The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
March 26, 1900

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mm LAST EDITION.. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, MARCH 26, 1900. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. H IT IS IMPERATIVE. Lord Roberts' Long Halt at Bloemfontein Explained. Must Make His Line of Com munications Secure BEFOItE ADVANCING. Meanwhile the Boers Tate on Renewed Activity. Ranks Constantly Augmented by Numbers of Foreigners. London, March 6.-1:40 P. M. The continued absence of aggressive move men on the part of British is best ex plained in a dispatch from Bloemfon te'n dated Sunday, March, 25, and pub lished in the second edition of the Times today. It says: "The conditions existing in the occu pied territory render imperative the tomes-hat prolonged halt at Bloemfon tein. It is necessary that the effect of the proclamation should have time to make itself felt. It is declared that danger of annoyance to the line of com munication may be apprehended unless the territory behind the advancing forces is rendered absolutely secure. The accuracy of this view is proved by the fact of the enemy's breaking up in to isolated groups, such as that which attacked the guards officers Friday. The adjustment of financial and muni cipal matters in the Free State is now chiefly occupying the attention of the governor and his legal and financial ad visers. The military regime is being conducted with great smoothness, but recent investigations show that caution must be exercised in dealing with per sons apparently loyal." This summary is probably an accur ate explanation of the frequent appear ance and disappearance of Boers and insurgents, upon which the reports are bo conflicting and which so puzzle the British military critics. Gen. Methuen appears to be awaiting transportation, and with Col. Plumer's forces on half rations there now seems little likelihood of the immediate relief of Mafeking, though neither from this quarter nor from Lord Roberts or Gen. Buller is there any direct news today. The government buildings at Cape Town narrowly escaped destruction by fire last night. The state papers, after being much damaged were removed. A Lorenzo Marques special says the Transvaal authorities are evidently re cruiting actively and large numbers of French, Dutch and Belgian volunteers are constantly passing through that place to join the Boer forces. COAL MINE FATALITIES. Statistics Covering 30 Years in the Anthracite Region. Harrisburg. Pa., March 26. The an nual report of James Roderick, chief of the state bureau of mines and mining, contains a chapter dealing with mine necidents and their causes. In the thir ty years from 1S70 to 1S99, the report mates 9.575 lives were lost in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsyl vania. In commenting upon the fatal ities. Chief Roderick says: "J I is generally conceded that the an thracite law of this state is the best mining law in the world. Therefore, in my opinion, the great loss of life is not .ue to any defect in the law; neither is it the fault of the mine inspectors, who are an intelligent and hard working body of men. Possibly neglect can be traced to some colliery managements, out the greatest neglect is on the part of the employe. I claim that the mine law has been the means of greatly re ducing the number of accidents in the anthracite mines, and I will endeavor to prove this by figures. "In the first decade (1S70-1S79) for every 1,000 persons employed, a per centage of .I.SoS persons lost their lives; in the second decade (1880-89) for every 3,000 persons employed 3.210 persons lost their lives; while in the third decade U890-9H) ffir every 1,000 persons employ ed 3.140 Inst their lives. The total pro duction of coal in the ten years, in cluding 1870-9, was 15.924,840 tons. The total number of lives lost was 2.151. "The total production from 1880-9 in clusive was 3Si,059,7!9 tons; number of lives lost 3.119. "In lS!'0-9 inclusive, 470.242,510 tons were produced at a loss of life of 4,305." TO PROPOSE TO US. Oom Paul's Delegates En Route to the United States. New York. March 26. A dispatch to the Herald from London, says: Your correspondent had a long talk last night with a distinguished Boer, whose name can not be disclosed, though It may be stated that he is a relative of President Kruger, has held political po sitions in the Transvaal, is the son of a well known Boer general and is very rich. He said that President Kruger's delegates, who are coming to Europe bring with them a proposition from the Fmall republics to the greatest republic the United States. He also declared that there was not the least danger of the Boers destroying the mines. "That report." he said, "must have been invented by our enemies. It would mean to us merely destroying our own property." Referring to Mr. Montagu White's statements on this subject in Washing ton, he said: "They were totally unauthorized. He Jiad absolutely no right to say anything of the kind, and what he has said has given a false, harmful impression." Strike Breaking Down. Chicago, March 26 The Times-Herald Fays: The machinists union claims to have made such progress in the settle ment of its differences with individual firms as to have practically broken the backbone of the machinists strike in Chicago. The new form of agreement adopted by the machinists which does away with nearly all the objectionable features, has been signed bv 22 firms, and it is expected that today 700 of the 6,000 striking machinists in Chicago will be back at work under the new agree- Weather Indications. Chicago. March 26 Forecast for Kan Fas: Threatening tonight and Tuesday with possibly showers in east portion tonight; southerly winds. INSULTED CHAPELLE. Major Kirkman Is Being Court Mar- tialed at Manila, New York, March 26. The Times says: "In a letter written by an army offi cer in Manila to his parencs, in Brook lyn, he says that Major Kirkman, Uni ted States volunteers, captain of regu lars, has been court martit:led by an al leged insult to Archbishop Chapelle, papel delegate to the Philippines dur ing a voyage from San Francisco to Manila. The letter says: "En route to Manila, Archbishon Chapelle was insulted by Major Kirk man, who was in command of the trans port. The major hung his blanket to be aired so that it covered the window of the archbishop's state room. Archi bishop Chapelle sent his clerical assist ant to the major to complain that he was unable to air his state room. Ma por Kirkman replied that he did not care whether the state room was aired or not. The archbishop endured the in sult throughout the trip. When the transport arrived in Manila bay. Gen. Otis sent his staff officer out to meet it in a launch. The officer went on board and invited the archbishop to proceed by launch to the city. This precedence astounded Kirkman. who had not been aware that the duties of the archbishop were official. When Archbishop Chapelle was leav ing the transport he was asked by sev eral officers if he would report the in sult. He replied: 'Yes; not that it will benefit me. but that it will prevent like insults to those coming after me." "Major Kirkman is now being court marlialed for the insult. The charge is 'conduct unbecoming an officer.' If con victed he will be dismissed from the army." COL HOLLIDAY BETTER. Makes a "Wonderful Rally After Hope Was Gone. Col. C. K. Holliday, who was reported to be dying Saturday afternoon, is con siderably better today. He rallied after a long sleep about noon Sunday and last evening was able to move about his room. However, the attending physicians announce that the improvement in his condition can only be temporary, and that his death is a question of a short time only. When it was thought he was dying Saturday afternoon a strong opiate was administered to relieve him from pain, and had the effect of making him sleep. He slept through the night and up to Sunday noon, when he awoke in a much stronger condition. OLD FIELD MARSHAL DEAD. Sir Donald Martin Stewart, Distin guished Indian Fighter. Algiers, March 26. Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart died this morn ing In his 77th year. The late Sir Donald Stewart, who was born March 21, 1824, was educated at Aberdeen university and entered the Bengal staff corps in 1840. He was a major in 1S58, and a general in 1SS1. He served at Peshawur in 1854; in Allybhur in 1857; and was deputy assistant ad jutant general at the siege of Delhi, as sistant adjutant general at Lucknow and served in Rohilcuiil. In 1867-68 he commanded the Bengal troops in Abys sinia and was chief commissioner of Andaman and Nicobar islands from 1S69 to 1874. He was with the Candhar di vision in the Afghan war of 1878-80. was at the battle of Ahmed Kohl in 1880 and commanded the troops at Cabul and in northern Afghanistan till their final withdrawal in 1889. He was a member of the Viceroy's council in 1880, com mander in chief in India, 18S1-85 and member of the Indian council 1885-95. WHAT JONES LEARNED. Democratic Chairman Got Some Pointers While In Europe. New York, March 26. A special to the Times from Washington says: Democratic leaders are displeased with the criticism of the anti-trust plank in the Democratic platform adopted recently at Lincoln, Neb. They say that the complaints that it is in definite are absurd. Senator Jones, 'Ark.) chairman of the national com mittee, in speaking of the assertion that the plank proposed no remedy for ihe socalled trust evil said: "That complaint is nonsense. The people who make it seem to think that it is the duty of the conventions to frame bills. The platform is not sup posed to contain statutes or to draft legislation, and if it ever does so it -goes beyond its function. A platform ap proves or condemns policies. The anti trust plank in this platform puts the party which adopted it on record as op posed to trusts, and in favor of action t-gainst them. That is sufficient. The legislation to carry out its demands is not a matter for the platform makers, but for congress." Mr. Jones was asked whether he thought the Nebraska plank commend ing municipal ownership could properly be inserted in a national platform in view of the fact that it is a matter af fecting only local communities. "A national platform," said the sen ator, "can express approval of, or sym pathy with anything. As to that plank I think Democrats generally look w-ith approval on the attempt made to bring the United States up to the European standard in this respect. While I was in Europe last summer I found that our backwardness in adopting municipal ownership was a matter for amusement pnd wonder. They consider us behind the times. Municipal ownership works well there, and it ought to work equally well here. It would be quite within the proper functions of a national platform to express sympathy with such a move ment and thereby encourage it." .FIRE AT LAWRENCE. Pierson Milling Plant and Much Wheat and Flour Destroyed. Lawrence, Kan., March 26. Fire at 2 o'clock this morning destroyed the plant of the Pierson Flour Milling com pany, valued at $150,000. In addition to the mill, several thousand bushels of w heat and several hundred barrels of flour were burned. Insurance $80,000. Real Work Begins. New York, March 26. Real work on the New York $36,000,000 tunnel for un derground rapid transit was begun to day at Bleeker and Greene streets, on lowering the Bleeker street sewer which the tunnel bisected. Mark Twain to Return. Hartford, Conn., March 26. Letters received from Samuel L. ClemenstMark Twain) say that he and his family will soon return to Hartford and take up their permanent home here. HOVE'SMISTAKES Rey. A. Wyman Points Out Er rors in "Lay Sermons." Many Criticisms of the Churches Were Just. NOT CONSIDERED WELL Thinks the Atchison Editor Wrote Too Hurriedly. Son May Hare Been Mistaken About Preacher's Statement. Rev. Abram Wyman of Unity church discussed Howe's"Lay Sermons" Sunday morning. His sermon follows: Romans XII, 9 Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. With much in the lay sermons I agree thoroughly. In a considerable number of his criticisms of the church he seems to me to be just. A number of the points he makes against what he would term religion, but which I prefer to call theology, are doubtless well taken. On the other hand some of his alleged facts are not true; other things stated as facts are merely assumptions on his part. I do not at all mean that Mr. Howe deliberately misstated anything. He seems to me to have an honesty of intention to speak the truth that is highly creditable: a lack of facing both ways, of saying a thing in such equivo cal terms that different readers think he is a supporter of their views an honesty such as would be to the credit of the church and religion if its fol lowers and believers had always main tained. THE RIGHT TO BE ANGRY. It is to be regretted that his courtesy is not so great as his honesty, even if honesty is by far the more important quality. But he who is angry or bitter finds it difficult to be courteous, no mat ter how hard he tries. It would appear that Mr. Howe, when writing, could not get rid of the thought of the injury Christianity as presented to him in his boyhood had done him, and it may be he was smarting under the sting of the report his son brought home from Sun day school, where the pastor is alleged to have said that "no man could be honest unless he was a member of the church." Is there not some likelihood that the boy was mistaken as to what the pastor said? For obvious reasons it would seem that such might be the case. If the pastor did say it, he was either grossly ignorant, blinded by his religious prejudice, or else he lied, and knew he lied. And every honest man outside the churches, and as every one knows there are multitudes of them has the right to be angry angry in proportion as he wants to demean him self by being vexed at a fool or a liar whom no sensible person would be lieve. It is to be regretted that the number of sermons had not been one or two instead of six. All that was said could have been said better, and with more strength,' in much less space. There is a repetition that is "sermonesque." A diffuseness as of one who had not con sidered well what he had to say; an as-I-sat-down-a-few-thoughts came-to -me style. It might be replied with truth that there is no more diffuseness, no more repetition than in the ordinary sermon. To which the answer is that that is no excuse for any one else to commit the same faults. Is it more than fair to say that the method of treat ment is similar to that of the shouting minister whom Mr. Howe evidently thinks (and rightly) was ridiculous in impressing on his hearers the profound and important truth that it was Tues day he meant, not any other day? The minister emphasized the day of the week by shouting. So the one who criti cised him for it emphasized his points by the shouting of written speech numerous repetitions of the same thought in not very different forms. "SERMONS" HURRIEDLY WRITTEN The author tells us in the preface that the "sermons" were not written with care, but hastily, and when tired. A becoming modesty, and a due regard for the honest beliefs of other people, as well as the interests of truth upon which so much stress is laid in the ser mons, would seem to dictate that the utmost possible care should have been taken. Otherwise, they should not have been written at all. Especially should one be certain that what he state to be facts are true. If it is merely his opin ion that a thing is thus and so, it should be stated as an opinion. Unbe lief may have its dogmatism as much as belief. "Death ends all, and no man lives hereafter, except through his chil dren," is just as truly dogmatism as any assertion of future life that relig ion has ever made. No man knows that there is no future life for the indi vidual, in the same way that no man knows that there is a future life for the individual. It is a matter not of knowl edge but of faith or belief. Of prepon derance of probability. A case of which is the more reasonable, all the facts considered, not merely physical but moral and spiritual, to believe in a future life or not to believe in it. The real reason we believe a thing we can not prove, is that on the whole it is more reasonable to us to believe it than to doubt it. Faith is at bottom found ed on reasonableness, it is the child of reason. SCIENCE AND RELIGION. Who writing with care, if he had any knowledge of the history of religions, would make unqualified statements like these. "It can be demonstrated beyond any question, and has been, that the Christian religion is an exact copy of religions that originated before man was intelligent," etc. It never has been demonstrated, and never will be; for it is not a fact. Christianity has many points of similarity to other religions; it has even borrowed from other relig ions. Indeed its power to take from other religions and assimilate the be liefs taken, is one thing which makes it superior to other religions. It is not a copy of any other religion whatso ever. Take this; "There is not a single theory in theology that is of benefit to the human family; not a single theory that is true." How about the theologi cal theory that God is righteous and demands right conduct on the part of man? Some of the theories of theology, science has proven untrue, the creation in six days, for instance. Others, like the existence of God, science can not disprove. The question is beyond the scope of science. Further, the prepon derance of authority is that science as a whole does indicate the existence of God. Here is another: "Every man who attacks the faults of the church, is at heart an enemy of religion, and wishes its destruction, for the church is the accredited representative of relig ion, and the most important part of it." (Continued on Third Page.) MR. MALLORY AND MR. HOWE Whole Fabric of Religion Rests Upon the Resurrection, Says Mr. Mallory. The interest aroused by the Howe "Lay Sermons" in that part of Topeka adjacent to the Third Christian church was demonstrated by the large audience which assembled to hear the pastor. Rev. F. E. Mallory speak on "Ed Howe's Blasphemous Denials versus the Evi dence of the Divine Authority of the Bible" Sunday night. Mr. Mallory pre faced his discourse by reading extracts from the works of Josephus, Tacitus, Julian the Apostate and other early writers in proof that the gospels were in existence at that time. This was in contradiction to the statement made in the "Lay Sermons" that the gospels were written 400 years after the death of the apostles. Mr. Mallory incidentally remarked in connection with his sermon that he had known Editor Howe for several years, and had shaved him a number of times in Atchison. Before entering the minis try Mr. Mallory was a barber In Ed Howe's town. The text taken by the pastor of the Third Christian church was the fol iowing: "To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infalli ble proofs, being seen of them 40 days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God." Mr. Mallory said: "This statement is fundamental. It is the basis of the Christian religion. It involves the entire relation of God to man.. If it is true the Bible is true. With this statement the Bible stands or falls. If Christ did not rise from the dead the Bible is a pack of lies. If Christ did not rise from the dead Mr. Howe's statement that Death ends all is true. On the question of Christ's resurrection the whole fabric of relig ion stands. "The issue to be examined is notabout an opinion or speculation but about a question. The issue is about Christ himself, a person. The question is, did Christ rise from the dead. If He did rise. His claims are established. If He did rise the Bible is divine. It is neces sary in this discourse to array against each other two parties, the believers and the unbelievers; the friends of Christ and the enemies of Christ. We must examine their claims. "The unbelievers deny everything. They deny Christ and the prophets and the church; but they propose nothing in their stead. They would take away our worship and our hopes, but they have nothing to give in their place. They have no religion; they believe nothing; they advocate nothing. They have nothing to offer but doubt in place of unshaken faith. They have nothing to offer but continual distrust in every thing. We might have reason to listen to a man who proposed something, but certainly not to a. man who proposes nothing. "To be happy the soul of man must have something on which to rest. I want to say tonight that there are many things in the Bible I can't understand. Many things I can't explain. But this only proves that the Bible is like the other works of God, deep and profound. "The friends of Christ and the Bible come before the '".rid with a proposi tion. The Christian affirms something to be true on which everything rests. In reference to this proposition the fol lowing are admitted, by unbelievers as well as believers: "That there was such a person as Jesus of Nazareth. Mr. Ingersoll said He was a good man. Mr. Howe admits that there was a Jesus of Nazareth. "It is admitted that Jesus of Nazareth lived at the time the Bible states and in the country the Bible states. And that He was nailed to a Roman cross and actually died on that cross. "it is admitted that a Roman guard was placed at the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth, and that on the third day the tomb was mysteriously empty. "There is not an unbeliever who de nies these statements. The friends of Christ account for the empty tomb by the resurrection. The enemies say the body was stolen. Here is the direct is sues. "Let us turn our attention to the claims of the enemies of Christ. They say the body was stolen. Who were the witnesses? The guard of 60 Roman soldiers we are told. Who stole the body? The disciples they say. And where were the soldiers when the body was stolen? At their posts is the an swer. That certainly places them in the proper position of witnesses, and why was it that they allowed the dis ciples to steal the body Oh, they were asleep, we are told. The guards were asleep when the body was stolen, but they were the only witnesses that the body was stolen. Sleeping guards were the witnesses that Christ did not rise from the tomb. What a ridiculous pro position, my friends. Would you believe the testimony of a witness in the courts of Shawnee county who stated he was asleep when that which he attempted to testify about happened. Besides, there was a Roman law imposing death on a soldier found asleep on duty. There is no history of the 60 Roman guards being punished for sleeping while Christ's disciples stole his body from the tomb. "Christ's friends account for Christ's absence from the tomb by the resurrec tion. He was seen alive by all the apostles repeatedly during the period of 40 days. In regard to the witnesses of Christ's resurrection I want to say that there are but two grounds on which a witness' testimony can be doubted. The first is the possibility of a mistake. The second is the evidence of dishonesty. I expect to show next Sunday evening that neither of these grounds can be considered for a moment in connection with the witnesses of Christ's resurrec tion." GOLDEN WAS ABSENT. When His Name Was Called In Assassination Case. Frankfort, Ky., March 26. The trial of Republican Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with being an acces sory to the murder of Governor Goebel, was resumed at 10 o'clock today. Whar ton Golden, one of the prosecution's star witnesses, who finished his direct examination Saturday but was taken sick and unable to be cross-examined, was the first witness called, but was not in the court room and a deputy sheriff was sent to the hotel after him. While the sheriff went after the wit ness Powers talked with his friends. BAILEY TO QUIT. Congressman-at-Large Will Not Try Again For Another Election. Washington, March 26 W. J. Bailey, of Kansas, says he will not be a candi date for re-election as eongressman-at-large. "I shall not run again," he said to day. "I have lost one fight and our people would not think it graceful in me to enter another. The' convention is quite a. long way off, but I am not in it." POLITICALECHOES What Was Done at Saturday's County Conventions. Republican State Administra tion Is Endorsed. A. W. DENNIS ON SCORES. He Secures Fusion Delegation In Finney County. Congressman Long Seems to Be Carrying Everything. The following conventions were held in Kansas counties Saturday: Sedgwick county endorsed Stanley and Long. Mayor Findlay Ross heads the delegation to the state convention. Pawnee county instructed for Con gressman Long's renomination. The delegates to the senatorial convention were instructed for F. Dumont Smith. The state convention delegates were in structed to help renominate the present administration. The Franklin county Republicans in structed tor Governor Stanley and Con gressman Bowersock. E. S. Clarke heads the delegation to the state con vention. Chautauqua county Republicans are for J. T. Bardley of SeSdan for delegate to the national convention and are fav orable to G. W. Wheatley for congress. W. S. Fitzpatrick named the delegates to the senatorial and judicial conven tions. Edwards county Republicans en dorsed the state' and national admin istrations and instructed for F. Du mont Smith for senator. Smith lives in Edwards county. John S. Gilmore, a director of the pen itentiary, heads the Wilson county dele gation to the state convention. The state administration was endorsed. Charles F. Scott was endorsed for con gressman at large. Newt Allen of Cha nute was endorsed for delegate at large to the national Republican convention. In Miami county the issue was made between the Burton and Baker forces at the primaries Saturday. The Burton people claim they were victorious at ev ery point. The fight was also made against Mr. Leland. The convention will be held next Saturday. Mass conventions of the Democrats and Populists of Finney county at Gar den City Saturday instructed for Claude Duval, the Hutchinson Democrat for congress. The conventions instructed for Judge A. W. Dennison for gover nor and E. J. Westgate for state audi tor. Westgate is now clerk of the west ern division, southern department.court of appeals. "The Wichita county Republican con vention under the management of Frank Grimes, state treasurer, instructed for Long, endorsed the state and national administrations and paved the way for a Burton man to be nominated for rep resentative from that county. Clark county Republicans endorsed Chester Long and endorsed Lucien Baker for re-election as United States senator. The Franklin county Republican con vention also endorsed Senator Baker for re-election. The Brown county Populist conven tion endorsed Breidenthal for governor and also endorsed the plans of fusion adopted by the state Democratic and Populist committees. CtTBBISON THE VICTOR. Receives Nomination For State Sen ator In Wyandotte. Wyandotte county's primaries fierce and bitter as usual, terminated Satur day evening by the nomination of J. K. Cubbison for state senator over James F. Getty. The Republican factions in the coun ty were fighting -and the contest at the primaries was as bitter as primaries down there usually are. W. G. Holt defeated R. L. Marshman for delegate to the national convention. This was a local issue between the two men. 'Marshman is a Burton man. Representatives Bailey and HJag were renominated. G. L. Coates was nominated in the Ninth district. SAPP FOR LITTLE. Democratic Leader Favors the Colo nel For Governor W. F. Sapp of Galena', the president and manager of the Democratic Sun flower league has announced that he is for Col. Ed Little for governor. Mr. Sapp says: "Little is one of the brainiest men in Kansas and would make a first-class governor. He is a young man too and the young fellows of the state would be glad of an oppor tunity to vote" for Little. He is a popu lar man in all parties and every soldier who served in the Twentieth Kansas would vote for Little because while an officer in that regiment he was one of the boys; worked with them as though they were American citizens. Some of the other officers acted as though they thought the enlisted men were dogs. Little always treated them like gentle men." NEWSPAPER CHANGES FRONT Columbus Courier Deserts George W Wheatley For Congress. The Columbus Courier which has been supporting George W. Wheatley for congress in the Third district,- has an nounced that Wheatley is not the man to nominate by saying editorially: "Definite knowledge has come to us since the last issue of the Courier which precludes all possibility of further sup port for Wheatley. The best interests of the party demand his retirement. He is the candidate of the Kirkpatrick ring and his character will not bear the scrutiny of the opposition press. His nomination would be fatal to Repub lican success." The Columbus Advocate, the rival Re publican paper, says: "The Courier is in 'a plot to ruin a reputable man." The Advocate says the Courier is fight ing Wheatley because he refused to be blackmailed by the editor of the Cour ier. STANLEY FAILED. Attempted to Secure Endorsement For Morton Albaugh. Governor Stanley attended the Sedg wick county Republican convention at Wichita last week and attempted to have the convention endorse Morton Al baugh for re-election as chairman of the state committee. The governor's plans miscarried. The proposed resolution was buried in the convention and while it did not come to a vote the sentiment was so strong against it that no effort was made to resurrect the declaration from the com mittee on resolutions. The convention endorsed Stanley but the delegates would not accept Mr. Al baugh. Instead of endorsing Alba,ugh the convention endorsed Judge T. B. Wall for delegate to the Philadelphia convention from the Seventh district. JOHN S EATON'S RUSE. Appears to Re No Warrant For His Action. The citizens of Clay Center held a meeting today to prepare a course of proceeding to prevent John Seaton and M. Heery from delivering the new asylum to Parsons under the condemna tion dodge which Parsons has worktd on them. Governor Stanley returned from Wichita this morning. Asked for an opinion of the action of Seaton and Heery the governor said: "I know nothing about this matter and have nothing to say." That is all the governor would say except this: "I did not appoint a board of public works for this administration because I did not think such a board necessary." "Have you recently commissioned Seaton and Heery to proceed with this condemnation proceedings?" asked the Journal reporter. "No, sir. No such action has been taken in this office and I know nothing about this Parsons affair." The people at the state house are sur prised at the action of Mr. Seaton. It is the general opinion that he has no rights whatever as a member of the board of public works in which capac ity he presumes to serve under the tech nicality of law "that his successor has not been appointed ajid qualified." Under the constitutional provision Mr. Seaton's term of -office expired a year ago without reference to the ap pointment of his successor. Section 1, article 15, of the constitution, among other things says: "The legislature shall not create an office for a term longer than four years." Mr. Seaton was appointed a member of the board of public works by Gover nor Morrill March 22, 1S95, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of S. M. Scott of Emporia. Some of the state house lawyers say that Seaton could not under any circumstances, un less reappointed, serve on the board of a term longer than four years. The rec ord of his appointment shows "expira tion of term" April" 1. 1897. It is claim ed that adding the two years contem plated in the four-year provision of the constitution, Seaton's term would have expired March 22, 1899. M. Heery was appointed March 22. 1S95, by Governor Morrill for a term of four years. His term expired April 1, 1897, according to the record in the of fice of the governor. Mr. Seaton has been paid for his services, the legislature making the fol lowing appropriations; John Seaton $979.16 M. Heerv 979.99 Heirs of Sol Miller l.OTtS.31 In a letter to the ways and means com mittees of the legislature Mr. Seaton ex plains that the appropriation was ex hausted for the second .year of his serv ices on the board, and his claim was paid. He did not last winter ask for remunera tion for any additional service. The opinion seems to prevail at the state house and among lawyers that the proceedings on the part of Seaton and Heery will not stand the test of law. SHELDON WEEK PAID. Capital Will Realize About $15,000 From the Ex periment. While the eastern correspondents werl in Topeka writing up the Sheldon edition many wild guesses were made about the revenues of the Capital dur ing that week. Very few of the writers placed the net earnings at less than $75,000 and a few of them placed the figures at over $100. 000. The facts are that the Capital will realize a profit of less than $20,000 and the figure will be nearer $15,000 than $20,000. The foreign advertisers paid $1.33 per inch for advertising and the local ad vertisers 50 cents. As the advertising was limited to ten columns for either class the receipts from advertising were about $3,000. If the subscriptions netted the Capi tal 15 cents the income from 360,000 cir culation was $54,000 but it is doubtful if the net income from the circulation would average 15 cents per copy. The cost of white paper amounted to over $1,000 per day or over $6,000 for the week. Add to this postage bills amount ing to about $4,000 and the cost of printing over 200,000 copies of the paper away from home that expense would be something over $10,000. As much more was spent in advertis ing and booming the circulation in the east. Add to this the incidental expen ses at home and abroad, pay of agents and salaries and the receipts have dwindled to less than half tthe original sum. Mr. Sheldon will probably receive $3, 000 for charitable purposes and the Capital will have a snug sum of a little more than $15,000 as a reward for the "experiment," There may be trouble with foreign advertisers over contracts violated but if there is not the Capital may pay off one-third its mortgage of $45,000 held by the Bank of Topeka, MANILA EDITOR IN JAIL. He Published Criticism of Otis Ad ministration. Manila, March 26. La Patria and El Liberal, Spanish organs of the extreme Filipino party, have recently been pub lishing articles inimical to the military government. General Otis has suppress ed the former journal for sedition and imprisoned the editor, at the same time issuing a warning to the members of the extreme party that they should ob serve greater moderation. Senor Paterno, at. one time president of the so-caned Filipino cabinet, having received permission from the author ities to come to Manila, is expected to present himself this week at San Fer nando.'province of Union. The rebels in General Young's district are becoming aggressive. The Ameri can battalion garrisoning the town of Namagpacan was attacked on four con secutive nights recently. Reinforce ments are now arriving there. General Young purposes to pursue the rebels aggressively before the rainy sea son sets in. Mrs. Courtney's opening at 603 Kan sas avenue, Wednesday afternoon and evening. PR0MPTACTI0N. Commercial Club Will Meet Tuesday Evening. City Aroused Over Santa Fe Shop Question. MAKE LT LOST TIME. Company Will Be Assisted In Every Way Possible. Topeka Must Not Let Improve ments Escape Her. Wride Awake Business Men Re alize Importance of Measure. A special meeting of the Commercial club has been called for Tuesday even ing to take immediate action to secure the new Santa Fe shops. It is desired that as full an attendance as possible be secured, and all business men who are Interested in the matter are invited to attend the meeting whether they are members of the club or not. It js probable that this meeting will appoint a committee to confer with the property owners on the proposed shop site to ascertain if arrangements can not be made, for moving the nouses on the property, so that the lots may -be sold to the railroad company for the value of the lots alone. It is said that the railroad company is willing to pay $45,000 for the 195 lots. This would be an average of $230 per lot. New lots can be purchased two and three blocks further east for from $150 to $200. Lots can also be purchased fur ther south near the new Brannesr school for from $200 to $300. At these figures it can be seen that the shop men can buy lots in a new location as cheap or cheaper than the price which they will receive for the lots they now on so that but for the expense of moving they, would not be out anything. On the other hand many of the fam ilies now living on the proposed shop site would be glad to get property in a new location where they would, have more room and better sanitary condi tions; where they now live there are 135 families living on 147 lots. This of necessity renders the locality unsani tary and is the cause of considerable sickness. A. proposition may be made to the Commercial club tomorrow evening to assist the shopmen to move their houses to any new locations they may select, if they will be willing to accept such aid. All of these questions will be dis cussed at the club meeting, and It la de sired to secure as.V rge an attendance as possible at the meeting. HOWE "LAY SERMONS." Daily Edition With Them Ex hausted State Journal Weekly Edition Only W ay to Get Them. During the last few days the Stata Journal has received several bundrect requests for full sets of the daily issues of this paper containing the Howe "Lay Sermons" in full. To all requests of this kind we are obliged to say that the supply of the issues of these daily edi tions has been exhausted, and that the "sermons" cannot be reprinted in the daily. The only way the six "Lay Ser mons' "In full can be secured is by ask ing for the weekly edition of the Stata Journal issued last week. This weekly was an enlarged number and contained not only all of the "Lay Sermons" but also a complete history of the Sheldon edition of the Capital, reviewing the different numbers, and also the editorial comments of this pa per, and of dozens of other papers, upon the Sheldon experiment and upon the Howe "Lay Sermons." On account of the unusual size of this particular copy of the weekly and the great demand for the paper, the price was fixed at ten cents, including the necessary postage. KEENE BANKS IN TROUBLE. Bank Commissioner Asks That an As signee Be Appointed. Keene, N. H., March 26. The bank commissioner for New Hampshire have filed a petition with the clerk of Ches hire county, supreme court, asking that an assignee be appointed for the Keene Guaranty Savings bank of this city and a petition of the same nature for the Keene Five Cents Savings bank. The finances of both the institutions have been considered uncertain for some time and neither bank has received de-, posits of late owing to a general belief that they had sustained losses through western investments. The Keene Five Cents Savings bank has paid depositors one dividend of 10 per cent. It owes $1,449,058. The Keene Guaranty Savings bank has paid depos itors a dividend of 5 per cent. This in stitution owes $718,873. The petitions of the commissioners will come up for a hearing at the April term of court. The Blue Stamps. J. S. Sproat, of the Star grocery, 112 E. 6th, said to a Journal reporter to day: "All the Blue Stamps we give our customers we will guarantee will be re deemed in premiums at the Blue Stamp Co's store the same as any blue stamps you get from any other business house in Topeka, notwithstanding the circular issued by the Blue Stamp Co. saying they will only redeem stamps from a few stores to which they sell their stamps. We will pay the costs in any suit that may be necessary to compel the redemption of any blue stamps is sued to our customers. But no suit will be necessary." Will Go on the Stage. London, Man 26. Sir Robert Peel has definitely decided to go on the stage. He will Join the "Booties' Baby, company" as Booties and play in Loa- don and the provinces.

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NERVOUS PEOPLE, Enriches and PURIFIES the BLOOD, thereby eradicating Eruptions of the Skin, Pimples. Blotches, etc. It j,uta a rosy, natural bloom on the face, curinj? sallow complexion and haggard- looking countenance, fry them. Sold at stores. $1 per box; 6 boxes sutlicient to cure most obstinate cases, J."".. Rowley Snow. 600 Kansas Ave., To jieka, Kan., or sent direct from labora tory, prepaid, on receipt of price. Ad vice ou all diseases from specialists. Free. Address HALLOOK DRITU CO., 310 Court St., Boston, Mass. Establish ed 1M8. Trade supplied by John W. Park Sons Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. J E.O. SeMOSS. L. M. PEHWELL. DeMOSS PENWELL Funeral Directors X and Embalmers. X First-Class Service at reason- able Prices. LO.O. F. BnUdlac, 623 Qulacy" St. J Topeka, Kansas. J X Tele. 193. J SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 CENT CIGAR. OUY THE GENUINE MANUFACTURED BT CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. ir NOTE THE NAME. "Wets" Against the "Drys." CofTeyviUe, Km., March 26 The little town of Caney, twenty miles west of here. Is having a red hot campaign over the joint question Each faction has nominated a full ticket and is hard at work. Each faction is backed by a news paper. A few months ago the city mar shal nominated by the "dry" element shot and killed an alleged jointist while try ing to arrest htm. This created much feeling and the business men divided on the question. La-st week the marshal was acquitted in the district court, but now the "wet" faction, is trying by every effort to defeat him. Two Counties' Teachers. Chapman. Kas.. March 26. The teach ers of Dickinson and Geary counties held a Joint meeting at the county high school building Saturtlav. Papers were read by Anna l.ees. A, V. Hiner. A. B. St. Clair, E. N. Hall. R. V. Dyer and A. E. Dock hart. A large number of teachers were present and the session was very profit able. A Boy Commits Suicide. Mound City. Kas., March 26. Jesse Ttunch, the 19-year-old son of George T. Bunch, living three miles northwest of here, committed suicide Saturday even ing about 6:30 o'clock by shooting him self in the mouth with a 32-calibre re volver. Despondency is given as the cause for his action. HEADACHE! DR. RADWAY CO.. New York It gives me great pleasure to voluntarily etate that your Pills are much superior to others 1 have tried. Being greatly troubled with headache and costiveness I find that they give me instant relief, which other i30 North 2d St., .Philadelphia, p'a. 1 ad way's li puis Purelv vff-ptablft. mlM and rHaM Cause Perfect Pigestlon. complete absorp tion ami healthful regularity. For the cure or an disorders or tne stomach, Bowels, Kldr.eya," Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Piles, blCK. HEADACJ1K and ail disorders of the Liver. Price, 25 cts. per box. Sold by all druff. cists, or sent bv mail on retelDt of -nrir iiADWAX CO.. k Elxu fit., Mew Torfe X i 1 SPORTINGJEWS. Jim Corbett Is Going to Be a Globe Trotter. Former Champion .Will Tour the World AFTER COMING FIGHT. He Sells His New York House For $40,000. Will Sail in June and See the Exposition, New Tork, March 26. James J. Cor bett has sold his house lit West One Hun dred and Nineteenth street for $40,0X. and after fig-hting Jeffries for the champion ship of the world in May he will start on a trip around the world, to see what it really looks like. He will be accompanied by his wife, who has been in poor health for some time. The house he sold was in her name. The purchaser IsM. Rosen baum. Win or lose and Corbett savs It Is win the former champion is ,ben,t on seeing all that a globe trotter can. He can afford It, too, for while many men have pounded out a fortune with their fists and have let It slip through their fingers af terwards. Corbett has avoided the temp tations that have ruined other famous pugilists and has a enugf fortune -at the present day. And he is still in the fight ing; business. Although there was much adverse com ment upon the match made by Corbett with the present champion, Corbett in sists that he has meant business from the first, and his excellent 'condition of late has caused much thinking among the wise ones who make big bets on pugiiistie events. Corbett will book passage on Monday on one of the big liners sailing early in June. He expects to look over the Paris exposition, and may take part in some exhibition there although the detail has not been settled yet. As to that, much will depend upon what he does to young Mr. Jeffries, of California, when they meet, for a champion is seven cubits and a span higher than the man he has beaten, and at Paris it will need a cham pion to attract any attention, where there are so many mammoth spectacles. Corbett was seen during an hour which he spent in town today before he re turned to his training quarters in Lake wood. He said: "Yes. the house is sold, and I'm going around the world. I want to look the whole thing over, but my chief reason for going is that my wife's health has been bad." SCHORR REFUSES OFFER. Declines to Race F. W. Erode Against the Conqueror For $5,000. Memphis, Tenn., March 26. Capt. C. A. Tilles, the St. 1 ouis turfman and finan cial mainstay of the Arkansas Jockey club, arrived here yesterday to arrange a match race between J. V. Schorr Son's crack California campaigner, F. W. Brode, and P. Tomlinson's good colt The Conqueror. Mr. Tilles offers to hang up a $5,000 purse for a mile race between the two 3-year-olds, to be run Wednesday at. Lit tle Rock. Tomlinson signified his ap proval to the match and offered to wager $50 on the side that his pet colt would defeat the Schorr representative. Mr. bchorr refused the issue, however, giving as his reason that l- W. Brode was being given a special prep for the Tennessee Icrby, and that the trip to Little Rock, and back would do his colt no good. The Conqueror will be shipped to Little Rock regardless of the failure to make a match and will start in the Turf Congress sweepstakes at a mile for 3-year-olds, to be decided today. TARAIS FIGURES TOO HIGH. A. Covington Refuses to Pay the "Dutchman" Jockey His Price. New Tork. March 2(5. Fred Taral will not go to Kngland as reported to ride on the Knglish tracks. The idea, of his en tertaining a visit to England was based on a cablegram from Aleck Covington, now training horses on i.psom downs. asking Taral if he cared to sign an Eng lish contract. Tttral cabled back a fig ure that was well up in the thousands. Taral based his calculations on the fact that his services were as desirable at home as abroad and that he would have to close his house in Moimt Vernon and upset his domestic arrangements for a season, as well as be under considerable expense while abroad. Me received a repiy anursuay wnicn was that the amount was too high for Covington to pay. FITZ AND M'COY EtATCHED. Will Fight Twenty-five Rounds July Fourth. New Tork, March 26. Bob Fitzsimmons and "Kid" McCoy have been matched to fight on July 4, 25 rounds, at catch weights. Both men posted S2,5JO forfeit. with the understanding that they are to double this sum when articles are signed with the club which gets the match. The club has not yet been decided upon, but April 6 ha,s been set as the time for re ceiving bids. TEAM TO GO TO PAKIS. Princeton University Athletes Engage Passage For the Trip. New Tork, March 26. The management of the Princeton university track team has secured Da.ssaee on the steamer St. Louis for the team that will' represent hTinceton at the Olympian frames In Paris July 15. 17. 19 and 22. The team will consist of ten men. who will be se lected immediately after the inter-colle giate meet. Quarters have been secured for the team in Viucennes, a suburb of Paris". The men will take three weeks of training before the games. The manage ment also expects to enter several men in tne English track contest in iondoD July 7. The team will leave Prance for America July 25. HERRESHOFFS HAVE DONE. Bristol Yacht Designers "Will Not Build Another Defender. Bristol. R. I.. March 26 The Herre- shoffs do not want to build another cup derenoei-. rne reason given Dy rvat i-ier-reshoff is that he cannot stand the strain which has been put on him for a year or more each time he has built a yatch for the defense of the cup. Mr. Herre- shoff expressed no opinion that he has reached his limit in the designing of speedy yachts, but. on the contrary, has said he Is confident he could design and build a yacht which would be able to outsail any of his previous creations. COOLEY IN CONDITION. Has Been at Hot Springs Seven Weeks Playing Ball. Philadelphia. March 26. "Chic" Frazer spent two weeks at Hot Springs be fore coming- here. He says Lick Qooley has been there for seven weeks, aha was never in better condition in his life. 'The team that gets Cooley this year will have a mighty fa-ot man. and Dick has-offered to bet $5iK) that he will never touch a drop during playing season. I think Fhila delphia is making a big mistake in allow ing Lick to go. He is playing first base for Tebeau's team, and I never saw it played better. Eddie Gardner Won. New Tork, March 26. Eddie Gardner, of Wheeling, knocked out Billy Barrett. of New York, In the Greeawood Athletic iloodTioiiMes DEEP-SEATED CASES. Spring Humors. Ulcers, Cancers, Eating Sores, Painful Swellings, Effects of Blood Poison, Per sistent Eruptions that refuse to heal un der ordinary treatment are quickly cured by B. B. B.( Botanic Blood Balm), pronounced by the Medical Investigator the most wonderful Blood Purifier of the age, made especially to cure all ter rible obstinate deep-seated Blood and Skin troubles. Is your blood thin? Are you pale? All run down? Have you Eczema? Pimples? Blotches' and Bumps? Skin or Scalp Humors? Boils? Eruptions? Skin Itches and Swollen? Tired out with Aching Bones or Back? Rheumatism? Scrofula? Catarrh? Then you need B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm). because it drains from the blood and entire system all the poisons and humors which cause all of these symp toms or impure Blood, and the cause being removed, a permanent cure fol lows and all the sores are healed and new rich blood is made. B. B. B. thor oughly tested for thirty years. For sale by druggists and Swift Holliday, 523 Kansas avenue, and Rowley Snow, 600 Kansas avenue in Topeka at $1 per large bottle, or six large bottles (full treatment) $5. To prove our faith in B. B. B. we will send a Trial Bottle free to sufferers so they may test the remedy at our expense. .Address BLOOD BALM CO., 87 Mitchell street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe your trouble, and free, confi dential medical advice given. olub in Brooklyn Saturday night In the rourteemn round witn a. pmasn on tne point of the jaw. The fighting was fast and vicious throughout. Barrett showed extreme cleverness in the nrst seven rounds, but he was no match for the nigged brother of Oscar Gardner. Oscar sent his brother in to finish his man in the fourteenth, and Gardner sailed in, putting right and left to the iaw and stomach with terrific force. Barrett went down, his head striking the floor with a thud. J-.e tried hard to eet ud but the referee had counted him out. Rusie For New York. New Tork. March 2(3. Practically no change in the affairs of the New York baseball club was made today. Manager Ewing was shown a dispatch saying that Kusie would he traded to C incinnatt tor Selbnch and Hawley. He said: "There is not a word of truth in this report. Rusie will be all right when the proper time comes. The New York club has not yet re ceived the contract sent to Rusie. The pitcher probably would have returned his contract unsigned, as he did last season, if the terms were not satisfac tory. There are many good reasons in the air for believing that Rusie will re port in Xew York Wednesday with his signature attached to a contract. Stuart Backed the Winner. Hot Springs. Ark., March 26. "Dan Stuart, the big fight promoter, backed Frank "Erne in his battle against Joe Gans. The portly Texan laid $l,60u against $2. W0 on the Buffalo boxer here, and sent another commission of like proportions to iew xorK, Terry McGovern Will Go West. Xew York, March 26. Terry McGovern intends to go west after his encounter with Tommy Warren is settled, and has sisrned with a theatrical company to give exhibitions on the Pacific coast. BANKRUPTCY PETITION. Effort Being Made to Force Adam Huengardt to Suspend. An action has been filed in the TTnited States district court to force into bank ruptcy Adam Huengardt, who owns a general merchandise store at Durham, a small town in Marion county. The ac tion is brought by the John S. Brit tain Dry Goods company, the Tootle, Wheeler Motter Mercantile company, and the Johnston-Woodbury Hat corn ea n v. who have claims against Huen gardt aggregating $1,301.22. They claim that Huengardt s total in debtedness is above $S.0, that he is in solvent, and that he is giving some of his creditors securitieson his stock. MORE HAIR SPLITTING. Dignified State Officers Worry About a "Seal." The clerk of the district court In Scott county has demanded that the secretary of state furnish a seal for that court. The secretary of tate will decline to do so under authority of an opinion from Judge J. S. West, assistant attorney gen eral. The statute provides that the secretary shall furnish such seal, but the record shows that the court specified has al ready had one seal, in furnishine which the secretary of state complied with the law. Judee West holds that there is no law requiring the secretary of state to re place seais wnicn nave oeen lost or ae stroyed. Mr v Mm- George "W. Wheatley, Who Will Probably. Be Nominated For Congress on Wednesday by Third District Republicans. RAILR0AD NEVS, President Kipley iVrites of Rail road Men and Duties. Says Man of the Present Day Must Be a Specialist. EXECUTIVE TROUBLE. Railway President Must Please Conflicting Interests. His Position is One of Perplex ities and Problems. President E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe has an interesting article in the Saturday Evening Post on "The Mak ing of a Railroad Man." In part he says: "The railroad man of the present day must be a specialist. The business is not embraced in a single profession but in many professions, There was a time when the dry goods or grocery mer chant bought his own goods (and large ly sold them) himself, and he knew ev ery article in his store and the price of it. Now, if he has survived he has di vided his store into departments and has a man at the head of eaeh.and con fines himself to a general supervision, judging his chief officers mainly by re sults and interfering but little in de tails. There are yet a few small rail roads in the country where a somewhat intimate knowledge of the business of all departments is necessary to a few of the principal offieers.and on these small roads is to be found the best school for general education in the railroad busi ness. The great mass of railroad work ers must specialize, however, in order to obtain employment or advance ment. Mr. Ripley refuses to advise the young man as to the department which offers the best promise of promotion from an humble place to that of presi dent. He says it depends entirely on the caliber of the man himself, and that no general rule can be laid down. How ever, he offers this friendly suggestion to railroad employes who are anxious lor promotion: "It is but natural that eery young man should be ambitious to win the good will and attention of his superiors. and is, therefore, anxious to know how this end may be specifically accomplish ed. On this important point I would say with emphasis that a man who does good work need make no special effort to bring himself into notice, and any- such effort is likely to be annoying to nis superiors. The heads of depart ments Know what each man is doing, and are better judges of his work than the employes himself. Ambition is erood but it should take the form of faithful and intelligent service, and events in their natural course will do the rest.' Mr. Ripley proceeds to tell something or tne outies or a president. The prob lems that come to him are the all im portant ones, for they are of the class which subordinates cannot settle. "In other words." says he, "it is only the pressingly important things that get to mm. 'ine railway business is De culiar in that it has been held to Via 'quasi public,' which means that the president, in addition to being satisfac tory to the board of directors, must so conduct the affairs of the railroad as to have them also satisfactory to the pub lic, and the representatives of the nub- lic in the various legislative bodies. As an history shows that no man ever did serve all the public to its satisfaction for any length of time, or was appreci ated until after he was dead, it will be seen that the position is a difficult one. "To keep earnings up and expenses down, to satisfy the taxing power, the legislative power, the public, the em ployes and the stockholders," continues Mr. Ripley, "summarize, in brief, the perplexities of the railway president's position. It is not possible freely to satisfy these conflicting interests, and the result is daily compromise, and.not always on a basis fair to the corpora tion, or satisfactory to its representa tives, who assent under fear of worse things." In conclusion Mr. Ripley says that long experience has caused him to be lieve that the moral. tone of the rail road profession is quite as high as that of any other, and that the public hav ing business with the companies will testify to this fact. "The portion of the public which has dealings with the roads has unbounded confidence in the officials, while that portion which has not such personal contact, and is influ enced by partisan and demagogic abuse has none. It is this letter portion which makes itself heard and felt, and which at times makes life burdensome to the president and his staff." STIXLWELli ROAD IN TEXAS. Charter is Secured and a Separate Company Organized. Austin, Tex., March 26. H. C. Hord of Sweetwater, Texas, general attorn2y of the Panhandle Gulf Railroad com pany. Is here on business in connection with the building of that line. The com pany recently filed its charter and has Just organized by the election of the following officers:- President.'A. E. Stil- well of Kansas City; vice president, J. R.. Daugherty; treasurer, R. L. McCau- ley; secretary, J. P. Thammell. The last three officers are of Sweetwater. This company is the Texas corporation of the Kansas City, Mexico Orient Rail way company, which proposes to build a road from Kansas City to the port of Topolobambo on the Pacific coast or Mexico. General Attorney Hord states that the Panhandle Gulf line will run from a point on the northern border of Texas to Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande, and thence down the valley of that river to Laredo. At Eagle Pass the road will make connection with the Mexican International and the South ern Pacific and at Laredo it will con nect with the Mexican National and the International Great Northern roads. The through line to Topolobampo, Mex ico, will branch off from San. Angelo, Texas. The building of the road from Kansas City to the Mexican border will give a new route -300 miles shorter than the present shortest route between Mexico and Kansas City. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Passengers No Longer Pear the Con ductor or Apologize to tne Brakeman. Elbert Hubbard, the sage of East Au rora, N. Y., telling of his experience in Omaha viewing the Burlington station speaks of the manner in which passen gers are looked after; the beauty of the architecture, and thus concludes: "And I pincht myself to see if I were awake, then askt a colored gentle man, who was wiping off the. furniture, if this was really a truly Railroad Sta tion. "I'm not so absurdly old, but I re member when, if you askt a railroad ticket agent or a conductor a question, he met you with withering sarcasm and looks of scorn. Whenever you entered a railway coach, you apologized to the brakeman, and sliding into a seat, lookt neither to right nor left, for fear of giv ing offense to the kind gentleman who allowed you to ride for six cents a mile. "Verily! Brudder Jasper is right the world do move." RISTINE TO RESIGN. Said That Midland President Is Slated Por Reorganized P. G. Denver, March 26. It is announced here that President Ristine of the Colo rado Midland will soon retire. Last January he served notice on the board that he would not under any circum stances remain in Colorado after July, and he asked to be relieved by April 1, if possible. Mrs. Ristine finds the alti tude too- high here and the family has been broken up ever since Mr. Ristine came to Denver. Among his friends Mr. Ristine is known as devoted to his fam ily and the separation has been very un pleasant in many respects. According to common report, quite generally believed, however, among those on the inside, Mr. L. G. Cannon has been offered Mr. Ristine's place for which he is eminently fitted. The direc tors may name one man under Mr. Can non, but no other changes will be noticed on the system, the road running along just as at present. The original plan to consolidate the Midland and Colorado Southern has been abandoned on account of the state laws, so while the business will be han dled in harmony as to rate cutting and the like, the roads will not be han dled differently from, at present. Regarding Mr. Ristine's future move ments, there seems to be a well founded report that he is to be made president of the Kansas City Southern, "al though he has refused to confirm the report which has been in circulation for two months. This announcement will probably be made before April 1. TONNAGE RECORD BROKEN. Union Pacific Snatches Palm Prom the Lehigh. Valley. The Union Pacific has broken the rec ord held by the Lehigh Valley for haul ing the heaviest trainload. The latter moved a train carrying 4,567 tons. On March 11 a Union Pacific train from Cheyenne was made up of 99 cars, load ed with 4,547 tons. This was followed the next day by one of 113 cars. 12 of which were empty, the remainder being load ed with 5.471 tons. A few days later a third train was made up of 110 cars, laden with 4.935 tons. It .was 4.550 feet long. Its entire weight, including engine,- caboose, cars and freight, was 5,103 tons, the engine alone weighing 150 tons and the caboose 18. This train was hauled over the di vision of 102 miles. COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. "The Village Postmaster," bright and clean as the rural New England life which it depicts, will have its inaugural presentation here at the Crawford theater Wednesday night It deals with the time or nrty years ago, and is filled with pathos and humor. Archie tsoyd, the fa vorite character comedian, well and fa vorably known from his connection with "The Old Homestead" and "Shore Acres." having appeared in the leading roles of those plays for so long a time, will be seen Here as setn Muggins, -i ue vii lage Postmaster." He will be ably sun ported by the original company that was seen in New York at the Fourteenth THE FEAR OF HUMBUG Prevents Many People From Trying a Good Medicine. Stomach troubles are so common and in most cases so obstinate to cure that people are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy claiming to be a radi cal, permanent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. Many such pride them selves on their acuteness in never being humbugged, especially in medicines. This fear of being humbugged can be carried too far, so far, in fact, that many people suffer for years with weak digestion rather than risk a little time and money in faithfully testing the claims made of a preparation so re liable and universally used as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important re spect from ordinary proprietary medi cines for the reason that they are not a secret patent medicine, no secret is made of their ingredients, but analysis shows them to contain the natural di gestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin the digestive acids, Golden Seal, bis muth, hydrastis and nux. They are not cathartic, neither do they act pow erfullv on any organ, but they cure in digestion on the common sense plan of digesting the food eaten thoroughly De- fore it has time to ferment, sour and cause the mischief. This is the only secret of their success. Cathartic pills never have and never can cure indigestion and stomach troubles, because they act entirely on the bowels, whereas the whole trouble is reallv in the stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken af ter meals digest the food. That is all there is to it. Food not digested or half digested is poison as it creates gas, acidity, headaches, palpitation of the heart, loss of flesh and appetite, and many other troubles which are oiten called by some other name. HAVE 0U TRIED IT? f V IF NOT, ASK YOUR GROCER TOR Sllgby's me GeSatiirae M M AAA A A Aa MAM Aam AAA AAA TTTTTTTTTTTTrTTTTTTTT X A DELICIOUS DESSERT f 8 FLAVORS 8 COLORS i A HOME PRODUCTION X M M A AAA AAA AAA AAA AAAAAA AAA TTTTTTTTTTfTTTfTTITTf TTT I By the simple addition of Sugar and Water to one X package of Rigbys Home Ucious Jelly can be made. W. O. RIGBY, Mfr. Topeka, Kansas. 4 Street theater. The complete New York production, exactly as it w-as seen at the i'ourteenth Street theater, New rom, du ring its run of 150 nights there, will be given here. Jas. T. McAlpin and his company will be seen in the Swedish comedy drama "Hans Hanson" at the Crawford theater Thursday and Friday nights." A number of specialties are Included in the per formance. The prices will be 15, 25, 35 and 50 cents. Wagenhals and Kemper's "great star triumvirate." Louis James. Kathryn Kid der, and Charles B. Hanford, comes to the Crawford theater Saturday night with a magnificent scenic revival of Shake speare"s "The Winter's Tale," which hasn't been attempted in this country since Mary Anderson's revival at Palm er's theater eleven years, ago. Wagen halls and Kemper have given the comedy one of the most -sumptuous settings of any Shakespearean revival in recent years. A corps of artists were employed on the production from May until Sep tember. The models were taken from the most authentic Greek sources and from designs by Abbey, and were pointed by Hradley and Corbett. The production is embellished with costly Grecian an tiquities and all the elaborate draperies, properties and furniture are carried by the management. The costumes are from Herrmann from designs by Anderson. Miss Kidder will be seen in the dual roles of "Hermione" and "Perdita," the char acters in which Mary Anderson made her farewell appearances on the stage. Mr. James will have a congenial part in "Autolycus" and Mr. Hanford will be the "King Teontes. A company of excep tional ability surrounds the stars. It numbers people who unite reputation and a capability for artistic accomplishment for all they undertake. CHEAP GOOD ROADS. "Will Cost Less Than Two Thousand Dollars a Kile. Secretary Anderson, of the Commer cial club, is collecting data relative to the building of roads, and the satisfac tion the roads are giving, so that the good roads association of Shawnee county may have definite information upon which to work. A considerable mileage of stone road has been built in the vicinity of Greens burg, Indiana, recently, and Secretary Anderson a short time ago wrote to W. W. Hamilton, of that place, for informa tion on the subject. He is just in re ceipt of the following reply: "it is with pleasure that I give the information you wish as we have it here on pike construction. "Last fall we finished some 20 miles of pike in this county, at a copt of $1,955 per mile. The grade was made full 18 feet in width. The stone was spread full 12 feet in width, crushed or broken to go through a 2Vfe inch ring. The stone is fully protected on each side of the 12 feet on this IS foot grade with dirt, so that one may drive on and off the metal without displacing the stone and have an even surface. "The stone is placed on a grade of 8 inches in the center and 6 inches at the outer edges. One and one-fourth inches of screenings is placed or spread over all the top. "The abova was for a broken or crushed stone macadam road. We have built some roads for less where good gravel can be procured, but we prefer the tone." If good stone roads can be built for $1,955 per mile, there is no reason why Shawnee county should not have a good mileage of macadamized roadways be fore long. The amount of money and labor that is wasted on country roads every year would do much towards macadamizing many of the main trav eled roads in the county in the course of a few years, and if assisted by a small road tax and private subscrip tions the building of the roads can be speedily pushed. Presidential Appointments. "Washington, March 24. The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: John J. Giromondi, of Cali fornia, to be consul at Santos, Brazil. Regular army, infantry, First Lieuten ant H. J. Hunt, Sixth infantry, to be captain; Second Lieutenant J. B. Alli son, Seventh infantry, t be first lieu tenant; Second Lietuenant J. L. Dewitt, Twentieth infantry, to be first lieuten ant. Swindled the McCormicks. Chicago. March 24. A Jury in the fed eral district court here today brought in a verdict against Charles E. George, rind ing him guilty of using the mails to de fraud. Sentence was deferred till March 31. George is alleged to have swindled many persons, securing about $5,000 by representing that they were heirs to the estate of James McCormiek, who died in Guatemala. eGorge, who was an attor ney, said he represented the estate, which he said was valued at $1,000,000. His vic tims were all of the name McCormiek and forwarded various sums of money to "se cure their inheritance." Beaten by Strikers. Chicago, March 24. John Webber, a non-union machinist, was attacked by three men, supposed to be members of the Machinists' union w-hich is now on a strike, near the headquarters of the building trades council today, and beaten into insensibility. The assailants escaped. Judge Horton Improves. The condition of Judge A. H. Horton is so much improved that he was able to sit up- for two hours today. The at tending phvsician now believes him out of danger, "but it will be some time be fore he will be able to leave his room. Maker of Cotton Gins Dead. New London, Conn., March 24. Israel Fanning Brown, president of the Brown Cotton Gin company and a pioneer manu facturer of cotton gins, died here today, aged 90 years. He located in this city in 185S and built up one of the largest fac tories of the kind in. the. world. o Gelatine, two quarts of de- For good work. QUICK, 'Phone 153, Topeka Laundry Co. CO-OPEBATIVK.) Best Dining Car Service. Only Depot In Chicago od the Elevated Loo?. Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon AT.S SEST r.SACE-D VIA THE 'S DlPTflW TSA1T VIA A2T7 0TSER LUTE. Solid, Vesti'bulea Trails Sally for tho alsove points. Palace Sleepers. Free Reclining Chair Cars. Dining Cars. Ordinary Sleeping Car Personally Conducted every Thursday from Kan sas City. Wood, Coal, Charcoal, Kindling. Telephone 539 Kaczynski. Fourth and Jackson. WE'LL DO YOUR HAULING RIGHT. 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Fire and Tornado Iasurancs Caeca 33, Columbian BaUMag, TOPEKA, KANSAS. is F"" r --f If I J t '1 if Few realize what a deep-geated, obstinate disease Catarrh is, regarding it as a simple inflammation of the nose and throat, little or no attention is given it. But, however insignificant it may seem at first, it is serious and far-reaching in its results. The foul secretions entering the circulation poison the entire system. The stomach, kidneys in fact all the organs feel the effect of this catarrhal poison, and when the lungs are reached its progress is rapid and destructive, and finally ends in consumption. It frequently happens that the senses of hearing and smell are in part or entirely lost, the soft bones of may give temporary relief, no permanent benefit can be expected from such treatment. make no charge for this. PLEA FOE JAMES PARK. North Topeka Citizen Suggests That It Be Purchased. A resident of North. Topeka has sub mitted the following on tne park ques tion: "In view of the fact that the city is soon to vote on the question of issuing bonds to the amount o $30,000 for park improvements, there is a desire to know how and where tha money is to be spent if voted. North Topeka, or the First ward, is no unimportant part of the city, and in all the park improvement talk that has so far been heard, no sug gestion has been made in regard to parks in the First ward, whereas no portion of the city affords superior natural advantages for such purposes. The city park, on the south side, comes the nearest to it. but the expense will be great and the area somewhat limited. The idea has been broached of a park along the banks of Soldier creek. This would include the purchase of the T. M. James tract commencing at the Kansas avenue bridge and following the creek ciear round the north part of the wood a mile or more in length. This would afford long and pleasant drives extending up the creek to what is known as Bull Run. Here com mences the most charming boating wa ter to be found in this vicinity. Here may be found a stretch nearly a mile in length, straight as an arrow, shaded on both sides by noble trees forming an almost perfect arch, cool in hot weather, free from wind, and scarcely no current to the stream. For variety at either end of Buil Run the stream winds and curves presenting ever changing scen ery, to the river on the east and to and through the Reform school grounds oa the west if one wishes a longer row. No proposed park in the city can pre sent such a variety of curves, such charming walks and such pleasant drives as this would afford. The eastern end would touch the street car litie al ready in operation and here would be ground5 for parties, picnics, meetings, concerts, etc., already free to the public, and in every way far superior to Gar field park and just as easily reached by the same street car line. It is under stood that an effort will be made to start a movement in favor of this en terprise, and if there were some assur ance of its success the First ward would be enthusiastic for the bonds. The North side does not feel that it has been quite fairly treated in the past, for public improvements, and now that it has the new sewer in successful operation it feels that it may reasonably claim something more along the esthe tic line. FAULKNER IS PLEASED. Ex-Kan san Commends Topeka 's Re cent Park Agitation. Mr. Edward Wilder has. received the following letter: Minneapolis. Minn., March 21, 1300. I am greatly interested in your work to secure a park system for Topeka, and delighted with the prospect of se curing Martin Hill, with other property. This is in line with the very best thought, and if Topeka can meet the issue bravely and fully now, none will ever regret it. Minneapolis people are giving consid eration to the matter of public play grounds for children. I was privileged to join with others in brief addresses last evening upon the subject. This in large cities is becoming a live question. Children are defrauded of their natural inheritance in pure air, pure water, sun shine, and some of the sand, loam, ami clay which mother earth has in store for them, through the greed of the ten ement house system, made permissible thorugh municipal toleration. They are now beginning to file bills inequity to secure indemnity through the public playgrounds. These permit of an education in play, under wise supervision and teaohing.and each ward in a city should have such an equip ment for its young life where pure en joyment may fill many hours of pleas ure for the children, to the comfort of parents and guardians. The provision now being made here in Minneapolis is tentative, but will lead to increasing interest, and ultimate municipal action. I wish you and your co-workers in Topeka every god speed in your good endeavor. C. E. FAl-LKNEH. A schoolmaster who- has been telling- of the doings of Caesar, ended up with, "And all this happened over 1.5M) year3 ago." A little boy. his blue eyes wide open with wonder, said, after a moment's thought. "'-h, what a. memory you've got'." Tit Bits. Thinking of "Faust." Mephisto (to lat est arrival in Hades) "Well, what do you think of me1" The arrival (a patron of the opera) "To tell the truth, you don't come up to my expectations. You ought to see Edouaxd de Reszke in the. part." Puck. Burdock Blood Bitters giv-es a. man a. clear head, an active brain, a strong, vigorus body makes him fit for the battle of life, TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL-M cents per month, by mail. CASTOTITA. Bean tha Tha Lnd You HavaAiwavs BanSf of Baui the Tha Kind You Hava hmm Bangfl Sean tl f Tha Kind Van Haw Always BuiigSI f FBBEM&MEM Oi consurjjp'Ttonm SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, A, HOWE'S MISTAKES. (Continued from First Page.) Suppose I reply by another statement: "Every man who attacks the faults of his child, is at heart an enemy to the child, and wishes his destruction, for the child is the accredited representa tive of his father, and the most import ant part of him." In spite of these two statements, one of which is as wise as the other, the faults of the church will be assailed for the benefit of religion and mankind; and parents will con tinue to attack the fault3 of their chil dren for the good of the children and humanity. Here is a fourth: "Civilized men should have a better religion than savages, yet we are sending mission aries to the savages to teach them a re ligion we stole from them." And this: "We have one hundred and forty relig ious denominations in thia country alone, e"ach eager to prove that all the others are wrong; and they axe more energetic in this respect than in any other." Here is a point where the churches are especially vulnerable. Some of the spirit still remains. It is rapidly becoming less. But making the statement just as strong as the facts will allow-, it ia not true that the churches are more energetic to prove all others wrong than in any other thing. Or think of this other state ment, which could not be made by any one who knew the least thing about the facts, to the effect that the Jews bor rowed their religion from the Christ iana. The reverse comes far nearer be ing the truth. For broadly speaking, Christianity is the outgrowth of Juda ism or as some one has put it. "the flowering of the Hebrew reIigion."These are but some half dozen of many simi lar statements, equally unwarranted by a candid interpretation of the facts or the probabilities. There is one statement in particular to which I wish to call your attention; fir while the statement i3 true, the in ference drawn from it is not correct. Quoting a B-octor of IDivinity, Mr. Howe says: "The oldest manuscripts of any part of the New Testament takes ua no nearer the words of Jesus than some time in the fourth century." His infer ence is that no part of the Xew Testa ment was written until sometime dur ing the fourth century. From refer ences in the writings of the early Chris tians and their opponents, we know that nearly all of what is now the New Testament was written before the close of the second century. Probably none of the genuine letters of Paul were written later than A. E. 65. The earli est of the Gospels, Markfl was probably written not far from A. D. 70. Luke and Matthew were probably written some time between then and the year 100 A. D. The date of John's gospel is the most uncertain of all. and it is proba ble that it was not written till the last of the second century. This is the opin ion of what would probably be called the most radical of the critics. The first three gospels are the more accurate ac counts of the life and teachings of Jesus. 'Until written down the knowl edge of Jesus' life and teaching was communicated orally. Thus time and opportunity were given for errors to creep in, and they undoubtedly did creep in; but certainly not the errors of three hundred years. And yet Mr. Howe says: "The best authorities admit that no part of Christ's alleged teach ings were written until some time in the fourth century." No good "authority" ever said so. and I doubt if any bad or indifferent one ever did. It was perhaps natural to confound the earliest manuscript with the first w-riting. and to forget that even in modern times first editions are sometimes lost, and we have the words of the author only in the second or the third edition of his works. The earlier manuscripts of the writings of the New Testament were lost, and the earliest one that came down to us dates from the middle of the fourth century. It is no more than just to say that this quotation and the others I have made, and still more that might be made, con vict their author of writing from insuffi cient knowledge of the history of Chris tianity and of religion in general. About revivals of the ordinary sort, and evangelists of the ordinary sort, I feel much as Mr. Howe does. I see good coming from them: I think I see far more evil. Some of the converts begin a moral improvement that is permanent. That is good. Some need to be "revived" periodically, this is about half way good. Oood while they are doing well, bad when they lapse. Many I fear go through the following process, and it is for this reason that I think the or dinary revival does more harm than good. They think that somehow their whole nature is to be made over by this conversion! That they will hence forth do right and want to do right. The excitement dies. They are much the same as before. They want to do wrong.-the inclination is not dead. They do do wrong. They feel they have been deceived, that there is nothing In re ligion. Before they had indefinitely be lieved in it as a possibility of good at any rate. Now they do not. They do not understand that right doing, not now and then as you feel like it, but making it the rule of your life partic ularly when you had been doing the wrong till the habit was weil fixed is not something to be achieved in a moment of conversion. That is merely a beginning. The rest is the result of effort, hard and persistent. Like any other habit, good or bad. it is a growth. I dislike the ordinary revival because it is often understood to be a short cut to that to which there is no short cut, the formation of character, so that the final result is immoral. I think Mr. Howe is right in main taining that the churches have often placed too much stress on doctrine, and too little on practical morality. They have too often forgotten that it is more important how a man lives than what he believes. They have not. as they shouid, emphasized that the true ortho doxy is. the orthodoxy not of belief, but of life: that is of right conduct Tet it is almost impossible to find a Chris tian church, either past or present, that has not put stress on right conduct, even when it has taught most stren uously that right doing would not save a man from the wrath of God or from the particular kind of hell .in which it happened to believe. The mistake of the churches, to my mind, has often been that they have not made conduct of enough relative importance compared with faith and that they have regarded right conduct outside of the church as somehow different from right conduct inside the church. But, whatever may have been the case in the past, I feel sure that in the great majority of the churches attended by what may with fairness be called intelligent people, much more is said about conduct than belief, about life than about doctrine. I know the denomination to which this church has the honor to belong has always placed the stress upon conduct. Right living is what it has preached most persistently, in season and out of season. The ethical has been to the front and the theoretical and the theo logical in the background. I do not be lieve that in this respect this small denomination is entirely unlike the other churches. I agree that the doctrine of the atone ment as sometimes presented is im moral. This is not stated as Mr. Howe'a opinion but quoted evidently with ap proval. Not long ago two little girls were playing together, when one told a falsehood. The other remonstrated with her. To which the first replied, "Never mindV. I'll tell it to Jesus to night when I go to bed and it will be all right." That belief, as it existed in the mind of that chili was immoral. It led her to believe that wrong doing could be wiped out by telling it to Jesus. This is not un-like the form that the doctrine of the atonement has sometimes taken. It is, that no matter what you do, if you believe on Christ, you will escape the penalty of wrong doing. Any one or any church which teaches that by any belief whatsoever about any one what soever, a man can without the right eousness be as worthy as the one who is righteous that he is so regarded by God or man or ought to be so regarded is guilty, it seems to me, of teaching immorality. The doctrine that Christ or any one else atones for your wrong doings, and not you yourself, I regard as immoral in its tendencies. But even when teaching some such a doctrine as this, the church has usually been better than its teachings and insisted on good conduct. In what I have said I do not wish to be understood to have given a complete or even a fair exposition of the doctrine of the atonement. I have merely mentioned one of the aspects that it has sometimes taken; and have insisted that whenever it does take this form it is essentially immoral. It does not by any means always lead to im morality for men are frequently better than their theories and beliefs. But I fear that the matter of conduct, in con nection with the doctrine, has been too often looked upon in much the same manner that the little girl did. A thought suggests itself in regard to miracles. The alleged miracles of Chris tianity, however much they may have at first served as a support of Chris tianity, are becoming more and more a stumbling block to faith. Whereas they once supported Christ and Christianity, now Christ and Christianity support" them. The old view believed in Christ because of the miracles; the new be lieves in miracles because of Christ. They once supported Him; He now sup ports them. People once believed in Him because, of His works; they now believe His works because of Him. Those who believe the miracles hap pened, reason thia way: "Is it not rea sonable that a being like Christ should work miracles? Here is a man, Jesus, who is the first moral and religious teacher of the world, is it not reasonable that if God were to manifest His con nection with the world and human af fairs anywhere it would be in connec tion with this man? To those who have adopted the theory of evolution, the be lief that things happen in accord with fixed and unchanging laws, many peo ple have come to see it and their num ber is constantly increasing an indica tion of the presence of the divine, or of God, in the orderliness of nature and its processes. That the same causes al ways produce the same effects is to them -the miraculous thing. That is why the evolutionist believes in a mind behind and through the universe. Miracles, to attest the work of such a man as Jesus, or any other good man for that matter, seem to them anomal ous. They reject the miracles of Jesus not because they believe less in the worth of Jesus, or less in God, but be cause they believe more in God. They say these wonders that He is said to have done are of the nature of legends, having in most cases probably a little basis in fact, which by the idealization of his followers, and the lapse of time, grew up around this wonderful man. Personally, I do not believe that Jesus performed any of His alleged miracles, except, perhaps, the instances of heal ing and if He did them, it was in ac cord with law, and not contrary to law. Tet I do not for that reason reject the leadership of Jesus, nor the name Chris tian. For I think that Christianity is not a system of belief, involving the fall of man and his redemption by the Son of God a redemption which comes only to those who have some sort of belief about Christ: rather I believe that Christianity is in essence not a system of thought, a collection of dogmas, but a way of life, it is the spirit of Jesus, the spirit of love to God and love to man. The doctrine of evolution which has seemed to so many to have destroyed Christianity and religion, seems to me to have put both on a firmer basis than ever. It is only the dogmas of both that have been destroyed. In their essence both remain. 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I ran across the other day the argument from the per fection of the universe to the existence of God so neatly stated, though stated in a different form, that I give it here. It is a quotation that Mr. Fiske had put a t the end of hia book, "Through nature to God." "Testerday, when weary with writing, and my mind quite dusty with consid ering these atoms, I was called to sup per, and a salad I had asked for was set before me. 'It seems, then, I said aloud, 'that if pewter dishes, leaves of 1-ttuce, drops of vinegar and oil, and slices of eggs, had been floating around in the air from all eternity, it might at last happen by chance that there would come a salad." 'Yes,' says my wife, 'but not so nice and well-dressed as this of mine is.' Apply the thought of evolution to re ligion. Then all difficulties of reconcil ing science with dogmas of religion dis appear. Then religion like everything c-Jse is a growth. Ko one will be trou bled because the so-called revealed re ligion is found to be untenable in some of its doctrines. That certain religions should consider themselves revealed and infallible at certain stages of hu man development is but a stage of growth. When you have disproved the infallibility of any religion you have not destroyed that religion, you have crly broken the chains that bound it, and set it free to develop with new vig or. That one religion should be supe rior to another is no more strange than that one thinker should be superior to another. That the Scriptures of even the highest form of religion yet attained should contain much that is crude.falae, and immoral, is likewise not strange. It is the record of those who have not found, but w-ho are seeking after the truth. Future generations will accept that which to them is good and helpful and true, and reject the rest, precisely as they do w ith the Bible, w ithout much realizing they do it. For it is not true that the Bible or any other scripture, is of equal value in every part. One has to separate the good from the bad, the false from the true here, as in ev erything else in life. For there is no absolute truth in the world, X believe, so far as man is concerned. But in the teachings of Jesus' religion it seems to me, has been stated its ultimate form. He has defined it as love to God and love to man. Henceforth progress in religion will consist of finding out bet ter what love to God and love to man means and applying it better; in the same way in the process of the develop ment of the species there came a time when man appeared, and then the pro cess of creation was at an end and the effort henceforth was not to produce new species, but to perfect mankind. And does the doctrine of evolution have no hint of immortality in it. To be sure all the processes of physical life and death go against belief in immor tality. But modern science teaches, I believe, the doctrine of the conservation of energy, that not the least particle of force is ever lost, nor ever can be; that no atom of matter can be annihilated. Can we not go a step farther and say that there is a probability that mind, the soul of man, will not be destroyed? Man is not wrong in thinking that he is different from all other animals. He is different. He is worth more than .all else in the world we live in. Man did not come here by chance, I believe. At any rate I see that the highest of all creations appeared at last. I believe that man was God's ultimate, the pur pose in the creation. At least this is the result of evolution, man. It is not un due egotism for man to wish to be and to hope to be immortal. Some are worthy of it; all, I believe, may be. The mystery of mysteries, the crowning miracle of all miracles is the miracle of life. Whence came it? this life that pushed forward to culminate in man? That we should live again is not. to my mind, one whit more mysterious, not so mysterious as that human life or any life should ever have come to be. Man has the right to disbelieve in im mortality if that seems to him more reasonable, all facts considered. And he should not be abused for so doing. A man has the right to believe in immor tality if, all facts considered, it seems to him more reasonable. And he, also, should not be abused for his belief. To many excellent people belief in a future life is little more than a hope. Some just as excellent have given it up alto gether. But no one has a right to state as a positive fact there is no future life. It is the sheerest egotism to say, absolutely, there is no life beyond what we call death. Personally I believe in another life, because, all thing3 consid ered, it seems more reasonable to be lieve in it. I believe in it and hope for it. not merely because the Bible and other scriptures of the world teach it. not merely because others have believed it, but because from my thought of God and man it is more natural and easy for me to believe than to disbelieve it. And I would that to others the thought of immortality might give the comfort and the inspiration that it does to me. But while the lay sermons have the very serious faults I have pointed out, and others that might be mentioned, while the statements are many of them far too sweeping, and there is inac curacy, and bitterness in all too many of the paragraphs yet let us not forget there are things to be commended; and while I would remind you of the former in the interests of truth, and that you may not think there are good reasons for statements that there are no rea sons for making: that you may realize that some things said to be facts are not facts, while other statements as of facts areas purely assumptions as those they deny I would rather you remem bered the good that has been said than the bad. This certainly is a good creed: "I be lieve in everything that is right, polite, fair, respectable and just. I believe in the home; in law and order; in truth; in affection; in charity;- in education: in progress. I believe in every good thing taught in every church." And this: "If I had the attention of the world and knew that every living man and woman would read what I have to say, it would be that every Sorm of wrong doing, from murder to the small est incivility in life, is man's greatest enemy. This is the gospel that should be thundered from the pulpit by men of energy and sense." And with all this I thoroughly agree. This declaration of faith, it seems to me, ought to be enough to admit Mr. Howe into full membership in any church in Christen dom that he might care to join and work with. It certainly would admit him into this one, if he cared to come. And while I have not "thundered" from the pulpit this creed witii the "energy and sense" that I wish I had been able to put into the work, I have tried to teach these things as well as I could, and to place just as much im portance on them as Mr. Howe does. And I know that the ministers to the last man in the little denomination to which I belong are with me in this emphasis. I do not for a moment believe that we stand alone in this matter: I think other ministers and other denom inations do the same thing. And if some of us add to these beliefs of Mr. Howe the hope of immortality, the be lief in a Supreme Being, and allegiance to the leadership of Jesus and even if some go farther and accept orthodoxy in the extreme form of that which, con stitute orthodoxy at the given time, are we therefore to be catalogued even in a Pickwickian sense as fools and hypocrites? because we add to what Mr. Howe would teach other things Catarrh Asthma THE DRUG TRADE AMAZED AT THE TREMENDOUS DEMAND Thousands of Sufferers Testify to the Curative Properties of Munyon's Inhaler. A Positive Cure for Coughs, Colds and Catarrh. Mnoyon's New Hard baler. Unbreakable Rubber In Unspiiablel The pocket Inhaler Is made of hard rub ber. It Is handy, durable and porta ble; it Is easily charged and may be carried in the vest pocket always ready to use. 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White J 8 00 Bridge Teeth 3 50 Porcelain Crowns. 4 00 22 -K Gold Crowns 5-00 AU the latest appliances used. made painless in many cases, and In all special care vnui nervous people. C. B. LYON, D.D. S. DENTAL PARLORS, 511 KANSAS AVE., Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Over W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co. The Star Employment I U AND RENTAL AGENCY. J DO YOU WANT: A Man, A Girl in fact, do you want a position or J help of any kind, call 'Phone 824 2. Furnishing help to contrac- tors a specialty. Help furnished on short notice -with a guarantee. J Houses and Booms of all kinds for rent. Property owners out of tha city write us for terms. Your interests looked after, and satisfac- tion guaranteed. 114 West Eighth Street, Topeka, Kansas, jj which seem to us true and important? I would that every one might have the enthusiasm for humanity, and the belief in man's capabilities for pood Mr. Howe has, and they might work as earnestly for that end. I would that they might have the same zeal to do the right. I would that between every father and son here might be the same frank, hearty relations, as Mr. Howe baa shown us exist between him and his son. Yet I can but wish that this same kindliness to men might have extended far enough to include those who believe what he rejects. This would have elim inated from the sermons, I feel sure, much, of the bitterness and the preju dice. It would have put him in the frame of mind to investigate more sym pathetically and so more impartially. He would have put himself in a position, no matter how much he might differ from the current views, to speak from the knowledge of investigation, rather than from the prejudice of partisanship and ignorance. He might still have wielded the lash for those who for selfish reasons, or from motives of policy, pretend to believe what they do not. But the real faults of religion and ti ir TIT Twiii mri (SAIL CONDENSED 1Y1IL.K Giirefl. C lire MUNYON'S REMEDIES. 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Gold Fillings SI nP Silver Fillings, 50o to S 1 Extracting 25c With Odontunder Cf) or Vitalized Air..UUC The treatment of sensitive teeth cases as near as can be. the churches and they have them some of which Mr. Howe has pointei out; and the mistakes of life and doc trine of those who are sincere in their belief3 and they have made their mis takes; the faults'and the mistakes that exist, and those that Mr. Howe tbdnka exist he would have pointed out is kindly as he would point out his faults to a friend whom he loved, respected, and wished to serve would try to cor rect them in the same sweet spirit that he would correct the faulm of the boy, he loves. Blobbs "Poor Bjones has dyspepsia so badly that he says his life isn't wortr living." Slobbs "But Mrs. Bjones says he insists upon calling in the doctor whenever he has an ache or a pain, just the same. Even the magician would have con siderable difficulty In satisfying hia bunger from a multiplication table. Nell "She lacks repose." Belle "T guess you would, too, if you Buffered from insomnia as she does." AND GENERAL COOKING. SEND FOR II BABIES a book roR MOTHERS.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 2G, 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY FRANK P. MAC LEN'KAN'. VOLUME XXVII Ko- '3 Official Paper of the City of Tope. TERMS OP SI BSPRIPTION. Pailv edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents "a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where the paper has a. carrier Fystem. By mail, one year Si Hv mall, three months Weekly edition, one year a0 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building-, 800 and t02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE. Temple Court Bldg A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. v CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exclianee Blder. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFTCE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. aM piness Office Bell 'Phone 1"7 Reporters' Room Bell "Phone 577 The signing- of the peace treaty be tween Carnegie and Frick must have been a great blow to the lawyers. Already the south has begun to pour Its annual product of early vegetables Into northern markets. Texas cabbages are abundant at the grocer's stands of this city. If Mr. Hanna does not succeed be'tter in collecting campaign funds from oth ers than he has from Philadelphia, he Is likely to be forced to descend into the lecesses of his own pocket. The loud tone of voice adopted by In diana in expressing her sentiment on the Porto Riean question, indicates a tendency to resume her old habit of go ing Democratic in presidential years. Senator Cullom has declared himself in favor of adopting the Rolden rule in our dealings with Porto Rico, at least that is the way he feels personally. Po litically, he is convinced that the prin ciple is not applicable. By the force of unforeseen circum stances Mr. Beveridge was deprived of the opportunity of delivering that speech on the Porto Itican tariff, but he managed to secure a wide distribution of advanced copies of the same. The candidates and platforms of the two great political parties being al ready known, it is not unreasonable to expect that there will be less disturb ance of the business of the country than usual by this year's presidential cam paign. Wharton Barker is setting an exam ple to the other presidential candidates worthy of imitation. He is not going about the country soliciting votes, neither is he encouraging the running of excursions to Philadelphia to the det riment of his front lawn. Tf Mr. Oolden of Kentucky has been telling the truth in his testimony be fore the court which is trying the Re publican secretary of state on a charge of complicity in the assassination of Gov. Goebel, a strong case has been made against the defendant. The administration may soon be call ed upon to decide whether or not the Monroe doctrine extends to leases of territory in this hemisphere by Euro pean nations. While the state depart ment has been dickering with Denmark for the purchase of that country's West Indian possessions. Germany has slipped in and is about to rent the pro perty for a long term of years. A lease of territory is likely to operate much in the same manner as the lease of a rail road and become equivalent to owner ship. The machinists of the country have Elected a favorable time for the in auguration of a nine hour day. There is so much work to be done in the coun try that employers cannot afford to stop their plants for any but the most pow erful reasons. As a result of the condi tions of business many are granting the request of the strikers without a con test. The success of the machinists is likely to lead other labor unions to take advantage of the situation in the labor world. San Francisco Bulletin: The United States is on the eve of a period of infla tion, the end of which cannot be accur ately predicted. The Inflation does not affect the character of the money in cir culation, but the amount. As every bank note issued is secured by United States bonds, there can be no doubt of their redemption. The increase in cir culation is not in response to any espec ial demand for business purposes. It is caused by legislation which increases the profit in national bank circulation. Under the new law, currency is issued to the face value of bonds deposited, instead of to the 90 per cent limit, as formerly, and the tax on circulation ha3 been reduced by one-half. Under the old law national banks had to pay the premium on bonds to deposit for cur rency: under the new law the premium is paid by the government, the consid eration being that the banks take 2 per cent bonds in place of threes, fours and fives, as formerly. UNPIiEASAMT FACTS. TFrom the Chicago Inter-Ocean. By the act of the lower house of its legislature, Iowa was put in line with Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan against the Iniquitous Oxnard tariff. These states have 83 electoral votes. All of them except Indiana gave over whelming majorities for McKinley in 16. and Indiana gave a larger Repub lican majority than usual. Yet no one believes that, if the Oxnard bill become law, Indiana can be forced into the Re publican column this year. Illinois pro bably will be Republican in any event, but, with the Oxnard tariff enacted, it will not be safely Republican. There has been wivering before this in .Wis consin, Minnesota, and Michigan. With the feeling roused by the Porto Rico tariff among Republicans and Demo crats who voted for McKinley In 1S96, these states must "be doubtful for Mc Kinley In 1900. Here we find In jeopardy 83 electoral votes, which, under ordinary campaign conditions, would certainly be cast for McKinley. As intense a feeling pre vails in other western states. Congressmen have made light of the protests that have come in letters and telegrams. They cannot ignore, how ever, the action of the legislature of Iowa. Moreover, in this case the Iowa legislature 'spoke for the Republicans of the middle west. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Unless a man is a candidae, he does not believe in women registering. A man's right arm is stronger than his left because he uses it so much in lifting his hat to women. A pretty woman can look sympa thetically at the happiest man in the world, and he will at once begin to feel that he has troubles. A woman can buy an Inferior article in groceries, because a better is too ex pensive and keep her contentment, but she can't do it in a dry goods store. Every man who practices hypocrisy, should know that he is not fooling any one. Other people know he. is a hypo crite as well as he knows it himself. When a fool stays up half the night and blows in a lot of money, he calls it "living" and points to his saving go-to-bed-early neighbor with contempt. A young man seems to be willing to make almost any sacrifice for the girl he loves, except to go home early and save her from a scolding next morning. "A man has been bothering me to vote for him. I did not intend to register, but now I intend tor register, and vote for the candidate who has let me alone." Drake Watson. Mrs. Lysander John Appleton used to say a great deal about D. Appleton, the book publisher, being her husband's fa vorite brother. Now that the concern has failed, she denies any relationship at all. When an "agent" calls on you, re member that he represents his own in terests, and not yours. Remember that if you invest in his scheme, he will make a big profit, and that you will pay the profit. In nine cases out of ten. an "agent" should be turned down. He is simply a clever man who believes he can coax weaker men into doing that which they should not do. An "agent" went into a New York bank not Jong ago, and induced the cashier to loan him $200,000 on a worthless personal note. The cashier had been known as an honest man for forty years; to oblige an "agent," he disgraced himself and lost his position. It is another evidence of how powerful agents are. When an agent calls on you, protect yourself. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. The supreme excellence in all things is simplicity. Ignorant men are a good while in finding out what ails them. The bonds of friendship are stronger than the ties of kindred. Happiness results from being content with what you haven't got. Lots of men get rich by helping other men make fools of themselves. An honest man always keeps his cred it a little better than his clothes. A contented mind, like many other blessings, is more easily lost than gained. Fine feathers may not make fine birds, but with the assistance of the milliner they make fine bills. Lots of people never cast their bread upon the waters unless there is a re porter around to make a note of it. It sometimes happens that the grounds upon which a girl bases her refusal of a young man's offer of mar riage is his lack of ground. Charters Granted. The Waterville Telephone company has been chartered, with a capital of $1,000. The directors are, as follows: M. Del anev, F. P. Thorne, George Stevenson, S. T. Powell, Thornton Thomas, W. I. Cowgill. H. Harnfrieville, J. P. Burtis, Frank Zellar. D. C. Masten, R. Sum mers, E. A. Berrv, J. T. Davis. I. S. Ad ams. C. W. Hardy, H. C. Wilson, all of Waterville. Croup instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas' Eclectrie Oil. Perfectly safe. Never fails. At any drug store. 44 Still Waters Run Deep. In your body lies the vital fluid, the blood. It makes no noise, but it gives you life. If it is strong, pure, full in volume and vigorous, you reap the benefit. If not, the still maters of life, tainted and poisoned, areivell-springs of disease. Hood's Sarsapa rilla purifies the ivater of life at its source. It makes the blood healthful and keeps it so, as nothing else can. Family Medicine "We value Hood" s Sarsaparilla vefy highly. When we feel the need of a medicine o; take it and it keeps our systems in good order." N.J. Leighty, Booth, Kansas. Eczema "Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood' s Olive Ointment cured eczema very quickly. I luould not be w-ihout them." Mrs. Rayner, 126 Kellogij Street, Fall River, Mass. Tired Feeling-" We take Hood's Sarsaparilla for our spring medicine and whenever we have that tired feeling and ue find it is good."' Mrs. John Work, Cochranton, Pa. Hood's Pill cure llveiJ nie the non-trritatting and ODlycatbartlto takft with Hood' Sarsaparilia. KANSAS NEVS. Galena Has a Modern Fagin Now In Jail. Taught Young Boys to Steal Goods For Him. POLICE NABS THREE. Chief of Police of Kansas City Has Offered Reward Of 25 For Every Dead Thug and Highwayman. Galena, March 26. Saturday, Deputy Sheriff Mcintosh found three boys, of about 14 years of age.with some brasses which they admitted they had stolen from the Piazza plant, and said they were going to sell it to a man named Chas. Frield, who lives in Cooper Hol low. Mr. Mcintosh allowed the boys to go and make the sale, and then arrested them and Frield. The trial was set for this week. The boys arrested are Oscar and Sam Anderson and Frank Able. In conversation with a reporter young Abel said that Frield had instructed them to steal the brass and told them to be careful and not get caught. He paid them five cents per pound for it. and said they had been carrying on the business for some time. Frield was recently released from the Missouri penitentiary, where he had done four years time. FOR HIS SON'S LIFE. John Connelly Sues a Leavenworth Coal Firm For $10,000. Leavenworth, March 26. John Con nelly, a miner in the North Leaven worth coal shaft has brought suit in the district court through his attorney, F. B. Dawes for J10.1S5 for the death of his little son, Michael Connelly, who was killed November 1st last, by fall ing into a wheel on the coal dump of the mine. Michael Connelly, the 11 year old son of John Connelly, met death in a horri ble manner while playing with his lit tle sister on the coal dump of the North Leavenworth shaft last fall. The chil dren had gone there with a number of others for the purpose of picking coal from the pile of slate and dirt and also to play as they were in the habit of do ing. .While at play near the place w here the pulleys which operate the ca bles of the cars that dump the slate into the river are located he slipped and fell upon the cable. He was carried for ward to the pulley and drawn into it. His leg and arm were te-ribly bruised and broken and he was otherwise fa tally injured. The little boy died the day following the accident. THE PRESIDENT'S NAME. Mr. McKinley Places His Autograph on a Guilt For Young People's Guine. Kansas City, Kan., March 26. The members of the Young People's guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church, are mak ing an autograph quilt for the benefit of a much needed church improvement. President McKinley's autograph is to appear on one of the blocks in the quilt. Miss Genevieve Thomas, daugh ter of E. E. Thomas, a well known rail way mail clerk, sent the block to the president a tew days ago requesting him to write his name on it. He not only graciously gave his autograph to Miss Thomas, but sent her a nice note in his own handwriting, wishing her and the guild success in the worthy un dertaking. A NOVEL CAPTURE. A Farmer Climbs From a Load of Hay and Knocks Over a Thief "With a Rock. Pittsburg, March 26. The tandem leased from the Pittsburg bicycle works and ridden out of this county by two strangers has been recovered, and the two men have been captured. Their capture was effected through information furnished to the city marshal at Erie by a local bicycle repairer. There was a crowd standing around when the arrest was made, and thev pursued one fellow who skipped. The one under arrest pulled out a handful of silver and offered to bet the crowd that there was not one of them who could catch his partner. The chase con tinued for a mile and the fugitive was besting his pursuers when he encountered a farmer coming tq town on a load of hay. The farmer saw the crowd in pur suit and the fellow insulted him as he wagon he picked up a rock and with the aim of a David he threw it after the two swift young man. The rock struck the fleeine thief back of the knee and knocked him down. He tried to rise but was unable to get up. The crowd soon reached him and brought him to Erie. STARTLED THE PASSENGERS. An Insane Man "With a Pistol on the Rock Island Passenger. Wichita, March 26. An insane man cre ated great excitement on a Rock Island train between Herington and this city Saturday. The drowsy passengers were startled to hear a yell .in one of the coaches, and upon opening their eyes saw a big man with a long beard standing in the aisle waving a six-shooter over his head. "Let everybody leave this car at once," he commanded, and everybody made a rush for the next coach. He followed them and renewed the command, this time firing a few shots through the win dows. Again the passengers rushed into another car. When the whole train load of people were jammed in the chair car the "terror" jumped from the moving train. He had evidently become insane. The conductor stated that the man had a ticket to Zyba, and claimed to be the sheriff rff Sumner countv. He probably imagined himself to be sheriff, fur Sher iff Sawyer of Sumner countv is a smooth shaven, level headed man. He got on the train at Topeka. DRY AT WINFIELD. Every Joint and Saloon Closed Tight Says the County Attorney. Winfield. March 2f!. Everv joint and drinking saloon in this citv where liquor is sold, save the drug stores, is closed up tight. County Attorney Hargis savs the joint fsts have all promised him faithfully in the event he will dismiss the cases now pending in the district court to close up shop and remain closed at least during his term of office. He savs if they will enter into a good and sufficient bond to that effect that the cases will be dis missed, otherwise they will be prose cuted to the end. GIVES A "WORTHLESS CHECK. A Spanish "War Soldier In Trouble at Leavenworth. Leavenworth, March 25 William Davis an ex-member of the Twentv-first Kan sas volunteer infantry, is in jail having been arrested for passing a fraudulent check for $;0 on Eugene May. proprietor of a saloon and boarding house on Chero kee near Sixth street. Davis had been a frequent visitor at the place, often plavlng a game of cards or patronizing the bar, and when he re quested May to cash a check for $50 he did so without hesitation. Davis served with the Twenty-first Kansas, .and came here to be mustered out, but shortly after his arrival he de serted. After an absence of five days he was arrested by Policeman Survey and returned to the camp. A court-martial was held, Davis was convicted, and given a "bob-tail'.' discharge. Since his dis charge he has spent considerable of his time in this city. CASH FOR DEAD THUGS. Kansas City, Kans., Chief of Police Offers an Incentive. Kansas City, March 26. R. J. McFar land, chief of the police department, has offered a bounty of $25 each for the bod ies of all robbers killed in the city while in the act of committing robbery or di rectly thereafter. The money Is to be paid out of the chief's salary. During the last month a number of bold robberies have been committed, and Chief McFarland has decided to make it an inducement for citizens to kill high waymen. The robbery that induced him to offer the bounty occurred last week when Mrs. Anna Stickley was attacked near the old Aleutt packing plant by a man, who smothered her cries by filling her mouth with dirt and took her pocket book. "WAS GORED BY A BULL. Colored "Woman Seeks to Recover $10,000 Damages From Its Owner. Leavenworth. March 28. The trial of the case of Mildred Thompson against Felix Rogan has begun In the district court. The case is one of importance, particu larly to farmers and producers of stock, for it is a question of recovering dam ages for injuries received by being at tacked by a bull. Te plaintiff in the case is a colored woman, Mrs. Mildred Thompson, who with her husband was driving along the road in Kickapoo town ship, about two years ago, and was at tacked by a bull belonging to Rogan, which had broken out of a pasture along the road. After attacking the wagon, which was overturned, it attacked the woman, pawing and attempting to gore her, and finally pushing her under a wire fence. She was severely bruised and otherwise injured, and after recovery brought suit against Rogan for damages in the sum of $10,000. Luzon Soldier's Funeral. Hutchinson, March 26. The body of Alfred Ryde, son of Charles Ryde, of Hutchinson, arrived here Saturday. Ryde died at San Francisco upon his arrival from Manila, being sent home on sick leave. He was a member of the Fourth United States cavalry, and served in the Philippine campaign with Gen. Lawton. A funeral service will be held here1 today in charge of the G. A. R., national guard, and members of the Twenty-first Kansas regiment who live in this county. Pensions For Kansans. Washington, March 26. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Benjamin Montague, National Military home. Leavenworth, $6. Restoration and Increase Samuel Rob inson, Osborne, $8 to $17. Increase David M. Clemmer, Peterton, $8 to $10: Jeremiah Bryant, Elsmore, $10 to $12; Edward C. Sanford, Idenbro, $6 to $8. Special, March 10 Lewis S. Craig, Wall Street, $6 to $12. Reissue Stephen Pappan, Topeka, $50. Original Widows, etc Minor of Charles Curs, Waterville, $10. Boys Held For Burglary. Hutchinson, Kas., March 26. The three Hutchinson boys arrested in Wichita for burglary and larceny were bound over to the district court. They are all under 15 years of age. Their names are Frank Barnes, Rome Conley, and A. L. Kuntz. Junction City Registration. Junction City. March 26. Junction City hEEs the largest registration in its his tory for the city election. There was an unusually large number of women reg istered. The high point was about 1,050. A Cluster of Oranges. In the show window of the Home meat market hangs a very handsome cluster of five oranges originally six. The clus ter was picked in a California orchard by J N. Jones, who put it in his grip and brought it to Mr. Butzer. Mr. Jones sold out in this county two months ago and went to California. Salina Journal. For a Masonic Temple. Pittsburg. March 26. The Masonic bodies of this city are soon to build a temple. The various Masonic bodies will unite together in its erection and intend to have one of the handsomest structures in this portion of Kansas. Newton's Registration. Newton, March 26. The registration books closed with a total of 1,903 names recorded the largest in the history of the city. This is 97 in excess of last year, and 340 in excess of 1898. SHELDON AND HOWE. "Why the Enterprising Papers Are All Full of It. One subscriber has written the State Journal that we are giving him too much Sheldon, too much Howe, etc. Well the State Journal is not cutting on other news especially as during the last two weeks it has given its readers four sixteen page papers without a cent ad ditional charge to its regular subscrib ers. This, too, at an additional expense to the paper of over two hundred dollars. As long as so many readers have asked for the Sheldon and Howe matter and criticisms the Journal has given it to them. The reader who is tired can skip that part of he paper and the matter will soon be over. The State Journal w ill print more sermons delivered to morrow. Also tell what Sam Jones, the evangelist, says of Mr. Sheldon's ex periment. A S5,000 BEEF COOLER. Packing Company "Will Convert Old Cole Barn Into One. The Cudahay Packing company has leased the old John P. Cole barn on East Second street and will In a few days begin work to convert it into a large beef cooler. The improvement will cost something over $5,000, and will be used as the Topeka branch of this company. The Orphans' Home will give their dance on the ISth of April. It Is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany (N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return. He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In a few hours he returned, saving the doctor need not come, as the child was much better. The druggist. Mr. Otto Scholz, says the family has since recommended Chamber lain's Cough Remedy to their neighbors and friends until he has a constant de mand for it from that part of the coun try. For sale by all druggists. Music by orchestra. Attend the fine display of millinery Tuesday evening at the Bazaar, 837 North Kansas avenue, March 27. M. B. Smith. Butternut. Mich., says. "De Witt s Little Early Risers are the very best pills I ever used for costive ness. liver and bowel troubles. At all drutf stores. SOT j iiil 1J La BELIEFS CHANGING. Creeds and Doctrines Should Change "With Them. During his sermon Sunday, reported on the sixth page today, Rev. Mr. Hutchinson said: Mr. Howe has some very curious ideas. Mr. MacLennan, editor of the State Journal, has some ideas just as curious. In an editorial of March 17 he says: "If you are a father you may have a little girl not old enough to con fess the faith but you do not believe be cause she does not, she will be east ut terly into fire and brimstone. Yet there are preachers who preach this doc trine." Now most of you attend ortho dox churches. I do not think that there is an orthodox preacher in town who preaches this doctrine. I do not know what kind of preachers they have in Atchison. If they have a preacher who is fool enough to say that, he should be put in a show and taken around the country. This minister thus calls John Calvin, John Knox and scores of later day Christians "fools." If the preachers of Topeka do not preach this terrible doc trine now directly, they do indirectly. Many of them will tell their congrega tion that the Bible is literally true. Then the Biblical references to eternal brimstone fires must be true. If the ministers have quit preaching this, why don't they have their creeds changed and why let children infer monstrous doctrines that were some time ago taught by men who were con sidered righteous, good men. GOLDEN THREATENED. Exposed Conspiracy to Avoid Arrest He Says. Frankfort, Ky.. March 26. Court again convened at 1 o'clock and Golden was immediately placed on the stand and the cross-examination commenced, with ex-Governor Brown examining the witness. Golden said he learned about two weeks ago that he would be ar rested if he did not tell what he knew about the assassination and if he did the attorneys for the commonwealth would try and save him from prosecu tion. Golden said he told Judge Fleming of Winchester that he intended to tell all he knew about the affair. While he was in Winchester he satd he was stopped by two men, Dr. Foster and William Steele, who grabbed him by the arms and cursed him for exposing the Re publican party. Golden replied that he had not exposed the party. While a question was being argued, Golden ask ed to be excused for a few minutes, as he said he was growing weak and was taken out of the court room by a dep uty sheriff. NEWS BRIEFS. JTTDGE HORTON IS BETTER. Judge A. H. Horton is reported to be very much better today. His condition has been improving for the past several days, and today he was able to sit up for several hours. NATIONAL BANK CLOSES. Washington, March 26. Comptroller of the treasury has received word that the Merchants National bank of Rut land, .Vt., closed its doors this morn ing. Mrs. S. A. Boam, wife of the Topeka physician, was taken suddenly ill Sun day, and remained in an unconscious condition for some time. She is dan gerously ill today, and the indications are not favorable to her recovery. William Moritz, who lives a mile north of Garfield park is hunting for his wife, Rosie Moritz, who disappeared from home on Wednesday. Moritz thinks his wife demented. She was last seen by the neighbors walking north from her home. WANTS TO DREDGE FOR GOLD. Washington, March 26. Gen. James O'Byrne of New York had an interview with Secretary Root and applied for a permit to dredge for gold in the sands on the beach at Cape Nome, Alaska. The secretary said he would grant the permit on the usual conditions. IMMEDIATE RELIEF. Washington, March 26. There will be no delay in the execution of the act of congress appropriating $2,000,000 for the relief of the residents of Porto Rico. The war department had anticipated the passage of the act and had made arrangements to carry its provisions in to effect at once. HER OWN SISTER. Hastings. Neb.,March 26. In the trial of Viola Horlocker, charged with send ing poisoned candy to Mrs. Morey, only three witnesses were heard during the forenoon. One was the sister of the ac cused, who testified as to the dis turbed mental condition cf the defend ant during the holidays of 1S98. STOCKYARDS CASE. The United States supreme court has notified Attorney General Godard that the stock yards case will be reargued next October.' This means that the entire case will be reopened. 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 TAKE ME HOME." Injured Man Resented Being Taken to the Poor Farm. A man by the name of WTilliams fell from the bridge over Martin's creek on Wrest Sixth street this morning and was seriously injured. He was sittting on the side of the bridge when he lost his balance and fell to the bottom of the creek, a distance cf 20 feet. An ambulance was called and the injured man was brought to town. He was unable to talk and no one knew w here he belonged, i He was taken to the police station, but the offi cers had orders not to take airy sick or injured people and tie was then taken o the city physician's office. No one there knew what to do with him and Mayor Drew was sent for. The mayor ordered him taken to Poor Commis sioner Hale. Mr. Hale had no place to send him but to the poor farm four miles north of town. As the ambulance was about to start for the poor farm a person who knew Williams said he lived near the coal mines, west of town, and that he could be taken there. WrilliamB by that time was able to speak and re quested that he be sent by order of the city to Christ's hospital. He was told lie would be cared for by the county at i he poor farm. He said he preferred to go home. CHARITIES RATE GRANTED. One and One-Third Fare Granted the Topeka Meeting; Secretary Anderson, of the Commer cial club, has secured a rate of one and one-third fares from all over the United iitates to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections which will convene in Topeka next month. There has been some trouble over the question of rates, and as soon as Major Anderson found it out he wrote at once to the Rock Island -"officials at Chicago. In reply he has just received informa tion from Eben E. MacLeod, chairman of the Western Passenger association, and also from the Rock Island officials, stating that the rate had been granted, on the certificate plan. Persons attending the conference will be required to take their certificates to Major Anderson for his signature, after which they will be stamped by the joint agent of the railroads, and the return ticket will be furnished at one-third fare. Butter Market. New York. March 26. BUTTER Re ceipts, 9.501 packages; steady. WTestern creamery, 21 25c; factory, 18(&20c. SUGAR Raw. firm. COFFEE Dull; No. 7 Rio, 8c. We have saved many doctor bills sines we began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our home. We keep a bottle open all the time and whenever any of my family or myself begin to catch cold we begin to use the Cough Remedy, and as a result we never have to send away for a doctor and incur a large doctor bill, for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never fails to cure. It is certainly a medicine of great merit and worth. D. S. Mearkle", General Merchant and Farmer, Mattie, Bedford county, Pa. For sale by all druggists. A. R. De Fluent, editor of the Jour nal, Doylestown. Ohio, suffered for a number of years from rheumatism in hia right shoulder and side. He says: "My right arm at times was entirely useless. I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and was surprised to receive relief almost im mediately. The Pain Balm has been a constant companion of mine ever since and it never fails." For sale by all drug gists. To secure the original witch hazel salve, ask for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, ell known as a certain cure for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless coun terfeits. They are dangerous. At all drug stores. Weak, Nervous People. Take Dr. Hallock's Wonderful Electric Pills. These pills are for women and men, young and old for women or men who feel old and rusty for men or women with shaky nerves, the blues, aches and pains in the back and joints, all run down, as tired in the morning as when you went to bed, nerves weak and wasting away, skin pale and specks flying before the eyes. After doctors and patent medicines fail. Dr. Hal lock's electric pills cure to stay cured. The pills cure by restoring the nerve centers and making new rich blood. Pale, palid faces, drawn into prema ture creases by worry, give place (un der Dr. Hallock's electric pills treat ment) to rosy cheeks and the freshness of youth. Pains in the back and aching joints are relieved and permanently cured, the ambition of youth is restor ed, new ideas, quickedend brain power, renewed memory, are all given by using Dr, Hallock's wonderful electric pills. They are the very remedy you have been looking for. Used in Dr. Hallock's private practice 50 years, and never known to fail. $1 per box, or six boxes sufficient to cure the most obstinate cases, $5. For sale by all drug stores. Rowely Snow, 600 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas, or sent direct from laboratory, prepaid, on receipt of price. Advice on all diseases from specialists. Free. Address Hallock Drug Co., 110 Court St., Boston, Mass, Established 1848. Trade supplied by John W. Park Sons Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. mm V. L- FORTIETH EDITION. THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN By E. W. HOWE, Editor of the Atchison Globe, writer of the Globe Sights," founder of the "Don't Worry Club,", author of the Lay Sermons to be first published in The Topeka State Journal during March. CHAS. DUDLEV WARNERS "The tw ok is one of the small num ber of genuine American books." W. D. HOWELLS, In Century: "A fiction which is of the kind most characteristic of our time, and which no student of our time hereafter can safely ignore." SATURDAY REVIEW: "A remarkable book; In all respects one of the most remarkable of Amer ican books." MARK TWAIN: When I read passages from it, Geo. W. Cable shouted, Superb I I like the Country Town so much that I am glad of an opportunity to say so." EDINBURQ REVIEW: Western civilization in back coun try districts has been well drawn by Edward Eggleston, but with greater intensity and reserved power by E. W. Howe in The Story of a Country Town.' In Paper Cover, AT KELLAM'S, 25c Postage 8 cents extra. Cloth bound, post paid, $1.25. t&'There will be no advance in price for The State Journal during March. The paper will be sent postpaid for that month to any ad dress in the United States for the regular mail rate of 30 cents. lit I Costs You I Nothing Extra To patronize the personally conducted excursions to California via the Santa J Fe fioute. X A special conductor is em- ployed by the Railroad Company, to make its X patrons comfortable. X Details of service given on request. X T. L. KINO, Agent, :The Atchison, Topeka c Bant a T Railway. 2 TOPEKA, KANSAS. j A Point to Remember The principal reason for the rapid growth of our Prescription Business is the fact of our using nothing but 'the purest drugs and most skilled labor, and insisting on the strictest adherence to our motto: Positively So Substitution. If you see our name on any thing, you will know it is RIGHT GEO. W. STANSFIELD, DRUGGIST, Phone 2S9. 632 Kansas Ave. mm a,.iwf iu, B.jk'yy7aag r.iatu.m.'-.'.fU.mM De" not forget the park mass meetin and free stereopticon address by Mr. Chas. M. Loring of Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday evening, at the High school.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1900. I f THE STOKE THAT. 709 Kansas T he New Styles Hats Now Ready at The Palace. shapes, At Stetson's 1900 Styles In stylish Fedora shapes, We have all the new and nobby colors and shapes most original styles to be found here you know the Stetson Hats equal to any $5 Hat, at only few York's most Stylish Hats The Palace's Guarantee with every Hat sold if not in every way aa represented you may exchange it or have your money returned. gPECIAL SALE Men's Pants now on V'our Choice Heavy and Medium Weight f An'e jiINwfinl Trousers that sold at $5 and up-best fau- ZftA.OO M WUOI rios-speeial at Panfc n. Hen a Fine Pants in neat worsted and all wool labncs splendid $3 aud S4 i au special Cine Cassimere Pants made with French 1 waUt-bands, in neat dark patterns extra quality Percale for the Have you ever done any trading with us? If not, this is a good time to commence. Tomorrow i3 Percale Day. Remember the names quoted and ask for them. See what others get for them, then compare with our price: Katrina Percale, 30 in. marked T, for Iron Cross Percale, 32 in. Xld marked 8c, for.. Berkshire Percale, 3G in. marked 10c, for Gibraltar Percale, 34 in. bfoft marked 10c, for Mascot Percale, 3G in. 'a, marked 12ic, for... Tuesday Morning from 9 to JO o' clock, and Tuesday Afternoon from 3 to 4 o'clock, "We will sell for one hour Berkshire 36 in. Percale (10-yd. limit), worth 10c for 5c yd. We Buy Both Blue and Green Stamps. DISTRIBUTERS OT IIO IE BERING SEA PATROL. Must Be Established Owing to Failure to Settle the Controversy. Xcw York. March 6. A special to the Herald from Washington say?: Arrangements are being perfected by the treasury department for the estab- NO HUMBUG HERE. Topefca Endorsement Is What Counts With the Topefca Public Tin can't fool the public all the time. They will find you out at last. Kvery time a. man is fooled Another skeptic is made. Many the remedy that makes the Skoptit. Kni-aupe it fails to keep It? promises. Doan's Kidney Pills bring renewed reward. They rure the skeptic. Fienty of proof of this at home. Tupeka proof for Topeka people. Here's a case of it: Mrs. I?. D. Williams of IIS Kaet Sev enth street, says: "I was troubled more or less with my kidneys all my life, ami last winter. 1 we had a good deal of sickness and I over-taxed myself. My whole pyslem seemed to be out of re pair and severe pains in my back and head made me think at times I would lose my senses. I got Doan's Kidney Pllla at Rowley Snow's drug store, and the results of their use were as tonishing. My general system was toned up and I was relieved of the trouble w ith my back and kidneys." Doan's Kidney Pills, for sale by Row ley Snow, 600 Kansas avenue, and all other dealers: price. 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. ALWAYS SATISFIES. At. A MORE VARIED and splendid assort ment ia not to be found, at prices that always please, qualities that al ways satisfy, and styles that please the most fastidious. rur justly celebrated $1.90 Hats, "In Derby, Fedora and Soft shapes, are worn by hundreds of the best dressers, for no other reason than that they are the equal in style, quality, trimmings and wear to most S3 Hats sold elsewhere. It's an assertion we have proven many times. See the new $1 90 colors and styles and save y i.io. on sale here Sole Agents for C these P 3 famous Hats at all- T "Ufwl ts p245 2' special at $1-95 1.50

Multitude. I 61c 7c 7c 8ic 10c BARCrWHS, Z X2Tfff ST. $3.50 lishment and maintenance of the Ber ing sea patrol. This patrol will be made by five revenue cutters, including the Bear, the Manning, the Perry, the Mc Culloch and the Rush. The Bear will leave early in April for Bering sea, and the other cutters will follow promptly after her. The Manning will not be able to join the rieet until May, as she has just arrived at Callao.Peru, on her way to San Francisco. It is not intended to assign a senior officer to command the patrol rieet. Kach commanding officer will receive instruc tions to cooperate with his brother of ficers iri preventing pelagic sealing, and they will be required to make such ar rangements that one vessel only will be in port at I'nalaska at a time, and then only for a couple of days. The same rules which have been followed for sev eral seasons past will be observed. The patrol is necessary because of the failure of the joint high commission to settle the questions at issue with Can ada. The commission had agreed upon a mode of settling the Bering sea seal question, under which the United States would have purchased the sealing ves sels and outfits of Canadian sealers and have obtained control of the Northern Pacific, but the inability of the com mission or the two governments to de termine the Alaskan boundary contro versy caused the failure of all negotia tions with respect to the Canadina questions. Wages Advanced 20 Per Cent. Altoona ln.. March 2tj. The Altoona Coal atid Coke company, the Henrietta Coal Mining company and the Frugality Coal and Coke company, all of this city, have notified their miners of a general advance in wages of 2i per cent., to take effect April 1. Tbe increase is voluntary and will benefit o.ouO miners. His Wife "If you can stop readiifc about the Boer war for a few minutes. I have something to tell you about the cook." The Suburbanite "Yes? Is she going to trek?" Puck. The latest improved rubber tires put on. E. G. Kinley," successor to Kinley Lannan, 424-426 Jackson. Rubber tires J27."0,Rehkopf's Carriage Factory, 207; 209 West Sixth, street. NEWS FROM BRAZIL. Press Correspondent Tells of the Lat est Happenings at the Equator. Special Cor. Associated Press. 3 Rio Janeiro, March 4. The chiefs of the revolutionary government at Acre have requested the withdrawal of all the Brazilian forces, naval and military, affirming that free Brazilians will never become Bolivian. The request, or pro test, ends thus: "Independence or death. Long live the free state of Acre." It is signed by twelve .chiefs. There is serious danger of complica tions between the state government of Amazonas and the general government at Rio Janeiro, owing to the fact that the people of the Amazon valley, as well as the state government, are in favor of aiding the Brazilians of Acre, esti mated at 23,000, against the Bolivian government and the insignificant Boliv ian population of Acre, estimated at fewer than 2.000. The people of the state of Para are bitterly opposed to the intervention of the central government in favor of the Bolivian authorities in Acre, and the deputies of Para and Amazonas, headed by Dr. Innoeencio Sersodello, a former cabinet minister, will rirmly oppose all interference by the Brazilian military forces. letters received from persons who have recently returned from the Acre territory say that it has an area of 6.000 square leagues and that the Brazilians have hundreds of valuable establish ments, while there are only two import ant Bolivian establishments through out the entire district. Letters received from the city of Acre, formerly Puerto Alonzo, say that the independent state of Acre has sent diplomatic notes to the governments of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzer land and Portugal, requesting them to recognize the independence of the new state. The preliminary sessions of the new congress will begin in April, but already enough is known to demonstrate the fact that never before in the history of Brazil were such fraud and corruption practiced as in the recent elections. It is expected that no fewer than 150 seats will be contested. In Para the republicans lost only one or two seats. Serzedello Correa, Con centrado and perhaps one other are elected. In Pernambuco double sets of deputies were returned and both sides claim the victory. In Bahia also dou ble sets were returned, but Luiz Vainna claims the victory. The concentradoes have carried the states of Parana, Santa aGtharine, Rio Grande do Sul, Matto Grosso, Rio de Jeheiro, Ceara, Maranhan, Minas, Rio Grande do Norte, Parahyba and Pi auhy. The republicans (Prudentists) have Bahia, Pernambuco, San Paulo, Kspir ito Santo, Para, Goyaz and Amazonas. But both parties claim all the states except Minas. San Paulo, Rio Grande Sul and Rio de Janeiro. This city, out of ten deputies, has five certainly elected Heredia Desa and Sampado Ferraz in the First district; Irenseu Machado and Oscar Godoy in the Second district, and Senhor Freire in the Third. x The concentradoes seem to have se cured a majority of five in the senate. The minister of marine. Admiral Pinto da Luz, has given orders to the entire fleet to be ready to participate in the commemoration from May 3 to May 6 inclusive, of the discovery' of Brazil in 1500. and all private vessels and boats of all descriptions will be invited to as sist in the naval review and the regat tas. A bronze statue of Pedro Alvarez de Cabral. who was driven upon the Brazilian coast by a tempest in April, 15oo, and who called it the Land of the Holy Cross, will be unveiled at Bahia on May 3. It is of heroic size. One of the faces of the pedestal is reserved for his name and the date of his landing. The others bear representations of the first mass in Brazil, the elevation of the cross and the ships of the discoverer. A special jury has been selected to pass upon musical compositions submit ted for the commemoration ceremonies. The award is expected on March 30. A new series of postage stamps will be issued with a design descriptive of the landing of Cabral. The announcement that the proposal of the Lisbon geographical society to raise a monument to Cabral will not be carried out for want of funds has caused considerable disappointment here. WRECKED IX THE NIGHT. Norwegian Steamship in a Dangerous Position. Washington, March 26. The life sav ing service has received word that the Norwegian steamship Vidar of Fred epicksholdd, Captain Sorenson, from New York to Norfolk in ballast, went ashore shortly after midnight, at Dam neck Mills.ten miles south of Cape Hen ry, Va. The life saving crew have es tablished connection with the vessel. The crew of IS men are safe and for the present will remain on board. MRS. SEMPLE HEARD FROM. Free Thought Advocate Candidate For School Board. Ottawa, March 26. By the withdraw al of J. M. Moberly's name from the citizens' ticket at Ottawa, a petition was circulated asking F.tta Semple to allow her name to be used instead. She consented; she is therefore a candidate for school board in the Fourth ward Mrs. Sample is president of the Kansas Free Thought asw iation and editor of the Free Thought Ideal. She is a sister-in-law of Robert Semple. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL 30 cents per month, by mail. THERE IS NO CATSUP In the land that's equal to the "Silver Leaf" Brand. This Catsup is made of clean, ripe tomatoes, flavored to suit the most fastidious taste. FOB SALE BY J. W. Abbott. Alderfer Ziegen- bine. Rer-rv Bros. R. H. Bartlette. J. K. Davis. Dick Bros. Fitzgerald Len- nan. Wm. Green Sons. J. S. Grice. F. E- Jordan. D. D. Knox. Geo. Meens. McCov Mer. Co. Thos. Hors field. Sam Hindman. S. R. Norria. S. Rice. E. Roost. Schmidt Bros. J. S. Sproat. C. V. Thompson. Weber Co. J. Werts. WlS Co. Sam Cunningham. M. A. Chesney. Monarch Grocery Co. D. J. Dickenson. Dibble Grocery Co, Exchange Co. Store. J jd t ran k. J. F. Gliok. K. Jansen Co. "VV. S. Kale. Geo. Lepper. Aaron Sheetz. Granteer Oberley. Hanley Bros. F. M. Newland. J. Porter. C. Roof. Star Meat Market. Smith i Trowbridge. C. K. Tilson. Whittlesey Mer. Co. Louis Weis. W. I. Wiley. C. M. White. F. Zimmerman. t ITEMS OF INTEREST COMING WEEK 'THE CARPET DEPARTMENT. There is hardly a home that is not in need of something from this Department. Hundreds of new styles of Carpets from the leading mills are here. INGRAIN CARPETS From cheap cotton to finest all- QC A yd. wool, in a vast variety, from vw up. TAPESTR7 BRUSSELS One of our popular carpets CCft yd. noted for their wearing qualities from Uww up. SOS? BRUSSELS CARPETS Choice line of patterns, ffl f A A yd. We can recommend this quality of carpet highly from p 1 aUU up. MCQTTSTTE AND AZMINSTER CARPETS In the f A A yd. different grades, rich in colorings and designs from ........pl.yU up. RUGS This stock contains all makes of Rugs, from a Jute to an Oriental Bug. We can show you Smyrna, Wilton and Axminster Bugs, from 6 feet by 9 feet to 9 or 12 feet, in the very latest shadings. LXNOLEUHS For bath rooms, offices and kitchens. JAPANESE AND CHINA STRAW HATTINGS For ifjUyi chambers, etc., from 1 b2sZ up. CARPET S"WEEPERS We carry nothing but the G" 1 K fl TTD best makes, from IpUmQXj U Sale of Taffeta Ribbons. They come in three widths. 3-inch, 15c 4-inch, 20c; 5-inch, 25c. AH colors; a great bargain. Shown tomorrow for the first time. CAN'T STOP 'EM. Chinese Government Powerless to Control the "Boxers." New York.Mareh 26. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Mail reports have reached the state department from China which show that, notwithstanding the energetic protests of the diplomatic corps, the Tsung-Li-Tamen is apparently unable to stop the anti-foreigner crusade which, has been in progress for five months past. The first foreign missionary to lose his life at the hands of the "'boxers"was the Rev. Mr. Brooks, an Knglishman, who was a member of the Anglican mission at Ping-Yin, Shan Tun. Mr. Brooks left the mission to spend the Christmas holidays with his sister, who lived some distance away. While pass ing through a village on the way to his destination, he was attacked by about 30 men, armed with knives. To escape his assailants he entered a temple and pleaded for aid from the head men of the village, which they refused, and he was ejected from the building. He was seized by the "boxers," his clothing re moved. and with the thermometer about 15 degrees above zero he was led to a.n other village. While his guards were eating their noonday meal Mr. Brooks managed to escape, but was pursued by three horsemen, who overtook him and cut off his head with a sword The governor of the province, who has since been deposed, sent a cavalry force to rescue Mr. Brooks but he was dead before it reached the scene of the outrage. The English minister at Pekin made strong representations to the Pe kin government, and the new governor of Shan Tung has taken measures to apprehend and punish the men guilty of the crime. It has been reported that the "box ers" are gathering recruits in the vicin ity of the city of Ping-Tu, where two families of the American Baptist mis sion are stationed. In the adjacent dis tricts there are a number of Christians both Protestants and Catholics. The "boxers" disturbance spread from Shan Tung province to the province of Chi-Li. The officials are profuse in AN EFFECTIVE MODEL. if I .4 Waist of white taffeta applied on taffeta. Te closing is on the shoulder silk with applied work on ends. their promises to provide protection to foreigners, but they fail to do so. At one point in Shan Tung province the lo cal official was informed of the purpose of the "boxers" to attack a village where a number of Christians resided. He gave instructions to troops to pro ceed to the village, but to move slow ly. The presence of the gunboat Wheel ing at Taku and the purpose of Germany to send its troops to any part of Shan Tung to provide protection to foreign missionaries in danger will, the author ities believe, result in ample protection to American missionaries in that pro vince and at other points in the Empire. MR. WILSON'S PLEA. Lawyer Claims He Partially Paid For Piano In Legal Services. Some time ago the Kimball Piano Co. began an action in the district court against E. G. Wilson to replevin a piano which Mr. Wilson had purchased of the company, and which it was claimed was only partly paid for. Mr. Wilson claimed that the company owed him for professional services, and he set this bill against the balance on the piano, but the company took the piano anyway. Mr. Wilson has now filed an answer and a counter suit in which he sets forth the claim that the piano company has no right to sue him because it has not complied with the Bush law to give it standing in the courts, as it is a cor poration. He claims the company took the piano by force, damaging him to the extent of $400, and he further sues for his bill for professional services to the amount of $130. This bill is as fol lows: To advice and counsel as to sur render of store lease 10 To opinion as to force, effect and vaiidity of the Kimball contract of genera form in the state of Kansas 100 To advice and counsel in the mat ter of threatened prosecution for writing alleged threatening letters "10 To advice and counsel as to recov ery of organ in Jefferson county, Kansas 10 Total $130 4 4 1 Brussels net, and made up over yellow and under the arm. Girdle of white EXTRA SPECIALS. 123 "WILTON RUGS 27x54, regular price $1.48 CM OQ Reduced to ipl.uO IS WILTON RUGS 36x72 inches regular price $2.25 CM AO Reduced to $1 .UO 25 SUTRNA MATS Regular price 60 cents ACln Sale price U w s SOJjlirrRNA RUGS 30x60 Regular price $1.50 jj JQ giejMTRNA HATS 36x72-Regular price $2.50- 1 93 Kid Gloves for Easter. They came Friday, and we believe we are safe in saying that the line is the finest we have ever shown. P. K. and overseam in shades of Maise, Beaver, Sand, Mode, Grey, Violet, Red, Brown, Tan, Black, and White. EXTRA SPECIAL. 50 pairs of Ladies' $1.00 and $1.25 Dressed and Mocha Kid Gloves mostly green. Sizes, 6, 6, 6. EQr Choice u9t Print Dept. 150 pieces 36-inch Percales, in light and dark colors rj 1 Actual value 10c At 12W 100 pieces Standard Prints, in Black and White and Fancy M 1 Colors worth 6c At X2t 100 Crochet Quilts, full size, worth $1.25 Qg ENJOY YOURSELF CRAWFORD'S THEATER. Thursday and l9rrh 70 and Friday. iiiuivu L7 Jas. T. McAlpin And His Splendid Company Present the Newest and Best Swedish' American Comedy "Bane Porty Gnde Swede Fellaw." The Latest SPECIAL PRICES, 15 ets, 25 cts, 35 cts an! 50 cts. No Higher. Music, Songs and Dances. NEW PLACE FOR SATOLLI. Will Have Charge of Branch For Propagation of the Faith. Philadelphia, March 26. A morning paper says that private advices have been received by a prominent Roman Catholic clergyman here from a high authority in Rome stating that Cardi nal Satolli, formerly delegate to this country will shortly succeed the fa mous Cardinal Ledochowski, as prefect of the congregation for the propagation of the faith. Cardinal Ledochowski has been mentioned as a possible successor of Pope Leo XIII. The congregation for the propagation of faith is a branch of the church's government dealing with ecclesiastical questions in all mis sionary countries. Cardinal Satolli is widely known In this country, having resided in Wash ington for several years and it is sur mised that his selection is due to hia knowledge of the church's need and condition here. JOINTIST SURPRISED. Given a Jail Sentence After Pleading Guilty. Saturday Mat Cave and C. H. Cave were arrested for selling liquor and on Sunday Mat Cave was again arrested for "exposing goods for sale on Sunday and selling liquor." "Are you guilty or not guilty?" asked Judge Magaw in police court this morning after reading the charge to Cave. "Well, I guess I'm guilty," said Cave. "Are you guilty or not guilty?" "Guilty, that's the easiest way out." "I fine you $100 and 30 days in jail," said the judge. Cave was surprised. He was dumb founded. He leaned over a table and looked at the judge. "Why, you see it was this way," he explained. "A crowd of fellows broke into my place and 1 was trying to get them out. I didn't sell anything." Cave did not expect more than a fine of $50. He wanted to again plead not guilty but the judge would not change the plea. He wanted to compromise by paying the fine and having the jail sen tence left off. He will probably bring habeas corpus proceedings. W.ft F mm. 4 WiMISMll f f s Riiiire fs usually so full of Buffering and danger that she looks forward to the critical hoar with appre hension and dread. Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness and all unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system that she passes through the event safelv with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, it is worth its weight in gold." It is sold by all drug gists. Book containing: valua ble information to all, mailed free, npon application to the Budfield Regulator Coa- r4T, Atlanta, Georgia BUSY STORE J onA 2ft Two Nights of aim ov Real Pleasure. America's Foremost Dialect Comedian, Warbler, Yodeler, and Sweet Singer, "Hans Hanson." Everything New, Bright and Cheerful. 1TET7 CHA"WF0F.D OPERA HCSSE. Wednesday, March 2Sth. The Theatrical Event of the Season NEW YORK'S GREAT. BIti HIT. A Play With a Record. 227 Nights at the Fourteenth Street Thea ter, New York. "Another Old Homestead." N. T. E. Ives' and Jerome H. Eddy'3 Picturesque New England Play THE VILLAGE POSTMASTER, Under the Management of MR. J. WESLEY kOSENQUEST. "New York has never seen a better drama of rural life." N. Y. Herald. The new and big production direct from New York, including Archie Boyd aa ths Postmaster. Prices: 25c, 50c, 75c and JL0G. Seats now on sale. WHO OWNS THE RIVER? Question "Which Is Causing Trouble For City. The city will question the right of J. H. Lambertson to fence up a sandbar in the river. The city has been getting sand from a bar in the river at the foot of Monroe street. Lambertson extended the street and alley fences of his land, which is on the river bank, into the river and en closed the sandbar, stopping the wagons from driving onto the bar. "The ques tion is, to whom does the river belong," said Mayor Drew. "If he owns half of the river and the property owner on the other side owns the other half then no body else has a right in the river." City Attorney- Bird will be asked for an opinion. "Algernon is very interesting." said the stock-broker's daughter. "What does he talk about?" inquired her father. "Why, he' ever so well posted in Shakespearian quotations." "Young woman," said the financier, sternly, "don't you let him de ceive you. There ain't no such stock on the market." Tit-Bits. Mr. Dukane "After Mafeking is re lieved, the garrison will le in a position to appreciate some of the feelings of Americans two years ago." Mr. Uaswell "How so?" "They are eatiner horse at Mafeking, you know." "Well?" "Well, they will remember the mane." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Is to lore children, and so home can be completely hap. py without them, yet the ordeal through which the expectant mother must pas Tatters ffisrj

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAIi, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1900. o o o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o 'O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o z $maJ! Q I 4c S yCr 1 o To QefBorc T6e People in tht Mor Direct W&j? Use the Columns of the Stat? Journal. IF You have Lost or Found any thing make it known through The State Journal. IF o o o o z- a o You Want to Buy or Sell any thing, Rent a Room or Take Boarders, try a Small Adver tisement in The State Journal. IF You Want a Situation and Need Assistance, a Small Advertise- 2 tnent -will be Inserted for three o SHELDON STATEMENT. days Without Charge, IF You Want to Hire a Man, a o Boy or a Woman, an Advertise- nient in This Paper will bring o you so many applications that you can have your pick of the o best. o o o 0 o IF You have property to Rent or For Sals, the easiest, simplest and cheapest way to bring it before the public is to put a little Advertisement in The State Journal. It will be read everywhere in tlut State Kansas. IF "ft What He Says About His Edi torial Experience. You have anything to Trade, whether it is a Bicycle, a Stove or a Piano, tell the people about it in This Paper, and you will o o get a Customer. o O IF New York, March 26. The Journal Sunday .morning published the following article on "Sheldon's Experiment in Re trospect," written by the Reverend Charles M. Sheldon, himself: "If, during my brief editorial exper ience, I brought one sinner to see the light more clearly and to ponder over the evils of his life, I am more than compensated for my labor. Judging from the number of letters and tele grams I have received congratulating me on my work, I am satisfied that I have accomplished some good. "I had no thought that any immediate good would result from the effort. I rather expected the world in general, and especially the people who give little thought to matters of religion, to turn a cold shoulder toward the effort at the start, and I was right, to some extent. Nobody knew exactly what to expect from me, excepting that it was general ly believed that I would give the world something of a sensational character. 1 disappointed many lovers of sensa tional literature in not fulfilling their expectations, and they scoffed at my effort. "However, I paid no heed to these railings, as I had made allowance for something of the sort. I had expected my support to come from the Christian publications of the world, rathr than from the secular press, and am await ing the verdict of the former on my ef fort before I shall decide just how much good I have accomplished. The Christian papers and magazines, X be lieve, better understood the motive which inspired my efforts and will be in a hotter position to appreciate the re sult. ATTITUDE OF PRESS. "I was somewhat surprised and pained to note the attitude of the secu lar press of the country toward my 'ex periment,' as they have been pleased to term it. I do not mean that all of the newspapers took a hostile stand toward my work, but many of them were ex tremely bitter and exaggerated every thing I did and said. These papers seemed anxious to belittle my work. I don't believe they would have treated me in such a fashion had they stopped to consider that I was doing nothing which would injure them in the least, and could result in nothing if not good. "I take as an evidence of the good I have accomplished the determined ef fort made by certain of the Capital di rectors to hereafter conduct the paper as a Christian daily.' I am highly grat ified that such an attempt was made, and would be very happy to see the Capital finally conducted as a Christian newspaper. "I would much rather permit the pa per which I published to speak for itself than to say anything myself about the work. I made the paper the best I could and am willing to allow the world to judge of the result. Whether I made a failure in accomplishing good, such a paper could do no wrong. I don't be lieve there has been anything published which could exert wrong influence on a person's action. I exerted myself to pre vent anything harmful being publish ed. "One of the reforms whicj started during the week, and which was trace able indirectly to, the work of the Capi tal, was the movement for the assist ance of the starving people of India. The morning after the story of the first paper was sent out by the correspond ents, on Monday night, I received a tel egram from Amos R. Wells, editor of the Congregationalist, of Boston, asking me to- throw open the columns of the paper to contributions on the subject of the stricken nation, and to agree, on the part of the Capital, to receive funds for the assistance of these people. I could not well do this, as I was only in charge of the paper for a week, and very little money could be collected in that time. However, Mr. Wells' intention was an evidence that the paper had ac complished something toward: relieving the starving people of India. "The temperance crusade which has commenced in Topeka this week was di rectly to be traced to the work of the Capital. "The anti-cigarette movement which took place in Topeka last week was also encouraged by the Capital. NOT A REAL, PAPER. "I know I haven't printed what news paper men regard as a real newspaper but I have made the display of what I consider the best matter obtainable It was not news, perhaps, but it was more important than any news can be. It was the best reading in the world. I think the editor should assume the posi tion of a father toward a child. If my boy wants a green apple or a cigar, I refuse him, because I know they are bad lor him. "I can not make an ideal newspaper in a week, it 1 had time. I would sur round myself with a staff thoroughly in accord with my views on all subjects. I would require that they hold the same views of religion, of politics and of ev ery important question as I hold. wish the newspaper men would under stand that I only did weakly, and with mistakes, what 1 thought was the best. Each day when I entered the office I prayed for divine help and guidance. The Capital management will set aside a certain portion of the profits of the paper under my management to be used for some charity. I will use this where it will do the most good possible. "I have had several local and visiting newspaper men tell me that I have, at least, sown a grain of good, and this is very gratifying. You have a Stock of Goods to sell, a little nj.cent Advertise ment may bring you trade worth ten times the cost. IF You have Removed Your Place of Business, if you have new foods or have made any change in your business, tell it. Tell it o the rate of so cents per week P if you don't want to invest mere. IF EEADY FOR WORK. Money be carefully invested in o Advertising it will pay big re- turns. A "Small Advertise- 0 g men" in The State Journal costs s cents m line m day. City Assessor's Force Holds Meetings and Completes Details. The work of assessing Topeka prop erty is being rapidly pushed. The as s slant city assessors met at the court house Saturday afternoon and planned their work tor the coming week, receiv ing their assignments of territory and making other arrangements for the week. Colonel Burgess expects to have all of the house to house work completed within a short time, except in the new additions to the city, and these cannot be covered until Judge Hazen decides the annexation ordinance. There is the usual number of people who make an effort to deceive the as sessors regarding the real value of their property and its amount, but Colonel Burgess says that the totals will show r much better record for the city than ever before. WILL DO MUCH GOOD. So Says Rev. Mr. Hutchinson of Howe "Lay Sermons." At the North Topeka Baptist church Sunday evening, the pastor, Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, preached on the Howe Lay Sermons, recently published in the State Journal. Before beginning his remarks he read the 53rd psalm containing this passage, The fool has said in his heart there is no God." Mr. Hutchinson said: I have no feeling against Mr. Howe. I said I was going to read the sermons and I have read them very carefully. It has enabled me to say much that will be very instructive and I think that as a minister I am willing to learn from any one. Mr. Howe has said a great many excellent things, but I wish to point out his mistakes, misrepresenta tions and contradictions. As to whether he is sincere or not I don't think that is a very important question; the import ant question is whether he is true or not and whether what he told is the truth. In one sermon he criticised Rev. Mr. Sheldon, in another the ministers, and in one the Christian religion. Mr. Sheldon is able to take care of himself. I am not here to defend all the minis ters; as far as I am able 1 will behave myself. My purpose is not to uphold ministers but to uphold Jesus Christ. In these lay sermons the orthodox churches seemed to be Mr. Howe's spe cial aversion. He had not much to say against the Unitarian and Universalist churches and not much fault to find with the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Howe says no man can be an evolutionist and still believe in the Christian religion. Now Darwin himself, the father of the theory of evolution, in the last chapter of his "Origin of Species," twice declares his belief in a God. Mr. Howe also makes the state ment that no intelligent man of modern times believes in religion. As represen tative men of this century take W. E. Gladstone and Abraham Lincoln. Air. Gladstone was a man of scholarly at- tainmenfs, a statesman of world-wide reputation, and yet a Christian, a com municant of the Established church. Abraham Lincoln was not, I believe, a member of any church, but was a firm believer in God and in prayer. Here we have two examples proving the false ness of Mr. Howe's statement and many others can be cited. Daniel Webster was also mentioned as a great man who did not believe in the Christian re- litrion. Let those who question his Christian belief read his epitaph written by himself and they can no longer doubt his belief in God. Mr. Howe says he could write a code of morals in a thousand word that would be better than the Bible. He has aiready written far more than a thouJ sand and yet has not said very much. This reminds me of an anecdote I heard about Col. Ingersoll. He was giving a lecture one evening denouncing the christian religion and in connection with his subject declared he could write book as good as the Bible. An old lady in the rear of the hall stood up and squeaked cut "You'd better do it, there s money m it. .That would be our advice to Mr. Howe he'd better do it, there is money in it. Mr. Howe also Kays "The world was not made tor man. man came by chance. I suppose he thinks we are all like Topsy and just grow'd. As to there being no autograph man uscript of the Bible Mr. Howe is right, there is none. Neither are there auto graph manuscripts of Virgil and Hom er's writings and Cicero's orations, yet who doubts that they lived. He says that the world would be better off with out Christianity and gives as an exam ple the Roman empire under Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was a just, upright, honest man, and "his writings are preserved to this day." But under the rule of his son and later emperors the empire fairly rotted away. It cou'd not stand, for it had not Christianity for a basis. If I thought as Mr. Howe does that the Christian religion was a drawback to civilization, I would start tomorrow for Central Africa where the Christian religion is not known and there enjoy the advantages derived from its lack. But Mr. Howe won't go. He'll stay right on in Atchison just as long as the people will let him. I think the Howe sermons will do a great deal of good. They will agitate the question and cause people to think. I know I myself was never so glad of my belief, nor was my faith ever stronger than after reading these lay sermons. HUMOR OF THE HAY. X J t A -JL5CS3?5!ST if PEPSIN SYRUP CO.. I isntsM orrrrri t x X X X to relieve the horrors of CONSTIPATION. I have driven out thousands of cases of INDIGESTION. I have relieved SICK HEADACHE wherever they would allow me. I wiU cure your STOMACH TROUBLE as sure as you try me' As a laxative there is nothing to excel Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. SOLD BY ALL WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas Avenue. A. O. Rosser, corner J Oth and Topeka Avenue Swift Holliday Drug Co., 523 Kansas Avenue. A. S. Kane Co., Family Drug Store, 832 N. Kas. Ave. FEFSIIV SYRUP COMPANY, MONTICEULO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A. "Has he got a yacht?" "No, but he has a revenue cutter that's a regular clip per." "You don't say!" "Yes. The scis sors he cuts' his coupons with." Philadel phia Press, s One or the Other. "Doctor, what ails my daughter?" "Before I answer that question, let me ask if you have reason to 'think she has had a love disappoint ment of any kind?" "I know she has not." "Then, madam, your daughter has the grip." Chicago Tribune. In the Kitchen. Bridget "Yis, mum, if oi'm to go, oi want two weeks' wages in advance. Ye promised to give me two weeks' notice, an' ye broke yer contract." Mistress "You broke your contract to be gin with. You represented yourself as a cook." Philadelphia Press. Reciprocity. Mr. Dinwiddle "The Unit ed States may act as intermediary to re store peace between Great Britain and the Boers." Mr. Van Braam "Then per haps we couid induce Quee Victoria or President Kruger to mediate in the Ken tucky conflict." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A Cautious Helpmeet. Station Master "What you got there, deacon? A petition to the legislature?" Deacon Whiffletree "Oh, no; this is simply a list of the plays my wife wants me to keep away from while I'm in New York!" Puck. Dobbs "Did you see about that bag gageman who claims to have discovered a sure cure for influenza?" Bobbs "He ought to know how to check the grip." Baltimore American. Nebraska Stage Attacked. Valentine, Neb., March- 26. "W. P. Hunt, stage driver on the road from here to Kosebud, was the victim of an attempted holdup while on his way to town with the mail today. When about 20 miles from here two masked men rode over a knoll about 200 yards to his right and flourishing their guns, com manded him to halt. Hunt started his team on the run and then the shooting began. Hunt had a very narrow es cape. He shot one of the bandits from his horse, upon which the pursuit stopped. TnPEKA STATE JOURNAL, 2d cenfa fc9&-'SjQSlifil 1 per month, by mail. Says Boom Can Not Last. Charleston, S. C, March 26 The York cotton mills, of Yorkville, this state, have announced that they would on next pay day take 3 per cent, from the annual dividend and add it to the wages of the operatives. President Ashe says: "We san but foresee that there must be an end of the present boom some day, and when we get back to the comparatively flat depression of a few years ago, if we ever do; just as we vol untarily increase wages now, we will be compelled to reduce them then." A Sunday Quarrel. Charles Lewis and Wm. MeKnaught livened things in the neighborhood of Sixth and Kansas avenue Saturday af ternoon by having a wordy quarrel. The police decided it should not continue and arrested Lewis for being drunk and disturbing the peace. He was fined $5 in police court and while still in jail swore out a warrant charging Me Knaught with assaulting him. So both were locked up in the same cell to settle their troubles by arbitration. TWO STRINGS TO HER BOW. wear full court dress and be provided with jade and wooden sceptres on two specified days for the purpose of pay ing their respects to P'u Chun. It is said that these sceptres are only carried upon the accession of a new emperor to the throne. Fearful of the effect of the formal coronation of the little boy who has been selected to occupy the throne, the Empress Dowager and those who sup port her policies have been anxious to make China understand that Kuang Hsu has' not been deposed, but that he has simply provided himself with an official heir in case the illness from which he is suffering should prove fa tal. The Empress Dowager has left a loophole for escape. Should she find public sentiment opposed to the depo sition of Kuang Hsu, she can continue to govern in his name, but if she thinks she is strong enough to resist public opinion she can rule in the name of P'u Chun. The selection of the latter as "heir to the late Emperor Tung Chih," who died 25 years ago, has aroused a great deal of hostility throughout China. COULDN'T DO THE WORK. Lowest Bidders Refused Contract For Revenue Cutters. New York, March 26. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Townsend and Downey, ship builders, of New York, who endeavored to obtain a contract for building one or two pro jected cruisers for the naval service, will probably not receive the contraet for building a revenue cutter for the Under authority of congress Captain Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter service, prepared plans for a revenue cutter for the lakes, which should be 178 feet in length, 30 feet beam, and have a displacement of 620 tons. Town send and Downey submitted a bid suf ficiently low to receive attention, but not knowing the extent of the bidders' plant, it was deemed advisable for a board to make an inspection, which re sulted in an adverse report. Captain Shoemaker also made an inspection of the plant and he has approved the re port of the board. It is understood that, new bids will be invited. The cutter will probably be christen ed the Mackinaw. Proposals will be invited shortly for the construction of a revenue' cutter for the Pacific coast.' The department is anxious to obtain authority to build two revenue cutters for Porto Rico. As soon as the civil government supersedes the military in the Philippines, steps will be taken to secure authority for the construction of revenue cutters, for that archipelago. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Dowager Empress of China a Smooth Politician. New York, March 26. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Reports received by the state depart ment from Edwin H. Conger, United State envoy at Pekin, show that subse quent to the issuance of the decree de claring Pu Chun heir to the late Em peror Tung Chih a decree was published directing the princes and presidents of the various board3 and ministers to Chicago, March 26. The corn market began the day with an exhibition of strength and activity which drew much attention to that pit from its neighbors on 'change. Trade was broad and aggres sive and the crowd large. May opened a shade over Saturday at 37, touched 37 and then began the rally, which in a short time carried the market up for a gain of lc. May to 38. Tho wheat market declined later in sympathy with corn, closing weak, May yc under Saturday, at tjosc. Thft nrnvisinns strength, the small Eng lish stocks and the wet weather were factors in the advance. Shorts covered freely and there was some heavy buying bv bulls. On profit taking which met the bulge, the market reacted to 38. Local receipts were bin cars. Thp wheat market was strong and fairly active, influenced by reports of bad weather and fears of crop damages abroad, hieher cables and the strength of corn and provisions. May opened a shade improved at 65'S64 and touched 65, but reacted straighway to 664- Hold ers were a little close about selling, and New York buying and covering by shorts, thmiffh not on a. larere scale, was suffi cient to cause the advance. Local re- .eirt were 7S pars. SIX Of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 731 cars, against SS8 last week and '699 a vear ae-o. The provisions market was strong and May pork toucnea tne nignest noint for some vpars. The com strength was a help and "this together with a good outside demand, buying by packers and the apparent fear felt by many of get ting on the selling side sent the price upward, despite a weakening market. May pork opened 2V&C down at $11.70, and advanced to $11,971; May lard opened a shade lower at $6.1714!S20, and advanced to $6.25'?i2714, and May ribs a shade depressed at $6.30, ralying to $6.40. The heavy primary receipts and liberal estimate for tomorrow were influences in the corn market later. May declined to Dut closed nrm fa over Satur day at 3SVSs54. Oats were firm with the other markets. but was not large. Elevator people and shorts were fair buyers. Receipts, 321 cars. May opened unchanged at 244 and advanced early to 244. Grain Letter. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission i Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago, March 26. WHEAT Opened steady at about closing prices of Saturday and with the general news inclined to be bearish. An effort was made by some of traders to depress values. Their offerings were readily absorbed by commission houses and in sympathy with strength in corn an advance of c resulted. Amount on passage increased over 4 million and our visible increased 182,000. To all ap pearance, the only strengthening fea ture came from the continental mar kets which were advanced on reports of unseasonable weather. Northwest re ceipts were large. Clearances small. Toward the close some of early buyers were disposed to let go and on their selling prices declined below the open ing. State reports will be looked for. With present weather nothing of a ser ious nature is looked for. CORN Advanced from the opening on liberal buying by local bull interests but there was little for sale until prices got up c. Seaboard reported demand good, especially from continent. Coun try does not sell any more freely and it is not likely movement will continue heavy. Still believe corn should be bought on the dips. OATS Advanced c while corn moved up a cent. The trade was not important. PROVISIONS Continued their up ward course on good buying by pack ers. While prices look high compara tively speaking, the big demand and light stocks promise further substantial advance. Contracts-stocks are especial ly small and it looks as if in ribs and port the May wTould be forced to a wide premium. J. F. HARRIS. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. March 26. CATTLE Receipts, 19.500, including 700 Tcxans; steady to 5c lower; butchers' stock steady. Good to prime steers, $4.90iH5.S0: poor to medium, $4.1CKi4.70; stockers and feeders. $3.50 4.75: cows, 3.00&4.20; heifers, $3.50ffa.60; canners. $2.15')2.85: bulls, S2.50ii4.25 calves. $1.00n6.00; Texas fed steers, $3.80 5.00: Texas bulls, $3.003.60. HOGS Receipts today, 32,000; tomorrow. 23.000; left over, 1.853 5c lower; top, $5.20. Mixed butchers. $4.90t5.17: good to choice heavy, $5.0O!fi5.20: rough heavy. $4.90fi4.95; lieht. $4.8065.10; bulk of sales. $5.05i5.15. SHEEP Receipts, 19.000: steady; lambs 10c lower. G-ood to choice wethers, $5.60 6.00; fair to choice mixed, $4.75.'&560: west ern sheep, $5.4U6.00; yearlings. $6.00!j6.50; native lambs, $5.25'st7.25; western lambs, $6.00fi7.25. Official receipts and shipments Saturday-CattleReceipts. 148: shipments, 120. Hogs Receips, 1S.4HS: .shipments, 3.653. Sheep Reeeips, 3.411 shipments, 1,496. New York Money Market. New York. March 26. MONEY Money on call nomimJIy 4 per cent.; prime mer cantile paper, 4Ti5M per cent; sterling exchange firm: actual business in bank ers' bills at $4.853 for demand, and at $4.82''4,aH for 60 days; posted rates $4.SSSH and $4.S64.87; commercial bills, $4.81 V: g4.82. SILVER Silver certificates. 60, 60H61i4; bar silver, 59; Mexican dollars, 47. BONDS Government bonds irregular. Refunding 2s, when issued, 104 :2s, reg istered, 101; 3s, registered, IWVi; coupon, 110"4; new 4s. registered, 134'4; coupon, 135; old 4s,-registered, 116; coupon, 117; 5s, registered, 115; coupon, ll&Vi. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas Citv, March 26. WHEAT Close May. 62c. Cash: No. 2 hard. 63c: No. 3, 59!g62; No. 2 red, 70c; No. 3, 66 69. CORN May, 35c Cash: No. 2 mixed, 35ai4: No. 2 white. 35: No. 3 white, 35. OATS No. 2 white, 26c. RYE No. 2. 53W.C HAY Choice timothy, $10(510.50; choice prairie. $6.75(57.25. BUTTER Creamery, 2022c; dairy, 19c. EGGS Fresh. 8ij,e. Wheat receipts, 120 cars. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. March 26 CATTLE Re ceipts, 7,000; market steady to lower. Na tive steers, $3.20fi5.35; Texas steers, $3.75fiJ 4.75; Texas cows, $3.25tt3.85; native cows and heifers, tl.awal.&a; stockers ana teea ers, $3.00(5.30; bulls. $3.004.75. HOGS Receipts. 8000; market weak, Es lower: bulk of sales. $4.90(&.6.00. Heavy. $4.95S5.05; packers, $4.9065.05; light. $4.75 5.00; mixed, $4.604.90; yorkers, $4.85(g,4.90; pigs. $3. 654.75. SHEEP Receipts, 3.000; market steady. Lambs, $5.00(07.00; muttons, $4.50tg5.50. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, March 26. COWS $2.5053.25. STEERS $3.5Og4.00. HEIFERS $3,006 3.50. HOGS. LIGHT $4.504. 70. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4.50 4.80. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT OOVic. NO. 2 CORN 30c. NO. 2 OATS 22c. HAY $5.50(6 6.00. PRODUCE. EGGS 9 cents. CHICKENS 66 cents. BUTTER 17 cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, March 26. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 7C. NO. 1 TALLOW 4l4c. GREEN SALT HALF CURED 7& GREEN UNSALTED 6c. Cotton Market. Liverpool, March 26. COTTON Spot demand moderate; prices higher; Ameri can mixed, 5V2C Galveston, March 26. COTTON Cotton quiet, 9c. New Y'ork, March 26. COTTON Spot closed quiet; middling uplands, mid dling Gulf, 10Vs; sales, 6,534. New York Up-Town Gossip. New York. March 26. Everybody in Wall street is looking for a strong and active market today with important ad vances in such stocks as Pennsylvania, B. O., Atchison, L. N., Norfolk and the Pacifies. Saturday's bank statement has made a number of converts to the bull side and several traders who on Fri day last were inclined to play for a mod erate reaction have come to the conclu sion that it is not yet time to put out short lines. There appears to be a big demand abroad for our securities and rep resentatives of foreign houses look for this buying to increase according as our market advances. Sentiment is so decidedlv bullish here that the few bears that are" left are powerless to make any impression upon the market. All the rich people arc helping the bull movement, and until they withdraw their support again the appreciation in values will con tinue. There will be recessions but while the present feeling prevails no declines of consequence except perhaps in some of the industrials need be feared. A little aggressive buying would cause a sharp bulge in C. B. Q. St. Paul and Rock Island, and those who are afraid to buy them now would be scrambling for them were they to sell ten points higher. Some of the bull leaders are likely to turn their attention to this group if the market keeps up to its present pace, hence it looks reasonably safe to buy any one of the above named stocks. It is an open secret that the Pennsylvania has acquired control of Norfolk Western. There is also a well authenticated "rumor that a material increase in the Pennsylvania dividend will be agreed upon the next meeting of the directors. It. would be a good idea for those who have money to spare to buv some A. S. W. preferred to hold. There will be an opportunity to make a small fortune in this stock with in the next few months. R. N. HUDSON. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago receipts: Wheat. 79 cars, grad ed 6;v corn, 639 cars, graded 51; oats, 321 cars, graded 65. Paris: Wheat and flour 10S15c higher. World's shipments: Wheat, 8,431,000 bu.; corn, 3.595.000 bu. Liverpool: Wheat steady, d higher; corn, Vd lower. London: Wheat cargoes firm. May higher. Weather very cold. France, Ger many and Austria complain bad weather. Wheat afloat to United Kingdom, in crease 2,480,000 bu.; to continent, increase 1,K80,000 bu. Corn, increa.se, 360.000 bit. Chicago receipts: Hogs, 42.0HO; open Eo lower; cattle, 19,500: sheep. 19.000. Kansas City receipts: Hogs, 8,000; cat tle, 7,000, Omaha receipts: Hogs, 4,500; cattle, 2,000. Chicago: Hogs close 5c lower; esti mated tomorrow, 28,000. Chicago receipts: Wheat. 120 cars, graded SI: corn, 78 cars, grded 78; oats, 7 cars, graded 9. Liverpool close: Wheat, HiSd higher; corn. Vs-Vid higher than Saturday. Visible wheat, increase 182,000 bu. corn, increase, 569,000 bu.; oats. 171,000 bu. Primary receipts and shipments: Wheat Receipts, 900.000 bu., iast year, 729.000 bu.; shipments, 295.000 bu., last vear 176.000 bt. Corn Receipts, 1,048.000 bu.,last year, 464, 000 bu.: shipments, 450,000 bu., last year, 289.000 bu. Chicago: Estimated cars of wheat, 100; corn, 925 cars; oats, 400 cars. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by 3. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, March 26. Foreign houses will take in the aggregate 40.000 shares. AVhile temporarily there will be big profit taking on bulges, the market within 30 days will be very much higher, especially for C. O., Atchison, Pacifies, and Penn sylvania. A drive of a couple of points may be made at People's Gas because of the Ogden Gas underwriting, but Peo ple's Gas is a buv on all drives. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain; Chicago, March 26. Article. Open High Low Close Sat. WHEAT Mar 65 G5 Mav 65- 60,4 654 65ti Ca'S, Julv Gi'm 66Va 66;i- CORN Mar 36-S 3014 May 37- 3S 37 38- 37 July 3814- 3 3KVs 3s?- 34V Sept 35 39H 38 39 3- OATS Mar 23 2C May 246 24V4 24V4 24i 24-'i July 23 23i,4- 23 23's-ti 23 PORK Mar 11 82 11 62 May ...11 70 12 00 11 70 11 92 11 72 July ...11 50 11 70 11 60 11 67 11 52 LARD Mar 6 20 9 IS May 6 17-20 6 27-30 6 17-20 6 2 5 6 2 July 6 30.. 6 37 6 30 6 35 6 30 RIBS Mar 6 40 6 30 May 6 30 6 42 6 30 6 40 6 30-32 July 6 30 6 42 6 30 6 40 6 30-K3 KANSAS CITY. WHEAT Mav 624 62Vi 62 62 62 Julv 61yg 62V4 61 61 61 CORN Mar 3314 3314 May 34- 34- 34- 35 34 July 35ft 35 35 35 35H Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, March 26. Stocks. I Op'niHighl Low ICl'se Sat, I I c 1 1 1 Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco B. R. T. A. S. W Federal Steel.. C. B. Q Rock Island St. Paul Atchison Atchison pfd Atchison adj Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific U. Pac. pfd Union Pacific.. So. Pacific C. C. C Reading N.Y. Central.. I T. C. I No. Pac. pfd No. Pacific L. N I So. Railway C. Cr. W I 107H I'JOVi l(8's! 6 56 52 128 112 123-i 2714 71 Vi 844 95 84 4914 77 56 41 i 63HI 59, 138 1 13834. 95 I 95ii! 76td 77i 57 68V 85141 86?i 60141 61 H 15 i 107 1)S 69Mi 57 5214 13014 114 124 V2 2S4 71 i 84 9514 S4-V 5011 7714 57'i 42i4i 62141 6014 106 98 107 68 5614 61 128 112 123 I .27 8434,! M9 84 49V8: 76 55

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TOPEKA STATE JOHRXAL, MONDAY EYEXIXG, .MARCH 20, 1900. THE STAR GROCERY. J. S. SPKOAT, Prop., Telephone 353. na East Sixth Street- YVH0LE5ALE AND RETAIL. RIG" hr your premium stamps and g-at Cash for them, and then by buying your groceries from U3 you will save enough money to buy any kind of a present you want. Good Kansas Potatoes, per fc-u 30 13 rts finest California Granulated Sugar $1.00 Fresh Cuuntry Eggs, three dozen.. .-5 Fresh Country Butter, per Ib..li and IS dozen Fancy Lemons .'jr. Orang-s. per dozen .10 lbs Ring- Evaporated Apples .'1", 8 tt9 Raisin. Cured- Prunes 25 Y-llow California Peaches, per lb.. .10 3 lbs California Raisins.. .23 1 H California Apricots1:.,... .15 1 lb pkgs. Seated Raisins 10 3 It) cans Apples. cans .2.1 2 cans California Pie Peaches 2.7 Z It cans Apple .Butter 10 Z Tb car.s Peach H utter l'l 3 n cars Plum Batr-r 10 3 Tb cans Cajjfurnia Table peaches. .l-" 3 ITS cans California Table Apricots... 12"-s .llass jar pure Fruit Preserves 1" iiass tumbier pure Fruit Jelly.;.. .05 1 gaiioa can Table Syrup 30 MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PBOMFTLY. X CHEERFUL HOME: A horns don't look very cheerful if its walls are covered with the same o'.d wall paper that's been there for many years past, growing more old-. fashioned and dark and gloomy every year. It's wonderful the improvement that can be made by repapering with some of our bright, new and up-to-date patterns. It don't cost much just as little as consistent with the best work, for you know We D) the Best Work" H. L. LARSH CO., 116 W. Eighth St. TO OBSERVE FXLIPSE. IT. S. Naval Observatory "Will Erect Stations in the South. Washing-ton, Marr-h -tf. Extensive preparations are b-in made at the I "nited States naval observatory far t'hotoeraphmg and observing trie total eclipse the sun, hich occurs (in May Astronomical E-ir-M'tor J. Brown said today: "lf the- weather is favorable, we fxpeTt to s'ure some r:n- observations of the phenomena-" Th- gv-ram-nr. star ions- will observe The eciips. one in South, Carolina and on in Onreia. There may be a branch station as tar south as Lni.--n Springs, in Alabama, a piace direct. y und-rr the iin- ot" t-jtaiiry. Prof. Brown said that the observatory in asked many questions in rard to T h ei-lipst-, indicating the widespread interest manitVsr-d in scien title circles in the approaching ent. A party of eastern .scientists will come to Washinston some days prior to the th f Maj". and will accompany the observatory corps south, some g"oin to ieoria and others remaining in South. 'arudna. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. S35 Kansas avenue, M. C. Holman ia now able to be down town. Miss H. L. Doerir. went to Kansas City today to shjp. Mrs. Edward Brazier is iil at her home 617 West Gordm street. H. W.Oheuey returned Saturday from The Kansas conference at Kansas City, Kan. Go to Mrs. H. Lesley. 1102 Jackson street to :ret yur Plaster dress made in tne latest style. Mari-n Myers went to his home in St-rid-n. Saturday after a visit to C. D. ily-rs and family. Mrs. Haverkotte of Berryton visited hrr daughter, Mrs. S. J. Henry of 1143 Vfutney street Sunday. Miss Maud Brazier is now convales cent at Christ hospital where she has ben for several weeks. All who did not get souvenirs at Mrs. Curtney'a opening Saturday can re vtv them at her opening of her south side store Wednesday. A joint meeting of the four Tiebekah lodges ot the city will be held at tie hall of Harmony lodsre No. 51 at half l ast se-en. Tuesday evening". March 27. The business meeting of the C. E. so ciety th- Christian church will be heid tms evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alpha. Bobinson, 317 Quincy fctreet. Mr. F. L. Pall, who has been serious ly ill t'le past wf-k with neuralgia of he h-i.rt at. the home of his daug-hter. Mrs. T. D. N'ash on Polk 3treet, is re I.orte.j much better. T'ne First ward colored Curtis club I'eid a meeting: Saturday evening1 en dorsing laien Nichols for county attor ney ar.ii L.. S. Dolinan for probate j'ldse. This club has a membership of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Goodhue an.l daughter. Alice. wnt to their home in Kniporia today after a visit of two w-eks to Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Rhodes ot" Quini-y street and Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Kyder. Miss Clara VTasronselier nf Kansas C-fv who came down to attend the K.rkbride-L'uekworth w-eddiner and has ben the Sliest of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Keatjnii for several days, returned to her home yesterday afternoon. Miss Lena Warrick die.l last evenins? at fc;.;o ax the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gutty. l Madi son street. Miss Warrick was here vis Kin: friends and ire to within a few days of h-r death, w hich was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel, had been in sood health. The funeral will be from the hut-.e Tuesday mornina.March 2.. The remains will be shipped to her home in Syracuse, Mo.. Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. Charles White who at tended the Grain Dealers convention at Galveston, Texas, returned to Topeka Saturday where thev were joined by their daughter. Miss Mvra. who during their aDser.ee was the g-uest of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Jordan, and left in the after noon for their home in St. Louis. They were accompanied as far as Kansas City by Mr. and Mrs. Jordan. 1 gallon can fancy Table New Or leans Molasses 1 can Maple Syrup 2 Its pure Vermont Maple Sugar.. -Columbia Oats. pr pkg. Monarch Pumpkin, ff lb cans. Bostoa Baked BeiiiJs.--Tojna.tu Sauce -P?r uau i- a-..-. 2 its Rio roll ...r.j;...:. Pure Santos Coffee, ptr Ib. I 12 bars Laundry Soap 7 ns Gloss Starch 3 pkgs Elastic Starch. Quart bottle best Blueing No. 1 an.l No.,2 .amp Chimneys 2 pks Crape Nuts Shredded Wheat Biscuit, per pkg.. 2 pkgs i'arorari Cereal Cream of Wheat, per pkg- Vitus, per pkg SO ID sack Straight Patent Flour.. Box fancy Toilet Soap Cheese Straws, per pkg City Sxia Crackers, per pkg 3 fb cans Garden Beets, 2 cans.... ;50 :io .25 .05 JO .05 .25 15 SPUING SHOWERS COILING. Low Barometer No Longer Troubles Weather Bureau. The weather bureau has already com ble showers east portion tonight." Sun- The forecast sent out today is "threat ening tonight and Tuesday with possi bles howers east portion tonight." Sun- j day the maximum temperature was 58 I and the minimum 40. Two hundredths of an inch of rain was recorded. Today the maximum up to H o'clock was 60 and the minimum 35. The wind was easterly in the morning but changed to southerly and made three miles an hour. There was a low in Wyoming tin Sat urday working eastward and a high near the Great Lakes. A rain extended from the Guix" of Mexico north into. Ok lahoma. TURNERS' MINSTRELS. Entertain a Large Crowd Saturday Evening at Benefit. Saturday night the Turner society save a minstrel performance at the Turner garden to raise money to defray the expenses of the prize contest class to the tuurnament to be held in Phil adelphia June 19 to 24. The following was the programme, followed by a farce entitled "A Moon light Night in Tennesseetown." Opening "O Listen to the Band" Company Baton Swinging Ed Meyers Ballad "Little Black Me" Frank Gutsch Comic Sor.g "That's One Thing that Hag Time W ill Do" .Johnnie Crutsob. Sentimental Song "It's Not What You Were; It's What You Are Today" Frank Wahl Comic Song "The Oriental Coon".. Will Seybold Sentimental Song "t'd Like to Hear That Song Again" Herb Boitz Song and' Dance Honolulu Dance.. Albert Wahl Solo "Since Thou Art Mine" Milt Dweily STRIKERS WINNING. Returning to Work on a Nine-Hour Schedule. Chicago. March 26, Over a hundred striking machinists, formerly employe,! by the Siemens and Halske company to day returned to work for that corpora tion, their demands for a nine-hour working day and a minimum scale of waires -having been granted. The firm, however, refused to reoognize the busi ness agent, otherwise the walking del egate, and negotiations were conducted throuah a shop committee, w hich will hereafter negotiate with the manage ment in place of the business agent. All difficulties that may hereafter arise will be referred to arbitration for settle ment. The settlement of the strike is looked upon in the nature of a compro mise, though both sides claim a victory. Labor leaders claim that negotiations are being conducted with other shops for the return to work of the striking machinists under similar conditions. Efforts of several other machniery manufacturers to open their shops to .day met with failure, as no men appear ed for work in response to advertise ments. BLOW AT CIGARETTES. Employes in Weather Bureau Service Prohibited From Smoking. "Washington, March 26. A death blow was given cigarette smoking in the weather service Saturday when Chief Wilds L. Moore issued an order prohib iting persons connected with the service from smoking cigarettes in office hours, stating further, that those who smoked cigarettes at any time would be men tioned in t'ne confidential reports which are made quarterly to him by chiefs of the several ofliees and divisions throughout the entire service. The order is plainly worded, and the chief evidently means that it shall be obeyed. Chief Moore said today: "The order was issue,! after careful consideration and a thorough investigation of the evils resulting from cigarette smoking, it will stand. In this service we are compelled to maintain a very strict dis cipline in order to secure satisfactory service. Some of our men. who are re. garded as the most thorough and com petent, doing every detail of their work with the utmost promptnes sand accur acy, gradually became careless and lax. I sent inspectors to investigate, and in a number of cases it was found i directly attributable to the use of cig arettes. 1 am not prudish, nor do I wish 1 to assume any authority whatever over I any privilege which The employes of the service should have but as a public ser vant. I feel that it is my duty to cor rect any evil which may exist, even if in attempting to make this claim I am overstepping my authority. I can state most emphatically, that the order will stand, and that it applies to the entire force of the bureau throughout the en tire service. Cigarette smoking must cease. Cigars and pipes are not barred." Grocery Stock Damaged. A water faucet carelessly left open in a room over the Monarch grocery, at 527 Kansas avenue.Sunday afternoon, dam aged the grocery stock to the extent of about $300. The sink under tne faucet was stopped up and the water ran over. Nearly the entire ceiling of the grocery store ta off. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mass Edith Guibor entertained very Pleasantly Saturday evening compli mentray to Misses Beatrice and Lillian Foster. The time was spent in playing progressive sixty three, and dancing. The ladies' first prize, a pretty fan, was won by Miss Gertrude Felt, and the second, a water color picture, by Mis Aimee Crandeii Mr. Hugh McFariand. who held the gentlemen's highest score, was given a tobacco jar. and Mr. Ken neth Wharry received a book aa second prize. The guests were, Miss Beatrice Fos ter, Miss Lillian Foster, Miss Vida Wood, Miss Agnes Gunther, Miss Blanche Bear, Miss Marcia Spivey, Miss Vinnie Felt. Miss Gertrude Felt. Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss Katherine Fleish man. Miss Lizzie Gavitt. Miss Roberta Akers. Miss Aimee Crandell, Mrs. F. J. Shubert, Miss Gail Clark. Mr. Hugh McFariand. Mr. Kenneth Wharry. Mr. George Hackney. Mr. Will Tinker. Mr. Clark Dailey. Mr. Phil Dailey. Mr. Paul P.oehr, Mr. Everett Akers, Mr. Robert Irwin. Mr. George Fleishman, Mr. Harry Gavitt. Mr. George Noble, Mr. Stanton Moss, Mr. Malcolm Garrard and Mr. Al Fulcher. A One O'clock Luncheon. Mrs. D. C. Cahalane of Keene. X. H.. was the guest of honor at a delightful luncheon given Saturday by her hostess, Mrs. Frank H. Foster, at her home in Potivin. Mrs. Foster will entertain again in two or three weeks for Mrs, CaJiaiane, Mrs. Foster's guests Saturday were, Mrs. E. G. Kinley, Mrs. Wiiiiam Wads worth. Mrs. Robert Pierce. Mrs. Henry Pierce of Chicago, Miss Helen Goddard, Miss Edith. Goddard and Miss Nellie Kinley. A Club Party. The third anniversary of the C. C. O. S.. L. G. music club was celebrated Sat urday afternoon at the home of Miss Arline Dietrich. A short programme was given and the remainder of the af ternoon was spent in playing games, af ter which a four course luncheon was sen-ed. As a favor each guest was given a Perry print of some famous musician. The members of the club are, Mary Sutherland. Helen Sterne, Bessie Jett, Clara Daniels, Minnie Chamberlain, Nellie Kouns and Arline LMerrieh. Guests of the club were, Madeline Whit ney, Grace Overmyer, Clara Fleishman, Hazel Howe, Mary Stout, Grace Wilcox, Edna Groves. Florence Mayer, Eliz abeth Church, Eva Lewis. Luiu Brema men. Norman Grover, Phil Reed, Virgil Cain, Katie Harding and Katie Gay hart. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. A. E. Sweet returned Sunday from a visit in Marceline. Mo. Mrs. J. D. M. Hamilton had charge of the Topeka club tea Friday afternoon and was assisted by Mrs. W. R. Smith, Mrs. Eugene Hagan, Mrs. W. J. Blan'k and Miss Walsh. The literary entertainment which was to have been given Wednesday evening at the Elmwood club under the man agement ot Mr. W. F. Schoch, Mr. W. H. Davis and Mr. W. C. Garvey, has been indefinitely postponed. Mr. J. Weiss has returned from Atchi son where he spent Sunday, but his wife will remain a few days longer. The Helianthus club will give a sub scription dance at Hudson's ball Friday evening. Miss Marie Brooks will entertain the members of her bowling club Thursday evening. ?rs. Fred Cole entertained informally Saturday afternoon complimentary to the Misses Miller of Osage City. Mrs. Dan Small entertained the Occi dental Card ciub Saturday evening. Mrs. Avery Turner has returned from Newton and will spend a few days in Topeka with her mother. Mrs. TenEyck, before returning to Chicago. D. W. Millard of Hutchinson spent Sunday in Topeka with his family. Bernard Crosby returned to St. John's Military academy at Salina today after a week's visit in Topeka with his parents. P.ichar I. the little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whitton. who has been seriously iil for several weeks is improving. Miss Florence Beverly spent Sunday at her home in Manhattan. Torrence Ewart of Kansas City spent a few days in Topeka last week with his parents. Miss Charlotte Alderson did not re turn to her home last week as she in tended but will be with Mr. and Mrs. Whitton for some time, yet on account of the illness of their little son. Louis Wingert spent Saturday and Sunday with St. Joe friends. The Felicity club will meet Tuesdya afternoon with Mrs. Edwin Lang. Miss Marie Tuttle is visiting her cousin. Miss Ethel Thompson, in Kan sas City. Mrs. A. W. Dana is entertaining a number of little folks this afternoon at her home on Topeka avenue in honor of her daughter Grace's fourth birthday. Walter Bible is spending a few days in Chicago with his mother. The Cronla card club will be enter tained Friday afternoon by Miss Maud VanHouten. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. P.igsby will enter tain their card club Friday evening. Mrs. J. S. West of Kansas City is in Topeka the guest of Mrs. A. A. Godard. Mrs. E. Davidson Worden has re turned from Chicago where she was called by the death of her sister. AFTER ARCTIC WHALES. Vessels of Pacific Whaling Fleet to Leave For the North. San Francisco, March 26. During this week the last vessels of the Pacific whaling fleet will depart for Arctic wa ters. The steamers Belvidere. Bayliss and Jeanette have already sailed for Herschei island, near the mouth of the Mackenzie river, the Jeanette having left only a day or two ago. The whalers to leave port within the next few days are the Kartuk. Alexander and Beluga. The whalers already in the Arctic from this port are the Grampus, Norwhal ami Ballena. Captain McGregor of the Karluk and Captain Cook of the Belvidere are the only whaling skippers who will be ac companied by their wives on, the long voyage. If Ton haven't a regular, heaithy movement of tha boreia every day. you re sicJc. or wui t. Keep your bcvvCiS open, and be well. Foroe. in tbe stiape at v.ient p by sic or ptll poison, is dauerrms. T&e mi.Htijst.. easiest, must pertect way u keeping liM bowels clear and email m lu take CANDY CATHARTIC Pleasant,. Palatable. Potent. Tapre Good. Do Good. Aever wiener., ffeiitea. or Uripe. 10. 60 Writ for free saaioie. aui b,K,Kli on beaah. Address MH1H Bruj wpu., Cbkac lalml, In Tar. S2S KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN i 'Am n SNAP SHOTS ATHOME NEWS Sbirt waists have begnm to bloom. Ox blood shoes are aisrain, in style- The Elks will elect officers Wednesday night. The churches were well attended yes terday. The city assessors axe hard a,t work these days. The warden seed industry ia beginning t boom. She tate h'tuse grounds are beg"tnnin$j t( arrow green The Ariona will hold a "calico bail" oa Thursday evening1, Xext Sunday will be All Folia day. This warning: is timely. Geortre M. N-bie is an applicant for membership in the Commercial club. An automobile man is headed this way, hoping to sell a few of his wares in Ta pe ka. The fall festivities committP of th Commercial club meets tonight at the j ciuD rooms. Charles Klelnhans, formerly of Topeka, is secretary of the Junction; City Com mercial ctub. It is promised that this year's straw hats will be mare-, uncomfortable than ever, but very stylish. Tne walls of the auditorium and city hali are above ground. The water tables are being put in place. The Y. M. C. A. bucket ball team will mept the Kansas '1ty Tigers at Law rence Thursday night. ""The eighth report of the Kansas court of appeals is in the hands of the printer and will soon be issued. The annual session of the' Kansas Meth odist conrerm e will close at Kansas City. Kas. today or tomorrow. Rev. T. C. I! iff. of Salt Lake Citv. pcoached in the First M. K church, yes terday b3h morning and evening. Front porrhes are beg-inniag to be piled with furniture and carpets. The house cleaning, fever is abroad in the land. The Scottish clans will gather at Judge Guthrie's office this evening to plan an entertainment exclusively fur Scots. Rev. J. C. MIHcr. president of the Col lege of Fniporia. tilled the pulpit cf the First Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing.. Waterville is to be added to the list of telephone towns. A company has just been organized to establish an exchange there. People on the street seerri to derive much pleasure by crowding around a store where workmen are putting in a new glas. Mrs. Sarah J. L-eapold has filed a suit asking for a divorce from George W. Lea pold, on the ground of abandonment and non-support. Probate Judge Dolman has granted a marriage license to Charles E. Drewnau, ui Silver Lake, and Miss Musa H. Boyles, of Kossvilie. Superintendent Xelson spent yesterday at. his old home at Lindsborg and de livered an address before the Y. M. C. A. of Bethany colit-ge. R. I. Horton. who has been with the Kimball Piano company here for the past six years, ha.s taken a position with an Empot'ia music houe. Er-Congressman. Broderick has formed a law p:irtnership at Holtou with DeVere Raf ieir. who was a hospital steward in the Twentieth Kansas. Siloam lodge- will confer the third de gree at Masonic hall Thursday night for the benefit of several visitors from Albert Pike lodge, Kansas City. John Dawson, of the state treasurer's office, will' make a speech to Sixth ward Republicans at the Lowraan Hill school hous tomorrow evening. Mrs. Courtney's millinery opening, at 003 Kansas avenue, over Moore' boot store Wed nesday a fternoon and evening. 3ou veniers and music in the evening. Aftr April 2 it will possible to send money orders from the Topeka po,- toff ice to Russia. This is a new arranmit just made by the postoffiee department. This is a special week of prayer in the Met hodist church ot' the country, and service will be held in the First M. E. church here every afternoon and even ing of the week except Saturday. Mrs. It. Johns "Says that the tory that Eulu Clayton committed suicide in Omaha on account of a disappointment in love is not so. a.s the young lady went to California last -Wednesday, and was well and happy. Emporia Gazette: C. L. Plckeron will move here from Topt-ka the first of the month. Mr. Dickerson is a well known orchestra leader. Last year he lost faith in Kansas, soid his property and went back east. He couldn't stand it, and Is now edtring his way back. He is as far a-s Topeka- Mr. Dickerson will help the Emporia band and orchestral organizations. BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN Within a Week Will Be Sent Out on Trial Trips. San Francisco. March 2t. Within a week the battleship Wisconsin, now al most completed by the Union Iron works, will go- out on a series of trial trips. The heavy guns of her batteries are in place and mounted, the last four l.S-ineh guns being placed last w-eek. The vessel's machinery has long been completed and it has been given sev eral tests. So far all the working parts of the warship have given every satis faction to her builders, and it is expect ed that she will be fully up to the stan dard of the battleship Oregon. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tha Kind Yea Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 1D MISCELLANEOUS ADS. ANN OTJNCEarENTS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER of the legislature from the city district (consisting of the Third. Fourth and Fifth wards), subject to the Republican primaries, April 14th, l'.k. A. IC. WILSON. I HTSREBZ ANNOUNCE MYSFLF A candidate for county commissioner in the district comprising the. Second, Third and Fourth wards. W. C. 3TEPHEN3QN. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A CANDT 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 cuxnseh, Shawnee county, Kansas, sub ject to the Republican primaries. ALVIN J. DODGS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR CLERK OF the district court for second term, sub ject to the Republican nomination. Pri maries April IjuO. 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. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A candidate for representative for the .th district, comprising the Sixth ward of Topeka, and ad the townships in the county, exeiuaiv-e of Teeumseh. and Oak land precinct. JOHN B. SIMS. J. W. MERGAN. COUNCILMAN FROM the Second ward, is a candidate for pro bate judge, subject to the Republican pri maries Aprli 14. ANNOrj-NCEMESTrS. I HEREBY ANNNOUNCE MYSELF A candidate for county commissioner in the district comprising the Second. Third and Fourth wards. C. A. FELLOWS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY superintendent, subject to the Repub lican primary election, to be heid on Aprii 14, ltfju. 3. F. WRIGHT. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR PROBATE judge, subject to the Republican pri mary election, to be held on April 14. moo. W. E. FAG AN. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A CANDI- dare for county commissioner of the city district, composed of the Second, Third and Fourth wards, subject to Reoutheaa primaries. C. V. WOLF. THOMAS F. DORAN 13 A C AND! DATS for county attorney, subject to the Re publican primaries. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY superintendent of public instruction, subject to the Reoubucaa primaries, to be held Aprii 14, lni. WILL VANOR3DOL. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THK OF fice of county attornsy of Saawne county, subject to the Republican primaries.- to be held April 14, I). CEAS. F. SPENCER. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR REPRKSLN tative in the 38th district, comprising the First and Second wards, Oakland and Te cumseh townships, subject to the Repub lican primaries to bt held April 14. H. C. SAFFORD. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF fit:e of county attorney of Shawnee county, subject to the Republican pri mary. April 14th. GAJ.EN NICHOLS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF fice of state senator, subject to the Re publican primaries, to be held April 14, U00. j NO. T. CHANEY. 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. J. M. MILLER. SILAS RAIN, candidate for office ot county commissioner for the citv district (Second. Third and Fourth wards). Sub ject to nomination by the Republican pri mary election. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A CANDI date for the office of probate judge of Shawnee county. Kansas, subject to the Republican primaries. L. S. DOLMAN. UPON THE EARNEST REQUEST OF a great number of oid soldiers, laborers and business men. I wiii be a candidate for state senator at the Republican pri maries in Shawnee county, April 14th, TjvO. and if chosen for that honorable and responsible p,-siti.jn I pledsre my best ser vices to the faithful performance s2 the duties of that office. T. W. HARRISON. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A candidate for the office of probate judere of Shawnee county. Kansas, subject to the Republican primary, when held this spriiis- H. J. BEVBLLE. WANTED HELP. WANTED Place by German girl to as sist in treneral house work. 514 West Fifth street.. WANTED Carpenter work and building: estimates given. satisfaction guaranteed. R B. Pope, hi'.t Exter street, Auburndale. WANTED Stenographic position by young- man who owns typewriter. Ex perience tile object more than salary. W. S.. care Journal. WANTED A situation by a boy 18 years old: can give a good reference. Ad dress S.. care Journal. WANTED Position as nurse girl or to assist with housework. Call or address 1541 Shawnee avenue. Potwin. WANTED Position by a middle aged white woman, to keep house or do gen eral housework. Call or address, 241 Shawnee ave. WANTED Position as stenographer: sev eral months' experience in office: good references. Call or address, F. F., 114 E. Fifth st. WANTED Girt wants a place to work: will nurse or help do housework. isl East Center st. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Apprentices for dressmaking. Mrs. Mercer. Crosby Bros. WANTED Dining room and kitchen girl's. Southeast corner Eighth and Quincy streets. WANTED A good white girl for general house work. Call mornings, 414 Quincy. WANTED Woman cook, two miles out of city. No washing. S31 Topeka ave. WANTED A middle-ned woman for general housework, ti-u Branner st. WANTED BCISCET.T.A KEOTJa, WANTED You to attend the third an nual grand masquerade ball given by Woodmen of the World, 41s Kansas ave nue, April 2. WANTED To rent second-hand type writer. Call at 4u0 Monroe after 5 o'clock. WANTED A city-broke, good, stylish driving horse (no piugi, about l.loo, for cash, at once. N. B. Campbell, oU5 Kan sas avenue. WANTED Milch cow and family driving horse. Address with description, kind a.nd price, C. B., Journal. WANTED Gas or gasoline stoves clean ed and repaired: improved new burners fitted to any frame. Gasoline stoves chajiged for g.-is. HULL STOVE REPAIR CO., Tel. 31.1. liti Eust Eighth st. WANTED A medium sized electric fan. T. E. BOWMAN CO., Columbian Building. WANTED Horses to winter Beat ot stab ling and care. H. W. McAfee. 616 Kan. avenue. FOS BZST-SOOKS. FOR RENT One large unfurnished room. 518 Quincy street. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished and un furnished rooms. No. 2 Ross block, be tween Fifth and Sixth, Van Buren St. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms. U-li E. Tenth St. FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms. 5U Van Buren St. FOR RENT Room and good board for (3 per week. 411 East Seventh. FOR RENT Room with board. 903 peka avenue. FOB KENT MOTJSE3 FOR RENT Four room house, with barn, cellar and city water. No. 631 Madison street. Rent. 12.UU per month. FOR RENT Five room house and barn, Uo Fillmore. Apply 700 Fillmore. FOR RENT Two modem new houses, new just completed: good location. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. 6th St. FOR RENT Five room house, 1U31 Mad ison. Inquire tv!5 Monroe at. FOR RENT A five room house. Inquire at 10:5 Clay st; FOR RENT A good store room, centrally located, for $lti.ii per month. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. Sixth St. OSTEOPATH. 1ST. STEPHEN C. WOODHULL, Osteopath-ist- Hours: a-llii 2-4- Thnr a;- -t FOB SALE MIS CELLANEOVa. FOR SALE A special bargain in one new piano this weeje. Also a good upright piano for rent. A. J. King, 515 Knnsas avenue. FOR SALE Lis-ht delivery wagon, two heavier ones wdth tops, two ponies, one horse, cash resrister. butter box. butch ers' scales, two counter scales, counters, oil tanks, awning and other grocery and meat fixtures bought with the S'dchter grocery stock. No room for them: must sell. Davis Mer. Co.. 'l Topeka avenue. FOR SALE New organ. 222 E. Eighth street. FOR SALE Team. Weiaht, 2.3H0 pounds: Also harness and wagon, cheap. Call lvj Emmett after ti p. m. FOR SALE A gentle, fast, driving mare and a phaeton, at t.14 Kansas avenue. FOR SAL!? -y ear-old bay mare. Elev enth and Lafayette. FOR SALE Snan of mules. 130$ Logan street, North Topeka. FOR SALE Household furniture. 622 West Tenth. FOR SALE 31)0 young elm trees. P. Adams. Fifteenth and Mulvane streets. FOR SALE A fresh cow. At 300 Jack son street. FOR SALE Cheap, small butchers re frigerator. 215 W. 4th st- FOR SALE A nice clean stock- ot gro ceries and fixtures; centrally located: in the university city. Reason for selling: Other business. Address SIS Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kan. FOR SALE OR TRADE Seven hundred dollar equity. "Parson's place.' two hundred payments, less all cash: will trade. Leaving state. Located mile west Washburn, three lots, east front, elegant home. Answer Equity, care Journal. COMBINATION SALE 40 choice dairy cows, 10 head of calves, 10 hes.d of horses, 3 sets of farming tools. 8 months' time. March 2S, at R. B. Steele's. 2016 Clay st rop. SALE Household goods, bed room suits, hard coal burner, aewing machine, etc. 1225 Monroe st. FOR SALE Nine nice pigs, about two months old. F. S. Smith, Highland Park. FOR SALE Two good family driving horses. Inquise at Sixth Avenue hotel. FOR SALE Several fresh Jersey cows. T. D. Strong, 1 mile south of Tecum seh. FOR SALE Old established confection ery and fruit store, requires $400. H) cash, balance lonr time. Address "Confection ery," care Journal. FOR SALE Piano. $00. Mtst sell at once. Poplar St., Oakland. FOR SALE A few more Black Lane shan cockereis for $1 each. 421 Quincy. FOR SALE Horses Eight head of fine voung- roadsters, broken: also, one fine staliion bay. nearly standard. Will trade for real estate. Address Box 75, "Vailey Falls, Kan. BUSINESS CHANCES. IF YOU WISH TO BUY WESTERN mines or mining stocks, write P. O. Box 367, Denver, Col. FOB, EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE One section of Nebraska school land to exchange for Topeka city or suburban property. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE Choice vacant lots in west part of the city. Verv cheap. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE 9 room house. modern. Block and a half from tate hi-u.-e grounds: best location. Address XXX., care Journal. MISCELLANEOUS. ANNUAL statement: SECURITY TRUST LIP'E INSUR ANCE. CO.. of Philadelphia, Pa. Risks written and revived dur ing year 1S99 J9.164.3S7. 01 Premiums received 5D7.ii5ti.lt! Losses incurred and paid lti5.S4;S6 Dividends paid in ls99 None. Gross assets 1.2S6.H63.77 Liabilities, (except capital stock) 678.776.50 Income 739 5' '8. 4'.) Expenditures 522.o7.9S Total premiums receive- in 1SIM), 5u7.ito6.16 EDWIN S. BL'RivETT, Secretary. TRIMMING AND PRUNING done by skillful workman, 332 Kansas avenue. SAVE YOUR OLD CARPETS and have beautiful rugs made any size desired. Call or address. R. Behnke. corner of Indiana and Wabash ave., Oakland. Kan. HOW SOON GRADUATE IN MEDI cine. dentistry, osteopathy, electricity, magnetics. Box 590. Chicago. R-I-P-A-N-S. 10 for S cents at rtrugglsts. Thev banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. No matter what's the matter one will do you aoc ST ALLS IN GOOD BARN FOR RENT at 421 Quincy street.. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Sa-turdav. lady's pocket book. Re ward at Standard School of Shorthand, 630 Kansas avenue. LOST Liberal reward for recovery of black and tan dog. old and crrppled. if found dead or alive. Notify 531 Topeka ave. MONET. MONEY TO LOAN On good citv or farm property br W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St.. REAL ESTATE. COLLECTIONS, Loans. EMMETT E. ROUDEBUSH. TeL 267. 115 West Sixth, Topeka, Kan. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles, guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe. 523 Kansas ave. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of th Nose, Throat and Lungs. 7u6 Kansas avenue. JEWELZBA JAMES B. HATDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc.. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either in class or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Kiblberg. 316 Harmon st. ATTORN EYS-AT-L AW. CTATJILALLTOn! LliwyeTTCenTral National Bank bldg., 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 ail its branches. Plaiting and pinking made to order. LEGAL. (First published in Topeka State Journal Mareli 26, llMO.) Voting Places and Judges an! Clerks For City Election, April 3rd, 1900. Office of Commissioner of Elections," Topeka. Mircti I:.J. Notice is hereby siven tlutt I have ap pointed the fotiowir.g named judges ami clerks to serve at the city election to ba held on April i, law. FIRST WARD. First precinct Voting place. S12 North: Kansas avenue. Jtiua-'s R. E. Jones, J. H. Bartel. O. D Skinner. Cierki A. E. Rugger and S. W. Miller. Set und precinct Vniica: place. -Marsha. Is shop. N'5 Noriti Van Buren. Judges J. P. Berry. M. F. Gamlowski, John Marshall. Clerks Jehu Durkin. David Lewis. Third precinct Voting pla.ee. 10"! Nrrhl Kansas avenue. jLnls.es lr. S. Steven-, P. C. Dennis. E. Holcomb. Clerks M. L Kelley, H. Clay Bowen. Fourth precinct Voiing place, Drol Unger's meat market. 1334 North Kansas avenue. JudRe R. C. Wallace. Fred Marks, Jos. Allen. Clerks J. M. Bryan, M. A. Blanchard. SECOND WARD. First precinct Voting place. Cope'4 commission house. 11? Kansas avenue. Judges John Ingen. A. L. ienon. Jo seph Jones. Clerkd Jesse Persiey, Bers Whittelsey. Second precinct Voting nhice. 504 East Fourth. Judges H. W. Parker. John Armstrong. Ed Hawes. Clerks Geo. Ben son. Frank Ellison, jr. Third prec.net Voting place. Sheehan'j store, iH8 East Fourth. Judsres Dav-.tl Close. J. J. Jewett. M. C. McConnacic Clerks Joseph Griley, L. It. Currier. Fourth precinct V otlng place. Kandail 3 shop, comer Sixth and Chan-dier. Juiijt's P.. T. Darby. A. E. Catht-rs. W. It. Fisher. Clerks J. C. Ychty. T. T. Jones. Fifth precinct Voting place. Veaia block. Judges R T. Paddy. J. O. Brint nall. J. F- Carter. Clerks Ed Wilcox. Geo. Waters. THIRD WARD. First precinct Voting place, H33 Kansas avenue. Judges J. M. Hart, J. Barrett. O. K. Swayie. Clerks W. B. Wagner, E. M. McLaughlin. Second precinct X'oting place, f"'9 Wes-t Tenth avenue. Judjsres H. W. Craicr. J. T. Kirk. Joel Huntoon. Clerks H. R. Achenback. De F. Jetmore. Third precinct Voting place, corner Huntoon and Lincoln. Judges J. R. Car roll. JT. Ward, S. H. Roberts. Clerks James U. Hughes, John Patterson. FOURTH WARD. First precinct Voting place. Rain'a barn, 215 West Sixth. Judges Thos. Archer, W. H. Harris. James Conweii. Clerks Frank Baker. Luther Nellis. Second precinct Voting place. cby prison. Judges A. M. H. laudy. Andrew Nelson. J. Wilcox. Clerks Albert Griffin. Fretl Jewell. Third precinct Voting place. 711 Wwt Fourth. Judges G. A. Wienecke. Oeo. VV. Clark. R. M. Curtis. Clerks W. L). Git pin. S. S. Rice. Fourth precinct Voting place, 1023 Wpt Sixth avenue. Judges L. T. GaKe, W. H. Cumminiis. J. M. West- Clerks A. P. Shreve, Mark Mason. FIFTH WARD. First precinct Voting place. White's store, corner Seventeenth and Buchanan. Judges W. L. Vance. D. B. Owen. Jas. Pennick. Clerks J. M. Stafford, W. T. Horne. Second precinct Voting place. Osb tme's store. Seventeenth and Kansas avenue. Judges J. P. Nevils. R. L'eitrick. Joseph. Bowman. Clerki W. E. Atchison, A. E. Edwards. Third precinct Voting place. King's store, corner Tenth and Washington. Judges P. C. Thomas. J. 3. ihilds. J. M. Hurnmell. Clerks "E. C. Russum. A. D. DeFrantx. SIXTH WARD. First precinct Voting place. A'len'st burn. 33S Woodlawn. Judges E. C. Fow ler. R. C. Bradshaw, J. Ware Butter field. Clerks D. H. Morgan, J. K. True blood. Second precinct Voting place, S3a Brigham avenue. Judges D. M. Mitchell. J. 1- McLatchey. Thus. Lloyd. Clerks Gect. Burgess. Z. B. Shirman. The first named jutiie for each precinct Is appointed supervisor, and will receive the books from this office on Monday af ternoon, April 2. HXJt). yrfid return the same) at the completion ot the count in his precinct. Polls open at 8 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. L. T. YOU NT. (Seal.) Commissioner of Elections. STORAGE. TOPEKA STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE Co. Packs and ships household goods. Tel. 136. C. D. Skinner. 123 East Sixth st. WATCHMAKER WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks. 50c: main springs, 73c: crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 512 Kansas avenue. IsTAlttFS. SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trad,a checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. 29J. BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO., ITS E. Sth st National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 w. 8th st Bicycles and sundries: bicycies 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 lia West Eighth street LIFE INSURANCE. LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT for cash or loaned on. A. F. Sherman, Crawford building. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. CHARLES C. BRADLEY. M. D. Phone 67S. Office and resilience, M2 Kas. Ave. Henry W. Roby, M. D.. SURGEON. "30 Kansas Avenue. Residence, Twenty first st. and Kansas ave. Topeka, Kan. DR. EIDSON, the Eclectic Chronio Dis ease Specialist Topeka. S34 Kansas Ave. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st. and Central ave.. North Topeka. Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treat ment toe piles, fistula, iishure, ulceration, etc IDA BARNES. M. r. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. in., to ll-a. m.. and 3 p. m., to 5 p. m. Teiec-hoii 5&i residence and 16 office. F. H. MARTIN, M. D., 404 KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drug store. Phones: 476, residence. 635 office. DR. EVA HAP.DTNG, Homeopathist. 23 Kansas ave. Telephone 4u2. B E. SHELDON. M. D. Sursrery and diseases of women. win. private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ave. FLORISTS- MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist successor t R- J. Groves, S17 Kansas ave. Phone 602. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Hayes', iui Vt'snt .Eighth. st 'Phone iii. I I f f f

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAI MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 26, 1900. Y Q i OR OODS AND eo. THE PURCHASE BY OUR FIRM OF A $15,000 STOCK OF STAPLE AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, AND FURNISHING GOODSfrom the Globe Dry Goods and Shoe Company, of Oklahoma, as announced in Sunday's Capital, is now on sale and properly arranged on Third Floor and Basement, 619 Kansas Avenue. This stock of Merchandise will be offered to the public at a PRICE SO LOW, when compared with PRESENT RULING PRICES, that the inclination to purchase will become utterly irresistible. We purchased this great stock at about 50 cts. on the dollar of its true value, and the price made to you will be ail the way from 25 to 65 per cent, less than regular retail value. Every item, as far as practicable, has been ticketed anew, and the present retail cost is marked in PLAIN FIGURES. A child, accompanied with a list of articles wanted, can make purchases as safely as could the most competent shopper. We wish to emphasize this proposition with the declaration that any purchase made under this sale may be returned for any reason satisfactory to the buyer, and the full price so paid will be refunded. It will need no invitation to attend this Sale. We feel quite sure you will be drawn to it. It will be more a question of getting here in time. Don't allow the choice pickings to escape you. Glance over this partial list, check off the items you are interested in, ask to see them when you come to the store, or write for samples or quotations if not convenient to attend this Sale personally, and you will be impressed with the genuineness of our offering. This Sale is for SPOT CASH ONLY. Don't ask for credit. We cannot afford to make a reduction of 25, 50, and even 75 per cent., and then charge it. This stock must be paid for within 30 days, and we are going to do it. It is your great opportunity. Come and avail yourselves of it. A 10-yd limit on the fol lowing items: Standard Calico Dress Styles 3V2C Standard Shirting Calicos 3c "ihe very best Indigo Blue Caiico ....4c Yard wide L. L. Muslin 3kc Yard wide Sea Island Muslin 4Vsc Southern Shirting in Checks and Stripes 4c S l-3c Bleached Muslin, Lonsdale make, short length 5c 'Admiral or Clonce Bleached Muslin. ,5c t'ic Outing Flannel 3V2s ?'jC Outing Flannel 6M:C 3 Percales, Drtss and Shirting Styles 4c l.'.'.c Percales, Dress and Shirting Styles 8 l-3c Dress Style Ginghams. .4Mc, 6Vc, 7c lOc Shirtings and Cheviots 614c jSc Denims, the 10 oz. goods IW20 30c and V2ic Denims, 8 oz. goods. .720 :sc and 20c Feather Tick ing 12 Vic and 13V4c Good quality 'Feather Ticking 8 l-3c lood quality Straw Ticking 5c 20c Table Oil Cloth 16c Bonnet Chambrais, blue and brown only, short lengths 7Vc Wash Goods. Corded Dimities, 27-in. wide 3VzC Joe Organdies and Irish Lawns 5c 3."c Organdies and Lawns 7Vic Zc and 35c French Organdies and Lawns 12c l.'ic Fancy Satines 7VsC l.'rc Fancy French Satines, in staple black and w hites 15c Dress Goods. Dress Goods. Here is where you can save a goodly euni. Your saving will run all the way l; om 3o 1-a to bo per cent on KKAij VALl'K the difference in the amount slaved being mainly due. to the season auleness ol the goods. 4 Plaids, suitable for little girls' wear, also tor ladies' waists ttViC .?i Brocades and Novelties, very pret ty. Bl-3c 1 nit- ntmti IIAtiNA AROUSED. Declares In the Senate That Somebody Has Lied. Washington, March 26 Soon after the senate convened today Mr. Hanna (Ohio), who is chairman of the Republi can national committee, rose to a ques tion of nersonal privilege. He directed the attention of the senate to an article published in a Washington newspaper to the effect that a member of the house had said to a repesentative of the pa per that the Porto Rico tariff bill had been agreed upon as a part of a "deal", liy which the Republican campaign com mittee was to receive a large commis sion and large campaign contribution. Mr. Hanna said the interview was one, supposed to have been given to a re porter for the newspaper in question. I don't believe." said Mr. Hanna, "that any Republican member of the house ever made the statement attrib uted to him." He said the statement carried on its face evidence that it was false. "I hope measures will be taken to investi gate this statement. I brand it as a malicious lie." (The paper referred to by Senator Hanna is the Washington Star and the article in question was as follows: 'The action of the Iowa legislature cannot affect the situation in congress. The deal has been made; it is a mat ter of money for the campaign, and the tariff measure will be carried through.' "This statement was made by a Re publican member of the house who sup ported the bill in the house by his vote. 'You may as well set it clown that The deal will be carried out,' he added. The carrying out of the recommenda tion of the president for free trade with I'orto Rico would have deprived the party of a very considerable contribu tion; the adoption of the reverse policy Insures a very large contribution. 'The possible unpopularity of the Porto Riean tariff was balanced against the certainty of money to use in the campaign, and the decision was in fa vor of the campaign contribution. It was not expected that the storm of pro test would be as strong as it is, but it Is now too late for a change.' ESCAPED CONVICT KILLED. Richard Wilson Shot to Death In the Osage NatioD. Arkansas City, Kan., March 26. Rela tives in this city have received word of the killing in the Osage nation of Richard Wilson and the fatal wounding of John Rush, horse thieves, by deputy marshals who were chasing them. Wil son escaped from the Kansas peniten tiary July last. Knights Templar Kate. The railroads of Kansas have grant ed a fare of one rate to the grand com inandery, Knights Templar, which will be held at Wichita on May 8. It is very unusual for a meeting of this kind to get a rate of less than one and one tbird fare for the round trip. 34 and 36-in. Henriettas. English fin ish, worth 25c to 30c, at 18c 35 to 40-in. All Wool Henriettas, values 50 to 60c 35c 35-in. All Wool Serges, -worth 50c. ..29c Have also the wider. 27-in. Fancy Novelties, part wooL.lOo 34-in. Fancy Novelties and Mix tures 19c A complete line of Black Goods in plain and brocaded. 15c Dress Style Ginghams 10c White Goods. White Goods. 18c, 20c and 22M.C India Linens, come in short length 8 l-3c and 12Vc TVfec India Linens 5c 10c India Linens 7c 15c India Linens and Lawns, Dotted Swisses 8 l-3c and upwards Nainsooks, check and striped, from 5c up A complete assortment of Laces, Val enciennes, Torchons, Silk and Oriental, at equally interesting prices. Three Specials in Ladies' Wrappers. 65c qualities, offered now in this sale at 43c $1.00 grade, offered now in this sale at 69c $1.25 and $1.50 qualities, offered now in this sale at 79o Ready-to-Wear Goods. Pretty late in the season for some of these to be sure, but there is something about the saving of dollars that will prove fascinating in this sale Flush Capes that were $5.00, $6.50, $8.50 and $10.00, in this saPft at $2.00, $2.50, $3.50 and $4.38. Cloth Capes that sold from $1.00 to $7.00, in this sale at from 48c to $3.98. Ladies' Jackets (not this season's style) that -were sold from $10.00 to $18.00, in this sale choice at $1.50. Misses' Jackets, that were $3.00, In this sale at $1.48. Children's Coats and Reefers from 9Sc upwards. Ladies' Dress Skirts, were $1.50, in this sale at 98c. &2& Mans YEIIE POLICE ASLEEP? Two Colored Boys the Cause of a Side walk Blockade. Two colored boys attracted the atten tion of large crowd on Kansas avenue yesterday afternoon and succeeded in blockading the sidewalk for about 15 minutes. The boys engaged in a boxing match and it did not take long for the usual crowd of Sunday loafers to form a ring around them. The entire side walk on the west side of the avenue near the Pacific express office was ta ken up by the boys and the crowd, and women were compelled to leave the wolk and go out into the street to get around them. The disturbance was kept up for 15 minutes without any in terruption from the police. Such things on the main thoroughfare of the capi tal city of Kansas on Sunday afternoon do not add any to the good reputation of any city. WICHITA JOCKEY WINS. Johnny Rieff Captures First Race on London's Opening Season. London, March 26. The flat racing season opened today at Lincoln with cold, snowy weather. The first race, for which there is always keen competi tion, was captured by Johnny Rieff, the American jockey, on Portiers. Lester Rieff, his brother, rode third. Seven horses ran. Betting against Portiers was 5 to 2. Smith County Democrats. Smith Center, Kan., March 26. The Democratic county convention met here Saturday and was well attended. R. A. Harrison was chairman. Everyone talk ed fusion and all were willing to make some concessions to secure it. The dele gates elected were as follows: State convention, Wichita, L. C. Uhl, R. W. Allen and L. C. Ahlborn. State conven tion. Fort Scott, T. W. Rea, P. C. Glenn and V. J. Bottomly. Congressional at Colby, R. D. Bowen, R. A. Harrison and J. E. Housel. Senatorial, V. J. Bot tomly, L. C. Ahlborn and A. E. Abis cher. A resolution was adopted endors ing the candidacy of Dr. John B. Dykes of this county for congress. 400 New Banks. Washington, March 26. A statement has" been prepared by the comptroller of the currency showing the number and location of National banks in pro cess of organization under the pro visions of the financial bill approved March 14, 1900. These banks number about 400 in all, and with the exception of ten or twelve, each will have a cap ital of $25,000. Ex-Governor Stone Dead. Holly Spring, Miss., March 26. J. M. Stone for ten years governor of Mis sissippi, died today after a short ill ness from erysipelas. He was president of the Siarkville college. "Widow Commits Suicide. New York. March 26. Mrs. T. L. Kleimer, widow of a Cincinnati brewer, committed suicide during the night at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Anton Schwartz, by inhaling gas. She had been despondent for several day3. 19 mAIsrSS A"VZEHSrTTIE. Glove and Hosiery Dept. Our prices in this line are consider ably less than the present actual whole sale value of every article mentioned herein. A word to the wise is sufficient. Infants' and Children's Hose, black and colors, 10c quality, at 5c pr Ladies' fast Black Hose, special bar gains, and worth almost double the money, at 5c, 8 l-3c and lOc The famous Ironclad Boys' Hose, none better made for rough and tumble wear, at irresistable price of 19c pr One lot of 172 pairs of Men's Hose, 8 l-3c values, at 4c Ladies' AH Silk Mittens, black only. Globe price 20c, sale price 13c The Globe's 25c grade in this sale at 15c Ladies' Black Silk Mittens, extra qual ity, Globe's price 35c, on sale at.. 19c One lot of 25 pairs of Kid Gloves, sizes 6 and 6V4 only, values 85c to $1.25, choice at 50c Underwear at Less Than Cost Ladies' Ribbed Vests, shell neck and armholes, a 10c value, for 5c Ladies' Balbriggan Ribbed Vests, fancy tape neck, worth all of 15c, sale price 9c One lot of 25 dozen ladies cream color ed Ribbed Vests. V shaped and silk tape, Globe price 35c on sale at 19c Infants' Cream colored Ribbed Vests, the Globe's 10c value, for 4c Alen's Balbriggan Shirts, broken sizes only, to clean out the entire lot.. 15c Men's Summer Ribbed Underw ear, both Shirts and Drawers, full range of sizes, Globe's price 30c, sale price 19c Men's -Fine Balbriggan Underwear, of extra qualityi Maeo yarn and soft Egyptian finish, Globe's price 50c, in this sale at 37c A full line of Men's, Ladies' and Chil dren's Winter Underwear, both wool and cotton, on which we guarantee you equal or even greater saving, especially under the continual advance in prices. REMEMBER We must realize the cash on this stock within 30 days. Inasmuch as some of the lines may be closed out in the early stage of the sale, we advise that you take advantage of this opportunity AT ONCE rather than to be dissapointed later. DAVIS' WAY OUT. Offers Free Trade Substitute For Porto Kican Bill. Washington.March 26. Senator Davis of Minnesota has introduced a substi tute for the Porto Rico bill which pro vides for free trade between the United States and Porto Rico and extends the internal revenue laws with amendments over the island. The act is declared provisional and shall not continue long er than March 1, 1902. The bill in full is as follows: Section 1 That Porto Rico is hereby made an internal revenue district. That the laws of the United States providing for internal revenue taxation and col lection, not locally inapplicable are hereby extended to and shall remain in force in Porto Rico excepting as here in otherwise provided, for the term sta ted in this act. Sec. t That, excepting as herein otherwise provided, 15 per cent of ali the internal revenue tax imposed by the laws of the United States shall be col lected in said district. No stamp taxes imposed by said laws upon written or printed documents shall be collected In said district. Sec. 3 The amount of all taxes so collected,, less the necessary expenses of collection are hereby appropriated and placed at the disposal of the president to be extended under his direction for the government of Porto Rico now ex isting and hereafter to be established, and for public education, public works and other governmental and public purposes therein. Sec. 4 Upon tobacco not grown in Porto Rico, and upon all manufacturers thereof, and upon rum or other distill ed spirits, produced from substances: not grown in Porto Ttico the full tax provided by the internal revenue laws of the United States shall be collected. Sec. 5 That the president whenever he shall be satisfied that a local self government has been established in Porto Rico adequate to raise and collect taxes by its own legislation, shall have the power from time to time by procla mation to decrease the said per centum of taxation, or to wholly abolish the same. Sec. 6 That no duties on imports or exports shall after the passage of this act be levied or collected on any articles imported from the United States into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the United States. Sec. 7 This act shall be taken and held to be provisional in its purposes and intended to meet a pressing present need for revenue for the island of Porto Rico, and shall not continue in force after the first day of March, 1902. SHELDON AMUSING. England Viewed Topeka Experiment In That Light. London, March 26. The Rev. Dr. Sheldon's experiment caused consider able amused interest in England. The Rev. Dr. Joseph barker, minister of the City Temple, is moved to criticism and says: "After all. it is an excusable kind of lunacy. The first mistake is in Housekeeping Goods. An Interesting List of Prices for Eco nomical Buyers. Turkey Red Damask, fast color, Globe price 25c, our price 15c Exceptional quality Turkey Red Dam ask, absolutely fast color, Globe price 37VeC, sale price 23c The finest quality Turkey Red Damask, Domestic make, guaranteed fast col or. Globe's price 58c, on sale at .39c 54-inch Cream Damask, a special value, Globe price 35c, in this sale 22Vc A full 60-inch Bleached Damask, neat and distinct patterns, Gobe price 40c, now v 27V4o A genuine? 'German Linen Damask, cream, 62-inch wide. Globe price 65c, notwithstanding a great appreciation in value, we place it on sale at.. 39c The celebrated Bamley Linen Damask, Globe price 75c, .in this sale.. 49o A full line of Napkins at correspond ingly low prices. 120 Turkish Towels, size 14x18, Globe price 10c, in this sale at only 5c An all linen Towel, hemmed ends. 18x30, Globe's former price 18c, a bargain In our great sale at lOc! Bleached Damask Towels, fancy bor ders and knotted fringed ends, just the thing for splashers, were 35c, now 20c 9- 4 wide Unbleached Sheeting 13Vic 3-4 wide Bleached Sheeting I60 10- 4 wide Bleached Sheeting (better even than PepperelD worth 30e yd, at ...22y2c 1 Embroideries. WTe call your attention to the follow ing 6 lots Lot 1 25 pieces assorted patterns.. ..3c Lot 2 20 pieces assorted patterns.. ..5o Lot 3 35 pieces assorted patterns. 8 l-3c Lot 4 20 pieces assorted patterns. 12Vc Lot 5 13 pieces assorted patterns.. 15o The above come in plain white and colored, all 25 aud 50 per cent below re tail value. Now is the time to buy. thinking anything provable in a six days' experiment. "For a week you can do almost any thing with success, provided it is fool ish enough. I could fill St. Paul's Ca thedral to overflowing by promising to swallow the pulpit Bible," which a news paper today mischievously calls a neat illustration of Dr. Parker's own method of attracting large congregations. Dr. Parker adds that Mr. Sheldon's experi ment ignored and misrepresented the spirit of the Bible itself. The Bible is a frank and free record of murder, drunkenness, lying, hypocrisy and prodigality. Such things should be re ported and the antidote energetically administered. PARK MEETING. Stereopticon Views and Address Free at High School Assembly Hall. Readers are again reminded of the Pddress upon the general subject of parks and their development which wi 1 l.e given in the High school assembly 100m Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, by Mr. Chas.M. Loring of Minneapolis, Minn. The address will be illustrated by stereopticon slides, showing what has been accomplished elsewhere in con verting barren areas into beautiful pleasure grounds. This should be made a mass meeting not only to give Mr. Loring a proper leception to the city, but in order that c.uestions may be asked and answered and a general discussion be had upon the Topeka park problem. Mr. Loring is the father of the Min neapolis park system, and was for many years a member of the park board. His long experience insures a delightful" evening. He is president of the American Park and Outdoor Art Association and comes to Topeka without charge for his ser vices. The entertainment is free and a cordial invitation is extended by the -ark commission to every one, whether how interested or not, to be present. CRONJE'S MISTAKE. Failed to Grasp Importance of Bob erts' Advance. New York, March 26. Count Adelbert Sternberg, a young Austrian noble, who spent two months in the western Boer camps up to the time of his capture by the English on February 15, gave the London correspondent of the- Neue Frele Presse Interesting particulars of the effect produced upon the burghers by he unexpected appearance of the British forces in the Orange Free State. These confirm the previous statements that General Cron.ie utterly failed to recog nize the significance of Lord Roberts a strategic move. Count Sternberg arrived at Magers fontein soon after the Boer victory of December 11. He found the camp in ju bilant spirits. The burghers were ac customed to sing psalms and hold .Ju ne service while being bombarded by the naval guns. They began early in Feb ruarv to observe the arrival of large masses of troops In the English camp, and on the tenth they received I news of the British advance on Koffeyfontein Count Sternberg rode to Jaeobsdal to re connoitre, and came in sight of British patrols. That evening -600 burghers were sent to check the advance of the British C3. v eiI rv General Cronje's opinion was that the English were advancing on Fauresmitn Notions and Small Wares. These Everyday Wants at Consider able less than Regular Price. Best English Needles 3c S spools King's or Holyoke Machine Thread lOo Best on Earth. Curling Irons 4c Best on Earth Kid Curlers 5c Improved Hooks and Eyes, per card. 3c Fine Imported Tooth Brush, 20c kind lOc Finest Imported Tooth Brush, 25c- kind 19c 12 Safety Pins, .strong 3c Elysian Face Powder, 25c kind 15c Vacuum Leather Oils, for all kinds leather, especially harness leather 15c Best Sewing Machine Oil 5c One lot of very fine Purses and Pocketbooks, worth up to 75c, choice 25e Elysian's Celebrated Bouquet Per fume 19c Elysian's 15c Perfume 8c Vegetable Ivory Dress Buttons, for Washable Goods, 10c kind 6c Black Jet Buttons from 4c up Black Crochet Buttons, 35c kind 15c Agate Buttons, all sizes, from 2c per card up. Elysian Soap, 10c kind 4c Gent's Furnishings. Men's Celluloid Collars 3c Men's Linen Collars, 4 for 25c Men's 4-ply Linen Collors, equal to the E. W. in quality, Globe Sale price lOc All Silk Fancy Tecks, former price 25c, in this sale at 13c Men's Outing Flannel Shirts 15c Men's Soft Negligee Shirts 19c Men's Negligee Shirts, collars at tached 25c Better grades at proportional cuts. Men's Turtle Neck Sweaters, regular 40c value, at 21c Boys' Cassimere Striped Overalls. Globe pries 50c, sale price 25c Men's Cassimere Striped Overalls.. 35o Men's Overalls, blue and brown, reg ular 50c values, at 37c via Koffyfontein with the object of eut- ment at cjoiesoerg. jinoLiier jussiuimj ting oft the retreat of the Boer detach- W1 LllilL Hie aUVttllLC V cl-n uiririj o. itiui on the left flank, intended to weaken the defense of Magersfontein. On the morn ing of the 11th Count Sternberg, attracted by heavy artillery Are, found the English endeavoring to cross the Ramdam ford, opposed by the Boers, whose lines ex tended along the Riet river toward Koffy fontein. Two wounded Inniskiiling drag oons told him that Lord Kitchener was proceeding to the relief of Kimberley with 14.000 men. While bathing in the Riet the count himself saw several English regiments march past. Escaping notice, he gal loped back to Cronje's camp and told what he had seen. He met with general incredulity, the Boers insisting that large bodies of troops neither would nor could undertake such a movement. The only action taken by General Cronje was to send 2K men across the river to cut off the English transport wagons, which they succeeded in doing. On the following day five miles from the camp Count Sternberg saw at a short distance huge clouds of dust, which indicated the presence behind some low hills of troops on the march. At this time General Cronje was waiting in the trenches at Magersfontein in expectation of an attack. Count Sternberg's news was laughed at by the Boers In camp, who were all convinced that he was mis taken. It was not possible to dissipate the doubts until one of their own num ber Commissary Arnoldi, accompanied the count later and himself saw the British cavalrv under General French and the burning Free State camp which thev had destroved. Some skirmishing then followed, after which the burghers occupied favorable positions and took no more trouble to follow the movements of the enemy. It was not until the next day that Gen eral Cronje began to recognize the se riousness of the situation. 1 he cannon were hastily withdrawn from Magers fontein. two guns being dispatched to at tack General French s cavalry. In the engagement at Kalkfontetn the disorder was luch that Major Albrechfs artillery fired on distant detachments without knowing for certain whether they were burghers or English. Even then the Boers were still of the opinion that the attack was directed against their camp, and consequently set about raising de fenses in the rear. Landrost Stevn, who arrived from Jacobsdal, was convinced that the game wasi lost on the Modder river, while Gen eral Cronje still awaited the main at tack in the intrenchments at Magers fontein, and did not wish to weaken his position there. The immediate vicinity of the British with a large force of ar tillery had created great confusion in the camp, which at 2 o'clock in the morning removed to a safer position about three miles to the southwest. The breaking up of the camp greatly affected the spirits of the entire Boer force. When the British renewed the attack early next morning it was evident to Count Sternberg that the burghers had no stomach for the fight. He says: "As I rode out I met numbers of flying Boers, whom I vainly endeavored to re strain. The panic was general, and each souBht safetv in the intrenchments of Magersfontein. As the supreme control was quite ineffective, and had, so to sneak, ceased to exist, no combined ac tion could be carried out that day. To ward noon when-large numbers of Boers had alreadv made off, a very bad spirit began to prevail in camp. The field cornets urged Cronje to summon a council of war arid although mot of the Boer officers, including their best men were absent conducting opera tions elsewhere, those present decided to evacuate the camp and retreat to Bloem fontein via Oliphantsfontein. It came to high words at this council, at which Villebiers and I were also present. The majority of the Free State burghers. Our Extraor dinary Values in Shoes. This is a new department in our establish ment, and we have engaged thorough and experience d Shoe men to look after your interest. Whatever you buy from this department must result as Bar num. rep resents it, or will be made good. CHILDREN'S. An assortment of odds and ends in In fants' Shoes, sizes 0 to 3, ranging in value from 35c to 50c, in this sale per pair 10c One lot of Baby Shoes, sizes ranging from 4 to 6, Globe price 40c, our price 19c A line of Children's Shoes, medium and heavy weights, sizes from 6 to 9, Globe price 85c to $1.00, sale price 49c Child's Button School Shoes, ranging in size from 9 to 12V4, Globe's price $1, sale price 69c It. will pay you to fill your wants NOW in the way of Children's Oxfords end Sandals. We offer them to you at prices that are 50 per cent less than what you can purchase them at later in the .season. LADIES. A lot of Ladies' Walking Shoes (toes not the latest) in black or colored, full range of sizes, Globe's price 88c, sale price 48c Ladies' Walking Shoes, full range of sizes, black, brown or tans, (out of style toes) Globe price $1.00 to $1.25, sale price 68c who were anxious for their cattle and property, positively insisted upon the re treat." FAST MAIL WRECKED. Express Messenger Killed and Seven Other Persons Injured. West Point, Ga., March 26. The fast mail, south bound, on the Atlantic and West Point railway, was wrecked today at Osanippa creek, one mile from Cusetta, Fla., by a spreading rail. The sleeper was hanging down the embankment, the rear trucks to the right. The dead: Reuben Oslin, Atlanta, ex press messenger; seven injured. BIG'SUM F0RARMY. Appropriation Bill Carries 111,600,364. Washington, March 26. The 146 pension bills favorably acted upon by the house in committee of the whole last Friday were put through the final stages at the opening, of the session of the house to day and the army appropriation bill was then taken up. Mr. Hull (la.) .in charge of the measure, contents. The bill carries $111,600,364. The estimates were J127, 712.133. The last ap propriation bill carried about $S0,000.OuO, and there was a deficiency of about $47. 000.000. Mr. Hull said he did not think there would be any considerable defi ciency in any of the items in the present bill. The Burlington Route the Best lane West: Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska, Denver, Utah, Pacific Coast Two Trains Daily. Weekly California Excursions. Northwest: to Black Hills, Montana, Washington, Puget Sound, via the short Billings Route, the time saver 50 to 500 miles saved. Tourist Sleepers Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kansas City and St. Joseph to Seattle. East: unquestionably the best trains via Chicago or St. Louis. North: to St. Paul, Minneapolis and the Northwest region. Homeseekers' Excursions to the West and Northwest. 7500 Miles of Standard Railroad. The Main Traveled Road in the Louisiana Purchase. Wide-Vestibuled, Pintsch-lighted.com-plete trains of chair cars (seats free), Pullman sleepers. All Ticket Agents' can ticket via the Great Burlington Route. Write L. W. WAKELET. Gen'l Passenger Agt., St. Louis. Mo. J. C. BRAMHALL. T. P. A., 823 Main St.. Kansas City, Mo. HOWARD ELLIOTT. General Manager. St. Joseph, Ma. SHORT $145,000. Rutland, Vt.. March 26. It is an nounced that the shortage of Cashier Mussey, of the Merchants bank amounts to $145,000. The cashier has left the state and was arrested in Albany, N. Y. Ladies' Soft DongoTa Walking Shoes, black or brown, stock tip, all sizes, different lasts. Globe price $1.75, sale price 98o Ladies' Dongola patent tip Button. Shoes, Globe price $1.25, our price 89c Ladies' Dongola patent tip Button or Lace Shoe, Globe price $1.50, our price 98o Ladies' Dongola Kid Finish stock tcp Lace, all sizes. Globe price $2.00, our price $1.39 Ladies' French Kid stock top Lace or Button, Globe price $3.00 to $3.50. bur price $1.98 to $2.34 Ladies' Glove Grain Button Shoes (com mon sense toe) Globe price 90c, our price 75o Ladies' Pat. Grain Button Shoes, (com mon sens toe) Globe price $1.00, ours SOr Ladies' Glove Grain Button (all solid) Shoes, (common sense toe) Globe price $1.25-, ours 89c Ladies' Oil Grain Button (all solid) Shoes, (common sense toe). Globe price $1.50, ours 95 s Ladies Kangaroo Calf Button (all solid) Shoes, (common sense toe). Globe price $2.00. ours $1.35 One lot Ladies' fine Kid Shoes, (small sizes and odd toes) Globe's prices $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00, your choice at $1.00 Men's Heavy Plough Shoes (buckl). Globe price $1.00, sale price 793 Men's Heavy Plough Shoes, (Grain Cre ole), Globe price $1.25, sale price ..98o Men's Heavy Plough Shoes (Grain buck le) Globe price $1.50, our price. .$1.19 Men's Heavy Lace Shoes, sat. calf. Globe price $1.50, sale price $1.19 Men's Heavy Congress Shoes, sat. calf, (large sizes). Globe price $1.50, sale price 98o Men's light Kangaroo Stock (lace or cong.), Globe price $1.75, sale price $1.25 Men's Dress Shoe (calf stock, new toe, Glo"be price $2.00. sale price $1.39 Men's Dress Shoe (best stock). Globe price $2.50, sale price $1.55 An assortment of finer and better goods at correspondingly low prices. We have something special to offer you for boys, in good serviceable eveiy day and .dress shoes, and would request jour presence at this sale, as space doea not permit of quotations. Gilt Edge and Seal Oil Dressing. 25c quality, at 15c Kims. Put Brightness in your home. OUR LINE OF Includes a wide variety, and all good. About as cheap as you want it, too. Hill, Banta Co., 'Phone 821. 121 W. 7th St. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. A show case a theatrical lawsuit. Grip germs refuse to lose their grip. The ship's helm has a stern duty to perform. It's usually the hot show that draws the cold cash. Biting winds are undoubtedly the ones that come in the teeth of the storm. In these disrespectful days even his satanic majesty is called by nicknames. A man may possess a certain amount of interest and still be lacking In prin ciple. Idleness is the thin ice that sends many a man Into the depths ot dissi pation. Many a man gains a reputation for originality when he merely has a good memory. An impudent cook is not to be tol erated, but the best" of them give a little sauce occasionally. There is some wonder thtt a framed picture of the family cow ia never seen on the parlor walls. The fast young man who observes Lent becomes faster. If the doctor never takes his own medicine the undertaker surely never has charge of his own funeral. The musician in the orchestra never complains of all work and no play .Willi him the terms are synonymous. LOCAL 31 EXT ION. Don't fail to see the fine display of pattern hats at Mrs. Courtney's opening Wednesday afternoon and evening. 603 Kansas avenue. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL 30 cnu per month, by mail. p WALL PAPER