The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 30, 1899

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(A) it it H ?PlP LAST EDITION SATURDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 30, 1899. SATURDAY EVENING. TWO CENT; V'f ABANDONED. Commander at Mafeklng Left to His Fate. Nothing Can De Done to Help liim Now. EACH FOR III3ISELF. Seems to Be the Rule of the British Generals. British Fire on a Boer Flag ot Truce. Shelling oT Ladjsmith Becom ing More Effective. New Tork, Dec. CO. A Herald dis patch from London says: It is not likely that any early move ment will take place on the Modder river unless Kimberley's condition Fhould become critical, nor can General Oa'acre at present do much, though there is a rumor of heavy firing: heard from rraii.Iiiok in the direction of BtormbPrg. Mafeking, unless Colonel Plumer is nble to fro to its aid, must look after Itself for awhile. An im Went that has caused thos who have been accusing the Boers of violating the rules of war and humanity to think differently, occurred at tne sur render of Lieutenant Colonel Bullock and a small party of soldiers, after the retirement of the main body and the p bandonment of the Runs at the bat tle at Colenso. It has been stated by a number if correspondents that this party took refuge in a don?a and that the B ers having: crossed the river in pome force, sent forward three men with a flag of truce, presumably to de mand their surrender; that the British soldiers thereupon tired on the white flag, killing; two out of three men and that the Boers thereupon came upon the donga in considerable force and de manded their surrender. The position of the few men. absolutely- helpless, the Boers could easily have killed all had th"y wished to. If the British soldiers deliberately fired on the white flair and the Boers accepted their surrender without any retaliation for the act. it shows the Boers in a much better light than has been indicated in most dispatches from British sources. lU'SSIANS IX BOER RANKS. London. I'ec. The Marseilles cor respondent of the Daily Mail, telegraph ing the substance of an interview with the Russian general, Gorko, eddest son of the famous Oorko. who is now- about to start for Pretoria, says that the Rus sian officers made the following state ment "I have been offered the command of a Boer army corps. In my own mind I am absolutely confident of the success of the Boers. You may take my word for it that thousands of Russians are now fighting under General Jouhert." The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Xews. says: A leading: resident of Vryburg, who was released by the Boers, say 2.000 colonials from Griqualaland West. He says colonial faces are to be seen every where in the Boer ranks. DAMAGING SHELL FIRE. Ladysmith, Sunday, Dec. 24. via Piet ermarit zburg General White has had a slight attack of fever, but he is now convalescent. The Boer shell fire has been very damaging recently. On Fri day one shell klled six men and wound ed nine. The same missile killed four teen horses. Another just missed the Fifth Lancers' lines, slightly wounding six officers. Several shells have fallen lose to General White's house, com pelling the removal of headquarters to another point. It is reported that General Joubert is again in command of the Boers here. The military authorities appear confi dent, but they are very reticent. Boers have been observed moving northward and westward in large num bers. GERMAN STEAMER CAPTFRED. Lorenzo Marquez. Delagoa Bay, Dec. SO. The German steamer Bundesrath, belonging to the German East African line has been captured as a prize and taken to Durban. The Bundesrath ar rived here from Mozambique. The German steamer Bundesrath, of 3,310 tons, sailed from Hamburg, Nov. S for Tanga. East Africa. GEBMAN r.ECIU"ITS CAPTFRED. London. Dec. 30. A representative of the .Associated Press has learned that there were three German officers and twent:-' men attired in khaki and in tending to servo the Boers on board the 3 'underath. which explains her capture. HEAVY FIGHTING AT MA PEKING. Lorenzo Marquez. Friday. Dec. 29. Advices received here from Pretoria U'ider date of Wednesday, Deo. 27. say thnt an oTiicial dispatch from Mafeking announces that in the sortie which the British made from that place Dec. 25 attacking one of the Boer forts with cannon. Maxim, and armored train so persistently that th fighting rsged up to the walls of the fort, the British lost 109 men killed and wounded, while the Boers only lost Javo men killed and feven wounded. The dispatch adds that Captains Kirk -wood and Greenfell were captured by Boer scouts near Colenso and were being- sent to Pretoria. Ten unloaded shells inscribed "the season's greetings" have been fired at Lai'.ysmith. Ten South African medical students from Edinburgh have arrived at Pre toria f'-om Delagoa bay with five tons of medical stores. A dispatch from the Boer camp at Modder river dated Thursday. Dec. 2S, reports an artillery duel lasting an frour. Dec. 27. a British reconnoitering party made a sortie but did not come within the Boer range. The British Dec. commenced a steady bombardment of the Boer position. HELLER'S BOLD MOVE. New York. Dec. no. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: As the transport Atlantian on arriv ing at Cape Town yesterday with two battalions of field artillery and an am munition column for the fifth division was dispatched for Durban. General Puller's next battle is likely to be de ferred until the middle of next week. He will virtually have under his direc tion three out of the five agents rent to the Cape, with a fourth division locked tip under White in Ladysmith. The re maining division is distributed along the western and northern frontiers. With 4,000 men of the original garrison and considerably cavalry added, he has call ed three divisions into Natal for the re l'f of a fourth instead of carrying i.im Into the Free Sti; In accordance with his own plan formed before he left London. Failure to relieve Ladysmith after so complete an abandonment of his orig inal plan of campaign will be ruinous to his reputation. He is evidently strength ening his army by all means in his power and will make a determined ef fort to crush Joubert's force and res cue the garrison before the arrival of General Roberts, who will be due in Cope Town in twelve days. No record has yet been received of the disposition made of the siege train which arrived at Cape Town on Tues day but the news may have been sup pressed for military reasons. These 12 heavy guns will be a great addition to the British line of attack, if there are men trained in their use. I have been informed on good authority that the new Howitzer batteri'S are a recent ad dition to the British artillery and thst there are few officers and gunners cap able of handling them effectively. There was a short period of practice with naval guns on Whale island before the Howitzer batteries were sent to South Africa and similar training is now in progress. Much has been written about the neglect of the war office to send long range guns to the front during the early period of the campaign. The truth is that the guns were not in service and when found, men had to be trained for serving them. After the arrival of the Majestic at the Cape, where she is due today with 2.000 infantry, there wiil be only one transport, the Victorian, with 400 cav alry, to enter the port for a week. The sixth division will begin to arrive about the time Lord Roberts assumes com mand, so that he will have ten thousand fresh troops by the middle of January. Five battalions of the seventh division will start from England next Thursday, and by the second week in February he will have ten thousand additional men. The eighth division will be mobilized early in January, and the reinforce ments will be increased by ten thousand imperial yeomanry and volunteers dur ing the next two months. There will be a steady movement of reinforcements week after week to the scat of war. George Wyndham will have a strong1 case to present in de fense of the war office when parlia ment meets, for there has been no lack of energy and toil in carrying out the mobilization scheme and despatching the largest British army ever organ ized for a foreign campaign Veteran officials smile grimly when they read Winston Churchill's frantic call for 3 British soldiers for every Boer, and suggests that that vulture which he met in the woods Is still on his nerves. His outburst Morning Post's second edition yesterday has invigorated the alarmists like Mr. Harmsworth's jour nal and they are renewing their warfare upon Lord Lans'lowne. Sir Michael Hicks-Peach and General Wolseley and seem determined to drive them from their posts. Thes antics contrast strangely with the coolness, presence of mind and untiinching faith in the army which the nation continues to display. The most stirring bit of war news yet was a report that heavy firing had been heard on Thursday in the direction of Stormberg, but the war office failed to confirm it. since a bulletin from Gen eral Forestier-Walker, under the same date, announced that there was no change in the situation of Gatacre and French, with the exception that the Indwe rnilwav was again in operation. DATE FOR RELIEF OF LADYSMITH London. Dec. 30. The reported sortie from Ladysmith. resulting in the cap ture of a Boer position is not confirmed, and apparently is only a Kaffir story. A Chieveley dispatch, dated Friday, De cember 28, makes no mention of it. The same message shows renewed activity on the part of the British apparently preparatory to some action. The Boer position eastward of the camp was thoroughly reconnoitered December 2S, without drawing the enemy. The naval guns engaged in daily practice and it is said on good authority that 30 or 40 Boers have been killed by the firing during two days. A dispatch from Durban predicts that Iadysmith will be relieved on or about January 7. While there is nothing to bear out this forecast, there is some disposition to believe Gen. Buller is pre paring another attempt to advance. this lime by an attack on the Boer position on Inhlawe mountain. Advices from Cape Town say there is great dissatis faction there at the action of the Brit ish insurance companies, who are re tarding volunteering by making policy holders pay war risk premiums, while the agencies of the leading American companies allow perfect freedom for naval and military service. The government has accepted 125 Ceylon volunteers mostly planters and has also accepted the offers of Indian princes to supply horses. The non-arrival of the Majestic due at Cape Town Thursday, is causing some surprise among the public who expected she would maintain her usual transatlantic speed. Shipping circles, however, explain that this is due to the conditions imposed by coaling en route, the necessity of economizing her sup ply and of traversing the tropics, all of which they add combine heavily to dis count her usual rate of speed. They say all transatlantic liners would be similarly handicapped. BOERS REPULSED. Cape Town, Dec. 29. The troops in the British camp of Victoria, west, turned out last night to repel an at tempt of the Boers to cut the railroad near the railroad station. A patrol re ported early in the evening that they had sighted the Boers in the neighbor hood. At 10 o'clock at night the Boers opened a heavy fire near the statical. The British replied and the Boers re tired at daybreak their attempt having turned out a failure. LOSS BY LIGHTNING. During the Year 861 People Have Been Struck by Lightning. In the report of the secretary of agri culture for 1S!9 the following interesting extract from the report of the chief of the weather bureau is incorporated: The collection of statistics of loss of life and property by lightning, referred to in a previous report, has been con tinued. The number of deaths by light ning stroke in the calendar year 1S9S was 3(57, and the number of injuries 494. The places where the proportion of deaths to total population was the greatest were the t'pper Missouri Val ley and portions of the Rocky Mountain region. The proportion of deaths by lightning in the United States to the total population is about five in a million, which, it may be remarked, is higher than the average of most coun tries. Nine hundred and sixty-six barns, sheds, etc., 735 dwellings, stores and office buildings. 95 churches and schools, and 70 other buildings were struck and damaged by lightning, the approximate loss being about a million and a half dollars. Of the buildings struck. 40 were provided with lightning rods. S53 were not. and in 952 cases it could not be ascertained whether the building was provided with rods or not. Nine hundred and sixty-four head of cattle. 306 horses. 30 mules, 426 sheep, and 116 hogs were killed by lightning during the calendar year above referred to; total value, $48,257. IT IS ACCEPTED. New Gas Company Deposits a 1,000 Forfeit. Signifies That Terras of Fran chise Are Satisfactory. MAY GET DOLLAR GAS Prospects Growing Brighter Day by Day. Final Arrangements to Be Made About Jan. 15. The new gas and electric light plant, which Mr. William J. Faulkner of Chi cago proposes to build in Topeka, is no longer an uncertainty. A positive evi dence of good faith was received by City Treasurer Hale today in the shape of a depository check for $1,000 as pro vided in the ordinance granting Mr. Faulkner a franchise. In the same mail Mayor Drew receiv ed a letter from Mr. Faulkner inform ing him of the forwarding of the de posit and his acceptance of the ordi nance, and stating that work on the new plant would be pushed as rapidly as circumstances would permit. Although all of Mr.Faulkner's actions up to this time have been of a most business like character, the failure of several proposed enterprises to mater ialize in the past has caused many To peka people to look with suspicion on the Chicago's man proposition. The de posit of $1,000 necessarily puts an end to all doubts. Unless Mr. Faulkner com mences work on his plant within the time specified in the ordinance he will forfeit that amount. In a recent letter to Mr. John Kleln hans, who is looking after the interests of the proposed enterprise in Topeka, Mr. Faulkner states that he will be in Topeka by the middle of January for the purpose of completing the organiza tion of his company by securing a char ter. An application for a charter was made some time ago and allowed'by the state charter board. It alone will cost the new company $450. Mr. Faulkner Is now in possession of nearly 2.U00 contracts for gas and elec tric current, and as soon as work is in reuii y commenced on the plant as many more can be secured for the ask ing. The sentiment in Topeka is in fa vor of Mr. Faulkner's enterprise for the reason that Topeka consumers have been compelled to pay excessive rates for gas and electric current since the establishment of the present plants in this city. Mr. Faulkner proposes to give Topeka people gas and electric current at a de cidedly reasonable cost. With the es tablishment of the new plant here, To peka will have as low rates on gas and current for light, heat and power pur poses as probably any city in the Uni ted States. Mr. Faulkner's letter to Mayor Drew is as follows: To the Honorable, the Mayor and Com mon Council of the City of Topeka, Kansas. Gentlemen: In the matter of the or dinance entitled, "An ordinance author izing William J. Faulkner to construct, acquire, operate and maintain gas and electric works for the purpose of man ufacturing, selling and supplying gas and electricity to the city of Topeka and the inhabitants thereof and de fining the rights, privileges and powers thereunder," passed October 2nd, 1S99, approved October 30th, 1899, and amend ed December 4th, 1.S99, I hereby Beg to notify your honorable body that I here with forward to the honorable, the city treasurer of the city of Topeka the sum of one thousand dollars to be held by the said city of Topeka in compliance with the terms of said ordinance and I now beg to lay before your honorable body this my written acceptance of said ordinance. I beg to assure your honorable body that work under this ordinance will be pushed as rapidly as circumstances will permit and a model industry of its kind established. Yours respectfull v, WILLIAM J. FAULKNER. The following receipt, drawn by City Attorney Bird, was forwarded this af ternoon to Mr. Faulkner in Chicago: "Topeka. Kan.. Dee. 30th, 1899. "Received from William J. Faulkner the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars to be deposited as provided in section 10 of an ordinance authorizing William J. Faulkner to construct acquire, operate and maintain gas and electric works for the purpose of manu facturing, selling and supplying gas and electricity to the city of Topeka and the inhabitants thereof, and defin ing the rights, privileges and powers thereunder, passed October 2, 1S99, ap proved October 30, 1899, and amended December 4, 1S99. Approved Dec. 30, 1S99. "The said sum of one thousand dol lars shall be held as a deposit to the credit of said Faulkner in conformity to the requirements of said section 10 of said ordinance. M. M. HALE, "City Treasurer." I DLING II A Y STARTS. Leaves London For His Post at Pre toria. London. Dec. 30. Adelbert S. Hay, the new United States consul at Pretoria, left Waterloo railroad station here this morning for Southampton on his way to Cape Town. Mr. Hay is charged with many commissi- ns from relatives and friends of the British prisoners at Pre toria. The same train took Lord Edward Stanley, one of the junior lords of the treasury, and eldest son of the earl of Derby; Lord Stanley has been appoint ed to a position on General Robert's staff. Sir William Stokes, surgeon in ordin ary to Queen Victoria in Ireland and surgeon to the Meath hospital, Dublin, and a number of hospital nurses, also left London for Southampton with Mr. Has and Lord Stanley. TWO KILLED IN A CAY E-IN John Rhodes and Harvey Sparks Per ish, in Mine Accident. Galena, Dec. 30. A disastrous cave In occurred at the Robins mine on the south side ground Friday afternoon and John Rhodes and Harvey Sparks were killed. At least 100 tons of dirt fell. It is still falling, which makes it very dansrerous for the parties now trying to rescue the body of Parks. Rhodes was not completely covered by the dirt, but his chest and shoulders were crushed in and his legs completely cut off. He lived for about 20 minutes after being taken out. Each, leaves a wife and small family. YVOOD'S CABINET. Great Interest In Its Appointment Shown In Havana. Havana, Dec. 30. The newspapers to day add the names of Ruise Rivera and Alejandro Rodriguez to the list of those already mentioned as likely to receive cabinet positions. Each journal has one or more reporters continually in the palace precincts to interview prominent men after leaving General Wood. It is safe to say that no man will be in cluded in the cabinet who is not prom inent In Cuban national politics and the public is confident that Gen. Wood's se lections will be exceptionally strong. La Lucha already congratulates him upon his supposed decision in the mat ter, especially as it affects Enrique Varona and Luis Estevez, declaring that good faith and excellent judgment have been shown. Sener Lanuza, secretary of justice In Gen. Brooke's cabinet is reported to have recently told a Cuban lawyer who had complained regarding the accept ance by a Cuban judge of $1,000 as a bribe that it was unpatriotic for a Cu ban to complain of a small thing like that while the country was in the hands of the foreigner. "These little things," he Is reported to have said, "can be attended to after the work of reconstruction is finished." With reference to the proposal of the municipality of Cardenas to award cer tain contracts a proposal vetoed by Gen. Wood the latter says it can be taken as a general principal that with the elections so near, it would not be wise to ratify any contract extending over 50 years. It is quite In order, he considers, to appoint necessary officials, to employ and pay men for sanitary work and to carry on similar under takings of a pressing nature, but it is quite another matter to make a long time contract. Gen. Wood feels that everything of this kind should be left to those chosen by the people. His rul ing does not affect the dady contract asserted by some of the local papers. Gen. Wood says he knows very little of that matter and has much more ini company, capital stock $10,000. portant business requiring attention. The custom house receipts yesterday were exceptionally large, amounting to more than $100,600. In view of the fact that no more ships than usual have arrived during the last few days, this notable in crease is significant as showing the good effect of the recent arrest of custom house appraisers. The total receipts for the year, including yesterday exceed $11, OnO.OOO whereas the highest estimate made by the war department, for the year's re turn was $9,000,000. Elaborate preparations are. being mnde to receive General Bartolome Maso. who will arrive here Sunday to attend the council of prominent Cubans culled by General Wood. Twelve hundred invitations have been issued by the managing committee of the AVa nderers' ball, which owing to General Lawton's death has been postponed to January 5. The local papers devote considerable space to next Monday's races. A new grand stand has been erected and the track enlarged. The future of Cuba was the principal topic of conversation at the dinner given by General Ludiow In honor of General Wood. Civil Governor Emilio Nunez and General Rivera, with many other prom inent Cubans were present. A NEW EMPORIA. Preachers Resigning and the Jails Enr7. From the Emporia Gazette.! What's the matter with Emporia? To day, Rev. Mr. Tanner, pastor of the Baptist church, tendered his resignation to his church, making the third preach er of Emporia churches who has in the past two weeks quit Emporia. The county and city jails are empty and the police judge is complaining because there is no business. Emporia is wrong in some way or other. There have been no Keeley agents in town so far as known in the past two months. There have been no fights, no cutting scrapes, or murders. The news of the robbery of the homes of a few citizens recently came to the town like an earthquake. Emporia may as well fire her policemen and shut up courts. When a town, gets so good preachers won't stay, it's a Bully Old Town. 1 2,000 VOLUNTEERS. Drummers and Hotel Men to Fight the Trusts. New York, Dec. 30. Headquarters in New York of the Commercial Travelers and Hotelmen's Anti-trust league were opened today by ilham Hoge, secre tary and treasurer of the league, and from this time on Mr. Hoge said a vig orous campaign is to be urged among the different, commercial travelers' as sociations and also among organizations of hotel men to organize them against the trusts. The league was started in August last and a membership of 12, 000 has been enrolled. LANGTRY SAILS. Jersey Lily Leaves Liverpool For United States. Liverpool, Dec. 30. The Cunard line steamer Lucania which sails from here for New York today takes among her passengers Mrs. Langtry, the actress. Found Much Copper. Winnipeg, Man.. Dec. 30. W. J. Mc Lean, a former official of the Hudson. Flay company who was reported lost in the far northern Slave Lake country, where he had gone in search of min erals in the interest of Chicago parties, has reached here in safety. He reports having discovered valuable copper ore in the Athabasca region and says his party suffered no privations, owing to the abundance of game. Many Cases of Plague. Melbourne. Victoria, Dec. 30. Advices from Moumea, New Caledonia, say that five whites there have been attacked by the plague, one of them dying. Fifteen Kanakas and Chinese have died from the plague, and 12 are under treat ment. Find Oil Near Chanute. Chanute, Dec. 30. Mr. I. N. Knapp struck a fine flow of oil in his prospect well today. Two more wells are located and drilling is being pushed forward in spite of the cold weather, which has delayed the work. The oil is in paying quantities and of good quality. The well is in the same field as city well No. 5. Fire Destroys a Residence. Arkansas City. Dec. 30. Fire last night partially destroyed one of the finest residences in this city, belonging to Mrs. Grace P. Johnson. The loss to furniture and building was about $3,000, which is fully covered by insurance. Scissors Fierce Her Eye. Wichita. Dec. 30 The 2-year-old child of A. L. Butts of Kingman was brought here today in a critical condition. She is not expected to live. Scissors fell from a nail, the point piercing her eye to a depth of five-eighths of an inch. Her agony Is fearful. NIGHT OFTERROR The Hamburg and South Amer ican Liner Pelotos Strikes on the Sands of the Kentish Shore IN A FIERCE STORM. Every One of Her 629 Passen gers Is Rescued. Coast Guardsmen Stand by Her "Throughout the Night. London, Dec. 30. The Hamburg and South American liner Pelotas, from Santos for Rotterdam, having 629 pas sengers on board, struck on the sands on the east side of Dungeness, the southern extremity of Kent, soon after midnight, in the midst of a terrific gale, which raged all around the coast. The storm was the worst of the winter, and seas immediately began breaking over the steamer. For a time It appeared as though no one on board of her could be saved. The Dungeness coast guards, seeing the Pelotas' signal of distress, made desperate and for a long time, unsuc cessful efforts to launch the life boat in the heavy surf, beating on the shore. Finally the coast guardsmen succeeded in reaching the Pelotas. They remained alongside the steamer all night and eventually put the rocket apparatus in operation. During the whole time the wind blew with hurricane force, ac companied by heavy rain and hail. The passengers had a terrifying experience. When day broke the gale slightly mod erated, enabling the life boats to trans fer the passengers, who were safely landed at New Romney. ANTI-TRUST CONFERENCE. Has Been Called to Meet In Chicago February 12. Chicago, Dec. 30. Upon the adjourn ment of the conference relating to trusts, held in Chicago in September last under a call of the Civic Federa tion of that city, a number of delegates to that conference who were opposed to trusts met together with the view of securing concerted action on the part of the enemies of private monopoly, ap pointed an executive committee, of which M. L. Lockwood, president of the American anti-Trust League, is chairman, and directed said committee through its chairman, to call, as soon as practicable, a National Anti-Trust conference for the purpose of deciding upon an anti-trust policy and perma nently organizing an anti-trust move ment. Pursuant to this direction the com mittee has called a national anti-trust conference to meet in the city of Chi cago on February 12, 1900. Patriotic citizens from all states and territories duly accredited and in full sympathy with the movement, and rep resentatives of known anti-trust organ izations, are invited to be present. Applications for admission to the con ference should be made to the secre tary, M. L. Lockwood, Unity building, Chicago, at an early date, as creden tials of delegates must be countersign ed by the chairman of the executive committee. SENT TO JAIL. Editor Grinstead Given 11 Months For Alleged LibeC Troy, Dec. 30. Pool Grinstead, editor of the Wathena Star, has been sent enced in the district court here to eleven months' imprisonment in the county jail under a conviction of criminal libel. The conviction is an outgrowth of a legisla tive scandal, the editor having accused State Senator John Fulton of Brown countv. of accepting a bribe In connec tion with the location of a new state asvlum. Senator Fulton was the com plaining witness. Grinstead will edit his paper from the county jail. Kansas Academy of Science. McPherson, Dec. 30. The Kansas Academy of Science is in session in Mc Pherson, at the Auditorium. The session is a most interesting one. Prof. Miller of the State university delivers an ad dress this evening on "The Corona of the Sun." The day has been devoted to the reading and discussion of scientific subjects. One on "The First Great Roof." by Prof. Sternberg, was very en tertaining, as was also "The Kansas Coleopetre," by Knaus. Prof. Curtes gave a very exhaustive treatise on diatoms. Court Stenographers Meet. Hutchinson. Dec. 30. The district court stenographers of Kansas held a meeting in this city Friday. They spent their time in discussing the various matters that court stenographers have to meet, the taking of testimony; the making of the record in cases where appeals are taken to higher courts; also the questions of stenographers' fees. An oraganization was effected known as the Kansas State Stenographers associ ation. The officers elected for the ensu ing year were; President, E. A. Allen of Salina; vice president, Arthur Young of Concordia; secretary and treasurer, Joseph Young of Oberlin. Another Curtis Club. Atchison, Dec. 30. The second Curtis club in this county has been organized at Effingham with a membership of SO. A number of Curtis enthusiasts from Atchison attended, and report a strong Curtis feeling in that section. Two clubs a week will be formed until every precinct has an organization. Congress man Bairey was here yesterday, and held a conference with numerous Re publicans, including members of the Curtis club. Pensions For Eansans. Washington, Dec. 30. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Sylvester F. Greenman. Ohio. $S; Henry L. Brooks, National Military home, Leavenworth, $12: Cor nelius M. Johnson. National Military home, Leavenworth, $12; John W. Wins low, Lebanon, SS. Increase Elias S. Green, Clements, $12 to $14. Reissue and increase Joseph Postel, Sabetha. $10 to $15. Original widows, etc. Special accd., December 15 Eleanor J. Paris. Dodge City, $s; Eliza H. Barnes, Williams town, $S; Julia A. Deck, Abbyviile, $3. TO BEAT THE WORLD. Three Battleships Planned That Will Have No Equals. New York, Dec. 30. A Tribune spe cial from Washington says: Designs for the greatest battleships ever projected for the American navy were agreed upon by the naval board of construction today after several months of discussion over the Important ques tions of battery, armor, speed, coal, capacity and displacement. The three new vessels to be called the Georgia, the New Jersey and the Pennsylvania will equal in f ormidability the finest line of battleships yet laid down by any foreign power and witn the addition of typical American improvements will surpass in fighting force any ships now afloat. The salient features of the design contemplate a displacement of approx imately 14.000 tons as compared with the Oregon's 11,000, or the new Maine's 12,300. The speed is to be "at least 19 knots," with a coal bunker capacity of 2,0o0 tons. There will be two superimposed tur rets, one fore and the other aft, each containing two 12-inch and two 8-inch guns of the new elongated bore and high smokeless powder velocity. The remaining guns of the main battery will consist of 12 six-inch quick fire in broad side. The arrangement of battery has been finally adopted instead of an alternative plan, which provided for four 12-inch guns in turrets and sixteen 6-inch broadside, which had be-en put Ed. H. Madison, forward to avoid the expedient of super imposed turrets. The two story turrets which are a distinctively American in novation as applied to the Kearsarge and the Kentucky are regarded as no longer of doubtful success and it is known that foreign governments are preparing to adopt them, to obtain the concentration and angle of fire they se cure, which is unapproached by any other expedient. The board also definitely determined upon the use of the most modern Kruppized armor for these vessels. The total cost of each of these three ships when ready for sea will exceed $7,000, 000. They will cruise seven thousand miles straight away and there will not be three ships of similar offensive and defensive strength in the fleet of any possible enemy. IN BOWLING LEAGUE. Topeka, Kansas City, Lawrence and St. Joseph the Elembers- Topeka is to be in a bowling league this winter. It is know n as the Western Interstate Bowling league, and includes teams in Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City and St. Joseph. Representatives of the different teams interested met in Kansas City Thursday evening and ef fected an organization by electing J. R. Griggs, of Lawrence, president; George Tolman, of St. Joseph, vice president; T. J. Ewart, of Topeka, treasurer, and R. P. Parse, of Kansas City, secretary. A schedule of games will be made out as soon as the different cities notify the secretary as to their preference of dates. The first game will be rolled about the middle of January, and from that time on there will be two games a week until the schedule is completed. Each team will roll two games with each other team. CONTRACTORS SLED. Government Farmer Tries to Bring Emporia Men to Time. W. M. Brevard, of Tennessee, has filed a suit in the United States circuit court, to recover $3,000 damages from G. K. Hagans, of Emporia, and Wit Adair and John Frew, of Strong City. The suit is over an alleged violation of a sub-contract for transferring the mails at Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. Mr. Brevard is a mail contractor. He secures mail contracts from the govern ment and then sub-lets them to other parties. He secured the contract for transferring the mails to and from trains in the two Kansa3 Citys and tr some of the sub-stations, and he sub let the contract from August 1, 1899, to June 30. ia03, to Mr. Hagans for $3,715 per year. Mr. Hagans was required to give a bond of $5,000 to Brevard to insure that he would carry out the contract. as Brevard was liable to the government. Adair and Frew went on the bond with Hagans. Brevard now claims that Hagans threw up his job during October, and it cost him $6,500 a year to sublet it the second time, and he now brings suit to recover the amount of the bond. San Francisco Enterprise. San Francisco, Dc. 30. A special election was held In this city yesterday on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of $6,750,000 for trie purpose of building new school houses, a new hos pital and a new sewer system. The bonds carried by a large majority. On Tuesday last it was voted to issue bonds for $4,r,00.000 f'.r a new park sys tem, making a total of nearly eleven millions. I i&- I i' 'I,,, v r ;r 7 IT IS EDMADSSOli The Dodge City Man Appointed Judge Today. Will Preside Orer the Thirty first District. ONE OF YOUNG CROWD Serred as President of Kansas Republican Loague. Is a Protege and Partner of Mike Sutton. Governor Stanley this afternoon, ap pointed Kd II. Madison, of Dodg, City, judge of the Thirty-first judicial dis trict which comprises the counties of Fort, Kiowa, Comanche and Clark. Mr. Madison succeeds Judge Frax.i-i C. Price who resigned this w eek to f to Ohio to practice law. Mr. Madison belongs to the younj of Dodge Gty. crowd in Kansas.poIitics. He served nr term as president of the Kansas R-pub-lican league In the h-y dey of that organization. He has lrg b-en recog nized as a potent factor in S.-venth. i,--trict politics. He is a protege of M:ivr Sutton, one of the veteran p.'luii i.ir, of the state, who is r.w int.-rnal r-'. nue collector. H" a partner of Mr. Sutton in the law business. Mr. Madison is considered one of t?i brilliant young law vers of Kansas an 1 is an orator of more than usu.il abil ity. It has been a foregone conclusion for several days that Mr. Madwm w..uii be appointed. H came to Topk;t t day and received the f"rrnal Jioiic-j jf his appointment in person. Governor Stanley announced that fh appointment of a sin-censor to Ju Fisher of the court of onini'jn pl--as t Kansas City woul-1 not b- rnioin f ir several days. Jude Pinner's r'-itrrrs-tion has not yet been r iv. I. T are four applicants f-r th- j b W. I,. Cowdery, O. iLttick, John T. Sirn ar. i John B. Campbell. STRICKEN INDIA. Famine Is Worse Than That of Two Years Airo. Boston, Dec. 30. The American boarl of commissioners for foreign mi.-si -r, has received from Rev. II. A. Hum". D. D., at Ahm'-dnapir, India, a -tf-r dated Dec. 2. in which lie says ttf pres ent famine in western India in sure f- be far more distressing than even th awful famine f two years ag-.., as se vere drought already has h. run in tr. Ahmednagar distri' t. and n rain 'i be expected until the mid lie ff Jun-r. The writer says that Ahrt-Inar i r i.a suffered also from the p!;tu.? an l is n.t. yet free from it. Sholapr.r is r.ow in a severe epidemic and Rornb.iy is rr haps in the beginning of another p!iue experience. Ju view of it a'.!, says the correspond ent, the governr.i-nt as ff-.vas i iir-tsr.sr most notably but .tli-iU idi-f n-v-r can meet to multitude of necss; t:e,s. MEMORY OF J L'DGE ELLIOTT Committee Appointed From Topeks, Ear to Draft Resolutions. A meeting of the Shawn" Count v Bar association was held at th--- ocrt house this morning t t;tk- a' tion .ri the death of Ju-ige o. Ei-itr, w;. was for years a member of the Sr.awr. county bar. A committ-e cons;tir:Sf A. B. Jetmore, A. Ii. an' an Bergen, who knew Judg- Elnott i 1-.-; s 1 'J Tr. maiely, was appointed to i raft i tions of respect eono.-rnirsr him committee will report on llonl iy. uary s, the first day of the Jan. term. J in u-.r Insurance Meeting. McPherson. D-c. 20. The twe'fh an nual meeting of the Farmers' Aoiac- Insurance company with h-alq -n-t-at this place will be hell h-re Jjr.ii.ry 2nd. This is a mutual insurance com pany with a membership of lT.ot-j Kan sas farmers. Weather Indications. Chicago. Dec. 30. For Kansas: fr. tonight and Sunday: continued Cv.J. brisk northeast winds. fj f

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 189a What do the Children Drink Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GKAfN-O It is delicious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-O yon give the children the more health you distrib ute through their systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee but covts about as much. Ail grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c. Try Grain-O! TriKint that jonr grocer giret rraGRAIN-0 Accept no imitation. TOPEKA SEED HOUSE Christmas Goods. We have Jardinieres at 20o to S3.00 We have Hanging Baskets at 15" to 75 o We have Painted Flower Pots at 5q Wire Baskets, Wire Stands, Flower Pot Brackets, Fancy Window Boxes, Fish Globes, Gold Fish and Aquarium Ornaments. We have a stock of Palms, Ferns, Chinese Primrose, Cyclamen and other plants, and a variety of Winter Bloom ing Bulbs. Anv of the ahove make useful CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Christmas Trees, Holly Wreaths, Boquet Green for Wreathing, Wreath ing by the yard, Mistletoe and other decorations. JARDOO FIBRE for re-potting Palms and Ferns at 306 Kansas Ave. S. H. DOWNS, Manager. OPEN TILL 8 P. M. CHEAP RENT could often be obtained by small manu facturers, and others, using machinery. In most advantageously located rooms, if some means of driving their shafting were available. Low rents in buildings equipped with team engines IN DESIRABLE situations are scarce. The use of the electric motor obvi ates this difficulty. It Is reliable, always ready to be started, and by using It you have to pay for only what power you actually use about your own work. Why don't you look up new LOCATIONS nearer the business center and more on the line of travel? No matter how desirable articles you make or how rood repair work wou do If people don't know of it arid you are not easily accessible to them. We will supply the motor and motive power on terms which will be very at tractive to you. EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. Motors and power for all purposes. MJHE. ZAMORA'3 Academy ol Dermatolosy Skin ud Scarp Disaaaes ourad. 114 West Eijhtii St. Twpbxa, kas. Mil OF LOANING MONEY HAS THE FOLLOWTM8 DISTINCT ADVANTAGES Small expenya in making loan. Moderate rate of Interest considering: total amount paid for time of loan. N'a laxgo payments to look forward to and wcrry over. Small mort:i!y payments. And yet you are at pen-ict liberty to pay as much additional a yci wish, or ttia whole loan at any I le. THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, 634 KANSAS A.VETSTTE. H. C. BOWMAN, Fire and Tornado Insurance, Room 38, Columbian Building, TOPEKA, KANSAS. PRIfUIfJC I SSBn your printing us up. Tel. ;7u. 99. W. W. Garilt Primes Publishin? Co. 801-603 E. Fourth St. I T l" 400-4 J2-404 Adams St. J iUplka, IkUlI. Medal For Pate Nug-ent. Kansas City, Kan., Dec 30. A pleaf ant social was given last night by the members of division No. 2, Ancient Or der of Hibernians, at its hu.ll. on the corner of Ann avenue and Fifth street. In honor of Brother P. J. Nugent, a member of the famous Twentieth Kan sas, lately returned from the Philip pines. A very handsome gold badte was presented to Mr. Nugent on behalf of the division by x-Mi.yor 7. F. Ilan noi, state president of the order, in a very eloquent speech. Mr. Nugent re sponding in a few appropriate atd hap py remarks. SPORTINCNEWS. Kid McCoy Tells His Plan of Battle With' Maher. Indiana Boxer Thinks His Op ponent Will Get Uattled. IS VERY CONFIDENT Jabs Will He Used to Win In Holiday's Contest. Expert Handlers Chosen In cluding fjillj Muldoon. New York, Dec. 30. "Kid" McCoy to day Issued the following statement in regard to ills fight New Year's after noon: "I am almost ready to face Peter Ma iler. My muscles are hard as iron. My wind Is good. Two more days and I will have reached, physically, the acme of pugilistic perfection. Satisfied as to my bodily fitness to meet the Irishman, I have nothing to fear. I can go into the ring confident of success, assured of my own prowess. "As has been my custom in the past, I have long since formulated my plan of battle. This plan is based upon a long and careful study of the Irishman's ring tactics. I know his style of fight ing; have studied out his every defen sive and offensive move. I have built up the probable manner in which he will meet me step by step. and for every more, every carefully laid trap, indeed, for nearly every blow l have outlined tactics which will set his efforts at naught. Of course, these plans are subject to changes, and I shall be prepared for any emergency. "strange as it may seem 1 place my strongest hopes of victory on my fight with Sharkey. Those who saw it are unanimous in the opinion that I had the sailor very much in "queer street.' In deed, I firmly believe that I can de feat Sharkey. The bell alone saved him. Now, if I could get to Sharkey and hit him so hard, what is to stop me from doing the same thing to Maher? "This truth assorts itself more forci bly when one takes into consideration the fact that the Irishman is not noted for a liking for punishment. My spe cialty, as every orre knows, is jabbing. I've reduced this branch of the fistic art to a fine point. I can cut a man to pieces with my left. My foot work, meantime, keeps me out of danger. "With a man like Maher, who does not fancy punishment. I have only to jab and get away, jab and get away. Peter will find he can not hit me. I will have him all at sea. He'll get rat tled and then jab. jab, jab. That'll be my game, and he won't stand for it. Take my word, he'll lose his head." McCoy continues his exclusive meth ods of training at White Plains and fin ished strong. He does not see how he can lose. Unlike Maher, he does most of his indoor work in the morning, punching the bag. throwing the medi cine ball and sparring. After dinner the "kid" took his usual ride over the West chester hills on horseback, accompanied by Muldoon. The "kid" has selected his seconds and will have expert handling during his battle. His principal second will be William Muldoon, who has prepared him for the encounter. Homer Selby, the "kill's" brother, Jimmy De Forrest, Frank Hart and Joe Folney will also be in McCoy's corner. MAHER MONEY PLENTIFUL. Irishman Will Enter the King a Favor ite Both Men in Fine Form. New York. Dec. 30. Although all wagers made on the McCoy-Maher contest up to date have been placed at even money, it is quite probable that the Irishman will enter the ring the favorite. This belief is due to the fact that several large com missions have been received by local sporting men from westerners asking them to place the money on the Irish man, even if odds are asked by McCoy men. Joe Vendig said today that he has a commission of $2.5i0 to place on Feter. Heorge Consldine has a commission of 2.0uo to bet on Maher. Honest John Kelly, the well-known referee and sporting man, has S2.50 he would like to place on the Irish champion. Kelly believes that Ma tter's great strength will give him a vic tory over the "kid." In order to assure himself that Maher has been observing the strict rules of training during his preparation near the Morris Park race track for his fight with McCoy next Monlny afternoon at Coney Island, George K. Smith, better known as "Pittsburg Phil" will visit Mxher's quart ers tomorrow. Smith is a great admirer of the Irishman, but he has not as yet placed a bet on Peter ag;imst McCoy. He said today that if Maher's condition is up to the standard of excellenec necessary to win in a ring contest, he woulil place a large commission on ths Irish champion. In speaking of the men. Smith said that he considered "Kid" McCoy the cleverest fighter in the ring today, and added that Maher would have his work cut out for him when he met the young Hoosier. "McCoy." said Smith, "is a very shifty fellow and. to tell the truth, I would rnther see Maher fight Sharkey or Jeff ries than the 'Kid. It s very hard to hit a man right on the point who is clever with liis hands and shifty on his feet, and I think that Peter will have to work hard to get the winner's share of the purse. Still. I think he will reach McCoy in the course of the contest and when lie does, I think it will be all over. "Maher is certainly a terrific hitter nnd I there is no man in the ring today whom r.e --an mt wno c :n Deal mm. l-'ersonally. I think Maher is too strong and aggres sive a roan for tiie 'Kid' tolefeat. and if his condition is all that It should be. I shall very likely accommodate Mr. YVormser or anybody else who cares to place their money on McCoy. I under stand Peter is in better shape than he ever was for a tight, and if my obser vation of the man at work at his training quarters confirms these reports. I will have no hesitancy in picking him as the winner and backing bin. "Strange as it may seem, I have never yet bet on a ioser in a prie light. Of curse, I have only bet on tho nir battles but every time I have put down a bet I have won. The largest winning I ever made was on the I'Hzsimmons-Corbett contest: In the ninth round of that tight Johnny O'Neill bet me l.yi- to jr.'OO thai Of.rbett would win, and I thought it was like finding money which was proven by the result." Maher and McCoy both got in good practice licks at their training quarters today. McCoy, who took his indoor ex ercise in Muldoon's gymnasium at. TVhite Plains, and which consisted of :ossing t; 3 medicine ball and wrestling in the morning, appeared 'o he in excellent health and spirits. He weighed and tipped the scales at lt'.i"-i pounds. In the after noon he took a long waJk and a horse back ride and when he retired for the evening, after his day's work, he said that he was feelvig line. Maher was up bright and earlv and started his exercise for t""e dav with an eiiht-miie walk at 6 o'clock over the Westches'er hitls. He finished without showing the lea-p? distress, and said he enjoyed the exercise very much. In th."? afternoon he sparred eight six-minure rounds with Peter Rums and his move ments uuri.ig the exhibition showed .hat In the mattf r of soeed and shiitiness he has in proved greatly. The only large wager of cotisequtrce made todav as $5v at even money be tween "Fob" Smith, the horseman, and a Wall street broker. vho did not wish to have his name mentioned. Smith took the McCoy ,sid. COMISKEY REMINISCENT. Famous Leader of the Old Browns Tells of the Days When He Was King. Chicago, Dec 30. Charley Comiskey. the famous manager, cf the old St. Louis Browns, was in a reminiscent mood today and talked of the days he loves to re member those in St. L-ouis when he won four pennants for Von der Ahe, "You wait," said Comiskey. "When I have a team in Chicago you will exper ience some of those times I had while I was with St. Louis, back in the American association days." Somebody in the farthest corner asked "Commie" to toll the story of the games with Chicago for the world's champion ship when the prize at stake was Jiy.AiO. "Chicago had a great team in those days," remarked Comiskey. "Down in St. Donis we didn't have a 'ery poor aggre gation, either. This was in ISM!. The St. J.ouis Browns of which I wa.s the mana ger, won the championship of the Ameri can association, and Chicago had carried off the league pennant, and that is how we met for the championship of the world. "I insisted right along that we should play for half and half, but Spalding of the Chicago club insisted that the win ning team should take all the money, and we finally agreed on that. We were to play seven games, three in Chicago, three in St. Louis and one in Cincinnati. We played in Chicago first, and we lost two out of the three games. I had Foutz, Carruthers and Xate Hudson for box ar tists and they were a great trio I can tell you. I picked up Hudson that year in Chicago where he lives yet. Hudson was very young, but to this day I believe ho was the greatest pitcher, under the rules that were in vogue then, tiiat ever lived. "Well, when we left Chicago, the news boys were throwing out challenges and we were considered out of the rare. The two teams met in St. Louis and we took all three. The seventh game was never played. "The game that decided the chamnlon ship was won by Curt Welch, or lost bv Anson, you can take your choice. Chicago had Clarkson and Kelly as battery. The final score was 4 to 3. and. as I remember it. was tied in the eighth bv Latham making a hit that brought in two men. Anson had motioned to Dalrymple to play in as Latham came up to bat for us. Dalrymple came in and Latham pasted the ball into right field, sending in two men and tying trie score. "The last half of the ninth came around and Kelly dropped the ball in front of the plate. Welch slid over the rubber and the St. Louis club was Jlii.ouO richer by the slide. "Two men had gone out for us, but Curt Welch had reached third during the outs. Pushong was up to bat. and Kelly-, when 'Bush' came up. made one of his charac teristic supplications to Hushong not to hit the ball. Bushong was considered weak at the bat and no apprehension was felt in the Chicago camp as to the out come. Welch took a long lead from third and I cautioned him against taking the chances, as I was morally certain that Clarkson or Kellv would nail him. "Welch persisted in loading off, how ever. Clarkson was giving some sort of a signal to Kelly, and shot the ball shoulder high to Mike and close to Bush ong's breast bone. Bushong dodged. Mike swung his arm for a throw to third, but dropped the ball behind him as he swuik. All I could see was a streak and Welch slid over the plate. I was there too. and took a slide for the ball and got it. A man jumped out of the grand stand and offered me $20 for it, but I still own that ball." BRUSH LEAVES FOR HOME. Circuit Committee Will Hold Meeting In New York Next Week. New York, Dec. SO. As John T. Brush, the moving spirit in the National Base ball league, has gone to his home in Indianapolis to spend the holidays with his family, the chances are that noth ing will be done regarding possible changes in the schedule until next wetk. Mr. Brush, while in this city, stayed at the Sturtevant house, and a friend, who was seen yesterday, said that he under stood that Mr. Brush would return to the city next week and that a special meeting of the circuit committee, which is composed of Brush, Hart and Rog ers, would be held here the latter part of the week. None of the members of the committee have as yet communicat ed in any way with the owners of the Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs. The opinion is gaining ground that In the end the schemes of the baseball magnates to reduce the circuit to eight clubs will fail. It is true enough that both the Cleveland and Louisville clubs are ready to get out, but the conditions at Washington and Baltimore are de cidedly different. It is expected that the owners of the two eastern clubs will place such a price on their franchises that the league may. in the end, decide to conduct next season with ten clubs four in the west and six in the east. In any case, the Brooklyn club will prob ably take two or three of the Baltimore players. YOUNG SAYS TEN" CLUBS. President of the League Makes an Important Statement. Washington, D. C, Dec. 30. "Ar rangements are being made looking to a ten-club circuit," said President Young today, "and if the scheme goes through, which proposes to drop out Cleveland and Louisville, the schedule for the playing season of 1900 will be made up accordingly. "As a matter of fact, two schedules will be prepared for submission to the league at the annual meeting next March, and it may be necessary to pro vide a third should the circuit be re duced to eight clubs. All the indica tions, however, point to a continuance of the ten clug arrangement until the expiration of the ten year agreement adopted at Indianapolis, which runs un til the close of the playing season of 1901. "With a ten-club circuit and schedule it would be necessary to keep two clubs idle every day, but such a plan might prove more desirable in the long run than paying out money for salaries and transportation expenses which could he returned by gate receipts in two of the cities of the league." TO PLAY IN PHILADELPHIA Maroons Arrange a Series With the Quakers Michigans Also Go East. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 30. The base ball committee of the Athletic associa tion of the University of Pennsylvania held a meeting today for the purpose of organizing and discussing the plans for the coming season. Murdock Ken drick was elected chairman. The prospects are bright for a strong team, (lames will be played with nearly all the nines that met the red and blue last year, and the following additional matches have been arranged: Annapolis, at Annapolis: University of Chicago. University of Michigan, and the Indians on Franklin Field. The schedule promises to be interesting. and it is thought there will be quite a re- HOSTETTERs I CELEBRATED V A good stom ach wanes nou rishing food a roor stomach "poisonous refuse Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will Strengthen the Stomach and keep It from becoming weak. For 60 years it has been the champion of health. Try It- vival in baseball at Pennsylvania in 1900. Practice will begin on January 15 in the cage at Franklin Field, and Ar thur Irwin will be on hand every day to instruct candidates. KRISS KRINGLE SOLD. He Will Be Shipped to J. W. Colt of New York Price, $3,000. Lexington, Ky Dee. 30. Doctor Tt. L. Bird, Mildale, Ky.. has sold to J. W. Colt, New York, the 4-year-old race horse Kriss Kringle, by Springbok, dam Brune, sister to G. W. Johnson by Iroquois, for price reported to be $3,000. Kriss Kringle was the western sensa tion of the year and sold at public auc tion here last November for $2,700. W. H. McAvoy, New York, bidding him in. Doctor Robert Bryan of this city, who engineered the deal, brought the horse from Mildale here today and will ship him to New York next week. PUGILIST AND PRIEST. Sharkey ana Father McGill Embrace and Renew Boyish Acquaintance. Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 30. A meet ing occurred here today between Tom Sharkey, the pugilist, and Father Mc Gill, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church. The met by accident in a bathhouse where Sharkey is taking his daily exer cise. After an introduction they fell into each other's arms and wept like children. They were chums and schoolmates and were both in the same town in Ire land. Mankato Coursing Meet. Emporia, Dec. 30. The greyhound men of Emporia have received a letter from C'has. F. Home of Central Cours ing club of Mankato, Kan., in which they are asked to come to the coursing meet at that place, on April 10. 11 and 12. The meeting will have eighty dogs and the prizes will be $400. The cours ing club has a membership of over forty business and professional men of that county. O. M. Wilhite is asked to do the slipping. New Player For the Reds. Cincinnati, Dec. 30.- Cincinnati has a new pitcher. The most promising twirl er in Manager Strobel's Toledo team will be found with the Reds next season. Charlie Powers, president of the Inter state league, yesterday notified the To ledo man that Cates had been drafted by the Cincinnati club. Will Not Train Corhett. Akron, Ohio, Dec. isu. Gus Ruhlin has written a letter to his brother, Texas Ruhlin, of this city, in which he says that he will not have anything to do with Corbett's training. He has his hands full preparing for his match with Fitzsimmons. A NORMAL GRADUATE. Compelled to Apply to Atchison Police Station For Lodging. Atchison, Dec. 30. A young man stylishly dressed, giving his name as W illiam Barger, and wearing a white shirt and dainty cravat, applied at the police station for lodging last night. His manner showed that he was not accustomed to tramping, and he ex plained that it was an unusual run of hard luck that reduced him temporarily to the level of a hobo. Barger says he is a graduate of the state normal school at Emporia, and has attended college in Iowa. His folks formerly lived In Hutchinson, but now reside in Missouri. He tried to get work as a teacher or bookkeeper, or some such occupation for several months during the summer and fall, traveling throBIowa, but failed. He got a job on a brick yard at Des Moines, but was thrown out of work when the brick making season closed. He slept with the tramps last night, and, after working two hours on the rock pile this morning to pay for meals and lodging, left with a view of going to Kansas City. He is only about 25 years of age, and says bumming is the hardest work he ever did. MATTOX AN ARTIST. One of the Convict's Pictures Being Raffled Cflf at Arkansas City. Clyde Mattox has turned his idle mo ments of the past few months to some practical account, says the Arkansas City Traveler. He always had a fond ness for a pencil and has acquired con siderable skill in rough sketching. The walls of the county jail are decorated with quite a variety of his drawings. One of the best of these has been put on paper and framed, and is being raf fled off in this city. The picture represents a scene on the "Staked Plains," and the inscription under it is "Stranded Forty Miles From Water." An emigrant family in the old prairie schooner in the midst of the scorching plain, their horses exhausted and they themselves without water. The despair of the father as he sees the dis tress of his family, and his utter help lessness, and the anguish of the mother tenderly nursing her babe, slowly parch ing with thirst is well portrayed. The picture shows skill and natural ability. TO CAN JACK RABBITS. Samples of the Meat Have Been Sent to England. Wichita, Dec. 30. Charles Payne, the wild animal dealer, has shipped a num ber of cans of prepared jack rabbit meat to England, where it will be test ed and compared with the similar pro duct which is made in New Zealand and Australia. The meat was put up in two- pound cans hermetically sealed. It will keep an indefinite period of time and is said to be very palatable. The meat has a large sale in England and upon the con tinent. Mr. Payne has thought for some time that the meat could be prepared in this city at a profit, and has been pre paring to make a trial at least of the project. If a favorable report is returned of the meat which Mr. Payne prepared he will probably at once let a contract for several hundred thousand cans. The Dold Packing company, it is said, has stated its willingness to fill orders. Keep A Clear Brain. Your best feelings, your social position or business success depends largely on the perfect action of your Stomach and Liver. Dr. King's New Life Pills give in creased strength, a keen, clear brain, high ambition. A 25 cent box will make you feel like a new being. Sold by Waggoner, druggist, 731 Kansas avenue. ABOUT PREMIUM STAMPS. The Blue Ones. For a time we will give $2.00 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-TCLLOCH COAL CO. 116 West 8th St. Phone 405 and 520. "I had a running, itching sore on my leg. 8" ,ff ered tortures. Doan's Oint ment took away the burning and itch ing instantly, and quickly effected per manent cure." C. W. Lenhart, Bowl ins Green. O. EXTRAORDINARY. Most Remarkable Year In tho History Of American Industries Draws to a Ciose. TIIE OUTLOOK FOR 1900 Indicates No Diminution of tiie Volume of Business. Failures Hare Not Been So Small In Manj Years. New York, Dec. 30. R. G. Dun Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says in today's issue: No correct report of failures in 1899 can be made until the year has closed. A collapse of speculation in copper stocks has swelled the aggregate at Boston alone over $18,000,000 within a few days, and might yet add to the rec ords. The failures thus far reported are fewer in number than in any year since 1S8;J, and smaller in amount of commer cial liabilities than in any year since lSbl. The aggregate of defaulted liabil ities is $120,ltj0,oou but nearly two-thirds of the banking liabilities were added within a few days, the aggregate reach ing about $30,!iu0,0OO. Tne commercial liabilities have been about $S9,260,000, though exact returns for a few recent failures are not yet obtainable. No other years except 1881, with de faulted liabilities of $81,155,932, and 1880 with $05,752,000 have failures been as small since the agency commenced quarterly returns in 1875. The average of liabilities per failure is less than $9,500, the smallest in any year of the 25, a gratifying evidence that com mercial liabilities are further removed than usual from the point of danger. The week has been exciting only at Boston, where the failures growing out of speculation and the enorts to re establish banks and firms suspended have not given the week a holiday char acter. Yet general business is thor oughly safe and prosperous, and no im portant firms have failed save some which were individually connected with concerns involved in speculation. Wheat and cotton speculation has taken a holiday, prices scarcely varying and the movement of both is surprising ly small. Atlantic exports of wheat, flour included, have in four weeks been only 8,278,618 bushels against 19,874,587 last year and Pacific exports 3.314,271 against 3,856,808. The corn exports con tinue about as large as last year, but cotton exports this month have been less than half last year's, with some de crease on takings of spinners. Accumu lated stocks in mills and markets both here and abroad are so large that there is no haste to pay the prices asked. The industries are closing the most extraordinary year of their history. Long established branches have under gone a veritable reconstruction, vastly increasing their capacity while new in dustries which scarcely existed a year or two ago have enlisted a vast cap ital, altered modes of business and pro duction in almost every direction and improved conditions for the future al most beyond calculation. Electrical developments in light, heat and power, in making cataract work, performing wonders in production of materials and providing transportation all over the land deserve especial attention. For such reconstruction, the increase in demand for iron and steel products is the great feature of the year. With 415,733 tons unsold and 243,516 produced weekly January 1, hindered by severe weather so that the output March 1, dropped 15,000 tons, but expanding in every month afterwards, the industry is now producing about 300,000 tons weekly and unsold stocks are reduced to 122,923 tons, and yet orders unfilled will require six to nine months' work from most of the establishments. Prices have not changed the past week, though demand for some products improved a little. The average of prices closes 119.5 per cent higher than January 1 for pig and 102.8 per cent higher for products. Industries which depend on individual consumption have gained less, though more than population. Consumption of cotton has been larger than ever, with an average advance of 29.5 per cent In prices of goods, though cotton was for a time 32 per cent and is now 29 per cent higher than January 1. Wool has been raised by speculation 35 per cent, but has been very largely consumed with great demand tjr goods, which have advanced but 17 per cent. Stocks now held are said to be 157,398,897 pounds'. Of boots and shoes the east has shipped 400,000 cases or 9 per cent more than last year and 27 per cent more than in 1S92, but prices have ad vanced only about 11 per cent since January 1. In all these products trade shows a continuing strong demand, al though quiet in the holiday week. Failures for the week have been 221 in the United States, against 252 last year and 25 in Canada, against 22 last year. LARGEST EVER KNOWN. Holiday Trade Was the Heaviest Ever Experienced. New York, Dec. 30. Bradstreet's says: Holiday quiet and stock-taking im part an appearance of dullness to gen eral distributive trade, broken, how ever, by fair activity in re-order busi ness to fill up stocks depleted by the heaviest holiday trade that ever faas been experienced. Anticipation of spring trade wants has given a more than ordinarily active appearance to business in dry goods at New York, while in industrial lines the efforts of manufacturers to keep up with filled order books is resulting in unusually active operations. Following the flurry in money stocks and in some lines of speculative commodities noted last week, has come as was expected a more cheerful tone and a firming up of quotations is noted in such staples as cotton, which was affected by last week's money developments and also in hog products, coffee, copper, tin and lead. The failure of cotton receipts to increase ha3 been a source of strength in that market more especially as the reak recently is understood to have af forded an opportunity to heavy short covering by foreigners. Aside from these features, pric s have displayed ex ceptional firmness, cereals holding up especially well. The strength of textiles is still a fea ture which Ends justification in current statistics of la; go s?usons' receipts and sales of wool &nj ir; reports of enlarged old and heavily inct eased new capacity in manufacturing lines. Another ex ample of this is found in the fact that although wool receipts at Boston for the year aggregate nearly double those of a year ago, the stock held at the close of the year is actually smaller than at the end of 189S. One of the last of the manufactured textiles to feel the impetus of expanding demand, cotton thread, has this week been advanced. Boot and shoe statistics point to an in crease of shipments from Boston of 400,- GEORGE M. NOBLE, FINANCIAL AGENT. Buys, sells and manages real estate. Buys, 6ells and collects real estate mort gages, municipal and corporate bonja. VW One hundred of its stenographers holding positions in Topeka. Dements famous system. Instruction strictly individual. Actual experience; pupils receiving their own earnings. Day and night sessions. Position guaranteed to Its graduates. Lessons by mall a specialty. ANNA E. CANAN, Established in 1887. 628 and 630 Kansas Av-Jtua. "DIRT DEFIES THE KING." THEN IS GREATER THAN IMANTED W Alll. 1 lllf! ft mm a 0 m m 620 Quincy Street. Telpbone 170. 000 cases over the preceding year and although recent mild weather has dull ed demand, the outlook in this trade and in hides and leather is of consider able strength. In iron and steel seasonable quiet as regards new business is observable, but unabated activity on earlier booked or ders is reported. In some cases no shut down was made for the holidays by the mills and furnace. A production a lit tle below 13.700,000 tons of pig iron is anticipated with all other branches of the same trades representing similar heavily increased outputs and prices, despite the great advance of the year and doubtless reflecting the large orders ahead, exceptionally strong. Again in other metals is a feature calling for note this week. Hardware is season ably quiet, but that trade reviews the old year with satisfaction and faces the new one with confidence. Business failures for the week num ber 220 as compared with last week, 218 in this week a year ago, 218 in 1S97, 329 in 1896 and 316 in 1895. For the year failures are the smallest in number for seventeen years past and wer- it not for a few heavy financial suspensions in December liabilities which will ex ceed those of 1892 slightly would have been the smallest for twelve years past- STORY OF PROSPERITY. Bradstreet's Summary of the Closing Tear In Trade. New York, Dec. 30. Bradstreet's re view of "the year in business" says: Rarely have sanguine commercial and financial hopes or predictions found such adequate realization as they did during 1899. Certainly nothing like the "Widespread and general upward move ment of values, alike or staples and of securities, such as occurred during this year, could have been foreseen. Linked with an immense business and a record breaking production in nearly all lines of business and industry, except per haps in some products of the agricul tural interest there was with it an advance of staple values either of which alone would have made the year notable and combined, they have served to establish the year as a record breaker and set up new standards. The volume of domestic and of foreign trade alike was the largest ever recorded, and the bank clearings, reflecting immense bus iness of expansion, active speculation in stocks and immense new industrial floatings, far surpassed all previous records. Prices, as a result, primarily, of the stimulation, proceeding from supply and demand conditions, scored probably the greatest advance in any single year and- brought the general level of staple values to the highest point reached for more than eight years past. Failure statistics point to the smallest number reported for seventeen years past. These results have come to pass in the face of a considerably lessened production of wheat, and an immense falling off in the yield of cot ton. In industrial affairs, the year has been one of enormous expansion. Cer tainly nothing like the general advance in wages of industrial employes has been witnessed for many years and this has been accomplished with a minimum of friction. The close of the year finds order books filled to from three to six months' ahead in nearly all lines. Distributive trade was naturally of immense volume throughout the year, though mild weather at the close tended to modify the satisfaction with which retail trade in winter fabrics was regarded. This was, however, partly compensated for by a holiday business surpassing all previous records. Notwithstanding smaller exports of agricultural products during the calen dar year, breadstuffs shipments being 15 per cent smaller, cattle and hogs ex ports 12 per cent less and cotton ship ments, owing to the short crop at least 15 per cent less, there was euch an ex pansion in our manufactured exports that the entire export trade of the year will considerably exceed that of the last calendar year, which was the heav iest recorded, and will make the year no less notable in the line of foreign titan in domestic trade, with a total of exports little less than $1,280,000,000 an aggregate which, if reached, will mark a gain of 3 per cent over the recorded total of 1898. Imports have naturally shown a marked revival, and if the gain for the eleven months is maintain ed for the month of December a total a little below $800,000,000 may be ex pected which would guarantee a total foreign trade well in excess of $2,000, 000,000, an amount it might be remark ed, never before equalled. As to ex ports, it is to be noted that nearly one third of all are of manufactured pro ducts, a proportion never before reach ed; and as to imports the heavy in crease in raw products intended for manufacture bears testimony to the ac tivity of domestic industry. The ap parent trade balance in our favor, though not as heavy as in 1S9S, will still aggregate an enormous sum. That the advance in the price of staples has not been a fictitious one or based upon arbitrary actions of combin ations is evidenced by the fact that a similar price movement has been wit nessed abroad, the general level of prices in England for instance being higher on December 1 this year than for more than eight years past. The course of values too, has been in ac cordance with expectations of econom ists, in that the greatest relative rise has been in manufactured goods or ir products of industry not exclusively J Crawford Building, 4 TOPEKA, KA3. V' ROYALTY ITSELF. To buy a car-load of Horses and Mules this week. Sale on Horses and Merchandise every Saturday at the IME STAR WAGON YARDS. agricultural. Breadstuffs, alone of all the classes of staples, are actually lower than they were a year ago. the decline being about six per cent. On the other hand the manufactured or partly man ufactured products such as metals, raw and manufactured textiles, building materials, coal and naval stores have scored remarkable gains. Metals, as a whole are fifty per cent higher than a year ago, due largely, of course, to the upward rush of iron and steel prices, which have all practically doubled .n value within the year. Haw cotton and wool have made especially noteworthy advances and from being among the most depressed of industries, the texts,!? manufacturing trades have become among the busiest there is a record of. Other textiles have shared in this ad vance and the result is that textiles as a class are one-third higher than a year ago. Coal and coke have shared In the wonderful development cf the year, wkh a rise equal to that in textiles, and building materials, too. have mala equal gains, owing mainly to the mark ed advance in lumber. Naval stores show a gain of nearly one-third in price, hides and leather are one-fourth higher, live stock, dried fruits and oils are one eighth higher and provisions, chemicaia and miscellaneous products iaavs a,i advanced. Taking bank clearings as an index, the outlook at present favors a total at the country's clearing house, majcir. g comparison with previous years, of 7 per cent over 1S97, and of 51 per cert over 1892, while as compared with 1 the volume of clearings has practically doubled. Active stock speculation and immense industrial floatings. but above all enormous trade and industrial ac tivity, naturally swelled the volume of clearings In the middle states, but the gains in the New England group. In cluding Boston, where copper share speculation was extensive and wher the great manufacture centers were also considerable. The largest monthly clearings up to December were reported in March, while outside of the metropo lis the heaviest totals were shown late as October. The flurry in money lated in December swelled the weekly bank clearings to an unprecedented sum making possible an exceptionally heavy December aggregate. Decreases from 1898 at individual cities were few and due mainly to changes in methods un connected with the generally large busi ness doing. As compared with 1S4 ev ery city in the country naturally re ports larger clearings, but it is worth noting that 13 cities in ail snow de creases from the year 1S92, which still remains at those cities a year of un equalled trade. The railways of the country have done the heaviest business in their history, proved by the gains In gross and net receipts over ail pre vious records. That the transportation interests ar determined to share still further in the unexampled voiume of tonnage offerim? is proved by the general advance In rates scheduled for January 1. Iii. Railway building, though mostly of branches and feeders, was the heavies; reported since 1S9C, was double t.T average of the preceding four yars and fifty per cent larger than in lsav The record of embarrassments has been of a steadily diminishing as regards number, and even In liabilitie: the year's record is an exceptional one. and were it not for a few large failures in the last two months of the year, that per cent, as a whole, would have been fairly entitled to the appellation of phenomenal. Though the year's rec ord is not as yet complete and the re turns as to assets and liabilities are still more or less vague, it may be sta ted that the total number of failures, based upon complete returns f jr eievtr. months and partial returns for De cember, will be in the neighborhood of 9,550, certainly little in excess of that number, a total smaller than in the pre ceding year by 17 per cent, 26 per cent fewer than in 1897, 26 per cent lower than in 1896, 25 per cent smaller than in 1895 or 1894, and 40 per cent less than in 1893, the year of panic memory At compared with 1892 there is even shown, a decrease of 6 per cent and the number of failing traders, firms or corporations is In fact the lightest inf I552, 17 years ago. As regards llabi'itiea, whii the showing is not so good as expected, there is a reasonable hope of the aggre gate not being rnueh in excess of $;j OoO.OOO. which would be 15 J-r cent les than in 1898, 23 per cent smaller than in 1897, El per cent less than in 1 70 per cent smaller than in the panic year. 13, and only 11 per cent more than in 1S92, a year of exceptionally good t ra t-. The return of normal conditions is in dicated by the per centage- of a which may aggregate $02,0.i0,&.-0 to lia bilities, being only 51.6, as against ZZ per cent last year, 54.4 per cent in 1897. 59.9 per cent in 1896. 65 p-r cent in l and 50 per cent in ls92. The per centa;je of those failing to those in business to. will show a marked shrinkage anl w: i be among the lowest ever reported, the probabilities favoring a per centage of .0085 this year against .016 per cent las': year. .120 in 1897, .0170 in ls93. and .01 per cent in 1892, the smallest per cent age in fact since 1882. That the im provement in business ha.d made itself felt at last in all parts of the country is indicated by the southern and Pacific states groups showing the largest de creases in failures from a y-ar ago. fully one-third in each case. The bus iness -community looks forward to !y' with at least equally mixed feeiings of hope and confidence.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1899. I fie Eritisfi SIcdicsl Institul IsCrowacd Almost Constantly -with Inva'ids Seeking; Health Three Months Service Are Given Free to All Sufferers Who Call at the Office. 412 Topeka Ave., Be fore J an. 4th. A staff of eminent physicians ar.tf sur peons fr.j: the British Medlcai Institute have, at tr. urgent solicitation 01 a jare r umber of patients under their trea tm:;t In Topeka. established a ponr.ar.;rt branch in this city at No. 412 TopeLwj. ave nue. These eminent gentlemen have decided to ph-e their services entirely free for three months medicines excepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and January 4. Thee ser vices consist not only of consuitr.tiuM. ex sminatJon and advice, but also of all min or surgical operations. Thp object in pursuing1 this course is to become ranidly and personally acquair'eu wiili the sick and afflicted, and undf .10 con:iiIf-n v. ha lever will any charts t made i;r any services rendered f-r three months, to all who call before January 4 th. The doctors treat all forms of disease end deformities, and guarantee a curt in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thor. iugh examination Is iuadr and if incurable you are frankly and k'.adly tokl so. also advh-ed against Fpendu.g your money for useless treat ment. .Male and female weakness, catarrh and catarrhal deafness, cancer, without pain or cutting; also all skin diseases, rupture and all dioass of th- reetum are posi tively cured l tj.eir new tr-aiinont. Ir. P. Kiuipl Mei'utiv. tin einef con nulling surgeon of the iastitulo is m per-6ori-il cliaruv. tft ic h.'iir1? frra 9 a. m.t to S p. m. No Sunday n u r Special noticeIf you can not call pti'1 Ftarrp for qut.-:K'ii blank for home treat ment. n n n rr& r o IK my Htm 5s Best Dining Car Service. CnS-j Depot in Chicago on the Elevated Loop. Colorado, Utah California and Oregon Are Best Reached Via Tha PINTSCS LIGHT. Direct Line to All Points Wont. Solid Vestibule Trains Da.il y. TWO TRAINS dally to Denver and Colo rado points. TWO TRAINS dally to San Francisco and California points. TWO TRAINS Jaily to Salt Lake City and Utah points. ONE TRAIN daily to Portland and North Pacific Coast points, with direct connec tions for Tacoma and Seattle. For Time Tables, r'oidurs. Illustrated Books Pamphlets. descripiiTa of the territory verged, call on F. A. LEWIS. City Ticket Ajent, or J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent NO DANGER from eoutaj;iuu if your system is in irood enndi- yr. Thompson s Tonic Tablets uue up lopeka, Kan. Buffet Sleeping:Car Service to City of Mexico Pullman Buffet SWplnsr cars run dailv between Topeka and City of Mexico without change via Santa Fe Route. Tourists via tins line pass through ropions remarkable for their scenic anl humarvnterest. Hound-trip tickets on sale daily at greatlv reduced rates. For rates, folders, etc., apply to T. L. KING, Agent, The Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe Ry., Topeka, Kansas. o o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o o San Antonio Through Sleeper via Santa Fe Route. First-class Pullman sleeping car leaves Topeka daily via Santa Fe Route at 12:120 a. m. Free reclining chair cars on same train. For folders, rates, and reservations apply to T. L. King, Agent. Depot. Jackjmd Gill Went down the hill to get a drink of water. Jack thought he would leave Jill itnd started out to sprint it, Jill took took one Little Giant Pill and Jack found he was not in it. Pleasant and sure. R, W. Squires, 732 Kamaa avenue. U tr&MMyl STEAM 'il -4 f. k I 1 f i thr svsifm. make rich, I 'j u' 1 I s li i red blood. 1 or sale by V 1 F 1 I 1 I urufrirlsts. If your dniK- .IM J I J cist does not keep it. send H 'T:i? 5" cents in stamps to F. F. 4 I S.. c Kobmns. Western Agt S 9-" RMLROADNEWS. Statistics of RaSlroail Building la AreCoaipIate. Show 4,500 Miles of Track Built Since January 1. BEST IN MINE YE AUS. Not Since 1890 Vrtre tti Rail roads as Active. Majority of Building Done by 9!i Established Linos. The Railway Age has made a vry romplf-te canvass of the country, in cluding every state in the Union, and whilo the returns are not yet a.11 in, the r-purts shm,v tha.t more milt. a cf new r;ii!roai have been bnV.t liuting 3K99 than in any previous year ciiK-e ISilO, when rvfiTii miies of '.me were completed. Since January 1 last, riu les than 4..;.o0 Tiii-s of ii-iiek have been ia'd in ihe I'r.ited Siaus on 12 lines in 41 winzes and ten iiorie?. Karly las? I pprinjr. whPti it was appar ent that a very pronounced reviva; m railway buildinjr had s-t in, it seemed certain ti;at beioi-f tne close of the year 5.0'i'J milt s or p:'re of new road wnuiu be completed. Alary Important exten sions had already been undertaken or were being planned by large systems in the vest and south, and for the lirst lime in a number of years railway eon-tT-at.tors found their services in great demand. Work iva? so abundant and contractors -were so unprepared for Ft-.rn a rush that the price of Kradins; In ian ray-idly to ativunce. This was followed by an almost ur.paralitled de ma rid fur labor, and wages soon in creased to the point where it became nec-'ssary for contractors to figure very carefully before oblistaiinK themselves to complete a piece of work in a piven time. Before the summer had fatriy set in lie demand for labor was far greater than the tuvply. and offers of $i an J J2.30 per cay faded to obtain tile men desired. Then the price of all kinds of material used in the construction of a new rail road big-an to rro up, and the advance was so rapid that a sreat many small roads, on some of which a Rood deal of frraeirs had been done, had to be laid aside not aban doned, but postponed until prices re ceded to the point where the work couid be carried on at less expense. Consequently, it is not surprising that the predictions of the early spring have net been realized. Taken in connection with the vast amount of work that has been done in the way of improvements to roadway and track a work which perhaps never reached such proportions in any previous year it seems remark able that so much has been accomp lished in new building. For convenience in making compari sons, the following table is given, show ing the number of miles of new road built in each year since 1SS6: Tear. Miles. 1SS7 19 lSftO 3 SHI 1SM2 1M3 lv'14 jSitti 1SH7 1HS 1V9 12.9S3 7.116 5.230 5.670 4,281 4.192 2.6:r. 1.949 l,t)3 1.S4S l.sso 3.0S3 4,500 The only states not represented in the table for 1M9 are New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Nevada and South Dakota. There are several lines under construction in South Dakota.but advices do not indicate that any track has been laid. The great agricultural state of Iowa, in which there has been little railway building for the tne years previous to 1899, stands at the head of the list with DS2 miles of new road. The work in this state has been remarkable and has been carried on almost exclus ively in the interest of large systems, such as the Chicago Northwestern, Illinois Central, Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul, Minneapolis St. Louis and Wabash. Minnesota comes next with 269 miles to her credit, and a good share of the mileage in this state has likewise been built by the Chicago North western, although the Great Northern and Minneapolis St. Louis have ad ded important extensions. Arkansas is next, with 2.0 miles ot new road, over one-half of which has been built by the Choctaw Oklahoma Gulf. The notable fact about the work of the past year is that there has been comparatively little building by new companies, more than three-quarters of the new mileage having been built by or in the interest of existing lines. The Chicago Northwestern has built 3571 miles, the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul SS miles, the Northern Pacific -95 miles in the Vnited States and 29 miles in Canada, the Chicago Rock Island Pacific S2 miles, the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe 160 miles, the Illinois Central 190 miles, the Burlington system 80 miles, the Louisville Nashville 74 miles, the Seaboard Air Line over 100 miles, the Great Northern 74 miles, and the Choctaw Oklahoma Gulf 162 miles. NEW SANTA FE COMPETITOR. Capitalists Propose to Build Another Pacific Coast Line. Chicago. Dec. 30. The Record says: An other railroad to the Pacific coast is a strong probability. Several eastern capi talists and promoters have been in this city for two or three days and it is said that they are considering plans for the construction of such a line. Among them is Warner Aliller. and he has admitted that his business In Chicago at this time is in connection with traffic matters and a new western railway. It is said that a line from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. Cal., is In mind and that the building of it practically has been decided upon. The plan is to construct almost direct to the Cali fornia city, traversing the most fertile and encouraging portion of westerh Ctab and the southernmost part of Nevada. It is said that among the capitalists in terested are men prominently connected with western and southern railways. CONSTRUCTION RACE. Rock Island May Attempt to Secure Rich Territory Exclusively. Oklahoma City. Dec. 30. Something of a sensation has develoned recentlv in the railroad situation in Oklahoma caused by the evident determination of the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago. Rock Island and Paciric system to occupy the territory north of the Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf and west of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Pe. A few weeks since grading was begun on a line from Kiowa, Kansas, to Augusta, O. T. It was believed by the wise ones that the Missouri Pacitlc was behind the enterprise. Quite recently traders have been put to work on a line from Augusta to Kingfisher and this line is also credited to the Missouri Pacific. The theorv is that the Missouri Pacific wants an entrance to Oklahoma City and is determined to secure it before the Rock island can occunv the field. The Rock Island has recently withdrawn its force i i i iH iiri.M.i.i.t r o. e ri Guthrie line and there in tood reason to i believe thnt it will endeavor to head off the Missouri Pacilic by building a line from Kinjii'sher to Oklahoma City. Of iieUUs of both roas admit that they de sire to enter Oklahoma City at an early date. Kingfisher, ft. T V c. 30. The Denver. Oklahoma and C V road is surrounded wiiii mystery, but it is progressing at a mo-t unexpected rate despite the mys tery of its ownership. Fngineers are now at Work setting grade stakes from Okeene iato this city, and at Okeene a large grad ing force has collected to begin work. Li sa AVoodrurf. a bi railroad contractor, has been -rarded a contract of forty miles. His ..oniraet reaches trim Augusta to nine milt this side of Okeene. It now seem. 'ert; n that the road intends to push on to Oklahoma City a rapidly as the track cm he pur down. There is much talk here (I t th" Rock Island will head off the Denver. Oklahoma and Gulf road b' building to Oklahoma City from here. The Kock island has ties enough to build twenty miles of road piled up in the yards at this plice v. hich could be utilized for hjjty railroad building. WILT. SQOM ii SETTLED. New Company "Will Assume Charge of P. 6fc G. Road Within 90 Bays. St. Louis, Dec 30. Mr. John Gates, and Mr. Lambert, of the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf reorganization com mittee, and Mr. Max Pam, of counsel fur the committee, have held a conference here with Receiver Fordyce relative to the affairs of the Gulf line, which will Soon be taken out of the hands of the federal court. President Felton of the Chicago Or Alton, who represents the in terests of the Harriman syndicate in the reorgamzation, was also present at the conference. The new owners are anxious to get possession of the property by March 1 or April 1, at the latest and some of the members of the Philadelphia commit tee are coming out the second week in January to go over the line and inspect its physical condition and requirements. The committee consulted Colonel For dyce as to all matters of detail con netted with the property and its man agement, and there appears to be no obstacle in the way of the new com pany assuming control of the line with in sixty or ninety days. No selection of a president or man nger has yet been made, but several names have been suggested to the com mittee and an announcement may be looked for very soon. MR. RESSEGTJIE POPULAR. la Royally Wined and Dined Before Leaving Oalveston. Galveston, Dec. 30. Mr. C. F. Kesse guie has left Galveston foi Topeka, where he assumes the general superin tendency of the Santa Fe on January 1. While Air. Resseguie's friends in Gal veston are sorry to lose him, yet they feel that his promotion to general sup erintendent of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe system is deserved and wish him all the success possible in his new field of labor. At Mr. J. H. Hill's residence, 1628 Broadway, Messrs. Resseguie and Nixon were royally wined and dined before the former's departure. Both gentlemen are personal friends of Mr. Hill. It was a stag dinner. The menu cards were tasty and bore these words: "True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest, Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest." The title page was thus inscribed: "Dinner complimentary to Mr. Resse guie and Mr. Nixon. Galveston, De cember 26, 1899." In the upper left hand corner ap peared a miniature of the familiar em blem of the "Santa Fe route" in blue, and in the lower right hand corner the emblem of the Galveston, Houston and Henderson in red. Mr. Hill, at the conclusion of the din ner, said a few words to his guests. Following this, appropriate speeches were made by the gentlemen present expressing regret at Mr. Ressequie's departure and welcoming Mr. Nixon's advent. CHEAP SERVICE MAT GO. Present Rate War Kay Result In Abandonment of Through Tourist Cars. Chicago, Dec. 30. Tourist sleeping car service between Boston and the Pa cific coast via Chicago may be aban doned entirely unless the peculiar rate war in which the lines in this territory have become involved is settled within a week or ten days. For years the railroads running west from Boston and Chicago have main tained what is known as a tourist sleep ing car system. The cars are run from Boston to Chicago, where a change made to similar cars on the westbound roads from this city. In these sleepin cars second class or tourist tickets are accepted. The excursions are run two or three times a week and the business has grown to large and profitable di mensions. Out of Boston are two classes of roads, a differential or low fare and standard. The former class is made up of the Boston and Maine and the Fitch burg roads, while the Boston and Al bany, being a Vanderbilt line, is the sole representative of the standard class. The Boston and Albany business is taken west from Chicago by the Alil- waukee and St. Paul, the Rock Island, the Burlington and the Northwestern. while the Santa Fe and Alton take care of the traffic from the Boston and Alaine and the Fitchburg lines. A few weeks ago the two difterentia.1 lines out of Boston began to reduce the tourist rate These cuts continued until the second class rate from the hub to Pacific coast points via Chicago was brought down to $49. d0, or S3 lower than the sec ond-class fare from Chicago to the same Pacific coast points. Yesterday the two weak lines from Boston announced further cut of J2.3o in this rate, ormging it down to $4i.ln. This makes it possi ble for a person in Boston to buy ticket to the Pacific coast for $5.35 less than he could buy a similar ticket from Chicago to the same point on the Pa cific coast. TWELVE MILLIONS INCREASE. Prosperity Continues in Partnership With the Railroads. The Commerical and Financial Chron icle gives the following statement of the earnings of 131 roads reporting for the month of October: 199. 19S. Gross earnings $ini.3t.lfi0 $S9.10n..t7S Operating expenses 63.230,793 55,063.359 Net earnings $38,063.9-37 S33.t46.2a9 An increase is shown of $12.2t5.0O0 in gross earnings, an increase in operating expenses of $7,657,400. and an. increase in net earnings of $4,617,678. For the year ending October 31 the above roads earned: 199. 19S. Increase. Gross $772,715.015 $R9S. 23.330 $74,430,675 Net 244,032.967 21S,574,7u5 27,45,2u2 DESERTED BY HIS TRAIN. How a Horrible Accident Didn't Befall a Santa Fe Conductor. IFrom the Ottawa Republican.! "Where's the con." demanded the en gineer on No. "20," north bound San ta Fe freight, as his engine panted at the Princeton depot last night, and he missed the familiar twinkle of Con ductor Toung's "lamp." Nobody knew; nobody had seeu him since leaving Richmond: everybody at once surmised that the "head guy" had met with misfortune and fallen from the train. In dismay and anxiety the crew de cided to back down to the last staiton, with a sharp-eyed brakeman on the rear end to scan the track. In the raantime Conductor Young wac counting ties and conversing with himself in a strange and foreign lang uage in the teeth of a north wind, in a sprint between Richmond and Prince ton, anticipating the very action taken by his crew. He had been left at the former station. The train got to Ottawa about four hours late. Another Oklahoma Road Oklahoma City, Ok., Dec. 30. A mass meeting of citizens was held here for the purpose of raising funds for build ing a railroad from this place to King fisher to connect with the Rock Island railroad. A company has been organiz ed with a capital stock of $5,000,000. The company will sell $25,000 worth of the stock to defray expenses of building the first 20 miles. One-third cf the amount was secured at the meeting, the balance wiil be secured by a committee when work will begin on the grade. Railroad of Religion. In acknowledging the receipt of a clergyman's permit for the year 1900 a Teas divine sent in the following to the chairman of the bureau: "May you and all your assistants accept of the free pass offered by our master, Jesus Christ, to all, as president or the Heav enly Highway and chairman of the Passenger Bureau of the same narrow gauge route, but a fine one to tarvel, and very safe no accidents on his line conditional through tickets and no stopover privileges allowed even to us Methodists. FROM NEWTON. Fred Gibbs has returned from Hutch- nson and is firing one of the engines in the Newton yards. Round House Foreman Gartside has returned from Topeka and is on duty as usual. Engineers Treadway, O'Rourke and Igoe have been granted short vacations. wmen gladdens the hearts of the extra men. Dalton Reed, who has been laying off ten days having a good time, has re turned to Hutchinson and resumed his position as fireman on one of the switch engines stationed there. W. E. Davis was here from Great Bend. W. E. now bears the distinction of being the boss car repairer at that point. He reports all the employes sta tioned at the Bend in good health ana prospering. Machinist William Jury has returned from his annual visit to the old home in Topeka. He will probably be sent to Dodge City temporarily to take the place of Charley Alunger. The latter is reported quite ill. Engineer O. W. Halsey is netting up in the front ranks as an engine driver. He was eagle-eye on train 31, whicn made up an hour and forty minutes be tween here and Dodge City. The train consisted of fifteen freight cars and two coaches. The following B. of R. T. officers have been elected to serve the ensuing term: D. W. Wanders, master; W. A.. Kenne dy, vice master;AIilo AIcKee, secretary; T. C. AIcLaughlin, financier. They will be installed at a meeting soon. SANTA PE LOCALS. Ed. Ash has reported for work. Engineer John McNeill has reported for work. Engineer C. E. Page is laying off on account of sickness. Ensrineer Harry -Jone3 is back at work after spending Christmas with his family in Argentine. Engineer Ed Eyler and Harry Ash ton have gone hunting today. They hope to have better success than they did the last time. Engine 50 has taken the place of No. 53 on the fast mail run, while 53 is in the shop for repairs. Tandem compound engine No. 697 is again on the road, after having Deen in the shop for a few changes. Fireman Dave Beeler and A. Bowan, have been taken off the switch engines and put on the road. Fireman O. v. Jones has reported for work. Fred McKenzie is laying off on ac count of sickness. L. AI. Hartley,- of the round house, Is confined to his home by a case of chickerpox. Gus Croninberg, round house foreman at Argentine, is in town visiting bis family for a few days. WANTS BIO DAMAGES. Mrs. Susie Cadwalader Sues Wichita Por Bad Sidewalk Injuries. Wichita, Dec. 30. Mrs. Susie Cad walader yesterday, through her attor neys, Stanley Stanley, filed her claim against the city for damages, estimated and claimed by the petition at $10,120. She alleges that the sidewalk on South Lawrence avenue at about 1221, being in front of Air. E. Hutchins, was in a bad and dangerous condition and that on or about the 19th day of Alarch, 1S99, Airs. Calwalader, while traveling on the said sidewalk of Lawrence avenue, her foot caught in a broken board and she was violently thrown to the ground. It is alleged that she was greatly injured in the head, limbs, body, womb and other internal injuries, and that these injuries are permanent and have been very painful. Does the Business. Parkersburg. W. Va., Air. T. H. Strout, writes: Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup does the business every time, not once has it failed to cure my children of croup or cold. Guaranteed for La Grippe. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas avenue. EAT BUFFALO MEAT. Wichita Citizens Dine on Bison Steak at f 2 Per Pound. Wichita, Dec.30. A few people in this city are having the privilege of eating buffalo steaks, which have been in cold storage for the past 13 months. A year ago last November Charles Payne kill ed a large buffalo at the Dold Packing ocmpany's plant. Part of the meat was sold and, some distributed among Air. Payne's friends. The rest was placed in cold storage at Air. Dold' s plant, while some parts of it was corned. Yesterday Mr. Payne called at the plant and obtained a quantity of it and there still remains in cold storage a considerable part of the animal. The remainder of the buffalo meat at the packing house will either be sold or held until those in charge of it de sire to eat it. It is now valued at $2 a pound. This is probably the last buf falo meat which will ever be obtained for eating purposes. Just Saved Hia Life. It was a thrilling escape that Charles Davis of Bowerston, O.. lately had from a frightful death. For two years a severe lung trouble constantly grew wor?e until it seemed he must die of Consumption. Then he began to use Dr. King's New Discovery and lately wrote: "It gives in stant relief and effected a permanent cure." Such wonderful cures have for 25 years proven its power to cure ail Throat, Chest and Lung troubles. Price 50c and $1.00. Everv bottle guaranteed. Trial bot tles free at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kansas avenue. SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES FirFt United Presbyterian, corner of EigrhTh and Topeka avenues. Rev. M. F. McKirahan, pastor. Preaching tomorrow at 11 o'clock on "Watchword for the New Year," and at 7:30 on "The Value of Time." Meeting- every evening next week. Communion January 7. First African Baptist church, Rev. G. T, Olden, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. Subject, "The Everlasting- Kingdom." Emancipation exercises at 8 p. m. A. W. Porter will read the emancipation proc lamation; Pearl Porter will deliver an ad dress on "The CominsrNegro;" Clarence Bradshaw will sing. The pastor will de liver an illustrated address on "The Emancipation of the Negro." From 10 to 12 there will be watch meeting. English Lutheran. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Rev. A. K. Wagner, Ph. I. Subject of both morning and evening sermon "The Dominance of Law." Sunday school at 9:45 a, m. Junior Endeavor 4 p. m. Senior Endeavor 6:30 p. m. First Methodist Episcopal church, John T. McFarland, IX L, pastor. Class meet ings, 9:30 a, m. Preaching -bv the pastor, 11 a, m. Subject. "The Pathos of Life." Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Junior league 4 p. m. Preaching bv the pastor 7:30 o. m. Subject, "God's Calendar of Life." Fol lowing the sermon a watch night service will be held in the lecture room, conduct ed by the Epworth league. The pastor's Bible class will meet on Tuesday evening. United Brethren church. Services are held in the new church on 12th and Quin cy streets at 11 a. rn., and 7:30 p. m. Preaching by the pastor: 10 a. m.f Sunday school: 3:30 p. m. junior T. P. C. U. meet ing: 0:30 p. m., T. P. C. U. meeting; 7:30 p. m., Wednesday prayer meeting. The Progressive spiritual union will meet in Lincoln post hall every Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Third Presbyterian church, corner 4th and Branner streets. In the morning in stallation of officers, reception of mem bers and communion service: at :30 p. j in., jra. kjx. ronKen. pastor, win preacn on "Cain's Question." Sabbath school at 9:t5 a. m. junior Endeavor 2:30 p. m. and Y. P. S. C. E. at U:15 p. m. Pastor Hal F. Smith will preach morn ing and evening at the Huntoon street Cumberland Presbyterian church. First Christian church, between th and 7th on Topeka avenue, F. W. Emerson, pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Installa tion of newlv elected church officers at 11 a. in. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Preaching 7:30. Subject "Retrospect and Prospect." The C. E. society will hold watch night services. First Church of Christ (Scientist). 210 West Sixth street. Services at 11 a. rn. Subject, "God." Wednesday evening meet- ing at 8 o'clock. j First Unitarian church. Services at 11 a. m., with sermon bv the minister. Rev. Abram Wyman. Subject. "Some things the r.)th century has Given the World." In the evening at 7:30 the artist Geo. M. Stone will talk on "Religious Art." Rev. J. P. White will preach at Uie Sec ond United Presbyterian church. Ben nett's Hats. West 12th street tomorrow as usual at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Subject in the morning, "For There is None Other Name," Acts 4:12. Evening subject, "Therefore, if any Man be in Christ, He is a New Creature." 2nd Cor. 5:17. Sab bath school at 10 o'clock. Young people's meeting at 6:30: junior at 5:30. Topeka Post hall, 111 East 7th street, rear Central National bank. Lecture and readings by Mrs. Lillian L. Snow; read ings at the close of lecture. Admission free and everybody invited. Subject: "Psycho-Genesis." Services begin at 7:30. No collection. Brown Chapel. A. M. E. church. 1205 Washington avenue. 10 a. m., junior En deavor; 11 a. m., preaching; subject. "The State of the Church." 2 p. m., Sunday school 3 p. m., preaching; 7:30 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E., led by Miss Mable Brown; 8 p. m., lecture by Dr. Davis of Boston, Mass. Watch night services, "A Feast in the Wilderness." The ministerial union will meet In the Y. M. C. A. parlors next Mondav morn ing, January 1, 1900. Rev. A. J. Coe will read a paper on "Present Day so-called Xivine Healing not Sustained by the word of God." Walnut Grove M. E. church, corner IRth street and Harrison, Rev. J. E. Coe. pas tor. Sunday services 10 a. m. Class meet ing; 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m., preaching by the pastor; 2:30 p. m., Sunday school; 6:30 Epworth and junior leagues. There will be revival services every night dur ing the week. Oakland M. E. church, A. J. Coe, pas tor. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Ep worth league 6:30 p. rn. The First Spiritualist society will hold its regular services at Lincoln Post hall. East Sixth street, tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. C. W. Searing will lec ture on "The Real Objects of Life on the Earth Plan." Mrs. S. V. Searing will fol low with discriptions and messages from friends in the Spirit land. Every mem ber of the board is requested to be present for business meeting. Divine Healing Home and Mission, cor ner 4th and Jackson street, Chas. F. Par ham, pastor. Sunday school 11 a. m. Preaching; 3 p. m.. Divine healing; 7:30 p. m., watch meeting. A dinner will be given the poor Monday 1 p. m. New Year's Day. iNortn lopeka Baptist church, corner Laurent and Harrison streets. Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor. Services at 11 a. m.. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject. "Things We Have Left Undone," a sermon for the closing year. Evening subject. "This lear Also, a sermon for the new year. The Church of the Good Spirit under the auspices of the Kansas State Spirit ual society will hold their meeting Sun day morning at 722 Kansas avenue, at 11 o'clock. Evening service at i :30 o'clock, Lecture and tests by Mrs. Emma E. Ham mon. Givergis Shimoon, a native of Persia, will speak at the Westminster Presby terian church Sundav evening at the us ual hour. Subject, "Manners, Custom and Social Condition of the People in Per sia." Mr. Shimoon will appear in his na tive costume. Third Christian church, corner of Third and Lake streets. F. T. Mallory will preach at 10:45 a. m.. and 7:30 n. m. Morn ing subject, "Baptism." Evening subject, "The Divine Passion for the Human Race." Baptisms at the close of both morning and evening service. Annual bus iness meeting of the church and election of officers Thursday evening, January 4. Divine Science hall. 722 Kansas avi LeRoy Moore will speak Sunday at 3 and Tuesday at 8. Sunday school at 2 o'clock. First Baptist church, corner of Jackson and Mnlh streets, hunaav school at 9:30, J. M. Miner. Sunt.. J. E. Smith, assistant Preaching at 11 a, m., and 7:30 p. m. by Rev. J. M. Whitehead, D. D.. pastor sup ply. Subject morning "The New Name." Evening subject. "The Glory and Gran deur of Christ in the Transfiguration on the Mount." Junior Endeavor meeting at 3:30. Madison street Sunday school meets at 3. J. Leiter, superintendent. Ouinton Heights Sundav school meets at 3. Jas. Brinsmaid, superintendent. Young people s meeting at b:3U. leader Mrs. J. A Conroe. Preaching at 7:30, prayer meet ing Thursday evening. Grace cathedral: Bishop, R:erht Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh, D. D. Dean, the ery Kev. John v Sykes; Canon, the Kev. .Maurice J. By water 7:30 a. holy communion; 9:30 Sunday school: 11 a. m., morning prayer, litany, sermon by the. dean; 7:30 evening prayer, sermon by the dean. Good Shepherd. 9:45 a. m. Sunday school 7:30 evening prayer, sermon by Rev. Can on By water. St. Simons: 9:45 a. m. Sunday school; 4 connrmation class: 4:30 evening praver, choral, sermon by Rev. Canon Bywater. Calvary chapel; 3 p. m. Sundav school! 4 p. m., eevmng prayer, sermon by Rev, justyu way ne. LEAVEN WORTH'S TWO ERAS From the Chicago Tribune. "Tou can put my gun in the safe with my roll and watch," said a new arrival to a clerk of the Auditorium. "I shan't want it here, I reckon, but my town is coming to the front again and I put on my gun a few months ago when the belated boom arrived." The clerk wondered and asked a ques tion. The guest told him this: "About thirty years ago, I think it was, I went out west. The steamboat on which I had traveled tied up one morning at Leavenworth. I had paid my passage to Omaha, but when I saw Leavenworth I ordered my luggage put off and followed it ashore. It seemed to me that nature had done so much for that town that it was a safe place to stop. The natural site of the town, as I saw it that morning, lingers in my memory like a sunrise. "I went to the only big hotel In the town, the Planters' House, and after I had made arrangements t6 stop for a few days I sat down to read a news- Air n E. A 0 y l Ordinary roasted coffee is full of little pores or holes through which the strength of the coffee escapes. These holes are sealed with egg and sugar ia LJ W Ll Xua This makes a coating which teeps the coffee good and makes it self-settling. A list of tiseful articles in every package. Save the signatures. ARBUCKLE BROS., Notion Dt., New York City, N. paper. In about ten minutes I heard bang, bang, bang just like that. I jumped out of my chair, but I noticed I was the only man in the office who was unduly excited. "I went to the clerk, who was also the bookkeeper of the house. I found him busily engrossed in his accounts. "Did you hear that noise that bang, bang, bang?' I asked. "He said he believed he did. 'Sounded like pistol shots?' I said. "He replied that he thought it was a pistol noise. Then I asked him if he supposed there was any trouble. With out looking up from his ledger, or what ever It was, he said mechanically 'I euess it's nothing unusual. Just the colonel settling another score. Hasn't settled one for about a week new. "While I was cooling off a man ran into the office, passed down the hall, and disappeared. 'Guess the colonel missed that one, said the clerk nonchalantly. I expected the colonel would follow. and said so, but the clerk replied: "No, he won't come in. Colonel knows the law. He knows if he follows a man into the house he gives up some of his rights, and it might go hard with him m a trial. As long as l ve been nere I never knew the colonel to overstep his rights in shooting. "Naturally, I marvelled to myself.and I resumed my seat and tried to read again, but somehow, my mind wander ed. Later-in the day 1 asked the clerK at what point a man's right to bang away at another man began in that town. He said that it was -whenever the shooter thought he had a grievance. As I remember it, he underscored the word 'thought.' I remained in Leavenworth two days and when the next steamboat upward bound arrived I resumed my journey to Omaha. I lived in the far west a num ber of years. Gradually Leavenworth, or the name of the town, began to dis appear from the newspapers. I seldom saw a man from Leavenworth. "Once I passed through a town on my way back east ana as the train Kina o hesitated, so to speaK, 1 asKea a por ter the name of the place. He looked out of the window and then said he be lieved it was 'Dozenworth.' That was a new name to me. "Don't you mean Leavenworth? I asked. 'He showed his ivories and said he guessed I was right, and added: Reckon I was off in my count. 'Another traveler then told me how the town had quieted down; that rival cities had left it in the background: that the grass was in the streets; and that the wind was whistling through the broken panes of windows in vacant houses. It made me feel sad. 'Do you know a Col. Somebody in Leavenworth?' I asked. "He replied that he reckoned he knew whom I meant. 'Has he got through settling riis grudges?' I asked. Oh, yes, was the answer. 1 here lsn t peacefulJer man in Philadelphia than the colonel is now. I reckon he would shoot if he was pushed, but he is not standing out in the street with his gun in his nana liKe ne used to. 'The talk broke off and I came on eat. About two years ago I had a letter from former associate m business in which he said if I wanted to invest money in town that was humpinsr itself he would advise me to put it on Leavenworth. Hon estly I wa.s glad to hear that the old town was naving a reawaKemrig. l reea ueo in first time I saw it and it loomed up ii mv recollection like a miraee. y o 1 went out there to see It. it was in new paint. It had a look of rejuena tlon. it was still neauurui in. us topo- eranhv. and it alwavs will be so. bought that turn that I just handed to vou. A hen I irot to ieaven worth I show ed it to my Investment atent and told him that Leavenworh was a hummer in the first place, in the besrnmine, men car. ried guns and shot on sight, and that when thev ouit it the town died. on that line. 1 reasoned that m the town's rejpwal of life people would be gin to shoot again. He gave a laugh that could have been heard a mile and I went to mv hotel and locKeu the Kun in my trunK. 'By the way I saw the colonel while I .s there and he askel me if X expected to be in town over Sundav. adding: "If you are I should like to otter you a seat in mv new.' "what is that Latin about times and men chanc ns? t he clerk said he dicin t Know and tne new arrival walked away. FOR THE STATE SENATE. J. Hanna Will Be a Candidate From Hill City District Hill City, Dec. 30. D. J. Hanna will retire from active work In the b ai-mers and Merchants' bank, of Hill City, or. the first of the year, and devote his labors in the future to his real estate and stock interests in Graham county He will retain the vice presidency of the bank. He is feeding about 300 head of cattle this -winter, and during the vear found sales for about 70 Graham county farms. Many of his friends pre diet that he will be a candidate tor state senator from this district. T nm indebted to One Minute Couch Cure for mv health and life. It cured me of lune trouble following grippe." Thou sands owe tneir lives tu uie piompi. f.... nf th q never faillne remedy. I enrea conehs. colds, croup, bronchitis pneumonia, griope and throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents consump tion. It Is tne only narmiess remeuy ui;u gives immeoiaie resuiu. m tii orug stores. looonisn filcthor shaken oa. cy robs confinement af. tn mother am of all pain and daoaer, and imaurea 15 9 A child. This scientiac liaiment is a Li m ai tk? godsend to all women at the time of their most critical ordeal. Not onlv does Mother's Friend carry womaa safi through the perils of child-birth, but its use gently prepares the svstem for the coming event, prevents "aiorma? sickness," and other discomforts of tnis period. Sold by all druggists at $:o per bottle, feend for free booklet to Tua BaAOPiatB RatttAioa Co, Atlanta. Georgia. n M70 15 Y. NEWS and OPINIONS OF National Importance il ALONE CONTAINS BOTH. Daily, by mail, a year Daily and Sunday by maii, SS a year The Sunday -Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price, 5e a copy. By mail, J2 a jeir Address THE SO, New York. About CoaL Good coal is one of the most r.evessar articles of a, first class househol.t. Are you satisfied with the coil y )'t burn? Don't you want some a l.t:i better than you are using? If so you have only to try ourn to rs more thoroughly convinced of its vj-:- ity. It is the best coal that can be oo tained for the money. Our 'phone is Z:. Premium starr.r given. corner Kansas avenue a.u First street. DA VIES NICHOLSON. Brave Men FaiL VictlTns to stomach, livr and troubles as well as W'.mn ii. 1 the results in loss i.t appetite, p.. in the blood. baek.irhe. iifrv.,.i.n.. h ache and tireo. listless, run-u vrt f-. But there s no nee. to !e i ,i t.-n". J. W. Gardner of Idutlle. Ir:d.. trie iiitters are just tn ttung l--r a cai when he don't cars whet .i. r he h ..r dies. It gave me new s're.-.e'h l K' ppetlte. 1 can Ii'.w e-'ir ar,v:r,:- l ave a new leas on life." nr.iv m at Waggoners un:K store, vdUi,s Every bottle suaraci.'J. Through Slpr to San Aotcsia t: Santa Fe Route and Intermediate points, leaving Tx peka daily on night trams. A!"1 through sleeping car reservatiocj in City o ilexieo si-ep.-r. Relief In Six Hours Distressing Kidney and T'.t:rM-r relieved in six hours by .'i South .American Kidney f'-jre. I I: i

ereat surprise im a'- ..:inr or r or promptness m r- kidneys and r-ac. m lievf-s retention of i:it-ly. If you wa-i cure this is th rerr lirusr Co., Krrn-a W. Kta r.-field. i'.:2 K.i gists, Topeka. Kan a 1 r- 1 by a avenu. r-,J .i a.er.e. or.;. HOLIDAY KATES Via the Santa Fe Route. Between points west cf M; within two hundred mi. cf tion, the Santa Fe v. :11 fl! r.. tickets at one fare f'T th- r- .r. j i on December 2". 24. a.r 1 and January 1. lC. Fir.;.! Ilmtt Jit 4. 1900. ThrouKh tick-ta from p-ir.: west of Missouri rivr to, in. ,jl j,. east of Missouri riv-r w s. jar.irv apart shall not exceed th two rrjr. 1 miles limit will be f -r the ut -f the one fare and cn far a.', t or.-t-trsr I respectively. For ti' kets. f-(; j.-rs u I other information af piy t; T. L. K. Agent, Topeka, Kan. Threugh Sleeper and Chair Cars t San Aatonio via 1 u a Pullman s'.eerers a".d tha!r tin leave Topeka oaiiy at 1J -0 a, tn. n Santa Fe i:out. Absolutely r.a jiir r of cars. An irr' troa'harj s-rv. Folders, tickets, and reservation rr. be had by applying to T. i. iir.. Agent, Depot. ADOUT PIlEMlL'tt ST A HPS. The Ziue Ones. For a time we will give t: CO of Blue Iremium Ktamn rh a purchase; same propoiti-m on up It other words will giv- ya 2 for 1. L,n' know how lor.g we w:;l do tr.ia b.t fjf the present "it VE.STER-TULLOrII CO A I. CO. Hi West 51Q Phone 40j and L'.O. President Pharmacy Aaeociat ion. Henry Eollrr.an. pre: rt maty assocK.lon or us: I have soi'i our and B-irgs' Little and firm them me and a good seller, i Squires. Kansas i'.Vi-A t cr.u jSie Is an ordeal which all mru ira? w.-fc lad w-t1- fear, for nothing can compare witn tmc htrrort o: ch;..i-(-3. The thoueat f the sufltrm and uiukpt rc fct fc-. r.. the expectant otetfeer of ail plea.ant ar.::rr.;;?a jf tie cr r. .s event, and csls over her saaaow of gloom L&al uuat &o tousbs mnrrc f"3 li llUiiil of women have found T 1 r '1 thattbeuneof Motuxk j g 3

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOUEXAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1S99. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BY FRANK P. MAC LEXXAN. VOLUME XXVI No. 311 Official Paper of the City of Topena. TERMS OF ?rHSn!!PTIONT. Daily edition, delivered by carrier. 13 cents a week to any part of Topeka or puhurb. or at the same price in any Kan as town where the paper has a carrier FVstetn. Pv mail, one year Rv mail, three months Weekly edition, one year PRFtMA XKNT HOME. Tnpekn State Journal Building, ana E02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eightn. NKW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Kxrhanze Blder. A. Frank Richardson. MgT. I,npiN' OFFTCF. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. T7aT,es Office R"ll 'Phone 107 Importers' Koom Bell Phone 5.7 So many times the 'Fenians" have cried wolf that their latest outbreak appear to cause little alarm. Probably a few more Boer victories are needed to start that Irish move ment for the capture of Canada, The publicity given by the Fenian leaders, to their intention of invading Canada, looks much like an invitation to somebody to stop them. Indianapolis News: There is little or no complaint of tight money in the west. If New York wants money, let her borrow it from Kansas farmers. The withdrawal of Governor Tanner from the race for governor, supposing he could have been nominated, will make the sledding a trine harder for Carter Harrison. Tanner seems to have realized that next year is a "time for disappearing." A Pittsburg. Kansas, paper took the rumor that Vice President Paul Morton of the Santa Fe would be asked to ac cept the presidency of the Pittsburg Gulf. combined.it with the visit of a Fanta Fe division superintendent to that city and derived therefrom a con solidation of Santa Fe and P. G. in terests. This is a fair sample of much of the original railroad news small Kansas papers print. Philadelphia Record: As the time ap proaches for carrying into effect the changes in freight classification and increase In freight rates proposed by the leading railway companies the shower of protests from shippers in all parts of the country falls faster and more vehemently. To advance the cost of freight transportation is to call a halt upon the development of nascent and growing industries and to set nar rower bounds to industrial enterprise the country over. Whether this closer limitation will be to the advantage of the carrying companies in the long run is a question of curious Interest to stu dents of economies, and one of vital Im portance to industrial producers and holders of railroad securities. There was a run on the Portland, Me. savings bank last week, which was the result of a joke It seems that a Port land man remarked to a. friend the ev ening before that the Portland savings bank "had closed its doors at 3 o'clock." As this was the usual hour of closing the alleged humor of the remark is not difficult to see. This statement hap pened to be overheard by a nervous de positor who did not catch the full gist cf it. He told his friends "all about it" and the next morning the savings bank was given the surprise of its life. The state bank examiner visited the bank and made open proclamation to the excited passbook holders that the bank was entirely sound, but his re marks had no effect. They all wanted their money and they got it, but they lost their interest. REMINISCENT. The announcement that Jane Coombs will appear in this city next week in "Bleak House" doubtless Will recall to the minds of some Topeka theater goers her appearance here in the role of Juliet in the seventies. The city had but one play house then the Costa Op era House which occupied the present site of the New Crawford. The stage was in the front end, the floor was level and there was but one gallery. Shortly afterward Mr. Crawford bought the house and remodeled it, making it the pride of the city and the envy of other towns. Then with a sea son of bookings which perhaps never has been equalled here in merit since, just beginning the house burned. Mr. Crawford recognized an emergency and met it promptly. He leased the old frame building on the corner of Seventh and Van Buren, which had been erect ed to hold the crowds during a great religious revival a few years before, and fitted it up the best he could. There appeared during the winter Joe Jeffer son. Tom Keene. Kate Claxton, Rice's "Evangeline" with the original lone fisherman, Harry Hunter, who after wards died of a broken heart, because a Kirl in the company rejected him. There also appeared Leo Hudson In "Mazeppa" and "Dick Tut in." The magnificent black horse which she rode In the plays, was killed in a railroad accident shortly afterwards and she is said to have grieved herself to death over his loss. In that same old "tabernacle" as it was called Corinne made her first bow to a Topeka audience, appearing in "Cinderella" with a magnificent chorus, many members of which afterwards acquired fame in the profession. The w inter w as extremely severe, the house w as not over w arm. and there was little about it inside or out, that was attractive, but it was nearly always well filled. No companies went away complaining of poor business. GLOBE SIGHTS tFrom the Atchison Globe. 'A boy who is hoarse with a cold, talks a great deal In order to show it. Banta, Claus carried, a heavy burden before Christmas, but the men are car rying it now. It is enough distinction if a man has never sung in a choir, or read an essay at a literary meeting. Every man likes to imagine that when he tells certain incidents in his life, his auditors are moved to tears. A boy may cost his parents a good deal for clothing, but it can't be said that he increases the family soap bill. A man does not know what trouble Is until he owns a house and tries to make a few dollars a year by renting it. An old maid's troubles are never very Interesting to other women, for the reason that no mean husband fig ures in them. It Is Mrs. Lysander John Appleton's opinion that a woman isn't buried right unless a white dove is released over her grave. If a young man does not begin to tire of society by the time he is twenty live, itis a sign that he will never amount to much. The people are growing more sensi ble: they no longer ruin the bride's digestion by serving a big supper to the wedding guests. The luxuries enjoyed by the exclusive don't taste as good to them as a story "on" an exclusive person tastes to the common people. We have known step-mothers who were admired by step-children, but we never knew a step-father who was ad mired by step-children. We suppose that nothl- really creates as much excitement among the women as when a newly married wo man makes her first reference to men as brutes. An Atchison man has a colored cook who is very religious, but can't read. He gave her an old copy of ...appho" as a Christmas present, and told her It was the Holy Bible. Henry Klostermeier owns several deer, and lately concluded to kill one of them, because it hooked one of his boys. At first his intention was to sell the meat, but now he needs two or three hundred pounds more to give away. When a Filipino from Byamboloung runs across the word "Chiekamauga" in an American paper, he must be ter ribly disgusted with the hard-to-pro-nounce names he meets, and we sup pose that when the Boers read of Kala mazoo, they take to the Umbulwana hills. Every spring an agent comes along, and charges Atchison men three dollars each for the privilege of catching drift wood in the river. vhy is it that the Atchison men never stop to think that a stranger has no right to charge them for catching drift wood in the river: that drift wood in the river is free to everybody? This sort of swindling has been going on for years, and Atchison has become known as so easy that its suckers now sell at a premium among agents. Let us quit talking of the ease with which colored people lose their money. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Some men ride a hobby merely for exercise. A corkscrew Is sometimes used In opening a conversation. The man who is bent on Joining the army has to stand straight. You are pretty safe in Judging the Christmas book by its cover. As soon as a man does his best his friends expect him to do better. Ohio has the laziest man on record. He is too lazy to run Into debt. His satanical majesty Is probably the Nick of time we hear so much about. The miss-guided youth does every thing his sweetheart tells him to do. The student who takes up medicine finds It far more pleasing than taking it down. Men of mature years have much to be thankful for because or the failure of the majority of their youthful plans. Give work to the poor who are able and willing to work. It's better than charity and will be appreciated more. BACHELOR BUTTONS. TFrom the New York Press. All things come to those who wait unless they die before they get there. A man's resort from worry is a good laugh; a woman's resort is a good cry. Solomon wasn't the wisest man be cause he had three hundred wives, but in spite of it. A woman can take a terrible disap pointment a lot better when she has her best dress on. No matter what fool noises a baby makes, a woman can always tell you exactly what it is trying so hard to say. Buy yourself a box of our choice cigars for an Xmas present. We handle every standard brancf of Havana and Domestic goods, also Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup. R. W. Squires. 732 Kansas avenue. "Every Well Man Hath His III Day. A doctor's examination might shenv that kidneys, liver and stomach are normal, but the doctor cannot analyze the blood upon 'which these organs depend. Hood's Sarsaparilla purine, -vitalizes nd enriched the blood. It cures you when "a bit off" or when seriously afflicted. It never disappoints. Dy8Pepsia-" My husband had dyspep sia and Hood's Sarsaparilla cured him. Our little boy was nerrous and tb baby bad ulcerous sores. It curd both." Mas. Kmma Bebe, Portage, Pa. Indigestion I could not eat for some months on account of distress and indiees tion. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me so that I can eat and sleep well." M as. G. A. Gcntz, Taylor and Waicut Sts., Wilmington, Del. JlCcdA SaUafmll Py'l enrtjiwr II In th now-irritmtinc an nly cathartic ta tako w;t rioud'SariVparillx!. KANSASNEWS. Bohemians of Southwestern Kansas to Leare. Will Locate a Colony In Far Off Brazil. HAVE A GOOD OFFER. Government IV ill Give Each Man Some Land. The Country Is as let Unset tled and Uncultivated. Wichita, Dec. 30. Mr. Joseph Ludwig-, one of the most successful Bohemian farmers of Harper county, was in the city last night from his farm near Bluff City. Mr. Ludwig is located in a Bo hemian settlement', comprising the southwestern part of Sumner and the southeastern part of Harper counties, and like the majority of his neighbors, owns quite an acreage of the most pro ductive land in Southern Kansas. Mr. Ludwig is a pleasant conversationalist and were it not for his natural looks, It would be difficult to detect him from a plain American citizen. It has been reported that the Bohemians of this section were going to leave the country and form a settlement somewhere in Brazil. South America, where each man was to be given a tract of land. The country to w hich they were to emigrate is now unsettled and uncultivated and the government offered these people homes to induce them to locate there. When asked about it, Mr. Ludwig said the report was true and that the Bohemians of his locality were already preparing to immigrate to that country some time next year. He said there were also a few Bohemians scattered over Sedgwick county who vjere pre paring to Join them. The Bohemians of Kansas are generally an industrious, hardworking class of people who al ways have plenty of money and the best of homes. They are generally very liberal, also, but know when to be lib eral and w hen to be close. They don't associate very freely with their Ameri can neighbors and perhaps the forming of a new Bohemian settlement in some foreign country will be a good move. BLUE RAPIDS MASONS. Celebrate St. John's Day 'With, a "Smoker" and Dance. Blue Rapids, Dec. 30. Blue Rapids lodge No. 169 A. K. A. M., celebrated St. John's day with an installation and banquet, where they royally entertain ed their families and visiting Masons. E. A. Winter was toastmaster. J. A. Death read a comprehensive history of the lodge from its organization to the present time. In it we find only two of the charter members now living in Blue Rapids, William Burr and Dr. R. S. Craft, who have been made honor ary members. F. A. Stocks followed with a speech on the future of the lodge, closing with a glowing tribute to E. A. Winter, the newly installed master of the lodge. When Mr. Winter was first called to this important duty, the financial condition of the lodge was about as bad as it could be; a heavy mortgage hung like a. funeral pall over them and no outlook for the better. To day the lodge is out of debt, owns the building, a substantial stone one, the ground floor is rented by the postoffioe department, and the large and beauti fully furn'shed hall above is rented by several societies, thus the lodge find themselves not only prosperous but in danger of becoming plutocratic. At the close of Mr. Stocks' speech he present ed to Mr. Winter a royal arch jewel in the name of the members of the lodge. Mr. Winter responded in words of grat itude. The affair closed with a smoker for the men, and a dance for the young people. The ladies chaperoning. NO DAMAGE FOR HIS TREES. Farmer Sues Tenant Under Old Law, But Unsuccessfully. Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 30. For sev eral days past two prominent Wyan dotte county farmers have been wrang ling in court over the value of some shade trees that were owned by one and, it was claimed, destroyed by the other. In Kansas there is an old law which makes the person wilfully de stroying shade trees liable for three times the value of them to the person w ho may be damaged. Oliver Schee, who owns a big farm near Edwardsville. Kan., leased his pro perty to James McGee, another promi nent farmer, and while the land was in the custody of the latter some of the shade trees about the premises were cut down. Schee was much wrought up when he found thi3 out and he brought suit against his tenant in the court of common pleas for $4,500 dam ages under the old statute. The jury that tried the case was com posed mostly cf farmers and it could not see how a few shade trees could be worth so much money, so it returned a verdict for the defendant and refused toy give Mr. Schee, who will now have to stand all the costs, anything at all. SMALLPOX AT POPE. Four New Cases Discovered Near Leavenworth. Leavenworth. Dec.50 Four new cases of smallpox have developed near Pope. Those upon whom the disease has bro ken out are children of Mike Fall, a farmer residing on the old Mulvey farm. The disease was contracted from John Brooks, who works for Fall and whose case has been reported. The county physician returned yes terday from Loring and Pope, where lie had been examining those sick with the disease. In Fall's family the four children had been vaccinated, but not in time to ward off the disease. The doctor stated that he believed every member of the family would have smallpox before it had run its course. John Brooks, who first had the dis ease, is on the way to recovery and the scales are beginning to fall off. DUGGON'S PROMOTION. Wichita Man Mads General Inspector of Missouri Kansas Phone Lino. Wichita. Dec. 30. L. F. Duggon, man ager of the Wichita Exchange of the Missouri and Kansas telephone and alsa of the toll lines to Winfield. Augusta, Eldorado. Wellington, Arkansas City, and to points in Oklahoma, has gone to Kansas City where he becomes the company's general inspector for Mis souri, Kansas and Okiahoma. This po sition is second only to that of generaJ manager of the company. Mr. Duggon's new work will be directly with the toll lines of the company in these three States, of which he will have several Tousajd miles under his control. He agsume immediate direction of the instruction of the loner disltLnre 'rihone from here to Kansas City and have it in charge when completed. He will have charge of the lines from Kansas City south to Guthrie and from Kansas City east to St. Louis. The title of Mr. Duggon's new position might prop erly be called toll line inspector. Before leaving Mr. Duggon went to, Wellington to check out Manager Pleny Simpson of the Wellington exchange, who will be put in charge of the local work at Arkansas City. Ury Romig of the Wichita local force will be put in charge of the Wellington exchange. DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE. Uncle Johnny Hudson Lived a Hermit Near Troy Many Years. Troy, Dec. 30. There passed away at his humble lodgings in Wolf River township, this county, this week a poor, decrepit old man. His name was John Hudson. Uncle John was the name by which he was universally known. Eighty-three years ago Uncle Johnny was born in the state cf Kentucky. He was an own cousin of President U. S. Grant, and himself a man of command ing appearance. Many years ago he came to Kansas and since anybody re members he has lived alone. He did not avoid people but he never was known to have a confident. Around himself he had created a glacial wall through which none ever penetrated. Long, many years ago, John Hudson loved and was engaged to marry a charming Kentucky girl. Busy-bodies whispered stories of dissipation and lack of char acter into her unwilling ears. At first she refused to believe, but at last the engagement was broken and from that day Hudson became a recluse, never avoiding but never accepting anybodys friendship. And so, for nearly 60 years he lived, and finally died. His life was one of nature's shipwrecks and for more than half a century he drifted, a human derelict upon life's fitful sea. SLAVE TO LIQUOR. A Fort Scott Man Pawns His Dead Father's Watch Ere the Body Was Co d. Fort Scott. Dec. 29. The police have taken charge of Joe Mitchell, a painter, and son of the late "Doe" Mitchell, who died of heart disease one night last week in his room in the government building across Scott avenue east from the pnstoffice. He was arrested for be ing drunk and for having sold or pawn ed his late father's effects for money with which to get liquor. Officer Baker says he took the watch from the pocket of his dead father's vest before the old man's body was cold and pawned it for liquor money. Then he began disposing of the simple furni ture in the room where his father lived and died and it is said finally bundled up the old man's clothes and sold them. BRADLEY WITHDRAWS. Will Not Be a Candidate For Congress In the Third District. Sedan, Dec. 30. James T. Bradley of Sedan today decided not to enter the race for Republican nomination for congress from this district. Mr. Bradley was a candidate two years ago and carried this county against S. S. Kirkpatrick and has since been regarded by friends all over the district as a strong candidate in 1900. After consultation with the directors of the First National bank of this city, of which he is the cashier, Mr. Bradley decicied that his business interests "would not permit his making the race. Immediately upon learning Mr. Brad ley's decision as above, his friends urg ed him to become a candidate for dele gate to the national convention at Phil adelphia, and Mr. Bradley has con sented to made the race for that posi tion. THIRD DISTRICT CANDIDATES. A. B. Clark and O. P. Ergenbright Have Congressional Aspirations. Coffeyville, Dec. 30. That there will be plenty of candidates for the Republi can congressional nomination in this district is now an assured fact, and it seems that Montgomery county will contribute her share of them. The Independence Tribune, after com menting very favorably on the candi dacy of A. L. Wilson of Cherryvale, says: "But at present there appears to be a feeling among a large number of Republicans that A. B. Clark or O. P. Ergenbright, of this city, may be in the race, but we have never had an intima tion from either of the gentlemen that they desired to go into the race, and all the talk has been between their friends, but the next ninety days will make several changes in the situation, in this county." C L ASSH S BABRE D. Christian Brothers Are Not Permit ted to Teach Them. New York. Dec.30 A Heraldd ispatch from Rome says: The sacred congregation of the pro paganda has made its report on the dispute between the heads of the Chris tian Brothers in the United States and the French superiors of the order rela tive to the teaching of the classics in the Brothers American schools. After consideration of the statement of the case submitted by Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan of San Francisco, the congregation rules that the Amer ican claims to greater latitude in teach ing than is permitted in Europe, are in admissible. It is expected that the pope will con firm the report at once. Cardinal Satolli, who drafted the re port said: "Just as the Americans adhere to their national constitution, so the Christian Brothers must maintain theirs. That constitution forbids the teaching of the classics." "The teaching of the classics in the American schools of the Christian Bro thers," said Brother Superior Rubus tain, the head of the order, "was per mitted for a time, it is true, but only exceptionally. Now the field of classic tuition is left open, as always to the Jesuits. We have but supported the fundamental rules of the order." Bui ders Society Officers. The Builders' society of the Third Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs. Geo. Sholes on Hancock street, Friciay afternoon, where the annual election of officers was held, resulting in Mrs. Samuel Ash being elected presi dent; Mrs. Low Pechner, vice president; Mrs. Leslie, secretary, and Mrs. Geo. Hall, treasurer. After the business part of the meeting was over, tea was served in honor of the retiring president, Mrs. Piper, who leaves to make her home in Wyoming. A linen table set was pre sented to her by Rev. Fonken from the society. The best wishes of a host of friends go with her and her family to their new home. The New York's Cruise. St. Thomas. D. W. I., Dec. 30. The United States cruiser New York arrived here last evening and leaves January 2. Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware of counterfeit and worthless salve offered for DcWitfs Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitts is the only original. An infallible cure for piles and all skin diseases. At all arug stores. BATTERY INSPECTION. Topeka Artillerymen Makvan Excel lent Showing. The regular semi-annual inspection of battery B was held last evening at their headquarters in the old court house, corner of Fourth street and Kansas av enue. The inspection was conducted by Battalion Commander Major H. L. Robinson, and staff officer. Lieutenant and Adjutant W. J. Deacon. The in specting officers expressed themselves as being well pleased with the results of the inspection and the proficiency of the battery. The inspection was thorough and in cluded an examination and count of all battery property. Also the inspection of sabres and the appearance and cloth ing of the men. A drill in foot move ments and sabre exercise was gone through with by the full battery. Fol lowing this was a drill on the Gatling gun, by the Gatling section. Battery B lias every reason, to be proud of the showing which they made last evening, and the ease and precision with which the members went through the intricate movements, show well the commanding ability of the officers and the thorough understanding of drill tactics, by the men who comprise the battery. There were a few visitors present to witness the inspection and drill, and among the number were several ladies. They were Mrs. H. L. Robinson, Mrs. W. J. Deacon, Mrs. Fred Doddes and Miss Violet M. Wilson. The Kansas batteries have but re cently been organized as a battalion with Major H. L. Robinson command ing both the batteries at Wichita and Topeka. Battery B. occupies excellent quarters in the old court house. The large hall is used as a drill room, while on the same floor, and the one above are officers quarters, club room for the men, quartermaster's room, and store rooms. The equipment of the battery at present Includes two field pieces of old pattern Napoleon guns, one Gatling gun and sabres. The battery is commanded by Captain W. A. Peterson, Lieutenant F. R. Doddes and Lieutenant Byron Long. FRANK BROOKS FOUND. He Is In the Mining District at Joplin Frank Brooks, the well known Topeka man who mysteriously disappeared soon after the city election last spring, has been heard from for the first time since his departure. His family this week received a letter from him, stat ing that he was in business in Joplin, Mo. Brooks was a candidate for mayor, and was defeated by Mayor Drew. A short time after this, whether from mortification over his defeat or some thing entirely different, he suddenly disappeared from Topeka, failing even to inform his family of his intentions. Since that time, up to this week, neither the members of his family nor friends in Topeka knew of his whereabouts. It is not known what business he is en gaged in, but it is supposed he Is in terested in mining. GETS OFF EASILY. Burglar Escapes With a Fine of But $15. W. R. Lisben pleaded guilty In the dis trict court today of the charge of burglar izing a store at the corner of Third street and Kansas avenue some time ago, but he was let off with a fine of $15. Lisben had an accomplice who gave his name as E. L. Smtih, who was at large on a bond for $1,000 signed by J. M. Knight. Smith did not appear in court today, and no one knew where he was, and the court ordered his bond forfeited. Frank Thomas, a colored boy, who shot another on Smoky Row some time ago, also pleaded guilty to assault and was fined $10 and cost. THREE WRECK VICTIMS Have Small Chance to Recover From The r Injuries. Denver, Col., Dec. 30. Three victims of the collision on the Union Pacific railroad at Brighton yesterday are in a critical condition. W. G. Tompkins, traveling man for Bradley Anderson of Kansas City, is suffering from a compound frac ture of the skull. Michael Regan, section foreman, has a fractured skull and ser ious internal injuries. C. H. Payne, ranchman, was severely burned and may not recover from the shock. Mexican Money Orders. Commencing January 1 the postoffice will issue money orders pavable in the republic of Mexico. The orders will cost 5 cents for every $10 or fraction of that amount. For other foreign countries the price is 10 for $10 or a fraction. This will be the first time that the inter change of money orders tetween the United States and Mexico has been in operation. Bank Run Started. Lynn, Mass., Dec. 30. A run is being made on the Lynn Five-Cent Savings bank, because of a rumor that the bank is involved in the failure of the Globe National bank of Boston. The Five Cent Savings bank held 8S shares of the Globe stock. The surplus of the bank is a million dollars, and the bank offi cials said today that they could meet any demands tnat may be made on them. Weekly Bank Stitement. New York, Dec. 30. The weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, increase $74,000; loans, increase $373,500; specie, decrease, $466. 200: legal tenders, increase, $1,363,000; deposits, decrease $348 S00; circulation, increase $45,800. The banks now hold $11,168,074 in excess of the legal require ments. Sheriff's Brother Hurt Sheriff Cook today received a tele gram calling him to Dover to see his brother, George Cook, who was injured in a runaway this morning. It is not known how serious the injuries are. 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. 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. ewe. and ft.oo, all druggists. SCOTt4BW.Nt, Cheraufci. New York. Golds th" Ghesi MISSES PENITENTIARY. How Noted Pickpocket Had Things "Fixed" In Topeka. The county commissioners have com promised the forfeited bond of John Shevlin for $200 on application of Eu gene Hagan. The original bond was for $300 and was signed by Arthur Massey. By this means a well known pickpocket escapes the penitentiary very cheaply as no effort will be made to recapture him. Shevlin was arrested In September, 1897, in company with a woman, for picking the pocket of Judge Henry Keeler. He gave his name at the time as Harry O'Connor, and he was arrested under that name. The woman gave her name as Nellie O'Connor. They were charged with stealing apocketbook con taining a $10 bill from Heeler's pocket. The case was to come up before Judge Guy, but it was continued a number of times, and each time the defendants were placed under bonds of $300 and $200 each, and both bonds were signed by Arthur Massey. When the case was finally called neither of the defendants could be found and they have not been seen since. Justice Guy ordered the bonds forfeited, but Eugene Hagan has been endeavoring to get the county commissioners to settle them. The com missioners have at last agreed to accept $:!00 in lieu of the $300 bond, as they considered that cheaper than bringing suit. Nothing has been done about the other bond. MIDNIGHT MASS. It Will Be Sung at the Advent of the New Year. For the first time since it was placed in its belfry, the deep toned bell of the Church of the Assumption in this city will on Sunday ring at midnight and the half hour before. It will acquaint the Catholics of Topeka and the public generally with the fact that the only midnight mass at the opening of New Year's day in Topeka is about to be celebrated. In every Roman Catholic church throughout the world solemn high mass will be sung at midnight Sunday. It will mark the opening of the Holy Year, and during the following 365 days extraordinary privileges will be -ranted the faithful of the church. The year will close with a similar services at midnight on the last day of 1900. At the solemn high midnight mass at the Church of the Assumption Very Rev. Dean Hayden will act as celebrant. Rev. Father Harrigan, deacon, and Rev. Father Daly, S. J., of St. Marys, sub-deacon. The sermon will be preach ed by Father Harrigan, assistant pastor. Special music has been arranged for the occasion, and all the floral arid elec trical effects prepared for the Christmas services will be in place. Benediction services will follow the close of the mass. A. P. TANNER NAMED. Former Santa Fe Man Gets Superln tendency of Minneapolis St. Louis. Minneapolis, Dec. 30. Albert P. Tanner, f eneral agent of the Minneapolis and St. ,ouis road at St. Paul, has been promot ed to succeed General Superintendent T. K. Clark, who becomes general manager of the Iowa Central. The appointment takes effect at once, and his title will be superintendent of transportation. Tanner is a comparatively young man, having come to the St. Louis from tne Santa Fe. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing- com pany, 835 Kansas avenue. Charles Lukens made a business trip to Kansas City today. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jordan went to Kansas City this morning. They will re turn tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. S. TT. Pitcher of Rich land are visiting friends and relatives in and near Topeka. P. E. Ringer went to 'Marion, Kansas, today to spend several days looking after business interests. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gonder, lately of Pratt, Kansas, have gone to housekeep ing at 1413 Quincy street. A. O. Pier formerly connected with the Rock Island offices here, but now of Her ington, was in town today. Mrs. S. L. Wilder of Grant street and sister. Mrs. Day. returned yesterday from Ellsworth, Kansas, where they were call ed last Priday bv the death of their brother, J. P. McCarthy. S. P. Gebhart, editor of the Pratt Coun ty Union called on .North side friends yes terday. Mr. Gebhart also at tended the teachers association as he was formerly county superintendent of his county. Those children taking part in the Christmas exercises at the Presbyterian church will be given a reception and so cial time with the committee, Miss Root, Miss Graft and Mrs. Arnold at the home of the latter. Tuesday evening, January 2. The hours will be from 7;3U until 10. Owing to the mild winter we have had we have an extensive stock of holiday goods on hand which must must be dis posed of to make room for spring goods und can give you big bargnins in coal. Kring an extra team to haul your stamps home. KENT'S KASH KOAL KON'CERN. Solon J. Nichois, the venerable father of Roliin Nichols, died this morning at 2 o'clock at his home 2u6 East Gordon street. Mr. Nichols was born in Franklin county, 3ST. T.. in July of lv5 and at the time of his death was in his yfth year. l ntu a -severe illness last winter lie en joyed excellent health and was often seen on the steets. For several months he has been very feeble, but Thursday mnrn ing was able to sit up for some little time. Mr. Nichols leaves three children, Mrs. Comfort of Juarez, Mexico; Mr. L.loyd Nichols of Richmond, Michigan, nd Roliin Nichols of this city. J lis wife died in lsK. The arrangements f-r the funeral have iki as yet ben com pleted. It may be held tomorrow a f ter noon at 2 o'clock from the Congregational church. The Christmas exercises at the Presby terian church Monday evening were of a most interesting character and railed much credit on the committer. Miss Root, Mrs. Arnold. Miss Graft. Mrs. Keaudry proved efficient ht!p in the costu miner of the children, and Misses Clara and Grace Pi u miner in geiM?ral arrangements. The primary class part was. very good. The songr. "The Pirst Christmas.' by Gladys Markham. Grace Ward, Helen Dolman, Ruth Adams. Maud Ward and Gladys Miller, was especially pleasing. "How the Story was Told" was well rendered by the foil owing: members of t he school Four little Americans. Bessie Campbell, Alta Steviek. Waldo Heywood. lion Jame son, in their happy home, receive repre sentatives from ilV "wilds of the forest" the "isles of the sea"' and Europe, Asia, and Africa. Josephine Hell, Edwin Kist ler. Fred Campbell and Willie Colvin made typical Indians and acquitted them selves nobly. Maggie Burleigh, Arthur Allen, Glen Cooper and Helen Dolman were a band of real Eskimos and weil did the. leader tell their story. Eff ie Pa from South America was very good in her portrayal. Just here the Americans treat ed their guests to a beautiful duet sung by Floyd Mahn ney and Ielbert West. Then fV.irope, Jennie Kerr: German v, Ethel Schist?"! Norway, Clara Stevick; Australia. Bertha Adams, entered and re lated in turn how thev first hear of the Christ-child. After this these join their voices with others in "I Love to Hear the Story." Japan. Allie Hale; India. Nora Fry, and Persia, Ada Munie. enter and are surprised with The beautv of the scene. They plead "Oh. tell this storv to my People as it has been told to Me." Then some boys from Svria appear and to America's question as to their knowl edsre of the Christ, confessed Ignorance until the teacher at Sidon told them. Apain the foreigners are entertained by a carol of the season, sung by Miss P3um mer's class. An American bov proposes an offering. This is gladly accepted and the whole group march and sing "Onward Christian Soldiers" while the pennies drop into the basket. The usual Santa Claus treat closed the hour s festiviUes. Prescription I Drug Store IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. GEO. W. STANSFIELD, 632 KANSAS AVENUE. t t BONDS UELD UP. Auditor Cole Thinks He Ell Discov ered Evidences of Crookedness. State Auditor Cole today refused to register $40,000 of Delaware township. Jefferson county refunding borvds. The bonds provide for an interest rate cf 6 per cent which Mr. Cole regards as rx suspicious circumstance as the state school fund would take the bonds at 4 per cent. His action will allow time for an lnv estimation. STOCKMEN BANQUET. Topeka Commercial Club Will Defray the Expenses. The Commercial club will banquet th members of the Kansas Improved stock Breeders' association the second we-iv in January. This action was decided on at the special meeting of the club list even-ins. which was called for the pur pose of considering the matter. H. A. Heath, of the Kansas Parmer, was present and told the members of the club that the association senera'ly banqueted itself, but that some of the members of the club thoueht that it would show an appreciation of thf friendly feeling which the stock breed ers of the state have towards Topeka if the Commercial club should prive th association the banquet this ar. The stock breeders are in favor of the stat fair project and will help it along all that they can. The association will meet on Januart 8 and will close on the afternoon of January ID, just before the state board of agriculture convenes. The bano,u-t will be given on one of the evenints that the association is in session. An appropriation of $150 was made for the banquet. Shot In His Office. Sioux City. Ia.. Dec. 30 John E. Rob son, a well known contractor was f-h'.t and robbed in his office last night. Ilw assailants escaped and left no traces behind. Robson's condition is critical. No arrests have yet been made, but th entire police force is at work on The case. The Burlington Route Best Line. West: Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska, Denver, Utah, Pacific Coast Two Trains Daily. Weekly California Excursions. Northwest: to Black Hills. Montana. Washington, Puget Sound. via the short Billings Route, the time saver 50 to 500 miles saved. Tourist Sleepers Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kansas City and St. Joseph to Seattle. East: unquestionably the best trains via Chicago or St. Louis. North: to St. Paul. Minneapolis ani the Northwest region. Homeseekers' Excursions to the West and Northwest. 7500 Miles of Standard Railroad. The Main Traveled Road in the Louisiana Purchase. Wide-Vest ibuled. Pin tsch-ligh ted. com plete trains of chair cars (seats freei, Pullman sleepers. All Ticket Agents can ticket via the Great Burling-ton Route. Write L. W. WAKELET. Gen'l Passenger Agt.t St. Louis, Mo. J. C. BR A MH ALL. T. P. A., b23 Main St.. Kansas Citv. Mo. HOWARD ELLIOTT. General Manager. St. Joseph, Mo. Pension Examining: Surgeons. Washington. Dec. 29. Pt nsion examin ing surgeons were appointed lo!ay as fal lows: Irs. J. I.ongbridKe and R. K. i-:rv-ant at Lincoln. Ka.il. lr. J. H. I.art-:i. -at Cherokee. Iowa, and Iir (lei-ru At kinson at Idaho Sprintrs. Colorado. Pond's School begins Tuesday. A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty-five Years' Content Use With out a Failure. The first indication of croup Is hor--ne?s, and in a chtSd subject to that Ji ease it may be taken as a sure f The approach of an fttlnck. 1r' i- w: r.if' t h i hoarseness 1.- a peculiar ru.igh co.h. li Chamberlain's Ooujfh Kr-m'iy i.s pi.n soon as th echiicl bt-oum-s hoarse. -r even after the croupy couyh appear. It will prevent the attack. It is us-.l In many thousands of homes in this h-ra-i land and n'-ver disappoints the anxt:.n mothers. hve yet V lf:;irn t a single instance in which it has not pr'.v- t effectual. No other preparation can sn.- such a record twenty-fivp years' constan nse without a failure. 1'ur said by druggists. Pond's School begins Tuesday. A File Care. Beggs' German Salve is well known b-.-most doctor arid Orugiri.! to be a s.r- cre fur I'iles, Blind. Bleeding or Itcft.r.g R. W. Squires. 722 Kansas avenue. Pond's School begins Tuesday. J. T. Bevry, Ixdanton, Pa., writes, I am w-illing to tak1 my oath that I wa cured of pneumonia entirely by th. uf of One Minute Cough Cure af'-r dortor- failed. It also cured my rhll'iren tit whooping cough." Quickl. relieve and cures coughs, colds, croup, grnt- anil throat and lung trouble1. Cniiijren ail like it. Mother enuorse H. At aul drutf H tores. Pond's School begins Tuesday. Lewis Dennis, Salem. Ind.. say. "Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure did me rn rp r-.d than anything I ever took." It d'E' what vou eat and can not help jjt cur dvspepsia and stomach trouble. At a.l drug stores. WW "77" consists of a small vial of pleas ant pellets, just fits the vest pocket. "77" cures by restoring: the checked circulation (indicated by chill or shiver): starts the blood coursing through the veins and so "breaks up" a Cold or the J Li Li L 4 J

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WHAT FARMERS Tbej Talk Like Cicero and Eat Like Epicures. Attorney General Godard Pre sides at Their Banquet. ROTABLE GATHERING. Uright Men Gather to Discuss Agriculture. Gnilford Dudley Is Made Presi dent of the New "Club." From blue points to pig tails and from Lean soup to ice cream, the members of the "New Farmers' club" traveled along the menu at the banc v" a the Cope- land last night and their travels took from nine o'clock to two in the morning. Distinguished agricultural gentlemen of three states were present. Guilford Dudley, who runs a bank as a side is sue to his Daisy farm where he fattens beeves on balanced rations, was the first to give a farmers' banquet. A year aso he fatted a beef on balanced rations and slaughtered it for the prod igal farmers. The best steaks and the I est roasts ever produced came from that 'eo.ualibralized" steer. He won back the prodigals. Last night they gathered around the banquet table as just plain farmers. Some wore dress euits. but those who knew- that it was a feed for the horny handed ions of toil wore their work clothes. Farmer A. A. iodard, who belongs on the list with Cincinnatus. acted as toast master. He was introduced by Mr. Dudley as "pro found, versed in the law, versed in so ciology and versed in agriculture. In fact well versed in all the vocations of life." Farmer Dell Valentine, who belongs ia the chapter of "from the plow to the editorial sanctum." was there alone: with Farmer A. A. Robinson, who inci dentally acts as president or the Mexi can Central railroad at JiO.t" .0 per year. Farmer Edwin Knowles and Farmer William Sims who run banks on the side so as to k-ep up the farm expenses, talked alfalfa and corn fodder with Farmer Arthur Capper, who runs a print shop in connection with his news paper. Farmer Albert Parker and Farmer Daniel Crosby discussed "The Man With the Hoe." Tom Habst. a real farmer, who does nothing but raise short horns and corn on his farm west of Dover, talked with J. F. Cecil, who lives on a large farm north of town, about the rural free delivery, but had very little ad'ice to ,ive their brother agriculturists. Before the banquet the farmers gath ered in the sample room and organized the club by electing Guilford Dudley president, J. YV. Robinson vice presi dent. K Ft. Cowgill secretary, D. J. Small treasurer. Bradford Miller. M. W. Van Yalkenburg and John B. Sims, ex ecutive committee. In accepting the of fice Mr. Dudley said. "A real farmer can not make a real speech, therefore I an nounce that the banquet room is open." During a short wait Edwin Taylor of Wyandotte county was introduced as Professor Taylor." He is a 3-rd de gree farmer, and "the potato king of Kansas." He disclaimed any right to the professorship and explained how the working members of the profession can improve their crops. Home asked the reason for fo ming the ciub. In the by-laws drawn up by K. B. Cowgill this question was ex plained as follows: "The objfots of the association shall be: The promotion of advanced prac tical, scientific agriculture in all its branches; the introduction in practice of the foremost views and latest dis coveries in the field of science with a view of assisting- the agriculturists of the state to realize greater benefits from their labor and capital; the hold ing of social meetings for the exchange of views upon agricultural subjects and the devising of methods for the ad vancement of the interests of farmers." In the banquet room the farmers and n srriculturists alike knew v.hat to do. The menu was excellent and when the pig tails were brought in with the roast pig the banqueters seemed to know just what to do with them. The menu was as follows; Oysters: Celery. Soup a la Chester. Fish. Sliced Tomatoes. Roast Pis. Creamed Potatoes. Cauliflower. Roast Duck. Chicken Salad. Fruit. Punch. Ice Cream. Cake. Coffee. Toastmaster Godard introduced Pro fessor John Craig of the Iowa Agricul tural college, who read a paper on "In tensive Agriculture." He said: "I feel like the preacher who was used to preaching in the slums of New York. He was asked to speak before a meet ing. He looked it over and said: 'You all look eminently respectable.' I am reminded of two stories. A little girl was saying her prayers. She said the now 1 lay me." and then said, bless I apa, and mamma, and all the rest, and everybody and good Lord good-bye. We are going to Kansas.' I also re member the traveling man who wan dered into a protracted meeting in a Kansas town. The -minister said. All who want to fro to heaven stand up.' Everybody but the traveling man stool up. 'Ail who want to go to the other place stand up.' said the minister. No body got up and the traveling man re mained seated. 'My friend.' said the minister, where do you want to go?' "No where." said the traveling man, 'Kansas is good enough for me.' Pro fessor Craig's paper was of great inter est to the farmers present. Prof. Geo. L. Clothier, of the Kansas Agricultural college, spoke on "The Ex periment Stations and the Farmer." He paid that since 1S7 Jl.201.2Sl had been spent in the United States on such sta tions and that 4.UU0 bulletins had been Issued. J. W. Robinson, of El Dorado, spoke on "Beef and Pork Maying." He said: "We have converted the farms of Kan sas into experiment stations. No farmer can be successful till he makes his own experiments." Prof. S. J. Hunter of the Kansas State university spoke on "Insect Enemies." He said: 'Vp to the eyes in clover' has ever been one of the beatitudes- its superla tive is. up to the eyes in alfalfa, a con summation to be obtained in Kansas. "Aliaifa. the civilizer of the plains.has come from old Media in Asia, to con vert the short grass country into wav ing meadows and vernal fragrance. In dependent of the laws of evaporation and condensation, it seeks its water supply far below the surface and with perennial regularity transforms the ele ments of air. earth and water into food for man and beast. Of its abundance it unselfishly gives to all alike. Man. the dominant type, desirous of th major share. Is forced to" combat con tending forms. Most aggressive is the Voracious grasshopper. Minnesota, Texas. Dakota. Montana. Ftah and Iowa entertain these frequently; Kansas oc casionally." Georgo M. Munger, of Eureka, the man w ho would be governor, spoke on "Forests on the Prairies." He said: "The catalpa is such a hardy and useful tree that it is hardly worth while to seek further. As a financial proposition I know of no tree that presents such an inducement. The smoking rooms of the handsomest Fullruan cars are finished in catalpa." Prof. F. II. King, of the Wisconsin State universitv, read a paper on "How to Make the Most of Rainfall." Ha named the crops best suited to different rainfalls. Prof. D. H. Otis, of the Kansas Agri cultural college, spoke on "Extra Feed ing." He said: "Education is needed by man to make use of scientific dis coveries. The opportunities before far mers are boundless. There is a call for the new farmer and a call for the better preparation of food. The new farmer of today is the forerunner of better times." D. A. Valentine spoke on 'From the Plow to the Profession." He said: "The professional man will tell his young friend that he would like to follow the plow again. This is old fiction. Gout, tobacco heart and other swallow tailed coat ailments make it impossible. Medi cine has gone forward, newspaper men have become journalists, new profes sions and professors have developed and the farmer has kept pace with all." T. P. p.abst. of Dover, read a paper on "Shorthorns." He gave as his belief that the shorthorn is the bst for the Kansas farmer. The following gentle men attended the banquet: D. A. Mulvane, Arthur Capper, Frank P. MacDennan, D. A. Mulvane. Geo. W. Martin, E. T. Fairchiid. E. R. Nichols, J. F. Cecil. J. B. Sims, Jos. White. H. H. Embry. F. J. Hubert. T. D. Hammatt. J. Thomas. J. W. Robin son G. W. Dailey, Guilford Dudley, A. A. Godard, G. O. Smith. T. P. Babst F. H. King. G. W. Glick. William Rradhurv, John Craig. S. J. Hunter, H. M. Cottrell. Edwin Taylor. George M. Muneer. J. E. Nissley. George L. Clothier. Albert Parker, Walter J. Bur tis. D. H. Otis. A. H. Bates. William Quail, jr., George C. Pritohard. W. W Miller. J. W. Johnson. William Sims. II R. Hilton. John K. Wright. E. B. Cow gill. A. A. Rohinson. Daniel Crosby, H Hedderman, J. M. Davis, D. J. Small Edwin Knowles. 00M PAUL'S COUSIN Speaks at a Cincinnati Meeting to Boom the New Hepublic. Chicago, Dec. 30. A special to the Tribune from Cincinnati, says: At a meeting of the Transvaal sym pathizers held in Weiner's hall last nisrht a toast to the "United States of South Africa" was proposed by the chairman who mentioned the members of the future government. Natal. Cape Colonv. Orange Free State, Transvaal and Swaziland. Mr. Von Alitow. cousin of President Kruger. arrived from New- York in time to make speech, in the course of which he said "We have now 4,000 Americans wel drilled in Pretoria, with 2.000 more on th wav. Funds are coming from all parts of this broad land. We may need 5O.000 men but we are satisfied that we can have them on time, even with the English blockade." Contributions to the amount of sever al thousand dollars were made in. se cret session. A badge was adopted with the motto "United States of South Africa" in the shape of a maltese cross the names of the different states in scribed in red orange, and blue. EASTERN GOLD DEMOCRAT Declares Free Si.ver Ia Dead and In Its Grave. Tew York. Dec. 30. When the atten tion of Congressman William D. Daly of New Jersev, was called to the inter view with W. J. Bryan, in which Mr Brvan said the congressman evidently was misquoted when he said "free sil ver is dead." Mr. Daly became indig nant and vehemently declared that he had not ben misquoted. "When I said free silver was dead, I meant it," he exclaimed. "I can't help what Mr. Bryan mav think about it. have always recognized him as the leader of the Democracy, the most available candidate for president, but in so doing I cannot close my eyes to the fact that free silver is in its grave. This fact clearly was demonstrated in the vote on the currency bill. With the majority of my colleagues I voted against it. but the vote showed con clusively there are many Democrats who never will stand for free silver." KILLED Til EM BOTH. Monon Fast Freight Strikes a Buggy Containing Man and Wife- Frankfort, Ind., Dec. 30. The Monon fast freight this afternoon struck a ve hicle containing Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman, killing both. CONFESSES TO THEFT. A House Page Admits Purloining Money From Two Congressmen. Washington, Dec. 30. Julius H. Mc Afee. a page in the house of representa tives, is held at the police station here charged with larceny of SOO from ton gressman Stevens and another member of congress. The voting man admitted the theft but said he had taken, bu $.260 in money and would be able to re turn ?247 of that amount. McAfee from Kentucky and has been employed by the house for about four years. It's the little colds that grow Into big colds; the big colds that end in con sumption and death. Watch the little colds. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Proscriptions can be filled and are filled and are filled, "any old way," by some druggists. WE FILL THEM RIGHT. PHARMACIST, 732 Kansas Ave. Telephone 743, WILLJECEIVE. New lear's IteceiTing Parties Are Numerous. Well Known Society Ladies at Library Hall. AT ELM WOOD CLUB. Prominent Lady Members Will Keep Open House. Y. M. C. A. List Includes Mrs. Governor Stanley. One of the largest New Tear's receiving parties this year will toe at Library hall. The hours will be from until 8 and after that dancing will be kept up until one o'clock. Those in the party will be: Mrs. W. A. Johnston, Mrs. Eugene F. Ware, Mrs. W. T. Crosby, Mrs. E. H. Crosby, Mrs. George W. Parkhurst, Mrs. W. A. Morton, Mrs. David Palmer, Mrs. Har rison Morgan, Mrs. Walter Cust, Miss Virgiline Mulvane, Miss Dora Furman, Miss Myrtle Jetmore, Miss Josephine Shellabarger. Miss Bessie West, Miss Irene Horner. Mrs. F. C. Shubert, Mrs. C. S. Gleed. Mrs. George W. Veale, Mrs. A. Marburg, Mrs. George Hancock, Mrs. S. Hobson, Mrs. J. B. Furry, Mrs. John Blower, Mrs. H. H. Embry, Mrs. W. it. Smith, Mrs. W. W. Webb. Mrs. W. J. Black. Mrs. James B. Hayden, Mrs. A. A. Godard. Mrs. A. A. Hurd, Mrs. George E. Clark. Mrs. H. L. Rob inson. Mrs. S. J. Bear. Mrs D. J. Hard- ng, Mrs. A. Zahner. Mrs. Frank Wear. Mrs. Charles Blood Smith. Mrs. A. Fass ler, Mrs. W. B. Gibson, Mrs. Earle Williams, Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. David Norton, Mrs. Charles Kleinhans, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss May Thomas, Miss Rossington. Miss Florence Ross ington. Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss Mabel Quigley. Miss Charlotte Parkhurst, Miss Hazel Fass- ler. Miss Louise Smith, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Helen Wilson. Miss Lee Redden. Miss Blanch Bear, Miss Susie ay. Miss Lucile Mulvane, Miss Win- nifred Prescott. Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Janette Iord, Mis3 Sara Horner, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Glenna Cross, Miss Nina Thomas, Miss Abby Ware. Miss Alice Prescott. Miss Lillian Whitelook, Miss Edna McClintock, Miss Emily King. At the Elmwood Club The hours at the Elmwood club will be from 3 till 7 in the afternoon and in the evening there will be dancing. Each young lady will have the privilege of inviting a gentleman friend for the evening. T. he Elmwood list is not com plete, as a number of the ladies have not yet handed in their names or the names of their guests, but as it now stands those who will receive are: Mrs. H. Clarkson. Mrs. I. W. Doolittle, Mrs. Frank Edson, Mrs. W. F. Eckert, Mrs. A. W. Parks. Mrs. F. L. Epps, Mrs. J. E. Frost, Mrs. C. W. Kouns, Mrs. Herbert Hackney, Mrs. J. W. Gleed. Mrs. C. H. Guibor. Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, Mrs. Dan Cain. Mrs. J. C. McClintock. Mrs. Charles Otis, Mrs. E. W. Poindex ten. Mrs. W. F. Schor-h, Mrs. George F. iSharitt. Mrs. C. D. Skinner, Mrs. W. H. Whitton, Mrs. L. C. Wasson. Mrs. L. B. Woolverton, Mrs. Charles Wolff. Mrs. C. L. Holman, airs. W. C. Garvey, Mrs. James S. Sproat, Mrs. W. B. Robey, Mrs. A. F. Andrews of Washing ton, Kansas: Mrs. A. F. Robinson, Mrs. A. L. A'.kire, Mrs. F. M. Bonebrake, Mrs. F. P. Bacon. Mrs. E. L. Copeland, Miss Ruth McClintock, Miss Marv Whitton, Miss Helen Otis, Miss Mildred Scott. Miss Stagg. Miss Sue Sharitt. Miss ilabel Crumrine, Miss Lottie Al- derson. Miss Nannie Hopkins, Miss Cora Hopkins, Miss Bessie Elder, Miss Emma White, Miss Jennie Clarkson, Miss Lulu Ewart, Miss Nellie Kirk, Miss Lizzie Gavitt, Miss Hila Hinckley, Miss Mary Frost. Miss Jeanette Frost, Miss Edith Guibor and Miss Lizzie Ga vitt. Miss Willa Rodgers. Miss Kate Gunther. Mrs. Frank Foster. AT THE BISHOP'S HOUSE. Bishop and Mrs. Milispaugh, Dean and Mrs. Sykes will receive at the bishop's house from three until ten, as sisted by Mrs. Herbert Armstrong, Mrs. N. est. Miss Mel-arland. Miss Pearl MeFarland. Miss Florence Mitchell of Minneapolis. Minn.. Miss Hambleton and Miss Mary Hambleton. The report that there was chickenpox in the bishops family and the New Year's party would be given up was false, as it will take place asannounced. Bishop Milispaugh went west today but will return by Mondav afternoon. AT THE Y. M. C. A. The following ladies w:ill receive at the Y. M. C. A. rooms from two until six: Mrs Reid Alexander, Mrs. M. A. Low. Mrs. T. E. Bow man. Mrs. H. C. Bowman, Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake. Mrs. W. M. Crosby, Mrs. A. Clugston, Mrs. Dusenb'ury, Mrs. D. M. Fisk, Mrs. T. F. Garver, Mrs. X. II. Handy. Mrs. J. H. Hunt, Mrs. J. B. Larimer, Mrs. Horace Hall. Mrs. Willard Hall. Mrs. G. A. Huron. Mrs. Dell Keizer. Mrs. T. J. Keliam, Mrs. W. S. Lindsav. Mrs. G. E. Lerriyo. Mrs. J. D. MeFarland. Mrs. J. C. McClintock. Mrs. Chas. McClintock, Mrs. W. A. MeCarter. Mj-s. W. W. Mills Mrs. Geo. M. Noble. Mrs. S. S. Ott. Mrs. F. O. Popenoe, Mrs. A. A. Robinson, Mrs. J. L. Shellabarger. Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Mrs. Julia Thompson, Mrs. Jno. H. Vincent. Mrs. E. D. Worden, Mrs. A. B. Quinton, Mrs. Wm. Baird. Mrs. Jas. A. Troutman, Mrs. A. E. Wagner, Mrs. A. S Embree, Mrs. R. K. Jamison, Mrs. T. B. Dixcy. Mrs. W. E. Stanley, Mrs. Frank Holliday. Mrs. N. P. Garretson, Miss Troutman. They will be assisted by Miss Josie Shellabarger, Miss Ivah Davis. Miss Bessie Hayden. Miss Emily Elliott. Miss Vera Low. Miss Edna McClintock. Miss Ruth McClintock, Miss Metta Robin son. Miss Mary Huron. Miss Daisy Hunter, Miss Harriet Broad, Miss Agnes Radford. Miss Legett. Miss Grace Adams. Miss Maud Barnes, Miss Mabel Barnes. Miss Horton AT MRS. MUNN'S. The following ladies will receive at the home of Mrs. L. H. Munn from four until seven: Mrs. C. E. Munn. Mrs. E. T. Sim. Mrs. Harry Seery. Mrs. P. L. Soper. Mrs. T. E. Pounds. Mrs. Frank Patterson. Mrs. C. C. Baker, Mrs. J. G. Mulvane. Mrs. Robert Pierce. Mrs. Harry Ashby, Mrs. C. A. McGuire. Mrs. John Bradley. Mrs. C. B. Merriam and Miss Eddy. In the evening they will entertain at cards. AT THE MANSE. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Countermine, as sistd by the following ladies will re ceive at The Manse from 2 until 5 in the afternoon, and from 8 until 10 in the evening: Miss Margaret Weiss. Miss Mary Walker. Miss Lida Macferran, Miss Annie Banks. Miss Nellie Conklin. Miss Julia S. Tripn. Miss Belle Thomp son, Miss Luella Rudolph. Miss Anna M. Hagar. Miss Alice Paterson. Miss Jean. Koontz. Miss Elizabeth Warner, Miss Cora Hopkins. Miss Alice Leggett. Miss Blanche E. Wilson. Miss Elizabeth Tharp. Mis3 Teresa Smith, Miss Jessie Ogiivey, Mrs. Carrie Fosdick. AT THE HOME OF THE MISSES ROSSINGTON. Miss Rossington and Miss Florence Rossington and a number of their friends will receive from 3 until 6. The party will be composed of Mrs. Frank Jarrell. Mrs. F. C. Gay, Mrs. Bogert of New York, Mrs. W. J. Black, Mrs. Ar thur Capper, Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Susie Gay, Miss Gertrude Dever eux. Miss Hazel Faussler, Miss Vera Low, Miss Louise Smith, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Sadie Atchison, and Miss Lou Neely of Leavenworth, Miss Daisy Lakin, Miss Rossington and Miss Flor ence Rossington. AT MRS. ASHTON'S. Mrs.George P. Ashton and her guests. Miss Mabel Wheeler. Miss Norma. Wheeler and Miss Jessie Aid of Kansas City will receive from 3 until 6. AT MISS WHITMER'S. Six young ladies will receive at the home of Miss Julia Whitnier from 2:30 until 5:00; those in the party are Miss Edna Millice. Miss Lela Hord. Mis-s May Downing, Miss Ethel Cockerel!, Miss Birdie King and Miss Julia Whit-rner- AT MISS HADLEY'S. Miss Ethel Hadley assisted by Mis3 Edna Zellars. Miss Bessie Babcock.Miss Laura Sheehan and Miss Alice Vander pool will receive at the home of Miss Hadley at 634 Clay street, after 3 o'clock. A. B. C. CLfB. The A. B. C. club will receive New Tear's at the home of Miss Lucile Shea- for. 519 Tyler street. The members who will receive are: Misses Lucile Sheafor, Pink Poxton. Allie Walker, Blanche Hawley, Grace Taylor and Reed. News of Society. Between two and three Gertrude hundred guests called at the Farnsworth home on Topeka avenue, Friday afternoon iiv response to the invitations sent out last week by Mrs. J. W. Farnsworth and Mrs. Harry Ashby. Mrs. P. L. Soper of Venita, I. T., was the guest of honor. Holly, evergreen and mistletoe were used through all of the rooms and pro duced a very pretty effect. The dinig room was dainty and sweet in brides maid roses, asparagus and evergreen.' The square table was placed in the cen ter of the room and covered with a rich white satin cloth, draped with sprays of asparagus fern, caught at the corners with big butterfly bows of pink satin ribbon, the long ends extending almost to the floor. A mirror in the center of the table reflected a high cut glass vase of bridesmaid roses. A mandolin orchestra was stationed in an alcove off of the upper hall and played during the afternoon. A punch bowl in the library was in charge of the assisting young ladies. The receiving party stood in the front parlor: Mrs. Farnsworth wore a pretty costume of black organdy, with a yoke of duchess lace. Mrs. Ashby wore an evening gown of black jetted net, trimmed with chiffon. Mrs. Soper's gown was of rich white moire silk, with trimmings of chiffon and duchess lace. All three ladies carried carnations. The assisting ladies were Mrs. F. R. Milispaugh, Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Mrs. A. Hammatt. Mrs. Guilford Dud ley, Mrs. D. L. Lakin, Mrs. T. A. Beck, Irs. J. W. Sykes. Mrs. A. L. Williams, airs. S. J. Crawford, Mrs. Theodore Hammatt. Mrs Frank Jarrell, Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mrs. Willis Norton, Mrs. Arthur Capper. Mrs. Harold Chase, Mrs. L. H. Munn, Mrs. C. B. Merriam, Miss Rossington and Miss Daisy Lakin. Tbe Informal Club Party. The first party of the Informal club's second series was given Friday even ing at Hudson's hall. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Doo little, Mr. and airs. F. M. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Wil lard Hall, air. and airs. D. R. Hite, Mr. and airs. L. L. Korn, Mr. and airs. A. R. Lingafelt. air. and airs. S. C. Nich ols, Mr. and airs. F. J. Shubert, air. and airs. Leon Tuttle. Mr. and airs. W. W. Webb, air. and airs. L. S. Woolverton, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Baker. Mr. and airs. F. E. Wear, Mr.and Mrs.C. S. Downing. air. and airs. H. F. L. Hillyer, aiiss Alice Prescott, Miss Ray aiartin, aiiss aiabel Knowles, aiiss Anna Jones, aiiss Ruth aicClintock; air. Ben Akers, air. Dick Alden, Mr. R. M. Ruggles. Mr. Jake aiohler. air. J. E. Weaver, air. C. J. Webb, air. Austin Brady. For Miss Willis and Miss Allison. Miss Louise Allison and aiiss Louise Willis were the guests of honor at a de lightful high five party given Thursday evening at the home of air. and airs. A. B. Quin ton, by their daughters. Misses Helen and Fay Quinton, Miss Ethel Davis and aiiss Louise W ood. The rooms were prettily decorated with Christmas greens and cut flowers The four hostesses and the guests of honor stood in the parlor to receive their guests. The first prizes were won by aiiss Willis and Charlie Guibor. while the consolation prizes were warded to aiiss Grace Frost and Terance Holli day. The invited guests were, aiiss Willis, Miss Allison, aiiss Grace Frost, aiiss Bertha Beal, aiiss Jessie Payne, aiiss Jeannette Ware, aiiss Reita Fpdegraff aiiss Ella Nye of Hiawatha, Miss Ethel Haines of Sabetha. aiiss Louise Me- Neal, aiiss Hazel Wolff, aiiss Jessie aieyers. aiiss aiargaret Johnston. Miss Allabelle Troutman. Miss Eleanor Thompson, Miss Daisy Neil, aiiss Flor ence Bailey, aiiss Eva Smith, aiiss Isa bel Smith, aiiss Ethel aiorton, aiiss Nannie Veale. aiiss alary aioore. Miss Louise Keliam; aiessrs. Howard Patton, Charles Guibor. Harley Reisman, Earl Ewart, Nesbit Smith. Bernard Crosby, George Snyder, George Shelton, Charles Hinckley. Charles aioon. Ed Garvey aiarlin Poindexter, Roy Thompson. Dana Davis, Arthur aicClintock. Howard Guild, Harry Rigby, Russell Frost Taylor Belcher, Howel Jones. Earl aic- Farland. Terance Holliday. Glen Davis Hobart Mills, Ed Gossett, George Bates Proctor Foucht, Lester Davis and Will Stewart. An Informal Party. aiiss Reita I'pdfgraff entertained a few of her friends informally Wednes day afternoon for aiiss Louise Allison and aiiss Louise Willis. The time was spent in playing progressive Sixty- Three; the first prize was won by aiiss Jessie aieyers and the consolation by Miss Grace I rost. Besides the guests of honor those present were, aiisses Helen and Fay Quinton. Louise ood. Grace Frost Bertha Beal. Louise aicXeal, aiiss Hazel Wolff and aiiss Ethel Davis. A Surprise Party. A very pleasant surprise party was given by aiisses aiattie Spurlock and Ada Beaver in honor of aiiss aiabel Piper, w-ho left today for her new home in Cheyenne, yo.. at the home of the aiisses Kay. The evening was pleasant ly spent in playing games, after which refreshments were served. Those pres ent were: aiisses aiabel Piper. Grace Klose. Pearl Gilmore. aiattie Spurloek, Francis aicCarter. Carrie aiaxwell. Eva Sholes, Emma Sholes. Lottie Gerberick. Jennie Gerberick. Lulu Waldron. aiyrtle Waldron, Lola Stowell. Ada Beaver. Rosie Kay. air. Ray Carle, air. Frank Gilyeat, air. Horace Goss, Mr. Walter Smith, air. Guy Spurloek. air. Clarence Coleman. Mr. Orville Maxwell, Mr. Ed gar Coleman, air. Lyman Smith, air, Paul Spurloek. air. Arthur Gilyat, Mr. Leon Weeks, air. Harry Klose, Mr. Lon Repp. Helm Carlson The marriage of aiiss Tillie Carlson and Mr. Eugene IL Helm took place at the home of Mr. and airs. J. W. Nygren Thursday evening. The ceremony was performed by Rev. P. Pierson. The rooms were prettily decorated with ferns, palms and cut flowers. The bride wore a becoming gown of white veiling, trimmed In white satin: she carried bride's roses. The attendants were, aiiss Johnson, Miss Pierson, Mr. Pier son and Mr. Norell. A number of hand some presents were received. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Jennie Wilson of Valencia came over for Mrs. Harding's reception Thursday afternoon. airs. Herbert D. Crosby has returned from a short visit in Salina. aiisses Belle and Kate Welch went to Kansas City today to spend New Year's. Mrs. T. F. Garver returned Friday from a visit with relatives in Salina. There will be a general meeting of the delegates of the City Federation Wed nesday afternoon at :30 In the T. W. C. A. rooms: all delegates are request ed to be present as business of Import ance is to come up. Mr. and airs. H. A. Cone spent Christ mas in Lawrence; Mrs. Cone remained several days visiting relatives. aiiss Bessie Hayden was the hostess at a delightful progressive Sixty-three party Friday afternoon, which she gave in honor of aiiss Beedy of Kansas City. The first prize was cut for by aiiss Marcia Spivey and Miss alary Thomp son, in favor of aiiss Spivey. aiiss Emily King received the second prize. aiiss Hayden was assisted by aiiss Nel lie Baker and Miss Louise Willis. Superintendent W. M. Davidson will entertain the Stedman club and its riends on New Year's evening with an iddress on the literary character of Edgar Allan Poe in the Stedman par lor. After the address an lnrormai so cial hour will be enjoyed by all. The nvitations were issued by airs. Har- greaves, Mrs. Hague ana Airs. Atcni son. air. and airs. J. K. Mayberry of aic- Pherson, Kansas, are spending several weeks in Topeka with their daughter, airs. A. A. Hayes, on their way home from an eastern trip. Invitations have been received in the city for. the marriage of Miss Laura E-iith Davis, daughter of Mr. and airs. Horace L. Davis, and Mr. Robert James Collins, Wednesday afternoon, January 10, at half past 5 at the home of the bride's parents. They will be at home after February first at 606 South Law rence street, Wichita, aiiss Davis has visited in Topeka a number of times and is well known here. Frank Barry of Kansas City, who has been visiting friends in Topeka for the past week, returned to his home to day. air. and airs. A. A. Weiskirch and children left Friday for St. Louis to spend the winter with relatives. The Felicitv club will meet Tuesday afternoon with airs. Dan Small. aiiss aiargaret Johnston entertained at a very pleasant little high five party Friday evening complimentary to Miss Louise Allison. The prizes, a box of writing paper and a book were won by aiiss Ethel Davis and Charlie Guibor. The rooms were prettily decorated with holly, evergreen and mistletoe. Dr. Violet E. aietzger of Kansas City and Miss Evelyn White spent the week in Topeka as guests of Miss alary Huron. A Christmas dinner was served to about forty children of the Industrial school Wednesday noon by the members of the Woman's club. The Industrial school is carried on by the department of Philanthropy and Reform of the Wo man's club. Professor Black, who has been in England since last spring, Iifis returned to Topeka and is with his son at 701 Clay street, airs. Black will spend the winter in England with relatives, but will return to Topeka in the summer with her daughter Ida. Mrs. Anna Anderson and daugnter Mary of Bennington, Kansas, are spending the holidays with Mrs. H. C. Donecker. airs. J. A. Berry entertained the girls of her Sunday school class, and the boys of aiiss George's class at a pleasant lit tle party Wednesday evening in the Guild parlors. The W. C. T. V. will meet at 3 p. m.. aionday. in the parlor of the First M. E. church. We will remain open this evening to receive your orders for New Year's cards. Adams Brothers, Telephone 404. The following Topeka people have re cently registered at the aiidland hotel Kansas City: C. W. Talbot. R. T. Mer rick. Chas. L. Wood, E. B. aierriam, T. H. Howard and wife, John Elliott, C. J. Drew. James Warner, J. W. Blossom and W. A. S. Bird. HELP FOll THE BOERS. Philadelphia Sympathizers Start the Fund For a Hospital Ship. Philadelphia. Dec. 30. More than 400 delegates, representing 90 divisions of th Ancient Order of Hibernians of Philadelphia, with a total membership of 20,000, held a secret meeting in Indus trial hall last night for the purpose of taking action to help the Boers in their war with Great Britain. After the meet ing had adjourned, it was announced that the delegates of all divisions had pledged each member of their respective divisions to contribute $2.50 toward a fund of $100,000 to be raise tor the pur pose of sending a hospital ship to the Boers. It was also announced that strong resolutions of sympathy for the Boers had been adopted and the mem bers of the order heartily endorse and will participate in the pro-Boer mass meeting to be held in this city on Jan uary la. under the auspices of the Irish American club. Patrick O'Neill, state president of the Hibernians, stated after the meeting that he had received many letters from physicians from different parts of the t'nited States, offering their services on the ship, aiany offers of medicines and other supplies, he said, had also come to him. CHRISTIAN POLITICS. A Convention For Its Furtherance Called at Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 30. In accordance with the call issued by the Young People's Temperance federation of America through its political action department, a convention will assemble in this city Sunday to consider the question of ap plying the principles of Christianity to national government. Speakers will present the question from different points of view and an open discussion will be a feature of the executive part of the session. Several of the prominent leaders of the United Christian party of Iowa will be present and delegates from various reform bid ies. churches and Christian societies will take part. An Invitation has been issued to all persons in sympathy with the idea under consideration. DEATH OF E. V. SJJ ALLEY. It Occurred Suddenly at St, Paul Last Night St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 30. Eugene V. Smalley, the editor and publisher of the Northwest magazine, died at his home in this city at midnight. Asa newspaper man. author and pub lisher, air. Smalley was one of the most widely known writers of the northwest. As a political correspondent he had traveled almost every state in the un ion. He was secretary of the National Sound Money league. z. IC ommence the Century with us Our Co-Operative System interests every employe to produce the Best Work and Service possible. We'll attempt to please you. I TOPEKA LAUNDRY C (Co-Operative.) ELKS ENTERTAIN. Three Hundred Quests Enjoy Their Hospitality. 'About 300 gruests accepting an invita tion last evening to spend an evening out with the Elks, at their rooms in the Masonic building on Jackson street. The affair was one of the most delightful re ceptions of the season and the festivi ties lasted until the small hours of the morning. This reception was planned and given by the Topeka. lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. No. 204, and it was a decided success In every way. The members have been prepar ing for the occasion for the past few weeks and all the arrangements were complete. The reception was of the us ual high standard such as the Elks al ways give, and every form of entertain ment suitable for the occasion was pre pared. The third floor of the aiasonic build ing was thrown open to the guests. The rooms were very tastefully decorated with Christmas greens, and the lodge room was especially pretty in its holi days attire. Refreshments consisting of chicken croquettes, olives, sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake, were served in the dining room and the parlors. In the lodge room the following pro gramme was given early in the even ing: Selection, Amphion quartette airs. S. Ferry, airs. A. R. Lingafelt, H. L. L. Shirer and F. S. Crane. Solo aiiss Nina Thomas. Solo Dick Cooley. Overture Watson's orchestra. Solo Mrs. G. P. Ashton. Solo Walter Noble. Selection Amphion quartette. Large punch bowls were placed here and there throughout the rooms and were a pleasing adjunct to the even ing's entertainment. Watson's orches tra furnished the music for the occa sion, and after the literary programme was finished, the guests adjourned to Harmony hall on the north side of the aiasonic building, where dancing was in order and was indulged in until a late hour. Mr. William Henderson, the chaplain of the order, was master of ceremonies. MUSIC CLUB'S ENTERPRISE. The Ladies'Music Club Makes a Hit in Securing DePachmann. The Ladies' Music club of Topeka has secured the services of the great Rus sian pianist, Valdimir De Pachmann who will play at Crawford's Opera House, Thursday evening, January IS. Thin will without doubt be the most notable piano concert ever given in To peka and the Ladies' club deserves great praise for brining such a treat to our people. De Pachmann is not a pi ano "slugger" but is noted for the ex quisite beauty and delicacy of his work He is counted by many the greatest living pianist. The "associate members" of the Eadies club are fortunate having this concert included in their season tickets. We are sure they will all feel interested in helping the Ladies club fill the opera house in order to in sure the club against loss. Certain it that all music lovers will feel thankful to the club for its enterprise in bringing so great an artist to Topeka. The event will be one of the most brilliant of the season. A KENTUCKY BROIL Keaults in the Fatal Wounding of Two Participants. London, Ky., Dec. 30. At the Colony a general fight occurred in which John Bail and v Uhs Strong were both pro bably fatally injured. Willis Strong: i3 alleged to have fired the shot that struck Ball, and a moment later was shot by others w ho were participants in the fight. Will Race No More. Lexington, Ivy., Dec. 30 Ben Halliday, Eastin and Irrabie's great race horse, will race no more. He has been retired to the stud at their farm near this city. Skates a Fast Kile. Minneapolis, aiinn., Dec. 30. Norval Baptie, the Bathgate. N. L., skater, cov ered a mile on the ice at Lake aiinne tonka last night in 2 -OS flat. This is claim ed to be 4 seconds faster than the time maxle by Tim Lvmohue of Newburgh, N. H.t some years ago. ABOUT PREMIUM STAMPS. The Blue Ones. For a time we will give $2.00 worth of Blue Premium Stamps with a $1 00 purchase; same proportion on up. Li other words will give you 2 for 1. Don't know how long we will do this but for the present 'it goes." WEBSTER-TULLOCH COAL CO. 116 West 8th St. Phone 405 and 520. Paid Dear For His Leg. B. D. Blanton of Thackerville, Texas, in two years paid over $.'joy.'0 to doctors to cure a Running sore on his leg. Then they wanted to cut it off. but he cured it witti one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Guaranteed cure for Piles. 25 centa a box. Sold by Wagguncr, druggist. Til Kansas avenue. A Montana Tragedy. Great Falls. Mont. Dec. 30 A. J. Cor rigan, la-st evening, shot and instantly killed Peter Kuntz at a ranch twenty-five miles north of here. Pond's School begins Tuesday. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. It3 action upon the system Is re markable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease im mediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday. Druggists. 523 Kan sas avenue. Pond's School begins Tuesday. Phone 153. A Skin of Beauty ti s .toy Forever." DE. T. FELIX GOURAUD'S OR-ETAL CREAM. OR MAGICAL BEAUTI iii. Purifies as well as Keaut.fie lfi t. a- other cos me tic wjiojii. 1'iriH Kncic-li-a.iloth fu-h-ts. l.a lUt Sh.D ti and Ttry 1 !ft tm t-ar-r. ULli'i dtfke- it l:i SL'.kj tds U-' A i y-ar. Aiti su h,rm.r t.'tNKS It t- ta si; re t j-r; rr.v ma'i. A. c!tt no ck;" tr f.: lit s i.... li.in. It. 1- A. Favre said lo a lady or the h;.:it.Ko p tienti: "As von la'li-s will u-f U.em. 1 rt--,.Bi-inend 'Gouraurt's ream' a Ifiw .eat t rni: a of all skin preparations." lor s.t.e a i Druirgists ana i-aucy .ooa iea.ef m Caiiatias. and tnroie. FfcitU. 1. Horn.!::, rrcp r. i. ON HIS WAY TO WED. An Expectant Bridegroom Commit Suicide In Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 30. While the lif-l-sa body of James W. Iv-U ti r H. s at t.i county morgue awaiting the arrival of some one who will jrivt.- it a Chr.stia- burial, a disappoint.-.! woman s:: in her home at Norfolk. Va.. an-1 for the coming of her betrothed. It d--veloped today that I'fl-ti-r. h com mitted suicide Tuesday in a ihrap los ing house, was on his way to trie- t n in Virginia to he married to a w m.n who has waited f. r him f or s-it-n r.. Peletier came to Chicago from ilry vi'.le. Mo., with a good supply f ni..n. v and a trunkful of mitts But b f r had been in Chicago lore, his r-.'ir.--. railroad tic ket and lunwi.- h--f were stolen. He made his ;t to a. h-t- i in Dearborn street an i t id his t.rv to the proprietor. He declared trie i. had written to his relmves in M. -ur. and expected that they would s-r..i h-.:u money to go on with his j.mrn-y in few days. Vp..n these -.,n-!it:-.r I -was given lodging. The expei i-d rr. rv did not come and Iwc-orr.ine d-i-un !;.t he took laudanum and dil at it;- ur. ty hospital. Th name of his I.-t tr-.' is not known, neither is that i t a-i u -cle whom he claimed to have i; i! ir -ville and who he said wa-s a. man of the town. Effort. are t- c made to find somebody who is r..-. -ed with the dwfaw.-a in order that r may be given a burial conforming to h s previous station in life. AVOIDING THE LAW. Express Agents Act as Diapecsars of Liquor. Complaint has been ma le to Attor ney General Godard that the wh..;e.i liquor merchants of Kansas dry violating the prohihit-Ty law thp.y.-i the assistanc e of express ag- r. is i -i Kansas. The schem- consists in ship ping liquor into various to.M.s f-r.;z:-ed to John Jones, John Smith an i r fictitious persons, the express ae-n's al lowing the charges to be paid an J k taken by anyone who wants the i a k age. The town authorities at Ac:i" t i Kan., were the first to report the m.-'-ter. In a letter to the att- rr.ey g-r.-r.il the mayor declared that lnj-ior w coming in there in great quantities u-.-der the new system. H- w artel t know if it was in violation of th- r r hibitory law, and if there was any way to stop it. Assistant Attorney Cer.-ral W--i wrote in reply ar.-l a-jvie-l tr.e rr.av. r to raise ti and take one of th' i.x- out and examine its contents, and tr.-n when the wholesaler or aent cn -within the jurisdiction of Agrco authority, to arrest him and put h;.-;t in Jail for a few months. A DOLT PREMIUM STAMI'S. The Blue Ones. for a time we will give '0 cr"i cf Blue Premium Stamts with a H -j purr-hase; same proport ion on ur. I other words will give you 2 f r 1 I,o know how long we will do this but f ,r the present 'it Coes." WEBSTER-TULL' CTI COAL Co. lis West B-.h at. Phone 405 and S'0. THE AUCTION AT THE Golden Rod DRY GOODS STORE Is feeing held daily, Afternocn at 2 o'clock, and Evening at 7 o'clock. The entire stock ii feeing sold fey Hungate z S--r. Those wishing Great Bargains should attend these sales. They will continue until the entire stock is sold. Remember the place J6433 KANSAS AYLMC

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. CHOICE FOR THE HOME V READING VfcMI 4 STORY OF THE GARTRIDGE BELT, By Taula Edwards. A cartridge belt hung Id the profes sor's library, over his study table. "Rather an odd ornament. Professor," I ventured to say, one day. "Ever been an Indian hunter?" "Not exactly," said the professor, "in fart, I may say, not at all, as my story wiil prove." "I am sure I should enjoy hearing it." "It happened two years ago, this very month. You see I remember it vividly. 2t was in the late autumn when the shooting jwas almost over and only the inveterate sportsman frequented the woods. I was away on a week's vacation up In the Adirondacks and, as the day was pleasant, I suggested to my host that I would like to take a walk through the woods. 'Going shooting?' he asked. 'No,' said I, smiling; 'I can't shoot, but I'm going to tramp through the woods and for a whole day live upon your ozone. "My backwoods host looked puzzled but said nothing, and an hour later I was off in the forest, following the path I was told was a plain open trail and which they cautioned me, on no account, to leave. I may add that I had never before been in a forest and tlia trail looked so plain to me, as It threaded its way up over the hill and was lost In the distance, that I saw no occasion for the anxiety expressed by my host on my account. "Well, I had the experience of all mountain climbers without experience. 1 lost the trail. It looked so plain to me that I wandered away, feeling sure 1 could find it again and, of course, I did not tind it. I hunted for it from ten o'clock in the morning until four in the afternoon, but not as much as a trace of it could I discover. I did not know that it takes an experienced eye to discover a lost trail, and so I crossed and recrossed it many times without once recognizing It. "At four the shadows began to lengthen and I sank down wearily. Truth to tell, I began to feel a bit un easy, when over the tree tops. In the fading light I saw a column of smoke rising. It was not far away, for the smoke was dark and thick. "Pulling myself to my feet, I walked In the direction of the smoke and soon came upon a camp fire. Around it there were seated three men, all eating from tin plates, while the kettle boiled on the fire. "At sight of me they jumped to their feet, and I heard the click of their pis tols. 'Stand.' cried one of them. 'Shoot first and ask questions afterward,' growled another. 'Gentlemen,' I said, 'I have no de sire to disturb you. I am a wanderer lost in the woods. If you could kindly direct me to the home of Mr. Carl Jones, who is well known in this lo cality, I would be greatly indebted to you." "The men who had dropped their rifles, picked them up again at sound of the name, and I felt myself covered. A spy,' cried one. 'out looking for us.' 'Gentlemen,' protested I. 'I am no spy. I am boarding at the home of Mr. Carl Jones. Wishing to spend a day in the woods I set out this morn ing afoot, but lost the trail. If you would kindly direct me home you would confer a favor upon me.' I suppose you don't know who Carl Jones is, innocent?' sneered one of the men. 'Probably doesn't know he's the sheriff, and would give a pretty penny to catch us," said another; 'oh no, he don't know nothing, he don't- Maybe not.' We can't let him go back,' said the BETH'S COMPANY. It was Just the kind of a day to make anyone want to be out. The sun was so warm and bright for an autumn day, and the heavy frost of the night before had opened the brown houses of the chestnuts, and children and squirrels were alike making the most of it. But Beth was lying on a sofa in her mamma's pretty sitting-room, with a very discontented look on her plump, round face. Every one knows that a sprained ankle cannot be cured without abso lute rest, and so Beth had not been allowed to put her foot to the ground for a week. Papa carried her into the sitting room every morning, and mamma read to her, and played games with her, and did everything she could to make the time pass happily, but this after noon mamma was compelled to go out for an hour or two, and Beth com menced to think that she was tired of lying still, and more than that, this r-'i'-W READY FOR THE PARTY, first fellow, 'even If he speaks the truth. Dead men tell no tales, that's certain. What has he got on him?" "And to my horror the three ruffians came toward me, covering me with their rifles and commanding me to hold up my hands. 'Let's bind him fast to a tree, take what he's got, and leave him,' suggested one; 'that's better than the other way.' "They had drawn the rope around me and were pulling me toward a tree, against whose trunk they were to tie me, when there was a crackling sound in the brush. And looking up I saw, "I SAW ONE OF THE PRETTI not thirty feet away, one of the pret tiest girl I ever beheld. They saw her at the same moment and a curse es caped their lips. "The fair unknown paused and I ad dressed her. I cannot tell, for the life of me, why I did it, but by some strange Intuition I spoke to her in French. 'I am in the hands of ban dits,' said I; 'you cannot help me, but you can save your own life. Run as fast as you can and I will keep them here by endeavoring to break away from them. You can escape, but do not delay. One minute may mean death to you!' Then, to my horror, while the ruffi ans stood regarding us both, she lifted her rifle and aimed it at me. 'Crack!' and I felt my ropes loosen. 'Crack!' went the report again. This tir-.e I felt the roue sever where it had been drawn around the tree and my arms were free. 'Crack!' again, and my limbs v. ere not tied fast to the great rough trunk. I was cut free by the rifle balls. 'Come.' she cried to me, 'let us go home. Gentlemen, good afternoon.' "As she spoke she crossed the clear ing, all the while eyeing the ruffians; and, taking me by the arm, she pulled was the very day her friend. May Scott, was having a birthday party; and she thought of all the fun they were having while she was at home, alone with the maid Mary. Beth had plenty of books to read and a large family of dolls of all de scriptions, from paper to bisque, be sides Topsy, the little black kitten, that was always ready to play, but she was out of humor and did not wish to amuse herself with any of these things, and besides, her ankle hurt. And so when Aunt Bell came to spend the afternoon with her "pet," as she called Beth, she was greeted with a burst of tears and exclamations of "Oh! how horrid everything is! I want to go to May's party! There never was anybody as unfortunate as I am!" In vain Aunt Bell tried to soothe and comfort her, until at last she said, "Beth, dear, I have something to tell you about some sick children I saw in a big city. Wouldn't you like to hear? But I can't begin until you stop crying." And so, after several efforts, Beth said, "Do tell me. Aunt Bell. I won't cry any more now." "In a mighty city where I once was," said Aunt Bell, there are many, many people so dreadfully poor that they suffer from hunger and cold and dirt every day of their lives. This is dreadful enough for the well, strong ones, but try to fancy what it must be to the sick ones In such crowded rooms, on a hard bed, often times nothing but the floor with a few rags to lie on, with no clean linen, no cooling thing to drink, or good nour ishing food to bring back the strength, no doctor, and in fact more misery of every kind than you or I could even Imagine. "And so pood people, knowing all this, have built hospitals where these unfortunate ones can have everything done for them to relieve their suffer ings and help them to get well. Some of these hospitals are especiallly for children, because they can be taken care of better where everything is suited to their wants than where peo ple of all ages are. "In one that I went to see there were about fifty little patients, di vided among four large, airy, cheerful rooms, with pictures hanging on the walla and flowers and growing me along, walking backward, herself, with lifted rifle, until we were In shel ter behind the trees. "They will not follow!' laughed she. We scared them too badly for that.' Then she began popping her rifle at the place we had left behind us, bring ing down, now a leaf, now a twig, now shooting in the air. 'I'm glad this belt is full,' said she; then she added, with solicitude, 'Hope I didn't hit you when I was popping away at that tree." "As soon as I found breath to re cover from my astonishment I told her how I came to be in such a portion and she was full of sympathy. 'Of course you were a Jolly good fool to come out without your rifle, but I'm glad you got off so easy. 'Thanks to you,' I said. "She laughed, refused to talk any 6 r sW ,v 3 I I iv a a, n mm ,8' 1" EST GIRLS I EVER BEHELD." more about It and chatted on other things until we came to the trail which was a mile away. "By this time It was dark, but she Insisted on seeing me back home; "I know Mr. Jones," said she, gaily, 'and he knows me.' "Well, wiat a fuss they made over her at the house; and how delighted they were to have her stay over night. But first, before she would consent, she sent a man on horseback over the hills to tell her father where she was. 'That's the daughter of Mr. Grey son, of New York. The father Is here for his health; lives In a cabin. They are very rich and keep house with their servants in the midst of the pines. The daughter is a thoroughbred. Educated in Paris. Stays up here with her father because the doctors forbid him to go back and she refuses to leave him alone. Great girl.' "Well, I thought as much, and soon the 'great girl' and I were great chums. I hadn't much to offer her, but I laid at her feet my all, such as it was and, well, that is how the cartridge belt came to adorn my study. "Have you ever seen my wife shoot?" plants in the windows. "Each child had a neat little Iron bedstead, with a white spread, and across each little bed was fixed a sort of shelf-table on which their play things were arranged. And very queer play-things they often were, too; generally old, shabby toys that more fortunate children did not want any more. But although most of the dolls were quite forlorn, and the horses looked as if they couldn't run very fast, and the pictures and books were sometimes soiled and torn, they were greatly valued by these little people, many of whom had never had a play-thing in their lives. "In one of the rooms the little pa tients were too sick to play, but as they lay back on their pillows, they gazed fondly at their possessions: and no doubt the dolls that sat gazing at them from the little tables, with their sometimes broken legs hanging over the edge, did them as much good as the medicine. "In the other rooms the children were able to have a good deal of fun, if one could judge from the merry A SATURDAY STORM. By Elaine Cartwright. It was Saturday morning, and De borah Hunter worked briskly to get her domestic matters arranged in time; for she sacredly observed that beau tiful New England custom of having everything in order by sunset, and spending Saturday night in peaceful preparation for the Sabbath. The morning hours soon slipped by; the sunshine reached and passed the noon mark on the kitchen-floor; and having done until there was nothing more to do, she put on a clean frock, braided up her dark hair, and with her great basket of freshly ironed clothes beside her, sat down to do her weekly mend ing. On the green grass, before the kitch en door, sat Deborah's three children, Mark and Ruthie building mimic hous es for the entertainment of their baby brother; and ever and anon, while she worked, sewing cn buttons and darn ing rents in tiny pinafores and chubby ctnnL'inws Vi a Vionrnr mnfViQP r-lrirtotirl toward them with tender, glistening eyes, singing to herself in a subdued I voice: "The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want;X He makes me riown to lie In pastures green, and leadeth me The ouiet waters by." After awhile the children wearied of their house-building, and had a race with pussy up and down the garden walk; and then Mark ran in exclaim ing. "Oh, mother! mother! do let us go down to the wood-lot and get some flowers to dress the house for faunday. Won't you, please, mother?" 4. "Wei!, oring baoy in, and get Ruth ie's shoes. The boy obeyed with alacrity; and lifting Ruthie on her lap, tied the Httle.T waini shoos on her fat feet, and put on T ner napping sunuuimei. 4. "Don't go far, Mark; and take good-f care of Ruthie. "Yes, mother; I always do take care of her don't I, Ruthie?" Ruthie assented by a nod of her flap ping sunbonnet; and, taking up their flower basket, the children started oft, hand in hand, Deborah hearing their prattling voices and merry launter long after they had passed from her sight. She resumed her song and her sewing, pausing now and then to ad minister an admonition to baby, who was exploring the deptl-j of the clothes basket, and making ineffectual efforts to bite off every button that came in his way. By the time the sun had reached the outer edge of the door-sill, she had overlooked the last garment, and rose up to put her basket away. Then, with baby toddling after her, she went into her chamber, and open ing a large chest, odorous with rose leaves and lavender, proceeded to lay out the Sabbath apparel, and to put fresh sheets on the two beds, her own and the low trundle, where Mark and Ruthie slept. Nothing now remained to be done but to boil the tea-kettle, and spread the supper-table beneath the grape-arbor; and she returned to the kitchen and glanced at the retreat ing sunlight with a sign of satisfac tion. It had left the door-sill, and was slowly creeping over the green sod without. The sight of it brought a warm light to her eyes, for it was a precious dial, and now marked the hour which had for years brought her hus band home from his little school-house. Smiling to herself, she lingered a mo ment to watch it, thinking how slowly it seemed to move in the early days of her marriagehood; and how swiftly it glided, now that her hands were full of cares. While Deborah stood thus, smiling and watching the sunlight, a muttering roll of distant thunder fell on her ear; and hastening out to see from whence laughter one heard, and yet do you know, Beth, it often was saddest of all to see these children who seemed most comfortable, because one knew that while some who were so very ill mig-ht get entirely well again with the good care they were having, many of these would never walk or run. or be rosy, healthy boys and girls any more in this world. "There was one little boy named Teddy, who was a great favorite with the rest, and 1 did not wonder at it when I saw him and heard his sweet voice and saw the bright smile that lit up his pale little face. He told me with delight that his father and mother and the baby came to see him every Sunday, upon which a little girl in the next bed said, sadly, 'I've no mother to come and see me, for she is dead;' but, she added, brightening, 'Father comes, though, once a month.' "I turned away to hide the tears that would get into my eyes. Of course I knew the kind doctors and nurses did all they possibly could to make these poor little things comfortable, but it seemed to me so very, very hard that "BETH HAD A LARGE FAMILY OF DOLLS." It came, she beheld, extending along the western verge of the horizon, a long ledge of clouds, which looked black and portentous beneath the glittering light of the descp ing sun. "Surelr e children will hurry home," she murmured, glancing anx iously toward the wood-lot, we shall have a storm before night." Then she ran about, getting chickens Into their houses, ani putting wood un der shelter, and doing sundry other things, such as a coming storm always renders necessary; wondering all the while if Nathan would get home in time, and expecting every moment to hear the voices of the children. But they did not come; and by the time she had finished, the clouds had so extend ed as to obscure the light of the sun, and zigzag lines of lightning played, at intervals, round their edges; and the warning voice of the thunder grew louder and more frequent. WllflEK'S A merry song for old Winter gray A song or welcoming glee; For his step is heard on the frozen way. And his strong grasp shakes the tree; On the rushing air Ride the brown leaves sere That he shakes from the shrieking tree. Let a jovial shout for the old carle ring, For his'eye Is clear and bright; And ruddy health from his breath will spring, And mirth from his thin locks white; Light feet will bound. Gay songs go round. -When he shakes his thin locks white. 4 4 Catching up her babe, and closing her door, she ran across to her nearest neighbor, requesting her to take care of him until she returned. Then she hastened away In the direction of the wood-lot. When Nathan Hunter came In sight of his cottage, the first big drops of the storm had begun to fall; and he was hastening on to escape it, when the voice of the neighbor, who had charge of the babe, arrested him, and from her he learned that his children were in the wood-lot, and his wife gone in search of them. Hurrying after them, he soon traced Deborah by her frantic cries, and succeeded in overtaking her just as the full fury of the storm burst forth. But where were their children? The clouds rolled up in serried lines, discharging peal after peal of deafen ing thunder, sheet after sheet of blind ing flame; and then, as if all heaven had gathereU together its artillery, down poured volley after volley of rat tling hail. Nathan forcibly drew his wife under a covert of brushwood, and there they waited until the warring el ements drew off their forces, and night let fall her starless curtain to cover their retreat. "We must go for men and torches now," Nathan said, as they crept out over heaps of fallen branches, and they started on, fear and love winging their feet. The news once out, flew with tele graphic speed, and in an incredibly short time men and lanterns were at Nathan's command. The wood-lot was nothing more than a bit of thickly tim bered land, some two miles square, the favorite resort and play-place of the village children, and. every man in the little company knew each nook and cranny it contained. Separating at the edge of the wood, and designating the they could not have their mothers just when they were so sick and needed them so much. "One thing that brightened all was their behavior to each other. Not one bit of jealousy or selfishness did I see, and there was a real courtesy in the way each one seemed to care that the others should be noticed, too. I could not help contrasting it with the rude self-seeking of many children I have known who ought to behave better, not worse, than they. "And how shall T tell you how pa tient they were? There was no com plaining or crVlng, though some were suffering dreadful pain; and the only noise I heard was a slight moan wrung from the white lips of a little hero who had been brought in the day before, dreadfully injured by a fall. There was a kind, strong angel in that hospital whose sweet presence, though unseen, was felt." "Yes." whispered Aunt Bell, as she stooped to kiss Beth's upturned, ques tioning face, "it was the angel of pa tience, darling, and he will always come to anybody who longs for him I 00 great chestnut-oak In the center of the lot, as their place of meeting, they started onward with the Joyful assur ance that the lost ones would soon be found; and in a few moments the whole wood seemed bursting into a grnd and instantaneous conflagration, the blaz ing torches casting a lurid glare for miles around them, making the drip ping branches glitter with dazzling brightness. But the anxiously listened for signal shout was not heard; and after an hour of fruitless search, the little band met, with anxious faces, beneath ie chest-i..'it-oak. The father and mother turned from one to another in dumb despair. "We've searched well; but we'll try It again," was the simultaneous ac claim; and again they started out, and in another hour reassembled beneath the chestnut-oak, but without the chil dren. "There's no hope for this place now where next?" Deborah started forward with a sharp cry. "The pond! the pond! We have for gotten the pond!" Her words thrilled every heart with ARRIVAL. Ha i!.I2Ud1?f VOlCe and rouSh o- 8rasp,in there; if they were, we should Caa And his breath is icv cold: Weak forms will shrink from his eager ciasp. And writhe In his boisterous fold: But the blood will leap From its languid sleep And rush to his hearty fold. A song and a shout, for I see his form, Shrouded in snow-flakes white; I hear his voice in the distant storm, And I feel his breath to-night: Let the sleigh bells ring. And our fleet steed spring. For old Winter ta here to-night. a feeling of terrible foreboding; and slowly and solemnly, like a funeral pro cession, they wound their way to the meadow, in which the little pond lay. Nathan and Deborah were In advance of the others; and as he flung his crack ling torch from side to side, the moth er's agonizing cry froze every heart with terror, and, following the direc tion of her pointing finger, they saw, upon the edge of the pond, a small bas ket, filled with flowers and pine-cones: and as the men came up and flashed their torches over the yellow water, far out in the center, whirling and drift ing in the eddies, a little cap, which the poor mother instantly recognized as belonging to her first-born boy. With a piercing cry, and yearning, out stretched arms, she plunged forward; but strong arms held her back, and un able to resist, dumb-stricken, half con scious, she sat down on the trunk of a fallen tree, and watched them while they dragged the pond, murmuring to herself the while. "I did not deserve this! God has dealt cruelly and un mercifully toward me!" Over the black and desolate night the Sabbath morning dawned fair and cloudless, with delicate rose-tints in the east, and purple, curling mist above the valleys. The birds awoke, and poured forth a jubilant outburst of song; the air was clear and balmy; and every blossom and blade of grass hung with lucid drops, gleaming and flashing like diamonds in the rays of the rising sun. God's sun God's Sabbath morn ing! Fair and glorious, though born of a fearful night; eloquent in the revela tion of the divine truth, that light is brought forth by darkness, and that life is the offspring of death. But to the poor mother's heart this truth was by no means clearly revealed. God had dealt unkii-dly with her and tries faithfully to keep him when he is here." The story was finished, and Beth lay quite still for some minutes, thinking, with her hand in Aunt Bell's. Then she said, softly, "I'm sorry I was so naughty. I don't really think I am more unfortunate than anybody else, and I'll never say so again." And Beth did not forget her prom ise, for all through the long weeks that she had to lie"" on the sofa, the angel that made the hospital so bright stayed close to Beth's side. A New Game. This game must be played by five or more people. Take a strip of paper, let No. 1 write upon it an article and an adjective, then double over the end of the paper so that No. 2 may not see what is written. No. 2 writes a noun, doubling the paper before passing it to No. 3, who writes a verb, turns down the paper, and hands to No. 4, who writes another article and adjective, hides it, and passes to No. 5 who writes 1 T' that was her one thought. Then her half-bewildered mind went back to ths preceding evening, and she remembered, the merry prattle of her little ones. "Mother, I shall wear my new su!t. with the bright buttons, to-morrow shan't I?" And "Mother, you'll curl my hair all oxet my head, and put on my pink sfi when I go to Sunday-school won t you?" But they would never laugh anu prat tle, never tease and trouble her airain. Why had they been taken from her? Did she deserve such a sharp and sud den trial? She had tried to serve Oo-i from her youth up, and love her ne;ch bor as herself. She was endeavoring to bring up her children in the way they should go why, then, had h been dealt with so harshly? Was there any God at all any Providence any guiding Hand of Love? Or was the universe ruled by a blind, fortui tous chance? Meanwhile, the Sabbath I'sht deep ened and broadened: and the 5rt sound of tolling bells came fioat!ri I pond went on, but the children couii not be found. T "I can't understand it," said the o!2- 'em up, certain." T A swift tumultuous hope shot thro'ir'v XDeborah's heart. After all, it might Xnot be so. Obeying a resiFtless but J seemingly foolish impulse, she rose to her feet and called, first on one nam-, and then on the other. Clear and sweet Ithrough the thin, morning air. 1-er voic larose, penetrating the remotest comer iof the wood-lot; and, after a moment silence, a faint, childish shout cam Tquivering back In answer. The father TunpEinp t it ri i u fppt with a rrv f lov land the men rushed to and fro in happy Xconfusion. But Deborah kept on cali- i-ing, and following the little voice that replied with flying feet. Over fallen trees, and through tangl-d copses: through reeking pools, cutting her feet and tearing her clothing, until she cama at last to a huge tree, whose trunk was hollow; and there, shaking himself like a young water-dog, and not more than half aroused, stood Mark, Just emerged from the capacious cavern, whi'.e. oa the wet leaves within. Ruthie still lay, her golden curls hanging in disorder over her rosy cheeks, and her dimple.l hands clasping her pinafore, which was crammed with the flowers and bits ef moss she had gathered the preceding evening. "Oh! Mark, Mark!" sobbed the poor mother, catching him to her bosom, "I thought you were drowned. Oh! thank God! I have found you once more!" Mark looked up at his father, and then at the soaring sun, and besan ta comprehend the scene around him. "Oh, yes!" he said, "we've stayed atl night! I meant to come home, father, but while we was at the pond, and I was making a boat fcr Ruthie out o" my cap, the storm came on. and w run, and run, and left the basket, ami my cap, too. But we couldn't find tha way home; and Ruthie cried so. I put her in there. But, my buttons! didn't it hail, father? Ruthie was scared" but I wasn't." Nathan took the little fellow by the hand In silence, while one of the men lifted Ruthie, still sleeping, from her leafy bed; and with glad hearts they turned their faces homeward. De borah followed after, with a sharp re gret at her heart for having doubtel God's mercy, looking up at her ltvir.ij children, and at the smiling, Sabbata sky with grateful, streaming eyes. At home Ehe began to bustle about, making things comfortable, while Na than received the rejoicing neighbors who crowded In to speak their joy at the recovery of the children. another noun. The paper is then op ened and read, and the combination makes very funny sentences: for in stance, No. 1 writes A milk-white; No. 2 Hottentot; No. 3, caressed; No. 4. a singing; No. 5, baby: A milk-white Hottentot caressed A singing baby. The fact that no one knows what the other has written, makes the most ab surd contrasts between the adjective and nouns, while the verb wiil plara opposing nouns in the most ludicrous positions. It Is a very amusing game for a merry circle. When more than five play, the different parts of speech are more amusingly distributed, as can begin, 7 continue, and then 1 gets a verb instead of an adjective, anj each time sends her a new part. STAR PUZZLE, XXX. XXX .4 Find eight words, definitions lit which are given below, that read th same up and down vertically; bntn ways horizontally; and diagonaiiy, right and left, up and down. 1. A girl's name. 2. A broad cap-string. 3. Conflict. 4. A preposition. 6. A certain kind of a tree. 6. A small animal. 7. Uncooked. 8. A large, wooden vessel. Answer to Last Week's Puzzle. Turkey.

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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1899. i i I i i i 'X 1 t 1 IN THE ll'JEAKTOP CHICAGO. tiH..nmi Indians Hava a Strip of Land Which They Soli. v,t,, no l Samuel M. Biddi- rMi,i'n! of t.ie State Mutual Life Insurance compar.V of Illinois and Ed win Stark have purchased from tn rouawatomic India. N a luj claim d'l to a strip of land situated along the lake shore of Chicago om Rush street bridge south to the Irf'i state line. Thcv claim the title n.Vf as ehas 1 from the Indians h the government and that the territory lf outs e of the boundaries of the etate "f 1 Included in the tract a;f tU,,t' by the "''-'V'taUhho. Lake rront rark of Jackson f,ru "l-n lT of the Illinois Steel com j.atk. laii'is u ther ,,,-opi-rty touching i'11'1- oj f river. The strio the lake south six blocks wide. is from two to Messrs. Biddu'"r n and Mark transact s with Wessan Molay, ed their busiiu- if the tribe, and a eora- principal chief jf.d of Thomas Topash, mi tee campus Joseph Molav. arev ivaw, -veo ijasu and Charles 'lvfson acting tor the Pot iawattomie's. ,The J,1'ke .Ilaid f".r.t"-' quit claim dee' to the strip was $3:,,000 to be .aid ov to the Indians when their title is ajlrovel by the secretary j if t 1 10 int iTtnr tt..-ii estate jnicn pay the claim will not hold. TODAlslrAHKET HEPORTS Chicago. Pec and previsions today. Wheat ed steadv. Co over voste hul- chance, dull throLiuiioU si t ii :-.ck. ;;i i. V KKA T T h grain in;irkft were very (juit't ith a Ii',tl support cls -!seI u shade and oats i-iy and provisions with Th vha.t market was i he session whieh -1osm1 P u- I verpot 1 decline had -essii'j? influence at the nuirkrt steadied later on a sligh.:v ilepr ononnig lait til iviH-es and a bit or co .ring bv shorts. 1 '"'..'v, v. (i lv ilusheis ot Duluth wheat to a .New York "1U- May opened a '.,ie down a' "i advanced to I r I'er'-ipi were 7a cars.lu of con tract 'Kra'de' M.mi'l'oHs and Duluth re ported it. s cars agonist u' 8 last year. May tios, ,1 s.ea.i'v a' s la.le up at S'S'j tan 2c. k; a 'rath'-r good spot demand had a steidvi'-g efte'-i on corn, but the vol ume of 'trade was Lonits were sell-e-s of J nn-irv here was a fair demand fir Mav. bin' Jiitk' was offered. Receipts here i cars. wfr' over the estimate. Country otTeri'is.s .over nieht were report ed f'reei. Mav IransfHi from to and closed steady, a shade higher at A;-, (-oiJ7H -ents I O TS wire ouiet and rather firm in sviopathv ith (frn and wheat and. on li u ofi. rii s. Tii,e husineys was unim po.Mant fea Kin-lesfr- Rereads were i May c. v.. i better at i-c. 1 it' s: If i. S iV'eral hosi receints and easier nrices -.r tie arus nan someiiniii ot a uepressi nr e l-iarket as did h. htir receipts noxt s;ady. Packers w the provisi indi -t.tions of liberal wet k. the c-lese was lers of the pro was nniet on the ne t. but t he mar whulp. May p'.rk i-i-int; '2'-, ceiiT d from f!'.4" to $ir.4." r at $lu.-:5: Mav lard J.K-b. May ribs I'1- f !'i.-ed line han.'d a! ents down at $:kZ2'- ,r, vvst D--. i- May $1.44. liAKUr.V-Ca.?Ii 3'l ,J 4jJ-- Grain letter. (hieap-o "Dec V VT1 F:AT ThtJ outlook f.,r the wheat markeJs not a gratifying one at tile m, nieni market has been lairlv weil evened up Vkp past two weeks .-.-r tlie holida'. "s -ie-l1011 an mav hold withi-i narrow ranee ilutiI nie inrluence to j Mrrease opera ions is seen. I he Ar ha rvested wh ich o the traie thirly ently without ef wliich should be Keiiune crop now b'-inJ was the r.-ut biibear oays ;tpi is now a pa feet. Foreign markets the most easilv lMrhien ed by this f art' have ignored "it and i fact have been irretruiarlv advancing i tne aoe of fie t lines with us and vice! versa. Receipts ot wheat at primary- po;its continue lijht as c-.mpared wiiii a' vearf a- hile clear- are f.-or. The shipments f are beh.w Kuropes tl ments a i ai st neks a brn: I 3 1 m ii !tt mor.tn n-diov Tet tea 1 require i are litrht. The f Irmelish b a vers Avid work har-ishi,s o hem in the event dinuin and di from its usual vill show an in k. This is about me Airuaii w;;r 1 ertiiiff oeari torn: t ports. tur rwn vist f Tease probably ne we- i ne rime ioj- ueere; mallv but the prent c' ti.-ties embraces a half included in prev'.ous yet the visible nr mpilation of sta dozen puints not rs. The specula ounced aithousrh rive temner is not pro? there are iiL j.iv or bt levers in wheat niv waiting P'-'nie pra jj! he wnv oil' an advance with ieor. ical incentive i to take the long f I'OKX .as dull. The i ndertone is firm, e market is lack a 1 f t.r the week lut fe'ei,t-jf,-;ii mtei--st in t f inR. T td s is o i 1 v it at u just el '.sine and v.dll c l ";t mt. rs del i veries ar rreot itsel f soon. disappointingly is pood and the ie. These cundi ves later, has been a les and speoidntive ness 3 rid declines heavy and will -d conditions, e hogs do riot tnced sharplv at iitfhT. The cash deman i a i J int rinsictilly st ro lion- will assert t hems 1 Tri 1 n rats t here i.ri nt shipping, f-xpor ii- nand. r'jsu:tinsj in lul l jw l "I" marUet- is not aiiy r.-spnr.d p, iniprov I PHOVlSb INS-Still tl jf-'ome. Prices h:ve adv l he arns for tnd i n the pit for the product but ai r: vaia of Pehi w exie("ta tions. St. jduct but nogs are away ks are not ac 1 at this season resh meat trade cumulating a-s ihey shu: ef the year and 'he god keeps much stuff out of Jars. Ther. is n la rue the market while we m 1 look lor strung and (the packers' cel- ncrt interest in y get set backs ligher provision F. HARRIS. e Chicago L,ivestSeis Wamet. Chirapo. Pec. SO.-q'aTTK Receipts. H -ti: market generally steady. Keeve-s $4.15 ii.fvC cows "x j 4 tie I heifers !.e' "SM.HU: .inner?: $2.(v-.i3.1 st-l-ekora anil feeders .'(4.S5: Texas fed I beeves $4.2S'i5.35. 1P)i;S Receipts todl:y 24.mv tomorrow 4"..x-i: left over 2. I'd. Ml .rket active 5 cents lower. .Mixed arc. b lechers In',i4 .37-. food to choice heavvl t-i 2'"(4.4il: rouph eavy $4"tV.j4.15; ilKht $4.l5.'a 1.35; bulk of nles J "J 4 30. I SHKKI' Receipts 1,-10. Steariv: pood clearance. Native wethy-rs $1. l.V.j 4 .fi5: west erns It.!"-!.": himbs. natives i4.fMvi5.75; westerns $f. 2r'; 5.75. t tifficial receipts and shipments for yes terday: j CATTI.R receipts 3. p."; shipments 2.309. HOCS receipt-- ii..;:i: shipments 4.773. SUKKP rcce;pls n.5!il; shipments 111. Kansas City Livestock Market Kansas Citv. Dec. ,30. CATTLK Re ceipts Market unehanfted. Native o'wrs 4.Vfi 5. Texasl steers JS.fioaS.ffii; Jleilers JJ.L';i.M.rH)- t ickcrs and feeders $3 bulls jL'.7.V.7t HO'iS Receipts 5.(.. tMarket weak to H cents lower: bulk of sales it. Jr 4 25- heavy l.S.c p.uker', $4.2'TH iiu litjlit 4.i,'2'4.Jo; yorkers ti.lo-': 4.2u; pies S3. 35 n.i:. HEEP-Xo market. f Kansas City Produce Market f Kansas Citv. IVc. SO.-lVHKAT-Mav l""o. Cash: S'o. 2 hard S".o; Xo. 3. oH'ii" V!v: No. 2 red i!'.d.,c: Xo. 3. WiiiiSo. I i uRX-May 2S-e. Cash: Xo. 2 mixed -x". No. 2 white 2c: No. 3 2S'-c. 'lATlJ N,.,. 2 white 24-ti2P..c. RVK No. 2. 4 cents. HAY choice timothy $!.00Ti9.50; choice l .1 I ie f. -i I. KI'TTKR Creamerv 21Ti24c; dairv 17c. KiplS l'resh 15-. c. HBCKIPTS Wheat RS cars. New York. Money Market. New York. Dec. "10. MONEY Monev on call steady at w: p..r cent, last loan ft Per cent. Prime mer antile paper 6 per CorresmalKT.; -TP. HR'ts. Ct!ii. Member Chicago Eora of Iraiio. Telephone 273. J. C. GOINGS, Commission Merchant, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain. 113 East Fifth Street. Leased private market and (rossip w1r I. o". int? iua i ivi casn grain. Consignments of gimu aod fcvrrDondenc ttoiiciteU. cent. Sterliner exchange firm with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.7 r'a- 4,S7l.j for demand and at 4.M-Vf!4.fc tor sixty davs. Posted rates $4 ...y; 4 ..S3 and $4.kS1. Commercial bills $4.."14';i 4.SM. S1I.VKK Silver certiiicates fiS' iTJ Sfl'ic. Par silver 5!ao. Mexii-an dollars 4".I-c. i;ONIS State bonds inactive: railroad bonds stronp: government bonds irregu lar: 2s. registered 1U21!.: 3s, registered ilu; coupon no; new 4s, reg-isterea l.-l4: cou- (.on loJl4: old 4s. registered 114: coupon 115; 5s, registered 112: coupon 112-i. Kansas City Poultry Market Kansas City, Dec. 30. TrRKRYS 6Vfi7i c CHICKKXS i" cents. KiJi'JS 15', cents. BUTTER- 15'sil7 cents. Butter Market. X"ew Tork. Dec. 30. B1"TTER-Keceipts 3.lMi packages; strong-; western creamery -3-2-; June creamery 22'u2tjc. Sugar Market. New York. Iec. 3". SUGAR raw quiet but tirm: refined steady. COFFER Steady Xo. 7, 7c. New York TJp-Town Gossip. Furnished bv J. C. fining's. Commission Merchant. 112' East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Xew York. Dec. 30. Today will mark the close of the old yenr in Wall street and unless bull enthusiasm is severely chilled by a bad bank statement the final session of the slock will end in a blaze -of gdory. The cliques are aain active in their spec ial favorites and conditions are practically the same as they were prior to the recent unpleasantness. It is no exaggeration to say that all of the wealth of Wall street is under the market and it is useless to try to combat against such powerful forc es at the present time. Hut this move ment can not go en very long because the public will not rush in anil buy stocks rei.kli.ssly. There has been no realizing of consequence on this bulge. Holders are awailirisT a still further advance. Should any unfavorable factor unexpect edly conn- into the situation many pyra mids would go crumbling down. It is a t ommon thing to hear that certain stocks are to be placed on the dividend list. Xo attention should be paid to these stories. The same sort of rot was freely circulat ed last spring- when the big bull move ment was at its height but none of the promises then made has as yet been ful lilleil. Conservative people are not favor ably impressed with the Xovember state ment of St. Paul and Purlington. Koth are disappointing and offer litlle encour agement lor the remaining winter months. Those roads are making a great many improvements and the enormous advance in the prices of railway material is mak ing a big hole in the net returns. X'either St. Paul or Burlington are likely to ad vance to any great extent under existing conditions. Houses with Washington connections are buying Paeitic Mail on what they consider authentic information that tile subsidy bill will pa.ss by a large majority. A big advance is predicted for American Steel and Wire common and Federal Steel next week. The buying of People's (las is credited to westerners. This is one of the cheapest stocks on the list. There will be no session Mondav. K. X. HUDSON'. Market Gossio. Furnished by J. C. Ooings, Commission Merchant. 112 Fast Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago: Hogs closed steady. Estimated Monday 25. ooo. Uiverpool close: "Wheat 5-id lower; corn unchanged. Iondon: Cargoes firm, options 'd lower. Chicago cars: Wheat 73. graded 10; corn 37-V graded 5: oats 2"2, graded 29. Chicago: Hogs 24.i'". opened steady to 5c lower: cattle 3lit; sheep lu.000. World's shipments 5.400. tton. Kansas City receipts: Wheat 53. last year S3; corn 64, last year 25; oats 24, last year K. Paris close: Wheat 5 centimes lower to unchanged. Flour In centimes lower. Hank statement: Reserve, increase $734.- 000; loans, increase. $373. 5o0; specia. de crease. $4W.I.l: legals. decrease. il.lta.O'M): deposits, decrease, S34S,Sltu; circulation, in crease. JM....!!!. Minneapolis close: Wheat. May W 'l Puts May puts May- fiO'-to: July U7T'(Mic. Privileges good next week: -wheat B.xi.e: calls 7ulMi7iJc: corn S2'.,c: calls 33c. Puts May wheat ROVir calls 6ia 6S7ac; puts 327e; calls 327b 'tf 33c. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Oolngs, Commission Merchant. 112 Fast Fifth St.. Topeka. Ivan., receiver and shipper of grain. XTew York. Dec. 30. Foreign houses will buy Louisville and Xashville and will sell some Hnltimore and Ohio against pur chases made in lymilnn before the close today. The buying of Pacific Mail is very confident and Ch t is now predicted for it. As we stated. C. F. I., is going much higher. The market will be narrow and the bank statement is not expected to show very wide changes. It would not be surprising if loans would increase some what but the situation is brighter than it has been for some weeks. Standard Oil interests are undoubtedly arraved upon a bull side. The short interest In Sugar is extensive. The stock will make a live ly trading one. Union Pacific preferred is dirt cheap. J. ARTHUR JOSF.PPZ. Topeka Markets Today. CATTLE. rows-$2. WVn 3 50. ST FF. RS $3.50-0 4.00. H H. 1 F K R S $3 Oufi 3 75. HOGS. T.TO HT 3.75'ii 3.90. HEAVY AXD M F.DIUM $3.75Q4.00. GRAIN. XO. 2 1VHKAT-1.2 cents. NO. 2 CORN 21 cents. XO. 2 OATS 23 cents. HAY $5.5036.00. PRODUCE. KOCS 1 cents CHICKKNS G'5lo cents. BUTTKR Country. IS cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka. Dec. 30. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: ORFFX SALT CURKD 9U cents. ORF.KX SALT HALF CURF.D Sic. GRUKX L'XsALTED-8 cents. XO. 1 TALLOW 4 cents. Ran?o ot Prices. Furnished by J. C. doings. Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth sttreet. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Article. Open Hign Low Close Yes. m ka i Dec. S.V fiS5 fiSSg 6514 May -o.4-i ti:-"2 W-8 so"-, July Rl'n- 70 C9v-i tin-;-CO UN Doc. 30S3 30i 30a, JOttj, 304 May S:-' 32- 32 32 32 OATS I Oec. 22! 221 22Js 22 22 May 2a- Si3- Sh- PORK Jan. ..10 07 10 10 III 07 10 10 10 12 May ..10 42-43 10 45 10 40 10 45 10 47 LAUD Jan. 5 62 5 tw 5 02 5 63 5 65- May 5 S0-S2 5 S2 5 40 5 !2 5 i2 Rliis- Jan. 5 35 5 37 5 35 5 35-37 5 35 May 5 50-52 5 52-55 5 50 5 52 &5 Ranges of Prices on Stock Furnished by J. C. Oolngs. Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth St.. Topeka, Kan., leceiver and shipper of grain. Stocks. Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. W. P.. H. T. Leather Federal Steel C. H. Q. Rock island ICn'n I 12si2 1"5 X.09 12 1"4 US' 4v 71 73L, 52 121-''s 117 Cl'se 12M4 104 4vi2 Yes. 12M-. 1U41, Wg 4- 71 2-1 52 121 l' 117 1M

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1171-. 62 i W. 85 4o: 75. 4sis 12 i 3; 52'' M',1 121 1 h'-c-j. 112, St. I'aul Atphisun lie Atchison Pfd ntiat la n 1 "i 1P1 3. "a! 61 52 si'M 73-V e3-- 54 Western Union S5-V 3---si r-.; 52 1 M 1 "4 1, 54 I 54 13 1 S5 j 40 I 74! 47j 12 37! m 51! S3' j 73; 53j 54 I 121-1 j. cacinc Pac. Pfd Union Paciric. So. Pacific Pac. Pfd c 1 Reading Pfd T. C. 1 v Pac. Pfd 74; 54 I 80W 54, 12:i Xo. Pacific L. X So. Ruilwav C. G. W MILLION DOLLAR FIRE Disastrous Ulaze In Chicago Business District. Chicago. reo. 30. Fire at an earlv hour today completely burned out the buildings extendi ner from 216 to Monroe street, bady damaged the build ing at 212-214 Monroe street, caused a loss aggregating $!)fiO,000 and resulted in the injury of nine firemen, two of them seriously. THE INJURED: Captain Robert O'Connor, serious. James Wolley, serious. Wm, Padden. Michael O'Hara. Captain John PZvans. Captain Wm. Carry. Captain Thomas O'Connor, Luke Hayes, lieutenant Oswald. The fire is supposed to have originated on the second lioor in the work room of Wolley and Company, wholesale wool ens, at 220 and 222. Monroe street and fanned by a fierce northwest wind spread so rapidly that when the first fire companies arrived on the scene the whole south end of the building was a mass of flames. A second and then third alarm was sent in. but in spite of the tons of water thrown into the burning buildings by thirty-eight en gines, and two nre tugs, the wind and the bitter cold so hindered the firemen that for a time the entire wholesale district was in danger. The flames quickly communicated to the buildin at 21t and 218 Monroe street, gradually spreading each to 212 and 214 Monroe where its progress was finally checked. Immense brands were carried as far as Twelfth street and the firemen were kept busy extinguishing small fires on the roofs of surrounding building. The principal losses are: Building at 220-222 Monroe street, loss 5225.000. Kdwards, Ktamvood Co., successors to Phelps. Iodge Palmer, boots and shoes; third and sixth floors, loss $200, 000. Wolley Co., first and second floors, woolen goods, loss $13n.000. Schwartz Kline, shirts, fourth floor, loss $.;,ooo. .lohn Harper, cloak manufacturer fifth floor, loss $5,000. Building at 218-218 Monroe street, oc cupied by J. W. Butler, paper company, loss $2VMK). J. W. Butler, paper company, damage on stock, J2:)0.000, fully insured. Henry O. Shopard company, printers occupying building at 212-214 Monroe street, loss $100,000. J lie building at 217 Fifth avenue was damaged $L'.HHt. Besides these there were several minor losses caused t- smok ana water. 1- igures on the insurance are not as yet obtainable, but it is probable mat most or uie losses are well covereu. The escane from le!i t h of Cant a ins O'Connor. Kvans and Carry and Firemen Padden. O'Hara and three others who es caped injury was little short of miraeu lous. All of the mpn were working on the nof of the building at 210-21 'Monroe street and as the nre crept closer to the west side of the structure-, the men were gradually driven toward the middle of the roof. Suddenly the east wall ot" the build ing adjoining fell with a terrific crash. An immense mass ot bricK a nrt timbers crushed into the roof where Capt. O'Con nor and his men were at work. The roof tore away from the sides and fed with a crnjah to the floor beneath carrying Pipe men O'Hara and Padden down in the de bris and leaving the others on the frail broken edge of t he roof high above the flames. Capt. O'Connor. Lieut. Cal iahan and Pipemen Fountain and Hogan. finally succeeded in rescuing the two unfortun ate pipemen and crawling along the shak ing walls they made their way to a fire escape and descended safely to the ground. After the fire had been raging about an hour and a half the walls began falliner. a nd several firemen were more or less injured. James Woolley, so seriously that he was taken to the hospital. The fire was one of the worst the fire department has had to contend with in years. The cold was intense, the ther mometer being several degrees below zero and a number of firemen were severely frost bitten. LAWTON'S FUNERAL. The Body Is Embarked For Passage Homo. Manila, Dec. 30. 3 p. m. The funeral of Gen. Henry W. Lawton. who was killed at San Mateo, Dec. 18, was held today with impressive ceremonies. The remains were conveyed from the Paco cemetery down to the Luneta to Pasis and thence to the transport Thomas, which sails this afternoon. As the body was removed from the vault Chaplain Marrin read the pray ers. The personal staff of the late general was augmented by Color Ser geant Simon, Trumpeter Habarkem and Privates Oakum and Mohrusen. The latter who were closely connected with Gen. Law-ton's recent campaigns bore the casket from the vault to a six horsed caisson awaiting- at the grate. The funeral procession was composed of the band of the Twentieth retriment, Geri. Hall and his staff, two troops of the Fourth cavalry, who were with Gen. Lawton at the time of his death, a bat tery of artillery, a number of clergy men, the caisson, covered with flowers: the personal staff of the general, on foot; Generals Wheeler. Watson, Bates, Forsythe, Kobbe and Schwan, in three carriages: a naval battalion, Major General Otis and staff, the foreign con suls in full dress and the members of the Philippine supreme court. Native delegations from the towns where General Lawton established civil governments presented wreaths. Wo men from the same towns waited on Mrs. Lawton yesterday and presented her with their condolences and flowers. Crowds of natives and Americans wit nessed the procession, the band played dirges and the crowds uncovered. At Pasig the casket was transferred to a tug. "taps" was sounded, and prayers were offered by Chaplain Pierce. Four enlisted pallbearers will accom pany the remains to the United States. Fas and Salary Law Upheld. Kingman, Dec. 30. In the district court here today Judge Gillett declared constitutional the fee and salary law passed by the legislature of 18H7. It cut the income of county officers. The decision was in the case of Kingman county vs. C. B. Harden, register of deeds. Another Trip For the Tartar. San Francisco. Dec. 30. The trans ports Tartar and Valencia will probably be sent back to Manila with freight. There are now about 4.000 tons of freight waiting on the government dock and no steamers to take it. The Sheri dan is already engaged to sail from here on the fourth proximo for Seattle to take forage from there to Manila. Curtis Makes a Promise. Leavenworth, Dec. 30. Congressman Curtis has promised to recommend Geo. Baum. son of John Baum, to be a ca det at the naval academy at Annapolis. The appointment will be made next summer. Baum is a pupil of the High school here. Duke of Con naught For Ireland. London, Dec. 30. The queen has ap proved the appointment of the duke of Connaught as commander-in-chief of the British forces in Ireland. Pond's School begins Tuesday. SCSI jS WANTED HELP. WANTED Position as housekeeper for widower or bachelor, with comf or table home by competent woman. E. S. A., care Journal. WANTED Work driving delivery wagon or in mill, 230 Monroe street. WANTED Housekeeping for a widower or bachelor by a widow all alone; a good cook and business woman, age 52. Address Housekeeper, care Journal. WANTED By middle aged man, speak ing English and German any kind of inside light work; handy anywhere, small wages for winter. Address Winter, care Journal. WANTED Position as stenographer by young lady with experience. Address M. A., care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED A good girl at once for gen eral housework. Mrs. B. T. Payne, 524 Topeka avenue. WANTED A competent white cook. Ap ply with references to Mrs. T. B. Sweet, 2ol Topeka avenue. WANTED Good girl for general house work; no washing. 1105 Western ave. WANTED Experienced white girl for general housework. 421 Topeka avenue. WANTED A woman with a little capital to open a branch office and conduct a profitable home mail business. Splendid ..pportunity to make monev. The Olive Branch Co., South Bend, Ind. WANTED Chambermaid. also dining room girls, southeast corner Eighth and Quincy streets. WANTED Good girl for general house work, with reference, family of two; no washing. 422 Tyler street. WANTED A girl for general housework at iQl Buchanan St., Mrs. K. Bennett. WANTED Capable white woman, house work to go south, references. t27 Tope ka avenue. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED White man for barn work, etc., at once. Apply 313 Woodlawn ave. WANTED Men as good salesmen, 114 W, 8th street. WANTED Machinists at the Capital Iron works, Topeka. ACTIVE MEN AND WOMEN every where to take orders for "Eife of Moody." the great evangelist. Sells at sight; sample enabling you to make from $3 to $7 dailv, bv mail free on request. Address Glr.be Bible Pub'g Co., 723 Chest nut St.. Philadelphia, Pa.. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS Don't pre pare for any civil service or census ex amination without seeing our catalogue of information. Sent free. Columbian Cor respondence college, Washington. D. C. WE ARE NOW PREPARED to privately teach by mail one man in each town; the practical part of advertisement writ ing: good salaries big demand. Send for free prospectus. The Page-Davis Co., Me dinah Temple. Chicago. WANTED Every careful dresser In town to a.sk your local clothier to show you a famous guaranteed K. N. F Co suit or overcoat. If he doesn't sell it, we'll tell you who does. Kuh, Nathan Fischer Co., makers, Chicago. INTELLIGENT PARTIES TO START your own mail order business, evenings, home. Our "Instructor" made many in dependent. Will start you. "Instructor" mailed for 50c (no stamps). Splendor Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. WANTED Stenographers, bookkeepers, salesmen, druggists and teachers desir ing positions in Texas are invited to ad dress The Texas Business bureau. J. W. Hud nail, proprietor, Dallas, Texas. WANTED Men to learn the barber trade, of n yjositions at SQ monthly waiting our graduates: new field, can earn tuition, two months complete. All information with handsome 190 souvenir mailed free. Moler Barber college, St. Louis, Mo. SALESMEN WANTED Specialty and regular, a reliable line, a winner; best men I'. S. affords; state greatest amount scheme goods sold in a month, when, where and kind salary and commission expenses advanced several stales and t err i tories varHTit. AdiJrpss Win r.er r;t r Journal. WANTED AGENTS. WANTED Agents in every county to sell "Family Memorials": good profits and steady work. Address Campbell Co., 115 Plum st., Elgin, 111. AGENTS WANTED everywhere for our improved Gasoline lamps. Generates with a match: great sellers. Union Gas lamp Co., Chicago. AGENTS WANTED $7 per 100 made col lecting names and address, send 10c for book holding 500 n umbers and names of 40 other firms. Kline Co., box irtJti, Pitts burg, Pa. WANTED Oil agents, reliable, energetic men to sell our high grade lubricating oils and greases, on commission, ei ther exclusively or as a side line, locally or t raveling. The Cleveland Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio. WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Resident salesman visiting hard ware a nd house furnishing goods trades to solicit orders on commission. Address eivine reference, B. Co.. 50 Michigan st., Chicago. BUSINESS CHANCES. EVERBODY Lots given away to adver tise new American colony in Cuba: send for free illustrated book about Cuba. City and Suburban Investment C, 23 Broad way, New York. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED "o exchange some choice vacant lots or improved property for stone work ana carpenter work. VY. M. FOKilbs, llti W. tith St. WANTED A snap in a cottage of 4 or 5 ooms; must be cheap. Address Cottage. 120 Monroe street. WANTED Horses to winter. best of stab ling and care. H. W. McAfee. 616 Kan. avenue. WANTED Guns to trade or repair; big line. tjOiaen Rule, 5x4 Kansas avenue. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Pur glove. Reward at Crosby Bros. FOR BENT HOUSES. FOR RENT Fine house of 6 rooms. large veranda. cistern, outbuildings. 2 lots, only 2 blocks from the state bouse. id pe month. House ot h rooms on corner on lopeka avenue, very desirable location, IZ per mrmth. House of 10 rooms. 3 lots, bath, hot and cold water, cistern and good well on Har rison St., only $2(.ou per month. HOAIL LAND LOAN CO., 704 Ivatiras ave. FOR RENT Eight room house. To peka avenue, city, water arid, cistern. t. Monteith. 700 Fillmore. FOR RENT Modem iine room house. Apply to T. .fc-. iowiaa.a C2, FOE RENT HOUSES FOR REXT KOR RKXT FOR RK.NT A good iist of houses. See S. M. WOOD CO. 534 Kansas ave. FOR RKXT Fine cottape. 5 rooms, etc., nice neigh borhood, west side, just rig-ht for two. $16. S. M. WOOD CO. FOR RENT-E. 8th, nice 4 r. cottage, hy drant. Washburn place. 5 rooms, stable. Near collese, two 5 r. houses, stable. 2"7 Van Buren. 5 rooms, stable. And others, J10 to $22. J. K. TORRIN'OTON, Tel. 3S5. 111 West Sixth st. FOR RENT- 13; acre farm. 100 acres in cultivation, 6 room house, barn, weil improved. I'.'iitj Van Ruren St., 5 rooms. $S. 5'6 Western ave., 7 rooms. $12. 1 1 0 Van .Buren, modern. $25. 5i Tyler st., 5 rooms and barn $12.50. 3"i Western ave., 6 rooms. $15. Uuincy st., it rooms. $22.50. 3t'l Monroe St., 5 rooms. $10. 3 room house and barn, Van Buren St.. North Topeka. $n.hi. PAYNE THOMPSON, C27 Kansas avenue. FOR RENT 8 room modern house, 3 lots, large rooms, sir, Fillmore. $30. 6 room house, small barn, 1G12 West 6, $10.00. And several others. EilMETT K. ROUDEBUSH. 115 West tith. Phone 267. FOR RENT 1270 Lincoln, 5 room house. See Klder, till Kansas avenue. FOR RENT Flat, 214 E. 5th street. FOR KENT-KOOMS. FOR RENT Two newly furnishe'd rooms with modern conveniences, southern ex posure, in private family: references ex changed. 71i Topeka avenue. FOR RENT Two furnished rooms for housekeeping, modern. 713 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Large furnished front room, also one side room 809 Topeka ave. FOR RENT A good store room, 24x50, 115 East 5th avenue, $1S.00. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR RENT-Rooma with or without board modern 717 Van Buren st. FOR RENT Rooms. nice front room with heat at 212 East Ninth street. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished rooms with or without board, 30S East 9th street. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 31ti Quincy street. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 6 room house, l'i lots, barn, well, cis tern. $l,tj00; payment down, balance pay ments. SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE 3 corner lots. Tyler st, vacant, close in, fine location, $l.f'. See us quick for this. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE East of the shops and north of 4th st., 2 lots, nice 5 room house, new barn, well and pump, all in complete re pair, good property cheap. Price $1,100; moderate cash payment. J. E. TORIUNGTON, 111 W. 6 St. FOR SALE A 30 acre tract all in orchard, close to Washburn college, J.sf0. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE A neat new modern house, 7 blocks southwest of the capitol $2,300, easy terms, has 8 rooms. 8 room house loo feet front on southeast corner Clay and 11th street, fine shade, good barn, sewer, well and cistern, only $2,100. easy terms. A 7 room house on Lane near 7th St.. 2 lots. Price $1.5oo. a neat 5 room house, W. 8th street 2 lots, barn, well, cistern, all for $1.2tHt. easy terms. Neat cottage 5 rooms, l'-j lots on Taylor st., $1,300; $200 cash. A good 7 room house on W. 5th st.. 3 lots, hot and cold water, 2 grates, sewer $1,000, easy terms, 3 lots, corner Lincoln and 14th, $2i'J each, 2 lots on Clay near 13th and pavement. $250 each, and many other bargains. See us for farms, houses, lots, loans, rental property and insur ance. BENEDICT CO.. 601 Kansas avenue, second floor. FOR SALE 9 room modern house, 2 lots, barn, 1H blocks from capitol grounds to exchange for farm. SCOTT CO., 615 Kan. Ave. FOR SALE Farms in Shawnee. Jefferson, Jackson, Osage aJid Wabaunsee counties for sale. PAYNE THOMPSON, 627 Kansas Avenue. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, BY S. M. WOOD CO. BARGAIN Look at 1126 Quincy st.. 3 lots, large brick house, barn, cistern, well and hydrant, beautiful lots, close to business, good neighbors: this place cost $5,000; am going to sell it for $2.4o0. S. M. WOOD CO.. Have nice cottage home, 5 rooms, etc.. barn, cistern and city water, clear on Madison st. all cheap for cash or trade for west side home and assume small enc. S. M. WOOD CO. Several fine farms between Silver Lake and city to sell cheap. S. M. WOOD CO. Look at 132S Polk street. $1,500. Look at 113 West Seventeenth St.. $300. S. M. WOOD CO. SEVERAL 5 TO 40 ACRE HOMES FOR sale close to city cheap; also some acre homes for trade. S. M. WOOD CO. Am going to sell in next week one of best little homes on Tyler st., east front, close in. 7 rooms and bath; all apple pie order, nice home or pay 10 per cen rent on price. S. M. WOOD CO. Look at mv lots. S. E. corner 10th and Clay st; will sell riyht to builders. S. M. WOOD CO. Look at 8 lots N. W. corner Lincoln and Huntoon. E. fronts: fine lots, cars go by, make business corner or tine home. S. M. WOOD CO. Look at 331. 333 and 335 Tyler St.. N. W. cor. 4th st. 1-8, 1-6. 1-5 room hoe, fine location, close in and r;nt well: bargain see S. M. WOOD CO. $2,000 general stock' mdse in city, trade for home in Topeka. S. M. WOOD CO. Good list of bargains for sale, cash or time in city property or lots. S. M. WOOD CO. 12 Madison St.. north, between First and Crane St., east front, 2 story house, 5 rooms, etc.. well, goid neighbors, own their home next door, close shops, or bus iness; look at it, sell fc"' cash and time. S. M. WOOD CO. FOR SALE 2 nice 6 room houses, each cistern, city water, gas, etc.. $1,100 each. PAYNE THOMPSON', 627 Kansas av-.iue. FOR SALE 15 acre suburban, 7-room iouse. barn, fruit, cistern, well, spring, yfine location, $1,750. 4 acres joining city southeast, rich bot tom, orchard, wells, etc., no building, $1.(AI0. 5 acres, one mile east of North Topeka, improved, $7o0. terms. 3 acres, tine little, home, near city, on Burlingame road, 1.0i0. Stone building. .-'o rooms f ll Monroe, very cbeaD, $000. 6 rooms. 1 lot paved sir i sewer, east i'.t Midi- J V. CO., f FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE BY VT. C. STEPHENSON CO. 12 lots, and new 5 room cottage, hard oil finish, filtered cistern, coal shed and outbuildings on Clay street. $ii5. If you want something nice here it is. 8 room house, between 11th and 12th on Van Buren street, east front. 3 mantles and grates, paved cellar, furnace heat. hot and cold bath, sewer connections, gas and gas fixtures. Price $2,500; $1,000 casn, balance in payments to suit. 5 room 2 story house on Madison st.. be tween 4th and 5th street, front hall and stair, citv and cistern water, large barn, paved street. Price $1,650: $500 or $000 cash, balance at 6 per cent. I1? lots, nice 2 story house, cellar, slid ing doors, hard oil finish, city and cistern water: house in first- class condition on Western avenue near 7th St., east front. Price $1,500. J1? lots and new room house, enst front on Madison street, cellar and city water, coal shed and out buildings. Price $1,500; $500 cash, balance. 2 lots on Harrison St.. east front, near 5th street, $3,000; tine location for resi dence. 2 lots and 10 feet east front on Taylor, close in. 7 room cottage, cistern and city water. barn. $1,800; $500 cash, balance in monthly payments. Pi lots o;i Polk near 6th st, nice shade; a snap. $850. W'z lots on Harrison st, east front, high ground. $525. This is a snap. 4 room cottage, cellar, well and cistern, close in. $800; $200 cash, balance monthly payments. 5 room house on West 5th st., cellar, city and cistern water, barn, close in $1,000 $300 cash, balance in payments. W. C. STEPHENSON CO.. 609 Kansas avenue (over Rigby's.) REAL ESTATE ROUDEBUSH. FOR SALE HOUSES. 6 room house on Tyler, close in $1,500. 2 nouses, corner Jefferson and 3d cheap. 5 room house, 2 blocks west of state house ground $1,500. 10 room house on Clav near paving, good condition, l't, lots. $2,500. 5 room cottage on Madison, $i50. 6 room house on Tyler, good condition, lVa lots, near pavement $l.t00. New 6 room house on Madison, It? lota, east front $1,500. 5 room house, 2 lots on Harrison, a bar gain, $1.4i)0. Kansas avenue business property cheap. Kansas avenue investment property, south of Tenth at a bargain. 5 room house, 1V4 lots, M. and D. ad dition $550. 3 room house on Lawrence, east front, 1 lot. on payments. $350. Good building lots on Harrison. Tyler, Polk. Western avenue. Fillmore. Clay, Bu chanan, Lane. West and 6th and loth ave, ranging in price from $3i0 to $."oo each. Good house and acre of ground west of city, $600. Farms and small tracts of all sizes for sale. Houses to rent. If you want to buy, sell, rent or insure property see. EMMETT K. EOL'rERUSIT, Phone 267. 115 West 6th. FOR SALE Vacant lots in all parts of city from $10 to $1,000 per lot. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan. FOR SALE House of 5 rooms, good cellar, well, cis tern, barn, outbuildings and 3 lots, on corner in North Topeka. Price $850. 10 acres near Washburn college, 6 acres of fruit of all kinds: all in clover, well fenced. Price $S50. worth $2,000. 12 acres of fine garden land. 1 mile from Kansas avenue, west on Gordon street: must be sold at once. Price $1,000, worth $1,800. HOME LAND LOAN CO.. 704 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Property in all parts' of city. Prices ranging from $300 to $10,000. See us quick for bargains and snaps. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 4 room cottage. 1 lot. well, nice little home, east side. Price $500; $50 cash. bal. $10 per month. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE 7 room house and basement of 3 rooms, cellar, city water, bath and sewer con nections. Tyler st., close in, rents for $22 per month, $2,350. PAYNE THOMPSON, 627 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE One good Singer sewing chine, 617 Hancock street. FOR SALE I will sell you a pool or bil liard table complete and set it up for $50. Geo. D. Butts. FOR SALE New Singer sewing machine. cash or jxayments. N. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE OR TRADE Two cows giv ing 7 gallons of milk a day for dry one. 1016 Lawrence street. FOR SALE Three horses. milk cow. wagon, double harness, cart, 1164 Lane. FOR SALE Good family cow. 1933 Lane street. FOR SALE News stand with large pa per route. leaving city, 413 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Jersey cow: will be fresh soon. 1026 Spruce street. FOR SALE Nicely located best home in the city, for $l.o'oo; payments. Address, Owner, care Journal. FOR SALE Household goods and milch cow. 4"5 Fillmore street. FOR SALE Half price, new household goods, large roll-top desk, and office chair. Small cottage for rent. 2o4 Fillmore FOR SALE Surrey, road wagon, light spring wagon. Frazier cart, sulky. 1 set heavy work harness. 1 set double baggy harness and light saddle: will take old buggies, hay or coal in trade. Hearick it Co., 523 Western avenue. COBS. COBS. COBS. A good line of cobs for $1.00. ALEXANDER GOODFKLLOW, 'Phone X'. 11: E. Sixth street. WE WANT TO BUY SECOND HAND household goods. J. W. JONES SON. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas avenue. FULL DRESS day of party. Telephone 152. SUITS PRESSED ON A. HIRP.OUR. 115 W. 7 St. MOST COMPLETE LINE BATH CARI nets in the world. One agent sold 1.0"0 in four months. The Irwin Mfg. Co., 123 Chambers st.. New York. PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE CITY SEND us your clothing to be cleaned, repaired or dyed. A. HIRP.OUR. Telephone 152. 115 W. 7 st. wis WANT TO BUY SECOND HAND household goods. J. W. JONES SON, 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas ave. SPRING WILL SOON BE UPON US Bring in your light suits and o' coats. A. HIKBOUR, Telephone 152. 115 W. 7 St. STANDARD SYSTEM OF DRESS CUT ting with Victor meas. 1024 Tyler st. WE WANT TO BUY SECOND HAND household goods. J. W. JONES SON. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansaa avenue. NOTICE To Whom it may concern: Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shaw nee county. Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 121 East Fourth street, in the Second ward, in the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hearing of the same is set for Wednesday, the loth day of January, 19o0., at a. m. M. A. FUNCHES3.. Toj.eka, Kansas, Decemb 19- p. R-T-M-A-N-S..10 for 5 cent at riruir Bints. The.- banish prun nr il: xs V e!iaf. Xo inattel jne uo you tjood. rtl ff oiong lite- One one vivl uo you tjooo. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE A nice New Year present is at rvi house and 2 lots, east front, IS, 1 Clay s' $2,500. PAYNE THOMPSON. tT Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 3 good business houses at a bargir.. W. M. FORBES. 116 v.. r,;r, sr. FOR SALE A Snap, 3 storv brick dmi'ire on W. 6th street, rents $u per month i2 r. ms. bath and pays 16 per vent on pr'r- I.' PAYNE a.- TH IMPS' N 627 Kunsa a e-ije. FOR SALE 3 lots with eottnire bouse. No. I'1 K 1Jt avenue, alley on two side-;. g -tlon for coal or Iuml.r var.l. r w. m. Forbes. i;6 w. :n si. FOR SALE A 7 room house, barn and 2 r-.s 12.300. North Monroe st a snap: mut t sold $1,600. PAYNE TH'MPSV. 627 Kati-as avpnu-. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Two resident pr perties in K(.-.'l C;-? Kansas for Top, ka rl'v or firm pr.p.rt. W. II. KoltHKS. IK W. ,,t. FOR SALE OR TRA1K B .-i-'i-iT furniture and property or uiit ir.ei-- land or city property. Trade, tare J-.-.rn. LEGAL First Published in the T -.wk i Journal December 23. J NOTICE OF MEETING Cr ST. HOLDERS OF THE CITY K K ESTATE TRUST COMPANY. Ui C L KAlx i. To Whom it May Concern: You are hereby notified that on C day of January, 1". the r-r i! ir meeting of the sti-ckh Oders R-ai 'e Trut '.nai!v .-t i. will be held ar the of e e f tl:. in Pu 'Ol i. ."olotM-lo. f r t r.i.'; -eleeting a Board of Direct. .ri f.-r company for the ensoir.ic ve:.r trar paction of an other b-i.ne- may come before it A. H. BATES, Presi.";. 1 t ::.ac PERSONAL. VITALITY LOW. dehiMt ited or ex.. ed cured by I r. Krme-j I'lv.s-.r-tonic. Free $1 trial hottle, Dr K stitute. '.'.'It Arth street, p!.!..!ei Founded in 171. MONET. WANTED Farm loans in Mt.rn Kan sas and western Missouri. Saj and wards. GEO. M. nori.e .j. Crawford building, Topeka. Kan. $100,000,000 TO INVEST th mi ah i:,tn.r Brokers. Promoters; :vr c.r-. r. Investors' Directory. N. Y. LOANS on pianos, t y pe wrt r.r. b y e-t. guns, watches, diam-.nds a: a- -r sonal property. L. Blsc-oe. 523 Kai.j.is i e. 29TJSICAL. MISS FRANCES GREGG. G-i'.Mr a t mandolin. Studio lis v. v.b st. r .vm i SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. OUlP.oR. IMsfi. f th- N Throat arid Lungs. ,"6 K.ir.s.s a', ei.i TIN SHOPS. J. M. BAT RD. hot air f.irnare p. and tin rooting. 216 W. wti sl. T'l. BICYCLES. IT. S. CYCLE CO.. 118 E. St'l ot. Ni' and L'nion bicycles. Sonori"-, r.-p i;r- TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. P2 W v h Bicycles and sundri-s: bi t ..-s a denis for rent; repairing of a.i ki:..i.-. PHYSICIAN AND StTKOECNB. L. A. RYDER. M D OFFICE and residenc e e-.rr-r G.-rd-.n and Central ave N-.r'h T..r.ei t r 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff i f r treatment, a su.ce--ful and pi;n: t merit for piles, tisiuia, f,sii.jr, u.'-. ra... tic. IDA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Pesj-Jer.-e Tv teenth and Clav. 'ff iee n..'ir. t r?; 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m.. o p. m Tc. o'i.8 residence and 16 oftire. DR. EVA HARDING. H ,n Kansas ave. Telephone 4-2. B. E. SH EL DON. M 1 Surgery arid iiejt-es "f -y.mn. private hospital. Office No. 7jv Ki.i, EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Ta.lrtt -'t in class or private. t"rm i---k. Mrs. Hannah Kthlberg. ti.trr.s u JEWELERS. JAMES B. HATPEN. Ji w..'-r r. r.e-i-cian. Complete stock mends, silverware. etv, K-..- tun.;-.-! and spectacles properly olte.l. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 771 K(N High Grade Rubber San.p it i low price. Catalogue free. l'l.o(. 2:-2- PAVING. THE OFFICE f th" Cnr l' il '-y V!Tr1V1 Brick and Paving c,,. h.t.- b.-eri rem;;-! to 118 West Eighth street. WATCHMAKI?. WATCHES cleaned. .5c;-iock ni'.-. springs, 75c: i ryTa'-. l"c. ah p i i f old gold or silver. All work E ar..:.?-..!. Old jewlry exchanged f .r n-w If i;a.-J up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan-n averse. HAIR GOODS- SWITCHES. CHAINS, Fnco tra'mri' Shampooing and h:.ir dr ye i f...t a r. Mrs Hattie Van Vietk. 22o East I if .h BTORAGE TOPEKA STORAGE A N D W A I; K i i t -1 "o. Packs and ships h'-i.-ef..., l Tel. 186. C. D. Skinner. )"S East siixtu t- ATTORN ETS-AI-LAW. MILTON BROWN", lawyer. Pr-- r;. a state and federal courts. Suit 41. t'ra. ford bldg. Topeka, Kan. CHEMIST. J. T. LOVE WELL. Ph T Analytic! chemist and assayer. 523 Kansas ave. FLORISTS- MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, su'vr R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. Pi.or.e 6 CUT FLOWERS and floral d-sden i it Hayes'. 107 West Eighth st. Tho.-.e CLPANER ANp DVLi LITTEX'S STEA? Does the fir:e-i in. 7 and r-.sur'' f. r nnd d-' V. 6t U i; 1 f

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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1899 r j IULlc.3 trUil ace BEWARE OF IMITATIONS Is adapted for every variety of dish from Turtle to Beef, from Salmon to Steaks, to all of which it gives a famous relish." JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, Agents, N. Y. Bookkeeping, Shorthand Telegraphy, Pesmaoshig. Phone 31. 521-523 Quiocy St. BARK LEY, Undertaker and Enibalmer. The largest assortment of fine goods la the city at reasonable prloes FIRST-CLASS AMBULANCE. 417 Kansas Ave. Telephone ALL KINDS ALL TIMES ALL PRICES CAPTURING ELEPHANTS. From the Baltimore Sun. In the interior of Ceylon I hud rather a. novel experience, that of witneing an -lT.hant kraal. Several weeks previously two herds of elnphiints had been surrounded by same nat i e coolies under the ot d'T3 of T heir RittamahiLtmaya-s preparatory to the kraaiinjr. The.plot of wilderness and J'jTiel surrounded by the coolies extended fv.-r an area of about three thousand ueres. Kvery niht. by firing llank ommuni tion. kindii'.y hres, beating tomtoms and iv; i shouiir tile elephants were driven several hun.ired yards nearer to an im yr .vi.ed teka(ie. This was repeated jdphtlv until the elephants were half a or less t'r'-ni the nnuih of the stock-rd.-. This chase sometimes requires more t h i.n X wo rru.m lis. The circle of collies then opens and In c't.ses within its ri'iks- the entire stock pile. This st'iekado was built of stuut tree trunks deeply and firmly imbedded i'l the round ;it a distance of two feet jipan. Tiieye tree posts prelected some fourteen fea al'v the earth and were re-en toreed ty t hree para 111 lines of horizontal rspiH es. securely tied to the pots with wild vines and creepers. The whojp was further strengthen! d by n series of slanting braces firmly nxed in i he eround arid having horizontal cross pieces itls bound to them. Tlie stockade r Kraal" was abuiil live hundred feet Kquar- rind built in a iui.Ie. with its en trance distruied t apoenr ;ts the thi kest part of the .iuntrle. The entrance for the frame was from fu to 7 feet wide and at th north side of the stockade. KeyL)I1d the stockade i-n the south, op P"i:e its entrance, was "Kraal Town." .which -onsisted id seeral dozens of na tle shop-t aad a number of hui'.iralows. built of j.aini h-aes a.nd lined inside wi'.h white riot i;. all temporary for t he occas ion. The buntr?i'ows were fjayly decorat ed with m.r.in- urn tlatrs. A kind of ra.:idtani had been erected just outside the st u de. ;u the south side, next to Kraal Tow n." About 7 a. rn vrc hastened to the prand Ftarid. The ir. e-iu had already com menced, t siiouis of the beaters and the firing of th-ir Runs resounding on nil sides. The beaters came nearer and jiearer. the erLckinjr trees, vines and jun pie crowth becum- terrilic as the rushing -iephir:ts ai-proaehed near to the stck-ai-. The xciienvnt and interest were Piteuse. liepeatedly some of the ele phants made 1 1 e r in i ned a 1 1 pitij) t s to i.rwk through th- line of coolies, but were met wrh vollovs from the guns and hud heers from the beaters, who rushed toward the huge beasts and by their cour-jv-e and bold fr.-nt awed and turned them once more toward t lie stockade. FinaPy the largest and nnst ferocious elephant winch had been leading the herd made a marl rush for the patch of dense ;reeii jnntrle ;head. winch disguised the ntranee to the stockade. There followed a t rem end us crash and t racking of breaking branrhes. v'nes and jungle Kro w ih. s-mnmlv righ t about our stand. The gigantic leader of the herd rushed toward the trra nd stand, followed rapidly by the whole herd in single Tile. The cool ies swami'l around the out side of the s oekado b'ii aT h the tz rand stand and with voiley F 1 i'i m t heir guns and wit h tpwi rs a :id loud shoul ing turned t he cou rse of the elephants and prevented their brea king down or attacking any portion of the stockade. Thev t'rciuuitly had to use their sjK'ars to drive the in furia t.-d animals away. The elephants continued to circle a bout one tiny one troTMni; around after its mother in an nmnsing manner. At lat they huddled together i:. the thickest of the remaining junsfle. immediately after the last elephant had parsed through t he gatel into the stock ade the coolie. rapid! y Irghted tires, shot Oileys nf blank nmrnnnii ion and quickly p! aiit-i posts and supports bound together thus effect uaPy elosintr the gateway. After a short interval the noosing be gan, it being best done shortly after the first mad rushing and before the animals get ovt-r i heir fright or have trodden down all the jungle in the stockade. Half a dozen tame elephan t s entered the stock a vie. two na ti ves ridinir upon each and a dzen nat i ves f- ttlinvins on f o t arnietl wit h spears for self-defense. The tame elephants had r ipe collars Bind a rope sureingie, with loops for the riders to hold on by. A tarred rope, with m. running no.ise was attaehed to the rope col la r. the herd was kept movin p; about, an 1 as 'fr.rtunity offered tile nativesoii loot, f r m bet ween the legs if the tame h-phants. slipped the nooses between the hi id feet of the wilii elephants when r-ai -t-d. This was rather da ngerous work, 7Tieny attempts and failures preceding the f'nal capture. Frequent kicks of the wild elephants sent natives sprawling. "W hen noosed t he wild elephants were tied, hrst by one hind foot and then by t he ot her, to a big tree, w here they f creamed. pulled.. a nd bellowed lustily Strong tarred ropes were tied around the reeks a nd bod :es of the captives then tied to the rope collars of two tame elephants, after which the wild elephants "Were untied from the tree. Then they "were marched off between the two tame ones, followed by a third tame elephant v. hit h helped with au occasiunai push vh'ii necessary. One ui tiie baby elephants was very The Only High Grade Baking Powder Offered at a Mod erate Price. 1 Mi r H n I Jm hiiiuy rovYQsr rio?ir-o good. READY XHE Cos f J Li Te Original Worcestershire OUTHWESTERH FUEL CO. Tel. 193. 634 Eausi3 Av. plucky and not at nil easy to secure. The largest ot the elepnants in uie .ixii tianr(i(l fifteen feet in heitrht. A f I auvur.M m.inlhu of CH.ntlVitV. chained bv a forefoot to a stout tree, and under the care and training of a keeper thev will be disposed of or hired out by their captors and used for dragging big timoer or iomg otner neavy woi buhim of the younger one are sold to dealers in animals who train them for the circus, etc. On the spot thev are worth according to the temper displayed, age, etc., from 2 0 to 5'XJ rupees a rupee is M- cents in United States monev i. Four months later they are worth several times the price at the kraal, but in the meantime have necessi tated considerable expense in removing and training them. The government re ceives a royalty of It) rupees for each ele phant kraaled. A kraal entails considerable hardships on the little armv of headers, with more or les loss of life or limb. The beaters nre villagers, chietly Cingalese, who are compelled by their superiors to leave their homes, perhaps never to return and as sist in the kraaling. sometimes beinu- ab sent for months 'without compensation and compelled to rury their own provis ions or go hungry and all for not hiug: simply in obedience to the old law of Ka.iakariya. These villagers during the kraal build n small shelter of leaves and cook and live on the spot. Their shelters are a few feet apart and several coolies live in each. A minor headsma n h;us cha rge of and guides the men composing hi portion of t his a rmy of coo! ies. Occasionally the villagers surreptitiously put bullets in their muzzle loaders instead of powder, n nd sometimes au elephant is thus wounded. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS No other form of entertainment has become so popular recently as modern up-to-date polite vaudeville. Time was when the average specialty company was looked upon with suspicion as pro viding entertainment fit only for the sterner sex, but since the advent of the wealthy Xew York and European man agers, who devoted time, money and energy to the building of costly temples of amusement devoted exclusively to this form of entertainment, opinion has undergone a radical change and a strong healthy sentiment in favor of the varied acts which compose high, class vaudeville. "America's Cireatest Vaudeville Stars," who will be seen at the Crawford theater New Years, are said to represent the highest type of the modern traveling organizations. "Because She Loved Him So," which will be presented at the Crawford the ater Tuesday night, kept "all Xew York laughing for an entire season and ran to crowded houses all summer in Chi cago. It is th? greatest comedy success of its author. William Gillette, who adapted it from the trench of Bisson and I.eclercq. and is the first work from his pen since he wrote the now famous "S.-oret Service." The title of the piece is in a manner explanatory of the story it tells. Mr. Cillette has been uniformly and emphatically successful in rendering French farce into delight ful Knglish adaptations and in "Because She Loved Him So." he is said to have been as effective and graceful as in the numerous other adaptations that have been made by him. Right down through the long list from ".All the Comforts of Home" and "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows" to "Too Much Johnson." theater-goers have never failed to find plenty of hearty and healthy laughter in the comedies that have worn Mr. Gillette's name. He is now in the most success ful part of his career both as actor and playwright. Jane Coombs will return to Topeka after an absence of several years next Wednesday night, appearing in a dram atization of Dickens' "Bleak House." FOUR MEN KILLED. Fatal IJoiler Explosion Elizabelhtown, Pa. at Lancaster. Pa., Dec. 30. Four men were killed and several others injured by a boiler explosion one mile west of Elizabethtown this morning. They were employes of Keller Krsson. railroad contractors. The dead are: DONALD HALDEMAX, of Kai'J bri dge. WITT SHERBAHX, of West Done gal. EI'RT HARRIS, a negro. AN ITALIAN KNOWN AS TONY. The latter was hurled one hundred and fifty feet. As a cure for rheumatism. Chamber lain's Bain Balm is gaining a wide repu tation. I. R. Johnston of Richmond, lnc" has been troubled with that ailment sin, Im'J. In speaking of it he savs: "I never found anythinir that would relieve me uutil I used Chamberlain's Fain I'.aim. It acts like masrie with me. My foot wag swollen and paining me very much, but one good application of Pain Ealm reliev ed me. For sale by all druggists Soma Seekers Excursions Via Santa Fb Route. On January 2nd and Ifith. we will sell fsckt't to peirts in Arizona. Arkansas. Louisiana, ticw Mexico and T-'xas at rate ui one '"if- t"us $2 (h for the round ti1r s-e nta -tit Satta F age'St for pai'WculAra. a Mr QUICK MARRI ACES Short Engagements the liule In English Society. Bridegrooms In Haste Owing to the War. IT IS WED AND GO. Stopping of American Flour Causes Worry. England Uerself Largely De pendent Upon America. Copyrlg-ht, 1S09, by Associated Press. London, Dec. 30. The death of th-i Duke of 'Westminster, combined with the mourning already prevalent on ac count of the war losses, left few of the titled families of Oreat Britain free to celebrate Christmas week with the us ual festivities. The Grosvenor family has so many ramifications among the nobility and such a large number of other titled people have recently died that one would almost think the court was in mourning-. To this condition of affairs a pathetic paradox is found in the society news columns, which daily announce a long- list of forthcoming marriages, the bridegrooms in a major ity of cases, bein soldiers. It is a season of short engagements and sud den deaths. Momentarily expecting or ders to sail for South Africa, the Brit ish oliicers have apparently taken the opportunity of "striking while the iron is hot" and many a quiet marriage is now followed within a few days by a farewell at Southampton. For instance, Major Maxse, who took part in the re cent defeat of the Khalifa, returned to England, married Lord Leronlield's daughter and is now on his way to the Cape. The martial spirit and universal de Fire to serve the country at the front phow no signs of abatement. The ac tion of England's premier Duke, the Duke of Xorfolk, who is postmaster general and by no means a young man (he was born in 1S47) volunteering for active service is the latest example of the spirit which pervades all classes. The Duke of Norfolk's position in the cabinet and his tremendous business interests to say nothing of his power as lay head of the Catholic church in Eng land will probably prevent the accept ance of his offer. The Duke of Connaught whose ardent requests to be allowed to go to oouth Africa have been refused, is mentioned as likely to succeed General Roberts m command of the British, forces in Ire land. No little comment has "been caused by the war office's tardy recognition of the engineers and artillery. L ntu Gen. "Warren of the engineers was sent out all the general ptlieers in the field were cavalryman or infantrymen. The cuun try howled for Gen. Warren's appoint ment and at last the man who knows South African topography better than ftny other general received recognition Then followed, in quick succession, Gen. Koberts, an artillery man and Generals Kitchener and Chermside, engineers until the campaign now bids fair to be chiefly directed by the hitherto neglect ed "gunners and sappers." The impression continues to gain ground that Gen. Buller and his subor dinates have been instructed to under take no important movement until the arrival of Gen. Roberts and Roberts will amalgamate the guns under Gen Gat acre, Warren and French, subse quently marching upon Bloemfontein to capture that place and draw off the Boers from Eadysmith. To accomplish this, it is believed that Kimberley and Mafeking may be sacrificed. Whether Gen. Builer will acquiesce in this ar rangement is seriously doubted by many who know him and they are rath er inclined to believe he will attempt to emulate lien. Gourgh. who. under similar circumstances, retrievt'd his reverses in India while Sir Charles Xapier was coming out to supersede him. The seizures of cargoes of American flour off Delagoa bay fail to excite much popular interest in England. It is generally looked upon as a tine point of international law that will be amic- flbly settled. So far no official steps in the matter have been taken, owing to the non-arrival of necessary papers from ashington. The military and in ternational law authorities are almost unanimous in declaring that Great Britain should not declare food stuffs contraband of war. The naval and mil itary record under this head savs to day: "Fully fifty per cent of our food comes from America, the colonies and other countries. e have ceased to make any effort to be self-supportin This condition constitutes a dang' only bearable because of our confidence in the strength of the British navy and in the friendship and self-interest of the United States. The states may be counted on to till our larder in both peace and wp.r. but so essential have American supplies become to our safety that we must take no step likely to lead to an interruption of the enormous sup ply of food stuffs. Our enemies on the continent would rejoice if we intercept ed the food stuffs now passing into th Transvaal via Delaaroa Bay. A danger ous precedent would thus be created which would be used against England at the first opportunity." A representative of the Associated Prrss learns that the wireless telegraph instruments recently captured from the Boers and described as Marconi's were not of his manufacture. They were made b y a well known German firm, whom Marconi once employed to x periment with plans he afterwards dis carded. Marconi declares the instru ments captured were not workable. Some feeling has been caused against the young man by the first report the belief spreading that he had broken his agreement to supply only the British during the present war. Princess Christian of Schleswig-Hol-stein (Prieess Helena of England), for the first time in twenty years is sitting for a portrait and to an American paint er, M. Funk. During the recent visit to Wirtdsor of Conyingham Greene, former British agent at Pretoria. Queen Victoria asked him a lot of questions regarding Mrs. Eruger. her housekeeping and personal characteristics. Mr. Greene entertained her majesty with incidents showing the J simplicity of Mrs. Kruger s home life and her personal attention to kitchen duties, detailing with special zest upon tne excellence 01 a certain aessert wmeh "Mn,? Eruger makes. KuuSrs recurred this week of Lord Salisbury's retirement at the end of the present parliament and the succession of the Dukevof Devonshire to the con servative leadership. These seem founded on nothing stronger than de duction from his aee and recent be reavement. From one of the premiers intimates a representative of the Asso ciated Press learns he has not mention f "nation to retire. rowd of youngsters flock ne foi thi annual panto in tee -')s and boxes there were many sad little faces and black frocks. The other theaters have drawn gocd galleries but the better part of the houses were not so well filled as usual during holiday week. Few changes have been made. Jerome K. Jerome's plaj', "Miss Hobbs," has taken well at the Duke of York's. "The Belle of New York" plays for the last time in London tonight. It will be succeeded by DeWolf Hopper's "The Mystical Miss." Patti heads the list of prominent ar tists who will sing at Covent Gar den February 22, under the patronage of the Marchioness of Lansdowne.in aid of the wives and families of officers killed during the war. On the same oc casion the Duchess of Marlborough will recite a patriotic poern. The Duke and Duchess or Man no- rough entertained a large Christmas liouse party at Blenheim this week. SNAP SHOTS A r HOME NEWS Some of the 1900 calendars are espec ially pretty. Jurise Horton has returned from a trip to Colorado. Basket t ball is growing in popularity with Washburn students. The school ma'ams left considerable money in Topeka this week. United States District Attorney Lam bert has returned from Michigan. There have been several wrecks on th railroads during the past few days. Tomorrow will bo the last day that the date will have the figure in it. A Topeka grocer now offers to give two premium stamps where others give one. A Topeka woman says she will feel homesick when the "liW' series of years is past. The State Temperance union will hold its annual meeting the second week in January. The Y. M. C. A. rooms have been newly papered preparatory to the New Year's reception. The city seems deserted now that the teachers "and the horticulturists have gone home. It is about time for the local sports to spring one of their cheap prize fights on the public. Geo. M. Stone will talk at unity church Sunday night. His subject will be "Re ligious Art." Col. E. J. Dallas, who was operated on for appendicitis some time ago, has en tirely recovered. The march from "The Runaway Girl" is at present being played more at dances than any other selection. Governor Stanley returned Friday ev ening from Washington. D. C, where he has teen for several days. "A Bunch of Keys" will be at the Craw ford theater for a matinee and night per formance next Saturday. The State Horticultural society elects officers- every two years. This year is not the year for election. There will be no session of the district court on Monday. The January term will begin on Monday, January i. Merrill Mills, son of Mr. W. W. Mills, fell from his horse and fractured his left ieg below the knee Friday. Secretary of State Clark is another of ficial who received a leather couch from his clerks as a Christmas present. People are resurrecting the resolutions they made last Xew Year's with a view to resolving them over again. James Wick took stenographic notes of the horticultural meeting. A full report of the proceedings will be published. R. C. Callaham is down from Leaven worth count y visiting his brother, Dr. Callaham, clerk of the district court. J. A. McDermott, deputy clerk of the court of appeals has returned from spend ing Christmas at his home in Winlield. This year's horticulaural meeting which has just closed its session, was one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held. Frank A. Sowers of Paris. 111., and Miss Ella Roien of Hijihbridge. Ky., were mar ried yesterday afternoon by Judge Dol man. Mr. C. R. Hudson, general freight and passenger agent of the Mexican Central, will go' east before returning to the City of Mexico. Shinny has been played by some of the boys during the past few days while they have been waiting for the snow and ice to come. A. Alstrum of Carbondale is in Topeka for the purpose of starting an overall factory in company with A. Carlson, a T ipeka tailor. Mrs. Lillian Snow will lecture at Topeka Post hall, 1U East 7th street. Sunday eveningon "Psycho-Genesis. Mrs. Snow's Sunday lectures are free. Prof. Wm. Stryker, editor of the Wel lington Voice, has returned to Wellington. Mr. IT. E. Ball, formerly of Topeka, is in the city for a few days. The Connecticut Agricultural college has written Secretary" Coburn of the state board of agriculture for a supply of his "The Horse Useful" books. N. P. Willits. who represented Wilson county in the legislature last winter, is visiting his brother. Don F. Willits, dep uty United States marshal. The annual memorial discourse before Lincoln Post. G. A. R.. will be delivered Sunday evening by Dr. D. M. Fisk at the First "Congregational church. John Hix. the accomplice of Clifford Music in robbing Blackmail's coffin fac tory some time ago. has been sent to join the Music boy at the reform school. Rev. G. D. Olden will give an illustrat ed sermon tomorrow night on Lincoln and em a ncipa tion. After t he services an old fashioned watch meeting will be held to watch the old year die and to welcome tlie npw one. There was a time not many years ago, when nearly everyone in Topeka kept open house on New Year's day. The cus tom is dying out and the number who re ceive on New Year's is getting less every yea r. Dr. D. M. Fisk's lantern lecture on Rome which was to have been given Sunday evening at the First Congregational church has been postponed one week, owing to the illness of the lantern pro jector. R. II. Baker. While most cf the county offices will be closed Monday, S. C. Garrard, mar. ria ge license clerk in the probate judge's ofi'iee, will be on duty to issue licenses to people who want something of the sort to start off the new year with. Mrs. Ida G. Bennett has tiled a suit for divorce against her husband. E. B Bennett in the district court. She alleges cruel t y and neglect, and secured a re straining order to keep the Missouri Pa cific from payine Mr. Bennett wages which are due him. Ed Howe: Daisy Mary Ricksecker-Ap-pleton, who has just returned from To peka. is wearing her hair as rough as if the- rats had slept in it. We are patient with every new thing the pirls bring back tr-.nn I opeka 1 upeka is so nice. The smoke continues to pour out of the state house chimneys in as black clouds as ever. At t his rate it will not be very many more years before the oustde of the state capitol will be black instead of white. What has become of Eneinper Nooney's smoke consumers, which the state paid for? The county commissioners intend to put a fence across their room in the court house to keep people from crowding around them while they are transacting business. At present they sit around a liir.ee table in the center of the room and spectators come in and stand around the table. The Cottage Praying band and the East Never Hails to Restore Youth ful color, life and beauty to sray, white or bleached hair. Promotes thick, silken growth. Covers bald spots. Not greasy or suckv. jjoes not stain sun or ciotning. Always Gives Periect ct is faction. Cures dandrnff and scalp diseases. A clean. healthful, delicately perfumed dressing for men and women. Stops hair falling due to sea bathing and perspira tion, uirge soe tso 1 1 ubS AT JJRUG HARIFIXA Best for hair, sca!p and toilet SOAP Makes haJr sIM.ea anU complexion Side Praying band are planning to hold a union meeting on New Year's eve at the mission No. 46 Jackson street. The ser vices will begin at :30 o'clock in the evening and wiil be conducted by A. E. Blyth, C. W. Weeks and Rev. E. F. Fon ken. John Coldwell, secretary of the R. R. Y. M. C. A., will also conduct a con secration service at 11 o'clock. The meet ing is open to the public. A young man employed at the Rock Isl and depot is in a little bit of a quandary. Not long ago he sent to a lady friend who Is visiting in the west, a very fine cut glass perfumery bottle filled with a high grade perfumery, but when it reached iis destination it was empty. A letter to the young man from the young lady, ack nowledged the receipt of the bottle but suggested that it might be a little bit more acceptable if tilled with perfumery. The young man is trying to explain matters. TIIE IIAUPEK DEBTS. Publishing Firm Owes Country Banks $1,700,000. Xew Tork, Dee. 30. Harper Brothers indebtedness to country banks, it was said today by those familiar with the reorganization affairs of the company, would amount to $1, iuO.000 and negotia tions are under way for the organiza tion of a protective committee repre senting the banks holding the paper of the lirm. Many of the banks Purchased the paper of Harper and Brothers with out investigation, and it follows now that they have a number of unsecured claims. Colonel George B. M. Harvey was quoted today as saying that the committee of creditors of the company had sent to all of the creditors a blank form of an agreement providing for the deposit with this committee of the claims against the firm for the purpose of bringing about a reorganization of the business in the interest of the cred itors. 'Most of the creditors are banks, said Colonel Harvey to a reporter, "and they will see from the report of tne committee, which is made up of emin ently hard-headed businessmen, that the proposed course is the only one worth taking. The accountants estimate of 22 per cent of asser against the un secured liabilities is certainly too high. Mr. Orr told the committee that in a forced sale he believed these assets would not amount to even 10 per cent of the unsecured claims. The assets of the firm have never been figured cor rectly. "Books with no sales, plates, manu scripts and the like, have been rated as assets at their original oost, without re gard to what they would bring in a sale. These things should have been charged off periodically, but instead of that a lot of dead matter has contmueu to appear as assets. If we can keep the control of the firm in the creditors' committee, I believe the firm can get upon its feet again. Colonel Harvey said that witn tne best of progress that coulu be hoped for it would take four or five years at least to satisfy all claims against the company. He said that everything would be done to develop the business in the direction of new work, and every thing useless would be cut out remorse lessly. THE CHATEAU. From the Xew York Tribune. A correspondent of the Paris Temps who attended the recent festival in Jrar seilles commemorating the twenty-five hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the citv, visited the Chateau d'lf and made some interesting investigations of the prison where Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo was confined. A boat makes three trips a dav to the island one Indication of how widely Dumas is still read. The boat was full, and everybody maintained the serious demeanor proper on a pilgri mage. The trip takes about half an hour. The castle, situated on an islet about nhj vards in circumference entirely surrounds it with its wall. It is a heavy structure, with short, thickset towers and a square donjon, vet there is a n-rtain beauty in the color of its stones, t i In its massive conformation. It was nc er used as any thing but a state prison a southern bast tille. Krancis I in 15-4 laid the iirst stone. He was through personal experience a connoisseur in prisons. The cells open into a small, gloomy in side court. Many have no windows; some are mereiv low dungeons, below the level of the ground. Three larger and more cheerful ones on the second story have contained famous prisoners: the Man in the Iron Mask who was transferred in PJS6 to the Island of St. Marguerite: Phil ippe, who was beheaded on November G, ITiio, and Mirabeau. by virtue ot lettre de cachet obtained by his father. Hut these places are not the ones that attract the crowds of visitors. They all direct their steps first to a dun geon on the first tioor, dreadful of appear ance, with an iron bound door, a grilled peephole, a bolt weighing a dozen pounds. Knter this door and you are in a chamber drv, but gloomy, lighted by one little win dow. Written outside it are these words "Cell of the Abbe Faria. expelled from Rome in lsll. confined in the Chateau d'lf as a conspirator, died in 1!29." It is nev ertheless onlv an ante-chamber Faria's cell is in a kind of recess, where a man can hardly stand and where no ray of light penetrates. In this cell can be seen the hole dug by the abbe to communicate with Mantes! Yes. it really exists, this hole! What southern genius dug it? It is not known but it is there, unfailing proof of the power of a popular book's illusion of realitv. Through this hole Dantes' cell can be dimly seen, and in a glamor of mvsterv the more terrifying because the door has been walled up and no one can enter. According to serious archaeological in vestigators, there were really prisoners confined in this dreadful hole, among them cme named Kernadot. a rich mer chant of Marseilles, arrested on the charge of speaking ill of Cardinal Richel ieu, and lelt there to tiie of hunger. Jean Paul, a sailor who had struck his com manding officer, died there in the tower in 177:1, after thirtv-one years of captivity. It was doubtless the story of these men, literallv buried alive, that inspired l)u mas. Todav for the v hole world the Chateau d'lf is the prison of Faria and Dantes. and the inscriptions are there to certilv to their existence. An Italian visitor some years ago kissed the stones of these dungeons anil wept copiously. The correspondent embarked for the mainland. The captain of the boat pointed out to him a tiny islet sticking up out of the sea a mass of rocks, wave beaten and tragic in aspect. "Tiboulen." he said, "where Dantes first landed after his escape." CONTEST IS OPENED. Stumbaugh Fight For Property Com menced in District Court. The Stumbausrh will contest, which has been looked for ever since Judge .Dolman admitted the will to probate, was filed in the district court last even ing by Welch, Schenck Welch, at torneys for CI. "V. Stumbaugh. husband of the late Mrs. Stumbaugh. and for S. K. Stumbaugh, her son, who seek to break the will. The defendants to the suit are John R. Wilt, who was appointed executor of the will, and Mrs. Bertha Hopkins, the beneficiary whose interest in the will is contested. All the parties live at Koss ville. The ground on which the will is con tested is the allegation that Mrs. Hop kins and others conspired to prejudice Mrs. Stumbaugh against her husband and son shortly before her death, and that she was not in her right mind at the time she made the will. It is also claimed that the will was not legaily signed. Mrs. Stumbaugh was afflicted with a cancer. About two weeks before her death she was removed from her own home to that of Mrs. Hopkins and shortly afterwards she had a suit for divorce filed for her, alleging that her husband did not take proper care of her. The day following her removal she also made the will which the plaintiffs are now endeavoring to break. Mr. Stumbaugh prepared an answer to the-petition for divorce in wmch he The chances are nine in ten that- the office boy will bring a cake of' Ivory Soap if,' sent for "a cake of good soap." But be sure of it Each cake of Ivory Soap is stamped Ivory.". IT FLOATS. COmiaHT 1898 OV THE PROCTER GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI appeared very sorrowful over the alle gations made in the petition, and claim ed that his wife had been persuaded to take the action by designing parties and that she would have done nothing of the kind if she had been in her right mind. The day that the answer was filed, Mrs. Stumbaugh died. The probating of the will was then contested in the probate court, and Judge Dolman made a trip to Kossville to see for himself the location of the rooms in which the will was signed to see if it was in the presence of Airs. Stumbaugh, as required by law. He decided that it was and allowed the will to be probated. AMERICANS GIRL'S GRIT. From the Xew Tork Press.! Our American girl in Paris often is called upon to demonstrate her ability to take eare of herself, and she does it sometimes with a suddenness which is as much a surprise to her as to the per son or object calling it forth. One day Miss Kate R. and Miss Mar garet P., the latter the sister of a well known illustrator, were walking quiet ly on their way home when there ap peared on the horizon three brave sol diers of the republic. "Vive l'Armee" was written all over their countenances as they marched along, arm in arm, taking up all of the sidewalk, and look ing ready to crush beneath their little feet a"!y worm that wouldn't take itself out of their way with speed. There is a strong antagonism between the Amer ican girls and the French soldiers. The girls desiMse the soldiers and resent and repel the unpleasant attentions of fered them frequently. This, of course, the Latin sons of valor never can for give. They showed, therefore, not the slightest intention of moving aside an inch as they came face to face with the two girls. There was that in their ex pression, impudent and fierce, which scared Miss P., and she promptly skip ped behind a tree. Put Miss li.'s fight ing blood arose. To step into the gut ter to let those impudent little crea tures pass, as they so evidently intend ed forcing her to do? Xot she. She walked straight on, her head erect, her eyes sparkling and feeling herself drap ed in the red, white and blue. Thr-y clashed. "Ah!" said one, mockingly; "vairy veil; oil rai-t-te. ploume pud din,' throwing out this expressive Eng lish With derision, and then viciously jabbing her in the ribs with his elbow, throwing her to one side. Xow, Miss li. is tall and athletic, and every ounce of spunk and grit she pos sesses came to the top and helped on her speechless indignation to retalia tion at the insult. Without pausing to consider she slapped the Frenchman's face with a suddenness and force which laid him Hat on his back on the side walk, as much to Miss R.'s own sur prise as to that of the soldier and his two comrades. It happened in front of a crowded cafe, and at once there was great ex citement, the French loungers cheering for their brave though fallen compa triot and urging him to redeem him self with the girl, and the Americans present rooting heartily for their ac complished countrywoman. Miss "li. came out from behind her tree and hugged her friend, crying, "Good for you, Kate," and acquaintances in the crowd led the girls away as the courag eous soldiers disappeared up the street. Miss R. had "nerves" for a week af terward and ever since has been filled with astonishment at her own hardi hood. HUSBAND BLAMELESS. Woman MiBtaken For a Burglar Is Dead. Xew Tork. Dec. 30. Mrs. Alfred Mor rison, the wife cf the professor of lan guages at Mount Vernon, who was shot by her husband early yesterday, died from the effects of the wound today. In her ante-mortem statement Mrs. Mor rison exonerated her husband from blame. She had arisen to care for her child and her husband mistook her for a burglar and fired at her without wait ing to challenge her. The modern and most effective cure for constipation and all liver troubles the famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. At all drug stores. Omaha Exposition Bankrunt. Omaha, Xeb., Dec. 30 Judge Munger in the federal court today declared the Greater American exposition company bankrupt. The proceedings were brought by laborers and others who held unsecured claims. The opposition came from some of the creditors who were in a position to get their claims in full through the possession of prop erty or accounts due the exposition company. The decision releases about J30.0O0 which has been tied up in banks pending the decision of the case. My son has heen troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Some time ago I per suaded him to take some of Chamber lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme dy. After using two bottie of the 25-cent size he was cured. I give this testimonial hoping some one similarly afflicted may read it and be benefited Thomas C. Bow er, Glencoe, U. For sale by all Uruggiata. 1 EW CKAWFoni) OPI53 New Year's Matinee and Night. y "America's greatest Vaudeville Stars. RATTAXZI S f'OO CI, rtcr; AHF.KN PATI GA11DEX HI AMOS KEN U .MI.LK. CE1.K BABY MOO W'IdGiXS P1CTURI- 1 William Gillette' Grea,t Comedy Triumph, Because She Lovejd Him So. Light. Who,.sorrie, and J of Laughter. The Little Minister f 1 roe-Poston Transcript Bt j, 75c, $1.00. day, J.in. 3d. Prices; S3 I Wednes MISS JA "Will appear in tl Lady Dedlo NE COOMBS lie wonderful crwation of ckand flortebse, In Charles Dickens' masterpiece "Bleak House" Supported bys her superb company. jC, iyc. ,jc, JI.'-J WE'LL DO VtbUR HAULING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Kansas Avennr. Office Tel. 320. House Tel. 39 3. F. P, BACON. Proprietor. tysiE me about; stoeage. Rest and Health jto Mother and Child MRS. 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General PuLdu, are back at Caracas. General Davis Called Home. San Juan de Puerto Rico. Deo. ZO. Governor General Davis and Lieutnar.t Pattl-, his aid de rump, sailed for th United S'.at-s today hound for AVash ington. Ord-rs arriv-d hire on Thurs day for the general to report at Wash ington ff r consultation with the sec retary of war. Kipling's Family Sick. London, Dec. C i. Rudyard Kiplin?. his wife and two ohil lr-n are confined to their rooms, sjTering from inriu nza but there is no a:.xK-iy felt as u, tu.tlr condition. T- M A HZELI.O, l.-fol'K. t. 1. L McCON'NELL. Matinee .C"c. "ie. 73-'. Night .".'.'.'.25c. Sue. 7-. Si TuesdayJjantiary 2d. 1