The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 5, 1900

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i it r ntrntrid 4 v v LAST EDITION. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. DECEMBER 5, 1900. WEDNESDAY EVENING. W O CENTS. rf 1 1 IvSrit mm it w N r N SHE WILL TESTIF 21iss Morrison to Give Evidence in Her Own Behalf. Defense Will Try to Impeacli Castle's Testimony. SURPRISES IN STORE. Witnesses Who Will State That He Swore Falsely. Man Who Heard Mrs. Castle In vite the Defendant Into Her House, Has Been Found and Will Testify. El Dorado. Dec. 5. At 10:30 Tuesday night court adjourned the Morrison case until today with arguments as to the admittance to the jury of Mrs. Castle's alleged dying statement unfinished It is announced that the defense has 1- cated the canvasser, A. J. Morgan.who called at the Castle home on the morn- ing of June 22, the day of the tragedy, and will have him here to testify. The defendant hopes to prove by his testimony that Clara Wiley Castle call ed Jessie into her house. This would add an air of probability to the allega tion that after the altercation between the two. Mrs. Castle attacked Jessie Morrison and the latter defended herself with such terrible results. The aefeno ant has an affidavit of M. A. duller, a firmer, who alleged that a canvasser, Morgan, told him that Clara Castle call ed Jessie into her house on June 22. To an old schoolmate, who was per mitted to visit her in her cell during the ivx.n hour, Miss Morrison said: -I know that some people think that, eause I do not cry all the time, I am a brazen thing, but you know that my every motion is severely criticised. Tou an never know how very tired and weary 1 get sittine in that big chair all day long. It is very hard for me to re strain mvseif from weeping in the court mom. but I endeavor to do so. When I am alone in mv room I just cannot help it and cry myself to sleep every night." The defense has five witnesses to con tradict the evidence given by Olin Cas tle, to the eftVet that at 11 o'clock on the niaht of June 11, Jessie Morrison met him on the stret-t near his home and wanted him to go to a dark place where Khe said she wanted to talk to him. Thest witnesses will swear that Jessie was not there at all that night, and that she was .spending the night with friends in another part of town. It is also giv er: out that the defense has a witness by whom it expects to piove Clara Wiley's jealousy of Jessie Morrison's attentions toward" Olin Castle. It is said that she emploved a woman named Push to watch' the actions of the defendant and young Castle, before his marriage .and this woman will testify to a number ot things that have not thus far been brought out in the examination. The state will rest its case today. It will take the defense about two days to get its evidence in. The defendant will be placed on the stand in her own be half. She will be the last' one to testify before rebuttal testimony is offered. It is rumored that the state will pro duce a note dropped by Jessie Morri son in the house after the traeedy. which reads: "I have killed Clara Castle. Olin will know." This note would prove pre meditation, but when asked about it the state's attorneys said they had no such j'apar. The entire day was consumed in estab lishing the validity of the dying state ment of Clara V iiey Castle by testi mony and argument. The state intro duced a number of witnesses to identify the statement and testify that Mrs. Cas tle had made it when she believed that she was going to die. The statement was made by Mrs. Cas tle in brief sentences in answer to ques tions propounded by Austin Brumback. a brother of the county attorney, who was absent from the city. The statement,- except the last seven lines, was made on the night of July 3. The next flay Dr. C Ambrose, attached seven lines to the statement, it being thought that it was not complete. It was then Bhown to Mrs. Castle and she signed it after she had been told by the doctors that she could not recover. This is the contention of the state. The- defense holds that Mrs. Castle did not write the statement, that she did not believe she was going to die at the time it was made and that the seven lines added by Dr. Ambrose invalidated it On these grounds the witnesses were interrogated throughout the day. After supper the arguments began, Mr. Kra mer opening for the defense. He held to the first and second premises and spike for an hour. Mr. Schumacher followed and after attacking the validity of the statement from the third standpoint presented some supreme court decisions in support of the cause. Judsre Redden read a supreme court decision that dying declarations are not admissible throus'i conclusions of witnesses, mental Imprest-ions or opinions. County Attorney Brumback argued If-. at Clara Wiley Castle did believe she was at dt ath's door when she wrote the answers which were afterward wreathed into a dying statement by Mr. Brum back. He also quoted supreme court de cisions. The Jury- was not in the court room during the entire day or the even ing while the testimony was taken and while the arguments were beirfg made Captain Waters followed Mr Brum back for the state. He said the state ment was competent because it was founded on fart and had been written bv Mrs. Castle. He argued for it section bv section. During some of his impassion ed remarks touching on Mrs Wilev's talk with her daughter, there was hard ly a dry eye in the audience. M's Mo--jison sat with pale face, but showed no emotion. Austin Brumback. brother of the county attorney, and the man who took the dying statement of Clara Wiiev Castie. was placed on the stand. Mr. Kramer, of counsel for defense took up the cross-examination of Brum back after the latter had told of the in cidents connected with the taking of th statement as related by Dr. Ambrose. "Why di 1 you take this statement?" asked Mr. Kramer. "Because I was acting for the county attorney," replied Brumback. In an swer to a question as to why he had gone to take Mrs. Castle's statement the evening of July 3. Brumback said he bad been informed that she was dying. "you were informed several times during the day that She was dying. Why didn't you do it before evening?" "It's hard to tell why we don't do things. It's easier after we have done them to tell why we do them," replied Brumback. The audience enjoyed the sally and Mr. Kramer cleared his throat for a fresh effort. "You had a feeling against this de fendant, didn't you?" he was asked. "No, sir. I am prejudiced against the crime she is charged with committing, but am not prejudiced against the de fendant." "Didn't you hope to convict Jessie Morrison with this statement?" "I had no further hope or purpose than to see justice done." Mr. Kramer was growing angry at Brumback, and called for an answer, yes or no. The court so ordered, but by shrewd movements Brumback evaded the ques tion and followed it with a. graphic de scription of the contents of the state ment. At the place where Mrs. Castle said in her statement that Jessie Mor rison handed her the letter and then struck her with the razor, he arose and with gestures described the scene trag ically. Had the jury been present at this juncture the illustration could not but have made a strong impression on its mind. Kramer finally asked Brum back if he heard the dying woman say she was going to die before she signed the statement. He said: "I did not hear it for there was a delicacy on my part of telling her that she was going to die." Edna Wharton and the Rev. Dr. Wharton, pastor of the M. E. church, of which Mrs. Castle and Miss Morrison were members, were on the stand to show that Mrs. Castle knew she was going to die when she made her state ment. Both had heard Dr. Koogler tell her. Dr. Koogler was called and cor rotorated their testimony. Dr. Koogier testified that Mrs. Castle was of sound mind w"hen she made her statements. The day after she signed the statement Dr. Koogler said she wrote nearly 100 letters to her friends, sending them fond messages and leaving some tokens of her love. Some she asked to join the church, which they did. Dr. Koogler said he had held out little hope to Mrs. Castle of recovery from the first, as when he first reached the house he would not have been surprised had she died in ten minutes. Later he said reaction set in, and in his zeal he thought she would get well and he told her. Afterward, however, when she be gan failing, he saw there was no hope, and so told her. July 4 he told her to get ready to die. During Dr. Koogler's testimony Mr. and Mrs. Wiley sat with bowed heads. Mrs. Wiley supported her head with her hand, covering her face with her hand kerchief. Her emotions were plainly visible. Dr. Koogler explained that he had administered opiates to Mrs. Castle during the last days of her life, but that it had been given to relieve pain, and was not in such quantities as to affect her mind. Mrs. Wiley, mother of Clara Wiley Castle, was called to the stand. She testified that she wasat her daugh ter's bedside on the afternoon of July 4. "I knew that X'lara was going to die and Clara knew it also,", she said. "As I knelt at her side she said: 'Mama, I am going to die.' I said 'yes,' and that it would be hard for me as she had always been such a pleasure and comfort to me. But," continued Mrs. Wiley, "I said 'you are going to heaven, and heaven will be nearer to me now that you are there." Mrs. Castle said her daughter asked for songs and prayers that evening. "She wrote everything as no sound came from her lips," she said. Up to the night of July 4, Mrs. Wiley said her daughter thought she would get well. During the first few minutes she was on the stand Mrs. Wiley showed signs of giving way, but she rallied after re lating the scene and when the defense questioned her she had completely re gained her composure and her answers came loud and clear. She wore deep j mourning and the sad look in her eyes depicted the suffering she has experi enced since the tragedy. Dr. Fullenvvider testified that on July 3 he was at Clara Castle's bedside, and she wrote him a note asking if she would get well. He said he did not re ply to this note. "Later." he said, "she wrote 'Be can did. I am getting very weak. I don't see how I can get well.' "What did you tell her?" "I told her she must prepare to die. as the end was near, and if she had any word to leave to prepare to leave it, as she could not live long." He said that she had suggested the taking of the dying statement in the presence of Mrs. Castle. She had not signed it until after she knew she was going- to die. He heard ier asking for prayers. ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE Mrs. Castle's Dying Statement Given to the Jury. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 5. A special to the Star from El Dorado, Kan., says: Mrs. Castle's deathbed statement of accusation against Jessie Morrison was today admitted as evidence in the case. The statement, which declares that Miss Morrison provoked the quarrel with the bride and then began an attack that cost Mrs. Castle her life, is considered the strongest evidence presented by the state. The point of its admission had been argued since yesterday mornning, and during that time the jury had been ex cused. Jessie Morrison gave w-ay to her feel ings in the court room this morning and wept for the first time since her trial began. It occurred during the final ar gument of Judge Redden, one of the prisoner's attorneys, against the admis sion of the statement. Judge Redden said that Captain Waters, for the state, had depicted the horror of the wounding of the bride, had painted the scene of sorrow at the deathbed, "and now." said the attor ney. "I understand the purpose of thi3 thing. It was an attack upon this de fendant here to intimidate and cow and if possible to break her down, then point to it when this case goes before the jury as an evidence of her guilt, or if she could brace herself against it and by her will power not break down, they would point to that as evidence of a. guilty conscience." As Judge Redden talked tie looked at the prisoner, whose eyes were wet with tears. She gulped down a sob and hid her eyes with her handkerchief. Miss Morrison has steadfastly main tained complete control of herself as she sat through the tedious examination of the state's witnesses and this was her first show of a breakdown. Once re leased the tears flowed freely. Judge Redden continued at length. H charged that the dying declaration made by Mrs. Castle was a concoction of men who sought to convict an innocent girl. She was a frail girl against whom vin dictive men had conspired. Ail the evidence on which the attorneys for the state depended for conviction, he de clared was circumstantial, excepting the dying- statement of Clara Castle. SELLS CASE IS ON Peter Sells Continues His Story on Witness Stand. W. W. Phillips, of Topeka, Sent Property Description. HE IS THE SELLS AGENT Transfer of Holdings From Mrs. Sells Occurred Afterward. Tho Plaintiff Tells of His Per sonal Habits. The Sells divorce case has been re sumed. Another Topeka man has been drawn into the case in a business ca pacity. He is W. W. Phillips, the Sells agent in Topeka. He sent Mr. Sells a description of the Topeka property in Mrs. Sells name preceding the transfer of the property. A dramatic scene occurred during the cross-examination of Peter Sells. This was while the witness was identifying the different diamonds and presents which he had bestowed upon Mrs. Sells. As he proceeded to look at the different articles Mrs. Sells was coaching her counsel in a rather loud tone of voice. Stopping suddenly and looking squarely at his wife Mr. Sells said: "These are not all the rings you have?" "When you get off the stand you may have an opportunity to ask questions, but not now," interrupted Mr. Huling. "Well, she was talking to me," re torted Mr. Sells. Mrs. Sells, who had been closely watching her husband, nervously bit her lips and instantly directed her gaze to the opposite side of the room. This is the first time Mr. Sells has spoken directly to his wife since the separation, and the incident created a stir in the court room. A watch belonging to Miss Florence Sells was among the collection of arti cles identified, but Mr. Sells explained that some valuable presents were miss ing. Among these was a large diamond ring that came to Miss Florence from the Ellen McCune estate. This Mr. Sells said had been traded by Mrs. Sells for other articles. Mr. Sells took the stand at 10 o'clock. The worry and agony of the trial seems to be telling on him. Mr. Booth took up the redirect examination. Resuming, Mr. Sells said that the preliminary work for the circus in the spring of 1S(8 was done at the Main street grounds. Mi Hatfield had the contract for painting. This was Mr. Al Field's (Hatfield) father. Here Mrs. Sells was taken by her husband. Mrs. Ann Sells, witness' sister-in-law, rode in the grand parade and entree and rode a side saddle and with skirts. In reference to the profit of $160,000 made by the show in 1899 Mr. Sells said that the expenses for winter ing the show and the wear and tear o cars and paraphernalia were not taken out of this sum. Mr. Lew Sells and himself were very hard up and had not made much improvement on the cars, etc. The two items would probably amount to $40,000, wintering and repair ing. The general conditions of the coun try, prosperous and otherwise, would be felt sooner by a show than by any other business. Local conditions w-ould affect the income of a show as would the time of the season and the weather. Wet weather was a killer. Competition with other shows invariably increased the -expenses and often materially reduced the receipts. Here aavertising in news papers, bill boards and pictorial work would be increased during competition. Mr. Sells sold out in the spring of 1900 so his evidence along the line of what the show did that year was objected to. Mr. Booth had asked him whether the general conditions were a3 favorable in 1900 as in 1899. Col. Holmes' objection was that facts and not comparisons should govern the character of the e i dence. Mr. Booth remarked that there seemingly had been a dispute as to whether the sale by Mr. Peter Sells was bona fide. Witness said that the general conditions in 1S99 were good. "How were they in 1900?" asked Mr. Booth. "Not so good." In 1S98 they were not as good as in 1899. The circus busi ness had not been good for ten years prior to 1899. Mr. Sells, alluding to the two times he had testified as to having been intoxica ted since his marriage, said that once was when the viaduct was building. Mr. Sells said that this time was after the viaduct decision had been made. He was in Willam Taylor's place on East Broad street, with Mr. Kauffman. Mr. Seiis said he was not so drunk that he could go to supper and also play billiards. The other time was in November, 1891. This was on the right before the show got there. Mr. Sells had been down to the dock and afterwards took three drinks of Scotch whisky the first he had ever tackled. The next day he was working all right and the show got in. Regarding female performers with a circus, Mr. Sells said they were gener ally married or with their families. Mr. Sells was ihown the letter he wrote to Mr. J. E. Sater on November 15 and identified the epistle. This letter was passed over to Messrs. Holmes and Hu ling, who scrutinized it carefully. This was marked plaintiff's exhibit No. 17. The letter was dated Beaumont, Tex. November 13, and says that Mr. Levi3 Sells would call on Mr. Sater November 23 or 24 and consult with him on an im portant matter. Also, that the Topeka representative had shipped some import ant papers. Mr. Sells said he always bought his own underwear and that after. her fath er's death Mrs. Sells wore black clothes and a black hat turned up behind and pulled welj down over her face. She wore silk petticoats and her dresses were generally lined with silk. From 1897 to 1S99 she dressed well and in that fash ion. Her dresses were generally of cloth. During the last five years of their married life they occupied separate looms and when Mr. Sells would come home, he testified his wife w-ould be tired and would request to occupy her own apartments. Mr. Huling then took the witness and asked Mr. Sells where he got the letter introduced in evidence. Witness said that Mr. Sater had it and until one day last week he had not seen the letter since he wrote it. He had been told by Mr. Sater to carry the letter to Mr, Booth. The let ter was on Mr. Sater's desk with a lot of other papers and there was no envel ope. Mr. Sells said he returned on No vember 24 but could not tell when Mr. Lewis Sells had arrived. The show got home the day before and Mr. Lewis Set's generally traveled with the show. Busi ness for the show had detained Mr.Peter Sells at Little Rock and New Orleans. W. W. Phillips of Topeka.-was the man who sent the important papers, desenn tions of the Topeka property, in Mrs. Sells' name to Mr. Sater. Mr. Sells said he wanted the property in his own name after the investigations about his wife had been made. Witness said the. show business was fraught with disaster and in answer to Mr. Huling Mr. Sells said that he had transferred some property to Mrs. Sells to protect them In their old age, in case of a disaster. Mr. Sells, in response to a nuestion from Mr. Huling, said he had not been addicted to drink since his marriage. T never said I did not drink," said he, "I had sown my wild oats, but after my engagement I did not drink." "You said you had never had a quarrel witn your wire.' asuea Mr. ttunng. "Only such as any married people have," was the reply. Then the letter, dated January 31, 1SS1, was introduced. It is understood that these letters say that Mr. Sells promises not to quarrel with his wife any more, or to drink. Also that one speaks ot some property that Mr. Sells is to deed to his-wife, but the attor neys sav nothing was said about its beinff "in trust" but the word "give" is said to have been used. Plaintiff's attorneys took up the morning recess looxing over tne letters introduced. A letter dated August 1. 1880. was of fered in evidence, and Mr. Booth said he would prefer to have St read in court. The defense said the letters were in evidence and did not read tins one. "was this one read to you by counsel at recess?" asked Mr. Huling. Mr. Sells said he had heard it. In this letter the text said, "You know I don't like Anna, but we are making money ana l aon c want to oo anything now that would cause ill-feeling. If we have luck for a few years we will have plenty to live on." Mr. Sells said that "Anna" was Lewis' wife. Mrs. Sells did not like her and Mr. Sells said he never particularly liked Mrs. Anna Sells. He had left their house be cause he didn't like the way he was treated. Mr. I.uker, Mrs. Sells' brother, brought in a 'big jug. The jug was wrapped in newspaper and had a string handle. Mr. Sells said he did not use beer but kept !t at the house for his friends. Mrs. Sells bought the beer in the summer time and witness said that he thought that manv of the liquor bills were paid by Mrs. Sells in the summer time when he was away with the show. Mr. Sells said he had found lots of liquors in Mrs. Sells closet that he had never bought. The liquors that he did not see were fancy cordials like absinthe, benedictine, etc., in fancy odd shaped bottles. "Go into any bar room," said witness, "and vou will find them there. A great quantity of bottles were in her closet. There are no bills here for those things, I notice." "Do you know what benedictine is?" asked Mr. Sells. "No. I am free to say I don't." replied Mr. Huling. Continuing Mr. Sells said. "If I bought those fancv bottles why don't you present the bill?" A sherry bill calling for one gallon of sherry and dated January 30. 1S99. was re pudiated by Mr. Sells. It did not go into evidence right away. "Why don't you put that bill in evidence?" said Mr. Sells. "I wasn't in the city on that day." Then Mr. Huting produced the jug. "Didn't Bud Gorman make you a pres ent of this full of rye after Christmas, "I never saw the jug." said Mr. Sells. The jug was empty but had a Kentucky tag. "My name is not on it," sarcastically re marked Mr. Sells. "Why. was your name on the jug you got?" flashed Mr. Huling. "I never got any." was Mr. Sells' replv. During the jug episode Mrs. Sells fre quently consulted with her attorneys and laughed heartily when Mr. Huling an nounced it was empty.- The jewelry question was next taken up by Mr. Huling and Mrs. Sells produced t"he necklace, the wedding gift. It had a cross upon it. Both handled it rever ently. "Has your wife worn It lately?" "No," was Mr. Sells' reply in a low voice. "I have not seen her wear it in recent years." The first watch he gave her was mentioned. "Where is that watch now?" asked Mr. Huling. "That's the one he threw across the room," said Mrs. Sells to Mr. Huling. "Isn't that the one you threw across the room and broke?" asked Mr. Huling. "I did not." was the reply. Then Mr. Huling asked if that watch, on account of its unpleasant recollections, wasn't raf fled off in Australia for 12 pounds. Mr Sells said that was the first time he had heard of what had become of it. The round watch mentioned some days ago was then mentioned. It was a second-hand watch when he bought it. Mr. Sells denied that the round watch had been bought with part of the proceeds of the raffle: and denied that Mr. Luker had given him the money pro ceeds of the raffle. The round watch went into the exhibits. During the jewelry ex amination Mrs. Sells manifested the' live liest interest. The day the watch was bought, some opals were purchased. The whole bunch cost $200. There were opals worth 10 or 15 pounds. "If she's got her jewelry box there." said Mr. Sells, "she can show them to you." The big Brisbane opal was shown. Mr. Sells emphatically denied that anv money had been paid by his wife. The $150 dia mond ear drops, Mr. Sells said, were bought in Chicago, but he could not iden tify the stones in court. There was a lot of jewelry loose in court for a few mo ments. KILLED AND WOUNDED. MacArthur's Casualty List From the Field. Washington, Dec. 5. The following casualty list was received at the war department from General MacArthur at Manila: Killed November 30, Pilar, Luzon, company A, Thirty-sixth infantry, Cor nelius J. Leahy; November 21, San Vi ente, Luzon, eompay L, Forty-fifty in fantry, George R. Whittier. Wounded Company H. Thirty-sixth infantry, Samuel A. Roberts, wounded in arm, serious; company F, Thirty sixth infantry, Ulric Jusseaume, wound ed in abdomen, serious; company K, Thirty-sixth infantry, Frank Hilliker, groin, moderate; company L, Thirty sixth infantry, Courtney Morris, thigh, wounded in leg above knee, slight; com pany I, Thirty- sixth infantry, Emerson Flausberg, wounded in leg, slight; com pany G, Thirty-sixth infantry, Charles Clark, wounded in foot, slight; company H, Thirty-sixth infantry, John G. Kortz, wounded in arm, serious; company I, Thirty-sixth infantry, Albert Padesky, wounded in leg above knee, slight. INSURANCE SWINDLE. Results in the Death of One of the Promoters. Sioux City, la., Dec. 5. Charges of. an attempted insurance swindle that cost the life of one of the alleged swindlers are made by J. H. Hurd, of the Labor ing Men's Co-operative Life association, who has just returned from an inves tigation of the case. George A. Barber, of Webster City, la,, Who held a policy for $7,800 in the company, is dead at Pagosa, Colo., and Mrs. Mary Wright, of Chicago, and W. R. Neff are held at the same place to appear at the coroner's inquest. It is said that Barber met Mrs. Wright in Chicago last sum mer and took her to Denver, where Neff appeared. The policy was made pay able to Mrs. Wright, who was alleged to be Barber's affianced. Mr. Hurd charges that the policy w-as taken out with an intention to defraud, although in the original plan- he- says Barber's death was not to be a re ality. Later, he says, the scheme was changed, and he makes the assertion that Barber, who died in convulsions in a. hotel office, was poisoned. A NEW COURT FORKANSAS. Thurston Introduces a Bill in the Senate For Establishment of Tenth Ju dicial Circuit. ARMY BILL COMES UP. House Listens to a Speech by Chairman Hull. Senate Takes Up Hay-Paunce-fote Treaty. Brewers Score in Connection With Tax Reduction. Washington, Dec. 5. A bill was pass ed in the senate today permitting Capt. B. H. McCalla and Commander W. C. Wise of the United States navy to ac cept decorations from the Emperor of Germany. The resolution introduced yesterday by Mr. Pettigrew calling for information as to the postal frauds in Cuba, was re ferred to the committee on relations with Cuba and the senate then went in to executive session. Among the bills introduced were the following: By Senator Pritchard, the bills pre pared by the commission appointed by the president providing for revisions of the patent and trade mark laws. By Senator Hale, to revive the grade of vice admiral in the navy. By Senator Thurston, creating an ad ditional judicial circuit to be designated as the tenth and to include the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana, and creating a court of appeals for the circuit. By Senator Warren, permitting the free admission of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors into any hospital of the United States for medical or surgi can treatment. The executive session waa devoted to the consideration of the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty. The treaty and the amend ment to it suggested by the committee on foreign relations were read at the in stance of Senator Lodge who took charge of the treaty on behalf of the committee. He then made" a speech in explanation of the treaty and urged its speedy ratification as a necessary pre liminary to the consideration of the Nic aragua canal bill. Mr. Frye resumed his speech in favor of the shipping subsidy bill, giving de tails as to the cost of building ships in the United States. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Dec. 5. When the house met today the speaker announced that he had a communication from the fam ily of Mr. Boutelle of Maine, resigning his position as chairman of the commit tee on naval affairs. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), from the committee on. rules, presented a special order for the house to immedaitely begin the con sideration of the army reorganization bill. No time was set for a vote on the measure. The resolution was adopted. It was arranged that general debate should run for four hours, two hours on a side, and that then the bill should be considered under the. five minute rule. Mr. Hull opened the debate. He ridi culed the charges made during the re cent campaign by the opposition to the effect that the Republican party desired to foist upon the country a great stand ing army. Representative Brosius of Pennsyl vania, chairman of the committee on banking and currency, today introduced a resolution to authorize the controller of the currency, under the limitations of the act of July 12, 1882, to extend for a further period of twenty years the charter of any national banking associ ation which shafl desire to continue its existence after the expiration of its present charter. REDUCES BEER TAX. Revenue Reduction Bill as Completed by House Committee. .Washington, Dec. 5. The revenue re duction bill has been completed by the Republican members of the ways and means committee, and Chairman Payne will introduce the bill before the close of the session today. It is understood that in addition to the abolition of the stamp taxes on telegrams, express re ceipts and proprietary medicines, here tofore reported, there will be a reduc tion of the beer tax to $1.60. The pres ent tax is ?2 per barrel with IV2 per cent, rebate to $1.85, so that the reduc tion will be 25 cents per barrel. Chair man Payne has called a meeting of the full ways and means committee for tomorrow to consider the bill. The decision concerning beer was ar rived at after some discussion and by a divided vote. It was first attempted to make the reduction on tea, but this was not concurred in, and the question re curring to beer the reduction was de cided upon. The stamp taxes were al most entirely wiped out with the excep tion of the stamp tax on stocks. TREATY DISCUSSED. Say-Pauncefote Document Before Senate Committee. Washington, Dec. 5. The Hay-Paunce- fote treaty concerning the Nicaraguan canal was the subject of a few minutes' consideration today by the senate com mittee on foreign relations, which com mittee has charge of the treaty in-, the senate. The treaty already has b&nl therefore only taken up in an informal way and for discussion only. No con clusion was possible except to decide to press the question in the senate, and there was substantial agreement upon the wisdom of this policy. There is no division in the committee except upon amendments, although Senator Bacon did not manifest any great concern for the passage of the treaty in any shape. No vote on any subject connected with the treaty was possible in the commit tee, but the discussion revealed the fact that the committee is evenly divided upon the question of the amendment of the document in accordance with the provision reported during the last ses sion of congress, providing for the for tification of the proposed canal. The committee stands: For the amendment, Messrs. Lodge and Clark, Republicans, and Daniel, Bacon and Money, Democrats. Against it, Messrs. Frye, Cullom, For aker and Wolcott, Republicans, and Morgan, Democrat. The advocates of both lines of policy each express the opinion that the op posing side will in the end surrender. CANTEEN- AMENDMENT. Likely to Make Trouble For the Back ers of the Army BilL Washington, Dec. 5. The canteen pro vision in the new army bill is likely to cause a great deal of contention. In stead of being a prohibition of the sale of liquor it provides that no army ulti cer or soldier shall sell liquor. The pro vision is as follows: "That no officer or private soldier shall sell intoxicating drinks of any kind, as a bartender or otherwise, in any army post, or on any army transport, or in any encampment, or fort, or on any premises used for military purposes by the United States: and the secretary of war is hereby directed to Issue such general order as may be necessary to carry the provisions of this section Into full force and effect." The canteen provision of the present law is as follows: "That no officer or private soldier shall be detailed to sell Intoxicating drinks, as a bartender or otherwise, in any post exchange or canteen, nor shall any other person be required or allowed to sell such liquors In any encampment or fort, or on any premises used for mil itary, purposes by the United States, and the secretary of war is hereby di rected to issue such general order as may be necessary to carry the provi sions of this section into full force f nd effect." Chairman Hull, of the house commit tee on military affairs, said today that the programme for considering the army reorganization bill as now outlined con templated a special rule which would take up the bill today. But as the leg islative appropriation bill was ready the right of way would be conceded to that measure. The army bill will then fol low. Under the proposed special rule no precise time will be fixed for taxing the final vote as this may be reached by arrangement; otherwise the previous question will be resorted to for the pur pose of securing a vote before the close of the week, if possible. The commit tee on rules met at 11 o'clock to trams the special rule. PINGREE'S PARDON. It Is Extended to Men Convict ed of Defrauding State. Detroit, Mich., Dec. Governor Plnre at 10 o'clock last nigrht announced that he had pardoned both General W. I White, ex-quartermaster peneral, and General A. F, Marsh, ex-inspector general of the Michigan national guard, who were con victed of complicity in the state militia clothing frauds, upon the payment of ?5,000 fine by each. One thousand dollars of the fine is to be paid January 1, 1901, and a "like sum on tne first day of Janu ary. 3902, 1903. lf04 and lftf5. General White was committed to Jack son prison yesterday to begin the ten years' :entence imposed on him by Judge Wiesl, and General Marsh in under bonds pending the result of an appeal of h trial, which resulted in conviction, to tho supreme court. Both General White and General Marsh addressed petitions to the governor, ask ing executive clemency. In his appeal General Marsh asserts that he was con victed on the evidence of self-confessed perjurers, and lays stress upon the fact that the court denied a continuance of the case asked for by his attorney when his principal witness was sick and unable to be present. General Marsh asserts that he was forced to trial wholly unprepared to meet the charges preferred against him. In his petition General White assert" that it was a Kalamazoo military supply firm which conceived the fraudulent transaction and persuaded him into enter ing into the scheme. He nays that the Kalamazoo company assured him when he entered the deal, which involved the sale of a quantity of the state's military clothing to a fictitious company organized by the Kalamazoo company and its repur chase at four times the sale price. It was perfectly legal. When he became con vinced that the deal was illegal. White says he wanted to go to the governor and explain it to him. but the Kalamazoo com pany assured him that its standing would fireclude any investigation being made and n the event of one being made they would wholly protect. White then lays stress on the fact that none of the members of the firm has been Indicted for Its part of the transaction. The general declares that he believes from what he has learned of the treatment of the transactions by the nf ficials at Lansing, where he was tried and convicted, that he can not hope for fair treatment at their hands, and asks for executive clemency. Governor Pingree's announcement of the pardon says: 'These men entered into a conspiracy with the Henderson-Ames company, a cor poration composed of prominent and influ ential citizens of Kalamazoo to defraud the state of a large amount of money in connection with the sale and repurchase of military clothing. One Kickrstaff. who was the agent for the Henderson-Ames company, was, according to his testimony, active in engineering the fraud. The cir cuit judge and the prosecuting attorney of Ingham county, who had control of the proceedings before the grand jury, madr? no effort to have the grand jury bring all the guilty parties to Justice, but permitted the seven members ot the Henderson Ames company and their agent, liicker staff. to go frpe. "This ineffectual and one-sided justice in n4 consistent with my ideas of right and wrong and has h.nd great weight in determining my action in tlie.se cases. Res, titution has been made to the state by the Henderson-Ames company and Marsh and White, and the armiunt which the state lost by the original transaction has been returned with interest. Restitution having been made, my impulse is to place all the guilty on the same footing and I thereby grant William L. White and Ar thur K. Marsh a pardon upon their paving into the treasury of Ingham county 5,0uo each." w DIVIDEND DECLARED. On Santa Fe Preferred Nothing on Common Stock. New York, Dec. 5. The directors of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe rail road company have declared the regular semi-annual dividend. of Zhx per cent, on the preferred stock, but took no ac tion ori a dividend for the common stock. In view of the millions of dollars be- in& spent in grade reduction and track improvement, a dividend on the com mon stock was not expected. A person in a position to know says there will not be any dividend declared on the common stock. Commissioner Wright' Expenses. Washington. Dee. 5. The commission er of labor reports to congress expendi tures aggregating J179,34a during the last fiscal year. HERE ITJSAT LAST Gorernor and Sen. Smith Draft ins Civil Service Law. It Will Have Executive Sanction When Introduced. RESCUE IS IN SIGHT. Institutions May Yet Hscnprt From Jllisbt of Politics. Provisions of New Law Cover Every Point. Governor Stanley and Senator F. t. Smith of Kin!iey are ovllnhorutlnR on proposed law for civil K'-rvicc in ti e state institutions. Senator Smith likely have chai jre of the measure in tli legislature. The proposed law Is modeled from th-i Illinois law which provides civil Kei vi. 1 for municipal governments. The law w'H be broadened in fume of its provision", but the principle therein contained will be made applicable to the stiite chmit i ble institutions The promised new liivv will contain thn following Important provisions: Politics shiill not be considered In tlr selection of employes and olliceis for tlm Etate institutions Competitive examinations in common or scientilic bi'anrh''s, as the cane rn;iy demand, will be hi id to determine tin fitness of applicants Applicants must furnish proof of mor ality and sobriety Intention of becoming permanently identified with the work must lie show i. Persons of uncertain bal'lts will not be permitted to take examinations. Fitness and etfU leni y shall govern In the promotions to fill vacancies v iih a may occur. Fitness, efficiency and length of term of service recorded shall be considered in distributing the best positions. Promotions may be earnel or lost by character of service recorded. The state board of charities will com prise the examining board or civil set' vice commission. The employes shall be selected accord ing to examination rank by the oomnils Fion, without interference by the gover nor or other person. Political pulls are prohibited front consideration by members of the com mission. There ehall be no removals except fop cause. In the matter of removals the provis ions which govern the federal civil sir vice commission will be made a part of the Kansas law. It has been charged that the jsal of the Republicans, to establish the civil service custom is for the purpose of making permanent the present Kepublt can control of the ins! it ut Ions. It is the plan to make the civil servie- regulations applicable to the state Insti tutions immediately after the passage of the law which will then open all th; places In these Institution to competi tion by examination. The plan as it is now considered is to cause those persons now holding plai S in the institutions to pass the examina tions specified and If incompetent per sons are now employed therein and they fail to make the average to be rerpiire-l. they will be displaced a nd t he a pplica in successful at the examination Installed. This proposed law would revolution. the management of the charitable incli tutions and will dispose of many em ployes now on the payrolls. PORTO IMCO legisTatc iu:. Island Lawmaker Meet and Listen to Gov. Allen's Message. San Juan, Porto Kico, 1 T. Tli Porto Kican house of delegates met to day in Joint session with the fxecutlv council, the two bodies adopt log a e. olution to cable greeting to president McKinley. Oovernor Allen's message, consisting of 5.000 words, congratulates t li- -opi of Porto Kico on the meeting ut their first legislative assembly, and points on:, that the tinances of the Island are In a satisfactory condition, showing a bal ance Of $l.r.S:t.4!l;. The leeeipts. froiii May to October, inclusive, were $1,041. 16. The sum of SJOil.BHS. the balance iiu from the customs, uill be used to refund the chief revenue customs, which cihsi in 12. The governor recommends an equit able system of taxation. Including ex -Ise, Inheritance tax and a direct t.ix upon real estate, together with a pen feral valuation of all property md thu abolition of all municipal taxes, J I announces that there are now rnl schools in the Island, an Inerase of 11 during the last year, and iee,inni"nds that this number be augmented and that increased appropriations be made for elementary education. Th reorganization of th Judiciary and the jury system Is also rcouimenii cd, and an argument is mde in favor of simpler forms of municipal tome men, the suggestion being that mu nicipalities be divided Into three clans, s, according to the population of the toiv n.,. ELKS IN KHPOKIA. Topeka Herd Will Institute the Lodga Tomorrow. The Topeka herd of Klks will go to Kmporia Thursday to limtltut a new lodge, and "Pick" Smith, the lord hi-!i mogul of the Kansas division, calls We? herd thusly: "If no intervening creek rises. It W the purpose of myself and Topeka. lo.1g to go to Kmporia, Kns.; on the a.fternooi of Thursday, December 6, 1!h1, and their erect a new Klk lodge, and not hit, u would tickle us more than to have .t goodly sprinkling cf the brothers prf--ent to assist and cheer us during tl' 'killing.' The price "per' will be so slml.t that most of the boys will not mis" th" money. Heed, dear brother, our Mace donian cry, and 'come over and heij US.' It might be well, also, for you to call to mind the old proverb, 'We'll nil be a, long time dead.' New Pitcher For Boston. Hoston, Dec. 5. The V-oston i lub has added another young pitcher to its liL fur 1H01. The newcomer is tieotge Brooks, who played with the Maiden club of the Connecticut State league. Brooks was highly recommended to President Soden. Fred Doe. who man aged the Norwich club, says Iirks whs by long odds the best pitcher in the Connecticut league. "Weather Idicsation. Chicago, Dec. 5. For Kansas: Gen erally fair tonight and ThuiwJii.y; vmjK able win da.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. "WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1900. MUSCLE AND MOT FAT. "What Thin People Need to Round Off the Corners. What thin folks need Is flesh or muscle, not fat. To be symmetrical and properly pro portioned every person should have a certain amount of excess tlesh, but to be plump does not necessarily mean to be fat. Fat is undesirable; it clogs and re tards the action of the muscles, inter feres with the healthy action of the iieart-and lungs and when very exces sive, predisposes to fatty degeneration of vital organs, to say nothing of the discomfort resulting from too much adipose tissue. Common sense "would suggest that If one wishes to become fleshy and plump the thing most needed would be flesh forming food that is. albuminous foods like eggs. beef, oatmeal, etc. The kinds of food which make, flesh ere the foods we have on our tables every day; but the trouble is that our stomachs, from weakness or derange ment of some kind do not promptly and I'roperly digest it. Rea,lly, the principal reason o many people remain thin is because their rtomachs do not properly and complete ly digest and assimilate the flesh forrfi ing beefsteak and egga we eat every day. There are thousands of such people, and they are really dyspeptics although they may not suffer any particular pain or inconvenience from their stomachs. If such persons and all thin people, would take after their meals some sim ple and natural digestive, like Stuart's AJvspepsia A a Diets the rood would re quickly digested and the proper degree or plumpness very soon result because these tablets are prepared exactly for that purpose. They digest every varie ty of flesh forming food, which is the real reason why they so quickly build up and strengthen thin, dyspeptic men and women. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure every form of indigestion on this common pense plan, that they thoroughly digest the food promptly, giving strength to every nerve and organ in the body, and the weakened stomach a chance to rest and recover its natural vigor. Nothing further is required to cure any stomach trouble, except cancer of the stomach. They make thin, dyspeptic people strong, plump and well. This excellent preparation is sold 50 cts for full sized treatment by all drug gists In Vnited States, Canada and Great Britain. New Orleans Races. New Orleans, Dec. 5. Weather cloudy, track heavy. Spirited finishes marked each event on the card, and of the fa vorites only one. Frangible, finished first. C. K. Eurdeau claimed Strangest out of the third race at $975. Sum maries: First race 6 furlongs. Castine, 102, 12 to 1 and 5 to 1, won: Armand, 99, 12 to 1 and 5 to 1. second: Marcie Marie, 99, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:24. Second race 1 mile, selling. Zack Phelps, 102, 6 to 1, won; Educate, 104, 4 to 1, second; Glen Bow, 102, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:54. Third race 1 mile and 20 yards, sell ing. Frangible, 100, 6 to 5 and 3 to 5, won; Strangest, 114, 9 to 2 and 8 to 5, second; Dan Cupid, 105, 9 to 2, third. Time, 1:53. Fourth race 7 furlongs, handicap. Glen Lake, 97, 13 to 1 and 5 to 1, won: Moroni, 107, 6 to 5 and 2 to 5, second; Acushla, 96, 20 to 1, third. Time. l:353i. Fifth race 6 furlongs. Lady Curzon, 104, 20 to 1 and 8 to 1. won: Avatar, 104, 5 to 1. second; Triaditza, 99, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:12. Sixth race 7 furlongs, selling. Old Fox. 10", 15 to 1 and 6 to 1, won; Scriv ener, 108, 4 to 1 and 3 to 2, second; Dick Furber, SS, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:37. New York Horse Sale. New Tork, Dec. 5. The Fasig-Tipton suction sale of horses -was resumed to day. The principal sales were: Consignment of Henry Carson, Brook lyn, N. Y.: Baroda. b. m., 1892, by Baron Wilkes Effle; J. E. Meyer, Newark, N. J., $560. Consignment of A. H. Dora Son, Taunton, Mass.: Princess Mackay, br. m., 1894, by Baron .Wilkes-Lad v Mackay; J. Stew art, New Tork, $1,150. Consignment of J. V. Baylies Co., New Hyde Park, L. I.: Albert Powell, b. g., 1893, by Gusto Vic Monroe; T. Meyer, Rochester. N. Y., 710. Consignment of G. I LIHey, Water fcury. Conn.: Alietta, br. m 1892, Gambetta Wilkes Allee; J. .J. Hannon, New York; $510. Atell Back to Hia Old Quarters. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. B. The trotting Ptallion Axtell has arrived at his old quarters at Warren park, whence he was shipped to New York a week ago to be nii at auction. "He was bought by Fred Moran of Detroit and W. P. Ijams, pro prietor of War- -n. park, who were mem bers of the syndicate that had owned him for eleven years. :G0 WEAK LUHQS Tha New lFGMAL-DE-HYDE Treatment. Never before was there a cure for lung trouble Thlch destroyed the cause. Weak Langs don't a row strona bv themselves; you muet heal them and rid them of all disease breeding cerms. I KR-MAL-DE-MBE COUCH CURE Is scientifically pre pared with Solidified Formaldehyde, the roost powerful germi cide yet discovered, and under the personal supervision of Dr. Geo. Letnlnifer, one of the most eminent and ad vanced Lung Special Istsin thlttcoiiDtry who has used this Couch bemedy with wonderful results lnbli large ana extensive hospital hnrork and private practice, Dr. Geo. Leininger'i FormaMahvr). Cough Remedy is strongly recommended for all serious and stubborn lung troubles. It wlU eure Consumption, Bronchitis, Pneu monia. LaGrlppe, Lune Fever, and every other ailment of the pulmonary region, si contident are we it will not disappoint the most sanenineexpectatlon of a single patient, who employs it, that It Is sola under a pmitirv guarantee, and willcheerf ullyrefund your money if it does not do ail wa claim lor it. Sold Pt all drnpgista on an absolute srts&rantee at 25ots. for lar size bottle, or direct from the Dr. Geo, Leintnrer Chemical Co., Chicago. Basltltt i)4 frucMtaiaiH tfe ilii.W Cus Pmt FrmsH;e RiS41a. OK. CEO. LEIMIMOEPTS FOU-OAL-QE-IIYDE INHALED The ruarantee cure for Csrarrn, Consump tion, Bronchitis, Asthma. oid at all drug gists at 60 ceuts en an absolute guarantee. t i SP0RTING NEWS. A Prize Fighting Carnival is Being Arranged. Ex-Champion J. J. Corbett Will Manage the Affair. HELD AT CINCINNATI. Jack Boot and Tommy Ryan One Attraction. Ben Jordan and Terry McGovern Likely to Meet. Pompadour Jim Will Offer Jeff Big Inducements. New York, Dec. 5. Preparations for a prize fighting- carnival to be held in Cincinnati in February are under way. The preliminary steps in the matter were taken today, when J. J. Corbett, acting for the Cincinnati promoters, signed Tommy Ryan of Syracuse to box Jack Root of Chicago twenty rounds for a percentage of the gate receipts. The men will tight at 150 pounds, weigh ing In on February 10, the date of the battle. Corbett, who has been appointed man age the carnival, will also endeavor to arrange a contest between Ben Jordan, featherweight champion of England, and Terry McGovern. Jordan and Mc Govern will be offered a purse or a per centage of the gross receipts. McGovern wired from Milwauke that he will agree to fight Jordan in Cincinnati providing the financial inducements are sufficient ly attractive. Corbett cabled Jordan, who is in London, of the Cincinnati club's offer and McGovern's willingness to meet him. Corbett will also try to arrange a bout with Jim Jeffries, to take place at the carnival. He says ne will allow Jeffries to dictate the terms of the battle. Fail ing to arrange this bout, Corbett will offer a purse for a twenty round bout between the winner of the Maher Ruhlin bout and Jeffries. HE. RYAN TO MB. JEFFRIES Tommy "Will Not Run When He Meets the Big Boiler-Maker. Chicago, Dec. 5. I have been noting with some interest the number of falls Mr. James J. Jeffries has been taking out of me recently. He calls me an ungrateful fellow, among other things, and advises me to take to the far side of the road if we ever meet. Good. Now I am not going to run away from Mr. Jeffries if we ever happen to meet. Instead, I shall walk up to the gentle man, and, purely for commercial rea sons, ask him to give me the $500 he still owes me for preparing and sec onding him for the fight with Corbett. I said of Mr. Jeffries that he was all out, that he was on the verge of phys ical collapse, and that the first good man who meets him will knock his block off. 1 said that Bob Fitzsimmons can lick him. I repeat that Fitzsimmons, properly conditioned and coached, can and will win over Jeffries if they ever meet. Mr. Jeffries said that he would like to see me handle Fitzsimmons if he (Jeffries) and Fitz ever came to gether. I may do that much, even, and if I do, I shall have a bit of money on Fitz. The truth of the matter is that I don't believe you could coax Jeffries to meet Corbett again, let along Fitz. Corbett, for the twenty-three rounds the battle lasted, made a monkey of Jeffries, and if he had evaded that right to the jaw in the twenty-third round Corbett must have won the fight, as he had a long, safe lead up to that one punch. Ungrateful, indeed! I worked and watched over the big stiff for months, perfecting him for his three most important battles, and today he owes me $500 which I will sell for that many cent3 if some one will take the claim off my hands.. And, further, watch me closely when Jeff and I meet. If there is to be any running away, it will not be on the part of yours very truly, TOMMY RYAN. TALE'S CAPTAINCY IN DOTJBT Ferry Hale Is Regarded as Most Lik ly Successor to Oor don Brown. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 5. There Is much speculation as to who will succeed Gordon Brown as football captain at Yale. For some time past the name of Perry Hale, the fullback, has been prominently mentioned in this connec tion. Since the Harvard game the namea of several other players have been put forward and it is likely that Hale will have a number of rivals when the election take3 place. There is just one objection to Hale, and this is that he is a post-graduate student. Yale has never had any luck under post-graduate leaders. She lost when Charley Gill was captain, and also when Burr Chamberlin was in charge. For this reason there is a su perstition against post-graduates as captains. Both tiiil ana cnamoenain were great players, but both were poor captains. Both returned to college after they had graduated. Just as Hale did. and entered the post-graduate school. Hale graduated from the scientific school last June and is now taking a two years' course in civil engineering. For many reasons he is the most eligible man for the captaincy, owing to his ex perience as a player and to his ability upon the gridiron. MRS. M'COY TALKS. Would Like to See the Kid Ones More Two Offers of Marriage. Boston, Mass Dee. 5. Mrs. Julia Mc Coy, who on Wednesday was divorced from "Kid" McCoy, in an interview here today said: While I have passed out of the life of Norman Selby, still I would like to see and meet him once more. I entertain no bitter feeling for him. although I am indignant at his effort to thrust me off and injure my good name. Yes, I would like to see him once again, but after that we would be strangers. "Will I marry again? I don't know. I will accept whatever fate has in store for me. Since I have been in Boston i must Buy that I have been treated beau tifully. The gentlemen here tire splen did, and I feel flattered at two offers of marriage I have received. One of them is from a gentleman of wealth, a de scendant of nobility, and whose name figures largely in the history of the world." M'GOVERN BEGINS TRAINING. Little Champion Will Prepare For Gans Fight at Milwaukee. Chicago, Dee. 6. Terry McGovern, champion fighter of three -classes, left the city yeterdav morning for Milwaukee, where he is to finish his training for his right her next week with Joe Gans. Mc Govern will cut out all of his acting part with, the "Bowery After Dark," which ia his own companv, and will be seen simply in a light sparring act with Danny Dougherty, his sparring partner. After McGovern" s performance Saturday night he and Sam Harris, his manager, called on Tommy White in the latter's place of business on the west side. Mc Govern has beaten White twice, but there is the best of feeling- between the pair, as was shown in their sparring bout Fri day night at a west side theater. McGov ern drew a jeweler's box out of his pocket as soon as he entered the place and pre sented it to White. It contained a hand some pair of diamond cuff buttons. The big crowd that followed McGovern in immediately called on White for a speech. The west sider was greatly em barrassed but stroking his jaw reflect ivelv while looking at the present, said: "Well, while this is a most pleasant sur prise, it is a surprise onlv In one way, for this is not the first thing Terry has given me." This made a hit with the crowd and White closed his speech of thanks with this: "But I will accept this gift as gracefully as I tried to accept some of those wallops in the jaw." .YOUNG BTJYS SAUCERER. Kentucky Breeder Will Place English Stallion at Head of His Stud. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 5. Milt Young of the McGrathiana stud has secured for importation to America the race horse and sire Saucerer, which he will place at the head of the famous farm. Saucerer is by the $100,000 Ormonde and out of Crucible, and, therefore, a half brother of Gold Cup. Young has sold to Knglish turfmen the best son of the late Hanover. He is Handball, out of Keepsake, and raced well as a 2 and 3-year-old, winning about $55,000. CROWD TO SEE THE ABBOT. New Yorkers Make a Fruitless Jour ney to the Speedway. New York, Dec. 5. With the expec tation of seeing The Abbot, the world's champion trotter, recently bought by Fire Commissioner John J. Scannell, for $26,500, measure strides on the speedway with some of the local crack steppers, more than 15,000 persons journeyed up the stretch just above Washington bridge, where the speedway is confined, long before noon today. But the multi tude was disappointed, as the famous champion did not put in an apearance. TERRY IS SENSIBLE. Says He Wants to Return to the Ring That Made Him. Chicago. Dec. 5. Terry McGovern is get ting tired of stage life. He says, while there is lots of money in It, it doesn't be gin to be nearly as fascinating as doing stunts in the prize ring. "This is my first and last season on the boards." says the beauty despoller, "and anybody 'who hasn't seen me in the role of the bootblack hero better get a move on. I want to pay attention to the game that made me. There are too many good ones in the theatrical push for me. I can never hope to be champion of that crowd, but I do intend to lick anything in a pugilistic line that comes my way. I can't stay on the stage and do it, can I?" RYAN TO BOX SULLIVAN. Syracuse Pugilist Will MeetBrooklyn ite in Star Theatre Wind-Up. Chicago, Dec. 5. Billy Ryan, the hard hitting Syracuse feather-weight, who has a twenty-live round decision over Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn to his credit, will try conclusions with the latter again in the wind-up at the Star theater next Fri day night. As originally scheduled, Benny Yanger was to have met Sullivan, but Owing to in juries received in his recent fight with Young Corbett in Denver, was compelled to declare the match off. The Slasher's left shoulder is badly bruised from the ef fects of a. collision with the ring Moor, when he was knocked down by the Deu verite in the eighth round of their contest. Yanger will bo obliged to take a long rest Derore entering tne ring again. It is expected that Ryan will give Sul livan a tough argument, and the Brook lynite is anxious to reverse the verdict gained over him by the Syracusan, so that a last ana grueling ngnt may be looked for. Handball Sold in England. Lexinirton. Kv.. Dec. 5. Colonel Milt Young, proprietor of the McGrathiana Mud, has sold to parties in KngJand- the good race horse Handball, 3 year old, by Hanover, dam Keepsake by Onondaga. Handball was a good winner as a 2 and 3 year old, and was recently bought by xoung to taKe tne place or tne dead sire. Young has secured from Kngllsh parties, and will soon import to this country, the race horse and sire Sorlerer, a son of Or monde and Crucible. He is a half brother to tioirt cup, Gold Kjeld. JJonaster Cup, Goldspring and other good ones. The transaction, it is believed, is an ex change, Young desiring a son of Ormonde ana tne ingnsn breeder a son of Han over. Dobbs Defeats Wall. Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 5. Bobby Dobbs, the colored light-weight champion fighter, sustained his reputation last night by easily defeating Ed Wall, the southern light-weight champion in the arena of the Phoenix Athletic club, before a crowd of about 4.000 persons. Dobbs, who has just recurnea irom tngiana, was a strong ra.v orite. The fight was arrive and take for three rounds, when Dobbs' science and cleverness began to show and after the beginning of the fourth round he had things his own way. When the gong tap ped for the sixth round. Wall's seconds threw up the sponge, claiming their man was unable to proceed with the light, two ribs having been broken in the preceding round. Corbett Offers Aid to Hall. Chicago, Dec. 5. Jim Hall, the former Australian pugilist, for whom a benefit will be given Tuesday, December 11. is in receipt of letters from prominent box ers and sportsmen offering their aid. James J. Corbett sent the following tele gram: "You have my sympathy in your affliction. Use my name as you like. Will try and be there." Other prominent box ers have offered their services. Tommy White. Eddie Santry. Jimmy Barry. Clar. ence and Harry Forbes, Billy Rotchford, Benny Yanger, "Young" Mowatt and oth ers will appear in exhibition bouts. Match maker P. J. Carroll is also arranging a number of bouts for decisions. Tod Sloan in Trap-Shooting Match. New York. Dec. 5. Seeking to add to his fame. Tod Sloan will today attempt to de feat Phil Daly, jr., in a live-bird shoot ing match at the Interstate park traps, in Queens. L. I. The conditions require the contestants to stand at thirty yards and shoot birds for $500 a side. Among trapshooters this match has been a subject of discussion since Sloan agreed to it a week ago. The famous jockey's last work at the traps in this country oc curred in the spring of 1898. The match will commence at 2 o'clock. In connec tion with the special match there will be an extra sweepstakes. Lexington Horse Sale. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 6. The following sales of $500 and over were made at the Woodward Shanklin thoroughbred sales today: Chestnut colt, by Hanover, dam Gleam; Ryan and Garrison, New York, $575. Chestnut colt, by Hanover, dam Es pana; George Innes, Lexington, Ky., $525. Brown filly, by Hanover, dam The Tigress; W. S. Barnes. $600. Brown filly, by Imp. Pirate of Pen zance, dam English) Lady; J. J. Rader, Cincinnati, $750. Bay colt, by Imp. Top Gallant, dam Little Nora; T. P. Hayes, Lexington, $900. Williams to Lead Iowa. Iowa City, la,, Dec. 5. Quarterback Clyde Williams, who made such an ex cellent record this year as a field gen eral, wa3 today unanimously elected captain of the next season's football team. (AflSAS NEWS. Bonner Springs to Hare a Big Starch Factory. Will Consume the Potatoes of the Kaw Talley, AN IMMENSE PLANT. Michigan Capitalists Ready to Grind June 15 Prepared to Turn Out 40,000 Pounds Daily. Bonner Springs, Kan., Dec. 5. A large starch factory for the consumption of the potatoes of the Kaw valley will be in operation here when the season opens up next year. This will be in one sense a new indus try for this state, and a huge one too, although starch has been manufactured from potatoes in this state before. Topeka formerly had a factory but the trust killed it. The factory .which will be started at' Bonner Springs will be the largest in this country, if not the largest in the world. It will be erected by a company of capitalists from Traverse City, Michi gan. The total production of starch in the world is annually about 15,500 tons, and one cou-nty.Aroostock, in Maine.produces about half the supply. Several counties in Minnesota also furnish a great por tion of the remainder of the product. Of late years the cultivation of the potato in the Kaw valley has grown to massive proportions and many men have become quite wealthy in this business. Prices have not always been satisfac tory, however. The soil it Is said of the Kaw valley and eastern Missouri greatly resembles that of the soil of Aroostock.Maine.where the largest plants are located. The matter was first brought to the attention of Kansas.through a letter re ceived from the Michigan, company by F. D. Coburn, secretary of the state board of agriculture at Topeka. This letter was referred to ex-Senator Edwin Taylor, of Edwardsville, by Sec retary Coburn with the request that he give the matter what attention was in his power. The result of the investigations of the Michigan Starch company is apparent from the fact that they have decided to build the starch factory. The Kansas City Packer, which has taken an active interest in the founding of the plant, is in receipt of a letter con firming the'report that he plant would be built. The letter says: "The Michigan Starch company, Tra verse City. Mich., Nov. 17, 1900. "Gentlemen: Replying to yours of the 14th, I can state that as far as I know now, that I will locate a potato starch factory at Bonner Springs, Kan., and will commence building operations the fore part of February and will have the foctory completed so as to run by June 15. It is the intention to build a factory with a capacity of 4,000 bushels of pota toes daily, turning out 40,000 pounds of starch daiiy. It is also the intention of the company to feed hogs on the real due which will supply about 400 to 500 head. This will be the most modern and tmnr-- notato starch "plant In the United States and probably without doubt the largest. Any further infor mation, I shall be pleased to furnish. "Yours truly, "S. H. PAXTON." A good judge estimates that the 1900 crop of potatoes in the Kaw river valley was something very near 2,000 cars, of an average of 400 bushels per car. Or a total of 800.000 bushels. While this is a large crop it is not to be compared with the crop which could be raised in the fertile valley of the Kaw. The United States agricultural depart ment has made a series of experiments in this direction and has issued bulle tins setting forth the information deriv ed thereby and these may be obtained by sending to the department for them. The bulletins tell the best methods to be employed in the culture of the potato and the best fertilizers to use and the reasons why such and such things are to be used to advantage. Perhaps one of the best articles to use as a fertilizer to produce the qualities necessary to qual ify the potato for use In making starch is potash. The fact that the potato starch indus try will once again flourish in Kansas will be glad news to a great many men whose occupation is potato raising. There have been timeswhenthevery best part of the large crops which have been raised in Kansas brought only from 15 to 20 cents per bushel. With the establishment of the starch factories in Kansas again .the1 producers will not be compelled to sell for what ever price they may get in the market but may always receive from 25 to 35 cents per bushel at the factory for their produce according to the starch giving qualities of their various crops. Edwin Taylor of Edwardsville. who has perhaps been one of the most suc cessful potato growers of the Kaw val ley and was formerly the "potato king," read a paper on the culture of that par ticular staple before a meeting of the state board of agripulture.of which body j Wolcott Speeding Han: Kflm-nni o. Wolcott. United "Si: of the hisrhrollers of the National Capital. Nothing short of the swiftest Twentieth Century locomotion auits the Senate Chamber in a noiseless carnage. he is at present the vice president. The paper was printed in full on page 167 of the report for the quarter ending March 31, 1895. Many useful and instruc tive hints are to be found in the article and it might be well for any one con templating the culture of potatoes to read the article in questiofa. MURDER TRIAL ON. Douglass Reneer Charged With Hav ing Caused Death of Two Men. Atchison, Kas., Dec. 5. Douglass Re neer, a laborer, is on trial in the Atchi son district court charged with killing Cal. T. Oathout and James Burtchett on June 3, 1900. The killing was the result of a quarrel and occurred while the men involved and several others were engaged in drinking a keg of beer in a grove just outside the limits of Atchison. During the quarrel Reneer was called a scab and there was a scuffle. Reneer then went to his home, almost a half mile away, and procuring a double-barreled shotgun, returned and did the shooting. Oathout and Burtchett were unarmed and were sitting or lying on the ground when Reneer appeared with the gun and commenced shooting. Only two shots were fired, but Oathout and Burtchett were instantly killed. A jury was secured in two hours and the examination of witnesses is in progress. The prosecution has intro duced witnesses to show that Reneer had made threats against Oathout over a week before the shooting. It is said that the defense will be a plea of in sanity. FOR A NEW BUILDING. Kansas City, Kan., Mercantile Club Wants Federal Aid. Kansas City, Kas., Dec. 6. At the meeting of the Mercantile club last night a resolution was adopted instruct ing Secretary W. E. Griffith to corre spond with Congressman Bowersock and Senators Harris and Baker with a view to securing their championship of a bill in congress appropriating $150,000 for a federal building at the stock yards for the bureau of animal industry and for quarters for the stock yards branch of the postoffice. The general purpose of such a build ing as outlined in the discussion before the club last night is for it to contain offices for the government meat inspect ors, for the government microscoplsts and for internal revenue collectors. There are also to be offices for the mail carriers similar to those that will be contained in the new postofHee building. DIPHTHERIA AT LAWRENCE. The Disease in Formidable Form and May Close the Schools. Lawrence, Kas., Dec. 5. At a meeting of the board of education last night it was decided to not close the schools, as it had been feared might be necessary on account of the prevalence of diph theria in the north side of town. Every precaution will be adopted throughout the entire city to prevent the further spreading of the disease, which has ap peared in rather formidable form in cer tain parts of Lawrence. HE HAUNTS HER. Miss Minerva Edwards Annoyed by Charles Frankard. Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 5. The police have Charles Frankard in the toils again and are puzzled on the subject of what should be done with him. Frankard is the man who has been arrested times without number during the past year for annoying Miss Minerva Edwards with his attentions. Miss Edwards live with her parents in Armourdale and Frank ard used to board at their home. Miss Edwards caused Frankard's ar rest last night, when he, in company with a colored man, stopped her and a lady friend on their way from church and attempted to engag-e them in con versation. Asked who his colored friend was, Frankard said in police court: "He is a Christian man, and I took him along as a witness that I did not say anything out of the way to this dear little girl here." I love her and she used to love me, but her family has estranged that love, and are now trying to perse cute me. They are my enemies, but I can not be an enemy to them because the Scriptures forbid it. I have been di rected by a higher and greater Spirit than this court to watch over and care for this young lady. She belongs to me by all rights of a divine law." The case has been brought to the at tention of Probate Judge Snyder, but he declares that he has no jurisdiction be cause Frankard lives in Missouri. The Missouri authorities, in turn, will not bother with him because they say he Is harmless and causes them no trouble. Judge McCamish fined Frankard $100 and sent him to the rock pile, remark ing: "He Is better off there than running at large. We will hold him until he has been in jail long enough to be a citizen of the state, then the probate court can act," WAS FROM COFFEYVILLE. Another Member of 20th Kansas in MacArthur's Death List. Ccffeyville, Dec. 5. Sergeant Vernie J. Edwards, whose death Is announced to day in the dispatches from Manila, was a Coffey ville boy and enlisted here in May, 1S98, in company G, Twentieth Kansas, under the late Captain D. S. E'. liott When the regiment was ordered home he re-enlisted in Troop F.Eleventh cavalry. His mother now lives at Ga lena, Kan. He made a fine record as a soldier to the Senate. i. A, a... f 1 it States Senator from Colorado, is one him. He invariably goes to and from WiYwViYiVfVrii mm YtYrrt ViiVVi WiYiYiY Or I HEARD OFTEN Doan's Kidney Pills s Cure Kidney Ills in all their varied forms. Back- 2 ache, Headache, Weariness, Rheumatic Pains, 2; Urinary Disorders, Diabetes, Bright's Disease. 2; They are indorsed by people you know; by To- 2; peka citizens. Head this proof 2; Mr. C. T. Schumaker, No. 428 Quincy St., painter by trade, em- 2 ployed by D. O. Burns, No. 613 Kansas Ave., says: "I Buffered with a lame back and kidney trouble for six months in the winter of 1S9S, and was so bad I could not sleep. Many a night I arose and sat in a chair 2 for the balance of the night. The paia was just like a knife proinjj through my back, and I cannot describe how much I Buffered. I tried different kinds of remedies, but received ltttle benefit until I procured 2 Doan's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store. The prompt re- m lief they gave me was wonderful. I was cured before I had taken all of one box. It is a pleasure to recommend a remedy which does all 2 that is claimed for it." All druggists, 50 cents per box. while a member of the famous Twen tieth Kansas, participating in all the battles in which that regiment was en gaged. Passed Worthless Checks. Atchison, Kaa., Dec. B. Another man has passed worthless checks in Atchi son and gotten away with the money. The fraud struck Atchison a week ago last Saturday evening, claiming to rep resent the Standard Consolidated Steam Diill company. The following day he got Joe McCord to cash a check for $12.18. It was apparently drawn by the. above company on the First National bank of Chicago, and was payable to James Lee, which was one of the names the fellow went by. The stranger also passed a check for exactly the same amount on Bereman Ritner. At both places purchases of goods amounting to several dollars were made, which amounts were deducted and the balance paid in cash. Killed a Big Eagle. J. R. Lyman shot big game last Fri day morning. He saw a very large bird pick up a jackrabblt and leisurely fly to the timber and perch Itself on tot of a big tree to eat the fresh meal. Taking his trusty fowling piece and stealing up close enough for a sure shot he brought it down the first time. J. R. knew it was the biggest bird he had ever killed, but he did not know what kind of a bird it was, so he brought it to town, and a number of people pro nounced it a black eagle. It measured six feet and three inches from tip to tip of wings. It was purchased by A. S. Howard, who sent it to Prof. Dyche, of Lawrence, to be stuffed and mounted. Inman Review. Train Strikes a Wagon. Larned, Dec. 6. An east bound Santa Fe passenger train struck a farmer' wagon on a crossing in the west part of town Tuesday. J. L. Junod and Wil liam Wilson, who were in the wagon, were thrown into the air, and the wagon knocked 30 feet down a steep embank ment. Wilson had his arm broken and sustained internal injuries, the extent of which can not be determined, as he Is still unconscious. Junod escaped with bruises. One of the horses was instantly j killed. Notecf Sculptor at K. XT. Lawrence, Dec. 5. F. E. Elwill, the New York sculptor, who has made a bust of Louisa M. Alcott and presented it to the university, arrived yesterday even ing. The formal presentation of the bust will be made Friday morning. I l the meantime 1r.Elwrli will deliver two lectures on "The Fine Arts," the firt this afternoon in the ph-sics building, and the second lecture, Thursday after noon, at the same place. To Bore For Gas. Arkansas City, Dec. 5. The Commer cial club at their meeting lapt nipht re ported some ?1, 000 raised to prospect f'r gas It is the firm conviction of the business men that there is a mine of wealth under the city, and a well will be dug in avery short time. Negotia tions with several firms have already been begun. Baby Born With Teeth. Mrs. Martha Brown, wife of Harvey Brown, a well known colored farm r living west of town, has a baby leys than a week old, which was born with four teeth two eye teeth, and two back ones. It is a girl, and the four teenth child. Harvey Brown is road overseer of Shannon township. This Is a rare occurrence in the history of dentition. The most historical example is that of Richard III. who was born with almost a complete set of teeth. Atchison Globe, t I Struck by the Cars. Atchison. Kas., Dec. 5. W. I. Miller, a machinist employed In the rebuilding of the Missouri river bridge, was struck by a failing timber Tuesday afternoon and knocked under a freight train cross ing the bridge. His leg was crushed, re quiring amputation. Miller was In charge of the Burlington round house here until a few days ago, when he quit to work on the bridge. Larned Banks Unite. Larned, Kas., Dec. 5. The manage ment of the First State bank today pur chased the building, fixtures and busi ness of the Rush State bank, and will take possession as soon as the transfer can be made. J. W. Rush, who was president of the bank going out of busi ness, will remove to Kansas City and engage in the commission business. tit uir.. TN TOPEKA. No wonder the back cries out 2 for help. The back is to man- 2; kind what the mainspring is to 3 a watch take the tempering out Zx and work is. mighty uncertain. 2; When the kidneys are sick tbey IE take the temper out of the back. Many a busy business man i3 2 forced to give up from the pains S; and aches of a bad back, and it's S the same in every walk of life. 2 ml Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, No Danger Of contracting Sickness. If you use Pure Mater That's the kind fur nished by the TopokaWater Co. Telephone 12X 625 Quincy Street. BURLINGTON ROUTE. 1U N'w Line, Denver-Northwest, via Billings. The Burlington's Denver-Northwest Main Line was completed September 16th. It taps the Kansas Cltv-Biliinir Line at Alliance, Neb. It is the short line, Denver to Helena, Hpokane, and the direct line to the enUra Upper Northwest. Only 36 hours Denver to Dude-Helena Only 43 hours Denver to Spokane. Only 62 hours Denver to Puct Sound. This will be the main trav( led road for passengers going via Denver to Northern Pacific Points. To Denver, Scenic Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast: Two great daily trains from Kansas City. St. Joseph. Weekly California excursions, pcnionally con ducted. To the East: Best equipped train to Chicago and St. Lou I a. To the North Best trains to Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis. J C-BRAMHALU, L.W.WAKELEY, T. P. A.. 8') Mmln (.n'l hmoiit Al ClTT, MO. BT. IOVIB. UO. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General MuiEtr, ctr, Joiin. Mo. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUCK BCEWT CICrA.Tfc. BUY THE CEr.UlKE SYRUP OF FIGS najruTACTOMD bt CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO. tW JiOT TH K K a M R. Women love a clear, healthy compan ion. Pure blood makes it. BurdocH Blood Bitters makea f ure blood. yf r

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENTNG, DECEMBER 5, 1900. Far tin stomzchh f y K Tiiopotsgbly r-1 WTHfWI i s v V every TABLE AND KITCHEN. Conducted by Lida Ames Willis. 719 Chamber of Commerce Building. Chicago, to whom ail inquiries should be addressed. Ail Rights Reserved by .Banning Co., Chicago Fish s Valuable Food. Well-authenticated table? show that the relative value of lish, as compared to the meat of other ammais. varies little in the essential nitrogenous matter, except that in amount of nourishment to be pained "without an undue proportion of waste, the balance is in favor of :ish. Another strong point of recommenda tion is the fact that it is les-s stimulat ing than othec meat. This, coupled with the knowledge that most fish is more easilv digested than other meat, makes it a diet "better suited for brain workers, children, those of nervous temperament and persons of weak die- stfon TsO YAF.IETIES. AO f.sh. whether fresh water or salt, may be broad iy divided into two classes, the" red-fleshed" fish of which the salmon is a type, and which are rich in fat and therefore not so ciiire-suble: and the white fieshed fish. All tish in which the fatty matter or oil is interspersed through the muscuiar fibers and found in considerable ouantity under the skin are much richer in flavor, but should be avoided by those who do not possess strong digestion. Mackerel, herring and eels have a. great deal of fat mixed with their riesh. Fresh, cod and haddock are not very digestible, the former often bing ra-her hard and touch. When cod is in season it is rich in aibumen. This is noticeable when the fish is boiled, b-ing found between the flakes in the form cf white, curdy mat ter. Salt cod is easily digested and is recommended for many curative pur poses, fermentative dyspepsia, acidity of the stomach and rheumatic tendencies Salt fish is certrurov a blood purifier. FISH MUST bp: FRESH. F1?h, like pess and table linen, must bo above suspicion. To be wholesome it must be perfectly fresh. "With a. very few exceptions, nsh can not be cooked too soon after catching": for, unlike other meat, the flesh and tlav-r is not generally im proved by long keeping. The flesh of neariy all fish is always tender, and, while cold storage preserves them for a considerable length of time, the evanes cent flavor of trie more delicate varieties is lost, thouch the food value may not be destroyed. Kish, having so many advant ages over other meat, should substitute it more fre-iu. r.tly and more generally. Fish, when compared in price with the expensive cuts of butcher's meats, is a cheap food: and, considering- tile waste ever, in so-called cheaper parts, it is a question whether fish is not stiil the least expensive. In other animals food we have a stimulating quality allied to the pro teids which wise nature may possib'.v have furnished as a promoter in assisting the meat eater to dispose of the heavier, less digestible material, just as a whip urges the horse to. greater effort in ac complishing his task. Ipon the individ ual erjoyir.sr robust nerves and strong digestion this spur has little effect. But the delicate eater nce'ls no such stimu lant if th-y are careful to select foods suited to their weak powers. The pro teids of fish are lacking in this stimu lating quality, they being- a nitrogenous food that is strietlv nourishing. CoMBlXF.D WITH STARCHY FOOD. on account of the hiitnlv nitrogenous character of this class of food It should aocompameu oy an abunuanee of starchy substances in order that a proper proportion of the heat-givir.g elements are consumed with the flesh formers. Here aeain nature seems to point to a suitable combination, and we select the white po tato as our most agreeable and valuable type of starch food: and tish without po tatoes wouid seem like a man without a shadow. FISH A3 BRAIN" FOOD. The popular- b-lief that fish is an Intel lectual or brain foi has much more than a modicum of truth in it. although to !Uot Ixmis Ajrassiz. "fish is a food re freshing to the organism, especial! v after Intellectual labor: but its use can not turn an l iot into a wdse or witty man: never theless a jish diet can not be otherwise troin favorable to brain development." "hos-h'.rus. which abounds in tish. and is the element predominant in nerve tis sue, is also found in other meat: often in eater d-gr-e. Consequent! v it is not so much due to the presence of this element in nsh a to the absence of the waste products found in other meats, that over, t tx ttie powers and clog the svstem of those who exercise their mental powers t-niy. Muscular exercise and plenty of cxvgen are required by the consumer of butcher's meat to prevent that dullness and ioss of m-nial activitv so distressing to the man who-e tirair.s are his eapiTal ALWAT.S A VARIETY TO BE FOUND. It is impossible to name the manv va rieties to b- found in ad the markets of ia.ye ciues at any season, l-.aen locality h.j-s Its favorites. In the south we find the sheep's head. shad. Spanish mack erel. crevaHe and pompario reigning fa vorites. The two latter are very deli- Goes Twice as Far as Lard or Butter! IT IS EASILV DIGESTED AND ALWAYS CLEANLY, WHICH LARD IS NOT. Wesson's Salad Oil is far greater value than the finest im pated olive oil and has the same EaTar. Ask. yjur &iend grocer for it and tare good money. f Wfct V These foods are subject to a daily test at the world famed BATTLE CREEK SANI TARIUM where lives -would pay the forfeit mere ordinary pre pared foods used. They have been pro nounced by the Sanitarium physicians as indispen sable la the successful treatment of common Vsstrir ifvanvnala They strengthen, uie muscles and co uu cuncn tue otooa oi wen peopiequickertnan any other cereal tamiannm toods do not b imposed upon br the mint fcwt. uv.ri rn .i- tation. Made by Battle Creek Saaiuar ium. Food Co., EatUa Creek. Micb. clous but are seldom found In the north ern markets, although a cold weather fish- The best of fresh-water fish caught in the interior are the Lake Superior trout ana wnitensn. cumins from tn cold water, they keep well, and the lat ter is ttit1 most delicate, has iew-er bones, but closely resembles shad. These fresh fish from tbe waters of the Takes are sent to the coast markets, and salmon fresh cod a ad other choice -arieties from the east and west are transported to the Interior. The long distance makes, these nign in price, however. SELECTIXU FTSrl. The first point in selecting is. of course, to choose the kinds giving the largest amount of nourishment, compared bulk for bulk with other meats, nartieularl v when fish is to substitute these meats in your dietary. The. amount of phosphates in fish varies according to the habits of the animal. Those having more muscular power possess more of the muscle-making element, tne nitrates: while tne most ac tive fish hava more phosphates; the food for brain and nerves. The flesh of fresh fish should be firm and hard and elactie when pressed "with the finger, the eyes bright and full, the scales or skin tresn-looking and gills pale, i-isn in tne great lakes are caught ir large nets laid down miles apart, several days being occupied in laying them and in hauling in. Often fish in the first net are smothered and have been dead for some time -when they reach the market. These are unfit f nr food, and the meat is soft and water-soaked. Unless fish is frozen, never allow it to soak in water. as it will become soft. Clean and wash thoroughly, dry anp keep In a cold place. uui uui uireciiy on ice. Inquiries Answered. Mrs. K. C. M. writes: Please give your rule ior ceiery ana apple salad. I read your eoiumns with great interest and pro- CELERY AND APPLE SATAJD. This is a salad that is usually served with game, but can be served as a salad course. Select rather sour, juicy apples ana ensp wnite ceiery. laKe equal parts and chop fine: sprinkle with a little lemon juice and olive oil. season with salt and mix with mayonnaise or boiled dressing. Serve with crisp lettuce. Do not let the apples stand after paring and chopping, or tnev win discolor. SWEET POTATOES, SOUTHERN: STYLE. Mrs. M. E. B. writes: Am interested In your articles. Have received many valu able hints from them. In one of your menus, a short time ago, you mentioned sweet potatoes, southern style. Would you kinaiy give recipe for the same through the paper? Also recipe for po tato salad? Fare medium-sized sweet potatoes and paroou tnem ten minutes: cut in halves, lengthwise, and iav in a well-buttered baking pan. Butter them well and baste with a syrup of sugar and water. Place in a hot oven. and. as they brown, baste frequently with the svrup. Cook until ten der and well browned. They should be almost transparent or candied. This is the favorite wav of rookinf them in Charlestown. S. C. The potato used there is sweeter ana aeeper veuow in color. POTATO SALAD. Take five or six medium-sized potatoes, the waxv kind are preferred, as- thev do not crumble and break, but are not as di gestible. Scrub them well and boil In their jackets until one can oierce them with a fork. Drain and at once remove their skin.s and cut into small cubes. Have a small onion grated and a tablespoonful of -unriceu parsiey. it onion lsn t liked, rub the salad bowl with a cut onion, and do not put it in the salad. Now put a layer of potato in the bowl, then season with salt a;id white pepper, the parsley and onion: add another laver of potato, then seasoning, onion and parsley: and continue until all is used. Sprinkle a little olive oil and vinegar over the warm po, tatoes, and let stand 15 minutes to blend. (ou can leave this dressing out; but it greatly improves the salad.) When readv to serve, mix with mavonnaise or boiled dressing. A potato salad js the only salad that should be mixed and served while w-arm. If potatoes are first allowed to get cold the salad has a raw. crude taste. Some use chopped ham or boiled bacon instead of the oil and vinegar. FARMERS EXCHANGE VIEWS Annual Institute in Session at Mission Center. The farmers' Institute at Mission Center, seven miles southwest of To peka, commenced its annual session last night with the following pro gramme: Address, J. B. Sims. Symposium. "The Girl In the Home. The Girl in the Sewing Room, Lisbeth McXutt; The girl in the School Room, Miss Delia Morrow; The Girl In the Dairy and Poultry Tard, Miss Celia Brobst; The Girl w hen Mother is Away, or, In the Breach. Edna Levan; The General Utility Girl, Miss Alice Buck man. The sessions are being: continued to day, and will close this evening. Tne programme today and. this evening is ass follows: WEDNESDAY MORXIXG, o'clock. "Stock Raising and Farming In Re public of Mexico," J. B. Zinn. "Should Farmers Mend their Ways, and How?" Reuben Town. "The Mortgag-e Question. Should a Toung Farmer Buy a Farm, or Rent?" H. W. Cheney. Paper. Mrs. Josephine Sims. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON", 1 o'clock. "Bohkara," Guilford Dudley. "Good Roads." Robert Stona Address. Prof. D. H. Otis, Ka.nsa.s State Agricultural college. "Profit in Raising- and Marketing Horses," R. I. Lee. "Consolidation of Schools." D. W. Little, assistant state superintendent. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7:30 o'clock. "The Country Smoke House," G. W. Berry. "The Teacher and what He Ought to Do." John M. Stout Paper on "Domestic Science," Miss Mary Pritner, Kansas State Agricul tural college. "Benefits of Clubs in Rural Commu nities," Mrs. A. N. Thompson. Store Robbed and Set Afire. Pratt, Dec. 5. The store of Comer Comer cf Sawyer, burned Tuesday. Ev erything indicates that the store was robbed and then set on fire. There was small insurance, i (4i V 7 RAILRO AD NEWS, The Quickest Run Scheduled Out of Topeka Is Made by Rock Island Passen ger No. 36. 6 MILES IN 1 MINUTES. Stop s For Crossing and Takes Siding in the Interval. Makes Record Daily From North Topeka to Grantrille. The fastest local run scheduled for any train on the roads running out of To peka ia that made by the Rock Island's new train, No. 36, from this city to Grantville. From the Union Pacific passenger station in North Topeka to the siding at Grantville the distance is six miles. The Rock Island's evening train has seven minutes scheduled in which to make the run, and the feat has been accomplished every week day evening since the schedule went into effect on November 25 last. This time is the more remarkable when it is remembered that within seven minutes' time, after leaving the U. P. depot, the train makes a full stop for the Santa Fe crossing in North Topeka, runs its six miles, and takes the siding at Grantville, where the Rock Island train No. H and Union Pa cific train No. 1 pass it. Leaving Topeka at 7:10 p. m. and the Union Pacific depot at 7:20 p. m., the Grantville siding is taken at 7:27 p. m. With the ten minutes consumed on the wye and the usual wait of ten to fifteen minutes for the trains at Grantville siding, the actual running time of the Rock Island's evening train to Kansas City is brought down within an hour and a half from the U. P. depot for the 67 miles to Kansas City. This train makes the Rock Island's third daily flyer going from Topeka to Kansas City, and by the exigencies of its running schedule attains as much prominence as the same road'3 morning flyer. ROCK ISLAND EARNINGS. Show Good Gains For October and Seven Months of Tear. Rock Island earnings for October showed good gains as compared to those of the corresponding month in 1899. The gross earnings $2,608,215 showed an in crease of $255,201. They were divided as follows: Freight, $1,938,669, increase of $224,075; passenger, $569,029, increase of $29,328, and miscellaneous, $100,515, in crease of $1,797. The operating expenses and taxes figured up Sl,5bJ,ool, an in crease of 200,227. The surplus $739,837 showed a gain of $60,504. The gross earnings for tne seven months ended October 31 were $15,175,391, an increase over those of the corresponding period in 1S99 of $1,500,931. The operating ex of $1,217,097. The surplus was, $3,264,529, a gain of $366,670. SANTA FE WILL AID. Boer Emigrants Welcomed and As sisted to Settle. "The Santa Fe company will gladly aid in the work you mention and heart ily welcome the thritty and courageous Boers as colonists anywhere on the lines in its system. This is the sort of ex pansion we heartily faor." That is the message E. D. Kenna, general attorney of th Santa Fe, sent to New York when an interested person telegraphed to Chicago informing the St. Paul and Santa Fe officials that 600 Boer families would soon come to this country. The interested person wanted to find" out what the roads would do to wards colonizing the foreigners. The roads have previously expressed willing ness to aid in the movement to bring the Afrikanders to this country for settle ment. OFFICES ABANDONED. Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line Withdraw at Portland. Portland, Ore., Dec. 5. The Oregonian says The only official news regarding tne withdrawal of the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line offices from Portland that has yet been made public is a joint circular over the names of the traffic managers of the Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railway and Navigation company recommending such action. This Is regarded as sufficient and no- ,v jr rat .---if f .a There is no poison so highly contagions, so deceptive and so destructive. Don't be too sure you are cured because all external signs of the disease have disappeared, ana the doctor says you are well. Many per sons have been dosed with Mercury and Potash for months or years, and pro nounced cured to realize when too late that the disease was only covered up driven from the Uko Begets Uko. surface to break out again, and to their sorrow and mortifi cation find those nearest and dearest to them have been infected by this loath some disease, for no other poison is so surely transmitted from parent to child as this. Often a bad case of Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease, an old sore or ulcer developing in middle life, can be traced to blood poison con- "early T"3 Sia f th& POWtU life, for it remains smoldering in the sys tem forever, unless properly treated and driven out in the beginning. S. S. S. is the only antidote for this peculiar virus, the only remedy known that can over come it and drive it out of the blood, and it does this so thoroughly and effectually that there is never a return of the disease to embarrass or humiliate you afterwards. cures Contagious mood Poison in any and all stages; contains no mineral to break down your constitution it is purely vegetable and the only blood puri fier known that cleanses the blood and at the same time builds up the general health. Our liMIe book on contaeious blood poison is the most complete and instruc tive ever issued; it not only tells all about this disease, but also how to cure vourself at home. It is free and should be in the hands of everyone seeking a cure. Send for it. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA. CA. (v body doubts that the offices of tbe two roads will be closed January 30. A very persistent report has gained currency that, at the adjustment of railroad affairs a,t the beginning of the year, Richard ts. aimer, assistant freight agent of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company, who has been acting general freight agent since the departure of Mr. Woodworth a year ago, would be appointed general freight agent, and that J. H. Lathrop, now gen eral freight agent of the Union Pacific in Portland, would take tbe position of asistant rreignt agent or the Oregon Railway and Navigation company. It is also said that W. E. Coroan. now gen eral agent of the Oregon Short Line in Portland, will go to Puget sound as agent of the freight department of the Oregon Railway and Navigation com pany, and that r. tu. .fcdiis, who is gen eral agent of the company there, will confine hia attention, to passenger busi ness. A COSTLY SCRATCH. Whole Side of Train Must Be Re moved to Repair Damages. Many who were at the depot last night when train No. 1 came in noticed the ugly sear on the north side, says the JJewton Kansan. It was a huge scratch the entire length of the train, and was evidently made by a projection on some train that was "not in the clear. Few however, realize the extent of the dam age done and the cost of repairing it. The cut extends through the paint and varnish into the wood, which will neces sitate removing the whole side of the cars, replacing it with new siding. The cost of the repairs, it is estimated, will be from $1,500 to $2,000. Rock Island Local Agent Changes St, Joseph. Ma, Dec. 5. J. C. Pugh, local aeent for the Rock Island, has been transferred from this city to Des Moines, where he has succeeded L. U. Andrews as local agent at that point, Mr. Pugh was appointed local agent for St. Joseph in January of the present year. he came here from Rock Island 111. L. G. Andrews, whom Mr. Pui has succeeded, was formerly connected with the local office of the Rock Island here. Mr. Pugh has been succeeded here by J. F. Gillette, who was former ly local agent for the Rock Island at South Chicago. A Santa Fe Extension. Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 5. It is reliably stated among the railroad people here that the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad is preparing to extend a branch line from Ripley, Okla., south ward through central Oklahoma and through Lincoln county, and probably through Chandler and Shawnee, and thence to a Texas connection. The Santa Fe has had this extension under consideration for a long time. The new line will penetrate some of the best ag ricultural country in Oklahoma. AT ELDORADO. The new 35 foot smokestack is In posi tion on the boiier room. Fireman Theer is firing on number 452 in place of Fireman Russell. Alvin Glass is on a sick leave. Lemon Carvel is substituting for him. Engine 3-3 came in from Fort Scott all newly repaired and will be used on the snow plow on this division. It is rumored that J. L Jones, maste: mechanic, has been promoted to Baring Cross, Little Rock. Ark. George Plattner is laying off and tak ing a hunt on the Summit. Mr. Wilson of Carbondaie, 111., is day operator In bis place. FROM WELLINGTON. W. L Ingham, relief agent, has gone to Cleburne, Texas, to appear as a wit ness in a railroad lawsuit- Engineer G. W. Baker was granted a 90 days' layoff today, and will go to Clarendon, Tex., to visit his father Machinist Will Hart has gone to Ot tawa to work in the Santa Fe shops there. C. A. Snyder succeeds to the po sition of head machinist here, which was held by Hart- Five Santa Fe firemen have been sent from this division to Chanute for service out of that place. They are: v H. Owens, Bob Wonder. Ed Bush, Mack Tucker and A. F. Richmond. W. C. Hibbard, who has been acting as night car inspector at Woodward, re turned to Wellington and took his old position on the rip track Monday morn ing. The position of night car inspector at w oodwara nas been abolished. Five conductors were put on the slow board here last week, until the spring stock rush begins. They are Geo. Har riett, Geo. Atmore, Geo. Lester, Harry Shreeves and "Doc" Middleton. This puts ten brakemen on the "hog." and leaves only ten crews in the chain gang. GOODLAND NOTES. The shop men celebrated Thanksgiv ing day by working. Engineer C. E. Biddison and family Bpent Thanksgiving in Denver. Machinist Tom Taggart has gone east and it is reported he will be married be fore he returns to Goodland. W. R. Morton returned Wednesday from a short visit in Indiana. H was in the state about a week and it rained every day while he was there. He visit ed friends in Fort Wayne and Rich mond. Sam Dunbar, formerly yardmaster for the Rock Island in this city, was here this week meeting acquaintances. He has been railroading in Mexico and was on his way to Casas Grandes, Mexico, after a visit to relatives in Newton.Kan. and in Iowa. Capt. J. W. Flannigan, formerly asso ciated with the Missouri, Kansas Tex as railway at Dennison, Tex., and who left the employ of the Rock Island in this city last week, has been appointed auditor and purchasing agent for the Panama railway with headquarters at Colon, Panama. FROM DODGE CITY. Ramsey, Dillard, Judd, Kendrick and Dal ton were down from La Junta to spend Sunday. C. H. Hardenburg Is home from a trip to New York and the east. Fireman Ed Byland is laying off. He 1s in the east on a short visit. Huestis and crew deadheaded on 31 Monday. Information came here a few days ago of C. Kolmar being killed while in Mex ico. Kolmar worked here for the Santa j Fe a few years ago. Harbst's chain gang crew went out on 31 Monday. Robert Hamilton went to La Junta Monday night to take charge of the re mains of Switchman Hamilton, who was killed there that evening. He will take the body to some point in Texas for burial. FROM LA3 VEGAS. Engine 52S, which brought In No. 1 the other morning, broke in the yard and is now in the shop. It is expected that, regular men will soon be assigned to the regular passen ger engines and all regular trains now in the. pool. Conductor Whitford, who is running on the Hot Springs branch, has moved his family into one of the Raynolds cot tages on Tenth street. Conductor Jerry Quinn moved into the house he recently purchased, and re cently vacated by Conductor Stimmel, who went to Kansas City. H. C. Short cf Topeka, general travel- ing auditor of the Santa Fe system, and G. L. Pfundstein, of Trinidad. Col., trav eling auditor of the Sixth district of the Santa Fe, are here on their semi-annual checking trip to put In three or four days in checking up the station of the company at this place. The New Rhode Island engines, which are now being broken in to mountain service between Las Vegas and Albu querque, are giving very good satisfac tion. The low wheels and longer pistons making them peculiarly adapted for this service. Regular men are expected soon to be assigned to them. Their numbers are 526, 527. 528 and 529. S. F. Mott. the pleasant young bag gage master of the Santa Fe in this city, Is arranging for a trip info Mexico, where he will stay about a month, vis iting the principal cities. W. T. Harrell, brother-in-law of Prof. Putman, who came from Dallas, will have charge of the Santa Fe baggage office during Mr. Mott's absence. Mr. Mott will probably locate in Los Angeles after his return from Mexico and in that case Mr. Har rell may be his permanent successor. KANSAS EXPOSITION SONG. Five Thousand People Will Hear It Next Week. The following song has been arranged for use in the programme which is be ing arranged for the Kansas Exposition rally in the Auditorium next week: OPENING CHORUS. We kail from sunny Kansas, We're way up on ghost-dances. We grasp the golden chances. And know that music charms; We are a band of Kansas hummers. We've traveled and warbled many sum mers, Nighthawks Jayhawks Modocs. We hail from a country located out west, A Garden of Eden, the best of the best, O'erfiowing with honey, by sunshine ca ressed, It really hasn't Its mate; The thriftiest country since Nature was born. Where everything grows but the thistle and thorn. And everything goes but the juice of the corn. In the beautiful Sunflower State. Chorus We hall from the land of immortal John Brown, Where freedom exudes from each valley and town, Where noble f ree-soilers put slavery down. And banished all turmoil and hate; Young Kansas has grown as no other state grew, She's raised politicians of every hue, And even raised Cain and calamity too. In the beautiful Sunflower State. Chorus i Our wondrous productions are ample, at least, To feed all the hungry that live in the east. With wheat for the master and corn for the beast We are happy and smile at fate: Our men are all statesmen, and good ones, you know, Their children are rustlers, and none of them slow, And Baker or Burton to the senate must go From the beautiful Sunflower State. Chorus You may talk of the east, you may talk of the west. We know that fair Kansas Is loveliest and best. With brave men and fair women we've always been blest. In our beautiful Sunflower State; Our little Topeka s a city that knocks. Such elegant drug stores abound In her blocks. And you know that our congressmen al ways wear socks. In the beautiful Sunflower State. Chorus BETTER SCHOOL BOOKS Superintendent Nelson Evidently Not batished With. Conditions. Frank Nelson, state superintendent. recently recommended that there be some change in, the schedule of prices now fixed by law for the school books used under the Kansas uniform text book law. Mr. Nelson has since been charged with making an effort to in duce legislation of advantage to the bock publishing concerns, but this ha denies. A State Journal reporter asked Mr. Nelson for an explanation of this mat ter, to which he replied with the follow ing statement: "We have had uniformity of books for a number of years. The principle has been thoroughly tested. State uniform ity appears to be here to stay. The in coming session of the legislature will. however, be called upon to consider the question, as the present contracts for common school books expire in 1902. If tne law is modified in any wav. such modification should be on the side of the people and the schools. The edu cators of the state should make their influence felt on this question in order that tne educational interests may be provided for along broad, sensible and conservative lines. I know that every true friend of popular education in Kansas is desirous of securing not only better books than we now have, but the very best books that can be secured at the most reasonable prices. A book that is easily worn out and that falls to pieces in the regular and necessary use in the class room and study is not a cheap book. In the final analysis, it is an expensive book. No book is cheap in an economical sense, unless it con tains an element of durability. We must have good books in order to be abie to do good "work inp our schools. No one will dispute this' fundamental proposition. 'There is no valid reason why the children of Kansas should be compelled to use books of a secondary nature. And yet, as the law now stands, when a book has once been adopted, whether good or bad, it must be used during the time specified in the law. If a poor book has been adopted, the school work of the state suffers just to that extent. 'It seems to me, therefore, that the educational interests of the state would be well served if we could secure a modification of the present state uni formity law so as to give the state text-book commission authority to re place a text-book when such text-book has been found to be below the standard required for successful work in the class room. Such modification would involve an amendment to the present law. The proposed amendment should provide and give power to the state text-book com mission to annul any contract upon sixty days' notice, and such power to annul said contract should be a part and parcel of every contract made by the state text-book commission with, the publishers for furnishing text-books to the schools of Kansas. A provision of this kind would bring to the text book commission and to the state of Kansas only first-class text-books, as no publisher, having an inferior text, and knowing it to be such, would dare attempt to foist it upon the schools of Kansas with the full knowledge that the text-book commission had the power to annul any contract at any time on evidence of the inferiority of any text book secured. Under this provision the educational interests of the state would be placed in the hands of the people, the teachers and the state educational au thorities, rather than in the hands cf the publishers. Any change contem plated should be made only at the close of each school year, so as not to dis organize the class work of the schools. DO YOU GET WITH Tt vS: .-j. K4- tfiV'iij Do You Have Rheumatism? Have You Bladder of Uric Acid Trouble? To Prove what Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy, will do for YOU, all our Readers May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. Pain or dull ache In the back Is un mistakable evidence of kidney trouble. It is Nature's timely warning to show you that the track of health is not clear. If these danger signals are unheeded, more serious results are sure to follow; Bright's disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble, may steal upon you. The' mild and the extraordinary effect of the world-famous kidney and bladder remedy, Swamp-Root, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most disressing cases. A trial will convince any one and you may have a sample bottle for the ask ing. Lame back is only one symptom of kidney troubles one Qf many. Other symptoms showing that you need Swamp-Root are, obliged to pass water often during the day and to get up many times at nitrht, inability to hold your urine, smarting or irritation in passing, brick dust or sediment in the urine, catarrh of the bladder, uric acid, constant headache, dizziness, sleepless ness, nervousness, irregular heart-beating, rheumatism, bloating, irritability, wornout feeling, lack of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion. If your water when allowed to re main undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty-four hours, forms a sediment "With such modification of the law, it would be a very easy matter to elim inate inferior text-books from our schools. It is my judgment that such modification could be made without in any way impairing the validity of the law or the primary object of state uni formity. We would still have uni formity, but it would be upon a higher, broader and safer basi3. The text book commission should be authorized to satisfy itself fully from time to time in regard to the relative merits of the books adopted and in use. This could be done by a legal enactment requiring county and city superintendents to re port at a specified time to the state su perintendent in regard to the relative merits of each and every book adopted by the commission. Such report would form an intelligent and correct basis for the guidance of the commission, and upon this report the commission would base its action. With such provision, the uniformity law would stimulate and strengthen the educational work of the state. "I also believe that better books would be secured; and at more reasonable prices than at present, by an economical readjustment of present schedule prices. It should b observed that under a proper readjustment no book would be so cheap as to make it inferior or worth less and no advance in price wouid be made that would in any way become burdensome. According to the schedule in the present uniformity law, the price of some of the books is so low that it is impossible to secure a good book, and in some cases the price is higher than is really necessary in order to In sure a good book. Under a proper and conservative readjustment the sum total paid for all the books in use In our schools would be about thirty cents less than at present and better books would be secured. It seems to me that a measure of this kind would remedy many of the difficulties that we have encountered in our school work during the last few years. "As teachers and educators we rep resent the people, not only in the daily routine of class room work, but in that larger field of public service which in vokes our aid in the securing of legis lation which will protect and advance the largest interests of the people and the schools. A most sacred work has been placed in our hands. The influence of our schools enters so largely into the life of the people and into the character of our social institutions, that it seems to me school legislation on this ques tion especially should challenge the most earnest attention of our legislative body." OABTOIIIA. Bean tie Tha Kind Yea Hava BcuJ( cs a n? o n. r a. j, ti, lilt Kad Yon Have Awas tktfa OAB?OS.ZAi Bean tha si K;no TJJ daw w B:K Jigwtnis of UP A LAME BACK? 111 'ml it mm 1 i wle.ir.ii'iii jtf or settling, or has a cloudy arparanr, It Is evidence that your kidneys ami bladder iiced immediate attention. In taking Sivamp-Koot you afford natural help to Nature, for Pwtunp ILoot Is the most pt-rfii-t healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science. Swamp-Root is the great discovery of Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kiune-y an'l bladder specialist. Hospitals us It with wonderful success in both slight and severe cases. Doctors recommend it to their patients and use it in their own families, because they reyo-nize in Swamp-Root the greatest and most suc cessful remedy. If you have the slightest fymptmn of kidney or bladder trouble, or if there I a trace of it In your family history, p-nl at once to Dr. Kilmer A.- Co.. ltlnihnm ton, N. Y who will gladly wnd you fro by mail, immediately, without cHt to you, a sample bottle of Ssmp-Kit and a book of wonderful Swamp-Root testimonials. Be sure to say that you read this generous offer in the Toix-ka Emily Slate Journal. If you are already convince! that Swamp-Rnot Is what you n"d, you ran purchase- th regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at dru stores. Don't make any mistake, but rememlx-r th name, Swamp-Hoot, Ir. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Bing h am ton, N. Y. GHORTCCT LINE. COLORADO FLYER. oXI i I a ISA Two Fast Trains Daily FROM KANSAS POINTS Denver, Salt Lake, San Fras Cisco, Portland, AND ALL POINTS WEST. 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TOPEIvA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY- EVENING, DECEMBER 5. 1900. TOPEKA STATE JOURIIL. BT FEAXK IMAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXVII No. 291 TiTRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dallv edition, ilellvered bv carrier, 10 cents a wees to an" part of Topeka or suburbs, or t the sim price in any Kan sas town where the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one year a? T-y mail, three months .9 Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOMK. Topeka State Journal building. S'K) and 802 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. KKW VOPK OFFICE, Temple Court Bldg. A. Frank Richardson. Mgr. OHTCAOO OFVin?. Ftock Excharpa Bids. A. I"rank Richardson, Mgr. I.nN-WN OFFICE. 32 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. TELEPHONES. Fvt-!pes Office Bell 'Phone Vn Reporters' Room Bell "Phone K7 The death of Kir Arthur Sullivan is to be made an excuse for a revival of "Pin afore" in New York. Mr. Sulzer is the first member of con gress at thia session to put a. kink In the tail of the British Hon. The "last stand" of the Boers In South Africa is developing characteristics of the continuous performance. Perhaps nobody thought of it, but there was the decline of the premium stamp craze to be thankful for. Just as congress was preparing for a business session, somebody fired into the house a. resolution of sympathy for the Boers. A New Tork judpe haa decided that draw poker is not a game of chance. It is clear that he has. at some time, been bluffed into laying down the best hand. Perhaps Chir.a, guided by the. example of the sultan, may want to settle the claims against her for outrages by the boxers, by ordering war ships in this country. Senator Pettigrew has resumed his former habit of asking embarrassing questions. If President MeKinley knows anything about postal frauds in Cuba, Mr. Pettisrew would like t6 share that information with him. If the English continue to take Boss Croker's money through the media of the races and the tax collector, at the rate at which they have begun, the question, "where did he get it," is likely to lose interest on this side. The president will make another effort to provide W. IX Bynum with a Job. The distinguished Hoosier has been for forr years in the unfortunate situation of having earned a place which he has been unable to get. Democrats in the senate have opposed his confirmation be cause they considered him a traitor, while Republicans have opposed it be cause they wanted all the good things for known and tried members of the party. Hut Bynum appears to have the B?ft of patience, either inherent or acquired. He is still waiting. A CENTURY OP EXPANSION. From the New York World. In the year 1S00 the territory of the United States was 815,244 square miles; la 1900 it is 3.76S.521 square miles. This is an expansion of nearly 3,000.000 square miles in 100 years. It is the most amaz ing record of territorial growth ever made by a nation, if we consider that the great bulk of all the area gained forms a continuous domain on one con tinent, which it spans from ocean to ocean, and whose inhabitants epeak the same language and liva under substan tially the same laws. Creat Britain has expanded the area of her empire from 1,042,595 square miles ia 1S0O to 12,151,000 square miles in 1900. But her newly acquired territories are widely scattered and are peopled by a large variety of alien races, speaking different languages and living under dif ferent laws. France, which ruled over 1,056.726 square miles in 1S00, now flies her flag over 3.63S.T55 square miles, but in her case also her enlarged territory ia popu lated by many alien races. Russian territory has increased from C01S.127 square miles in 1800 to 6.43S.6S2 square miles in 1900. Germany is a brand new empire, which dates from 1S70 only, and now embraces territory that aggregates 1,023,840 square miles. And if the world is regarded simply as a big landed estate, these four nations the United States, Russia. Great Brit ain and France own 23,000,000 of its to tal area of 61,000,000 square miles, in cluding by far the most valuable of it alL TARIFF IN PORTO RICO. The abrogation of the Porto Rican tariff is being seriously discussed by the press of Porto Rico, The Porto Rican tariff act provides that "whenever the legislative assembly of Porto Rico shall have enacted and put into operation a system of local taxation to meet the ne cessities of the government of Porto Rico, by thia act established, and shall by resolution duly passed so notify the president, he shall make proclamation thereof, and thereupon all tariff duties on merchandise and articles going into Porto Rico from the United States or coming into the United States from Porto Rico BhaJl ceaBa and from and after such date all such merchandise and articles shall be entered at the sev eral porta of entry free of duty." The Porto Rican legislature elected on November 6, the date of the general election in the United States, is to met shortly and will, under the provisions of the Porte Rican act above quoted, have the power to Immediately termi nate the Porto Rican tariff by enacting legislation which will provide funds for the necessities of the government of Porto Rico and the question whethei this action 6hs.ll be taken and the 15 ter cent tariff thus terminated is being discussed by the press and public of that island as is shown by the follow ing leading editorial taken from the San Juan (Porto Jilco) Daily News of November 13, 1900: "We have lived now for six months under the 85 per cent preferential tar iff. The question now is. Is it good or bad? Has it helped or injured us? The legislature will have these questions to decide. "We now have the question to deal witb aside and apart from politics. Its use as a campaign club is past and gone. The burden of deciding this very important question is solely upon the legislature. As it decrees, so shall it be. If it desires to abolish the tariff and operate the Island upon a free trade basis, it can be so ordered. "If the people of Porto Rico through the legislature desires to continue the tariff it can be done. A precedent has been established which will permit this class of taxation. It has been legally decreed, that such, action, is constitu tions.!. "If the tariff ia abolished it is at once evident that a more burdensome and higher rate of Internal taxation must be imposed. Where and upon, what shall this be levied ia Indeed a perplexing question. "Aside from all the difficulties that may or will arise from the abolition of the tariff, let us glance at the tariff itself and see what it has done. In the last six months the 15 per cent tariff has afforded the island as much if not more revenue than the 100 per cent tariff. The theory that the way to increase revenue ia by lowering the taxes' is proven to be true for Porto Rico. This revenue will be constantly increasing as our trade increases as it is sure to do. It has helped the con sumer, for it haa lowered the taxes he has to pay, not only upon American goods, but upon all goods that enter our market in competition with them. This results in an increase of importa tions. This helps the producer by con stantly providing him a means to carry his goods to the great American mar ket, which is always so hungry for the products this Island has to dispose of. Again, unless we have a traffic both ways, the steamers must make one trip without a cargo and the freight is thereby doubled. "A tariff helps us as borrowers; it will give our securities a stand in the United States which they could not have with out a permanent revenue like the tariff revenue. The argument so often ad vanced in favor of a tariff tax as against other means of raising revenue, that it is easily collected, is especially forcible in Porto Rico. We would ad vise that the tariff ia necessary, and if it were not it would still be the most convenient and logical means of raising our revenue. Let the tariff stand at 15 per cent." It is evident that the News does not believe that the foreigner pays the tax. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. There is only one remedy for tooth ache, and it hurts. One nuisance no sooner leaves town than another lights. To forget to wind a watch la a sure sign you are getting old. Don't quarrel, if you can help it: a quarrel ia never made up. The "Princess Chic" should be pro nounced "Princess Sheek," It is a question which is the worse spoilt: the first or the last baby. It can be said of almost every man that he needs a new suit of clothes. n.u-t wtxnri flmirp so rwor1v that thev cannot tell when they are spending more than tney earn. Pointer and setter dogs may be all right for ducks, and quail, and prairie chickens, but it takes our dog to get rabbits. There is so much trouble in the world, at best, that you should have am ambition to annoy others as little as possible. Half the men subpoenaed as witnesses claim they do not know anything, and In most cases they are telling the truth. Atchison churches ought to be well at tended. There is so little going on Sun days that you can look at the sky five minutes and draw a crowd of a hundred people. A recent prize, for which thirty wo men fought for three hours, and friend ships of many years' standing were shattered in dispute over points, cost Just three cents. For years we have been told that ev ery one should exercise a good deal. Now comes a "scientist" who declares that exercise is injurious, and that the lest cure is the proper thing. When a woman sits and looks around her parlor thoughtfully, ber husband might as well be warned that she is de ciding how she will arrange the furni ture when she gives a reception. The man who says he can "make him self understood" in a foreign language always reminds us of the woman who plays the piano "for her own amuse ment:" one talks as badly as the other plays. If you have time to spend in Investi gating a subject, investigate something known to be true: something like elec tricity, or astronomy. Don't waste val uable time in investigating spiritualism, hypnotism, occultism, or telepathy. The pennant for getting up the most elaborate Thanksgiving dinner belongs to a North Atchison woman. She had 12 guests. Four have been in bed ever since, three are half sick, and the bal ance haven't been good natured since the dinner. "I notice you do not print Hicks weather prophecies," write3 a subscri ber. No; neither do we print the pro phecies of fortune tellers. Hicks knows nothing whatever about the weather: to believe that he does, is an evidence of mental weakness. QUAKES REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Poker among choir boys is a game of chants. Even the judge finds that life ia full of trials. The girl of the period, is never in a state of coma. Turkey hash still lingers from Thanks giving. No woman in a decollette gown can be said to be overdressed. It isn't only the poor that we have always with us. Some bores are rich. Sitting in a draught probably supplies most ot the ills that flesh is air tu. The stage carpenter who builds scen ery for a melodrama often haa to make a bluff. Hoax "He's a. man of considerable rank, isn't he?" Joax "Well, he sup plies our boarding house with butter." Blobbs "Some men are always in hot water." Slobbs "Yes: I know a fellow who can't even take a bath without putting his foot in it." "Linuar is n nirup!" shouted the tern perance lecturer; "'how shall we get rid of it?" Drink it!" replied a husky voice from the rear of the halL Mrs. Buggins "I did something to day that I've been screwing ui) my cour age to do for a long time. I've paid that odious Airs. Bjones a call 1 ve owea iui a long time." Mr. Buggins "I can sympathize with you, my dear. I paid the odious Mr. Bjones a bill I've owed just as long." "I'm very much disappointed in this dog show," remarked Air. Wigwag. "I didn't know you took any interest in it," said Mrs. Wigwag. "Interest!" cried Mr. Wigwag; "why, the thing's over now, and I've been watching the papers closely every day and not one of them said anything about society going to the dogs." AGREEMENT REACHED. Foreign Ministers Get Together on Chinese Matter. Washington, Dec. 5. The state depart ment has been informed that the foreign minister at Pekin yesterday reached an agreement which is submitted to the home offices. Secretary Hay today ca bled Mr.Conger authorization to sign the agreement on behalf of the United States government.lt is difficult to gath er details of the understanding at this time However, it is known that in the two important issues that were still open, namely those relating to punish ment and indemnity, the view of the United States government has prevail ed. As to punishments, they are to be the severest that can be inflicted, by the Chinese government. As to the indem nity the Chinese government is to form ally admit its liability and then the mat ter is to be left for future negotiation. It was understood that on the other points the French proposition has form ed the basis of the agreement. SANTA FE MAY BUY. Beason to Think the 1. 1. 1. Koad Will Be Purchased. South Bend, Ind.,Dec.5. There is some reason to believe that the Santa Fe has purchased the Indiana, Illinois Iowa railroad. At a recent meeting of the three I directors or the Grand Trunk and Santa Fe were present. A trip was made over the first named read, the same en gine and crew taking the party bjck to Chicago over the Grand Trunk Tracks, .which is regarded as a very unusual and significant tact. The sale of the Grand Trunk and its subsidiary lines in Indiana and Illinois was recorded today, the price being J5, 708,701.08. T WO CASES NOLLIED. County Attorney Jetmore Keeping Up Hi Old Record. Three liquor cases of long standing were disposed of by the district court yesterday. Two were nollied and one man was sentenced. "Hut" Manker was fined $100 and sent to the county jail. Manker was arrested May 26, 189i, by Sheriff Cook for selling liquor at 233 Jefferson street. He was tried some time ago but the officers could not find him to have sentence passed upon him until yesterday. The case against C. Hoffman and Chris Smith for selling liquor June 13, 1899, was nollied by the county attorney. The case against Frank Long, who was ar rested for selling liquor during the fall festival of 1899, was also nollied. T HOLS AN DS OF FARMERS. Large Attendance at trie Chicago Live Stock Exposition. Chicago, Dec. 5. The attendance at the International Livestock exposition was the largest of any day this week. Morning trains brought in thousands of farmers and their families from Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana and Illinois and from states farther away. Texas and Cali fornia contributing a number. Judging of the various grades of blooded stock on exhibition was continued today and will be practically concluded tomorrow when the slaughtering tests will be held. The blooded cattle sale of the Hereford for stock will also be watched closely. The blooded cattle sale of the Herford Breeders" association was continued to day and a number of pure breed of Berk shire hogs were also put on the market. Some high prices were realized. New Free Delivery Route, Washington, Dec. 5. The following rural free delivery route will be estab lished December 15: Rossville, Shaw nee county, Kansas; carrier, W. C. Bay liss; route, twenty-seven, miles; popula tion, 550. It may become chronic. It may cover the body with large. Inflamed, burning, itching, scaling patches and cause intense suffering. It has been known to do so. Do not delay treatment. Thoroughly cleanse the system of the humors on which this ailment de pends and prevent their return. The medicine taken by Mrs. Ids E. Ward, Cove Point, Md.. was Hood's Sjju-sspariUa. he writes: I had a disaereeable itching on mj arms which I concluded was salt rheum. I began taking Hood's Sarsaearilla and in two days felt better. It was not lone fcefare I was eured, and I have never had any akin disease since." Hood's SarsszgszzriKn Promises to cure and keeps the promise. It is positively unequaled for all cutaneous eruptions. Take It. ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY. Young Woman Charged Witb Steal ing $3,000 in Gems. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec By the arrest in this city today of Emma Netlson, aged 19 years, the police captured one of the pair of clever criminals who worked the old but ever new "badger" game in New York recently and secured the neat prize of $3,000 worth of unset diamonds. The girl is at the city hall, where she will be kept pending the arrival of requisition papers from New York. She was identified Dv uetemve narles is. MCManus oi nr York. The girl's accomplice, said to be inomas .McCarthy, is still at large. The victim of the larceny is a Brazilian whose name is withheld, but who is be lieved to be ot some prominence, feeverai weeks asro while "eeinsr the sights'' in New York he met Emma Neilson. To gether they went to an uptown restaur ant for a midnight supper and later he accompanies tier to a llat in vv esi x nirry ninth street. It was then that the confederate. Mc Carthy, in the. g-uise of the betrayed hus band, appeared on the. scene. The victim's explanations were idle. Jn a tew min utes the Brazilian, more dead than alive. and minus a bag containing a number of unset diamonds whose aggregate value was over was left lviug in a room while the conspirators made off. SEAS BREAK OVER HER. Schooner Ashore Near Atlantic Bouse, Scarboro, Me. Boston, Dec 6. Dispatches from va rioua points on the New England coast show that the storm of last night did considerable damage to local shipping and to piers and sea walls. Except in the case of the schooner Mary A. Brown, wrecked off Portsmouth, N. H loss of life has not been reported. An unknown schooner of about 100 tons is ashore near t.he Atlantic house, Scarboro, Me. The seas are washing over the schooner and she will prob ably go to pieces. Nothing ia known of the fate of the crew. WITH BOTH FEET. McCall of Massachusetts Jumps Onto Army Reorganization Bill. Washington, Dec. 5. Something of a sensation was created during the debate this afternoon on the army bill in the house by Mr. McCall (Mass.), who de livered an hour's speech in opposition to the bill. He criticised some of the technical features of the bill, charging that the organization proposed was not ecdnomieal, in that it contemplated the same number of officers for" an army of 60,000 as for an army of 100,000. He was especially severe upon the proposition to lodge in the president, for all time, unless congress acted to the contrary, the power to double the strength of the army at will. But it was against the policy of retaining the Philippines and the inauguration of a colonial policy that he opened all his batteries. Mem bers streamed into the house from the cloak rooms when it became noised about that Mr. McCall was speaking, and listened with great eagerness to his speech. Mr. Cochran (Mo.) declared that no army that marched on the face of the earth could accomplish the subjugation of the Philippines. Mr. Kleberg (Tex.) and Mr. McClellan (N. Y.) opposed the bill. KILLS AN OIL INDUSTRY. Shortage of Natural Gas at Peru Causes a Complete Shut-down. Peru, Ind., Dec. 5. The famous Peru oil field was killed today by a single blow, when the natural gas company shut off the supply of fuel for pumping purposes. Over seventy-live wells with in a mile of this city and about forty farther out shut down, as it would not pay to operate them with wood or coal as fuel. They will be dismantled and the machinery will be moved to other fields. The action of the gas company was taken to enable it to supply domestic consumers. Over 7,000 barrels of oil a month has been taken from the oil field. INDIANA WOMAN'S FAST. Has Already Abstained From Food, and Drink Forty-two Days. La port e, Ind., Dec. 5. Mrs. Mary "Van Vactor, of Marshall county, today com pleted the forty-second day of a fast which promises to be ended only by death. Mrs. Van Vactor's ease has been an enigma to the medical fraternity, no physician having been able to afford her any relief. During the forty-two days which have elapsed since she was stricken, not a particle of food has passed her lips, neither has she been able to swallow any form of liquid. She ia being literally starved to death. Chopping Off Heads. Berlin, Dec. 5. The Chinese minister here has handed the foreign office offi cials here a telegram from Li Hung Chang to the effect that Sin Liang, the new governor of Shan Si, has publicly executed upwards of SO rebel leaders and asserting that he is otherwise acting with the greatest severity in the sup pression of the boxers and energetically protecting the missionaries. COLORADO FLYER. Via "Great Rock Island Route." Leaves Topeka 8:10 p. m., arriving Colorado Springs 10:35, Denver 11:00 o'clock next a. m. KANSAS CITY AND RETURN $2.67 via "The Great Rock Island Route." Tickets on sale Dec. 10 and 11th, limi ted for return Dec. 12th. Three Flyers between Topeka and Kansas City. See local time card. Maurice Thompson Seriously III. Crawfordsville, Ind., Dee. 5. Maurice Thompson, the author, who haa been ill at his home in this city for several weeks, is now reported to be in an alarming condition. It is feared that his illness will prpve fatal. GRAND OPERA. Kansas City and Return $2.67 via the Santa Fe. Tickets en sale Dec, 10th and 11th, limited Dec. 12th, Six trains a day ia each direction. Capital Lodge No. 1, S. K. L. Tou are hereby notified that the elec tion of officers will take place on Wed nesday evening, December 5t,h. A full attendance is requested. By order of the lodge. ERNEST MUELLER. Rets. COLORADO FLYER. Via "Great Rock Island Route.' Leaves Topeka 8:10 p. m., arriving Colorado Springs 10:35, Denver 11:00 o'clock next a. m. Save your money and buy your cloth ing at the quit business sale, 420 Kan sas avenue. MISS SYLVA'S CORNS. They May Prevent Her Appearance Here Tonight. St. Joseph, Md., Dec. 5. Marguerita Sylva, of the ."Princess, Chic opera company, underwent two surgical oper ations here- at 3 o'clock rx m. and last midnight. There was a callous on Miss Sylva's right foot which caused her in tense pain, caused by wearing .tight boots. A local physician removed the callous, and Miss Sylva will miss none of her dates." The above dispatch from St. Joe is greatly exaggerated, according to the stories told by the members of the com pany who arrived here at noon over the Rock Island from Leavenworth, where the company appeared last night. Miss Sylva was, however, not able to appear at Leavenworth last night, and Miss Agnes Paul took her part. Miss Sylva is suffering from a very painful corn just a common corn-sueh as all ladles, whether they are stars or members of the chorus, are liable to have when tight, high-heeled shoes have to be worn. The story of an operation is said to be a fake. Miss Sylva did not arrive with the company at noon, but is expected here at o'clock, and may be able to take the part. THE JURYIUST HEAR. To Decide Whether Mrs. Castle's Last Statement Is Genuine. Kansas City, Dec. 5. A special to the Star from El Dorado says: Notwith standing Judge Shinn had at the morn ing session held that Mrs. Castle's statement should practically in full be accepted as evidence, he announced at the opening of the afternoon session that the jury must hear the evidence connected with the making of the statement. They must, he said, decide themselves whether or not the state ments introduced by the prosecution are the actual expressions of Mrs. Castle. So it became necessary that all the wit nesses who testified yesterday while the jury was excused from the room to be examined again. This will prolong the trial at least a day or more, and makes it improbable that the case will go to the jury this week. LOCAL MENTION. The Republican Flambeau club meets tonight. Officer E. F. Pavey is taking tii3 va cation. Mrs. A. Rupin is suffering from a dis located shoulder caused from a fall. There was no police court this morning as the docket showed there were no ar rests last night. W. S. Parkhurst, who has been visit ing W. F. Roehr, left for his home in Chicago today. I. E. Lambert, United States district attorney, is attending the circuit court of appeals in St. Louis. The city engineer is making estimates for the placing of the fire bejl at least he was ordered to do so. Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of 129 North Quincy street are the parents of a boy born last night. Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Newman of Val ley Falls brought their three year old son who has been blind for two years to Topeka today for treatment at Christ hospital. Forty-two physicians have registered at the city physician's office. The oldest practitioner who has registered is Dr. W. L. Burns, who has been practicing for 42 years. There are 150 physicians in the city, but they seem to be slow about registering. Tax Reduction $40,000,000. Washington, Dec. 5. Members of the ways and means committee estimate the aggregate reductions of taxes by the bill as framed at $40,000,000. The reduction on beer is understood to be reduced by making the rebate 20 per cent instead of IVi cents. The 20 per cent rebate on $2 per barrel would be 40 cents, making the new tax J1.60. When the stomach is tired out it must have a rest, but we can't live without food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure "digests what you eat" so that you can eat all the good food you want while it is restoring the digestive organs to health. It is the only preparation that digests all kinds of food. At all drug stores. Illinois Official Count. Springfield, III., Dec. 5. The canvass ing board today announced the result of the vote on presidential electors to be, Republican, 697,985; Democrat, 503,061; for governor, Yates (Rep.), 580,169; Al schuler (Dem.), 518,966. KANSAS CITY AND RETURN $2.67 via "The Great Rock Island Route." Tickets on sale Dec. 10 and 11th, limi ted for return Dec. 12th. Three Flyers between Topeka and Kansas City. See local time card. Help ia needed at once when a person's life is in danger. A neglected cough or cold may soon become serious and should be stopped at once. One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures coughs and colds and the worst cases of croup, bronchitis, grippe and other throat and lung troubles. At all drug stores. GRAND OPERA. Kansas City and Return $3.67 via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale Dec. 10th and 11th. limited Dec. 12th. Six trains a day in each direction. Bodily pain loses its terror if you've a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Eclectrio Oil in the house. Instant relief in cases of burns, cuts, sprains, accidents of any sort. z VS' ,7Sa,C

You will regret it some day, if you continue to strain your eyes. Have them tested at once. Consultation and tests free. DR. J. E. LITTLENELD EYE SPECIALIST. Office 1255 West Street, Topeka, Kana. to y?y TEL. jkrj v www 3 M-.N 619 Kansas Ave. ml o ffiondav WILL BE Thursday Double the display of last new features and all AT EXACT COST Thursday, Friday and Saturday you can buy any thing in our Holiday Department at exact cost to us thus all 5c articles for 3Hc or 4c 10c for 7c 15c for He 25c for 10c 35c for 28o 50c for 39c 75c for 58c Etc, Etc, Etc "We know that this will prove profitable to you. We are willing to take chances for ourselves on your future requirements. Clean-Up Sale House Wrappers. Small Lots to Clean Up. A very fine quality fleeced back wrapper has deep ruffle at bottom ruffle on shoulder braid trimmed colors are red, blue and white figured. Tho 7Cp closing price O A very fine quality Percale Wrappers good assort ment of. colors new styles have a deep rufllo on both shoulders and bottomalso braid trimmed well QQr worth 3125 00 Smoking Jackets, Office Coats, a y j the last call. Grandest opportunity for a holiday gift. Such re ductions unheard of A Pure Wool Smoking Jacket $1.88 Avery fine Jacket or Office Coat $2.08 Instead of $4.00. Superb quality Smoking Jacket, very nobby $3.00 Instead of $5.00. Our highest quality Smoking Jackets or House Coat made from finest materials, richly trimmed OP Qfl very best linings worth $10.00 ipOavfO Only a few of each kind left. One case of Boy's and Girl's School Hose seam- Op less and fast colors on sale at OOOOOCKXOOOOOCOK0000000000X00X0000 i tSir THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL COMPANY, Tele. 771, 193, 141. ooxxoookooooxxoooowoooo LOADED WITH FODDEIt. Queer Experience of a Santa Fe Pas senger Engine. People about the. Santa Fe depot were given some cause for wonder when No. 6 came into the station Tuesday after noon. They were puzzled to uftermlne whether the Kansas City and Chicago express had been following the rails and right of way or making a short cut across lots. On lot-omotive No. 816's pilot and piled up to the top of the stack was a mass of fodder. It looked like hay, but turned out to be Kaffir corn. No. 816 picked it up n the crossing by the slaughter house. Between the time that the local freight had come in and the arrival of No. 6 a wagon had upset on the track. The wrecked vehicle was righted and removed just in the nick of time for the express to go thundering by, but a half ton pile of the fodder was left on the track. Engineer J. CI. McNeill plowed through the pile with No. 6. The air was filled with flying straw for a second. A bunch of it was carried on down to the roundhouse on S16'3 pilot for the workmen to carry home to their cows, and no harm done. THE "OMNIPRESENT. Liquor Question Plagues the Ciril Authorities at Manila. Manila, Dee. 6. The hall occupied by the United States commission wa3 crowded today, the occasion being the public discussion of the Manila liquor license bill. The section providing fur banishing saloons from the Kscolta. and down-town plazas was strongly criti cised. Judge Taft explained that the United -States court had settled the right of the police and the power to limit the sale of liquors, and yet the places where they were sold were un limited. He declared that the. condition of the Eseolta, owing t the presence of saloons, was disgraceful. The judge admitted that it was a hardship to some, but he denied that injustice was being done. The licenses expire in Janu ary and the section of the bill requiring removals will take effect In April. The bill provides for a license of 600 pesos semi-annually, for a regular sa loon, 809 for a theater, and uuo for a EMM'S 619 Kansas Ave. epii IN SHAPE Morning. year having added many the newest novelties. nouse toais. o Hugging the Stove 19 not a pleasant pastime. It's unecessary loo if you buy the kind ot Coal we sell brim full of heating qualities and at lowest prices. LSSX32 aitthacits, ARKANSAS AiTTSRACITS, SSKX-ANTHRACIX2, rjlOlTTElTAO, MA&CEXJITS, al 0SAOB CITT SSATT. 634 Kansas Avanut. hotel, besides a bar license. Nunc of these will be a)lovl to Kell n.iliv In toxicants. I'laces are liitiiKed m fately for the latter. They ui rthll. t ed from selling to soldiers, stid iir.iluy Closing Is required. Hut hotels tan serve liquors with meals. Licenses ie imposed on diftiilers, brewers ami Wholesale dealers. The t'ouiinisHltin haa paj"sel an at re quiring wholesome food supplies f'T ani mals used In transportation and Impos ing penalties for cruelty to animals, A Miraculous Escape. Scranton, Pa.. Dec. 5. A serious rave. in occurred this morning at the My Au mine, near bunnvus, by which 1 men wore entombed. The reseulns; psrty af ter nearly three hours hard work suc ceeded in digging Into the chamber In which the men were. All were rescued not one being seriously injure J. TALK No. 119. A Difference. Probablv ninety per cent of tti peoil who eoHsult m liava that are unlike. ttomeUmrs oris eye ia nearsighted and thw other far sighted. S'luetinms one ev la per fectly normal whila the other Is very defective. In other caxus there l only a slight difference. H 1b bud polity to attempt to select sla in pair. All reuiiy-mad spectacles have both lenaen of euvtly t lio same strength. Thev mm- nt oi. eye perfectly and t the annie time make the other eye wor.. You can not afford to take chances In this way. You should have ea k eye tested separately and fH(-d with the lens Unit It re jiilrex. In that way both eyes are prweereed and placed under the bent possible condition, t will examine vuur eyea at any time free of ilirn. I always tet one ey at a tints. My exclusive atUntlun Is given to fitting glasses. CHAS. BENNETT. OPTICIAN. 730 Kansas Aveaue, Established in. D

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f TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3. 1900. I, I. BUY QOOB3 ODD LOTS and REMNANTS FrTas0 welSa,e Clearing of Sheets and Pillow Cases Bleached Sheets, 81x90 ins., ironed, twin stitched, hemmed, usual price 50c go for 4L2e Bleached Sheets, 81x90 ins., extra wide hem, heavy and fine material, usual price 69c go for 58o A Few Blankets at These Prices 10-4 Gray and White Cotton Blankets, price 75c, go for 59c Topeka Woolen Mills Blankets in grays, 4-ib., regular price $3.00 this sale 31.98 5 lb., regular price $3.50, this sale 82.50 Linens Left Over 70-in. Cream Damaak, good weight, pur linen, price 65o 5 Q C 60-in. Cream Scotch Damask, extra weight, a good seller at 50c, Q Q g goes for per yard 0)v 63 and 72-in. Silver Bleached Damask, all pure linen, price 85c, QQQ Fall Bleached Damask, 72 ins. wide, regular price 1.23 QQr this sale OQtJ Ladies Tailored Suits Cheviot Suits of Camels' Hair in black and navy, were $10, C AO a few left at pU?0 815.00 Homespun Eton Suits, elegant cloths, finely made S9.50 Some ?2-3.00 Double and Single-breasted Suits, mixture CJ C flfl and novelty cloths, taffeta lined go fox....... tplu.Ulf Waists Taffeta Waists in black and colors, worth $8, for S3. 98 One lot of Silk Waists left from sale, all colors and kinds, CJQ QQ worth up to 7.50 choice ?UtS0 Parisian Flannels the popular waist or dressing sacque material new designs and colors, big assortment, per yd 15o JANUARY DESIGNERS ON SALE. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o t o o SNAP SHOTS AT HOME SEWS The Municipal Ieasue is in session in Topfka i'.'day. Tht city clerk was kept busy today pay ing the city employed. John BreMenrhal will serve as state bar.it vumn'-i.-ionvr until March. Frank Edwin Klwli, the New York sculptor, was in Tpt-ka yesterday. Th Shawnee county horticultural so ciety will mt-eL at the state house tomor row. Judge Jnhn C. Pollock ant! Judge Euck man of Winheld were in Topeka. yester tl ay. Knpine 537 has joined its big- mate in the TVprka shops with, a broken cylinder :-ad also. Th Fortnightly club has arranged for papers this winter by the IS members cf tne club. S;tmuei Lakin e?ablished a new record on the goif Ltnks Tuesday. He made the round iii -k. Two m-re Rhode Island engines arrived lurt' for the Santa Fe tins week and were asriit on wst. The HIks jro to Km porta tomorrow. "A Brass Mrinky" will be at tile Craw ford Thursday. The ri.M;.r uf the Auditorium will re-civ- two coats of oil btrfor ajuther meet is htrid there. Th Princess Chic," pronounced Slt-rk. if you please, will be at the Crawford tonight. Rev. A. Wymait went to Kansas City t'wJay to aist in th installation of a Vmtarian minister. A minstrel i-how. the proceeds of which. w:H b d-v-ttrd to charity, is the bill in nworUi tonight. A m-n's reception will be held in the parlors i'f th- First Presbyterian church, on Friday evening, December 14. Two men were before the police court yesterday evening" charged with drunken-n-s--i. They were fined ii each. The stnte house gardener is preparing the Mower beds fr next year. They will be better next year than they w-ic this year. The window lithographs for "The Prin-cf-? Chic." which comes to the Crawford tonight, axe popuiar with the poster fienus. The gmdin of Fillmore street to Tenth avenue has been completed and the wuik of laying brick is in progress south of Sixth avenue. Miss KHsabth Xe Bar, stenographer in the Republican headquarters, will be stenographer for Morton Alba ugh. itate bank commissioner. The invitation committee of the Twen tieth Century Inaugural Fete will meet in the Comirwr'-iai ciub rooms tonight to pre pare an invitation list. Since beir.i? inaugurated two years at:o the state oi'-icer have paid, each month, --a pt-r cent of their saiiUiea to the Re-piibn.-an state committee. The atturnry'a general office at the state house has ben comp-d'.ed to iue a bul letin asking those desiring legal informa tion to consult the count attorney. U. C. Jrady of Kansas City sent to the Penitentiary for itniiittf a wagonload f is ies fivm a slaughter holism, has made n plUuiiuu to the governor for a pardon. Tn-r commit lee on arrangement fnr a protrunnir tor ih Shawnee countv Kan tari Kxvjs-itioa rally are making plans at BLEEDING PILES An J All Other forms of this Common and Annoying Disease Cured by the Pyramid Pile Cure. Thousands of men an j women suffti from some form of j.iles without either knowing the exact nature of the trouble, or knowing it, carelessly allow it to run without using the simple meana of a ra.!iral cure. The failure of salves and ointment t sure piles has led many sufferers to be lieve the only permajient cure to be a surgical operation, but surgical opera tions are dangerous to life and mure over very expensive and by no means &iwaya or even often successful. The safest and surest way to cure any ease of pu-s whether itching, pro truding or bleeding ia to) use the Pyra mid Pile Cure, composed of healing veuetab.e oii and absolutely free from mineral pois,m and opiates. Mr. XV m. Han.is. hu of Pittsburg, Pa., after suft'eririft severely from bleeding jjile writes as follows: -I take pleasure writing- these ftw Imes to iM you know that I did not Sleep for threr months except f.r a short time each n;pht b-cause of a bad case of bleeding piles. I was down in bed and doctors did me no gtni. "A sooa brother told me of Pvramid Pile Cure and I bought from mv drug gist three titty cmi b.,x-s Thev com pletely cured me and i will soon be able to go to my voik again The Pyramid Pile Cure is not on'v the safest and surest pile remedy, but i is by far the widest known and mot popular, because so many thousands have tried it and found it exactly as represented. Kvery physician and drugeist in the country knows the Pyra.mid Pile Cure and what it will do, i-end to Pyramid Drug- Co., Marshall Mich., for little txiok on Cause and Cure of Piles, mailed free to any address, or better yet get a fifty cent box of the remedy iiseif at the nearest drug store And tiy it tonight. 613-615 KAH3.AVE. the Commercial club rooms thi3 after noon. The city license collector is preparing to collect the payment of taxes on public cabs and to regulate the fares as provided in an ordinance lately passed by the ceuncil. The Barnard Machine company of En terprise has tiled with the secretary of state notice of an amendment to the char ter increasing the capital stock from $lu, 0 to $1S,0u0l Governor Stanley's message to the leg islature is getting in shape now. It will be a lengthy document and unlike the president's message will contain recom mendations. The .Gamble Musical company will be at the high school a week from tonight Wednesday, December 12. The Gambles have- the third number in tho high school lecture course. The mass meeting, which will be ad dressed by Engineer McClure in the Audi torium Sunday, December 16, will be a derided success with all the organizations that are working for Jt. The judiciary committee of tho city council met last, night in the committee room and decided to report favorably on an ordinance which provides for putting a license tax on omnibuses. Trainmaster Saunders, who ia here from ChiUicothe. working on the new timi rard. has divided his time as much as pos sible between this city and Newton, where his little son, Clarence, is seriously ill. One of the men arrested for gambllr? at Sixth and Kansa-s avenue felt so ashamed of himself that he left his sick wife and children and has not been heard of since, lie also seems deficient in man hood. The books in the commissioner of elev tions of!iee will be open until DeeemtH-r 'Js. in order that those who failed to reg ister prior to the last election may do so hefor the election of representative in the Thirty-eighth district. A Santa Fe westbound freight train had forty-rive loads for California points, and five for one of the branches going south from Albuqueniue, The freight on each car will probably be in the neighborhood of giving this particular train spe cial recognition as a money maker. The Topeka Whist club received a chal lenge yesterday from the St. Mary's Whist ciub for a match game at St. Mary's. Owing to the tournament now in play p.t the local club, it will be impos sible to accent the chadlunsre at this time. It is hoped to be abie to satisfy the St. .viw ream some Lime aunng tne win ter, however. BAPTIST CONFERENCE. Home Missionary Society Meets in Denver. Penver, Dec. 5. The annual conference of the .American Baptist Home mission ary s.xiiety besan today at the first Baptist church in this city, and will con- mue until Thursday night. There are in attendance 2 general missionaries i from as many states, four district secre taries a.Td three general superintendents I Among- them are: t?. C. Fulner, Indian l apolis: "V. E. Powell. Farkersburg W. Ya. J. B. Thomas. Chicago: D. D. Pro per. Des Jioines: C. A. Woody, Portland, re.: O. A. vVilliams, Minneapolis; N. B. Jlaird-n, Omaha: L). V. Hurlbut, Mil waukee; E. R. Pope. Minneapolis; E. P. i artlett. Ies Moines; T. M. Shanafelt Hurun, S. D. C. "V. Brinstad, Omaha; K- B. Meredith, Kansas City; L. J. Dyke. Oklahoma; L. G. Clarke, Helena; V. Kandail, Tacoma; R. Whitaker, San Fraiciseo. The sciciety has 1,140 missionaries at work, and since the war has opened 12 new missions in the eastern portion of t"uba and Porto Kico. with some 6t-0 members. About S10-00 has already been I expended in this work. The jurisdiction or me society, extends in the United States from Indiana west, taking in all the states north and south. It is expect ed that I viO.QOO w ill be raised in this ter ritory this year. Over IlOO.OoO will be expended on the negro schools of the south. Much work has been done in M-xico, where 30 missions have been es tablished. FIREMAN KILLED. Five Others Injured by Falling Walls at Evansville. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 5. One life was lost and several persona were injured in a fire that early today destroyed th large structural iron works of George Ju. Mesker Co., and Loewenthals. com mission house. The total loss will reaeh about $110,000. It is believed the fire or ieirated in the molding department of the iron works. The blaze quiekly spread to all parts of the plant and fanned by a stiif wind communicated to the commission house. A number of flrp. fnirn were caught by a falling brick wall. killing uotUeib Surbeck and injuring nve others. All the injured will recover. Horses Killed by Live Wires. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 5. As a result of last night's snow storm the telegraph, telephone, electric light and fire alarm wires are in great confusion. A num ber of horses were killed by live wires in the streets, and pedestrians had nar row escapes. About three inches of snow fell. Clothing is sold at cost, 420 Kansas avenue. M li Mrs. Humphrey will announce at the Federation meeting this afternoon that the raid-winter meeting of the Federa tion which is always held in connection with the teachers', association, has been given up this year an account of the crowded condition of the programme, so the business meeting which was to have been held Thursday afternoon lias been given up. For Mrs. Eli Lewis. Mrs. Ell Lewis, of Kansas City, was the guest of honor at a charming 1 o'clock luncheon at the Topeka club to day given by Mrs. Frank Lewis. The table decorations were green and white. In the center of the table was a cut glass bowl of white carnations and ferns, wliile at either end was a can delabrum ablaze with green shaded candles. The Invited guests were: Mrs. Ell Lewis, Mrs. A, H. Thompson, Mrs. John K. Lord, Mrs. James L. King, Mrs. Eugene S. Quinton, Mrs. H. P. Dillon, Mrs. M. O'Brien, Mrs. George W. Crane, Mrs. W. A. Morton, Mrs. W. T. Crosby, Mrs. K. H. Crosby, Mrs. T. J. Kellam, Mrs. H. V. Hinckley. Mrs. Armin Fass ier, Mrs. James P. Rowley, and Mrs. F. C. Gay. A Pleasant Card Party. Mias Nora Mix of Chicago was the guest of honor at a charming card party Tuesday evening given by Miss Glenna Cross at her home on West Tenth ave nue. The rooma were prettily decorated with chrysanthemums and at the close of the evening two-course refreshments were served. The prizes were two pretty watercolors and a copy of "In the Palace of the King." The invited guests included: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Black, Dr. and Mrs. George Esterly, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jacques. Miss Mix, Miss. Edna Crane, Miss Hazel Fassler, Miss Helen Smith, Miss. Helen Thompson, Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Emily King, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss Yirgiline Mulvane, Miss Bessie Hayden, Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Florence Rossington, Miss Susie Gay, Miss Ja nette Lord, Miss Edna McCiintock, Miss Vera Low, Mr. Gaien Nichols, Mr. Walter Burgess. Mr. Frank Curry, Mr. A. T. P.eed of Kansas City. Mr. Will Alexander. Mr. Kurtz Kellam, Mr. Lew Graham, Mr. Everett Dallas, Mr. Ed McBride. Mr. Clarence Naylor, Mr. Ben Akers. Mr. John Waters, Mr. Joe Mor gan, Mr. Archie Williams, Mr. Lew Bronson. Mr. Adrian Sherman. Mr. Tom King, Mr. Lon Davis. Mr. Ells worth Weaver, Mr. Dorr Norton. Mr. Durelle Gage of Boston and Mr. W. F. Evans. A Birthday Party. Mrs. "W. E. McVey entertained six teen children very pleasantly Monday afternoon in honor of her little daugh ter Pauline Josephine's third birthday. Various kindergarten games. were played by the little people, and at 5 o'clock they were all seated at one long table and a two-course supper served. The table and the birthday cake were both decorated with pink. Each little guest was given a souvenir. Mrs. Mc Vey was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. E. D. McKeever and Mrs. L. Kamsbarger. Ihe invited guests were: Gladys Warren, Marjorie Petro, Margaret Ray. Dorothy Hadley, Marie Kuntz, Ruth Foster, Gladys Stanton, Lucile Frank, Helen Rheinback, Mary Virginia Kitch en, Edna Shreves, Maud McVey, Archi bald McKeever, Lloyd Wardin, Herbert Tucker and Otto Rheinback. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. D. E. Moreland returned Tuesday from a few days' visit in Hiawatha. Mrs. Fred Warner or ittsburg, Kan., is spending a few days in the city with Mrs. Don Wiiiitts. Miss Bessie Hayden returned today from a several weeks' visit with Dr. Jones and family at the Soldiers' Home at Danviile, III. Mrs. J. W. Robins iias returned from a short visit in Marceline. Mo. The Vespuceian club will meet with Mrs? W. J. Lewis at 1119 Monroe street, Thursday afternoon, December 13, instead of Thursday of this w eek. Mrs. J. J. Frey of Albuquerque, N. M., is visiting in Marceline, Mo., and is ex pected in Topeka before fcer return home. Mrs. A. M. Hackney is expected this week from Indiana to visit her sister, Mrs. A. B. Jetmore. L. W. Peabody has returned from the east where he has been spending the past five or six months. Mrs. W. H. Lininger entertained at dinner Tuesday evening complimentary to her guest, Mrs. Charles W. Rhinehart of Carthage, Mo. Miss Ethel Davies will go to Kansas City next week to attend the opera; she will be the guest of Miss Myrtle Acker man. Engraved wedding Invitations and cards. Adams Bros.. 7H Kansas avenue. Miss Etta Beck, Miss Winnifred Pres cott.Miss Fannie Funk.Miss Nellie Kirk, Miss Erol Buckmaster and Miss Octavii Greenwood composed a card club which Two Bads All coughs are bad and so are all eoosa syrups. With the former you can cough your self right into bronchitis or con sumption and with the latter you upset your stomach and do no good. Foj 6o years Aycr's Cherry Pectoral has been the one household remedy for colds and coughs of all kinds. Three sizes: 25c., econeb for an ordinary cold; just riht for idtbma, bronchitis, hoarseness, "whooninK-coueb. hard colds; Sl-eti, naot economical for cnronlc casea. Out of Town People who wish to take advantage of these splendid opportunities can order by mail. All goods not satisfactory may be returned. I Pay Worsted Coats and Vests, $5.00 I Butterfleld'8 Black Clay Worsted Coats and Vests, that are strictly pure worsted and absolutely all -wool will not shine nor change color. A surplus stock of coats and vesta that must be gotten rid of tomor row. They are lined with heavy double warp Farmer's satin they are sewed throughout with silk they are made wtth large French facing the fit is as perfect as any $15.00 garment yon can find any where what a rush there will be for them tomorrow what a snap for everybody in need of a dress vest. Remember they are sacks square or round cut nearly all today at Men's Heavy All Men's heavy Casaimere and Cheviot Pants of all wool extra heavy material about 10 different styles of patterns. They are all sizes from 30 to 50 waists they are made with French waistbands riveted buttons tape seams and fully worth $2.50 and $3.00 while they last on sale at. till' IBi will met every two weeks at the home of the members; their young men friends will be invited to join them. Dr. J. M. Halm of Cottonwood Falls, U in the city. Miss Josephine Shellabarger has re turned from a visit in Kansas City. Miss Margaret Mitchell is in the city visiting her father and sister at Low man Hill; she is en route to her home in Galveston from Salt Lake City where she was ealled to the deathbed of her brother. Miss Grace Haines of Glasgow, Kan., is spending- the week in Topeka with Miss Essie Chamberlain. Mrs. Mary C. Goddard is visiting rela tives in Kansas City for a few days. Miss Edna Parkhurst will attend grand opera in Kansas City next week. Miss Cora Terry ot Atchison is spend ing a few days in Topeka with Mrs. E. Simmons and family. Mrs. W. A. L. Thompson will give an Informal luncheon Thursday complimen tary to Mrs. Eli Lewis of Kansas City. Mrs. Cook, of Chicago, is spending- two weeks in Topeka with her sister, Mrs. George Mart indale and Miss Ransom. Mrs. S. M. Drake has returned from a trip to Oklahoma. Mrs. James P. Rowley will give a 6 o'clock dinner Friday evening at her home on Monroe street, complimentary to Mrs. Eli Lewis of Kansas Citv. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. P. Hillyer are In Atchison. ALL READY. American Federation of Labor Will Convene Tomorrow. Loulsviile, Ky., Dee. 5. All is in read iness for the opening of the twentieth annual convention of the American Fed eration of Labor at Music Hall tomor row. The credentials committee has passed upon the credentials of 210 dele gates all of whom will be admitted. Among the delegates who have already arrived are W. H. Haskins, president of the Ohio State Miners' association; Pat rick Dolan, president of the Pittsburg District Miners" association; John Weit sel. of St. Louis, president of the Inter national Tobacco Workers' union and Miss Sarah Grosshans of Streator, III., member of the executive board of the United Garment Workers of America Miss Grosshans is the only woman dele gate here at present, but one or two oth ers from Illinois are expected. REWARD FOR FIRE BUGS. Barn Burners Are Playing Havoc in Vicinity of Overbrook. Governor Stanley has proclaimed a re ward of J150 for barn burners now oper ating in Osage county. The principal trouble is reported from Overbrook where within the past week six barns and their contents, have been totally destroyed by fire. The authorities of Osage county have notified the governor, that in their opin ion, an organized body of barn-burners is at work and an effort will be made to bring the miscreants to justice. A NEW TURN GIVEN To the Plan to Disfranchisement of Negroes in Virginia Richmond, Va., Dec. 5. Much interest is shown in the negro disfranchisement question in this state which is to coma before the constitutional convention. Senator John W. Daniel is drafting a provision, which w-ill exempt from the il literacy clause all persons from Virginia who served in any war. This would let in all illiterate ex-confederate and fed eral soldiers, white and black. The plan is based upon laws enacted by a western state during the civil war under which all persons who volunteered in the feder al army were to be given the right of suffrage. ALL AFRAID OF IT. Nobody Willing to Take Minnesota Senatorship. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 5. So far as any appointment is concerned there was nothing new in the senatorial situation today. Governor Lind has not yet suc ceeded in finding a Republican to whom he could present the position in fact it was asserted positively by one of his closest advisers today that the appoint ment had not yet been positively of fered to anybody. Several men have been sounded as to what they would do if it were offered, but thus far no formal tender of the place has been made. The settlement of the contest over the offices of the house has removed one distracting subject from the minds ,f legislators and they are now devoting themselves with much interest to the contest for the senatorship. There seems now no reason to anticipate any serious troubie for Senator Jfelson in se curing a re-election. It has been sug gested that in the event of a lively con test for the short term to succeed the late Senator Davis so much of a nht might develop that Senator Xeiso i would suffer. Present indications do not carry out any such suggestion, as the opinion is generally held that the long term must be tilled before any vote Anerbach coat and only in sizes Wool Pants, $1.75 g haa been taken on the vacancy. This makes sure the re-election of Nelson. The latest development in the contest ia the announcement of National Com mitteeman Shevi.n that lie would not be a candidate against Thomas Lowrey or former Governor Pillsbury and that he would abide by the decision of the Hennepin county delegation. Former Senator Washburn is also quoted as saying he wouid not enter any contest fox the place. This reduces the number of candidates materially and other statements indicate that Minneapolis will, settle on some one candidate when the proper time comes and support him unanimously. GIVEN A REARING. Prohibitionists Appear Befora Senata Foreign Relations Committee. Washington. Dec. 5. The senate com mittee on foreign relations today grant ed a hearing to the representatives of several temperance and reform associa tions in support of the treaty providing for the control of the liquor traffic in Africa. Among those present were Bish op Hartzell, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church for Africa: Mrs. Stev ens, president of the W. C. T. V.. and al so representatives of the anti-sa'.oon league, the national temperance society and a committee of the Presbyterian church. Rishop Hartzell made the prin cipal address, and he strongly urged the importance of the ratification of the treaty at as early a day as possible, say ing that It was necessary to the welfarei of the black raees in their native conti nent. Members of the committee assured the bishop of their endorsement of the prin ciple involved and informed him that th faiiure of the senate to consider had been due entirely to the pressure of oth er business. A number of petitions were presented, which asked that the treaty should be ratified, but that the principle involved should be applied to other uncivilized portions of the world. FUSI0MSTS ON DUTY Will Nominate Candidate For Repre sentative in 38th District. A People's party convention for the Thirty-eighth representative district will be held in the hall over 420 Kansas ave nue, on Saturday, December 8, 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for representative, to be voted for at the special election of January 8, 1900. The convention will admit three dele gates from each voting precinct in the district, which is composed of the First ward, (4 precincts) Second ward, f5 pre eint?) Oakland precinct and Tecumseh township. FOR THE CASTELLANES. Agreement Reached to Set Aside $20,833 a Month For Them New York, Dec. 5. Countesa Boni de Castellane, instead of being deprived of the whole of her income from the 000.000 set apart for her under the will of her father, the late Jay Gould, is to receive about $20,833 a month. Before this agreement was reached the whole Gould family was accused of being banded together against the Castellans creditors. Pending final determination of Anton J. Dittmars' suit for $377,000, as as signee of a claim held by Asher Wert heimer, a London dealer in bric-a-brac and works of art, said to have sold about $1,000,000 worth of articles to Count Boni de Castellane and the count ess, it was agreed that the trustees of the estate of Jay Gould could pay to the countess on the first of each month one twelfth of $250,000 for her support and the maintenance of her children. Her income from the trust fund held for her by her brothers and sister amounts to about $900,000 annually. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Maggie Ainsworth and husband to Gertrude Sullivan, $200 part lot 402 and lots 404 and 406 Swaygart avenue. West ern Land and Lot company's addition. W. R. Humphries and wife to Robert Rhea, $1,000, Warren's addition to Deer Park in northwest quarter section S. township 12, range 16, except lots 12 to 36, Whittenburgh avenue, and A to F on Warren avenue. Ladies' Western Land association to F. A. Lindsay. $1,600, lots, 77, 7&, 811. S13 and S15 Topeka avenue, The Ladies' addition. Same to same, $1,600, lots 7 and 9 Twenty-first street and lots 7i7, 77S and 7s-5 Toptka avenue. The Ladies' addi tion. Von Sternberg Marries American Girl I.ondon, Dec. 5. Baron Herman Fr.eck von Sternberg, formerly secretary c.f the ierman embassy at Washington and re cently appointed consul general for Ger many at Calcutta, was married quietly this afternoon at St. George's church, Hanover Square, to Miss Lillian May Langham. of Loulsviile, Ky. The moth er and two sisters of the bride were present. Mr.Joseph H.Choate, the T'nited States ambassador, supported the bride groom. Beautiful Designs In 24-K Thermometers at Chas. Ben nett's Optical Store, 73u Kansas avenue. 5.0 $1 T5 Guettel. 709 Euuu Ati St. James Kersey 200 Men's St. James Kersey Overcoats that are strictly all-wool in brown ahades only they are worth $12.00 the only reason we have for selling them at this ridiculously low price ia because we have too many. They are union made they are fancy lined they have silk sleeve lining and silk velvet collars are made with raw edge and lap seam they are as good as you can any store in this country for sizes from 35 to 44 Choice now at Boys' Reefers, Worth $4, for $2.95 f!hnir. rf all Children's Reefers 4. 00 made nn in kersevs. friezes, collars and collars of same material some with heavy satin sleeve lining- positively worth Si.00 now at HHWft1 CURTISJS IN. No Longer Any Doubt That He Is in Senatorial Race. His Pertinent Suggestion to 31, C. Uolman. Congressman Charles Curtia is a can didate for United States senator. There is now no doubt about his entry into the race. He is not making a fight against Burton or against Baker, but is at work on the theory that neither of the candidates named can win and is securing pledges for second choice votes. The announcement by T. C. Honneli of Brown county, elected on the issue of Burton versus Baker, and an avowed Baker man, that he has pledged Curtis his second choice in the event Baker fails to land, conveys to the public the first intimation that Curtis is really at work. Another feature which displays con vincing evidence is that Mr. Curti was responsible for the candidacy of M. C. Hoiman for representative to fill the va cancy caused by th death of Harry Safford. Mr. Hoiman saya Curtis was first to suggest to him the iiea of entering the race. Mr. Hoiman paid to several of his friends on the street ytFterday: "Mr. Curtis came to the store to talk to me about thJs matter, but 1 was out and he told n' father of what he de aired me to d." Mr. HoJman also explains that he de cided to become a candidate for repre sentative in, response to the suggestion by Mr. Curtis and other political friends, although he attaches the greatest im portance to. what Mr. Curtis said to his father. 'I had no intention of being a candi date until Mr. Curtis suggested it," Mr. Hoiman said to some friends today. Mr. Curtis made the suggestion to Mr. Hoiman last Saturday. All of the candidates for representa tive to fill the existing vacancy are warm supporters of Mr. Curtis. Some of them think, and have so expressed themselves, that Air. Curtia had no right to interfere in this legislative af fair in the interests of an individual candidate, but A. K. Rodgers. Arthur Capper and other warm Fuplrters of Curtis deny that Curtis sought to take advantage of the situation and explain that he suggested Hoiman because at that particular time there were no oth- r candidates talked of and that Curus had no knowledge of the fact that -o many of his friends would sek the honor. The chief interest in the cwntest is the belief, by the politicians, that Curtis has brought Hoiman into the race be cause he hopes to have his vote fur United States senator. The ftiends of Harry Safford, discuss ing the senatorial question, assured ihe Baker n.anagei-s that Saft'.rd would not vote for Burton; that he was for a -w man. it is now cianned that Mr. Suf for i was for Curtis and for that rcas in maintained silence when importuned by other tactions for an expiendhm. There is no longer any doubt that Mr. Curtis has the senatorial bee buzzing in his vicinity and judging from tn effort he is making in the direction of E. MONTGOMERY, Prop.. (Successor to J. S. iprot.) Telephone 252. 112 ESst Sixth Street. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY. Up to Onr Standard Naval Oranges, per doz, .10 2 pkgs, Sapoiia 15 Fancy Pat. Flour, per sack.. 1. 00 Straight Grade 17-lbs. Granulated Sugar.. Qt. can Maple Drips. Horse Shoe Tobacco, per lb, 95 1.00 .15 .43 Star Tcbacco, per lb 43 Young Kysen Tea, per lb 35 Ba-Ka Tea, per lb .55 Ceylon Tea, per lb. 60 Crackers by the doi per lb, M 6-lbs. Navy Beans 25 Men's Underwear Strictly all-wool Shirts have silk front Drawers have spliced j" seats S1.00 was our price on 6ale now at IS Overcoats, $7.50 buy in sizes 3 to 5 vears that have sold at chinchillas and coven- velvet M getting votes that particular bu..ir g H in rlotw proxini'ty th -..nur. i'. Cyi-UH I. lat d raid i mis "Mr. Curtis t"!d ni. i i Whhi-' two ye.i t 4 aeo that lie w.-uld h i n J I'Ut f c senator before th f.-illicnuin ture." Thin stati'-mrt was mad by Mr". land in uti'vcti' with tin' FiiM dm trict fight, lie furthe' a.1: "Mr. Curtix i rwot.aliv iur. 1 m that he would stand l.y Ih.- l..rtr.u agreement and K"t out of th- FltM dis trict tifht. Cur;? f-tni--i to ht 'p rn ami ask'd me to n-:-t him In the w.-n-r atori-il cont'-. t will, h we .x"-i.-d M make.' "W ill 'u V" int. 1 1 u i t 1 a St.ttn Journal ret rt'r. "G..d niorr.iim." said Mr. T land. v it li a snii'e. prfrUi1.' an a 'i tiii i h' was ats.ttg. iiiiiin liiiti-'n ),:ii ig l.u.l In a a:k down u vi n. l-i iu mik nav Mr. I.eland turtfd t o th.- f imm vith) a smile, but p:is--ved nn without a if Bponse to the imiuiry. GRANT (HLLKTT CASE. Judgment Secured Asrainst E. J. Buckingham For $13,800. The jury In th" case of I 1 1 k A Kil ler vs. 1-:. J. Lui kin.jh.im. w I 0 h It been before the United S'attf -int for several days, hrotiahl In a wtol. I f r the pluintitTK, allowing th. m $K v 11. The puit is one of the many liwiiiS from the defalcation of Grant tii l tt. The plaintiff bounht a mortK.ig '-n ".H cattle held by GilMt. and :'tr ti- dw appenred the cattle were round i i hands of Ku'-klnghum. who ili.tttn I t have bought them. SCATTERED II IS ASHES. Remains of Late Justic9 II of!' man Thrown to thm Winds. New York. I e 5. In tho pr -in f a number of hi- hlV-Ion; fri-cV ;h ashes of the late Ju tl e Albert II f" m of Hoboken. w. re mi att.-r-d I" ill- wh-l The bo.lv lTicln.TMi-1 at l-'r-.h I'o-i.l, I- I. When th tork had Urn 0.ii." U.J nshr were t:tk-n h.trt;.- -f ..-d i t into the it. r. Ti.i. in ro n-1 n v. I i the Kltdl.H of Hie f'l 111. r In. It-. H i I '-Xl't--r-. .1 a v i i i i 1m i .'i.'! I he il.d M..I want In- ul.e l.ii I.- in- I, k k-d 1. 1. ..i:t II- .mi. d t )i in to t turn to Mother j;.itli. Final Ration Test. Phii'Hun. T t. A ii i. tl to u,i' or.i from Wlilnlit. Kmi.. .ar-i "1 .n.-i g.-ti.y r.itiou U,f)rd "f r i'-.ili o.it u'i.i. r Cm. tuin S. M. Kom i on I tain K. W. I'-.-t-r ha f,(. i,. I Ai.a.t from Knrt H. n.. uri a .1. i i c if tlflV tin II of f-o, A and Mo. i I I 11 riilulry. Tins i. I lie I'nriii In;., -t in i K !,i hoiiM of t j i r 1 1 1 d I I lxir,t viiil Il ..it ft' F. i l.y 'o-r a l rt lhr..iti.li i ti- i. I.c i m :..l l r-r iii i.-i.r ft-r two linn -f -nt.! llu u.iii f'lioir Imm m 1 wi'N i I MW w.i.t! f'. ii, li.e iiorlto T ln. .n" mi f.f w.'Ji'l.tr Vki.', trl..hil the lo.4l(l lu t. t th il ..a fully F., ::.iw the crowd to the quit iu?hi'-! clothing sale, 4-0 Katisiu ivi-iiu. Down to Your Price. Condensed Milk, rsr can. 15 Rice, per lb." G5 Premium Chocolate, cer c:!3 .15 3-Ifcs. Raisins Lemon Extract, per tctile. Pint Fruit Jars Baklrts Pewter 25 r;5 15 25 2 3-lb. cans Tab! P6ECl.es. 2 3-lb. cans Apricots 25 1 3-lb. can Elsckberries 10 2 csns Suar Ccrn 15 4 cans String Bs?r.s 25 Canned Peas 10 Try cur prepared Pumpkin, can .15 7

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TOPEKA STATE JOXJRNAX WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5. 1900. 1 BIU1RS DAY 1 IT IT jyio mm: Q NOW LOOK HERE- 4 In and Oueensware Departments especially, to select something nice for your Christ- mas Presents r Such articles ways appropriate. HERE'S FOR TOMORROW Furniture Department From 2 to 4 O'CIock. ChifFoniers Golden Oak finish, d!A ftfi five drawers tpl)UU Lare Cobbler-seat Rockers with arm Q rj C golden finish t$ I Q SIDEBOARDS At such low prices all the afternoon that we do not care to price them here. See them. Oueensware and Hardware Dept. ALL FROM 2 English Decorated Soup Plates per set 65c Pint Glass Dippers lOo Feather Dusters, 10-inch 15c Good Granite Wash Pans IOd X SHOE and Clothing X FR05I 1 to 2 P. M. X During this hour you can buy X Infants' 25c Button Shoes for. 1 7e X 35c Tan Shoes for 20 S Men's $10.00 Fancy Suits for 7.77 FROM 2 to 3 P. M. Our regular line of Misses' Kid Button or Lace Shoes, sold by us at $1.19, but will compare with shoes sold for SI. 25 to SI. 35 every pair solid leather Kid uppers not sheepskin A Q From 2 to 3 HOC Boys' $6.00 Suits for i. 4.95 FROM 3 to 4 P. M. For one hour tomorrow afternoon you have the opportunity to secure a pair of our Ladies' 2.48 Welt sewed Lace Shoes, a 3.00 value in many stores 2 10 n T a i 9 c rh a irrrn "s. t c iutvrtLL o rrti icKno i ney re periect nttingf. You McCall for them any time at 10c an 15c X The New Model Supply Store, x KEMPER PAXT0NS. SIXTH AND Ql'INCY. X KANSAS SCORES AGAIN. Attracts Attention at Suffrage Bazaar in New York. Kansas is reaping some well deserved advertising in New York city this week. The occasion for it is the meeting- of the woman suffragists of the country. A display is made from each state in the union. Kansas occupies the cen tral place with her exhibits of wheat, ealt and ores. At the conclusion of an eight days' rally the material in the makeup of the booths will be sold at auction for the benefit of charity. The New York Journal Bays: "Kan pas, the liberal-minded state, has sent two carloads of flour and wheat to be Fold at the fair. There are 200 barrels of flour and 500 bushels of wheat- One hundred of the bushels of wheat Is in sheaves and It will decorate the Kansas booth. "Misa Helen Kimber brings these things with her from Topeka, with 300 (pounds of Kansas butter. Kansas hard wheat bread, spread with Kansas but ter, will be distributed in slices toi be lievers in woman suffrage and to non believers alike. "The booths of each state will repre sent its products. Maine will show Christmas trees and evergreens; Kan sas will display wheat, salt and ores; oysters, terrapin and canvasback ducks will be found at the Maryland booth; California will exhibit her famous pop pies, and New York will have a fine chow of autumn leaves." TO BUY OUT CRAMPS. Tickers Sons Maxim, of Eng land, Coming to America. New York, Dec 5. The Evening Post today says: According to a report that reached Wall street today, Vickers Sons Max im, limited, of Kr.gland, have instituted negotiations for the purchase of the Mid vale Steel works and the Cramps Ship Jiuilding company of Philadelphia. It is believed to be the purpose of the English company to secure a share of United Btates government contracts for war ships, armor plate and ordnance. The report has It that $7,500,000 has al ready been offered for the Midvale com pany, and that the Cramps purchase will probably be partly effected by issuing stock of the new corporation to be form ed when the deal has been completed. It is said that final arrangements for the deal are to be attempted next week in this city, when Charles H. Cramp will come here to meet a New York banker, mtm will represent the English company. S0 y Why not take advantage of these Extra Low Hour Sale Prices, in our Furniture X are al- X infill o iu o m Very Pretty Rugs, 30x60 inches J both sides alike CJ f O Q fringed ends bp 1 u U Bedroom Suites, 18x24 French plate mirror, golden oak CP 1 O fl tk T finish plo.UU X TO 4 O'CLOCK. 81-piece set Dishes, deco- Q ft A X rated in stipple gold pO.UU Decorated China Cuspidors. .G5o 17-qt. Granite Dish Pans 20tj Tin Tube Cake Pans 05c Departments. From 3 to 4 P. M. Boys' S4.00 Knee Pant Suits for $2.95 FROM 4 to 5 P. M. Men's or Ladies' Felt Slippers, extra quality, extra heavy felted sole, no heel we will sell them for one hour as follows Men's 85e quality 60a Ladies' 70c quality 50a Men's $1.09 Stiff Bosom Shirts 69c FROM 5 to 6 P. M. Our Men's Colt Skin line, which we retail at $2.25, but which is worth every cent of $2.50 made up in Globe, French or Cornell toe tip Lace or Congress all sizes During the hour from C! 1 OC 5 to 6. pi. 50 X Men's $15.00 Over coats for 12.481 -r m i r Regarding the efforts made to secure the Cramp ship yard, one man who is well informed in steel matters, said: "More than a year ago John C. Ross ley, managing director of Vickers Sons Maxim came to America to purchase the Cramp ship yard. At that time it was understood that the negotiation fell through. Beginning these negotiations a second time means probably that a pur chase will be made. Vickers Sons Maxims are the giants of the business the Krupps of England and have un limited capacity. They can afford to buv Cramps and the Mid vale outright,if they care to, but more likely it is to be a stock purchase. That the English con cern will complete the purchase I do not doubt" RELIC OF A RIOT. Club With Which Roosevelt Was Hit Displayed atVictor. Victor, Col., Dec. 5. A relic of the riot of September 26 last, when Governor Roosevelt attempted to address a meet ing, is on exhibition In the store of Otto Steinheimer in North Fourth street. It IA a knotty, twisted, aspen club, a little more than two inches thick, and three feet long. During the height of the riot, and while the governor was making his way to the depot, some person threw this club at him. It struck the governor squarely on the chest, and all but knocked him down. Daniel Powers, who was inear Roosevelt, picked up the club and kept It hidden until after the election, thinking to send it to Governor Roosevelt a-s a memento of his western trip. Steinheimer. however, bought it, and put it on exhibition. BAI11D WON'T QUIT. Santa Fe Man Stays in Bace For Re p resentative. Some of the local politicians were fig uring Tuesday afternoon on their abil ity to cause Archie Baird to withdraw from the race for the nomination for representative to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harry Safford. This has proven to be an instance where the influence of the individual exceeds that of the politicians. Mr. Baird Is a candidate and his friends are at work for him today, and refuse to quit. The Burton people wanted to get Baird out of the way because Baird and Betts are both Burton men. They want ed to make a Burton issue, but Baird declines to accept their suggestion as to getting out. Mr. Holman is unpledged to Baker or Burton, but he i3 regarded as practically in the control of Mr. Curtis, who is himself a candidate for senator. The Baker forces will support Holman. Patrick Henry's Grandson Dead. Richmond, Va., Dec. 5. William Wirt Henry, grandson of Patrick Henry and a distinguished member of the Vir ginia bar, died here this morning. NO HANGING BAG Magnitude of Kansas Exposition Explained to Governor. Every Section of the State Was Represented. MR, KIMBLE'S TALK How the People Have Become Interested. Governor Stanley Noncommittal on the Question. The directors of the Kansas Exposi tion company interviewed Governor Stanley Tuesday afternoon. The board of directors of the expo sition company met in the office of the secretary of agriculture in the Btate house and went before the governor with the request that in his message to the legislature that he recommend a liberal appropriation for this work. The governor says he has been wait ing before giving out anything definite on the question until he may learn the sentiment of the people throughout the state on the proposition. He was given conclusive evidence in the conference Tuesday afternoon that the people of the state are for the ex position. The members of the board called on the governor in a body, and Mr. Samuel Kimble, of Manhattan, voiced the sen timents of those assembled In showing the governor that it was at his sugges tion that the board of which they were members was appointed, and that the exposition plans had been carried too far to be dropped now. When the body of delegates met in this city on the 5th of last June they were welcomed to the city with a speech by Governor Stanley, in which he praised the enterprise in which they were about to engage. Mr. Kimble went over the ground with the governor, again covering the points that the committee had all the necessary features to make the exposi tion a success, and that the good which would result to the state by means of this exposition could hardly be meas ured, and that it could hardly with propriety ask the national congress to contribute to the Kansas exposition unless the state legislature evinced a disposition to help the plan along. He also went on to show that the plan was not a money making scheme of a few men, nor of the city of Topeka, nor any one particular locality, but that it was to be a state exposition, and that Topeka was chosen as the place for the exposition for the reason that it was the capital city and was perhaps better fitted every way to handle the exposition. He mentioned the fact that in ask ing this appropriation it should not be looked upon as an assault upon the state treasury; that it was only a rea sonable request for funds that would redound to the credit of the state a hundred-fold. He urged how necessary It was for the committee to learn the attitude of the state's executive on the question be fore anything further was done, and showed how necessary it was for them to have the governor's sanction to any thing they mighty want to do. At the conclusion of the statement by Mr. Kimble the governor asked to hear from the other gentlemen present. Each stated the facts as they exist In their various localities.. Every congres sional district in the state was. heard from, and it developed that the press of the state could be counted upon as staunch supporters of the exposition. After all the gentlemen had been heard from, the governor asked that the plans and the object be explained, to him. President John E. Frost, of the Expo sition company, thereupon briefly out lined the work to be accomplished by the Exposition company. Governor Stanley said: "I apprehend that there will be some difficulties to be met with this winter. The state board of charities will ask for $250,000, the Agricultural college will want about $120,000 and the State university will ask in the neighborhood of $160,000. The Pan-American commission will ask an appropriation and there will be many other calls for money. Now we will have to curtail these institutions. I will be unable to say what we may do In this matter until I receive reports from all the state institutions. I have asked them for information along this line, but have so tar been unable to get in all the reports. Now I think we may modify these requests for appro priations and all get together and agree on what will be about the proper amounts to ask for." The argument was made that the ex position should not be associated with the state institutions at all, but should be looked at from an entirely different standpoint. There has never yet been a session rf the legislature in Kansas but that lias cut down the appropriation bills asked by the state institutions. But the exposition appropriation bill will be of an entirely different character. It will stand upon its own merits. Correspondence with the members of the next legislature shows that the sen timent is for the exposition and it is believed that the exposition will stand on its own merits in the legislature. Mr. Foley of the Foley Railroad Print ing company of Parsons was yesterday elected to membership in the board of directors of the company to represent the Third district. Those present at the meeting yester day were: John E. Frost, Topeka; A. P. Collins, Banna; Samuel Kimble. Man hattan; H. F. Sheldon, Ottawa; Sam E-. Cole, Harper; William Scott, Lamed; P. H. Albright, Winiieid; r D. Coburn, Kansas City; W. H. McClure, Iola; O. L. Atherton, Russell; R. B. Ward, Belle ville; John J. Dalton, Mankato; C. C. Moore, Galena, and J. A. Kennedy, Bur lington. Willim Scott of the Darned Chrono- scope reported that he had disposed of eleven lots of ten shares of capital stock each, making a total of $550 worth.with- In the past tew days. Several others announced the disposal of stock. County commissioners have met in several more counties and announced the vice presi dents to represent their counties. The meeting adjourned shortly after 5 o'clock subject to the call of the presi dent. UNANIMITY OF SUPPORT. The managers of the Kansas Expo sition company are proud to note that every convention which has met in this city during the past five months has adopted resolutions favoring the Kan sas Semi-Centennial exposition. Besides the conventions in this citv the exposition has not been forgotten by organizations whose conventions have been held in other parts of the state. Notably among the list of endorsing conventions is that of the national con vention of the International Good Roads association and Irrigation congress, which met in Chicago last month. Rob ert Stone was at the meeting and briefly outlined what Kansas proposed to do and the reasons for it. Resolutions of endorsement of the en terprise were passed by this body, and it has become known in every state and territory in the union, through the dele gates who were at this meeting, that Kansas will in 1904 celebrate her fiftieth birthday. The conventions endorsing the Expo sition are: The State Bankers association. The State Epworth league. The State County Treasurers associa tion. The Kansas Division of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. The Dodge City Commercial club. The Leavenworth Commercial club. The Topeka Commercial club. The Southwestern Stock Growers' as sociation. Various county Republican and Popu list conventions. State Federation of Woman's clubs. International Good Roads Association and1 Irrigation Congress. The eight or ten stock breeders' asso ciations which will meet in conjunction In Chicago this week has had the matter brought to their attention through cor respondence with the secretaries of the various associations and Ur.H. A. Heath will be in attendance at their meetings to explain the objects of the Exposition. Delegates will be in attendance from all the states in the Union and it is not unlikely that some of the most promi nent stock men of this country will be Induced to make exhibits at the Exposi tion through this means. COMMITTEE 1$ DOUBT. Presbyterian Creed Revision Taken Up in Washington. Washington, Dec. 5. The committee of clergymen and laymen appointed by the last general assembly of the Pres byterian church to make a recommenda tion to the next general assembly, which meets in May, on the question of whether there shall be a revision of the confession of faith, assembled here last night and will continue in session until their work is completed. The committee consists of Charles A. Dickey, Herrick Johnson, Samuel J. Niocolls, Daniel W. Fisher, William Mc Kibbin, George B. Stewart,, Samuel P. Speecher, Henry Van Dyke, Benjamin Harrison, John M. Harlan, Daniel R. Noyes, E. W. C. Humphrey, William R. Crabbe, John E. Parsons, Elisha A. Fra zer. The Rev. S. W. Dona of Philadel phia, the only absent member of the committee, is in Europe. Dr. William Henry Roberts of Philadelphia, stated clerk of the general assembly, is acting a"s the secretary of the committee. Dr. Roberts laid before the committee a tabulation showing the vote of the Pres byteries on the questions submitted by the general assembly's committer of re vision. It made the following show ing: For revision of the confession of faith. 44 presbyteries: for an explanatory statement, 10; for a supplemental state ment of the doctrine, 47; for a revision and a supplemental statement, 14; for a substitute creed, 15. Forty-five presbyteries voted to dis miss the whole subject. while forty-three bodies in this andi foreign lands made no response. The total number of bodies reporting aggregated 232. No definite action was taken by the committee. Three hours were spent in discussion of the results shown by the responses re ceived by the committeee and an ex change of views as to the recommenda tion to be made to "the general as sembly. ROYALTIES ON GOLD. Canadian Inspectors Collect $900,000 on Klondike Output. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 6. Major Wood, commanding the Canadian mounted police In the Yukon territory, who collects the royalties on gold, reports the collection this year on the Klondike output as amounting to nearly $900,000, about $100,000 more than was received last year. Ten per cent of the gold mined Is supposed to be paid to the government, which would indicate the Klondike output for the sea son to have been only $9,000,000, but the general estimate has placed it nearly $20, 000,000. PANTHER EATS A CHILD. Wisconsin Farmer's Daughter Is Torn Limb From Limb. Cartwright, Wis., Dec. 5. An 8-year-old daughter of C. F. Riley, a farmer living about sixteen miles from here in the Mad Brook settlement, was carried away by a panther and devoured. Only a few fragments of the remains could be found. The girl was walking in the road near the farm, when the beast sprang from the woods, and taking the girl in his jaws, carried her into a swamp, where she met a horrible death, being torn limb from limb. A few scattered re mains were gathered up and buried. The community has organized in a panther hunt, and the farmers will not lay aside their guns until the brutes are extermi nated. Since they started out a pan ther measuring ten feet from tip to tip has been shot, and two other large ones have been seen. TARRED AND FEATHERED. Mob Locks a Marshal in Jail While It Chastises a Prisoner. Anderson, Ind., Dec. 5. Frank Os borne, a brick mason at Alexandria, was tarred and feathered by a mob at Sum mitville last evening, while Alva Sim monds, the town marshal, was locked in a cell at the jail. -Osborne was arrested Saturday night on a charge of insulting women. Saturday night Osborne went to a number of homes and became impudent when his approaches were repulsed. It is said that he attempted a criminal assault on Miss Lenora. Wright at her home. Last night fifty of the citizens of the town got together and took the keys of the jail away from Marshal Simmonds and locked him in one cell, while they took Osborne from another. On a side- street Osborne was stripped of his ciothes and given a coat of tar and feathers, after which they ran him into the country without his clothing. Extending Alaskan Wire. Seattle, Wash.. Dec. E. Eagle City, on the American Yukon, was connected by telegraph with Dawson. October 20, giv ing through service from Eagle to Skag wav. The same svstem is also extended south to .ntlin. Easrle is the first town on the American side of the boundary and is about 100 miles from Dawson. Causes Loss of a Toe. Arkansas City. Dec. 5. Ed Addington, a mechanic in the Santa Fe shops here, met with a painful accident Tuesday. He let a heavy casting fall on his foot, mashing that member so that a toe had to be amputated. Mr. Betts Announces Candidacy. Councilman J. B. Betts of the First ward today formally announced his can didacy for representative in the Thirty eighth district to succeed the late H. C. Safford. Mr. Betts has served three years in the city council and has made a good record. He Is a prominent contractor and builder., HMD GIVES Mrs. Henry Breaks Down Under Strain of Grief. Brooded Over Arrest of Son on Murder Charge. Mrs. George Henry of 135 Chandler street, mother of Ira Henry, who is be ing held for trial for the murder of his infant in Albuquerque, N. M., has lost her reason as a result of the shock of hearing the news of her son's arrest. Several years ago a yqunger son met death by drowning in the Kaw river and Mrs. Henry's mind was seriously affected for a time after that accident. She finally recovered, however, only of course her mind was left in a weak ened condition. When the news con cerning her son was brought to her, the near friends and relatives were fearful of the result of the shock. The members of her family were very careful to do everything in their power for her relief. However, she has shown such unmistakable signs of derange ment that they cannot remain longer in doubt. She has not shown any signs of vio lence, only seems to be a victim of mel ancholia. She usually sits in one .place quietly nearly all day, with an occa sional burst of grief. "We hope," said one of the members of the family, "that she will eventually recover the full and normal use of her mind. We can't tell at the present time, but we have hopes." The date for the trial has been set for the March sitting of the court. The lawyers for the defense are busy pre paring evidence to make a strong fight for Henry's release. This affair has suggested the topic for a series of sermons which F. E. Mal lory, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, of which both Mr. and Mrs. Ira Henry were members, is giving. The first sermon was delivered on the 25th of November and dealt in a general way with the subject as brought into discus-' sion by the development of this affair. The subject of the series of lectures is "The Temptations of the Young," and the lecture next Sunday night will be more especially on the temptations which beset the young people. The ser mon last Sunday night outlined a course of reading which could be pur sued with profit by the young folks and which would keep them at home even ings instead of running over town and getting into mischief. INSTANT DEATH Comes to Five Men on a Hand Car in Ontario. Inglewood Junction, Ont., Dec. 5. An engine on the Grand Trunk railway near here early today, crashed into a nanacar on which were five section men going to work. All five were killed instantly. The dead: JOHN ALLEN, foreman. OLIVE ELLIS. NEIL M'ATHUR. ARTHUR FRAME. JOHN TETZELL. All the men lived In Cheltham. The driver and stoker of the engine es caped unhurt. TIN PLANT BURNS. Cambridge, O., Works Sustain a Loss of $200,000. Cambridge, O., Dec. 5. Fire broke out in the Cambridge works of the Ameri can Tin Plate company shortly after midnight last night and destroyed the finishing department, four seta of cold rolls, the picking department and a warehouse filled with finished products. The machinery was also considerably damaged and a number of cars on a siding were also burned. The loss on finished tin alone amounts to between $175,000 and $200,000. The total loss has not been estimated, nor is the amount of the insurance known. The mills had iust reonened after a long Idleness. An effort will be made to continue work. TO WED A BOOTBLACK. Girl Sticks to a Pledge Made When She Was Poor. San Francsico, Dec. 5. Mildred W'eb ster, heiress to a fortune, is to wed Ed ward Cooper, bootblack, o of Stockton, because he won her heart when she wad as noor as he. She lived in Stockton sev eral vears ago and became interested in the volunteers of America, in which Cooper was also an enthusiastic worker. Mildred was 12 and oCoper was 17. They became lovers, and then Mildred promis ed to wait for Edward till he could make her his wife. Soon after Mildred was ta ken to this city, and then to the east by her mother, who was claimant to a large fortune. Mildred when she comes of age, in a few weeks, wiil inherit a Tor tune of $250,000. Cooper is still blackinj boots in Stockton. He says the mar riage will take place in February, and that his future plans are untormeo. OBJECT TO POLES. Kenoiha, Wis., Citizens Threaten to Shoot a Construction Gang. Kenosha. Wis., Dec. 5. The extensions that the Wisconsin Telephone company are making in this city in the way of stringing wires and erecting new poles was brought to a sudden stop today by the action of one of the Kenosha's citi zens who objected to having the wires strung by his house, and threatened to back up his objection with a six-shooter. Twenty-eight years ago the telegraph company attempted to string wire3 along this residence street, and John T. Yule, the present objector, led the fight against them, and in the end won out. The superintendent of construction has sent posthaste to Milwaukee for the manager in the hopes of having the con troversy settled. The first effort of Mr. Yule was to ob tain a temporary injunction against the company, but in this he was foiled through the discovery that they have a perpetual franchise. However, there will probably be a test case of the matter. In the meantime Mr. Yule declares that he will cut down any pole that the tele phone company dares to place on the street. High Barometer. The high barometer is still in the western central plateau region and ac counts for the pleasant weather in Kan sas. There was a heavy frost this morning and a light fog. The wind has been blowing from the west three miles an hour. The forecast sent out today is "generally fair tonight and Thurs day." The maximum temperature to day up to noon was 3'. and the min imum 30. Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns. Sofia. Bulgaria, Dec. 5. The cabinet has resigned owing to ministerial differences. Engineers Elect Officers. New York, Dec. 6. At today's session of the forty-second annual convention of the Mechanical Engineers, whic h is being held in this city, Samuel T. Well man, Cleveland, was elected president; David Townsend, i'nuadeiphla.vlce pres ident, and William H. Wiley, New York citv. treasurer. Alfred H. Raynal, of Washington, was elected to the board of managers. TODAY'S MARKET REP ORT. Chicago. Dec 5. WHEAT Wheat start ed the day strong on higher cables, Jan uary c up at 714zT2c December early touched Ta&ifec, but on liberal northwest Tvcirt ffTer1nc. bprnme more liberal and a reaction to 71c followed. The market was broader and seemed to have a strong undertone. Local receipts were 4" cars, none of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported fkio cars against 429 last week and 329 a year ago. Liverpool was rdd higher and Paris showed an ad vance equal to l!62c. CORN December shorts In corn were still nervous when the market opened. Of the receipts 214 cars,, but one car graded contract. December opened s'cj'ac higher at 371ic to 37sc and sold quickly to 3hc. A reaction to 37tiC followed and here the market steadied. May opened jb''iV4c up at 3&ic to 3GSc and eased to 3Hr'c. OATS There was practically no trade In oats, many scalpers having deserted to corn and wheat. May opened unchanged at 23c and sold to 24c Receipts were 111 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions started strong on an advance In prices at the stock yards. There was a good demand and offerings were light until a leading op erator began selling lard with the presum able intention of checking the advance. January pork opened 6 cents higher at $12.07H and sold to $12.15; January lard opened 5. cents up at $;.5, touched $6.87' and then reacted to $ii.821i'(i6.85; January ribs opened 7 cents better at $C.27i4 and sold to $6.25. FLAX-Cash: N. W., $1.72; No, 1, $1.70; December, $1.67; May, S1.6G. RYE December, 47Va; January, 4Sc; May. 50Hc. BARLEY Cash, ZSfj'59c. TIMOTHY December, J4.C5; March, 4.T5. Chicago lAve Stock Market. Chicago, Dec. 5. CATTLE Receipts, 15. 000; steady to strong. Good to prime steers. tt.2tt6.25; poor to medium, li.iyyi b.:io;-stockers and feeders, .J.'4.i;o; cows, $2.6'4.15; heifers, S2.tI5'y-i.t)5: canners, $2,0012.50; bulls, $2.50y4.15; calves, $t.500i 5.50; Texas fed steers, $4.(KKn5.(i: Texas grass steers, $3.35ff4.15; Texas bu'ls, $2.50'n) 3.25. HOGS Receipts, today 30.000. tomorrow 25.000; left over. 2.94S. live to ien cents higher, closing easier: top, J1.9i. Mixed and butchers', $4.55(t4.95; good to choice heavy. $4.0iKd4.92!i.: rough heavy. $1.4.v; J4.55: light, $4.454.9; bulk of sales, $4.75 414.SO. SHEEP Receipts, IS. 000: sheep and lambs strong. Good to choice wethers $4.00'a4.35; fair to choice mixed. $3.75'a 4.05; western sheen. $4.01X14.35: Texas sheen. $2.50'u3.60: native lambs. $4,004(5.50; western Official for yesterday: RECEIPTS Cattle, 5,823; hogs, 34,080 sheen. 15.65S. SHIPMENTS Cattle. 1,477; hogs, 3,251; sneep, uo. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 5. CATTT.E Receipts, 8,000; market strong to 10 cents higher. Native steers, $4.iiiViS.7S: Texas steers, $3.05a4.95; Texas cows, $2.25i3.2o; native cows and heifers. $1.56'ri4.C5: stock ers and feeders. $3.00'u4.30: bulls. $2.5124.00. CALVES Receipts, 450; market strong, $4. .Wo 5.75. HOGS Receipts, 12.000; market. 5f'10 cts. higher. Bulk of sales. $4.8iKa4.85: heavy. $4.77'2'ff4.90; packers, $4.80u4.90: mixed, $4.70 d4.s,; light, $4.75S.4.0; yorkers, $4.864-90; pigs, ti.4fifa4.hb. SHEEP Receipts, 2.000; market steady. Lambs, $3.805.50; muttons, $2.004.25. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Dec. 5. Close: WHEAT December. 63yc: May, 671,ic Cash: No. 2 hard, 66-S67V.C: No. 3. 64!(j0t;,.sc; Ko. 2 red, 69 He: No. 3, 65t6SVic. CORN December, SUHfic; May. 34c Ca-sh: No. 2 mixed, 331234c; No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3, 34Hc OATS No. 2 white, 25c RYE No. 2. 41,c. HAY Choice timothy, $10.0010.60; choice prairie, ty.avy io.ou. BUTTER Creamery, 1923c; dairy, fancy. 17. EGGS-Fresh. 21c. RECEIPTS Wheat, 49 cars. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Dec. 5. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net pricea paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SALT CURED 8'4c. GREEN SALT HALF CURED TUc. NO. 1 TALLOW 4c. Today's Topeka Markets Topeka, Dec S. COWS $2.50-03.25. HEIFERS $3.U0' 3.50. CALVES. HEAVY J3.00TI3.50. LIGHT (Under 20 lbs) $4.00(34,50, HOGS. LIOHT-S4.4Mi4.6ii. MEDIUM AND HEAVY $4.4034.60. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 63c NO. 2 CORN 30e. NO. 2 WHITE CORN-31C NO. 2 OATS 23c. HAY-$7.(X6?.5i). PRODUCES. EGGS 20c. BUTTER 18c. Joseph's Tips. Furnished by J. C. Goings Commission Company, members Chicago Board ot Trade, Topeka. New York, Dec 5. Foreigners will sell about 20,000 shares on balance. Temper of speculation has been soured by too much sugar, but the stock or! A. S. R. is a safe sale on flurries. Those who are long of railroads will do well to average on anv further dip. Chicago advices are bearish on wire. We think Erie will sell higher. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. New York Money Market. New York, Dec. 6. MONEY Money on call steady at 4M'a4H per cent; prime percantile paper, 4'a4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.85J40iH fur demand and at .Wi?A. for sixty days: posted rates. $4.S2H and $4.8ti'4; commercial bills, $4.l'4 4.81V4- SILVER Silver certificates, 64f;55c; bar silver, 14Hc; Mexican dollars, froe. BONDS Government bonds weak: re funding 2s. registered. li4H: do. coupon, 105; 3s. registered. 110; do. coupon. Ho; new 4s. registered, 12&H; coupon, K!x"; old 4s, registered. 11434; do. coupon, 1144; 5s, reg istered, 11354; do. coupon, 113V4. Butter Market. New York. Dec. 5. BUTTER Firm; creamery. lR26c; June creamery, l&'t23Hc; factory, 123jl5Hc. Sugar Market. New York. Dec. 5. SUGAR Raw firm: refined, steady. COFFEE Barely steady; No. 7 Rio. 7c Cotton Market. Galveston. Texas. Dec E. COTTON Quiet, 9 ll-16c. Considerable lone' wheat came out dur ing the afternoon and the outside demand eased up. There was good local support, however, and the close was steady, Jan uary VbC higher at 7194c. May closed steadv a shade lower at 3WAjc. December closed c higher at 37Hc New York. Dec. 6. -COTTON Spot cot ton closed dull; middling uplands. 10 3-16c; middling gulf, 10 7-10c. Sales, 2.4U7 bales. Grain Letter Furnished bv J. C. Goings Commission Companv. members Chicago Board of Trade, Topeka. Chicago. Dec 5. WHEAT The strength of cables this morning at Liverpool and more esoeciallv that from Paris, was re sponsible for a strong opening here. While the trad wan not lnre., thf chnrartr of the buying wn itie let wn 1ua e Ih1 fr some tim. The conllnfiit were good buy ers at the seaboard and the Hour imand at northwest jwtnt showed iiTiprovtwnl. Some little talk of a let ut In receipts in northwest, although at pr-s'tit thy nre fairly good. Clearance runtinuo IlKlit. There was quite a littlw protu-tHking ir the advance, but BenUment still conwnu bullish. "With steady cRlle tomorrow a further advance In antlctpateil. COKX-C'orn has been ftrong. Count-T Offerings were light. Local receipt wer only 214 cars with one caj" conw;u't and the estimate only cars. Liverpool to d higher. CHnJ-anccs 9.2 mm bushfl. There was a large out Inspection. I'htl lips was a liberal celier of 1 'ecemlwr. Shorts were active buyers. Th market broad and nrm. though an ea.ior tone vailed at close. December advanced .t Pic over May. but settled b'ick to Tc pr -mium. Shorts covered m-ely. Murkt looks high enough for the present. OATS oat have been steady but dull. The changiig so large up to the first of the month, is now on a wmall scale. Thn December-May difference today was 2;.,c. There is some selling of May oat nK:tint purchnses of May corn. Keceipt 311 carp. PROVISIONS 1'rovlsir.iis have rul-d strong throughout. Ijccemlx-r bird ad vanced quite sharply, but on the bulg holders sold freely. Hogs opened f to l'o higher but closed a shade lower. Thirtv four thousand received today with twig estimated tomorrow. Shipments of pro duct liberal. Kighty-two thousand hmn received at western point against :2 ixw ia-t year. We think products should b,1 Poimijt on all recessions. J. b HAKlUd. Market Gosmo. Furnished by J. C. Going Commission Companv. member Chicago Bourd ot Trade, Topeka. Chicago: The bull factor is th advance of 2K-C at Paris. There seems more dis position to buy wheat and new -pecu!i-tion quite noticeable past few day. U hila our visible looks large, European suppile are growing smaller and a demand from that source will noon reduce them. Rus sia and Argentine will be small shipper from now on. The northwest receipts ouc;ht to show up well as compared wilii last year. Liverpool. 1:30 p. m. Wheat, ..3 higher; Corn, Hd higher than "yeierduy's close. London, 1:.'10 p. m.: AVlicat quiet, De cember Hd higher. June d higher: corn quiet. fi higher than yesterday's close. Paris opening: W heat Htrong, i'.c higher; flour strong, 40c higher than yesterday's close. Omaha: Hogs. g.fKvi; cattle. S.ivin. Duluth receipts: Wheat, today 103 cars, last year 5S cars. Chicago receipts: Wheat. 49 cars, graded 0; corn, 214 cars, graded 0; oats. 111 curs, graded 2tj. Kansas City receipts: Wheat, today 49 cars, last year 25; corn, 44 cars, last year 51: oats, 2 cars, last year 2. Paris close: Wheat 35 to R5c higher; Hour unchanged to 4c higher. Advanca on wheat equals a to 24c per bushel. Weather map same as hajj been for week, moderate temperature. St. Louis receipts: Wheat, todav rK.'O, last year 16.5 t: corn, todav r7, last xe.ir Ut-lioa; oats, today 27.i;"i. last year 24."i. Liverpool closing cable: Wheat. H to higher: corn, H to 94d higher than yester day's close. Iondon close: Wheat, Tivd higher; corn, H'"'td higher than yeslerdav's close. Antwerp close: Wheat. 2'.,c 'higher. Primary receipts and shipments: Wnoit Receipts, today 742.. last year 7'i...; shipments, today 72. mm. last year 2t;.,'Ni. Corn Receipts, todav 7M f i. last year f.iii.OMi; shipments, today 67VH, last year 632.1 HI. Chicago: Estimated receipts for tomor rowWheat. 70 cars; corn, 100 cars; oats, 135 cars: hogs, 3a.HMi. Minneapolis receipts: Wheat, today 3!i9 cars, last year 271 cars. St. Louis close: W heat December, 71'.o bid: January. 72c Hd; May, 741. asked. Corn Tieecmber, 35'i.c; January, 3iUc: May, 35c Range of Prices. Furnished by J, C. Colngs Commission company, members Chicago Board cf Trade, Topeka, Kansas. Chicago, Dec. 5. Article. Open High Low Closa Yei WHEAT Dec. 71" 71' 71't 71'i-i 71 Jan. 71-72 72-U 7'N, 71S,-9i 71V Feb. 72ru 72 'B 72;- 7.' 7-'Si May 74T4 75', 74Va- 74'-2-H 74V Ct RN Dec 37-Vi 3S 37 37'4 Sir Jan. 3TV3t 3'i'i-U 3 V. Feb. 354 3, 3. B'-H 3V-, May ae-,'4- 8C;4 30'2- 3(i;-4 'n OATS Dec 21'i 21'4-H 21; 21H 21-' Jan. 211 2I-; 21 2V 21 May 235 24 23 23 2J-, PORK Dec. ...11 25 11 30 11 25 11 25 11 00 Jan. ...12 07 12 22 12 07 12 22 12 t May ...12 00 12 12 11 H7 12 12 1195 LARD Dec. 7 22-25 7 21 7 J2 7 17 7 11 Jan. 6 85 6 '."I G 83 G !l li so May 6 60 6 97 6 90 6 95-97 6 87 Rl US Dec s 30 no Jan. 6 27 6 27 6 25 6 27 6 20 May S 35 6 37 6 30 6 37 6 2.' Minneapolis and New Tork Hange. Furnished bv J. C. Duncan, commls. slon. grain, nrovislons and Htocks. oriw-t PW East Fifth street. 'Phone Chard.'. lvnapp Co.. corresuondeuLa. luuuui City, Mo. MINNEAPOLIS. Open High "Low Close 73 72 727.J toVi. eV'l, if," i 75',4 Article. Yes. WHEAT- Dec. May Article. M.W YOKK. Open High Low Close Yes. CORN May 42H Dec 4i; Jan. 42V& 42-i 4i 4J 42'", 42' 4''.' 44 Vi 43- Range of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Duncan, commls. sion. grain, provisions and sloeks. ofnex iny East Fifth street. 'Phone io;f. ciuude. Knapp Co.. correspondents. Kansas City, Mo. New York, Dec. 5. Stocks. Op'nlligh Low Cl'se ye. I Sugar 127 7Hi i?e People s Gas Am. Tobacco in.; 4"' Federal Steel Fed. Steel rjfd.. B. It. T. 71'. leather 744 41 8.'.'4 A. 8. W 4li 43 4l 8.,". A. S. W. pfd li. v- o C, B. fe Q Rock Island St. Paul Atchison pfd Atchison com.. Manhattn.n Mo. Pacific Wabash N. Y. Central.. C. O C. C. C N. Pac. com U. Pac. pfd Rubb-r S. Pac. pfd Reading pfd Jersey Central. N. Pac. com.... N. Pac. pfd Pac. Mail I. N M., K. T. T. C. I Western Union in 114' J2i'. 8-', l.".'S 115 127' Mi, 1'-"T, i::v ll4-'-4 11 IIP, L'.;'; J 2..-. 12T, 82 14 84 I v: 2-! 1'V l1"'-, 11M4 r-.v 2l-l 21.1 ltl:i! li." 142 1iV.. Jif.'S, :V"I 21- 22'', 111''. ll:;N 37 37- 71V 7H. 71 2''7 4!'i Ik; 81 41 2?i Us ;o US' 47'. 2V 37 rr,n. 81 I 3 'V 4hS, 4i..; ''-"4 J 82 I 47? KM 81'- 47' 4 84'i J.C. DUNCATT, Commission GRAINand STOCKS Long Dist. 'Phone 123 1K E. Fifth St. Private Wire, Quick Service. Tour patronage respectfully soihlted. Special attention to Bankers and Capi tal ists. Correspondent Charde. Knnpp ro Kansas City. Mo. hanle and Knapp erVj both members of Ka-nsas City Board of Trade. Orders executed promptly and accur ately on that market. N. B. We. as correspondents of Mr Duncan, guarantee the proper Bpproprlai tion of all moneys d-'poshed with him for marginal purposes. Wc keep separate ac count with each customer, so one custin. mer's money is not used to margin an other. CHARDE, KNAPP CO.,

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1900. VANTSJFGITIES. They Are Being Discussed in Topeka Today. Councilmen and City OEcers Are Here. TALK LEGISLATION. Sany Measures to Be Submitted to Legislature. Wichita EepresentatlTea Uare an Amusing Experience. The Municipal league, which is com posed of the officers of the cities of the first clas. th county officers of the counties in which the cities are located, and the senators and representative of the counties, met in the council cham bers this afternoon. The cities in the leaeue are Leavenworth. Toptka. Atch Jsn .Wi' hita. Fort Scott and Kansas Yt'was "'intended that the meeting should be held this morning, but the representative; of the different cities failed to arrive, and the meeting- was postpone. 1 until this afternoon. It will inquire two days to accomplish the work the We lie has laid out. The obj" t of the league is to secure Wisiati.-n be'neflcial to the cities of the rir'st class, and there are a number of bills which will be presented to the leaeue t'T its consideration. Last Oc tober the mayors and city attorney of the cities which comprise the league met in Kansas City and bills were given to the dtff rent t ity attorneys to prepare. Later the citv attorneys met in Wichita and discussed the biiis they had pre pared. The bil's that the city attorneys Iassed at thir meetins in Wichita wiii be presented for the consideration of the l-'aerue at the present meeting. Some of the bills which will be eon Fldered bv the league are as follows: A bill authorizing cities of the first. Fecund and third class to condemn and purchase pns, water and electric light plants, which constitute public utilities. Authorizing the assessments on and taxation of "public franchise on the S same terms as other real property. Authorizing cities cf the first class to levy special assessments to pay for the planting and maintenance of shade trees in front of property where the owners I refuse to do so. Providing for the annexation of adja cent territories to the cities. Regulating the rates of public utilities, such as street cars, gas, water and elec tric lights. Providing for a system of parks, either in the city at large or In adjacent territory. Limiting the time when action for damaees can be brousht against a city. Amending the laws which provide for the compensation of mayors and coun cilmen in the cities of the second class. In addition to these bills there are a number of others which will be consid ered. When the league decides to adt.pt one of the bills it will use its in- nuenee with the legislature this w inter to have the bill passed. There was no delay in getting to work this afternoon, as the programme had been arranged at the last meeting. AH there is to do- is to act vipon the bills the city attorneys present. The meet ing will b concluded tomorrow. The delegations from the different cities did not eet in until late this morn ing .exc-pt the Wichita people. who came in last night. The members frcr.i that city were: Mayor Finlay Ross. Councilman Charles Luling, H. H. Xewey. C. K. Parkhurst, F. W. Van, lvne. Jerry Blakeman. W. F. Scheii. w'm. SI. Caswell. L. Iiavidson. City Attorney Helm. City Kiectrician SloVey. Citv Marshal Tom Sehad. City Clerk McClain and City Detective Sutton. Mayor McClure of Iola, Mayor Don ald and Councilman Tarman of Atchi son and Councilman Pollock of Kansas Citv came in this morning. Mayor Hutchins cf Kansas City will not attend as he was called to Chicago on private business. The other delegations came in late in the afternoon. Mayor Donald of Atchison said this morning in conversation with Mayor Prew that the city of Atchison was re ceiving t25.G0O a year from the j'nts. He said that they had at present thirty joints in the city and that each one was fined a certain sum each month. '"The revenue from the joints is sufficient to pay all the running expenses of the city." said Slayor Donald '"and we do not have as many joints as most of the cities of our ciass." He also said that Atchison had invested $11.0' in new tire apparatus, the engine being the same as the one the Kansas City de s, partment took to Paris. Ail of the visiting members went throush the city buiiding and the fire stations before they went to the meet ing. They are tel'.ing a story of three of the councilmen from Wichita who were anxious to get a drink last night. The c-ounelimen approached a policeman just as they would in their own city and asked him to put them onto a saloon. "We don't have saloons in this city. j gentlemen, and if we did I could not f tell you where they were. It is a secret known only to the police and the mem bers of the committee of two hundred-" But we are visitine councilmen from Wichita and we must have a drink," re plied one of the thirsty mTi. Well, gentlemen. I am from Missouri. If you are councilmen from Wichita my heart goes out to you in your distress. but vou must show me your creden tials." They produced their papers and in a short time they came out of one of the Joints looking happy and satisfied. Gages' Report Admired. Berlin. IV-e. port bus mad !n financial ci whom the cor 5. Secretary Gage's re e an excellent impression rcles here. A financier to -ti spondent of the Associ showed the figures ex- a ted Press claimed: "It is magnificent and con ition of the American firms the con money mark" rious loans of t as indicated by the va- l.ur.-pe during the year." Arbuckle Advance Sugar. New York. Tec 5. The Arbuckles Jiave advanced the price of refined sugar five points. Beckham's Plurality. Frankfort. Ky.. Dec. S. Governor Beckham's plurality as officially re Hrted is The vote is as follows- Beckham, 223,052; Yerkes. 22S,S6i CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. Tts Ihi Yea Hsyb Alwajs EssfM Bears the BRIEF TELEGRA3IS. London, Iec 5. Viscount Halifax, president of the church union, who was reported by the Dublin Herald to be about to join the church of Rome, de clares that the allegation is without foundation. London. Dec. 5. John Luke Plely Hutchinson, fifth earl of Donoghmore, at one time assistant commissioner in eastern Roumania, died of parlysis in London thia morning. Portsmouth, X. II., Dec. 5. The small schooner Mary A. Brown, of Gloucester, was wrecked on Hampton beach early today and all on board were lost. It is thought the crew numbered at least four men. The body of a man was recovered from the schooner. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 5. The state of Louisiana established a quarantine here today to guard against the possible in troduction of bubonic plague into that state from the far east by way of the Pacific coast. The Louisiana health officers will work in conjunction with the Texas inspectors. Washington, Dec. 5. Mrs. McKinley returned to Washington last night from New York city, whither she went to do some Christmas shopping. 1-ioston, Dec. 5. Fire in the upper store rooms of Haywood Bros, and the Wakefield Rattan company early to day caused a loss of $100,000. Halifax. N. S Dee. 5. The Allan line steamer Parisian, from Liverpool, No vember 21. reported last night off the harbor with machinery disabled, steamed up to her pier in a heavy snow storm this morning. Washington. Dec. 5. General Greely. chief signal officer, has been informed that 290 miles of telegraph land lines have been constructed in the vicinity of the southwestern Yukon and Nome, Alaska. The cable between Nome and JU. Michael, which recently was turned over to th"? signal corps by the con tractors and salvers, interested in its construction, is reported to be working satisfactorily. Washington, Dec. 5. An order was issued to day for Brigadier General J. H. Wilson. U. S. v., who just arrived at San Francisco, from service in China to proceed to Washington. D. C, "and report in person to the adjutant general of the army for orders of the secretary of war." Washington, Dec. 5. The president has nominated Silas Alexander, of New Mexico, to be associate judge of the su preme court of New Mexico. Washington, Dec. 5. Sir. Dick (O.) has introduced a. bill to authorize offi cers and enlisted men of the Spanish- American war who are members of a society, to wear when in their proper uniform the distinctive badges adopted by such societies. St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 5. In a decision rendered in the case of J. I. Slacks against the Columbia Theater company and Sidney Drew, the vaudeville actor, the St. Louis court of appeals declared that what husband and wife earn by their combined labors belong to them jointly and can not be considered the sole and absolute property of the hus band. Tshoming, I. T.. Dec. 5. Five miles east of here Robert Patrick was shot dead by Samuel Keel while endeavoring to step in between Keel and quarreling neighbors. In a scuffle that followed Keel was shot through the shoulder and seriously wounded by Sim Tyson, who escaped. Patrick's father, who was 80 years old, upon hearing of his son's death dropped dead. FOUNDERED OFF JERSET. Steamer Rossgull Goes Down Nine of Crew Missing. London, Dec. 5- Storms have been sweeping over the British coasts and the ships in the channel have had rough ex periences. Several minor wrecks have been reported. The steamer Rossgull o2" Plymouth foundered off the island of Jersey. Her passengers were saved but a boat con taining nine of her crew is missing. St. Brieuc, France. Dec. 5. The Eng lish steamer Rosscull. which has been lost off the coast of Jerse-y. was engaged in the service between England and the eharnel islands and St. Brieuc She foundered in a gale at 11 o'clock last rdsrht. According to the report whlcn has reached here only eleven persons out of th? forty people on board of her have been saved. RAILROAD RUINED. Forty Miles of Bridges Washed Out in Guatemala. New York, Dec. 5. The Herald's cor respondent at Guatemala City. Guate mala, telegraphs that only 60 miles of the Northern railroad remain in opera ation. 40 miles having been rendered in accessible owing to broken bridges. As the part in working order is situa ted at either end, the line in the middle sections being damaged by the heavy rains and swollen rivers, the road is al most useless for traffic at present. No repairs are being effected and the whole line is in deplorable condition. LUNATIC ESCAPES. Amelia Rives First Husband Leave Bloomingdale Asylum. New York. Dec. o. John Armstrong Chanler.former husband of Amelie Rives and who has been confined in Blooming daie asylum at White Plains, has escap ed and is supposed to be wandering about the country In West Chester county. Mr. Chanler has been confined In Bloomingdale asylum since February, 1S7. He had the freedom of the grounds and could come and go at will as he wp.s looked upon as a harmless patient. Sunflower Officers. Sunflower Camp No. 536. SI. W. A.. held its annual election last night. Officers were elected as follows: H. V. Rodgers, venerable consul: L. Hoffman, worthy adviser; L. Herring, escort: J. Palmer, watchman: Geo. W. Clark, sentinel: M. W. Saxon, clerk: J. J. Schneider, as sistant clerk; Porter S. Cook, banker; Willis Coates. manager. New York; Divine Weds, New York. Dec. 5. The Rev. Robert S. Jones, president of Hobart college, Ge neva. N. Y.. and Miss Lottie T. Gill, daughter of the late Charles T. Gill of St. I.ouis. were married last night in this citv in the Church of the Holy Commun ion by the Rev. pr. William R. Hunting ton. The bride was given away by her uncle, C W. Brega' of Chicago. Asiatic Cotton Crop Good. "Washington. Dec. 5. The cotton crop of central Asia is expected to be excel lent this year, according to Vice Consul Smith, at Moscow. This year's crop is expected to aegregate between seven and eight thousand poods, or enough to meet half of the general dmand The remaining cotton required for manufac turing purposes in Kussia will have to be inported. J Tlie Secretary's Endorsement Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 22, 1900. Wasnt-r's Safk Curb Co., Rochester, N. Gentlemen Eight years ago I suffered greatly with kidney trouble. I consulted several physicians but their medicines did me no good. A friend of mine in the drag business suggested that I try Warner's Safe Cure. I fol lowed the suggestion and after using a couple of bottles I noticed a slight improvement. I continued its use for about eighteen months and am happy to say that it completely cured me. I have waited several years be fore giving this testimonial in order to see if my cure was permanent. I now believe it is. Yours truly, Secretary "Oshkcsk Thru." W. C. JENKINS. IN HIS RED ROBES Cardinal Gibbons Visits the Indus trial Convention. New Orleans, Dec. 5. The .second day's session of the southern industrial convention opened today with a large attendance. Shortly after 10 o'clock Cardinal (libbons, escoited by a delega tion of prominent citizens, clerical and lay, entered the hall, and was given a most cordial greeting. His eminence, garbed in the red robes of his high office, opened the convention with prayer. President Hargrove turned the gavel over to Vice President Sidney Storey, and the latter introduced Dr. Lyman Hall, president of the Georgia school of technology, who spoke on technical edu cation. At the conclusion of Dr. Hall's address papers on the subject of technical edu cation were also read by Prof. Brown Ayres of Tulane university. Prof. R. B. Fulton of the Fniversity of Mississippi, and Prof. J. V. Calhoun, state superin tendent of education of Louisiana. A general discussion of the subject fol lowed. A piper on the "Railroads of the South and Southern Industrial Devel opment" was read by SafTord Bemey of Mobile, and a paper on "Foreign and Coastwise Trade a Necessary Factor in Southern Industrial Development." by N. B. Kelly, secretary of the Trades league of Philadelphia. TWO NEW AUTOMOBILES They Are Now Being Built in Topeka For Smith Brothers. Terry Stafford and L. A. and Clement Smith of the Smith Concern are build ing two gasoline automobiles. Stafford, who built and sold a suc cessful automobile, is building the en gine for the two vehicles. If the ma chines are as successful as they are ex pected to be the Smiths and Stafford may start an automobile factory in To peka. "LAND OF THE MAPLE" Sung by Canadians at Bequest of Princess Louise. London, Dec. a. The visiting members of the Royal Canadian regiment piloted by the Duke of Argyll. Joseph Chamber lain. Lord Lonsdale, the Duke of Aber deen, Lord Lansdowne and others visi ted the house of parliament today. Mr. Chamberlain in the course of the address, acknowledged the indebtedness of Great Britain to the colonial troops. The Canadian contingent was most cor dially welcomed in the house of lords by Lord Lansdowne and the Duke of Ab erdeen in brief speeches. Col. Otter, in thanking the speakers, denied the alle gations of bad treatment of the Cana dians. He said the only complaint he and his men had to make was that they were being killed by kindness. The Canadians were afterwards enter tained at luncheon by the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, at Kensinerton Pal ace. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Canadian high commissioner, was among the guests. At the request of Princess Louise the Canadians sang "Land of the Maple." REPUBLICAN MONEY. State Committee Expended 25,300 to Carry Kansas. P. L Eonebrake, treasurer of the state Republican -central committee, this morning filed the statement of election expenses with County Clerk Wright. The total receipts given is $23,452.53, and the total expenses $25,359.79, leaving a balance of J92. .4. The statement of expenses shows 40 Items. Among the expenditures are the following: Morton Albaush, $l.S5t'; John Gttlhrie, for postage, $2.faH; express, $1. 45; Kansas City Journal. J14.40; Dany Capital, K30.75: Kellogg Newspaper Co., JS-v.4: Arthur Capper, Mail and Breeze, S457.9S. A large number of the accounts are to C. K. Lobdell, chairman of the speaking bureau. A COFFEE RAILROAD. New Koute Is Being Surveyed in Uicaragua. fCorrespondence of the Associated Press-1 Managua. Nicaragua. Tuesday, Nov. IS. Preliminary survey work has been be gun by engineer on a proposed railroad line to connect Matagalpa with the na tional railroad at Momotombo. a distance of about elphty miles. This projected line when complete will give the large coffee growing department lower rates and quicker transportation for the coffee crops. The present mode of transporta tion is by means of two wheeled ox carts or mule back. It is confidently reported here that American capitalists have prom ised to build this greatly needed road. The re-eiection of President McKinley has been accepted by the Nicaracuan peo pie as favorable to the progress of thi3 country. The great hope of the people Is that he will favor the Nicaragua canal route and that its construction will begin during the early part of fcis next term. High, Line Kailroad. Christiania, Dec. a. The railroad be tween Chxistiania and Gjovik will be opened December 15. The line is 1-3 kilos long and is at an altitude of L1X feet above the sea. J CENTRISTS CALLED DOWN. Von Euelow Shows Them How Far They Can Go. Berlin. Dec. 5. In the reichstag today the imperial chancellor. Count Von Hue low, informed the centrists that their bill in regard to the free exercise of religion was not acceptable to the federal govern ments, who. while respecting the convic tions whereon it was based, saw in the proposal an intention to restrict the con stitutional independence of the states in matters reserved for their individual leg islation. Count Von Buelow said that. speikin from a personal standpoint, he hoped the disparities possibly existing in the iaws of the different state would be remedied, but as chancellor, his first duty was not to allow the federal character of the empire and the autonomy of the mem bers of the federation to he prejudiced without the consent of the individual stales. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY. George Mjer, of Boston, Named For the Place. "Washington, Dec 5. The president will today send to the senate the nomination, of Creorge von L,. Myer of lies ton to be ambassador to Italy. Mr. Jdyer U a prosperous business man. of Boston, a man of family and about 45 years of age. He is a graduate of Har vard and was a member of the bar. He has been a prominent figure in political lite, having been a member of the Rt-pub-lican state central committee, a member of the sstate legislature and. finally, speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives. He i.s a man of larg-? private fnrtun. o that he will be able to maintain fittingly the high social status of the American embassy at Rome. BofliTllE DEAD. One Tramp Murders Another and Commits Suicide. St. Louis. Mo.. Dee. 5. A special to the Post-Dispatch from De. Soto, Mo., says: Two unknown men lie dead at Black well. Mo., a small town seven miles south of here, the result of murder and suicide. Last niht the men, supposed to be tramps, asked permission to sleep in the boiler room of the sawmili. One cf the men was about SO years of age and the other about 20. Early this morning the young man was found dead on the railroad track with his skull crushed and part of his clothing miss ing. It was evident that he bad been murdered in the sawmill and dragged to the railroad track and laid acrc-ss the rails. A posse of citizens started in search of his companion, who was caught about five miles out and brought back to the scene of the murder. "When accused of the murder, the old man drew knife and stabbed himself in the heart, death resulting instantly. TINY CRAFT TO RACE. Speed Contest Across Ocean in Cockle shells Is Planned. Boston, Dec. 5. Capt. William A. An drews and Charles A. Bigney will race across the Atlantic next June in cock leshell boats ten feet long. They will start from this city and expect to reach Oiasgow in 45 days. Captain Andrews has made seven attempts to cross the ocean in small boats and four times he has succeeded after undergoing great Buffering. Bigney is a young man who has come into prominence recently by his feats of high diving. Miss Albena Carpenter, a young Boston swimmer, is anxious to accompany Captain Andrews and she may be a passenger on bis little craft. Railroad Presidents Sleet. Kew York. Dec. 5. The rgular quar terly meeting of the western railroad presidents and traffic managers was held today in thrs city. There was. fairly large attendance. President Jeffery. of the Denver 6c Rio Grande, presided. Some of Your Friends are probably interested in the territory through which the Frisco line passes its resources and possibilities. Perharjs they would like to know just iow profit able farming, fruit growing or mining is in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma a:id Texas. Send us their names and we will forward free a copy of the illus trated publication riving reliable and up-to-date information concerning our great southwest. Homefaeekers' excur sions at very low rates, twice a month. Address W. C. Melvilie. 2S W. P. A., Frisco line, Kansas City, Mo. Died of Heart Failure. New York, Dec, 5. John Drew, of Paterson. N. J., a prominent retired horseman, died here last night of heart failure. He was 6? years old. Mr. Drew came to this city yesterday to appear as a witness before the board of review of the National Trotting asso ciation. Presidential Nominations. Washington, Dec 5. The president to day sent the following nominations to the senate: Roy H. Chamberlain of Iowa, to be collector of internal revenue District of Hawaii; Benjamin Tattman of Montana, to be assayer. in charge of the assay office at Helena, Mont. Notice. Kaw Valley lodge No. 9 has Us election tonight (Wednesday) and every Workman in city invited to attend. T. M. COCGHLIN, Grand Lodge Deputy. 1"!'. fffiX fn In I NORTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 825 Kansas .venue. Miss Maud Ira is still quite seriously ill at her home in Ilolman's addition. James Proudrit Irons, the little son of Mrs. Maud Irons, is quite ill at their home, 1222 Monroe street. L. S. Frey of 1019 Central avenue, who has been away for the past eight weeks at Osage City, is home again. Mr. and Mrs. David Groendyke of Meriden are spending a few days with their son and family, of 123 Holman street. There will be a meeting of the Mothers' league Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Arnold, president, 927 Jackson street. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congrega tional church will serve oysters in the church parlors Friday evening at 25c. Be sure to come. The members of the Woman's Mis sionary society of the Presbyterian church are invited to quilt on Friday at the home of Mrs. Arnold. Work will be ready by 9 a. m. Come early and stay to the finish. Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Beaudry, committee. The Bethany reading circle met Tues day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Beeler, 1121 Central avenue. This circle, with Mr. George Duffy as leader, is making a study of the Bible, and the subject for last evening's les son included the first five books. It may be well to leave your order for Ouita soon will have car on track from Kusselville. Ark., this week. Best grade of Osage City Shaft under shelter dry and clean, but we are not in the hard ware trade. KENT'S KASH KOAL KONCERN. Star lodge No. 331 A. O. I.'. W. elected the following officers at its meeting last evening: M. W.. F. J. Lynch; foreman, J. M. Poronto: overseer, Fred Buechner; recorder, J. It. McN'ary; financier, W. C. Steele; receiver, J. R. Conweil; guide, Mr. Bacon; inside watch. D. E. McLel lan; ovitside watch, C. E. Wheeler; trus tee, K. Howard; representative, M. Groendyke; alternate, W. E. White. Twenty-four of the thirty-five mem bers of the Argonaut ciub were present at the meeting last evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Curtis. The lesson in English history covered the period of the early Plantagenets. Mr. Clark read a good paper on "Glasgow" and Miss Pattison's paper on the artist, Edwin Landseer. was very interesting. Music was furnished by Miss Root and Miss Mabel Miller, who played a piano duet. Among the visitors present were Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Blakeney. The Degree of Honor No. ir.2 elected the following officers last Saturday evening: P. C. Miss Eleanor Hoiliday; C. of H.. Miss Nora Starbird: L. of H., MrSL Sadie Emry: C. of C, Miss Bertha Bromm, guide. Miss Stella Slaybaugh; recorder, Mr. M. Groendyke: financier, Mrs. Eva Groendyke: receiver. Mrs. Sue Taggart; inside watch. Fred Woodbum; outside watch, Mrs. Mary Bromm; rep resentative, Miss Bertha Collum; alter nate, Mrs. Louisa Sandmyer. The following are the officers elected by Degree of Honor lodge No. 26 at its meeting Saturday evening: Past chief of honor. Mrs. John Hart; chief of honor, Mrs. Fred Morgan: lady of honor. Mrs. Anfierson; chief of cere monies, Mrs. Rickel; recorder, Mrs. Liz zie Ward: treasurer. Mrs. Charles Sum mers: financier. Mrs. C. Kaser; usher. Mrs. Kate Saunders: inside watch. Mrs. Elmer Milier; outside watch. Mr. Rickel; representative for grand lodge, Mrs. Johnson: alternate. Mrs. Kate Hanlon; trustee, Mrs. Grace Holmes; pianist, Mrs. Kate Hanlon. Importing Diseased Hides. Washington, Dec. 5. Consul Tourgee, at Bordeaux, has informed the state department of the prevalence of what is known as the foot and mouth disease in Charente and neighboring depart ments in France. A decree i3 in f'rce forbidding the introduction of cattle, sheep, hogs and goats from the Infected departments into the Gironde. There is no exportation of these animals them selves from Bordeaux to the United States, says the consul, but their hides come to this country in considerable quantities. Liquor Law Knocked Out. Pierre. S. D., Dec. 5. In the supreme court today an opinion was handed down by Justice Oircson in the case of the state of South Dakota versus Ed ward Zophy. in which that portion of the present liquor law is declared un constitutional which requires non-resident brewers to pay a. wholesale license for each storage warehouse erected in the state, it being held to be a discrimi nation in favor of local manufacturers. Declares Himself Innocent. Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 5. E. P. Hay. late clerk of the county court of Han cock county, Ohio, arrested in this city last nistht on a charge of the defalca tion of from $12,000 to J15.000 of county funds, returned with Ohio officers to Findlay today, waiving formalities of a requisition- ay denies guilt of any wrong-doing. Death of Thomas Nolan. New York, Dec. 5. Thomas Nolan, assistant corporation counsel, died -today. He was stricken with paralysis a few weeks ago, and for the last week his condition w as regarded as critical. Actual Cost. Your choice of any book In our stock this week at cost. Bennett book. store, 730 Kansas avenue. Have you attended the sale of cloth ing at 420 Kansas avenue? g-jie f ISP R T A AAD MISCELLANEOUS ADS. FREE MESSENGER TOR. WANTS PCLL a Postal Telegraph-Cable Box. or call by telephone No. 417 and have your Want Ads brought to The State JourDal office by free messenger. No charge to you f"r messenger service. Cost of claal fled ads. S cents per line of six word to the line and every fraction thereof. ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILMAN J. B. BETTS IS A CAN didate for representative Pi the Thirty eighth district, comprising the First and Second ward?. Oakland ami Tecumaeh township, subject to the Republican pri mary, to be held Saturday, December V, from 2 to 7 p. m. SITUATION WANTED. WANTED By young man attending high school, a place to work for board. AddivSjj V. S. Journal oftice. WANTED P.y a woman, work by the day. 1113 Kansas ave. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTLD flood pmart boy to work around house. 516 Harrison at. MEN to represent Domestic Med. Co., Iowa City, Iowa. Alo advertisers, good salary. Tilumph Co., Dallas. Texas. MECH AN ICS. "ENGINEERS. ELECTKl cians. firemen, etc. A tree scholarship in engineerir will be awarded to a few weli-reconimended appdeants. American School of Currespon.jeiRT, Bostun, Mass. YOUNG MEN Our iltuntrsited catalogue explains how we teach barber trade in eight weeks; mailed free. Moler Barber coiiege, St. Louia, Mo. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for general housework, small family, no washing. Tyler WANTED Immediately, a good cook, wtoite girl preferred. No. tiiS Vet Eighth st. WANTED Girl to assist in housework and go to school; family of two. 4-3 Tyler su A LADY OF INTEGRITY with $.V.00 cash to invest, can secure a splendid position at once; none others need apply. Audrca X. Y., care Journal. AN ASSISTANT One who wants to in vest $-"iomv in a business that will pay; must have ciean reputation. A lady pre ferred. Address A., care Joruaiil. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMEN WANTED By oldest firm in the trade to sell to physicians. Perma nent position. State experience fully. 1". O. Box ija, I'hHudeiphiu. WANTED MISCELLANEO US. WANTED Two or three rooms furnished for light housekeeping. i;7i, Journal of fice. WA N.TED Good horse and bugity; will buy or trade, lis West Tenth st. WAITED More st'W?k to winter: plenty of feed. II. Chalmers. Tecumseh. WANTED i"0 sets harness, busgie", wag ons, surries, carts, etc. Neweii, &2 Kan sas ave. WANTED You to have your old carpets woven into rugs by the Topeka Rug Co. Address Tuptkd Rug Co.. Oakland. JFOlKJrT ROOMS FOR RENT Well funished room, modern conveniences, good board. 616 Harrison street. FOR RENT Furnished house. Inquire at 4-6 Tyler st. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished rooms. 1U1 Van Buren st. FOR RENT January 1st. finest hall in city, 7'4 and 7e6 Kaaisas avt. Inquire of W. W. Manspeaker or Dana C. Mc Vicar. FOR RENT One or two unfurnished rooms, cheap; quiet neighborho' d. Call forenoons or after p. m. 1216 Harrison. FOB RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 9-room house, with all mod ern conveniences; furnace, electric light and gas, bath room. Enquire 410 Topeka ave. FOR RENT 8-room house. Call 71S W. Tenth st. FOB SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE A good square piano. A bar gain. MS West Fifth st. FOR SALE Five-year-old horse, buggy and harness, $40. Sr21 East Sixth st. FOR SALE A good hard coal base-burner, lius Polk st. FOR SALE Good suburban Journal route. Address M. E. L., care Journal. FOR SALE Old established bakery. Ad dress "Baker." this office. FOR SALE Soft coal stove, in good con dition, iwl Ciay st. FOR SALE Family horse, weighs 1 pounds; aiso set tinner's tools. S27 Fill more st. FOR SALE A fine family horse, and harness. 124 Ciay st. surry FOR SALE Household goods at 1U27 Clay street. FOR SALE Handsome new roller-top of fice desk. Address 115 Western ave. FOR SALE Two 5o0 sharen Aetna Lonn ten-year stock: two years paid up. W'lil sell for amount paid in. Address "Aetna," care Journal. CLAIRVOYANT. SPIRIT WORLD Those wishing to hear from loved ones ar.d receive other valu able information, past, present and fu ture, business ventures, etc., will cull on Mrs. Janette Fuller, 44 Madison street. THE WELL-KNOWN TRANCE MED iura. Mrs. Inez Wagner, will be phased to see In-r friends at Van I'.tiren Thurs day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. PROF. J. T. HARVARD, the Renowned Clairvoyant and Spiritualist Medium of Chicago, is now In our city. His predic tions are truly wonderful. Go and see him. 3-iX Jackson st., 2nd floor. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES, CHAINS. WIG3: your own design to order. Stillman's Freed Cream. Mrs. HatU Van Vleck, 220 K. el. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE ll3 lots, best location, on car line. rf of college. 8 ljry 6 room house. .d repwlr, lame cistern with pump, mo! yard. in. t sidewalk. Great barton f..r prrne.iiate Bain. J. K. 1 RRI Vi i i iN. 1"9 West KlJilh A. FOR SALE On pnymenta. e-it front tn- room house. Fillmore, near Twelfth. f)t location, paved street, barn, sewer ana cistern, good repair. N cottae-e on Huntonn cr line. Twelve acres land north side. Eighty acre farm. Oshk. C'-nnty. Three lots, Lincoln, r.e.ir Fli'li. Seven-room house, two lots. l'rkt;ile. baraain, wiUi small cash payment if taUen at oriee.- F. J. BROWN. If Columbian TUlic MISCELLAIJ EOU3. GSi.lXK STUVKS pr.'mml.. ticmiil and repaired. IPS East Eighth st. FOR RENT The Alk'ne form. For terra address J. Chubb, Hi yt. Kn. PEORIA OAK ARE THE LKST-lil East Eighth st. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Last rvenincr on the f:i-t w'1 cf Harrtsun td.. hetw.en Fourth :ind I'o'iii. a bunch uf ke s. Kinder 1 ,ise aO(ir.-. li. E. M., care Juurniil otuce. and x t reward. It 1ST On Kansas avenue, between Thirt and Kixhth. i .Id brooeh. Return t,f reward to 11. Imiur, ysi East r-ixth t. ATTORNEYS-AT-LA W. TSHriPmTE YsTlawyerT HjZmik Columbian buiiulng. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. II. GUinOR. of the None, STOCK WINTERED. WANTED Horses to winter. Tf W Mc. Aie. bit; Kanrait. Farm 'pnone i rir.. WANTED H"rsr to winter pi i ht c nil. try; no Iwlnl wire. Applv hi I.le-r JWrn 6-j We't. rn ae., or i'eUpUon ul. Frank Fleming. MATTRESS. MATTRESSES made to order and cleen edi feathers cleaned. WaiL'tit Hnd s..,d. Drop me a car.'. T. W. 7'ickett. ml K-.ii-. sa ave. Cabinet wot k. uphuuierihic; sliuw cases. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAOUE. Flnr'st, u--esnr tt iv. j uruvii, e.i aaniu ave. f'boce A. CUT FLOW E Kg end floral design at Hayes'. 107 W.st Eighth u 'Phone PA VINO. THE OFFICE r.t the Cunltal fit. Brick and Paving Co.. ha bea reinuvtj to Us Wat Eighth treL PHOTOS. ANY STYLE PHOTO MADE ANY plsee, any time, dayor night. Nlcboi' Studio, 7u Kansas avenue. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER PTOH 'l H Co, pticks, ships and stores househ Id goods. Tel. 1SS. Clarence Skinner. IS E. 6th st- BICTCLE3. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 Wet h ft Tel. 7..i. Bicycle and rumirlr.,; bicycle and tandem lor rent; repaulnf cf u kind. U. S. CYCLE CO.. 1g F. lifh at. Nntl-.nal and Uniou bicycles, teundrie, repair. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEON 3. L. V KTI'Elt. M. 1.. OFFICE -.i residence r. inor Cordon t. and Central ave.. N- rt h Top k. 't'b n 214. ts th BrinkerhoflT fy.rerri of rvest treatment, a succe-vsful and palloe tr -wl-. meut for plies, Paiula, frasure. Ulceration, etc. ILA C BARNES. II. D Office 7?2 K3rj. ave. P.eridne Thlr feenth and Clay. OITtee hour.: t a. U 11 a. m.. nii 3 p. m.. to p. m. Telephone &i residence and 16 office. DR. EVA HAP.niNC,. H.moopathlst. C4 Kansas ave. Telephone 4vx PATENTS. COMSTOCK ROSEN. Patent Solicitor. Offices: Rosea Blk., 41K Kansas FREE Our rew hannoook on patent. Fischer Thorpe, patent lawy.tr an.f solicitor. Junction l.iug Nin'h and Mtia s Vs., Kansas City, Mo. Tel. "Lulua 11 v" 1 1 STAMPS, 8EAL3 AND STENCILS THE J. C. DART.INO CO.. TTI4 Kan. At. Rubber stamp, tru and aluminum trait checks. Pricesiow. .ataloKU tree. leL 2M, JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler nd Opti cian. Complete stork of watch... ft:, mond. silverware, etc. Eves xaiaiuJ and spectacle properly fitted. MONEY. TO LOAN Money on TcpeVa fal artat". Fay bsck monthly. L. m'er.-f r:, Shawnee pui ui' g in I i A -o':;t :op. See Eastman, at lla West Six; h street. MONEY TO TON n liv" P ck. piano, orp ins, typewrit, is, h.u ah )i too a J personal ec.irity. L. iu-co-, li.. K.n a.e. WE LOAN HONEY nil valuable. Mi Kansas ave. MACHINE SHOPS. WANTED Gun t r pair or cxch' ci new ones. Kazors '-..m d. "ii.i 0H P.uie" Machine works, bit Kansas t. MAGNETIC HEALING. J. A. P.UI LOCK. NETTIE R BrLLOc-fC. 81.1 Mcr.ro. graduates of the Air.erica Institut of cioctf. Consul taiiou f.e. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleined, TSc: clock W: main jprir.ps, 7&c: crystals. IV. h foe old Koid or sllv All work euarniiiwi. Old jeweiry exchange f r new. f haf4 up, sea L'ucl bam, k'U Kansa areiiua. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TO WHOM IT MY I'llNCKItS-VIr arv. plication for a I" rnut to to ll iniuiir t im il-juorn, wicor.iitiir lo law, at 4.4 Kan sas averoie. In t tie S. c.-nd w ard of th ii- of Topeka. I now on til" In h tit e of the pr--baf j':'!" of Khawne eountv, Kar.'H". The twi.rir, of tl In set for Monday, St o.'.fk n m., Letcmber 31t, i.-.v. J. ilL.MvlElTA.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1900. 3 '4 4 I FrencHi 3 4 4 4 4 -I t T 4 OU'LL FIND Jl you enter the that were $6.98 earlier in the season, none most of them $6.00, M. WU1 MiUlVW feVSAAWA4VS W MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES moil KANSAS CIT1T. No. 2 leaving Kansas City 9:50 a. m. i9 solid vestibuled train- to St. Louis, Consisting of Smoking car, Day coaches, Reclining Chair oar Seats Free) and Pullman Parlor car. Connections at St. Louia union depot with eastern lines for New York and Atlantic coast points. Ei. Kansas City. 0:50 am 8:00 pm -urn 1:10 pm 10:45 pm m u u e:55 pm 10:50 am 10:50 am 9:55 pm 8:25 am 8:10 am a 7:10 pm F. E. MPPS Ticket Agent, Topeka, HEALTH RULES VIOLATED. Body of Yellow Fever Victim Brought to Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 5. The body of Alexan der H. Cook, who died in Havana, Cuba, cf yellow fever, has been removed from the undertaking establishment and now rests in a receiving vault at Rose Hill cemetery contrary to the strict rules of the Illinois board of health. The body was admitted on the strength of a spec ial order issued by the secretary, J. E. Egan of the state board of health. The rule of the Illinois board of health which prohibits the bodies of yellow fever vic tims from nterln? the state was sus pended upon condition that the body be buried immediately upon its arrival in the city. Instead of complying with this condition the undertaker who was to Take charge of the interment is said to have removed the body to his establish ment. The city board of health sent an in spector to the railway station to take charge of the remains. The inspector has not since appeared, nor has a report ifieen made by him. The failure of the Inspector to report the alleged breach of agreement on the part of the undertaker is looked upon as peculiar and has cast an air of mystery around the case. Although the body is inclosed in a eopper lined and hermetically sealed cas ket It is feared that the jar of the long Journey on the train may have opened a revice in the receptacle, thus permit ting the spread of the germs. If such a crevice was made the lives of the pas eengers on the train as well as lives of persons in the depot were placed in Jeop ardy. The undertaker when questioned said the body was expected to arrive at 8:30 Sunday evening, but owing to some de lay, it did not reach the city until mid- THE DOCTOR LAUGHED But the Woman Was Frightened. A physician of Columbus, Ga., rather poked fun at a lady patient who insisted she had heart disease. The trouble really was caused by in juries from the effects of coffee drink ing, and the nerves were so affected that it gave her every indication of tieart disease. This is true of thousands of people who are badly hurt by the rttffeine of coffee, and, it is understood that if continued long enough, real or ganic heart disease will set in. The lady referred to above is Mrs. C. !V Irvin, 1010 B street, East Highland, Columbus, Ga. She says: "I had been running down in health for a num ber of years and suspected that coffee was hurting me, but could not get my consent to quit it. My heart troubled me so that I was very short of breath, and could do little or nothing that re quired exertion. I had fearful nervous headaches nearly every day. and was exceedingly nervous with indigestion end badly constipated. The doctor laughed at my idea of heart trouble, but knew that I was in a serious con dition generally. Finally I was induced to quit coffee and take up Postum Food Coffee. This was about four months ago and the change has been wonder ful. I feel like another person. My heart does not trouble me at all, and the stomach and nerves are decidedly improved. My head does not give me the old trouble it did, while the bowels are regular without any purgatives or medicine of any kind. "I can hardly express my gratification for the relief from suffering brought on by the use of regular coffee, and 1 can &t thank Poatum enough." FUmou e ONE OF EACH displayed on tables as South Aisle, and you'll recognize Waists $6.50, and $6.98 Ar. St. I.ouis 6:15 pm Lv. Kansas City. 2:25 am 7:10 am 8:10 am 10:05 pm a 7:10 pm 7:20 am a a m 9:20 pm At. Omaha 6:15 am 10:00 am 6:30 pm u u u io:00 am Ar. Lincoln 7:10 pm 8:00 am 6:35 am turn J0:B0 am Ar. Joplin 8:45 m 4:35 pm 2:30 pm 1:50 am aa. night. It was then too late to gain en trance to the cemetery. The interment of the body is arranged for tomorrow. A dispatch from Springfield.Ill., quotes Secretary Egan on his action in sus pending the rules of the board as'fol lows "I issued an authorization for the transportation of the body of Captain A. H. Cook who died of yellow fever in Havana, Cuba, on the recommendation of the Chicago health department after receiving assurances that the body had been properly embalmed and disinfected and was incased in a hermetically sol dered casket. In my opinion there is no danger to be incurred from the trans portation of this body at the present time. Yellow fever is not prone to spread in Chicago at any time and the disease will certainly not make its appearance in the month of December." USED PHYSICAL FORCE. Father of Young Booz Says West Point Blazing Was Brutal Affair. New York, Dec. 5. A special to the Herald from Bristol, Pa, says: William H. Booz talked freely of the physical force used in buying his gon at West Point. "My son was the victim of brutal hazing," said Mr. Booz. "He came home broken-hearted and physically wrecked. He never saw a well day after he left the academy. "I know they forced something down his throat which permanently injured him. He was forced into a fight. He was wounded in some way over the heart, and his flesh was bruised and dis colored for several weeks afterward. His eyes were injured by the blows from a fellow-student's fists. "They threatened to cripple him for life. While they were beating the spirit out of my boy they told him that what they could not accomplish by physical brutality they could still do by demerit ing him along the line of discipline. "It is a very severe blow for us. It has fallen heavily upon his mother. We wish other boys to escape what he suf fered. He never took any lessons in boxing. We did not suppose It was required. He went there to study. They called him a coward, but he went out to fight. "I went to the academy three weeks after he was hazed. He was looking haggard, and I asked him for an ex planation. He said he had been beaten in a fight and was feeling badly around the heart. He had been knocked down. "They gave him a burning mixture which injured the lining of the throat. My theory is that the stomach was affected and that tuberculosis set in and then affected the throat. It is not in me to give anything misleading. I know the boy was injured by his fellow-students and these injuries result ed in his death." COLUMBIA'S CAPTAIN. W. B. Morley Will Lead the football Eleven Next Season. New York, Dec. 5. W. R. Morley, the sturdy captain of Columbia's 1300 foot ball team, has been unanimously chosen to lead the white blue eleven next sea son. Captain Morley is one of the steadiest players and surest ground gainers that has ever played at Colum bia. He was elected to the captaincy of the 1900 team early last October to succeed Captain "Tom" Simons, who was forced to resign because of an in jured knee, which kept him out of the 4 game ana proved throughout the past season the right man for the place. The confidence of the entire squad was his and his example or courage and deter mination on the field did much to ele vate the morale of his team. Morley is also one of the most experi enced men on the team. He has played halfback b the Columbia, 'varsity t4 less than $5.00, and si i 2 'J 1 1 rf ri Ar. Carthago 8:07 am 1:50 pm 1:05 am Ar. Little Rack... 7:55 pm 7:25 am Ar. Hot Springs... 10:35 am Ar. St. Joe 10:20 am 1:15 pm 8:25 pm MI II. C T0ff.SE.VD, G. P. T. A., St Lonis, Bio. team for two years and had previously learned the game at the Pennsylvania Military academy and the University of Michigan. He is 24 years of age, senior in the school of mines, and hails from Datil, N. M. He returns to the univer sity next year for post-graduate work. PENSIONS FOR 1901. Roll Will Call For Expenditure of About $142,000,000. New York, Dec. 5. Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock of the department of the interior, who is here on private business, will return to Washington tonight. "The pension roll for the coming year will call for the expenditure of about $142, 000,000 as against about J13S,000,000 for the year just closing," said the secretary last night. "There are a little less than one million names on the roll now and these are being added to by recent legislation. "Under the old law soldiers' widows not wholly dependent on their own labor for their support were not entitled to draw a pension. A recent law made it legal for a widow receiving an income not above $250 a year to receive a pension- This and certain amendments bearing on the con struction of the disability of veteran ap plicants nave added several thousand names to the roll. No country in the world is so liberal with its pensioners as this government and this fact has prompt ed dishonest men to take every sort of mean advantage of the government. No doubt there are many fraudulent pension ers on the rolls today, but as fast as trick ery is discovered the proper measures are taken to check it." "How about the. Comanche-Kiowa In dian land allotments in the Indian Terri tory?" Mr. Hitchcock was asked. "The time for the completion of the al lotment of the 4S0.00O acres in the south ern part of the Indian Territory to the Comanches and Kinwas expires this week." replied Mr. Hitchcock, "and onlv about 300 of the 3,000 allotments of 160 acres each have been made. The survey ors encountered great difficulties in trac ing old boundary lines where certain cor. ners had been marked by blazed trees by the earlier surveyors. Some of these tree trunks were sent clear on to Washing ton for our inspection. After these Indian lands have been allotted there will be left more or less territory for public set tlement. I don't know how much. Pros pective settlers, ignorant of the law, rushed in and settled on these lands and had to be removed by the government's agents. There was no particular resist ance. They simply did not understand the law. With reference to the attempt of a certain Kansas City syndicate which tried to secure the passage of a law per mitting the transference of certain no madic Indians from the Indian Territory to old Mexico. I don't believe that any thing of the kind will be done." BATTLE IN CHICAGO. Police and Bobbers Exchange Twenty Shqts With No Injuries. Chicago, Dee. 5. Fred T. Gilmore, of Baxter, Iowa, was knocked senseless late last night near Michigan avenue and Harmon court, and robbed of $11, 229 in negotiable paper, $23 in money and a watch. The robbers, William Cum mings and George Hays, after a des perate battle with detectives, were cap tured and. all the booty save the watch and money was recovered. Gilmore came to Chicago to exhibit iiv slock snow, xne de tectives saw Gilmore with Cummings and Hays, whom they followed to the scene of the robbery. When the officers approached the robbers sprung behind a garbage box and began shooting at the detectives. The latter lined up behind a telegraph poleand returned the fire. Twenty shots were exchanged at a range of not more than fifty feet, but no one was wounded. Having emptied their revolvers the detectives made a rush upon the ban-, dits and caught them as they were try ing to reload their weapons. STAYATJIOfl. Governor's Advice to Professors of State Schools. Would Do Away With This Feature of the Lobby. RIVALRY TIIE PAST. Has Been a Race For the Larg est Appropriations. Teachers Should Do Work For Which They Are Paid. While Governor Stanley has not eaid so in plain words, he has hinted, in of ficial letters., that the presidents and professors of the state colleges and nor mal schools would do well to remain at their respective posts and attend to the business for which they are paid instead of making up a lobby to fight each other and push schemes for appropriation bills during the legislative session. The governor has written a letter to the managers of these institutions ask ing for a statement of needed appropri ations. By this the chief executive does not mean the appropriations which the presidents or regents believe should be made, but the amount of money actual ly needed. I The secretary of the board of regents at one of the state institutions says the governor's letter states that it is his de sire "to do away with the lobby usu ally present to look after these appro priations," by making recommendations in his message. One of the most interesting contests connected with the legislative sessions of the past ten years is that which has been waged between the State Normal school and the State university and tne element of the legislature which sought to establish a new normal school. The management of the two institu tions named believed that the establish ment of a new school, prior to the com pletion of the necessary appropriations for those institutions might scale down the sums of money asked for and needed bv those alreadv established. Then the normal school and university interests have usually had a contest in which compromises have generally re suited, but not until much bitterness had been manifested. Four years ago in the regular session the normal school managers and the university promoters became very ag gressive "in their contest. The normal school president, A. R. Taylor, had been informed that Chancellor Snow was making a light against the Emporia in stitution in order to improve the con ditions for the State university. There upon the normal school people com menced a fierht against the university. The controversy became lively enough to attract the attention of the house and senate and from there it got into the newspapers. Representatives, of the men heading the lobby present denied the existence of a controversy and posi tive proof was lacking until one day in the presence of a State Journal reporter Chancellor Snow and President Taylor talked over the subject and each found that he had been laboring under a mis apprehension. Then the two prominent educators solemnly shook hands ana each immediately went to work to save his own institution from the entangle ments into which the controversy had already brought them. In the meantime additional Interest was added to the situation by the in troduction of a resolution in the house declaring it to be the sense of the leg islature that college presidents and edu cators at work on a salary paid by the state, in the state institutions, would please the lawmaking power more by staying at their respective places of employment than taking a hand in the framing of laws. This incident transpired in the morn ing of the house session, during the presentation of resolutions. At noon the trains leaving Topeka carriea tne men against whom the resolution was ai rected. Thev did not come back the next ses sion. but sent new men. who stayed un til the close and in this session, the one of two years ago, the lobby was the boss. Chairs belonging to newspaper men, the members, pages and other em ployes were occupied by the lobbyists, reoresenting all interests. They sat near the throne in both houses, attended sessions of the various committees, kept messengers busy carrying bottled goods to the committee rooms, ana wnen tne sessions adjourned held levees at hotel rooms, where there was always plenty to eat and drink. Governor Stanley's hint that the col leere authorities attend to the business for which they are paid will doubtless have the effect of decreasing tne number which haunt the legislative halls during the sessions. The effort of the governor to keep the lobbv representing the state schools and state charitable institutions at home is endorsed by many members of the leg islature, who are at this time very earn est in their statements concerning these and other reforms, but it is feared that the promises and "bluffs" will amount to naught when the legislature convenes and that the affairs of the two houses will run in the same old extravagant, haphazard manner. SERVANT GIRL STRIKE. Three Hundred New Tork Domestics Beady to Guit Work. New York, Dec. 5. A strike of servant girls on Manhattan Island is imminent, according to Mrs. St. Justin Beale, who Is planning a servant girls' union. Three hundred domestics, she says, stand ready to stop work as soon as the union is form ed and demand better conditions. The union, she says, is to be organized tonight by Herman Robinson, general organizer for the American Federation of Labor. "I have always taken a great interest in servant girls," Mrs. Beale said, "and I find that with a few exceptions they are badly fed, badly housed and over-worked." Food Prapsrad Witn "Calumet" Is Free from Roohalla Salts. Alum( Limeand Ammonia. "Calu met" is the Housewife' Friend. PABBFMETBaWncr liLuiiilKi Powder NONE SO GOOD. NOT MADE BY I THE I V TRUST. J FEAR THE LIPT0N TACIIT. American Yachtsmen Worried Over Losing the Cup. New York, Dec. 5. The conviction among the yachtsmen on this side of the Atlantic that Sir Thomas Lipton's chal lenge for the America's cup carries with it real menace to the continued resi dence of the famous trophy in this country has grown with the cabled re ports from' abroad concerning the elab orate preparations being made for the building of the new challenger. Sham rock II. The reason for this fear is set forth in a letter by Designer Clinton a. Crane of this city. He says in part: "The fact that the Shamrock II is building at Denny's yard at Dumbarton does not seem to have excited the inter est of yachtsmen in this country that it should have done, perhaps because it is not known that this is the first sail ing yacht the Dennys have ever built and that the Dennys have the only pri vate model testing tank In the world two very suggestive facts. It is known that the speeds of warships and mer chantmen of unusual model have been predicted with absolute accuracy, after experiments m such a tank. W. Kutler Duncan, the prospective manager of tne new defender, when shown a copy of Mr. Crane's letter last night, declined to comment on the com parative thoroughness of the prepara tions made by the challenger and de fenders of the cup. BONI IS HURT. The Castellanes Negotiate For a House in London. London, -TJec. 5. "Count and Countess Boni d Castellane are negotiating for a house in London," says Vanity Fair, "where in future they will spend at least a portion of the year, as Count Boni is deeply hurt at the want of sympathy shown him by his friends and compatriots in his recent financial troubles. DE WET LIKE A FOX. Boer General Headed Off in One Di rection Doubles in Another. New York, Dec. 5. A dispatch to the inbune from London says. Lord Kitchener's report of Knox's, Settle's and Paget's skirmishes show that the operations against the guer rillas under the system are still inde cisive. While De Wet has been headed off in one direction he has doubled in another. The text of Lord Roberts farewell order to the army is eloquent enough to stir to enthusiasm today's leader writers. 'It is the strongest pos sible summary of the sufferings and heroism of the British army in a cam paign unexampled for severity, over 14, 300 officers and men having died from wounds, fever and exposure. General Clery, who commanded a di vision under General Buller in theLady smith campaign, has returned to Lon don and is enjoying the hospitality of his Aldershot friends. While he did not redeem his reputation as chief strate gist of the staff college, he escaped the fate of Generals Gatacre, Methuen and Warren in the early period of the war. Dr. Jameson still remains in retire ment at London. INTERNATIONAL CHESS. English Prove Better lr layers Than the Americans. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 5. Negotia tions are now on the way between the University of Cambridge and Oxford, in England, and four American colleges with regard to the international chess (.match this year. The trophy, which was presented by Mr. I. N. Rice of New York, has been won twice by Cambridge and Oxford and unless the American colleges win the match this year the trophy will be come the permanent property of the English university. There are six men in each team to be chosen after the inter-collegiate match in New York in De cember, after Christmas. Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia will be represented on the team. Hitherto the match has been played in New York, but this year efforts are being made to have it played in Boston. TO HUNT LIONS, Gov. Roosevelt Will Go to Col orado For That Purpose. Chicago, Dec. 5. A record special from Meeker, Col., says: Vice President-elect Roosevelt la com ing to Colorado this winter for a hunt ing trip. He has notified the proprietor of the hotel here to reserve accommo dations for him and his party the week before- the New York legislature meets in January. The object is to kill moun tain lions. A POWER HOUSE BURNS- Brooklyn Car Service at a Standstill For Two Sours. New York, Dec 5. What 13 known as the Ridgewood powerhouse, owned by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, was totally destroyed by fire last night, causing a loss of $150,000. The fire start ed in some unknpwn manner and at the risk of his life Chief Engineer C. F. Windlar shut off the power from each of the 750 horsepower dynamos, of which there were six in the building. The building was soon a mass of flames and the firemen bent most of their energy toward the saving of adjacent property. Immediately after the fire broke out all the various car lines receiving power from this source were brought to a tandstill and remained so for over two hours. HOB NOB WITH TURKS. Officers of the Kentucky Visiting in Constantinople. Constantinople, Tuesday.Dee. 4. Cap tain Colby H. Chester, Lieutenants Wm. P. Scott and Wm. A. Mofrett and En sign Leigh C. Palmer of the United States battleship Kentucky will remain here until Friday. The other officers of the Kentucky are expected to visit Constantinople. While at Smyrna Cap tain Chester exchanged visits with the vali (governor) and the naval authori ties. The latter greatly admired the superimposed turret system of the Ken tucky. The government has stopped all tele grams from Smyrna in regard to the Kentucky. Contest of Hoyt's WilL Concord, N. H., Dec. 5. Mrs. Mary Green of this city and John H. Hoyt, of Nashua, first cousin of the late Charles H. Hoyt, have retained counsel to con test the probate of the playwright's will. The grounds of contest will be that Hoyt was of unsound mind when tie made his will and that it had but two witnesses instead of three, as called for by the statutes of New Hampshire, NARROW ESCAPE. A GRATEFUL WOMAN. C jljZz-Z UBS. F. J. LYNCH, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mrs. F. J. 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It changes the merry laugh of child hood to the wheezy breathing of croup, and the song of the blushing maiden to the hollow cough of consumption, in its withering grasp the rounded form of the fond wife and mother becomes gaunt and spectral, and the hoalthy flush of manhood turns to the sallow, haggard visage of the invalid. Cough takes the place of conversation, speech gives way to spitting, the re COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS. The following is what the Chicago Times-Herald has to say of "Princess Chic," which will be at the Crawford tonight. 'Princess Chic,' by Kirke La Sheiie and Julian Edwards, met with consid erable favor at the Grand last night. In scene and costume, particularly the latter feature, it is seldom surpassed, and the general impression created by the work was undoubtedly favorable. 'Strictly speaking, it is not opera comique, as the programme sets forth, but a light romantic opera with comic attachments, which recall at some points almost every comic opera from Erminie' to "The ueiie or rew iorK. The romantic element is developed out of the circumstance that Princess Chic visits the Duke of Burgundy disguised as a male envoy, and then wins his heart while masquerading as a peasant girl. 'The fun IS provided by two alleged soldiers of fortune who are uncommon ly tough brigands, and by the stewards respectively of the duke ana tne prin cess, who aa almost everjuimj mai such functionaries would not be likely to do, and are consequently very amus ing. The topical quartette, 'How Are We to Know?' sung by these worthies, proved the popular hit of the opera, and was encored half a dozen times, while the duo, 'The Days of Magic," by these same soldiers of fortune, met with favor. Brevet, as one of these varlets was called, provided J. C. Miron with a really enjoyable character, which he de veloped capitally. His solo, 'War is a Bountiful Jade,' sung with male chorus and anvil accomnaniment. was greatly fancied by the audience and gained the honor of several repetitions. Miss Ma thilde Prevllle made a very pretty buc cesa with the song entitled 'The Love light in Your Eyes,' and the. Duke of Burgundy Winfield Blake had a stir ring entrance song In 'A Charger Good.' Mazie Trumbull, the clever little sou brette, who will play "Baggage" in Charles H. Hoyt's revival of his farce "A Brass Monkey," at the Crawford, Thursday, is a little comedienne who can sing and dance. Her stage methods are very refined and her comedy work Is entirely devoid of coarseness, which is far too often considered an adequate substitute for ability. CRITICISE M'KINLEY. Vienna Newspapers in a Fault Find ing Mood. Vienna, Dec. 5. The papers here gen erally .criticise the United States policy as outlined In President McKinley's mes page to congress with respect to China While admitting the great influence Washington has exercised with the Eur opean powers, the official Fremdenblatt complains that the United States ap pears unable to compensate individual foreigners for infringement of their rights, while the Heus Winer Tagbiatt touching on the same subject asks if President McKinley showed the same solicitude for the Austro-Hungarians who lost their money, health and lives in the United States as he now shows wnth reference to Austro-Hungarians arrested for evading military service. pulsive odors of chronic catarrh poison the kiss of the fnnflet lover-, and thickened membranes bedim Mght, im pair hearing and destroy taste. Like the plague-stricken Egyptian a cry of distress has gone out from every household, and the mildew of woe cling td every hearthstone. 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A dlspntch to the Herald from Panama says: This year- coffee crop Is expected to aggregate about 900,009 quintals, being the heaviest crop recorded In this country' history. Ship ments have already bt-Kun. turttn a live ly competition between the four steam ship companies running on the roast to obtain the coffee freiKht, most of which will pa"s over the Panama railroad. An epidemic of suicides lias hruken out in this city. Three that hav occurred this week were those of a student of the f'olyterhntc school, the proprietor of the lotel (Jcrmania. and Jonas kestler, treas urer of the American club. Women love a clear, healthy complex Ion. Pure blood makes It. Burdutfc Blood Bitters makes jjure blood. -W- c i