The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 18, 1900

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r 4 rf i mil LAST EDITION. THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JANUARY 18, 1900. THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. BULLER'S STRATEGY. Gen. Roberts Reports Crossing of the Tugela. Warren Passes by Means of a Pontoon Bridge. BOERS READY FOR HIM Are Entrenching Fire Miles in His Front. British Detachment Ambushed by the Enemy. London, Jan. IS. The -war office has received the following dispatch from Gen. Roberts dated Cape Town today: "I have received a telegram from Gen. Buller stating that one brigade and howitzer battery have crossed the Tugela river at Potgieters drift. Five miles further west, at Trichards drift. (ien. Warren has thrown a pontoon bridge over the river. By this, part of his force crossed yesterday. The re- inainder is expected by this morning to be on the north bank. Warren hopes lie will be able to turn the enemy's po sition, which five miles off to his right Iront is being strongly entrenched." A1IBUSHED BY BOERS. Rensberg, Cape Colony, Wednesday, Jan. 17. A patrol composed of 16 men if the New South Wales Lancers and South Australians was ambushed yes terday by the Boers and overwhelmed, after a severe fight. Two of the de tachment escaped and have arrived in tamp. This morning a patrol visited the scene of the fight and found five dead Australians and one wounded. A number of the dead Boer horses also were found showing that the Austral ians made a gallant fight before sur rendering. It appears that when the Australians encountered the first body of Boers and found their retreat cut off they gallop ed for a nearby kopje hoping to beat off the Boers, but on arrivng they found another force of burghers concealed there. A FKRSISTENT RUMOR. Londpn, Jan. 18. A Cape Town spec ial dispatch dated today says it is per sistently reported there that Lady smith has been relieved. PLUMllER'S MOVEMENTS. Lourenzo, Marques, Monday, Jan, 15. A dispatch by way of Bierba, dated Thursday, January 11, announces that Colonel Plummet has arrived near Mochudi, about a hundred miles north of Mafeking, with a portion of his forces from Tuli. HOW FOREIGNERS GET IN. London, Jan. 18. A correspondent of the Daily Mail at Lourenzo Marques, say s "Numerous foreigners arrive here in French vessels. They entrain at a sta tion outside the town and leave the train a station before the Transvaal is reached. They walk across the border and rejoin the train. Hundreds have passed through in that way since the outbreak of the war." BULLER'S STRATEGY. London, Jan. IS. 4:30 a. m. General Buller completely surprised the Boers and occupied the hills beyond Potgieters lrift, fifteen miles west of Colenso, on Wednesday, January 10. This intelli gence is contained in an exclusive dis patch to the Times, dated yesterday, lie followed up the movement by shell ing the Boer trenches. This news completely disposes of the statement that Sir Charles Warren's force went in the direction of Weenen and it tends greatly to restore con fidence in General Buller's tactics. The supposition that he had divided his forces into three columns had given cause for anxiety. It now seems that such a view was erroneous, as General Buller's forces are concentrated. In Cape Colony General Methuen has made a demonstration in force shelling the Boer works. General Gatacre is skirmishing around Molteno and Gen eral French has been throwing a few shells at the Boers at Itensberg. Col. I'lumer is moving to the relief of Mafe king from Ilechuanaland. He is now in command of less than 2.000 men. Mafe king is n a bad way; the siege is being pressed with determination and the Kaffirs are deserting because of pinch ed rations and the necessity of eating liorse meat. The Standard's vivid account of the assault upon Ladysmith shows that the garrison was surprised and that several times the situation was critical. Out of a detachment of thirty Gordon High landers who surrendered, every man was wounded, says the correspondent. Curiously enough, this is the first men tion of the capture of Highlanders. The Boer repulse at Ladysmith was the heaviest counter stroke of the war. The government is relaxing its effort to send out reinforcements. It is quite undecided as to when the Eighth di vision will be shipped. The war office declines the offer of a third battalion of Northamptonshire militia, saying that no more militia will be sent abroad. It seems probable that only 5,000 instead of 10.000 yeomanry will be mobilized. The war office sent for Lord Strath cona yesterday and he had a long inter view with the officials. particularly Gen eral Sir Evelyn Wood. The details of his force have been arranged and ca bled to Canada. J. J. Van Alen's offer to give a field hospital section to consist of three wagons, twenty-five cots and twenty transport animals, with all the appli ances, has been accepted by the war office. The section will be called the American section of the hospital to which it is attached. The ministers are gathering for a cabinet council which will probably meet Friday. INTENSE ANXIETY. New York, Jan. IS. A despatch to the World from London says: The anx iety in regard to Gen. Buller is intense and increasing every hour. The pub lic and most of the war experts are inclined to take a gloomy view of the situation. Mr. Williams, the Leader's war cor respondent, says in this (Thursday-) morning's issue: "Floods in the Tugela river may have postponed action. We mentioned Thursday as the day upon which the news of it would be officially promul gated. Our own information goes only till Monday night. It is to the effect that Gen. Warren holds the Tugela passages. "The war office will probably commu nicate this statement to the recorders and the commentators simultaneously with the news of the relief of Lady smith. "We are bound to say that the mid night bulletin at the war office made a bad impression. It is as certain as anything can be that Gen. Buller se cured by yesterday morning two pass ages across the Upper Tugela, He may have pushed forward and been defeated but it i3 improbable. He may have had a small reverse on his right, where he could not be very strong. But it is just as likely that he is pushing stead ily on toward his goal. If there should have been another reverse the shock will be felt all the more by the country an account of the apprehensions ex cited by the maladroit working of the midnight placard." AHEAD OF THE FACTS. London, Jan. 18. The rumors from Cape Town that Ladysmith is already relieved are apparently ahead of the facts. In any case Field Marshal Lord Roberts, whose report was dispatched this morning was not aware of it and his dates preclude the possibility that the troops mentioned in his dispatch have so soon reached the beleaguered town. Though there are some discre pancies in the telegrams the whole ten or of the news points to Gen. Buller's second advance having begun with good prospect of success, but it Is gen erally recognized that with an enemy so resourceful as the Boers have proved themselves to be it is idle to indulge in over confidence. The net result so far as known is that Oen. Buller occupies two commanding positions north of the Tugela river, thereby securing at least two crossings by which he can bring up necessary reinforcements. The officials of the war office here are satisfied that news of a more hopeful character from a British point of view will hereafter be the rule instead of the exception. That the British advance in a northeasterly direction will be fiercely resisted is fully anticipated. The Boer strength is probably superior to the British and dispatches show the burghers occupy strong positions. There is some doubt as to whether the Sproenkop occupied by Gen. Warren is identical with Spionkop. If so the Brit ish are within a few miles of Acton Homes, the scene of the earlier conflicts between Gen. White's forces and the in vading Free Stater's hence there is a good road direct to Ladysmith. While Gen. Warren's force was cross ing the Tugela river the Boers occupied a thinckly wooded plain about a mile north of the river and sent several vol leys into the advance guard. The Brit ish replied and the artillery opened on a neighboring kopje. As the British push ed across the river, the Boers found their position uncomfortable and retired to the hills. Immediately after the pon toon bridge was completd the whole British force crossed. It is thought probable that a combined forward movement has since developed. In the meanwhile the naval guns on Swartskop had been, persistently srlell ing the Boer entrenchments facing the kopjes occupied by Littleton's brigade. WHAT BULLER IS DOING. Details of His Advance by a military Expert. New York, Jan. 18. The military ex pert of the Herald discussing the situ ation in South Africa, says: From the time that the official dis patch was published last Friday stat ing that Gen. Buller had that day seiz ed the fort at Potgieters Drift, on the Tugela river, the censorship has been so strictly maintained that nothing but mere conjecture was possible in the course of events. Now- the first real glimpse is afforded of the weeks cam paign for the relief of Ladysmith. When Sir George White heliographed that he was "hard pressed" during the desperate assault of the Boers on Cae sars camp, last Saturday week, Jan uary 6, Sir Redvers Buller promptly sent forward Clery's division down to the river front at Colenso. His dispatch said he had sent forward "every avail able man" from which it could be in ferred that the bulk of his troops were behind Chieveley at Frere, and again behind that camp at Estcourt, Clery re ported that he found the trenches full of Boers and the fortified position, dou bly strengthened since Buller's disas trous repulse of December 14. He did not attempt anything further than a reconnaissance, his Orders probably be ing to content himself with the feint in order to occupy the attention of the Boers at that point. Buller himself was hardly prepared for the advance which he was contem plating on an elaborate scale and strat egical scheme of outflanking his oppo nents. The reinforcements he had re ceived since he fell back from Colenso must have placed him in command of more than 30,000 men. General Sir Charles Warren had joined him, an of ficer whose Griqualand expedition years ago earned for him a reputation of being able to out-manouever the Boers in their own peculiar style of fighting and on their own ground. From Estcourt, Warren was in a position to start on a long flanking movement, either to the east, by Weenen or to the west, by Bethany, making a semi-circle to Ladysmith. Buller, with his headquarters at Frere could make an inner movement, choosing his point of crossing the Tugela either directly in front or by turning movements on eith er side. He chose the left, or westward route and keeping his plans secret, was able to announce the first successful step of his advance in his dispatch from Potgieters drift. This ford is a little to the westward of the junction of the Tugeia with its southern branch, the little Tugela river. The road from Frere would pass along the foot of a. range of mountains on the right hand. British cavalry scouts had, it was stated, some days previ ously come across parties of Boers at Potgieters drift, and it was ascertained that Gen. Joubert was making a for tified position in the neighborhood. When Buller had gained the drift his first new step was to inform himself as to the locality and strength of this po sition. It was. he said, about four and a half miles in front, away from the river and of a strong character. Five days have passed in deliberate prepar ations for continuing the march to Dewdrop. Not only has the transport of the column to be steadily brought up, but the relief supplies for Lady smith must be close in the rear. Gen. Warren's column, it is now clear from the last despatch received, is acting in co-operation with Buller's advance guard by moving his division in a par allel line on the west. While Buller's plan of operations has been maturing Gen. Joubert it may be presumed has been hurrying his commandos from the center of his defensive line of the Tugela to the extreme west. Some check may have been caused by the knowledge that the British commander might at any moment make a serious move from Colenso, or, further to the east, at Pieters or the Weenen road to Ladysmith. Weather Indications. Chicago, Jan. IS. For Kansas: Fair tonight and Friday; continued high temperature; winds shifting to southerly. A NEWJLEMENT. Miners Will Hare a Candidate For Governor. Their Champion Is After the Fusion Nomination. RYAN IN THE RACE. Ho Is Busy Fixing Up His Political Fences. Politicians Are at Sea Concern lug His Candidacy. The name of Senator W. H. Ryan of Crawford county will be presented to the Populist state convention as a nominee for governor. He is the espe cial champion of the miners and this will be the first time that a candidate representing that trade has sought recognition in the highest office in, the gift of the people of Kansas. Air. Ryan has been twice elected to the state senate. He was first nominated by the Democrats, then endorsed by the Populists. He made several speeches during his first term which attracted attention. Then an arrangement was made whereby the Populists first re nominated him; then the Democrats came into convention and imitated the example of their predecessors. Mr. Ryan was re-elected. He served in the last senate and the fact that L. P. King, Mose Householder, Anson Cooke, Levi Pritchard and other mem- Senator W. H. Ryan, bers of the senate were talked "as gub ernatorial timber" c.'.used Ryan to in timate to some of his newspaper friends that he might take a hand himself. He has visited a number of counties seek ing to form alliances which would ac crue to his political benefit and may have the solid southeast at his back in the convention. He is provincial in speech and man ner and this operates against his suc cess as a campaigner. He can make the eagle soar as well as any one but he would scarcely be called a pleasing orator. Last winter Senator Ryan made a number of speeches in the senate abusing the corporations and defending the laboring men of Kansas. But Senator Ryan's reputation stands upon his championship of the cause of the miners. It was he who introduced the bill taking the position of mine in spector out of politics and he had much to do with its passage. By the pro visions of that measure the miners are allowed to elect their own inspector and by that means they can see that he is3 free from partisan bias and be sure that he will not do things because they will benefit "the party." The convention of delegates from the miners' societies to elect an inspector will soon be held in Topeka. Senator Ryan is also the author of the scrip and screen law and he has during his public career been a trusted champion of the interests of the miners. He also supported the bill to make the commissioner of labor a non-partisan officer. The politicians are somewhat at sea concerning Senator Ryan's candidacy. He comes from a portion of the state which is strongly Populist and if that section unites on Senator Ryan he will be a candidate to be reckoned with when the convention meets. Up to this time, however, he has not been re garded as one of the leading candidates. The fact that Senator Ryan is a Pop ulist with Democratic leanings might facilitate fusion of the Populist and Democratic forces. DONATION OF 8200,000. Mrs. B. P. Flower and Daughter Make a Splendid Gift to Flower Hospital. New York, Jan. 18. Mrs. Roswell P. Flower has presented $100,000 to Flower hospital and Mrs. Emma Flower Tay lor, daughter of Roswell P. Flower, also gave the institution $100,000. The only condition attached to the gifts was that the name "Flower hos pital" shall be retained in perpetuity. Roswell P. Flower was the founder of the Flower hospital, which is a homeo pathic institution. Escapes In Time. Norfolk,Va., Jan. IS. Lorenzo Brown, colored, under sentence of death with the execution set for the 26th instant, escaped from jail at Greenville, N. C, last night by cutting a hole through the walL Brown was convicted of criminal assault at the April court last year and sentenced to hang. Wl 5'' I V 3k -"-"Ct e i&i J f A rr. Off A 1 r I'M. A wl'(f LEASE OF PUBLIC LAND Subject of a Long, Hard Strag gle at Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 18. The con vention of the National Live Stock as sociation, began its third day's session by the consideration of a resolution that all public land adapted to grazing purposes, be subject to lease by stock men who are citizens. This was discussed until adjournment last night. The prospect3 are it will receive endorsement of the convention but not without very strong opposition as the sheep men of nearly every state and territory of the entire west are here fighting hard to defeat the meas ure. Col. Hobb of New York, will be com mended by the executive committee to appointment as United States com missioner to the Paris exposition in the interest of the dead meat industry. Speeches made today were by T. F. B. Sottram of Missouri; J. H. Pickeral of Illinois; Col. Edmondson. of Missouri, and others. Col.R. E. Edmondson, of Kansas City, Mo., took as his themt," The Western March of the Thoroughbred." He said in part: "But a few years ago, certainly with in the memory of most of us. the plains of' Texas, then so little known, the steppes of New Mexico and Colorado, the prairies of the Northwest and the valleys of California were filled with the wild horse, wild cattle and the wild goat. Today not only have these herds of wild animals disappeared but their decendants are rapidly losing their scrub characteristics in the better blood that has been introduced into their veins through the importation of the thor oughbred. "The natural resources and the gener al adaptation of the vast stock lands of Crawford County. of the transmississippi states, of the great state of Texas especially to the live stock industry should urge upon ev ery native and every citizen of their state the importance of raising the standard of the livestock and thus ad vance these states still further in the commerce and agriculture of the world and enhance, at the same time, indi vidual interests. "Years ago we were satisfied with Texas and other western Spanish steers. There was a demand for them. Cattle raisers were satisfied with the native strain. The steers, the beef, the hide, the horns, the hoof, the gristle were all about what we needed. But when, we got into communication with the world, when we got into competition with the older states we discovered that the best grades of cattle, like the best grades of horses and the best grades 'of sheep, brought the best prices, whether for consumption, or for breeding purposes. And so we turned toward the obser vance of nature's laws, for that is what thoroughbreeding is, and realizing that only the fittest shall survive are de termined to make our western stock so fit that it shall not be content to sur vive with that of other lands, but shall survive them all peerless among stock lands of the earth. "Let it be remembered that we have passed what I may term the 'delettan teism' of tharough-breeding. It is no longer a gentleman's whim or a mil lionaire's pastime. It is the hard, cold question of 'gain or loss,' 'success or failure it is the sine qua non of the stockman's prosperity." Col. Emondson traced the history of the cattle raising industry m the Un ted States from the native Texas steer of frontier days to the thoroughbred of to-day, finally brought to its high stan dard of breeding withEuropean blooded stock, and continued: "Our stock is the best stock in the world and the western states of the union the stock farms of the world. And so long as we shall rightly value our immense advantages already wrested from the unwilling nations of the old world; so long as we shall thrill through and through with the spirit of excelsior; so long as we shall patiently and at immense pains and cost insist that the best has yet to be reached; so long as we shall continue to insist that thoroughbreds, and thor oughbreds only, are worth any man's while in time, money or space they oc cupy so long, and so long only, shall we lead the world in live stock. "The 'march of the thoroughbred' Is the sign of the progress of the age. The world has less use for shams and fads each passing day. We therefore here to-daj' stand for the best that can be in the live stock world in this crowning century." Carnegie Endows Another Library. Ottumwa, la., Jan. 18. A proposition was received from Andrew Carnegie to day to give $50,000 for a public library if the city will provide a suitable site and appropriate $5,000 annually for its maintenance. The conditions will un doubtedly be accepted. ARAYJtf HOPE. Boer War GiTes Silyer Men Re newed Courage. Think It Will Force England to Open India Mints. TO HOLD CONVENTION Monetary Leagne Decides Issue a Call. to Hopes to Write Financial Plank For the Democrats. Denver, Jin. 18. The executive com mittee of the Monetary league has de cided to hold a national convention at the same time and the same city as the Democratic.Silver Republican and Pop ulist national conventions. The object of the league Is to write the financial plank of the Democratic national platform. The following national executive commute of the league Is announced by Judge A. W. Bucker: Judge Moses Hallett, Governor C. S. Thomas, Justice L. M. Goddard, Mr. T. M. Patterson, Judge C. I. Thompson, Senator Oscar Reuter, Thomas Tongue, George R. Merrick, Mayor H. V. Johnson, J. N. Stephens, all of Denver, Governor Poyn ter of Nebraska, Governor Hogg of Texas, W. C. Hall of Salt Lake, Frank P. Drennam of Illinois, John C. Stall cup of Tacoma and A. W. Rucker. The officers are Judge Rucker, president, H. V. Johnson, treasurer, and J. H. Steph ens,, secretary. President Rucker is in correspond ence with friends of the cause in this country and England and he believes from the letters arriving from England, that the Boer war will be the solution of the silver question. He believes that on account of scarcity of circulating medium. Great Britain will be obliged by the overwhelming sentiment of pub lic opinion to reopen the mints of India to the free coinage of silver. TREASURY RAID. $11,000,000 to Be Pulled Out on Old Cotton Claims. Washington, Jan. 18. The southern senators express themselves as hopeful over the prospects of securing legisla tion during, the present session of con gress looking to the refunding of money paid into the treasury of the United States soon after the civil war as the result of the sale of cotton captured by the federal forces. There was orig inally about $30,000,000 of this money, but a portion of it was paid to the own ers of the cotton soon after the close of the war. The remainder was left in the treasury and has remained there ever sinoe. Senator Money says that the sum left amounts to about $11,000, 000. A bill introduced by Senator Da vis gives one year additional time for proof of such claims before the court of claims. It has been favorably re ported by the senate committee on claims. ASKS FOR A RECEIVER 2rs. Mary T. Leiter Proceeds Against a Chicago Street Railway. Washington, Jan. IS. Mrs. Mary T. Leiter, wife of L. Z. Leiter, the Chicago millionaire, today instituted proceed ings in the equity court against the Metropolitan Railway company, asking for the appointment of a receiver for the company, the sale of its stock, an accounting and an injunction. The suit is the outcome of the formation of the Washington Traction and Electric com pany, by which a number of other roads, alleged to have been running be hind in their expenses were consoli dated with the Metropolitan company. Mrs. Leiter, who says she owns 1,270 shares which was more than one-twentieth of the entire capital stock of the Metropolitan road at the time of the consolidation, refused to dispose of her holdings when the other shareholders sold out at $230 per share. She asserts that the receipts and funds of the Met ropolitan company have been a-iropri-ated to the benefit of the other roads in the consolidation thus entailing the profits properly accruing to it and she asks the appointment of a receiver to sell the 18,3i2 shares of Metropolitan company stock held by the AVashington Traction and Electric company and for an accounting. An injunction is also prayed for re straining the officers and directors of the Metropolitan company from acting as such. GOULD MILLIONS. Countess Castellane Loses Three of Them Speculating. Paris, Jan. IS. The Matin today says it is rumored on the bourse that Count Boni De Castellane, husband of Anna Gould, has lost three million francs by unlucky speculations. WHY WHEELER RETURNS. Brigadier General Not Given Active Service by General Otis. New Tork, Jan. 18. A special to the Herald from Washington says: No doubt exists in the minds of friends of Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler that his return from the Philippines in compliance with his own request is due to the failure of Gen. Otis to give him active service in the field. In certain quarters an effort is made to attribute Gen. Wheeler's return to inability to stand the climate and to his age. In refutation of the former his friends point to a statement he made after visiting the American lines, "the impression that country is unhealthy is wrong. Regarding his age, it is point ed out that he is only about a year older than Gen. Otis. The orders to Gen. Wheeler to return were cabled about a week ago. Presidential Appointment. Washington, Jan. 18. The president today sent the following nomination to the senate: Thomas J. Henderson of Illinois to be civilian member of the Inboard of ordnance and fortification. WILL OPEN PORTS. Implement Men Defeat the Twine Trust Secure Manila Hemp. Kansas City, Jan. IS. The implement men won their fight against the binder twine trusts yesterday. The victory came at the close of the afternoon ses sion in the shape of this telegram from Washington from Representative Ches ter I. Long, of the Seventh Kansas dis trict: D. W. Blaine. War department has Just received cablegram from Otis that an expedition leaves Manila tonight to open hemp ports. CHESTER I. LONG. Washington, January 17. D. W. Blaine, of Pratt, Kan., has led the fight on the binder twine trust and he has maintained that if the ports were opened the Philippine hemp could reach this country in time to be made into twine for the harvest this summer, and thus break the back of the trust. ihe implement men had petitioned the Washington officials to open the ports and the authorities have taken the action which many leading dele gates declare will save the farmers of the west many millions of dollars and the farmers of Kansas alone $5,000,000 in the lower price of binder twine. It is held by the implement men that even if the hemp does not reach this country in time to be made into binder twine for the coming harvest, the hostile ac tion of the Washington authorities will compel the trust to lower the price of binder twine. The telegram was received by a member of the Retail Implement Deal ers' association at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Half an hour before the as sociation had passed ringing and forci ble resolutions practically demanding of President McKinley that he open the ports of southern Luzon to the exporta tion of Manila hemp, and petitioning congress to investigate the causes that led up to the closing of those ports. Had the telegram come an hour earlier the association probably would have taken no formal action, unless it were a con gratulatory one. The convention, which is the eleventh held by the Western Retail Dealers' Im plement and Vehicle association, con vened esterday morning at 10 o'clock at the Coates opera house. Never be fore has there been so many of the dealers in the city during their conven tion, and they are buying lavishly. It is estimated that there are about 2,500 dealers and manufacturers in Kansas City now. Of these 850 are members of the association. "iice President F. K. Allen will be eTeetPd president, following the unwrit ten law of the association, and Secre tary Hodge will, of course, be retained as secretary. LOSES HIS SEAT. Gen. Joe Wheeler Mast Elected Again. Be New Tork, Jan. 18. A Times special from Washington says: "If Gen. Joe Wheeler expects to return to Washing ton to take a seat in congress without further formality it looks as if he would meet with disappointment. Inquiry has been made since the announce ment that he had been relieved from further duty in the Philippines, and it is found that it is the general agree ment on both sides of the house that it has been clearly shown by the ex amination of the case of Low and other precedents that he has forfeited his right to a seat in -congress, and that the only thing open to him is to go back to his district and seek election if he desires to continue in congress." EARLY CONVENTION. First District Squabble Will Soon Be Settled. It is possible that the First congres sional district committee will meet in Topeka during the Kansas Day celebra tion, January 29, to fix the time and the place for holding the convention which will settle the trouble now existing in the district. Arthur Capper of Topeka is the chair man of the committee and the only Cur tis man on the committee. However, the Curtis and Bailey forces are hav ing no disagreements over the one question at issue, the date of the con vention, so Mr. Capper is on that pro position with the majority. Mr. Capper has taken no steps towards calling the committee together but the Curtis men are satisfied with the suggestion that the committee meet on Kansas Day. A few days ago a friend of the two candidates told Mr. Capper that the committeemen would probably ask him to call the committee to meet in Topeka at that time. Speaking of this today Mr. Capper said: "I have heard that there is a disposi tion on the part of some of the mem bers, I do not know which ones, to have the meeting on Kansas Day because the members will be here to attend the cel ebration. "Nothing has yet been said to me upon the subject. The Curtis forces are satisfied with that date and 1 under stand the Bailey people feel the same way. "If it is the desire of the members to meet on Kansas Day I will immediately issue the call. "The two candidates," said Mr. Cap per, "seem to desire an early convention and 1 presume it win be held. I can not guess where the convention will go." LIBERAL MURDER CASE. Circumstantial Evidence Points To wards Aiex McCoid as Guilty Party. Liberal. Kan.. Jan. 18. In the pre liminary examination of Alex. McCoid charged with the murder of A. L. Davis in session here, the state rested its case at noon today. On request of defense. however, further witnesses were called by the state and the defense will not open its case Detore tomorrow. The evidence introduced is all circum stantial and points strongly to lie Coid's guilt but will be fought by an at temot at alibi. Davis was found dead in his field on January 4 with bullet hole through his head and his horse went home covered with blood. Davis and McCoid are neighbors and had been at enmity for several years. Death of John Lord. New York. Jan. 18. John Lord, presi dent of the Second National bank of Somerville, N. J., died today of pneu monia, aged bo years. Lawrence Sends $150 to the Boom. Lawrence, Jan. 18. Julius Pischer. who has been raising a runa to am the tsoera. sent Jiuu to vne proper sources. APPEALFOR HELP Chiefs of the YaquI Indians Issue Proclamation. Declare They Are Fighting For Independence. GOVERNMENT FORMED Prorisional In Character and. Capital Established. If They Succeed Americans Are Promised Adrantages. Chicago, Jan. 18. A special to the1 Record from El Paso, Tex., says: The Indians of Sonora, the only race in all Mexico that was able to survive the Spanish invasion and preserve its individuality, are making their last stand against the Mexican government. Thus far it seems the Mexican soldiers have been found Inadequate to cope with the Yaquis. A proclamation has been issued by the ruler of the Yaquis nation, address ed "To the American people" and is in part as follows: "The Yaqui nation has begun its struggle for independence. It will no longer tolerate the Mexican army in Sonora. The nation has established a provisional government, the officers of which are at Babispe. In the event of the success of the Yaqui people over the .Mexicans no loreigners except native born Americans will be allowed in So nora for several years. The property ana persons or Americans in Sonora will be protected by the Yaauis in every way." TOPEKA iilAN CAUGHT. Inrested $500 in a "Get Rich Quick" Concern. St. Louis, Jan. 18. The Post-Dispatchj to-day says: Numerous complaints against John A. Baker the commission broker who is charged with using the maiU to further a "get rfh quick scheme" have reached Chief Postofnce Inspector Dice. Mr. Dice declared to a reporter that the firm of Baker Co., of which John A. Baker is the acknowledged head, had hundreds of intelligent patrons, whose losses figured together would exceed $200,000. "I at first sunnosed." said Mr. Dice. 'that we knew his field of operations. Dut 1 find it embraces probably twenty Btatea. I have just received a commu nication from an attorney at Topeka, Kan., stating that he invested $500 with Baker. He received no dividends,, and that when he made a demand on Ba ker the latter replied that he had tem porarily suspended payment. There is not a dollar in sight so far as I know. and I have been besieged for the last ten days by persons who invested their savings in the concern. For a while the plan worked suc cessfully, dividends were paid out of the principal, but when business be came slack there was a slump. Baker found himself hard pressed, the banks refused to accept his money for de posit, and he, deprived of checks, com plained that he could not make pay ments. "The south was pretty thoroughly covered by his agents, while he did a flourishing business throughout Mis souri. At Marissa, 111., several citizens formed a club and invested their money in a lump. The sum total I believe was about $7,000." HE OWED MILLIONS. Largest Bankruptcy That Has Yet Appeared. Chicago, Jan. 18. An indebtedness of $5,504,917, said to be the largest schedule of liabilities ever presented for dis charge under the national bankruptcy act, is set forth in a petition In volu tary bankruptcy filed in the United States district court to-day by Francis P. Owings, now a sto?k broker, who was formerly interested largely in real estate in Chicago. He has no assets. The petitioner built the Owings build ing, now the Bedford, which was the first sky-scraper in the west. He pur chased lease hold interests In much property and assumed a number of mortgages which were afterwards fore closed. HE HAD NO CREDENTIALS. Merely an Expert on the Subject of Islands. Washington, Jan. 18. Capt. Christ mas Dierkenhlsch Holmfelt, of Den mark, called at the state department to-day to talk with Secretary Hay over the proposition to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States. The offi cer had no credentials, and did not claim to appear in a representative ca pacity. He stated that he had studied the situation and could claim to be an expert. Therefore he appeared only to supply any information the department of state might desire on the subject of the Danish islands. Secretary Hay thanked the gentleman courteously and promised that the department would avail itself of his offer if at any time it had occasion to look for information. Tonight's Concert. DePachmann, the famous pianist, will be at Crawford's opera house to-night. There has been a wonderful sale of seats. The lower floor is sold out. The balcony, except the rear row, and all the boxes are taken. In the gallery many good seats remain. A committee from the Ladies" Music Club visited the gallery to-day, and say that from the seats there a splendid view of the piano, which is in position, can be ob tained. The management promises that the gallery will be clean. Murderer Breaks JaiL Chicago, Jan. IS A special from Norfolk says: Lorenzo Brown, colored, under sentence to be hanged at Green ville, N. C, on Friday escaped from the county Jail to-day by cutting a hole through the wall. It Is believed that Brown was assisted by the other negro prisoners. Fifty armed, men with bloodhounds have started in pursuit OS the fugitive.

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Be sure to ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth ins Syrup" and take no other kind, Tij ea-Ly-five centa a botUa. i Wall Paoer y SPORTIHCjNEWS. Kid McCoy Maks a Fuss Over a King Yalued at 800 Which He Thought lie Had Lost. BUT HIS WIFE HAD IT. Brady Explains Why the Cor-bett-Jeffrles Match Was Made So Hastily Fitz Meets Champion Next. New York, Jan. 18. The Journal pub lishes the folio-wing: Mrs. Norman Selby, Mrs. Kid McCoy, today solved the mystery of the disap pearance of an $S00 diamond ring belong ing to the pugilist, which for two days had turned the detective bureau upside down, and caused Chief McClusky, half a dozen of hia beat men, and Manager Schellenberg, of the Murray Hill Turkish Baths, no end of trouble. The Kid came to the baths soon after 1 o'clock Saturday morning, accompanied by his physician. Dr. Tuttle, Billy Mul doon and George Considine. The party did not stop at the desk to register or leave their valuables prior to entering tha baths. Later, Dr. Tuttle, Considine and Muldoon came down in turn and left with the clerk an assortment of valuable, in cluding a fine watch, ring, pins and charms and cash. It was 9 o'clock in the morning when the Kid left, after claiming the money and valuables. The pugilist came Into the baths again on Saturday afternoon and claimed that he had not received back an SIX) diamond ring which he said had been left with the clerk at the de-k by himself. Chief of Detectives McClusky was call ed up on the 'phone and he. Detectives Valley. Armstrong and Reidy and several other headquarters men went to investi gate. The baths were ransacked, but no clew was found to the missing ring. This morning a timid voice called up Chief McClusky and told that official to take his men off the case. Mrs. McCoy had the ring. It had been handed to her by Muldoon just after the tight on Friday evening. Here Is a pointer: McCoy will meet Corbett In the ring, win or lose from Jeffries. MANAGER BRADY Talks About the Fight Between Jef fries and Corbett. Philadelphia. Jan. 18. Quite a number of boxing celebrities are in the city this week. Jim Jeffries, Tom Sharkey, Bob Armstrong and Terry McGovern might have been seen strolling about the streets last evening. Jeffries says he1 will take on no one until his fieht with Corbett has been de cided, on March 15, and that he will start in training in two or three weeks. The champion looks big and rugged now, but says he has not taken on so very much flesh. When asked if he intended giving Fitzsimmons another chance Jeffries only smiled, but W. A. Brady, his manager, spoke up promptly and said: "Certainly we will give Fitzsimmons another tight, but it must be on the same basis as the last fight, 65 per cent to the champion, win or lose. That was what Fitzsim mons demanded and got from us, and that Is what he will have to give us to g-et another fight." When asked why such a family affair match as that between Jeffries and Cor bett was fixed up so hastily, Brady said: "That match was made for business rea sons. I thought, it the best money mak ing match in sight, and do still. Corbett's ring record I consider as good as any pugilist's in America, and his name will look good among Jeffries' string of vic tories. If we have the names of Fitz simmons, Sharkey and Corbett, what need we care for the others? I think Cor bett will draw in New York better than any other man we could match with Jeff ries. I may think Corbett will be easy game, but that doesn't enter into the ar gument at all. "As to Sharkey, why should we fight him again? There Is no reason why we should give him another match, and every reason why we should not, at least Just now. Jeffries has whipped Sharkev twice and another battle would kill the fight pictures. Sharkey is just like so much money in bank for us. When the pictures fail to pay we will fight Sharkey again. "McCoy can have a match If he wants It, but I don't think he is in any great hurry. He has his hands full with Choynskl just now." SHOOT AT OMAHA. Kansas City Team to Attend With Elliott as a Member. Kansas City, Jan. 18. J. A. R. Elliott, Kansas City's expert wingshot and holder of about all the championship trophies that have gone Into retirement or are even still open for competition, is in New York at present, but will come west the latter part of this month to take J. M. Curtice's place on the Kansas City team which is to meet the Omaha cracks at Omaha on January 26 and 27. The Omaha team won the first of the series of intercity matches at Kansas City November 24 and 25 by two birds on a score of 439 to 37, and the Kansas City team hopes to return the compli ment to the Nebraskans on their own battle ground. The Kansas City team will be the same as in the November shoot with the exception that Elliott is substituted for Mr. Curtice, who ia absent In California. Jim Elliott, writing from New York, says that he has challenged Btlly Cros by for a match for the St. Louis Re public cup and thrown down the gaunt let to Fred Gilbert for the E. C. Mud Pie trophy. He is also negotiating for a series of three matches with Captain Jack Brewer for $1,000 a side to take place in the east in March. Elliott may also shoot a 100 bird race against Frank Parmalee at Omaha. CHOYNSKI'3 GATE BECEIPTS. Received $2,400 For His Fart, While Kid McCoy Got $3,000. Chicago, Jan. If!. For his fipht with "Kid" McCoy Joe Choynski received over $2,400 as the loser's share of the purse. The men fought for &0 per cent, of the gross gate receipts, of which McCoy got 60 per cent and Choynskl 40 per cent. The total amount of money taken in at the gate was $12,000. McCoy therefore receiv ed $3,6i) for getting his unearned decision over the Californian. Choynski spent the great part of yesterday downtown among his friends, and every one expressed sur prise that he showed no marks of his en counter with McCoy. Pittsburg Will N ot Release Leach. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 18. President Drey fuss of the Pittsburg club today received a communication from the Philadelphia club, asking him to put a price on the services of Third Baseman Tommy Leach. "The boy is not for sale. I am not saying this with any intention of drawing a better offer, but I have no in tention of parting with Leach." remarked Dreyfuss. "It has been charged that I have offered Leach to New York, but this is not so, as I consider him the best third baseman in the country. I do not say he will play that position here, be cause we have Williams, another star, but I do say he will not play with any other team. Boston. Chicago and Cincin nati have been clamorous for Leach for weeks past." Chief Zimmer accepted Pittsburg's terms today. Broad to Meet Bernstein. New York, Jan. IS. "Kid" Broad, the little Cleveland fighter, who recently de feated "Dave" Sullivan, will assay a more difficult task when he attempts to whip ."Joe" Bernstein at the Broadway Athletic club Friday night. Bernstein has fought Dixon, McGovern and Sulli van and thinks he will have no -difficulty in checking the progress of the Cleve land youngster. The latter Is rapidly coming to the front and has in view a chance to fight "Terry" McGovern. He and the latter fight much alike, and the pugilistic experts agree that they will make a good match. Broad's future, however, depends much upon his ability to defeat Bernstein Friday night. CIUCLLAU STAGE People of the Second Ward Issue a Statement. A meeting will be held to-night at the railroad Y. M. C. A. rooms for the purpose of discussing the pest house at Fourth and Adams streets. The people living In that part of the town known as the Second ward have Issued a handbill announcing the meet ing, which reads as follows: !'The cit izens of the Second ward are requested to attend a meeting to be held on Thursday evening, January 18, at half past seven o'clock, at the railroad Y. M. C. A. hall. Fourth and Adams, for the purpose of protesting against the location of the pest house in our ward. Ladies cordially invited. L. D. Ever sole, Joseph Griley, A. E. Wessen, M. Heery, committee." "We are not making a fight about wards," said Joseph Griley, 'but we do not want the pest house in the Second ward or any other ward for that mat ter. It should be outside of the thickly settled part of the town. The pest house is situateed right where the peo ple coming in on the Santa Fe have to pass it to go up town. We certainly do not want it there." The meeting will be held within a half block of the pest house. PLACE TO HOLLER." State House Janitors Will Be Given Another "Office." The state house janitors are to be moved from the main office floor of the capitol to the cavernous gloom of the ground floor, where they can whoop and yell to their heart's content. The janitors have been holding high carnival in their "apartments" on the main floor, and the executive council has been compelled to move them out. They are to be established in a room on the west side of the north wing, re moved at a considerable distance from other people. THORNTON'S MISTAKE. Wants a Position That Has Been Abolished. I. B. Thornton, of Phillips county, came to Topeka a few days ago unpol luted with desires for office holding, but he has since developed an ambi tion to get into the employ of the state. The joke ia on Thornton, too. He wants an office which has been abol ished, but he is not aware of that fact. Thornton wants to be state ac countant. This place has been abol ished for a year, and there is no ap propriation for such an official. There fore, when the politicians tell Thornton they "will see what can be done," they are having fun with him, but he goes on seeking the place, wondering why some eagle-eyed politician has not be fore jumped on this job. BRIAN OPPOSES BETTING. Favors a Law Against Making; Wagers on Election. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 18. William J. Bryan addressed the members of the legislature just before the election of Senator Blackburn. The chamber of the house was never more crowded than when Representative Nelson introduc ed Mr. Bryan. The latter was accom panied by J. C. S. Blackburn and Fcn ator Goebel. Mr. Bryan proposed two laws that he hoped would be enacted in Kentucky. One was to make it a felony for a corporation to contribute to cam paign funds and the other to prohibit betting on elections. He held that bat ting is bad morals and bad public pol icy. He believed that men often bet for fear of showing lack of confidence in their cause. THEORIES ABOUT FOOD. Also a Few Facts on the Same Subject We hear much nowadays about health foods and hygienic living, about vege tarianism and many other fads along the same line. Restaurants may bi found in the larger cities where no meat, pastry or coffee is served and the food crank is in his glory, and arguments and the ories galore advanced to prove that meat was never intended for human stomachs, and almost make us believe that our sturdy ancestors who lived four score years in robust health on roast beef, pork and mutton must have been grossly ignorant of the laws of health. Our forefathers had other things to do than formulate theories about the food they ate. A warm welcome was extended to any kind from bacon to acorns. A healthy appetite and common sense are excellent guides to follow in matters of diet, and a mixed diet of grains, fruits and meats is undoubtedly the best. As compared with grains and vegeta bles, meat furnishes the most nutriment in a highly concentrated form and ia digested and assimilated more quickly than vegetables and grains. Dr. Julius Remmson on this subject says: "Nervous persons, people run down in health and of low vitality should eat meat and plenty of it. If the digestion is too feeble at first it may be easily corrected by the regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. Two of these excellent tablets taken after dinner will digest several thousand grains of meat, eggs or other animal food in three hours, and no mat ter how weak the stomach may be, no trouble will be experienced if a regular practice is made of using Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets because they supply the pepsin and diastase necessary to perfect digestion, and every form of indigestion will be overcome by their use. That large class of people who come under the head of nervous dyspeptics should eat plenty of meat and insure its proper digestion by the daily use of a safe, harmless digestive medicine like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets composed of the natural digestive principles, pep sin, diastase, fruit acids and salts, which cactually perform the work of digestion. Cheap cathartic medicines, masquerading under the name of dys pepsia cures are useless for indigestion as they have absolutely no effect upon the actual digestion of food. Dyspepsia in all its many forms is simply a failure of the stomach to di gest food and the sensible way to solve the riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to make daily use at meal time of a pre paration like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets, which is indorsed by the medical profession and known to contain active digestive principles. All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at 50c for full treatment. A little booklet on cause and cure of stomach trouble mailed free by ad dressing F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich. ENOCGII TO CHARITY. C. P. Huntington Declines to Donate $20,000 More. Pasadena, Cal., Jan. IS. Collis P. Huntington has refused to make a do nation of $20,000 to the Throop Poly technic Institute. In reply to David Heap, secretary of the institute, who asked for the donation, he wrote: "I note carefully that you write on the subject of an endowment or chair in the institute for $20,000 or upward, and in response to that proposition let me say that the name of those who come to me for money for this and other purposes is legion. "My daily mail is largely made up of appeals for help to relieve actual dis tress and suggestions similar to yours. The former calls appeal more strongly to me, I confess, than do the kind you make, although I fully recognize the good your institution is doing and the admirable character of its work. "I have done, and am, in fact, doing, a great deal for the negroes and their schools, and I do this because the negro has not had a fair chance in the world, and he needs not merely the moral sympathy and support of the kind hearted, but their substantial help to put him on a footing where he can stand among his fellows, and have, not perhaps an equal show, but at least a good working chance. "There are plenty of men in the Unit ed States who are not only financially able to help institutions like yours, but are willing and often glad to do it, as all their sympathies, through their training and experience, lie with such enterprises. "The field of helpers in other direc tions seems to be scanty, and I think what money I have to give away can be bestowed to greater advantage along lines of more actual need. The field of my donations is already so large that I can not with, reason widen it, hence I do not feel that I can accede to your request." SUGAR MILL BONDS. Mission Township Resisting; Collec tion of $15,000. It is possible that Mission township will get out of paying the bonds which were issued by the township several years ago to secure the sugar mill west of town, on the ground that the bonds are illegal. A suit to collect the inter est on them is now pending in the fed eral court. About ten, years ago the legislature authorized the issuance of bonds by townships td aid in the erection of su gar mills over the state, and it was un der this law that the $15,000 of bonds were issued. The mill was built and was operated for a time, but before it got well on its feet the sugar trust came along and shut off the measure of prosperity that appeared to be in store for it. Interest was paid on the bonds for a short time, and then payment was stopped. Now about $6,000 is due and it is to collectthis that the present owner of the bonds, W. S. Dodge, of Cleveland, Ohio, brought suit against Mission township in the United States circuit court. The township authorities employed Attorney General Godard to defend the action, not in his official capacity but as a member of the firm of Valentine, Godard Valentine. Mr. Godard filed a demurrer to the petition of Mr.Dodge, claiming that part of the interest cou pons were outlawed, and that the bonds were illegal anyway. This demurrer has just been argued before Judge Hook, but he has not yet given a decision i:i the matter. Keeler Hite appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Godard argued that the bonds are not valid because they are issued in aid of a private enterprise and not for the public good. Mr. Hite replied that the sugar mill was charged with a public use and was for the benefit of the public, although owned and operated by private parties. He pointed to the fact that grist mills had been the subject of public aid from time immemorial. The defense replied that grist mills were considered as of public nature under the common law, because they were used by all persons, were a public necessity, and were oper ated by water power which was also public. Mr. Hite argued further that if a plant for grinding the wheat into flour can receive public aid there is no reason why the baker who makes the flour in to bread, or the hotel which feeds the bread to the public should also receive public aid. "Do I understand you," asked Judge Hook, "to say that public aid could be given to aid in the establishment of a hotel?" "I do not say that It would be exped ient," replied Mr. Hite, "because it w-ould not be necessary, but the same principle is involved. It is a w-ell known fact also that sugar mills received pub lic aid in this country at one time, and they do now in Germany, by a bounty which is paid the mills on their pro duct." "I do not understand that a bounty is in the same nature as a bonus," said the court, "but it is simply another method of protection." The question involved in this demur rer is an important one over the state, as many other industries which come in the same class as the Mission town ship sugar mill, have been added by bonds In the same manner. CHICAGO'S LAST THREAT. Will Oppose World's Fair if Fight on Canal Continues. Washington, Jan. 18. Congressman Bartholdt, of St. Louis, today accosted Congressman Lorimer, of Chicago, in the Republican cloak room and asked him about the reports that he was threatening to opppose the appropria tion for the Louisiana Purchase World's Fair. Mr. Bartholdt said: "It has come to me, Lorimer, that you have announced your determina tion to fight our World's Fair appro priation bill unless we discontinue our efforts to prevent the Chcago Drainage Canal company from conveying the sewage of Chicago into the Mississippi. Is that true?" "I feel very much that way," re sponded Mr. Lorimer, "and, in fact, I may say I will." "Oh, you wouldn't do that," said Mr. Bartholdt, good naturedly. "Yes, I will," replied Lorimer, firmly, as he walked away. TO WED AT AGE OF 84. Patrick Hogan, of Chicago, Takes Oat a Marriage License. Chicago, Jan. 18 Chief Clerk Salmon son of the marriage license office yes terday afternoon Issued a certificate of marriage to Patrick Hogan, 84 years old. Mr. Hogan lives at 79 Seeley ave nue. The prospective groom did not appear in person at the county elerk'sJ omce, a rriena appearing ana swearing to a certificate. The bride-to-be is Miss Margaret Kennedy, 64 years old. Mr. Hogan is the oldest man to secure a marriage license within the last five years. Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware of counterfeit and worthless salve offered for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. DeWltfs is the only original. An Infallible cure for piles and all skin diseases. At all drug stores. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 18. Colonel William Jennings Bryan addressed an audience of 6,000 at Music hall last night on pending questions under the auspices of the Cin cinnati Bimetallic council. He will go from here direct to Washington and then to New Jersey and New York. Pittsburg, Jan. 18. The principal bridge manufacturers of the United States are meeting here to form a combination with a capital stock of $25,000,000. Chicago, Jan. 18. John A. Spoor was today advanced from the position of vice president to that of president of the Union Stock Yards and Transit company, succeeding John B. Sherman, who retired yesterday. The new president is generally regarded as a Vanderhilt man, and his e.ection. it is-eaid, will strengthen the Vanderbilt interests in the stock yards company. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 18. Northwest ern broom manufacturers, after a confer ence, have decided to advance prices from 25 to 50 cents per dozen. This is the sec ond advance in three months. Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 18. President Cam pos Salles has invited Senor Mala, direc tor of the Central Brazil railway, to ac tept the post of minister of agriculture, and the appointment will take effect on January 26. Following the proclamation ot martial law yesterday, consequent upon the strike, the city today is apparently calm. Washington, Jan. IS. President and Mrs. McKinley entertained the members of the diplomatic corps at a state dinner at the White house last night. Covers were laid for seventy-eight persons and owing to the large company the table was set in the main corridor. The house wTas appropriately decorated for the oc casion and the marine band played. Washington, Jan. 18. Representative Lacey (Ia.) has reintroduced in the house his bill for the protection of game birds, modified, however, so as to make it un lawful to ship in interstate commerce game killed in violation of the law. Washington, Jan. 18. The secretary of war has sent to the senate the draft of a bill prepared by the judge advocate general of the army, making it a misde meanor to refuse to obey a subpoena from a court martial. The bill is in tended to prevent the failure of military justice by curing what is believed to be a defect in the present law. Washington.. Jan. 18. Orders were is sued today formally detaching Captain Sigsbee from the command of the Texas and assigning him to the head of the naval intelligence bureau. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18. Close to 300 delegates attended the first session of the annual convention of the Western Im plement and Vehicle association. Nine states in the west and southwest were represented. The convention will remain in session for two or three days. Turin, Jan. IS. It is now known that thirteen persons altogether were killed and forty others were wounded by the explosion of dynamite at Avigliano, four teen miles from here. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 18. The officers of the Grain Growers' Mutual Hail Insur ance company have asked that J. J. Ev eringham. deputy state insurance com missioner, be appointed receiver of the company and the court made the ap pointment. The company was organized only one year ago and has been in trouble for some time, many of the policy holders having refused to pay their as sessments, having formed an association to tight the claims. Washington, Jan. 18. The senate has confirmed the following: A. F. Caldwell, agent for the Indians. Fort Hall agency, Idaho. Postmasters Kansas, H. S. Muel ler. Sedgwick: Indian territory, W. L. McWiiliams, Miami. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 18. The transport Sheridan has sailed for Manila with an immense cargo of hay, meats and army supplies. She also carries heavy malls for the soldiers and materials for building an additional ice plant at Manila. COMING DRAMATIC ETENTS "The Dawn of Freedom," with John Nicholson In the part of "Antonio Lopez" instead of Paul Gilmore, will be seen at the Crawford theater Fri day. The circumstances of the piece are incidental to the late Spanish American war and considerable special scenery is used in the production. As is true of all war plays, "The Dawn of Freedom" contains a number of excit ing climaxes. Hundreds of Topeka music lovers will hear Vladimir de Pachmann, the great Polish pianist, at the Crawford theater tonight. In commenting on De Pach mann and his playing, Cornelia Dyas recently said: "In giving Vladimir de Pachmann his place among musicians, he must be judged frim his own point of view. He recognizes the limitations of the piano, and refuses to seek after effects that are not musical. An 'in strument of melody' he calls it, 'not of effect.' The plot of "Too Much Money,"which will be at the Crawford theater Sat urday, presents the remarkable situa tion of two young men whose love af fairs do not run smoothly, because one is too poor and the other is too rich. Ponsonby, a poor artist falls in love with the daughter of a rich mine owner named Wiggs, while on a sketching trip to Colorado. Van Vlissengen, a rich young man, while on a visit to Maryland, falls in love with Aletha, a beautiful Dunkardess. Ponsonby per suades the Colorado girl to elope with him. The opening scenes of the comedy find him married and settled down with not a cent to settle up. Van Vlis sengen cannot overcome the scruples of Aletha, and is compelled to return to the city without her. Aletha, however, persuades her mother to take her to the city to learn to paint. Van Vlissengen refers her to Ponsonby. Ponsonby ha3 no other pupils, so Van Vlissengen is compelled to supply the appearance of a school by dressing as a girl. In this disguise he wins the heart of the old lady and gains her consent to marry Aletha. "Who is Who," a farce comedy, will be the attraction at the Crawfor-.l thea ter next Wednesday night. Old People Made Young. J. C. Sherman, the veteran editor of the Vermontville (Mich.) Echo, has discover ed the remarkable secret of keeping old people young. For years he has avoided Nervousness. Sleeplessness, Indigestion, Heart trouble. Constipation and Rheu matism by using Electric Bitters, and he writes: "It can t be praised too highly. It gently stimulates the kidneys, tones the stomach, aids digestion, and gives a splendid appetite. It has worked wonders for my wife and me. It's a marvelous rem edy for old people's complaints." Only 50c at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kansas ave. Notice. Persons hold our premiuum cards or tickets are hereby notified that Bame must be presented (filled) by March 1, 1900, otherwise they will not be honored. We are now giving trading stamps. THE S. BARNUMD. G. CPT. CO. White Brakemen Will Remain. South McAlester, I. T., Jan. 18. Some time ago the Choctaw, Oklahoma Gulf railroad put on negro brakemen on freight trains running from Moon ville to Memphis, and it was rumored that the white brakemen on the west ern division were to be displaced by colored men. This raised a storm of protests among the train men, and also from the shippers and the traveling public. Train Master Lally to-day an nounces that the negro brakemen will be retained on the eastern division and white brakemen only will be employed on the western division. 20,000 One Box Containing 15 Days Treatment o! a Remarkable Remedy For ill Forms of Female Weakness Mailed Absolately Free to Any Lady Sending Same and Address. DE. MARGIT EIBEN. For a short time we will mail free one box containing 15 days' treatment of Bas eline, equal to a full 50-cent box, to every ladv suffering from any form of Female Weakness. Displacement. Suppressed or Painful Periods, or any trouble that makes a woman miserable, pale, sickly, wrinkled and faded, it gives instant re lief and never fails to cure. Dr. Margit Eiben, 1078 Clark ave., Cleve land. Ohio, writes: "I feel it my duty to thank you sincerely that you have urged me to use your Hazeline in my practice. After having obtained such miraculous results with Hazeline amongst my pa tients I now feel ashamed that I was so mistrusting at first. I can postively state that I have cured the severest cases of female trouble known to womankind. All ladies who have used Hazeline under mv direction will testify to its merits. I am a graduated midwife and a practicing ladies' phvsician and therefore come in contact with all the different cases of Female Weakness. After I have been us ing Hazeline for over one year in my practice and always with good results. I do not think it a mistake to publicly an nounce this in order to induce more lad A Unique New Edition of the Aztec Calendar, Janu ary to June, 1900, now on sale at A. T. S. F. Ry. Depot, and at General Passenger office. Contains six separate reproductions in color (8x11 inches) of Buxbank'a Pueblo Indian portraits the season's art sensation. Also engraved cover representing anceint Aztec calendar stone. A handsome and unique souvenir; edition limited; order early. Price 26 cents. "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR GAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES ififfANTED To buy Mules AIIPTIflll Sale on Horses and Merchandise HUU I lUll every Saturday at the 626Quincy stree. wpj Bookkeeping. Shortbasd. Telegraphy, PeBnaoshio Phone 31. 521.513 Qulncy St ALL KINDS ALL TIMES ALL PRICES BARKLEY, Undertaker and Embalmer. The largest assortment of fine foods In the city at reasonable pr'ce. FIRST-CLASS AMBULANCE. 417 Kansas Ave. Telephone 387. IN CONTEMPT. Mayor, Oity Clerk and 24 Aldermen of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Jan.18. Mayor Rose, City Clerk Schuengel and the 24 aldermen who voted for the street railway, ordi nance are in contempt of court. This is the substance of the decision handed down late by Judge Ludwig. The judge holds that he had jurisdic tion in the case and that in disobeying the restraining order of the court Com missioner Harper and the city officials named In the indictment are in con tempt. The court holds practically, that the ordinance is void for the reason that the amendments adopted on the floor were not considered by a committee. The aldermen and city officials .will be Coa Boxes Given Away 1W. ies to use this grand remedy. If any lady doubts my statement she Is cordial ly invited to cl or write, enclosing a two-cent stamp in her letter for a reply. I am desirious to convince every lady of the merits of Hazeline and of the truthfulness of my statement." In McPherson, Kansas, it cured a lady who suffered constantly over 10 years from various female troubles, after being treated by 12 different doctors who failed to relieve her. A lady living in Toto, Starke Co.. Ind., writes that this famous remedy cured her daughter, who was so sick with difficult monthly sickness that she was in bed most of the time. From Sacramento, Cal., a lady writes that this remedy does away with surgical opera tions and was saved the danger and tor ture of the knife by being cured by Haz eline. Such words as these are eloquent. They come straight from the heart. Send your name and address to the Hazeline Co., 514 Bressler Block, South Bend, Ind., for a fifteen days' free box of Haaeline. Send today. This remedy will cure you and there is absolutely no doubt about it. rlWr-. Calendar

t a car-load of Horses and this week. im sxAR WAGOJ YARDS. OUTH WESTERN FUEL GO. Tel. 183. C34 Eaasas At. brought before the court for punish ment. It has been demonstrated repeatedly In every state in the union and in many for eign countries that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain preventive and cure for croup It has become the universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher of Liberty. W. Va., only repeats what has been said around the globe when he writes- "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with perfect success, we be lieve that it is not only the best cough remedy, but that it is a sure cure for croup. It has saved the lives of our chil dren a number of times." This remedy ia for sale by all druggists. San Diego, Cal., Jan. 18. There Is noth ing here or at Ensenada corroborating the report of the blowing up of gasoline schooner Anita at Madalena bay and klllinr her crew of six. The local agent of the Anita does not credit the story. u 7

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That ladies can give in coffee or any kind ot food quickly curing the patient with out his knowledge. Anyone can have a tree trial package by addressing Rogers Drug Chemical Co., 7::T Fifth and Race sts.. Cincinnati, Ohio, and easilv drive foul tobacco smoke and dirty spittoons Irom the hornet JEW CRAWFORD0 THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th. DePACHMANN, The Great Russian Pianist. Trice: $1.00 to al! parts of the house. Chart opens at Rowley Snow's Monday a. m. at 8 o'clock. Numbers given out at 7. Eeturn Engagement of THE PAUL GIL MORE COMPANY. Friday, January 19th, In the Greatest Play of the Century, the DAWN OF FREEDOM. A Romance of the late struggle in Cuba. The cast headed bv JOHN T. NICHOL SON and WIGNOR MORRCHOI,. SEK the United States Consulate at Santiago, the Spanish Rlock House. San Juan Hill; the Instruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet. The greatest scenic production of the year. Seats now on sale. Prices, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. QKAND OPEHA HOUSE 023 Solid Week MAXIIATmSTOCK CO. In a Reportoir of Standard Plays. Brass Band and Orchestra. Moving Pictures and Vaudeville. Ladies' Free Tickets Monday and Tuesday Prices: 10. 20 and 30 cents. Reserved seats on sale at Flad Grubb's drug fctore. Bargain matinee Saturday after noon, with a gift to each child. A prize of 15 in gold, Saturday night. Uel man-Taylor Exhibit Of 500 Pictures For the benefit of the Public Schools of the city at LIBKABY HALL. Open Jan. 13, at 7:30 P. M. January i5, 16, 17, 18, 19, at 10 A. Al. to 10 P: Al. General Admission, Children, 10c 5c MP3 to) SHORTEST LINE. COLORADO FLYER OTHERS Have Been Cubed. you Can Bb Cubed by Using- mm m I Rheumatic Cure. Tey a Bottle. X All Druggists. Price, $1.00 WE'LL DO YOUR HAUL1X0 RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Kansas Aveiine. Office Tel. 820. House Tel. 395. F. P. BACON, Proprietor. 3BES SIS ABOUT STORAGE. RAILR0AD NEWS. Changes Made in Santa Fe Engineering Department. Jurisdiction of Sir. 11. D. Barns Is Extended. SUPERSEDES PEltRIS. Santa Fe Pacific and Southern California Combined. Chief Engineer of Latter Road Will Look After Oil Wells. A change has been made in the Santa Pe engineering department. The jur isdiction of Mr. R. D. Burns, chief en gineer of the Santa Fe Pacific road, has been extended to take in the South ern California line, and Mr. Fred T. Ferris, who has been chief engineer of the Southrn, California practically since the road came into existence, has been placed in charge of the Santa Fe oil wells in California. Mr. Burns' headquarters will hereaf ted be at Los Angeles, and the head quarters of Mr. F'erris at San Bernar dino. The change gives Mr. Burns author ity over all Santa Fe lines west of Al buquerque, with the exception of San Joaquin Valley road. Mr. W. B. Story, chief engineer of the latter line, is sla ted to come to Topeka as chief engineer of the Santa Fe proper to succeed Mr. James Dun, who will go to Chicago as consulting engineer of the entire Santa Fe system. This arrangement was made some time ago, but on account of the delay in the completion of the San Joaquin Valley road, it has not been carried out. So far as known it is still the intention of the management to transfer Mr. Dun to Chicago and relieve him of the detail work of the Santa Fe proper. From the fact that all Santa Fe en gines in service in California burn oil instead of coal, the oil industry of the road is an important one. Mr. Perris will have entire charge of the working of the oil wells. WESTERN AGENTS LOSE. Salaries Will Not Be Advanced as a Result of Abolition of Commissions. "Western roads will not make a gen eral advance in the salaries of their ticket agents as a result of their recent decision to abolish passenger commis sions the first of next month. Several of them, however, have practically de cided to increase the wages of agents in many of the larger and more import ant towns. It is almost certain that the roads of the east, south, southeast and southwest, too, will not advance their agents' salaries except in incNidual cases. The western roads do not believe' that the decision to do away with the payment of fees for the routing of traffic will have such an undesirable effect as to warrant a general increase of the agents' salaries. But few will suffer, they hold, and they have ex pressed an inclination to see that those who suffer most will not be made to feel dissatisfied. Said an official in discuss ing the matter: "In the larger towns that Is. in places having 30,000 or more inhabitants the agents may feel the loss of com missions in a considerable degree, but in the smaller towns the abolition of fees will not be even so much as an in convenience. The roads have no inten tion of being unfair with the agents, nor have they any pronounced desire to pay bigger wages than the conditions warrant. In the towns ranging from 3,000 to 8,000 in population the average monthly income of commissions to an agent is not more than $5. In some in stances, to be sure, the agents are luck ier. The payment of the commissions, however, has had nothing to do with the regulation of salaries, the figures being fixed in all instances in relation to the men's worth and the importance of the points involved." TRAINMEN DISCHARGED. Big Cut Hade In the Santa Fa List at Newton. Newton, Jan. IS. Owing to the slack business at the present time eighteen brakemen have been laid off. Their names follow: F. M. Cooper. H. L. Bleecker, W. H. Penny, F. A. Speckman, J. M. Stager, H. C. Morgan. H. J. Tuilis, S. P. Fay ette, v H. Gordon, M. J. Maloney, E. Stewart. C. G. Ragsdale, E. M. Con nelly, W. N. lihev. G. N. Farrow, G. P. Williams, H. J. Dick, O. P. Holmes. The chain gang crews have been re constructed and follow: Ferguson, Wanders, Davingnon; Cease, Kohr, Hadlock; Vaughn, Killie, Fleming; Sawyer, Simpson, Gorsueh; Downey, W. Peters, Rutter; Wertem berg. D. Peters, Lindner; Andrews, Young, F. Brown; Shafer, Bennett, Tuilis; Cash, Dunlap, Parham. HUNTINGTON WON'T SELL. Says He Is Purchasing and Not Dis posing of Southern Pacific Stock. New York, Dec. 18. Discussing a re port that the Stanford-Hopkins hold ings of Southern Pacific, recently pur chased by the Huntington-Speyer syn dicate, had been sold to E. H. Harri man and Jacob H. Schiff, representing the Union Pacific, President C. P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific said: "There is not a word of truth in it. I know exactly where and how that stock is held. And I may say, in pass ing, that I am not selling any Southern Pacific stock. Rather, I am buying it. "As for the interests which you say purchased these shares, I can only say that some time ago they did nurchase some Southern Pacific stock at my ad vice. But you can rest assured that the have not gotten hold of the Stanford-Hopkins holdings. As for our re lations with the Union Pacific, they are of the best." WILL ROUTE AS IT PLEASES. Western Roads Adopt a New Tariff For Control of Fruit Shipments. Sacramento, Cal.. Jan. IS. All the rail roads interested in the question of tho routing of fruit have issued a new rout ing tariff on eastbound freight, which ap plies to all commodities, merchandise, green and dried fruits, etc. This tariff became effective today and is more stringent in its terms than the preceding routing orders to which such stupendous objections have been made by shippers of citrus fruits in southern California. According to the terms ot the tariff, "in guaranteeing the through rates named herein, the absolute and unqualified right of routing bevond its own terminal is reserved to initial carriers giving guar antee." The tariff applies only to eastbound freight. It is supposed that the refrig erator car lines will be consulted or al lowed some privileges in selecting routes. Among the railroads signing the tariff are the following: Atchison, Topeka Santa. Fe, Chicago, Burlington Quincv. Chicago, Rock Is land Paeitic, Denver Rio Grande, Oregon Railway Navigation. Oregon Short Line, Southern Pacific system. St. Louis San Francisco, and Union Pacific. HAY BUILD IN PUEBLO. Colorado and Southern May Locate New Shops There. Denver, Jan. 18. "The Colorado Southern railroad shops will only be lo cated in Pueblo if the provocation to leave Denver is verv great," said B. L. Winched of the Colorado Southern rail road, discussing a report that the road was considering locating its new repair shops in Pueblo, and building them in connection with the Santa Fe. "The shoos will be built by and owned by and operated solely for the Colorado Southern system," Mr. Winched con tinued. "We are not going to build them in common with any other road. The shops will be built right away, and they will be fine shops, too. "If for any reason Pueblo should be made the site of the shops, we will en large the old narrow gauge shops at Co mo, and do all the repair work for nar row gauge equipment there. This would obviate the expense of laving a third rail to Pueblo for taking the narrow guage engines and cars down the line." HIGHER FREIGHT RATES. The New Western Classification Be comes Effective January 25. A week from today the new classifica tion of western freight rates will go into effect. Its operation has already been postponed ten days, so that shippers might get ready to meet it. and no fur ther delay is looked for. While the new classification is ostensibly only a re-arrangement of the classes of merchandise it actually imposes a considerable in crease in tariff by putting many articles into classes bearing a higher rate than at present paid. There are 363 articles on which the clas sification is changed, and every one of these is an increase, except the item of locomotives in transit over a road to which they do not belong. The old schedule provided that the man riding on the locomotives to take care of them should pay fare on the return trip. Now they will receive passes home. On such items as soap, beds and furni ture, salt fish, axle grease, aericultural implements, hour, feed, electric wires, cables and insulators the increase in tar iffs ranges from 16 to-45 per cent. The ef fect of some of the changes is said by railroad men to be in favor of the local manufacturers, increasing the rate on manufactured goods, while leaving it un changed on raw material. Some injury may be done the vegetable growing Industry of the west bv the changing of winter vegetables, including potatoes, from the fourth to the third class. This change will increase freight rates about 30 per cent. ROBBINS AND SWEET. The Former Takes Mr. Tice's Place and the Latter Succeeds Him. General Superintendent Resseguie re turned to Topeka last night and an nounced that Mr. J. W. Robbins, at present trainmaster at Marceline, Mo., would succeed Mr. H. A. Tice as train master of the eastern division. Mr. Robbins will be succeeded by Mr. A. E. Sweet of this city. Mr. Sweet has been employed in the office of general superintendent for sev eral years. During Mr. Avery Turner's term as assistant general superintend ent he was his chief clerk. Mr. Robbins was formerly an employe of the general superintendent's office. Reserve Engine Sent Oat. Engine No. 171 has been taken out of the Sixth street round house, and sent to the Oklahoma division, for service. The Sixth street round house is used by the Santa Fe as a storehouse for reserve engines, which are placed there as fast as they have been repaired in the shops ot ine company, anu turnea out reaay tor service. These engines are for the most part iignt engines, ana are neici in re serve at the roundhouse until an emer gency arises in which they are needed. Midwinter Retrenchment. Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 18. The Missouri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas Texas have commenced midwinter retrench ment by cutting down operating ex penses in the local shops. The Missouri Pacific has reduced the working hours to eight hours per day and the Katy has laid off twenty-one shopmen and may make still further reductions. Freight traffic is dull on the Missouri Pacific and it is anticipated that two freight crews will be laid off. Demand For EtaeJ Rails. New York. Jan. 18. The Chicago and Northwestern railway has placed an or der for 30.000 tons of steel rails with the Illinois Steel company. President Gary, of the Federal Steel company, says that during the week his company has virtually closed contracts for 80,000 tons of steel rails, and is negotiating a foreign contract for 30.000 tons. All or 1900. The Jersey Central railroad has ders are for delivery after June 1 ordered 5,000 tons of steel rails from the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company. Mr, Thompson Goes East. Mr. E. W. Thompson, assistant general passenger and ticket agent of the Rock island road, lett last night for Kt. 1-ouis, where he will represent the Rock Island at the meeting of the Western Passenger association. This is the regular meeting or tne association ana it is expected tnat much important business will be taken up and settled. FROM EMPORIA. Engineer J. N. Smith has been sent to Abilene to relieve W. S. Ramsey, who is sick. Engineer Minard has gone to Strong City to relieve an engineer. Conductor Ferguson ha-s taken a run out of Newton. Engineer Chalk has left the night switch engine and has gone to fire out of Newton. Engineer Jackson and Fireman Mc Knight have returned from Wichita where they have been on the pile driver. Engineer Smiley has returned to his run on the Howard branch after a few davs' sickness. Conductor Smith and Brakemen Gal lagher and Frizzell will go on the pile driver this week. This will place Smith on Easy street, as he will not have to figure tonnage for awhile. George Kirk, formerly a brakeman here, ha-s given up a preferred through run, and has taken charge of a baggaee car. His new position will pay him J5 per month, and will be much more agreeable than his other position. Conductor Hunt, who was recently dis charged, has been reinstated. Hunt is a. popular fellow among the boys, and they are glad to note his reinstatement. Conductor Edmonds and Brakeman Venn have returned from Chicago, where they have been in attendance at the ses sion of the grievance committee of the O. R. C. and B. of R. T. Tanks T!8, 794 and 7SG are in the house to put on Strong City engines of the same numbers. These three engines are on runs 303 and 338 between Strong City and Superior. They have to do an extra amount of work with few opportunities to take water, and the ordinary tanks of 3,500 gallon capacity are very inconven ient. These new tanks hold about 5,000 gallons. Washington Notes. Washington. Jan. IS. J. Mulvane, of To peka. who has been in town for a day or two. left for New York last night. Frank Vincent, of Hutchinson, Kan., who has been in the city, left for home last nie-ht. Indian Agent Pollock, of the Osage agency. Oklahoma, who has been under investigation bv the interior department, arrived yesterday. Senator Harris, of Kansas, has secured an agreement for a favorable report from the military committee on his hiil ceding the abandoned Fort Hays military reser vation to the state. The comptroller of the currency has authorized the Choctaw National "bank, of Cado, I. T.. to begin business with a capital o J50.000. H. M. Dunlap is presi dent and Barlow Roberts cashier. MAGERSFONTEIN. Correspondents of London Pa pers Tell of Slaughter And tbe Burial of the Martyred General Waucbope.. LIKE HATS IN A. TRAP Thirteen Hundred of the Scot tish Highlanders Fell Within Fifty Feet ot the Boer Lines. Correspondence of Associated Press. London, Jan. 10. Some of the most brilliant work in the way of descriptive writing ever done by British war cor respondents has been appearing in the London papers during the last few days. Bennett-Buelig's splendid de scription of the battle of Colenso which was cabled in part by the Associated Press is not a bt finer than the account of Magersfontein by the correspondent of the Daily News. After tracing the terrible loss suffered by the Highland brigade at Magersfontein, the Daily News correspondent thus writes of the burial of Gen. Wauchope: "Three hundred yards to the rear of the little township of Modder river.just as the sun was sinking in a blaze of Af rican splendor, on the evening of Tues day, the 12th of December, a iong, shal low grave lay exposed in the breast of the veldt. In the west the broad river, fringed with trees, ran rnurmuringly; to the eastward the heights still held by the enemy, scowled menacingly; north and south the veldt undulated peaceful ly. A few paces to the northward of that grave 50 dead Highlanders lay, dressed as they had fallen on the field of battle. They had followed their chief to the field and they wereto follow him to the grave. How grim and stern those men looked as they lay face upward to the sky, with great hands clinched in the last death agony, and brows still knitted with the stern lust of the strife in which they had fallen The plaids dear to every Highland clan were represented there, and as I looked, out of the distance came the sound of the piper; it was the general coming to join his men. There, right under the eyes of the enemy, moved with slow and solemn tread all that remained of the Highland brigade. In front of them walked the chaplain, with bared head, dressed in his robes of office; then came the pipers with their pipes, 16 in all, and behind them with arms reversed moved the Highlands, dressed in all of their regalia of their regiments, and in their midst the dead general borne by four of his comrades. "Out swelled the pipes to the strains' of the "Flowers of the Forest," now ringing proud and high until the sold iers heads went back in haughty defi ance and eyes flashed through tears like sunlight on steel; now sighing to a moaning wail like a woman mourning her first born, until the proud heads dropped forward till tbey rested on beaving chests and tears rolled down the wan and scarred faces and the choking sobs broke through the solemn rythm of march of death. Right up to the grave they marched, then broke away in companies.until the general lay in the shallow grave with a Scottish square of armed men around him. Only the dead man's son and a small rem nant of the officers stood with the chaplain and the pipers while the sol emn services of the church were spo ken. "Then once again the piper pealed out Lochaver no More,' cut through the stillness like a cry of pain until one could almost hear the widow in her Highland home moaning for the soldier she would welcome back no more Thn as if touched by the magic of one thought, the soldiers turned their tear damp eyes from the still form in the shallow grave toward the heights where Cronje, the lion of Africa and his sold iers stood. Then every cheek flushed crimson and the strong jaws set like steel and the veins on the hands that clasped the rifle hand swelled almost to bursting with the fervor of the grip and that look from those silent, armed men spoke more eloquently than ever spoke the tongues of orators. For on each frowning face the spirit of vengeance sat and each sparkling eye asked silently for blood. God help the Boers when next the Highlander pi broch sound. God rest the Boers' souls when the Highland bayonets charge, for neither death, nor hell, nor things above nor things below will hold the Scots back from their blood feud. "At the head of the grave, at the point nearest the enemy, the general was laid to sleep, his officers grouped around him, while in line behind him his soldiers were laid in a double row wrapped in their blankets. No shots were fired over the dead men resting so peacefully. Only the salute was given, and then the men marched campward as the darkness of an African nieht rolled over the far stretching breadth of the veldt. To the gentlewoman who bears the general's name, the Highland brigade send their deepest sympathy. To the members and the wives, the sis ters and the sweethearts in the cottage homes by hillside and glen they send love and good wishes sad will be their Christmas, sadder the New Year. Yet, enshrined in every womanly heart, from Queen Empress to cottage girl, let their memory be the memory of the Highland brigade who died at Magers fontein." The same writer thus depicts the way In which the disaster overtook the High landers: "During the night It was considered expedient that the big Highlanders, about 4,000 strong, under General Wauchope should get close enough to the lines of the foe to make it possible Ifs as refreshing; in Winter as Ice- Cold Soda is in Summer. STANSFIELD HAS IT, -AT- 632 Kansas Ave. Have a glass tonight, after the show. iiSy n 1 1 i i I Q i I iade 1 Experts I i if r fee, and In to charge the heights. At midnight the gallant general moved cautiously through the darkness towards the kopje where the Boers were most strongly entrenched. They were led by a guide who was supposed to know every inch of the country, out into the darkness of an African night. The brigade march ed in line of quarter column, each man stepping cautiously and slowly, for they knew that any sound meant death. Every order was given in a hoarse whis per and in whispers it was passed along the ranks from man to man; nothing wag heard as they moved toward the gloomy, steel-fronted heights but the brushing of their feet in the veldt grass and the deep drawn breaths of the marching men. "So onward, until three o'clock of the morning of Monday. Then out of the darkness a rifle rang, sharp and clear, a herald of disaster a soldier had trip ped in the dark over the hidden wires laid down by the enemy.f In a second, in the twinkling of an eye, the search lights of the Boers fell broad and clear as the noon day sun on the ranks of the doomed Highlanders, though it left the enemy concealed in the shrouds of the frowning mass of hills behind them. For one brief moment the Scots seemed paralyzed by the suddenness of their discovery, for they knew that they were huddled together like sheep within fifty yards of the trenches of the enemy. Then clear above the confusion rolled the voice of the general 'Steady, men, steady' and like an echo to the vet erans out came the crash of nearly a thousand rifles not fifty paces from them. The Highlanders reeled before the spook-like trees before them. Their best, their bravest fell in that rain of lead. General Wauchope, riddled with bullets, yet gasping, dying, bleeding from every vein the Highland chief tain raised himse'f on his hands and knees and cheere his men forward. "Men and officers fell in heaps to gether. The Black Watch charged, and the Gordons and the Seaforths with a yell that stirred the British camp below, rushed onward onward to death or -disaster. The accursed wires caught them round the legs until they floundered like trapped wolves, and all the time the rifles of the foe sang the song of death in their ears. Then they fell back broken and beaten, leaving nearly 1,300 dead and wounded just where the broad breast of the grassy veldt melts into the embrace of the rugged African hills, and an hour later the dawning came of the dreariest day that Scotland has known for a generation past. Of her officers, the flower of her chivalry, the pride of her breeding, but few remained to tell the tale, a sad tale truly, but one untainted with dishonor or smirched with disgrace, for up those heights, un der similar circumstances, even a bri gade of devils could scarce have hoped to pass. All that mortal men could do the Scots did; they tried, they failed, they fell and there is nothing left us now but to mourn for them and avenge them. "All that fateful day our men lay close to the Boer lines under a blazing sun; over their heads the shots of friends and foes passed without ceas ing. All day long the battle raged. Scarcely could we see the foe; all that met our eyes was the rocky heights that spoke with tongue of flame when ever our troops drew near. Once our guards made a brilliant dash at the trenches and like a torrent their re sistless valor bore them, and for a few brief moments they got within hitting distance of the foe. Well did they avenge the slaughter of the Scots; the bayonets, like tongues of fiame, passed above or below the rifle guard and swept through brisket and breast bone. Out of their trenches the guardsmen tossed the Boers as men in English harvest fields toss the hay when the reapers' scythes have whitened the corn fields, and the human streams were plentiful where the British guardsmen stood. Then they fell back, for the fire from the heights above them fell thick as the spume of the surf on an Australian rock-ribbed coast. But the guards had proved to the Boers that, man to man, the Brit on was his master. "In vain all that day Methuen tried by every rule he knew to draw the en emy; vainly the lancers rode recklessly to induce those human rock limpets to come out and cut them off.- Cronje knew the mettle of our men, and an ironical laugh played around his iron mouth, and still he stayed within his native fastnesses; but death sat ever at his elbow, for our gunners dropped the lyddite shells and the howling shrapnel all along his lines until the trenches ran blood and many of his guns were silenced. "In the valley behind his outer line of hills his dead lay piled in hundreds, and the slope of the hill was a charnel house where the wounded all writhed amidst the masses of the dead, a ghastly tribute to British gunnery. When at 1:30 p. m. on Tuesday we drew off to Modder river to report, we-left nearly 3,000 dead and wounded of grim old Cronje's men as a token that the lion of England had bared his teeth in earnest." The last mails from the Cape brought numerous accounts of Magersfontein, but none so vivid as this. Julian Ralph, in the Daily Mail, very bluntlj writes of the Highlanders after the first volley from the hidden trenches: "They turned and ran, literally col liding and climbing over one another in their confusion. A chaplain forward in the ranks was knocked down and trampled, as brave a man as any, yet one who declared that there lived no rG 1 Fl n wo Is prepared by an individual firm who made their reputa tion many years ago who intend to maintain it as long as the people appreciate good, pure coffee, at an honest coffee price. If others want to imitate Arbuckles' coffee, that's their business; if you prefer an imitation cof that's your business: if you want the best coffee at the least price, that's our business. Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee, the refuse imitations under any other name. each pound package of Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee there Is a list of articles. With each package in which the List is found, the purchaser has bought a definite part of com article to be selected by him or her from the List, subject only to the conditions that the signature on the package Is to be cut ont and returned to Arbuckle ros. Everybody should see this List. Address all communications to ARBVCKLE men who would have behaved differ ently. "It had been as if the earth had opened, and from a cleft that ran far as our men reached fire belched and shot swept the veldt. "The fever of fright lasted only while the men ran 200 yards, and then re gained some measure of order." Says the Times correspondent of the same occurrence: "Back they came in a wave that no officer could stop. From a point of van tage on the horse artillery hill one could see them swarming like bees over the veldt until they were almost out of range, and the guns were left out in the open with no one to sup port them. It was perhaps the most unpleasant sight that a British soldier of to-day has ever beheld it was cer tainly a sight never to be forgotten. "It was difficult to say what would happen next until Major Ewart, bri gadier major of the Highlanders, rode up with an order from the command ing officer, which was almost an en treaty to the effect that all he asked of the Highland brigade was to hold the position until dark. So riddled and shattered was the brigade that Ewart had actually no officer with him to help him to give the order to the scattered men,- and he was glad to have the as sistance of Colonel Dawyne, who was there not as a soldier but as a civilian, surveying the battle from the horse ar tillery hill." PROUD OF HIS REGIMENT. Deprecates Quarrels Officars. Among the To the Editor of the State Journal: Dear Sir I see in your paper of Jan uary 15 a letter written by late Lieuten ant Hall of the Twentieth Kansas to the secretary of the State Historical society, in which he protests against Colonel Met calf beingr allowed to read a paper en titled "History of the Twentieth Kansas," at a meeting of their society. Mr. Hall's first reason for his protest Is that Met calf is a narrow-minded partisan. If this be true, what can be said of the mind of Lieutenant Halt, who opposes him from a partisan standpoint. He also stated that Metcalf was wound ed in the toe while 1,000 yards in the rear of the firing- line. I call the world and especially the Twentieth Kansas regiment to witness the falsity of this statement. Mr. Hall knows as we all know, that Metcalf was wounded in the leg: and while on the firing line. Not satisfied with this false statement, he also accuses Metcalf of the heinous crime of killing unarmed prisoners at the Battle of Caloocan. While our regiment was at San Fran cisco a court of inquiry convened at that place, and an investigation commenced to ascertain the cause of the execution of those prisoners. After calling up every witness .of the case, the court decided that the Filipinos had met their death through a mistake in orders. But never during that time was Metcalf's name con nected with this affair, and never until the regiment was mustered out did I hear of this accusation against Colonel Metcalf. Although it is true that two Filipinos were executed, what reason has any man to be so devoid of principle as to accuse an innocent party of such a gross crime. I do not know Metcalfs politics, nor do I defend him from a political stand- Soint. But as a member of the Twentieth Kansas and as one who is proud of his regiment and of the men who were at Its head, I feel that it would be shame upon" our gallant officers and a disgrace upon our regiment to allow such false accusations go unanswered. I feel assured that if Colonel Metcalf reads his paper it will be a credit to the Twentieth Kansas regiment, and at least ornamented by truth. While I am proud of the Twentieth Kansas regiment and the gallant officers who were at its head, I am ashamed of such officers, who let jealousy surmount their principle and truthfulness. Men who seek to rob others of laurels which they so richly deserve. I believe the people of Kansas patriotic enough to look at this in the proper light and I leave it for them to decide. P. W. COR, Late Private Co. M, 20th Kan. Reff. Pratt, Kansas, January 17, 1900. BY TROLLEY LINE. Olathe tcJBecome a Suburb of Kansas City. Kansas City. Jan. IS. Kansas City Is to have another inter-urban electric rail way. It will run from Olathe. Kan. The capital has all been subscribed and the first steps were taken last night when the Olathe council was asked for a fran chise. The promoters of the new line are J. E. Tryon. E. O. Moffett and Rob ert it. W inter of Kansas City, and E. R. Ogg. J. L. Pettvjohn, J. B. Bruner and H. C. Livermore. of Olathe. The request before the Olathe council last night was for a franchise to operate an electric line over the streets of that town. The council adjourned until Fri day night, when, it is believed, the fran chise will be granted. It is understood from those In Kansas City who are interested in the road, that the line will be built in a northeasterly direction from Olathe and connect with the terminus of the old line road now running south of AValdo park. Having a Great Bun on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Manager Martin of the Flerson drug store, informs us that he is having a great run on Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. He sells five bottles of that medi cine to one of any other kind and it give3 great satisfaction. In these days of la grippe there is nothing like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the sore throat and lungs and give re lief within a verji short time. The sales are erowinff and all who try it are nleas- ed with tts prompt action. South Chica go juauy calumet, nor sale oy ait druggists. Ask the grocers for original package coffee, BROS., Motion Department, Mew Torse City, I, -v. AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century. Dr. ANDREW WA the eminent, successful tliineke Physician, eigfi teen years practice, had moved to 805 Kansas Ave nue. (Topeka. Ks.,) where he has more room for iua large practice. ALL SUFFERERS from t hrouic auti Frima IMseases. also Female Weakness, can be cured by use of the Herbs, Koots. Flowers. Berries and Barks which were imported from China. .No surgical operation, and do jiuuutauio panels tctivcu Cures Guaranteed. Consultation and examination free. Office hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p. m. dally. Mints The Latest Designs and The Largest Assortment in the State. C. W. GUILD, 110 West Eighth Street. JAILER MURDERED. Two Prisoners Kill Him and Slake Their Escape. West Plains, Mo., Jan. 18. County Jailer Alfred Henry, while feeding tha prisoner in the Howell county jail waa overpowered and killed by two prison ers, Ben Richardson and Ed Grady. Richardson wag under sentence to tha penitentiary for burglary and is an es caped convict from the Tennessee pen itentiary. Henry had gone in the jail to feed the prisoners and not returning to hia home at the accustomed time his wifa became anxious and sent a neighbor int search of him. His body was found in. a pool of blood on the jail floor. The prisoners had escaped and locked tha door after them. A posse was immedi- ately organized and is scouring tha woods. A reward of 1,000 is offered fon their capture. Belief In Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder DiseasS relieved in six hours by "New Graat South American Kidney Cure." It In at great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Re lieves retention of water almost Immed iately. If you want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by Situ Drug Co.. 834 Kansas avenue, and Geo. W. Stansfield, 2 Kansas avenue, drug gists, Topeka, Kansas. Buffet Cars on Street Railways. Chicago, Jan. 18. The Chicago Union! Traction company will in the near fu ture inaugurate a buffet service on street cars. The arrangement will ba similar to that between the Pullmani cotnpany and the railways. The cara will be run at stated intervals, alwaya as trailers and will be conducted aa well as any transcontinental dining car. Besides coffee and luncheon, cigars and liquors will be obtainable. An ex tra fare of five cents will be charged for the privilege of riding on, the buf fet. Sciatic Rheumatism Cured. Lu Wagner, Wholesale Druggist, Richmond, Va., says: I had a fearful attack of Sciatic Rheumatism, was laid up almost two months; was fortunate enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheu matism. This cured me after doctor's prescriptions had failed to have any ef fect. I have also heard of fine results from others who have used it.'.' Sold by Swift Holliday, Druggists, 523 Kan sas avenue. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty Ignored. New Tork, Jan. IS. A Herald special from Washington says: It was said by a member of the foreign relations com mittee that an understanding exists be tween the United States and Great Bri tain, under which this government can proceed with the construction of the Nic araguan canal without reference to tha provisions of the Clayton-Bulwer treat. Or. Lyon s PERFECT Tooth Povder f

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4. TOPEKA STATE JOTJENAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXVII No. 16 Official Paper of the City of TopeKa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week to anv part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one vear an By mall, three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 ana 802 Kansas avenue, corner f Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg. 'A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bid?. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. LONDON OFFTCE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Importers' Room Bell 'Phone 677 St. Paul la compelled to forego her Ire paiace this year because there is no ice. The British generals continue to send out reconnoitering parties to see if there are any Boers about. They al most invariably discover some before returning to camp. Gen. Otis has decided to Include a few more islands in his military opera tions, and has despatched a force to fJamar and Leyte, where the insurgents are said to be masters of the situa tion. The committee which has been inves tigating Brigham H. Roberts appears" to be unanimous in the conclusion that he should be kept out of congress. The only point of division is whether to keep him out from the start or let him in and then expel him. The Chicago sanitary board beat the opposition to it yesterday and turned on the water at Lockport before an in junction could be served. The board doubtless believes that possession is titne points in law in the case of the Des Plaints river bed. Although American exports for De cember showed a decline of $14,600,000 from the corresponding month of the previous year, the total for the entire year shows a slight gain. The imports show a considerable gain for the month and the year. Countess Anna Castellane, nee Gould, has been five years absent from her native land, but she probably has not been greatly missed. Doubtless she has received her dividends on the Gould property in this country with due regu larity. Now, however, she has decided to make a visit to her old home, and with her French husband will be the guest of her brother George at Lake wood. Whether the visit is due to a desire to see her relatives or to an ap proaching or even present shortage iti the exchequer may develop later. News of a disastrous fire at Dawson, in the Klondike, which occurred Wednesday of last week has already reached the United States and been published. The rapidity with which the news of this last disaster has reached the outside world is in marked contrast "with the situation at the time of the previous big fire. Then it was fully a month before anything was known here regarding the conflagration. The change is due to the fact that there is telegraph service in operation between Skaguay and the Klondike metropolis, and but a short time is required for the news to reach Seattle by steamer from the south end of the line. Congress is wasting a large amount of time in an effort to fix the. respon sibility for the Philippine war where it belongs. Friends and supportrs .of the administration charge it to the anti-expansionists, while Senator Pet tigrew, acting as spokesman for his faction, boldly asserts that the blood of the fallen American soldiers is on the hands of the president. The country will fail to see the importance of the controversy. What matter is it who is to blame? The events of the past can not be altered or recalled by locating the responsibility for them. It would be more to the purpose to set about ending the war as quickly as possible, and make the best possible of the sit uation as it exists. All the talk about responsibility for the war Is political clap trap on both sides, and is not in tended to benefit either the American people or the Filipinos. THE NEW RAILWAY SERVICE- From the Minneapolis Journal. Any one who is following the new trend in railroad management can Jiardly have failed to notice a warrant lor anticipating almost a revolution in present arrangement of railroad travel. This revolution will have to do with the length of a continuous ride, rather than with improvements in cars; this has reached already a perfection that will be hard to surpass. It will not be long before the pas senger will enter a train at Minneapo lis and not alight until Boston, New York or Washington is reached. The passenger will board the train in Bos ton or'New York and ride continuously to San Francisco or Portland. At least the indications are that this will be done, perhaps within the year. There is at the present time being constructed in Idaho a mysterious piece of railroad 100 miles long. It be gins nowhere and ends nowhere. It is strongly built, cash is paid for the work, yet the public has no knowledge who is doing the work. But the pub lie is guessing, and the theory is that ivhen this road now being built from Weiser to Seven Devils is completed it will be suddenly connected at either end with the Vanderbilt roads, and that soon thereafter through passen ger trains will be run from New York to Portland, Oregon. These are not the days of our rrand fathers. These are the days when men do the things that business judgment decides would be good tilings to do. The days of timidity belong to the past. In no field of investment will there be more surprising developments tiian in railroad operation in this couri- try. There is no stopping the forces j now at work. We can discoint tne ru ture by getting ready for (surprises. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. A woman playing a clarionet should be very funny. Some people could not make the best thing on earth "go." Even if you do not live in a glass house, it is a good idea to refrain from throwing stones. No man would be willing to write for a newspaper what he actually thinks, and sign his name to it. It is said that Napoleon was the smartest man that ever lived. He couldn't stand smart Aleck suffragist women, and bounced Madame DeStael out of Paris. When a girl Is sent down town to buy a postofRce money order, she greatly enjoys it, and says she can't under stand why the men should talk so much of the brain tag of business. A man who is treated well at home is worth anywhere from twenty to ninety dollars a month more than a man whose wife belongs to clubs, and can't cook, or keep her house comfort able. The first thing the members of a women's club do, after electing a new member, is to appoint a club meeting at the new member's house, in the hope of getting something elaborate in the way of refreshments. An Atchison young man is ruining his health and his prospects by re maining up every night until twelve o'clock: he fears that if he does not tramp the streets every night until twelve o'clock, something very remark able will happen, and he will miss it. An old rounder in whom we have con fidence, says that he has been looking for something remarkable to happen for a great many years, and been dis appointed. The greatest social event in Atchison In years was the marriage of Miss Dayse Mayme Appleton to L. Chauncey O'Brayanne, of California, in 1897. A contralto, with sobs in her voice, sang "O, Promise Ale," and fully half the people were worked for presents. Little boys preceded the bridal couple down the aisle, and it was generally said that the Appletons had invented more foolish things than had been seen at a wedding in Atchison in years. There was an orchestra, and matrons of honor, and the women were in a great flutter for weeks before the wed ding. The bridal couple went away for a "trip." which was to include a winter abroad, but the bridegroom's money ran out in Toledo, and the brides father, Lysander John Apple ton, was compelled to send them a draft for eighty dollars, which they used in returning home. L. Chauncey O'Bray anne, who was loudly heralded as a Tich California mine owner before the wedding, has been hanging around Atchison ever since, sponging on his father-in-law, and it is now said that he will open a fire insurance office. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. When doctors disagree the coroner sometimes decides. Some people spend a lot of money practicing economy. A hungry parrot comes very near be ing a hollow mockery. Be sure you are right then let your wife have her own way. A woman may think her husband is a failure, but marriage never. A pretty girl thinks every mirror she sees is worth looking into. The old black diagonal now shines unseen under the charitable ulster. An enterprising Chicago baker gives a can-opener with each of his pies. A man can talk himself out of a lob easier than he can work himself into one. To marry for money and miss it is less painful than to marry for love and miss it. When a man is in trouble his friends console themselves with thinking it will be a lesson tor him. An old bachelor says the kind of love that endures forever is founded upon the rocks of the girl's father. Nature works wonders, and the enter prising dime-museum manager gathers them in and works the public at 10 cent3 per head. BACHELOR BUTTONS. From the New York Press. There are a whole lot of men who never hear a new, witty story without its reminding them of an old, rotten It 13 a funny thing that wicked peo ple hate to die just as much as good people who spend their lives making it so uncomfortable for them on earth. Some men are so mean that to get even with their wives for something they will even quit acting like they would die for them when there is com pany. The love of a little child is the most valuable love in the world, because the little child is the only one that doesn't expect to get anything out of it. Vvhen a man tells his little boy that it hurts him worse when he has to whip him than it does himself, he has for gotten what he used to think w hen his father told him the same thing. PROTEST OF A CITIZEN. Anonymous Correspondent Slakes a few Suggestions. The following paragraphs were contri buted by some writer who failed to siKn his name or leave a clue as to his iden tity: "There is a stout, heartv, robust man in the west part of the citv, who has a nice wife and quite a number of small children. This very accommodating hus band has not been known to carry any coal for his wife this winter. "When the old iron from the West Side Circle track was being taken up. a little boy of a respectable widow asked the men if he could have some of the old rotten ties for wood and they gave him permission to take them. In the same part of the city there is a man who makes good wages. When he saw the little boy working hard to get some o the old ties, he asked permission to take some ties, but was refused. The next morning he took all that remained, haul ed them home and locked them up in his barn. He owns a $300 buggv. but has no neighbors and very few friends." "The people residing around the border f Ttnnesseetown are complaining bit terly about the playing of horns and the continued barking of dogs, which is kept up all night. Can not our citv council grive us relief and what has become of cmr dog catcher? We can spare at least 500 dogs in this part of town." The writer is ready to agitate the ex tending of the West Tenth nvenno nova- 1 meat. KANSAS JEWS. Six Cases of Smallpox Appear Near Lansing. Two Persons In Leavenworth Derelop the Disease. HASTY VACCINATION. All the School Children Called on the Doctors. Onaga In Pottawatomie County lias the Plague. Leavenworth, January 18. About 7 o'clock last night an excited colored Ibman, wUh eyes almost bulging out of his head.rushed toward Marshal Town send.while standing at Fifth and Shaw nee, exclaiming: "He's down, there; he's all broke out with smallpox." Marshal Townsend requested the man to keep his distance and go and tell his troubles to the police. The man then went to the police station and sta ted that at 615 Shawnee street, in a colored boarding house, there was a man. down with the smallpox. The po lice notified the city physician, who, while not stating that the case was smallpox, ordered a quarantine estab lished, and Officers Survey and Schroeder were detailed to watch the house. The man, who gave his name as Hawkshaw, came from Kansas City, Mo., about two weeks ago and engaged a room at this boarding house. He did his own cooking and seemed to avoid meeting strangers, which leads the po lice to believe that he is wanted some where and is in hiding. He will be examined by the city physician this morning and if found to be suffering from the loathsome disease will be promptly removed. Considerable excitement was aroused in the neighborhood of the Ottawa street school yesterday when it was reported that there was a case of small pox nearly opposite the school. The matter was investigated by the city physician, who stated that it was not smallpox. Yesterday afternoon word was tele phoned in from Lansing that there were six cases of smallpox in that vicinity and asking that the county physician be sent out to examine them. As he could not go out he authorized one of the Lansing doctors to act for him. Later on the' doctor telephoned in that it was smallpox, but did not give the names of the persons. The county physician will go out this morning and if the report is verified will establish the necessary quarantine. Last night it was reported that one of the city school teachers had been stricken with smallpox and had been removed to the pest house. The order of the board of health that all children who had not been success fully vaccinated within the last five years, should how be vaccinated, prov ed a bonanza for the city doctors yes terday. At nearly every office visited there were crowds of children, waiting their turn, and at two or three offices there were at least fifty at one time. The Leavenworth, Kansas and West ern officials received advices from Onaga yesterday that several cases had appeared in that town. One of the employes wrote that there were some cases in the house adjoining him and that he had been compelled to go into quarantine. NEEDS MORE MACHINERY. Independence Cotton Mill Cannot Keep TJp With Orders. Independence, Jan. 18. Mr. J. M. Haney has gone to Providence, R. I., to purchase more machinery for the cotton mill. The management of the mill is confident that Independence is one of the best points in the west for cotton mills, and they thought best to put in more machinery to increase their capacity at once so that they might catch up with their orders as soon as possible. While in the east Mr. Haney will also buy machinery for a bat factory, to be run in connection with the cotton mill, to make cotton batting. Later on they will add machinery to make seine twine and rope. DUNKAED HOSPITAL Opened at Iola Wi:l Be a Blessing: to tbe Afflicted. Tola, Jan. 18. The new hospital In stituted by the Dunkards is about ready for occupancy, and Mr. T. J Grisham has been placed in charge. He win oe assisted by Mr. Crowell. Mrs. Grisham will act as his secretary ana j. w. oray as treasurer. The city council selected for the board of doctors Drs. Chastain, Hon kins and Fulton. All other physicians are invited, however, to take patients to tne Hospital tor treatment. The su perintendent of the hospital will call a meeting with these doctors and arrange matters so as to make it satisfactory to an. jne uunKara people are a very plain appearing people put are. as a religious body, very strict about their church rules, and under their manage ment the hospital cannot fail to be a complete success and prove a blessing to our city. DENIES A CONFESSION. witness In a Fort Scott Murder Trial Tells Another Story. Fort Scott, Kan., Jan. 18. Amos Phillips, of Bates county, Missouri, who recently confessed having assisted the Meeks brothers of Kansas City in the murder of Leopold Edlinger, of Bates county, for his money, last evening on the witness stand in his own behalf swore that he made up the details of the confession from information ob tained by him by hearing the murder developments discussed after his ar rest. He said he was told that if he con fessed, implicating the Meeks men, he would be discharged. Witnesses for the state positively identified Phillips as having been seen driving with Edlinger towards the place where Edlinger's tjody was found on the day it was supposed to have been thrown in. Six reputable men swore that Phillips was in Englevale, Kan., on that day. SEVEN BOLD TRAMPS. Arrested at Hanover For Burning Ties Had Razors and Revolvers. Hanover, Jan. 18. Several bums were seen camped near the St. Joe Grand Island road here, and to keep from freezing they were burning the old ties ana rupoisn. James Thompson agent of the road in Hanover, thought they were bent on committing other mischief, and together with others headed a posse and with guns in their hands proceeded to the spot and com manded them to hold up their hands and surrender, which they did, and marched them to jail. Their prelimi nary resulted in fining them $25 and costs each. There were seven of them, and they went to jail in default or the amount the justice of the peace im posed on ttiem. Soon after they were put in jail they broke out, but a posse of citizens over took them and brought them back, and held them until train time and sent them to Washington, the county seat, where they are safely in jail. On searching the gang two or three revolvers were found as well as knives and razors'. One of them said to the Grand Island agent that he had "got several officers before," and threatened Mr. Ihompson, who is himself a man of daring nerve. There had been no lawlessness committed here by the gang as far as known except the burn ing of the railroad ties, but most of them were suspicious characters. BAILEY WANTS CREDIT. Says Work Claimed by Curtis Is Ef fort of Senator Baker and Himself. Leavenworth, Jan. 18. That Leaven worth just now has many friends in congress looking after her federal in terests is best shown in a letter re ceived a few davs ago by a gentleman of this city from Congressman Bailey. Mr. Bailey s friends here want it un derstood that while they are pleased with Curtis' efforts in behalf of the city's interests they do not propose to accord him all the credit for whatever has thus far been done, whether suc cess or failure awaits the final result. The receiver of Mr. Bailey's letter was permitted to make an extract from it and the following is taken: "I do not want to detract one thing from the credit that is honestly due any one. But these Claims that Mr. Curtis is sending out, that he is doing all that is being done for Leavenworth, are so unfair that I am prompted to state to you the facts. "The $300,000 for the new prison was recommended by the department of justice. Senator Baker and I called upon the attorney general in October, when we were here, and urged the mat ter. The warden has recommended it. Immediately upon my arrival here at the opening of congress I called upon the attorney general again and learn ed that he had recommended the appro priation. Mr. Curtis has waited upon the committee of appropriations, so have I, and I talked personally with the influential members of the committee. I simply insist that Mr. Curtis has had no more to do with this matter than has Senator Baker and myself. The appropriation for the new buildings to take the place of McPherson and Thom as hall, of course, was the reason we came to Washington in October, and it is no more due to- Mr. Curtis than the balance of us. "He is adopting the same tactics now he has always, and when he and Mr. Broderick were here together claim ing everything for himself. Of course, Mr. Curtis is trying to help and so" are the balance of us and it will need a united effort to put the bills through. Senator Baker's influence is worth as much as both of us in that matter, it being his home and he is a senator." EIGHT JOINTISTS ARRESTED." Stranger Appears In Coffeyville and Creates a Commotion. Coffeyville, Jan. 18. J. H. Jarrett, a horse trader, has sworn out warrants from the city court for the arrest of Wrilliam Cox, Ed Gordon, S. O. Lane, J. P. Athel. M. B. Irwin, Arthur Mc Connell and Joe Roberts, charging all of them with violating the prohibitory law. Jarrett is practically a stranger here, having been here only a short time. A score or more of witnesses have been summoned for the cases and the first trial is set for Friday morning. All of the men arrested have given bond. FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Wichita Woman Sues City Authori ties For $5,000 Damages. Wichita, January 18. Mrs. Margaret Bacon, who lives with her two children at 121 North Market street, has sued Chief of Police Cubbon and Officers Crawford and McMillan for $5,000 dam ages for alleged malicious arrest and imprisonment. The petition was filed in the district court yesterday by Stan ley Stanley. The petition recites the fact of Mrs. Bacon's arrest on the ev ening of December 18th last, and clp.ims that there was no excuse therefor. That the petitioner was unlawfully arrested and by fori e and violence taken to the city jail. Mrs. Bacon claims that no complaint as' made to the officers and no warrant was issued for her arrest. She alleges that she was in j til from 8 o'clock until 11 o'clock at night and re leased by the officers and roughly or dered to leave the jail. She further states that she was not guilty of any offense, but was peaceful and law-abiding at all times, and that the officers acted maliciously. FOR HER HUSBAND'S DEATH. Woman Sues Liquor Dealer For Ten Thousand Dollars. Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 18. Mrs. Ida Watts, the widow of Frank Watts.who was found dead in a patch of weeds near Packard street and Kansas ave nue on February 11 last, has brought suit against John J. Rickart of Armour dale for $10,000 damages, claiming that her husband's death was due to intoxi cation, and that Rickart sold him the liquor that made him drunk. Watts had been drinking in Rickart'g saloon the night previous to his death, and the widow claims that after he had become intoxicated he was driven from the place out into the cold. He was found the next morning a short distance from the joint frozen to death. M'PHERSON TO SETTLE. Electric Light and Water Plant Kay Compromise a Bill. McPherson. Jan. 18. The long-pending controversy between the city wa ter and electric light plant and the city of McPherson has-been practically settled. Suit was commenced in the federal court for back water and light rent, and an Intimation was made by the receivers that a compromise offer of $2,200 would be accepted. The coun cil met last night and made this offer. PATROLLING COUNTIES. Sumner, Cowley and Harper Quaran tine Oklahoma Against Smallpox Wellington, Jan. 18. The Kansas state board of health will today issue a proclamation declaring Sumner, Cow ley and Harper counties under quaran tine against Kay county, O. T. Okla homa Territory lies south of the first named. The small epidemic has assumed dan gerous pronortions in Kay county, with Blaekwell as its center, and all the counties adjoining it in the territory have quarantined against its inhabit ants. The disease has been spreading there for some time, but so many of tne cases were in a mild form that it J was pronounced chickenpox,Cuban itch. etc., but the territorial board of health now concedes the real nature of the disease. The county commissioners are now organizing a mounted patrol to thoroughly guard the state line and prevent the entrance of any one from the infected district and all trains will be searched for the same purpose. CHAMPION REVIVED. Atchison's Paper Will Be Conducted by W. A. Robinson. Atchison, Jan. 18. W. A. Robinson has purchased the Atchison Champion plant and his name will appear at the head of the editorial columns as editor and proprietor in tomorrow's weekly edition. Mr. Robinson was for years chief clerk in the Missouri Pacific offices at Atchison, but is now chief clerk for the general manager at St. Louis. New type has been ordered, and it is given out that as soon as it arrives the daily will be revived. For the present the weekly will only be gotten out. In his bow to the public Mr. Robinson says the paper will be independent, "the organ of no party or clique." But it is said the paper will have Republican tendencies. Jealous of His Pastor. Kansas City, Kan., Jan. IS. Mrs. Sarah Waddell of 618 State avenue, sued her husband. E. Waddell, in the district court of Wyandotte county for divorce on the grounds of cruelty. The wife says that her husband is insanely jealous of the pastor of their church, and has repeatedly charged her with in fidelity. Thisismade the basis of thesuit and without naming the preacher in question asks the court to grant her a decree of divorce. The parties to the suit are both negroes, but they are well known among the people of their race in Kansas City, Kan. SIBLEY'S STAND His Party Must Mend Its Ways or He Will Quit It. Washington, Jan. 18. In the course of debate in the house yesterday Mr. Clark (Mo.) read the Hepburn letter to Secre tary Gage, branding it as a disgrace. While he was describing the manner in which deposits had been made in national banks. Mr. Lacey (Iowa) interrupted him. "What did Andrew Jackson do about deposits?" he inquired. "He took them away from a lot of thieves like these." retorted Mr. Clark, "and placed them in the hands of hon est men. (Democratic applause.) Now crack away again." "He put them in pet state banks," said Mr. Lacev. "I do not care about the state banks. Instead of rebuking Mr. Hepburn for writing him such a letter. Secretary Gage I conferred upon him the greatest favor V.....1.. ...no V.cnlc rvn hhati iru u,uu wtuiiu oii.c; uaiii..! were established." Mr. Sibley (Pa.) replied briefly to criti cisms which had been made on his change of front. He said: "I claim equal honesty for both positions. 1 believed in 1S96 that bimetallism was sacred, but events have so changed conditions because of the enormous production of gold that the price level for which both the gentlemen from Missouri (Clark) and I were striv ing was raised. The cause I held sacred then has become ridiculous. I believe if the Democratic party is victorious this fall it will not be able to write a single line of financial legislation in the next six years. 1 am striving to do something practical and helpful. If the Democratic party is to live it must have a policy. It must do something besides carp and fault find. If it will adopt a policy I will keep step with it. but if it invites me to a banquet of carping and fault finding it will have to excuse me." (Loud ap plause.) Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) caustically arraign ed Mr. Sulzer for his alleged misstate ments in the face of Secretary Gage's report. He denounced him for alleging that Secretary Gage had admitted viola tion of law. There ought not to be an investigation of the secretary of the treasury, but there ought to be a public rebuke of a member who distorted the truth, who distorted the facts and who slandered honored Republican officials. (Applause.) ONE MOIIE CHANCE. Roberts Will Be Allowed to Address the House. Washington, Jan. 18. Chairman Tay lor of the Roberts committee and Rep resentative Littlefield of Missouri are busy preparing the majority and mi nority reports in the Roberts case. They will be filed together on Satur day. It is not expected that the case will be called up in the house till Tues day or Wednesday of next week. The debate is expected to occupy two or three days. Mr. Roberts will be given an opportunity to be heard on the floor in his own defense. Mr. Little field and Mr. De Armond cf Missouri, who will sign the minority report, are hopeful that the mode of procedure which they favor, to allow Mr. Rob erts to be sworn in and then expel, will be followed. The majority of the com mittee on the other hand are confi dent that their report will be adopted and that Mr. Roberts will be excluded without being sworn in. P. &G. QUITS KANSAS CITY. General Offices of the Road Will Be Removed to Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 18. The Tribune says: It has been decided definitely to estab lish the general offices of the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf road in Chicago. It has been expected generally, though no official announcement on the sub ject had been made, that the headquar ters would be at Kansas City, which is one of the ter minals of the road. An arrangement has been made be tween the receiver of the Gulf road, the reorganization committee and the at torney general of Texas for strict com pliance with the Texas law in regard to maintaining offices for the Texas branch in that state. A complete re organization of the Texas property will be made and a new charter secured for as much of the system as is operated in Texas in order to comply with the law. 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 drugstores. J E. 0. DeMOSS. I. M. FENWELL. DeMOSS t PENWELL Funeral Directors X t and Embalmers. T First-Class Service at reason- J able Prices. L O. O. F. Building, 623 Qulncjr St. Topeka, Kansas. J Tele. 192. MAGNATES WILL DINE. Senator Davis of West Virginia Pre pares a Spread for Railroad Kings. New York, Jan. 18 Ex-Senator Henry j G. Davis of West Virginia, president of the West Virginia Central railway, will give a banquet at his home in Wash ington tonight in honor of President A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania system. Among the guests will be representa tives of almost every great railway system east of the Mississippi river.and they will sit at the table with several of the greatest railroad financiers of the world. The presidents of the Baltimore Ohio and Chesapeake Ohio systems will be present to meet President Cas satt.and although nothing positive can be learned in relation to the reason of Senator Davis', dinner, other than the facts relating to its social side, it is stated by those who have followed the drift of railroad matters within the last few months that the dinner Is be ing given to celebrate the reported com bination of the interests of the two railroads mentioned with those of the Pennsylvania system. Among those who have so far signified their intention to be present are John K. Cowen and Oscar Murray of the Baltimore Ohio; Samuel Spencer of the Southern; Henry Fink of the Nor folk Western; M. E. Ingalls of the Big Four; Chauncey M. Depew of the New York Central: J. S. Harrison of the Reading, and George F. Baer, its vice president; S. M. Prevost, of the Pennsylvania; E. T. Kenna of the Atchison; W. L. Elkins of Philadelphia, R. C. Kerns of St. Louis, and Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, GEO. D. HALE, PRESIDENT. Presiding Officer of Sons of American Revolution. The Kansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution met in annual session at the state house yesterday af ternoon and elected the following offi cers for the ensuing year: President, George D. Hale, Topeka. Secretary, Luther M. Nellis, Topeka. Treasurer, J. D. Norton, Topeka. Registrar, O. ,F. Kimball, North To peka. Historian, W. E. Connelly, Topeka. Vice-presidents were elected as fol lows: G. F. Kimball, Topeka; J. T. Burris, Olathe; R. O. Elton, Kansada; K. M. Nelson, Burlingame; George B. Snyder, Hays City; E. D. Kimball, Wichita; Arthur Clarke, Lawrence. The board of managers chosen for the ensuing year follows: Avery Wash burn, J. T. Lovewell. John Brier, A. D. Washburn, Thomas S. Lyon, Charles H. Mathews. Dr. William Smith, N. F. Handy, H. C. Bowman, Homer Bough ton, Dr. S. G. Stewart. Col. D. R. An thony, and J. L. Eldrldge. The society made plans for the pub lication of a year book at an early date, which will contain a large amount of valuable information concerning the organization. WIRE STEALER GUILTY. Oliver Lynch Tells Too Many Stories and Is Convicted. The jury which tried Oliver Lynch In the district court for stealing wire from the Topeka Railway company out on the Oakland line, decided that Lynch was guilty, and they affixed the valut of the wire stolen at $100. Lynch was placed on the witness stand to testify in his own behalf yes terday afternoon, and he succeeded in telling two or three different kinds of stories before he got through. Immedi ately after his arrest he told Sergeant Donovan all about the theft, stating that his mother had always taught him to tell the truth. On the witness stand yesterday he denied what he had toIS Sergeant Donovan and said he had told the story because Chief Ramsay and Sheriff Cook had promised to let him go if he would confess to the theft, but in the next breath he admitted that he did not see Ramsay or Cook until the day after he made the confession. He swore that the stories he told the po lice and at his preliminary hearing were all false, and that the one he was telling then was the exact truth. But the jury seemed to think otherwise. AVOIDSTHE WAR. Joe Chamberlain Sticks to Other Subjects. Birmingham, Eng., Jan. 18. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of state for the colonies, presiding to-day at a meeting in the Mason University Col lege here referred to a variety of sub jects but carefully eschewed the war. He emphasized tne necessity oi spe rlnlizfcd training and referring to the deputation which recently visited the universities and colleges of the United States and Canada, he said the depu tation found all classes of the commu nity there enthusiastic in support of education, which was lacking in ureat Britain. Mr. Chamberlain said there was no doubt that England had much to learn from America, and unless she learned it quickly she was bound to fall be hind in commerce. FOR A PEST HOUSE. Now Proposed to Use the Old Starch Factory. Councilman John Elliott and Council man James Burgess made a visit to the old starch factory east of town to de termine whether the building can be used for a pest house. The report will be made to the city council and if the building is found to be suitable for the purpose' it will be fitted up as a hospital and the "Cuban chickenpox" cases will hereafter be cared for there. The building is large enough to accommodate at least 100 cases but whether it can be properly heated and renovated for the purpose will' be determined by the councilmen. His Wife Saved Him. My wife's good advice saved my life, writes F. M. Ross of Winfield, Tenn.. for I had such a bad cough I could hardly breathe. I steadily grew worse under doc tor's treatment, but my wife urged me to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, which completely cured me." Coughs, Colds. Bronchitis, La Grippe. Pneumonia. Asthma. Hay Fever and all maladies of Chest, Throat and Lungs are positively cured by this marvelous medi cine. 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaran teed. Trial bottles free at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kansas avenue. Killed by a Freight Elevator. New York, Jan. 18. A freight eleva tor in a storage warehouse at 125th street and St. Nicholas avenue fell to day, killing two persons and injuring, three others. Prof. M. H. Kasper. Evangelical Luth eran Seminary, Addison, Ills., writer: "I had been suffering for some time with severe pains In my lungs and coughed al most constantly. One bottle Beggs' Cher ry Cough Syrup entirely cured me." It is guaranteed to cure has never failed. R. W. Squires, pharmacist, 7C2 Kansas ave. The Paris Floats at Last. London, Jan. 18. The American line steamer Paris recently ashore off the Manacles was today successfully float ed out of the dock at Milford Haven, where she had been undergoing tem porary repairs, previous to being taken to Blefast for a thorough overhauling. TRAMP ESCAPES. Oklahoma Negro With Cuban Chick- enpox Reaches Topeka. About 11 o'clock this morning a col ored man walked into the office of Dr. H. B. Hogeboom. 'What Is the matter with my face?" he asked. He removed his hat and turned down his collar. His face was broken out similar to tbe eruptions of "Cuban chickenpox," He gave his name as T. W. Griffin, from Newton. Upon ques tioning him Dr. Hogeboom found that he was from Oklahoma and had beaten his way here on freights and bad stop ped at Newton and other places. He said that he was on his way to Kansas City. Dr. Hogeboom telephoned to the sanitary department and obtained au thority to take him to the detention hospital on Fourth street. He did not want ,him to walk there and endanger people he met and he drove him there in his buggy. Within 20 minutes after he called at the- doctor s office he was safely landed in the hospital. Dr. W. B. Swan, secretary -of the state board of health, has ordered a quarantine against Oklahoma where there is an epidemic of smallpox. TO COERCE COURTS. Strong Resolutions Offered In Miners Contention. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18. President Mitchell presided at to-day's session of the United Mine Workers of America. The committee on resolutions reported three resolutions. One was referred to the committee on consitution, the sec ond denounced federal courts and asked the miners to use their political in fluence in elections. The committee did not concur in the resolution. Another resolution provided that all contracts made by the miners begin and expire on the same date. The committee' rec ommended this .resolution for passage. The most radical proposition pre sented to the committee was in a res olution providing that if any federal judge impose a sentence similar to that given John P. Reese, executive board member, by Judge Williams, of Fort Scott, Kan., the entire forces of the United Mine Workers be suspended until the court's order was rescinded. The committee reported against the resolution. The initiative and refer endum resolution relating to a popular vote on all matters relating to govern ment was tabled. President Mitchell appointed a committee to inform the credential committee that no further credentials must be considered until those in hand are acted upon. W. C. Scott, editor of the Journal, moved that all resolutions which were not approved by the resolution commit tee be tabled by the committee and not reported to the convention. It was tabled. Addresses were delivered by D. F. Kennedy, of the Indiana Federation of Labor, and D. L. Devoir. An adjournment was then taken un til 1:30 o'clock. KOBBE MADE GOVERNOR Placed in Charge of Islands of Samar and Leyte. Manila, Jan. 18. 5:25 p. m. Brigadier General Kobbe has been appointed gov ernor of Albay province and Catandu anes island and has temporarily been placed in charge of the islands of Sa mar and Leyte. His command embraces the principal hemp producing country. He has been instructed to establish civ il governments in the places under his jurisdiction. Gen. Kobbe sailed yesterday on the transport Hancock with a brigade con sisting of the Forty-seventh and Forty third infantry and a battery of artil lery. Generals Bates, Wheaton and Schwan have occupied the principal towns in the Cavlte and Batangas provinces. A majority of the insurgents have re turned to their homes and have se creted their guns. All the southern ports will be opened soon. Gen. McArthur's troops are pursuing many small bands, killing numbers of the Filipinos and securing guns. TARDY APOLOGY. Arrogant Manager of Colored Com pany Explains a Slight. Before the curtain went up on the Williams Walker performance at the Crawford theater Tuesday night, Sam uel L. Tuck, the white manager of the colored aggregation, appeared before the audience and stated that because of the inability of the theater orchestra to play the music of the piece the selec tions would have to be gone through with accompanied by the piano alone. He then devoted several minutes to a criticism of the Topeka musicians. The criticism of the Crawford theater orchestra was unwarranted, and those of the audience who are in the habit of visiting the house realized at the time that Mr. Tuck was making a fool of himself. He seems to have come to the same realization himself, as today a letter was received from him by the management of the theater apologizing for his action in speaking unkindly of the orchestra and attempting to expla.n that he did not mean it as a slight. On the night of the Williams Walk er performance the orchestra was im paired by the absence of Mr. Frank Watson, the leader, but undoubtedly justice could have been done to the musical selections if opportunity had been given. The Topeka orchestra has had no difficulty in the several years of its theater service in playing the scores of the big comic operas that have visited this city and Mr. Tuck's ignorant arrogance can not be condoned. The music for Williams Walker was by no means "difficult." SET BACK FOkHbKYAN. Maryland House Refuses to Endorse Him. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 18. The Mary land house of delegates which is over whelmingly Democratic today refused to endorse Wm. Jennings Bryan as "the recognized leader of the Democracy in the United States" and practically kill ed a resolution introduced by a free silver advocate to invite Mr. Bryan to address the body. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS J. P. Bracken and wife to H. L. Heald $1,000, lots 86. 88, 90, 92, 94 and 96, Penn syvania avenue. Highland Park. Lyman H. Morey and wife to Ira M. Orner, $925, lots 297, 299, 301 Chester av enue. J. W. Morris' addition. John Schilling and wife to F. F. Or ner, $2,500, lots 34, 36 Tenth avenue, west. Continental Building and Loan asso ciation to Geo. H. Anderson, $1, lot 35 Forest avenue.John Norton's sub-division.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1900. TOPEKAJOC.IETY. Dooze Whist Club Plana a Norel ttenefit. Imperial Party Given on Tues day Evening. AT ELMWOOD CLUB. Members Entertained With a Literary Programme. News Personal and Otherwise of a Social Nature. Considerable excitement has been dis played for the past week in regard to something the Douze Whist Club has been planning in a very mysterious manner, and yesterday the secret was divulged. Dainty little invitations were Issued for a high five party at Harmony hall, Thursday afternoon, January 25. On the back of the card were placed the names of members of the Douze Whist Club, and on the other side was the following quaint little verse: This birthday party is given to you; 'Tis something novel, 'tis something new. We send you each a little sack: Please eifcher send or bring it back With as many cents as years you are old. We promise the number shall never be told. And 'twill help the funds of the Or phans' home. The "Douze Whist Club," with greet ings hearty, Hope you will attend your own birth day party. Knclosed in each invitation was a tiny eilken sack in which to put the pennies. The Imperial Party. The Imperial parties are always en joyable affairs, and the one Tuesday evening was no exception to the rule. A number of out of town guests were in attendance, which always adds to the pleasure of these affairs. The list of dancers included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wear, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Black, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Dixcy, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Hite, Mrs. Bogert of New York city, Miss Mary Winn, Miss Clara Lynn. Miss Bernice McDonald, and Miss Wheeler of Kansas City, Miss Pennell of Atchison. Miss Charlotte Page of Denver, Miss Lucile Mulvane, Miss Rossington. Miss Helen Otis, Miss Klla Scovill, Miss Mabel Knowles, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Mabel Quigley, Miss Myrtle Davis. Miss Mar cla Spivey, Miss Ivan Davis, Miss Jo sephine Shellabarger, Miss LouDell Mo nasters, Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Edna Crane, Miss Lillian Whitelock, Miss Janette Lord, Miss Charlotte Park hurst, Miss Nina Thomas. Miss Hor ner, Mr. Everett Dallas, Mr. Fred Gil lett, Mr. Alonzo Davis, Mr. J. T. Tif fany, Mr. Galen Nichols, Mr. Frank Curry, Mr. Reuben Spivey, Mr. Forest Cochran of Kansas City, Mr. Leslie Guild, Mr. John Nicholson, Mr. David Mulvane, Mr. Archie Williams, Mr. Ed ward Dennis, Mr. Guilford Dudley, Mr. Robert Ruggles. Mr. Dean Low, Mr. Charles Webb, Mr. Martin Wikidal, Mr. Ed Arnold, Mr. Prank Whitelock, Mr. Will Wikidal. Mr. Lew Graham. Mr. Frank Davis. Mr. Chester Woodward, Mr. Kurtz Kellam, Mr. Hugh McFar land, Mr. Will White, Mr. Joe Morgan, Mr. Fred McGiffin, and Mr. Clarence young. At the Elmwood Club. Judge T. F. Garver and Mr. T. A. McNeal had charge of a delightful literary entertainment which was given Wednesday evening at the Elmwood Club. The programme consisted of a cornet solo by Mr. George Hackney, leadings by Mrs. A. W. Dana and Mr. A. D -S. McArthur, several specialties by Mr. Frank Weightman, a piano number by Miss Helen Oti.- and a hu morous speech by Mr. McNeal. But the sideshow attraction proved to be one of the most entertaining features of the evening. The conservatory was curtained off, and there a human dwarf owned by the Elmwood Club was exhibited by Mr. McNeal. This is quite a remarkable possession, and if was not guarded carefully would doubt less be stolen by some rireus. The evening's entertainment was enjoyed by about a hundred guests. With the exception of the reception Tuesday evening nothing is booked for the club. An Informal Dutch Lunch. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Dixcy entertained at an informal Dutch lunch Tuesday evening at their rooms at the Throop hotel, complimentary to Mrs. Bogert of New York. The affair was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hagan, Mrs. F. C. Gay, Mrs. Alice Clugston. Mrs. Bogert, Miss Rossington, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss Busie Gay, Colonel Rossington, Mr. Tom King and Mr. Dean Low. Wilt-Ellis. On Wednesday, January 17, at one o'clock, at the home of the bride's mother. No. 00 West Eighth street. Miss Lillie Ellis and Mr. Reubn Wilt were united in marriage, Rev. J. o. Caruthevs of the Rossville Presby terian church otiiciating. Miss Ethel Ellis, sister, and Mr. Chas. Killian, cousin of the bride, were the attendants. The bride looked very pretty in white French batiste, trimmed with lace and rutfles; she carried bride roses. Miss Ethel Ellis was also gown ed in white. After congratulations the guests were invited to the dininsr room where an elaborate dinner was served. The table was prettily decorated with La France roses and pink and white carnations. Mr. ana Mrs. Wilt left at 2:30 for the east bound train followed by a shower of rice and old shoes. Mr. Wilt is a prosperous young busi ness man of Rossville; his bride who has lived in Topeka for several years is highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. Only a few relatives and friends were present. The out of town guests were: Th Only High Grade Baking Powder Offered at a Mod erate Price. on n r""Tn7 Baking C JaL, w.u Powder HONS SO GOOD. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Caruthers, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wilt, Miss Fannie Wilt, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gilbert of Rossville, Mr. Andy Coleman. Mr.and Mrs. Simeon Coleman and daughter of Menoken. A Surprise Party. The Sunday school class of Mr. J. W. Sidwell of the First Methodist church gave him a pleasant surprise party Wednesday evening at his home at 421 Quincy street. The guess all took well filled lunch baskets with them and the evening was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Branaman, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Welch. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Crow, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Pribble.-Mr. and Mrs. H. F.Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Richardson, Mrs. G. C. Pritchard, Mrs. Minnie L.L Sidwell, Mrs. Isabella Stout.Mrs. E. M. Brockett, Mrs. H. Stokes and Mrs. Mary E. Wil lis. Notes and Personal Mention. Invitations were issued Wednesday for the first of a series of receptions to be given at the Elmwood club, Tuesday evening, January 23. Judge and Mrs. W. R. Smith enter tained the following guests at dinner Tuesday evening: General and Mrs. J. K. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hudson of the City of Mexico, Mrs. Nathan Price and Judge Doster. Mrs. Willard Hall and children have gone to Florida to spend the remainder of the winter; Mr. Hall will join them there this week. The members of the Felicity club will entertain the husbands of the members next Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. C. C. Baker on West Sixth street. They will begin to play high live promptly at 8 o'clock and the guests are urged to be present early. The party was to have been given on Tuesday evening but was postponed until the following evening on account of the Elmwood club reception. Mrs. C. E. Calkins of Indianapolis is visiting in Topeka the guest of Mrs. Clara Burgess. The Douze whist club will meet Sat urday afternoon with Miss Daisy La kin instead of with Mrs. Fred Cole. Mrs. Walter Whitesides of Hutchin son, who delighted Topeka people with her ballad singing last summer at Un ity church is in the city to attend the De Pachmann concert this evening; she is the guest of Mrs. C. S. Gleed. Mrs. C. E. Esterly was up from Law rence Wednesday to attend the art ex hibit. This evening will be Santa Fe even ing at the Helman-Taylor art exhibit at Library hall, and the young men have kindly volunteered to furnish music, which will add to the pleasure of the affair. Friday evening music will be furnished by some of the mem bers of the Ladies' Music club. Mrs. S. B. Wade and Mrs. Walter N. Allen spent Tuesday in Topeka. The Calidorean club will meet next Monday afternoon with Mrs. A. W. La cey on Harrison street. H. S. Montgomery has returned from a business trip to Chicago. Miss Pennell has gone to her home in Atchison for a day or two but will re turn for the Davis card party Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lake, were given a pleasant little surprise party Tuesday evening in honor of their fifth wedding anniversary by about fifteen of their friends. The guests carried refresh ments with them and the evening was pleasantly spent in playing high Se. Mr. James Sproat and Air. Charles Adams are in Cleveland, Ohio, on busi ness. Mrs. Ross Burns who was going south for the winter, has postponed her trip. YALE WANTS MONEY. President Hadley Entertained by Cin cinnati Yale Club Cincinnati, Jan. 18. The Cincinnati Yale Club gave a dinner last night to President Hadley of Yale at the Queen City Club. About a hundred guests participated. Responses to toasts were made by President Hadley. W. H. Taft of the United States court of appeals President Howard Ayers of the Cincinf nati University, Joseph Wilby and WV A. Decamp. President Hadley pre sented the purpose of his mission, which is to secure from the alumni $2-, 000.000 to erect new buildings at Yale. Judge Taft spoke on the new adminis tration at Yale, into which he entered with all the more zeal himself because himself was the first and most ardent supporter of President Hadley for president. SCHOOL CONTEST. Harrison Pupils Will Settle Literary Merits Tomorrow. The semi-annual contest between the two eighth grade literary societies of Mr. Eli G. Foster's room in Harrison school will be held Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock. The following programme will be rendered: Demonsthenean vs. Ciceronean. Music Piano solo, Agnes Strathern. Recitation Lydia Malernee, Rags Raegen; Hazel Jones, A Sisterly Scheme. Composition Lillie Smith, Hunting; Margaret Betzer, Clara Barton and the Red Cross. Oration Allen Philips, Lincoln; Wal ter Myers. Washington. Music Violin solo, Lulu Healy. Debate Resolved, That the IT. S. should retain the Philippines." Affirma tive, Alvin Bigham, Esther Rauch; negative. Earl Keys, Lulu Heajy. Music Piano solo, Celia Smith. Recitation Louise McNeal, "How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost; Avis Sibley, The Swan Song. Class prophecy Rose Zimmerman, Ethie Hulett. Music Violin solo. Rose Zimmerman. Music Piano solo, Esther Rauch. President. Demosthenean.Carol Baker; president, Ciceronean. Nellie Cartlidge. FIRE AT DETROIT Does $60,000 Damage to a Woodward Avenue Building. Detroit. Mich., Jan. 18. Fire early this morning did $60,000 damage to the five-story brick building Nos. 36, 38 and 40 Woodward avenue, occupied by the Mutual Storage company, Valentine Schroeder, confectioner, Gebhard Pa per company, Schneider Sieder, awn ing manufacturers, and the Diamond Printing Ink company. WAST FREE WORKSHOPS. Chicago Journeymen Tailors Threaten a Strike. Chicago, Jan. 18. Seven hundred jour neymen tailors, the makers of coats and trousers in the most exclusive shops in the city, served notice on the 42 firms in the merchant tailors' exchange today that they must comply with the order of Journeymen Tailors' union of Amer ica and provide free workshops for their men by April 1 or suffer a strike in all their establishments. The employers anticipated the ulti matum by adopting a resolution last Friday to deny the demand of the men and insist that they provide their own work rooms. Vanderbilt at Gilbraltar. Gibraltar, Jan. 18. Mr. Wm. K. Van derbllt's steam vacht Valiant from New JYfcrk, Jan. 8, has arrived here. SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS The chickenpox is spreading in South Topeka. Paul Hudson returns to the City of Mexico Thursday. Mrs. Thorpe, police matron, was in Kan sas City yesterday. The state board of charities will meet in Topeka next week. The weather bureau yesterday predicted fair weather for today. The Kansas City bowlers will meet the T. A. A. team at Topeka. The old telephone line to the asylum has been replaced by a new one. Mrs. Lindsey Pegues is ill with the dis ease now prevalent in Topeka. The Commtsceo club will- give their dance tonight at Hudson's hall. The Arion socletv will give a masked ball on the night of January 26. Brick for the pavement on Tenth ave nue west of Clay are being hauled. Secretary F. D. Coburn has returned from a business trip to Kansas City. The weather during the past few days has been breeding, a great many colds. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is the most popu lar book in the Tennesseetown library. The High school graduating class will be addressed by Bishop John H. V incent. The Grand Opera house as well as the Crawford theater has now a feline mas cot. D. B. Ingalls has filed a foreclosure suit in the district court against D. C. Bur son. D. R. Anthony, jr., of Leavenworth, postmaster there, is in the city on busi ness. Governor Stanley has gone to Osawa tomie to visit the state insane asylum there. The Grand Commanderv Knights Tem plar of Kansas will meet in Wichita, May 8. Small desirable houses do not remain vacant very long In Topeka at this time of year. An itinerant peddler seems to be reaping a bonanza in selling worthless whetstones in Topeka. The coal men enjoyed a little prosper ity this morning owing to the change of the weather. Another batch of depositions in the pancake flour case has been tiled in the district court. Frank L. Brown, secretary of the Re publican state central committee, is a "dry smoker." The grand lodge committee of the A. O. U. W. meets tonight at the hall ot Capital lodge No. 3. The Dorian and Inoian societies will have their literary contest at Harrison school tomorrow morning. "Cinderella" will be the matinee bill of the Manhattan Stock company at the Grand Opera house Saturday. The blossoms on the Cottonwood trees are likely to be nipped by frost. They protruded too soon this year. The State Bank of Edgerton with a capital of $50,000 has made application to the state board for a charter. The rush of annual meetings of the dif ferent organizations which meet in To peka every year, is about over. The people in the western part of the city, in the vicinity of Lowman Hill, are painting their houses and barns. Judge McLouth, for whom the town of MeLouth, Jefferson county, was named, was a Topeka visitor yesterday. The attendance at the Tennesseetown reading room has made a gain of 50 per cent over what it was last year. Two holes in the pavement were re paired on Kansas avenue yesterday. There are 200 more that need fixing. A review of "Ironquill's" work is pub lished in the current number of the Am erican Illustrated Methodist magazine. Thecolored voters of the Fifth ward will organize a Curtis club at Twelfth anl Washington streets next Monday evening. Jerry Simpson is visiting in Topeka. He is thinking of moving "The Bayonet," his weekly paper, published at Wichita, to Topeka. Congressman Curtis is working to se cure the enforcement of the eight hour law at the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. A. G. Carruth says he is not a candi date for state printer, the place for which he was scheduled on M. N. Butler's pro hibition "slate." Mr. and Mrs. John Carter are the par ents of a daughter. Mr. Carter is the accommodating conductor on the West Sixth street car line. Mr. C. W. Kouns. car service superin tendent of the Santa Fe, attended the meeting of the Railway Transportation association in St. Louis. In the ladies' game at the Topeka wnist cluo last nlgnt. Miss Mattie Payne had the high score north and south and Mrs. Oscar Wolf east and west. Topeka Workmen are pushing the prep arations for the meeting of the grand lodge of the order, which will be held in Topeka the last week n February. A lawyer frequently makes a better showing by the number of law books which he carries into court, than he does by the argument which he puts up. Jap Rentfrow, the comedian of the Manhattan Stock company at the Grand Opera house this week, is the son of the former partner of Willie Sells in the show business. The damage by water In ihe office of the superintendent ot insurance has been repaired and the office has a better ap pearance than before it was injured by the overflow. Colonel Wilder Metcalf asked Governor Stanley to assist him in getting William Wright of Linn county a position at the state penitentiary. Wright was a pri vate in the Twentieth. Some people in the Second ward say that the Republican city council allows the pest house to be in that ward because it went Democratic. Of course there is nothing in such a claim. A steam pipe on the engine attached to the Horton train burst and caused some excitement at the Rock Island depot Wednesday. Luckily no one was near at the time and no one was hurt. A drunken man was found fast asleep at the corner of Twelfth and Jackson streets, last night, and was taken to his home by a friend. It was fortunate for the sleeper that the weather was mild. Dealers say that bicycles will be built John G. Haskell, of Lawrence, Historical V;.- J.;-v- A mm lighter again this year than last, but It is not expected that they will be put down to the point they were three years ago when every other feature was sacri ficed to lightness. A petition has been filed with the county commissioners, asking that a road be opened through to the west end of the new Kaw river bridge east of the city. At present the road is not opened for a mile west of the river Robert Miller, a federal prisoner who has been serving a sentence of 30 davs in the county jail for selling liquor with out a government license down in John son county, completed serving his time and was released yesterday. The Grand Lodge A. P. A. M., the Grand Chapter R. A. M., and the Grand Council R. S. M., will meet in Topeka, February 19 to 22 in representative hall and in the Masonic building. The Cope iand will be the headquarters. The program of the Unity club Friday evening is as follows: Select reading, Robert Pierce: violin solo, Mrs. Frank H. Foster; paper, "Germany," John A. Dailey: paper. "Mexico," D. T. Nicoll; so prano solo, Miss Edna Parkhurst. H. A. Tice left yesterday for Welling ton, where he goes to look over and be come familiar with the duties of the of fice of superintendent of the Panhandle division, which position he has been ap pointed to take charge of on February 1. The government paid the Baltimore wit nesses in the Leach case $12.70 for mile age in addition to their witness fees. Their railroad tickets cost them about $ti0 for the round trip, and those who took sleepers and ate in dining cars spent 36 extra for that. The Scottish clans of Topeka are mak ing elaborate plans for the celebration of Bobbie Burns birthday next Thursday evening. The programme will consist largely of Scottish songs and recitations, and John MaeDonald will make an ad dress on "Burns." A portion of the sidewalk at 410 Kan sas avenue gave way Tuesday night, and precipitated B. B. Clary, a member of Marshall's band, into the area way be low. Mr. Clary was not injured much himself, but a bass viol which he was carrying was ruined. Mrs. Mary A. Rouner has brought suit in the district court for a divorce from her husband. William L. Rouner. They were married more i tan 20 vears ago. Mrs. Rouner claims tnat her husband de serted her in lkHS and since then has re fused to support her. A Curtis club was organized by the colored men of the Second ward last night, and the following officers were elected: President, A. Kuykendall: vice president, F. M. Stonestreet: secretary, R. M. Frazier: assistant secretary, B F Adams; treasurer, J. Scales. Mr. Paul Gilmore, who made a favor able impression here in "The Musketeers" early in the season, will not be seen with his company in "The Dawn of Free dom' 'at the Crawford theater Friday. He was compelled to give up the stage temporarily on account of his health. A lawyer has to be admitted to the Un ited States circuit court and the United States district court separately before he can practice In both of them. H. G. Lari mer discovered this yesterday when he went to file some papers In the district court, but was told he had never been admitted to practice in that court. Mr. Dan Callahan, who for several years has been an operator in the office of the superintendent of telegraph of the Santa Fe in this city, will leave Friday for Iowa City. Oklahoma, to take the position of agent and operator. Iowa City is a new station on the eastern Ok lahoma road, about 17 miles east of Guthrie. The Tontine Savings association of Min neapolis, Minn., represented here by ex Chief of Police I. A. Strauss, made one happy yesterday. J. A. Bid well, of 504 Quincy street, received a check from that company for $160. through the Mer chants' National bank of this city. This represents the investment of $S0 by Mr Bidwell. and he says the company has paid him strictly in accordance with its contract. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lo tion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns. Burns. Boils, Sores. Felons, Ulcers Tet ter. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Chapped Piles. Cure guaranteed. Onlv 25c at Wag-i goners drug store. 731 Kansas avmn. s 1 Mysterious Mr. White. New York, Jan. 18 Montague White until recently consul general of the South African republic, has been in New York for a week and is about to go to Washington. It is supposed he is on a diplomatic mission. He re fuses to be interviewed. J- I,,,?evry- Loganton, Pa., writes, "I am willing to take my oath that I was cured of pneumonia entirely by the use of One Minute Cough Cure after doctors tailed. It also cured my children of whooping cough." Quickly relieves and cures coughs colds, croup, grippe and throat and lung troubles. Children all like it. Mothers endorse it. At all drug stores. 6 Mississippi Senators Elected. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 18. The legis lature met to-day in joint session and elected Anselm J. McLaurin senator from Mississippi for the long term and William V. Sullivan for the short term. "I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my health and life. It cured me of lung trouble following gripne." Thou sands owe their lives to the prompt ac tion of this never failing remedv. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents consump tion, it is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. At all drug stores. Two Dividends at Once. Boston, Jan. 18. The directors of the Boston Montana Mining company to day declared a regular quarterly divi dend of $5 per share and an extra divi dend of ?3 per share. Elected President of the State Society. BOERS AND IRISH Fight Over a Boundary Line In Progress. Irish Seem to Hare Better of Controyersy. HIT WITR A CLUB. Frank Dreisbach Now Seeks Reparation la Court. Dozens of Witnesses Testifying In the Case. The entire north end of Silver Lake township is in attendance at the dis trict court today. The court house cor ridors are swarming with people who have been summoned from that locali ty to testify in the trial of Charles E. Drennan, who is charged with assault with intent to kill on the person of Frank Dreisbach. Between twenty and thirty witnesses have been subpoenaed on one side or the other, the defense having a little the best of it so far as numbers are concerned. The trial is the outgrowth of a boun dary line dispute between the Irish and the Boers the English are not mixed in in this time and the victory seems to have perched on the banners of the Irish. The history of the struggle, as told by the Boers on the witness stand today, is something like this: A fence divides the territory claimecV by the Boers from that which pays CHARACTERS IN THE TRIAL. tribute to the Irish. This fence became dilapidated, and the question was not the acquisition of more terirtory, but who should repair the boundary line. One day last July the Irish forces, consisting of John Drennan, Sr., and three sons, among whom was the de fendant, Charles Drennan, invaded the Boer territory to arbitrate the boundary line matter. They arbitrated with B. M. Dreisbach. chief of the Boers. The arbitration was not very successful, and hostilities broke out on short notice. The Boers clainrf that the Irish were the aggressors. At any rate before hos tilities and progressed very far Oom Paul Dreisbach was hard pressed by General Roberts Drennan, who had charge of the Irish campaign. General Buller Drennan, the defendant, and one of the other Drennans. The fourth Drennan was holding himself in re serve. At this juncture Boer reinforcements emerged from the barn in the person of Frank Dreisbach. The reinforcements quickly made a flank movement and at tacked General Roberts Drennan from the rear, diverting his attention from Oom Paul Dreisbach. From that time on the Irish forces were divided. As the warfare progressed General Roberts Drennan and his antagonist worked their way towards a neighbor ing creek, while Oom Paul Dreisbach and the rest of the Irish forces fought their battle where hostilities first opened. The battle between the latter ended without serious losses on either side, while the other contest was still raging. General Buller Drennan reconnoitered the position of the enemy which was opposing General Roberts Drennan and saw that Roberts vfa.s getting the worst of it. Buller planned a surprise, which he executed in such a manner that it re sulted disastrously to the Boers. Se curing new and improved arms in the shape of a club from a "go-devil," he made a hasty advance upon the rear of the Boer forces in the person of Frank Driesbach, and smashed the Boers over the left ear with the club. This was decisive. Other Boer rein forcements, who had arrived in the meantime, at the command of Oom Paul, succeeded in capturing Buller from behind and holding him until peace was declared. Wrhen the Boer forces picked up their wounded they found him insensible. He remained so for some time, and spat blood much of the following night. At present he cannot hear with his left ear, and his mind is not as bright and clear as it was before he was injured. The following day Dreisbach, Sr., went before George P. West, justice of the peace for Silver Lake township, and swore out a warrant charging Charles Drennan with assault with intent to kill Frank Dreisbach, but when the consta ble went to serve the warrant, Dren nan could not be found. Nothing more was done about the matter until in September, when Drennan return home anil gave himself up. Drennan was bound over to answer to the charge in the district court, and his trial began today. Several of the Dreisbachs have told their version of the fight on the stand this morning, and neighbors of the family have been called in to prove that Frank Dreis bach, the boy who was injured is not near as bright as he was before the fight. Captain J. G. Waters is defending i if, r i ir Uf4, UJV, Radway's Ready Relief instanly relieves and soon cures Colds. Cougtis. Sore Throat. "The Grip," Influenza. Bronchitis, Pneumonia. Swelling of the Joints, Lum bago. Inflammations. Congestions. Rheu matism. Neuralgia, Chilblains, Headache, Toothache, Asthma. Cures the worst pains in from one to twenty minutes. RADWAY'S READY RELIEF No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic, Bedridden. In firm. Crippled. Nervous, Neuralgic, or prostratocr with disease may sutler. Rad way's Ready Relief will afford instant ease. Fifty cents a bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Bo sure to get Radway's." Drennan. Both the defendant and the boy whom it is claimed he assaulted are quite young. The latter is only 0 years old, but he is large and strong in appearance. The testimony of the prosecution had not been concluded at noon, and this atfernoon the Drennans will tell their version of the affair. Another of the Drennans has a simi lar charge pending against him for having assaulted another man in the same neighborhood. STATUE OF WEBSTER. Stilson Hutchins' Gift to the Country is Unreiled. Washington. Jan. 18. A distinguished gathering of public officials. Including President McKinley and his entire cab inet, representatives of the senate and house of representatives, the judiciary of the United States supreme court and other branches of public life, participa ted today in the exercises attending the unveiling of the colossal bronze statue of Daniel Webster, executed by the Italian sculptor, Trentanove, and pre sented to the United States by Mr. Stilson Hutchins, of this city. The statue occupies a position on Scott circle, but prior to the actual unveiling the ceremonies of presentation and ac ceptance were held at the Lafayette Opera House. The president occupied a seat at the front of the stage and back of him sat Secretaries Hay, Gage, Root, Long, Hitchcock, Postmaster General Emory Smith, Attorney General Griggs, Secretary Wilson and Private Secretary Porter. Others on the stage were Gov ernor Crane of Massachusetts, accom panied by his adjutant general and his aides. Chief Justice Fuller, Justices Harlan, White and Gray; Senators Hoar, Lodge, Chandler, Allison, Bacon, Fairbanks, Proctor, Tillman, Represen tatives Cousins, Clarke and others iden tified with the exercises and with the states which share the honors cluster ing about the illustrious Webster. Major General Miles and other repre sentatives of the army, of the navy and of the diplomatic corps, added to an assemblage of unusual distinction. The marine band occupied the orchestra. As the president and cabinet came upon the stage the entire audiencp rose, while the band played "Hail to the Chief." After an eloquent prayer by the chap lain of the senate. Rev. Dr. Milburn. Senator Chandler in behalf of the two branches of congress, read Mr. Hutch ins presentation letter and added a brief but glowing tribute to the states manship, the oratory and the patriot ism of Webster. Secretary Long then accepted the statue in behalf of the United States. Secretary Long said: To George Washington and his associates who in 17&5 framed the federal constitution we owe that great paper. It bound the thirteen important colonies into a un ion and created the United States of America. In it they gave us the ample letter and frame of government. "To the overwhelming arguments nearly half a century later of Daniel Webster in the senate and the lumi nous judgments of John Marshall on the bench we owe its development by interpretation and construction into the great charter of powers which now con stitute the national authority. They illuminated its letter with the national spirit. They breathed into its frame the life of national sovereighty. In the momentous debate which at that time they precipitated over the measure of its grant power, a debate of giants, the issue was between the limitations on the one hand which would have nar rowed the growth of the young repub lic and endangered the union and on the other an expansion which insured the indissolubility of the union and let free a republic to its largest develop ments. "As they prevailed so they made the republic indissoluble by internal con vulsions and equal to the emergencies of the future which confronted them or which confronts us. The statue of one of thorn, the great jurist, in serene dignity of his high office already adorns the front of the capitol. To-day we dedicate the statue of the other great expounder of the constitution and de fender of the United States and the foremost lawyer, orator and statesman, whose words are imbedded in the com mon political literature of his country men, come to the tongue like passages from the poets or the psalmists. "I am deputed by the president to speak his acceptance of the man it commemorates and of the gift thus added to the reproductions in enduring bronze of those to whom He has said well, done." Secretary Long's remarks were warmly applauded and then amid an other outburst of applause Senator Lodge deliver dethe oration of the day. The formal ceremonies concluded with a benediction of Rev. Mr. Couden, chaplain of the house. The president and most of the other distinguished guests then proceeded to Scott Circle, where at 12 o'clock the statue was unveiled. The drawing of the veil was per formed by Jerome Bonaparte, a great grandson of Webster, assisted by Mrs. Hutchins and Miss Katherine Deering. REACHES PEOHIA. Water From Drainage Canal Hae Got That Far. Peoria, 111., Jan. 18. Old river men say that the water from the drainage canal has reached Peoria. The river is rising on the gauge at the lower free bridge in the city at the rate of nearly two, inches an hour since 6 o'clock this morning. Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock the gauge registered five feet one inch above iow water mark. At 9 o'clock this morning it showed a rise of eight inches and is still rising. There is no appreciable difference in the appearance of the water. The cur rent seems slightly accelerated. REV. WAGNER TO LEAVE. Pastor of English Lutheran Church Given a Farewell Sapper; Rev. A. E. Wagner, who has been pastor of the English Lutheran church in Topeka for the past five years, has resigned his pastorate and expects to accept another further east in the near future. The resignation is effective February 1. The members of the English Lutheran church do not wish to have Mr. Wag ner leave, but it is his belief that after a pastor has been in one place for a number of years he gets into a rut and it is his duty to give way to a newer man. Mr. Wagner believes that he has accomplished his work in Topeka, and his resignation is for the purpose of al lowing a new pastor to come in. He has not yet decided definitely up on a location, but he expects to go to Altoona, Pa. The church here has not extended a call to any other pastor. A "Pennsylvania supper" was given last evening by the membership of Mr. Wagner's church as a sort of farewell reception to him and his family. Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains, stings. Instant relief. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. At any drug store. THE North GROCERY "vTlli ToxaorroTr, January IStli, servo EOT BISCUITS HOT PANCAKES Kado witt JACS FROST BASING rCKUEE anl EAGL3 HEALTH PANCAKE FL0TJE. W. F. 20GAS0C3C, Prep. "A Skin of Beauty is a Joy Forever. TX&. T. FELIX GOURAUD'S ORIENTAL 3REAM, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIES. Purities is well as Beautifies the Skin So other cosmetic will do it. Ttemoyes Tan. Piinpies. Freck les.Motli Patch, es. Kash ana Skin diseases, and every blcm is.li on beautv. Hiiii defies de tection. It lias stood the testof 60 years, and i so harmless we facte it to be sure it is prop erty made. Ac cent no counter feit ot similar names I)r. J.. A. Sayre said to a lady of the Hunt-ton (a pa tient): "As you ladies will use them, 1 racom meud 'Gouraud's Cream' as the least harmful of all skin preparations." For sale by ait Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers in the U. 4.. Cauadas. and Europe. FiiKD. T. HOPKINS Prop'r, N. IT 6 lbs. Good Rice. 25c 5 lbs. Good Prunes 25c Warren's Al Salmon. 15c Wolff's Sugar-Cured Hams, per lb 10c Best Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon, lb., 10c H. HIATT'S, Telephone 271. 401 Lafayette St. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany, 835 Kansas avenue. Mr. George Kuss made a business trip to Hoyt today. Mrs. Elmer Wilson of Kansas City is visiting her mother, Mrs. Oglesby of Tyler street. Mrs. Nutt and son of Salina are visit ing Mrs. Nutt's mother, Mrs. Jett of Paramore street. Miss Flo Schaeffer of Bunker Hill is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Doyle of 1465 Jackson street. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Scott who live north of town, are the parents of a daughter, born Wednesday. Mrs. Courtney has a few bargains tn millinery left for the rest of this week and for Monday and Tuesday. Lloyd Nichols, who was called here by the death of his father, Solon J. Nichols, left today for his home in Kalamazoo, Mich. The ladies of Blue Post Relief corps are requested to meet at their hall Fri day afternoon at 2:30 to attend to busi ness of importance. Miss Mabel Jett has returned to her work as telegraph operator at Grant viile, after a short visit to her mother, Mrs. Jett of Paramore street. The ladies that left their names at Costley Post's for the New Idea mag azine can get them bv calling at the store. COSTLEY POST. The Ladies" Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd gave a dime social last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell, 1115 Monroe street. Mr. T. R. Hawks favored the company with several recitations and a short musical programme was also given. BACON-SCHAEFFER. The marriage of Miss Mamie C. Schaeffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Schaeffer with Mr. William C. Bacon was solemnized Wednesday evening at eight o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, 1217 v an Buren street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor of the Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon will make their home for a short time with the groom's parents until their own home on Harrison street is in readiness for them. The groom is in the employ of the Charles Wolff Packing company and his bride has lived here since childhood and is well known and has a large circle of friends. Among those present at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. William Whitmer, uncle and aunt of the bride, and their daughters, Misses Julia and Grace Whitmer. Lervis Dennis, Salem. Inrl., says. "Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure did me more good than anything I ever took." It diesi whai you eat and can not help but cure dyspepsia and stomach trouble. At all drug stores. Roland Reed Sits Up New York, Jan. 18. Roland Reed, th actor, who is ill in St. Luke's hospital, is improving slowly. He is jiow able to sit up in bed for a short time during the day, though it will be some time before he can leave the bed. Try Crain-O Try Crain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon a package of GKAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich, seal brown of Mocha or J ara, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of coffee. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers. Tastes like Coffee Looks like Coffee Insist that your grocer giyesyoQ GRAIN-O Accept ao imitation. Star

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. AT HOME WITH A GREAT CELEBRITY. x V'tZ- 'iit S.-t ?vj? Li'i' J I A COST CORNER WHAT DIPLOMATS MUST WEAR ABROAD. Congress to be Immediately Galled Upon to Settle the Much Disputed Question of Gourt Etiquette. Washington, Jan. 12. Those who still adhere to the old-time principle of Re publican simplicity will probably be compelled to withstand a shock to their feeling before the adjournment of the present session of Congress, for it is more than possible that that august body will be called upon to discuss the dress question and decide, once and for all. whether or not it is permissi ble for the foreign representatives of this Republic to array themselves in garments of bright colors when In at tendance at court. This is not the first time that this matter has been brought to the atten tion of this Government, but in previous cases the application to be permitted to wear court regalia has come from the representative himself, and, as the result, the question has received little Berious consideration. For instance, when Mr. Breckenridge was Ambassa dor to Russia he cabled for permission to wear knee breeches at the Corona tion of the Czar. This permission was granted and the ambassador appeared in Jiis knicker bockers, but the matter went no fur ther. Now, however, it has been brought once more to the front by the fact that the Czar of Russia has -issued, through his Minister of Foreign Affairs, a circular that decrees that henceforth a court costume shall con sist of a "dark blue swallowtail coat, with velvet collar gold buttons, white or dark blue waistcoat and dark blue trousers." This circular distinctly states that it has been issued under the personal in structions of the Emperor himself and it stipulates that it is intended to apply to "all distinguished foreigners ind to all the accredited representatives in B-ussia of such countries as have not adopted for their diplomatics officers specific uniforms and costumes." FOR FINER DRESS. There can be no doubt that this order applies to the American representa tive. It has long been realized that the plain black evening dress worn by the ambassadors of the United States was not regarded with favor in many of the courts of Europe, and it is now stated that similar action is about to be taken at Berlin, Vienna, The Hague, Copenhagen and Brussels. As the re sult it is scarcely probable that the matter will not be brought before Con gress at an early date in order that some form of dress may be adopted that will be in accord with American views upon the subject. Of course it is quite possible that there will be no change in existing laws, for, while the fact is not gen erally known, there is a law on the statute books that provides for just such a court costume. The law, which wras enacted in 1849, has never been repealed, and reads as follows: The uniform for the diplomatic and consular representatives of the United States to be worn in all visits of cere monies of the following parts and ap pendages, namely: A blue cloth dress coat, single breasted with standing col lar, having the front from the collar to the extremity of the skirt, and the collar, the cuffs and the pocket flaps. AMBASSADOR BRE-CKEHRIDGe-Jft THE AMERICAN l DIPLOMATIC AMD BESIfOAnwf 3 i, Uk.H SHIS IS TH:1 COSTUME WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CONGRES3 OF 1849 AS THE PROPER DRESS FOR AMERICAN DIPLOMATS IN SENATOR DEPEW'S WASHINGTON HOME. embroidered in gold, not more than two inches wide, representing a vine of olive leaves. There should be upon the coat ten gilt Navy buttons in front, one Navy button on each side of the cape, four on each cuff, four under each pocket flap, one on each hip, and on the folds, two on each side of the skirt and in the center, one on each side of the lower extremity, and corresponding button holes in front, extending the width of the embroidery worked in gold thread. The vest should be white, with ten small gilt Navy buttons in front, four under each pocket flap. The trousers should be of blue cloth, lined with gold lace, or white knee breeches, with gold lace and shoe buckles. The headdress is to consist of a cocked hat, furnished with a gold loop, golden tassels and a black cockade, having a golden eagle in the center. The sword worn with this unform should have gilt mount ings and be suspended from a white swordbelt with Navy trimmings. AGAINST SENTIMENT. In spite of the fact that such an elaborate costume has been designed by Congress the uniform was never worn. Instead it has been the custom for the representatives of the United States to confine themselves to the sim ple black evening dress, it boing the tradition that when an American citi zen has been selected to represent his country abroad it is all sufficient that he should appear upon public occa sions as an American gentleman. It is probable, too, that this tradition is in accord with the general sentiment in this country, as it has always been the American principle that when the Government has despatched a man upon a diplomatic mission he is sent to represent the Government in as dig nified and as satisfactory a manner as possible an4 not to go capering about in clothes such as would make him absurd at home and would merely in dicate his imitative faculties abroad. From present indications, however, it is quite probable that we shall have an opportunity to become better acquaint ed with the colored attire of the diplo matic circles in the future. In the past there have been many of the foreign representatives who have been satis fied to appear at all diplomatic and so cial functions in the plain evening dress that prevails in Washington. Of late, however, there has been a tendency to draw away from these restrictions. Senor Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga, the Minister from Guatemala, set the ball rolling, and it is generally supposed that the coming season will see the Latin-American diplomats resplendent in their gay uniforms. At present, however, it is scarcely likely that they will rush into extremes. The costume they have chosen is rich but. simple, being of broadcloth and gold. The colors, however, will vary according to nationality. The representative from Nicaragua, for instance, will wear dark blue; Guatemala, a shade of blue somewhat lighter; Costa Rica, a brown, and Mex ico, bottle green, and so through the list. AN ELABORATE DRESS. The coat is a combination of an Eng lish officer's mess jacket and an offi cer's' full dress coat. It is left open in front, revealing a gorgeous waistcoat of colored or figured silk or velvet. The coat has long spike tails, starting !iS from the front line of the hips and meeting in a blunt point at the back. A court sword and sword knot com plete the uniform. Of course there are many persons who will deplore this disregard of na tional principles. There are also many persons who will object seriously to any action on the part of Congress tending to compel our own foreign dip lomats to don any other uniform than the sober black that has so long been worn by the representatives of this country. They will look upon this cir cular of the Czar's as nothing more or less than foreign interference, another kick at our boasted "republican sim plicity." Still there can be no doubt but that the diplomatic war is fairly on. The action of the Russian court has simply precipitated matters. Eu rope has been brooding over the ques tion for some time. They have objected to the appearance of the representa tive of the United States as being the one dark spot in the midst of a riot of color, and they have decided to take the initiative. Of course the whole matter seems most ridiculous to us. It appears as of no more consequence than an- act from a comic opera, and yet it is such a serious question that it is not likely that the State Depart ment will consent to decide upon the matter without laying it before Congress. As the result the whole question will probably be brought be fore the House or Senate at an early date and then we shall know if we are to stand or fall by the prosaic black garments that have come to be so much a part of American official life. 17 fmph f'T- fi trfl -V tfff-i IPS. t i ,(V a "U! mm 1 AMBASSADOR HAY CREATED CONSIDERABLE SENSATION BY AP PEARING AT QUEEN VICTORIA'S COURT FUNCTION IN KNEE BREECHES. THE STEASGEST UIED. The banks of the streams in the vi cinity of St. Paul's, in the Upper Ama zon, in South America, are dotted with palm-thatched dwellings of the Ind ians, all half-buried in the leafy wil derness, the scattered families having chosen the coolest and shadiest nooks for their abodes. The traveler frequently hears in the neighborhood of these huts the organ bird, the most remarkable songster by far of the Amazonian forests. When its singular notes strike the ear for the first time, the impression cannot be re sisted that they are produced by a hu man voice. Some musical boy must be gathering fruit in the thickets, and is singing a few notes to cheer himself. The tones become more fluty and plaintive. Sometimes they resemble the notes of a flageolet, and the trav eler is almost persuaded, in spite of the absurdity of the thing, that some person is playing that instrument in primeval forests. However closely he may scan the neighboring thicket, no bird appears, although the voice seems to be tha,t of some one aear at hand. How Senator Chauncey M. Depew Keeps House In the home of Chauncey M. Depew! What visions one can conjure up of good cheer! How one hears the merry laugh of the Senator which is as pro verbial as his ready story. How one sees the genial Chauncey seated in front of his glowing fireplace, with arm outstretched talking to the chance guest, for there is always a guest in the Depew home. The great dining room has high ceil ings and the chairs are massive and the table large and round and heavy. Above the mantle shelf and over the doors are great classic arches, ex quisitely carved, and in the center hangs a chandelier worth its weight in crystal, for it is a lovely type of glass work. There is a study, of course, cheerful and sunny. And then there come the innumerable corners, and, as a back ground and setting to them all, there is the grand salon, which is finer than that of any diplomat in Washington. When Dr. Depew was elected to the Senate a year ago speculation ;an rife as to how he would entertain. Would he take rooms in a hotel and join the i THE SENATOR'S HOUSE Ii. NOT ALL 70R PLAY: A GREAT DEAL OF HARD WORK IS PERFORMED THE STUDY, WHICH IS FITTED OUT WITH BOOKS, CHARTS AND THE FINEST COLLECTION OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN THE WORLD. army of those who live quiet.'y in great comfort in Washington's luxurious hotels. Would he, worse still, take bachelor quarters or live at the club and thus become one of the army of diners-out who cannot possibly enter tain. 1 r r?-" 7p4 tv1 H BEAUTIFUL- LOCATION. But Dr. Depew set all speculation at rest by leasing the magnificent mansion at the southwest corner of H Street and Connecticut Avenue, which was once the residence of Mr. Corcoran, a wealthy banker and philanthropist of Washington. Senator Depew has leased this palace for a term of six years for $9,000 a year. A great rent, it seems, and an amount which would satisfy an ordinary man for a lifetime; but when Senator De pew set out on his house-hunting ex pedition a year ago his words to a re porter of this newspaper were, "I am going to represent New York socially and politically to the best of my ability, and I must find a house fitting the oc casions, if it takes a fortune." And his determination has been carried out to the complete satisfaction of those whom he represents. The neighboring houses of the Cor coran mansion constitute the most his toric group in Washington. Out of the different windows Senator Depew may look and view the residence of Secre tary of State John Hay, the house once occupied by John Slidell, another owned by a descendant of President Adams, the former home of General Decatur, and others equally celebrated. Sur I IK .if fa, I 1 PI 1 9 k m jm.MMm 6 0 1 km m THE DININU ROOM IS THE MOST SPACIOUS OF ALL THE ROOMS IN THE HOUSE. LARGE NDM2EE OF GUESTS AROUND THE MAHOGANY. m J Ii 111 mk rounding the house are delectable gar dens which Mrs. Senator Brice made historic during the late Senator Brice'a term of office by the fetes which she gave in them. They are surrounded by a high wall, that completely shuts off the gaze of the curious many. Ac cess to the gardens is gained by a giant gateway at the side of the mansign which was erected by Senator Brice. ITS HISTORY. Preceding the occupancy of the pala tial Corcoran residence by Senator and Mrs. Brice were those of Daniel Web ster and M. Montholon, the French Minister whose magnificent ball given within its walls in 1866 by order of Louis Napoleon is a matter of history. During Mr. Corcoran's lifetime it was a rendezvous for such diplomats as formed the Henry Clay circle. Mr. Clay was an intimate friend of the millionaire banker, as also was the Hon. Rufus Choate. Such is the history of the mansion in which Senator Chauncey M. Depew will represent the society and politics of the TRUE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. Grover Cleveland Defines it for the Growing Youth Country. By Grover Cleveland. American citizenship means more than any other citizenship, not only be cause it lives and flourishes beneath the protection of the freest and best in stitutions in the world, but because it has the perpetuity and success of those institutions absolutely in its keeping and control. Our Government is not and never was in outside proprietorship, which could determine or set limits to our right of occupancy. American citizenship has built its own habitation and is the ten ant of no superior. It must, however, be plainly apparent that this indepen dence in the enjoyment of privileges is not all that is involved in our relations to the Government we proudly call our own. As one who is the owner of the house in which he lives cannot look to another for its care and preservation so American citizenship assumes the re sponsibility of maintaining unaltered and unimpaired the government which shelters it; and which has thus far been its protection against wind and storm. A just appreciation of the seriousness of this responsibility is thertest of true American citizenship. If you are satisfied that foreign con quest and unnatural extension or an nexation are dangerous perversions of our national mission, and if it shall seem to you, in the light of reason and history, that such perversions bring in their train a people's demoralization and a decay of popular contentment and virtue more surely destructive to republics than armies with banners, you will not be necessarily wrong. As a vindication of our past methods it may occur to you that though a hundred years is but a day in the life of a nation, we have within such a short existence, by close adherence to our original design and purposes, as tonished the world by our progress and the development of our vast posses sions. With our first century's tremen dous growth and advancement before your eyes as proof of the strength and efficiency of consistent Americanism you will find in the beginning of our second century proof of the abundance of our present domain in millions of acres of American territory still unoc oimied while hundreds of Government officials wait to bestow it upon settlers. I There are also other large areas of American soil yet untrodden by the foot of man, while our gates are still open to receive those who shall come from other lands to share our homes and privileges. In view of these things, and consider ing our achievements in the past and our promise for the future, recalling what we have done and what yet re mains for U3 to do under the guidance of the ru'is and motives which have thU3 far governed our national life, we are surely entitled to demand the best of reasons for a change in our policy IN Empire State. His Intimate associa sions with the most exclusive circles of this country and Europe make him a brilliant entertainer and a responsive and generous host. He will be assisted by his nieces, Miss Annie Depew Paulding, and Miss Charlotte N. Hege man, both of whom are beautiful, ac complished and prominent in the younger set of Gotham's fashionables. Although the house was leased since April of 189, it has only been since De cember last that Senator Depew has oc cupied it. During the intervening months the carpenters, upholsterers and decorators have been busily re arranging the rooms and draping them after the mode Metropolitaine, and vis itors to the Corcoran mansion who have not had a glimpse into the exclusive residences of Gotham will have envia ble opportunity of gaining an idea of their lavish decoration and subtle ele gance so worthily reproduced in the palatial mansion in which the ever genial and cordial Chauncey M. Depew has domiciled himself. of the and conduct, and to exact a conclusive explanation of the conditions which make our acquisition of new and dis tant territory either justifiable, prudent or necessary. WHY THIS CHANGE IN OUR POL ICY? Perhaps we should be satisfied with the excuse that such acquisition is nec essary by way of warlike preparation or precaution. This, however, imme diately suggests that we have found heretofore a constant source of con gratulation in the fact that the con templation of war and its contingencies is not and should not be familiar to our ordinary national life. It has always been our boast that a large standing military establishment and warlike pre cautions are not among the needs of a people whose victories are those of peace, and whose immunity from armed conflict is found in their freedom from the foreign relationships that give birth to war, and that though it has been abundantly demonstrated that the W) lira W lw ymSk P f FOR THE PAST YEAR MR. CLEVE LAND HAS WALKED HOR DAILY EXERCISE. IT WILL SEAT A courage and splendid fighting qualities of our countrymen will never fail in time of need, it is still a grave question whether the cheapening of our esti mate of the value of peace by dwell ing upon war i3 calculated to improve the quality of our national character. It is difficult to deal with the ques tion of war at this time and avoid mis conception and misrepresentation, but we are considering American citizen ship and endeavoring to find its best and most useful characteristics and how they can be most effectively cul tivated and securely preserved. From this standpoint war is a hateful thing which we should shun as antagonistic to the objects of our national existence, as threatening demoralization to our national character and as obstructive to our national destiny. WAR A MENACE TO THE NATION. While thus suggesting the forbidding traits of war, I should be guilty of an attempt to mislead if I failed to say that there are conditions which not only justify war but make a resort to it a duty. No nation, however peacefully In clined and whatever the consequences may be, can determine that it will in no circumstances engage in war. Bad as it is and deplorable as its incidents are, no government can refuse war at the risk of imperilling its existence or sacrificing the rights and interests it holds in trust for its people and for humanity and civilization. In view of such an unescapable liability to be brought face to face with the question of war, and in view of war's real na ture and demoralizing effect upon our national life and character, we cannot fail to be most seriously impressed by the reflection that we have expressly authorized those to whom we have in trusted our public affairs to determine for us the momentous issue of peace or war, and that if the determination be for war our ready and unquestioning acquiescence becomes patriotism and the support of our country's contention becomes good citizenship. How then shall the people protect themselves against the folly of a de parture from their national purposes, and against the crime of ..unnecessary and unjustifiable war? Manifestly by an intelligent study on their part of the character of their Government, and the exaction of a clear apprehension, on the part of those who would represent them in public life, of their nation's mission and of the baleful effect of war upon their nation's health. These consider ations emphasize in the strongest pos sible manner the importancw'of a larger participation by thoughtful and edu cated men in political affairs. No man can lay claim in a proper sense to true American citizenship who does not interest himself in matters pertaining to our Government, who does not inform himself as to its de signs and purposes, or who is not will ing by actual interference to guard it against abuses and insidious perver sion as well as against open attack. No one increases his claim to good citizenship who interests himself in public matters for purely selfish pur poses and to accomplish personal ends. A man may acquire a knowledge of the principles of our Government, and use his knowledge to mislead, and the pretense of devotion to these princi ples may mask nothing better than the advocacy of blind and mischievous partisanship. If such things constituted good citi zenship we might congratulate our country, for we have them in abun dance. Inasmuch, however, as they are really evils which sadly afflict and endanger us, it is of the utmost im portance that there should be infused into our body politic the counteracting remedy of true, patriotic, unselfish American citizenship. This grows out of a love of our Gov ernment, for its own sake and for what it does for every citizen. It is thought ful and intelligent; it has a clear un derstanding of the doctrines upon which our Government rests; it rejoices in American traditions; it glories in American objects and purposes, and is proudly contented with the accepted mission of the United States among the nations of the earth.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL,THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1900. STILL THEY COME Another Congressional Aspirant in Seventh District. This Time It Is llodolph Hat field of Wichita. GENERAL UNEASINESS. People Want to See Chester I. Long Superseded. News From the Various Stale House Departments. The prospect for a lively contest for the congressional nomination in the Seventh district is enhanced by the announcement that Rodolph Hatfield, of Wichita, contemplates being a can didate. Some of the politicians state that the proposed candidacy of Halfield is the real method by which the opposition hopes to defeat Chester Long, charging: that Will Wallace is a candidate only in name and that he will later In the contest be for Hatfield. To persons who are familiar with the situation in the Seventh this statement does not appear to be correct. Wallace is a candidate not to help some one else but to get the nomination himself and he is making: a campaign. In fact, he has been making the campaign for several months, and has travelled over a large part of the district fixing his fences. It is reported from Wichita that Mr. Hatfield would need little persuasion to become an active candidate at this time. It is believed that he will enter the contest later on. Mr. Hatfield is a lawyer and has at tained considerable prominence In the state owing to his work in the state tempe ranc e union. He is one of the good speakers this state has produced, and an opportunity to address a convention or a meeting of any kind always adds to his fame. Years ago Hatfieid was a member of the board of regents of the state normal school at Emporia. When the regents of that institution meet it is the custom for the president to march the, board into chapel and ex hibit them to the students. After the morning prayers the regents are per mitted to make speeches. Tre board at that time, as it has in all its history past and present, contained some very poor speakers. On these occasions Hat field shone with unusual splendor. The reputation which he established there lias since been growing until he has be come one of the conspicuous figures in the Republican party of Kansas. Hatfield has not been given the prominence he would otherwise have attained had he not taken such an ac tive part in the temperance affairs of the state. The management of the Re publican party for several years has not been especially friendly to the tem perance cause, and because of the as sociation in that work which was characteristic of Hatfield he has been deprived of opportunities to campaign the state. As an orator and public speaker it is not flattery to say that Hatfield is prominent in Kansas, especially in the Seventh district. He is a religious man, and takes a prominent part in Sunday school and church conventions. While practicing law in Wichita Mr. Hatfield has been dabbling in mining property in Joplin, and the report is out that he has made a large sum of money. The politicians say, as a re sult, that Hatfield is now equipped financially to make a political cam paign without mortgaging his house and otherwise going in debt, and for these reasons it is believed by them that he is planning to take Mr. Long into camp. If Hatfield becomes a candidate Wal lace of Kingman will not be identified with the plan, except as he is person ally interested in his own canvass. Wallace has a good start in the race, and the political solution, if the Re publicans really mean to defeat Long, would be a combination in their inter ests of one or the other of the new men in favor of the one having the greatest strength. LARDNER FOR CONGRESS. Wants Fusion Nomination In Second District. Hubert Lardner of Fort Scott has an nounced his candidacy for the Populist nomination for congress in the Second district. He is the first man to avow his intention of seeking this honor. Lardner, under the last Cleveland ad ministration, was a deputy United Btates marshal in the southeastern dis trict of Kansas. He is prominent in Fort Scott and has been able to carry his own ward twice when a candidate for clerk of the court. Lardner was formerly a section hand on the Missouri Pacific but studied at night and became a school teacher, which is now his profession. DENNISON FOB GOVERNOR. Rumor That the ElDorado Judge Will Be In Race. A. W. Dennison of El Dorado who first became famous in Kansas as a starter of race horses on the tracks of southern Kansas, was afterwards elect ed as senator from Butler county. Den nison is so much of a "hoss" man that he carries a stop watch all the time. While in the senate the legislature passed the court of appeals law. Den nison was named as the Populist mem ber of the southern department of tlie court of appeals by Governor Morrill and has since been reelected. It is now reported that Judge Denni son has a notion to run for governor and the announcement of this caused George M. Munger to make a (lying trip to El Dorado yesterday to ascertain what Dennison proposes to do. The re sult of the conference is not known in Topeka. As Dennison resides in the same congressional district with Mun ger, the Greenwood county man is much interested. HOW TO ENFORCE LAW. Attorney General Qodard Gives Ad vice to Temperance Workers. A temperance worker at Wakefield, Clay county, informed Attorney General Godard that the city officials there are In collusion with the jointists and in quired what could be done towards en forcing the prohibitory law. To this letter Mr. Godard replied by saying: "As to your question what can be done with the mayor and council for violation of their oaths of office, I will eay that paragraph 2532. general stat utes of 18S9, makes it the duty of all mayors, marshals, police judges and po lice officers having notice or knowledge of fiiy violations of the provisions of the prohibitory law to notify the coun ty Attorney of such facts, and to fur- nish him the names of witnesses within their knowledge for proof, and if any such officer fails to comply with such provisions he is liable to a fine of from $100 to $5o9 and forfeiture of office. "It is the duty of your county attor ney to proceed against these jointista upon presentation of complaint and the names of witnesses, and also against the mayor and police force for violation of the above provisions. "The fact that certain business men are in favor of the joints, does not in the least affect the validity of the law or the question, of an officer's duty." TO STEEIi FROM S1I0KE. An Invention For Sending Torpedoes "Wherever Desired. London, Jan. 18. Lieutenant Com mander Colwell, the United States na val attache in London, witnessed tpday at Yoevil, the test of an invention of fered to the United States government for steering torpedoes and submarine craft by -means of a wireless electrical device, on the lines of the Marconi sys tem. The invention, however, is no way connected with Signor Marconi. The patents are held by Cecil Varl cas, an Knglish inventor, as employe of A. C. Higgs, United States consul, agent at Weymouth. The experiments left no doubt that craft can be directed by means of an ether wave, the model be ing controlled by a shore motor with no other connection save the current work ing upon the rudder. The inventor claims that this can be applied to tor pedoes and submarine craft. Lieutenant Commander Colwell will make a report on the subject to the navy department. DIS31ISSED HIS STAFF. They Had Hanged a Corpse Before the Superintendent's Door. New York, Jan. 18. Because they hanged a body in front of the door of the superintendent of the Metropolitan hospital on Rlackwell's island and la beled it with the superintendent's name twelve young physicians of the house staff of that institution were dis missed to-day. The superintendent is Dr. George T. Stewart. The house staff was com posed of recent graduates from medi cal colleges. TRUNKS ATTACHED. Alvin A. Jack, of Detroit, Wants to Recover Theatrical Wardrobes. Peru, Ind., Jan. 18. Twenty trunks, containing the wardrobes and proper ties of Sam T. Jack's Own Burlesque Company, were taken from a Wabash train by Peru constables to-day and are now being held for a hearing of the attachment proceedings which Alvin A. Jack of Detroit has brought for the recovery of certain wardrobe equipments. Alvin Jack attached the box receipts and trunks at Indianapolis, but the trunks were regained. They were stopped in Peru and taken from the train after a lively scene with the bur lesquers. FLED WITH TYPEWRITER. Michael Sampson Also Took $25,000 of Other People's Money. New York, Jan. 18. Michael Sampson arrived here on board the steamship Oceanic in the custody of two Chicago detectives who captured Sampson, in a small town in County Tipperary, in Ire land, where he had gone after securing $25,000 on an alleged forged check in the name of John D. May, chief of the bu reau of special assessment in Chicago. Simultaneously with the departure of Sampson it is alleged that Kitty Tur ner, a typewriter in the office of Mr. May also disappeared. On the Oceanic's second cabin list appears the name of Mrs. Sampson. This is thought to be the typewriter. The man will be taken back to Chicago at once. SHERMAN'S NEW JOB. Little Doubt That He Will Become Secretary of the Senate. New York, Jan. 18. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: It is now believed certain that at the Republican senate caucus to be held on Friday, Representative J. S. Sher man of New York will be declared to be the candidate of the party for secretary of the senate, which of course is equiv alent to an election and that his for mal acceptance of the honor will be an nounced. The Democrats hope to have their caucus conclude to retain the services of the present sergeant at arms, Rich ard J. Bright, but the Republicans it is believed will favor "Dan" Ransdall of Indianapolis. Made Young Again. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me In my 'teens again," writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytown.Pa. They're the best in the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c at Waggoner's drug store. 721 Kansas ave. t Girl Races For a Husband. Pierre, S. D., Jan. 18. Tom Condon, a cowboy, was wedded to Miss Lillie Wilson, daughter of a rich ranchman on the Sioux range, despite parental objections. The young couple took a 60-mile ride on horseback, pursued by the irate father, who fired several shots before he was finally distanced. Coming on to this city the marriage ceremony was performed before the father could reach here. I want to let the people who suffer from rheumatism and sciatica know that Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved me af ter a number of other medicines and a doctor had failed. It is the best liniment 1 have ever known of. J. A. Dodgen, Al pharetta, Ga. Thousands have been cured of rheumatism by this remedy. One ap plication relieves the pain. For sale by all druggists. Wages Increased Two Percent. Hazelton, Pa., Jan. 18. The employes of A. S. Van Wyckle Co., coal miners at Colerain and Milnesville were noti fied today of a 2 per cent increase in their wages, which will now be 4 per cent below the $5 basis. Two thousand men are affected. Don't risk the little one's life: croup is a dangerous disease. Mrs. H. Grefrg, Dun dee, Kans.. sayw-"My little daughter had been troubled with croup since she was three months old; Beges' Cherry Cough Syrup cured her." Children like it. Guar anteed. R. W. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kansas avenue. Strikers Surrender. Pittsburg, Jan. 18. The red mill work ers of the American Steel Wire Co., at Beaver Falls who struck for an ad vance on Monday, held an all night meeting last night and decided to re turn to work at the company's terms. The mill will resume operations in full tomorrow. At the Bradford plant the men are still out. Cleanses and renovates the system, cures dyspepsia and liver troubles, makes new, rich blood Beggs' Blood Purifier. "Cured me of a bad case of blood disor der." John Wisener, Chippewa Falls, Wis. R. w. Squires, pharmacist, 732 Kan sas avenue. WAS NOT STOLEN. Mistake About Body of Child Causes Excitement. The people in Parkdale -were excited last night over the report that the body of Terry Polin, a little child who died of "Cuban chickenpox," had been stolen. DeMoss Penwell were ordered by Silas Crosswhite, who lives at 1235 East Fifth street, to bury the body. A grave was ordered dug in Topeka cemetery and in the evening the un dertakers went for the body. They found that another undertaker had been there and gotten it. The grand parents of the child believed that the body had been stolen from them. The family has been quarantined, on ac count of chickenpox, for several weeks, and during that time the county has been keeping them. Yesterday morn ing the death of the child was re ported to the sanitary officirs and an order was given Poor Commissioner Hale to have the body buried at the expense of the county. He ordered Undertaker Knight to bury the body in Rochester cemetery. Knight went to the house and left the casket on the doorstep and told the people there to place the body in it. When that had been done he took the casket away. NOTHING BUT TALK. Senate Continues to Wrestle With Philippine Problem. Washington, Jan. 18. By special or der it was 1 o'clock when the senate convened, the delay being on account of the ceremonies attendant upon the unveiling of the Webster statue. Mr. Allen (Neb.) offered a resolution di recting the secretary of state to inform the senate if any person had been ac credited from the Transvaal to the United states government in any ca pacity and if such person were official ly accepted and recognized and if not why not. Objection was made to immediate consideration of the resolution and it went over under the rules. Mr. Ross (Vermont) offered a resolution declar ing that the provisions of the consti tution do not, unaided by act of con gress, extend over Porto Rico and the Philippine islands; that by the Paris treaty the United States takes sov ereignty over Porto Rico and the Phil ippines and are under duty to exercise it for the general welfare of the inhab itants; and that a separate department of the government is demanded to take charge of all outlying dependencies,, In accordance with previous notice at the conclusion of routine business Mr. Wellington (Md.) addressed the senate on the Philippine question. The text of his speech was the joint resolution which he introduced on Tuesday last declaring that it is not the purpose of the United States to deprive the Fili pinos of their right of self-government and the war now being waged is not for the permanent possession of the is lands, but for the establishment of peace and order and further declaring that the Filipinos shall have the priv ilege under the protection of the United States of establishing a republic. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 18. The house met at 1 o'clock today in order to give mem bers an opportunity to attend the cer emonies in connection -with the unveil ing of the statue of Daniel Webster. Saturday, February 3, was set aside for paying tribute to the memory of the Representative Ermentrout of Pennsyl vania. Mr. Hopkins (111.) moved that the house so into committee of the while for the consideration of the sen ate bill extending the scope of the 12th census. Mr. Russell (Conn.) said the opposi tion to the bill was confined to the house amendment to empower the di rector of the census to contract for printing outside the government print ing office. He suggested that general debate be closed at 4 o'clock. This was agreed to and Mr. Hopkins' motion was adopted. Mr. Hopkins explained that the bill with the exception of the fourth sec tion met the unanimous approval of the census committee. This section author izes the director of the census to con tract outside of the government print ing office for printing the census re ports. Mr. Hopkins in defending the section said the public printer would be given as much of the printing as he could do. The rest could be done as well and cheaply outside. He assured the house that this work would be performed by union labor. In response to a question from Mr. Shattuc (Ohio) he said he would be willing to incorporate an amendment requiring that the work should be done by union labor. Mr. Wheeler (Kentucky) asked why If government work was to be let to the lowest bidder there should be any pro vision restricting it to firms' employing union labor. Mr. Hopkins replied that he would accept the amendment to show there was no hostility to union labor. "Limiting this work to union offices," observed air. Sims, (Tenn.) "is rajik class legislation," Mr. Babcock (Wis.) asked what there was to prevent a "rat" office if it was the lowest bidder from obtaining the work. "There is not a rat office In America," retorted Mr. Hopkins, "which can do this work." DUST EXPLOSION. Causes Loss of $5,000 to a Steam Mill In Indiana. Sturgis, Mich.. Jan. IS. The Farquer Milling company's mill at Lima, Ind., just across the border of the state, was to tally destroyed today by a mysterious ex plosion. George La.nphier, the fireman, was terribly scalded by escaping steam from the boiler. The only cause that can be assigned for the accident is an explo sion of dust. Parts of the boiler and ma chinery were blown 500 feet. The loss is estimated at $5.0u0. "I can highly recommend Beggs' Hair Renewer as a pleasing restorative appli cation for the hair and a sure cure for all scalp diseases." Mrs. J. Whertle, Omaha, Neb. A thoroughly reliable prep aration; endorsed by thousands; it will not disappoint. R. V. Squires, pharma cist, 732 Kansas avenue. Against Eight Hour Law. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 18. A petition has been presented to the legislature from all th leading mines of West Kootenay, representing 50 millions of capital, seeking the repeal of the eight hour law and declaring it had been pre maturely and improperly introduced and had excluded capital and deprived mine owners of working at a profit. Its constitutionality is challenged and the declaration is made that unless it is re pealed or amended it will be necessary to close the mines or cut the wages, Melbourne McDowell's Father Dead. New York, Jan. IS. Thomas Mc Dowell, of South River, N. J.,- who was the first mayor of Sacramento, Cal., died to-day, aged 83 years. His eon is Melbourne McDowell, the actor. "It was almost a miracle. Burdock Blood Bittetrs cured me of a terrible breaking out all over the body. I am very grateful." Miss Julia Filbridge, West Cornwell, Conn. TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS Chicago. Jan. IS. WHEAT The Liver pool decline in view of the advance In the wheat market here yesterday was a dis appointment to holders today. May opening 'fic down at 65ii8c. North west receipts were lighter and there was a disposition to buy for a turn. May ad vanced to 65c. but turned weak and sank steadily to 6478C The volume of trade was small. The enforcement of the edict against put and ali transactions gave the pits a comparatively quiet appear ance. Local receipts were 35 oars, none of which graded contract. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 22 cars against 411 last week and 350 a year ago. The market recovered after noon and closed rather firm. May c under yester day at 65H-C. CORN The corn market opened strong on firm cables, wet weather and light country offerings. May unchanged at 33Sc There was some corn for sale, however, and later the market turned a shade ea-sier, Mav at 11 o'clock being quoted at 'ixzrn c. Local receipts were S3S cars. May corn closed steady He under yes terday at 38'ic. OATS were quiet and featureless, and a trifle easy with wheat and corn. Re ceipts here, 171 cars. May opened a shade lower at 24c. PROVISIONS At the opening the pro vision market showed a little gain over yesterday on hog receipts under the es timate and better prices at the yards. Offerings were liberal, however, arid the market sold off later. Mav pork opened 2'2 cents up at JlU.a5filo.K7U, and sold clown to $10. So; May lard 21. cents up at $6.05, selling off to S5.&7M-. and Mav ribs 2';'ii 5 cents up at J5.K2V4, easing off to $5.75. FLAX Cash, N. W., $1.50; S. W $1.50; Mav. $1.4H; September, $1.03. RYE May, 52c. BARLEY Cash. 35t?45c. TIMOTHY January, $2.50; February, $2.55; March, $2.60. Chicago Livestock Market. Chieago, Jan. 13. CATTLE Receipts, 8.5uO. Best steers steady, others slow at yesterday's decline. Texans Quiet, receipts &00; butchers and canners steady; stock ers and feeders steady. Beeves $4. Wei! 0.50; cows, $3.00Ei4.50; heifers. $3,3044.60; canners. $2.2iVa2.!Mi; stockers and feeders, $3.25f!4.75; Texas fed beeves. $4.HW5.00. HOGS Receipts today, 2.00 tomorrow, SB.Ooo; left over. 7.176. Generally 2(?i5 cents higher. Mixed and butchers, $4.45111 4.72; good to choice heavy, $4.(;o4.72'i; rough heavy, $4. 4. 4.55; light, $4.40ii4.022; bulk of sales. $4.554.65. SHEEP Receipts, 12.000; sheep steady. Lambs steady. Native wethers, $4.40-a 4.S5; western wethers, $4.S0-&4.75: lambs, natives, J4.505J6.25; westerns, $5.25W.30. Official receipts and shipments for yes terday Cattle Receipts, 19.270; shipments. 3.7S5. Hogs Receipts, 3X.376: shipments, 3.682. Sheep Receipts, 16,051; shipments, none. Kansas City Livestock Market Kaunas City. Jan. 19. CATTLE Re ceipts 2.500. Market weak. Native steers, $4. 5. 00: Texas steers, $3.7ui4.65; Texas cows. $2.3CKTi4.30: native cows and heifers, $2.25rfi4.40: stockers and feeders, $3.5oa5.00; bulls, $2.2514.00. HOGS Receipt r, 11.000. Market strong to 5 cents higher. Bulk of sales. $4.555fl 4.65: heavy. $4.50it4.70: packers. $4.55a4.6o; mixed, $4.554? 4.60: light. $4.4oa4.60; yorkers, $4.5i t 4.60: pigs, $3.!5Sx4.50. SHEEP Receipts. 2.000. Market strong. Lambs, $4.5oli6.00; muttons, $3.504.75. Kansas City Produce Marks! Kansas Citv, Jan. 18. WHEAT May. 62c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 61'l.c: No. 3, 66 lc: No. 2 red, 70c: No. 3, tiWS9c. CORN May, 30Mc. Cash: No. 2 mixed, Z'dc; No. 2 white. 31c; No. 3, 30c. OATS No. 2 white, Ziic. RYE No. 2, 50c. Hay Choice, timothy, $9.0fr9.50; choice prairie, $0.50f(7.50. BUTTER Creamery, 20&23C; dairy, 18c. EGGS Fresh, 13c. New York Money Market. New York, Jan. 18. MONEY Money on call steady at per cent. Prime mer cantile paper, 5 'a 6 per cent. Sterling ex change firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.S71-0ii4 for demand and at HSliii for 60 days; posted rates $4.4i 4.K5 and $4.8S: commercial bills, $4.3't14. SILVER Silver certificates. SWiKnc; bar silver, 5itt.c. Mexican dollars, 4y?c. BONDS -Government bonds strong: 2s 1021: 3s, registered, lOil; coupon. 110: new 4s. registered, 133: coupon, 134; old 4s. registered. lll-'s; coupon, 114; as, reg istered, 112; coupon, 11314. Butter Market New York. Jan. 18. BUTTER Steady; June creamery, 20!&23'i western, 214125c; factory, 17&22e. Sugar Market. New York, Jan. IS. SUGAR Raw, strong. Refined, strong. COFFEE Firm; No. 7, Rio, 8c Grain Letter. Chicago, Jan. 18. WHEAT has again gone into new ground and liquidation was heavy. The early cables gave but little encouragement to holders inasmuch as they were quoted lower. The Price Cur rent reports the crop in good condition. At 65 cents the buying by shorts on re ported higher Paris cables due to dam age by frost relieved the market of con siderable weight and a reaction of half cent resulted. There was but little cash business here, although the seaboard re ported some 22 loads for export Flour sales were reported fair at about lowest price in many years; While the market is not strong reactions of a nature such as resulted todav are to be looked for. CORN ruled easy with wheat. There was a lot of Long stuff put on the mar ket, but on the decline the seaboard bought very freely, indicating a good ex port demand. Country offerings no larg er. Weather conditions continue unfavor able for movement, hence the real situ ation is not all changed by the action of today's market. We favor purchases every time market shows declining ten dency. OATS The tranquility of the oats market has not been disturbed by the action of wheat and corn. Range c. Receipts light owing to weather condi tions. PROVISIONS were dull although there was considerable selling in the way or profit-taking. Holders have become a lit tle nervous because of the narrow con dition of'the market, but the strength of the cash position insures against any ma terial decline. Furthermore the holdings through commission houses were not large and with any good sized increase in speculation prices would easily ad vance. We strongly favor the long side on breaks. J. F. HARRIS. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Jan. 18. Foreign houses will buy about 30.000 shares on balance. The position of the British troops has ma terially improved in South Africa. Our market should do decidedly better. Hold Southern Pacific for substantial gains. Buy some Union Pacific on any recession. Further short covering of Manhattan will be in order. There are realizing sales on B. O., common. The buying of Union Pacific, common, is very confident. That the company is making a great deal of money now Is not te be doubted. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. New York Up-Town Gossip. Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Jan. 18. The bull leaders are so confident of British success at Lady smith that they are urging their friends to either buy stocks or keep out of the market altogether until official intelli gence is received from headquarters. The first word received, whether favorable or otherwise will cause much excitement in our market. Both factions are anxious ly awaiting the signal for a decisive move and when it is given there will be a de cided change, which ever way is indi cated by the character of the war news. Everything possible is being done to bring back into the market those who were so roughly handled in the panic of a month ago, but these efforts will ac complish nothing. If the pubiic had not been so severely hurt in the recent panic there might be some hope of convincing It that stocks are a safe purchase but with visions of enormous losses con stantly before him, the outside specula tor is not in the mood to take further risks at present. Whatever happens as the result of foreign news will not awak en any outside enthusiasm as the outsider will refuse to enthuse until he discovers just cause for bo doing. Money is now cheap enough, to induce an active specu lation. It Is quite freely offered at 4 per cent which leaves 'a pretty fair margin with which to buv stocks that pay five per cent and over. With the help of cheap money the bulls surely ought to be able to put some ginger Into the market by taking hold of the "good things" about which we have been hearing so much of late. Boston parties are working for an other advance in Atchison preferred. The stocks acts well and with proper support should sell up a couple of points, but on any material advance it can safely be sold for a good turn. The letting of the contract for the underground tunnel has as yet had no effect upon the local trac tion stocks. A new bull pool is working Am erican Tocacco up and Leather, common, is again receiving the attention of the manipulators. Holders of B. At O.. com mon, are disappointed because thev are not to receive a dividend. With no divi dend in sight the stock is not worth with in several points of its present price and should sell off quite sharplv. R. N. HUDSON. Topeka Markets Today. CATTLE. COWS $2.503.50. STEERS $3.504. 00. HEIFERS $3.00(y3.75. HOGS. LIGHT $4.0074.20. HEAVY AND MEDIUM $4.0034.30. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 60c. NO. 2 CORN 24M.C NO. 2 OATS 24 cents. HA Y $5 50u 6 00. PRODUCE. EGGS 14 cents. CHICKENS m6U, cents. BUTTER Country 17 cents. Kansas City Poultry Market. Kansas City, Jan. IS. TURKEYS 6'47 cents. CHIC KENS t'A-il cents. EGGS 13 cents. BUTTER 15& 16 cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Jan. IS. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tlons. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 9i cents. GREEN SALT HALF CURED M4o. GREEN UNSALTED S cents. NO. 1 TALLOW I cents. Cotton Market. Liverpool, Jan. IS. COTTON Spot, de mand fair; prices higher. American mid. 4 9-16d. Galveston, Jan. IS. COTTON Steady, 7 5-16c. New York, Jan. 18. COTTON Spot cot ton closed quiet and steady 1-16 advance: Mid. Uplands, 7&; do Gulf, 8. Sales, 140 bales. Range ot Prices. Turntshed by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth sttreet. Topeka, Kan., receiver and. shipper of grain. Chicago. Jan. IS. Article. W H EAX- Jan. May July Co UN Jan. May July OA'W- Jan. May July POK it Jan. May July Lai:d- Open High Law Close Yes. 61 62H-14 61H 62H-H 65- 64?4 66?, 6?i-fc 65ft C24 62Mr 65M- 65:4 60ft 6Uft- 31 314 Si'i 335g 34-ft 341,4 22H 2"ft 23V24 24-ft 23ft 10 57 10 70 10 82 10 i-2 10 92 11 02 5 SO-82 5 85 5 97 6 02 6 05 6 07 5 67 5 70 5 75 5 77-81 31 3H4 33- 33 34 34 31 33-4 33 Ti 24 24 23 10 95-7 10 97 11 00 11 00 10 80 10 il2 Jan. May July K1BS Jan. May .i. WHEAT May July COHN May 6 05 6 07 6 05 6 07 5 95 6 02 5 70 5 82 5 70 5 67 5 82 5 KANSAS CITY: 62U C2i,4 61ft- 62ft 61 62 61ft- 62ft 62ft 62ft 30-ft 30-ft 30ft 30ft 30ft Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth St., Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Jan. IS. 1 I I I Stocks. Op'ni Highi Low ICl'se Yes. I 'I I Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. V. B. R. T. Leather Federal Steel C. B. Q Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison Pfd Manhattan 110ft 103ft 100 47 69 74 5'ft 1213-4 105 118 119i'2 103ft 101. 47 70 75ft 50 121ft 106 118ft 2n 60ft 93ft "40 114ft 115 118ft 103ft. 103 99 i 99 46 I 40 69ft! 69ft 751! 76' 50ft I 50ft 121ft' 121 106 1IU6 117 '118 20 i leu 99 40 68ft 74 5' 'ft lo5:' 117' 19v 19ft; 60 93 ft '40' 75V4 4 11 38 61 50 60ft 60 S2ft 60 92 87ft 40 75 40 11 3.? 61 cm 91ft Western Union Mo. Pacific U. Pac. Pfd Union Pacific. So. Pacific So. Pac. Pfd c c c Reading Pfd"!! Wabash. T C. I No. Pac. Pfd No. Pa-cific I. N So. Railway C. G. W 39 74., 40ft 75 47 lift 38 60 46 11 3s;4 61 50 20 8414 74ft 52 81ft 541. 11'' 5 'ft 20ft 51114 20ft 20ft I 20" 84ft! 84 74ft! 74 51i 51ft 80ft: 80 5ifti 54 Jj!iJL2ft 841.4 74ft 52 81 54ii 84ft 74' 61ft SO 64 ft 12 I 12ft Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. St. Louis close: Wheat, May 67ft bid; July 65ftc bid. Corn, January. 31c: May, 32ft c. Oats, January, 24ftc: May. 24c. Duluth close: Wheat, May, 64c bid; July, 66c. Minneapolis close: Wheat, May G2 c: July, 64faftc. Total clearances: Corrected Wheat and flour. 355,000; corn, 190,000. Estimated cars: Wheat, 30; corn, 275; oats. 190. Primary: Receipts Wheat. 366.000; last year, 612.0i.i0: shipments, 117,000, last vear 247.000. Corn, receipts, 484.000, last vear 848.000: shipments 399,000, last year 596.000. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 20 120; corn, 2M 27; oats, 78. Sales to noon, 107.oj0 shares of stocks. Chicago: On decline in wheat today there was good buying by local bulls and some covering by shorts. There is a feel ing that liquidation is about over for the present. Corn is not acting very firm, no demand and longs pretty well satisfied. Chicago: Under Brosseau has some thing from Paris which is firming wheat. New York: Looks like a drive in Su gar: no buying orders. We understand that government fig ures for crops of '99 will be out this week. Liverpool: Wheat ftd lower; corn, ftd lower. London: Wheat cargoes quiet, steady; options ftd lower. Chicago: Hogs. 26,000. open 5c higher; cattle. 8,500: sheep. 12.000. Kansas City: Hoes, 13,000: cattle, 2,000. Omaha: Hogs. 7,000: cattle, 2.O1JO. Cincinnati: Price Current says: Past week mild with some moisture, wheat crop conditions maintained, mainly fav orable. Interior wheat offerings light. Feeders taking bulk of corn and not much surplus. Profitable season for feed ing operations. Packing hogs, 595,000 against 500.000 last year. Paris: Wheat orylOc higher; flour, 15J20C higher. Chicago: Wheat, 35. granded 0; corn 338, graded 4: oats LI, graded 32. Liverpool: Cotton Spot fair demand, futures steady, 2 to 3 higher. Minneapolis: The Northwestern Miller Correspondent: .1. P. Harris Chicago Member Chicago Board of Xrada. Telephone 273. J. C. GOINGS, Commission Merchant, jRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain, iia East Fifth Street. Leased private market and posslp wlra I to unicago. Always m the marlcet for f cash grain. Consignments of graii and cones oonde nca aolioitd. describes the situation follows: Sev enteen mills are running this week and the out-put Is estimated at 275,000 barrels. Mills last week quite general booked or ders inr excess of output, the bulk of the trade being foreign. Prices were very close. The break in wheat is calculated to check business through a reaction would -doubtless induce free buying. Freight rates to the Atlantic seaboard are considered as demoralized. Chicago: Estimated receipts of hogs to morrow. .23.000. Minneapolis: "Wheat, 262 against 217 last year. ruluth: Wheat. 20, against 72 last year. Provisions opened firm at yesterday's closing prices. There was considerable stuff put on the market yesterday and as trade is a little narrower, market does not advance so readily but there is no doubt that the strength of the legitimate situation is bound to force prices much higher. Paris close: "Wheat, 6 to 15c higher; flour unchanged to 15c higher. Minneapolis wires: LiOoks like half a million increase in stocks this week, Iu luth will increase 150.000. Uverpool close: Wheat, d lower; corn d lower than yesterday. A Buenos Ayres cable savs: Argentine exportable surplus wheat will be 72,000,-000. WMWTS WANTED HELP. WANTED Situation in a private house or hotel by young lady. 412 West Sev enth street. WANTED By young lady, position as cashier. Four years' experience, rapid and accurate. All references and bond if necessary. Xo objections to leaving city. Address Cashier, Journal. WANTED Housework bv middle-aged woman. 244 North Chandler street. WANTED Position as cook In boarding house or private family. Address N. D., care Journal. WANTED Position by young man four years' experience in hardware. Can do heavy work. Address C. M., care Jour nal. WANTED Nursing by a skilful profes sional nurse, $1.00 per day. or $1.50 at night. 723 Lane street. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED At once Reliable white girl; good wages. 812 Morris avenue. WANTED XL&XJ& HELP. WANTED Six boys to tie grafts at once. Steady work. Watson's Nursery, Oak land. WANTED Two canvassers, hustlers. household specialties on installments for Topeka and surrounding territory. Ad dress or call 114 West Eighth street, Hendershot. WANTED AGENTS. WANTED Honest man or woman to travel for large house; salary $65 month ly and expenses, with increase; position permanent: inclose self- addressed envel ope. Manager, 220 Caxton bldg., Chicago. WANTED BtlSCELLAICTEOTJS. WANTED A roller top desk In good condition. J. F. Hull, 116 East Eighth. WANTED To sell you railroad lands for speculation or to make you a home. These lands are very rich and cheap; on 10 years' time. Immigration Realty Co., 325 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas. WANTED Horses to wtnter.best of stab ling and care. H. W. McAfee. 16 Kan. avenue. WANTED Guns to trade or repair: big line. Golden Rule, 514 Kansas avenue. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SATE Milliner leaving city, who has a first class trade In good location, will sell business cheap for cash. Ad dress Milliner, care Journal. FOR SALE Good colt, coming 3 years old. Inquire at 120 East Eighth street. FOR SALE Hotel and restaurant this city, good location. Address, M. L., Journal. FOR SALE Good milk wagon and po tato planter, or will trade either for a good horse or mule. Call at corner of Winfield and Indiana avenues, Oakland, Kansas. FOR SALE Two good fresh Short Horn cows. 1016 Lawrence St. FOR SALE Household goods cheap; also wheel. Call mornings. 506 Fillmore street. FOR SALH) A square pianc cheap for caah. 222 East Eighth ave. FOR SALE Boarding house furniture good trade. R. R. R., care Journal. FOR SALE Grain, coal and ice business, in central Kansas. Good stock. Finest opening in state. Owner traveling. $1,000. Write quick. Address Grain, State Jour nal. FOR SALE Three fine building lots. well located. AVill move the house off if desired. Thos S. Lyon, Phone 437 1. FOR SALE Wood and iron turning lathe. North end Oakland avenue, Oak land. FOR SALE A good McGresror driving mare. Perfectly gentle and In good con dition. Also a gend Columbus top bug gy and single harness. Will sell cheap for cash. J. E. Shaffer, 332 Kansas ave. FOK SENT HOOIIS. FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms, first floor housekeeping. No. 511 Van Buren street. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, for light housekeeping modern. 713 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Two newly furnished rooms, modern conveniences, with board in pri vate family, 1245 Clay street. First class accommodations to right parties. FOR RENT Two or three rooms in new modern house. 217 North Lake st. FOR RENT Two newly furnished rooms, modern, in private family, 716 Topeka avenue. FOR RENT Furnished rooms with good board, $3 per week. 411 East 7th street. FOR RENT Pleasant furnisned room, furnace heat, electric light, bath. 1014 Tyler street. FOB SALE REAL ESTATE. CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE 7 room house, cistern, well, barn, nice lawn, 3 lots on Lincoln st terms easy. Price $1,700. 4 room cottage. 1 lot on Chestnut Bt., near 8th. Price $400: easv terms. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Buchanan St., 6 rooms, good celler, cis tern, city water, sewer, 35 feet front, $1,700.00; part cash. Owner desires to sell at once. TOPEKA REALTY CO.. 534 Kan. ave.. H. MACFERRAN. Mgr. FOR SALE Some fine railroad land In central Kansas. These lands are very rich, and the country Is prosperous. We give 10 years' time. Free pass to buyers, rates to lookers. Immigration Realty Co., 325 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas. BUSINESS CHANCES. WANTED Party to furnish money for a patent. Will give half interest. Address Inventor, care Journal office. LOST AND POUND. LOST Bird pup, white and brown spot ted: answer by the name of Prince. Please return to 3'J0 Crane street, and re ceive reward. EOB BENT HOUSE3 FOR RENT Five room house and fifteen acres of good Kaw bottom land. Call at corner Winfield and Indiana avenues, Oakland. Kansas, FOR RENT Five room house, 1270 Lin coln street. See Elder. 615 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Seven room houe. $16.50, 6 room house, $11. Inquire 417 Madison. FOR RENT 5 room house 1031 Madison. Inquire 635 Monroe street. MISCELLANEOUS. COBS! COBS'. COBS! COBS! COBS! A load of cobs for $1. ALEXANDER UOODFELLOW, Phone 3;. 119 E. Sixth st. STANDARD SYSTEM OF DRESS CUT ting with Victor meas. 1024 Tyler st. R-T-P-A-N-S. 10 for 5 cents at druggists. They banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. No matter what's the matter one will do you fiood. PROPOSALS. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office, Su pervising Architect. Washington, p. t.. January 8, 1SW. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this off'ce until 2 o'clock p. m., on the 2Gth day t)f Eebru ary. VJiv, and then opened, for the con struction (except heating apparatus, elec tric wiring and comluitsi of the addition to the U. S. Court House and Post Offico building at Topeka. Kansas, in accord ance with the drawings and specification, which will be furnished at the discretion of the Supervising Architect on impli cation at this office or at the office of the Custodian, t.". S. Court House and Postoffice. Topeka, Kansas. James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either in class or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Kihlberg, 316 Harrison st. MONEY. MONEY 6 per cent loans on real estate, cash on hand. Can renew your loan on short notice. Manspeuker Henderson, 704 Kansas avenue, Topeka. WANTED Farm loans In eastern I'an sas and western Missouri, $500 and up wards. GEO. M. NOBLE CO.. Crawford building, Topoka, Kan. $100,000,000 TO INVEST through Bankers. Brokers, Promoters: send for circular. Investors' Directory, N. Y. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles. guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe. 523 Kansas ave. phtbician ajtd eub.cjeon&. lTXrydeImTd" OFFICE and residence corner Gordon St.. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treat ment for piles, fistula, iiihure, ulceration, etc. IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m.. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m., to 5 p. m. Telephone 5'JS residence and 16 office. F. H. MARTIN, M. D., M KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drug store. Phones: 476, residence, 635 office. DR. EVA HARDING. Homeopathist. 629 Kansas ave. Telephone 4u2. 6. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgerv and diseases of -women, with private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. SPECIALISTa DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Noss. Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas avenue. OLIVE BRANCH WONDERFUL FE male remedv. One month one dollar. Treated at your home. Ten days free. 314 Quincy street. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. Sth St. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. Sth St. Bicvcles and sundries: bicycles and tan dems' for rent; repairing of all kinds. PAVING. Brick and Paving Co.. has been removed to 118 West Eighth street. WATCHMAK2B. WATCHES cleaned, 75c: clocks. 50c: main springs, 75c: crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old goid or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jevvelrv exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 512 Kansas avenue. EAIE GOODS. SWITCHES. CHAINS. Face treatments. Shampooing ami nair uryeu oy nui air. Mrs Hattie Van VIeck. 220 East Fifth st. STOEAGE TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE Co. Packs and snips nousenoiu gooos. Tel. 1S6. C. D. Skinner, 123 East Sixth St. ATTORN EYS-AT-L AW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice in all state and federal courts. Suite 41. Craw ford bldg. Topeka. Kan. CHEMIST. J. T. LOVEWELL. Ph. D.. Analytical chemist and assayer. 523 Kansas ave. FLCB.IST3. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves, 817 Kansas ave. Phone 602. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Hayes'. 107 West Eighth st. 'Phone 5S3. CLEANEE AND DYER. LITTEN S STEAM DYE WORKS Does the finest work in city, tine press ing, and repairing done: clothing called for and delivered. Drop me a card. 110 W. 5t st. MUSICAL. MISS FRANCES GREGG, Guitar and mandolin. Studio 11 W. Sth st. room 3. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. TlnTj!CDTRLl!?0 High Grade Rubber Stamps:prompt work, low price. Catalogue free. Phone 232. JZ WE LESS. JAMES B. HATDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc., Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted.

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1900. OFF FOR A TRIP. All ready to start?" "Yes; here is my Ivory Soap, that finishes my packing. I always lay in a supply before going on the road. It is one of the comforts a traveling man can carry( twith him. IVory soap it floats. OOPVRiOHT MM BY THE PROCTER OAMBLX OO. CINOIMNAT) FRESHMEN ARE KIDNAPED Prevented by Sophomores From At tending Annual Class Banquet. Iowa City, la., Jan. 18. The annual freshman banquet of the State uni versity was held here last night, and two of the prominent members of the class were carried off into the couhtry to prevent their attendance. Henry MacLean, the youngest son of Chancel lor MacLean of the law department, is one freshman, and the class president, a young man named Tucker, is the other. It is said Chancellor MacLean has given the offending sophomores a cer tain number of hours in which to return the secreted freshmen under penalty of suspension from the university. TRUST WAGES HIGHER. Kills Pay More Than They Did Before the Combination. Cleveland, Jan. 18. Secretary Mundie of the National Association of Rod Mill Workers has written a statement con cerning the strike of rod workers in the mills of the American Steel Wire com pany. In part, he says: "on January 1. the American Steel "Wire company was presented a scale by twelve mills. The total advance asked for all men in all mills is $126.13 per ton. The average for each mill is $10.50. We contend that all men making the same product for the same company should receive the Fame wages. Between the American and the Baackes mill in Cleve land, the actual percentage of difference Is 14.1. The company waited six days af ter we had demanded the signing of the ecale, before it posted the notice of a 7V2 per cent advance. If we excepted that ad vance the same inequalities in wages would remain as have always existed. If we accepted the advance, the company A C Me Many Highly Organized People Are definitely and distinctively Diseased by Coffee Try a Personal Test on Yourself Not with all people, but with many, particularly those that are highly or ganized brain workers and their kind the subtle alkaloids, contained in ordi nary coffee, have a direct action upon the delicate nerves of the stomach, and by a pathological law the nervous sys tem is gradually and surely affected. The result will show in a variety of ways, such as headaches in some peo ple; In others, bowel complications; in others, kidney trouble; in others.smoth ering sensations about the heart; in others, dyspepsia, and in many the power of the brain is impaired. One thing is absolutely sure and in controvertible, when such people use coffee, even in moderate quantities, for any extended time, the slight hurt to the system, added to day by day, will finally pile up an account that must be settled, physically, and the injury will generally locate and center in some one of the organs of the body. Different people will be affected dif ferently, but common sense should teach that if you have any sort of dis ease, or symptoms of disease, you should endeavor to locate the source and cause of that disease. It is not good reasoning to apply drugs in. an effort to heal disease, and at the same Uat continue the use of some deleter- in some instances would pay a higher scale than we demand. 'Secretary Gates was aked by the in dustrial committee November 18 whether higher wages were being paid by the trust than were being paid by the- com panies before the consolidation, lie said that wages were at least 40 per cent high er and that three increases had been made within a short period, two aver aging about 15 per cent and one 10 per cent. So far as the rod mill workers are concerned thev have received no advance at any time. In fact Newcastle. Pa., re ceived a reduction in January, 1SH9, from $1.3fi per ton to $1.24 per ton. "There can be no settlement of the strike until all the men are taken back." Seven State Show. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18. Seven states were represented here at the opening of the Fanciers' Pet, Poulty and Pigeon stock show at convention hall. There are about 3,000 entries. Every variety of domestic fowl is shown, as well as numbers of pet an mals and Belgian hares. Five thou sand dollers will be awarded in prizes. The judges are I. K. Felch, Natick, Mass. D. T. Heimlich, Jacksonville, 111.; John C. Snyder, Kildair, O. T.; J. W. Wale, Harrisonville, Mo.; P. E. Crabtree, Denver, and R. Joos, Peoria, 111. Wichita May Be Without Lights. Wichita, Jan. 18. The Wichita Electric Light company has requested the city council for a raise in the price of arc lights from $6 to $7 a month for light furnished the town, stating that the plant is running at a loss now and will have to be discontinued unless the price is raised. The light committee of the council has refused to allow the increase, and the chances are that Wichita will go dark after February 1. Lighting is done by monthly contract. Fact 1 1 ious article that not only caused the disease in the beginning, but maintains it from day to day and adds to the fixity of it. The true, and only safe, plan is to search for the cause and destroy it, then Nature itself endeavors to set curative forces at work, and if the dis ease has not gone too long, one may expect a return of health. If the read er has any sort of physical ailment, and has been a user of coffee, let him ex periment on himself by leaving off the coffee for a period, say of two weeks or a month, and at the same time shift over to the use of Postum Cereal Food Coffee, and take careful notice of the result. Leaving off the coffee takes away the cause of disease that is established through the nervous system (when such disease has been caused by the use of Coffee): the food elements contained in Postum Food Coffee go instantly to work to replenish and rebuila the deli cate gray substance found in the nerve centers throughout the body. It is well to remember that perfect health cannot be maintained when even a slight portion of this delicate sub stance is destroyed or lacking in the body. There is a true and scientific rea son for this statement 'which can be easily proven by personal test. Many people have been convinced of the fact that coffee is a poison to them, but have been unable to leave it off. Such per QUEER DISAPPEARANCE. J. W. Trimble Leaves Behind Sim Fully 12,000 In Debts. Rushville, Ind., Jan. 18. Develop ments today indicate that Alderman J. V. Trimble, who left here a month ago ostensibly on a business trip to Iowa, has no intention of returning' to his family and hearth. His continued ab-. sence caused his creditors to become uneasy, and last evening attachments aggregating $S00 were filed agains his property here. Trimble had been well to do, and four months ago he borowed $7,000 from local capitalists, his personal note being given. He also borrowed $2,500 from the State Bank of Beards town and $1,000 from the State Savings, Loan and Trust company of Quiney. For all of these loans his personal note was accepted as security. He also owed numerous small bills to local mer chants, and his total indebtedness, it is estimated, amounts to $12,000. It is learned that ten days ago he was trying to dispose of several blocks of real estate in Osceola, la. Mr. Trim ble owned two farms near this city, which, developments today show, he sold shortly before leaving. His cred itors claim these transfers were not valid, and as the land is worth $25,000, a number of law suits will probably re sult. Trimble leaves a wife and two daughters here, who have not received any word from him since he left here, on December 16. DIES FOR HER CLUB. Girl From Toledo, O., Expires In a Eovel to Keep Pledge Toledo. O.. Jan. 18. A remarkable and almost Incredible story is disclosed by a letter found to-day among the effects of a young woman who died in a hovel near Cummings a week ago. The girl was Hattie Thetford, the daughter of a prosperous mechanic of this city, and her body was found in the shanty occupied by John Kales at the town of Cummings, ten miles from here. Death had resulted from con gestion of the lungs. The girl, it ap peared upon investigation, had been taken there by a voodoo doctor of this city at 2 o'clock one morning six weeks ago. Her parents did not know of her whereabouts. The letter discovered to-day pro claimed Miss Thetford a member of a "degradation club," of which there wprp tpn vnitner women members. Ac cording to the written statement, ("We cast lots to see who would be the first to carry out the pledges made. The unlucky one was to leave home, friends, everything, and become the most de graded individual possible. We sat about the table and dealt the cards. The Queen of hearts was the fatal pasteboard, and it came to me." The paper goes on to relate how the girl had sought a doctor in the slums and had been taken to a miserable hovel at Kales. The county officials are making an investigation of the case, and Kales and the voodoo doctor are under surveillance. Missionary Union. The Presbyterian Missionary Union will meet in the First Presbyterian church Friday, January 19, at 10 a. m. Programme as follows: 10:00 a. m. Devotions Mrs. Heyden. Minutes Business. 10:45 a. m. Progress and Outlook Mrs. L. W. Wilson. 11:00 a. m. The Missionary Union, Why we need it; how can we increase its usefulness? Discussion led by pres idents of societies. 11:30 a. m. Greeting from friends. 12:00 in. Lunch. 2:00 p. m. Devotions Mrs. Countermine. 2:30 p. m. Music Mrs. W. H, faroff J. D. Whit- ton. 2:40 p. m. Mountaineers Miss Ax tell. 3:10 p. m. Outlook in Southern Kan sas Mrs. J. E. Adams: 3:30 p. m. Question Box, Korea Mrs. W. M. Baird. MRS. F. J. BROWN, Secretary. sons will find that they can make the change from ordinary coffee to Postum iood Coffee instantly, and the new cof fee will supply the demand for the morning beverage, and the work of re generation will be gin in short order. One thing must be carefully looked after, and that is to have the Postum Food Coffee boiled long enough to bring out the flavor and food elements. When prepared like ordinary coffee, that is. by boiling a few moments, or no boil ing at all, it will not furnish the pala table beverage that it does when about four heaping teaspoons to the pint of water are used, and after being on the stove long enough to come up to a boil int DUDDie, It De allowed to remain boiling, slowly but steadily, full fifteen minutes after the first bubbling is no ticed. In no other way can good Pos tum Coffee be made, and it may be de pended upon when made in this man ner. Many use a high pot to prevent its boiling over, and stir it It down from time to time, in order to get the good trom all the material. If the reader can use health as means for gaining wealth or fame, and for bringing about the state of phvsical and mental peace and happiness that comes irom a perfectly poised condi tion of health, he can well afford to make this test, and make it at once. Postum is sold by all first-class grocers everywnere. it is in packages protect ed hy tlia famous seal and trade mark. MR. HANCOCK'S WORK. He Has Had Direct Charge of Al Santa Fe Engine Building. Mr. George H. Hancock, who will be superseded on February 1 as assistant superintendent of machinery of the Santa Fe by Mr. R. P. C. Sanderson of 7 r Tin,? GEORGE A. HANCOCK. the Norfolk Western road. Is the man who has had immediate charge of the locomotive building done at the Santa Fe general shops in this city during the past three years. Since Mr. Hancock assumed his pres ent position in February, 1897, more lo comotives have been built at the Santa Fe shops here than ever before in the history of the road. The plans and specifications for all engines have been the work of Superintendent of Ma chinery John Player, but the difficult detail work, on which the successful performance of all locomotives depend, has been under the direct supervision of Mr. Hancock. Mr. Hancock is one of the most cour teous and agreeable of the Santa Fe officials. If he leaves the Santa Fe his retirement will be felt. BOSTON SYMPATHY. Extended to the Boers at a Monster Mass Meeting. Boston, Jan. 18. A large and demon strative mass meeting to express sym pathy with the Boers was held last night in Faneuil hall. George F. Hollis, ex-United States consul at Pretoria and George Fred Williams, were the pricipal speakers. Senator George F. Hoar and Thomas Wentworth Higgtn- son, sent letters of sympathy. Mr. Hoar wrote from Washington: "I cannot properly leave my duties here, even to accept your most attractive invitation to speak in Faneuil hall and to meet the men who are to express their sym pathy with the gallant people, a repub lic of one million against an empire of 400 million who are making the best ht since Thermopylae for a cause as holy as that for which Leonidas and his Spartans gave their lives." Resolutions embodying the sentiment of the meeting Were adop.ted and copies will be sent to President McKinley, President Kruger, President Steyn, Dr. Leyds and Joseph Chamberlain. The resolutions declare: That in the name of liberty,- sacred always on the soil of Massachusetts, we condemn and denounce the action of England the bully among the nations fresh from the international peace conference at The Hague, in arrogantly attacking the soveceign rignts ot a tree people and attempting to enslave them. 'That while we hope every moral support possible will be afforded by the people of free America to their brethren of the South Africa republic in their he roic struggle, we urge upon President McKinley and his cabinet the necessity for the strictest construction of the neutrality laws agamst England.so that tne power or the American republic may not, even by silence, which may be misrepresented or misunderstood, be thrown into the scale against the peo ple of our sister republics and South Af rica. 'That as American citizens we pro test the seizure In the most arrogant manner of American goods by English warships and call upon our government to secure prompt and ample reparation ror sucn nign-nanaea action. TESSELS WILL CALL. Fear of Flagua at Honolulu Is Abat ing. Chicago. Jan. IS. F. W. MnrFaxlane. a banker of Honolulu, arrived la-st night on a visit to tnis city. Air. .Mact arlane. in speaking of the bubonic plague in Hono lulu, said he had no fear of its spread ing. The disease has been confined al most entirely to Chinese quarters. i ne celestials nave not lived in clean ly quarters and on that account the plague got a toothom. said Mr. Mac Farlane. "The tenements in which the Chinamen wre domiciled have been burned by order of the authorities, how ever, since l leit Honolulu ana tne sani tary conditions of the city have been im proved on that account. Buildings con structed in accordance with modern sani tary methods will be erected in their stend and the chief menace to the health of Honolulu citizens will be removed. As an indication that the bubonic dis ease is not feared as an epidemic I re ceived advices from San Francisco todav that the Doric, which leaves the Golden Gate for a trans-Pacific voyage, Feb ruary 1, will stop at Honolulu. Not long ago the owners announced that in view of the prevalence of the pest in the metropolis of the Hawaiian islands they would not permit the vessel to touch at the port. Their last move Is reassuring and with my family I will sail for Hono lulu on the Doric the fiest of next month." BRYAN ACCEPTS. Will Be the Guest of Gotham Demo cratic Club For a Dinner Tuesday. New York, Jan. 18. William J. Bryan sent a telegram frSm Frankfort, Ky., to John W. Keller, president of the Democratic club, accepting Mr. Kel ler's invitation to a dinner to be held at the club house during Mr. Bryan's visit to this city. Mr. Bryan set no date for the dinner, but it will prob ably take place next Tuesday evening. Before and after the dinner an infor mal reception will be held, at which members of the club will be presented to Mr. Bryan. According to the pres ent plans, Mr. Bryan will not be ex pected to make a speech either at the dinner or at the reception. Prune Trust is Formed. San Jose, Cal., Jan. 18. The Califor nia Fruit Growers' association has completed reorganization. The associa tion is a co-operative corporation or ganized to control, as far as possible, the prune product of the state and all other cured deciduous fruit products. It is the purpose of the combination to control the prune crop from the moment it is cured by the grower until it is sold, to fix the price and maintain it even to the extent of erecting pack ins houses and wardrooms. IRON STOCKS GAIN. The Supply Has at Last Over-reached the Demand. Cleveland, O., Jan.18. The Iron Trade Review says: Just how long a wait the pig iron trade can stand and still maintain pri ces on the level of today, is a question on which opinions are of little value. The important fact is that there has been no weakening from the December level and that production does not grow according to theoretical calculations, but as the furnaces having constant reminders of the thinness of the lines that connect them with raw material supplies. Meantime there are signs of greater firmness in some finished .ma terials, particularly plates and sheets, which for some time have been notably weak. The equilibrium between pro duction and consumption of pig iron, which was reached in December had changed to an insignificant gain in stocks on January 1, the report of the western pig iron association showing 13,000 tons more on that date than on December 1. Foundry buyers, who will need considerably more iron for the first half of the year are waiting, be lieving that lower prices are due. Put from the standpoint of the furnace men the conditions do not suggest conces sions. The situation in Bessemer pig iron is indicated by the fact that the products were unable to entertain an in quiry the past week for a round lot, delivery in the first half of the year and the further fact that a Sheango valley steel plant, originally shut down for repairs, continues idle while the output of the furnaces heretofore supplying it goes to Mahoning Valley Steel works that the latter may be kept in full op eration. Coke supply is still insufficient in the central west and occasional bankings of furnaces are still reported, raising a question as to the adequacy of present arrangements to take care of the additional furnaces which are soon to go in. The situation as to the steel is unchanged. The effect of the rod mill strike upon the steel market would be to increase the billet supply, if there were a general interruption of opera tions. The outcome is uncertain, but as yet the strike has not assumed import ant proportions and there is a lack of unanimity among the men. From the standpoint of finished materials the general outlook has improved in the week. In structural material the indi cations point to an advance though ac tion may not be taken at once. The at titude of producers indicates an expec tation that the renewed plans for a sheet mill construction will be carried out successfully. Two important pro ducers may not enter the new company, but this will not prevent its forma tion. "PUT AND CALL" ENDED. Chicago Board of Trade Agitated by the Sud,d. n Action. Chicago, Jan. IS. Excitement was at a high pitch on the board of trade yes terday over the stand taken by the Warren directory against the "put' and "call" business. The anti-privilege resolution adopted by the directory fol lowed by an announcement from the gallery that the directors had held a special meeting and instructed Secre tary Stone to read the resolution to the membership, caused quite a stir, es pecially among those who have been gaining a livelihood principally from the "privilege" business. Many traders cheered the announcement. Many of the leading houses wired their customers that they would not take any more "privilege" business, while quite a number declared openly that as long as any "privilege" trading was done around the board of trade they intended to have a share of it. An ex-director said: "I am willing to quit the 'put' and 'call' business in fact, I would like to get rid of it, but I want the others in the trade to quit, too. Without it we doubtless would have better markets all around, wider fluctuations and quicker action for speculation." The put and call room at 28 Sherman street, was opened as usual after the board of trade closed last night, but none but members were admitted. The body was reorganized and the nominal name "Millers' Exchange" adopted. It was decided to keep the room open from 10 to 11 a. m. and from 1:15 to 3 o'clock p. m. on all days save Satur days, when the afternoon session will be held from 12 to 1:30 o'clock. All con tracts will be settled in the Millers' Ex change instead of on the floor of the board of trade. There will be no grain "put" or "call" on the exchange floor and no money will be displayed there. One of the leading lights in the Millers' Exchange said that it was the inten tion of its members to comply with the board of trade rules to the letter in so far as doing business around the build ing is concerned. It was said last night that the Millers' Exchange is to have an arbitration board and it was also hinted that it will have its own clearing house in case the board of trade decides to clear none of the trades made through "privileges" business. President Warren was asked whether he intended to make a test case out of the "privilege" question and he said that the new administration would take definite steps in the matter soon. "This is not a spasmodic move," he said, "but the fight will be carried to the end." To Recall Samoan Treaty. Washington, Jan. IS. In executive session of the senate yesterday Senator Jones (Ark.) moved to reconsider the vote by which the Samoan treaty was ratified. He based his motion upon statement wmcn tie said he had seen in the press to the effect that the Aimer ican flag had already been run up on the island of Tutuila. If this report was true, he thought the senate should know of the fact, and have an oppor tunity to deal with it in connection with the treaty. Senator Frye re plied that the report to which Senator Jones referred was without foundation. No action was taken on the motion, but it was decided to recall the treaty, which had Deen lorwardea to the presi dent with notice of the senate's favor action on it. Robbers Kill a Barkeeper. Leadville, Col., Jan. IS. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning two masked men held up Golob's saloon on Harrison ave nue, jerry Kyan, me oanenaer. reiusea to throw up his hands and was shot twice by one of tne robbers, dying in stantly, rne roQoers nea. FOR DYSPEPTICS There is no reason why any one should suffer from dyspepsia or any stomach trouble. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, malaria, fever and ague. It has done so for fifty years. Any drug gist will sell it to you. Take it faith fully. It will regulate the bowels, im prove the appetite and bring back health and strength. See that a PRIi'ATE REVENUE STAMP covers the neck of the bottle." A BL00O. Uostetter's PIKIFIKR AD II Stomach FLESH BLILDER Bitters In Sunny California Are islands as charming as Capri, a coast gay as the Riviera, mountains as wonderful as any in Italy or Spain, hotels as sumptuous as can be desired, out-door diversions, and a winter climate unrivaled in the world. Thousands of tourists are already there, thousands are on the way. The Santa Fe Route will conduct you there at the minimum of cost in time and money and with the maximum of comfort. T. I KING, Agent, The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Ry.f TOPEKA, KANSAS. A WOMAN'S EXAMPLE Recommended to Other Farmers by Census Director. Washington, Jan. 18. The efforts which Gov. Merriam, director of the census, is making to Induce farmers to prepare statements of their opera tions for the calendar year 1899 so that they will be ready to reply definitely and accurately to the enumerator's questions next June are bearing fruit. Some farmers have forwarded copies of statements to the census office ac companied by inquiries as to their com pleteness and correctness. The first and one of the best of these statements came from a woman who operates a farm in Pennsylvania on her own account. The paper shows not only the acreage quantity and value of each crop but contains also a good inventory of live stock and a detailed statement of the quantity and value of the miscel laneous articles produced. If every far mer would imitate this woman the re port of the twelfth census would be a marvel of completeness and accuracy and would also show the entire pro ductive strength of the United States in food products. A PKOTEST COMES. England and Germany Against the Proposed American-Nicaragua Canal. Chicago, Jan. 18. A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: Both Great Britain and Germany have formally served notice that they will protest against fortification of the Nic aragua canal if that waterway be con structed by the American government. These notices have been filed during the last three days orally by Ambassadors Pauncefote and Von Hollehen. They will be followed later, if necessary, by formal or written protests. It is be lieved both France and Russia and per haps other maritime powers will join In the protest if the United States per sists in constructing the canal upon the basis provided in trie bill reported from the house committee on inter-state and foreign commerce last Friday and agreed to, with some amendments, by the senate committee on inter-oceanic canal yesterday. ELOCUTIONISTS TO MEET. First Session Will Be Held In Em poria. The first meeting of the organization of teachers of Kansas interested in el ocution and reading teaching will be held at Emporia April 27 and 28. This organization was perfected at the re cent meeting of the State Teachers' as sociation. The membership is com posed of those who give instruction in elocution and reading. The officers of the association are as follows: President, State Superintendent Frank Nelson. Vice-President. Miss Cora Marsland, State Normal, Emporia. Secretary, A. E. Leach, Baker Uni versity, Baldwin. Treasurer, H. T. Parsons, Washburn College, Topeka. Superintendent Nelson is now com pleting the programme for the meet ing. SUES SHIIVGLE THUST. Tacoma Man Asks Damages Amount ing to $51,600. Tacoma, Wn., Jan. 18. S. A. GIbbs, of Tacoma, a prominent shingle dealer, has brought suit in the United States court against the Washington Red Ce dar Shingle Manufacturers' association for damages in the sum of $51,600 for a violation of the act of congress in re lation to trusts. Gibbs alleges the association controls nearly all the shingle mills in the state and is able to fix and regulate prices and restrain the manufacture of the same and the members refused to sell to him at a fair price whereby he was greatly damaged. He also alleges the central committee sent out a circular derogatory to his business standing. This he alleges, was given wide cir culation for which he claims damages of $15,000, a total of $17,200. Under the act of congress above al luded to he is entitled to recover three times the value of the damages and Jie therefore asks for $51,600. CIIEBS ALIMONY DECREE. It Is Kendsred in Kansas City Against the Railroad Magnate. Parsons, Jan. IS. Gaunt Crebs. pres ident of the telephone system and pres ident of the Oklahoma and Okmulgee railway, has Deen ordered by Judge Gates to pay Mrs. Laura A. Crebs, his wife, $100 a month until further orders of the court. Mrs. Crebs sued for sep aration and for maintenance. Mr. Crebs was not in court. His wife testified that he married her in 18SS and deserted her in 1898. She said he was worth $SO,000 in cash; owned 1.000 acres of land in Adair county, Missouri; had $5,000 invested near Nevada, Mo.; that he made $6,200 out of a tie contract last June: that he owned 2,000 acres in Newton county. Arkansas, and that he drew a salary of $500 a month as president and receiver of the Midland, Tennessee Alabama railroad, which he built. Faying Back Dividends. New York. Jan. 18. The directors of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company have declared a dividend of eight per cent, on its preferred stock for the year ending June 30, 1896, such dividend to be payable February 15 in cash to the stockholders of record January 28 1900. Books close from January 26 to February 15. The directors adopted a resolution endorsing the policy of con tinuing the declaration of dividends upon the preferred stock at short In tervals as the earnings of the company warrant until all the arrears have been A said, la cash. Truthfu We can say that we are the only house in the city that can positively say: Our al! Paper Designs are exclusively this season's patterns. HILL, BANTA CO., 121 West Eighth St. The New House, with New Goods and New Ideas. X-X-X-X-X- -tc Kaw Valley Mince Meat JUST THE KIND That Makes the Best Pies. -V. -tc

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X-X-X- -c None but the very -tc best ingredients used. x- x-X- Guaranteed and made by the Chas. Wolff Packing Co. X- X-X- STR1KE STILL ON. Rod Mill Men Say They Will Continue the Fight. Cleveland, O., Jan. 18. The strike sit uation of the mill men of the American Wire Steel company remains practic ally unchanged. A Joint meeting of the Cleveland lodges of the National As sociation of Rod Mill Men. was held yesterday afternoon to receive the re port of its special committee which call ed upon District Manager De Forest to get a decided answer as to whether the company would sign the scale. I he committee replied that the conference was a failure. Grand Secretary P. J. Mundlo said last night: "We will continue the strike until our scale is signed." Russian Ironclad Ashore. St Petersburg, Jan. 18. The Russian ironclad Poltava of 10,960 tons is dan gerously ashore near Libau on the Baltic. The Poltava was built at St. Petersburg. She is 267 feet long and 39 feet wide, and has a depth of 26 feet. Her indicated horsepower is 11,258. Her armament consists of four 12-inch guns, twelve 5.9-inch quick fire guns, and 34 smaller guns. She also has six tor pedo tubes. The cost of her construc tion was $4,590,000. NINE EXPERT DOCTORS Will fee Consulted in All Difficult Cases "Who Call at the British Medical Institute, 4J2 Topeka Avenue, and Their Services Will Be Rendered Free to All Who Call Prior to February J7th. A staff of eminent physicians and sur geons from the British Medical institute have, at the urgent solicitation of a large number of patients under their treatment In Topeka, established a permanent branch In this city at No. 12 Topeka ave nue. These eminent gentlemen have decided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicines excepted) to all Invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and February 17. These ser vices consist not only of consultation, ex amination and advice, but also of all min or surgical operations. The object In pursuing this course Is to become rapidly and personally acquainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no condition whatever will any charge be made for any services rendered for three months, to all who call before February 17th. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities, and guarantee a cure In every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough examination Is made and if incurable you are frankly and kindly told so, also advised against spending 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 ail diseases of the rectum are posi tively cured by their new treatment. Dr. S. Edward McCully. the chief con suiting surgeon of the Institute is in per sonal charge. Office hours from 9 a. mi, to 8 p. m. No Sunday hours. Special notice If you can not call send stamp for Question blank for home treat. fly