The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
October 24, 1899

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T Tf LAST EDITION TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 24, 1899 TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. ftrtf 0 THEY NEVER DAiVlE BACK. Squadron or Hussars and Body of Mounted Infantry "Which Pursued the Retreating Doers From Glencoe HAVE DISAPPEARED. Dritish Now Realize That They Hare a Hard Fight. HaTe Lost Nearly 500 Men, Killed and Wounded. New Tork. Oct. 24. A special to the World from London says: The ministers and their supporters are now realizing that they plunged in to the war with reckless haste and the queen's messages in which she speaks tf "dearly bought victories"and"dread ful loss of life." indicate with a plain ness which she has never before per mitted herself to indulge under like circumstances, her disapproval of the war. The British forces in Natal have al ready lost in killed or wounded nearly ECO men in three days fighting. The squadron of hussars and the seo tion of mounted infantry which pur sued the Boers after the first fight at Glencoe are still missing. Prolongation of the war beyond British expectation is now regarded as certain. TRYING TO EXPLAIN. London. Oct. 24. The war office here this morning has been attempting to explain the summary of the situation in Natal furnished by the commander-in-chief of the forces. Field Marshal Lord Wolseley. to the house of com mons yesterday. His statement is now said to have created unnecessary alarm and it is asserted that what the offi cial note called General Yule's "re tirement" would be more accurately de scribed as "a chanee of position for tac tical reasons." and that the alarm for the safetv of the wounded is not justi fied. It is further explained that the wounded could not be moved: but the fact that they had to be left to their fate while the British forces made a strategic movement to the rear shows the suspense of the house at the ab sence of subseauent news is amply jus- tifid and that tTie""Tleavy flghWrg-Tni-j Friday and perhaps Saturday is only a prelude to still sterner -work. In some quarters the view is taken that the second attack of the Boers has ac tually occurred and was so successful that General Yule's withdrawal was imperative and urgent to the extent of compelling him to leave his hospitals in the hands of the Boers, while the more sancuine express the opinion that General Yule, far from retreating, has in reality advanced to meet the attack threatening Glencoe. leaving Dundee behind, safely sheltered from a Boer as sault. CONTRADICTORY RUMORS. In the absence of authentic news there are a number of contradictory rumors afloat, but the most reasonable interpretation of the various reports seems to indicate that there was some artillery practice at Glencoe Saturday and Sunday but no fighting at close quarters. As. however, communication between Glencoe and Ladysmith. which was thouerht to have been restored by the British victory at Elandslaagte, has again ben broken by the destruction of the railroad bridge at Waschbank, north of Ladysmit.i, and between Elandslaagte and Glencoe, the difficul ties of the British commander in Natal. General Sir George Stewart White in reinforcing Glencoe have been enor mously increased and until the British forces at Ladysmith and Glencoe are tinited and the main body ofthe Boers is broken, the situation must remain disquieting for the British. The afternoon papers here sharply criticise Lord Wolseley's summary of the Natal situation. They say it has a distinct resemblance to the statements of the Spanish ministry when preparing their countrymen for news of the dis aster at Santiago. This, however, is probably an overstrained view. There is no denying, however, the great sus pense and anxiety existing which has been increased by the report in circu lation purporting to emanate from of ficial quarters to the effect that the Boers have secured the services of thirteen thousand natives. The vague and varied estimates of the Boer losses and the absence of anything official on the subject are also arousing misgiv ings as to whether the beaten enemy suffered proportionately to the disast rous losses of the victors. One of the most disquieting stories comes from Ladysmith. It is to the -fTect that an Englishman who arrived there from Dundee on Sunday evening after escaping through the Boer lines on the previous night said that the enemy was then shelling the camp and town with heavy guns, while the shells of the British were unable to reach the enemy's batteries, consequently, the man is said to have added, the camp was shifted in order to be out of the reach of the Boers, who were firing on the magazine in the town. BADEN POWELL HEARD FROM. London. Oct. 24. News has at ensth fceen received from Col. Baden-Powell, dated Mafeking. Oct. 15. It confirms the statement that in the armored train tight the British had two men killed and fifteen wounded, including Lieut. Lord Charles Benuck of the Ninth Lancers, slightly wounded. The Boer loss was estimated 53 killed and many wounded. The latest advices from Kimberley under date of Oct. 21. said the Boer at tack was still pending and that large Boer forces in the neighborhood had destroyed big sections of the railroad line north and south of the town Many fugitives from neighboring villages have been imprisoned by the Boers herbi0lad'S.heaJ'irlsr their husbands had been captured visited the Boer camp and were courteously received. Their intercession for their husbands was successful and the reunited fam ilies have arrived at Kimberley The prisoners report that they were well treated. According to rumors which have arrived at Kimherley from Kuru man. British Beeuanaland. thTresiSent magistrate there, has recently presided at a council of the native chiefs He advised them not to participate in the war. The natives expressed satisfac tion at the magistrate's explanations and promised to remain quiescent. A dispatch from Pretoria, dated Oct. 20, indicates that the Rhodesians, under Col. Plumer, at Fort Tuli. on the Transvaal border are taking the of fensive. They have attacked a Boer Patrol at Rhodes Drift, but apparently not much damage was done on either side. The Boers say that they lost three horses. Lieut, Barnes, who was wounded at the Battle of Elandslaagte is a brother of Violet Vanbrugh, the actress. Germany has sent to follow the Brit ish forces in South Africa her military attache in London, Capt. Baron Von Luttwitz, who married Miss Mamie Cary of Cleveland, O. The British mili tary authorities hope to have the wire less telegraph in operation in South Af rica within three weeks when it is hoped the difficulties experienced from the cutting of wires will be obviated as it w ill only necessary to establish com munication with a point at which the ordinary wires are intact. A dispatch received at Cape Town from Herschel, dated October 23, says 13 natives who have arrived there say they were arrested after leaving Jo hannesburg and ordered to fight the British in Natal. But they succeeded in escaping. It is reported at Cape Town that President Steyn of the Orange Free State, is close to Aliwal North, near Herschel on the borders of the Orange Free State. It is added that the Boer camps on the Orange river are quiet, that plowing and shearing are proceed ingand that there are large quantities of stock on the river bank. BRITISH IN A BAD FIX. Chicago, Oct. 24. A special cable to the Chicago Tribune from London says: "The position of General Yule at Glencoe is causing considerable anxiety, which is not allayed by Lord Wolseley's summary of the situation read in the house of commons to the effect that large columns of Boers were Monday morning advancing from the north and west, obliging General Yule to fall back from Dundee and concentrate at Glencoe Junction. "This operation appeared so vital that it was necessary to leave the wounded at Dundee. "General Tule's chances of reinforce ment at present are exceedingly poor, and he is already outnumbered. "General White is still at Ladysmith, and is looking for reinforcements from Petermaritzburg for himself, while, to make matters worse, a large Boer force is reported at Waschbank. about half way between Dundee and Elandslaagte. and near enough to greatly strengthen General Joubert in case he needs it. It is possible, of course, that General Yule has retired from Dundee as a strategic move in order to secure a better posi tion, and it may be that only a part of the British force is at Dundee while others have been sent to other points to assault the Boer flanks and draw Jou bert's attention away from Glencoe. "Again, the fact that a veto has just been put upon press messages from the front may account for the lack of defi nite news of General Yule's movements and the results of Joubert's second and supposedly less vigorous assault upon Glencoe. "Still, the war department is appar ently little better off than the newspa pers, and it is the cause of real anxiety. "General Yule, who assumes General Symons' place, is a noted strategist and much is expected from him in the pres ent emergency. "News from Glencoe and from all points at the front is of the meagerest sort. "Late news from Ladysmith says: "An Englishman named Piley says that when he was leaving Dundee camp on Saturday night the Boers were shell ing the town and camp with heavy guns, and that the English guns were unable to make effective return for the reason that they could not reach the Boer batteries. "This is the reason why General Yule shifted his camp a mile away so as to be out of reach of the Boer guns, which were directing their fire against his magazine. "Kimberly is still panic-stricken, and continues through Rhodes to call for help, but how it is to be secured is at present a puzzle for the war depart ment. "The Indian transport Patiala arrived at Durban on Monday and disembarked a squadron of the Fifth Dragoons. These may go to Kimberly, but it is unlikely, in view of Yule's piedicament at Glencoe. "More troops are expected at Cape Town daily. "Captain Chichester has gone there to arrange for the military balloons brought by the Patiala to be sent to the front." A DOZEN BANDS. They Will Furnish Music For Twentieth Kansas Reception. There -will be a band for every com pany of the Twentieth Kansas when it marches from the depot to the state house. M. C. Holman, of the committee on music, has received word that no less than a dozen bands will be here. Today he received word that the bands from Aita Vista, Mound City and Marion would positively be on hand. The bands from Girard, Eskridge, Junction City, Wamego and Pence's band have al ready announced that they would be here. The Kansas City, Kan.. Salina and Ottawa bands are expected. Mar shall's band 60 strong will march. The Dispatch and Woodmen bands of To peka have been invited and will take part. The famous Twentieth Kansas band that won fame in Hong Kong, Manila and San Francisco will play nothing but "The Fighting Tune of the Twen tieth." and that is "A Hot Time."Never a dress parade is given by the regiment but the fighting tune is played. S. F. Barton, of the band writes as follows from San Francisco: "You may be sure the band will be in the parade and will play our fighting tune, 'A Hot Time.' CASTRO TAKES CHARGE. Insurgent Leader Assumes Govern ment of Venezuela. Caracas. Venezuela, Oct. 24. General lpriuno Jastro. the Insurgent comman der. has assumed control of the trnvern merit and has formed the following cabi net Minister of the interior Francisco Cas tillo. Minister of the exterior Andusa Pala- eio. Minister of finance Tello Mendoza. Minister of war Ienacio Pulidn. Minister of commerce Manuel Hernan dez Moeho. Minister of public works Victor Rod eriuez. Minister of instruction Clemente Ur- uaneja. Governor Julio Sarria. ODIOUSJYSTEM. Lire Stock Sanitary Board Re Tites an Old Order. Cattle Inspectors Ordered to Collect Three Cents a Head. WILL BE PROTESTS. Th'at Is What Made Trouble For Got. Leedy. How Railroads Are Held Up to Pay Inspectors. The state live stock sanitary com mission has re-established the system of inspection of cattle coming from south of the federal quarantine line and has promulgated an official proclama tion in which the inspectors are ordered to collect three cents per head upon all cattle coming into Kansas after No vember 1. This is the system of inspection which has caused an annual protest from the cattlemen of the state for years. Representatives of the state ad ministration long ago promised that this system should not be made opera tive under Governor Stanley's term but the commission has adopted it and an nounced that it will become effective November 1. The cattle shipped from south of the quarantine lines and consigned to Kansas City for immediate slaughter do not come within the provisions of this new rule adopted by the commis sion. Only such cattle as are being brought into the state for feeding will be required to pass under the inquiring eye of the inspector at three cents per pass." Kansas cattlemen buying southern cattle for feeding will pay this fee. Southern, cattlemen bringing their pro perty into the state to consume feed will also pay the fee. The adoption of this new rule is made necessary by the fact that about No vember 1. the Kansas railroads will stop paying inspectors which they have carried on their pay rolls all season. These men are designated by the state commission and paid by the railroads, a deal which the commission has al ways been very careful to keep from the public. The agreement with the railroads has always been made with the understanding that the legislature would reimburse the companies for this expense but the legislature never does so. Neither is the legislature ask ed to do so. The railroads are held up for this money and the state commis sion poses as the regulator of the in spection system. The railroads pay inspectors good salaries for examining the native cattle coming into the state during the dan gerous parts of the season. Now that frost has come and cold weather is ap proaching the inspection of these na tive cattle will cease. With this cessa tion ends the responsibility of the rail road companies and the pay or tne in spectors so far as those corporations are concerned ends. But, the inspectors will be retained at work and the cattlemen will pay their salaries by contributing three cents per head for all cattle which come irom south of the quarantine lines. Former boards have not gone so tar as the present board in this matter. The board under Governor Morrill fixed the fee at two cents per head. The cat tlemen protested and the iniquitous system was abolished. Then came the Populist board under Governor Leedy. Another effort was made and a row followed. Leedy then ordered the abolishment of the system and things have been running along in peace until this time. Now the Republican board adopts the system. It is said the Pop ulist secretary of the board, laylor Riddle ureed the adoption of this plan as a vindication of himself. He was as sailed vigorously by cattlemen in his own party and a fight has been made on him several times in an effort to secure his removal. But Riddle hangs on and since the Republican board has adopted the inspection fee and raised the price one cent he is probably of the opinion that his course in the past is not open to criticism. The salaries which the railroads have been paying run from $00 to $100 per month, and these inspectors have been on the pav roll since early last spring. Consequently the outlay has been large and one of the hanta Fe officials is con fident the company will get the money back. "The legislature will reimburse us," he said today. "The legislature has never reimbursed the railroads in past years," replied a Journal reporter. "Is that soV" "No effort has ever been made to have the state refund this money." "I have been informed of a differ ent condition of things," said the offi cial shaking his head. "Don't the commission pretend to get this money back?" he asked, medita tively. "There is no record in the legislatures of the past three sessions of such an effort." "Well, well I guess we are gettin' done up." said the officer. Another Santa Fe officer said: "This sanitary commission has been working this system on us for several years. The commissions in past years have done as this commission is now doing and the railroads never get a cent of their money back. A Rock Island officer, high in author ity, said: "It seems to me that the Kansas railroads have been held up about as long as we can stand it and I am in favor of withdrawing our sup port to this inspection system. Of course the live stock commissions get back at us by saying that they'll keep all cattle out of the state by quaran tine, which would damage the freight business and we can't permit that to be done. So, we contribute the salaries of the inspectors for the freight bust ness which we get." The members of the commission at this time claim that they have canvass ed the situation thoroughly and that there will be no protests against the inspection system, which will be put into operation November 1, at which time the railroad companies stop paying the inspectors now at work. Perhaps the companies will be required to per form in the same manner next year, but the commission believes in fair play and will require the cattlemen to pay the fees. They will relieve the railroads for a time. The cattlemen contend that all in spections should be under the direction of the state and that the fees for the inspectors should be paid as other state officers and employes are paid, by tax ation, relieving the railroads and the cattlemen from the burden. Under Governor Leedy's administra tion inspectors working at 2 cents per head made $130 a month, sometimes more. All they are required to do is to see that cattle consigned to Kansas are free from Texas fever ticks. MONEY MATTERS Occupy Chief Place of Interest at Today's Cabinet Meeting. Washington, Oct. 24. At the cabinet meeting today the most important topic discussed was the condition of the treasury in its relation to the strin gency of the money market. Nothing will be done at present to relieve the situation as it is believed that in the natural course of events the heavy war expenditures will reduce the large sur plus in the treasury. the cabinet decided today to allow vessels purchased by American citizens to engage in Philippine, inter-island trade. Under the laws of the United States, foreign vessels cannot engage in coastwise trade and as all the trad ing vessels in the Philippines flew the Spanish flag much embarrassment re sulted. Many of these vessels have now passed into American hands and the secretary of war will shortly issue an order permitting them to fly the Amer ican flag and enjoy all the privileges of American register. Information was placed before the cabinet showing that about 300 negroes employed by government contractors at Key West has been thrown out of their jobs by the yellow fever at that point and that many of them were in destitute circumstances owing to the suspensior. of work. Ihe contractors will be notified that they must resume operations at least to the extent of employing these men. FIFTY BISHOPS Of the Episcopal Church Assem ble In St. Louis. St. Louis, Oct. 24. Between two and three hundred bishops and clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal churches of the United States are assembled here to attend the annual missionary coun cil which met today and will continue in session throughout the week. Some of the most prominent dignitaries of that denomination are in the city. among them being several missionary bishops from foreign fields. Preceding the business .session today the delegates met in Christ Church ca thedral. An elaborate service was held. the fifty bishops present being seated in the chancel. Bishop Thomas Under wood Dudley of Kentucky preached the sermon which was followed by the Holy Communion of the Lord's Supper. Immediately after the close of the ser vice before leaving the ifathedral Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis delivered an address of welcome to the members of the council and this was responded to by Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee of Wash ington, D. C. At the business meeting of the coun cil Bishop H. B. Whipple of Minnesota, being the senior bishop present, acted as presiding officer, with Rev. Henry Antice, D. D., of Philadelphia, as secre tary. The business meetings throughout the week will be held in St. Peter's church. H AYE YOU ONE? May Be Too Late to Get Twentieth. Kansas Souvenir Button. The Twentieth Kansas buttons have ar rived and are soin like hot cakes faster man tne oaage committee can make ar rangements for placing them on sale. Ma 1or Anderson alone had sold 200 at noon today. People who want to be "in it" must have a button. Those who want a front seat to view the parade will have to wear one and they will have to procure it pret ty quick, too. People without buttons will have to take a back seat. The principal button, and the one which is in the greatest demand is the one which bears a picture of General Funston. Col onel Motcalf and Lieutenant Colonel Lit tle, and the inscription "Our Kansas P-ovs. The Fighting Twentieth." Only 5.(m0 of these buttons ha ve been manufactured, and live times that 'many people will want them. These buttons will be the official sou venir of the home-coming of the Twen tieth for the general public, and they will be in great demand, especially on the day of the reception if there are any to be had by that time. The badge committee, of which Oeorge W. Crane is chairman, is placing them on sale in some of the stores as rapidly as possible, and they are aiso being i-ent out through other channels. Major Anderson has a supply at the Commercial club rooms, where they can be secured. Some of t he women's clubs have also taken a supply and are disposing of them to their friends. Get in the procession and get a button. "THE CONSPIRATORS." A New Comic Opera Slakes Its Ap pearance in San Francisco. San Francisco. Cal.. Oct. 24. The "Con spirators," a new comic opera, was pro duced for the first time on any stage at Morosco's grand opera house last night. K. J. Stewart composed the music and Clay M. Greene wrote the liberetto. The scene is laid in Spain and describes the adventures of a young man whose father is in dread of his tailing in love and endeavors to keen him from meetina wo men. The opera was originally written for Agnes Huntington, but was never pro duced as she retired from the stage. There was a crowded house and the opera was received with great favor. Mr. Stewart has composed several operas, among them "His Majesty." "Bluff King Hal." "The Irish Cantata," etc.. while Clay M. Greene's work as playwright is well known all over the country. Denby Reaches Washington. "Washington. Oct. 24. Charles renby, one of the Philippine commissioners, who has just returned from Manila, reached AVasfiington last night, accompanied by his son, T. G. Denby. Messrs. Schurman and Worcester, the other civilian mem bers, are expected in a day or two. when there -will be a meeting of the commission preparatory to submitting a report to the president. Justice Brewer Is Not WelL Washington. Oct. 24. Chief Justice Fuller took his seat on the bench of the United States supreme court yes terday for the first time during the present session of the court. Justice Brewer has been indisposed since his return from Paris and was not present today. CALLEDJICHER. Funston to Be Breveted a Ma jor General. Col. Metcalf to Be Made a Brig adier FOR HEROIC CONDUCT. Promotions Recommended bj Gen. MacArthur And Approved by Commanding General Otis. Lieutenant Mitchell Goes Funston's Staff. on "Washington, Oct. 24. Brigadier Gen eral Fred Funston is to be breveted major general and Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf, of the Twentieth Kansas, is to be breveted brigadier general, by the president shortly on account of gallant and meritorious services of the two Kansas soldiers in the Philippines. The promotions have been recommended by Major General Arthur MacArthur and approved by Major General Elwell S. Otis, commanding the Eighth army corps. The letter of recommendation of General MacArthur reads as fol lows: "Frederick Funston, brigadier gen eral, United States volunteers, to be major general United States volunteers by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services throughout the campaign against the Filipino insurgents from February 4 to July 1; particularly for daring courage at the passage of the Rio Grande de la Pampanga, May 27, while colonel of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers. "Wilder S. Metcalf, colonel, Twen tieth Kansas volunteers, to be brigadier general by brevet, for gallant and mer itorious services throughout the cam paign against the Filipino insurgents from February 4 to July 1, during which period he was wounded on two separate occasions." FUNSTON CANCELS DATES. San Francisco, Oct. 24. Some of the officers of the Twentieth Kansas are having somewhat serious trouble be cause of their refusal to pay their board bills incurred on 'the transport Tartar en route from Manila here. They say that the board was abominable and not worth the price charged for it. Their repudiation of their debts was complained of to the department and an order was issued forbidding the of ficers leaving San Francisco until the bills are paid. The men appealed to Colonel Metcalf, who indorsed a pro test against the action of the depart ment, which had been prepared by the officers. General Funston has publicly an nounced his intention of canceling all engagements after November 15, the date upon which he expects to start on his return trip to Manila. The only ad dress he will make between now and then will be at Topeka. He believes that so long as he remains in the ser vice he should refrain from any fur ther public statements of his personal opinions on the Philippine situation. Mrs. Funston has succumbed to the strain of social demands and on this account it has been decided to refuse further engagements of a social order. The Kansas troops will leave San Francisco next Sunday evening. There will be two sections with the head quarters staff and the wives of the of ficers in the first section. It is now es timated that there will be 753 officers and men and eleven women to fill the special train. Lieut. Mitchell has wired his accept ance of appointment on the personal staff of Gen. Funston and Capt. Watson will do so, provided he is assured the bullet wound in his lung will not dis qualify him for further military ser vice. Roth of these officers are of the Twentieth Kansas and personal friends of Funston. ZINC MINES REOPEN. Shut-Down In Joplin-Galena District Declared Off. Joplin, Mo., Oct. 24. The zinc mines of the Joplin-Galena Oistrict which have been shut down for the past three weeks by the order of the zinc miners' association are to resume operation next Monday, the shut down having been declared off by the association. The cause of the shut down was the refusal of the smelters to pay the as sociation's schedule price for ore. A surplus of ore accumulated at the time has now been practically consumed. The board of directors of the associa tion say they are considering other methods of protecting its members. NOT AN EXPANSIONIST. P. P. Elder Says J. D. Botkin Bid Not Talk Expansion. A report received at the state house a rew (lays ago auuouncea mat nev. J. lj. isotkm, tne fopuust canoiuaie ior con irrpssman at laree. had made an exnan sion speech at Ottawa. The statement by a man who claimed to have heard the speech evoked considerable comment. P. P. Elder of Ottawa, editor of the Ot tawa Times, says: "Mr. Botkin did not deliver an expansion speech. On the con trary he spoke for free coinage, against the "war and condemned the administra tion which is prosecuting the hostilities against tne natives in tne i'ninppines. RALPH 1NGALLS OCT. Sou of Ex-Senator Will Not Go to "War. Lieutenant Ralph Ingalls, company C, Forty-fourth infantry at Leavenworth. has resigned on account of ohvsieal dis abilities. Mr. Ingalls has defective hear ing. An examining bourd was recently aooointed by Col. McClernand. in com mand of the regiment, but rather than appear before the board and take his cnanees on passing tne pnysicai examina tion Lieutenant Ingalls resigned. Mr. Ingalls was a lieutenant in the Fifth Missouri volunteers now mustered out en listing at the outbreak of the war with Spain. He gave up a law practice to wnicn ne win now return in Kansas jity, Me iormeny practiced law in lopeKa. TO WATCH THE WAK. Four United States Officers Detailed For That Purpose. "Washington, Oct. 24. Col. Summer, Major Storey, Capt. Gibson and Capt. Sloeum have been detailed to proceed to South Africa and observe and re port upon military operations in the Transvaal. Col. Summer is a brigadier general of volunteers, his present station being that of military attache to the United States embassy at London. Major Storey is stationed at Governor's Isl and; Capt. Gibson is an ordnance offi cer stationed at Columbus and Capt. Slocum.who was U.S.military attacheat Lisbon, is already on his way to Cape Town. DRIVENOUT. Negros Is Cleared of Panay In surgents. Washington, Oct. 24. The war de partment has received the following cablegram: "Manila, Oct. 24. Hughes reports Panay insurgents driven out of Negros. Byrne struck out band, killed ten, cap tured thirteen. Native troops struck another band, killed six. No casualties. OTIS." FILIPINOS PUNISHED. Manila, Oct. 24. The insurgents around Calamba and Angeles have bothered the Americans lately with their repeated attacks, which like most of the Filipinos attacks, consist of shooting a lot of ammunition into their opponent's camp from long range. Ma jor Cheatham's battalion of the Thirty- seventh infantry, three companies of the Twenty-first infantry, a battery of the Fifth artillery and a gatlmg gun sallied out this morning from Calamba, drove the Filipinos from their trenches an I pursued them for three miles, in flicting heavy loss on them. One Amer ican was killed and three were wounded in the Twenty-first infantry. Lieutenant Ferguson, with twenty scouts of the Thirty-sixth regiment, reconaoitering near Labao, encount ered a party of mounted Filipinos. He killed six of them and captured eight, with ten rifles. Four men from the gunboat Mari- velos were lured ashore, eighteen miles from 'Iloilo, by a flag of truce and the insurgents killed one of them, wounded one and captured a third. The gun boat was unable to fire for fear of wounding the Americans. The second battalion of the Nine teenth regiment. Major Reefe com mand ng, embarked for Iloilo today to reinforce the troops. THOSE PEACE OVERTURES. Washington, Oct. 24. General Otis account of the last Filipino peace over ture is as follows: 'October 20, message received at An geles under flag of truce, expressed de sire of Hon. President Aguinaldo to send commission to Manila to arrange difficulties connected with delivery of Spanish prisoners and to discuss mat ter of particular character. Reply re turned that commission accredited by any one other than General Aguinaldo, general-in-chief of insurgent forces. could not be recognized or received. No later correspondence. OTIS." LARGER HOSPITAL FORCE. Washington, Oct. 24. Surgeon Gen eral Sternberg today received word from Colonel Woodhall, chief surgeon at Manila, that he has at present thir- ty-eignt hospital stewards, ninety-six acting hospital stewards and 1,041 pri vates of the hospital corps, and that he reouires twelve more stewards, thirty-two acting hospital stewards and 730 privates, in view of the increase of the army. There are now enroute to the Philippines four hospital stewards, ten assistants and 268 privates; there are with the volunteer regiments now un der orders to the Philippines, forty-two stewards, fourteen assistants and 168 privates; there are at Washington bar racks and Fort Columbus 120 privates awaiting transportation. This almost fills ouota called for by Manila to meet the increase of the service. LAWTON IS BUST. New York, Oct. 24. A dispatch to the Herald from San Isidro via Manila, says: General Lawton is now giving his personal attention to getting the boats containing subsistence and ammunition stores up the Rio Grande, but they are still four miles away. It is a serious problem to undertake to supply the troops here, as the water is too shallow for launches. Some twenty Americans are reported to have been moved north from here two days ago. A Filipino newspaper makes the statement that independence will be given to the islands in December, when ryan win De elected president of the United States. The newspaper also makes the statement that the Ameri can casualties have been 23.000 since last February and that the policy now is a retreating fight. A Filipino officer who had been captured, in an interview said he had no wish to return to camp, as they were short of ammunition. This town is to be put under a civil administration. One hundred men of theThirtv-fourth are coming to San Isidro to act as scouts. A reconnoissance at Santa Rosa.eie-ht miles away, revealed a small force of the enemy entrenched. The bridges on tne river at that point are down. BUY AX REACHES HOME Rests Three Hours and Starts Out Again. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24. Colonel W. J. Bryan arrived in Lincoln last evening. went to his home for a three hours rest and then started for Polk county, where he begins his two weeks' speech making in Nebraska today at Stromsburg. He said his health was excellent and he was confident of being able to conclude his campaign as scheduled. Mr. Brvan said his loner tour in Ne braska had no special significance. He had in years past neglected his home state and he was simply redeeming Torom- ises of speeches made long ago. He said he was irratified at the receptions he hud met and the sentiment of the people in tne states recently visiieu. "PER CAP1TER" TO SPARE Governor Stanley Says Corn Crop Wnl Make Kansas Rich. Governor Stanley replying to inquiry from a New York paper concerning the Kansas corn crop sent the following tele gram last nignc: "The estimated vield is 300.00O.noo bush els. The probable value is S75.UO0.OO0. This is lor every voter in the state. DOMINION DESCENDS. Canada Now Proposes to Arbi trate Dispute In Relation to the Boundary Line of Alaska. WILL GIVE Ur CLAIM To Skaguay and Dyea In Ad Tance In Consideration of Receiring Pyramid Harbor. London, October 24. The 'Associated Press is enabled to give authoritatively Canada's final proposition for a perma nent settlement of the Alaska dispute. It is very different from her former demands and was delivered to United States Ambassador Choate by the Ca nadian minister of marine and fisheries. Sir Louis Henry Davies, late the night before the latter sailed and dispatched today to Washington by the officials of the United States embassy. It is as follows: That the boundary line be arbitrated upon terms similar to those composed by the United States and Great Britain over "Venezuela, par ticularly those provisions making 50 years occupancy by either side conclu sive evidence of title, occupancy of less than that period to be taken as equity allows under international law. That as a condition precedent to and abso lutely preliminary to arbitration, Ska guay and Dyea would be conceded to the United States without further claim if Canada received Pyramid har bor. In other words. Canada gives up much of the disputed gold country in return for a seaport, but stipulates that she must get the latter beiore sne agrees to arbitrate the boundary line. The nronositions of Sir Louis Henry Davies were made privately and were apparently the result of an unexpected communication from nis goverunwiu trvr- Sir- Louis the dav previous, express ed no inkling that he was emnowered to make such sweeping proposals. me Canadian statesman, heretofore, has is- stentlv denied the United t-tates con tention that Dyea and Skaguay must first be ceded to the United States be fore further treating on the subject and hia.,,sudji&axJiange or front anu tne concession of two such important points are apparently unexpected, as Mr. Choate was iouna to :i ceriaiu ex tent unprepared. The only reply that he could make was that he would in form the authorities at Washington and await their advice as his instruc tions did not contemplate sucn a change of base by Canada. The Associated press is reuaoiy in formed that Canada's new position was creat lv influenced by imperial pressure, and it can be stated definitely that Air. tnamoenain miviu ntro sion as much as possible in order to gain a port of entry free from United States control, with the professed rea son that commercial advantages would accrue therefrom. But, it is said that the ulterior motive is to increase Brit ish naval strength, by making Pyra mid Harbor a strong naval station. Re garding the probable action ot tne i n- ited States in tnese aitereu cuuuiuuua. BHtish official opinion is tnat tne un ited States, having been granted Dyea and Skaguay, can not refuse to accept the identical form of arbitration they compelled England to take towards Venezuela. This course is contingent upon tne United States deciding that the old Bering sea country is more valuable than Pyramid harbor. Ex-Congressman James H. Lewis, who conferred with Messrs. Davies and Choate regaraing the claims cf the American miners, in volved in the disputed territory op posed giving up Pyramid harbor. He pointed out to Mr. Choate that Canada would have an important depot for store houses and shipping whence she could seriously undersell the United States and injure her trade in tne Orient and also that Great Britain would secure invaluable strategical ad vantages. At the committee s next sit ting Minister Davies strongly opposed the claims, which he reported being considered in conjunction with the boundary dispute and Mr. Choate up held this view, though Mr. Lewis has succeeded in securing the assurance that they will be treated in conjunction with Canada's claims for seal destruc tion. Mr. Lewis said to a representa tive of the Associated Press: 'I am satisfied with the success of my mission. It is sure that the Ameri cans will now get justice." Mr. Lewis has been seriously ill but recovered sufficiently to attend the con ference before Minister Davies' depart ure. He has been honored by the Brit- ihs officials, receiving courtesies in the British commons from the speaker and attended the opening of the law courts. in company with former President Benjamin Harrison and Mr. Choate. He will sail with Mr. Harrison for home on the American line steamer St. Paul next Saturday. HAVE THE SMALLPOX. Grant and Mrs. Gillett Afflicted With the Disease. Salina, Oct. 24. It was telegraphed today from Chihuahua, Mexico, to the relatives of Grant Gillett that that gen tleman is very sick with smallpox. The sickness of his wife from the same malady is also announced. A REWARD OF 1,000 Pails to Discover the Doniphan Ban. Jits, Although 500 Slen Are Searching. Atchison, Oct. 24. The two bandits who escaped from an island in the Missouri near here Sunday night while being searched for by 500 armed men are still at large with no tangible clue to work ori. The search for them continues and squads of armed men are hunting in every di rection. Governor Stanley has offered S 0 reward for the capture of the men. Tni brings the total reward up to Jl.Ouo.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1899 JStgctablcrr2parationror As similating tbToodandEegula ting thaS tomachs andLDaweJs of Promotes DigtesKon,CiieefuI Yiess andKesLContains neither Opmin,Morphm0 nor Mineral. KOT XAB COTIC. rrmut -ltd CartanatoSatm 0 f Tnh. Sugar A perfect Remedy forOsnstipa tion.Sour.Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions ,Feverish taess andLoss OF SLEEP. SacSinule "Signature of TTEV "YORK. I EXACT COPT DP "WRAEEEB. AMUSEMENTS. flEW CKAWFOKD 0PHE0RuA3E. TWO NIGHTS. Monday and Tuesday, Oct 23 and 24th. The leaders of the comedy WOOD AND "WARD, In their jolly Jingling farce, Tio Merry Tramps. 20 FUNMAKIRS 20 CTT LE FEUEJt the World Eminent Bi 2 llC cycle Expert on Kansas Avenue on day of performance. Special Prices 15, 25, 35 and COc P1EW CRAWFORD 1 1 One Night Only, Wednesday, Oct. 25. AFTER THE MINNOW COMES THE WHALE Richards Pringle's Famous GEORGIA MINSTRELS Introducing the Whirlwinds of the Desert. HASSAN BEN ALI TROUPE OF ABABS 50 PEOPLE 50 An entire train of special cars. 3 Magnificently Equipped Brass Bands 3 fcolo Orchestra of Twelve Musicians. STF The Grand Street Parade. The List of kJLli Minstrel Mokes. The Funny Comedians and Dancers. The Prize Cake Walk. Wait for H I See it I Enjoy it Grand Free Street Pa rade Daily. Prices 15c, iic, 35c. 60c, 75c. INTO SPACE. Iloon Might Be Precipitated by a Change of Orbital Attraction. From the Globe-Democrat. The fate of the earth If the moon should cease to exist would depend up on several circumstances. Her proper motion Is now held in check by the earth's attraction, which converts it into a circular motion round us. If iva ceased to be this motion would be in a straight line at right angles to a line joining the centers of the earth and moon. The force that carries her round the sun in the earth's orbit would con tinue to act, but this would be compli cated by her proper motion, which again would depend upon her position at the time of our disappearance. If she was full her proper motion would be added to that of the earth's orbital motion, and If new it would be sub tracted, but, as it is only a thirtieth part, it would not be an important ad dition. If she was in her first quarter it would act in a direction away from the sun. and mieht carry her into space, and if she was in third quarter it would set toward the sun and would probably precipitate her into that lum inary. If, however, one of the other planets happened to fall in her new track she would probably become again a moon, or she might fall into one of them and be destroyed. The removal of the earth would probably upset the whole solar system, so any forecast cannot be very trustworthy. President King. Farmers' Bank. Brook Iv n, Mich., has used DeWitt's Little Karl Risers in his family for years. Savs they are the best. These famous little pills cure constipation, biliousness and all 'ivei f.?d T?05r?.', troubleS; Geo. W. Stanslield. V. H. -nilson. A. J. Arnold. A. J. Kane Co. Z Dnpc Cnffpp- I I Agree with I UU i If cot, drink Grain-O made from pure grains. A lady writes: "The first time I made Grain-O I did not like it bat after using it for one week nothing would induce me to go back to coffee." It nourishes and feeds the system. The children can drink it freely with great bene fit. It is the strengthening sub stance of pure grains. Get a pack age to-day from your grocer, follow the directions in making it and you will have a delicious and healthful table beverage for old and young, lac. and 25c 2 I I m 2 V 1 Insist that T.ur gncet gives yen QKAd-O Accept no imitation. t. J T V i! it In 1 i I U lliiiOt For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought. ii i TMt CENTHUR COMPANY. MEW VOflK CITY. HOW DICKENS WORKED. He Paid No Attention to the Warn ings of the Doctors. tFrom the Philadelphia Times. Charles IMckens, son of the great nov elist, has told how recklessly his father killed himself by giving public readings. "There was sometimes of almost willful exaggeration," he says, "of a defiance of any possible over fatigue, either of mind or body, in the feverish sort of energy with which these readings were entered upon and carried out." It would almost seem that he might have been living and writing novels to this day if he had not persisted in spite of all warnings in giving public readings, which exhausted his strength and ultimately killed him. "Among other serious symptoms he no ticed that he could read only the halves of the letters over the shop doors on his right. The old elasticicity was impaired, the old unflagging vigor often faltered. One night at the St. James hall I remem ber he found it impossible to say Pick wick and called it Pickswick, and Picnic, and Peckswicks and all sorts of names except the right, with a comical glance of surprise at the occupants of the front seats which were always reserved for family and friends. In fact, when my father described himself, in a letter writ ten to Mr. Dolby on the eve of the break down, as being a little out of sorts, he was in fact on the brink of an attack of paralysis of the left side, and probably of apoplexy." What finished him was a farewell series of twelve readings at St. James' hall. The state in which he was can be imagined from the instructions given to the young Dickens by his father's medical attend ant. "I have some Fteps put up against the side of the platform. Charley," said Mr. Beard, who was constantly in attendance. "You must be there every night, and if your father falters in the least you must run up and catch him and bring him off with you, or. by heavens, he'll die be fore them all." Conkling" as a Boxer. Old attaches of the "United States senate relates the New York Sun, like to tell stories of the palmy days of Senators Pomeroy, "Old Pom" of Kansas, Zach Chandler of Michigan and .Nesmith of Oregon. Chandler was more of a practi cal joker than a story teller. Roscoe Conk ling, being a much younger man and in almost constant training, subjected Chand ler to some severe drubbings in their friendly bouts with the gloves. Once Chandler invited Conkling to dine with him, his family being away at the time, and at table he was introduced to a mild mannered, well-built man, who seemed to be somewhat embarrassed by his en vironment, and ventured not a word be yond the most commonplace expressions. Conkling concluded that the stranger was a backwoods constituent and, beyond the common civilities, ceased to address him. After dinner they repaired to the billiard room, and presently old Zach and Conk ling, as usual, put on the mittens. Conk ling was in high spirits and seemed to en joy himself immensely in knocking his old friend all around the room. Chandler soon cried enough and inti mated that his other guest might be dis posed to join Conkling in a bout. The stranger jumped at the suggestion and donned the gloves. Some awkwardness was shown by the newcomer, although he seemed quite spry upon his feet. Conkling caught him a heavy blow on the chest which staggered him, followed by an up percut that missed its purpose, and he caught in return a blow on the point of the chin which landed him fiat on his back. Throwing back his curls, he was up in an instant and rushed on his an tagonist, full of fire and indignation, in tending to give him a settler. Instead he was turned upside down by a lef thand blow on the neck that came with trip hammer force. As he slowly raised him self he caught sight of his host doubled up with laughter, rolling on a settee in the corner of the room. At a dinner partv next night Chandler relaTed how ho had engaged Jem Mace, the champion heavy weight pugilist of England, then exhibit ing In this country, to meet his friend t onkiing, and the result of the interview. For a few days Conkling was boiling mad. but the fun of the situation was too much and he gave in and joined in the laugh. COMING DRAMATIC ETENTS Richards and Pringle's Georgia Min strels will be the attraction at the Craw ford theater Wednesday night. This sea son the company is said to number 50 people and includes two big military bands, a troupe of acrobatic Arabs. eijht of the funniest end-men, singers, dancers and many novelties. The prices are from 15 to 75 cents. "Josh Simpklns" is the name of a come dy that will be seen at the Crawford theater on Thursday and Friday nights. As the name implies it is of the "Alvin Joslyn." "Si Plunkard" type, depicting the experience of a farmer. The company in cludes a band and parades will be made on both days. A second performance of "Two Merry rramps" will be given at the Crawford theater tonight. Denver Gets the Money. Denver, Col Oct. 24. The will of the i?lt?e.iv clayton. who beiiueathed si.uoo.uuo to the city of Denver for an or phan s college was admttted to probate today In the county court. The contest of the will which was threatened by a broth beeaabadonei lrS ot eceaaed has o n j tin t y 1 1 NEVERWILL BE. Dewey Says He Will Not Become a Candidate For the Presidency of the United States. SPOILS A GOOD STORY Didn't Sav: "You May Fire When Ready, Gridley." Conldn't Hare Done It If He Had Wished To. John Carver In New Tork Journal. "I am not a candidate for president. I never will be." Admiral Dewey made this statement to me, and it was said with emphasis and sincerity. "It is an honor no man can too deep-, ly appreciate," he continued thought fully, "to be considered as a worthy candidate for this great office; but a naval officer should be content with the honors that come to him in the exercise of his professional duties." "Why do you think so, Admiral Dew ey?" I asked. "I think that politics should be less a matter of party than principle. I'll con fess to a desire to see the best man win, always. An officer in the navy, however, should avoid politics. I do not mean by that that he should have no opinions. God forbid! But he should always bear in mind the fact that his mission in life is to serve his country in the capacity which he has chosen. When he leaves Anapolis and begins his naval career, he should understand that he has put aside forever participa tion in political affairs, except as the individual anywhere has a right to his own views. He must bid farewell to the idea of getting rich. He must be satisfied when the age limit is reached, to be placed on the shelf with credit." "But the 'shelf of credit' does not come to many men," I argued. 'Perhaps his opportunity for distin guished service may come late in life mine came after I was 60 but one thing is certain it will come, and if he is prepared to take advantage of it he will enjoy fruits of preparation. It is not so much that circumstances make the man as that he understands how to take advantage of them." MAKING OF LEADERS. "What is it leads to the making of leaders of men?" "Great crisis make great men," he said, with vigor. "If a man is a stu dent of the gospel of opportunity he is prepared to rise to greatness in pro portion to the crisis at hand. But from first to last success means work, work, work." "And when distinguished service comes, is the reward great enough to repay for the years of hard work that have preceded it?" I asked. "The real reward lies in the knowl edge of duty performed successfully," said the admiral. "If a man who is re ceiving the applause will only stop to think, he will see for himself that, in their hearts, the people are not ap plauding him, but only results. He is a mere ligurehead, and time will make it plain to him. The skillful man is the one who, realizing this, never permits himself to think otherwise, and lays his public and private course accord ingly. "Personally, I am exceedingly grate ful for the honors that have been show ered upon me. I am not indulging in any mock modesty when I say that to the men who gave me their hearty sup port in the Philippines is due more credit, far more, than is my lot to re ceive. We were very fortunate; we all worked together; we succeeded, and nothing succeeds like success. The best plan that can be made will fail if the men who are trusted to execute it do not prove stanch and true. If, through the carelessness or disobedience of any of the officers, one or more of our ships had been destroyed, and the Spanish fleet proved too much for us, it is quite among the possibilities that we might have been called daring to a degree that was foolhardy. Then it could have been different. So you see, don't you, that it is the results that are applauded and not the man?" "What policy would you pursue with Aguinaldo and his followers?" "One straight from the shoulder and with plenty of force behind it," said the ad miral. "He needs the same treatment a Spanish governor once gave the so called ruler of one of the islands ad Joining the Philippine group. When thi3 governor assumed control he found a reign of terror existing because of the habit of the ruler always running amuck on every possible occasion. He sent word to the native sovereign that it was necessary the murders shouid stop. The sovereign's answer was that he would do his best to comply with the governor's demand and if he found it impossible to control the offenders he would send the governor word that danger threatened, so he could prepare for it. A few days afterward a number of the islanders started on a slaughter ing expedition and their monarch promptly sent the governor a warning message. PHILIPPINE POLICY. "The governor was a man of deeds rather than words. He ordered out two companies of infantry and a gunboat. These blew a few native villages out of existence, together with a number of the inhabitants who were given to run ning amuck. Then the governor sent a llsnfho is pale, then your lips and cheeks are pale, your nerves weak, and your whole body greatly debilitated. The doc tors say "You have anaemia." There's just one thing you need something to make the blood rich and red. will .certainly do this. It will make the most happy changes for you, and soon your old strength and ac tivity will return. 5oc mnd tz.om, all druggist. SCOTT BOWNE, Ckumiit. New Yoik. Blood message to the native ruler that two companies of Spanish infantry and a gunboat were running amuck and he had better look out for them. This end ed the trouble of that sort on the isl and. "It is always bad policy to try to avoid necessary responsibilities," the admiral continued, "and in the Philip pines the only policy to pursue Is one of effective force and prompt action. Crush the rebellion first and then pro vide a Just government. Plenty of ships and plenty of soldiers are the tools to work with out there. Many a man has been made a good citizen by being soundly thrashed when he needed it. In the case of the Filipinos, there is mercy in force and the old misery in procrastination." "What, exactly, were the circumstan ces which led to your famous order, 'You may fire when ready, Gridley?' The admiral smiled broadly and an swered: "I am sorry to spoil a good story, but I never said anything of the kind. To be sure, I might have said that if circumstances had made it pos sible, but the truth is that Gridley was in another part of the ship and I did not have the chance to say it to him. No particular command was given. The signal was set that we were going into action, and no other orders were given than would ordinarily occur at such a time." "Why is it, admiral," I asked, "that you seem to object to speeches?" "Well," answered the admiral, "there is a saying we all respect, that it is more blessed to give than to receive, and I am so anxious to do my full share in the giving of words that I cannot help cutting the other fellow short. Then, again, it is possible for a man to say too much, and, that being the case, the less he says the better. Speech is silver, you know, and I am not an ad vocate of that sort of free silver, any way." "Would you favor a speech that sug gested that the United States support England in the Transvaal trouble?" Admiral Dewe'v's face grew grave and thoughtful. "I can only speak for myself in a matter like that," he said. "I have no right to suggest a course for others because of my own personal feeling. But do you suppose I can forget the manly way the English fleet stood by us in Man ila Bav when danger of far more moment than Filipino opposition threatened? I would be less than a man if I did. We may ascribe what motive we please to the action of the English, but I know what their support meant to us at that time." "Why Is it. admiral, that you are al ways ahead of time?" BE AHEAD OF TIME. I'When I left Annapolis," the adin!-"al replied, "I discovered that the men who succeeded were generally ahead of time. I made up my mind that about as good a rule as 1 could follow was to always be at least five minutes earlier than was ex pected. The man who is always early never misses what those who are late do, and besides that, he may gain by being on hand in time to take advantage of the unexpected and you know how often that unexpected happens. I do not think I plan to be ahead of time so much, as I simply follow the habits of years. The best advice I could give to a young man, however, would 'See that your task is done well done a little before it is ex pected that it will be complete.' "It is said of you, admiral, that few men could have been as diplomatic as you in handling the questions that came up at Manila. Now, what is your theory of diplomacy?" "Artistic diplomacy," the admiral paid, "is to say nothing, and say it well, it is a mistake to suppose that to be diplo matic a man must be hypocritical. Sin cerity is the pearl of virtues. The man who nails its colors to the mast is sure to succeed. Success may be a little siow in arriving, but when it comes it is per manent." 'From time to time admiral, it has been softly hinted that you. are likely to marry again?" The state of matrimony, like the state of Vermont, is very pleasant to en ter into, but I have no idea of making such an invasion." "Not because of the age limit, admiral?" "'Not at all, not at ali. A man becomes old only when he feels that way. It is merely a matter of intentions." "What are you going to do, admiral, when the last of the welcome home is over?" "Well, I think I shall go out of the show business permanently. It is very pleasant to be a hero, you know, but a continuous performance is hard on the nerves. I will attend to my own affairs and the duties of my office to the best of my ability, and that will take up all the time that I shall have." "Nothing has seemed to please you so much, admiral, as greeting of the chil dren, I have observed." LOVE OF CHILDREN. "And why not?" asked the admiral. "The plaudits and love of a child are greater than the praise of a statesman. The children are the embodiment of sin cerity and they appeal to the heart, be cause the one who is receiving their ap plause and the sunshine of their smiles realizes that it is for him, and not be cause it is considered the popular thing to do. The man to whom the love of a child does not appeal is devoid of the best characteristics of humanity. That is whv nothing appeals to me in so great a degree as the greeting of the children. Thev are the roses that line the pathway of life." An incident showing the relations of Admiral Dewey and the English is found in a statement made by Senator Depew in his speech at Northfield. which, for some reason, failed to get into print. It was this utterance of Senator Depew which Admiral Dewey applauded more than any other. "Last summer," said the senator, "while in London I met that grand old English hero of the sea. Sir Edward Chichester. I asked him why it was when the German war vessels failed to obey Commodore Dewey's orders the English fleet moved over near the American. 'Why,' said Sir Edward, 'you see Dewey was such an awfully good fellow that I thought if he got into trouble I would just line up along side.' A week's trip with Admiral Dewey showed a hundred side lights on his char acter. Kindly and courteous as he is, the admiral if need be, can administer the sharpest of reproofs. A newspaper man who considered himself on more than or dinary terms of acquaintanceship with him, sent him a note, saying: "I presume you will have no objection to my saying so and so over your signature." The reply savored of the vigorous re sentment which the admiral feels at im position. It read: "Mr. not only presumes, but he Is impertinent." "A great many persons come to grief." the admiral said, when this incident was called to mind, "because they are unable to understand the difference between pleasant acquaintance and intimate friendship. Acquaintance is enjoyable, but friendship is a boon. We may ask courtesies of acquaintances, but favors should come at the hands of friends." PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. Those who know the admiral well stand In awe of his eye. "Oh. don't look at me like that sir." said a young fellow who had unwittingly offended him. "I merely looked at you as you should have looked at yourself." the admiral said, and then his eyes twinkled again. His wrath, though not lightly provoked, Is severe. It is a favorite saying of his, "No man is worth having who does not possess a temper, for without one he can never receive practical instruction in self control." Brass buttons and gold lace make a dif ference in most men. but with few is the change so striking as with Admiral Dew ey. He looks much more slender In a frock coat and silk hat than in the uni form of an admiral. His face seems to lose the fullness that looks out from un der the cocked hat. "What makes all this difference la ap pearance?" the admiral was asked. "My official dignity, sir. my official dig nity," was the quick replv. "Can't you see for yourself that it takes more cloth to encompass the dignity of the admiral of the "United States navy in uniform than when he Is in plain citizen's dress?" Then the smile his intimates know so well came dancing out from the admiral's mustache, and he said: "Why, in civilian dress I feel as if I belonged to myself. The minute I put my uniform on, it seems to me I become public property. If I ap- gear as different as I feel the change must e very noticeable." Every man has his own peculiar way of unconsciously revealing his state of feeling, his beliefs and disbeliefs. Dew- i ey's hands are the Indicators that tell these facts to those who know him best. Firmly fixed on the arms of his chair, they signal that he considers the passing experience an ordeal, but one that must be endured. Lightly clasped means ap preciation, but not unmixed approval. The palm of the right hand laid across the palm of the left tells of earnestness, in dorsement and an Intention to say so at the first opportunity. Laid upon his knees, his hands indicate the deepest in terest. It is Interesting to know that as near as Admiral Dewey approaches partisan ship he is a Democrat and a staunch be liever in the tariff policy of that party. It has never been President McKinley's fear that he would have to face him as a rival in the ranks of the Republican party for he has known from the first that if the admiral could be Induced to stand for the chief magistracy it would be on a Democratic platform. JUST A PLAIN MAN. It was McKinley's friends who Inspired the political gathering at Montpelier and the firm denial by Dewey at Montpelier to the inquiring politicians of his own state of any intention to become the presiden tial candidate, of the remotest possibility of such an event, was the signal for a sigh of relief as heartfelt as it was pro nounced. It has become the fashion with the hero worshipers to say that Admiral Dewey is devoted to classical music and literature, the arts and sciences. To stick to facts, however, the admiral is neither musician nor litterateur. He is certainly a master of the art of seamanship and an approved leader in the science of navigation, but he is not a disciple of Wagner or Strauss, Liszt or Mozart. His favorite air is "The Belle of Honolulu." and the strains of the "Sailor's Hornpipe." are far dearer to him than those of "Die Walk ure." In other words, the admiral loves the simpler things of life. Dewey in no respect holds himself a model. If the spirit moves him to take a glass of wine or something else, he sees no reason why he should resist the impulse. H does not care for tobacco particularly. "If I wanted to smoke I should smoke." he said. "There is no harm in a cigar. I have no particular reason for not being a great lover of tobacco. It just hap pened that way." The difference in the appearance of Ad miral Dewey in citizen's dress and uni form is so great that when the admiral, in citizen's dress, left his car at the Montpelier station and started for his brother's home, he was not recognized until just before he arrived at his desti nation. The climax was reached when, on the way from New York to Montpelier. the Dewey train stopped at a station. There was a crowd of farmers there and they thronged around the admiral's car. Dew ey, accompanied by Doctor W. Seward Webb, walked out on the platform. The admiral was in citizen's clothes. "Gen tlemen." said Doctor Webb, "this is Ad miral Dewey." iNot a sign nor sound or a cheer. Utter silence. "Gentlemen, I said this was Admiral Dewey." Doctor Webb repeated. Then an old farmer with a big gray beard looked up at the speaker and said: "Ye can't fool us, doctor, that ain't Dewey. He don't look nothin' like the pictures and he hain't got on no uniform. You can't fool use, I tell you." REPLIES TO FUNSTON. Archbishop Chappelle Comes to De fence of the Friars. Washington, October 24. Archbishop Chappelle, of New Orleans, apostolic delegate to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phillippines, has given out the follow ing statement to the Associated Press: "In answer to Gen. Funston's state ment made in an address to the stu dents of Stanford university that 'if congress would drive out the friars and confiscate every Inch of church pro perty the bottom would drop out of the insurrection within one week. The in habitants of Luzon are completely un der the church,' I deem it proper to make the following public statement: "Knowing what I do from most reli able authority of Gen. Funston's broad mindedness and sense of fairness, I do not believe that he has been quoted correctly. He may have stated that the insurgents demand this as a condition of peace, but that he gave them as his own sentiments I can not credit. From my own experience I know how easy It is to be misquoted. All I can say is, if Gen. Funston did make this state ment, he manifested a dense ignorance of the work done by the religious or ders in this archipelago. On the very face of it, however, it shows quite plainly that it did not come from one as well posted as Gen. Funston should be on affairs in Luzon. He Is quoted as saying: 'The inhabitants of Luzon are completely under the church.' Now I would ask how can this be possible when every priest (with the exception of a few natives) in the island of Lu zon, outside of the walled city of Ma nila, is a prisoner of the insurgents? For the past 18 months this state of affairs has existed, and during all this period more than 350 friars have been undergoing unheard of torture in in surgent dungeons. This being a fact it is nara ror me to see how the islands can be 'under the friars.' It looks to me as though just the opposite were the case. That the insurgents have asked as one of their terms of peace the expulsion of the friars and the confisca tion to the insurgents of all the church property is a fact well known; but we are told by the government officials(and I know it to be a fact from other re liable sources) that the insurgents rep resent only one tribe out of the 85 tribes peopling the archipelago, so the sentiments voiced by the insurgents, about the friars and church property can not be taken as the sentiments of the great body of the natives any more than they can be taken as the senti ments of the natives towards our peo ple and government. "Whatever the natives are or have they owe to the friars. By them they were lifted out of savagery and brought under the blessed and refining influ ences of Christianity. By them they were educated, not only in the schools, but in the fields and the workshops were taught by them the very indus tries which are now the source of their prosperity. Mr. Prieton, the agent of the Episcopal foreign mission associa tion tells us that 'the natives are the most moral and religious people on the face of the globe.' Now, the men who taught them to be so can not be such men as some narrow minded people would try to have us to believe. Rev. Dr. Abell, a Scotch Protestant mission ary.also testified ihat 'nearly the whole population of the Philippine archipe- Sisters mm GROWER should be TJLsed by every woman, man and child de siring a rich, soft, lustrous appearance of the hair. It furnishes just the right Gtimnlfltinn tn tha Victim J bulbs and encourages the natural flow of hair moist ure, it prevents uwiuruu and d re mature eray hairs. fit is the most refreshing. cooling ana invigorating dressing that can be ob tained. If vonrdealer cannot suT- plv you, write to us and we will see to it that you are supplied. Seven Sutherland Sisters IS Desbrosses Street, New York. 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He then goes on to show that if any one doubts this improvement it can easily be made manifest by comparing- the Christian native with his southern neighbor of the same blood, the fanatical Moro. "As to the confiscation of the es tates, you migrht as well talk of con fiscating the estates of the Vander bilts, the Astors, and other million aires whose estates have in the course of years grown so wonderfully. There would be just as much right and justice in one case as in the other. The relig ious estates have been acquired in the usual way by purchase, and in the course of nearly four centuries they have naturally grown large; but, if even unbiased Protestant witnesses are to be credited, large as they are, all are used for the betterment and uplifting of the natives. "A former British consul (a Protest ant) writing on this subject says: 'It was by means of these estates, the friars introduced agriculture and settled habits of life among tribes or iginally nomadic' 'It was by means of these estates that they got them to live in villages and introduced amongst them the arts of civilized life.' 'It was by means of these estates that they acquired the power of induc ing them to labor with a certain amount of regularity and method the great safeguard against a relapse again into their original state of savagery. 'The natives," he says, "are with some rare exceptions in need of tute lage, without which they would fall back to the customs of their ancestors, a tutelage that no one can exercise bet ter than the friars. "Within the pre cincts of the monasteries are to be found carpenter shops, forges, brick and tile yards, etc.. to teach the natives various trades. The villages formed about them presented a pleasing pic ture of happiness and content in start ling contrast to those who were still pagan and uncivilized.' "In a short time I will start for the Philippines, and I will personally in vestigate all charges made against re ligious orders, titles of property, etc. Until I have completed my work I would ask the good people of the Uni ted States not to be too ready to swal low as facts the opinions of gentlemen, who in previous training and lack of opportunities to get at the real facts do not warrant their statements con cerning the Catholic ministers of relig ion, the Intellectual capacity, the moral and social condition of the people of the archipelago, to be taken as undisputed facts by sensible and just minds; nor can they, therefore, be taken as an ex act representation of a condition of things in the Philippines upon which the United States government could prudently base its policy with regard to this archipelago. The church asks only justice, and I will not countenance the retention of one inch of property which is not now legitimately held. "One word now on another subject. I see that it Is said that the object of my visit to the White House on Satur day was to protest against the looting and desecrating of the churches in the Philippines. This was not the case. As to the looting and desecrating of these churches, I am informed by a person whose word I can not doubt that this looting was not done by our American soldiers, but the insurgents and the Chinese. P. L. CHAPPELLE, "Archibishop of New Orleans, Delegate Apostolic." Ali OLIO Br sfk WWffWi IPfefc y r the Scourge of the Centuries, yields at last to the onslaught of Science. Physicians, Scientists and Bacteriologists hall with delight the discovery of this new prepar- ation FORMALDEHYDE, and unite in saying that at last a cure for this dread disease has been found. 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Missouri Team Not Scored Against This Season. Lawrence, Oct. 24. Football enthusi asts here are jubilant over last Satur day's victory over Drake. They say it assures Kansas an easy victory over everything except Missouri, which. Is an unknown quantity this year. For some time Coach Tost has had under consideration a. trip through the south and west during the Christmas holidays with a select team of Kansas players. They will call themselves "The Kansas Cyclones," and if K. U. con tinues to play as good ball as she has so far they will come home triumphant. The trip will be merely for pleasure, only enough games being played to meet necessary expenses. The follow ing games have already been arranged, though dates are not yet agreed on: Charleston, S. C, New Orleans Athletic club, Galveston, Iceland Stanford uni versity and Denver Athletic associa tion. The team will go south, then to California and back through Denver. Elliott will be the manager and Yost the coach. Positions on the team have not yet been determined, but the personnel of the team will be largely made up of the men on the present team. In addition to these, "Shorty" Hamil, who is coach ing Haskell this year, will go along. Sal Walker will probably be given his old place on the team. Dr. "VVylie Wood ruff may go. Coach Melford, of Wash burn, has also signified his desire to go. He was captain of the Nebraska team last year and helped to defeat K. TJ. There are enough heavy men on the team to make the line a stone wall. Hess will not play in the line as he is too light, but he will be taken along. In the game Saturday Hess bucked Mals by, his opponent at center, who weighs 240 pounds, so hard that he was sick at the hotel all night. Avery, Wilcox, Tucker and Moore, who are famous ground gainers, will be given positions where they can do effective work. All of the rest of the team will be taken along and the extra men used as sub stitutes. Practice will begin after the season is ended. Warrensburg 12, Fort Scott O. Warrensburg, Mo., Oct. 24. On the Normal gridiron. In the presence of sev eral hundred enthusiastic rooters, the State Normal team defeated the Fort Scott, Kan., high school team by the score of 12 to 0. This was by far the closest game played on the Normal grounds for several years, and the ex cellent showing made by the Normal team, which went through the game without putting in a substitute, attests the good training of Coach Mosse. The line held well and the backs played good, snappy ball. Hollister, Fergu son, Clay and Spicer proved the best ground gainers for the Normal, while Boisseau ran the ends well, and Stone played a fine game at quarter. Elair, McElvain, Gilbert and Stinson played the game for Fort Scott. This is the first defeat Fort Scott has sustained for two years, and the third in five years. M. S. TT. 23, Tarkio O. Tarkio. Mo.. Oct. 24. The Missouri university football team had a walk over here Monday, defeating the Tarkio team by a score of 23 to 0. The local boys put up a good game, but were out classed. CHOTNSKI IN FORM. Easily Knocks Out Dick Moore In the Third Round. St. Louis, Oct. 24. Joe Choynskl, the well known California boxer, knocked out Dick Moore, of St. Paul, last night in the arena of the St. Louis Athletic club in the third round of what was to have been a twenty round contest. Choynskl was in splendid fettle and after the first round simply played with the St. Paul boxer. Moore, too, was in good condition, but this availed him nothing as against the superior science of the Californian. Choynskl had the advantage in height, reach and weight. but Moore was plucky and took a hard beating like a stoic. In the first round Moore carried to Joe at every turn and forced him about the ring with rights and lefts to the body. Choynski used a stiff left jab which jarred Dick badly. In the second round Joe had his man sized up and after a rapid ex change sent Dick twice to the floor with rights to the Jaw. Moore arose and made a vicious effort to retrieve his laurels, the round closing with both men exchanging hard blows at close quarters. The third round was all in Choynski's favor. He outpointed his opponent at ali stages and put him down three times in succession with right hand punches on the jaw. Moore was game, though groggy, and man aged to regain his feet twice within the count, but while essaying to do the trick a third time was counted out by tne reteree, xim Hurst. THE NATIONAL GAME. What New Baseball Association Has to Do to Rival Big League. From the New Tork Post.l As it costs approximately $2,000,000 annually to run the clubs of the Na tional league, it can at once be seen that at least two-thirds of that sum would have to be expended by the eignt ciuds in the proposed new associ ation before the latter could hope to rival the national body. Should a war- rare between the two be started and each side commence to outbid the other lor players, the expenses would i mediately be greatly increased. The new league magnates claim to have large capital behind them, but from ap pearances up to date there does not seem to be any great amount of money in sight. With a rival body of some real importance, the game of baseball might be benefited. The prices of players would aouDtless go up. while the Na tional league would be forced to clean the game and in mere self-defense abandon its petty strifes. When the.annual meeting of the Na tional league is held in this citv in re. cember there will be several trouble some questions to be answered. That the circuit will be altered seems to be a certainty. President Youne- admits this, but also declares that twe.ve clubs w nuisn out the ten-year agreement. Had It not been for Col. John. I. Rogers, of Philadelphia, two towns would in all probability have been dropped last spring. Baltimore has proved a winner when the magnates anticipated it to develop into a tail-end team. Cleveland is practically abandoned, and the same may be said of Louisville, though the great finish of the Colonels during the last few weeks of the season has upset all calculations. In many quarters it has been asserted that President Freed man, of the local club, would be frozen out at the expiration of the present ten-year agreement, but when It is con sidered that the former holds the key to the situation by controlling Manhat tan field and the Polo grounds, the freezing out process appears easier said than done. WONDERFUL MEMORY. The Chess Master Submitted to Soma Remarkable Testa New Tork, Oct. 24. Harry N. Pills bury, chess expert, gave some wonder ful feats of memory before the Brook lyn Chess club Saturday. After re peating the moves of four games, which he had played blindfolded in various cities of America these games were reproduced on big boards on the wall, so that the spectators were able to fol low the moves of each game he played a blindfold game of checkers against the voung Brooklyn expert, W. E. O'Neil, which the latter lost. He wound up the exhibition with a peculiar feat of memory. The audience was asked to write down on a numbered slip any word, and after thirty words had been written down they were read to Pills- bury aloud along with the correspond ing numbers from one to thirty. After awhile Pillsbury was aDle to at once supply the corresponding word to any number or the number to any corre sponding word. The champion returned to the club In the evening, when he undertook to play twelve games of chess blindfolded and simultaneously against twenty-four members of the club. Of these four were placed opposite one board, eight were placed on the next four boards, two to play in consultation on each of these four boards, and twelve, three consulting on each board, were placed opposite the remaining boards. The performance was highly interesting from beginning to end. Pillsbury won seven games, lost three and drew two. He made 434 moves in all, and the ex hibition lasted six hours and fifty min utes. MAHER THE BETTER MAN. Was Awarded First Over Ed Dunk- horsh Syracuse. N. X., Oct. 24. Ed Dunk- horst, of Syracuse, lost to Peter Ma her in the seventh round of what was to have been a ten round go before the Monarch Athletic club here last night on a foul. The rules under which the men fought stipulated that they should break clean at the command of the ref eree. When Dunkhorst saw that he was bound to be whipped he deliberate ly violated this rule and after repeated warnings the referee gave the decision to Maher. Dunk never had a chance. He was completely outpointed by Ma her, who gave him a terrible pummel ing. Maher had little difficulty in reaching Dunk's face and chin when he pleased, but could not put him out. The fighting was not very not until the sixth round, when Maher opened with a volley of swings and jabs that would have put an end to the fight then and there had his opponent been a more vulnerable man than Dunkhorst. The latter could offer no defense and began catching Maher's glove under his arm after every blow. He refused to stop when ordered to do so and lost the de cision. IN EVENING DRESS. Hundreds of Spectators Witnessed the Opening of Kansas City's Horse Show. Kansas City, Oct. 24. Kansas City's fifth annual horse show opened at Con vention hall last night with nearly 500 entries from all parts of the country. It was the first time the show had been held under cover and the event was made a social one, hundreds of spec tators appearing in evening dress. The hall, seating 10,000 people, and with an immense arena, was brilliantly decor ated and lighted. The grand parade began at 7:30, and was followed by the judging of nine classes and a cavalry drill by two troops of the Sixth United States cav alry fiom Fort Leavenworth. Representative horse and stock men were present from twenty different states. The show will last all week. About Pugilists. "Billy" Stiff, Chicago's crack middle weight, who meets "Kid" McCoy at the St. Louis coliseum Friday evening, also reached that city Saturday. President Haughton has arranged for Stift to put the finishing touches on his training at the West End club. Stift says that a big delegation will come down from Chicago to witness his fight with Mc Coy, and that if St. Louisans do not think he will go the limit, twenty rounds, they can be accommodated, as his friends are willing to bet heavily that he will go the route. Jeff Thorne, the English middle weight, and "Bob" Fitzsimmons have been matched to box six rounds before a Chicago club next Saturday night. For about a month past Fitzsimmons, when not on the road with his com pany, has been doing light training at his home at Bath Beach, and he w-ill step into the ring next Saturday night in first-class shape. Thorne had a cred itable record on the other side, but was knocked out rather easily at the West chester A. C. by "Kid" McCoy. Boxing Schedule For the Week. Wednesday Frank Erne vs. Jack O'Briene, 25 rounds at 133 pounds, for the lightweight championship of the world. Coney Island Sporting club.New York. Friday Joe Choynskl vs. Steve O'Donnell, six rounds. Star theater, Chicago; "Kid" McCoy vs. "Billy" Stift, 20 rounds, St. Louis; Steve Flana gan vs. Casper Leon, 20 rounds, West End Athletic club, St. Louis; Jack Hammond vs. Frank Scott, six rounds, Milwaukee: Mattie Matthews vs. Eddie Connelly, 25 rounds, Broadway Athletic club. New York. Saturday Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Jelf Thorn, six rounds, at Tattersall's, Chi cago. Star Pointer Retires, Cleveland, O., Oct. 24. The Famous stallion Star Pointer has been taken off the track by his owner, W. J. White. The great pacer's legs will ne-er again be in condition for racing, jlis trainer, D. J. McClary, has been released and Pointer has been put in the stud at Mr. White's Two Minute villa farm. Herefords at Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo.. Oct.24. A Hereford stock show, with 530 entries began at the stock yards Monday and attracted several hundred visitors. Half of the states where cattle are raised are rep resented and all the big cattle growing states from Ohio to Nevada have con tributed. Valuable premiums have been L offered by the management. RAILR0AD NEWS. Railroads Arranging For 20th Kansas Reception. Santa Fe and Rock Island Roads Will Borrow Cars. SCORES OF SPECIALS Will Run Into Topeka All Directions. From Railroad News of a General and Local Nature. The Santa Fe and Rock Island roads are arranging to secure additional pas senger equipment from eastern lines in order to be able to handle the traffic in to Topeka for the Twentieth Kansas re ception. Special trains will play a continuous performance over the state on the night preceding the day of the recep tion, and on that morning as late as 10 o'clock. The railroads expect to han dle the largest crowds that have ever been handled into Topeka or any other point in Kansas before. The most conservative of the railroad officials in Topeka place the attend ance at 30.000. Others say it will reach 50,000, while the most sanguine of the Topeka men interested in the success of the reception declare there will be at least 75,000 visitors in Topeka that day, and possibly 100,000. The passenger departments of the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific roads, in addition to those of the Santa Fe and Rock Island, are now arrang ing schedules for special trains and preparing to have sufficient locomotive equipment to handle the trains. At the passenger offices of the Santa Fe and Rock Island in this city inquiries are pouring in daily in regard to special service, and the schedules will be an nounced as soon as they can be made up. Special trains will run the entire length and breadth of the state for the Twentieth Kansas reception. Practical ly every town of any size will be repre sented here on that day. WOULD REDUCE WAGES. President Fish Says It Is the BeBt Plan In Times of Depression. In giving testimony before the United States Industrial commission. President Stuyvesant Fish, of the Illinois road, said in reference to relations between railroad companies and employes: "It does not seem to me that dis putes over wages form so vital a ques tion as to exclude arbitration, so ab solutely and universally as does the maintenance of proper discipline. The duty of safely carrying passengers and freight has been by the state committed to corporations. They can not share that responsibility with others, much less arbitrate, with irresponsible strangers, the method of its discharge. Discipline, if peculiarly severe, will carry with it increased pay. Wages, on the other hand, have been generally controlled by supply and demand, to the great gain in recent years of the em ployed. That natural law will always control, except as its operation may be influenced by labor trusts seeking to prevent free men from selling their only capital, labor, in the best market. By labor trusts, I do not mean organized labor as exemplified by the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, the Or der of Railroad Conductors and like useful and honorable organizations of intelligent railroad men; but the law less and disorganized bodies of outsid ers who know nothing of, and care nothing for, either the railroads or the high class of men whom they employ. "No reductions in pay were made on the Illinois Central railroad during the long period of depression (1893 to 18i(7) from which we are emerging, excepting that, in some parts of the country, the fall in the wages of farm laborers nec essarily affected, for a short season, those of our track hands. But many of our men suffered severely through our diminished need of their services. Making less use of our cars and en gines, we had less of them to repair, and both the number employed and the hours of work in the shops were re duced. It seemed to me then, and it seems to me now, that it would have been better for the men, if it had been possible for us, by reducing the scale of wages a little, to have employed more men or to give them work on full time." In regard to the plan of encouraging Illinois Central employes to purchase stock of the road, Mr. Fish said. "On the first of each month the price of shares at the New York Stock ex change is telegraphed to Chicago and the paymaster is authorized to sell one share to each employe at that price. Payment is accepted in sums of $5, or any multiple thereof. Interest at 4 per cent per annum is allowed on the par tial payments, and, when an employe leaves the service, he must either pay in full for his share and receive a cer tificate thereof, or take bis money, with interest added." STEALING LABORERS. That Seems to Be the Only Way of Securing Men For Railroad Work. Denver, Oct. 24. Mrs. Atwood has re turned from an eastern trip, where she has been in quest of laborers for the Union Pacific Railway company. She headed a delegation of 100 men brought from Chicago, "and I had hard work getting them," she said. Mrs. Atwood left Denver about three weeks ago with orders to secure 300 men for the Union Pacific and a couple hundred more for other parties, if she could get them. First she went to Kan- rescription Drug Store IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. GEO. W. STANSFIELD, 632 KANSAS AVENUE. n I A P sas City and couldn't get a man. She then went to Chicago, and took a drop into Ohio and finally succeeded in lo cating 100 men, whom she chained up until ready to start for Colorado. "I never saw such times," said she. "I found 300 men unloading vessels in South Chicago, but the company had not paid them, neither would they pay them until the work was done, so the men could not get away. But I have them guarded, and they will be through in four days now and my agents will herd them aboard the cars for Denver. I have eleven agents in Chicago work ing to get men for me. There is a gang of 100 men employed by the Illinois Steel company that I have my men on guard over, and I think I'll get them in about ten days. There are one or two other small gangs we are after. The fact is, we almost have to steal la borers to get them." MONSTER CONSOLIDATION. Announced That the Vanderbilt and Harriman-Gould Lines Are to Combine. Chicago, Oct. 24. As a coroliary of the Pullman-Wagner consolidation deal the readjustment of railroad stock holdings on an enormous scale is said on high authority to be the next move on the boards. A financier with very close relations to the Morgan financial syndicate of New York, now in Chi cago, is authority for the statement that the next few months will witness a sweeping consolidation of railroad in terests that will wipe out the last ves tige of competition between the Van derbilt and Harriman-Gould interests. According to this authority, the con solidation of the two palace car com panies was the preliminary step toward carrying out a deal over which J. Pier pont Morgan and his financial allies have been, working for more than a year. The Harriman-Gould syndicate owns the Baltimore Ohio, the Illinois Cen tral, the Union Facifii3 and the Oregon Railway and Navigation company. When the present extension of the Illi nois Central's Iowa line to Omaha, Neb., is opened a few months hence the syndicate will have a transcontinental line of its own. It also has two lines from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico, owning the Illinois Central to New Or leans and having intimate relations with the Missouri, Kansas Texas and the Missouri Pacific. The Vanderbilt system, including the New York Central, Lake Shore, Michi gan Central, Chicago Northwestern, Big Four and a dozen other minor lines, has never had an exclusive entrance to the Pacific coast, but has had inti mate traffic relations with the Union Pacific and Oregon lines now in the Harriman-Gould hands. It is said to be the purpose of the Morgan clique of financiers, who are paramount in the counsels of both the Harriman Gould and Vanderbilt syndicates, to bring all the roads controlled by both into an actual combination of owner ship as they are now combined in work ing traffic agreements. To do this it is essential that a controlling majority of stock in the various companies should be vested in owners who are willing to be represented by directors named by Mr. Morgan and his allies. This is the practical plan now being worked out, which is expected to show startling results before the beginning of another year. REDUCE PASSENGER RATES. It Is Said That Many Railroad Mana gers Favor a 2 Cent Rate. Chicago, Oct. 24. At the time the general passenger managers were in convention at Boston last week there was a rumor afloat in the vicinity of the convention hall that a quiet effort was being made to establish 2 cents a mile as a universal basis. It was said that the Vanderbilt lines were at the head of the movement, but officials of those roads emphatically denied that there was any ground for the rumor. It is known that some railroad officials have much faith in the possibility of such a basis. T. C. Winnett. traffic manager of the Detroit Mackinac line, has expressed himself in favor of such a basis, under the condition that no reduction be made on round trip tickets. Some railroad men favor a 2-cent basis, believing that with it in use the general passenger business would be greatly stimulated. They hold that the railroads in New York are among the most prosperous of the country. The maximum fare in the Empire state is fixed by law at 2 cents. SCALPERS IMPLICATED. Believed to Know Something of Counterfeit Tickets. Chicago, 111., Oct. 24. Passenger agents of a number of Chicago lines are complaining because the officials of the Colorado Midland railroad did not noti fy them by telegraph instead of by mail that counterfeits of its tickets reading over their lines had been discovered. "We honored four of those worthless tickets yesterday," said a managing of ficial of an eastern line. "The tickets were printed on 'safety' paper, so close ly resemoans mat adopted by all rail roads that it is impossible to see any '-"J cauj leu X1UW much the railroads have lost through the counterfeiting of the Colorado Mid- lanu a ticKets. rM early every road en tering Chicago finds it has honored some of them, and in a number of cases the tickets have been traced to the of fices of certain ticket scalpers. It is probable that arrests of the scalpers will soon occur." Another Grievance Committee. Houston, Oct. 24. It is understood that since the Santa Fe inaugurated the double-header system, a few days ago, another grievance committee has gone rorwara to take the matter up. 1 The trainmen are strictly against the double-header system and will make every effort to convince the company that it is not a good policy. The road, however, is forced to make heavy hauls on account of the grades, and until the improvement in progress on the main line is completed these grades will de lay traffic. Colorado Southern Tax Trouble. Denver, Colo., Oct. 24. A special to the Republican from Boulder, Colo., says application was made to the dis trict court today by the county attor ney for the appointment of a receiver for the Colorado Southern railway. It is claimed that the company owes about $1,000 in taxes to the county and an attachment would tie up the road and thus damage the public. Applica tion is therefore made for a receiver. Kansas City El Dorado Sold. St. Louis. Oct. 24. The Kansas City El Dorado railroad has been sold to the Missouri, Kansas Texas railroad company for the amount of its bonded indebtedness. $225,000. The road has been operated by the M., K. T. Examination of Firemen. Richard Jett, Lee Hubbard and Jerry Dunkleberger have gone to Topeka where they will take the examination for promotion to engineers. All are good men and it is sincerely hoped that they will find no stumbling blocks in their path. Several Arkansas City fire- THOUSSiS HAVE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND DON'T VMM IT sal IfSsA ilff-fiSSS ,11 1 m iii ui t t Swamp-Root, The Great Kidney Remedy. ITS MARVELOUS SUCCESS IN ALL KIDNEY, BLADDER AND URIC ACID TROUBLES. To Prove For Yourself the Wonderful Merits of This New Discovery, Every "State Journal" Reader May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free By Mail. What your kidneys need is a gentle, healing, tonic influ ence, that will soothe their irritability and gently regulate them. The only thing that will do this is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the Great Kidney Remedy. It used to be considered that onfy urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these useful organs. What more natural? The Kidneys filter and purify the blood. When they don't your WHOLE BODY must suffer. If you are sick, doctor your kidneys, because as soon as they are well they will help all the other organs to health. The mild and extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold by druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar bottles. Make a note of the name, SWAMP-ROOT, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. You may have a sample bottle of this famous kidney remedy sent free by mail, postpaid, by which you may test its virtues for such disorders as kid ney, bladder and uric acid diseases, and urinary troubles, obliged to pass water frequently night and day, smarting or irritation in passing, brick-dust or sed iment in the urine, constant headache, backache, lame back, dizziness, sleep lessness, indigestion, nervousness, skin trouble, anaemia, Bright's disease, neu ralgia, rheumatism, bloating, irritabil men are in Topeka for the same pur pose. Newton Kansan. PROM EMPORIA. Fireman Sutton, who has been on the Chicago Alton for some time, has taken a run out of here. O. C. Jones, Wm. Case and George Vaughn made their first trip on the road as firemen yesterday. Fireman Robinson has returned from Wichita where he went on account of the sickness of his mother. Conductor Ed Dowd will return here from Newton and make Emporia his head quarters again. He has the regular run on the Superior branch. Fireman Mauck has returned from To peka, where he has been attending the meeting of the investigating committee. Pete Graybill was killed Saturday in a wreck in the Pueblo yards. He is one of the Graybill family of Newton. He was well known here and all over the Santa Fe system. He was one of the prominent organizers ol tne A. t. in the big strike of '94. Chas. Beeler has passed the examina tion for engineers and is now an eagle eye in every sense of the word. He will resume his run on the Howard branch. Mr. Beeler would have been passed about a month ago was it not for the fact that his eyesight was defective. Brakeman Scott Brady was badly hurt Sunday night. He was on an extra. The train had just gone over the hill this side of Wellington, and was running down grade. Brady had left the tender and was going back to the way car. Along toward the bottom of the grade there is a sharp turn and Brady was leaning far out to balance himself. He had reached the way car. when it struck the straight track and the whip cracker effect threw him off on the rock ballast. Another brakeman saw him fall and stopped the train. Krady was found unconscious. He was taken to Mulvane where the Santa Fe doctor found three ribs broken and most of his teeth gone. His face was badly cut, but otherwise he was unin jured. He was taken to the Santa Fe hos pital at Topeka. PROM WELLINGTON. 'A. O. White, cashier at the freight depot is on the sick list. E. D. Igou is acting cashier during his absence. Gus Hamel is making preparations to take a trip to Germany in the spring. Oscar Tucker was taken to the Santa Fe hospital at Topeka for treatment. He has typhoid fever. Superintendent D. D. Bailey, wife and two boys went to En poria yesterday ev ening. They will prepare their household goods for shipment to Wellington. A. O. White, who has been holdine down the position of cashier at the freight de pot, will go back to the bill desk when he recovers from his sickness. Operator Barnhart resigned his position in the dispatcher's office at the union de pot Saturday night and left Wellington vesterdav. I Conductor R. E. Dowell came off the Hunnewell freight this morning where he (J S;ll i. ity, worn-out feeling, lack of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion. If your water, when allowed to re main undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty-four hours, forms a sedi ment or settling or has a cloudy ap pearance, it is evidence that your kid neys and bladder need immediate at tention. The famous new discovery, Swamp Root, has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief, and has proved so suc cessful in every case, that a special ar rangement has been made by which all readers of the "State Journal," who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent absolutely free by mail. Also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and containing some of the thousands upon thousands of tes timonial letters received from men ami women who owe their good health, irx fact, their very lives, to the wonderful curative properties of Swamp-Root. Be sure and mention the Topekka Daily State Journal when sending your ad dress to Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y. has been running the last two weeks in Slace of Conductor J. E. Finney who had is hand mashed at Tonkawa. E. D. Igou returned to Wellington Sat urday night from Itange. Beaver county, Oklahoma, where he had been for some months, and went to work yesterday at his old position as cashier at the freight depot. Mr. Igou resigned his position here about a year ago and went east to live. He afterward went to Beaver coun ty. Oklahoma, and started a ranch. Ha was not satisfied, however, and returned to this city. A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of Philadelphia, when Dr. King's New Discovery cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had. made life a burden. She says: "After all other remedies and doctors failed it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe." L)r. King's New Discovery ia guaranteed to cure all troubles of tha Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price 5uc and $1. Trial bottle free at Waggoner's drug store, 7m1 Kansas avenue. Carnegie's Gift to Duluth. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 24. Through the ef forts of the Evening Herald Andrew Car negie has offered to donate $T0.000 to the city of Duluth to erect a building for the free public library conditioned upon a satisfactory site being provided by tho city. Substitution Is a fraud practiced by frauds. When you ask for Beggs' German Salve for Tet ter, Eczema. Itch, Salt Rheum, etc., be sure you get it: take no other. R. W. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kan. Ave. The Aristocratic Refinement Of the furnishings of the Santa Fe's California Limited will commend itselfi to those who appreciate the luxuries and conveniences of a perfectly ap- pointed fast train. The limited will be composed exclusively ofPulIman sleep ers, Buffet-Smoking car. Observation car and Dining car. It will leave To peka at 11:12 a. m. every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday begin ning November 8. For tickets and reservations apply to T. L. King, Agent, Depot. Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat. It cures all form of dvspepsia and stomach troubles. E. R. Gamble, Vernon, Texas, says: "It relieved me from the start and cured me. It U now my everlasting friend." Geo. W. Stansrield. W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold, A. J. Kane Co. Dyspepsia bane of human existence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures it.prompt-. ly, permanently. Regulates and tones! the stomach.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1899. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY FRANK P. MAC LENKAS. VOLUME XXVI.. No. 233 Official Paper of the City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rinilv o.iiti.tn 1tl i vere d bv currier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan fas town where the paper has a carrier system. rt I:y mail, one vcar "'S T.y nir.il. three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT ROME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 ana B02 Kansas avenue, corner o Lientn. SEW TORK OFFICE, temple Court Bldg., A. Frank Richardson, Mer. r-HICAOO OFFICE. Stock Kxclnr.ge Blair. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell Phone W Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 577 England Is winning victories over the Boers, but she is paying a fearful price for them. The Anglo-Saxons in war die, but they do not get whipped unless they are pitted against others of their race. It looks as though the Democratic party has determined to get along next year without the assistance of David Bennett Hill. Another trust conference has been held. This time it was between the Pullman and the Wagner Palace Car companies, and was productive of the usual result another trust. General Miles i3 said to favor the creation of the offices of general and lieutenant general. The general should wait until some who would now be in line for promotion to these positions are out of the way. New Tork World: The contest of the Hilton will following close on the con test of the Bonner will seems to indi cate that in the eye of the law the ca pacity to accumulate a fortune is prima facie evidence of incapacity to dispose of it. It looks as though the time were com ing when there will be a conflict be tween the Anglo-Saxon and the Slav to decide the question of which race shall rule the world. The other peoples can hardly be more than interested ob servers. "We want to send men to the legisla ture this year who will not take their orders from Tom I'latt." says Bill Jla'key. How much better would it be to have th-m take their orders from Dick Croker? Buffalo Express. If the voters of New York are re duced to the alternative of a choice be tween Piatt and froker, it is about time to take to the woods. NEWSPAPER IGNORANCE. Ottawa must be awarded the prize for numbering among its citizens the most wide-awake and up-to-date news paper man in Kansas. He is on the etaff of the Herald, and last week wrote the following: "Mr. Horace J. Smith spent yester day in Topeka, looking after arrange ments to bring the buys of company K to Ottawa. George It. Peck, of the Santa Ke. was out of the city, but the officials interviewed did not encourage the idea of a special train." The suggestion of the .Santa Fe was not in tended as tinal. as Mr. Peck will make whatever arrangements are made." Think of a Kansas newspaper man in October, 1S9. talking of George R. Peck "of the Santa Fe," and announcing that Mr. Peck's return to Topeka would have to be awaited before arrange r.ients for a Santa Fe special train could be made. It is almost enough to make the Kansas newspaper fratern ity blush. WORSE THAN WAR. The Chicago Tribune has kept a record of football slaughter, and it finds that seven young men have been killed up to date in the season of 1S99. The list is as follows: September 16 Henry S. Ross, Taun ton, Mass. September 23 Thomas Kelly, Meri den. Conn. September 29 W. F. McGaughey, Muscatine, la. September 30 Joseph Burns, Belvi dere. 111. October 2 E. L. Cow-den, Poughkeep sie, N. T. October 9 S. A, Thomas, Mercers burg, Pa. October 14 G. S. Thurston, Delphos, Kan. In addition to the fatalities, there have boen many injuries, of which the most serious, so far as reported, are as follows: Beit C'ur.ha, Yale, dislocated knee; Chester Jayne. Boston, broken collar bone; James Doyle. Pottsville, Pa., broken arm: Gray, Lebanon Valley, Pa., broken collar bone; Xroder, Kookville. Conn., broken collar bone; Louis l)e Pan Vail, German town, Pa., broken ankle: Patrick O'Dea, Wisconsin team, sprained knee; Je rome Magee. Chicago, broken collar bone; Thomas S. Adams. Tale, broken collar bone; James Moran, Philadel phia, Fa., broken wrist; Surgeon Spear, Richmond. Va., broken arm. The minor accidents would make a list too long fur publication. The percentage of killed and injured is larger in football than in war; and the Tribune pertinently asks: "If seven have been killed and eleven seriously injured before the season is fairly under way. what will be the out come at the close?" TIME FOR A CHANGE. IFrom the Minneapolis Tribune.! Complaint is beginning to break out Bffain in military circles, as well as among the newspapers and the people, against General Otis' policy of rai ling and capturing insurgent towns only to straight way abandon them. The Chi cago Record's Manila correspondent, as quoted in the Tribune yesterday, says the withdrawal during the past few days from the regions capt:ired by the n en under General Sehwan, General Grant and General Mac Arthur is dis couraging to officers and men alike and is being severely criticised by them. They fee! that the lives of men have been sacrificed without any intention of accomplishing results. The places fcianduncJ have been immediately re- occupied by the insurgents, who gain thereby an access of confidence. It was hoped that with the end of the last cairipaiffn the old policy, which had met with such general denuncia tion, was to be abandoned; but it would seem that General Otis is wedded to It and can not give it up. What he ex pects to accomplish by sending out mere raiding expeditions is difficult to comprehend. That might be a proper policy for a weak enemy, but hardly so for a sirong nation that is aiming to occupy end hold the country. The people of the United States are at loss to know why President McKin ley retains General Otis in command in the Philippines. During his recent tour of the west his vast audiences enthusi astically cheered his declaration of a purpose to occupy and retain posses sion of the islands. His declaration of his general policy was entirely satisfac toiy. It is to be noted that he made no allusion to General Otis and gave no intimation of his intention as regards retaining him in command. Had he done so. he would have had an oppor tunity of gauging Otis' popularity, and he would have found it decidedly below par. But the people understood, from his general declarations, that he was going to pursue a policy of occupation, and they naturally inferred that the practice of abandoning captured towns woul be stopped. If it isn't, there wiil be as much dissatisfaction with the de tails of the Philippine policy as there is approval of its announced general purpose. GLOBE SIGHTS From the Atchison Globe.l Most women who travel around "do ing good," have failed as housekeepers, wives and mothers. It takes a woman longer to clean out a cupboard than to do any other work because of the love stories she finds in the paper she puts on the shelves. The people never know at a man's funeral how sorry they will be that he is dead. His death releases the reform instinct in the wife, and she becomes the worst sort of a nuisance. Do the girls realize how costly they make their friendship for a youngman? An Atchison young man has bought seventeen friendship hearts for girls, and this is less than the average. It is getting so that when a man hears a girl is making such a collection, he puts all the other young men on, and they stay away. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. To the father of twins life seems but a span. The talkative parrot is merely an an imated phonograph. A friend in need is almost a nine teenth century rarity. The singer is seldom missed until the understudy tackles it. A receipted bill is always considered a good certificate of honesty. His Satanical majesty smiles every time he encounters a stingy man. But for adversity some men would never know how little they can borrow. Storms of applause are apt to wreck the amateur speaker's train of thought. Any young man may be a hero to a girl if he has the price of a box at the opera. Love laughs less at locksmiths than it does at papa when he pays the lock smith's bill. Occasionally a barber combs a man's hair as he combs it himself, but a ton sorial artist never does. When you see a pretty domestic in a home it is a sure sign that the head of the family isn't henpecked. The average man spends a lot of money for experience and then gives other people the benefit of it free of charge. If there is one thing more annoying than another it is to have the man sitting just behind you at the opera hum all the airs. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New Tork Press. Ministers probably lay the origin of evil to the devil, because they know the Lord wouldn't stand it. Most men never have half as clear an idea what they said when they stood up to get married as they have of what they wanted to say. The first thing a girl generally says right after she has been proposed to, i3 that she is perfectly sure that no man could ever know just how she feels. A woman is as curious about coming back to a subject she knows she has no business to talk about as the tip of your tongue is when you have broken one of your teeth off and left a Jagged point on it. A woman's Society for Political Study is a club where a lot of women get to gether to spend twenty minutes telling each other what their husbands told them about the Transvaal war, the yacht races, the Dreyfus verdict, the peace congress, the Alaskan boundary, arbitration and the weather, and an hour and three-quarters putting on their wraps and eating caramels. JAYHAWKER JOT3. Galena has a joint known as the "Yaller Dog." Mankato claims to have a mad stone valued at $500. Caney could not sell the $10,000 bonds it voted to hunt for gas. Abilene has put in a bid to bring the Twentieth band there for a concert. It is said that Mrs. Grant Gillett is suffering with the smallpox at Chihua hua, Mexico. Beloit is becoming metropolitan: The names of the streets have been put up on all street corners. Marquette has a violin maker who will exhibit some of his instruments at the Paris exposition. Kmporia has at last fully decided to vote on a bond proposition for a new school house this fall. Deacon Bent Murdock runs his Sun day service announcements under the head, "Pastor and Flock." Tim Noonan has at last been identi fied. He is the Populist candidate for county clerk down in Bourbon county. Winfield is organizing a football team and there is an evil look in her eye as she glances down towards Arkansas City. Winfield has joined the list of dry towns. Cause: The county attorney and sheriff fused, and 12 jointists were arrested. Galena is claiming that she has no small-pox. but that it is all over in Joplin, while Joplin claims that it never heard of smallpox. Just think what a burden life will be in Osborne this winter. A home talent dramatic company has ordered 36 plays for the winter's campaign. A Cowley county man has had two dogs stolen and he offers $25 reward for them, which is probably a good deal more than the dogs are worth. The Fort Scott board of education has ordered that every child shall be vac cinated as a precaution against the smallpox scare down that way. The Union Pacific will fence in its right of way in Russell county with limestone posts, and has asked for bids for 5.000 of them, six feet long and 13 inches wide. Charley Finch announces that all America sympathizes with the Boers. If Mr. Finch would read the newspa pers he might be compelled to revise his statement. The Wellington Journal roasts the Wichita street fair on account of the "doin's" on carnival night. "The prin cipal feature," it says, "was the dis graceful conduct." "It takes three weeks," says the Wichita Kagle man, as he measures out another dose of bromo, "for the aver age Kansan to recover from the effects of a street fair and carnival." Marshall Williams, of Brookville, heard that he was accused of stealing a cow by Salina parties, and he walk ed twenty miles for the purpose of giv ing himself up and facing the charge. Twenty blooded driving horses were shipped last week by express from Hutchinson to the City of Mexico. The express charges were $35 per head. President Diaz will probably drive a Kansas team hereafter. The Hutchinson News sets up the claim that while Reno county may not have been the Garden of Eden, it raises the best apples outside of that historic spot. This will cause a roar from a lot of other Kansas counties. And now it is announced that the auctioneers of the state will meet at Hutchinson in December and organize. Just think what a jumble there will be if they all insist on recognition by the chairman at the same time. The accusation of the Salina council that the marshal has been boodling, has resulted in that official making the town the dryest it has ever been in its history, but some of the knowing ones claim there are a few oases left in the desert. Fort Scott secured Ringlings' circus the other day on one day's notice. The cause was the smallpox quarantine against Joplin, where the show was scheduled to exhibit. Joplin got mad and said it was only a little snide show anyway. A gang of men is at work taking up the rails of the Missouri Pacific ex tension north of McPherson, and it is believed locally that this is a prelim inary step toward extending the line to Marquette, as the track would have to be relaid. Brief and pointed item from the Haskell County Republican: Jim Jones took the little mules Tuesday morning as the little red sparkling light was peeping through the far eastern horizon, and started for the city of Ingalls for a load of that indispensable article known as coal. A crowd of Kmporia college boys went down town the other night and gave vent to their college yell. Among them were a lot of young preachers. A Sal vation Army captain on the street took them for a subject and told how they were all going straight to the Bad Place, which Bill .White considers as a good joke. During a recent whisky trial at Erie a witness of about forty summers con fessed that he had bought a bottle from the defendant and had drunk Its con tents, but declared he didn't know whether it was beer or not, and the at torneys couldn't make him tell. After a lot of monkeying business, familiar to all courts. Judge Stillwell said: "You are a man who seems to be in good health, possessed of all your faculties and of sound mind. I will give you one minute to tell the jury whether that was beer or not." And then that wit ness swore that it was not beer. And the Jury found the defendant guilty on the strength of his testimony. MARCONI'S SYSTEM. To Have a Final Test on United States War Ships. New York, Oct. 21. The navy depart ment is to give Marconi's wireless tele graphy a practical test on Thursday. The cruiser New York and the battleship Massachusetts now lying in the North river are being equipped for the experi ments by Signor Marconi. The experi ments will be made at sea. Sig Marconi wiil send messages from the New York and he will have assistants on the Mas sachusetts as well as at the Highlands ami Sandy Hook. One feature of the test will be the firing of the big guns of the warships while thomessages are being sent to determine the usefulness of the svstem during an engagement. Rear Ad miral Farquhar. commander of the North Atlantic Fuuadron, will personally watch the tests and upon the success of the ex periments will depend the adoption of the system by the United States. Mantell Free From Debt. Chicago. Oct. 24. Robert B. Mantell, the actor, was relieved of his financial obli gations in the United States district cuurt. He filed his petition several months ago, scheduling $13.K47 liabilities and $l.(i'.0 assets, and when the matter had been passed upon by the referee and came before Judge Kohlsaat without being ob jected to, ull the debts were wiped out by order of the court. littib to hxs. riirrBAit no. 93,384 Dear Mrs. Piskbam For some time I have thought of writing to you to let you know of the great benefit I have received from the use of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegeta ble Compound. Soon after the birth of my first child, I com f.7rsm Johnson Saved from Insanity by Mrs Plnkham menced to have spells with my spine. Every month I grew worse and at last became so bad that I found I was gradually losing my mind. li The doctors treated me for female troubles, but I got no better. One doctor told me that I would be insane. I was advised by a friend to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial, and before I had taken all of the first bottle my neighbors noticed the change in me. "I have now taken five bottles and cannot find words sufficient to praise it. I advise every woman who is suffering from any female weakness to give it a fair trial. I thank you for your good medicine." Mrs. Gertrude M. Jokx eox, JoifESBOBO, Texas. Mrs. Perkins' Letter. "I had female trouble of all kinds, had three doctors, but only grew worse. I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills and used the Sanative Wash, and can not praise your remedies enough," lies. ErFtE Pebjuxs, Pt-.ari., La. KANSASJIEWS. The Wheels of the Twine Plant lie ad j to Tarn. Machinery All Set In Place at Lansing Prison. BUILDINGS READY. Hutchinson Man Will Ship Horses to Mexico. To Send by Express at Cost of $35 Per Head. Leavenworth, Oct. 24. The machin ery for the twine plant in the state penitentiary has all been set in place and in a few more weeks Warden Tom linson will be ready to start the wheels of the big concern, that is to turn out the twine to bind the Kansas crop of wheat next year. The large building at the east end of the penitentiary enclosure has been refitted throughout to receive the heavy machinery that makes the twine. Two long rooms, one on the ground floor and one in the second story contain it. On the lower floor are the "breakers," the machines into which the raw fibre as it comes from Manila, or Mexico, is put. It is fed in a long string and after passing through the giant jaw of the breaker, is seized by a series of revolv ing combs that straighten out the tan gles and leave the rough fibres a homo geneous mass in which the fine fibres of the material are all arranged length wise. There are nine of these breakers. After it has gone through these ma chines the product is taken up stairs to the spinning jennies, machines some what like the breakers only smaller, the combs having finer teeth. Here it is fed in again. The machines separate the mass au tomatically into strands, each one of which when twisted is the size of the twine manufactured. After goinf through and being combed perfectly smooth and straight, the now parallel fibres are caught on a contrivance that revolves 1.S00 times a minute. The finished twine comes out on the other side where it wound on a bobbin. This bobbin is then taken back down stairs where the twine is reeled off into balls by the balling machine. Every spinning jenny of which there are fifty, and piece of machinery in the building is operated by electricity. By the side of the larger machines is a small motor. In some instances one motor runs several machines.. The giant dynamo that furnishes power to run the whole factory is sit uated in the engine house. It stands nearly twelve feet tall and is connected directly with the fly wheel of the new Ball engine. The dynamo will furnish 200 horse power and besides running the machinery of the twine factory will light the whole penitentiary. The new brick building for storing the twine and the raw material is completed. It was built wholly of brick made at the prison. Everything is now almost ready for the starting of the plant except the material and Warden Tomlinson will probably leave for the east next week where he will go into the markets and purchase ma terial. The sharp advance in the price of manila and sisil fibre is a matter of much importance to the penitentiary officials as such an advance was not figured on when the money was appro priated for the twine plant and not more than half as much raw fibre can be purchased as was intended. Warden Tomlinson has drawn $30, 000 out of the state treasury for the "revolving fund" for the prison binding plant. The money will be spent for hemp. The state appropriated $150,000 for the "revolving fund," and it will be drawn out as it is needed. GOOD FOE. BELOIT, Parks fc Chubbic to Print a 70,000 Edition of the "Royal Neighbor." Beloit, Kan., Oct. 24. Parks Chub bic, of this city, have been awarded the contract for printing the "Royal Neigh bor," the official organ of the Royal Neighbors of America, the ladies' auxiliary order to the Modern Wood men. The issue will comprise a seventy thousand edition and is a big contract. The paper will be printed in the West ern Call office, of Beloit, and extensive improvements are being made in this already excellent institution, which places it clearly in the lead of any printing oflice in the northern half of Kansas. This contract will place Beloit in the rank of second class postofflce, will increase the postmaster's salary, and will give employment to a large additional working force in the Call. It is a big thing for Beloit. DEFUNCT BANK DIVIDENDS. Atchison National to Pay Thirty Per Cent and Emporia First Nation al Ten Per Cent. Washington, Oct. 24. The comptroller of the currency has declared dividends in favor of creditors of insolvent na tional banks as follows: Thirty per cent, the Atchison National bank, At chison, Kan.; ten per cent. First Na tional Bank of Emporia, Kan. ANXIOUS FOB, TRIAL. A Brookville Man, Charged With Stealing a Cow, Walks 20 Miles to Surrender. Salina, Oct. 24. Marshall Williams, of Brookville, for whose arrest on a charge of stealing a cow from Mrs. Ada Hoyt a warrant was issued from Jus tice Kingman's court, came in Friday and surrendered, walking twenty miles for that purpose. He gave bail in the sum of $300 for his appearance in an examining trial that is set for today. FIRE AT CANEY. Destroys Two Store Buildings and a Residence, Loss $5,O0O. Independence, Oct. 24. Caney, in the southwest part of this county, was the scene of another fire at 3 o'clock Mon day morning. Two store buildings owned by W. B. Barris and occupied by him with a feed store and grocery and his residence adjoining were totally destroyed. Loss. $5,0o0; insurance. $2, 500. This is the seventh fire for Caney in ten weeks. HORSES FOR MEXICO, Twenty Head of Fina Drivers Will Be Sent From Hutchinson Hutchinson, Oct. 24. The Wells-Far-go received twenty head of fine horses here which they will take to the City of Mexico. The horses go as first class passengers and receive as polite atten tion en route as a wealthy traveler .who takes advantage of the possibilities of modern conveniences in traveling. The horses were provided with their own special car, one of the new cars Just put on by the Wells-Fargo. The cost of transportation will be about $35 per head or $700 for the car lot. The horses are fancy matched driving teams and were bought at the top price here. One team in the lot cost over $600. The horses were bought and will be sold in Mexico by Bert McCurdy. They will be purchased by the wealthy citizens for carriage teams and will bring as high as $4,000 a pair in Mexi can money or $2,000 in good money. ARE ESCAPED CONVICTS. The Doniphan Bandits Believed to Be Jack Holly and L. Priest. Leavenworth, Oct. 24. Police have been on the watch for the Doniphan bandits since 10 o'clock last night. It is believed from the brief description that the bandits are "Jack" Holly and L. Priest, two of the three convicts who escaped from the United States peni tentiary August 22. They were sent to the prison cemetery to dig a grave and there overpowered the guard and took his rifle. RAIDING THE JOINTS. Winfield Topers Find Their Places of Resort Closed Up. Winfield, Oct 24. Sheriff Daniels and deputies made a simultaneous raid on the joints here and today Winfield is as dry as the Great Arabian desert. The sheriff is in control of every joint in town. The warrants were issued by County Attorney Hargis, on complaint of H. L. Kunce, who charges the men arrested wtih selling intoxicating liquor con trary to law and of maintaining a com mon nuisance. Pensions For Kansans. Washington, Oct. 24. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Andrew Kepler, Kansas City, $6; Jacob Lew, Leavenworth-, $8; James N. Lindsay. Bunker Hill, $6. Increase Wm. Talbot, Arlington, $30 to $72; Asher S. Bouden, Clay Center, $8 to $10; John Kiplinger, Concordia, $8 to $12; Charles W. J. Smith, Herington. $12 to $14; Dexter V. B. Jolly, National Soldiers' home, Leavenworth, $5 to $10; Chas. W. Moore, Alton, $8 to $19. Special, October 10 Thos. J. Rice, Valley Falls, $6 to $8. Original widows, etc. Elizabeth E. Hummell, LaCygne, $8. Restoration and reissue Special, Oc tober Margaret L. Harden, Kansas City, $12. War with Spain, widows, etc. Mary White, Coffeyville, $12. Locomotive Starts Fires. Burlington, Oct. 24. A spark from a Katy train started fire in dry grass south of town and 400 tons of hay, some feed and the barn and sheds on J. M. Baldwin's ranch were burned. Hay be longing to M. McFadden was also des troyed, every fence on Baldwin's ranch was burned and the house was saved only by hard work. ADout half of the feed on Charles King's ranch was des troyed by fire, and it is said it started from a spark from the same engine. Wants It at Atchison. Atchison, Oct. 24 Congressman Bail ey while in Atchison yesterday is re ported to have replied in answer to the question, "where will the congressional convention be held?""that has not been decided yet. It i3 almost sure to be held in Atchison or Leavenworth, with the chances in favor of Atchison." DEWEY SEES "ZAZA." The Admiral Present at Mrs. Carter's Performance Last Night. Washington, Oct. 24. The new Na tional theater was last night the scene of a great gathering of the social and political leaders of the nation's capital to witness Mrs. Leslie Carter's perform ance of "Zaza." Admiral Dewey, ac companied by Lieutenant Caldwell and Major Ferguson, occupied a proscenium box and was greeted by applause and cheers. The admiral gracefully ac knowledged the attention shown him. STA3P BY ENGLAND. C. K. Breckinridge Says That Is the Duty of the United States. New Tork, Oct. 24. A Herald special from Washington says: Clifton R. Breckinridge, United States minister to Russia, during the second Cleveland ad ministration in an interview stated that in case any nation or combination of na tons should attempt to embarrass England in the present war In South Africa, it would be the imperative duty of th(Unit ed States to take the part of Great Brit ain and sustain her with our whole moral and material strength. He said: "Great Britain's action in South Africa is in line with the' duty and development of the Anglo-Saxon race. In her present strug gle she deserves the support of the Amer ican people. In case other European na tions should through international jeal ousies attempt to retard her in the clear and simple duty she Is performing at this time the conduct of the United States should be determined by concerns might ier than mere political expediency or po litical precedents. We should be enjoined by every sentiment of patriotism and ev ery tie of racial kinship to stand shoulder to shoulder with our brethren across the sea." DEATHS AND FUNERALS. George Roberts, aged 33, died Mon day night of typhoid fever at the home of his parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Byron Roberts, 315 West Tenth street. Mr. Roberts has been sick for five weeks with typhoid fever. He was a member of the Topeka lodge of Elks. The fun eral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence. A telegram was received today, stat ing that Beth, the little daughter of Mr .and Mrs. L. H. Strickler, is dan gerously sick at Galena and it is feared she will not recover. The following is from the Atchison Globe: Miss Ella Ensign and Oscar Ensign went to Topeka yesterday in response to a telegram announcing the fatal illness of their father, N. R. En sign. Mr. Ensign has been suffering with Bright's disease for several years. For the past three years he has lived with relatives in Topeka, during which time his son and daughter have resided in Atchison. On the 10th of December. 1S97. Rev. S. .A Donahue, pastor M. E. church. South Pt.. rieasant, W. Va., contracted a severe cold which was attended from the begin ning bv violent coughing. He says: "After resorting to a number of so-called 'spe cifics.' usually kept in the house to no Surpose. I purchased a bottle of Cham erlain's Cough Remedy, which acted like a charm. I most cheerfully recommend it to the public." For sale by ail druggists. 2.67 Kansas City and Return Via Rock Island routes good for return October 30th. Social dance at I. O. O. F. hall, 704 and 706 Kansas avenue, Monday even ing. October 23, 1S99. Music by Calkin3' orchestra. K. y. G. COMING. Will Attend Reception and Be Fed by Committee. Brigadier General J. W. F. Hughes, of the Kansas National Guard, and Cap tain W. J. Deacon of Topeka, are mak ing the arrangements to entertain the National Guard during the Twentieth Kansas reception and the companies that attend will be housed and fed in the best manner possible. The offices in the new court house will be used for sleeping: rooms. The court rooms will be transformed into dining halls. The furnaces will be kept going if the weather is cool and the men will be perfectly comfortable. The only requirement is that they bring their own blankets. The court house will easily accommodate 2.000 men. The two iarge court rooms will seat half that number for meals. General Hughes has issued a circular letter to the captains of the companies in the First regiment K. N. G.. explain ing to them that the law does not al low the governor to call them out, but that all companies can attend on their own responsibility. Several companies have already announced that they will come. The letter has also been sent to Colo nel Perry M. Hoisington. of Newton, colonel of the Second regiment. A rate of one cent a mile has been made by the railroads to Topeka for that date. Arrangements will be made to give the visiting companies five meals and lodg ing for two nights. Supper and lodg ing the night before the reception, three meals the day of the reception, lodg ing that night and breakfast the next morning, but those that come a meal or so earlier and stay a meal or so later will receive them. In the First regiment are companies from Hiawatha, Yates Center. Manhat tan, Washington, Emporia, Cherryvale, Ottawa, Garnett and other towns. Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf. command ing the Twentieth, is the colonel of this regiment, and is on detached duty, serving in the Philippines. Captain Flanders, of the Twentieth, is lieuten ant colonel of the First regiment K. N. G. The regiment w-ill undoubtedly turn out in splendid shape to welcome; home their two highest officers cf the regi ment who have fought in the Philip pines. There will be a battery battalion in command of Major Harry L. Robinson. This will be the first opportunity of see ing a national guard battery with full equipment. Battery A of Wichita in command of Captain Aspen will be here, horses and all. Battery B of To peka in command of Captain Patterson will make up the battalion. The Well ington papers announce that company B of the Second regiment will attend. Reception committees will meet every train and escort the companies to their quarters. Colonel Hoisington will probably be in command of the guard. DEAD JNJTHE UOAD. Cuban Customs Introduced in the United States. St. Louis, Oct. 24. A Post-Dispatch special from Peoria, 111., says: Juan Carcia, a Cuban, and his sweet heart, Miss Bessie Mahoney, daughter of a publisher were found dead today in the road near here. Garcia had shot the girl and then himself. The Cuban was enamored of the girl and wanted to marry her, but her parents objected. Last evening the young couple went walking and did not return to the girl's home during the night. Today several parties went about the country looking foi them and they were discovered ly ing side by side. The girl was dead and the young man died soon after being found. FAILED TO DIE. Young Woman Takes Morphine But Life Is Saved. Nellie Rollins, a 19-year-old girl who resides with her sister, Mrs. Silas Brown at 211 Adams street, took an overdose of morphine Monday afternoon presumably with suicidal intent, fcsne was discovered by her sister lying on her bed in an un conscious condition a half hour later. Medical aid was summoned, and two phy sicians worked with her for over an hour before she regained consciousness. Todav she is suffering but little from the effects of the drug, but refuses to make any explanation of her action in taking it- JESTER INDICTED. Charged With Murder on Twelve Counts. Kansas City, Oct. 24. A special to the Star from Paris, Mo., says: The grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment for murder in the first de gree against Alexander Jester, on the charge of murdering Gilbert Gates, son of a Chicago millionaire, 2S years ago. The indictment contains twelve counts and covers every theory of murder from unknown means to a knife, pistol and poison. WM. GREEN ELEVATED. Topeka Merchant Made a 33rd Degree Mason. At the session of the supreme council Scottish Rite Masons Just held in Washington, William Green, of Topeka received the 33 degree. Mr. Green is one of the most active Masons in Topeka. In all the Scottish Rites bodies he is well known. In all 21 received the 33 degree. Of that number four were from Kansas. Frank Pierce of Colorado was elected treasurer gen eral. GREENSPAN DISCHARGED. Formally Pronounced "Restored to His Eight Mind." The probate court today issued a dis charge releasing Simon Greenspan from the insane asylum as restored to his right mind. He has not really been in the asy lum for some time, in fact, he spent only about six weeks there until he was sent out as "improved," and has been free ever since. This action of the probate court is necessary to fully restore him to his former legal status. Help For Fort Leavenworth. Congressman Curtis has gone to Wash ington, and will be gone several days. His mission is to urge upon the war depart ment the necessity of an appropriation for Fort Leavenworth. The secretary of war makes an annual report and it is upon the suggestions made in this report that con gress acts in reard to the details of the war department. Mr. Curtis will present the needs of Fort Leavenworth to the de partment and urge that an appropriation be recommended for it. The matter will then be in shape to be pressed through congress. Osteopathy Legalized, Columbus, O., Oct. 24. The supreme court today rendered a decision which has the effect of legalizing the practice of Osteopathy in Ohio without the for mality of securing a license from the state medical board. The decision was rendered in a case carried up from Lu cas county, the supreme court holding that the manipulations which form the mode of treatment in Osteopathy do not come under the law. Rock Island Route. Kansas City and return, $2.67 for return October 20th. -good CARELESS FLAGMAN. Women Wants $15,000 Damages Becausa They Were Not Warned. Two suits have been filed in the United States circuit court against the Chicago, Great Western Railway company on transcripts from Leaven worth county. They both result from the same accident. Mrs. Martha J. Smith sues the road for $10,000, and Mrs. Elizabeth Dry bourough sues it for $5,000. Mrs. Smith was general manager and chief matron of the hospital ward in the National Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, and Mrs. Drybourough was a professional nurse in the hospital. Both are widows. About a year ago they were being driven into the city from the Home, and when about to cross the tracks of the railroad company their horses were frightened by a train and became un manageable. They thought the train was going to strike the buggy and both attempted to jump. As Mrs. Smith is of 270 pounds avoirdupois, the Jump? was not successful, and both ladies were severely injured. They claim damages from the railroad company because their driver was not warned of the approach of the train. They say a flagman was stationed af the crossing but that he gave no signal to indicate that a train was comlrg. NEW STAMP CONCERN. Topeka Merchants Complete Their Iiocal Organization. The new Co-operative Premium Stamp company, which will include many of the prominent merchants of the city, will soon be ready for business. At a meeting held last evening at the Commercial club rooms, many of the prominent merchants of Topeka talked over the advisability of such an organ ization, and formulated all plans and arrangements for the immediate open ing of headquarters, where they will have a display of novelties, valued at $5,000. The stamps which the merchants comprising this Co-operative Stamp as sociation will use, will arrive in a few days, and will be given to their cus tomers, with all purchases. The merchants have made arrange ments, by which they claim they will be enable to give 100 per cent greater value for premium stamps, than can be procured elsewhere. The premiums which they will give are very much above the average, and have already been ordered. The following merchants have up to the present time signified their inten tion of becoming members of the new association: The Topeka Cash Dry Goods company, Chas. Adams Dry Goods company. Hub Clothing store, Rowley Snow, J. S. Sproat, Mills Dry Goods company, William Green Sons, New York Mercantile company, Troup's Enterprise, Warren M. Crosby, Conti nental Clothing company, S. Barnu-n Co., The Fair, Ryan's Cash store, W. S. Kale, J. W. F. Hughes, W. S. Fur man, Cheney Morton, D. J. Green wald, Palace Clothing company, N. F. Conkle, Sim Drug company, F. C. Fag ercrans, M. A. Chesney, Golden Rod Dry Goods company, J. B. Mills, W. F. Weber, Forbes Bros., W. H. Wilson, New Model Supply store. Spear Co., James Werts, John Nystrom, Robinson, Marshall Co., H. L. Larsh, Moore Book and Stationery company, T. N. Davis, Exchange Grocery company, Thos. Hanley. and J. S. Stearns. REDUCED TIME. After November 1st Santa Fe Shop Men Will Work Nine Hours. Commencing November 1, the work ing time of the men employed in the Santa Fe general shops in this city will be reduced to nine hours a day. The men now work ten hours, from 7 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock at night. After the first of the month the work will cease at a o'clock in the evening. The fact that it is now dark in the shop building at 6 o'clock will be re sponsible for the reduction in time. There is plenty of both new work and repair work to be done at the shops here. A corresponding reduction in time will be made at the Santa Fe shops at other points. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. A. C. Kiingaman to William Weather ly, $500, lot SO, Jefferson street, Crane's addition. William Forbes to L. P. Forbes, $1, east 50 feet of the south half of lot 130, block 7, Sixth avenue east. O. C. Skinner et al to The Top. Ry. Co., $650, pt. res. 4. Anna M. Ritchie et vir to Henry Mal lory, $150. pt. nw. 5-12-16. J. W. Beckley et ux to F. B. Gillett, $25, lots 282-84 Tenth avenue east. Metsker's third addition. M. R. Conwell et vir to Geo. H. Elliott $1,700, pt. nw. Y 33-11-16. Henry Blackburn et ux to Frank Vorel, $2, lot 20, Eighteenth street, Keith's addition. Kate Guyre et vir to Mary McDon nell, $1, 3 tracts in North Topeka. J W. Bell to C. H. Martin, $L lots in Bell View addition. M. S. Marple et al to Queen Bess Marple, $1, lot 87 Tyler street, Maple Grove addition and 49 Norris street, Eliza C. Evans' first addition. Same to A. L. Marple, $1, lots 51-3 Norris street, Eliza C. Evans' first ad dition. C. T. Marple et al to Anna E. Marple, $1, lots 80-82 Polk street, Maple Grove addition. Kate A. Thacher to Felicia V. Morse, $1, lots 108-10 Eighth avenue east. Chas. T. Thompson to P. H. Coney, $1, lots 4-6-8-9-12-13 block 2, Munsou avenue. Linn's second addition. Emma Matney et al by Cook to Perry Kosier, $800, ne. 4 of ne. 36-13-16. Quarantined Against Missouri. The state board of health held a meeting today and decided to enforce a quarantine against Joplin and Spring field, Mo. This is in accordance with a city ordinance passed at Galena, LOCAL MENTION. The Funston cane has struck Topeka. It is a new novelty, and like General Funston, after whom it was named, it is bound to become a leader. Mr. Ben. V. Walters of Kansas City, introduced the cane here, and The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Company has the exclusive handling of the canes in the city. This firm has ordered 1,000 of the canes and will place them on sale the latter part of this week, as soon as they arrive. Kansas City and Return Via Rock Island route good for return October 30th. He read about the verdict in the Cap tain Dreyfus case. And a look of resolution hardened on his little face. A straight course for a barber shop without delay he steered. And parted with the pointed peroration of his beard. Chicago Tribune. NEW YORK FRENCH. "Henry,, what does this mean: rol est mort: vive le roi'?" 'Dewey is gone; bring on the yachts.'

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY KVEXIXG, OCTOBER 24, 1899. 5 n So Off b OlTD C (Cut this ad. out and bring it in with you.) We make the following liberal offer on all Carpets for one month: We will make up with out charge, in first-class style, any Carpet bought from us. This offer includes all goods, from the cheapest up. We will both make and lay with out charge any Carpet costing over 50c per yard. Take this in connection with the following: prices, and you have the best proposition on Carpets to be hai in Topeka by Ion gf odds All of our Best Axmin stars, Velvets and Jloquettes OC (This includes Dobson's Best Velvets) OJw All of our Best Extra Super RQr Ail-Wool Carpets U3w Good Standard All-Wool AQf Two-Ply Carpeta 13w The usual 50-Cent Union Otin Two-Fly Carpets UvJw Common Grade Tapastry Brussels Q71r Carpets Of 2V Excellent Wearing Carpeta QRn Now only www THE TOPEKA CASH DRY GOODS CO. N. B We are Sole Agents for FXJNSTON CANES and nJUSTON H0EN3 for the Twentieth Celebration. SN AP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Mr. John Madden of Emporia is In To peka. today. W. TV. Phillip3 has returned from a visit in Newton. The new Twentieth Kansas buttons are going rapidly. W alter Schwartz is cow a corporal in the Twentieth. Iron bedsteads are now rivals to the bi cycles tor colors. Mrs. M. E. Dowding has been appointed matron ot Ingieside. Hard coal continues to advance on the market. It is now SilO.50 per ton. Police Matron Thorpe wishes winter underwear to give to the needy. Charles Wolff i3 making additional im provements at his packing house. The Twentieth Kansas will leave San Francisco for Topeka next Sunday. The cttv officials attended the funeral of Judge Guy yesterday afternoon. Charles S. Elliott has been appointed paymaster of the Kansas National guard. The plans for the decoration of the state house for the reception are being com pleted. The Twentieth Kansas reception com mittee will hold another meeting tomor row evening. There will probablv be a good deal of Funston poetry, or alleged poetry, in the next few weeks. The attorney general and assistants are ttnrL-in nn thp hrif A Ti fLrfiTlimentS fOT the stock yard3 case. The grading for the completion of the paving on the north side of Tenth avenue west is about completed. The advance in the prices of iron has made steam and hot water heating plants a genuine luxury this fail. Apples have been somewhat withered by the hot winds. They look mummiried but taste better than they look. The Topeka lodge of Elks will meet to night to make arrangement for attend ing the funeral ot" George S. Roberts. Harry L. Robinson of Topeka who has been paymaster general of the K. N. G., has been appointed major of artillery. The Eunston alarm clock is the latest thing on the market- A Topeka man is thinking of sending one to Aguinaldo. A valuable Gordon setter was killed by an electric car at the comer of Second street and Kansas avenue Monday night. Nearly every sort of a thing is named after General Funston these days. That is one of the disadvantages of being a hero. An official report from Manila states that Lieut. John J. Haieh of Topeka. was wounded slightly, but that it was not re ported. If the Twentieth Kansas band makes a concert tour of the state it will draw an immense crowd whether it can play any or not. Rivalry among the state officers prom ises decorations of a high order in tiie various offices for the Twentieth. Kansas reception. A petition trr a water main on Elm wood avenue in Potwin is bing generally signed by the taxpayers. The wells have gone dry. The women of the different Topeka churches are looking for places where tr.ey can serve meais on the day of the Twentieth reception. A week from tomorrow people will be pouring into Topeka to attend the Twen tieth reception. The time is short for the completion ot the details. A Topeka Populist has begun the study rf German and says he Intends to apply- for a uiomatic position in Germany as Bryan is elected president. Eoon as A motion for a new Trinl haa Ken fil. in the suit of Jacob F.versoie aaamst the Rock Island, tn which the plaintiff was awaraed a judgment for fci.uOu a few days ago. For a long time to come evervthing will be dated from the Twentieth ians;.i: re ception. It will be -Before the TwenM i came home," or "After the Twentieth re ception." A Topeka man says: Perhaps if Atchi son had three reeiments. a riving quid Ir f Sun boats and a few (it-Id batteries those two bandit.-, might possibly be sur rounded and captured. The authorities at Bethanv college have been making war with s'n-.t gur.V ,,n the army of blackbirds that make things hid eous by their chirping while roosting in the trees on the college campus. When dealers order coal thev are not sure of receiving it. The custom of the railroads is to appropriate coal in tran- mm I ""fl Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum fcafcmsr powder lit the greatest w to health of ffc pmeat day. mr-naccis Offer FOR roecs sit If they are needy and then remit to the owner the amount of its value- A Topeka woman purchased a very ex pensive new jacket two weeks ago, and it has been too warm for her to wear it ever since. She thinks she has a just grievance against the weather man. Since the barbers have decided to charge extra for shaving the neck, a To peka man says he is expecting- to hear next that they are charging a man rent for the space he occupies while waiting his turn. It is denied that the Wamego girl ca dets sought a place in the Twentieth Kansas parade. Topeka parties who wish ed to have them come here say that they alone are responsible for the request that the girls be piaced in the parade. Hutchinson News: The Question be fore the military board at Topeka is whether Mrs. Fred Funston should ride in the carriage with the general. It may be not military etiquette for her to do so. but it is Kansas style and she will ride. The second trial of the Dolman case against the Santa Fe, which took up a good deal of time at the last term of court, was set for hearing Tuesday, but it was dismissed 'Monday, which allows the judgment of the lirst trial In favor of the plaintiff to stand. A decision for the defense was rendered in the suit of the V. O. Anderson Com mission company against the Security Savings bank of Minnesota. In the district court. The suit was over a car load of potatoes which the commission company bought and paid the bank for and then found the potatoes frozen when, they got here. BACKED BY COLLAMARINI. Lambardi Company Recognized by the Soprano Who Has Money. A dispatch from Kansas City an nounces that the Lamba'di Italian Grand Opera company, which disband ed there Saturday night, has reorgan ized with Signorina Collamarini, the phenomenal mezzo soprano, as the fin ancial backer. Fred Colver. the former Topeka boy who assumed management of the company in Los Angeles, retires, as does Signorina Barducci, Signorina Pollettini and Signor Rataggi of the principals. The rest of the company, including the chorus and orchestra members. will continue the tour through Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and then east. In connection with the fact that Col lamarini furnishes the finances for the company, a story told while the com pany was in Topeka bears repeating. When Collamarina returned to the company in Denver several weeks ago she had in her possession two Xew Tork drafts for $5,000 eich. She arrived in Denver about the middle or the week, but made no effort to secure any cash until Sunday morning, when she sent down one of the drafts to Manager Colver with the demand that he have it cashed. Naturally, that much money could not be easily secured on Sunday, and tha draft was returned to the so prano with the information that she would have to wait until the next dav. Then followed a truly Italian scene in Collamarini's room. She declared that Manager Colver was simply trying to deceive her, as by the return of the draft she knew the paper to be worth less. She let loose all the wrath of her Italian nature, stormed and swore at her parrot and her maid, called down curses on the New York bank em ploye who had given her the "worth less"' paper, and ended up by her crumpling the drafts in her hand and throwing them out the window. Fortunately, the maid was better ac quainted with American usages than her mistress, and made all possible haste out of the hotel and secured the $10,000 which had been pitched out of tne window. After Collamarini had cooled off somewhat. Manager Colver spent an hour with an interpreter in ex plaining just why the drafts could not be cashed in that day. and the soprano finally consented to accept the crumpled pieces of paper and wait until the fol lowing morning. Collamarini's salary was handsome during the South American and Mexi can engagements of the company and she managed to save a considerable amount of money. It is said that she has ia the neighborhood of $50,000. BRAINED tVlTH A HATCHET Two Women Quarrel If ear Albion, TIL, With Fatal Results. Albion. Ills., Oct. 24. Mrs. Michael Aukenbrand was killed at Kitchens' bridge, near this place, Sunday, by Mrs. A. McLane, a neighbor, as the result of a quarrel. She was returning home from church when the quarrel started. The two women were in front of Mrs. Mc Lane s house and Mrs. Aukenbrand had a child in her arms, when her neighbor "Drained her with a hatchet. Attention K. D. F. C. All members expecting to take part in the 20th Kansas reception display, will meet tonight for drill and special instructions. G. MAX CLAUD Y, Captain. In His Steps 5 Cents This week at The Bennett Book Store, 720 Kansas avenue. T0PEKAS0CIETY. Miss Mabel Wilson Guest of Honor at Dinner. The Erening Was Spent In Flaying Cards. CHASE COUNTY CLUBS. Cottonwood Falls Eiral of Any Kansas Town In Club Work. News Personal and Otherwise About Society People. Miss Mabel Wilson was the guest of honor at a delightful dinner given by Miss Abby Ware Monday evening at her home on West Sixth avenue. Din ner was served at seven o'clock on small tables which were decked with red and white roses, and lighted with red shaded candles. Red and white roses with palms and ferns were also used through the other rooms. The invited guests were Mis3 Wilson, Mrs. J. B. Furry, Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss Daisy Lakin, Miss McPike of Atchison, Miss Arlie Ewart, Mrs. Charles Strawbridge. Miss Greer, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Ed na McClintock. Miss Edna Crane. Miss Josephine Shellabarger, Mrs. Joseph Shellabarger of New York city, Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Parkhurst. Miss Emily King, Miss Lotta Ranney. Mrs. Solomon Stoddard of Kansas City. Mis3 Rossington, Miss Florence Rossington, Miss Helen Thompson, Mr. C. M. Butlin of the City of Mexico, Mr. J. B. Furry, Mr. Ralph Moore. Mr. Charles Elliott, Mr. Ralph Peterson. Mr. Harry Valentine, Dr. D. E. Esterlv, Mr. Fletcher Dennis. Mr. Edward Dennis, Mr. Lew Graham. Mr. Dean Low, Mr. Ed McBride. Mr. Tom King. Mr. Charles Strawbridge of Chi cago, Mr. Ned Osborn, Mr. Harry Swank, Mr. John Fletcher, Mr. Guil ford Dudley, Mr. David Lakin, Mr. W. A. Alexander. Mr. L. C. Bronson and Mr. John Hunt. The latter part of the evening was spent in playing cards. The ladies' prize was cut for by Miss Lakin and Miss Thompson, in the lat ter's favor. Mr. Osborn. who cut with Mr. King, received the gentlemen's prize. Both were pretty etchings. Cottonwood Falls Clubs. Cottonwood Falls is noted for the number and variety of its social clubs and the intelligence and charity with which they are conducted. There are a half dozen of them whose work will compare favorably with sim ilar organizations in the larger cities of the state. While each is organized for purposes of advancement of culture, benevolence and social amusement along the lines laid down by the "tenets" of the order and in no manner conflict with each other, yet the spirit of rivalry exists strong enough to arouse the respective members to turn out each meeting night in goodly array. They are: "The Shakespeare club," "The Co terie." "The Whist club." "The Ladies' Guild," "The Ladies' Social Union," "The Benevolent Society." "LADIES' SOCIAL UNION." The Ladies' Social Union is organized for the purpose of financially assisting the M. E. church in its religious work and at their semi-monthly meetings held on Friday evening a special study of the Bible is made. Although the work of this society is carried on through the Methodist church not all of the thirty members are connected with that organization, but all are as a unit in the advance ment of "the standard of the cross." Dues of ten cents are paid at each meeting to help swell the treasury and socials, oyster suppers and literary en tertainments are another manner of "gathering in the sheaves." When there is a large political rally in the town, an old settlers' reunion, a county fair, or any vast assemblage of people from the surrounding country the faithful and hard working members secure stand rights and serve the fes tive oyster or the yellow legged chicken as the season may indicate. The members never seem to tire of the work and labor faithfully year in and year out to better its influence and as a result there is no organization in the Cottonwood valley that stands nearer to the people than the Methodist church of Cottonwood Fails. The officers are: President, Mrs. J. A. Johnson; vice president, Mrs. Cha3. Wellsley; treasurer, Mrs. Jane Park; secretary, Mrs. A. L. Morrison. The members follow: Mrs. Ella Fin ley, Mrs. May Palmer, Mrs. May Hol singer. Mrs. Ida Winters. Mrs. Sadie P. Grisham, Mrs. M. E. Hinote, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs. Ida Hilton. Mrs. E. A. Harris, Mrs. B. F. Whittam, Mrs. Robert Cuthbert, Mrs. Janet Rog ler, Mrs. Rosa P. Austin, Miss Nannie Holsinger. Mrs. F. A. Meckel, Mrs. J. J. Jones. Mrs. Juliet Bangs, Mrs. J. E. Perry, Mrs. Achsah Cullison. Mrs. M. R. Coe, Mrs. Warner Hayden, Mrs. H. C. Adamson. THE COTERIE." Organized solely for literary culture and sociability, one of the brightest as semblage in this galaxy of clubs is "The Coterie." In the latter part of December, 1S93, when the nights grow long and cold without and the fire glows warm and bright within, seven of the younger literary spirits of the town conceived the idea of banding together and meet ing each Wednesday evening at the home of some member where papers prepared by some, a poem by another, a bright story by another would while away the long winter hours. Their topic is not devoted to one par ticular author but follows a general programme along lines laid down by the programme committee. At present the work is general his tory, and notwithstanding the glories of the Spanish heroes and the achieve ments of the "columns of blue" of Un cle Sam of the present day, the deeds of Washington, Ethan Allen. Jackson and Grant are being indulged in with interest. They are also delving into the "Ruins of Rome." the catacombs, and follow ing Pizzaro into Peru. Their work is conducive of much pleasure and accumulation of useful knowledge. The originators of this bright society were Mrs. J. A. Johnson. Mrs. W. B. Hilton. Mrs. Charles Wellsley, Mrs. G. E. Finley. Mrs. M. T. Hildinger, Miss Bella Sanders, and Miss Eva Tuttle. The first officers were: President, Mrs. J. A. Johnson; vice president, Mrs. Charles Wellsley; treasurer. Miss Eva Tuttle; secretary, Mrs. W. B. Hilton. But as the weeks passed by the story of the "good times" had at the meet ings leaked out and now when Presi dent W. B. Hilton "raps for order," 15 members respond as follows: Mesdames F. Y. Alford, John Bell, C, Higby. W. B. Hilton, M. T. Hildinger, J. A. John son, Chas. Wellsley, G. E. Finley, L. M. Gillett, Misses Eva Tuttle, Mira Tuttle, Bella Sanders, May Jensen, Gertrude Estes, Leila Coe. "THE LADIES' GUILD." An imposing Manse of two stories j and a basement finished in hard wood fashioned after the latest textural cot tage style stands in this city as a mon- I ument to the faithful and persistent la- bors of the Ladies' Guild of the Pres byterian church. The history of this splendid organl- j zation is best told in a paper read be- fore the society by Mrs. S. A. Breese, one of the pioneers of the movement, and from which the information is culled. The Guild was organized Decem ber 2, 1SS6, by Beven women members" of the Presbyterian church for the pur pose of assisting in its spiritual and temporal welfare. The ladies who so bravely started in this work were: President, Mrs. W. A. Morgan; vice president, Mrs. S. A. Breese; secretary, Mrs. E. F. Holmes; treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Turner; Mrs. J. M. Tuttle; Mrs. J. M. Kerr; Mrs. J. K. Crawford. The immediate purpose which led up to the organization of the Guild was a feeling that they might render aid in raising funds to provide a new church building which was then being planned. Their first effort was an oyster sup per at which $50 was cleared and every dish had a baker's dozen of the bi valves. The ladies then began to solicit mon ey by letter from friends abroad and one of the early donations was a $100 check from Senator Plumb and $40 from Major Hood. At the end of six months the church was completed and the Ladies' Guild had raised $365 and the edifice was dedicated free of debt. One of the most successful entertain ments was given in December, 1SS9. It was an art bazaar and netted $125. When church funds ran extra low the members took turns in doing janitor work. The next inspiration which came to the society was to secure funds for the building of a Manse on some lots owned by the church, and it was decided to in corporate and a charter was secured in February, IS 92. A Manse fund was at once establish ed and the building now practically completed speaks volumes for their in dustry. It is a model home for their pastor and Rev. Sankey, the resident minister feels that his lines are indeed cast in pleasant places. They have in a quiet way done much benevolent work outside the pale of the church besides contributing to the Em poria Presbyterian college fund. The Ladies Guild have made the Cotton wood Falls charge a desirable one for Presbyterian ministers. "THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY." The Benevolent society was organized February 11, 1891, and its work is pure ly a charitable one and hundreds of the sick and needy of Chase county can and do testify daily to its worth. The association is a member of the State Federation of clubs and holds its annual celebration on February 11 of each year. They meet every Thursday afternoon and do sewing for the poor and in event of having no work of this class they do work for private families and charge for it, placing the proceeds in the gen eral fund. Each member pays five cents dues at every meeting and outside persons are invited, who also contribute five cents. They make it a specialty to hunt up the needy and deserving poor and sick and minister to their wants, the night is never too dark nor the day too cold for such visits. In the past year the society has paid out tl-0 in cash, besides the food and clothing contributed. This "band of mercy" is indeed a ministering angel to the poor and they are more appreciated because of the modest and sympathetic manner of their movements. Following are the officers and mem bers: President, Mrs. H. S. Fritz; vice president, Mrs. John Bell; secretary, Mrs. Chas. Winters; treasurer. Mrs. E. T. Shirk. Purchasing committee: Airs. John McCalium; Mrs. Wm. Hillert. Re lief committee: Mrs. L. W. Heck, and Mrs. John Bell. Other members: Mesdames W. H. Holsinger, J. M. Rose. W. W. P.ockwood. Charles Wellsley, J. J. Jones, F. A. Meckel. F. V. Alford, S. J. Evans, W. G. Hayden. "SHAKESPEARE CLUB." Not even in the cultured city of Law rence, the "Athens of Kansas," where the very air is surcharged with literary ozone does there exist a club devoted to the study of authors, poets and statesmen, that takes precedent over the Shakesperian club of Cottonwood Falls. Every member Is a devoted worshiper of the brainy author and capable of interpreting his works in a manner that would bring a smile of contentment and satisfaction upon the countenance of the dear departed could he but wit ness the rendition of his masterpieces by this aggregation of tragedy's devo tes. The club is one of the oldest in the state and one of the first in the or ganization of the Federated Clubs "The Tempest" was selected as the first review for the winter's work and following this will be "As You Like It," which will be given as a play by the members during the holidays at the home of Miss Nellie Howard. "The Forest of Arden" and Rosalind will doubtless be happily portrayed and the invited guests will be given an op portunity to witness a dramatization that will be novel and interesting. The club is now in its thirteenth year and while some of its original members have moved away or succumbed to the wiles of cupid, yet do they remain faithful to their first love. None have ever voluntarily resigned nor failed to keep up their dues. This is the splendid history of the thirteen years of the club's existence. The ladies composing this organiza tion are: Mrs. T. H. Grisham, presi dent; Miss Nellie B. Howard, vice pres ident; Mrs. Charles Trowbridge, secre tary and treasurer: Mrs. J. B. Smith, Miss Minnie Eliis, Mrs. J. H. Doolittle, Mrs. C. L. Conaway. Mrs. E. D. Pepl ogle, Mrs. J. B. Sanders, Mrs. E. F. Holmes, Mrs. L. M. Swope, Miss Bessie Howard. THE WHIST CLUB. In a small town there are many ways of amusement, but none more popular in these degenerate days than a whist GsSonst (j roivoor SO I V COOD J I club. Cottonwood Falls is no exception to the general rule. Four years ago the devotees of "the club and the spade," met and organized a duplicate whist elub which has whiled away many a dull winter even ing and made glad the heart of the successful servant of Mephistopheles. Early in the month, when the moon was in its infancy, the president. Miss Nellie B. Howard, called a meeting -of the clans, and on Monday evening 42 members responded and met in the spacious banquet room of Masonic ball, and promptly at 8 p. m., the mellowing notes of feminine inquiry, "What's trumps" struck upon the sensitive ear drum of the gathered assembly. Thc meetings are held twice each month, on Monday nights, and from ten to twelve tables are present each evening. The number of points made Dy eacn person is careruiiy recorueti j and the victor will receive a handsome j prize at the close of the series. A successful meeting was held last evening with perhaps forty pres ent. No one is allowed to cheat or be come too seriously vexed under pain of expulsion. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fortesque are spending a few days In Topeka with Mrs. George F. Sharitt. They will sail November 9, from San Francisco, for Japan: they expect to travel abroad until next June, when they will land in New York, thus making a cir cuit of the ?lnhA. tions for a thimble party next Satur day afternoon complimentary to Mrs. Franklin Crane. Miss M. L. Warren left Monday for her home In East Freyburg. Maine. An Eastern Star social will be held Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horn, at 222 Polk street. The Current Literature club is meet ing this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Heath. Miss Jessie Tipton spent Sunday In Leavenworth. Palm and fern sale at Mrs. Hague's Monday and Tuesday. Miss Madge Overstreet of New York City, who has been spending the sum mer in Emporia, will arrive Wednes day to visit Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan. Mrs. David Allen Campbell, one of the members of the Matiree Musical Organization of Lincoln, Neb., who will assist at the recital at Library hall Wednesday evening, arrived this af ternoon and is the guest of Miss Mabel Martin in Potwin. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan will ar rive from Washington, D. C, the first week in November and will spend the remainder of the month with Mr. and Mrs. James L. King. Miss Bertha Conde of Chicago, stu dent secretary of the American Com mittee of the Y. W. C. A., spent Mon day in Topeka with Miss Henrietta Mayo, city secretary of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Jennie Brnss returned Monday from Colorado where she spent the summer. Mrs. A. B. Wool vert on has returned from a visit in Olathe. Miss Agnes Radford, Mis3 Henrietta Mayo and Miss Margaret Weiss return ed Monday from Emporia where they attended the state convention of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Lillian Trapp, who has been vis iting in Kansas City and Lawrence since attending the Woolverton-Liver-more wedding in Olathe, returned Mon day. Monday was Miss Allabelle Trout man's sixteenth birthday and a num ber of her girl friends gave her a pleas ant little surprise party in the after noon. Major Charles Johnson and wife of Alexis, 111., are in the city guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Greenwood. Mrs. H. L. Shirer will entertain Fri day afternoon complimentary to Mrs. Frank Ehright of Chicago and Mrs. Al fred Albrecht of Topeka. Miss Nelle Lowell of Holton is spend ing the week in Topeka with Mrs. W. F. Roehr. Miss Clara Ebright will entertain Sat urday afternoon for her little nephew, Carroll Ebright of Chicago. Mrs. Albert Booth of Pueblo who is visiting in Topeka, will leave Thursday for her home. Lloyd Garretson has returned from Colorado. The C. W. B. M. Reading Circle is meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Boltz. Mrs. E. S. Rice and daughter Mil dred returned today from a two weeks' visit in Chicago; they were accompan ied by their aunt, Mrs. Joseph Shaw, who will spend several weeks In To peka. Mrs. N. Stroup has returned to her home in Rossville after a two weeks' visit in Topeka with her daughter, Mrs. James Nayior. Ernest Fox returned Sunday from the west where he" has been spending the past two years and a half. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gooden of Abi lene are spending a few days in the citv. Mrs. Ella Statesman of Unionville, Mo., is the guest of Mrs. S. Cunning ham. C. S. Sutton and J. J. Falls attended the opera in Kansas City Saturday evening. Mrs. Charles Allen of Burlingame will visit Topeka friends next week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parkhurst are the parents of a son born Monday morning. WEST AGAINST EAST. Pacific Coast Jobbers Form an Asso ciation. San Francisco, Oct. 24. The Pacific Coast Jobbers' and Manufacturers' as sociation has been organized in this city. Wakefield Baker is treasurer and Thomas P. Smith, secretary. On the executive committee are prominent merchants of this city, Seattle, Taco ma, Portland, Sacramento, Los An geles and Marysville. The new associ ation will endeavor to protect jobbers on this coast from the competition of St. Louis and Chicago firms and will ask the interstate commerce commis sion not to reduce the existing rates on less than carload shipments. An at tempt will also be made to secure the appointment of a Pacific coast man to fill the present vacancy on the commis sion and the association will favor W. R. Wheeler for the place. AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT. The performance of "Two Merry Tramps" at the Crawford theater Mon day night proved to be a little of ev erything in various stages of develop ment. The only claim made by the management is that the people get the worth of their money, and the prices are appropriately reduced. The trick bicycle rider, who advertises the show on the street, did some very satisfac tory work on the stage, and there was an operatic burlesque, some dancing and several banjo selections that could not be reasonably found fault with. In addition there was much bad dialogue and considerable painful vocal work perpetrated. The "two merry tramps" would greatly benefit the performance by appearing only on the lithographs. The audience that saw the performance was large enough to fill the balcony and gallery, and occupy considerable room on the first floor, and it was an audi ence that apparently enjoyed the per formance. A second performance will be given tonight. If you are disgusted with modern ad vertising If you have looked for the marvelous bargains which never materialize If you want to buy 50c Shirts for 50c If you want to buy 1.50 Hats for $1.50 If you want to buy a $20 Suit of Clothes for $20 In short, if you want to try a new store, where possibly you may get treated above half way right, and feel you are not faring worse than usual, then try U3. j ROBINSON, MARSH WHIST PLAYERS MEET. Twenty-on 9 Tables at tae'Kaception Last Night. The second "social session" given by the Topeka Whist club last night In its excellent quarters on West Sixth ave nue was a decided success and the eighty-four players enjoyed the even ing's game immensely. During play cigars and lemonade were passed and after the final hand a luncheon of cof fee and sandwiches was served while the score made by the different teams were being placed on the black board. Several new members were added to the list and more will come in before the regular winter tournament opens next Monday night. The whist com mittee has decided that two tourna ments of twelve games each will be played this year and suitable prizes will be offered in both. A ladies" tourn ament will also be started some time in November. In last night's play Lagerstrom and Washburn had the high score north and south, while Wood and Scott and Putnam and Pennekamp were tied for the high score east and west. Following is the score in detail: NORTH AND SOUTH. Brown and West 132 Spivey and Keeler 136 Lagerstrom and Washburn 140 Rhodes and Washburn 135 Davis and Heyden 121 Beerbohm and Marshall 135 Capper and Ashby 135 Hughes and Gillespie 13S Rosser and Troutman 135 VanValkenburg and Parker 136 Payne and Falkiner 12 Dudley and Davies 137 Root and Huling 134 Howe and Lowry 132 Stewart and Hurrie 136 O'Neal and Allen 130 Dailey and Noble 126 Martin and McKirahan 125 Gregg and Carr 134 Savage and Shakeshaft 131 Warner and Holland 13a Total .2,791 Average, 132 19-21. EAST AND WEST. Morgan and Copeland 136 Small and Knowles 137 Ferry and Greenwood 140 Foster and Murphy 13a MacLennan and Wolf 146 Putnam and Pennekamp 147 Wood and Scott 147 Kistler and Ryder 143 Baldwin and Mason 140 Bergen and Jolly 141 Wolf and Sibley 138 Hillis and Bobbins 141 Grosse and Powers 141 Van Houten and Thrapp 135 Griswold and Hogeboom 136 Osborn and Ness 136 Nichols and Drum 14?. Roby and Herrick 133 Robinson and Shakeshaft 142 Gill and Alston 137 Eastman and Cole 144 Total 2,937 Average, 139 18-2L TOLD BY FIGURES. January L 1S99, the length of the whole Russian railway system opened for traffic was 26.958 milea This includ ed the lines in Russian Asia. Three thousand five hundred and three vessels of all kinds passed through the Suez canal last year and of this number 2.295 carried the British flag. The receipts for 1S98 were larger than in any previous year since the opening of the canaL A few years ago a western railroad planted 600 acres of land with trees, with the idea of growing .timber for railway ties and telegraph poles. The trees have made good growth, but are not quite ready for use as poles, and some of the trees are now being cut out and made Into fence posts in order to thin the forest. During the Dewey land parade it is estimated that 800,000 people used the Brooklyn bridge cars: the Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated roads alone carried 490.0O0 passengers; 240.000 used the Pennsylvania railway and ferries and 3.000.000 in all saw the parade. Not withstanding the enormous volume of traffic on all of the roads the percent age of accidents was trifling. Few have any conception of the enor mous outgo of money earned in this country and spent by our leisure and traveling classes in Europe each year. It is now proposed, according to a chief of one of the treasury bureaus in Wash ington, to compile an accurate set of statistics upon this subject. Several years ago such an effort was made, but It was not carried out as thoroughly as it should have been. Even then, how ever, the total ran up to over $230,600. 000 before the work was abandoned. It is promised now that the forthcoming investigation will be very thorough, in cluding, as it will, data from steam ships, railroads, custom houses, consu lar estimates, reports of special foreign agents, etc. Such statistics cannot fail to have great interest and value to stu dents of political economy and, espec ially, to all interested in the problems of the distribution of taxation. KANSAS CITY AND RETURN $2.67 Via the Santa Fe. on sale from October 22 to October 28. returning good until October 30. Six trains a day in each direction. "If you scour the world ycu will never find a remedy equal to One Minute Pough Cure," says Editor Faekler of the Mican ovy. Gla.. "Hustler." It cured his family of La Grippe and saves thousands from pneumonia, bronchitis, croup and all throat and lung troubles. Geo. W. Stans field. W. H. Wilson. A. J. Arnold. A. J. Jbt&ne Co. 9-

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ILL LO. "A Skin ot Beauty is a Jot Forarer. DB. T. FELIX GOTJRAtrirS ORIFJTAl CKZAM, OK MA.GICAI, BAUTiFLJ. FiurlfiM as well as 1'eautifies the Skin Ha ethei cosmetic will do it. KemoTes Tan. I'impies, KrecK les.Moth Patch, es. Kaab anl bain d;sAes. aad eTery blem ish oil beauCT, and defies de tection. It has stood the te&Eof 50 yean,, aad is so harmiefc we taste it to be sure It Is prop erty made. Ao cept no counter feit of simtiar sanies. 1 r. i- A. Sayre said to a lady ot the haut-ton a pa tient): "As you ladies will use them. I recom mend G4uraudTs Cream' as tie least narojui of all s.tn preparations." i or sale by a I Druggi and Fancy Goods Dealers in Uie U. a, Caaalas, and Europe. f AiO. T. HOPKINS. Prep'r. 7 Grei I Jones St.. N. T. R IEW CKAWFOUD 0P1SE 1 Thursday and Friday, Oct 26ttj.27lh. Funniest and Best Sural Play. Joshua Simpkins TEUE NEW FEATURES. Adams' Symphony Orchestra, Saw Kill Bensation, Potomac by Moonlight, Vap landers in Washington, Novel Fresh Spe cialties, Huxxar Band Parade. Gallery 10c, Balcony 20c and 30c, Entire Lower Floor, BOc. AT HYMEN'S ALTAR. IFrom the Chicago News An actress playing small parts in a Berlin theater has turned her marriage to some account. The usual forma! in vitation has been suppressed in favor of something that reads like this: "Kraulein X. invites all her friends and admirers to see her debut in a piece called 'Marriage.' The other part will be taken by Herr X. It will depend on the latter whether this play turns out a comedy or a drama." One admires the courage of a man that could read this and then walk to the altar. These indefatigable persons who are continually arranging royal marriages have really surpassed themselves by their latest effort in this direction. For the time being they have wearied of betrothing the young Queen of Holland, Princess Victoria of Wales and Prin cess Victoria of Schleswig-Hoistein to various princes and peers, so now they have taken Prince Edward of York in hand, although, to be sure, this necessi tates being even a little more "prev ious" than usual. It is interesting to lettrn that the possible fiancee of Bri tain's future king may be Princess Vic toria of Germany, who. having attained the mature age of 7, at present regards her fiance as a "baby," since he can only boast of 5 years, and has only just been promoted to knickerbockers. Engagement rings among the Egyp tians were always of iron, to Indicate the mutual sacrifices of liberty of the contracting parties. One of the earliest adornments of betrothel rings was a loadstone, which symbolized the attrac tive force which drew a maid from her fai"nily circle into that of her husband. The ring was used as an accessory of the nuptial rite long before the Chris tian era. In early times gold money used to circulate in Egypt in the form of rings, and thus when a man placed a gold ring on the finger of his bride it was a tokt'n that he endowed her with, his wealth. We trace the same ilea in the marriage rite of the Church of England, whicil directs the bridegroom to place the ring on the bride's finder, saying: "With vil my worldly goods I thee endow." It is believed that the fourth finger has always been tiie bride's ring finger. Bobbed the Graye. A startlinsr Incident Is narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, en follows: "I aj in an awful condition. .Iy skin was al most yellow, eves sunken, tontrue coated, pain continually in back aid sides, no ap petite, growing weaker day by day. Threo physicians had given me uo. Then I wa- advised to use Electric Bitters: to my frreat Joy. the first bottle made a decided mprovement. I continued their use fur three weeks, and am new a well man. I know thev robbed the grave of another victim." Xo one should fail to try thm. Only 5c. guaranteed at Waggoners, dru store, ol Kansas avenue. KASSAS C1TY AND RETURN $2.67 Via the Santa Feu on sale from October 22 to October 2?, returning good until October 30. Siz trains a day in each direction. Bismarck's Iron Nerve. "Was the result of his splendid health. Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where Stomach. Liver. Kid neys and Kowels are out of ord-r. If you want these qualities ami the success they bring, use Dr. King's Xew Life Pi lis. Only 25 cents at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kansas avenue. KANSAS CITY AND RETURN $2.67 "Via the Santa Fe. on Kale from October 22 to October IS. returning good until October 30. Six trains a day in each direction. Are Tw Sick? If so. Prof. "W. S. Harding, graduate of the Weltmer and the Stanhope schools of magnetic healing, tan cure you by vital magnetism. Free treat ment Tuesday and Wednesday, October 24 and 2i 21 Monroe street.

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TdPEKA STATE JOTJKSTAJX TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1899. THINCSTO EAT. Soldiers "Will Not Be Hungry While In Topeka. Bill of Fare Is Discussed and Adopted. A KOYAL BANQUET. Will Be Oysters and All Kinds of Meats. Ice Cream and Fruits Will Fur nish the Dessert. "When the members of the Twentieth Kansas regiment get to Topeka, they will find a banquet prepared for them, which will be fit for a king. There will be all kinds of good things to eat, and in such quantities that no one will be allowed to get up from the tables, the least bit hungry. There will be raw oysters, roast beef and pork, ham, mashed potatoes, peas, with celery, cold Elaw and cranberries. Plenty of bread and butter and wafers. Then will come Ice cream, oranges, bananas and grapes, with big cups of hot coffee. After these thing3 and several other little extras, not yet definitely decided upon are dis posed of. cigars will be passed and each Boldier will be expected to help himself liberally. This is about the bill of fare that has been decided upon by the grocers and butchers, who are in charge of the banquet. At a meeting of the grocers and butchers held last night, everything shewed that all arrangements and plans were moving along in the best of shape, and that the banquet would be ready to serve to the soldiers, when they were ready to eat. Reports from all the committees were received and each report showed progress. Wm. Green, chairman of the general commit tee, said: "About all the report that I can make tonight is that everything is moving along in the best of shape. Have nothing definite to report, but all will be ready for the soldiers when they arrive." Wm. Bard, chairman committee on tables, seats and dishes: "The lumber for the tables has been arranged for and we expect to go right to work set ting up the tables. Everything will be ready in plenty of time." Samuel Cunningham, chairman com mittee on decorations: "Your commit tee on decorating has been looking over the banquet room and we have nearly all of our plans made to decorate. We will have our part of the work done." F. Glick, chairman, waiters and pas try: "As far as the waiters are con cerned, the Federation of Clubs will furnish the young ladies to wait on the tables. Mrs. Thompson tells me that the young ladies will be on hand when wanted. As regards the pastry, I will say that many of the ladies of the city have already signified their intention of baking a pie or a cake for the banquet. Many of them have received plates from their grocers and before the end of the week, we hope to have guaran teed the required number of pies and cakes." Chas. Wolff, chairman committee on cooking: "Our arrangements are all complete. The cooking committee has had two meetings and have made all our plans. We have decided to get Mrs. Wiley to supervise the cooking of the food and the placing of it on the tables." J. J. Lannan, chairman committee on reception: "The success of our com mittee depends on the success of the other committees. We have formu lattd cur plans and will be on hand at thi proper time to receive the soldiers and see that each one is properly taken care of, in the banquet hall." Wrn. Dransfleld. chairman committee on donations: "We have secured the donations necessary." Wilbur Davis, chairman of committee on music: "Your committee on music will see that there is plenty of music on hand. As yet we have not decided definitely on any special musical or ganization, but several have- offered their services." Tifis ended the reports of the commit tees, and owing to the fact that the soldiers would probably have their guns and possibly other things with them, which would be in the way while they were eating, a committee of three Tvas appointed, composed of Hugh Lawler, J. M. Frank and John Alstrom, who should confer with the adjutant general and make arrangements to provide a check room. Harry Wells was appointed to be pur chasing agent, and will have charge of the procuring of all things which are to be needed for the banquet. This posi tion is an important one and requires a man who understands this business and who can give considerable time to the many little details. Before adjourning, it was decided that another meeting of the Grocers and Butchers would be held on Wednes day evening, at which time the differ ent committees should hand in an esti mate of the probable cost of their part of the banquet. After the adjourning of the regular meeting, a short business meeting of the Grocers and Butchers was held, and the entertainment of the visiting trrocers and butchers, who will be in attendance at the reception to the Twentieth Kansas regiment, was taken up, and it was unanimously decided that open house will be kept for the visiting grocers and butchers. A hall will be procured for that day and in vitations will be sent out, and such other things attended to as is consist ent with the scheme. To properly at tend to the invitations, a committee with Chas. Wolff as chairman.and com posed of the wholesale merchants in town, was appointed. A committee on procuring hall was appointed as follows: Harry Wells H iV. Euler and N. Robbins. Committee on provisions Included Sick People should take Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters. It cures all such stomach ills as constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, liver and kidney diseases. It is a wonderful medicine. It strength ens the overworked stomach and gives new life to every other organ, of the body. It will be found in almost every drug store. Ask for it, and see that a PRIVATE Rb cNUE STAMP covers the neck of the bottle. Hostetter's Be sure You get the Cnuln tomacli Sitters John Schmidt, W. H. Davis. Otto Kuehne, June Moore and Wm. Moeser. Committee on reception, James Sproat, T. E. Armstrong, Ben Kasse baura, Sam Lux, W. O. Anderson, iohn Schmidt. Harry Wells, James Haggart, J. G. McCrae, Wm. Moeser, Fred Gatchell, W. Wunderlic, E. Johnson, Fred Glick, J. D. Salmons, Lew Kistler, Frank Billings and Grant Stevenson. Committee on securing the necessary funds to cover the expenses of the en tertainment of the visitors, Wm. Drans rield and W. F. Weber. Committee on badges.Harry Whittle sey, James Lannan and Wilber Davis. FEED THE MULTITUDE. Executive Committee Will See Ttiat Everyone Is Provided. The meeting of the executive com mittee for the Twentieth Kansas recep tion last evening was largely informal and much of the time was devoted to a discussion of how the people should be fed on the day of the reception. The hotels and restaurants will, of course, take care of a great number, but they can not accommodate half of the vis itors who will be here. The question is, how shall the rest be fed. Topeka is bound to take care of her visitors in good shape on this occasion, which will be the biggest patriotic event ever held in the west, but the question is, how shall it be done. It had been supposed by the mem bers of the committee that William Green would be prepared to feed sev eral thousand, but it was stated last evening that Mr. Green could prepare the food, but he did not have the neces sary "accessories" to serve it. The question of feeding the members of the national guard, who will be the guests of the committee, also came up. No arrangements have yet been made for them, but the matter has been thor oughly discussed. It was turned over to the commissary committee last even ing with instructions that the commit tee should make the necessary arrange ments for entertaining the guardsmen. The bands which will be here have already been provided for. M. C. Hol man, as chairman of the music com mittee, has made arrangements with Mrs. S. C. Swartz to give meals to 300 band men, and it is probable that there will not be more than that many here. Tickets will be issued to the leader of each band upon its arrival in Topeka for meals of all the members of his band during its stay here as the guests cf the reception committee. In the discussion concerning the feed ing of the multitude, P. I. Bonebrake said the ladies of the different churches In Topeka would take hold of the mat ter if they could get rooms in which to give dinners, but there is a great scarcity of store rooms in suitable lo cations just now. D. J. Greenwald thought enough empty rooms could be secured if a hunt were made for thein, and it was the general impression that it was a good idea for the women of the churches to take the matter in hand. The matter of putting up big tents at various locations, in which meals could be served, was also discussed, but no action was taken. It was also suggest ed that the gymnasiums of the Topeka Athletic association and of the Y. M. C. A. could be secured and turned into dining halls for that occasion. MANY BAND STANDS. Will Be Music on Every Corner. Street The reception committee last night took action to entertain the crowd dur ing the afternoon after the parade is over and in the evening before and af ter the fireworks. The committee on music was given authority to erect band stands along Kansas avenue and at any other points where they see fit, and to provide with the visiting bands to give concerts in them to entertain the crowds in the interim between other exercises. The number and location, of these band stands is left to the judgment of the music committee, but it is probable that they will be arranged along Kan sas avenue at the intersections with the odd numbered streets, and at differ ent points around the state house grounds. The stand for the visiting newspaper men will be erected at the corner of Jackson and Ninth streets, facing the state house. This will give them a chance to view the parade and also the fireworks in the evening. The Etand will be located far enough north so as not to obstruct the view from the Santa Fe building, and its location will enable the newspaper visitors to view both the illumination of the dome and the set pieces to advantage. NAME ASSISTANTS. Gen. Hughes Authorized to Appoint His Own Aides. The assistant marshals and the aides to the grand marshal will not be selected from Topeka, but will be selected from prominent men in different parts of the state who are used to handling parades and large crowds. The matter was brought up in informal discussion pre ceding the meeting of the committee. Captain Deacon of the national guards, suggested that the rest of the state ought to be so recognized, and Captain Fuller said the parade committee had the same idea in mind. "It was our idea." said Captain Fuller, 'to select many of the aides on the chief marshal's staff from out of the citv such ment as Major Hood of Emporia. "Colonel E. C. Culp, of Salina and others." As soon as the committee had assem bled Mr. Bonebrake moved that General Hughes be empowered to appoint his own aides from over the state in such number as he thought necessary, and the motion was unanimously adopted. OFFICIAL PROGBAMME. It Will Be Compiled by Committee and Distributed Free. A committee consisting of Major An derson. Colonel Norton and A. J. Wilson, will prepare the official programme of ex ercises for the reception, together with the information which will be ber-efieial and helpful to the public. It was desired to get this matter out in time that it could be sent to the press over the state for publication this week, but this has been impossible, and the weeklv papers next week will be too late to do the public any good. This programme and information will ac cordingly be printed in the form of neat folders and will be distributed on the trains coming into Topeka on the day of the reception, and will also be distrib uted in great numbers after the crowd ar rives here. In addition to this a bureau of informa tion will be established which will olace young men on the streets in uniform, whose duty it will be to answer all ques tions which the public may desire to have answered. A committee consisting of C. A. Fellows. J. A. Davis and A. A. Row ley was appointed to secure the young men and provide all the details of this bureau of information. The action was taken upon the sugges tion of M. C. Holman. who said that once when the Modocs were in St. Paul a bur eau of information of this character was maintained and the uniforms were similar to those worn bv the Modocs. The conse quence was that the public harassed the Modocs on all sides bv asking them ques tions about things that they knew noth ing about. He said the bureau was ex tremely valuable to the public, and sug gested that each young man connected with it wear a prominent white cap which the people could easily recognize. March Through HalL The school children are to be provided with bouquets by the board of education and just prior to the banquet the children will march through the banquet hall and lay a bouquet by the plate of each sold ier. An appropriation was made by the committee last night to bring the Wa mego girl cadets here to participate in the reception. APPLIED CHRISTIANITY. What Rev. Mr. Sheldon Says la His Latest Article. "There Is not the least question that as the commercial world is organized and run today it is run at a fearful loss along the side of money," writes Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of "In His Steps," in the November Ladies Home Journal. "Even the rules of success that business men lay down do not insure success. Per haps no age has equaled this for distur bance and unrest and warring interests in the business world. If the principles of Christianity were applied to the whole business world it would cause a shock, thatforthetimebeing would result in what might indeed prove to bs the greatest fin ancial panic of the ages. But out of that result would emerge a new order of buy ing and selling that would result ulti mately in more financial success on the part of more people than the world has ever witnessed. Ultimately love will pay in dollar and cents better than selfish ness. On selfish principles the business world today dues not succeed even in the matter of making money that is, not for any length of time nor for the masses of the people. Love in business would lose less money, and actually distribute the real earnings of toil among a far greater number of human beings, than is possible now under the present system. "The immediate result of applying Christ's teachngs to every-day life would without any question be the actual loss of almost everything in the way of money and social position, and political power for vast numbers of persons who are now rich, or successful, or pewerful through the exercise of selfish that is, un-Chris-tian methods of life. I have not the slightest doubt that if the merchants of Philadelphia, for example, should begin at once to do as Jesus would do in busi ness, the immediate result would be bankruptcv for very many of them, per haps for the majority. If not bankruptcy, then enormous losses would follow. This fact would not prove that Christianity can not be applied to modern business; it would simply prove that modern business does not square with the teachings of Christianity. That this Is so business men themselves frankly confess. The state ment so often made, that the Golden Rule can not be made to work in business, is not a confession of the foolishness of the Golden Rule, but of the selfishness of the business world. "The teachings oT Jesus will work In the market, the home, the school, the shop, the street, the life of man everywhere, but they can not work in a selfish heart, and they are not capable of expression in a soul that has put any one on the throne except Him who is Lord of all. Why are men afraid to try love in busi ness? Why are they cowardly in the face of giving the greatest thing in the world its most supreme test? Come let us take Jesus at His word. If we seek the King dom of God first we shall nave all the physical things we need. What would Jesus do? There is no question as to His conduct In our places. There is no cas uistry in the question when asked honest ly every day. When the world Is willing to ask It, and live according to the daily answers, it will begin to enjoy its millen nium. Perhaps that Golden Age will be this coming century. Why not? It rests with the human race to prove that of all the mighty forces that rule the real life of men on the earth, none is so mighty so practical, so permanent, so productive of happiness and power as the life of Je sus lived over again in the lives of those who believe in Him as the life abundant for a weary world." FORT SCOTT MOURNS. W. S. Miller,. Owner of Two Saloons, Leaves Suddenly Owing Thousands Fort Scott, Oct. 24. W. S. Miller, who ran two saloons here, has suddenly vanished, taking with him thousands of dollars, some of which, it is said, should have been left with, his credi tors. Just at dark last evening suits were brought against him by O'Connor Hamlin, ice dealers, and the Stadden Qrocery company, and attachments were levied on the two saloons which he owned. Miller ran the Hub saloon and billiard hall, gambling room and basement "roof garden" in the Boston block. He also recently fitted an elegant bar in the opera house. He was last seen Thursday night when he took the money from the cash registers at his places as visual. Some time during that night he disappeared. Yesterday a man from Iola named Gill walked into the saloons and announced that he had bought Miller out. He took charge. The stock of liquor was very low. Before the street fair he had stocked up heavily with beer and his receipts at both salons during that week are said by the police to have been $200 per day, exclusive of the hun dreds and perhaps thousands that he raked in at the gambling rooms, he having run a lot of fake games during the week. His men say that for six weeks he has been gathering in all the cash he could, and standing off his creditors. One of his bar-tenders says he never saw as much money at one time as Miller had in a grip Thursday night. Thursday evening he withdrew a large account from the bank where he did business and after banking hours issued checks on the bank to the extent of nearly $200. These checks were hon ored yesterday before it was known he had gone. Many merchants had ac counts ranging from $5 to $100 against him. He had a piano stored in the Boston house but Thursday it was shipped to Mary S. Wade, at Seymour, la. She is a relative of his late wife. His son has been living there for some time. Over $4,000 of chattel mortgages stand against Miller at the register's office. The fixtures of the Hub saloon and billiard parlor, the Cobweb restaurant and the Boston hotel, all of which he conducted in Boston block, are mort gaged to Schlitz for $3,500. The music box in the saloon is mortgaged to the J. W. Jenkins Son Music Co., for $275, and the different cash registers he own ed are mortgaged to the company from which he bought them for $375. County Attorney Sheppard rustled around and found somebody who was willing under the circumstances, to pay Miller's county fines and costs of $250. This money is supposed to have been paid in by the man who succeeds him in the business. It was said today that Miller took away with him Etta Reynolds, one of the girls whom he had in the female section of his department store in the Boston block. COM. MORGAN'S DINNER In Honor of Sir Thomas Lipton and His Friends. New York, Oct. 24. An elaborate dinner was tendered to Sir Thomas Lipton at the Metropolitan club last night by J. Pierpont Morgan, commodore of the New York Yacht club. The dinner was attend ed by about fifty persons, nearly all prominent in yachting circles. Following the feast, which began at 8 o'clock there were several informal speeches, among the speakers being Sir Thomas Lipton. He thanked the mem bers of the New York Yacht club for the courtesies which they had extended to him during his stay on this side of the ocean. Weather Indications. Chicago, Oct. 24. For Kan3as: Show ers and thunder storms and cooler to night and Wednesday; winds shifting to northerly. A Penny For Your Thoughts. I was just thinking if you would get a bottle of Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup. It would cure your cough and let your wife sleep some romgni. guaranteed. t. w. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kau. Ave. WAR INJLOILO. Gen. Pnlion "Unrolls the Bloody Scroll." Manila, Oct. 24. 5:50 p. m. tloilo is stirred by the expectation of important fighting. Gen. Pulion began 'unrolling the bloody scroll" as he promised his followers in a recent speech by firing volleys at the American outposts last night. Since Sunday reinforcements have been arriving from the north. This activity is designed to divert the Visay ans from their dissatisfaction against the Tagalos. Aguinaldo has ordered the release on parole of Areneta and other Visayan leaders who are disposed to negotiate for peace and is watching them to prevent further negotiations. The Fourth infantry reconnaissances about Imus found that the insurgents had returned to Das Marinas. Their bugles blew when the Americans ap proached. It is reported that they are reorganiz ing at Malabon and other towns. The leading inhabitants of that section have requested Gen. Otis to garrison the towns because the insurgents are living oft the people. Sufficient troops are lacking for this. Gen. Otis has prohibited the local pa pers from printing the arrivals, depart ures or any movements of troops. Aguinaldo, if he is a student of the Manila papers, has been kept posted as to the whereabouts of every company in the army. The news that the Spaniards at tempted to surrender the rebel artillery at Santa Rosa has reached Tarlac and has spread through the country. The Filipinos are taking vengeance on the prisoners by curtailing the few priv ileges they had. CHEAP INSURANCE. Fight In Topeka Anions the Union and Non-Union Companies. Topeka may soon have Insurance written for nothing. The biggest kind of a rate war Is to be inaugurated to day. The union agents for Insurance companies doing business in this city say that the cause of the trouble is that they decline to guarantee the Conti nental of New York $2,500 per year in premiums on Topeka business. The controversy is the result of com plications between the non-union and union companies. The union compan ies are members of an organization known as the "Western Union," which maintains a system of rates and until October 1 paid a fiat rate of 15 per cent commission to agents. Non-union companies are distinguish ed from those belonging to the organ ization by the fact that they pay from 15 per cent to 25 per cent commissions to agents. This remuneration for the agents is based upon graded commis sions. October 1 the union companies estab lished the graded commission for their agents reauiring that agents for the union companies be not associated with or represent non-union companies. At the time this new system of com missions was promulgated, W. M. Forbes of this city represented the Continental. He resigned the agency of this company and it was transferred to H. C. Bowman. Today the local agents had a meet ing and got Bowman into the union fold. He immediately resigned the agency for the Continental which is now without a local representative, but the company's western agent, T. E. Griffith, threatens disastrous rate cut ting unless he be given a fair share of Topeka business. Mr. Griffith came to Topeka to trans fer his agency and discovered that the business of his company was not what he believed it should be and a contro versy concerning the matter arose. He reported to the officers of his company i that the union companies were man effort to freeze the Continental out of this city. Then the company de cided to inaugurate a rate cutting sys tem in Topeka. The threat is that the business will be secured now if it is necessary to write it for nothing. W. V. Church, state superintendent of insurance, in correspondence with the companies doing business in this state stated some time ago that he "would view with disfavor" a less rate than that which was agreed upon by the insurance companies and the pres ent state administration. To recall this to the attention of the superintendent Charles S. Elliott and H. E. Went- worth, delegated by a meeting of the local agents held at the office of D. W. Nellis this forenoon, went to the insur- ance department in an effort to have Mr. Church wire the officers of the Con tinental that he would "view with dis favor" any additional cutting of rates. As Mr. Church is out of the city this move availed nothing. The local agents, representatives of j the meeting held this morning and Mr. i Griffith, the agent of the Continental, j are to meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon to agree if possible upon a settlement j of the controversy. Some of the local agents believe that a rate war is inevitable and that the I cut will be unusually heavy while oth- ers declare that they will make no re i ductions, preferring to lose the business than to handle it at a loss. The demand tVat other companies stop cutting rates secretly made by the Continental received no satisfactory answer from the opposing companies whereupon the Continental threatened to put in force a rate reducing the pres ent charges to practically nothing, un less the union companies guarantee the Continental $2,500 per year. The union companies were notified of this expectation on the part of the Con tinental yesterday. It was in the na ture of an ultimatum. They declined to accept the terms thereof and the meeting for this afternoon was arrang ed. The union companies assert they will not yield. The Continental says the companies must yield or suffer the consequences of a rate war. The union companies are considering the advisability of themselves inaugu rating the rate war and thereby driv ing the Continental out. The union companies are not anxious to have a fight because the Continental has plen ty of money, $7,000,000 reserve fund and a vice president, Henry W. Evans, who is one of the leading insurance men in the United States and the survivor of many rattling fights of this character from which he has usually emerged the winner. A Card of Thanks. We wish to return our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors and the ladies of the D. of H. No. 7, who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our little daughter, Helen. MR. AND MRS. JOHN THEURLING. Rock Island Ronte, Kansas City and return, $2.67 good for return October 30th. NORTH TOPEKA. Items tnl ended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue Mrs. J. W. Hardt of Topeka avenue Is ill. Miss lone Woodman is 111 at her home, 422 Park street. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mayer is ill with tonsilitis Miss Laura Orcutt of Kansas City is the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. B. Camp. Mr- C. H. Jett left today for Color ado Springs, where he will spend sev eral days. Mrs. N. B. Hiller of 1308 Quiney street Is visiting her son, Mr. Joseph Hiller at Pleasant Hill. Miller Armstrong, 1334 N. Kansas Ave., give the premium stamps and are still in the ring for low bargains. Special Shoe Sale this week at Cost ley Post. Some odds and ends at half price; it will pay you to come in. Hard to beat. Good service. Home made sausage. Premium stamps at the Star Meat market. A. N. GOODMAN. Mrs. F. A. Jett went to Grantville this morning to visit her daughter. Miss Mabel Jett.telegrapher operator at that place. Mrs. J. R. Madison left today for Cleveland, O., to attend the interna tional meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hodge and child ren of 1012 Madison street, returned yesterday from a week's visit to rela tives in Guthrie, Ok. Mrs. C. D. Myers and Mrs. Charles Steinberger were the guests yesterday of Mrs. Charles Spreng at her home five miles south of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Chaney left Sun day for their home in Sullivan, Ind., after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Conkle of 1016 Quincy street. The Ladies Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd will meet Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. F. Kimball, 214 West Gordon street. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McClintock and niece, Miss Addie Parker, moved yes terday from Central avenue to Kansas City, Mo., where they will make their future home. Mrs. John M. Bradley and children will leave on Thursday for their home in Denver after a visit of several weeks to Mrs. Bradley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sheetz. The revival services commenced last evening at the Christian church and were quite well attended. The subject for Mr. Powell's sermon this evening will be "What Must I Do to Be Saved." Mrs. J. S. Herring died Monday even ing of heart trouble at her home near Swinburn. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at half past eleven from Prairie Home church and the in terment will be in Rochester cemetery. She leaves two little girls, 3 and 5 years old. Dave Taylor, one of the Capital car riers, lost his horse this morning. About half past four he came down town and hitched the animal in front of the fire station while he delivered his papers on the avenue. When he had finished his work he went to get his horse, but the animal was gone, and as the hitching strap was not broken Mr. Taylor is of the opinion that his horse was stolen. HAS 42 WIVES. Chicago Man Remembers That Many But Thinks There May Re Others. Chicago. Oct. 24. Forty-two wives scattered throughout the world, four of whom are in Chicago, was the confes sion made today by Walter L. Farns worth, a Chicago candy commission man, who was arrested yesterday charged with bigamy. Farnsworth also admitted that he was a man of many aliases. Some of these are Charles Bradford, W. J. Hittig. S. L. Thomas, A. L. Kiefer tind Bradshaw. "I can not tell exactly how many wo men I have married," said he. "I know ot eleven in Europe, four in China, three in Peru, one in England, over I twenty others in different parts of the world, but to save my soul, I could not tell how many. I married them for different reasons. I did not live more than a day or two at a time with them. They will tell you I was good to them." ADDITIONS TO FUND. The Finance Committee Contiunes to Work. The finance committee today reports the following additions to the Twen tieth Kansas fund: Topeka Business college t 26.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5. CO 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 14.00 I J- A. Troutman C. J. Drew Prescott Co Irwin Lodge No. 260 A. O. U. W. A. Washburn Harry Bennett T. E. Armstrong B. of L. Engineers No. 234 J. M. Peterson R. Colvin J. E. Finch Wm. Finch W. H. Cowles L. C. Wasson L. M. Powell Eva Harding Theo W. Peers Miscellaneous Total Previously reported 141.00 7,782.75 .$7,923.75 Grand total WILL BE FLAG DAY. Governor Designates as Such Occasion of Returu of Soldiers Governor Stanley has issued the fol lowing proclamation "to the people of Kansas:" "The members of the Twentieth Kan- esQO nrtiw o o n Prn nnienn 1 T-i Hf Y"iC t ed day of November. Their splendid rec ord in the Philippines, their manly de portment in camp and their soldierly qualities in battle have endeared them to the people. As the gallant soldiers of Kansas carried the flag to the front a generation ago in this country, so the Kansas soldier of today has carried the same banner in the forefront of battle in the Philippines. Because of the valor of the American soluier, past and present, the flag is respected by more people today than ever before. "I hereby designate the day of the return of the Twentieth Kansas volun teers as lag -iy and recommend that on that day the flag be displayed from all public and private buildings; that all trains and street cars, omnibusses, hacks and private conveyances be dec orated with the national colors; that appropriate exercises be held in all the public schools. I most respectfully in vite all editors, ministers and teachers in our university, colleges and public schools, state, county and city officers to use their efforts and join in making the day one to be remembered by rea son of expression of patriotism and good will." ARM CRUSHED OFF. John Glnter Suffers a Serious Acci dent at a Sugar Mill. John Ginter, a man emrdoyed at Penny's sorghum mill west of the city, had his left arm caught between two rollers and horribly crushed Monday afternoon. He was taken to the Stor mont hospital and the arm was ampu tated at the elbow by Dr. Munn. Ginter was feeding the mill, and his arm slipped in between the rollers while his attention was otherwise at tracted. The bone and flesh of the arm were mashed almost to a pulp and the injured man lost considerable blood be fore medical assistance could be se cured. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago. Oct. 24. WHEAT Although the undertone in wheat today continued strong the market opened at a moderate decline owlnc to. disappointing cables, Liverpool making but a feeble response to the rally here vesterdav. There was little selling pres sure, however and the bullish sentiment I soon Degan to assert itseit. uutsute ouy ing orders were plentiful and continued light receipts and complaints of damage by drouth to winter wheat forced shorts to cover. Competition was sharp for the limited offerings and the price was bid up c before The demand was satisfied. Realizing caused a slight reaction but the market for the most part remained buoy ant and strong. December opened c lower at 70?i70o. advanced to 71-"71c and reactedto 7'.Ti71c. Chicago received 254 cars, five of which graded contract. Minneapolis and Duluth got 798 compared with 1.402 for the same day a year ago. CORN opened off a shade with wheat and on profit taking but later the market turned strong and the loss was fully re covered. General buying was encouraged by poor yields and small stocks in store. Receipts 738 cars. Vecember opened He lower at 31fa31c. declined to 31e and advanced to 31fa31e. OATS ruled dull but held steady with other grains. Receipts 442 cars. December ruled unchanged at 22'22e. PROVISIONS Hog receipts and lower prices at the yards weakened provisions j early but the loss was recovered on buy- i ing by packers. The advance in corn I helped the market. January pork opened 6-a7 cents lower at $9.3i and advanced I to sy.way.41: January laru i'as cents lower at $5.30-?5.32i: January ribs opened 2 cents lower at $4.90, declined to $4.87 and advanced to $4.9ifj4.92I.. FLAX Cash, northwest $1.27. P.YE December 55-0 55c; May 56c. BARLEY Cash 38-&46C TIMOTHY October $2.37. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Oct. 24. HOGS Estimated receipts of hogs to day 31,000: tomorrow 32.00U; left over 1.665. Market 5f310 cents lower. Very low. Mix ed and butchers $4.10Ti4.40: good heavy $4.10-S4.42; rough heavy $3.8u'4.00; light CATTLE "Receipts 5.000. Market steady. Beeves $4.40S6.40; cows and heifers $1.75iii 5.00: Texas steers $3. 50(6 4.00; stockers and feeders $3.00-a4.75. SHEEP Receipts 18,000. Market slow. Sheep $2. 75114.15: lambs $4.00"a5.75. Official receipts and shipments for yes terday: HOGS receipts 27.713: shipments 4.526. CATTLE receipts 20.321; shipments 3,958. SHEEP receips 17,132; shipments 331. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Oct. 24. CATTLE Receipts 13,000 natives, 5.000 Texans. Market steady: native steers $4.75-36.15: Texas steers $2.50414.25: Texas cows $2.4053.50: native cows and heifers, $2.00'34.90: stockers and feeders $3.5O5t4.40; bulls $2.75fi3.60. HOGS Receipts 15.000. Market 5-TilOc lower. Bulk of sales $4.05- 4.12: heavy $4.00-84.12; packers 4.05fi4.15; mixed $4 Ji4.10: light $4.0534.15; yorkers $4.10&4.15; pigs $4.00S4.15. SHEEP Receipts 3.000. Market steady. Lambs $4.004.5.00; muttons $3. 00-5.4. 00. Kansas City Produce MTarkot Kansas City. Oct. 24. WHEAT December 04c: Mav 68e. Cash: No. 2 hard 63c: No. 3 59-ti 62c No. 2 red 69e: No. 3. 65fi 6SV.C. CORN December 27c: May 29Hc. Cash No. 2 mixed 29-Ji 29c No. 2 white 30c: No, 3. 2Uc. OATS No. 2 white 24(S25c. RYE No. 2, 54c. HAY" Choice timothy $S: choice prairie $6.75-ii7.00. BUTTER Creamery 19-522c; dairy 16c. EGGS Fresh 14c. RECEIPTS Wheat 87 cars. Topeka Markets Today. CATTLE. COWS $2 5(1-5 3 25. STEERS $3.5014.00. HEIFERS $3. 00-53.40. HOGS. LIGHT $3.503.fi5. HEAVY AND MEDIUM $3. 503. S5. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 59 test 61c. NO. 2 CORN 25c. NO. 2 OATS 24c. HAY $5.00(y 5.50. PRODUCE. EGGS 15c. CHICKENS $2.50(3.00. BUTTER Country 17c. Butter Market. New York, Oct. 24. BUTTER Receipts 6.422 packages. Mar ket quiet; western creamery 17-a24; June creamery 17fe22c; factory 14Vi!S17c Sugar Market. New York, Oct. 24. SUGAR Raw, firm; refined firm. COFEE Firm; No. 7 6c. New York Money Market. New York, Oct. 24. MONEY Money on call firm at 6i7 per cent. Prime mercantile paper S-frS1-.. per cent. Sterling exchange steady with ac tual business in bankers' bills at $4.86-f1 4.87 for demand and at $4.82&4.S3 for 60 davs. Posted rates $4.84-fi4.S4 and $4.S8& 4.SS. Commercial bills 4.S2. SILVER Silver certilicates 5S'ifi59c. Ear silver 577sc. Mexican dollars 47V;e. BONDS Government bonds firm: U. S. 2s. registered IOUV2: 3s. registered 107; coupon lOSVi: new 4s. registered 12si: cou pon 129: old 4s, registered lllas; coupon 112; 5s, registered 110U; coupon liltfc. Grain Letter. Chicago. Oct. 24. WHEAT In early dealings wheat show ed a weaker tendency due to the fact that cables did not met with the views the majority of trades had assumed as they showed little if any advance after our strong and higher closing yesterday. The Argentine crop outlook was reported as making a very favorable showing and af ter the eariy rally to 71Mc, rains, so much needed in Kansas, were reported. The bull factor in the market was the light re ceipts in northwest and goqd demand for cash wheat in that section causing strength in all northwest markets. Re ports were current that the light receipts were due to bad roads in the country and the fact that line elevators are holding their wheat back to make carrying charges. Bradstreets report showing larger increase than expected was anoth er incentive for short selling. The close leaves us without any advance from open ing prices and a weaker undertone pre vailing. CORN Covering of shorts was the fea ture in corn eariy. Receipts were less than expected. Lake rates were off c and the sales were around 4O0.OW. but on the swell there was pretty free selling. Liverpool was vid lower on spot. Liver pool receipts were large, over a million for the week. St. Louis covered corn. OATS have been at no time strong rind finally closed at a slight decline. The speculative trade was light. The contract stocks decreased for week 30,u00. PROVISIONS Have been easy, just about losing advance of Monday. There keeps up a good cash trade but there is a lack of speculation and liberal stocks and the two conditions keep the profes sionals for Wednesday. Prices at the vards were 5-a vJc lower. Shipments of the product large. J. F. HARRIS. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth St.. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New Y'ork, Oct. 24. Foreign houses have selling orders in approximately 15.000 shares, but the fort nightly settlements tomorrow in London will probably cause buying on balances. OCX3COOOCOOOOOOCOOC)OOOCOCOO AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Eight new Pianos, of stan dard makes, must be sold by November tsU Time or Cash GEO. K. DARLING, 515 Kansas Avenue. OOOOOOOCXDOOCXOOOOOCOOOOOOOO 412 KANSAS '9 AViSJM U. SELLS ALL KINDS OF FEED, HAY, and GRALY. Telephone 712. The proposed decrease of $15.000.0iXI In the capitalizing of New Y'ork Central to be given at par at the ratio of 15 shares for every 100 shares of stock means at the present selling price of central something equal to six per cent extra dividend, be sides the increased equipments. etc.. which the $15,000,000 will provide will add largely to the earnings of the company and will insure increased regular divi dends. Hold your New York Central. We look for higher prices in sugar. Tobacco and Traction issues. We insist that both People's Gas and Burlington will go high er. Stocks sold in either directions for a turn should be taken back at a point of two protit. Ail the Southern stocks will do well to take hold of. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth St., Topeka. Kan., receive- and shipper of grain. Morning cable, Liverpool: Wheat d higher; corn lower. London: Wheat cargoes firmer, options d higher. Chicago, cars: Wheat 254. graded 5; corn 739. graded 167: oats 442, graded 38. Northwest cars: Duluth 526. last year 1,054; Minneapolis 272, last year 348. London moderate seller of St. Paul. The whole market seems to be more or less affected by realizing sales. Corn is firm but there are a number of locals who will sell on any decline from present price. New Y'ork: New York Central report for quarter ending September 30th shows net increase of $l,2uu.oo0; surplus after dividend increase of one million. Chicago: Hogs 31.000; opened weak to a shade Tower: Kansas City, hogs 17,000; Omaha, hogs 10.000. Paris close: Wheat steady to 5 centimes lower, flour steady to 5 centimes higher. New York: J. Field sold about 2,000 B. R. T. Northwest markets are a shade higher than yesterday. Kansas City: Wheat 87; last year 22S; corn. 14, last year 6: oats 4. last year 4. This week puts 69c; calls 72ic. Armour bought a lot of December corn, the May acting like a sale for turn at 32M)C. New York: Savin, Houseman, C. D. Co., bought Atchison. Liverpool close: Wheat d up to un changed. New Y'ork: Consols c lower. Primary receipts: Wheat 1,181.000; Inst year 1.698,000. Shments 237.000; last vear 1.295.000. Corn receipts 654. ("10: last vear 590.000: shipments. 570.'i0: last year 563. 000. Estimated cars: Wheat 105; corn 340; oats 175; hogs 1(5. hogs 36,'xmj. Total clearances wheat and flour 498,000; corn 502,000: oats 20,600. London: Consols money 103 3-16: Decem ber H: account 10374: December J4. Bradstreets World visible: Wheat. In crease 4.875.000; corn, decrease 1,050,000; oats, decrease 49,000. Puts December wheat 701'??703c; calls 7fcyfi7ii'58C: puts May corn 32:V'0327sic: calls C3'32:1jC. Curb December weat 70f(701c bid. Minneapolis close: Wrheat, December 67V;ic: Mav 703ic. Duluth close: Wheat, December 6SV4c; May 7174c. Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth St., Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Oct. 24. Yes. 1151 Stocks. Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. W B. R. T Leather Federal Steel C. B. Q Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison Pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific U. Pac. Pfd Union Pacific C. N. W N. Y. Central.. C. C. C Reading Pfd Jersey Central. T. C. I No. Pac. Pfd No. Pac L. N S. J Sales to noon Money 6 and C7ti n'lija-.ni 1-0 w Cl'se 150i. 151 14X -8 113 121: 50' 84! 8" 54 132ii 114 120 21 64 110: 88 44 77 45 17iH- 138 58 58 121 117 I 75 s:s, 8'!: 150 114 124 51 86 SO". 54i5 132W 114i 126U 21 6514 110'2 88 44 77'2 45i 172 140 5S7i 59 121'-'. 117 114 113 12- 85 SI 114 124 51 87 SI izt 51 80' 81 557-8 13314 1151a 12674 55 132 1141-, 126 21 84 I 55 133" 114 126 21 C4i.i 21 5'4 111 8X 45 7776 47V 172 140 61) 59-4 121 117 11 !ll" 8s 45 77 47 1711 138 87 45 77 45 172 129 59' 59 i 59 I 59 121 117 75!'" 54 84 53 lJ il8'i. 757g 54 84 54 54H 84 54 S4'4 53 1 53' 263.8H0 share.3. per cent. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant. 112 East 5th St.. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, Oct. 24. Article. Open High Low Close Yes. WHEAT Dee. 70- 7Va-M 70 70 7r- Mav 74- 75 74 74 74 CORN Oct 31 31 31 31 31 Dec 31- 31 31 31-.'y- May 33-32 33 32 327'a 33-33) OATS Oct 22 22- Dec. 22 22 22 22 22- May 24 24 24 24 24U- POKK Oct 7 75 7 82 Deo. 7 85 7 87 7 85 7 87 7 92 Jan. 9 47 9 47 9 37 9 40 9 42-45 LARD Oct 5 12 5 15 Dec. 5 17 5 17 5 15 5 15 5 20 Jan. 5 32 5 35 5 30 5 30 5 35 RIBS Oct 4 70 4 70 Dec. 4 70-72 4 72 4 70 4 70 4 72 Jan. 4 90 4 90-f2 4 90 4 90 4 92 KANSAS CITY: WHEAT Dec. 64- 6476-65 64 64 Mav 69 69 6 68 CORN Dec. 27 27 27 27 May. ...29 29 29 29 Correspondent: .T.F. Hahris, Chlcajdi Member Chicaeo Board of Irada. Telephone 273. J. C. GOINGS, Commission Merchant, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain. 112 East Fifth Street. Leased private market and gossip wlra to Chicago. Always in the market for cash grain. Consignments of grain u4 correspondence solicited.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1899. 7 x viae Hartford and $25, $26, $35, $50, $65 and $f5 Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless, Standard of the World. Sundries and Repairing. t TOPEKA CYCLE CO., H3 West Eighth St. LOVE'S VICISSITUDES. From the Boston Post. "I'm going to enjoy myself all I can for the next three weeks, Tor after that I shall have to setile down into a nice respectable matron;" and the speaker drew down her pretty mouth in mock solemnity. That doesn't sound as if it were a pleasurable anticipation," observed her companion. There. Alvin. what makes you take everything so seriously? Of course I didn't mean it in that way," exclaimed Edna, half impatiently. They had been engaged for some time and the day had been decided upon which should see them united for life. Edna Lewis was a bright, vivacious girl, with mischief lurking in her gray eyes. She loved excitement, while Al vin Hall was quiet and rather grave. "May I ask." he inquired, "what are the dissipations you are planning for these three weeks?" "Weil, there's Laura's party and the moonlight excursion of the club, and the circus is coming next week you'll take me to that, won't you, Alvin?" My dear Edna, you know my views on that subject. I do not think it a proper place for a lady to visit." "I don't think it's any harm, and I've Bet my heart on going." "To please me you will not go, Edna," he said quietly. "Well. I shall. Jack Woods offered to take me. and I said of course you would. If you won't I'll go with him, that's all," she exclaimed. "Very well, if you choose to disregard my wishes I cannot prevent it," and with that he bade her good-by. A week passed. At the party Edna met Jack Woods. "I suppose you and Alvin are going to the circus?" he remarked, casually. "Going to be a big thing this year." "Xo. Alvin isn't going." she replied. "H does not approve of those things." "Whew! Aren't we good all at once? It isn't right, though, for him to spoil you pleasure." So Edna thought, and when Jack re newed his offer of escort to the forbid den place she accepted it. Somehow, though, she did not enjoy the perform ance much, and as time went on her lover's manner showed that he had not forgiven her. Those were unhappy days. Edna was too proud to show" her regret, and only those nearest hep knew that she suffered. Alvin Hall went west, and reports came to her that he had married and settled down. It was then that Jack asked her to be his wife and she consented, though acknowledg ing that her heart had been given to another. She made him a cozy home, however, and soon three little ones came to bless it. But one day the change came. Her husband was brought home insensible, and the doctor said that paralysis would prevent him from ever working again. Then Edna faced the problem bravely. She obtained work as a dress maker and earned enough to maintain the family. At length her husband died, and she was alone with her children, the oldest of whom, a bright boy of 15, was employed in a store. One day he came home breathless. "Mother," he exclaimed, "today two ladies came in. and one was asking where she could find a good dressmak er. I made bold to speak about you, and she gave me her card, and said would you please call tomorrow." "I am glad of It. Jack," said his mother, "for I am not busy just now." The next day found her at the resi dence of Mrs. Gleason. Her references being satisfactory, that lady gave her a dress to be finished by the following Saturday. Edna worked at it early and late, and at the appointed time she stood again on the step of that dwell ing so different from her own. A gen tleman answered the bell and invited her inside. "Mrs. Woods. Is It not?" he asked. "My sister said that she expected you. and. as she was called out, she wished you to await her return." As he placed a chair for her she thanked him; but something in her manner made him observe her closely. Her eyes wandered from a portrait in one corner of the room to the face of the man before her. The picture was of a young man with dark, serious eves and a broad, high forehead. When Edna saw it, she started and turned white. "Are you ill?" inquired the gentle man. He approached her. "Good heavens!" he cried, "is it Edna, after all these years?" "It is strange that we should meet again here," she murmured, trying to calm herself. "Yes." he answered. "How have vou fared since I saw you? Is your hus band well?" "My husband died five years ago." ?1.e?.faii Quietly. "How are your fam- "They have been taken from me. I m alone, except for my sister." They were silent for a little, each oc cupied with many thoughts. At last Alvin spoke. "I have much to ask forgiveness for." he said. "My heart has not changed through my long absence. Tell me, can you forgive my arrogance?" "It was my fault, every bit of It." she exclaimed, with something of her old impetuosity, "but I paid the penalty he added. "Then say we may begin over again he said eagerly, "and make bright the short time that is left to us here Will you, dear?" "You don't know what you are say ing," she faltered. "There are Jack and Elsie, and little Alvin "And. best of all, there is Edna," and he held her fast. The door opened at this point, and Mrs. Gleason stood amazed. "Mr dear," said her brother, with an arm around his first and last love, "I ZBgiad you fauad a- dressmaker, but icycies I'm afraid you will have to change, be cause she belongs to me." WEATHER SUPERSTITIONS From the Chicago News. There is an old saying originated, perhaps, for the benefit of school chil drenthat there is only one Saturday in the year without sun during some portion of the day. A gale moderating at sunset will in crease before midnight, but if it mod erates after midnight the .weather will improve. Xo weather is ill If the wind is still. Friday's weather shows what may be expected on the following Sunday; that is. if it rains on Friday noon, then it will rain on Sunday, but if Friday be clear then Sunday will be fine as weil. The twelve days immediately follow ing Christmas denote the weather for the coming twelve months, one day for a month: the first snowstorm indicates the number of snowstorms the w inter will bring. For example, if the first snowstorm comes on Nov. 29 look out then for twenty-nine snowstorms. Thunder on Sunday is considered by the weather wise the yrgn of the death of a great man; on Monday, the death of a woman; on Tuesday, if in the early summer, it foretells an abundance of grain; on Wednesday, warfare is threat ened: on Thursday, an abundance of sheep and corn the farmer may reckon upon; on Friday, some great man wiil be murdered: on Saturday, a general pestilence and great mortality. PERSONALITIES. Thomas Dunn English has just cele brated his SOth birthday at his home in New Jersey. He is the oldest living graduate of the "University of Penn sylvania. Still, nis fame continues to rest on the shoulders of immortal "Beu Bolt." Mme. Felix Faure, the widow of the late French president, intends makim ittLTT i icuvii x..,... a stay of some weeks in Switzerland, to regain the health of which the shock j of her husband's death deprived her. i she is accompamea oy ner aaugnter. Emperor William has conferred upon Count von Munster-Ledenburg, the German ambassador at Paris, the title of prince, in recognition of his services as head of the German delegation to the peace conference at The Hague. The princess of Asturias Sept. 8 com pleted her 19th year. Her sister. Dona Maria Theresa, is only IT. Both prin cesses have been carefully educated under the care of the Spanish queen regent, by English and Austrian gover nesses, and speak several languages fluently. In court circles it is said that the princess of Asturias has taken more after her mother, whom she very much resembles in carriage and in her Vien nese manners and appearance, than the Infanta Theresa, who has taken strik ingly after her father, the late King Alfonso. S. Joseph Visvaneth of Ceylon, a student in the University of Calcutta, has entered Johns Hopkins university as a special student of oriental lang uages. The university will also have two Japanese students this year namely. Nisaburo Yamagucbi and Y. Hattori both graduates of colleges in Tokyo. Japan. The former will take up graduate work in history and the latter advanced chemistry. Dr. Rokeno Na kaseko. a Ph. D. of last year, who has now gone to Yale, was the only repre sentative of Japan at the university last year. Sir Alfred Milner, governor of Cape Colony, one of the most talked about men in Europe today, has won his way to his present post by persistent hard work, begun in old Balliol under Dr. Jowett and in comnany with Sir Charles Dilke and H. H. Asquith. New college, Oxford, elected him to a fellow ship in ISsl. but he resigned it and took up journalism for a time. From the editorial desk he went into politics, first as a candidate for parliament as a radical and later on as Mr. Goschen s private secretary. He served in the finance department at home and in Egypt under Mr. Goschen and Lord Cromer. He made budgets under Sir William Harcourt and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. Then came his appoint ment to South Africa, in which he has won his chief fame. 'I wish to express my thanks to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for hav ing put on the market such a wonderful medicine." says W. W. Massingil! of Beau mont, Texas. There are many thousands of mothers whose children have been saved from attacks of dysentery and chol era infantum who must also feel thankful It is fur sale by all druggists. KANSAS CITY AND RETURN $2.67 Via the Santa Fa. on sale from October 22 to October 28, returning good until October 30. Six trains a day in each direction. Job Couldn't Have Stood It. If he'd had Itching Piles. They're ter ribly annoying, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve will cure the worst case of Piles on earth. It has cured thousands. For Injuries. Pains or Bodily Eruptions it's the best salve in the world. Price 25c a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Waggon er, druggist. Tul Kansas avenue. 48th Ordered Forward. Washington, Oct. 24. The Forty eight volunteer infantry now on duty at Fort Thomas. Ky., has been ordered to proceed to San Francisco on the 7th of November preparatory to embark ing for the Philippine Islands. The "Plow Boy Preacher," Rev. J. Kirkman. Belle Rive. 111., says. "After suffering from bronchial or lung troubles for ten years. I was cured bv One Min ute Cough Cure. It is all that is claimed for It and more." It cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. Geo. W. Stansfield, W. H. Wil son, A. J. Arnold. A. J. K&aa Co. KAJiSANS IN ARKANSAS. Topeka Party Seems to Save Made a "Hit" The Topeka party which recently made a trip to the Arkansas zinc fields seem to have captured the people of that region as the following notices would indicate:: From the Yellville Mountain Echo: "Kansas is sending many people to the rich zinc belt of Marion county. Several Topeka gentlemen, among J. F. Alford, D. O. McCray and others, who have made frequent trips here, return ed last week with another party of Kansans, who, with the gentlemen named, purchased something over three hundred acres near the Morning Star. The Kansas party consists of Messrs. J. S. Parks, ex-state printer; Hon. Webb McNall, ex-state superintendent of insurance; Harold T. Chase, asso ciate editor of the Topeka Daily Capi tal; Dr. J. P. Lewis, J. W. Tucker, and Messrs. Alford and McCray. Messrs. Alford and Parks made their first visit to Marion county two years ago. They own more than one thousand acres of valuable mineral land in this county, viz: Topeka. Georgetown. Boat Creek and other mines on the Moccasin and Jemmy's Creek. Mr. McCray with Mr. A. V. Jewett. of Abilene. Kansas, owns the Bell Hudson place, four miles this side of the Morning Star, which experts say has every indication of being as rich in mineral as the famous White Eagle. Mr. McCray has named this property the "Carolena." a combination of the names of his wife and daughter, Carrie and Lena." From the Marion Herald: "Then the breezy Kansans, the par ty spoken of in another colum.i, are representative people. Think of D. O. McCray putting us into the New York Sun, Times and Press, and the Chicago Times-Herald and St. Louis Republic. t Thin1.- tho 1tm eVi t OViact. Tx-ill 1m. trify the Topeka Capital and Parks the Beloit Call. And we shall be made to listen to the echoes of the swift, con vincing arguments of J. F. Alford, while Dr. J. P. Lewis will give the "pathology" due to this zinc field to everybody. Mr. A. Lindell will not bond, but will tell everybody to dig zinc while the inimitable McNall. when talking of zinc, will quote the fact that he will establish a chicken ranch up Barney creek, beginning in Arkansas fashion with six pullets and six roos ters the roosters to be red combed fellows." SPOTTER SYSTEM To Be Broken Up in Chicago by the City Attorney. Chicago, Oct. 24. The Record says: Constables and lawyers of the West side justice courts who have been giv ing their attention to druggists, to bacco dealers and saloonkeepers in that section of the city are under the ban of Corporation Counsel Walker. Mr. Walker has placed the matter in the hands of C. C. ,,oodruH of the city law deuartment. and yesterday after noon the following arrests were made in Justice La Buy's court on warrants taken out by Mr. Woodruff: David Goetz and Joseph Kristian, constables; J. K. Tennant and David Hallmim. lawyers. At the central po lice station the prisoners were booked on charges of conspiracy. Many complaints have been brought to the city law department alleging that in consequence of tiie custom of certain constables and justice's court lawyers to employ a boy to go out and uUy e-jg possible, jt jS saj buy cigarettes and whisky wherever those who sold to the boy. later by the constables with warrants. ancj jf they refused to 'fix things up with the constables were arrested and taken into court. The boy to whom whisky or cigarettes had been sold would then be brought in to testify against the defendants. The victim seldom escaped without being fined, and it is said it became the rule with those who fell into the trap to settle with the constable. WANT OUR CANNED MEAT. British Drawing Heavily on United States For African War Supplies. New Tork. Oct. 2-L Shipping1 agents re port that demands for freight space to South Africa are rapidly increasing and in consequence there is a. responding increase in rates. At the office of Barber Company, in the produce exchange, it was said today that they had contracted for the ship ment of a large quantities of canned meat. "The market has been ransacked from top to buttom," said a representative of the company, "and every obtainable lot of canned beef of the required quality has been bought up. It would seem that the local market has been about cleaned up. We shall ship a large consignment of this to South Africa within a few days, and others will follow as they come in from the west. There is also a big inquiry for hay and oats, large quarrtities of which wi 11 soo n be sh i pped. We ha ve recei ved peremptory orders, however, to stop for warding machinery and .mining supplies to South Africa. There has been a large demand fur mules, too, and it is not abating- but they are mostly shipped from 2sew Orleans and other southern ports. Other steamship and shipping agents also told of constantly increasing de mands for freight space. Orders for sup plies which has been placed some time ago were now being filled and shipment of them would soon begin with a rush, it was said. ASK FOB REDUCED BATE. Executive Council Arranging to Send Soldiers Soma. The eexcutive council does not want to spoil a good Job by bringing the Kansas soldiers home to Topeka and then leaving them to get to their respective homes in the best way pos sible, either by paying their own rail road fare or going at the expense of the towns where receptions axe to be held. The council wants to arrange to pay the railroad fare and expenses of the soldiers to their homes and held a meeting this morning to discuss it. State Auditor Cole. Secretary Clark and Treasurer Grimes were appointed as a committee to take charge of the matter. The governor said today: "I hope we will be able to arrange this plan successfully. The state should take the men to their respective homes after bringing them from San Francisco." BI YEB JJBYImTu P. Can Be Crossed In Some Pisces on Sand Ears. The Kansas river is now lower than It has been in a- number of years. Almost a solid bank extends from the Kansas avenue bridge to the Rock Island railroad bridge several blocks west. Teams are able to make the trip across the river in some places on the sand. There is scarce ly enough water to carry the city sewage down the stream. The Topeka Water company sav that the low water has in no way affected the city supply of water. The water is pump ed from wells that have a depth sufficient to reach the underflow and so far it is stated, the dry weather has had no ef fect on the volume of water. Carmick a Candidate. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 24. In a letter to Attorney Peoples of this city Congress man B. W. Carmack. announces that lie will be a candidate for the United States annate to succeed. Senator Turley. AFRICAN PIONEER'S FEAT. Hauled a Boat 1,600 Miles Overland Across Africa. From the Philadelphia Times. Sixteen hundred miles across the wilds of Africa, where the foot of civilized man had never hitherto trod, is an experience that presents dangers and difficulties enough of its own to discourage almost any ordinary man. But to haul a steam craft that distance with the aid of two companions of his own race and a hand ful of ignorant natives without the ordi nary resources of modrn science is the fat accomplished successfully bv John Thorburn, an African pioneer, who has recently arrived in london. This is but one of a series of notable accomplish ments and experiences through which Thorburn has passed in his thirty years' life in the wilds of Africa. Thorburn is a Scotchman by birth who emigrated to the Transvaal some thirty years ago. For a number of years he fol lowed the ordinary pursuits of the farmer and tradesman in the African republic. At the end of that time he began a journey across country to settle Lorenzo Marquez but before completing half the distance he was stranded on the boundless ocean, of the African desert. His oxen succumb ed to the tetse fly and left him helpless in sight of a little native village. Hardly had the disaster overcome him when he was met by a distinguished looking tribes man, who inquired the reason of his difficulty. He soon learned that he was in the presence of Vmbandine, king of Swaziland and paramount chief of all the S wazis. The native chieftain was very friendly in his welcome to the stranger and ex tended to him the hospitality of his home. There the two learned to know each oth er, and before long Thorburn was consti tuted the chief adviser to his African majesty. In this capacity he rendered, signal service to the natives by the in troduction of Scotch methods and civili zation in the tribe and won the everlast ing gratitude of the chief and his dusky followers. The king was liberal in his offers to re ward the sturdy Scotchman, but he per sistently refused to accept anything but a small grant of land from the dusky owner. This he improved and developed by industry and attention and soon built up for himself the nucleus of quite an extensive fortune. In pursuance of this he sent to London and nad a small steamer built to ply a trade with the natives along the Vaal river. This eventually reached him and soon made a snug sum for its owner. Nature, however, conspired against him. and the Vaal. after successive dry sea sons, was completely dried up. Tndeterred by the dangers of the undertaking. Thor burn at once determined to take the boat across country to the waters ot lelagoa bay, a distance of 1.000 miles. The boat was thirty-seven feet long, but was loaded on a wagon drawn by eighteen oxen. Its engines were disposed of on a similar vehicle and the journey was begun. It led through a perfect wil derness, much of which had never been trodden by man. Roads were cut through tliis and wagons drawn along as rapidly as possible. Numerous mishaps f:iild to discourage the indomitable will of the Scotchman, and after encountering forest tires which all but destroyed th little party and being deserted by all his na tive helpers, he successfully reached Le lagoa bay with his charge. The one native custom Thorburn en countered among the Swazis that he could not overcome was the offering of sacrific es in human blood by the tribesmen and the promiscuous murder of any natives who displeased the chiefs. His ultimate departure from Swaziland was due to this cause. In the Transvaal Thorburn was inti mately associated with two noted char acters. One was John O'Reilly, who was responsible for the discovery of the dia mond mines of South Africa, and the other was Hans De Beers, who owned two of the most famous mines of South Africa, the De Beers and the Kimberly, 0Reillv"s discovery was due to the acci dental "play of a little girl with a bright river stone. He purchased the stone from the girl's parents, saying he thought he could sell it for a good price and would return her one-half the proceeds. This he did. realizing $,o" on the sale. Half he returned to her. the rest he used to pur chase ground in South Africa in which to exploit his find. Ie Beers sold his diamond interest for an insignificant sum. He knew of the immense value of the ground, but did not wish to be bothered with the wealth, only taking: enough to keen him for the re mainder of his days in quiet and obscur ity. He died eventually in Thorbburn's own cottage. Getting Hia Money's Worth. "From the N. O. Times-Democrat. 1 "The chap with a mania for 'getting his money's worth' is a familiar character in this business" said a hotel clerk the other evening. "A few days ago a man registered here early in the morning, was assigned a room and hurried out to at tend to some business. I saw no more of him until about dusk, when he dropped in to inquire for mail, and remarked, inci dentally, that he would leave on the night train. 'Very well.' I said, and made out a bill for the use of the room during the day. "Use of the room!' he exclaimed: 'whv, i haven't even opened the door:' I can't help that: sir,' I replied. 'It was held at your disposal and I'll have to make the charge.' 'Then gi-e me the key I' he roared in an fury: 'if I have to pay for using it I'll see that I get my monev's worth!' He rushed upstairs, threw the bed clothing all over the floor, stamped on the pillows, emptied the water pitcher into the slop jar and crumpled up all the towels. Then he came down and paid the bill with the air of a man who had done something clever. The net cost of his performance was probably eight or nine cents for laundry, and its chief result was to give considerable unnecessary work to a tired chambermaid who was in nowise responsible for his grievance. Yet I dare sav he will boast for months how he made the hotel sweat for trying to impose on him." "That reminds me," said the room clerk, "of something that happened last season when I was working in Chicago. A man from South Bend. Ind., put up at the hotel on the American plan one day and took dinner outside with a friend. When he came to pay his bill that even ing he found he had been charged for the meal and immediately raided Cain. The clerk tried to explain that the American plan was based entirely upon time, and if he chose to eat elsewhere it was his own lookout, but the man from South Bend couldn't get it through his head. He paid the biii under protest and in quired whether dinner was still on. 'Yes. sir. said the clerk, 'it lasts till 9 r. m." 'Then, bv- jingsl' he exclaimed. 'I'll just go up and tackle it! I've eaten one din ner already, but you bet I'm going to get my monev's worth out of this old house if I bust.' He rushed into the dining room, grabbed a bill of fare, and ordered everything he could think of, his sole idea being to get even for that charge. It was a sumptuous repast, and whnt he couldn't eat he messed up so it would be of no use ?to anybody else. When he finally got through the waiter handed him a check for J4.10. 'What's that forT he asked in surprise. 'Your dinner, sir.' said the waiter. 'But I've already paid for it in mv bill.' he protested. 'I'm staying here on the American plan.' "Then you should have gone to the other dining room.' paid the waiter; 'this is the European plan cafe.' The man from South Bend paid the check In silence and walked out. When he reached the sidewalk his pent up emotion exploded, and he said things that shocked even the cab-drivers." DEATH OF A FIREMAN. Aerial Ladder Falls While at Practice in BIcKeesport Oct. 24 Fireman when the waeo men fell with the ladder which was broken to pieces Questions Answered While You Wait. "What sort of fruit is that?" asked the inquisitve one of the fruiterer. "Those are pawpaws." Where do they come from? "From the banks of the Maumee." Pittsburg Chronicle Tele graph. Joseph Stockford. Hodgeman, Me., heal ed a sore running for seventeen years and cured hts piles of long standing by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cures all skin diseases. Geo. W. Stansfield, W. H. Wilson. A. J. Arnold, A. J. Kane Co. Charles E. Littlefield. who succeeds I r -.1 Ar.ncrT.aca ..-ill Vl tallest man in that body, being 6 feet Inches, in, height. Rosebrough was killed and Fireman ila loney badlv Injured during afternoon lad der practice at the Central fire station Monday. The aerial ladder had been shot iid and the men had just reached the top n rivprna In need nntt tne OUT-OF-DOOR SPOUTS. In Great Britain they are trying to re-establish a sport that used to be much followed in the Lothians, namely, otter-hunting. The rivers are pic turesque and quickly running and be sides the immediate fun to be got out of the sport it would be a distinct kind ness to the trout to get this hungry tribe of ichthyophagi diminished. In the first week of last month one London railway dispatched 4,063 bi cycles as passengers' luggage and an other line dealt with 4.300 machines. If the S.000 odd riders rallied to the sup port of the National Cyclists" union a reduction in the tariff would not be long in coming. The cycle tax in Prance serves one useful purpose that or illustrating the growth of the pastime in that country. So great has been the rise of auto mobilism in France that some diminu tion might have been expected in the Frenchman's enthusiasm for the cycle; the actual figures, however, speak em phatically to the contrary effect. In 1S94, the first year or taxation, the number of machines was 203.306; in 18ao it was 258.0S4; in 196, 329.S16. and in 1S97. 40S.S69. The figures for last year, however, have just been publish ed and show a total of 4S3.414, or nearly half a million. It may confidently be expected, however, that the figures for the present year will greatly exceed even this total, for not only is the pas time showing no signs of diminution, but the regulations introduced this year with respect to the carrying of a plaque will insure a more widespread payment of the imperial tax, which many riders have previously found it possible to evade. A Harvard student who has just re turned from a bicycling tour of India thus describes the road from Lahore to Calcutta: It is 1,200 miles long and it is level. The material of which it is made is called 'kunker' and if you turn that word into 'concrete' you have an idea of what it is like. The road is hard and as smooth as prepared pave ment, and there is no dust. When I first got on this road with my wheel and enjoyed the luxury of easy travel ing, I said, 'This is magnificent, but I suppose that in a short time it w ill be come gritty and uneven." I went fifty miles, 100 miles, 200 miles, 500, 60"), 700, and it was always the same, with not even the smallest stone to give a jog. Almost the entire way Is lined with a double row of majestic trees. The con crete road runs like a long, white rib bon down the center. Along each side of the 'kunker' are loose soil tracks, over which the native bullock carts creak along at the rate of two miles an hour." JUST FOR FUN. From the Chicago News. IN" OLD KENTUCKY. In the spring the bibulous farmer Plants his corn with vim; In the fall the juice he extracts, And then the corn plants him. IX HARD LUCK He "I live by my wits." She "It's really surprising how little some people can live on." A PRECEDENT. Dixmyth "Say, old chap. I'd like to have you put me up at your club." Hojax (doubtfully) "I'd be only too glad, my boy, but you see they are very particular who they admit." Dixmyth "That's queer. How did you manage to get in?" METHOD IN HIS MADNES3. "No," said the haughty maiden, "your pleadings are useless; I do not care to even talk to you." "I know you don't," replied the rejected suitor, "and that is my principal reason for wanting to marry you.'" CELTIC WISDOM. Pat "Faith, an' it's loik old toims it do be to see yez again. Why didn't yez niver wroit me a loin since Oi last met yez?" Mike "Sure, an" Oi would. but Ol wasn't afther knowfn' yez addriss at all." Pat "Thin why in th' name o' sinse didn't yez tillyphon me an' Oi'd hev sint it to yez." THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN. Smith "My congratulations, old man. I hear you have another increase in your family. Son or daughter?" Jones (sadly "Worse; a son-in-law." A HOIGH FLYER. There was a young man in the choir. Whose voice rose up hoir and hoir. Till so high it did soar You could hear it (no moar. And 'twas found next day on the spoir. PROOF POSITIVE. He "Miss Dashing must be a great fa vorite with the men in society." She "Why do you think so?" He "Because the women all seem to detest her." A GAY DECEIVER. "Tom." said the bride of a week, "didn't you promise faithfully to give up smok ing the day I married you?" "Yes. my dear," replied Tom. "I be lieve I did." "And now," she continued. "I find you puffing a cigar, just as though I weren't in existence. What explanation have you to offer?" "Well. I kept my promise anyway." re plied the husband. "I didn't smoke a single cigar on our wedding day." IN A FOUR-ROOM FLAT. Mv Lord (tenderly "Do you love me, dearest?" My Lady (ardently) "Yes. darling." My Lord (passionately) "Tell me why you love me!" My Lady (melodramatically "Because you are a presidential possibility." My Lord (dejectedly) "Ge whiz, but your love is remote." Your Minister Will furnish you a bottle of Beggs" Cherry Cough Syrup free, if you have not the money to pay for it. It stops cough ing in church. Cures Coughs and Colds. R. W. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kan. Ave. Jealousy Leads to Death. Paducah, Ky., Oct. 24. Murray Gil bert, a musician, shot and killed Janle Hall, aged 25. and then blew out hia own brains while in a saloon here last night. Jealousy prompted the tragedy. After Sinner Take one of Beggs" Little Giants. The pleasant after dinner Pill cures Indiges tion. R. W. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kan. Ave. AD MISCEIUNEOIS ADS. WANTED HELP. WANTED Plain sewing. quilting and comforts. Mrs. Emma Shoper, Ida Mc Han. 121, 123 Klein st. WANTED To do dressmaking at the house by competent woman; can cut and fit, J1.25 per day. Mrs. A A. Sykes, Station B. CASH for acceptable 'deas. State If pat enteit. The Patent Record. Baltimore. aid. WANTED A place to work for Tl per week and board by a boy 18; can give a good reference. Address S., care of Brubaker. li13 East 6th st. WANTED Position by a young lady stenographer: will work cheap. Address M. M., care Journal. WANTED MALE HELP. J WANTED Boy 17 or IS years old at 402 Kansas ave., references required. WANTED Good second baker; good pay for right man. Meyer's bakery, S12 N. Kansas avenue. WANTED Lunch counter and short or der man at Walker's restaurant, 624 Kansas avenue. WANTED First and second cook at Me Farland's restaurant. 532 Kansas ave. wages right. WANTED Men to learn barber trade by mail or attend our nearest college. Chi cago. St. Louis, San Francisco or Minne apolis: eight weeks required. Expert in structions, practical experience. two years apprenticeship saved. Catalogue free. Moler college, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED First class white girl who un derstands general housework at 433 Lin coln street. WANTED At once an apprentice for dressmaking. 714 Jackson St., up stairs. WANTED A good girl for general house work. Inquire at 1119 Tyler street. WANTED Dining room girl at Walker's restaurant, 624 Kansas avenue. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMAN to sell our full line of choice nursey stock. A printed guarantee that stock shall be true to name given to each customer. Write for terms. ML Hope Nurseries, Lawrence. Kansas. M. M ANSON. 414 Kan. Ave., buys gentle men's clothing, shoes, hats, etc Pays $2 to $6 a suit. Drop me a card. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Good delivery team. Dibble Grocery Co., 806 N. Kan, ave. WANTED To borrow J100 for one year and a half: good security. Address B. R., care Journal. WANTED To purchase cows, heifers and calves; write me what you have; will be in Topeka to see them October 30. John M. Wolff, Burlingame, Kan. WANTED At 109 E. 9th St., six gentle men roomers and boarders, sitting room connected with rooms. One block east of Santa Fe offices. WANTED Horses and cattle to winter 3 miles east. H. Chalmers, Tecumseh. WANTED Old carpets to weave Into rugs, 75c per square yard. All goods called for and delivered free of charge. R. Behnke, corner Indiana and Wabash ave., Oakland, Kan. WANTED Guns to trade or repair: big line. Golden Rule. S14 Kansas avenue. FOBJREKTT HOTSES FOR RENT Cottage, eight rooms, mod ern. Thos S. Lyon, 1534 College avenue. FOR RENT Very desirable eight room house. one mile east of Sixth street cars, some land if desired. C. F. Spencer, or H. O. Garvey, Bank of Topeka building. FOR RENT Seven room cottage, com pletely furnished, with barn, at 421 Clay street cheap to right party. FOS SENT-BOOMa FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished. moaern conveniences, Z07 ta. loth st FOR RENT Furnished room, east and south exposure, modern conveniences, furnace heat. 523 Van Buren st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms, modern, gentlemen preferred. 1101 Van Buren. FOR RENT Furnished large front room with steam heat, 31a Harrison street. FOR RENT Pleasent furnished rooms, 421 Quincy street. FOS SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Hard coal burner. Call af ternoons. 422 East bth St. FOR SALE Telephone 712.Hebb, for feed. FOR SALE Funston lithos. 10 cents, all book stores and news agents. FOR SALE Grate stove, suitable for bed room. 1023 Taylor street. FOR SALE" My horse, harness and phae ton. N. B. Campbell. 605 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Gold watches and silver ware. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. WASHBURN'S PURE APPLE CIDER, 15c per gallon delivered. Leave orders at 23 Kansas ave., or 1137 Washburn ave. LOST Monday eve., lady's gold chain necklace and bangle with 8 sets between 1st and 7th on Polk st. Return for reward to 124 Folk street. TAKEN UP Black cow; owner can have same oy paying charges. 1112 yuincy st. LOST Oct. 7, black pocketbook contain ing receipts from Crosby Bros., Ameri can Wringer Co., and others. Return for reward to dn Jb,ast fctn. LOST Gold nose classes on north side. Sth St., between Kansas avenue and Monroe. Finder please leave at Wear Coal Co. s onice ana get rewara. LOST Italan grey hound, tan color with white throat; weight eight pounds: $10 rewara ana no questions, ix returnea to Sii Kansas avenue. FOUND Where watches are cleaned for 75c: clocks 60c. ilZ Kansas ave.. up stairs. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE BARGAIN 16 room brick fiat; rents for HO per month. Price. $3,500. Business house and 2 dwellings, rent for $2s per month. Price $1,800. Figure the per cent on tne investment. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. WE HAVE CUSTOMER WITH $50 TO iav down and $25 to $4) Der month wants a home near Santa Fe depot. See us aoout it. TOPEKA REALTY CO.. 534 Kan. Ave. li. MACfEKRAN, Mgr. FOR SALE 5 or 10 shares First National bank stock. 3 to 20 shares Merchants National bank stock. SO acre farm, Osage Co., for Topeka property. 8o acre farm. Cloud Co., for Topeka, property. 3 acres close in on good terms. 12o7 Fillmore St., east front, 9 rooms. montniy payments It aesired. F. J. BROWN, 17 Columbian Rldg. FOR SALE Two S room cottages and lots close in. 608 and 610 West loth st: will trade for good 7 to 10 room house and lot farther out. John Schilling. MISCELLANEOUS. HEBB. 412 KANSAS AVENUE WANTS to sell you your Ieed. FOR ri.OO PER MONTH the American Benevolent association will insure your time against sickness as well as accident- See r. u. campDeti, boo Kansas ave. HEBB, 412 KANSAS AVENUE WANTS your feed trade. STALLS IN GOOD BARN FOR RENT at 421 Quincy street.. R-I-P-A-N-S. 10 for 5 cents at druealsts They banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. No matter what's the matter one win no you gooa. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co, has beea remevsd to west .igntn at. LEGAL. (First Published In the Topeka State journal October zi, ia.) Notice of Meeting of Eoard of SaperTfsors of Election. Topeka, Kansas. Oct. 14, 1S?9. Notice Is herebv civen thwt ther will be a meeting of the board of supervisors of elections at the office of the commis sioner of election, on Saturday, October 2th. at 10 a m., for the purpose of re vising the registration for the election to be held on November 7th. l&rf; hearing all appeals from the decisions of thu commissioner of elections. If any: an! transacting such other business as mar properly come before said board. jAM.a liLtaitss, (Seal.) President. L. T. TOUNT, Secretary. (First Published "in the Topeka State journal uctoDer zi, itut.j Closing Registration Books. Topeka, Kansas. Oct. 14. IS"?. Notice Is herebv given thp-t the regis tration books for the registration of the voters of the city of Topeka will close on Friday night. October 27th. 1"9. at 9 o'clock, and said books will remain closed until after the election to be held on November 7th, 1SH9. '.oeaL i,. x. YOINT, Commissioner of Elections. POjttKCHABTOj FOR EXCHANGE Six room house and nine lots on corner line in Oakland for a small farm not more than 80 acres nor less than 50 acres within 8 miles of To- etst: win pay casn airrerence, lr any. nuuire of Don Coffiman. 375 Oakland ave.. Oakland. 3PHTSICIAN AST) STJBGfEOira. L. A. RYDER. M r. OFFICE and residence corner Gorfrm st and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone C4. Uses the Brinkerbon system of rectal treatment. a succtsaiui ana painless treatment for files, fistula, fishure. cerauon etc IDA C BARNES, M. D. Office 73 Kansas ave. Rea!dTife Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: a. m. te 11 a m. and 3 d. m. to 6 d. m. Xeleohon (S3 residence and 16 office. DR. EVA HARDING. Homeopatalst. 21 Kansas ave. rei.. S. E. SHELDON, M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, wit a private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave ATTORN ET8-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN. lawyer. Practice In sll state ana leaerai courts. eim u. Craw ford bide-. Topeka. Kan. KODAK WORK. DEVELOPING AND FINISHING A specialty. Lessons given in making, de veloping and finishing kodak pictures. Miss Downing of Downlng's gallery, 617 Kansas avenue. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STORAGE. TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO. Packs and ships housetioia goooe. Tel. 1S6. C. D. Skinner. 123 East Sixth st- SPECIALISTS. TTTRsaT-T-rtrs AND HIRSUITINE Great est discovery of the aere for curing bald nes. falling of the hair and scalp diseases. Cures guaranteed. The Hirsuitine Co., room 21-,. Columbian bids- Dr. II. M. Allen, hair specialist; agents wanted. DR. C. H. OUIBOR Diseases or the Noae, Throat and Lungs. 7ot Kansas ave. TIN SHOPS. J. M. BAIED, hot air furnaces, pumps ana tin roofica. 216 W. 4ih- TeL Ss. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either in class or private, terms reasonable Mrs. Hannah Kihlberg, 1020 Tyler street. HAIR GOODS. Khamnooine and hair dryed by hot air. Mrs. Hatue Van Vleck. 220 East Fifth sU FRESCO WORK. W. W. GILLESPIE. Fresco Fainter. De signs ana umiM rUsaes of work. 1714 West Fifteenth, To l. Kan. Refers to hia work in Stats Journal building. $100 000 000 TO INVEST through Bankers, Brokers. Promoters: send for circular. Investors' Directory, N. Y. MONEY to oatent good !leas secured through The Patent F.ecord, Baltimore, ltd. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles. runs. watches, diamonds and any per sonal iroperty. L. Biscoo. 623 Kansas ave. VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY. JOHN F. 8TRICKROTT, V16w" V" Commercial or. iui"- s lshing for amateurs a specialty. Cit views for sale. 531 Kansas ave. WATCHMAKERS. WATCHES cleaned. 7oc: clocks, c. mainsprings. 75c; cryatsls 10c Caeii raid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 61J Kan, ave. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO.. US E. Sth st. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 113 W. Sth St. Bicycle and sundries; bicycles and tandems tor rent; repairing ot all kinds. FLORISTS. MRS. 3. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. U7 Kansas am 'Phone 602. CHEMIST. J. T. LOVE WELL Ph. D.. Analytical chemist and Assayer. 523 Kansas ave. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt wori. low price. Catalogue Free. Phone at. WE'LL DO YOL'R HAULING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Kannas Artina. OSlee Tel. S30. House TeL 395. F. P. BACON, Proprietor, rw- bex are about btoragb.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1899. Some persons say they are never influenced by an advertisement. It is not expected Lhat any one will buy Ivory Soap solely because it is suggested by an advertisement, but if you have never used Ivory Soap, you may be induced to ask some friend about it; should you find as you probably will that she is enthusiastic in its praise, then you may try it. Millions of people use Ivory Soap; they use it because they like it. You too will like it. There is a difference in soaps. COPYRIGHT IBS BYTHC PROOTM A MUCH ABUSED MAN. Joe the Turk" Taking Hi Troubles to Washington. New York, Oct. 24. The attorney for the Salvation Army has called the at tention of Secretary Hay to the indig nities alleged to have been heaped up on Joseph Garabed. an ensign of the Salvation Army, known all over the United States as "Joe, the Turk," -who visited Turkey recently for the purpose of seeing some of his relatives. On July 11, 1S99, he got a passport and nec essary papers which he supposed would protect him as an American citizen in Turkey, having been a citizen of this country for more than IS years. On landing, instead of receiving protection he says his passport was contemptu ously received and he was seized by the Turkish authorities and thrown into Jail. By considerable expenditure, Garabed says he was able to reach a United States consul. He says the consul not only refused to protect but ordered him to leave the country as the Turks directed on the next steamer or else to l)e incarcerated by the consul in the American jail until the consul could, place him aboard a steamer to some foreign port. Garabed took a Russian steamship and left the country. AH EYE ON RUSSIA. England Prepares For All Comers Wanting Trouble. New York, Oct 24. A dispatch to the ITribune from London says: The sailing of the channel squadron today for Gibraltar is now regarded by the keenest observers as an indication that some unexpected attack upon British interests is possible. The mag nitude of the preparations for the war, ;which are out of all proportion to the requirements of the military situation, can be adequately explained on the theory that the government suspected that some great power would be tempt ed to seize the opportunity for striking a. sudden blow or carrying out a deeply cherished policy. The quarter from which an attack of this kind may come is unmistakable. The Russian press has had license to criticize the English policy in South Africa in the most acrid way and a rumor that Herat may be occupied is already in the air. British commercial Interests in Persia are so large that a Russian seizure of a commanding position in western Afghanistan would be a serious stroke, aimed directly against free trade. That seems a more likely menace than the forcing of the Dardanelles by the Russian Black sea fleet. The movement of a powerful French fleet to the Levant coincides with the circulation of a rumor that the Russian advance may be resumed in Asia while England is pre-occupied at war in South Africa. It also fits in with the explanation of a secret agreement be tween Great Britain and Germany, which I have already given in previous dispatches. This was that Kngland in return for a free hand in South Africa In settling the Transvaal question, had agreed not to make any hostile use of her fleet if the German emperor were to decide to follow up his visit to Jerusalem with a serious attempt to The Absolutely Pure Made from Grape Cream of Tartar. Baking powders made from alum and other harsh, caustic acids are lower in price, but inferior in work and injurious to the stomach. JlOYAt BAK1N4 POWDER CO NEW YORK. QAMSLX OO. C I MCI N MAT! colonize any portion of Asia Minor and to bring it under German influence. A prominent diplomatist whom I con sulted yesterday, remarked that the nature of the Anglo-German agreement was the closest secret in European diplomacy, but that the foregoing statement was the most reasonable ex planation ",'hich he had ever heard. De nials may be expected as a matter of course, but I don't hesitate to repeat on high authority that the British navy will not be used against Germany in the Levant that this is the secret understanding which released England from all risk of German intervention in South Africa. Certainly, Germany Is not the quar ter from which England has suspected that some sudden attack might be made, and consequently has ordered preparations for war on a larger scale than the campaign with the Dutch burghers has justified. The channel squadron will not sail to the Mediterranean on account of any German menace. The relations of Kngland and Germany are most cordial, and the emperor's visit next month is a plain indication that for practical reasons he is reconciled to a policy which enables the British govern ment to reconstruct the Dutch republics and to bring them under the authority of the crown. England and Germany are acting to gether in the Samoan negotiations, but not to disadvantage of America. Indeed. German policy is now directed toward the establishment of the most cordial rela tions with America as well as England. General Harrison, who. with his wife, dined last nitjht at the house of commons with Mr. Balfour, to meet the leaders in English public life, would be a good witness for this point, for he was enter tained by the emperor at Potsdam and by the German chancellor at Berlin. The moral effect of the earliest victories was invaluable. Private as well as news paper and official dispatches certifv to the amazement of the Cape Colony Dutch and the estrangement from the Boer cause of those who were hitherto strongly drawn to it. Mr. Schreiner. the colonv'3 premier, it is stated, finds himself increas ingly In sympathy with Sir Alfred Milner. thus justifying the firm belief of those who best knew both men that only close contact was needed to bring the Cape premier into permanent co-operation with the high commissioner. Mr. Hoffmeyer, the Bund leader, is believed always to have dreaded this conjunction, which must deprive the Dutch secret confedera tion of political captains of its own- MRS. STOCKWELL ROBBED. Loses a Large Amount of Money and Jewelry. London, Oct. 24. Late last evening it was announced that a sensational burglary had taken place at the Savoy hotel, London, where the room of Mrs. Stockwell, of New York, widow of a New York jeweler, was entered and robbed, it is understood of jewelry val ued at 10,000 and bank notes and oth er negotiable currency to the amount of 5,000. Mrs. Stockwell has been staying at the hotel for some time with a nephew. INMATES ESCAPE. Procure Keys to the Cell and Outer Door at Hutchinson Institution. Hutchinson, Oct. 24. Four white boys, "William Casey, Frank Wheeler, Jack Burns and Charles Crisswell escaped from the state industrial reformatory here Sun day niijht in a mysterious manner. In some way they procured keys both to the cells and the outer door. Superintendent Simmons is making a careful investiga tion, but has not yet solved the mystery. No trace of the escaped men has been found. WHY DIDJE CO? Fnnston's Return to the Philip" pines Unlooked For. Beliered to Hare Been Engi neered bj Politicians. HE IS TROUBLESOME. Fear That the General Might Disarrange Some Plans. Fighting Filipinos Divert Him From Kansas Battle Ground. There are some people In Kansas who ""Charge the leading politicians with the recall of Fred Funston to the Philip pines. It is claimed by these men that the politicians exercised influence at Washington which caused an order to be sent Funston asking him to return to the field of battle and take charge of a brigade. The reason assigned for this Is that Funston's home coming meant that he might get into politics and spoil some of the plans already made by the fix ers. Of course this is all talk and the men who have the idea In mind fear to take the responsibility of Baying these things for publication. VOTESS' DATA. Republican Committee Finding Out Expansion Sentiment. The Republican state committee does not propose to lose the advantages gained in the last election if a constant stirring up of the party workers will accomplish the desired results. The chairman and secretary of the state committee are "shelling" the woods all the time with letters and cir culars containing suggestions and plans for the management of the de tails of the campaign this year. Im portant stress is placed upon the fruits of victory in an off year and the local committeemen and ward workers are inspired with requests to keep things moving. In a recent letter sent out by the committee is a blank for the purpose of making a poll of the various wards and townships. The letter is personal, in all cases, to trusted workers and says among other things: "Herein find blank inclosed, upon which it is desired that you furnish to the state committee the names of all opposition voters in your precinct who are inclined to favor expansion, or who are pleased with McKinley prosperity. "It is very important that the great est care should be exercised in making up this list. To this end, you are urged to get together a number of the active Republicans in your precinct, confer with them, and avail yourself of the knowledge that they have obtained from their neighbors. Only the names of persons should be sent, who in the judgment of yourself and other active Republicans, would read, consider and attach weight to carefully prepared lit erature. "At such a meeting, aside from pro curing this list of names, which the state committee expects to make im portant use of, you could outline and lay plans for the work in your precinct this year. It can thus be made an im portant meeting to you and a great help in your coming local election. "Hoping this matter will have your prompt and careful attention, and that in order to obtain this list of names, this committee will not be under the necessity of writing you the second time, we are, verv respectfully, "MORTON ALB AUG H, "Chairman. "FRANK L. BROWN, Sec'y." MR. BAILEY TALKS. Says Republicans Will Surely "Win This Year. Congressman W. J. Bailey thinks the November election will show large Re publican gains throughout the state. He says: "The people have no use for copper heads and traitors and they believe in upholding President McKinley. I have made probably twenty-five speeches throughout Kansas and I find the warmest kind of feeling everywhere. This is a Republican year sure enough and the people will not listen to the howlers who rant about sixteen to one and would haul down the stars and stripes that Dewey planted in the Phil ippine islands. "I am very glad to learn that the war department has decided to have the Twentieth Kansas mustered out on October 28. I joined in the efforts to have the boys mustered out in time to get home for election, urging the war department to rush the work of send ing the soldiers home. It would never have done to have had them miss the election. Many of them who live in the smaller towns and the country would have lost their votes, and then too had they arrived on election day it would have interfered with the celebration and with the election. As it now is ar ranged they will be here in time to get the celebration over with and re turn to their homes before election." The night preceding the election Bailey and Curtis will speak from the same platform at Atchison. NEW TELEGRAPH RTJXE, Copies of War Messages No Longer Attached to the Vouchers. In the army service it has been cus tomary for the treasury department to pay telegraph bills in accordance with the checks upon the messages copies of which are usually attached to the vouchers. Secretary Root of the war department has promulgated an amendment to the old rules which makes a new provision concerning this part of the business. Where the contents of messages are such that it should not be revealed to the public, copies will not be attached to the voucher. The officer who for wards the message is made the sole judge of the emergency and if in his opinion the message should not be pub lished or made public by passing through the various channels of red tape, he will accompany the voucher with a full explanation. The new rule is regarded by army men as an additional regulation of the red tape variety which will delay monthly and quarterly settlements. To Take His Brother's Place. Philadelphia, Oct. 24. Capt. C. O. Howard, formerly of the Nebraska Na tional Guard, at present living in this city, has written to Secretary of War Root, volunteering his services to take the place of his brother, the late Capt. Guy Howard, who was recently killed during an engagement with the Filipino insurgents, A LITERARY CHASE. How the Author of "In His Steps" Was Finally Run Down. Ladies' Home Journal for November. Three months ago the editor of the Ladies' Home Journal concluded that his clientele would doubtless be glad to read- a fresh article by the author of "In His Steps," and he wrote to the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, soliciting a contribution. But editors innumerable had sought the now-famous Topeka minister, and to Mr. Bok's request he sent the same reply as to the other edi tors. But the Philadelphia editor wrote again, a stronger and more urgent let ter. Again the clergyman declined. He had written nothing since "In His Steps," and did not wish to write any thing. Meanwhile Mr. Bok had gone to Europe and Mr. Sheldon's second re fusal was cabled to him. Back came the response to Philadelphia: "Spare no effort nor time to secure Mr. Shel don, but get him." The editor's private secretary then tried his hand on the Kansas minister, but again he refused. Mr. Bok returned from abroad, and calling one of his editors, directed him to see Mr. Sheldon, at Topeka if he were there, or wherever he might be. Upon reaching St. Louis the editor lo cated Mr. Sheldon at Buffalo, and later learned that he had gone to Detroit. Starting at once for that place the edi tor learned at Chicago the minister had just left Detroit to rejoin his family at a summer resort In Upper Michigan. By more telegraphing, Mr. Sheldon's family was eventually located at Old Mission, a most inaccessible summer resort on Travers' Bay, and by the first northbound steamer the editor hastened on his journey. A voyage of a day and a night brought him to the place where he had hoped to intercept the minister, but failing to do so, he embarked in a small boat for a day's sail toward his destination. At the nearest landing he pressed a farmer's team into ser vice and drove through an almost blind ing sandstorm along the bay shore seemingly half-way across the penin sula reaching Old Mission a few min utes before the arrival of the minister. This was too much for Mr. Sheldon. The fight was won, and in the Novem ber issue of the Ladies' Home Journal the article appears. It occupies barely a page, and the venture cost the maga zine several hundred dollars for travel ing expenses alone. But the article contains Mr. Sheldon's first words since his "In His Steps" has become famous. It answers the question which every one asks after reading the book: "Is this theory practical?" and answers it forcibly. And the magazine is content. The Ladies' Home Journal is mis taken in the statement that Mr. Shel don has written nothing since "In His Steps."! BIG SYNDICATE FORMED To Work Lead and Zinc Mines in Joplin District. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 24. A combina tion known as the National Lead. Zinc and Spelter company, with a capitaliza tion of $ltf,000,iuo and with a surplus of $500,000, to control and work large inter ests in the Joplin-Galena district has been formed. The concern was promoted by Marcus Pollasky, president of the Nat ional Mine company, of Kansas City, who has Just returned from New York, where he succeeded in interesting eastern capi talists. The concern will operate and develop properties in the district, and as a result of the organization lead and zinc stocks will be listed on the stock ex changes of New York. Boston and Chica go. At present the offices of the company will be located in Kansas City. Mr. Polla-sky has for months been quietly at work securing options on val uable properties in the Joplin-Galena dis trict. He says regarding the deal: "The Joplin-Galena district now pro duces about seven-eighths of the zinc ore of the United States and about one fourth of the world's supply. When it is remembered that this limited field, cov ering a space of only twenty by sixty miles, will this year produce $16,000,000 worth of ore. it will be readily seen that our great possibilities for profitable in vestment of capital, when intelligently manipulated, justifies the organization of a corporation with sufficient capital to operate on a gigantic scale. The final ar rangements for pushing the work along will be consummated at an early date." M. 0. B. GROWTH. Money Order Business Shows Large Increase in Fast Year. "Washington, Oct. 24. The annual report of the money order system of the post office department shows a total issue during" the year amounting to $224, 95S, 353, an increase of $20,3(4,4!2 over last year. The total earnings of the system, aeere gating $l,5!)l,t3$, show an increase of $335, 1X4. On these orders a war revenue tax of $579,186 was collected. There were 4.3 new money order offices added and 29,007. 870 domestic and S.501 international money orders issued. The report shows that while for the years past the average amount or eacn oruer nas aecreasea, me average during the past year was $7.2$, an increase of 40 cents over the previous year. NO ANNEXATION. France and Russia Will Draw the Line There. New Tork, Oct. 24. A Herald dispatch from Berlin says: Telegrams from Brus sels announce that in the Transvaal lega tion it is stated that France and Russia will not permit the annexation of the Transvaal and Orange Free State to Eng-. land. "MOTHER'S NOTIONS" Good For Young People to Follow. "My little grandson often comes up to show me how large the muscles of his arms are. "He was a delicate child, but has de veloped into a strong, healthy boy and Postum Cereal Food Coffee has been the principal factor. "I was induced to give him the Pos tum coffee because of my own experi ence with it. "I am sixty years old, and have been a victim of nervous dyspepsia for many years. Have tried all sorts of patent medicines and had treatment from many physicians, but no permanent re lief came. I believe nervous dyspep tics suffer more than other sick people, as they are affected mentally as well as physically. "I used to read the Postum Cereal ad vertisement every week in our paper. At first I gave but little attention to them, thinking it was a fraud like so many I had tried, but finally something was said in one of the advertisements that made me conclude to try it. I was very particular to have it prepared strictly according to directions, and use good rich cream. It was very nice in deed, and about bedtime I said to the members of the family that I believed I felt better. One of them laughed and said, 'That's another of mother's no tions,' but the notion has not left me yet. "I continued to improve right along after leaving off coffee, and taking Pos tum Cereal Food Coffee, and now af ter three years' use I feel so well that I am almost young again. I know Pos tum was the cause of the change in my health and I can not say too much in its favor. I wish I could persuade all nervous people to use it. I have no ob jections to your using my name, if it will do good to even one sufferer." Mrs. M. L. Turner, 2619 Capitol avenue, Omaha, Neb. GRAPHIC STORIES Of the Battle of Elandslaagte by War Correspondents. London, Oct. 24. The Daily Mail publishes the following description of the battle of Elandslaagte from its spe cial war correspondent, G. ,W. Steevens, filed at Ladysmith: "Thp battle was a brilliant and com plete success. The Boers outnumbered from 1,200 to 2,000 and probably had about a nundred killed and 150 wound ed. "The fight itself was like a practical illustration of handbook tactics, each arm represented doing its proper work to perfection. The Gordon Highland ers in their attack advanced in magni ficent order. They were immediately saluted with a heavy fire which told from the f'rst. "Their major fell with a bullet In his leg, but as he lay where he fell he lighted a pipe and smoked placidly while the advance continued. As man after man dropped, supports were rush ed into the firing line, our men darting from cover to cover, splendidly led and ever advancing. Yet as ridge after ridge was won, the Hishlanders still found a new ridge confronting them, and thus they fought their bleeding way until the final ridge was neared, with nearly every officer down. "Then, slamming every available man into the firing line, Manehesters, Devons and light horse all mixed, with bugles chanting the advance, bagpipes shrieking and the battle a confused surge, our men swept, yelling, forward and the position was won. "Meanwhile squadrons of lancers and dragoons lapped round the Boer left fiank, catching the enemy as they re tired in order, goring and stamping them to pieces. And the commando i was not." j The Dailv Telee-ranh snva- "General French commenced the ac tion at 6:30 a. m. The enemy had only just finished coffee when they were sur prised and nearly all our prisoners were caught in the vicinity of the captured train. The mining and railway officials escaped from the enemy and came into us, to the number of thirty-seven whites, besides many natives and cool ies. "Both of the latter classes had been robbed and compelled to work by the Boers, but the white were treated fair ly well, though they were made to make an oath to remain neutral, etc. "A Boer sergeant, a native of Cape Colony, hid his rifle and came in with twenty of his late captives. "The Manchester regiment with the characteristic hardihood of British in fantry, all marched straight back at the enemy, too often careless of taking cover, despite the rattling, hissing and spitting of the Mauser bullets. Tommy Atkins says in effect: 'What! Hide from yokels! Let 'em shoot.' "Discipline has its drawbacks as well as it advantages, and our soldiers who have learned the Boer tactics are now capable of readjusting the mistakes of the past. "The panoroma was heightened and colored by the red hue of gun flashes, and shells tore along, roaring through the air like express trains in tunnel, bursting noisily and spouting flame, lead and steel, which hissed like hot iron dropped into water. The places of explosion were marked by clouds of earth and a nimbus of white smoke. "The enemy bobbed up about over the rocks like jacks in the box, firing heav ily at us and with fair accuracy, for the magazine Mauser rifle is a terrible weapon, although it inflicted clean wounds. Many of them used explosive bullets. "The Boer shells were mostly per cussion and threw up volancoes of mud and stone about our gun crews. It should be noted that, especially on rocky ground, percussion shells given better results than high bursting shrapnel. "Colonel Scott-Chisholm, of the im perial light horse, courted disaster by waving his scarf to give encourage ment to his men, who really needed none. Suddenly somebody showed a white flag and Col. Hamilton tried to stop the fighting, but the party of Boers esconsed on a conical hill and caring nothing about their comrades, took ad vantage of the lull to deliver a heavy Are. The Gordon Highlanders and the Manehesters were rendered more sav age than ever by this and redoubled their energy, for the Boers in the hol lows were driving a flanking fire. "Our Tommys got wonderful quanti ties of loot from silk hats and frock coats to beaded kafnr loin cloths. It was a sight today to see them loaded with their booty. "Although we gave the prisoners the best seats around the camp fires, many of the poor wounded had to lie out on the bare hillsides, where they spent a terrible night crying: 'For God's sake give us water. Get a doctor for us. Out here are British and Boers.' One man fired round after round from his rifle to attract attention to his where abouts, for the field of battle covered miles. The Boers say that the kilts of the Gordon Highlanders made them conspicuous targets." The Daily News says: "The approaching fall of darkness was a great factor in the last phases of the fight, making the capture of the position at once absolutely imperative. By this time the crack of rifles and the battle of maxims had become absolute ly furious. Our men understood the necessity well enough. "Nothing loth they expressed them selves gallantly in their resolution to drive the Boers from their last stand. Officers, sergeants and men fell in the lines, but nothing checked the fierce onset. Conspicuous among the Gordon Highlanders and in the fighting line throughout was Lord Ava, attached es pecially to the brigadier's staff. "The final rush was a sight to see. With levelled bayonets, cheering as they went, our men sprang over the boulders t-at w-ere strewn at their feet. The Boers recoiling fired wildly and they dashed down the rugged slope to escape the annihilation threatened them. Some desperately determined on killing returned to the Nek, in the rear of which the Highlanders had crouched behind some boulders. These men fired on ambulance men at work among the wounded. I and others there can certi fy from our own experience to this das tardly act." RUSSIA WILL ARBITRATE The CleJm Resulting From the Seizure of Sealers. London, Oct. 24. Russia, it has been learned by the Associated Press has at last agreed to arbitrate with the United States the claim resulting from the seizure of sealers in the Bering sea, which has been pending for about eight years. A protocol between the two governments has been drawn up the final formalities are expected to be concluded next month and the arbitra tion will probably take the form of the Venezuelan court. Fight Declared OfE New Tork, Oct. 24. Frank Erne of Buffalo, the lightweight champion of the world, and Jack O'Brien of this city, will not fight in the Coney Island A. C. Wednesday night, as was scheduled. Erne is ill and the fight has been de clared off. need lots of things, it is true, but n n I I f 1 fST vT-s. srs is one of the things you need to know you need and let your need be known. Tell your grocer. It's a round, crisp, delicious wafer, put up Lx the patent package that makes the freshness of Uneeda Biscuit proverbial. Made only by NATIONAL HIRAM P. DILLON, President. JAMES W. GOING. Sec'y and Manager. JOAB MULVAE, Vice President. JNO. R. MULVAKE, Treasurer. KuW'AllD WILDER, Auditor. TEE TCPESA STATE JOURNAL 13 ISSCEED IJ." The Shavmee Fire Insurance Company OF TOPEKA, KANSAS. Cash Capital, $100,000.00. Losses Paid, over $500,000.00. The only Company in Kansas with a Paid-up Cash Capital. Writes more business in Kansas and Topeka than any other Company. HUNDHAUSEN SENTENCED To 20 fears Imprisonment For Mur der of Koeller. Chicago, Oct. 24. Herman Hundhau sen of Herman, Mo., who has been on trial for complicity in the murder of Walter F. Koeller, September 2, was sentenced today to 20 years in the peni tentiary. Hundhausen and Richard Honeck, his partner in crime, went to Koeller's room, where the latter was sick in bed, and stabbed Koeller to death. During the trial Hundhausen de-; claied he did not know Honeck intend ed to kill Koeller. After it was done, however, he concluded to stay with Ho neck and take half of the blame. In his cell today Honeck asserted that Hundhausen's story was true. I never told a living soul what I intended to do," said Honeck, "Hund hausen is innocent so far as a previous knowledge of the crime is concerned." THE YELLOW PLAGUE. Eight New Cases at Jackson and Citi zens Are Fleeing the Town. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 24. Eight new cases of yellow fever are reported in Jackson today. This makes a total of 18 cases now under treatment. The patients are well scattered over the city and the state board of health has issued a statement declaring the dis ease epidemic. The statement says that owing to the lateness of the season it is not likely the disease will spread if introduced at another place but suggests that other towns in the state take such quarantine action as they may deem proper. One of the new patients is a state convict named Chittingdon. This is the first time in history that yel low fever has appeared in the peniten tiary. Fortunately only a dozen or so convicts are within the walls, the oth ers being at work on the various state farms. Dr. Haralson, inspector of the state board, reports two cases at Flora, 18 miles north of here. Many of the citizens are leaving. KILLED IN A WELL. Two Farmers East of Arkansas City Overcome by Gas. Arkansas City. Oct. 24. While cleaning out a well near Maple City, about 23 miles east of here, John Stevenson and Samuel "Woods, farmers were overcome by gas and killed. They started into the well. Woods going1 first. He became overcome and fell and Stevenson, thinking he had slipped, started to assist him. Help was called but when the men were brought to the surface, both were dead. Charles A. Magaw, the Newly Appointed Police Judge. n it A BISCUIT COMPANY, TO BE LAID UP. Battleships to Go Out of Commission to Make Men Available. New Tork, Oct. 24. A special to the Herald from Washington, r. C. says: Secretary Long has determined to meet the demand for officers and men in the Philippines by placing several of the bat tleships on the home stations out of com mission. The Indiana, now at the Brook lyn navy yard, and the Texas, at Norfolk will be the first to be laid up, and it is possible that others will follow. Captain Sigsbee of the Texas, will be ordered to duty at the navy department. Captain Dickens of the Indiana, will probably get some other sea commission. Many of the offcers and men on these two ships will be ordered immediately to the Philippines. Those whose terms of sea duty have nearly expired, will be transferred to other ships on the home stu-Uon in place of those who have nearly a full term of sea service before them. A SEVERE EXPLOSION. Two Killed and Eight Injured at a Texas Lumber Mill. Orange, Texas, Oct. 24.--By an explo sion of a boiler at the Luther Moore Lumber mills, yesterday afternoon two men were killed and eight others in jured. Lawrence Buhler, one of the men w ho was killed, was riding by the mill on horseback. He was horribly mangled. Louis R'oUs received injuries which proved fatal. Those injured are em ployes of the mill as follows: W. C. riggs, George Matthews, Thomas Day, Ben Abbein, Rum Peats, Sebastian Englica and Amos Arnold. CONTROL 40,000 ACRES. Immense Coal Combine Formed of Wheeling Mines. Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 24. The in corporators of the Wheeling Consoli dated Coal company met today and elected the following directors: David Bennett King of New Tork, president; J. A. Miller, cashier of the Ohio Valley bank of Wheeling, vice president; John M. Birch, Wheeling, secretary and treasurer; W. H. Hearne, Wheeling; Wm. Dunlop, West Alexan der, Fa.; J. T. Noble, Claysville. Pa.; Geo. W. Darr, of the firm of Darr Moore, Pittsburg, Fa.; L. M. T. Mc Kennan, Pittsburg, Pa.; J. V. Thomp son, president First National Bank, Union Town, Pa. The capital stock of the company is $5,000,000 and controls forty thousand acres of coal, together with all the mines in Wheeling and vicinity. Our line of Tooti brushes comprises thirty different makes. Kvery one guar anteed. AVe also handle and guarantee Hcggs' German Salve. R. W. Siiuires, pharmacist, 732 Kan. Ave.