, as lenders consented, at 2Vis, 234, or 3 per cent, and perplexity again laid hold of the market. Also the news leaked out that the bank directors would have gone to 4 per cent but for the fear that 5 per cent might become inevitable later in the year. Their ar gument was: "If we make the rate 4 per cent now, there would be nothing between us and a 5 per cent rate should we have a revival of German or ap pearance of American demands on our gold in October. Better, therefore, wait a little and go on trying to make the open market stiff. The market did once more stiffen and 60, day bills again sought the Bank of England and other joint stock banks also, because brokers refused to work under Ss to 3 per cent for any dates. On Friday" this cautious disposition was strengthened by the export of 400.000 sovereigns to South Africa, and we began the stock exchange settlement with distinctly un comfortable feelings. Money Saturday was 10 per cent to 20 per cent on Aus tralian mines. Tet the sending of gold to the cape meant nothing because, having no mint, the colonies there now and again exchange bars for coin. We, however, must have dearer mon ey soon. The Bank of Germany had to go to 5 per cent last Monday and the stringency there was but beginning. As I have always said, the Germans are wrestling with monetary difficulties as the fruit of reckless tracking and fin ance and I cannot discover how the em pire will be able to surmount the trou ble without a good, old-fashioned panic. In France, too, the position grows ev ery week more precarious In spite of the skill of the Bank of France in col lecting gold. Business on the Bourse is so dead that partners in a large arbi trage house here w hich I visit have be come diligent attendants at cricket matches, having no orders to execute. The calmness presaging a storm hangs over France, but when and how the crisis may come, I am unable to fore tell. The army rottenness is alone suf ficient to let hell loose in that unhappy country. The proof that militarism and true democracy cannot co-exist, causes enough gloom. Turning to brighter subjects, our for eign trade is now going ahead in a manner unknown for these many years. It is even improving with you and the deliverance of the Spanish West Indies has wrought an immense change for the better In our business there. With Central and South America also we are doing an increased trade and China is nobly spending the money she borrow ed from us. Most parts of the world continue freely to absorb our machine ry, particularly that for textiles whicn some never contents moan over as proving that all the world and her looms and spinning Jennies will soon be able to do without our tissues. It is a curious fact that our imperial possessions over which we strut so. par take but moderately of this general re vival. Canada is doing better by us in so many things, but not all around: Australia is still backward and South Africa, as might be supposed, is down right bad. Indian trade wears a forced, not to say a glutted appearance. Our most improving customers are never foreign nations, even paper-swathed Brazil showing well in the returjis. As for poor old Europe, it has hard work to maintain its old levels, but Spanish orders are better. All around prices have more to do with enhanced totals than quantities. Our domestic trade is still more flourishing than the foreign, as the railway returns for the last half year prove. The gross receipts in creased 2,236.000 on English lines RULEf Tr he CmkU&sX?ugf alone, and aggregate 36,753.000, the passengers giving about a quarter of thd increase. TWO VALUABLE COINS. Ottawa Man Has Two Half Pennies Worth 1,700 Ottawa, Aug. 14. About 40 years ago, little Johnny Armstrong had an acci dent in his playing. His father, re turning from Cincinnati, found the boy indulging in a childish fit of blues and gave him a United States half-penny, of the date of 1S29, to cheer him up, ad vising him to keep the coin for luck. Some years ago, Mr. Armstrong se cured another half-penny, dated 1S26, and the two copper coins were kept to gether at the jewelry store, as curiosi ties. This week a catalogue of old coin prices was sent to Mr. Armstrong. Among the rare coins listed are 1829 half-cent pieces, $S5o; 1826 half- cent pieces, $875. Mr. Armstrong's two cop per coins are worth $1,725 to him. TO SEE THE PKESIDENT. President Bchurman of the Philippine Commission Homeward Bound. New- York, Aug. 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: It is the expectation of the adminis tration officials that President Schur man of the Philippines commission, will reach Vancouver tomorrow or Tuesday from the east. He will probably go directly to Lake Champlain and discuss the Philippine situation with President McKinley. He will bring with him, it is understood, the views of his col leagues on the situation and the discus sion will be of value as affecting plans for the campaign, changes in the pro posed government and the recommenda tions regarding the Philippines the president will embody in his message to congress. Mr. Schurman left Manila in June, go ing to Japan to recover from his ex hausting stay in the islands. It is ex pected that when Admiral Dewey ar rives in Washington Mr. Schurman will be asked to come here to confer with the president and the admiral relative to later advices', which General Otis, Prof. Worcester and Colonel Denby will forward. PAID THEIU FINES. Police Judge Failed to Frighten Wo men With Heavy Assessments. Chief Ramsey and Judge Guy met with a surprise in police court this morning, and as a result the city is $125 ahead. Mrs. Anna Ragan was summoned to appear with her daughter Inez on the charge of running a disorderly house at t24 Kansas avenue. It was time for them to move again. The first of the month they moved to their present loca tion and the chief decided that it was time for them to seek a new neighbor hood. The two appeared and both pleaded guilty. Judge Guy expected to fine them heavily and upon their prom ise to move to remit the fine. He fined Mrs. Ragan $100 for maintaining the house and the other $25 for being an inmate. Inez Ragan opened her pocket book and handed the judge a $20 and a $5 bill. Mrs. Ragari opened her pocket book and handed the-judge a $100 bill, and the two walked Ait while the court and chief were so astonished they could say nothing. RUSSIA TO ARBITRATE. Claims of Americans Whose Boats Were Seized, to Be Heard. New York, Aug. 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Am bassador Tower has notified the state department that the Russian govern ment has agreed to arbitrate the j -iaixji9 ui -rtiiiei M-illl citizens &K&1USL 11, growing out of the seizure of their ves sels off the Siberian coast. These claims amount to $300,000 and Russia's will ingness to arbitrate them is the best evidence, state department officials say, of their validity. Mr. Tower is negotiating a treaty re ferring the claims to arbitration, which will be based upon the conventions un der which the Cheek andMcCord claims were arbitrated. The arbitrator will be selected by the two governments and will be required to render the award within six months after his appoint ment. These claims are due to the seizure of American sealing ships off the Si berian coast in 1S92 and the maltreat ment of some of their rrpHs Their vessels were seized twenty miles away I irom tne faiberian shore. Had the seiz ure occurred within three miles it is psTs probable this government would have declined to press the claims. The Swiss government is expected to render its verdict in the Delagoa bay claim during the coming fall. This claim, growing out of the seizure of the Delagoa Bay railroad, owned by an American citizen, by the Portuguese government, amounts to several mil lions of dollars. SANTA FERACERS.J Office Employes Compete on Garfield Park Track. The Santa Fe office employes who are bicycle enthusiasts had a race meet at Garfield park Saturday afternoon. The summaries follow: One mile open: Fred Brown first, Norman Jury second, Percy Crow third; time, 2:15. One-half mile open: Fred Brown first, Will Taggart second, Chas. Sowle third; time, 1:17. Two mile free-for-all: Chas. Sowle first, C. J. Rolfe second, Frank White lock third: time, 6:58. One hundred yard foot race: W. S. King first, P. M. Cliver second, Henry Helmig third; time, :15. Three mile department race. In this race there was one contestant from each of the three divisions of the freight receipts department; one each from the interline, agents' and revising divisions. Results: Fred Brown first, Chas. Sowle second, W. H. Taggart third; time, 8:56. Some Fried Chicken. And some of those other nice things for lunch that your wife will be glad to make will be all you need to take to Ft. Riley, Thursday, Aug. 17. Special train leaves Union Pacific depot 7:30 a. m. Leaves Ft. Riley 8 p.m. Round trip, $1.50. Marshall's band concert Wednesday evening. WANTED--HELP WANTED Any persons desiring sewing done by day to address M., care Journal. WANTED A position in private family to take care of horses and to work around house. Please answer. H. M. Drane, general delivery. WANTED Washing or ironing by white woman; good reference. Address I. B., care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Dining room girls; also cham bermaid. Southeast corner Eighth and Quincy street. WANTED MALE EELP WANTED A competent young man can secure a permanent situation a nieht clerk by applying at Hotel Whitley, Em poria, Kansas. WANTED Reliable man. Compensation $18 per week. Reference required. Address Globe company, 723 Chestnut St., Phila delphia, Pa. CASH for acceptable ideas. State if pat ented. The Patent Record. Baltimore. Md. FOR SALE; Household goods, carpets, stoves and dishes. .21 Quincy street, Tuesday and Wednesday. FOR SALE Two seated carriage; also ladies' and gent's wheel. 1031 Arch St. FOR SALE OR TRADE Grocery stock and fixtures, horse and delivery wagon; a bargain if taken soon. 13u3 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Horse, buggy and harness. Call at 403 Lake street. FOR SALE: Good young 5 year old geld ing, broke single and double. 312 Walnut street. FOR SALE New Kimball piano. Singer sewing machine. gentleman's gold watches cheap, cash or payments. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Large fine driving mare, 6 years old. 127i; Topeka avenue. FOR SALE1 Trap nearly new; also Pack ard orp-an; good condition. Inquire 431 Poik street. FOB, SENT SOOMS. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, 509 Harri son street. FOR RENT Large nicely furnished room wir.h hoard. Su0 Topeka avenue. FOR RENT Furnished rooms for light housekeeping, second floor. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms on first floor, suitable for light housekeep ing: one block from Kansas avenue. En quire C. E. Lagerstrom. Journal office. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Partner. I want a sober, ener getic man with $250 to manage business in -Topeka; $15 per week wages and one half interest in the business; permanent situation; this is a good business chance. References required. Address H. Willmer ing, Peoria, 111 FREE Wanted all to know we are giving watches, silver sets, kodaks and opera glasses free to all who trade with us. If our representatives fail to call on vou ask for the contracts in the New York store, 110 East 6ih street. WANTED Green fall apples, 20c per bushel. Topeka Vinegar works. WANTED Guns to trade or repair: big line. Golden Rule, 514 Kansas avenue. WANTED Everyone to use Washburn's pure cider vinegar for pickling, 2oc per gallon. Send orders to 1137 Washburn ave. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS (Both sexes.) Sell greatest money maker ever offered. $3.00 to $!S.OO daily. "Kno-Phire" new chemical com pound. Makes lace curtains, clothing draperies, etc.. absolutely fireproof. Quick seller. We supply plenty of advertising matter. Send 2 cent stamp for terms, circulars, etc., or 35 cents for sample package. Kno-Phire Mfg. Co., (incorpor ated) No. 332 Court St., Rochester, N. Y. FOB KENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Corner Sixth and Lincoln sts., newly painted 7 room cottage, with every modern convenience. $25 per month. Address E. B. A., care Journal. FOB, SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 5 shares First National bank stock; pays 6 per cent: no taxes. 3 acres east side, fenced, cultivated. 2 nice lots, Mulvane St., monthly pay ments. lzosi Clay street. G room cottage. Set of bank fixtures. F. J. BROWN. 17, Columbian Bldg. FOR SALE GOOD INVESTMENTS 2 room house. 1 lot. Price $150: $25 cash, balance $5.00 per month; rents for $3 per month. 2 room house, 1 lot, $275: $25 cash, bal ance $5.00 per month; rents for $3 per month. 2 room house, 1 lot. Price $300; $23 cash, balance $5.00 per month; rents for $4.00 per month. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Two lots on Lawrence and Eleventh street cheap for cash. Inquire 314 Last 4th street, Topeka, Kansas, LOST AND FOTTOD. LOST Abstract of title and contract to lots in Fenskv's addition. Return to 135 North Chandler street. MIS CELLANEOTJS. WANTED Partner in legitimate busi ness; enormous profits; capital required, $150 to $3o0. Address O, care Journal. WILL DO HOUSE PAINTING FOR bicy cle or typewriter. Address Box 188, city. HACKS 25c to and from the depots; any part or tne city. tJoupe tor tumuy ana party use. Do your calling and shopping in our coupe: will make you special rates. Telephone 170. W. L. Lawless, Quincy 8t. Best hacks in the city. I DO stone and brick work, cement cel lars and cisterns, etc. August Palm, 421 Western avenue; work guaranteed. R-I-F-A-N-9. 10 for 3 cents at druggists. They banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. No mater what's the mat ter one will do you good. PHTSICIAN AND ST7S.QEON&. L. A. RYDER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon sf. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. UBes the Brlnkerhoff system of rectal treatment. a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, Ushure. ul ceration, etc DR. EVA HARDING, Homeopathlat. 621 Kansas av. TeL. 402. S. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. IDA C. BARNES, M. E. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 6SS residence and 16 office. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co. has been removed to Hi West Eighth at. FRESCO WORK. W. W. GILLESPIE, Fresco Palr.ter. De signs and estimates furnished on all classes of work. 1714 West Fifteenth, To- Seka, Kan. Refers to his work la Stat ournal building. jriNsiiops. J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps ana tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. TeL 359. VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY. JOHN F. STRICKROTT, Views and Commercial Work. Developing and fin ishing for amateurs a specialty. City views for sale. 531 Kansas ave. MACHINE SHOPS. MADE IN TOPEKA Established 1878. "Machines of ail kinds at the CaDital Iron Works, East 7th St. and Sant:t Fe tracks. Large foundry. improved ma chinery. Moderate prices. Estimates cheerfully given. H. K. Brooks and G. W. Brooks, proprietors. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES. CHAINS. Face treatments. Mrs. Hattie Van Vleck, 220 East Fifth St. ATTORN ETS-AT-IiAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice In all state an leaerai courts, buite ti, Craw ford bids-, Topeka, Kan. STOEAGE TOPEKA STORAGE AND' WAREHOUSE CO. Packs and ships household goods. Tel. ISO. C. D. Skinner, 123 East Sixtii st. STOVE REPAIRS. STOVE REPAIRS: original castings for cook stoves ana neaters, gas ana gaso line stoves. 'Phone 313. Hull Stove and Repair Co., 116 E. 8th St. TURKISH BATHS. TURKISH AND MINERAL BATHS at the Topeka Mineral Wells. Experienced attendants. 316 Harrison st. WATCHMAKER, WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks, 60e-, mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old Jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 512 Kan. ave. MONEY. BROKERS promoters, mortgage deal ers, wanting eastern moner write for circular. Investors Directory, New York. JIONEY to patent good Ideas secured through The Patent Record.Baitimore, Md. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles. guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal sroperty. L. Biscoe, 523 Kansas ave. SPECIALISTS. DR. J. ALBERT BERRY. 631 Kan. ave, TeL 765. Stomach, Intestines and Rectum. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas ave. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO.. US E. Sth st. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing ot all kinds. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves, &17 Kansas ave. 'Phone 602. First Published in the Topeka State Journal August 9, l&ytf. Notice of Meeting ot Board of Supervisors of Elections. Office of Commissioner of Elections, Topeka, Kan., Aug. S, 19. NOTICE is herebv given that there will be a meeting of the board of supei visors of elections held on Thursday. August 31st. 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the pur pose of revising the registration; hear ing of appeals from the decisions of the commissioner of elections, if any. and transacting such other business as may properly come before the board. JAMES BURGESS, Chairman. Seal. T. YOUNT, Secretary. LEGAL. First Published In the Topeka State Journal August 11, lsyj.l .PROPOSALS. Office of City Clerk, Topeka, Kan. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until Monday, August 14, ln at 5 o'clock p. m.. for grading, curbing and paving Willow avenue from West street to Oreenwood avenue. Greenwood avenue from Willow uvenua to Grove avenue. Tyler street from north line of Eleventh street to Twelfth street. Taylor street from Sixth avenue to Seventh street. Thirteenth street from Clay street to Buchanan street. King street from Western avenue to Fillmore street. Fillmore street from Tenth street to Huntoon street. The alleys in the block bounded br Fifth street, Jackson street, Siith avenuo, and Van Buren street. The alleys bounded by Seventh street, Harrison street,- Eighth avenue and To peka avenue. Alleys bounded bv Tenth avenus. ITar rri.son street. Eleventh street and Van Buren street, in the city of Topeka, Kan sas. Proposals phould bo addressed to the city clerk of Topeka and endorsed, "Pro posals for grading, curbing and paving Willow avenue from West street to Greenwood avenue: Greenwood avenue from Willow avenue to Grove avemie: Tyler street from the north line of Elev enth street to Twelfth street: Taylor street from Sixth street to Seventh street: Thirteenth street from Clay street to l;u chanan street: King street from Western avenue to Fillmore street: Fillmore street from Tenth street to Huntoon street: the alleys in. the block bounded by Fifth, street, Jackson street. Sixth avenue and Van Buren street: uilevs bounded bv Seventh street. Harrison" street. Eight ii avenue and Topeka avenue: alleys bound ed by Tenth avenue. Harrison street. Eleventh street and Van iuren street, la the city of Topeka, Kansas. INSTRUCTIONS. All proposals must conform to the spec ifications and estimates furnished by the city engineer and now on iile for inspec tion in the office of the city clerk. The mayor and council reserve tho right to reject any or all bids. J. H. SQUIRES, City Clerk. Dated Topeka, Kan, Aug. 11, ls.99. First Published In the Topeka State Journal August ll,ls:-:.l KOTICE. Mayor's Off!r. Topeka, Kan., August 11, 1M9. There will be a special meeting of tha council or the city of Topeka Ausrjst 14, 1S9. at 7:30 o'clock p. rn..f for the purpose of hearing any and all complaints that may be made as to the valuation rtHsosseil by the appraiser as per their report now on tile in the office of the city cierk oC said city, of all lots, pieces and par col- ot ground liabel f or the cost of op'mini? and extending Fillmore street, as provid ed in Ordinance No. 2MS. approved July C. J. DREW. MHvor. Attest: J. 11. Syl'IKKS. LSealj City Clerk, First Published in the Topeka Slat Journal August 11, liyy.J NOTICE. Mayor's Office, Topeka, Kansas, August 11, There will be a epeciul meeting of the council of th3 citv ot Topeka. Ausust 14. isyy, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of hearing any and all complains that may be made as to the valuation assessed by the appraisers as per their report now on file in the office of the city clerk of said city, of all lots, pieces and parcels of ground liable for the cost ot the improve ment of grading, curbing and ystvinij of Willow avenue from Lane utrcf t, to Greenwood avenue. Oreenwood avenue from "Willow avenue to Ashland avenue. Greenwood avenue from Ashland avenue to Park avenue. Greenwood avenue from Park avenue to Laurel avenue. Greenwood avenue from Laurel avenue to Grove avenue. Also to hear any and all complaint a that may be made as to the validity and fairness of the assessment of special tax to be assessed and levied on alU lots, pieces and parcels of ground liable fur such assessment for the improvement o said streets. In witness whereof T have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the city of Topeka to be attached this 11th dav of August, 1S&JJ. C. J. DREW, Mayor. Attest: J. K. SQUIRKS. Seal. City Clerk. First Published in the Topeka State Journal August 9, lSia. Notice of Closing of Registra tion For Special City Election. Office of Commissioner of Election, Topeka, Kan., Aug. 8, NOTICE is hereby given that th5 regis tration books will close for the Special City Election on Wednesday, August Mh, at tt o'clock p. m.t and will remain closed until after said Special City Election to be held on September 9th, WW. Seal. L. T. YOUNT, Commissioner of Elections. (First published in the Topeka Stat Journal, August 2, ly.) NOTICE. To Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby given that we the un dersigned. S. S. McFadden, Fred X. Mil ler and Edwin Brazier, were duly appoint ed by the mayor and council of the ciiy of Topeka and having duly qua lined as appraisers for the purpose of appiaising the property omitted in the former ap praisement for the construction of a sewer In Sewer District No. Ki. as provided for by Ordinance number 13. of the city of Topeka, and that we will meet as siitii appraisers at 5:i)0 o'clock p. m.. on tne 1-Uh day of August, lvf, on Central avenue be tween Gordon and Kious streets, on lota owned by J. Thomas in said Sewer Dis trict and will at that time proceed to ap. praise such lots and -pieces of ground ad were omitted from the former appraise ment. 5?. M'FADDRM. FRED N, MILLER, EDWIN BRAZIER, Appraisers. First Published in the Topeka State Journal August 11, law. NOTICE. At a meeting of the city council of To peka. held August 7. ISM, the following was adopted by the mayor end councilmou of the city of Topeka: Be it resolved, Bv the mayor ana coun cil of the city of Topeka that in orler to promote the health, comfort and sule-ty of the city of Topeka and its inhabitant, it is hereby declared necessary to pave with vitrified brick on sand foundation the alleys in the block bounded '.n the north by Seventh street, on the wrt bv Van Buren street, on the south by Kitrhth street and oil the west by Harrison street in the city of Topeka. g CHANET I hereby certify that the above ;s a true copy of tne original resolution now on lile in my office. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set mv hand and official seal this 11th day of Aueust uaa, at T"PekaKSPfIi;?p1r!

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1899. POPULISTS' CLUB lYill Try to Embarrass Gorernor Stanley. Show Inconsistency In Insur ance Department. CHURCH'S EXAMINERS. Failed to Turn Money Into State Treasury. licNall Was Ousted on Similar Grounds. Charges -will be filed with the gover nor probably this week against W. V. Church, state superintendent of insur ance. One of the principal allegations will be that Mr. Church's examiners have collected from insurance com panies moneys which have not been turned into the state treasury. Although there i3 no law specify ing what shall be done with the sums collected for the work of examiners, yet one of the principal charges against IWebb McNall was that he had not turn ed in the money his representatives col lected1. While the members of the Populist state committee do not believe Gover nor Stanley will heed the charges yet Ithey propose to embarrass Stanley as much as possible and have adopted this method of doing it. Some time soon charges amendatory to the charges against the Republican members of the board of regents of the elate agricultural college will be filed by S. A. Black, or some one represent ing fcim. A number of points were omit ted intentionally in the original docu ment presented to the governor but the ground will be entirely covered in the amendments. The Populist state committee has con cluded that proceedings as outlined (with reference to the above mentioned charges will at least place Governor Stanley in a compromising attitude be fore the people. The committee calls attention to the fact that when the charges were filed and heard against McNall the governor sat as a court and prose cutor, too. He read the charges and thereafter made an order which had teen written prior to the hearing, re moving McNall from office. Special attention was called to the fact that McNall's "road agents" had collected fees which they did not run into the treasury. This was criticised severely by Governor Stanley in his campaign prior to the election. Yet, the Republi can administration seems to have fallen into the same rut. When the governor heard the Mc Nall charges he was attended by J. A. Troutman, who was supposed to repre eent Arthur Capper, the indivdual who filed the charges against McNall. It develops since that Mr. Troutman was requested by the governor to prepare the charges for which he received $100 from the governor's contingent fund. Special attention was given the work of McNall's road agents. It was said that thousands of dollars had been col lected for alleged examinations but not a. single cent had been turned into the treasury. It was charged that McNall and his examiners had deposited the money so collected to their individual credit in Topeka banks. Recently Senator R. T. Battey and !W. C. Austin completed an examina tion of the Kansas Mutual Life Insur ance company which was made as a re sult of a question raised by Governor Stanley. As the mortality rate increase the company receives, in one class of its policies, the right to increase the as sessments. This was done upon a policy held by Governor Stanley. He called the attention of Superintendent Church to this matter and inquired if the company had the power to take euch action. It is now claimed by the Populist Btate committee that proof can be fur nished that President J. P. Davis of the Kansas Mutual wrote the letter asking the department to examine his company under pressure. That is to 3S On The Sj Breakfast 5 Tables of Brainy lj People I GrapeNuts H Appear. Reason The food is pre-digested by mechanical processes. It has the starchy part changed to grape sugar. It is quickly absorbed into the system. It contains the portions of grain nature uses to re-build the brain and nerve centers. It is fully cooked and ready to be served instantly. It has a most delicious flavor It is the concentration of nourishment. Children are very fond of Grape-Nuts. Grocers supply at 15c per package. Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich., make Grape-Nuts. say, the Republican machine were re sponsible for this request. President Davis and the Republican leaders deny this and say that the request for an ex amination was entirely voluntary. The examination was made. Thirty five days were consumed in the work by Messrs. Battey and Austin. They charged the company $S50. The Popu lists claim that this amount is much larger than McNall and his "agents" ever charged an insurance company for an examination. They point with pride to the fact that McNall made an exami nation of the Kansas company charg ing the sum of $100 for the work. Soon after the examination by Battey and Austin was completed the Popu lists commenced watching the treasury to see if any of the money collected was turned in. They claim that a man would go blind before seeing anything of this kind as no money was turned in. Then the Populists took another tack. R. H. Semple addressed a letter to F. E. Grimes, state treasurer, inquiring if the fees collected from the Kansas com pany for the examination had been turned in. This letter was shown to Governor Stanley and Mr. Church and it was at once decided that the treas urer could not afford to commit himself in writing on this subject so Mr. Grimes made a call upon Mr. Semple the day succeeding the receipt of the letter. Mr. Grimes asked to be excused from reducing his answer to writing. He explained to Mr. Semple that the mon ey from the insurance department had been turned in to him in lump sums, the sources from which it was received be ing not specified. However," said Mr. Grimes, "I do not believe the money collected from this examination has been turned in." "Of course not," replied Mr. Semple. "No one expected that it would be. Tour crowd made a howl about McNall doing this and now we want you fel lows to be consistent." "I hope you will excuse me from re ducing my answer to writing," said Mr. Grimes. "Oh, yes,"said Semple.'T'll excuse you now but the time is coming when you will have to answer the question." It is claimed that Mr. Church has also been over diligent in his efforts in the Travelers' case in which the Collins estate is interested. It is charged that Judge Horton, representing the com pany, offered to take the case into the district court of Shawnee county. If the court decided that the company should pay the Collins policy Judge Horton, agreed so it is said, to pay the loss. On the other hand Judge Horton also agreed to take no appeal to any other tribunal, but it is claimed that this did not suit Mr. Church. It is charged that he declined to consider the proposition of going into court, saying that there the company would probably escape the liability on some techni cality. The superintendent demanded a set tlement of this claim by the company and attempted to enforce it. He notified the company that unless the claim was paid the license to do business in Kan sas would be revoked. Thereupon the company went into the federal court and enjoined Mr. Church. The history of this "oppression" will be made clear in the charges which the Populist state committee will prefer against Church. The charges will be filed with the governor, although it is not expected that he will consider them. The attitude of the governor will be thoroughly exploited in campaign documents to be issued by the state committee. The Populist committee will soon open headquarters and they propose to begin at once a rattling fight on the state administration. The governor's failure to clean out the Klondike by armed force .will also be exploited. RALSTON'S MONEY. Borne One Else Seems to Have Drawn It. J. C. Ralston of Pittsburg came to Topeka to enlist as a private in the Kansas regiments at the outbreak of the war with Spain. He was rejected but was entitled to $9 for expenses in coming to Topeka. The voucher was sent to Ralston a few weeks ago by the adjutant general. It was returned to the auditor and paid. Now Mr.Ralston wants to know what has become of- his voucher. It is believ ed that some one else received the mon ey by forging Ralston's name. .State Auditor Cole has referred the matter to the United States marshal for investi gation. PHILIP FOX'S PROMOTION. He Is a Son of Adjutant General 8. M. Fox. Col. S. M. Fox, adjutant general of the state, is happy because his son Philip, who is a member of the Twen tieth Kansas has been promoted to be a second lieutenant. The young man en listed as a private in the Manhattan Salina company. Lieut. Fox secured his military train ing at the state agricultural college un der the instruction of Capt. Harry Cav enaugh, one of the best drill masters and disciplinarians in the army. The young man was interested in military matters and was thoroughly acquainted with the manual of drill and military regulations. He has advanced from the ranks to the new position which he now holds. DELINQUENT COUNTIES. Forty-five Have Failed to Pay State Taxes. Forty-five Kansas counties are delin quent in the payment of interest and principal on bonds to the state treasury in the sum of $213,000. The state treasurer has a list of the delinquent counties which he has placed in the hands of the attorney general. Mr. Godard will return in a few days from his summer vacation and will at once take up the bond question and make an effort to settle all of the delin quencies. Mr. Godard once said: "If I can get this bond business straightened out during m term of office, I think I will have served the state faithfully. The state is losing much money through this source and I hope to be able to set tle everything up to date." BOGABD'S RIGHTS. Ex-Represontative Locked TTp by a Kansas City Policeman. Ex-Representative Al Bogard of Ar gentine, who during the four years that he was in the Kansas legislature was one of the most prominent law makers at Topeka, spent two hours in a prison cell in Kansas City. Mr. Bogard is a farmer and for a score of years he has journeyed at fre quent intervals during the week from his home near Argentine to Kansas City, Kan., with his garden products. While going through the streets of Ar mourdale a policeman accosted him and demanded to see his license as a vender of vegetables. "I am a producer and am offering for sale my own products," explained Mr. Bogard, who had made several laws himself. "Can't help that, the city ordinances say you must have license," replied the officer. "The city ordinance can't take away my common rights," insisted Mr. Bo gard, "but you can lock me up if you want to." This the policeman proceeded to do, and for two long hours the ex-statesman sat in a sweltering cell. He was released on bond later for his appear ance in police court, where it will be determined whether a city ordinance has a right to take away an individual's constitutional privileges. The case will be fought to the end, and the large number of truck gardeners in the Kaw Valley will watch the outcome. Charters Granted. The following new Kansas corpora tions have secured charters: The Acme Gas Machine company, of Little River; capital $5,000; to manufac ture a patent gas machine. The Farm Mutual Live Stock Insurance company, of Burlington; to insure cattle against death by Texas fever, tornado or cy clone. The charter provides that the company shall not be liable for loss in case of insurrection, invasion or riot. The Central Mercantile company, of Hutchinson; capital, $50,000; to conduct a wholesale store. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Don't neglect to register! R. B. Welch i3 remodelling his resi dence. The liverymen did not like the weather Sunday night. Harry Rlgby will edit the High School World this winter. The franchise of the Phoenix Telephone company has expired. The restaurants had a great run on hot coffee Saturday night. If this weather keeps on the football season will be hastened. The ice man had a frown this morning and the coal man smiled. The West Tenth street line of the city railway is being repaired. Guilford Dudley, jr., will soon leave for a trip through Michigan. Judge Guy was once a banker. lie was cashier of a bank at Solomon. Topeka people know more about tennis talk than they did a week ago. The talk of a sewer district east of the Santa Fe tracks has been revived. There are several business fronts on Kansas avenue that need painting. Marshall's band played "At a Georgia Campmeeting" as an encore Sunday. The dancing clubs are beginning to look forward to the winter's "campaign." Archie F. Williams has returned from Manitou where he visited his parents. H. S. Lawrence leaves for New York Wednesday to join an opera company. George Clark, secretary of state, will move his family to Topeka September 1. W. Y. Morgan has been interviewed on the crop outlook by a Kansas City paper. Fresh oysters are advertised. The oj'ster men must spell the present month with an "r." The chimney on the Santa Fe general offices is being retopped and made several feet higher. W. V. Church, superintendent of insur ance has returned from a visit at his old home in Marion. The weather clerk deserves the com mendation of all the people for furnish ing cool Sundays. Observer Jennings must have returned from Colorado with a grip full of Pike's Peak temperature. The river roads east of town on the north and south sides are the favorite drives during the summer. Topeka has only 3,300 gas meters in use. With dollar gas there would be three times that number. Major Anderson went to Jefferson, In dian territory. He was billed as one of the speakers there. Labette county has more apple trees than any county in the state,, 224,704. Shawnee has 200,531. When Topeka has cheaper gas and cheaper water, the people will have little reason to complain. A prominent Topeka minister chews to bacco and expectorates behind the pulpit during his sermons. The most popular man at the tennis tournament was Jones, the man who car ried the water bucket. The comparatively cool weather of the last two days has been a great relief after the heat of last week. A Topeka man says he enjoys a tennis match because there is no "kicking" over the umpire's decisions. A Topeka man who can -,ot afford one himself wonders why every rich man does not buy an automobile. The absorbing question of the day is, "What will this new search and seizure ordinance amount to?" William Baird, a returned missionary from Korea, spoke at the Y. M. C A. rooms Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. T. McFarland of the First M. E. church is attending the Elpworth league convention at Bonner Springs. W. E. Sterne, United States marshal, has gone to Washington to take an insane prisoner to the federal asylum. Mrs. Emma Maude Ogden has sued her husband, Samuel Harry Ogden for a di vorce. They were married in 1894. The Horticultural society will save samples of fruits to be used in making an exhibit this fall in the state house. Topeka is still without a baseball team while many of the little Kansas towns are supporting excellent ball clubs. The Topeka young men who played ten nis now wear several shades of tan. It has suddenly become quite popular. The Shawnee county horticultural so ciety had an all day picnic at A. L. Ents minger's, near Silver Lake Thursday. The Powhattan Post says that mothers are naming their babies after Congress man Curtis up in Brown county now. Frank Eberhardt, state tennis champion returned to his home in Salina Sunday. His brother, Fred, went Saturday night. Presid nt W. G. Purdy of the Rock Is land parsed through Topeka Sunday in private car No. 3u0, on his way to Denver. Watermelons by the wagon load are a common sight on the streets now, but they do not excite the envy they once did. Housewives complain that for several weeks wash day has been made unpleas ant by Sunday or Monday morning rains. When 100 names have been secured on the Family Club list the club house will be built. There are 75 names on the list now. The new search and seizure ordinance does not seem to have created a great degree of consternation among the joint ists. The name of the Topeka Savings and Loan association has been changed to "The Capitol Building and Loan associa tion. Justice W. R. Smith of the supreme court has leased the house at Eleventh and Harrison streets for a term of two years. Good home grown watermelons have reached the local markets, although the Oklahoma melon seems to have the best flavor. A Topeka man says a man who Is called "Billy' "Jimmy," "Johnny" or "Charley" has the advantage in a race for political favors. Arthur S. Kane of the Kansas City Star came to Topeka to report the finals in the tennis tournament. He is himself a fast player. Topeka photographers are preparing to make exhibits at the meeting of the State Photographers' association to be held here this fall. M. E. Stoker has filed a claim of $1,105 in the probate court against the Gage estate for the funeral expenses of the late G. G. Gage. There is a parrot in the vicinity of the court house that entertains the officers by singing. It has six or eight songs in its "repertoire." The Santa Fe Denver train Sunday en ront east, was crowded to the guards and there were nine coaches and sleepers in the equipment. 'Rev. A. D. Ebright of Wellington preached at the First Methodist Episco- al church yesterday in the absence of r. McFarland. The people who lived in the neighbor hood of the tennis grounds and could stay under their own vine and fig tree and see the play were envied. A roster of the G. A. R., and ladies' auxialiary organization of Topeka has been Just at this time odds and tnAz in all A cost to get rid of them, to make room for new goods, which are coming in faster than i -r x. t T r t, i: T we can accommoaaie in our receiving ruuin, so mut iuu. iur space ui uicu icpccuve I departments. f Our best 36-inch Percales always 12e, -will go at Our 45c and 50c Imported Ginghams will move at X9c The best 25c Ginghams ever shown on any counter will be before you at 12C What's left of our 5c and 6c Lawns will be.. 32C A few pieces only of our 25c Dimities. X5c Our 39c Wash Silks, full line colors, are extra good values at t 25c Our 59c and 50c corded and plaid Habutia Wash Silks 35c Our 75c 24-inch Printed Foulards, on center table, at 4:8c Our 4, 5 and 6 inch Fancy Ribbons, former price 50c, 60c and 75c 39c Our 25c, 45c and 39c Fancy Ribbons 19c Our 20c, 25c and 30c Embroideries X9c Our 75c Bobbinet Ties with ruffled and em broidered ends 50c Our 25c Ladies' colored Leather Belts 10c prepared and Is being distributed free to those who want them. A large pile of refuse melon rinds was one of the unpleasant things to passers by at the corner of Second street and Kansas avenue Sunday. Secretary William H. Barnes of the State Horticultural society, has Issued a map showing the condition of apples in SI counties in the state. Lawyers except divorce lawyers do not have much to do during the extremely hot weather, for the reason that it Is too hot for people to go tolaw. The state tennis tournament which has just closed was the' best ever held in To peka, The playing was pronounced the fastest ever seen in Kansas. Dr. Mary E. Stewart has returned from a visit with her son in New York city. There were people in town today who talked of the necessity of fires. Every afternoon the streets and side walks adjacent to the police station are flooded with water and the atmosphere is cooled somewhat in that manner. Frank E. Shelden has returned to Kan sas City. He says he will hereafter de-, vote his entire time to the practice of den tistry and will play tennis no more. People who were complaining the loud est about the heat 4S hours ago were turning up their coat collars and making a fuss this morning about the "cold." The Modocs are getting some special songs ready to advertise Topeka and Kan sas when they go to the national G. A. R. encampment at Philadelphia next month. Congressman Curtis can call more peo ple in the First district by name than any other politician. He not only knows the men but he knows the women folks, too. Residents of a block on Tyler street were awakened from their midnight slumbers Sunday night by a vocal concert of all the popular songs given on a front porch. "We're improving." was the only re mark made by the Taylor Brothers from Lyons when they were defeated in the final round for the championship in doubles. A temperance meeting will be held un der the auspices of the W. C. T. U. in the First Methodist church this evening. It will be addressed by Mrs. Thorpe and others. The proposed organization in the Sec ond ward to boom the city's progress and the new city hall will be a credit to the enterprise of the people of that section of the city. Judge Dolman married David J. Benson and Priscilla P. Fike. both of Silver Lake Saturday. Thev drove down from Silver Lake in a lumber wagon, starting at 5 o'clock in the morning. Court officials say that more divorce cases are filed in summer than in winter, because the hot weather is trying or. peo ple's tempers and they get mad quicker than they do in cold weather. A Topeka girl who attended tennis games for the first time last week has discovered that "love games" are not always played In the evening out on the front porch or in the hammock. Governor Stanlev spoke at the reunion of the old settlers of Harvey county at Haletead last week. This week he is scheduled to attend old settlers' gather ings at Jewell City and Blue Rapids. The Kansas Citv baseball team will make a trip through Kansas this week. They will play at Abilene. Will Matteson. one of the tennis players in Topeka this week will play shortstop for Abilene. Nearlv every one prefers the open cars to the closed ones, but there is one excep tion to the rule the conductors. The open cars make them more work because peo ple can get on any place they want to. The officers of the Knights and Ladies of Security are trying to decide whether to put the third coat of paint on the city building or wait awhile. Better put the third coat on the fire department b.iilding. If some of the tall, slim young men only knew how thev looked in short pants thev would not attempt to keep up this stvle, but would leave it to the exclusive use of their shorter and more fleshy breth ren. About the hottest job In Topeka Is re pairing the pavement. The reflection of the sun from the pavement greatly in creases the heat, and added to trie heat from the portable furnaces it makes it al most unendurable. There are at present about twenty ap plications for rural delivery routes in Kansas, more than can be granted until congress increases the appropriation for this purpose, which will probably be done at the next session. Charles Lynn, who succeeds E. H. Hathaway as special agent of the post office department for the establishment of rural free delivery routes in Kansas, will make his headquarters in Topeka for the next month or two. There will be an excursion to Fort Riley next Thursday to a celebration held by the Knights and Ladies of Security. It is expected that a large number of Topeka people will attend, as the fort is an excel lent place for a picnic. The suddenness with which the wind storm came up Saturday evening caused a great deal of hurrying to and fro. It had been so pleasant iust a few mintues be fore that people were entirely unprepared for any thing of the kind. One argument in favor of ringing the fire bell is that when an alarm is turned in and the fire pressure turned on the wat er mains and the water becomes roiled. between "hay and grass' as it were, we have accumulations of fr a ft m?nh and our remedv is to mark them anv orice regardless of light colors only TfHC WAIT FOR OUR FURNITURE OPENING. and house keepers can draw a pail of clear water when they hear the fire bell. When "In His Steps" was first pub lished John W. Breidenthal purchased a large number of copies and sent them to his friends in various parts of the country Mr. Breidenthal does this with nearly every book that he thinks is just about right. Said a young man to a crowd of com panions last evening at the transfer sta tion, "Boys, you will never make a mis take in choosing a good cigar, if you al ways ask for the Chauncey M. Depew cigar sold by R. W. Squires at 782 Kansas avenue." Druggists say that the demand for bro mo seltzer Is far greater on Sunday morn ing than at any other time during the week. They say people "celebrate" on Saturday night and then buy bromo the next morning to reduce their heads to the normal size. S. B. Hoovey, general superintendent of C. R. I. T.. with headquarters at Ft. Worth, passed through Topeka Sunday accompanied by his wife, enroute home after taking his daughter to Colorado where she will remain several weeks on account of her health. Ex-Police Judge Lee of Manhattan was arrested Saturday night for the same old offense intoxication 'without power to navigate. He spent the night in jaii and $3 with the jailor and left. He has been arrested more times than a Chinese count ing board would register. Captain A. M. Fuller of the Rock Island will accompany the Oklahoma and Kansas official special train which goes over the Rock Island to the National Encampment and reunion of the G. A. R., which meets at Philadelphia in the early' part of Sep tember. This train leave Topeka on Sep tember 2. John Armstrong remembers that in 1846 a wagon load of apples was brought from Westport, Kansas City, to Topeka, and the seed from one of the apples was planted on A. L. Entsminger's farm near Silver Lake. This year that 53 years old tree bears a wagon load of apples. "In His Steps" has been put into stereo type plates by the American Press asso ciation and is now sold in that form to all the small dailies and weekly papers in the country to be run by them as a serial. They will probably add several million more people to those who have al ready read the book. There are tricks in all trades excenting, of course, the particular one in which you are engaged. It is said that some of the jointists "steered" one of the spotters em ployed by the committee of 200 some time ago, "up against" the committee on pur pose to fool the committee. In other words the potter was really working in the in terests of the jointists and there were no convictions on the testimony which he worked up. Deputy United States marshal F. C. Trigg has taken Samuel Jamison to Mary land for trial on criminal charges. Over two years ago he left the little town of Bellatown, Mil., where he was postmaster and went to Pawnee Rock, Barton county, Kansas, where he went to work as a farm hand. He was charged with be ing short in his accounts. For over two years the authorities could not locate him and at last Deputy Marshal Trigg learned of his whereabouts and arrested him. A street car caught fire Saturdav after noon from a short circuit. The car was near Sixth and Jackson streets at the time and the alarm was sent In by tele phone calling out a chemical engine, two hose wagons and a ladder truck for one small street car with about as much fire as it takes to keep a corn cob pipe going. The 30 foot ladders were to be used in rescuing the passengers. A call for the chemical engine only a block away would have been sufficient, but people will get rattled over small matters. TENNIS CHAMPIONS. Frizes All Taken From the Topeka Flayers. For the first time in five years the state tennis tournament did not end in a blaze of glory for the Topeka players. They drew a blank this year and all the prizes, except some seconds, went out of town. Frank Eberhardt of Salina won the state championship from Frank E. Shel den and Ed Carroll and Sidney Griggs of Lawrence carried .off the prizes in doubles. The consolation prize went to M. H. Taylor of Lyons. L, C. Bronson of Topeka won second place in the sin gles; George Stoker of Topeka took sec ond place in the consolations. The tournament ended late Saturday afternoon in the presence of several hundred spectators. The contest In singles between Shelden and Eberhardt was the most important match and a great crowd surrounded the courts. The parking adjoining the courts was filled with buggies and carriages, there being an unusually large attendance of la dies. Frank Eberhardt, the winner of the championship $50 cup offered by O. M. Wilhite of Emporia, and who wrested from Frank Shelden the state cham pionship title, played all day Saturday. He first finished Web Wilder in the morning game and immediately played Our 50c and 60c Ladies' colored Leather Belts 25c Our 60c to 90c Black Leather Belts 4:5c Our Men's Leather Belts Half Price Our 11.00 and $1.25 Ladies' tucks and ruffles Our $1.00 and $1.25 White P. K. Skirts 75c Our $1.00 White Duck Skirts 50c Not many Crash Skirts left, but all marked at big reductions. 20 doz. Ladies' Richelieu Bleached Silk Taped Ribbed Vests 10 dozen Men's Maco Derby Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, best 25c goods ever shown, broken sizes Our 50c, 75c and $1.00 Negligee Shirts, with or without collars. Men's Japanese Hemstitched Printed Hand kerchiefs, good quality 25 dozen extra heavy and large double loop Bath Towels L. C. Bronson. Mr. Bronson could not stand the sun and heat and soon went out of form. After this he was an easy mark for Eberhardt. Then the Eber hardt Bros., played Griggs and Carroll in doubles. Griggs and Carroll won and soon after this match was finished, Frank Eberhardt went in to play Shel den. Eberhardt took the first set 7-5. Shelden stock took a rise when he won the next set, 6-4. Eberhardt then won a set in six straight games and finished the match and won all the honors by defeating Shelden in handy style by the score of 7-5. While this match was being finished, Carroll and Griggs put the Taylor Bros, out in two sets, 6-2, 6-3. This was the final in doubles and the Lawrence men wore from the grounds the medals valued at $25 each and carried the honor of winning the state championship in doubles. Lawrence and Stoker defeat ed Carroll and Griggs in the finals last year. The prizes have been awarded as fol lows Camera and the Mit Way cup, to Frank Eberhardt, winner of first place in singles. Slocum racket, value $7.50, to Lou Bronson, winner of second place in sin gles. Gold medals, valued at $25, to Carroll and Griggs, winners of first place in doubles. Umbrellas, valued at $5 each, to Tay lor brothers, winners of second place in doubles. The complete score follows: Final: Frank Eberhardt beat Bron son 7-5, 7-5. Championship: Frank Eberhardt beat Frank Sheldon, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5. Semi-finals: Carroll and Griggs beat Eberhardt brothers, 6-4, 6-4. Taylor brothers beat Matteson and Forney, 6-3, 7-5. Finals: Carroll and Griggs beat Tay lor brothers, 6-2, 6-3. SEARCH FOR OFFICERS. For Additional Regiments Be gan by Mr. Hoot. New Tork, Aug. 14. A special to the World from Washington says: Secretary Root has sent telegrams to governors of states asking for the names of two officers of each volunteer regiment in the Spanish war. As all regiments now ordered are fully offi cered, these must be for new regiments which the administration contemplates raising. It is thought very likely that orders for them will be issued early in the week. DESECRATED CHURCHES. German Catholic Societies Fass Point ed Resolutions In Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 14. Resolutions con demning alleged desecration of Catholic churches in the Philippine islands by the soldiers of the United States were unanimously passed at a meeting of representatives of the German Catholic societies of Chicago last night at St. Boniface school hall. The principal speaker. Rev. George D. Heldman, pas tor of St. Paul's church, said that the resolutions did not mean to lay blame at the door of the administration, but that a solemn protest should be made against the desecration of Catholic churches by the soldiers in the Philippines. Special G. A. R. Excursion to Phila delphia Via Lake Shore Michigan Southern railway. Tickets on sale September 1st to 4th inclusive, at low rates. Final return limit September 30th. Optional routes. Stop-over privileges. Circular of information on application to B. F, Humphrey, T. P". A., Kansas City, Mo.. F. M. Byron, G. W. A., Chicago, A. J. Smith, G. P. A., Cleveland. CASTOR! A !for Infanta and Children. Tii8 Kind You Hays Always Bought Signature of Underskirts, with 75c 10c 15c 39c lOc 121c Azte o o o o IC Calendar o o o o o o o o o Send 25 cents to T. L. King, agent A. T. S. F. E'y. To peka, Kas., for copy of Aztec Calendar, July to December. Cootains six separate repro ductions in color (Sxil incit es) of Burbank's Fueblo In dian portraits the season's art sensation. Also en graved cover representing ancient Aztec calendar stone. A handsome and unique sou venir; edition limited; order early. Crawford Opera House A GRAXD ATHLETIC EXTERTAHMEST WE5iNaEHSxD.AT August 16th Program of tHe Evening: Four Round Bouts: Mike Grant vs. John Thomas: Fred Austin vs. John Kel ly. For scientific points. Grand Bag Punching Exhibition. Grand Battle Royal: The Black Dia mond, the Kansas Cyclone, the Texas Spider, the Oklahoma CoffCe Cooler. The main event of the evening will be the six round go between WADK WATTS of Topeka, Kansas, and TOMMIR SEAK3 of London, England. Doors open 7:30 p. m. performance commences (SM sharp. SCARCITY OF COIN IN CHINA From Engineering and Mining Journal. A currency embarrassment has resulted in China from the rise in the price of cop per. The fractional currency of that coun try consists of coper "cash," and these are really the standard for the sreat buik of dailv transactions among the people. Wages "are so small and prices so low that there is seldom need of the silver dollar or tael in retail business. When the rise in copper became known in the east, how ever, these "cash" rose to a premium, and were consequently sold and disap peared from circulation, greatly to the embarrassment of the small merchants. In some of the large commercial centers an effort was made to supply the defic iency, but it did not go very far after the authorities found out that copper need ed to coin or stamp the equivalent of a silver tael in "cash" cost from 1H to Hi taels. Chinese provincial authorities are not likelv to do business at a loss for the benefit o'f the public, and so the embar rassment continues. A reduction in the weight or size of the "cash" would not be tolerated by so conservative a people as the Chinese. The Issue of subsidiary sli ver coin is talked of: but it would take a long time to bring this about and even then it is doubtful whether the people would take the new coins. The problem is not an easy one to solve under the con ditions existing in China. Why Not Go to Ft. Riley with the special ex cursion train over the Union Pacific, 7-30 a m., Thursday, Aug. IT. Leaves returning 8 p. m. Round trip, $1.50. Half the Ills that man is heir to come from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit ters strengthens and tones the stomach; makes indigestion impossible. The Hartford Life Insurance Company, OF HARTFORD, CONN., Has a few lots of Real Estate in Kansas which will be closed out to the highest bidder on or before August 25th inst. If you are in terested, please send to the office of the Company for a list of the properties.