The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 29, 1899

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1 A j my My LAST EDITION FRIDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 29, 1899. FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENT; J 1 t FLYER SMASHED. Union Pacific's Denver Cheyenne Flyer. and Crashes Into a Boulder Valley Train at Brighton. BAGGAGE MAN KILLED Fourteen Fersons Injured In cluding SeTen Passengers. W. G. Tompkins of Kansas City Among Them. T)pnvcr, Deo. 29. The Chej'enne flyer on the I'nion Pacific railroad crashed Into the Boulder Valley train at Brigh ton. Colo., at 6 o'clock this morning. One man was killed and 14 persons were injured, as far as known, as follows. Killed: KILLED: AVIXFIKLD EAXDLEMAN, express mrssenper, Denver; body burned to a crisp. rASSEXGERS IXJFRED: H P. Hooker, olin, la., head badly cut. Mrs. Marearet Toun Mansfield, Mo.; frehe;il cut. S. Hurst, banker, Brighton: badly rut and bruised. F. V. Davis, traveling salesman. Den ver: head bad'y cut, bak injured, ribs lu-oken. W. Tompkins, traveling salesman for Bradley, Aldei-son Co.. Kansas 'ity: head badly cut. back injured. i". H. l'ayne. Laramie. Wyo. head tadly cut. 1'itrht hand mashed. Mrs. MeCanna. Laramie, bruised. TiiAIXMKX AND SKCTIOX M EX LNjrP.EU: Fred Laws, brakeman, Denver; right le cut off. Michael Becrar!, section foreman, Denver; bead badly cut. Thomas McOovern, section foreman, I.-r.v.-r: head liadly cut. John Kennedy, Denver; badly cut and bruised John Ca rrinerton. Denver: head cut. Frank Sloan, Denver; cut and bruised. Jerry Flannery. Denver: back hurt. The Boulder Valley train !ett Denver a little late this morning and as usual stopped at Brighton, which is the junc tion for the Boulder Valley line from the main line to Cheyenne. It was here that Banker Hurst of Brighton ,eot on the train just before the collision. The Cheyenne Flyer, I'nion Baeitie train Nd. 3. also left Den ver late and in romins into llriphton in the early morninjr dusk, ran into the tear end of the Boulder train, telescop ing two or three ears and derailing the passenger locomotive. The section transrs from the Denver yards and half a dozen passengers occupied the Boul ,fT train. Two cars on the Flyer were burned. Mrs. Young was in the chair car with six children. None of the children was hurt. Superintendent Deuel went out on a special train from Denver with doctors. They also took a lot of stretchers and other supplies. They found all the wounded at the Briehton hotel heins cared for by the citizens. The Brighton Hose company was pouring- water on the blazing basreaiie ear and had dis covered the remains of the dead bag aee man. Superintendent Deuel says he can not understand why the Boulder train was not m the sidetrack. It had twenty minutes to clear the Cheyenne Flyer. The Bouldt-r train consisted of fourteen loa.lea t-eisnt cars ana a heavy ea hoose. Knpine Xo. Rlf. the biff machine hauling the Flyer lies out on the prairie a total wreck, an evidence of how hard the crash was. The wounded were brought to Denver and taken to hospitals. Conductor McAllister of the Boulder Valley train was crazed by the acci dent. He attempted to jump into the lurningr wreckage and had to be forci bly restrained. Remarkable fortitude was shown by Fred Laws, brakeman on the Boulder Valley train. He was making a coupling near the head of the train when the collision occurred. He was thrown down :md a wlie.d ran upon his leg. pinning him down. His cries for help were not heard and he drew a knift from his T'ocket, cut off his leg ami crawled from under the car. Mis recovery is doubt lul. NEEDED MONEY. Eutto ICaa Testified Falsely to Get It He Says. Helena, Mont., Dec. 2S. z. Cason, a lawyer of Butte, who testified in the AWlloome disbarment case, that I'nited States Senator W. A. Clark told him that he would pay for votes for him self as senator, has recanted. A signed statement is in the hands of Mr. Clark's friends, in which Cason says his evi dence was untruthful and that he gave It for $im. that his family was starving and he had to have the money. Cason expresses regret at the wrong done and iiopes this retraction may offset it toniew hat. TO AID THE PRESIDENT. Brigadier General Davis to Give Ideas cn Governing Porto Rico New York. Dec. 2St. A special to the lb-raid from Washington says: Brigadier Oenera! Davis. military F 'vernnr of Borto Rico, has been sum moned to Washington. His presence is desired in connection with the framing of legislation for the new government of Borto Rico. He will first confer with the president and Sec retary Boot and then with the senate committee on the Daeiiic islands and 1'orto Bieo. The administration has entirely aban doned the j.iea of appointing a civil povernor for Borto B.ico pending action by congress. GOOD WISHES TO BOERS. Irish-American Club, of Philadelphia, Fxpresses Sympathy. Philadelphia. Dee. "9. A meeting- of Tioer v mi uthizers was heUl at the 3 rish-American club last niirht and res olutions were adopted calling- upon all citizens to join in a mass meeting to be held at the Academy of Music on January 13. The formal notice isstied by the committee calls on the congress r-f the American people to extend to the Boers the same goo.i wishes for success es were driven to Greece, Hungary and ftttba. NEW YEAR'S PROGRAMME. When and How the President Will Receive Callers "Washington, Dec. 29. Secretary Por ter returned from Connecticut today and save out the programme for New Year's reception at the White House. It does not differ materially from that in former years, and is as follows: The president will receive at 11 a. m the members of the cabinet, the diplo matic corps. 11:15 a. m. The chief justice and as sociate justices of the supreme court of the I'nited Ft ales: the judges of the I'nited States court of claims; the judges of the court of appeals; the judges of the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia: ex-cabinet members and ex-ministers of the ITnited States. 11 :25 Senators, representatives and delegates in congress. The commission ers and judicial officers of the District of Columbia. 11 :40 Army officers, officers of the navy, officers of the marine corps, com manding general and general staff of militia of the District of Columbia. 11:00 m. The regents and secretary of t he Smit hsonian Institution the commissioners of fisheries the civil ser vice commission; the interstate com merce commission; the commissioners of labor, assistant secretaries of depart ments, assistant postmasters general, the solicitor general, assistant attor neys general, the treasurer of the Uni ted States; commissioner of pensions, commissioner of patents; comptroller of the currency: the heads of bureaus in the several departments, the president of the Columbian Institute for the deaf and dumb. 12:13 p. m. The associated veterans of the war of 1S46-7; the (Jrand Army of the TIepublic; the military order of the Loyal Legion of the I'nited States, the Union Veteran Legion. Spanish war veterans, the members of the oldest in habitants' association of the District of Columbia. L!::J5 p. m. Reception of citizens which will terminate at 1:30 p. m. UNCLE SAM'S HAND It Falls on a Boer Recruiting Ofiicer at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Dee. 29. Monsieur Pierot was arraigned before United States Attorney W. E. Bundy today on a charge of violating the laws of neutral ity. M. Pierot has been known as a re cruiting olticer here for the Hoers for some time and through him many men have been transported east, lie claimed today that he was engaging- these men for the hospital corps and not for en listment in the army. Still he was ad vised by the United States district at torney that he must stop engaging men even for the hospital corps, or he would at once lie arraigned for contempt of the United States court, that issued the order through Attorney Bundy. A GOOD HAUL. Otis Reports Officially on the Mont Alban Fight. Washington, "Dec. 29. The adjutant general received a cable message from tlen. Otis this morning telling of the capture of a mountain stronghold be yond Mount Alban, northeast of San Mateo, formerly supposed to be im pregnable, and the capture of many prisoners and a large quantity of arms and ammunition. The dispatch is as follows "Manila, rec. 29. Adjutant General, "War Department. Washington. I). C. Col. Lockett with regiment, two bat talions of 4Hth (Col. Schuyler), one 4.rth (Col. Dorst) and company 27th infantry, two guns. Captain Van Deusen, attack ed enemy, 60 strong on mountain stronghold beyond Mont Alban. north east San Mateo. Iarge number killed and wounded. Twenty-four taken pris oners. T.ockett captured one cannon: forty rifles, 20,M. rounds ammunition; ntio pounds powder: arsenal fortifica tions: all food supplies and considerable other property. This captured point lo cated on mountain trail and formerly supposed to be impregnable. Ourcasual ties Lieut. Unslow, 11th cavalry and five enlisted men wounded, mostly slight. Private Matson, 43th infantry drowned. OTId." FIRE UP TONIGHT. Forty-four Idle Window Glass Factories to itesunie. Cincinnati, Dec. 29. A special from Hartford City. Ind., says: Tonight at midnight 44 window glass factories rep resenting l.TdO pots, capacity of the American Window CJIass company go into operation. These plants have been idle since last June and will furnish employment to 15.0O0 glass workers in this state and about 1.500 in this city where the largest plant in Indiana is located besides a smaller one. The present fire will be but six months and one of the shortest on record, but the indications are that it will be a steady and continuous one. BUST OF CHOKER. To Be Placed In the Dublin Council Chambers. New York, Dec. 29. Lord Mayor Tal lon of Dublin, it has been learned from letters received here yesterday, has started a movement to have a life size bust of Richard Croker placed in the council chamber of the Irish capitol. It is to be in recognition of his act and generosity in raising the Tammany bail fund for the preservation of the Parnell estate at Avondale, county Wicklow, Ireland. BANK CONSOLIDATION. Providence Institutions Following Example of Boston's. Providence. P.. I., Dec. 29. The action of the directors of the Roger Williams Xational bank, one of the oldest finan cial institutions in the state, in recom mending to its stockholders that the bank go into liquidation and turn over its business to the Industrial Trust company is part of a movement similar to that which took place in the Koston bank district more than a year ago to concentrate the business done by sev eral banks into one institution. The City National bank and the Olobe Na tional bank have been absorbed by the I'nion Trust company. The Third Na tional is going into liquidation also, the Industrial Trust company having offer ed to take over its business and it is understood that other national banks are ready to follow the example of the four mentioned. STARVETHEM OUT That Seems to lie tbe Boer Plan at Lady smith. Daily Bombardment is Still Kept Up. NO SIGNS OF ASSAULT. Another Big Gun Mounted in Place of One Lost. Boers Now Hare Trains Running Into Colenso. Pietermaritzburg, Wednesday, Dec. 27. A dispatch from Ladysmith, dattd December 22, says: "The Boers have mounted another Howitzer on Surprise Hill, replacing the gun captured in the sortie of the rifle brigade. While they watch this night ly with a searchlight and bombard the place daily, they show no signs of as saulting the town. They probably think they can starve us out, but we have plenty of provisions. "The total casualties since the siege began are 70 men killed and 236 wound ed." TRAINS IX COLENSO. Pretoria, Dec. 25 (Monday). General Schalkburger reports under date of De cember 23, that trains are now running to Colenso, indicating that the Boers have built a connection around Lady smith. Gen. Cronje reports from the Modder river, December 24, that the Boers cap tured two British forts at Kuruman, December 17. It is rumored that Gen. Methuen's big naval gun has exploded. The Transvaal government has pro mugated a new gold tax law, by which individuals and companies working their own mines are taxed 30 per cent of the output, while mines worked by the government will pay B0 per cent. Suspended mines will pay 30 per cent on their probable output, calculated on three months workings. Reducing works will pay 30 per cent of their net profits. The law is retroactive to October 11. HILLS TURNED TO FORTRESSES. London. Dec. 29. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Pietermaritzburg, da ted Saturday, December 23, says: "Every day reveals some new fact regarding the strength of the Boer po sition at Colenso. Thanks to the ser vices of continental officers the charac ter of the campaign has changed. We are no longer fighting a foe who relies upon guerrilla tactics, but we have to deal with what is rapidly becoming a disciplined army, enjoying the advan tages of knowing the country and se lecting the scene of contest without the burdens of cumbersome commissariat. "The Boers have converted the hill; near Colenso into fortresses of immense strength. Everywhere they have splend id trenches, many of them bomb proof. Tramway lines permit the shifting of guns with astonishing rapidity. The main positions are connected with the outlying positions by underground pas sages and the forts proper bristle with machine guns that command the ap proaches. Probably mines are laid. "One hears less nowadays about Boer shells not bursting. Observers of the Colenso fight say the Boer shell fire was very effective. This is due largely to the fact that the distances are marked off with white paint. "The enemy's discipline is Improving. Tbe trenches represent great manual labor, for which the Boers have a keen dislike and the way in which they re strained their fire when our troops were advancing is another proof of improved soldiering." Dispatches from all parts of South Africa emphasize the great enthusiasm among the troops and public occasion ed by the appointment of Gen. Roberts and Gen. Kitchener. The announcement that the former will have supreme com mand and that the latter will be chief of staff has largely dispelled the de pression in the Cape Colony caused by the recent reverses while the soldiers anticipate everything from the presence of "Bobs" from success in battle to Caper Beer. Advices from Cape Town dated De cember 24, say an investigation shows that the reported disaffection among the Dutch in the Victoria West district has been overdrawn. The farmers, it is pointed out. are mostly land owners and will not risk the loss of their farms by rising. A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques dated December 23, says a curious story is current, emanating from Boer sour ces that Matt Steyn. brother of the president of the Orange Pree State and !00 Free Staters have definitely refused to continue the war. Matt Steyn, acting as spokesman of the party is reported to have told the president that he was only authorized to intervene in the interest of peace and that the burghers did not feel that they were bound by his "unwarranta ble conduct." especially as they ran the risk of confiscation of their property and they simply desired to be permitted to farm in peace and proposed to imme diately return to their farms. HEAVY FIRING .HEARD. Cape Town, Dec. 2i. A dispatch from Cradock reports heavy firing in the di rection of Stormberg. It is supposed this is connected with General Gat acre's attempt to re-open communica tion with the Indwe colleries. BADEN POWELL'S BLUFF. London. Dec. 29. Sir Charles Howard Vincent, member of parliament- for the central division of Sheffield, ami colonel of the Queen's Westminster volunteers, has been appointed to command the in fantry division of the city of London Imperial regiment. The text of Colonel Baden Powell's proclamation to the burghers besieging Mafeking. the gist of which has already be-n. cabled, comes from Lorenzo Mar quez today. After assorting that the tepublics can not hope for foreign in tervention and pretending to relate the exact attitude of all the European pow ers, including Emperor William, who the colonel said, "fully sympathizes with England." Baden-Powell makes the extraordinary statement "that the American government has warned the others of her intention to side with Eng land should anv of them interf-r. FIGHTING DAILY AT MAFEKING. London, Dec. 29. A war office dis patch from Colonel Baden-Fowell. dat ed December 12. after announcing that Lady Sarah Wiison had arrived safe and well at Mafeking. adds that the bombardment and musketry fire con tinue daily on all sides, and that the health and spirits of the garrison are very satisfactory. TURKEYS FIND GOLD. Nuggets Discovered in the Gizzards of Dead Fowls at Gypsum. From the Gypsum Advocate. On last Saturday, while cleaning a lot of turkeys, T. L. Barns, of the Missouri Pacific eating house, found in a big gob bler's gizzard one large nugget and about twenty small ones of pure yellow gold. A few small nuggets were also found in gizzards of the rest of the flock. The place from whence the tur keys came has been located and a com pany is to be organized to develop what might eventually be a valuable addition to Kansas mineral finds. ROLAND REED MUST DIE Half of His Stomach Has Been Keniovetl. New York, T3ec. 29. Roland Reed, the actor, who was operated on Tuesday last at St. Luke's hospital, was reported to be resting quietly last night, with little change in his condition for better or worse. In some way Mr. Reed learned that his illness was considered serious and it worried him so that since then every effort has been made to keep his real condition not only f.rom him but also from t he p u bli c. There is some doubt as to whether or not he-was operated upon for cancer as reported. His trouble was originally an nounced as appendicitis and later as can cer of the stomach and it was said that half of his stomach was removed, and that he would not be able to survive the operation very long. His daughter has arrived and is con stantly at his bedside with her mother. Many flowers and messages of sympathy arrived dally, but all but a few of t lie flowers are kept away from the sick room. It is feared that if the messages were read to him they might alarm him. "While he is not expected to live, every thing possible is being done for him. SALE SET ASIDE. Branner Building Will Have to Again Be Sold. A motion to confirm the sale of the Branner building came up yesterday in the district court before Judge Thomp son, of the Osage county district court, who sat in place of Judge Hazen, who was at one time an attorney for some of the parties to the action, and there fore deemed himself disqualified to sit in the case. The title of the case was "Fensky vs. Branner." but it was in reality only a step in the litigation between Mrs. Mil lie Nichols and Mrs. Josie Webb, heirs of Jacob Klein, against ojhn Branner, as they had purchased Fensky's claim against Branner in order to enforce their own judgment of $20,000 against him. The sale of the building under the Fensky judgment was made by the sheriff in September, and it was bought in by the plaintiffs. A short time be fore the sale a suit to enjoin it was filed by the defendants, but it was af terwards decided to allow the sale to proceed and then fight its confirmation, so that when the motion to confirm the sale was filed by the plaintiff, a motion to set it aside was also filed by the de fendants. Both motions were argued before Judge Thompson yesterday, and he sustained the motion of the defense on the ground that no order of sale had been procured from the district court of Jackson county before the sale was made. The plaintiffs will now secure a new order of sale and proceed to sell the building over again. In the meantime some of the other litigation is pending in the supreme court. PERFUME FACTORY. First In the United States to Be Es tablished In California. Chicago, Dec. 29. The Post says to day Within a few months there will be es tablished in Monrovia. Cal., the first perfume farm and perfume manufac turing plant, operating on an extensive scale, that has ever been established in this country. A party of New York and Chicago capitalists have been working on the scheme for several months. Thousands of acres of land have been bought in southern. California. Expert German and French chemists have al ready been engaged, and early in the coming spring, the plant, it is said, will be in full operation. A meeting of the promoters of the enterprise will be held in New York in a week or two and final arrangements for the organization of a stock company completed. It is intend ed to incorporate under the laws of Il linois. WORKED TO DEATH. Wife of Inmate of Topeka Insane Asylum Gives Up Life's Struggle. Mrs. Mary Beck, the wife of an in mate of the insane asylum here, was found dead at her home seven miles south of Ellinwood on Tuesday. She was sitting in a rocking chair by the kitchen stove when found, and her throat was cut and her forehead bruis ed. Near the body was a hatchet. The discovery was made by Mrs. Beck's two boys aged 10 and 13 years. Mr. Beck was sent to the Topeka asy lum about two years ago, and since that time his wife has managed the farm and done most of the farm work herself. She brought up the family of four children, followed the plow or did other farm work during the day, and did her housework at night. It is supposed that she committed sui cide because she was worn out with hard work, but it may have been a case of murder. One of the children said he heard his mother say something during the night about having killed some one and that she would kill herself. DEFENSE FUND. French Chamber Will Be Asked "For 120,000,000 Francs. Paris. Dec 29. The government will submit to the chamber of deputies at the begining of January, a bill provid ing for the defense of the French coasts and colonies and to increase th strength of the fleet. This does not in volve an increase in the expenditure. The cost of the defense of the coasts and colonies is estimated at 120,000.000 franca, spread over two and a. half years. This sum will be provided for by EO.OOO.OC'O francs annually, set aside to pay off certain bonds-, and which be come free this year by the final repay ment of these bends. The expense of the increase of the fleet will be met by utilizing 55.000.0H francs out of the 105. -000.000 francs annually devoted to the construction of new vessels. At the end of two years the whole 105.000.0u0 francs can be devoted to the new naval programme. INSURANCE WAR. A Topeka Agency Brings an Action Under The Kansas Anti-Trnst Law Asking Damages. U5I0X AND NON-UNION A Sequel to the Recent Rate Cutting Contest In Which the People Were Giren Cheap Insurance. Another insurance war is pending. This time Frank S. Thomas, an. agent of seventeen years in business in To peka, has brought suit against the Springfield Fire Marine Insurance company of Massachusetts for $1,900 damages because the agency was taken awa- from him after he had worked for five years in building up a large busi ness for himself and the company. A similar suit has been brought against the Traders' Insurance company, of Chicago. The petition was filed today by Ferry Doran and David Overmyer, attor neys for Thomas. The document sets forth that for more than seventeen years the plaintiff, Thomas, has been what is known as a non-union insurance agent that is, an agent who does not submit to. and who is not governed by the rules of any un ion of insurance companies or combina tion or trust of insurance companies, or ganized for the purpose of controlling the cost or rates of insurance. The petition says that an agent of the Springfield company came to Thomas in October last and warned him that if he took the agency of the Continental Fire insurance company of New York, the Springfield agency would change its agency, but asking Thomas to consider a proposition to take eight or ten of the largest union companies and exclude all the non-union companies. Thomas re fused. Said agent and representative of the defendant company, recites the petition, said that the Springfield Fire Marine Insurance company would not be asso ciated in an agency with the Continen tal Insurance company of tne City of New York, which is and was. an inde pendent, or non-union company, and was at that time preparing to write in surance in Topeka at a lower rate than that fixed by union companies. The agency was revoked and a com petitor appointed who took charge of books and business. The petition continues, the Springfield company, being a member of an unlaw ful combination of insurance compan ies known as the "Western Union," which combination is and was a trust organized, formed and controlled for the purpose of forcing non-union com panies into said combination or trust, and by 'so doing to perfect said unlaw ful combination or trust, so as to com pletely control the cost and rate of insurance: that said unlawtul combin ation known as the "Western Union," whose headquarters are and were in the city of Chicago, Illinois, on or about the 12th day of September, 1S99. adopted a rule or regulation at a meeting of said Western Union, held in the city of Ni agara Falls, in the state of New York, by which all members of said "Western Union" were directed and compelled to pay local agents an increased or addi tional compensation for writing fire in surance in Union companies, provided, said local agents would expel from their agencies all non-union companies: that said rule is known as the "Western Un ion's Separation Rule:" that und-r this rule the increased or additional commis sions above mentioned would be paid, anil were and are paid, by union com panies to all local agents who expelled from their agencies all non-union com panies. That the object and purpose of said "Western Union's Separation Rule" was and is two-fold: First, to force non union companies to join the "Western Union:" second, by forcing non-union companies to join the sail "Western Union." to thus perfect its unlawful combination and trust to such an ex tent that the "Western Union" could completely control the cost and rate of insurance. CASES FAR REACHING. These cases are said to be very im portant and far-reaching, touching the question of trusts, and the application ot Ftate laws to insurance combina tions. The insurance commissioners and the attorney general of the states of Minnesota and Ohio, have taken the same position as Mr. Thomas contends for in these cases. The Minnesota auth orities have held that the "Western Union's Separation Rule" will not be permitted to be enforced in that state holding that it is a rule, promulgated by a trust, in restraint of trade and competition and contrary to the anti trust laws of Minnesota and that the license of any insurance company will be revoked if it undertakes to apply the "rule" in that state. But the question has never been pre sented to the courts and the cases filed today are the first to invoke a judicial determination of the question. The anti trust and combine statutes of the state of Kansas are the most severe and are said to be the best anti-trust laws pass ed by any state in the union, and the supreme court in the Forty-seventh Kansas Supreme Court Reports has held that they apply to business of in- i surance. These cases and others filed in this and other states show that the people are beginning to invoke the laws already on the statute books for their protection against trusts and combines. These cases will undoubtedly be bit terly contested on both sides, and end j in the supreme court. It is said that! these companies have so conducted thi-ir attacks upon non-union companies and agents as to bring themselves absolute ly within the scope and toils of the anti-trust laws of Kansas. At least, that is the plaintiff's position. This is the second time that the Thomas agency has been set upon by the "Western I'nion" combination. It will be observed that he has em ployed strong legal talent. The fight ing qualities of the principals to the suit are well established. These eass may result in the adjudication of the principal and collateral questions aris ing out of the application of the Kan sas anti-trust laws to the insurance business, and the action of combina tions in attempting to injure and de stroy the established business of indi viduals, to stifle competition and to secure arbitrary power within the trust. Mr. Thomas says of the suit: "This is the second time the combin ation known as the Western Union has attacked my agency: in 1SS7 I had an agency of twenty companies, ten union and ten non-union and was doing a sat isfactory business for all of them, but the Union companies came to me find said that I must throw the ten non union companies out of my agency or they, the ten union companies, would leave. I told the union companies that no insurance company owned me or had a mortgage on me or a collar about my neck, and that I was running my business to suit myself and would not permit any company or set of compan ies to dictate to me what other com panies I represented or what compen sation they paid me. The result was the ten union or combination compan ies took their agencies away from me and practically pulled my agency in two in the middle, after I had spent years in building up the business. This resulted in a rate war that lasted nearly a year. "I had to fight for the business that they had wrongfully taken from me with various agents to whom they took the companies, but I said nothing. I thereafter represented only non-union companies for six or seven years, until these two union companies came to me and wanted to get into my agency. "As they had little or no business, having been drifting around from one agency to another, or as we say in insurance parlance, they had "been on wheels.' I said to them, 'Now, see here, you know I am a non-union man anil have only non-union companies and if I should take you into my agency and build up a good business on your books, about the next thing you would do would be to promulgate some rule on account of the non-union companies and pull up and leave with all the busi ness I had put on your books.' They positively assured me that under no circumstances would they go into any separation business again and that if I would take them into my agency I could rest assured that I would have no trouble with them on account of rep resenting non-union companies and there wouid be no separation under any circumstances. With this distinct un derstanding and agreement they in duced me to take the two union com panies. The Traders of Chicago and the Springfield of Massachusetts and I built them up a good business, especially the Springfield, and their special agents have repeatedly remarked how very satisfactory their business was, etc. "On the 12th day of September. 1S99, the Union held a meeting at Niagara Falls and adopted and promulgated and put in operation a separation rule and in October came along with a separa tion rule and started a fight with me on account of my non-union companies. In other words, did exactly what they agreed they would not do: thus you see they got into my agency and induced me to put my business upon their books by this grossest deception, misrepresen tation and fraud and then put my busi ness into the hands of my competitors. If they ha.d met me on my way home on a dark night and sandbagged me I would have thought more of them. "Det it be said to tne credit of quite a respectable minority of conservative and level headed union managers that they opposed the passage of the rule and questioned the propriety of putting such an arbitrary rule into effect. "The insurance pres3 with singular unanimity sided with the minority of managers in the position they took at the Niagara Falls meeting and general ly questioned the wisdom and practica bility of the separation rule, probably for the reason that any measure tend ing to injure innocent agents was bad in policy and principle. "You now have a fair statement of the case. The combination jumped on to me in 1SS7 as aforesaid and attempted to ruin my business and I did nothing: they have now jumped on again and that is just once too often; they will be meeker I believe when I get through with them; they have put themselves just where I want them and this fight is on to a finish, without gloves and without quarter." STREET CAR HELD UP. Passengers Make a Fight and Kill One Robber. Seattle. Wn., Dpo. 2P. Two maknd men held up a Uallarr! street car at It o'clock last niht. There were eiht passengers aboard and a regular fusil lade of shots was fired. One of the pas sengers named Plimpton inside the car opened fire on the highwayman entering from the rear and three shots were re turned. One broke Plimp' n's arm and the other entered his breast. A Rtranger standing on the front end of the car which was first boarded, cried out "Look out, I am laying for them," and fired. At the first shot the robber on the front reeled from the car and fled to the woods. After the firing on the rear end ceased the second robber took to the woods. Bullets passed through the clothing of two other passengers. The robbers se cured nothing. Shortly after midnight the police found near the scene of the car holdup the body of one of the two robbers. He had been almost instantly killed by a bullet from a passenger's pistol. The body is stiil unidentified. SIXSS FOR LONG'S PLACE. Wichita Judge Will Enter Baca For Congress. A dispatch from Wichita says: Today the friends of Judge Henry C. Sluss definitely decided to enter him against Chester I. Uong, the present incumbent. If Sluss does not decline, and such action is not looked for, the passing of Mr. "Long is assured. Sluss will defeat him surely. The sense of the Kepublicans of the district is that Mr. Long is an unsafe and illogical can didate for a campaign such as that ex pected in the "His: Seventh" next year. It will be a battle royal between the Republicans and the fusion forces and both sides have determined to advance their strongest men. If Siuss is the rominee the probability is that it will become apparent to the fusion forces that Sam B. Amidon, the present coun ty attorney of Sedgwick county, must be matched against him. If it shall eventuate that these two men are the candidates of the opposing political forces. Wichita will have the hottest fight in its history, not excepting that in which the great red chieftain after which it is named lost his life and scalp. Arnidon could beat Sluss in Sedgwick county, but it is doubtful whether a non-resident could. Sluss is an old timer. He came here at the birth of the town and has lived here ever since. He was county attorney, city attorney, rep resentative, district judge and state senator. At present he is one of the judecs of the court of private land claims, which office will soon be abol ished. He was for years the law part ner of Governor Stanley, and although they are scarcely on speaking terms now, it was Sluss' speech that reinforc ed that written promise made by Stan ley to Cy Leland. which made him the Republican candidate for governor in isa. SEGRETMISSION. United States Cruiser Uont gomerj Slips AwayQuietlj And Makes ft Trip to tbe Coast of Liberia. WHAT IT ALL 31 CANS. May Be a Coaling Station or a Protectorate. Little Republic Has Loug De sired American Guardianship. "New York, Iec. 29- A lierald special from "Washington says; It developed today that the Vr.it- I States cruiser Montgoim-ry has teeu oi. a secret mission to Liberia. Africa, per formed, it is believed, with a ,v t displaying the Amerhan fac; i I-i Syr ian waters and the locate n of a st for an American coaling station on ths Liberia n roast. While officials of the n.i vy depart ment maintain that t he cruise was an ordinary character, it is sitrniri. at that it has been kept a profound mys tery up to this tinif. none of the ves sel's movements having ben rer-ur.l-"! in the daily bulletin, published by tne bureau of navigation. It is further regarded as significant that the Montgomery's cruise in Lib-r-ian waters was made at a time whiri reports were in circulation tha t lr -;i t H r i t a i n d e r m any and 1 1 a I y hi d -sipns on the territory of t h" lit tl re public and these were so persistent that Secretary Hay deemed it advisable t make inquiries of the powers named. These inquiries resulted in assertion that none of the foreign government.- contemplated interfering with Liberia affairs. The secrecy regarding the Montgom ery's movements was carried t-j su h an extent that it was not until td.i v that Secretary Loni; stated, after mak ing" inquiry of the bureau of na vira ttvn. he had been informed the Ton t i?orr-i had visited Monrovia, the capital of Li beria and Free Town. tli' capital f the T-trit ish colony of Sierr i L.-.,n,' While at the former foint Comman der J. H. M erred of the Montgomery called upon the .Ameriean minister a-i I it is understood, met the president ar, I his cabinet. It is no s-cret her- tr-a: Liberia has ions: desired an at'uv- American protectorate and has ma representations whieh P a l th authori ties to understand that i-h-- desire- t h establishment of an Anwri an -.urr station on her shor-'S. believing that it will erive her additional reason for pro tection from this qrovernmeat. The reports whieh have bt n r-e -j i at the navy department re:ardinir tri Liberian coast show it does not. p;ss a satisfactory site for a coalinc station. Many years aco the I'nited Stat s p s Rf ssed a coal pile at Si"i ra Leor;-. which point it is believed t!ie M. nt'- m ery also visited, though Pimply for t.-.? purpose of taking coal on board. Senator Mason, who has rereive-1 a. letter from an officer of th- Montsr-m-ery, states that he proposes to intro duce a rf solution callings u,.on th-- s -retary of the navy to inform the s-nat why the Montgomery was ord-T'd t Sierra Leone and if th- mission wan in pursuance of any understanding ireat Hritain. There is no doubt that this cover-.-ment is seriously o.ntt mi-humi; th-- es tablishment of a coalinar station on th west coast of Africa and th- observa tions made by Commanl-r M--rr'i f the Montgomery, will b eonsi drM in connection with the decision r-a-h i. WILL PASS THE SENATE. Senator Baker Say a Financial E.il Will Become a Law. Before Senator Bak-r left Topeka said: "The senate and house will not h v much trouble in setting t"L'- thT o:; a, currency measure. The rew law wt.l be ready for the president's s:naiir by February There i ry 1st:!- dif ference between the bill passed by tr house and the one the senate comm;tt-e will recommend for passage. The sen ate measure will contain a r -fund iti -c bond provision. In eft. t. it wjii riv the sovernmetit the option of taking u? its bonds as they fall due (r n-funJir them at 2 per cent. The senate n.i meet on January 4, and will t.tke up to currency bill the first t hir.y. That measure will consume our time ia three or four weeks. Then tne c ,r;fei ence committee of the tv. houses w L grt tog-ether and adjust the diffei rt' of the two bills in short order, and th compromise measure will b; adopted immediately thereafter. "After the currency biii is out of th way the senate wiii consider bii! f-.r the government of Hawaii ari'i f "rr Rico. Then appropriation bibs w ii! be taken up. That is about all we wi;l d j this session." "How 0 about statehood f jt Okla homa?" he was askefi. "That quest ion will not r a'-h th-:. senate this season." Senator l!;ik-r re plied. "There seems to be- a trowing sentiment in favor of takinsr klah .na and the Indian Territory into th ur.h.: as one state, but it will be ahol iteiy impossible for this to be done next year. In fact, the treaties now bein with the various Indian tribes ar- liaoie to delay tne mattter several y-ar." "Will the Wichita reservation be opened for settlement thi session "Xo. Other matters of vasUy more importance wPI engross th attention of cona-ress. Very little a t r en? ion w be given to Indian a ff a irs. The I n l:a a committee of the senate, of w h ;v Senator Thurston is chairman, an 1 i which I am a member, has not hdd a meeting; yet. We will probably wx to gether soon after congress r-assemble and take up all matters that r 1 prompt attention. The new law -f-rnintr affairs in the territory is work ing smoothly, and there is a d isposit v. among the senators not to ni'-l t -r modify it until the reforms sought t b- accomplished undT it are worked utz Murderer Expects Salvationi st. Louis, life. 23. A Pst-Disp ttch special f ro m Ca i ro, I i I s. says: W rr Martin was hanged in the court rtou yard here today for the muruV-r t Joseph Landrum last ctoher i n th scaffold Martin exhibited wond-rf il nerve. He talked brietly, fxpr-in? hi willingness to die and the tj?t that he was saved. Weather Indication. Chicago, ref 29. For Kansas: Part ly cloudy tonight and Saturday; r iabie winds.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOUEXAL, FKIDAT EVEXIXG, DECEMBER 29, 1899. TOPEKASOCIETY. Mrs. XV. A. Johnston Entertains For Mrs W. K. Smith. Mrs. DaTid J. Harding's Recep tion For Mrs C. R. Hudson. B II ILL IAN T EVENTS. Hostesses Score Decided Social Triumphs. News Tersonal and Otherwise of a Social Nature. Thursday was a day of receptions.and as pleasant a day as one could wish for. Mrs. W. A. Johnston entertained charmingly for Mrs. William Redwood mith who has recently moved to To j.eka from Kansas City, and the recep tion Riven "by- Mrs. David J. Harding for Mrs. Charles 11. Hudson who will 1-ave soon- for the City of Mexico to live, was equally as pleasant. Holly played an important part in the decorations at Mrs. Johnston's; the three large parlors had grarlands of holly fes tooned around the walls, the chandeliers were banked with it. and the lights all had red shades to match the vivid red if the holly berries. A spice of originality was displayed in the dining room, which is a delightful apartment without any decorations; it is a long narrow room, running the en tire width of the house and at one end is a deep bay window full of luxuriant plants. The polished square oak table was placed in the center of the room; the chandelier overhead was draped with holly, with red incandescent lights twinkling out at intervals, several of them also surrounded the chandelier at the ceiling. A red light with Puffy red shades was placed at each corner of the table, and in the center was a large mirror plateau, surrounded with a wide border of smilax. dotted with red lights: the mirror reflected a hish cut Klass vase filled with American Beauty ross. A patriotic spirit prevailed in the hall hirh was draped with large flags. A music box in the upper hall played fweetly during the afternoon. Miss Nettie Ware. Miss Aimee Cran deil. Miss Florence Welch and Miss Margaret Johnston in pretty light frocks served punch upstairs: the high cjvt glass punch bowl was placed on a table covered with a pretty drawn work cover. The room was prettily decorated with holly, and evergreen, and quite a curiosity was a good sized orange tree, bearing a number of oranges in all the stages of their growth, from the bud to the ripe fruit. Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Smith received the guests in the parlor: Mrs. Johnston wore a handsome combination of black velvet and moire silk with a deep yoke of applique lace. Mrs. Smith was in a pretty evening gown of pale yellow silk, trimmed with white lace and mink fur; both carried American Beauty roses. The assisting ladies were. Mrs. H. M. Phillips. Mrs. F. J. Shubert. Mrs. J. IX Mcharland. Mrs. C. C. Baker. Mrs. W. A. S. Hird Mrs. C. J. Brown. Mrs. A. H. H'irton, Mrs. P I. Bonebrake, Mrs. A. Zalinvr, Mrs. Kugene F. Ware. Mrs. "V. A. Morton. Mrs. J. C. McClintock, Mrs. A. T. Daniels. Mrs. M. A. Lnw, Miss Kmily KUiott. Miss Mabel Hillis. Miss Bessie West ad Miss Pearl McFarland. Miss Bessie and Master Otho Jett as sisted in the hall. Between three and four hundred jjuests called during the afternoon. At Mrs. Hardings. The three hundred guesta who called at the home of Mrs. Hardi-ig were de lighted with the hospitality extended to them. The parlor was artistically decorated in Christmas greens and nar cissuses, and lighted with pretty little candles with yellow shades which har monized with the beautiful gown worn by Mrs. Hudson, the puest of honor. It was of yellow brocaded satin, with an over dress of white mousseline de soie, trimmed with white lace insertion, threaded with turquoise blue chenile, and a chou of turquoise blue velvet. Mrs. Harding wore a Persian satin costume in white, gold and turquoise bin'; the bodice was of white satin, with a deep collar of turquoise blue vel vet, overlaid v ith duchess lace. The yoke and sleeves were of white tulle Mith crystal drops. Mrs. Creorge Kagle. who received with Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Hudson, wore a black silk skirt with a black lace over Fkirt: the bodice of black and white siik had a front of white silk appliqued in black bow knots. The decorations in the second parlor were of evergreen, holly and ferns, lighted with little green shaded candles. Separating the dining room from this room was a pedestal on which was a jardenierre containing a palm; over head wis a fret work of evergreen. The dining room was the most attrac tive spot in the house; the color scheme was carried out i n pink and green. Kvergreens were draped over the win dows and on the side board with a big cut glass bowl of pink roses in the midst, and lighted with Cathedral can ities. The big square dining table in the center of the room was almost cov ered with a square of Battenburg. Six candles in as many glass candlesticks, with tluffy pink shades were placed in side the Battenburg piece and the cor ner ones held in place the strands of smiiax which extended down from the chandeliers. A mirror plateau had a border of smiiax and narcissus; s. and reflected two cut glass bowls, one up side down, the other right side up hold ing a high cut glass vase; both the bowl and vase were tilled with pink roses and narcissuses. Watson's orchestra played during the afternoon in one of the upstairs rooms. Punch was served by Miss L,e Redden and Miss Louise Willis. Miss Redden wore a gray silk gown, trimmed in lace and chiffon, the bodice embroidered in silver sequins. Miss Willis wore a white organdy skirt, trimmed with ac cordian pleated ruffles, edged with nar row black lace; the overskirt and bod ice were of pink and white organdy trimmed with lace ruchings. The ladies who assisted were Mrs. Ed win Lang, in a costume of black beaded gauze with a yoke of white and a touch of color added by a bit of petunia vel vet. Mrs. H. V. Mudge. in a maroon colored cloth gown, appliqued in black and white. Mrs. Charles Blood Smith in black spangled net. Mrs. W. J. B'ack, black brussels net. embroidered in sil ver and gold sequins. Mrs. E. H. Cros by, pale green silk with yoke and sleeves of white tucked mousseline de Bnie; dark green Velvet revers were over laid with duchess lace. Mrs. Jams B. Hayden, black spangled net. Mrs. A. A. Hurl, pink silk, trimmed with lace and chifr'on. Mrs. Arthur Murphy, cream colored challie. sprinkled with tiny American beauty rose buds,' over white taffeta silk. Miss Olenna Cress, black crepe de chine, trimmed with jet. The assisting ladieg were entertained at supper by Airs. Harding. About three hundred guests called during the after noon. In the evening Mrs. Harding enter tained at an informal high five party. Mr. Frank Squires and Mr. Fred Gor don cut for the gentlemen's first prize, in favor of Mr. Gordon; it was a pair of small bisque figures.- Miss Olenna Cross won the ladies' prize, a pretty hand-painted plate. The booby prizes went to Mrs. Arthur Murphy and Mr. Wolcott. The Sixty Three Club. The Sixty Three club was pleasantly entertained Wednesday afternoon by Miss Helen Thompson and Miss Metta Robinson at the home of Miss Thomp son. The substitutes were Mrs.- Bogert of New York. Miss Lemon, Mrs. W. C. Smith of St. Louis, Miss Gertrude Dev ereux. Miss Hazel Fassler, and Miss Vera Low. Miss Ivah Davis won the prize which was a book. Miss Emily King and Miss Helen Wilson will entertain the club In two weeks at the home of Miss King, The Commisceo Club Party. A very delightful dancing party was given Thursday evening at Hudson's hall by the Commisceo club; It was the last party of the first series. The sec ond series will be opened with a party Thursday evening, January 11. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lingafelt, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Schlegel, Mr. and Mrs. F D. Driesbach, Mr and Mrs. C W. Siegfried, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mercer, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom, Miss Ethel Dever-of Atch ison, Miss Grace Norris, Miss Pauline Maier, Miss Crisa Tuttle of Kansas City, Miss Emma Whitmer, Miss Olive Lewis. Miss Edna Millice, Miss Emma McMullen.Miss Nellie Nevill.Miss Alm:i Menard. Miss Whitney, Miss Ada Sim mons, Miss Lulu Fordyce, Miss Jose phine YanAmburgh, Miss Helen. Mize, Miss Katherine Ernich.Miss Lela Hord, Miss Leona Sage, Miss Sarah Schreiber, Mr. J. A. Hearst of Atchison, Dr. H. V. Martin of Chicago. Dr. C. Hugo of St. Louis. B. M Hebard, Dr. F. O. Burkett, Mr. Glen Hatfield, Mr. Max H. Maier. Mr. Morris Stevenson. Mr. Bert Harris, Mr. Charles H. Hood, Mr.Charles Deck er. Mr. C. B. Wingett, Mr. Charles Marklry Mr. Al Wick, Mr. Russell Kincuid, Mr. Charles Smyth, Mr. W. D Goodwin, Mr. John Buchanan, Mr. C. A. Torrence, Mr. Tom Whitmer, Mr. Neton Alden, Mr. W. C. Stevenson, Mr. Ray Lyddane and Mr. Arthur Hudson. "Between the Acts." The entertainment for the benefit of the Spalding Reading circle took place in. Assumption hall, Wednesday even ing and proved a decided success. The stage was prettily decorated with dra peries and furnishings giving a most comfortable homelike appearance. As a curtain raiser six young ladies and as many gentlemen, attired a3 old maids and bachelors, gossiped over their af ternoon tea and told in spicy verse the reasons why they never married. Im mediately after. Miss Mamie Cohr ap peared before the curtain and gave to the audience the plot of the little farce that followed, a comedy entitled "Be tween the Acts.' Each character was well carried out and kept the audience interested and. amused to the end. Fol lowing is the cast of characters: Dick Comfort. Frank Squires; George Merrygale, Clarence Brown; Mrs. Clem entina Meander, Nanon Herron; Edith Comfort, Ethel Strausenback; Sally, Mrs. McArthur; Harris, Ernest Craw ford. An orchestra composed of Miss Besise Davidson, Miss Bell Tice, Messrs. Dav id Gossett, Charles Lewis and Elden Tice furnished music throughout the evening and added much to the success of the entertainment. Notes and Personal Mention. Engraved or printed cards and wed ding initations. Adams Brothers. Mrs. A. L. Redden Is visiting in Chi cago. Miss Bessie Hayden returned today from a short visit in Kansas City; she was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hall and Miss Beedy, who will be her guests. Dick Rogers left Thursday for Wash ington, D. C, to attend the law school of Columbian university. Miss Helen Grey of Raton. N. M., ar rived Wednesday to spend the remain der of the winter with relatives. Mr.and Mrs.S. C.Lee spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Huston .at 1022 Tyler street. Mr. Bruce Cary and little son of Ar kansas City have been visiting Mr. Gary's sister. Mrs. Lottie C. Chapman at 723 West Tenth street tor a few days. Miss Georgiana Wasson went to Kan sas City today is visit friends. Miss Elva Clark of Emporia spent Thursday with Miss Gertrude Willett. Mr. and Mrs. George Speer left Thurs day for Ada, Ohio, where they were call ed by a telegram announcing the ser ious illness of their nephew. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Atwood spent Christmas in Oklahoma. Mrs. W. I. Allen is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. W. Lacey. Miss Marie Tuttle who has been very ill, is able to be out. Miss Sue Harkness of Clay Center, Mr. Foy Earnest of Holton and Dr. Violet Metzer of Kansas Citv are visit ing with Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Menninger. Mrs. E. W. Thompson and children returned today from a visit in Chicago. Miss Jeannette Williams of Paola, Kan., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Whitmer on Polk street. Mrs. H. H. Gregg of Joplin. Mo., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John. F. Mitchell. Miss Myrtle Welch is visiting her uncle at Pauline. Miss Jessie Tipton went to Kansas City today for a several days' visit. Miss Margaret Johnston will enter tain this evening complimentary to Miss Louise Allison. The H H. club will give its regular dancing party Saturday evening at Hudson's hall; this will be the last par ty of the first series. Mrs. John E. Lord will entertain this evening for Miss Carol Edwards, Misst-s Kathleen and Isabel Lord. SOCIETY NATURALISTS. Meet at New Haven and Elect Their Officers. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 29. The American Society of Naturalists today elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Prof. E. B. Wilson, Colum bia university; vice presidents. Prof. It. T. Thaxter of Harvard: Prof. F. P. Mall of Johns Hopkins university; Prof. H. S. Williams of Yale; secretary. Prof. A. D. Mead of Brown universitv: treas urer. Prof. M. M. Metcalf of Baltimore Women's college; members of the ex ecutive committee. Professors W. W. Rowlee of Cornell and J. S. Kingsley of Tufts college. The afternoon session was devoted to a discussion of "The Position that Uni versities Should Take in Regard to In vestigation." Prof. Timothy Dwight led the discussion, being followed by Prof. R. H. Chittenden of Tale university; Prof. Joseph Jastrow of the University of Wisconsin; Prof. S. T. MacDougafl of the New York Botanical Gardens and Prof. William Patton of Dartmouth col lege. The annual dinner of the society closed the session. President W. G. Farlow de livering the address. The affiliated societies, which have not finished their session and which will continue their meetings tomorrow, are the American Physiological society, the American I'sycnoiogical association and the Society for the Study of Plant Morphology and Physiology. SNAP SHOTS A T HOME NEWS Tom Clements is in Kansas City today. The State Horticultural meeting closes tonight. Nearly all of the teachers have returned to their homes. Some of the alleys are sadly in need of being cleaned up. Only two more days in which to make up New Year's resolutions. The fraternal societies of the city are initiating many new members. The county offices will be closed Mon day on account of New Year's. The docket for the March term of the court of appeals has been completed. The grocers and butchers' organization Is one of the most enthusiastic in the city. The weather is giving the people plenty of time to get in their wir.ter supply of coal. Hnvt's ancient farce "A Bunch of Keys will be seen at the Crawford theater next week. Several voung men had on skates last evening, and the ice is not very thick yet, either. Holiday trade is about over and busi ness is once more assuming normal con ditions again. County Clerk Wright is in Wichita at tending the annual meeting of the county clerks of the state. Ex-State Superintendent Gaines of Sa lina, has been in attendance at the state teachers' association. The "Black 400" company was seen by a small audience at the Grand Opera house Thursday night. There will be no injunction suit against the erection of the new city building by the successful contractors. Dr. L. H. Munn returned today from Davenport. Iowa, where he was called on Rock Island business. E. W. Thompson, assistant general pas senger agent of the Rock Island road, is in Wichita on business. The fancy chicken raisers are getting their birds ready for the poultry show which will be given soon. There is generally a blizzard and a snow blockade soon after New Year's. Railroad men are preparing for the one now. A large number of the school teachers visited the asylum and other points of interest around Topeka yesterday. Mr. Dick Johnson of the New York Mer cantile company. has returned after spending several days in Kansas City. The state board of education is in ses sion todav looking over applications for certificates to teach in institutes. Judge Hazen took advantage of Judge Thompson's presence on the Shawnee county bench to go hunting yesterday. J. L. Eldridge wishes it stated that ho is not J. B. Eldridge who signed an ar ticle in the State Journal about Moody ar'l Tngersoll. Buy your coal of Davies Nicholson ami get double the amount of premium stamps for your purchase. Two stamps instead of one. While the other county officers-elect will begin their new terms on January 8. County Treasurer Phillips will not suc ceed himself until next October. A team hitched to an ice wagon ran away on Tenth avenue this morning but no special damage resulted. The wagon was half full of ice at the time. A report that an attempt would be made to hold up one of the Santa Fe trains, has caused the company to put guards on their trains out of Kansas City. The fifth lecture in the Y. M. C. A. law course will be delivered tonight by D. R. Hite. It will be on "The Effects of Fraud or Mistakes on Contracts." Mr. H. A. Tice, trainmaster of the east ern division of the Santa Fe will deliver an address on "Train Service" at the Ar gentine Railroad Y. M. C. A. January 5. Clifford Music, one of the boys who stole coffin fixtures from Blaekman's coffin factory some time ago, has seen sent to the reform school on complaint of his father. C. W. Padgett, who has been in Denver for a month for the benefit of his health is reported to be greatly improved. His wife has joined him to remain the rest of the winter. Olof Forsse. sheriff of Saline county, was in Topeka last night on his way home from Leavenworth, where he had been to place an insane patient in a pri vate asylum. The pure food show is an assured suc cess. As quick as the city council gives its sanction to the holding of the show in the new auditorium its promoters will go right ahead with the making of the ar rangements. Frank Edson. who formerly lived in North Topeka but of late a resident of Oskaloosa. Iowa, has secured a position as manager of one of the dining cars on the Iowa Central" railroad. General Manager J. J. Frey of the Santa Fe left this afternoon for the east. When he returns he will be no longer general manager of the Santa Fe as his resignation takes effect January 1. Mr. Frey expects to be absent about ten days. A marriage license was issued yester day to Walter S. Brown, aged 23. and Gertrude Lvons. aged 19, both of Horton. Mrs. G. M. Tracy, who has a divorce suit against her husband. H. B. Tracy, pending in the district court, has filed a motion to require her husband to pay her $100 alimony while the suit is pending. A Kansas Citv woman writes a paper there that cream of tartar Is a cure for smallpox. She savs one ounce of it should be dissolved in a pint of hot water, and the patient should drink it at intervals. She savs it will stamp out the disease in a short time, and will leave no scars be hind. It should be kept in a glass or china receptacle and never In tin. Lillian Harris, who played the part of "Marion Haste" in "My Friend from In dia" at the Crawford theater Thursday night, was formerly Lillian Sutton of To peka. She left here with her parents several years ago and her mother now resides in Kansas City. She was married to Mr. Al Harris, manager of the com pany only a short time ago. Visiting teachers have caused the mo tormen and conductors of the city railway considerable annoyance this week. Last night a teacher, his wife, his wife's sister and three small children with a number of traveling bags and packages settled them selves comfortably in an asylum car and rode a block before they discovered they were not enroute to the Rock Island de pot. ABOUT FREMITI! STAMPS. The Blue Ones. For a time we will give J2.00 worth of Blue Premium Stamps with a $1.00 purchase: same proportion on up. In other words will give you 2 for 1. Don't know how long we will do this but for the present 'it goes." WEBSTER-TL'LLOCH COAL CO. 116 West &th St. Phone 405 and 520. Cleveland's Illness. Princeton, N. J.. Dec. 29. Ex-President Grover Cleveland, who has been confined to his bed for the last three days, was much improved today. The attending physician stated that the ex president was up and able to get about the house and would soon, be entirely recovered. I YOU X- Can make the same kind of mince pies your mother used to make, if you use "Kaw Valley Brand" Mince Meat "Absolutely the very best." -x-- X-X-X- x-x- Msde by the Wolff Packing Co. YTTffYY'fTTTYT'TTYYTTtTT'f" AT THE PLA1' LAST NIGHT. The fact that "My Friend from In dia" is a farce sufficiently clever to be entertaining to theater goers who see it more than once, coupled with the ap pearance for the first time in this city of Mr. Walter E. Perkins, the original "A Keen Shaver," was responsible for the presence of a large audience at its third engagement in Topeka at the Crawford theater Thursday night. As the farce has now reached the age where it has entered into the bills of stock companies in different cities, its future tours on the road will probably be conducted by inferior companies. Considerable interest attached to the work of Mr. Perkins in the perform ance last night, for the reason that he came here with the record of having amused New York audiences continu ously for 130 nights in the role of theos sophical barber. The rather diminutive comedian, who with his pompadour wig reminds one of Frank Daniels of comic opera fame, did not prove a disappoint ment in the eyes of the Topeka theater goers, and his gratesque appearance "'t i J L A t WALTER E. PERKINS. and humorous manner of speaking hu morous lines, won for him much ap plause. Mr. Perkins has an advantage in the start of looking the part on the stage of an ignorant barber who might be picked up in a drunken tour and carried home by the scapegrace son of a wealthy father, and with such a handicap in his favor it seems easy for him to make the most of the character. Ther versatility of his facial expression is something remarkable, and stands him in excellent advantage in the fa mous "mirror" scene. The company supporting Mr. Perkins could be improved upon materially, but notwithstanding this fact a satisfac tory performar ce was given. The part of "Erastus I'nderholt," the Kansas City pork packer who went to Nev York to place his daughters in "sasi ety" was particularly well taken al though those who have seen Frederick Bond in the part prefer his work. The "Tillie" of Miss Yokes, who was seen here two years ago, has never been ap proached in cleverness by any of her successors in the role. TO PATHOL THE ATLANTIC. Great Britain Wil, Search For Con traband Vessels From America. New York, Dec. 29. A special to the World from Halifax. N. S., says: Great Britain is apparently preparing to patrol the Atlantic. The report that the larger part of the British North American and West Indies squadron have received orders concerning the al leged violation of the neutrality laws by vessels leaving American ports with contraband of war seems to be well founded. One of the officials of the navy yard here, when asked by a reporter if two war vessels would be dispatched from the British North American squadron, declared that he know for an absolute certainty that communication touching upon the matter had been exchanged between Halifax and the commander of the fleet at the West Indies. Ar rangements are being made, he said, for the dispatch of at least two vessels to do patrol duty on the south and north Atlantic coast. The cruisers will sail immediately after receipt of final or ders. MUST PA Y BANKERS' TAX. Insurance Companies Doing a Call Loan Business.. Mew York, Dec. 29. The bureau of in ternal revenue has decided that insur ance companies doing a call loan busi ness are liable to the bankers' tax im posed by the war revenue law. The companies having their headquarters in this city will receive official notice of this decision today. Collector Treat, in response to a notification of this rul ing, prepared and sent out notices in viting representatives of the various companies in this city to call and dis cuss the matter with him. The war revenue law says that bank ers shall pay a tax of $50 when employ ing a capital not exceeding $25,000 and $2 additional for every $1,000 employed in excess of S25.00O. Vice President Tarbell of the Equit able Life Assurance society, said: "This company has not received any notice from the international revenue authorities as yet. We will hardly know what to say till we know what ground the government takes in the matter." FUS STOS'S PLACE. Ha Will Serve In Mac Arthur's Division. New York. Dec. 29. Louis A. M. P. A. Taviera, Portuguese consul general, said that he had no knowledge of any agreement regarding the sale of Dela goa bay. "But," added Senor Taviera, "this does not mean that such an agree ment may not have been made. I would not be likely to hear of it before the general public. It would not be surpris ing if a treaty had been made or is go ing to be made." The Portuguese charge de'affaires, Ig nacio de Costa Duarte, is at present in this city. He declared in an interview that, in his opinion, it would be well for Portugal to dispose of Delagoa Bay and the East African possessions. They had always been a source of trouble and were likely to remain so. "But it is not creditable," said Senor Duarte. "that any treaty has been made by which Portugal has parted with all her colonial possessions. Any ministery that agreed to such a treaty would not remain in power a minute. If a treaty such as described in the German news papers, had bee consummated, there would have been some hints of it pub lished in Portugal to prepare the public mind." Democrats to Fight Bynum. Washington, Dec. 29. The Post says: In a few days charges will be filed be fore the finance committee of the sen ate against the confirmation of ex-Representative William D. Bynum, of In diana, as Democratic appointee for the New York board of appraisers. The minority of that committee are deter mined to resist the installment of By num in that position. They will do so on the ground that he is not a Demo crat, but has openly affiliated himself with the Republican party. KYLE TARES HIS STAND. Would Rather Be a Republican Than Flock: With Socialists. Ne'w York, Dec. 29. A special to the Times from Washington says: Senator Kyle of South Dakota, who has been classed in the congressional di rectory, presumably upon his own au thority, as an Independent in politics, but who repeatedly has voted with the Republicans, has come out in a declara tion that will justify the makers of the directory hereafter in classifying him as a Republican in name as well as in fact. He is out of line with hi3 former Populist associates and says so. "Though I am a bimetallist arid have been so from conscientious convictions for 25 years," he said, "I would rather take the most undiluted gold standard ism than to accept bimetallism with the ingredients of radical socialism that are now associated with it." He does not favor that part of sug gested legislation which gives to the secretary of the treasury authority to issue bonds at his own discretion, be lieving that when the people of the United States find it necessary to in crease their public debt congress should be consulted. On the general question of voting for the gold standard, he does not believe that the enactment into law of a prin ciple which is now generally recognized will affect the country disadvantage ously. "We have been practically op erating under the gold standard," he said, "for 30 years. We have brought ourselves into harmony with the money systems of the world. It is a doubtful proposition whether it is right to dis turb values again when by such action we do injustice to the creditor class and at the same time put ourselves out of joint with the rest of the world. In 30 years we have adjusted ourselves to new conditions and in going to bi metallism now we might be committing a second wrong, the demonetization of silver being the first, in order to make a right." Senator Kyle says that the third party movement has degenerated into an indorsement of all that is radical and socialistic. The chairman of the Populist party in South Dakota, he says, is a socialist of the most pronounced type, whose news paper advocates an entirely new form of government. The Republicans ami con servative Democrats who were associ ated in the independent movement in the past have returned to their former political allegiance, not caring to fol low Altgeld, Debs and other agitators. "Because of these radical meetings," he said, "the American flag was twice torn down and the red flag of socialism raised in its place. I am in favor of American institutions," added Mr. Kyle, "and I would rather take the Republi can party, with all in it that is distaste ful to me, than be allied with these who have no respect for our flag and who want to tear down our government." "Is the independent movement in South Dakota at an end?" "It is probable that the socialists, the radical Populists and the radical Dem ocrats will get together and operate under the name of the reform party. In the election last fall there was no or ganized Democratic party and no Dem ocratic ticket. The name was complete ly obliterated and yet it was not so very long ago that the Democrats cafet 27,000 votes in my state. "This conglomerated party can never win. The present Populist governor was elected by a bare majority of 300, although previously the Populists had several thousand majority. In the last election the Republicans, without money and without a struggle, won by nearly 7,000. In the presidential campaign next year South Dakota will go for McKin ley by from 10,000 to 15,000. The social istic tendency of the third party people and the prosperity which is being en joyed by the South Dakota farmers have sounded the death knell of the old movement." WARNING FROM MEXICO. Liberal Newspaper Says We Have Joined the Imperia'ists. City of Mexico, Dec. 29. Imparcial, the leading newspaper organ of the liberal party, has a significant article on what constitutes imperialism and tends to show that the United States has joined England, Russia, Germany and France in a career of conquest and aggrandizement. Imparcial ceclaresthat imperialism and expansion are symp toms of national unhealth and argues that no nation which has ever played the imperial role has endured but has seen itself shorn of provinces and pos sessions as fast as the outlying pro vinces grew strong enough to shake off the yoke of their subjugators. It com pares the conduct of the United States in the Philippines to that of Great Bri tain in South Africa, and ends by pre dicting that all expanding nations will be forced to prodigal expenditures to maintain their hold on the new posses sions and so will become bankrupt. This utterance from the chief liberal organ is significant of the sentiments of the members of that party, now dom inant here. There is a marked display in the presg here of sympathy with the Boers. It is reported that British residents are rais ing volunteer corps to join the army in South Africa. El Pais, the Catholic daily, attacks the American missionaries, charging them with misrepresenting Mexico in their home organs, depicting as barbar ous the land where they labor among the heathen and asks why they do not publish more articles, showing the great progress made here in railways, tele graphs, education and manufacturing, but concludes that if they did not make the American people believe Mexico to be steeped in paganism and barbarism, they could not secure funds to maintain their missions. The religious question is at the bottom of the clerical party opposition here to all things American. SOUSA'S NAMED. March King's Organization Will Be Official American Band at Paris Exposition. New York. Dec. 29. Commissioner General Ferdinand W. Peck, of the United States commission to the Paris exposition of next year has appointed Sousas band as the official American band to play at the exposition. Mr. Sousa had intended to take his band on an European tour in 1898, but the breaking out of the Spanish war upset his plan. He will now make the tour in connection with the exposition. His engagement at the exposition will cover from eight to ten weeks. The band will play at the unveiling of the Lafayette monument near the Louvre on July 4. Masons at Wichita Wichita. Kan., Dec. 29. An elaborate banquet was given here Thursday to a distinguished gathering of Masons, in cluding Judge Thomas H. Caswell, of San Francisco, sovereign grand com mander of Scottish Rite Masons for the southern jurisdiction of America. The thirty-third degree had first been con ferred by him upon Charles G. Cohn, Elmer E. Bleckley. Fred Stucky, Chas. A. Hillar and J. Dewitt of Salina, Ed ward Donnelly of Guthrie, U. C- Guss of Oklahoma City and B. E. Langdon of Fort Scott. Grand Inspector Harper Cunningham of Oklahoma, R. E. Flem ing of South Dakota. R. T. Carr of Montana and Thomas W". Harrison, of Topeka. assisted in the ceremonies. -i Wmit" i""11if-'"'"' t r N We are showing a full line of Barney Berry and Winslow IN BOTH POLISHED CHANEY MORION, 623 KANSAS AVENUE. BELONGED TO BRITISH. A Large Fart of the Flour Seized at Delagoa Bay. New York, Dec. 26. It now appears that the firm that had the largest ship ments of flour consigned to Delagoa bay on the three vessels of which the car goes were recently seized by the British authorities is an English concern Arthur May Co., of Bristol, which has a large branch office in this city. The firm had on hand the three ships which were seized the Maria, the Mashona and the Beatrice about 26,000 bags of flour consigned to Lorenzo Marques. The agent here will not say whether the flour was intended for ultimate ship ment from Lorenzo Marques to the Transvaal, but he has not at present made any representations to the state department as have most of the other firms which had goods seized. The manifests of the three vessels show that they carried" the usual class of goods shipped to South African ports, although the proportion of flour was much larger than usual. It is tac itly admitted by the American firms whose goods have been seized that a large proportion was intended for the Boers. A member of one firm declared that there was a very large local trade in Lorenzo Marques. The consignments to Delagoa bay were all shipped at the consignee's risk and they can not therefore claim dam ages from the American firms for non delivery. The steamship owners are al so protected from similar damage suits, as a clause in the shipping agreements provides that they are not responsible for "unforeseen events." In spite of this, it is stated, that a large proportion of the goods shipped to firms in Lorenzo Marques was paid for before it left this country. The uncertainty in every di rection consequent on the war made shipping concerns in America careful and most of them refused to transact business except on "cash before deliv ery" terms. The people in Delagoa bay are, therefore, the real sufferers, partic ularly as that city is now full of refugees from the Transvaal and prices for ev erything have gone up. AN INDIAN SUMMER. Records Show November the Warmest For 41 Years. The following is the climate and crop service report for the Kansas section for November, as issued by the Weather bureau: The warmest November on the state records, which cover thirteen Novem bers, and the warmest on the records of the Agricultural college at Manhattan, which began in 1S58, the mean tempera ture of the state being 6.9 degrees above normal. The coolest November on the state records was 37.5 degrees in 1SS9, which is 10.9 degrees lower than the mean for the current month. The cold est November recorded at the Agricul tural college was 31.1 degrees in 1880. The mean temperature is above the normal over the entire state, the least excess occurring in the extreme south western counties, Kearney, Hamilton and Morton, the greatest excess in Cloud. Republic, Washington, Atchi son and Doniphan; the excess is greater in the northern counties than in the southern. The first killing frost for the season in Cherokee county occurred on the 2nd. The precipitation was entirely in the form of rain, except a trace of snow on the 30th in Atchison and Doniphan counties. The rainfall for the state averaged 0.51 above the November nor mal; in the eastern division it averaged 0.19 below; in the middle division 0 41 above, and in the western 1.40 above the divisional normals. It is above the normal over the entire western and the western two-thirds of the middle divi sions, and below normal over the larger portion of the eastern, an excess ap pearing only in Chautauqua. Elk, Woodson, Cherokee, Atchison and Doni phan counties. The greatest excess, 1.19, occurs in Rawlins county, and the greatest deficiency, 0.S7, in Shawnee. The mean temperature for the state was 4S.4 degrees. The highest local monthly mean was 52.1 degrees at Os wego, and the lowest 43.0 degrees, at Coolidge. The highest temperature was 1 degrees at Engiewood on the 9th, Fall River on the 10th, and at Chanute on the 15th; the lowest 1 degree, at Colby on the 2nd; the greatest daily range was 07 degrees at Ulysses on the 9th. The average precipitation for the state was 1.34 inches. The greatest lo cal amount was 2.75 at Columbus, and the least 0.21 at Campbell. There were but five days on which no precipitation was recorded. The mean barometric pressure was 30.06. The highest pressure was 30.62 at Dodge City on the 2d, the lowest, 29.32, at Kansas City on the 30th. The prevailing wind was from the south, 41 per cent, with 21 per cent from the north. Forty per cent of the days were clear, 30 per cent partly cloudy. 30 per cent cloudy and 13 per cent rainy. Thunderstorms wer noted on 13 days, fos on 16 days, lunar halos on 8 nights, and an aurora on one. The warm rains greatly benefited the ground and the wheat, the latter grow ing so rapidly that much of it had to be pastured to check it. Much of the early sown wheat in the northwestern counties was killed by the drought of the first half of the month, but the later sowing grew rapidly after the rains be gan, and at the close of the month the latest sown was coming up finely, while more plowing was being done. FREE SILVER AND BRYAN. Alabama's Governor Is Running on That Issue. New York, Dec. 29. Joseph F. John ston, governor of Alabama and candi date to succeed John T. Morgan as U. S. senator, is now in this city. The governor, discussing his can didacy, said last night: "I am standing squarely upon the AND NICKEL FINISH Chicago platform. The Democrats of my state believe in free silver and Bryan. Before my campaign opened Senator Morgan tried to create new issues and to evade supporting free sil ver and Bryan. His stand cost him many votes, and when he took the stump down there he Boon found out how the people stood. Our people are opposed to imperialism and trusts, but in the next campaign the issues of lv" will be the main issues. I am confident that I shall be elected." OLD AND StiW SOUTH Discussed From an Educational Standpoint at Men: ph. 3. Memphis Tenn.. Dc. 20 The Southern Rd ueaUonal association will conclude i s lybors today and the most succsful con vention in its history ended at this rrvtrn-ing-'s session. John V. Atererombi-. su perintendent of public Instruction ft Ala bama, delivered an eloquent address on "KUucation in the old and in the ne w South." "There are people who object tn tb terms Old South and New South: but there was an oid south and ther is a new south. There was a south of aristo cracy and bondage. That south, whi h was bounded by sectional lines once trac ed in fratricidal blood, no lonsrr exN:.-. It has gone to come no more. We wui i not recall it if we could. We reioice thiit it no longer lives save on the pan-1 of his tory. There is a south, free and loya!. industrious, progress i ve. prot parous ,1 new south the fairest region on the c!ob. the iiiol of her people, the pride of a.t Americans and the admiration of the world. "Of the educational conditions that ex isted in the old south, few pt-ople luve :i correct knowledge. It Is generally thought that we have a! ways oeeripied in H uct tional matters a conspicuously subordi nate position when compared with th it Faction of the country commonly ca ll-l the north, but this is an erronotn notii-n especiaily is it untrue in reference t- higher education. "The old south neglected technical ki!I but within the last two d'-cads ere.it advancement has been made in that rhr- -tion. industrial training has been k-ivn a place in many insi iiutions. public, pri vate and denomination;! 1. Specia I a ?pr' priations are made for the purpose of tablishing' and maintaining tchnic;i schools. The history of such traininsr 1:1 Kngiand. Germany. Switzerland and o' her countries furnisher conclusive proof th.-t it is an American n-cei-sity. The t.'-i south (ild not awaken to a, realization of the truth that industrial trades are re spect able as a busi ness and prof-sst na I cat li rigs that the one requires as hiirh a. degree of ability as the other, and th. if a-s individuals or as a popJe, v-1 wotild surpass our competitors in skilfulness we must possess superior skill. The new south stands for that !--trine and realizes that an educn ri-n r.f the eye to see, a training of the hand to do a teaching of the mind to think, a discipline of the will to execute is abso lutely essential to progress and prosperity in this age of industrial development. "In the matter of common school -tn-cation, the old pout h did not kp pace with the north. Since the war. in no re spect hus the south s growth ben mor rapid and more remarkable than in th development of common school m stem. Vnfvcrsal education at governmental ex pense is now a well established southern doctrine. Common school sytf-ms ha been established in every southern so at Notwithstanding almost nil the I;ixm ars paid by the whites, liberal approorta tions are made by every pout hern s'a 1 for the education of all the children with out regard, to race, color, or previous conditions of servitude. In 1-77. th- amount of money ex pendd for ed u'-:. -tional purposes was U l.:o. or f-nf per capita of population: in lv-7. rh amount was ICl.uu.ooo or 'JS cents pr cap ita: in 18'.t. the amount was t;i.iM) ,r SI. 2.1 per capita. In 1T years the amount invested in school property hrt: increase-1 more than per cent, and ir e-p- mated that we now have in vested in such property. "A menace to society, an obstacle t advancement, a hindrance to learning and the axivers a ry of sec t lo n al reo n ci 1 1 1 1 i n arises the race problem and cats a shad ow of gloom over the fairest domstin .t this earth. From the porticoes of h:n heaven, angels of peace and love wauti with fear and trembling the pr .ce .f the solution of this most important prob lem. We realize t ha t a corrrrt p d u' ion of the race problem Iim Ui a proper edu cation of the people all the pr.o- ur,d we are taxing ourselves Ih-uviIt lor ti.e purpose of free popular education. "The progress w hit li the new smith i making in educational affairs Is rapid ar:-1 marvelous as t h M. r w hich sue is rn;k:r; alonfi; industrial and commer'-ia I Ur,-."- l)r. J. H; Kirkland. Vandrrniii ('Di versity, Nashville: Dr. K A. Aldermai f resident university of North Carolina -Ton. S. CI. GilUr-at!i. universitv of Najh villf1. wprp amoriij thi othf-r ?p-akr-' Miss Patty Hill of Louisville was ele-i-eil president of the kinJt-rxarteii depart ment. Officers were elected for the en'-jinz year us follows: President. Ir. R. 15. Fulton, t-rilverir of Mississippi: viee president. Tjr. Jm'ui Jordan, university of Arknsa: necretarv 3J- P. Claxton, Greensboro. Tenn treas urer, John I). Irhy, Mobile. Aia. IT WAS CHEAP. MfB. Woodbury Fined $50 For Con tempt of Court. Boston, Dee. 23. Mrs. Josephine Vv'oodbury was adjudged g-ui'.ty of eon tempt of court by Judge IJradiey in trie superior court here today, in connec tion with the case brought against ht-r by Mrs. Mary Eddy, head of the hri tian Science church, for aliened crim inal libel. Mrs. Woodbury was fined jje which she paid. The alleged eontemr t consisted in making public through Roston newspaper the substance of her declaration in the suit against Mrs. Kddy and in causing to be published certain statements about the case or in submitting to interviews wherein she made certain statements, knowing they would be published. SOMETHING IN IT. Portuguese Consul Thinks His Coun try Will Sell Delagoa. Manila, Dec. 29. The order -which ha been issued, opening to trade the ports or Zamhoanpra, Cottaooto. Davoa an 1 Isabela, will apply provisionally to the Jolo and Kiassi ports. General Bates will appoint the customs officials. General Frederick Funster, will y-li General MacArthur's command. Hs brigade has not been designated, but it is thought he will be assignej t General Wheeler's.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1899. s ,1 'I mtiO MATURED Condensed Mil& FCj UiLiiW A&IiUS.5t3l. Borden's Condensed MlSt Co., N. Y. T3 n n n n I At 13 v!3 M GHORTEOT LINE. COLORADO FLYER. Colorado, Utali, California and Oregon Are Best Reached Via The Jt Jt Jt PLNTSCH LIGHT. F'ri STEAM it? -y LV HEAT. Jt Jt Direct Line to All Points West Solid Vestibule Trains Sally. TWO TRAILS dally to Denver and Colo rado points. TWO TRAINS dally to Ean Francisco and Calllornia points. TWO TRAIN3 J ally to Salt Lake City and Utah points. ONE TRAIW dally to Portland and Norti pacific Coast point3, wltn direct connec tions for Tacoma and Seattle. For Time Tables. Folders. Illustrated Books Fampulots, aescnptlre of tli territory tra versed, cad on F. A. LEWIS, City Ticket Agent, or J. C FULTON, Depot AjenL I Personally t Conducted I California I Excursions I Via the Santa Fe Route. Three times a week from Topeka In Improved wMe-vestibuIed Pullman Tourist Sleeping carts. Better than ever before, at lowest possible rates. Kxr erie need excursion conduc tors. Also daily service between Topeka and California. Correspondence solicited. T. L. KING, Agent, The Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe Ry.t Topeka, Kansas. Rookwood POTTERY. None genuine without this trade mark. MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, Exclusive Agent. Can only be had 817 Kansas Ave. NO DANGER "--V ''r from contagion if your I system is in sood comii- fl tion. Dr. Thompson s J i Tonic Tablets lone up uie system, make rlcn, 'red blood, t-or saie by druggists. If yotir drug gist does not keep it. send v 1 e t au cents in stamp tu r. r. XVxJ LX' Koni'.iss. Western Agt Topeka, Kan. fir it 7T I Through Sleeker to San Antonia via Santa Fe Route and intermediate points, leaving: To peka daily on night trains. Also through sleeping car reservations made In City of Mexico sleeper. Baa Antonio Through Sleeper via Santa Route. First-class Pullman sleeping car leaves Topeka daily via Santa Fe Route at 12:20 a. m. Free reclining chair cars on same train. For folders, rates, and reservations apply to T. T King-, Agent, Depot. IRONQUIUL 10 cent Cigar. SPORTINCJEWS. McGoTern Tendered a Banquet in Brooklyn. Presented With a Costlr Cham pionship Belt. DIAMOND STUDDED. The Gift of Richard K. Fox to the Young Pugilist. Fighting Terry Opposed to Clinching in Battle. New York, Dec 29. A banquet -was tendered to Terry McGovern, the bantam-weight champion, at the Argyle Cafe in Brooklyn last night. At the conclusion, of the banquet a diamond studded belt, emblematic of the bantam weight championship of the world, was presented to the Brooklyn boxer by S. C. Austin, on behalf of Richard K. Fox. Among those who took part In the festivities were W. L. Crowley, of Hartford, Conn., and "Al" Herford, of Baltimore; "Lem" Wagner and George S. Lucas, of Troy, N. Y. A number of well known sporting men. were in at tendance. Letters and telegrams of re gret at not being able to be present were received from John L. Sullivan, "Mike" Fadden, "Manny" S. Chapelle, "Sam" Kahan and a host of others. McGovern is regarded by close fol lowers of pugilistic contests as the greatest fighter of his weight and inch es in the world. He has been righting for about two years, and in that time has beaten more than men. In only one contest has a decision been render ed against him. McGovern won the ti tle of champion bantam-weight pugil ist of the world by defeating "Pedlar" Palmer, the English, bantam-weight champion, whom he knocked out in less than, one round last September at Tuckahoe, N. Y. McGovern is not yet 20 years old. He does not, like the majority of his pro fession, drink, smoke or chew. He is married and lives a ouiet life in Brooklyn. On January 9 he is to meet George Dixon, the feathre George Dixon, the feather-weight cham pion, at the Broadway Athletic club, for the feather-weight championship. McGovern today, discussing rights in general, said that he is opposed to the allowance of clinching during the con test. "This ia, against the Marquis of Queensberry's rules," McGovern said, "as it comes tinder the head of rule 2, which prohibits hugging or wrestling. Referees ought to disqualify a man as soon as he attempts to hold his oppo nent. He is not fighting when he does this, but uses the clinches simply to avoid punishment. If one of the fight ers in every contest would keep on punching when his opponent tries to clinch the clinching man would be com pelled to break away and light. Con tests these days last too long. If refe rees would punish the offenders, as they should do, by disqualification fights would be shorter and more decisive. Then only two exceptionally well matched men would fight more than. 15 rounds without a finishing blow." TO BECOME AN AUTHOR. Anson la Writing a Book on His Con nection With the National Game. Chicago, Dec. 29. Adrian Constantine Anson, former baseball manager, actor, and now billiard-room owner, will blos som out as an author this spring. "Anse" has nearly finished a book re lating his experience in the national game. It treats also of Important epochs in, the history of the sport. He intended originally to have it ready in time for holiday distribution, but thought better that it should come out about the time baseball games begin in the spring, when the public enthusi asm would be likely to cause a greater sale. Incidentally Anson says his con nection with the Chicago club will be given an airing in a manner to make interesting reading for several officials of the club, by which he undoubtedly means President Hart. In speaking of the venture Anson said: "It is not entirely a matter of sentiment with me. I hope to see it make money, for I am intent on get tings funds enough to fight the men in the Chicago club who have used me badly. The book probably will retail at $1. with a paper edition at 50 cents." The veteran spoke more conservative ly yesterday about the American asso ciation than at any previous time. He said: "Our plan now is to adopt a non conflicting schedule, and it may sur prise you to know that we have pros pects of securing Manhattan field in New York, now controlled by Andrew Freedman. He is not totally hostile to a second club there, and upon his final decision largely depend our plans." TRANSFERRED TO LEXINGTON. Louisville's Big Prize For Foals of 1898 to Be Trotted in 1900. Lexington, Ky Dc. 29. At a meet ing of the board of directors of the Ken tucky Trotting Horse Breeders' associa tion here today. W. W. Estill was elected to the vacancy in the directory caused by the death of Major II. C. Mc Dowell. The association agreed with the offi cers of the Louisville Trotting associa tion to take charge of and have the $10,000 Louisville prize for foals of 1S93 to be trotted in 1901 decided over the Lexington track. This marks the end of the Louisville meeting. The association was suspended by the Xational association for allowing Andy McDowell to contest for stakes and purses two years ago when he had fail ed to pay fines assessed by the Cleve land association, and for other viola tions of the national rule3. President Douglass is said to have lost $30,000 in the Louisville trotting venture. Sec retary Kinney has an offer to conduct the affairs of another association. SHARKEY VS. BTCOY. Sailor Will Probably Meet the Hoosior Soon. New York, Dec. 29. Tom Sharkey will in all probability be seen in another contest hereabouts before he is much older. Today Tom O'Rourke, Sharkey's manager, wired the sailor, who is now at Hot Springs, to come on to this city at once, as he wants to match him against Kid McCoy before the Broad way Athletic club during the first week in February. McCoy, according to O'Rourke, wants to meet Sharkey, and adds that, win or lose with Maher, he will meet his con ciueror again. The Broadway club has been after this match for some time, it appears, and as soon as O'Rourke accepted. Matchmaker George Considine an nounced that he would offer a. purse of $10,000 for the battle. O'Rourke said today: "The fact that I was negotiating for this fight led to the report that Maher and McCoy would meet at the Broadway Athletic club next Tuesday night, and not at Coney Island on Monday afternoon, as originally proposed. The rumor is un founded." O'Rourke further said that the Broad way club would not hold any more bouts on Tuesday night, except between boxers of national reputation. When the Lenox club went out of existence all the fights scheduled to be held there were transferred to the Broadway club, and Tuesday nights were utilized to pull them off. All these encounters have now been decided. McCoy is also scheduled to meet Joe Choynski in this city at the Broadway Athletic club on January 12. KETCHAM FARM SALE. Walter Winans Sold for $1,000, the Top Price. Toledo, O., Dec. 29. George H. Ketcham. who breeds his own trotters and drives them at race meetings, held his first combination auction sale to day. Most of the animals offered were from the Ketcham farm. Fifty-six horses were sold during the day and evening. The best sales were: Walter Winans, ch. s., 4. by Robert McGregor Rilee. to M. Fisher, West Liberty, la.; $l,ooo. Foxy Quiiler, b. h., 4, by Robert Mc GregorMabel (full brother to the stal lion Cresceus 2:071i), to William Flem ing, Fort Wayne, Ind.; $500. Referee Silor Hissed. The attendance at the Coliseum, where the fight pictures are being shown, is improving at every perform ance. At the matinee yesterday the "sports" were unusually boisterous. Again Sharkey was the favorite, and for the first twenty-two rounds the air simply rung with "Good boy, Tom; soak him good," "you're a wonder," etc. One gentleman in particular, a. little Irishman, was particularly impressed with Sharkey and shouted words of en couragement to him during the entire fight. When the twenty-third round was coming and Announcer Dave Nel son stated there "here is where Jeffries turns loose and earns the decision," the excited man shouted, I don't believe it; Tom, they can't beat you." When the final round had been shown and Jfffri -s was declared the winner the little Irish man led a hissing bee, directed at Ref eree Siler, that would have made that gentleman, who sat close to the excited spectator, feel uncomfortable, were he not used to it. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. BXaher's Daughter Bead. Philadelphia, Pa.. Dec. 29. Peter Ma iler's infant daughter, born on Christ mas, died today. Maher is very much cut up over his loss. Gossip of the Pugilists. Joe Choynski of California, the last of the old guard of heavy weights who graduated from the western school of boxing, today weighs more and appears more speedy in his work than at any time in the previous five years of his ring career. The boxer is in hard train ing for his bout with "Kid" McCoy at New York January 12, and, according to a close friend, the Californian weighs over 170 pounds in his present condition and feels like a "2 year old." Working with Choynski in the gymnas ium are Billy Stift. Bob Long and one or two other local men. Stift, who fought McCoy at St. Louis and gave that boxer a good game for 13 rounds, says that Choynski in his present form is fnr speedier and stronger than the "Kid" was when they met. In an interview last August Choj'nski in all seriousness said that he was go ing to retire at the end of this year and live in one of Chicago's suburbs. The boxer at that time said he had had enough of the glamours of ring life and that he would remain satisfied in some mercantile pursuit. Now he has chang ed his opinion. Thirty-one years of age and stronger than ever before, the box er has entered upon his second athletic life, and is planning an extensive box ing campaign for the coming year. Joe must have a nice, tidy sum laid away, for he has always been a good money maker. Choynski has been milling for 15 years his first contest with Jim Corbett tak ing place in San Francisco in 1SS4. During that time he has met them all, suffered defeat more than once, beat a whole lot of others, and been all over the world. He has appeared in con tests at Sydney, Melbourne and other Australian cities. He also trimmed a number of Englishmen in London. According to eastern exchanges, ring followers will soon have a chance to see a contest between ex-Champion Bob Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruhlin, the Ak ron, O., heavy weight. Fitzsimmons is fairly champing the fighting: bit, and impatient at being unable to get some thing on. Since the quarrel with Mar tin Julian, Bob has been his own man ager, and it seems that he really is anxious to fight. Ruhlin is the only one of the big fellows unengaged at the present time, and that boxer's mana ger. Billy Madden, his signified his wil lingness to a match of this kind. If a club bids a good-sized purse, the match may be made without any further de lay. Jack Hamilton, the eastern feather weight, who has a 25 round decision over Oscar Gardner to his credit, will meet "Kid" Broad in a 25 round affair before the Broadway Athletic club of New York Friday night. Broad is the young Irishman who recently put it over Dave Sullivan. Joe Walcott, the P.arbadoes black, who recently hurt his left hand while train ing for a contest with Joe Choynski. is all right again and looking for trouble. Walcott and Tommy West. who already has won over the black. may meet again before the Broadway club of New York for 25 rounds. The fighting game is booming on the Pacific coast, and eastern boxers will soon flock westward. "Kid" Parker re cently defeated a local colored man named Rufe Turner and pulled out over Si'. 000 as his part of the purse fought for. Now they have matched Parker to meet "Spike" Sullivan. About Coal. Good coal is one of the most necessary articles of a first class household. Are you satisfied with the coal you burn? Don't you want some a. little better than you are using? If so you have only to try ours to be more thoroughly convinced of its qual ity. It is the best coal that can be ob tained for the money. Our 'phone is 3i'0. Premium stamps given. Corner Kansas avenue and First street. DA VIES NICHOLSON. Relief In Six Hours, Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease relieved in six hours by "Xe-.v Great South American Kidney Cure." It is a great surprise on account of its execeaing promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Re lieves! retention of water almost immed- i iately. If yea want quick relief and cure this i" the remedy. Sold by Sim rru? Co.. S34 Kansas avenue, and Geo. W. Stansfield, K! Kansas avenue, drus I gists, Topuka, Kansaj. HELDFORRANSOM Banker Selljrraan, Who Was a Mine Stockholder Confined in a Mountain Cabin For Three Days. MIXERS' WERE UNPAID Telegraphed New York For the Kecessarj Sum. His Wife Carried the $10,000 to Secure ilis Release. Helena, Mont., Dec 29. The departure from Helena last week of A. J. Selig man and wife for "New York to reside permanently recalls one of the most thril ling kidnapping cases of Rocky mountain region. Seligman, who is a well known banker and mining man, was lured to a mountain cabin in 1SSS by the miners em ployed in the Gregory mine, near Wicks, and held him for $10,000 in wages due, and only secured his release by the pay ment of that sum after being guarded in a cabin for three weeks. WAGES WERE NOT PAID. Seligman was one of the largest stock holders in the Gregory silver mine, which at that time showed signs of deteriora tion and on account of a deficit it is said the regular pay day passed without the 2w or 3tf0 employes receiving their wages. Selegrm n went to Wiekes several days af terward to make a personal examination of the mine, when in sume manner rumor gained currency among the miners that Seligman intended to order the mine shut down and that they might not get their pay. A hurried conference of tlie miners was called with the result that Seligman was seized and carried four or five miles distant into a lonely part of the Rocky mountains, where he was placed under guard in a miner's cabin and given to un derstand that he could secure his liberty only upon liquidating the miners' claims. SENT WORD TO HIS FATHER. The next day a courier was dispatched overland to Helena, where he arrived that evening, bearing two iriip-.-.rtaiit telegrams one to his wife stating his predicament and one to the late Je.sse Seligman (his father) of the banking firm of J. V. Seligman, New York city, requesting that the money be forwarded by wire immed iately. The news that Seligman was held for ransom spread like wildiire in Helena and created intense excitement. Rescue par ties were proposed, but the utter futility of such ventures caused their abandon ment. However, a committee took the matter in hand nud proceeded to the tele graph office, where the matter was ex plained to the night chief, in an endeavor t' get Mr. Seligman, sr., to come to the New York end of the wire, a direct con nection having been secured through the assistance of J. C. Barclay, night mana ger of the Chicago office. WIFE CARRIED THE RANSOM. Tt was nearly 3 a. m., when Seligman readied the New York o trice, where he arranged with a local bank to furnish the funds. It was after 9 o'clock before Mrs. Seljsrman st arted on her mission. She reached Wiekes that evening too late to continue the journey over the mountain roads. She sat up all night with her treasure, although unknown to her, she was also guarded by miners. With the break of dawn accompanied by a guide she began the ascent of the trail to where her husband was a pris oner. The money was paid over to the miners, who then retired. The husband and wife were guided to Wiekes, where they took a carriage for Helena. Seligman said that he was treated kind ly by the miners, although the diet of bacon and coffee was not exactly to his liking. A great crowd welcomed them at Helena, Mrs. Seligman being overwhelm ed with praises for the bravery displayed in taking such a large sum of money over the lonely mountain roads. COMING DRAMATIC EYENTS A matinee and evening performance of vaudeville will be the New Y'ear's offer ing at the Crawford theater. The bill both afternoon and night will consist of nine acts a.s follows: Signor Rottanzi's clever dog circus, direct from a stay at the Russian capital; Wm. Ahern and An nabelle Patrick in a clever comedy sketch duo: the musical artists. Garden and Hunt: Miss Lulu McConnell, fashionable soubrette. in new song and dance crea tions: Baby Moore, a wonderfully clever five year old child actress Mr. Amos Kendall, monologue comedian M lie Cel este, a modern Venus, in a serious of beautiful poses with varied colored lights; Mr. Bertram Wiggin and dainty Loretta Marzello the picturescope, showing ten views of more than passing interest, in terest incl uding the advance of the 20th Kansas volunteers at Caloocan. William Gillette's "Because She Loved Him So." will be seen for the first time In Topeka at the Crawford theater Tues day night. This comedy is credited with being much funnier than "The Private Secretary." "Too Much Johnson." "All the Comforts of Home," etc. When one takes into consideration that William Gil lette wrote "Hld by the Knemv" and "Secret Service." it can be easily under stood that "Because She Loved Him So" is i. well constructed piece of stage lit erature. The comedy achieved long runs in New York city at the Madison Square theater; also in Boston and Chicago. HOLIDAY KATES Via the Santa Fe Route Between points west of Missouri river within two hundred miles of selling sta tion, the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets at one fare for the round trip on December 2.1, 24, 25, 30 and 31, 1S99. and January 1, 1900. Final limit January 4, 1900. Through tickets from points west of Missouri river to iocal points east of Missouri river whese distance apart shall not exceed the two hundred miles limit will be sold for the sum of the one fare and one fare and one-third respectively. For tickets, folders and other information apply to T. L. King, Agent, Topeka, Kan. Through Sleepers and Chair Cars to San Antonio via Milano. Pv.llrr.an sleepers and free chair cars leave Topeka daily at 12:20 a. m. via Santa Fe Route. Absolutely no change of cars. An irreproachable service. Folders, tickets, and reservations may be had by applying to T. L. King, Agent, Depot. "For alx years I was a victim of dy- pepsim in its itorst form. I could eat nothing but milk toast, and at times my stomach would not retain and dipest even that. Last March 1 began taking CASCAEETS and since then I have steadily improved, until I am as well as 1 ever was in iny lite." David E. Mcp.pht. Newark. O. P!eant, Palatable. Potent. Teste Gael. To Good, CTer Sickoh. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c 26c, 50c, CURE CONSTIPATION. tt.rtiB BMdy Cos?u?t Ccir Montreal. H.w Trk. Sll 5 7fi yjft Sold and n-Emd by ail dng t 1 yBUittf to CV Jfc iwbkcco U&bit. IfSPIPlSl yyyjzSy candy JJ CATHARTIC 25 per cent Discount ON ALL Holiday Neckwear Mufflers and SMOKINCI JACKETS. 604 Men's WINTER SUITS. Men's Wool Suits, in Grey or Brown Mixtures, sold at 7.50 Special Price Men's Fine AH Wool Suits, some made with double-breasted vests in Worsteds, Cheviots, Scotch Plaids and Stripes, ele gantly tailored, and sold at $11.85 Special Price ft o Littie Fellows' Vestee Suits, Ages 3 to 8 One lot of Suits that are $3.45 and S3. 95 Tomorrow your choice HIIL5 Boys' $2.50 Suits, Ages 7 to 1G in Brown and Grey Plaids Tomorrow CLEAN CASE OF LOOTING. Stahl Straub Collapse la So Denom inated. Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Judg-e McPher son in the United States district court appointed Frank M. Crawford receiver for Stahl Straub, fixing the security at $5,000. Counsel for the creditors ask ed for a restraining order to prevent the transfer of securities and to have the firm adjudgred involuntary bankrupts. Charles H. Vollum, the expert account ant in charge of the brokers' books, said at a meetingr of the creditors today: "This is the cleanest case of looting I have met with in thirty years." An official at the bankinir rooms said today in referring to Stahl's methods: "He ran three separate accounts on securities in the care of the lirm, paying interest on stocks, dividends on the same stocks, and further interest from the firm and this was apparently one of his ways of blinding the eyes of his partner. "Some one emptied the safe, that is evident. The next thins- to find out is who carried off the groods. The heaviest creditor is Frank M. Crawford, the re ceiver, in the sum of $68,000." HAS FLAY ACCEPTED. Daughter of Mrs. M. E. Lease Win3 Feme in New York. Wichita, Dec. 29. Word has just been received that Miss Evelyn Louise Lease has won out over a large list of com petitors in the city normal school of Greater New York. It is the rule in this college each year that each student must submit an orig inal drama and the best one of all these is used on the programme for the an nual Christmas entertainment. Out of a large number of manuscripts submit ted, the one which the committee from the faculty accepted was that of Miss Lease, entitled, "Love Laughs at Spice Cakes." The play is arranged in three acts, and six scenes, with twenty-five mem bers in the personae. Miss Lease and her seat mate, Miss Gladys Ferguson, were appointed stage managers as they knew the special settings and were most capable of directing the affair. LESS A III) TO COilMANI). Will Have Charge of Canadian Mount ed Rifle3 in the Transvaal. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 29. The minister of militia last night gave out the list of officers who are to command the second Canadian contingent for South Africa and some additional details as to the make-up of the force. Two squadrons of mounted rifles, two squadrons of mounted police, similar to the American rough riders and three batteries of artillery are to be sent, in all about 1.200 officers and men. The mounted rifles will be commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Lessard, who is now in South Africa on special duty with Lieutenant Colonel Evans, recently re turned from the Yukon as second in command. The artillery will be com manded by Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Drury. now in South Africa. The com mandant of the mounted police has not yet been selected. No Indictment New York. Dec. 29. The grand jury was discharged by Judge Cowing today after it had handed in a presentment in tne Brooklyn P.apid Transit company investi gation in which it found no indictment. Five of the grand jurymen put them selves on record as opposed to the inves titration. The grand jury said in the pre sentment that the time had been too short for the work and recommend that they be given to next month's grand jury. Thawing Out Gold by Steam. St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 29. Col. Evans, second in command of the next Canadian contingent to South Africa, has just re turned to Winnipeg from the Yukon gold rejrion. Ite sa.vs the gold output next year will be heavy ar,d that a steam thawing apparatus is now In use in the gold fields. Killed by a Constable's Fossa. Charleston, W. Va., Dee. 29. Wesley Xottingham of Middle Creek. Clay coun tv. was shot dead by a posse that ac companied Constable Rogers to arrest him on a charsre of arson. Nottingham who had barricaded bis home, presented two revolvers and resisted arrest. 603 6 JS KANSA3 AVENUE. HERE of the Men's Overcoats. Men's BLUE BEAVER CLOTH OVERCOATS a good Overcoat at $10.00 Here Tomorrow Men's Heavy Irish Frieze Ul sters, in Black or Brown Coats that sold at 14.85 Here Tomorrow BIG REDUCTIONS In Our Popular Boys' and Children's Department Tomorrow. Good Tomorrow HAEKY E. GAVITT, Manager. TELF.PHO t. o. YV. V. GAVITT FHSriTinG PUBLISHING CO., Printing Department of W. W. Gavitt Medical Co. One of the Largest Excluiive Job Printing Offices In the City. rrR FACILITIES enable us to ttirn out work in manv casts the samr day rerired. F:v Presses all the Latest Stvles of Tvpe, and experienced t nion Labor. tut them selves. When vou are in" need of anything in our line, send us samples by mail, or ra.l us up by telephone, and our man will call on you and quute price thai h.s biiM We can save you money on your printing. f 601-603 Telephone 9. 400 402 MITCHELL'S OPPONENT. President of the United Mines Work ers to Have Opposition. Indianapolis, Dec. 29. The official call for the convention of the United Mine Workers in this city January 15, shows that there will be a candidate against President John Mitchell for the presi dency. Under the rules of the organi zation, the nominations for officeis must be in three weeks before the con vention. There are many candidates for membership in the executive board, auditorship and other offices. Four delegates to the American Fed eration of Labor will be selected and there are two score of nominations. The following nominations have been made: For president John Mitchell, Spring Valley, 111.; Miles Dougherty.Shamokiii, Pa. For vice president Wm. D. Van Horn, Terre Haute, Ind.: J. P. Reese, Albia, la.; T. L. Lewis, Bridgeport, O.; John Fahy, Pottsville, Pa.; Wm. II Raney, Del Carbo, 111.; W. A. Cassida, Pine Knot, Ky. John H. Morgan, Dia mond, Ind.; W. B. Kittsinger. Central City, Ky. Francis Farrill, Scranton, Pa.; Wm. Clelland, Clark City. III. For secretary-treasurer W. C.Pearce, Indianapolis.Ind. II. J. Short, Knights ville, Ind. Horace Greeley's Barn. Wilmot, S. D., Dec. 29. A disastrous prairie fire four miles north of here de stroyed the houses and barn of Wm. Xagle and John Inglert, farmers; several Indian buildings and about 1,000 tons of hay belonging to farmers. The loss of the hay is most serious as feed was al ready scarce and it wa.s depended on to winter the stock. The lircs started from sparks from a burning barn belonging to Horace Oreeley, an Indian. No lives are reported lost. Collector Shoots a Whole Family. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 29. Samuel Mills, a collector for an installment house, this afternoon attempted to seize furniture in the house of Mary Venagle, colored, for a small debt. The woman attempted to prevent it and in the struggle that ensued. Mills shot the wo man and her little son and daughter, all seriously. Mills has been arrested. Boston Albany Notifierl. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 29. The New York Central stockholders at a meeting at noon today voted on $68. .00,000 worth of stock unanimously in favor of ratifi cation of the lease of the Boston and Albany. U. S. Senator Depew cast the vote for the American stockholders and George S. Bowdoin, of J. P. Morgan Co., for the English stockholders. An Arctic Ri way St. Paul, Dec. 29. A Winnipeg special to the Dispatch savs: The Dominion gov ernment contemplates building a railway from Great Slave Lake to Chesterfield In let and through the Yukon district. A survey partv is now being fitted and one, of the members Is now in this city. Have Ton Seen Iffexioo? The trip thither is as fascinating as a tour of Egypt. It can be made quick ly, comfortably and at reasonable cost by joining Gates' personally conducted Seventh Annual Excursion to Mexico, via Santa Fe Route, leaving Topeka, March 1. Through vestibuled special train, comprising observation car, com partment car, dining car and Pullmans. Tickets include every necessary ex pense for thirty days trip. Itinerary arranged for seeing Mexico by daylight. You escape inclement March weather at home. Inquire of T. L. King, agent, A. T. tz S. F. Ky., Topeka, Redactions J on Odds and Ends IN Underwear. MORROW, at the close Cosiness Year, 1S99. f it Boys' Finest Suits, That sold at $6.50 some with vests ages 3 to 16 Here Tomorrow t Wool Chinchilla Reefers, Ages 3 to 9 GIVE L'S A TRIAL ORDER. E. Fourth St., .,r 404 Adams st. Topeka, Kans. NEW YORK PLAN Adopted by Boston Clearing Eocis Association. Boston, Dec. 29. The Boston Clearing House association has adopted amend ments to its constitution provi i;ng f ,r rules to regulate the collection of ctix k, in New England outside nf Boston. Th rules provide that for all checks ar 1 drafts drawn upon any New Ensiaji l bank, or banking institution which not pay checks and drafts drawn upon itself, and sent through the Uostorj clearing house, the collecting bank shall charge not less than or.-tK!i J one per cent of the amount of s-i checks and drafts respectively with minimum charge of ten cent. A.l checks received from any one drosit'r or correspondent on the same Jay ai; 1 payable by the same institution, m-ir be added together and tr'-atl a on item for the purpose of tixir.g tr: amount to be char?' J. A .h?t p-nai'.y is provided for violation of the rule. BATTLE OF GIANTS. Big Life Insurance Companies ta Engage in War. New York, Dec. 9. Th Hra! J a.y: There is a strong possibility of war be tween the great life insurance com panies with the beginning of tf. r. vr year. "The rebate compact." wh;--h ex isted between them and whi'-fr s-r-. 1 to bind them tog'-thc-r in a irn-nuriT r of interest, has terminnte-1 ar. 1 nas t a followed by the aSn.-;i t ;i ,n of agreement between the x-,? York I.!' and the Equitable Lif" 'in .-r wh-.cn tr. same ag'-nts acted for bo-.h coixif.ir...s within certain territory. Experts Are TirDugh. New York, D. 2. TV. prsoi;,-. n i the Roland T'. tod-iy jinK-he-l t-nip--r,i r y :i t. --r r ii,g experts who l;a-, i'll r-1 f r six w-,.J--s. br. Ir).i''r. r. who attendrd If. S. c ,,rrfo H I'arneit, br-t.ii of whom uv,t- t--'; t--! z different tirri-s. t-sti:.- l l.'; f orr-.r, fered from tr.o sarnr, trri;.i-r,L ,oa wti.ca earlier bad killed Ban.'-tt. IRONQCILL 10 cent Cigars. t OFF WITH THE OLD, Z ON WITH THL NEW. Suppose you get a New Steel Range That old stove of yours shonU J go with the Old Year. The prices appeal to your good jud- ruent: J Steel Ranges from j S20.00to$35.00 All our Stoves and P.anges fully Z guaranteed. T.J.COLOIILLMIDW.CO. i 70a Kansas Avenu:. 4

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURXAL, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1S99. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL ET FRANK P. MAC LEKNAN. VOLUME XXVI No. 310 Official Paper of the City of TopeKa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. TaIIy edition, delivered by carrier, ij cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan us town where the paper has a carrier ffvstem. Br mail, one year Bv mail, three months Weekly edition, one year J3.B0 .90 .50 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. and 803 Kansas aitnue, corner of EJghin. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg. A. Frank Riehakdson. Mgr. rHICAOO OFFTCK Stock Exchange Bids. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. LONDON OFFICF 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office ge 1 Thnnf 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 5.7 The Joplln Herald under its new management has hoisted the name of William MeKtnley for president. The situation at Tugela river seems to be that both armies are anxious to keep the stream between them. The year 1900 must have something nice la store for Topeka, bui it may be necessary to go after it to get it- Little boys and girls, by this time are supposed to have returned to their big sisters, the stockings which they borrowed. The Philadelphia Record prints an editorial under the caption, "Senator lal Speculation," yet there is no ref erence to Clark of Montana in it. England and Germany may divide up Africa, but Russia and France will be on hand when it comes to the partition of Asia. Mexico has no fears of "Chinese cheap labor," and from this time for ward her doors will swing outward for the Celestials. The Missouri school teachers have given the socialistic idea a push for ward by asking congress to provide free public schools for the Indian Terri tory. Another argument in favor of city ownership of street railways may be got out of the fact that worry over a city railway ordinance drove a Milwau kee alderman to suicide. The mayor of Syracuse, N. T., is so pleased with what he has learned re garding the operation of Chicago's municipal pawn shop that he is endeav oring to secure a similar establish ment in his town. How Kansas stands on the Boer war is not known for sure, but she has no "scruples against selling 2.000 horses to the British, and she has done so. Syra cuse (N. Y.) Post Standard. The sympathies of Kansas, probably would go out to the under dog if she could only determine which is he. There must be money somewhere In the Isthmian canal business since there are now three American syndicates in the field ready to contend for the privi lege of uniting the Atlantic with the Pacific. The probability is that what all of them want Is to sell out to the government at a big advance on their Investment. Col. Bill Cody was much worried by the recent order issued by the Indian bureau, in which it was stated that permission for Indians to enlist in the show business would not be granted in the future. The bureau was compelled to show him before he was able to see that he could go on hiring Indians without asking permission and the of ficials would of course know nothing of it. TIME FOR, A CHANGE. The St. Paul Dispatch has joined the ranks of those Republican papers which want the tariff reformed, as is evi denced by the following from its edi torial columns: Of the two evils of trust domination and comparative free trade this coun try will demand the lesser, and if it be necessary to invoke the offensive weapon of tariff revision to curb the ra pacity of the trusts the sooner it is done the better. We can well afford to sac rifice the duties on articles controlled by the trusts if thereby the trusts can be driven to the wall and normal prices restored. Indeed, there are many for mer ultra-protectionists who now be lieve that the phenomenal business growth of the last two years warrants a revision of the-tariff, anyhow. The foundation stone of the protective tariff is the application of the system to existing conditions, and the remedy that it affords for the inequality of the wages of the domestic and foreign la borer. It has kept the wages of the American working man at the top notch by discriminating against those pro ducts which come from the hand of the foreign pauper laborer. In accomplish ing this it has earned the favor of the American workman and commended it self to all that great class which holds the laborer as the prime factor in the life and prosperity of the nation. But If this instrument that has wrought sj much good to the workingman in main taining a satisfactory wage scale is to be invoked by the trusts for the con trol of supply and the r?gu!ation of prices of staple commodities, and if no other way can be found to remedy the evil, congress should so revise the tariff schedule as to remove every bulwark of protection from the trusts. The time has now come when labor seeks the laborer, and when the laborer practic ally fixes his own wages. With proper restrictions upon the introduction of foreign labor under contract there is no serious danger of a fall in wages by reason of such revision as will regu'ate those trusts which have been regulating prices. The ultra-protection papers that have been discussing the suggested revision and speaking of it as a "backward step," are mistaken. The Republican party takes no backward steps. It is too wise for that. It has held suprem acy in the nation as long as it has be cause its leaaers have been wise enough to see and brave enough to act when changing conditions demanded a change of policy. It has won always ku it baa sought tha greatest good for the greatest number, and has lost only when it refused to follow that policy. GLOBE SIGHTS TFTom the Atchison Globe.J Some troubles are so serious that philosophy will do no good. Every retailer likes to work the word wholesale into his printing. Atchison men with heavy beards are known among the barbers as squirrels. A Christmas dinner Is not a success unless all the guests are sick the next day. In order to fully appreciate a cigar. a man should always be trying to quit smoking. Some people regard It as a mark of good breeding to look around lor tne cheese when given apple pie. Every man feels that he has a kick coming because he is not rich, and is ready at a moment's notice to Jump a rich man. When a man wants to keep some thing out of the papers he discovers, for the first time, that reporters occa sionally tell the truth. Nothing makes a boy so mad as to have his mother and sisters ask him where he is going, and what he in tends to do when he gets there. If a woman can't cook, the world doesn't know it, but if a man makes a failure of business, how soon his worthlessness becomes public property! It is funny to be Introduced to a meek, subdued looking man. and then be told he is the Past Most Worthy Grand Master of the United States, in some lodge. It is often said in death notices, that "Master called, and, like an obedient child, and without question, the de ceased followed." Was there any thing else for him to do? An Atchison woman who received her education in Topeka society, recently caused a tramp to be overcome with awe by passing out a finger bowl after he had eaten his lunch. Now that the new year is approach ing, when it is usual for people to make good resolutions, we hope the women will remember that half the men and boys are nagged by women who take an "interest" in them. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Every failure is a step nearer to suc- The more fault a man looks for the more he finds. The woman who has tact invariably knows what not to do. Don't speak your mind unless have a mind to say something. you Beauty may be oniy skin deep, but it is nearly always effective. Contentment may be better than wealth, but they ought to go together. The grindstone is about the only stone the average boy leaves unturned. A woman is more influenced by what she suspects than by what she is told. Nature, after making man, found she had some material left, so she made a dude. The great trouble with some wise men is they know too many things that are not true. The contents of a bald man's head may be valuable even though he has no lock thereon. It is said that worry kills more peo ple than work probably because more people worry than work. It is always so much easier to find a name for your neighbor's baby than it is to select one for your own. The wise individual never stumbles over the same stone twice. When he passes that way the second time it isn't there. BACHELOR BUTTONS. TFrom the New Tork Press. At thirty marriage is a feast; at forty it's the bill. The main wish at the bottom of every woman's getting married is the wish not to get left. Most of what women talk about when they go calling on each other tastes a lot of the can. Some women have to do about as much work making their husbands get up in time for business aa their hus bands have to do all day. As soon as one man finds that another man can beat him two strings at bil liards he makes up his mind that he has had a misspent youth. Map of Greater New York. New Tork, Dec. 29. No feature of the American exhibit at the Paris exposi tion ill be of greater interest than the huge topographical map of greater New Y"-k, which is now being constructed u'.'-'ir the supervision of Louis A. Risse, Ci. f topographical engineer of the bi trd of public improvements. When the seven sections of extra-heavy paper, backed with linen, are joined together the map will be 24x28 feet, on a scale of 600 feet to the inch. It will show not only the parks, streets, piers, ferries and railway lines, but also the contour lines and elevations of ev ery point in the city and every (single) building in greater New York. Besides showing in such extraordinary detail what the city is at present, it will also indicate all street systems proposed or in process of construction in any of the boroughs. Besides the territory within the city limits it includes Tonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle on the north; Sandy Hook and the fortifica tions on the south, and part of New Jersey on the west. In all it embraces no less than 1,000 square miles of coun try. Rouse r the tor B pid liver, ana cure biliousness, sick S headache, jaundice nausea, indiges tion, etc They are in valuable to prevent a cold or break up a fever. Mild, gentle, certain, they are worthy your confidence. Purely vegetable, they can be taken by children or delicate women. Price, 2jc. at all medicine dealers or by iu&U of C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. LIVELY DISCUSSIONS. Teacher Warm Up at the Closing Session. At the Thursday afternoon meeting of the teachers in Representative hall, Ida M. Hodgdon of the Kansas City high school, read a paper on "The Superin tendent from the Teachers' Point of View." She termed the superintendent as a being who worked from 8 to 9 in the morning and from 4 to 6 in the afternoon if he lelt like it. She called the teacher a hard worked person who has the inter est of her scholars at heart. "At 21 the German and French scholars are two years ahead of their American brothers. In respect to commerce and business America excels. For advanced education Germany has the proper idea. Germany won a battle from the French that was called the Battle of the School masters, because Germany won it on ac count of her soldiers being superior in ed ucation to the French soldiers. The French acknowledged their defeat but said they would better their schools and be able to defeat the Germans. "What are the elements of a modern superintendent? He must be scholarly. No stream can rise above its fountain. No superintendent can inspire the teach ers under him unless he is above them mentally." Grace Norton of Lamed, in discussing the paper, said the paper she had in her hand was not "manuscript but woman script." She thought that superintendents as a usual thing were too easy with teachers. J. S. O'Connor, of Elk City, "wished to say a firm amen to what had been said." He thought the best talent of the county should be the requirement of a superintendent. He said that the candidate had to be right politically in stead of mentally. Kitty M. Fisher, of Lenora, believed that the teachers should have a man they could look up to who is not afraid of making an appointment) that Is a mistake politically. S. F. Wright of Topeka. said he believ ed that the superintendents should visit the schools and tell the teacher just what he thought. Tell whether the teacher was doing right or wrong and not be all taffy. A tall woman on the other side of the room got up and said, "the average human nature will not stand being criti cised. I would like to have that man's (meaning Wright) county superintendent call on him and criticise him as he sug gests and then I would like to see how he would look." Adison Ludlum of Sa.lina read a paper on "Fissentials in the Training of Teach ers for Successful Penmanship Teach ing in the Public schools." "Our teachers learn that excessive movement of fingers in writing are wasteful and all vertical writing leads to a tedious finger move ment. It is founded in error and is radi cally wrong. Freedom of movement is the science of rapidity." The paper was discussed by E. E. Salser, Emporia. Under the head of "My Educational Creed" L. E. Wolf of Kansas City, said "My creed is a rich course of study, the best teachers to be had for the money." J. W. Spindler of Winrield. said "We need a system of education adapted to our ideas. Teach that work is honorable, that love of God and native land are the rocks upon which manhood and true character are founded." W. M. Massey, of Sumner county, said, "The wise men of all beliefs, said 'fear God.' The teachers have changed it to be 'fear the school board.' It is wrong. I would recommend an independence of thought." L. G. Humbarger of Dickinson county, said: "The good, the true and the beau tiful. There is no position in life where these elements are so essential as they are to the school teacher." Maggie Town of Wallace countv, said, "I can sum up my creed in three words: 'honesty, intellectuality and loyalty.' Teach our boys and girls to be loyal to God, their native land and their flag." H. F. M. Bear. Wellington, said: "I am the last man on a 3 day programme and I serve the same place to this meeting as a caboose does to a freight train. It means that is all there is to go by. Mv creed is that of all the others." The meet ing adjourned sine die. TAKES UP MINING. Newt Ury Joins the Throng of Politi cians in That Business. Newt Fry, the Fort Scott politician, who declined a place in the revenue service on the ground that it was not commen surate with his political standing is the prime mover in a new mining company. The following is from a Galena paper: "Waller Chenault, D. F. Campbell. I. N. Ury and other Fort Scott gentlemen who are interested in the underground wealth in and around Galena., have form ed a mining company, and will commence developing some land leases immediately, A large force of men will be put to work as soon as the weather permits. The com pany was incorporated under the laws of Colorado and is called the Bourbon Lead and Zinc company. The capital stock is $40,000. Incorporation papers have been received by Mr. Campbell. The members of the company are Waller Chenault, D. F. Campbell, I. N. Ury, H. W. Pond, H. B. Adams of Fort Scott and J. V. Stacey and J. W. Tate. "The company controls a large amount of mining land nearGalena and have been prospecting for some time. Mr. Campbell has some fine specimens of jack and lead at his office and there is every indication to believe that rich developments will be made as soon as active work Is begun. Col. Ury, who has gained quite a repu tation as a miner la in charge of the property." Mines Paying Big Dividends. Omha, Dec. 29. Reports from the Black Hills, and from the mines of Wy oming continue to show fabulous riches as a result of the year's clean-up. The Homestake company will have paid $962,500 in dividends when the December payment is made for the year 1899. The regular dividend is 25 cents per share, and since September,lS97, a special div idend of 25 cents has been made on each share per month. The company will have paid $8,140,750 indtvidends since the mine started. The dividends amount to $105,000 per month. Another great dividend-payer in the Black Hills is the Holy Terror, at Key stone. The company is not a quarter as old as the Homestake, but since it be came a paying property about $175,000 has been paid the stockholders in divi dends. The Iconoclast copper mine, in the Hallock canon district, 45 miles east of Laramie, Wyo., is proving a wonder. Ore from the mine taken out at a depth of only six feet proved 15 per cent cop per and $3 in gold to the ton, and at a depth of 15 feet assays gave returns of 25 per cent copper and $4.50 in gold to the ton. Lookidg For a Runaway Wife. Wichita, Dec. 29. George Howard, a farmer living near Beverly, Mo., ar rived here in great distress of mind to day, in search of his wife, who left him ten days ago. He says she is young and pretty, and he thinks she eloped with a man named Smithern. He says he will follow them to the end of the earth. A woman resembling Mrs. How ard was seen here a few days ago with a man, but both left for Oklahoma. Fire at Westphalia. Westphalia. Dec. 29. The business portion of Westphalia was consumed by fire Wednesday night. The general store of W. L. Cayot, the bakery and confectionery, Muhr's grocery store and F. E. Stewart's general store were all destroyed. The estimated loss over and above insurance is away up in the thou sands of dollars. One general store sur vived the conflagration. Horse Could Pump. Dr. Janes has a horse and a Jersey cow that exhibit more than ordinary in telligence. The animals have learned the art of pumping water, and when ever they are thirsty go to the pump, grab the handle in their mouth and pump sufficient water to slake their thirst. This may seem a little incred ulous, but it is a fact nevertheless and has been witnessed by a number of persons several different times. And by the way, it saves the doctor consid erable work, too. Columbus Advocate. DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK. As It Appears to Elliott Danforth, of New York. New Tork, Dec. 29. Elliott Danforth, chairman of the Democratic state com mittee, returned to New Tork today, af ter a trip through the south during which he talked with Senator James K. Jones, chairman of the national com mittee and most of the chairmen of the southern Democratic committees. Mr. Danforth give an Evening Post reporter the result of his observations and some information about next year'3 national campaign. "I found," he said, "that the senti ment was generally In favor of select ing some western city other than Chi cago as the place for holding the na tional convention. The members of the national committee have a strong feel ing against Chicago on account of treatment they have received from the newspapers there since they established headquarters in the city in 1896. It looks now as if either Kansas City or Milwaukee will secure the national con vention. Milwaukee seems to be in the lead. It has an auditorium with a seat ing capacity of 15,000 and the citizens have offered to entertain the delegates handsomely. "I also discovered that there is a general feeling against establishing the headquarters of the national committee next year in Washington. Senator Jones favored Washington in 1896, but gave way to Mr. Bryan, who was in fa vor of Chicago. In my trip through the south I observed one thing which will be considered of particular interest in New Tork, that none of the leaders seem so disposed to insist on free silver as the main issue of the campaign next year. They did not say that they had abandoned the 16 to 1 idea, but they ac knowledged that the situation had changed since 1896, and that the domi nant issues next year were trusts and imperialism. That is to say, they are unwilling to repudiate the Chicago plat form, but they see that new issues of far reaching importance have come up lately and that they should be recog nized. Even in states like North Caro lina I found that the anti-trust and anti-imperialism ideas engaged the at tention of the people more than the free silver issue. In fact, I might sum up my observations by saying that the sentiment of Democracy in the south is such that I am confident there will be little trouble in bringing about a union of the Democracy of the whole country next year. "The Democratic national conven tion." Mr. Danforth added, "will be held a short time after the Republican convention according to custom. No matter when it is held there is no doubt about the head of the ticket. Every where I heard only Mr. Bryan's name mentioned. They are not talking about candidates for vice presidency. "An east ern man will probably be selected." KILLED BY A TRAIN. Lieutenant Taylor Loses His Life in the Philippines. Washington, Dec. 29. General Otis at Manila cabled the war department today that First Lieutenant Edward R. Taylor, Twelfth infantry, was run over by a train, cross the Agna river near Bautista on the 26th instant and died in a few hours. Lieutenant Taylor was bom in Illinois and was appointed to the army from Idaho in June 18S9. He was graduated at the military acad emy, and assigned to the Twelfth in fantry, with which he served in South Dakota and Nebraska up to the time of the Spanish war, when he accompan ied the expedition against Santiago, Cuba. At the close of the war he re joined his regiment and served in Kan sas and Missouri until February, 1899, when he accompanied his regiment to the Philippines, where he remained to the time of his death. M'NALL FOll DYKES. Ex-Insurance Commissioner Will Not Run For Congress Webb McNall, ex-superintendent of insurance, has silenced the reports that he had aspirations to be congressman from the Sixth district by announcing himself for Dr. J. B. Dykes of Smith Center for that place. Dr. Dykes has been a resident of the Sixth district for a number of years, and has of late years been prominently identified with fusion movements there. He is a brother of the former secretary of the state board of health. PANAMA CANAL CO. A New Organization Chartered In New Jersey. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 28. The Panama Canal company, of America, with an authorized capital of $30,000,000, has been incorporated here.the object of the company as shown by the articles of in corporation, is to acquire by purchase the ship canal of the Compagnie Nou velle Du Canal De Panama and the railway across the isthmus of Panama; also to construct, equip and operate said canal and railway and the various enterprises connected therewith. The articles also empower the company to enter into arrangements with any gov ernment that they deem conducive to the company's object. The capital stock is divided into first and second preferred and common stock. The incorporators are three New Tork and New Jersey men. Lawton, Logan and Armstrong. Washington, Dec. 28. Quartermaster General Ludington received a cable message today from Colonel Miller, of the quartermaster's department at Ma nila, saying that arrangements have been made to send home the remains of Major General Lawton, Major John A. Logan, jr., and Major Armstrong on the transport Thomas; which will sail on the thirtieth instant for San Francisco. When your cold has settled down deep in your chest, cough syrups will not relieve you. The system must be given strength and force to throw off the disease. ScbdlE Smufstcn, does just this. It enables you to conquer the inflam mation. The lungs soon heal, and all danger is passed. Do not let the disease become chronic because of neglect. 5c. and fz.oo, all druggists. H i Bw AkE, Ciwmin. Hew York. SCO Golds th" Giiesi Pat on an extra vest and a cardigan jacket, wrap a few yards of muffler around your neck, and then put on your old threadbare coat, and try to imagine that you're comfortable. JL ommaPmsixmaBBm iZer Weather Overcoat. One of those closely-woven Kerseys, with heavy, wind-proof linings, and extra weight inter-linings. They're not made for show alone, but for warmth besides being swell. $10.00, Winter Suits, Winter s3 The visor keeps the bit ing wind off your forehead 631 WALKER IS PLACATED. Atchison Politician Joins tbe Bailey Forces. C. r. "Walker of Atchison, -who was be fore the Horton convention in the fight against W. J. Bailey, has recently sur prised First district politicians by sud denly turning- his energies in Bailey's fa vor. His desertion from the Curtis camp seems complete and he is now working in Baiiey's interest. It is said that there are two reasons for "Walker's change of colors. The first is the fact that the First National bank in Atchison has been named as the postoffice depository. President Auld of the bank, is Walkers most intimate friend, and his bank was made the depository through Bailey's manipulations. The second reas on is reported to be a promise from Cy Leland of a seat at th Philadelphia con vention. MAY SOON END. Faint Hope That Waterworks Litiga tion Is Nearly Over. There is some hope that the litigation between the old Topeka Water com pany and the city of Topeka may soon be brought to an end. City Attorney Bird has filed a motion to dismiss the hydrant rental case in the federal court, briefs have been submitted in the quo warranto case in the Kansas supreme court, and the injunction suit brought by the water company to keep the city from putting new water rates into ef fect will come up at the present term of the United States circuit court as soon as the jury cases are disposed of. The motion to dismiss which has just been filed by Mr. Bird in the federal court is in the suit of Elias Summer field, as receiver of the water company, against the city for $5,000 which the company claims is due from the city for hydrant rentals in South Topeka. Mr. Bird claims that as the charter and franchise of the Topeka Water com pany were dissolved by the supreme court on March 5, 1S98, and the case was not revived in the name of any other company within one year from that date, it is now dormant and can not be revived. City Attorney Bird has been working on these three cases for several months, and he recently filed his brief in the quo warrant case in the supreme court. The water company has until tomorrow to file its reply, and it is expected that a decision in the case will be handed down in February. Mr.Bird's brief is a pamphlet of near ly 100 pages, and he "goes after" the water company rough shod. In arguing the allegation which he makes, that the company refused to comply with the laws of Kansas requiring it to file re ports with the city clerk of Topeka, he says. "To use a common term, 'the monumental nerve' of this defendant is only equalled by its 'capital stock' and 'mortgages.' MAY BANQUET VISITORS. Commercial Club Will Discuaa En tertainment of Stock Breeders. There will be a special meeting of the Commercial club this evening to dis cuss the project of giving a banquet to the members of the Improved Stock Breeders association, which will be in session here the second week In Janu ary. The association generally banquets it self, but as it is made up of representa tive men of the state who will work with the Commercial ciub to secure a state fair, some of the members of the club have conceived the idea that it would be a proper thing for the club to extend a banquet to the members this year. The association will meet before the regular meeting of the club, and for that reason a special meeting is called. ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL. Jan. Coomba Will Play in Topeka Next Week. Jane Coombs, who played "Juliet" in Topeka 20 years ago, will be seen as "Esther Summerson" in a dramatiza tion of Dickens' "Bleak House," at. the Crawford theater next Wednesday night. Miss Coombs has been in To peka a number of times in past years, and is one of the veteran actresses now on the stage. Astor Subscribes to War Fand. London, Dec. 29. Wm. Waldorf Astor has subscribed 1,000 pounds to the Buckinghamshire fund to equip the county's contingent of yeomanry. Lord Salisbury presided at a meeting of the national defence committee today. UND TO id. You can't fool with Kansas climate. The only place to find out-of-door comfort in zero time is inside of a $12.00, $15.00,

The kind that pull down over your the frost 75c and $1.00 KANSAS AVENUE. IS FOR BRE1DENTHAL. Ex-Superintendant Stryker Says He Will Be Nominated For Governor. William B. Stryker, ex-superintendent of public instruction and now editor of the Wellington Voice, says that John Breidenthal will undoubtedly be the fusion nominee for governor. Mr. Stryker says Breidenthal will accept the nomination provided the convention is practically unanimous in naming him. "Fusion managers recognize that Breidenthal is the man to place in nomination," said he today, "and re gardless of what Breidenthal says and the moves other candidates make I can say with certainty that the bank com missioner will be the gubernatorial nominee. The Populists realize that they must have a straight out Populist candidate, and there is no Populist in Kansas with as strong a following as Breidenthal. Webb MeNall has a host of friends in the state, but the people want to see him in his old office, and the nomination for insurance commis sioner will be practically forced upon him. Munger is a good man, but he will have no chance in the race against Breidenthal. I have talked with mem bers of the Populist state committee and a number of prominent fusionists recently, and I know the sentiment is all in favor of Breidenthal's nomina tion. I am sufficiently sanguine to be lieve that fusion would win out in the next election with some other man as the candidate for governor, but I believe Briedenthal can secure more votes." FRANK REEDER MARRIED. Decatur County Representative Sur prises His Friends Frank Reeder, who represented De catur county in the legislature last win ter, is in Topeka today on important business to himself. He called at the probate judge's office this morning, and now the following entry is made on the marriage license record: "Frank Reeder, of Oberlin, Kansas, aged 33. to Gertrude Davidson, of To peka, Kansas, aged 27." Mr. Reeder was among the more prominent members on the Populist side of the house last winter, succeeding Speaker W. D. Street as representative from Decatur county. He was a mem ber of the commission sent to Minne sota to inspect the binding twine plant up there. PERKINS' NEW FA RCE. "A Bold Soldier Boy" Will Replace "My Friend From India." Mr. H. A. Du Souchet, author of "My Friend from India" and the remodeler of "The Man from Mexico," has written a new farce for Mr. Walter E. Per kins, who was seen last night as "A Keen Shaver." The farce will probab ly be presented under the name of "A Bold Soldier Boy," and deals with the adventures of three young lieutenants. Mr. Perkins expects to star in it next season. A dramatization of Mary E. Wilkins' story, "Jerome, a Poor Man," is also under way for Mr. Perkins. This latter piece will be a comedy drama. Type Founder McKellar Dead. Philadelphia, Dec. 29. Thomas Mc Kellar, senior of the firm of McKellar, Smith Jordan, type founders, died to day of pneumonia at his home in Ger mantown. Mr. MeKellar who was a printer, poet and author was born in New York, August 12, 1812. He was the author of numerous books, poems and hymns, among them I he American Printer," a treatise on practical print ing. He was president of the type founders' association of the United States and was a member of numerous other organizations. Pension Examining Surgeons. Washington, Dec. 29. Pension examin ing surgeons were appointed torlay as fol lows: Drs. J. Lnngbridge and R. F. Bry ant at Lincoln. Kan.; Dr. J. H. Lawrence at Cherokee. Iowa, and Dr. George At kinson at Idaho Spring:-, Colorado. Noted Composer Paralyzed. Vienna, Dec. 29. Milioreker, the com poser, is suffering from a paralytic stroke. His condition is critical. Many New Mills. Boston, Mass., Dec. 28. The number of textile mills constructed or contem plated in the United States for the last half of 1899, as reviewed by the Ameri can Wool and Cotton Reporter is 1S3, against 116 for the first half of the year. This makes a total of 299 mills for the vear, against 262 for 1898 and 155 for 1897. $20.00. $10.00 to $25.00 ears and make you laugh at The band keeps the back of your neck warm. is NONE SO POPULAR. It Is Daily Gaining Favor In Topeka. Results Reported From People Who Have Given a Fair Trial to the Remedy, Morrow's Kid-ne-oids, the scientific kidney remedy and backache cure, daily gaining favor in Topeka. No medicine has ever been sold in Topeka. for kidney ailments, backache, nervous ness, sleeplessness and general drbil ity that has gained such popular favor as Morrow's Kid-ne-oids. Wm. Noble. Proprietor of Confection ery and Lunch Counter, 116 Kansas av enue, reaffirms his statement, savins that Kid-ne-oids imvc -ermanenuy cured him of a dull, heavy pain in the back and nervousness which r-ame from disordered kidney. He says that Ki i-ne-oids have made a halp, hearty, robust man of him. Kid-ne-oids haw done for Mr. Noble what many other remedies and physicians failed to do: they have cured him of kidney trouble, nervousness and urinary disorder to stay cured. Not the least symptom the old trouble has returned since used Kid-ne-oids which was nearly two years ago. Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not r i I but Yellow Tablets and cure all kidney disorders: they sell at fifty cents a box at Swift Holliday's drug store. Mailefl on receipt of price. Manufac tured by John Morrow Co., Chemists, Springfield, Ohio. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Central National bank to W. E. Thorn n 3 and wife S15.127.K2. three tracts in 2i-ll-i5: tract in 34-11-15: lots in various parts of Topeka and in Brookvii!, Kr:nas. Patrick Wilson to Forrest WHson. lots 52 Hth street. Bean's addition. Chos. Black to Ciemmie i '-kick, lots 17, l'J and 21, Bruce street, Xorth To peka. Lai las Whitcomb to Clarence K, Maz $T5. lot 431 Fillmore street, Middaugii s sub. Minnie 13. Marshall and husband t- Robb Patterson, $1,250, tract Norton Ac Hudson's sub. Z. J. Saunders to Ellen Brown. $3A Um 4r and north V 4 Cuincy street, Parn more's add. Mary R. Hunt and husband to Richard Big-bee $705. tract near corner of Law rence and tith streets. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WAXTED-A good white girl, cooking and general house worfi no waahtfi; reference required. Mrs. W. W. Man speaker 3001 Harrison street. FOR RFA'T-Eight room house. 401 To peka avenue, city, water and cistern. R. Monteith, 700 Fillmore. FOR SALE: Good family cow. Lane street. FOR SALE News stand with large pa per route. Leaving city, 413 Kansas ave. TALK Ho. 54. To Parents. There is no more iniuriou ,rac tiee than that of holding toys eiwe to babv's face to attract his atten tion. The strain necessary to focus the eyes for so close an object in jures the muscles and throws them out of harmony. The more a child can be out of door?, looking at dis tant objects the better for his eves. He should always be encouraged to hold his books and playthinjf at least thirteen or fourteen inches away, if he-can not see ho well at that distance do not punish him, but have his eyes carefully exam ined. He needs gianses and the fsooned they are worn the better it will be for him. If your chili shows the slightest tendency to cross his eye-, do not put o!T the matter a moment. Glasses wlil cure him at first, but if you wait tK long nothing but an operation will do him any good. My exclusive attention li giTea to Fitting Glasses. CHAS. BENNETT, OPTICIAN. 730 Kansas Avenue. Established 1879.

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