The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 20, 1900

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KM f LAST EDITION. FRIDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 20, 1900. FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. s MM Chinese Minister at "Washing ton Receives a Cable Transmitted In the State Department. SIGNED "CONGER" IN ENGLISH It Was Sent Through the Tsung Li Yamen, Paris Also Has News of Safety of the Legations ARE STILL BEING BOMBARDED Foreigners Were Shut Up In British Legation Under a Continuous Fire of Shot and Shell. URGENT APPEAL FOR HELP. Message Sent July .18; and Is Considered Genuine. Washington, July 20 TheChinese min ister has received aciphercabledispatch from United States Minister Conger. It is in the state department cipher and is transmitted through the Tsung Li Ta men and the Shanghai Taotai. It con tains about 59 words and is signed in English with the name "Conger." Mr. Conger's telegram is as follows: "In British legation. Under continued Shot and shell from Chinese troops. Quick relief only can prevent general massacre." The message is cot dated, but it is un derstood was sent from Pekin on the JSth. No doubt is expressed by state department officials as to the authenti city of the message. It is understood that the message is dated the ISth. PARIS HAS RELIABLE NEWS. Paris, July 20. The foreign office has received information from a Chinese eource in which, however, certain reli ance may be placed, that the foreign ministers at Pekin have not been mas sacred. According to this information on July 7, the ministers were attacked and the legations burned, but the for eigners succeeded in crossing the city to Prince Ching's palace, which was then barricaded and the Europeans were holding their own up to the time the news left, July 9. Since then nothing has been heard from Pekin. HOW IT WAS DONE. Washington, July 20. The following Btatement has been given out at the state department: On the 11th of this month the state department communicated a brief mes sage asking tidings of Minister Conger in the state department code. Minister Wu undertook to get this into Minister Conger's hands, if he was alive. Ke has succeeded in doing this. This morning the state department received a telegram from Consul General Good row at Shanghai saying: The governor of Shan Tung informs me that he has received today a cipher message from Conger of the ISth." A few minutes later. Minister Wu appeared at the state department with a telegram from the Taotai of Shanghai dated 20th July, which had been re LIU the Cipher of ceived by Minister Wu at 8:30 o'clock this morning reading as follows: "Your telegram was forwarded as re quested and I send reply from the Tsung LI Yamen as follows: 'Your telegram of the 15th day of this moon (llthv July) received. The state department telegram has been handed to Minister Conger. Herewith is Minister Conger's reply to the state department." This reply was in the state depart ment cipher and it is regarded by the state department as genuine inasmuch as forgeries seemed under the circum stances impossible. SAFE ON THE 11TH. Washington, July 20. The state de partment has Just issued the following bulletin: "The secretary of state received this morninjr a dispatch from Consul Fow ler at Che Foo dated midnight 19, say ing a Shanghai paper of the 16th said all foreigners murdered. Fowler wired the government demanding the truth. The governor replied that his courier left Pekin on the 11th and all then were safe, but Pekin, east city, had been carried by rebels with intent to kill.' CABINET COUNCIL CALLED. Washington.July 20. Following state ment is issued by the state department on Conger's telegram: As soon as Minister Conger's cable gram had been translated a cabinet council was called in the office of the secretary of state and all the cabinet ministers accessible are now in ses sion. In reply to a question Adjutant Gen eral Corbin said it was impossible to say what effect the receipt of Minister Conger's dispatch would have on the military operations in China or on our preparations here. He said he did not know but that increased military haste m.ght precipitate matters in China. A SHORT SESSION. The cabinet council between Secre taries Hay, Root and Long Iasted about fifteen minutes. The postmaster gen eral and secretary of the treasury did out atentd: K Stateme wa given out after the conference. IT a Minister Conger. CATCHES M'KINLEY AT CANTON. Washington, July 20. As soon as the cablegram from Minister Conger had been translated at the state department it was sent to the White House and transmitted to the president. Owing to the fact that his train did not stop dur ing the morning he could not be reached before he arrived at Canton. He reach ed there at 9:30 (central time) and the message was handed to him five min utes afterwards. M'KINLEY HEARS THE NEWS. Canton, O..July 20. At the station the president received the press dispatches on Minister Conger's message and also a telegram from the executive officials at Washington on the subject. There were many dispatches and other docu ments awaiting the attention of the president. CHINESE KILLED THEIR WOMEN. New York, July 20. A dispatch to the World from Che Foo, says: It is reported that after the allied armies recaptured the native city of Tien Tain last Saturday their shells set fire to the town. The Chinese before they fled killed all of their own women, it is reported, to prevent their falling into the foreigners hands. Native Chi nese here report that there are in and around Pekin, at least 300.000 Chinese troops and that the boxers are armed with the best and most modern weap ons. From all sources come the same tidings that the boxers have enormous supplies of modern arms and ammuni tion. Boxer leaders had organized plans for massacring foreigners in all the treaty ports as well as in the interior and a heavy reward was promised for each white head brought in. Rich loot was promised all. Especial stress is laid by Tuan's gen erals on the opportunity the troops will have of seizing white women. The story receives the full credence of the Europeans here. CHINA'S ATTACK UPON RUSSIA. New York, July 20. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Xrfndon, says: "During the course of an interview Sir Charles Dilke, the former liberal cabinet minister and the statesman who is universally regarded as being the principal authority in England on foreign affairs, said that he regarded the latest news from China as extreme ly grave. "Up to the invasion of Russian terri tory by the Chinese troops there was nothing to lead us to suppose that there was a direct and controlling government at Pekin. "The invasion of the Russian Amur province is a visible sign that there is a responsible government still in power. "If China were as we have believed until now, in the throes of civil war, neither of the contending parties would have time or opportunity to carry its hostile operations into a foreign coun try. "The Chinese attack upon Russia has all the appearance of being an act of imperial government at Pekin and the only interpretation to be placed upon this move is that the responsible Chi nese government at Pekin has pro claimed war upon Russia and upon the powers. "In this connection I must confess that I am much impressed by the fact that Li Hung Chang should have felt it incumbent upon him to comply with the summons to proceed to Pekin which has reached him from the imperial govern ment there. It is extremely significant and constitutes another proof there is a responsible imperial government in con trol at Pekin." JAPANESE SENTIMENT. Yokohama, Thursday, July 19. The United States battleship Oregon has ar rived at Kure where she will undergo temporary repairs. The leading papers still urge the dispatch of more troops to China butthereisagrowingsentiment against Japan's engaging in extended operations. The decision of the govern ment in the matter is not known; but another division from Sendai is on its way to embark at Ujina. Many refugees from China are arriv ing in Japan. SHANGHAI'S PERIL. New York, July 20. A dispatch to the World from London, says: The Daily Mail correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs under date of July 19: "The boxer menace is hourly ap proaching nearer. Shanghai city and the foreign settlements are full of sus picious characters and in the native quarters continually increasing num bers of armed Chinese are arriving from the north. "The troops in the Woosung forts are being reinforced daily and a number of new guns have been placed in position. "The foreign consuls today presented a united protest against these offensive preparations. Viceroy Li Kun Yih re plied that he would order the work of strengthening the forts to cease imme diately but the local commander still persisted in the operations and refused to heed the viceroy's remonstrances. "These forts completely command Shanghai and the guns already mount ed are capable of blowing the foreign, settlements to pieces in 12 hours." SIXTY MISSIONARIES KILLED. London, July 20. A dispatch from Shanghai received here this morning re ports that 60 missionaries and 100 native converts have been massacred by box ers at Tai Yuan. WOMEN DRAGGED THROUGH STREETS. London, July 20. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Daily Express says: "Intense indignation is felt here at the honors which the British in Hong Kong have accorded to Li Hung Chang, who is looked upon in Shanghai as the origi nator of the whole fiendish anti-foreign plot. "A Chinese merchant who has just ar rived from Pekin gives horrible details of the massacre. He says he saw Eur opean women hauled into the street by shrieking boxers, who stripped them and hacked them to pieces. Their dis severed limbs were tossed to the crowd and carried off with howls of triumph. Some were already dead, having been shot by foreign civilians. "He says he saw Chinese soldiers car rying the bodies of white children aloft on their spears, while their companions shot at the bodies. He gives other de tails too horrible to be particularized here. "It seemed that the boxer leaders had organized a plan including the offering of rewards and rich loot for the annihil ation of Europeans throughout China and that Prince Tuan's generals have emphasized the opportunity the sold iers have after seizing the bodies of white women." RUSSIANS HARD PRESSED. London, July 20. The Daily Express publishes the following from Che Foo, dated yesterday: "TheRussiansare hard pressed around Niu Chwang and have been expelled from Tien Chwang Tai, the scene of the great fighting during theChina-Japanese war. where they have sustained heavy losses. "They have also been compelled to abandon Tashichau by a large body of boxers and armed peasants. Here again the Russians lost heavily, but it is re ported that they succeeded in killing 700 'of their assailants. The Chinese have completely demolished the railway at Tashichau. The Russians are now mov ing on Neiu Chwang." The Russians, according to the latest news from St. Petersburg, have now completely defeated the Chinese and have occupied Blagovestchensk, capital of the Amur government, with a large force. Since General Gribski (not Gribovski), chief of staff at Port Ar thur, has taken over the supreme com mand in Manchuria, reinforcements have been rapidly pushed up and the general situation has been greatly im proved. The Russian minister of the interior has issued a notice that the Siberian railway is closed to private traffic. There is little doubt the Russian authorities were not prepared for such an organized Chinese movement in Manchuria, but they have taken brisk measures and they believe that China will soon be too much pre-occupied with military operations around Pekin to conduct ser ious operations in the north. The Daily Mail's Shanghai correspon dent says: "Advices from Vladivostock state that the Chinese invasion of eastern Siberia has stopped the Russian advance from the north on Pekin. Russians have burned the Chinese town of Helampo and are taking very vigorous measures." Berlin telegrams dwell upon the im mense German interests in southeastern Siberia. They say that the many Ger man merchants, the numerous German employes and the immense stores of merchandise belonging to Germans in that territory will compel Germany to co-operate with Russia in resisting the Chinese. General Sir Arthur Power Palmer, commander-in-chief in India, said in the course of an interview in Simla yester day that no more British troops could be sent from India for- China, unless they could be replaced from South Africa. HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED. Washington, July 20. After hope had almost been abandoned of hearing from the legations in Pekin the two" cable grams bearing tidings of the unfor tunates beset in the British legation were received this morning. First came a short, sharp word from Consul Gen eral Goodnow at Shanghai, an officer of the state department who will not be soon forgotten because of the im-' mense energy and zeal he has exhibited in securing information to meet the demand of the department in the excit ing days of the past six weeks. He gave notice that Minister Conger had at last been heard from directly and that his words were on the way to the state department. Scarcely had the cheering news reach ed Secretary Hay before Minister Wu came tearing down the asphalt streets from his legation in his automobile bearing in his hands the precious mes sage from Mr. Conger. The minister was perspiring and almost speechless with pleasure and excitement and even the elevator in the state department scarcely could meet his demand for haste in reaching Secretary Hay. Sec retary Hay had already prepared him self for the minister's presence, but nevertheless not knowing the nature of Mr. Conger's communication he sat in suppressed anxiety to receive the mes sage. Mr. Wu himself was ignorant of what he had in his hand because the mes sage was in the state department cipher an apparently meaningless mass of fig ures and periods. Secretary Hay at once called for Sec ond Assistant Secretary Adee and the two distinguished officials themselves set to work translating the cipher into English. This occupied nearly half an hour. The first movement of Secretary Hay upon deciphering was to make a copy and dispatch this by messenger in haste to the White House, with a request to the telegraphers there to forward it at the earliest moment to President McKinley for his informa tion. Then Secretary Hay remembering the intense public anxiety to have tidings of the Americans in Pekin caused his private secretary to prepare copies of the message he had received thought fully accompanying them with an ex planatory statement and the copies were given to the newspaper men who by this time scenting the fact that news of the greatest importance had come began-crowding the broad corri dor before the secretary's office. Then Secretary Hay betook himself to the war department to convey the news in person to Secretary Root and to Secretary Long, who were together at the time. After the short consultation in Secre tary Root's office. Secretary Long upon emerging into the corridor was shower ed with congratulations by a large throng of department employes and newspaper men who had congregated there. As the one member of the cab inet who has consistently maintained during the dark days in which others had given up all hope of the safety of the foreigners in Pekin the news that our minister was alive a few days ago, was much in the nature of a personal triumph for him. His face beamed with the pleasure he experienced and he ex- (Continued on Sixth Pace.) BECKHAM CHOSEN Kentucky Democrats Renomi nate Youthful Governor By Acclamation to Fill the Un expired Term. MAKE FAIR PROMISES. Resolutions Pledge Amendment of Goebel Law. Republicans to Be Given a Show Until it is Done. Lexington, Ky., July 20. Governor Beckham was nominated by the Demo cratic state convention for governo? of Kentucky by acclamation 'at 3:05 this morning. After the names of Judge Black of Barboursville, and Judge Tarvin of Newport, were placed in nomination, a roll call of the convention was begun. When McLean county was reached at 3 a. m.. Governor Beckham had the votes necessary to nominate. Then Black and Tarvin's names were with drawn and the latter moved that the nomination of Beckham be made unan imous. The motion carried and Beck ham was escorted to the platform, where he made his speech of accept ance. It was 2 a. m. when Senator Blackburn presented the following report of resolu tions, which was adopted: We, the Democrats of Kentucky, in con vention assembled, do make the follow ing declaration of principles: First We heartily endorse the magnifi cent platform adopted by the national Democratic convention at Kansas Citv, July 4. 1900, and also the splendid ticket named by said convention, and pledge the Democracy of Kentucky to an earnest, cordial and active support of said ticket. Second The entire history of the Dem ocratic party has demonstrated that it has always been the champion and de fender of the rights of the great common people; that it has ever insisted that the will of the majority shall control and that the minority must cheerfully and willing ly acquiesce therein. It has always ad vocated, and still does, that all elections shall be fairly conducted and the result honestly ascertained. We recommend that the election law of 1SS8 (known as the Goebel law), which was enacted to pre vent the repetition of well known Re publican frauds in certain districts of this state, and which was a marked Improve ment upon the then existing law, but which has not proved sufficient for that purpose be amended to secure this end so thoroughly that the most hypercritical can And no excuse for charging fraud or unfairness to our- party in the conduct of the election. Until such amendments can be enacted by the general assembly we declare that the Republican party shall have representation on both the state and all county boards of election com missioners. We declare to the world that the mob and the assassin shall not be the arbitrators of the rights of the citizens of Kentucky, nor shall the penalty of an ap peal to the law and the regularly consti tuted authorities be death at the hands of assassins. Law and order must and shall prevail in Kentucky. Third We present to the people of Ken tucky the picture of an army of intimida tion, unlawfully quartered in the public buildings of the state; a state senator in the discharge of his duty to the state, stricken down by an assassin's bullet, fired from ambush in the executive build ing, then occupied by his political adver sary, who hoped to profit by his death; that adversary, arming, filling and sur rounding the building with armed men. Instructed to defy the civil authorities and prevent search for the assassins; that same political adversary and Republican ?retender, by force dissolving the legis ature in violation of the constitution, at tempting by military power to force the legislature to meet in a veritable slaugh ter pen for the Democratic members: driv ing its members through the streets of Frankfort at the point of the bayonet, forcibly preventing the legislature from meeting in its lawful and proper place; keeping armed riotous and disorderly men under the very window of the room where lay dying the assassin's victim; driving the court of appeals from the capitol: aiding with the soldiery and spurious par dons those lawfully accused of capital crimes to flee from Justice, and by mili tary force defying the writ of habeas corpus; the same Republican pretender fleeing from the state after indictment, and remaining a fugitive from justice, protected by an open violation of the con stitution of the United States, after hav ing declared to the people of the state: "I am a citizen of this state and amen able to its laws. I am not a criminal, neither shall I ever be a fugitive from justice. Whenever indicted I shall ap pear for trial." and we confidently de clare our belief that a majority of the people in Kentucky favor the preservation of law and order; of both civil and per sonal liberty, and the maintenance of con stitutional rights of the people Demo cratic doctrine, which is the hope and in spiration of every true Democrat. Fourth De denounce the action of Tov ernor Bradley in using and personally commanding the military force of the state to control the election and intimi date electors at the election of November, 1S99. in violation of the constitution and laws of the commonwealth. Fifth The Democratic party expresses the deepest and slncerest grief over the untimely end of its distinguished leader and friend of the great commonwealth. Governor William Goebel. His name and fame in and will remain a sacred heritage of the Democrats of Kentucky. Sixth We earnestly invite the support bv voice and vote of every sincere lover of civil and personal liberty to join with us in this campaign against the forces gathered under the banner of a govern ment bv assassination. The true man hood of Kentucky will not endorse assas sination as the means to obtain posses sion of office and we appeal to every Democrat and every good citizen of Ken tucky to unite with the Democratic party and thus express his detestation of a foul crime. We endorse the administration of Governor J. C. W. Beckham, and point with pride to its submission to and stead fast fealty to the law during the most troublous, exciting and perilous days of the commonwealth. Governor Beckham, the Democratic nominee for governor, is 30 years old and unmarried. He has served three terms in the legislature, and was the candidate for lieutenant governor last year with William Goebel. succeeding to the gov ernorship on the death of the latter, five months ago. The term is four years, and he is now a candidate for the unexpired term of three years. Bristow Reaches Out. Washington, July 20. Fourth Assist ant Postmaster General Bristow has established a postoffice at the United States naval station Pago-Pago. Island of Tutuilla, Samoa. Mrs. M. H. Hud son, wife of Chief Boatswain Hudson, United States navy, has been appoint ed postmistress at Pago-Pago. Dock Strike Ends. Rotterdam, July 20. The strike of dock laborers which had been in pro gress here fo rsome time is practically ended and work has been generally resumed. NEVER GATE UP. The President .Has Doubted Conger's Death All Along. Canton, O., July 20. The president's first news. of. Minister, Conger's dis patch was handed him' the instant he left the train by the Associated Press correspondent. Scanning the bulletin he gave evidences of pleasure at the news. Later when the state depart ment's statement reached him by the Associated Press adding strength to the genuineness of the news he was more visibly gratified. Those near the presi dent have known for days past that he has not glwn up hope that Minister Conger was alive. After the president had read all the news which followed the first bulletin he started for a drive with Mrs. Mc Kinley over the country roads. A SOAKING RAIN. From Two to Three Inches Fell in Northern Counties. 'A soaking rain fell over the middle and eastern portions of Kansas last night and early this morning. In the northern counties, where it was needed the most, from two to three inches fell, and as a result the prospects of a corn crop in that section are much brighter. The Santo. Fe general offices report that rain fell on every division with the exception of the western division, from Dodge City to Denver, last night In Oklahoma and New Mexico the rain was heavier than in Kansas. Another good soaking rain fell over the northern part of Kansas last night. The rain was general over the lines of the Rock Island from Omaha to the western part of Kansas. The western division Is clear while the others are cloudy. The temperature ranges from 65 to 75. On the Omaha division from 1 to 3 inches of rain fell, with some hail at Rokeby. On the Fairbury divi sion from 1 to 2 inches fell except at Mankato and Montrose, where the fall was very light. From 1 to 2 inches fell on the Horton branch and good rains visited the Herington and Chicasha divisions A peculiar fact is that in the last two or three rains the fall has been light at and around Mankato and neighboring towns, when on all sides the fall has been heavy. This section of the coun try is in need of rain. The corn crop this year will be lost if a rain does not come soon. HALF INCH IN TOPEKA. The elements slipped up on the weather forecaster yesterday and knocked his .predictions into a cocked hat. In the morning the forecast went out for fair weather. During the day a high barometer in Washington moved rapidly southeastward and sent the temperature down from 94 at 3 o'clock yesterday to 70 at midnight. The sud den change brought the rain, which commenced at 10:40 and ended at 4:30 o'clock this morning, a little over a half inch falling. The forecast to-day is "fair to-night except showers in east portion. Saturday fair and warmer." The maximum temperature up to 11 o'clock this morning was 67 and the minimum 63. The wind was north, blowing six miles an hour. AZUMAlHCTIVE 200 Persons Killed or Injured by Volcano. Yokohama, Thursday, July 19. Mount Azuma, near Bandaisan, which was the scene of a volcano disaster in 1888, broke into eruption Tuesday, July 1". Two hundred persons were killed or in jured. Several villages were engulfed by the streams of lava from Mount Azuma, and great damage was done in adjacent districts. THREE ARE KILLED Train Men Suffer in Rock Island Wreck. Passenger and Freight Trains Collide in Indian Territory. Engineer Richard Brooks, Fireman Geo. Meyers and Brakeman L. Nichols were killed in a Rock Island wreck this morning. The wreck occurred this morning at 2:05 when passenger train No. 1 met the first section of northbound freight train No. 98 about three-quarters of a mile west from siding No. 7 near Minnekah, I. T. Passenger train No. 1 is the Fort Worth train which leaves Topeka at 1 o'clock in the afternoon It met the freight train in a head end collision. The freight train was towing a dead engine to Chickasha and all three engines, a mail car and several freight cars were piled up. The engines were badly dam aged. Three trainmen were killed in the ac cident. They were: Engineer Richard Brooks, Fireman George Meyers of the passenger and Head Brakeman L. Nich ols of the freight train. Engineers Headly and Seeley and Fireman Milli can on the freight engines were injured. Just how badly has not yet been learn ed. Medical assistance was sent as soon as possible. None of the passengers were killed or injured. The cars which left the track were piled up so that it will take until about 6 o'clock this evening to get the debris cleared away. A work train was immediately sent out and a temporary track was laid around the wreck and trains were only delayed a few hours. Siding No. 2 is only a siding where trains pass, and there is no depot there. The passenger train was running at a good rate of speed when the accident occurred and it is fortunate that the wreck was not more serious than it was. It is announced by the officials in this city that the blame is attached to the crew on the freight train and that the wreck was caused by a supposed mis understanding of orders on their part. WIN AGREES. Atchison Man Will Not Stand in Way of Fusion. Nomination For Associate Jus tice Must Be Unanimous. APPEARS INDIFFERENT Does Not Know Whether Name Will Be Presented. May Mean the Nomination of a Democrat. D. C. Tillotson, chairman of the na- tional Free Silver Republican commit tee, has obtained from Judge David Martin, as the result of a conference, a promise to withdraw, if necessary, in the interest of harmony, and not permit the use of his name in connection with the office of associate Justice at Fort Scott. This conference was prompted by tha Idea that the associate justiceship may cause a split in the convention. The Populists are assumed to be of the opin ion that "Martin must be nominated." James W. Orr and B. P. Wraggener are of the opposite opinion, and this view is) held by leading Democrats, the senti ment of that party being against Judge Martin. The indications have been that the Democrats would insist against Martin, and that the Populists might throw tha fusion arrangement to the four winds and name him. However, Judge Martin will not per mit the conventions to take this action. He states positively that under no cir cumstances will he accept the nomina tion and make the race as a Populist nominee. The nomination must be made, if he is placed on the ticket, by the Sil ver Republicans, the Democrats and the Populists. This position on the part of Mr. Martin will avoid the split which has been anticipated. "I will decline the nomination if it be otherwise made," he says. "But this is all purely speculative," said Judge Martin. "I do not know that my name will be presented to the Fort Scott convention. I do not know that it will be mentioned. I have not authoriz ed any person to place me in nomina tion, nor have I forbidden the use of my name. If all of the fusion forces de sire me for their candidate I would make the race, but if any one of the three state conventions would make some other choice I could not accept. It Is more to be desired that we win this year than that the ambition of some in dividual may be gratified." ANDREE'S REMAINS. Believed to Have Been Found on East Coast of Hudson Bay. Chicago, July 20. A special from Fort William, Ont., to the Times-Herald, says: Indians hunting on the east coast of Hudson Bay have brought word to the Hudson Bay company's post on the west coast of James Bay that they found last spring a vast quantity of wreckage, the bodies of two men, and a man in the last stage of the death struggle. The Indians reported that they could not understand the language he spoke, but that it was not English. He died while they were there and they returned to the trading post without bringing any evidence of the strange occurrence. It is. believed by the officials of the Hudson Bay company that the Indiana witnessed the ending of Andree's at tempt to reach the north pole by balloon. They had never seen a balloon, but from their description of the other wreckage the officials are firmly convinced that it was the remnants of Andree's air ship. A party guided ty the same Indians has been sent out to bring evidence to establish the identity of the party. Early last fall people near Moose fac tory asserted they saw a large balloon passing over to the northward and this tends to confirm the story of the Indian hunters. OUR POLICY IN CHINA. As Decided Upon at Recent Cabinet Meetings. Chicago, July 20. A special to the Times-Herald from Washington, says: As a result of the cabinet meetings held Tuesday and Thursday, the policy of the United States concerning the great world crisis in China 13 fully ami definitely decided upon. The substance of this policy is as follows: First The United States will under no circumstances join in the partition of China among the powers. Second The United States will use all its influence, to the utmost extent, short of war with European nations, to pre vent the dismemberment of the Chinese empire. Third The United States proposes to have a voice In the settlement of the Chinese trouble and its voice will ever be raised against spoliation and in fa vor of preservation of China's territor ial and governmental entity, along the lines set forth in Secretary Hays note to the powers dated July 3. Fourth The United States will not declare war upon China on the present showing of facts, no matter what other powers may do. Fifth The United States acting inde pendently and for itself, will cooperate with the other powers in restoring order in China, in punishing all officials, high or low, found guilty of crimes against human life, in setting up a stable gov ernment that may give guarantees of security of life and property and free dom of trade. Satolli Promoted. Washington, July 20. It is learned from an official source that Cardinal Francis Satolli. first papal delegate to this country, 1893-97, has been appoint ed prefect of the propaganda by Pops Ijeo XIII. Weather Indications. Chicago, July 20. Forecast for Kan- sas: Fair except showers in east por tion tonight; Saturday fair and warmer variable winds.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1900. S A NIC ill WHEN YOU CAN BUY: Choice of entire line of WASH SILKS, selling formerly up to 50c, per yard at BLACK S ATI ME Remnants, worth 18s and 20c yard, at only Francis Children's Waist Hose Supporters, sold everywhere at 25c An after-season's purchase of Fine Dimities, Royal or Navy Blue only, worth fully 15c yard 51.25 values in SHIRT WAISTS, soft or stiff cuffs, 7Cp of percale or dimity, all this season's styles I 5c Cotton Toweling Saturday night, 7 to 9:30 Or only (limit 5 yards) per yard An extra special thing in Ladies' Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs, lace embroidered cornersSaturday Qp night, 7 to 9:30 only (limit of 2) each. O" Choice (Tomorrow night only, 7 to 9:30,) of any of the regular 25c Perfumes-Woodworth's, Elysian, etc. in all the scents (limit one to the purchaser) I Qp Per bottle All these and similar bargains can be had Tomorrow only- AT 619 Kansas Ave. v BARNIM'S Have You Any Trouble in getting the kind and cut of Meat you want? Give us a trial order. This week we have Beef. Pork, Mutton, Veal, Lamb, Fresh Fish, Poultry and Turtles. Also, Imported Swiss Cheese, Domestic Swiss, Brick and Limburger, and Delicacies. NEW DILL PICKLES (Our Own Make) AT F. P. ZIMMERMAN'S, Telephone 138, 703 Kansas Avenue. No: Danger Of contracting Sickness, If you use Pure Mater That's the kind fur nished by thQ takaWaterCo. Telephone 122. 625 Quiflcy Street. E. DCHOSS. L. K. FENWELL. i DeMOSS 5 PENWELL X Funeral Directors and Embalmers. First-Class Service at reason- 5 able prices. J 511 Qulocy St., Topeka, Kan. Telephone 193. Couldn't Meet Obligations. Ironton, O., July 20. The Amos and Eavis Iron company which opened the Versailles furnace has applied for a re ceiver and E. S. Culbertson has been appointed. Inability to meet obligations is given as the cause. Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Return $19.00 via Santa Fe Tickets on sale August 2nd. Btopovers allowed between Fu eblo and Denver enabling one to stop at Colorado Springs. Final limit of ticket October 31st. See y. I King, ent for particulars. THING 25c 1 3c 19c lie

619 Kansas Ave. SCANDALOUS ST0KY That the Czar Is in League With Prince Tuan. New York, July 20. A dispatch to the Tribune from London, says: The wildest rumor in print is a story that Russia has been secretly intigu- ing with Prince Tuan and that Li Hung Chang is behind these negotiations. The Chinese camarilla which has defied the civilized world will be anxious to create discord among them. Kumors of this kind will be started wherever there is a press writer at a Chinese seaboard cre dulous enough to cable them to Europe or America. The czar reigns over Rus sia and he cannot have rushed into the embrace of a red-handed assassin like Prince Tuan. The anomalous condition of de facto warfare which has not been legalized by a declaration of war is illustrated by Li Hung Chang's journey northward af ter a consultation with the British offi cials at Hong Kong. He cannot be re garded as a friend of England for he has dispatched black flag bandits and ruffians to the northward to disturb the peace of the Yang Tse region; nor is he a trustworthy peacemaker, since he is known to be a bitter opponent of all for eign interests, yet he is allowed to pro ceed on his Journey to Taku and proba bly will pass from the camp of the al lies at Tien Tsin to the capital where he will assume the governorship of Pe Chi Li during the period of foreign Inva sion. Practical men are asking wheth er he would not be a more useful peace maker and negotiator If he were detain ed on some vessel of war, and whether the powers can afford to allow him to go inland, where he would be compelled to act with the empress dowager and Prince Tuan. It is not clear that anything is gain ed by the shallow pretense that the civ ilized powers are not at war with the Chinese government, which is either openly directing the anti-foreign move ment or is utterly unable to control It. There is every reason to believe that the blood-stained camerilla atPekin has ordered Li Hung Chang to Pe.Chi Li in order to employ him in setting one for eign power against another and In breaking up concerted action. He will be a diplomatic accessory after the fact and will be passed through the allied fleets and camps to the capital, where his head will be cut off if he declines to serve the government as assassination. Men who have passed many years in China are utterly hopeless in their com ments upon the present situatiori They assert that the Manchu dynasty is fighting for its life and power, and that it will not spare any effort to set the furious mobs in motion against the for eign concessions at Shanghai, Nanking Han Kow, Che Foo and other places, borne of the best informed men favor united action by the powers bv which Nar.kir.u shall be proclaimed the capi tal so that appeal can be made to the Chinese themselves against the despotic and arrogant Manchu race, but they admit in the next breath that this policy cannot be carried out since both Russia and Japan will not; consent to the degradation of Pekin when each hopes ultimately, to occupy and to bold it permanently. No power except Japan apparently knows its own mind, and while bat talions and naval brigades are going out. there is no settled policy, but a gen eral reluctance to substitute de jure for de facto warfare and to break off diplo matic relations with a government which has virtually decreed the expul sion of foreigners and the destruction of all alien interests. Sheng is still giving out contradictory messages respecting the legations and there are highly imaginative estimates of the strength of the Chinese armies in the field. The real trend of events is disclosed by two facts first, that the Chinese government is forcing the for eign powers to stand together and fight by its own aggressive action, and, sec ond, that the powers, while banding to gether, have their eyes fixed upon spheres of interest where each must" ultimately assume the responsibility of administration. This was illustrated by Mr. Broderick's admission that the con sul general at Shanghai had been em powered to give assurances of British support to the viceroys in the Yang Tse region. T WO BURNED OUT. Trolley Wire Plays Havoc With Fire Alarm Bo xe Two fire alarm boxes were burned out Thursday by a street railway electric wire being dropped on the fire alarm wire by some house movers near Sixth and Lake. Box 23 at Lake street and Sixth ave nue was burned out and the wires lead ing to box 64 at Fourth and Lafayette streets were burned off. Box 54 was im mediately put in service by new wires being run into it and today box 23 will be in working order with new mag nets. Best Prescription For Malaria, Chills and Fev' is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure no pay.. Price, sOc READY ONSEPT. I Work ou Detention Hospital is Progressing Rapidly. Upper Story Devoted to OfEtce For Mrs. Thorpe. PLACE FOR INJURED. No More Haggling Over the Un fortunate Poor. Large Airy Room Provided With Lawn in Front. The foundation for the detention hos pital, or addition to the city prison, is almost completed and the entire, build ing will be finished and in shape for occupancy by September 1. It is being built on the west end of the city prison and will be 13 feet wide and 26V feet deep and two stories high. It will face on Fifth street and will set back from the walk about ten feet which will allow space for a small lawn. The first floor will be one large room which will be used as a detention hos pital, where people injured on the streets can bS taken and cared for until they can be removed to their homes or to a hospital. On the second floor will be the office of Mrs. Thorpe, the police matron, and a ward room which will be used for women and children who are not criminals but are temporarily detained for some purpose. Mrs. Thorpe's room will be on the south side and the ward room will be on the north, both rooms having win dows on the west. A stairway will be put in with an entrance on Fifth street which will make it much more con venient for the matron than the present arrangement. Doors will be cut on both the second and first floors connect ing the adidtion with the prison proper. The room now occupied by Mrs. Tiiorpe and the work room which is next to it, will be used as prison rooms for women and children. They are not pleasant rooms, as the sun never shines in them, but they have been good enough for Mrs. Thorpe for the past seven years, and the prisoners will be able to stand them. These two rooms the one now used and the room in the new buildlr.2, will make four rooms that can be used as prison rooms. The doctor's room in the old building may also be used as a prison room, but that has not been decided upon. The new building, although small, will be a great improvement not only on account of the hospital advantages, but on account of the rearrangement it allows in the rooms of the second floor of the prison. On account of the wind ing stairs in the prison it is almost im possible to carry a person on a stretch er to the doctor's room on the second floor. The new building does away with this trouble, as a patient can be lifted from an ambulance and carried into the hospital with very little trouble, everything having been arranged with a view to such proceedings. EXTENDS TO PERSIA. Movement Against Christians Becoming World Wide. Chicago, July 20. A special to the Record from Peoria, 111., says: George Shimoon, a Persian student who has been attending college in Illi nois for several years, and is passing the summer in Peoria today received a cablegram from his home at Oroomiah, Persia, stating that his brother had been murdered by Monammedans and that a general massacre of the 3,000 Christians in Oroomiah was expected. The cablegram states that the feeling of the Mohammedans against the na tive Christians is growing and that there have been several hand to hand battles with fatalities on both sides. Mr. Shimoon's father is a native mis sionary and this fact adds to the wrath against him and his family. NEW KIND OF FAKIR. He Sells Books and Abuses His Fur chasers. A street fakir sold books from an open hack yesterday and last evening in a manner that startled the natives and the way he abused his hearers and pur chasers dumbfounded them. He sold everything from "The Wan dering Jew" to Carlisle's "History of the French Revolution,' 'and for any price from one cent up. He picked up half a dozen volumes and held them in the air. "I have here," he shouted, "half a dozen copies of the famous Appleton library, sold anywhere and everywhere over the counters of the book stores for 81 cents. How much am I offered for a copy? Nothing? Can't I sell them? No? Well," and he sent one sailing through the air toward the center of the street, "then I'll throw them away. Isn't it a shamel A beautiful city like Topeka and the people so illiterate they'do not want to read such famous books. "I have here the complete works of John Ruskin, five volumes sold at J5. Do you know who John Ruskin was? Tho trouble is you people don't know. It isn't necessary for you to live in Bos ton to be able to read and write. How much am I bid? "Twenty-five cents. Any more, twenty-five

"Fifty cents," fromthe crowd. They finally went for $1. L A. Stebbins stood directly in front of the book seller and the remarks of the auctioneer seemed to be directed to him. "Here I have the complete works of Washington Irving in English corded silk binding. How much am I bid?" "Bid 25 cents," shouted some one. "Listen to that. Only 25 cents," shout ed the auctioneer as he shook his finger in Stebbins' face. "The trouble with the people of Topeka is that you are all whisky drinkers, cary players, cigarette smokers and readers of the Life of Jes se James. These books I have should be in every Christian home. Do you bid no more?" "Give a dollar." "Sold. The idea. Sold for a Jl in a civilized community. "I now offer Carlisle's History of the French Revolution for what I can get for the set. How much am I bid?" He waited. No one bid. "How much am I bid?" shouted the auctioneer. "Five cents," shouted a man on the sidewalk. "Sold for five cents," said the auction eer. "But I orJy bid to start it," said the man on the sidewalk. "He refuses to take them at five cents. Does anyone else want them?" They were quickly sold for $1. A. Symphony of Flavor r Now there are t four of them Uneeda Biscuit Uneeda Ulnjer Wajfsr Uneeda Milk Biscuit A Uneeda Graham WaFer SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. A function of any kind which will break the social monotony of the sum mer is always welcome, but it takes a good deal of energy on the part of the hostess to plan even a small affair, so Miss Elizabeth Gavitt's reception Thursday afternoon which was one of the few large events of the summer was hailed with delight by her friends. All of the appointments were as per fect and the afternoon as thoroughly en joyed as though it had been the coolest of days. The decorations were dainty and fresh, giving an impression of cool ness. The guests of honor were Miss Gav itt's aunts, Mrs. M. J. Stevenson, and Misa Ella Gavitt and her cousin, Mrs. C. W. Graves. Miss Mary Brent of Kansas City was also one of the receiv ing party. They stood in the west par lor, the palm lined bay window, forming an effective back ground. On the mantle were several jars of large waxy looking pond lilies. The receiving- ladies as well as tho-se who assisted were all handsomely gowned. Miss Gavitt wore a dainty pink or gandy trimmed with lace and black vel vet. Mrs. Graves' costume consisted of a tan skirt with a fancy evening waist. Mrs. Stevenson wore a handsome black brocaded satin, with garniture of point lace. Miss ElaGavitt was in pale blue or gandy trimmed with lace and a touch of black velvet. Miss Brent wore a cos tume of lavender moussellne de soie over deep pink silk. As a rule the dining room is the most effectively decorated at such affairs and this was no exception to the rule. The chandelier was heavily massed with smilax, four festoons of it extending around an immense pond lily, and on down to the corners of the table. On the polished table was an exquisite square of Battenburg, with a mirror in the center bordered with smilax and re flecting a cut glass vase of La France rosebuds. The chandeliers through all of the rooms were massed with smilax. The bay window of the east parlor was lined with luxuriant palms, and a punch bowl there was presided over by Miss Edith Crawford and Miss Geneva Giles. Ferns and nasturtiums were on the mantles. In the library was a pian ola on which Mr. Harry Gavitt played popular selections during the afternoon In the upper hall was a music box. Lit tle Hazel Graves and Esther Rodgers met the guests at the door and showed them to the dressing rooms. The assisting ladies were Mrs. Joab Mulvane, Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake, Mrs. -J; P. Howe, Mrs. L. M. Crawford, Mrs. W. A. Parker, Mrs. T. B. Sweet, Mrs. H. I. Alkire, Mrs. George Hanley, Mrs. Frank Cope, Miss Blanche Bear, Miss Winni- fred Prescott, Miss Etta Been, Miss Lena McCray, Miss Edith Guibor and Miss Nellie Kirk. About 300 guests called during the af- 1 ternoon. A Pleasant Party. Wednesday evening Miss Emma Reas Ins: entertained very pleasantly in hon- or of Miss Blanche Kennedy cf Omaha, Neb., and Mr. Will Levi of Aurora, Ind. The principal amusement of the even- j ing was a description contest and the prize, a copy of the "Rubaiyat," was won by Miss Laura Anderson. Punch and other refreshments were served. The guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. Mrs. Reasing. Mr. and Mrs. J. I C.Kennedy, MraKennedy, Miss Blanche j Kennedy, Miss Lillie Beaton, Miss ttet- 1 tie Thompson, Miss Minnie Halterman, Miss Ruth Stout, Miss May Stout, Miss j Aecta Kennedy, Miss Ethel Chapman, Miss Mary Hartwick, Misa Maggie i Four members of the Uneeda family are now ready to delight and satisfy yoti on every 4 occasion where something substantial healthful, and delicious is

needed. Ask for any one of them and you are sure to get the best of baking. Osi the latest arrivals, await you at the grocer's; the marvelous air tight boxes in which they are packed, filled with goodness and surprise. Make their acquaintance to-day. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Brennem, Miss Ada Kennedy, Miss Blanche Steele, Miss Lena Steele, Miss Emma Reasing, Miss Maude Gregg.Miss Laura Anderson, Mr. Will Levi, Mr. Howard Halterman, Mr.Joe Snyder, Mr. Willie Herron, Mr. George Marona, Mr. George Knowles, Mr. Fred Challis, Mr. Ralph Kennedy, Mr. Walter Herron, Mr. Charles Herron, Mr. Herbert Chapman, Mr. Loyd Kennedy and Mr. Ed Bren nem. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. G. C. Clemns has returned from a two weeks visit with her mother and sister near Olathe. Mrs. Reid Alexander ia spending- a few days with Miss May Kellam at Richland. Mrs. W. W. Carr and daughter went to Carbondale Thursday for a week's visit with friends. Miss Kate Ryan returned Thursday from a several days' visit in Ottawa. Mrs. J. L. Cook and son, Galen, left Thursday for a two weeks visit in Galesburg, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howard will give a boating party this evening. Miss Kittle Howe of 707 Van Buren street, has returned from a two weeks visit with Miss Mabel Keats in Horton. Mrs. J. B. Thompsin returned Thurs day evening from a few days outing at Lake "View. Mrs. Frank Willard will return Saturday. Miss Mary Dallas arrived Thursday from Washington, D. C, and is the guest of Miss Willa Rodgers at tier home on Monroe street. Miss Harriet Broad left to-day for Chicago and eastern points to spend the summer. Miss Ella Gavitt went to Emporia to day for a ten days visit. Miss Grace Church left to-day for a visit in Washington, D. C. Misa Agnes Gunther entertained the members of the Vakeme club very de lightfully Thursday evening at a porch party, eomplimenary to Miss Mary Brent of Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Stauffenberg have gone to housekeeping at 1203 Jack son street, and will be at home to their friend3 after August 1, No cards. Mrs. John Ripley entertained a num ber of the ladies of the First Congrega tional church very pleasantly Wednes day afternoon at her home on West Sixth avenue, at a thimble party. The rooms were prettily decorated and a shorti musical programme was given by Mrs. 'VonDahlen, Miss Thacher, Miss Bessie Elder and Miss Davis. There were about sixty guests present and re freshments ow ices end cakes were served. Mrs. E. T. MeKeag and daughter, Helen, left to-day for their home in Pittsburg, Pa., after a visit with Mrs. McKeag's mother, Mrs. A. Myers, at her home on Topeka avenue. Mrs. E. W. Thompson has returned from a week's visit with friends in Chi cago. Miss Mary Gillmore, who has been spending the past year with her aunt, Mrs- b. J. Brown, has gone to Yellow Springs, Ohio, to visit her grandpa rents. She expects to attend school there next season. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Southwick and family left Thursday for ,an extended visit in Rochester, N. Y., and other eastern points Carl Myers left for Colorado to-day after a visit with relatives in Topeka. Miss Marie Green has returned from a visit with Mrs. E. M. Wardall at her new home in Kansas City. Blank books; large assortment of office supplies. Bennett's Book store,' 730 Kan. Aye. illc;Eliscyit utou u v y and eeda .Gratia Wafer JUDGE BUCK WINS. Nominated For Judge by Republicans in Lyon District. Judge J. Jay Buck of Emporia waj nominated by theRepublicansf or district judge in the district composed of Chase, Lyon and Coffey counties yesterday.The convention was held at Emporia. The nomination of Judge. Buck con fers on a worthy Republican the hoaor of making this campaign. The district has been in the control of the fusionists for eight years and the fight within that party gives the Republicans cause to believe that success will crown their efforts in the campaign. Judge Buck is an able campaigner and is one of the bett known Republicans in. Kansas. The Ladies of Lincoln Circle Will give a lawn .social at the home of Mrs. Daily, 212 Fillmore street, Friday night, July 20th. Everybody invited to attend. By order of the committee. MRS. RATJB, Chairman. Concert To-Night At Garfield Park by Marshall's band, 8 o'clock. CHARLES ADAMS CO. THE WOMAN'S STORE.) Saturday is the last day of Our BeforeInventory Sale. And a busy week it has been for us. If there is any one who hat bought goods of us this week, who is not perfectly satisfied with their purchases, will return them to us we will cheerfully refund them their money. Just as good bargains in our store as represented in our adver tisements is our motto. SID GL07ES. Our $1.00 quality for. Our 91. 50 quality for... Our 82.00 quality for ...75c pair. $1.29 pair. $1.38 pair. Children's Kid Gloves. 69c pair. $1.00 Washable Chamoisa Gloves (or 69c pair. Ladies' Driving Gauntletts our ll.OO quality, for 76c pair. HANDSESCHIES'S. 5c Printed Borders, 3 for Be 25c Swiss Embroidered, 2 for 35c All'Linen Hemstitched, 2 for 15o FANS. 5c Fans for. 3c 15c Fans for 80 10c Fans for. .7c 25c Fans for 17c HOSIERY. Children's 10c Stockings for 8a Children's 15o Stockings for lOc Children's 25c Stockings for 19c 3 Special Lots. ITE-vT" BELTS. Just opened Saturday: New Satin Belts black or white. New Elastic Belts black or white. New Beaded Belts and Gimp Belts. The Latest. SEE OUR SOUTH WINDOW FOR BELTS AND JEWELRY. CHARLES ADAMS CO, (THE WOMAN'S STORE.) 19.00 Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale July 23 and Si. Good rteurning until August 24. Account An nual Convention Young People's Chris tian Union at Denver. We also have the last Colorado excursion of the season, leaving here August 2, good until Oc tober 31. The Santa Fe Is the only line running an observation car to Colorado Springs. One Fare to Ft Scott and Return. Account state convention of People's, Democratic and Silver Republican par ties, the Missouri Pacific will sell tickets to Fort Scott and return for one far for the rohnd trip. Dates of sale July 22-23 and 24, limited for return July 28. Ottawa and Return $1.69 via Santa Fe Route. Account Ottawa Chautauqua Assem bly. Tickets on sale July 7th to 20tl inclusive and return July 23. Trains leave at 7: SO a. m. and 4:40 p. m. TAZL0&EB StfXTS. At these prices it would be a good investment if you did not wear io till fall. Our 5.98 Suits for $3.75 Our $7.50 Suits for 6.JO Our 10.00 Suits for 7 60 Our 12.50 Suits fo 9.00 Our .$17.60 Suits for 12.80 Our $22.50 Suits for 1B.00 Our $25.00 Suits for 17.60 Our 32.60 and $35.00 Suits for. 19.60 CHILDREN'S CAPS. 25c and 35c ones for .19o 50e and 65c ones for .39c $1.25 ones for 89c $1.50 ones for,,.. ,,,....,,..98o WASH SSIRT "WAISTS. An assorted lot of white and colored waists, former price $1.00 to CAn 1.50, choice UUti Childrens $1.00 colored waists ...39o Childrens' $1.00 and 1.25 white waists .75c $3.50 Silk waists for ,$3 69 JE'WELST. New Scarf Pins, New Hat Pins, New Brooches, New Beauty pins, 6 for 6c and 6 for ..10c.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUKSAX, FRIDAY EVENTNG, JULY 20, 1900. SPORTING NEWS. Important Battle Between Heavyweights Decided Upon. McCoy and Corbett Should Make a Most Scientific Fight. BOTH MEN ARE CLEVER Flattering Terms Offered For the Match Are Agreeable. Twentieth Century Athletic Club Will Be Jammed. New York, July 20. Another Import ant battle between heavy weights has been practically arranged to be decided before the Horton law goes out of exist ence September L The principals in thi3 fight will be Jim Corbett and Kid McCoy, the two cleverest heavy weights that thia country has ever produced. This match was brought about through the influence of one of the stockholders of the Twentieth Century Athletic club, who, being a friend of both men. told them a few days ago that they could make money by fighting at the garden. Both fighters said they were perfectly willing to meet in the ring before the law died and promised togive the stock holders a definite answer after they saw how big a crowd the McOovern-Erne fight attracted. Both Corbett and McCoy were present at this fight, and as they were much pleased with the big crowd which at tended the fight they notified the club officials that they would fight. Match maker Kennedy was then informed of Corbett and McCoy's decision to fight and without losing any time hunted up both fighters and notified them that he would give them a big incentive to fight at the garden on or about Aug. 25. Both fighters informed Kennedy that they would no doubt accept his offer and sign articles of agreement in a few days. This contest. If it takes place, will eurely attract one of the biggest crowds that was ever seen in Madison Square g-arden. as the public is anxious to see these clever big fellows come together. Ever since Corbett made such a grand Showing with Jim Jeffries the followers of fistiania have been extremely anxious to have him fight McCoy, and as their wish is about to be fulfilled there is no doubt the interest in this fight will surely equal, if not surpass, that which was displayed in the MoOovem-Eme contest. If they do fight, which is prob able, the contest will be one of the cleverest battles ever witnessed in this country. Both men are recognized as the cleverest boxers in the world, and as they have never fought yet in order to prove which of them is the superior a big crowd will no doubt attend. When McCoy was asked if it was true that toe had agreed to fight Corbett the last week in August he admitted it was and furthermore said that he was ready to sign the articles of agreement for the fight as soon as Corbett was ready. Corbett could not be found, as he bad gone out of town for a few days. Matchmaker Kennedy was all smiles over his success in securing the Ruhlin Kitzsimmons contest, and when asked If he knew it to be true that Corbett and McCoy had agreed to fight he said: "Yes. they have agreed to fight each other and will be matched In a few days. I have already offered them a big incentive to fight at Madison Square garden Aug. 25 and expect to have no trouble in securing the contest." As this is also the time selected by Fitzsimmons and Sharkey for their bat tle it is more than likely that the latter fight will be decided at the Seaside sporting club or else at the Twentieth Century Athletic club Aug. 3L IN MALE ATTIRE. A Handsome Pittsburg "Woman Saw the Big Tight. New York. July 20. It became known today that Mrs. C. J. Armstrong, of Pittsburg, saw the fight between Erne and McGovem. She was the only wo man in the house, and was accompanied by her husband. Mrs. Armstrong was clad in a pair of her husband's striped trousers and a black diagonal double breasted coat, and wore a light outing hat and patent leather shoes. Her hair was done up on the top of her head. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong occupied seats on the fourth row of section J. Mrs. Armstrong is a lover of boxing. She uses the gloves with her husband almost daily and travels about with him on business trips. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, accompanied by a friend, took a cab from the Gilsey House to the Garden, arriving there ir. time to see the finish of the first pre liminary fight. Throughout the next preliminary Mrs. Armstrong sat a very uninterested spec tator. She seemed bored, and clapped her hands for joy when the contest was over. But she was an entirely different wo man during the progress of the main bout. She was all ears, eyes and atten tion and would have shouted in enthus iasm had not her husband held her in check. Mr. Armstrong cautioned hr eeveral times not to get up, but in the excitement of the moment she forgot those warnings and half arose in her Beat and cheered McGovern. When Erne's seconds threw the sponge into the ring Mrs. Armstrong's guessed its meaning and arose from her seat with the other spectators and cheered. She lost her presence of mind for the moment. Fortunately her hus band was quick to see the danger and calmed her. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong waited until almost every one had de parted and were then lost in the last crowd that left the garden. Mrs. Armstrong is a handsome bru nette, o teet .6 inches tall, stout and has a wealth of black hair. She does not sympathize with the loser, but on the contrary thinks it proper that McGov ern should have won. So strong is her admiration for the young fighter's abii- She l1 a big floral bou Quet in honor of his victory I would travel half way across the continent to see such a fight like th Erne-McGovern affair." she said today ERNE SEEKS ANOTHER MATCH Deposits 1,000 to Fight McGovern Again But at 133 Pounds. New York. July 20. Frank Erne has deposited Jl.000 to bind a match with Terry McGovern for the lightweight championship of the world, at 131 pounds. Ene says: "Without wishing to take any credit from McGovern for his vic tory. I can only say that I was mis taken In making 12S pounds. I could not do myself justice. I fought at a weight which left me no strength, or vitality." Eddie Glenn Suspended. Columbus.O-.July 20. Manager Quinn Of the Columhn hauKoll i v. i vended Eddie Glenn for failing to rer-.l port here after accepting terms and wir ing that he would join the club. NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT PHILADELPHIA. Score by Innings: R H E Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 03 12 1 .Philadelphia 0 tt 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 1 Batteries Pittsburg, Lever and Zim mer; Philadelphia, Bernhardt and Doug lass. AT BOSTOX. Score by Innings: HUB Boston 1 110 110 0 6 9 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 6 0 Batteries Boston. Willis and Sullivan; Chicago, Garvin and Chance. AT NEW YORK. Score by innings: R H E St. Louis 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 03 13 1 New York 2.1 0 3 1 0 0 2 12 1 Batteries St. Louts. Young and Criger; New York. Mercer and Bowerman, AT BROOKLYN. Score by innings: RUE Cincinnati 000020133 Sll 4 Brooklvn 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 12 14 4 Batteries Cincinnati, Phillips, Newton and Wood: Brooklyn, Kennedy, Kltson and McGuire. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent. Brooklvn 46 25 .648 Philadelphia 3 3') .559 Pittsburg 4t 33 .548 Chicago 35 35 .500 Cincinnati 35 37 .46 Boston .'32 38 457 St. Louis 31 37 .456 New York 23 44 ,343 AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT BUFFALO. Score by Innings: n e Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 10 6 Milwaukee 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0 Batteries Buffalo, Hastings and Schre congost; Milwaukee. Reidy and Smith. AT INDLAXAPOLIS. Score by innings: R TT E Indianapolis 2 00000000 13 10 2 Kansas City 0 11000000 02 11 2 Batteries Indianapolis. Kellum and Powers; Kansaa City, Patten and Gond ing. AT DETROIT. Score by Innings: R IT E Detroit 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 4 9 12 1 Minneapolis 0 0020200 0 4 iu 2 Batteries Detroit. Cronin and McAllis ter; Minneapolis, Bailey and Jackiitsch. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent Chicago 43 30 -5S9 Milwaukee 45 34 .5T0 Indianapolis 41 2 .52 Cleveland 33 37 .5"7 Detroit 35 .41 .41 Kansas City 36 45 .444 Buffalo 34 44 .4:!S Minneapolis 34 46 425 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT ST. JOSEPH. Score by innings: R H E Pueblo 0 100000020 11 4 3 St. Joseph 0 000201000 03 9 4 Batteries Pueblo. Terkes and Graham; St. Joseph, Underwood and Kling. AT SIOUX CITY. Score by Innings: R II E Sicux City 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15 7 2 Denver 0 0000000 00 5 5 Batteries Sioux City. Parvin and Roth; Denver, Schmidt and Sullivan. A PLACE FOR DEWEY. ew York Anti-Imperialists Want Him to Lead Their Ticket. New York, July 20. At a meeting of local anti-imperialists last night, held at the Plaza hotel, it was definitely de cided that a presidential ticket should be placed in the field. While the meet ing was not held under the auspices of the Anti-imperialistic League of Boston, many members of that organization signed the call, and the meeting was In a sense a national affair. Before adjournment the announcement was made that neither rormer President Cleveland nor former Speaker Thomas B. Reed is available as a candidate for the presidency. Admiral Dewey was mentioned in this connection, and he will be asked to accept the nomination. Thomas B. Osborne of Auburn, N. Y-, presented a declaration of principles, which met with full approval and which was adopted without a dissenting voice. This platform calls for civil service re form and demands the independence of Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii; genuine monetary reform (brand not stated) and a modification cf the tariff. The chairman was In structed to appoint a committee whose duty it shall be to prepare an invitation to the supporters of the movement to meet in Indianapolis July 2a, to take such steps, as may be deemed necessary to bring about co-operation with the Gold Democrats in placing a ticket in the field. F0UK TOPEKA BOYS. They Are in Troop B., Fifth Cavalry, Bound For China. Troops B and T, Fifth United States cavalry passed through Topeka yester day. The train was stopped at the Santa Fe depot for an hour, while the troopers ate their noonday meaL The train was composed of six Palace horse cars, a commissary car and ten coaches. The two troops were in com mand of Major Cooper, and they are en route from Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to Fort Grant. Arizona. Major Cooper Is an old friend of Pat Sherman, the depot master at the Santa Fe and he had hardly stepped from the train before encountering his old friend. They spent the time very pleasantly talking over old timesk There are four Topeka boys In H troop. They are Harry, Joe and Cyrus Ward and Ed Eppsteiner. They enlist ed last November and were sent to Porto Rico. They returned from Porto Rico about the first of April and have been in Jefferson Barracks until this time. While In Porto Rico, three young Porto Ricans became attached to the members of the company and returned to this country with them. They go with the troops and the boys give them clothing and money. One is a small boy, about 6 years of age. He is bright, and already knows a great deal of the Eng lish language. He also speaks Spanish. He is known as 'Jack." The members of the troop call him their mascot. The troop3 have been assigned to Ft. Grant but the soldiers bejieve they will not leave the train until they arrive In San Francisco, and that they will short ly sail for China. IA -mw m m m a Per Infanta onrt nvna-n VMMUlbM His Kind Yea Hate Always Bought Bears the Signature gf CASTOR KAMSASNEWS. Missing Mrs. Ryan is Located at Whitewater. Disappeared From Uer Home at Anson on July 2. NIGHT AND DAT SEARCH Husband Has- Been Seeking High and Low For Her. Theory Is. That the Woman Is Temporarily Insane. Wichita, Kan.. July 20. Mrs. Thomas Ryan, wife of a prominent farmer who resides near Anson, in Sumner county, and who left her home on July 2, leav ing a note t oher husband telilng him she was going to her home in Illinois, has been located at Whitewater, Kan. The operators on both the Missouri Pa cific and the Rock Island roads seeing the publication of the fact that Mrs. Ryan had disappeared, immediately re called a woman answering that descrip tion as having come there a few days ago. A message was at once sent here and Detective Sutton, who had been working on the case, was notified. He in turn telegraphed Sheriff Sawyer at Wellington that the woman was located at Whitewater. Mr. Ryan was at once notified and has gone after her. It is not known why she remained at Whitewater un less the theory is true that her mind is affected. When she left home Detective Sutton traced her as far as Wichita and from the Missouri Pacific depot to the Santa Fe, where he lost all trace of her. Mr. Ryan was in the city last Sunday looking for her and was greatly affected over her disappearance. KANSAS GIBX IN PEKIN. Supposed to Have Been Murdered by the Boxers. Osage City, July 20. If the story of the Pekin massacre is verified, a large number of the people in the eastern cen tral portion of Kansas will reel a per sonal loss in the death of Mrs. Theodora Marshall Inglis. wife of Dr. John H. Inglis, superintendent of the Presby terian hospital at the capital city of China. The last time that her Kansas friends saw her was on the occasion of her marriage, in the fall of 1S9S, at the home of her father, J. F. Marshall, a well-known banKer of this city. Dr. Inglis had known her in Pitts burg, Pa., where she attended school. After she had left Pennsylvania, she at tended the College of Emporia, at Em poria. Kan., where she was graduates in 1.S96. She then held the chair of literature in the high school of Colorado Springs, Colo., where she made a name for herself among western educators. In the fall of 1S9S Dr. Inglis received the appointment of superintendent of the large Presbyterian hospital mpeKin, China, and it was then that he came to Osage City and was married to the girl for whom all nan predicted sucn a brilliant future. The evening preceding her marriage a reception was held at the Marshall home in Osage City, ana a score of college and society friends of the bride from Emporia attended. The fact that she was to leave for Pekin immediately after the marriage, per haps, made the affair a more notable one. Immediately after the marriage. Dr. Inelis and his handsome bride left for San Francisco, where they took ship for China. In letters received from them since, pictures of a delightful home in the Orient were drawn by the Kansas girl, whose name was not unknown to the columns or several magazines, a few months ago a babe blessed the union. Letters received by her parents told of the boxer rumors and of their belief that they would soon end. How mistaken they were the cables can. best tell. HIS PETRIFIED WIFE. Chanute Man Keeps the Stone Body of His Spouse in His Home. Chanute, July 20. J. H. Reckles, the proprietor of a carriage works here has the petrified body of his first wife stored away. A reporter called at tne omce of Mr. Reckles today and asked to see the body. "Certainly." he replied, "come in. He then led the way to the front part of the carriage shop and calling to two young men he told them to lilt off two large boxes. This done a long narrow, strong oaken box was opened and the perfect form of a young woman was revealed. The position was a nat ural one except the crossing of the hands on the breast, one hand being lower than the other. The features are distinct and perfect and the form is whole' and perfect except the two feet are broken off at the ankles, but the feet are both there, toes and nails per fect, one foot is broken in two, and Prof. Rickles picked up the broken piece of foot to show the material into w men it had turned, remarking that particles of silver were mixed with the stone. Prof Rickles has been in this city sev eral years and he is a well known busi ness man. He said that it was the body of his first wife, and that she was about twenty-flve years of age at the time of her death. Rickles explained to him that his first wife had died nearly a quarter of a century ago, while he was living in what is known as the "Bad Lands" in North Dakota. Several years later he had the body exhumed for removal and found that it had turned to stone. He then concluded to keep it in his posses sion and since then has taken the body with him wherever he went. In this instance Mrs. Rickles No. 2 is not the least bit jealous of having Mrs, Rickles No. 1 in the house. The petrifaction was brought about according to the explanation given Mr. Broadhead, by the famous Milk River that runs through the Bad Lands of North Dakota. Once a year the river overflows its banks and floods the coun try for miles around. The nature of the soil is such that it absorbs the water and produces petrifaction of any or ganic matter which it may contain. WONT PAT ITS 'PHONE BILL. Kansas City, Kan., Emphasized Its Complaint About Poor Service. Kansas City, Kan., July 20. The mayor and council of Kansas City. Kan. took up the fight against the Missouri and Kansas Telephone company for bet ter telephone service, last night, by re fusing to allow the company's bills for telephones for the last quarter. Some of the friends of the telephone company were disposed to treat the complaint against the telephone sen-ice as a ruse in the Interest of a new com pany which is soon to ask a franchise in Kansas City, Kan. The citizens and public officials who are behind the com plaint assert, however, that it is noth ing more than a demand for the kind of telephone service the company agreed to give when it accepted Its franchise and that it has nothing whatever to do with the project of a rival company for a new telephone system. i TOO HEAVILY INSURED. A Caney Merchant Charged -With Firing His Goods For Profit Independence, July 20. County Attor ney John Callahan has returned form Caney, Kan., where he conducted the prosecution against J. J. Hoppa, pro prietor of the Dollar store, who is charged with arson. His store burned about a month ago. The testimony of fered was that Hopps was seen to go Into the store shortly before the fire and also that IS.500 insurance that he had on his stock was twice as much as the stock was really worth. Hopps was bound over to the district court for trial. This is the third Montgomery county merchant who is awaiting trial charged with arson. BACK TO A REFORM SCHOOL. Roy C Anderson Has No Regard For His Blind Father. Independence, July 20. Roy C. An derson, 15 years old, son of Z. C. Ander son of Coffeyville, was tried in the pro bate court here charged with incorri gibility. He was ordered sent to the re form school. His father is blind and his mother can not control him. He was sent to the reform school two years ago, but was released as reformed a few months later. NEWS FROM PRATT. Pratt, Kan., July 20. W. F. Brown's store in Naron township was broken into Wednesday night and $7.60 was taken from the cash drawer. At this time it is thought that nothing else was touched. The Naron postofflce is also located at this place, but the thieves did not bother any of the mail. There is some clue a sto who the thieves are. A marriage license was issued early this morning to Dan McNutt, age 25, and Mrs. Gertrude Lanstrum, age 48. Mr. McNutt is the son of Elder William McNutt, an aged Baptist preacher, and Mrs. Lanstrum is the widow of Frank Lanstrum, the former business man ager of the Pratt Republican. Pensions For Kansans. Washington, July 20. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original Robert Matthews, Hutchin son, $6: Geoge W. Lester, Hutchinson. $6; William S. Hasha, Edwardsville. $6. Additional George W. Scott, New Murdock, $S; Christian N. Bell, Rose dale, $12; James Doyle, Nat. Mil. Home, Leavenworth, $12; Cyrus Blodgett, Pot terville, $3. Renewal and increase Albert Gray em, Iola, $12. Increase Charles P. McGuffin, Hills dale, $12: Ignus Diringer, Redbud. $8; William L. Jobe, Pleasanton. $12 Will iam Cebolt. Galesburg, $10; William D. Nelson, Arcadia, $17; Greenbury Over street. Nat. Mil. Home, Leavenworth, $12; Mason Brooks, Bogue, $14; George H. Titcomb. Waterville, $S; Adam K. Hamm, Redfield, $10. Original widows, etc. Harriet Kings bury Kother, Thayer, $12; minors of Richard Stenson, Caney. $14. Diamond For Waggoner. Atchison. July 20. B. P. Waggener Is 52 years old. Among other presents he received was a handsome diamond from John C. Tomlinson. Mr. Waggener and Mr. Tomlinson have been friends many years, and both seem to be growing old gracefully; they are ripening well. Died of Morphine Poisoning. Wellington, aKn July 26. Dr. Thos. Cooper, of 209 Park avenue, Kansas City, a traveling salesman for a pub lishing house, was found dead In his bed at the Aetna hotel. Death was caused by morphine poisoning. Drouth broken at Lebanon. Lebanon. Kan., July 20. The drouth of six week was broken here last night by a good steady rain of about two hours duration. It will save a part of the corn crop and be of great benefit to the pasture and hay. Texas Fever Killing Cattle. Sedan, July 20. About 150 cattle have died in this county from Texas fever. There are 12 pastures infected practical ly covering the whole county. BOBS KEEPS MOVING. Methnen Occupies Heckpoort Without Serious Opposition. Txmdon, July 20. The following dis patch from Lord Roberts has been re ceived at the war office: "Pretoria, July 19. Methuen occupied Heckpoort to-day without opposition to speak of. Ian Hamilton and Mahon continued their march along the coun try north of the Delagoa Bay railroad. Hunter reconnoitering the positions oc cupied by the Free Staters between Bethlehem and Ficksburg." Rock Island Extension Open. El Reno, Ok., July 20. The Rock Isl and extension from Mountain View through the Comanche country to Green county. Ok., terminating at Granite, was completed today and train service was instituted. A big opening excursion is to be run on the 2fith to the new oil and gas wells at Granite, that are at tracting much attention. PLENTY OF IT. Lots More Proof Like This and It is all From Topeka People. "The proof of the pudding Is In the eating of it." If any city or town in the union has sufficient proof on the fol lowing subject, it Is Topeka. Genuine merit is finding its reward in the hearty endorsement of local citizens. When peo ple right here at home, friends and neighbors of our readers, give a state ment like the following for publication it is proof convincing for the most skep tical. Read this testimony: Mr. W. M. Smith of 316 Lawrence street, blacksmith by trade, says: "I had most depressing pains in my back and across the loins. In the winter of 1S;3 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 kid neys 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 Pius ror sale by Row ley Snow, 600 Kansas avenue, and all other dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y sole agents for the U. S. Remember tne name Doan a ana take no substitute. RAILROAD NEWS. W. H. Simpson to Be in Charge of Santa Fe Advertising. Will Be Giren Title of General AdTertising Agent. ME. HIGGrXS' PLACE. Position He Held at Chicago to Remain Tacant. HoweTer, Other Arrangements Will Be Made Later. 'A successor to Mr. C. A". Higgins, as assistant general passenger agent of the Santa Fe with headquarters at Chi cago, will not be appointed. The pas senger business at Chicago will be han dled in the office of Passenger Traffic Manager Nicholson. From the time he was given the posi tion of assistant general passenger agent, Mr. Higgins" work was chiefly in the advertising line. This work will now be in charge of Mr. W. H. Simpson, and he will probably be given the title of general advertising agent. Mr. Simp son will likely be given an assistant in Chicago, and Mr. F. S. Savage will con tinue as advertising manager in this city. While an assistant general passenger agent will not be appointed at Chicago, it is altogether likely that other ar rangements will be made as soon as Vice President Paul Morton, who is now enjoying a vacation in Colorado, re turns to Chicago. WILL HOLD TJP UNCLE SAM. Western Roads to Form a Second Pool on Military Business. Chicago, July 20. The big railroad systems operating west of Chicago will attempt another pool in military busi ness. This was agreed upon at the meeting of the general passenger agents of these road3 in Marquette. Mich., Tuesday. A committee of three of the general passenger agents was appointed to con sider plans for a new pool. The ques tion will also be considered at a meet ing of the executive committee of the Western Passenger association in this city tomorrow. A second pool is deemed advisable for the fact that large movements of troops are expected between Chicago and San Francisco during the next two or three months. The nominal military rate be tween Chicago and San Francisco Is S28.73. Of this amount 57 cents per ticket gees to the Southern Pacific for Its haul of nearly 900 miles between Ogden and the Golden Gate city. This small pro portion is on account of the large gov ernment credit that the company must give Uncle Sam on all of its business. Since the disruption of the latest pool in this business, the government has been able to send it3 soldiers from Chi cago to San Francisco at a 110 rate. WELLINGTON FEELS IT. New Santa Fe Shop Policy Reduces Working Eorce There. It looks as though Wellington was to suffer from the Santa Fe's new shoy policy, says the Wellington Mail. This morning in obedience to orders, Orie Winger and John Perry, machinists, quit work in the Wellington round house and went to the Topeka shops. Rumors are in the air to the effect thai other mechanics are to be taken from the shops in this city. An apparently well founded report is also current in railroad circles that no more engines are to be overhauled here. There is only one engine "on the block" now. Xone have come in during the past four mouths. This means a decrease in the Wellington working force. Another significant fact In the Well ington situation is the removal of the master mechanic's office. For several years Wellington had a master me chanic. After Neubert went to Arkan sas City, A. Sherwood became master mechanic and had charge of the Pan handle line. W. H. Hart became shop foreman. About July 1, Master Me chanic Mitchell was removed from Ot tawa to Chanute and given charge of the shops here. Sherwood went back as shop foreman and Hart took his old place also. ANOTHER STILWELL LINE. Said That Promoter Proposes to Build to the Gulf. Fbrt Worth, Tex., July 20. Not until late did the fact leak out that A. E. Stillwell is planning an air line from Kansas City to Galveston. It is defin itely known that such is the case. For the past three days a Mr. Smith has been"in the city conferring with mana gers of certain Texas short lines to be used as connecting links. Agent Smith has gone over the entire length of the proposed line, beginning at Quanah, on the Fort Worth Denver, through Sey mour, Graham, Mineral Wells and on south through Stephenville to Galves ton. It Is learned that the money to build the Orient line from Kansas City to Mexico has been secured, but that the road from Quanah to the gulf Is to be constructed first. The intention i3 to secure a direct air line from Kansas City to the gulf which will be the shortest road to Gal veston from Kansas City. The road passes through the Panhandle wheat belt, and will do a big business handling grain for export. "REDS" TO LAWRENCE. Will Play the Team They Defeated Here a Month Ago. The Santa Fe Reds go to Lawrence to-morrow, to play ball with the team which they defeated on the Washburn grounds about four weeks ago. The line-up is stronger than it was when they played the Lawrence team before and they are confident of another easy victory. Following is the way they will play: Catcher, Blair; pitcher, Sherman; first base, Frank Wahle; second base, Gardiner: third base-, Huey; shortstop, Albert Wahle: left field, Sullivan; cen ter field, Larkins; and right field, Ira Henry. F. a WEBB RESIGNS. Former Topeka Man Gives Up Posi tion With Colorado and Southern. Denver. July 20. Some surprise will be occasioned among Colorado South ern employes when It becomes known that F. C. Webb, superintendent of the Trinidad division, has sent in his resig nation, which was received by General Superintendent Dyer yesterday. The resignation goes into effect on August L Mr. Webb has been superintendent of that division about five years and prior to taking the position he was division superintendent on the Denver division. He was here only for a short time, how ever, and was sent to Trinidad, exchang ing places with M. F. Eagan, who after ward, became superintendent of machin ery. Mr. Webb's division reaches from Pueblo to Texline and it is one of the hardest divisions in the system. No rea son is announced for the resignation except that Mr. Webb probably has a better position in view. It Is rumored that he will be succeded by S. L. Rainey, now chief clerk in the general superin tendent's office. WILL BEAUTIFY BUILDINGS. A Large Force of Rock Island Paint ers From Chicago Are Here. A. H. Koepping, foreman of the Rock Island paint shops- at Chicago and a large force of painters has arrived In this city and will at once proceed to paint both the old and new buildings of the company at this place. The depot building will be painted both Inside and out. Master Painter John Rattenbury will arrive next week and will at once make arrangements for this work. It is announced that the outside of the building will be painted a slate color and that It has not yet been decided what the Interior decora tion will be. Want Coldwell to Remain. The members and friends of Secretary John Coldwell of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. have sent three petitions to the In ternational Association at Omaha ask ing that he remain in Topeka. This was done unknown to Mr. Coldwell. When he heard of it he said: "I hope that my friends will withdraw their petitions. I am grateful to them for their interest In the matter and appreciate their kind ness, but circumstances are such that I will not be able to remain here." Santa Fe Changes at Iola. The departure of Mr. Spencer, the cashier at the Santa Fe depot, for his home at Oak Valley where he has been appointed agent, was the signal for sev-. eral changes at the depot. Mrs. K. A. Edgar was -promoted here to fill the position thus vacated, Mr. Edgar re maining agent. J. S. Turner who has done night work at the depot for years has been promoted to day operator, in Mrs. Edgar's place, and Mr. Ashbrooke, for the time being, is acting, as night agent here. Iola Register. Newspaper Train in Oklahoma. The newspaper writers representing a syndicate of eastern dailies composed of the Boston Herald, New York Sun, Philadelphia Press and Baltimore Her ald are now making a tour of the Rock Island railroad in Oklahoma and through the Kiowa and Comanche In dian country. They will use the new Rock Island line from Mountain View to Granite. The purpose of this trip is to give facts relative to this new coun try. From Mountain View the party will go to Denver. Pool Vacancies Filled. The vacancies in the regular pool at the Santa Fe, which were advertised last week, have been filled by the ap pointment of Engineer B. H. Ghent and Fireman R. H. Lain. They take the places of Engineer Irving Wellman and Fireman MeClain, who have been put on the regular run of train No. 122. Will Carrie Leaves. W. R. Carrie, foreman In the Santa Fe roundhouse, will leave next week to take a position with George E. Hancock, formerly with the Santa Fe. and now with the Frisco at Springfield, Mow FROM NEWTON. Engineer Will Wellman and family left last night for Arkansas City where they will visit friends for some time. Robert Cunningham, who will be re membered as chief clerk for the master mechanic in Nickerson, passed through Newton on his way east. He is now I head clerk In the master mechanic's of fice for the Southern California at San Bernardino. Cal. Charlie Thomas, who Is at present of ficiating as general yard master at La Junta, will visit his wife and friends in this city several days, while he is re covering from a recent illness. He will return to La Junta the latter part of the week. Train Dispatcher W. E. Merrifield and wife have gone to Salt Lake City, where they will remain some time sight see ing and pleasure seeking. They will go from there to Manitou Springs, Col., re turning home some time in August- W. H. Paxton, who has been officiat ing as foreman of the plant at Florence during the absence of H. Higgins, re turned here. He was sent to Dodge City last night and will take J. D. Mur phy's place while the latter Is enjoying a 30 days' vacation. FROM EMPORIA Fireman J. D. Lancaster has taken a 20 days' leave of absence. He is go ing to Los Angeles, Cal., on a visit. Fireman Joe Colyar has taken a 30 days" leave of absence. Fireman Paxton has returned from a 30 days' leave of absence. He has ta ken a run on the M. M. branch. Engineer Grimes has returned, after being in the hospital at Topeka for a month. OLD ENEMIES FRATERNIZE. Bine and Gray United at Camp Fire at Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga., July 20. Five thousand members of the G. A. R. and the United Confederate Veterans lustily cheered the commanders of these two organizations. Gen. Albert E. Shaw and Gen. John B. Gordon, as they sat together upon the stage of the Grand opera house at the kindling of the camp fire of the blue and gray reunion here. The occasion was the formal beginning of the reunion of the surviving veterans of the union and the confederate armies who fought in the bat tles around Atlanta in July, 1S64. Presi dent McKlniey, unable to be present, sent his regrets. When General Gordon was presented the cheering continued for several min utes. General Gordon said: "For more than a third of a century I have earnestly and unwaveringly labored for the realization of this era of Ameri can brotherhood. All hail the power of an all-pervading Americanism which shall make of us in truth as In name one people. Inspired and swayed by the one lofty and resistless purpose to do justice to all nations: but to see to it that the flag of this republic shall be a pro tecting power over every American in all lands, even in bloody and barbaric China, All hail the day when with one accord we shall proclaim to all the worid that every drop of American. blood shed by un lawful hands shall be avenged by Ameri can manhood." No less enthusiasm greeted General Shaw. He began by saying: "This is the first time I have ever heard General Gordon, and I want to say our nation owes him more than any other for the voice he has raised for our union, and nothing but our union. In my recent vis its throughout the south my heart has been stirred by the evidence that we are to live hereafter in the present. "We understand each other now. It was an untold sacrifice to learn the lesson of the past, and now let us learn the les son of unity.'" Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, Inspector gen eral of the United States army, and Col. W. C. P. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, a distinguished Confederate veteran, were on the stage. The former was presented, and concluded an eloquent tribute to the reunited country. His brother. Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge, also spoke. Gen. O. O. Howard and Gov. J A. Mount, of In diana, made short speeches. 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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY. EVENING, JUXY 20. 1900. T0PEK1 STATE JOURNAL. BT FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. fOLUMS XXVII No. 173 Official Paper of tno Cltr of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 ents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan as town where the paper baa a carr.er ystem. ,A By mail, one year J3-" By mail, three months f SV'eekiy edition, one year., ti PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal Building. 800 ana 102 Kansas avenue, corner of iUgntli. NEW TOP.K OFFICE. Temple Court Bide. i'" T A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. I' Stock Exchange Bldf. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. LONDON" OFFICE. IS Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office...., f J.?oneJS? Reporters Room Bell Phone 577 The price of tea has advanced but washing is still dona at the same old price. The Maine has been forgotten tempor arily In the presence of the overshadow ing horror at Pekin.

If martrydom promotes, Christianity a great progress should follow the events now transpiring in China. Already candidates are being accused of trying to get office when as is gen erally known, they are merely trying to save the country. r It Terry McGovern can maintain his recently established pace in the prize ring, he will soon ba eligible to a place on the stage or the proprietorship of a saloon. Of course Senator Hanna's decision to spend his summer vacation In New Jersey will be regarded by the opposi tion to be merely a movement to get aaext to the source of campaign funds the trusts. The fact that China has a million well armed and drilled men in the field and fifteen high class cruisers on the seas indicates that she has not been idle since her little brush with Japan and that Li Hung Chang's trip around the world was not in vain. The Prince of "Wales to whom was re ferred the quarrel between William Waldorf Astor and Captain Milne seems to have arranged a settlement satisfac tory to all parties. Mr. Astor apolo gizes through the columns of his paper, the Pall Mall Gazette, and now perhaps will be allowed to come home without becoming liable to bodily injury. The time has about arrived for each of the powers to choose its fighting ground in China. It is improbable that there can be any concert of action. Eur opean nations of course will select the country contiguous to their spheres of influence. The United States and Japan having no spheres of influence will be under the necessity of taking what is left. The Newark, N. J., Advertiser sounds the following note of alarm: The war in China makes more serious our affairs in the Philippines. There tare thousands of Chinese in the archi pelago and they possess much wealth and influence. If they should make com mon cause with the Filipinos and, with outside Chinese aid, bring in munitions of war and Chinese volunteers, our gar risons in the islands will have to be greatly increased. OUB GROWING EXPORT TRADE Exports of provisions from the United States during the fiscal year just ended exceed those of any previous year. The total is fully JISO.000,000, thus averag ing a half million dollars a day, and surpassing the phenomenal record achieved by. that record-breaking year, 1899. For the eleven months ending with May, 1900, the total exports of pro visions, including meat and dairy pro ducts, is $166,707,834. against J159.378.603 for the corresponding period of the fis cal year 1899. Of this large sum. the principal items are. lard, with a total export during the eleven months of $38, 691,000; bacon, with a total of $35,478, 000; hams, $18,192,000; pork, $9,459,000; oleomargarine,. $9,409,000, and beef, $7, 655,000. American beef Is finding an enlarged! market abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, France, Africa, and the, Ori ent. Comparing the exports of the elev en months ending with May, 1900, with those of the same months of 1899, it is found that the United Kingdom in creased her purchases cf canned beef, from $1,959,000 to $2,957,000; France in creased hers from $31,057 to $117,254, while Germany showed a slight de crease, the value falling from $281,942 In 1S99 to $241,568. representing a shrink age of a half million pounds in the vol ume of exports. To Asia and Oceania the increase was from $158,000 to $190. 000, and to Africa, from $437,722 to $1, 833,700,representing an increase in quan tity of export of more than 6,000,000 over 1S99. In the export of fresh beef, the principal increases are to the United Kingdom with a total of $26,113,970 as against $20,830,949 in 1S99, and to the West Indies which took in 1900 a total or $3S9,03, as against less than one tenth of that amount in 1899, when the total was but $34,027. In hog products, including pork.hams, bacon and lard, no marked increases oc cur, the figures for 1900 scarcely equal ing those of the previous year. Our ex pert trade in cheese is showing evi dences of revival, the total for the elev en months showing an. increase of 6, 000,000 pounds, representing a value of over $1,100,000 over that of last year. For 1S99 the total was less than that of 1898, being 30,995,682 pounds valued at $2, 705,240; for. 1900 the total is 36,795,124, valued at $3,809,853. Of this increase practically the entire amount was in our exports to the United Kingdom whose share of the total was 33 million pounds, valued at $3,423,000, against 17 million pounds valued at IVi million dollars last GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe.l An Atchison girl intends to give a party as soon as her mother's cow is fresh. An Atchison girl Is having a bathing suit made by a dressmaker, and has to go to be fitted! As a rule, the man who works for his father has to reach fifty before, he knows be is grown up. Let any man knock a golf ball hun dred yards, and that settles it: he be comes a golf enthusiast. Spring chickens are still so high in Atchison that only the wealthier class and preachers have had any. An Atchison doctor's first order to patients afflicted with stomach trouble, is never to eat any thing fried. Women do too much "visiting," but they are so thoroughly wedded to the habit that there is no use saying any thing. If ever we have a stomach that can't digest everything that grows, we will lessen our deprivation by moving out of Kansas. An Atchison woman is so much older looking than her husband that she is known in her neighborhood as the 'kidnaper,' There is occasionally a pleasant side to economy: the dumplings, for int stance, that are made to maka the chicken "go 'round." A girl who takes two hat pins to fasten her hat on her hair, which then will not stay on, ought to be lost in admiration of the bald headed men. POINTED PARAGRAPHS From the Chicago News. Spring lamb is the best kind of mints-meat. A proud woman, like a band organ, ia full of airs. An old sailor says that a shark is a sort of sea lawyer. The more a man contracts debts the more they seem to increase. The free-silver orator ought to be able to speak without notes. What the average man would like Is a holiday the day after a holiday. It doesn't pay to stick your nose into other people's business unless you axe a lawyer. If it weren't for our little trials and tribulations life would soon become monotonous. The clock is never inclined to boast; on the contrary, it is always running down its own works. Any man who bas ever patronized a church fair fully realizes the folly of investing in lottery tickets. A western minister Is said to be in sane and imagines he is a centipede. His hallucination may be due to the many pairs of slippers donated by the female portion of his congregation. liptoxYn no hurrv. Sir Thomas "Will Not Challenge for America's Oup Right Away. New York, July 20. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Glasgow says: Sir Thomas Lipton, who is cruising in the Clyde waters in his steam yacht Erin, has changed his plans and will not challenge for America's cup right away. He is not having a new yacht built, but will wait until he gets better plans and details worked out. It may be a year before this is arranged. '"I am prepared to wait two years if necessary to get a perfect yacht," he said. "I have nothing to gain by haste and everything to lose. I am not satis tied to let the cup go. I intend to have another try, but must have the best boat that can be devised. "I will race the Sham'rock in British waters next season to gain practical knowledge and experience for a new challenger." The change in Lipton's plans is due to his inability to get a design which he considers an improvement .over the Shamrock. EL DOKADO MURDER CASE. Defense Attempts Introduction of Ante-Mortem Statement of Mrs. Castle. El Dorado, Kas.P July 20. The fourth day of the preliminary trial of Jessie Mor rison, charged with the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle, progresses slowly, and there was a decided falling off in attendance. The defense is trying- hard to have an ante-mortem statement of the murdered woman introduced, but so far has not shown the grounds upon which its line of action is based. This morning County Attorney Hrumback was ca.lled and asked if he had in his possession any of the statements or writings of Mrs. 'Castle made before her death. The prosecution objected and the objection was sustained. M. S. Rentz, proprietor of the "Racket" store, where Olin Castle, the husband, and Miss Morrison had worked, was shown the razor with which Mrs. Castle was murdered, and said it resembled closely those he kept in stock. Castle had sold a razor from the stock about May lt but to whom he did not know. IX AVRECEIVEK'S HANDS. Chicago Guarantee Fund Life Society Fails. Chicago, July 20. The Chicago Guar antee Fund Life society, a mutual ben efit association which began business seven years ago with such men as Sen ator Patrick Walsh of Georgia, and Warren P. Leland behind it, passed into the hands of a receiver today. Judge Chetlain, on application of Mrs. Dollie Barlow of Colorado Springs, who held a $1,000 judgment against the society, appointed the Royal Trust company to wind up its affairs. Dubois Wins at Last. Pocatello, Idaho, July 20. The Demo cratic state convention this morning re considered the vote by which last night it voted against the nomination of a senator. The vote on reconsideration was 125 to 120. A substitute for the or iginal substitute was then adopted by a vote of 132 to 113. This instructs the con ference committee to consider the sena tor one of the offices to be apportioned but does not make any declaration on the subject of nomination. This result is a complete victory for Dubois and there seems little doubt that he will eventually be nominated for senator. Suggestions For Summer Vacations. A booklet quoting rates to principal resorts in Colorado, Utah, Iowa, Illi nois. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York. New England and Canada. Free. Indispensable to those who have not yet decided where to spend their va cation. T. L. KING, Agent, Santa Fe Route, Topeka, Kan. Remember the Concert To-Night At Garfield Park by Marshall's band, 8 o'clock. RIDDLEJS OUT. Populist Chairman Does Not Ask For Reelection. Congressman Ridgley Will Un doubtedly Succeed Him. BREIDENTHAL CHOICE. Favors the Third District Man For Riddle's Place. Political Gossip Which Will In terest Kansas. It Is announced that Taylor Riddle has decided to retire from the race as a can didate for re-election as chairman of the Populist state committee, this place being filled by the convention, which meets next week. In the Clay Center convention Riddle made a fight to retain his position, the plan of the Breidenthal forces at that time being to force him to resign. How ever, Riddle succeeded in keeping his ene mies quiet then and at once began the work of arranging to overcome the op position by the time of the state conven tion. Mr. Riddle seems to have been unsuc cessful in this move, however, and the probable nominee for governor, John Brei denthal, wants Congressman B. R. Ridg ley to have the place. The fact that he feels he would be de feated by his enemies, the Breidenthal crowd, Mr. Riddls thinks sufficient rea son to retire. So the announcement is made by his friends that he la out of that race Riddle will retain sufficient interest in the matter to oppose the selection of R. H. Semple as secretary of the committee, but Semple's friends laugh at this threat, and are, so they claim, waiting for a "chance at Riddle." HERE IS ANOTHER. M. C. Newton Enters the Race For State Auditor. M. C. Newton, of Chase county, is a factor in the contest for the nomination for tate auditor on the fusion ticket, which has not attracted much public no tice, but he is at work just the same, and some of his friends claim that in the ad justments which are likely to follow the selection of state officers at Fort Scott next week, he is likely to cut some figure. Newton is an old resident of Chase county ,and he has been on the trial of this office actively since the Clay Center convention early in April. He was comparatively unknown prior to that convention, but he was active among the delegates and made many ac quaintances. Chase county is solid fur Newton. ON THE OTHER FOOT. State Treasurer's Office Is a Political Headquarters. The office of F. E. Grimes, state treas urer, has become the official headquarters of the Burton campaign for United States senator. There many conferences are held and Mr. Burton uses the stenog rapher paid by the state for the treas urer's office for his correspondence. Men who go to see Mr. Grimes are com pelled to await the convenience of the Burton boomers, and when a man goes into the office where Mr. Burton is he scowls in a way that makes visitors to Mr. Grimes' office feel uncomfortable. When John Breidenthal managed a cam paign from the state house there was a mighty roar from the Republican head quarters. WILL BE ALEXANDER. Fusionists to Name Him For Judge in 12th District. The Democrats and Populists cf the Twelfth judicial district have called their convention to be held at Clyde, August It). The indications are that Hugh Alexander, of Cloud county, will be nominated for judge. The Democratic and Populist senatorial conventions for the Cloud-Republic county district have been called forthe same time and place. It is political rumor among the fusion ists that J. N. Doyle, of Belleville, will be the nominee. Mr. Doyle was first a mem ber of the lower house four years ago, having been elected as a silver Repub lican. BAKER IN SEVENTH. Kike Sutton Says He Has Clear Lead Over Burton. Mike Sutton, collector of internal rev enue for Kansas, who has been on a tour of the Seventh congressional district look ing after the interests of Senator Baker, says "Of the fifteen representatives nomi nated by the Republicans in the Seventh congressional district, 11 are for Baker four are for Burton. "Of the 30 or more representatives who will go from the Seventh district Baker will have a large majority, having of the total the same proportion that he has of those already nominated." THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA. CoL Durbin Expects Republican Vic tory After a Hard Fight Anderson, Ind., July 20. Colonel W. T. Durbin, the Republican candidate for governor of Indiana, formally open end his campaign this week. He left to-dav for the southern part of the state, where he will spend a month, and upon his return will go to the northern part of the state for a similar length of time. About the middle of September he will start out on a stumping tour and hopes to visit all of the principal cities and towns in the state before the election. Mr. Durbin, before he left, said that the battle in Indiana this year will be the hardest fought since the civil war. He is confident that Indiana will go for McKinley, and the Republi cans will elect all of the state officers, but it will be after a hard fight, and there will lie no votes to spare. He recognizes that Indiana is one of the doubtful states, and one in which the hard fights will be mads by both par ties. The Democrats have also opened their campaign in this state, and are working with a vim, and they, too. have every confidence of winning this time, even though the state gave McKinley 18.000 majority four years ago. John W. Kern, the Democratic candidate for governor, is one of the best political speakers in the state, and he has been making speeches for more than two weeks, and will keep it up until the election. The Democratic committee has begun arrangements for the official notification of Bryan of his nomination, which will occur at Indianapolis on the Sth of next month. It is the purpose of the party to make that the event of the campaign, and they hope to work up a feelins for the Democracy which the Republicans can not destroy before the election, Excusions will be run into In dianapolis on all roads and a great crowd is expected. Bryan will spend a considerable time in Indiana this campaign, as will also Towne. WOULD SELL THE THR00P. Hotel That Cost $240,000 on Market for $80,000. The receivers of the Investment Trust company are endeavoring to sell the Throop hotel in this city as an import ant step of settling the accounts of the defunct company. The hotel is the most valuable asset, and is being offered for sale at $80,090. The Throop hotel cost its builder, the late Col. Throop. $240,000. The $80,000 asked covers not only the building but all interior furnishings. The hotel is now being operated by the receivers with Mr. Irving W. Doo little as manager. Mr. Doolittle has held this position for many years. CHINESE FRIENDSHIP. Secretary Root Expresses .Un wavering Belief In. Washington, July 20. Secretary of War Root was asked today after he had two conferences with the secretary of state and several with Adjutant Gen eral Corbin as to the probable effect the Conger dispatch would have on the mil itary situation. Ha said it was impossi ble Just now to say definitely as to whether increased haste in throwing military forces into Chin might not aggravate rather than help matters. He made the positive statement that no more troops have been ordered for Chi nese service. Although the secretary did not say so it is understood that the officials here will use all efforts to get Li Hung Chang into Pekin as soon as possible. Secretary Root said it was evident from the terms of the Conger dispatch that the Chinese government had been sincere and had been protect ing the ministers. The first thing now was to co-operate in every possible way with the friendly Chinese officials and aid them in their work. The president, he said, saw no reason why he should return to Washington at this particular juncture. CONFINED AS LUNATIC. Woman Locked Up Because Sus pected of Being Informer. Mrs. Joe Weber, who has been in the county jail for two days charged with Insanity, was released this afternoon by Deputy Probate Judge Gerrard upon the statements made by Doctors Hoga boom and Peers that she Is sane. Her arrest was the result of the trial of Andy Leonard, who was arrested by the police charged with selling liquor. Leonard and Rough Ready occupy rooms at 108 North Kansas avenue, and Mrs. Weber also had a room in the building. Complaint was made to the police that Leonard was selling liquor and he wsa arrested, but was dis charged because of lack of evidence. The only thing found in his room was a case of beer. As soon aa Leonard was arrested the gang with which he associates concluded that Mrs. Weber was the informer, and they at once began to make life a burden for her. Wednesday Rough Ready and Hart man appeared before Mr. Gerrard at the probate judge's office and Ready swore to the complaint charging Mrs. Weber with insanity. She was at once arrested and put in Jail. Judge Dol man is in Colorado and the case could not be tried until his return and was set fop. August 1. Thursday Chief of Police Ramsey heard of the case and after a little investigation was about as mad as a man can be. He was con vinced that the whole affair was spite work on the part of the gang, and par ticularly on the part of Ready. Dr. Hogaboom went to see the woman and pronounced her sane, but Deputy Pro bate Judge Gerrard did not want to release her until another physician had examined her. Dr. Peers had treated Mrs. Weber during his teem aa city physician, and he saw her to-day and said she was sane. The sheriff was then instructed to release her, which he did. REFUGEES FROM CHINA Enroute to America on the Transport Logan. San Francisco, Cal., July 20. A tele gram received by tho quartermaster's department here brings the information that the transport Logan, en route to this port from Manila brings the custo tomary quota of sick and insane sol diers, left Nagasaki on July 17 with 71 refugees from China added to her pas senger list. The transport comes by way of Kobe and Yokohama. 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It gave me no pain or luconven eince, and I should have forgotten about it had it notbegun to hiaaineand itch it would bleed a little, then scab over, but would not heal. This continued for some time, Trhen my jaw began to swell, becoming very painful. The Cancer be gan to eat and spread. f t,; 1 F nl lar toIim T -fr -5 cx s. 3. ana aetcrmin- fc ed to give it a fair trial, and it was letnarkable what a wonderful -JW it had from the very beginning; the sore began to heal and after taking a few bottles disappeared entirely. This was two years ago thei e are still no signs of the Cancer, and my general hcatlh continues good. Mas. R. s riser. La Plata. Mo. is the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the only one guaranteed purely vegetable. Send For our free book on Cancer, containing valuable and interest ing information about this disease, and write our physicians about your case. We make no charge for medical advice. IHE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, 6A. DEEDS FOR THE LAND. Only Three Residences Unsold in Four Acres Wanted by Santa Fe. The finance committee of the Com mercial club has now in hand deeds to all of the property included In the first four acres needed by the Santa Fe com pany with the exception of three resi dence properties. The total difference between the owners and the Commercial club committee does not exceed $150,and an adjustment will probably be effected within a few days. The houses on the north half of the four acres, which were sold at auction a few days ago, are being moved, and this portion of the land will be ready for the company improvements immediately. The plans for the blacksmith shop and foundry are prac tically complete, and will be submitted to General Manager Mudge and Vice President Barr at once. Work on the new shops will commence early in Aug ust. CONFIRMATION. Consul Fowler Cables Additional Assurances. Washington, July 20. The secretary of state today received a telegram from Consul Fowler at Che Foo dated after noon of the 20th, saying tie had received the following telegram from the gover nor of Shan Tung dated 10 o'clock! "Received flying express from the Tsung U yamen forwarding cipher tele gram dated July 18, from American minister at Pekin which I have trans muted, and by which you will see that the newspaper accounts are entirely rumors." The state department also has re ceived a dispatch from Consul Fowler, dated night, July 20, in which he com municates the following message de livered to him by the governor of Shan Tung: 'I have just received definite informa tion that the various ministers in Pekin are well and the proper Chinese au thorities devising measures for their rescue and protection." This message is signed by Tuan, the governor of Shan Tung. RECEIPT OF THE CABLE Minister Wu Was Excited Greatly Pleased. and Washington, July 20. The Chinese minister, Mr, Wu Ting Fang, is today a center of official and personal con gratulations over the service he has performed for the government and the people in opening up comumnication be tween United States Minister Conge? and Washington and sweeping aside a mass of horrible reports as to wholesale massacre of our officials and others. The Chinese legation was in a state of jubilation. Mr. Wu breakfasts early in the day after the Chinese custom, and this morning he breakfasted earlier than usual. Just before he sat down a telegraph messenger boy rode a bicycle up to the legation office and passed in a dispatch. This is not unusual so the message was taken in hand by a secretary, while the minister proceeded at his breakfast. The message proved to be long and a considerable part of it was in an un intelligible cipher code. But it was not until the name "Conger," written in English was reached taht the full pur port of the message became evident. Then there was a stir throughout the establishment. The minister was en tirely in the dark as to the meaning of the strange groups of Arabic figures, but it was evident to him taht this was a reply direct from Minister Conger to Secretary Hay's cipher cablegram of July 11. Mr. Wu went up stairs to his private office, where he was joined by his secre tary, Mr. Chang. Word was sent for the minister's automobile to take him to the state department. A few min utes later he appeared with Mr. Chang on the stone balcony of the legation. In his hand he carried a document, care fully wrapped up in a piece of white linen. His face was wreathed in smiles. He stepped into the vehicle and his American attendant turned the lever and they sped down Connecticut avenue toward the state department. It was 9:45 o'clock when Mr. Wu handed the document to Secretary Hay, and then after brief congratulations over what the message was believed to contain, he re tired in order that the translation of the cipher might begin. Minister Wu's personal feelings over the receipt or tne message are those or in tense relief following a long period of ex treme depression. He had Tittle to say of the message, as it speaks for itself, and his views could add nothing to it- CONSTITUTION FOR CUBA. Election of Delegates to Be Held September 15. Washington, July 20. It is understood that the president and General Wood have agreed on September 15 as the time for holding the election in Cuba for delegates to the constitutional con vention that is to be called for the pur pose of formulating a constitution for an Independent government for Cuba. On the return of General Wood to Cuba he will confer with the leaders of the Cuban people as to the details of the election and as to what restrictions, if any, should be placed upon universal suffrage in the island. It is now hoped that the constitutional conven tion will be held before the end of the year, and if possible as early as Octo ber 15. There is no doubt that any constitu tion that may be formed will be scruti nized carefully by the president and possibly by congress before it is allow ed to go into operation, for it is the set tled conviction of the officials that Cuba should not be permitted to make treaties with foreign nations except through the United States, nor should the people be allowed to involve the island in debt unless authorized to do so by this government. NEITHER REPLIES. St Louis Arbitration Committee Let ter Unheeded. St. Louis, Mo., July 20. Up to one o'clock this afternoon neither the St. Louis Transit company nor the Street Railway Men's union had sent a reply to the letter of the citizens' arbitration committee, suggesting arbitration of the differences between them. Chairman Wilson of the citizens' com mittee said today: "We have decided to call mass meet ings in every district in the city to pro test against the continuance of the strike and the boycott. "Those Bmall meetings will appoint delegates to a general mass meeting that will be held soon in some suitable place to make the protest general." H -AT- all T 0 1 1 0 R R H ii Spring and Summer Weight Clothes, 4 OFF Regular Price. 631 IMPROVED SERVICE VIA Topeka to Chicago Santa Fe Route. Leave Topeka 4:30 a. m., arrive Chicago 9:00 p. m. 3:OOp-m, 7:40 a.m. 4:40 p.m., 8:30 a.m. DISTANCE 525 MILES. Time Less Than 17 Hours. Unequalled by any other line or combi nation of lines. Pullman-Sleep-ers. Free Chair Cars, Pining Cars. T. L. KINO, Agent, TOPEKA. 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x X X Short Line to Colorado Springs. mm f mm I Tickets en sale July 13 anl An?. LOCAL MENTION. Harry Peach, county clerk of Lyon county, was in the city today. H. B. Mees, post trader at Nedeau. writes that the Indians will dance over Sunday. The Belgian Kare club will meet to night at 112 West Seventh street. All interested are invited. The case of smallpox at 909 North Taylor street will be released from quar antine tomorrow. This is the only case in' town. Some one has left an umbrella in the register of deeds office, which if not called for soon, will be deposited with the state historical society. Mr. Patrick Walsh, baggage master of the Santa Fe system, Is in Boston this week attending the annual meeting of the Baggage Masters' association. Mr. Frank E. Holliday, of the Swift Holliday Drug company of this city, delievered an address before the Illinois Pharmaceutical association this week. The paving contracts let at the council meeting Tuesday are required to be com pleted by December 1, instead of Sep tember 1, as was printed in the report of the meeting. The city scales in North Topeka have been moved and are now In first-class working order. All the work was done by the street department and, as they have done the work in such a satisfac tory manner, they will also have the Job of moving the scales on this side of the river. It costs about $50 to have the scales moved by experts and the street department has saved the city that much money by doing the work. Tho scales on this side Will be moved in about ten days. Sergeant Betts received a check from the war department this morning for $126, that beiEg the amount of reward that the government owed the Topeka police for the capture of four deserters from the regular army. The deserters were all from Ft. Riley and were cap tured May 24. They were taken back to that post. There were four of the local policemen who had a hand In the cap ture and the reward will be divided among them- Builds up the system; puts pure, rich blood in the veins; makes men and wo men strong and healthy. Burdock Blood Bitters. At any drug store. traw Pnc. U IV ONLY, Kansas Avenue Best Lias to DenTer. 2 Final return limit Oct. 31, 1909 FORTIETH EDITION. S&' Put a copy in your grip you will enjoy reading it on your vacation. THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN By E. W. HOWE CHAS. SUBLET WARNER j "Tho book is one of the small num ber of genuine American books." W. D. HOWILLS, in Century: "A fiction which is of the kind most characteristic of our time, and which no student of oar time here after can safely ignore." SATURDAY REVIKW: "A remarkable book; In all respects one of the most remarkable of Am erican books." MARK TWAIN: "When I read passages from It, Geo W. Cable shouted, 'Superbl I like the 'Country Town' so much that I am glad of an opportunity to say so.'' EDINBURQ REVIEW: "Western civilization In back coun try districts has been well drawn by Edward Eggleston, but with greater intensity and reserved power by E. W. Howe in 'The Story of a Country Town.' In Paper Cover, ft rn AT KELLABTS,lOu Postage 8 cents extra. Cloth bound, post paid, f 1.33. e

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1900. 5. IN HOTEL CORRIDORS. Sale of Little All of our "Little Gent's and Yoiiths Shoes; sizes 8 to 2; values $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25 will be on sale tomorrow at and Children's Shoes. None reserved. E. MONTGOMERY, Prop., (Successor to J. S. Sproat.) Telephone 252. 112 East Sixth Street WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. Specials for White House Flour, high grade, 50-11). sack $1 Golden Patent, high grade, 50-lb. sack I Star Patent, sfoaight grade, 50-lb. sack 5 gals. Gasoline .00 .00 .90 .651 .OS! .13; .25 i Dry Salt Meat, per la Largs Package Gold Dust.. 13 bars Laundry Soap Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Coffee, per pkg .10 TREACHEROUS YUKON. A Series of Drownings He ported From the North. Seattle. "Wash., July 20 A few addi tional namfs and further particulars uf the drownings in the deltas of the Yu kon, as a result of the severe storms of June 6 and June 26 have been received. Rector John R. Orion of the Russian mission thinks a Boston party of four people, hrtotore unreported, "were drowned. They registered at the mis sion as II. O. Button, A. R. Brown. M. C. Corbin and ilike O'Brien. A body supposed to be that of Button was re covered two days later. The body of James El Strathmyer of Los Angeles was washed ashore June 0, at the mission. The man named Armstrong:, already reported lost, is supposed to have come from Boston. He owned claim Xo. 11, Rampart district. On June IS. a party of eijrht met death in the Tukon just above the mis sion. Rector Orloff witnessed the drowning-. When the boat first came in sight from up the river it was noticed that it was settling heavily In the water. Apparently the craft was filling. The occupants made frantic efforts to reach the mission but the boat upset when a quarter of a mile from shore and every one i f the occupants was thrown into the water and perished. R. X. Cleveland and Oeorge Wilcox were two of the men drowned. SALE OF THE ADVOCATE. To the Editor of the State Journal: In last evening's Journal appeared an article in regard to the sale of the Far mers' Advocate which contains some inaccuracies and a shadow y insinuation of bad faith on my part by matong a sale in violation of an option held by Messrs. Stotts. and Ruggles. These gen tlemen never had an option on the Ad vocate. They made a proposition to buy it but I told them distinctly, and they so understood, that they could have no option and nothing would be binding until they would pay down at least one thousand dollars in cash. Four different parties were trying to buy the Advocate but none of them ever had an option on the paper. I was the absolute owner and no one else had anything to do with making the File. Stotts and Ru glea wanted to taks possession Satur- T,,l, 11 ,1 i '1. 1. i in of T a'r, -m .h.r h,v ..hor,;.' resource and could not raise the $1,000 and that their proposition would have to be off. On the Sunday evening fol lowing they telephoned me that they could not raise the money and that th;ir proposition was off. On Monday morning following they wanted to make another proposition but I told them that negotiations were pending with other parties, that I had acted in the utmost good faith with them and now I must act In good faith with the other parties, but if the other parties did not take the paper I would let them know on Tuesday. The other parties took the paper and that ended the matter. It is i n ii i r I wholly immaterial to me how many i newspapers are started. i ne more mon the more fun, and the more fun the nor moo." As to the alleged Confer- Boys Slo35 Saturday. 25 cakes Toilet Soap 25 A Good Broom 23 Bulk Lard, per lb 081 Try Unfermented Ceylon Tea, per la 60 Fancy Rice, 6 lbs for .25 Cal. Evap. Peaches, per lb .08 Cal. evap. Plums, per lb .10 Evap. Apples, per lb 07 Crackers by the box, per lb .05 Try Our Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb .25 Wash Boards 10 ence between Jerry Simpson and my self, I never have spoken to nor with Jerry Simpson in my life nor at any j other time and never had any communi cation witn rum whatever in regard to the Advocate or any other matter. I acted in the utmost good faith with all the parties and none who speak the truth will say otherwise. T. W. HARRISON. CLAIMED OF COURSE. Legislative Nominee Not Instructed But Burton Bays He Is Hia. There was. a Republican convention at Parsons yesterday. A. A. Osgood of Parsons was named for state senator; J. N. Marley of Oswego, for representa tive. The dispatches in the Kansas City pa pers state that no instructions were given but the Burton organ and the Burton managers say: "Xo attempt was made to Instruct the nominees as the sentiment of the coun ty is well known to be for J. R. Burton." TO NOTIFY WOOLLEY. Ceremony Will Take Place in Chicago Tonight. Chicago, July 20. John O. Woolley, the Prohibition candidate for the presi dency of the United States, will receive official notification of his nomination at Central Musie hall tonight. Samuel Dickie, of Albion. Mich., chairman of the recent convention which met in this city, will deliver the address of notifica tion. The other members of the com mittee are: Oliver W. Stewart. Chicago: Dr. S. C. Swallow, Harrisburg, Pa.; Hale John son, Newton, 111., and E. W. Chaffin, Waukesha, Wis. As chairman of the national commit tee Oliver Stewart will preside over the meeting. Japanese Competition. Portland, Ore., July 20. J. C. Robin son, a well known mill man. has receiv ed a sample of flour from a mill in Yo kohama. The flour was manufactured form a cargo of wheat sent from here several months ago and to all appear ances is a first-class article. Along with the sample over which the Japa- nse seemingly Quite proud comes lfe statement that tn. artual cost of the manufactured article was on the basis of Ji30 per barrel at a Pacific coast point. As J2.50 per barrel is the lowest figure yet reported for flour e-rt to the Orient it would seem from this that the Japanese were in a fair way to become active competitors for the flour trade of the Orient. The War in Mexico. Hermosillo, M., July 20. It is an nounced by military authorities that Secretary of War Bernardo Reis has ordered four additional regiments of government troops to proceed imme diately to Yaqui country and Join Gen eral Torres' forces and ens-age In a strong campaign against the Yaqui In dians The Yaquis have been unusual ly active during the last few week. era! Torres' Shoes NEXT CHICKEN SHOW. It May Be Held in the New Audi torium. Already the chicken fanciers are pre paring for their annual show to be held in the auditorium next January. It will, if the hopes of the promoters are carried out. be the largest poultry show ever held in the United States. The last show was larger than any show ever held outside of Xew York and the next is to beat all. A special department for Belgian hares will be added and en tries from California are expected. Fanciers all over the country are being interested. A BOY AND A DOG. An Incident in the Daily life of Policemen. A smalj hoy and a dog created a great deal of amusement for the officers at the police station Thursday. The boy came into the station followed by a black don of no pedigree; he was Just plain dog. and the boy said: "There's my cur." "Well, what do you want ua to do with him." asked Jailer Grubb. "I want you to shoot him," replied the boy. "The man who kills dogs said you would if I brought him here, and so I fetched him." "All right. Take him out in the yard and tie him and we will see that he is killed." said Mr. Grubb. The boy did aa told and went away. Xothing more was thought of the in cident and in about half an hour back came the boy and his dog. The dog had gotten loose and gone home. He again tied the dog and went away and again came back followed by the dog. This was repeated three times and the boy was growing discouraged and the dog suspicious. The fourth time the boy tied him he stood out in front of the prison and soon out came the dog, who ran across the street and stood watching the boy. The boy coaxed but the dog refused to cross over and every time the boy would start for the dog the brute would retreat. This was kept up for a long time, use ful advice being given freely to both boy and dog by the Interested spectators. Finally the boy got on his bicycle and started up the street, the dog following. In a short time the officers who were sitting In front of the prison saw the boy coming on the bicycle and on his back was the dog with his feet in the air. The boy had him tied on. That time no chance was given the dog to escape and he was tied to a post and shot. But the boy did not remain to witness the execution. SUDDARTH IN COURT. Judge McCabe Refuses to Bind Him Over to Keep Peace. J. X. Suddarth has again been in court, this time on a peace warrant. J. R. Stewart, an employe of J. W. Mattern, was the complaining witness. Some time ago Mattern had Suddarth arrested on the charge of embezzlement and the case was decided in favor of Suddarth. A few days ago Suddarth went to Mattern's shop in Xorth To peka and was talking with Stewart. He was accused by Stewart of saying things against Mattern. Suddarth de nied it and Mattern entered. Mattern armed himself with a maul and Sud darth with a knife but trouble was averted. Stewart had a peace warrant sworn out but Judge McCabe decided after hearing the evidence that Sud darth should not be bound over. HAY DECIDE MONDAY. Annexat on Question Must Be Settled Before Levy la Made. The annual school meetings will be held all over Kansas on next Thursday, July 26. The school boards in every township in the state will meet on that day and wind up the year's business and make the school tax levy for the coming year. The boards in districts adjoining To peka will be unable to make the levy unless the annexation case is decided. If the territory in question is taken into the city it will make a difference in the levy. Judge Hazen is hard at work on the ease and if possible wiil hand down the decision Monday. aicmg NOT BADE BY THE TRUST. owder Oiluniit oderate P PRICE J "This is my first trip for a month, re marked a traveling man. who was sitting in front of the National enjoying the cool breeze and chatting with a friend. "I took a lay-off and went down into Okla homa to visit my brother, who has farm down there. I wanted a rest, and I also wanted to take a hunt and as there is plenty of game in that section I had a mighty good time. See the bronze on my face and hands? That shows that I spent my time out of doors. During my stay we had a wolf hunt not gray wolf. dui just orainary summon prairie wolf, the kind that steal chickens and howl behind the bam at night. They had be come troublesome, and one day my brother suggested that we take the horses and dogs and start out to see if we could not gather in a won scaip or two. I was in for anything that promised sport, so we fixed a day and one morninv earlv started out. We struck a wolf trail near sums timber on a creek about four miles from the ranch and in a little while we caught sight of lean, lank wolf pacing off across a raise on the pridrie. We went after him full tilt, the dogs making a eplendid run. The wolf led us a merry chase, and after going about ten miles we came back toward the place where we first hit the trail. The wolf ran in the timber, which had a very heavy under- growen, ana tne cogs went in arter him but quite a distance behind. Presently one of the men who was with us raised the cry, 'There he goes!' and so he was. skipping out over the prairie about half a mile away from us and going at a smart clip, too. Away we went, aogs and all, but the wolf didn't seem to have much trouble keeping at a safe distance. He took us another turn this time leading to the east, but finally veered around and headed west striking the underbrush on the creek not over a quarter of a mile from the place he had entered first. Af ter beating around the brush a short time he was again scared out. and the same thing was gone over again. We circled that wolf five or six times, maybe more, and finally gave it up because we were played, out and the horses and dogs were in worse condition than we were. The next day we were speaking of the hunt when one of the men employed on the ranch who had not been in our party be gan laughing. After laughing like an idiot for what seemed an hour he told us that we had been chasing two wolves and not one. He explained that one wolf would come out and give us a little run for our money, and when he got tired he would go in the brush, 'cross trails' with his pardner, and take a nap while the pard ner did a little sprinting. It was news to us, but he said it was a common thing with wolves. I had heard that foxes would do that, but I didn't dream that an ornery, tiea-bitten prairie wolf had that much sense. The ride made me so sore I had to hang around the house for several days." "Now that war is a sure thing tn China, you may expect to pay good price for tea," remarked a drummer who is selling that article. "The complications in the Celestial empire will prove a money making affair for the man who has any quantity of tea. on hand. The trade has not been affected yet. but it is looked for by ail the dealers because in addition to the trouble the Chinese are having, the Japanese crop is greatly depleted this year and not over half the average will be exported. The local dealer buys from the wholesale dealer or shipper, and on this account the prices are nut affected for several months after the direct ad vance is started by the shipper or whole sale dealer. Most of the dealers have been notified that an increased price is contem plated. The price has not been low since loaS, when the war tax of 10 cents was added. During the last session of con gress an effort was made to have the tax reduced or eliminated, but it was not suc cessful, and now it may remain in force for several years. I look for a big raise soon, particularly on the higher grades. Kxcepting Kngland, this country con sumes more tea than any of the civilized countries, the increase of the use of the article here during the past few years being remarkable. I don't drink tea my self, ana I think it would be a good thing for the people generally if the whole tea trade was stopped. Of course I don't tell my customers that, but I believe it, just the same." "Another article that will soon be higher," he continued, "will be prunes. The prune combine has been perfected again, and the man who desires to fill himself with prunes will have to pay more. The California Packers' company has been organized to deal with the Cured Fruit association, and the two form what is known as the prune combine. The Cal ifornia Packers' company has entered into a lease with the Cured Fruit com pany, and by the terms of the lease each packer rents to the association his entire packing plant for handling prunes. The association manages the leased property as agents, pays atl expenses, and holds the packed product subject to the pack ers' orders. In return the packer agrees to pay the association $1.25 per ton for re ceiving, grading, storing and loading, and JJ per ton for sacking and o cents per ton for boxing. There are a lot of other charges that have all been agreed upon. The packer is not to do any fruit pack ing business during the existence of the contract. They have got the thing fixed so that they are bound to make money; in fact, the business comes very near be- j ing a trust. Incidentally. I want to re mark, if this trust business keeps up there will be less men on the road every year, and in time they will all be gone." "The stingiest man in the state lives at Lawrence." said Frank Durlan. in con versation with a friend at the National. "I have known him well for la years, and I have never heard of him giving a penny for charity or any like purpose. He denies himself all the comforts of life, and has thereby accumulated some money. His income is at least JiowO per year, but he lives on one-fifth of it, and probably less. The grasshoppers were bothering his flower beds and lawn this summer, and he went over to a neighbors and tried to borrow their rooster to eat the grass hoppers in his yard, so he said. i ney wouldn't let the rooster go for fear he would bring In a bill for board for the fowl. He skimmed his swill barrel every morning early before the poor old negro who gathers swill for his hogs got around, and fed his own hogs, leaving nothing but water in the barrel. The old negro finally refused to haul away the dirty water, and the old man nearly cried because he was obliged to leave a little swill tn the barrel in order to get it hauled away. I got on to a small game that he worked successfully last spring. He advertised for a good cow, and when one was select ed he told the owner that he would keep the cow a week and If it came up to re quirements he would buy. This was agreed uoon and the cow remained a week. The owner then called and was told the cow did not suit. The cow was taken awav. and that night another cow was In the barn yard. It remained a week or ten days and was supplanted by an other, until he had tried V or 12 cows. Then he decided he didn't want a cow. The old man had been milking the cows and was selling milk to his neighbors. He had not spent 50 cents for cow feed, but had made a littie money on the milk business besides having milk for his fam ily use. He hired a little boy to convey the milk to the neighbors every morning and evening and paid him a salary of five cents per week. One night the little fel low stumbled while carrying a pint of milk in a pitcher and spilled it. That week he was docked one cent. The old man was carefuk to explain that it was not the loss of the milk that he docked the boy for. but it was done to teach him cau tion." "Mast House" Burned. Boston. July 20. The long wooden building known as the "Mast House" in the Charlestown navy yard was completely burned about midnight, to gether with its contents, which com prised more than 100 ships" cutters, barges and launches, many masts in various stages of completion, a quan tity of hard pine lumber and patterns, entailing a loss cf fully $100,000. Confirmed by the Pope. New York. July 20. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Rome says: The appointment to the arch bishopric of Dubuque of Archbishop Keane. former rector of the Catholic university at Washington, is confirmed by the pope. Black Office ef Coats, KJLf tomorrow 45c save money if you tomorrow to our "QUICK" CLEARING SALE. The sale that's giving $1 worth for 50o and 75c, because we don't want to carry over any Spring and Summer Stock if prices will dispose of it profit or cost cut no figure in this sale, as these prices must illustrate don't buy else where until you convince yourself. M EN'S VERY FINE SUITS to choose from XTX Tomorrow made of Serges, Cassimeres, Worsteds, Vicunas and Thibets; tailored by the best makers suits that have been 10, $12.50 and $15 Tomorrow at $7.50, 83.75, $9.50 Men's and Young Men's Suits all styles, all fabrics Your choice at men's $3.50 Trousera-AU wool fab- ij A LL Men's ncs, all sizes Tomorrow at Jm -J "V Serge Coats, MEN'S All-wool $1.50, $2 Pants Tomorrow $1.00 Crash Pants, Boys and Children's Clothing Prices Tomorrow we offer bargains that are extraordinary in and they'll coma instanter. $1.50 Boys' Knee Pant Snits at 98o $1.95 Boys' Knee Pant Suits at $1.19 $2.95 Boys' Knee Pant Suits at Sl.Oa $3.45 Boys' Knee Pant Suits at S2.45 $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 Boys' Finest Snits at S3.95 $5.00 Boys' Long Pant Suits at $3.45 BOYS' STRAW HATS CHEAP. MEN'S STRAW HATS, 25c BEE THEM. IMPERIAL PERCALE SUSPEN'DEB-Other p y 10c Suspenders 10c wo say J C MEN'S 250 FANCY HOSE Fast color, very f, n nobby Tomorrow J fC BEAUTIFUL SILK FRONT SHIRT3-That DAn sold at tl.tw and tl. 25 Tomorrow at Otlw sss cars SS0B AD. fos sa&saets. HORRORS OF NOME. 200 Cases of Smallpox in Camp and Increasing Daily. Seattle, Wash., July 20. Two -vessels arrived In port from Nome totl&y, Athenian and the steamship Sequia. The Sequia left Nome late on the night of the 3rd and brings much late news about the smallpox epidemio which the Oaronne and Ohio, both leav ing early on the same day. overlooked. The pest house at Nome is full and overflowing with patients aiBicted with smallpox and the government officials are erecting two other large structures, one of which, with adjuncts, will cover an acre of ground. The disease has spread rapidly and lots of cases are quarantined In the tents where they were discovered. Every government and city official and Dr. D. Camp Is working night and day with the disease but it seems useless to try and stop it. Dr. J. J. Tyler, from Chicago, who went north on one of the first boats to follow his profession In the new camp, returned on the Sequia and says there are at least 20O cases of smallpox In the pest house and around the camp, at a conservative estimate, and the people are being taken down at the rate of seventeen to twenty a day. AN UNNATURAL MOTHER. Mrs. Baird Did Not Want Besponsi bilities Caused by Her Children. A peculiar divorce case was decided by Judge Hazen on Thursday and Geo. W. Baird was given a divorce from Jennie M. Baird and given charge of the five children. The suit was filed on Wednesday. Mr. Baird formerly worked In Wolff's pack ing house but is now at work in Jewell county. He came to Topeka to secure hi3 divorce as his home has been here. His wife appeared In court and admit ted all the charges and said she would not live with him although toe had al ways been a hard working man and had treated her weiL When questioned by the judge she said she did not care to have the responsibility of the five chil dren, whose ages range from 6 to 14 years. The divorce was granted on Thursday, the day after it was filed, on account of the peculiar circumstances. BELATED CHALLENGE. r Lon g-Cam pbell Debate Arranged Be fore it Was Sent. I. P. Campbell, the Populist congres sional candidate In the Seventh district, wants to get into joint debate busi ness and has challenged Chester I. Long to a contest of that kind. This challenge has an amusing fea ture connected with it. Long and Campbell are to make speeches at Tri bune August 13 from the same platform, so Campbell's challenge for a joint de bate, which has been pre-arranged by the politicians, tends to provoke mirth. TWENTY-TWO ROOMS Engaged for Republican Headquarters in New York. New York, July 20. The twenty-two rooms in the Metropolitan Life Build ing on Madison Square, engaged by the Republican national committee as cam paign headquarters wiil be ready for occupancy today. They are to be dec orated throughout with the American flag in folds, festoons, rosettes and Mal test crosses. One of the largest rooms has been set apart for Chairman Hanna. Treasurer Cornelius N. Bliss will have quarters near by. Senator Scott of West irginia, in charge of the speakers' bureau, will have two handsome rooms. Perry S. Heath, who Is to have general supervision of the oratorical and literary department, has arrived at his post. For the accommodation of the newspa per representatives, local and foreign, and the sergeant at arms and his assist ants, three well lighted, well furnished i Ave. Auerbach. St Gu.ttel. Aiming at 1 who wants to buy CLOTHING, and wants to are one of them come C 9 47 J3 0 11 MEN'S VERY FINEST SUITS $18.50, $18.00, a few $20 ones The best tomorrow at BDY Yodt Fnrnishinja: Goods flsre Tomorrow ODD3 AND Madras. to ai.uu lour TOMORROW you Can't Get Away From! "We're clearing decks that's why you can come Tomorrow and buy $5 Hanan's Tan Shoes for $3.00 $3.50 Washburn Tan Shoes for $2,85 12.50, $3 Black or Tan Shoes for $1.95 Boys' Shoes Prices Reduced. 0 Remember This Sale Takes Place at T. F. LANNAN, Formerly of Xlnlsy Lannan Carriage Making and Repairing. Rubber Tire Wheel Co. 'a Tires put on by the latest improved method. THEY ARE THE BEST. Yon will find my work good, and prices low. Brotliurt Cma Firth svmd Jckmo Stxeata. rooms, with every accommodation, have been selected. The rest of the BUite will be devoted to the use of the staff clerks, stenographers and typewriters and for the storeage of campaign documents, and one will be a waiting room. A complete telegraphic and telephonic equipment will connect the national headquarters with every city in the United States "and there will be an in terior telephone service, by which the chairman may be kept In touch with the chiefs of the several departments. Chairman Hanna is expected to arrive July 25 at the latest. Will Help Chicago Strikers. Denver, Colo., July 20. While the executive council of the American Fed eration of Labor has made no formal declaration on the subject. It is morally certain that the full support of the fed eration will be given to the Chicago Building Trades Council as against the Chicago Contractors CounclL President Gnmprs and Vice Presidents Duncan and Kidd, who have been appointed a committee to attempt to adjust the dis pute will not meet in Chicago until af ter President Gompers has gone to St. Louis and made an effort in conjunc tion with Vice President O'Connell to adjust the St. Louis street car Btrike. The council will conclude Its business to-day or to-morrow. A United South Africa. Cape Town, July 20. The Cape Col ony parliament opened to-day with an impressive scene. The speech of Sir Alfred Mliner, governor of the colony, prophesied an early close of the war and subsequently a united and prosper ous South Africa. Messrs. Sauer, Mer rlican, Te Water, former members of the ministry, were not present. Iron Men Assign. New York. July 20. Hugh W. Adams Co., wholesale dealers in pig iron in this city, to-day made an assignment for the benefit of creditors to William O. MeAdoo. The company has a rating of $50,000 to 175,000 in the mercantile agencies. I ft 'Mil III Summer Clothing Blue and Ooata and Vests, Alpaca Coats, Silk Coata All at Eedacel PriC83. Greatly Reduced all lines Bargains that mothers know aro bargains $6.45, $7.50 Boys' Long Pant Suits at $3.95 $3.60, $9.00 Boys' Long Pant Suits at S4-95 $10.00 Boys Long Pant Suits at $0.95 50c Mother's Friend Waists at 35o 35c Boys' Overalls, 4 to 9 years, at 19o KEDfJCED PRICES ON WASH SUITS. DLAIS BALBRIGGAN UXDEEWEAR OEi" Excellent grade, worth 50c Here at J C PLAIS AND FANCY SUMMER UNDEKWEA1 On sale at ucu ENDS IN SHIRTS Most all styles Percales Silk Bosom sold, up 45c caoice xomorrow. A SHOE SALE BELGIAN HARE CRAZE. People Have Gone Wild Over the Little Animals. General J. W. F. Hughes Is giving a good deal of attention to Belgian hares. Yesterday he displayed 10 dollars tn gold he had Just been paid for two hares. "They ara a great thing," said the general. Six mouths ago he would not admit that thtre was anything to equal chickens. "Do you know that they are the finest eating to be had and epicures are demanding them Why, the fact is they are being shipped through Topeka east and north Ly the score and two days ago an express car full passed through from California to the north. Canning factories to can Belgian hare meat are being built." Confirmed in Paris. Paris, July 20. The fact of the ap pointment of the Rev. John Joseph Keane, formerly rector of the Catholic university of America at Washington, D. C, as archbishop of Dubuqu?. Iowa, is confirmed on the authorities of Arch bishops Ireland and Kane, who are now in this city. Ottawa and Retum$l.S9 via Santa Pe Route. Account Ottawa Chautauqua Assem bly. Tickets on sale July 7th to 2nti inclusive and return July 23. Trains leave at 7:30 a. m. and 4:40 p. m. C3 is n O 3rX 3T A. Tfta Kind You V.m teM Signature f TOXIZA. Bears ta yf ins KB T ja nr. utrvn rKj B'gaataza of a a. s -z o T x a. Bwnth. Tia Lad Yea Hjv9 a Bcct

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAI,, FRIDAY EVENESTG. JT7I.T 20, 1900. 9 To Please the We have the stock of Boys' and in the city, while our prices during I OUR FREEZE OUT SALE Freeze out all competition. Look at a Few- of tkess Prices BoyJsWasli Suits, ages 3 to 10 25C Boys' Wash Suits '35c 45c, 60c, 75c to S1.50 Boys Wah Pants 12c, 15c 20o, 25o to 50o Any Child's Veitee Suit, formerly Q Efl $5.00, $6.00 and 7.00 Aow 0divJU Boys' Flannel Blouse Suit 50(J Boys Cotton Suits m 60C Boys' Summer Coats and Vests 25G Boys' and Young lien's Tennis Coats 2 5 (J Boys' Boys Boys' Shirt Men's Men's t9n Mexican Suspenders, and Blouse. Silk Bosom Bleached Bupenaers, Hats, at Waists, Snirts, Drill Drawers 35o 5o 23o 503 21o Oo Men's'Blue Serge Coats CJO flfl and-Vests IpO.UU Several reasons why you should buy your Groceries and Fresh Meats of Davis Mercantile Coc You can always depend on getting "THE BEST." Always get full weight and measure. Children get courteous treatment and the best goods only. PRICES are always RIGHT and goods delivered promptly. SATURDAY PRICES. J 6 lbs. Finest Granulated Sugar $1-00 J gal. Large Pickles 15 9 bars White Russian Soap .25 9 bars Silk Soap 25 Extra Fine Potatoes, per bu .35 6 cans Potted Ham .25 Gypsy Queen Baking- Powder 1 lb t5 K. C. Baking Powder, 25 oz.. .15 j 5 gal best Gasoline .65 t5 gal Headlight Oil 65 -fLagle Condensed Milk 15 Compare our goods and prices with those of your grocer. Davis Mercantile Co. Telephone 703. BORN DURING A BATTLE. Baby Girl Finds Herself in the Midst of War. Shanghai, July 20. A dispatch from Tien Tsin says: "The wife of Sir. Bradley, general manager of the Equitable Life Assur ance society of New York, became the mother of a baby girl on June 2S, in Gordon Hall. "A few days Jater a shell burst in an adorning room, wrecking it and greatly terrifying the young mother and her attendants. "Mrs. Bradley and her infant were then carried to the cellar of the build ing, where they remained for a few days, when, with great difficulty, they .were removed to a boat bound for Taku, en route for Shanghai. "The Chinese marksmen, were contin ually sniping during the removal of Mrs. Bradley and her little daughter from Gordon Hall, and while they were being taken down the river shots from the shore frequently passed near to them. "Taku was safely reached, however, and the mother and child are reported doing well." CARELESS WORK. Gaa Company Leaves Streets in Bad Condition. The residents of Buchanan street have complained to the city that the gas company in laying pipes do not tamp the earth which is thrown back In the hole. This has been the case with every hole dug by the company. They appear to think that they have the right to leave the street in any con dition, but they are supposed to leave the street in as good shape as they found it. In the future no permits will be granted the company unless all the earth they remove is put back and tamped until the street is level and in as good shape as it was before the hole was made. FIRE AT OTTAWA. Screen Door Factory Destroyed Fire Origin a Mystery. Ottawa, Kan., July 20. At 10:30 last night fire broke out and almost totally destroyed the large frame building which was erected several years ago for a cob pipe factory. As the building has been used this season as a screen door factory, and no fire used whatever, the origin of last night's fire is unknown. v $19.00 Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Santa Fe, Tickets on sale July 23 and 24. Good rteurning until August 24. Account An nual Convention Young People's Chris tian Union at Denver. We also have the last Colorado excursion of the season, leaving here August 2, good until Oc tober 3L The Santa Fe is the only line running fen Gbsarv&tionMiar t Colorado Springs. Women Children's Clothing with no eqnal MEN'S SUITS. If you want a Suit this year or next, it will more than pay you to buy right now. Men's Good Wool Sultt fl nfl Were $7.50 Now 4iUU "to?- $5.00 Men's Fine $12. 50 Cassimere Suits, JJ gQ Men's Fine $12.50 Striped Worsted Q nfl Suits .Now 3iUU Men's $18.00 Suits Now .$12.00 Men's $20.00 and $25.00 Suits g QQ Men's Scriven'a Elastic Seam Drawers 60c Straight Patent Flour, any brand $1.00 High Patent Flour, any brand $1.05 Lion Coffee 13 Arbuckle's Coffee 14 New York Full Cream Cheese. .15 Kansas Full Cream Cheese .12 St. Charles Cream .12 Grape Nuts .12 Cream of Wheat 2 Uneda Biscuit 04 Uneeda Ginger Wayfer 08 601 Topeka Avenue. BAILEY BEGINS SPEAKING. Texas Orator Going East to Stump For Bryan and Stevenson. Dallas, Tex., July 20. Congressman J. "W. Bailey went to Wortham, Lime stone county, to-day, where he opened the Bryan and Stevenson campaign in Texas. He will speak at a Confederate reunion at Fairfield, Freestone county, to-morrow. From that time till Au gust 6, he will speak daily In various parts of the state. After the state Democratic conven tion at "Waco, on August 8, he will go to Iowa and Massachusetts to stump for Bryan and Stevenson. Mr. Bailey has offered his services to the national committee for the entire campaign. He is to open the Illinois campaign at Springfield on August 21. He said to day: "The Kansas City platform and ticket are so entirely satisfactory to me that I feel as much Interested in the campaign as if I were one of the can didates." A GENERAL STRIKE. Threatened in Dallas, Texas, Unless Street Car Troubles Are Settled. St. Loujs, July 20. A special to the Post Dispatch from Dallas, Tex., says: It has been informally .decided by the Trades association and American Fed eration of Labor that unless the strike troubles on the consolidated street rail way lines are settled by next Sunday, there will be a general walkout of the trades for the purpose of showing sym pathy and through a general boycott and suspension of business, compel a settlement. There are four thousand men in the trades who will respond, it is said. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. The four months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Poppy, who live at Elmont, died last night. The funeral was held at the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was in the Half day cemetery. To Compromise a Chicago Strike. Chicago, July 20. After a six months labor war the Chicago cut stone con tractors last night sent a communica tion to the Stonecutters' union an nouncing a willingness to comply with all the demands of the union. Ar rangements have been made for a con ference Saturday. Suspended for Bucket-Shopping. Chicago, July 20. James Nicol, vice president of the Chicago board of trade, was suspended for one year at a meeting of the directors last night. The charge was bucket-shopping. American Honored in France. Paris, July 20. Mr. James Hyde of New York has been appointed a chevalier of the legion of honor. This decoration has been conferred upon him in recognition of his work for the ad vancement of French literature in the United States through the Cercle Francais of Harvard university. MINISTER CONGER IS ALIVE. Continued from First Fage.1 pressed his gratification and rejoicing at the confirmation of his theory. "We are all very happy over the good tidings," said he. "I have hardly had time to think of the exact effect of the news on the situation, but it re moves one of the great elements of doubt and leaves us, free to hope for the rescue of the foreigners in Pekin. It is a great victory for the state de partment of the United States. Every country in Christendom was employing every agency in its possession to ob tain authentic news of the besieged ministers and the United States is the first to give to the world authentic and absolutely reliable word direct from the place in which the beleagured min isters are garrisoned. There is now good reason to believe that the minis ters will be able to hold out until a re lieving force reaches them. If they have been able to stand the siege for almost a month after the outside world had given up hope, there seems no rea son to fear that they will not be able to hold out a little longer." "Do you regard the fact that the mes sage Is in the state department code as conclusive evidence that it emanated from Minister Conger?" he was asked.' "Might it not be possible that having massacred the people in the American legation the code fell into the hands of the leaders of the boxer movement, and if such were the fact they might have framed the reply in the state depart ment's code and attached Minister Con ger's signature to it?" "I restard such a suggestion as deal ing with a possibility too remote to be seriously considered," replied the secre tary. "I am of the opinion that out siders could have not made use of our code, and beside the nature of the re ply, with its strong appeal for imme diate relief would not have been sent by any one seeking to conceal a cat astrophe to the foreigners in Pekin." "Does this message in any way change the situation or the policy of our government?" "I do not see that it does, or will re sult in a change of policy. The allies are organizing a column for the relief of the foreigners at Pekin and now that it is known that they are alive, th news can only result in pressing forward the column at the earliest pos bible moment." MERCHANT SHIPS IMPRESSED. Victoria, B. C, July 20. Word was re ceived here today by the local agent of the Nippon Yusen Kiashi line connect ing with the Great Northern railway that two of their vessels, the Tosa Maru and Kinshiu Mara, have been im pressed by Japan to carry troops to Taku. Rio Juan Maru which sailed yesterday for the Orient Is the only vessel left in service. She will not be back until September. EARL LI WILL NEGOTIATE. Rome, July 20. The Italian consul at Hong Kong telegraphs under date of Tuesday, July 17, that Li Hung Chang informed him that he was going to Pekin to negotiate with the powers in compliance with a dispatch signed by the emperor and the empress dowager. The consul asked him to forward a dis patch to the Italian minister, Signor Raggi, but LI Hung Chang replied that he had no means of doing so. Li Hung Chang, the consul reports notified the directors of customs that they must obey orders from Canton, not from Pekin. The viceroy of Nankin has given similar instructions for Shanghai. TO STOP SHIPMENT OF ARMS. London, July 20. In the house of commons to-day replying to a question relative to the exportation of arms to China, Mr. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury and government leader in the house, said it was impossible in the present state of the law, to prohibit such exportation, but as the matter was extremely pressing a bill would to-day be introduced to give the gov ernment the necessary power. Such a bill was subsequently introduced in the house of lords. AUTHENTICITY DOUBTED IN LON DON. London, July 20. Minister Conger's message to the state department at Washington is not regarded here as justifying over much optimism, but on the contrary is generally accepted as a further Chinese atempt at mystifica tion. Some think the fact that the message is undated and that the sim ilarity of its contents to Sir Robert Hart's message of June 24, suggest that it was sent off about the same time, but was intercepted by the Chinese. The skeptical are confirmed in their suspicions by the fact that a message was received by M. Delcasse, t he French minister of foreign affairs, to day, through the Chinese minister at Paris, purporting to come from the em ptror, asking France's mediation and which it is alleged was dated July 19, and makes no mention of the foreign legations at Pekin. LIVELY FOR THE MARINES. Washington. July 20. General Hey wood, commandant of the marine corps, and Major Denny, quar termaster, were in consultation with Secretary Long at the navy department to-day with respect to the immediate transportation of marine battalions about to be mobilized in this city for service in China. These marines, num bering fifteen officers and 501 men, in command of Major Dickens, will leave this city next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock for San Francisco. They are scheduled to sail on the transport Hancock, which will leave San Fran cisco within an hour or two after their arrival, either on the 27th or 28th infat. CONGER'S BROTHER TOLD. Los Angeles, Cal., July 20. Rev. E. L. Conger of Pasadena, a brother of Minister Conger, was shown by an As sociated Press reporter this morning a copy of the dispatch received by the state department. "It is directly in line with what I have felt and thought all along," he said. "I have never given up the hope that the legationers and foreigners in Pekin were still alive, but I felt and of course, feel more than ever now, that they are in dire distress and that help must come to them soon or they will perish miserably. The United States is proceeding along the safest and best lines, no doubt, and I can only trust, for the sake of my brother and the others who are there, that there will be not a moment's delay, as long as there is hope of reaching Pekin before a massacre takes place." Rev. Mr. Conger also received a tele gram from the state department this morning, transmitting to him the mes sage from his brother. ANNAMESE TROOPS LAND. London, July 20. A special dispatch from Hong Kong says French gunboats have landed 300 Annamese soldiers to protect Shamien, a. suburb of Canton. BACKED BY ARGUMENT. Washington, July 20. In view of the importance of the communication from Minister Conger, the first impulse was to make sure of its authenticity. Sec retary Hay was himself perfectly satis fied on that score. Just as Secretary Long had suggested, he felt no doubt that the message conveyed internal ev idence of authenticity. Supposing that the Chinese government had obtained possession of the state department se cret code, it could not be conceived what purpose it would serve to repre sent the urgency of pushing relief forces toward Pekin. If the imperial govern ment ismaking war on the internationals it would probably not forward an ef fort to get foreign troops into its capi tal. At least that was the line of rea soning at the state department. A most significant feature of the Conger message was the statement that the British legation was under constant fire by the "Chinese troops." Without qualification or explanation that ex pression would seem to identify the im perial government with the attack upon the foreign missionaries. He made no mention of boxers but simply referred to troops. As the state department was obliged to paraphrase the message to protect Its code from disclosure, it Is not possible at this moment to exactlr estimate the full significance of the minister's language on this point. But in his last message preceding this he specified boxers as attacking and it may he that he has now purposely made a distinction. The state department officials, how ever feel that Minister Conger In using the term "Chinese troops." meant troops in rebellion against the imperial govern ment; those under Prince Tuan's direc tion. They find this contention entirely logical. In the first place the Chinese government itself has admitted that its troops had participated In many cases during the boxer movement. The ap peals of Minister Wu and of other Chi nese ministers abroad to the powers to hasten their forces to Pekin also were based on the theory that the imperial government was resisting the rebellious troops and boxers. Furthermore it can not be accepted as probable that if the Chinese government were attacking the legations itself, it would permit Mr.Con ger to advise his own government, and let the world know of that fact. Alto gether it may be stated again thai the state department is satisfied of two fact3, first, that Mr. Conger was alive on the 18th instant, two days ago. This date is supplied by Consul General Goodnow; it may also have been in the original cipher from Mr. Conger, though the fact does not appear in the paraphrase, given out by the state de partment which is undated. In the sec ond place, it still remains the opinion that the Chinese imperial government is not encouraging but is resisting the boxer movement, which is consequently an insurrection against the titular gov ernment. State department officials do not ac cept the conclusions reached by some of the London officials that Minister Con ger's dispatch is an old one. While they refuse to make public the text of the message sent by Secretary Hay on the 11th instant to Mr. Conger through Min ister Wu they state that the message received today from Minister Conger is a satisfactory reply to the one sent by Secretary Hay. It is further pointed out in support of the authenticity of Mr.Con ger's message that the bombardment of which he speaks, did not begin, accord ing to all acounts until July 6, although the legations had been besieged and at tacked prior to that time, but not with artillery. URGENT MESSAGE TO REMEY. Washington, July 20. Secretary Long has sent the following cablegram to Ad miral Remey: "Conger telegraphs that he is under fire in British legation, Pekin. Use and urge every means possible for immed iate relief." FROM THE CHINESE EMPEROR. Paris, July 20. The Chinese minister at Paris has transmitted to M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs for communi cation to President Loubet, a telegram from the emperor of China, which was dispatched by the governor of Shan Tung, Thursday, July 19, asking the mediation of France with the foreign powers. The telegram make no illusion to the foreign ministers at Pekin. M. Delcasse informed the ministeij that President Loubet's reply would be addressed to the French legation at Pekin, where the imperial government can obtain it; but first, the government of the republic will wait until it is cer tain that the French minister at Pekin is safe and sound. FEARS FOR SHANGHAI. London, July 20. To add to the gloom occasioned by the extremely serious im port of news showing the daily develop ing strength of the anti-foreign move ment in the south of China comes this morning from Shanghai a report that sixty missionaries and 100 native con verts have been massacred at Tai Yuan. Though the report is not yet cor roborated, it tends to confirm the belief that the central and southern vice royalties would hold aloof from the boxer rising has never had much foun dation. If this massacre has occurred in the province of Shan See there can be little question that the intense anxiety for the safety of the international colonies at the river ports and even at Shanghai is fully Justified, for an attack on the latter by the masses of Chinese gather ing in and about the international con cessions would mean horrors compared with which the massacre at Pekin would be insignificant. The rumor is again current in Shang hai that the empress and emperor are preparing to retire from the capital to See Ngan Fu. The authorities at St. Petersburg are satisfied that the measures for the re lief of Harbin, which is identical with Charbin, will be successful. With a view to proving his good faith the Chinese minister at St. Petersburg has begged the Russian foreign secre tary to examine all dispatches arriving for the legation before their delivery. Indian troops are daily arriving at Hong Kong en route to Taku. A Hong Kong dispatch reports a dar ing act of piracy within the harbor there. A score of pirates armed with revolvers seized a launch and took it up the Canton river, capturing two junks en route. After looting the craft the pirates abandoned them. RUSHING TROOPS. Movement of He-enforcements For Chaffee "Well Under Way. San Francisco, Cal., July 20. Plans for the redistribution of United States forces in order to have as many troops as possible available for service in China, grow daily more definite. The Meade and Hancock, whose sailing dates will be about August 1, will carry the remaining troops of the Fifteenth infantry, the Third cavalry and Third artillery and 500 marines. The Ninth cavalry will also go from here early in August. The First cavalry comprising eight troops will go direct from Seattle on the transport Glenogle, which has been chartered to carry them. The horses of the Third cavalry will be shipped here on the Aztec, August 5; 750 of the horses of the Ninth cavalry will go on the Strathgyle and the re mainder will be shipped from Seattle. The horses of the First cavalry win probably be sent out from Seattle on the Athenian. $19.00 Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale July 23 and 24. Good rteurning until August 24. Account An nual Convention Young People's Chris tian Union at Denver. We also ha-"e the last Colorado excursion of the season, leaving here August 2, good until Oc tober 31. The Santa Fe is the only line running an observation car to Colorado Springs. CASTLE CRAG BURNED. Summer Resourt Hotel High Up in the Mountains Destroyed. San Francisco. Cal.. July 20. Word has been received here that the hotel at Castle Crag, Shasta county, burned to the ground at 4 o'clock this morning. All the guests escaped with their bag gage. aCstle Crag tavern was a fashionable summer hotel high up in the mountains of Shasta county and was owned. Dy the Pacific Improvement company. It was crowded, with society people from San Francisco and other portions of the state. JESTER LOOKED SAD When Pension Papers Were Put in Evidence Against Him. St. Louis, July 20. A special to the Post-Dispatch, from New London, Mo, says: George W. Roudebush, one of the spe cial examiners of the pension bureau, was placed on the stand In the Jester trial today. He identified the certifl cates and applications for pension made Dy Alexander Jester, alias w. A. mil. B. F. Wilkins of Norman, Okla., clerk or the Second district court, testinea that he knew the prisoner as W. A. Hill and had assisted him in getting a pension and also a divorce. When Jester was first arrested at Shawnee. Okla.. he denied his Identity He claimed he was not Alexander Jes ter, the man who traveled through Kansas and Missouri with Gilbert W. Gates. Attorneys for the prisoner made a fight to keep out these pension pa pers as they prove conclusively that Jester has been known under two names. The Judge admitted the evidence, and the letters Jester had written to the pension department, and the application he made were read. It was a decided victory for the state and made the old prisoner looked very sad. Taken In connection with a divorce proceeding in Oklahoma it appears from the pension papers read that Jester was married to Delia H. Jester, probably in the fifties. She went to Kansas and died in 1878. However, on June 18, 1870, Jester sweArs he was married in Texas to Julia Reynolds, who bore him three children. From her he secured a divorce at Norman, Oklahoma, on No vember 24, 1894. On May 24, 1896, he was married to Margaret E. Brown. In a series of questions submitted to Jester by H. Clay Evans, the commis sioner of pensions. Jester claimed, that he had three children while in fact he had at least eight living at the time the statement was made. In the same series of questions he made mention of only one wife while the court records show him married three times at least. BRYAN'S VIEWS. Tells What He Thinks of the Chinese Situation. Lincoln, Neb. July 20. Mr. Bryan today gave out the following Interview in regard to the situation in China: "Every one deplores the destruction of life in China and is horrified at the bar barities practiced. Every one believes that it is the duty of our government to protect the lives and property of American citizens residing in China and I have no doubt that the administration will do so. I also take it for granted that all American citizens will with draw from China temporarily or take refuge in some seaport where they can be protected by American ships until the excitement is over. If the Chinese government has tried to good faith to protect our citizens, suitable punishment for the guilty and reparation and in demnity for those who have Buffered can doubtless be secured. "If upon Investigation It Is found that the Chinese government has- not acted in good faith, congress has power to deal with the matter. For several years European nations have been threaten ing to dismember China, and it is not strange that their ambitious designs should arouse a feeling of hostility toward foreigners. That feeling how ever ought not to be directed against American citizens and will not be if our nation makes it known that it has no desire to grab land or to trespass upon the rights of China "A firm adherence to the American pol icy of justice and fair dealing will not only set an example to other nations, but will give our citizens residing in China the best promise of security. It will be Detter ior our mercnants to nave it Known that they seek trade only when trade is mutually advantageous; it will be better for our missionaries to have it known that they are preaching the gospel of love, and are not the forerunners of fleets and armies." A COSTLY COLLISION. Transports Tellus and Belgian King Will Require f 40,000 in Repairs. San .b'rancisco, Cal., July 20. The collier Tellus, which was in collision with the transport Belgian King, is be ing rapidly discharged of her cargo. A rough estimate by an expert places the damage to the Tellus at $30,000, while $10,000 will have to be spent on the Belgian King in repairs. The owners of the Belgian King here filed a libel suit against the Tellus for salvage in towing the disabled steamer to this port. MISSIONARIES TO LEA YE. Presbyterian Board of Missions Cables Members to Flee From Cb.ee Foo. New York, July 20. The Presbyterian board of foreign missions held a special meeting today for the consideration of the situation in China and authorized the officers to cable the missionaries now assembled at Che Foo to avoid un necessary risk and leave China at once if they deem it necessary. Similar messages will be cabled to Shanghai and Canton, to be forwarded to all the missionaries tn the interior. It was said afterward that the board did not consider it wise to order the missionaries to leave China at once. It is believed that if they should all leave the native Christians would be exposed to bitter persecutiop. But it is desired that all shall feel at liberty to depart at the moment they deem it best. None of the Chinese missionaries now on furlough in this country will be sent back for the ,present, it was decided, and those newly appointed but not sent out, will also stay at home. Wheeler Wants to Go to China. Chicago, July 20. General Joseph Wheeler, commander of the department of the lakes, has asked the war depart ment to assign him to duty in China. No action has been taken as yet upon the application. Concert To-Night. At Garfield Park by Marshall's bs.nd, 8 o'clop1 HEARD THE SHOTS. Miss Anna Weist Testifies in the Powers Case. Georgetown, Ky., July 20. Miss Annie Weist, of Louisville, who was stenog rapher to Auditor Sweeney and was In the auditor's office In the executive building when the Goebel assassination occurred was the first witness called in the Powers trial today. She heard three shots in the direction of the office of the secretary of state. Witness said that immediately after the shooting several strangers came into the room but they did not speak of the shooting and it was five minutes before she heard what had occurred. Witness said Henry Youtsey came into her office the day of the Van Meter-Berry contest and told her she had better leave the state house a3 trou ble was likely. Witness said that a few minutes after the shooting Assistant Secretary of State Matthews stationed two men with guns at the door of the building with orders to allow no one to either enter or leave the building. Miss Snuffer of Williamsburg, testi fied that Powers told her January 14, that before he would be robbed of his position, he would kill the last one of them, at the same time exhibiting a pistol. A letter said to have been writ ten by Powers, was read, in which Pow ers said he did not want to see Finley. There was no need of an understanding to enable them to tell the truth. Finley was as innocent as he. Powers, was. This was written four days before Pow ers' arrest. Independent Democrats Nominate. Grand Forks. N. D., July 20. The North Dakota state Democratic and the convention of the Independent Demo cratic party in Joint convention nomi nated the following ticket: M. F. Will lams, Charles Applequist and W. L. Haupt, presidential electors. Member of congress: D. M. Hildreth; governor, M. A. Wippoimann; lieutenant gover nor, F. W. McLean; secretary of state, J. F. Wililams; auditor, S. J. McGinnis; .treasurer, J. D. Birder; commissioner of insurance, W. M. Campbell, Barnes; attorney general, John Carmody, Traill. Much Gold From Australia. Washington, July "20. Mr. Roberts, the director of the mint, has received information that $2,500,000 in gold is on the way from Australia to the United States mint at San Francisco, and that there will be monthly shipments of a like amount for about four months. This gold will be paid for in eastern exchange. TODAY'S MARKETREPORT. Chicago, July 20. WHEAT Wheat opened weak. September c to c lower at 76c to 76c, under disappointing for eign conditions. Liverpool showed scant appreciation of the advance here yester day and receipts there for three days were large. Argentine's shipments were also heavy, 1,736,000 bushels, according to the card's figures. The market almost im mediately began to recover, shorts cover ing on an estimated reduction of the crop from 1.000.000 tons to half that amount. September rallied to 775e. On profit taking- it dropped to 77c. but recovered in good order to 77c. Receipts here were 140 cars, or contract grade. .Minneap olis and Duluth reported 225 cars against 142 cars last week and 441 cars a year ago. Additional gloomy reports from the northwest were also a help to the market ana neipea septemDer to attain i8V4'ec later in the session. There was an active demand from shorts, while offerings were rather scattered. September closed at i'WU 'SC. CORN Corn also opened weak, but turned nrm. HeptemDer pegan tne ses sion c to c down at 38c to 38c. be cause there was rain in Kansas. The wheat bulge coupled with the strength of the cash position furnished a motive wnicn resulted in a rally to sac. de ceits were 471 cars. The close was strong, September !394c up at 3c. OATS Oats were dull and featureless but steady with other grains. September opened c lower to c nigner at 23c to 23c, and sold to 23c. Receipts were 211 cars. PROVISIONS A good cash demand held the provision market firm, although trade was quiet. September pork opened 2c up at $11.67 and sold to $11.70; September lard opened 2c better at $6.6736.70, and SeptemDer ribs 2c nigner at $b.5u. FLAX Cash: N. W., $1.701.75; Sep tember, $1.39; October, $1.32. RYE July, 54c. BARLEY 41-348C TIMOTHY September, $3.30; October, $3.27. Chicaeo Livestock Market. Chicago, July 20. CATTLE Receipts, 1.500. including 500 Texans; steers slow, butchers steady. Good to prime steers, $5.0035.66: poor to medium. $4.45(35.00: stockers and feeders, $3.25(3.'4.65: cows, $3.00 (34.60; heifers, $3. 00 'n 15. 00: canners, $2.00 2.85:' bulls, $3.00'g4.50: calves, $4.536.35; Texas fed steers, $4.(Xg4.90; Texas grass steers, $3.25(34.10; Tejxas bulls. $2.5033.25. HOGS Receipts today, 11.000; tomorrow, 10,000: left over, 10,251. Opened shade higher, closed advance lost; top, $5.25. Mixed and butchers', $5.00(35.25; good to choice heavv, $5.05'35.22; rough heavy, $4.90'o5.00: light, $5.00(35.22; bulk of sales, $5.1255.20. SHEEP-Receipts. 4,000: lambs weak. Good to choice wethers. $4.00(34.45: fair to choice mixed. $3.00(33.85: western sheep and yearlings. $3.00(U4.2d; xexas sneep, 3.1HK( 3.S0: native lambs, $4.00S6.25; western lambs, $5.00:g5.50. Official receipts and shipments yester day: Receipts Cattle, 8,034; hogs, 20.510; sheep, 18,5Srt). Shipments Cattle, 3,523; hogs, 2,902; sheep. 2,339. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. Mo.. July 20. CATTLE Receipts. 3,000: market steady. Native steers, $4.00fti5.60: Texas steers, $2.75tf5.50: Texas cows, $2.30&3.20; native cows" and heifers. $1.5534.80: stockers and feeders. $2.50rti4.40; bulls, $2.5O&4.50. HOGS-Keceipts, 10,000; market strong, 557c higher. Bulk of sales, $4.95-35 10; heavy, 4.905.J5; packers. $4.96'&5.10; mixed. 4.8&&5.07V4: light. $4.955.10: york- ers. $5.055.10; pigs. $4.45(35.05. SHEEP Receipts, 2,000; market steady. Lambs, $4.00(36.25; muttons, $3.0Oig:4.50. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Mo.. July 20. WHEAT September, 68c. Cash: No. 2 hard. 69" 70c; No. 3, 67(3 69c; No. 2 red, 7273c; is o. o red. ss'a.c. CORN September. 36T4(S37c. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 3S!&c; No. 2 white, 41c; No. 3 wmte, 4oc. OATS No. 2 white, 25(g26c. RYE No. 2. 52c. HAY Choice timothy. $10.00: choice prairie, $7.50. BUTTER Creamery, 1518c; dairy, fancy. 14c. EGGS Fresh, 8c Grain Letter. WHEAT Liverpool cables came un changed this morning and the trade in general had selling orders on the opening, playing for a quick break. Foreigners had large buying orders in New York. and after a lower opening of nearly half a cent tne maritet advanced a cent rap idly until these big orders were filled. completely sweeping short sellers off their feet. The market was erratic all day, and while there was good selling on the bulges the market took it easily and closed c higher than last night. North west receipts were only 225 cars. Clear ances, 400,000 bushels wheat and flour, as wheat, and liberal acceptances. The cash situation is improved and on a workincr basis everywhere. We are inclined to look lor a oetter marKet CORN Corn was quiet but firm and closed nearly half a cent higher than last night. Cables were steady, receipts light and acceptances fair. Clearances. 600.000 bushels. Cash demand is improved and it seems that everybody wants tho' cash stuff. OATS Oats were steady and the tend ency is toward higher prices. PROVISIONS Provisions were strong. Prices at the yards 5c higher and only 11,000 hogs. We are friendly to the lone side of pork, and believe purchases will result in good profits. Twelve thousand head expected tomorrow. J. C GOINGS. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, July 20. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 654c. NO. 1 TALLOW 3c. GREEN SALT HALF CURED Via. New York Up-Town Gossip. New York. July 20. The strength of do mestic conditions in the main and the ex cellent character of the holdings of stocks combined to give a remarkable demon stration of strength in the local stock mar ket yesterday In face of adverse develop ments. In the financial and political news from abroad produced no more than hesi tation and stagnation in the local market early while in the last hour good advance. were brought about under the Influence of buoyant speculation in sugar refining. The movement in the stock named is credited to a large banking house which has been identified with the bull side of the Havemeyer specialty since it began to rally on the agreement made between the several competing refining Interests. The refiners of sugar are now enjoying their best season. Some time ago they reached an agreement for the maintenance of con solidations. Instead of this we have had a steadily rising market for raw sugars with all the refiners following It with higher prices for the finished article. With respect to the large features of the situation little response was made by the general stock market yesterday. The se riousness of the Chinese problem has shocked and checked activity both here and abroad. It has not however pro duced liquidation except in the govern ment securities of the old world and loans and issues of China and India, and this liquidation has been confined to foreign centers. It would not be wise, however, to suppose that domestic speculation may entirely escape this European influence. If we feel it it will of course be through the money market. Market Gossip. Liverpool: Wheat, unchanged; corn, un. changed. Omaha receipts: Hogs, 7,000; cattle, 1,-. 500. Chicago: Hogs open 5c higher. Receipts last year: Duluth, 124 cars;, Minneapolis, 317 cars. Weather: Rain in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri last night. Puts on Chicago September wheat, good tomorrow, 76c: calls, 790. Puts on Sep tember corn, 38c; calls, 404c. Liverpool close: Wheat, Hd higher; corn. jd higher than yesterday. Estimated hogs at Chicago tomorrow, 12,000. Minneapolis receipts, 181 cars; Duluth, 44 cars. Topeka cash market: No. 2 hard wheat, 59 lbs. test. 6tic; No. 2 mixed corn, 36c; No. 2 white corn, 38c; No. 2 mixed oats, 22c. Kansas City receipts: Wheat. 291 cars: last year, 120. Corn, 47 cars: last year, 71 cars. Oats, 3 cars; last year, 5. Topeka Markets Today. Topeka, July 20. CATTLE. COWS AND HEIFERS $2.503.25. HOGS. LIGHT $4. 60 -a 4.75. MEDIUM AND HEAVY --$4. 704. 80. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT Ooc NO. 2 CORN 36c. NO. 2 OATS 22c HAY $5.00tg5.50. PRODUCE. EGGS 9 cents. CHICKENS 66 cents. BUTTER 13c. New York Money Market. New York. July 20. MONEY Money on call nominally per cent. Prime mer cantile paper, 4-34 per cent. Sterling ex change, $4.84 for demand, $4.84(3 for tj) days; posted rates, $4.84(g4.S5 and $4.88; commercial bills, $4.83Vi'&. SILVER Sliver certificates, eiVeiMc; bar silver, 61c; Mexican dollars, 480. BONDS Government bonds steady. IT. S. refunding 2s, when issued. 104; coupon, 104; 2s, registered, 100; 3s, registered. 109; coupon, lloli; new 4s, registered, 113; coupon, 134; old 4s, registered, 115; coupon, 115; 5s, registered, 113 Vi; coupon, 114. Butter Market. New York, July 20. BUTTER Receipts, 4.100 packages; market firm. Creamery, 16(519c: current packed factory, 14(16c. EGGS Market firm; western, loss off, 15&15c Sugar Market. New York, July 20. SUGA71 Raw, strong: fair refining, 4f.c: centrifugal, 98 test, 4c: molasses sugar, 4c. COFFEE Quiet; No. 7 Rio, Dc. Galveston, Tex., July 20. COTTON Steady, Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Chicago. July 20. Article. WHEAT- July Aug Sept CORN July Aug Sept OATS July Aug Sept POKK July Sept LARD July Sept Oct. RIBS July Sept Oct. WHEAT July Sept CORN Sept v.. Open High Low Close Yes. 75 76 75H 753.- 7714- 75 76- 7814-9 76 SSSi 39 3S&4 38- 394- 38 389k-94 39 38 23 23 23 23 23 23 23Vi- 23- 23 76i 75i 76 76 77- 77 39 384 8i 3 39 39T4-39 23 22 23 23 23- 23 11 75 11 87 6 72 6 77 6 80 11 50 11 65 6 62 6 73 6 70 70 6 72 6 70 11 67 11 90 11 65 6 70 6 75 6 77 6 SO 6 67 6 72 6 85 6 87 6 85 6 75 6 87, 6 72 KANSAS C1TT: 67 68 66 67 6794 36 69V4 3714 6794 3C94 36 86 Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street. ToDeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, July 20. Stocks. Op'nHlgh(Low Cl'se Yes, 1 Sugar 12514 98 12914 124 127 124 99 98 93 91 31 I S", 56 I 51 34! 33 12;!125i lli 106 4 110 111 26 I 25 6! 6i) 90! 89 79 78 5(! 50 75 75 57 i 57 People's Gas 9M 94 Am. Tobacco 91 91 A. S. W 33; 34 33 B. R. T 5f 33 1251. 106 57 M! Federal Steel 34 128 107 111 2; 69

3i 125 C. B. Q C. R. I. P.. C. M. St. P.. Atchison com.. 110 25 110 25 Atchison pfd 69V. 69V Aiannattan 89 79 89 Western Union 79 51 75 68 83 130 33 59 27 60 77 69 71 51 79 60 76 57", -3 129 32 59 27 5 75 67 71 50 Mo. Pacific 50'4 U. Pac. pfd 75 U. Pac. com Atchison adj t 83 129 3:i 59 27 5!i 751-4 67V 71 50 73 83 83'. IN. x central.. 130 33V 5:t 27 60 76 6: 71 51 12! 3LMi 58 So. Pacific C. C. C C. O Reading B. O T. C. I 59 75 67 '50 72 N. Pac. ofd N. Pac. com L. N i3 73 New York. July 20. COTTON Spot closed steady, middling uplands, loc; middling gulf, lOvic. Sales, 1,766 bales. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT 6 room house. Enquire 616 jacKson street. LOST Alligator leather pocketbook con taining passes. papers and monev. Finder may keep money. Dr. L. H. Muna.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUBXAL, FRED AT EVENING, TCTT 20, 1900. DRY GOOD PARASOLS, At AH our Parasols, plain and fancy colored, China aad Taffeta Silks; tacked, corded, hemstitched, ruliled effects. Ia stripes plaids and polkas beautiful combinations and creations of Bilk, lace, ribbon apDliaae handles just to suit your faacy--and best of all, at EALP az'i LZ33 TEAiT SALP PEI33-Cca9 Sarl7- Just La Lsiiss7 lT;ck"S";ar, newest effects ia Mall, Lace and Silks, at Popular Prion Ladies linen Collars, Bpecial good value, In narrow, medium and vide, plain, standing or tarn down 15C eaci. or 2 for 2sC Japanese Fans. A bia lot of these fans at bargain values, we are going to eH at 3C, 5s, 10c, I3cT 2Cc, 23c, 33e, Sic as.1 7a e. Silk Fans at $1, $1.50, 32.00, up to S5.C0. flew Fan Chains, Gold or Silver, 25c ea. Fine Jewel Hat pinsCheap. 1,000 new Hat Pins, fancy patterns, enamels, and Rhinestones, immense assortment. Hat Pins worth up to S1.50 for 25c ea. New Brooch Pins, pretty designs, pleasing patterns, a hundred styles to select from, choice while they last 10c, 15c, ail 25c ea. For the Bath-Pure Soaps. Savon Glycerine, clear color, 10 a cake. Marquise Glycerine, dark, 13c a cak. Pure Olive Oil Castile, white or color, 2$-lb. bar for 25c WE HAVE PLENTY BLACK VELVET RIBBONS. STANDARD PATTERNS are THE PATTERNS. Cheap Excursion Rates to Colorado C2. Jsaa 7, S, 3, 13 and 13, and A-Z- 2 Tickets from point? wet of Missouri River, and east of Colby. Kan., to Den ver. Colorado Springs. Mar.ltou. Pueblo, fcait Lake City and oglen, tTta.ii. and re turn, will be sold by the GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE At rata of leyilar Fare Plus $2.00 for Round Trip, Return Limit October 31, 1903. BEST IXNE TO DENVER Only Direct Line to Colorado Springs and Alanitou. Take advantage of these cheap rats and sytiid y jut vacation in Colorado. Sepin car reservation may b-a made r.w for ar.y of trie excursions. Write f-r fall ir.forma.ljn and the beautiful boolt. "COLORADO THE MAGNIFICENT' sent t're. E. W. THOMPSON, A. G. P. A., Topeka. Kan. JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago. Summer Excursion: VIA S PJCTO The Union Paeinc will place in effect on Jane 21, July 7 to 10 inc., July 13th and August 2nd, Summer Excursion rates of 0E FARE FOR ROUND TRJP plus S2.0O from Kansas and Nebraska points TO Tezver, Calarals Sprlars, PWbla, Cji3s az.1 Salt Lais. Tickets good for return until Oct. 31st. For Time Tables and full information call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agt., cr J. C. Ftxton, Depot Agent. WE'LL DO VQL'R HALTING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. S09 Sii Amu, Cffl.ce Ia. 420. Koxsa Tel. 3JV F. P, BACON, Proprietor. ET-SEB ME ABOUT ST0&AG5. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 5 CENT CIGAR. Sect and Health to Mother and Child MRS- WINSLOwrs SOOTHIXO STRt'P l-.as been used for over FIFTY TEARS ET MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHIL TEETHING, with fCKr ECT S'JCCESi It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUM3. ALLAIS .11 PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC and U the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. SeH by Druggists In every part of the world. Ue sure to ask for "Mrs. Wlu!ow'i Sootl In Syrup" and take no ether kind. X wen (-&t casta a botUe. 613-615 KANS.AVE. HALF and Less Than HALF PRICE. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 835 Kansas avenue. Misses Susie Skinner and Millicent Tomlitijun hava gone to Colorado Springs for an outing. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. French of Silver Lake attended the French-Brown wedding- last evening'. Miss Effie Neiswender has returned home from a visit of two weeks to Kansas City friends. Mabel and Walter Skinner accom panied their mother, Mrs. O. D. Skinner, to Manitou to spend a month. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welton of To peka avenue are the parents of a son. born Saturday. Mrs. Mary Parks of 126 East Norris street is spndin a week In the country visiting relatives. Mrs. George Groshong and son, Lee. of Kilmer, expect to leave next week for a visit to Mrs. Groshong"s old home In Ohio. The five months' old child of Mr. and Mrs. Poppy of Elmont died yesterday at th- family home. The f unreal was held this Afternoon. O. T. Sohaeffer ia a. member of the baseball team recently formed In the Ruik Island offices. Harry Butterly ia on the substitute list. Mrs. W. D. Fris'oy. who has been, the gu-st of hr aunt. Mrs. J. W. Rig-don, of ljuinoy street, left today for Colorado Springs and Denver. Miss Stella Groendyke came home yesterday from Meriden where she has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shields, for the iast month. Lindale lodge A. O. U. W. of Shorey gave an ice cream social laat evening, from which they realized over $12. The reform srhool band was present and played and music was also furnished by a male quartette from Shorey. Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson died Thurs day morning- at nine o'clock of heart disease at her home near Shorey. She was about 74 years old and wa a widow, her husband having died In ISW. The funeral will be held from fcer late home Saturday morning at ten o'clock. Rev. Mr. Stavely of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will officiate. The burial will be in Rochester cemetery. Miss Maud Wilson is giving- a picnic at Gartield park thia afternoon and evening in honor of her brother, Mr. John Wilson of St. Louis. Her guests are: Misses Gertrude Allen. Gra.ee and Bessie Root. Ciara and Kittie Marlett, LiiUan Todd. Eiia, Iaisy and Myrtle O'.ineer, Messrs. John teheetz, Elmer Olinger. Charles Root, Lewis Damon, Sidney Blenkarn, John Wilson. J. J-. Alderman and Frank Swearinen. A very pleasant reception was given last evening by the employes of the Xew Era store in honor of Mr. ani Mrs. Walter Spear at their home, 1433 Kansas avenne. The lawn was gaily decorated with many Japanese lanterns making a pleasant place to linger. In the house a phonograph had been pro vided for the entertainment of the guests. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hajden, Mr. and Mrs, M. White, Mrs. W. B. Spear, Mrs M. A. Miller. Mrs. Lillie Bryan, Miss Alice 'juinn. Miss Edna Pitts. Miss. Nellie Wamer.Mr. R. A. Spear, Masters Frank Eaker, Ben and John Spear. FRENCH-BROWS. The marriaee of Miss Mary B. Brown and Mr. Shirley S. French was solemn ized Thursday evening- at half past eight o'clock ac the home of the feride's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown, 1404 Jack si.n street. The ceremony was perform ed by P.ev. Calvin Holman. The house was simply but tastefully decorated with p-weet peas and ferns. The bride wore a pretty gown of white batiste. Mr. and Mrs. French w-ent immediately to housekeeping in their own home, 14')4 Quincy street. Mr. French is an electrician and is in the employ of the City Railway company, while his bride is a well known and most estimable young lady. $19.00 Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Santa Fa. Tickets on sale July 2.1 and 24. Good rteurning until August 24. Account An nual Convention Young People's Chris tian Union at Denver. We also have- the last Colorado excursion of the season, leaving here August 2. good until Oc tober 31. The Santa Fe is the only line running an observation ear to Colorado Springs. PI eased With. Hays. Charles T.Toe of Independence, mem ber of the board of regents of the state agricultural college, is in the city to day, on his way home from Havs City wnere the members of the board yester day inspected the military reservation recently ceded to the agricultural col lege by the act of congresa. The regents are more triaa pleased with the land and report that is the finest In the Solomon Tk act ct congress which cedes the tract of land contemplates that it shall be dpvrwi t .h. perunent stations. WILL SETEK GO BACK. IA Hung Chang Has Left Canton Torever. New Tork, July 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Canton says: The following copy of the viceroy's Joint memorial, which is being signed for presentation to the dowager empress was obtained from Li Hung Chang previous to his departure for Pekin: 'Hencefortii all nations will see that fcur government had no intention light ly to engage in hostilities and only did s when it was found unavoidable. Their anger and resentment will, as a matter of course, be at once appeased after having respectfully considered the sentiments indicated in a decree. "We have decided to ask that these may be enlarged on in five ways. We would ask: "First That a decree be Issued Order ing the Tartar generals and viceroys and governors to continue the usual system of afturding protection to foreign mer chants and missionaries, so as to show that, although hostilities are in progress, non-combatants are still under the gov ernment's protection and to display more clearly the heaven-like mercy of th sacred throne. "Second The lightness cr severity of measures of the foreign powers will de pend solely upon th fate of their min isters. We hear that the rebels dis obey the edicts and continue the attack on the legations. Foreign papers state with reference to the assassination of the German minister tnat the German emperor has made his troops swear re venge. All our ministers abroad have telegraphed and all the telegrams from foreign sources stat. as do also the consuls general in Shanghai that the one thing of paramount importance is the safety of the foreign ministers. If China can only save them there will be room for discussion of all matters and other nations will be able to make terms of peace for us. "Third We would also beg that a clearly worded decree be issued express ing the deepest and most sincere regret on the part of the Chinese government for the assassination of the German minister and that a letter in the same tenor be sent to the German emperor. Then we can wait for other countries to mediate for us with Germany. We also pray that letters be sent to the American and French governments, so as to show the desire of China to strengthen her friendship with them and to treat all nations with equal con sideration. "Fourth We also beg that a decree may be issued giving authority to the Shun Tien, prefect, and Chi Li, viceroy, to- find out. apart from the result of the military operations, what foreign ers and missionaries' establishments have suffered through this outbreak of rebellion, to make a list of the losses of life and property and then to apply for an edict granting charitable compensa tion as a proof of the throne's merciful kindness and unwillingness to have guiltless people involved to their detri ment. "Fifth We would also ask that a de cree be issued to the viceroys, gover nors and high military authorities of ail provinces saying that if any disor derly criminals or mutinous soldiers are really annoying or harming well con ducted people or committing arson, as sassination or acts of robbery they have permisfdon to suppress them as the op portunity offers and report measures taken to the thron. This is the poiicy always hitherto adopted to bring peace upon the land and hold off those from the outside. The capital must first be pacified and peoples minds will then be quieted. Military discipline must be rigidiy enforced before the morale of the troops can be raised." Placards were posted in the streets of Canton this morning by her mer chants protesting against the departure of Li Hung Chang and invoking all responsible men to unite in efforts to induce him to stay. Crowds of mer chants thronged to the viceroy and beg ged him to remain, presenting on their knees a petition bearing the inscrip tion: "We humbly and respectfully en treat your excellency to stay." Li Hung Chang appeared much mov ed, but told the petitioners he dared not disobev the mandate from Pekin. He ursred them to use their influence with their neighbors and inferiors to induce them to respect the laws. T". t populace then tried to block the streets and keep the city gates shut so aa to rrevent Li Hung Chang from leaving the yamen, but soldiers cleared the passage and he finally embarked on board the Chinese steamship Anping with a suite of 2S1 persons, and sail! direct for Hong Kong. Before sailing the viceroy acknowl edged to the American consul. Mr. Mc Wade. that he received an edict from the empress last night, appointing him viceroy of Chi Ll and commanding him to proceed thither immediately. He will never return to Canton. ANGELL'S VIEWS. President of Michigan University on the Chinese Situation. Chicago, July 20. A special to the Times-Herald from Ann Arbor, Mich., says: "I, for one, hope the integrity of the Chinese nation will be upheld." said James B. Angell, president of the Uni versity of Michigan and former minister to the Chinese empire in aa interview. "I should be sorry indeed." President Angell continued, "to see China broken up into fragments. It is best for her and best for the rest of the world that she be not dismembered. I cannot see how the powers can keep from warfare among themselves If they partition China. But the powers must do something and there Is little doubt as to the ulti mate outcome. Every foreigner must be guaranteed a safe residence in Pekin. even if the powers have to destroy the entire Chinese empire to accomplish it There is not a nation which has had a representative there which will be con tent with less than that. "'Again, the question of indemnity will arise and I believe China will be forced to pay fur ail losses incurred. And I am sure, if the empress and her advisers are found to be in any way responsible for this. one of the most atrocious crimes against international law that has ever been committed since international law has been known, it means the cleaning out of the whole establishment. The person of an ambassador is sacred. He is free to go where he pleases and his right to communicate with his own home government is guaranteed. To violate this as grossly as those who are in power, or who usurped power in Chi na have done, is to arouse the wrath of the civilized world and nothing short of the wiping out of those responsible m ill satisfy the nations against which tho crime was committed." "What were the exact causes and con ditions that led to the present trouble?" President Angell was asked. "The primary cause is the extreme hatred which the Chinese bear toward ail foreigners. There are great differ ences in the fundamental ideas and ideals between the European and Asiat ic peoples. No intelligent foreigner can travel through Asia without noticing it." "Are the Chinese adverse to the intro duction of the Christian religion?" "No. not in that broad sense. They do not seem to fear for the permanency of their own religion. It ia not that they object to missionaries and the Christian religion as much as it is that the missionaries are foreigners. "It is probably true, as the natives assert, that some bad Chinamen go into the Christian church to secure the immunities- assured converts by the treaty of ISM, when all native Christians were given the same protection as the mis sionaries themselves. "A more serious cause of the uprising ia the widespread suspicion among the natives since the Japanese war that the foreigners are going to partition China It is not strange that all these condi tions caused friction and excitement. "Then, two years ago, the young em peror tried to introduce western civilis ation and reforms. The old conservative mandarins held up their hands in hor ror and the reform party was quickly subdued. "These same conservatives do not hesitate to spread the report that it is due to foreign influences that the flame of liberalism i3 being- fanned. The Chinese want to b left to themselves and the one word foreign era" sums up the great cause of the present- trou'ole." POT WIN FIRE PROTECTION. Two Hydrants Are Put in Service by Water Company. Two fire hydrants in Pot win Place have been connected with the water mains and are ready for service. Jesse Shaw, superintendent of water service, reported the hydrants in ser vice to Chief Wllmarth yesterday after noon. The hydrants have been in posi tion since the mains were laid through Fotwin but several years ago the muni cipality cT Ptwin refused to pay the rent demanded by the water company and the hydrants were shut off.Xow the water company voluntarily turns on the water. When asked the reason Mr. Shaw said: "We just put them in ser vice, that's all." Mayor Drew said he knew nothing about it and that the council had not made any arrangements but that he was glad to have the hy drants ready for service. They are at the corner of Greenwood and Laurel streets and Greenwood and Ashland streets. Mr. Shaw says hydrants will soon be put in at Laurel and Woodlawn and Ashland and Woodlawn which will give that part of town a good water supply in case of fire. Eight Hour Lav Investigations, r IaborCommissioner Johnson has been summoned to Kansas City to investi gate violations of the eight hour law. He has been successful in a number of suits brought against contractors for violations of this law but there are some contractors now engaged in work there who are persistent in fighting the work of the commissioner. A firm now con structing a. school house ia violating the law ajid unless he promises to desist suit will at once be brought against him. KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900. Following Is a list ot fairs to be held In Kansas in 1!00. their dates, locations and secretaries, oja reported to the state boitrd of agriculture and compiled by Sec retary F. D. Ccburn: Allen County Agricultural society C. H. Wheaton, secretary. Iola: September 10-i3. Brown County Fair association John H. Meyer, secretary, Hiawatha; September 5-7. Butler County Fair association Alvah Sheiiien, secretary. El Dorado; September 10- 1 i Chautauqua county Hewins Park and Fair association N. O. Marsh, secretary, Ceiiar Vale: August S-ll. Clay County Fair association H. E. Hoopes. secretary. Clay Center; Septem ber 2S-2S. Coffey County Fair association J. E. Woodford, secretary, Burlington; Septem ber I5-2S. Cowley county Eastern Cowley Fair association: J. M. Henderson, secretary. Burden; September l'i-il. Duuglaa county Kaw Valley Fair as sociation: A. C Griesa, secretary, Law rence. Finney County Agricultural society D. A. Mims. secretary. Garden City. Franklin County Agricultural society B. C- Mcwuesten. secretary, Ottawa; Sep tember 1-21. Greeley County Fair association T. B. Newman, secretary. Tribune: October 2-3. Jackson County Agricultural and Fair association S. B. ilcGrew, secretary, Hoiton: September 11-14. Jefferson County Agricultural and Me chanical association Edwin Snyder, sec retary. Oskaloosa. September 4-7. Jewell County Fair association Chas. F. Home, secretary, Mankato; September 11- 14. Linn County Fair association Ed. R. Smith, secretary. Mound City. Marshall county. Frankfort Fair asso ciation C. W. Brandenburg, secretary, Frankfort: September Miami county Agricultural. Mechanical Fair association Jos. P. Trickett, secre tary. Faola: September 25-2S. Montgomery county. Coffeyville Fair and Park association R. Y. Kennedy, secretary, CofTeyviHe: August 14-17. Morris County Exposition company: E. J. Dili, secretary, Council Grove, Septem ber 25-28. Neosho County Fair association H. Lodge, secretary. Erie: August 2S-31. Neosho county. Chanute Agricultural. Fair. Park and Driving association A. E. Timpane, secretary, Chanute; September 4-7. Osage County Fair association C. H. Curtis, secretary, Burlingame; September 4-7. Riley County Agricultural society: R. T. Worboys, secretary, Riley; September U-21. Rooks County Fair association: David B. Smyth, secretary, Stockton, September 4-7. Saline County Agricultural, Horticul tural and Mechanical association H. B. Wallace, secretary, Saiina; September 25-2. Sedawlck county, Wichita State Fair association H. G. Toler, secretary, Wich ita: September 4-7. Wilson county. Fredonla Agricultural association J. T. Cooper, secretary, Fre donia; August 21-24. 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. Puset Sound and Portland, Oregon, via BUiings, 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 standard 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, Pacifle Coast and the Northwest, Montana, Washington. Oregon, via Lin coln and BiUings. 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.. i2J Main St, Kansas City, Mi L. W. WAKELEY, Gen'l Passenger Agent. St. Louis. Ma. HOWARD ELLIOTT. GenT Manager, St Joseph, Mix "I suffered for months from sore throat Eclectric Oil cured me in twenty-four hours." M. S. Gist, Hawesville, 1 1ST WOULD COME. New Tork Band Would Play at Kan sas Exposition. The fame of the Kansas. 1904 exposi tion has reached the musical circles of the east The Seventy-first New Tork regiment band which is piaying a summer, en gagement at Manhattan Beach has ap plied to the exposition management to play during the show. It is too early to be engaging bands but the application will be filed. The Seventy-first regiment band has the reputation of being one of the best in the country. It ia a profes sional band. THOMPSON SUES NEELT. Claims TJ. S. Marshal Did Not Pay Him Ail Due. T. W. Thompson's suit against S. F. Neely, ex-L"nlted States marshal for Kansas, for $244.22 was continued in the city court this morning on account- of the absence of the attorneys. Thompson was a deputy marshal un der Dr. Neely and claims that Neely was to pay him 5 per cent of all fees he made for the office. He says he earn ed $1,245.80 and. that $244.06 of It was not paid him. He was a deputy from Jan uary 2. 1S95. to February, 1SS3. JOHN FIREY CLAIMS. Two Notes Against the Estate Piled in Probate Court. Two claims have been filed in the pro bate court against the estate of the late John Firey. Even since hia death claims of all kinds and for large and small amounts have been pouring in. The latest are sustantiated by notes given by Firey. One note is for $2,726. 12H given to Eliza J. Wingert and dated Hagerstown, Maryland. March 30. 1S6. The interest in the note was paid in full up to April 193. The second is a note for $W0 da ted May 11, ls3, and signed by S. M. William and John Firey. Rich Stake for Wales. London, July 20. At the Sandown park second summer meeting today the thirteenth renewal of the Eclipse stakes of 10,UflO sovereigns for 3 year olds at a mile and a quarter was won by the Prince of Wales" Diamond Jubilee. Chevening with J. Reiff in the saddle was second and Skopos, guided by L. Reiff was third. Nine horses ran. Cattle Derail Train. Huron, S. D., July 20. The Chicago Northwestern express was derailed to day half way between Ree Heights and Highmore by cattle on the track. Fire man George Briggs was killed and En gineer E. E. Vance severely injured. No passenges were injured. AJD mSCELLUEOUS IDS. TV AU"TEI S ITTJ A TIO 2TS. W A X T FT I Plain dressmaking and sew ing. Reasonable prices. ilS W. 5th st. WANTED A place aa housekeeper or to cart for invalids. Can give the test of references. Would so a short didta.nce in the country. Address A. K. or call at 1324 Lincoln street. WANTE L-Position as housekeeper. Children no objection. H. care Journal. WANTED A position as dishwasher by boy of IS who is experienced. Address H.. care of Stearns, Eighth avenu gro cery store. W ANTE U Place clerk in drug1 or grocery store or tr drive delivery wa?on. Have had experience. Clerk, care Journal. WANTED A place to work for $10 or $13 a month, by a young- man. Caii or ad drs A.. 702 Ervt Seventh street. WAKTID-MALE HEI-P. "WANTED Man for hay fleTdTVmomhT: porter, white. Colorado; bridge carpen ter. Star Employment Agency, ICC East Seventh. WANTED Onod. bright schoolboy for chores haif hour iiaily. S. E corner L2th and Harrison WASTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Good white girl for house work. 1243 Western avenue. WANTED-5 dining room girls, out of town: 3 girls for housework; 4 cooks. Star Employment Agency. WANTED Kitchen girl, at once. South east corner Eighth and Quincy. WANTED-Experienced dining-room. girl. Ladies Exchange, 113 W. 6th st. WANTED Girl for general housework. No washing or ironing. Must be com petent to take entire charge. References. M0 Topeka avenue, after 6 o'clock. WANTED AGENTS. WANTEDSub-agents, in every township of this. Shawnee, county, to seil the Golden Washing Compound to farmers, whose wives need something to help wash. Thi3 compound saves one-half the soap, half the fuel, for it needs scarcely any boiling, except a few of the dirtiest kind, and is a real dirt killer on anything cloth, wood, iron, glass and the grandest for silverware. Cheap and easy intr. duced. Write to me or call on me at fiU Leland St.. E. 6th, Topeka. H. H. Arenda, general agent- DO TOCN WANT traveling job on sal ary? Answer, Triumph Co.. Dallas. Tex. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Calves and fat cattle, all kinds. Leave word or write, 921 Kansas avenue. WANTED To buy second-hand 2-horse power gasoline engine. Address C. E. L-. Journal- WANTED Lace curtains and portieres te clean. Mrs. Fosdick. 725 Quincy st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished room. 611 West Sixth street. FOR RENT Furnished south room. 919 Tyler street. FOR RENT Recently modernised furn ished rooms for light housekeeping; also single rooms. 421 Quincy at. FOR RENT Furnished rooms cooL S. W. corner Fifth and Madison st. TWjEOTtAXTOCET NOTICE My application for a permit to sell intoxicating liouors. according to law. at 607 Kansas aveue. in the Fourth ward of the city of Topeka, is now on file In the office pf the probate Judge of Shawnee county. Kansas. The hearing of the same ia set for Tuesday, at 9 o'clock a. m.. July 31. 13uo G. W. FLAX). WMIXS FOR RENT Five room house, 1217 Clay. Inquire at 1126 Taylor. FOR RENT A handsome 8 room resi dence. Suii Clay. Modern. J2u.ix. Tele phone 69S. FOR RENT 5 room house. 1266 Limcola street. Elder, 611 Kansas avenue. FOR RENT I room cottage at 1416 Kan sas ave. Inquire at lioti Quincy. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Fresh Jersey eow. 201 Greenwood avenue. FOR SALE AND TO HIRE Camp wag ons, horses and harness. 822 Kansas avenue. Newell. FOR SALE A square Emerson piano. Paid 47.10 for same; will sell for 460 cash. Apply 111 E. 5th sc. down stairs. FOR SALE One Smith Premier type writer, in good condition. 330 if sold at once. Call 5ul Madison street. FOR SALE Soft coal stove, refrigerator, carpet, oilcloth, iron bed. mattress, spring-, china cabinet, gasoline stove, bookcase, tables, 3 rockers, lamps, wash stand, bowl and pitcher, etc 315 Fillmore street. FOR SALE Extra good family horse, $x; good driving horse. $43; good family plug. 425: also good box cart and de livery wagon. DAVIS MERCANTILE CO., tiul Topeka avenue. FOR SALE Large butter of Ice box. ou tank, cracner stands and covers, tea, coffee and spice cans, can.ly jars, and ether grocery and meat fixtures from other stock. We have no room for them. Must sell. DAVI3 MERCANTILE CO.. Sol Topeka aveuue. FOR SALE Plenty of spotted rats and rabbits. 1203 East Fifth street. FOR SALE Big- bargain in phaeton, at 1108 West Thirteenth. FOR SALE Medium-sized Mosler. Kall mann Co. safe, in good condition. THE TRUST CO. OF AMERICA. Crawlord building. FOR SALE ?o or 25 ft. lrrvn frame awn ing, with canvas for 12 foot sidewalk, $1.00 pr foot- 111 West 7th st. FOR SALE -REAL ESTATE, FOR SALE Good lot close in. gain. Enquire 919 Tyler street. A bar- MISCET.T, ANEOU3. FOUND Near Journal office. lady's pocltetnook. Owner may have same by calling at Journal office and proving prop erty and paying f jr this aa. GRAND LOG- ROLLING Modern Wood men of America, at Oberlin. Kas., Au gust 15 and 11. Hi,0o pe.pi coming. All kinds of privileges to let. For informa tion, write Geo. W. Keys, secretary. MADAME RUSSELL, the world's re nowned clairvoyant trance medium and ocult wonder. Reads your entire life past, present and future. She gives you advice on business, love, marriage, di vorces, absent friends, social or domestic affairs. Hours. a. m. to S p. m.. daily. Sunday. a. m. to 6 p. m. Parlors. 215 East Seventh street. STRAYED From Tenth and Lincoln, one large bay horse. r-pe wrapped around neck. Reward. A. H. Case. THE FRENCH BAKERY has repaired the fire damage and resumed business at the old stand. 815 Kansas ave.. in the good old way by offering strictly high PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS DR. L. D. MC KINLET, late superintend ent Topeka Insane Asylum. Office, rooms, and Z, Keith building. CHARLES C. BRADLEY. M. D. Office 513 Kansas ave. Phone, tfTb-I. Residence, 5U West 7th street. 'Phone 78-3. Henry W. Robv. II. D.. SURGEON. 730 Kansas Avenue. Residence. Twenty, first t- and Kansas ave. Topeka. Kan. L. A. RTOER, M. T OFFICE and residence corner Gordon St.. and Central ave.. Norh Topk&. 'PfeoiMi ?U. Cses the Brinkerhnft system of rectal treatment, a successful and paiaie-ss treat ment for piles, fistula, fisuure. ulceration etc IDA C BARNES. M. D. Office 732 Kansas ave. Residence TTllr- teeuth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m.. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m.. to a p. a, Twiehoa 5SS rfeilden sold 16 office. F. ri. MARTIN, M. D.. 404 KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drug store. Phones: 476. residence, 36 office. DP.. KVA HARDING, Homeopathlst. Kansas ave. Telephone 4U2. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stampe. brass and aluminum trade checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. 2L FREE MESSENGER. SERVICE PCLL a Postal Telegraph-Cable Bo, nr 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. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 West Ml St. Tel TOi'. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing ot ail kinds. U. S. CYCLE CO.. 118 E. th St. National and Union bicyciea. Sundries, repaint. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR. Diseases of the Noeek Throat and Lungs 706 Kansas avenue. ATTORNEY3-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice In all state and federal courts. Suite 41. Craw ford bidfc. Topeka. Kan. MONET. MONEY TO LOAN on farm and city pro Derty. Low rate of interest. J. M. BRtER, 15 Columbiaa kdg. MONEY TO LOAN en live stock, pte.no. organs, typewriters, household good and personal security. L. Biscoe. 523 Kan. ave. TO LOAN Money oo real estate. Month ly payments. Low interest. See East man, lia West Sixth st. JE WELERS. JAMES B. RATDEX. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc.. Eyes exaxaLoed and spectacles properly fitted. MACHINE SHOPS. MACHINE SHOP-Lwn mowera sharp ened, razors and eiippers ground. Base ball and sportinrr goods. Golden Rule Machine works. 514 Kan-aas ave. FLASHLIGHT PHOTOS. PORTRAITS taken at your home or our tudio. day er evening. NienMis flash Light Studio, 70S Kansas ave. LEGAL. (First published In the Topeka State Jour nal. July 13, iMi.) NOTICE. At a meeting cf the eminclt of the city of Topka held July 17 lsno, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved. That the mayor and council of the city of Topeka deem It necesry for the bt Interests of said city that Fillmore street from the nouth lin of Sixth avenue to the north line of Tenth avenue be graced and paved thirty feet wide with vitrified brick on sand founda tion and curbed with Fort acott sand stone. J. W. F. m'GHE. I hereby certify that the above U a true and correct copy of the original now oa file in my office. J. II. SQl'IREs. (Seal.) City CU-ri ra. PROPOSALS FOR BCILDING9 AND heating system. Department of the In terior, office of Indian aTair. Washing ton. D. C, July M. I). Sealed profw-onU endorsed "Proposals for improvements. Haskell Institute." and addrewe.1 trt the commissioner of Indian affairs. Washing ton. L. C. will be received at th Irvlifca office until 3 o'clock p. m. of Tuesday. August 14. 1:X1, for furnishing the ma terials and labor required to construct and complete school, laundry and shoo build ings and a heating system at Ifaskell in stitute. Lawrence. Kansas. In Ftrlct ac cordance with plans, specirtcatlons ird In structions to bidders, which mar be ex amined at thie office, the offices of the "World." Lawrence, K9.. "The Tims.'" Tavenworth, ku.. "The State Journal. Topeka, Kaa., the "Builders' and Tr-.tlersT Exchange." Omaha. Neb., the "Bui.d" and Tracer' Exchange," Milwaukee. Wu.. the North western MauufiLctiir' assciH tlon. St. Paul. Minn., the Cnited State Indian warehouse. JoTn-on sret. Chicago, III., and at the chrol. For fur ther information apply to H. B. lVnir. superintendent Haskell Inslltut. Lhw rence. K a. W. A. Jones, commissioner. FIrst published in th Ton-ka State Jour. al July -u. 1st.) Ordinance No. 1.". AN ORDINANCE relatlrg tn the rfts charge ot hrearms ia the city of To- Be It ordained by the Mnyor and Council men of the City of Topeka: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, except a i'nitefi States marshal, sheriff, constable or memljer of the police department to discharge any S rearms within the city of Topeka. Section 2. Any- person violating th's ordinance shail upon conviction be fine! not lese than three dollar nor mure than twenty dollars for such offense. Section 3. This ordinance shall tak effect and be in force fr-.m and after its publication In the official citv paper. Passed the council July 17, lSDo. Approved July W. 1:U. (Seal.) C. J. DREW. Mnvor. Attest: J. H. SQUIRES, City Clerk. (First published In the Topeka State Jour nal July 2. lw.) PROPOSALS. Office of the City Clerk. Topeka, Kas. Sealed proposals will be received at thi office until Monday. July 23, iww). at 5 o'clock p. m.. for grading, curbing ar.d paving Plerr y street from Lane street tj Williaton street. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. I. Proposals under different names will not be received from one firm or associa tion. 1 The city council of the city of To peka reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts of bids htch may not be advanr;Lgous to the city. Eiich binder will be, required to S po!t with the city clerk, to The credit f the city of Topeka. a certified check of deposit, of five per cent, of the prr.p.ised ontract .and in no case to be I.-ss than fifty (5ci dollars, as a guaranty that he. will enter Into the contract If awarded to him. according to the terms of his bid. within five days after the certification of the award. 4. In all bids made by a firm, the in dividual names of the member must ha written out. and must be signed In full, giving the Christian names: but the ton ers may. If they cho.w. describe them selves in addition as doing a business un der a given name and style a a firm. 5. The place of residence of every bid der, with county and st.ite. mut b given after his signature, which must be written in full. Any one signing a propoeal as the agent of another or others, must file with it lepal evidence of his authority to d. m. 7. Alterations by era'jre or int-rllnea-tions should be explained or noted in the propwal over the signature of the bidder. S. Ail prices must l written as well as expressed In figures. A failure to comply with any of the above instructions will be consi.i.-rd a of sufficient ground for rejecting nr.y bid. b'lt the tight is reserved to waive such defect. 10. No proposal will be accepted fmm any p.-rson or frm who is In arrenrs t the city of Tcpeka up-m ri"bt or con trict. who is in default as urety. or otherwise, upon any obligation to the ctiy: who has failed in previous contract to eomplv with the requirements of thra specifications and to fulrtll his contracts. II. Proposals should be addressed to the city clerk, city of T. .p-ka. and irt dorsed "Proposals for grading, curbing and paving." 12. ptTDpoealw must be made In full con formity with all specifications, end ua blanks furnished by the city of T.-peka. 13. Proposals shall specif the rate per cubic yard for ail grding and nec-ensafj preparation of roadbed. h:.:h pric sha.l include everything required under the specifications of the same, the rate per lineal foot for all the new curbing fir nished and et. for re-setting old curbing: the price per cubic yard for concrete if any Is used: the rate per square yurd for paving, and for re-lnylns- old pavement, which shall include ail the required ma terial, foundations and labor to com plete the same. 14 No extra compensation will be al lowed for the lvinK ,f raised cross walks, nor for w.w! headers. 15. Samples of the r.avtng brick and curbing and all other material shn'.l ic companv each bid. Every sample shall be plainlv labeled with the date of bid. name of bidder, and pluce from which It w brought. Sich samples will not be re turned to bidders, but under ail circum stances will be retained by the tiir whether bids are accepted or not. proposals for paving and curbing win t considered if not accompanied by sntrtplea, J. H. SQUIRES, City CVrk. Dated Topeka, Kaa., 20th day of July. 19)i). HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES. CHAINS. wtlS: yrur own design to order. Face treatments. Mra Kattie Van Vleck. 230 at fifth FXOBIST3. MRS- J R. HAGUE. Florist, successor te R. J. Grovee, 1J Kansas ave. Phone fca. CUT FLOWERS and floril deslans at HiyW. I'M West Eighth st. 'Phone W. WATCHMAKER. WA7T"E3 cleaned. 75c: clocks. P"c: main springs, .oc: crystals, -a-n pJ" ior old gold or stiver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelrv exenanged for new. If hare op. aee Uncle Sam. 5U Kami anue- MERCHANTS' T RAN FEB. STORAGE Co. pack3. ships and stores housenut'J good's. Tel. 1S6- Clarence Skinner. U 6th t- PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co.. has beea removes ta US West Eighth stretit

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FEEO AY EVENING. JUX.Y 20, 1900. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Major Tom Anderson Is In Chicago. Btate Auditor Cole and family have gone to Colorado. The pond at Gaga park Is half covered Kith pond lilies. Topeka people are figuring for their sup ply of winter coal. M. B. Nicholson, of Council Grove, was In Topeka yesterday The creeks are so low that frog hunt rs find plenty of game. J. C. Elliott Is talking of a huntlnr and Bshlngr trip to Arkansas. The Latter Day Saints are holding meet ings near the fair grounds. F. P. Lindsay attended the meeting of he national Republican league. Philip Fox, of Manhattan. Is visiting his lather. Adjutant General S. iX. Fox. Mr. and Mrs. John Dudley have returned from a visit with their son in Colorado. Topeka has candidates for Jobs as gen irals In the event of a call for troops. The rain last night spoiled picnics ar ranged for today, but It helped Kansas eorn. The seating capacity of the new audi torium will be 4,uu0, and the stage will (eat 3u0. Dr. T. C. Biddle, superintendent of the Insane asylum, has gone to Colorado for a short visit. A. D. Walker, of Holton, a prominent Republican of Jackson county, visited the Bity yesterday. The Kansans who attended, the national meeting of the Republican league, will return Sunday. One hundred and seventy-five tons of Coal are being put in the federal building for use this winter. J. B. McAfee performs the marriage Seremonies in the probate court during udge Dolman's absence. A man who was not well posted pre sented a school warrant to City Clerk fkjuires yesterday to be cashed. Frank Dudley has been assigned for Service with the Fifteenth Infantry, and will probably see service in China. Lieutenant Philip Fox, who has been visiting his father in this city, wiVJ. re turn to 'his home in Manhattan today. Chief Engineer W. E- Dauchy, of the Rock Island, passed through Topeka last night en route to Fort Worth, Texas. Miss Mary Gilmore, a niece of Mrs. C. J. Brown, who has been attending Beth any, has gone to her home in Ohio. Alice Cunningham has sued Golden S. Cunningham for divorce. She complains Chat he does not treat her properly. L, Btackman threatens to put the price of paving down to an cents. Paving busi ness figures begin to look like bargain sales. A frequent incident at the bulletin boards is the reading by men for those who cannot read the news thereon dis played. The new "auditorium has been so well supplied with exits that In the event of fire the house can be emptied in two minutes. The rain last night ought to make the price of corn go down. It was on ac count of alleged bad prospects that the price was put up. H. H. Einbry has returned from Dodge City, where he was called on business connected with the freight department of the Hock Island. The first lot of pavements contracted for this year have been ordered to be com pleted by September 15, and the second iot by December 1. The iron plate crossings used In the new paving contracts cost $6.50 per set. A set is three pieces, the center one having the name of the street on It. F. O. Popenoe, the owner of the Cap ital, had a conference Wednesday with the Burton managers, in the office of State Treasurer F. E. Grimes. A Topeka young man whose girl is spending the summer at one of the water ing places, goes down to her house every evening and sits on the veranda. TToutman Stone brought suit In the district court yesterday against W. H. and Dean Sage for J150 claimed as com mission for selling some property. ATopekacoloredman Has put up a hand Pome home in an aristocratic neighbor hood and has refused all sorts of offers for the property made by hi3 white neigh bors. The paving of Flltmore street is pro gressing rapidly and will soon be com pleted. There has not been a complaint filed concerning this paving for two weeks. Dr. William Maclay Lyon, who Is doing hospital work in Chicago, has been as signed as assistant surgeon to the Swift Packing company, where 3,0o0 men are employed. J. W. Connelly was fined J1.50 In the police court Thursday for keeping a vicious dog. The Judge suspended a part of the fine on condition that the dog be kept tied. Chas. French, formerly foreman of the Santa Fe blacksmith shop, will leave in about a week to assume his duties in a similar position on the Frisco road at Springfield, Mo. One reason of-the reduction In the cost of paving Is that plenty of brick can be had now, while it was very doubtful It the brick could be obtained when the for mer contracts were let. One of the soldiers who rmssiprt throne-h Topeka yesterday missed the soldier train. He tooit tne next passenger train for the west, and will catch up with his troop at Fort -Grant, Arizona. Ray and Max Ward all. who went to jNew eaiana six montns ago. write home that they are doing well with stamp pho tographs, the "16 for a quarter kind." They have studios 'in the principal cities. J. L. Grubbs. ntf the Santa Fe brass foundry, who has been suffering with appendicitis and who had an operation performed at the company hospital, is getting along nicely and will be able to return to work soon. It is not strange that the Lowman Hill school house burned. It had been en tered by marauders who broke the locks, several times this summer, and there was a crowd of loafers around the building um xiigfii i l was Dumeo. A government InsDector is making the annual examination of the books in the omces or the United States marshal United.States attornev. clerk of the Unit ed States court and trie other offices, up- Btaors ln-me ieaerai Duuuing. Secretary T. T. Kelly, of the Republican state committee, is now doing a great deal of work at headquarters. He did not expect to leave the position of assistant state treasurer until September 1, but the work of the commlutee demands much of zus time. The Republican state committee has sent F. G. Ferris, of Moberlv, Mo., the campaign literature which the Kansas committee Is sending out in, this state. Ferris writes that "the Kansas commit tee is an earlier bird than the committee In Missouri, where no organization seems 10 nave oeen perxectea. NO ROUGH illDElt SECTION. Oscar Swayze Objected Because it Would Put Tail of Ticket Ahead. There bas been a little difference In the Republican Flambeau club over the proposition to have a "Rough Rider" division. John Staton and Capt. Philips we're among those -who thought a battalion dressed in the picturesque costume made famous by "Teddy's" riders would be just the thing'. Among others Oscar Swayze was against it. He said it "would be putting the tail of the ticket ahead" and that the regular Flambeau uniforms of white and red were enough and that If a Rough Rider brigade was organized then everyone would want to be In it. At the last meeting it was de cided by vote not to have a Rough Rider section. Lately 15 new members were voted in who were all members of the Twentieth Kansas. They voted against the proposition. To Suppress Cherryvale Joints. Cherryvale, July 20. A petition of 612 signers was presented to the council asking the mayor and council to use their utmost power to suppress and keep suppressed the traffic of intoxicating li quors in the city of Cherryvale. Quite a number of ladies and gentlemen were present at the presentation of the peti tion, 1 THE N EW M ODEL SUPPLY STORE. Kemper Paxtons. THE PEOPLE'S STORE. Sixth and Quincy. Mil Jis B I MsrcMiioiss Beginning at 8 O'CIock Tomorrow Morning, and continuing for the Next Ten Days. We will' throw open the doors to our customers, and prices to the winds. Our. immense stock has to be reduced, and we mean to make the prices do it. These values we quote below are only a sample of what we intend to do in this Sale. Every one is a bargain-saving opportunity, and one that every man or woman cannot afford to let go by. DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. 4 Plain and Checked White Goods regular price 7c, sale price... 5KC Plain and Checked White Goods, A regular price 9c, at 6K J Plain and Checked White Goods, regular price xuc, at. 4 Plain and Checked White Goods, regular price 12c, at Qo India linens in mill ends, 15 cent values, at 10 Pine Book Fold India linens regular 12o quality, sale price 10c Finn Knnk 'Polrl Tnrlia TJnens J regular 10c quality, sale T price s 8c Y Fine Book Fold India linens T regular 8e qualify, sale a price 7o Y The entire lot of Fancy Dimities T in all colors, which sold at 15c, sale Price 12o 4 Nice line of Dimities -which sold 4t at 9c, sale price 6a Jbine rTencn urganaies in plain colors, red, green, white and laven der. 12Jo quality, sale price.. RKo S Extra Fine quality of Corded Zephyr Ginghams in checks and J stripes, 12c quality, price Ta J Fine Tary Madras, 30-inch wide Y for skirts, fast colors, regular 15c I quality, at 10 i Dotted Swiss Curtain Goods, .40- uioa tiiuo, regular price iou, sale price yard........ 10 One lot fancy Zephyr Ginghams 4 which sold at 8c, sale price 5c .Nice quality of White Ducks and Piques, sale price T v J40-in white Lawn, short lengths, sold at 12o clean them up J 7Ko J Shirt Waist French back, light 7 and dark colorings. J 50c values at 35c J Nice Percale Shirt Waists, all X colors with yokes j regular price 65c, sale price 45c Nice linen Shirt Waists in dimi- ties, organdies and percales, lace J fronts, insertion trimmed and in all tho new figures including polka dots and fancy stripes, medium sizes, regular price $1.39 and $1.49. T Sale price 9gc White Duck Skirts, flaring seams T trimmed in blue bands and pipings, J regular price 98o, sale price 69c P. K. Skirts, two rows insertion, 4 Vandyke style, box back, regular $1.98 values, sale price $1.49 P. K. Skirts, one row insertion, box back, retail price $2.25, sale price $1.69 x x 50 Per Cent. REDUCTION ON MILLINERY SSS PEICS3 027 SATS. Fine P. K. Skirts, box back, in sertion trimmed, six rows around bottom, retail price $2.98, sale price $2 OO Crash Skirts, three rows of blue duck points in front, retail price 75c, sale price 59 Ladies' Wrapper, yoke braid trimmed, full sweep regular price 75c, sale price 59c Ladies Wrapper, double row braid trimmed, made with yoke, retail price 89c, sale price 75 Fine Sea Island Percales, light colorings, 36-inch wide, worth 15c per yard Sale price Qo Scotch Lawns, regular price 5c while they last at 3o limit, 12 yards. Manila Cord Lawns, in figures and stripes, fast colors, worth 8c Sale price 5o Rosemary Organdies, good value9 at 5c this sale, as long as they last 12 yards limit ...2J0 All Wool Challies, sold at 59c they go in this sale at 45 Plain and Dotted Silk Mulls' worth 50c sale price 35c Occidental 4-4 Unbleached Shirt ing at 43c Limit, 10 yards. North Star 4-4 Fine Brown Sheeting sale price 5HC Cocheco Prints, '64 count Sale price 3Kc Ladies' new shape Tucked Satin Stock Collars Sale price 9c Blough's Sun Bonnets, full laun dered, black, cardinal, pink, light blue and navy, worth 25 c Sale price 15c Ladies' Percale Wrappers nice figures, three-point yoke, double row braid. Retail price, $1.19. Sale price 98 Ladies' Fine Organdie Wrappers, flounced and ruffles, edged with lace over shoulders and around yoke, medium sizes. Retail price, $1.49. Sale price $1.15 Ladies' full, seamless, fast black', lisle finish Hose, sizes 8 to 10. Sale price lOc Ladies' Bleached Vests, winged sleeve. Sale price 5 Ladies' All Wool Skirts tan mixtures, double seamed, cream and brown broadcloth, applique. Regular price, $4.98. Sale price $3.85 Nice line All Wool Skirts double seamed, tan shades. Retail price, $3.48. Sale price $2.50 50 Per Cent. EEDTJCTI01T 01T MILLINERY SEE PSJCES ON TRIHSED SATS. Clothing Sale Extraordinary We say extraordinary because it is out of the ordinary class of sales. We have taken our entire stock of Spring and Summer Suits, Furnishing Goods and Hats and put prices on at which they were never offered to you before in nice clean merchandise. It is our inflexible rule to clean up all one season's goods before another season's goods come in hence, these tremendous cuts. HEWS SUITS These are all new spring1 suits made In the latest fashion all thoroughly well tailored in pure fancy worsteds, fancy cassimeres and cheviots round or square cut sack styles. Remember these are all new fresh goods, and big values at our old prices Men's $15.00 suits for $11.98 Men's $13.50 suits for 9.99 Men's $12.50 suit for 8.88 Men's $10 suit for 7.77 Men's $8.50 suits for 6.66 Men's $7.50 and $7.95 suits for.... 5.55 Men's $5.00 to $6.00 suits for..... 4.44 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Youths' long pant suits to fit ages 14 to 19 years in fancy worsteds, all wool cassimeres, etc. These are all nice fresh suits, bought this spring, and will give the utmost satisfaction Young men's $9.50 suits for. $6.75 Young men's $7.50 suits for 5.85 Young men's $6.00 suits for 4.95 Young men's $5.00 suits for 3.95 Young men's $4.50 suits for 3.65 BOYS' KNEE PANT SUITS To fit ages 7 to 15 years r. B. coats. Pants are all made with taped seams some have double seats and knees. These are all neat, nobby suits put up for boys' hard we-r Boys' $4.50 suits for $3.45 Boys' $3.95 suits for 2.95 Boys' $3.50 suits for 2.65 Boys' $3.00 suits for 2.35 Boys' $2.50 suits for 1.79 Boys' $2.00 suits for 1.65 Boys' $1.45 suits for 1.15 VESTEE SUITS Made in new style coats. Many are trimmed with pearl buttons. All neat and very nobby ages 3 to 8 years Vestee $3.95 suits for $2.98 Vestee $3.50 suits for 2.49 Vestee $3.00 suits for.l 2.35 Vestee $2.50 suits for 1.98 Vestee $2.25 suit for 1.79 WASH SUITS AT COST Any wash suit In the house at cost or less size 6 to 10 years only MEN'S" PANTS In fine worsteds, nobby cassimeres all handsomely made, perfectly fitting pants. You will find some exceptionally big bargains in this line Men's $5.00 pants $3.95 Men's $4.50 pants 3- Men's $4.00 pants 2.95 Men's $3.50 pants 2.45 Men's $3.00 pants 2-2f Men's $2.50 pants.. 1.98 Men's $2.00 pants l. Men's $1.50 pants 1.15 YOUTH'S LONG PANTS In strong wearing cassimeres Dark and medium colors Youths' $1.50 pants $1.15 Youths' $1.00 pants 79o KNEE PANTS In fancy worsteds, strong1 cassimeres, corduroys all thoroughly well made Boys' 75c knee pants for 59o Boys' 50c knee pants for 39c Boys' 33c knee panta for ....25o FURNISHING GOODS Men's shirts in silk fronts, Madras Percales some have collars and cuffs attached some detached some to wear with white collar. An elegant line all through Men's $1.00 shirts 79o Men's 75c shirts 59o Men's 50c shirts 39o MEN'S UNDERWEAR These are fine goods and big values at old prices Men's 50c underwear for .......39o Men's 25c underwear for 19c MEN'S WORK SHIRTS A big lot at 19c Another assortment at 29c Some big values at 39c The best work shirt made at 50c E. W. Collars, I Qc The sizes are broken in these if we can fit you in the style you want. They are yours for lOc MEN'S STIFF HATS, 25c These are Hats that sold from $1.50 to $3.00, but are somewhat out of date During this sale we will sell them at 25o MEN'S COATS AND VESTS, $1.50 These are small sizes in cutaway coats and vests sizes 33, 34 and 35 only. Many are worth $7.00 to $12.50 a coat and vest during this sale $1.50 NIGHT SHIRTS Men's 75c nightshirts 59o Men's 50c nightshirts 39o Men's 45c nightshirts 33o NECKWEAR 50c neckwear 39c 25c neckwear 19c A Few Wash Knee Pants at Cost. CANVAS grips: These were sold at $1 and $1.25 during this sale we will sell rj Q them at...... v' TRUNKS We carry a big line of Trunks as a special we will sell our $5.25 fij A QC Trunk for I.UJ FURNITURE AND CARPET DEPT. Three piece quartered Oak Bedroom Suit, golden oak finish, French plate mirror, size 24x30 regular price $26.50 for next ten days at $19.50 Three piece quartered Oak Bedroom Suit, golden oak finish. French plate mirror 24x28 regular price $2.50 sale price $17. 5Q Three piece Bedroom Suit, solid oak, golden finish, plate glass mirrors-regular price $20 sale price $15.75 Three piece Bedroom Suit, hard wood mahogany finish, good size dresser, with plate mirror 18x24 regular price $16.00 sale price $13.50 Three piece Golden Oak finish Bed room Suit, plate mirror, large size dresser and wash stand regular price $14.00 sale price $11.75 Enameled White Iron Bed, brass knobs sale price $3.50 Enameled White Iron Bed, brass rod trimmed retail price $8.00 goes in this sale at $6.50 Elegant enameled White Iron Bed, brass trimmed with brass rod and vase brass center piece regular price $10.00 sale price $7.95 Very elegant Brass Bed, brass trlm raings, made to retail at $25.00. We have a few left which will go in this sale at the low price $15.00 Solid Oak Combination Book Case, retails at $15.00 sale price $13.50 Solid Oak Book Cases regular price $18.50 sale price $14.50 Very fine Combination Book Case regular price $20.00 sale price... $16.75 Golden Oak Sideboards, nicely carved and polished, with French Plate Glass, worth retail $18.75 sale price... $14.50 5 Golden Oak Sideboards, fine carving, with French Plate Glass Mirrors retail price $22.50 They go in this sale at $18.50 Very fine polished heavy quartered Oak Sideboard, nicely carved and re tails at $26.50 sale price $20.00 Golden Oak finish Cobbler Seat Rock er with arms our regular $2.25 Sale price $1.75 Reversible room rugs, 3 by 3 reg ular price $9.00 sale price $7.50 Reversible room rugs, 3 by 4 yds re tail price $10.25 sale price ....$8.50 Reversible room rugs, 3 by 3 yds regular price $7.75 sale price $5.75 Large size rugs, 30 by 60 inches reg ular $1.50 sale price $1.29 Large size Princess Rugs, 30 by 60 inches retail price $2.50 sale price $1.98 Large size Princess Rugs, 26x48 re tail price $1.90 sale price ...$1.69 500 yards Moquette Carpet, 89 cents sale price 69c 1,000 yds. all wool Ingrain Carpet at 59c Large line China Mattings, cotton chain at ...12c MEN'S TAN SHOES. We carry Shoes in thi9 line of every description Russia Calf, Box Calf, Willow Calf, and Vici Kid. Toes of all shapes. Widths to fit any shaped foot. To clean np we are willing to sacrifice the price. All these goods are fresh and new this sea son's goods $3.50 Welt-Sewed Willow Calf Shoes S2-75 $3.25 Welt-Sewed Mahogany Shoes 2-65 $3.00 Welt-Sewed Russia Calf Shoes 2-35 $3.00 Welt-Sewed Vici Kid Shoes 2-35 $3.00 Welt-Sewed Astec Calf Shoes 2-35 $2.50 Welt-Sewed Box Calf Shoes 1-98 $2.50 Welt-Sewed Vici Kid Shoes 1-98 $2.25 Welt-Sewed Box Calf Shoes 1-89 $2.00 McKay Sewed Russia Gr. Shoes 75 Boys' Shoes First quality Russia Calf W. R. Usher's make regular $2.50 grade latest patterns all sizes from 2 to 6 suj Ladies' Shoes Fine Panel, Vesting Kid, Lace Shoe coin toe new goods sizes 2)4 to 6, O width only $2.00 value. S1.39 Youths' Shoes- Tan or Black Vici Kid coin toe, English backstay. Every pair gua ranteed all sizes fresh and new S1.29J Child's Shoes H. C. Godman's Tan Kid Lace coin toe solid as a rock competi tors get $1.25 for this grade 98o Ladies' Black Low Shoes. These we must clean np, by all means. Many neat, nobby pat terns in this department Lace and Southern buttons, all leather or cloth tops, sizes and widths to fit most any foot $2.25 Lace Low Shoes $1.79 $2.00 Lace and Southern Buttons 1.59 $1.75 Lace Low Cuts. 1.40 $1.60 1.25 $1.25 1.05 Misses' and Children's Strap Slip pers and Oxfords will be cleaned I np regardless of the cost price. Many good patterns still remain on our shelves. Serge Shoes Something nice and cool for the house Lace or Congress 75c grade 50 0 $1.25 grade 98o Bargain Counter Boys' Slippers ...,25a Ladies' Low Cuts BOo Ladies' Low Cuts 78o Ladies' $3.00 and $3.50 High- Cut Shoes needle toes ..$1.25 Men's Low Shoes TTCr.n 7;t -C-t.l T na T tt 1ni Black or Chocolate, coin toe cool and dressy for warm days $2.25 Shoe for $1.75 Ladies' Tan Low Shoes. Tans are all the go, you know, bo take advantage of this, your great est opportunity of buying Summer Shoes at'just a trifle above cost $2.25 Vesting Top Tans ....$1.75 $2.00 1.59 $1.75 Lace Low Cuts 1.39 9140 1.19 $1.25 l.OS Many others rot mentloaei here. 350 pairs of Ladies' Shoes in small sizes, running from 2)4 to 4, will be sold for half the cost all good, sol- 85c id .fine Kid Shoes. Your choice of the lot. HARDWARE DEPARTMENT. Mason's gallon Porcelain Top Fruit Jars sale price 65c doz. Mason's Porcelain lined top Fruit jars, quarts, 48c doz. Three quart Blizzard Freezer sale price $1.50 Four quart Blizzard Freezer sale price i... $1.75 Six quart Blizzard Freezer sale price $2.75 Refrigerators Hard wood, nicely finished, size width 24 Inches, 42 in ches high regular price ..12.00 sale price $8.75 New Process Gasoline Stove retail price $18.00 sale price $14.00 Screen Doors, complete f5o i GREAT TEN DAYS' CLEARANCE SALE On Summer footwear 1 This is "YOUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY." Never in Topeka's history were shoes sold at such low prices as we offer them to the people of Topeka during this 'TEN DAYS' SALE." We are determined to clear our shelves of all Summer Shoes, regardless of what they cost. You'll get clean, fresh, new goods not a lot of old plunder carried in stock for the past ten years. We carry nothing over from one season to the next. "CLEAN UP," is our motto. We can't describe each and every lot, but just give you a sample or two to convince you that this Sale i3 "BONA FIDE." LADIES' TAH SHOES. Most excellent assortment in this line. If you are in need of a pair of Tan Shoes, you have the oppor tunity of buying them at almost exact cost. Don't wait until sizes are all broken. We can fit you now, and fit you right. Space will not permit of a description of each shoe $3.00 Pine All-Leather Tana, $2-33 $3.00 Panel Vesting Tops, 2-33 $2.43 Vesting Top Shoes, 198 $2.25 Dark Chocolate Shoes, 1 85 $2.00 Vesting Top Shoes, 1-75 $1.75 Splendid Tan Shoes, 1.48 $1.69 Vesting Top Shoes, 1 39 ladies Do not miss this Sale. X X x v I X I Ladies' Op. Slippers J Artistic pattern in 1-strap sandal Louie heel, late style toe, hand- sewed regular price $1.60 4 S1.29 f ..I I

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