The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
May 14, 1900

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k ft I (V) nT LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, MAY 14, 1900. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. i FORCES THE DIGGARSBERG. Gen. Buller Makes a Successful Forward Movement. llis Next Step Will Be to Occupy Dundee. BOERS SPLITTING UP In Front of Brabant'sAdvancing Column. Orange Free State About to Be Formally Annexed. London, May 14.-1:12 P. M. A dis patch received by thy Associated Press, from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, timed ll':'0 p. ni. today brings tne ihi i"""" tion of a success attained by Gen. Bul ler in northrn Natal. The sender of this dispatch evidently assumes that news of the affair has been received di rect from the scene of hostilities, for he merely says: "Gen. Buller's official telegram notify ing of his success at the Biggarslerg, received here an hour ago, has given keen satisfaction. It is confidently an ticipated that Dundee will be occupied t,v the Iirilish today. The residents of the north country are delighted, as forc ing the Biggarsberg means that they will speedily be enabled to return to their homes." Anther dispatch to the Associated Press, dated Stone Hill farm, 8:20 this morning says: "After four days march eastward at the foot of the Biggarsherg ridge in the direction of Helpmakaar which was oc cupied bv the federals, the second brig ade Sunday, led the attack. Dundon uld's cavalry broke the Boers' center and Pethune's Horse advanced on their extreme right. In the direction of Poin eroy a small party of burghers occupiea a ridge overlooking Helpmakaar but they did not wait for the assault." Kecent British scouting in the direc tion of Dundee has shown that the fed erals were in great force on the Big gnrsberg. So apparently, Gen.' Buller concluded that it was necessary to clear them from his rear, before commencing a movement in the direction of the Hrakensberg range. If that is his plan he has possibly divided his forces send ing one column to threaten Vryhead and Utreohat. and take Laing's Nek in the rear, while a westbound column at tempts to form a junction with the forces of Lord Roberts, via the Har rismith railroad. Telegrams from Kroonstad Indicate that Gen. French's cavalry is keeping in touch with the Boers, but perhaps Lord Roberts will be compelled to order a brief halt of his main body in order to allow the troops to recuperate after the exhausting inarches of the past week. All the correspondents agree that to all intents and purposes, the Free Staters have severed their military alli ance with the Transvaal though scatter ed bodies, they say, will possibly hold out hero and there. At the same time a dispatch from Cape Town dated today says a procla mation will be published this week an nexing the Orange Free State. It is al so said that Gen. Botha (the commander in chief of the Boer forces) threatens to resign if any preparations are made for th" wanton destruction of property. Cecil Rhodes starts for Beira, Portu puese Kast Africa today. The correspondent of the Renter Tele gram company at Cape Town says the American residents are taking steps to repudiate tne statements of Webster Davis, the former I nited States assist ant secretary of the interior, who re cently visited South Africa. News- trom Mafeking is expected Fpeeunv. SCATTERED BY BRABRANT. Thaba N'Chu. Sunday. May 13. The f Igntli division with its front extending roues was yesterday moving forward Gen. Greenfell and Gen. Brahrant fol ioweu inr liners rescuing Ae.vbeirys mills ami capturing great quantities of flour and grain. Gen. Rrabrant's main loreo with I ampbell s brigade of guards nnd Gen. Boyes' brigade have cleared tne country. The Boers aro splitting up and retir ink in the direction of Clocoland. STEYN'S NEW CAPITAL lvroonstail, Saturday. May 12. Presi dent Steyn has gone to Heilbrun, not l.muley. He has declared the former the new capital. Four hundred burghers ?:ave given up their arms here and in this neighborhood. Although the bridge ucross the Vaisch has been destroyed, a good deviation exists wher the road ran before the bridge was constructed. The TransvaaWs are reported to be inarching at the Yaa!. The Standard and Diggers News of Johannesburg shows that dissensions exist in the Transvaal Yolksraad. Railway repairs are progressing rap idly. The town accepts the occupation quietly. ROBERTS' TALE OF WOE. London. May 14. H:12 p. m The war ofl.ee las received the following dis patch imm Lord Roberts: "Kro instad. Surday. May 13. Tlu re were more casualties in the envnw. ,ii vision May 10 than reported by me I have been unable to get an exact ac count of what occurred, as the com manding eflieer. Captain Elworthy, was killed, ami two ollieers were wound d at the same time and have been sent to the rear, but it woul.l appear that a party of our men going up to a kraal on which a white Hag was Hying wa suddenly attacked by a large number of the en'-jny. Two officers, Captaii Haig. of the Sixth dragoons, and Lieut Wilkinson, of the Australian horse', were made prisoners, and 21 men are still unaccounted for. Some of them may have turned up, as the cavalrv covered a considerable distance May 10. and reported missing have been rej ;in inir during the last few days." The above dispatch refers to th losses sustained by the Inniskillincs May 10. detailed in the dispatches of the Assjciated Press Saturdav last. The troope -s were fired on while un saddling their horses, having ap proached the kraal unsuspiciously as a white flag was Hying from it. Bl'LLEi: STILL PUSHING ON. London. May 14. A special dispatch from Stone Hill Farm, Natal, dated to day, says: "General Buller's advance commenced Thursday, when he left Ladysmith in Ptrength. When within two miles of Helpmakaar the Boers opened a heavy artidery fire, and the British guns re plied while a portion of Buller's troopa worked round the Boer flanks. The British attack was pressed home Sun day. Bethune on the right, outflanked the Boers. Gen. Buller's march subse quent to the attack was carried out without a hitch. The British are still pushing on." ROBERTS' NEW BASE. New York, May 14. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: General Roberts has an army of two hundred thousand men for guarding his communications and operating on a front virtually 200 miles wide, from Fourteen Streams to Biggarsberg. Against this army the Boers have 20, 000 burghers in the Transvaal and Natal and President Steyn has perhaps 5.00Q burghers under arms in the Bethlehem district. The Dutch have fought brave ly and made a wonderful defense;, but the day of miracles has passed. There was sharp skirmishing on Fri day on the road to Kroonstad, and Gor don's cavalry brigade acted with gal lantry in the final onset. The town was formally surrendered by the landrost after the Transvaal burghers had re moved the bulk of their own stores, blown up a bridge, wrecked the rail way station and done other damage. There were groups of British sympa thisers ih the streets when General Roberts entered the town at the head of his troops, and the scenes enacted at Bloemfontein under similar condi tions were repeated. The troops halted yesterday, after their long march, the two columns, which had been forty miles apart at the outset, having bean massed at Kroonstad. This town will now be converted into an advanced bass of supplies for operations in the Trans vaal. While General Botha, with the Trans vaal burghers, has retired to the Vaal river. President Steyn, with the rem nant of the Free State army, is making a feeble stand in the northeastern cor ner. Heilbron has been abandoned, be cause it lies on th Roberts' march, bu Yaaisch river, no; t held by a small Xu' porary capital, with Harrismith as plac !iie of General -indley. on the F-icksburg, is force as a tem Bethlehem and c f refuge. Oli- vier's commandoes have been operating against Bundle s division from Mequat ling's nek, from which the line of re treat leads through Fricksburg to Beth lehem. General Brabant's scouts re ported Saturday that the Boers were moving north. What remains of the Free State force could be easily dis persed if General Hildyard's division were sent from Natal over the moun tains to Harrismith, but Rundle's divi sion, with cavalry, seems entirely com petent to deal with it without assist ance. General Roberts' plan of campaign. unless all signs fail, will not include operations on a large scale against i Bethlehem and the scattered Free State commandoes on the eastern flank. He will make a fresh start for the Vaal after a brief halt, and carry the bulk of his army into the Transvaal, leaving Steyn's burghers at liberty to retain control of a small section of the country around Bethlehem, where they will gradually disperse under pressure from Bundle. DEWEY'S PROGRAM. He Will L'nvail a 3Iarker at Farragut's Birthplace. Knoxville, Tenn., May 14. After a day of rest from festivities. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey and party, who are now the guests of the city, appeared in a grand parade in this city today. The parade was participated in by militia of east Tennessee, secret societies, labor organizations, city officials and mem bers of various professions. At the court house Admiral Dewey reviewed the parade, and later was introduced by W. B. Lockett, president of the chamber of commerce, w hen Mayor S. G. Heis kell extended him a formal welcome to the city. Admiral Dewey's reply was brief. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey made a tour of the schools and colleges of the city, where they received ovations. Tonight a public reception will be held in the woman's building, after which there will be a banquet. To morrow morning the party will leave by steamer on the Tennessee river for L(w's Ferry, 13 miles west of Knox ville. where they will visit the birth place of Admiral Farragut, under whom Dewey served in the civil war. A marker of the birthplace will be un veiled by the admiral with appropriate ceremonies. Admiral Dewey has taken much interest in this feature of his visit here, and says it is to him the most interesting event of the entire tour. HONORS FOR BOERS. Peace Commissioners Expected in Xew York Today. New York, May 14. The Boer peace delegation is due to arrive here today on the steamship Maasdam and the committee representing the city which was appointed for that purpose went down the bay today on a revenue cutter co meet the visitors. On the steamer Judge Van Heosen will make an ad dress of welcome and when the Maas dam makes her dock the peace envoys will be met by the executive committee of the reception committee and by the committees of the aldermen and com mon council of the city of New York. Tomorrow they will have the freedom of the city conferred upon them by Mayor Van Wyck and the municipal as sembly will present the resolutions of sympathy with the Boer cause it has adopted. HANNH AGAINST CANAL Votes Xo on IJeport of the Sen ate Committee. Washington, May 14. The senate committee on interoceanic canals today ordered a favorable report on the Nica ragua canal bill as it passed" the house. There were only five members of the committe3 present at today's meeting. A motion was made to report the bill and without debate the vote was taken. Senators Morgan, McBride, Harris and Turner voting in the affirmative, and Senator Hanna in the negative. Weather Indications. Chicago. May 14 For Kansas: Show ers and thunder storms tonight and probably Tuesday, cooler in east and central portions; variable winds. IT IS ELIJAH." Oratorio For Opening of Audi torium is Selected. Will Be a Chorus of at Least 500 Voices. WORK IS COMMENCED. Rehearsals For the Production Already in Progress. Famous Singers Will Have the Solo Parts. The oratorio of "Elijah" has been cho sen for the opening of the auditorium. It is said to be a magnificent produc tion, and an effort will be made to or ganize a chorus of 500 voices for its ren dition. A rehearsal for the sopranos and altos will be held this evening in Prof, von Dahlen's rooms over the State Savings bank. Tomorrow evening a rehearsal will be held for the tenors and asses, and on Wednesday evening a full re hearsal of all four ports will be held. The principal solo part in the ora torio is a baritone. The man who will take this part has not yet been decided upon by the committee which will have the oratorio in charge, but he will be the greatest baritone whom it is possi ble to secure in America. The other solo pacts will be taken by singers of national reputation, but none of them has been chosen. The leaders of church choirs and oth er musical organizations have been re quested to furnish names of persons for the chorus, and thus far about 200 have been requested to participate. The in vitations will be extended as fast as the names are sent in. It is desired to have every singer in the city in the chorus. The following card was mailed today to a large number of singers whorji it has been impossible for members of the committee to see personally: "You have been selected as a member of the auditorium chorus and are earn estly requested to join. The oratorio of Llijah will be rendered at the opening of the auditorium, supported by an or chestra of 50 pieces. We need every singer in the city. We must have, a chorus of 500 if possible. The Commer cial club has undertaken the task of seating the building and this is our method to raise the funds. "Won't you please assist to the extent of giving your services in this chorus? "Rehearsals for ladies only on Mon day evening; gentlemen only on Tues day evening, and a full rehearsal of both every Wednesday evening at Prof, von Dahlen's rooms over Savings bank. "M. C. HOLMAN, "President Commercial Club." The oratorio will be the great enter tainment of the musical festival to be given during the week of the opening of the auditorium. It is the one which will be the most expensive, it will requiie the greatest time in its preparation, and Dy rar tne greatest number of people wili participate in it. ine ocuer entertainments will be a miscellaneous concert, a comic song contest, a minstrel show, and one or two matinees, it has also been suggested tnat an additional entertainment be provided tor, to be gotten up entirely bv the colored people of Topeka, under the direction oi tne general committee. 'mere is a great amount of musical talent among the colored people. Among those who have been invited to participate in the oratorio are Mrs. Frank H. Fester, Mrs. T. F. Doran, Mrs. Saunders, Miss Edna Morrow, Miss Bernice Ott, Miss Mattie Hilton, Miss Achsah Brewer, Miss Edna Barkhurst, Miss Dora Diment, Mrs. John Sargent, Mrs. J. P. Wahle, Mrs T. b. Mason, Mrs. E. C. Fox, Miss Bessie Babcock, Miss Mae Davis. Miss Elizabeth Davis. Miss Perle Latham Miss Ida btagg. Miss Belle Stagg, Miss Grace Noble, Miss Margaret Goodrich. Miss Crumb, Miss Mary Daniels, Miss Bernice Fuller, Miss Vera Clauser, Miss Mabel Foucht, Miss Foster, Miss Maud VanHouten. Miss Harriet Broad. Mrs. C. W. Kouns, Mrs. A. R. Lingafelt, Miss i.ucena Mattoon, Mrs. V. B. Mc Coy, Miss Ella Peacock, Miss Jessie M Tipton, Mrs. E. L. Wuerth, Mrs. F. A Botsford, Mrs. Fred Brown, Mrs. W. M Combs, Mrs. R. S. Magee. Miss Grace McC'lure, Miss Flora Hunter, Miss Clara Laubach, the Messes Montieth, Miss Moon, Mrs. B. E. Pitts, Miss Julia Tripp, Miss Winnifred Wagner, Misses Santa and Fe Waters, Mrs. L. S. Ferry, Mrs. S.-.I. Hodgins. Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes, Mrs. John Kleinhans, Mrs. W. I. Miller, Mrs. F. S. Thomas. Mrs. George Parkhurst. Miss Nina Thomas, Miss Ada Shaver, Mrs. M. D. Hen derson, Mrs. Daisy Starr Fair child, Miss Ida Godfrey, Miss Maude Barnes, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. J. W. Campbell, Mrs. George E. Lerrigo, Miss Jennie Starr, Miss Harriet God frey, Miss Delia Smith, Miss Cora May hall, Miss Clara Snyder, Miss Mary Cheny, Miss Birdie Donnelly. Miss Ida Miller, Mrs. L. Coghill, Mrs. D. D. Cheney. Mrs. Ash, Miss Alam Bartell, Miss Alice Dedham, Miss Effle Powell. Miss Ella Bartel, Miss Mattie Spurlock, Miss Maud Mummery. Miss Jennie Gur beriek, Mrs. I. F. Bull, Miss Minnie Lockwood. Mrs. F. A. Snow, Mrs. C. A. Fellows. Mrs. E. H. Anderson, Mrs. J. W. Robinson, Mrs. Will Whitton, Mrs. W. B. Swan. Miss Mabel Martin, Miss Edith Goddard. Mrs. Eli G. Foster, Miss Clin Smith, Mrs. H. L. Robinson, Mrs. C. J. Smith, Mrs. Sanders, Mis. Pribble, Mrs. W. V. Deacon, Miss May Dunn, Miss Jennie Green. Miss L. Clug'ston, Miss E. V. Eden, Miss Pearl Webber, Miss Lina Pliley, Miss Margaret Mc Giffin, Miss Mary MoGiffin, Miss Edna Lee, Miss Myrtle Everscle, Miss Grace Akin, Miss Maude Green, Miss Alice Safford, Miss lone Woodman, Miss Mary Axtell. Miss Emma R. Banks, Miss Car rie Bratten, Miss Beatrice Cron, Miss Louise Kent. Miss Jennie WTells, Mrs. W. H. Whitton, Miss Mary Whitton, Miss S. F. Wright, Mrs. Minnie Marsh Cooper, Mrs. Herbert F. Smith, Miss Grace Nettels, Misf Duminal. Mrs. Ketura R. Bailey, Miss Daisy Hunter, Miss Olive Knox, Miss Martha Knox, Miss May Shultz. Miss Gertrude Bough ton, Mrs. F. D. Fuller. Mrs. W. E Mc Vey. Mrs. Alice Clugston, Mrs. C. J. Brown, Miss Beulah George. Miss Grace Reed, Miss Geoi'giana Wasson. Miss Roberta Wasson. Mrs. A. C. Colling wood, Mrs. J. McNour.Miss Anna Henry, Mrs. F Westerdale. Mrs. Bryaa, Mrs. Ym. Miller, Miss Ina Colburn, Miss trinrpr.ee Musson. Miss Lewis, Mrs. J. A. Taggart Miss Laura Taylor. Miss Vera Wood. Miss Sadie Mccauley, Miss Elizabeth Cole. Miss Eva Mil lard, Miss Octavia Greenwood, Miss' Finley, Miss Alberta Scoville, Miss Maude Parker. Miss Gertrude Harris, Miss Esther Harris, Miss Pearl John ston. A. E. Blythe, Walter Noble, Burton Pugh, Jake Strikler, Frank Thomas, J. K. Bair, Joe Reisner, Elmer Klein, W. M. Forbes, F. D. Fuller. E. H. Ander son, Walter Whitson, A. L. Musson, H. W. Cheney, L. P. Stock, John Swartz, Shirley French, W. A. Hogaboom, Mr. Wither, Mr. Goodbreak, Geo. Warren, Lon Ragland, Percy Crow, Carl Bolmar, Charles Offen, Roland Medlicott, Kurtz Kellam, Walter McLaughlin, Mr. Deem ing, A. Cf Collingwood, Albert Watkins, Edwin Edwards, J. D. Pratt, Kent O. Brown, H. W. Bomgardner, Frank M. Mohler, Charles Phinney, Geo. Pribble, Mr. Lederman, DeForest Jetmore, Clar ence Brown, Frank Squires, J. Fleming, Clark Dailey, Fred Colver, Charles Nel son, Tom Ragland, Geo. Warren, Mr. Bonham, Mr. Webber, Charles Bolmar, Frank Smith, Frank- Brush, W. H. Cowles, H. G. R. Schwarzkopf, Robert Stuart, Harry McKirahan, T. A. Ram sey. Norman Ramsey, Paul Spurlock, R. C. Squire, George Adamson; Charles Griggs, Ray "arle, Fred Gilyeat, J. S. Gritting, P. W. Griggs, Harry Snyder, Clarence Colman, w; N. Rhodes, Jay F. Stevens, Ed Rhea, Claude Harrington, George Lemley, Edwin C. Fox, Homer Fox, George E. Lerrigo, Arthur God frey, C. G. Grout. B. F. Williams, Chas. E. Eldridge, Prof. McNeill, Will God frey. Charles E. Sheffield, W. R. Carrie, James Moore, W. H. Evans, H. W. Jones, W. H. Wright. Howard Thomas, W. M. Shaver, M. D. Henderson, Geo. Thacher, Mr. Bear, John Sargent, J. P. Wahle, T. S. Mason, E. C. Fox, Charles Sheffield, George Garlinghouse. Hany Goss. A BREATH OF SCANDAL War Department Withholds Facts About Cuban Postal Affairs, New York, May 14. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: The later developments in the Cuban postal scandals have produced a feeling among a number of senators and repre sentatives that congress has not been treated in all respects with entire frank ness by some of the officials of the war department, which is especially charged with the administration of civil affairs in Cuba as well as in the Philippine archipelago and, until recently, in Porto Rico. So long ago as January 17, the senate adopted the following resolu tion: That the secretary of war be and is hereby directed to send to the senate an itemized statement of public receipts from taxation. customs and other sources, collected in Cuba, and also of public expenditures, including salaries paid to all officers and incidental ex penses in Cuba out of revenues so col lected since the United States govern ment assumed control of that island. The reply of the secretary of war was dated February 15. It was prepared un der the supervision of Assistant Secre tary Meiklejohn, who has had entire charge of insular affairs in the war de partment ever since that duty was first assigned to him by Secretary Alger, nearly eighteen months ago. In the let ter transmitting the report Secretary Root explained that 'if an itemized statement in greater detail than is shown in the inclosed copies of reports and certificates is desired, recourse must be had to the accounts kept in Cuba, and he added: "A copy of the resolution of the sen ate of January 17 has been forwarded to the militai'y governor of Cuba, with a direction that such a detailed statement be prepared and that without awaiting the completion of such full detailed statement a statement showing the sal aries paid to all officers and incidental expenses be prepared and transmitted to this department, when it will be for warded to the senate. That was three months ago. and so far as ascertained, the detailed statement of salaries, etc., has not yet been received and sent to the senate. On January 25 the senate passed a resolution directing the secretary of war to send to the senate "full and exact copies of all proclamations and orders that have been issued or made respect ing the collection of customs, internal and other revenues in the islands of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines since the 'seizure therefore by the gov ernment of the United States, the rate of such customs, internal and other rev enues, the total thereof, a list of the per sons or person engaged in such service, and how such customs, internal and other revenues, have been and are being disbursed, and whether the same or any part thereof have been converted into the treasury of the United States." The senate has not yet received any response to this resolution, which it adopted nearly four months ago. The monthly "itemized statement,' of receipts and disbursements sent by the auditor and the treasurer of the respec tive islands to the secretary of war, a copy of which was also sent to the mili tary governor, was of no value whatev er for any other purpose than to show how much money had been received by each collector of revenue, including the collector of postal revenue, and how much had been expended by each dis bursing officer, under the general heads of account. There is nothing to show, for example, how many persons are re quired to compose the official and cleri cal staff of the director general of posts or the amount of compensation paid to each only the lump sum of $96.S34 paid on that account for the six months end ed June SO, 1S99. The department is organized and offi cered on a generous scale, if one may fairly judge by the total disbursement for salaries and the number of separate bureaus. There is a bureau of finance, a bureau of postal accounts, a bureau of translation, a bureau cf appointments, a bureau of transportation, a bureau of postal money orders, a bureau of spec ial agents, a bureau of registration and a bureau f dead letters, besides a chief clerk and a superintendent and disburs ing officers both evidently necessary and useful adjuncts of 3uch an official establishment. According to the official report which this informatiin s gleaned there was employed in Decem ber, 19, 1SS9, an "acting advisory coun cil," but "the legal branch of the de partment" had not yet been permanent ly organized. There were in the neigh borhood of one hundred and fifty post offices in operation at that time, and the total population. including United States troops, was estimated at 1,230,000. Ac cording to unofficial information, the salai-y of the director general, who pre sides ever this department, amounts to S6.000 a year "and perquisites." Dupree Murder Trial. The trial of Johanna Dupree for the murder cf "Red" Erwin was com menced in the district crurt this morn ing. The Duiree woman shot Erwia in a low resjrt or. Smoky Row and he died a few days later. Both were no torious colored characters. Before his death Erwin made a statement which may be used at the trial. PEAGE ONCE MORE Warring Republican Factions May Be Reunited. t Efforts Being Made to Patch Up Differences. PROPOSE COMPROMISE. Plan to Allow A. W. Smith to Preside. Gen. Hudson Would Be Head of Committee on Resolutions. Anti-Leland Fight Kept Out of Convention. Delegates and visitors to the Republi can state convention which will con vene in the Grand opera house at 11 o'clock Wednesday forenoon, are arriv ing in the city today in considerable numbers. However, the crowd will not pour in until Tuesday. It is expected that from 2,000 to 2,500 delegates and visitors will be here for the convention. This convention is to renominate the present administration; select six dele gates at large to the national conven tion; ratify the election of fourteen del egates from the seven congressional dis tricts to the national convention and to nominate presidential electors. The work of the convention will be short, but the minds of the politicians are in a disturbed condition over the preliminaries. Conferences and cau cuses will begin today with the hope of prearranging the work of the conven tion so that there will be nor contest when the body assembles. T he principal propositions which have been discussed as subjects for a possi ble test ot strength are as follows: The. united States senatorial ques tion. The fight against Mr. Leland. The plan to overthrow Morton AI baugh as chairman of the state com mittee. The election of a chairman of the convention. Chester I Long, congressman from the Seventh district, and J. L. Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster general, came from Washington today to act as peace envoys. J. R. Burton and the nranagers of the Baker campaign, to gether with these gentlemen and the leaders of the party expect to confer this afternoon for the purpose of decid ing the questions involved in the four propositions mentioned. A partial understanding' has already been reached to the effect that no at tempt will be made to spring the sen atorial question in the state convention. The usual stereotyped resolutions wdll be adopted "endorsing the senators and congressman from Kansas." This is the purpose of today's conferences on this subject. In the next instance the fight against Leland will be taken out of the conven tion if there is any oossible chance to do so. Mr. Leland is non-committal. He is, however, ready for the fray. Threats have been made against him and out lines have been presented as to his fu ture political fate, but he does not seem to be ruffled but has his plans in hand for a contest if it is precipitated. How ever, the leaders of the party hope to bring about a reconciliation which will prevent a row. On the third proposition concerning a selection of the chairman of the state committee the "anti-boss league" which is fighting Leland, Albaugh and every body else rot with the organization, through J. K. Hudson, advocates the elec tion of a chairman of the central com mittee by the convention. This is an unusual precedent and the indications today are that the contention will be abandoned and the election of a chair man left to the state committee in ac cordance with the policies of the past. As to the chairman of the convention the indications are that the various fac tions will agree upon Silas Porter of Kansas City for temporary chairman. A. W. Smith of McPherson is likely to be made permanent chairman. Since the Populists and Democrats have been having big conventions the leaders of the Republican party have about decided that the policy which will not drive men out of the party is the best to be pursued in this convention. While the anti-Leland forces claim to have sufficient strength to win yet they are now tencfing towards a peaceable solution of the trouble which is pend ing. If the compromises talked today by the emissaries of the various forces are brought about the convention and its work will have the following result: Silas Porter will be temporary chair man. A. W. Smith will be permanent chair man, i J. K. Hudson will be chairman of the committee on resolutions, having agreed that the committee on resolutions simply endorse the senators and con gressman, thus passing what was threat ened as a conflict over an effort to se cure the endorsement of Burton by the convention. The state committee will be permitted to name its own chairman. With this plan matured the convention will be one of perfect harmony, the con tests being confined to Copeland county where this afternoon and tonight the advance guard of the leaders is work ing to bring about peace and quiet. BLAINE THE FIRST. Pratt County Kan Opens Fight For Congressional Nomination. T). W. Blaine, of Pratt county, who wants to be the nominee of the Repub lican convention for cc ngressman at large, was the first arrival for the con vention; He is at work today with the advance guard of the Wyandotte county delegation, hoping to land that crowd in his camp by the time the con vention meets. This would make a strong break in the forces of Charles F. Scott, in the Second district. Wyandotte county fixers have an eld score against Scott. Two years aeo, when W. J. Buchan was a candidate for congress in the Second. Allen ecumy managed by Mr. Scott did not assist Buchan, but waited until the time was ripe and voted for Jack Harris of Ot tawa. BRANS NEW BOOMS. Will A. White and Ira Collins For National Delegates. New men are appearing as candi dates for honors before the Republican state convention. W. A. White, of Em poria, has a boom for delejata at large to the national convention. W. J. Bailey was also talked of for delegate, but it is said that Mr. Bailey will not be in the race, but Ira F. Col lins, of Nemaha county, is mentioned in Bailey's place. Collins would repre sent the First congressional district. E. A. Berry, of Marshall county, is also mentioned as a possibility for dele gate from the Fifth district to the na tional convention. ALBATJGH MAY WIN". Now Looks as If Kingman Man Will Be Retained. There is now little doubt that Morton Albaugh will be retained as chairman of the Republican state committee in the next campaign. A hot fight has been made on Albaugh, but J. R. Burton, whD will control a large number of dele gates to the convention, is reported to have practically agreed to offer no op position to Albaugh if his friend and supporter Tom Kelly is made secretary of the committee. Frank Grimes, Dave Mulvane and Jim Simpson are making a fight against Albaugh and want Burton to go into the convention and make trouble, but he claims that he will advise and insist upon having harmony in th conven tion. If it is a fact that this is Mr. Bur ton's position, Albaugh will be retained. The evidence seems to support the rumor that Mr. Burton has assumed this position. If J. K. Hudson accepts the chairmanship of the committee on resolutions such action is a sure sign that -an agreement to this effect has been made. GERMANY'S GAME. Is to Block Further Extension of American Influence. New Tork, May 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: "It is the belief of well informed de partment officials here that Germany will heed the warnings given her by Secretary Root and Senator Lodge by more strongly urging the passage of the bill providing for the increase of the navy desired by the German emperor. It is understood that the administra tion expects Germany to try to block, diplomatically, every plan which may strengthen the position of the United States as in the case of the Danish West Indies. "But it is not supposed for a moment that she will go to the extent of hostili ties. It is thought to be her policy to continue the policy in Central and South America to get a predominant German influence in those states so that in case of war with the United States these German communities might have an important bearing upon the degree of neutrality the southern republics would enforce. "Embassy officials say there are too many Germans in the Fatherland: that they must emigrate somewhere, and that they have selected Central and South America and Asia Minor because they are undeveloped places, in which immigrants may live without restric tions." COLER'S TRI ST REMEDY. Y. Comptroller Would Have In spection of the Books. Washington. May 14. Bird S. Coler, comptroller of greater New i'ork. who ia being- urged for the Democratic nomina tion for governor to succeed Governor Roosevelt, spent nearly an hour with Chairman Jones of the Democratic nat ional committee explaining his ideas for legislation to curb the trusts. The comptroller was invited to meet Mr. Jones by a friend of the chairman. His legislative remedy for trusts is to pass laws state and national that will compel the corporations to keep their books open to official inspection upon demand. In other words. Mr. Coler would establish an espionage similar to that which is now in vogue in the case of national banks. At the suggestion of Senator Jones. Mr. Coler will write out his ideas and for ward them to Washington after his re turn to New York and Senator Jones will submit them to party leaders for consid eration at the Kansas city convention for possible incorporation in the national platform. 50 SHOTS FIRED. An Encounter Between Guards and Strikers in St. Louis. St. Louis, May 14 Nearly fifty shots were exchanged in an en counter between guards and wire cutters near Brentwood on the Meramic division of the Suburban road today. The fight took place a quarter of a mile from the power house at Brent wood. Four men guarding the property of the Suburban saw two men on foot and one on horseback moving along the car tracks One began climbing a wooden trolley pole carrying a pair of shears. The guards opened fire at the climber, who slid to the ground. The three men returned the shorts and fled, with more bullets fololwing them. TAYLOR UNDECIDED. Kentucky Republican Governor Is Now at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, May 14 W. S. Taylor, Republican governor of Kentucky, ar rived here today from Washington. "Will you go back to Kentucky if the decision of the United States supreme court is against you?" he was asked. "1 hardly think it would be the proper thing for me to do," Governor Taylor replied. "Yet now I cannot tell what I shall do. My mind is not yet fully made up on the question." Governor Taylor said he believed that Youtsey- and others now accused would finally be set at liberty. Says "I Told You So." Buda Pest, May 14. In the course to day of his customary Fpeech to the del egations the Austro-Hungarian minister cf foreign affairs. Count Gulochsky, de clared that the confidence he had pre viously felt that the South African war would not dangerously affect th? rela tions between the great powers, had so far been fully realized. He added that he hoped hostilities would soon be ter minated and said mediation appeared to be out of the question, unless both belligerents desired it. For Her Mother-m-Law. Lor dor., May 14. The Princess of Wales today held a drawing room at Buckingham palace in behalf of the queen. There was a large attendance. The Americans presented were Mrs. Wheaton, wife of General Frank Whea ton; Miss Wheaton, Mrs. Frank Newell and Miss Neweil of Massachusetts. SHOT TOJEATIi. E. F. Estelle Kills Constable Roberts of Dunlap. Bank Robber Who Was Captured in Topeka Last January ESCAPED FROM JAIL. The Marshall County Prison Proves Too Weak. Topeka Officer Detailed to As sist in Chase. E. K. Estelle, the safe blower captured by the police last winter and who es caped from the Marysvllle Jail a week ago has added murder to his list of crimes. On Saturday night Estelle and his partner James Murphy murdered Constable Ed Roberts from Dunlap. The following dispatch from Emporia gives an account of the shooting. Hundreds of men on foot, on horse back and in all kinds of vehicles are scouring the Neosho valley in Lyon, Mor ris and Osage and other counties In all the excitement of a man hunt. Thev are hunting two bank robbers who at E. F. ESTELLE. From a Photograph Taken in the Topeka City Prison. Marysvtlle on May 9 broke Jail with a lot of other prisoners and have so far escap ed arrest. They have been constantly pursued for over 150 miles. The two robbers are James Murphy and E. F. Es telle and Saturday night they added mur der to their other cjimes and have arous ed the entire country so that they are now being pursued by posses from sever al counties in a manner similar to that In Minnesota when the Jamea and Young er boys were run down. About midnight Saturday night the out laws neared Dunlap, eighteen miles north of here. One of the parties pursuing them ran onto them in the dark and thinking them to be another portion of the pur suing party they called out: "Hello. Is that you. boys?" and were replied to with both barrels of a double barreled shotgun, the contents taking effect in the body of Deputy Marshal Edward Roberts of Dun lap, causing his instant death. He was only about six feet from them and the charge of shot went through his heart. His companion immediately fled, not knowing that the robbers had but one gun which they had stolen. He couid easily have killed or captured both men had he attempted it. The robbers then again fled and later in the night stole ex Mayor Story Sargeant's horse and buggv and started south, followed by a posse of Morris county citizens with Deputy Sher iff Pittsinburge in te lead. At 6 o'clock Sunday evening the robbers had been traced to within three miles of this city and a couple of hundred citizens have started out with Winchesters, Reming tons, shotguns or any other weapon avail- (Continued on Fourth Page.)

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, MAT 14, 1900. 2 SPORTING JEWS. Jeffries Lauds Corbett and Will Fight Ilim Again. Pompadour Jim Greeted as Hero in Gotham. FOLLOWED BY CROWDS Was Given More Attention Than the Man Who Won. The Financial End and Opinions of Other Pugilists. New York. May 14. Champion Jim Jeffries and his party came over to New York after the battle, and the victory was celebrated at the Vander bilt hotel. A wine supper was served, and it was at a late hour that the friends of the champion took their de parture. Jeffries declared at the feast that he would defend the proud title of champion of the world as a fighter ehould. "As I have stated time and' again," paid the champion in a little speech, "I will fiitht any man in the business. I will take them one at a time until the present list is Rune over, and then prob ably some new aspirants will come for ward. I can't be c hampion always, but 1 want to be known as an American champion who thinks the American public can best be served by appearing in the rini; us frequently as p ssible end knocking the block off acy one who dares dispute the claim of champion Bhip." After this Jeffries went to the Murray Hill laths, and slept soundly until 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The champion, accompanied by K. C. Cooke, Manager Brady's representative, ivus driven to the Vanderbilt hotel, w here he had breakfast in his room, hen seen at the hotel there was a large black and blue lump under his riKht eye, and his upper lip was puffed and bruised, and he was very stiff and fore. "Corbett made a grand fight," said Jeffries, "and he dt serves all the credit in the world for his exhibition. His work was a revelation to me, and I guess it was equally surprising to verybody else. Will I give him an other chance? Why, certainly. I'll light him next week, next month, or two months from now whe.iever. he fays the word. Sharkey or Fitzsim trums can have a match, too, if they want it. I'll fight the sailor on the basis of 75 per cent, to the winner and z- per cent, to the loser. With Fitz simmons I'll make different arrange ments. I'll fight him on the basis that 1 get two-thirds of the purse money. win or lose. He asked those conditions from me when I fought him, and they F iy turn about is fair play. So I think J'itzsimmons will have no right to com plain." CORBETT POPULAR. a wonder. He had the" better of Jeff ri3s almost up to the end. Tom Sharkey Corbett made a- great fight. He surprised me. "Spike" Suilivan Jeffries is a. very luckv champion. SULUVAN A CORBETT MAN. John K Sullivan 1 was a Jeffries man until after the tenth round. Then I root ed for Corbett. He was unlucky. Joe Vendig Corbett became careless on the road to victory. Tnmmv Rvan Jeffries won only after hard and persistent work. Kid" McCoy Corbett led all the way until he was suddenly dropped. I wouldn't be surprised to see him win if he fought Jeffries again. LOUISVILLE CYCLE RACES. Time in Two of the Handicaps Close to "World's Records. Louisville, Ky., May 14. Fountain FVrrv nark was a bower of loveliness Sunday and a large crowd attended the bicycle races given there by Owen Kim ble, under the sanction of the National Cycling association. A great card was presented and the two handicaps result ed in spirited contests and time close to world's records. In the amateur one-third mile nanai- cap, Frank Denny, of Buffalo, rode from cratch in 41 seconds, me uainornia team, McFarland and Stevens, Dy line team work, succeeded in winning botn f the professional events. In each race McFarland set the pace for Stevens, carrying him well into the stretch, where the latter went on and won, not. however, without a hard struggle against Owen Kimble, who landed sec ond place in each event. Tom Cooter. the Detroit professional, rode in improved form, but was not able to beat the team work of Mcai rland and Stevens. Bald and Kiser did not race today, but the former is rounding into form nice ly. He rode an unpaeed twelfth this morning in 8 2-5 seconds. Summary: Two-thirds mile, open, amateur F. Denny, Buffalo, won; W Roberts.Louis- ville, second; P. Hickman, Blrmingnam, third. Time, 1:L9 1-5. One mile, open, professionals: First heat Tom Cooper, Detroit, won; F. A, McFarland, San Jose, Cal., second: Ow en Kimble, Louisville, third. Time, 2:16 4-5. Otto Mays, Erie, Pa., also started. Second heat O. L. Stevens, Ottawa; Ta., won; Al N'ewhouse, Buffalo, second. Time, 2:21 3-5. Stone, of Denver; Rutz, of New Haven, and Newkirk, of Chi cago, also started. Final heat Stevens won: Kimble, second; Newhouse, third. Time, 2:17 1-5. Cooper and MacFariand also started. One-third mile, handicap, amateur F. Denny, Buffalo, scratch, won; William Roberts, Louisville. 15 yards, second; Ped Hickman. Birmingham, 15 yards, third. Time, 0:41. Half mile, handicap, professional O. L. Stevens. Ottumwa, la., scratch, won; Owen Kimble. Louisville, 30 yards, sec ond; Al Newhouse. Buffalo. 20 vards. third. Time. 0:59. Cooper. 15 vards: MacFariand, scratch; Rutz, 35 yards; Maya, 4a yards; Newkirk. 60 yards, and .Stone, 40 yards, also started. which will be played on McCook field June 5. The 'varsity team is the fastest one Kansas university has ever had, and the players which have been selected for the alumni team are some of the best ball players ever seen on McCook field. Manager Chamberlain of the alumni team states that the team will be, select ed from the following ex-'varsity men: Giiggs. '9S; Carroll, '99; Gear, '98; Todd, "M; Curry, '98; Blackshere, '98; Cham berlain, 'SS; Matteson, '96; Hogeboom, 95; Hogg, '93; Shermon, '93. The 'varsity team defeated the alumni last year by a score of 8 to 5. Kansas City 9; Richmond 7. Richmond, Ind., May 14. It was a perfect day for baseball and the largest crowd of the season witnessed the game Sunday at Glen Miller park between the Kansas City Blues and Billy Earl's semi-professionals. The features of the game were a triple play in the first in ning by Coughlin, Wagner and Gonding, the second base playing of Justice and the batting of the Blues. The game was anybody's up to the time the last man was out and the locals must be credited foF having played a snappy game. The score: Kansas City 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 13 4 Richmand 0 1 03 3000 0 7 5 4 Batteries Kansas City, Gates and Wilson; Richmond, Reynolds and Earl. Gilbert Defeats Elliott. Kansas City, May 14. Fred Gilbert of fcpint Iake. Ia.. defeated J. A. R. E! liott of Kansas City by one bird in the shoot for the Republic cup and $100 a side at Exposition park Saturday after noon. The final score was, Gilbert, 97: NEW YORK SPORTING CLUB. Haskell 13; Baker 7. Baldwin, May 14. Baker was defeated a second time bv Haskell Saturday, the score standing Haskell 13, Raker 7. In the fourth inning Catcher Williams and Ross collided, throwing Ross out of the game. In the seventh Inning Pitcher threw his "arm out of place and was re lieved by Augusta. Saturday's Ball Gaines NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg. 5; Boston 1. Philadelphia, 8: Cincinnati, 6. Chicago. 13: New York, 3. Brooklyn. 5: St. Louis, 4. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Kansas City, 5: Detroit, 1. Indianapolis, 14: Chicago, 12. Minneapolis. 11: Buffalo, 3. WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver. 5: St. Joseph. 2. Sioux City, 3; Des Moines, 2. KANSASNEWS. An Iola Woman Sustains Strange Accident. GKen a Neryous Shock From a Noisy Gas Display. PARALYSIS FOLLOWS. Was Attending a Religions Meet ing at the Time. Unaware of Injury Until She Attempted to Rise. Iola, May 14. A peculiar accident happened here, says the Register, which is almost without precedent. Friday night when the gas was turned on and rushed with a roar from the big gun in the park, a religious meeting was in progress at the court house. Quite a number of ladies were present, among them, being Mrs. M. D. Whitney. The ladies were all startled hy the sudden noise and Mrs. Whitney said afterwards that she felt such a nervous shock at the time that she thought another roar would kill her. The meeting proceeded and Mrs. Whitney aside from her nervousness felt no worse, but when she started to arise to go home, she was surprised and frightened to find that she had lost the use of her right lower limb. She was taken home and Dr. Fulton summoned. At present it is completely paralyzed. NOT THE MAN WANTED. Hailed as a Hero Everywhere He Ap peared in Gotham. New York. May 14. James J. Corbett, cn the strrets (f New York, unmarked even by the faintest semblance to 8 ratch after his encounter with Cham pion James J. Jeffries, was greeted like a conquering hero. Everywhere he w.nt it was the same story. Men who r. ever saw a fight stopped him and congratu luted him. Crowds followed him anl cheered. His presence everywhere was the signal tor a jam. In his most popular hour, after defeating John L r-ullivan, he never experienced what he did throughout Saturday and Saturday evening. He was made a hero of every where, the scenes and incidents of the day proving remarkable. No van quished gladiator ever received such at tention. For the first time in the hit-tir1 of modern pugilism all credit and glory are taken from the winner and given to the loser of a battle. It is not because Jeffries fought fnul in the contest, n i for the reason that he wrested victory from the Jaws of defeat, that the pub lie refuses to wreath his brow with laurels. The champion roughed it to no great extent, his work being cleaner than it was In either of his two previ ius great battles. He was in no distress aml though outpointed, was not serf ously threatened. It was orhett's marvelous defense. His fairness and his general attitude before and after his defeat that brought it him admiration and praise with sym pathy. New York believes that had the contest gone to the limit Corbett could not but linvi been declared the winner. It be lieves, too. that Corbett gut too anxious, anil that the punch that gave the battle to Jeffries was a verv lucky poke. It Is true that the best critics of pugilistic events share in these opinions. In this there is no attempt to belittle Jeffries' vletnry. which was a great one the greatest he has ever won. Yet so far as New York is concerned Corbett is today nearer the goal of his Hmbitioii to be recrowned king of the pugilistic world in popular estimation than anv time of his career. Til K FINANCIAL END. From a financial standpoint the fight was not such a big success as the Jef-frles-Sharkey bout. Only EC.tWu was taken In. The lighters received a per cent of this amount of which 73 per cent went to the winner and 25 per rent to the loser. WHAT THE FKiHTKRS RECKIVKD. Jeffries' share was S14.2xl. while Corbett received $.7.u. Corbett does not think he was treated fairly in the division of the receipts. He thinks he was entitled to rv'i per cent of the tighter's end. Champion Jeffries will be at the West New York baseball grounds in Weehaw ken tomorrow afternoon, when he will umpire a game of baseball between the West New Yorks and the Senecas. OPINIONS OF THE BATTLE. The following are some of the expres sions of sporting men today on the right: Bob Fitzsimmons Corbett should have won. He made the fatal mistake of over-con lide nee. William A. Rrnrty Corbett's showing was a big surprise to me. He was bet ter last night than when he fought Fitz at Carson. Ernest Roeber Corbett proved himself Pat Powers and Others Lease Madison Square Garden. New York. Mav 14. Tt lenUed nut at Coney Island during the Corbett-Jeffries mill that a new club would soon be fn the field to compete "With the existing sporting clubs of Greater New York. It is to be known as the Madison Square Athletic club. "Pat" Powers, president of the Eastern leatrue and bis nartner. James C. Kennedy are the prime movers. i ney nave leasea Madison Square Garden for ono year. Between now and September 1, the date set for the repeal of the Horton law, the garden will be the scene of battles be tween the gladiators of the prize ring. Af ter that the building will be used for cycling races, wrestling, indoor football and other sports. One of the owners of the Madison Square Garden is interested in the enterprise. As Messrs. Powers and Kennedy have made money by giving six-day bicvele races in Madison Square Garden, it Is be lieved they stand a very' good chance of breaking even on their present plan. Pop ular prices will be charged, and the gar den will be made the scene of a contin uous sporting carnival. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT CHICAGO. New York hit Griffith very hard and with the assistance of three costly misr plays, was six runs nhead at the end of tne seventh inning. Hawley held the lo cals down to four singles in six Innings, then his field went to pieces, four errors, three singles, a double and a triple bring ing Chicago up to within one run of New York. Carrick replaced Hawley, but was wild and was found freely. A wonderful catch by Van Haltren was the star play of the game. Attendance 9,1U0. Score by innings: Chicago 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 110 New York 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 09 AT CINCINNATI. All of Pittsburg's errors were costly and gave Cincinnati the advantage until the ninth Inning, when Barrett and Craw- tord maue a mess of two easy nies which tney iauea to reacn and Cincinnati lost the game. Hahn pitched perfect ball for five innings, but was driven out of the box in the seventh and Newton substitut ed. Leever was effective throughout. Score by innings: Cincinnati 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 27 AT ST. LOriS. Jones was invincible. The hard hitting Brooklyns could not touch him at any tage. Howell was hit hard all through the game. Attendance 11,000. bcore bv innings St. Louis 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OWNER CHARLES COMISKEY. Asked by a Chicago Capitalist to Sell His Franchise. Chicago, May 14. Charles Comlsky's American League franchise in Chicago is being sought by a Chicago capitalist, who thinks there is a good business prop osition in baseball. James Curtis asked Comiskey to put a price on his team and franchise, and intimated that if the figure did not Include too much of the probable increase value he would negotiate the purcnase. Comiskey declines to consider a deal. He has invested $18,000 in his plant alone and hns not yet had an opportunity to determine how valuable the franchise may become. He is willing to take i chance on it being a good thing for him self and there is no probability that he ill ben. VICTORY FOR K. S. XT. Pitcher Hall Held Washburn Down to Two Hits. I-awrence, May 14. The Jayhawkers rteteated the Washburn baseball team Saturday In a one sided game by a score or Iz to 1. The Jayhawkers nlaved fast. snappy ball from start to finish and made but one error.- Hail pitched a superb game for Kansas, holding the visitors down with but two hits. Randolph, who was in the box for Washburn, was pound ed all over the lot. and in the eighth in ning Gramly was substituted. Housh for Kansas led in batting with a three base hit. a two base hit and a single out of live times at bat. The visitors made their only score in the seventh, with three-base hit and a sacrifice. The Kati- sans made all their runs by good stick worn ana errors. score: R H E Kansas 1 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 012 17 Washburn 0 0 0 0001001 2 Batteries Kansas. Hall and Moore Washburn, Randolph, Gramly and C. iam. Radway's Ready Relief Instanlv relieves and soon cures Colds, Coifchs. Sore Throat, "The Grip." Influenza. Bronchitis Pneumonia. Swelling of the Joints, Lum bago, lnllammations. Congestions, Rheu mutism. Neuraltria. Chilblains. Hpadav,- Toothache. Asthma. Cures the worst pains in irurn one to twenty minutes. R, AD WAY'S READY RELIEF No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic, Bedridden. In firm. Crippled. Nervous, Neuralgic, ot prostrated with disease may sutler, Rad way's Ready Relief will afford instant ase. Fifty cents a botUe. Sold by all drug- M Bur to set RadwajV UMPIRE CONNELLY 08 0-0 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Judge Randolph Discharges a Man Held For Investigation. Burlington, May 14. Judge W. A'. 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The Champion is to be revived by Kwing Herbert, editor of the Brown County World and post master of Hiawatha. Mr. Herbert hap pened into Atchison with a few dollars in his pockets intending to buy a new hat, but met B. P. W'aggener, bought the Champion instead, and let the hat go. He got out an issue Saturday after noon to preserve the legal status of the paper. He will retain the old name, and will run a Republican paper. Mr. Her bert will not conduct it personally but says he will employ, a competent man to take charge. It will be published as a weeKiy. burton savage, of Hiawatha. will come here at once as Mr. Herbert's representative. Close a Very Successful Term of Eight Months. Carbondale, May 14. Ending a very successful term of eight months, the Carbondale schools closjd last Friday. Nine of the pupils graduated with honors. On Friday evening commence ment exercises were held in the Methcw- dist church. The following programme was ren dered: March, orchestra; overture. orchestra; Music, "medley," quartette; salutatory and oration, Westward tne Star of Empire takes its Course," James Cooper; oration, '"Oratory and Orators," Arta E. Jones; vocal solo, Daaay, Miss Helen McKee; oration, "Progress of the Nineteenth Century," Bettie G. Carpenter; music, selected, orchestra; oration, "Beneficial Results of Work, Bertha McClair; oration, "Let Every Man be Master of His Time," Carrie A. Sproat; oration, "Modem Knighthood," Minnetta F. Kimble; vocal solo, "The Sailor's Firmest Friend," Nevin, Fred erick C. Stote; oration, "A Girl's Edu cation," Leona B. Patterson; oration and valedictory, "The Mission of Na tions," Charles J. Hilkey; music. "Lib erty Song," quartette; presentation of diplomas. Assistant Principal C. A. Deardorff. Rev. Albert JN. bmitn, a former graduate of the Carbondale high school, but now of Lindsbnrg. Kas., opened the exercises with an invocation and closed them witn a Deneaiction. Following is the list of graduates who received diplomas: Latin course Charles Joseph Hilkey, Bertha McClair, Carrie Alva Sproat, Arta lurmina Jones. English course John Joel Cooper, Clara Kutterfield, Leona B'.anch Patterson, Bettie Grey carpenter, jvun- netta Fairchild Kimble. AT DETROIT. The locals made a rallv in the ninth. but when the smoke cleared away they were one run shy of enough to tie and Chicago had won the opening game of the series. Score by innintrs: Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 i Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 05 Watteries Detroit. Gaston and Rvan: Chicago, Isbell and Sugdeh. "WESTERN LEAGUE. AT DENVER. Score by innings: RHE Denver 1 0000000 12 7 1 St. Joseph 1 0000311 6 7 0 Batteries Denver. WTebster and Mc- Causland; St, Joseph, Maupin and Kling. AT SIOUX CITY. Score by innings: RHE Sioux City 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 1 Des Moines 0 0000300 03 6 5 Batteries Weining and Cole: McFarland and Seisler. AT PUEBLO. Score by innings: RHE Pueblo 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 03 6 3 Omaha 1 0010211 6 9 2 Batteries Blackburn and Graham; Neutmeyer, Hughes and Wilson. THE U. C. T. OFFICERS. Hutchinson and Return $4.65 Via the Santa Fe Route. On sale May 13, 14, 15, 15, 17. Final limit May 19. Account Musical Jubilee. Commercial Travelers Enjoy Atchison Meeting Next at Hutchinson. Atchison, Kas., May 14. The United Commerical Travelers of Kansas ard OKlanoma, in session here elected the following officers for the ensuing year: c. t c ivayser. Fort Scott, errand coun cillor; L. T. Rees, Leavenworth, grand junior councillor; S. T. Allison, Clay enter, past grand councillor; G. G. Hamilton, of Pittsburg, grand con ductor; vv. L. Ktallons, of Atchison grana page, and W. L Mowrey, of Cherryvale, grand sentinel. It was decided to hold the next an nual meeting at Hutchinson. The grand march, of the grand and suoorainate councils took place at p. m. The line of march was from the Byrara west on Commercial to Ninth street, where electric cars were taken to Forest park to witness the ball game between Atchison and Concordia. The parade was headed by Young's band the ball players followed, then the Atchison, Concordia, Leavenworth and Oklahoma councils in the order named The members of the grand council were in the rear. The parade was four diocks long. A BOLD HOLD-UP. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. I Teeth extract ed free when plates are or dered. Office established in Topeka tea years ago. Gold Fillings Si P Silver Fillings 50c to Si Extracting 2 JO With Odontunder or Vital- Cfl ized Air OUC All work guaranteed. Open evenings till 8 o'clock. DRS. LYON HEATH ERLY. 8 rental Parlors, 511 Kansas Ave., over W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co. Set of Teetn 5 00 Best Set (S. S. WhiteJ 8 OO Bridge Teeth. 3-50 Porcelain Crowns 4 OO 22-K Gold Crowns 5-00 437 acres of land in Reno township along the banks of Muddy creek, was recorded. The amount of the considera tion named in the deed was $30,000, and the owners of the tract, M. L. Gibbs and J. L. Gibbs, husband and wife, of Toronto, Canada, sold It to Arthur N. Gibbs of Ithaca, New York. DIPPED IN THE KAW. Great Baptismal Feast Among Ne groes at Kansas City, Kans. Kansas City, Kan., May 14. Probably 8.000 people stood on the Third street bluffs that overlook the Kaw river yes terday afternoon and witnessed the nrst of the summer baptisings among, the negroes of Baptist persuasion in the smaller Kansas City. Twenty-three candidates for spiritual happiness were dipped in the muddy waters of the historic Kaw, and came forth shouting over their salvation. They were met upon the bank of the stream by their friends and borne away, still singing and shouting. CRUSHED UNDER THE CARS. Accident to a Brakeman. Atchison, May 14. Iew M. Baker, a brakeman on the Central Branch road, met with an accident Saturday which resulted in the loss of one and possibly of bcth legs. The train on which he was working was backing into a siding at Effingham, 17 miles west of here, and struck a flat car loaded with iron with such force as to slide the iron and catch Baker, who was standing on the rear platform of the caboose, and mash both of his legs. Ono has been amputated and it is feared the other wall have to be taken off. Well You can't find any other Found a Den of Gray Wolves. John Scott, living in Benton township, six miles west of Cummings, found a den of nine young gray wolves a few days ago. He brought the scalps of two of them to the county clerk today for which he was allowed a bounty of $5 each. He says he will keep the other seven for pets. These are the first gray wolves brought in since Sam King has been clerk. Rudie Walz, of Shannon township, brought in a common wolf scalp today for which he was allowed $1. Atchison Globe. HAMS TSE SIMPLEST CUHE FOR X2T DIGESTION. Has Resigned and Frank Dwyer Has Been Tendered His Place. New York. May 14. A Washington dis paten to tne Herald savs: President N. E. Young of the National league, has received the resignation of Umpire T. H. Connelly and has tendered his place to Frank Dwyer. Mr. Young said that Connelly's resignation was due to ill health entirely, and not to anv dis satisfaction with his work. He said hi had telegraphed Dwyer offering him the place, but did not expect a reply until tomorrow. Dwyer was one ol last year's umpires. Atchison Players AbroaSL Pap Eyler pitched for Denver against St. Joe yesterday and won his game by a score of 8 to 6. There were three Atchison players in the Denver line up, Eyler, Jack Holland and Dusty Miller. Eylcr is still hitting the ball hard. He got three singles out of four times at bat yesterday. Dusty Miller got two hits. The other seven Denver players only got four hits between them. Hol land did not get any. Charley McDon ald pitched for Sioux City yesterday.and while he held Des Moines down to seven hits, he lost his game. Atchison Globe. Varsity and Alumni Contest. Lawrence, May 14. More than usual Interest is being taken in the annual baseball game between the 'varsity and alumni teams of Kansas university, As Well as the Safest and Cheapest The new medical discovery, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, digest the food in stead of making the worn-out stomach do all the work, give.it a much needed rest, and a cure of dyspepsia is. the natural result. You get nourishment and rest at the same time because these Tablets will thoroughly digest all wholesome food taken into the stomach whether the stomach works or not. A cure is cer tain to result because the digestive or gans are given a chance to rest and re cover their natural vigor and tone. The Tablets are then no longer required. To -show the manner in which the rems dy acts on different people and how quickly- and effectually it cures stom ach tro-ubles we present a few recent cases: s Mr.3T.Q: -Worldly-, of Peoria, .'"til., writes: "I was unable to eat anything but tire plainest food, and even that often distressed me, but since using one box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets I can eat anything and everything I want." Mrs. Samuel Kepple, of .Girty, Pa.. writes: "I have bt-en entirely relieved of my stomach troubles by your Tab lets. I suffered three years with sour stomach and gas at night. I am thank ful for them." Mrs. A. E. Bowen, Barnard, Vt., writes: "I think Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the best thing for dyspepsia I ever took. I will recommend them to anyone troubled as bad as I was." Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will not disappoint because they cure dyspepsia surely and lastingly by causing the food to De properly assimilated, and cure constipation by producing the proper quantity or bile, and sold by all drug gists at 50 cents per package. A Prominent Citizen Waylaid in the Heart of Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City, Kan., May 14. At 10:30 o'clock Saturday night, while the streets were crowded with women and children returning from the Saturday night's shopping, Colonel Edward Haren, for merly secretary of the Kansas City, Kan., Mercantile club and one of the most prominent citizens of Kansas City, Kan., was assaulted by a footpad, with in a' block of the Wyandotte county court house, and robbed of his gold watch and what money he had upon his person. The footpad who held up Colonel Haren is believed to be a negro man and the police on the Kansas City, Kan., force have a good descrip tion ot tne man who did the work. ROBBER'S COOL WORK. Locks Up Station Operator While He Loots Office Safe. Pittsburg. Kan. j May 14. Sunday morning between 2 arid 3o'clock a mask ed man entered the 'Frisco freight depot and at the point of a revolver eomrielled the night watchman, Mr. Hotchkison, to march outside, cross the track and climb into "a box car. Then the door was locked by his captor. He was told to keep quiet by the highwayman who threatened to come back and blow his head off if he raised an alarm. The rob ber then entered the office and with a little powder and a burglars jimmy and a monkey wrench he succeeded in open irg the safe and taking its contents. The opefator remained in the box car prison until early in the morning, when his cries arrested the attention of pas sersby, when he was liberated. Consid erable cash was secured, but just how much the officials have not said. TO BURN MORTGAGE. Salina Presbyterian Church to Cele brate 40th Anniversary. Salina, May 14. The fortieth anni versary of the First Presbyterian church of this city was celebrated here yester- dav and todav. Tonight the burning of the mortgage will take place, followed Farmer Boy in GettinsgOff a Train Is Terribly Mangled. Paola, May 14. As the noon south bound Memphis passenger was pulling into the station here Sunday Clarence Miller, the 18-year-old son of John Mil ler, a farmer near Hillsdale, tried to get off the blind baggage, wnen nis root slipped. He fell under the train and was instantly killed, his head being crushed and both hands cut off. He was dead when taken from under the car. CO-OPERATIVE WHEAT DEAL. The Plan Proposed by the Farmers of Central Kansas. La Crosse, Kan., May 14. Farmers of this vicinity have formed a ca-opera--tive association which is to have all its wheat sold by an agent who will receive 1M: cents a bushel for doing so. They will Hlso build a fiftv-barrel flouring mill to be in his charge. It is believed that by handling all the, community's grain in a body better prices can be re alized. Work on the mill will begin soon. About 150,000 acres of wheat are tributary to this point and may be handled by the association. pensions For Kansans. "Washington, May 14. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Jochim Niemeier, Abilene, $12; James F.. Kast, Wellsville, $16; Henry Harris, National Military home, Leavenworth, $6; Donatus Biter, Barnes, $6. Restoration and additional John Rvan, Bentcn, $12. Renewal and increase Henry S. Hal leck, Haversville, $12. Increase Henry C. Collins, Ferry, $8; Isaac N. Harrison, Lyons. $12. Reissue John MeFadden, fct. Marys, $6- Reissue and increase bamuei u. iai- liday. Parsons, $17. Original widows, special acoa., Apra iS Martha M. Harvey, Atchieon, $8. War with Spain, original lttaaaeus J. A. Wiegant, Leavenworth, $6- i Chincli Bugs Damaging Oats. Paola. Kas.. May 14. Farmers com ing to town today bring reports of great damage which the chinch bugs are do-ins- in the oat fields. In some places whole fields have been destroyed, and the around -planted to corn. Should the drv weather continue it is feared the bugs will next attack the corn. The bugs are hatching out by the millions, and not only attack the wheat and oats. hut the tame errass fields. They are more numerous and their work more de structive than ever before known so early in the season. $30,000 For 473 Acres of Land. Leavenworth, May 14. One of the largest transfers of farm property which has been recorded in Leaven worth, county, was entered on the books of the register of deeds when the sjile of Sent to the Philippines. Hutchinson, Kas., May 14. The first lot of new recruits for the army left here Saturday evening at 9:45 for San Francisco. Those who enlisted as cav alrymen were: Paul C. Howe, Eliza O. Breedlove, Charles R. Tannehill, Ben jamin L. Norman and Jas. F. Smyers. Those who enlisted for the infantry are: Joe A. Nicholson, Charles F. Marak, Jo seph R. Marr, William R. Scott, Abijah t airc-hild, Seaburn A. Frost, Chris. Shrader, W'illiam Loftin and Oscar Jones. Found Her Watch. About two years ago Miss Mav Pal mer lost her watch. She advertised in vain and had long since given ud all hope of finding it. The other day it was left at Russell's jewelry store by a man named H. A. Gordon. D. C. Townsend recognized the watch when he went to clean it and notified Miss Palmer. They are now waiting for Mr. Gordon. Wrin- neld Courier. J unction City Oratory Wins. Abilene, May 14. The Dickinson coun ty high school trustees Saturdav nis-hf elec ted J. WT. Hullinger. of Kansas City, jinn., pnnuipm at salary. jMiss Anna Sanborn, Miss Barnet and C. A. Rohrer were re-elected assistants. A contest between the Abilene high school ana me junction city high school in oratory and declamation, resulted in a victory for Junction City on the total number of points. Paid $40,000 For a Galena Mine. Galena, Kas.. May 14. A mining deal, involving $40,000, has been made here. Ralph Anderson of Cleveland purchased from C. F. Noble the Rowena mine and mill, two milts north of Galena. A ten year lease on thirty acres was included in the deal. The Rowena is a new mine. quite equal to the BRAND. CA FREE! FREE! FREE! Teeth extracted rvm -s3fv free from 8 to 10 fjgj&'T"A o'clock a.m., to in- nfjjHpM H H troduee our Patent i-i Painless Methods to the public. OUR. PRICES FOR 15 DATS $10.00 Set of Teeth S5.09 $15.00 Set of Best Teeth 8.09 Gold Crowns 22 k S5.O0 Gold Fillings. $1.00 Tip Silver Fillings 50c Tip All Work Guaranteed 10 Years. AMERICAN DENTAL PARLORS, Br. E. C. Hosteller, Mgr. 713 Kansas Ave. Special Prices ON- Hardware, Refrigerators, Gasoline Sieves, Etc. Gets 18 Months For Stealing $10,000 Parsons, Kas., May 14. Charles Mc Lean, who embezzled $10,000 while book keeper for the National Milling com pany of this place, was allowed to plead guilty in the district court, and was sentenced to -eighteen months in the penitentiary. Change of Debate. Lawrence, May 14. The date of the Kansas-Nebraska debate has again been changed, and will held cn Thurs day night instead of Friday night, as previously arranged. The Best Prescription For Malaria. Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine. in a tasteless form. No cure no pay. Price. 50c. We have to reduce our stock on account of rebuilding". It will pay you to get our prices. T.J. Coughlin Hdw.E 702 Kansas Avenue. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 CENT CIGAR, Ben th i Kind Ton Have Always Bo'J!& OABTOniA. Bear th Ths Kind You Hava Al-.vays BoieM Signature of BUY THE GENUINE FIGS KANTTFACTtraED BY CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. triSOTETHESlME. IF YOU WANT Iron Work For Buildings GO TO THE CAPITAL IRON WORKS TOPEKA. t

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TOPEKA STATE JOTTRXAL, MONDAY EVENING, MAT 14, 1900. CZEM: sal iff f at Itching Skin SPRING HUMORS. Does your Skin Itch and Bum? Dis tressing Eruptions on the Skin so you feel ashamed to be seen in company: Do Scabs and Scales form on the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you Eczema? Ekin Sore and Cracked? Rash form on the Skin? Prickling Pain in the Skin? Boils? Pimples? Tired out with Bone Fains and shifting aches in back? Swollen Joints? Falling Hair? All P.un Down? Skin Pale? Old Sores? Eating Eores? Ulcer3 All these are symp toms of Eczema and Impurities and Epring Humors in the Blood. To cure, take B. E. B. (Botonaic Blood Balm) which makes the blood pure and rich. Botanic Blood Balm will cause the Fores to heal, itching of eczema to stop forever, the skin to become clear and the breath sweet. B. B. B. is Just the remedy you have been looking for. ThorouK-lily tested for 30 years. State Journal readers are advised to give Bo tanic Biood Balm a trial this spring. For sale by druggists and Swift Hol liday, E.23 Kansas Ave., and Rowley Snow's. 60 Kansas Ave., Topeka. at SI fr iaree bottle; six large bottles (fuil treatment) J3. Complete directions with ear-h bottle. So sufferers may test It, a trial bottle givpn away. Write for it. Address BLOOD BALM CO.. S7 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga Describe your trouole and Free personal medical ad vice given. A woman takes pride In having' an attractive home. Nothing; beautifies a home like New Wall Paper. Let us show you some of our handsome designs at moderate prices. II. L. LARSHS CO. 116 W. Eighth St. We Do th2 Best Work. X E. 0. DeMOSS. L M. FEHWELL. DeMOSS PENWELL I 1 X Funeral Directors and Embalmers. First-Class Service at reason- J able prices. 511 Quincy St., Topeka, Kan. Telephone 192. Pat ronize HOflE INDUSTRY. Gypsy Queen Baking Powder is absolutely pure. No injurious ingredients are used in Its production. FOR SALE BY W. B. Brown. A. K. Bonewitz. f-a.m Cunningham. Monarch Grocery Co. TV J. Dirk(-n?.',n. Geo. Lepper. Aaron Snetz. S. R. N orris. W. L. Osborna, S. Rice. C. Roof. E. Roost. 3Hbble Grocery Co. r.J.ng CO. ran. Store. Smith Trowbridge. Lan- Granteer Oberley. J- S. SproaL. E. enria. C. TV. Thompson. J. K. Click. Geo. Hefner. Hanlfy Bros. X. .Ia.n"en Co. J. H. King. X. U. Knox. v ener Go. C Dreyer. Louis Wisa. WE'LL DO VOLR HAILING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Kansas Avcnna. Cfiica Tei. 320. HOU33 Tel. sv F. P, BACON, Proorietor. ty-SEE ME ABOUT STORAGE. I 250 PERSONS HOMELESS. Fire in Camden Destroys Ten Stores and Many Small Buildings. Camden. N. J.. May 14. Fire which broke out in the Farmers' Market hoase at Fifth and Federal streets compl;-ly tiestroyed that building, ten stores and about 50 small dwellings, causing a loss estimated at t2"f-.v0 and rendering homeltss about 230 persons.These home less people are quartered in the Armory building and are being fed at the ex pense of the city. When doctors fail try Burdock Blood Bitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation -Invigorate the whole system. t RAILROAD EIEWS. Santa Fe Has Now a Continuous Route of 2,567 Miles. Opening of Frisco Line Adds 372 Miles to Operated Mileage. A POWERFUL SYSTEM. Santa Fe Tracts Now Aggregate Nearly 8,000 Miles. Frisco Entrance Means Active RiYalry With Sou. Pac, The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe can now run its trains through from Chi cago to San Francisco bay, a great journey of 2,567 miles, says the Railway Age. This has long been the ambition of the management, and a dozen or more years ago' President Strong forced from the Southern Pacific a. contract which gave the Santa Fe running powers over the track of that company from Mojave to Oakland. An independ ent line, nowaver, was the ideal aimed at, and this has been accomplished by the purchase and completion of the San Francisco San Joaquin Valley road from' 'Bakersfield north, to Port Richmond, opposite San Francisco, 305 miles, supplemented by a contract with the Southern Pacific for the joint use of its track between Mojave and Ba kers'ield, 67 miles. The San Joaquin Valley road, also, has a branch from Frtsno to Visaii, 44 miles; so that the t-anta Fe has added 34i miles to its mileage owned, and, including the track leased from the Southern Paeifis, 372 miles to the length of lines operated. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe sys tem now embraces 7.S20 miles of linis. extencing from Lake Michigan to tne gulf at Galveston, to the Mexican bor der at El Paso and to the Pacific at San Diego, Rendondo and San Franciso, with a vast mileage of interlacing tracks between. The extension of an arm 372 miles long northward to San Franciso intro duces a powerful competitor into the heart of California, which the Southern Pacific has served and developed, with out a rival, for thirty years. It will ba a good thing for the state, for, while the new line will not bring a war of rates tne greatest of evils to trade and in dustry it will mean genuine competi tion between the two great rivals to secure and retain traffic by good ser vice, fair treatment and attention to the needs of the public. The Southern Pacific will lose some of the through business which it had built up by its pioneer risks and labors, but it will share in the increased traffic that in creased transportation facilities in a good field always bring, and each line will profit by the development of its local traffic 4 WHAT EMPLOYES WANT. Representative of Brotherhoods In forms the Industrial Commission. H. R. Fuller, representing the five railroad brotherhoods, consisting of con ductors, firemen, trainmen, engineers and telegraphers, has submitted to the industrial commission at Washington a voluminous statement in regard to labor conditions, together with recommenda tions as to methods to be employed in remedying existing evils. These recommendations are: Legisla tion compelling railroad companies to publicly post their rules and rates of w ages, to allow employes accused of any offense to know all evidence against them, and if discharged to give them in writing specific reasons therefor; to do away with "blacklisting" by making it unlawful for a railway company to fur nish the record of an employe to an other company; to secure legislation for an eight-hour day; to forbid the run ning of Sunday trains on all interstate roads, except in the case of relief and wreck trains, and to allow trainmen to complete their trips so as to arrive at home on Sunday; to give employes of railroads the same right to recover dam ages for injury as is enjoyed by those who are not connected with such roads; to legislate out of existence railroad re lief associations. STILL W ELL BUYS A ROAD. Kansas City Promoter Purchases Chi huahua Pacific Line. El Paso. Tex.. May 14. An official of the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, who ar rived in El Paso today, says that A. E. Stillwell, who is at the head of the Kan sas City. Mexico Orient railway pro ject, has closed a deal for the purchase of the Chihuahua and Pacific road which has been built and is in opera tion from Chihuahua west to Santa Isa bel, a distance of seventy-five miles. "I also learned from Governor Ahu mada. of Chihuahua." said the Mexi can fficial, "that Stillwell's concession in Mexico for the Kansas City. Mexico Orient road carries a subsidy from the Mexican government of 51t.0OO per mile, Mexican money. The road will enter Mexico at Presido del Norte, on the Rio Grande, 200 miles below El Paso, run across to Chihuahua to con nect with Mr. Stillwell's purchase, the Chihuahua and Pacific, and from Santa Isabel will turn southwest, passing through the states of Sonera and fcma- loa to the coast." WELLMAN AND BEELER THERE Topeka Engineers Attending B. of L. E. Meeting in Milwaukee. A delegation of Santa Fe engineers are attending the meeting of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers in Mil waukee. Among this number are Lngi neers Weliman and Amos Beeler of To p?ka. One of the things which it is proposed to do, and which will be decided at this meeting, is the building of a large home fir disabled engineers on a tract of land of 300 acres which the Brotherhood own3 Mattoon, Illinois. It is also proposed to institute a plan by which old and infirm holders of insurance may procure a por tion of their insurance at any time when it is needed. WANTS KIOWA LAND OPENED. Rock Island Will Make an Effort to Have Reservation Settled. Fort Wcrth, Tex., May 14. Ireland Hampton, live stock asrent of the Chi cago Ljve Stock Commission company, reports that the Rock Island is pushing work on the extension from Chickasha to Granite, in Greer county, and that the grading is nearly completed be tween these two places. Over three miles of steel have been laid from Mountain View in the direction of Granite. The town of Mangum has made the Rock Island an offer to donate ten miles of cattle driveway to the town and ten sections of land for cattle-holding pur poses, ilaasum is fourteen miles southwest f i-om Granite and Mr. Hamp ton says the people of that place are confident that the Rock Island will build through the town, from the fact that it is in the center of a valuable cattle country. Citizens of Greer countv believe that the Rock Island will continue its ex tension on to some point in northwest Texas, thence to a connection with the Feces aliey road. It is also learned that the railroad company is very much interested in having the Kiowa reserva tion opened up to settlement. MAT OTJST ARTHUR. Feelj& Shown Against Veteran Head 01 a ox 1. xjm Milwaukee. May 14. The talk of dis placing Chief Arthur as head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has become more pronounced in the last day or two. It looks now as though there would be something of a struggle over Mr. Arthur's re-election. The move ment has its origin and receives the most of its backing from some of the younger element from the east, who say that Chief Arthur is too old and too con servative. They have been talking a new man, and have fixed on C. H. Salmonse, the present second assistant chief engineer, as their candidate. The result of the development of this movement among the eastern men has been to cause the western men to organize, and in case the present plans to remove Chief Ar thur are carried out they will present the name of H. E. Wills of Clinton. Iowa, an engineer on the Chicago North western road. In case it comes to a showdown the western men claim they will win, as the western district is stronger than the eastern district. At the same time both Mr. Wills and the western men are in favor of the re election of "the old man," as Chief Ar thur is known among the engineers. TRIP OF A NOVEL TRAIN. Engine and Cars Designed to Reduce Resistance From Air Pressure. The first of the trial trips of the train which its inventor. Frederick Adams, believes will revolutionize railroading was made last week over the tracks of the Baltimore Ohio railroad. The train is designed to secure the greatest speed by minimizing the resistance from air pres sure. The train is vestibuled from end to -end. and the sides extend to within a few inches of the track. The rear of the train is pointed, and the locomotive tender is made flush with the top and sides of the car. Ventilation is secured by air ducts running between the covering and the upper and lower decks, the air being taken into the car through the deck ven tilators. For six months the train has been un der construction at the Mt Clare shops of the company. On its return from the trip the following statement of what was accomplished was made by Mr. Adams: The tram was in charge or engineer Kirby and engine 823. a small fifty-ton locomotive and was sent out to puil the six cars. The best runs were thi'ee and one-half miles in 21-2 minutes; ten miles in S minutes and eighteen miles in 16 min utes. From Frederick junction up to the hill to Mount Airv the speed of thirty- five miles was sustained. On all down grades it was necessary to apply the air brakes. It was demonstrated, tnat tne train, with this small engine, can easily make sixty miles an hour on levels." THE "REDS" VICTORIOUS. Santa Fe Shop Team Defeats High School Boys. The Santa Fe "Reds" were victorious in the same played Saturday with the Topeka tJgh school team. Following Is the score by mtungs: Reds" 1 5 3 0 1 3 0 2 O lo T. H. S 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 The "Reds" played an exceptionally good game considering the fact that they had practically no team practice previous to this game. The only time they had played together this season was a week before when they met a team from the round house. During the first inning they played rather loose or the high school would have been shut out altogether. After the first inning they got together and played fast ball. In the first inning the high school got six men up to the bat, and run in two scores. In the second and third innings only three men were permitted to face the pitcher. In the fourth, five men got up but failed to reach home plate. In each of the re maning five innings only three men handled the stick. On the "Red' side only five men went to bat in the first inning with a result of one score. In the second, eight men took a whack at the ball. Six men went up in the third inning. Four in the fourth, six in the fifth, six in the sixth, three in the seventh, five in the eighth and three in the ninth. There were no very brilliant plays made during the progress of the game. ELLSWORTH "WANTS IT. Missouri Pacific May Decide to Ex tend Into That Place. There Is a prospect that the Missouri Pacific Railway company may extend its Kanopolis line into Ellsworth this season in time to he'tp handle the immense wheat crop, savs the Salina L'nion. In view of report the matter has been dis- One f

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i .L Bkr js 1 This shows the model school in Pretoria, where the British officers captured in various engagements have been confined. The prison has not proved a safe one, however, for a number of officers and other English captives, includ ing Winston Churchill, have escaped from the building. Part of the prisoners have been transferred to other quarters, and there is talk of placing them all in some more secure building. cussed more or less by business men and citizens of Ellsworth, and the city has been persuaded to make an appropriation of JIMO to pav the evper.ses of a committee to St. Louis to wait upon the road's of ficials and demonstrate to them what a good thing building into Ellsworth would be for the company. This committee is to carry with it a map of possible routes, and feasible en trances into the town, also figures show ing the railroad business of the city. HOFFMAN'S SUCCESSOR. As Yet No One Has Been Decided Upon For the Place. In reference to the appointment of someone to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mechanical Engi neer R. F. Hoffman of the Santa Fe, Assistant Superintendent of Machinery Sanderson said: "This is a matter that cannot be decided in a few days. Pos sibly it may be two or three weeks be fore the appointment is made." This is a responsible position, and only a thoroughly competent man can perform the duties; FROM NEWTON. Brakeman Oscar Comas has been grant ed a leave of absence and will leave soon for Albuquerque, K. M. He may conclude to remain there. Engineer H. A. Fenn is enjoying a visit with his mother. Mrs. J. E Fenn of Ar kansas City, who will be here a few days before going to Chicago and Wisconsin. J. M. Weigie has been promoted to foreman of the H. S., and left for Hutchinson to take charge of his new Work. Mr. Weigle has been an employe of the Santa Fe for years, and is fully competent to handle the work assigned him. His place in the shops here will be taken bv his son, J. S. Weiele. Mr. Eugene F. Ikard of Newton, Kan sas, and Miss Mabel Mitchell of Lyons, were married at Lyons last week. The groom is a postal clerk running south from Newton. They will make their home in Perry, Okla.. for the present. MISSOURI PACIFIC NOTES. Conductor Peck went west from Osa watomie to Hoisingtoa with 400 Russians for Sugar City. James Butler has been checked in as agent at Sugar City. Jennie Baker has been checked in as assent at Otis, Kansas, relieving James Butler. S. B. Allec has been checked in as agent at Brownell, relieving Agent Butler. Clark Newcomer, relieved Agent Allec at Brownell a couple of days while he attended court at La Crosse, Operator Cone at Salina is taking a month's lav off. The Missouri Pacific has adopted the tonnaee basis, everything being handled on this basis, west of Osawatomie since Mav 1st The Missouri Pacific had a train of soilrtiers east May 9th from Pueblo to Kansas City. Conductor Shields was in change. Business is improving west of Osawat omie generally. There are three sec tions of 215 now. Small Kansas Strike. Coffewille, May 14. There was a Email strike by one of the gangs at work on the Missouri Pacific plow car between here and tearing last week. It seems that thprft are two eajies of shovelers at work. The men of one gang were being paid Jl-"5 per day and those of the other $1.10. The $1.10 gang, in which there was about fifteen men, quit work Thurs day afternoon and demanded $1.25 per da th. sampi a-s the other trans' was paid. Thev came back to town at once and the bosses of the gang also came in to hire more men. They could hire only three men. Friday morning the 'strikers showed up for work, and after being notified that their demand for $1.25 per day had been granted, they climbed on the car and went back to work as usual, having won their strike. Missouri Pacfiic Appointments. "Vv". T. Lowrey, superintendent of the car department of the Missouri Pacific at Fort Scott, has been appointed by J. O. Pattee. superintendent of the loco motive and car department, as chief of the car decartment for the Miss3uri Pacific system, to succeed Mr. Eubanks. The appointment takes effect Tuesday. Mr. Lowrey has been with the company twenty years. His headquarters will be in St. Louis. Train Sheet Photographs. General Superintendent A. J. Hitt and Superintendent W. H. Stilwell of the Rock Island have been presented with photographs of a train sheet for April 19. 19tM), on the Chickasha and Fort Worth division. The sheet shows the movements of thirteen trains each way besides the operation of two work trains, with notes and remarks. The photographs are only about 9x11 inches. This is something novel. They arj probably the first photographs ever taken of a train sheet. Auditor Parke Resigns. Galveston. Tex., May 14. Mr. F. K. Parke, auditor of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe, has resigned, and it is un derstood will be employed elsewhere on the Atchison system. His successor has not yet been announced, but it is understood an official now in another department at Galveston hea.dquaxters will be made auditor. Iola, Xas., and Return $3.13 Via the Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale May 12. 13, 14, 15. 16. Final limit May 19th. Account errand lodge K. of P. and Rathbone Sisters. of the Boers' Converted Prisions. ft A 4 Aft m-uVrv A. ft 1 .'Tj1 t t. l N 1 FALL OF KROONSTAD. British Had Expected a Stiff Fight at That Point. London, May 14. Not since Lady smith and Kimberley were relieved has London been in such a state of ex citement as it was Saturday night. "K roans tad taken, and without op position!" The news came almost like a thunder clap. Some of the military experts had been saying that Kroonstad would be taken without stiff fighting.but the pub lic were very skeptical. Not only from a study of the map, but also from other sources it was known that numerous kopjes in the neighborhood of Kroon stad afforded the Boers the best oppor tunity for offering strong opposition. On the other hand, these military critics pointed out that country behind Kroonstad was so open that a protract ed resistance involved serious risk of the Boer retreat being cut off by British cavalry, which could be sent around in large force. Although few details have reached. London, beyond the fact that Kroonstad was occupied soon after' noon, and that the British flag was hoisted, it is evi dent that the Boers were alive to tne danger to their supposed stronghold several days ago, when the Free State capital was removed by proclamation to Heilbron. Nevertheless, the British pub lic never imagined that the taking of Kroonstad would prove such, a simple matter. Lord Roberts' dispatch arrived after London had begun the night's amuse ment after the first acts in the the aters, when people had crowded into the lobbies, and in the clubs, where the members were enjoying after-dinner smokes. As the news was rattled out by the tickers great enthusiasm was shown. Eevrybody broke into cheers for Rob erts, and sang "God Save the Queen" with no end of fervor. In view of the easy capture of this second capital of the Free State, show ing that the Boers are fully acquainted with the odds against them in the huge British force, many military men think the first really strenuous opposition to Roberts' progress will be prepared in the neighborhood of Johannesburg. UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION Prevents the Carrying Out of One of Kitchener's Orders. Correspondence of Associated Press.l London, May a. Reuters correspona ent at Pretoria writes interestingly of the effects of Lyddite as follows: That the moral effect of that artillery far exceeds the practical results has been demonstrated over and over again in the present war. After firing so many rounds, the side firing has been con vinced that so many hundreds of the enemy have been rendered hors de com bat, and has promptly accused the ene my of concealing casualties when the published results disagreed with expec tations. When the war commenced the burghers had heard so much about the terrible effects of Lyddite that it was with fear and trembling that they faced the first fighting. They learned, how ever, that the ordinary British field bat tery does not fire Lyddite and that on soft ground Lyddite is comparatively harmless. For any one with weai nerves the whistling of the approach of Lyddite shell and the crash as it explodes are calculated to have a depressing, if not a demoralizing effect. But the Boer is the most phiegmatic of men and he has no nerves. At the battle of Spvjn Kop, I saw a young Boer within three yards, by measurement from where a big Lyd dite shell exploded, tearing up the earth and sending a score of fiery fingers Into the air, tardily rising and finding his limbs sound, muttering to himself, "the Reds are vicious today," ("Die Rooics schiet kwaai Vandaag"). But all were not so lucky. One young burgher piti fully complained that the Lyddite had turned his hair and skin as yellow as a canary. Nor would the stuff come off. The most general effect of the poisonous greenish yellow cloud rising from the explosion was a violent fit of coughing and mild strangling was superinduced in some cases. The biggest slaughter reported as having resulted from a sin gle big Lyddite shell was three killed and four wounded, one day in the trenches at Colenso, after the battle of Colenso.Lyddite is an untrustworthy ex plosive. Numbers of partially" exploded shells were found, especially at Colenso. And still the unexploded stuff burnt all right, for the Boers used it by firing trains to kill flies, which became an un endurable pest in the trenches at Colenso. Of all the stories told by correspond ents of Gen. Kitchener this by far is the best: "While Lord Kitchener was engaged in suppressing the Presika rebellion ne ordered the destruction of a certain farm house. Not seeing any signs of his orders being carried out, he rode over with his staff and found an inter esting situation. In the doorway of the doomed farm house stood a pretty young Dutch girl, her hands clasping ."V. i V St 1 S J, HV CkOOBS White Goods, Embroidery and Insertions. I2TBX.A LHTS1TS 5c, 6ic, 8Kc, 10c, 12Kc, 15c, 18c, 20c, 25c yard. W2TXS LIIIITT Just the cloth for the little ones and Ladies' Thin. Waists 12c, 15c, 19c, 25c, 39c, 50c yard. C2SC2 and STSITS W"SITE GCC3S- Big line at Sc, 10c, 12c, 15c, 19c, 25c yard. Wi-iT3 P. S's. 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For Tomorrow and this week vou can buy our COLORED DRESS N f GOODS or BLACK CREPONS, worth 1.75 and $1.50 yard, for. .1 1 .UU Do not miss our Sale of Table Damasks and Housekeeping Linens Tii3 'W'eei. flf Arm at?ti PA.TTEH27S give perfect fit and style 5c, 10c, 15c and 20c ea. the door posts and her eyes flashing fire from beneath her dainty sunbonnet. "The Irish sergeant in charge of the party of destruction was vainly endeav oring to persuade her to let them pass in, but to all his blandishments of 'Ar raii darlint; wisha naw. acushia,' etc., the maiden turned a deaf ear and dead lock prevailed. Kitchener's sharp "What's this?" put a climax to the scene. The girl evidently guessed that this was the dreaded chief of staff and her lip3 trembled in spite of herself. "Kitchener gazed surlily at her.stand ing bravely though tearfully there and turned to his military secretary: 'Put down," he growled, 'that the command er's orders with reference to the de struction of Rightman's farm could not be carried out owing to unexpected op position. Forward gentlemen.' "This is vouched for by C. A. McXuel len. an engineer recently returned from Johannesburg." ROOT IS BLAMED. It Is Asserted That He Might Easily Have Prevented Havana ScandaL New York, May 14. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Prominent officers of the army declare that the Havana postal frauds are di rectly due to the failure of Secretary Root to permit the inspector general's department to make inspections of civil amounts in Cuba, as repeatedly urged by Brigadier General J. C. Breckinridge, inspector general. An officer familiar with the facts asserted that the scandal would probably never have come to light had it not been for -the investiga tion made by Col. G. H. Burton, but might have been nipped in the bud. Gen. Breckinridge formally called the attention of the war department on March 17, 1S99, to the advisability of having all Cuban accounts inspected b an officer of his department. He again Drought the matter to the attention of the department several months later. His first suggestion was unnoticed, his second was vetoed. Information which has reached the war department indi cates that Lieut. Col. EL A. Garlington. inspector general at Manila upon his ar rival found abuses existing which have been corrected. Just the extent of the abuses and their character the officials assert they do not know, and they pro fess the greatest ignorance of any scan dals naving been found in the Philin- pines. Nevertheless it is authoritatively stated that Col. Garlington did find con ditions which when called to the atten tion of Gen. Otis were immediately im prove. RATCHF0RD RETURNS. Resigns His Place on the V. S. Labor Commission. Peoria, HI.. May 14. News is receiv ed here that former. President Ratch- ford of the mine workers union of the T'nited States has resigned his position with the labor commission. Accompany ing tne report is tne assertion that President McKinley has intimated that he would be pleased to consider the name of some brotherhood man that the railroad employes of the country would endorse. The railroad men are inclined to endorse either Grand Master Frank P. Sargeant cr Grand Secretary and Treasurer Frank W. Arnold for the place. BRIDGES FOR AFRICA. British Millionaires Want American Firms to Do the Work. PMlaediphia, May 14. Four million aire iron and steel manufacturers have just arrived in this city from England and are said to be on an important mis sion for the British government. They are R. Hedley. Spennymoor; Henry Crowe, West Hartlepool; Charles T. Bagley, Stockton-on-Tees, and H. M. Wistgarth, Middleford. They were met by a representative of the Pencoyd Iron Works who escorted them to the company's plant. The vis itors are supposed to have come here to make arrangements with the Pencoyd Iron company for the construction of several bridges to be built in South Africa after peace has been restored. CUBAN RAILWAYS 0L D. Purchased by American Syndicate as Portion of Proposed Trunk Line. Allentown, Pa.. May 14. Through Oliver Williams, of Catasaqua, the Pon upo" Mining and Transportation com pany, composed of Philadelphia and Lehigh valley capitalists, has sold its railway line in Santiago province, Cuba, to a syndicate headed by Sir William C. Vanhorn, General Thomas, William C. Whitney, P. A. B. Widener and Wil liam L. Elkins, who will use it as a part of a proposed trunk railway con necting Havana and Santiago. The railroad is 24 miles long, from Santiago to San Luis, with a 12 mile branch at Ponupo connecting with the Havana line. Its capital is $1,200,000. 613-615 HANS. AVE. RUMOR OF AX UPRISING. Manila Authorities Take Steps to Crush Out Insurrection. Manila, May 14. The latest rumor of an outbreak in Manila among the na tives, which was in circulation last week, was seriously discussed by some of the local papers, and attracted more general attention than has usually been the case with this sort of thing. As a matter of fact, many Filipinos did leave their American employers with the ap parent intention of joining some such movement. Th'is action, taken in con nection with the arrest of several natives for carrying concealed weapons and the dispersion of several suspicious gather ings, gave color to the reports. The officials have been active in the matter, but not inclined to think an up rising will be attempted. They believe the Filipinos lack the necessary cour age, especially in view of the fact that the natives feared to attempt the dem onstration at the time of General Law ton's funeral, although they had made careful preparations and many insur gents had come to Manila for this ex press purpose. A paper found among the captured ef fects of General Pantaleon Garcia as serts that the United States congress has done nothing for the Filipinos, and that, therefore, all Filipinos who are working for Americans must leave their employers immediately or suffer the penalty of treason. One report is that the Filipino junta is endeavoring to incite an outbreak in order to show the civil commission that the insurrection is still alive. It does not seem possible that the peace proposals which Senor Buencam ino. at cne time a member of the so called Filipino government, has drawn up for submission in Aguinaldo and the. other insurgent leaders will have much weight with the Filipinos. Buencamino's reputation gained in former wars is that of a man who hurries to get on the winning side. He was in disfavor with the Filipinos even before the col lapse of their government, owing to a. widespread suspicion of disloyalty to his colleagues Last week General MacArthur received a large number of officials, consuls, offi cers and representatives of commercial bodies. To Lieutenant Colonel Crowder, his military secretary, he will assign many duties heretofore developing upon the adjutant general- This step is taken in view of the increasing impor tance of the post of governor general. MaeArthur's policy appears to involve considerable decentralization. He will give to his staff authority in matters of detail and will devote himself large ly to questions of policy. DEWEY GOING TO MICHIGAN Admiral Accepts Invitation to Visit Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids. Mich., May 14. Admiral Dewey has definitely decided to include Grand Rapids in his western tour next month, and has set the day as June 1U The invitation was first extended by the Hesperus club, a local literary and din ing club, and afterward seconded by the common council, board of trade and other civic organizations. The executive com mittee met this afternoon to formulate plans for hi3 reception. NERVES UNSTRUNG? Then you need Old Dr. Hallock'3 Wonderful Electric Pills for weak, wornout, nervous people thoroughly tested for 50 years; they are warranted to cure the following symptoms: Pains in the back, side, under the phoulder blade, smothering sensations, a tired feeling, a coated tongue, blotchea or pimples, a bad taste in the mouth, sick or bloating stomach, headache, dizziness, stiffness of the limbs, skin trouble, brain fag, losing, weakened memory, creeping and coldness in the feet or legs, creeping paralysis, sciatica, specks before the eyes, loss of vitality, premature old age. 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4 TOPEKA STATE JOUItNAL, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BY FRANK P. MAC LENKAN. VOLUME XXVII No. 115 Official Paper of the City of TopeKa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered ty carrier. 10 cents a ween to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kao-f.-.s town where the paper baa a. carrier system. 3y mail, .one year 1'y mail, three months Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building, 800 ana 102 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK. OFFICE. Temple Court Bide. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Kxchange Bide. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court, Fleet Btreit. TELEPHONES. Bu!nps3 Office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporter' Room Boll 'Phone bii The Duke of Marlborough is returning from the Boer war but not as his dis tinguished ancestor did. Mr. Bryan will soon be compelled to solve the problem of standing on three platforms with only two feet. By the time the Kentucky detectives catch the murderer of Goebel that$100, 000 appropriation will look like SO cents. If the sultan will apply the money which he proposes tos pend on his old which he proposes to spend on his old meed the gunboats. Joe Wheeler is reported to have said that he w ill not run for congress in his old district. Probably the general can win in a walk if he wants the place. Grand Tlapids Press: The middle of the road Populists say they see a mil lion and a half votes this year. That is one of the dangers in holding a conven tion in Cincinnati. It has been suggested that the Phil adelphiuns are waiting until the coinage of half cent pieces begins before com pleting the subscription of the Republi can national convention fund. The refusal of the United States to extend recognition or sympathy to the South African republics- is likely to be attributed to the fact that there is noth ing in it for us, by jealous foreigners. Wharton Barker and Ignatius Don nelly enter the campaign with an ad vantage over all other candidates up to this time. They have two nominations by one party. Mr. Bryan will be able to even things up later with three nom inations by as many parties. If European nations had interfered in our war with Spain a mighty howl would have gone up from this country, yet some hot heads think the adminis tration has done wrong in not express ing sympathy for the Boers.-t-Springfield Union. We interfered In Spain's war in, Cuba and no howl went up from anywhere after we got started. In a partnership between the Demo crats and Populists how many electoral votes can the Populists contribute to the stock of the concern? Chicago Chron icle. The Chicago Democratic ofgan should not sneer at the organization that has enabled its party to keep Kansas out of the Republican column for two sue cessive presidential elections. WEB DAYIS A STAYER. Says Nobody Can Read Him Out of the Party. Kansas JCty, May 14. The Republi can state central committee will meet this afternoon and decide upon a tem porary chairman. It is generally con ceded that Edward A. Hosier of St. Louis, United States district. attorney, will be selected, but either "ex-Mayor Walbridge of St. Louis or State Chair man Aikin may be named. During the forenoon Webster Davis eld a levee in the Coates hotel lobby. and was constantly the center of a group of admiring friends. Later when the Fifth district congressional con- ention met. that will select the two delegates to the Philadelphia conven- ion. Mr. Davis was lnvitea to aaaress the gathering and was accorded a warm reception. He declared his faith in the Republican party, and said that no man could read mm out or tne party." an utterance that was greeted with a round of applause. The eonven- ion after perfecting organization re-, cessed till afternoon. HE WAS "VER11Y" DRUNK. Police Record What They Say is an Unusual Case. Thos. Griffin, verry drunk," is the en try in the police court docket. It was made Sunday afternoon, and. accoramg to the police officers it is the official torv of the most completely intoxicatea drunk that has visited the police sta- ion. It requires an unusual state of in dication to secure the adverb, "verry, on the police court record. Shortly after dinner Sunday some one at the Rock Island depot "rung up' the police station and asked to have the patrol wagon sent down immediately. Sergeant Betts was on duty alone at the tation. and he explained tnat tne wagon was not generally sent out unless an officer called for it. A few minutes later the telephone rang again, and it was explained that there was a man so drunk at tne depot that he was unconscious, and as it was almost train time he had better be re moved, Sergeant Betts immediately went after the offender. He was locked up and was not able to give his name until today. He will De given an oppor tunity this afternoon to explain now ne came to be in such a condition. SHOT BY A MOB After an Attempt to Hang Had Failed. Augusta, Ga., May 14. Wro. Willis, a negro who shot ana Kinea Aiexanuer nitney, a prominent ousiness mau Augusta, last nigni. in an aiien..uiun over a street car. was shot to death Dy a mob today. Willis was arrested last night and an effort was made to take him to Atlanta tor sare Keeping. uie tur ner of Richmond was notified that Willis was taken from a train enroute to At lanta bv a mob and neld in tne woous iinrinsr "the nio-ht wiiitin identification. This forenoon aJi attempt was made to hang him. The rope, however, dtokb. Willis fell to the ground and was in an instant riddled with bullets. A placard was pinned on him giving warning to line offenders. The coroner will Investigate. uoveruur Candler had ordered four companies of state troops to hold themselves in readi ness to prevent the lynching. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Fverette Kensinger. aged 21 years, of rusknlr.csa. died this morning at Stor- mont hospital of appendicitis. The body will be taken to Oskaloosa tor uuriai. Mai'tha Reynolds, aged bM, died Sun day at her home, 1235 Buchanan street. William Amy died at his home near Shorey early this morning. He was born at Stanstead, canaua, ana was reared in Vermont. He came to Kansas in 1871. He was stricken with paralysis in S7 and was helpless after that. Dur ing the civil war he was a memoer oi the Eighth Massachusetts volunteer regiment. He was a member of Lincoln Post G. A. R. The funeral will be held from the residence at nine o'clock Tues day morning. The burial will be at Lynn Creek cemetery. ALL ARE WELCOME. The greed of the ice trusts which have been formed in various cities of the country is likely to result in early agi tation of the question of establishing municipal ice plants. There is no more reason why a city should not supply its citizens with ice than there is that it Fhould not supply them with water. Ice is manufactured in New Orleans and sold at 15 cents a hundred. Why then should the people of any city be made to pay from 40 cents to a dollar a nun dred? GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Every one should put a guard on him self, or he will find that he enjoys those occasions most when he is encouraged to talk freely of his grievances. After a girl has married and her fam ily cares begin to keep her from church, the church sisters have a good deal to say about some husbands' un fortunate influence. A public speaker isn't taking advant age of his opportunities if he talks five minutes on any subject from "Heaven to "Potatoes," and doesn't mention it if he has been abroad. This is the season when the girl who has crammed her head with jus enough to pass an examination and graduate, attributes it to the ignorance of people that they are not more i pressed with the amount of knowledge sue carries in ner little head. A number of months ago an Atchison woman who could imagine no greate tin than crocheting on Sunday, married a man who had done as he liked all h life, and who had never repented. Th woman refused to change, and the hus band began to go down town nights fo bis amusements. Who is to blame? the wife had broadened her views, would it nave improved a situation which rapidly becoming very bad? The Lan caster Literary society is requested to decide. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. tFrom the Chicago News. A divorce is an example in long divis ion. The heiress ought to make a capital wue. An acted lie is Just as black as a spo Ken one. It takes time just ten years to becom a decade. Love's burden may be heavy.but then Is never any complaint. The father of a bright baby can read !!y believe that smartness is hereditary. A girl with a sun-burned nose is proof positive that beauty is only skin deep. BOYCOTT DECLARED. Postmasters' Convention is Not a "Class" Affair. Postmaster Guthrie is daily receiving letters from all parts of the state con cerning the state postmasters' conven tion which will be held in Topena next, week. A number of these letters have inquired if the convention is for all classes of postmasters, and Judge Guthrie has been kept busy explaining that it is. By far the greater number of post ofliots in the state are fourth class offices, but the postmasters of all these are included in the convention call. There are about 1.500 postmasters in the state. All those whose isalanes are less than $1,000 a year belong to the fourth class. The railroads have just granted a round trip of one and one-third fares to the convention from all points in Kansas and from Kansas City and St. Joseph. T WO TOWXS TAKEN. Americans Defeat Insurgents With Heavy Losses. Manila, May 14. The towns of Hilon gos and Maasin, island of Leyte, have been occupied by troops of the Forty third volunteer infantry. The insur gents opposed the landing of the Amer icans and sustained heavy losses. The Americans had three casualties. BRISTOW EXPLAINS. Kansas City Latior Unions Take a Hand in the Strike. Kansas City, May 14. The Industrial Council yesterday declared a boycott on all business and professional men rid ing on the cars of the Metropolitan street railway company. Men have been appointed to get the names of all these men and report to headquarters of the labor organizations. All union men will be called upon then to refuse to patronize them. A resolution was also adopted calling on all the union men who are directly or indirectly em ployed by the Metropolitan company to "quit their positions at once." This will include electricians, firemen, engineers, park musicians, painters of cars, carpenters who repair the cars, and all other men who are employed by the Metropolitan. The order will affect very few men, as there are few union men in the employ of the company, and officials of the latter declare that they will not be crippled by the departure of all the union men In their employ. A resolution was sent to congress asking that the members "use their en deavors to enact a law limiting the power of the Judges of the United States federal courts in issuing injunctions." The resolutions also asked that the judges be hereafter elected by a direct vote of the people. A copy of this res olution will be sent to the representa tives and senators from this state. The meeting of the council was pack ed to the doors, and loud speaking could be heard outside. The resolutions were passed unanimously. Harry Bryan, the national secretary of the international organization, was in the meeting, and addressed the council. The strike that has been ordered on the allied trades in the Metropolitan company's employ will go into effect at once. The resolution which declared in fa vor of the strikers and to whom it pledged the support of the council, urged all union men, and friends of union labor, to refrain from riding on the cars and in any way assisting the company. A committee was appointed of five each from the Industrial and the Building Trades Councils, and from the Trades Assembly of Kansas City, Kas., to assist the strikers in all possible manner compatrible with the law. INJUNCTION ISSUED. The federal authorities found alleged cause for interfering in the strike inau gurated by the union employes of the Metropolitan street railway company. Judge William C. Hook, of Leaven worth, Kas., sitting in Kansas City, is sued from the United States district court an injunction that is more abso lute and sweeping in its terms than any injunction ever before secured in this district in a contention between labor and capital. The injunction is made absolute for a week, the matter being set for a hear ing on Saturday next. It is predicated upon tne tact that several of the per sons complained against as threatening the interests of the company are resi dents of other states, and the further fact that the strikers threaten to pre vent the company from carrying out its contract with the united States gov ernment to transport Kansas City mail carriers to and from their routes. Harry Bryan, the national organizer of the Amalgamated association, de scribed as a resident of Michigan, is one ot the parties enjoined and the oth ers named are twenty-two local lead ers of the union, several of whom are mentioned as residents of Ohio and Kansas. The Injunction restrains the persons named and all others from in any man ner, directly or indirectly, stopping or interfering with the running of ears on the lines or the Metropolitan company; enjoins tnem trom harassing, assault ing or in any manner interfering with any person who may be in the employ of the company as he goes to or from his work or as he is engaged in the operation of a street car; enjoins union men and all others from picketing or patrolling the car houses, stopping places, stations, tracks or approaches thereto or loitering in large numbers in or about any of the places named, or making loud or boisterous coises in the vicinity thereof for Che purpose of in timidating or interfering with the com pany's employes. The injunction even goes further and enjoins any concerted action to cause any act or annoyance which will assist in stopping the operation of the cars or interfering in any way with an em ploye in moving a car which may carry a mail carrier, or a messenger, or upon which a mail carrier or a messenger may wish to ride. Boat W ent Over the Dam. Concordia, Kas., May 14. A boat In which two boys were anchored fishing above the dam on the Republican river was carried over the dam this after noon and Orlando Crawford, orphan, 11 years old, was drowned. Tells How Reeves Happened to Get His Place. Washington, May 14. Assistant Post master Bristow paid today that Auditor Reeves, who has been suspended was selected by the assistant auditor of the treasury for the postoffice department for deputy auditor although the ap pointment was made by the war de partment. Assistant Auditor Lawshe, who has been sent to Cuba' to investi gate the counts will fill the position xor merly held by Mr. Reeves. LOCAL MENTION. Kate Jones has asked the district court to divorce her from Lincoln Jones whom she married at Hacket.Ark. in 1SD1. The trial of "Pie" Jordan for stealing coal from Davies Nicholson was be gun in the district court this morning. F. A. Selberg. aged 50, of Mayetta,and Mrs. G. A. Everette. aged 46, of Los Angeles, have been married by Judge Dolman. T. M. Hanley was elected Saturday to succeed himself as chairman of the Democratic county central committee. Charge Infringement of Patent. Philadelphia, May 14. The Chicago Pneumatic Tool company and Joseph Boyer of St. Louis, manufacturer of pneumatic tools, today entered suit in the United States court here against the Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool company and the Kellar Tool company charging infringement of the Boyer Pneumatic Tool patents. An injunction and an accounting of prolits and damages are prayed for. Blood Humors In the Spring Are Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilfa It Purifies the Blood. Cures All Eruptions. Overcomes That Tired Feeling. Eradicates Scrofula. "I always take Hood's Sarsaparilla in the Spring and it is the best blood purifier I know of." Miss Peable Griffix, Bald win, Mich. My blood was poor and sores broke out on my hands. Since taking three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 have had no sores ol any kin d." Miss Marion Ungeh, 23H Clark St., N. Y. City. "I had that tirefi feeling all the time I took Hood s Sarsa parilla and it madi me feel like a ne man. My wife wa? all run down Hood has given her goori health." C. Bowliy, Manville, R. I. "Scrofula sores broke out on my littlt girl's face. I got a bot tle of Hood's Sarsapa rilla and before shi had taken all of it tin sores were gone. Wt think there is no bloot purifier like Hood's.' Mbs. Harvey Dicker son, 14 Townly Ave.. 'tortlaad, K. V. t 50 peeces ORIENTAL LACES, white and cream, 5 to 8 in. wide, worth up to 45c yd. At 155 yard. Job lot of JEWELRY, ponsisting of odds and ends of this department, For 5c a piece. LADIES' HECKWEAR, new, just in, collars, ties, bows and chiffon novelties, From 15c to SI. 50. HAMMOCKS, full size with valance, good value at $1.50, For 1.00. Blough's laundered ITV blue, pink and red, At 25c. Ladies' print WRAPPERS, well made, guaranteed good fit At 5Qc Millinery Specials. 50 Ladies' Trimmed Hats trimmed specially for this sale worth up to 5.00 choice at $2.25 $1.25 Turban Shapes 750 75c White Straw Sailors 50 $1.75 White Straw Sailors SI. 25 Baby Ribbons, all colors 5o Ladies', Misses' and Child's Hose Supporters lOc 3-in. Silk Taffeta Ribbons 15c Ladies' Linen Collars 5c 5- Inch Stamped Linen Doylies lo 6- ineh Stamped Linen Doylies ..4c 9-inch Stamped Linen Doylies,, 5o 18-inch Stamped Linen Doylies 10c New Idea Paper Patterns ,..10c 10c Jap Folding Fans So 7- Inch Horn Dressing; Combs lOc Celluloid Soap Boxes... 25c Down Powder Puffs 10c Monarch Chewing Gum lc Williams' Shaving Soap 5c Large size White Cloud Soap 5c Large size Wool Soap ,....5o 1-Ib bar Italian Castile Soap.. 15c Woodworth's Perfumes, all odors, per oz 25c 10c Tooth Brushes 5o Clark'a Darning Cotton, 3 spools 5c Cotton Tape, all widths .lc Mill ward's Best Needles 4c Paper covered Lead Pencils ..lc 10c Pearl Dress Buttons 5o 75c Hair Brushes 59o Ladies' Gauze Vests, good at 5c Wire Window Screens 10c Wire Screen Doors 95o Screen Door Hinges, pair... 12e Garden Rakes 20c Sprinkling Cans 19c Granite Wash Basins ......5c Mixed Nails, per It) 2o Garden Trowels ...lOc Lemon Juice Extractors, glass..,.. ..5c Wood Indian Clubs, per pair lOo Wrood Dumb Bells, per pair..... 10c Ingrain Carpet ends, 1 yard lOc Brussels Carpet ends, 1 yards.... 25o Ladies' Percale Shirt Waists 35c Ladies' Striped Underskirts 35c Hosiery. 1 case Ladies' Fast Black, Seam less Hose, bought to sell at 15c pair, in this sale at iuc Shoes. Odds and Ends of our immense stock, divided into four lots Lot 1 Worth up to $1.00 50 Lot 2 Worth up to $1.50 75c pair Lot 3 Worth up to $2.00 95c pair Lot 4 Worth up to $2.90. 45 pr. Wash Goods. Lot 1 Our 5c Wash Goods 3c yd Lot 2 Our 10c Wash Goods. 5 yd Lot 3 Our 15c to 25c Wash Goods, lOcya Lot 4 Our 10c to 12c Dress Ginghams, 80 yd Belts. A lot carried from last year worth up to 49c Choice 5c each THE TO PEKA Cft H GOODS CO. 713-715 KANSAS AVENUE. DUAL TRACK MEET. ITHE SANTA FE SHOPS- Princeton Defeats University of Cal ifornia by Score of 10 to 2. Princeton, N. J. May 14. The dual track meet between the University of California and Princeton was held here today. The dual meet opened with a 100 yard dash, won by Jarvis, Princeton; Kratz, Princeton, second. Time 10 seconds. The half mile run was won by Perry, Princeton, Service, California, second. Time 2 minutes, 25 2-5 seconds. The 120 yard hurdle race was won tiy Hutchinson, Princeton; Wheeler, Prince ton, second. Time 16 1-5 seconds. 440 yard run, won by Cregan, Princeton: Drum. California, second. Time 49 4-5 seconds. 220 yard hurdle race, won by Hutchin son, Princeton: Wheeler. Princeton, sec ond. Time 26 1-5 seconds. Shot put won by Woolsey, California, 41 feet 11 inches: Plauw, California, 40 feet 10H inches, second. The 220 yards run Was won by Kratz, Princeton: Smith, Princeton, second. Time 22 4-5 seconds. The one mile run was won by Cregan, Princeton; Perry, Princeton, second. Time 4 minutes 41 3-5 seconds. Hammer throw won bv Plauw. Cali fornia, 151 feet 10 inches; Wright, Prince ton, second. Running broad Jump won by Von Krug, Princeton, 21 feet 2 inches; Broughton, California, second. Pole vault Horton and Coleman, both Princeton, tied for first nlace at 10 feet 9 inches. Horton vaulted off and won by 11 ieet 12 inches. The running high jump was won by Carr, Princeton. 6 feet inch; Hamlin, California, withdrew on account of a sprained ankle. Princeton won the meet by the score of 10 to 2 points. The judges were Addison Kelly, '98: Prof. J. G. Hibben, Prof. Gayot Cameron; field judges, Ezra Decoto. Car., '00; Laney, 1900; O. Brown, 1900; referee, C. Patterson. HENRY TAYLOR DEAD. Wealthy Citizen of Topeta Succumbs to Disease. Henry Taylor died Sunday afternoon at his home, 709 West Sixth avenue, from a complication of diseases. He had been in tailing health for some time and has re cently been confined to his home. .Mr. Tavlor was well known In the busi ness circles of eastern Kansas and Kan sas City for many years. He moved from his home in Ohio to Kansas in 1S59 and engaged in the stock raising business near Oskaloosa. He was successful and en tered the backing business first in Os kaloosa and in 1879 moved to Topeka, where he opened a private bank which was afterwards merged into the Kansas National bank. Since then Mr. Tavlor s Topeka banking interests have been with the Bank of To peka of which he was a director. At dif- terent times Mr. Taylor was lnieresiea in all the prominent bank3 of Kansas City. During the early days Mr. laylor invested heavily in Kansas (iiy anu c peka property. He always believed in Kansas City and Topeka real estate and his hopes were realized, and he was one of the wealthiest citizens of Topeka. He was a director of the Trust Company of America. Mr. Taylor was 66 years old. He leaves besides his widow two sons. Nat and 11 liam Taylor and three married daughters, Mrs. R. P. Reckards and Mrs. Hermann Lescher of Great Falls, Montana ana Mrs. Matthew Macferran of Topeka. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Rev. J. B. McAfee, who has been an intimate friend of Mr. Taylor's for many years, will conduct the services. The pall bear ers will be: A. W. Knowles, T. B. Sweet. J. T. Keeler, W. G. Smyzer and Joab Mulvane. SHOT LIKE MAD DOGS. Filipinos Caught Trying to Burn Some Hay. Manila, May 14.. Seven Filipinos made an attempt today to burn a quantity of hay stored near the quar termaster's stort house on the river front. The guards killed one and wounded another. The others escaped. Liquor Cases Dismissed. Three of the city liquor cases have heen dismissed in the district court. The cases were against Fritz Dure n, Sel Fields and Jump Williams. The cases were decided to be very weak and were dismissed. Trere are other cases pending against each one of the three. The Parkdale baseball team defeated the Reform school team Saturday by a score of 10 to 4. J. D. M. Hamilton claim attorney for the Santa Fe w ill deliver the Decoration k day address at Newton. The Finance Committee Does a Good Morning's Work. The finance committee which is solicit ing the subscriptions for the Santa Fe shop site, met with good success in its rounds this morning. Frank Wear, pres ident of the Wear Coal Co,, subscribed $1,000; W. W. Mills of the Mills Co., sub scribed $500: Warren M. Crosby Co., subscribed $500; F. O. Popenoe subscribed $500. The committee has been expending its energies so far on $1,000 and $500 subscrip tions. In view of the large amount to raise and the short time in which the work must be done, the committee ear nestly requests that subscribers do not wait to be called upon, but send In their names to Jonathan Thomas, chairmai? of the committee. The subscriptions will be promptly credited through the news papers. The list now stands as follows, so far as the $1,000 and $500 subscriptions are concerned: J. Thomas Lumber Co. $1,000 Chas. J. JJevlin l.ooti Crusbv Bros J.fW E. Wilder 1,000 Hall Lithographing Co I,uo0 Chas. Wolff Packing Co I.OoO Wear Coal Co 1,000 Warren M. Crosby Co fi"0 The Mills Co 500 F. O. Popenoe &i0 Frank P. MacLennan 5(1 W. W. Webb 6fK Schuyler Nichols 500 Total $10,000 SHOT TO DEATH. (Continued from First Page.) INTEREST INCREASES. Topeka's Street Fair Growing in Popular Favor. Interest in the approaching home products exposition and street fair is constantly increasing, rot only in To peka but all over Kansas. The Kansas newspapers are talking about it, the railroads are advertising it in addition to the advertising sent out by the committee on publicity, and there will doubtless be a big crowd in Topeka the last week in May. Topeka business men who engaged booths some time ago have begun to ask for increased space. One man who originally contracted for four booths, has taken two more, and says he will probably need another additional one or two. A number of new firms hava engaged display space within the last day or two. The demands for concessions from outside parties is also increasing, but these are being held as long as possible to see what will be taken by Topeka and Kansas firms. It is desired to make it a Kansas show as much as possible, but concessions for which there is no demand by Kansas peop e will be sold to people from outside the state. TOPEKA KNIGHTS LEAYE. Pythian Members Go to Iola to At tend State Meeting. A 'delegation made up of Topeka Knights of Pythias and Rathbone Sis ters left over the Santa Fe this morn ing for Iola, where the state meetings of the order and auxiliary order opens today. The sessions will continue for several days. Topeka has a candidate for the chief office of the Rathbone Sisters in the person of Mrs. Ida Wehe. Mrs. Wehe has held every office in the Trpeka lodge, and her election to the state ex ecutive office of the order is looked upon as certain by the Topeka delegates. Dr Mulvane Appointed. Dr. G. J. Mulvane has been named as medical director of the Kansas Mu tual Life Insurance association, to fill th vacancv caused by the death of Tr. S. E. Sheld-m. Dr. Mulvane has assumed the duties of the position. Bright Colors and Delicate Tints of Shirts, Waists and Dresses we launder without fading. Topeka Laundry Go. CO-OPERATIVE.) Phone 153. 625 Jackson Street. able and are scouring the banks of the Neosho and Cottonwood rivers. From talked indulged in by people from Dun lap it is not likely that the robbers if overtaken will make any expense to the state for trial, as the pursuers say they do not intend to capture them, but will shoot them on sight. Ed Roberts, the deputy killed. Is a for mer resident of Emporia and connected with some of our moat influential Welsh families. Sheriff Guthrie of Marshall county arrived here about sun down weary and worn out. He has followed the outlaws from Marysville, near the Ne braska line, until this evening. He was taken in hand by the officers here and induced to rest, with a promise to call him the moment the men were overtaken or discovered. Marshall county offers $ouu tor each of the robbers, which has been increased to over $2,000 by personal offers of friends of Roberts and Sheriff Guthrie. The latest news from the searching par ties states that the robbers were seen about dusk Sunday near the Neosho river about two miles from the city limits of Emporia. The horse was recognized by a farmer, who states that it is so worn out as to be almost unable to move. It is now thought by the officers that the pursued men will attempt to board a train at or near this city. Every precau tion will be taken to frustrate such a plan and vigilnnt offcers will patrol the yards and watch carefully each train. Estelle was arrested by the Topeka po lice last January for the robbing of a safe in a general s-tore at Irving. Marshall county, and was in the city prison here three weeks. At the time of his arrest he was stopping at a small hotel with his wife whom he had married but a few days before. She thought he was a book agent for a Bible house and had no inti mation that he was a criminal until the officer captured him. At the time of hte capture he had two 45-calibre revolvers and two belts of cartridges. The safe was blown at Irving and the silver money bent and mutilated. It was by tracing the mutilated money that the Topeka of ficers made the capture. Sheriff Guthrie took Estelle from Topeka to Marysville and later Murphy was arrested. Estelle is a meek, peaceful looking man but his photograph is in the Pinkerton collection and every rogue's gallery west of Chica go. Sheriff Guthrie telegraphed Chief Ramsev Sundav that Estelle was nearing this part of the country and the chief sent Officer Carpenter to Osage City to watch for Estelle. Sheriff Guthrie is the father of Harry F. Guthrie of the Central National bank. ESTELLE SURROUNDED. The police received a message this af ternoon saying that E. F Estelle, the escaped bank robber and murderer had been surrounded in the brush between Burlington and Emporia. It's a 2 JO Shoe M'KISLKY' SUMMER Will Be Spent at the Old Home in Canton. New York, May 14. A Herald special from Washington says: After the adjournment of congress, President and Mrs. McKinley will go to their Canton home to remain the great er part of the midsummer. CONTENTION TICKETS. Secretary Brown Will Supply Dele gates and Alternates Tickets for each delegate and each alternate to the Republican convention will be issued Wednesday morning by F. L. Brown, secretary of the state committee, at the Copeland writing room. The committee requests that some member of each delegation be selected to procure the tickets from the secre tary. The delegates and alternates will occupy nearly all of the seating ca pacity of the opera house, and until all these are supplied no other tickets will be isued. MARTIN TAKES CHARGE. New G. A. B- Department Commander Installed Today. The Kansas G. A.R.department head quarters was today turned over to the new commander. W. W. Martin of Fort Scott. Mr. Martin today announced the ap pointment of Frank A. Lyon of Fort Scott to be adjutant general for the department. Inheritance Tax Sustained. Washington, May 14. The supreme court today decided the inheritance tax law to be constitutional and valid, but hld that it applied to the amount ot" the legacy and not of the estate as a I w hcle. You'd have to be told, or you'd guess a much higher price. You can find noth ing like it elsewhere for the money. Every pair of Shoes here is made of good, honest stock, and the inside has as careful treatment as the outside. It might be a good idea to come in and look at these. Also see our S2.00 Shoe. FURMAN'S, 628 Kansas Ave. Great reduction in Wall Paper The lareest and finest stock of Wall Paper in the city must go. regardless of cost. 20c and 25c Gilts reduced tc 10 and 12e, at F. A. BECKSTROM'S, 518 Jackson Street. No Danger of Contracting Sickness IF YOU USE Manufactured Ice SOLD BY PEOPLE'S ICE CO., Phone 857. 112 W. Second St. Supreme Court Recess. Washington, May 14. The supreme court today adjourned for a week with out announcing a decision in the Ken tucky governorship case. CASTOR I A Tor Infant and Children. The Kind Yea Hava Always Bought Bears the Signature of

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TOPEKA STATE JOURXAXi, 310NDAT EVENING, MAY 14, 1900. Ianhattan Shirts, $1.50 CHINESE WIFE SUES. Mrs. San Toy Fong of New York Wants Her Wedding Money. ?7rw York. Mav 14. A little lady of Chinatown, britdu-cyed and shy. with her tup.lv Hon of eleven munilis. monopolized attention in Part V. of the supreme court f.r an hour. She is Mrs. San Toy Foiig, wife of Chu Foiijf. the richest merchant In Chinatown. China s custom of giving weil.1ir.gr pres ents of gold and silver, wrapped in bits of paper, is responsible for the suit. At her w.Ml.Ung Kv ytars ago she received many gifts, being the daughter of a pow erful Chinaman and her husband being a kinsman of the emperor. J. iJ. Joachim.-.. n. counsel for Mr?. Pan Tov Four, had brought along- Joe Single ton, as interpreter, but the lawyer for the ri.-fenseobjected. It was pr.-nis.-ed that It sa'.isfact. rv interpreter might tw secur ed bv tomorrow. Mrs. San Fmis knows oriv'h.r native tur.KUe. She left the court wii'h her h -i. t:.u aid a train of pros perous looking- men of Chinatown when the ca?e was postponed. Mrs. San Toy Fort will testifv- that she received at her wedding something like JT. She bought a half interest in the; 5-ropertv X"s. Z". j. and -4 I'ell street. ;inv; an alien, she could not take the tit e. but was Riven a certificate of trust, liobert Kerr, the defendant in the suit, who keep a lodging house at Hester street and the Bowery foreclosed a mort gage on the property in IvC. and when the ;r"ocrtv was sold lxueht it in. Mrs. Sin Tov i'.irg has brought suit to have Kerr declared her trustee for half of the property an 1 fur an accounting of the rents since lsjT. THE ARMOR FRAUD. More Light on the Subject by Senator Chandler. New York. May 14. A special to the "World from Washington says: Senator Chandler was asked for fur ther explanation of his charges in the senate that the Harvey armor patent is a fraud and that Krupp armor is with out superior merits. He gave the story of the Harvey patent as follows: "Mr. Harvev nine rears ago offered some especially hardened tool steel to j Captain Foiger. then an ordnance officer of the navy, who suggested that he ex periment in applying the hardening process to armor. "All that Mr. Harvey did at his own expenses was to get a little piate three feet 3'iuare and four inches thick and he brought it in contact with charcoal fire at Newark. X. J. He submitted the re sult to Commander Foiger, who there upon, at the expense of the r.avy de partment, went on with the experiment. "He ordered from the Creusot works a plate six feet by eight feet by lo''2 in ches: and down here at the navy yard he went oi and supercarburized the plate, Mr. Harvey being present and giving directions. "Then Mr. Harvey applied for a patent. This was in April, 1S&1. The claim was disallowed. It was after that repeatedly disallowed. Kugene A. Byrnes, the examiner rejected it. A second rejection was made on June 11, 1V.1, and on June 20, Wsl, Secretary Tracy wrote a letter to the patent office asking to have the Harvey patent ex pedited. That expedition took place and at last the two examiners in chief, R. L. B. Clarke and S. W. St'K-king. on appeal from the -primary examiner, allowed the patent, which was issued September z'J, 1.-H1. "So the monopoly had been created. Anyone can judge whether it was cre ated by Mr. Harvey or by Commander Foiger. Among the reasons given by the patent office for rejecting the patent was the assertion that there is no in vention adding to the carburizir.g pro cess disclosed by Harvey and McDonald, the well known step of hardening by chill employed by SpeiTy and Howell. "Taking up the subject of Krupp armor. Mr. Chandler said that when conur.-ss fixed the maximum price for armor at the combined companies of the worid found it necessary to report to some new method of making the plate In order to avoid coming down in the price of their products. "The companies then invented this new Krupp armor," added the senator, "which is nothing in trie World but an armor into the face of which the carbon is driven two or thre times as far as it is into the face of Harvey armor. The patents, if there are any. we know nothing about. The so-called secret is io secret at all." New Endeavor edition of "In His Steps," white and gold binding. Ben-n-itt s book store, 7CC Kansas avenue. New styles, new patterns, and prices to suit every one at F. A. Beckstrom.51s Jackson. THE SHAWNEE GROCEI Successor to tlas J. P. GlieS Ssrt Cash Grocery, I0S East Sixth Street. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fresh and Cured" Meats, and Public Benefactors. Why We keep prices down to bed rock. 19 lbs. Finest Granulated Sugar. 20 lbs. Extra C. Sugar Straight Patent Flour .$1.00 1.00 ,S5 5 cans Lewis Lye, only 5 cans with each order ;5 Yeast Foam 13 Ralston Yeast 03 2 cans Best Tomatoes 15 4 cans Corn 25 2 cans String Beam t 4 cans Red Kidney Beans 1 1-Ib can Baked Beans 5 cans Van Camp's Soup 2 cans Columbia Salmon 3 cans Beardsley's Shredded Cod fish 3 Pkgs Graham Crackers 8 pkgs. Oatmeal Crackers Tneda Biscuit Hire's Rojt Beer t Its. Java Screenings .15 .05 -C4 .V, .25 1 Underwear at Burg. E. Zeis'. Fine Balbriggan, Fast black 5 0 C French Balbriggan, new basket open weave 50 C Bon Bon's Imported Balbriggan, 75 C and $1,00 Elegant Madras Shirts, fast colors ..$1.00 Zens and $2. Stetson Hats, $3.09, $4.00, $5.09 HOAX ON BRITISH MUSEUM Mysterious Box Opened and Pound to Contain Only Trash. London, May 14. The British Museum trustees, ho include Premier Salisbury, Lord Rosebery, Alfred Rothschild, and several other eminently important per sonages, have ust ,been made the vic tims of an extraordinary hoax. Francis Douce, a famous antiquary, who died in l!34. bequeathed a box to the British Museum trustees, stipulat ing it should not be opened until ltfuO. Last week, at a meeting of the trus tees, the box was solemnly unsealed and unlocked by the curator of the museum, when it was found to contain nothing but old fragments of paper. torn book covers, and other rubbish, with a note from Douce, saying that, in his opinion, it would be wasting any more valuable or interesting objects to leave them to persons of the average intelli gence and taste of the British Museum trustees. The trustees tried to look amused, but the meeting dispersed in silence. The janitor was called in to throw Douee's bequest in the ashbin. PRISONER A HYPNOTIST. He Practised the Art on the Turnkey and Was Let Out of JaiL Indianapolis, Ind., May 14. A peculiar cage of jail delivery is reported from the town of Geneva, where Frank Steed was arrested and placed in jail on a charge of assault with intent to kill. At noon yesterday Turnkey Johnsm went to Steed's cell to serve him with dinner. Afterward, when Johnson was found, it was several minutes before he could be induced to talk, and when he did so it was with great effort that he could be understood. He finally said that all he remembered was that Steed had r.xed his eyes upon him and had told him to unlock the door and let him out. He did not know why he did so, but he obeyed the request and was powerless to stop the prisjner as he walked out through the door, though he knew that he should not have do.ie o. It developed later in the day that Steed, who was a stranger in the town, was a hypnotist ana naa practiced tne art in the country before going into the town, where he got into a fight with a saloon keeper. PARTED WITH HIS MONEY. A Westerner, Named Murphy, Loses $4,000 in New York. New York, May 14. An elderly man, short in stature, with a prominent nose and black whiskers that are very gray on the sides, gave his name to the police of the West Sixty-eighth street station Saturday night as Mike Murphy, and said that he was 56 years old and was from the west. He was a sporting man he said, and was living at the Imerpial hotel, having come to this city to at tend the race meeting and to see the Jeffries-Corbett fight. He accused May Meyer and Kitty Atkinson of robbing him of $4,000. Murphy and a friend, who would not tell the police his name, went to the races and had a fairly prosperous day in the betting ring. On their way home they met the women on the train and went to the women's flat in Sixty-sixth street. A few minutes later Murphy's friend came running out of the house, went up to Policemen Murphy and Brady and told them that his friend Murphy had been robbed of $4,k0 in the Hat. The policemen searched the house, but could not find the money, but Murphy was positive about his loss. The women were taken to the West Sixty-eighth street station and locked up. Then the sergeant said that he guessed he would lock up Mr. Murphy for safekeeping. HURTS THE HANNA MEN. Hard Feelings Over the Congressional Nomination in Ohio. Cleveland. O., May 14 Not for a long i time have the hearts of tha Hanna and i administration Republicans of this part the state been so sore as at present because of the defeat of the administra tion candidate. Congressman F. O. Pliii j lips, for renomination to congress from the Twentieth district. Jjmt-a R. Garfield, who was a promi nent candidate before he withdrew at ;he behest of the administration, says Phillips was defeated by trickery. The nomination of Beidler and the defeat of the administration candidate in Ban na's home congressional district will P'-obably make the break in the local Republican ranks wider than ever. 2 lbs. Santos Coffee 1-tb kg. dona, Mocha and Java Co:i-e 1 pkg. Grape-Nuta Fresh Countrv Eggs, per dozen.... -20 6 Pkgs. Corn Starch 23 2 bars Sapolio 15 Rising Sun Stove Polish 05 Pepper, per lb 15 Strawberry Preserves in Glass Jars 10 Vinegar, per gallon 15 Kansas Potatoes, per bushel IS Northern Potatoes, fire 50 1 lb Royal Baking Powder 40 1 lb Price's Baking Powder 40 3 rt.s. Evaporated Apples 25 3 lbs. Extra Fancy Prunes 25 Good Prunes, per lb 05 We Cash Santa Fe Checks. 1Y, 602 9 Kansas Ave. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. Dr. Bryan, dentist, 829 Kan. Ave. Ed Guild, of Silver Lake, was in town today. J. B. Evans went to Hutchinson to day to visit relatives. Many new designs In popular price wall paper at Jeffers James'. Miss OUie Courtright will leave today for Illinois, where she will spend the summer. Mr. Hoffman and Mr. H. C. Bow en went to Iola today to attend the meet ing of the K. of P. lodge. W atch Tuesday evening paper for our prices on that eveniner. May 15. COSTLEY POST. Go to Mrs. Courtney for bargains in all kinds of hats. 603 South Kansas av enue, 905 North Kansas avenue. Miss Zoe Paramore, of Deer Creek farm, was the guest Sunday of Miss Edna Pitts, of 1233 Central avenue. "Walter Ogden and Walter Rigdon, who are members of the regular army hospital corps at Leavenworth, spent Sunday visiting their Topeka relatives. Mr. Guy Houghtelin. of the Santa Fe general offices here, expects to leave this week for Denver, where he will also be employed by the same com pany. Mrs. Frank Roehr, of Portland. Ore., is visiting the family of P. D. Roehr, of 1119 Monroe street. She will leave here on Thursday for Marysville, Ohio, where she w ill visit her parents. Mr. Fred Matchett. of Union Hill, who was stricken with paralysis last Wednesday, is impro-ing. He recov ered his speech on Saturday, and his friends are much encouraged over his condition. Mr. Charles Smith, of Lyndon, form erly North side reporter for the Capital, was a North side visitor this morn ing. Mr. Smith was on his way home from Manhattan, where he visited his parents over Sunday. Mrs. W. M. Spear left this morning for Tecumseh to spend a few days vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Porter, who will leave on Wednesday for Weaver, where they will make their future home- Mrs. Baker, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Steele, for the past two weeks, will return to her home in Arrington tomorrow. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Steele, who will be here guest for some time. Mr. Edwin Edwards will attend the musical jubilee at Hutchinson this week and will compete in the tenor class for honors. Mr. Edwards is a singer of great ability, and his friends are con ndent that he will meet with abundant success. There will be a meeting this evening of the Sunday school board cf the Kan sas avenue cnurch at the church. Miaa I.ee Gilmore, w ho represented this Sun day school at the State isunday eh ol association last waek at Atchison, will give a report of that meeting. Over 1,145 people attended the con cert yesterday afternoon given by Mar shall's band at Garfield Park. The crowd would undoubtedly have been much larger it the weather had ben pieasanter dence. and the dust less in evi Services on Memorial Sunday, May 27, w ill be held at 11 o'clock in the Con gregational church. The pastor. Rev. J. T. Pearson, will preach the sermon and music will be furnished by the church choir. All old soldiers, whether members of the G. A. R. cr not, are earnestly invited to be present at these services. At the Church of the Good Shepherd last evening Canon Bywater spoke in the hishest terms of the late bacca laureate sermon of the Rev. C. M. Shel don before the High school graduates. He declared it to be "the finest produc tion from any Kansan which he had read since coming to the state. As a literary effort it was of the highest order; its ethical character unexcelled; its argument sound; its appeals touch ing and convincing. How much good it may do that class if they take it to their hearts no one may know. The address was published in the daily parers, but not a word o comment made. It seems to have fallen flat upon the community. And yet if that ser mon had been made in London or Paris by some celebrated bishop, it would have been heralded throughout the world." SUED FOR $3,000. Thomas Reed Holds Dr. Berry Re sponsible For His Discharge. Suit has been brought in the district court by Thomas Reed against Dr. J. Albert Berry for $3,000 damages. The petition states that Dr. Berry brought suit against Reed in the city court for $23.50 for medical services. Reed claims that the case was set for trial in the morning and that he was not served with a summons until 3:20 o'clock in the afternoon, seven hours after the case was called. On May 24 garnishment proceedings were brought against the Topeka Milling company and Herbert Hackney. Judgment was taken on April 3 and the costs. $5.45, were assessed against Reed. Reed com plains that the action was unnecessary 1 and rot fairlv brought and that as a re- 11 suit of the garnishment proceedings he 10 1 lost his place with the muling company and asks carnages. Notice. This is to notify the public that from and after this date I will not pay or be responsible for any bills contracted, checks or drafts sold, money borrowed, or any action taken by Wm. H. Oreen, a minor. WM. GRE.EN. Topeka, Kas., May H. 1&00. The ladies of the Seabrook church will give a lawn social tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at the residence of Sir. J. F. Drake on Kuclld avenue, one mfle west of Washburn college. Strawberry short cake and ice cream will be served. If you are interested, come. COMMITTEE. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. F Social Calendar For the Week. MONDAY. Tho Field reception this afternoon and evening. The "Art Class" is meeting this after noon at the home of Mrs. F, M. Pres cott. The dancing party at the Elmwood club this evening, complimentary to Mr. J. P. Spindle, of Washington. D. C. TUESDAY. The Sixty-three club will be enter tained by Miss Mary Moon and Mrs. Waiter Smith at the home of Miss Moon in the afternoon. The regular dancing party in the evening at the Elmwood club. WEDNESDAY. Miss Laura .Weidling's party in the afternoon. The marriage of Miss Hattie Ebright and Mr. William Dick of La Junta. Colo., will take place in the evening at the home of the bride's father. FRIDAY. A "poster prom" will be given in the evening by the girls of the junior class of the High school at the home of Miss Jessie Payne on Topeka avenue. The Imperial club will give a sub scription dance in the evening at Vine wood. First Vinewood Party of the Season. The first Vinewood party of the sea son was given Saturday by the Helian thus club. The young people went out early in the afternoon and picnicked in the grove and in the evening they en joyed an informal dance. The party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Myers. Among those present were Miss Ber enice Fuller, Miss Alabelle Troutman, Miss Marcia Spivey, Miss Emilie King, Miss Olive Gvmdry, Miss Agnes Gun- ther, Miss Jessie Payne, Miss Jeannette Ware, Miss Nellie Baker, Miss Anna Player. Miss Nannie Veale. Miss Rob erta Akers, Miss Jessie Myers, Miss EIizateth Cole. Miss Katherine Fleish man, Miss Callie Cuttell, Mr. Ted Hol liday, Mr. Wallace Thompson, Mr. Nes- bit Smith, Mr. Harley Keisman, Mr. Charlie French, Mr. Phil Dailey, Mr. dark Dailey. Mr. Norton Payne, Mr. Dana Davis, Mr. James Stewart, Mr. Bert Cook, Mr. Resseguie, Mr. Will Stewart. Mr. Charles Wolff, Mr. Bur ton Mudge. Mr. Frank Squire. Mr. Ev erett Akers and Mr. Rob fctewart- Notes and Personal Mention. Engraved cards and wedding invita tions. Adams Bros., 711 Kansas avenue. Mrs. Solomon Stoddard returned to her home in Kansas City Sunday, after several days' visit in Topeka. Mrs. Frank Lewis has returned from a several weeks stay in t-ueDio a.iiu other points in Colorado. Miss Grace Mcurew spent jsunaay with friends in Emporia. Miss Bessie Bates and Miss Lulu Ewart spent Saturday with Lawrence friends. The Ceramic Art club will hold its regular meeting ednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Throop parlors. Mrs. R. H. Baldwin will read a paper on "Glass Coloring." Mrs. W. K. Ward and brother, Mr. B. V. Caraher, who have been spending the past week in Topeka with their mother, Mrs. M. Caraher. returned to their home in Kansas City this morn ing. The W. T. K. club will meet Tuesday afternoon, May 15. at 2:3) o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harry Safford. Mr. Dean Low returned Sunday from Kansas City, where he has been attend ing the horse show for a few days. Rev. S. B. Alderson, of Washington Court House, Ohio, is expected in To peka in two or three weeks to visit nis daughter, Mrs. Will Whitton. The regular meeting cf the Spalding Reading circle will be held Friday even ing at the home of Mrs. D. A. Clements, at which time Mrs. L. H. Crandell will give an art talk. Mr. Will George spent Sunday with Kansas City friends. Mrs. W. Stevens, of Onega, Kas.. spent a few days in Topeka the last of the week. The regular dance will take place at the Elmwood club Tuesday evening. Miss Laura Weidiing will entertalp informally at cards Wednesday after noon. Miss Ella Scovilie spent Sunday at her home In Seneca. The last meeting of the "art class" will be held sometime during the first part of June. It will be an opening meeting and each member will have the privilege of inviting a guest: it is to be held at the home of Mrs. F. M. Prescott and an interesting programme is being arranged. Mr. B. T. Lewis left today for his home in the City of Mexico after a short visit in Topeka; Mrs. Lewis will remain several w eeks longer. Mrs. W. J. Prescott of Chicago, who has been spending a few days wnth friends in Topeka, left today for her home. This week promises to be a quiet one in society though a number of informal affairs are being planned which will doubtless be announced later. Miss Dora Cathary went to Burlin game today for a week's visit. Miss Charlotte Alderson expects to leave Tuesday for her home in Wash ington Court House. Ohio, after spend ing the winter in Topeka with Mr. and Mrs. Will Whitton. Miss Bertha Lawrence returned to her home in Garden City today after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence accompa nied her for a two weeks' visit. Mrs. William Walker and Mrs. C. E. Swarti of Goodland, Kan., spent last week with friends in Topeka. Mrs. Lee Gabler of Holton visited with friends in Topeka, Saturday. There will be a called meeting of the West Sid? Reading circle Tuesday af ternoon. May 15. at the home of Mrs. A. A. Rodgers at 720 Fillmore street. All members are requested to be present as important business is to be transacted. Miss Florence Beverly has been spending a few- days at her home, in Manhattan. Takes the burn out; heals the wound; cures the pain. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, the household remedy. M7Iy wife bad pimple on her facet but she has been taking CASCARi.TS and they have all disappeared. I had been troubled with constipation ior some i:me. but after tak Ins the first C&scaret 1 have had no trouble with tills ailment. We cannot sneak too high ly of Cascarets." Fkid Wasisas, 7fri German town Ave,. Piuiadeiclus, Fa- CANDY CATHARTIC w-- v. 5 w- -rw TOADS MARK BSOWTIRCO Ploas&Gt. Palataoie. Potent. Taste Good. Io Good, bever Sicken. WcaJtea. or Gripe, Ida 2ocS0e. CURE CONSTIPATION. trtlj twir Carw. ttM. Vartrral. trm Tsriu 114 !f TH S.n Sold and srvaraisteed b. a!! dra- w w rw gist ;su to C tJsil Igtwece Habit. a Here It Is Reading Hairline Trousers In neat stripes and checks, Ad vertised by others as worth anywhere from $1.76 to 2.45 We undersell them all at. atural It's the conquering Suit value of the season, and pushes alone under full head of steam, with price drive-wheels and crumbling everything oetore it reaping the reward of merit, and giving you the great est SlO's worth ever offered in Men's Fine Spring Suits All wool of fine Fancy Cheviots fine pure Worsted wide wale and iron weave Blue Serges and Imported Oxford Gray Vicunas finely made-and stylishly cut lined throughout with the best materials every suit perfectly tailored by men tailors every suit fitted to your form by a tailor on our prem ises Suits we regard as first-class 12.50 and $15 values Tomorrow chooss yours from tha lot en's Neat Worsted Trousers In stripes and checks worth we're underselling everybody for they're Tomorrow only $3 here

Extraordinary Shoe Values. Men's Black Rex Calf Shoes lace and congress splendid good values worth 82 to 1.50 $2.50, special Men's Best $3.50 Shoes reduced to ,4 62.90 this sale ends leather all styles toes all our $3.50 T" $2.90 Roy's Bessemer Shoes, none beiter (p n sold for f2 on SI DlJ Special Sale VU CORNER IN FLAXSEED. Combine Said to Be in Control "With. $8,000,000 of Profits in Sight Chicago, May 14. It is stated here that flaxseed has been cornered: that the combination is in control of the seel and oil market, and that not less than $S,000,XH) in profits are in sight. Owners of mills outside the trust and dealers in the seed, paint and oil say that the American Linseed Oil com pany and the Albert Dickinson com pany of this city form the alleged com bination. From 60 cents five months ago flax seed lias advanced to $1.80. Lins?ed cil has advanced in the same period from 34 to 63 cents a gallon. The corner is so complete, it is stated, that nearly every independent mill in the United States is shut down, while the trust is running only a small per centage of its capacity. The Dickinson company are the largest flaxseed dealers in the country. They refuse to speak of the matter. The nominal price of flaxseed is $1.10 a bushel. SUES SUGAR TRUST. A Stockholder Demands That the Books Be Shown. Trenton, X. J., May 14. The papers in the suit of Robert J. Trimble against the American Sugar F.efining company were filed in the court of chancery to- C1Trimble. who is a stockholder, charges that the company has more than a mil lion dollars of surplus and that this sur plus is now being used to depress the price of sugar and to force Arbuckle Bros., independent refiners into a com bination with the American Sugar Re fining company to illegally restrain trade. The bill prays for an injunction and asks that the American Sugar Refining company be compelled to exhibit its books and show what surplus it has and what is being done with it. A subpoena will be issued and the American Sugar Refining company has 30 days in which to file its answer. CORBIGAX'S YISIT TO ROME. Impression Among Churchmen That He Will Soon Become a Cardinal Rome, May 14. A correspondent call ed today upon Archbishop Corrigan of New York for the purpose of interview ing him, but was unable to see him. His secretary says that the archbishop in variably refuses to see newspaper men. The archbishop will remain in Rome till the close of May. Cardinal Rampolla said that Arch bishop Corrigan hopes to see the pope soon for the purpose of introducing some American friends. He will then make a tour through Europe. Consid erable attention is being pair to Arch bishop Corrigan by such prominent church dignitaries as Cardinal Paroc chi, Many think that the archbishop is likely to be made a cardinal before long. DENTISTS TO BE BUSY. Nearly All Children in Schleswig-Hol-stein Have Bad Teeth- Hamburg, May 14. The dentists of Schleswig-Holstein have examined the teeth of 2.40O children in the schools of that province and have found that only o per cent have healthy teeth. The government has ordered that in future the children be instructed in school as to the means to be used for the preservation of their teeth. Homeseekera' Excursion Via Santa Fe Route- On May 13th we will sell tickets to points in Arkansas. Arizona, Indian Territory. Louisiana, Xew Mexico Oklahoma. Texas and to Rocky Ford and local points east thereof in Colo rado at rate of one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Tickets limited H day Libera! stop-over privileges on going trip. See nearest fcanta Fe agent. I 1 5l 09 Kansas Ava Awerhach Si as sti fish en's Splendid Spring Trousers Of fine Worsteds and fine Cassimeres cut right, made right, fit right, and gJ worth 4 Here Tomorrow only V J J Special Bargains in Boys' Clothing. I lttle Boys' Brownie Overalls. -f 'J5c and 35c kind on sale &l. J j Here's a Wonder a Vestee or S-piece Boys' Suit ages 3 to 14 in handsome tassiaiere suit oa sale at $1.00 Vou Can't Beat This Boys' all wool Kuee Pani Suits, in Vestee, ages J to 8 regular ajes 7 to 14 neat effects and J2.5.1 ou sale at 1 4: 5 Dest Yon Ever Saw for $1.95 Because we're selling boys' Fine Ali-wool Suits in all makes, all stvies. some 2 r worth 3 on sale at cp.La9 9 Here's a Snap Boys' Fine Suits in all wool fabrics, in ail newest stylos, hand somely made, worth M.50 and s fi sold at S3.50 special at t3 .rdk O Boys' $1.50 Long Pants-Special Sl.OO Boys' BOc Negligee Shirts, Special 35c Special Prices on Boys' Long- Pant Suits CKONJE'S SURRENDER. Detailed Report of How the Boers Received the News. Correspondence of Associated Press. London, May 5. The Daily Nws cor respondent, A. G. Hales, who was'taken prisoner by the Boers and returned by them to Gen. Gatacre. sends his- paper an account of how the BoerB rt-eeived the news of Cronje's surrender, hja was at Burghersdorp when the news came through. He writes: When the news came, the folks would not believe it. They would just as soon have believed that the sun could fail from the heavens and leave the earth in darkness as that Cronje, the iron willed, tiger-hearted Cronje, could tiirow down his arms. Had the news come that he had made a mad rush at our guns and perished with all his men around him, they might have believed it believed it and wept, and even as they wept they would have sworn to avenge him. But they would not, they could not and they did not, believe that he, the man in whom they had placed their faith, had surrendered with 480 of his men. But at last the truth become known; some who had escaped from Comje's laager brought in the fateful news and then the stolid-looking fighting men broke down. They wept like boys. Great rugged bearded men dashed their rifles on the ground and spurned them with their boots, whilst down their sun and wind tanned faces the tears poured readily. Others took the news sadly, with chins drooping on their chests, with hard set faces, while with passionate pain too deep for words they stood lean ing upon their rifles with hands hard gripped until one would think the tight ened muscles would leave the impress of the straining fingers upon the coid steel. Others crowded together and looked dumbly from face to face, like rattle foregathered to the shambles. The blow had stuxned them. To them Cronje was something more than a man; he was an idol: what the great Corsiean was to the French soldiery af ter the battle of Austerlitz. so Cronje was to these rude fanners. He was their brain center, their rallying point. Had Paul Kruger betrayed them to their foes for the sake of British gold, thev would not have felt the shock as they felt this one man's surrender. If Cronje had loved his country half as well as his country loved him, he would have marched right on to the point of a Brit- lsn Dayonet on that morning so disas trous to the Boer arms, and have yield ed up his life in order that the memory of his name might have remained as a watchword on tne lips and in the hearts or nis gallant yeoman soldiery. When tne crasn came, when the Boers knew for a certainty that Cronje had yielded. iney leu mat tneir idol was shattered He had been to them as a god fashioned out of marble; they found him at last to ne only a man made out of mud. and when he fell the Cape Dutch cause and tne Orange Free State fell with him. When he laid down his arms he launch ed a thunderbolt into the Boer camn which wrecked it forever. DECIDED BY A CHILD. Grace Miller Identified H. K. "Wise and He Was Convicted. H. N. "Wise was eonvicted in the dis trict court Saturday on the charge of robbing J. A. McKeon of $400. When the jury came In with the ver dict Mrs. Wise, who had been attending the trial, was nearly prostrated. Wise was taken at once to the county jail awaiting sentence and Mrs. Wise was given the parlor celL She was overcome with grief and excitement. This was the third trial Wise had had on the charge. The juries in both the other Is usually so full of suffering and danger that ahe took forward to the critical horn- with appre hension and dread. Mothek'8 Fhieko, by i s penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness and all unpleasant feelings, and so prepare the system that she passes through the event safely with but U;le suffering, as numbers have testified and said, it is worth its weight in gold." It ts sold by all drug- gists. Book, containing valua ble information to alt, mailed free, upon application to the BSLiUFIKLD REGULATOl COi- rsjrr, Atlanta, Georgia. The Easiest Clothing Store in Topeka. Special All S2.50 and $1.90 Fedora g 50 Hats at I OnettL is the selling of our Splen did $10 Suits 1 tic that's cracking and Astonishing Low Prices on Fine Furnishings. MEN'S Fine Puff Bosom Shirta-Silk. colored bosoms. cauibr!C body, three pearl buttons, regular si shirts K n On sale at..." 4 tlU MEN'S Negligee Shirts-any style, made 1,1 of eood uervaias. Me and O tl 6oC sh:ru. at d 7 C MEN'S Regular E0C Natural B&lbrlg yau L" li ut r wear pearl button-, exten sion seam ltraweis, always 00c C On sale here ai k3 w MEN'S Fine Fancy Colors Balbriggan Underwear, taped etlges. fast I e color, a reat bargain at rK(J v MEN'S B lack and Brown Hose Q last colors, 16c kiwi, at O W BRACE VP. Men's Fine woven ends, alwavs Suspeuders, 17c On sale at. Straw Hats Ready. MB Best Dining Car Service. Only Depot In Chicago ob the E'.en'sJ Lcc?. trials disagreed. Wise was charged with taking McKeon, who was in an intoxi cated condition, to the bank of a creek east of town, robbing him and leaving him there. In the rebuttal the prose cution placed a new witness upon the stand. Her name is Grace Miller and she is 13 years of age. She was brought into the court room and identified Wise and McKeon as two men she saw in a buggy east of town the day of the rob bery. The lawyer for the defense made a strong attempt to get her to contra dict herself but she was certain that she had seen the two men. SILVELA MUST ACT OR QUIT Q,ueen Regent of Spain Decides Tax Riots Must Be Fut Down. Bayonne, May 14. It is reported from Madrid that the queen regent has given Premier Silvela a very plain notice that he would better enforce the authority of the government in the disaffected provinces or make way for others who are disposed to uphold the dignity of the state in the face of popular revolts. The trouble which has arisen from the resistance of the taxpayers to the new taxes is spreading throughout the coun try. In Madrid and 20 provincial capi tals the people have resolved not to submit to what they consider unjust ex action. SUMMER AT LAST. Hot Sunday Is Followed by Sultry Monday. Sunday was hot. Old Sol scowled at the thermometer until the merc ury went up to hi. The wind was from the south west and made 24 miles an hour. Today the forecast is "showers and thunderstorms tonight and probably Tuesday. Cooler east and central por tion." The months are getting a little mixed. The April showers and the March winds are all coming in Mav. The maximum temperature up t,- 11 o'clock this morning was s and the minimum 68. The wind has been south west blowing 10 miles an hour. Cole's Sentence. Boston, May 14. In the United Stat"? court here today Charles H. Col-?, for mer president of the now defunct Globe Xationa) bank of this city who recently pleaded guilty on several csunti of an indictment charging him with misap propriation of the funds of the institu tion was sentenced to serve eight yeais in Greenfield jaii. Is to lore children, and bo home can be completely hap py without them, yet the ordeal through which the expectant mother most paM N..' 1 i i r Oik J U U L

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAIi, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1900 THE Star Grocery- E. Montgomery, Prop, Successor to J. S. Sproat. Telephone 252. 112 E. Sixth Street WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Fresh Meats, Qucensware, Tinware. Special attention given to mall orders. TUESDAY SPECIALS: 19 lbs. Graulated Sugar $1.00 6 It). Cal. Evap. Peaches 25 25e can Rex. Veal Loaf 20 25e can Potted Turkey 20 Dry Salt Plate 6 J.ard, per lb 07 Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, per lb 10 Wolff's Hams, per lb 12 1 box Toilet Soap (12 bars) IS Knox's Sparkling Gelatine 10 Knox's Acidulated Gelatine 12 liiuby's Gelatine 12 Plymouth Rock Gelatine, Pink or White 12 Lion or Levering's Coffee 12 Try "Monarch Brand of Canned Goods." 13 lbs. Scotch Oats .25 6 lbs. liice 25 C pkgs. Battle Ax Oats 25 4 pkgs. Quart Oats 25 3 lbs. Good Tea 100 2 lbs. Bulk Coffee 25 Ye ast Foam, per pkg 03 Ralston Yeast .03 Star Tob., per It) 42 Horse Shoe, per US.., 42 Battle Ax, per tb 315 1 lb. Good Smoking Tots 20 We have an Excellent line of Teas. 1 2-tb. can Table Pears .08 10 lbs. Hominy Flake 25 1 pkg. Faultless Starch .04 Pepper, per Tb 15 1 package "VYheatline 10 1 1-Ib package Cocoanut OS 3 cans Salmon 25 1 can Al Salmon 15 2 cans Shrimps 25 6 1-lb. cans B. Beans 25 1 can Russian Caviar .25 We have some Handsome Dinner Sets. 2 cans Tomatoes 15c. Per doz I .85 2 cans Corn 15c. Per tloz 85 4 cans Corn 25 4 cans Peas 25 4 cans Bed Kidney F;eans 25 1 can Cal. Unpeeled Peaches 11 2 cans Table Apricots 25 2 cans Green Gages 25 2 cans Golden Drop Plums 25 1 can Table Peaches in Syrup 15 2 3-lb. can Apples 15 3 lbs. Evap. Apples 25 5 lbs. Cal. Prunes 25 lbs. Good Raisins 25 25-lb. Cloth Sack Corn Meal 25 50-tb Sack Stiaif.-ht Pat. Flour 85 Did you see our Haviland China? Sprinklers .20 Cream Cans 35 Slop Pails 30 Fiber Pails 25 Fiber Lunch Box .15 Dinner- 1'ail 25 Milk Pail 25 B-Gal. Gasoline tan 55 Clothes Wringer 1.25 Chopping Bowls 15 No Hanger Of contracting Sickness, if you use 'ore Mater That's the kind fur nished by the TopokaWatsr Co. Telephone 122- 625 Quiocy N Street. For an Pqihts Vest THE MAKES THE QUICKEST TIME AND COS TWO TUAUS PCTO1 DAILY FROM KANSAS POINTS TOR COLORADO. WYOMING, UTAH, CALIFORNIA, OREGON. Oa 1 l 1 J A Pullman Ordinary Ami ZZllfl 81eperiTourlst)was rtFl" I)llt nn to run daily between Kansas City and Portland, WITHOUT CHANCE. Leaving Kansas City at 10:40 a. m. Only 69 Hours Enroute. Palace Sleeping Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars. Dining Cars. Meals a la Carte. For Time Tables. Folders, Illustrated Books, Pamphlets descriptive of the ter ritory traversed call on F. A. Lewis. City Ticket Agent, or J. C. Fulton Depot v Agent. Rest and Health to Mother and Child MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for over FIFTY YEARS BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES W IND COLIC and la the best remedy lor DIARRHOEA. Sold bv Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure to ask for "Mrs. Wtnslow's Sooth-lug- Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-five cents" a bottle. Iola, Kas., and Return $3.13 Via the Banta Fe Route. Tickets on Bale May 12. 13, 14, 15, 16. Final limit May 19th. Account grand lode K. of P. and Kathbone Sisters. WHO'S Ty LAME? Another Chapter in the Sixth District Fusion Muddle. Secretary Morphy Holds Tully Scott Responsible. WAS FAIRLY BEATEN. Asked Populist Congressional Convention For Nomination. Claims That Dr. Dykes Is in Better Position. The congressional contest In the Sixth district between the Populists and Dem ocrats is growing more interesting to the politicians as time passes. Some times the statement is made that the Democrats are responsible; other inci dents transpire in which the blame is attached to the Populists. The workings by which the existing conditions were brought about have never been made public until this time, when in the fol lowing statement, James W. Morphy, chairman of the Populist conference committees, gives a full statement, one of the striking features of which is the fact that Tully Scott, appeared in the Populist convention as a candidate for the nomination, and that Dr. Dykes will pay for all the printing if Scott will submit to a primary election. Mr. Morphy says: The Populists of the Sixth district have felt that it was not the part of wisdom to burden the people of the state with stories of their tribulations in their present disagreement with the Demo crats but so many stories of what has happened in connection with Sixth dis trict conventions have been printed that is now seems advisable to give the facts from our side. I was chairman of the Populist conference committee, wrote all of the reports of that committee and presented them to the convention. 1 will also state that as secretary of the congressional committee I now have those reports as well as the records of the convention before me. The Democratic convention met April 3. adopted a platform, expressed a preference for Tully Scott and named a conference committee of one from each county with an expressed view of get ting together on one candidate. The Populist convention met the next day and after an extended discussion named similar committee. The Democrats, through Tully Scott, Populist delegate, reported their action in writing but made no mention of any action relative to an agreement upon a candidate. The objection to the appointment of a con ference committee in the Populist con vention was based on the ground that it would be foolish to name such a com mittee when the other fellows had agreed upon a man as their choice and we had no means of knowing which one of the seven Candidates before our convention would be our choice. Mr. Scott might have been named in our convention which would have obviated any neces sity for such a committee. Prior to the appointment of the conference commit tee a committee of five was named to meet with the Democrats and find out what they wanted. Subsequently an informal ballot was taken to ascertain the man the Populists wanted. Nominations were regularly made, Tully Scott and Dr. Dykes' names being presented together with those of five other persons. Afterward speeches j were made by the nominees. Mr. Scott appeared and spoke at length in his own interest. In this connection it is proper to state that the mere fact that Mr. Scott's name was presented in our con vention did not bind him to abide by the result but when he came to our conven tion and spoke in his own behalf he cer tainly entered it as a candidate tne same as the otners ana was morany bound as they were to abide by the re sult. It is also proper to state that Dr. Dykes did not enter his name in the Democratic convention in any way or in any sense. "The committee of inquiry reported recommending a conference committee similar to the Democratic committee and such a committee was named. This committee later reported that the Dem ocratic proposition wa3 to take the nom inee for congress and give to the Popu lists the nominees for the legislature in all of the districts except Kllis county. The latter was excepted because the Democratic vote was larger there than the Populist vote. The Populists con tended that this was a good theory to go on in the district and as they greatly outnumbered the Democrats that they should have the nominee. They also asked for a statement as to where a dis trict could be found in the United States where conditions were reversed, where the Populists had ever been given the right to name the fusion candidate. "It was then suggested that the com mittee be instructed to return to the Democratic committee and suggest that the Democrats endorse the Populist nominee and that as far as possible the Democrats be given the members of the legislature. This suggestion was adopt ed and four informal ballots were taken. There were 120 delegates and 61 votes were necessary to a choice. Dr. Dykes' vote on the respective ballots were as follows: 49, 55, 60 and 78. Mr. Scott's vote was as follows: 40, 40, 41 and 39. It will be noted that on the third ballot Dr. Sykes had a majority of the votes cast, one delegate having refrained from voting but In order that there might De no question about his right to the claim to be the cnoice ot tne convention an other ballot was ordered with the re suit that he had a majority of 39 votes or two to one and 17 votes more than were necessary to a choice. "The conference committees again re sumed their sessions. The second report recites that the proposition to give the Democrats members of the legislature the Populists to have the congressman was voted down by the Democratic committee. The report then speaks for itself and says: 'The question of wheth er any other Populist nominee for con- press might be acceptable was submit ted at the suggestion of the chairman of the Democratic conference commit tee. vote was then taken and the proposition carried but the name of no Populist was given. Further discussion on the subject followed. A vote was ta ken on the proposition to go back to our delegation and ask that another Popu list be named, the vote being equally di vided.' The report closes witn an ac knowledgment of courteous treatment and with regrets that we had been un able to agree. "Now on the last proposition, although the counties were equally divided, the counties voting 'no' had 73 votes in the convention and it would be useless to submit the proposition under these cir cumstances as each committeeman had instructions from the delegates he rep resented. "All of these committee reports were read to both committees before being signed and reported to the convention and suggestions of amendments were Esked in order that they might state what all of the members understood to be the facts. As the Populists retired from the last meeting of the conference committee the Democratic chairman asked the members of his committee to remain. This was within a few minutes of midnight. As the writer was leaving the room another member of the Popu list committee, suggested that they might be getting ready to do something and advised that the report be withheld for a short time. Willing and anxious to do anything which would bring about an agreement the report was delayed until the clamor of delegates for It be came eo great that It was submitted. It would have been delayed even longer had not the Decatur county delegate, who named Tully Scott, joined in the demand for the report. Believing that he knew whereof he spoke when he vig orously asserted that there was no fur ther hope of an agreement the report was made. "A short discussion of the work of the committee followed but no action was taken on the propositions contained in it. Some minutes later M. J. Wells, a Rooks county delegate who had sup ported Mr. Scott and who had been the candidate of his friends for temporary chairman, moved that the rules be sus pended and the nomination of Dykes be made unanimous and that he be declar ed the nominee of the convention. The action contemplated by this motion was properly and regularly taken. This was followed by a motion to adjourn sine die by the Decatur county delegate who had made Mr. Scott's nominating speech. "There was no proposition or sugges tion made to either the conference com mittee or the convention that Mr. Scott would withdraw his name under any circumstances. The first mention of such a withdrawal and of the substitu tion of some other name came to Dr. Dykes and his friends through the me dium of those stalwart friends of the cause of reform, the Kansas City Jour nal and the Kansas City Star. "Much stress is placed on the failure of the Populist convention to agree to submit the matter to a joint convention of the two parties. People outside of the district may be interested in the fact that the Populist convention of 120 dele gates represented 14.700 votes at the last election while the Democratic conven tion of S9 delegates represented a little more than 2,300 votes. In other words a delegate in the Democratic convention had 27 voters behind him while one In our convention had 122. It is natural that our people should object to putting delegates with that sort of representa tion behind them on an equality. There were a number of counties, whose rep resentatives in the Democratic conven tion were not favorable to Scott and if Dr. Dykes had chosen to make a fight in the Democratic convention he would have secured more than one-fourth of the delegates therein. "Dr. Dykes was regularly and honest ly nominated by delegates representing a large majority of the anti-Republican voters of the district and will make the race unless in referring the matter to the people Mr. Scott should receive a majority of the fusion votes of the dis trict. That is the only fair way to set tle the matter. The only objection of fered to It is that it would cost too much. Is there a voting precinct In the district where three men cannot be found who will serve as judges at a pri mary for three or four hours on a cer tain day without pay in order to aid in getting together against the Republi cans? I do not believe that there is such a district. "The writer has been authorized bv Dr. Dykes to state that he will pay out of his own pocket all printing expenses and there should be no other expense than that of the committeemen to meet to canvass the vote. Dr. Dykes' friends are anxious to see this matter settled soon and hope that it may yet be re ferred to the people. "Certain interested Democratic lead ers have stated repeatedly that thev have helped elect Populist congressmen rom tms district tor years. The record shows that every year since 1890 there has been a Democratic candidate in the held on election day and that these ran. jiaates nave received from 1.300 to 2.900 votes, itelerence to the secretary o state s report will show the absolute truth of this statement. As to Mr.Scott's withdrawal in 1890, it is a fact that he withdrew just prior to election, that in many precincts his withdrawal was not Known and in others it was mentioned with the result that he received votes in lo or the 22 counties in the district. li tne Democrats had invariably en dorsed the Populist nominee in the past and all of them had diligently worked tor nis election tne Populists of this dis trict might look at the matter different ly even tnougn tney have never heard of a case where the Democrats have given the Populists the nominee where tneir vote was greatly in excess of nnrs There are many Democrats in the dis trict wno nave loyally supported Porju lists nominees in the past and if the Populist convention had them to deal witn tne result would probably have ueen aiuerent. 'In conclusion I desire to snv tbnt in the convention the five large counties in the northeast part of this district, which had 51 delegates gave 53 of them to Dr. jjj K.es. j.i is a pretty good showing as to his standing at home. It is also worthy of note that almost half of the Populist vote in the 22 counties of the district is in these five counties." DEMOCRATS RESOLVE. Lyon County Bourbons Throw Sown Gage of Battle. The Democrats of Emporia and Lyon county in convention elected delegates to the various conventions and adopted the following resolutions: "We, the Democrats of Lyon county, in convention assembled, reaffirm our faith in and adherence to the principles of the Chicago platform. We recom mend that the delegates to the various conventions to be selected here today use their best effort to secure harmo nious action of all the reform forces. "Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed to the tendency of the present administration towards militarism and as represented by its attitude toward our island possessions; that, following in the footsteps of the founders of the republic, we are opposed to taxation without representation, whether we are the taxed or the taxers, and for that reason opposed to the discriminating taxes levied upon the people of Port Rico; that we extend our sympathy and support to the struggling Boers in far-away South Africa in their effort to maintain their autonomy and inde pendence as against the bullying Brit ish empire. "That we are in favor of legislation Tastes Good Does Good reels Good Is Good PREPARED ONLY BY The Dr. J. II- Mclean Medicine Co., St. louis, Mo. which will forever wipe out the trusts, combines and vast aggregations of capital by whatever name known which have grown up under the vicious legis lation of the past thirty years, and which have ever received the protec tion and fostering care of the Republi can party. We are opposed to all sumptuary laws and favor a tariff for revenue only.. "Resolved, That we have unbounded and unqualified faith in the patriotism, statesmanship and ability of our peer less and undaunted leader, William Jennings Bryan." REPUBLIC IN THE LIST. Breidenthal Endorsed by Another County Convention. The Democrats of Republic county in convention Saturday indorsed John Breidenthal for governor and H. N. Boyd for state auditor. Mr. Boyd was a candidate for the nomination for secretary of state until the Populist committee traded this place to the Democrats, whereupon he switched and is now out for auditor. He has received the endorsement of Democrats and Populists in convention. The Republicans of Republic county held their convention Saturday. Dele gates to the senatorial convention were named by Dick Ward. Those going to the judicial convention were selected by Jay F. Close, who seeks the nomi nation. PEACE AT LAST. Wyandotte County Has No Troubles to Air. Wyandotte county comes to the Re publican state convention this week for the first time in several years without a row of some kind on hands. This time there are no contests; the county has no candidates and everything is harmonious, a fact which is worthy of special notice since that county is the center of the political controversies which exceed in importance and extent any similar upheavals in the state. The advance guard of the Wyan dotte delegates to the state convention have arrived in Topeka and the re mainder cf the delegation will come to morrow evening. J. E. LARIMER CHAIRMAN. Will Manage Republican Campaign This Year. The Republican county central com mittee was organized Saturday after noon at the old court house by the .elec tion of James E. Larimer chairman and A. Newman secretary. Mr. Larimer is a young man of great energy, and has been active in local politics for several years. Mr. Newman is also a young man. An effort was made by Dave Mul vane to retain his lieutenant. John Dudley, on the committee as secretary. At the last election Dudley was de feated for a place on the committee by George W. Crane. The scheme of Mul vane to keep a catspaw connection with the executive committee was to have Dudley elected secretary. The mem bers of the committee were opposed to going outside the committee for any of the officers. A motion was made for the organization of the committee to be postponed for two weeks. Dur ing the two weeks the candidates for office were to select the officers and at the next meeting the committee was to ratify their choice. John Sutherin took a decided stand against the idea of the candidates making up a slate for the committee to ratify. "If this committee is not competent to choose its own officers, it might as well so out of existence." said Mr. Sutherin; t "This committee is selected by the people to manage the campaign. If the candidates are go ing to manage things the committee might as well stop right here." The motion to postpone the meeting two weeks was lost by a unanimous vote. Two candidates were nominated for chairman, James E. Larimer and George W. Crane. Mr. Larimer was elected on the first ballot by a vote of 26 to 19. Mr. Crane moved that the choice be made unanimous. John Van Venhten, David Gregg and A. Newman were the candidates for secretary. .-On the first ballot VanVechten received IS votes, Newman 15, and Gregg 13. Gregg and Newman flipped a coin to see which should withdraw on the second ballot. The coin was in Newman's favor, and on the second ballot he received 8 of Gregg's votes, making his total 23, the number needed for a choice. The com mittee adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. k" Steam Pipe Trust Pittsburg, Pa., May 14. Options have been taken on five of the largest steam fitting pipes and pipe bending plants in the country and a combination will be formed under the name of the Pittsburg valve and construction company with a capital of J5,000,000. The companies are all Pittsburg concerns. Tne new com bine, it is said, will control the heavy steam fitting and pipe bending trades of the country. Plague at Port Said. Port Said, May 14. So far there have been twenty cases of the bubonic plague here. Of this number 13 patients have died, four have recovered and the rest are still under treatment. No fur ther cases have been reported. YES OR NO. Topeka People Are Respectfully Asked to Answer These Questions. Is there anything in the evidence of one's senses? Is there anything in the testimony of one's friends? Can reliance be placed upon state- I ments from people we know? Are the opinions of local citizens of any greater moment than those of strangers Would you sooner believe people liv ing in some far-away place than citi zens of your own city? We think not. For home proof can easily be investigated. Mr. F. T. Tale. No. 707 Quincy St., photographer at No. 617 Kansas avenue, says: "Kidney complaint bothered me for about two years. At first I paid lit tle attention to a slight pain across the small of my back, but finally it grew so bad I could scarcely attend to my work. When I stooped it was with the greatest difficulty that I could straight en and the kidney secretions were un natural, distressing and annoying, and also disturbed my rest nights. I was in pretty bad shape when I got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store, corner of Sixth St and Kansas Ave. I noticed a decided relief after the third dose, and on finish ing the treatment the backache disap peared and the action of the kidney secretions was corrected." Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers, price 50c. Mailed on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T., Eole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan's, and take no substitute. NO BIG RUSH In Answer to Chief Campbell's Call For 2,500 Extra Policemen. St. Louis, May 14. The police, who had spent Sunday resting, were in good condition to begin work today. Squads were detailed, as last week, to guard the cars on the Suburban system and the divisions of the St. Louis Transit company which it was thought ad visable to operate. The feed wires on the main line of the Lindell division over which the Delmar, Page and Spaulding line cars run, became grounded, and it was im possible to send out cars as had been intended. At 11 o'clock the usual number of cars are being run over the three divisions of the Suburban system, and a number of cars on the following lines of the Transit company are in operation: Laclede, Bellfontaine, Compton, Park, Delmar, Page and Spaulding. All but the last three were in operation as ear ly as 6 o'clock, but owing to a grounded wire on the main division of the Lindell division, cars on the Delmar, Page -and Spaulding lines could not be started for several hours. The advertisement of Chief of Police Campbell for 2,500 men to serve as em ergency policemen and assist the regu lar force in keeping order during the strike, Is not meeting with as hearty a response as had been expected. At 11 o'clock less than 200 men were awaiting a chance to be sworn in. The executive boards of the Central Trades and Labor council the street railway employes union, and the build ing trades council were suddenly called about noon to meet at Walhalla hall on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. This meet ing is to be in place of the one called for Wednesday night when the advisa bility of ordering a general sympathy strike of all union labor in St. Louis was to have been considered if the trouble between the street car compa nies and their employes should not have been adjusted before then The strike leaders will not say why tney decided to call the earlier meeting, but it is intimated that Governor Stephens' action in ordering the enroll ment of 2,500 special policemen precipi tated it. President Mahon, of the International Association of Amalgamated Street railway employes who is here managing tne strike, in an interview said "The governor's action in calling out 2,500 extra policemen has complicated the strike situation. It was an unwise and uncalled for action and belies his attitude of only two days ago when he said that the situation did not justify such measures as he intimates may be expected. "While his precipitate course is in it self a surprise his new way of dealing with the situation was not unexpected. It has not strengthened the railway's position. Does the governor take the responsibility of ordering the forces at his command to shoot and club into submission American justice and free dom? "United labor does not fear the issue so suddenly and strangely presented by the governor. It has a way of dealing even with such conditions. We will win this fight by sentiment and not by re sort to bullets and bayonets. "I am afraid the governor has made the task of the citizens' committee ail the more difficult. Everything was pro ceeding nicely when the new order came like a clap of thunder. I am very much afraid it has spoiled the chance of ar bitration." In reply to the statement of Mr. Ma hon, anent the calling for 2,500 special policemen. Governor Stephens said to day: "I called for the men because I thought they were needed and without consulting Mr. Mahon about it. I talk- witn tne ponce board, the chief, the captains and the other heads of the po lice department and thev t situation required this action, so I took it. i Limit. Liiese men. wno vp in sit j,ouis, know the condition here better than does Mr. Mahon who does not live here. Therefore I did not consult Mr Mahon nor do I intend to do so." PLENTY OF MEN. More Than the Street Car Com panies Can Use at K. C. Kansas City, Mo., May 14. This was the day set by the street car strikers to compel their comrades to join them in their fight against the Metropolitan oireei railway company, and great in terest attached to the mass mi-Ptin. called by National Organizer Brvan fr.-r I 10:30 this morning. At this meeting it was said determined action would be decided upon. On all lines trains were started with the usual regularity, and no signs of violence were apparent during the early hours. The strikers had said that to day they would pull the crews from their trains if they refused to strike, and when asked about their apparent indifference, replied with: "Wait until after the meeting." Police were on the aiert in an parts or the city, and both they and the county officials were in readiness to quell any disturbance that might arise. But few additions to the strikers' ranks had been received since Saturday, while the railway company had more applications for positions man tney couia accommodate. ihe strikers met at the appointed time in secret and were still In sesMon at noon. hat decisive plans, if any they formulated is not known. It was learned that they had decided to harass the company as much as pes sible, and to this end will this after noon parade at the head of a band with the double purpose of badgering tne trainmen ana to show their strength. TOWNE MAY WITHDRAW. Many Delegates From Sioux Palls Express This Opinion. Lincoln, Neb., May 14. Charles A. Towns will withdraw as a vice presi dential candidate if Mr. Bryan wishes him to, if it becomes evident he is not satisfactory to the Democratic conven tion at Kansas City. That is the opinion of a majority of the delegates returning from Sioux Falls, and the statement of a few of them. Governor Poynter, who was dele gate at large, however, is an exception He maintains that Mr. Towne is the logical nominee of both conventions, and will be indorsed by the Democrats. Mr. Bryan has not said he wishes Mr, Towne to withdraw, and he will not sav so. Mr. Bryan s friends, however, insist that they speak for him when they say he did not wish Mr. Town nominated. One of the interesting reports brought back from faioux Falls, credited to Sen ator Allen, is that the Democratic leaders have about decided on Admiral Schley as Bryan s running mate. Sen ator Allen is said to, have sprung this news In his argument against the Pop ulists making any nomination. MRS. GROYER IS SICK. Wife of Former "Blind Justice" Is Stricken With Smallpox. Mrs. G rover, wtife of the former To peka justice of the peace, was taken ill with smallpox in her rooms over the store building at 831 Kansas avenue last week. After being ill for several days, the members of the family be came alarmed at the symptoms and re ported the case to City Physician Peers. Examination showed the trouble to be smallpox, and Mrs. Grover was removed to the home of relatives in North Topeka. Dr. Peers says he scarcely thinks the disease had reached the contagious stage before the case was reported. However, because of the prominent lo cation, the rooms were thoroughly fu migated. The case is one of genuine smallpox, but Mrs. Grover is not dangerously ill. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, May 14. WHEAT The wheat market early today was firm but rather quiet. Cables were strong. The Ger man and French crops were reported backward, while Austria complained of frosts. Rains in the northwest caused moderate selling by scalpers and New York houses were fair buyers early. July opened a shade over Saturday at 65S65 cents, advanced to bSOc. and then eased to first figures where the market steadied. Around 66c there was plenty for sale, but under that offerings early were small. jL.ocal receipts were 3i cars, two of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 328 cars against 354 last week and 342 a year ago. World's ship ments were 1.677.001 bushels under last weeks and 1. 380,000 bushels less than last year. On passage wheat increased for the week 1,120,000 bushels. Reports of chinch butrs in Kansas and the Hessian fly in Illinois were received and the decreased 2,204,000 bushels all of which had supporting influence on the market. Trade, however, was dull. The July option closed strong Se over Sat urday at 6666c CORN The corn market was firm. Ca bles were lower, but receipts were light and country offerings small. July opened a shade lower at 37ti37c and advanced to 37-?i37e. On prolit taking the market reacted to 37c, but steadied and recov ered early to 37c. Receipts here were 161 cars. Trade was fairly active, some of the bull interests "Supporting the mar ket. OATS The oats market was f-m, but quiet, sympathizing with corn. Receipts here were 153 cars. July opened a shade down at 21;fi2ic and sold to 22c. later easing from that to 21c, where the market steadied. PROVISIONS were quiet but firm. Hogs were firm despite liberal receipts and there was good demand and only a mod erate amounts for sale. Julv pork opened a shade higher at $11.57-& 11.60. July lard unchanged at $6.Si and July ribs a shade higher at Sb.ai'i. Following tne opening the products enjoyed a slight advance, but later settled back to their opening quotations. r JjAA Cash northwest Jl.so. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago. May 14. CATTLE Receipts, 500, including 500 Texans; steers active to 10 cents lower; butcher stock steady; good to prime steers $4.90S'5.70: poor to medium J4.15fi4.75; stockers and feeders oSd.oo: cows $3.00'a4.tw: neuers j.zo. .00: eanners J2.4iVu3.00: bulls S2.90i'a4.2o; calves $4.50fi6.00; Texas fed steers $4.00 20: Texas bulls $3.30113.10. HOGS Receipts today 31.000: tomorrow 1S.000: left over l,Sti2. Strong to shade higher: ton 5.4i,. Mixed and butchers. $5.15Sj5.45; good to choice heavy $5.32 .47M: rough heavy so.ia'no.iu: ngnt o.uo (55.37U bulk of sales S5.255i5.40. &l-bjhjf Receipts -o,wj; sneep ioc low er, active. Lambs 10 cents lower, active. Good to choice wethers S5.25ti5.60; fair to hoice mixed $4.9OSo.40: western sneep. $5. SoftS. 60: yearlings $5. 605.90: native lambs $5.00(37.30: western lambs $6.00.7.30. Official receipts and shipments lor Sat urday. Receipts Cattle, 66; Hogs, la.oii; sneep, 820. Shipments Cattle, 70S-; hogs, 4,785; sheep none. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas Citv. May 14. CATTLE Re ceipts 6.000. Market steady. Native steers $4.00-116.25: Texas steers $4.0ili5.15; Texas cows $3.00-?53.75: native cows and heifers ;2. oo?ft4.90: stockers and feeders s.wjja.M; hulls S3.4S.fi 4. 50. HOGS Receipts 6.000. Market strong to cents higher active. Bulk of sales $5.10 20: heavy 5. 175.30; packers $5.15fi5.25: mixed $5.10fi5.20: light $1..05&o.l5; yorkers $5.HX'!0.1d: pigs $4.zs&a.uu. SHEEP Receipts 6.VM; market steaay lambs $5. 60(37.50; muttons $3. ,3-416.00. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas Citv. May 14. WHEAT July filiififiU.if September 626214c. Cash. No. z hard t-c; iso. a oioic; nu. icu w-yj 66e; No. 3. Vl'atoc. CORN July 34c; September 30'fac. i:asn No. 2 mixed 35V635Hc; No. 2 white V,c: No. 3, 36MtC. OATS No. 2 white 2626Hc. RYE No. 2, 53c. HAT Choice timothy $10.5O11.0O; choice prairie $7.257.50. 15c EGGS Fresh 10c. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, May 14. COWS $2.50'a3.50. STEERS $3.50fd4.0O. HEIFERS $3.00g3.50. HOG3. LIGHT $4 6CX34 90. MEDIUM AND HEAVY-J4.8OS5.00. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 60c NO. 2 CORN 34c. NO. 2 OATS 22Vi&23c HAY $5.00. PRODUCE. EGGS 10 cents. CHICKENS 66H cents. BUTTER IS cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, May 14. Based on Chicago and Boston' quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 7C NO. 1 TALLOW 3i fi 4Vc. GREEN SALT HALF CURED 7c. Cotton Market. Liverpool. May 14. COTTON Spot in fair demand: prices lower; American mid dling, a s-lbd. New York, May 14. COTTON Spot closed quiet and steady, l-16c lower. Mid dling uplands. 9 1-3-16c: Gulf middlings 10 l-16c. Galveston, May 14. COTTON Quiet 9. New York Money Market. New Tork, May 14. MONET Money on call steady at 2Ai2Vt per cent. Prime mer cantile paper ZWb per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8814 ti4.bSV2 for demand and at $4.81 ii 4.85 for 60 days. Posted rates $1.85Vs and $4.59Q4.S9Vi- Commercial bills $4.84ffi4.84V2. SILVER Silver certificates 60-gGOc. Bar silver 60c. Mexican dollars 47H;c. BONDS Government bonds weak: re funding 2s when issued 102: 2s, register ed 99; 3s, registered 108: coupon 109: new 4s, registered 13314: coupon 133,; old 4s, registered 1141i; coupon 114Vfc; 5s, reg istered 11214; coupon 11212- Butter Market. New Tork. May 14. BUTTER Steady; western creamery 16feS20c. Sugar Market. New Tork, May 14. SUGAR Raw steady; fair refining 3 15-16c: centrifugal 96 test 4 7-16c; molasses sugar 3c. Re finer!, steady: crushed S5.55: powdered. $5.25: granulated $5.15. COFFEE Quiet, No. 7 Rio 7 9-16C Grain Letter. WHEAT Cables came d higher this morning and closed at an advance of d for the day. Northwest receipts were slightly below those of a year ago, clear ances liberal and receipts at primary points light. Acceptances were large and casb markets showed more legitimate strength than usual. The visible supply decreased two and a Quarter million. which was more than the trade had figur ed on. There is a lot of crop damage news coming in from the winter wheat fields where conditions heretofore have been most rosv. Kansas fields are in fected with "fly" but to what extent it is yet too early to determine. Soma fields are already turning brown in spots. We feel friendly to wheat and believe prices will work higher now that liquid ation has run Its course and there are no big lines to go on the market- Shorts have been buying steadily and indica tions are that they will keep this up un til their lines have all been brought in. CORN There was still a lot of corn for sale on bulges today but prices closed only a sixteenth lower than Saturday. The pools were best buyers, picking up offerings and buying openly at 37c for July. Corn has suffered a six cent de cline without a rally and in view of the fact that the bull pools have been pick ing up some good big lines and that wheat and pork is doing better, we believa it would be wise to pick up a moderate line of July corn and follow the talent. It would not be bad trading to buy on a big brealc like this one. OATS Quiet and featureless. PROVISIONS Prices were 10c lower at the yards for hogs this morning, but closed strong and 5c higher. Receipts were slightly above estimates. Packers ana shorts are buyers; 23,000 head expected tomorrow. J. C GOINGS. rlew Tork Up-Town Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of erain. New Tork, May 14. Saturday's bank statement showed about the same amotmt of loss in cash as was estimated by this bureau Friday afternoon. The small change in the loan account was gratify ing but in view of the liquidation which took place at the stock exchange at times last week, it is somewhat surprising that a decrease of several millions in loans is not reported. The Pennsylvania road's borrowing of $15.01)0,000 does not show in the statement, for the reason, it Is said that the trust companies and insurance companies have made most of the ad vance. It is possible that within a week or two through various shifting of ac counts some part of this great loan will appear in the accounts of the clearing house banks. The question of gold ex ports is becoming more of a factor in Wall street discussions. The foreign ex change market for the time being offers no guide on this point. A most satisfac tory trade balance still exists in iaor of this country, but the European de mand for gold is concerned simply with its movement as a commodity, conse quently as the buyers of commodities try to secure tnem as cneapiy as possioia there will be no advertising of export en gagements until they actually are made and tne specie reaay to De vranomwu from the United States assay office. The principal point of interest is whether London will find it necessary to increase its gold banking reserves. The entire subject necessarily is surrounded with uncertainty and therefore the natural policy of the New Tork banks and insti tutions will be a cautious and conserva tive one. Market Gossip. Furnished bv J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Duluth gets 33 cars, last year 35; Minne apolis last year 307. Chicago Hogs 31,000; cattle 20,000; hogs 10c lower. Chicago Cars Wheat, 37; corn 161; oats 153. Grade of cars at Chicago Wheat 2; corn, 45; oats, 19. Estimated hogs at Chicago tomorrow, 23.000. London: Wheat d higher. Kansas City Hogs S.OiO; cattle 5,000. Omaha Hogs 4.000; cattle 4.500. Liverpool: Wheat d lower; corn Hd lower. The market looks like It was a sale for a turn. Visible supply Wheat, decrease, 2.204,000. Corn, decrease, l,S82.0oO. Oats, decrease, 207,000. Total visible supply: Wheat 47,621,000. Corn. 16,155.000. Oats. 7.246,000. There is heavy selling of sugar on hard spots. We believe this stock will sell much lower. We have seen it sell in the 70s when the stock paid 12 per cent dividend regularly and now that the dividend has been cut In two and prospects of It being reduced to 4 per cent, or none at all, is not very encouraging to holders. Privileges good this week: Puts, July wheat 6o4c: calls 67c; puts July corn 360: calls 3SV&C Puts July wheat 65c: calls 66c. Puts Julv corn 36c; calls 37-537ic. Kansas City market in detail Mill wheat 2. to 3c over test weight. Heavy low grades test to lc over. Middle 2 to 3V4 cents over. Light 4 to 4MiC over. Total clearances. Wheat and flour 4.0, 000: corn, 625,000. Primarv receipts: Wheat, 516.000: last year 465.000. Corn 4-9.00O, last year 367,000. The stock market is advancing gradual ly for standard shares. Industrials are inclined to weakness, especially sugar and the steel issues. Good buying ot grang ers, Boston buying Atchison common and houses with western' connections buying Atchison preferred in blocks. Wheat is gaining strength as the ses sion nears the close. Some unfavorable news coming in from the wheat fields where conditions so far have been brightest. The market has had a good breaJt and the price is very low. Mining wheat brings a good premium. The country is bare of good milling wheat. Hessian flv is in the Kansas wheat fields and as this is the first time the fields west of the Mississippi river have been infected and as It Is yet too early to de termine as to what extent they exist there is considerable anxiety as to the amount of damage that is likely to resuiL Total shares to noon 197.&00 shares. Estimated cars for tomorrow at Chica go: Wheat 82; corn 315: oats 250. Range of Prices. Furnished bv J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Article. Open High Low Close Sat- WMayA764M 65H 64H- 654 P4H Julv 65j-, 66 65 66Vi- 65 CORN May 3614- 36 Sfis 364 July 37V4-VI 378-Vs 36T4 37- 3714 OATS May 21 21 Julv 21- 22 PORK May Julv ...1157 1167 LARD 21- 21 21 21 22 21 11 50 11 45 11 57 11 62 11 57 6 85 6 85 6 87 6 87-90 6 87 6 SO 6 87-90 6 87 6 55 6 52 6 57 6 57-60 6 55-67 6 57 6 57 6 55 May July Sept RIBS May July Sept. 6 87-90 6 92 6 90-92 6 S2 6 57 6 65 6 60 6 62 KANSAS CITY. WHEAT Julv 60 Sept. 61v8 CORN July 3414 Sept. 35V4 61- 60- 61- 60 62-62V 61v8 62-62Vi 61 S4- 34 35v2 35 34 351, Ranges of Price on Stocks. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Stocks. l'oa'n?HiebiLow 'ci'sei'sat. I I I I I I Sugar 110 lin J0 People's Gas 98 998 97 Am. Tobacco 92H 94 9214 A S. W. 37 38 35U, B: R. T 6i 6 67 Federal Steel 3i 3SV 36 C. B. Q 123-4! 125Hm 123 Rock Island l5j 105T4i 1"5 C. M. St.- P. 115 I 115-s 114 Atchison, com.. 24M, 2-' 24 Atchison pfd 68 69 67 Manhattan 88 89 87 Western Union 79 79 79: Mo. Pacific 57 57's 56 V. Pac. pfd 73 73 73 U. Pac, com 52 53 52 Atchisoh adi 83l 83 S3 N. T. Central.. 130 13014 129 So. Pacific 33 34 33 C. C. C 57 5 57 C. 0 27 27 26 Reading 54 55 54 T. C. 1 75 76 73 No. Pac. pfd 73 73 73 No. Pac com 56 57 56 L. N 78 79 78 C. G. W 12 12 12 107! no 9; 9S 9-: 92 35! 37 t;siii 68 34 I 3S 124 123 105:i'j5 114-114 24 4 6! 68 87! 88 79 I 79 57 73 73 53 52 83 I 83 I30iA!129 33ii; 33 58 57 27 t 26 54 I 54 73i 75 73 j 73 01 79 5S 78 12

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1900. 7 TOO MANY PAPERS. Opposition to Subsidies Develops in MethodiBt Conference. Chicago, May 14. Bishop Fitzgerald presided at today's session of the Meth odist Episcopal general conference. Rev. John T. Riley, of Oklahoma, leading the devotional exercises. -After unimportant routine business, a motion made bv Bishop Hurrt that a commission be created hy the general conference consisting of one member from each gem ral conference district to select the 129 delegates to the Ecu menical Methodist conference in Lon don was adopted. A little politics was then injected Into the proceedings by a resolution to al low delegates the privilege of vacant seats in their delegations for their friends This was opposed on the ground that it gave too much oppor tunity for lobbying and was signally defeated. Rev. Robert Rich, of Erie, Pa., con ference, introduced a resolution to make It a violation if a sacred trust to devote the prMtits of the book concern to any other object than the support of super annuate I ministers. This was intro duce:! to stop payment of the expenses f the ireiieral conference out of this fund and the subsidizing of non-paying otlieial papers. Mr. Rich said that if n.-c ssary an injunction should be scrtd upon the general conference or those holding these trust funds, to pre vent their diversion to any other chan nel than that for which they are in tended. Dr. Katon, of Troy. X. Y., agent of the eastern book concern, ma le a strong plea for the adoption of the resolution. "In my judgment," he said, "we have too many p.-riodiea's in the Methodist church." Dr. Lewis Curls, of tiie western book concern, alsii fa vored the resolution. A motion by Dr. Buckley to lay the -whole matter on the table resulted in a h ngthv debate. Dr. Buckley's motion to lay on the table finally prevailed by a large ma jority. The regular order of the day, the organic law of the church, was then considered, article 10 being read f r amen intent or adoption. This article defines the powers and restrictions of the general conference. After some de bate the resolution was referred for further consideration by the committee. THE PKUNE tllOL'. California Yield is Estimated at $110, 000,000 Pounds. San Jose, Cal.. May 14. According to the best figures obtainable. California produced last year 110.iiini.tiu0 pounds of prum s. Careful men, who are tngaged in the fruit business, estimate that th? state will produce this year 125.000 0 0 pounds. There are 7,0(0,000 pounds of prunes still on hand of last year's crop. PEN PICTURE OF THE HEW SPAIN. Eelic-ved of the Drain of her Colonics she has now Sprung Into new Prosperity. Madrid, April 5. A year and a half ngo the peace protocol between the United States and i?pain was signed. Hpain, stunned, bewildered, impover ished and all but crushed, .withdrew to the continent and the world graciously allowed her to retire within herself and recover. With her navy lying at the bottom of the sea, her standing army bleach ing upon the hills of Cuba and in the Philippines, her national armament in the hands of the enemy, Spain found herself as poor as when she stood low among nations six centuries ago, re duced again after a magniilcent in terim of power and fortune. Spanish grandees, with the blood of kings in their veins, closed their front doors and pulled low the shades, for their national pride was touched; Span ish merchants shut their shop doors by day and counted their scanty gold se cretly by night; the Spanish cabinet, headed by the broken hearted Queen, and her powerless little son, met to consider the probabilities of securing a sufficient war loan to tide Spain with honorgiver the crisis. Soldiers were paid off after long de lay, pensions were tardily distributed to arrny and navy legatees, little by little the immense home debts of fuel and nations were lifted or paid on ac count, and Madrid began to look more like a happy city again; for awhile it resembled a place devastated of peo ple and hope, like the deserted cities of the Bible. A few great statesmen remained! Weyler, known in this country as "the wicked," but in Spain as "the true," was in waiting; De Lome, always faithful to Spain, had money, Sagasta, too, was then in his prime. With her tried councilors the Queen Mother met end debated upon the future. There was so much to be done with so little! Then up stood one of those highest in council and spoke words of encourage ment. After she had heard them the Queen's spirits rose and she gained per ceptibly in spirits and in strength. 'We have," said this councilor, "been relieved of that which it has cost Spain a fortune to maintain. For genera tions Cuba and Porto Rico have been a source of expense and trouble. Our armies have fought there at an annual cost of millions; and our national re sources have been taxed to maintain them. The Philippines, while they have In times past brought in large revenue, have long since ceased to be a profit. The natives are quarrelsome and the land is unfilled; our army there is maintained at enormous annual cost." A NEW START. Then, demonstrating how Spain, re lieved of the burden of keeping her armies in these distant points, could devote her money and her strength to home uses, he went on to point out how successful and strong the country might become. Instead of spreading unto points so far distant that they could be of no value to the highly prized home population the nation, by devot ing its money to home improvement, could spread upon the continent and become, like Russia, immense in terri tory and Immeasurably strong. With the bitter experience of the past ten years of war fresh in their minds, the Queen and her Cabinet could not but be impressed with the logic of this argument, and immediately the am bitious plans for the rebuilding ot ppam s navy were aoandoned and ne gotiations which had been begun by De Lome with foreign powers for the pur chase of ready built warships were tem porarily abandoned. To secure a standing army, however, which Is a necessary adjunct to any country in time of peace as in time of war, it was thought best to make mili tary service compulsory so that, if there were need upon the continent, a suffi cient force of soldiery could be called out at any time for every possible de fence which the boundary of Spain could desire. These plans met the approval of the financiers of Europe; and with such good end speedy results that Spain was able to secure Its entire loan for the defrayal of expenses incurred In the war from one house and in sufficient Immediate sums to meet all demands The Cured Fruit association is en deavoring to get control of 90 per cent, of the acreage. The officers believe that if this is obtained the whole sur plus can be marketed at not less than 3 cents. It is thought that the surplus can be placed in foreign markets at small differentials. At the headquartes of the association it was stated that some acreage was coming in, but that the association was still much short of the necessary percentage. i(v n wz?-m 0 MD MISCELLANEOUS ADS. WANTED HELP. WANTED Position by young man as stenographer or office clerk. Good refer ences. Address K. K., care Journal. WANTED Chores to do. Address R., care Journal. WAXTKD House-cleaning by a middle aged man (white;. H. G., care Journal. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED-Lady attendant In dental of fice. Address "Attendant," this office. WANTED-A girl for general housework at 719 Van Buren st. WANTED Bright women, special -work. good pay. Call at 324 Park st.-, North Topeka. Hours: 8 to 9 a. m.; 02 to 1:30. and 4:30 to 8 p. m. WANTED An assistant cook (woman), 122 West Sixth street. WANTED A girl for general housework at 618 Monroe. WANTED Ladies to sell corn feathers; has no equal for bed and sofa pillows; mattresses also made of the same ma terial. Free samples for 10c to pay post age. Manufactured by B. G. Krapf Son, 615 Van Buren st.. North Topeka, Kan. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Man to deliver and collect in Topeka and vicinity; $15 per week and expenses permanent position. Address De livery department, 1336 Cherry St., Phil adelphia, Pa. WANTED Good baker at once. Address R. H. Morey, Wamego, Kansas. as they were presented, thus enabling the grand old nation, inevitably dear to Americans because the first Ameri can of them all came from Spain, to maintain the national credit and honor dearer to her than any other posses sion. As this became noised throughout Europe, Spanish noblemen again opened their front doors; and last winter there were again the stately entertain ments which have made Lisbon and Madrid famous. State receptions were given in the Palace and the young King, gay in his robes of state and wearing the crown jewels upon his narrow little chest, re ceived the guests with his mother who. poor lady, pale and sad, bore herself with a quiet dignity which touched the hearts of all. When Christina of Aus trian, Queen Regent of Spain, makes her reckoning to her King, her son, she must account for fifty millions of lost territory and a whole banished navy, but the King is too little as yet to realize the enormity of this, though his mother feels it keenly! GOOD TIMES AGAIN. Eull fights, which are to us unspeak ably horrible, were resumed, and Spain enjoyed herself at her national game which seems to Spanish hearts so much more endurable than the football hon ors of countries that pride themselves upon civilization more modern. Car riages rolled once more through the streets and the gay tinkling music, so characteristic of Spain, was heard again; and there were glimpses of floating mantillas, while in the poorer quarters the garlic feasts were re sumed, unsmothered by the poverty of war times. Gradually Spain became herself again; Spain, to be sure, without her Hamlet, for her colonies were her cen tral figures, but stronger and better than when she carried the crazy ad juncts of woe! To-day, according to latest statistics, Spain is stronger than she has been for years, and happier. At peace with herself, she flourishes in agriculture; at peace with the world, she is increas ing her commerce. Quoting from the report of a Spanish statesman, Spain finds herself to-day occupying an en viable place among nations. With lit tle to maintain and much to win, she is happier far, and her people are richer, than when she was striving after that which had become to her, the unattainable the keeping of peace in her savage islands. For the first time in forty years Spain is sending out. from her manu factories, the Spanish lace made from a secret process long and carefully guarded; she is exporting thin silks; her tapestries are engaged past the ca pacity of her looms; she is selling, along with Brussels and France, those products which she has always been capable of making but which have been crippled the past years, from national calamity. Spain's army, too, is growing. Her volunteers have been formed into com panies which, drilled with the old, now form a formidable army, sufficient to maintain peace within her own domain and for the dignity of the nation. As to the navy, it is growing, not into a formidable war fleet, perhaps, but into a guard for Spain's commerce, and into a nucleus for a war fleet later on, if she should care for one. The credit of the Bank of Spain is restored with the people, and by a care fully prepared system of financial sup port it has spread its branches to all the towns of Spain so that its sources of business and revenue are much greater than ever before. Spain's agriculture is also increased and its domestic products were never so fine. The south of Spain vintage of the past year is expected to equal that of the choicest wine years. With such a report as this Spain is encouraged to go on to greater pros perity. Far from being crushed by the defeat of a year ago. she has risen from its ashes and is building herself, not as proudly as before, perhaps, but more permanently, because more com pactly. MISS GOULD'S MEMENTOES. That Miss Helen Gould's kindness to the sailors of the United States Navy is appreciated by them is clearly shown by the gifts she has received at their hands. Every man o' war that reaches New York brings with It one or more gifts gathered by the jackies to be pre sented to her. Innumerable odd and ex pensive articles adorn Miss Gould's residence, tributes from the boys on board the various ships. These gifts have been picked up In most obscure parts of the globe and many of them are of priceless value. Miss Gould's name is sacred to the Jackies. WANTED 21 AL3 HELP. WANTED Men to learn barber trade. We will teach the work in two months, donate complete outfit of tools, pay board, furnish free ticket to our college, and guarantee $15 weekly when competent, without any expense, this offer is good until June, and is made on account of demand for our graduates during the summer months. Make application by mail. Moler Barber College, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED Man and wife to work on farm woman to work in family: must understand the work: steady employment to good help. Enquire of Mr. Watson, corner 7th and Van Buren. WANTED Good chore boy; must have references; also dining room girl; south east corner Eighth and Qulncy st. WANTED Man of good character; de liver and collect for old established manufacturing house; $900 a year and ex penses guaranteed. Address, Manufac turer, third floor, 334 Dearborn St., Chi cago. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMEN WANTED For new black berry; propagates from tips; does not sprout all over farm like old kinds; full line of fruit and ornamental trees; outfit free; pay weekly. Lawrence Nursery Co., Lawrence, Kan. SALESMAN WANTED A thoroughly capable pushing man to obtain orders from doctors, established trade, work per manent, good pay. P. O. box 1552, Phila delphia. WANTED Salesmen to sell our full line of choice nursery stock. We give a printed guarantee that stock will be true to name. Write to Mount Hope Nurseries, Lawrence, Kansas. WANTEDMJSCJELLAEU WANTED Use of driving horse for its keep with privilege of buying if satis factory, 123 Madison St. WANTED Umbrellas to repair and re cover, gasoline stoves repaired for sea son, 75c. Sewing machines repaired. J. A. Billings, 824 Kansas ave. WANTED Lace curtains and portieres to clean. Mrs. Fosdick, 725 Quincy st. FOSDTCK'S, HARMOLA CARPET AND Lace Cleaning works, 908 Kansas aye., first building south of Copeland hoteL Phone, SG0. J. H. Fosdick, carpets. Miss Jennie Fosdick, lace. WANTED Gas or gasoline stoves clean ed and repaired; improved new burners fitted to any frame. Gasoline stoves changed for gas. HULL STOVE Sc REPAIR CO.. Tel. 312. 116 East Eighth st. OSTEOPATHIST. STEPHEN C. WOODHTJLL, Osteopath. 1st. Hours: 9-12; 2-4; Thurs.. 9-12. 627 Ka. Av. NEW YORK'S HIGH TUNNEL BONDSMAN. August Belmont, Head of the House of That Kame, Comes Forward Again Into Notice. The fact that the firm of August Bel mont Company, of which August Bel mont is the senior partner and the head, recently signed its check for one million dollars guaranteeing for fifty years the continuing bond of John McDonald, the man who is to build New York's rapid transit tunnel, brings prominently into notice a family which has been before the American public for the last hun dred years. It was nearly a century since August Belmont, the elder, became a wealthy man. The fathers of the present gen eration of business men first remember hearing of August Belmont when that gentleman was appointed Minister to Austria. Later they heard of him as the American representative of the itotnscnitds. Within forty years from the time he served as an office bov in a broker's office in New York City, August .Lseimont the elder was a leader of New York society, a man of great wealth, a politician of undoubted in tegrity, a literary man and a man of widespread influence which extended through all circles, educational and financial. Of such a father and in such a home August Belmont, Jr., the subject of the present sketch, was born. Soon he was joined by two brothers, O. H. P. Belmont, very well known in society, and Perry, prominent in politics. August Belmont, Jr., went to Har vard and after graduation took the Columbia College Law Course. At the age of twenty-five he began to mingle in New York's life, entering the bank ing house of his father and at the same time taking up politics. A GOOD START. Born in 1851, when the country was matured and when a man, to be a great man, must lay a cornerstone of educa tion, he fully realized the necessity of equipping himself for his chosen field, and so, at the age of twenty-five, after graduation from Harvard and Colum bia, he continued his studies, and not until he was thirty years old did he add the last of his sheepskins to his col lection and start out upon an indepen dent career without a guide. The Belmont family at that time in habited the historic old mansion on Fifth Avenue, corner of Eighteenth Street, since given up to business. The dwelling was maintained during the lifetime of the elder Belmont, and It was only with reluctance a few years ago that the sons relinquished it and joined the march uptown. Until 1881 young August Belmont practised law. In 1880 he was elected to Congress and served for several years. During that time he was Chair man of the Committee on Foreign Af fairs, and so was admirably equipped for the appointment of Minister to Spain which he accepted in 18S7 under the appointment of President Cleveland. Upon his return from Spain Mr. Bel mont took charge of the banking house and has for several years devoted him self to its interests. To-day he can be found hard at work during a greater portion of his time In a dingy office not for from the Wall Street front in strik ing contrast to the home Just across the East River, almost in sight of Wall Street, which he occupies during the summer months. The death of the elder Belmont in 1891 threw the affairs which had now grown into immense interests into the hands of the sons, and by common con sent it was agreed that August should take charge of the estate, as his ten dencies were more toward banking than those of the other brothers, who were each pursuing special and strong lines of work. AS A SPORT. In 1892, requiring some relaxation, Mr. Belmont startled the sporting com munity by largely increasing the Bel mont stables and becoming the owner of some of the finest horseflesh on the turf. To-day he is known as one of the leading horsemen of America, his aim being the perfecting of the noble ani mal and the development of real en joyment rather than the mere making of money. It is said that August Bel mont has never earned a cent upon his stables and that in his way he can be compared to the late Duke of West minster, who, while he won enormously on certain races, was noted for invest FOB 2JSNT BOCU& FOR RENT Large furnished front room with bath, reasonable. 106 E. 12th st. FOR RENT Newly furnished modern rooms in private family. 71t Topeka ave. FOR RENT Well furnished rooms, with water and gas. N. W. cor. 12th and Polk. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT A nice flat, with modern Improvements; down town. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR RENT Furnished house for the summer; terms reasonable. Apply 318 Topeka avenue. FOR RENT Large residence. Inquire at 116 West Sixth. W. R. Hazen. FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT A good upright piano for rent cheap at 1307 Lincoln. FOR SALE A fresh Jersey cow at 300 Jackson st. Call up stairs. FOR RENT One of the best locations for a drug store in the city. Also two modern flats In central part of the city. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th st. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Cheap Horse, harness. 1254 Tyler st. phaeton and FOR SALE Household goods, Wednes day and Thursday. 1007 Prospect st. FOR SALE Three full blood Jersey cows. 'Phone 275. FOR SALE Black mare, good for saddle or buggy. Call at 223 Kansas ave. FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE One section of Nebraska school land to exchange for Topeka city .or suburban property. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. BUSINESS CHANCES. "SAFETY and Certainty in Speculation." Write for it. Free on application. F. A. Rogers Co., Inc., 33 Wall St., New York. FOR INVESTMENT in California oil stocks, paying dividends of 12 to 20 per cent per annum. Reference Dank or mer cantile agency. Address Easton, Eldrldge Co., Los Angeles, cat. COMPANIES FINANCED The stocks and bonds of any meritorious company can be guaranteed through us, thus find ing a readv market. Ail done on com missions, from sales, charters procured, any state. E. Ellsworth Robinson Co., 35 Wall street, New York. ing the money so earned in horseflesh for the purpose of developing and dis playing the fine qualities of the most useful animal known to man. A neighbor and lifelong friend of Au gust Belmont is W. C. Whitney, who lives near him on Long Island and also owns a Fifth Avenue home not far from the Belmont house. Like Mr. Belmont, Mr. Whitney is a widower and both are targets for. the matrimonial arrows which Cupid shoots forth from the homes of Gotham's fair maids. EVERY DESERT IS A GOLD MINE. By Thomas A. Edison's New Process the Waste bands are Made to Yield up Shining Ore. It was announced some time ago that Thomas A. Edison had invented a se cret process by which the sands of the desert could be relieved of the gold which lies in them. But the scheme, while very com mendable, seemed too ambitious for success. Lately, it has developed that the "Wizard" has not only completed his invention, but is getting ready to put It to work. The Importance of this invention may be gathered from the fact that such a process, working successfully, would multiply many times the production of e-old in this country. There are thou sands of square miles of gold-bearing lands in the United States that cannot be worked on account of lack of water. THOMAS A. EDISON. In the great deserts of the south and southwest there are vast expanses of rich sands that might be made to give up millions of dollars' worth of gold if the necessary water could be obtained. A friend of Edison's, a scientist of no mean repute, says: "To mining men this has been one of the greatest problems and the fact that a man like Edison was engaged in try ing to solve it has been a matter of the greatest Interest to them. In fact, they have had unbounded faith in the ability of the wizard of electricity to make good his promises, and there are few people now who will dare to assert that the secret process will not prove a success. GREAT SECRECY. "While ore concentrators are not a new thing, Mr. Edison's machine is unique in every respect. The only man, however, who knows the secret of its construction is the inventor him self, and even when it is put in opera tion no other persons will share the secret, with the exception of a trusted employe who will be taken from his New Jersey laboratory to assist Mr. Edison in its operation. The only thing that the outsiders, or even the workers at the mines, will see of Its workings will be the gravel being dumped into the hopper at one end and coming out at the other end, separated from Its precious burden of gold, vhich will be "s J! -f- FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 50 feet front on Kansas ave.. with 2 story brick and stone business house, for J7.000, will net over 8 per cent above taxes and repairs. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE 6 room house, stone, with cellar, well, cistern. 3 Jots, large barn. Price $650; $160 cash, balance payments. 7 room house, full 2 story, grate and mantel, cellar, cistern, city water, nice shade and lawn, east front, 4 lots, fenced, nice home; only $1,600; part cash, balance time to suit. 10 room house, hall, closets, cellar, VA lots, Taylor st. Price $1,650; a bargain. We have property in every part of city for sale. See us for bargains. Some food houses to rent. SCOTT SCOTT, 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE A fine inside property on Clay st., 12 room house and good barn; fine shade. Price $2.5oe. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE Choice vacant lots in west Dart of the city, $60 to $100 each. W. M. TOKKES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE 9 room modern house, $3,000. I room nouse, lMs lots, $1,200; $300 cash, balance payments. 8 room house, 3 lots, $1,200; $300 cash. 8 room house, 3 lots, $1,000: $150 cash. 6 room cottage, 3 lots, $1,750; $300 cash. 8 room house, 2 lots, barn, $2,100; $500 cash. 3 room cottage, 1 2-3 lots. East Sixth st $750; $2u0 cash. SCOTT SCOTT. 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Desirable rental property, both resi dence and business property, at a bar gain. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE A cottage, with 2 east front lots, con venient to the shops, for $550; rents $6.00 per month. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th st. FOR SALE A fine cottage, on Van Buren, near 4th, at a bargain. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th st. MISCELLANEOUS. MAKE GOOD ROADS Cinders given away. Edison Electric Illuminating Co., 722 Van Buren street. SILKWOOD and 3 stallions of his get, will be in Topeka for service after May 20. Also about 10 fine driving horses for sale. It will pay you to wait. Jacob Wil lits. Santa Ana, Calif. STALLS IN GOOD BARN FOR RENT at 421 Quincy street.. PAVINfi THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co., has been removed to 118 West Eighth street. delivered at another part of the ma chine ready for the work of the refiner. Those who construct the machine will have no idea of how it Is operated. They will be given certain parts of the machine to make according to designs furnished them, and they will have no knowledge as to the purposes for which the parts are intended. Some idea of the secrecy with which the concentra tor has been built may be gathered from the fact that although It has been in process of construction for more than a year the fact that the strange ma chine was to be used for that purpose was not known by any employe at the laboratory until a few weeks ago. "As soon as the inventor was per suaded that he had accomplished his object he proceeded to organize a com pany to operate the machine. Mr. Edison then purchased the abandoned Ortez Grant, in New Mexico, paying about 13,000,000 for the 54,000 acres, and it is there that the machinery is now being installed. The first plant is to be located at Dolores, and others will be set up at different parts of the ter ritory. "Dolores lies In the very heart of the Ortez Grant, but no one would imagine, to look at the surrounding country, that millions of dollars' worth of gold was concealed in the sun-baked sand. Metallurgists have estimated that there is between $500,000,000 and $800,000,000 in gold buried in the rocks and gravel of those 54,000 acres of barren New Mexican ground. "While the history of the OrteJ! Grant has always been regarded as somewhat romantic, it is particularly interesting at this time, when the eye of the entire financial world Is turned upon this New Mexican waste. The origfna! grant was made to Antonio Ortez by the Mex ican Government in 1833, but -at that time it contained more than 69.000 acres. This grant was patented by act of Con gress in 1861 and was confirmed in 1876. A number of years ago 15,000 acres of this land was sold to the Cerrillos Coal and Iron Company. HISTORY OF ORTEZ. "About this time the grant was ac quired by the New Mexican Mining Company, but in 1896 the corporation passed into the hands of Samuel H. Elkins, as receiver. In spite of the fact that the property contained mil lions of dollars in gold no one had ever been able to make the property pay the expenses of mining and transporta tion. Under the management of Mr. Elkins, however, the property was made to pay so well that all claims against the company were settled in full and the grant was in many ways improved. Squatters were driven from tlie land, prospects were leased for large sums, and finally the entire prop erty was sold to Mr. Edison. "The Ortez mine, which is the largest and oldest of the ore producing proper ties on the grant, was located In 1833. It was soon in a condition to be worked quite successfully, mule power being used for the work. It was to obtain proper pasturage for these mules that the vast amount of land was secured, and It is this pasturage that now con stitutes the great placer fields in which Mr. Edison proposes to work. "The first plant of the new company Is to be located in what is known as Cunningham Gulch. During the past year many shipments of the placer ground from the Gulch and other points in the grant have been made from Cer rillos, which is the nearest shipping point to the grant, and all have been addressed to East Orange, N. J. There they have undoubtedly been treated by the inventor's new process at his lab oratory and only Mr. Edison and his confidants know the result of this work. That the Inventor has been successful, however, is quite evident from the fact that such a large amount of capital was secured so easily, as well as from the manner In wnicn tne wont or pre paring for the great final test is being pushed lnYfew Mexico. "From reliable sources It is learned that the company's first plant will have a capacity of 8,000 tons a day. Since the work of preparing for the Installa tion of the plant has been under way many experts have visited the grant, but have returned without being wiser for the pains they have taken. Still no barrier has been raised to prevent the curious from Inspecting the work, but no one has yet obtained the least Ink ling of the process by which the in ventor expects to be able to extract his gold from the sand. Wisacres and ex perts return from the gulch with widely different theories. Some claim that electricity is certain to be the agent that will be used by Mr. Edison, while others insist that the inventor has dis covered some new air process, and that electricity will not figure In the scheme piccent so far as to supply the motive I power for the machinery." SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR. Diseases of tbe Nose. Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas avenue. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES, CHAINS, WIGS; your own design to order. Face treatments. Mrs. Hattie Van Vleck. 220 East Fifth at. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice In all state and federal courts. Suite 40. Craw ford bldg. Topeka, Kan. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves, 817 Kansas ave. Phone 603. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Hayes'. 107 West Eighth st. 'Phone 683. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks, 60c; main springs, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old eoid or silver. All work euaranteed. Old Jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. 12 Kansas avenue. JEWELFRB. JAMES B. HATDEX. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock ol watcnes, dia tnnMS, silverware, etc.. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MONEY. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. ave. TO LOAN Money on real estate. Month ly payments. Low interest. See Bast- man, na west Bixjn bl STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANFER STORAGE Co., packs, ships and stores household goods. A ei. iso. clarence &Kinner, izs ta. 6tn St. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade ctiecks. fricesiow. catalogue iree. xei. xsa. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 West 8th St. Tel. 700. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems tor rent; repairing or ail kinds. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. 8th st. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. BRITAIN'S ENVOY IS TO REMAIN. Queen Victoria Decides she will Leave Sir Julian Pauncefote in This Country. In a visit to the President Sir Julian Pauncefote recently announced that his government had decided to extend his stay to the United States through another term. This is the first time in the history of the diplomatic relations between the United States and Great Britain that the representative from the Mother Country has prolonged his stay into the third term, and, on this account and many others. Sir Julian is specially fla,V tered and pleased. Born in 1828, the British Ambassador Is now 72 years old, but his vigor, both mental and physical, stamp him as be longing to a generation of a decade ear lier. Erect, full of action, calm yet im passioned at times, the Ambassador easily shows that he belongs to the same sturdy Anglo race which pro duced Gladstone and kept him alive In to the eighties, before pain or weak ness attacked him. As temperate as an Oriental, well-educated as a Ger man, Sir Julian combines In himself those qualities which are fitted to car ry a man and a nation to the highest point in fame and history. In 1889 the Pauncefote family came over and took up quarters in the Brit ish Embassy at Washington. Instantly it became known that there were a uriiuani wire ana pretty girls in the familv and wmn w o Q v, vited to many charming entertain ments. The Sackville-West incident had not faded from the public mind and the soreness over that unhappy event, and the need of stronger Brit- ish relations was deeply felt, but in one winter Sir Julian succeeded in convinc ing Washington that he was the man of the season and, before a whole year had passed he had won society, politi cal as well as diplomatic, to his aide. A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP. The trouble now Is not that the rela tions will not be cordial enough, but that they will be too cordial: and. al ways Jealous of our statesmen and their affections, we enjoy drawing car toons of Secretary Hay hobnobbing with Sir Julian and of the President hovering over both like a guardian an gel. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty and the Hay-Pauncefote agreement are words which are pronounced by everybody, probably by many who do not know their meaning, but tbe fear is that In the strong friendship which is now felt we may be willing to give up too much of Nicaragua to Sir Julian's country; and that our Secretary of State may become so friendly with the English Ambassador that he may be blinded to the interests of his own country. Not a pleasant thought, truly, nor a likely one, the diplomats say. But it is known that, because of these overhanging events, the British Gov ernment has elected that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Ambassador, shall re main; nor will he be given his much longed for leave of retirement until all is amicably settled. The Boer war is another reason for the keeping of Sir Julian. With the people strongly and sharply divided In favor of the Boers, or against them, and with the President nc-utrai, it is Impor tant that England should have always at hand an important man like Sir Ju lian who can put in a word at the right time. If America should "Intervene" in the Boer war, there would surely be trouble ahead with England; and If America does not do so, there will al ways be those who think that she should. In such a position, the aged though able Sir Julian now stands, ready to linger on the diplomatic side of the question or to jump into the breach at a second's notice. Sir Julian had an admirable training for such a position. When he was only thirty-eight he found himself In Hong Kong, looking out sharply for British interests. Following that he waa In the Lt-ewarci Islands. Then, after working In nearly every one of Britain's Impor tant posts, he came to the United States with the object of furthering a feeling of cordiality. The much talked of Anglo-American alliance Is said to have been his invention. LEGAL. (First published in Topeka State Journal iiay iouu.) i BIDS WANTED. Sealed bids will be received st th of fice of the city clerk ur to 8 o'clock n. m., Tuesday, May 15th, 1900. for 10 acres of ground, located In southwest corner of southwest H of southwest yt of section 2, townsnip 12, lange it,, snawnee county. Kansas. The mayor and council reserve the right to reject any or all bids. J. 1. syuiKiss, city Clerk. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NOTICE My application for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors, according to law at 600 Kansas ave.. In the Second ward of the city of Topeka. is now on file in the office of the probate ludse. of Shawnee county, Kansas. The hearing of tne same is set for Saturday, at 9 o clock a. m., June 9, 1900. ROWLEY SNOW. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either In class or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Klhlberg, 316 Harrison st. GERMAN AND SPANISH. GERMAN AND SPANISH by "Natural Method." Daily classes of one hour in German and Spanish conversation for schoolchildren during summer vacation. Also for adults if numbers are sufficient. Location of classes central. For particu lars, address Rev. W. G. Todd. City. MUSIC. MRS. C. M. SMILEY, 821 Monroe. Teacher of piano and stringed, instruments. Les sons of 45 minutes, 25c each; guide free. PHYSICIAN AND BUB9EOS8. CHARLES C. BRADLEY. M. D. Phone 678. Office and residence. 812 Kas. Ave. Henry W. Roby. M. D.. SURGEON. 730 Kansas Avenue. Residence, Twenty first st. and Kansas ave. Topeka. Kan. L. A. RER, M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon St.. and Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the Brlnkerhofr system of rectal treatment a successful and painless treat, ment for piles, fistula, fishure. ulceration, etc 1DA C. BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m.. to 11 a m.. and 3 p. m., to S p. m. Telephone EiuS residence and 16 office. F. H. MARTIN. M. D., 404 KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drug store. Phones: 476, residence, 635 office. DR. EVA HARDING. Homeopathlst. 62 Kansas ave. Telephone 402, As might be expected in tfe ease o! a' man with strong personality. Sir Ju lian has marked traits and character istics, not to mention ideas. He is also talented. Englishmen are, as a rule, musical. They have skill as perform ers, though they rarely make a life work of music. Sir Julian is a skilful piano player and a composer of no mean merit. Pome years ago he com posed a beautlrul waltz, which he named the Sybilla, in honor of his second daughter Miss Sybil, of whem he is specially fond. But then Sir J'J'.Un is very fond of all his daughters. Another trait, remarkable In a states man, Is a fondness for the press. While not desiring publicity, Sir Julian loves to have public topics discussed By the public in public print, and he is said to be back of many of the international questions which suddenly find discus sion in tbls way. He likes newspapers, believes in them, reads them and con siders them powerful educators. He is not afraid of being "misrepresented," and has always declared that he got his best and fairest treatment with one exception from the reporters with whom he talks. At tinaes of public in terest and of general tnoment, he reads all sides of the pejp'8 forum and gradually forms hi3 own v-pinlon. This is a broad-minded way of doing things which might be imitated to advantage by many a statesman. Sir Julian plays lawn tennis like a beau, and is very expert at cricket. His playing is in grttot demand among the young people, and fortunate are those who play on a side with him. Nor does he take defeat well, for he plays with all the ardor which characterizes his other movements. He plays always with the prettiest girls, and this means that he plays with all the society young women of the Capital. A fad which, even though It has brought him a painful experience. Sir Julian loves very much is riding in pub lic conveyances. He is exceedingly dem ocratic in the matter of paying calls and returns each call made him in per son, often going to the house of the person whom he is to call upon a la street car. It is noteworthy, too, that the Ambassador has a very affable way of introducing himself informally to anyone whom he meets who happens to strike his fancy. PERSONAL. STORIES. One day, several years ago. Sir Ju lian was on his way to call upon a friend, when, wishing to indulge his fondness for being publicly conveyed, he boarded a street car that happened to be passing. It was the day after the Supreme Court had rendered its decision of the Sayward case involving the question of Jurisdiction of the Behr ing Sea. Just as Minister Pauncefote. as he was then, seated himself in the car a young man touched him on the arm and handed him his card. Flat tered by the little attention. Sir Julian entered into conversation with his new acquaintance and gradually they drift ed from one thing to another until they struck upon the subject of the Court decision. Never suspecting for a mo ment that he was speaking to any but a private citizen, and probably a tran sient drummer. Sir Julian talked vol ubly concerning the facts of the case. The next day there appeared in on of the Washington dailies a long inter view with Sir Julian on the Behring Sea case, which was speedily cabled to London, and the MinissT was criti cised roundly for committing so grave a diplomatic indiscretion. Naturally Sir Julian defended himself, denying indignantly that he was ever inter. viewed on the subject. Then the pa pers began to look up the reporter who wrote the interview. When he was found and presented to Sir Julian, the reporter was instantly recognized as the young man with whom the Minister had spoken a few days since in ths street car. "Oh," exclaimed Sir Julian, in sur prise, "are you the young man who has got me Into all this trouble? I do remember you now and have thought of you several times as being an un usually affable young man, but I never dreamed of your being a reporter, and being completely won over to him by his shrewdness, the Minister patted the reporter genially on the shoulder, in viting him to call again. The affair soon died out and it was thought that it would be the beginning of the end of Sir Julian's inordinate fondness for tramways, but the theory has since proved untrue, for with all of the splendid he ses and carriages at his command. Lord Paunceforte is still a devotee to his old hobby and can be seen very frequently on a beautiful spring day boarding one of the pubiio conveyance ot th Car'taX

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, MAT 14, 1900. riiil liiiMUiUiilltfitiiiiJuJiMliUiMiiiiiiiilltiUtf HuuninniuiiHiiHiiiuiiH ess 0 1 3c for best Shirting; Prints. 1 for sc Challies. 1 sic for ioc Percales. I 15c for 25c Crinkles. I ioc for i2c Corded Batiste. I 8c for i2c Dimities. H irr irkf fn Dimities and lUr 2UI Corded Batiste. iniirnnniinininnininnninnnnsnnuinnnniiHinninn niiniiiHiHiiHiiiiniiHiiiiniiinniniiiHi. DIES IN WANT, Young Soldier of the War a Suicide. Cuban Fate of Samuel Handy, Hungry and Despondent. Chicago, May 14. Hanger stalked along the Lake Shore drive Saturday evening. It was keeping step with Samuel H. Handy while he wandered past the palaces that look out on Lake Michigan. Handy halted by the sea wall w here the turrets of Potter Palm er's castle throw long evening- shadows. He was just as hungry there as he was downtown, and that is the reason riven by the police for the shot he tired that blew out his brains and end ed the struggle for bread, to which he had not been equal. He had served as a soldier in the Spanish war, but that didn't make it any easier for him to earn the price of something to eat in Chicago. No one on the Lake Shore drive knew him, or for that matter knew that he was hungry. Some little boys who were playing in the park strip in front of Potter Palmer's castle found his body. It was lying in a depression beside the B?a wall. The police were called, and the body was taken to Speaber's under taking rooms in Wells street. It was the 'body of a handsome, broad-shouldered young man of not more than 27 years. Some letters in his pocket gave the name of Samuel H. Handy, and his address as the Norwood hotel. Thirteenth street and Michigan boulevard. In his inside vest pocket the police found his discharge, showing he had served in the Thirteenth New York volunteers in Porto Kico, and had been mustered out a corporal at the close of the war. Not a cent was found in his pockets, and his sunken cheeks told the story that was verified by the proprietor and clerks of the Hotel Norwood. He came to the hotel April 14 and registered from Brooklyn, N. Y. He was well dressed and o fine appearance and seemed to have money. He paid his first week's bill at the hotel. A the end of the second week Handy told Proprietor Williams that he had no more money, but that he hoped to find a position soon, and asked for further time in paying his bill. Another week passed, and he said he had not been able to find work. Last week he got a posi tion as a solicitor1 for Work Brothers, tailors, at Jackson boulevard and Fifth avenue. Handy spoke to Day Clerk Ferguson of the hotel Saturday afternoon, saying he had not been able to make any money and would give up his room. He admit ted that all of the effects he had brought with him of any value had been sold or pawned, even to his underclothing. He was told he might take with him what little of his effects remained. These he put in a small hand satchel and left the hotel. The satchel was not found with hi in. LOW HATE TO KLONDIKE. Owners of Small Yukon River Steam ers Cut Prices. Victoria, B. C, May 14. The steamer Amur has arrived from Skagway. She brings news that the Yukon river open ed at Dawson on the morning of the Mh and steamers are now running reg ularly from Lebarge through. Prepara tions are being made by several of the Fmall owners of the combination to carry shippers from Bennett to Nome at $75 and the Skagway Alaskan an nounces that the Klondike corporation. limited, the Cloria, Nora and Dora will adopt the low rate and give battle to the White Pass and C. D. company. "SANTA FE S NEW CAPITOL. Preparations For the Dedicatory Cer monies on June 4. Santa Fe, N. M., May 14. The capitol board today made the final arrange ments for the dedication of the new capitol on June 4. In the afternoon grand street parade will take place, to which military and civic societies from all parts of the southwest will be invi ted. The formal dedication will take place after the parade, of which Col. George Take it for a tonic In the spring drink It all Burumor and keep cool. Rootbeer The favorite temperanc drink, la cooling, refresh ing una Harmless. 6 (alloDf for 25 eenU. Writ for Hit of premium offered fj for labcli. CHARLES B. HIRES CO. Mai fern. Pa W. Knabel has been appointed marshal. W. J. Mills.chief justice of New Mexico, will preside, and Most Rev. Peter Bour gade, archbishop of Santa Fe, will offer the dedicatory prayer. F. A. Man zanares, of las Vegas, will make an address on behalf of the capitol rebuild ing board, of which he is chairman. Governor Otero will formally receive the building on behalf of the territory. Territorial Secretary George H. Wallace will receive the building on behalf of the custodian committee. The oration of the day will be deliver ed by ex-Governor L, Bradford Prince. In the evening the capitol will be bril liantly illuminated, and a reception will be given in it by the territorial officials, after which a. grand ball will be held at the Palace hotel under the auspices of the woman's board of trade. Hosts of visitors from all parts of the west are expected to the dedication exercises. In vitations will be sent to President Mc Kinley and the cabinet. DRIVING OUT WHITES. 30,000 Japanese Laborers Came in the Past Year. Denver, May 14. The annual conven tions of the Western Federation of Miners and the Western Labor Union opened this morning with a public meeting at which welcoming addresses were delivered to which replies were made by President Edward Boyce, of the federation, and President Daniel McDonald, of the union. After the public meeting the two conventions met in separate session. A subject which Is much discussed among the delegates and which will be acted upon by both conventions is the influx of Japanese laborers into the United States and Canada. President McDonald said that unless something was done by the government to re strict' the immigration of Japanese It would become a great menace to white labor, and before long might result in serious troubles. 'I have recently been over the whole Pacific coast country, where I learned that more than 30,000 Japanese have entered the United States in the last year," said Mr. McDonald. "They are practically replacing white labor on all of the railroads in the northwest and are gradually working their way east ward. The Northern Pacific and the Great Northern employ them almost exclusively on the sections, each gang having a white man as boss. I made trip over the Northern Pacific a few days ago, and everywhere the section men were Japanese, and we met train- loads of them being sent on to differ ent points on the road. PASSED TWO MILLIONS. Conservative Estimate of Chicago's Present Population. Chicago, May 14. Work of the Chi cago city directory enumerators for 1900 almost completed, shows that the popu lation of Chicago is not less than 2,000, 000. The directory estimate is so con servative that the national census, which commences June 1 and ends June 15, will probably show a higher figuie than this by some 20,000. 1 he increase in population between ISM and 1900 has been practically 1,000,- i, a total not surpassed by any citv in the country, except New York, and ner extraordinary gains were made through annexation. IE Chicago were to have within her limits at the present time the suburban towns tributary to her business center her enumerated population would pass me a.auu.uuu marK. POLICEMEN MUST PAY. Their Street Car Passes in Little Bock Are Revoked. Little Rock, Ark., May 14. Receiver Allen N. Johnson, of the Little Rock Traction and Electric company, today notified the chief of policethat all passes issued to him and his force, including the privilege of patrolmen to ride in their uniforms, had been revoked. All other passes and permits are also re scinded. This is the first time in twenty years that the police officers have been de nied free transportation, on the street cars. LAW IS JEALOUS. Wouldn't Let a Condemned Man Die a Natural Death. Williamsport, Pa., May 14. Wilson Hummel, who murdered his wife and two children, is to be hanged on June 5. His appetiteteft him. and the jail physician had doubts of his living until the day of execution. Sheriff Miller, fearing that the man would collapse, took him in charge. A part of Hum- mel's daily exercise consists In jumping over broomsticks three feet from the floor and yesterday he got a lot of ex ercise by turning forward and backward handsprings and walking on his hands from cne end of the corridor to the other. Hummel's appetite has returned under this treatment and he is in good spirits. k Will Goods life THAT WILL INTEREST EVERYBODY "NTEREST THEM because of the variety and the prices. We figured the saying that there will be ONE HUNDRED THOU SAND YARDS to choose from. fgffREAD A FEW OF THE PRICES IIII1IIII IIIIlIISIIlIIIIIlIIlIIlIilllllllllllllEllSIlElllSIlIIIlIllIIIIlIllIIlElIIIllIIlIIIIIlIIlIIIlIIXTfllElllIlIHIIIIIlXI SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEW S George A. Clark is home from Junction City. Father Hayden's jubilee comes next Thursday. Governor Stanley has returned from Wichita. The ice cream wagons did a good busi ness Sunday. Mission creek Is now the place to be avoided by fish. Nearly every one complained of the heat Sunday morning-. The graduating class at the state nor mal this year numbers 105. The May term of the federal court will begin at Salina next Monday. The band concert season opened Sunday afternoon in a cloud of dust. The restaurants are putting In electric fans and packing up the waffle Irons. Washburn college struck "the real thing" in the K. U. ball team Saturday. The city hall and fire department build ing will be ready for the roof in a few days. Chief George O. Wilmarth and his wife have gone to Hutchinson for a few days' visit. The advance guard of the delegates to the Republican state convention arrived Sunday. The Kansas delegates to the Populist national convention at Sioux Falls have returned. There were five ball games going on Saturday afternoon in one field on the west side of town. Edwin Edwards of North Topeka will compete in the tenor class at the Hutch inson musical jubilee. A great many Kansas newspapers are printing matter about the coming Topeka street fair at present. The largest sign In Topeka Is that of the W. A. L. Thompson Hardware com pany, which is half a block long. A meeting of all the street fair commit tees has been called for tonight, and all members are urged to be present. The laying of new rails on the Huntoon street branch of the city railway Is being pushed and will soon reach College ave nue. Prof. Frank C. Lockwood of the State Agricultural college preached at the First M. B. church both morning and evening Sunday. Judge Guthrie was an old friend of General Hazen, who has became famous as the first husband of Mrs. George Dewey. W. I. Jamison, the colored lawyer, has taken out a building permit to build a $3,000 residence on lots 555 to 559 Buchan an street. The Topeka Scottish society meets to night in Judg-e Guthrie's office to make preparatiojis for Scottish Day during the street fair. Fred Laird and Miss Bessie Bartley, both of Topeka secured a marriage license Saturday afternoon. The groom is 25 and the bride 15. Department Commander O. H. Coulter will this week turn over his office to his recently elected successor, W. W. Martin of Fort Scott. J. T. Barkley Is in Iola attending the meeting of the board which is conduct ing an examination for embalmers and undertakers. Topeka Camp. Royal Neighbors of America, will give a social and dance on Tuesday evening of next weeK at V04 Kansas avenue- Miss May Capper has been admitted to partnership in the Mail Printing com pany, in which she has been bookkeeper tor the past two years. A Topeka connoisseur says: The soda fountain director who permits the ice cream to be frozen hard, while packed. Biggest --'V- y i-J-4' -Vlt75 2 This big sixteen inch gun will be completed in a few Says at the armory at Watervleit, N. T. It is the biggest gun of its kind in America. The intention is to mount this majestic piece of ordnance at Sandy Hook, to form a part of the powerful defenses there. Without the carriage it weighs 126 tons. The projectile it uses weighs 2,370 pounds, and it reo.uires 1.060 pounds of powder to start it on its flight. Bvery time thegun is fired it costs 86o. The gun has a range of more than 20 miles, and to attain the maximum range, the projectile must rise to a height of nearly five miles. .haven't counted the pieces, nor have.we yardage, but we believe need not be surprised if his patrons do not ask for it. F. H. Martin, jr., collided with a buggy while riding his wheel on Van Buren street Saturday evening. He came out of the encounter somewhat bruised, while his wheel was a wreck. The chemical engine from headquarters was called Sunday morning at 7:30 to 1815 Kansas avenue where some coal belong ing to J. E. Shimer had gotten on fire from spontaneous combustion. Assistant State Superintendent D. W. Little was one of the judges in an ora torical contest Saturday night at Junction City between the Dickinson county high school and that of Junction City. The seniors of Baker university have engaged Bishop Hartzell, bishop of South Africa for the Methodist Episcopal church to deliver the commencement address. His subject will be "The Boer War." James Butler went to Meriden Saturday and assisted in effecting the first organi zation of the Farmers' Federation. It has 25 charter members. E. M. Lake Is president and W. H. Coffey is secretary. REPUBLICANS POUR IN. Coming to Kansas City Iby Thousands to Attend Convention. Kansas City, May 14. Missiouri Re publicans are swarming to town by the hundreds to attend the state nominat ing convention tomorrow. The gather ing premises to be one of the most en thusiastic held by the party for years. The delegates and alternates will num ber 2,050 and 10,000 visitors are expected One of the largest delegations to ar rive this morning was that from St. Louis, containing 127 delegates. Among the St. Louis contingent are Richard C. Kerens, national committeeman; D. M. Houser of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Nathan Frank, John F. Nagle and Joseph Flory. Thomas J. Aikens, chair man of the state central committee and his assistants, arrived last night and completed the convention arrange ments. Mr. Aikens predicts a record breaking convention in point of attend ance and says the indications are that the utmost harmony will prevail. Jos eph Flory, railroad and warehouse com missioner, is the only candidate for gov ernor, and with the other state offices practically out of the way before the convention meets, the interest centers in the four delegates at large to Phila delphia to be selected. Webster Davis, ex-assistant secretary of the interior arrived yesterday and his presence adds interest to the contests. He has no desire for any office, he de clares and insists that he will work for National Committeeman Kerens for one of the delegates. The other candidates for delegates are: D. M. Houser, Nathan Frank, St. Louis; Major WiL'am Warner, Kansas City; J. L Bittinger of St. Joseph; D. Pat Dyer, and according to some of the delegates, Webster Davis, and C. G. Burton of Nevada. Hutchinson and Return $4.65 Via the Santa Fe Route. On sale May 13, 14, 15. 16, 17. Final limit May 19. Account Musical Jubilee. Gun in America Almost Completed. 5 we are safe in TO HONOR KANSANS. Those Who Are Buried in Arlington Will Have Monument Washington, May 14. It is probable that the Kansas delegation will ask the legislature of their state to make an appropriation at its next session for a monument to be erected to the memory of the Kansas soldiers of the Spanish American war in historic Arlington, where many of the most prominent offi cei's of the United States army, killed in battle, now lie buried. The project originated with Represen tative Reeder, but has been taken up by practically the entire delegation, and several visits have been made to Arling ton, to inspect a suitable location for the monument. Should the legislature fail to make an adequate appropriation, the delegation will then try to raise the necessary money by public subscription, throughout the state. More than or dinary interest attaches to the move ment, as it is the first one of the kind projected by any state, and is highly approved by Colonel True, superintend ent of the Arlington cemetery, who has been consulted on the matter. In view of this fact, Colonel True has offered the Kansas delegation the choice of sites and Messrs. Reeder, Miller, Calder head and Mr. Jack Roberts, who visited Arlington, yesterday, have provisionally selected a site near the famous Lee mansion, and not far from the Peristyle, dedicated to the memory of America's greatest generals. If Kansas initiates this movement. It will probably be fol lowed up by other states and Colonel True proposes to assign sites for state monuments along the main roadway leading from Fort Meyer. POTTER AND HER DIYORCE. Actress to Abide by a Legal Separa tion on Grounds of Desertion. London, May 14. Mrs. James Brown Potter is being fully advised by her American lawyers as to the course of her husband's divorce proceedinga She will not deny desertion, as it is no secret she does not desire to return to hpr husband's care, but she will vigor ously defend the suit if any other allega tion is made. Kvrle Bellew. with whom she was as sociated in theatrical enterprises here and in Australia so long, has left nis Blenheim olace. St. John's Wood, a few doors from Mrs. Potter's, and is now in western Australia, it is said, gold prospecting. Bellew is Australian born and his present visit is likely to last some considerable time. Both he and Mrs. Potter made large sums by judicious speculation at the beginning of the west Australian mining boom. Baker's Indian Bills. Washington, May 14. Senator Baker has introduced a bill to authorize the town of iMami, in the Indian Territory, to issue bonds amounting to not mo'e than $10,000 for the election of a school. He also introduced a bill to authorize the aosentee Shawnee Indians in Okala homa to bring suit in the court of claims against the United States for the purpose of determining what amourt of money, if any, is due them from the Uniled States. wsvSskS- I I fi FvfcL r?1 .-jt X sKij? 25c for 30c Egyptian Tissues. 39c for 50c tned Dimities. 50c for 69c Emb. Swisses. 6oc for 75c Embroid'd Striped Mousline. 75c for $1.00 Emb. Swisses. $1.00 for $1.50 Emb. Swisses. llfIEESIlXEllEIIIEElIEIIXIIlEllEEIlIlIEIIIEIIllIl?EILEIlEXXXXEXXSiIlIllESlIIIEIlIXSIIZEIXXIIIIEEElII2:iII?IIIIIIXnil;ill XE1 tAxiiiiiii mUi iiiiiiiiiiiiii WiViViViVV ViYifV ir TOPEKA'S GREAT j F33 ra 1 I EXHIBITORS. Name. C. L. Wood O. Kuehne Hub Clothing Co Crosby Bros Frank P. MacLennan W. W. Kimball Kemper Paxton liills Dry Goods Co Geo. V. Hossfeld Capital Pub. Co Topeka Woolen Mills Continental Creamery Warren M. Crosby J. Papadopulos Crane Co C. W. Kohl Oscar Krauss E. C. Glenn L. H. Strickler J. L. Penny Lukens Bros Hackney Co Chas. Wolf Presbyterian church New York Mercantile Co Peet Bros Kansas Tent and Awning Co Chas. Adams Co Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co D. J. Greenwald Clements Co W. A. Alexander E. B. Guild T. J. Coughlin Swift Holliday G. W. Moffitt Warner Potter Kan. Mutual Life Ins. Co Palace Clothing Co ML Carmel Coal Co S. C. Confectionery Co Confectionery 1 People's Ice Co Ice Worley Calvert Harness 1 W. F. Roehr Sheet Music 1 Topeka Spice Mills Spices J Geo. Burghart Cigars Payne Thompson Real Estate Ralston Teast Co Test There are a few good spaces yet remaining on saie. ntending Exhibitors Should apply at once to Commercial Club headquarters. Photographs and designs of booths on exhibition at all times. Bids for Ice Cream, Flower stands, Lemon ade stands, Toy Balloons, Candy stands, News stands, and all kinds of privileges will be received at Street Fair office, Commercial Club Rooms, 627 Kansas Avenue. Telephone 727. mmmtm mtmmi& mmmmu mum BELLAMY IN PARIS. Socialists Have Discovered "Looking Backward" and Will Exploit It. Paris, May 14. The Federation of So cialists has just discovered Edward Bellamy's "Looking Backward." Leaders here are wildly enthusiastic and call the book the best instrument of socialistic propaganda extant. They are having a French translation made. A cheap edition will be printed and dis tributed free by the million. Jean Jaures, the socialist leader, said to a correspondent: "The American masterpiece was quite unknown to us till now. We expect the book will do wonders toward dissipat ing hostile ignorance against our ideas. "We shall erect a statue to Bellamy In Paris within six months. He has contributed mere than twenty Deweys together to the glory of the American nation." DEMOCRATS AGREE. Eastern Men Pledge Support to Bryan on a Compromise Platform. Washington, May 14. The Chicago platform will not be repeated in ext. no at the Kansas City convention. It is to be reaffirmed, that is all, if the arrange ments entered into here today can be carried out. Bird S. Coler, comptroller of New York city and representing Hugh Mc Laughlin, saw Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, and an arrangement was practically made which is expected to bring to the support of Mr. Bryan and his running 3 f4i Business. 2 National Hotel Pickle Factory Clothing Dry Goods State Journal Musical Goods Dry Goods Dry Goods Trunks Newspaper Woolen Goods Dairy Products Dry Goods Orange Cider Books Drugs Harness Fair Store Business College Bottling Works Hardware (Canvass 35 feet) Milling Co. Wolf Packing Co. mt Lunch Counter Dry Goods mZ Soaps en Tents iz Dry Goods Notions Clothier C, Furnishing Goods mtZ Wall Paper Musical Goods Hardware Drugs Furniture Implements (Canvass) insurance Clothing Coal TOPEKA, KANSAS. mate this fall all the eastern Demo crats who In 1S96 supported Palmer and Buckner. Grover Cleveland and his friends cannot be vouched for, but the hearty support of the McLaughlin Democrats of Brooklyn has been pledged, and it is assumed that the mass of al! the irregular organizations will join in this support. The importance of this development is apparent when the fact is cona der.d that Hugh McLaughlin and his Brook lyn Democracy have been the chief fac tors o any potency in the east to mani fest reluctance in the espousal of tie cause represented by Mr. Bryan. All the Democratic votes secured for the gold bill this session, with only a few exceptions, came from the Brooklyn men. POLL TAX I ABEYANCE. Judge Hazen Wants Time to Study Question of Legality. Judge Hazen granted a temporary In junction Saturday after hearing the arguments in the poll tax case. Judge Hazen announced that he wish ed some time to decide the question but in the meantime would grant a tempor ary injunction. The question which is to be decided is whether the city has a right to exempt the firemen from pay ing the tax. G. C. Clemens made tha fight against the ordinance on the ground that it was class legislation. Bean tie l8 Mild ICU H3V8 BOL'P 01