The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
March 23, 1900

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5 itff M trtr sir! .J,.. TWO CENTS. LAST DT10N. TOPEKA, KANSAS, MARCH 23, 1900. FEED AT EVENING. r iA -j i -1 si i in ci OACICSJJUT, Col. Plummer Retires to Croco dile Pools. "Relief of Mafeking Is Further Off Than Ever. FRENCH PUSHES OX. Cavalry Leader Is Still Advanc ing Toward the Transvaal. Boers Destroy All Crossings of the River. London, March 23. 2:15 P. M. Col. Plummer apparently haa retired, to Cro codile Pools and Mafeking seems furth er off than ever from relief. This news was contained in a dispatch from Bulu wayo, dated Monday, March 19, and published in the s?oond edition of the Times. The 'advices add that the hos pital has been brought back to Gaber ones, though the correspondent further pays it was thought the object of the Boer demonstration of March 15 and March 36, was to cover the removal of the sie.se guns from Mafeking. Gen. French's activity in the Orange Free State may well be preliminary to a forward movement by Lord Roberts with the main army. A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated Thursday, March 22, says President Kruger is reported to have- Issued a proclamation declaring that Great Britain is in dire straights and that the Russians have occupied London. A Springfontein telegram published in the second edition of the Times says: "The apparent submissive attitude of the Free Staters should be accepted with caution. The large proportion of obsolete inferior weapons being turned in by them to the British is giving- the impression that large stores of modern Mausers are being- concealed. The Outlook's special correspondent at Cape Town says: "Feeling- is running- strong against the leniency with which rebels of Cape Colony and Natal" are being- treated by the British auth orities." FRENCH PUSHING ON. Bloemfontein, March 23. General Trench with a brigade of cavalry and mounted infantry has arrived at Tha banchu. and opened heliographic com munication with Maseru. He reports all well. ALL CROSSINGS DESTROYED. Warrentown, March 22. The Boers have vacated Klipdam and Windsor ton, which are almost deserted. Their pvives and families have fled with them. They sank the ponts or ferryboats at P.iv-erton and Windsorton. The Vaal river can only be crossed by swimming. The country this side if the river is well patroled by the British. FIGHTING NEAR WARRENTON. Kimberley, Thursday, March 22. There was a smart artillery duel near Warrenton yesterday morning. A bat tery under Major F.lewitt, supported by the Kimberley light horse, located the Boers, who employed four guns, two of which used cordite, but ineffectively. The British battery replied with effect and silenced the Boe'r lire. The Boers Eent two shells near the railway station, which was. not damaged. A scouting party got too close to the bank of the" river and encountered a hot fire. The men were unable to get away, and it was impossible to re lieve them without loss, the party be ing obliged to wait for. darkness in or der to escape: The, -party retired with only one wounded. ThJmorning brisk firing- was resumed-' at Warrenton about half past Fix," but it has now slacked up. A detachment of -fusiliers has ar--rived. Two Vreyburg inhabitants, who had been imprisoned by the Boers, were sent into Warrenton under a white fiag, after being taken from laager to laager around the district. They say that the big gun from Kimberley has been taken through Christiana to Pre toria. There are women and children in nearly every laager. Trains now run within eight miles of Warrenton. COUNTER PROCLAMATIONS. London, March, 23. A special corre spondent of the Times at Bloemfontein, telegraphing Thursday, says: "Yesterday Mr. Kruger issued a proc lamation annexing the Free State to the Transvaal. Mr. Steyn immediately issued a counter proclamation, declar ing the Free State intact." All reports regarding the British op erations in the Free State continue most satisfactory. Nothing has devel oped regarding General Bullets inten tions, but it seems hard to believe that he is again embarking General War ien's division. It is reported from Lorenzo Marquez that Pretoria is prepared to stand a Mege of two years, and that the. Boer women, frantic at the reverses to the X-ioer arms, are entreating to be al lowed to shoot the British officers im prisoned at Pretoria. It is .also announced from the Trans vaal capital that the Italian govern ment has declined to intervene. FRENCH IS FIGHTING. London, March 23 6:45 p. m. Accord ing to a special dispatch from Cape Town, dated today. General French's cavalry brigade is lighting eastward of Bloemfontein. It was announced in a dispatch to the Associated Press from Bloemfontein last night that General French, with a brigade of cavalry and mounted in fantry had arrived at Thabanehu, east of Bloemfontein, and about half way Stefween that place and Ladybrand, on the frontier of Basutoland, and had opened heliographic communication with Mazeru, the chief town of Basuto land. It was added that he reported all well. But the position taken by Gen. French would indicate that his instruc tions were to intercept the Boer forces which have been operating against the British troops under Gen. Gatacre and whk-h are understood to be in retreat from Bethulie, RouxvilJe and other places in the southern part of the Orange Free State. MORE MEN OUT. Hachinist Strike at Cleveland Ties lip Other Trades. Cleveland, O.. March 23. A largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of the striking machinists -was. held early today. According to the reports re ceived more men were out today than on yesterday. It was claimed that not teas thafl 1,700 men had joined the movement. In addition to these it was pointed out that in many establish ments, a large number of molders and pattern makers had necessarily been compelled to cease work owing to the machinists' strike. AGAINST INJUNCTIONS. President Gompers Argues Before House Judiciary Committee. Washington, March 23 President Gompers of the federation of labor; C. S. Harrow of Chicago and others identi fied with organized labor appeared to day before the judiciary committee of the house in advocacy of the bill re stricting the issuance of injunctions in time of labor disturbances. Mr. Dar row stated that the working people con sidered this resort to injunction a flag rant infringement of their rights, which had grown to an alarming extent of late. Commencing with the great Chi cago strike, he said, when Debs was ar rested, down to the present time, the first act In the case of a strike was to rush to the courts for an injunction. He cited the Debs case as typical and related how a "blanket injunction" -was issued against a large number of those connected with the American Railway union. Mr. Gompers urged that the labor in terests wanted to retain the time-honored trial by jury. They insisted, he said, that there should be no injunction in a labor dispute, for. labor had no remedy when the injunction was once issued. The committee will continue the hearings next Monday. SHELDON DON'T KNOW. In Ignorance About Amount of Capital Earnings to Go to Charity. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon has not de cided what disposition he will make of the portion of the earnings of the Capital during "Sheldon week," which will be given to charity at his direc tion. "I do not yet know what will be done with the money," said Mr. Sheldon to day. "I have not decided and as yet I do not know the amount to be dis tributed. As soon as I know what will be done with the money I will publish it." CONSPIRACY DENIED. War Came "Wholly Unexpected to South African Dutch. New York, March 23. "In behalf of President Steyn I want to make it clear," said Philip Louter Wessels, the Free State's special envoy to America, to a World reporter, "that there was no conspireacy between the Transvaal, the Free State and the Cape Dutch against England, as is intimated in a Caps Town cable to today's AVorld." The dispatch referred to was cabled '-orn Cai .Town and read: "The real objective point of the Boer delegation Messrs. Fischer, Wessels and Wolmar ans which recently left Delagoa Bay, is Russia. I have it on the best auth ority that those gentlemen took with them all the secret incriminating docu ments from Pretoria, thus making it difficult for England to implicate Presi dent Steyn and the Afrigander bund party in Cape Colony in a conspiracy against Great Britain." The Mr. Wessels interviewed by the World reporter a brother of Mr. Cor nelius H. Wessels mentioned in the ca ble who is the president of the Free State Volksraad (exchange) followed up his denial of the existence of-a con spiracy by saying: "There never were any documents incriminating President Stepn and the Afrikander bund minis try of Cape Colony. If there had been any secret understanding the Colonial Dutch would have prepared for war and would have armed in time for a movement against Britain simultan eously with the Transvaal and the Free State. I was in the house of parliament in Cape Colony whten Premier Schreiner made his speech urging all the mem bers to influence their constituents to remain neutral. "President Steyn believes that Sir Alfred Milner was sent to South Africa as British high commissioner bv Mr. Chamberlain purposely to crush the Afrikanders, for Sir Alferd distinctly told Mr. Molteno. a member of the Cape parliament that England's ultimate pur pose was to annihilate the Afrikanders. This I can prove. That policy was de termined upon when the Afrikander ele ment out voted the English party in Cape Colony. "I was at Bloemfontein during the negotiations between the Free State and Sir Alfred and I know what neither the Transvaal nor the Free State ex pected then that friendly relations be tween England that the republics would be broken. We thought Mr. Chamber lain and Sir Alfred were bluffing the Transvaal in connection with the Out lander franchise. "The Orange Free State was totally unprepared for war. and not until after the Jameson raid did the Transvaal be gin to think of war in earnest. "I met my brother Cornelius at Cape Town four days before war was de clared and he told me even then that he did not expect actual hostilities. "There would have been no warhadn't Sir Alfreil Milner been sent to Africa by Mr. Chamberlain for the express purpose of bringing it about, in pur spance of the English policy to wipe out the Afrikanders and grab everything in sight." BOSTON MAY LOSE DUFFY. Rumor Says He Will Manage a Team in Washington. Boston, March 23. The baseball fans are perturbed by a rumor that Captain Duffy will manage an American league team in Washington and that there is some ground for believing it is shown by his disposing of his bowling alleys. Others who claim to know say that the big league will send Duffy to Wash ington with a team' to play in the pro posed annex to it, just for the purpose of keeping that city in line for the big league so that the McGraw-Robinson-McCarthy-Anson league could not get in. If, when arrangements are made next year, the new American associa tion fails to make a show Duffy is to come back to Boston. Manager Selee said that if Duffy did go to Washington he thought the cap tain would have charge of a team con trolled by and subject to the dictates of the National league magnates. J. N. Doyle of Republic county says H. N. Boyd refuses to abide bv the fusion deal made at the Hotel Throop and will go to the state convention as a candidate for secretary- of state with the Sixth con gressional district backing him. This of fice was given by the Populist state com mittee to the Democrats. Boyd has been making a campaign for the place for four years. THAT EXPERIMENT More Interesting Comments on the Remarkable Topeka Newspaper Situation of the Week Last Past. INTEREST UNIVERSAL. The Capital and the State Jour nal Are Given World W ide Advertising With the Result That the Names of Both of the Topeka Dailies Are Now Familiar to the Readers of the Entire Country. POPENOE'SLIBERALITY Says a Large Part of the Net Earnings Will Be Given to Some Charita ble Christian Enterprise.. SAM GARDENHIRE IN IT. How the Aid of Church Societies Wras Solicited. Many christian enterprises now anxious to know if Popenoe really in tends to keep his promises, or if they will simply hold the sacks to contain the million bushels of corn which Mr. Popenoe, through the Kansas farmer, will give India. From Fourth Estate, New York.J Comment, both favorable and ad verse, has occupied thousands of col umns in the newspapers of this country, Canada and England. In fact, Topeka at the moment is focusing the attention of two continents. HOW IT CAME ABOUT. To the Fourth Estate a. few dava aro file story or" this"absorbing newspaper experiment was given by one of the owners of the Topeka Capital, Frederick O. Popenoe. Mr. Popenoe, who for a number of years had been a warm friend of Mr. Sheldon and a strong supporter of him in his Christian and philanthropic work, one day asked Mr. Sheldon if he would like to have the Capital placed at his disposal in order that he might have op portunity to print what he w-ould con sider a Christian daily paper. Mr. Sheldon replied that if the opportunity were to be an absolutely unfettered one he would be glad to embrace it. Mr. Popenoe at once saw that the re sult of the experiment would not be a fair one unless the opportunity were un lettered, and, on the other hand, that to make it unfettered might put the Capital in an emba.rrassing position. He tneretore took time for reflection and. after the matter had been considered with the other owners, came down to New York to consult his old friend. Samuel M. Gardenhire, the copyright lawyer, who had lived for many years in topeka and was intimately acquaint ed with all parties. Mr. Gardenhire ad vised that the entire plant of the paper, including its presses, franchises, the en tire editorial and business control of the paper be turned over to Mr. Sheldon un conditionally for a week, under what in effect would be a lease of the entire property for that period.. THE EXPERIMENT BEGINS. This decision being acted upon, and dates fixed from March 13 to 19, the next question naturally to be settled upon was the adoption of the right methods for gaining an audience before which this object lesson in Christian journalism might be presented. Mr. Popenoe called to his assistance as man ager Liie euinuii xiei uert iioustull, of Outing,""who had formerly lived in Kansas and was well acquainted with the Capital and its ow ners. As a plan of campaign that should be in harmony with the high aim of Mr. Sheldon's experiment Mr. Houston sug gested that the subscription woik be done through the Christian Endeavor Societies, the Baptist Young People's Union, the Epworth League, Women's Christian Temperance Union, and Y. M. C. A., and by all these societies it was adopted. The wide publicity which the Sheldon edition has had from the first has come wholly from recognition by the press of the importance of the Sheldon idea. Much of this publicity has been crit ical and some of it even denunciatory. Many of the religious papers of the country have sharply, criticised Mr. Sheldon, and have attributed all sorts of motives to him. In this connection the opinion of Edward Wilder of To peka, the treasurer of the Santa Fe railway company, is important. SHELDON EARNEST AND SINCERE "No earnest, intelligent person," said Mr. Wilder, "who has met and known the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon would believe that he was influenced by the desire for notoriety or sensationalism, or that he would lend himself to a self fish money-making venture. The wide spread interest in the principle set forth in Air. Sheldon's book "In His Steps" certainly demanded of Mr.- Pop enoe the utmost care and skill in aunching this unique newspaper ex periment. The Lord's teaching that we should commune with Him in the secret ot our closet is not more emphatic or important than that we should pro claim Him from the house tops, and that we should preach the gospel to all' nations." The mechanical end of the experi ment has been in the hands of the business manager of the Capital. Dell Keizer. This has been essentially an tmergency situation to face and Mr. Keizer has had to draw upon his knowledge and long experience in the newspaper field to meet it, but he is sanguine that he has succeeded in meeting it and that the paper will be- printed and distributed in an en tirely satisfactory way. THE EDITORIAL STAFF. To the -workinar newsnaner -man nothing will be more interesting in thij experiment than the way in which Mr. Sheldon is prepared to meet the task of handling news. He has appreciated the limitations or inexperience ana has been training the staff of the Capital to his point of view, so that the technical work of handling the news might be taken care of by .well trained men. Harold Chase, tne man aging editor of the Capital, who is a graduate of Harvard, and a well trained newspaper man,, has been absolutely loyal in making nimseir ana nis start willing instruments for the carrying out of Mr. Sheldon s ideas. Mr. Popenoe says that under an ar rangement with Mr. Shelond a large part of the net earnings, if such there be, will be spent in establishing or pro moting some charitable Christian enter prise. THE STATE JOURNAL IN IT. E. W. Howe, editor of the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, when it was announced that the Rev. Charles H. Sheldon was to edit the Topeka Capital for a week as a Christian newspaper, suggested to J. K. Hudson, editor of the lopeka Capital, that he should, in fairness to the newspapers, occupy Mr. Sheldon's pulpit while the latter was editor of the Capital. Mr. Hudson declined to accept tne as signment. Then Frank P. MacLennan, editor and proprietor or the btate Jour nal, invited Mr. Howe to write a "lay sermon" for his paper each day of the Sheldon experiment week, in which the newspapers as the great moral agency and the shortcomings of the pulpit should be treated from an editorial standpoint. Mr. Howe's sermons have been re produced each day by the New York Herald and are exceedingly interesting. They are made up of pointed, pithy paragraphs embodying axiomatic truths crystalized from human experi ence, and, as such, are well worth read ing. Some of the short-comings of the pul pit are handled without gloves. MOKE COMMENTS. An Expert View What Editor Frank H. Lancaster of New York Says. The Newspaper Maker A Newspaper for Newspaper Editors, Publishers and Advertisers, New York, March 15-1 Sheldon's experiment is fairly under way at Topeka, Kan,, and from a mon etary view it is a decided success. Many readers are likely to find very much dry reading. The first number contained a great deal of reading that was decidedly on the tract order, as a column and one-half story on prohibi tion work in Kansas, an appeal from the Young Men's Christian Association of Colorado for aid for consumptives visiting that state, and a lengthy ar ticle criticising war and Its methods. The most inveterate enemy of Mr. Sheldon will not charge him with sen sational journalism. He ha'd no theatri cal news, no prize fights, no scandals and no records of beastly crime. F. P. MacLennan, editor of the To peka State Journal, in a published in terview, in theNe- York World, cred its Mr. Sheldon with "great sincerity, earnestness of purpose and a commen dable anxiety to do good." But, he adds, that in his opinion, "Mr. Sheldon is increasing his notoriety at the ex pense of his reputation." A careful survey of the first page shows an entire absence of important news of day. Not a line about bu bonic plague at San Francisco, the dreadful tenement house fire at New ark, N. J.; the wounding of eight Amer ican soldiers in the Philippines, the ad vance of Roberts on the Orange Free States, the discord of Republicans on the Porto Rico question, the death of the Italian boxer, Guydo, who died as the result of a blow struck by James Jeffries in a fistic contest. While Mr. Sheldon is thus experi menting, the Topeka State Journal is publishing each day a "sermon" writ ten by editor Howe of the Atchison Globe. Not to be outdone the evening issue of the New York Journal has a page conducted by Rev. R. S. MacArthur of this city. SENATOR HARRIS'S OPINION. Fears Sheldon Experiment Will Do Harm to the Cause of Religion. Washington (D. C.) Post, March 22. United States Senator Harris, of Kan sas, spent a leisure hour or two last Sunday reading the week's issues of the Topeka Capital, as edited by the Rev. Mr. Sheldon. "And my judgment is," said the sen ator yesterday, "that the Capital as a newspaper was stale, flat, and unprofit able. No one ever made a success," continued the senator, "by going to ex tremes. No doubt more care might be exercised by some newspapers regard ing, the matter they print, but when it comes to leaving out the time-tables of the railroads, because Mr. Sheldon be lieved the roads ought to be owned by the government, it is going a step too far. I believe in government ownership of the railroads, but certainly I would be looked upon as very foolish if I should propose a law to prevent rail road guides from being published. I would not regard it as a crime, either, to publish advertisements of ladies' goods. Indeed, I think there was a good deal of the sensational in Mr. Sheldon's effort, and that the contro versies which have been occasioned will do the cause of religion more harm than good." BOEKS WILL PAY IT. Offer to Take Care of the Delagoa Bay Award. New York, March 23. George W. Van Sicklen, president of the American council of the South African republics and advocate in America for the Trans vaal, today sent the following official letter to the Portuguese minister at Washington: "Dear Sir: I am in a position to of fer to you, as I do, to lend the govern ment of Portugal the sum necessary to pay the award known as the Delagoa Bay award which has just been made by the Geneva arbitration tribunal, say, six million dollars. Fair and satisfac tory terms to be arranged." The offer is regarded as a move on the part the Boers to offset any offer which England may make to Portugal, thus embarrassing the Lisbon govern ment and thereby at the same time closing the "rear door" to the Trans vaal and Orange Free State. Named by the President. Washington, March 23. The president today nominated Walter H. Chamber lain of Chicago, to be assistant com missioner of patents. One of the large plate glass windows In the front of JJ. J. Greenwald's store cracked without warning yesterday. An examination of the store front showed that it had settled until the weight of the sIhss rested on the two lower corners. It 1 will cost about $100 to replace iu .ORE DOCTORS. Twenty-five Men and One Woman Graduated Last Night. Form Latest Class of the Medi cal College. TIIE GOVERNOR SPEAKS Mr. Stanley Delivers Principal Address to the Graduates. Exercises Closed With an Elab orate Banquet. Twenty-five young men and one young lady sat beneath the folds of an Ameri can flag on the stage" of the Crawford theater last night while hundreds of relatives and friends cast admiring glances in their direction from seats in the auditorium. Rosettes of purple fend gold adorned their dress and contented expressions their countenances. They formed the class of 1900 of the Kansas Medical college and it was their com mencement night. It was the largest class the Kansas Medical college has so far graduated, and the best, as Dr. J. E. Minney took occasion to remark in the course of in- l T I ft 6" J. E. MINNEY, Dean. troductory remarks as master of ere monies. But the smiles of appreciation on the 26 faces had. scarce attained full bloom whenTie announced that the col lege next year intended to graduate a bigger and a better class. However, he immediately explained that this was due wholly to the strides being made each year in. medical science and the growing popularity of the Kansas school. Dr. Minney introduced Governor W. E. Stanley, the orator of the evening, as one of the "best governors of one of the best states in the Union." Governor Stanley accepted the compliment with a modest smile, and in the fifteen min utes he remained in a standing posture before the audience Nmixed humor, patriotism and religion into an interest ing and entertaining informal talk. The chief executive opened with a humor ous story and closed with a verse from the Scripture, drawing out much en thusiasm at a central point by referring to the stars and stripes which formed the decorations of the theater. The faculty address of Dr. B. D. East man followed that of Governor Stanley, and in turn was followed by Joseph Cook Shaw, the valedictorian of the class. One of the features of Dr. East man's address was the witty pointed manner in which he paid his compli ments to charlatanry in medicine. In impressing the graduates with, the im portance of their duties as physicians he said: "No more useful service can any one bring to this common mart of society than the kindly, hopeful, cheering, sacred ministrations which the phy sician brings to the sick and suffering, with confidence and hope when he may, with resignation and consolation when he must." As valedictorian of the class of 1900 Or. Shaw demonstrated that medical accomplishment and oratorical ability 3. JOStPH tf'f JMH do not necessarily go hand in hand. The joung man was not quite as easy be iore the audience as Chauncey -Depew or Henry Watterson might have been, tut his earnestness made up for what ability he lacked in speech making. He took occasion to tell the nurses of the Topeka hospitals, who occupied boxes &t either side of the stage, that the young men of the graduating class were sorry to leave Topeka. This won for 1 im much more applause than anything else he said. In the absence of Dr. J. C. McClint cck, Dr. S. G. Stewart conferred the e'egrees. The prizes were then dis tributed. Doctors J. O. Dillon, H. A. Shaw, Mary Miller and M. H. Horn be ing the fortunate ones. After the commencement exercises, the graduates and faculty members ad journed to the National hotel, where a banquet was served. At the banquet the following toasts were responded to b.t the instigation of Dr. R. S .Magee, toastmaster: '''fit 2 J.W.SKSLAP yrTV' 1 "Fraternity of Medicine," William E. McVey, M. D. "Our Alumni," J. M. Frankenburger, M. D., 1S93. "Accomplishments in Medicine," Silas E. Sheldon, M. D. "Our Alma Mater," Mary McQuiston Miller, 1900. "What We Expect to Do," Olive St. Claire Lewis. 190L "Ah! ha! We are Coming, Too," Kent O. Brown, 1902. In the space reserved for the gradu eting class at the theater there was a vacant chair draped in mourning. It was in memory of Clarence Matthew Mitchell, a member of the class, who died not long ago.. The graduates are the following: Joseph Cook Shaw, A. B., Mary Mc Quiston Miller, Warren Buckland Beach, William Sheffield Norton, Jesse O. Dillon, Walter Adelbert Hibbs. Matthaus H. Horn, J. William Ekblad, Harry Alex. Shaw, Charles H. Kaiser, William Ebenezer Cui-rie, Arthur Elmer Allen, James W. Henderson, Smith Mc Mullin, Christopher B. Miller, John B. Armstead, Dan M. Forbes, Henry O. Hardesty, William H. Clarkson, Fred C. Hall, jr., Byron L. Hale, A. B., Earl V. Adams, Joshua R. Bechtel, James Stan ton, Alden. John Brace, William L. Borst, TOWNFpALL Silver Republican National Con vention to Meet July i. Diiluth, Minn., March 23. Chairman Charles A. Towne, of the national com mittee of the silver Republican party, has issued the following call for a na tional convention: "Pursuant to a resolution of the na tional committee of the silver Republi can party at its meeting in the city of Chicago on the 29th day of November, 1899, a national convention of said party is hereby called to meet in the Coates opera house at Kansas City, Mo., at 12 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, the 4th day of July, 1900, for the purpose of plac ing in nomination candidates for presi dent and vice president of the United States and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said convention. A cordial in vitation to attend or to be represented at this convention is hereby extended to all electors in the United States who in 1S9G left the Republican party and opposed its platform and ticket because of the abandonment by that party of its traditional policy of bimetallism; and also to all present members of that organization who, by its adoption of the gold standard, by its retirement of the greenbacks, by its surrender to banks of the government function of issuing money, and by its other nu merous acts of recreancy to the prin ciples and traditions of the best days of the Republican party, have been con vinced that the party of Lincoln no longer exists, and who are prepared to recognize the duties of patriotism as superior to all obligations. -"Instructions and suggestions, will immediately be sent to the various state and territorial organizations re specting the method of selecting dele gates to the national convention. (Signed) CHARLES A. TOWNE, "Chairman." HOPE FOR H0RT0N LAW. Republicans Lack One Vote of the Number Necessary to Repeal It Albany, N. T., March 23. A canvass of the members of the state senate would indicate that, while 26 votes are needed to pass Assemblyman Lewis' bill repealing the Horton boxing law, but 25 votes can be secured in its fa vor. It would appear that but 25 Re publicans will vote for the bill, and that the other two Republicans, Senators ifCoggeshall and W illis, would vote with the Democrats against it. This would result in a tie vote of 25 to 25. This situation was brought about by "Big Tim" Sullivan. The' Republican senators caucused yesterday afternoon, and the questions considered were the repeal of the Horton law and final ad journment. There was some opposition to making the Horton repeal bill a par ty measure. Senator Coggeshall offered an amendment, suggested by the friends of the Horton law, that the time for the going into effect of the repeal bill should be postponed until next January first. He argued that nearly all of the clubs had renewed the leases of then- buildings for a year from May 1, and that the law would be too harsh if it went into effect September 1. As soon as his amendment was de feated Senator Coggeshall bolted the caucus. A resolution to make the ques--ti3S -pajdopB sb.yi ejnsBaui Ajaed t? uoij ator Willis then announced that he would not abide by the decision of the caucus, bo tar as could be ascertained all of the Democrats will stand solidly against tne repeal bill. RICHARDSON DIES. Robert Smith Must Answer For Murder in the First Degree. Will Richardson, who was shot Wednesday by Robert Smith, died this morning about 4 o'clock at Stormont hospital. Coroner Hogeboom held an inquest this morning at the undertaking rooms of M. E. Stoker, and the jury decided that Richardson "came to his death from gunshot wounds caused by Rob ert Smith with malicious intent." A postmortem examination showed that the bullet had perforated the intestines and liver. The death of F.ichardson will result in Smjth being held for murder in the first degree. Smith and Kicnardson two colored boys, quarreled Wednesday afternoon and Smith drew a revolver and shot Richardson twice. It was supposed from the first that the wounds would result fatally. I he Kichardson boy bore a good reputation, and the colored people were greatly excited. POISON IN SALAD. Over One Hundred Persons 111 After Partaking of Church Supper. Chicago, March 23. A special to the Record from Lima, Ohio, says: Last night about 100 persons were ta ken suddenly ill from poison effects af ter attending a dinner given by the Women's Home Missionary society of Trinity church. Borne or them are still in a precarious condition and several will die. The poison has been traced to chicken salad. Weather Indications. Chicago, March 23. Kansas: Showers tonight and Saturday; variable winds. LONE ROBBER.

Holds Up a Train on the Council Bluffs Eoad Near Hamburg, Iowa, at 1 :30 This Morning. THROUGH SLEEPER And Chair Car He Went Getting $200 and a Watch. Stopped the Train and Escaped Without Harm. St. Joseph, Mo., March 23 A lone rob- ber wearing a false face with a huge black moustache painted on the mask. held up the southbound Kansas Cits', St. Joseph Council Bluffs train, four miles south of Hamburg, Iowa, at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The train was in charge of Conductor Billy McGee. Flagman Moore was first accosted by the robber at the rea"r end of the train. Using Moore as a shield the robber went through the sleeper and chair car getting $200 in cash and a gold watch. He pulled the bell cord and when the train slowed, down, jump ed off and escaped in the darkness. The robbery- was reported to the Burlington general offices here from Langdon, the first station south of Hamburg. TOOK MR. BURT'S PASSES. St. Joseph. Mo.. March 23. President Burt of the Union Pacific, who was iri the sleeper of the Burlington train rob bed at Hamburg this morning, was re lieved of $50 and a gold watch. No effort was made by the highwayman to rob trainmen and no other car was visited. H. J. Peterson, traveling man of New Britain, Conn., was relieved of $150 ami a traveling man from Baltimore named I. Ottenheimer, refuses to say how much was taken from him. F. B. Lee. a New Tork commercial traveler, saved $100 by emptying his pocketbook on the noon oi tne car ana nanamg tne roDDer the empty purse, which he placed in his pocket without examination. The robber also secured all of President Burt's railroad passes, about fifty in number. GROWING DESPERATE Advocates of Porto Rico Tariff Ready to Make Further Sacrifices. Washington, March 23. The Republi can caucus committee of the senate to- lay authorized Senator Foraker in definite terms to propose the separation of the tariff feature from the Porto Rican governmental bill and to attempt to pass the house tariff bill without amendment. The programme is to vote down all amendments if possible to da so, and pass the bill as it came from the house without any changes what ever. The element in the Republican ranks of the senate favoring free trade with Porto Rico decided at a conference to day to oppose any action looking to an early vote and to ask for further time in case the question should come up. The caucus committee went over the situation in detail, considering all th points at issue. There were suggestions as to the necessity of amending the bill so as to suit the demands of the Repub lican free trade element, but these were considered as more than off-set by the situation in the house and the necessity of maintaining the party tariff prin ciple. The opinion was strongly expressed that any changes whatever in the house bill would endanger its acceptance by that body and in the end this fact con trolled the committee's decision. There was, however, a disposition manifested, to placate the free traders by making various amendments to the govern mental bill. The tariff advocates have gone so far as to draft amendments to that measure which are intended both to correct administrative" defects in the house bill and also to meet many of the objections to the house tariff measures. One of these amendments looks to the enlargement of the free trade list so as to include most of the articles of export in which the constituents of the free trade senators are interested. There is also a proposition looking to the entire removal of the duty on articles from the United States going into Porto Rico. The action of the committee was soon made known to the free traders and it immediately became evident that they were not satisfied with the situation. A hurried conference was called in Sen ator Proctor's committee room which was attended by about ten senators. These included not only the free traders but others who have not yet take-i a decided position against Sill Porto Rico tariff propositions. They did not enter into any detailed discussion of the pro position of the steering committee but contented themselves with a decision to oppose any proposition looking to the fixing of a time to vote on either the house tariff bill or the senate govern mental bill. They were unanimously of the opinion that delay meant gain for their cause in the public good will and in the senate. A canvass of the Re publican senators was made with the result, it was stated, that 15 could be found who would oppose hasty action. Of these it was stated that ten were unalterably opposed to a tariff on our commerce with Porto Rico. It was stated explicitly that the proposition, made for a vote next Wednesday by Sneator Proctor on behalf of the free traders would not be renewed. WHOLE TOWN BURNED. One Thousand People Homeless by Fire. Made Victoria, B. C, March 23. The little town of Kuskanock, at the terminus of the Crow's Nest Pass and Nelson and Bellington lines of railway has been de rtroyed by fire. Its population was something over 1,000 and most of these people are now homeless from the re sults of the quick blaze that swept up the mountain side from the shores of Kootenai lake. The wants of the des titute people are being supplied by citizens of neighboring towns. Tha property loss is not heavy, as the build ings were all fragil wooden structure'

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The work will be in such shape that it is believed by the state officers that lit tle dilflculty will be experienced in se curing from the next legislature suffi cient appropriations to complete the "cave of the winds" which exists on the basement floor. The unsightly corners on this one of the principal floors need attetnion and it is the hope of the administration to arrange for their completion next Bum mer. Red's Outfield Selected. New Orleans. La., March 23. It is a safe bet that Smith, McBride and Bar rett will be the Keds' outfielders when the season opens. Smith will be played in left. McBride in center and Barrett in right, while Crawford will be used for utility purposes. This position is given Crawford, not because he is not capable of filling a regular position, but it is believed that he will not go back by Fitting on the bench, as would either Smith or McBride, both of whom are much older players. McBride has shown more ginger and aggressiveness this spring than he has at any time since he joined the team. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL-30 cents per month, by mail. TopekaWateruo. ,4, Dlsions siascie Shatters Nerves, .CfiffAnc lAinte -iSafiIl? 3 V iaS J CAUSE OF DROUTH. Kansas Farmer Tells Governor Stan ley It is Prairie Fires. Daniel Follmer of Buffalo, .Wilson couhty, wants the governor and other members of the administration and rep resentatives of the state government to inaugurate a crusade against farmers who in the spring burn the grass and other trash on their farms. Mr. Follmer's letters are not suffi ciently explicit to be thoroughly under stood, but he is an uncompromising en emy of these men, whom he says are "fire-fiends."" "These tires," explains Follmer, "are the sole and direct cause of drouth." Ooing into a discussion of the subject the writer says: "I have never read of a country that the so-called farmer went into, which in a period of 20 years did not exper ience drouth, pestilence and famine. "The progressive farmer found these lands growing luxuriant vegetation, and flowing with milk and honey. "Drouth, pestilence and famine fol lowed the 'progressive' farmer, but he was the sole cause of these plagues. "All are the result of fires which the farmer uses to dispose of old hay, grass and other fertilizers. "These fires cause an upward rush of hot air; cool air rushes in below. This produces disorder in the cloud currents and to such an extent that no rain can get to the ground. "I have frequently seen rain falling from clouds to within 200 feet of the ground, and blown back again; not a drop would reach the ground. "Some hustler had something to burn. He saw that a rain might come and that ho must get his fire going before the rain. "My lirst lesson in causes of drouth was in 159 and 1S60. The creek on which I live did not stop, running, but those north where the country was burned over were dry." Mr. Follmer then presents his views in the following: "The three principles of the law of vegetable growth are irrigation, per colation and aireation. Nothing can grow without water and air. Both must have good and sufficient circulation. Fire has always been the bane of the agriculturist. The alleged farmers have burned up the forests and the prairies annually, thereby destroying conditions necessary for good seasons." Mr. Follmer submits as proof of his claims observations chronicled In a daily record of events since 1860. While the state house people do not desire to cast any aspersions upon Mr. Fallmer, his letter has been put among those known as freaks, and sent to the engine room to go through what the author most despises and fears fire. The governor will not call a special session of the legislature according to Follmer's suggestion. PLATT AND TEDDY FIGHT And the People of New York Get the "Worst of It. Albany, N. T., March 23. The senate killed the mortgage tax bill today, 33 members voting aginst it and but 16 for it. The bill was killed because of con flict within the Republican party over ita provisions. United States Senator Flatt had' declared that the bill could not be passed unless it contained an ex emption clause of mortgages under 4 per cent, thus relieving the New York Central railway. Governor Roosevelt had told those in charge of the bill that he would veto it If it came to him in that shape. LOUD BILL DEFEATED. Its Author Says He Has Abandoned the Fight. Washington, March 23. After a spiri ted discussion extending over three days the Loud bill relating to second class mail matter was recommitted by the house to the committee on post offices. The majority in favor of the motion to recommit was so decisive that it is regarded as unlikely that the measure will appear again during tnc present congress. Mr. Loud said after the vote was announced that was the third time and out, so far as he was concerned. The vote on the motion was 148 to 96, with 16 present and not vot ing. Delagoa Railroad Award. New York, March 23. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Secre tary Hay has been advised by counsel for the claimants in the Delegoa Bay railroad arbitration proceedings that the award of the arbitrators will be an nounced in the course of the next few days. The dispatch came from Berne. There is no doubt that the award is fa vorable to the claimants. Sues Modern "Woodmen. Cedar Rapids, la., March 23. F. S. Carlisle, of Louverne.has sued the Mod ern Woodmen of America in the federal court here for injuries received during his initiation. He says he was told to stoop over and pick up a mallet. When in that position he was struck a terrific biow on the hip joint with some instru ment of wood which had been so ar ranged that a charge of powder or dyn amite was exploded on the instrument against him, whereby he was seriously injured. Child Burned to Death. Circleville, March 23. The infant child of S. S. Jolly was burned to death here Wednesday evening. The child was left in the house with its little brother and sister, who set fire to its clothing while it was sitting in its high chair. IB SP0RTING NEWS. Kid McCoy is at Last to Have His Wish. A Tight With Fitz at Middle weight Limit. DATE WILL BE JULY 4. This Should Make a Wonderful, Fierce Battle. The Men Are Premier Pugilists of Their Class. New York, March 23. Articles for the McCoy-Fitzsimmons fight on or about July 4, at the middle-weight limit will be agreed upon and signed Saturday. It has long been the Kid's ambition to fight Fitz at the middle-weight limit. The sudden swltcl ng of Bob Fitzsimmons to McCoy, quitting Sharkey, the heavy-weight, for the slender Kid at the 1S8 mark, occa sioned much surprise here in sporting cir cles when the story appeared last night. The fight between Fitz and McCoy will lose little of its attractiveness, even though Tom Sharkey has decisions over both. The first two named are the pre mier middle-weights of the age, not bar ring Jack Dempsey at his best. It has been argued all along that McCoy made a grave mistake going out of his class for the big fellows, but he had to do it to get on the fights and hitherto Fitz simmons ignored his offers to fight at the 158 limit. It was generally known that Bob was a trifle heavier than he claimed in all his latter fights, and woidd have some trouble to make 15S 3 o'clock and impossible at ringside. When Bob was lighting the dubs in Aus tralia he tipped the beam at 148 and was a trilie heavier at the time of the cele brated $10 lay-down to Jim Hall, when the latter, according to Fitz, turned him away, "him owin' me two weeks' board an' wages." At the Dempsey fight in New Orleans in 'at he was purely a middle-weight and Dempsey was giving away but a few pounds to his fall, lank, lean adversary when putting up his last championship fight. Before Fitzsimmons "stiffens up with the rheumatism, though, the fight followers would have preferred seeing the Sharkey dispute settled, even though O'Rourke's man has Improved much since the '&6 meeting and possibly Fitzsimmons has gone back. The winner will doubtless claim the Sharkey fight, and the winner of that go after the champion. Sharkey has de clared, before being matched, that if he could not get on a tight with either Fitz simmons or Jeffries, he would quit the business. He evidently means this as much as McCoy did when he opened his cafe opposite Hotel Delavan. Martin Julian and Bob Fitzsimmons have evidently shaken hands again. The black and blue round Martin's eye where Fitz handed him one in the celebrated midnight mixup at the Sherman house, has entirely disappeared, and also the rancor, for the pair were pulling together and when O'Rourke refused to raise Julian's bid of 67 per cent of the gate. Fitz called it off and accepted Julian's offer for a McCoy fight. The fight was brought about as follows: After the negotiations with Sharkey were declared off Lanky Bob went over to Kid McCoy's new place in a hurry. McCcy was entertaining some friends, when Fitz arrived, but excused himself and greeted Bob heartily. "Well, Kid, I'm after a fight with you now and mean business. Are you will ing?" "Nothing would suit me better," replied the Kid. "What are your terms?" "Suppose we make the weight 158 pounds," said McCoy. "Oh, no," said Fitz, laughingly. "We'll make it at catch weights." "Well, we won't quibble about the weights." replied McCoy. "I'll fight you any way." "That's O. K.," replied Fitz. "Now, where'll we meet?" "The West Chester Athletic club will give us 67 per cent of the receipts. I don't think we can do better." The Kid was willing to accept anything, so glad was he to get a match with Fitz. It was decided that the men meet Sat urday and sign articles. Afterward Fitz met Julian, to whom he announced emphatically: "My match with Sharkey is off." "Will you fight any one else?" asked Julian. "I will McCoy," said Fitz. "I'll give you the same terms for a match at my club," said Julian. "You're it," replied Fitzsimmons. Jim Daly. Jim Corbett's sparring part ner, and Fitzsimmons, have been matched to box six rounds in Philadelphia on March 27. They will meet at the First regiment armory. Daly takes Peter Mailer's place. Jeff Thorne and Ernest Roeber will be in Fitz's corner, while Jim Corbett will look after Daly. BASEBALL AT K. XT. Gear Runs Down and Takes a Look at Candidates. Lawrence, Kas., March 23. Dale Gear was down from Kansas City to coach the university baseball team for the first time yesterday. He was much pleased with the boys' work and thought there was plenty of good ma terial out of which to make a good team. The following will probably make up the team: Moore, catcher; Alpin, Hall, Stanley and Maltly, pitchers; Freebert and Tucker, first base; Housh, second base; Parent, third base; Porman, shortstop; Maltly, Owens and Barnett, fielders. McGovern May Fight Hogan. New York, March 23. Sam Harris In reply to the challenge issued by Tommy Hogan has this to say: "In my opinion McGovern can defeat Hogan, but I would not let him fight at 126 pounds. Once Terry went out of his class he would have all of the lightweights after him. However, if Hogan is so anxious for a match I will let Terry meet him at 122 pounds, weigh in at 3 o'clock, or at 124 at the ringside. Furthermore, I will bet anywhere from $100 to $5,000 that McGovern can defeat Hogan." As Lou Houseman has written from Chicago to Hogan's manager, saying that he will give 50 per cent, of the gross receipts if the bout is taken to his club, the chances are that-these men will be brought together. MISS OAKLEY'S KEEN EYE. Kills Straight and Finishes First in Two Events. Hempstead, N: Y., March 23. The new park of the Interstate association at Queens, L. I., was informally opened today by the Brooklyn Gun club, which is holding its annual shoot at the un finished traps. The birds were a slow lot. but the snow on the ground made it difficult to see them. Miss Annie Oakley entered two pf the four handicap events, and killed twenty cut of twenty-two birds. In the second event, a seven-bird handicap, she made straight kills. "HANKTING BUYS HAND D'OB. Chestnut Horse Will Be Raced In England. Lexington, Ky March 23. Hand D'Or. a chestnut horse, five years old, by Hanover, dam Fleur de Lis, was sold today by George W. Singerley, of Philadelphia, to John Hanning, of New York, for a large price.-which was pri vate. The horse has been trained since a two-year-old by Crit Davis, at Harrods burg. He was shipped tonight, and will b? sent to Kngland for racing this sea son. J. L. Tarlfon has sold to Roy Miller, of Selma, Ala., the fast trotter Mary D., by Cheyenne, 2:094. This mare has done a mile in 2:13V-i and a quarter in 0:31. The price was about $5,000. KID NICHOLS GOSSIPS. Famous Pitcher on Baseball Subjects of Interest. New Haven, Conn., March 23. "It seems to me that the coming season will be the most flourishing in the history of the National league," says Charley Nichols, the veteran pitcher of the Bos ton club. "The outlook is that Brook lyn and Boston in the east and St. Louis and Pittsburg in the west will jump to the top at the beginning of the championship season and hold their places till its close. In general, though, it is. safe to predict that the eastern clubs' will be bunched in first division and the westerners will be down toward second. Chicago will, it seems to me, be weak, and Cincinnati can not expect to be much better than last season. New York and Philadelphia w ill be good first division clubs. "As soon as the Boston club secures another catcher I do not see how that team could be further strengthened. The club has four or five men it will probably release, as It now includes on its rolls more players than ever began the season w ith it before. "The club will miss Bergen behind the bat. He was a great catcher, but far from the equal of that king of back stops, Charley Bennett. Boston play ers have accepted the fact that Bergen must have gone insane before he killed his family and committed suicide. Of course, my own relations on the dia mond were necessarily the most inti mate with him of any member of the nine. He handled my delivery in most of the games. Yet I can recall no sure sign of insanity as I now look over his work of last season. We had a few mistakes in signals. We crossed words but once during the entire four seasons we were toe-ether. That was last fall in the Brooklyn series. Bergen gave me the signal for a ball and I pitched it. The ball went to the backstop, scoring two runs. Berg&accused me of pitch ing a different ball from what toe called for. I said: J 'You're wrong, Martin. "I spoke rather roughly, but not an other word ever passed us about the matter. In the final series with Phil adelphia last fall an incident occurred which aroused my temper. With two out and two Quakers on bases I struck out Delehanty. Bergen had a passed ball and walked leisurely after it, al lowing both men to score. The play cost us the "game, as the final score was 3 to 1. It was hard work saying nothing to Bergen then, but I let the matter pass." WILL NOT AID ST. LOUIS. McGraw and Robinson Declare They "Will Not Leave Baltimore. Baltimore, March .23. McGraw and Robinson, while running a city league of baseball clubs this season will nurse and develop their American association scheme. Their association organization, known as the Baltimore Amusement company, held a meeting today, at which it was decided to continue the agitation for a competitive baseball league, in opposition to the National. Secretary Goldman said: "Robinson and McGraw will not go to St. Loui3, primarily because their busi ness interests are here, but also be cause they are thorough Baltimoreans, and are as much disgusted as anybody with the way this city has been treated by the National league. "They would get $15,000 between them $S,500 for McGraw and $6,500 for Rob inson if they went west, but they pre fer to lose that much and stick by their friends here." Hanlon made another Ineffectual ef fort to persuade McGraw and Robinson to go to St. Louie, but they said that, while terms were satisfactory, they would not go so far from Baltimore. McGraw said: "I can afford to play ball for $8,500 a year if I can afford it at all, but in this case the salary is not the only consideration. Of the $8,500, my salary is $5,000 a year, and the $3,500 is my share of the proceeds from the sale of my release." M'GOVERN TO FIGHT HERE. Articles Are Signed in New York For a Match With Bernstein. New York, March 23. It was an nounced this afternoon by Sam Harris, manager of Terry McGovern, that ar ticles of agreement have been signed by him and Joe Bernstein, the clever and hard-hitting local featherweight, for a six-round match, to be decided in Chicago the second week in April. Ne gotiations for the match have been pending for some time, and it was not until today that Bernstein showed an inclination to go west for the meeting. Bernstein is about the best of the eastern men still undefeated by Mc Govern. New York critics think the lo cal man capable of giving the wonder ful Brooklyn man a stiff argument. Fast Bicycle Mile. New Orleans, La., March 2S. C. S. Bolting, the Providence, R. I., cyclist, who six weeks ago entered the profes sional lists, today established a new road record for a mile. He was paced by a gasoline motor tandefh, and the official time for the distance was 1:12 2-5. The previo'us record was 1:16 and was held by Joe Downey of Boston. The ride today was over a measured distance on the shell road between the toll gate and West End. Both distance and time are certified to by officers of the South ern Cycling association. The pace makers were S. T. Burrows, of Provi dence, and H. I. Benedict, a local rider. Three $10,000 Purses. Terre Haute. Ind., March 23. The Terre Haute Trotting association at a meeting last night decided to hang up three $10,000 purses for colts. The futu rities are for two-year-old trotters, a second for three-year-old trotters and a third for two-year-old pacers, all nom inations to be made this year and the races to come off during the fall meet ing of 1902. The purses will be in ad dition to the regular purses hung up by the association. Gilbert and Elliott to Shoot. Kansas City, March 23. Fred Gilbert, the crack wing shot of Clear Lake, la., is after some of the trophies now held by J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City. The two will take part in the Grand Ameri can handicap, but before that event will hold a contest for the Dupont trophy at Dexter park, Long Island, and will leave Chicago Saturday morning for the purpose. After the Grand American handicap and before April 30 Gilbert will shoot Elliott for the St. Louis Re public cup. On April 30 the two will hold a live bird match for $100 a side, 100 birds per man, loser to pay for the birds. Baseball Gossip. It is said that Chicago will pay Cun ningham $2,500 for this season. The Brooklvns will return on April 14 to Washington Park for a few exhibition games. Ewing announces that he will play Mer cer at third base. Al Selbach says he Is delighted at the TWO CONTINENTS USING IT. y Positively Cures Catarrh, Asthma, Influenza, Colds, Coughs, and Most Diseases of 'Nose, i Head, Throat and Lungs. CURE BEGINS WITHFIRST iff All the medical, recuperative and bene flcial properties of the Eucalyptus and Pine trees combined, and harmonized with other efficacious medicaments, are vital ized and made the more effective In the Inhalation treatment. This new Combin ation of curatives prepared according to a formula discovered by Prof. Munyort gives forth in vapor a remedial power that Is invincible. 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Every Den tist in this office is a graduate of over ten years' ex perience, and a specialist in his department. We gua rantee the best. Why pay more SPECIAL PRICES UNTIL APRIL 15th ONLY. Set of Teeth 5 00 .Best et White Bridge Teeth Porcelain Crowns. 22 -K Gold Crowns 8 OO 3 50 With 4 OO 500 or All tlm latest appliances used. made painless In mauy cases, and la all special care with nervous people. C. DENIAL PARLORS, 511 KANSAS AVE., Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Over W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co. I The Star x u AND RENTAL J DO YOU WANT: A Man, A Girl in fact, do you want a position or help of any kind, call 'Phone 8242. Furnishing help to contrac- tors a specialty. Help furnished on short notice with a guarantee. 5 Houses and Rooms of all kinds for rent. Property owners out of the city write us for terms. Your interests looked after, and satisfac- tion guaranteed. 114 West Eighth Street, Topeka, Kansas. prospect of grettinp away from Cincinnati. "Old Reliable" Jim McGuire has signed a contract with the Brooklyn club for the season of li"J0. Tommy Dowd seems to have outlived his usefulness, as he is no longer in de mand bv league magnates. A brother of Manager Clarke, of the Pittsburgs, has been secured by the Rochester club of the eastern league. Boston is not so weak in the back stop ping department as some persons imagine. Bill Clarke is a good catcher, while Sulli van, better last year than many of the veterans, promises to develop into a star. Purchasing players is one of the causes for widespread interest in baseball. It creates rivalry and convinces the public that the game is wortb patronising. Martin Bergen's brother, William, who is reserved by Fort Wayne, has returned his contract unsigned, and demands a contract calling for 50 a. month, which the management will refuse to accede to. Had Outfielder Tom O'Brien been avail able last season in any club except New York, Manager Selee would have secured him, but as he was located in New York, President Soden would not consent to the opening of negotiations for his release. Slagle, Thomas and Flick, the Philadel phia outfielders, will form the smallest trio in- the league. All are fast men and good fielders. Hickman, who has been offered to New York bv Selee, of Boston, was third in the league last year in batting. His aver age was .3K. Delehanty and Burkett led him by a few points. Frisbie, another outfielder, offered the Giants by Boston, played 39 games In the league and batted at a .331 clip. The Wagner brothers of Washington. D. p., drop out of baseball with, so It ie INHALATION. It reaches the sore spots. It beals the raw places, It goes to the seat of dis ease. It penetrates o b s c a r e places where drugs taken into the stom ach cannot reach. It acts as a balm and tonic to the whole 'system. Better than medicine. Better than doctors. Better than going to sunny climes. Better than anything you have ever tried. inhaled throueh from the nostrila and purified. Rowley Snow, Sixth and Kansas avo. A. C. Klingaroan. 120 E. Sixth st. E. B. Walker. 433. Kansas ave. Rosser Phar.,- lOih and Topeka ave. A. T. Waggoner, 731 Kansas ave. Miller's Pharmacy, 6th and Topeka ave. L. S. Woolverton, 7(4 Kansas ave. A. H. Merrell, Sixth and Clay St. O. A. Keene, 813 Kansas ave. H. A. Willis, 3(12 East Fourth st. Marshall Bros., 115 Kansas ave. Kelly's Phar., 6th and Iake st. Gunther's Pharmacy. Sixth and Jackson. F. B. Wallace, 404 Kansas ave. Lee Jones, 330 Kansas ave. Kansas ave. TOPEKA. A. W. Lacey, 831 N. Kansas ave. B. A. Barrett, 1U00 Is'orth Kansas ave. EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. Gold Fillings SI p Silver Fillings, 50c to 1 Extracting 25o uaontunder 50e Vitalized Air. The treatment of sensitive teeth cases as near as can be. B. LYON, D.D. S. Employment AGENCY. PENINSULAR. T.J.Coughlin Hdw.Co. AGENTS FOR TOPEKA. Telephone 606. 702 Kansas Ave. said, something like $225,000 profit, says the Philadelphia Record. That Isn't bo bad for 10 years' summer diversion. The retirement of Lauder from the game will leave a yawning vacancy at the Phillies' third sack that will be difficult to supply. Competent third basemen are the scarcest material In the market.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1900. 3 Departs'.- j V, We now have our complete line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Up-to-date Shoes for Spring Patent Leather Shoes, FROM $3.50 TO $6.00 All the novelties in Black and Tan Shoes FROM $2.00 TO $5.00 "Mannish-" Oxfords, the new low shoe for women. We have them in Kid, Patent Leather and Tan Russia Calf. We also have a com plete line of Misses', Children's and In fant Shoes, in Tan, Black and Red. COLLODION EXPLODES Killing One Person and Seriously In juring Four Others. Philadelphia, March 2.!. One person was killed and four seriously injured by a terrific explosion of collodion in the photographic supply establishment of Thomas McCollin Co.; on South J-ileventh street today. The dead man is Herman Weiss, aged 19. The more seriously injured are George W. Nicholas, August Hauser, Daniel Reed, a fireman, and John A. Grauton. The building was almost entirely .wrecked and the adjoining structure, occupied by V. Clad Sons, manufac turers of hotel ranges and kitchen sup j.lies, was also badly damaged by the tf'orce of the explosion. There were over loo persons in the Clad building when the explosion occurred on the sixth l'oor of the McCollin building. The Ir.rce of the explosion blew out the north wall of the building and the beavy mass crashed through the roof f the Clad building, which, was only four stories in height. Weiss and Hauser, who were working :n the upper floor of the Clad building wire crushed under the falling debris. Nichols and Grauton were burned by tne explosion and were taken from the McCollin building by firemen. While firemen were working in the MeColiifl I nilding the third floor gave way and in this crash Fireman Daniel Reed had his Jeg broken. The property loss is about $75,000. Fire which followed the explosion did considerable additional damage. The roof of the Jefferson hospital, the rear of which adjoined the burned structures, caught fire but the llames "'.pre quickly extinguished and did but l.tile damage. A number of pntients were removed from l he hospital as a measure of precaution during the prog ress of the lire. service regulations, by paying them an annuity when they have reached a cer tain age, and have been a certain num ber of years in the service. This is to be done without expense to the govern ment. Representatives of all the indepen dent bureaus and all the departments of the government xcept the state, in terior and postofnce were present at the organization meeting. Mr. Charles Ly man of the treasury department was made president. All the persons employ ed in the civil service and appointed through the civil service commission are eligible to membership. SUGAR MEN CONFER. ANOTHER PENSION LIST. Civil Service Employes Organizing to That End. Washington, March 2.'3. A' national civil service retirement association has been organized here. Its object is to secure the passage of a bill by congress, providing for the retirement of employes oa. the government who are under civil Another Effort of Kefiners to Adjust Their Differences. New York, March 23. The Journal of Commerce says: It may be stated on excellent author ity that the most serious negotiations that have thus far been attempted.hav ing in view the termination of the trou bles of the sugar refiners have been in progerss for a week or more. These negotiations have been conducted by Mr. James H. Post, of B. H. Howell, Son Co., agents of the Mollenhauer and Na tional refineries. These refineries were virtually the only independent refineries before the Arbuckles and Dorcher en tered the field and wer operated appar ently under a tacit understanding which allowed the two refineries named to obtain what they considered a fair share of the business without, as a rule, cutting under the American Sugar Re fining company's prices. The conferences that have been held during the progress of the negotiations have been largely informal and have not, it is said, been attended officially by representatives of the interested parties. They have, however, been at tended by members of several interests of sufficient importance to justify the assertion that had any agreement been reached it would have received consid erable weight with the refiners themselves. RAILRO AD NEWS. Proposed to Build a Line From Denver to the Gulf. Denver Chamber of Commerce Interested in the Matter. TO BE A SHORT ROUTE. New Road Would Reduce Dis tance Many Miles. If Built Will Traverse Kansas and Oklahoma. Denver, March 23. The report of the railroad committee of the chamber of commerce to the directors sets forth the feasibility of the construction of a short line from Denver to the gulf, and so impressed with it were the directors that the secretary of the chamber was instructed to send copies of the report wherever they would be of service. A copy will be sent President Burt of the Union Pacific, and the request will be made of him that he return an opinion on it. The committee recommended that the proposed railroad obtain the use of the Kansas Pacific tracks to Kit Carson, thence through the valley of the Big Sandy creek to the junction with the Arkansas, crossing the Missouri Pa cific at Chiuinptnn inwn pnnntv Col- 'orado. The road would then run in a southeasterly direction through Kansas and Oklahoma, through the valley of the Cimarron river and thence to some point on the gulf, preferably Sabine Pass or Port Arthur. The report says: "Its approximate length would be: Denver to Kit -Carson, 152 miles; Kit Carson to the gulf, 780 miles; total, 932 miles. "It would save in distance between Denver and the gluf over the shortest present" route, 225 miles and over the Chicago and Rock Island route, 440 miles, or in other words, it would be practically an airline route between Denver and the gulf." HL. K. T. BUILDING. Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man a clear head, an active brain, a strong, vigorus body makes him fit for the battle of life. Rubber tires $27.00,Rehkopf's Carriage Factory, 207, 20& West Sixth street. SATURDAY SUIT $15.00, 517.50 $18.75 For $35.00, $37.50 and $40.00 High Class Silk Lined Man-tailored Suits, made for. us by two well known New York tailors A. Biller Co. and Louis Graner& Co, There are just 17 in the lot. The silk with which these suits are lined is worth about half the price of the suits. "Will Soon Have a Line Through, the Zinc Territory. The survey of the new branch of the M., K. T. railroad, which is to be' extended during the coming summer from Mineral to "Webb City, is being pushed right along, says the Galena Re publican. The survey between Mineral and Columbus is completed and work is now going on between Columbus and Galena. The new road will give the mining district another outlet to Kan sas City and St. Louis and will be of great benefit to the cities through which it is built. The spur which now extends from the main branch of the road at Parsons to Mineral was built three years ago and was used as a coal road only. The offi cials of the road recently conceived the idea of extending this spur to the min ing district and after going over the ground carefully, have decided to carry out their ideas and build the road. The mining district does not get this road for the singing of a song, but has to put up a goodly supply of filthy lucre, amounting to something like $6,000. Of this amount Joplin is to contribute $2, 000, Galena $1,500, Columbus $1,000 and Webb City $1,500. OPINIONS DIFFER In Regard to Sen. Cullom's Amend ments to Commerce Law. New York, March 23. Statements made by two representatives of eastern snd western railroads, respectively, throw some light on the attitude which the railroads have assumed toward the amendments to the interstate commerce law introduced by Senator Cullom, and by which it is intended to increase the power of the commission under that law. In regard to the attitude of eastern lines, Senator Depew said last night that the railroads in this section had not paid much attention to legislation at Washington in recent years, and that it did not make much difference to eastern roads what amendments would be made to the interstate com merce law. Directly opposed to these views is the attitude of some of the western lines. Vice President Clough, of the Great Northern, is quoted as saying that his line did not approve of the amendments on the ground that a uni form classification could not well be maintained on account of the different demands of different sections of the country. SANTA FE CHANGES. A Number 'Will Be Made In the En gineering Department April 1. A number of changes will be made in the Santa Fe engineering department on April 1 as a result of Vice Presi dent Barr's retrenchment policy. The number of resident engineers will be re duced, and in consequence increased territory given those who retain their positions. The Chicago and Eastern divisions will be consolidated and that territory placed in charge of J. M. Meade, as residency No. 1. Headquarters will be maintained at Topeka. S. A. McCoy, who was formerly stationed at Wichita as the resident engineer on the Okla homa division, will be the assistant en gineer. Residency No. 2 will consist of the Middle and Oklahoma divisions. W. H. Karl will be the engineer in charge, with F H. Mudge as assistant. Mr. Mudge was formerly stationed at Pueblo as resident engineer. Residency No. 3 will embrace all the lines west of Dodge City. C. A. Morse has been named as the resident, with 13. W. Grant as assistant. No. 4 will comprise the Southern Kan sas and Panhandle divisions. Head quarters will be maintained at Chanute and will be in charge of M. N. Wells. L. Florell will be his assistant. P. G. DEED EXECUTED. Not Yet Known Who the New Offi cers "Will Be, Kansas City, March 23. The master's deed transferring the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf railroad to The Kan sas City Southern 'Railway company was executed and signed yesterday evening about 5 o'clock. The new com pany has paid the purchase money and complied with all the details of the de cree, but it is not yet known how soon it will assume control. It is expected, however, that everything will be in leadiness by April 1, at least that is the desire of the new owners, but whether it can be accomplished by that time is a mooted question. Silas W. Pettit, one of the attorneys for the new company, left last night for the east, and it is expected that the new company will effect a permanent organization next week and the new officers be elected. There Is much guess ing .as to the personnel of the new offi cials, but it can be stated that no one at this time is in a position to give au thentic information. A gentleman who E-tands very close to the head stated on Tuesday that the newspapers had been guilty of some very poor guessing. Messrs. Harriman and Felton will ar rive from a trip over the line today. They have been making an exhaustive inspection of the various Gulf ports and thoroughly familiarized themselves with the situation as it exists, and what will have to be done in the future to place the road in condition to withstand the heavy traffic that will naturally seek an outlet .t the Gulf. Car Famine at St Joseph. St. Joseph, Mo., March 23. Shipments of corn and wheat from St. Joseph were refused by railways today because of a boxcar famine, occasioned by the a'c tion of the Missouri Pacific in cutting the rates to St. Louis March 7, and the notice of a restoration April 10. The country roads are in fairly good condi tion and farmers are rushing grain to market. FROM HORTON. Henry Newmeister, who has been as sistant general foreman of the Horton shops, has gone to Chicago, where he becomes general foreman of the Rock Island's Chicago shops. C. Coap takes Mr. Newmeister's place here. Frank Stilletto, foreman of the round house, will resign April 1. His successor has not been appointed yet. Fritz Houten. of the round house, has resigned and announces that he will leave for Old Mexico next week. T. H. Gould, who was severely in jured about ten days ago by a large number of timbers sliding off a car while in process of unloading, is rap idly recovering. His escape from in stant death was miraculous and only accounted for by the fact that some timbers fortunately lay where the lum ber fell. The small space thus afforded between, the ground and the lumber pre vented his being crushed to death. DR. EMBREE RETIRES. Kansas M. E. Conference Grants Him a "Location." At the Kansas M. E. conference now In session at Kansas City, Dr. Embree, formally retired from the ministry. His farewell sermon was preached last Sun day at the Kansas Avenue M. E. church. The conference granted him a "location" which means that he still retains his li cense as a minister but he will have no regular charge. Dr. Embree will devote his time to his business interests in Topeka. CHICAGO DERBY. The Jockey Club Flans a Revival of a Noted Race. Chicago, March 22. The Chicago Jockey club is planning a revival of the Chicago derby to be run at the Haw thorne track on the opening day of the summer meeting. An official announce ment for the big stake has not yet been made but will probbaly appear within a short time. Added money to the amount of $5,000 was formerly given, and it is expected the value for this will come close to $7,000. The conditions are such that the stake would probably draw the entries of many horses now scheduled in the American derby. 1VHY APPLETOXS FAILED. Banks Afraid of Publishing Houses Since the Harper Failure. New Tork, March 23. On February 1, D. Appleton Co. gave out a balance sheet to the stockholders that showed a balance of $3,604,028, including $190, 387 cash on hand. The liabilities were given as the same as the assets. The balance sheet filed today shows the cash on hand about exhausted, while the item of bills receivable has declined from $1,140,000 to $1,110,000, owing to an account which went by default yester day, the firm being unable to meet it. A statement has been issued by D. Appleton Co., in which they say: The present situation is owing not to undue business risk or to trade losses, but mainly to the fact that through the extension of our business on the install ment contract basis (which contracts amount to fully $200,000 now outstand ing and in due course collectible) our capital has become inadequate to meet our maturities." For years the Appletons have done a large business in the installment branch of the book trade. This meant paying the original cost of the books as well as the agents commissions, long before the price of the books had been obtained from the customers, Jftho had from six to thirty-six months time to make their payments. As a result the company had to bor row considerableamounts on its promis sory notes, and those are now falling due. The salesmen and canvassers as a rule receive 25 per cent commission. Of this they obtain 20 per cent when an order is approved and verified and the general responsibility of the purchaser established. The other five per cent is paid when three or four monthly pay ments have been made by the pur chaser. W hen the publishing house of Harper Brothers became embarrassed some months ago, the banks became extreme ly. cautious and since that time financial institutions have manifested an un willingness to grant extensive credits to D. Appleton Co. FOR.THE PUBLIC GOOD The Information Contained in This Citizen's Statement is Invalu able to Topeka People. When a resident of Topeka whose statement .appears below, who has no monetary or other interest in the ar ticle which he endorses, who is anxious to do his acquaintances and fellow res idents a good turn, who publishes in this paper his experience with Doan's Kidney Pills that citizen must have good and sufficient reason for doing so. The following should dispel any doubts which might have existed in the read er's mind on this subject: .Mr. M. L. Torrence of 819 East 6th street, carpenter, says: "I had kidney complaint for three or four years and had to give up the grocery business oa account of my health. My kidneys troubled me severely in the winter of 189S, causing severe pain in my back, very severe nights, and the too frequent action of the kidneys bothered me day and night. I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store. It gave such good satisfaction that I con tinued the treatment. After completing the second box, I feit they had made a permanent cure. There has not been the slightest return of the trouble since." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Fos-ter-Milbourn Co., Buffalo, N. "ST., sole agents for the United States.Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. OUR Men's "Bion" Shoe Leads them ill 604-605-08 KANSAS AVENUE. NEW SPRING Hats. The Latest Colors and Shapes. Nature will soon be donning her t New S pnng Kobe. Is it not time you were thinking of yours It is here just your fit, and ready to put on. We can show you a grand carnival of fashion able Furnishings and Select Spring Suits. BUY EARLY AND GET FIRST CHOICE. Children's Suits -AT- Saving Prices. Fitting. out the small boy is an im portant branch of our business, and we give it corresponding attention. We invite mothers to come and look at the stylish little fellows' suits. Also the dressy, but at the. same time dependable, suits for the older BOYS. The unanimous verdict of mothers will be this sea son as in the past, that THE HUB sells the best Boys' and Children's Clothing- FOR THE LEAST MONEY. ml Boys' Good Wearing School Suits in Blue, Brown and Gray- A special value at $1.95 Boys' Fine Dress Suits in all the new colors and styles A special value at $3.95 Men's and Boys' Shoes. $1.50 Men's Good "Wearing and Dressy Shoes for Our "Bion" Shoe for 3 CA fn Ci QC Men is warranted, price vo.DV IU $4.yd Boys' Good School Shoes, here for $1.25 SAW SPION KOP BATTLE. Webster Davis Says the British Meg lect Their Dead. Brussels, March 23. Private Tetters from Pretoria state that Webster Dav is, assistant secretary of the interior of the United States, witnessed the battle of Spion Kop, and afterwards gave his impressions in Pretoria. He said that he had been especially struck by the neglect of the English, ia regard to tie burial of their dead. "They hardly," he declared, "dig any graves at all, but are hiding the corpses under a few shovelfuls of earth, from which are constantly seen emerging a foot, hand or head. When the heat or rains come, corpses offer an atrocious picture. A white, moving mass is ob served, consisting of worms feeding on the dead." In proof of this statement, Mr. Davis had himself photographed in the midst of English corpses at bpion Kop. Private letters also state that the khaki uniforms of the British prisoners at Pretoria being worn and tattered, the Transvaal government has had the kindness to authorize the prisoners to don new civilian clothes, despite the danger of escapes, as no one could dis tinguish between the British prisoners and any ordinary civilians. It is alleged in Pretoria, according to a letter to the Petit Bleu, that in the Colesberg fights several Boers were ter ribly wounded by "dum-dum" bullets. An English sergeant, who was wound ed and made prisoner.confessed to Doc tor Krause that the English employed "dum-dums." adding: "It is not our fault. We have to obey orders." INDIANS IN CONTEMPT. Fifteen Leading Pueblos Are in Jail at Albuquerque, N. M. Albuquerque, N. M., March 23. Fif teen prominent Pueblo Indians are un der arrest here, charged with contempt of court in so threatening and menac ing the laborers employed on the Albu querque Land and Irrigation company's canal as to force them to quit work. Judge Crumpacker recently issued an injunction to restrain the Pueblos from i-iterfering with the work on the canal, tut the redskins have persisted in run ning the workmen away. Sheriff T. S. Hubbell and half a dozen well armed men went to the village of Santa Ana and arrested the governor, lieutenant governor and all the other principal men of that village, to the number of fifteen. They will have a hearing before Judge Crumpacker tomorrow. LARGEST IN THE ROCKIES. Chlorination Mill to Cost $1,000,000. West of Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs, Colo., March 23. The Standard Reduction and Smelting company has accepted a site tendered near the mouth of Beer Creek Canyon, just west o fColorado Springs. Work on the erection of a chlorination mill and smelter, to cost $1,000,000, will begin immediately, as all necessary funds have been subscribed. The mill, of 500 tons daily capaicty, will be the largest in the Rock Moun tains. The Colorado-Philadelphia reduc tion works, under the same manage ment, adjoins the site. This combined capacity is 850 tons daily. The Standard works, will employ 300 men. Promoters of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek road are backers of the Standard company. Kettle of Gold Coins Bug Up. New Albany, Ind., March 23. John Wise, a farmer near here, while making an excavation on the site of a buried building on his farm, unearthed an old kettle half full of gold coins. The coins 1 ear dates prior to the civil war. The find amounts to several thousand dol lars. It is thought the treasure was burled at the time of John Morgan's raid in Indiana. TOPEKA STATE JOUPJMALr-30 cents per month, by mail. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Denver, Colo., March 23. Harper M. Orahood, the law partner of United States Senator Teller has been elected department commander of the G. A. R., department of Colorado and Wyoming. Paris, March 23. President Loubet has decided to pardon Baron Christiana who last June assaulted him on the presidential stand at the races and who was sentenced to four years' imprison ment for- the offense. Washington, March 23. Senator Cockrell has introduced a bill providing for an exposition at St. Louis, in 1903, to commemorate the Louisiana pur chase. It appropriates $5,000,000 to aid the exposition, Washington, March 23. Representa tive Fitzgerald (Mass.) has introduced a bill allowing $30 to the faimly or rep resentatives of a soldier dying in the service and $100 to the family of an officer dying under similar circum stances to cover the funeral expenses of the deceased. Washington, March 23. Montagu WThite, the Boer agent in this country called at the state department and spent some time in conversation with Secretary Hay. Nothing was said about mediation nor about the fate of Johannesburg and it was intimated that the subject of the conversation was purely personal in character. f "Slj i rnTi ill REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. M. States and husband to Lina E. Zeis, $1,150, lot 376 and s. 74 Harri son St. The-Western Land Lot Co., to Geo. F. Heustis, $100, lots 140-42 Davies St., Western Land Lot Co.'s add. Jno. A. Sellman to Frank Mawhinney, $100, pt. nw. Y 13-12-15. Frank Mawhinney to Shaw Enc No. 3, I. O. O. F., $700, pt. nw. Yt 13-12-15. The Ver. Sav. Inv. Co. to Roy K. and Lenora Putnam, $50, lots 230-92 Oak land ave., J. W. Morris add. Lucy D. Kingman t Frank J. Kelley, $75, lots 725-7-9 Branner st. Stevenson's sub. The Western Land Lot Co. to Wm. R. Heustis and husband, $125, pt. nw. 14 33-11-16. Jos. Garland and wife to Ella M. Washburn, $1,600, lots 523-5-7 Lincoln St., William Dillon's add. Jno. H. Evans arid wife to H. W. Fos ter et ux, $500, lot 2S3 Chestnut St., Metsker's 3rd add. J. A. Hearick and wife to Rosa A. Barlow $1,150, lots 751-53-5 West St., Steele's add. W. M. Forbes and wife to H. Clark son, $3,600, lot 65 Sixth ave. east. J. M. Oldham to J. Oldham, $400, lot 3 Brewer's sub. J. W. Farnsworth and wife to J. M. Chase, $350, lot 325 Sixth ave. east. Rose D. Barlow and husband to Geo. W. Connell, $1,200, lots 751-3-5 West st, Steele's add. Shawnee county to M. S. Green, tax deed, lots in Brigham Rice's add. Postponed One Year. Paris, March 23. 1:45 p. m. At a cab inet council held, at the Elysee palace today the minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, announced the signature of 'the protocol delaying the ratifica tion of the Franco-American treaty un til March 24, 1901. Bond3 Turned in. Washington, March 23. The amount of bonds so far presented at the treas ury department to exchange for the new 2 per cents is $122,385,400. of which $10,520,450 has been received from indi viduals and institutions other than na tional banks. "I at least have the satisfaction of knowing," said. the poet, "that when I die my work will live after me." "Yes," the poet's wife wearily replied, "your work being inanimate will, of course, be beyond the danger of starv ing to death." Chicago Times-Herald. "I hear O'Flannaghan is going to prove an alibi at his trial." "What's an alibi, Pat?". "Shure, and it's being in two places at once." Fun. SHORTEST LINE. COLORADO FLYER. I Everybody I Likes a iGood Bargain ine oesz Dargain in raiiroaa travel at present is a person ally conducted excursion to California by the Santa Fe Route. Excellent accommodations and reliable personal escort without extra charge. Three times a week from Chicago and Kansas City. Ask for full details. T. L. KINO, Agent. The A. T. 8. F. Railway, TOPEKA, KA8. X -c X

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X X X -X X X X Horse Breeders in Session. Chicago, March 23. The third annual meeting of the National Horse Breed ers', Dealers' and Exhibitors' associa tion opened at the Grand Pacific hotel today. Papers were read by George McKerrow, superintendent of the Wis consin Farmers' Institute; Dr. W. L. Williams, Cornell university; C. H. Elm dorf, of Lincoln, Neb.; James R. Mc Laughlin, Columbus, O.; Prof. E. Dev enport and J. C. Ware. Champaign. 111.; N. J. Harris, Des Moines, la.; H. E. Fletcher, Minneapolis; James Blair and J. S. Cooper, Chicago, and J. B. Settle, Monroe City, Mo. Relief In Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Diseasa relieved in six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." It Is a 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 Sim Drug Co., 834 Kansas avenue, and Geo. W. Stansfield, 22 Kansas avenue, drug gists, Topeka. Kansas. OASTOZlIAi Bsars the The Kind You Havg Alw? ys Bs!l OASTO X -A. Bean the The Kind Von Have Always Boiigft Signature of C3 Bean the Signature of .A. S "I O X. X .A. The Kind You Have Alwats BotgU

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BY FRANK P. MAC LENXAS. VOLUME XXVII... ...Ny. Official Paper of the City of TopeKa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dailv edilion. delivered by carrier, 11 cent-! "a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas town where the paper baa a carrier system By mail, one year Bv mail, three months g Weekly edition, one year PERMANKNT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building-, 800 and 802 Kansas avenue, corner ol Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE, tvri--" Templp Court Bldg-. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bldg. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. t LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 577 The sugar and tobacco men are hav ing a hard time trying to make con gress stand hitched. Having failed in his efforts to bring about peace in Africa, the president might try his hand on Kentucky. As soon as Carnegie got a chance to talk it over with the boys, he fixed up "ail existing differences in short order. The Hank of England is doing a flourishing business these war times, being able to declare a dividend of five per cent on six months' work. Three months of the new year have nearly gone and General Buller has not yet made any announcement regarding where he will eat his -Christmas dinner. The public is coming to understand 1hat when a big row breaks out in a trust, it merely means that it is the preliminary movement in the organi zation of a bigger trust. A .brick now and then like that one hurled by the lowa house at the ma jority in congress seems to have little effect. Possibly it will be necessary for the whole edifice to fall on them. The Duke de la Torre, who was erro reously reported to be about to marry Hetty Green's girl, loses a good sum of money but he also loses with it the prospect of Aunt Hetty for a mother-in-law. Government bonds, like other com modities, seems to follow the law of supply and demand. Kver since the new issue of refunding twos became a feature in the market there has been an all around decline in prices. Secretary Hay is given to understand that he can just fix up that treaty with England any way to suit himself and it will be all right. John Bull is engaged with more important matters and ob jects to being bothered. The failure of the Appletons following so closely upon that of the Harpers in dicates that big publishing houses fail ed to get in the way of the prosperlty wave. In an effort to discharge its duty as a faithful party organ the Globe-Democrat says: The prospect is that Porto Rico at no distant day will get free trade with this country, in addition to ail duties paid on what it has sent to the United States, and that it will also secure a f ystem of taxation, which is now lack ing. fo island ever passed into more generous hands. Chicago Inter-Ocean: Cannot the Re publican senators and representatives In Washington understand that Repub lican voters are against the Oxnard tariff because they believe it wrong, and that their consciences are not to be altered or silenced by the political ex igencies of the ways and means com mittee or any other mistaken adherents o:' the Oxnard lobby? AT THE LAST DITCH. The tenacity with which the advo cates of a tariff on Porto Rico com merce cling to their friends in the sugar and tobacco business Is worthy of a better cause. In an effort to save something for the sugar and tobacco interests they have made one conces sion after another to the opposition s.ntil from a demand for the Dingley schedule they have reached a point vbere they express a willingness to ac cept 15-per cent, of regular rates one way. They are satisfied to allow goods to nter Porto Rico free of duty if only there be a tariff of 15 per cent, of the Dingley rate levied on merchandise coming from the island to the United States meaning: of course sugar and tobacco, which are Porto Rico's chief exports. This is really no concession at all, though it is meant to appear as one offered in the interest of party har mony. The sugar and tobacco men don't care a rap whether the Porto Rkans pay a duty on imports or not; what they want is a tariff at this end of the line. If the people of the United States are to be taxed for the care of Porto Rico, they prefer to have the levy made in some other form. I!D HOWE'S GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. The people too good to be glad at an enemy's misfortune, must admit that they are easily reconciled. Atchison gi.-ls do not sigh for lovers, but for bill boards to rent to the thea ter in exchange for comps. The styles are changing: an Atchison girl who was christened Lizette, writes her name Elizabeth Juliet. About this season of the year, people begin to look ragged: it is too cold for spring clothes, and winter clothes are worn out. There are some women who begin dressing- for an evening party at two in the afternoon, and who do not look tartieularly well, either. It is supposed that people like their own home because of the sentiment at tached, but the real reason is that they do not have to move. No gambler should drink whisky: while he has his head thrown back, to pour the whisky down his throat, his antagonist is liable to steal his chips. An Atchison woman gets the bluc-3 so terribly that her feelings affect ev erything she cooks, and her bread is sad, and everything she puts In the oven falls. A woman should be perfectly willing to let her husband manage the piling up of treasures in this world, consider ing that he is willing to let her pile up those in the next. It often happens that a girl who Is one of a large family compelled to pinch and economize, marries, and complains that her husband doesn't al low her the spending money her father allowed her. It is presumed that the piece an Atchison girl played on a piano at a concert recently, was called "Whisper ings of Spring." because the heavy way in which she came down on the keys suggested the beating of carpets. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Pride keeps more people down than actual want. If a man deserves success he seldom fails to achieve it. Some men are pensive because they find life so ex-pensive. Originality is simply a new way of ex pressing an old thought. Lovers often keep the parlor while trying to strike a match. dark The iron will of a selfish man is un doubtedly made from common pig iron. When a small boy is quiet he's either asleep or planning some new mischief. The theories a man gets in his head cause a lot of trouble when they are exploded. The average stock speculator is apt to discover that there is too much room at the top. Don't be too keenly critical. The worm has a peculiar habit of turning when you least expect It. The man of moderate means is more desirable as an acquaintance than the man of immoderate meanness. At 15 a girl declares she will- marry only for love, and at 2G she proceeds to fay in love with a rich man. It usually costs the man who is elect ed to office a lot of money to convince his opponent that he was the people's choice. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. The builder of air castles can seldom raise the wind. The amateur photographer takes things as he finds them. No, Maude, dear, it would not be out of the weigh to discuss fish scales. Tou can't judge a man's temper by the way he treats his wife before com pany. It is better to make light of your troubles than to commit suicide by in haling gas. The man who owns a stable of racing horses knows what it means to have running expenses. With the professional beggar who is afraid of the police it's the bad copper that always turns up. The Artist's Model "I think I need a rest. I am getting positively thin." The Artist "Yes; I notice you are not in good shape for work." Mrs. Buggins "That girl next door seems to think she has a great ear for music." Mr. Buggins "It isn't her ear I object to; it's her voice." Choliie "I shall challenge him to a duel. Do you think he will fight?" Chappie "In a minute!" Choliie -"Oh, horrors! Then he will have sixty sec onds." Sillicus "Talkalot never has any dif ficulty in expressing his thoughts." Cynicus "Why doesn't he send them by freight? They're heavy enough, as a rule." Wigg"Every man should be a good conversationalist. It's a duty we owe to society." Wagg "Yes;then we could prevent other people from talking too muchj" WAR GOES OX. Rebellion in Colombia Still in Robust Health. New York, March 23. The reports of the Colombian government to the ef fect that the rebellion has been crushed are contradicted by cable and mail ad vices received in this city by Dr. A. Diaz Guerra, which tell of insurgent victories at several places. The serious state of affairs in Colombia is further demonstrated by the order sent out by the minister of war at Bogota to all re serve army officers to report immedi ately for duty. One of these, General Manuel Narvaez has just arrived here from London on the steamer Kaiserin Marie Theresa. He is the minister of Colombia to London. Dr. Guerra's ad vice is to the effect that the revolution ists have defeated the government forces in battle at Rio Hache. Sierro Libre and Villa Vinsensia. In the fight at the last named place 13 government officers were captured. The rebels are still sanguine of eventual success and the war will not end before June. After Graduation Diplomas. MePherson, March 23. The reports from last Sunday's examinations for diplomas of graduation from the com mon schools show that there are more applicants than ever before. There are two hundred and seventy applicants, which is ninety-five more than last year. Constipation, Headache, Biliousness, Heartburn, Indigestion, Dizziness, Indicate that your liver Is out of order. The best medicine to rouse the liver and cure all these ills, is found in Hood'a PUSo 25 cents. Sold by all medicine dealers. KANSASJ1EWS. Taxpayers'League Makes a Cru sade in Fort Scott. Causes Mayor Goodlander to Close Gambling Joints. CITY WILL FEEL LOSS. Each Place Paid $25 Monthly to the Treasurer. The Spasm of Virtue Caused hy Small Sum Paid. Fort Scott, March 23. There "will be no more gambling In Fort Scott. Places which have been running wide open for years will have to close at once. Mayor Goodlander last evening Issued orders to Chief of Police Conway to close all of the gambling halls in the city and arrest all violators of the Cub--bison gambling law. The edict went in to effect last night. The order is a re sult of a conference had with the Tax Payers' league which .waited upon the executive officer of city affairs yester day. For some days much complaint has been made about gamblers being charged the small amount of $25 per month for Conducting the gambling places and the city officers have been severely censured for the small for feitures accepted by the police and Tim Noonan agitated the payment of $150 per month. The gambling business has received airing in Fort Scott for some weeks and indirect charges have been made against the city officials that there was a rake-off some where. The manner in which this money was paid was that the gamblers would pay the police offi cers $25 each month and the clerk of the city court would enter it upon the records as a deposit for. appearance of defendant on a verbal charge of va grancy by the policeman. Of course there would be no appearance and the amount would be turned into the city treasury. This custom has been in vogue in police circles for years, but re cently Clerk Adams notified the mar shal that no more money would be ac cepted from offenders in the nature of a deposit, but on the contrary they would have to take their natural run and appear before the court, when their bond would be fixed and a hearing ar ranged, thereby breaking up a custom' long practiced in Fort Scott. GOING TO PARIS EXPOSITION. Party of Students Will Pay Their Way Selling Stereoscopic Views. Lawrence, Kas., March 23. A party of about twenty students from the Uni versity of Kansas will leave here as soon as school closes, the first of June, to see the Paris exposition. They will start in a special car without any money and expect to bring some back with them after seeing the old world. This excursion is under the manage ment of P. S. Elliott, the' manager of the victorious football team of 1899. The students will make their money selling stereoscopic views. Their route will be through Chicago to Niagara Falls and then down the Hudson to New York. At the towns of any importance along the route the car will be switched off and the town canvassed. The boys will get a com mission of 50 per cent, on what they sell and in this way they expect to make enough to reach Paris. At New York they will join several parties of this kind from other colleges. Elliott fxpects to visit in Venice, Rome and Germany before returning. Last sum mer he conducted a similar excursion of university boys along the Pacific coast. They traveled 6,500 miles by rail and water. Some of them brought back $200 or more from the trip. MONEY FOR CROSS DEPOSITORS Judge Decides That They Are Entitled to Sunny Slope Sale Proceeds. Wichita, March 23. Judge Williams in the federal court here Thursday af ternoon decided that the $52,000 pro ceeds of the sale of the Cross Sunny Slope farm involved in failure of the First National bank of Emporia in ISfiS should be prorated among local deposit ors of the bank. William Martindale, of Emporia, vice president of the bank, attempted to di vert this money to the First National bank, of New York, the Fourth Na tional bank, of St. Louis and Fred Hor ey, of Kansas City, as special credit ors through a bill of sale made in July, 1S9S. Receiver Albaugh discovered a prior bill of sale to the same, property, made in March, 1SU8, in favor of Wil liam Martindale, to protect the bank against the indebtedness of C. S. Cross. Judge Williams held that the title passed with the first bill of sale, and that the local depositors were entitled to the benefit of the Cross property. TRAIN OF SALT SOLD. A Ponca City Merchant Buys Fifteen Carloads at Hutchinson. Hutchinson, March 23. A merchant of Ponca City has made a sale of an entire train of Hutchinson salt. A train load of salt out of Hutchinson is a small matter so far as the amount of the shipment is concerned, but it is unusual to ship out an entire train load to one person. According to the report "from Ponca City James S. McGraw has sold a train load of salt, principally to the cattle men of the Osage and Ponca reserva tions. He has given his order and the salt will be shipped from Hutchinson over the Hutchinson Southern rail way. The train that will take it to Ponca City will be a special one of fif teen cars. Ten of the cars will be un loaded at Ponca and five of them will go to Cedar Vale and Caney for dis tribution in the reservation. ENGINE JUMPED THE TRACK Instantly Killing Switchman Cavette and Crushing Leg of Ed Chilcothe. Kansas City, Kas., March 23. A switch engine in the Rock Island yards here while running at a high rate of speed jumped the track at 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and Henry Ca vette, a switchman, was instantly 1; filed. When the accident occurred Cavette was standing on the hind end foot board with Ed Chilcothe, the foreman of the yards, who had his right leg ci usnea on. Both men lived In Armourdale and had been in the service of the company tor a long time. FOR A BOYS' CLUB. Ottawa to Build a Gymnasium at orest .Park. Ottawa, March 23. The contract for the new boys' club building in Forest I'ark has been let to A. Stilson at $s00. There were several other bidders. Mr. Stilson's bid was, however, the lowest. the new building will be a irame tructure, 26x60 feet. On one side of the hallway 'which leads in from the entrance is a dressing room, and on the opposite side is a reading room. Over these is a balcony which com mands a view of the gymnasium. "DRUMMERS" TO ENTERTAIN. Atchison U. C. T. Will Have a Big Time May 11-12. Atchison, March 23. The TJ. C. T. ex pects to entertain from seven hundred to a thousand guests May 11 and 12. On the afternoon of May 11, the Atchison ladies will entertain th visiting ladies at The Byram. In the evening, the vis itors will be given a theater party, faat urday afternoon, the 12th, will be de Voted to athletic contests at the park, followed by a band concert in the even ing at the theater, and a dance at The Byram. GAMBLING DENS CLOSED. Fort Scott's Mayor. Suddenly Decides to Enforce the Law. Fort Scott, March 24. The execu tive committee of the Tax league which was recently organized in this city, waited on Mayor Goodlander and de manded that he raise the monthly li cense of gamblers from $25 to $150 or drive the gamblers from town. The mayor was told that if he did not heed this demand other means would be re sorted to. Last evening the mayor ordered all the gambling rooms permanently closed and announced that any man who re opened would be sent to the peniten tiary under the Cubbison gambling law. WANT GOOD ROADS. Douglas County Citizens Will Organ ize April 6. Lawrence, March 23. B. F. Hoskin son. chairman of the board of county commissioners, has called a meeting of the township officers composing the good roads' association formed in Laiv lenee on March 13, for the purpose of organization. The meeting will be held in Lawrence on the afternoon of April 6, the organization will be perfected and permanent work outlined. Pensions For Kansans. "Washington, March 23. Pensions have been granted as follows: Increase Isaac N. Peppard, Leaven worth, $6 to $8; Preston Tegarden, Fort Scott, $16 to $24; Quintillius V. Bryan, Hoxie, $6 to $8; William Sutherland, Weston. $6 to $8; Milton Livley, Cald well, $6 to $8; Joseph E. Eddy, Russell, $11 to $17;' Peter F. Jackson, Jingo, $6 to $8; Fletcher Meredith, Hutchinson, $6 to $S; Lemuel P. Allen, Mound Valley, $6 to $8; Benajah Nordyke, Minneapolis, $12 to $17; John Redding, National Mili tary home, Leavenworth, $8 to $12; Henry Hoffman, Courtland, $6 to $10; Charles N. Coble, Downs, $6 to $8. Original widows, etc. Special accd., March 8. Chloey Bell, Wichita, $8. Items From Jewell City. Jewell City, March 23. Wednesday night at a public entertainment the city orchestra distinguished itself in a con cert effort. It is composed of nine mem bers. Dr. Wesselruski president and di rector, and Miss Fearle Heinecke, pian ist. The Sheldon newspaper effort was disappointing to the people of this com munity. Twenty-seven subscribers fail ed to get the Capital at all, or their money back, and to get the six copies in a bundle later as a substitute is not satisfactory. Mr. Howe's lay sermons were a sur prise to his best admirers. The State Journal editorial correctly voiced tne sentiments of this section on the lay sermons. Fire in a Seed Store. Lawrence, March 23. Fire broke out about 10 o'clock last evening on the sec ond floor of Barteldes' seed store, and it was not controlled until the entire stock was badly damaged by fire and water. The Barteldes seed business Is the largest in the state and the spring delivery caused the stock to be un usually heavy. The loss is estimated to be about $20,000. Never Served But Wants a Pension. Independence, March 23. Byron Stub blefield. of Coffeyville, enlisted with company G, Twentieth Kansas volun teers, but contracted disease before the regiment left for the Philippines and was discharged at San Francisco on ac count of disability. He made applica tion for pension today the first from a Philippine war veteran to come be lore the Montgomery county board of examiners. An Immense Horse. The largest horse ever seen in Atchi son, was on market today. A man named Olson, of Hiawatha, had a string of 20 horses, which he was taking to Kansas City, and the big. animal was among the number. The big horse was 19 hands, or seven feet high. Ran som Wells says it was the biggest horse he ever saw: larger than the horse Bar num used to exhibit as a wonder Atch ison Globe. Threw Himself in Front of a Train. Abilene. March 23. Frank Omeara, aged about 40, threw himself in front of the westbound Union Pacific train, Thursday afternoon, 15 miles east of here, and was killed, being fearfully mangled. His home is unknown. His name was learned from papers on his body. Women Orators at K. U. Lawrence, March 23. Arrangements are being made for the spring oratori cal contest at the University of Kansas, which will be held May 11. This Contest is open to all students of the universi ty. Two young women expect to enter this contest. The $20 gold medal pre sented by Congressman J. D. Bower sock will be awarded to the winner. Temperance Ticket in Arkansas City. Arkansas City. March 23 The Tem perance league nominated a full muni cipal ticket last night. The fight is, as usual for or against the joints. This makes the third ticket to be placed be fore the people. The others are the Re publican and the fusion. Disappointed Texans. Bonham, Texas, March 23. Nevison Marris-and Frank White, negroes, vere hanged here at 12:30 o'clock this after noon. An immense crowd came to town but were disappointed, only the. legal number of persons being permitted to witness the executions. Both men pro fessed religion and stated in long talks from the scaffold that they were pre pared to die. Morris killed his wife and child last August, splitting their heads with an ax. White waylaid and shot Beverly Johnson in June. 10 Cents Not Enough. Indianapolis, Ind., March 23. Reports to John Mitchell, president of the Unit ed Mine Workers are that the miners of Minersdale, Pa., and the George Creek, Md., fields, known as District No. 16, have been notified by the op erators that on April 1, an advance of 10 cents a ton will be paid. This is not acceptable, it is said. If it is not tn creased the 16,000 men employed will strike. m mmm JL ANOTHER LINE. Topeka to Hare New Railway to the East and Southeast. "Topeka," said Mr. W. C. Edwards to a State Journal reporter today, "will son have a new line of railroad." The ex-secretary of state is in the city today in the interests of the Kan sas City, Mexico Orient railway, re cently organized with A. E. Stillwell, the well known railway man, as presi dent. Mr. Edwards is very enthusiastic over this new road, about which not a great deal has been said and yet its plans, part of which are already carried out, L embrace one of the largest railway en terprises in toe uniteu otaies. Mr. Stillwell was at the head of the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf, which he built despite the most difficult ob stacles, from Kansas City to Port Ar thur. He has already raised, Mr. Ed wards states, $14,000,000 for the con struction of this new road, which is to be almost an air line from Kansas City to Chihuahua and on to the Gulf of California. One of the few branches of the line will be into Topeka from a point at or near Richland, Shawnee county. Mr. Edwards is president of the Kan sas City and Okla. Construction com pany, which has charge of the building and grading of the line in the south west through Oklahoma. Mr. Edwards now has under him a heavy force of graders at work on this line in Okla homa, south of the Kansas state line, and has paid for labor in the last ten days $61,000 in cash. "Few realize the importance and magnitude of this enterprise," says Mr. Edwards. "It will be built before some people know it.' The right of way has been secured from Kansas City over the old Lawrence, Carbondale and Emporia road, through to Emporia. From Em poria it will run southwest to Wichita. From Wichita it will cross the state line about eleven miles east of Kiowa, west of both the Santa Fe and Rock Island crossings. It will go through the country about 50 miles west of El Reno to Sweet Water. Texas, thence to Chihuahua, Mexico, thence to Tobolo bampo Harbor where the company has valuable rights. The concessions in Mexico alone are valued at $15,000,000 secured by S. A. Witherbee." Mr. Edwards has also charge of the town site properties on the new line. The work on the right of way be tween Kansas City and Emporia ha3 been done so quietly that little has been understood of the large amount of real work on this project. The company has secured the Kansas City terminal facilities granted to the Winner inter ests, so it is understood. When Winter secured the right of way of the old Carbondale line out of Lawrence, it was thought he contemplated an electric line into Topeka. It now appears that this has been changed into a steam railroad, and the Topeka people who feared an electric line to Kansas City have apparently no cause for tribula tion at this time. The following is a list of officers of the road: A. E. Stillwell, president; J. W. Hirst, HAVE YOU ANY OF THESE Symptoms of a Very Common Trouble? There is no disease so common In the United States as catarrh because it ap pears in so many forms and attacks so many different organs. It is a common mistake to suppose that catarrh is confined to the nose and throat. Any inflammation of the mu cous membrane wherever located ac companied by abnormal secretions, is catarrh. Catarrh of stomach or blad der, or intestines is nearly as common as nasal catarrh and much more serious although it is true that stomach ca tarrh and catarrh of other internal or gans is the result ol neglected nasal catarrh. A new remedy has recently appeared which so far as tested seems to be re markably effective in promptly curing catarrh, wherever located. The prepar ation is sold by druggists generally un der name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and in addition to being very palatable and convenient, possesses extraordinary merit, in many cases giving immediate relief from the coughing, hawking and constant clearing of the throat and head, those symptoms with which ev eryone is familiar who hat evei suffer ed from colds in the head and throat. Catarrh is simply a continuation of these symptoms untii the trouble be comes chronic and grows gradually worse from year to year. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are compos ed of Hydra'stin, Eucalyptol. Guaiacol and similar antiseptics and catarrh specifics, from which it will be seen that no secret is made of the ingredients and also that no .mineral poisons are used, as is the case with many well known catarrh medicines. For catarrh of the nose, throat, bron chial tubes, for catarrh of stomach, in testines or bladder no preparation is so safe and gives such rapid an -3 perma nent results as Stuart's Catarrh Tab lets. All druggists sell them at 50c. for full sized package. You can use tnem with assurance that you will not contract the cocaine or morphine habit as the re sults from this catairfi cure are appar ent from the first day's use. We are now showing all the new "really new things ff in Suits and Top-Coats, Alfred Benjamin Co., makers. They're typical of all that's newest and best in fine clothes making. The only ready-to-wear sort that will satisfy the, "made-to-measure" man. We invite your inspection. 631 Kansas Avenue mart Hats FOR illullii sm5 Siwl r r JVXWYQRK Our own styles at $2.50, $3 and $3.50 are un surpassed for style and wear. j LfldiB We are taking orders Waist Lengths D. J. Struthers Madras, Oxfords 31 first vice president; S. A. Witherbee, second vice president; H. G. Pert, third vice president; C. N. Atkinson, secre tary; W. A. Rule, treasurer. Directors: A. E. Stillwell, builder of the Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf rail way; E. L. Martin, vice president Guar dian Trust company; J. McD. Trimble, general attorney Kansas City, Pittsburg Gulf railway; S. A. Witherbee, capitalist from Detroit, Mich.; Dr. Woods, president National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City; H. G. Pert, president Leavenworth Construc tion company; W. A. Rule, cashier Na tional Bank of Commerce, Kansas City; J. W. Hirst, president Linseed Oil com pany, Omaha, Neb.; Wm. Huttig, presi dent Sash and Door Manufacturing company, Kansas City; J. C. Fox, of McPike Fox, Atchison; E. W. Sny der, banker and president Bridge com pany, Leavenworth; W.C. Edwards, ex secretary of state, together with other representative capitalists of the east and London. i Mr. Edwards is to be congratulated on his important connection with this new enterprise. His loyalty to Kansas will give him opportunity to materially aid the interests, of his fellow citizens. Mr. Edwards was prominently identi fied with the Port Arthur line, but he always kept his home at Lamed. PASSES SENATE. Conference Report on Porto Ri co Bill Passed. Washington, March 23. The senate has adopted the conference report on the Porto Rico appropriation bill. The vote stood 35 to 15. Governor Jones Withdraws. Little Rock, Ark., March 23. Governor Jones today announced his withdrawal from the senatorial race, leaving the field glear to Senator Berry, who is seeking reelection. Macrum Is on Hand, Washington. March 23. Former Con sul Macrum was at the capitol today, having come on from his home in re sponse to a telegram from Representa tive Wheeler of Kentucky, bidding him to appear before the committee on for eign affairs. Mr. Wheeler says he will urge that the inauiry take place before the full committee. The Macrum evi dence probably will be taken early next week. The ladles of the G. A. K. will give a Cap and Box social at Lincoln Post hall on Saturday night, March 24. Ev erybody invited. MRS. E. RA UB, Chairman Committee. 77 r i mm KNOX LADIES' SAILORS. mart People M. y iiiO n rf-k v this season for Imported Anderson's and Clark and Fancy Veaves. Kansas Avenue A CHANGE OF NAME. The Ballington Booths Desire Their Son William to Become Charles. New York, March 23. Mr. and Mrs. Balilngton Both, the heads of the Vol unteers of America, have made appli cation to the circuit court of Montclair, N. J., to have the name of their son AVilliam changed from William to Chas. Brandon Booth. Ballington Booth said that he did not care to discuss the pro posed change in advance of the court proceedings. He admitted, however, that the change was made because the boy had been named after General Wil liam Booth and that it grew out of the difficulties of opinion which had arisen between the members of the Booth fam ily. Thinks It Will Pass. Washington, March 23. Senator Frye, chairman of the committee on com merce said today that he expected to bring the shipping bill up at an early date. "There are one or two things that have precedence," he remarked, "but when they are disposed of I expect the snipping bill will be considered and passed." Attacked by a Bear. Seville, Spain, March 23. The Duke of Orleans, who is traveling in the south of Spain, participated in a wild bear hunt near here yesterday. He had a narrow escape. A bear attacked him in flicting a wound in his leg, but the duke killed him before he could do further injury. The duke's wound is slight. The latest improved rubber tires put on. E. G. Kinley, successor to Kinley Lannan. 424-426 Jackson. "Iliave been wring C A SCh H KTS for Insomnia, with which I have been ao'icted for over twenty years, and I can cay tnat Cascareta have given me more re lief than any other reme dy I have ever tried. I shall certainly recom mend them to my friends as being ail they ar represented." Taoa gillaro, Eigin, 111. CAN D V CATHARTIC Pleasant. Palatable, Potent. Tut Good, Do Good. WeTer Plcken. Weaken, or Gripe. Wc. 2&c. SOo. CURE CONSTIPATION. fctrHT Um4j Cwtwy. thicrngm, Inlml. Mew 7?fc. Sit Ir'n.Tft CI O toM and irnarante-d br tlj drae- UUUU fU U Wiiislssip n i

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH, 20. 1900. j T1 f Xfl f i 11 The ills peculiar to women act on the nerves like a firebrand. Many wcmen become nervous through menstrual suffering. The advice and help of Mrs. Pinkham have relieved the tension in countless households and great numbers of women owe their present health and comfort to her. r 1 r V. T. f. f 1244 Helen Ave. r 1 Emilie Schneider, Detroit, riich., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham I have been taking1 your Vegeta ble Compound, Blood Purifier and Liver Pills and feel wonder fully strengthened. Before using your remedies I was in a terrible state; felt like fainting every little while. I thought I must surely die. But now, thanks to your remedies, those feelings are all gone." 0 rrs. Anna E. Hall, of Hiltdale, Conn., was all run down in health and had completely lost con trol of her nerves. She wrote to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for advice. Now she writes: -i "I wish to thank you for what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. It has helped me more than anything else. Before I wrote to you I suffered for a long time with nervousness, pains in back and limbs and falling of the womb: also had neuralgia in my head and could not sleep. I told my husband that some thing must be done. for I was nearly frantis with pain. Having read of the wonderful cures Lydia E. Pinto- ham's Vegetable Corn pound had performed. I de termined to try it. I have taken it and am happy to I say am cured, i rec ommended it, to all m7 friends and never tire of telling the benefit 1 have derived from its use. I have you alone to thank for my recovery." f.7rs. Weaver r-- St How Was Helped, Dear Mrs, Pinkham I had inflammation of the womb and painful menstruation, and by your advice Ibegan taking Lydia E. Pinkham 's Vegetable Com pound. Have taken four bottles and used one package of Sana tive Wash, and feei like a new woman. I thank you so much for what your medicine has done for me." Mrs. Susie J, Weaver, iS21 CaHowhiU St., Philadelphia, Pa, An Iowa Woman's Story "It is with pleasure that I write and tell you what your medicine has done for me. I had been doctoring for two years and no medicine ever did me so much good as yours. J tried three doctors, and the last one said nothing but an opera tion would help me. My trouble was profuse flowing some times I would think I would flow to death. I was so weak that the least work would "tire me. Reading of so many being cured by your medicine, I made up my mind to write to you for advice, and I am so glad that I did. I took Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, and followed your directions, and am now well and strong. I shall recommend your medicine to all, for it saved my life."- fliS3 A. P., Box 2, Abbott, Iowa.

The invitation is open to-day as it has been for a quarter of a century, write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., and receive her counsel free. Lydia E Pinkhanris Vegetable Com pound A Woman's Remedy fnr Wnman'; !K EVERYBODY READS THE STATE JOURNAL. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The trees are now building- very rapidiy. Cora Is bringing 32 cents in Topeka to da y. J. R. Burton made a political speech in Denver last night. The High school athletes will hold a field day on April 7. The milliners are very busy building new Easter bonnets just now. Defcree of Honor Lodge No. 7 gave a dance and cakewalk last night. The Wichita term of the federal court will adjourn today or tomorrow. Many Topeka lawns are beginning to put on a spring-like appearance. The Walnut Valley Co-operative Cream ery company has been incorporated. K. G. Pipp, editor of the Burlingame Chronicle, was a Topeka visitor today. Secretary F. D. Coburn, of the state board of agriculture, is in Kansas City. J. R. Soden, manager of the Emporia mills, transacted business In Topeka yes terday. Work on the 1900 paving will be started within a few days if good weather con tinues. The Kansas avenue pavement is being repaired between Seventh and Eighth streets. J. 'P. Barklev has moved his business to the new Hurd building at 818 Kansas avenue. If you are not registered by 9 o'clock tonight, you can not vote at the city election. Two Topeka men are eating sand and give as a reason that It is a sure cure for indigestion. This is the time of year that people let their fires go out and then catch cold in consequence. M. A. Ijow has returned from Wash ington, where he has been for the past three weeks. Last evening was of the kind that en tices people to sit out on the front porch and catch cold. The Sedgwick county primaries yester day resulted in favor of Chester I. Long for congressman. The Second congressional district fusion convention to name a 'candidate will be held at Paola July 11. Mrs. Mary E. Williams heads the fu sion city ticket in Lawrence. She Is the nominee for city clerk. The state military board has adjourn ed,, completing the business of the regu lar quarterly meeting. The state military board has ordered new companies of militia mustered at Sabetha and- Sterling. The police arrested Ed Tlmon and M. van Horn Thursdav afternoon on the charge of selling liquor. T. T. Kelly, assistant state treasurer, is at Paola today taking a hand In the Republican convention. The American Labor union will hold a public meeting next Friday evening to discuss the park question. A Topeka man is devoutly thankful be cause the trials of "rustling" kindling are nearly over for J.he winter. One of Bailiff John Coyne's friends pre sented him with a ring bearing a green setting, on St. Patrick's day. Congressman E. R. Ridgley Is talked of for chairman of the Populist state com mittee in the coming campaign. The state officers will probably attend the Third congressional district conven tion at Chanute next Wednesday. The ammunition market is becoming very brisk. The local sportsmen are be ginning to' shoot at the wild fowl. Judge Hook will probably reconvene United States court in Topeka on Monday for the hearing of court matters. W. J. Fraser. professor of dairying In the Agricultural college of Illinois, is in Kansas on a tour of investigation. This is the time of year when the man with a big base burner wishes It was a little two-by-four soft coal heater. The nurseries are establishing branch offices behind bulletin boards and on var ious vacant lots on Kansas avenue. The state board of education has issued to twenty-eight members of the Kansas Lnlversity senior class state certificates. It is said today that O. P. 1'mlegraff. of Topeka. will succeed .Taylor Riddle on the state live stock sanitary commission. Kansas people will have an opportunity to ride camels and elephants right on Kansas soil during the Topeka street fair. Despite the claim that the good horses have all been shipped out of Topeka. norse uuyers make regular trips to the city. There will be -a meeting of the State Temperance Commissioner club on tomor row evening. March at, at the TT. M. C. A. rooms. The registration books for the Fifth ward are at 17ol Buchanan street today the last day to register for the spring election. Topeka transportation companies are putting on metropolitan airs. There are some New York patterns of moving vans in town. Rush county Republicans have endorsed the state and national administrations and elected delegates to the various con ventions. Charles H. Ridgway, assistant superin tendent of insurance, has gone to Ottawa to attend the Franklin county Republican convention. M. Snattinger has been appointed to represent the Topeka Commercial club at the Transmisslssippi Commercial congress ai -ntmston. M. W. Overton todav announced his withdrawal from the race for representa tive in nit; i iuitvTeigiuu uisincL. xie is coiorea man. Willie Sells has joined James Gray in putting out a railroad show for the com ing seLson with entire new canvas and three advance cars. Topeka lawyers will debate tonight nt TTnity church on: "Resolved, That women lose more than they gain by going from inline un acaiiuus. State Suuerintendent Kelson snpnbq nt Jetmore tonight and will lecture before a Y. M. C. A. meeting at Lindsborg. his home. Sunday night. The state A. R. department has se cured from the. Kansas railroads a rate of one fare for the round trip to the Holton encampment May lu-14. James V. Tapp of Wichita has an nounced that he will make the race for the Populist nomination for state sena tor against L. D. Lewelltng. The governor has summoned .T. R. Tom. linson warden of the state penitentiary to a conierence .Monday, at which the twine plant affairs will be discussed. fopeka colored men -have been 'contem plating the organization of a militia com pany, but have given up the idea, because there is now a company here. A Topeka young man is getting ready to blossom out in a new tailor-made out i'tt on Easter Sunday. Evervthing will be brand new, even to his cane. The state officers who have spent the week indulging in ,an examination of their fences in various parts of the state, are again at work in the capitol. Sam Amidon has been county attornev of Sedgwick county fur a term. His part ner. James Conly, is out for the nomina tion now and Amidon is backing him. The Democrats are having a hard time with-their candidates for members of the board of education in the Sixth ward. Both of their nominees have withdrawn. Dr. Fisk of the First Congregational church favored the students of the To peka Business college, with a most ex cellent and practical address this morn ing. A number of Topeka people who have been living down town are moving farther out this spring. The annual moving per iod is now at hand and the moving vans are busy. The state military board has provided for a school for officers' instruction at Lawrence for the first regiment in June; at Xewton for the Second regiment in September. Councilman J. S. Warner has been' add ed by Mayor Drew to the list of dele gates from Topeka to the Transmissls sippi Commercial congress at Houston, Texas, next month. The newspaper correspondents who at tended the congressional convention at Hays City, were entertained at a dinner wnicn. junging irom the compliments, was exceedingly fine. "Aunt" Jane Davis, colored, has con sented to cease bartering "malt, spirit ous or fomenting liquors," and go to the poor farm. Mayor Drew persuaded her to miKe tne cnange. Frank Elliott, the Troy editor who was Hy want to buy an Overcoat or v Oil Ulster fr next year's "wear come tomorrow. We will sell them at less than wholesale prices in fact guarantee you a saving of go at least. If this is not a fact, we will buy the Overcoat back next winter at price you paid for it, if in as good condition as when you bought it. THE STORE THAT ALWAYS SATISFIES, 7UU bauu At. Aatrbach A GaUaI 'IfJtLlffilt s Out-of-Town people write for our new Spring Catalogue with sample of clotb in iC TYLISH NEW BLUE SERGE SUITS- Ready Fashion Decrees Blue Serges "the Stylish Garment for 1900." i We have them in wide and narrow weaves in wire woven and Royal Russian Navy weaves all in the newest cats Military shoulders and back fit reform and box styles with single and double breasted vests in a vast variety at one-half the tailor's prices every garment guaranteed in every way for color, wear and perfect satisfac tion we shall be glad to show them to you tomorrow $7.50, $10, $12.50, $15 AND $18. Special 5ale of Men's Pants Tomorrow $(QS Your choice of Heavy and fle- dium weight Trousers that sold at u and up uest fabrics Dest manes la all sizes Your choice Tomorrow at Men's Fine Pants In neat and. fancy worsteds and allwool fabrics splendid $3 to H pants Tomorrow they go at only Men's All Wool Pants extra good quailty splendid for every day wear worth $2.60 we sold them for $1.90 Uomorrow our price is Fine Cassimere Pants "made with French waistband in neat dark patterns t3 qualities Tomorrow your choice at NEW CLOTHING. FOR BIO AND LITTLE BOYS READY 1 Our Entire Second Floor devoted exclusively to Boys' wear Take Elevator As usual is the largest assortment the best and most varied and prices by far the lowest Tomorrow Introduction Sale Very Pretty Styles, Vestee, Sailor and breasted Suits latest cuts, also Boys' iff ft of Boys Juvenile and I ancy Suits ages 3 Si A fw spriuK 'i op-Coats- S.l. and i WVB J K to 15, splendid fabrics, finely tailored, styles to fit little tots and big boys A great bargain at $2.95 bee them tomorrow at nobby, doabfrbreasted vests at $5, $6.75, $8.75 tO $15 j& $1125 II -I our stock III II f H95 i liM n Good Shoes New Spring flats New Furnishings J S 5 At Ollf llcnal V.rv f not Drlu. Is the only kind we sell. Try us on a pair; for Spring. Speeial Toraorrow- A fine lot of Men,' New) Shoes in Box Calf. Chrome 5 Calf. Fine Vici Kid. in Tan with Silk Vesting Top, and fine Fatent Leathers Sell at 1 $3.60 elsewhere. Our Special rrice a pair Try Our New Styles Washburn $3.50 Shoes. Are made of most styles, leathers. In newest lasts, and the equal of any $5 Shoes for wear ana satisiacuon. Try Our Bessemer Boys' Shoes Best on earth all styles $J.OO to $2.45 $2.50 At Our Usual Very Low Prices. Advance Sale of New .-,iwv .ill u A very best Madras in the newest shades of Blue, Blood Eed, Pink and Heliotrope hand some styles patterns Jyou cannot see else where and quality 1 that's worth more than i we ask get some To- i morrow at Hanan's New Spring Shoes for Men P C ready jJSJ New Spring shapes ready wear (p as good, look as good, give as P good satisfaction as any $5 Hat I made on earth .i On inotlv n j-i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i"l 461 OH FTol-a Qia tne best, and are worn by hundreds Derby and Fedora also soft shapes in new blocks ready get one at w 95c (J and i save S2 EW and Stylish Neckwear Walton's New English Squares. $1 quality new and swell, at '50c 90 Stetson Stylish Hats-- lil and save LL $1.10 In Fedora and Soft Shapes--See them. shot by an assassin, says he was not surprised, because he had recelvtnl fre quent Jetters. warning him that such an attack would be made. This is self-denial week in the Salva tion Army, and the Toneka. continsrent. is soliciting funds, half of which will be used in America and the other half sent to the famine sufferers in India. The Kansas congressmen and senators are sending to their constituents e-reat loads of congressional matter, including the speeches which they delivered to the clerks of the various bodies for publica- Lion. The first dry and sunshiny dav will witness scores of newly painted bugeries and private conveyances on display. The business of this character, so say carriage men, has been unusually heavy this spring. The park question will be the main issue in the city election this spring. Everybody who wants to make Topeka a better city should see that he is reg istered before o'clock tonight so that he can vote, for parks. It is about time for the regular season's agitation for a baseball club in Topeka. ine first Tesoyterian cnurch electeu the following- officers lat night: Elders, H. R. Hilton. W. W. Mills, George H. Whitcomb; deacon, C. S. Oglivie. The Democrats and Populists of the Sixth district will have a star gathering at Colbv the first week in April. The re form press association, the Democratic and Populist congressional and senatorial conventions will be held there at that time. Robert Smith, the colored boy who shot Will Richardson Wednesday, appeared before Judge McCabe of -the citv court yesterday and had his preliminary exam ination set lor -iaren i-te is charged with shooting Will Richardson with in tent to kill. Judge 1... S. Crum, of the court of visita tion, is making a tour of the Third dis trict in the interest of P. 11. Kimball, of Parsons, for congress. This is the report which is made of Orum's movements. As a matter of fact he is out looking after his own renomlnation for judge. Captain Adna G. Clarke, of Lawrence, one of the heroes of Manila and the Kan sas man upon whose squad the first Fili pino gun was fired at the outbreak of the insurrection, is a candidate for the office of division commander of the Kansas Sons of Veterans. Guy B. Selleck, of Emporia, is also a candidate. The committee created by the state board of health to examine Kansas un dertakers htts organized by electing the following officers: President, 11. W. Gates, Rosedale; vice president, S. G. Up shaw. Abilene; secretary, J. B. Hinthorn, Hiawatha: treasurer. J. N. Doyle, Belle ville. The tirst examination will be held at Wichita April 1:1. CAPE NOME ROAD. SAILORS IN A FIGHT. Minneapolis Capital Will Build a Kail road In Alaska. Minneapolis, Minn., March 23. A Ta coma. Wash., special to the Times say s: A company of Nome men propose to Vuild 150 rrfiles of railroad connecting Nwi and Fort Safely with Port Clar ence, luO miles northwest of Nome. Port Clarence is on an arm of Bering sea. almost as large as Puget Sound. It is nearly land looked, and affords the most important har!6r of refuge on the Bering sea. The proposed railroad av ill commence at Port Safely, Which is the harbor for SoloVnon, Bonanza, El Dorado and Flambeau rivers, which 'Irain the Bonanza mining district lyinsr .lust east of the Nome district, and wid skirt the shore of Bering sea, touching Nome and passing through the Bonan za. Nome. Cripple, Sinook and Fairvievv mining districts. Ice Takes a Bridge. St. Johns. March 23. Ice floes in the Exploits river have swept away the railway bridge which cost $100,000. The express and mail on the way to this city have been unable to proceed. All have returned to Port Aux Basque. Get In a Drunken Bow at Galveston and One Is Killed. Galveston, Tex., March 23. Michael Melligan, boatswain s mate of the Unit ed States gunboat Machias, was" shot and killed last night at the. Tremont street ferry landing. His brother Ed ward, first class fireman of the cruiser New York, was shot in the" lip. H. M. Ward, master of the Gulf and Interstate Hallway company's steamer Lawrence, is under arrest. The jackies were enter tained at an oyster rotst in the after noon. When they returned to the dock the tug which brought them ashore was not there to take them back to their vessel, so they attempted to negotiate with the Lawrence to take thern but the master declined because ot the heavy fog and rough sea. He claims that about 25 of them attempted to taKe possession of the steamer and that this resulted in the shooting. The dead man was 35 years of age. He leaves a widow in Boston. The police arrested a dozen jackies. They were intoxicated and were drenched from standing in the rain. U. S. COURT IN SALIXA. First Term Will Open at That Place Monday, May W. Salina has been added to the list of Kansas towns in which Ignited States court will be held. The first term will open there on May 9, the second Mon day in May. Heretofore sessions of the federal courts have been held only at Leaven worth, Topeka, Fort Scott and Wichi ta. The central, western and northern portions of the state have been com pelled to go to one of these places to attend all cases in the United States courts. Salina has had a federal build ing for several years in which there is a large court room with judge's cham bers, marshal's office, clerk's office and jury rooms adjoining, but they have never been utilized or even furnished. The people of Salina have made spas modic efforts to bring the federal court there at least once a year, but while Judge Foster was upon the bench his health did not warrant any more travel than was absolutely necessary and he refused to order a session of court at Salina. Since Judge Hook has been on the federal bench he has investigated the matter and has issued the order to hold the first session of court in Salina on May 9. r This session will not "be held In the federal building, however, for the rea son that the treasury department has decided that it cannot provide the furn iture for the court rooms until after June 30, as the appropriation for the present fiscal year has been used up in furnishing the Kansas City and St.Paul federal buildings. Therefore the court will sit in the Saline county district court room. BREAKS ALL RECORDS. Naval Appropriation Bill$78,000,000 in Excess of Previous Naval Bills. Washington, March 23. Mr. Foss -of Illinois, who is acting as' chairman of the committee on naval affairs during the disability of Mr. Boutelle. has pre pared the biggest appropriation bill ever offered to the house of representatives for that branch of the service. I be lieve that its total is $18,000,000 in ex cess of the highest previous record. It provides for two 14.000 ton battleships at a cost of $3,600,000 each, exclusive of armor and armament; three swift, 22 knot armored cruisers ot 8,000 tons, to cost $4,000,000 each, and three 22 knot unarmored cruisers of 6,000 tons, to cost $1,140,000 each. In addition to this $12,- 000,000 is appropriated to continue the construction of vessels already begun. Two new dry docks at Brooklyn and Norfolk are provided for, as large as any in the world, and a new building for the naval academy, to cost $2,000,000. ALL IS HARMONIOUS. New Carnegie-Frick Bond as Firm as SteeL Pittsburg, Pa., March 23. It is ex pected that all the details of the reor ganization of the Carnegie interests under the agreement iy which the dif ferences between H. C. Frick and An drew Carnegie were wiped out, will be settled today. The final papers are be ing signed by the thirty odd partners in the Carnegie steel company, limited. Establishing the business in the new form will be delayed only by the re quirements of law. The acceptance of the terms of settlement by those most interested was an event of Wednesday. J. B. Dill, the New York attorney.who with C. 3d. Schwab, is credited with bringing the warring partners together, reached Pittsburg at an early hour to day, and has been in conference with the heads of the big concern ever since. The new Carnegie company will be established under the New Jersey law, but the charter will be very different from those of the various large cor porations formed within the last year or so. It Is promised that the new char ter will be as firm as the principal pro duct of the company that will operate under it. One of the principal features of the Carnegie company plan will be the pro vision that if any stockholder wishes to dispose of his interests, he will make known the fact to a board of appraisers, consisting of three stockholders, who will declare its value, and the company will buy the stock at the price thus fixed. The formation of the big cor poration out of the steel company In terests and the coke company will bring back into the iron and steel In dustry many men who In years gone by figured with much prominence in its manufacture. Necessarily there will be a number of changes in methods of management, although the general plan now pursued is-to be fallowed. The executive affairs, it now seems will be in the hands of a board of di rectors, made up of men who know the business of iteel-making from begin ning to end. F. T. F. Lorejoy who re signed his position as secretary of the steel company and Joined hands with Mr. Frick in the fight, will very likely occupy a. high official position. There will be other old-time officials of the Carnegie company in the harness again, as well as some new blood, brought in partners of deserving and bright young employes. The settlement has caused universal rejoicing, not only among the Frick and Carnegie adherents, but also among the bankers and business men. It is known that for several days banker friends of both sides have been trying to see a way to settle the fight, as they saw in it unrest for both contestants, injury to the business, and fortunes of both and their partners, and Injury to the busi ness of Pittsburg in general and espec ially the Iron and steel industry. Brazilian minister Dead. London, March 23. The Brazilian minister to the court of St. James Chevalier de Souza Correa, was found dead in bed this morning. He was an intimate associate of the Prince of Wales and was quite well yesterday. DEGREE FOR 31 All AN.! McGUl University Will Make Him Doctor of Laws. i Montreal, March 23. Captain Mahan 5s to have the honorary degree of doc tor of laws conferred upon him on April 30 by McGill university. Two interest ing letters from Captain Mahan to Principal Peterson are made public here. In one he says: "I am glad to know that any utter-' ance of mine has given satisfaction to the people of Canada. At this period of the world's history, whatever tends to draw closer the ties of kinship between the United States and the British em pire, whether in its whole or m its parts, is a matter of congratulation. The re sult of cordial mutual understanding is sure to be reached, provided those of uf who realize the importance can have the patience to bear with the extrav agances of opposition on one side or the other." i In the second letter he makes the fol lowing observations on international arbitration: 1 "I do not grefttly valu arbitration, except in deciding pure matters of fct. As regards the relations of the t.vo peoples, you do not dwell upon what to my mind is t'ue crucial necessity, namely, patience on the part of those who think as we do, with the volatile,' prejudiced, unthinking or malevolent parts of the community. In a way. Great Britain needs this more than we, because your comparatively homogen eous people find It hard to understand the violent utterances and professions of a riatlon which has not yet reached the stage even of being composite, but is simply hetrogeneous with prejudices often akin to the soil. In this the Irish are conspicuous, but even the Germans do not wholly escape, although as Americans they have a higher and more intelligent patriotism. But if it is hard for Great Britain to bear, what is it to those of us who see the righteousness and policy of the state endangered by such folly and malevolence as has been shown hem lately. There is but one thing patience; faith that as the ele ments of future understanding between the English speaking peoples exist so they will progress to perfection if only we are patient in action and in en-curance." LAUDER AND LEWIS. Entirely Improbablo That Either of These Men Will Play Ball. Boston. March 23. Billy Lauder, tha former third baseman of the Phillies, passed last night in Boston and left for Attleborough this morning. "You can say for me," he said, "that I am done with baseball for once and all, and that there is not the least truth in the story that I have quit the gam because I have any soreness at my treatment by the Philadelphia club. My friends well know that long ago I de termined to get out of the game if I. had a good opening. I have found what I want. I will stay in Attleborough for a month or so, and then I will go to New York to act as the representative of a Jewelry house." It Is now more than likely that Pitcher Lewis will not play with the Bostons the coming season. He will stick to his studies and will only help the Bostons out In case his services are needed in an emergency. Manager Selee has been very anxious to secure Catcher Kittridge, but his de sires have been overruled, as the direc tors of the club think that player is too weak a batsman. Kittridge has been trying to make arrangements with Selee and Frank Leonard to secure an interest in the Worcester club of the eastern league.

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6 TOPEKA STATE J OURjSTAIj, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCII 23, 1900." M With the tases on Added interest. Suit of gray Camel's hair, box front jacket, pleated "back skirt, neat fitting Special value 15 Suits made with fly-front iack- ets, pleated back skirts in covert and cheviot cloths, blue, gray, tan and brown shades, splendid suit at the price:... 20 Suits made with Eton Fly Front, or tightfittingdouble-brea3-ted colors, cadet blue, royal, gray, tan, navy, and black well made perfect fitting, on sale tomorrow at NEW SKIRTS SuitliorcaStor,cadet .SPRING JACKETS $.18,75 Suit, at $3.75, $5, $6.50, $7.50 and $8.50 eaeh ....MORE OF THAT PETTICOAT BARGAIN.... Saturday we will place on sale another shipment of those 12-inch accor dion pleated Petticoats, made of a cloth so many last .Saturday, and yet we did not nave enough to supply the demand. Colors: black, cerise, bright blue, cardinal and purple, and the price is PERFECT GLOVE J Tomorrow we offer two dozen Outing Flannel Dressing rt f cxt Sacques in neat pink and blue stripes, with plain pink and YA blue ruffle at (worth 1.25) UUV v" Saturday will be the last day of the Special Sale of White Skirts. See them Tomorrow. CHARLES ADAMS CO. (THE WOMEN'S STORE.) -V. BRING THE BOYS To The Imperial for New Easter clothes. Some people are sur- prised to know that we sell boys' clothing, but we carry a nice as- J sortment of the very best grades of Boys' handsome vestees. Also two-piece Suits, and Knee Pant Suits with fancy silk vests. K OUR PRICES Are marked so near right that when you look you say: I guess we will take that suit, and not look around. If it don't suit us, we know you buy it back at the purchase price without any argument, and that pleases us. While the people watch you grow, Watch your business methods win. -tc

M Robinson, Marshall Co. Security Building. CABLE CHESS MATCH. Opened Simultaneously in London and "Brooklyn. London, Alarrh 23. The international cable chess match wag opened today on this side at the Cafe Monioo. After an exchange of friendly messages. Sir George Newnes invited the players to lie seated, and read out the names of the competitors. Interest in the match is almost entirely centered in. the Pills-bury-Blackbm-ne sanies. It is the gen eral impression that the teams are well matched though Showalter is regarded as stronger than Lee. New York. March 23. There were on ly a few enthusiastic chess players in attendance at the opening of the fifth international cable- chess, match at the Academy of Music. Brooklyn, toda". The play is for a trophv worth $1,000, provided by the London Chess club. TWO 3I0UE PARDONS. Short Term Convicts Ordered Re leased Conditionally. Governor Stanley issued two condi tional pardons today. K. H. Randel of Chautauqua drew one: F. C. Martin of Phillips county, the other. Martin was sentenced to the peniten tiary for larceny. His term was for two years from January, 1S99. Martin has a job offered him and will return home and go. to work at once. Randel was also convicted of grand larceny in May, 1S98, to serve two years and six months. He has employment on a Chautauqua county farm. A New Topeka Enterprise. "W. O. Rigby has invented a new gela tine and is manufacturing it in Topeka, It is made in eight flavors, each flavor a different color. Fastened to each package there is a vial containing enough coloring matter and extract for two quarts of jelly. The gelatine is for sale at Topeka gro wers. Mr. Kigby has already had in quiries for it from other cities. He has traveling men out placing the goods in this and neighboring states. Concert at thg High School Saturday evening, March 24. the A ashburn College Glee club will give a concert at the high school for tha benefit of the high school athletic as sociation. The club will be assisted by Miss Laura Taylor, soprano; Miss Ada Taylor, contralto:and Mr.Sta.nley Jones, ocrnet. Tickets 25 cents. James C.iyou. the Smith Center man who was kept in anil here for some time on the charge of ctiuntei-feiting. and was taken to Wichita a short time ago for trial, has been sentenced to the federal penitentiary for one year. His confed erate, Fred Pettlngill, was given a sent ence of seven years. "Do you enjoy Lenten sermons, Billy?" "Yes; I like them from the pulpit, but I don't care about these home-made ser aonfl." Chicago .Record, CHARLES ADAMS CO. rrg 'WOMEN'S STORE. 1 TOMORROW. near approach of Easter this Suit Sale 5.oo t? Suit 50 Suit $9.19 in cloth and silk in the latest accordion pleated and applique effects, at popular prices. called Spun Glass, of which we sold 98c ea Tomorrow we will show our Spring Impor tation of our popular $1,00 KID GLOVES Colors: blues, modes, beavers, blacks, browns, reds and whites. The equal, if not superior, to any $1.00 Glove sold in the city. Special Sale of Dressing Sacques. X- X-X- f 703 Kansas Ave. NO INTERFERENCE. A Virginia Mob "Warns Soldiers to Stay Away. Richmond, Va., March 23. A negro who with a whjte man killed Justice Saunders and Mr. Welton in Greens ville county yesterday, has been cap tured at Stony Creek, Sussex. A posse from Emporia has gone after him. Citizens of Greenville are gathering, and a lynching is imminent. The governor has ordered the militia to the scene to protect the prisoner and preserve order. Soon after the recipt of the first news here Governor Tyler received a teie-r gram from the judge of the Greens ville county court, saying that threats had been made against his (the judge's) life in case soldiers were sent. The governor cannot send the troops ex cept at the request of the civil au thorities, and he has wired the judge to know if his telegram is a withdrawal of the request for troops. The governor is holding a train pending a reply. Noted Fat Man Bead. Chicago, March 23. Arthur Daubner, of Brookfield. Wis., who was known all over Minnesota and Wisconsin as the "Big Restaurant Man" died today at the Leland hotel. He was 40 years old. Mr. Daubner was given the name of the "Big Restaurant Man" on account of his weight. He was six feet four inches tall, and weighed 450 pounds. "WITH THE HUMORIST. Mack O'Rell Say, old chap. I'm in a deuce of a predicament. Can't for the life of me think of anything but eel skirts, matinee tickets and bargain sales. Luke Warme What is the matter with you? Mack O'Rell Why, no less than five girls gave me a piece of their mind at the ball last night. Chicago News. Kicker Our butcher is getting busi ness down to a fine "point, these days of high-priced beef; he even sells the head and the tail. Snicker Exactly. Has to make ends meat, you know. Harper's Bazar. "Mister," said the boy with the soiled face to the mild-eyed old gentleman from the country whose shoes he was polishing up, "havi you got a little chap at home about my size?" "No," replied his customer. "Don't you want one?" Chicago Tri bune. Teacher Willie, where is the capital of the United States? Willie In the trusts. Buffalo News. "I hear O'Flannaghan is going to prove an alibi at his trial." "What's an alibi, Pat?" "Shure, and it's being La two places at once." Fun. '1IIGHJ0INTS. The Commission to He Called Together Again To Discuss the Nicaragua Canal Question. TILE STRIP OF ALASKA Which Great Britain Wants Us to dive Up Will Also Be Brought Up For Consideration. Chicago, March 23. A special to the Tribune from Washington, D. C, says: It was learned here today from re liable sources that the joint high com mission will assemble in the immediate future. to consider questions of great' importance, including the fortification of the Nicaragua canal and the possible relinquishment of a small strip of Alas kan territory to the British government. It has not been determined whether the meeting will be in Washington or in Ottawa, nor just when the commission will be convened. The proposal for reconvening the commission comes from Great Britain and developments today seem to con firm the statement of Sir Wilfrid Lau- jier, made in the Canadian parliament, that the commission will soon be called together. As is well known there is much opposition to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which provided in its original shape for a neutral canal and one which couid not be fortified by this country even in time ofwar. Senator Davis has proposed an amendment to the treaty v hich gives this government the right to control the canal absolutely when ever the United States becomes involved in a war with :i foreign nation. Great Britain natur ally opposes this amendment, but it is said that government has proposed to reconvene the joint high commission with the intention of effecting negotia tions which will permit the United States to fortify the Nicaragua canal and in exchange for this Great Britain will ask for an outlet through Alaska to the sea, which means the cession of Pyramid Harbor to the British gov ernment. A CHILD TORTURED. Mother and Stepfather Imprisoned For Cruelty to a Young Girl. New York, March 23. Thomas Green wood of 208 jEast Ninety-eighth street and his wife, Frances, who were arrest ed by Gerry agents a week ago, were found guilty in the special sessions to day of abusing Martha Nelson, the wo man's 12 year old daughter. The child went on the witness stand and testified that on several occasions her mother and stepfather had tied her hands together with a rope, and after hanging her to a peg on the wall by her thumbs had flogged her with a cat-o'-nine-tails. This was exhibited in court. The justice inflicted the full penalty, sending both prisoners to the peniten tiary. the man for a year and the woman for six months. COUNTS A QUORUM. Speaker Henderson Follows the Reed Precedent. Washington, March 23. This was pension day in the house. Previous to proceeding with the regular order the following bill was passed: To estab lish a light and signal station at Brown's Point, Puget Sound. The house adopted a resolution calling upon the secretary of state for copiesof let ters on file in the department from cit izens of the United States complaining of ill treatment while in the South Af rican republics. Upon the motion to go into commit tee of the whole to consider pension legislation only 157 voted and Mr. Tal bert (S. C.) made the point of no quo rum. The speaker counted 193 present, and the house proceeded, with, pension bills. IN THE SENATE. Washington, March 23. When the senate convened today it agreed to the conference asked for by the house on the diplomatic and consular bill. Mr. Pettigrew's resolution coming over from yesterday requiring that the pres ident, if not incompatible with the pub lic interest, send to the senate an item ized statement of the expenses of the Philippine commission together with the amounts paid each commissioner, was agreed to. The conference report on the Porto Rican appropriation bill was then called up by Mr. Allison. Mr. Tillman (S. C.) who voted for the bill as it passed the senate and as a member of the committee on appropria tions voted favorably to report it, vig orously opposed the conference report. He expressed his regret that the senate conferees had yielded to the contention of the house conferees, particularly in agreeing to enlarge the purpose of the measure by "rpoviding "for the aid and relief of the people" of Porto Rico. Fight of a Fox For Life. From the New York Sun. James H. Bucklin, of Little Falls, was the greatest fox hunter of the Mo hawk Valley in his day. He is now 80. Until he was 30 his principal business was to hunt and fish, and as the Mo hawk Valley abounded in game and there were no game laws to restrict it the sport was full of excitement and pleasure. His annual fox record was between twenty-two and twenty-eight kills. He told the other day of an ex perience at fox hunting that he and Seward Devendorf had below Little Falls about fifty years ago. "We were hunting just below Little Falls, in the neighborhood of General Herkimer's old home," he said. "We hadn't been out very long when the two dogs started a fox. The dogs ran the fox around the edge of the hill and finally brought him to the base of the hill near us. -We thought we had him sure, but he ran -into "a hole in the ground that had been made by a rabbit or a woodchuch. We decided to dig him out. Seward went to the house and secured a fishpole, a hoe and a shovel. We stood our guns up against a tree near by and with the fishpoie measurad the depth of the hole. Then Seward began to dig down at the end. One of the dogs was trying to dig in at the mouth of the hole, while I held the other. Seward had worked only a lit tle while when the side of the hole facing the ravine broke in and revealed the fox in the hole. With the hoe I pulled the dirt away from the mouth of the hole that the dog might have a chance at the fox. The dog went into the hole and the first thing he did was j to grab at the fox's tail.' The dog had a good hold and stripped the hair from the tail from the body to the end. When the fox came out the dog grabbed him by the neck. The fox clinched his teeth on the flesh of the dog's cheek, and they had a good fight. The dog let go his hold on the neck of the fox and put both feet against the fox to break the hold of the fox on his cheek. The fox hung on and Seward took the shovel and pried the jaws of the fox apart with the handle. When the hold of the fox had been loosened the dog grabbed him by the neck again and shook him terribly. After the shaking the dog let the fox fall to the ground. There ain't any more fight in that fox,' called Seward, and to all appear ances there was not. The fox was lying on the ground limp .and lifeless, its tongue out and its eyes about half closed. 'You think there ain't any life in him, do you?' I said to Seward. 'Well, you just put the hoe handle under him and give him a toss.' "Seward did so and threw the fox into the air. The fox landed on all fours and was off in an instant over the edge of the hill. I let loose the dog I had been holding and he went after the fox at a hot pace. As we had placed our guns against a tree1 we could not get to them In time to Shoot the fox. The dog ran the fox up around the hiil into a ravine on the other side and out again snd over the brow of another hill. The dog and the fox were just disappearing over the other hill when Seward and I mounted the hill on the other "Side of which we had just been digging. We could see that the dog was gaining and the chances were that he would catch the fox. We hurried across the ravine and the hill and soon came upon the dog and the fox locked together, in a fight. The dog had the fox by the neck and the fox had the dog by the cheek the same as in the first fight. This time we had our guns and soon shot the fox. "Foxes were very thick around Little Falls in those days., I remember ex amining a fox track one day that had a peculiar crease in the snow alongside it at freauent intervals. I saw this track on several occasions and it puz zled me a great deal. One day I got a shot at a fox and wounded him in the hip. He could not run fast and I followed him to his hole. I set a trap at the mouth of that hole and waited until he got into it. I went there once a day and found that the trap had not been disturbed. I concluded to leave it and starve the fox out. On the eighth day from the time I tracked the fox to the hole I found the fox in the. trap. The leg in which I had shot him was in very bad shape and the animal must have suffered terribly. Around the back of the fox I found a strap and this had caused the peculiar crease in the snow as the fox lowered his head. This fox had evidently been a pet at pne time or another and the strap had been used to tie him up. "On one other occasion I got a fox that had at an early period in his life been a pet. When I was trying to skin the animal by stripping the skin from the back forward over the shoulders and the head, I could not pull the skin over the neck, try as hard as I might. I turned the skin back again and found that he had on a collar. The collar was skin tight around the neck: it had been there a Ions' time and the hair had grown over it until it was concealed." TIARAS OF THE POPES. Paris Correspondence of the Courier des Etats Unis.3 The Papal tiara is the same as the an cient tiara in use among the Oriental peo ples, the Jews, the Persians, the Armen ians and the Parthians. not forgetting the Greeks. Is not the tiara of Saitaphernes in the Louvre to show us that? It is at present beyond all doubt that the tiara of the High Priest of the Jews, the ci daris, was ornamented, as that of Leo XIII. is now, with a triple row of crowns. The greater number of these tiaras were shaped like a sugar-loaf; their charncter istic feature was their unusual height. In the early ages of the Church the Popes had no tiaras. It was not until the thirteenth century that the tiara with diamonds made its appearance. The in ventory of the Pontifical treasures made in 1285, under Boniface VII., described a tiara enriched with forty-eight balas rubies, seventy-two sapphires, forty-five emeralds, and. finally, with sixty-six large pearls. At the top was a gigantic ruby, and at the bottom an enamelled hoop. That was the single-crowned tiara, called St. Sylvester's. It was brought into France in the beginning of the fourteenth century. It was used on November 14, 1305. at the coronation of Clement V., in Lyons. On that occasion it lost the won derful ruby that sparkled on its pinnacle. That was not, moreover, the last disa greeable adventure with which it was destined to meet. From Lyons it was to return to Rome with Gregory XI.. to so to Avignon with Clement VII., then to move to Spain with Benedict Kill., and, at last, to enter Rome again, but, this time, ornamented with two supplemen tary crowns. From the tenth century the tiara, as sumes its full acceptation. Its imposi tion is made with great solemnity on the day of the coronation. The Pope re ceives it on the outside steps of the Basil ica of St. Peter. The tiara becomes the pendant of the ferule in oppositions to me pastoral crosier: it is the symbol 6f temporal power, as the mitre is' that of spiritual power. The tiara of Urban IV. (1621) exhibited, according to Ugolino of Sienna, in its lower portion a crown of which each, notch was surmounted by a pearl, and. in its upper part, it had a knob made of a precious stone of an abnormally large size. Its bottom seems to have been plaited or damasked. It was with Boni face VIII. that the second crown came. This Pope was of a dominating spirit, and was not to be satisfied with the tiara of his predecessors. But even the Pontifi cal mitres had nothing to envy. In that epoch, in the tiaras. The fragments of the gold mitres preserved in Perugia, in 1311, included the following gems: twenty four balas rubies, twenty-five large pearls and one hundred small ones: four gold roses each containing one large balas rubv and four small ones, as well as four large and sixteen small pearls! then, nine rosettes, each containing one large balas ruby and four pearls; twenty-one balas rubies and seventeen rosettes with one large and four small pearls; eight rosettes with forty-three pearls, a wire of gold with five small balas rubies and four pearls; five little bells and five small chains. The whole weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces. What a jewel box! The Popes of Avignon added the third crown, and with them, the general form of the tiara changes: from Roman it be comes Gothic. Flowered crowns are sub stituted for the massive gemmed diadem. It was this tiara that the Venetian, Paul II., ornamented so superbly. This Pope is entitled to a unique place in the annals of the tiara. Paul II., who was an extra ordinary collector and an artist, as well, spent several years in making himself two tiaras of incomparable richness and sumptuousness. The archbishop of Bene vento. also an artist and .-a collector, wished to rival him with a mitre of his conception: but the Pope forbade him to wear it. and instructed Michel Cannesio and Cardinals Annamati and Phlladeiphus to get him the rarest of jewels. The first of these tiaras "was worth 50.000 florins, and the sedond 200,000 florins. Benvenuto Cellini has told in his mem oirs how this marvel'was destroyed at the seige of Rome in 1527. This magnificent object was pawned several times. Tht Binis lent on it to the Pontiff 3.000 flor ins, "of which 2.200 were in currency and the remainder in hangings of silk and wool." The stipulated interest was 20 per cent if the loan should not be paid in six month. Lorenzo the Magnificent, also ef fected a loan on this tiara. Julius II. pawned it with the Chigis. before the battle of Ravenna, for 40.000 florins in gold. In 1505 Julius II. had an enormous balas rubv, weighing 120 carats, added to it. and above this ruby an aforn-shaped nearl. Yet. in the seventh year of his pontificate. Julius II. ordered a new tiara,' that wnicn ms conjeTiiiuidi-3 nave cele brated as the masterpiece ot thejL'ara- dosco, the Milanese sculptor, medal mak er and goldsmith. All around this un equaled piece of jewelry the artist pltced rows of precious stones of such extraor dinary brilliancy, distributed with such order that an author of the times declares that "if it is permissible to compare di vine things to human things, I will say that not otherwise does the celestial vault upiwar wher it shines respondent with planets and stars." This tiara cost, ac cording to the testimony of the Pope himself more than 200.000 ducats, which would be about 10,000.000 of francs. One emerald from this tiara that which was added to it by Gregory XIII, came to the museum in Paris. It weighed 440 carats. Confiscated in 1798 bv the com missioners of the FrenSh government, it was sent to Paris to the Museum of Nat ural History, to figure there, not as an historical souvenir, but as a mineralogi cal specimen. It was thus exhibited from 1798 to 1SJ5, when Napoleon had it taken out of the Museum, giving orders that it shouldLbe set in the tiara which he offered to Pius VII. In 1S09 the tiara and the emerald were taken by force from the sovereign Pontiff by General Radet. at the same time that the Fisherman's Ring was taken. These were not restored to the Holy See until 1814. Since then they have never left the pontifical treasure. INSANITY FLEA. Is Brought Forward by Defense la Eorlocker Case. Hastings, Neb., March 23. The state rested today and the introduction of testimony commenced in the case of Viola Horlocker, on trial for sending poisoned candy to Mrs. Morey. One wit ness was called to show that the wo man seen in the fiat about the time the candy was left there was not Miss Hor locker. The succeeding witnesses were questioned to show that the accused had inherited insanity from her mother and in introducing it, her attorney stated it would be followed by testimony show ing that she was insane at the time the crime was alleged to have been commit ted and that she was insane at the pres ent time. BURNED WITH COFFEE. Daughter of Ex-Sherifi"Wilkerson Has a Painful Experience. Miss Mollie Wilkerson, daughter of ex-Sheriff John M. W'ilkerson, was hor ribly burned by the explosion of a can of coffee Wednesday night.' Miss Wilkerson prepared the coffee in a can with a tight lid, and placed it on th-e stove to boil. While waiting for it to come to the boiling point she picked up a book and started to read. The story proved so interesting that she forgot the coffee until the noise of the steam within the can attracted her attention. Taking the can from the stove she en deavored to remove the lid, and while so engaged it exploded throwing the boiling coffee over her faec, neck and shoulders. The right side of Miss Wil kerson's face was more severely scald ed than any other portion of her body. TEMPER ACE REFORM. An Address Issued to Pave Way For a State Commission. The Topeka Temperance Commission er club has issued an address in the form of a series of resolutions signed by F. W. Emerson, Emmett E. Roudebu'sh, W. A. Neiswanger, L. T. Yount, Thomas H. Bain and A. C. Rankin. The address is a plea for the appoint ment of a temperance commission com posed of three men who will have charge of the enforcement of the pro hibitory law.' The address asks for the co-operation of all political parties and temperance societies to help create a public sentiment for the adoption of the measure by the legislature. FLYIXG VENEZUELA FLAG. Armed Steamer and Gunboat Leave Trinidad Secretly. New York. March 23. A dispatch to the Herald from Port of Spain.Trinidad says: It is reported that the mail ship Orin oco, flying the Venezuelan flag has left here with an armed guard and with Venezuelan troops. The destination of the troops is unknown. The Venezuelan gunboat General Crespo. which arrived here on Tuesday, brought 150 soldiers on their way to Bolivar. Twenty of the soldiers, it is said, were transferred to the mailship to act as a guard. When the steamship left the gunboat followed. MR. BOXEBRAKE NAMED. "Will Have Charge of Money to Be Spent in Federal Building'. TP. I. Bonebrake, president of the Central National bank, was today noti fied that he has been appointed disburs ing agent for the government in To peka during the construction of the ad dition to the federal building. He will have charge of the $85,000 which the government will spend in Topeka this year. Boers Are Too Previous. Washington, March 23. M. Ignacio Dacosta du Arte, the Portuguese charge, said today in regard to the let ter received by him from George W. "Van Sicklen, president bf the Ameri can council of South African republics, offering a loan of ?6,000,000 to the Portu guese government as the sunt necessary to pay the Delagoa bay award, that Mr. Van Sicklen's overture was somewhat out of order, as no such award had as yet been proclaimed, and that he should reply to his communication to that ef fect. A River in the Street. Monroe, Mich.,March 23. Owing in an ice gorge a large portion of the Third ward of this city is under four feet of water and the current of the Raisin river is running down Front strfeet, on the south and Elm avenue on the north. Great damage has already been done. The city authorities have decided to dynamite the ice gorge. Dewey at Macon. Macon, Ga., March 23. Despite a drizzling rain, Admiral Dewfey and party today reviewed the school children of Macon, who were stretched in a long line on the principal street. During the afternoon an exhibition drill was given by the militia. This evening the ladies of the city will receive the admiral and his wife at the Cherokee club. Light Rains in Kansas. Cloudy weather prevails throughout the state today, according to the re ports received at the railroad offices here, and rain has been falling at in tervals since morning in many locali ties. At no place has the rainfall been heavy. A-mild temperature is reported generally over the state. Files Bankruptcy PetitioD. Chicago, March 23. Frank W. Camp bell, a real estate dealer, filed a peti tion in bankruptcy today, scheduling an indebtedness ot $227,500, the greater part of which is secured by mortgages, but which are not scheduled as avail able assets. Among the creditors are former banker E. S. Dreyer. for J35,00J. Released From Quarantine. Cape Town, March 23. The transport Kilburn has been released from quar antine. The only fatal case of the plague was that of the captain. All the other patients are convalescents TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, 111., March 23. WHEAT May wheat opened c under yesterday at 65i eesc. a tribute to the record-breaking enormity of Argentine shipment and to lower cables. At the decline talk -of big cash sales, one house reported 500,009 bushels sold for export, caused a rally to 65c The comparative smallness of northwest receipts had a steadying effect. Receipts here were 22 cars, none of con tract grade, while Minneapolis and Du luth reported 480 cars, against 482 last week and 392 a year ago. May touched 65V4e later, but recovered, helped by further cash sales and the strength of corn and provisions, closing firm. May He under yesterday at 65Vfi5!sc. CORN The weather map was favor able. There was only a small trade in corn early, but the tone of the market was firm. Country offerings were light, receipts here 473 cars, 17 cars under the estimate, and there was some inquiry for export. May opened unchanged at SH'Q) 37c, touched 36vic and reacted to 37c. Shorts covered freely on the rally. The corn market closed strong, having advanced sharply near the end of the ses sion. May c over yesterday at 37tte, OATS The oats market was quiet but firm, influenced principally by corn. May opened a shade down at 23ra24c, touched Zitfac and reacted to 24c. Local re ceipts were 224 cars. PROVISIONS The provisions market the forepart of the session was strong and fairly active, supported by higher prices at the yards. The advance was well held for some time. Mav pork opened 10512Vie improved, at $11.7011.75; May lard, 2((z5c up at $6.20 and May ribs 2!Hi5e. better at $6.27. RYE May, 638&54c B A RLEY 37i 43e. TIMOTHY $2.45. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, March 23. CATTLE Receipts, 2,000; generally steady. Good to prime steers, $4.85;i5.80; poor to medium, $4.00i) $4.75; stockers and feeders.. $3.404.7o; cows, $3.00ffi4.15; heifers. $3.10f4.60; can ners. $2.10f(2.80; bulls, $2.604.20: calves, $4.036.00: Texas fed steers, $3.80415.00; Texas bulls. $3.00&3.40. HOGS Receipts today, 19.000; tomorrow, 15,00- left over. 3,723. Strong, active 10 to 15e higher. Top $5.25. Mixed and butch ers', $4.905.10: good to choice heavy, $5.05 Ifi5.25: rough heavy' $4.905.00: light, $4.96 fe5.15: bulk of sales, $5.055.1714. SHEEP Receipts, 8.000. Steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $5.6S(S6.00; fair to choice mixed. $4. 75ft 5.60: western sheep. $S 406.00: yearlings, $4.00(36.50; na tive lambs, $5.25!5.35; western lambs, $6.00 (37.30. Official receipts and shipments for yes terday Cattle Receipts, 9.504; shipments, 4.119. Hogs Receipts. 26.972: shipments, 7,544. Sheep Receipts, 10,636; shipments, 823. Grain Letter. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, March 23. WHEAT Neglected as far as new speculative interest is con cerned, trade being confined to local op erators who were inclined to cover short wheat early on account of strength shown by corn. In connection with this, a large quantity of wheat, probably half million, was reported taken for direct export. The Argentine shipments, over four million bushels and the bright spring-like weath er were the depressing factors early. Farmers' deliveries in the northwest large and some selling fort that account was noticeable against the' cash purchases up there. Reports of a certain syndicate having bought large, quantities of options on wheat has but little weight with us. CORN Bulls were in favor today. Mar ket started easier and there was some in fluential selling by longs in hope of work ing prices lower, but legitimate situation was too strong and these early sellers were forced to replace what they sold. Country offerings were the smallest in a long time. The favorable weather finds farmers anxious to get into the fields and prospt is for a light movement for next month. A lot of corn already sold for delivery is moving very slowly. Closing tone was very strong and prospects are for higher prices. OATS Followed corn "afar off." How ever, this corn strength Is likely to arouse the short interest in oats most any day and we would rather buy than sell them. PROVISIONS Very firm. There was excellent buying of lard and ribs for packing interests. Not quite so much ex citement in pork, although shorts were disposed to buy it when offered. The small stocks are a potent bull argument, they seem to be decreasing rather than increasing. Cash demand is excellent. There seems to be plenty of room for advance. J. F. HARRIS. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. March 23. CATTLE Re ceipts. 4,000: market strong. Native steers. $4.00(35.25: Texas steers, $3.40:3 4.75; Texas cows. $2.60(34.00: native cows and heifers, $2.65'3 4.50: stockers and feeders, $3.00(35.35; bulls". $2.50'34.00. HOGS Receipts. 11,000; market strong to 5c higher. Bulk of sales, $4.95(35.05: heavy, $4.H5ffi5.10; packers. $4.87(35.05; mixed. $4.S((35.00: light. $4. 77M.fi 4.95; york ers. $4.90(34.95: pigs, $4.25C4.77V.. SHEEP-Receipts. 2.000; market strong. Lambs, $4.50(&S.50; muttons, $4.75(35.75. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas Citv, March 23. WHEAT Mav. 62c. Cash: No. 2 bard. 62M.e63c: No. 3, 59 &ir: No. 2 red. 69c; No. 3, 6iOSe. CORN Mav, 34ic. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 3-fV35c; No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3, 3ic OATS No. 2 white, Z&ghie- RYE No. 2. 53c. HAY Choice timothy $10.004fl0.50; choice prairie. $7.25(37.50. BUTTER Creamery, 20523c; dairy, 19c. EGGS-Fresh. 9c. Receipts Wheat, 50 cars. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, March 23. COWS $2.50(33.25. STEERS $3.50-3 4.00. HEIFERS $3.00(33.50. HOGS. LIGHT $4. 4034. 65. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $!.5C4.73. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 6014 61c, NO. 2 CORN 28c. NO. 2 OATS 22c HAY $5.50 6.00. PRODUCE. EGGS 10 cents. CHICKENS 6f6i4 cents. BUTTER 17 cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, March 23. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 7C NO. 1 TALLOW c GREEN SALT HALF CURED 7C GREEN UNSALTED 6c. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, March 23. Foreign houses have mixed orders,- will buy Denver pfd and L. N. on any recession and will sell Atchison and Norfolk. A pool has been formed in L. N. and par is pre dicted for the stock. There is good buy ing of the Pacifies, especially of Northern Pacific common. We look for C. F. I. to have a substantial advance and the steel stocks will go higher. Union Pa cific will sell at 85 within a very reason able time. Southern Pacific will reach 50. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH, Cotton Market. Liverpool, March 23. COTTON Spot business moderate: prices easier; Ameri can middling, 5 15-32d. New York. Marh 23. COTTON pot cotton closed; middling uplands. i9;c; middling gulf. lOVsC Sales, 500 bales. Galveston, Texas, March 23. COTTON Quiet, 9c. New York Money Market. New York. March 23. MONEY Money on call steady at 4H per cent; prime mer cantile paper, 5(35 per cent; Sterling ex change firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.85ii(34.S5H for demand, and at $4.82Vs'54.82V4 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.83(34.83 and $4.86ii4.87; commer cial bills. $4.SlV4&e. SILVER Siiver certificates, 60Vi6114c; bar silver, 5974c: Mexican dollars. 47io. BONDS Government bonds, irregular; United States refunding 2s, when issued, 104; 2s, registered, lolVi: 3s. registered. 110; coupon, lloti: new 4s, registered, 134"; coupon, 134i; old 4s, registered, 116; cou. pen, 117; os, registered, 115; coupon, lis. TJutter Market. New York, March 23. BUTTER Re ceipts. 2,223 packages: firm: western creamery, 21g25c; factory, 18200. Sugar Market. New York, March 23. SUGAR Raw, firm; refined, firm. COFFEE Weak. New York TTp-Town Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East "Fifth street. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, March 23. The atmosphere of Wall Street is so heartily charged with bull sentiment that a bear stands n show. Not only Is it unpopular to hold to the opinion that this bull campaign is a temporary affair, being engineered for the purpose of enabling a lot of in siders in the various specialties to get rid of their load but those who offer any op position to the movement are looked upon, as disturbers. It is a long time since stocks displayed as much vigor as they have during the past couple of days. There is evidence of strength everywhere and a number of securities that have been stagnant for nearly a year now, among the leaders in the advance. The specula tor does not care whether the market Is manipulated or not. What he wants is activity that will lead to higher prices. The public was more in evidence yester day than on any day this week and soma shrewd traders believe that this fore shadows an early .culmination of this bulge. Another significant feature is the heavy liquidation by the Wormsers. who have all along been recognized as the leaders in the bull campaign. One mem ber of this firm was quoted last night as saying that he thught the advance had gone far enough for the present and a reaction of fair proportions is now due. Third Avenue has ceased to be a disturb ing factor. It is believed that the be lated shorts have effected a private set tlement and that the stock will gradually work lower. Metropolitan also acts toppy. It is possiblv the professionals will use thesestocks as weapons with which to up set the plans of the bull leaders, hence their movements are being watched with much interest- Atchison common reflects an unusual demand. The high price at which the preferred is selling leads manv to believe that the common is entitled to a good advance. There is no prospects of a dividend upon these shares for a year or two at least. As the stock has been lifeless for a. very long time it ia due for a turn, but those who buy It on the rise may have to wait a long time for profits. This week's bank -statement will make a much better showing than that of last Saturday. The bulls will, of course, gain fresh courage from this and if London continues to buy our securities as liberal as they have been doing the past two or three days. It will be hard to prevent a further rise. The out lojk is favorable for an active market to day, but it is a question whether It can) keep up yesterday's pace. R. N. HUDSON. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Minneapolis receipts: Wheat, today, 33( cars' last year. 276 cars. Paris: Wheat unchanged to 5c lower J flour unchanged. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 50 cars, last year 45 cars; corn, 14 cars, last year, 35 cars: oats, 2 cars, last year 4 cars. Liverpool: Wheat, ted lower; corn, higher. London: Heavy shipments depressing market. May d lower. Argentine shipments: Wheat This week, 4,096.0fi0; last week. 2.536.000; last year, 1,208,000. Corn This week. 144,000; last week, 104.000; last vear, 8.CM). Chicago: Hogs, 39.000: cattle, 9,000j sheep, 8.000. Hogs open 5c higher. Kansas City: Hogs," 12.000; cattle, 4,000. Omaha: Hogs. 1,700; cattle, 2,000. Duluth receipts: Wheat, 124 cars today, last year. 116 cars. Chicago: Wheat, 22, graded 0; corn, 473, graded 15: oats. 224. graded 67. Paris: Wheat unchanged to 10c lower. Chicago: Estimated receipts of hogs for tomorrow, 18,0tK head. Puts: May wheat, ftSSc: calls. 6G(3JOr Puts: May corn, 37c: calls, 3$&c Curb: May wheat. 65c. Curb: Mav corn, 37c bid. Liverpool ciose: Wheat, MA lower; cern, 4'31.d higher than yesterday. Total clearances: Wheat, none; flour, 15.152: corn, 72S.692: oats. 7.000. Primary receipts: Wheat, 657,000; last vear, 479,000. Corn, 707,000; last year, 200. 000. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow Wheat, 55 cars; corn, 475 cars; oats, ISO cars. Brandstreet's Export wheat and flour this week, 2.903.0(10: corn. 3.123.84S. St. Louis: Wheat March, 70c; Mav, 69-" bid; July, 65V4c bid. Corn March, 3oc; May, 360 bid: Julv, 36"4c asked. Oats March, 25c; May, 24c; July, 22MiO bid. Duluth: Wheat May, 65e bid; July, 66Hc bid. Minneapolis: Wheat May, 63c; July, 64"&((65c. Range of Prices.' Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. .Chicago, March 23. Open Hlgn Low Close Yea. Article. WHEAT Mar May .Tniv 6!H 65'4 65M- 65-i 66Vi- 66Vi-rJ 36'4 354 3714- 36-37 37H-V4 374 3894 37-T4 234 23H 24- 24 22-23 23 11 70 11 50 11 80 11 6() 11 62 11 40 65V4-H 65 654 66Ji 66'i- 66 CORN Mar Mav Julv Sept OATS 37-36T6 37 36 37-Vt 384 37 37 38, 37 Mar May Julv PORK Mar Mav JTulv 23 24-1,4 229-4- 23 23 22 11 70 11 55 11 80 11 62 11 67 11 52 LARD Mar May Julv RIBS Mar May July WHEAT- Mav Julv CORN Mar May July 6 20 6 10 6 20 6 25-27 6 15-17 6 25 6 35 6 25 6 20 6 25 6 27 6 37 30 6 S2 6 37 6 25 6 22-23 6 25 6 27 t 30 6 35 6 25 6 27 6 37 KANSAS CITY. 62 61 61 614 62 61 62 6154 614 3314 33H. 33 34 33 3414 35 344 3334 344 34-14 35 Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, March 23. I I I 1 Stocks. Op'nHighLow;Cl'se!YenL 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 Sugar 106'4 1074 1044 10S4'lCS People's Gas V0 9 991100 Am. Tobacco V'- 107 1064 lw1- 107 A. S. W 55 55 55 SC 55 B. R. T 70 67 68-l 70 Federal Steel 51i 51 54 50 i 514 C. B. Q 12S 128 127 127!127 Rock Island 111 111 110 1114.1114 St. Paul 122 123 121 122,;125 Atchison 25-V 26 2" 25 25 Atchison pfd 69 70 69. 69 70 Atchison adj 84 84 84 84 81 Manhattan 96 96 92 95 Western 'Union 83 83 83 83 84 Mo. Pacific 4714 48 47 47 474 U. Pac. pfd 76 76 75- 7541 76 Union Pacific. 54 54 53 53i 54 So. Pac. pfd 40 40 39 40 I 41 C. C. C 62 62 62 62! 62 Reading pfd 59 69 5S 88l 59 N. "St Central.. 133 135 135 185:i36 T. C. 1 94 95 94 94 i 94 No. Pac. pfd... 75 75 75 75; 75 No. Pacific 56 56 55 56; 56 L N. 84 85 84i S41.I 85 So. Railway 59 59 69l 69i 6'- C. G. W 13 14 13 13( 13 Ex-dividend, St. Paul. 2 per cent. Ex-dividend, Southern Railway, 1 per cent. -Sales to noon, 298.000 shares. Money, 4fi5 per ttuU

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TOPE&A STATE JOUKSTAL, FRIDAY E7EXIG.. MARCH' 23, 1900. 'r' 1 r" THE STAR GROCERY. J. S. SPROAT, Prop., Telephone 252. East Sixth Street. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Our goods are like our prices always attractive, for they are the best. You can find just -what you want here in the eatable line, much below the regular retail price. Ve give and buy Blue and Green Premium Stamps, or will give you an order on Downing, the photographer, for a cabinet photograph of yourself. Fresh Country Ksgs. per dozen .10 Krsh Country Butter, per lb., loo and IS JS It.., finest California Granulated Smear $1.00 Fancy Minnes ita Potatoes, per bu Joi Kansas Potatoes, p-r bu 35 sugur t'ure-1 Breakfast iiaoun, per bound 10 Wolff Capita! Hams. per lb 12 Sugar Cured California Hams, per pour.d 7!i Arnsrar's White Laj i, per lb 06 N-w York fuli Cream Cheese, per pound IS r,r n,. sa.-k Whit House Flour 9". lb. rark Straight Patent Flour.. .S3 1:! bars Laundry Soap 4 lb. package i;,,m Dust If. 6 bars Iory Soan 27 6 lbs. Navy Beans 23 2 dozen Fancy Ltffion? .25 4 r-ans Early June Peas 25 3 cans Gooseberries 25 I A DESSERT GOOD TO EAT I n n y y jj u y i I We give you FREE on flavor and color to X two quarts 8 FLAVORS. Watch for the bottle on the package. mwtmHiiimmm vv. O. RIGBY, Mfg. Topeka, Kansas.. CHARGE AGAINST KRUGER. Railroad Officials Say Frauds Were Committed to Satisfy Oom Paul. N York. March 23. A dispatch to the Herald from Brussels, says: A criminal case which will attract the greatest interest in England and in all countries where the struggle be tween Great Britain and the Boers is exciting attention wiil be heard on June 11 before the Brussels tribunal correc tional. It is a trial which will pi't to the test the accusation of corruption brought by the British government against the Boer officials in general and President Kruger in particular. The parties concerned are the well known financiers, the Barons ppen heim. of the firm of OppT.rvnm preres; Louis and H-ni Warnant. Belgian bar risters; M. BracoHicr. a wealthy Bel gian capitalist of Lies- and another Belgian, M. Terwunge, all of whom were associated some years ago as lessees ot the Transvaal railway, which was to connect Komat port with Selati. They had for this purpose formed a company styled the Compangie Fran-co-Beige de Chemin de Ter du Xord dJ La liepubii'tu? Sud Africaine, having its seat at Uriyeels. They are to be trie on the charge brought against them by Dr. Leyds, on be'raif ef the Transvaal government, of having connected false accounts or been accessories thereto. The Transvaal government, when grantir.g"t'.ie concession to the railway, undertook to guarantee the interest on ail the shares or debentures isued by the company, provided the amount is sued did not exceed t9.fei.i0 per Knglish mile of raiiroad. Now the Transvaal gov-rnment complains that by produo ing faNe locunts the company claimed fr-.in them an amount of interest large ly in excess of the capital subscribed or r-ijuired. as the cost of laying th- rail way was much under the limit of 9, per mile. According to my Information the company's directors who are being prosecuted on this charge, admit that the cost was not 9.600 but ailege that T'n.ey ere compelled to make the charge higher in order to conceal the bribes which they ha 1 to pay President Kru-g-r and his familiars and most of the members of the Pretoria Volksraad, in CHDElISEDMiLl Borden's Condensed MJiltCoN.Y. 1 i-.-2:?z'J' I M 3 cans Raspberries 2 cans Red Cherries 2 cans Red Riding Hood Corn 2 lb. cans Tomatoes Gallon can Peeled Peaches.. Gallon can Apples Gallon can Apricots Gallon can Blackberries G cans Oil Sardines 3 cans Pink Salmon 3 cans Ousters 3 pkgs Tooth Picks 5 lb. pail Jelly 5 lb. pail Apple Butter Sauer Kraut, pier quart Clothes Wringer Fiber Lunch Poxes Dippers Pudding Pans Flour Sieves Kitchen Knives Kitchen Spoons Kitchen Forks Wire Potato Mashers .ir, .0:. '.40 .10 .23 .23 .or. $1.2 .1", .05 .10 .10 .10 .05 .05 .05 every package enough flavor and color of jelly. 8 COLORS. I cluding some of the generals now en gaged in the war. They state that some of these bribes took the shape of costly and fashiona ble carriages or other presents. YALE AND HARVARD. Will Debate'-Resolved That Porto Rico Shall Be Included in Customs Boundaries of TJ. S." New Haven, Conn., March 23. The Tale debating team, which will meet Harvard in this city on March 30 to de bate the question: Resolved, That Porto Rico should be included in the customs boundaries of the United States," was last night se lected as follows: Mason Trowbridge, 1903, of Chicago; Ashley t. Leavitt. 1900, of Melrose. Mass., and F. Q. Bianchard, 1301, of Vv est Xewton. Mass. Former Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Prof. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton, and Prof. George W. Pepper, of the University of Pennsylvania, will be the judges. Yale will support the negative of the proposition. SUES CITY OF NEW HA YEN. Mrs. Huxford Says Disinfection Ruined Her Furniture. New Haven, Conn., March 23. Mrs. Catherine Huxford, the proprietor of the boarding house at 409 Temple street, where Yale's first smallpox patient lived, has engaged a lawyer to bring suit against the Xew Haven board of health or. a unique claim. Mrs. Huxford wants damages from the city for -'the destruction of her furniture by disinfection." When the health officer decided that G. W. Perkins, the Yale freshman who roomed in Mrs. Huxt'ord's house, had smallpox, Mrs. Huxford left the house. She gave the keys to the health officer. Xow she refuses to accept them, as she says the board of health has ruined her furniture. VERY LITTLE KAIN. Enough, However, to Save the Repu tation of Weather Man. Weather Man Cox scores again. Yes terday he forecasted showers during the niaht and for today. The rain last night was not heavy. Only three hundredths of an inch is the official measurement. The rain comes from a rain belt which extended yes terday along the northern border of Mexico on Thursday. The rain is ex pected to be general over southern Kansas. The maximum today up to 11 o'cbKjk was 50 and the minimum 4S. The wind southwest, making 5 milts an hour. The forecast is "showers tonight and Saturday." Dangling From a Tree. Ripley, Tenn.. March 3. The body of a negro. Loui3 Rice, was found dangling from a limb of a tree this morniag in the center of town. The lynching grew out of a trial in the circuit court of Lauderdale county, during the course of which Rice testified in favor of one of his color, who was charged with the murder of a white man named Good rich. Nethersole's Trial Date Set Xew York, March 23. Justice Furs mart, in the criminal branch of the su preme court, today set the trial of Miss Oiga Xethersole and the other parties defendant in the indictment returned yesterday by the grand jury, for April 3. Croup instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Perfectly safe. Never fails. At any drug store. A HORRIBLE CRIME. Carolina Woman Gashed With Knives and Then Burned. Wadesborough, X. C, March 23. Par ticulars were received today of a crime committed in Chesterfield couDty a few days ago and mentioned yesterday in the Associated Press dispatches. Cas sie Boone, a young woman, was enticed from her home by four white men, car ried to the woods nearby and assaulted with knives. The woman was gash ed with knives in the fleshy parts of her body, the cuts being from four to twelve inches in length. Then coal oil was poured over her, and she was set on fire and released into the woods, to run screaming until she fell dying. When found a small braid around the fore head was the only shred of clothing left on her body; Cassie Boone was 20 years old, daugh ter of George Boone, a farmer. She was one-quarter Indian. The girl's reputa tion, it is said, was not good. Last Sun day evening she left her home with Sam Woodward to visit one Vince Mel ten. She left there later in the evening with Tom Steen and James Jackson, presumably to return to her father's house. .Nothing- more was heard of her till she was seen on Monday night run ning through the woods. Doss Jackson. John Jackson, Abe Kirkley and Jim Verner report that they heard the screaming and collecting a crowd went into the woods and found the girl. Some one threw an overcoat over the charred and dying woman and then summoned help. When a doctor arrived she wa5 dead. The result of the inquest was the ar rest of Harvey, Ben and John Jackson, and J. T. Steen. These men are now in jail. SHARKEY A COWARD. Tom O'Rourke Scores the Sailor and Gives Some History. New York. March 23. Tom O'Rourke announced today that he would on Sep tember 1 give up the management of Tom Sharkey, the prize fighter. He said: "He is the biggest moral coward I have ever had anything to do with. He talks about meeting any man in the world. and whenever he is pitted against anybody who can tight he tries to dodge the issue." "When did he ever try to hedge?" asked the reporter. "Why, he dodged FUzsimmons on Tuesday. If Sharkey had come to time and acted like a man that fight would not have been declared off. He saw Fitzsimmons meant business and that was enough for him. "The public does not know it, but there came very near being no fight between Sharkey and Jeffries. At the last moment Tom declared he would not leave Staten Island,, giving the cheapest sort of excuse. I pleaded with him. begged him, and then threatened t make little Walcott take his place. A sense of the disgrace from such an act finally shamed him into fighting." O'Rourke says he will compel Sharkey to fight a good many men before Sep tember 1. when his contract expires. Gus Ruhlin is to be the first. and O'Rourke will make a match next Mon day between the Akron giant and the sailor. FKEEDMAX'S OPPOSITION. New Tork Magnate Fails to Prevent League Circuit Reduction. Xew York, March 23. The World says: President Freedman, of the Xew York club, has evidently gone to the limit in his effort to stop the reduction of the league circuit to eight clubs. Freed man has served President-Xick Young, ot the league, with legal notice to the effect that the Xew York club will not contribute its share of money to pur chase the franchises and players of the retiring clubs Baltimore, Washington, Louisville and Cleveland. Under the terms of the eight club agreement, which Freedman, has re fused to sign, five per cent of the gate receipts of ach game are to be set aside until the necessary sum has been raised. This is what Freedman refuses to do. But the magnates provided for this contingency before they left town. SMALLPOX SAVED II lit. James Miller Must Finally Answer For an Old Offense. The police department now has a squad of "immunes," and hereafter offenders against the law cannot plead smallpox as an excuse to avoid arrest. Last night Officer Henderson, who lived in a house for several days which had a smallpox sign on it. met James Miller, who has been evading arrest on the excuse of smallpox since the first part of January, and arrested him. Squire Howard accused Miller of as saulting him in a deadly manner. with a knife. Soon after Xew Years Howard swore out the warrant, but as Miller had smallpox he was not arrested until last night. The police department turned him over to the officers of the city court. MORE ELLIOTT REWARD. Governor Stanley Adds $200 to Tnat Offered by Troy Citizens. Governor Stanley today offered a re ward of $200 for the arrest of the per son who attempted to assassinate Frank W. Elliott, the Troy editor. The citizens of Troy had already offered $5D0. GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH. Grau Savage Will Organize a Com pany in New York. New York. March 23. Maurice Grau of the Maurice Grau Opera company, and Henry W. Savage of the Castle Square Opera company, have made ar rangements to give grand opera in Eng lish at the Metropolitan opera house. The agreement is for a term of years, and a company is now in process of incorporation, to be known as the Met ropolitan English Opera company, of which Messrs. Grau and Savage will be the managing directors, with Frank W. Sanger as a member of the board of directors. The season will begin about October 1 and will continue until D ceraber 15. The company will then make a tour of the principal cities, re turning to the Metropolitan at Easter weeTi. for spring season, to continue throughout April and May. Six even ing performances will be given, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, two or more operas constituting the week's repertoire. .The formation of the Metropolitan English company will in no way affect the future of the enterprises now di rected by Mr. Grau and Mr. Savage. Short Line Railroad. PJchmond, Ind., March 23. Articles of incorporation were filed today by the Cincinnati. Richmond Muncie Rail way company. By the papers it is pro posed to build a short line from Cin cinnati to Chicago. Eastern capitalists are back of the plan. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The young ladies of the Ioiene club entertained their men friends at a de lightful anagram party Wednesday ev ening at the home of Miss Mabel Mc Giftin on Polk street. The prizes, a pret ty piece of fancy work and a box of stationery were won by Mrs, A. A. H&yes and Dr. Lux. Refreshments were served and the ev ening was enjoyed by the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. George McCoy.Miss Edna Mil lice, Miss Ethel Cockrell. Miss Maud Xaylnr, Miss Julia Whitme. Miss Bir- die King. Miss Katherine Ernich, Miss Lela Tiord. Mr. Tom Whitmer. Mr.Chas. Decker, Mr.Roy Miilice. Mr.John Green. Dr. Lux, Mr. Clarence Young, Mr. Fred McGiftin and Mr. Ed King. The Commisceo Party. j The Commisceo club gave the last of its series of parties at Hudson's hall, Thursday evening. No pains to make the affair a success had been spared. The hall was decorated with palms, ferns and potted plants and at the close of the evening the entire party went to a neighboring restaurant for supper. The club is planning tty give several subscription parties later in the sea son. Those present Thursday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lawrence. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Dreisbach, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Siegfried, Mr. and Mrs. X'ed Mercer, Miss Grace Norris, Miss Alma Menard. Miss Edna Miilice, Miss Minnie Carr. Miss Daisy Hayes, Miss Nellie Neville, Miss Eleanor Colcord, Miss Ada Sim mons, Miss. Lillian Potter, Miss Jose phine YanAmburgh. Miss Eda Smyth. Miss Leona Sage, Miss Emma McX'air, Miss Pauiine Maier. Miss Haskins. Miss Emma MeMuilen. Miss.Mattie Holyoke, Miss Katherine Elrnich, Miss Mize, Miss Lulu Fordyce, Miss Mabel Studevant, Mr. C. D. Hudson, Mr. Glen Hatfield, Mr. Charles Decker, Mr. Al D. Wick, Mr. Bert Hickerson, Mr. Xewton Alden, M5. Russell Kincaid, Mr. Charles Smyth. Mr. Ed Fluke. Mr. W. D. Good win, Mr. Webb Stevenson, Mr. Morris Stevenson. Mr. Max H. Maier. Mr.Chas. Ramsey, Mr. Cephas Wingett, Mr. Ed Good, Mr. Leroy Hamilton, Mr. Ab Torrence, Mr. Lem White, Mr. Miles Siegfried and Mr. Ben Hebard. Notes and Personal Mentios. The Informal club will give its regu lar dancing party this evening. Mrs. C. G. Foster is the guest of Mrs. Annie Felt at 1112 West Second street. Mrs. R. J. Parker left Thursday for her home in Pueblo after a several weeks' visit with Topeka friends. Miss Edith Guibor will entertain in formally at cards Saturday evening complimentary to Misses Beatrice and Lillian Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Capper left Thursday for a short trip to Chicago. Miss Edith Snyder has returned from a two weeks' visit with friends in Clay Center. The Vakeme club will meet this even ing at the home of Miss Katherine Fleishman. H. G. Larimer will give a lecture at th meeting of the Xinde Chautauqua Aionuay evening at the First Methodist church on "the Spirit of English Litera ture in the X'ineteenth Century." The admission is free and all persons in terested in the subject are invited to be present. Miss Grace VanHouten is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. V. Philley, in St. Joe. The engagement is announced of Miss Laura Whittekind and Mr. James H Hattan of Argentine. The marriage will take place next month at the home of the bride. Miss Mary Hollis spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Hoyt. Miss Xeil Lowell returned to her home in Holton today after a short visit in Topeka with Mrs. W. F. Roehr. Mr. and Mrs. Waidemar von Dahlen wiil entertain several tables of guests at carus tnis evening. Mrs. Court t lower is ill with the grip at her rooms in the Copeland hotel. The Occidental club will meet Tues day afternoon with Mrs. Jonathan Thomas. Mrs. E. T. Sim went to Kansas City today to visit friends; she will return Monday. Miss Sadie Downing is ill with tonsi litis. Mrs. G. J. Mulvae is visiting her son Paul at Faribault, Minn., where he is attending school. Miss Marian Haskell of Detroit. Mich., left this morningt'or Denver after spend ing several days with Topeka friends. The Sorosis of Xew York City cele brated its thirty-second anniversary Tuesday, March 20. Topeka people are beginning already to plan for their summer vacations. Miss Janette Hanson of Kansas City is spending a few days with relatives in Topeka. Miss Mamie Andrews went to. St. Joe this morning for a few days' visit. Miss Jennie Carson is quite ill at her home on Clay street. BUSINESS CHANCES. IF .YOU WISH mines or minmi 367, Denver, Cul. TO BUY WESTF.P.X stocks, write P. O. Box ANNOUNCEMENTS. i?2A'7?Aii?r of the legislature from the city district (consisting of the Third. Fourth and Fifth wards 1, subject to the Republican primaries, April 14th, IP00. A. K, WILSON. I HERKBT 'ANNOUNCE MTSELF A candidate for county commissioner in the district comprising the Second, Third and Fuurth wards. W. C. STEPHENSON. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A CANDI date for the office of representative of the Thirty-eighth district, comprising the First and Second wards of Topeka. the town of Oakland and the township of Te cumseh, Shawnee county. Kansas, sub ject to the Republican primaries. AL V IN J. DODGE. I HEREBY AXNNOUNCE MYSELF A candidate fir. cotwity commissioner In the district comprising the Second. Third and Fourth wards. C. A. FELLOWS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR CLERK OF the district court for second term, sub ject to the Republican nomination. Pri maries April 14, lyco. A- M. CALLAHAN. Z. T. HAZEN ANNOUNCES HIMSELF a candidate for the office of judge of the Third Judicial district, subject to Re publican primaries April 14th. J. W. MERGAN. COUNCILMAN FROM the Second ward. Is a candidate for pro bate judge, subject to the Republican pri maries April 14. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY superintendent, subject to th Repub lican primary election, to be held on April 14, 1S00. S. F. WRIGHT. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR PROBATE judge, subject to the Republican pri mary election, to be held on April 14. 1:J0. W. E. FAG AN. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A CANDI date for count? commissioner of the city district, composed of the Second. Third and Fourth wards, subject to Republican primaries. C. V. WOLF. ANNOUNCEMENTS. THOMAS F. DORAN 13 A CANDIDATE lor county attorney, subject to th Re publican primaries. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY superintendent of public instruction, subject to the Republican primaries, to be held April 14, lxi. WILL VANOR3DOL, I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF fice of county attorney of Shawnee county, subject to the Republican pri maries, to be held April 14, 1lju. CHAS. F. SPENCER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for representative for the 37th district, comprising the Sixth ward of Topeka, and all the townships in the county, exclusive of Tecumse'n and Oak laud preciuct. JOHN B. SIMS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR REPRE3EN tative in the 3Sth district, comprising the First and Second wards, Oakland and Te cumseh townships, subject to the Repub lican primaries to be held April 14. H. C. SAFFOED. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF fice of county attorney of Shawnee county, subject to the Republican pri mary, April 14th. GALEN NICHOLS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR TITE OF flee of state senator, subject to the Re publican primaries, to be held April 14, 1900. iSO. T. CHA.NET. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A candidate for county commissioner of the city district, composed of the Second, Third and Fourth wards, subject to Re publican primaries. 3. M. MILLER. SILAS RAIN, candidate for office of county commissioner for the city district (Second, Third and Fourth waids). Sub ject to nomination by the Republican 'pri mary eiection. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A CANDI date for the office of probate judye of Shawnee county. Kansas, subject to the Republican primaries. L. S. DOLMAN. UPON THE EARNEST REQUEST OF a great number of old soldiers, laborers and business men. I will be a candidate for state senator at the Republican pri maries in Shawnee county. April 14th, 19w. and if chosen for that honorable and responsible position 1 pledge my best ser vices to the faithful performance oZ the duties of that office. T. W. HARRISON. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MTSELF A candidate for the office of probate judge of Shawnee county. Kansas, subject to the Republican primary, when held this spring. H. J. BEVELLE. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED 20 laborers. American Em ployment Co., 6th and Kansas ave. WANTED By young man, position as stenographer. Salary no object. Ad dress K.. V.. care Journal. WANTED Well educated young man of 23 desires to change, present office posi tion for one in law. real estate or insur ance office. Can operate typewriter. Ad dress "Young Man," care Journal. WANTED HELP. WAXTED-Man and wife to go on farm with no children: no objection to small baby. Star Emplovment Rental Agency. 114V West Eighth st. WANTED Position as nurse girl or to assist with housework. Call or address 341 Shawnee avenue. Potwin. WANTED Position by a successful col lector. Can furnish references or se curity if necessary. Address Collector, care Journal. WANTED Plain sewing at home. 506 Jefferson. WANTED By a poor widow, plain sew ing of any kind or comforts to make, quiirs to piece, to do at home. Must have work. 515 Lawrence St., Topeka, WANTED Employment. Can furnish one horse. By steady man. Can give references. Address A. N. C, care State Journal. WANTED By a good, reliable girl, place to do general housework. Call at Ingle side. JWANTETJ FJEMALEJHELR WAWNTED Immediately, good white girl for general housework. 1517 West street. WANTED A middle-aged woman for general housework. C20 Branner st. WANTED Ladv stenographer and pian ist. E. B. Guild, bl4 Kansas ave. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED One mare; must be cheap for cash au at luJa Paulson tomorrow af terncon. WANTED To buy a small cottage cheap: or will trade equity in five acres garden land: gooa improvements; near town. J. E. 507 West Sixth St. easy driving: best of care. Call or ad- WANTED To rent three nice rooms. partly f urnished, for light housekeep ing. on first floor, west side, close in. State price-and location. Xi' care Jour nal. WANTED One mare; must be cheap for casn. uau at iujs Aionroe, Alarcn Zi, in atternoon. WANTED Milch cow and family driving horse. Address with description, kind ana price, c:. n.r journal. WANTED Gas or gasoline stoves clean ed and repaired: improved new burners fitted to any frame. Gasoline stoves changed for gas. HULL STOVE REPAIR CO.. Tel. 313. 118 East Eighth st. WANTED A medium sized ebectric fan. T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. WANTED Horses to winter. best of s tab ling and care. H. vv. McAfea. 61b Kan. avenue. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Jersey cow. 1317 Polk street. .FOR SALE Some fine B. P. Rock cock erels. J1.00 each, at 154s Logan St., North I opeKa. FOR SALE Twoo good family driving norses. inquire at bixta Avenue hotel. FOR SALE Household goods. 119 Madi son street. FOR SALE Several fresh Jersey cows T D. Strong, 1 mile south of Tecum seh. FOR SALE Fresh cows or wiil trade for fat or dry ones. 1514 est st. FOR SALE Old established confection ery and fruit store, requires J4w.'JU cash. balance long time. Address Conlection ery," care Journal. FOR SALE One mare. 6 years old sound and all right, will weigh 1.250. color sorrel, will also trade nice gentle mare, any one can drive her, city broken, 9 years old, cheap. 218 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Piano. J60. Mist sell at once. 39 Poplar St., Oakland. FOR SALE Five-horse power electric motor, good condition. Adams Bros. FOR SALE Jersey milch cow, $30.00 cash. 117 Monroe st. FOR SALE Small horse, phaeton and harness, city broke and gentle. A bar gain. Inquire R. S. Johnson, New York iier. Co., Ill) E. Sixth st. FOR SALE Typewriter. Caligraph cover, walnut, 2 bicycles, 2nd hand. 114 East Fifth st. FOR .SALE A lew more Black Lang shan cockerels for Jl each. 421 Quincy. FOR SALE Horses Eight head of fine young roadsters, broken; also, one fine stallion bay, nearly standard. WUl trade for real estate. Address Box o, "V'aHey Falls. Kan. FOR- SALE Seed sweet potatoes. Yellow Jersey. J. L McConnick, North Topeka FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms. 228. E. Tenth st. FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms. 519 Van Buren SU FOR RENT Room and good board for $3 per weett. 411 East Seventh. FOR" RENT Room with board. 901 To peka avenuew FOR RENT Furnished front room, mod ern conveniences, board. 516 Harrivon.- FOESALE-RFjALJESjTATE FOR SALE Good modern house of 8 rooms and barn, will rent for $30 per month, 4 blocks from state house, in best location. Price $3. Dot), wiU take small property as part pay. Payne Thomp son. 627 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 3 room cottage, cellar, well and 2 lots in west part of North lopeka; $2i'0. $li"J cash, balance monthly. Payne Thompson. FOR SALE S room house. B4 lots. barn, cistern. good property on new pavement, $2,6o0; $5u0 cash, balance monthly. suon Bt'OiT, 615 liansas Ave. LIST YOUR REAL ESTATE with us for sale. Scott Scott, 61o Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 9 room house, modern. Block and a half from .state house grounds: best location. Address XXX, care Journal. FOR SALE Two story frame, east front, barn, sewer, cistern, at 1205 Fillmore St.. 10 rooms, good neighborhood. Less than value. '1 hat new four room cottage, being built at 1254 Mul vane St., on payments. l oree acres on car line, east side, pay ments. Five, ten or fifteen shares First National bank stock. FRANK J. BROWN, li Columbian Building. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Liberal reward for recovery of black and tan dog, old and crippled, if found dead or alive. Notify 531 Topeka ave. LOST Combination note and pocketbook. Reward for return to 722 Kansas ave. FOUND The place to get good help and positions for everyone out of employ ment. The Star Employment and P.ental Agency, lll1 West Eighth st. MISCELLANEOUS. TRIMMING AND PRUNING done by skillful workman, 332 Kansas avenue. A "NATURAL HEN INCUBATOR" plan for $1.00. and a set of caponizing tools for $2.50: wiii it crease your poultry pro fits A0O per cent. Capons bring twice as much per pound as ordinary chicks. Operation easily performed. Complete Guide with each set. Agents wanted. Address John Kritschgau, Scottdale. Pa. SA-E YOUR OLD CARPETS and have beautiful rugs made any siae desired. Call or address. R. Behnke. corner of Indiana and Wabash ave., Oakland, Kan. HOW SOON GRADUATE IX MEDI cine, dentistry, osteopathy, electricity, magnetics. Box 590, Chicago. R-I-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 eood. STALLS IN GOOD BARN FOR RENT at 421 Quincy street.. STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. T34 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade cnecks. f rices low. catalogue tree. ei- zaz. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. 8th st. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 113 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tan dems for rent; repairing of all kinds. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co.. has been removed to 118 West Eighth street. CLAIRVOYANT. MRS. WILLETT, 120 West Sixth street, Trance Medium, gives advice on busi ness changes, lawsuits, love, marrages, divorces, absent friends, wills, deeds. family or money matters; changes luck. locates buried treasures, reumtes the sep arated. causes speedy marriages, read ings 5o cents and up. Letters with stamp enclosed answered. LIFE INSURANCE. LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT for cash or loaned on. A. F. Sherman. Crawford building. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. CHARLES C BRADLEY, M. D. Phone 678. Office and residence, M2 Kas. Ave. Henry W. Roby, M. p.. SURGEON. 7?.ft Kansas Avenue. Residence. Twenty- first st. and Kansas ave. Topeka, Kan. DR. EIDSON. the Eclectic Chronic Dis ease Specialist, lopeka, 944 Jvansas Ave. L. A. RYDER. M. D. nmrK and residence corner Gordon st and Central ave.. North Topeka 'Phone r!4. Uses tne unnKernorc system ol rectal treatment, a successful and painless treat ment tor piles, fistula, nshure. ulceration. etci IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Th!r. teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m.. to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m.. to 5 p. m. Telephone oUa residence and lb oixice. F. H. MARTIN, M. D.. 404 KAN3A9 avenue, over w allace a drug store. Phones: 4.6. residence. Us on ice. DR. EVA HARDING. HomeopathisU S3 .Kansas ave. leiepnone uz- B E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No, 720 Kan. ave. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to i-t. j. proves, nil tv.ansas ave. fnone Qua CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at tiayes vu west tigntn st. fnone asa. MONEY. REAL ESTATE. COLLECTIONS. Loan. EMMETT E. ROIDEBUSH, Tel. 267. 115 West Sixth, Topeka, Kan. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, Mcyclee, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Blscoe, 523 Kaatas ave. 3POB RENT HOT7SZ3 FOR RENT Cheap to permanent small family, adults only, nice six room house; "cistern and pink in pantry; well. no barn, 315 West Uwelttn St. FOR RENT Five room bouse, 1'jSi Mad ison. Inquire 635 Monroe st. FOR RENT A five room house. Inquire at 1035 Clay st. FOR RENT Five room house, barn. 635 Fillmore. Mrs. Monteiui. JO t m- more. FOR RENT Five room, house. -In good repair at- 1019 Polk st. Mrs. seiis- Greenspan. FOR RENT Large "house on West" Tenth street. K. iiazen. nt vv. Bixin si. QAL, (First published In the Topeka State Jour nal .viarcn is, isuu.j Books in Second Ward. Office of Commissioner of Election". Topeka. Kan., March 19. liM. Notice Is herebv given that th ReJS- tration books will be at Whitteiy' tore. No. 135 Madison: at F. M. New- land -store., corner Sixth and Lak at Shehan's Coal office, corner Fourth and Branaer, Thursday and Friday, March 23 and 23d, books opening at 8 a. m., and closing at p. m., at "which time the books will be closed until after the city election, which occurs April 31. tseai. 1-,. i. na.vi. Commissioner of Elections. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal juarcn 12, Closing of Registration. Office of Commissioner of Elections. Topeka, Kan., March 12, l'-OO. Notice is herebv given that the registra tion books for the registration of voters in tne city or lopeKa win close on Fri day. March 23rd. at 9 o'clock p. m, and remain closed until after the city elec tion, which takes place on April 3rd. when the books will again be opened. (Seat; 1,. 1. lut.vi. Commissioner of Elections. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal iviaxcu 14, iwu.; Meeting of the Board of Super visors of Elections. Office of Commissioner of Election. Topeka, Kan., March 12, 1900. Not icA 1 herhv eivpn that the board nf sunervisor of elections will be held on Saturday March 2-lth, at l' o'clock a. m. in the office of tpe commissioner of elections, 703 Kansas avenue, for the pur- fiose of letting contract for the lurnisn ng of meals for judges and clerks of elec tions, revising the registration for the city election, and hearing all appeals from the decision of the commissioner of elections relating to registration and transacting such other business as may properly come before the board. iSeal) L. T. YOUNT. Secretary Board 01 supervisors. (First publication in Topeka State Jour nal March 17. 19u0.) Books in the First Ward. .Office of Commissioner of Elections. Topeka. Kan.. March 17," 1900. Notice Is hereby given that the registra tion books will be at Hanlev Brothers' store, corner of Gordon and Topeka ave nue, north, on Monday an 1 Tuesday, March 19th and 20th. books opening at o'clock' and closing at 9 o'clock p. m. The books will also be at Kane's dru? store. SIS North Kansas avenue. Wednes day. Thursday and Friday. 21, 22 and 23. opening at 8 a. m. and closing at 9 p. m. This will close the registration in the Firsf-waVd for the city election. (Seal) L. T. YOUNT. Commissioner of- Elections. (First published in Topeka State Journal March 20, 19uO.) Kegistraiion in the Wards. Office of Commissioner of Elections, Topeka, Kas., March 20, ISM Notice is hereby given that the regis tration books will be at the following named places on Thursday urd Friday, the last two days of registration b"or the city election: THIRD WARD. Jordan's hall, "Tennessee Town. FIFTH WARD. King's store, corner Tenth and Wash-. Ington. SIXTH WARD. Dickinson's store, Tenth and Washing ton; Knox's store, Auburndaie. Bonks close at 9 o'clock. Fnday evening, March 23. L. T. YOUNT. (Seal) Commissioner of Electiors. (First published in Topeka State Journal March 21, 1900.) Books on the West Side. Office of Commissioner of Elections, Topeka.- Kas.. March 20. 19O0. Notice is herebv given that the registra tion books will be at White's store. IT' I Buchanan street, on Friday. March 23. opening at 8 o'clock and closing at 9 p .m. L. T. YOUNT. (Seal) Commissioner of Elections. OSTEOPATHIST. STEPHEN C. WOODHULL, Osteopath ist. Hours: -12; 2-4; Thur., 9-li 627 Ka. Av. 1 XEWELERB. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stocK 01 watcnes. dia monds, silverware, etc.. Eyes' examined and spectacles properly fitted. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either tn class or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Kihlberg. SIS Harmon st. ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. CLAD HAMILTON. National Bank bldg., Lawyer. Central Topeka, Kansas. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice In all state and federal courts. Suite 41. Craw ford bldg. Topeka. Kan. GOWNS. MRS. MERCER. Crosby Bros., only es tablishment In the state where tailor costumes are made by men. Dress making In all Its branches. Plaiting and pinking made to order. JS0RAGE TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOUSES Co. Packs and ships household goods. Tel. IsS. C. D. Skinner, 123 East Sixth st. WATCEKUSrE. WATCHES cleaned. 75c; clocks. 50c: main springs, 75c: crystals, 10c Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelrv exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 513 Kansas avenue. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Lungs. 7ii Kansas avenue.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1900. THE NEW MODEL. 3 p TfERo M'CALL'S PATTERNS, 10c and 15c None. Higher. R. G. CORSETS. 8' t THE PEOPLE'S STORE. J -fc

X- 617 Kansas Avenue. Tomorrow we place or sale our New Spring Goods. Below we mention a few of the many interesting items we have to offer $10.00 and upward All-Wool Fancy Worsted Suits with Double-breasted Vest.-. j Blue Serge Suits Single and Double- breasted and upward Spring Top Coats in the latest J J gQ effects J and upward Children's Suits- Ik 1100 -Double seat and X- Special Line of Juveniles X-X-X-X-X-X-- X" -3 pieces, $1.50 and upward $1.50 Vestee Suits, 3 to 8 years and upward Longley Hats, in all the latest shades, in Derbys and Fedoras The. Bostonian, the best shoe on earth for the money, in the latest shapes, all styles of leather x-x-x- $3.00 j $3.50 x- G0EBELJ1URDER. Republican Secretary of State of Kentucky Is Placed on Trial For Complic ity in the Killing. JOS WINDOW WAS OPEN The First Shot Was Fired From a llifle. Then Other Shots Fired From Revolvers. Frankfort, Ky., March 23. A squad i of seventy-five ex-police officers and deputy sheriffs guarded the outer en trance to the court house today, -while a file of soldiers stood at the doors and passed on the credentials of persons entering the room. The cause of this display of force was the opening of the preliminary hearing of the Goebel sus pects. The general public was excluded by an order of Judge Moore, only at torneys, relatives of the accused, wit nesses and officers of the court being admitted. Those admitted, however, soon filled the court room, which is on the second floor of the building. The Lexington and Winchester militia companies, armed with Winchesters, were scattered through various rooms. Only the usual crowd was on the streets and there was no excitement. Colonel Campbell, a nephew of Goe bel, appeared at the court house at 9:50. A few minutes later -ex-Governor John Young Brown, W. .R. Ramsey, R. C. Kinkead and J. C. Sims, attorneys for the defense, arrived. Judge Moore convened court at 10 o'clock. The prisoners, Republican Sec Tetary of State Caleb Powers, W. H. Culton and John Davis, were brought Into the court room and took seats by their counsel. The commonwealth wit nesses were called, numbering forty. The name of Sergeant Golden was not In the list. At the conclusion of the call of com monwealth witnesses. County Attorney Polsgrove announced that he was ready for the trial to proceed. Ex-Governor Brown read the warrant against Powers, which charged him w ith beinsr an accessory to the murder of William Goebel. Governor Brown asked for the dismissal of the defendant on the ground that the warrant was de fective in not alleging that the crime was committed in Franklin county, and did not even show the offense to have been committed in Kentucky. County Attorney Polsgrove said the iwarrant followed the lines laid down in the criminal case. Judge Moore over ruled the objection to the form of the warrant. The defense announced its readiness to proceed and called August Muninger, a Covington undertaker, as the first w itness. He did not answer, and an at tachment tor him was issued by the court. The witnesses present were or dered to retire and were admonished not to talk to anybody. Judge Ui-oige Denny and W. G. Dun lap, of Lexington, w ho had been added to the list of attorneys for the defense, took seats with their associate counsel. Eph Lilhud, warden of the Frankfort penitentiary, was the first witness Bwom. He testified that he was with fenator Goebel when the latter was Knot. Me walked ahead of Senator Goebel and was just entering the state house steps and saw what had hap pened. jHe lookea toward the executive hunamg and mw i'u. the vr'.n dow of the corner room was slightly raised. This was the office of the secre tary of state. He thought the shot had been tired from this room. There were several other shots but, he said, they did not come from-the same place. The first shot was evidently from a ritle. while the others seemed to be from pistols. Cross examined by ex-Governor Brown, Col. Lillard said he saw nobody 5n the room from which the shots seem ed to have been fired, and he did not -e any om in the main door or on the fiw of the building at that time of the ehonting. There was a long wrangle between Hie attorneys over the question whether witnesses who had been examined might remain in the court room. The attorneys for the defense objected to allowing witnesses to remain because many of them would be witnesses in the trials of Davis and Culton later, in which practically the same issues were involved. Judge Moore, however, ruled that wit nesses who had testified might remain. Policeman Wingate Thompson was the next witness introduced. He was not in the state house yard when th shooting occurred, but arrived as the crowd was carrying Senator Goebel out of the yard. He saw armed men at the entrance to the executive building and recognized John Davis and Berry How ard among them. Detestive Dee Armstrong of Louis ville. said that after the military au thorities allowed the detectives to enter the executive building several days af ter the shooting, he visited the various state offices for the purpose of securing the names of persons who were in the building at the time of the shooting. He said that Secretary Powers refused to tell him w ho were in the office of the secretary of state at the time of the shooting and declined to say who was in charge, but said that he (Powers) was out of the city that day. At 12:05 court adjourned until 1:30. Sergeant F. Wharton Golden, who, it is alleged, will be the chief witness for the commonwealth, in the Goebel assas sination case, is said to be in the city, but his whereabouts are being kept a secret. It is not known when he will be placed on the stand. EXPLAIN TO M'KINLEY. Kentucky Republicans Tell the President How It Is. Washington, March 23. Col. Andrew Cowan, a merchant of Louisville, Ky., Samuel J. Roberts, editor of the Lex ington Leader, and John Marshall, Re publican .lieutenant governor of the state, all prominent Republicans and friends of Governor Taylor, called at the White House before the cabinet meeting today, and had a half hour's conversation with the president on the political situation in Kentucky. On leaving the executive mansion they stated that they had called on Mr. Mc Kinley for the sole purpose of explain ing to him the exact situation in the state and what led up to the present condition of affairs. They said that they advised the presi dent that they did not want federal troops to be sent to the state or any federal interference whatever. They had not asked for a congressional in vestigation they said, nor would they ask for one, as they did not want it. On February 21, the principal parties in interest had signed an agreement by which each party agreed to sub mit the questions involved to the courts for a final determination and to abide by their decision. This agreement next stipulated that either party feeling aggrieved might appeal from the lower court to the court of appeals, and then to the sunreme court of the I'nited States. This part of the agreement, is was said, read as follows: "Should any party after the final de termination of the causes by the court of appeals desire a writ of error to the supreme court of the Ignited States to review- such determination, it is agreed that such writ shall be immediately ap plied for and diligently prosecuted, if secured, and that all parties to 6aid causes will unite in an application to said federal supreme court to docket and advance said causes and to give them the earliest hearing and determi nation possible." Cwan ttnu ilia associates Claim the Goebel partisans have done a number of things which indicated that they were not acting in good faith. Never theless, they did not expect any serious clashing, but on tne contrary that all the interests involved would abide by the decision of the supieme court of the United States. YICTIM OF SMALLPOX. Elijah King Dies From the Dread Disease. Elijah King, a colored man living at 1165 North Jefferson street died last night of smallpox. King was sick only two weeks but the disease was in it most virulent form. During ti' last hours King was very iolent and it required the services of two stout men to hold him. DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Competition Paralyzers for Saturday. "A. F. C." brand. New Spring Styles. Fancy Dress, Shirt Waist and Apron Ginghams. 50 different colorings and combinations. Colors warranted per manent. Saturday, per yard 9c p6 inch wide, Fine Sea Island Per cales. Neat and dainty Stripes and Checks, suitable for shirts and waists. The regular IMjC brand. Saturday, per yard TAo One more lot. Standard Prints. Dress styles. Americans, Pacifies, Windsors, und Merrimaeks remnants. Saturday, per yard -3 tie "Wool Serge. Colors: black, scarlet, cardinal, navy and national blue. Saturday, per yard 14c Black "Peau de Soi" Silk. 27 inches rwide (note the width). Worth $1.49. Saturday, per yard 98c 21 inch wide Taffeta Silk. Black and colors. Saturday, per yard 49c Two yards wide Cream Linen Table Damask worth 50c per yard. Saturday, per yard 33o One lot Linen Huck Towels hemmed. Size. 19x38 inches. "tGood 15c values. Saturday, each 10c Scotch Lawns. Light and dark colors. Fast colors. Saturday, per yard 4c 72 inch wide White Swiss as good as ethers ask 60c for. Saturday, per yard 35o Standard Ginghams, in staple checks and strioes. Saturday, per yard 5o Perpetuated Palms and Plants for home or hall decorations. Three leaf fair palm plant 25c CO dozen Ladies' Laundered Percale Shirt Waists. Detachable Collars. S-zes 32 to 42. Saturday, choice 39c One lot Torchon Laces. Edgings and Insertings. 20 different styles. From 2 to 4 inches wide. Values from 6c to 15c per yard. Saturday, choice, per yard 5c Ready-made, opaque Cloth Window Shades mounted on spring rollers and hemmed. Complete, with brackets, ready for hanging. All the staple colors. No extra charge for cutting to fit. Saturday, each 25c Brass Extension Rods will extend from 22 to 44 inches. Saturday, each .....4o Kemper Paxtons. "jj" Men's AH Wool Pants at $2.75. These are exceptional values perfectly made best fitting Pant on the market today up to date patterns only $2,75 Men's Worsted Pants at $4.00. These are equal to any shown at $5.00 in other stores. They are the Crown Brand perfect fitting perfectly made a big line of pat terns to select from only.. $4.00 Youths' Suits in Black Clay at S7.50. See other stores Black Clay Suits at $10.00 and then see ours at above price. Tou can't see the difference, but you will feel the difference of $2.50 In your pocket book. New Model's price only $7.50 Youths' Cassimere Suits at $6.00. Neat dark check cassimere suits well made and trimmed perfect fitting a big value at New Model's price $6,00 New Model Glow Sept. New Bright Clothing for Spring. We are. showing exceptionally strong" lines in Men's, Youths' and Children's Suits. It will pay you as cash buyers to see our stock be fore buying. Men's Blue Serge Suits at $10.00. These come in single or double breasted sack styles. A very fine grade serge absolutely fast color one of the best values that will be shown this season at $10.00 Men's Handsome Fancy Worsted Suits at $12.50. This is the" line you will see on the Avenue marked $15.00. They are all the latest styles in fancy Worsteds with single or double breasted vests The best value ever offered at.. $12.50 A Leader in Fine Cassimere Suits at $7.95. Nice new pattern in fine medium, col ored Cassimere Suit made with D. B. Vest perfect in style and finish would cost you $10.00 on Kansas avenue New Model's price only $7.95 Boys' Knee Pant Suits at $1.98. These are wonderful values for the price Good solid Cassimerea in light or medium colors excel lently made would be $2.50 values in other stores New Model's priee ...$1.98 Boys Neat Serge or Clay Worsted Suits at $3.05. These are all wool, fast color, Blue Serges and Black Clays Everyone knows how well they wear New Model's price is only $3.95 Boys' All Wool Suits at $2.50. Good solid Cassimere Suits in neat checks or plaids well made perfect fitting good linings New Model's price $2.50 Boys' Fine Cassimere Suits at $4.50. These are the kind of suits they ask you $5.00 and even more at some stores. See them before buying they are beauties at New Model's price of $4.50 Men's New Spring Hats. We have put ia a fine line of "Thorough Bred" Hats, in Black, "White 'and Fancy colors Fedora styles also in full shapes in Black and Light Browns. Every hat is fully guaranteed in color or wearing dT f f qualities.. The best on the market today at. Other values in Spring Styles at Si.oo, $1.50, $1.90 and $2.50. SATURDAY BAR6A INS in Our Shoe- Dept. Ladies' Low Shoes. Buy now while the stock Is completed All sizes, all' widths, ail kinds. Dong. Kid lace, low cuts, up-to-date. Regular $1.25 shoe Saturday 89o Black or Tan lace, low cuts vesting or all leather. Cheap enough, at $1.35. Saturday ?i.uo Our fine, soft Kid Oxfords at $1.25 f.re the best in Topeka at the price. Coin, full round and common sense toes. Price very moderate $1.25 One of our strongest values in Low Shoes is our Black and Tan lace or Southern button. Fancy scroll vesting top. Would be good value at $2.00. Saturday $1.69 ladies' Cloth Slippers .39o toadies' Leather Slippers 49o Ladies' Strap Slippers 65o Ladies 25c Over Gaiters.. ...........13o Men's Dress Shoes. This department was never more com plete. We are showing this spring some of the best values at $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 that we have ever shown. Fine Vici Kid, black or tan. vesting or leather top Lace or Congress Coin, Globe or French toes. All sizes all widths. Fresh and new. Better values were never shown at $2.48 Box Calf, Vicl Kid. Velour Calf, Rus sian Calf most all leather in this line. Black or Tan welt sewed. Many styles to select from. If you are looking for a good $3.00 shoe, we can please you and fit your foot. Gilt Edge Shoe Dressing 15o Glycerole Shoe Dressing 15c V." hittemore's 15c Black Shoe Dress ing lOo- Saturday Sight 6 gSfi Steel rod Umbrellas fast black covers Steel rod Umbrellas. Fast black cov tis. Congo handles. Saturday night 39o 19c package Tinted 'Writing Paper and Envelopes. 25 each in box. Pink, blue and lavender. Saturday night, per box ...8o Borated Talcum Powder, put up in, patent tins. Saturday night 4c 10 yards long (30 feet to piece) Em tossed Lace Shelf Paper. Colors: pink, yellow, rose, green, blue and white. Saturday night, for 30 feet 2o Ladies Ribbed Vests. High neck, long sleeves. Pants to match. Spring weight. Saturday night, each 12o Woodbury's Facial Soap. 23c is the drug store price. Saturday night 12H;C t lie N ew Model Supply St o-o- ore, mh wi mh t t HER SWEETHEART FALSE. Topeka Colored Girl Kills Herself in Omaha. Because of disappointment in a love affair Lou Clayton, a young colored girl whose parents live in North Topeka, committed suicide in Omaha last Sun day. Three weeks ago she came to Topeka from Omaha expecting to marry George Morris. She told her friends of her com ing marriage and made preparations for the event. Soon after her arrival here her lover married a girl from Missouri. The broken hearted girl returned to Omaha and on Sunday tooK poison and died on Monday. Toliver Bird, janitor at the state house, was her class leader in Sunday school here and says she was an estimable young lady. "She com mitted suicide because she was disap pointed in her love affair," said Mr. Bird. "She told me she came here to marry Morris. She worked for C. C. Baker at one time."- IMPORTANT STREET LAM. Property Must Be Assessed For Im provements According to Ben efits Derived. Indianapolis. Ind., March 23. The law rf this state that provides for the as sessment of the cost of street improve ments directly against the abutting property, without regard to. whether or not the property has been benefited has been passed on by Judge Baker' ef the federal court. He decides that the method of making assessments for such improvements, now in vogue under the Barrett law, is unconstitutional. This decision was rendered In the case of James Charles against the city of Marion and the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving company. Some time ago the court granted a temporary injunction against the same parties, restraining them from proceeding with the- im provement. Judge Baker's ruling was on the demurrer to the complaint lor want of facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. This ruling is virtuallyto the effect that the Barrett law is unconstitutional in that it provides for the taking of private property for public uses with out adeauate compensation and without due process of law. It in line with a decision rendered by the supreme court of the United states over a year asro in an Ohio case, wherein the same points were raised. 5t was held then that the assessment of property for public improvements could not legally be made according to its frontage, but that the benefit to be derived by the property should be the basis of assess ment. Under this ruling the Barrett law pro vision for the 8"s -asment of costs of street improvements is unconstitutional and it may seriously affect the making of improvements in this state this year. Gas Works Explode. Liiicwil, Ont v.h 2?. Th Lis towal gas works were wrecked by an explosion which occurred at midnight. The night watchman was killed. NORTH TOPEKA. CASTOR i A For Infants and Children. The Kind Ycu Have Always Bought Bears the SS---4 Signature of V&aS&Z Items intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avetfue. Miss Julia Waite has taken a posi tion at the Topeka Cash. Saturday afternoon and evening, March 24, is Mrs. Courtney's grand mil linery opening. t Mrs. W. M. Costley is suffering from an attack of grippe at her home 1113 Van Buren street. Mrs. Maitland of Harrison street left Wednesday for Iowa where she was calied by the illness of a relative. Mrs. Courtney wishes' all the ladies to call and see' her beautiful creations in hats Saturday afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson have moved from North Jackson street to the place they lately purchased in Shorey.- Timothy Lynch returned yesterday to his home in Kansas City after a short, visit to his sister, Mrs. Durkin of Jack son street. Judge Porter of Leavenworth was vis iting North side politicians yesterday. The judge was chairman of the recent convention at Atchison which renomi nated Charles Curtis. Will Nuzen and Glen Bardsley will go to Manhattan this evening, at which place they have a boat, and tomorrow they will start on the homeward trip by floating down the river. Mrs. Harmonson and children of Hia watha who have been the guests of Mra J. M. Jeffers at 1302 Monroe street, wiil leave Saturday for Council Grove to visit Mrs. Harmonson's sister. All the ladies are looking forward to the grand millinery display in the spac ious and daintily arranged parlors of Mrs. S. L. Courtney which will occur Saturday afternoon and evening. All invited. Miss Maud Wilson entertained the following guests last evening at her home, 830 Quincy street: Miss Bessie Root, Miss Susie Skinner, Misses Ella. Laisy and Myrtle Olinger, Messrs. Lew is Damon, John Alderman, Frank Horsley. Elmer Olinger, Sidney Blenk arn and Mr. Bowen.' The Rochester Reading circle met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cecil. At this meeting the reading and discussion of "Evangeline" was finish ed. Those present were Mrs. Samuel Parkhurst. Mrs. Wise. Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. IX L. Button. Mrs. Bert Button. Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Charles Lukens. Mrs. Wendell, Mrs.DeLong, Mrs. I. N.George, Mrs.,Sherman George, Mrs.Alvin Owen. Misses Grace and Valeda Campdoras and Misses Ora and Eleanor Caldwell. An Anti-Cigarette league was organ ized at Grant school yesterday which has enrolled 200 members. The league wa divided into iwu t-iaases. "a hose above and those under 14 years of age. Oran Layton is president of the class for older boys while the junior league elected Ben Spear president: Earl Fran cis, vice president: Ray Fisher, seere- i tai-v? Homer Travis, treasurer: Claud Madison, sergeant ai a.i'.;i(i, Si.J Ali.-ii Safford assistant sergeant at arms. The meeting yesterday was under the direc tion of the Good Citizenship federation of Topeka and in charge of Miss Edith Ott. G. F. Kimball has- received notice of the death of Elizabeth Kimball Garvin of Westford, Mass, who died March 3 at the age of 104 years and three months, lacking one day. She was an aunt of Gen. Sumner I. Kimball of the life saving service of the United States treasury department and a distant con nection of Gen. A. V. Gively. the Arc tic explorer, now chief of the United States signal service. She was also a cousin of Charles Dean Kimball, re cently nominated for lieutenant gover nor of Rhode Island by the Republican party, and of ex-Senator Charles H. Kimball of Parsons, Republican candi date for congress in the Third Kansas district. The Santa Fe company has laid out in lots a large tract lying east of the Santa Fe and Union Pacific junction and are "selling the same on favorable terms, largely to employesin the shops. The company has about 35 acres here almost entirely unimproved and quite accessible to the shops by way of the railroad bridge. The building up of this tract would be a great addition to the First ward. One thing needed, how ever, is an extension along the railroad bridge affording a ready and safe foot ing across the river.' The bridge is al ready largely used for crossing by shop men living on this side, always with more or less risk and sometimes to the annoyance of the company. It would pay the citizens of North Topeka to aid in the construction of a safe walk out side of the bridge, and probably the railroad company would give some aid to this enterprise. North Topeka needs a local improvement society to look af ter and assist in such matters. -HE IS THE MAN. Idaho Governor Sho'ulders All Blame For Idaho Outrages Washington, March 23. Governor Stuenenberg; of Idaho, continued his testimony before, the Coeur d'Alene in vestigation today, being cross-examined by F. C. Robertson, attorney for those prosecuting the charges. The governor stated that if any ar rests were made prior to the issuance of his proclamation it was with his au thority and approval, and because of his general authority as the chief ex ecutive of the state. Before General Merriam went to the scene of disorder the governor had a talk with him and told him to take such steps as were necessary to maintain order. When further questioned as to just who was responsible for arrests. Governor Stu enenberg said: "I assume responsibility for every ar rest in Shoshone county by General Merriam or any one else." He was asked if he assumed this re sponsibility in the case of- a man brought from Montana and amounting. It was alleged, to "Kidnapping." Governor Stuenenberg answered that if it amounted to that, he assumed re sponsibility for- it. Chairman Hull at this point stated that he had received a letter from Ad jutant General Corbin saying that the war -!"i':-rirncr.t not in possession of the official rolls of prisoners. The governor went on to testify that he assumed responsibility for any ar rests made by deputies outside of the state, although he did not claim author ity beyond the state. He. did not know that his state deputies made these ar rests, but if they did, he was the re sponsible official. Mr. Robertson asked if the regular prison in which federal prisoners were confined was not at Moscow, Idaho. The governor did not know of this; the use of the stockade or "bullpen" was not the result of any specific order, but was due to tbe requirements of the oc casion. A spirited controversy among mem bers of the committee occurred when Mr. Cheney, an attorney for the de fense, interposed an objection to one of Mr. Robertson's questions. Repre sentative Sulzer interposed a vigorous protest against objections from private counsel. He added that it had become apparent that the majority- of the com mittee, through an attorney, was "try ing to shift responsibility." He declared that this was "an outrage on the minority." Chairman Hull re plied that he resented the insinuation that the majority represented one side or the other, and he denied that the majority had taken any such attitude as that suggested by Mr. Sulzer. When asked if he was consulted as to instituting the "permit system," Gov ernor Stuenenberg said Attorney Gen eral Hays reported to him that after consulting with mine owners and citi zens in the Coeur d'Alene district he had found evidence of a conspiracy dating back several years, and that he had accordingly written out a procla mation forbidding mine owners from employing men belonging to organiza tions believed to be criminal. The previous testimony bad shown that the governor approved the course of Lieut. Lyons in putting union men to work at the Tiger-Poorman mine. The governor said he did not consider this a violation of his own proclama tion, as the case was exceptional, and the mine was in danger of being flood ed. He reserved the right to act as circumstances required. At noon the committee took a recess until 2 o'clock. TEST CORONER LAW. Question About Fees of Jurors the Issue in a Law Suit. The board of county commissioners of Shawnee county is the plaintiff in a suit just filed in the district court in which the amount involved in the peti tion is only $1. It is in reality a test case to try the question of the fees of jurors in inquest cases. The suit is brought by L. M. Carter, who was one of the jurors who served at the inquest over the body of Walter Roof on February 8. The inquest began on one afternoon but the verdict was not rendered until the following morn ing, and each of the jurors put in a bill against the county for two days' service at $1 per day. County Attorney Fagan allowed only Jl to each man, and this is why Mr. Carter has brought his suit against the county for the other dollar. The law simply says that jurors on inquests shall receive a fee of one dol lar, but it does not specify $1 per day. Mr. Fagan holds that the $1 fee covers the entire inquest, but the jurors claim ed it v MS a. pel die-in ice. r. j. aiii fered to pay the costs of the suit if the case was brought into court and the county should be beaten. FESTIVAL MEETING. Coma arcial Club Committee Will xelk Over Siiiixtroji R. S. Johnson, chairman of the Com mercial club fall festival committee, has called a meeting of the committee for next Monday evening. The committee still has before it the proposition to hold a horse fair at the fair grounds at the time of the auditorium opening and it ia desired tha't action may be taken re garding that on Monday evening. The members of the committee are R. S. Johnson, chairman: C. R. Maunsell, John R. Mulv.ine. Abe Steinberg, F. H. Foster, John F. McManus, F. M. New- land, C. J. Drew, R. W. Squires, H. A. Heath, L. M. Penwell, and P. I. Bone brake. The Committee of Fifteen which suc cessfully managed all Topeka's Fall Festivals is still in existence. KINSINGER TALKS. Promoter of Vinewood Park Railway Says He Is in Earnest. George J. Kinsinger, of Kansas City, chief promoter of the proposed new su burban motor line to Vinewood park, is in the city and this morning set men to work tearing up the old "dummy" engines used on the old East Side Cir cle road. "The people of Belvue addition are anxious to have the road run there," said Air. Kinsinger. "I have told them that we would make no hasty decisions but give all a hearing before work is begun. Two motors are being experi mented with at Kansas City and In dianapolis. They are gasoline motors and if found not to be suited to our usa electricity will be used. "I think the reason the road did not pay before is because business was in a critical condition. We own our right of way and the greater part of the track is in condition to be used. New rolling stock and equipment will be bought. "This has no connection with the Kansas City Lawrence Toptka Elec tric railroad. .We do not intend at any time to sell out to them but of course if a man offered all a plant is worth the offer would be considered. This is not a catch penny game. We intend to re build the road and pay for it. It will be running this summer and we will have the best attractions at the park that is possible to have. We hope to make ad mission to the park free." Towns Is Improving. Duluth, Minn., March 23. Charles A. Towne, chairman of the silver Republi can national committee, who underwent a painful but not dangerous operation in the city two days ago, is improving rapidly. HUMOR OF THE HAY. "Crossed in love!" exclaimed Leander, as he looked back at the Hellespont, shook the water from his hair, and made a bee line for Hero. Chicago Tri buner "I'm thinking," said Mr. Ptaylate, "of getting one of those fashionable new hats. Do you think it would be the thing for me? It's all the go, you know." "All the go, eh?" she said, stifling a yawn. "Get one, by all means. It's just what you need." Philadelphia Press. He blushed and stammered when he came, He r-n'.!y Trac r;ct v.y jUJllc She helped him out, that youth so tame And later her pater did The same. Cbfcago Record. "Just as I opened up the front door this morning the newsboy flung the rolled up paper and It hit me on the nose." you must have been gl-d j -wMsr't The Kunuay euUiun. C.eveutuii i'lii Dealer. Teacher Why did you behave so bad ly and make me keep you after school' Bright Boy 'Cause there's a big bo who is going to lick me when I K"o home. Harper's Bazar. She Father won't let you marry me He Why not? Just think of the mon ey he has borrowed of me. "That's the trouble. He says he's sot all you bad." Harlem LiXfe 3 "e 3 E0S