The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 22, 1899

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II A NEWARMY. Filipino Insurgents Have As sembled a Large Force In CaTite Province From Which They Were Driven. RECENT DRUBBING S Seem to Have No Tower to Dis courage Them. Everything Indicates That They Are Full of Fight. Manila, Aug. 19, via Hong Kong, Aug. jo The Filipino rebels appear to retain much more of a fighting spirit than might be expected after their recent San Fernando experiences and1 Gen. Lawton's drubbings in the south. After giving up San Fernando with a feeble struggle they entrenched thera selves at Angeles, working for several days and impressing non-combatants Into the work thus saving the armed men for the fighting. They engaged Lieut. Col. Smith's regiment and the artillery warmly for four hours, mak ing one of the most stubborn resist ances of the campaign. But the Ameri cans are indebted to the usual poor marksmanship of the Filipinos, as well as to their own strategy for their small losses. In the province of Cavite, where it was supposed the rebels had been scat tered and demoralized beyond recuper ation they have assembled an army of several thousand men distributed among the important towns from the lake to the bay After the San Fernando engagement the rebels attempted to deter the Amer icans from a further advance north ward by menacing the railroad com munication. Several hundred of Gen. Pio Pilar's men crossed the Rio Grande between the American outpost town and threatened Baliuag, Quingua and other places with small American gar risons, while during Sunday and Mon day nights smaller bands tried to tear up the railroad tracks at several points between Bigaa and Malolos. Reinforce ments of American troops, however, were sent along the railroad from Ma nila to San Fernando while the forces at Baliuag and Quingua sallied out against Gen. Filar's men and the rebels wereeasily driven away. In brushes between the Filipinos and the Americans during three days the Americans lost several men, while the Filipinos' loss was heavy. OTIS SUPPRESSES NEWS. Of these operations the Associated Press correspondent was permitted to send only an inadequate dispatch dic tated verbatim by Major General Otis. The censor writes stereotyped official phrases and adjectives into the dis patches tending to magnify the Ameri can operations and to minimize the op position. Gen. Otis says newspapers are not public institutions but private enter prises, and the correspondents are only here on sufferance. All reports from the rebel territory agree that the scarcity of food is in creasing and that the rebel command ers at Aparit and other points refuse to obey Aguinaldo's order in regard to closing the ports held by the rebels against American ships and say that any ship bringing stores will be wel comed. Several ships from Manila are now at such ports. Hundreds of people come into Manila daily and return to the rebel lines with food and other commodities. The guards stationed along the road report ed that five thousand persons passed through the lines in three days and that 45 tons of rice were carried out in email parcels on the same road,. in ten days. Much of this undoubtedly goes to aid the rebels, but the authorities permit this traffic from motives of charity toward the women and chil dren, who are undoubtedly suffering. Gen. MacArthur is establishing mu nicipal governments In the villages rorth of Manila. The mayor of Baliuag, the first town where Gen. Lawton established the Fame rule, who was supposed to be one of the most friendly and trust worthy of the natives, has been placed In Jail charged with arranging with the rebels for an attack on the town. The American troops have been with drawn from all that part of the coun try which was half cleared of rebels In the expedition of the Americans in June last. The rebels have returned to San Mateo which was abandoned for the third time after its recent capture. It is alleeed that more than half the Howitzer ammunition during the fight at Angeles was defective and failed to explode. JOE WHEELER ARRIVES. Manila, Aug. 22. While a reconnoit ring party of the Twenty-fourth infan try under Capt. Crane was crossing the Moriquini river on a raft the hawser lroke. The current, very swift at that oint. caused the raft to capsize drown ing nine enlisted men. The United States transport Tartar from San Francisco Julv 24 with Gen eral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter troops of the Nineteenth infantry and more than $1. 300.0(30 in coin has arrived. TERRITORIAL CON VENTION. Called to Meat at Juneau, Alaska, October 9. Seattle. Wn.. Aug. 22. The towns of Foutheastern Alaska have issued a cail for a territorial convention, to be held at Juneau. October 9. The convention will be composed of 70 delegates The object is to promote unity in all de xnends made byAlaska in congress and to frame and adopt laws which con gress will be urged to pass. This will cover municipalities, courts, schools taxes, etc. EAGLE SCREAMED. Topeka Soldier Saw Fourth, of July Celebrated by a New People. The following is from a letter written to the State Journal by George G. Boardman with the Twentieth United States regulars in the Philippines: "I do not know what the people in the states think of this great absorbing question but I have seen the Fourth of July celebration by a new people who have had their first idea of American freedom and they made the eagle scream according to instructions. We celebrated here with all the zeal and ardor Americans have. We fairly made these old hills re-echo American free dom. I am now prouder than ever of our new inheritance to see the stars and stripes wave over a free people." MISPLACED SWITCH. Results In Injury to 25 Rail way Excursionists. Circleville, O., Aug. 22. An excursion train on the Cincinnati Muskingum Valley railroad was wrecked in the edge of this city and five persons were seriously injured and twenty others badly cut and bruised. The injured: Engineer Wm. Ditto, internally. Wm. McGuinn, baggagemaster. Mrs. Leoto Reichelderfer, Criders ville, O. Miss Kate de Long, Indianapolis. Rev. C. H. Eckhardt, Lima, O. The train was running at a high rate of speed in the outskirts of the city when a misplaced switch turned it into a siding on which stood a locomotive. Both engines were telescoped and the first two cars badly splintered. The train had three coach loads of passen gers going to a family reunion at Laurelville, O. BRYAN AT ST. MARYS. Will Speak at Meeting of Woodmen Thursday. The second annual meeting of the Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee county log rolling association will be held at St. Marys Thursday. W. J. Bryan is billed for a speech. The speech and everything else is free and here is a list of the attractions offered: Street parade of floats and forester teams. Eight bands of music. Ladies' cadet drill. Exhibition by Sunflower team of To peka. Competitive drill of teams, cash prize. $25. Tug of war between Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee county Woodmen. A baby show. A greased pole climbing. Log sawing contest. Log chopping contest. All to end in a cake walk by Kansas City talent and a fireworks display. NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. City Railway Removes Dangerous Tracks on Twelfth Street. The city railway is making much needed improvement in their tracks on the Twelfth street line, at the corner of Harrison. There were formerly two tracks, with double switch facilities going to the fair grounds, in addition to the regular line going out Twelfth street. One branch line has been taken up, and now only a single switch line from the main track leads to the fair grounds. This gives considerable more room to the street for drive way, which is needed as the street is none too wide. This corner has always been a dan gerous one to vehicles, on account of the multitude of tracks and the nar rowness of the steeet, and numerous accidents have occurred by the wheels being caught and wrenched in the curved rails. In addition to this im provement, the entire track is being relaid to Washburn college, besides the numerous small repairs being made on Kansas avenue and on East Fourth street. A FAST RECORD. Mining Engineer Goes From London to Dawson In 17 Days. Chicago, Aug. 22. A special to the Tribune from Victoria, B. C, says: From tondon, England, to Dawson City, on the Klondike, in seventeen days is the new record made by a mining engineer from South Africa. He left London for Southampton by train, caught an Atlantic liner, in which he crossed the ocean in a little over six days. The trip from Neff York to Vancouver was made in four days. From Seattle the trip to Skagway was made in less than three days. Close connections were made with the White Pass and Yukon railroad and the lake and river steamers and he was landed in Dawson seventeen day3 from Lon don. PLAGUE IN ITALY. Cases Reported at Palermo and Naples. London, Aug. 22. The Rome corre spondent of the Daily Mail asserts that there has been several cases of bubonic plague recently at Palermo and Naples, three or four ending fatally. All possi ble precautions are being taken, but the newspapers do not mention the presence of the disease In order to pre vent public alarm. Trains to O. A. B. Encampment. Regular trains for Philadelphia leave St. Louis Union Station over Vandalia Pennsylvania Short Lines 8:04 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 8:15 p. m. and 2:40 a. m., daily. Excursion tickets to G. A. R. National Encampment will be sold for them Sept. 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th. For in formation about low fare, etc.. address J. M. Chesbrough, A. G. P. Agt., St. Louis, Mo. Kegister, Everybody. If you have not registered this year, do so now. The commissioners' office will be open tomorrow evening until 9 o'clock and each evening until the close of registration August 30. The Weather. Chicago. Aug. 22. For Kansas: Gen erally fair tonight and Wednesday, ex cept thunder storms in extreme east portion this afternoon or tonight, cooler tonight and Wednesday and in west portion" tonight; brisk south to west winds. LABORMS BACK. Dreyfus' Lawyer, Who Was Shot by an Assassin, Reappears at the Court to Par ticipate in the Trial. A HEART F WELCOME Accorded by the Audience Which Stands as lie Enters. Even the Prisoner Smiles at Sight of Ills Champion. Rennes, Aug. 22. Maitre Labor!, leading counsel for the defense who was murderously assaulted August 14, was present In court this morning at the beginning of the second day of the third week of the second trial by court martial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of artillery charged with treason. The proceedings opened at 6:30 a. m. The arrival of M. Labori at the Lycee was the signal for scenes of extraordi nary enthusiasm. At 6:15 a. m., three carriages preceded by a number of bi cycles drove up. The first carriage con tained M. Labori and his wife and physicians. The others contained friends of the lawyer and some police inspectors. The crowd about the Lycee building rushed up to M. Labori's car riage and a number of people eagerly thrust their hands through the window to greet the distinguished lawyer. When M. Labori descended he was surrounded by friends and a hundred hands pressed his, while he was assail ed with all sorts of questions, to which he smilingly replied: "I am going on well, my friends, thank you, thank you." AUDIENCE STANDS. As M. Labori, still accompanied by Mme Labori and a physician entered the court room the audience greeted him by standing up and there was a general roar of applause accompanied by the clapping of hands, which was distinctly heard in the streets. Tears sprang to the eyes of the wounded man who was evidently deeply affected by the warm welcome accorded him. Among those who greeted M. Labori were Generals Billot and Mercier, who courteously inquired as to his condition. The lawyer looked very well consider ing his recent experience. He walked quite briskly but held his arm close to his side, in order not to disturb the wound. Counsel was conducted to a light, well cusnioned arm chair, instead of the or dinary cane bottom chair, behind the table set apart for the lawyers. Mme. Labori, who entered the court room ahead of her husband also received a hearty greeting. As she took a seat in court she was surrounded by friends who overwhelmed her with congratula tions on her husband's recovery to which she smilingly responded. At first the audience seemed to be apprehensive that Col. Jouaust, presi dent of the court, might treat the ap plause of M. Labroi as a demonstra tion, which would warrant him in clear ing the court. It began therefore with a few timid claps of the hands, but was soon followed by general applause on the part of the whole audience with the exception of a few standing at the back of the court room. As M. Lebori shook hands with Gen erals Billot and Mercier, who smiling ly congratulated him on being able to reappear in the case, the lawyer thank ed them for calling at his residence while he was in bed. DREYFUS' ENTRY. Dreyfus entered the court room soon and having saluted the judges, turned to M. Labroi with outstretched hand, a smile of keen pleasure lighting up his pale and usually impassive features. The lawyer took the prisoner's hand and shook it warmly, whereupon Drey fus gave him another look of gratitude and took his seat in front of counsel's table with his back toward them. Col. Jouaust next read from a paper an address to M. Labori. the tone of the president being quite sympathetic. The lawyer made an impassioned reply. Ke was deeply affected but his voice was clear though not as strong as before he was shot. He was very nervous and excited and swayed to and fro as he delivered his reply. His hearers were profoundly impressed. M. Labori's reply to the president considerably fatigued him and he sat down flushed and holding his side. He afterward once or twice nervously twitched his fingers and an expression flitted over his face as though he were suffering. Mme. Rejane, the celebrated actress was among those present in court to day. She made the trip to Rennes es pecially to see the trial and the return of M. Labori into the case and she was one of those who applauded the most heartily his entry into the court room. THE FIRST WITNESS. The first witness today was M. Gren ier, the former prefect of Bel fort. His testimony was favorable to Dreyfus and distinctly hostile to Esterhazy. Major Rollin of the intelligence de partment was asked by M. Labori dur ing the course of the former's testi mony how a certain document, of a later date than Mercier's ministry came into Gen. Mercier's possession. Rollin said it was not his business to explain, but counsel insisted, asking whose business it was. Finally M. Labori asked Col. Jouaust to request Gen. Mercier to explain. The general rose and said he declined to an swer. M. Labori insisted, but Mercier still relused to answer and Major Carriere, the government commissary, supported him on the ground that the examina tion was entering upon a matter which ought not, in the interest of the coun try, to be discussed publicly. M. Labori then declared in a loud voice that he would reserve to himself the right to take the necessary mea sures to obtain the desired informa tion. The next point was made by Dreyfus in his reply to Major Rollin. The latter had remarked that all the prisoner's papers were seized when his rooms were searched in 1S94, and Colonel Jouaust said that certain papers from his text books. "The School of War," were found missing. To this the prisoner retorted: "Not In 1S&4. my colonel." This cavsed some sensation as the obvious interpretation was that the pages were torn out at the war office and that then the fact was used against him as an insinuation that he had communicated the missing pages to foreign agents. PRISONER GROWS EXCITED. A former secretary of the war office named 'erret next testified to seeing Dreyfus pry ing into other officers' work during their absence and the prisoner replied excitedly that Ferret's statements were concoctions by a former minister of war, which caused a sensation. Then in a cooler manner the prisoner made a statement, explaining the difficulties in the way of a civilian, such as Ferret entering the offices of thie general staff. Gen. Gonse thereupon presented two letters to the effect- that the writers, both of whom were civilians, obtained easy admittance to the offices. Dreyfus retorted that the regulations were very strict in this respect and therefore some persons- were guilty of gross breach of discipline; and M. De mange scored by adding that if entry in these offices was easy why, any body could procure the information Dreyfus was alleged to have obtained so surreptitiously. The next witness, Lieut. Col. Bertin, who was the head of Dreyfus' office in 1S54, showed himself to be a most viru lent enemy of the prisoner. He had evidently learned his testimony by heart, and declaimed it in a strident, aggressive tone, which jfrated upon the ears of the audience. Some of his remarks, particularly his declarations that he was convinced of Dreyfus' guilt by M. Berrillon's chart and his introduction of Esterhazy's statements as evidence against Drey fus elicited general smiles in court. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. Following are the proceedings in de tail: The president of the court. Col. Jou aust, on taking his seat turned to M. Labori and amid impressivev silence, read an address as follows: "Allow me, M. Labori, to express to you the unanimous sentiments of the court martial at the odious attempt to which you nearly fell a victim. This unspeakable act hae excited every where, especially anong the members of this court martial,-the keenest indig nation. (Applause.) We are glad it did not have grave consequences to you and that the skillful and devoted atten tion lavished upon you permitted you to resume your duties today." (Ap plause.) In spite of the president's exhorta tion not to fatigue himself, M. Labori replied: "Monsieur le President: Permit me, notwithstanding my weakness and emotion, to say a word In reply to those you have done me the honor to address to me in such deeply touching terms. It was for me a visitation of a particular ly painful nature to be struck down at the time when this case was begin ning to realize my beautiful dream of the last few years, namely, to plead this case in all its amplitude before a tribunal of soldiers. That was my aspiration and that will explain to you my emotion and sorrow as well as my Joy today. I will not revert to that but I wish to thank all friends or foes or indifferent people who have honored me with these signs of sympathy of which I am deeply sensible and I thank you, Mr. President, and members of the court-martial, and also all these eminent men, though I have not the honor of knowing them except in the course of these long struggles in which we have met and in the progress of which the faces of adversaries end by smiling a little like the faces of friends, or at least like those of old acquaint ances, who have expressed their sym pathy. I thank you, friends and col leagues, even the humblest correspond ents who have done me the honor to write to me without giving their ad dress, because their marks of sym pathy, though coming from the hum blest abodes were also the most sin cere and the most touching. "I resume my place in court, rather to hear than to speak. If I am less ac tive, I shall bring no less conscientious ness nor less good temper into my work. It is a difficult task we are all performing. You who are the arbiters and who will render justice we the auxiliaries. But all of this will help us on, for we shall have the sense of duty done. I "Let us now continue the proceed ings in which we have yet to pass through many vicissitudes. Thanks to the fullness of these investigations, we shall see emerged from them perfect truth and complete justice making for peace." In conclusion, M. Labori said that they now had the right to hope and declared that protests and recrimina tions after the success of the work of justice must be regarded as inadmissi ble and that it must be known that "error has ever a larger share in human affairs than treachery." (Applause). LABORI IS CHEERED. As the eminent lawyer, whose face showed emotion and fatigue, seated himself there was prolonged handclap ping. M. Grenier, former prefect o Belfort, was the first witness called. He said he considered Esterhazy to be an irre sponsible personage. Esterhazy, he continued, was the orderly officer of the witness' father, who always praised his fidelity and devotion, but Ester hazy even then was a disappointed man. He was always complaining of deception, grumbling at fate and living in great style without means to uphold it. He squandered successive legacies. The witness continuing said he in troduced Esterhazy to AI. Jules Roche, reporter of the Budget, of the minister of war who wanted an educated, intel ligent officer, capable of explaining mil itary technicalities. No one according to M. Grenier, was better qualified for this than Esterhazy, who spoke every foreign language and was thorcughly posted on military science and the gen eral and military history of Europe. At Esterhazy's request the witness made numerous attempts to get him onto the ministry of war, which Ester hazy declared was necessary in order to enable him to pass for lieutenant colonel. M. Grenier continued that at that time Esterhazy attributed the resist ence which he encountered to various people, including the late Lieut. Col. Henry but when the witness reassured Esterhazy on this point, he exclaimed: "It is the last thing I should expect for Henry to be nasty." Col. Jouaust Did Esterhazy tell you he believed in the innocence of Drey fus? HE COULD NOT SWEAR IT. The witness could not reply definitely to this question. He said his recollec tions were not sufficiently exact. He fancied Esterhazy had said so but he could not swear to it. Lieut. Col. Rollin of the intelligence department was the next witness. He described the spy Lajoux employed in the department as a "bad spy" whom it was found necessary to suppress. M. Labori asked the witness whether he knew Lajoux had offered to make revelations in the Dreyfus affair and the witness replied that Lajoux wrote (Continued on Seventh Page.) FOR CHEAPER OAS Ordinance Meets Unexpected Fight at Start. Effort to Compel an Advance Deposit. EXCUSES ADVANCED. Claim That Company Should Show Good Faith. Any Move For Cheaper Gas Should Be Encouraged. For a time during the council meet ing last evening it looked as though the chances for a new gas company and cheaper gas in Topeka were rather slim, if the statements made by Coun cilman Roundtree, chairman of the committee on gas and electric lights, were correct. The ordinance granting a franchise to J. W. Faulkner to put in a gas plant, was introduced and referred to the committee without reading. The ordi nance was Just as it had been prepared for Mr. Faulkner and sent on by him from Chicago. After it had been referred. Council man Hughes said: "I may be out of the city when this come up, but before it is done I want to see a cash bond put up. Some time ago we granted a franchise to a jim crow gas company and nothing ever came of it and the city paid the expenses. I want to see a $5,000 cash deposit in the bank before we give away this fran chise." Mayor Drew corrected the council man from the Sixth ward by saying that the promoters who had asked for the old gas franchise and failed to use it, had paid all expenses connected with it. Councilman Nettels said: "I think the suggestion made by the councilman from the Sixth ward is a good one. I think if we require a cash deposit put up in the first place it will De a guar antee of good faith and we will be more likely to secure the company. We gave a telephone franchise not long ago, spending considerable time with it, and nothing ever came of it. It provided that a $2,500 bond be put up before the provisions of the franchise could be used, but that did no good. If we ask for a cash deposit to begin with, we will be more likely to get this company. I think $5,000 is too much to ask for, and I will make a motion that we re quire a cash deposit of $1,000 before we pass this franchise." Councilman Elliott lined up with Hughes and Nettels, but moved to amend by making the amount $2,000. Councilman Mergan favored tne same thing. Then Councilman Burgess said: "I don't think this question ought to come up at this time. Wait until the ordi nance is before the council. It's just in the hands of the committee now. Councilman Nettels: "That's the way we have done before, and nothing has come of it. These men who ask for these franchises are promoters. They are honest and mean business, but they have no money of their own. Mr.Bear, for whom we passed the telephone franchise, tells me that the reason the project fell through was because the parties whom he expected to take hold of it had spent their money elsewhere. As soon as he can find some one else with money to invest, he will ask for another franchise. If we ask for a cash deposit it will show that they are in good faith, and we will not be wasting our time for nothing." Councilman Roundtree, chairman of the gas committee. who has been working for cheaper gas, was out of the council chamber when the matter was brought up, but as soon as he en tered he began a fight on the cash de posit proposition. "I don't think it is fair," he said, "to compel Mr. Faulkner to put up a cash deposit until this ordinance is through the committee and before the council. We have been working for a long time for cheaper gas. and we won't get it unless we encourage another company to come in here. We gave the old com pany a year and six months to give us dollar gas and we have no proposition from them yet." Mr. Roundtree then read a long letter from Mr. Faulkner, stating that he and the men who were behind him were busy putting in a plant in Chicago and for that reason they could not be pres ent. He said furthermore that the reason why he wanted the franchise before he incorporated his company was because it would cost about $500 to incorporate and he thought it cheaper to make sure of the franchise first. Councilman Hughes: "I have no in terest in the old gas company and I am interested in getting cheaper gas. I use it sometimes in preference to my own coal. When you have a local coal dealer bid on coal for the city you com pel him to put up a certified cheek for $100 or such a matter to show that he makes his bid in good faith. Why should outsiders b9 favored more than people who live here. This money can be returned to him when the company really comes in. Mr. Faulkner wants this franchise to sell. If he thinks it is a good thing, let him show his faith by putting up a cash deposit." Councilman Nettels: "I am opposed to making this council a laughing stock again as it has been so many times during the past ten years. We have given away franchise after franchise, and nothing has ever come of it. Mr. Faulkner himself has no money he does not claim to have. He has told It. G. Dun Company that he was considering a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court. I don't want to throw cold water on this scheme, but I think a cash deposit should be put up- as an evidence of good faith." Councilman Roundtree: "Gentlemen, if you pass this motion, you throttle this enterprise in the beginning. You as good as tell this man that you are satisfied with the present company and the prices charged, and for him to keep out. You ask him to put up $2,000 be fore you have even read the ordinance. If you pass this now you kill the mat ter right here. I am willing to come here and spend time in working on this ordinance. If we do that we will show the people that we are willing to do all we can to get cheaper gas for them." Councilman Burgess: "A..- thing of this kind has never been done here be fore since I have been in this council. I don't know whether this man is worth anything or not he says he ain't, and I guess he ain't but the right way to do this is to embody what you want in the way of a deposit in the ordi nance." At this point Councilman Roundtree brought the discussion to a close by moving to lay the cash deposit propo sition on the table. Mayor Drew hast ily put the motion and declared It car ried. The gas franchise is now In the hands of the gas and electric light committee. BOILER EXPLODES. Killing Two Men and Injuring Eight Others. Appleton, Wis., Aug. 22. A boiler ex ploded at the A. H. Wlckert planing mill today, killing two men and seri ously injuring eight others. The dead: Nathaniel Patterson, engineer. Robert Pasch. The injured: Wm. Boldman, scalded will die. Paul Hqppener. John Foster. Edward Koletzke. Herman Miller. August Rehfeldt. Wm. Hoffman. Joseph Wettingelt. The entire factory was wrecked and windows in the vicinity were broken by the concussion. The end of the boiler was -carried through the engine room and fell 100 feet distant. The loss is estimated at $50,000. ONE INMIND But Separate In Body the Three Silver Parties Meet in State Conventions in Nebraska Today. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22 The three con ventions, Democrat, Populist and Free Silver Republicans were called to order this afternoon in separate halls, all lo cated in one block. In the Democratic convention W. H. Thompson, national committeeman for Nebraska, was named by Chairman Dahlman as tem porary chairman. Thompson's appear ance was the signal for applause. The Populist and Free Silver Repub lican conventions were a little slower in getting together. The indications at this hour point to the nomination of ex-Governor Hol combe e.s the candidate for supreme judge by the three conventions. TAKE THE "STRIP." Some Talk of Resisting Move ment to Be Included In Topeka. A meeting was held monday night at Nickle Plate school house In "The Strip" for the purpose of signing a re monstrance against "The Strip" being taken into the city. E. K. Felt made a speech objecting to being taken into the city. He moved that a committee of three be appointed with power to employ an attorney and make a vigorous fight against being taken into the city. E. K. Felt was made chairman of the committee with John Nygreen and L. Van Hook as the other members. Mr. Felt read a re monstrance and asked those present to sign it. There are about eighty voters in "The Strip" and about thirty-five attended the meetirfg and twenty out of that number signed the remon strance, i. After the meeting, Mr. Felt said: "They may be able to force us into the city, but when I am driven I shall make a fight. I drove through an alley in the city today and thought I never would get through. If that is the kind of alleys they have, we don't want any." Those who object to being taken into the city give as their reasons that taxes will be double and that the school board will move their school house from its present location. They admit they are reaping all the benefits of the city without paying city taxes. The strip has protection from the city fire de partment. All the people living there are not opposed to being taken into the city. Many favor being taken in and others say they do not care, as taxes will be about the same. The high school privileges, which the people would have when taken into the city, would, in many families, amount to two or three times as much as the increase in taxes. The city now has the capacity to light this suburb without much extra cost and there is no reason why the people who really live in the city should be deprived of the benefit of one of the best street lighting systems in the world. The people who live in "The Strip," which is a natural part of Topeka, should unite with the other citizens for the upbuilding of the most beautiful and best city in Kansas. "Forward" is the watchword. REED IS OUT. Resignation of Maine Congress man Received and Accepted by Governor. Augusta, Me., Aug. 22. The resigna tion of Thomas B. Reed as congress man in the First Maine district was re ceived by Governor Powers today. The resignation is to take effect Sep tember 4, and it has been accepted by Governor Powers. DEWEY DROPS ANCHOR. Villefranche, France, Aug. 22. The U. S. cruiser Olympia arrived here at 6:40 this morning. The usual salutes were exchanged. A POWDER KILLED HER. Toledo Young Lady Took: Antikamia With Fatal Effect. Toledo, O., Aug. 22. Mrs. Eleanor Cunningham, wife of Dr. P. L. Cun ningham, yesterday took a headache powder of antikamia and In less than an hour was found in her room uncon scious. She died last night in horrible agony. The coroner has been unable to find where the powder was purchased. HE SEESTROUBLE Attorney General Godard Talks of Suppression of Klondike. Things That Are In the Nay of Good Results. PUBLIC SENTIMENT. Says It Is In Favor of Liquor Sellers. the Influential Citizens" May Ba injured by Closing Dens. Attorney General Godard went to Kansas City with Gov. Stanley last night and had a conference with F. B. Dawes concerning the fight to be mada against the Klondike district at Leav enworth. A Journal reporter today ask ed Mr. Godard what had been done. II-.) replied by saying that plans had been made which were hoped to accomplish! good results. Discussing the Klondike the attorney general said: "I have been away for nearly fivo weeks, during which time I 'have had nothing to do with the Klondike mat ter. Since my return Governor Stan ley and I have had a conference over the situation, and plans are being de vised under which we expect action will be taken. The task is a troublesome one, and the obstacles in the way of success are great. "In the first place the sentiment of the people of Leavenworth county is generally in favor of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors. There is a considerable class of people in that county who do not believe in punishing any one for selling intoxicating li quors, and who would, under no cir cumstances, vote for the conviction of one charged with that crime if they were on the Jury trying him. At least such is the information that comes to me regarding the situation there. "The sentiment to which I refer may affect the officers more or less in the discharge of their duties, and is liable to seriously affect the juries called up on to try these cases. "The persons doing business in the Klondike have friendly or business re lations with many people outside. In fluential citizens of Leavenworth coun ty own property in or about the Klon dike that will be injured by the de struction of the business done there. Persons antagonistic to the Republican party, the state administration, or the soldiers' home at Leavenworth, are lia ble to wish to see the movement fail. The wholesale houses furnishing sup plies sold at Klondike will be desirous of having the situation there remain unchanged and will consequently brin all of their influence to bear for the purpose of attaining that result. Oth ers will fear-that a raid on the Klon dike may mean a destruction of con ditions which now exist, and which al ways have existed in the city of Ieav enworth, and for that reason will op pose the action taken. "By reason of the foregoing I do not care to promise what shall be done, ex cept to say, that an earnest determina tion to accomplish good results actu ates both Governor Stanley and my self. We prefer that we shall be judg ed by our actions after they have been taken, rather than to make any promi ses now as to what we will accomp lish." AN EARLY ENDING Of Philippine Trouble Predicted by Prof. Schurman. Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 22. Commissioner Jacob G. Schurman has reached Ithaca. Since leaving Manila he has, he says, steadily refused to discuss Philippine affairs, although he has been besieged by reporters everywhere, Chicago re porters Jiaving gone as far west as the Rocky mountains to interview him. However, he now makes the following statement for the Associated Press: "First, the United States, having as sumed sovereignty over the Philippine islands by virtue of a treaty of peace with Spain, the chief executive of tho republic is engaged in establishing that sovereignty. The issue today is not a commercial one, although the natural resources of the Philippines are of great value and wait only American capital for development. Nor is the question one of political expediency or party polities, although in its collateral branch there may be aspects upon which political parties may properly divide, but the question today is neith er one of commercial advantage nor of partisan politics. It is a purely moral question. The vital issue is the honor of the nation, the protection of loyal Filipinos, and the fulfillment of our ob ligations to the nations of the world involved in our acceptance of sover eignty. "Second, the means and agencies for the accomplishment of this end must be determined by the president, and it is well to bear in mind that the presi dent understands the situation better than any one else can possible do. inas much as he is in receipt of information from a variety of sources, civil and military and has the judgment of ex perts upon the facts reported. I have no doubt the president will soon effect a solution of the Philippine problem which will be entirely satisfactory to the American people. To his states manship and tried ability we may en trust the issue with perfect confi dence." GREELEY'S BARN BURNED. Incendiary Fire at the Chappaqua Farm. "New York, Aug. 22. The barn on the HoraceGreeley estate at Chappaqua, N. Y.. was partly burned early this morn ing. The blaze is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. Rev. Dr. F. M. Clendenin, who is rector of St. Pe ter's church of West Chester, which was burned last week, has been living on the Greeley estate this summer. Wrhen the church was burned Dr. Clen denin was at Chappaqua and when the barn was burned this morning he was at West Chester. The burning of the barn will be regarded as strengthening the theory of Incendiarism expressed by Dr. Clendenin regarding the burning of St. Peters. Dr. Clendenin believes that St. Peters was set on fire by some member of tho "Broad church" party, who had become bitter over the controversy that arnss when Dr. Clendenin protested against the ordination of Dr. Briggs in St. Pe- ters.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 22. 1S99. 2 j Jim Itke the Same on the forge that looked firelen and dark Ere the bellows-draft quickened the smouldering fpark So life is a spark: and life is a fire; And life is a name rising higher and higher. One free breath of nature ere hope dies in men, And the fast-fading embers will waken again. Thousands of people die of wasting weak ening diseases every year who by all rules of nature and reason ought to be restored to health and strength. The medicines they receive from the average doctor ac cording to regulation, stereotyped practice are mere temporary palliatives; they do not reach down deep into the vital organism where the spark of life lies dormant wait ing to be awakened. In numberless cases where every other remedy absolutely fails Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery breathes its strong vi talizing power upon the slumbering forces of life and wakens them into active energy. It quickensthe digestive and blood-making tflands and empowers them to supply fresh rich nourishment to all the organs and tis sues; imbues the heart and lungs with vi tality; destroying and excreting naturally from the system the bile-poisoned dregs which lurk in the circulation, thus building up new constitutional vigor and activity. I took a severe cold which settled on rav lungs and chest, and I suffered intensely." writes Mr. Harrison Smith, of Gapcreek, Ky. "I tried several of our best physicians, and thev gave up all hope of rav recovery; they said I had consumption and cou.d not live more than a few weeks. I took five bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and am sound and well to day. I feel better than I have in ten years." UP-TO-DATE SHOPS are being very largely equipped with electric motors, especially if they are not large enough to warrant operating their own steam engines. Under present extreme competition of trade no one can afford to maintain the heavy line shafts, pulleys and belts used for the distribution of power in the ordinary manner. This you always have to do in operating an engine. Close economies ARE NECESSARY everywhere, and in the power and pent question particularly. Engine driven buildings commonly waste as much as one-third of all the power generated, in distribution; by modern equipment you save this waste. Have a motor of your own. Pay for what power you actually use, by metre, and the savings will help you TO MAKE A PROFIT. Get a clean, light room In the path of travel, where people can't help seeing you. and let us make you an attractive "proposition -to furnish a motor and power to drive it. EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. Motors and Power for All Purposes. FREE IN DENUNCIATION. Burgeon of South Dakota Regiment Arrested For Vilifying; Colonel. Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 22. Senator Pettigrew ia in receipt of a cablegram dated at Nagasaki, Japan, from Dr. R. C. Warne, major and surgeon of the First regiment. South Dakota volun teers, which, says: "Arrested by Frost for published letter." This is the culmination of the charge made by Warne against Coionel Alfred S. Frost, of the South Dakota regiment, in a letter published here last. month, in which Warne referred to Frost as "a low, contemptible cur, looking only to his own interests; that he would gladly sacrifice every man ir. the regi ment for a few dollars in his own pock et, or a little glory for himself, and that he has no interest in the men. ex cept to use them for his own selfish ad vancement." G. A. R. Excursion Bates. On September 1, 2 and 3 the Santa Fe Route will sell round-trip tickets to Philadelphia and return for $30.55. Lim ited to leave Philadelphia September 12, with provision for extension of limit to September 30. For small extra charge tickets will be good for stopover and for return to Chicago via different route. Low rates for side rides from Phila delphia will be made, affording un equaled chance to visit New Tork, the Virginia battlefields. Richmond, etc., at slight cost. The Santa Fe will run a special train from Kansas points to Philadelphia without change. For par ticulars apply to T. L. King, agent, To peka, Kan. Curing the civil war, as well as in our late war with Spain, diarrhoea was one of the most troublesome diseases the army had to contend with. In maay Instances It became chronic and the old soldiers still uiTer from it. Mr. David Tavlor of Wind Ridge. Greene Co., Pa., is one of these. Ho uses Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and says he never found anything that would give him such quick reilef. It is for sale by all drug gists. Does Coffee 5 Agree with You? If not, drink Grain-O made from V. pure grains. A lady writes: "The first time I made Grain-O I did not like it but after using it for one S week nothing would induce me to A bo back to coffee." It nourishes H 2 2 m 2 and feeds the system. The children f can drink it freely with great bene- fit. It is the strengthening sub- stance of pure grains. Get a pack- at;e to-day from your grocer, follow J the directions in making it and you y will have a delicious and healthful C table beverage for old and young. 15c. and 25c Insist that toot grocer gives yen OKAIN-O H Accept no imitation. VICTORJfUSHES. Business Portion of the Colo rado Mining City Entlrelj Destroyed by Fire In a Few Hours. THE LOSS IS $2,000,000. Buildings Were of Pine and Burned Like Paper. A Strong Wind Helped the Flames Along. Cripple Creek, Col., Aug.22. Fire has utterly destroyed the business portion of the city of Victor, causing a loss es timated at two million dollars. Begin ning shortly after noon, the fire raged until evening, consuming everything In its way. It had its origin, it is thought In the Merchant's cafe, adjoining the Bank of Victor, on the corner of Third street and Victor avenue. A strong wind from the south fanned the flame, and in a few minutes all the surround ing houses were afire. Help was summoned from Cripple Creek, but the town had been built in the early days of the camp and was of pine timber for the most part, and burned like paper. Bfforts were made to stop the progress of the flames by blowing up buildings in their path by means of dynamite, and all afternoon the hills roared with the explosions.but the effort was in vain. The fire claimed the Bank of Victor, the postoffice on the corner opposite, crossed Third street and followed the row of blocks between Third and Fourth streets to the north. takig the Victor Banking company, the Western Union Telegraph company's office and the office of the Colorado Telephone company, the Hotel Victor on the op posite side of Fourth street and the three great shaft houses of the Gold Coin Mining company, and its ore bins, among the largest in the Cripple Creek district. From there the flames were swept northward by the half hurricane which was blowing, and never stopped until they had taken the Florence and Crip ple Creek depot and the fine new depot of the Midland Terminal road, at the head of Fourtl street. All the build ings between these are a total loss, with practically all their contents, for the flames were so rapid in their progress that nothing could be saved. The scenes of the great Cripple Creek conflagration were duplicated. Hurry ing before the roaring flames -went men, women and children carrying what they could snatch from the flamea racing for their lives. The crash of buildings as they were rent asunder by dynamite and the crackle of flames as they consumed the dry buildings hastened their flight and the pall of smoke added a terror to the spectacle. A special train was placed at the command of this city by the Florence Cripple Creek railway and three companies of firemen, with appartus were rushed to the scene. They work ed all afternoon in a vain endeavor to stay the march of the flames. The residence portion of the city has suffered comparatively little, but the business portion is paralyzed and suf fering is bound to follow. The burned area may be roughly designated as the space between the head of Fourth street and Victor avenue extending from the Gold Coin mine buildings on the west to a point near Second street and down Third street, almost to Dia mond avenue. The loss is estimated at $2,000,000. The first house was built in Victor in October, 1898. In July of the following year, the city was incorporated, and six years later It contained 10,0o0 people. That is about the population now. The haveist losses are: Gold Coin mine, consisting of shaft, ore house and machinery, $100,000. The Woods Investment company, $100,000. J. B. Cunningham, $75,000. Morrell Hardware company, $25,000. Florence Cripple Creek railway, $25,000. Tomkins Hardware company, $25,000. A. B. Bumstead, $20,000. Mavor Rolert, $25,000. .Ketten Co., $20,000. I. A. M. Peter, clothing $15,000. George E. Simton, drugs, $12,000. George Bockflnger, $7,000. J. J. Trenchard, $10,000. William Sexton, $10,000. Victor Banking company, $5,000. Bank of Victor, $5,000. Daily Record. $7,500. Kvening Times, $5,000. Colorado Trading and Transfer com pany, $20,000. Victor Supply company, $25,000. Gardner Mercantile company, $25,000. Midland Terminal railway, $7,500. Jim Ducre, $10,000. Arthur Reynolds. $30,000. Stebbins Co.. $16,000. Shilding Dry Goods company, $15,000. THE HUDSON FALLING. Old Inhabitants Never Knew of tho River Being So Low. New Tork. Aug. 22. The Hudson riv er is lower than ever it has been in the memory of New Jersey commuters. The enterprising New York business men who journey to and fro between the fastnesses of the Jersey mountains and the hurly-burly of Manhattan every day are apprehensive of all kinds of trouble if the water does not soon rise. They foresee some such work with the ferry boats as old residents of the hill districts of Pittsburg remember when they had to push the old Wylie avenue horse cars up that thoroughfare when blockades of snow made them too much for the horses. The idea of the merry commuters stepping off the fery boats into the mud and shoving the craft along the river bottom on their paddle wheels is a ludicrous one, but some of the daiiy passengers pretend to believe it possible. Others say it may be nec essary to cross the river on stilts or even to wade across without them, if there is not more water provided, so that boats can run. As a matter of fact, the river is so low that any one can observe it as he approaches the ferry slips, where the deck level is so far below the tops of the piles that one feels as if he were in a well. The com muter is proverbially a grumbler and he has a comfortable opportunity to exercise his propensity now. It makes no particular difference to him whether there is much or little water in the river, so long as his ferry line is not in terfered with, but he takes it as a per sonal grievance because he cannot see over the tops of the piles in the ferry slips even at high tide. The trouble is said to be caused by the turning of the waters of the upper Hudson into the Northern, or Champlain canal. The state superintendent of public works is tiie man who ordered the work done. and he it is who is the object of the commuters' deadly wrath and the worst of it is that he does not seem to care. BELMONT IS PLEASED. Reaches Saratoga Teeming With Op timistic Predictions. Saratoga, N. T., Aug. .22. O. H. I. Belmont came to Saratoga accompan ied by Mrs. Belmont and her son, Har old Vanderbilt. Mr. Belmont also brought with him a part of the Bryan boom and a lot of predictions about what is going to happen in a Democrat ic way. Mr. Belmont thinks that Mr. Bryan will easily secure the nomination, and furthermore, that he will be elected. He is greatly gratified at Mr. Croker's flop from the Van Wyck to the Bryan boom and thinks that by following Mr. Croker's lead the eastern Democrats can get in line and restore the harmony and unity of action heeded to insure Democratic success. ROOT MAY RETIRE. Report That He Will Quit the Cabinet Within a Year. .Washington, Aug. 22 The new sec retary of war, Mr. Root, has leased a house for the coming winter. There is a report in quiet circulation, however, that he will retire from the cabinet within a few months, or as it is stated, as soon as an efficient army for the Philippines has been mustered in and is on duty. This report can be traced to a source not far removed from the secretary's office and it is gaining credence. Of course, there would be nothing surprising in the fact that an active lawyer should wish to put a period to his services in the cabinet, where the compensation and duties are not en tirely congenial and profitable, espec ially in the case of Mr. Root, who ac cepted office, as is Very well known, mainly that Secretary Alger might be dropped therefrom. It will occasion no surprise, therefore, if Secretary Root should retire within the first year and return to the practice of his profes sion. In connection with the report of his intention not to remain long, however, it is asserted that the new secretary is not entirely pleased with the magni tude of the task before the secretary of war, not quite satisfied with the organ ization of his department or the rela tion of his various bureaus to each other and to the head. MAN FROM KANSAS. J. G. Johnson Says There Will Be Fusion and the Chicago Platform. Chicago, Aug. 22. J. G. Johnson, na tional Democratic committeeman from Kansas and chairman of the former Devlin investigation committee, called at the Democratic state headquarters and had a lengthy conference with Sec retary Nelson. When asked what was likely to be done In the Devlin caes he replied: "I have not the slightest idea. I closed my connection with the case when I submitted the report of the committee of which I was a member at the time of the meeting of the na tional committee here." He said Vice Chairman Stone would not name any committee until after consulting with Chairman Jones and learning his wishes in the matter. "It is possible," Mr. Johnson said, "inasmuch as Chairman Jones will pro bably not return to this country before October, that Vice Chairman Stone will communicate with him by letter, so as to facilitate matters, as it is felt that action should be taken in the matter with as little delay as possible. There will be no rush in the matter, how ever." Regarding the political situation in Kansas Mr. Johnson said: "In all probability there will be fu sion between the Populists and Demo crats, and the state delegation will be unanimous for Bryan and free coinage at 16 to 1. There is no opposition to this programme. Once in a while you hear some people talk about the expe diency of subordinating the silver is sue, but these are few and far between and the vast majority of the party will consider nothing less than the readop tion of the Chicago platform in its en tirety, with anti-imperialistic and anti trust planks added. Our people want to make the fight along these lines, and it is the same all through the west." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia because its ingredients are such that it can't help doing so. "The public can rely upon it as a master remedy for all dis orders arising from Imperfect digestion." James M. Thomas. M. D.. in American Journal of Health, N. T. Geo. W. Stans field. W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co. Still Banking Take AT THEALTAR. A Madman With an Ax Tried to Kill a Priest. Had All But Accomplished His Wild Design WHEN FRUSTRATED. Fought Vigorously Before He Was Orerpowered. "He Must Die, He Must Die," Porrecca Cried. Newark, N. J., Aug. 22. In St. Lucy's Roman Catholic church a man tried to kill a priest who was officiating at the altar. It was at services and the church, was crowded with the Italian congregation. The priest, the Rev. Father Joseph Paretta, was chanting a hymn when loud cries were heard in the street in front of the church. The noise died away and the priest turned toward the altar with his back to the congregation. Suddenly there was a commotion at the door. A man entered, and, with fierce cries, rushed down the aisfe with an ax in his hands. No hat was on his head and his long, black hair waved in the air. The fierce glance of a madman shot from his eyes. Several women and chil dren had scarcely time to cry out in alarm as the madman dashed by them. Four were knocked over and one little girl was trampled upon. He passed quickly between the rows of pews and he came within ten feet of Father Paretta, who still had his back turned, wholly unconscious of any impending danger. At this moment" four men arose and made a rush toward the intruder. The man was bending over the priest with the ax raised high in the air. One of the four men succeeded in seizing the ax, while another threw an arm around the madman, bearing him to the ground. The priest moved slightly to one side, and the ax, partly diverted, fell harmlessly to the floor. The mad man was up in an instant and mutter ed loud cries of "Let me be. I want to kill him. He must die! He must die!" The man's name is Adam Porrecca. He was arraigned in court this morn ing. He is insane. G. A. R. TO PHILADELPHIA Via the Great Rock Island Route. Will leave Topeka September 2d, at 4 o'clock p. m. Will be a solid train of Pullman palace and tourist sleepers, chair cars and coaches through to Phil adelphia without change, via the his toric Baltimore Ohio line from Chi cago. Persons desiring DIFFERENT routes east from Chicago, by purchas ing ticket of the Rock Island and ac companying this special train, may use any of the direct lines east from Chi cago by indicating their choice of routes at time of purchasing their tick ets, when through train service east from Chicago will be arranged for, ac cordingly. For full information as to rates, stop over privileges, side rides, etc., enquire of A. M. Fuller, at Rock Island depot, who will be pleased to give you all par ticulars. "My dear," said the banker to his only daughter, "I have noticed a young man attired in a dress suit in the par lor two or three evenings each week of late. What is his occupation?" "He is at present unemployed, father," re plied the fair girl, a dreamy, far-away look in her big blue eyes, "but he is thinking seriously of accepting a posi tion of life companion to a young lady of means." Chicago News. A Mother Telia How She Saved Her Little Daughter's Life. I am the mother of eight children and have had a great deal of experience with medicines. Last summer my little daugh ter had the dysentery in its worst form. We thought she would die. I tried every thing I could think of, but nothing seem ed to do her any good. I saw by an ad vertisement in our paper that Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy was highly recommended and sent and got a bottle at once. It proved to be one of the very best medicines we ever had in the house. It saved my little daugh ter's life. I am anxious for every mother to know what an excelient medicine it is. Had I known it at first it would have saved me a great deal of anxiety and my little daughter much suffering. Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. F. Burdick, Liberty, R. L For sale by all druggists. away in thPhiirpmes.. "s Better Aim. Uncle! NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT BOSTON. Score by innings: R H E. Boston 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 8 5 Brooklyn 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 10 0 Batteries Boston, Nichols and Ber gen; Brooklyn, Hughes and FarreL AT StTpATJL. Score by innings: t, R. H B- St. Louis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 8 2 Batteries St. Louis, Young and Criger; Chicago, Callahan and Dono hue. AT WASHINGTON. Score by innings: R. IT. E. Washington ..2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 612 17 1 Baltimore 1 000000001 6 4 Batteries Washington, Dinnen and Roach; Baltimore, Kitson and Robin son. AT NEW TORK. Second game: R. IT B- New York 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 12 0 Philadelphia 0 00100020 3 9 3 Batteries New York, Seymour and Warner, Wilson; Philadelphia, Dona hue and McFarland. Score by innings: New York 0 0000000 1 1 8 3 Philadelphia ..0 01010000 2 10 2 Batteries New York, Carrick and Wilson; Philadelphia, Piatt and Doug lass. AT CINCINNATL Score by Innings: R. H E. Cincinnati .0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 7 1 Pittsburg 0 000100001 5 3 Batteries Cincinnati. Phillips and Peitz; Pittsburg, Chesbro and Schriver. WESTERN LEAGUE. AT MILWAUKEE. Score by innings: It. II. E. Milwaukee 0 0008000 8 9 4 Indianapolis ..0 3001010 0 5 9 3 Batteries Reidy and Speer; Fore man, Dammann and Kahoe. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Score by Innings: R IT E Minneapolis ...2 0120100 6 8 3 Grand Rapids..! 200000003 E 2 BASEBALL NOTES. Lajoie of the Phillies now is able to take light exercise. It will be weeks before he is able to play again. Mertes is leading the Chicago team in batting on the present trip. A short time ago his rele.qpe was demanded. Louisville is getting somewhat tired of tne phenom first baseman, Kelly. Should Cooley be secured from Phil adelphia he will be played at the Initial bag. Chick Stahl now leads the Bostons in the matter of hitting. Tenney is second, Hamilton third and Collins fourth. Tebeau expects his new man, Donlin, to be the equal of Tenney next season and the superior of Doyle. He now ranks second among the St. Louis bat ters. Beaumont is pushing Williams as the leading batsman of the Pittsburg team. On the present trip of the Pirates Beaumont has had all the best of it in the matter of hitting. That Buffalo out of the Western league is the star team for changes. So far it has had 37 players this season Pitcher Evans of Providence struck out 80 men in 11 games. He was form erly a Colonel. George La Chance, Baltimore's first baseman, is still ill in bed, suffering with chronic gastric catarrh. Catcher Peitz of Cincinnati says the Bostons are harder to beat at home than Brooklyn, owing to that short left field fence. The record so far this year aoesn t sustain Peitz s contention. Billy Keeler lead3 the Brooklyns in batting with an average of .388. Kelley is second with .314. Kid Gleason is hitting poorly this season. The lamps of the little New Yorker seem to be growing dim with years. The Baltimore Herald will give the Orioles $1,000 if they finish first. $500 if they finish second and $250 if they finish third. They ought to take one of these prizes. Goeckel, the new first baseman of the Philadelphia team, seems to have eot ten over his nervousness. He is putting up a splendid game in the field and is doing good work with the bat. Philadelphia fans are protesting against the prospective release of Dick Cooley. The Philadelphia club seems undecided in the matter. League players who have batted against Carrick say that he Is one of the brainiest twiners in the league. The Brooklyns have won fourteen and. lost twelve games by one run. The veteran Bid McPhee said to me the other day that never in ail his long experience on the diamond did he see a ball player handle fly balls with the ease and grace of young Slagle of the Washingtons. not even excepting the rsr AVtgetabJePrqiarationfor As similating BiEToodandRcgula ting theStoinflCuS andJBoweis of Promote s Digestton.Crtetful ness andBest.Contalns neither Opnim.Morphine cor Mm? ml. Not Nahc otic. Ux.Smnm A perfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness andLoss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of EXACT COPY" OF WBAPPEB. ARE SOLID Direct Line to the West. Union Pacific I iirough I reins AND FINELY EQUIPPED WITH PALACE SLEEPING CARS, DINING CARS, FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS, ORDINARY SLEEPING CARS Pintsch Lighted For Time Tables, Folders, Illustrated Books, Pamphlets, descriptive of tlx terri tory traversed, call on r. a. OB J. C. FULTON, Depot "HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY' CLEAN HOUSE WITH FIJEVEN PUCCESSTXri. 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If I would take a three months" course over at the university I could come back as a collegian and get twice the salary I now receive. Well, if I don't play in Philadelphia I will play good ball in some other city." Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. Trrltatine stiners. bites. scratches. wounds and cuts soothed and healed by rWitt's Witch Hazel Salve a pure and safe application for tortured flesh. Be ware of counterfeits. Geo. W. Stansfleld, W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane So. Cos! For Infants and Chil3ren. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have s Bought. i THt CtNTHU COMMNV, HCW YOBK CITY. VESTIBULED. Colorado Wyoming, Utah, California, Oregon Ltwis, uiy ncKei Agenu Agent, 0UTHWESTERI5 FUEL CO. Tel. 193. 634 Eaasas Ave. Enjoy Life. How we all desire to enjoy good health; to enjoy life as our neighbors do; to laugh and have bright. Sparkling Eyes: to be free from pain. It will cost you One Dol lar. BegBa1 Blood Purifier makes pur, rich Blood. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1899. 4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL By FRANK pTmAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXVI No- 189 Official Paper of the City of Topeaa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by .a"i"' ents a week to any part of ToPK ?r suburbs, or at the same price In any mb ss town where the paper has a carrier system. -n By mall, one year on By mall, three months .Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Bulldlnsr. tm ana 2 Kansas avenue, corner of bisauu NEW YORK OFFICE. Tempie Court Bldg.. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bids.. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 13 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office ge Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell Phone 6.7 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. New York World: The beef trust is robbing Peter to pay Paul anu were Peter. "Why should anybody complain of war taxes, while beer Is selling la St. Louis for five cents a bottle? It was thoughtful in the meat trust to put up the price of beef and pork at a time when vegetables are cheap. Perhaps the New York papers have not yet thought of obtaining a special cablegram from the sultan of Sulu. It would take a powerful microseore to discover that honor which the French army Is endeavoring to pre serve. If French generals in 1S70 were like those of the present day, It is not sur prising that the Germans whipped them. The postal card ballot system has been inaugurated in order to ascertain the state of public sentiment on the Question of territorial expansion. A Chicago paper announces that sev eral bridges are unsafe. There should not be any trouble about a little mat ter like that. What's the matter with walking on the river? Post Dispatch: Talking Kansas corn Is a good thing, but eating Kansas corn is more important. The cornbread idea should be worked in the interest of the big Kansas crop. If M. Guerin, who is defying the en tire police power of France while bar ricaded in a house in Paris, were to try that game in an American city he would last just about 15 minutes. The enforcement of an eight hour day where it has been tried, appears in many cases to result in workmen's be ing hired by the hour Instead of by. the day. The corporation is usually equal to any emergency of this kind. The trusts can now take new courage. Gen. Alger, who at one time contem plated entering the United States sen ate for the purpose of doing battle with the monsters, is reported to have de clared that he is out of politics to stay. The government has already sent to Manila 40 expeditions within the last 14 months, having an aggregate of 1, 474 officers and 45,768 enlisted men. The 20 new regiments will add 25,000 to the force, which, deducting the volunteers who have returned and the dead and disabled, will give Gen. Otis an army of nearly or quite 60,000. Some people are urging national pride as one of the chief reasons for continuing the effort to pacify the Philippines by force. Right and justice should be a nation's only guide. If It be right to continue the war then the war should go on; if it be wrong, no prouder act could be performed than to say so, quit fighting and try some oth er means of settling the difficulty. -X The New York Journal has been ask ing Democratic leaders in all parts of the country whether their states will send Bryan or anti-Bryan delegations to the next Democratic national con vention. The reports received show: For Bryan, 30 states; in doubt, but fa voring Bryan, 7; Bryan as second choice, one. The one state which has a candidate of its own is Pennsylvania. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. It is not a great while since the peo ple were told that one of the chief causes of business depression was lack of confidence. Now comes Henry Clews, a broker in Wall street with the warn ing that business is in danger of col lapse from too much confidence. Mr. Clews in his "Weekly Financial Review," says: The probability that there will be no severe stringency in money and that ourcropswilj yield returns beyond what farmers usually receive has removed I minoBi tne last vestige of doubt. The whole country in fact from the Atlan tic to the Pacific i3 saturated with op timism; and there is vastly more dan ger at present from the results of ex cessive confidence than from any other single cause. Now is the time to be on the alert for injudicious venture. All sorts of visionary schemes are being or shortly will be, launched. There is a strong likelihood, also, of our discount ing prosperity too rapidly, and inviting an unwelcome setback through exces sive speculation, though we cannot be said to have yet arrived near that stage. The great advance in prices, es pecially in iron products, must ulti mately put a check upon demand and new enterprise; and the readjustment to follow will not be accomplished without injury to some. GLOBE SIGHTS From the Atchison Globe. We'd rather be a bald headed man than a woman with whiskers. When a fashionable girl's hair is smooth, it indicates that she hasn't yet combed it. A woman always keeps her money in the sewing machine drawer; a man hasn't any. What a pity, it ia that the mania for elocution is an affliction that -can't be cured by an operation! A certain Atchison man has genius, without a doubt, but he has made his life a failure by talking too much. Every girl tells her young man that she never loved any other man before: this is one of the rules of the game. We have noticed that the most mis takes are made in proper names at this office by the reporter who sits nearest the city directory. An old girl never appears to such a poor advantage as at a dancing party. She always seems to be weighed down with that unclaimed feeling. We are tired of summer, but we know from the looks of the ugly fall hats in the milliners' windows, that we will regret when it has gone. Investigate the charge that a man is an octopus, and you will find that it originates with his neighbors, because his wife calls her servant a "maid." Death has raised his bow and arrow. and is getting ready to take a shot at Picquart. The anti-Dreyfusites will lose ho time in enrolling him among the shining marks. I Every spring a girl buys an expen- I sive hat and a cheap sailor. She wears the sailor in the day time, and goes bareheaded in the evening. Have the mean men a right to ask why she bought the expensive hat? POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Some men court in haste and repent in court. A divorce lawyer likes domestic broils done to a turn. The coal trust is preparing to make it hot for the consumer. The life work of some people seems to be in criticising others. A cynic Is, a man who must be un happy in order to appear happy. Every man in a brass band thinks his instrument makes the best music. The eagle on the silver dollar is mere ly to remind us that riches have wings. Some men are afraid to marry and some men are fearless until after they marry. Many a man who claims to be truth ful spends a lot of time echoing the lies of other men. A girl's idea of sweetness is about equally divided between love's young dream and mixed chocolates. Women are always throwing out hints, but men have more ways of dodging them than a millionaire tax dodger. "One should always breathe through the nose when asleep," says a physi cian. If you awake and find your mouth, open get up and shut it. Many a poor man after the marriage ceremony has been performed wishes he had one-tenth of the money he fooled away on other girls to buy furniture with. REFLECTIONS OP A BACHELOR, From the New York Press. If you want a girl to fall in love with a man, first tell her that he is very wicked. A woman is like a telephone box a good thing to stay away from when it thunders. If David hadn't hit Goliath the first shot he would probably have insisted that the sun was in his eyes. About half the average man's pleas ure in life consists In realizing; how miserable other folks are. Everything a man has is his wife's property and everything a woman knows is her husband's. JAYHAWKER JOTS. Abilene is knocking on Salina's .street fair, but Minneapolis says it's a good thtag. Salina expects to have a vitrified brick plant running: within thirty days. Half of the people of Jewell county attended the old settlers' reunion at Jewell City the other day. They are telling down at Emporia that fourteen joints at Salina put up $100 each for the street fair. In the last two years and a half But ler county has paid off mortgages ag gregating a million and a half of dol lars. Fort Scott has passed an occupation tax ordinance. The people down there can kick about something beside the poll tax now. It has leaked out that the band which went east with Syl Dixon's flour train did not come from Oklahoma at all, but is a Winfleld band. El Dorado real estate men will send east 5.000 illustrated booklets telling of the resources of Butler county. This is a good year for that sort of thing. Although Aguinaldo has made a rec ord at being pretty swift when it comes to running, not a single Kansas race horse has been named after him. The country newspapers are offering a year's subscription for the biggest watermelon brought to the office. This is a popular offer with the office force. Those Abilene girls who are "laying for" a party of serenaders with a lot of old shoes will doubtless give them a warm reception, but it won't be whole-soled. Ed. Howe has a sheep ranch in Wy oming and is thinking of buying an other in Idaho. How is that for a man who tells other people to invest their money at home! Mrs. Lidvina Psotta has applied for a divorce from her husband. Xgnatz Psot ta, in Leavenworth county. She Psotta have a divorce from a man with a name like that. If the French had the enterprise of the average Kansan they would have managed to make the Dreyfus trial come during the Paris exposition so as to draw a bigger crowd. Vic Murdock tells this story: A Pratt minister dropped this shell down among his congregation last Sunday: "I have noticed that most men go to church to close their eyes and most women to eye their clothes." The Leavenworth Commercial club has attempted to patch up a protocol between the Standard and Times by passing a resolution callirg upon them to stop fighting. Each paper claims that it was not fighting that the other fellow was dorg all of It. Each paper also congratulates the club on the stand it has taken. KANSASJEWS. Mrs. A. C. Bangs, of Winfiftld, lias Dewey's Signature. Secured the Admiral's Auto graph on Some Cloth FOR PATRIOTIC QUILT Is Written, With a Lead Pencil at Naples. Mailed August 6th, It Has Just lie ached Her. Winfleld, Aug. 22. Mrs. A. C. Bangs of this city has Dewey's autograph on a piece of cloth about four by six in ches in size. When the news of the victory at Ma nila last year reached her she com menced work on a fancy quilt made of patriotic colors in honor of the event. It afterwards occurred to her that she might secure the great ad miral's autograph on a piece of cloth and make it part of the quilt. The long er she thought of the idea the more plausible it seemed although she knew he was probably weary of such re quests. Finally she mustered up the courage to try and sent a piece of white cloth telling him what she want ed with it. She addressed the letter to Hong Kong and Sunday received the coveted signature. It was written apparently with a common lead pencil and was accom panied by a letter from H. H. Caldwell whose title is "aid and secretary." It was mailed at Naples August 6th, and was type-written on stationery on which was embossed the admiral's flag. Mrs. Bangs has now decided instead of putting the cloth in the quilt where the marks would soon be obliterated, to have the autograph framed with a picture of Dewey, each making the other more highly prized. In this man ner she hopes to preserve the signature for all time to come unless accidentally destroyed. GOT A NINE FOOT TICKET. Wichita Man Will Take In the West on One Strip of Paper. From the Wichita Eagle. Last Friday afternoon one of the longest and most complicated railway tickets was sold in this city which has gone out of here in many a day. It was technically termed among the local ticket men and traffic experts as a "Nine-Foot" ticket. It had sixteen separate and distinct coupons and was bought by Mr. George A. Abbott of Grand Rapids, Mich., at the union depot. It took two men busily engaged from about 2 o'clock to nearly 4 to rate it and make out all the forms. The route which this unusual ticket took was as follows: From Wichita via the Santa Fe to Colorado Springs, Col.; thence by way of the Rio Grande West ern to Ogden, Utah; thence via South ern Pacific to Los Angeles, Cal. at this last point a side ride from Los Angeles to San Diego and return over the Southern California; then over the Southern Pacific from Los Angeles to San Francisco; thence to Portland, Oregon, over the Southern Pacific; thence over the Northern Pacific to Tacoma; then a side ride from Tacoma to Seattle and return via Northern Pa cific; thence over the Northern Pacific from Tacoma to Spokane; then over the Northern Pacific from Spokane to Butte and Helena, Mont.; thence over the Northern Pacific from Butte and Helena to Livingstone, Mont.; then over the Northern Pacific from Living stone to Billings, Mont.; thence over the Northern Pacific from Billings to Fargo. N. D., with stop off privilege at Winnipeg Junction; a side ride from Winnipeg Junction to Winnipeg, Mani toba, and return; then from Winnipeg Junction by way of the Northern Pa cific to St. Paul, Minn., the final des tination. AGED COUPLE MARRY. Strong City Groom 75 and Blushing Bride 73 Uniting Minister 70. From the Strong City Derrick. Married, Wednesday, August 16. 1899, at 8:30 p. m., at the home of Judge G. A. Kindblade, Strong City, Mr. Joseph Arnold and Mrs. Tabitha Harris, both of this place. Rev. Gresham, of the Christian church, united the happy couple in marriage. The marriage took place after the services at the Christian church had closed, and the entire congregation pro ceeded to the home of Judge Kindblade to see the knot tied. The age of the groom is 75, the bride's age 73, and the minister who presided is 79 years. Both bride and groom are highly re spected and have a large following of friends, who wish for them the happiest kind of wedded bliss. The bride and groom commenced i housekeeping the next day, having movea on to tne bride s farm, near i town, and which has just been vacated oy G. v. Hagans. GAVEL FROM MANILA Major Martin Sends a Hand Carved One to Modern Woodmen of Fort Scott. Fort Scott. Aug. 22. J. B. Smith, of local camp 1599 of the Modern Wood men, this morning received a strangely I shaped package through the mail, post i marked at Manila and he, found it to contain a handsomely carved lignum vitae gavel. Enclosed was the follow ing note from Major C. I. Martin of the Twentieth Kansas, formerly captain of Company F. who sent the gavel: I "Manila, P. I., July 7. 1S99. i "Solid City Camp, No. 1599, M. W. A. I "Kind Neighbors Please accept this gavel as a neighborly greeting and well wishing for the success of our noble order. Fraternally Yours, CHAS. I. MARTIN." The gavel was evidently carved by hand and is a fine piece of work. In re lief on the gavel head, are enprraved cross-axes, bearing the letters "M. W. A." On the left side of this, engraved on a short streamer, also in relief, is the word "Manila," while on the right siut; 13 EsuiiiiiAi i Lilt; (idle JpeD. 4, 1899." JUDGE SIMONS AS UMPIRE. Arbitration Board Unable to Agree Calls on Him. Fort Scott, Aug. 2. Judge Walter L. Simons of the sixth judicial district has been called upon by an arbitration board of miners and operators of Craw ford county to settle a dispute between the Crowe Coal company of Weir City and its employes, outside of his judic ial capacity. The arbitration board consists of Op erators John R. Braidwood and John T. Morison and Miners Arthur Charlton and John McDonald. The dispute is over the appointment by the employes of a check weighmaster. The arbitra tion board was unable to agree and de cided to call in a fifth man. Of the many men proposed Judge Simons was the only one upon whom they could agree. The question is a complicated one and far reaching, involving ques tions of law as to the rights of man and master. PRAIRIE DOO TRAP. Who Has a Good One, Please Notify the State Journal. To the Editor of the State Journal: Cimarron, Aug. 22. In your paper of one week ago last Friday I saw a notice of a trap to catch prairie dogs. I at once wrote to Austin, Texas, where the trap article was from and received the following re ply: "Answering your valued favor of 12th inst. with enclosure, would say that we have never heard of the prairie dog trap referred to in the clipping from your paper. Perhaps you can find out by having the editor of your paper write to the correspondent furnishing the news from Austin. "Regretting our inability to give you the desired information. Yours truly, "WALTER TIPS." If there is any such a trap anywhere you will do many of your readers a great favor if you will give us the ad dress so we can get said traps as the prairie dogs are a great nuisance here. Yours, REV. JOHN MORRISON. The State Journal will try and and a trap for Mr. Morrison. TRIED TO KILL HIM. Man Who Was Jealous, of a 4-Year-Old Boy Attempts Murder. Galena, Aug. 22. Charles Moore at tempted Sunday to kill the 4 year old child of his brother. Ike Moore. He grabbed the boy, ran about 100 yards to Owl creek, and had the life almost choked out of the little fellow before assistance could be rendered. On the arrival of the crowd, Moore threw the body Into the creek and ran. The little fellow is out of danger, but has been in a critical condition. Moore was placed in the city jail, but fear of a mob led to his removal to Empire. The act was prompted by jealousy, the would-be murderer claiming that his wife thought more of the nephew than she did of their own child. FOR THE SAN JOACIUIN. The 250 Box Cars the Santa Fe Is Building For Use In California. The 250 box cars now building at the Santa Fe shops are for the San Fran cisco San Joaquin Valley railway, and will have the following dimensions and specifications: Forty feet long by 8 feet 11 inches wide,' and of 80,000 pounds' capacity. Equipments include cast iron wheels of Fort Madison Iron works. Player cast-steel frames, and bolsters made of Shickle, Harrison Howard; Westinghouse quick-action brakes. Player brake beams, Trojan couplers, American continuous draw bar attachments. A. T. S. F. stand ard journals and side bearings, and A. T. S. F. standard door fastenings. CATTLEMEN ARRESTED. Three Indian Territory Men Accused of Violating Kansas Quaran tine Regulations. Cbffeyville, Aug. 22. John K. Beatty, Charles W. Beatty and Benjamin Car ter, three prominent and well known stockmen of this section, were placed under arrest here today, charged with violating the cattle quarantine laws by bringing southern cattle into the state out of season. All three gave bond for their appear ance in court and maintain their inno cence. The men have a cattle ranch near Talala, south of here, in the In dian Territory, and it is charged that they brought cattle from there into the state. AT LINCOLN FARE. Cawker City Assembly Proved Suc cessful With a Large Attendance. Cawker City, Aug. 22. A very suc cessful assembly and camp meeting closed here last evening. Over a thou sand Epworth leaguers camped on the grounds and the attendance ran from 2.000 during the week to 5,000 or 6,000 Sunday. Dr. Spencer of Denver, Hancher of New York and many other fine speak ers were hired, but all bills will be paid and a small balance left. Lincoln park is a beautiful grove, of monster oak trees, and next year will undoubtedly have the finest assembly in the state. Pensions For Kannans. Washington, Aug. 22. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original John It. Dawson, Osborne, $6; Jonathan Auchey, Fontana, $8; Alexander C. Whitlock, Kansas City, $6; Joseph Bobeneith, Lincoln, $8. Additional Thomas Dillon, Edna, $6 to $12. Restoration and additional Daniel Kimmel, dead, Jetmore, $8 to $12. Increase Joshua B. Shumate.Soldier, $8 to $14; Frank B. Noble. Stanley, $6 to $12; Newton H. Williams, Holton, $S to $10; Samuel McCain, Smith Center, $12 to $14. Reissue Henry A. Cole, Wichita, $6; David M. Hutchinson, Haverhill, $8. Original widows, etc. Julia Kelcher, Boyle, $8; Mary A. Kimmel, Jetmore, $12. Original Alvin D. Battey, Olathe, $6; Elias T. Mears. Independence. $8; Lewis Porter, dead, Peabody, $12; Francis A. Clark. Kansas City, $8; Alonzo L. Vick- I ers. Manchester, $S. Restoration and increase Edward Gerner, dead, Rosedale, $8 to $12; Robert Virgil, dead, St. Paul, $8 to $12. Increase John W. Corn, La Cygne, I $6 to $12; Chas. E. Philo, National Mil itary Home, Leavenworth, $8 to $12. Reissue Jacob Orth, Wellsford, $6. Original widows, etc. Rebecca L. Burnett, St. Paul, $8; Mary Gerner, Rosedale, $8. Is Proving a Success. The interchangeable mileage credit system, which enables the user to re ceive a rebate on his railroad fare, and which was put into operation west of the Missouri river, on the Rock Island road August 1st. is proving to be more of a success than was at first antici pated. When it was introduced, each agent on the system was sent on an average of 15 credit credentials, and most of these agents have already sent in for their second supply. When the number of agents are taken into con sideration, the great number of these interchangeable mileage tickets being used can be imagined. Jolly Time For the Modoc. The Modocs are making extensive preparations to attend the G. A. R. re union at Philadelphia, and will leave Topeka on Saturday, September 2, and will go on the Oklahoma and Kansas official G. A. R. train whicn the Rock Island will run for this occasion. This train reaches Washington on the fol- I lowing Monday and the delegates will call on the president at tne w mte House in a body. Captain A. M. Ful ler, representing the passenger depart ment of the Rock Island, will go with this train and personally see to the comfort of the passengers. Miami Republican Ticket. Paola, Aug. 22. At the Republican primaries in Miami county 2,360 votes were cast, the largest vote polled in a primary for years. The following tick et was nominated: Sheriff, A. H. Jel ly, farmer, of Richmond township; treasurer, J .M. George, hardware mer chant, Paola; register of deeds, P. W. Ware, farmer and stockman. Valley township; county clerk, L. Flanagan, present incumbent; coroner. Dr. D. H. Johnson, Paola; surveyor, J. N. Ros coe, present incumbent; commissioner. First district, James Masters, Marys ville. The vote on treasurer was close between J. M. George and C. M. Mc Cook, and friends of the latter claim that it will take the official count to determine. Want Fort Hays Reservation. Hays City, Aug. 22. Attorney Sayre of Omaha, representing the Union Pa cific railroad, is here in the interest of a claim of 3,000 acres of the Fort Hays abandoned military reservation. He says the fort was located one year af ter the railroad had filed its survey in the general land office. The claim is now pending before the interior depart ment. Brown County Fusionista. Hiawatha, Aug. 22. The Democratic countv convention met here Monday. The attendance was good. A full ticket i was nominated, most of wnom are Democrats. They are: J. H. Meyer of Hiawatha, for treasurer; Frank Mol rivusky Everest, clerk; Henry Killion, Horton, sheriff; Samuel Stewart, Re serve, Recorder; J. C. Kelsey, Hia watha, surveyer; Dr. Currey, Baker, coroner: Henry C. Baker, Hiawatha, commissioner. Pioneer Railroad Man Dead. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 22. Isaac H. Congdon, for many years superintend ent of motive power and machinery of the Union Pacific road, died at his home in this city today. He invented num erous appliances in use of railways, several of which are in almost univer sal use and from which he received large royalties. Randolph Reunion. Manhattan. Aug. 22. The sixth an nual reunion of the old soldiers and sailors of Riley county opened at Ran- i dolph this morning with a large attend- ance. The reunion will last three days. I Ex-Senator Ingalls and Judge W. S. Glass are the speakers for Tuesday ana Wednesday. Free Watermelon Feast. Clyde, Aug. 22. The first annual 1 watermelon carnival will De neia in this city on Thursday, August 31. All the melons will be given away free. The programme will consist of cake walks, singing concerts, bicycle races, etc. You are invited. New 'Phone Line. tThe telephone poles have put in their appearance, and a half dozen men are now at work putting up the line. Three months after the plant is in operation here Lincoln will have a 'phone connec tion with Salina, Beverly and Sylvan Grove. Lincoln Sentinel. Fusion In Wilson County. FYedonia, Aug. 22. The Wilson coun ty Populists met in convention here today and accepted the Democrats' de mand for two places on their ticket that of treasurer and coroner thus making the fusion complete. Jefferson County Fair. Oskaloosa, Aug. 22. The thirty-fifth annual fair -of Jefferson county will be held at Oskaloosa September 5-8. A splendid programme has been prepared. BRYAN GIVES $1,250. Nebraska Leader Contributes Freely to the Soldier Train. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22. Governor Poynter has awarded the contract for bringing the First Nebraska home from San Francisco to the Burlington rail road, which agrees to haul each man to his home for $40.03,which Includes tour ist sleeper accommodations. The regi ment will start Wednesday or Thurs day, and will disband piecemeal after the state is reached. On September 15 the regiment, together with the Second and Third, will reassemble here, to re ceive a formal reception and ovation. At 9 o'clock last night the governor had received in checks and cash $31,300, and the remainder is already pledged. Bids were submitted by the Burlington, Rock Island and Union Pacific.each ex actly the same. The regiment numbers 914 men, and will be escorted home by a special committee. Mr. Bryan con tributed $1,250 to the fund. GERMAN CABINET RESIGNS. Berlin Much Excited Over Reported Fall of Ministry. Berlin, Aug. 22. During the after noon a cabinet meeting was held at the residence of Prince Hohenlohe, the im perial chancellor, and the whole cabi net agreed to resign. The acceptance of the ministers' res ignation is uncertain. Emperor William will return to Ber lin on w eanesuay, wneii ii ia icui lcu he will preside at the cabinet council and decide what steps are to ue laieu. Governor's Dates. Governor Stanley is speaking at Sen eca this afternoon. Other engagements which he will fill this week are as fol lows: Corbin, Sumner county, Wednes day; Cherryvale. Thursday: Garden City, Saturday. Filling these engage ments means long rides on night trains and the governor expects to rest when he returns to Topeka until Tuesday, when he starts out again on a speak ing tour. EAK NERVES I CELEBRATED Si cnm come from a weak stomach. Strong nerves and a vigorous stomach fol low the use of HoBtetter'a Stomach Bit ters. It cures dyspepsia, liver and kid ney troubles. See that a PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP covers the neck of the Bottle. STOMACH A U. S. COURT JURORS. List Is Drawn Today by Cleric F. L Brown. Frank L. Brown, clerk of the United States district court, today drew the grand and petit juries for the Septem ber term of the court, to begin at Wichita on September 11. The grand Jurors are: E. M. Hen thorn, Ulysses; Tudor V. Donnell, Kinsley: J. M. Satterthwaite. Doug lass; Harry Coon, Meade; Charles Starr, Scott City; A. A. Sharp, Larned; I A. T. Fullerton. Pawnee Rock; George Willis. Leoti; W. E. Brown, Augusta; John Skinner, Winfleld; T. J. Collett, Burrton; J. R. McLauren, Ellsworth; J. B. Fugate, Newton; F. N. .Cooper, Lyon; E. G. Essex; G. E. L. Hum- phrey, Cheney; Ed. Van Kirk, King- 1 man; D. O. Tenry, Bazine; W. R. Bunting, Great Bend; L. B. Snyder, Wichita; J. S. May, Hutchinson; Rob ert Campbell, Ashland; T. J. Jackson, Newton. The petit jurors are: M. E. Killion, Eminence; F. S. Blades, Sterling; J. D. Bell, Coldwater; T. L. Hill, Arkansas Cty; C. J. Bills, Ness City; Robert Eadie, Tribune; Charles H. Way, Can ton; James Downing, Spring Valley; James A. Aekin, Inman; Fred W. Israel, Wichita; J. E. Neighbor. Ness City; L. A. Etzold, Liberal; Fletcher D. West, Kinsley; J. M. Burson. Dodge; O. P. Snare, Wilmore; Harry William son, Coldwater: B. S. McMeel. Meade; John McConnell. Letitia; O. C. Stevens, Wellington; Will Fritzlen. Ashland: C. H. Hatch, Prattsburg; G. Riley Pat ten, Gage; A. H. Roby, Stafford; Elmer Coffin, Scott City; Homer Wells, Pratt; A. J. Green, Leoti; W. H. Lane, Wich- ita: W. H. Miller. Bayneville; C. L. Christopher, Hutchinson; D. B. Lam ereux. Great Bend. ALL FOR SOLDIERS. Twentieth Kansas Should Be Allowed to March Unattended. S. M. Fox, adjutant general, today expressed the opinion that in the re ception being planned for the Twenti eth Kansas, the regiment should re ceive all the honors bestowed on that occasion. "For this reason," said Mr. Fox, "I hope the Twentieth will be permitted to march on Kansas avenue, unattend ed by civic or military societies. The soldiers will be the guests of honor and nothing should be placed in the parade to detract the attention of the people from the men who went forth to battle. "I hope to see Kansas avenue lined with cheering thousands, and I hope the cheers will be for the soldiers. "The people should be kept on the sidewalks and the regiment given the whole street in which to march. A grand stand should be erected for the veterans of the Civil war where they can sit down and see the heroes of a subsequent generation, upon whom the honors of war have been bestowed. "This reception is for the Kansas sol diers from the Kansas people. If the civic and military societies care to have a parade in honor of the soldiers, it would be an excellent idea, but 5 believe it should not take place at the same time the soldiers are inarching on the street." PAYING ORDINANCE. Greenwood Avenue Assessment Made and Topeka Avenue Contract Let. An ordinance has been passed mak ing the tax levy for paving Greenwood avenue in Potwin. A resolution, introduced by Council man Nettels remitting the special im provement taxes on the lots which were recently given the city by Dr. McCIin tock for park purposes, was passed. Mr. Nettels explained that the county com missioners had remitted the general taxes, and that remitting the special taxes was only a matter of bookkeep ing, as the city had already paid the bonds for which these taxes were as- sessed. The contract for paving Topeka ave- nue from Tenth to Fourteenth where the street car tracks will be taken up, j was let to H. K. Winans at $1.25 per I square yard. The estimate was $1.30. Mrs. Julia Dice protested against the opening of the alley back of certain lots on Lime street, between Fifth and Sixth, which the street commissioner had been ordered to open. Mayor Drew stated that the alley could not be open ed until the city had a deed to it. G.K.Wheeler submitted a bill against the city for $61.75 for damages to his horse and buggy occasioned by his driving into a fence which had been placed across Thirteenth street while it was being paved. It is alleged that the proper danger signals were not up the night that Mr. Wheeler drove into it. City Attorney Bird recommended that the bill be held up and that Mr. Wheeler be instructed to look to the contractor. John -Ritchie, for pay for his damages. LINKS LAID OUT. Golf Players Will Use Keith Tract Instead of Fair Grounds. The organization of the Topeka golf club has been completed as far as the securing of members is concerned. Forty well known TopeKa men, many of them members of the Topeka club, have signified their willingness to join, and it is expected that within the next ten days play will be commenced. The Keith tract, lying east of Potwin, instead of the fair grounds, has been decided on for the links, and the course was laid out this morning by County Surveyor Rogers under the direction of Mr. W. V. Hoare, the eastern golfer who arrived here Sunday. The links will start just north of the old ball grounds and east of Stormont hospital, and extend to the timber on the north and Ward's addition on the east, the course ending near the starting place. The membership fee has been raised to $10, and this will give the club ample funds for the expenses of starting the game. New Bank at Meade. The Meade State bank has been or ganized and has filed an application for a charter with the secretary of state. The bank has a capital of $5,000. The board of directors named for the first year follows: C. Q. Chandler, Medicine Lodge; W. S. Berryman, Meade. J. W., N. A. and Emily Berryman, Elk City. The charter will be authorised in a few days and the bank will probably open for business about September 11. The Weather. The forecast is for cooler weather in western Kansas and thunder storms in the extreme eastern portion Wednes day afternoon or night. Up to two o'clock the maximum was 91 at that time. The minimum was 71, the hu midity 41. The wind making 18 miles southeast. King For a Day. Newport, R. I., Aug. 22. M. D. Whit man (holder) defeated J. P. Paret (challenger) in the match for the na tional tennis championship cup today, 6-1; 6-1; 3-6; 7-5. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. Joseph Hook of Silver Lake was a North side visitor today. Ringel's Cash store will occupy the building shortly to be vacated by the New Era. ,Mlss Edna Staples has gone to Meri den where she will visit friends for two weeks. Winsted Fuller of St. Joseph visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fuller, oyer Sunday. The members of the Kansas Avenue Sunday school will picnic Wednesday at Garfield park. The regular weekly meeting of the teachers of the Christian Sunday school will be held this evening. Mrs. M. T. Campbell and daughter, Mrs. J. E. Griest, went to Horton Sat urday for a short visit to Mrs. Camp bell's sister. Mrs. Julia Joseph and sons, Fred and Abe, will leave Wednesday for Hia watha where they will be the guests of Mrs. Joseph's sister, Mrs. White. Af ter a short visit there Mrs. Joseph will leave for the east to buy goods. Mrs. C. E. Faulkner of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Edwin Knowles. Miss Mabel Knowles of this city, Miss Ber tha Ward of Mt. Union, Ohio, and Mrs. W. E. Fagan were the guests today of Mrs. J. F. Buck of North Jackson. Probate Judge Dolman left Saturday for Colorado where he will spend a week looking after his interests in a gold mine. This is the same mine in which Judge Dolman and Canon By water were much interested during their recent vacation spent in Colorado. The funeral of Robert Eaton of Silver Lake who suffered a stroke of para lysis last week and whose death oc curred Friday, was held Sunday. The interment was in the Silver Lake cem etery. The deceased was an old settler of the Lake and had been proprietor of the hotel at that place for over 16 years. A number of North siders are spend ing a week or two camping out on Mr. Pence's ranch at Maple Hill; those in the party are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shilling, Miss Helen Lee, Miss Minnie Carter, Miss Cora Baker, Mr. Orson Bnker, Mr. Bert Going, Mr. Meade McLaughlin. One of the prettiest gardens any where in the city is that w hich the fire men of Station No. 1 have at the corner of the Avenue and Gordon street. At the entrance of the ground are two large century plants. Leading from the-gate to the various flower beds are well kept cinder walks. The beds are in fancy designs, one of foliage plants in the shape of a heart, being especial ly noticeable. In the center of the yard is a brilliant array of cannas, and fur ther on a tropical appearance is given to the garden by a large bed of calad iums. The east end of the yard is de voted to roses and here many choice plants are shown. On the north wall of the fire station beautiful ivy is be ing trained. Every bit of ground has been utilized and made to blossom forth. The men of this station deserve much credit for changing what has heretofore been a blemish to such a beautiful spot, the sight of which is as grateful and refreshing to passersby as an oasis in a desert. WHY HE WILL STAY. IThj Fred Funston Changed His Mind About Coming Home. Judge A. H. Horton has received a letter from General Fred Funston. It was written in July, and at that time his commission as brigadier general ex tended but for six months. He said that he intended to come home with his regiment, and that he would be glad of the rest he would find in Kansas, as he did not intend to enter into politics or anything else until he had recuper ated after his severe labors in the Phil ippines. The government, however, saw fit to extend General Funston's commission to two years, and the love of fighting proved too strong with him. Since writing the letter to Judge Horton he has decided to stay in the Philippines, and not accept the rest that would be his if he returned with his regiment. NATURAL RESULTS. Married at 13 Wants a Divorce at 16. Mrs. Frances Nelson, a wife of 16. has filed a suit in the district court for a divorce from her husband, Kllsworth Nelson, to whom she says she was married three years ago. At the time they were married she says he was 38 and she was 13, and he induced her to marry him, she says, by making false statements to her. She says that for the last two years he has abused her. and that she has r.ow been compelled to leave him. She wants to have her former name, Frances France, restored to her. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs.W. M. Crawford. aged 5S years. died Saturday in Chicago and was buried Monday. Mrs. Crawford formerly lived here and was the mother of Miss Mabel Crawford, the singer. G. A. R, Special to Philadelphia. Via the Great Rock Island Route will leave Topeka, Saturday, Sept, 2nd. 4 o'clock p. m. See A. M. Fuller for rates, reservations and full informa tion. All weak places in your system effectu ally closed apainst disease by reVitfs Little Early Risers. They cleanse the bowels, promptly cure chronic constipa tion, regulate the liver, and fill you with new life and vigor. Small, pleasant; never gripe. Geo. W. Ptansneld, W. 11. Wilson, A. J. Arnold Son, A. J. Kane Co. OOOO oso O00000 O 33rd National Encampment and Reunion, Q. A. R. Philadelphia, September 4-9, 1899. Round-Trip Tickets, $30.55 via Santa Fe Route. On Sale Sept. 1. 2 and 3. Xotk Privileges of stopover and so Iertion of different route returning ac corded on tickets sold at slight. y liijjher rate. T. L. KING, Agent TOPEKA. o o o o o o o o o o o o o

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