The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
August 30, 1900

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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS 1 4 1 hrt THURSDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. LAST EDITION THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 30, 1900. ft r CORBETHl'COY. "Will Do Battle To-night For Gold and Glory. V Former Champion Slight Favor ite Over the Hoosier. A SCIENTIFIC CONTEST Fitzsimmons Says Pompadour Jim Will Win. Sailor Sharkey Declares the Kid is a Certainty. Both Men Reported to Be in Fine Shape For Battle. MEASUREMENTS McCov. E feet llli In Height. 170 piu .ds weight 87 Inches Chest.. COMPARED. Corbett. B feet 1 in. lsl pounds. 42 inches. Si inch's Waist 32 inches. 21V inches Thisjh... liH inches Calt V1 inches... Wrist... 11 inches Biceps.. IS inches Neck. 7ti inches Reach.. 7 years Age 22 inches. U inches. 7 inches. 14 inches. 17 Inches. 78- inches. 34 years. New York, Aug. 30. The coming 25 round fight between James J. Corbett and Kid" McCoy, which will be de cided at Madison Square garden to night, should be one of the most inter esting contests recorded In ring history. The fact that the men are known to be the cleverest fighters in the world has aroused the greatest interest, and as their styles differ to a great extent the result of the bout will decide finally Just what style is at the top of the lad der. According to the advance betting Corbett is a slight favorite. AVith such a perfect knowledge of the finer points of boxing as Corbett and McCoy possess there appears to be but little doubt that it will be the greatest In the history of fistic battles. Each man has been rehearsing new moves in training, and the ideas of each will be pretty thoroughly illustrated in their battle for superiority. At a late hour last night betting was 10 to S that Corbett will best McCoy tonight at Madison Square garden. Few bets were made, however, as most of the big bettors, who favor Corbett, want to get a look at McCoy before placing their money. Several bets of even money were made during the day, but when the Corbett admirers came up town last night to bet money at evens there were no takers. Th rush of Cor bett money was so great that the Cor bett bettors were asked to put up 10 to 8. Later 10 to 7 was the only price at which the McCoy contingent would talk business. Many of the well known fol lowers of prize fights say that they did not know who to bet on. Al Smith said he could not pick a winner. "To me it looks a toss-up," he de clared. "Honest John" Kelly said: "I will hold on to my money until I see the men in the ring." James Walkley is in doubt, but the chances are that he will back Corbett If he can get even money. George Considine wants to back Cor bett to the extent of about $2,500. He Intends to hold out for the best pos sible figures. George Grant. McCoy's manager, bet yesterday $S0O to $1,000 on the Kid with a stock broker, and is prepared to in vest a similar amount the same way. At the Delavan. Dick Solomon bet ?r0G even with J. Marks, of Louisville, on Corbett. "Brooklyn Jimmy" Carroll bet Pat Rogers $1,000 even on McCoy. John 1. Sullivan is holding the money. Car roll has also wagered $500 even with Denny Duffy of New Orleans on the Kid. At W'akeley's yesterday Eddie Kennedy bet $200 even twice on Cor bett with M. Lyons of Albanv. Jim Corbett told a correspondent in his training quarters at Bath Beach that he would whip McCoy Thursday night as sure as they entered the ring. Corbett looks in superb condition. His skin has lost entirely the sallowness that marked it two years ago. His step is elastic, and his eyes sparkle with the light of perfect health. Corbett's mus cular development is superb. He boxed fifteen three-minute rounds in the af ternoon, and fierce ones at that. Then he had an inning with the punching bag, skipped the rope for fifteen minutes, swung Indian clubs, and took a pull at the weights. He wound up with a se vere wrestling bout, and came out of it looking more like the youngster who de feated John L. Sullivan than at any other time since that memorable bat tle. "I am a better man than ever be fore," said Corbett. "A friend of mine said to me six months ago: "Jim, one thing you need is a good punch. You can do everything but hit hard enough," "I knew it before my friend told me. For six months I have been developing a. new punch, and I can hit 50 per cent harder today than I ever did before. I don't want to brag, but I've got a solar plexus blow that will make McCoy for get all his cleverness before he has been In the ring three rounds." Believers in McCoy's pugilistic prowess figure him a winner on a hitting basis. They assert that McCoy can deliver a much harder blow than the former heavy-weight champion, and this they believe will give him the victory. There is no doubt that the claim of McCoy's followers is based on fact. It will be remembered that in the fight between McCoy and Sharkey the pale-faced Hoosier twice floored the sailor with right-hand blows to the jaw, thus giv ing testimony to his abilitv to atrii hard and gauge distance properly. Those persons who intend betting on McCoy point out that when Corbett fought the sailor he was by no means able to make so pronounced an impression with his oiows on cnarsey as tneir man succeed ed in doing. McCoy's many fights also show that he is never willing to enter the ring unless perfectly fit. He has been doing faithful work at his training quarters at Saratoga and is now in shape to fight any of the heavy weights. Under the bracing influence of the Saratoga climateMcCoy has been adding greatly to his health and strength. Mc Coy's friends say that their man has taken on considerable flesh since he went Ibio training and is much stronger than THEY FIGHT 1 r, James J. Corbett and Kid McCoy at any period during his pugilistic career. They expect to see McCoy enter the ring against Corbett weighing 175 pounds. This will be ten pounds heav ier than he ever tipped the scale. Kid McCoy has no doubt of the result of his fight with Corbett and believes that he will win within ten rounds. "I will be the most surprised man in the business if I don't," the Kid said. "I think I will win, because, if I do say it myself, I believe that I am a more clever man than Corbett and everybody admits that I can hit harder than he. So that if I am more clever and if I can hit harder it can end only in one way, and that is my being returned the winner." CORBETT HAD RHEUMATISM. Corbett said today that he had a touch of rheumatism in the right leg. His sec onds applied a strong liniment and Cor bett said he would be all right in time for the fight, but that he would go into the ring anyhow. At 2 p. m., Corbett said the stiffness in his leg had entirely disappeared and that he was in perfect health. He would enter the ring in splendid condition he said. McCOY LOOKS FINE. McCoy arrived from Saratoga this afternoon. He looked the picture of health and while he showed signs of careful training, he had taken on weight since he left for his training quarters at Saratoga a few weeks ago. McCoy said: "I was never better in my life. I am strong and have taken on weight. Strip ped, I turn the scales at 169 pounds and am well satisfied with the result of my training." FITZ PICKS CORBETT. Among those who fancy Corbett's chances Is "Bob" Fitzsimmons. Although he does not have a friendly feeling toward Corbett. he declares that his judgment forces him to the conclusion that Corbett is the superior fighter and will surely de feat McCoy. Fitz says "Corbett will beat McCoy. This is my honest opinion. Corbett is too big, strong and clever for McCoy, and the 'kid' will surely find this out before the battle has gone many rounds. They say Corbett can't punch. Well, take It from me he can. and pretty hard at that. He landed often enough on me when I found him In Carson City, and, although the blows appeared very weak to the persons who were looking at the fight, they neverthe less, left an impression on me. 1 m-t as they will on McCoy, providing Corbett is successful in getting them in on the 'kid.' "McCoy Is the harder hitter of the two, but, as Corbett is the cleverer boxer, and also the better ring general, I really can't see how he Is going to lose. Another thing which will help him to beat McCoy is the great amount of science he is pos sessed of at the present time, fie has improved greatly since he fought me, and. besides, has grown much stronger. His great snowing with Jim jenries, wnom he stood off for twentv-three rounds, was a wonderful thing, and should be given due consideration In nis coming oaiue with McCov. "When Corbett can stand off such a big slugger as Jeffries for so many rounds he certainly stands an excellent chance of beating McCoy, as he will have everything in his lavor neignt, weignt ana reucn. With these advantages I look for him to SHARKEY SAYS M'COY. Fitzsimmons having picked Corbett, it is but natural that Tom Sharkey, who has fought both Corbett and McCoy and who knows the different stvles of both men. should pick McCoy in tonight's battle, and wny he thlnKs tne "Kid win win. cnur key likes McCoy personally and apparent ly is much Impressed by his showing against him some time ago. On the other hand, he dislikes Corbett. "I look for 'Kid' McCoy to win his fight with Jim Corbett on Thursday night in less than eight rounds." he says. "The kid' has got to do It in that time If he intends to win at all, but he will know that he has been in a fight before he is through. Corbett may be called a 'has been' by many people, but. let me tell you. there is a lot left in him yet. "In a nutshell, my reasons for think ing McCoy will win are that he is just as clever as Corbett and has a better punch. "He's a bad vounestpr with either hand and as clever as Corbett is. I don't think Corbett can get away from those terri ble jolts of the 'kid' for very many rounds. "In McCoy one sees the combination of the fighter and the boxer. He's clever and employs two stvles, which is one better than Corbett. That's where his cleverness comes in. In the first place, he has that criss-cross motion, which would bewilder anyone. I ought to know, for he led me into a couple of smashes when I foueiht him that sent me sprawling. Then he has that straight-jabbering game, preceded by the most 'come-on' feinting that I ever saw. "In addition to this, the 'kid' has some thing more on my old enemy, and that is his punch. Well, there is only one man whom I ever met who could shove 'em like the 'kid' or harder, and that is Fitz simmons. To me it looks the 'kid' sure in seven or eight rounds. EXPERTS FAVOR JIM. Many well-known fight experts pick Corbett as the winner. They do so on the ground that the former champion is a bit more clever than McCoy and a better ring genertl. Thev say that In none of his fights has Corbett ever been confused, while third-raters have been known to up set McCoy at times. McCormick's defeat of the Hoosier in Chicago is pointed out as an Instance. In order to win Corbett's friends believe that McCoy will have to do considerable rushing and land one of his famous jolts within eight rounds, but they can not figure how McCoy can get such a blow on the ex-champion in the time mentioned. On that reckoning they argue that McCoy will be thoroughly tired by his own efforts within eight rounds, and that it will then be an easy matter for Corbett to step in and put on the fin ishing touches to McCoy s visions of victory. TONIGHT. in Their Fighting Attitudes. JAPAN'S TIME HAS ARRIVED, She Has Long Coveted Pos session of Amoy.' Disturbed Situation Was Inten tionally Created. PURPOSE. AGGRESSION. Priest Said to Have Set Fire to His Own House, And Then Charged the Act to the Chinese. New York, Aug. 30. A dispatch to the Herald from Hong Kong says: The disturbed situation in Amoy has been created by Japan for the purpose of aggression. For years Japan has co vetously regarded Amoy and her oppor tunity has occurred. It was offered by a Japanese priest's house in the city be ing burned. The Chinese maintain that the priest saturated his house with ker osene and then charged them with arson. A Japanese cruiser smartly landed men who are now policing Kulang Hen and Amoy. There has been no riot and no trouble, but the Japanese claim that a large number of Japanese subiects re quire protection. These subjects are of tne Chinese criminal classes who escape from justice and are registered in For mosa as Japanese subjects for a small iee. RAID IN CANTON. Hong Kong, Aug. 30 Two hundred bandits raided the Tartar citv of Can ton Monday night. Several houses were looted. It is believed that the mo tive of the raid was the Cantonese hatred of the northerners. It is rumored at Amoy that 12,000 Japanese troops are coming mere irom Formosa. PLOT TO BURN SHANGHAI. Berlin, Aug. 30. The Frankfort Zei- tung has received a dispatch from snangnai saying a plot has been dis covered there to burn the whole citv. It is added that the Europeans consider tne streets unsafe after niehtfall. and the general situation is described as critical. BRITISH TO GO TO AMOY. London, Aug. 30. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail, wiring yesterday, says he understands that General Gaselee. the British commander with the allies, has countermanded his order summoning more troops to the north, and that probably the British troops win go to Amov. NEW GERMAN MINISTER AT SHANGHAI. Berlin, Aug. 30. Official dispatches from Shanghai announce the arrival there of the new German minister to China, Dr. Unmm von Schwartenstein. SAVING FOOD. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 30. Oriental advices per steamer Empress of India state that the Russian authorities at Vladivostock have interdicted the sale of canned goods in that city, but those required for military use. These goods had ail been imported from the United States. The export of all foodstuff ex cept fresh shad is also being forbidden at Vladivostock. It is reported that two Russian coast ing steamers on the river service be tween Khabarovsk and Blagovetchensk were sunk, a Russian church in that lo cality being destroyed by boxers. It is reported from the same source that 15,- ooo Chinese troops are at present en camped on the frontier. It is also stated that two British men-of-war visited Ningpo on August 11, and that the commanding officer in formed the authorities that the British officer would land at each of the ports in the south for the purpose of concert ing with local officials for measures for protection of foreigners. A Japanese paper says that Great Britain has had a thousand transport wagons manufac tured in Kobe, and that they were dis patched to Taku on August 14. BREAK IS LOCATED. Washington. Aug. 30. A cablegram nas Deen received at tne state depart ment from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo. The cablegram itself was of little in terest, relating entirely to a routine matter, and w&s. not made public. But It was important because of its date, which was August 29. This date, wrought into the body of the dispatch by Mr. Fowler, has established the fact that any delay experienced during the past fortnight in the sending and the re ceipt of communications between Wash ington and Pekin were beyond Che Foo, and not in the overland line crossing the i,eck of land between Che Foo and Shanghai, the cable tarminus. This (Continued on Sixth Page.) RASSIEURJGHOSEN Missouri Man is Elected Com mander-in-Chief Of the Grand Army by a Unani mous. Tote. NAMED BY WM. WARNER Accepts in a Feeling and Pa triotic Speech. School Histories in Use Receive Condemnation. Chicago, Aug. 30. Major Leo Ras- sieur, of St. Louis, was unanimously elected commander inchief of the Grand Army of the Republic today. The nominating speech was made by Major .William Warner, who said: 'Commander in Chief and Comrades: Battles fought in liberty's cause go into song and story. Deeds of heroism are immortal. No more precious legacy was ever bequeathed by father to son than is bequeathed by the soldier of the republic who marched to the front at the call of him who 'proclaimed a year of eternal jubilee to a race.' In the darkest hour of the civil war, the men composing the union army and navy of 61 and '65 never despaired of the re public; their survivors who compose the Grand Army of the Republic in the day of the nation's greatest prosperity are not pessimistic. They do not view with alarm new questions that demand solution. They have now, as then, con fidence in the capacity and loyalty of this free people to settle all questions affecting our nation, whether at home or abroad, to the glory and honor of the republic. A comrade can have no more laudable ambition than to be com mander in chief of this, the greatest of all civic organizations; an organiza tion on whose roll of membership are found the names of the nation's most illustrious citizens and statesmen; an organization that demands its com mander in chief shall be a firm, rear less and unfaltering- defender of the rights of 'him who hath borne the bat tle, and of his widow and orphan; an organization that will make no mistake by electing as its commander in cmer Comrade Leo Rassleur, ot Missouri. Major Warner closed his address with a warm eulogy of Judge Rassieur as a soldier and a citizen, and earnestly urged his election. i JUDGE RASSIEUR'S ACCEPTANCE. Judge Leo Rassleur in accepting the nomination said: "Commander and comrades of the thirty-fourth national encampment: I am overwhelmed by the manner in which you have manifested your fa vor for me on this occasion. I would have to be untrue to myself if I did not realize that the compliment you have paid me has; been tendered and will be accepted as a compliment to the department of Missouri, which nas seen fit to make me its representative in ask ing for the highest honor which has been received. W hue 1 nave no cns- nosition to take your time for the pur pose of outlining the work which is to be done during the next year, it does seem to me proper that I should say to vou that all the ability which 1 possess shall be devoted to the work of this grand organization in order that it may have an honest and reliable administra tion, so that every comrade may be heard in reference to any and every subject that he deemes of importance to the national organization. appre ciate that in that way the best work can be performed. I also appreciate that in that way justice Is to be done to the humblest member or our oraer. I appreciate that this election confers upon me an honor second to none uiai can be given in this country. It comes from an organization that represents those who served this country in its greatest peril. It represents those who were willing to sacrifice all that they had in this world in order that this nation might live and prosper. The past 35 years have shown the wonderful re sults that followed from the sacrifices made by those who have passed away. I believe that we are still upon ti:e threshold of a great destiny before us. However great the future may be all will be owing to the soldiers who fought that the country might be preserved one and indivisible. It shall be my duty to have that fact brought home on eA'ery proper occasion and as long as I nave the voice to prevent its being lost sight or that voice shatl urge upon our peo ple the beauty of being just and gen erous to those who did so much for this country. "In the name of my own department, and in mv own name, I desire to thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you have done this day; and may the end of this administration and the work done during the coming year jus tify you 'and lead you to say that this day's work is not to be regretted and well done." SKETCH OF NEW COMMANDER. St- Louis, Aug.30. Judge Leo Rassieur, who was today elected commander in chief of the G. A. R.,was born in Badern, Alsace, Germany, n 1844. His people came to this country in 1849, settling in St. Louis. At the breaking out of the civil war, Leo Rassieur.who was 17 years of age, enlisted as a private in the Thir tieth Missouri. He steadily rose through the ranks, and at the end of the war, held a major's brevet. In addition to his service in the Union army. Judge Rassieur has been a mem ber of the St. Louis board of education five vears and attorney for the board ten years; has spent four years on the bench of the probate court of St. Louis, organ ized and served as president of the Western Rowing club, the principal or ganization cf its kind in the Mississippi valley and has built up one of the largest law practices in St. Louis, as well as be coming one of this city's most promi nent citizens. He is a member of Frank P. Blair post G. A. R. VICE COMMANDERS. Chicago, Aug. 30. D. C. Milliken of Maine, was elected senior vice com mander in chief and Frank Seamons of Tennessee, junior vice commander in chief. r John A. Wilkins of Delta, Ohio, was elected surgeon general and Rev. A. Drahms, of San Quentin, Cal., chaplain in chief. 92 HOSPITAL CALLS. Chicago, Aug. 30. The field hospital corps were kept busy yesterday, 92 per sons being cared for. Louis Anderson, a veteran 71 years old from Rockford, 111., died from heart disease. James I. Merrick, adjutant general of the department of Maine, was overcome by heat. His condition is serious. NAVAL VETERANS OFFICERS. Chicago, Aug. 30. At -the meeting of Naval Veterans' association the fol lowing officers were elected: Commo dore commanding, Frederick E. Haskins, Brooklyn; fleet officers. Captain J. A. Miller, Athens, Ohio; commander, J. O. Shaw, Bath, Maine; lieutenant comman der, A. H. Rung, Mineapolis; lieutenant, J. H. Eagan, Joliet, 111.; master, P. W. Hager. Lanesville. N. Y.: ensign. J. in. Butler, Eaton, Ohio; surgeon, W. E. At- well, Zanesville, O.; paymaster, 1. u. Baker, Boston; chaplain, A. S. Mc Wil liams, Detroit. SCHOOL HISTORIES DENOUNCED. Chicago. Aug. 30. School histories used in the public schools of the south ern states were denounced by the G. A. R. The official declaration was made that the histories have been written wdth he purpose, of perpetuating in the minds of southern children the sectional preju dice of the days of 61. Resolutions were adopted calling on the public, in the name of the Grand Army, to banish the books from the schools of the country and a committee was appointed to carry out the protest. The aid of publishers and historical writers will be solicited. CHOOSING THE OFFICERS. Chicago, Aug. 30. Judge Leo Rassieur of St. Louis was today elected by accla mation commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the en suing year. There was no opposition and the election went through with a hurrah. D. C. Milliken of Maine was chosen senior vice commander and Frank Seamons of Tennessee, junior vice com mander; John A. Wilkins, Delta, O., surgeon general; Rev. A. Drahms. San Quentin, Cal., ehaplain-in-chief. There was no opposition to any of the candi dates. The convention met pursuant to an adjournment at 9 o'clock sharp, and after some trifling matters of a.rou tine nature had been disposed of, the selection of a commander-in-chief was taken up. Adjutant General Stewart announced that nominations wejps in or der. It was known to all what t .Re sult would be, as there was no op? si tion to Judge Rassieur and when Major William Warner of Kansas City, him self a past commander-in-chief, mount ed the platform to present the name of Judge Rassieur, he was greeted with prolonged applause. When the applause that greeted Major Warner's address had died away Judge Advocate General Eli Torrance made a short seconding speech In behalf of Judge Rassieur, and Adjutant General Stewart then asked if there were any more nominations to be made. A motion was made that Judge Rassieur be de clared elected by acclamation and it was carried with a roar of approval. The newly elected commander-in-chief was escorted to the platform and ex pressed his thanks for the honor done him by his comrades in a brief speech of acceptance. The election of the Junior officers of the organization was quickly over, but one name being presented for each post tion, and the candidate in every instance was seated by acclamation. PENSION REPORT ADOPTED. Chicago, Aug. 30. The pension report was adopted without discussion, it being understood that a determined effort will be made to induce congress to appoint a court of appeals to have final jurisdic tion in matters relating to pensions. There was not in the report a specific declaration or recommendation upon any subject. The committee at the outset went at length into the history of the work done by G. A. R. committees in obtaining from the congress increases in certain classes of pensions. It then dis cussed the differences -of opinion exist ing between the pension office and those members of the G. A. R. who hold the opinion that the old soldiers have not received sufficient consideration. The report argued at length against the statements that have been made by the pension officers, in reply to the original criticism made by members of the G. A R,. but offered no suggestions as to a di rect line of policy to be pursued. Silver services were presented to Ad jutant General Stewart and Past Com mander Johnson by tneir comrades. The committee which had taken the annual message of Commander in chief Shaw under consideration reported ap proval of all his suggestion with the ex ception of that relating to the change in the date of Memorial day from May 30 to the last Sunday in May. On this the committee reported adversely, and their report was adopted by the convention. $30,000 DEBT WIPED OUT. Chicago, Aug. 30. The question of finances, temporarily postponed for the special order of the day, was again taken up and disposed of by the adop tion of a motion to strike out the part providing for an increase of the per capita tax and making no change in the present situation. The report of the committee on mili tary instructions was also read and adopted, recommending the sending of national flags to posts in Hawaii and the Philippines for the purpose of saluting and parades and to increase familiarity with and respect for the flag. It was announced that the organiza tion was $30,000 in debt, and the amount was promptly raised upon the floor of the hall. The convention thei took a recess until 2:30. Mary L. Carr, of Colorado, was today elected national president of the Wo man's Relief corps. The other candidates withdrew and the election was made by acclamation. The new president immediately ap pointed Mrs. Fannie D. W. Hardin, of Denver, national secretary. HANNA BILLED' For an Appearance at Opening of Missouri Campaign. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 30. A special to the Star from Sedalia, Mo., says: Chairman Hanna will take part here at the opening of the Republican state cam paign on September 4. R. C. Kerens, na tional committeeman for Missouri, will bring Governor Shaw, of Iowa, from Chi cago to Sedalia, in-Mr. Keren's special car and the present intention is to have Mr. Hanna accompany the party. It is stated that Mr. Hanna will be here for the afternoon meeting and will leave for Chicago on a special train immediately af ter speaking. The local managers are leaving nothing undone to bring a great crowd to Sedalia for the event. PRIZE FIGHT BULLETINS. The last big prize fight to be held be fore the expiration of the Horton law permitting glove contests in New York, will take place this (Thursday) evening at Madison Square Garden between Jas. J., Corbett, former heavy weight cham pion and "Kid" McCoy. The State Jour nal will bulletin the fight by rounds be ginning about 3 o'clock. Weather Indications. Chicago, Aug. 30. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Friday; warmer; southerly .winds. UP TOjUJSSIA. United States Accept Sugges tion of Czar's Government Regarding a Basis of Negotia tions For Peace. WILL TAKE HER WORD As a Guarantee of China's Good Faith. Identical Note Dispatched Our Representatives to TO WITHDRAW TROOPS If Such Action Will Facilitate Solution of the Trouble. Russia Appears to Be on the In side of the Situation. Washington, Aug. 30. The"course of the United States in the pending Chi nese negotiations was made more clear today by an important note, embodying a communication from Russia and ad vising the powers of the action taken by this government. The Russian note declared the interdiction of Li Hung Chang's communication with the Chi nese government was "inexplicable," and asked that the powers direct thoir commanders to vacate the order. The United States concurs with the position of Russia, and informs the powers that instructions have been sent to our rep resentatives in China in the spirit of the Russian note. Following Is the of ficial text of the communication: Telegram sent to the representatives of the United States in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, Rome, Tokio, and St, Petersburg: "Department of State, Washington, Aug. 24, 1900. The following note was received by us from the charge of the Russian government at this capital, August 17: 'I have just received a communica tion from the imperial government in forming me of the resolution of the ad mirals of the allied fleets interdicting the plenipotentiary of the Chinese gov ernment, Li Hung Chang, from all communication with the Chinese au thorities in the event of his arrival at Taku. 'This resolution being inexplicable, in view of the fact that all powers have recognized the utility of admitting his (Li Hung Chang) services in the even tual negotiations for peace, and espe cially because it would be impossible for him to fulfill his mission in the character of Chinese plenipotentiary if this was done, it would be desirable that the interested governments should give orders to countermand the above mentioned decision.' "Inquiry of Admiral Remey, com manding our fleet at Taku, was? first answered that no such resolution had been adopted. He now cables that the admirals have agreed to write the dean of the legations at Pekin instructing in case Li Hung Chang should arrive at Taku, and meantime not to allow him to communicate with Chinese shore au thorities. Remey dissented from last proposition. We take the same -view expressed in the Russian note. In in terests of peace and effective proposi tion of just demands of all powers against China it seems important that the Chinese plenipotentiary should be able to communicate with his own gov ernment and its military commandant, whose action will be necessary to any suspension of hostilities as required in telegram to you of 22nd. Chinese min ister here is without power or advices. LI Hung Chang is prima facie author ized by imperial decree to negotiate. and Is the only representative of re sponsible authority in China so far as we are advised. We have instructed our representative in China in the spirit of the Russian note. "Any misunderstanding or divergen t action on the subject by the represen -tatives of the powers in China would be unfortunate, and we would be glad to learn from other powers if there are reasons not known to us which in their judgment should lead to a view differ ent from that which we take. "You will communicate to the min ister of foreign affairs, awaiting re sponse. ADEE, Acting." The state department has dis patched, its instruction to the United States diplomatic repre sentatives abroad in conformity with the determination reached yester day by the cabinet upon the Russian proposal to withdraw the troops in Pekin in order to allow the empress dowager and Emperor Kwang Tsu to return to the capital, to institute negotiations for a settlement with the powers. All of these steps are matters of common agreement so it was not possible for two of the nations concerned, Russia and the United States, to make agreements be tween themselves at this stage, at .least, as it is necessary to advise each of the governments represented in China of the various propositions as they are broached. The instructions sent to our represen tatives recalls to their mind the condi tions which the United States govern ment already has down e.s the proper basis for the institution of negotiations for an amicable settlement. Some of these conditions have been met; the in ternational column Is in Pekin and the foreigners in that capital are safe for the time being. The remainder of the conditions, namely, those looking to the future protection of American interests are yet to be complied with. If arrange ments can be made for their acceptance under proper guarantee for the per formance, our government will with draw its troops from Pekin in order to facilitate the negotiations for peace, and this assurance has been given to the Russian government along with the oth ers. The Chinese government must guarantee its ability to prevent the spread of disorder to the other provinces and a recurrence of such disorders as have occurred. It is not quite clear how the Russian government can guarantee these con ditions, but it is possible that It has some private means of knowing that the empress dowager stands ready to return to Pekin upon the withdrawal of the foreign troops from that capital. If so, the Russian government also must be able to extort from the empress dow ager or whatever remains of the Chinese government, some sort of undertaking which can be accepted by the United States as sufficient to show that the Chinese government will enter upon negotiations upon the described base as soon as it returns to Pekin. By the dis patch of today's note our government has. for the time being placed the re sponsibility for the next step upon the Russian government. The state department yesterday sent specific instructions to Consul Wilcox to return to Hankow and resume his du ties there, and to Consul Martin to re turn to Chin Kiang. These officers were allowed to leave their posts during ths first flurry of excitement, but it is now believed that they may resume their duties without personal danger. Mr. Conger's cablegram made public this morning is of special interest because of his reference to the coming to Pekin of Prince Ching. In a recent dispatch Mr. Conger stated that several members of the Tsung Li Yamen were in Pekin and would soon appear publicly. These facts indicate that there !a gathering at Pekin a respectable frag ment of the Chinese government, which may afford the basis sought by our gov ernment and that of Russia for peace negotiations. Prince Ching is well known to be friendly to the foreigners and his coming to Pekin, probably by direction of the empress dowager indicates that the imperial government Is willing to sue for terms with the real purpose of sub mission. It is impossible to tell from Mr. Conger's dispatch when It was sent from Pekin, but his statement that the imperial palace was to be entered last Tuesday places its date very early in tjhe week at least. The Chinese minister left at 10 o clock this morning for Cape May where he will join his wife. Before leaving he made a trip to the state department and was with Acting Secretary Adee for a few minutes. He said he had received nothing from China and had come in quest of information. The minister dis played great interest in the pending di plomatic negotiations Detween tne pow ers. He went directly from the state department to the train. His absence from the city at tnis time was tan us further evidence that there is a halt In negotiations so far as the Chinese offi cials are concerned. The minister was quite anxious that his departure for Cape May should not be made known and for that reason he left no word as to how long he would stay at the seashore. The Russian charge d'affaires, M. De wollant, also is at Cape May and in view of the part Russia is taking in the pres ent negotiations there is a possibility that the minister ana tne ttussian charge may confer. U.P.TRAjpELDUP Baggage, Express Car and Safe Blown to Pieces. Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 30. The Union Pacific passenger train second section No. 3 was held up by bandits, two and a half miles west of Tipton station,58 miles west of Rawlins, last night at 8:30 o'clock. There were four men in the hold up. The express and baggage car were blown open and the safe blown to pieces. The railway company says the loss was nominal. The baggage and ex press cars were considerably drr.t -ged. United States Murshal Hadsell, who was notified at Rawlins, raised a posse of 25 men, with horses and went on a special train to the scene of the hold up and is now on the trail of the bandit3. No one was injured on the train. The Union Pacific has offered $1,000 re ward for each man. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 30. At Union Pa cific headquarters little is known re garding the Wyoming train robbery ex cept that it has occurred and that a re ward of $1,000 is offered for each of th robbers. General Manager Dickinson is on the scene and is personally directing the pursuit. All reports, are sent to him and officials here know little about th affair. The country where it was com mitted is sparsely settled and rough, which favors the escape of the robbers who had several hours start. LOSS WAS LIGHT. Ogden, Utah, Aug. 30. The second section of the Union Pacific express, which was held up at Table Rock. Wyo., last night, reached here at 9:40 a. m. The mail car was untouched, and the Oregon Short Line express car was but slightly damaged. The rob bffs confined their work to the Pacific Express car, which was totally wrecked and left at Green river. The mall clerk and express 'mes senger state that a man concealed him self on the tender at Tipton, and when about two miles west of that place compelled the engineer to stop the train. The first man was here joined by three others. The two coaches were detached and the express and mail cars run about a mile down the road, where the safe in the car No. 116 was blown open anil rifled. The express officials here say the loss is about $54 in money and $10t in damage to the baggage and express matter. ROBBERS REPORTED CAPTURED. Denver, Colo., Aug. 30. An unconfirm ed report has reached Denver that the Wyoming train robbers were captured this morning by United States Marshal Maddsell and posse ten miles from the scene of the robbery. It Is said one deputy and one robber were wounded. WITH 70,000 U Gen. MacArthur Will Enter t ho Winter Campaign Against the Filipinos. New York. Aug". 30. A special to the Herald from Washington says: All arrangements have been practical ly perfected by the Taft commission for commencing its duties in connection with the establishment of civil govern ment in the Philippines. The commission will assume on September 1, all the func tions which properly belong to the legis lative branch of the government. It is not proposed that it shall be in supreme control. Major General MacArthur will be the executive of the islands and the commission will be co-ordinate with him just as the executive and legislative branches in the United States are on the same plane. Civtl government will not be establish ed except In those towns where the mili tary authorities are satisfied there is n danger of insurrection. The commission and the military will work together to propitiate the natives and induce them to return to their peaceful avocations For the suppression of those insurgents who c-ontinue in arms It is understood measures will be taken as soon as th dry season begins. Gen. MacArthur wi.l Boon have a force of nearly 70.000 effec tive men who will be used to destroy the insurgent organizations when operations can besiia.

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Counterfeiters of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell their worthless salves on their merits, so they put them in boxes and wrappers like DeWitt's. look out for them. Take only DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cures piles and Ail skin diseases. At all druggists. Bodily pain loses Its terror if you've a battle of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil in the house. Instant relief in cases of burns, cuts, sprains, accidents of any sort. THE FOOD DRINft Do you know that three-quarters of all the world's headaches are the result of using tea and coffee So physicians say. Quit them and the headaches quit. Grain-O has the coffee taste, but no headaches. AH groctti i XSe. u4 tsc OA1M SPORTING NEWS. The Sensation in Racing Circl es Sow is King Lief, Romps In Ahead" of His Field Just Like Play, TO RACE SATURDAY. Will Contest With Ballyhoo Bey inFlatbush Stakes. W. C. Whitney Said to IlaTe Offered 15,000 For the Colt. New York, 'Augr. SO. There is a great demand now for King: Lief, who took the autumn handicap in a romp. A good feorse and a good jockey were in troduced to the New Tork public and that's about as much aa any one could ask for a single day. The horse was King Lief, the Jockey T. Knight. The horse ia put first ad visedly, because. In view of the vway things have gone In England for two or three years, we must have more good Jockeys than good horses In pro portion. Still, for Knight, who came from the west with a reputation which few believed in, since western "dope" does not go very well here in these days It must be said that he rode Billy Lakeland's little gray filly. Mot ley, faultlessly in the last race. And that was over a grass track, which as a rule takes lot of learning. King Lief made his bow at Saratoga. There he had nothing but Gold Heels to beat. He did it like a race horse. Yes terday he defeated a fair lot in the Autumn Maiden stakes, as if racing were Just pure fun to him. The race was at only five furlongs, and again the lot behind him was ordinary, but the way he squandered his field was extra ordinary, and if he be game he has a good chance to rank with the best of his year. And it's no bad year at that. There was quite a pow-wow after this race in the paddock. King Lief runs in the name and colors of J. D. Smith, who is the brother of Byron McClelland's widow. Between Smith and John E. Madden, whose latest claim to fame rests on the fact that he trains Ballyhoo Bey, arose an argument. Madden offered to bet Smith $1,000 that Ballyhoo Bey will beat King Lief in the Flatbush stakes next Saturday. Words waxed warm and Smith came up with a $5,000 bet, but there was nothing doing. Then Madden's own colt. Longshore man, entered into the argument. Mad den opined that Longshoreman would beat King Lief at any distance, and offered to wager $1,000 on it. Smith came back with a $5,000 offer, but Mad den adhered to $1,000, with, decision, and no business was done. It was merely an interlude, but, as somebody said, Madden does not like any one else having a good horse for sale. As somebody else remarked, it would be a cold day when Madden did not butt into the news somehow. Out side of the Ballyhoo Bey-King Lief Longshoreman controversy It was the common talk of the betting ring that Madden won $S,300 on Prima II. Good ness only knows why every one should have known it, but such was the case, and every other man one met toward the end of the day asked: "Did you hear about John Madden landing that bet of $8,300 on Mr. Lorillard's filly?" It was said today that an offer of $15,000 was made for King Lief on be half of .William C. Whitney. BENEFIT TO JOHN I, All the Big Pugilists Present Jeffrie" Not Well Received. New Tork, Aug. SO. John L. Sullivan was given a rousing benefit at the Twen tieth Century club In Madison Square Garden last night. The sum realized from the sale of tickets and subscrip tions will be a large one. It will be held in trust by a committee, which will in vest the money and pay the interest to Sullivan. Bob Fitzsimmons met with an enthus iastic reception when he took a seat in a box at the ringside. Jeffries came in a little later, but there was only a mild demonstration as he made his way to the dressing room. There were three events for a decision In addition to the exhibition bouts on the long programme. Al Levy and Young Kehoe, both local boxers, were the contestants as a cur tain raiser. They met for a 12 round go at catch weights. Levy put it all over his opponent, who was very game. Ref eree Charley White stopped the lads in, the ninth round, when Kehoe was very groggy, and awarded the fight to Levy. Peter Maher and Peter Burns sparred three lively rounds. A telegram of regret from Terry Mc Govern, inclosing $50, was read. Gus Ruhlin and Charley Goff sparred three rounds cleverly and the big Ohioan came in for a generous share of ap plause. Tom Sharkey, who was introduced as "challenger of the world," was also the recipient of an ovation when he made his appearance for a three round exhibi tion with Jim Guider of New Tork. Bob Fitzsimmons brought down the house when he got into the ring to spar with Jeff Thorne of England. Bob was greeted with tumultuous cheers, which were repeated over and over. Bob wore the pink knitted tights and belt of small American flags which he had on when he whipped Ruhlin and Sharkey. There were cries for a speech, but Bob simply shook his head and began sparring. For two rounds they went at a nice pace, but in the third round they began to bang each other in burlesque. They knocked each other down frequently, to the intense amusement of the spectators. At the close of the round both fell to the floor. Referee White counted both out, and then they got up and shook hands. John L. Sullivan and J. J.Jeffries came on for the wind up. Sullivan thanked everybody for their kindness to him. Jeffries did not respond when called on to say a few words, but through the an nouncer said he would at all times be ready to defend his title of champion. WITH THE PTJGIXIST& What Eitz, Sharkey, Ruhlin and J ef friea Are Doing. New Tork, Aug. 30. Fitzsimmons has poked those murdering, freckled arms of his into the sleeves of a hot-weather suit. A jaunty straw hat tilts forward on his bald head, and his terrible right grasps the silver head of an up-to-date cane. Left shifts and solar-piexus smashes en ter Into his calculations no more. He is through with the ring and its vanities at least for the present. Ruhlin is still sulking in his tent, as it were, and Sharkey is down at Sheepshead chasing chickens out of the cucumber beds and trying to forget the sorrows of defeat in the homely joys and destiny ob scure which attach to a farmer's life. Jeffries is training for a season behind tfce footlights. He is trying to break him- self of crouches when he advances to greet the leading lady, and hi thoughts are not oi me ropea square. TOD SLOAN GETS EEVKNGE Bids Up Racer Belle of Troy $2,O05 Over Entered Price. New Tork. Aue. 30. Jockey Tod Sloan, following up an old grievance against J. E. McDonald, bid ud Belle of Troy, win ner of the second race at Sheepshead Bay, 12.005 over the entered price. U'ou as usual, was dressed in immaculate style and carried a black, wet-looking cigar as big as a coupling pin. He at tracted great attention as he piped out his bids in a shrill voice. He laughed heartily at the discomfiture displayed by Belle of Troy owner. "I would have taken the horse at a slightly cheaper price," he remarked, as he sauntered off, swinging his severely taigiisn walking suck. B.ENO COUNTY HORSE Waking a Good Record on the Mis souri Race Circuit. Hutchinson, Aug. 30. F. M. McKee has a fine Kansas horse on the tracks in Mis souri which is showing the natives over mere some last trotting. "Electioneer," as it is called, was bred and raised in iteno county by Mr. McKee. At La .Plata, Mo., last week it eovered a mile In 2:19'i. and its driver expects to make a mile at centralis una week in less than 2:16. IMP WILL BE RETIRED. Tod Sloan Probably Will Take Simmi to England With Him. New Tork, Aug. 30. It Is announced that "Uncle Dan" Harness has decided most positively to retire Imp after this season, though she is still sound and will fill some of her fall engagements. It is stated that when Tod Sloan returns to England he will take Willie Slmms with mm. ssimms was in i-ngiana witn jviicnaei F. Dwver and made a failure of it then. but conditions have totally changed since tnac time. Sheepshead Bay Races. New Tork, Aug. 30. The attendance at the Sheepshead Bay track continues to run somewhat below the standard The raging was eventful in producing llvfily 1eting and several close finishes, pruVspally in the first and second races. Four favorites trot oast the iudsres first. In the Dash stake for 2-year-olds the favorite, Bellario, won handily. The sec ond race at a mile was also won by the favorite, King Bramble, after a fine finish. The fourth, the-autumn cup, of two miles, showing only four starters, was won by the favorite, Kinley Mack, in very easy style, at the same time cre ating a new record for the course, 3:27 4-5, the previous record being 3:32. The Kentuckian, who finished third.com pletely broke down and was led off the track. Dolando, favorite in the sixth, also got first money, with Villa V. sec ond all the way. Lady Uncas, a 15 to 1 shot, captured the first even, after a contest all the way, in fast time. The fifth was won by Annie Thompson at 8 to 1. Hawthorne Races. Cnioago, Aug. 30. Frond again took Passe Partout's measure in the short course steeplechase at Hawthorne, but was nearly disqualified on account of the Interference of her stablemate. Sir Dick. Sir Dick, it was claimed, fouled Passe Partout, but the Judges, after In vestigatlng, decided to give the race to Frond. The event was the feature of the day. Both Frond and Passe Partout were well backed at 2 to 1. Barney Schreiber won his first race with Tayon since his trouble at Washington park. Favorites were beaten in one, two, three order ana the speculators were kept busy picking the winners. The track was fairly good. Weather clear. Track slow. Grand Circuit Races. Providence, R. I., Aug. 30. The largest crowd of the week witnessed some excel lent racing at the Grand circuit meet ing. Two favorites came home winners. The 2:14 pace proved troublesome to the Judges. The Admiral won in straight heats, but the judges were not satisfied with the driving of McHenry, who was up behind the favorite, John T.. and, in company with Kenny and Cahill, he was fined $100 for laying up heats. The 2:10 trot proved the race of the day and was won by Charley Herr, the favorite. In a five heat battle. Lord Derby won the first heat in 2:081,4. Charley Herr then took the second and third heats, as Lord Derby went to a bad break in the latter heat and finished just inside the flag. In the deciding heat Lord Derby again broke and Charley Herr stepped home an easy winner. Dick Cooley's Hard Luck. Cooley had hardly time to get Into prac tice and his eye on the ball, says the Philadelphia Inquirer, before he was benched by Pittsburg and finally released. It was a sorry day for Cooley when he exchanged places with Thomas and con sented for the sake of the Phillies to try and play first base. Cooley, by taking that step, cut short his career in the Na tional league. Had he not yielded his place to Thomas Cooley might still be playing center field for the Phillies. Thomas is the better man of the two, but he might not have had a chance to demonstrate that fact if Cooley had not voluntarily exchanged places with him. Big League Gets Western Men. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 30. Catcher John ny Kljflg and Third Baseman Strang will be in the National League next season. Chicago has secured both players and they will go to that city as soon as the season closes here. Ted Sullivan quietly dropped into the city yesterday afternoon, saw the work of both men at the ball park and closed a deal with the manage ment for the two players. This step was taken, said Mr. Sullivan, in order to avoid a draft at the close of the season. Sulli van says he considers Strang's batting and bunting as good at Jennings', Mc Graw's or Keeler's. He predicts great tilings for Kling in the National league. Highland Park Races. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30. Tom Kingsley was backed down from 20 to 1 in the opening race at Highland park and toe won by himself. His good race yester day was overlooked by the bookmakers and they paid dearly for the oversight. J. Daly was suspended indefinitely for his recent ride on Baffled. Weather fine. Track fast., j Oswego 9, Vlnita 8. Oswego, Kan., Aug. 30. Oswego and Vinita played an Interesting game of base ball of eleven innings. The score was 9 to 8 in favor of Oswego. Batteries Os wego, Swatzell and Hughes; Vinita, Blue Jacket and Lemon. A Weak Stomach is the cause of all disease. It makes Im pure blood, and this enfeebles the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. Strengthen the digestive organs with Hostetter"s Stomach Bitters and your health will improve. Everyone needs it to keep the bowels from becoming clogged. To those who have tried other remedies in vain, this will prove worth its weight in gold. Our PRI VATE REVEUNE STAMP covers the neck of the bottle. Pff is Uostetter's Nothing II Stomach. Just As Good." Hitters j NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT BOSTON. Attendance, 1,200. Score by innings; RHE Boston 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 8 2 New York 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 10 3 Batteries Cuppy and .Clark; Carrick, and Bower man. AT BROOKLYN. Score by innings; RHE Philadelphia 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 14 1 Brooklyn ,...0 0000000 00 5 1 Batteries Orth and McFarland; McGin nity, Howell and McGuire. AT CHICAGO. Attendance, 3.400, Score by Innings: R H E Chicago ....0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 t 1 6 11 5 St. Louis 0 001002002 06 12 4 Batteries Garvin, Taylor and Dexter; Sudhoff and Robinson. NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent: Brooklyn 60 3S .612 Pittsburg 56 47 Philadelphia v. 61 49 .510 Boston 50 50 .500 Chicago 60 52 .4M Cincinnati 48 63 .475 St. Louis 47 M .470 New York 40 69 .404 AMERICAN LEAGUE. AT DETROIT, Score by innings: rhe Detroit 8 00000000 02 8 2 Milwaukee..'. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 2 Batteries Yeager and Shaw; Waddell, Smith, and Spies. AT BUFFALO. Score by Innings: R H E Buffalo 0 0000010 01 4 3 Kansas City 0 0000003 03 10 2 Batteries Hastings and Schrecongost; Gibson, Lee and Gonling.. AT CLEVELAND. Score by innings: Cleveland 15023005 16 18 2 Chicago 0 6020002 212 18 4 Batteries Bragglns and Crosss; Fisher, Doheny and Wood. AT INDIANAPOLIS. Score by Innings: First game RHE IndianapLlis 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 3 Minneapolis 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 03 7 4 Batteries Gardner and Heydon; Bande lin and Fisher. Second game RHE Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 Minneapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2 i Batteries Stimmel and Powers; M& Cann and Fisher. AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost. Cent Chicago 67 43 .619 Milwaukee Gi 62 .K Indianapolis 62 61 .549 Kansas City 5 67 .bA Detroit 58 69 .4P Clevelond 54 60 .47 Ruffa.lr 52 6fi .4114 Minneapolis 45 73 .3S1 WESTERN LEAGUE. AT SIOUX CITY. Score by lnnlnes: RHE Sioux Cltv 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 V 2 Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 1 Batteries Ferguson and Cote; Schmidt ana uueiow. AT ST.JOSEPH. Score bv Innings: RHB St. Joseph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1 Pueblo ,...0000 001 0 01 6 1 Batteries Herman and Kling; Yerkes and Graham. AT OMAHA. Score bv innines: RHB Omaha ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 Des Moines 1 1100021 06 6 Batteries Hushes and Wilson; Glade and Lorn an. WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Games Games Per Won. Lost Cent. Denver Des Moines Sioux City St. Joseph. Omaha 60 65 39 42 49 64 54 63 .606 .667 .479 .471 .465 .414 45 48 47 41 Pueblo CLYDE'S WATERMELONS Capt. J. G. Waters Writes of the Celebration in Their Honor. Clyde, Kan,, Aug. 29, 1900. To the Editor of the State Journal: From the time you hit Manhattan go ing over the Rock Island everything you struck was Clyde, and after you got to Clyde, everything was pretty girls and watermelons. The city of Clyde is In the Very heart of the best of Kansas. In a beautiful valley, everywhere around it, wooded streams, well tilled farms, prosperous people, and on the street, in their homes, in their assemblages are the apppearances of thrift, contentment and happiness. The first day's carnival opened with ten to fifteen thousand people, a full thousand coming from their generous neighbor, Concordia. The merry-go- round with its three leg clay bank hurdy- gurdy and steam threshing machine with its pop. all the fakes from Fake- vill, a continuous performing vaudeville company, a chorus of two hundred trained voices under the magnificent training and leadership of Mr Van de Mark, of this city, and then at the park, Oh, the watermelons, the watermelons of Clyde. Eat 'em and get a taste of nectar: bury your nose in tnem ana sip ambrosia; a mountain of them, and ev ery one of them the ne plus ultra, a pan acea for hunger and thirst, for unright eousness, for anger, divorce and kidney complaint. In this splendid autumn day they are apparel, meat, and drink, and as well as a commercial industry or one of the most public spirited and thriving cities in Kansas, inhabited with wide awake citizens, who have a superb pride in keeping to the front. They have worked together like a buggy team. They had a floral display, in which there were about 20 decorated vehicles, lust as good as we had in Topeka for the universal Kansas woman is, wherever she may be, at the head of the procession. The following ladies had m the pro cession very beautiful and pleasing decorated carriages: Mrs. J. F. Ran dolph, Mrs, C. W. Van de Mark, Mrs. C. N. Riggs, Mrs. F. A. Gr'ffin, Mrs. A. H. Lidell, -Mrs. CT. P. GelltTpil, Mrs. A. G. Sexton, Mrs. Anson Woodruff.Mrs. Dan- ford Lake, Mrs. C. H. Augwine, Mrs. R. r Herman and Mrs. Lucian Regnier. and God forgive me if I have omitted any one of them, to whom should be given tne credit or tne crowning grace of the festival. The Clyde Milllne and Elevator com pany had a splendid float of their flour, and one E. G. Turner, supposed by an outsider to be just an ordinary harness dealer or this citv. closed the parade with about a thousand led horses, each covered with a new blanket and adver tising a man, who, if he had proper re turns for his public spirit, should have an army contract for all our artillery. cavalry and transportation service. And as I write this, through the open ed window comes the noise of themerry- go-round, -the babel of fakirs, the patter of thousands of feet on the side walk,, the blare of far away bands and the gay laughter of the happy throng, and in plenty and peace, and water melons. Oh, the watermelons of Clyde; tne sun is setting and the nignt is com ing on the first day's festival water melon festival at Clyde. J. G. .WAX.KR3. KANSASJIEWS, Citizens of Beloit Treat Their Postmaster Nicely. Present Him With a liubber Tired Surrey Up to Date. HIS 49TH BIRTHDAY. Mr. Perdue a Citizen of Mitchell County Twenty Years. GoT.Stanley .Congressman Keed er and Others Present. Beloit, Aug. 30. The surprise which the citizens of Beloit put up on Chan. Perdue, postmaster of this city, on the occasion of his forty-ninth birthday, was the largest and most notable event of the kind that has ever occurred In Be Ioit. Many out-of-town guests were present, including Governor Stanley, Congressman Reeder, Judge R. M. Pick ler, Col. W. H. Nelson, postmaster of bmith Center and editor of the Pioneer, Harry L. Pestana, and others. After the guests had arrived at the home of Mr. Perdue it was in order to make their wants known at once, and in one of his entertaining and humorous talks Mr. P. G. Chubbic, who had been selected to make the presentation talk. presented Mr. Perdue with a beautiful rubber-tire surrey and harness, the gift of the citizens of Beloit regardless of politics, to which Mr. Perdue, who was so completely taken by surprise, could only say thanks. Some time elapsed in hand-shaking, after which an elegant supper was served by his wife, after wnicn came the toasts prepared by Toastmaster A. G. Mead and the enter taining responses from several of the guests. Mr. Perdue is an Ohioan by birth. Since then he has lived in Iowa, and moved to Kansas and Beloit more than 20 years ago. Since his residence here he was postmaster under Harri son's administration, served Mitchell county as county clerk, and was again appointed postmaster by McKinley. His experience in the public service is such that his advice is often sought after by many postmasters. BIG INDIAN BALL GAME At the Pottawatomie Agency, Mon day, Sept. S. Mayetta, Aug. 30. On Monday. Sep tember 3, the Indians will play their most famous game of ball at the Pot tawatomie agency, at 10 o'clock a. m. They will play several games, and about 300 of the Indians will take part. This is the first time the Indians have had a big game of ball in a number of years. Aside from the Indian ball there will be a game of baseball played by both Indians ana white people, also dancing and other amusements. This will be one of the grandest events in the history of the Pottawatomies. The agency is situated ten miles southwest of Mayetta, and livery rigs will be at the train to carry passengers. ON ACCOUNT OF CAR WINDOW Which Smashed a Finger, $2,000 Damage is Asked. Wichita, Aug. 30. A rather unusual damage suit was filed in the district court yesterday by Jessie E. Williams against the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. The plaintiff is a scnool teacn er and asks $2,000 damages for a smash ed finger. The finger was hit by a tail ing car window and the plaintiff says its injury incapacitates her as a teacher, COMPANY E TAKES THE FIELD Ottawa Warriors Off For a Week at "Camp Metcalf," Southwest of Richter. Ottawa. Aug. 30. The soldiers of com pany E, National Guard, took the road in marching order yesterday to spend a week at "Camp Metcalf," one mile west and one and one-fourth miles south of Richter, near the Miller bridge. The boys took with them the complete paraphernalia for camping, furnished sometime ago by the state military de partment. They will preserve military discipline in the camp, will cook their meals in military camp style and will post sentinels at night. They will have military drills ana target practice. A YEAR IN EUROPE. Iola Young Woman Will Tour the Continent. Iola, Aug. 30. Miss Grace Brewster starts on the Pacific this evening for Philadelphia, where she will meet a young lady friend and the two will sail next Friday on an American liner for Liverpool. They will spend a week in crossing England and then will go to Paris, where they have already ar ranged to secure a room close to the school which they intend attending this winter. To be sure they will take in the exposition, but the real reason of their going is to study language, spend ing six months in Paris and later six months in Berlin, where they will study German. HUTCHINSON'S PARE. Opened With a Programme One Day Prior to Reunion. Hutchinson, Aug. 30. There ia every indication that the new park will be ready to be opened by the 20th of Sep tember, which will probably be the date of the opening. By this time the ar rangement of the auditorium and fenc ing will be completed, the grand-stand will be built and the ball diamond made. The programme for the opening will consist of ball games, shooting matehes, speeches, etc., and will end with a ball at the auditorium at night. There will probably be a chance to secure the Kansas City Blues for a game at the opening. The manager has written here for a date. The old soldiers will take charge of the park grounds on the 22nd. A. O. U. W. PICNIC. Osage County Organizations Meet at Quenemo. Ouenemo. Aug. 30. The first annual picnic of the A. O. U. W. lodge of Osage county was held at this place today. Threatening weather did not prevent an immense crowd from attending and soon after dinner there were fully 2,000 peo ple on the ground. Music was furnishea by tne uaia iieaa band of Lyndon and local talent. Addresses were delivered by Grand Master John H. Crider and Ben D. Lil- lard. Attorneys Cooper of Waverly, and Pleasant of Lyndon, spoke regarding the order. The chief feature of the afternoon was the ball game, Quenemo vs. Overbrook. A grand ball was given under tne aus- There is only ONE POND'S EXTRACT, and every body knows its purity, strength and great medicinal value. Don't take the weak, watery Witch Hazel preparations represented to be "the same as" POND'S EXTRACT. They generally contain "wood alcohol.' which Irritates the skin, and, taken internally, Is a deadly poison. Get genuine POND'S EXTRACT, sold ONLY in SEALED bottles, in BUFF wrappers. pices of the lodge at the opera house and closed the day's programme. THIRTY-EIGHT RECRUITS Have Enlisted in Wichita Within a Month. Wichita, Aug. 30. Within the last week ten new recruits for foreign serv ice have been enlisted by Sergeant Beltz at Dr. Fordyce's office. Eight men pre sented themselves at the recruiting sta tion yesterday, and of the eight seven were accepted. In all thirty-eight men have been enlisted In Wichita during the last month, and more are coming in steadily. Last week Sergeant Beltz received an order to commence en listing colored troops, but up to date no colored gentleman has presented him self. Pensions For Eansans. Washington, Aug. 30. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original John W. Moore, Marlon, $10; Wm. H. Roberts, Clearwater, $S; Wm. H. H. Hurry, Kansas City. $8; Josiah W. Wright, Hutchinson, $6. Increase David A. Davis, National Military home, Leavenworth, $12: Wm. McClarren, Newton, $8: Geo. H. Evans. National Military Home, Leavenworth, $17. Original Widows, etc. Margaret F. Alexander, Francis, $8; Minor of Hull P. Reed, Topeka, $10. Restoration and Reissue Minors of Isaac H. Kaiser, Crestline, $18. Pensions Secured by Senator Baker. Washington, Aug. 30. Senator Baker has recently been successful in securing the allowance of the following Kansas pension claims: E. A. Flaming, guardian minor child H. P. Reed, Wichita, $8 and $2; H. L. Richmond, Hamburg, Ia., $2; Martha Lea, Edna, accrued and. wid ow's, $12; M. B. Finch, Rice, Increase, $14; R. J. Smith, Wellington, increase, $8; Mary J. Rarey, Hiattsville, widow's, $12; Geo. Ruble, N. M. H., increase, $12; Patrick Mellon, Garnett, increase, $10; Arcada C. Pelers, Buffalo, widow's, $8, and $2 additional for each of two minor children: John F. Sims, Stafford, addi tional, $10 and $12; Chas. R. Cross, N. M. H., increase, $10; Elizabeth Newman, Fort Scott, widow's, $8; Prudence -Remington, Chetopa, widow's, $8. Get a Big Ferris Wheel. Wichita, Aug. 30. Yesterday the street fair management closed a con tract with the largest Ferris wheel, out side of the original, in the country. It will be on hand during the carnival. It is sixty feet high and carries ten cars, each of which will hold ten people, mak ing it possible for one hundred people to be whirling in the air at once. The colossal perpendicular merry-go-round comes from Chicago. Jail Delivery at Iola. Iola, Aug. 30. Robert McClelland and Ben Smith, confined in the Jail here, es caped Wednesday by sawing the bars. Smith's time expired September 1, but he is wanted elsewhere. He is a deserter from the Second Missouri volunteers. having deserted while the regiment was at Tampa, l la. McClelland was in Jail awaiting trial in district court for cut ting another prisoner with a knife the Fourth of July. A Long Bicycle Trip. Iola, Aug. 30. F. Thomas, of Quincy, 111., is in Iola, the guest of his uncle. Probate Judge J. B. Smith. Mr. Thomas started from Quincy about six months ago-to make a trip to Denver and return on his wheel.- He made the trip there all right, and arrived as far as Iola on the return trip, but afte a visit here he will go the rest of the way home on the train. Family Suffers With Fever. Iola, Aug. 30. Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barnett, living east of town, are very ill with typhoid fever. At one time Mrs. Barnett and the five children were in bed, but two children and Mrs. Barnett have recovered sufficiently to be able to help in caring for the three boys who are now sick. The eldest boy, Tom, is in a dangerous condition, and grave fears are felt of hia recov ery. M'ARTHCITS LATEST List of Killed and Wounded in Fight ing Filipinos. Washington. Aug. SO. General MacAr- thur'a latest casualty report dated August 29. is as follows: Killed, August 24, Panguila, Luzon, eom any L, Thirty-seventh infantry, Thomas ohnson: Corporal Thomas A. Otomle: San Mateo. Luzon, company D. Twenty seventh infantry. Corporal William D. C. Clontsman; August 17, Salvacln, Luzon, Forty-fifth infantry, Captain William Brown. Wounded Auerust 24. Paneulla. Luzon. company I, Twenty-seventh infantry, Cor- Sorai itooert j. weDster, wountiea in bd omen. serious: company L, Thirty-seventh infantry, William F. Martin, wound ed in shoulder, moderate; August 17, Sal vacien, company C. Forty-ftfth infantry, Mark J. Chaffee, wounded in foot, slight; August 15, Villavaka, company H, Thirty-ty-third infantry. Second Lieutenant Wil liam M. True, wounded in leg above knee, slight; John Rathburn, wounded in leg above knee, slight; August 23, Sariaya. company F, Thirtieth infantry, Corporal William L. 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TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAIi, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1900. 3 RAILROAD NEWS. Lire Stock Agents Predict Great Business This Fall. Thousands of Cattle Will Come Into Kansas to Feed. SANTA FE PREPARING For an Enormous MoTement Out of Panhandle Country. Kansas Farmers Can Dispose of Old Corn at Home. Live stock agents of the company have notified the Santa Feoperating de partment that the movement of cattle out of the Panhandle country of Texas Into Kansas and Nebraska this fall will be the heaviest In the history of the road. This means that for weeks monster trains of stock will come up over the Panhandle line of the Santa Fe and be distributed alone the lines at the feed ing grounds in Kansas or sent over the Superior branch to feeding stations in Nebraska. The operating department is consequently now preparing for the rush, which will have commenced in good BhaDe bv the middle of next month. The live stock agents of the various roads are now busy making contracts for the movement of stock, and com petition is brisk. The Santa Fe has Iractically a monopoly on the cattle chipped out or the .fannanaie country, as it has by far the most direct route into Kansas. All of the Kansas-Colo rado roads have a chance to secure a share of the business from Colorado and Utah and the northern ranges. The expected influx of cattle has a particular significance to the Kansas farmers. It means that there will be a market at home for practically all of last years corn crop, with prices goo a. SANTA FE COMPETITION. Reported Arrangements For a New Transcontinental Line. Denver, Aug. 30. The Denver Rio Grande railroad is said to be maturing plans for the construction of cut-ofts and extensions in its present system, which will afford it practically a direct line between Denver and Salt Lake City. The completion of the work will relieve the road absolutely of its de pendence on the Rio Grande western and will more than offset the advantage which the Southern-Midland-Western roads hope to gain'over the Rio Grande by the completion of the Cripple Creek short line through Platte canon to the divide. The Rio Grande is said to be backed by the Burlington road on the east and the Los Angeles terminal road Senator Clark's new purchase, on the west, and the consummation of the Rio Grande s plans, together with the com pletion of the announced extension of the Terminal road from Salt Lake to Los Angeles will give the combined roads an independent system from Chi cago to the Pacific coast. E. T. Jeffery, president of the Rio Grande, in an interview in. Chicago, re cently announced that his road would extend its lines to Salt Lake, and Man ager Rule of the Terminal road, has al ready said that he expected to con nect with, the Burlington at Salt Lake City. WILL COST THOUSANDS. New Hock Island Depot in Chicago to Be a Beautiful Structure. The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific de pot and general office facilities in Chi cago are not what they' should be. The present building, which is occupied lointly by the Rock Island and the Laka Shore roads was built about thirty years"! ago oy tne koch island. It is a tour story building and at the time of its erec tion was considered one of the finest buildings in the city. As the business has grown, the office room has been found to be inadequate and the passenger department has for a long .time occupied rooms across the street from the depot and general offices. The decision was made some time ago to build a new depot. This is to be done next year. The building will be an up-to-date modern one throughout and is to be six or seven stories high. The waiting rooms will be on the second floor of the new building. This will be made necessary bv the fact that the road will build its tracks into the depot on an elevation. In entering Chicago the Rock Island has at present about eight miles of elevated railway. But before running into the depot the train goes down an incline and runs into the depot on the ground. Before reaching the depot the train crosses Harrison street, one of the busiest streets in the city. Every year a number of accidents occur at this point, some of v.-hieh result in death. When the new depot is built the track will be elevated all the way into the sta tion and this will do away with ail the danger of loss of life. At least the prop osition to do this is being considered by the management of the road and it is given out that the matter has been prac tically decided in favor of the improve ment. The cost of the Improvements will amount away up into the thousands of dollars and will furnish work for a small army of men during the summer months. "DOUBLE-HEADER" QUESTION. Texas Railroad Employes Have Not Given Up Fight Port Worth, Texas. Aug. 30. The legis lative board of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Lngineers today re-elected C C Walker chairman and T. P. O'Roiirke secretary. The financial condition of the order was reported to be excellent. It was decided that Chairman Walker should attend the next session of the Texas leg islature and act in conjunction with the representatives of the other railway or ders, a.11 of which have similar representa tives to the legislature, to look after pro per legislation in the interest of railway employes in Texas. The double-header question was con sidered at length. It was decided to refer It to the membership of the order in the state to vote upon whether the order shall continue the light to have double-headers aboushed or whether they will await the carrying out of the Democratic platform demand against double-headers which -m adopted at Waco. wnicn aa MONOPOLY FOR PULLMANS. Rumor That Independent Car Com panies Are to Be Absorbed. Chicago, Aug. 30. It is reported that negotiations are on looking to a con solidation of two independent sleeping car companies with the Pullman cor poration, the object being to place every sleeping car in the United States under one ownership and management. When the amalgamation of the Pullman and Wagner companies was effected it was freely predicted that it was a question of only a short time when the enlarged corporation -would get the few Indepen dent lines in the fold. The only sleeping car companies in the country not owned by Pullman are the Milwaukee and St. Paul and the New York, New Haven and Hartford. These two roads operate their own sleep ers. The largest individual Btockhold ers in the Pullman company and in the Milwaukee and St. Paul road are Chi cage-ana. With this fact in mind it may be assumed that the question of turning the cars of this road over to the Full man company would be only one of ad visability. i GULF TERMINUS ALSO. Branch of the Orient Road Will Ron South Through Texas. Kansas City, Aug. 30. The Kansas City, Mexico Orient railway will have a terminus on the Gulf of Mexico as well as at Port Stilwell on the Gulf of California. The charter of the company is to be amended so as to permit the construction of a line, branching off from the road projected to the Mexi can port at a point near San Angelo. This will give the Orient road outlets to both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The concessions granted by the Mexi can government to the Orient line are in two separate and distinct grants, one being for that part of the road between Presidio and Chihuahua and the other for the line from Chihuahua to Port Stilwell. This latter concession was originally granted to the company ab sorbed by the Kansas City, Mexico Orient, when it bought the line already built from Chihuahua west, which is to be a link In the transcontinental road projected by Mr. Stilwell and his asso ciates. The original concession has been amended by the Mexican government so as to grant additional privileges, the Stilwell interests declining to buy the Chihuahua road except under such con ditions and making the amendment of the concession a condition in their pur chase of the line. Consequently the former owners guaranteed to secure the additional concessions and aided the Orient people in getting the grant. Free Uniforms For Employes. The management of the Chicago Alton is said to have notified passenger train conductors, brakeman, porters, baggagemen, engineers and firemen on the line that it has prescribed standard uniforms for all men employed on pas senger trains, adding that the uniforms must be worn -at all times while the employes are on duty. In connection with the notification the management has hit upon something out of the ordi nary. It has agreed to provide one complete uniform annually free of ex pense to any passenger-train employe who has been employed continuously for five years or more in the position he now holds. To any employe who has served for ten years or more in his pres ent position the management will pre sent two uniforms annually free of charge to him one for summer and the other for winter. S. P. Directors in No Hurry. New Tork, Aug. 30. Charles H. Tweed, second vice president of the Southern Pacific railroad, said today that there is no truth in the published statements that the directors of the company are to meet next week to elect a successor to C. P. Huntington. He said it would be several months be fore action would be taken to fill the vacancy made by the death of Mr. Huntington. Short Line to Be Sold. Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 30. In the United States court Judge Hanford made an order directing the sale of the Tacoma and Columbia River railway to be made after advertising thirty days. The upset price is eleven thousand dol lars. Claims aggregate about JdZu.uuo. Twelve miles of road is being operated. C W. Young to Wichita. Mr. C. W. Toum. heretofore private secretary to President and General Man ager Yoakum, of the 'Frisco, has been ap pointed: traveling ireignt agent ror ine company, with headquarters at Wichita, Kan., vice Mr. C. L Fontaine, resigned. Mr. Youner is well Qualified to fill the va cancy, and his numerous friends will be glad to hear of his promotion. Another Steam Shovel Arrives. The second Bucvrus steam shovel ar rived in the Santa Fe yards yesterday afternoon and the men are at work today settiner it ra. The first shovel arrived about a week ago and attracted much at tention, because ot its compactness ana simplicity. Two more will be delivered within the next two weeks. SANTA FE LOCALS. Harrv Larkins. who has been an em- dove in the round house for several years and who has now been promoted to the position of fireman, wiH leave the ser vice of the Santa Fe at Topeka and go to Albuquerque. William snerman is running oetween Totjeka and St. JoseDh durinr the ab sence of Eneineer C. E. Paige on his va cation in the east. Fireman C. H. Herrlck has again re ported for work. Fireman George BrentnaU will leave soon to go to Albuquerque. Fireman B. Jackson has returned to work. FROM WELLINGTON. Switchman J. A. Morgan went to Wichita this morning to work. Trainmaster's Clerk Joe Pearson has returned from Kansas City. Division Master Mechanic A. Mitchell, of Chanute, was in Wellington yester day inspecting the round-house ana shops. Conductor Middle-ton came in last night from the H. S., where he had been running on one of the locals in Allison's place. Myers Hurley, general chairman or the board of adjustment of the B. or L. E., was in Wellington yesterday vis iting the engineers. Conductor Dunklin, of the KocK isl and, has been visiting the old Santa Fe boys here this week. He was form erly a brakeman on the Santa Fe under Conductor McDaniel. OPENS AT WAKARUSA. Republican County Campaign to Commence With Ficnie Sept. 12. The Republican campaign In Shawnee county will open Wednesday, September 12, with an ail day picnic at Wakarusa station. The speakers will be Charles F. Scott, of lola, candidate for congressman-at-large: Congressman Charles Curtis and Tom McNeal of Topeka. The music will be furnished by the Twenty-third regiment band and a glee club. A special train will be run over the Santa Fe leaving Topeka at 9:30 a. m. KOCK ISLAND ROUTE. Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo iy.UO for the Round Trip. Tickpta nn eala A 1 1 C otwc .rxuuoi. .-4-. J y- tember 4 and 18, final return limit Oc tober 31. You ssmim. .1 viai, v. v. Chamberlain's pHi. i". ,.t ,i niQ- rhoea Remedy. AH druggists will refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is everywhere admitted to be the most successful remedy in use for bowel complaints and the only one that never fails. It is pleasant, safe and reU- SAWJTJ30NE. Speaker Steye Osborn Visits House of Commons. Saw English Lawmakers Duty. on HE LEARNED LITTLE. They Were Not Such Great 21en as He Expected. Only Excel Kansans in Reyer ence For Presiding Officer. "They ain't Buch hot stuff. This is the tersely expressed opinion of the English people at home by Judge Steve Osborn of Salina who has return ed from an unsuccessful search in Eng land for a fortune alleged to have been left to a McPherson minister. Judge esborn strolled into Republican headquarters yesterday and was greeted Dy Tom Kelly, secretary or toe state committee, who said: "There was no money, I reckon, Steve, or you would have got it," "That's what they say," said Osborn shaking hands with a group of friends who were chatting with Kelly when the ex-speaaer or tne nouse or represenia. tives. arrived. The Judge took a chair and proceeded to answer the questions of his friends who seemed much interested in the re cent visit to England made by Mr. Os born on official business. "Of course England is a long ways from Kansas," said Osborn after light ing a cigar, "but the Kansas man was on the spot. Bill Rice who lives at on Scott is in London on government busi ness and he was among the first men I saw. I called him by name; he was ploughing along in the slush when I said something about Bill Rice from Bour bon. He recognized me and on the pub lic street wheeled around and threw his arms around my neck. "Thank God," we both exclaimed, "a familiar face and the voice of an Amer ican." Judge Osborn proceeded to tell of his visit to the house of commons. "I had complied with all the red tape provisions necessary to get into the gal leries; that's as close as you can get to the body, and I landed in a good seat where I could plainly see the great law making power of England in operation. "The speaker, or whatever he is, sits in an elaborate, canopy-covered concern. He wears his wig and gown and pre sents to a westerner a ludicrous appear ance. "There is one thing especially notice able, that official is respected by the body over which he presides." "Different from Kansas, then?" ven tured some one of the auditors to sug gest. "Yes, sir," replied Osborn with much emphasis as he recalled some of the in cidents of his own experiences in Topeka two years ago when the house of repre sentatives had spasms and freaks of running off with the speaker. "Yes," said Osborn again, for the mo ment lost in reflection. "As I was saying," he resumed, having torn from his mind the memories of the Kansas house, "the house of commons is a great body. The members are great on clothes and style. The members, some of them tottering with age, look like they would drop off the earth at any minute, but they wear fine clothes and put on lots of style. They are very de liberate and it seemed to me that the desultory manner in which they trans acted business would permit the millen nium to come and find them still consid ering the subject before them the day I sat in the gallery. Compared with the enthusiastic, rip-snorting Kansas legis lator, there is apparent the loss of memory on every subject but the one pending, to an observer, was the charac teristic of the statesman on the floor of the house of commons. "In mv ODinlon the Kansas legislators. divided as they are by party lines and exercised by local quarrels, can any day give the English lawmakers pointers on every phase of the business. "I saw the English law being made; I saw the English statesmen, great and small; I saw the English people at home; on the streets; in their carriages; on the boats, everywhere, in fact, and I have concluded that they ain't such hot stuff. "I was standing In a nook in West minster Abbey," continued JudgeOsborn, "e-azine at the dust on the marble col umns which I presume have been in this condition for a thousand years. I was alone. The stillness and gloom of a tomb pervaded the atmosphere. Of course, the beauty of the abbey is something won derful and its historic association would inspire a man under ordinary circum stances but when an American citizen gets lonesome there's nothing on earth that will inspire him. 'Going over there were Kansas people on the boat and we had a very pleasanr visit but after I landed in London I had not exchanged a word with an American for a week. 'While in this condition I landed In the abbey. Looking around for some thing exciting I heard voices which sounded like home. The persons who were speaking were some" distance from me but I advanced in the direction from which the sounds came and turned a cor ner plump into a crowd of American women. "I suppose I did act like a crazy man," said Osborn, reflecting over the incident, "but I wasn't far from that state of mind for a fact, "The women were frightened to be sure but I yanked off my hat and spoke to them. I apologized at length and begged their pardon for the informality which I had thrust upon them but I reached the end of excuses soon. The women were quieted and seemed to ap preciate my condition. I said to them: 'I want to see if I can talk to you. I haven't had a word with an American citizen for a. week and I -want to see if I've lost my powers of speech. Then they laughed and invited me to tell where I was from. I puffed up a good deal, I guess," said Osborn, "and an nounced that I was from Kansas. There was a flutter among them. They lost their freezing dignity in a minute and said with a giggle: 'We're from Indian apolis.' "I told them Salina had an Indianap olis preacher. Those women knew him. "That's a mark of respectability, your acquaintance with a preacher, so we are not afraid, because we are lone women school teachers from Indiana on a tour," said one. "That's pretty well out west compared with London," commented Osborn, "so we shook hands all around. "I was so glad to see an American cit izen, even a woman, that I told the girls I had a notion to hug each of them once apiece. If they had been from Kansas I would have surely taken the liberty," said Osborn. "One of them said she was from Mis souri, but I didn't discover till I was half way across the ocean coming home what she meant." "Little slow. Judge?" whispered Tom Kelly. "Yes, to be sure," said Osborn, "but I was in England and that atmosphere makes a man that way. "When I came home," continued the judge, "I was the only Kansas man on the boat and the other passengers called me 'Kansas' all the way over. I was immensely tickled and when I saw American soil I could have whooped for joy. wnen i strucK Kansas I resolved to stay at home in the future It's a better country than i saw on my trip.1 LED A MERRY CHASE. Rock Pile Prisoner Moore Escapes, But is Hecaptured. John Moore, a colored prisoner, es caped at i o'clock Wednesdav after noon from the city prison yard, where tie was working on the rock pile, but was recaptured after a lone chaise. Moore was arrested several days ago for vagrancy and a lot of auger bits were round on nis person. He was fined 25 by the police judge, and as he had no money was doing his time on the rock pile. The fence-on the south side of the prison yard was taken down vesterdav and moved back in order to make a lawn in front of the new addition, and Moore while hammering rock could look out and see the free world. The temp tation to escape was too strong to be resisted, and when the eyes of Guard Boyd were turned he made a dash for liberty. Boyd called to him to stop and fired his revolver at him, but Moore only ran the faster. The shot notified the officers who were in the station that something was wrong, and Offi cers Bernard, Walker and McElroy started in pursuit. Officer Bundy was unloading some joint paraphernalia from the patrol wagon, and he at once started in the chase. Moore had turned down the alley back of the station and headed north. The shot had attracted the attention of people in the neighborhood and they told the officers which way the prisoner was going. Deputy Sheriff Parker, who with Deputy Sheriff Carl Lawson, had Joined in pursuit, first caught sight of Moore near the Rock Island yards, and took a shot at him. Lawson also shot, and Moore ran into a weed patch near the bridge and attempted to hide. The policemen beat through the weeds and found Moore, who was exhausted and frightened. Moore will now have to serve a sen tence for jail breaking in addition to his first sentence of 25 days. A baJi and chain was fastened to his leg in order that he might not make another attempt to escape and he was again put to work on the rock pile. BRYAN'S NEW PLANS. Will Make Aggressive Campaign in Republican States. Chicago, Aug. 30. William J. Bryan will lead the fight of the Democrats himself in the central and eastern states. He will take command next week in Chicago, and then will begin an invasion of Republican territory or he has de cided to stump Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia, This change of his plan was anonnuced by Senator J. K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee and Bryan's itinerary is now being worked out by Judge McConville, chairman of the speakers bureau. Mr. Bryan will leave Lincoln Friday night. On Saturday he will speak at some point in Illinois on his way to Chicago. He will reach Chicago Mon day, and on that day will make nis Labor Day speech here. He will then go to Milwaukee for the big Democratic picnic September 8. He will be at Fort Wayne September 13, and the following day will be heard at Columbus, Ohio. These are all the dates that have been definitely decided upon, but it is settled that Mr. Bryan will go to St. Louis next week, before going to Milwaukee. A trip to West Virginia 'comes early on the programme. From West Virginia it is expected he will swing around the cir cuit into Maryland.New Jersey and New York, and then he will turn westwara once more and devote some time to Ohio and other middle western states. Charles A. Towne left Chicago last night for a speaking trip that will carry him into all parts or the country. Mr. Towne will make his first speech on Fri day, at some point in Idaho. Then he will gointo Washington, Oregon, Cali fornia and Kansas,' where he will spend three or four days. Starting from Kan sas he' will make speeches in Nebraska and then put in an entire week in feoutn Dakota. He will get back to Illinois October 1, and after making a number of speeches in this state he will go south to speak at Louisville, Memphis and Atlanta. He will spend several days in Ohio. From that state he will go to New York, where one of his speeches will be made at Buffalo. Then he win turn westward again to campaign in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, reserving the last week ror Minnesota. Nearly Ready For the Department. The fire department quarters in the new city building are nearly completed and only the finishing touches remain to be done. The three Scotch folding doors have been hung and the work of arranging the harness hangers has commenced. The chemical engine was backed into place yesterday in the new quarters and the measurements made for the har ness hangers, door ropes, etc. The cir cuit repeater which was sent to Boston for repairs has been returned and will soon be placed in position. To Raise Hemp In Africa. Berlin, Aug. 30. Owing to the Philip pine troubles Manila hemp has risen SO per cent, and now several large German companies have been formed, one of which has government connections, to start Manila hemp culture in Genman East Africa, where the experiments have proven very successful. Topeka Comes From the North. Port Townsend. Wn., Aug. 30. The steamer Topeka arrived rrora the norta at 11 o'clock last night with 150 pas sengers and $100,000 in gold dust. Officers of the Topeka report the British steam er Cutch ashore on Horseshoe Reef in Stephen's Passage.25 miles from Juneau. At low tide the Cutch is high and dry and badly damaged. Laughlin Bound Over. Patrick Laughlin was arraigned in the city court yesterday on the charge of at tempted assault and his bond placed at tl,000. He could not furnish it and was sent to jaiL His preliminary will be September 6. Drowned While Bathing. New York, Aug. 30. Arthur T. J. Rice, formerly cashier and second vice president of the National Broadway bank, was drowned at Brighton Beach while bathing. In India, the larWt of famine, thousands die because they cannot obtain food. In America, the land of plenty, many suffer and die because they cannot digest the food they eat. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests what you eat. It instantly relieves and radically cures all stomach troubles. At all druggists. Mrs. Maggie Hooper Sends a Message TO ALL Her Dyspeptic Sisters. JxitsrsonvilxEj Ind., May is, 1900. PEPSIN SYRUP COMPANY, MontictUo, JU. Dear Sirs: I was hothered. inree years, coining neipea me Pepsin. I feel like a new woman enclose my photograph as a token x wish you 10 puDiisn, tnat ail others r.liimoii'. c- r -vp -p'". SOLD R. w. Squires, 732 Kansas Avenue. A. O. Rosser, corner 1 0th and Topeka Avenue. Swift HoIIiday Drug: Co., 523 Kansas Avenue. A. S. Kane Co., Family Drug: Store, 832 North .Kansas Avenue. A. C. Klingaman, 1 20 E. Sixth Street. DISCIPLES OP HAMILTON Eat, Drink, and Talk Politics at the Auditorium. Chicago, Aug. 30. Prominent men from all parts of the country gathered around the tables in the banquet hall ot the Audi torium hotel last night to attend the feast given by the Hamilton club of this city, in their honor. The Hamilton club is a Republican organization and its banquet was, after the menu, a banquet with poli tics the chief thing under discussion. The great hall was never mqre hand somely or elaborately decorated. The walls were hung with the national colors, great bouquets and garlands of flowers of the samecolors as those in the flag were found upon every table and the decorations throughout were of a patriotic and mili tary character. Among the notable guests were Speaker Henderson, of the house of representatives; Senator Davis, of Minne sota; Senator Dolliver. of Iowa; Comptrol ler of the Currency Dawes, Commander-in-Chief Shaw, of the G. A. R.; General Miles; Major General Louis Wagner, Gen eral Eaniei E. Sickles, Judge Leo Raisseur and others. President Bangs opened the speech-making with a short address, at the end of which he introduced Speaker Henderson who spoke briefly. Speaker Henderson said, in part: "The name of Hamilton suggests three thoughts that may be appropriate to 1900. First, a strong government; second, a just government; third, a protective govern ment. "In this great world of ours, full of pow erful, massive, aggressive governments, this nation as a government must be strong to take care of our people and their interests. No government can be strong that is not just. We can not hold the love and support of our people unless we are just in the eractmrjnt, in the inter pretation and in the 2cution of law. "This government must protect capital and labor and give each a fair chance. It must protect the rich and the poor, the black and the white and the brown, also Mr. Bryan. Unless we have a govern ment big enough to extend its protective power everywhere that old flag floats, it will come short of its duty. Aye, and gen tlemen, it must be a government that will nrotect its citizens in the heart of Chicaero or in the heart of China. "Those doctrines of Hamilton, which I assume are supported by this club, must be the text word of the hour. I want elected a man who not only preached those doctrines but, like McKinley, acted them from nis Heart, Decause 1, Delieve m those doctrines and I urge the American people to support the people who believe in tnem. The speech of Speaker Henderson was most happily received and he was heartily cheered as he resumed his seat. Senator Cushman K. Davis responded to the toast, "Our Destiny.' Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, was greeted witn prolonged cneers as ne arose to re spond to the toast "Prosperity and Its Causes." The new senator from Iowa received, at the close of his address, an ovation which surpassed the reception that met him be' fore he began to speak. NEW ELMWOOD HOME. Committee Saving Difficulty to Find Quarters. The future of the Elmwocxi club Is) a question which is giving the members of that organization a great deal of worry. The present quarters are not adapted to the needs of the club, and a committee has been looking the city over in a vain attempt to find a build ing which exactly fills the requirements. At a meeting of the members oeld last evening at the club house the commit tee which has had this matter in charge, made a report. Three available houses were found. Tne uennis House, between Ninth and Tenth on Tyler street: the Kendall house, on Fillmore street, and the Booge nouse on .West Sixth avenue. Neither of the above locations met with the unanimous approval of the club members, and the committee was instructed to look further. The meet ing adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman of the committee on loca tion. The lease on the present quarters or the club expires on September 25. The Elmwood club is one of the foremost social organizations of the city, and the disorganization of the club would be met with regret. ESCAPED MISSIONARIES. Seventy Refugees Return on Board the Empress of China. Vancouver. B. C. Aug. 30. Seventy missionaries from China returned today bv the Empress of China, Many had wonderful escapes. Circumstances saved the lives of many After the trouble had come to a bead, Rev. J. M. Menzies, with his wife and family, were on their way to the coast from their station in Honan and were not aware of any trouble when they left. In company with them were Dr. McCIure and Dr. (Mrs.) Wallis, also going to the coast. These attribute their escape entirely to tne ertorts ot jonn Kowler, American sensui at Che Foo. We were four days late in starting, said Dr. Menzies, "and the delay was, I believe the saving of our lives. Had we started at the time we originally Intend ed, we would have been in the heart of the boxer intected district rrom wnicn there would have been no escape. As it was we reached Pauang Chuang and at that place was a message from Mr. Fow ler warning us that all traffic on the river was extremely dangerous, and that any missionaries in the interior should hurry at once to places or safety. Mad we gone on, a few miles further we would have been shot by the boxers who were watching on both sides of the river. With an escort of Chinese soldiers we were enabled to safely reach a small port on the coast, Tang Chiakon and there it was that the services of Mr. Fowler proved so helpful. It was not a safe place to remain in and I nave no hesi- ytiih stomach trouble aad dyspepsia until J tried JUr. Caldwell's byrup cine taking your great remedy. I of the sincerity of this letter, which may learn the great benent ol Lr. Sincerely yours, MRS. MAGGIE HOOPER. BY FORTIETH EDITION. jrST" Put a copy in your grip you yrSl enjoy reading it on your vacation. THE STORY OF A COUNTRY TOWN By E. W. HOWE CHA& DUDLEY WASHES: "The book is one of the small nrnn ber of genuine American books.' W. D HOWELLS, in Century: "A fiction which is of the kind most characteristic of our time, and wmcn no stuaenc 01 our ume nece after can safely ignore." MASK TWAIN: 4X7"l-n-- T -ws n s3 vtn nan swam t4- .aa W. Cable shouted, 'Superb! I like the 'Country Town' bo much that I am glad of an opportunity to say so." SATURDAY- REVIEW: "A remarkable book in all respects one ot tne moat remarsaoie 01 Am erican books." EDINBURG REVIEW: "Western civilization in back coun try districts has been well drawn bv Edward Eggleston, but with greater intensity and reserved power by E. W. Howe in 'The Story of a Country xown. In Paper Cover, nrn AT KELLAM'S,lOu Postage 8 cents extra. Clotb bound, post paid, $i.as tnnfv In atattno- T .1 1 hah iuc otvi j nruuiu uvi be as it now is had it not been for the aid renaerea Dy tne American consul. Mr. Fowler at his person expense chartered two Japanese steamers which eijt Lnps ana oesiaes sent, a war- cuii wiiiuii niHue one trip. xtev. Air. mc- va. umiioicia VI U, had the most exciting experience. His yai ij uumposeti rtev. messrs. tiorortn, Leslie and Griffiths, all of whom were wounded, Mr. Goforth somewhat ser iously. They were in a station not far from that of Dr. Manzies, to whom the doctor sent Consul Fowlera message from Paung Chaung. "When we received the dispatch," said Mr. McKenzie, "we instantly made all haste to depart. The latter warned us not to go north by the route followed by v a. J n i ljt mill started southward. We had ten carbines in an witn tjninese escort and a 24 days' trip ahead of us, ere we could reach TfanlrfYOr All HOnf nrall .11 1 "CM H1I 111 lilt? twelfth day out All along crowds Jeer ed UR And r-allod HQ namoa V AtA attempt personal vtolence.On the twelfth day we met an organized body of box ers who made a deliberate attack. Mr "ioi received a severe sword cut across the back of the neck, besides be iner wounded in wtvarai .t v. .i vi.it- iai.i;i9, nil infuriated fanatic made a lunge at Mrs. Goforth with a sword but she ehielded herself with a pillow. "TWO of ftllr lolrf nroA .1 A miicu auu uve of our animals shot. Mr. Leslie was wounded badly in the wrist and knee. Mr. Griffiths was wounded in almost ev ery part of his body. I, myself was wounded in the head, legs and hand. "The women and children were ont wounded in the attack, but on the trip the fi VpflT old ftnTV rf TUTw HfT.ri tracted diphtheria. His mother, while nursing him also caught the disease. Both have now recovered." The rpijt nf the nnrti. 1 Leslie and Griffiths came out by way of vioicms aim other distressing eruptive diseases yield quickly and permanently to the cleans ing, k' hi 11 infc ljuwer Ul XiUrQOCK Jtilood Bitters. Shredded Wheat Biscuit. NOTHING BUT WHOLE Wheat, boiled, shredded, and baked. Ready for use. Keeps indefinitely. AT GS0CS?.S'. M o o Small 0 Sot P?f o it M To Qer Btf ore TI5 Psoplc in thf MosrDIrecr WV Use the i Columns of the SXkXi Journal. f IF Tut kmvt test or Ftmn mny" thing mmk it knew through Tks Stats wiwl IF Ym Want ta Buy or Sett any tkings Rent a Room or Tmko Boarders, try m SmaU Adver-' tistmttti in The Stat Journal. IF You Want a Situation and Need Assistance, a SmaU Advertise ment mfill bo Inserted for three doym Without Charge, IF Yon Want to Hire a Man, a 4 o Boy or a Woman, an Advertise' mens in This Paper will bring you so many applications that yon can have your pith of the test, I 2 IF i You have property to Rent or 3 For Sale, the easiest, simplest and cheapest may to bring it beere the public is to put a o listU Advortisement in The State Journal. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30,1900. TOPEKA STATE J0mm,t BT FRANK P. MAC LKNNAN. VOLUME XXVII No. 208 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Ually edition, delivered by carrier, 18 cents a week fcr any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kaa s town where the paper has a carrier system, mm By mat!, one year c J'y mail, three months Weekly edition, one year 8J PERMANENT HOME. Toneka State Journal Building-. 103 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NT5W YORK OFFICE. Tempi Court Bldg. A. Frank Richardson, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bldg. l. Frank Richardson. Mgr. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Business Office....- Bell 'Pfcone 1W Reporters' Room Bell' Phone 673 It Is toeing suggested that Russia op poses a division of China because she wants It all herself. The census returns from Paterson, New Jersey, place that city beyond the hundred thousand mark. The stampede from Bryan on account of Secretary Gage's warning note may be delayed by the hot weather. Perhaps Akron may see fit to raise an other mob and attempt to lynch the murderers of two Innocent children. The sympathy extended to the Boers since their war with England began.may be comforting but it hasn't helped them much in the fight. The census returns published so near election time should place some sort of limit on the number of votes counted In cities like Philadelphia. Perhaps the reason nobody has for mally declared war against China is that there is nobody within reach to whom Euch declaration could be read. By the death of Collis P. Huntington the most formidable opposition to the Nicaragua canal was removed, but doubtless there will be somebody to take Ws place. The Boer army is in some respects like the flea. When Lord Roberts at tempts to put his finger on It he finds It is not there, but has moved over to the next kopje. Peoria Journal: It may not be gen erally known, but this year Kansas pro duced the biggest crop of wheat ever grown In a single state in any one sea son. That is quite a laurel to place on the brow of the great sunflower state. What can be done by lawmakers who don't know much about that concerning which they legislate has been graphic ally illustrated in Kansas during the last few years. New Haven Journal. It sometimes happens that very good laws are enacted but never reach the end intended, because they are upset by the courts. How can the poor legis lator who is trying to do the best he can for his constituency know what the judge on the bench will do? Under the refunding act. the national bank nq,te circulation continues to in crease at the rate of about twelve mil lions a month. According to the official reports, it now amounts to about J290, 000.000 secured by bonds, compared with les than 1210,000,000 at the beginning of the year. The new 2 percent bonds have almost entirely replaced the older issue3 as a basis for this currency. Of the J296,000,000 of bonds held by the banks against circulation, some $255,000,000 are of the new issue. According to the annual report of the United States geological survey, the production of Iron ore In the United States for the year 1S99 amounted to 24,683,173 long tons, an increase of 5,249, 897 tons, or 27 per cent over 1898. Thjfe records for 1S98 and 1S99 represent the largest output of iron ore mined In any country in one year, the nearest ap proach being a total of 18.062,040 tons mined in 1880 in Kngland. Twenty-four states contributed to this total, Michi gan leading with 9,141,157 tons, and Min nesota taking second place with 8,161,289 tons. Alabama occupied third place, with 1,009,327 tons. Of the twenty large cities first report ed by the census bureau eleven show a greater gain in population than was recorded in the deeade from 1880 to 1890. These cities are New Tork, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland, New Orleans, Louisville, Jersey City, Indian apolis, Providence and Toledo. The oth er eleven cities in the class above the 100,000 limit which have been reported so far show smaller gains than in the ten years before the census of 1890. They are Buffalo, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Washington, Minneapolis. St. Paul, Rochester, Columbus and Omaha. Commenting on the census returns of Various cities, the Buffalo Courier says: Kansas City, at the other side of Mis souri, has lost its old reputation as a city of phenomenal growth. It now has 163.752, which puts it exactly 120 ahead of St. Paul. St. Paul was 440 ahead of Kansas City in 1&S0. These two cities are certainly running a close race. Kansas City's gain is but 23.39 per cent, though its neighbor, Kansas City, Kan., shows an increase of 84.19 per cent, and a total of E5.418. Thus if it were not for the rtate line, Kansas City would be up in the class with Minneapolis. Since the entire aggregation U to all Intents and purposes a Kansas town we of the Sunflower state are able to see at a glance what we lose by the establish ment of an arbitrary state line. A Missoutian recalls the fact that ex Kerator Henderson, who is now an anti imperialist, was the holder of those bonds voted by Scotland county, in Missouri, in aid of a railroad. The railroad was never built, but the bonds got out through fraud. The people of Scotland county have resisted payment ever since, and about a score of Scotland county of ficials have been in jail for contempt of court in not assessing the property of Uie county to pay the bogus bonds. The Missourian sees In this conduct a case of imperialism of the worst character. Indianapolis Journal. The case of Scotland county has or did have its counterpart in many other Mis souri counties. Railroad bonds were voted and Issued all over the state at a time immediately following the war, when the property owners and tax pay ershadnovoiceinthematterhaving been disfranchised for participation in the re bellion. Inasmuch as the roads for which the bonds were issued were never built it is little wonder that the people have resisted payment. GLOBE SIGHTS. Prom the Atchison Globe. You can put in as much or little time on a. baby as you choose. When a girl finally lands a promising young man. she is aa proud as a pea cock. Title of a late serio-comic song: "He is the Sort of Man who PutB Musk on his Clothes." An Atchison young man, who likes to hold girls' hands, Is studying palm istry for an excuse. it a man' lives in, a little town, and wants to prosper, it gives him as much worry as a wayward son. Nearly every man believes he is too big for the town in which he lives, and gets into trouble because of the belief. There is an unfortunate time in a man's life when he feel3 too old to be come gay, -and too young to go to bed early. Mrs. Lysander John Appleton is en tertaining a visitor from the south, and is already saying "cote bouse" in stead of court house. "The sweetest music in the world," Judge Kingman used to say, "is to buy a fifteen cent beefsteak, take it home, and listen to it fry." "I like her because she is pretty," an Atchison man said this morning. Men are such liars that thi3 remark had a refreshing ring. A man may not cause much ot a sen sation on earth, but you bet he will when he enters heaven; there will be so few men entering heaven. Don't boast of your ancestry In con nection with Plymouth Rock; the term only reminds your hearers of a crow from a certain kind of rooster. When the gossips hear a man slam his door violently upon going to work, they make up their minds to run over during the day and call on his wife. An Atchison woman Is taking her troubles seriously to heart; she had company to dinner recently, and for gpt to apologize for everything on the tble. "I think it is terrible," said a girl today, who had to gasp while she said it, because she was laced so tight, "the manner in which the Chinese women bind up their feet." A young man recently attempted to read aloud to a girl one of the success ful novels of the day, and was pros trated with heat arising from hi3 blushes, in the first chapter. How Ion 5 is it proper to operate a family horse? Some of those in Atchi son are so old and bony rhat it Is dis agreeable to look at them. And bug gies? How long should they last? A bachelor with a good job has to tell a great many lies. He is asked on an average of four times a week why he has not married, and the same re ply every time would become monoto nous. Patent medicine manufacturers are such persistent advertisers that we often wonder they don't engage space on tombstones to announce that the people lying under them refused to take their cure. POINTED PARAGRAPH 3 From the Chicago News. The man who has no aim 4n life Is still a child. Dreams and weather predictions usu ally go by contraries. A lie is always in a hurry, but the truth is willing to wait. The ague gives a man the shake, but it has to repeat the dose. What a witness has seen depends upon the cross-examiner. Paring potatoes thin is a pretty good example of household economy. The greater the difficulty the more glory there is in surmounting it. Brandy brands the nose of the man who is unable to control his appetite. A man who Imagines he has a will of iron may discover after marriage that it is led. Some woman Is sure to make a fool of some man unless nature saves her the trouble. A play with an all-star cast will never succeed until some genius invents an all-center stage After a young man leaves college he usually loafs awhile in order to give the world a chance to catch up. A wise old physician says a young one should always try to get for his first patient a womaan who is troubled with an ingrowing imagination. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. A bad box hitting below the belt. "Here I am," cries the watermelon; "once more In your midst.' If dead men tell no tales, how are we to account for posthumous writ ings? There is no denying that the success ful pugilist makes his money hand over fist. first. It seems funny, but either too little or too much excitement makes people tired. "I hear Jones 'got religion recently." "Tes; it was superinduced by some other illness." Nell "She doesn't show her age." Belle "Show it? I should say not. She won't even tell it." when a woman takes up a new novel she believes in the biblical saying: "The last shall be first." He "Would you be mad if I kissed you just once?" She "Yes, I would. The idea only once!" "Most of the men we find at the sea- shore," says the summer girl, "axe Latest Photograph of HI IK T4 t 5 -n v. 1 Photographed by Aime Dupont, New York. Scouting the suggestion that his health is wrecked. Senator Thomas C. Piatt, the Republican leader of New York state, still takes enough interest in life to sit for his photograph. This is his latest portrait, taken especially for us. It shows the celebrated statesman in a pose familiar to those who enter his private office to pump him on politics that of receptive reserve. afflicted with ingrowing mustaches." "What are you up so early for?" asked the old hawk. "O, just for a lark," replied the young bird, using one claw for a toothpick, "and I got him, too." "I am a man with a history," began the visitor; "and "Yes, I know. You're selling it on subscription to only the best people. Don't want it. Good day." Her Father "So you want to marry my daughter, eh?" The Youth "Yes, sir." "Well, young man, do you think you could support a family?" "Gra cious! You're not all going to come to live with us, are you?" "The ball players, I hear, have com pleted their organization, and they wanted Flick to give up playing right field to become president." "Wouldn't he accept?" "No; he said he'd rather be right than president." TRADED WIVES. Waterville (Me.) Cor. N. Y. World. Years ago there lived in the farming regions of New Brunswick two little boys. They fished and hunted together. Later they paid attention to two little girls who had been their playmates. The girls had been' warm friends. Wal ter Moore first gave his friendship and then his love to the light-hearted Lucy. When William Henderson went to husking bees he waited around the door to walk home with, the dark-eyed Amanda. In 1SS4 both married their sweet hearts. The two families lived not far apart in Moncton, near St. John. There were no children to soften the edges of their married life, and little by little they fell to bickering. One day Amanda packed her belongings and quietlv went home to her mother. In St. John she met William Hender son. He told her the story of his do mestic troubles. Amanda confided to him her sorrows. Soon after Lucy went to her mother's home for a long visit. William and Amanda met frequently. Walter told his friend frankly that if he and Aman da wanted to go away together he would not make any search for them. A week later the couple came over to the states. Lucy's mother died and left her pen niless. Walter having a large farm and no one to manage his house hired her as his housekeeper. The neighbors talked. One day they announced that they had been married. Henderson settled in Flushing, L. I. The life in the states was a lonely one for Amanda. Gradually she lost heart, and the kindness of William failed to cheer her. William wrote to Moncton asking what had become of his wife. A friend answered that she was keeping house for Walter. Letters were exchanged by William and Walter. A week ago the couples met in-Waterville. Amanda would not look at her old friend and girl chum. Walter and his wife went back to Moncton. Lucy is living with her hus band in Flushing under an assumed name. It was the irrepressible tongue of this little woman which let the story out of the bag here at Waterville. She told it to the World correspondent. THE SENAT0R'SCRITICISM Washington Cor. of the St. Louis Fost Dispatch. One of the most lovable men I ever knew is R. R. Hitt, of Illinois, chairman of the committee on foreign relations. He has spent nearly his whole life in the practice of statesmanship. When a mere boy he reported stenographically the great Lincoln-Douglas debates.which in itself was a liberal political education. Then he spent several years in office in Washington. 'For eight years he was secretary of legation in Paris under Elihu B. Washburne, and for much of that time was charge d'affaires. He was assistant secretary of state under Blaine. He has been in congress many years. He excels in the delicate art of story tell ing. Not long ago in the cloakroom I was talking with him about Thomas Hart Benton, whereupon he told me an anec dote of Benton's most masterful antag onist. Senator James Stephen Green, of Missouri. "Senator Green," said Mr. Hitt, "was not only a man of splendid genius, but also of charming manner. He boarded at the National hotel, where he was popular with men and women. The lat ter found out that the senator was not much of a churchgoer, and insisted that he should mend his ways in that regard. One Sunday he was late for dinner. The women asked him why. I have been attending divine wor ship.' replied the senator, gravely. "To what church do you go, senator?' asked a woman. 'I don't know, ansvered the courtly Missourian. 'Who preached?' they asked. 'I don't know,' he said. 'I walked up the avenue, turned up Fourth street.and entered a church on the left hand side.' This was an Episcopal church. 'How did you like the service? asked another Woman. 'It appeared to me,' answered the senator, 'that there was too much read ing of the Journal and too little debate.' Senator Thos. C. Piatt. ;M j iji1firmMTir"a1iH), ii J

WOMEN IN OLD EGYPT. From the Westminster Review. In Ancient Egypt monogamy was practiced, although it was not enjoined by law. There Is no evidence of the ex istence of a marriage ceremony, but the marriage contract secured to the wife certain rights, one of which was that of complete control over her husband, who promised to yield her implicit obedience! Nearness of relationship was no barrier to wedlock, the union of brother and sis ter being quite common. Women, both married and unmarried, participated with the men in all the pleasures of social intercourse. They took part in the public festivals, shared in banquets, drove out in their chariots, and made pleasure excursions on the Nile. At banquets the guests were enter tained chiefly with music and dancing. Singing was also an esteemed accomp lishment, and the more solid part of their education must have been attended to, as women often held important offi ces in the priesthood. They presided at births and officiated as mourners at deaths and burials. Ladies of rank occupied their spare moments in embroiders' and in the cul tivation of flowers, of which they were passionately fond, and which were lav ishly used on all festive occasions. Wo men of the humbler classes were em ployed in spinning, and in the rural dis tricts in tending cattle and sheep, and In carrying water the heavier employ ments being left to the men. This halcyon stateof affairs lasted on ly during the days of Egypt's greatness; during the period of her decline her daughters were fearfully downtrodden and degraded. The hardest manual labor was assigned to them, and they suffered cruel punishments for the crimes of their fathers, husbands, or brothers, as the case might be Sometimes they were publicly beaten with sticks, at others thrown into dungeons, or sent to work at the mines, where the miseries they endured weresogreat that, as the old his torian tells us, they longed for death as far preferable to life. JAPAN WILL RETIRE Announcement Made That She Will Withdraw From Amoy. Washington, Aug. 30. A telegram has been received at the Japanese lega tion to the effect that having been In formed by the Japanese consul at Amoy that he has been assured by the' Chi nese authorities of their readiness to afford full protection to the foreign res idents and their property at that port, the Japanese government has already ordered the withdrawal of the marines detailed to protect the Japanese prop erty in the native town and are pre pared to withdraw the rest of the ma rines as soon as they are satisfied that the-peace and order of the port are as sured. Rogers In Control. Seattle, Wn., Aug. 30. The Rogers men are in complete control of the un ion convention this afternoon and their slate is going through with a rush. The convention assembled at 9:15 a. m. and got right down to business. Following are this morning nominations? For lieu tenant governor, W. E. McCroskey; con gressman, west side, J. T. Ronald; con gressman, east side, F. C. Robertson; supreme judge, E. S. Mellon and Richard Minor. Most of the nominations are be ing made by acclamation. Three Burned to Death. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 30. A. Rescia, wife and child, were burned to death here this morning. Firemen found the charred remains of Mrs. Rescia and the baby on the floor. Rescia was in bed with the burning clothes wrapped about him, suffocated. The theory is that the lamp exploded. Killed by Peculiar Accident. Marshalltown, la., Aug. 30 'William An drews, a local banker, and one of the wealthiest in central Iowa, was accident ally killed last e-eniiig in the presence of his wife. In lifting the weight from his buggy his foot caught in the strap and he fell, sustaining injuries to the head from which he died within a few minutes. Notice. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Rock Creek Natural Asphalt company will be held at To peka, Kansas, September 11, 1900, for the purpose of electing officers for com ing year. C. A. WILBUR, Secretary. Ill West Sixth Street, Topeka, Kansas. August 11, 1900. Sister of Shermans Dead. Lancaster. O., Aug. 30. Mrs. Mary E. Reese, sister of General William T. Sher man and ex-Senator John Sherman, is dead from the effects of a fall down stairs which happened a week ago. Her hus band, William T, Reese, died some years ago. BEAM NOT AT FAULT. Farmer Sid Not Know Ha Was in Content pt of Court. Leroy J. Beam, who was cited to ap pear before Judge Hook for contempt of court, was In the city today to see about the matter although the day set for his appearance was September 4. The case will probably be dismissed as the attorney, Cliff Histed. who made the complaint against him will probably ask the jury to. overlook the violation of the order. Beam tore aown a Driage which was the property of the Lawrence and Emporia Railroad company, con trary to an order of the U. S. court, but he did not -know the order had been is sued. The bridge was on his land and was In a very dangerous condition, it having stood for years without repairs. The piling was rotted and the bridge would sway in the wind. ie tooK it down fearing that some one would at tempt to walk over it and be injured. He did not use any or the material, put piled it up waiting for the owner to come and get it. Two years ago Judge Hazen decided that if the property of the railroad com pany was not removed within a year it would become the property of the land owner on whose land it was. Mr. Beam did not take advantage of this decision. however, as he did not consider the bridge belonged to him, but to the rail road company. NOT TILL OCTOBER. Auditorium Will Be Unfinished at Opening." The Topeka Auditorium will not be completed on time. It is doubtful if the finishing touches can be given to the building before October 1. An effort' will be made to have the Auditorium in such shape that the "opening" may be given on September 23, according to the original plans, but Superintendent Elliott says the building can not be completed by that date, but he notified the contractors today that asn am aoub oj Ap-Bai aq t)snui aqi of the building at that time even in its incompleted state. The date fixed in the contract for the completion of the building is Septem ber 1, but even the city hall part, will not be ready for occupancy then. The delays have been caused by the failure to receive material contracted for. Even now there is trouble because not enough ceiling material is at hand to complete that work. BABY LUND'S CAPTIVE. She Won the Heart of Contractor Butler. "Baby" Lund found a faithful admirer In Topeka. The victim of her captivat ing glances is Contractor Butler, who has charge of the repairs being made on the asphalt pavements of the city. He is the gentleman who attracted considerable attention from hia position in a box at one of the performances last week by responding in an animated manner to the actions of the little entertainer on the stage. Yesterday Mr. Butler took "Baby" Lund for a drive over the city in the finest livery turnout he could secure. This afternoon he did the same thing. At a recent performance he presented the little girl with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. She leaves with the other mem bers of the Falk Veronee company for Lincoln tonight, but ahe has promised to write the contractor and he in turn has promised to go to" Atchison to see her when the company is there the week af ter next. PLAGUE AT GLASGOW. Eleven Persons Attacked and Disease is Spreading. Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. SO. Eleven per sons are now suffering from bubonic plague here and five others have symp toms of the plague. Washington, Aug. 30. Consul .Taylor at Glasgow reports to the state department nine suspected cases of bubonic plague In that city; two deaths, and that the dis ease is spreading. Surgeon General Wyman today received the following cablegram: "Glasgow, August 30. Wyman, Wash ington. One suspicious death, several sus picious cases plague, bacteriological exam ination not yet complete; all contacts dis infected and under medical observation in crowded tenement districts; source not traced. Arrived all right. Address tele grams care of consul. "THOMAS." Surgeon Thomas is the marine hospital official in charge at London, who was or dered to proceed to Glasgow to investi gate the reported outbreak of plague. Health Officer Doty of the post of New York and the Canadian authorities at Ot tawa have wired here for information and Surgeon Thomas' reported has been re peated. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Ralph E. Bolz, the two-year-old son of Edward Bolz of Meriden, died yester day. The funeral was held today at the residence. Burial was in the Meriden cemetery. Mrs. Mary Hightower (colored) died yesterday at her home on the corner of Sixteenth and Adams streets at the age of 32 years. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Shlloh Baptist church. Interment was in the Topeka cemetery. John W. Rogers of Dunavant, Kan., died Sunday at the age of eighty years and was buried in Spring Grove ceme tery Tuesday. Four children survive him. They are Mrs. M. E. Slane, Mrs. Margaret A. Loofbourrow and Mrs. Martha J. Gardiner of Topeka and Geo. Rogers of Dunavant. Growing Pennsylvania Town. Washington, Aug. 30. The census bu reau announces that the population of Al lentown. Pa., is 35.416 as against 25.228 in 1S90. This is an Increase of 10,188 or 40.38 per cent. The census bureau announces that the population of Wilkesbarre', Pa.. Is 51.721 against 37,718 in 1S90. This is an in crease of 14,003 or 37.13 per cent. Acquitted in Ten Minutes. St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 30. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Mt. Vernon, 111., savs the jury in the case of Andrew Sage, charged with the killing of Samuel Reed, today returned a verdict of not guilty, after being out only ten minutes. Was a Bad Storm. Winnipeg, Man.. Aug. 30. News just re ceived states that Tuesday night's hurri cane damaged buildings and ruined crops in many districts. Losses will run up to about flOO.OOO. Thorn Hill. Elkhorn and Oak Lake were among the points visited. President of Acetylene Association. Chicago, Aug. 30. Ralph Herman, of Buffalo, was today elected president of the International Acetylene associa tion in session here. Lieutenant Colonel W. V. Division t it ','1 JjH, r ?illif!i l!rK h. 1 fSSIllllli HVi'' ilitf if 11 ifllr1 Nf ft llilill flflfiilll III (Photograph by Cohner, Havana.) This is the latest photograph of Lieutenant Colonel W. V. Richards, Adju tant General to the Division of Cuba, who may be ordered to China. He is an officer with a brilliant record. Even the field and line like him. ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR. Americans and Canadians Clash at Great Slave Lake. Winnipeg, Aug. 30. A half-breed named Couillad has just brought word of serious trouble In the Great Slave lake district where the American and Canad ian traders have had a fight over the trade with the Indians. The Americans, It was charged, had smuggled large quantities of supplies in and were thus enabled to undersell the Canadians. They also furnished whisky to the In dians. The Edmonton traders grew fur ious at losing their trade and a fight ensued. Shooting became general and the Indians siding with the Americans, joined in. Finally the Americans who numbered about 15, fled to the timber. One of them, August Briese, said to hail from Seattle, was shot and fatally in jured and several of his companions were less seriously hurt. Mounted police have been sent to the scene. It is fear ed that the Indians may become restless and an outbreak ensue. The trouble oc curred three weeks ago and it will be some time before more news can come. WANTS $10,000,000. Sweden Applies to National Park Bank For That Sum, New York. Aug. 30. Albert H. Wiggin, vice president of the National Park bank, said today that it was true that the bank had been approached by representatives of the Swedish government with inquiries as to the chance of placing a JIO.OOO.OW) loan in this country. Mr. Wiggin said he was not prepared to sav vet whether the prop osition had been favorably received. NO FEARS FOR HAY. Alarming Reports Regarding His Health Not Credited. Washington, Aug. 30. The alarming reports concerning Secretary of State Hay's condition, received no credence in Washington. Secretary Hay is in almost daily communication with the president and the state department and the ad vices received from him indicate that he inconstantly improving. PRISONERS RELEASED By the Boers Are Marching to Join Lord Roberts. Lorenzo Marques. Aug 30. The Brit ish prisoners at Mooit Gedbacht (on the railway east of Machadodorp) have been released by the Boers and are marching to join Lord Roberts' forces at Water- yaloven near Machdodorp. President Kruger and his chief officials are at Nelspruit, about 60 miles from the Portuguese border and on the railroad between Pretoria and Delagoa Bay. Reduction of Wages. Fall RiVer, Mass., Aug. 30. The Fall River cotton mill treasuries are being asked to affix their signatures to an agreement calling for a general reduc tion of wages to go into effect Septem ber 1. It is stated that already treas uries representing one million spindles have agreed to the plan. German Lutherans in Council. Springfield, III., Aug. 30. The district synod of .the German Lutheran churches of the United States today discussed the question whether to con tinue the office of traveling secretary. but when a recess was taken to 2 o'clock this afternoon had not arrived at a decision. The committee on con ferences reported in favor of continu ing the publication of "The Zionsbote," the synod's paper, published in St. Louis. Detroit' Big Growth Washington, Aug. 30. The census bureau announces that the populat'on of Detroit, Mich., is 285,704, as against 205.876 in 1890. This is an increase of 79,828, or 38.77 per cent. Miller For Congress. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 30. John F. Mil ler, of .Pittsburg, was nominated for congress today by the Democratic con vention of the Twenty-second congres sional district. New Tork Riot Claims. New York. Aug. 30. Claims against the city for injuries received by colored per sons in the recent riots, filed in the con trollers' office, now aggregate J2a0,000. LOCAL MENTION. Jackson's Twenty-third regiment band Is playing at the big Woodmen log roll ing at Alma this afternoon. 'The Hottest Coon in uixie will De given a matinee and evening perform ance at the Crawford theater Saturday. The company is said to be practically the same as was seen nere last season. W. M. Howard, wife and daughter. John Havens and wife, John Crawford and wife, and Leroy Powell returned Wednesday from a, fishing trip to the Dragoon. The arrest or jointists began again this afternoon. Ed Timon and Buck Camp bell were arrested and released on bond. their eases being set for September 4. The smalipox case which has been in the pest house, was released this after noon. Richards, Adjutant General, of Cuba. HUNTING OFFICES. Democratic Committeemen Arrive in New York. New York, Aug. 30. Daniel J. Cam pau, of Michigan; and James D. Rich ardson, members of the national Dem ocratic committee and of the sub-committee of the national committee that was appointed by National Chairman James K. Jones to have charge of the eastern headquarters of the national committee, arrived here today. Com mitteeman Campau said that his visit here was for the purpose of securing offices. FELL ON THE BABY. Distressing Accident to Child of S. E. Bay. "Baby" Maurlne. the little child of S. E. Bay, of Quinton Heights, met with a pe culiar and serious accident Tuesday after noon. A little girl attempted to lift the little tot and let her fall from her arms onto the baby. When she was first picked up it was thought her neck was broken, but it was found she was sufferinif from concu sion of the spine, which causes paralysis of the right side. It is believed that the child will entirely recover. OBJECT TO TAX ORDER. Formal Protest to Be Made to Com missioners. A delegation of bankers and representa tives of loan companies will call on the county commissionerss on Friday to en deavor to have the action of the board relative to the tax sales reeinded. The action of the board in adopting the resolution that the county shall buy in all the lands put up at the annual tax sale on account of the non-payment of taxess is not liked by the buwiness men in terested in loans on real estate. It will cause quite a change in some business methods both for the county and t'-.j busi ness men. The delegation will endeavor to have the commissioners get back to the old method, as can be done if the com missionerss so decide. SON'S OBJECTED. Could Not Prevent Their Mother's Marriage. Oliver Anderson, aged 70 years, and Elizabeth Crozier, aged 68. both of Rich land, were married this afternoon by Pro bate Judge Dolman. This morning Mrs. Crozier's two sons called at the t?ffice of the probate judge to know if they could not prevent their mother from securing a marriage license. They did not wish the marriage to take place. They were informed that as she is of age there was no way to Btop the is suing of the 'license. Bolte Named For Congress. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 30. Democrats of the Tenth Missouri district today nom inated Lieutenant Governor A. H. Bolte for congress by acclamation. 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TOPEHA STATE JOURNAIv THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1900. 'i;!ii'!"iH"!;iiii:iiii(iil)li;i!jilililii AS CHEOPS HAT is an enormous pyramid you are build 1PII ing' said the visitor at Egypt's court; "but it seems a purposeless kind of structure. What is it for?" "When the top stone is laid," replied Cheops quietly, "you will see the point. Isn't "it strange some persons find it hard" to be lieve all that is told of Ivory Soap? Don't you try to believe it; just try the soap. You will not then be without it for twice its cost. It will tell the story. You will see the point. PRIZE DRILLS. Handsome Purses Hung Up by the Fythians. Detroit,' Mich., Aug. 30. Ideal weather for drilling -was furnished today for the Pythian prize military contests. On ac count of the large number of entries the drills were begun simultaneously at the Detroit Athletic club grounds, and at Belle Isle park. At the Athletic grounds the competitors of class A were put through their paces. The prizes in this class, which was open to all companies of the uniform rank, K. P., are six in number. Amount of first prize, $1,500, second Jl.OoO, and J700, $500, $300 and $100 respectively. The companies which com peted in class A contests today were: John Barr Glenn, "Wisconsin; Springfield, O.; Jeffersonville, Ind., Vigo, Ind.; Cour De Leon, Ohio. p Several companies will compete to morrow and Saturday. The class B prizes offered are $600,$400, $200 and $100. The contestants are limi ted to companies which have never won a. prize. The entries are: Success, In diana; E. C. Shaffer, 2new Tork; Los Angeles, California. Companies under two years of age are eligible to the class C contests. Those entered ore: General Lawton, Illinois; Columbia, Indiana: Homestead, Pa.; El wood, Ind. A $300 prize for the best bat talion drilling will be competed for Fri day by battalions of the First Illinois and First Indiana regiments. No announcement of per centage and winners is to be made till Saturday, the closing day of the encampment, when the prizes will be awarded. MISSIXG MISSIONARIES. Nothing Heard From Americana in Shansi Since June. Boston, Aug. 30. The greatest anxiety of the American board relates to its group of missionaries in the province of Shansi. Nothing whatever has been heard from them since early in June. The missing missionaries are Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Clapp, Rev. C. L. Williams, Rev. E. W. Davis, Miss Rowena Bird and Miss Mary L. Partridge, of the Taiku station; and Rev. and Mrs. Chas. W. Price, Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Atwood and several children of the Fen CUow Fu station. TALUE OF A RUPEE. Judge Colt Differs From Collector Ly man in an Import Case. Boston, Aug. 30. Judge Colt, In the T-nited States circuit court has handed down an opinion In which he holds that Collector Lyman erred in appraising the Indian rupee upon the certificate of the consul instead of the value promulgated by the treasury department, which was considerably less. This decision is in support of the decision of the board of general appraisers, which overruled the decision of the collector. The case came before Judge Colt upon a petition for a review of the case of the T'nited States versus Lucius Beebe Eons of Boston. The duty imposed by the collector was on 27 bales of tanned goat skins, imported from Madras. Octo ber 18. 1898. The collector imposed duty figuring the value of the Indian rupee as certified by the United States consul at Madras. Beebe Sons claimed that the collector erred in assessing adval orem duty upon a value in United States currency more than that estimated and determined by the director of the mint. This claim was upheld by today s decis ion. That Throbbing Headache. Jfould quickly leave you If vou used Dr King s New Life Pills. Thousands of sufl ferers have proved their matchless merit for sick and nervous headaches. Thev r?i!Jrelood ad bulld UP yur health". Ya f- j!Ione' back not cured. Sold by A. T. aggoner, druggist. I SNARE DRUMS... Manufacturers' Samples of fine Snare Drums, 16-inch, well made, 2 calf heads, for sale at $4.25, $4.50, $4.75 this week only. Large stock of BAND INSTRUMENTS and TRIMMINGS on hand. Send for catalogue. E.B.GU1LD MUSIC CO. CRAWFORD OPERA HOUSE BLDJJ. IT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n n 1 1 1 rrrrrnTTTTrr i r n ittttti 1 1 i SAW IT. BOTJTELLE'S ODD CASE. Named For Congress Although Still in an Insane Asylum. Bangor, Maine, Aug. SO. The condition of Charles A. Boutelle, member of con gress for the Fourth Maine district and candidate for re-election, is a matter of great interest in political circles general ly as well as to the people of his district and all of Maine. When Congressman Boutelle was stricken at Young's hotel, Boston, last winter, his trouble was gastric vertigo; he was never afflicted with Bright's dis ease. When he left his room at the hotel and made his way to the parlor, where an attempt was made by the attendant to restrain him, there ensued a struggle which caused a hemorrhage, flooding the brain with blood. This blood has long since been absorbed, and the trouble since then has not been as reported so frequently, a blood clot on the brain, but a crystallization of blood In the veins of the head, causing those veins to clog and become distended at times as to press upon the mental tissues, resulting in a blurring of the faculties and occa sional suspension, to some extent, of In tellectual activity. This crystallization of blood, it is claimed ,is being gradually overcome, the natural tendency of the blood to throw off impurities assisting materially in the process, so that, al though Mr. Boutelle's case has been and is still serious, there is ground for hope and good reason to expect that In course of time he will recover completely. It is not thought that tie could safelv resume active work for some time after his discharge from the sanitarium. By the advice of his physicians he will take a long rest. HE DID THE SJ100TIXQ. New York Police Capture Negro Who Started Sunday Night Riots. New York, Aug. 30. John Davis, alias "Lamplighter," the negro who on Satur day at midnight shot and dangerously wounded John Brennan, -and over which snooting the several incipient riots of Sunday broke out in this city, has been arrested. He was found in a tenement house occupied by negroes where he was locked in one of the rooms. When the police caught him he begged them to see that he was not lynched. Being taken before Brennan at the hospital, the prisoner was identified by the wounded man who is not expected to live many hours. HEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The Kentucky, Kansas and Texas Land and Cattle Co, to C. J. McGuire et al., lota 18 and 19, lot 6, Brady's sub division. E. N. Marriott and husband to E. M. Cockrell, $5, lot 19 Florence street, Knox's first subdivision. Thos. J. Lord to Edw. F. Brlgham, SI, lots 163, 165 and 167 Arter avenue, Brlgham Rice's addition. Lulu P. Munson and husband to G. S. Roach, $100, lots 416 and 418 Washburn avenue, Lowman Hill addition. Clara G. Shipman to J. Berger. $1,100, lot 365 and part of 363 Morris avenue, Stillson Bartholomew's addition. Manuel Moore to II. E. Lyman, $100, lot 55 Madison street. North Crane's ad dition. E. W. VanKirk, trustee, to D. W. Hill, lots 342, 344 and 348 Hancock street, Holliday's addition. J. B. McAfee, administrator, to Henry S. Pruessner, $900, part lots 108 and 110 Jackson street. King, Hey wood Mc Farland's addition. An 70 Specialist Dead. New York, Aug. 80. Dr. Frank Ste phen Bilbury, a well known specialist of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, is dead at his home in Brook lyn, aged 44. He was a native of the province of New Brunswick, and after practicing for some years in Nova Sco tia and in the City of Mexico, he took a thorough course In Europe and set tled in Brooklyn. He leaves a wife but no children. "Pleasant "Ways Tor Summer Days" Is the title of the Grand Trunk rail way system's new summer tourist folder, which together with other de scriptive literature can be had on ap plication to J. H. Burgis, city passen ger and ticket agent, 249 Clark street, corner Jackson boulevard, Chicago. Extradition of Julian Arnold. San Francisco, Aug. 30. Judge De Haven of the United States court, has issued a writ in habeas corpus in the matter of the extradition of Julian Ar nold, son of Sir Edwin Arnold, wanted in London, England, for alleged em bezzlement. The writ was made re turnable next Saturday. It Helped "Win Battles. Twenty-nine officers and men wrote from the front to say that for scratches, bruises, cuts, wounds, sore feet and stiff Joints. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for burns, skin erup tions and piles. 25c a box. Cure guaran teed. Sold by A. I. Waggoner, druggist. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs. George Stoker entertained last evening for her guest. Miss Jessie Gobs, ho returned to her home in Newton today. The evening was spent at cards and vocal selections were given by Miss Nellie Baker and Mr. Ted Holliday. The guests were Miss Alabelle Trout man, Miss Bernice Fuller, Miss Kate Fleishman, Miss Nellie Baker, Miss Nannie Veale, Mr. Ted Holliday, Mr. Dana Da via. Mr. Charles Moon, Mr. James Stewart, Mr. Will Stewart, and Mr. Hugh McFarland. Lawn Fete. A" very successful lawn fete was given last evening at the home of the Misses Nellie and Margaret Goodrich, on Topeka avenue. It was in charge of a number of young women of the city interested in the Y. W. C. A., and the proceeds have been given to that organi zation. Between two and three hun dred people were served on the lawn and in carriages. The Amphlon mandolin orchestra furnished music during the entire evening and special selections were given by Mrs.-Rassy Bennett' and the quartette composed of Messrs. Kurt Kellam. Roland Medllcott, Phil Dailey and Clark Dailey. Miss Wilson's Wedding. The wedding of Miss Mabel Wilson and Mr. C. M. Butlin, of Mexico, will take place at Miss Wilson's home, 616 Topeka avenue, on October 17. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Julia Phillips, of Leavenworth, came today to visit Miss Rossington. Miss Mamie Hambleton will return the first of the week from Prior Lake, where she has been spending the sum mer. She will visit her sister, Mrs. Charlie Thomas, until the middle of the month, when the Bishop and Mrs. Mills paugh return. Mrs. Henry Strawn, who has been vis iting Mrs. Francis Strawn, of this city, for the past three weeks, has returned to her home in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Mrs. George P. Ashton, who has been quite ill this summer, has had a re lapse and is not recovering as rap idly as her friends had hoped. Misses Edna and Monney Bainter, of Denver, are expected Friday to visit Mrs, A. E. Peabody, SOO Van Buren The date for the Imperial Vlnewood party should have been announced for September 7 instead of 9. Mr. Urban H. Poindextei- left yester day for Princeton, N. J., to prepare for entering Princeton university. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Ott leave today for Chicago and New York. They will be gone several weeks. Mrs. M. L. Sargent leaves today for a week's visit at Excelsior" Springs. Mr. Sargent will join her later. Mrs. Emma Evarts entertained a few friends at dinner yesterday. Mr. Ray Bacon, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. George Clark, returned yesterday to his home in Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Payne and daughter left last week for a few weeks' visit In Mich igan. Miss Mareia Spivey, who has been vis iting in St. Joe, has gone to Chicago for Mr. Earl McDowell left Saturday for a vacation of two weeks. He will go to Petoskey and then to Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Beck, who have been spending the past three weeks at Green Mountain Falls, CoL, returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blakesley leave next week for Kansas City where they will make their future home. Mrs. Fred Ryan, who has been visiting Mrs. James L. King, left yesterday for Atchison. Mr. and Mrs. Porter S. Cook and daughter Bell have gone to New York where they were summoned by the ill ness of Mr. Cook's sister. Mrs. Lemon and daughter, Miss Grace Lemon, returned Tuesday from Petoa key. Mrs. William Archer and daughter, Miss Blanche Archer, leave today for a two weeks' stay at Excelsior Springs. Miss Edith Ott left yesterday for a week's visit In the country with friends. Miss Lotta Delsher will entertain this evening at the home of her Bister, Mrs. James B. Doncyson, In honor of Miss Daisy Vaughan of Hutchinson, who has been her guest for the past week. Mrs. F. W. Bartell and Miss Maud Mahoney will assist. Mrs. Chas. Marshall and daughters. Misses Dorothy and Pauline, are spend ing this week with Mrs. Emma Troudner at Troudner Heights. Mr. S. H. Smith and his daughter Jos ephine of Newton, who have been visit ing Mrs. F. F. Stephens, returned home yesterday. Miss Bessie Loden has returned from Colorado. Miss Florence Van Tassell and Miss Lephia Bean of North Topeka are spend ing a few days on the Norris farm. Miss Mary Wilson entertained inform ally Tuesday evening for Miss Lethia Miller of Wichita. Those present were Miss Emma McMullen, Mrs. Lottie Hall, Miss May DeClercq, Miss Edna Prescott and Miss Louise Mitchell. J. M. Frankenbuiger of Kansas City spent Tuesday in Topeka. The Christian Endeavor gave a social at the home of Miss Jennie Smith, 1243 Mulvane street, last evening. The lawn was brilliantly lighted and punch was served. Miss Jennie Finch, who has spent the past month at northern resorts returned yesterday. Mrs. J. D. Norton and daughter. Miss Marie Norton, returned Tuesday from a three weeks' visit at Manitou. Miss Essie Augustus returned today from a month's visit with friends and relatives in Peru, Ind. The Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Ott enter tained last evening at their home on West Thirteenth street in honor of Miss Bertha Engler of Quincy, 111., who is vis iting them. Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Strawn gave a picnic at Garfield park Tuesday night. Miss Alice Davidson of Rush Center is visiting friends In town for a few days. Mrs. Fred Warren, son and daughter left yesterday for Costa Rica to Join her husband, who is connected with the Popenoe Mining company. BLUE IS RECOGNIZED. Ex-Congressman Will Be in Republi can Campaign. The anti-boss league has been recog nized. Dick Blue has been engaged for the campaign and his name now adorns the chart containing a list of speakers for the Kansas voters at Republican headquarters. Mr. Blue is an ex-member of congress and is the individual who nominated himself for chairman of the last Repub lican state committee. Mr. Blue was the champion of the anti-boss league but he betrayed the league by not supporting the agreement which was made by his friends with the opposition to him in the state cociveiv tion. Chief Insurgent Surrenders. Caracas, Venezuela, via Haytien cable, Aug. 30. Advices received here today say that General TJribe, the chief of the Insuregnt forces in Colombia, has surrendered to the government at Cbuchuri. The East Indianola Sunday school will give an ice cream social tonight in grove north of school house. IRON TRADE IMPROVES. Prices Named Below Which Mill Men Will Not Go. Cleveland, O., Aug. 30. The Iron Trade Review this week will say: The improvement in the iron trade Is spreading. Pig iron is sharing as it has not before the activity that appeared five weeks ago in finished material, and the mills are adding to their booked tonnage, though not at the rate of early August, when the large contracts for bars were placed. The pig Iron market Is repeating the history made in finished linea With buyers really ready to take hold the producers are quoting prices below expectations, considering present high costs of material and labor, and It is plain that the cost line has been crossed for some furnaces that are still in blast. Important producers, able if any to sell at the low prices reported, are refusing to go below an announced minimum. On southern iron this Is $11 Birmingham for No. 2 foundry, though sales have been made at $10.25 and $10.50, and it is understood western de liveries have been made at figures net ting $10.10 at southern furnaces. Simi larly northern iron has yielded in the face of actual demand, and while $15 at central western furnaces for Not 2 foundry was considered minimum a few weeks ago, $14 has been done, and it is understood iron has been sold de livered 100 miles distant from furnace at $14. Farther east as low as $13.50 at furnace for No. 2 foundry, in 1.000 and 2,000 ton lots has been quoted, deliv eries extending over the next few months; but it is found also that some of the lowest sellers of the past two weeks are now about 50 cents higher, having taken orders that will tide over the immediate future. Others, apparently, prefer to tide over by carrying the iron, expressing confi dence in higher values before the end of the year. Very low figures were made on some of the recent purchases by pipe foundries, $9.50 for No. 3 south ern and $9 for No. 4 having been touched. But apart from prices Which are per haps secondary in view of the long ab stention of pig iron buyers from the mar ket, the prominent fact in the situation is the amount of buying and inquiry for iron, and the participation of all sections in the demand. The most significant de velopment in Bessemer iron is the refusal of the furnace men to accept an order at current prices calling for delivery beyond the end of the year, their policy being based on the expectation of an improve ment later in the year, resulting from he roic curtailment of production now under way. Plate and bar nulls are pernaps more pronounced in their stand for higher prices; and 1.10 cents Pittsburg is now considered minimum on large orders of either plates or steel bars. There has been more business in bar Iron and the feeling is general that western mills will start early in September. Structural mills axe still pushing- for business. While the reduction of 1.60 cents has brought out delayed orders the mills are still far from comfortable for the immediate future. New vessel building continues to be an Important factor in the central west and upward of 30.000 tons of steel has been placed thus far for the fall and winter work. Export trade In billets, sheet bars and finished steel is more and more promising. Orders are being taken every week, since foreign prices have receded only a fraction of the fall in the home market. More could be done If preferen tial rates were given by the railroads on export steel going to seaboard. LONDON REJOICES. In the Belief That the Boer War is Nearly Orer. New Tork, Aug. 30. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: There is a very buoyant feeling in the city, the clubs and the public offices, and, in fact, in London generally, due to the prevailing Impression that the South African war is running out to its last dregs. Lord Roberts' last dis patch shows that the salient points on both wings of General Botha's position have been carried in Buller's advance. The troops occupied Machadodorp. Pres ident Kruger's most recent capital, on Tuesday. The Boers evacuated this place with great precipitation, but this was probably due to knowledge of French's movements. .The British cav alry general had worked right around the north of the Boer lines and was al most opposite Buller's position and a few miles away from him at Elandsfon tein. Thus, unless the Boers had de camped hastily they would have found themselves caught between two British columns, and could scarcely have saved their guns and transport. Whether they will yet be able to accomplish theil escape seems very uncertain. They were facing Buller's troops in the rocky posi tion called Helvetia, but they can not stay there long without being surround ed as the English divisions come up. If their Intention is to prolong resistance further, their only hope seems to be to retire to the mountainous Lydenburg region and subsequently to the northern Transvaal. There are, however, persistent reports that the capture of the Delagoa Bay railway by Lord Roberts will be accept ed by them as final proof of defeat. It is even reported by correspondents at the front that General Botha told his burghers that he would not expect them to fight after their retreat from Mach adodorp and that after the surrender of that place they could consider them selves free to disperse to their own homes. Still, it must be remembered that similar reports have been heard frequently enough before, and have turned out to be ill founded. A curious scene was witnessed at the colonial office buildings recently. Last week some hundreds of destitute Rus sian and other foreign refugees from Johannesburg arrived at London docks. The British government had no legal power to prevent their landing but they were anxious to get rid of them, and sent down agents to the steamer offer ing each of these foreigners a free pass age to his native country and one sov ereign to assist him on his voyage. Most of the strangers declined the offer and insisted on staying in London. Finally a number of them presented themselves af the colonial office, apparently desiring to urge a claim for compensation for being deprived of their means of livelihood in the Transvaal. They were a talkative, gesticulating lot, very dirty and shabby, but quite peaceable and by no means in the dppth of poverty. The colonial of fice officials turned them over to the war office, which passed them on to their re spective consuls, who will certainly find a good deal of difficulty in inducing them to return to the very places they seem most anxious to avoid that is to say, their countries of origin. fire in Cotton Mills. Montreal, Aug. 80. Fire- last night caused by spontaneous combustion did $50,000 damage to the contents and building of the storage department of the St. Annes cotton mills, owned by the Dominion Cotton company. Venezuelan Consul Dies. Chicago, Aug. 30. Word was received today of the death at Montreal last night of R. Philips Gorroully, president at the Gormully Jeffffrey company, and Venezuelan consul at Chicago. You will never find any other pills so prompt and so pleasant as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. At all druggists. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS John W. Breidenthal has returned from Chicago. The September term of the district court begins next Tuesday. United States District Judge Hook has returned to Leavenworth. A slate roof has been placed on the Gage annex to Stormont hospital. W. B. Roby has returned from a vaca tion spent in Chicago and Milwaukee. S. J. Osbora, of Sallna, has returned home after a business visit in Topeka. Ralph Gaw. stenographer to Judge Z. T. Hazen is visiting his parents in Missouri. Elizabeth Kelly was yesterday appointed as executor of the will of the late C. L. Kelly. Attorney General Godard attended tb.e Hamilton club banquet in Chicago last night, E. R. RIdgley, chairman of the Popu list state committee, has returned from Chicago. 1 Mr. C. L. SeagTaves, traveling passenger agent of the Santa Fe, has returned to Chicago. Hand ball Is quite popular at the T. A. A. among those who 'are trying to reduce their weight. Frank Sim and Fred Gordon have re turned after a hunting expedition in Dick inson county. Charles Joslin has returned from Kan sas City where he went to have one of his eyes treated. Yesterday was the first day In several weeks on which no cases were filed in the district court. The Chicago pickpockets got John Breid enthal's watch while ha was watching the G. A. R. parade. The fire department was called by a false alarm Wednesday evening to Sixth and Lane streets. Major A. M. Harvey delivered a speech at the old settlers' and old soldiers' re union at Randolph today. The Falk Veronee company will leave tonight for Lincoln, Neb., where it plays an engagement next week. Mr. D. T. Nicoll, of the general man ager's office of the Santa Fe, has re turned after a two weeks' vacation. Bishop Coleman, of Chicago, is presiding over the annual conference of the Free Methodist church at 726 Lake street. Phil Kelly, of White Cloud, one of the directors of the state soldiers home at Dodge City was a visitor yesterday. The members of the Auditorium min strels are termed in the language of the profession "good dressers on and off." A new" brick sidewalk Is being put down at the northeast corner of Tenth and Kansas avenue. It was badly needed. Governor Stanley, who is In northwest Kansas this week will speak at points In the southern part of the state next week. Judge W. A. Johnston, of the supreme court, who is a candidate for re-election, will not make speeches in the campaign. The Topeka Y. W. C. A. was benefited by a lawn social given at the home of Mrs. Goodrich, 712 Topeka avenue, last evening. The officers in the court house were treated to a basket of fine grapes yester day raised by Silas F. Joy, superintendent of the county poor farm. The Washburn college athletic board is trying to arrange a date for the Ail American ball teams to play In Topeka on their trip to the coast. "Wicked London" was put on for a sec ond time by the Falk Veronee company at the Crawford theater last night. It was the concluding performance of the company in this city. The Luther league, of Kansas, an or ganization of the young people's societies of the English. Swedish and German Lu theran churches of the state, will hold a Joint convention in Topeka on October 13. The Second ward Republican club held a meeting last evening at 303 East First street, 'ihe club was addressed Dy sec retary A. Newman, of the county central committee, who presented the club with a flag. John Welter Is In Topeka this week. He has three large farms near Perryville and he says his corn has been badly dam aged by dry weather. He says he will be fortunate if it averages 20 bushels to the acre. County Clerk John M. Wright has been eTanted a two weeks' vacation by the county commissioners. He will be married in Kansas City next week to Miss oJsie Rivers, formerly a member of the Blind Boone Concert company. They will make their home In Topeka, wnen ne retires as countv clerk. Mr. Wright Intends to open a real estate office. He is one of the most enterprising and intellectual colored men in TopeKa. The Dry Goods Economist says: 'It V, 1 A 1 V ,1 r. F ,k, i T-m which conducts the Women's Store, at To peka, Kan., was met in the market by an Economist representative. Mr. Adams is here on his regular fall purchasing tour and Is busily engaged in maKtng selec tions in ready-made wear, the Women's Store dealing exclusively in made-up gar ments, a specialty method which has won pronounced sucoess in Topeka." LINCOLN KN0VS"ALL. Federal OfBce-Holder Says Kansas Republicans Need No Help. W. M. Wallace of Kingman who was a deputy collector of internal revenue in Kansas was removed from office because he dared oppose Chester Long for con gress, but U. S. Lincoln, a deputy com missioner of pensions, sent out by Perry S. Heath from Washington, has been making a trip through Kansas, invest! gating political conditions for the bene fit nt th Rpnubliran national commie too A coov of the report which Lincoln has made to the national,, committee head quarters at Chicago is said to have been brought from Chicago by Morton Al baugh who has been transacting busi ness with the committee, having return ed to Topeka Tuesday. Lincoln alleges to have made a very careful inquiry into the conditions in this state and he says in his report: "The Republicans are going to carry Kansas by one of their old time majori ties. I expected to find the conditions favorable but I was not prepared for the surprise which greeted me. The signs of Republican success are apparent on every hand. The opposition is mak ing no headway on the anti-imperialistic Issues, obtaining but few new converts while scores of men are joining the Re publican party on that issue alone. "If the Republican national committee sends no speakers to Kansas and does not spend a cent in the state the Repub licans will win." concludes Lincoln. The rosy view on the situation ex pressed by Lincoln does not extend to the men who are fighting the battles in Kansas. Mr. Albaugh and Dave Mul vane, the national committeeman, are impressing upon the national committee the need of funds to carry on the cam paign. The members of the party in Kansas are putting up liberally, but the state committee wants more money with which to do business and is not abashed at making strenuous demands upon the national committee. DEMOCRAT DESERTS. Ora C. Gove of Harvey County Will Support Republicans. The Republican state committee has received duly certified notice that Ora C. Gove, a life-long Democrat of Harvey county, has deserted the Bryan forces and is now for McKinley and Stanley. The state committee is at work upon another list of fioppers who will be given proper prominence In the partisan pa pers within a few days. Against Picketing. London, Aug. 30. A verdict against picketing during strikes was rendered today by Justice Farwell, of the high court of Justice, who enjoined General Secretery Bell, of the Amalgamated So ciety of Railway Servants and Organiz ing Secretary Holmes from watching and besetting the Great Western railway stations and approaches with the view of inducing non-unionists to refrain from taking the places of Taff Vale railway strikers. HAY FEVER OR Ef.DEK.IG CATARRH The Remarkable Experience of a Philadelphia Architect With This Malady. Hay fever is really acute catarrh ex cited by minute emanations, from cer tain grasses, flowering plants, fungi, or dried vegetable substances. It Is very sudden in its onset, and, without proper treatment, continues until the season changes or the patient goes to some fa vorable locality. It has all the symp toms of acute catarrh sneezing, abund ant exudations of mucus, and thickened, reddened mucous membranes, some times exciting spasmodic asthma. Mr. J. Naschold. Mr. 3. Naschold, 426 West Mt. Pleas ant avenue, Philadelphia, Pa, recom mends Peruna for endemic catarrh (hay fever). He writes: "I have used your treatment for ca PRICE WAS GAME. Didn't Know What States Bryan Would Carry, But Bet Anyhow. Chicago, Aug. 30. W. D. Price, a Populist and deputy auditor from his state, will have occasion to remember Wednesday. Price invited a friend into the bar room at the Auditorium Annex to take a drink. The liquor had a richer color than he was accustomed to, and he helped himself to a large glass filled to the brim. The bartender charged him 60 cents, and Price left under the impression that he had pa tronized the swellest Joint in town. He told a friend about it, and was then Informed that he had been robbed. He hastened back to the Annex and ad dressed the bartender. "Say, pardner, didn't you make a mistake in my change?" "Not at all, sir," said the man, be hind the bar. "You drank 60 cents worth of good whisky." Price was indignant. He walked to the office and saw the Nebraska G. A. R. passing the hotel. "Three cheers for Bryan," shouted Price. The crowd in the lobby looked at him in amazement. But the veterans from Nebraska responded wtth a sim ilar cheer and there was a demonstra tion. "Billy Bryan will be the next Presi dent of the United States," cried the now enthusiastic Price. A stranger quietly walked up to him and said. "I'll bet you $100 you can't name five states outside of the solid south that Bryan will carrry." "I'll take the bet," said Price, "I don't know what states they are, but I have a friend over at the national committee who can tell me." The money was put up and Price sought his friend for a list of states. He was advised to take Montana, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Nevada. IN AUTOMOBILE RACE. Miss Mae Goelet Challenges Rivals For a Ten-Mile Bun. Newport. R- L. Aug. 30. Miss Mae Goe let is anxious to enter an automobile race with other society women. She has been taking racing lessons from William K. Vanderbilt, jr., and is quite an adept in managing the horseless machines. Miss Goelet's opponents are Mrs. Herman Oel richs, Mrs. Pullman, Mrs. De Forrest, Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Potter. The plan IS to race ten miles for a handsome prize to cost $100. AS HER OWN ATTORNEY. New York Woman Prepares and Tiles Her Petition in Bankruptcy. New York, Aug. SO. Mrs. Mary Mott Gage filed a petition in bankruptcy in the TTnita suatota district court here todav. the first Instance in which a woman has filpd a. netitlon of the kind without the aid of an attorney. She made an affida- vit that nhn WAS withnut f 11 ml t O (1- posit for fees, and was allowed to file her petition. She placed her liabilities at $3,068: assets none. The liabilities are for advertising in publications, mostly tn Chi cago and New York. SALE OF PUBLxFlAND. Government in a Tear Disposes of About 13,000,000 Acres. Washington, D. C, Aug. SO. The an nual report at the commissioner of the general land office will show that the re ceipts of the office during last year were between $1,250,000 and $1,500,000 more than In any previous year, the returns from the sale of public lands amounting to almost $5.000,0i0, the number of acres disposed of being about 13,000.000. The interior department today denied permission for grazing in the Yellowstone park timber land reservation as a precau tion against forest fires, and the decision will apply to all forest reserves. Buy Oklahoma Bonds. The regents of the State Agricultural college have nivested in $6,100 of the per manent fund in Day county, Oklahoma, bonds. The bonds bear 6 per cent in terest. A Ministers' Good Work. "I bad a severe attack of bilious eolle, got a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two doses and was entirely cured," says Rev. A. A- Power, of Emporia, Kas. My neisrh mor across the street was sick for over a week, had two or three bottles of medi cine from the doctor. He used them for three or four days without relief, then called in another doctor who treated him for seme davs and gave him no relief, so discharged him. I went over to see him the next morning. He said his bowels were in a terrible fix; that they had been running off so long that it was almost bloodv flux. I asked him if h had tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy and he said, 'No.' I went home and brought him my bottle and gave him one dose; told him to take an other dose in fifteen or twenty minutes if he did not find relief, but he took no more and was entirely cured." For sale by all druggists. Tourist Bates to Colorado and U tab Tickets will be sold from points of Missouri Pacific to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo., and Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah, June 1st to Sep tember 15th, at greatly reduced rates. 8ee nearest ticket agent or write H. C. TOWNSEND. G. P. T. A., St. Louis, Mix F. El NIPPS. Agent, Topeka. Kansas. W8 .A f tarrh of the head, nose and throat, as you diagnosed It, and have taken four bottles of Peruna, which did accomplish all the good work you claimed for your valuable medicine. I can say truthfully that I am entirely cured. I have for years been a sufferer of this disease, es pecially during spring and summer time and never have received any relief until very hot or very cold weather set in. "I had taken these four bottles duHnsf February, March and April, when I not only felt greatly better, but was as the case stands now, cured, for every year for these three years the attacks re turned about the middle of August and lasted until December. During the crit ical month of September I have had only a slight attack of hay fever or catarrn, which I get rid of by taking about three fourths of a bottle of Peruna. while, for Instance, the autumn of '97, during which time I had only redress to the remedies then known to me, I suffered for months. I have been entirely, free from catarrh this autumn with the ex ception of the above mentioned time. J. Naschold. Peruna is aspeciflc for hay fever, and should be taken during the whole srason of the exposure to the cause; for, as long as the exciting cause remains, io cure can be permanent. People who nre unable to change their location durintr the season of hay fever will find Rerun a priceless benefit to them, as it meets every disagreeable symptom exactly. It is always advisable to begin the use of Peruna a week or two before the ex pected attack of hay fever in ol cases, where the attack can be foretold, as this will often prevent entirely the return of the disease. Address Dr. Hartman, Col umbus, Ohio, for a free book. FLOATER COMES ASHORE With Two Flatirons Wired Around His Waist New Tork, Aug. 30. The body of Jas. Rankin, a machinist, was found yester day on the rocks off Foil Wadsworth by two sentries. .It had been left there by the outgoing tide. When the coat and waistcoat had been removed two flat irons were found tied with picture wire to the waistband. A single turn with the wire had been taken around the neck and there were several turns about the body, which kept the irons in position. There was a cut over the left eye. It was at first believed that the man had committed suicide and that to make certain that he would drown had fasten ed the weights about his body. Late last night Walter Bateman iden tified the body as that of James Itankln, a machinist and steamfitter. From what Bateman told Coroner Stever, the latter Is of the opinion that it may not have been a case of suicide but of murder. Mr. Bateman would not believe that Rankin had committed suicide. "Ha may have been the victim of strikers," he said. Rankin, who lived with the Batemans, worked in a shipyard in Bay City, Mich., several years ago. A strike was ordered and Rankin refused to go out with the other employes. Subsequently he was compelled to quit the town. It was charged that he had revealed secrets of the union to which he belonged. NEGROES SEEK REDRESS. Colored Men File Heavy Riot Barn ages Against Naw Tork City. New York, Aug. 30. Frank Moss has been retained by a committee of rep resentative colored men to see what action can be taken to punish the per sons who were implicated in the recent outbreak against the negroes In this city. Mr. Moss will also represent tha City Vigilance league in similar action, and an effort will be made to gather sufficient evidence to convict those who were guilty. Mr. Moss declined to make public the names of the' colored men who have re tained him. Four more claims, aggregating $60. 000, were filed against the city today by colored men, who claim to have bct-n assaulted by police during the race trouble. The total claims now on file amount to $185,000. BELLES SWIM RACE. Miss Cynthia Boche Wins the Event in the Surf at Newport Newport, R. I., Aug. 30. Ten society belles raced In the surf from Bailey's beach to Hazard's beach, a distance of three-quarters of a mile. Six dropped out along the route. Miss Cynthia Roche proved the most dnrlnir and skillful of the swimmers and finished first. The Swimmers were followed by a flo tilla of boats and the life-saving crew. Society flocked to the villa of Hnry Clews, overlooking the courne. and cheer ed the fair swimmers. Miss Roche swam with great ease and was greeted with a round of applause as she finished at Hazard's beach, apparently able to go a mile further. She is a tall, athletic younsr woman, plays lawn tennU and is one of the cleverest whips in society. The other three prirl who finished were Miss Brice, dauarhtr of General and Mrs. Lloyd Brlce; Miss Marlon Fish, Stiughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvpsant Fish, and Miss Greta Pomeroy, daughter of Mrs. C. C. Pomeroy. Good Medicine For Children. "Through the months of Jure and July Our baby was teething and took a run ning off of the bowels and sifkness of the stomach," says O. P. M. Holliday. of Demlng, Ind. "His bowels would move from five to elirht times a day. I had a bottle of Chamberluln's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In the houxe and gave him four drops In s teaspoonful of wateir and he got better at once." gold by all druggists. COLORADO FLYER. Via "Great Bock Island Bout." Leaves Topeka 8:10 p. m., arriving Colorado Springs 10:35, Denver 11:00 o'clock next a. m. Mothers endorse it, children like it, oM folks use It. We refer to One Minute Cough Cure. It will quickly cure ail throat and lung troubles. At all drug gists. A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever. .K. T. FELIX QOUHAID'S OKie!lAl. VKEAin, er mauicial. bkal int-.K. Remote 1 .n, Plm in., r rw-Kit5 Mom raw-m. kii inn d!eftfws, fcof! every MemiHh m (pt--MU. It I'M vjtood the tel of 61 totirmrrttla prol rlymade. A--pt no e'UH'rfelt of atmllar panic. Ilr. A. Savr aaUl to a lady m iff1 naut totlta lw(it :"AB 7on lai!(- will r.p t he m I rM- om m a d tiwir od'(Mm' IW inr lenat hano rnlaf aUfckln prc- Bratkma." For al by all Inilta and f uy tooaa Pfalrra la the Tnlied States, Canada and Furope. FERO. T. HOPKINS. Pros' r. 37 SraaUonaa St. H. V. I 1 tZztJTMtJi ff mm)

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TH UKSDAT EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1900. 6 3 5 "1 1 J 5 ill HIS LIFEJNDED. Dr. F. S. McCabe Dies at His Home in Topeka. Was One of Kansas' Most Fam ous Preachers. FEARLESS IX DUTY. Kerer Countenanced a Wrong of Any Kind. Aetiye in Politics and S erred as Police Commissioner. Dr. F.' S. McCabe died Wednesday Eight at 10 o'clocK at nls home 821 To peka avenue of cerebral apoplexy. His last illness dated from Sunday morning and since then he gradually failed until the end came peacefully that closed a well spent life. Dr. McCabe was ordained a Doctor of Divinity in the Presbyterian church, but he was in his life and work and teach ings a minister to mankind who was ever ready to attend the sick and needy of any denomination. He probably at tended more funerals and conducted more marriages than any minister in the city. Dr. McCabe for years was deeply Interested in politics. Although a Re publican his every act in politics was for the good of the city and state, and the bettering of humanity rather than for the benefit of his party. Although he believed in the doctrines of a certain party he was by no means partisan. He was secretary of the metropolitan police board in Topeka during the two admin istrations of Governor Humphrey and also during the term of Governor Mor rill. An incident in his life which dem onstrated the fact that he was fearless In his efforts for Justice was when he faced a mob which was intent upon the life of Burglar Oliphant, a prisoner in the county Jail, and pleaded for the life of the prisoner. The Jail was guarded by an armed force of policemen and Dr. V. S. McCabe, Whose Death leputy sheriffs trying to check the mob and save the prisoner. Shots were fired and stones thrown at the guards. Dr. McCabe, unarmed, fearlessly made his way through the mob to the steps of the jail and, standing as a target for the mob, pleaded that the prisoner be spared and given a trial. He was the only one who spoke on behalf of the prisoner. But his efforts were in vain. Dr. McCabe was several times chap lain of the state senate and also of the house of representatives. He was for several years president of the state tem perance union and stated clerk of the Presbyterian synod of Kansas from 1868 to 1897. Previous to that time he held the same position in the Indiana synod. Since his retirement as active clerk he has been stated clerk emeritus by reason of his long years of service. In the grasshopper years of 1873-74 he was sec retary of the Kansas state relief as sociation and worked faithfully for the relief of the Kansas sufferers. When the College of Emporia was or ganized in 1883 he was elected president but declined the offer as he preferred to remain in Topeka and carry on his life work. Since the foundation of the col lege he was one of the trustees. He received many calls from churches in New Orleans, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Pittsburg, Chicago and other places but he declined them ail preferring to re main in Topeka. He organized the Sec ond Presbyterian church in North To peka In an early day, the Third Presby terian church in Parkdale, the Bethel church ten miles southeast of Topeka, the Pleasant Ridge church northeast of Topeka, the Wakarusa and Mission Center churches and dedicated many of the Presbyterian churches of the state. He was the firsfminister to conduct ser vices at the Topeka insane asylum. Dr. McCabe was called upon at nearly all the public ceremonies In the city. He was asked to officiate at the dedication ceremonies of colleges, schools and churches no matter what the denomina tion. He was a minister of the gospel who attracted many who belonged to other churafees or to no denomination but who listened. to his teachings be cause they were attracted by his per sonality. He was sincere and humble In his every act in public or private life. With his death ends the life of one of the most kindly and useful citi Eens of Topeka. Francis Samuel McCabe was born at Terre Haute, Indiana. July 8, 1827. His parents wire both Virginians. His father, Col. R. S. McCabe, was a manufacturer and merchant in Terre Haute and served under General Jackson In the Seminole war. In 1840 F. S. McCabe entered Wabash college, at Crawfordsville, Indiana. He graduated six years later. In 1S49 he entered Lane Theological seminary while Dr. Lyman Beeeher was president. He afterwards attended the Auburn Theological seminary at Auburn, New York, and was graduated in 1852. He Immediately commenced his ministerial career as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Peru, Indiana. He was called to Topeka In Decem ber, 1S6S, as pastor of the First Presby terian h.ur&h. iie was. pastor from liiS to 1882. Later he was pastor of the Third Presbyterian church in Parkdale. Dr. McCabe was married September 25, 1855, to Miss Eleanor E. Johnson, daughter of the Rev. Asa Johnson, his predecessor in the church at Peru. Mrs. McCabe died In 1S93. Dr. McCabe's only surviving sister is Mrs. J. H. Todd, of Little Rock, Ark. Five children survive him as foilows: Mrs. J. D. Hewitt, of Emporia; Robert C. McCabe, James F. McCabe, Arthur J. McCabe and Miss Martha R. McCabe, all of Topeka. Ar thur J. McCabe is judge of the city court of Topeka. 4 Geo. "W. Martin, secretary of the State Historical society, in speaking of Dr. McCabe, said: "I judge -a preacher by the sermons he leaves on a man's mind. I remember a number of serr-iona that I heard Dr. McCabe preach He was a deep thinker, a brilliant man, and very witty. I heard him twice every Sun day for eight years while I was in To peka. I will never get away from some of his sermons. He was an Interesting man socially, and did a great deal in promoting the cause of the Presbyte rian church in Kansas. He was popular everywhere." In December, 1881, Dr. McCabe ten dered his resignation to the First Pres byterian church, from the pulpit. He announced that there was dissatisfac tion in the church and that he did not wish to remain. Immediately the press of the state declared that it would be a sad happening for the entire state if Dr. McCabe was to leave the church of Topeka. Noble Prentis said In the Atchison Champion at the time: "We have no state religion, yet Dr. McCabe may be termed in some sense a state preacher." So many had heard him in his Topeka church that he was known all over the state. He was successful, for in thirteen years his church took in 600 new members. By a vote of 93 to 36 his resignation was refused, but in February, 1882, he again tendered his resignation and refused to have It declined. He then became pastor of the Third Presbyterian church. Dr. McCabe was a man of rare good humor. At one time he was speaking before the Indiana association in To peka. He lauded the Hoosier state, pointed out its fine qualities and closed by saying: "We will never go back on Indiana and never go back to Indiana." The funeral of the late Dr. F. S. Mc Cabe will be held from the First Pres byterian church, Saturday afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock. Occurred Wednesday Night DYCHE TO LECTUliE. He Will Tell What He Knows About Belgian Hares Tonight. Prof. Lewis Lindsey Dyche from the state university will lecture tonight at 623 Kansas avenue before the Kansas Belgian hare club on everything pertain ing to Belgian hares. Prof. Dyche has spent many months in the wilds of the north and west studying the animals of the hemisphere from polar bears down but he stayed right at home and became interested in the Belgian hare craze. A man in Den ver sent hi3 little boy a pair. Then an other man sent the same boy another pair. The first thing the professor knew he had a rabbitry. Then he bought a few himself and studied them and now he is a confirmed "Belgianharian." He is the official scorer for this part of the country. BIG ICE HOUSE BURNED. Santa Fe Building at La Junta is De stroyed. The Santa Fe offices In this city were notified today that the big Ice house o the company at La Junta, Col., was burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The house had a capacty of 6,000 tons, but only a limited supply was lost by the fire. It is supposed that the building was set on fire by trampsi whether Intentionally or by accident is not known. The property represented a cost of J10.000, but the company will not lose as it was fully insured. The burning of the ice house followed just 24 hours after the burning of the Santa Fe stock yards at La Junta. The yards were set on fire by tramps, and the company sustained a loss of 12,000. "CIDER" SMITH PREDICTS. What He Says About the September Weather. "Cider" Smith has prepared his fore cast for the month of September. He promises hot weather.rainy weather, dry weather and cool weather. Early in August he forecasted rain on the 11th or 12th and It rained on both dates. Then he said rain about the 19th or 20th and It rained on the 21st. He now says, "We are right in another period of local storms. The weather will continue hot inclining to be dry until September 7. From the 7th to the 10th there will be a storm period and much cooler weather. Then a recurrence of the hot weather to the 16th and general storms again till the 19th." The official forecast of the weather bureau sent out today is only for the next 24 hours and is as follows: "Fair tonight and Fri day. Warmer west portion tonight. Continued warm Friday." The max imum temperature today was 88 and the minimum 69. The wind was south east blowing about 1 miles an hour. HIS OLDEPIY.: Bitter Opponent, of Calderhead Elected in Clay. W. H. Fletcher at Head of Re publican Committee. MAY CHANGE RESULTS. Loss of County Might Be Dis astrous to Republicans. News About Kansas Politics and Politicians. The campaign -which Congressman "W. A. Calderhead is making for re-election in the Fifth district, in Clay county at least, is not in the hands of his friends. For that reason the Populists are jubi lant at the outlook and claim that Clay county's majority, as it did in the cam paign four years ago, will elect W. D. Vincent. W. H. Fletcher, who is one of the most better enemies of Calderhead, has been elected chairman of the Clay county Re publican committee. When Calderhead was seeking a re nomination last spring it was charged by Fletcher's friends that Calderhead had not seen the army service which he claimed credit for. Some of the charges were that Calderhead had belonged only to the "home-guards" and had not been in the field marching -and fighting, but these were smothered in the ante-convention canvass and Calderhead was re nominated. Mr. Fletcher, of Clay Center, wanted to be postmaster In the town. He was promised it and by some technicality connected with the preliminary move ments Congressman Calderhead with drew Fletcher's recommendations and suggested the appointment of H. C. Achenbach. This precipitated a big quarrel in Clay county and immediately F. L. Williams was selected to make the fight against Calderhead. This man was in the race and his friends were busy working for him. The premature publi cation of Williams' plans upset the can dle and he retired from the race because he had been deprived of sufficient time to complete hisorganization for the over throw of Calderhead. The Clay county Republicans under the leadership of Fletcher, who is one of the veterans, were very bitter against Calderhead. The feeling has not abated at this time and the Republican man agers fear that Calderhead will be hope lessly burled in that county on election day. The Fifth district is very close and a big majority in Clay might elect Vin cent. M'LATJGHLIN WOULD TALK. Very Anxious to Debate Politics With Some One. J. C. McLaughlin, the Socialist nomi nee for congress in the Third distriet.has challenged the Republican and Fusion nominees for congress to a series of Joint debates. McLaughlin makes no excep tion in his challenge but is willing to meet the two candidates, either on the same platform or at such times as they may see fit to select. The Republican nominee Is George W. Wheatley; the Fusion nominee is. Judge A. M. Jackson of Cowley. LOWDEEMILK NAMED. Nominated For State Senator by Populists. The Democrats and Populists of the senatorial district composed of Riley, Wabaunsee and Geary counties, at Man hattan, nominated J. W. Lowderrnilk of Riley, for senator. He will make the race against the winner of the Hessin McKnight contest now pending before the state election board. The Riley county Democrats and Pop ulists held their convention yesterday and made the following nominations: Representative, Richard Kimball; pro bate judge, P. C. Helder; superintendent, E. J. Abell; coroner, Dr. A. Bentz; com missioner, Richard Meyer; clerk of the court, H. L. Zeller. PTTSION IN OSBORNE. Democrats and Populists Divide the Offices. The Democrats and Populists of Os borne county have nominated the fol lowing ticket: r T?nrHentn H VP "XV TP Tsi u-tnr Pnnn. 1 list; clerk of the court, G. W. Garman, Democrat; county attorney. E. P. Sam ple, Populist; probate judge, Frank Stafford, Populist;superintendent, W. L. Earl, Populist; commissioner, John Fink, Democrat. The conventions specially endorsed the candidacy of John B. Dykes for con gress in the Sixth district. NEW POPULIST PAPER, C. S. Eckert Buys Enterprise Journal and Changes Its Politics. C. S. Eckert, who for several years has been publishing the Lamed Tiller and Toiler, a Populist paper, has pur chased the Enterprise Journal and will make it a Populist paper for Dickinson county. The Journal has been for years a Republican paper, Dickinson county having no Populist paper. C. B. Hoff man of Enterprise, fusion nominee for state senator, is interested in the new publication. "DAT AND SIGHT" COMING. Hoyt's Last Successful Farce to Be in T,opeka. Hoyf s "A Day nd a Night" will be seen in Topeka for the second time on the night of September 10. It will be the first attraction to folllow "The Hottest Coon in Dixie," at the Crawford theater next Saturday,' and the first of the Hoyt farces to visit Topeka this season. "A Day and a Night" is Hoyt's latest successful farce. It preceded his first failure "A Dog in a Manger," and was seen here the season before last with Otis Harlan and the original New York company. It portrays the adventures of a New Jersey choir leader in search of new vocal material in New York, and is, to say the least, "breezy." The farce is in Chicago this week and will be in Kansas City next week. Three Skeletons Found. LaCrosse, Wis., Aug. 30. In tearing down a house 40 years old at Bell Cen ter, a small town in the Kickapoo val ley, three skeletons were found. They can not be accounted for and the pre vailing opinion is that the skeletons are those of three persons who were murder ed many years ago. Old residents have slight remembrance of the affair. COLORADO FLYER. Via "Great Hock Island Route," Leaves Topeka 8:10 p. m., arriving Colorado Springs 10:35, Denver 11:00 o'clock next a. m. JAPAN'S TIME HAS ARRIVED. tContlnued from the First Page. points to the probability that the de lays were experienced on the military line between Taku and Pekin. This de lay is attributeed to the operations of small marauding parties of boxers op erating on the lines of communication of the Pekin campaign force. CHAFFEE'S CASUALTY LIST. Washington, Aug. 30. The war de partment this morning received the fol lowing casualty list signed by General Chaffee: "Tien Tsin, Aug. 27. Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: Following casualties occurred August 24: Private T. M. An derson, company M, Fourteenth infan try, died from effects of shrapnel wounds; William H. Waldron, second lieutenant. Ninth infantry, wounded in band. Blight. CHAFFEE." Although this dispatch is signed by General Chaffee It is not thought at the war department that it was sent by him the impression being that one of his subordinates forwarded it in his name. MRS. THORPE TO MOVE. Will Occupy Her New Office oa Sat urday. Mrs; Thorpe, police matron, will move into her new quarters in the addition to the city prison next Saturday. That will be the seventh anniversary of her term as police matron, and during the seven years she has had but two weeks and three days vacation and two weeks' ab sence from duty owing to sickness. In speaking of the matter Mrs. Thorpe said: "During my seven years' term of office I have lost seven pounds in weight, a pound for each year. When I took the office I weighed 97 pounds and now I weigh seven pounds less." There probably is not a smaller police matron in the country than Mrs. Thorpe, and there certainly is not one, large or small, who devotes so much time and takes so much Interest in her work. TOUR OnOOOO" MILES ro Be Undertaken by Prohibi tion Candidate For President. Chicago, Aug. 30. John G. Woolley, Prohibition candidate for president, and the stalwarts of the Prohibition party, have arranged for a 10,000 mile campaign trip, covering many states. They will travel in what is to be known as the "Prohibition special" train. The itinerary is substantially as follows: September 19, Chicago to Danville, 111., stopping at Aurora. Princeton, Oneida, and Galesburg. September 20, Danville to Omaha, stopping at Albia, Chariton, Creston, Clarinda and Red Oak. September 21,' Omaha t Cedar Rapids, la., stopping at Ames and Jewell. September 22, Waterloo, la., to Sioux City, la., stopping at Fort Dodge and Cherokee. September 24, Worth ington, Minn., to Brookings, S. D., stop ping at Salem and Huron. September 25, Brookings to Waterloo, S. D., and thence to Benson and Morehead, Minn. September 26, Moorehead to Fergus Falls, stopping at Grand Forks, Ada, Glyndon, Wadena, Detroit, and Ken ning. September 27, Fergus Falls to St. Paul. September ?8, Elroy. Wis., to Milwaukee, stopping at Madison, Be loit, Janesville, and Waukesha. Octo ber 1, Chicago to Fort Wayne, stopping at South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen and Waterloo, Ind. October 2, Ada, Ohio, to Columbus, stopping at Mansfield and Wooster. October 3, Xenia, Ohio, to Cincinnati, stopping at Richmond, Ind., Bushville, Shelbyville, and Greens burg. October 4, Cincinnati to Harri man, Tenn., stopping at Williamstown, Georgetown, Lexington, and Danville. October 5, Harriman to Chattanooga, stopping at Knoxville. October 6, Nashville, Tenn.,. to Louisville, Ky., stopping at Hopkinsville, Ky., Norton ville, Madisonville, Henderson, Evans ville, Ind., and Owensburg, Ky. Octo ber 8, Louisville to Paris, 111., stopping at Indianapolis. Paris, 111., to Chicago. Speeches may be -delivered at several places not down on the schedule as it now stands. ROTATION IN OFFICE Established as a Principle by Knights of Pythias. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30. The supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, today settled the question of whether rotation in office should be continued or the supreme offi cers re-elected for a second term. The test was the vote on election of Supreme Chancellor. There were two candidates Thomas G. Sample, of Pennsylvania, the present supreme chancellor, and Ogden H. Fethers, of Janesville, Wis., supreme vice chancellor. There-were 17 seconding speeches made for Fethers; the Sample contingent were content to rest with the nominating address. The first ballot resulted in the election of Fethers by the vote of 88 to 69. Con trary to the usual custom the election was not made unanimous. The officers will be chosen at a later session. San Francisco was selected for the next biennial gathering by acclamation. But one speech in favor of Asbury Park was made. INSURANCE AGENTS Meet in Fifth Annual cWren tion at Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 80. The fifth annual convention of the National As sociation of Local Fire Insurance agents convened here today. In the absence of Mayor Rose, Corporation Counsel Gen eral J. B. Doe delivered the address of welcome. Thomas H. Geer of Cleveland responded. A committee on nominations was then appointed to consist of one man from each state, A committee on resolutions was similarly arranged. E. W. Wilson, of Utah, introduced a resolution that the national association request of the pres idents of each state a complete list of all fire companies offering or writing busi ness at cut rates, the list to be furnished on the first days of October, January. April and July of each year and that the same be published and sent to all mem bers. The resolution was greeted with ap plause and referred to the committee on resolutions without debate. President Woodworth then delivered his annual address. President Woodworth congratulated the members on the growth of the asso ciation, in numbers and Influence during the past year, and after giving a resume of the work, took up some of the im portant questions before the association and made recommendations for future actions. The topics discussed were: "Overhead Writing," and a "Rating," and a "Specification" and "Commis sions," "Brokerage," "Sole Agencies," and "Co-operation." Rating and classi fication were discussed from the proper ty owners standpoint, emphasizng the absolute necessity of the classification and comparison of the experience of companies in the matter of losses in or der to ascertain equitable rates. He said the right to predicate uniform rates up on such data being prohibited by statute In some states, the result Is that rates are higher in such states than in others where this prohibition does not exist. Legislation, he said that increases ex penses by excessive taxation and by pre venting co-operation necessarily in creases the rate of insurance. He con tended that equitable rating which can only be arrived at by classification and co-operation Is of more importance to the policy holder than to the company. Rates too high and rates too low, he said, are equally unjust to the insuring public, as they hold. Among his recommendations were the following: A conference with the association of insurance commissioners, offering them co-operation and assistance in securing uniform and equitable legislation, means for securing a better observance of the law against overhead writing; a mater ial restriction of brokerage; the taking of a advance ground in the matter of sole agencies. Secretary-Treasurer Frank Holmes of Chicago then made his annual report as follows: "Since the last annual meeting the as sociation has made substantial pro gress. States and territories are not only organized with a complete list of officers, with their own constitution and by-laws,' but almost all of them are in healthy growth with active and far reaching v influence in the support of right principles in opposition to bad practices in fire underwriting. "I believe that the companies as a whole are bending their energies to the sole agency plan, this reform which will benefit the insuring public, companies and agents alike may be considered the dominant influence for 1899 and 1900. "This association has passed the experi mental stage, and has outgrown the present constitution and by-laws. A new constitution, by-laws and platform of principles should be prepared." A. H. Robinson, of Louisville, Ky., chairman of the executive committee, submitted his report which in part said: "Our welfare and that of our com panies is identical. This we have re alized for many rears, but it does not seem to have .been so construed by the companies, hence we should not have found it necessary to organize for mu tual protection. "The disregard of our territorial rights, the indifference for our welfare in multiplying competition, the recog nition of the brokers' inroads upon our business, all born of an indomitable greed, are in evidence and as active par ticipants in this movement we wish to take this occasion to say that so long as these conditions exist so long do we expect to use our endeavor to defeat them not altogether from a mercenary standpoint, but because we are satisfied that the business will never improve until these objectionable practices have been removed. It is a most short sighted policy to multiply agents for the purpose of increasing volume In re ceipts; it not only lessens the respect of agents for the companies' welfare, creating indifference in the selection and protection of rlsks.but so divides the business as to force good men out or necessitate increase in commission to properly compensate them for their services. "The main issue now before this as sociation is the question of sole agency, and we must admit it to be a knotty problem to adjust without friction and in equity to all parties in interest. It will be settled, and some plan must be evolved that will reach this end. This association has put its stamp of dis approval upon the practice, and could possibly remove it by harsh measures, but a spirit of compromise and conces sion should prevail in all our legisla tion. "It remains largely with you gentle men to determine whether or not this unfavorable competition on the part of your companies .shall continue to exist. This association should reiterate its po sition taken at Buffalo on this question and .go further single agencies every where no exceptions. It is all bosh to say that a company shall have so many agencies in one place and so many in an other, according to size. This should, and will regulate itself in another way the larger the place, the fewer companies agents will have to represent." On account of the absence of Chair man Jackson of the grievance commit tee the report of that committee was read by Thomas H. Geer, of Cleveland. The report showed a large Increase in number of complaints filed and indica ted the desire on the part of company managers to assist in redressing wrongs done agents. The report called attention to the value of state associations in ad Justing local differences. A recess was then taken until afternoon. price's MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG SICK WOMEN WELL PregeflBtion BIRD FROM TECUMSEII. That is What Topeka City Attorney Told Leavenworth Reporter. 'X Leavenworth paper prints the fol lowing:: W. A. S. Bird, city attorney of Topeka, Kan., well known here, a town where the city officials wage a periodical war on the Joints, was in Kansas City yes terday on his way east. "Let me see. Where is It you say, you are from?" asked a Missouri friend in a jocular tone, who met him at the depot. "Oh, I'm from Tecumseh," a postofflce in the same county as Topeka, respond ed Bird with a laugh. "That's good," replied the friend, and they ambled across Union avenue. It is only fair to Mr. Bird, however, to state that he took nothing stronger than claret lemonade. You assume no risk when you buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. All druggists will refund your money if you are not satisfied after using it. It is everywhere admitted to be the most successful remedv in use for bowel complaints and the only one that never fails. It Is pleasant, safe and reliable. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago. Aug. SO. WHEAT Disappoint ing cables from Liverpool caused easiness at the opening of the veat market to day, September opened lower at 74?ic to 74c and sold down to HvC. The de cline met good buying by Influential peo ple and a rally to 75y,c followed the dip. Receipts were 402 cars, 29 of contract grade. Minneapolis andDuluth reported 343 cars against 377 last week and 4U0 a year ago. The market later touched 75Wc. but the bulge met slack support. Traders were evidently unwilling to carry much of a load over night, being mindful of todav's lower cables, and many resold. Septem ber declined to 74c and closed easy c lower at 74c. CORN Corn opened weak on disappoint ing cables and freer country acceptance?, elevator people selling freely at the start. September at the opening sold all the way from 40 to 40c. Local shorts and bulls bought on the decline and the mar ket rallied to 41c. Trade was rather light. Receipts numbered 207 cars. The close was weak, September lc lower at 40c. OATS Oats held at yesterday's prices. The opening for September was at 2lc and fluctuations for some time thereaf ter between that figure and 21c. Re ceipts were 340 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions were quiet, but firm on local buying, although some uneasiness was apparent at the start be cause of lower prices at the yards. Sep tember pork opened 5c lower at J10.S3 and advanced to $11.05: September lard a shade down at $6.62!g6.ffi. selling to $6.67',4!S6.70, and September ribs 2c down at $7.00, sell ing to $7.057.07. FLAX-Cash: N. W., $L41; S. W., $1.40; September, $1.41; October, $1.37. KYE August, 51c; September, Blc: October, 62e. BARLEY Cash, 3850c. TIMOTHY- September, $3.95; October Chicaaro Livestock Market. Chicago. A Tie-. 30. OATTT.R T?mplnt 7,000; steers strong to 10c higher. Good to prime steers, $5.606.10; poor to medium, $4.65(6(5.50: stockers and feeders, $3.25'fi4.75; cows. $2.S0fi4.50: heifprs. Ki.OOffiS.OO: rainnws $2.152.75; bulls, $2.534-50; calves, $5.0U 7.25 Texas fed steers, $4.25fa5.00; Texas grass steers, $3.25&4.20; Texa3 bulls, $2.50'a HOGS Receipts today, 20,000; tomorrow, 18,000; left over, 7,313; shade lower; top, $5.42; mixed and butchers. $4.90fi5.37U: Rood to choice heavv. S5.0tKf5.S ronirh heavy, $4.754.95: light, $5.005.4214; bulk SHEEP Receipts. 16,000; steady to strong. Good to choice wethers. $3.65 3.95; fair to choice mixed, $3.503.75; west ern sheep, $3.40(53.85; Texas sheep, $2.50'S 3.50; native lambs, $4.00a5.75; western Official for yesterdav: Cattle Receipts, 16.6ti0; shipments, 4.360. Hogs Receipts, 26,512; shipments, 6,274. Sheep Receipts, 24,634; shipments, 6,649. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 30. CATTLE receipts, e.ouo: market steady. .Native steers, $3.75&5.55; Texas steers, $2.95sf 4.50; Texas cows, $2.102.8O: native cows and neiters, jl.bcKao.iSb: stocKers and feeders, $2.90f&4.70: bulls, $2.503.65. CALVES Receipts, 400; market steady, $2.50fa3.50. HOGS Receipts, 8.000; market steady to weak. Bulk of sales. $5.0O&5.15; heavy. S5.0OS5.10; packers, $5.05S'5.20; mixed. $5,110 !.ts; ngnt. jo.iwgb.zu; yorkers, ja.ioe'o.zu; piers. $4.0O-g5.00. SHEEP Receipts, 3,000; market strong; Iambs, $3.25&6.00; muttons, $3.0O3.8O. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 30. WHEAT septemoer, foc: uecemDer, b'&e. tjasn: No. 2 hard, 66MS67c: No. 3, 64Mg66c; No. 2 red, ?2aMc; No. 3. 6S71,c CORN September, SGc: December, 32c. Cash: No. 2 mixed,1 39540c; No. 2 white, 39c; No. 3, 39c. OATS No. 2 white, 26c RYE No. 2, 45c. HAY Choice timothy, $9.00; prairie, $6.25 6.50. BUTTER Creamery, 17 1914c; dairy, fancy, 16c. EGGS Fresh, 12c. Grain Letter. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. WHEAT Wheat -opened off 4c this morning on discouraging cables, but soon rallied on report of general rains in the northwest and a healthy export demand. Wheat receipts are very small for this time of year, especially when you remem ber the crop tributary to this and the Chicago markets is the largest In years. Winter wheat markets have been good buyers of our wheat. The Price Current is revising its estimate and seemed in clined to recede from their original fig ures of 550,000,000 bushels. Primary receipts of wheat 1,014,000 bushels as against 9S4.000 bushels last year, shipments are 385,000 bushels compared with 269.000 bushels last year. The four ports cleared 221,000 bu. Closing cables were unchanged for the day and Berlin closed 1 up. Receipts here were 276 cars as agamst 263 last year and they are being rapidly absorbed at an ad vance of about over yesterday's price., a bullish feeling prevailing. We have faith in higher prices and this set-back of to day is a healthy indication of the perma nency of the advance. September Chicago closes He lower. CORN Corn broke sharply today on heavy selling by the big Chicago fellows, the selling was led by Patton, who was in spired by a desire to check the market and shake out the "Tailors." The Price Current says "Returns indicate that there will be a decline of about 3 points in corn condition for the month of August." The cash demand continues to increase In an inverse ratio with receipts, which should assure us that there will be no recession from present prices, if we do not get an advance. The limit sent out on corn last night, which by the way was the best price on the crop, failed to buy any corn. The country is very, bullish on it. Re ceipts in Chicago, 180 cars, in Kansas City 11 cars. Chicago September closes lc un der yesterday's close at 40c. Sugar Market. New Tork, Aug. 30. SUGAR Raw firm; fair refining. 4Vic: centrifugal, 96 test, 4c: molasses sugar, 4c. Refined stroner; crushed, $6.55; powdered, $6.25; granulated, $6.55. COFFEE Quiet No. 7 rio, 8T4c Butter Market. New York. Aug. 30. BUTTER Steady; factory, 1417c. Cotton Market. Galveston, Texas, Aug. 30. COTTON Easy, 9 5-16e. New York. Aug. 30. COTTON Spot cot ton closed dull; middling uplands, 9?fcc; do gulf, STc Sales, 600 bair Topeka Markets Today Topeka, Aug. TX CATTLE. COWS $3.003. 15. HEIFERS fcj.00f3.25. HOGS. LIGHT $4.7a 4.90. MEDIUM AND HEAVY 44. 704JH GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 64c. NO. 2 MIXED CORN 34Hc NO. 2 WHITE CORN 35i4c NO. 2 OATS 24c. HAY $5.0Oji5.5'). PRODUCE. EGGS 12 cents. CHICKENS 64 cents. BUTTER 16 cents. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Aug. SO. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid In Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED C NO. 1 TALLOW 3'4c. GREEN SALT HALF CURED 6o. New York Money Market. New York. Aug. 30. MONEY Money on call nominally at per cent; prime mer cantile paper, 41i4' per cent. Sterling ex change steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.87& for demand and at $4.84 for sixty davs; posted rates. $4.85 and $4.8SH: commercial bills, H.W-,'i. SILVER Silver certificates, 614'i623ie; bar silver, 613c: Mexican dollars. 4hc BONDS Government bonds weak: re funding 2s. when issued, registered, 103Vt; coupon, 103; 3s, registered, 109; coupon, 109; new 4s, registered, 134; coupon, 134; old 4s, registered, 115; coupon. Ho; 5s, regis tered, 112'.?; coupon, 1124. Market G03S10. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Conwnision Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Liverpool: Wheat, d lower; corn, d higher. Omaha: Hogs, 6.000, steady; cattle, 4,500, steady; sheep, 8,000. St. Joseph: Hogs, 3,700, slow, steady; cattle, 1,500, steady; sheep. 3,500. Price Current: Favorable weather for the corn crop: Indications sugg-sst about 3 points decrease for month of August, interior offerings- wheat tending- to reduc tion holding sentiment stronger. Northwest receipts of wheat, car lots: Minneapolis 216, last year 2o7; Duluth 107, last year 253. New Orleans: Exports, 64,000 wheat to Belfast; 85,739 corn and 9,350 casks flour to Belfast; 48,000 wheat to London. Berlin: Close 1 up. Weather forecast: For Kansas Fair tonight and Friday; warmer in west por tion tonight; continued warm Friday. For Oklahoma and Indian Territory General ly fair tonight and Friday. Liverpool closing: Wheat and corn un changed from last night's close. Saless to noon, 82.4i0 sharetaoinshrdluuu Kansas City receipts: Wheat, 207 cars, last year 1R3; corn. 11 cars, last year 7; oats, 1 car, ast year 8. Chicago receipts: Wheat, 402 cars; corn, 207; oats, 340. Total clearances: Wheat and flour, (as wheat), 221,000: corn. 417,000: oats, 22,9f.6. Chicago: Commission houses were the principal sellers of wheat above 76c. Gif fol leading selling. Market dull. Primary receipts and shipments: Wheat Today, receipts 1.014.000. shipments 000: last year, receipts 85.000. shipments 269,000. Corn Today, receipts 373.000; ship ments 490,000; last year, receipts 626,O.0, shipments 484.000. New York: December wheat Puts, SlV&c; calls, 82c. Chicago: October wheat Puts. 75f?c; calls, 76c. October corn Puts, 3Sc; calls, 39c. New York Uptown Gossip. Furnished by J. C! Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Aug. 30. It was decidedly encouraging to find in yesterday's stock market some response to a few of the in cidents of the day which certainly would influence speculative operations. It Is not certain that the return of prominent capi talists from Europe has given new life to the speculation, but it certainly was the theory yesterday that the stock market was in the course of being benefitted by the gradual closing of "the vacation sea son. Commission houses did not complain of any excess of orders, but they uka more cheerfully because of the prnspi-ots that legitimate business might be revived. Wall street at the moment presents a cur ious aspect. It professes extreme conli dence in the future of politics and com merce. At the same time, it does not seem to want to buy securities on any exten sive scale and when the suggestion of pos sible monetary complications is made, the answer is ready at hand that the United States holds more gold and has a larger total circulation than at any time in its history. Range of Prices. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth street, Topeka. Kansas, receiver and shipper of grain. Article WHEAT- Stpt. Dec. CORN Sept. Dec. May Open High Low Close Yes. 80 80 7!i-' 82 82Vi- 81 804 82: 45-H 41 4514 45 45V& 4514 41'i 41 41'A 4114 419s 41i 41 41 Kansas" city. Open High Low Close Yes. Article WHEAT- Sept. Dec. CORN Sept. Dec 6414 67 65 68 GPl 64'i 64 67i- 67 68 36 Ti 3 3274-33 3314 8614 83 364 32 3514 CHICAGO. Open High Low Article WHEAT- Sept. Oct COUN Sept. Oct OATS Sept. Oct PORK Sept. Dec. LARD Sept. R IBS Sept, Close Yes. 74V4- 75 75- 76 40-H 4114 3914-39 40 Zl- 21, 22-22 224, 7414 74 75- 75 75- 75-7 40 40 41 38 mi s- 21V, 21 21 21-22 21:4-22 2J- 10 87 10 95 10 90 10 96 11 05 11 00 6 62 6 65 6 65 7 05 7 07 7 00 10 85 10 95 11 05 11 15 6 62-65 6 67 7 05 7 07 Ranges of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Aug. SO. Stocks. Op'n HighLow iCl'se Yes. I I l I I Sugar 3204 121'4 12H 120112014 People's Gas Sh5 !S i !4 Am. Tobacco 9414 SMS MVB 94 93 A. S. W 36 37H 85 85 SK'i B. R. T 65" 55 65 i.ft"4 Federal Steel 35 3o -34 34 34 C. B. Q 125't 125 125 125 1125 C. R. I. P... lo' 106 low HH!1' C, M. St. P.. 113 113 n-'.Vl; 11314,113 Atchison com.. 28 2S 28 28 28 Atchison pfd 70 71 71 70 70 Manhattan 92 92 91 92 91 Mo. Pacific 51 51 51 51 51 U. Pac. pfd 76 70 76 76 I 76 U. Pac. com.... 5: 5! 69 hit N. Y. Central.. 12r im 12; I2i 't2!' 4 So. Pac. pfd 33 30 33 3a M C. O. 27 27 27 27! 27 Reading pfd 57 57 57 57; B. 0 72 72 72 72 72 T. C. 1 71 71 70 70 70 N. Pac. pfd 71 71 7' 71 71 N. Pac. com 51, 51 50 fo v L. N." 71 71 71 71 71 Telephone 373. J. C. GOINGS, Commission Merchant, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain. H3 East Fifth Strest. TflsAd nHva T m market and pnIn wlr 1U t II LIIQ 111,11 r. L 1 1 cash grain. Consignment of grain and i

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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL., THURSDAY EVEXINGr, AUGUST 30,1900. MNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs, Hay Fever, Bron- Xchitis, Asthma tanii nil Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Cloiids of Molested Vapor are Inhaled brougi the tnouth and emitted from the ooa trlla, cleansing and TaportziDS U the inflamed sod diseased parta wnicti cannot oc -j medicine taken Into the atomacn. 1 It reaches the tore spots It, heals the raw placesIt goes to the stat of disease It acts as a balm and tonic to the whole system 4 1.00 at druaaists or tent oy malt. -a. run a.. u- MEW CRAWFORD THEATER. II Saturday Matiaee and Night Only. SEPTEMBER 1ST. The return of the Big Colored Organization, The Hottest Coon in Dixie" This company Is blager. brighter and batter than ever. Matinee: Popular Prices, 15c and 25o Evening prices: Zoo, 35c, oOc, 7oo Remember, only ONE NIGHT and ONE MAllf-fcis, s-aturuay. oepxeruoer in. TICKETS ON SALE. 150 Miles Along The Columbia River By Daylight .ON.... "THE OVERLAND LIMITED Only Tinea Nlglits IN HAZING TSS TRIP CITY TO P0HTLA2TD. For Tickets, Time Tables and foil in formation call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent, or J. O. Fulton, Depot Agent. aneer .Ot contracting Sickness, If you use Pure Wafer That's the kind fur nished by the ToiekaWaterEo. Telephone 123. 625 Qm'ncy Street. 1 For Picnics t Nothing better than some oi that nice HAM 5AI KAfiB MADE BY t Chas. WoHf Packing Co. Just right for Sandwiches. No cooking needed. 4 ROCK ISLAND ROUTE. Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, $19.00 for the Hound Trip. Tickets on sale August 21, Sep tember 4 and 18. final return limit Oc tober 21. Dies Prom Effects of Injuries. Burlington, Kan., Aug. 30. T. Hurd, the victim of the family quarrel of Sunday, has died of hi3. injuries. The coronor held an inquest and post mortem, which dis closed the fact that death, was caused by the blow with the hoe which penetrated the brain. J. T. Cunningham, who wielded the hoe, voluntarily surrendered to the sheriff and is in jail. A charge of man slaughter will likely be made against him. He will be tried at the approaching term court, which meets September 1. s- No THE AXEJALLS. Mayor Drew Asks for Chief Ramsey's Resignation. Would Appoint H. R. Hilton in His Place. HILTON DOESN'T KNOW .Thinks He Will Not Accept the Position. Indications That Mr. Ramsey May Not Resign. The rumor of the removal of Chief of Police Ramsey published In last Fri day's State Journal was erified "Wednesday afternoon when Mayor Drew asked Chief Ramsey for his resignation. In explaining- his action this morning the mayor said: "1 have been contem plating this for several weeks, and It is exactly in line with my statement last spring in which I said that if the police did not close the Joints and keep them closed I would make a. change in the force. They did very well until about the first of July, when the joints sprang up like mushrooms and beer wagons paraded the streets. I have no tified the police several times and have finally become convinced that they can not or will not do their duty. The po lice department is not in good shape there is a haphazard way of doing business down there that I do not like. I believe Mr. Ramsey has done hia best, but he seems to lack executive ability, and there is not the discipline in. the department there should be. My ac- tion is taken irrespective or the police committee of the council. I have not heard their report; in fact, they have made no report. In answer to the question who he would appoint to fill the vacancy, Mr. Drew said: "I have not offered the ap pointment to any one, but will prob ably appoint H. R. Hilton, if he will accept. I do not know Mr. Wilton wen, but his appointment is urged by the committee of 200 and the State Tem perance league. Other names have been suggested, but he will be chosen, providing, of course, he will accept. It is a hard matter to get a good man for the place that is something I have found out by experience." The rxliee committee or tne council is disDieased with the action of the mayor. They say that they have made no report of their investigation, ana that the mayor will find nothing in their report that would cause the re moval of the chief or any other officer. The report will be made Saturday af ternoon, but it will simply suggest minor changes In the method of keep- nar accounts. The committee is satis fied with the work of Chief Ramsey, and in their report will state that they found nothing in the investigation which would cause a shadow on his official career. There is also a doubt in the minds of the committee whether thp mavor can remove the chiet or nolice without showing cause and with out the consent of the council. Chief Ramsey refused to say anything other than that he had done his best to discharge the duties of his office in a manner that would be satisfactory to the mayor and to the public "I tiave done mv dutv as I saw it, and have had a great deal to contend with. It takes time to work up cases against the liquor dealers, ana tne mayor naa .nt n nnntent to wait. Simply ar resting them without evidence does no good." RVienrts of Mr. Ramsev are urging him to withhold his resignation until after tho crainpil meetine next Monday and then they hope that the matter may be fixed in some way. By resigning before the report of the committee is made nnhlip it elves the appearance that something brought out in the investiga tion led to the resignation, anu. mey say that there are no grounds whatever for the action of the mayor. It is likely hut a fieht will be made to retain Mr. Ramsey in his plage and his friends have been busy all day consulting over the matter. When Mavor Drew was asked what he would do in case Chief Ramsey refused to hand in his resignation, tie said: l will remove him. I have consulted the itv attorney and I find I have that pow er. The council has nothing to do with it." Mr. Hilton said this morning: "I have heard that the position of chief of police was to be offered to me, but as it has not yet been offered, I can hardly say wheth er or not I will accept it. If the mayor offers me the position I will require sev eral days to decide before giving my an swer. At present I can not see how I could do it. There are many others who are better fitted for the place than I am. I would be handicapped by having ene mies not only among the jointists, whom I do not fear, but among the politicians. In view of this and of the Interference with my business, I hardly see how I can accept the place. I will not say yes or no, however, until it is offered to me." In answering the question if he was an applicant for the place he said: "No, I am not. I understand that the commit tee of 200 and the State Temperance League have urged my appointment be cause they know I am a strong tem perance man and opposed to the joints and whisky traffic of all kinds. They probably recommended me because they know that I would, if appointed, do all in my power to stop the illegal sale of liquor." If Mr. Hilton accepts the appointment the mayor says he will make any changes in the force that Mr. Hilton may suggest. "I am aware," said the mayor, "that one fault in the police de partment has been lack of harmony among the officers and that can only be remedied by changes. Any further changes, however, will be made by the recommendation of the chief and not by me." Mr. Hilton has never had any experi ence with police work. For several years he was president of a loan company and is now a clerk to S. S. Ott in the phono graph, business. CRAVING FOR MUSTARD. Girl Dies in Agony After Sating a Pint of the Spice. Flora, Ind.,Aug. 30. Miss Etta Horner, the 14-year-old daughter of George Horner of Radner. died last night from the effects of eating a pint of prepared mustard. The girl's craving for the spicy condiment was so great that she could not control it. She spread the mixture on bread and ate the whoie pint without stopping. She died in great agony. The attending physician stated that the lining of her stomach had been almost eaten away. Stole Every Stamp. Papillion, Neb., Aug, 36. The safe In the postofTlce was blown open by cracksmen last night and all the postal money and every stamp in the office stolen. The post master is unable to state hia loss at pres ent. NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com- ranr. o Kansas avenue. See Mrs. Courtney"s $1 street hats. Karl Seymour la spending a few days in unicago. A new feed store has opened at 1013 aansas avenue. Ed Arnold is spending the day on his iarm nortn or town. Goods never were sold as cheap as we are selling them, Costley Post- Orson Baker went to Alma today to attend tne woodmen log rolling. Coal, feed, sewer pipe, seeds. Bee. See. Nicholson, 1009 North Kansas avenue. C. S. Ward, an extensive melon grower of Menoken, was a, North side "Wash skirts and silk waists at prices imj iuw you wm want two or tnree ttttii. Costley Post. J. P. Brown, of Ogden, Utah, of the Union Pacific land department, is in town on business. R. S. Robinson, of 1322 Tooeka avenue, has gone to Ohio and West Virginia to visit relatives ror a montrt J. Belknap, of Havensville, Kas., will arrive next week and will occupy tne nouse at 1411 Kansas avenue. Miss Gertrude Vernon, who has been visiting her cousins. Misses Nora and Maud Fry, returned today to her home in California, J. F. Sloan, of 643 Tyler street, will lead the prayer meeting at the North Christian church tonight. All members are desired to be presenC Mrs. Fred Sumption, of Salina. who has been visiting Miss Edith Putman, has gone to Kansas City, where she will visit for a few days before return ing to iier home. Mrs. Laura Thompson and sister, Mrs. Anna Stender, of Joliet. 111., are the guests of their brother, Mr. Fred Mor gan. Mrs. Stender ia on her way to her home In Durango, Colo., and Mrs. Thompson accompanied her this far for the benefit of her health. Mrs. W. E. Snyder, of Oakland, gave a very pleasant surprise kitchen shower Wednesday evening, in honor of her sister. Miss Maud B. Myers, of North Topeka. As the merry crowd reached the door an orchestra consisting of kitchen utensils burst In on Miss Myers. The rooms were very tastefully decorated, the effect being yellow and green. An amusing programme was furnished by a graphaphone. At a. late hour refreshments were served, after which a flashlight picture was taken. The invited guests were: Misses Maud Myers, Florence Mussen, Clara Plum mer, Bessie Root, Viola Troutman, Anna Fenton, Calphernia Stewart, Jo sephine and Sarah Lewis, Bessie Henry, Anna Nystrom, Lottie, Blanche and Pearl Snyder, Edna and Harriet Sta ples, Miss McArthur, Mrs. S. S. French, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. C. D. Myers, Mrs. W. E. Snyder, Miss Anna Myers and Master Harry Snyder. HOMAGE TO MISS GOELET. Newport Society Attends a Dinner and Dance Given in Her Honor. Newport, R. I., Aug. SO. Mrs. Ogden Goelet, whose husband left her $250,000 a year and Ochre court, one of the finest villas here, gave a dinner and dance last night In honor of her daughter, Miss May Goelet, which was the most elab orate function In Newport history. Miss May Goelet, who has had scores of dukedoms and principalities offered her for her hand and millions, was the central figure In the reception and all the society leaders complimented her" on her beauty and her dress. Elisha Dyer, Jr., accompanied her in the cotillon. A dinner preceded the dancing and a sup per followed the cotillon. The decorations were on a grand scale and a fortune was expended in flowers and gold and silver cotillon favors. Among the distinguished personages present were: Lord Paunce fote. the British ambassador; Lady Pauncefote, Miss Audrey Pauncefote, W. G. Maxmiller and Herman Norman of the British embassy, Count Tarnow- skl of the Austrian legation and the marquis de la Uandara of the Spanish diplomatic corps. THE SHOCK KILLS HER. Mother Can Not Survive News of Her Son's Death. MaryVille, Mo., Aug. SO. A telegram was received here today announcing the sudden death of James McGILl at Jet- more, Kan., last night. When It was delivered to his mother, Mrs. Mary Mc Giil, she read it, moaned "poor Jimmie," and sank into a chair. Ten minutes later she was dead. She was 68 years old. A GILLETT ECHO. Suit is Filed Against St Joseph Pack ing Company. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 30. Suit haa been filed here by the Third National bank of Springfield, Mass., against Nel son Morris Co., meat packers, to re cover 12,000 for the alleged conversion of 226 4-year-old steers In November, 1898. The suit grows out of the Grant G. Gillett failure. Olathe Races. Olathe. Kan.. Aug. 30. A eood crowd at tended the races in this city. Claude C. won the 2:30 mixed race in three straight heats; Minnie M. second; Trabuca, third; best time, 2:28. Effie Phillips won the 2:30 pace In Z:S1: Bantanta second; Frank ,-Corder, third. Lone Jack won the three-eighths of a mile running race in 0A5; Monte Cristo, second; Merry Mont, third, Duncan Bell won the five-eighths of a mile running race, with Pat Rooney sec ond; Second Outlay, third. 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 Hilis. Wyoming, Mon tana, Washington, Tacoma, Seattle, Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon, via Billings, Montana tne short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To Central Montana in 34 hotrre; 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 s Number 15, Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska, Denver, Colorado, Utah. Pacific Coast and the Northwest, Montana, Washington, Oregon, via Lin coln and Billings. Weekly California excursions. Number 23. "Nebraska-Colorado Ex press," from Hastings for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Pacific Coast. To the East: Chicago and St. Louis, greatly improved trains in time and equipment. To the North: Best trains dally to Omaha. St. Paul, Minneapolis and the Lake region. J. C. BRA M HALL, T. P. A.. 823 Main St.. Kansas City, Mot L W. WAKELEY, Gen'i Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. HOWARD ELLIOTT, Gen'i Manager, St- Joseph, Ma ENGLAND NON-COMMITTAL. Has Neither Recognized Nor Repudi- ated 14 Hung Chang. New Tork, Aug. SO. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says; The British foreign office has so far neither definitely consented nor declined to conduct negotiations through Li Hung Chang. In principle Lord Salisbury is by no means uniavoraoie to tne recogni tion of the viceroy as plenipotentiary provided he can produce satisfactory credentials ana give guarantees that any engagements made by him could be regarded as binding on the govern ment of China. It is not forgotten here that in his negotiations which led to the Che Foo convention Eari ij was again and again coolly repudiated by the Tsung-li-Yamen after he had given the British government to understand that tie bad full powers to negotiate. A good deal of interest has been ere ated by the announcement of an official organ in Berlin that no aggressive or expansionist policy in China would be regarded favorably by the German gov ernment. This is taken in some quarters as a sign that the kaiser has abandoned hia militant designs in tne far east out lined in hi3 recent speeches, but the ex planation is to be found In the attitude of almost ail influential German news papers, outside the official ring, which have given expression to a feeling of alarm created in the fatherland by the suspicion that the emperor desires to plunge the country into a series of hazardous adventures in Eastern Asia. This apprehension is not confined to radical and socialist organs; it is freely expressed by conservative journals and even by some of those which usually take up strong imperialist lines. A parliamentary crisis and a refusal of supplies are openly tnreatened it the administration persists In ambitious projects opposed to the sobriety, com mon sense and business interests of the German people. Nevertheless, well Informed persons here continue to ii,aintain that there is an understanding between the German and Russian governments on the tern torial questions. Everything will be done to facilitate a peaceful settlement with the Chinese government and the retire ment as soon as circumstances allow of the allied troops. But Russia, supported by Germany, will endeavor to assert the right of those powers specially injured by the recent Chinese policy to obtain territorial compensation. RUSSIA MOVING FOR PEACE. London, Aug. 30. Diplomatic circles in London appear to be satisfied that Russia has either directly sent circular notes to the powers proposing the open ing of peace negotiations or has reached an agreement with the United States in regard to the basis on which the gov ernment at Washington will take in itiative action. Russia may prefer the latter arrangements on the ground that the United States has no entanglements like Manchuria, calculated to arouse the suspicions of the powers. Nothing definite, however, seems to be known at the legations in London except Russia's anxiety to end the prevailing conditions as speedily as possible, though the opin ion is expressed that Russia believes, as a preliminary to the negotiations that the allied forces should evacuate pekin and retire with their resident ministers, Europeans and native Christiana to Tien Tsin, whence they can better treat with the most responsible Chinamen avail able. It is pointed out that though some governments are inclined to recognize Li Hung Chang's powers there is a feel ing in some quarters that it would be more satisfactory to all concerned and would carry more weight with the Chi nese themselves could some representa tive prince balonglng .to the reigning dynasty be found with: whom to arrange terms. If, however, Li Hung Chang can secure any kind of credentials from the dowager empress it seems to be the opinion that his authority will not be too closely scrutinised, except possibly by Germany, especially if Li Hung Chang can demonstrate that he has the support of the power pf the southern MILITART PROMENADE, Washington, Aug. 30. The state de partment makes public the following cablegram from Minister Conger, re ceived this morning through the United States consul at Che Foo: "Che Foo, received Aug. 30, 6:44 a. m. Secretary of State, Washington: Thir tieth, following dispatch dated Wednes day: 'More Russian, German, French and Italian troops arriving. Imperial palace will be entered August 28. Mil itary promenade of all nations made through it afterward closed and guard ed. Prince Chinff is expected in a few days Conger," "FOWLER." The state department officials say Mr. Fowler's prefatory statement that Mr. Conger's dispatch is dated "yesterday" (August 29) probably refers to the Taku data line (it being necessary to send it through that place) on the message as received by him at Che Foo. They do not think it means that it was dated Pekin, August 29. CHINESE MINE THE RIVERS. Victoria, B. C, Aug. 30. Mail advices from China report that torpedoes have been laid by the Chinese in the river near Foo Chow and that workmen in en deavoring to move one which had stuck in the ground caused an explosion which killed 32. A New Chwang correspondent of the Kobe Herald, under date of July 26, charges Russians with having wantonly attacked Chinese near there, the latter being engaged t peacefully patrolling the outskirts. Documents found at Tien Tsin show that the viceroy there supplied the box ers with food, money ciotnes ana other wise showed that the Chinese govern ment is in league with them. The Russians are said to have looted four million taels in silver from the Tien Tsin treasury for which no account can be given further than that it was dis patched to the coast on carts. RUMORS OFBIG BATTLE. London, Aug. 30. Amid the growing difficulties of the Chinese imbroglio Mr. Broderick's emphatic declaration at Thorneombe last evening proves that the British government does not yet see any cause to depart from the line of policy originally decided upon, namely, to take no responsibility for the ad ministration of China. Mr. Broderlck said he hoped it would not be supposed that the government was pusillanimous in this respect. Its object was to maintain British interests. It was quite ready to take Its share of the white man's burden, but could not admit that the nature of the burden should be dictated to It by the yellow man. "Hence." the Morning Post observes, "is where the difficulty of selecting a policy come in. We can not decamp and leave the powers to settle the mat ter between them." Sir Chin, Chen Lo Kerig, the Chinese minister In London, asserts he is In constant communication with LI Hung Chang, who Is still in Shanghai. Dispatches received thi3 morning bring no later Pekin news. A Shanghai telegram says Li Hung Chang has sent a memorial begging the empress dow ager to arpolnt Prince Chlng, General Tung Lu and the Yang Tse viceroys as Joint peacemakers with himself. It is rumored at Shanghai that the Japanese gained a great victory over the boxers and' Chinese troops at Peit sang ajid Ho Si Wu last Thursday at Techou. The story says 1,500 Chinese were killed, including Prince Tuan, and that all the Chinese were driven back into Chi 14. Topeka Art I School, 501 Jackson Street, Topeka, Kan. Instruction in all branches of Drawing and Painting. Special attention given to Illustrating. Fall term begins Sept. 17. GEO. M. STONE. "'V-A--- WHEELER'S RETIREMENT. General Joseph to Quit the Service September 10. Washington. Aug. 30. General Joseph Wheeler, in command of the Department of the Lakes, wi?h headquarters at. Chi cago, will be retired on Monday, Sept. 10, on account of the age limit. On that day General Wheeler will be 64 years old, and he has no option about retiring, as the law which regulates this matter provides that an army officer is per mitted at 62, but retires involuntarily at h. General Wheeler Is perhaps the first American army officer who received a commission after reaching the voluntary retiring age. General E. 8. Otis, tor merly the military governor of the Phil ippines, will succeed General Wheeler In command of the Department of the Lakes. General Otis is now engaged upon the work of finishing his report upon conditions In the Philippines up to the time of his departure, and as this work is about completed it will not in terfere with his assignment to Chicago, which was decided upon some time ago. General Wheeler's retirement will leave a vacancy in the grade of briga dier general of the regular army, and the president has before him a list of offi cers who are deemed eligible for pro motion. The two officers considered most likely to be promoted are Brigadier Gen eral Leonard Wood and Major General A. R. Chaffee, both of whom are in the volunteer service. In the regulars the rank of General Wood is that of captain, while General Chaffee's rank is that of colonel. General Wood has done excellent work in Cuba and the president is anxious to reward him, and the ser vice of General Chaffee in China has been of such character as to entitle him to a reward, which the president would like to bestow. It will be a hard matter for the president to determine which of these officers are most entitled to pro motion, but there are many who believe General Chaffee will win the prize. RAYNOIt DISCHARGED. Wholesale Liquor Man Not Convicted in Police Court. The case of Frank Raynor was before the police court Wednesday afternoon and was dismissed. The case attracted a great deal of attention on account of the amount of liquor which had been found on his place and which had been taken by the police. The police took from his place at EOO Railroad street. 102 cases of beer, a barrel of whisky, a keg partly full of whisky and a barrel full of bottled whisky. An unusually large number of witness es were called and testified and It was evident from the opening of the case that that man who had furnished the names of the witnesses had made a mis take or was guilty of gross Ignorance. The witnesses were of a much better class than are called In most liquor cases and few of them had ever been in Raynor's place. Some of them did not even know where it was. They were mostly clean, honest looking laboring men who did not show a trace of as sociation with the liquor element, either by their language or in appearance. Onl"' one witness was called who talked and acted as joint witnesses usually do when they are telling not the truth, but any thing except the truth. The city will have to return all of the property taken, as there was no case made against Raynor. There is little doubt that the proper witnesses could have been furnished if a good man had been put on the case. Prevented a Tragedy. Timely information given Mrs. Geo rare Long, of New Straltsvilie, Ohio, saved two jives. A frightful cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try ur. Kings isew discovery, une bottle wholly cured her: and she writes, this marvelous medicine also cured Mr. Long of a severe attack of pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of its power to cure all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only 50o and $1. Guaranteed. Trial bot tles free at A. T. Waggoner's drug store. 'MKT: MD MISCEULWEOUS IDS. WANTED SITUATIONS. WANTED Middle-aged man wants posi tion as watchman or coachman. Ad dress R. C, Journal. WANTED A position by a young boy. 18, at any thing; one year's experience as clerk. Address F. K. S-, care Journal. WANTED Situation as printer. Address general delivery, Tiipeka, las., F. S. Dawaon. WANTED Position In doctor's office or any kind of office work, by refined young lady of 21. Call between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.. at 1010 Locust street. WANTED By a young man, while at tending college, a place to work for board. Address "Student," care Journal. STRAYED OB STOLEN. STRAYED A large Holstein cow, leather lead halter on. Telephone 22 and re ceive reward. WANTED 2XAXJ5 HELP. WANTED Men to learn barber trade. We make exceptionally good offers of scholarship, board and tools this month. You can be guaranteed better positions by joining now than later. 8 weeks eom- ?Ietes. Catalogue and special inducements ree. Moler Barber college, 1141 Market St. St. Louis, Mo. DO YOU WANT JOB TRAVELING Sal ary certain?. Answer Triumph Co., Dal las, Texas. WANTED An experienced retail cloth inff salesman. Address, stating age. ex perience and salary desired, P. O. box o3, -cmporm, A.aa. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Good anrl for general house work, German or Swede preferred at once. Call at 413 Kast f'eurtn st. WANTED Experienced white g;rl for general housework in small ramuy. iua west sixtn st. WANTED White eirl for general house work, references required. 613 Monroe st. WANTED Chambermaid, also dining room girl. Southeast corner Eighth and Quincy streets. WANTED A good girl to work In store. 808 Kansas ave. WANTED Immediately, a competent girl for general house work. Apply 918 Topeka ave., Mrs. F. E. Holliday. WANTED 50 girls to peel tomatoes at Bird Canning Co., foot of Monroe st. WANTED Experienced trimmers for our millinery department: no beginners need apply. Troup's Enterprise. WANTED Competent girl forhousework, 222 Eaut Sixth st. WANTED A good white girl for general housework. Apply 634 Clay street. WANTED White girl to do general housework, at 621 Topeka avenue. WANTED Competent white girl for gen eral housework. 1406 Topeka avenue. WANTED White girl 1243 Western avenue. for housework. WANTED A housekeeper, small family; light work; permanent home to right party. Address P. O. box 366, Salina, Kas. WANTED A white girl for general housework. Good pay to competent girl. 501 Tyler street. WANTED Competent white woman for general housekeeping. Permanent. Mrs. L. S. Dolman, 122 Wast Gordon, North Topeka. WANTED AGENTS. AGENTS WANTED $25 to $50 daily eas ily made by our live agents, men or wo men, selling our latest novelty campaign waterproof neckties. Goods entirely new and patented. Agents delighted. Sales unlimited. What others do, you can do. Time is short. Write today and secure exclusive territory. Guaranteed best sell er. Address, with stamp, M. c M. .vianig. Co., Dept. C Springfield, Mass. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Horse, one month, for Us keep; light use. F. B., Journal. WANTED 3 to 6 rooms for light house keeping family of adults. Address "Tenant? care Journal. WANTED Good 4 room house or flat, to be occupied about October 15: state location and rent. Address G. O. P., care Journal. WANTED Lace curtains and portieres to clean. Mrs. Fosdick, 725 Quincy St. POB, KENT BOOMS. FOR RENT Two furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 835 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Rooms furnished or unfurn ished. 1324 Lincoln st. FOR RENT 2 unfurnished rooms, mod ern. 1014 Van Buren st.; also good barn. WANTED Two rooms furnished com plete for light housekeeping, modern. Address U. R. S.. care Journal. FOR RENT Large, well furnished room; aiso smau one; ooara, dis narrison. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished room; gas, bath, furnace heat. 421 Cjuincy. FOR RENT Large pleasant room with board. 900 Topeka ave. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms, first floor. Enquire 616 Jackson St. FOR RENT Furnished rooms cooL 8. W. corner Fifth and Madison st. FOB. BENT HOUSE 3. FOR RENT Cheap Six room house, va cant: 315 West Twelfth well, sink and cistern in pantry; ample coal bins. FOR RENT Six room house, 1286 Lincoln st. Enquire 1010 West Eighth st. FOR RENT On Clay near 10th. 6 rooms, almost new; east iront; mooern except heat; to small family only. $21.50. Ad dress A. M. Peterson, care Journal. FOR RENT 5 room house, 228 Tyler St. inquire at zi lopeica avenue. FOR RENT Five room house, city water. 1217 Clay, inquire 1126 Taylor st- FOR RENT 6 room house. Enquire 616 jacKson street. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE An elegant, new rubber trimmed $65 driving harness (double) for 38. 115 East Sixth st. FOR SALE Young German coach horse. Kentucky saddle horses and Shetland ponies, trap, carts and harness. G. G. Burton, East Seward ave. 'Phone 6203 rings. FOR SALE 5x7 Baby Wizard camera. 3 elate holders, ease and tripod. 619 W. Eighth st. FOR SALE Hotel barber shop. Address r: w., care journal. FOR SALE House furniture, bedroom suite, common bedstead. 6-hole Iron range, 3-burner gasoline stove, rockers, ehild's tricycle, dining chairs, child's high chair, water filter, wardrobe, carpet, fam ily horse and buggy and harness. 509 Lin coln street. FOR SALE Gentle work or family horse. Davis Mer, to. FOR SALE Horse and buggy, cheap. enquire S4U Ulay street. FOR SALE OR TRADE for driving horse. Singer sewing machine or lady's chainless wheel. 910 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Household goods, heating stoves ana range, jars. .Miller, im uiay. FOR SALE Some First National and Merchants Isatlonal bank stock: new cottage on Washburn car line and ten room house. Fillmore street. Payments. several anawnee county xarms. je: j. Brown, 17 Columbian building. FOB SALE BE AL E3TATH. FOR SALE Good 6 room house, 6 lots. well, cistern, outbuildings. Arlington Heights, Sixth St.. southwest of asylum. Cheap for cash. Come and see. FOR SALE On Monroe street, close in, 6 room house and four lots, east front, well, cistern. barn, can Duiia on otner two lots. 2,koo. TOPEKA REAL. T Y CO.. bit Kan. ave., H. MACFERRAN, Mgr. LOST AND POUND. LOST A rubber buggy tire. Reward will be paid for same upon return to owner, Z. T. Ha Ken, 6u6 Monroe street. LOST Brown mare, H years old, 15i hands high, l.OtKl lbs. Return to 7u6 Jackson and receive reward. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrified Brick and Paving Co.. haji been removed to 118 West Eighth street. ATENTS J. A. ROSEN. SOLICITOR OF PATENTS. F. M. Comstock, Mechanical Engineer. 418 Kansas Ave., rooms 3, 4 and 5. CLAIRVOYANT. MADAME RUSSELL, the world's re nowned clairvoyant trance medium and palmist. Reads your entire life past, present and future. She gives you advice on business, love, marriage, divorces, ab sent friends, social or domestic nffairs. Hours. 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.. dully. Sunday 9 a. m. to 6 p. ta. Parlors, 215 East Sev enth street. HOSPITALS. RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL AND MATER NITY, cor. Curtis and Van Buren, To peka, Kas. Well equipped buildings and very desirable location. Phone 514. M. R. Mitchell, M.D., C. Hammond, M.D., Phys. DRESSMAKING.. MRS. CARRIE Bl'ZZEl.1, will open her dressmaking parlors the first of Septem ber at 113 West Tenth. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. H. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Noss. Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas avenue. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN, lawyer. Practice in all state and federal courts. Suite 41, Craw ford bids., Topeka, Kan. JEWELERS. .11MC9 "R HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. MACHINE SHOPS. WANTED Guns to repair or exchange on new ones. Razors ground. "Golden Rule" Machine Works. 514 Kansas ave. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGE Co., packs, ships and stores household goods. Tel. 186. Clarence Skinner, 123 E. 6th St. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. 292. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES, CHAINS. WIOS: your own desigwHo order. Face treatments. Mrs. Hattie Van Vleck. 220 East Fifth st. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phone 602. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs st Hayes', 107 West Eighth st. 'Phone 589. MONEY. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. ave. TO LOAN Money on real estate. Month ly payments. Low Interest. See East man, 115 West Sixth st. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks, 50c: main springs, 76c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam. 512 Kansas avenue. PATENTS. FREE Our new handbook on patents. Fischer Thorpe, patent lawyers and solicitors. Junction bldg.. Ninth and Main st.. Kansas City, Mo. Tel. "Union 11$." GERMAN AND SPANISH PRIZES To the student making most progress In either of my next classes of 20, commencing Si-ptember 10, I will pay expenses to tne Pan-American exposition at Buffalo, where Spanish will be In de mand. Equals $150. Address W. G. Todd, city. FBEE MES3EMOEB BEBYICE. PULL a Postal Telegraph-Cable Box, or call by telephone No. 117 and have your Want Ads brought to The State Journal office by free messenger. No charge to you fr messenger service. Cost of classi fied ads. 5 cents ptr line of six words to the line and every fraction thereof. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. CHARLES C. BRADLEY. M. D. Office 515 Kansas ave. 'Phone, 678-2. ResiC'pe61i West 7th street, 'phoua 6JS-3. U L. A. RYDER. M. C OFFICE and residence corner Gordon t.. and Central ave.. North Top-lVphojn 214. Uses the Brlnkerhoff sysu.a fnc :1 treatment, a successful and paui.it-: .Atr- at ment for piles, fistula, fissure, vlcerVuun. civ:. IDA C BARNES, M. D., Office 712 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. in., to 11 a. m., and 3 p. m., to 5 p. m. Telephone 698 residence and 16 office. DR KLEMP, Office and residence. 418 Kansas ave. F. H. MARTIN. M. D., 404 KANSAS avenue, over Wallace's drug store. 'Phones: 476, residence; 615, office. DR. EVA HARDING, Homeopathlst, 628 Kansas ave. Telephone 402. SURGEONS. Henry W. Roby. M. T.. SURGEON. 730 Kansas avenue. Residence, Twenty first st. and Kansas ave. Topeka, Kan. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 West 8th St. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. U. 8. CYCLE CO.. 118 E. 8th St. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. FLASHLIGHT PHOTOS. PORTRAITS taken at your home or our studio, day or evening. Nichols Flash Light Studio, 708 Kansas ave.

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ALTERNATE PAGE FOLLOWS TOPEKA STATE JOTJRNAIj, THTJKSTJIAT EVEISTTNG, AUGUST 30, 1900. 8 II ARCH OF THE CONSpTldN. Subject of George K. Peck's An nual Address. Delivered Before the American Bar Association. IS RICH IN HISTORY. Traces Constitutional Develop ment From the Beginning. Treats Hearers to a Masterly Presentation of the Subject. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. SO. At today's se3sion of the twenty-third annual meet ing of the American Bar association, the annual address was delivered by George K. Peck, of Chicago, who spoke on "The march of the constitution." Mr. Peck said: The Federal Constitution was a great creative work, a new departure. In a general way, it may be said that a constitution is the system or body of fundamental principles, written or un written, under which a nation, state or body politic is formed or governed. Well did Tennyson describe the pro- cess by which the British constitution Kvaa evolved, .when he wrote: A land of old and Just renown Where freedom broadens slowly down From precedent to precedent." But the British constitution, could not Buffice when the American, people pro posed to embark upon a career of sep arate nationality. Never did men face a graver responsi bility than did those who undertook to brin order out of the shaos which then enveloped them. The lofty enumeration of their pur poses in the preamble to the Constitution was itself a solemn Judgment upon the articles of confederation, which, indeed, all men knew were altogether inade quate for holding the fruits of their struggle for independence. W hat order of men they were who framed our Constitution is shown in the light of a historical contrast which is full of dramatic interest. France was in trouble a trouble more serious than any which ever before confronted an. exist ing order of things. On the very day that George Washing ton was elected president of the conven tion, the great assembly of the notables adjourned. They had sat two months and utterly failed to do anything which could save France. Then came another meeting of the notables and of the states general, the national assembly, the con stituent assembly, and that fruitless and utterly abortive effort to make a con stitution which should save Ute king's crown and the people's rights. This attempt at constittuion-making failed, for it could not rally to its sup port any faith in its inherent strength. It simply collapsed when put to the piti less test of those pitiless times. Great Ropes had been centered in it, hopes of deliverance, hopes of happiness and hopes of peace; but Carlyle sums up the result in a single sentence, which he makes the heading for one of his grandly picturesque chapters: "Constitution will not march." But, gentlemen, the constitution, our fathers made had the marching quality In it; and our history records how it has marched in good and evil days, sometimes through, perils and difficul ties, sometimes seeming almost ready to halt, but always moving forward. Franklin urged the members of the convention to sink their personal ob jections for the sake of the great issue at stake. "Thus I consent, sir, to this constitution," he said, "because I ex pect no better and because I am not cure that it is not the best. The opin ions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good." It was the result of a large number of compromises. As has been truly said, "Nobody liked all its provisions, and everybody feared some of them." Its adoption was a great, wise and patriotic act; for statesmanship is not the obstinate reaching out for the unattainable, but the acceptance of the best that is within reach. It was the profound recognition of this truth that secured its adoption, without the- provisions soon afterward adopted in the first ten amendments, the absence of which in the original draft caused so much opposition. Many great causes have been wrecked by the unyielding opposition of narrow minds, seeing oniy a single point, that may or may not be correct, but which Is as nothing compared with the issue Involved. Such minds there were, and have been always, who, honestly be lieving that human wisdom is centered In them, cling fast to the things which are petty and insignificant, and sacrifice those which are of supreme value. But ,the constitution was adopted; and those who had opposed it were loud in their prophecies of failure; and its friends could only admit frankly that it was an experiment which must wait the test of t-ie TJpp'eWas little business for the su preme court in the eleven years which preceded the appointment of Marshall; only six constitutional cases were de cldedJ Ths far the constitution had marched: Jjutjfi must be admitted its pathway had not been a smooth one. The people soon learyied that the supreme court was a :t. claiming- enormous powers powers tha'.; thousands of good men viewed with sincere alarm. When Chisholm vs. The State of Georgia was brought before them, the country was 'aflame with excitement. Mingled feelings of astonishment and indignation filled men's minds, at the thought of bring ing a sovereign state into court like an ordinary debtor. "This is a case of uncommon magni tude, said Justice Wilson. "One of the parties to it is a state: certalnlv respect able, claiming to be sovereign. The ques tion to be determined is. whether this state, so respectable, and whose claim soars so high, is amenable to the juris diction of the supreme court of the United St,a,tes,' This Question, important in itself, will depend on others more important still: and may, perhaps, be ultimately re solved into one no less radical than this Do the people of the United States form a nation?' When the court held the state of Georgia to be suable by a private citizen, an overwhelming demand went up for an amendment to the constitution, and so the eleventh amendment was straightway adopted. v hen Marshall took his seat It was F lain that he would have many uncom ortable experiences and much rancorous criticism. He believed in a strong gov ernment: and so also did his adversaries. But they believed the strength should be in the separate parts, while he believed it should be in the sum of all the parts the nation. He had. indeed, the great conception of John Milton: "not many sovereignties united in one com monwealth, but many commonwealths un der one united and intrusted sovereignty The first case in which Marshall was calld upon to go deeply into the theory of our government is Marbury vs. Madi son. Vh great value of the decision lies In. the luminous and convincing discussion of the question: "What is the duty of the Judiciary when a statute not author ised by the constitution is asserted as the basis of a legal right?" "To what purpose are powers limited," he asked, "and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing, if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?" And he answered: "Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental and paramount law of the nation, and, conse quently, the theory of every such govern ment must be that an act of the legisla ture repugnant to the constitution is void." Mark the word "void" not doubt ful or questionable, but void. It was in this great case that we find the maxim which has come down through our judicial history, "the government of the United States is a government of laws and not of men." Within the last twelve months the supreme court of the United States, speaking by Justice Brewer, again announced it in Hallway Company vs. Tompkins. The next great forward step of the con stitution was McCulloeh vs. Maryland, famous in our judicial annals, because it involved a question absolutely vital in the relations of the national government to the governments of the states. You know the two questions involved: 1. Has congress power to incorporate a bank? 2. If it has, can a state tax It? Of this last question Marshall said: "It must be decided peacefully, or remain a source oi nostue legislation, pernaps Hos tility of a still more serious nature: and if it is to be so decided, by this tribunal alone can the decision be made." Unerringly he demonstrated that the government of the nation is supreme with in the scope of its powers, that it may avail itself of all necessary and proper means of exercising those powers, and that neither Maryland nor any other state can interfere with, cripple or impede, its lawful operations as a aovernment. At the same term the celebrated Dart mouth college case was decided. 1 It is familiar legal history that the old college charter was held to be. a contract, and that the legislature of New Hamp shire could not amend or materially alter it. It seems to me the decision was sound, useful and salutary. Now, almost all statutes for the organization of corpora tions contain provisions authorizing the legislature to alter or amend, ana so me right to do so becomes a part of the con tract itself. As I have already said, and as you know from your familiarity with the history of the times, the subject of commerce, and the commercial relations of the different states, was one of the great inducing motives that led to the adoption of the constitution. It was not the only one, and perhaps not tiu principal one, but it was a very powerful one. Trade and traffic, buying and selling, exchanging commodities and carrying on the exten sive operations which are incident to mod ern civilization, were in men's minds then as they are now, and will be always. Be fore the constitution, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia; New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania wrangled and disputed over duties, restrictions and regulations calcu lated to advance the interests of one against the others, for selfishness has al ways been the mainspring of human ac tion. When the framers of the constitu tion Inserted the provision vesting in con gress the power to regulate commerce among the several states, they stamped upon their work the indubitable evidence of practical wisdom. But what is com merce? What is regulation? These ques tions have followed the path of our na tional progress. It has not always been easy to answer them, and they have left in their wake many unsettled and inde terminate inquiries. The present inter state commerce law is an attempt to solve some of them, and is certainly a great step forward in the development of the constitution. I believe, and I think the belief is shared by our profession and by the business interests of the country, that the theory of the act is right, and that the time will come when the great purpose of the constitution in respect to commerce will be attained. It takes time to build up the strucUe of legal right upon the basis of acknowledged "prin ciples, and we must remember that suc cessful legislation seldom precedes the ac quiescence of those most largely affected by it. Gibbons vs. Ogden, decided in 1S24, Is the great source to which all must go who would understand the scope and import of the commerce clause of the constitu tion. Again, the great chief justice had to face the pretensions of a sovereign state and to strike down one of its statutes. The court there upheld the exclusive power of congress to regulate commerce among the states, wherever it had legis lated upon the subject. The argument in the case dealt largely with the question whether navigation is commerce, but Mar shall, answering that question in the af firmative, added in that conclusive way which no other judge ever equaled or ap proached: "Commerce undoubtedly is traffic, but It is something more: it is intercourse." It would almost seem that he was prophet as well as judge, for in that sentence he unconsciously foretold the railroad, the telegraph, the telephone and all the wonderful appliances by which science compels nature to be the servant and minister of man. In this great case Marshall vindicated the constitution as a working instrument of government. He made it, if I may say so, what in modern litigation we call "a going concern." "What do gentlemen mean," he asks, "by a strict construction? If they con tend for that narrow construction which would deny to the government those powers which the words of the grant, as usually understood, import, and which would cripple the government and render it unequal to the objects for which it is declared to be instituted, then we can not perceive the propriety of this strict construction, nor adopt it as the rule by which the constitution Is to be expounded." And so, gentlemen, the constitution marched; and without exaggeration it may be truly declared that John Marshall was its guide, its light and its defender. Our profession looks upon him with a some what idolatrous feeling, but I do not think it is excessive. When we consider what might have been our fate If another and not he had occupied that great seat, we may well believe that Providence watched over the republic. He interpreted the constitution, but he interpreted it in the comprehensive way which made it a thing of life instead of death; a chart of government instead of a collection of meaningless phrases. No judge ever hid a more lofty idea of his office, or upneld it with a firmer hand. Only two Ameri cans are better entitled to the gratitude of our people George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Marshall's judicial temperament was such that it was not possible for him to see any question simply on its technical side. He had. in its fullest measure, that "large discourse" of which Shakespeare speaks, "looking before and after." Roger B. Taney, who succeeded Mar shall, was a man eminently fitted for that exalted position. Iearned, able, patient, honest, he filled the ideal of a great judge. But, like Marshall, he had a tempera ment: like Marshall, he belonged to a school. Strict construction was as dear to him "as it was odious to his predecessor. After referring with regret to the Dred Scott case the speaker said: "Let us be just. Judge Taney was sustained by the entire court, save two, McLean and Cur tis. It matters little now who was right and who was wrong; for the issue went to a higher court and was settled forever." In the License Cases Judge Taney sus tained the reserved powers of the states in their proper field of police regulation. In Charles River Bridge vs. Warren Bridge, he applied his life-long principle of strict construction to grants of public fran chises to private, corporations, and in so doing established, as the permanent doc trine of the supreme court, the ancient rule of the common law, that all public grants must be strictly construed against the grantee. As chief justice, it came to him in the order of duty to administer the oath bf office to Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States. The venerable chief Justice, bowed with the weight of years, and the sad feeling that a new and stormy period was opening before the country, could only perform the duty of his office, and silently repress his gloomy forebod ings. The new president, filled with a solemn sense of the future, annealed to nil his country men, north and south, in words wnicn will live forever: "We are not ene mies .but friends; we must not be ene mies; if passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection." This sad and tender lancuace did not cnn- ceal, and was not intended to conceal, the inflexible purpose of the man. He hsd already said in that same Inaugural, and for four weaxy years he abided by it: "I hold that, in contemplation of universal law and of the constitution, the union of these states Is perpetual." It is not too much to say in that moment, the consti tution took a distinct forward step, and the voice of John Marshall spoke again. The three great amendments that fol lowed the war, and which made freedom and equality organic in our law, were the logical and irresistible conclusion of that great struggle. The fourteenth amendment Is the great anchorage for the rights which essentially belong to citizenship in a free government. By the fifth amendment the people had protected their rights against arbitrary encroachments bv the general aovernment; while by the fourteenth amendment, they In like manner protected them against iau arbitrary exercise of power by states. When these guaranties were thus made uniform in respect to both national and state legislation, the constitution took a forward step; and when in 1&86, the su preme court decided that these guaran ties extended to every person, natural or artificial, another great advance was made. The large scope of the fourteenth amendment, maintained In the dissenting opinions of Justices Field, Bradley ana Swayne, and concurred in by Chief Jus tio fhn-qp in thft Rlnnrhter House cases. has since become the established view of the court in numerous decisions. In none of them, probably, has the doctrine now accepted Dy tne courts neen more con vincingly expressed than by Mr. Justice Harlan in the great case of Smyth vs. Ames in which thA court held that a railroad corporation is a person within the meaning oi tne lourieenm araeiiuiueufc iWlnHnc that no RtfltA nhall deprive snv person of property without due process of law. nor aeny iu ttuy pereuii wiutm no inrisdiortoTi thft eaual nroteetion of the laws; that statutes arbitrarily fixing rail way rates wnicn win not aamu ui tne carrier, earning just compensation are un constitutional; and that the validity of such statutes is ultimately a matter for Judicial inquiry. In the complex workings of modern civilization, large fortunes have been rap idly accumulated, and great wealth has been centered in few hands. People nat urally ask: Would a just order of social and economic relations permit this to happen? Whatever the true answer may be to this inquiry, no one can doubt that the well-being of pur people depends upon maintaining sacredly the equal rights guaranteed by the fifth and fourteenth amendments to rich and poor alike. Property, because it is most easy of at tack, is most frequently attacked. This Is no new illustration of human nature, but is a part of the phenomena of ail history. In English history, as In our own, most of the great questions which mark the progress of legal rights have grown out of small property disputes. Men have invariably been more ready to engage in litigation over concrete questions than to go to law about abstract principles. It was such a suit that gave us the great pronouncement upon the nature of our government. "The constitution, in all its provisions, looks," said Chief Justice Chase, "to an indestructible union, com posed of indestructible states." Throughout our constitutional history we have carried on the most complex sys tem of government known to man and today I venture to assert that, notwith standing its complexity. It has been so administered as to combine more of lib erty to the citizen with more of power in the nation than any other constitutional government. The states, unimpaired in their Just powers, carry on the due opera tions of local administration unfettered: and the union which is a union both of people and of states has long since passed the time when any court or any states man may renew Justice Wilson's inquiry "Do the people of the United States form a nation?" ROGERS CHOSEN Nominee For Governor by Fusion Convention of Washington. Seattle, Wn., Aug. 30. John R. Rogers was nominated for the office of governor by the Fusionists Union convention early today. The eighth ballot, which landed him the nomination stood: Rogers 704 Vi; Fawcett 21; Voorhees 11; Neil Chet ham 43; Thurston, Daniels 63. Upon the organization of the three conventions here on Monday the Demo crats and Populists were by good sized majorities opposed to the governor's nomination. Rogers, however, had a splendid organization which did not lose courage and held all of its delegates. Last night they succeeded in winning over Stevens county and this, together with several other small changes In their favor gave them control of the union convention which met today. The gover nor's stock went up considerably when on a test vote of his strength F. C. Rob ertson of Spokane, was shown to be the convention's favorite for congressman. Governor Rogers and his men forced Ronald, candidate for congress to agree to the unanimous nomination of Ronald and Robertson. Ronald did not look with favor upon Robertson's nomination which meant the nomination of Voor hees, Ronald's candidate for governor. Ronald personally favored going down to defeat but his delegation insisted that he accept the nomination even though it aided Rogers by disposing of Voorhees. INFLUENCED B IT CLE VELAND Surmise as to Why Halliday Will Vote For Bryan. Ithaca, N. Y., Aug.30. Samuel T. Hal liday, former member of assembly and the most prominent Cleveland Democrat In this section of New York, today pub licly announced his intention to support Bryan and Stevenson. Four years ago he most bitterly opposed the Nebraskan and voted for Palmer and Buckner. It is estimated that his influence lost the Democrats 400 votes in 1896. Mr. Halliday's announcement is believ ed here to have been prompted by some advice from Cleveland. He has been in timate in his relations with the former president and is known to have followed his leadership many times in the past. Mr. Halliday is a leading attorney in Ithaca, and has great influence through out neighboring counties. He will take an active part in the campaign for the Democratic nominees. SWENSSON IN INDIANA. Assigned Bates For Swedish Speeches by National Committee. Under the direction of the national Republican committee Dr. Carl Swensson of Kansas has been assigned the follow ing places for speeches in Indiana: South Bend, Elkhart and LaPorte. Dr. Swensson is to speak in the Swed ish language, the communities to which he will go being largely composed of Swedes. The Kansas man will likely have an opportunity to make numerous speeches in his native language during this campaign in various parts of the United States. R1DGLEY IS PLEASED. Thinks Populist Support of Stevenson Assures Kansas For Bryan. When E. R. Ridgley, chairman of the Populist state committee, went to Chi cago he feared that Chairman Marion Butler of the national committee might force the nomination of a Populist for vice president by the national commit tee. "We were more successful than I an ticipated," said Mr. Ridgley. "A com plete fusion of the forces has been com pleted and we have no apologies to make. Had we placed a Populist on the ticket or left the place for vice president blank we would have been called upon to make explanations. Now we have no explana tions to make and I believe the nom ination of Stevenson by the Kansas Pop ulists for vice president makes the Kan sas electoral vote sure or ryan." THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT. Chicago Republican Leaders Resent Statement of Kansas State Officers. The refusal of the Kansas state off! cera to attend the banquet of the Ham ilton club in Chicago because the invt tations were accompanied by a request for a fee of Jio per plate, made quite a stir in Chicago. The Chronicle of Wednesday pub lished the following: A complimentary banquet, to be given by the Hamilton club of Chicago tonight to the veterans of the G. A. R. now in this citv for the annual encamp ment, appears to be attracting curious attention in certain districts of the western country. The charge is made that the banquet is a queer affair for a "complimentary blowout"; that in fact it is not complimentary at all, but has to be paid for at a somewnat ex orbitant rate bv the "faithful" invited to attend from the rank and file of the Republican party in outside states and territories. Against this treatment of "invited' gtiests considerable indignation exists among the party workers of states un familiar with the methods put In vogue by the political clubs of twentieth, cen tury proclivities. Several of the invited Kansas state officers declared last night that nothing would Induce them to put up 10 a plate at the bancmet. "I utterly disapprove," said one o! them, "of the issuance or an invitation which, authorizes the recipient to spend $10 for a plate at the banquet and in addition as a sort of premium author izes the buyer, or, rather, the. invited guest, to give seats in the gallery to two friends, where they can sit and watch their benefactor eat." The evidences of this trend of feeling are by no means pleasing to the man agement of the banquet, which appears to think this opposition in poor taste. The antagonism of the men from the sunflower state is taken by many as a sign of their lack of knowledge of modern Republican campaign methods. "We esteem the Kansas Republicans very highly, and it is too bad if they are not to be with us in the numbers expect ed," said President Fred A. Bangs of the Hamilton club. "They do iot seem to understand that modern political meth ods require that the promoters of party banquets subdivide the old class of 'in vited' guests into banqueters who are willing to pay their share of the expen ses of a political party's blowout and the distinguished guests who are to be feasted gratis or only at the expense of the club's exchequer. "Invitations to the rank and file of the party are not calculated to deceive or defraud and are well understood by the Republicans of our large cities. We are sorry that the Kansas Republicans do not yet comprehend our effete Chicago ways. Aside from other considerations, however, one would think that the Kan sas followers ought not to have any kicks coming on questions of expense this year, as they have good crops and can hope to perpetuate an abounding prosperity only through the re-election of President McKinley." Arthur A. Taylor and Henry Wisler of the banquet committee of the club took occasion to announce that they would be only too glad to allow the Republi can kickers from Kansas to assume the entire management of the banquet if the said kickers would agree to liquidate the deficit of J1.500 anticipated as one of the unavoidable results of the affair. FELL FROM A TRAIN. Tragic Death of One of the Famous 306 Grant Supporters. Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Thomas J. Powers, commissioner of banking for Pennsylvania, was killed by falling from a train in the outskirts of this city last night. His badly mangled body was found under the Pennsylvania railway bridge, spanning the Delaware river at the northern end of this city this morn ing by three men gunning in the marshes. Mr. Powers had been spending the summer at Atlantic City with his fam ily and it is presumed that he fell from the train from that resort which reaches this city via the bridge route at 10;30 p. ni. Mr. Powers was a man of heroio build, measuring considerably over six feet and weighing about 275 pounds. His friends express the theory that he had gone to the platform to escape the heat in the car and was jolted off while the train was on a curve. Mr. Powers was 6a years old. He was a conspicuous figure at Re publican national conventions and was one of the 306 delegates who held out for a third term for President Grant. One of his sons, Lieutenant Thomas J. Pow ers, jr., is in the regular army at Ma nila. BACK FROM PEKIN. Man Who Escaped Early by an Un derground Passage. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 30. Edwin Grifton passed through here en route from China to New fork. Mr. Grifton has represented an American concern in the Celestial empire about ten years. He was in Pekin at the time of the siege. With others he escaped by means of an old undeground passage to a shack without the city walls. Speaking of the situation in China as indicated by the latest information, Mr. Grifton said: "I think it will be a long time before any substantial peace negotiations can be arrived at. The lack of co-operation on the part of the powers in China is the greatest barricade of peace that I can see. The American soldiers are making a fine showing in the Orient. They are, without question, respected to a greater extent and more feared by the boxers than all the others combined." Iron Mills to Resume. Pottstown. Pa., Aug. 30. The Hope mill, the Glasgow mill and eight new furnaces In the nail works puddle mill, conducted by the .Glasgow Iron com pany, will resume operations next Mon day after a long idleness. The resump tion will give employment to 300 pud dlers and helpers. Potts Bros.' rolling mill, which has been idle for three months, will also resume next week, employing 300 iron workers. Alabama on Her Way Back. Lewis, Del., Aug. 30. The battleship Alabama, which has just completed her official trial trip, arrived at the Dela ware breakwater this morning on her way to Philadelphia, where she will soon be formally turned .over to the govern ment. Sugar Given a Boost. New York, Aug. 30. AH grades of re fined sugar were advanced five cents a hundred pounds today. Millions will be spent In politics this year. We can't keep the campaign going without money any more than we can keep the body vigorous without food. Dyspeptics used to starve themselves Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and allows you to eat ail the good food you want. It radically cures stom ach troubles. At all druggists. CHOKER ATTACKS TRUSTS. Predicts That New York and Indiana Will Go Democratic. New Tork. Aug. 30. Richard Croker, in an interview, repeated the attack on the trusts, which he made in his speech before the executive committee of Tam many Hall last week and amplified it considerably, using as an illustration the results which would follow the con solidation of the big retail interests of this city. Mr. Croker asserted that there is a great deal of talk about a consolidation of the 'great department stores, and he drew a gloomy picture of the conditions that would follow such an event. "Where is this trust business going to end?" Mr. Croker asked. "Can you imagine? Take the big department stores in this city, for instance. Say "there are twelve of them. It is not at all unlikely that within the next four years they will form a trust among themselves. There is a good deal of talk to that effect, and then what will happen Why it would affect your own business, the newspapers, more than anything else. "Say that combined these stores spend $20,000,000 a year advertising in the newspapers. That's a big sum, and yet If they combine they will cut that amount of money right out and save it- They could drive the newspapers out of business. Mr. Croker declared that Bryan would carry the state of Indiana by at least 40.000. "How about New York state, Mr. Croker?" "Every Democrat in New York state is working to elect Bryan, was tne re ply. "I look for a big sweep here in bis favor." "Trusts and Imperialism are practi cally the same," he continued. "It is centering power in a few or even one man, and Americans were not born to do that. To make this country- prosperous we have to get back to the old-fashioned American business meth ods when there were plenty of stores. nlentv of emolovers and plenty or com petition. If you don't, it will result in anarchy, or anything else you wish to call it. The situation now is employer against employe, and it won't require much figuring on election day to find out who controlled the most votes, the employers or the employed." BIG CATHOLIC MEETING. Prelates of the Country to Gather in Washington in the Fall. "Washington, Aug. 30. Advices recelv ed cere today from Europe indicate Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Arch bishop Kain, of St. Louis, and Archbish op Keene of Dubuque, Iowa, will return here in ample time to attend the annual meeting of the Catholic university trus tees early in the autumn. All the mem bers of the board of managers except Mgr. Chapelle are expected to take part in the coming meeting. The latter is now at Manila as apostolic delegate to the Philippines; but designs visiting Rome in October to make his report con cerning religious affairs there to the Done. Coincident with this meeting or tne university trustees, it is understood that there will be a general meeting also of the heads of the American hierarchy under Cardinal Gibbon's direction. All of the archbishops in the United States save those of New Orleans and San Francisco probably will attend the gen eral meeting; as questions of Importance are to be considered. It is learned from a pastor here that one of these questions may be the advisability of convoking a plenary council at Baltimore in the near future. Bishop Glennon of Kansas City, Mo., who recently saw the Roman auth orities, wrote to a friend here that they anticipate a council soon. CUT OFF HIS MORPHINE Cause of Capt. Crenshaw's Criticism of the Hospital. San Francisco, Aug. 30. Colonel Girard, commanding officer of the gen. eral hospital, is much annoyed over the reports published regarding the accusa tions of Captain Crenshaw, who died at Atlanta several days ago. Crenshaw made an ante-mortem statement and stated that he had received but little treatment at the general hospital while suffering from a serious gunshot wound Colonel Girard said: "I am at a loss to understand why Captain Crenshaw should make such a statement. He had a female and male nurse in attendance all the time and re ceived every attention possible. We as certained that he was addicted to the use of morphine and because we would not permit him to use it he may nave considered it lack or treatment. HANNA DISAPPOINTED. Campaign Funds From Cincinnati Come Slowly. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 30. It is said Chairman Hanna has a black mark op posite Cincinnati because campaign funds are coming in slowly from this city. Representative Schultz of the na tional committee, who has been in the city for several weeks collecting for the campaign, has Bent back some bad re ports. One big pump concern, looked upon as sure for $1,500 to $2,500, gave $25, and others were in proportion. The collector went among the small officeholders, who mostly declined to contribute, saying that they had only had positions a few months and would be called upon for a 2 per cent assess ment for the local election in a few weeks. FEAR A COAL FAMINE. Newfoundland to Suffer From Closing of Mines. St.' Johns, N. FCT Aug., 30. A coal famine now threatens the colony of Newfoundland. The establishment of a large smelting en terprise at Sydney absorbs the greater part of the Cape Breton output; and the failure of Reid's mines leaves the colony without any local product. Sydney coal has advanced 30 per cent and there is probably not enough to sup ply the winter's demand. Mr. Reld, the railway contractor, is likely to be most af fected, his trains and steamboats absorb ing fully a third o the colonial import. Ex-Slaves to Meet. Numos Glover, president; G. L. Hud son, secretary, and J. W. Anderson, chairman of the state executive commit tee of the Kansas ex -Slaves' Pension as sociation have called a meeting to be held in representative hall at Topeka September 21 and 22. Each lodge is en titled to one delegate for every 25 mem bers, but each lodge is entitled to three delegates. Wu Returns to Cape May. r Washington, Aug. 30. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, left at 10 o'clock this morning for Cape May, where hi8 wife and son have been for some time. It is not known how long he will be absent from Washington. Population of Evansville, Ind. Washington, Aug. 30. The census bu reau announces that the population of Evansville, Ind.. is 59,007, as against 50, 756 in 1890. This is an increase of 8,251, or 16.26 per cent. f'.C TfJ A I to 4smoKe" D.D.LONG SONS After meals, after the theater, riding, driving, hunting, playing, working, idling, in office, or in home, always have a Sscrf SI323 at hand. A good companion under First' Class Workmanshl' straight) long i uuaiitv Hi land M. The ab&oluta purity of the Sportsman recommends it to all smokers and makes it "The King of 5-cent Cigars." Da yoa smoke tha Sportsman? Stamped with the Nam. Sold Everywhere. WAVE A McCOKD MERCANTILE CO., TEETH ESTRACTED WITHOUT PAX2T. Teeth extract ed free when plates axe or dered. Office ttablUhat la Topeka tan jaaxiaco. Set of Teeth BOO Best Set (S. S. WhlteJ.... 8 00 Bridge Teeth 3 5 O Porcelain Crowns 4 O 22-K. Gold Crowns 5-00 All 'work guaranteed. Open evenings till S o'clock. DRS. LYON HEATH ERLY. Dental Parlors, 611 Kansas Ave., over W. A. L. Thompson Hardware Co. "WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES" GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF SMOKE H.L. TROMP. Cotkkeepioit Shorthand, Telegraphy, Peiousshjg. Phoae 31. 521.523 Qulncy St KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900. Following Is a list ot fairs to b held In Kansas in 1900, their dates, locations and secretaries, as reported to the stata board of agriculture and compiled by Sec retary F. D. Coburn: Allen County Agricultural society C. H. Wheaton. secretary, Iola: September 10-13. Brown County Fair association John H. Meyer, secretary, Hiawatha: August 28-31. uutier jouniy uair association Aivan Shelden, secretary, 1 Dorado: September 10-14. Clay County Fair association E. E. Hoopes, secretary. Clay Center; Septem ber 25-28. Coffev Countv Fair association -T "EL Woodford, secretary, Burlington; Septem- Cowley county Eastern Cowley Fair association: J. M. Henderson, secretary. outaen; septemDer ly-zi. Douglas county Kaw Valley Fair as sociation: A. C. Griesa. secretary, Law rence. Finney County Agricultural society D. A. Mims, secretary. Garden City. Franklin Countv Agricultural societv B. C. McQuesten. secretary. Ottawa; Sep- len-iDer is-21. Greelev County Fair association L B. Newman, secretary. Tribune: October 2-3. Jackson County Agricultural and Fair association S. B. McGrew, secretary, Holton; Septemuer 11-14. Jefferson Countv Ae-riculturjal and Me chanical association Edwin Snyder, sec retary, Oskaloosa, Septemoer 4-7. jeweu uounty f air association Unas. Home, secretarv. liankato: SeDtember 11-14. Lmn Countv Fair Asssatation Ed. K. Smith, secretary, Mounfl City. Marsnaa county. Frankfort Fair asso ciation C. W Brandenbure. secretary. Frankfort; Septemoer 25-28. Aitami county Agricultural. Mecnanicai Fair association Jos. Trickett, secre tary, Paola; September 25-28. Morris County Exposition company: E. J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove, Septem oer Neosho Countv Fair association a. Xodge. secretary, Erie: August 28-31. jNeosno county, cnanute Agricultural, Fair, Park and Driving association A. E. Tlmpane, secretary, Chanute; September 4-7. Ohab-6 Countv Fair association C. H. Curtis, secretary, Burlingame; September 4-7. Rllev Countv Aexlcultural society: K. T. "Worboys, secretary, Riley; September 1-21. Sedgwick county. Wichita State Fair association H. G. Toler, secretary, Wich ita; September 4-7. stanord county i-air association John W. Lill, secretary, St. John: August 29-31. Harvey County Agricultural society; John C. Nicholson, secretarv. Newton: October 2-5. Rooks county lair, at Stockton. SeDtem ber 11, 12, 13 and 14. Czar Hates "War. London, Aug:. 30. "Dr. Leyds inter view with Emperor Nicholas," says a dispatch to the Daily Mall from St. Petersbure-, "iasted barely five minutes, i The czar said he was sorry he could do nothing for the Transvaal, except to urge it to make peace, as be hated all war.-' i

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