The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
June 6, 1900

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rf LAST EDITION "WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 6, 1900.. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. 4 JZz?r J TOO EASY. Roborts'Occupation of Pretoria Without Resistance Gives Rise to a Suspicion of an Understanding BETWEEN LEADERS. Eritish Commander Again Has Cause For Hegret. Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry Captured by Boers. T.ondon. June 6. 10::'..- A. M. Lord Huberts telegraphed to the war office as follows: Pretoria, June 5 r.:3r. P. M. The oc cupation o the town passed off mot satisfactorily and the British flag is now hoisted on top of the government, offices. Th- troops met with a much more en thusiastic reception than I anticipated. The third battalion of the Grenadier guards lined the square when the march past took place. "Oowinff to their having been on duty at some distance around the town very few cavalry and infantry were able to take part in the ceremony. Several of our officers who had been prisoners were among the on-lookers. SUSPICIONS AROUSED. New York. June 6. A Tribune dis patch from London says: The facility with which Johannesburg and Pretoria have been taken leads many military men to suspect that Iher-'- has been a seceet understanding between President Kruger and the Brit ish government by which the war will be brought to an end without unneces sary losa of life and wasteful destruc tion of property. This theory wnne plausible cannot be proved since neith er President Kroner nor Lord Roberts will admit that there has been any se- i-ret intrigue, or that the closing scenes of the war have been prearranged in any sense. The safer generalization is that the Boers have fought gallantly nnuinst the resources of a mighty em pire, and have been finally overwhelm ed bv superior numbers and energy and i hat" Lord Roberts has worked out an intricate piobb'tn" in the dynamics of war. He has known how much force was needed on the advance line and what kind of force, and how to protect his lino of communications most effec tively by operations un the eastern flank under Gen. Bundle. There are many signs that the strug gle will end in the course of a fortnight, liiiI the (1. tails' of the surrender of Pre toria, communicated by Lord Roberts at midnight, support this view. HOW PRETORIA WAS TAKEN. London. .Tune fi. The war office has Iteeive.i the following from Lord Rob erts: "Pretoria, June r 12:.", P. M. Just before dark yesterday the enemy were beaten back from nearly all the posi tions they had been bidding and Ian Hamilton's mounted infantry followed them to within 2. wo yards of Pretoria, through which they retreated hastily. "Inl.isle then sent an officer with a flag of 1 nice into the town demanding its surrender in my name. Shortly be Jore midnight I was awakened by two officials of the South African republic, Sandierg, military secretary to Com mandant General Botha, and a general officer of the Boer army, who brought me n letter from P.otha proposing an armistice for the purpose of settling the terms of surrender. "1 r .plied thiit I would gladly meet the commandant general the next morn ins?, but that I was not prepared to ciis c uss any terms, as the surrender of the town must lie unconditional. I asked for a reply by daybreak, as 1 had nrderud the troops to march on the town as soon iis it was light. "In his reply Botha told me that he I had decided not to defend Pretoria and he trusted women, children and pro perty would be protected. At 1 o'clock m. today, while on the line of march, J was no t by three of the principal of ficials with a flag of truce, stating their wish to surrender the town. "it was arranged that Pretoria should be taken possession of by Her Majes ty's troops at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Botha and Mrs. Kruger are both in Pretoria. Some few of the British pris oners have been taken away, but the majority are still at Waterval. Over a hundred of the officers are in Pretoria. The few 1 have seen are looking well." O VI 1UWHKLM ED BY' BOERS. London. June 6. Lord Roberts re ports to the war office that the Thir teen'h baltalion of the Imperial yeo manry (Irish) was "overwhelmed by the Boers at Lindley." Lord Methuen made a "magnificent march to the rescue." but was too late. follow mg is the text of the dispau h from Lord Roberts announcing the dis aster to the Thirteenth battalion of the Imperial yeomanry: "Pretoria station. June f, VI :T p. m. I regret to report that the Thirteenth Imperial yeomanry had to surrender to a very superior force of the enemy on Hay I'l near Lindley. On receiving in formation of the battalion be ins at tacked I ordered Methuen to proceed With nil speed to its assistance. "Methuen was then in march on Hol ibron side of Kronstad, and half an hour after the receipt of my telegram on June' 1 he started off. By p) a. m. of tne following day he had marched forty-five miles in twenty-five hours, hut he was too late to rescue Colonel tpr.'igg's yeomanry. "Methuen attacked the Ro-rs. who si for g. and five hours alter a running light of completely routed the -nomy. "It is a very regrettable circumstance but 1 trust it will not be very long be fore the Irish yeomanry are released from captivity." KKUGKR GOT AWAY WITH THE CASH. London, June 6. Queen Victoria, sur rounded by the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Christian, Princess Vic toria and many other notables of her court, drank to the health of Lord Roberts and the army, at Balmoral last evening". A great bonfire, lighted at hermajecty's command, blazed on Craig gown mountain, illuminating the coun try for mile? around. The nation joins in the toast, glorifying Lord Roberts and turbulently rejoicing in his vic tory. The dispatch, of Lord Roberts telling ot the incidents before the surrendering of the capital by three civilians, stand alone, as the correspondents with him Mve fiut had their turn with the wires. Lord Roberts' postscript announcing the loss of the yeomanry battalion came too late for the public to know it last evening. The newspaper com mentators considered the incident de plorable, but as having no weight to speak of in the results. The battalion numbered between 400 ana 500. General Botha and most of his men got away from Pretoria. This is inferred from Lord Roberts' message, but the presumption is that the Boer commandant general can not escape the British dispositions without a fight. Operations elsewhere seem to have dwindled to nothing. General Baden Powell joined General Hunter on Sun day at Liehtenburg. Sir Redvers Bul ler has not moved. Bernett Burleigh, wiring from Johan nesburg, says President Kruger took 2,oii0,000 pounds in cash to Middleburg. Mr. Burleigh and Guy H. Scull, an American correspondent, entered Johan nesburg the night before Lord Roberts occupied the city and made a tour of it unmolested by the armed burghers. CIILERKATED ALL, NIGHT. ijondon. June 6. England celebrated j last night the fall of Pretoria, very ii'uii, ts utr uiu toe leiiei. o: .uai-:iu,. I rtrnkepntss has been a trifle less than wnen Ruden-Powell was the hero of the moment, but in London and in other large towns the scenes last evening were practically a repetition of those which marked the other victories, and long after midnight uproarious yelling the tooting of horns and discordant chants ascended from city streets usu ally at such an hour as silent as the grave. During the evening processions marched along the Strand, Piccadilly and other leading thoroughfares. In fact so great was the crush that the easiest method of locomotion was to join one of the processions for whose i strident choruses and waving flags all traffic was stopped. Coaches and cabs were freely chartered in honor of the joyful occasion and these were soon so packed with invited and uninvited guest that they assumed the aspect of living pyramids of Bachanalians. Babies in arm, white haired women, girls of the street, club men in evening dress and White Chapel coster mongers inter mingled along the flaring thoroughfares bent upon celebrating the victory. Into the faces of all were continually thrust huge peacock" feathers described for no known reasons as "Kruger's persuad ers." Girls were indiscriminately kissed, jostled and tossed around amid the ec static jubilation of the crowd. A spec ies of confetti which stuck to the cloth ing of the recipient proved a popuiar form of showing one's exultation, until the stores of the peddlars ran out. Then the night grew older and rowdy ism of the worst form held sway. From almost every bar room came sounds of inebriate attempts to sing "God Save the Queen." and "Rule Britannia." At the music halls and theaters last evening the mention of Lord Roberts at Pretoria brought every audience to its feet in a second and it was almost im possible for the performers to hold the interest of those in front of them. Every building possessing" an illuminating de vice used it for all it was worth until the metropolis was ablaze with, light. The clubs of Pall Hall -were lit up with huge torches and the staid old street of murky buildings was scarcely recogniz able. BOTHA AND BTJLLER MEET. London, June 6. A special dispatch from Lorenzo Marques dated Tuesday, June 5, says: "General Buller and Christian Botha met at Laings Nek at Puller's request when a three days ar mistice was agreed upon." The dispatch adds that the British have evacuated Utrecht. BOER ATiMY IS INTACT. London, June 6. Until the situation in the neighborhood of Pretoria is en lightened, teh officials here as well as others will find difficulty in prognosti cating Lcrd Roberts immediate pro gramme. It appears evident that the Boer commander in chief. Gen. Botha, with all his guns withdrew in good or der, probably along the Delagoa Bay railroad with the view of joining Presi dent Kruger. So the Transvaal forces remain practically intact with Presi dents Kruger and Steyn with General Botha and Secretary of State Reitz, all safe and in a position to continue di lection of affairs. The more optimistic see in the fact that President Kruger's wife and Gen. Botha's were left at Pretoria, an indi 1 cation that the president does not count j on a long resistance. In any case it will probably take Lord Roberts at least a week to organize a campaign of pur suit. The military authorities antici pate that the next important news will come from Gen. Buller's direction, plenty of time has elapsed to complete the1 turning movement at Laings Nek. A belated dispatch from Mafeking da ted May 31, announces the Britlvh oc cupation of Malmani, where 200 Boers surrendered. AT A STANDSTILL. St. Louis Strike Presents Ho New Developments. St. Louis, June 6. There is no change today in the street railway strike situ ation, negotiations between the strikers and the Transit company are at a stand- still. The posse comitatus is constantly growing in numbers. Sheriff Pohlman I now has nearly 1.200 special deputies, under arms and before night expects to increase that number to 1,500. City Counselor Schnurmacher has delivered an opinion that the municipal assembly has the right and power o repeal any franchise or grant made by it since the present city charter went into effect providing it is a self-evident fact that the holder of the specinl pr'v ilejiv. has neglected to carry out th ob ligations assumed. Bills are pending in both branchi'S of the municipal assem bly to revoke the Transit company's charter for failure to run cars accord ing to schedule. One line in addition to those in oper- I ateo eteru;iy ii running; cais tout., j under police protection but not a car has run over the Transit ooropany s system at night since the strike uean. General Manager ISaumhoff, of the Transit company said today: "No sane man would think of operat ing street oars in St. Louis at night while conditions remain as they are. "1 am very anxious to run cars after dark, but I feel that in doing so. I would be jeopardizing the lives of the company's employes and passengers. "1 believe the public realize"? that on several divisions it woulti be unsafe for passengers to ride on the cars at night. As soon as it is possible to .do so without risking lives and without en countering wire cutters we will operate all of our lines after dark." Japan "Wants American Cattle. San Francisco. June G. Japan is seeking American and European cattle to intro duce among native herds "and improve the general stock on the islands. Four Jap anese government officials especially com missioned to sell and purchase fine stock have arrived here. They will inspect the herds of this state before going east and to Kurope. They propose to get the best grades of breeding stock known. Battle Between Boxers and the Chinese Soldiers. Fought Almost Under Walls of the Capital. JAPAN CALLS A HALT. Forbids Russia to Land Troops at Taku. Orders Hurried Mobilization of Her Fleet. HELENA ORDERED UP. Admiral Kempff to Be Rein forced at Once. Battleships Indiana and Massa chusetts Made Ready. Shanghai, June 6 The soldiers dis patched to attack the Boxers have fought an engagement quite close to Pekin. Many were killed on both sides. In consequence of the representations of Japan, the landing- of a large Russian force at Taku is alleged to have been stopped. It is believed here that should Rus sia persist in sending a preponderating military force to the front a collision' with Japan will inevitably result. Alarming reports are current here of the hurried completion of the mobiliza tion of the Japanese fleet. BOXERS CLOSE TO TIEN TSIN. London, June 6. The Pekin corre spondent of the Times, telegraphing Tuesday, says: "Mr. Norman, a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, was cruelly murdered at Yung Ching on June 2: The viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li has officially notified the fact to the British minister. The murder was undoubtedly due to the complicity of the Chinese govern ment in the disturbances caused by the boxers. A secret edict, issued two days ago, forbade the soldiers to fire upon the boxers. The soldiers who were killed at Huang Tsun offered no re sistance and were simply guarding the railway. It is indisputable, that the chief sup porters of the boxers include Prince Tuan, the father, and Hsu Tung, the guardian of the heir apparent, as well as Tung Fuh Slang, the general com manding the hordes of Kan Su soldiers, who have long menaced the safety of foreigners in Pi-Chi-Lt. It is imper atively necessary that the Tien Tsin railway should be immediately pa trolled, and patrolled by British guards. Tien Tsin itself is apparently quiet, but there is much suppressed excitement. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: "In official circles here it is believed that the situation in China has grown worse. The powers are now exchang ing dispatches regarding the appoint ment of a single commander of the united European and united American squadron. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Tien Tsin. dated June 4, says "The situation is very serious. The boxers are approaching Tien Tsin on all sides." The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday says: "The boxers are witMn three miles of Tien Tsin. In addition to the ma rines, tne tlerensive force includes vol unteers under the command of Major Higgs, late of the Sixteenth lancers. The town is practically under arms." The Daily Express has a dispatch from Shanghai, dated Tuesday, which says: "Russian troops have been ordered from Fort Arthur to the neighborhood of Pekin to punish the boxers for kill ing two Cossacks and wounding two." BLACK AND ALARMING. Berlin, June 6. The latest news re garding the boxers has reached here both bv private ana orlicial telegrams. all pf which think the situation black ana alarming. ine uerman loreign office considers a recontre between the boxers and Russians an event probably fraught with the greatest danger. News has also reached here that sev eral German and Catholic missionaries in the province of Shan Tung have been pillaged by mobs supposed to have been incited by the boxers agitation. BURNING BRIDGES. TienTsin, June 6. via Shanghai. Last night passed quietly but Tien Tsin is in a very excited state this morning. About 100 more foreign troops are ex pected here today. Trains cannot get throush to Pekin on account of the burning bridges. News has just been received from the viceroy through the men sent to Tung Ching that .Mr. isorman, ot tne Mortn China mission, was murdered Friday or Saturday. It is thought that the vice roy knew of Mr. Norman's murder at the time of Mr. Robinson's. TWO BATTLESHIPS READY. Philadelphia. June 6. Under orders from the navy detjartment the battle ships Massachusetts and Indiana at the League island navy yard are being pre pared for sea. The orders give no clew as to what service the vessels may be called into, the notice to Commandant Casey being simply to get the ships ready and dispatch them as soon as possible to Hampton Roads, where they are to await further orders. The war ships were this morning piloted out ot the reserve basin around to the Dela ware river front where preparations for departure were finished. Both vessels were practically ready to go to sea- when orders came, having been thoroughly overhauled at the Brooklyn navy yard before their ar rival here. The two vessels are loaded with enough coal to make a trip across the Atlantic, and they- contain large supplies of ammunition. There are 120 men in the reserve crew of each ship, the balance of the complement of 405 sailors and 80 marines having been dis tributed among various naval stations after the vessels reached here from Brooklyn. The full crews were filled out with the 525 men who came here on the frigate .Hartford from Hampton Roads and the other details ordered here from New York and Boston. The Hartford's crew included 400 landsmen who have just been brought around from San Francisco Recruits were also taken from among the 60 landsmen and apprentices on the receiving ship at League island. RUSSIA IS EAGER. Shanghai, .Tune 6. The Russian min ister at Pekin, M. Degievs, has made another attempt to induce the Chinese foreign office to formally request Rus sian assistance to, restore order, but the offer has not yet been accepted. Violent dissensions are reported to ex ist between the Chinese commander in chief of the forces, Jung-Lu and Prince Ching-Tuan, who, in accordance with the wishes of the dowager empress is strongly supporting the cause of the boxers. The mobs who murdered the English missionaries, Robinson and Norman, mutilated and disemboweled the bodies. The station at Yan-Tin, three miles from Pekin has been burn ed. The British minister. Sir Claude McDonald, is reported to be quite ill. REINFORCEMENTS FOR KEMPFF. v asnington, June b. Baa news con tinues to come from Minister Conger and thfe American naval force in the Pei Ho river has been ordered to be reinforced. The minister cabled today that the situation was worse at Pekin. and thi3 statement taken in connection with Admiral Kempff's alarming cable gram of yesterday announcing that an engagement had begun, decided the state department to strengthen the naval forces nearest the scene of the trouble. Accordingly a cablegram was sent to Admiral Remy at Manila di recting him to dispatch at once to Ad miral Kempff's command the gunboat Helena, or if that craft is not at Ma nila ready for immediate service, then some craft of correspondingly light draft and power: The purpose is to place at Admiral Kempff's disposal are efficient warship capable of ascending the Pei Ho river as fat up as Tien Tsin. Admiral Kempff's flagship, the New ark, drawing 23 feet of water, can not ascend the river safely beyond the Taku forts near the entrance, but the little Helena, drawing only 11 feet, can safely ascend to Tien Tsin, forty miles above. She was specially designed for service in these Chinese rivers, and so is likely to prove much more efficient than any other of the foreign warships which can pass the Taku forts and reach Tien Tsin. She carries a battery particularly adapted to dealing with such half organized mobs as the boxers. Besides her eight four-inch rapid fire guns she cariies four six-pounder rapid hrers, four one-pounder rapid nrers. two Colts and one three-inch rapid flrer field gun. She is commanded by Com mander Swinburn and her complement is ten officers and 166 men. In view of the service ahead of her, it is expected that Admiral Remy will add to this one or two companies of marines. II is gathered from Admiral Kempff's advices that the boxers are about to at tack Tien Tsin, so that the Helena will be a particularly welcome addition to the foreign fleet in that part of China., If she leaves Manila today she should reach Taku next Sunday night or Mon day morning. Secretary Hay cabled Minister Conger at Pekin an authoriza tion to call for reinforcements from Admiral Kempff, and to make such dis position cf his r.aval force as he deems proper to protect American interests generally. The administration is still determined that the United, States government shall continue in its course respecting the Chinese situation, though willing to go as far as possible to aid in the restoration of peace and order in China. Therefore Admiral Kempff has not been instructed to join the other naval com manders in the Pei Ho river in con certed action. A NEGRO PARTY. Colored Men to Organize For the Campaign. Will Name Candidates For Pres ident and Congressmen. Philadelphia, June 6. The first steps looking to the organization of a na tional negro party have been taken in this city. Prominent negroes! bishops, ministers, editors, and lawyers at a meeting decided to place a presidential ticket in the field with .negro candi dates. The plan is to organize the party in every state cf the union and nominate candidates for state and con gressional "offices. An executive committee has been ap pointed to draw up a call for a conven tion and distribute circulars outlining the reasons for the formation of a na tional negro party. Bishop Levi J. Cappin, the newly elected head of the A. M. E. church in this district, presided at the meeting. The names mentioned for president were ex-Judge E. J. Walker, of Boston, with P. B. S. Pinchback. ex-lieutenant governor of Louisiana, as vice presi dent; Bishop V. B. Derrick, of New York, with Prof. Deboise as rice presi dent; Bishop Grant, of Illinois, with the Rev. Dr. J. P. Sampson as vice presi dent; Bishop Turner with Booker T. Washington, of Alabama, as vice presi dent, and Bishop Walters with T. T. Allain of Louisiana as vice president. FBEIDB1CHS SCORES. Old Topeta Man Gets a Good Place in Alaska. "Washington, June 6. The president sent to the senate today the following nominations for the new judicial offices in Alaska under the new law: Judges Melville C. Brown. Alaska: James VVickersham. Washington; Arthur .hi. Aoyes. Minnesota. Mars halls James M. Shoup, Alaska; Cornelius L. Vawler, Alaska; G. G. Perry, Iowa. Attorneys Robert A. FYeidrichs. Alas ka; Joseph K. Wood, Montana; A. M. Post. Nebraska. John G. Brady to be governor of Alaska. DR. STORKS DEAD. Passed Away at His Some in Brook lyn Aged 79. New York, June 6. Rev. Dr. Richard Salter Storrs, pastor emeritus of the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, died last night at his home, aged 79 years. For many years Dr. Storrs was pres ident of the home missionary society. CLOSING DAY. Congress Enters Upon Its Final Daily Session. Both Houses Worked Nearly All Night. MUCH BUSINESS DONE. Military Academy Bill Sent to the President. The House Met at Eight O'clock This Morning. Washington, June 6 Congress has en tered upon what undoubtedly is the last day of the present session. The mem bers of both branches looked tired and wan as they reassembled this morning after their arduous work of yesterday, the house meeting at 8 o'clock and the senate at 10. While the sessions lasted practically all night, the exciting scenes and incidents of former days were miss ing. The senate held a short executive session at 11:40 after which conference reports on the sundry civil appropria tion, the naval academy and the general deficiency bills were presented and adopted. The sundry civil bill was a complete agreement except one item, relating to rvevaaa .claims. The naval conferees, were deadlocked on the armor plate provisions. There was a complete agree ment on the deficiency bill. The mili tary academy bill was passed and sent to the president. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the senate went into executive session after which a recess was taken until 10 o'clock. The house during the early hours of the morning was without a quorum un til 3:30 o'clock. A reces was then taken until 8 this morning. IN THE SENATE. Washington, June 6. At 10 a. m., to day the senate reconvened to prepare for final adjournment. A score of sen ators only were present, but the cham ber rapidly filled. The naval and sun dry civil appropriation bills remained in conference, all the others having been agreed to. The usual routine business of the senate was practically abandoned today, only two or three new billa and resolutions were presented. Mr. Carter secured the passage of a bill providing for the increase to $375,- 000 of the limit of cost for the public building at Helena, Mont. A recess was then taken to await the presentation of conference reports. When the senate reconvened at 10:30 Mr. Allison reported from the commit tee on appropriations the house concur rent resolution providing for final ad journment at 3 p. m. .today. The com mittee had made no amendment.. It was permitted temporarily to lie on the table. Mr. Hale presented a conference report on the naval appropriation "bill. It was a disagreement upon all ques tions that have been in dispute for three or four days. Mr. Hale explained that the armor plate question was the great stumbling block to agreement. No price had been agreed upon by the conferees because the house conferees believed the price should be left to the discretion of the secretary of the navy. Mr. Hale said Mr. Penrose had a proposition to offer, which he would be glad to have the senate pass upon. Mr. Penrose then offered the follow ing proposition: "That the secretary of the navy is hereby authorized to procure by con tract, armor cf the best quality for any or all vessels above referred to, pro vided such contracts can be made at a price which is now. in his judgment, reasonable and equitable, but in case he i;? unable to make contracts for armor under the above conditions, he is here by authorized and directed to procure a site for and to erect thereon a factory for the manufacture of armor and the sum of $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated towards the erection of said factory." A sharp and extended debate followed the reading of the Penrose amendment. Senators Tillman and Teller attacking it bitterly and Senator Hanna defending it. Mr. Teller said he did not believe "that any scandal in our history will equal that which will grow out of a surrender now to this robber combine." Other senators took part in the debate. At 2:20 o'clock Mr. Hale asked for a vote upon the pending proposition, but Mr. Butler addressed the senate in op position to a surrender by that body when it was on tne verge of victory. After some further debate the amend ment was put on passage and carried. 33 to 3d. Following is the detailed vote: Yeas Allison, Baker, Carter, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Depew; Elkins, Flair- banks, Foster, Frye. Gallinger, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Kyle. Lodge. McBride, McComas. Me Enery, McMillan, Mason, Penrose, Piatt N. Y.), Piatt (Conn.); Pritchard, Proc tor, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Thurston, Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott 39. Nays Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry, Bev- eridge; Butler, Chandler. Clay, Coek rell. Culberson, Daniel, Foraker, Har ris, Heitfeld. Jones (Ark.),, Kenney, Lindsay, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Money, Morgan, Nelson, Perkins. J?etti grew, Pettus, Rawlins, Simon, Spooner, Sullivan, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Turner. Vest 35. The senate then took up the sundry civil bill, the Nevada claim being the contested point. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, June 6. A handful of members were on hand when the house reassembled at 8 o'clock this morning after being in recess only a few hours. Speaker 'lenderson went home about 4 a. m.. and was again in the chair at 8 o'clock, showing no signs of fatigue. The conference report on the general deficiency bill showing a complete agreement was presented and agreed to. Mr. Cannon announced that the contest over the sundry civil bill was about concluded, only one item being in con troversy and he deferred reporting until the attendance increased. As the atten dance was so slim a recess was taken until 9:30. Additional members had come in when the house reassembled. The joint resolutinn expressing gratification over the unveiling of the Lafayette statue at Paris was agreed to. Mr. Cannon then submitted the con ference report on the sundry civil bill showing the item covering the claims of Nevada to. be the only one in dispute. Among the important items struck out were those for the memorial bridge across the Potomac river and a light house vessel for the Pacific coast, for a branch soldiers' home in Idaho; lega tion buildings in Korea and Siam; and statue of Rochambeau. Among the important Items retained were those placing under the supervis ion of the secretary of the treasury the execution- of the Chinese exclusion and immigration laws, gauging water sup ply of certain streams $100,000; provid ing plans for the enlargement of the White House and development of sur rounding grounds; appropriating $25, 000 for outer pass of the Mississippi riv er, providing for the settlement of Spanish war claims arising from mili tary use and occupation. The Mis sissippi, Missouri and Columbia river items were retained, the Mississippi item, for the lower river, being reduced to $2,250,000. The provision as to state claims was compromised by an amend ment that certain federal claims against these states would not be prosecuted. The forest reserve provision was amended that lien land selections shall hereafter be made from surveyed lands. Mr. Cannon explained that the senate had added about $5,000,000 to the orig inal $61,000,000 of this bill and that by this report the senate yielded about $1,000,000 and the house $4,000,000. Considerable debate followed on the various items. The sundry civil con ference report was agreed to and on the one item, still open, appropriating $462. 000 for claims of Nevada, Mr. Newlands of Nevada" moved that the house concur with the senate amendment. This brought on a short debate on state claims, Mr. Moody (Mass.) urging that the Nevada claim would set a prece dent for other like claims aggregating about $5,000,000. The approach of the closing hours of congress began to be manifested as the morning were on. The galleries filled and floral gifts began to come in for members. Mr. Heatwole was particularly honored with a huge rose bush in full bloom. Mr. Moody contended that the pay ment of Nevada's claim would estab lish a dangerous precedent. It was for extra pay given to Nevada's soldiers during the civil" war. California, if this claim were paid, would have a valid claim for $4,000,000 and Oregon for near ly half a million. Mr. Newland s motion to concur in the senate amendment was lost 45 to 97. The house further insisted on the amendment and the bill was sent back to conference. The house passed a few bills of minor importance during the afternoon by unanimous consent. Many requests for unanimous consent were preferred, but Mr. Lentz (O.) objected on the ground that his perscftial rights wfcre being invaded by the refusal of the majority to allow the printing of the Coeur d'Alene testimony. The house spent most of the time in recess. DOCKERYNAMED Nominated For Governor of Mis souri by Acclamation. Kansas City, June 6. When the Dem ocratic state convention was called to oi der this morning the credentials com mittee, which had blocked the work of the gathering all day yesterday, was ready to report, and the prospects for rushing through the deliberations were bright. The committee had been in session, till after midnight and found against -the- police machines, both here 17 EX-CONGRESSMAN DOCKERT. and in St. Louis. The report was read by J. J. Butler, of St. Louis, chairman of the committee. The credentials committee report was adopted without debate, and the plat form read and adopted with a whoop. THE PLATFORM. "We reaffirm and endorse the nation al Democratic platfrom adopted at Chi cago in 18S6 and declare our continued fealty to the utterances therein enunci ated upon the free and unlimited coin age of silver and gold at the establish ed ratio of 16 to 1, and we denounce as 'unwise and dangerous in the extreme the single gold standard bank act of the present session of congress, which places the control of paper circulating medium in the hands of the national bank- corporations. "We denounce as one of the most try ins evils of the day the present tenden cy towards monopoly and the destroy ing of cpjupetition, particularly the in dustrjafecmbination known as trusts. 'We arraign the Republican party as guilty ot the grossest hypocrisy in the treatment of this question, in that be hiS :n ascendency in congress, it has steadlastly refused to pass any of tne le;rislation which has been proposed to curb the power of trusts; has failed to withdraw tariff protection from trust made goods; has constituted the leaders o trusts as the leaders of its party in the nation, and accepted from them con tributions of millions of dollars to its gigantic corruption fund which fact in itself is a menace to the stability o. our free institutions.".. The platform reiterates adhesion to the Monroe doctrine and deprecates the departure from its principles which have been made by the Republican ad ministration in its war for conqu?st; insists that the government restore Cuba to the Cubans at the earliest mo ment possible; favors the construction of the Nicaragua canal, the upbuilding of the merchant marine; "extend our earnest sympathy to the people of the Boer republics," and continues: "With renewed faith in the ability, patriotism and courage of the Hon. William J. Bryan, believing him to be the greatest exponent of the principles for which the Democratic party ptands and satisfied that power would not daz zle, nor wealth blind him to the duties which he ow es to the people and we ex press it as the wish of this convention that the delegates from Missouri to the national Democratic convention shall oast their votes for him as the -nomines. of Democratic party for president of the United States." The nomination of state officers was (Continued on Sixth Page.) tar- -w w A. M WON'T DEFORCED Corporations Refuse to Comply With Kansas Law. Secretary of State Powerless to Enforce .Provisions. XO BLANKS ARE SENT. Those That Have Not Reported Left Off List. Only Feel Effect of Law When They Are Sued. The Bush corporation law, passed by the special session of the legislature, seems to command little respect of cor porations, which are required to make annual reports showing the condition, of the business to the secretary of state. Tip's law was originally passed with the view of preventing the watering of stocks and to also prevent illegal prac tices in the conduct of the business of a corporation. It was contended when the law was being considered in the legislature that the passage would be valuable to the taxpayers of the state who by reason: of these annual reports could at any time acquire positive information con cerning .the responsibility of corpora tions in which they were interested, either as patrons or stockholders. The law so far as it was designed to answerthis purpose is a failure. Cor porations which were aimed at have paid not the slightest attention to the law. They have ignored its provisions in every particular, going so far as to fail to answer the letters, of inquiry sent out by the secretary of state. There are 5,000 corporations on rec ord as chartered institutions in the office of the secretary of state. Of this number 700 are dead, reports of this condition having been received from officers formerly connected with them. One thousand corporations have com-' plied with the provisions of the law requiring annual reports, while 3.300 have ignored the letters of the secretary of state demanding these reports. There is but one penalty attached to this violation of law and it is one which has no terrors for the average business enterprise. It is a provision to the effect that if a corporation be sued it can not defend itself in court unless such annual reports have been made to the secretary of state. So long as a corporation has no lawsuits the protection of this law is not nec essary. And. in the event of a law suit arising, it would be an easy mat ter for "the corporation to make nut. and file its report, thereby placing it self .'ln.;tne position required ..by law for proper defense The secretary- of state has Sfmt out, the necessary blank forms, upon which these annual reports for 1SS9-19W are to be" made, the returtr being due 'be tween June 1 and August 1 this year. The secretary of state has long ago given up in despair the effort to secure reports from the corporations which have ignored the law, and this year blanks have been sent only to the 1,000 concerns which last year complied with the law by filing the prescribed reports. The secretary of state is given no power in this matter. He can not un der any construction of the law force these corporations to make the reports called for, and the only duty w hich can be performed in this connection is one of pleading. The law is very lame in this particular, and while 1 contem plated, probably, a wise purpose when it was framed, the lack of proper au thority conferred upon the secretary of state makes it practically a dead letter upon the statute .books. The law governing this matter is one section of the Bush corporation law which created also the state charter board. The law makes the following requirements In the report: "First The authorized capital stock. "Second The paid-up capital stock. "Third The par value and the mar ket value of the stock. "Fourth A detailed statement of the assets and liabilities. -"Fifth A detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures for the year preceding. "Sixth A full and complete list of the stockholders and the number of shares held by each. "Seventh The names and addresses of the pfficers, trustees, directors, to gether with a certificate as to the time and manner of their election." The provision outlining the duties of the secretary- of state follow: "The secretary of state may at any time require a supplemental report which, shall contain information and data upon such matters as the secre tary of state may specify. It shall also be the duty of the president and secretary of the corporation, as soon as any sale or transfer of stock i9 made, to file with the secretary of state a statement of such changes of owner ship and the par value and the amount of stock. No such transfer of stock shall be legal or binding until such statement is made. "No action shall be maintained or re covery had in any of the courts of this state by any corporation doing business in this state without obtaining the cer tificate of the secretary of state that the statements provided for have been properly made." Banks, insurance and railroad corpo rations are exempted from the provi sions of this law. MOORS 'MASSING In Preparation For an Attack on the French. London, -June 6. Special dispatches received from Algiers protray a serious situation. Thousands of Moors are massing at Figuig and in the neighbor hood, preparing for a determined at tack upon the advance posts of the French. The French columns have join ed hands at Zoubia, but the men suffer terribly from heat and thirst arid hun dreds of camels died. The French are preparing entrench ments and are confident of their ability to repeal an attack and even to take the offensive against Figuig if necessary. c Weather Indications. Chicago, June 6. For Kansas Fair and cooler tonight and Thursday; brisk northwest winds.

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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1900, SPORTINGJIEWS. Wagner Leads League Batters With McGraw Next. Cooler, Demont aud Irwin Best Infield Records. SLAGLE LEADS IN RUES Bernhardt and McOiunity Most Effective Pitchers. Criger King of Baekstops,Dahlin Ahead at Short. New York, June 6. Records of the National I,eague players, compiled up to last .Thursday, show that ,Han Wagner1, the mighty Pittsburg slugger Btill heads the batsmen. Hans has rapped out 61 hits In 35 games, and has a percentage of .469. Muggsy MCGraw, who is going a warm clip for St. Louis comes second, with -.444 and three Phil adelphia sluggexs of renown Lajole, Flick, and Delehanty, follow in succes sion. Jake Hockley stands sixth in the list, with a percentage of .416. Seven men are battluK over .400 and 41 over the .300 mark of good society. Of this nunibtr Cincinnati furnishes seven the Individual and team work of the Keds with the stick being far superior to the usual gait of the team and in fact, being sutliciently noticeable to make the cranks wail as they glance at the percentage table. Slagle, the diminutive Phlladelphian, lias made more runs than any other Ilayer, while Demont and Doyle have each stolen 14 bases. The fielding records restricted to players who have taken part in 10 games or more show Bill Kennedy as the leader of the pitchers. Lou Criger heads the catchers. Woods and Peitz holding modest places near the rear. Dick Cooley tops the first basemen, Beckley ranking sixth. Demont out ranks the other second basemen. Charlie Irwin heads the third base men, and deserves to on the game he has -played. Dahlen. leads the short stops, Corcoran figuring ninth. Dono van and Kelley have yet to make any outheid errors. Philadelphia leads in club batting, with .344. The Reds are fourth with ,'M4. Brooklyn leads in club fielding, with .944. while Cincinnati, usually weak at the bat and great in the field continues Its reversal form by coming In seventh, with only .917. Cincin nati and Philadelphia have each made 32 double plays, leading the league In this particular, while Philadelphia eas ily outclasses all the club3 In long-distance extra base batting. HanH Wagner is not only champion percentage batsman of the league, but champion long-range slugger, with a total of 61 extra bases. 14 more than even the terrible Lajole can show. Jack Doyle has stolen the largest per centage of bases to the game. Bernhardt and McUinnity appear to be the season's most effective pitchers, each having won eight games out of nine pitched. None of the Cincinnati pitchers stand high on the roll of fame. It is still bad going for the left-handers, and this year's crop of young pitchers have not prospered. CROSS IS SUPERSTITIOUS. Incident at St. Louis Exposes Queer Hobby of Philadelphian. TFrom the Chicago Chronicle.l One of Monte Cross' queer hobbies is that the bats must not be crossed when t'.,cy lie in front of the bench. At St. Louis the other day, just as Wolver ton, the first man up in the fifth in r.ing. stepped to the plate, the Phlia delphia shortstop looked at the pile of bals and jumped into the air, shouting: "Four runs this time. It's a cinch. Never failed yet." "Sit down; you're crazy," said Maul. "I tell you we're going to get four" runs this time. Do you see that?" he asked, pointing to the pile of bats, h .U-v21$re0abf,-seoy shrdlu m mm "Pee what?" "Why, those four bats sticking out further than the rest. That means we'll get just that many runs. Just you wait and see." Everybody coughed, but Monte was evidently much in earnest, so they waited. Then Wolverton made a hit. "It's the starter," cried Cross. "Now, watch me.". But Cross aired to Donlln. Then the next man walked. "There's four hits coming sure," paid Cross Just then Thomas cracked a single, scoring Wolverton. Then La Joie and Flick got in their work and the four-runs were scored. "Whenever you see the bats fixed that way look out for runs," observed Cross triumphantly. "All right," replied McFarland. "Shove out about six of those sticks and we'll win sure." "That doesn't go. Don't touch 'em. fAr heaven's sake," fairly screamed Cross. "The hat boy has to do It when lie Isn't thinking." The players all had a good laugh over the circumstance, and, no doubt, fine o them became converts to Monte's baseball religion. JEAN BERAUD AHEAD. Whitney's Colt Defeats Imp in an Ex citing Race. New York. June 6. Jean Beraud and Imp measured strides in the Brookdale handicap at Gravesend and Jean Ber aud won after a stirring struggle from liag fall to finish. The race was at one mile and a furlong and only four horses paraded, Chadentus and Prince McCluig with the others making iro the field. They were sent off on the first break to a good start. Jean Beraud was on the rail with Imp next, and they came down past the stand like a team run ning head and head. Going up the back stretch Jean Beraud showed in front by half a length. bounding the far turn Imp moved up on even terms and they came into the stretch head and head. Then for a few strides the black mare's head showed in front. At the sixteenth pole Beraud got his head In front, and O'Connor drew his whip on the black mare. She responded prame ly. but at the weights Jean Beraud proved the better and he rushed across the line a neck in front, while the crowd cheered them both to the echo. At no time during the entire Journey were they more than a half a length apart. RYAN TO M'COY. Saya He Will Fight the Kid at 168 Pounds, Winner Take AIL Chicago, June 6. Tommy Ryan, re plying to McCoy's statement that the former wanted to fake the Tattersalt fiht so they could get big money out of another go in New York, said to day: I don't know how to answer that, lie talks like a crazy man. You know I never saw him here until we weighed In., Brady knows who had to make the concessions. "To;; can leave it to every man who These v: 6. "Wilbur Robinson. "Muggsy" McGraw. John McGraw and Wilbur Robinson are the two most talked of players in the National Baseball League. These two men have business interests in Bal timore, which team they were most prominent in bringing to a good position in the pennant.race last year. This year they were bought by the St. Louis club and on account of their business refused for some time to play with the Browrs. At last, however, they consented, and McGraw was immediately installed as captain. "Mugsy," as he is popularly called, is probably the brainiest man now playing the game and is the equal of any third baseman. Wilbur Robinson played behind the bat for the Baltimore team for many seasons. Robinson is of the greatest help to pitchers, as he has the happy faculty of being able to steady them when, they become rattled or threaten to go up in the air. saw the fight, and they will tell you I won. Or, at least, 99 out of a 100. I won't answer that. I'll make him a proposition like this: When my back is right, I'll fight him, winner take all, at loA pounds, for the middleweight cnam pionship of the world. Before 1 fought him there was a doubt in my mind about my ability to lick him. There is iio doubt now. I know it." After the fight the next morning up In Ryan's room, he was asked: "What were you saying to McCoy when you got him near the ropes?" Ryan said: "I was joshing him, as I always do In a fight. When he'd miss I'd say, 'Don't try 'to hit so hard, it's no use, and I'll get you sooner or later,' and all stuff like that." BASEBALL PLAYERS' UNION. Movement Not in Favor in Pittsburg What Clarke Says. Pittsburg. Pa., June 6. These run ring the Pittsburg ball club arj not in favor of the baseball players' union, to be- formed in Brooklyn next Sunday. It is figured that several games lost in the east already might have been won had the boys not been thinking of the union. A special from Philadelphia says: "Mar.ager Fred Clarke today called" the members of the Pittsburg team into-a room and discussed the proposed union warmly. What orders were issued has not been made public, but after the seance Clarke said: 'The boys must not allow their Plans for a protective league to inter fere with their work. The Pittsburgs have not been playing good ball, and trrs won't do. I am for anything that will improve the players' condition, but the pian suggested by this league is not practical. We are engaged at big fat s:il.ries to play ball, and in bat few instances have we been badly treated .o long as we live up to the reoui.-ements of our contract. Thi move is a money-making scheme for some one, and the boys will find it is to their sorrow.' ST. MARY'S FIELD DAY. Schueler Won Over Ten Events, and Scored 67 Points. St. Marys, June 6. The students of Minim department held their annual field and track meet here Tuesday. The events were well contested and several old standing records were broken. Alex Schueler made a total of 67 points and carried off the Schmelzer prize cup, do nated by the Kansas City firm. The leader of each event is to receive a valuable medal. Schueler won the half mile, 440, 220 and 50 yards runs, the shot put. the hammer throw, the jumps and swimming races. His record made to day will make him the Minim cham pion for some years to come. Vonhamen took the pole vault. Quisles the discus throw and Miller the 100 yard dash. The mile relay race was won by a team composed of Terspach, Jenkins, Von Hatten and Owens. There will be no field or track meet held here under the auspices of the senior athletic associa tion this year. The ball team has dis banded and closed the season with a record of eight victories and one defeat. YALE GETS MURPHY AGAIN. Famous Trainer to Be With Old Eli Several Years. New Haven, Conn., June 6. Manager Robert Hixon of the Yale football team today made the important announce ment that Mike Murphy will return to Old Eli for not one, but several years. He refused to state the terms or con ditions covering the arrangements. When it was announced some time ago that Murphy, who had been at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania for several years since leaving Yale, was to re turn here next fall, great rejoicing was heard. CONNOLLY AT HIS BEST. Canadian Gave Matthews a Drubbing at Seaside Club. New York, June 6. Eddie Connolly of St. John, N. B., won a well earned vic tory over Matty Matthews of Brooklyn in a twenty-five round bout at 140 pounds before the Seaside Sporting club at Coney Island last night. This was the fourth time that these men met in the ring. On two occasions the result was a draw and Matthews received a decision the third time they met. Last night's fight was the best bout of the four and Connolly, won all the way giving Matthews a good drubbing with out once being floored during the mill. Matthews was the favorite at 2 to 1 in the betting and a tidy sum of money was won by the friends of the Cana dian. Matthews was on the floor nine seconds in the eleventh and again for the same length of time In the eigh teenth. Just before the bell ended the fight, Matthews was on the floor from a right hand punch on the face. Croker Wins Bradford Plate. London, June 6. Richard Croker's black colt, Manhattan Boy with L. Reiff up, won the Bradford two year old plate at Dunstall park. The same jockey also took the Dunstall juvenile plate on Spanish Hero and the Madelay plate on Le Feu. Tod Sloan at Bayfield won the Ling-field spring two year old plate on J. Musker's bay colt. Lord Melton, and the Weir courney plate on J. P. War dell's bay colt, Newton. The Oxted sell ing handicap was won by F. AJexan- Brainy Base BaH Players Are der's brown filly, Smokeless, with J. Reiff in the saddle. FITZ SAYS HE WILL WIN. Determined to Show the Public He is a Much Better Man Than Ruhlin. New York, June 6. Fitzsimmons de clares he is going to do a nice job with Ruhlin, take all the time necessary and show the public just horn much better he is than the man who fought Jeffries a twenty-round draw, and to whom the de cision of a draw gave none the best of it. Fitzsimmons is not running away with the idea that Ruhlin is "a mark." He states no number of rounds, but just de clares he will win and show Corbett and the rest of the people who think Ruhlin will put him out of the business that he is still in line for the championship. Ruhlin has had little to say beyond the fact that when he gets through with Filz the public wilt begin to wonder how that Sharkey thing happened. Madden, however,-is betting some of Ruhlin's money. His experience with Corbett, a man who has fought Fitz when the kangaroo was at his best, has given Gus a lot of ideas which he is working out steadily. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT PHILADELPHIA. Attendance, o.TuO. Score: R H B Pittsburg 0 41 00000 05 6 1 Philadelphia 0 0001104 6 12 2 Batteries Pittsburg, Chesbro and O'Connor: Philadelphia, Bernhard and McFarland, Douglass. AT BROOKLYN. Score by innings: R H E BrooklVn 0 0000002 35 9 3 Chicago 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 04 11 1 Batteries Brooklyn, McGinnity, Kitson and Farrell; McGuire; Chicago, Killen and Donohue, AT NEW YORK. Score by innings: New York 0 104001028 9 8 Cincinnati 3 1010022 514 15 4 Batteries New York. Carrick and Grady; Cincinnati, Phillips and Peitz. AT BOSTON. Score by innings: R H E Boston 0 3302106 15 15 3 St. Louis 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 211 14 5 Batteries Boston, Pittinger, Lewis and Clark; St. Louis, Jones, Thomas and Cri ger. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent. Philadelphia 24 VI .607 J Pittsburg 21 19 .525 Chicago 19 19 .514 St. Louis IS 18 .500 Boston 15 18 .454 New York 13 21 .378 Cincinnati 13 22 .371 AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT CHICAGO. Score by Innings: R H E Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 6 1 Cleveland 0 00-00000 11 7 1 Batteries Chicago, Denzer and Sugden; Cleveland, McKenna and Spies. AT KANSAS CITY. Score by innings: P H E Kansas City 0 0440110 lo" 14 1 Buffalo 0 01002000 3 10 5 Batteries Kansas City, Lee and Wilson; Buffalo, Hooker, Baker and Shreck. AT MILWAUKEE. Score by innings: R H E Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 9 1 Uetroit .1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 9 3. Batteries Milwaukee, Sparks and Smith; Detroit, Miller and Ryan. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Score by innings: R H E Minneapolis 0 21033000 9 8 8 Indianap jlis 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 312 11 7 Batteries Minneapolis, Harvey, Mc- Gann. and Fisher; Indianapolis, Guese and Powers. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent Ird:anap-lis 25 11 .694 M lwaukee 21 17 .5:3 leveland 19 17 .525 Chicago 20 20 500 Minneapolis 20 20 .601 Kansas City 20 21 .4SS Buffalo 13 24 .351 Detroit 12 24 .333 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT SIOUX CITY. Score by innings: R H E Sioux City 2 1100000 04 9 1 Pueblo 0 0200310 9 3 Batteries McDonald and Cole; Black burn and Graham.- AT OMAHA. Score by innings: R H E Omaha 0 2010102 6 7 2 Des Moines 0 0000001 34 4 5 Batteries Eagan and Wilson; Roach and Zeisler. AT ST. JOSEPH. Score by innings: Denver 0 30000200 I 6 9 1 St. Joseph 0 30002000 05 5 0 Batteries Sparger and McCausland; Kling and Underwood. WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Won. Lost. Per Pueblo 15 7 Omaha 17 9 Denver 14 11 St. Joseph 9 16 Sioux City 9 16 Des Moines 9 16 Ct. ,6i2 .654 .561 .3 0 .350 .333 Washburn Lost to Emporia. Emporia, Kan., June 6. Score: Washburn 0 1 2 0-0 0 2 0 16 Normal 1 0600301 11 Batteries Washburn, Gramley and Stahl: Normal. Peterson and Weaver, Hits Normal. 10: Washburn, 8. Errors Normal S; Washburn 5. the Pride of the St. Louis KANSASJEWS. Water Now an Issue In the Ar kansas Yalley. Two States FussingOver a Sandy River. ALL JATHAWKERS ASK. Mountaineers to Dig No More Ditches or Reservoirs. Colorado Thinks They Are En titled to Water in State. Garden City, June 6. Before the west ern states were admitted to the union irrigation law was practically unknown and the old riparian common law pre vailed in the ownership of water. Un der this law, when the land of two neighbors was separated by a stream, each owned to the middle of the stream and so far along its course as their lands extended. This law has prevail ed in some of the western states as re cently as 1895, for it was only a short time ago that Texas, for instance, rec ognized the necessity of carrying water from its origin long. distances to places where it could be used for agricultural purposes. The laws of each irrigation state rec ognize water as a tangible property; in some states it belongs to the individual, in other states, as in Wyoming, it be longs to the individual only as he makes proper use of it. If he ceases to use it for the purpose which is valuable to the community, its ownership reverts to the state until appropriateed by some other man who makes it actively valuable. It has been easy to regulate this ow nership of water within state lines, for the same law applied to the entire length of any given stream or ditch. The question of the ownership of water, however, where the citizens of two states contested therefor, has been much discussed, passed upon ocasional ly in the lower courts, but never in such a way as to bring the matter to the Supreme court of the United States, where a precedent might be estaolished which would govern all controversies in the future. The most notable case of an Issue be tween two states is that of Kansas vs. Colorado, and nearly every year the attorney general of Kansas prepares a brief or makes an announcement threatening suit against the state, of Colorado to prevent the appropriation of water from the Arkansas river, which rises in Colorado and flows through western Kansas. It was announced a few days ago that Attorney General Godard had gone to Washington for the express purpose of asking leave from the United States su preme court to file a bill in equity on behalf of his state to enjoin Colorado from diverting the waters of the Arkan sas and its tributaries for irrigation and other purposes. What is especially feared at this time is the plan to build great reservoirs in Colorado and stop even the flood water from coming into the state below. The lands in the valley of the Arkansas are estimated to be worth $75,000,000 and it is asserted that these values are ren dered unstable by the constant threat of an impaired water supply. Kansas asks that the state of Colora do should dig no more ditches, issue no more irrigation charters for canals, and also asks that the state be restrained from building canals and reservoirs, which it now contemplates, and that as fast as the charters of present irrigation ditches expire they shall not be re newed. The- state of Colorado claims all the water that falls in that state and claims the right to take out the water from the Arkansas river and its branches; it is engaged not only in building canals and reservoirs as a commonwealth, but is chartering oth ers, and the people of Kansas fear that in a short time no water whatever will flow in the Kansas portion of the Ar kansas valley. It is asserted that the Kansas plaintiffs can prove a constant diminution of the water supply in di rect ratio to the irrigation develop ment of Colorado. The Kansas argument sets forth that the Arkansas river rises in the Rocky Mountains on the east side of the sum mit, flows through seven counties in the state of Colorado, enters Kansas in Hamilton county and flows through thirteen counties in Kansas into Okla homa. All the tributaries entering the Arkansas river in the state of Colo rado have their rise and entire flow in that state. The drainage area of the river in Colorado is approximately 22 -000 square miles, and the length of the river in the state is about 2S0 miles. The old territory of Kansas extended even west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains, and all of the territorv which comprises the drainage area of the Arkar-sas river In Colorado was once a part of Kansas territory, hence Kansas claims prior rights to all this water. The length of the river in Kansas Team. is over 300 miles, and it runs through a broad valley in which there are vast alluvial deposits which aggregate 2, 500,000 acres of the finest farming land in the state. The rainfall in the drain age area in the western half of the state is very light, being less than 15 inches, and even this does not fall dur ing the growing season of the year. The river has a natural fall of about seven and a third feet to the mile. The bottom lands in the valley are from six to sixteen feet above the water bed, and underneath these bottom lands are porous strata of sand and gravel, through which there is an un derflow of great depth and volume, and in places several miles wide. This un derflow supplies the moisture for the vegetation of the valley, because the crops when grown send their roots down into this great reservoir. The up lands and plateau territory on either side of the valley are of vast extent, but as the cattle must be watered, if the underflow is decreased so that no wells or pools are available the uplands become useless for grazing. SALT AS A FERTILIZER Makes Allen Co. Upland Wheat Show Yield of 25 to 40 Bushels. Iolafl June 6. George A.Fry drove out to his farm, some 18 miles southeast of Iola. Sunday, and got some samples of wheat which are about the finest ever seen in Iola. The stems are from four to five feet high, a rich green in hue, and the heads are many of them five inches long, well filled out. The interesting part of the story is that the wheat was grown on the poorest part of an upland farm and 200 pounds of salt sown with the wheat is responsible for the unusual yield. On a fine bottom field in the same neigh borhood the wheat sown the same day last September is not nearly so high or good, it is unusually fine wheat for th part of Kansas or any other part, and if it matures and fulfills its present prom ise it will run from 25 to 40 bushels to the acre. INSANE MAN SUICIDES. Boy Seger Jumps Under a Switch Engine at Salina. Salina, June 6. Roy Seger, of Milo, Lincoln county, committed suicide here Tuesday by leaping between the driv ers of a switch engine as it was pass ins the Union Pacific depot. He was in&ane. Seger was in charge of Sheriff JOKtph Jackson of Lincoln county, who was taking him to the Topeka asylum. Jackson had to change cars at tia liria, and while waiting for the ea3t bound train he took his charge to a ur.eh counter near the depot. Wniie the lunch was being prepared Seger stepped out of the door and the sheriff followed him, but the insane man ran before the officer could catch him. At the same time the switch engine came along and before the sheriff reached Soger the insane man plunged headlong between the drivers. Death was in stantaneous. Seger was the son of a merchant at Milo and became insane on Memorial day. He frightened the women in his neighborhood with a gun while the men were away at a celebra tion and when a posse was organized to capture him he started north and was not captured until about ten miles north in Marshall county. He leaves a wife and three children. On his person after the accident a letter was found addressed to his wife but it was so mutilated that it could J scarcely be read. It bade farewell to his wife and children and stated that they would never see him again. PHILLIPS CO. INSTITUTE Now in Session to Continue Through out June. Phillipsburg, June 6. The twenty first annual session of the Phillips coun ty normal opened June 4. with 100 stu dents enrolled. It will close June 29. The conductor is John Thomas, the in structors, S. U. Mallory, F. O. Williams, Frank Baker and S. L. Tipton. Capt. Joseph Waters and Chaplain Schlieman have been secured to lecture before the institute. TO SUCCEED CANFIELD. X. U. Regents Elect Miss Eugenia Galloo to Chair of French. Lawrence, Kas., June 6. The board of regents of the University of Kansas broke away from precedent and elected Miss Kugenia Galloo to the chair of French, made vacant by the resigna tion o Prof. A. G. Canfleld. Miss Galloo is the first woman to occupy a full professorship at tne institution since preparatory work was abolished. Miss Alma, D. Lelande Leduc, of Chi cago university, a New Orleans eirl. was elected to succeed Miss Galloo as assistant. AT BAKER- UNIVERSITY. Graduating Exercises of Two Socie ties Held Last Night Baldwin, Kas., June 6. The eraduat ing exercises of the Athenian and Aeo lian societies were held last night. Ora tions for the Athenians were delivered by Morris Patton and Scott E. Bed ford, for the Aeolians, Mis3 Daisy Deel and Miss Blanche Mills. Music was furnished by Misses Yoder and Ochil tree, B. H. Ozment and Miss Margaret Amos. Mr. Chas. F. Turner eave a reading. The gold medals the one for A man's back is the main spring of his working ability. No man'can do his best, work if he is ham pered with backache, or lame back if his waking W4 ft a V Here's what one man says Mr. W. M. Smith, of 516 LawTence street, blacksmith by trade, says: I had most depressing pains in my back and across the loins. In the winter of 1898 they grew much worse, and at night after working all day I suffered severely. I took a number of kidney remedies and wore an electric belt for three months, but obtained little relief. My rest at night was frequently broken on account of a kidney weakness, and on learning of Doan's Kidney Pills, I went to Rowley Snow's drug store and got a box.' The treatment relieved me of the annoying weakness of the kidneys and the pain in my back passed away. Doan's Kidney Pills did more for me than any other remedy I ever used." Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale at all drug stores. SO cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. HARRY E. GAVTTT. Maxaokk. V. V. GAVITT PRIflTING PUBLISHING CO., Printing Department of W. W. Gavitt Medical Co. One of the Largest Exclusive Job Printing Offices In the City. OTJR FACILITIES enable us to turn out work in many cases the same day received. Five Presses, all the Latest Styles of Type, and experienced Union Laborspeak for them selves When you are in need of anything in our line, send us samples by mail or call us up by telephone, and our man will call on you and quote prices that's his business. We can save you money on your printing. 4a- GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER. Telephone 99. 4ooMoi.404FAdamsSst! Topeka, Kans. oratory to WTalter Case, the debater's medal to Fred H. Molby were pre sented by B. M. Powell, class of '90. The society diplomas were presented by Miss Dora C. Markham, '96. NOTED LAWRENCE EVENT. Formal Dedication of Powler Shops, a New K. U. Building. Lawrence, June 6. The formal dedi cation of the Fowler shop building at Kansas university, was the part of the commencement programme carried out Tuesday. The event was made notable by the presence of 208 members of the Kansas City Commercial club and their wives. The exercises in University hall oc curred at 11 o'clock, and were presided over by Chancellor F. H. Snow, who historically reviewed the events that had led to the construction of the shop building by Mr. Fowler and its equip ment with machinery by the people of Lawrence. The address of dedication was delivered by Dr. Calvin M. Wood ward, director of the manual training school of Washington university at St. Louis. Following these exercises the Kansas City guests and prominent citizens of Lawrence and the state adjourned to the Fowler shops where luncheon was spread for several hundred guests, the girls of the junior class acting as wait ers. Regent Charles F. Scott acted as toastmaster and toasts were responded to p.2 follows: "Significance of the Fowler Shops In the Educational Sys tem," Chancellor F. H. Snow; "K. C, U. S. A.," U. 9. Epperson, president of the Kansas City Commercial club; "Kansas City and Kansas State Univer sity," Captain J. G. Haskell: "Law rence, Past and Present," Frank A. Faxon, of Kansas City, formerly a resi dent of Lawrence; "George Fowler," Prof. L. I. Blake. FOR JEWELL CITY. Another Lecture Course With Bright Speakers Announced. Jewell City, June 6. Another lecture course has been planned for the fall and winter seasons, with the following fa mous numbers: James Hedley, Z. T. Sweeney, Dr. WTitt Miller, John Dixon as lecturers, and the Ottumwa male quar tette. The Rev. Mr. McGurle of the M. E. church is the leading spirit in this worthy enterprise. METHODISTS' QUICK WORK. Raise $5,000 to Settle a Church Debt in Thirty Minutes. Junction City, June 6. In just 30 min utes the Methodists raised $5,083 and wiped out a debt of years standing. Overland From Mexico. W. J. Skeed, who recently returned from Old Mexico, brought home a lot of old Montezuma and Aztec relics, and some are curiosities gathered from the Indians and the mountains. He has them on exhibition at his bicycle and repair shop in the Stout building acrots from the Goodlander. Mr. and Mrs. Skeed made the trip home overhwul traveling 1.500 miles on horseback and in a wagon. They brought a herd of horses home with them. He has bought the Penniman bicycle repair shop. Fort Scott Tribune. Has 4,000 Acres of Wheat Russell, June 6. Probably one of the largest wheat growers in the United t

BACK 1 hours are made miseraDie ana his sleeping hours broken" by torture such as- .no man knows, until his kidneys commence, to go back on him. When the kidneys quit, doing their duty, the poisons that ought to be taken out of the blood stay in, and are ..carried all through the system. Then the kidneys commence to cry for help That's backache." It's the only way the kidneys have of telling their troubles. Backache is kidney ache and the only way to cure it is to put the kidneys right again. That's what i Doan's Kidney Pills are tor to cure sick Kianeys to relieve aching backs to make men and women stronger and better able for the battle of life. They've been doiag .it right here in Topeka for years. Hundreds of Topeka people say so. They have been cured and are glad to tell of it. TELEPHONE No. 99. States is William Gorham. of this coun ty. He has 4.000 acres of wheat this year, and it will yield at least 100.000 bushels. If present prospects continue it may go as high as 120.000 bushels. Mr. Gorham is now contracting with em ployment agencies in Kansas City to supply him with sufficient harvest hands to take care of the crop. Ten Acres of Strawberries. Mr.Whitney.a farmer living five miles northeast of town, is making money off a ten acre patch of strawberries. He picked for the past three weeks an average of 124 crates of berries a day. He receives $1.25 per crate. Mr. Whitney has carried on the strawberry business for several .years and ships to all mar kets. Emporia Gazette. "Father of Fredonia" Dead. Fredonia, June 6. Justice Fellows, known as the "father of Fredonia," died at his home near here today in his 90th year of age. He was born in Cale donia, Vt, in 1810, moved to Meigs county, O., thence to Kansas territory in 1857 and here in 1S65. He was the first president of the Fredonia Townsite company, organized in 1868, and upon the organization of this township was for many years a justice of the peace. Johnson County Institute. Olathe, June 6. The normal institute for this county Opened In this city with an enrollment of 133. County Superin tendent Miss Barrett says tnis is the largest enrollment for the first day in the history of the institute. Profes sor C. H. NTowlin of Kansas City, Mo., is conductor; S. H. McGarrsh of this city and O. G. Markham of Baker uni versity are instructors and Miss Esther L. Schoplin of Kansas City is teacher in the primary department. Chase County Institute. Cottonwood Falls, June 6. The Chase county normal commenced with County Superintendent G. W. Stephenson as superintendent, D. F. Spark as conduc tor and W. C. Kyser and D. R. Kreih biel as instructors. State Superintendent Frank Nelson made the opening ad dress. The attendance is large. Theater For Hutchinson. Hutchinson, June 6.T-Th location for Hutchinson's new opera house is chosen and work will loe begun at once. The building will be located on South Main just across the street from the new court house. It will cost when com pleted $30,000. He Couldn't Swim. Phillipsburg, June 6. Jesse Gray, the 17-year-old son of Frank Gray, was drowned in the Stinson reservoir west of town Tuesday afternoon. The young man. who it seems could not swim, ventured into the pond and sank in twenty feet of water before assistance could reach him. Superintendent Mayberry Resigns. Larned, June 6. J. W. Mayberry re signed his position as superintendent of the Larned public schools. The res ignation was accepted and the board of education will elect a new superin tendent the first Monday in July. The Best Prescription For Malaria, Chills and Fever 13 a" bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure no pay. Price. 60c

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE G, 1900. i 7 S3 K H f 7 S "I have been tronbled a great deal with a torpid liver, which produces constipa tion. I found CASCAKKTS to be all you claim for them, end secured such relief the first trial, that I purchased another supply and vra com pletely cured. I shall only be too glad to rec ommend Cascarets whenever the opportunity la presented." J. A. Smith. SSM Susquehanna Ato., Philaaelpblii. Pa. CANDY CATHARTIC THADE MAHH BIOISTTRKO PlMnsnt. Palatable. I oient. Taste Goo. Do Good. Neter bicken. Weaken, or Gripe. lCc. 2JC. S0& CURE CONSTIPATION. trrilnff Kwicd Capay. Chlesv., Muttval, S.w York. 320 FT TfS Pfif Sold and limTanfeed by all drug. gists to 1 1 UK Tobacco Habit. nger Of contracting Sickness, If you use Mater That's the kind fur nished by the Telephone 122. 625 Quincy Street. W ILL PIPER A Large and Varied Stock to select from. MODERATE PRICES. THE BEST WORK. H. L. LARSH CO. 116 W. Eighth St. No, i 1 MU3 You can't find any other quite equal to the BRAND. BUY THE CEMUIftiE o i iiur Ui Griia MANUFACTURED ET CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. PTNOTE THE NAME. Rest and Health to Mother and Child has been used for over FIFTY YEARS ?Jwiiu,,LI'u'Na OF MOTHERS for their T,l?Llr'-Uf;N' u'HlLiC TKETHING. with J- ,tVKC Jsrt''"p:S;5- It SOOTHES the ,,Iu'?,-vSO,1,;?;KX:j ,he F.!S. ALLAYS all PAIN, c-l RES WIND COLIC and la the best remedy tor DIARRHOEA. Sold by I'runeiBts m every pnrt of the world. Be sure to ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Sooth lng Syrup and take no other kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle. WE'LL DO VOIR HAULING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Kansas Avenun. Cfflce- Tel. 320. House Tel. Z9 F. P, BACON, Proprietor. IWSEE ME ABOUT STORAGE. r!3 Play! Any game yon choose you cn keep your blood cool and your carves steady by drinking plenty of HIRES Rootbeer The Favorite Temperance Drink. A 25 oat package make gallons. Writ tor lt.t premiums oOcrd fre for liibel. CHARLES I. H1SES CO., MALVERN, FA, 3 y No Da Pure TopekaWater Lo. UU U&8 in u 8 Z if Kansas Teterans Can Go to Chi cago at Small Cost. Western Roads Fail to Form a Fool on G. A. K. Business. RATE OF A CEXT A MILE This Will Apply as Far West as Colorado Points. Wisconsin Central is the Line Responsible For the Bate. Chicago, June 6. Members of the CSrand Army living in Western Passen ger Association territory will be able to travel to Chicago for the annual en campment at a rate of 1 cent per mile. The executive officials of all western lines met here and after a futile attempt to put through the proposed pooling agreement notice was served by the Wisconsin Central that it would no longer withhold the publication of the 1 cent rate, and the chairman of the as sociation will therefore be compelled to act. As soon as the rate goes into effect openly there is no doubt that all the other western lines will meet it and that it will become general in western territory. The proposition to enter Into a pool on all business between the southwest Missouri river points named and Chi cago was advanced by the Great West ern as a condition to that line's enter ing into the pooling arrangement on Chicago-St. Paul business. The propo sition was considered at length, and several of the strongest western lines refused to go into it. They claimed that there was no reason for their doing so and no necessity, as the same condi tions did not exist between the south west and Chicago as exist between Chi cago and St. Paul. FIRST COMPOUND ENGINES. Engineers Had No Use For Them When Introduced. The big ten wheeler had just pulled the fast passenger train into the To peka. station yesterday. It was un coupled from the train and tacked down to the round house. After being run into the stall the engineer elamber ed down out of the cab and entered the round house foreman's ortiee. He call ed for the repair book and made the following entry: No. 4W. Safety hanger for eccentric blade wanted. After the above entry had been made he turned around and met the stare of half a dozen men. Immediately there was a chorus of "How do you like her?'' "Did she run smooth'" etc. The engi neer reached for and pulled a handker chief from his pccket and wiped his face before replying: "She is all right." This was the signal for a general con versation in which all joined in. Engi neer B. W. Ghent who had been an at tentive listener now spoke up. He said: "I probably know as much about that old steamboat as any one. In 13'.)0 a consignment of six engines were receiv ed by the Santa Fe. The 499 or rather the 440, as it was ther known was one of the six. Under the cab windows the word 'compound' appeared. In those times engineers thought thai any one who would make a compound en gine was a fit subject for the mad house. "She had a high pressure cylinder on the left side, size, 19x25 inches and a low pressure cylinder on the right side that was 30x26 inches. The li'-e steam went through the left cylindtr and was then used again through the riht cy linder. In the pipe conecllng the two cylinders an intercepting valve (or the hoodoo was placed. This was supposed to let live steam into both the cylinders, but in starting only. The lever which worked this valve was connected with a handle in the cab. This handle laid very close to the boiler. To unskilled operators the action of that valve was a puzzle. Some times it would move and some times it would not, and it would take about five minutes to start the train. When the engine was once start ed there was no power which could stop it short of 100 feet. "No one seemd to want the engine About this time she was given to Frank McKeon on trains 7 and 8. At this time No. 8 was the fastest heavy train in the country. v hen the train was late she would always give the most trouble in starting. Frank would then open the throttle, stick his head out of the window and wait for her to go. If the drawbars held she would eventually get out of town and would bring the train in on time. "The first time Frank wanted to lay oft seven engineers were called before one was found that would go. That engineer was myself. Old 440 and I seemed to work together as harmonious as a mule and a darkey. "About this time she was sent to the round house and overhauled. After this she was sent west to haul passenger train No. 1 out of Dodge City. By this time some of the engineers began to like her. "Later she was sent into the shops and rebuilt. She now has a high pres sure cylinder on both sides, and has been given the number '4i9.' "She used to fool the tramps in great style. She only exhausted half as many times as an ordinary engine and when the tramps heard her coming, would think she was running awfully slow and would run down the track further so that the danger of being put off would be less. P.v the time the train caught up with them it would be goin; so fast that they would not dare at tempt catching the train." DISCRIMINATION CHARGED. Kansas City Millers and Grain Men Open a War on Missouri Pacific. Leavenworth, June 6. Forty-two mil lers, elevator proprietors and grain dea leis of Kansas City as plaintiffs in one action filed a suit in the United States circuit court here against the Missouri Pacific Railw-ay company to restrain and enjoin it from discriminating against them. It is alleged that this road is discriminating against Kansas City from all points in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and that it i3 charging from 7 cents to 10 cents more per 1000 pounds for transporting grain to Kan sas City than it does to Chicago and St. Louis. It is alleged that the Missouri Pacific is in a combination with two other roads, not mentioned, to discrim inate against Kansas City, and that this unlawful combination juas formed in January. The petitioners allege that separate damage suit against the road are not practical, because of the complicated litigation that would follow- and the de lay in reaching final results by this method, and unless the injunction is granted Kansas City will be ruined as a grain market, and the trade of the ter ritory adjacent thereto will go to St. RAILROA Louis and Chic2.gov It is charged in the petition that the Missouri Pacific is vio lating the interstate commerce law, and that it is maintaining an unlawful com bination against the plaintiffs. MAY EXTEND LIMIT. Proposition to Give Delegates to Dem ocratic Convention 30 Days'Time. Kansas City, June 6. The chairman of the Western Passenger association has asked the roads members of that association and of the Southwestern Passenger bureau to vote not later thaxi tomorrow on a proposition to extend the time limit of one-way tickets to the Democratic national convention. The roads had agreed that extension of the low rates for the convention would be granted only when passengers purchas ed complete round trip tickets of the value of $5 or more. The new ruling, if adopted, will result In the extension of the time limit of one-way tickets for not exceeding 30 days. The Rock Island yesterday announced that it had arranged for storage room at its local freight depot. Fourteenth and Wyoming streets. for about 20 sleep ing cars. This location, being on a di rect cable car line passing the Conven tion hall, will be especially convenient lor visitors. The Pullman car company has an nounced its rates for ears to and from the convention. For standard sleeping cars the rate will be $4f a day and for tourist cars $25. the time beinsr eomnu- ted from the hour of departure to that of returning to the home station of the passengers. PAST TIME TO NEW YORK. The Wabash Makes fhe Run in 36 Hours New Train Schedules. Last Sunday the Wabash railroad made several changes in its train sched ules. The fast daylight train between Kansas City and St. Louis now leaves Kansas City at 10 o'clock in the morn ing, reaching St. Louis at 6 p. m. The Wabash has also inaugurated a new sleeping car line between Kansas City, Hannibal, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Buf falo and New York. This train leaves Kansas City at 6:15 p. m. and arrives in New York at 7:30 the second morning, making the run in 36 hours. This train also has reclining chair cars running through from Kansas City to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. There is not a through sleeper on the train from Kan sas City to New York, but passengers wilt be sold berths in advance and will be able to step into the New York sleep er at Detroit without leaving the train. The 6:15 p. m. train will make connec tions at Decatur, 111., for Chicago. PENNSYLVANIA ANNUAL Report For Past Year Shows Seven Millions in Net Earnings. Pittsburg, Pa., June 6. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania company, held in this city tne roiiowmg directors were elected: A. J. Cassatt, John P. Green. Wm. H Barnes, N. F. Shortridge. Charles K. Fugh, Samuel Rea. George Wood. S. Stuart Patterson and Effingham B.Mor ris of Philadelphia and James McCrea, James T.Brooks, Joseph Wood and Wm. Stewart of Pittsburg. The new board win meet tor organization at an early day. The annual report for 1899 was sub mitted showing results on all lines oper ated directly by the company as fol lows: jross earnings S2i!.9a6.S27.31 ex penses $1d,1d9,211.-44; nefearnings $7,02 oib.li. There was an increase in the tonnaere of 7,267,953 tons. There was an increase oi. 541,o39 or 9.S7 per cent in the number ot passengers carried. SANTA FE BLOCKS S. P. Huntington Road Prevented From Reaching Galveston Business District. Galveston. Tex.. June 6. Mavor Jones has vetoed an ordinance granting right of way to the Southern Pacific railroad through the Strarid and other streets, whereby the road expected to reach the Business portion of the citv. The Gull, Colorado Santa Fe rail road, by an old grant, had rights to the strand, Irom Twenty-seventh to For tieth street, but had only partially de veloped its privileges. Today the Santa t e put on a big force, and by workin irom 4 a. m. until dark, laid a third track irom Thirtieth to Fortieth streets using all the available roadwav. This move blocks Mr.Huntington's plans and means open warfare between the Santa f e and the Southern Pacific, with all the advantages at the present time in favor of the Santa Fe. SHOPMEN'S PICNIC. Programme For the Day "Will Be Arranged Tonight. A meeting will be held tonight in the parlors of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. by the general committee in charge of the shopmen's picnic. Mr. Chas. Cross, who has charge of the matter of arranging the programme of events for the day, will make his re port. This will be acted upon by the committee and such changes made as are thought necessary. It is thought that the programme will be practically the same as the one last year. Satur day, June 16. is the date finally decided upon for the picnic. ROCK ISLAND ACTIVE. Is Pushing Its Oklahoma Line To ward Texas. Guthrie, Ok. June 15. There is consid erable activity in railway circles in Ok lahoma and good prospects for further increase. The Rock Island has the track of its southwestern extension through the Kiowa and Comanche res ervation laid to the Greer county line and is pushing right on toward Texas. The engineer corps of the Choctaw has received orders to begin active work from Weatherford to Amarillo, Texas, and a corps of surveyors was started Saturday to run a line from Amarillo to Albuquerque, N. M. Work began to day at Seward on the laying of rails upon the Guthrie and Western, and trains will run from here to Kingfisher by June 15. This line will be operated jointly by the Santa Fe and Rock Isl and companies. In Kay county over five mile of the Frisco extension from Blackwell to Radway's Ready Relief instanly relieves and soon cures Colds. Cougns, Sore Throat. "The Grip," Influenza, Bronchitis Pneumonia. Swelling of the Joints, Lum bairo. Inflammations. Congestions. Rheu matism. Neuralgia. Chilblains. Headache Toothache. Asthma. Cures the worst pain in from one to twenty minutes. RADWAY'S READY RELIEF No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic. Bedridden. In firm. Crippled. Nervous, Neuralgic, oi prostrated with disease may sutler. Rad way's Ready Relief will afford instant ease. Fifty cents a bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Be sore to get "Radway's." to nw Enid pre graded arid the force was in creased today. The twenty miles of grade construct ed by farmers in Woods county will be turned over to the Stilwell, Kansas City and Mexican road. Preparatory to this application has been made in the district court and a receiver appointed who will dispose of the grade and right of way to Stilwell for a nominal sum and some of Stil well's men have already put a force of grad ers at work on the Kansas line to con nect this grade with another link at Anthony, Kansas. ARMIES OF TRAMPS. Fear Expressed That Vagrants May Seize Union Pacific Trains. Omaha, June 6. There are more tramps along the line of the Union Pacific than at any time since the famous eastward sweep of Kelly's army and the predatory bands that followed, In its wake. The building of the ShtTman tunnel and the discovery of gold-bearing sand deposits in that vicinity have attracted men into Wy oming in search of work. Many of these have been sent out by employment agen cies to contractors, and before arriving at tnelr destination would reveal themselves as full-fledged tramps who had never worked and would not work as lone as they could live bv any other means. The result has been that all points along the road from Sherman Hill to Cheyenne. Laramie, Julesburg and Sidney companies ot vagrants have coiiectea. They Have caused the crews on the freight trains no end of trouble." Fights have occurred, in which sometimes the tramps came off vic torious. On several occasions the vag rants have been run over and killed or badly mangled beneath the wheels of the freight cars. .Hie tramps are lor tne most part trying to make their way back east. At first when they were much fewer in number than now they found it an easy matter to ride out to Wyoming with a working gang, drop off at some point along the road and make their way to Omaha on one of the east-bound freights. But late- v the tramos have become too numerous for their own convenience, and have been compelled to hght their way. There is fear expressed that the tramps may seize freight trains as thev did in 1S91. and run them according to tneir own sweet wn:. In that case it may be found necessary to send out another contingent of United States deputies to clear the road. THE HARVEST RATES. Time of Selling Tickets at the Low Rates, and Territory Affected. The low rates decided upon by the Santa Fe and Rock Island roads for harvest hands, which will be adopted by all Kan sas roads, will be effective from June 10 to June 30. inclusive. The rates are one- half fare for two on a ticket, and one third fare for three or more. Tickets will be sold to all points in the states west of a line drawn through Mo line, Severy. Eureka Emporia, White Citv. Junction City. Manhattan, Blue Rapids and Marysville. Conservative estimates received Dy tne Santa Fe place the wheat yield at SO million bushels. MR. CLOSSON QUITS. Gives Up His Contract as Fuel Con tractor of the Santa Fe. G. -W. Closson has cancelled his con tract as fuel and ice contractor for the Santa Fe. Notice of the cancellation of the contract was sent to General Su perintendent Resseguie May 15 and he will leave the office on July 15. Mr. Clos son has held the contract for a number of years. A number of bids for the contract have already been received by Mr. Res seguie and the position will be filled by the appointment of the successful bid der. All bids must be in by June 25. Chase County Wants It Kansas City, June 6. George M. Gil lam and P. J. Norton of Strong City and W. H. Holslnger of Cottonwood Falls, visited Kansas City yesterday and conferred with E. L. Martin, one of the directors of the Kansas City, Mexico Orient company in an effort to se cure the new line for those two cities, both of which are located within the great stone quarrying district of cen tral Kansas. The old Carbondale road right of way, projected through that territory, is now controlled by Willard E. Winner, who has made a proposition to sell it to Mr. Stilwell, but the offer has not yet been accepted. Railroad Earnings. The gross earnings of 63 roads for the third week in May were $8,583,520, aerainst $7,796,436 for the third week in May, 1899, an increase of $787,084. Fifty-two roads show increases and ten decreases, and one no change. Since January 1 the roads referred to above earned $174,124,195. an increase of $21, 258.881 over the $152,865,314 reported for the corresponding period of 1899. For the longer period 59 show increases and four decreases. Mr. Sanderson's Office. The building occupied by R. P. C. Sanderson, -assistant superintendent of machinery of the Santa Fe. as an office is being improved. A six foot veranda and sun shade is being put up over the entrance dor on the west side of the building. The interior arrangement of the office has been changed so as to make room for the desks of Ben John son, who was recently appointed to the position of engineer of tests. Homeseekers' Excursions. Yesterday and today were homeseek ers' excursion days on the Santa Fe. Special trains were put on to accommo date the large crowds. These excur sions are given semi-monthly and al ways well patronized. They are run from points in Ohio. Indiana and Illi nois and intermediate points to Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. D. B. Robinson's Condition. The condition of President D. B. Rob inson, of the Frisco, w ho is at St.Luke's hospital, Chicago, was reported yester day to be improved and there were hopeful symptoms in the opinion of his pnysicians. A UNITED FRONT. Presented by the Democratic Party of New York. New York, June 6. The Democratic state convention today elected these delegates at large to the national Dem ocratic convention: David B. Hill Richard Croker, Edward R, Murphy and Augustus Van Wyck. Alternates: Frank Campbell, Jacob Ruppei't, jr., 'C. Morgan Sanford, and James Shevline. Electors at ta'rge: Frederick Cook, of Rochester; Robert C. Titus, of Buffalo. The platform adopted contains no reaffirmation of the Chicago platform of 1896, but a declaration that the party in the state will support the platform of the Kansas City convention. The platform declares against war taxes in tin.e of peace, declares for parity of goM and silver as currency, demands abolition of all customs and tariff du ties betw een Porto Rico and the United States, condemns trusts and monoDO- lies and entangling alliances, demands lust and liberal pension laws and elec tion of United States senators by the people and favors the nomination of W. J. Bryan. The convention gave promise of be ing very stormy, but ended quietly. -ine particular leature of the conven CfWi mm Contagions Blood Poison is the most degrading and destructive of all diseases, as it tortured wim ineumauc pains anti covered witn onensive eaung It is a i i peculiar used bv one i tie infected from parent to child, Mrs.T.W. Lee, Mont (pomery Ala., writes 1 several years ago I was inoculated with poison by a diseased nurse, who infected my baby, and for six long years I suffered untold misery. Mv body was covered with sores and ulcers. Sev eral physicians treated me, but all to no pur pose. The mercury and potash they gave me seemed to add fuel to the awful flame which was devouring me. Friends advised me to try S. S. S. I began tak ing it and improved from the start, and a complete and perfect cure was the result.' CURE YOURSELF 'AT HOME. close study of .blood poison ana actual experience m treat ing it. You can cure yourself perfectly and permanently at home, and your secret is your own. Should you need any information or medical advice at any time, write to our physicians. They have made a life study of blood diseases, and will give- your letter prompt and careful attention. Consult them as often as you please we make no charge whatever forv this service. All correspondence is conducted in the strictest confidence. tion was the domination of affairs by ex-Senator D. B. Hill. The silver men profess to be satisfied with the result. The important declarations of the platform follow: "We hold to the doctrine that public taxation should not be imposed for pri vate purposes and adhering to the prin ciple of a tariff for revenue only. "We assert our opposition to the con tinuance of the war taxes in times of peace. "We favor both gold and silver as the standard money of the country, the money of the constitution and of our fathers each to be maintained at a parity with the other in purchasing, debt paying power, which has been, the steadfast policy of the Democratic party since the days of Jefferson, who declared that 'the monetary unit must stand on both metals.' We are opposed to that foreign pol icy of the present administration com monly known as 'imperialism,' which contemplates schemes of conquest and the establishment of colonial govern ments in accordance with British the ories and practices; demands large standing armies for purposes of sub jugation; impoverishes the people with vast expenditures; creates hordes of officials to rule over, people who should be permitted to rule themselves; dis regards the principles of the declaration of independence and materially changes the nature of our republican form of government. "We demand that onr solemn ante war pledges made by congress to Cuba and to the world should be speedily fulfilled in good faith, preserving our national integrity and honor. Our plain duty is to abolish all customs tariffs between the United States and Forto Rico and give her products free access to our markets. "We condemn President McKinley and a Republican congress for a fla grant violation of this plain duty and for their hyprocisy and inconsistency. "We express our unqualified opposition to those immense combinations of capital common v Known as trusts, which are controlling and monopolizing industry and business, crushing out independent pro ducers of limited means, destroying com petition, restricting opportunities for la bor, artificiallv limitine- production, raiB ing prices, and by reason of their alarm ing multiplication throughout the coun try, are rapidly creating a condition which is becoming intolerable. -'These trusts and combinations are the direct outgrowth of the policy of the Re publican party, which has created, tos tered and protected them. It receives their sunnort and solicits and accepts their prodigal contribution to aid its re tention in power and it is, tnereiore, in capacitated and unwilling to abolish and destroy them, or even to properly regulate and restrict them. "The people view with distrust the re cent ostentatious, futile and insincere ef forts of Republican leaders in Washington to apparently do something lor tne nrst time in relation to trusts on the eve of a presidential election, after a refusal for years to even seriously consiuer tne popu lar demand in tnat direction. "The Democratic nartv pledges itself, that if intrusted with power, in either the state or nation, it will devote its best en ergies o the relief of the people from these oppressive monopolies." The piatrorm denounces tne Kepunncan national administration for its weakness and corruption: for the "scandals of its militarv administration and "onensive bossism around the White House" and declares that administrative reform necessary in every department of the gen eral government. It declares for the vigorous mainten ance of the Monroe doctrine and expresses nnnositinn to anv alliances with any for eign government whereby the influence of this country can not oe treeiy exerted tor the maintenance and extension of Re- nublican institutions and in favor of any brave people, struggling to be free. "The Democracv of New York favor the nomination of William Jennings Brynn Nebraska, for president ot tne L nited States at the coming convention and the delegates selected by this constitution are herebv instructed to unite witn tne ue mncrarv of the other states of the union in makiiigsuch nominations, and we pledge tne Uniaismg sujiimu ui uir utnn. laiy of New York to the platform adopted at such convention." yhe delegates are instructed to enter the national convention as a unit and -to act and vote as a unit, in accordance with the will of the majority. NORTON POPULISTS. Ticket Named and Resolution Favor ing Fusion Adopted. Norton county Populists have nomi nated the following ticket: J. M. Shuey, representative; A. J. Baker, pro bate judge; Wm. H. Miles, county at torney; R. D. Emery, county superin tendent of public- instruction; V. D. Parr, clerk of the district court; J. L. Warner. David Weaver, county high school trustees; Dan Hart, county com missioner. Resolutions were passed that the two congressional committees should get together and agree upon a candidate for congress that fusion forces 1 may have one candidate only to vote for. Made Marshal of Alaska. Dubuque, la., June 5. George G. Perry of Dubuque has been appointed United States marshal for Alaska. He was former member of the Republican committee and several times chairman of the congressional committee. It is also stated that George Crane of this city. Senator Allison's former law partner and twice postmaster of Dubuque, will be federal judge Alaska. of CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kin Ycu Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of 7 the hrst sore or ulcer is toiiowea Dy little red pimples on tne body, mouth and throat become sore, the glands enlarge and inflame, copper colored splotches appear, and hair and eyebrows fall out. These are some of the milder symptoms they increase in severity, finally attacking the vital organs the body is poison, and so highly contagious that an innocent person handling the same articles with this loathsome disease, may be inoculated with the virus. It can be transmitted appearing as the same disease or in a modified form like Eczema or Scrofula. Many an old sore or stubborn skin trouble appearing in middle life, is due and traceable to blood poison contracted in early life. Yon may have taken potash and mercury faithfully for two or three years and thought you were cured, but you were not, for these poisonous minerals never cure this disease they drive it from the outside, but it is doing its work on the inside, and will show up again sooner or later. You may not recognize it as the same old taint, but it is. S. S. S. has cured thousands of cases of Contagious Blood Poison, and it will cure you. It is the only purely vegetable blood purifier known, and the only antidote for this poison. S. S. S. cleanses the blood thoroughly of every particle of the poison there is never any return of the disease. Address, SWIFT AS A COLONIAL POWER Japan is Making Rapid Strides to the Front Tokohama, May 25, via Victoria, B. C, June. 6. In the lull which followed the rejoicings over the imperial wed ding,, little of interest has transpired. In the aftermath, the report that a Christian journal had been suspended and its editors arrested for disrespect shown to the imperial house in its com ment, on the ceremony, attracted much attention, especially in view of the feel ing against Christianity that has lately been fostered in conservative and Buddhist circles. It turns out, how ever, that the obnoxious article, which is reported to be of a decidedly in decent character, was the work of an irresponsible pair of boys and that in no way does It reflect upon the Japan ese Christians!. Whatever may be said of the literary standing or intellectual ability of the Christian press of the empire, it has been thoroughly clean and in every way commendable in its moral tone. How far the present mining boom in Korea is of a merely political nature it is difficult to say. There has been a remarkable number of demands upon the government of tnat country for mining concessions and privileges, leading outsiders to gather the impres sion that the country must be a veri table storehouse of mineral wealth. Ac cording to the prevaling fashion here in the Orient, however, the knowing ones recognize In all this activity merely the first steps in the process of estab lishing political spheres of influence. At all events the mining prospectors and adventurers of America should be duly cautioned not to wend their way hither on the reports of a new El Do rado having been discovered. Japans administration of Formosan affairs is beginning to be greatly to its credit. As a colonial power the work of the government indicates that the island is assured a prosperous future. Railway construction is rapidly pro gressing and the industries of the For mosans are getting a strong stimulus from the development of means of com munication. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Berlin, June 6.. Lieutenant von VII lieum, director of the war academy, is dead. St. Petersburg, June 6. Count Leo Tolstoi has written a new work de picting the life of railway laborers. It is entitled the "New Slavery." El Reno, O. T., June 6. The Demo cratic territorial convention which met here to nominate delegates to the Kan sas City convention was a riotous affair, the former appointees of the Cleveland administration attempting to rule the convention and a bolt follow ing. Both factions nominated delegates. Both conventions endorsed the Chicago platform. Quebec, June 6. The lumber plant at St. Etienne de Saguenay, belonging to Prince Bros. Co., of Quebec, was de stroyed by fire last night. The loss will reach $400,000. Forty families are homeless as a result of the confiagra tion. and it is believed several per ished in the names. Chicago, June 6. The Auditorium was filled last night by a representa tive audience in a welcome to the three South African peace envoys. An ad mission was charged to the hall and fully $5,000 was secured for the widows and orphans of the Boers killed in battle. Washington, June 6. The senate has confirmed the nomination of Brigadier General Elwell S. Otis to be major gen eial. Constantinople, June 6. The govern ment has signed a contract with the An zaldo company of Genoa for the reno vation of eight Turkish Ironclads, and is negotiating with the Krupp com pany for arming them. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. A. E. Campbell and wife to Jas. T. Knox, $1,500, lot 120 and south half 118 Taylor street. Lewis H. Bradford to Mrs. J. Brad ford. $500, lot 359 and south 20 feet 357 Polk street. Emporia Mutual Loan and Savings association to Fred C. Slater. $450, tract on Kansas avenue. North Topeka. Jno. L. Dunn to Simon Taylor, $450, part lot 5 Eritz sub. Tax deed to Daniel Jones, lots 397 and 399 Polk street, Higginbotham'a addition. Jas. A. Ilickey and wife to Byron Roberts, $1, lots 33 and 35 Tenth ave nue east. Wm. R. Dorr et al. to R. W. Good rich, Jl.OOO, lots 1, 3, 5, 7. 9, 11. 25, 27 and 29 Redden avenue, and 1, 3, 5, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69 and 61 McVicar avenue, Euclid Park addition. T. J. Kellogg to C. McNair, $500, lot i, block 1, College Hill addition. Ernest Straub and wife to Patrick H. Coney. $50, lots 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, block 2, Blanton street, Linn's second addition. M. C. Dunton and wife to Jno. 'S. Ray, $250, lot 193 and south half 191 Wabash avenue, Jno. Norton's third aad'.tion. S. T. Proctor and wife to C. Hill, $800, lot a Jackson street. Tax deed to Emma Decker, lots 573, 575, 577 and 579 Tenth avenue, Lon's sub. H. M. Drake to Emma Gurden, $50, lot G Lee's sub. Can't be perfect health without pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. Tones and Invigorates the whole system. vitiates and corrupts the entire system. sores. Send for our Home Treatment book, which gives a history of the disease in all stages, and is the result of many years of SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. Summer Excursions VIA Ik. PlCTO The Union Pacific will place in effect on June 21, July 7 to 10 inc., Juiy 18th and August 2nd, Summer Excursion rates of ONE FARE FOR R0UXD TRIP plus $2.00 from Kansas and Nebraska pointa TO Denver, Coloraij Springs, Pasbla, 0gd.es, anl Salt Lafea. Tickets good for return until Oct. 31st. For Time Tables and full inf ormatioa call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agt., or J. C. Fulton, Depot Agent STEEL RANGE GIVEN AWAY By T. J. Coughlin Hardware Co. Ticket No. 79, held by Mrs. C S. Duncan, clerk at Qarkson's In surance Office in the Office Block, won the Steel Range which was exhibited at the Street Fair. T.J.Coughiiii Hdw.Co. 702 KANSAS AVENUE mm r 5, Best Dining Car Servics. Only Depot in Chicago on the Elivate J Lear SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. b CENT CIGAR. Patronizs Boms Industry. If you want an ABSOLUTELY PURE VINEGAR, ask your Grocer for the "SILVER LEAF" Cider, Malt, White Winbi) VINEGAR. -FOR BALE AT- M. S. Burgess. Granteer Oberly. Berry Bros. Hanlev Bros. R. L. Bartlett. F. E. Jordan. W. B. Brown. W. S. Kale. B. Y. Bobb. Geo. Lepper. Geo. Meens. Henry Checksfield. Aaron Sheetz. Monarch Grocery. D. J. Dickenson. S. R. Norris. W. L. Osborne. Dibbie Grocery Co. J. C. Dolman. Sam Rice. J. S. Sproat. Exchange Groc.Co. C-. W. Thompson. Fitzgerald Lannan Weber Co. Wm. Green Sons. J. F. Glick. Wias Co. Griffin Fritton. C. M. White. SliifSidi! 1 LJ; I

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BT FRANK P. MAC tENKAN. VOLUME XXVII. ...No. 135 Official Paper of the City of Topeaa TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally edition, delivered br carrier. 10 cent a week to any part of Topeka or suburb, or at the same price tn any Kan sas town where the paper baa a- carrier svstem. By mail. on year By mail, three month Weekly edition, one year PF.RMANKNT HOME. Topeka State Journal Butldinsr, S00 ana ICS Kansas avenue, corner of Eigntn. NEW TOKK OFFICE. Tempi" Court Bldg. A. Frank Richardson, Mar. CHICAGO OFFTCE. Etock Kxchange Bid. Frank Richardson, Mgr. .LONDON OFFTC55. 13 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. T (CLE PHONES. Buslne9 Office Well "Phone 107 Reporters' Boom Bell Phone 577 Poor old Buller didn't even get in at the death. Perhaps Cecil Rhodes now feel that he haa been vindicated. Unfortunately for the Democrats the Boers cannot trek over here In time to vote this year. It seems to be a question whether Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, Is a fu gitive from justice or injustice. New York Democrats appear to be determined on securing harmony even if they are compelled to fight for it. The big decline in prices of iron and steel will be welcomed by the railroads which are contemplating extensions of trackage. It la improbable that there will be a cessation of street car strikes until the cities take over the urban railways and operate them themselves. It might be well for the government to send out an exploring party fof the purpose of ascertaining whether of not the island of Cuba is all there. It appears that not even the sample postage stamps sent to the Paris expo sition have escaped thf thieves con nected with the American commission. According to the figures of General MacArthur and Tom Heed, taken to gether, twenty thousand dollars' worth of Filipinos have been shot to death since the war began. The earnings of the Santa Fe for the current fiscal year as reported at the directors' meeting yesterday should prove a subject for mutual congratula tions between the road and Kansas. The Philadelphia Enquirer predicts that Quay will be elected to the United States senate. That's all right. What a good many people object to is that gentleman's attempt to obtain a -seat without being elected. The lola Dally Register, Charles F. Scott, proprietor, is out in a new dress. This brings it in the front rank of Kansas publications and makes an al most model newspaper. Mr. Scott and his readers are to be congratulated. In his Antietam address the president asserted that he presided over a na tion of 80.000,000 people. The census enumerators must be careful not to give McKiniey the lie. Worcester Spy. Perhaps he included the Porto Ricans and the Filipinos. Some idea of the size of our country since the recent expansion may be gained by noticing the fact that yes terday President McKiniey appointed a batch of officials in Porto Rico, an other in Hawaii and dropped a post mastership in Kansas aa he jumped from one to the other. Since May 1 of last year there has been an increase of $164,700,000 gold cer tificates in circulation and a decrease of $84,500,000 in gold coin in circulation. National bank notes have Increased $41,000,000. There have been Increases in other varieties of money, silver and paper, so that the circulation as a whole has been increased in volume during the year by over $126,600,000, amounting altogether May 1 to $2,606, R25.463, or $26.38 per capita, or $1.09 more than, on May 1, 1S99. NEED FOR THE PARCELS POST. From the Syracuse Post-Standard. With the extension of the system of rural free delivery of mails comes the demand for domestic parcels post serv ice. The system of collection and dis tribution of mail matter in this country is remarkably efficient and satisfactory. Free rural delivery, which was under taken only after much discussion, has by the wise management of the present administration become an almost indis pensable feature of the mall service. The increasing demand for this service and the fact that it can be rendered al most self sustaining prove its success. But still the American postal service is deficient in a branch which has been found useful In European countries the parcels post. The extent of American railroad service and the many private means for delivering small parcels have undoubtedly made the needs of the par cels post less apparent in the United State3 than in Europe. But now there Is a decided want in this direction which, we believe, can be best satisfied through the government. In the handling of mails three facts have become plain, namely: The gov ernment can perform the service with out waste of time, without unnecessary expense and with small liability of loss. The parcels post service has developed in other Countries according to the de velopment of the mail service. If it were introduced in this country, there is little reason to doubt that it would attain efficiency equal to that of our mail service. The advantages are many. Between the merchant and his customers the benefits are mutual. With a competent parcels post dealers would have a wider patronage, producers would have a larger market and consumers would have the privilege of selecting from a greater variety. Merchants are already beginning to sell by samples sent through the mails. A few larger houses transact business almost exclusively in this way and many others make good profits on mail orders. But the business is hampered because of the service being limited to small packages and high rates. Between England and some of her colonies parcels posts have been estab lished and have proved to be of great benefit. British manufacturers can send samples to the colonies so much cheap er and quicker than they caji be sent from this country that it is almost hopeless for Americans to- attempt to compete in this direction. The parcels post, both domestic and foreign, is apparently the next great advance in our service, and the quicker it is undertaken the better. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. This is the time of year when a. man wonders if his creditors will let him take a mid-summer vacation. The housekeepers who put up cher ries without pitting them, incidentally preserve a number of worms. The most wretched people in the world are those who, having nothing to do, work themselves to death trying to keep young. When two engaged people hang around together three or four years without one discovering the other has a temper, who is to blame? It is probably the case that half the people who live in boarding houses and are sick, are starving to death and don't know what ails them. When we eat some pie-crust we are reminded that the teeth man made for the saw are an improvement upon those the Lord made for man. This is the season when the guest of honor gets the only piece of the spring chicken that has meat on it, and the members of the family crack bones and look on. When a dressmaker lays aside her needle long enough to attend an enter tainment, it means that she made some of the dresses that will appear on the stage, and wants to see how they hang. It Is related that some seven years ago, when Kin Commissioner General Lysander John Appleton got a $10 raise in salary, his wife gave a $50 dinner to celebrate it. and that the champagne corks have been lying on the sideboard in their dining room ever since. For seven years these corks have given call ers the impression that the Appleton's drink champagne every day. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. No man is too honest to steal a kiss. Marriage is often a failure, but sel dom for the benefit of creditors. The peacemaker may be blessed, but he usually finds himself in hot water. It takes the average woman less time to change her mind than to change her bonnet. The chap who is all wrapped up in himself naturally thinks he's a pretty warm proposition. The comedian who attempts horse play sometimes only succeeds in making a donkey of himself. No. Maude, dear, in spite of their cAlling, spiritualistic mediums are sel dom familiar with the dead languages. Hoax "I see wood will no longer be used in the construction of British war ships." Joax "Then how will the crew get aboard? "Here comes Borrowell," exclaimed Wigwag; "I wish I could give him the slip." Just then he stepped on a banana skin, and his wish was gratified. Bjones "I understand you are look ing for a rich wife." Harduppe "Well, I'm sort of on the lookout for a rich father-in-law. I hadn't thought much about the wife." The census man is due; He'll rubber all he can; So tell the truth. r You can't, forsooth, Subdue the census man. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. A society belle seldom has a ringing laugh. Time shall be no mower when he hangs up his scythe. The most tireless followers of fortune are a man's creditors. A glazier must have his glass before beginning his day's work. Sometimes circumstances make a man and sometimes it's a clean shirt. Some people are chronic liars, but the dumb man always keeps his word. A fool can make good resolutions, but it takes a wise man to keep them. Some men are. so full of human nature tnat they have no room for principle. Occasionally a man gets married be cause he wants some one around to Diame things on. Mere trifles are responsible for more happiness and more misery than great nappenings. somenow tne marriage of a grass widow with a rake seems to savor of tne eternal fitness of things. The only difference between a violin ist and a fiddler is that one draws a salary and the other doesn't. A bachelor says that a tyrant is woman who fancies herself superior to her husband and lets her neighbors Know it. it you have nothing to give to the poor but a crust of bread, make it pala table by softening it with a little of the miiK or human kindness. Close Finish at Newport. Cincinnati. June 6. One of the nret tiest finishes ever witnessed at the New port track occurred in the first race here. The first five horses finished in a bunch, noses apart, all under whip and spur. The decision went to Little Billy with Match Box at 15 to 1, second and Rotha, third. Pawnee County Institute. Lamed. June 6. The Pawnee county normal institute began a four weeks' session here, with Prof. J. w. May berry as conductor and Miss Grace Easter of Arkansas City as Instructor. There are over forty teachers in attendance. PRAISED BY FU5ST0N. Trumpeter Speaker Commended For "Determined Bravery." Manila, June 6. Major Johnson, with two companies of the Twenty-ninth in fantry and twenty-five men of the Eighth Infantry, sailed from Romblon o the neighboring Islands of Tablas, where they disembarked simultaneously in four col umns, converging upon a central point. The Americans encountered about sixty rebels, who retreated, and they captured forty, including all the officers, together with 10,000 rounds of ammunition and twenty-four rifles. Fortv men of the Twenty-ninth regiment with a lieutenant were left as a garrison, the others return ing to Romblon. Company E. of the Thirty-fifth regi ment, and company O. of the Fourth regi ment, encountered fifty insurgents behind stone trenches in the high mountains near Norzagayraya, province of Bulacan. There was persistent fighting and seven Americans were wounded. Finally "G" company, by a flanking movement, car ried the trenches. Trumpeter Speaker, of Q company, haa been commended for "de termined bravery" by General Funston. Troop G. of the Fourth cavalry, com pany G. of the Thirty-fourth regiment and company A. of the Twenty-second regiment are pursuing the captors of Charles D. Roberts, who was taken by the Filipinos while scouting near San Miguel de Mayumo, May 29. It Is reported that the Filipinos have separated among the trackless forests. Forty rifles, with artillery and a consid erable quantity of ammunition, have been captured by the Americans in the moun tains back of Dunaluaihan. Three Fili pinos were also taken. American scouts have destroyed the camp of General Mascardo. The natives report that Mascardo, with 20O men and 500 rifles will surrender if given assur ances that they will not be imprisoned. Yesterday while scouting in the vicin ity of Santo Tomas. province of Neiva Kcija, two Americans were wounded. An investigation into the cause of the burning of Candaba has been ordered, it is alleged to have been done by drunken sailors. Several local commercial houses recently received anonymous warnings that the Filipino crews of their coastwise steamers intended to kill the white officials when ever a favorable opportunity arose. Con sequently the steamers are now running with armed European guards. The members of the civil commission are now selecting offices and places of residence. CALLAHAN BESTS DIXON. Lively Six-Round Glove Fight is Con tested in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa., June 6. Tim Calla han of this city had a "shade the better of George Dixon of New York in a six round bout at the Penn Art club. Calla han had the better of every round ex cept the last, outfighting the one-time champion both in the open work and in the clinches. It was not the Dixon of old, however, and, while there still is a pretty good fight in the little colored man, he has lost that aggressivenessor which he was once so famous. The strong body punches which Callahan continually drove into Dixon had their effect. The Philadelphia boy saw the mark at the very outset and never lost an opportunity to hit it. At first Dixon seemed to think it only a joke, but he soon found that it was not at all funny. Tim held with his left and punched with his right every time Dixon came within reach, and as he put all his strength into the blows he soon had Dixon squirming to get out of the holds. For three rounds Dixon did little but protect himself and Callahan made the first lead, landed the first blow and kept right after Dixon in every round. Lyon County Institute. Emporia, June 6. The Lyon county teachers' institute is in session. About 125 entries are on the books, and it will probably result in the best meeting that has been held in Lyon county for several years. "The course is under the direction of L. A. Lowther, who is as sisted by L. A. Lynn of the county schools. R. S. Lawrence of the col lege, and Wm. A. Van Voris of the NormaL Manhattan Pushing Forward. Manhattan. June 6. The Commercial club of Manhattan completed its full or ganization, here today with 6o- charter memoers. The city is growing rapidly and the business men are much in earn est in keeping up the present prosperous growth. Tourist Rates to Colorado and Utah. Tickets will be sold from points of Missouri Pacific to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo., and Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah, June 1st to Sep tember loth, at greatly reduced rates. See nearest ticket agent or write H. C. TOWNSEND. G. P. T. A. St. Louis, Mo. F. E. NIPPS, Agent, Topeka, Kansas. 'TIsn't safe to be a day without Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil in the house. Never can tell what moment an ac cident is going to happen. Blood Humors In the Spring arsapan "I always take Up, Hood's Sarsaparilla h PUnfieS the Spring and it i r,. the best blood purifie. the blOOd. I know of." Mis Peable GBiFFra.Bald win, Mich. My blood was poor and sores broke out on my hands. Since Cures taking three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I All Eruptions, have bad no sores of r any kind." Miss Makiou Ungeb, Clark St., N. Y. City. "I had that tired feeling all the time. Overcomes That I took Hood s barsa parilla and it made me feel like a new man. My wife was T:-J F all run down Hood's Urea reeling, has given her good health." C. Bowlet, Manville, R. I. "Scrofula sores broke out on my little girl's face. I got a bot tle of Hood's Sarsapa rilla and before she Frarfiraf i had taken all of it the eradicates sores wer gone We rrnhila think there is no blood acrUlUiU. purifier like Hood's." Mas. Habvey Dickkb so!. 14 Townly Ave, Cortland, N. V. Are Cured by Hood's lis LARGEST EVER KNOWN. Attendance at West Virginia Demo cratic State ConTention. Parkersburg, W. Va June 6. The Democratic state convention met here today with the largest attendance ever known at a political gathering in this state. This was due more to the in terest in the United States senatorship, state ticket and the legislature than to the presidential election. The con vention was also a reunion of factions that have not been in harmony for some years, and for that reason it is said the silver question will not be touched upon. Andrew J. Edminston, of Weston, chairman of the state com mittee, called the convention to ordei in a brief speech. Former Senator Henry G. Davis was then intfoduced as temporary chairman. Chairman Davis in his opening speech made a plea for harmony and the avoid ance of extreme or radical declarations on which there might be serious dif ferences of opinion. As Senator Davis has been in conference with the plat form makers it Is believed the resolu tions will be limited to state and local issues and the promulgation of na tional pledges and preferences will be left to the Kansas Citv convention without reference to the Chicago plat form. Senator Davis eulogized Bryan, whose name was most enthusiastically received. AGAINST BIDDLE. Rumor of Charges Filed by Dis charged Attendant. There was a rumor at the state house today to the effect that charges had been filed with the state board of charities against Dr. T. C. Blddle, the superintend ent, by a discharged attendant. The members of the board this after noon denied that charges have been filed against the superintendent and say the rumor is positively without foundation. It was reported that J. G. Wolley, of Coffey county, was connected with the filing of the charges, but he denies hav ing such a move in mind. Mr. Wolley was an attendant at the asylum until a few days ago when he resigned. It is a rule at the asylum that when a patient escapes from an attendant on the lawn the expense of the capture is charged to the attendant. The expense incident to the capture and return of the patient, which escaped when in Mr. Wol ley's charge was assessed against him. Wolley declined to sign the pay roll with the reduction from Ilia salary. He was given the alternative of signing or re signing. He took the latter. VARDON IN THE LEAD. Great English Golfer Shows No Sign of Weakening. London, June 6. The contest for golfs Blue Ribbon (otherwise the open cham pionship games) was opened today at St. Andrews grounds. The weather was delightful and the greens were hard, owing to the absence of rain. Thejvum ber of entries, 84, constitutes the record. Naturally the greatest interest centered in the contest between Harry Vardon, the open champion and Harold Hilton, the amateur champion. "Tom" Morriss who is 79 years old and who has held the championship four times, started the players. The best returns for the first round were: Harrv Vardon, 79; J. H. Taylor, 79; "Jack" White, 80; Willie Clark 80; "San dy" Herd. 81; D. Anderson 81; W. Auch terlonie, 81; Robert Maxwell, 81; B. Say ers, 81; Braid, 82j Tingry, 82; Hilton, after a perfect 36 out, finished in S3. Nominations Confirmed. Washington, June 6. The senate has confirmed the following nominations: Wm. Haywood, of Honolulu, to be col lector of internal revenue for Hawaii; Thomas H. Norton, of Ohio, consul at Harput Turkey. The senate rejected the nomination of Fred B. Spriggs. of Utica, N. Y., to be agent for the Indians of the Nevada agency in Nevada. Three Killed by a Train. New York, June 6. Three men were killed by a passenger train on the Long Island railroad today near Lurel Hill. They were Matthew Clark, aged 42; Daniel Halpin, aged 33. and Patrick Ryan, aged 42, single. The men were walking on the track when struck. Shot Himself Through the Head. New York, June 6. George J. Brown, a wealthy New York dry goods man, committed suicide today in his bedroom by shooting himself through the head. Despondency over ill health was the cause. He was 57 years of age. y N It1' .-w ZjrA- -A 04. Xt Mary Johnston. The above picture is an excellent likeness of the author of the biggest selling book of the day. "To Have and To Hold" besides being the best selling book now before the public, according to The Bookman for May, is also, according to the li brary reports in The Critic for the same month, the most widely read novel. Out of twenty-three libraries reporting lists of the most widely read books to The Critic and also naming the novel currently mo;t popular. "To Have and To Hold" leads in all but one. Alias Johnston's story of the Jamestown settlement Is now in its 220th thousand. SPLIT IN COLORADO. Kay Be Two Sets of Delegates to Kansas City. Denver, June 6. Contesting delega tions from Colorado to the national Democratic convention are among the possibilities resulting from a split In the party in this city. Two sets of dele gates from Denver and Arapahoe coun ty are seeking admission to the state convention which will meet in this city tomorrow for the election of delegates at large to the Kansas City convention. One set of delegates represents the sup porters of Governor Thomas, who re fused to be governed by the action of the county committee headed by Thos. J. Maloney. Fearing that Chairman Milton Smith of the state committee will seat the Maloney delegates the friends of Governor Thomas, on the state committee, are holding a confer ence today with a view to taking steps to forestall such action, and from this it is inferred that if the Thomas dele gation shall be excluded from the pres ent state convention another convention may be called. Meantime strong efforts are being made by prominent members of the party to brine about a. mise between the warring factions. The Maloney leaders are willing to have Governor Thomas chosen as one of the delegates at large to Kansas City, pro vided their committee is recognized as the regular organization in Arapahoe county. Of the 723 delegates to the state convention from outside Arapahoe county, both factions claim a majority. BRAKEMAN ARRESTED. Rock Island Employe to Be Tried For Injuring a Tramp. Frank Feebler, a Rock Island brake man, has been taken to Enid, Ok., to be tried for assaulting a tramp. About three weeks ago some tramps who attempted to steal a ride on a freight train out of Enid, Ok., were put off by a brakeman. The brakeman was Frank Peebler. The tramp was hurt a little in the scuffle. He told his story to sympa thizing citizens of Enid. Accordingly warrants were issued for his arrest. To avoid any needless trouble the brake man was given a run from Caldwell to Herington. This run is all In the state of Kansas and of course officials from Oklahoma would have no jurisdiction .Nevertheless an officer was sent into this state and found Peebler In Hmnc ton. The officer had no reauisition pa pers but succeeded in intimidating the brakeman. He was placed under arrest ana taKen to Enid last niarht. Railroad officials say that- the brake- man in putting the tramp off did only ins uuiy ana tnat the instructions of tne company require that he or any oth er employe snouid do the same thing. ROCK ISLAND PROSPEROUS Net Earnings Show an Increase of Nearly a Million. Chicago, June 6. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad was held in this city today. The old board of di rectors were re-elected. The board of directors met later and re-elected Pres ident W. G. Purdy and his old staff. The net earnings of the system for the fiscal year were reported at $7,668,154, compar ea witn sn.yui.xv the orecedinir vear The share holders received for the year a aiviaena or 4 per cent, with an extra dividend of one per cent. POTATO BUG IN INDIANA. Resembles This Season's Sea Serpent in Markings, But is Smaller. Mishawaka, Ind., June 6. A strange potato pest, altogether unknown to the farmers, has made its appearance in this county and, in fact, throughout the whole northern portion of the state and lower Michigan. It differs from the old-fashioned and familiar inhabi tant of the potato patch in size, being very diminutive. In color it is red black and yellow. The new pest has come in great force and with voracious appetite. The man ner in which the vines are being de voured tends to confirm the fears of extensive potato raisers that the crop will be cut short this year by the rav ages of the strange insects. Silver Men Are Satisfied. New York, June 6. The convention of the Chicago platform Democrats called for today is off. The Chicago men last night expressed themselves as satisfied with the result of the state convention and claimed a victory for the principles for which they stand. vV V x .i nA 1 ii i 5 1 4v Mm 'K V". V v ,;li'.' I v"7 M f v. w rt tv ts'v -sNl s v-. REPLY TO CLARK Made la a Report Submitted by Sena tor Chandler. Washington. June 5. Senator Chand ler from the committee on priv ileges and elections today pre sented a supplemental report on the case of Senator Clark of Montana, re plying to the strictures upon the com mittee made by Senator Clark In his speech and also to the minority report in the case made by Senators Harris and Pettus. With reference to Mr. Clark's statements the committee says: the distinct criticisms made by Mr. Clark on. May 15, of the report of the committee are not serious in their char acter and it is fortunate that they were made because thev may be taken as being all the criticisms which the party most at Interest can claim can justly be made. The correctness of all other statements made by the committee not criticised by Senator Clark may be tak en to be admitted by him. The report tnen taKes up. and replies seriatum to Mr. Clark's criticisms, the charges be ing either denied or reasons given. Kepiying to the charge of unjudicial methods of proceeding, the committee asserts that these were only resorted to todiscoveradditional testimony and that tne statements thus admitted were not permitted to influence the result. 'The methods of the committee were in no sense unfair," says the report. 'tut were such as ordinarily prevail in investigations like this. The pre sumption of Innocence was at no time disregarded and the findings favorable to Mr. Clark were made as a court or jury would have made them upon a full and fair consideration of all the facts in the case." The committee stands by its original position that Mr. Clark was from the beginning of the campaign a candi date for the senate, and says that "nothing since the hearing .closed ha3 tended to impair the facts stated con cerning Senator Clark's own personal connection with the course of his can vass for election as senator." Senator Chandler, as chairman of the committee, adds a memorandum of his own in refutation of the statement of the minority that "the chairman left the committee little to do.." This criticism, he savs. is uniust and he adds: "The chairman did nothing ex cept what such an officer is expected to do. Every important ruling was made either by division of the committee or Try the chairman in the first instance after an order of the committee waj made pre scribing that course of proceeding with the understandincr that anv member of the committee might dissent on any point ana nave it decided dv tne vote of the committee." He also asserts that so far as Senator Clark was concerned, there was no refusal to summon any witness whom his counsel insisted upon obtain ing. COAL CLUB A COMBINE. First Verdict For Damages TJnder the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. Kansas City. Mo.. June 6. The first suit for damages ever brought and de-decidt-d under the Sherman anti-trust law of 1S90 was decided in the federal court here when Judge Hook, of Leav worth, sitting for Judge Philips, decid ed that the Kansas City Coal club was a trust, and awarded Samuel Hartman. who brought suit against it for discrim inating against him, $390 damages and $500 additional for attorneys' fees. The case will be appealed immediately to the united States court of appeals. Hartman was formerly a member of the coal club. When he withdrew because he objected to its fixing the price of coal, the members of the club refused to sell to him. In this way, he alleged, his busi ness was damaged. Many witnesses tea tilled as to the methods used by the coal club to fix prices. It was the custom at the meeting to hi a set of prices by popular vote. Then a member of the club would rise and say: "This business is unlawful," or "This is out of order; I move it be stricken from the minutes." The motion would carry, the unlawful business would be stricken from the min utes. But in a day or fwo a new nrice list, containing the figures adopted by the club, would be issued, and all members of the club were required to abide by these prices. Members of the club say the decision will in no way interfere with its workings, and tnat it will De maintained as in the past. ADJOURNED AGAIN. Neely's Case is Being Postponed From Day to Day. New York, June 6. The examination in the case of C. F. Neely, charged with stealing $60,000 of postal funds at Ha vana, which was to have taken place today before United States Commis sioner Shields, has been adjourned airain until tomorrow. It is understood that the postponements will continue until some definite action is taken by Neely s counsel or until the bill cover ing cases of extradition to Cuba upon which conferees of the house and sen ate, agreed last night passes congress. STRIKE C03IHISS ION. Mrs. Annie L. Diggs Wants One in Kansas, Mrs. Annie L. Diggs has evolved a plan by which she hopes to secure the enactment of a lew providing for the arbitration of all strike difficulties and has already commenced work towards having the New Zealand law enacted. This law provides for the appoint ment of a commission before which all questions of difference between em ployer and employe shall be referred the decision of the commission being hnal. Mrs. Diggs will not make this a par tisan issue but will advocate the enact ment of the law through Republican papers, signing her own name to the communications. Lawler Nominated. Indianapolis. June 6. Simpson and Niblack. Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, withdrew after the announcement of the second ballot. John C. Lawler of Salem received the nomination for lieutenant governor on the third ballot. The ballot resulted: Lawler, 1,024; Kopelke. 503. North Dakota Democrats. Fargo, N. D., June 6. The state Dem ocratic convention met here today with a large attendance. After Thomas Kleinogel had called the convention to order, John Burke of Rolla was chosen chairman and Editor E. C. Carruth of Grand Forks secretary. The conven tion then took a recess till afternoon. McKiniey Signs Bills. Washington, June 6. Among the biils to which, the president at tached his signature soon after his arrival at the capitol today were the general deficiency and military acade my appropriation bills and the Alaskan code bill. LOCAL MENTION. Frank Edwards and George Fuller, charged with burglarizing the barn of John Brier, waived preliminary examina tion in the city court this morning and were bound over to the district court on $5 bond, which they- failed to furnish and were committed to jail. Jasper Hazen. with company A. For tieth United States volunteers, has writ ten to friends in Topeka that he is writ ing a history of the war while on duty in the Philippines. The Scimeter is a new church paper, published by G. D. Olden, of the First African Baptist church. It is a bright church paper. Nervous Prostration from whatever cause overwork, dissipation, insomnia, care, worry tends directly to permanent invalidism or the insane hospital. It is the bane of the present age and of the Ameri can people. In the mad pursuit of money, men forget health, happiness, everything but business and the ac cumulation of wealth, which, if se cured, becomes valueless, because they have no health with which to enjoy it. The happy possessor of a healthy body never knows he has a body because of any ache or pain, and with systematic, reasonable attention to business, invariable rest and recre ation hours, plain, nourishing diet, almost anyone can be well. There are times, however, when there is an unavoidable strain. Use a few doses of to tide over the emergency. If will assist to maintain the well body at its norma! standard, and lor the already sick there is nothing better to build up the constitution and rehabilitate the nervous system. Prepared onlv by The Dr. J". ,H. McLean Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. EXAMINING BILLS. President and Cabinet Go to Capitol Building. Washington. June 8. The nresident went to the capltol short-ly after noon today In order to expedite the work pertaining to the close of the session. He was ac companied by all the members of his cabi net and they occupied the president room In the senate wine. Immediately upon their arrival, the president and his advisors took up the examination of bills. The president also received calls from a number of senators. PARKDALE POSTOFFICE. Fourth Topeka Sub-Station Lo cated by Government. Washington. June 6. The postmaster general has issued an order establish ing substations July 1 as follows: Elgin, 111., substation -No. 1, 227 Na tion street; Topeka, Kan., .substation Ino. 1, fcixth avenue and Lake street; Nashville. Tenn.. substation No. 12. Lischey avenue and Welborn street. This is the fourth sub-station located in Topeka. One is at North Topeka. another at Washburn college, and the third in Potwin. Postmaster Guthrie made applieation for a station on the east side a month ago. Democratic Nominations. Indianapolis, June 6. Adam Heimber ger of New Albany was nominated by acclamation for secretary of state by the Democratic convention. John V,'. Minor of Indianapolis was unanimously nominated for auditor of state. Jerome Herff of Peru was nominated unanimously for state treasurer. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington. June 6. The following fourth-class postmaster has been appoint ed for Kansas: Pence. Scott county. M. A. Eversole. vice G. R. Foster, resigned. St. Louisans Go to See Stephens. St. Louis, June 6. A delegation of St. Louis business men have gone to Jeffer son City to call on Governor Stephen for the purpose, it is said, of urging him to call out the militia. Conference Report Adopted. Washington, June 6. The senate adopted the conference report on the sundry civil bill, and it was sent to the president. Leavenworth's Mail Carriers. Leavenworth, June 6. W. G. Edens, superintendent of the free delivery sys tem of the postal service, has been spending a few days in the city, look ing over the district covered by the let ter carriers here. The result is he fu:d the carriers overworked, and will at once recommend an increase of one if not more in the force. This wi.l pro mote James Eckley to a mounted r ute in the suburbs, giving him an increase of pay sufficient to keep a horse and cart. The new carrier will be selected from those who have passed examina tions for that work. This will give Leavenworth eleven carriers. After Hutchinson Cyclers. Hutchinson, June 6. The bicyclists of Hutchinson are to be a source of rev en ie to the city unless they will be good. A sand pile or a big mudhole are neither one inviting to the wheel men, but are preferable to the sidewalk under the circumstances. Two bi cyclists were arrested this week, and the police are lying in wait for more. A Good Cough Medicine. It speaks well for Chamberlain's Cough Remedv when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. "I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy for the past rive years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers, says Druggist J. Goldsmith an i-tten, N Y "I have alwavs used it in my own family- both for ordinary cmisrhs and colds and for the cough fo lowing la grippe, and find it very efficacious." For TALK No. 96. Fitting the Eyes. A good manv people have a dread of having their eyes examined. Thev fear that there will be some thing painful connected with it. That the eyes will be injured or harmed In some way. This is a de cided mistake. Taking the measure of the eves for glasses Is no more injurious" or disagreeable than hav ing your picture taken, "i ou do not even have to "look pleasant." and if the optician thoroughly under stands his work, the tests are not even tiresome. In most cases I be lieve that 1 understand my work. 1 have every facility for doing that work thoroughly and accur ately. If vour eyes give you trouble in any way I want to see you. I make"no charge for consultation. My exclusive attention is given to fitting glasses. CHAS. BENNETT, OPTICIAN, 730 Kansas Avenue. Established 1S70.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1900: 5 TOPEICA SOCIETY. "Wedding of Miss Mary Moon and Edward Y. Hill. Small Number of Guests Wit ness the Ceremony. T1I0MAS-CAFFERTY Ceremony Performed by Dr. Mc Farland Tuesday Afternoon. Items of Social and Personal Nature. Miss Mary Moon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Moon, and Mr. Bdward Yates Hill of Logansport, Ind., were married at noon today at the residence f f the bride's parents. The wedding was email as only the relatives and a few i.f the most intimate friends were pres ent, but it was one of the prettiest events of the kind seen in Topeka for tome time. As Steinberg's orchestra, stationed in the library played Mendelssohn's wed, dins march, the bridal party entered; Miss I.ulu Stevens, the bride's attend ant preceded Miss Moon and Mr. Hill, and they were met in the parlor by Dr. John tiordon who performed the imres Hive ring ceremony, the orchestra play ing softly meanwhile. The bridal party stood in the parlor tinder a canopy of white, draped with trailin:; vims of smilax and the chande liers were also wound with smilax. The rooms were all tastefully decorated; the parlor was beautiful in reen and white. t he walls, almost to ino cenms tie bank.-,l with palms, while the mantel was hidden from view with several va rieties of ferns. Hetween the folding doors was a network of brilliant green foliage, dotted with dainty white blos soms. Howls and vases of white roses were used in the parlor, while quantities of daisies were in evidence in the other rooms. The bride was charming in a gown of filmy w hite crepe de chine, made with a Plight train, the misty white veil, fas tened with a point lace butterfly, ex tend, -d to the hem. The bodice had a bolero of exquisite duchess lace and she carried Hiies of the valley. Miss Stevens wore a becoming cos tume of pale blue mercerized organdy; a huffy fichu of liberty silk of the same shade, finished with accordion pleted frills, fell to the bottom of the gown in front. She carried an armful of Cath erine Mermot roses. There were about forty guests present and immediately following the cere mony a wedding breakfast in live courses was served on small daintily arranged tables through the rooms. On each table was a pretty center piece of roses, while a rose was laid at each cover. Among the out of town guests present were Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Shryock of Kansas City, Mrs. Thomas Chapman and Mrs. Cisney of Warsaw, Ind.. Mr. and Mts. Charles Haines of Sabetha, Misses Marne and Kthel Haines of Sa betha ami Miss Lulu Stevens of Hia watha. Mr. and Mrs. Hill left on the after noon train for Logansport. where they will be at home to their friends after July 1. The bride's going away gown was a mode colored, tailor made cos tume, with a dainty little Paris hat, trimmed with berries and foliage to match. Miss Moon was one of Topeka's pret tiest and most charming society girls, and was generally beloved by a large circle of friends who greatly regret her departure from the city. Mr. Hill is the pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Logansport. Thomas.Cafferty. At ten minutes until four Tuesday af ternoon. Miss Mabel V.Cafferty. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Cafierty, and Mr. Charles F. Thomas, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents at 61:1 Monroe street. The cer emony was performed by Hev .J. T. Mc Farland of the First Methodist church. The attendants were Miss May (Jold thwaite of Leavenworth, and Mr. John Thomas, brother of the groom, while Miss Kate Cafferty of St. Mary's Acad emy acted as flower girl. The house was transformed into a perfect flower garden with palms, ferns, roses, carna tions, daisies and various other blos soms of the season. In' the corner of the parlor where the bridal party stood, palms were banked to the ceiling, w hile white roses extended half way up; over the heads of the bridal couple was a basket of luxuriant ferns. The chande liers were also wound with white roses. The Xiridal Chorus from Lohengrin was played by Miss Mary Mead. The flower girl entered first carrying the ring in a basket of flowers, following her was the maid of honor who pre coded the bride, attended by her father. They were met in the parlor by Dr. McFarland, the groom and his attend ant. The bride wore a becoming costume of ci soon OL.1B1 i-l Should be selected with aa much care as you would de vote to shoes. Our well- fitting Slippers will afford you more satisfaction than you have ever felt before. If you want to get the full worth of your money, you will buy your Slippers here. MAWS, 628 Kansas Ave. O Z i white silk mull over white taffeta, and trimmed with point lace. A crescent or pearls and a diamond sunburst, gifts of the groom, constituted her ornaments. She carried bride roses tied with broad white satin ribbon. Miss Goldthwaite's gown was of pale blue silk trimmed with point lace, the circular flounce on the bodice being a gift from the-bride. She wore pale blue gloves and shoes and carried pink roses, tied with pale blue ribbons. Miss Mabel Cafferty wore pale pink silk mull, with yoke and collar of point lace, and a dog collar of pearls, and carried pink roses. Mrs. Cafferty was gowned in laven der silk with cascades of point lace and pearl ornaments. After the ceremony refreshments were served through the rooms and punch was served in the hall during the after noon. There were about seventy-five guests present Mrs. George W. Bailey gave a bridal dinner in the evening at her home on Jackson street, after which Mr. and Mrs. Thomas went at once to their home at 12o4 Tyler street, which was ready furnished for them. As they walked to the carriage their path was strewn with roses. In about three weeks thev will leavo for an extended trip through Colorado, YV yoming and other western states, and will be at home after September 1. Felicity Club Entertained. The members of the Felicity club and two guest tables were entertained very pleasantly Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. C D. Keed. This was a complimentary meeting and the last one of the sea son. The prize, a pretty bunch of car nations, was won by Mrs, Frank Crane. Besides the club members the guests were: Mrs. Avery Turner of Chicago, Mrs. A. W. Parks, Mrs. W. T. Crosby Mrs. E. H. Crosby, Mrs. A. A. Godard, Mrs. B. T. Lewis of the City of Mexico, Mrs. George W. Crane, Mrs. Ay. A. Mor ton, Mrs. Margaret AViggin, Mrs. A. J. AVolcott, Mrs. George Port Ashton. At the close of the games a dainty luncheon was served on the card tables. A Pleasant Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Robinson enter tained at dinner Tuesday evening, complimentary- to Mr. S. C. Sutton, who left today for Los Angeles. The dinner was served at nine o'clock, and covers were laid for ten. The guests were all intimate friends of Mr. Sutton. The table decorations were of carnations and each guest was given carnations. Following the dinner a short musical programme was given by Miss Pearlade Prescott. Mr. Henry Beerman and Mr. Fred C'olver. Fleisch-Haanigan. Miss Etta Hannigan and Mr. Frank A. Fleisch were married at 6 o'clock this morning at the Church of the Assumption. The ceremony was per formed by Father Harrigan, after which a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fleisch left at 7:30 for St. Joseph, where they will make their future home. Mr. Fleisch is at present city freight solicitor for the Rock Island at that point. Miss Kirk's Card Party. Miss Nellie Kirk was the hostess at a charming card party Tuesday after noon at her home on Monroe street. Progressive high Ave was the game of the afternoon, and the first prize, one of the late books, was won by Miss Ktta Keck, while the consolation prize, a fancy hat pin, was awarded to Mrs. Soil of Barnes, Kas. A dainty two-course luncheon was stived on the card tables at the close of the games. Mrs. Kirk was assisted by Mrs. W. J. Lewis and Mrs. AV. M. Si;y ler. The guests were admitted by little Minnie Chamberlain. A punch bowl was idaced in the bow window for the refreshments of the guests. The rooms were prettily decorated with i roses, daisies, palms and ferns. Several beautiful hand-painted jardinieres filled with roses were placed on small tables in the different rooms. The guests invited for the afternoon were: Miss Ktta Beck, Miss AY'innifred Prescott, Miss Amy Overmyer, Miss Lena McCray. Miss Nannie Veale, Miss Anna Beck, Miss Lizzie Gavilt, Miss Pearl Burdge, Miss Agnes, Burdge, Miss Geneva Giles, Miss Ella Miller. Miss Ella Kamsey, Miss Octavia Green wood, Miss Heloise Green, Miss Jessie King. Miss Sadie Shull. Miss Vinnie Felt. Miss Hattie Felt of Barnes, Kas., Miss Estelle Leon of Kansas City, Miss Fannie Funk, Miss Belle Fletcher, Mrs. Albert Parker, Mrs. J. P. Rodgers. Mrs. George AV. A'eale, Mrs. D. O. McCray, Mrs. AV. S. Kale. Mrs. Charles May berry cf New York city, Mrs. John Heber, Mrs. A. A. Hayes, Mrs. C. J. Rosen, Mrs. R. Dietrich, and Mrs. Solt of Barnes, Kas. An Informal Reception. Mr. and Mrs. AV. H. AVhitton gave an informal reception Tuesday evening at their home on AVest Tenth avenue, com plimentary to Mrs. Whitton's father. Dr. S. B. Alderson of Washington Court House, Ohio. The rooms were decorated with roses and sweet peas and refresh I ments of cream and cakes were served I WHEN FRANCE'S V 5 v- j V tv -"-L .v Frenchmen love display, and no opportunity is lost for adding roval gorcrecustiess to' the acts of their Republican ruler. When M. Loubet visits the Exposition it is in a barge elaborately decorated and he parses through glittering ranks of the suldiers of France as he disembarks. In the dining room. Punch was also served during the evening. No invita tions were issued, and the affair though informal was delightful and about a hundred guests called. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Katherine Allen is the guest of Miss Blanch Bear for a few days; Fri day she will return to her home in Fre donia. Mrs. G. G. Gage left today for an ex tended visit in Michigan and New York. Mrs. Marshalt AVarren of Emporia is in the city, the guest of Mrs. Frank Edson. Mis3 Ray Martin will leave Thursday for a two months' visit in Omaha and other points in Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Deisher have is sued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Sara, and Mr. James B. Doncyson which wil ltake place Wed nesday evening, June 20, at the English Lutheran church. Miss Mabel Diggs has returned from a six weeks' stay in AA'ashington, D. C. While away she made a specialty of the art galleries in Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis and a number of other cities. Miss Daisy Lakin who is visiting in Atchison was the guest of honor at a "golf tea" at Forest park Tuesday even ing. Mrs. AV. E. McVey and children have returned from a five weeks visit in Mis souri and Arkansas. A farewell reception will be given Dr. and Mrs. John Gordon and Miss Dusen bury, which will also be a welcome to. Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Countermine and Dr. S. B. Alderson at the First Presbyter ian church Thursday evening. Mrs. Will Farnsworth and little daughter Wilma of the City of Mexico, and Mrs. James Farnsworth. and son, Hiram of Ogden, Utah, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Farns worth at 2200 West Tenth avenue. Miss Jennie Price has returned to her home in Atchison after a two weeks' visit in Topeka. Mrs. O. O. Brown returned to her home in Wichita Tuesday after a short visit in Topeka with her daughter, Mrs. T. P. Cully. Mrs. W. F. Parker.Mrs. Frank Cope, Mrs. J. L. Constant, Mrs. Seymore and Mrs. Gibbons went to Kansas City this morning to attend a missionary conven tion. Mrs. William Elliott of 1213 Tyler street left Tuesday for Pennsylvania to spend the summer with relatives. Mrs. L. H. Harding of Colorado Springs arrived Friday to visit her sis ter, Mrs. Charles Kitchell at 1335 Tyler street. Mrs. R. C. Scott left Tuesday for an extended visit in the east. Mrs. H. C. Rushmore and daughter, Katie, left Friday for Onega to attend the seventieth birthday anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lendon. Mrs. Dawson of Holton, a niece of Mrs. G. H. Rushmore is in the city at tending the reunion of the family of Samuel Rushmore on AA'est Eighth ave nue. PHILIPPINE DEATHS. Long List of Casualties Sent in by General .Mac Arthur. Washington, June 6. The following list of casualties in the Philippines was re ceived at the war department today from Gneral MacArthur: Deaths: Dysentery, May 25, company B. Thirty-ninth infantry, Charles H. Peter son: company A Thirtieth infantry. Frank E. Spears; company K, Eighteenth infan try, Corporal Frank Kessler: May 27th, company K, Twenty-sixth infantry. Ser geant Earl H. Peck; May 2Mh. hospital corps. Joseph A Sheahon; May 31, Bat tery C. Sixth artillery, First Sergeant Adolph Truss. Typhoid fever May 26th, company G. Thirty-ninth infantry, Laure Gowlng; May 27, company A. Thirty-fifth infantry, Frank Obonovan: May company B, S'.Hh infantry. Arthur N. James, May 30th, company D, Thirty-ninth infantry, Charles Netherton. Malarial fever May 16. company E. Forty-sixth infantry. George St. Clair: May 27, Troop A, Third cavalry, Joseph Harris: May 30. company B. Thirty-seventh. Infantry. Basil Owen: May 31, troop X. Eleventh cavalry, John Moore. Colitis May 18, company K, Eighteenth infantry, William Crispen: May y. com pany A, Thirtieth infantry, James G. Lynch. A-'ariola. May 2. company M, Forty sixth infantry" Edwin Marsh. Drowned May 13, company M, Forty third volunteer infantry, Sergeant Ora May 2Sth. company B, Twen-'ty-seventh infantry, Stewart King. Heat exhaustion May 28, company E. Thirty-fifth infantry. David Davis. Died from wounds received in action April 20. company H. Forty-third infantry, Sergeant William J. Nallsprue: May 29, company H, Eighteenth infantry, Ota L. Uehaven. Alcoholism May 13th, troop K, Eleventh cavalrv. John Kelly. Carbunculosis of face. Thirty-fourth in fantry. First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon Raphael Edmonson. DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS, PUEBLO AND RETURN, $24, Via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 1st; stopover al lowed at Colorado common points. PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN STATE AT ,:s.,fi 4 f k. I 1 CHINESE WIS A POINT In Their Contest With Frisco Board of Health. San Francisco, June 6. Dr. O'Brien of the board of health, reports that no new cases of plague have been reported within the past 24 hours. The removal of Chinese from the quarantined dis tricts to Mission Rock will not be un dertaken until the injunction proceed ings now pending in the United States coutr have been decided. Judge Morrow of the United States circuit court, on the complaint made in. the name of the Jew io, has granted an order temporarily restraining the board or health and chief ot police from pro hibiting the surgeons employed by the Chinese to care for their sick and to ex amine their dead entering the quaran tine lines. The health board was also ordered to appear in court on Thursday with its witnesses, to show cause why it should not be permanently enjoined from interfering with the physicians employed by the Chinese. The board must also show cause for the denial of the application of the Chinese for an order commanding them either to provide for the sustenance of those imprisoned by the quarantine or to grant the quarantined their liberty. SANTA FE ON TOP. Chairman "Walker and President Ripley Declare Prosperity Will Continue. New York, June 6. After the ad journment of the Santa Fe directors' meeting Tuesday, Chairman Aldace F. Walker and President E. P. Ripley spoke encouragingly of the Atchison's prospects for maintaining its present level of earnings. They said: "It is now assured that Kansas will raise a splendid wheat crop this year. It is estimated variously between 85 million and 95 million bushels. At any rate it will be the largest since 1S92. Nothing now can affect its quantity, al though its quality may be injured. With these prospects we could afford to lose considerable of the merchandise traffic and earnings would not be ma terially affected. As a matter of fact, the heavy increases in Atchison earn ings this year have been made with a short wheat crop in Kansas and a short cotton crop, two classes of freight .which many people think the Atchison is mainly dependent upon." Replying to a question as to how far the company had availed itself of the provisions of the reorganization plan for the issue of bonds for improve ments, it was said: "The company has earned about $12, 000,000 improvement bonds, and the amount issued has been only about $8. 000,000. AVe have spent as much out of current earnings for improvements as from the proceeds of bonds." Working For th8 St. Louis Fair. Washington, June 6. Former Gover nor Francis of Missouri, headed a dele gation of citizens of St. Louis who call ed at the White House Tuesday after noon and conferred with the president in regard to the issue, through the state department at the earliest moment, pos sible of invitations to foreign govern ments to take part in the exposition to be held at St. Louis in 1903 in celebrat tion of the Louisiana purchase. Rev. Henry Moeller a Bishop. Washington, June 6. It was officially announced today at the papal legation that Rev. Henry Moeller, chancellor and secretary of the archdiocese of Cin cinnati has been appointed bishop of the see of Columbus, Ohio. The brief ap pointing Bishop Jfoeller was received from Rome by Mgr. Martinelli, the pa pal delegate, on May 21, while at Port land, Oregon, and was at once forward ed to him. "Pleasant Ways For Summer Days." Is the title of the Grand Trunk rail way system's new summer tourist folder, which together with other de scriptive literature can be had on ap plication to J. H. Burgis, city passenger? and ticket agent, 249 Clark street, cor ner Jackson boulevard, Chicago. This Week 25 Cents. Line of 50 and 75 cent books. Ben nett's book store, 730 Kansas avenue. DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS PUEBLO AND RETURN, $24, Via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 1st; stopover al lowed at Colorado common points. SCHOOL PLANS Discussed by Superintendent of Phil ippine Education. Chicago, June 6. Dr. Fred W. Atkin son, recently appointed superintendent of public Instruction in the Philippines, la in Chicago. He was principal of the high schools of Springfield. Ohio, for several years and was appointed to his present post on the recommendation of the presi dent of Harvard university. The new Philippine commission will be in direct control of his movements, but owing to his recognized ability in the education field, he will be given all the latitude pos sible in order to bring about the reform sought by the administration. "The education problem in the Phillp- F lines," said Dr.'Atkinson at the Auditor um last night, "is most complex. I would not care to outline a plan until I have arrived on the ground and studied the situation. So far as I have been able to learn the people of the Islands are apt and eager to learn, but I am con vinced that some special course of study will have to be introduced. From advices which 1 have received from Manila, I learn that Father McKinnon, a former chaplain in the United States army, has established several schools and $40,000 has been spent in the purchase of text books. As nearly as I can learn. 5.000 Filipino children are attending schools in Manila alone. I believe that our- policy should be aggressive and at the same time concilia tory and In all probability we shall be obliged to devise special educational courses to meet the conditions existing in the islands. American historv must be interwoven with the history of the Phil ippines so that the natives may have a clear understanding of the objects of our government in those islands." Dr. Atkinson will leave for San Fran cisco today and expects to remain in the Philippines for several weeks at least. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. S35 Kansas avenue. Mrs. Henry Grout, of Las Vegas, Is visiting friends in Topeka. The K. K. K. girls enjoyed a picnic today at Dolman's grove, north of town. Blue Post No. 250 will meet hereafter in the A. O. U. W. hall, 831 Kansas avenue. Mrs. Westwood, of Scranton, is vis iting her granddaughter, Mrs. John Spear, of Central avenue. Miss Blanche Lytle is the guest of Miss Lucretia Kemp at her home sev eral miles north of town. Mrs. Vogel and children, of 815 Quincy street, left on Monday for Fort Scott to visit Mrs. Vogel's mother. Miss Bertha Heilflnger, of Rock Creek, is being entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Berry, of 1211 Jackson street. At a meeting last evening of the Presbyterian session, it was decided to have no Sunday evening service at the church during the heated term. Mrs. E. P. Baker, of 1113 Jackson street, left today for Canon City. Colo., where she will make an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Charles Conkle. Miss Mary Meredith will return to her home in Horton tomorrow after a two weeks' visit to her cousins, the Misses dinger, of Topeka avenue. Mist Ada Sells will leave the first of next week for her home in Abilene. After a short visit there she expects to go to Wyoming to spend the month of July. Mr. John French has returned from St. Louis, where he has been for the past two weeks visiting his daughter, who has been quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Elmore and children have returned to their home in Leaven worth after a short visit to Mrs. El more's brother, Mr. W. M. Van Ness, and family, of Kansas avenue. Mrs. A. P. Goodhue and daughter, Alice, of Emporia, who have been vis iting relatives here for several days, left this morning for Iowa, where they will be. the guests of friends. The Fraternal Aid association will have their annual election this evening at their hall, 1000 Kansas avenue. After the business of the meeting is over, refreshments will be served. Buechner's orchestra will furnish music for dancing. Star Lodge No. 331, A. O. U. W., held their semi-annual election of officers last evening, with the following result: Master workman, AV. E. AVhite; fore man, J. jr. Lynch; overseer, J. M. Par ronto; recorder, J. R. McNary; finan cier, W. C. Steele; receiver. J. M. Shel labarger: guide, Fred Buechner in side watch, Raymond Near; outside watch, W. E. Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Root, of Kansas City, will leave Saturday for Mon treal. and expect to sail on the 16th for Europe. They will visit the Paris exposition, and will also be the guests of Mrs. Root's aunt, Madame Mourler, at her home in Perpignan. near the Mediterranean sea. Madame Mourler is the youngest sister of the late Dr. Campdoras. father of Mrs. Root. Dur ing the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Root, their little son, Irving, will stay with his grandmother', Mrs. Campdoras, of Rochester. THE EXPOSITION. I Clothes That The least to buy are not always the most economical to purchase. For the last eight months the Imperial has been trying to find a man who really and truly believes that he ever bought a bargain "as advertised" In a" clothing store. Dozens of People Tell us almost every day how they read the honest advertisements about 75o underwear for 48c and are shown regular 60c goods marked in plain figures 60c. Fabulous stories about f 15, $16.50 and $18, choice tomorrow 9.97, and are shown suits that have been on sale for the past two months at 910, marked in the window $10 and never sold for more. It's the Customers Whom that kind of nonsensical advertising does not appeal to that the Imperial gets for patrons and really it's sur prising to note how many people prefer to buy 5c Neck wear for 50c $1 Shirt for a dollar 3 Hats for three dollars and $10 Suits for ten dollars, and WATCH US GROW. WATCH OUR BUSINESS METHODS WIN. Robinson, Marshall Co. Security Building. 703 Kansas Ave. To the Merchants. l

If your wares were well Displayed on the Avenue of Commerce, The Street Fair Demonstrated that you cannot afford to leave your windows dark, when they can be so well and cheaply lighted by BLB(2TRieiTY. EDISON COMPANY, Telephone 369. TRY TO DODGE TAXES. "W. W. Astor and Bradley Martin in the Same Fix. New York. June 6. Bradley-Martin and William Waldorf Astor, formerly two of New Tork city's wealthiest resi dents.are seeking to be relieved of taxes placed upon their personal property here. If they succeed the city will lose thousands of dollars. Mr. Astor has not only given up his residence hpre, but also has renounced his citizenship and is now a citizen of England. Mr. Martin has not yet gone to this extent, but says he is no longer a resident of this city and has not been for about two years. Mr. Astor's property has been assess ed at J2.000.000 and that of Mr. Martin at $200,000. Dependent upon the result of the assessment in the case of Mr. Martin are two other cases, that of his wife, Cornelia S. Martin, who has been assessed at $200,000, and that of Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman for $250,000. Discussion was had before Judge An drews in the supreme court in the certiorari proceedings to review the as sessment of Mr. Martin s personal pro perty. Judge Andrews reserved his de cision. William Waldorf Astor certiorari proceedings to review the action of the commissioners in assessing his personal property in this city for 1S99, for the purpose or taxation at $2,000,000 has been set for hearing next Tuesday. Mr. Astor argues that when the assessment was made he had no personal property here subject to the tax. He says he has not been a resident of this city since is:i.. He protested against the imposi tion or the tax in person a year ago and since then has become a subject of the queen. Corporation Counsel Whalen, for the commissioners, holds that although Mr. Asstor gave up his residence here In 1S95, he was taxed regularly every year thereafter, but made no protest until last year. PAY OF SOLDIERS. Senate Wants to Know Whether They Have Been Reimbursed Twice, Washington, June 6. Senator Haw- ley from the committee on military affairs today reported back with favor able recommendation the resolution re ferred to that committee directing the secretary of the treasury to supply the senate with information as to whether the volunteer officers and soldiers serv ing in the late Spanish war have been paid more than once. His report was accompanied by a statement from the auditor of the war department who saja that many officers and men have been paid by the United States for the period between the date of original en rollment and the date of muster into the service and have also been paid by their respective states for the same period, which amounts have been reim bursed to the states." DULL AND LOWER Is the Report From the Iron Markets of the World. New Tork. June S. Rnorts in Pitts burg as to an impending reduction in the price of steel billets and pig iron were circulated in this city. The local report had it that at a secret meeting held in the city on Monday, representatives of the various iron and steel interests had decided to make a reduction in the price of KTeI hin.r from X31MI0 to X2S.nO vtcr ton. and of No. 1 foundry iron from JJ2.00 to $20.00 a ton. It was impossible to obtain any direct vermcation or the report, f ersona seen n reference thereto spoke somewhat indufV nitelv of "maintaininir scheduler at pres- sent and profeiged having no knowledge or any cnange. The action or tne local metal markets, however, seemed to fore shadow some such change ajid. in fact, the iron markets of the entire world were reported dull and lower. The presence in the city of President Schwab of the Carneirie company, lent 1 some color to the report, which waa Co li Cost X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- x- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- X- r 722 Van Buren St. X pled with a story to the effect that the Carnegie people interred to extend their business in order to oominate me t?ntii steel and iron tield. believing that tria mailer steel companies were responsible for the present more or less demorailxeil conditions in the trade. President Schwab, who returned 10 Pittsburer laat nitht would neither affirm hor deny the report of a reduction. Fire Loss of $40,000. Quebec, June 6. The lumber plant at St. Ktlenne de Saguenay, belonging to Prince Brothers Co.. of Quebec, was destroyed by fire last night. The loss v.111 reach $400,000. Forty families are homeless as a result of the conflagra tion and it is believed several perished in the flames. The telegraph office and other buildings were destroyed. The tire is supposed to have been started by colonists. st- Louis Takes New Heart. St. Louis, June 6. The passage of the Louisiana Purchase measure by con gress has rekindled strong local Inter est in the enterprise. Numerous ofi'eis to increase subscriptions and make new ones have already been made. The spir it manifested is of the most encourag ing character, and indicates that the completion of the last million of the lo cal fund will be a great deal easier than at one time thought. DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS, PUEBLO AND RETURN, $24, Via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 1st; stopover al lowed at Colorado common points. New Evening Train. The Vandalia-Pennsylvanta lines on May 27 put on a new train to the east, leaving St. Louts daily at 11:3? p. m., arriving at Pittsburg 5:50 p. m. next day, Philadelphia. 4:45 a. m., New York 30 a. m., second morning. West bound this train leaves New York, Twenty third street station, at 5:55 p. in.. Phila delphia 8:25 p. m., arriving at St. Louis 9:40 p. m. next day. Through sleeping and dining cars. Address J. M. Ches brough, assistant (J. P. A., St. Louis, Mo., for folder.- WE UPHOLD No Piano which is not thoroughly good, and this means good, in all re spects as to the interior the vital parts of the piano. Most every piano case is good some are better than others. Everyone can judge of the outside for himself. It's the INSIDE that should be looked after carefully. We would rxt pleased at any time to help you Belect your piano. We place our piano knowledge at your disposal, and guarantee all representations as to the actual values of any pianos you may select. E. 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G TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1900. o o o o o o t o o o o o o 2 o o o o 'O o o o o o o o o o o o t o o o o To Qf Borc TF) People in tht Most" Direct W&tf Use the Columns of the Stat? Journal. o o o o o IF o You have Lost or Found any thing make it known through 2. The State Journal. o o IF You Want to Buy or Sett any. thing, Rent a Room or Take Boarders, try a Small Adver o o O o tisement in Tlie State Journal. IF You Want a Situation and Need Assistance, a Small Advertise ment will be Inserted for three days Without Charge, IF o o Ct You Want to Hire a Man, a Boy or a Woman, an Advertise ment in This Paper will bring you so many applications that you can have your pick of the best. IF You have property to Rent or o For Sale, the easiest, simplest and cheapest way to bring it o beforS the public is to put a o little Advertisement in The 2 I o o State Journal. Jt will be read everywhere in the State of Kansas. IF You have anything to Trade, whether it is a Bicycle, a Stove or a Piano, tell the people about 4 it in TJtis Paper, and you will et m Customer. o o o I o o IF You have m Stock of Goods to sell, m little 25-cent Advertise ment may bring you trade worth ten time the cost. IF o o You have Removed Your Place of Business, if you have new roods or have made any change in your business, tell it. Tell it at the rate of 50 cents per week if you don't want to invest o o o o o c. O Ov o O e IF o o t z o t Money be carefullyjnvested in Advertising it will pay big re turns. A "Small Advertise ment" in The State Journal costs cents a line m day. o Small g. So GLEMENSRAVED. Topeka Socialist Furious at an Alleged Snub. Semi-Centennial Meeting Would Not Recognize His Party. TORE OFF HIS BADGE. Refused to Play Delegate at Session Any Longer. Organization is Completed and Ready For Work. The association organized to promote the celebration of the semf-centennial of the organization of Kansas as a ter ritory has the following directors cho sen by the convention before adjourn ment yesterday evening: First district C. D. Walker, Atchi son; John E. Frost, Topeka; Arthur M. Jackson, Leavenworth. Second A. L. Cox. Lawrence; H. F. Sheldon, Ottawa, and W. H. McClure, lola. Third P. H. Albright. Winfield; W. P. Bo wen. Independence; C. C. Moore, Ga lena. Fourth K. G. Pipp, Burlingame; E. W. I-Ioch, Marion; J. E. Kennedy, Bur lington. Fifth R. B. "Ward, Belleville; Sam Kimble, Manhattan; A. P. Collins, Sa lina. Sixth O. L. Atherton, Russell; James N. Fike, Colby; J. J. Dalton. Mankato. Seventh William Scott. Pawnee; S. E. Cole, Harper: P. V. Ilealey, Sedgwick. At large Governor W. E. Stanley, John W. Breidenthal and F. D. Coburn, secretary of the state board of agricul ture. The officers of the association which will have charge of the business until the directors meet and have a formal f lection are: President H. M. Philips, Topeka. Secretary J. C. Johnson. Hutchinson. Treasurer John W. Breidenthal. The election of directors at large fur nished the only incident of an exciting nature during the convention. The prin cipal actor was G. C. Clemens, the nom inee of the Socialistic Democratic party lor governor. Clemens first appeared before the caucus of Fifth district delegates which was electing directors to represent that district ana asKed that John D. Haskell, a Dickinson county Social Democrat be made one of the directors. The request was relused and Clemens waited until the report was read before starting his fireworks. Noticing that Haskell's name was not in the list Clemens started his objections. He made a speech, which was immediately followed by the nomi nation of John Breidenthal, Governor Stanley and H. M. Philips for directors at large. J. L. Brady of Lawrence, after ex plaining that no personal objection 1 could be made against any of the men I named that "an exposition of this kind loses its first star when Secretary Co- burn Is left out. j Mr. Brady then nominated Coburn in i piace of Philips. 1 At this juncture Clemens attempted i to move an amendment, but his voice I was not heard and Mayor Rockhold of I Parsons presented the name of Fred Perkins of Oswego. After this Clemens was recognized ana said: irou have Democrats, Popu 1 lists and Republicans in this organiza- tion which I presume is to be non-par- j tisan, now I want the Social Democracy t recognized. I move as a substitute for j all these motions that John D. Haskell j of Abilene be made a director af large. "If you don't want us in here kick us out,' 'exclaimed Clemens. This motion was lost and Clemens made another effort. He said this time: I "If we have no rights here let us know I it now. If you do kick us out I want to I say you'll be sorry before this is over." Breidenthal, Coburn and Stanley were thereupon chosen by a unanimous vote, Clemens' motion failing because it was iiul scmnueu. Siemens then tore the 19C4 badge from his coat and after cut ting it into pieces and depositing it in a cuspidor stalked out of the hall. In addition to those mentioned in the State Journal Tuesday in attendance at the meeting were the following: Argentine C. W. Martinson. Iola and Allen county W. H.McCune. Independence and Montgomery coun ty M. F. Wood. Weir City Thad Hargis. Cherokee county M. A. Householder. Osage City J. M. Mickev. Douglas county J. L. Brady. Coffey ville T. E. Wagstaff. Girard Geo. E. Cole. Franklin county C. H. Ridgway. Lawrence A. L. Cox and A. Henley. McPherson, city Geo. L. McCourt. Parsons Mayor C. Rockhold. The charter will be presented to the state charter board at once after -which the board of directors will meet and outline the work which is in hand. The meeting ended last night in a pleasant banquet at the Elks' lod"e rooms, tendered by the Commercial club to the visitors. It was informal and enjoyable. J. R. Burton who represented the state at the World's fair was called upon for a speech and in a jocular way referred to the uns and downs which j Kansas experienced but closed his re marks by paying the state a magnifi cent tribute and prophesying a notable I event in the semi-centennial celebration. j While Mr. Burton was speaking T. J. I Anderson approached him and while the speaker was proceeding pinned one of tne i04 Daciges on the lapel of his coat. Mr. Burton stopped a moment, then said: "With the understanding that I'll not have to wait until 2904, I'll let the badge stay there." This reference to his candidacy for United States senator provoked hearty applause and a prolonged lajjjh from the audience. Capt. Burwell Returns. San Francisco. June 6. Captain W.' T. Burwell. who has been in command of the gunboat Wheeling for over a year past in the Orient, arrived from Yokohama on the steamer Hong Kong Maru. having been succeeded on the Wheeling by Cap tain Comlen. Captain Burwell is on his way to Washington. When he left. China the "Boxers'' were quiet and Minister Conger informed him it would not be necessary to land men from the Wheeling. Effect of the Quarantine. San Francisco. June 6. Owing to the quarantine, the prices of alt kinds of food have nearly doubled in Chinatown. The available -supply of rice, it is said, has been cornered by a few Chinese mer chants. No case of the plague has been reported. A Call For Ito. Yokohama. June 6. The liberals have a-ked Marquis Ito to accept the leader ship of the party with a view to a new coalition. The situation is deaa-locked, pending; a reply irom the marquis. Bynum Turned Down. TVashinpton. June 6. The senate has re jected the nomination of Y. D. Bynum as general appraiser at the port ot Xew Xork by a tie vote. DOLE'S INAUGURATION. As Governor of Hawaii to Be Cele brated With. Elaborate Ceremonies. Chicago. 1 June 6. A" Record special from Honolulu, May 29, via San Francisco,- says: Plans .for the inauguration of Gover nor Dole and the territorial government are well under way. A largely attend ed citizen's meeting was held May 26 at wnicn a committee of 15 was appointea to confer and co-operate with the local government. June 14 the day when the territorial act goes into effect has been declared a holiday. It is expected tnat hundreds of people will be here from other islands. The annual Kamehameha day races in Honolulu take place Monday, June 11, and these always attract a large number of people. The inauguration day will be Thursday of the same week. The local steamship companies .are ar ranging excursions from almost every port in the islands. The inaugural ceremonies will be held from 10 to 12 o'clock at the executive building. It is probable that a plat form and amphitheater will be built in front of the building as was done at the time of the flag raising. August 12, 189S Governor Dole's commission will be read, he will take the oath of office, and deliver his inaugural address. The commission of Henry E. Cooper, secre tary of the territory, will be read and he will be sworn in. Following this Governor and Mrs. Dole and Secretary and Mrs. Cooper will give a reception to the public in the hall of the house of representatives, the old throne room, where King Kalakaui and later Liliuo kalanl used to hold court. MRS. LOWE GIVES IN. Consents to Become a Candidate For Re-election. Milwaukee, Wis., June 6. The second day of the club women's convention opened with a steady rain. Delegates who left eheir short skirts at home are thus wary about venturing out to the convention halls, filled the hotel corri dors to discuss the live issues of the hour. The ticket made out late last night with Mrs. Lowe for president and Mrs. Denison for vice president came as a surprise to many after Mrs. Lowe's refusals, but there seems to be an im pression that the ticket will carry. The color question which has been forced to a settlement precipitated no end of state caucuses, the delegations anxiously awaiting the next move of the board of directors. Added to this excitement came the much mooted question of re organization, which was made the first order of business at the regular session today. Mrs. Horace Brock of Pennsyl vania, leader of the reorganization forces, started the debate. The dis cussion gave way to the education ses sion at 10 o clock. Last night the Alhambra theater was thronged with a fashionable audience, before which Mrs. Hamlin Garland lec tured on the "Possibilities of Sculp ture." Succumbing to the pressure brought to bear from delegates all over the country, Mrs. Lowe announced about midnight to the representative of the Associated Press that she had consented contrary to her expectation, when she came to the convention to allow her name to be used as a candidate for the presidency. At the afternoon session at the Al hambra which followed the re-organization discussion this morning the subject was "The Public Schools." "The sectional needs of the Public Schools," was discussed by Mrs. E. G. McCabe of Atlanta, other speakers were Mrs. Chase Flagg of Portland, Me., Mrs. Anna B. Howe of Marshalltown, Iowa; Miss L. Bloemstein of Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. William Elder of Indianapolis, Miss Maude Summers of Chicago; Mrs. Lydia P. Williams of Minneapolis and Mrs. Helen Elliott of Ottumwa, Iowa. Simultaneously at the Davidson thea ter was the session devoted to "The Press," Miss Helen Winslow of Bos ton, Mrs. Margaret Hamilton Welch of New York; Miss Bertha Damaries Knobe of Chicago and Miss Mary Pap penheim of South Carolina, spoke on different questions involved. HEARST'S NEW PAPER. New York Journal Editor to Start an Afternoon Chicago Paper. Chicago, June 6. S. S. Carvalho and N. S. Cohen of the New York Journal staff are at the Auditorium annex. They are here to superintend the work of starting Mr. Hearst's Chicago daily, which will make its appearance on the Fourth of July, the day of the opening of the Democratic convention in Kan sas City. Willis Abbott and Mr. Hearst's rep fesentatives met at the Athletic club last night, and were In consultation urtil a late hour. It was learned from New York sources that Mr. Hearst and Mr. Brisbane would come to Chicago about the time of the issuance of the first paper. Nothing definite has been given out as to the formation of the staff. Mr. Hearst is quoted as saying that the new paper will be an afternoon daily modeled on the lines of the New York Journal. A plant of four octuple presses is about completed for the en terprise. The paper will have its offi ces as Nos. 214 and 216 East Madison street. The foundations for the presses are being put in, and the building gen erally is being renovated. A NAVAL RULING By General Lemley Regarding Retire xnent of Officers. "Washington. June 6. Judge Advocate General Iemley has decided adversely the contention of the navigation bureau that in making retirements of officers under the terms of the personnel act the officers should be retired in accordance with their rank, no lieutenants, for instance, being retired until all of the eligible captains had been retired. The judge advocate general holds that the intent of the act was to prevent wholesale retirements in one grade which might be disastrous to the service, wherefore the law specified the number of officers which should b? re tired in each grade. The decision is prac tically a reaffirmation of one provision ally adopted at the outset of the applica tion of the personnel act. ANOTHER FOR BRYAN. Alaska Democrats Declare For Nebraskan. the Seattle. Wash., June 6. The steamer Cottage City arrived here today bring ing news of the Democratic convention held at Juneau. The convention de clared for Bryan. The platform denounced the growth of trusts, expansion, "unwarranted fa voritism to shipping and commercial interests of Canada to the injury of American interests on the coast and the ruination of Alaska trade." The convention asked that the bond ing provisions be rescinded. Bennett, cutting her way through the ice on May 31. bringing Dawson In dians who arrived at White Horse by steamer Flora. They bring the first of this year's gold output. The rush is on from Bennett to the lower river. The steamer Newport arrived at Sitka June 1 from Westward, and brought news of rich finds of ruby sand along the beach of Bristol Bay. AHMED HAS SEEN ENOUGH. Turkish Admiral is About Heady to M Return. Washington, June 6. Ahmed Pasha, the Turkish vice admiral, who was sent to this country to investigate our ship building facilities with a view to placing an order for a new Turkish battleship in the United States, prob ably will return to Constantinople in a short while. The admiral has resolved to lay the plans and specifications he has obtained from our ship builders be fore the sultan in person, deeming this course wiser and assuredly more rapid than transmitting the reports of his investigations to his government through the mails. Ahmed Pasha upon betng advised as to the sultan's wishes in the matter, which in all probability will acquiesce with his own, will sail for home, tak ing with him all the data collected in this country. He will again visit the Philadelphia yards after he leaves Washington en route to New York to sail for home, and also contemplates visiting Pittsburg iron manufactories before returning to Turkey. AFRAID OF THE COURT. Parsons Deeds Land For Asylum Site to State to Ayoid Injunction. The Parsons asylum controversy was not improved particularly by the con ference of business men and Third con gressional district politicians with Gov ernor Stanley. The Parsons people wanted the governor to appoint a board of public works to condemn the land and purchase the site, all of which the governor refused to do. The governor however, did say that he would recommend that the board of charities proceed with the prelimi nary plans of preparation for the con struction of the building so that in the event the supreme court dissolves the injunction against the board the delay will be ended. The Parsons people are a sharp set of men and they now seek to evade the re sponsibility of the. injunction secured to prevent the payment for the land to be made by deeding the land to the "state without consideration. This is one of the moves which has already been made. The state has title to the land and this condition. Parsons represents, precludes a contention over the payment, leaving nothing by which the transaction involving payment may be' enjoined. By making the state the present of the land and thereby plan ning to evade the operation of the in junction Parsons hopes to have Gover nor Stanley's aid in prevailing upon the board of charities to proceed with the construction of the building. The governor and the attorney gen eral, also representatives of Parsons, have asked the supreme court to ad vance the injunction hearing and a de cision is expected at the July term of court. The Parsons committee is very anx ious to see work begin on the new asy lum, believing that if it is started there is no doubt about its completion. Par sons fears to trust the relocation of the institution to the next legislature. In other words, the plan now is to get the state in a place where it can not get out by taking the asylum away from Par sons. If the Parsons lawyers had read the order of injunction carefully they would have recognized that the state board of charities and the auditor are both enjoined from accepting a deed and paying for the land. Lawyers are now laughing at the ef fort of the Parsons people to dodge the decision of the court. WOMEN DEFEATED. Suffrage Amendment Lost in the Oregon Election. Portland, Ore., June 6. Complete re turns from the city of Portland show that Rowe (Rep) is elected mayor by 1,073 plurality. The vote for mayor is as follows: Rowe. (Rep.) 4,691; Storey, (Ind. R.) 3,618; Wells, (Dem.) 3,561. The four fu sion state senators in Multnomah coun ty are elected and of the lower house members, the Republicans get five and the Democrats seven. George E. Cham berlain (Dem.) is elected district attor ney of Multnomah county by 952 plural ity. All the remainder of the Republi cans, botn on the city and county tick ets in Multnomah county are elected. Complete returns from 22 counties out of the 33 in the state show that the Re publicans, carried the-head of the ticket by at least 8.0C0 plurality. Returns so far give Wolverton. Republican. for justice of the supreme court a plurality of 7.971. For congressman in the FirsU district, Tongue, Republican, has 2,421 plurality. In the Second district. Moody, Republican, for congress has 5,550 plur ality. The Republicans will control both branches of the legislature and will have a majority of 21 on joint ballot.The two houses will be made as follows: Senate Republicans 20; opposition 10. House Republicans 36; opposition 21. The woman suffrage amendment is defeated. DEWEY'S TOUR. Makes His First Stop at Colum bus, Ohio. Columbus, O., June 6. Promptly at 1 o'clock Admiral Dewey's special train rolled into the union station over the Baltimore Ohio road, and as he and his party were escorted from the cars by the special committee which met him at Newark, an admiral's salute of seventeen guns boomed "out. The sta tion was filled with a solid mass of cheering humanity, all eyes eager for a glimpse of the hero of Manila Bay. A way was quickly cleared and the party escorted to carriages. Headed by a platoon of police, the Junior Hus sars, mounted, acted as a guard of honor to the Chittenden hotel, where quarters had been reserved for the vis itors. At the hotel tjjey were given two hours for rest and preparation. "Late this afternoon the programme of en tertainment, which covers two busy days, will begin with a drive to the Columbus driving park, where Admiral Dewey will greet the old' soldiers and sailors. All morning trains loaded down with veterans of three wars and sightseers from over the state kept arriving at the union station until at a conserva tive estimate 25,000 strangers were here to join in the welcome to the admiral. During the morning a reunion of old soldiers and sailors was held at the driving park, Mayor Swartz delivering an address of welcome. At noon occurred the barbecue and carnival of sports, and the latter was in progress when Admiral Dewey ar rived at the driving park. After an hour here the admiral was to return to his hotel, stopping at the deaf and dumb institution, where a special pro gramme had been prepared. This even ing he will attend a campfire and later the Press club smoker. REMEMBER THE BULL PEN The Rallying Cry of the Socialist Labor Party. New York, June 6. At the fourth day's session of the Socialist Labor party con vention Chairman Lucien Saniel. of the committee on platform, recommended that the entire platform of the national con vention held in this citv in June. 1896. be re-adopted. A declaration of principles was finally adopted which was substan tially the same as that of ISitG. In the afternoon special resolutions were adopted which are expected to furnish the rallying cry for this year. This cry is "Remember the Bull pen!" These reso lutions censure President McKinley for the troubles with the miners in Idaho, as well as "the free silver Bryanistic Gover nor Steunenburg, the silver Republican State Auditor Sinclair and the Populist Governor Smith of Montana," besides var ious judges and labor leaders, including Gompers and Debs. ALL WILL HAVE IT. Rural Delivery Routes to Reach Every Farmer in the County. It is altogether likely that the entire farming population of Shawnee county will soon enjoy the privileges of the free delivery 'of mail. Col. II. G. Rising, special agent of the postoffice department, who now has his tempo rary headquarters ill this city, will de vote the entire summer to the establish ment of rural free deliveries in Kan sas, and before he leaves the entire farming territory of the county will be interlaced with mail routes. Four routes are now in, operation in the county. The last was established a week ago from the Elmont postoffice north. Rossville and Silver Lake town ships will probably be the next cov ered. So far the increased revenues from the routes in this county have more than balanced the increased ex pense of operating them. Colonel Rising established a second route from the Meriden postoffice yes terday. Today he is planning a route out of Norton ville, and tomorrow will deVote his time to Atchison. TRANSPORTATION COST. What Uncle Sam Paid For Sending Troops to Philippines. Washington, June 6. In answer to a senate resolution calling for information as to the cost of shipping troops to and from the Philippines, the quartermaster general has submitted a statement show ing that by availing of the army trans ports the war department has saved the government $9,087,155, as compared with the commercial rates. The estimate figures the saving as fol lows: On troopS from Manila via San Francisco. $7.3ia,340; on troops from Ma nila, via New York, $Sd3.731 on troops for Cuba and Porto Rico, $ii24,083. For rail transportation of the Philip pine's troops there was spent $2,173,847 in cash; for rail transportation of animals and supplies and freight, $856,846. The amounts accruing to the aided Pacific railroads which are not paid in cash, but are credited to the companies on the books, would have increased these ex penditures to double the amounts stated. HE PLAYED ROULETTE. Explanation of the Failure of Mr. Feldstein, Silk Merchant. Kew York, June 6. A meeting of the creditors of Arnold Feldstein, who did business as A. Feldstein Company, im porters of raw silk, was held today. The schedules showed the liabilities of $972,870 and assets of $193,636. Nine claims, amounting to about $435,000. were riled. Two claims amounting to $2S5.0U) of Zell weger Company. -of Basle. Switzerland, were presented. No trustee was elected and the meeting was adjourned until a de cision is made on the admission of the Zellweger claims, on Thursday next. The testimony at the bankruptcy pro ceedings showed that Mr. Feldstein lost large amounts of money in the last few months in gambling houses in this city, playing roulette. COLLECTOR APPEALS. M. H. Vogel, Convicted of Appropriat ing Money of Employer, Takes Case Up. M. H. Vogel was tried in the city court Tuesday afternoon on the charge of embezzling from the American Steam laundry. The charge was made that he made collections and failed to turn the money into the otlice. The charge brought was for a misdemeanor, and Vogel was found guilty and fined $10 and costs amounting to $25. He gave a $100 ap peal bond, and will carry the case to the district court. CHILD WANDERED AWAY. Parents of Grace Williams Hunted Nearly All Day. Roger Williams was in trouble yes terday. Not the old original of Puri tan fame, but an engineer on the Santa Fe. His little girl, Grace, left home with her dog and her doll and wandered away from the neighborhood of Fourth and Adams streets. The father and mother and the neighbors hunted for her from early in the morning till 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Frank Cope found her and the dog and the doll playing together on the river bank raf Kansas avenue. She said her father was -r an engineer and ran be tween Argentine and New Mexico. FOUR TO ONE. Marriages Have Now Distanced the Divorces. While divorce cases are being brought in the district court the probate court is supplying the material and issuing marriage licenses. Charles P. Judd has asked the dis trict court to separate him from his wife, Sarah A. Judd, on the grounds of cruelty. Lena Merritt wishes legal separation from William Merritt, on the grounds of nonsupport. In the probate court the following licenses have been Issued: John G. Rees, aged 24. Topeka; Nora Villepegue, aged 21, Gfantville. Fred F. Dawdy, aged 28, Topeka; Nina May Wilson, aged 20, Topeka. Albert Haley, aged 28, Topeka; Ma mie L. Strohter. aged 25, Topeka. Kdward Y. Hill, aged 31. Loeansport, Ind.; Mary Moon, aged 24, Topeka. DOCKERY NAMED. (Continued from First Page.) then taken up and Chairman Cowherd In an eloqirent speech nominated ex congressman A. M. Doekery forjgover nor.. Doekery was nominated by acclama tion, and the convention went wild as he mounted the platform to make speech of acceptance. The following nominations fox lieu tenant governor were made: R. P. Love and J. M. Lowe, Jackson county; W. S. McClintic, Marion county; J. W. Farris, John A. Lee and E. A. Noonan, St. Louis. The second ballot for lieutenant gov ernor resulted in gains for Lee and Farris but no choice. It was finished at 1:45, when motions to recess were howl ed down and balloting proceeded with. Second ballot was: McClintic,. 206; Far ris, 254; Lowe, 58; Love, 147; Lee, 403; Noonan, 141. On the third ballot Lee continued to gain and when Jackson county was reached Senator Love withdrew his name and it was followed by the with drawal of Lowe also of Jackson county. Lee will undoubtedly be named. Mr. Lee was for 20 years a traveling sales man, was for four years national presi dent of the Travelers' Protective asso ciation and was police commissioner in St. Louis during William J. Stone's ad ministration. A few minutes later Noonan withdrew his name and as head of the St. Louis delegation, threw that delegation's en tire vote to Iee. Farris followed suit. McClintic, the remaining candidate, then withdrew his name, and moved that Lee be declared the nominee by acclamation:. This was carried with a hurrah. -LeS was then called to the idatform and made a speech of acceptance, that set the con vention -vi!d. For secretary of state, Sam B. Cook, chairman of the state committee, was nominated by acclamation. Ohio Man Gets It. Washington, June- 6. Robert P. Ken nedy, of Ohio, was today nominated to bs agent on the part of the tjnited States under the conventions for a claims com mission concluded between the United States and Chile, May 27, 1S97. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, June 6. WHEAT Wheat was firm and fairly active during the forenoon today. The Ohio crop report made the condition 29, a drop of 30 poihts from May and the lowest since 166. The Northwest furnished more complaints of drouth. These considerations caused covering by shorts, which, with a good demand from the southwest, resulted in a sharp ad vance. July opened a shade over yester day at 67 c and was bid up to C7ttc. Local receipts were 59 cars, one of con tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth re ported 561 cars against ODb last year. The market continued fairly active and strong to the end. the whole trade broad ening. Crop complaints from the north west continued throughout the session. The "trade bulletin" reduced its wheat estimate from 374.wO.00O to 340.000,o;. July later in the day advanced to 6s;sc and closed strong at 6S5VsC. CORN Corn was rather quiet and easy early on pront-taking by longs, but later reacted on the Liverpool strength, light country offerings and in sympathy with wheat. July opened a shade lower at SS'ie to SfcslaHc. Sold .down to SS'iTsc and then rallied to 3B&(i c. j Receipts here were 345 cars. Liverpool was la'ftlVjd higher than her close Friday. Corn later did not respond to the wheat strength, but was depressed by selling by longs. July closed easy c lower at SXc. OATS Oats were quiet and acted under the influence of crrn. July opened a shade lower at 21V; to 210 and rallied to 21aC. Receipts here were 212 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions were strong: and fairly active. Hogs were weak and receipts at the yards large, but the de mand for product was much improved, resulting in a good advance early. July pork opened bfal1- cents under yesterday at J11.27H, sold at S"11.2oi&11.27'i. and then rallied to $11.47: July lard began the session a shade lower at $6. ia, touched $i.72I;iS6.75, and later reacted to $8.Ni: July ribs opened a shade down at $6.65 and sold up to $6.72'-,. FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.80: S. W., $1.80; September, $1.28: October. $1.22-SV2. RYE Cash. .Wai-ic; July, IZWu. BARLEY 36'. 42c. TIMOTHY $2.50. Chicaeo Livestock Market. Chicago. June 6. CATTLE Receipts. 21.000. including 200 Texas. Steers 10 to 15 cents lower: butcher stock weak. Good to prime steers,. $5.0O'i5.65: por to medium $4.4iKi4.9i: stockers and feeders. $3.75t!5.oj; cows, S3.uo-ir4.4u; neiters. $3d2n4..o: can- $5.0iV7.00: Texas fed ''-steers. $4.'a3.25: Texas grass steers, $3. iay4.4o; Texas XlS bulls, HOGS Receipts today, 32.003: tomorrow. 30.000; left over. 2,687. Average about steady: top. $5.20. Mixed and butchers'. $4.;5f(5.20: good to choice heavy. ;5.1of5.2': rough heavy, $4.95'&5.o5; light. $4.9yii5.17'2: bulk of sals. $5.1i"i 5:15. SHEEP Receipts. 16.000. about steady. Good to choice wethers. $41o-(jC.50; fair to choice mixed. H.-SfrS.lu: Avestttn Vheep, $4.75'i5.40: yearlings. S5.50!SiG.u0: native lambs, shorn. $5.0(i'a6.75; western" lambs, $6.0O''i7.1o; spring lambs, $0,151:9.00. Official vesterday: RECEIPTS Cattle, 6,320; hogs, 21,554; sheep. 11.449. SHIPMENTS Cattle, 1,397; hogs, 1,844; sheep, 129. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, June 6. CATTLE Re ceipts, 8.000. Market steady to lower. Na tive steers, $3.90'i5.35; Texas steers, $4.50 &5.00: Texas cows. $3. 003.60: native cows and heifers, $2.5ofi 4.911: siockers and feed ers. $2.505.00: bulls. $3.25fi 4.00. HOGS Receipts, 18.0LK). Market weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales. $4.9'Va5.oO: heavy. $4.9" fiS.OS: packers. $4.x,!tfti5.O0: mixed. $4.5 i4.S7V: light. $4,7554.95; yorkers, S4.!Mli4.95; pigs. $4.0o'n5.00. SHEEP Receipts, 2.000. Market steady. Lambs, $4,5017.40; muttons, $3.UU'a5.S5. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo.. June 6. WHEAT July, 6'7sc; September. GlTtftc. Cash: No." 2 hard. 60Va61c: No. 3. 591602C; No. 2 red. 62s4'&65c; No. 3. 59V2562c. CORN Julv. Sd'-sSisc; September, 36c. Cash: -No. 2 mixed, 3tic; No. 2 white, 3TV SiV.c: No. 3, 36V.C OATS-No. 2 white, 24c. RYE No. 2. 51c. HAY Choice timothy $10.0010.50; choice prairie. $6.5tXy7.00. BUTTER-Creamery 15S17',ic; dairy, 14c. EGGS Fresh, 8e. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, June 6. CATTLE. COWS $2.503.75. DRY LOT STEERS $4.00'(z4.50. DRY LOT HEIFERS $4,004(4.50. HOGS. LIGHT $4.454.60. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4.50-34. ,0. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT-675S'4c NO. 2 CORN 33c. NO. 2 OATS 221-S23C HAY$5.00. pRODUCJt' EGGS 10 cents. CHICKENS 06 cent. BUTTER 17c. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, June 6. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topka this week: GREEN SALT CURED TUc NO. 1 TALLOW 394 ft 4V-ic. GREEN SALT HALS' CURED 64 C Cotton Marksi. Liverpool, June 6. COTTON Spot cot ton quiet: prices lower; American mid dling, 6'-sd. Galveston, Texas, June 6. COTTON Easv. SiC. New York. June COTTON Spot cot ton closed quiet, middling 8Tc; middling gulf, SVsc New Tork XTp-Town Gossip. 1 Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 132 East Fifth street, Topekfc, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, June 6. If a vote were taken at the stock exchange upon the question of the character of yesterday's stock market, it would be hard to say whether the bulls or bears would have the major ity in an expression of satisfaction. The speculation is certainly without much gratification on either side of the specu lative account for the fluctuations to the same extent downward in a like time period possess no significance as to the real tone of the market and afford no In dication of what may take place in the future. The investor who has his hold ings In tin boxes need not worry about the daily vagaries in the board room, but the speculative element is highly con cerned. Commission houses suffer in pre-, vailing dullness and all over extended ac counts are liable to unexpected pressure. Last week there was considerable forced liquidation of beer accounts and this week there seems to have been a slow drib bling out of stocks from the fired holders coupled with the realizations of profits presented on Monday morning to those courageous enough to buy securities at the extreme depression of May. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Liverpool: Wheat, d lower; corn, 1J4 higher. Northwest receipts: Wheat. Duluth, 127 cars, last year, 2ul cars; Minneapolis, last vear 355 cars. Chicago: Hogs, 32,000 head steady; cat tle. 21.000 head. Chicago receipts: Wheat. 59 cars, graded 0; corn, 345 cars, graded 119; oat's. 212 cars, graded 22. Kansas City: Hogs. 18.000: cattle. 8,000. Omaha: Hogs. lv.uuO; cattle, 3.7(.i. Estimated hogs for tomorrow at Chicago 34.01X1. No rain in the northwest. Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 75 cars. last year 64; corn. 55 cars, last year oats, 4 cars, last year 1. Kansas City market in detail: Mill wheat. lJ2 to 2c over test. Heavy low grades test to lc over; middle 2c to 3c over test; light. 4 to 5c over test weight. Kansas City cash markets: No. 2 hard wheat. 59-lbs tes. 60 to 61c: No. 2 mixed corn, 3fc: No. 2 white corn, 37jc to 37-ie. Topeka cash markets: No. 2 hard wheat. 59-lbs test, 571-: No. 2 mixed corn, 33Hc: No. 2 mixed cats. 23c. Primary receipts of wheat, 400,000, ship ments boO.OuO. Privileges good next week: Puts, July wheat. t;7c; calls, 72c; Puts, July corn, 3734c: calls. 4lc. Puts on Chicago July wheat, good to morrow. 67VHe: calls. CS'sC. Puts on July corn, 2sc: calls, 383ic. Estimated cars tomorrow: Wheat, 45 cars; corn. 2-d cars; oats, 154 cars. Liverpool closing cable: Whect, id lower; corn. 1 to IHd higher. Total clearances: Wheat and flour equal 216,000 bushels; corn, 248.000 bushels. New York Money Market New York, June 6. MONEY Money on call steady at 2 per cent; prime mercan tile paper. 3I-rt4 per cent. &ier:in ex change steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.ki1g for demand and at $4.841i for sixty days: posted rates, $4.S5'; commercial bills, $4.833... SILVER Silver certificates, 6yade; bar silver. 60c: Mexican dollars, 47Vic EONIS Government bonds steady: re funding 2s. when issued, registered, K-'Aj coupon. 103: 2s, registered. 100: 3s. regis tered, HOTi; new 4s, registered. 134'.i: cou pon. 1341-.: old 4s, registered, 114:a; coupon, llo1; 5s," registered, 113U; coupon, Butter Market. New York. Jur.e 6. BUTTER Fnsettled and weak; creamery extras. lfifilUc: fac tory, 141il6c; imitation factory, 15fcl7c. Sugar Market. New York. June 6. SUGAR strong: refined strong. COFFEE I'irm; No. 7. Rio, 8Uc Raw Grain Leltei. WHEAT Liverpool cables were one eighth lower this morning in face of our advance during their holidays and closed d lower for the day. Receipts were lib eral and shipments only moderate. There were sevenj bullish features in the sit uation, however, the strongest being Snow's report of crop conditions in Ohio, Indiana and the territory infected with "flv confirming reports of very small yield. The main feature was dry weather in the northwest. Reports from reliable sources state that unless the drought up there is not broken soon great damage will revult. No rains are reported and none indicated for the next 24 hours. There is a united effort among the bus holders of cash wheat to bull the market and if drv weather in the northwest con tinues, they will probably succeed. Tha Hessian flv story from Kansas fell flat. CORN Cables came ld higher this morning and closed at a still further ad vance for the day. but the market did net advance. Traders were bearish and in- nUned to sell on hard spots. J ne oun crowd did nothing but pick up what was ottered. It juiy corn geis ttuoe me o.-u marK we may opt-'ti jl .w icto the forties as shorts will commence to cover and bulls will take advantage of the situation to help boost the market- OATS Oats were strong and active. Some gond lmving for investment. PROVISION Julv pork is still climbing toward $!2.0U "a barrel. The decline has been too severe and a big crop of shorts have accumulated. They will be forced to cover around the $12.00 mark. J. C. GOINGS. Range ot Prices. Furnished bv J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago. June 6. Article. WHEAT- June July COhN Open High Low Close Yes. 60',; 67-V 67' i 65's 66'i 67 67 68-', 6-i',4 67 2S June July OATS June July PORK June July Sept LAKD June July Sept R IBS June Julv Sept 38t8- 38?s- 38U-H 3a-H, 38 21r-i 21U I! ii'-j-Va 2Ki 21 2U2-H 21'A 11 47 11 ."2 "li'27 li 52 11 25 H 47 H 32 ..11 42 11 55 11 40 11 47 11 40 6 77 6 75 6 75 6 80 6 75 6 77 6 75-77 6 72 6 80 6 72 6 7 6 .2 6 70 6 C5 n"65 6 72 6 5 6 70-72 6 C5-67 6 07 6 72 li 6i U 70 6 65 KANSAS CITY. 7f0'i 6074 60'i r,:n 61 62 61 "4 61 6i-"-s 35-"-i 354 S54-H SS',4- nr,4 201,4 3ti'4 3ti 3ti 3r WHEAT- July Sept

Sept Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, June 6. I Stocks Op'niHlghi Low Cl'selYea. t I Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. V B. R. T. Federal Steel C. B. Q C, R. 1. P... C, M. St. P. Atchison com.. Atchison pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific U. Pac. pfd U. Pac. com Atchisan adj N. Y. Central.. So. Pac. pfd C. C. C C. O Reading pfd T. C. I N. Pac. pfd J 7. Pac. com L. N C. G. W 115':. 1W4! 114,: imuiP'1 99'ii !"8V 9i, iOV 91'- 35 i 69 i 33; 129 I ioth: ll'Vst 2''.ai 73'. 8!J SWi 5.vi 74' I 54-,' 84 3g! 130',! 34i. 261 57Vi 72 75U an 79H 12ii 35 I S4! 34-, i 35'i lio-g; cxij "-si 9'i 34 s::V, 33V r3-4 129il 1214, 1281 129', 1071; loo'-i luji., 107 11H- ll.V-ai 115tb 1178, 2;rsj 254. vsm, 2;7b 73Vi! 90 I 80Hj 55i i 74' i j 54ii S4V 131NI 3421 72' 72'. 73 S:-"mI 89V 89 7941 79-j 80 541.1 5-if-s; 555 73 73i! 74H 54 84 84H; 84'4 1"J"V, l:f-,.13!-i at 33-4.. 34-4 60 274 57 72'4 59 2'Ps 57 70 59 J 2: 571.-4 ,llVi, 2o-'a j 58 75!-4 61 1 79 i IS, 4! 41 1J4 s; W4 si 79J4 I 14 12 12

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TOPEKASTATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JTJXE G, 1000. DRV CiOODS Medium Priced Wash Goods. You can't hurry too much now to buy your sheer drosses and waists. At the beginning of this season we had twice as many thin goods a3 any previous season, but big holes are made in these every day. A good Corded Lawn, 6J4C yd. ,eat Dimities for 8 Sc. Pretty plain or corded Eatist, sheer Dimities, new corded Chambrays, big line of patterns, from 103 to 19c yd. Cotton Coverts the popular ma terial for summer suits and separate skirts, all colors, 12j'ac yd. Kabo Bust Perfector. The "Kabo Bust Perfector" is de signed to b3 worn with a corset, but can be worn without if so desired. It is made in sizes from 18 to 30 the same as corsets and if worn in size corresponding with size of corset will give tlie wearer perfectly natural and most beautiful form, .$1.00 ea. New Designers Are In. Standard Patterns are absolutely correct. We have Clack Taffeta Siiks HOT SEASON IS 1IEUE. Mercury Registered 89 Degrees at 11 O'clock. The thwmnmeter that shows the max imum teiiinerature lias commenced a speoial ennagi merit at the weather bur eau and for the next few months will have to work overtime. To-lay OH Sol smiled as he has not smiled before this year anil the mercury climbed to M at 11 o'clock and promised to continue upward. Although tho promise of cooler weather is held out the hot season Is at hand and in earnest. The minimum temperature up to 11 o'eloi k was 68 and the wind was sotithwist blowing 12 miles, an hour. The forecast Went out yesterday an nounced showers. The measuring ma chine registered a. trace this morning at 7 1 o o'clock. The forecast today is "lair ai cooler tonight and Thursday." Tie- cooler weather is expected from the west where the temperature lias been moderate for several days. I) It I (JU I ST A Bll ESTED. HI. A. Funches3 Charged With Illegal Liquor Selling. 11. A. Funi hess, who runs a drug1 store at Fourth and Quir.cy street. s was ar rested last nitrht by the police on the charge of selling liquor. The complaint was sworn to by Chief Ramsey. Funch ess runs a small drug store and has never before been arrested. This is the second dmi; store that has been 'pull el' since the revival commenced. Andy Impree. an old offender, was arrested IaF-t nicrht for selling- liquor. NAMED FOR PRESIDENT James F. Maloney Nominated by Socialist Labor Party. New York, June 6. The Socialist La bor party in convention in this city to day nominated James F. Maloney, of Lynn, Mass., for president of the Unit ed States. F,ut one ballot was taken, and llr. Maloney received the votes of sixty deb-pates, Val Kammel. of Fitts burtc, yetting seventeen, and V. B. Hammond, of St. Pau-. one. Mr. Maloney made a brief speech of acceptance, and the convention pro ceeded to nominate a vice president. Valentine Kemmel of Filtsburfi was nominated for vice president on lirst ballot. ENDS JUNE JO. Taxes Must Be Paid by That Time or Penalty Will Be Added. County Treasurer Fhilips gives the warnins that June 20 is the last day for the payment of June half of taxes and that after then the penalty will be charged. "The second half of taxes are being paid rapidly," said Capt. Philips today. "About $2,000 a day is being paid. The labor involved is not as great as usual as TO per cent of taxes were paid in lirst half while usually but r0 per cent is paid. The reason of this is that the people had the money and by paying ba ed l.t per cent." BODY OF COL. THROOP. It Will Arrive Thursday and Be Buried Here. The remains of Col. H. F. Throop, who died in Newark. N. J., Saturday, will arrive in Topeka over the Santa Fe at 10:50 o'clock Thursday morning. The lasket will be taken Immediately' to the cemetery, where a short service will be held. The interment will be in th" fam ily lot secured years ago by Col. Throop. Mr. Irving Doolittle will go tx Kan sas City tonight to meet the remains. The cause of Col. Throop's death is not jet known here. Pennsylvania Purchase. New York. June 6. It was officially stated today that the Pennsylvania railroad was the purchaser of the prop erty of the Wheeling- Bridge and Ter minal company at the recent foreclosure sale. Glorious News. Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile. nf Wtuthiia, I. T. He writes: "Electric Bit ters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrufuia which had causeil her nreat suffering for i years. Terrible sores would break out on her beud and face, find the best doc tors could give her no help: but now her health la excellent." Electric Hitters is the best b!oid purifier known. It's the pupreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, uleera. boils and running sores. It stiulates liver, kidneys and bowels, etp?T poisons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 its. Sold by Was roner. druggist, 731 Kansas avenue. Guar- 4LBIM4. 613-615 HANS. AVE. Wash Skirt: Something everybody needs for the summer months. We have a most complete line at very low prices, as a few quotations following will show you. One lot duck Skirts, all lengths, 75c, worth $1.00. One lot wide welt P. f I.OO. K. Skirts, One lot P. K. Skirts, narrow welt, 6 inch hem, inserted plait, $1.50. One lot imitation brown Linen Skirts, double inserted plait, 6-inch hem, for 8 So. Union linen Skirts, trimmed and plain, from $2.25 to $5.00. Plain and trimmed Duck Skirts, "China Blue" "Navy and Black," from $1.93 to $3.50 ea. Mercerized Linen Skirts, light blue and navy, embroidery and lace trim med, $5.00 to $8.00. A beautiful line of embroidery trim med P. K. Skirts. Two good things in "Porch Shawls" while they last, 75 c and $1.00 ea. that we guarantee to vvear. A JAVANESE HE Ell GARDEN. From the Chicago Times-Herald. In the mikado's kingdom to the north part of the price they pay for the ben efits and advantages of civilization is a constantly increasing and plebeian taste for beer. Whisky, rum, gin and like beverages they care little for. A very good illustration of the difference between the way the Chinese and the Japanese are accepting foreign ideas is found in the fact, and It is emphasized when one realizes that the little brown man is not content to take direct what foreigners have brought him, but has started out to make his beer for him self. And. the old romantic glories that cling to the tea gardens of Japan are engaged in a serious strUtrgle for pop ular favor with the newfangled "beer groves" that are springing up by dozens and invading the very localities where tea lias reigned supreme for cen turies. Two miles out of the City of Kobe, along a smooth road that forms prob- 1 ably the most beautiful jinricksha run in Japan, you reach one of these beer groves, the first that was established in the country. The surrounding dis trict consists of a picturesque, succes sion of native villas and gardens, and has long been a favorite visiting place for tourists on account of its posses sion of a picturesque waterfall and two of the largest teahouses in that part of Japan. Immediately across the road from the entrance of one of these teahouses, and 100 yards from the waterfall, is the "home of the foaming glass," as they call it. A signboard over a gate skill fully made of gnarled trunks of trees bears the following inscription: "To Knglish and generally foreign: The beer of this establishment is made with most purest spring waters that How. It will be satisfied to the tastes in all respect, and our proprietors guarantee politeness to each and every one. Inside within we present samples of this purest truth, and can be tested all times." The interior, being Japanese, was, of course, spotlessly clean, and was beau tiful with dozens of artistic little touch es so characteristic of everything that j these quaint people do. Take an old i fashioned German beer garden, strip it of every thing but the open air idea and i its little tables, and then fill up the whole space with graceful arbors cov red with clematis, paths of neat mat ting running in all directions over the I ground, cunning colored lanterns hang- ing from every trellis corner, and in I place of bulky white bosomed waiters with heavy tread and wilted collars im agine black-eyed, demure little women clad in the brightest colored komonos ever printed in the Yamatara factories and you have some idea of a Japa nese beer garden. Hack of a lovely cluster of idagua creepers that covered the farther end of the trellis where the waitresses of the ml uisa!ieaira ocij juuim-ms to fill their orders we could see a small 1 shed almost hidden in its turn with I great bunchfs of wisteria. Here they kept the barrels, old Amontillado sherry casks doing new duty far away from their native Europe. In little openings j through the trellis you could catch glimpses of the foothills in the back- ground looking so close in the wonder fully clear air that they seemed to be 1 oniy a few yards from the tables. I "What will you have largest or small glasses? No difference the price." j One cf the two partners of the cstab i lishment asked us this, while the other stood smiling just behind him. Half of I the fun in visiting a strange land is lost i if you don't "take a chance" once in a I while. We ardr red the largest. When I they came, served on a lacquered tray I by one of the barmaids, or rather gar denmaids of this etherealized saloon, we i found that they were not glasses at all, I but large blue and white bowls on the breakfast mush order, but with handles on both sides. And the beer its?lf prov ed rcther a surprise, too. It looked like the aiest kind of lager ,and the taste reminded one dimly, very dimly, of ex tremely flat ale. Truly these enterprising proprietors mieht advertise. "Not a headache in a barrel." Strength it had none, and 1 what it lacked in that essential it made 1 up in iusar and water. The Japanese I are not an intemperate people, but if any of theni ever get a desire to stray from the straight path they must have interesting time trying; to accomn- lish their aim bv patronizing home in dustry. A bumblebee couldn't work up a de cent stupor on a hogshead of it. DENVER, COL'ORADOSPRINGS: PUEBLO AND RETURN, $24. Via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 1st; stopover al lowed at Colorado common points. Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival Prof. Nelson will make an address at the Swedish Lutheran church, corner Fourth and Tyler, strawberry and eel cream festival, on the parsojiafre lawn. Thursday evening. Friends invited. HOOSIER DEMOCRATS Meet in State Convention at Indianapolis. John W. Kern Nominated For Governor on First Ballot. Indianapolis, June 6. A steady down pour of rain ushered in the Democratic state convention today. It was not un til 9:45 that Chariman Martin of the state central committee called the as sembly to order. The committee on resolutions ad journed at 3 o'clock this morning, hav ing agreed upon a platform. The mem bers of the committee refused to make any statement regarding the platform, but it is understood the monetary plank was satisfactorily adjusted to meet all differences of opinion. When Chairman Martin concluded his opening remarks he introduced as tem porary chairman, Samuel M. Ralston. Chairman Ralston spoke at some length in part as follows: "I accept your gavel in obedience to your command. It shall be my purpose and my ambition to be absolutely fair in all I shall do as your presiding of ficer. "The all absorbing and dominating is sue of the great national contest of 18S)6 was the financial question. Our oppon ents rode intcP power by methods of cor ruption and intimidation, pledged to re lieve without delay through financial legislation the then distressed condition of the country. The Dingley law was not framed to bring relief to the gov ernment and the stress of business, but to reimburse out of the pockets of the people, the silk stocking brigade of po litical extortionists, who furnished the money to purchase the presidency for McKinley. The Wilson law had brought more money to the government the first year it was in force than did the notor ious McKinley law in the last year o its existence. But notwithstanding this the Wilson law had to go down under the pretense that Republican legislation through some legerdemain process would revive business and furnish labor to the unemployed on an enhanced scale of wages. The Iignt Degun Dy me Democratic party in 1896 for monetary reform will never cease until victory 1a j achieved. "In taking up the cause of a helpless and alien people voluntarily and with out hope of monetary or territorial re ward, our government secured for itself the admiration of the world. Its motives were as unselfish as charity and as holy as religion. "We are confronted with problems as the result of the war and the policy of the party in power in reference thereto that threaten to rock like a ship in a storm, our present form of government. "Touching the solution of these prob lems, the Democratic party shall speak without reserve. It has earned this right to lead us in the discharge of our duty. Our candidate is already named. He is a god-fearing and a Christ-loving statesman. No man need to apologize for lighting under the ban ner of Wm. J. Bryan." The report of the committee on per manent organization naming Mr. Rals ton as permanent chairman o the con vention was. presented and adopted. During the course of his speech when Mr. Raiston said: "No man need to apologize for fight ing under the banner of Wm. J. Bryan," a prolonged demonstration resulted, in which every delegate sprang to his feet and waved his hands. The cheering continued three minutes. After the adoption of the report of the committee on credentials and a resolu tion of respect to the memory of the de ceased. Governor Claude Matthews, Chairman Holzman of the committee on resolutions, announced that a plat form had been unanimously agreed up on and proceeded to read it. The platform began by reaffirming the allegiance of Indiana to the princi ples of liberty enunciated by Jefferson. After the customary declaration of al legiance to the constitution and tribute to its trainers, the platform continued: "We reaffirm and pledge our allegi ance to the principles of the Chicago platform of l!96 and commend its dis tinguished exponent, William Jennings Bryan to the people of the Fnited Stales as an able statesman, a sincere patriot and an honest man who can safely be trusted to stand at all times for the people and against their foes at home and abroad. And we instruct the delegates selected by this convention to cast their votes for him at the Demo cratic convention." The platform stated that the country is far advanced in the policy of arbi trary rule which has caused an en croachment on the rights of the people at home and liberty abroad and sub version of popular government. "No people," said the platform, "can exist part free and part slave, part citizen and part subject, part republic and part empire. We submit the corrupting ln- j nuence ol coioiuai uoiiiiiiiou 110.3 autiwiy orougnt Qisgrm e upon ine ni-puuiii-nii I party; that usurped and dictatorial j power has already reached the danger j line. j he constitution ana tne pieages of tne KppuDiicfin party nave oeen vio- lated in Porto llican legislation. Inde pendence is withheld from the Cubans in defiance of law and national prom ises. Slavery is recognized and protect ed in Sulu and involuntary servitude in Hawaii, in violation of the constitu tion." After condemning the present admin- To Establish a Pantheon

This is aportraat of Congressman George P. Foster of Chicago, who has In troduced a bill asking that congress shall appropriate J100.000 for the erection of a suitable edifice in Washington, to contain marble or bronze Etatues c illus trious American women. istration the' platform demands a re peal of the stamp tax, declares for the election of United States senators by a direct vote, opposes a large standing army; extends sympathies to the people of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, demands the strict enforcement of the Monroe doctrine and the con struction of the Nicaraguan canal and denounces the Hay-Fauncefote treaty as an abject surrender to England; de nounces the Dingley tariff and declares opposition to protective tariff. The platform concludes with an expression of gratitude to American soldiers In all the wars and denounces the pension de partment of the present administra tion. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. The committee on permanent organi zation submitted its report, naming for delegates at large: Samuel K. Moses, of Indianapolis; Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton; James Murdock of Lafayette; George B. Men zies of Mount Vernon. The report was adopted. The district delegates as elected by the committee last night were included in the report. The names of J. W. Kern, Frank B. Burke of Indianapolis and Nelson J. Bozarth w ere then announced as candidates, for the nomination for governor.. A letter was read from B. F. Shively, declining to permit his name to be plac ed before the. convention. A shout went up from the delegates that soon chang ed to cries for Kern. It was some mo ments before rder was restored and the- cheering for Shively was again re peated when the balloting proceeded. John W- Kern was nominated for gov ernor on the first ballot, which stood: Kern 8I9V3; Burke 3694: Bosarth 41. Complimentary vote for Shiveley 9; C. G. Conn, Klkhavt 2; Ralston 3. The whole number of delegates pres ent was 1.527; necessary to a choice, 764. There was some delay in announcing the result of the ballot and during the suspense of waiting Kern sentiment grew until everybody was calling for Kern. hen the result was announced the nomination was made unanimous and Mr. Kern was ushered to the plat form amid tremendous cheering. He made a brief address, thanking the con vention f 01 the honor. SKETCH OF KERN. John Worth Kern was born in 1849 in Aito, Howard county, Indiana. After a course in the common schools he enter ed the University of Michigan and was graduated from the law department in i8t. ne began his profession as a law yer at Kokomo. Ind.. and in 1871 was elected city attorney, which office he held for many years. In 18S4, Mr. Kern was elected reporter of the supreme court. He was defeated for reelection in 1SS6 and took up the practice of law in Indianapolis. In 1892 he was elected to the state senate and served during the sessions of 1S93 and 1895. In 1897 Mr. Kern was appointed city attorney for Indianapolis, which position he still holds. MEDICS IN SESSION. About 3,000 Doctors Gather at At lantic City. Atlantic City, N. J., June 6. Acting Governor Johnson of New Jersey today opened the 51st annual meeting of the American Medical association which embraces in its membership about 9.000 physicians located in every state and territory in the United States. It is estimated that one-third of this number are in attendance at the convention. Owing to the sub-organization meetings there were assembled at the opening of the mam body m convention about 1,500 members and 2,000 spectators. It was decided to send one delegate from each state to the Fan-American Medical congress to be held at Havana, Cuba, December 26. Dr. H. B. Wingate of Milwaukee chairman of the committee on depart ment of public health, stated than on account of the pressure of business be fore the congress, the question of crcat ing a national department of public health had been deferred but would be pressed forward again at the next meet ing of the congress next December. BURLINGTON ROUTE. New Through Train to Portland and Puget Sound. "The Burlington-Northern Pacific Ex press," a new daily through train from Grand Island for Northwest Ne braska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Mon tana, Washington, Tacoma, Seattle, Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To Central Montana in 34 hours; to the Puget Sound in 61 hours from the Mis souri river. Through coaches and chair cars, through tourist sleepers, through dining car service and stapdard sleep ers. This is the main traveled road Mis souri river to the Northwest. Number 15, Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska. Denver. Colorado. Utah, Pacific Coast and the Northwest, Montana. Washington. Oregon, via Lin coln and Billings. Weekly California excursions. Number 23, "Nebraska-Colorado Ex press," from Hastings for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Pacific Coast. To the East: Chicago and St. Louis, greatly improved trains in time and equipment. To the North: Best trains daily to Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis and the Lake region. J. C. BRAMHALL, T. P. A., 823 Main St., Kansas Citv, Mo. L. W. WAKELEY, GenT Passenger Agent. St. Louis, Mo. HOWARD ELLIOTT, GenT Manager, St. Joseph, Mo. For Illustrious Women. v 1 Ik n AXD MISCELLANEOUS ADS. FREE MESSENGER SERVICE. PULL a Postal Telegraph-Cable Box. or call by telephone No. 417 and have your Want Ads brought to The State Journal office by free messenger. No charge to you for messenger service. Cost of classi fied ads. 5 cents per line of six words to the line and every fraction thereof. W ANTED SITUATION'S. WANTED Place to do housekeeping; can give good references. Address 005 E. Tenth st. WANTED Work by a white boy, 18, who is sober and industrious and willing to work for small wages: can give good ref erences. Address A, care Journal. WANTED Position. A good bread and cake baker in a good country town; can furnish best of references; have had seven years' experience. Address, Martin Kem pert, 707 Western ave., Topeka, Kan. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Four cooks, women, restaur ants in and out of city: 5 dining room girls. 2 chambermaids; 4 house girls and cooks. Star Employment Agency, 107 E. Seventh st. WANTED Good white girl. general housework. Must be good cook, family of two; no washing. 422 Tvler st. WANTED A lady for steadv work: widow preferred. Room 4, Dutton house. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Good second and short order cook at once. Star Employment Agency. WANTED Horseshoer, floorman; must have ffood liahits. mnrrifd man wcirtrt Top wages. Address 212 West Seventh St. j. ai. alter. WANTED An intelligent young man. who would like to work for bis ruttion. to call at the Standard School of Short hand, b.fll K.ansas ave. WANTED Six men; harvest work, west ern Kansas, Jl.oO and board: also 3 good farm hands, for near city; colored man for dishwasher: laborers for Oklahoma and Nebraska. Star Employment Agency, WANTED Man to take orders; position permanent, can w tn st. WANTED Salesman 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. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS WANTED By reliable house to sell groceries at wholesale to consum ers. Farm trade a specialty. Permanent, profitable. 4oods guaranteed. Exclusive territory. Wilmer Wright, 1023 Wabash ave., Chicago. BUSINESS CHANCES. 6 PER CENT MONEY TO LOAN on To peka. property. See us at once. TOPEKA REALTY CO., 5:?t Kan Ave.: H. MACFERRAN, Mgr. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WATIDsiiitable kTd!P'oT""reritb?nian can secure good position by calling at Dutton House. Salary and all expenses paid. W ANTED You to know that J. H. Fosdick cleans carpets. J. H. Fosdick cleans Portieres. J. H. Fosdick scours Carpets. J. H. Fosdick washes Ingrains. Jennie Fosdick cleans Lace Curtains. Harmola Carpet and Lace cleaning. 90S Kansas avenue. Phone SCO. WANTED A good saddle pony. Danley's barn, 12th and Western ave. WANTED Lace curtains and portieres to clean. Mrs. Fosdick, 725 Quincy st. WANTED Furnished house for the sum mer; the best of care given property for Its use; best of references given. Address N., care Journal. WANTED Orders for good home-made bread: will have it delivered: and would also like washing to take home by a widow with 2 little children to support. Address W., care Journal. WANTED To hire horse light work: will buy if West Sixth et. for summer: suitable. 1513 WANTED To rent. 2 room or small house. Address House, care Journal. WANTED To buy a family driving horse, safe for a woman. Horso must be good, steady driver, and not afraid of cars, or -anything else; bay. black or sorrel. Ad dress with price and description, XYZ, Journal office. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Two rooms furnished or un furnished, en suite. 627 Tyler. FOR RENT Single rooms for gentleman, modern: also others. 713 Topeka. ave. FOR RENT Recently modernized furn- lsheu rooms lor light housekeeping. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Two newly furnished mod ern rooms, in private family. 716 To peka ave. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Small restaurant: doing best business in the city for capital invested. Address A. C, Journal office. FOR SALE Good leather top. piano box buggy, newly painted. 504 Quincy st. FOR SALE Four bicycles (nearly r.ew). N. B. Campbell. 6tS Kansas ave. FOR SALE Hotel, furnished. Topeka. P. C. Moore. 420 Kansas ave. ARRESTED IN 'FRISCO. A Son of Sir Edwin Arnold Wanted on a Charge of Embezzlement. Washington. June 6. The state de partment today issued to the British embassy a warrant for tbe surrender to British officers of Julian Biddoiph Ar nold, said to be a son of Sir Edward Ar nold, who is under arrest in San Fran cisco on a charge of embezzlement in London. Ban tie Ttis Rind You Hat? Ulyare BougS o a. m O E. 3C -A. Bears tha yf Ti Kind Yea Hav Always Baig!l OASTOHTA. BaantKe Tht Kmd Vmi Haw Hum BiKffl FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE A good two burner Quick Meal gasoline stove; also cook stove. In quire 312 E. Tenth st. FOR SALE Fresh Jersey cow. more street. 828 Fill- FOR- SALE A nice clean stock of grocer ies and fixtures, cheap. 331 Eirawood ave.. Potwin Place. FOR SALE Pianos that were on exhibi tion at Street Fair, slightly soiled: at a gr.eatly reduced price. A. J. King Piano Co., 515 Kansas ave. FOR SALE An 8-room house with 2 1-3 lots on easy terms. 1S00 Clay st. Call and see it. FOR SALE Carriage and some house hold goods. 727 Quincy st. FOR SALE One bay mare, city broke. 933 Morris ave. FOB, SALE REAL ESTATE. FOP? SALE OR TRADE Fine 10-room suburban home, lots of finest shade, large grounds. 2 blocks from pavement. 1 block from street car, west, $5,000.00. Want good farm or inside rental property or cash. Will make terms. Jas. C. Smith, 103 East Third st. FOR SALE roe. $1.3o0. -7 room house, lot. 121 Mon Address C. Nyman. Topeka. FOR SALE 25 acre farm, 8 acres river bottom, balance slope land, the vcry best eoih- room -house, stable, shade, lo cation desirable. Price $l,2uo.O0. Scott .Sc Scott. Glo Kansas ave. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE One t-room and one 3-room cottage in Walnut Grove, dose to school, church and car line, good neighborhood, east front, $1.2X1 for both. Also 2'i to 3 acres river front land adjoining city east, close to shops, about 600 fet front, on Chase ave. Some buildines and plenty of shade in rear. Price $2,000.00. all clear. Will exchange both for farm or will make reasonable terms. Will divide. Jas. C. Smith, 10S East Third street. JLiOTANDOJTJND LOST OR STOLEN French poodle dog. Dewey:" reward for return to Mrs. E. Hagan, Throop hotel. LOST OR STOLEN White French poodle dog "Dewey," clipped like a lion. Re ward for his return to Mrs. Eugene Ha gan, Throop hotel, or Mrs. .J. B. John son. li!9 West Sixth st. LOST Dark red shawl, between Parkdal and Washburn. Return for reward. 401 Chandler st. LOST At street fair, black silk cape. Re turn to 400 Chandler or Journal office. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT $25.00 per month, 8 room house, city and cistern water in house, gas. 12H6 Tyler st. Inquire at above ad dress. STRAYED Young black horse, left feet white: bridle, halter with rope tied up around neck. Strickler, Topeka Busi ness college. WHEN YOl" WANT A GOOD BARBER. write to D. E. Blaklelsy, Teeumseh, Kansas. WANTED To lease farm and cows. In quire Frank Baker, 601 Kansas ave. I WANT TO BUY a mate for my sorrel horse. Dr. Guibor. at Pritchard dfc Knisely's, 104 E. 10th GASOLINE OR GAS STOVES repaired. Hull Stove Repair Co., 116 E. Sth st. STALLS IN GOOD BARN FCR RENT at 42i Quincy street-. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. TKE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. 2S3. MUSIC. MRS. C. M. SMILEY, S21 Monroe. Teacher of piano and stringed instruments. Les sons of 45 minutes, 2Sc each; guide free. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks. 50c; main springs, 7Sc; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelrv exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. U3 Kansas avenue. CLAIRVOYANT. MRS. J. D. WALLACE, (minil of Chalro World's Great Palmist), recently read the bands of the president and other members of the cabinet at Washington D. C, giving thorough satisfaction. Per manently located at jai iast .tagnm st Hours 9 to 7. JJEFAIRING IF YOU have a clock or sewing machine wantine fixing, call at 917 Kansas ave.. as I have had forty years' experience in that kind of work. J. B. Carter. (Ref erence F. E. Grimes, state treasurer.) ATTO RNE YS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice in all state and federal courts, suite tl. craw ford Mdg. Topeka. Kan. FLORISTS. &RS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor t R J. Grovea, bit Kansas ave. faone u.'Z CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Hayes. 107 west .igntn st. rnotie ass. MONEY. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Btiscoe. 523 Kan ave. TO LOAN Money on real estate. Month lv payments. Low Interest- See East man, lia West Sixth tst BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 West th St. Tel. 70i Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of ail kinds. V. 8. CYCLE CO., 118 K. Sth et. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. H. T. THURBER. M. D.. Physician and Surgeon, graduate University of New Hampshire. Licentiate, Conn., board of examiners. 1200 Kansas ave. CHARLES C. BRADLEY. M. D. Phone 6T3. Office and residence. fcl2 Kas. Ave. Henry W. Roby. M. D SURGEON. "T30 Kansas Avenue. Residence. Twenty first at. and Kansas ave. Topeka, Kan. L. A. R-M5ER. M. D. OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st, and Central ave.. Norh Topeka. 'Phone 214. Uses the BrinkerhoB system of rectal treatment, a auccessf ul and painless treat ment tor piles, fistula. Sshuie. Ulceration, etc. IDA." C. BARNES. M. D. Office Tit Kansas ave. Residence Thlr- teentk and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. ton., to 11 a la., and 3 p. m.. to p. id. Telephone Li rtjldenco md 16 office. F. H. MARTIN K. T.. 404 KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drag store Phone: 476, residence, G35 office. PR. EVA HARDING. Hcrmeopathtet. 2t Kansas ave. Telephone 40& THE Star Grocery. E. Montgomery. Prop, Successor to J. S. Sproat. Telephone 252. 112 E. Sixth Street WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Fresh Meats, Queensware, Tinware. Special attention riven to mall orders. Makes It Safe. It's always pleasant grocery buying with us, for no matter the article, you'll find it entirely satisfactory or your mpney will be refunded. We have con fidence in the high quality and the purity of the goods we sell, and we back them. Just exactly right in price, just in line with economy and healthful living, and each season's purchases will still further convince you that ours is the satisfactory grocery store. 3 .lbs. Peeled California Pears...... ."25 5 lbs. California Peaches 25 Wolff's Capital Hams, per lb 1;' California Hams, per lb 01 Sugar-cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound 10 Ham Sausage. per lb 12 tj Lunch Ham. per lb 15 Dry Salt Plates, per lt Oti1- Horseshoe Tobacco, per lb .42 Star Tobacco, iter lb 41 Standard Navy Tobacco, per lb S3 1 pltg-. Borax 05 2 pkgs. Mason's Shoe Blacking 05 4 cans Greenwich Lye 25 6 bars Grandpa's Soap 25 8 bars White Russian Soap 25 5 bar's Silk Soap 25 1 bar Ammonia Benzoiine Soap .05 Rising Sun Stove Polish 05 Knamellne 05 1 pail Cottoline 25 New York Cheese, per lb 15 Large quart bottle Bluing .05 1 jug Bluing .-10 3 lbs. Young Hvson Tea 1.00 3 lbs. English Breakfast Tea I.OO 3 lbs. Japan Tea 1.00 7 Ibe. Bulk Starch 25 1-Tb pktr. Perfection Starch 10 1-lb pkg. I XL Starch OS 1-lb pkg. Blue Starch S Sweet Navel Oranges, per dozen.. .15 2 cans Sweet Sugar Corn 15 2 cans 3-Tb Standard Tomatoes 15 1 gallon lug Catsup 45 1 gallon jug French Mustard 45 6 tbs. good. clan Rice .25 QFEENSWARE. 107-piece DINNER SET :....$.4R 6-piece Toilet Set 2.40 Large Decorated lamp l.&O Bowl and Pitcher W Covered Dishes 50 Salad Dishes 1 Milk Pitchers 17 LEGAL. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal June 6, VJ.) Ordinonce No. 2,147. AN ORDINANCE to appropriate money out of the General Improvement Fund to refund poll tax collected in 130'. Be It Ordained by the Mayor and Coun cilmen of the City t.f Topeka Section 1. That the sum of eight hun dred and twenty-hlne dollars and fifty cents (H20.50), be and the same in hereby appropriated out of the General Im.orove ment fund and in favor of the city treas urer to refund poll tax collected in 1:0. Second 2. This ordinandi? to take effect and be in force from and after it3 pus sage and hnproval. Passed the council on the 4th day of June, 1900. Approved on 6th dav of June. (Seal) C. J. DREW. Mayor. Attest: J. H. SQUIRES. Ciiy Clerk. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal June lt-tw.) NOTICE. Mayor's OTice. Topeka, Kansas, June 5. iron. There will be a special meeting of the council of the city of Topi ka. June IS. 19ou, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the pun"- of hearing any and all complaints that may be made as to the report of the ap praisers, appointed for the opening of Kistler street, which report is now on Cie in the office of the city cierk of said city, at which meeting all person interested may be heard. (Seal! C. J. DREW. Mayor. Attest: J. H. SQUIRES, City Clerk. JsTORAGE MERCHANTS' TKANFER STORAGB Co.. packs, fhips and btores hous-hoi I goods. Tel. 1S6. Clarence Skinner. 123 3. 6th st. MACHINE SHOPS. MACHINE SHOP Lawn mower yharp ened, rarors and clippers ground. Raw ball and sportin(.T goods. Golden Rale Machine works, 534 Kansas ave. EDUCATIONAL. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught rt'ber In clas3 or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Kiblberr. He' Harrlaoa l. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of tie Nose. Throat and Lung (06 iiianns avenue. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES, CHAINS, WIGS; your own design to order. Face treatments. Mrs. Hattie Van Vlec-k. 2 Et Fiftn et. OSTEOPATHI3T. STEPHEN C. WOODHULL. Hours: 8-12; 2-5; Tues. and Sat. 4-11 a. m. 63i Topeka avenue. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NOTICE My application for e permit to sell Intoxicating liquors, according to law at 6"0 Kansas ave.. in the Second ward of the city of Topeka. Ik bow on file In the olTics of Uae probate Judjte. of Shawnee county. Kansas. The hearing; of the same Is set for Saturday, at It o'clock a. m., June l&SO. ROWLET KNOW. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HATDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, -silverware, etc.. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. AVTJjfO THE OFFICE of fhe Capital City Vitrtfled Brick and Paving Co.. haa been rexauve te US West Elshth street-

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1900 Do Sleepless No restless hours of watching for the mothers. No anxious suspense for the fathers when CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSIN is used in the family. It is so pleasant to take, so certain in its effects Children like it, too. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is a family remedy. Put up in ioc (ten doses), 50c and $1.00 sizes. R. X7. Squires, 732 Kansas Avenue. A. O- Rosser, corner J Oth an J Topeka Avenue. Swift Holliday Drug Co., 523 Kansas Avenue. A. S. Kane Co., Family Drug Store, 832 North Kansas Avenue. EMERGENCY ORDERS Issued to the Indiana and Massa chusetts by Secretary Long. Washington, June 6. Secretary Long has issued an order for an experiment of the utmost importance to the navy. The purpose is to Fee how much time would be occupied in putting into con dition ,for active naval service a part of the United States fleet to meet an inerpency. The vessels selected for the experiment are the battleship In diana and Massachusetts, now laid up in ordinary at League island with a skeleton organization of officers and men aboard. Captain Dickins com mands the Indiana and has six offi cers and about ir0 men under him. The Jlassitthusetts is under command of Captain Train with four officers and about lf0 sailors. Orders were telegraphed Admiral Casey, the commandant of the League Island yai'd, and the two captains above named to put the ships into con dition for immediate service to last at hast sixty days. No notice had been Iieviuusly given of the department's Intention. By the terms of the order the ships must clear League Island in nide of three days. The officers who have projected the experiment hope to do better than that. The ships each have about 6.0 tons of coal aboard, but must lie supplied with food, maps, bed ding, ammunition, etc. The hardest Question to deal with in the present straits of the navy is that of personnel. Officers were wired lit once and it was necessary to rob snme of the bureaus of the navy de partment of much needed assistants. The officer most remote from League Island is Lieut. Wilson at Boston, so that all of them should be aboard ship by tomorrow .night. The Hartford's crew now at Norfolk has been ordered to leave for League Island and from her numerous crew the complements of the Indiana and Massachusetts will be brought up to the standard. About r,i) men and twelve officers will be re quired for each battleship. CONFIRMED BY SENATE. A Large Number of Presidential Ap pointments Sanctioned. Washington, June 6. The senate, in ex ecutive session last night, confirmed all the nominations sent in yesterday. The nomination of Oerieral Wheeler to be a brigadier pen oral was confirmed as was that nf John ft. Hazel, to be district judge for the western district of New York. The following were also confirmed: M. M. Kstee. of California, to be United Stntes district judge of Hawaii; J. C. 1 laird, of Wyoming, to be United States district attorney of Hawaii. Court of private land claims J. R. Ttocd, of Iowa, to be chief justice, and T. Fuller, of North Carolina; W. W. Mur ray, of Tennessee, and H. C. Sluss. of Kansas, and W. J Stone, of Colorado, to be assistant justices. The senate also confirmed all of the Porto Rican appoint ments made by the president. The nomination of William Haywood, of Honolulu, to be collector of customs, dis trict of Hawaii, was not confirmed. YOUNG LADY GRADUATES. Class of Eight Awarded Diplomas at Bethany College. The annual commencement of Beth any college was held at ten o'clock this lnorninng in the college chapel. The class numbered eight members which is an advance of six over that of last year and four of them are Topeka girls. The'graduates are. Miss Helen Smith, Miss Ruth ilcClintock.Miss Lucile Mul vane and Miss Anna Harrison of Tope Ja. Miss Katherine Allen of Fredonia, Miss Lucretia Grosvenor of Kingman, Miss Ida Shanklin of Trenton, Mo., and Miss Neal Hough of Girard. The Topeka girls came in for their share of the honors, too, Miss Anna Harrison being the valedictorian and Miss Ruth MiC'lintock the salutatorian. The annual class address was made by the Rev. Frank N. Atkins of Leaven worth. One of the most enjoyable of the musical numbers this morning was 'A Song of Thanksgiving," by Miss Vera Low. At the Junior Day exercises which were held Tuesday morning the differ- HOT MORNING BREAKFAST. Comfort Depends on Food. It is not so easy to arrange a tempt ing breakfast for a hot morning, but everyone appreciates such a breakfast and enjoys the relief from the heated rilood caused by a meat and coffee breakfast. In fact by skillful selection of food, fven the hottest day' can be made quite comfortable. Start with fruit of some kind, then a dish of Grape-Nuts food with cold cream, one or two soft boiled tggs, a tUice of bread and butter and a cup of cocoa or Postum Food Coffee. On that Kurt of meal one will be fully nourished until the mid-day. Grape-Nuts food Is concentrated and powerful, imparting to the user a sense f reserve force and strength. The strong man thinks the weather moder ate and comfortable when the nervous, weak man thinks it unbearably hot. Grape-Nuts food is perfectly cooked at the factory and ready for instant use, cool and delicious, requiring no hot etove and cross cook on a hot morning. Health is a matter of wise selection of food and a. contented mind." Wights f or the Shildren hi -r?-&&- 11 it SOLD BY ent honors for the past year were awarded. In the elecution department a diploma was given to Miss Anna Har rison, while Miss Edith Capper, Miss Mabel Miles and Miss Myrta Stevenson received certificates. In the piano department Miss Viola M. Chaffin of Caldwell received a di ploma and the following young ladies certificates. Miss Lida Dietrich and Miss Ida M. Chaffin of Caldwell, Miss Myrta Stevenson, Oneida; Miss Ger trude Dunning, Logan; Miss May Ho bart, Miss Vivian Rush and Misa El vira Millspaugh of Topeka; Miss Helen Obee, Hutchinson; Miss Louisa It. Brooke.Guthrie, Ok.; Miss Faery Kitter, Kansas City. In the art department certificates were given to Miss Viola Chaffin and Miss Elvira Millspaugh and a diploma to Miss Chaffin. The "sunshine prize" was awarded to Miss Nellie Morrison of Kearney, Neb., for showing the sunniest disposition during the entire year. Among the out of town guests who attended the commencement were: Mrs. J. D. Allen and daughter of Fredonia; Mrs. Minnie Shanklin Berry and little daughter of Trenton, Mo., Mrs. S. E. Stevenson of Oneida, Mrs. Wallace of Beloit. Mrs. Edna Steele Little of Abi lene, Mrs. Florence I. Walker and son of Pittsburg, Miss Nora Laribee of Stafford. Miss Helen Green of Guthrie, Ok., and Rev. A. Beatty of Newton. A HOLLOW RING Discovered in the Details of the Capture of Pretoria. New York, June 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The promenade from Cape Town to Pretoria was ended yesterday after a battle of manoeuvers, rather than ser ious fighting. Lord Roberts gives a de tailed description of this engagement, and helps thereby to dignify the entry of the British troops into the capital. The details have a hollow ring, and it is not clear that the resistance offered by the Boers was serious. The Boers, when attacked by the mounted infantry and the yeomanry, fell back upon a position in the rear, where they had concealed several guns. The naval guns and the batteries of artillery moved tip with the infantry brigade behind them, and the Dutch retired. The Boers then made a feeble attempt to turn the left flank of the British army but were thwarted when General Hamilton's column of mounted infantry filled the gap. The Boers retreated and Lord Roberts' army after bivouacking over night, entered Pretoria yesterday afternoon, the guards leading the way. The casualties were not heavy and the engagement was a series of manoeuvres on each side.with- out desperate or persistent fighting in the dense Dutch stronghold. Lord Roberts was embarrassed by the Earl of Rosslyn's enterprise last week in revealing the helplessness of panic stricken Pretoria and the facility with which it could be entered by the British troops and he was deprived of the cred it of forcing his way into the Boer cap ital, since the eagerness of the officials to surrender the town was proclaimed when he was not prepared to advance. Py waiting six days he gave to the Boers time to recover from their panic and to make some show of defending the capital. The account of Monday's engagement and Tuesday's entry is bet ter reading for each side in consequence of the delay. The Boers have the credit for making a final stand at Siv TUiit. Spruit End of seeking to ambuscade the Biitish and then to outflank them, and Lord Roberts, instead of marching in several days after the enemy had scut tled out, has the satisfaction of entering the capital in gallant style after a suc cessful engagement. Lord Roberts does not appear to have useu more tnan two brigades of in fantry, with a strong body of ravalrv. and wliiie the heavy guns were kent well in front, there was little work for them. He had stationed two brigades of cavalry north of Pretoria and Gen eral Hamilton s column to the west and had not attempted to concentrate his forces, since the Boer commandoes were not strong. After a few hours of manoeuvering the capital was left defenseless. The forts, constructed at the expense of the mine owners and strengthened during me war. were aoanaonea, tne creusots and Krupps and the famous Long Toms, which were to render Pretoria impregnable, were taken east to the mountains and the capital, of which President Kruger's burghers had boasted would be defended for month after month, was surrendered after' a single feeble engagement. The facility with which Johannesburg and Pretoria have been taken leads many military men to suspect that there has been a secret understanding between President Kruger and the British government by which the war will be brought to an end without an necessary loss of life and wasteful de struction of property. This theerv. while plausible, cannot be proved, since neither President .Kruger nor Lord Roberts will admit that there has been any secret intrigue or that the closing scenes or the war nave been prear ranged in any sense. The safer generalization is that the Boers have fought gallantly against tiie resources of a mighty empire and have been finally overwhelmed by superior numbers ana energy ana tnat Jord Kob erts has worked out an intricate prob lem in the dynamics of war. He has shown how much force was needed on th advance line and what kind of force and Petersburg, III., Oct. 13, 1899. Pepsin Syrup Co. MoiUiccUo, HL Gentlemen We enclose a photograph of our baby Esther and are pleased to say she has not tasted a drop of medicine other than Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin for more than a year, and a healthier or happier child cannot be found. Our baby had not been well or strong until we began using it. We consider it the best medi cine we have ever used, and know that our baby owes her good health to your remedy. We know others who have tried it that have met with equally good results. Yours very respectfully, Mrs. C A. Truckenmiller. how to protect his line of communications most effectively by operation on the east ern flank under General Rundle. The campaign may now be said to have ended west of the line drawn from Pre toria to Frleksburg. General Hunter's division Is reported to have entered Lieh tenburg. Lord Methuen will probably turn up at Potchefstroorn and Generals Baden Powell and Carrington will occupy Ze rust and Rustenburg. The occupation of Pretoria will probably dishearten the Free State forces and the Bethlehem, Harri smith and Vrode districts will be gradual ly overrun by General Bundle's forces. The remaining operations' of the war will be restricted to the Lydenburg district, to which the forces still holding Laings Nek must retreat through Brmelo. There are many signs that the strug gle will end in the course of a fortnight and the details of the surrender of Pre toria, communicated by Lord Roberts at midnight, support this view. From Lord Roberts report It appears that the Boers were driven back fairly into Pretoria in Monday's engagement, and that the sur render of the town was demanded. Gen eral Botha proposed an armistice for set ting tne terms or surrender, ana lrd Roberts replied that there could be no conditions. General Botha decided against any attempt to defend the town and the civil officials arranged for the entry of tne troops during tne atternoon. as nad been done at Johannesburg. The wives of President Kruger and General Botha remained in the town and no attempt was made to remove the British prisoners to Waterval. All the prisoners will be speed ily released and the stand made in the Lydenburg district Is not likely to be ser ious. 74TH ANNUAL MEETING. Of the Congregational Home Mission ary Society. Detroit, Mich., June 6. The first day's business session of the 74th annual meet ing bf the Congregational Home Mission ary society, opened with the reading of a paper entitled "Five Points." in which Rev. Washington Choate, D. D., secretary of the society presented some of the sal ient features of the society's work. General O. O. Howard, president of the society, followed with a brief address. later tne istn annual meeting ot tne woman s department of the Hume Mis sion society was held. Miss Lydla Hartig, ot Vermont, tola How we solve trie Problem of 'Rural New England' Mrs. L. Hill, of Massachusetts spoke on 'Our Boys and the Future of Home Mis sions," and Rev. U. G. Rich, of North Da kota, related some of his Frontier ex periences." ONLY M'KINLEY "Will Be Recognized as Authority by Streeter and Mis DtLen. Chicago, June 6. "Judge" Niles of the District of Lake Michigan" and Cap tain Streeter, the founder of the "dis trict," have both announced they will not recognize the jurisdiction of any civil or criminal court of Illinois. -They will do business only with President McKinley or the United States courts. Chief Justice Niles of the District or Lake Michigan," addressed a long let ter today to the president, detailing his grievances and asking for relief. Niles is in a cell in the county jail. He has not attempted to give bonds. He has asked the president to order the release of himselt and his compatriots and in his appeal argues the justness of the contention that the county of Cook has no jurisdiction of the territory along the lake shore which is under dispute. AMERICAN DAY Will Be Celebrated at Oxford by Con ferring Degrees. New York, June 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: There will be no commemoration at Oxford this month on account of the war but there will be an "American Day," on which a series of honary degrees will be con ferred at a special meeting of convoca tion. The list will include the presen tation of a degree of Doctor of Civil Law to Charles Eliot Norton of Har vard: Doctor of Divinity to the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix and Doctor of Science to Professor Chanler of Columbia and Professor Mark Baldwin of Princeton. Tars From Cruiser A 1 .T sr Rear Admiral Kempff and the tars of the Newark are protecting the representatives of this government in Pekin at present from the Members of thj savage Chinese association known a the "Boxers." The fact that Minister Con ger asked to have marines sent for his protection is an indication of the seriousness of the situation. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME SEWS A. K. Rodgers Is In Kansas City. S. J. Bear has gone to New York. The cherry orchards are red with fruit. Hay is worth $5 a ton and is hard to get. Governor Stanley is in Kansas City to day. R. S. Paxton has sold a Belgian hare for $50. New hay, cut this season, is on the local market. General Manager Mudge of the Santa Fe is in Chicago? John Hickson has gone to Punxsutaw ney, Pennsylvania. The asphalt pavements are receivings; thorough over-hauling. Charles A. Towne will attend the Fort Scott fusion conventions. Mr. J. J. Frey, president of the Cripple Creek roads, is in the city. The currant season has arrived and the local crop is being harvested. The county treasurer's office Is taking in about $2,1)00 a day in taxes. The city hall-auditorium already pre sents an imposing appearance. The people of Waukarusa station will give a Fourth of July celebration. Topeka people interested in the Trego Elhs "gold fields" still have faith. Mrs. Ella Ellis and daughter left yes terday for Weatherford, Oklahoma. People on Quincy street are still kill ing Easau's snakes, which escaped. Dealers believe that the last strawber ries of the season are now on the mar ket. The cucumber with its usual cholera morbus tendency is doing business In To peka. One of the prettiest lawns in Topeka Is that of M. A. Low, at Thirteenth and Fillmore streets. Mr. John French, foreman of the Santa Fe blacksmith department, has returned from St. Louis. Nearly every one in ToDeka Dlants shade trees loo close together. Elm trees should ue j leet apart. Dr. E. V. Adams has furnished an ele gant office in the Moore Real Estate building, in Oakland. The mothers' training class at the Bow man Memorial kindergarten was gradu ated yesterday afternoon. The Republican Flambeau club has been Invited to Rossville to give a celebration on the Fourth of July. Word has been received that Rev. Charles M. Sheldon landed in Liverpool Sunday after an 11 days' voyage. Superintendent W. H. Stillwell, of the Rock Island, is making a trip of Inspec tion .over the lines in Oklahoma. T. A. Hubbard, of Sumner county, re turned home today after attending the semi-centennial exposition meeting. James Orton, of St. Louis, was in To peka Tuesday and purchased a team of horses from a Topeka firm for $1,000. Mr. C. S. Sutton left today for Los An geles to assume the position of auditor of the Santa Fe lines west of Albuquerque. A Topeka man who bought a concession at the street fair says he found out that Eeople went to the fair to see and not to uy. G. Harry Wright, of Denver, and J. Frank Bynon, of Newton, are attending to some business matters In the city to day. The father of Mrs. M. E. St. John, of Topeka, ex-Mayor William Burr, of Blue Rapids, died at his home in that city May 20. M. M. Gaylord has brought suit in the district court against the Rockford Screen Box company for $400 claimed on com missions. William Scott, of Pawnee county, who is one of the directors of the semi-centennial exposition owns the biggest zinc mine in Arkansas. The Shawnee county horticultural so ciety will meet Thursday at the home of F. P. Rood, half a mile south west of the Reform school. J. R. Salmon, of Topeka, is dangerously sick, at Emporia. He travels for the Wolff Packing company and makes Emporia his headquarters. Father Harrigaru assistant pastor, will be in exclusive charge of the Church of the Assumption during the absence of B"ather Hayden. George Stansfield has the only Japanese spinning mice in Kansas. They occupy the window of his drug store and attract a great deal of attention. The Citizens' Protective league, which defeated the poll tax, will maintain an or ganization with dues 10 cents a month and look out for other troubles. A Topeka book-lover, who has an ex cellent library. Is afraid to take a new set of books home because his wife al ways claims it is a waste of money. Matt Weightman will attend the bien nial banquet and reunion of the western association of graduates of the University of Michigan at the Coates house, in Kan sas City, Items like the following, which appeared in Tuesday's Atchison Globe, make Colo nel A. S. Johnson weary: "The first white child born in Topeka Is now visiting in Atchison." The annual meeting of Christ Hospital guild will take place at Bishop Mills paugh's residence, at 10:30 tomorrow morning. There will be service at the hospital at 9:30. Adjutant Bernard of the Salvation Army, who is on his way to Colorado to take charge of the Salvation Army colony, will lead the meeting at tne salvation Army hall ihis evening. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock the an nual services of the graduating nurses of Christ's hospital, wil' be held. Diplomas will be awarded and Rev. John Neoli neang of Atchison, will make the address. There will be a reception following the services. PORTO RICAN TRADE. Reports For the Seven Months End ing January 31. Washington, June 6. The war depart ment today made nubile a summary of the regular bulletin of the division of cus toms and insular affairs concerning the trade of Porto Rico for the seven months ended January 31, 1900. The total value of merchandise imported into the island dur ing this period was 2111.119. Merchan dise to the value of $1,731,046, was admitted free of duty. The total amount of im port duty collected was $SStl,67S. During the above period, goods to the amount of $2,692,009 were exported from the island upon which was collected export duty .to the amount of $357. Newark Protecting American WORST SINCE TWEED. Ice Scandal in Gotham Involves Democrats and Republicans Alike. Chicago, June 6. A special to the Record from New Tork' says: Mayor Robert Van Wyck of Greater New Tork is on the verge of removal from office by Governor Theodore Roosevelt. The mayor's position is due to the fact that he has been shown to be the possessor of something over 30, 000 shares of ice-trust stock. In other words, he is one of the largest partners in a firm that is mulcting the city of New York under contract for thousands cf dollars each year for ice. This the charter of Greater New York expressly forbids and the evidence against the mayor is now before Governor Roosevelt and his legal adviser. Attorney General Davis. After a long conference at Al bany Governor Roosevelt announced that the state officials would make the most searching investigation of the case before action is taken, and when they are ready to act it will be in no uncer tain, manner. SUCCESSION IN A MUDDLE. Should Governor Roosevelt decide to remove Mayor Van Wyck the natural successor to the present chief executive of the city fould be Randolph Guggen heimer.president of the rminicipal coun cil. He may not be eli.Able, however, for the same reason that the mayor is unable to serve for he, too, has been charged with owning stock in the ice trust. Should it be proved that he, too, is financially interested in the corpora tion which is supplying the city with refrigerant, the control of the city will devolve on Alderman Oakes of Brook lyn, a saloonkeeper, and vice president or tne council. Not only is Mayor Van Wyck uneasy in his chair, but the barrier raised by lawyers between him and the inquisi tion -of the supreme court was broken down today by Justice Gaynor, and the frostbitten official will have to tell how- he got the stock and other Interesting details concerning the exposures, unless of course some other court intervenes and blocks for a time the opening of the mayor's ice trust secrets. OFFICIALS BESMIRCHED. It has been shown by the official list of stockholders of the ice trust that nearlv every official prominent In the control of the city is a holder of iee-trust stock. In fact, citizens of New York declare that this is the worst scandal that has ever overtaken the city officials since the Tweed regime. It has been shown conclu sively that the following own stock or did own it up to the time the exposures were made: Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor. Augustus Van Wyck. mayor's brother. Richard Croker. boss of Tammany hall. John F. Carroll, deputy boss of Tam many hall. The dock commissioners. Clerks of the dock commissioners. Chief engineer of the dock department. Supreme court judges. Republican judges. Democratic judges. The commissioner of lighting and sup plies. Former mayor of New York. The boss of Kings county's Democratic machine. Frank S. Black, former governor of New York. Frank Piatt, a son of Senator Piatt. Up-state politicians of influence, Repub lican ana uemocratic. Brooklyn's park commissioner. A former president of the board of edu cation. Arthur H. Sewall. Democratic candidate for vice president in ISOti. Various local "leaders" with influence. And others who are not leaders, but who hold high office in the city hall. Since the officials secured stock the price of ice in New York has been raised irom JO to bO cents a hundred 100 per cent and the small sales of 5-cent pieces to the poor stopped. Public opinion forced the company to sell small pieces to the poor in some of the poorer districts, but the general retailing of the small pieces has been greatly curtailed. GOMEZ'S PLAN. It is Received With Disfavor in All Quarters. Havana, June 6. All the political par ties through their representative news papers have pronounced against the plan of General Maximo Gomez to amalgamate the party organizations. Members of the cabinet say the scheme is not feasible, as such an election would not carry any official recognition from the United States. More than this, they assert that an amalgamation is unnec essary, as they have an assurance from the United States government, that a convention will be called as soon as possible after the elections, of all the elected mayors to form a constitution which will be presented for ratification to the next congress. Consequently, as they argue, if General Gomez were to carry out his plan of taking a plebes cite, it would make even the friends of Cuba believe it impossible for the Cu bans to do anything without nghtin; among themselves. La Nacion, organ of the Union Dem ocratic party, now that It Is an accept ed.faet that this party will be a minor ity in the coming election continues to call its successful opponents a "mere rabble" and to declare that they do not represent Cuba. It says that only 23, 000 voters have registered out of a pos sible 60,000, and that the better ele ments refrained from registering. To this the Nationalists reply by asking why, if the Union Democratic party had such a majority, its members did no! register. La Nacion publishes a veiled threat Legation in Pekin. I A package of crackers, biscuit or wafers bearing this seal r vill keep crisp and fresh for the longest time on the highest shelf of the smallest store r in the dampest kind of weather. JL JZ3 I "-"I'llTrlii'rfiliffliT YMtrr1- il ----Tih fci MfH H 4 Y '.I VI i II VM.I. "JO,, WM PS'IJI-.W! WH.im.Jffi V" 'v lry-i'iy H.-J" w 1 Fuji jMWm Insist on having your Soda Biscuit. Milk Biscnlt. Saratoga Flakea. Long Branch Biscuit, Hotter Crackers, Graham Biscuit, Oatmeal Biscuit. Ginger Snaps, Hand made Pretzelettes, Vanilla Wafers In tua "In-er-seai la:eut P&ckbge." 1 uoia every wnera. Used only by NATIONAL against the United States, saying in part: "Surface appearances are often very misleading, especially when one wishes to ascertain precisely the direction and force of undercurrents. The American papers are misled by the visible placid ity of the Cuban people and think that a general state of contentment exists over the island. "We who are more intimate with the masses,, can assure the American pa pers that there is much silent discon tent among the Cuban people. Much could have been done if the Cuban sec retaries had had clearer ideas regarding their duties. Cuba has not been a transformed paradise. We have no ser pents here; and, if we have a whole tribe of blood-sucking vampires, which threaten us with a loss of the life-supporting fluid, they at least can not lead us to spiritual predition." Americans here are astonished at this attack. Before the members of the Union Democratic party discovered that they were in the minority in Havana they claimed that they were America's best friends, representing the old au tonomist party, the wealth and intelli gence of the island. Beyond this they represented that they were conservative and did not desire radical changes. Now the columns of their organ abound in sarcastic allusions to everything American. SX a meeting of the municipality of Havana a member' of the council said he understood that Captain Pitcher, police magistrate and supervisor of po lice, had ordered the police caDtams to learn TCnglish. The mayor replied that Captain Pitcher had merely made a suggestion, but nad said nothing m the nature of an order. Several councilmen protested strong ly against such a suggestion. One of them asked why Cubans, the owners of the country, should learn a foreign language in order to speak with a for eigner. The mayor called the attention or the council to the fact that the Argentine training ship President Sarmiento was coming to Havana. He said he had mentioned the matter in view of the possibility that the municipality might wish to entertain the otneers anu crew. It was decided, as the Argentine Re public had not recognized the independ ence of Cuba, not to tender any recep tion whatever. Senor Tamayo, secretary of govern ment, has ordered that where more than one political party exists in the same r,iace, the narties shall form a commission, containing, a representa tive of each, to assist illiterate persons In voting. General Wood left last night on a tour of inspection that will include Remedios. Caibarien and Santa Clara. He will be accompanied by General Humphrey, and will return to Havana Friday. thought with ous, IfilitEii pregnancy so prepares the svstem rorineevein nim J""-.r without ahv discomfort whatever. This liniment has earned tnousands of women through this great crisis without suffering, and they declare it a godsend to women Send lor free b xk containing information of priceless value. Address, Bradaeld Regulator Co, Atlanta, Ga BISCUIT COMPANY. IN Refrigerators, Gasoline Stoves and Hammocks THIS WEEK. T.J.Coughlinlldw.CS 702 Kansas Avsnue. TEL. 606. Lead Producers Organize. J Salt Lake, Utah, June 6. 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