The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
October 25, 1901
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LAST EDITION. FRIDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 25, 1901. FRIDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. ua;;y dead. Fierce Fire Breaks Out in a Nine Story Building Occupied by a Furniture Store, in Philadelphia. 24 CORPSES COUNTED. Flames Spread So Rapidly Peo ple Were Forced to Jump. Street Below Was Piled Up With Dead and Injured. STARTED IN CELLAR. Flames Shot Up Elevator Shaft to the Top. Property Loss Is Estimated at $500,000. Wanamaker's Seemed Doomed to Destruction at One Time. Philadelphia, Oct 25 A fierce fire iroke out on Market street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets today and a heavy loss of life is involved. The fire started at 100 a. m., in the nine-story building occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson Co., furniture and up holstery manufacturers. Although the structure was fire proof it was filled from cellar to roof with 'highly inflam mable material and in a few minutes flames were bursting from every win dow and it was impossible for the fire men to assist those in the burning build ing. Hundreds of men and women were employed by the firm and a great many were killed and injured. Up to 11 o'clock eleven bodies had been removed to the morgue and it is certain hat 6 others were killed. The flames spread so quickly that nearly everybody who could get out was compelled to Jump from the fire escapes in the rear which fronts on a narrow street. When the firemen reach ed the scene this street was literally piled up with the bodies of people who had jumped. Some were dead, others were dying. Lying on the fire escape at the fifth story, in full view of thousands of spec tators was a body roasted to a-cinder and other objects on the fire escape higher up were believed to be bodies. At about 11:30 o'clock the walls of the Hunt-Wilkinson building fell. This gave the firemen an opportunity to work on the other buildings that were ablaze, and at 12 o'clock the fire was believed to be under control. The wholesale and retail rubber warehouse of Latta Mulconroy, adjoining Hunt. .Wilkinson Co.'s building, is on fire, but the flames will be confined to the upper stories. Stories conflict as to the number of persons killed. Hunt, Wilkinson Co. employed 300 people, mostly girls. The fire is believed to have started on the second floor of their building, where lj persons were at work. It is not known whether any of these escaped. When the rear wall of the building fell, a number of bodies were lying in the small street in the rear variously estimated at from six to thirty and these are covered with hundreds of tons of brick and twisted iron. 'The police say that twelve are known to have been killed and they hesitate to estimate how many bodies are in the ruins. Dozens of streams of water are play ing on the red hot ruins and as soon as the men can get to work, hundreds of city employes will begin to -search for bodies. Eye-witnesses say the flames spread with remarkable rapidity. This they pay, is due to the fact that much naph tha, varnish, excelsior and other highly inflammable material was used by the lirm. Employes who started down the fire escape in the rear of the building before the flames were visible from the street were compelled to jump before they had traveled two stories, because of the flames breaking through the windows. The first firemen who arrived on the scene devoted their energies en tirely to the work of rescue. Xets were spread in the front and rear of the building and those who jumped were saved in this way. A woman jumped from one window of the Market street front, but the smoke blinded her and ehe missed the net, striking the pave ment and dying stantly. In the rear :i young girl who jumped from one of the top stories caught on the fire escape at the third story and the flames, bursting from the window, burned her body to a coal in almost a minute. Two men, one white and one colored, emerged from the fourth story and stood on the fire escape with the flames all around them. The white man danced up and down and appeared to be bereft of his reason. The colored man stood for a few sec onds and then jumped to his death be low. The white man stood on the fire es cape until he was overcome and then fell to his death in the street. There was no fire escape on the front of the building and all employes rushed mad ly to the rear. DETAILS OP THE CATASTROPHE Known Dead Number 17 With the Ruins Unsearelied, Philadelphia, Oct. 25. A fire in which 17 persons lost their lives and many more were seriously and perhaps fatal ll injured, occurred today in the heart of the business section of the city. The nine story building at 1219 and 1221 Mar ket street, occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson Co., upholsterers and furniture deal ers and two unoccupied buildings at 1223 and 1225 Market street were de stroyed. Many other buildings were damaged and the loss is estimated to be upwards of $500,000. The fire started at 10:30 o'clock. It is supposed to have been caused by an ex plosion of benzine or naphtha, which with other materials used in the manu facture of furniture, was stored in the cellar. 'The flames shot up the elevator shaft and in less than five minutes every one of the nine floors of the struc ture was ablaze. There were 320 employes, men and wo men, at work in the different depart ments at the time. Those on the second were the first to see the flames. Instant ly there was a wild rush for the fire escapes, but owing to the highly inflam mable nature of the material used by the firm, the blaze spread with remark able rapidity, dealing death to unfor tunates, as they made frantic but un successful efforts to escape. One wo man leaped from one of the top floors into Market street and was instantly killed. Another was roasted to death. as she was descending the fire escape in the rear of the building. Two others either jumped or fell from the fire escape and were killed. Five others who leaped from windows were picked up, living, but died on the way. While the fire escape was filled with panic stricken men and women the wall collapsed and eight persons are known to have been buried in the ruins. A few minutes later the front wall fell inward and it is not known whether any bodies are under it. If such is the case, the per sons were probably burned to death be fore the wall collapsed. When the firemen reached the rear of the building which faces on Commerce street, a small thoroughfare, they found the street literally piled up with vic tims, who had been carried down by the falling wall. These were hastily con veyed to the nearest hospitals. At 1 o'clock the Are is still burning, but is unaer control. A new eight swry building at 1217 Market, as yet unoccupied, prevented the spread of the flames to the eastward in which direction they were blown by the wind. Otherwise the city would have witnessed probably the greatest conflagration in its history. Several business houses on the south side of Market street were badly scorched, but not seriously damaged. AN EMPLOYE'S STATEMENT. An employe of Hunt, Wilkinson Co.. made the following statement: "The fire started in the basement at the bottom of the new freight elevator shaft. The elevator had just been in stalled. Workmen were employed ad justing the mechanical apparatus, it be ing intended to start the elevator today. The first any of us on the ground floor knew of the fire was when a sheet of flame leaped upward through the shaft. Every one at once rushed out through tne rear, mere had been no explosion. Almost instantly the flames spread throughout the building and there was no possible means by which the people on the upper floors could escape except by jumping. From the rear of the building all the women and men employed in the cur tain and drapery finishing department in tne seventh floor leaped to the ground. All were more or less injured, some fatally. One woman who leaped from a window, fell astride of an awn ing pole and her body was torn almost in half. The corpse hung in the air many minute3 before the firemen could recover it. lhe dense smoke was responsible. the loss of some lives. Firemen stood on the pavement with life nets spread ready to catch those who jumped, but both victims and life savers were so blinded they could not see one another. Director of Public Safety English was one of the first on the scene, directing the work of rescue. He expresses the fear that many bodies are buried in the center of tne ruins and he believes it will be days before all the bodies are recovered. At 2 o'clock reports from various sources led Director English to estimate the number of known dead at nineteen. No attempt to search the ruins can be made before tonight. The largest retail stores of the city are located in the neighborhood of the fire and there was great excitement m all of these places. Until the walls of Hunt, Wilkinson Co. establishment fell, it seemed certain that no power could stop the spread of the flames. At John Wanamaker's store, hundreds of men manned the fire apparatus and stood ready to battle with the flames. that it was thought certain would at tack the establishment. Other stores or dered the female employes to their homes and the men got the books and records to places of safety. The station of the Philadelphia Reading railway at Twelfth and Market streets, one of the largest in the country, was right in the track of the fire and efforts of a portion of the fire department were di rected to saving this structure. After the walls fell the flames subsided and the surrounding property was saved. MORE BODIES FOUND. Shortly before 3 o'clock the men at work in the ruins unearthed four bodies that could not be identified. They were taken to the morgue. It was stated at 3 o'clock that 24 are known to be dead. Only three have been identified, as fol lows SUSAN GORMLET, aged 42 years, died at hospital. FRED WHITTINGTON, 30 years, died on way to hospital. HENRY A. SHARSOW. died on way to hospital. Missing: Dolly Cramer, supposed to be killed. INJURED. Wm. Shields, assistant foreman of engine company No. 17, blown off lad der: concussion of the brain, twenty scalp wounds: condition critical. Joseph Toner, hose man of engine company No. 13, inhaled smoke; se rious. At one hospital three men, a woman and a boy lie unconscious and not yet identified. SCHLEY ACCEPTS. Invited to Banquet by Hamilton Club of Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 25. Rear Admiral Win field Scott Schley has accepted the in vitation of the Hamilton club of Chi cago to be present at the reception and banquet to be given in his honor. Edwin A. Munger, president of the club, today received the following tele gram in reply to the invitation sent yesterday: "Washington, D. C, Oct. 25. "Edwin A. Munger, President Hamil ton Club, Chicago, 111.: "Millions of thanks. Impossible to name date at present. "W. S. -SCHLEY." SCHLEY PLAYS TO JHG HOUSE Great Crowds Turn Out to Hear the Admiral Testify. Every Seat Filled an Hour Be fore the Opening. FRESH AS A DAISY. The Applicant" Was Prompt and Showed No Fatigue. Story of "Loop" and the Battle on the Programme. Washington, Oct. 25. In the Schley court of inquiry today Admiral Schley continued the recital of his narrative re garding his conduct in the Spanish war, which he had begun yesterday. When the court adjourned yesterday he had covered most of the points of the cam paign, previous to the beginning of the Santiago blockade, leaving that block ade, the reconnoissance of May 31, the battle off Santiago, and the famous loop of the Brooklyn yet to be told of. The admiral was prompt in his arrival at the court room this morning and not withstanding the strain of yesterday appeared fresh and in good condition for the work before him today. The members of the court were prompt as usual in their entrance to the court room and Admiral Dewey tapped for order as the ancient time-piece on the court room wall chimed the hour of 11. If the president of the court was yester day pleased with what he designated the "best house of the season" he must have been more than gratified by the audience which faced himself and the two other members of the novel triumvirate, when they began proceedings today. The court room was crowded, as it never has been before. Almost from the time that the navy yard gates were open at 8 o'clock this morning, there were crowds of people anxious to gain admittance. Tickets for all the reserved seats had been issued before the court was called to order today and an hour before that time there was not an unreserved seat unoccupied. PEOPLE TURNED AWAY. Persons without tickets arriving after 10 o'clock were therefore either com pelled to accept standing room in the rear of the hall or to leave the building without hearing the proceedings, as many of them did. As was the case on yesterday, Admiral Schley was thor oughly self-possessed, and he again spoke clearly and distinctly, so that his words were heard throughout the halL Previous to Admiral Schley's appear ance on the stand, the witnesses of yesterday were called for the purpose of correcting their testimony. The first of these witnesses thus called was Lieut. Commander C. H Harlow, of whom the court asked a question con cerning the activity in the harbor at Santiago on the evening of July 2. The reply to this question had the effect of causing Judge Advocate Lemly to enter upon a line of questions. The court's question was as follows: "Did the Vixen carry a verbal report from Commodore Schley to the com mander-in-chief July 2 that there was unusual activity shown by the enemy in the harbor?" "To the best of my recollection the Vixen received by megaphone from an officer on the quarterdeck of the Brooklyn on the night of July 2 such a message as that, and to the best of my belief did, as she usually did, carry such message to the flagship and to other vessels of the squadron." Captain Lemly: "Were you personal ly present and within hearing when this megaphone message was received by the Vixen?" 'It is a matter entirely of recollection and a good recollection I was." Were you present, or do you know that such message was delivered to the commander-in-chief and if so by whom delivered?" 'I have no recollection of its having been delivered to the commander-in-chief." The judge advocate then exhibited the log of the Vixen and asked the wit ness to examine it and determine whether there was any entry there to indicate that the vessel had performed this service. He said there was one en try which showed that on July 2nd there was a distribution of mail by the Vixen and this, he said, showed that she bad made a trip up and down the line. 'At what time was the message re ceived?" asked Captain Lemly. Early in the evening." he replied. I should say in the first dog watch." "Why do you say it was in that watch "That is my recollection." He added in response to a question that he had kept a diary of the cam paign, but said that it is in Boston. Captain Lemly asked him to get it and he promised to do so. In response to Mr. Rayner the witness said that the Vixen was constantly going on errands and that record was made of compara tively few of these in theboat's log. Captain Clark was also recalled for the purpose of correcting his previous statements, but no questions were asked him and he was soon excused. SCHLEY TAKES THE STAND. Admiral Schley then took the stand and resumed his story. With the court's permission, he said he would go back to Cienfuegos in order that his narra tive might be 'clear. Regarding the Mccalla memorandum he said that he received but one copy. If there had been another, he said, it should be in the papers which were re turned to the navy department in Jan uary or February, 1899. He said he had not bombarded the earthworks at Cien fuegos, because he was convinced that such bombardment would be unavailing. Subsequent progress of the war bore out this opinion. Admiral Schley was proceeding to say f that a dispatch No. 10, concerning Lieutenant Marsh had testified (the dis patch containing positive information that the Spanish fleet was in Santiago) was not received by him until June 10, when the judge advocate objected. Captain Lemly: "If the court please, I regret very much to be compelled to make objection to this character of tes timony, but I understand from the court itself, that it wants tacts.- Admiral Schley (sotto voce): "Well these are facts." Captain Lemly: "I do not understand this witness is here for the purpose of making an argument and I do not think this character of testimony from a wit ness even on the stand in his own be half is a matter of testimony." Mr. Rayner contended that Admiral Schley was not giving opinions; that he was simply testifying to facts within his knowledge. After sjme further sparring the members of the court held a brief consultation withoiit leaving the court room, and Admiral Dewey announced its decision as follows: "The court is of the opinion that it is eminently proper for the witness to make the statement that the dispatch was dated May 27 and not received until June 10, then drop it, just give the facts." To this Admiral Schley responded that this was all that he had intended to do. Thirteen days had elapsed be fore he received the dispatch. Proceeding Admiral Schley testified that he believed that Capt. Cotton's statement regarding the offer of Lieut. Field to go ashore at Santiago to learn positively whether the Spanish fleet was in Santiago, was somewhat faulty, and he detailed some facts relating to Field's offer which fixed his own im pression of it in his mind. On May 31, after the bombardment of the Colon, and after Capt. Cotton had gone to Mole St. Nicholas with a report to the department upon that subject, Admiral Schley testified that he sent Nunez, the pilot, westward to communicate with the insurgents. Nunez landed near As ceraderos. 15 to 16 miles west of San tiago, and joining some of the Cuban insurgents went into the interior. He returned June 1 or June 2 with detailed information of the location of the Spanish ships in the harbor. "I sent him," added Admiral Schley, "to the commander-in-chief with that informa tion." THAT RETROGRADE MOVEMENT. The witness then returned to the retrograde movement, saying: "Touching the question of the retro grade movement after the Merrimac had broken down, the movement was not made to the w-estward until toward 9 o'clock, the Yale having had consid erable difficulty in getting a hawser to her. That hawser parted about 11 o'clock that night, when I was signalled by Capt. Wise of the Yale that it would take some four hours to break out a steel hawser. The ship at that time was absolutely unmanageable. She was not capable of turning a pro pellor. I do not think we got under way again until 4 o'clock of the after noon of the 27th, and not long after she was taken in tow were steaming to the westward. We nenf a little further than I had intended on account of the difficulty in getting the Yale to. read our Ardois signals. We were obliged to to go four or five mrtes further on that account. As soon as the sea calmed down, and, in my Judgment, it was not possible to have coaled, as I said yes terday, that was one of the conditions which I watched especially and was a better judge of than any other officer of the fleet, because I was more inter ested in it I signalled to Capt. Philip, asking him if he could coal, and I think his signal indicates precisely that he was uneasy about it, for he signalled back to me 'I can try.' The impression left upon my mind was that at that time even he was uncertain." Continuing he said that even as late as the following morning Philip had signalled that both the Texas and the Merrimac had sprung a leak. The admiral also referred to the ex treme heat, saying it was so great that the men were exhausted, and the doc tors had recommended that on this ac count coaling operations be suspended. Here Admiral Schley brought his narrative to Santiago, and he said in that connection that he had regarded the orders of the department concern ing the probable presence of the Span ish fleet at Santiago as more of a sug gestion than a mandatory order. He considered that it would taKe oniy a little while to get back, in any event. Also he repeated that the proper mili tary manouever would be to proceed westward toward the bases at Havana and Key West He had arrived with the squadron off Santiago at about 7 o'clock p. m., Mav 28. he said, and had then taken up his position five or six miles out, after wards holding the neet in lormauon, day and night. He had on that first night sent the Marblehead closer in with instructions to keep close watch on the mouth of the harbor. That night he had, he said, not noticed the sicnals on the shore. Known as Dimm ers, and he had also observed at that time lights on a lower plane, which tie had since become convinced were from the Colon lying in the harbor. The next day he had discovered the presence of that Spanish vessel there, as he had also that of other of the enemy's war vessels. He said that when he had thus secured irrefutable proof of the fact that the vessels were there and told Capt. Sigsbee of the fact that offi cer exDressed surprise that such was really the fact. It was at this period that he sent his dispatch to the depart ment giving absolute information of the presence of the Spaniards, and Capt. Sigsbee carried this message to jvioie St. Nicholas. Admiral Schley said that after locating the fleet in Santiago he formed the blockade in the only way he believed such a small squadron could be utilized for such duty. The ships were, in column broadside onto the entrance of the harbor; that a simple turn of the wheel would brin? them in line if the enemy appeared. He called the captains of the ships aboard and explained his idea of the blockade to them, and also his general plan of attack. His plan was to attack the head of the column first and con fuse and cripple each in turn. The picket boats were to be used as torpedo boat destroyers. The ships were to maintain steam so as to be capable of 12 knots. The fleet steamed back and forth before the entrance of the harbor. Morro Castle he thought, was at no time more tan five miles away. He judged this by the distinctness writh which he could see the surf. The bot toms of all his ships were foul, perhaps. a knot or a knot and a half slower than they should have been. The ad miral explained how the fleet steamed back and forth using the bold head lands at nisrht to determine their posi tion with the picket boats always in side. Every night, except when rain squalls occurred and they were usually brief, the admiral testified that he could see the pickets either with the naked eye or with night glasses. He never went to bed Without looking for them (Continued on Sixth Page.) THE SCHLEY CASE Clear Statement of the Involved Inquiry. What It Is All About and Why. THE REAL STORY. The Telegram That Caused AH the Trouble. The Department's Criticism Based Upon This Dispatch. (Reprinted from Collier's Weekly by per mission. Copyright by F. F. Collier Son.! The following article, in Collier's Weekly, by Walter Wellman, gives one a clear understanding of the Schley in quiry and contains a summary of the situation up to the testimony of the defense: Did Admiral Winfield Scott Schley lose his nerve in the preliminary stage of the naval campaign of the Spanish war? Did he "go to pieces" in face of the great responsibility placed upon him by his government Was he so fearful of the consequences of a meet ing with the enemy not to himself as an individual, but to the force under his command that he tried his best to avoid that enemy? Is this the true explanation of Schley's actions during the week of May 22 the week that caused the investigation by Admiral Dewey and his confreres of the court of in quiry? The evidence is voluminous; much of it is trivial; often mere inconsequen tialities are dwelt upon in the daily reports; coming in fragmentary form in the newspapers, the testimony is difficult to understand. What is the real, the vital, the intrinsic story de veloped before the three admirals? What is the case against the admiral? It is this: Commodore Schley's flying squadron, composed of some of the best fighting ships in the navy, sailed from Key West May 19 under orders to seek the enemy on the south coast of Cuba and to blockade Cienfuegos while Admiral Sampson was blockading Havana and guarding the north coast. The all important task of the American gov ernment at this moment was to de stroy or blockade Cervera's fleet; that was the key to the whole military situ ation: all other war operations were awaiting the outcome of this naval campaign. Commodore Schley arrived off Cienfuegos the morning of May 22. FIXED TO MASSACRE CERVERA. Capt. McCalla, in the Marblehead, had been off this port six days before. On that occasion he had not only sent his launches ashore, cutting cables within a few yards of the beach under the fire of Spanish guns, but he had commu nicated with the insurgents west of Cienfuegos and learned from, them the situation in the city. He had also arranged with the Cubans a code of signals for further communication. On his way to Key West. McCalla passed Schley, but did not communicate to the latter the signal code, because he did not know that Commodore Schley was going to Cienfuegos. The commodore knew, howe'er, that McCalla was just coming from the port to which he was bound, but failed to ask for informa tion and signalled McCalla permission to proceed. The Eagle, of McCalla's force, did megaphone to tne scorpion. of Schley's squadron, news concerning the situation at Cienfuegos the point at which the Insurgents could be com municated -with, the fact that they had access to the city, and that no Spanish ships with small gunboats were in port. In the afternoon of the 22d the Iowa arrived at Cienfuegos, having left Key West after McCalla's arrival there. Capt Evans of the Iowa had been given the signal code, but he did not com municate it to Schley because he sup posed the latter had it. Early in the morning of the next day, the 23d, the Hawk arrived with several dispatches for Schley. This is a crit ical moment in the history of the case. The commander of the flying squadron now had before him these orders from his superior: ORDERS GALORE, BUT "NOTHING DOING." 1. The "Dear Schley" letter from Sampson, Inclosing a dispatch from the department giving a rumor that Cer vera had arrived at Santiago. Not withstanding this rumor, Sampson in structed Schley to continue for the present the Cienfuegos blockade. "If later it should develop that the Spanish are at Santiago," said Sampson, "we can then assemble off that port and completely blockade it." This letter was dated Key West, May 20. Schley claims he received it by the Hawk on the 23d: the department claims he re ceived It the afternoon of the 22d by the Iowa: and the latter appears prob able, because in the letter Sampson says "the Iowa leaves this morning for you." 2. Dispatch from Sampson to Schley, dated Key West, May 21, and reading: "Spanish squadron probably at San tiago. If you are satisfied they are not at Cienfuegos, proceed with all dis patch, but cautiously, to Santiago." 3. Dispatch from Sampson to Schley, dated off Havana, May 21, and reading: "Tt is thought the inclosed instructions tNo. 2 will reach you by 2 a. m., May 22. This will enable you to leave before daylight (regarded very important), so that your direction may not be noticed, and be at Santiago a. m.. May 24. If this does not reach you before daylight, mask your direction as much as possible." The department claims these orders were imnerative. PLAYING TAG WITH THE DONS. The evidence shows that Commodore Schley himself to.ok that view of them at the time. As soon as he had read his dispatches he turned to Lieut-Hood and said, "Captain Sampson wants me to go to Santiago. I cannot do it." Hood, who had been present when these urg ent orders were prepared by Sampson, Watson and others, told Schley the ad miral certainly expected the squadron to sail at once. But Schley protested. "I am not at all certain the Spaniards are not here in Cienfuegos," he said; "besides, all my ships need coal. Samp son sent me the Iowa only half filled with coal, so that she cannot go any where." Hood told Schley he had pass ed -the collier Merrimac shortly before, and she would come us in a few hours with five thousand tons of coal. (As a matter of fact, the collier was then in sight, and two hours later the Iowa iwas taking coal from her). Schtey again expressed his belief that the Spaniards were in Cienfuegos, where upon nooa remarked ne considered as definite the information upon which Sampson had sent his orders. "Captain Sampson does not understand," said Schley; "he is not on the spot, and can not judge;" There N was a fourth order which Schley had in hand this morning of the 23d. It was based on a memorandum from McCalla which had been sent to Schley, telling of the point where the insurgents could be communicated with and of the weakness of the batteries and of other fortifications which the en emy were erecting in the harbor-mouth. Sampson ordered Schley to take steps to prevent the enemy continuing this work. But Schley did not make any ef fort to do so. He did not shell the for tifications, and never fired a gun all the time he was at Cienfuegos. Nor did he send a boat ashore to learn from the insurgents whether or not Cervara was in port. All Schley did on the 23d was to send two dispatches to Sampson. In one he said he was by no means satis fied the enemy was not at Cienfuegos: that to him it seemed "unwise to chase up a probability at Santiago, reported via Havana, no doubt -as a ruse." In the other, after giving some alleged news he had received from the steamer Adula, to the effect that the Spaniards had been at Santiago but had sailed west, he said, "I think I have them here almost to a certainty." CIENFUEGOS CEASES TO BE OF INTEREST. Next morning, the 24th, McCalla was again at Cienfuegos and boarded the flagship. Schley had been there 48 hours, and had. no definite knowledge. McCalla at once offered to go ashore and learn the truth. He went away, landed at the very point mentioned in his memorandum, talked with the Cu bans, learned the Spaniards were not in port, and returned to the Brooklyn with his news. Then Admiral Schley handed McCalla his orders to read, and while McCalla was looking them over Schley said he could not coal off Santiago: that the English had demonstrated ships could not be coaled at sea; but that if be re turned to Key West he "would be court martialled." McCalla's advice being asked, he said: "Commodore, I think you must go to Santiago, even if you do not stay there." In McCalla's opin ion the orders were imperative and must be obeyed. But Schley did not think so, for he remarked: "Well, this is a matter which I shall have to decide for myself. You may return to your ship." He decided to go to Santiago. He left at dark the night of the 24th, instead of the morning of the 23d, when he received his orders. Instead of going as rapidly as possible, the squadron made an aver age speed of only seven knots. It is claimed the fighting vessels should have pressed on at full speed, leaving the slower collier and the Eagle to follow. These latter would have been in no dan ger. The enemy was to the eastward and the squadron was steaming in that direc tion. Late in the afternoon of the 2th Schley arrived off Santiago. But he was 22 miles from the harbor mouth, too far for blockade or to see the enemy's ships if they came out in the night and at tempted to escape. Cervera had now been in Santiago more than a week and had seen no American fighting ship. Before dark four scouts came up. The captain of one of them (Sigsbee) boarded the Brooklyn and informed Schley of the latest dispatches he had had from the de partment reporting the enemy at Santia go, ordering him there to scout and in form all vessels, and adding that the fly ing squadron had all been ordered there. Within two hours there occurred, say the accusers of Admiral Schley, one of the most extraordinary incidents known to the history of the American navy. Schley signalled his squadron to form in column ana sail -destination jvey west; sneed nine knots." Several of his squad ron captains have testified that they had no idea why this retrograde movement was made. His explanation has already been suggested to the court scant coal supply, difficulty of recoaling. As to this the department nas orougni oeiore me court data, based upon the official figures and actual experiences. Admiral Schley's defence, as already foreshadowed, is that he wanted enough coal in bunkers to enable him to chase the enemy to Martinique or some other port. In addition to the coal in the bunkers there was the Merrimac. with four thou sand tons, lying alongside. All the wit nesses, including the cautious captain of the collier, have testified that coal could have been taken on board this evening of the 2tth. The sea was fairly smooth. The old hulk Merrimac was in part clisaDlea. T-Tfir nnlv value was for the coal she car ried and the only value of that coal was to support our ngnung snips on tne DlocKaae. Next morning, the 27th, the scout Har vard overtook the sauadron west of San tiago. She brought orders for Schley from the Mole, Haiti. One of these or ders read: "All department's information indicates the Spanish division la still at Santiago. The department looks to you to ascertain fact and that the enemy does not leave without decisive action. Could not sauadron coal from Merri mac leeward Cape Cruz, or Gonaives, or Mole? The department will send coal immediately to Mole. Report without delay the situation at santiago. CaDtain Cotton testified that he deliv ered this dispatch in person. Schley complained of the weather (which was then line and tne sea smootnj, and asK ed if Cotton thought ships could be coaled at the Mole. Cotton said it would be difficult to coal large ships there, but it might be done one at a time. Also there was no reason why he should not coal -all ships at Gonaives. Schley said he did not see how he was going to keep his ships in coal and that he saw no recourse but to return to Key west. Almost immediately the Brooklyn sig nalled the squadron to form again for the voyage to that port. Schley pre pared and sent by Cotton at noon this day his now famous telegram to his government, acknowledging receipt of tne orders, ana replying; TELEGRAM THAT MADE THE TROUBLE. "Merrimac's engine is disabled and she is helpless. Am obliged to have her towed to Key West. Have been abso lutely unable to coal the Texas, Mar blehead, Vixen and Brooklyn from col lier, owing to rough seas and boister ous weather. Brooklyn is the only one in squadron having more than suffi cient coal to reach Key West. Not pos sible to coal leeward Cape Cruz in sum mer account southwest winds. Harvard reports only small vessels could coal at Gonaives or Mole. It is to be regretted that the department's orders cannot be obeyed, earnestly as we have all striven to that end. Can ascertain nothing cer tain concerning enemy. "SCHLEY." Upon this dispatch is based that clause of the precept which enjoins the court of Inquiry to ascertain If Schley was guilty of disobedience of orders. The department's criticisms upon this dispatch, based upon the evidence, are: 1. Even if all Schley claimed about coaling difficulty were true, it was still his duty to go to Santiago, responsibil ity for what followed resting upon the government, not upon him. 2. But it was not true that it narl been absolutely impossible to coal the Texas and other ships. Nor is it true (Continued on Sixth Page.) TAKE AJ1ACK SEAT Senator Burton Says He Won't Introduce Bills. Recognizes That New Member Should Wait. WILL I1ELP OTHERS. Says His Early E (Torts Are to De Limited. Expects to See Legislation to Advance Commerce. Faithful Gather in to Talk to Their Idol. Political visitors to Senator Burton gathered slowly at the Copeland today, as a sudden change in his traveling plans brought him in nearly a day ahead of time. After three hours in a dentist chair an ulcerated tooth was brought under control and the senator greeted callers blandly this morning. Senator Burton talked of the coming session of congress to a State Journal reporter, who asked what measures he proposed to take up. "The measures proposed by the older members of congress," stated the sena tor, emphatically, positively shattering the wishes of overzealous friends who had the place as spokesman for the ad ministration on the floor of the senate picked out for him. "A new member has a modest place and his comport ment should be in keeping. I shall pro bably not present any measures this session, but esteem it my duty to Join vigorously in the legislation proposed by others. "It is national and not state or spec ial legislation that congress enacts and the welfare of the whole county, Maine, Kansas and California, is looked out for. Legislation will be shaped this ses sion, I. think, to the extension of the trade and commerce of the Unite'l States. As a country of manufactures we have grown. We make more than we consume and must look for recipro cal markets across the sea. "Reciprocity and protection go hand in hand. They sustain and support one another. They are cardinal principals of the Republican party and w'll be maintained. The tariff will no doubt be taken up and reduced in places where it has been shown excessive, as has been done before." Among the early callers were State Treasurer Frank Grimes, Llttlefleld S. Crum, Senator Fred Dumont Smith, Representative W. T. Short of Cloud county, and W. J. Fitzgerald, of Dodwe City, who will probably come to the next legislature as representative for Ford county. Senator Burton was asked by Repre sentative Short to aid in securing the release from the regular army of Ser geant Bloom of Concordia, who has charge of the recruiting station at p lin. Charles Sprague, editor of the Olathe Mirror and scheduled for the Olathe postoffice, was in for a talk at noon and others came on the later trains. Peter Foley, postmaster at Parsons, went to Kansas City to meet Burton but was not able to reach to Topeka. BURNATOYN. Insurgents Again Prore Too Much For Americans. Manila, Oct. 25. General Sumner re ports a fight which took place at day break Wednesday at Taysan, province of Batangas, between Companies D ami I of the First cavalry, and a band of Insurgents. The Insurgents were driven Into the mountains. The cavalrymen destroyed the insurgents' barracks.store house, 8.000 pounds of rice and many uniforms and blankets. The insurgents yesterday attacked San Jose province of Batangas which was garrisoned by a detachment of the Twenty-first infantry under Lieuten ant Patrick A. Connolly. The Ameri cans fought hard, but were unable to prevent the burning of the town. Francisco De Jesus, Lukban's chief commissary, has been captured and taken to Cebu. Papers which he had in his posses sion have resulted in the arrest of many of the best known presidentes and civil officers of the Island of Lyte. It de veloped Beleran island, north of the island of Lyte, has been a hotbed of insurrection. Every civil official there has been aiding the insurgents of Samar In every way. They have landed several cargoes of rice and have re ceived hemp in exchange. Several thousand dollars also fell Into the hands of the Americans when De Jesus was made prisoner. His capture is thought to be a great disaster to the revolutionary cause. SENT FOR PRIEST. Czolgosz Is Again Visited by Father Fudzinski. Auburn, N. Y., Oct. 25. Leon Czoi gosz, the murderer of President McKln ley was visted in his cell In the Auburn prison today by Father Fudzinski. The visit was made at the request of the condemned man. Father Fudzinski spent an hour with the assassin. When he emerged he was asked by an Associated Press re porter if Czolgosz had renounced an archy and embraced Christianity. He replied: "He is a Christian. He was born a Christian, and although he may have renounced Christianity, he Is a Chris tian, I think. This is all I will say." Father Fudzinski is pastor of the Corpus Christi church of Buffalo. Weather Indications. Chicago, Oct. 25. Forecast for Kan sas: Generally fair tonight and Satur day; cooler in northeast portion tonight; southerly winds shifting to wester!.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901. SPORTINGNEWS. Danny Maher Will Bide For England's King. American Jockey to Get $25,- 000 For a Season's Work WITH" CUSTOMARY TIPS No Better Pilot Erer Sat in a Saddle Than lie. Yankee Lad's Efforts Hare Ai ways Won Approval. New Tork, Oct. 25. "Jockey to the King." "Danny" Maher, one of the best of the many American riders that have left these shores for English turf laurels. Is now entitled to lay claim to the above Ustinction -On Thursday he put his name to a con tract to give the Duke of Devonshire first sail on his services for the coming- year. The retaining fee Is said to be J2S,00O, with the customary rewards for winning and losing mounts. The paper he signed with the duke Is really a contract with the king, for since the death of Queen "Victoria all the horses of her son and successor. King Edward have been sheltered in the Duke of Devonshire's stables and have been raced In his colors. There is little question that Maher will do full credit to his position. If the horses axe of the proper caliber, and their doings would indicate that they are. they wu get their full share of victories, for no better rider ever sat in a saddle than this black-eyed Yankee lad. He is the only one of the many jockeys that have left here that has won the respect 01 tne tng lifh racim? world. It remains to be seen now if this latest success will not stir up the jealousy tha-t has marked the career of some of his mates. It is a bitter dose for the English jockeys to see him riding for the one sta ble they all seek to work for, and it would Hot be surprising to find them trumping up complaints with a nope of nurting mm when in his new Dosition. Thus far Maher's record with the Eng- iisnmen nas been decidedly promising. J is work has won approval from all quarters and his manner and habits have earned him a host of friends. It remains to be seen if his latest honors will not stir up a feeling of resentment. If it does not it will D a new record in tne treat ment of American invaders. Sloan two years ago rode several times for the then Prince of Wales, but Ma iler's position is far more flattering. He Is to be the stable's regular jockey and will pilot all his horses when the weights permit. BILLINGS TO INVADE SOUTH. Noted Horse Owner Will Establish Chain of Trotting Tracks. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 23. Encouraged oy the success which has attended the Inauguration of the first light harness meeting' ever held in this section, C. Jv. G. Billings and his associate owners of the Memphis Trotting association and park are trying to establish a southern chain of trotting tracks to supplement tne harness horse season in the north which usually closes with, the Lexington meeting. Negotiations are pending for the pur chase of Cumberland park at Nashville by Hillings. It is proposed to add Nash ville to the list and arrange a fall cir cuit for the harness horse in lao2, to embrace Nashville, Memphis, New Or leans, ana possibly Dallas, Tex. PRATT'S FOOTBALL TEAM. Seeks Dates With Kansas Elevens For friendly Contest. Pratt, Kas., Oct. 25. Sporting- Editor of the State Journal: Some time since the Journal made note of the fact that Pratt had the picture of her football team in this season's Spalding's Guide, and made a sarcastic reference to the matter, won derlng "where Pratt g-ot her chips." On the 22nd Inst. Pratt played Medicine lodge on the grounds of the latter, winning- by a score of 29 to 0, and we still have chips which we are ready to put into a game with any team. If this will be of interest to any teams in the state, you may publish it. Tours truly, E. B. TUERAN, Manager Pratt team. TO FIGHT TWENTY KOTJNDS. KoQavern 'and Young Corbett Sign For Thanksgiving Contest. New York, Oct 25. Terry McGovern, feather weight champion of the world. and Young Corbett of Denver, signed articles of agreement today for a twen ty round championship contest on Thanksgiving day at Hartford, Conn., before the .Empire Athletic cluo. $85,000 For a Farm. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 25. Edgar Allen, of Norfolk. Va., is here to close up the deal by which the Castleman farm is to rasa into the hands of James R. Keene. he New York millionaire, breeder and sportsman, for $S5.00i. Mr. Allen is the special commissioner appointed by the court to settle the deal, the property be in it in Htieation and it beinsr necessary to obtain the consent of all of the Ford Heirs, wno owned it, before the sale could be made. Kid Broad to Go Abroad. New York. Oct. 25. The unbeatable Kid Broad has received a proposal to fight either Ben Jordan or Will Curley in England and will accept. The kid has several times thoucht of going to the other side, but never had an offer worth accepting until now. The National Sporting club wants him, evidently, bad ly, for in its offer expenses are guaran teed. From appearances a good many of the American pugilistic stars will do "stunts" in England in the next few months. "White-Yanger Match. St. Louis, Oct. 25. Tommy White de clares he is as good as he ever was and is about to begin training for ring- en gagements. He is now getting ready for a 15-round bout with Benny Yanger In St. Louis next month. The fight will be at 126 pounds ringside. He will fcave warming out bquts with Martin Duffy and some of the rough boys at Gilmore's. Art Simms is Ambitious. New York, Oct. 25. Art Simms, the 'Akron, Ohio, boxer, has issued a chal lenge to any fighter in the world from 128 to 132 pounds. He will take on Dave Sullivan or "Kid" Broad at 128, or Frank Erne, "Spike" Sullivan or any other light weight at 133, with a side bet of $1,040 that he beats Erne or Sul livan at the light weight limit. Kid McCoy's Latest. Queenstown. Oct. 25. Kid McCov and Charley Mitchell arrived here on the White Star line steamship Oceanic today. They will start a gymnasium In London. McCoy says he is ready to fight for the championship of the world for a purse of 2,000. Kanaly Enters Cornell. ymaiy, the fir mil champion, has en tered Cornell. He is the beet man Amer ica has produced for some time. He has" run tne mile Close to minutes av, tne Z miles in 9 minutes 44 seconds, and the 5 miles in 26 minutes 30 'seconds. He will be eligible this year. Is a Champion Whistler. The following novel challenge recently appeared in an English sporting paper: "Whistling Will Mack of Blackfriars would like to whistle any man in Eng land, bar Charles Mildare, the best of three matches out of five, for from a to 25 and the best prize orrered." Maher-Jefford Match. Baltimore. Oct. 25. Peter Maher. the Irish champion, and Jim Jefford, of California, have been matched to box ten rounds in this city on November 8. BROKE ALL RECORDS. Fastest Mile Erer Made on an Automobile. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 25. All automo bile records from one to ten miles were broken at the Grosse Point race track here today by Alexander Winton, of Cleveland, who covered a mile on his big racing machine in 1:06 2-5, lowerin. Henri Founder's record two-fifths of a second, which the latter made on the Empire City track October 10. Thi3 mark of 1:06 2-5 is the fastest ever made on any track by any manner of vehicle. The time by miles in the ten- mile run follows: One mile, 1:06 4-5 two, 2:13 4-5: three. 3:201-5; four, 4:27 1-5; five, 5:33 4-5; six, 6:40 4-5 seven, 7:47 1-5; eight, 8:54 3-5; nine. 10:012-5; ten, 11:09. ARE ALL SOLD. Remaining Santa Fe Bonds Are Disposed Of. The remaining $38,000 worth of Santa Fe shop bonds have been sold, and John H. Blessing, the St. Louis bond buyer is as good as his name. Acting for oth er parties, Mr. Blessing has purchased Jt8,000 worth of Santa Fe bonds; J20.000 worth were purchased last Tuesday for a St. Louis capitalist. The remainder are said to have been bought by Mr. Blessing for New York investors. The sale of the Santa Fe bonds was negotiated by Mayor Hughes, in whose hands the work was placed at the last meeting of the city council. Mayor Hughes has spent much time in corre spondence with prospective buyers, and while at times it looked as though his various "strings" had broken, he kept patching them up and attaching new ones till at the wind up, when the bonds were finally sold, there were several purchasers standing ready to buy the bonds if Mr. Blessing, who had an op tion, failed to "make good." The city had had considerable diffi culty in selling the bonds, owing to the recent tightening up of the money mar ket, the low rate of interest which the bonds carry, and the prejudice which exists against railroad aid bonds. The Santa Fe shop land deal can now be closed up, and the people who advanced money will be reimbursed. BURNED HIM ALIVE A Mississippi Mob Makes Way With a Negro. Columbia, Miss., Oct. 25. A negro named Bill Morris, who assaulted Mrs, John Ball at Balltown, La., has been burned at the stake. After being cap tured he made an effort to implicate others, but they soon proved their in nocence. He was taken to the scene of his crime, tied to a pine sapling with chains and his feet and hands chained to his body. Pine knots and straw were piled about the body and saturated with coal oil and the whole set on fire. The negro made no outcry when the flames first reached him, and only when he was partly consumed did the spec tators notice any movement on his part. He made no resistance when being bound to the stake, and said that he deserved his fate. Mrs. Ball while waiting on the negro in her husband's store turned her back. when the negro seized her and dragged her into the road. He beat his victim in the head with a pine knot, and thought he had killed her. Going back to the store, he took all the money in the cash drawer, and put coal oil on his feet and on his tracks when leaving. Mrs. Ball recovered consciousness and crawled to her father-in-law's. He at once gave the alarm, and the neighbor hood commenced a search for the negro. He was found at his home about four miles from the scene of the tragedy. He tried to escape, but was shot by one of the posse and In jured In the hip. LIMITED FREE TRADE. Central American Republics Make Reciprocity Agreement. Washington, Oct. 25. The state de partment has received through Consul Sorsby at San Juan Del Norte, trans lations of treaties drawn between Nic aragua, Honduras, Salvador, Guate mala, and Costa Rica to regulate inter national and commercial relations be tween them. The treaties are based up on -the articles of confederation of the reater American republics, which came fln end some vears aero. The date of these last conventions is of February last and in effect they provide for free trade between the countries named for equal rights in either of the citizens of any one of them and for the settle ment by arbitration of any differences that may arise between them. A con gress is to be held at least once in five years. TO RELEASE BARKER. Friends of the Prisoner Still Active in His Behalf. New York, Oct. 25. Counsel for Thos. G. Barker, now serving a term in state prison for shooting the Rev. John Kel- Iar of Arlington, on February 3, an nounce that the exceptions taken by them at the trial of Mr. Barker, have been filed with the clerk of the supreme court at Trenton. Should the supreri court decide in Mr. Barker's favor ho will be sent back to Jersey City to be tried a second time. In the event of an adverse decision, counsel will then ap peal to the court of pardons for the re mission of the remainder of Mr. Bar ker's tens. It is expected that the ap peal will be argued at the November term of court. T For Female Comnisintu and diseases arising from an Impure state of the blood Lichty's Celery Nerve Com pound is an invaluabe specific. Sold by ucwiKo v DLouaneiu, oo xwansas avenue; Maxanall roa 116 Kansas avwut. KANSASJEWS. Wonderful Gas Well Is Struck Down at Chanute. Has a Flow of 9,000,000 Feet a Day to Start With. AT THE CITY LIMITS Is Seventh Strike in the Last Sixty Days. The Roaring of the Find is Heard For Miles. Chanute, Kan., Oct. 25 A gasser flow ing 9,000,000 feet a day has been struck by the Chanute Oil and Gas Prospect ing company, a corporation furnishing gas to manufacturers. It is the seventh successive strike on Gas Ridge in the past sixty days and adjoins the city limits, aa do the other six. The driller; say it is the best well they ever brought In. The gas sand was struck at 790 feet and at 840 feet the drill was still penetrating it, with several feet more to go before striking the level of the old field to the east. It is said there is at least seventy feet of gas and with no prospect of salt water. The roaring of the well can be heard for miles and at tracted great crowds all day and night. The Chanute field is rapidly assum ing immense proportions, for the con tinued prospecting by the home com panies has proven considerable territory to be rich in both oil and gas. In this township in two years past sixty-five wells have been drilled, only two of them refusing to yield either oil or gas. The area covered by them is now six miles wide by four miles long. So suc cessful has been the prospecting that is possible now to get a gas well at any time and where most convenient. Gas Ridge, where the seven successive welis have been brought in, lies south of town adjoining the city limits, and a mile away from the field supplying the city, where the original strike was made. It is comparatively new territory and con siderably higher than the city field. The B. C. Mason company, which Is drilling for oil north of town, brought in a splendid oiler Tuesday, which dem onstrates the limit has not yet been reached In that direction, any more than on the south or the east or west A number of capitalists are here this week and happened to be present when the big well was struck. Among them was a glass factory man, who has spent considerable time visiting the Kansas fields with the view of locating. BLUE RAPIDS BOOM. To Have a Cultivator Manufacturing Plant Employing 40 Men. Blue Rapids, Kas., Oct. 25. Blue Rap ids is at last having a much deserved boom, and several new industries are about to start up. Ira Sabins, the well known broom manufacturer, who for years has sup plied the market with his superior make of brooms, is moving his factory here from Irving. J. F. Badger, the prosperous and en terpriJiinsf cigar manufacturer of Frankfort, has closed a contract to move his factory here, and will start in business about the first. His goods have a wide sale. Other lines of business are opening up and branching out also. Mr. A. A. Marvin, of Seneca, has just opened an up-to-date jewelry store. The Swanson Bros., implement deal ers, formerly of Irving and later of Frankfort, recently became interested in a certain cultivator. They have been having these machines made by a Kan sas City firm, by contract, but orders have been pouring in upon them so rapidly that they have decided to erect a plant tor themselves. Waving tnor oughly canvassed the country for the most desirable location for this plant, they have at last decided to build here. Our water power captured the prize. Blue Rapids is also a good shipping point, having the best of railway facil ities. Work on the new buildings will commence in a few days, and this firm expects to be in full running order not later than December 15, employing a force of from 35 to 40 men most of the entire year. EMPORIA'S BARN BURNER. Reward of $250 Offered For Arrest of the Personage. Emporia, Oct. 25. There seems to be a firebug at work in Emporia. The work was started Saturday night when the largest livery barn in town with a number of buggies and horses was burned. Since that time the fire depart ment has been busy the greater part of every night. Within the last 24 hours four barns have been burned. In the case of many of the fires suspicious looking characters have been seen around the barn just before it caught fire. Last night a barn belonging to William Breen was burned. Shortly be fore the fire broke out Mr. Breen drove a man from his buggy shed. When the firemen arrived it was evident that a fire had been built under the buggy. So alarming has the situation become that the city officials have offered a re ward of J250 for the capture of the in cendiary. CLUB WOMEN MEET. Fifth District Federation in Session at Abilene. Abilene, Oct. 25. The Fifth district Federation of Women's clubs opened its second annual session here Thursday afternoon in the Lutheran church, with a large attendance. The afternoon was devoted to greet ings and the address of the president. Mrs. May Belleville Brown, of Salina. Mrs. G. D. Kieffer and Mrs. H. J. Hodge of this city, gave solos. Mrs. T. H. Malott welcomed the visitors, and Mrs. J. P. Scott, of Herington, respond ed. Mrs. W. A. Johnston, of Topeka, presented greetings from the state fed- T lij inc. fcr Ckan Is u CM m SMGLE STRA16HT;STRAI6ST CIOAR eration of clubs. There was also ap pointment of committees and incidental Last evening an elaborate reception was given by the women's clubs of the city at the home of Mrs. G. W. Hurd. There was a programme, consisting of music, solos by Mrs. Belle Harris, of Emporia; Mrs. Dorn, of Junction City; poems by C. M. Harger, and other fea tures. Among the visitors are Mrs. W. K. Stanley, Mrs. James Humphrey, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. E. F. Ware. Mrs. Cris well of Manhattan, is secretary, and Mrs.C. B. Hoffman of Enterprise, treas urer. A Bine Rapids Wedding. Blue Rapids, Kas., Oct. 25. MiS3 Creta Stocks, youngest sister of the late Fred A. Stocks, was married Tues day at the residence of her mother, Mrs. G. B. Stocks, to Mr. Pierre Aste gue, of Kansas City, Rev. Wm. Mc Hary officiating. The wedding was very quiet, owing to the recent death of the bride's brother, but was a pretty home wedding. The bride was daintily gowned in white crepe de chene, with white roses. Her going-away gown was green, tailor-made, with a becom ing hat to match. The ceremony was held at 8 a. m., and the guests were served with a sumptuous wedding breakfast, after which the young couple departed over the Central Branch for Kansas City. Wellington's Revival. Wellington, Kas., Oct. 25. The busi ness men of this city held a meeting this morning in the Congregational church for the purpose of taking steps to erect a suitable building in which the revival meetings under the direc tion of Rev. M. B. Williams and Charles Alexander are to be held. It was de cided to build a frame tabernacle 80x110 feet, and $500 is being raised by sub scription to do it. Subscribers are to have their money back as fast as it is taken up in collections at the revivals. The meetings will begin November 10. W. C. T. TJ. Officers Chosen Ottawa, Kas., Oct.: 25. Visiting dele gates to the W. C. T. U. convention now in session here say this is perhaps the best convention ever held by the union. Immediately following the president's annual address the following officers were re-elected: President, Mrs. E.! P. Hutchinson, of Hutchinson r- corre sponding secretary, Mrs.; L. B. Smith, .Ottawa; treasurer. Miss Olive P. Bray, Topeka. Mrs. Frank Holsinger Rose dale, was -elected recording secretary, to- succeed Miss Nettle; Farris, Smith Center. Farmer's Irrigation Plant. W. D. Gilliand, who lives four miles south of Atchison, on the Leaven worth road, has just completed a plant with which he will irrigate twelve acres of fruit and vegetables next sea son. He has a five-horse gasoline en gine to pump water to the top of a hill from which place the water is dis tributed by gravitation. This summer he irrigated a patch of beans, 25x50 feet, and his income from that patcii was $70. He also irrigated a small patch of cucumbers and made money His plant will cost him about $500. Atchison Globe. Items From Manhattan. Manhattan, Kas., Oct. 25. Mr. C. P. Dewey, Manhattan's wealthiest citizen. has been giving a series of picnics and entertainments at Manhattan Beach, his fine resort six miles above here. Large crowds have been in attendance from the city and surrounding country. Musical concerts are given every after noon and evening. The series closes this evening with a ball. Over 200 col lege students, together with many citi zens, numbering altogether 4UU, leit tnit morning on a Union Pacific special for the live stock show at .Kansas city. The students are members of the agri cultural and domestic science classes. Tried For Attempted Murder. Olathe. Oct. 25. "Bud" Clarey, who cut Peter Myer five times, his son.Peter, jr.. once, and then ran another son. Jacob Myer, fifty yards, trying to cut him, at Shawnee, this county, uctoDer 12. was eiven his preliminary before Justice Kiser of Shawnee yesterday. He was bound over to the January term of the district court. The elder Myer has almost recovered. After hearing the evi dence, the county attorney probably will file another complaint against Clarey, charging him with assault with intent to kill Peter Myer, jr. Pensions For Kansans. Washington, Oct. 25. These pensions were granted to Kansans today: Original Theodore M. Brown, isngle- wood, $8. Increase Shubrick Wright, Lagrange, $8; David Reynolds, Pleasanton, $12; Thomas Williams, Valley Falls, $10; Horatio Blavehard, Marysville,$8;Henry Eca, Acme, $8; Joseph Skinner, Cen- tralia, $10; James Dunlap, J.eou, $14. Widows Ann Benedict, H ort Scott, $8; Irrena Lam, Mineola, $8. Buys Goats to Clear Land. Atchison, Oct. 25. C. I. Walker, the Atchison attorney. has completed ar rangements for the purchase of 300 head of angora goats in Kansas Cty at $4 a head. Mr. Walker owns &uo acres or timber land near this town, and will use the eoats to clear the land, as they eat underbrush and nearly everything else except trees. Canning Factory's Big Work. The canning factory has bought and canned over 4,000 bushels of apples this year, also over 700 bushels or seedling peaches. This class or peacnes nave always been a loss to the farmers, ex cept for their own use, and the estab lishment of the factory has made a ready market for this kind of fruit. Columbus Courier. Y. M. C. A. at Fort Scott. Fort Scott. Kas.. Oct. 25. The state convention of the T. M. C. A. assembled here Thursday. It is expected that there will be about 200 delegates in attend ance, and it will probably take the balance of the week to transact the business in hand. Missing: Man Turns TJp. Wellington, Kas., Oct. 25. Michael Terhune, a prominent Sumner county farmer, who disappeared from his home, north of here, a week ago, turned up today, after an alarm had Deen sent out after him. He said he had been to see a friend near Wichita, whom he met in Wichita last week. Cutting Affray at St. Marys. St. Marys, Kas.. Oct. 25. Jesse Wil- lard was seriously cut by James Fen nel here Thursday in an altercation, the details of which are not learned. The team from Ottawa will play the college Saturday at St. Marys. The Ingalls' In a Milk Trust. Atchison. Oct. 25. Ralph and Sheffield Ingalls, sons of the late John J. Ingalls, are arranging to buy the routes of Atchison milk men and control the milk business of the town. C. F. Mennlnger, M. D., office 727 Kan sas ave. Tel. 19; residence 1251 Topeka ava. Tel. 5. Offisa hours a to i p. m. SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES. A recent appointment by Congress man Reeder is that of Oscar H. Keller, of Wilson, as assistant clerk in the Pine Ridge Indian agency, in South Dakota. The department assures Mr. Reeder that the appointment Is a well merited one. H. P. Andrews, of Logan, ex-member of the legislature from Phillips county in the session of 1895-'96, after a visit of several weeks in Buffalo, and his old home In Wisconsin, will return to Washington about the 1st of November, to take up his work in the capitol. The postmaster editor of the Lincoln Republican thinks it would be unwise to drop Reeder for Wellington. He doesn't say anything about White, who has a large following of friends through out the district, or for Lincoln county's home candidate, McFarland, who has some local followers. There is one thing upon which Reeder. White and Wellington are unanimous, and that is that M. A. Low is "my friend." Each one has a good word to say for him, and all seem perfectly con fident that "he is for me." The three mentioned are the leading candidates for congress in the district.. L. L Alrich, of the Cawker City Rec ord, and postmaster of his town, is the only soldier editor in Mitchell county, and so far as known is one of the three ana so iar as Known is one ot iiie mree editors in the district who served in the war or tne reDenion. rne otner two are A. L. Topliff, of the Lebanon Criterion, and A. M. King, of the Plainville Ga zette. Congressman Reeder and Mrs. Reeder and the children will return to Wash ington about November 20, to be on hand at the opening of congress. Their visit during the summer and fall at their pleasant home in Logan was en joyable. They will return to Washing ton in good health. Congressman Reeder has recently recommended deserved promotions to the superintendent of census as follows: George W. Crane of Sheridan county, H. W. Brewer of Decatur county, TJ. G. Balderston of Jewell county, and Sam uel Barnes of Mitchell county. The superintendent writes Mr. Reeder, com mending them for their unusual merit. The development of irrigation through out the and and semi-arid states is one of Congressman Reeder's hobbies. He is a thorough enthusiast on this subject which concerns so many people in most of the district. He has been a constant advocate of the subject for more than a quarter of a century, and more espe cially for the last twenty years since he has resided in Logan and Phillips coun- work again in the next session The auestion is often asked, "What will Judge A. H. Ellis do in the matter of congressman?" The judge is a can didate for renomination as justice and in this fight will he be more friendly to one than he is to the other? Will he in sist on a solid delegation from Mitchell county to the congressional convention, or will he ask for a division of the dele gates among the candidates? Or will he keep his hands out of the fight? ne Keep nis nanus out oi tne ngnt r white thinks he ought to have Mitchell county because it is in his senatorial district. And, again, if a deadlock should happen Mitchell county has congressional timber In Mead, Young ana uoage. COMBINE IS BROKEN. Druggists'Agreement on Prices Goes to Pieces. New Tork, Oct 25. The tripartite agreement signed some months ago by manufacturing, wholesale and retail druggists, to maintain a schedule of prices, is no longer in effect, says the Tribune. In view of this the aggres sive "cutters" in the drug trade who are said to sell below cost price to stimulate business, and who do not care to be bound to one scale of prices, are consequently pleased. Outside of this city, however, the warfare against the aggressive "'cutters" is still being carried on in a vigorous manner. GAS IN DUST CATCHER. Blows Up and Badly Injures Four Workmen. Pittsburg, Oct. 25. By the explosion of gas in the dust catcher of furnace No. 1 of the Carrie furnaces of the Car negie Steel company at Rankin, Fa., early today, four men were badly in jured. Their n.ames: John McAllister. Harry Evy. Daniel McCarthy. John Mecarish. The injured will all recover. The property damage is about $30,000. The furnace was wrecked, the dust catcher ruined, a big gas tank destroyed and part of the boiler house demolished. The dust catcher is the apparatus that extracts the dust from, the gas after it has passed through the furnace and the explosion is said to nave resulted from an insufficient blast. The furnace was known as the record breaker of the world, having been in use, up to ten weeks ago, for seven years without having to be shut down for repairs. It was blown in at 11 o'clock last night and had a capacity of 400 tons every 24 hours. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. F.G. Thomas and husband to C.E.Nel- son, 150, lots 218-220 and 222, Oakland avenue, J. W. Morris' addition. John W. Luthye to H. A. Allber, J800, lot 0, Beaubien avenue, Silver Lake. G. H.Nolte and husband to C.S.Gleed, $1, lots 10-11-12, block 12, Auburndale. J. J. Miller et ux to Mary A. Turner, $2,600, part of southeast quarter 29-12- 16. E. M. Topliff to J. C. Langston et ux, $950, lots 271-273-275, Morris avenue, Dr. Martin Place addition. J. B. Larimer et al ex to C. J. Allen, $1,100, lots 571-573-575 and north half 569, Kansas avenue, north, Holman's sub-division. L. B. Garlinghouse et ux to John J. Miller, $1, south half southeast quarter 29-12-16. J. Hunt to Henry King, part of north east quarter 35-11-12. Well Eiown Violinist Dead. Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 25. Charles Smith, one of the best known violinists in the west died in the hospital here of consumption. He won various prizes in violin contests. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of DRY GOODS Standard Patterns. FANCY GOODS DEPT. Bodice Pins turquoise and pearl, ten styles, cheap at soc special at Buckles oxidized, roman patterns 15c, Beltings big line of tucked all widths, 20c, 25c, Brooches a few over 500 20c, 25c remarked i r r t- i a a a NNeW assortment OI tine BrOOCheS at 50C, $1, 9I.5O, $2. NOTION DEPT. Turquoise Buttons 4 sizes Shoe Strings tubular, 5-4 Castile Soap the old fashioned kind 2V2 lb. bar, 25c FOR SATURDAY Dr. Demoux Complexion Soap 2 cakes for At this price for only PICTURES. Combination panel of and Their Canton Home Three Martyred Presidents inches, a fine photo-tone on body wants, and can have too for our price is only 10c KID GLOVES. Half Price Sale. "Trefousse" Suedes, "Fosters Fowler" dressed and "San Remo" Suedes tans, browns, greens, modes, reds, -i ti tfrt rr purples broken sizes $1.50 wac fVio, r,rlVf trli; 5n1 Wct lne price 11115 sale WOMEN'S SHOES. For Beautiful Feet Use Sorosis. For Comfortable Feet Use Sorosis. For Foot Economy Use Sorosis. Sorosis For Women and Children Are Sold Only by Us. GOT GOUT or RHEUMATISM? Knight's Rheumatic Cure is Sure. Weightman's Drug Store, 833 Kan, Ave. NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. M. C. A. The Business course is free to ail members of the Association. The studies are: Bookkeeping, Ele mentary and Advanced. Arithmetic. Elementary and Business, Practical Grammar and Letter Writing, Spelling and Punctuation. Professors E. H. Roudebush and C. B. Van Horn have been engaged as teach ers for this year, and are thoroughly equipped by long experience as teachers in Business colleges to help men to the very best advantage. Each student will receive personal at tention and those who complete the course will be awarded the Internation al certificate.- For further Information call at the Association office on East Eigthh street. THE BEST PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST EXCURSIONS Run via th. GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Leave Topeka via scenic Koute tnrougn Colorado and Utah WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. Via Southern Route through Oklahoma and Texas EVERY WEDNESDAY. For information and "Tourirt Dictionar- address K. w. Thompson, A. O. P, peka, Kas. Kant City and Return $2.67 via the Santa Fe Account of Horseshow and Live Stock exhibition; tickets on sale Oct. 18th to 26th inclusive; good until. Oct 28th. Six trains a day each way. Secretary- Wilson to Campaign. Washington, Oct. 25. Secretary Wil son will leave here next Monday morn ing, for Iowa, where he will deliver speeches at Dysart on November 2 and at Vinton iNovemDer 4. Kansas City and Return $2.67 via the Santa a a. Account of Horseshow and Live Stock exhibition; tickets on sale Oct. 18th to 26th inclusive; good until Oct. 28th. Six trains a day each way. M.GR0SBYC.C? 613-613 KAf(9.AVC November Designer, ioc. Specials for Saturday. 15c and bright gold finish, latest 25c, 35c, 39c, 50c and up. and corded, satin and silk, 35c, 40c, 50c, 65c, 75c yard. in the lot have sold at 15c. f ioc ioc, I2jc, 15c, 17c doz. long ioc doz. AND MONDAY 5C two daya remember. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley also combination of Our size of pictures 10 x 20 gray mats, something every 1 ot r-!r- ana Sj1.75 'T7Rfcr nr iv Lll W Danger ol contracting Sickness il you use Pure Water That's the Kind furnished by the TopeKa Water Co, Telephone 122. 62S QUINCY STREET. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUQ. 5 CENT CIOA. Rest and Health to Mother and Child MRS. WINSLOW8 SOOTHINQ SYRUP has been used for over FIFTY YEARS BY MILLIONS OF MOTHEKS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEKTH1NO, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES thw CHILD, SOFTENS the CJUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC and Is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists tn every part of the world. Be sure to ask for "Mrs. W'inslow's Sooth ing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twen ty-live cents a uoiue. BUY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS ItMXrUTACTUXWO BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. ITJOTE THE XAMK. Everybody reads th State Journal. Iii i in ''i f
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TOPEKA STATE JOTTRNATj, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901." I THE LOW PRICE I J CASH STORE 1 A Half Dozen X Saturday Specials from X X our Dry Goods section. J X A hint of the way we will X X sell everything in this big X department tomorrow. i "Daisy Cloth" and "Cinderella T Flannelettes" High grade twill- ed double napped fabrics for X dressing sacks, wrappers, shirts, shirt waists and night dresses solidf or fancies 12c and 15c values Saturday yard 9o X Linen finish Crash, fast edges full bleached, woven colored borders, cheap at 6c X Saturday yard 4o X 72 in. full bleached, all pure X linen Table Damask extra heavy, worth $1.25 Saturday yard 89 O Full size Eed Comforts cov- X ered with robe style calico, full T weight Saturday 9StJ Ladies' ready-made all wool t Cheviot Serge Dress Skirts graduated flounce, good quality lining, velvetine facing, f-5.00 is X the Kansas Ave. selling price Saturday $2.98 All Wool Broadcloth ready-to-wear Dress Skirts, graduated flounce, headed with stitched taffeta silk band, $5.00 garments black only Saturday $2.98 Saturday Night After 6 O'clock. Woodburg's Dental Cream A preservative, antiseptic and aro matic Dentifrice drug store price 25c Saturday night 15o Children's all-wool black knit Mittens, all sizes Saturday night pair 7o Children's fleece lined ribbed vests sizes 1, 2 and 3 Saturday night. ..5o 21 in. wide Black and White Silk Chiffon Veiling with large woven silk dots, 50c yard is the value Saturdav nieht vard 39n X X Coin Purses, for big and little T folks, made of eood leather T plain and fancy frames Saturday night 33 I New HodBl Supply Store, I X SIXTH AND QTJI1TCT. WENT OFER IN A BARREL. Woman Shoots Niagara Falls oi Canadian Sida Niagara Falls, N. Y., Oct 25. Mrs. !A.nnie Edson Taylor, 50 years old, went over Niagara Palls on the Canadian side yesterday afternoon and survived a feat never before accomplished and indeed attempted except in the deliberate com mission of suicide. She mad? The trip in a. oarrei. ot only did she survive, but she escaped without a broken hnn her only apparent injuries being a scalp wound, a slight concussion of the brain, some shock to her nervous system and oruises aoout the body. She was con Bcious when taken out of the barrel. The doctors in attendance upon her said that though she was somewhat hysteri cal her condition is not at all serious ana tnat she probably will be out of bed witnin a tew davs. The barrel in which Mrs. Tavlor made the journey is 4! feet high and about 3 feet in diameter. A leather harness and cushions inside protected her body. Air vma uuiameu mrougn a rubber tube connected with a small opening near the 7 ui iiie uarrei. .mrs. xayior is a school teacher, and recenujr uime cere Irom Bay Citv Mich. After the Viceroys. 1. 1 1 oimiisuiu, uct zo. xne newspapers consider tnat lieneral Tung Lus' secret dispatch to LI Hung Chang asserting that the empress dowager is anxious to enter Into friendly relations with Russia and adding that Li Hung Chang must ijmunjujr wiiciuue me Manchurlan treaty indicates Yung Lus' determina tion to revenge himself upon the vice roys who balked his designs and that the mm: i aypmacmng ror tireat Britain to carry out her promise to stand by the Yang Tse viceroys. Morton's Girl to Be a Duchess. Paris, Oct. 25. Count Boson de Perl pord. who recently married Mis3 Helen Morton, daughter of Mr. Levi P Mor J?n, ,.he'ormer vi5 president of he united States, has now purchased the chateau of Valencay for 2,71S,365 francs. The owner of the domain of Valencay if a member of family, is entitled to the dukedom. The Gaulois expresses the belief that Count Boson de Perigord will claim his rights; and the former Miss Morton will thus become Duchess of Valencay. TJ. V. TJ. Officers. Chicago, Oct. 25. Members of the Union Veterans' union have concluded their sixteenth annual encampment. These officers were elected: Commander-in-chief, General Robert S Dyren forth. Washington. D. C; deputy commander-in-chief. General L. M Lang- UF iPubuque- Ia" U was decided to hold the next annual encampment at Omaha. Heller's Testimony. Albert Heller, living at 1114 Farnhin St., Omaha, says: "I have tried mSsi everything that is used as a preventive or cure for headache, but nothing did ine so much good as Krause s Headache Can sules. Others who have used them sav the same thing." Price 25c. Sold bv rTXf TV. Stansneld, 632 Kansas aVenue Mar' h'lU Bros.. 115 Kansas avenue. MODEL. Blind Men Are the only ones who f cannot see how much bet t ter values we give for the money than you get f when you buy these things X elsewhere. i Men's Underwear We give you a full-weight, fleece-lined Underwear the X best anywhere for 50 X Men's fine wool Underwear X in grey, camel's hair and brown, 1 at S1.03 and $1.50 $15.00 Suits. These are the perfection of the tailoring art fine wool cas simeres, pure fancy worsteds, black unfinished worsteds, black clays, made in the newest fash ion, beautifully finished at the Model's cash price $15.00 $10.00 Suits. This is where we give you more suit value than any other store can give you can choose from all-wool Meltons, fancy Cassimeres, black Clays, black Thibets or fancy Worsteds per fectly made and finished the best suit made for.... $10.00 Men's Overcoats and Ulsters. An immense selection every coat new apd up-to-date at New Model's little prices, $5.00 ST.50 $10.00 $12.50 and $15.00 i s i New Mel Supply Store, i -r SIXTH A1TD QTJINCT. fr WON'T PAY CLAY CENTER. City Will Have to Lose $3,000 Spent in Asylum Case. Clay Center wants the state board of charities to reimburse it for the $3,000 it spent in litigation fighting Parsons for the location of the new asylum. 'The state board of charities is not in the reimbursing business," said Reuben Vincent, member of the board. "Clay Center never had any chips in the game. It was a candidate for the location of the new asylum and lost, as did a dozen other towns. Instead of ouittina-. it broke in and tied the matter up for a couple of years. by liti cation. It has finally lost, and now wants us to pay its bills. The state ia in no way liable, and the board will not pay the claim." KANSAS MEDICS TO PLAY. Will Try Issues With Kansas City Team in Topeka. A game of football has been arranged for Saturday, November S, on Wash burn field between the Kansas Medics and the Kansas City Dentals. Negotiations have been in progress to secure this game during the past two weeks, but it was not finally settled un til Thursday. The Kansas City dental students are supporting a strong team this year, and the boys at the Medical college are training to give them a game worth while. Otto Kiene is acting as temporary captain of the team. In the election he will probably be named the permanent captain. M00NSHINING CHARGED. Uncle Sam Thinks Lyon County Man Operated a Small Distillery. Emporia, Kas., Oct. 25. United States Deputy Revenue Collector Sweeney, of Dodge City, has arrived here to inves tigate the charges against the Brown boys, of Neosho Rapids, and others on the part of the United States govern ment. It seems that there is a serious charge against some parties at Neosho Rapids, which proven will mean a penitentiary sentence. It is charged that a private distillery has been in operation on a small scale and its proprietors have been avoiding the revenue officers. S. M. Scott's Big Project. Emporia, Kas., Oct. 25. S. M. Scott, who has been in Emporia visiting for the past few days, left Thursday for New York for a conference with Sen ator Towne. He and Towne are pro moters in a transaction to provide for the transportation by rail and vessel to all the principal ports of the world of crude and refined oil for use both as fuel and light. The company that is handling the matter has a backing of ten millions, and proposes to put oil tanks at terminal points all over the United States for storing and handling oil. Cattle Dying at Corning. Corainsr. Kas.. Oct. 25. A new disease has broken out amSng the cattle. The farmers, for lack of any other name, call it black tongue. The tongue be comes black, swells up and hangs out the mouth, preventing the animal from eating or drinking. As a result it dies of starvation and thirst. More than 20 cattle have died here during the past week. Japan Can't Market Bonds. Yokohama. Oct. 25. The attempt to dispose abroad of bonds of 50.000,000 yen has failed. This, it is expected, will ser iously affect the position of the cabinet. THE ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURE STORE. iSee If our claims that we can t save you money on made- x T U L t-: t-11 X un-iiuuur aiiucs una iau and winter are not the X T truth, by coming in to- 1 4- morrow and making a se- X lection from this list. X FALL STYLES X IN FALL SHOES X Our Ladies' Heavy Welt Soles for fall and winter wear are far superior in style and quality to any lines we have ever shown. Made up in late style toes, at $2.00 S2.50 S3.00 In Men's Fall Shoes we are showing some extra strong val ues in Box Calf, Velour Calf and Vici Kid heavy or medium weight soles. Ask to see our $2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 Lines. In our Boys' Department you will find some of the strongest values to be found anywhere. We call special attention to our Kangaroo and Box Calf, at $1.60 and $1.75 i SCHOOL SHOES. We carry the largest and best assorted line of School Shoes in Topeka. Quality, style and prices are right. In all the dif ferent leathers such as Box, Satin, Velvet and Kangaroo Calf, from the best manufacturers in the U. S. Prices range from ?5o to $1.75 X X -t- X f x Nrw Mel Siiofilv Stem x WWW, W U f f J V1VI Vj i X ON SIXTH STREET. DANGER TO REFORM. As Set Forth in President Roosevelt's Fortnightly Review Article. New York, Oct. 25. The Tribune's London correspondent explains the na ture of President Roosevelt's article in the Fortnightly Review favoring reform in the city of New York, in the follow ing cable: "The views of the president's civil policy which the English monthly pre sents, are scanned for some indication of the leading ideas which may guide the conduct of affairs at Washington during the next three years. The presi dent says little of Tammany but he points out that productive fields are left unfilled by the apathy of Republicans. Mr. Roosevelt urges on his fellow citi zens the duty of giving practical effect to the principles of brotherhood by fre quent communion with the poorer mem bers of the party. The Chronicle which comments on the article, compares the social problems of New York and Lon don in the political element. The Chron icle approves of the president's remark that reformers are in continual danger of slipping into a mass of well mean ing people, who in their advocacy of the impracticable, do more harm than Eood." LOOK OVER STATE CASH. Everything Correct but There Isn't Any General Revenue Fund. Governor Stanley, Auditor of State Cole, and Secretary of State Clark made an examination of the state treasury Thursday afternoon, as is customary at irregular intervals, and checked up the accounts as correct. The deficit piled up to date by the practical exhaustion of the general rev enue fund aggregates J76.431.62. HAS TO TAKE IT BACK. An Association Under the Ban Found to Be All Right. As soon as Attorney General Godard returns from Washington it is expected the ban will be taken off the Home Co-operative association, a. concern which Bank Commissioner Morton Al- baugn. started in to suppress. The Home Co-operative has gone on doing business just the same. It builds homes for its subscribers on a partnership plan. Subscribers pay in fixed amounts until there is enough money to build a house. Then the lucky number gets the house. He goes on paying his premi ums the same as the others until his house is paid for, and as fast as the price of a house is in the treasury some subscriber gets it. This plan makes the concern much of a fraternal loan part nership, and as such differs from build ing and loan corporations, and is not regulated by Kansas law. Mr. Godard, it is said, has come to this point of view, and the earlier ruling from the attorney general's ofiice will be revoked. HE DRAWS HIS PAT. That Appears to Be Only Duty ot Assistant Court Reporter. Word comes from Kansas City that W. J. Morse, who is an assistant court reporter to the Kansas supreme court, is actively engaged in the practice of law in Kansas City, Mo., to the exclu sion of his duties in the state house here. Mr. Morse comes from Missouri to Topeka on pay days and draws his check, and is seldom, if ever, seen here again until another month rolls by. He was appointed while a resident of Kan sas City, Kas. The salary of assistant court reporter is $1,000 a year. He is not the only one of the assistant court reporters whose only duty consists in drawing salary. Mrs. Can Hanna Returns. New York, Oct. 25. Mrs. Dan Hanna who with her three boys went to France last summer in order to prevent the serving of a writ requiring her to pro duce her children in court, has returned with her children. fche would not discuss her family affairs except she no longer feared for the safety of her boys. RfllLROAD NEWS. New Locowotire Coaling Plants For the Santa Fe. Largest One to Be Located at Topeka. TWO NOW IN OPERATION Santa Fe Now Haying Drop Bottom Coal Cars. Old Style Cars to Be Used For Commercial Coal. Thousands of dollars are being spent by the Santa Fe in the erection of a new style of locomotive coaling plants. In many particulars the new coal pock ets are superior to the old style, but the principal point of superiority is in the ease and cheapness with which iai mense quantities of coal can be hand led. The new coaling plants will be built along the whole length of the Santa Fe lines. The old style plants are beina replaced as rapidly as necessary. The plants at Lorenzo and LaJunta are now completed and in operation. At Ot- tawa, Emporia, Chanute and Trinidad, i' i 1 i i NEW SANTA FE COALING the building of the plants is in prog ress. Within a few weeks or month3, plants will be commenced at Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Raton, Newton, Ar gentine and Topeka. The plant at Topeka will probably be the largest one on the entire system. It will contain 28 pockets. Each pocket will bold from three to five tons of coal. The coaling plant shown in the illus tration is the one which has been built at Lorenzo. It is a 20-pocket plant. In the small building which stands on the ground at the end opposite the in cline is a 30-horse power gasoline en gine. Power from this engine is com municated by belts and gearing to the elevated structure above. In this ele vated room is a strong but simple ma chine which operates a drum on which Is wound a heavy steel cable. By means of this cable, the cars of coal are pull ed up the incline. The new coaling plant is much higher than the old style plants. To make a gradual enough slope for engine to climb in pushing coal cars up the in cline would necessitate the waste of a great deal of space and material. So the cars are pulled up by the cable in stead. Drop bottom coal, cars are used ex clusively with the new pocket system. The Santa Fe is confining its purchase of coal cars to the drop bottom pat tern. The old fashioned cars are being taken out of the company's service and used for commercial coaL The railroad loses no money by the change, for it would be necessary to purchase new cars of some kind, either the old style or drop bottoms. The car loaded with coal, after being pulled up the incline, is dumped into a huge bin inn mediately underneath. This bin will hold from 100 to 150 tons of coal. From the bin, the coal can be fed down into the side pockets as needed. The bin and the side pockets can all be filled at once if necessary to have a large supply of coal on hand. Locomo tives are coaled from the pockets as in times past. Instead of it being necessary to em ploy three or four men to unload coal cars into the pockets with shovels, one day man and one night man is the en tire force necessary at the new coal plant. One man can run the engine, pull up the cars, and dump the coal into the bin. It takes about 20 minutes to piJ a car containing 40 tons of coal up the incline, and dump it into the bin. All the coal plants will be run by gas oline engines, except the one at La Junta which is being run by compress ed air. INSPECTING THE ROAD. Cornelius Vanderbilt is the Guest of the Rock Island Officials. Chicago, Oct. 25. At a special meet ing of the stockholders of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad com pany today, an amendment increasing the executive committee membership from five to seven members was adopt ed and M. S. Morse of this city and W. D.Leeds, of New York, were added. After- the meeting the directors and chief executive officers of the Rock Isl and company, accompanied by several guests among them Cornelius Vander bilt, started on an eight days' inspec tion trip of the system. The party, which comprised some 25 persons, had at its disposal a special train of eight cars, including a diner, and the train went out pulled by the swiftest and largest engine in the company's service. Today's destination was Denver, and before the return the party will contin ue the inspection as far south as Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Vanderbilt refused to discuss the object of his trip over the Chicago Great Western road with Pres ident Stickney or his presence on the Rock Island system. This party will pass through Topeka next week. The trip out will be made over the northern line via Omaha to Denver. The southern and southwest ern lines will be inspected before the return trip which will bring the party through- Topeka, is made. E. STILWELL'S VIOTORY. His Friends Now Control the Guardian Trust Company. Kansas City, Mo., Oct 25. The names of John W. Gates' friends do not ap pear in the list of IB directors elected today at the annual meeting of the Guardian Trust company, of Chicago, and Kansas City. Gates was at one time able to dictate the policy of this company, but his friends were defeated entirely in the meeting today. It was on the petition of the Gates faction that the Guardian was forced into the hands of a receiver. The question of relieving the receiver ship was discussed, but no action in that direction was taken, it being deemed best to allow the company to remain in the hands of the receiver for the present, at least. The directors elected are generally known as friend ly to A. E. Stilwell. as follows: A. E. Stilwell, Kansas City; J. E. McKeig- han, St. Louis; W. S. Taylor, Philadel phia; E. L. Martin, C. E. Grannis, E. J. iiarr, j. j. cairnes, .Kansas city; ti. a. Lozier, Cleveland; C. D. Shedd, Chi cago; C. A. Braley, Kansas City; John Hopkins, St. Louis; William walterfall, Philadelphia; H. H. Harris, Champaign, 111.; L Heyneker, Kansas City; B. F. Hobart, St Louis: E. Henry Barnes, New Haven. Conn. The office of pnesident of the company was left vacant. The directors elected the following officers: First vice presi dent, E. L. Martin; second vice presi dent, T. L. Chadbourne; third vice pres ident, W. S. Taylor; fourth vice presi dent, J. E. McKeighan; tiasurer, Clar ence W. Hastings; secretary, S. B. Wil- ley; assistant secretary, E. S. Mosher; executive committee, E. L. Martin, J, McD.Trimble, L. Heyneker, T. L. Chad- bourne, H. H. Harris; general at tor neys, Trimble and Braley. WANT A STUB LINE. Lamont Citizens Desire a Santa Fe Extension From Caldwell. 1 has been granted to the Interstate 1 r-i PLANT AT LORENZO, ILL. Construction company, with headquart ers at Lamont, O. T. Ed Bradell is president of the company and H. B. Heberling secretary. Both are well known citizens of Lamont, and other prominent and substantial men here are stockholders in the company. The object of the company is to se cure an extension of the Santa Fe's stub line which now breaks off at Caldwell, Kas. That company has long since expressed an intention of building a line to Guthrie or Oklahoma City, by way of this place. There is some splendid territory between here and Guthrie, and tha towns along the pro posed route may be depended on to do their best to secure the road. The com pany now has men out viewing the land and decisive action may be expected Detore long. FIFTEEN NEW MEN. Wm, Snyder of Topeka Goes to Work at Albuquerque. Fifteen men have been put on at tho shops at Albuquerque. Six were help ers, six laborers and the three following skilled machinists: Sam O. Danelson. Iowa; W. M. Snyder, Topeka; Fred Kraver, Pittsburg. The big rush is now on and men are being put to work as fast as they can be secured. Mr. Snyder, the Topeka machinist, is well known here. Will Use the Bobn System, The Santa Fe has given a contract to the White Enameled Refrigerator company, of Chicago, for the equipment of 750 refrigerator cars with the Bohn syphon system of refrigeration. The cars are to be used in the fruit traffic between California and New York, and it is said that tests recently conducted show that by this system a tempera ture at the top of the car from 7 to 12 degrees lower can be obtained than by any other system with the same amount of ice. Build a New Santa Fe Connection. The Cimmarron River Taos Val ley Railway company filed incorpora tion papers at Santa Fe recently. The capital stock is $1,000,000. The prin cipal stockholder is Samuel A. Wil liams, of Cleveland. O. It is proposed to build a railroad from Maxwell City, on the Santa Fe system, to Elizabeth- town. 54 miles. The line will give an outlet to the famous gold camps of Elizabethtown and Red River City. Harriman Succeeds Huntington. Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. At the ad journed stockholders meeting of the Or egon California Railway company held here, E. H. Harriman and Charles H. Tweed were elected directors in place of C. P. Huntington, deceased, and I. H. Huhjbard, and the other nine direc tors were re-elected. ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE. Prank Smith, a blacksmith helper, is laving off. Edward Grimes is a new helper in the blacksmith shop. Frank White of the blacksmith shop. has been laying oir. Marion Barnett of the storehouse is kept at home by the illness of a child. William Maloney of the machine shop is in the .throes of a rheumatic attack. Tamos rnnn of the hand car shop is off on account ot an anection oi one leg. fierw Atkinson, eneineer at the mill. is the father of a girl baby, born Wednes day. William Puett. watchman in the mill. is moving from Shorey to Isorth 'lopeka, on Taylor street. rtenrc-p Fpnskv. a cabinet maker, has re turned from California, where he spent a vacation or 3U days. Machinist c. M. Kimnlen. who has been off on account of an attack of rheuma tism, has reported for duty. T. C. Blankenship, storekeeper at Cha nute under Master Mechanic aaitcneii, was around the shops inursaay. About the first of the year it is believed the rail saw that is being built at Bay Citv. Mich., will be ready for service. Warren Owens of the boiler shop, who has been off duty since last Friday be cause of an ulcer on one nana, is in again. .Tnhn OuoDer. who works around tne mill, has been laying off for a day or two. moving from the west side over in Oakland. George Nightingale, a boilermaker ap prentice who has been working nights for some time, has been transferred to the day shift. Bartholomew Brennan is a new man in the water service. He has been employed in the storehouse, quitting there only a day or two ago. Mpnrv Clearv. formerlv in the employ of the water service, is changing his place of residence from 303 Linn street to Bu chanan street. J. D. Thompson a Santa Fe blacksmith I at Albuquerque, who has been visiting his son tieorge or tne Doner snop, leit -j.nurs- aay ior tnat piace. Clyde Bolts of Mitchell's gang left to day for California, where ke will enjoy an outing for the next five or six weeks. His family is with him. J. H. Wood is doing the work of Wilbur oiarK, a macninist in tne DiacKsmiio snop. btark is taking in tne X. M. C A. con vention at Fort Scott. P. W. Savre's force of brideres and build- in era workmen are busv rtuttine: in window lights around the shops. This job usually occupies tneir attention every tail. Bert Bressett is in charre of the sheet iron gang during the absence of Edwin jvicintyre, wno will De in Fort Scott until the hrst of next week. William Snvder and David Heinzel. dav oilers, are doubling over night while Jesse nammono, tne regular man, is at tne x. M.. c A. convention at Fort Scott- John Mespelt has returned with his tank ru n tr. Not all the work has been com pleted at Argentine, Edgerton and Neo- sno tapias, but will be Unisned later. Fred Shaffer of thA brass fnundrv and his brother Frank, who -works in thft .ir orane corner, were in .Kansas city Thurs day to see Crescues go a mile in 2:094. Erick Wahleren. a helner in thft ftouth shop, has been off since Wednesday on account of some slight injuries he received in a runaway tnat evening out in Fotwln. W. N. Gillett. formerlv with the Santa Fe in the capacity of Eeneral auditor but now witn some Colorado lines, passed through Topeka Thursday on his way west. Some of the 40 new passenger engines now under construction in the east art) expected to reach this part of the system aDout tne nrst oi next weeK. Wednesday night about 10:30 the dyna mo situated near the engine in the ma chine shop burned out and Thursday Electrician Johnston was busy re-wrap- ping tne generator. Robert Slusser of the wheel shoo, who returned to this place from Atchison a few days ago, is still out. He was acting roundhouse hostler at that place during me aosence oi tne regular man. Henry Vise, watchman in the vards is exnectine his daughter. Mrs. Marv iiicnarason, or St. Joseph, Mo., to arrive here for a visit of two weeks. She will be accompanied by her three children. E. E. Coleman, a storehouse worker, has been away from his post because of a threatened attack of pneumonia. He is better now. able to be uo and around and will report next Monday if he con tinues to improve. In the absence of Secretary Prout. who left Thursday morniner for Fort Scott. the noon-day shop meeting was in charge of William Lewis of the cabinet depart ment. Mrs. Prout was present, as usual. to assist with the music. Fred Warren, formerly a Santa Fe civil engineer, who was with the company at Pueblo, but who is now on nia way to take a job with the 'Frisco at Sherman, Tex., is visiting Curtis Monlcal, chief clerk in the office of Superintendent McLellan. Machinist- William F. Sauerland is mourning the death of his favorite mare, "Esther." The animal broke its leg while tied in the barn a few nights ago and had to be shot. The horse was high bred and had come to be regarded as almost a member of the family. Here are the names of a string of trav eling passenger agents who were in town lnursciay: j. f. sricKer ana r. ti. cro zier of the Burlington at Kansas City; A. L Fisher. Chicago Northwestern. Kansas City; and George W. Lincoln, Ma ple Leaf, of the same place. Walter Dwver. a boilermaker who came in from the west a few weeks ago and went to work here, has been transferred to La Junta and has gone already to that city. John Salkeld who, until a short time ago had a job here, now has the foremanship of the shop out there. John Barnes, son of Foreman Barnes of the machine shop, who has been sick ror several weeKS witn pleurisy, is Detter and is able to be around. He will not eo back to the shops for two weeks or such a matter, but instead will go out to the farm near Paxico to recuperate. C. M. Winebrierht. formerlv a clerk in the division offices at this place, but now stenographer to Superintendent R. J. Par ker at Pueblo, was in Topeka for a short time Thursday. Mr. Winebright has been off for a week visiting in Emporia. Law rence and other towns of the state. Robert S. Mears, an engineer who. when at home runs on the through passenger trains west of Topeka, has lately returned irom a trip to soutnwestern Missouri, where he has some mining Interests. He will be here for a few davs. but win Drob ably go back before reporting for duty again. Business car 213. that occupied by Su perintendent F. P. Dolan of the Chicago division, is in the shops for a general overhauling. Two coaches that were for merly diners, are being fitted up for the use of Second Vice President Paul Mor ton and Third Vice President J. W. Ken- drick. Mr. Kendrirk's will be No. 221 and Mr. Morton's No. 222. Announcement is made that L. A. Boyd will take charge of the water service on the Panhandle division. He has been in that department here and is considered well up to his trade. He has had a great deal of experience all over the country and in an intermittent way has s-pent lots of time working for the Santa Fe. William Sheldom. who works in the flanging room on the west side of the boiler shoo, is off for light reDairs. On Wednesday night he was coming from his home up to the shops and while bowling along rapidly on his wheel ran into a pile of ties. One of Sheldon's arms was hurt and the bicycle almost demolished. Thursday afternoon the crossing at Bra.nner street was thrown open to reg ular traffic. Watchman Holloway, who for a good many years has held down the Dlace et Klein street, now has his head quarters one block east. There has been no travel across the tracks at Klein for more than a week. At the Railroad Y. M. C. A. this even ing the young people of the First Baptist church will give a Halloween social. Last year when the Baptists furnished their share of the entertainment at the asso ciation rooms it was one of the most en joyable events of that kind during the wnoie season, remaps tonignt it wm De as good. Fifty cars of lumber have been received lately by the lumber yard force here to be held in storage as needed at differ ent points on the road. This is about the busiest season of the year in that depart ment, and it has been necessary to put cn a number of men to help handle the stuff that has been coming in. Much of the nine comes trom tne nortnern lorests and the oak is from Arkansas. Two months ago. or thereabouts, four dining cars that had recently been placed in service dv tne company were ianen back to the Barney Smith factory to get some fixings which they needed. The only thing wrong with them was that in going over the road they kept up an in cessant creaking annoyance to the pas sengers. The manufacturers agreed to make such changes as would obviate this trouble and it is stated that the coaches are now in Chicago ready to go on the road again. Thursday 120 chairs, which have been stored here, were shipped to that place for use in these liners. Walter A. Mitchell, who has been ap pointed to the position of engine inspec tor for the new locomotives being built at the Baldwin works, has had charge of the construction of the Player engines for some time. He has been on the banta Fe nav roll for six years and previous to coming here received a good preliminary training in railroading up in Wisconsin. He will leave ior tne east ssaturaay or Sundav and expects to be gone two or three months, or until the order is com pleted, tieorge cooper or tne east snop who is also to go to Pittsburg to insoect engines which the Santa Fe has ordered, will probably report tnere aoout Novem ber 15. Cooper is a capable man, having held a number of responsible Jobs in the mechanical department. His old home is near Cleveland, O., where he did his first railroad work. He was for a time division foreman for the Banta Fe at fueoio. col.. returning to Kansas later on account of poor health. "It is hard to rind tne men witn just the characteristics we are after. ob served an official the other day. This par ticular gentleman has risen from the most humble to one of the highest positions in his department, and in all that time has had aounaanc experience in picKing zei- lows to whom are to be intrusted the extensive interests of their employers. 'Now. tor instance. ne contmuea, nere we have a man who is industrious. H: is more than that: he will be as honest with the company as anybody will. He doesn't stay in a rut, either, hut ia pro gressive. He is all straight morally and is temperate and the like of that, but perhaps ne is UK-eiy to oe oi an overoear ing disposition. Such a fellow as that can't get along with the men and at the THE OFFSPRING OF HEREDITARY DLOOD TAINT. Scrofula is but a modified form of Blood Poison and Consumption. The parent who is tainted by cither will see in the cnua the same disease manifesting itself in we torm ot swollen glands of the neck and throat, catarrh, weak i r i and abscesses and of-7) tentimes white swell- Scrofula. There mayOC be no external siims f or a long time, for the disease develops slowly ia some cases, but the poison is in the blood and will break out at the first favor able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this wast ing, destructive disease by first purifying and building up the blood and stimulating and invigorating the whole system. J. XI. Seals, us Public Square. Nashville, Teon., Jys "Ten years go my daughter fell and cut her forehead. From this wound the glands on the side of her face became iwollcn and bursted. Some of the best doctors here ana elsewhere attended her without any benefit. We decided to try s. S. S., and a few bottles cured her en tirely." makes new and pure blood to nourish and strengthen the body, and is a positive and safe cure for Scrofula. It overcomes all forms of blood whether inherited or acquired, and no remedy so thoroughly and effectively cleanses the blood. If you have any blood trouble, or your child has inherited some blood taint, take S. S. S. and get the blood in good condition and prevent the disease doing further damage. Send for our free book and write our physicians about your case. We make no charge whatever for medical advice. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, 6 A. same time bring the most out of them for what they are paid. Or ele, possibly he is too lax with those under him and they 'soldier' on him. Well, he isn't the most valuable man to us, either. What we need most now is individuality: yes individuality." he reneated earnestly. "I don't see why the young fellows shouldn't cultivate that trait of standing for them selves. They are intelligent and temper ate enough and good enough to do so, but they don't do it. I know of a ff-llow who worked in railroad shops not a thou sand miles from here and who, while a machinist at the bench, took as high as sixteen grains of quinine a day to hold him up. After he would quit work and go home many a time I have known him to be so exhausted that he would fall nil in a heap as he crossed the threHhold. But he had the grit, watched himself to cultivate whatever means possible for something higher that might come along and the result is that he now holds an excellent position and has not misled a montn s pay ior a long time. e una tne grit and kept his eyes open to every op portunity for improving his condition. We are seriously in need of men who ar equipping themselves in this way, and there are always good placs oyx'n for them. They are the kind of fellows it pays us to hire." FROM DOWNS. Missouri Pacific Items From the Os borne County Town. The Missouri Pacific pay car was a welcome visitor today. Frank Jones, who has a Job In the round house, has saved enough out cf his earnings to complete a $1,000 resi dence. The Central branch division of the Missouri Pacific commence using the standard railroad rules from and after November 1. Miss Belle Wilson, daughter of O. M. Wilson, who was agent for the com pany at Downs for years, is operating a racket store here. Miss Nellie Stretton, daughter of Wm. Stretton, foreman of the Downs round house and machine shops, is the posses sor of the book and news counter here. The Downs switch engine is doing double duty almost daily. Since taking off of a train it has to help push the South Fork trains over the grade Just out of town. A. L. Land, conductor on the middle division, has again taken his run after an absence of two weeks visiting, hunt ing and fishing in Minnesota. He treat ed his railroad friends to game and nsh which he caught and killed during his visit. The latest arrival to the Missouri Pa cific force is a girl baby, born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Heshion. conductor on the middle division. The youngster will hardly be able to set a brake, but she may grow up large enough to punch a ticket. It took Conductor Wm. Lander's train an even eight hours and ten minutes to run from Downs to Stockton, only 42 miles. There was nothing wrong about the engine or air brakes, but simply a change of time on the run "round the the horn." Kansas City and Return $2.67 via the Banta Fe Account of Horse show and Live Stock exhibition; tickets on sale Oct. 18th to 26th Inclusive; good until Oct, 28th. Six trains a day each way. SEASONABLE HINTS. duard Your Health In Fall and Early Winter. A change from warm to cold Is always attended with more danger than from a cold to a warm temperature, hence the greater mortality from lung and throat diseases at this season of the year as compared with spring. The best protection against colds is not so much in extra clothing as in good digestion. If the digestion and circulation are good, colds will be unknown. Poor digestion causes poor circulation of the blood and when in this condition severe colds are contracted on the slight est provocation. People who make a regular practice of taking Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals are free from colds, simply because their digestion is perfect, the heart strong and regular, and the whole system fortified against disease. It requires little argument to convince anyone that the best safeguard against colds, pneumonia and changes of tem perature Is a good stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken aftor meals are dissolved and mingling with, the food cause it to be promptly digest ed and assimilated; they do this be cause they contain nothing but harm less digestive elements, which digest meat, eggs and other food even when the stomach itself is weak and flaccid. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make peo ple well and keep them well, and the best habit you can acquire is to keep daily use of them at meals to make ths digestive organs strong and vigorous. mm.
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL., FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901 U I n TOPEKA STATE JOlTuNiL QUCI nflfJ IN VVFST EX FRANK P. MAC LEJS?4A. VOLUME XXVIII No- 254 ormarDllTin. i aiii'wi hv carrier, iw cents a week to any Part of To or -v,.,-v, tha same urice in any Kansas'town wher tiie paper has a car rier system. i By mail, one year 90 Bv mail, ihree months Weekly edition, one year -'X T.;,,at binding. 800 and SC2 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth, NEW YORK OFFICES! 311 Vanrterbilt Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. Business unice., ,i Z.hnnit S77 Reporters' Koom Bell phone o7 TfTTT.T. T.EASED "WIRE B.EP0B.T OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS- The State Journal is a m?"etnf $n Associated Press and receives .he full dav telegraph report of that great news organization for exclusive afternoon puD licalion in Topeka. Jour- The news is received In JSuJ nal building over wires for this JePuA pose. Dusy inrougu n complete copy of the night report la also received. Topeka Minister Attracts Much Attention in DenTer. The Newspapers Comment Upon Jlis Bashfulness. OU KNOW the enthusiasm and energy one feels when performing a TT T I V pleasant task. That feeling pervades this whole nouse now. it is. If pleasant to conduct sales when success Is so evident. It is pleasant to demonstrate a value-giving ability oeyona tne usuai. u is. plea sant to make friends in this way. It rarely happens that littleness of price can be found so closely allied to merit, as in this house. TALKS TO TIIE LADIES. s Afterwards Appears Before the Ministerial Alliance. Talks About His Work In Ten- nesseetown. The Chicago News suggests that Pat Crowe is waiting until the list of Jurors Is submitted for his inspection. runners are being showered iinirr t Washington at such a rate that be is in danger of liver complaint. How would it do to employ Pat Crowe to kidnap Miss Stone? Perhaps he would be willlns to undertake the job for 1110.000. Those Bulgarian bandits will confer a favor by permitting Miss Stone to an nounce whether she will lecture or tell It In a book. Admiral Schley told the court that he had a good recollection but a poor im- ..rhotmn rf course be didn't mean anything by that. Mayor Carter Harrison is reported to be trying to head off adverse criticism bv threatening to become a candidate for re-election. Here is a pointer for Topeka's mayor. vaw miofnrtnnc'i are coming to the hittt metal. Oold mines have been dis covered in the Philippines and explor ers are on the trail of Pharaon s goia mines in Egypt. Orand Rapids Herald. If the Herald man had thought twice about it perhaps he would not have written the above. If anything could nniWv restore silver to Its former estate it would be the discovery of a lot of new gold fields where mining could be done cheaply. If Kansas shale prove half as prolific of the yellow metal as Its adherents claim, silver will not long remain at its present re duced valuation. Tt l recalled that President Cleve land during his first administration in vited Frederick Douglass to a "White House reception. He was recorder or deeds for the District of Columbia at the time, and was included with all the white officials of the district In the in vitations sent out. Douglass went, too, and Cleveland treated him as cour teously as he did the rest. The south afterwards helped to elect Mr. Cleve land to a second term. But Cleveland was a Democrat, and besides it is not recorded that be sat at dinner with Douglass. Perhaps that is where the difference lies between Cleveland and Roosevelt. "THE MAN'S THE OOWD." From the Chicago Chronicle, (Dem.)3 "Why do not those critics wno ar railing or sneering at President Roose velt for entertaining Booker Washing' ton at dinner in the "White House un dertake to show in what respect Mr. Washington as a man is unfit to sit at table with the president of the United States? Because they choose to evade that Issue. There Is no man In America who, as black, yellow, red or brown, who has accomplished more by his own efforts against the most overwhelming odds. Ther is no man in America who, as gentleman, scholar, philanthropist or man of great and successful achieve ment, is more worthy than he to sit at meat with those who are personally or officially jrreat- Tbere Is no man in America of any race or pigment of cuticle who has dis cussed the various sides of the negro Question more sensibly, more dispas sionately or with less race prejudice r feeling. He has never demanded for men of his race anything more than they honestly earn by meritorious ef fort. He has always maintained with out any reservation or qualification that the negro must win success for himself by making himself a good and useful citizen, if he succeeds at all. He has never asked for any position. political or social, for himself or for anyone of his race beyond what might be freely accorded as a just recognition of merit. In all his discussion of matters per taining to his race he has been dispas sionate, calm, clear-headed, far-seeing modest, wise, in a degree not surpassed by any in this broad land nor equaled bv any of those who are moved to wrath by the fact of bis social recog nitlon. Intellectually and morally. In gentle manly instincts and manners, in nobil ity and persistence of purpose, in devo tion to an excellent mission and in suc cess of achievement he is the peer of the world's best and fit to dine with the noblest of nature's noblemen. If such a man is not fit for social recognition no man can be. Those who would deny him recognition are slaves f an irrational race antipathy or. rather, of an affectation of antipathy, which is the fashion in certain quar ter. The fashion is a bad one and fraught with disastrous consequences. Ameri cans must learn to treat rmen as they individually deserve, and not put a ban on the highest merit when it appears In an individual of a particular race. They must learn this or they will fail lamentably in their new and wona- syitis ambition. The following is the account of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon's visit to Denver as told by the News of that city: Mr. Sheldon arrived in the city in tne forenoon, and is the guest of Rev. David N. Beach, a warm personal iriena ol the author of "In His Steps." In tne afternoon he met with the Ladles' aux iliary of the First Congregational church at the residence of Mrs. tieorge o. Wnod3lde. 1644 Emerson street. Mr. Sheldon read a short story of ms nwn. entitled Lena a tianu. u al ienee consisted entirely of ladies anu thtiv Ttniil anch close and earnest atten tinn that tha man who is noted for hav ing the courage of his convictions was visibly emDarrasseo. He reads like a man who has the habits of the student, considering only v,a TT.attc and nnt at all tne Deaunea of articulation and expression.. d reads very rapidly ana nevei iua fri- dramatic effect. On th.i rithoT- hand h t-1 is charmingly free from anything approaching pulpit ora tr.rv A a Mr. Sheldon drew the char acter of a gruff old judge in his story he warmed up to his work. When the hour approacnea ior 111 departure he sidled to the ctoor as though looking for an avenue of escape and oQid naif a noloeretically and in a timid manner that he really thought he must be going. I Sheldon met the .Ministerial or T we commence semng aiUruay 457 Sample Suits These Suits are made by one of the most prominent makers of Fine Tailored Suits in America. Cut in the latest Varsity, Lenox, Boulevard, Box or. Regu lation style. We positively claim that not one of these Suits is worth less than $15.00 some $18.50. Q Take Your Choice It won't take long to sell these Suits to those who will look at them. I TO YOU, we say, be early. Y7 TV f lock, being introduced by Tn- David N. Beach. JVr. onsiuuu ,a- in numVin? is psnecially pleas ant and of the conversational order. He has generous features and a certain nu bility in the formation of the head, which, joined to the almost intense sym pathy in a pair of gray eyes, makes him attror'ttva "I always feel tnat it is a sreau vantage to ministers In a city to meet in conference," he said. "Tonight I am going to give you some of my ideas of o-nnd iti-enshir and I want you to join me in prayer this afternoon in the plea for better things in tne line oi suuu su-- ernment T.et me tell vou some oi me thinirs in m v experience which have helped me and are helping me today. "Although our circumstances umti. our experiences, 11 true, win neip another. I will speak or lour inings this afternoon. First we have reached a point where We feel there is no longer such a great need of preaching. That is so in my home. Of course there are local condi tions everywhere and we cannot always c-.oou fnr annthpr man. However, six ,1 I "fr 'I 32T '622 KAN. mB couraged. We see few people in tne church and a great throng of young men on wheels and we think the tnin& is slipping down. But let us not get pessimistic. Those who are not againsi us are for us. The filling of the, church does not signify. I have seen it fill for a song service, but I had rather drill a few young men and have them go forth real disciples." Mr. Sheldon does not nave i""" faith in the man who knocks at mo door and begs for food. "One-half of them are sham and tne otner iiiavc- believe," he said. "However, wnen a man comes to me and wants worn x will go with him and stay by him a week if necessary, and it is worth more to-me than a week in my study if I can get it for him. Yet the hardest thing I have to do personally is to get a job for a man out of work. The county or state ought to supply wwn. ought to make roads for them to 'work on, but we are not sensible enough yet- years ago I told my people plainly that rtf "e. "."ccessfully. he said: Well, you must excuse me iruiu T .mild not nreDare two sermons a -coeir If T write one I tell all I know for that week. Our people are preacnea to too much. A young minister should e-ood. strong seranon on snndav and nreach it in the morning. The people enjoy preaching, but don t rpnnirp ton much. Secondly, we snouia not ram to i" old so much. It is tne young people who need us. It would pay you all to say next Sunday: 'For three months now I ara going to preach to the Sun day school and the younger members of the congregation.- we taut, an i-m. to the cream of our congregation and forget that the average man is like a child. Again, we need to preacu in tfnt'ha nf annlied doctrine. For In stance, the doctrine oi ownersuip ui nrinertv bv God. That doctrine nas nnt hppn nreached for the last 25 years. The bulk of the business men have not gotten hold of the great truth that the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. They usually say tne eartn is the Lord's, except my corner lot, and that is mine. We ought to preach to our people that everything of the earth belongs to God. if we taKe a man in everyday life and teach this doctrine for ten or fifteen years we will find that we will have an easier time to get mon er for our charities. Men will regard their wealth as consecratea ana mem selves as merely stewards. "We should break down sectarian boundaries. We can assist tne great principle of unification. The Congrega tional and Presbyterian brothers should canvass their parishes together." When Mr. Sheldon had concluded ne answered questions which his brothers nf the cloth put to him. The idea of the fraternity of brothers of a airterent faith evidently did not appeal to all nrfsmt. and Mr. Sheldon was asked what Cnrist wouia oe niteiy lu j- all His children were so unitea. T think," he answered, "that He wnuld sav the millennium was nere Ther are cheering signs of the times too. My father was not on speaking terms with his contemporary, who held different views, and today a Methodist nrarher orayed for me. I have never had ko many letters from Congrega tionalists as I have had from Baptists and Methodists. I do not think, how ever. It is desirable to work towara un ity of creed but unity or woric. Mr Sheldon thinks we are over-or- that the work should be simp ler, that there snouia oe iewer cuuitu meetings, that there should only be one mpetire a Sunday, and that it should center around the young people's meet tups He was asked If the church should do thi work or should simply be a source of inspiration to others to work. He, however, put a strong veto to tnis pro- nnRitinn. vine- of street meetings, he said: "If the masses don't come to us, w must era to them. The best thing that can harpen to America is that her ministers shall go out on the street and thus reach those wno neea neip. Ho snake strongly in favor of the in etitutinnal church. "We have got to show the people how to cook their food, how to clean their houses. We must establish kindergartens. We ought also to have something systematic in the line of Insurance. Where the in stitutional church has failed heretofore i. that w'vp stonned short with the physical and failed to put the spiritual in. We need tne pnysicai, oi cuurK. "That is the nrincinal hold I have on mv darkies in 'Tennessee' town. I teach them how to live. I believe there npver was a time when the American nonnlp were more religious. The late rtpo-rmstration over the death of the president aba wad this. ,W becoma di owpT-ino- thflt mipstion. Mr. Sheldon was equally reticent about his work. "Well, won't you talk about matters of general interest. "No, really, I cannot do that, for l make it a habit to talk with reporters upon no subject whatever and the newspaper boys, who are my friends, would not trust me if I were to break my word." K. C. N. SOLD. SAMPSON CAN'T TALK. Admiral Is Suffering From Affection of the Vocal Organs. Washington, Oct. 25. Admiral Samp son is reported to be suffering from a serious affection of the vocal organs. One of the retiring admirals recently called upon Admiral Sampson at his home -in New Hampshire avenue. The former commander In chief of the North Atlantic station, whose name has been so much in the papers during the last three years, was sitting in his library reading. He looked well, and arose and greeted his visitor In a sprightly and cordial way. But when he attempted to carry on a conversation Admiral Sampson broke down. He would start a sentence and find himself utterly un- IT WAS VERY GOOD. Lovers' Lane Delights a Topeka Aud ience For First Time. If all the "Lovers' Lanes" in the country were Joined it would undoubt edly make a thoroughfare from ocean to ocean. For that reason the name has a charm and attraction in almost any locality. Eugene Field immortal ized the name, but there has been no copyright upon it, and now Clyde Fitch has woven round it a play that has revived the interest in that old-time thoroughfare. Mr. Fitch handled his loom of an author's pen in a masterful manner. As a weaver he is good, and the result has been a play that is wholesome and good to see, and those who witnessed it at the Crawford last a sentence suiu xmu uiuiscil u able to finish it. His mind is clear, and night demonstrated their a JProval. John W. Gates Buys It at Auc tion For 8800,000. KariMS City, Oct. 25. A special to the Star from Pattonsburg, Mo., says: The Kansas City Northern con necting railroad was sold at auction here today for $800,000 to H. C. Wright, of Chicago, representing the interests of John W. Gates. The property was sold by Shannon C. Douglass, master In chancery at 2 o'clock. Frank Hager man, E. M. Collins, Superintendent Stoneburner and other prominent rail road men were present. It was previously stated that a syn dicate headed by Mr. Gates was anxious to secure the property to form a part of a hiar railroad svstem which is to In clude the Omaha, Kansas City East ern and the Chesapake Ohio. The road was formerly a part of the old Kansas City, PittsDurg uuu rauroau. BEC0NCENTKADO OBDER. People of Samar Told to Gather In Towns. Manila. O.. Oct. 25. The peoie of the island of Samar have bean notified to con centrate in the towns on pain of being considered public enemies and outlaws and treated accordingly. Intense feeling exists among the troops in Samar. II tney can meet the enemy in the open there will be great retaliation. Many of theni have seen and the others have heard of the barbarous treatment to which the dead American soldiers were subjected by the Filipinos recently. TOPEKA MAN KILLED. Owen L. Mcintosh Loses His Life In California. Owen L. Mcintosh, who was formerly emploved as one of the "white wings on the Topeka street force, was killed by the cars in a warehouse near San FTan- isco on octooer u. wra. iwuiiiiuou her three children wui arrive tnis even ing. She is the daughter of A.W. Wells o 615 Chandler street. Mr. Mclntosn went to Dan rrancisw sugar mill. The body was burled at Mar tinique. ffffeadnoho Is often a warning that the liver is torpid or inactive. More serious, troubles may follow. For a prompt, efficient cure of Headache and all liver troubles, take HoosS'a PHI While they rouse the liver, restore full, regular action of the bowels, they do not gripe or pain, do not Irritate or inflame the internal organs, but have a positive tonic effect. 25c. at all druggists or by mail of C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Haas. he knew perfectly well what he wanted to say, but could not commana tne words. After five minutes of this pain ful endeavor toconverse with bis old comrade In arms, the caller excused himself and left the house with tears in bis eyes. JOHNSON LEAVES, Santa Fe Engineer of Tests Goes to Mexican Central. Benjamin Johnson, engineer of tests of the Santa Fe has resigned his posi tion to accent! the dace of Superintend ent of Machinery for the Mexican Cen tral. His resignation is ettective ino vember 1. He will succeed F. W. Johns tone, who will open an office as consult ing engineer in the Ctiy of Mexico. His headquarters will be at tne city or Mex ico. This change is fn line with several heretofore, in which Santa Fe men have gone with Mr. Robinson to the Mexican Central. In his new position he will have charge of the work over the 2,500 miles of the Mexican Central railroad. About 300 engines are in use on this road. WANT SAMPSON SUMMONED. Washington, Oct- 25. Just before the Schley court of inquiry adjourned to day Judge Advocate Lemly addressed the court as follows: "Before the court adjourns, I would like to ask counsel a question. He announced publicly that he desired a summons issued for Admiral Sampson; I have stated from time to time that if he would give me notice when he wanted the admiral summoned. I would summon him. I have not received any notice, and I do not want to leave the record in this shape, and I would like to know what his wishes are in the matter." Mr. Rayner: "My wishes are that If you can summon him, summon him. Marshall's band concert Sunday after noon at Crawford opera house. Marshall's band concert Sunday after noon at Crawford opera house. Star Grocery. 112 East eti Street. Pto-oae 252. 21 lbs. Best Granulated Sugar SI With other groceries amounting to $3. Choice Bulk Coffee, per lb. lOc Bulk Pepper 15c New York Grapes, per basket. 15c Cal. Prunes, lb 5c White Fish, each lc Qt can Sorghum 10c 12 bars Soap 25c bars Tar Soap. 25c Parlor Broom. 20c Rice, per lb. 5c 2 cakes Scouring Soap 8c 2 packages Oat Meal 15c 2 boxes Imported Sardines. 15c Patent Floor, per sack .00o There is little in the Dlay to suggest the name, but enough in the name to suggest the play. Mr. Fitch chose New England as the locality for the story, he picked a minister for the hero, he selected love plots from the age of 11 up to three score years and ten, he put in children enough to make a real school, he added a couple of lovable old characters, failed to incorporate the usual cigarette smoking villain, avoided any great calamities, and told a simple, pleasing story of every-day life without any of the usual tiresome embellishments. To be sure, the plot was not new and the minister might be likened to others of the stage. There were many incidents in his part to re mind one of "Gavin DIshart" in ine Little Minister," or "John Storm" in "The Christian." The plot of the play is not unlike "Way Down East" and other New England dramas. But the similarity is all the more proof why the realism was there. The play with a minister for a hero and a New England village for the scene of his triumphs and troubles must, if true to life, be similar to others. The minister of the play, "The Rev. Thomas Singleton," is a Kansan. His home is in Abilene, and he has been on the stage for about ten years. His name is Charles Macklln, and he handled the part in an admirable man ner, never overdoing the character in the emotional lines, putting love and earnestnes enough into the role to make It natural. To be sure it is a little odd for a minister to fall desperately in love with the woman that comes to him with her sweetheart to be married, but "The Rev. Mr. Singleton" displayed the fact throughout the play that he was very human, expected others to be also, and he could fall in love as quick ly as any young man not of the cloth. "The Rev. Thomas Singleton" Is an ideal minister who loved his church, gave back nearly all his salary for church, improvements, found a place in his parsonage for every wayfarer he met, and was so near human, as near as ministers can be, that he all but came to blows with the man who vili fied him. The best standard to judge a play of the character of "Lovers' Lane" is the emotion that fills one's mind as he leaves the theater and Judged by that standard the play certainly Is a success. Any one with a snark of human sym pathy will be delighted with "Lovers' Lane." It is an excellent play and To peka sees very few such. LOCAL MENTION. Rev. C. M. Sheldon was paid $50 for his lecture in Denver on "Municipal Conditions." E. W. Thompson, general passenger agent of the Rock Island, has returned from Denver. Harry Bone, assistant United States attorney, has returned from a trip to Meade on legal business. A. L. Williams, H. P. Dillon and W. A. L. Thompson are in Trego county today looking over the shale fields. S. M. Wood Co. have sold to S. C. Landis the place known as the Park-hurst-Davis farm, at Kiro station, west of North opeka, J. W. Iang, a carpenter who lives in North Topeka, fell off a building in Kansas City Wednesday. One of his legs was broken and he was otherwise injured. Mayor Hughes has called a special meeting of the city council for Mon day evening to consider the question of granting the use of the Auditorium to the Mid-winter exposition. The Modocs' celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary will be held at Major T. J. Anderson's home, 215 Clay street, on Monday evening, No vember 4, instead of November 25. W. Littlefield, formerly attorney for the Santa Fe, with headquarters in i Topeka, but recently of Kansas City, CHARLES ADAMS CO. THE WOMAN'S STORE. THIS IS THE PLACE to do your Saturday shopping. Extra inducements will be offered. that if taken advantage of, will result in quite a saving on your purchases. Suit and Coat Dept. A Splendid Showing; of All That, is New and Best. Tailored Suits for Women at $10.00 SI 2.50 $15 $17.50 S19.50 to $50. Jackets are blouse, pouch-fronts, Eton, Norfolk and Louis IV. shapes. All oar suits, even the $10 ones, are lined throughout with all silk taffeta. We Invite your critical examination. Tailor made Suits for Misses In red, blue and brown cheviot ages 14, 16, 18 yrs. The Largest Stock of Coats We Have Ever Shown Awaits Your Inspection. COATS for Women, Misses, Children and Infants, in the very latest accepted styles. Woman's 27-in. Box Coats, 42-in. Automo biles, 42-in. Hip Coats very swell, 42-in. Cape Coats. 42-in. Pale tots, 60-in. Raglans, 60-in. Rain Coats. Misses' 14, IS, 18 years come in same styles as Women's. Children's Reefers, Box Coats and Automobiles, loose or fitted backs, with or without capes. We ask you to come and see this collection. The prices for Women's Garments start at $5 and up to $35 with specially strong values at $10 and $15. The Misses' are about same range in prices. Children's Garments start at $3.75, up to $15.00, with specially strong values at $5.00 to $7.50 each. WOMAN'S WRAPSTwo Bargain Specials. A 27-inch Kersey Jacket, nicely trimmed, new flare CRAf! cuff, sateen lining, new collar in castor or black, only 1? J-UU No. Two It is made of American Co.'s Kersey Cloth; colors. Tan, Castor, Garnet, Brown and Black. 27 inches long that's the popular length, you know. It is lined with the best strictly gua ranteed Satin, pearl buttons, and for perfect fit and workmanship has no equal. Our price on this and other garments is so low that it astonishes tne Desc Duyers. uur price VIII 1 1 1 1 v? a ww on this coat is only. A GLOVE SPECIAL. $1 Kid Gloves for 75 O 5 Dozen Pique Kid Gloves broken sizes, otherwise as desir able as any glove in our stock. Come early if you want any. Another Glove Special. 25 doz. Pique-sewn Gloves prime quality, Victor emb. back, gusseted fingers, in all the pop ular colors compare it A A with any $1.25 glove in l II 91 the city our price, pr. A splendid assortment of Golf Gloves at 25 and 50 We are agent In Topeka for FOREST MILLS ESDE1RVEAL Will outwear other Underwear sold anywhere. Doesn't prick like a thousand needles is soft and agreeable just the kind for tender skins. Another good point, it fits the form to a nicety, conforms to every line and curve. Sleeves and legs are al ways correct length. For wom en, children, and infants; Union Baits or Individual pieces. Ask for "Foster Mills." Name ticket on neck of each garment. SILK WAIST SPECIAL 50 ea. 2 Silk Waists $3 $6.50 Guaranteed Satin Waists... 1.50 Silk Waists. Owing to the crowded con dition of our Waist Department we make these very low prices to close them out quickly. Come early for best selections, at these prices we cannot exchange them nor can they be returned. Children's Bonnets Yz PRICE These are mussed from being packed away. Re-pressed, these are as good as ever. l ll H Hi III III I1 MM I 1 1 I I X I f a mvin'ia tjiven iway r&uu--A Solid Gold Ring. I Warranted lor five years will be given away absolutely FREE with every $5.00 HaL Saturday and Monday Only. MUS. ETTA LACEY, 104 EAST SIXTH STREET. i 5-INCH PERFECTO ATONECENT PER INCH. a mili ft. J Ll CURRY CIGAR CO., Makers. Tuned Promptly by RnsselMIarding Elasic Co., 807 Kansas Ave. has been appointed attorney for the Frisco system and will remove witn his family to St. Louis. Little Miss Catherine Bennett enter tained the five little people of the "Lovers' Lane" company yesterday af ternoon by giving them a carriage ride about town and afterwards entertain ing them at tea. Later she assisted them in the play in the evening. Ira Miller has been appointed as act ing foreman of theast erecting shops of the Santa Fe here in the absence of Walter Mitchell in the east. Mr. Mit chell is supervising the construction of 80 passenger and freight engines. ONLY APLACE OF REST. Kansas Building at St. Louis Won't Contain Exhibits. State Senator John C. Carpt-ntar, chairman of the St. Louis fair commis sion, stated today that the Kansas building at the World's fair will be es sentially a place of rest. The commis sion's visit to St. Louis decided it In favor of keeping state exhibits in exhi bition buildings proper. Mr. Carpenter says Director General Skiff advocates this plan by all means. Senator Carpenter says Kansas Is as sured one of the choice locations on the grounds. The commission has it pick ed out but the committee was not ready to award sites when the board was down so that the Kansas board will make another trip in a few days. John Wall Badly Hurt. John Wall, a machine hand, had the flesh scraped from the inside of his right hand on a Jointer in the planing mill at the Santa Fe shops here this morning. He accidentally put his hand down on the swiftly revolving blades of the Jointer and the flesh was scraped off the bones. The first two fingers on the band will require unpuLaUon,
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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRAIj, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME SEWS. D. II. Martin lias returned from a business trip to Coffeyville. H. M. Hadley is an applicant for membership In the Commercial club. Fred Iden, formerly editor of the Monet. Mo., Leader, is in Topeka, on business. The Washburn football team will en Joy a trip to Pike's Peak while on the Colorado trio. The advance guard of the 1901-2 or ange crop are beginning to appear on the local market A- M. Harvey has returned from Troy. He says that Fool Grinstead is enjoying his freedom. Perhaps it is Just as well the Kan sas exposition was killed. That in Buffalo lost $2,000,000. Charles Johnson, clerk in ttp office of the Santa Fe paint shop, was in Osage City Thursday attending a wedding. Miss Barbara Tauer thanked the Jury men, one by one yesterday, who granted her a J15.3S0 Judgment against the Sells estate. B. F. Pankey says that he is still un able to do much work with his tele phone Una because of his inability to get poles. A toothache is a powerful thing. One halted Senator Burton at Topeka yes terday when he was on his way to Kan sas City. The Washburn football team plays the Agricultural college team from ilp hattah tomorrow afternoon on the Wash burn grounds. W. E. Bush, formerly secretary of state, will move back to Topeka to help John Breidenthal with his new insur ance organization. Miss Mattie Simpson, daughter of Ben Simpson, of Paola, has been ap pointed a stenographer in the supreme court clerk's office. Dr. J. D. Countermine is at Lawrence this week attending a convention. Wed nesday night he spoke on the subject of "Foreign Missions." J. H. Allen, freight agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad at Lincoln, Neb., was in Topeka Thursday on his way to Los Angeles, Cal. A billiard tournament is being ar-rara- t the T. A. A. The contestants will be handicapped. A. K. VanHook will be the scratch man. The Shawnee County Sunday School association will meet in convention Fri day and Saturday of next week at the Third Presbyterian church. There is not only a shortage of cars to handle the coal, but the railroads are threatened with a famine of that fuel on account of the small output. Jonathan Thomas, who has been as sociated with J. E. Evans in the lumber business at Emporia, has sold out his interest there to Mr. Evans. The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors will give a musical and liter ary entertainment at the Auditorium Thursday evening, October 31. There is a football game in Topeka Saturday but It does not attract the in terest the one did last week. The talent all say Washburn is sure to win. Albert Griffin's monograph on prohi bition is to be published by himself, in stead of the state printing office, and it will be out early next week. An effort is being made to arrange a game between the Washburn football team and the Salt Lake T. M C. A. to be played after the Denver games. Del Valentine and Charles Finch are preparing the programme for Kansas day, January 29. and are busy snaking young orators out of the tall timber. Dr. M. R. Mitchell and Rev. F. W. Emerson pleaded guilty in the district court Thursday to Joint smashing and were fined $25 and costs amounting to 47. The Thirtieth Kansas is missing from the library of law books of Judge Hook's at the federal building. A re turn of the copy would be fully appre ciated. A man who has returned from a trip through the south says that the people threaten that they would mob President Roosevelt because he dined with a negro. The treasured volume of clippings be longing to the St. Ananias club is still missing. The loss of the precious vol ume threatens to disrupt the organiza tion. George W. Clark, who sold his place at 810 West Sixth avenue to W. H. Gunther, has purchased a place at 921 Fillmore street. He will spend $1,500 In improving it. Dr. D. M. Fisk is giving a series oi' sociology lectures at Washburn college which are attracting considerable at tention. Many people not connected with the college are attending. The happiest man in town is Mayor Hughes. He says that the crowning feat of his administration is the sale of the Santa Fe bonds, and that he don't care much now whether Parker wins or not. Judge Hook will dispose of several cases in the federal court here Monday. The demurrer in the Kansas Mutual Life insurance case will probably be one of the matters that wll be disposed of at this time. Dr. and Mrs. O. K. Searle. of Nome. Alaska, are spending a few davs in To peka with the family of E. E Jenks at No. 411 Madison street before going to Solomon to visit with their son and daughter. The Searles will remain in Kansas this winter. The automobile owned by G. W.Lank ford, that took fire in Lawrence recent ly, has been purchased by the Rutter-Zuttermeister-Godding syndicate of Lawrence and will hereafter be used in connection with another automobile on the streets there. The councilmen from the First ward will try to secure the reinstatement of a sanitary policeman in their ward They claim that one sanitary man is a necessity in the First ward, and that the board of health should assign one or the South side officers to duty on the other side of the river. The board of health is attacking the new desiccating works which are being built on the Ennis tract in North To-fk-The, numbers of the board say that the plant is not being built ac cording to the plans and specifications i ,oa,rd can delay the completion of the desiccating plant, it will be able to use its dump a little longer and come nearer paying up its big debts. The new caroet is laid in the Judge s chambers at the federal building The words "United States Standard" ap pear woven every two feet in the car pet on the underside. The rugs also bear the trade mark. Judge Hook will have no fear of a loss of the rugs by theft. The words woven into the ma terial will prove to be too much for any one who might look upon the rugs with a longing eye. Tha name of William Mitchell, of To peka appeared in the dispatch from Washington, D. G, published in the State Journal Thursday, as having been elected a thirty-third degree Mason by the supreme council of the Scottish Rite now in session in that city. The name rf, Lnto?ded w.as that of William Mitchell Shaver, of Topeka, the grand secretary of the grand chapter of Roval Arch Masons of Kansas. The mistake was made in transmission. THEY ATE HAfcl Proof That Miss Stone's Cap tors Are Bulgarians. New York, Oct. 25. The fact that the brigands who Sidnaped Miss Stone have permitted communication to be established is taken to mean that Miss Stone is still alive and safe from harm for the present, at least, says the Sofia, Bulgaria, correspondent of the World. C. M. Dickinson, the diplomatic agent or envoy of the United States In Bul garia as well as Consul General at Con stantinople, In an interview said: "I still think that the Bulgarian gov ernment will bring pressure enough to bear on the Macedonian committee, and through it on the brigands to release their caDtive. "Some members of the committee were arrested by the Bulgarian govern ment but they were released in a few days. "If Prince Ferdinand's (Bulgarian) government relaxes its pressure on tha committee nothing will be left but to pay the ransom in order to secure tha safety of Mies Stone and her compan ion. Mrs. K. S. Tsilka, and thenceforth endanger the lives and safety of the Americans resident in this country or traveling through it. "I have absolute proof of the com plicity in the crime of some members of the Macedonian committee. "The brigands who attacked Miss Stone's party were disguised in Turkish fez and cloak, but two of them threw back their cloaks during the attack. tnus revealing the uniform of the Mace donian committee. They were recog nized, too, as Bulgarians. Moreover, they spoke poor Turkish but good Bul garian, and ate ham and bacon. "The leading members of the Bul garian government agree, I believe, that the brigands are willing to surrender to the Bulgarian troops, and that in this case there would be no danger to the captives, but if they should be at tacked by Turkish troops the brigands would fight to the last and then kill the captives. The Turkish troops are under orders not to attack tha brig ands, even if they are fired upon. New Tork, Oct. 25. Discussing the case of Miss Stone with the Sofia cor respondent of the Journal and Adver tiser, Russian Diplomatic Agent Bakh meteff made the following statement: "I have sent a man on my own re sponsibility and at my own expense to try to open communication with the brigands, though I fear it is too late, for a woman of Miss Stone's age can hardly have survived the hardship, hunger, cold, exposure and being rushed from place to place, valuanie time has been lost in discussing ail possible side issues, while the main question of rescue of the hapless vie tim stupid diplomacy has neglected. The thing to do is first to get the cap tive back by paying the ransom, and then recover the amount paid from the responsible government." SMUGGLING GEMS. Kansas Man Returns From En rope With Gems in Apples. New York. Oct. 25. A customs inspector found in the trunk of a man said to be C. F. Prehm. a dry goods dealer of Ga lena, Kan., who arrived on the Deutsch land, a lot of half decayed apples wrapped in tissue paper. In the trunk with the ap ples were seven diamonds and one opal. The gems were appraised at $300. Mr. Prehm explained that the reason he did not wear the. diamonds was because he did not desire to be conspicuous. Juan J. Zelaya, said to be a cousin of the president 6f Nicaragua, was found by Special Inspector Timothy Donohue to have on his person nine watches, six of which were gold, some set with diamonds. His valuables, worth $1,000, were sent in bond to the pubiio stores. GEN. HALE'S FATHER DEAD Was at One Time President of Colo rado University. Denver, Oct. 25. Mr. Horace Morrison Hale, former president of Colorado uni versity and father of Gen. Irving Hale, who commanded the Colorado volun teers in the Philippines, is dead at his home in this city of heart failure. Mr. Hale had been enjoying his usual good health and died within an hour after the attack came upon him. Horace Morrison Hale was born at Hollis, N. H., March 6, 1833. of old rev olutionary stock. After graduating at Union college, Schenectady, N. T., he adopted the profession of teaching. He came to Colorado in 1813 and served two terms as territorial superintendent of instruction before he became presl dent of the University of Colorado. The degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by the Ohio Wesleyan university in recognition of his distinguished career as an educator. GOLDEN GATE'S FORT. Government to Purchase Additional Property. San Francisco, Oct 25. In accordance with orders received from the war de partment a board of officers will meet at the Presidio today for the purpose of considering and reporting upon the acquisition of additional lands necessary for further fortifications and garrisons at entrance to this harbor. The property which the board will inspect is situated at Laguna de la Merced Beach, south of the Cliff house. Golden Gate Park and Lobos creek. Bates Direct Prom Persia. New Tork, Oct. 25. The steamer Tabaristan. from Bussorah direct, has Just arrived bringing for the importers 9.160 boxes of new crop Persian dates. This is the earliest arrival of new Persian dates ever recorded. On this cargo a price of 3hic was made on Hallowees, 3c on Khadrawees and Zc on Sairs. A good portion of the cargo is said to have been sold to arrive on that basis. This season there will be two direct cargoes, the second being the steamer Georgistan with about 99,000 boxes, due to arrive to the importers of the first cargo about November 11. next. A number of other cargoes, shipped through London are expected in the near future. Galloway Association Officers. Kansas City. Oct. 25. The Galloway Cattle Breeders' association of America, whose members are attending the an nual stock show here, eleetcd Charles Rowland. Rose Hill, la., president; J. Reed, Syracuse, Kan., first vice presi dent; James W. Byars, London, O., sec ond vice president, and J. P. Martin, Sutherland, la., .third vice president. "Bacteria Got Him. Des Moines. Ia., Oct. 25. Dr. Charles E. Stoner, a prominent physician and recognized authority in bacteriology died this morning from an attack of typhoid fever. He was 43 years old. (OUR 1 5 See them here tomorrow at OUR $10 SLITS fine stripe Cheviot, so popular this season, will astonish you in the extreme finely tailored, perfect fitting garments that most stores ask at J f least $12 to $15 for you will find here at P fc J Big Sale of Boys' Clothes Now going on here Is full of surprising values. Unvfl1 IToa W oi ci a, lit 11 wool cheviots in checks and plaids; also plain black and blue, in manly and double breasted styles, 3 to 16 years; perfect fitting, thoroughly tailored, a stylish, snappy, $3.00 value; (I QC choice tomorrow w I iuu Boys' Blue, Brown and Oxford Gray Melton Reefers, 3 to 9 years, inlaid velvet collar, turn back cuffs, work manship and trimmings gives them that snappy, stvlishi appearance found only in the finer makes; $3.00 QK values tomorrow, choice liiJJ Boys' Heavy Weight- 3-piece Suits. 10 to 16 years, in all wool brown plaids and gray check cheviots; coat, vest and knee trousers; stylish make, per fect fitting, excellent wearing fabrics, $4.00 values; choice to- JO morrow fitt J i i i i Boys' Manly ana L V-J Ruitn. It to ie vpara. Jj Ik. ctti..r.. $1.50 Boys' all Wool Knee Pants Boys' Sailor. Manly. Yoke, Norfolk. S-piece and Double Breasted Suits, 3 to IS years. In storm serges and Thlbets, all this season's stylish ef fects, in colors and patterns, artistic workmanship, perfect fitting, thor oughly tailored, contains more snap, stvle and merit than found in most $6.00 and $7.00 garments; 0 QC choice tomorrow UiJ Toung Men's stylish Toke Overcoats, 9 to 18 years, slash pockets, Q QC long cut, worth $6.00: now JiWO Toung Men's Suits, all wool, 14 to 19 years, swell cut. $8.00 values; (C QC on eals )JiJd Boys' 60c Fleece Lined Un- 9 Q P derwear awu Boy' 50c Blue Winter Caps for.... 25o Boya' Swell Golf Hats for 85o 200 Boys' Stockings for 12o MYSTERIOUS POISON. Ninety Wedding Guests 111 After the Supper. Bath, N. T., Oct 25. Physicians of this place have been telephoned to hurry as fast as possible to Cass Corners, Campbell Creek, Buck Settlement and South Howard, all of which places art hamlets within a short distance of Bath. The aid of the doctors was needed to at tend about ninety people who were suf fering from symptoms of poisoning, the nature of which has not been deter mined. One hundred guests were at the wed ding party last night of Clarence Carr and Miss Nellie Thomas, at the home of James M. Thomas of Cass Corners. Af ter the party was over ninety of the guests including the officiating clergy man, the Rev. George Scherer, were prostrated. It is claimed that tne cases, while serious, will not of necessity prove fatal. JURY GOES TO FRANKFORT. Trial of Caleb Powers Is Hearing an End. Georgetown, Ky., Oct. 25. The end of the Caleb Powers trial now seems to be In sight. The defense offered no tes timony in rebuttal. Judge Cantrill ordered the attorneys on both sides to submit their instruc tions today, and he will make, his in structions to the jury from the two sets submitted. At 8 o'clock this morning a special train on the Kentucky Midland railroad took the lury trying Powers to Frankfort to view the scene of the murder. The jury was accompanied by Caleb Powers and two of his counsel. John W. Douglas and F. Sinclair; Judge Cantrill, Commonwealth s Attorney Franklin and Messrs. Hendrick, Wil liams and Golden, representing the state, and four deputy sheriffs. The argument will begin this after noon, and it is expected that the case will go to the jury some time tomorrow morning. Judge Cantrill has limited the speak ing to four hours on a side. There will be three speakers for the state and three for the defense. Was a Friend of Aaron Burr. New York. Oct. 25. Former Police In spector George Wright 'Dilks is dead at his home, the result of a complication of diseases. The dead man was born in New Brunswick, N. J., 84 years ago. He came to New York at the age of 14 years and learned the printing business in a building in Duane street, where Aaron Burr had his law office. Later, the two men became fast friends. Mr. Dilks played a prominent part in the draft riots in this city. J. F. Morgan Rushing Home. Chicago. Oct. 25. The special train carrying J. Pierpont Morgan and his party of friends who are traveling east rrom ban r raneisco reached here from St. Paul last night. The train was trans ferred to the Michigan Central road without delay and the Journey to New York was resumed. TVSTlPTlpia ban nf hntnan .rfofanu Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, prompt ly, permanently. Regulates and tones the stomach. SUITS are perfection, in every detail of the tailors' art, to meet the requirements of careful dress ers high class exceptional handsome garments ideal, fashionable cloths with rich ar tistic finish such styles are new Varsity Sack, conservative 4-button Sack, fine Cutaways and Prince Alberts no tailor can duplicate them for less than $35 in all the new black, blue and So don't Entire ranged Clements $15 to $18 Best Suits all sizes tomorrow for Clements $10 to $15 Suits odds and ends all go tomorrow for JJOuDie Breastea well made and 25c Mail orders CALIFORNIA RAISIN CROP. Estimated at 8,500 Ten Ton Carloads Smaller Than 1900 Season. New York, Oct 25. New crop Cali fornia loose raisins arriving today are offering on the basis of 5cfor 2-crown; 6c for 3-crown and 6c for 4-crown. New seeded f. o. b. the coast are report ed offering on the basis of 6 He for fancy or c under the association opening basis. The goods are said to be outside holdings. Discussing the situation with a Journal of Commerce reporter, Mr. J. K. Armsby, of the J. K. Armsby com pany, said: "The market is not in good shape at present, but this is to be expected in view of the uncertain conditions that have ruled on the coast I think that the policy pursued by Mr. Kearney, president of the Raisin Growers' as sociation, has been the only one possi ble under the conditions that have ex isted among the growers and packers. The growers will, of course, lose money this year, as the price now ruling is too low to be profitable. However, the low price has been a good thing for the trade and a very heavy business should have been done. Buying, however, has not been up to expectations on the low basis. Some outsiders may be cutting prices below the association basis, but not many, I venture to say. The crop this season, according to estimates, will figure only about 8,500 ten-ton carloads, against 4,500 ten-ton carloads last year." Regarding prunes Mr. Armsby said the Cured Fruit association's holdings of old crop were about 30 million pounds. The new crop he thought will not exceed 50 million pounds. IMPROVING LEMONS. California Fruit Shows More Juice and Less Rind. New York, Oct 25. At the request of the Earl Fruit company, Messrs. Stillwell and Gladding, chemists to the New York produce exchange, have made an analysis of this year's Cali fornia lemons. It is almost a year since a similar analysis was made, showing the comparative merits ol California and Sicily lemons, the result of that test being widely discussed on account of the favorable showing made by the California product The growers in California have been making every effort to bring their fruit to a still higher degree of perfection by scientific methods of cultivation, and as com pared with the test made last Novem ber this year's analysis is even more favorable. The percentage of waste matter, con sisting of pulp, seeds and rind last year was 64 per cent.; this year it is 68.65 per cent., according to the last analysis. The percentage of juice was 36 per cent, last year, and this year it is 41.25 per cent The citric acid equivalent to crystallized citric acid last year was 8.23 ounces per United States wine gal lon; this year it is 9.21 ounces per United States wine gallon. CA.STOTIIA. Bmti th l"8 in iQU Have Aware Bougnt Bcm th in wnn tou Have aware OASTOIIIA. Basis the 1 1118 ma iou H3V9 Always OASTOIIIA. jOl. IS T X 7 Tha Kind Yoi Bmti the ha Yog Havo Always Bought fiignstsre of .Anerbach Sc GuetteX. 109 TO0W SALE f THE CLEMENTS FINE STOCK- Continues with greater bargains IT'S NO ORDINARY defer buying until it is stock has been reassorted for Saturday's Big Rush. PlAfllAnfc Quite nnH (WA.vr.5lfc Clements' Furnishings tomorrow WIVlllVlllaJ UU1IJ MUW UT VIVUUIJ Hen's Pure Silk Fleeced ALMOST GIVEN AWAY NOW. All $20, $22, $25 Best Suits, all $18, ?l ft 7 E $20 Overcoats Clements' best grades M I J all that remains goes tomorrow for IJ wl I M Clements' Hats-very cheap All Knox $5 hats, Hawes $3 hats, Schobles $4 hats all colors and shapes, go tomorrow for $165 lisp S2.50, $3 Clements' Brown stylish stiff hats go tomorrow at less than cost for the felt that is in them. Your choice for receive careful attention. SOUTHERN COAL TRUST. The Flat Top Association Sells to Combine For $10,000,000. New York, Oct. 25. The First National bank has remitted to Philadelphia 5.000, 000 in currency to pay for the purchase of the Flat Top Coal association, part of the Pocahontas coal purchase. The purchase price of the property was $10,000,000, but in order to prevent any serious effect upon the bank reserves only half that amount is to be paid in New York funds. The remainder will be paid in Philadel phia funds. The new Pocahontas company will have a preferred stock of 120,000,000 non-cumulative 7 per cent. It will issue $9,000,000 in 4 per cent bonds. The com pany will start with a cash working cap ital of $4,500,000. The details of the new southern coal combination are gradually being worked out, says the World. The combination has been formed by a number of big operators along the line of the Chesapeake Ohio railroad. It has acquired land at Hamp ton Roads, where it will erect a great coal Bier. Bishop Hennessy May More. Fort Scott, Kan., Oct 25. There is a probability that Bishop Hennessey, of this Catholic diocese, will change his residence from Wichita, to Fort Scott Rev. Father Bernard J. McKernan is making an effort to have the bishop lo cate here and he has promised to con sider the matter. Bishop Hennessey will be here tonight and will remain a few days looking over the academy and investigate a site upon which to erect an academy building. Veterans to Mrs. McKinley. Chicago, Oct. 25. The Western Soci ety of the Army of the Potomac has prepared a memorial which will be sent to Mrs. McKinley at Canton Monday. It contains a set of the resolutions passed by the organization. The me morial is bound in seal and lined with silk. Relieves City From Damages. Chicago, Oct. 25. By a decision of the supreme court the city of Chicago has been relieved of all liability to pay dam ages claimed by citizens who assert that the value of their property has been les sened by track elevations. The court held that where improvements were made for public safety the city was in no way lia ble for damages. "Sunset Limited" to Start. New Orleans. La., Oct. 25. The Sunset limited, the transcontinental service of the Southern Pacific, will be put into opera tion between New Orleans and San Fran cisco Mondav, December 2. the first train westbound leaving New Orleans that day. The Sunset limited is the train which eight yeRrs ago established a record in transcontinental service. Wife of Judge Reese Dead. Denver, Colo., Oct. 25. The wife of Judge M. B. Reese, dean of the law de partment of the University of Nebraska, and formerly chief justice of Nebraska, is dead at the home of her son in this city after a long siege of typhoid fever. The body will be taken to Lincoln, Neb., for burial. Catch aa Catch-Can Wrestling. New York, Oct 25. Charles Beck of Cleveland defeated Jack Quinn of New York, by gaining two straight falls, catch-as-catch-can, in their wrestling match at the Manhattan Lyceum, East Fourth street, last night $65,000 Blaze in St Louis. St. Louis. Oct 25. A fire between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning in the extensive establishment of the Samuel- Cupples Woodenware company, southeast corner of Spruce and Seventh streets, caused dasuuee of about $S.00O. Fuli tnau 98c oi overcoat; are the Town Talk We cap the climax tomorrow by offering the new Black and While," Kansas Ave. this season's swellest Overcoat made by H. S. fc M., and sold only by us. It ia distinctly an English creation, is made long and dignified character Is made yoke, with pleat back, very swell, at Plain Varsity Ryton styles At and Never before has our Overcoat Department shown so resplendant with all new, stylish Over coats. "We show H. S. M. Overcoats from $10 to $25 Rogers, Peet Co. Overcoats from $20 to $50 Call see them no trouble to show 'em. than ever, SALE too late and rear Just about Underwear,Cleruent 69c sold lor $1.25 here for Hygenic Fleece Lined Un derwear, Cle ments Q C price 75c here for ..0uw 75a Fleece Lined Elas tic Seam Drawers J C0 here Clements' 91.60 wool rib bed Underwear QQrk here for OtfC Clements' 92, $2.S0 best Winter Underwear g J g $7.00 $5.00 15c to 25o Clements' now tied in packages of 6 pairs for Addler's $1.00 Gloves, now only. Clements' $1.50 and Q C $2 Dress Gloves, now. "Jw 15c Waterproof Collars 5 20o Handkerchiefs for go Come to our $n85 on the vici kid both usual $3.60 to $4.00 quality come, get a pair tomorrow for Boys' Solid School AUSTRALIAN TARIFF. State Legislatures Will Criticise the Government Bill. New York, Oct 25. The Melbourne cor respondent of the London Times and the New York Times says the condemnation by the Western Australian assembly of the federal tariff bill is significant as in dicating that the state legislatures will criticise the acts of tha federal parlia ment. In spite of the defections in consequence of the high tariff proposals, which the members regarded as a breach of the pledges made by Mr. Barton, the premier, it is believed the federal ministry will have a majority of eight Northcott Denies Resigning. Greenville. 111.. Oct. 26. Lieutenant Gov ernor Northcott authorizes a denial of the statement telegraphed from Los Angelas to the effect that he had resigned the office of head consul of the Modern Wood men of America. He adds that he will serve his entire term of two years. MM liirMIIi"iii)r Is the Most Economical Greater in leavening strength, a spoon ful raises more dough, or goes further. Working uniformly and perfectly, it makes the bread and cake always light and beautiful, and there is never a waste of good flour, sugar, butter and eggs. While it actually costs less to make a batch of biscuit with the Price Baking Powder than with the so-called cheap powders, there is the additional advan-' tage of better and more healthful food. Price Bakins Powder Co., Cuicaoo. BBS 1 full of the Sthmffhe Watt. CloOkaC 50 R CO s20 E9BS2 aV giving away all of All Clements' best Smoking Jackets, were $5 CJ Q QC to $12, now ipU.iSO All Clements' $1 to $1.50 Fancy Shirts with pair cuffs, also White Laundried Shirts, such brands as Monarch, Elgin, Star, yonr size Co here now for uuv Clements' $2.$3,best i 85c Negligee Shirts, here.! Clements' 75o Work 35c Shirts for Clements' 60c best 25c Suspenders, only Clements' 25c best 12e Hose Suspenders, only 40c 59c Clements'50cUnlaun- 35e dried White Shirts Clements' 15c to 2oc 25c 79c 29c Collars, 6 in bunch.. Clements' $1.50 to $2.50 Mufflers, for Clements' 60c to 75o Wool Gloves, for Shoe Sale Tomorrow will buy Tomorrow Men's Iland sewed Shoes of black box calf and fine vici kid double soles, big eye lets in box calf, and swell trLmmtng guaranteed are 52.85 Shoes, worth $1.50, for 98c ALIENATED HER AFFECTION Costs a New York Merchant $30,000 to Win Another Wife, Chicago, Oct. 25. A Jury in Judge Bishop's court has rendered a verdict of $30,000 damaa-ea for Albert C. Whit ney, a bookkeeper employed by the American Steel and Wire company, from Sigmund A. Schmidt a wholesale dry goods dealer of New York. Whitney al leged alienation of his wife's affections by Schmidt. The latter made no de fense. I am satisfied that TEKTHINA (Teeth ing Powders) have saved more children than all the doctors put together. I have recommended TEETHINA when the doc tors cave up the child, and it cured at once. LOUIS V. WAIHEL. Ph. G.. Druggint. St. Louis. Mo. 25c at Geo. W. Stansneld'a, ii Kansas avenue. o cream ilWtiiJU"llllll'"' '"i" lHiliiSiil iiiiniirimn Not. Alum powders should not be used, no matter how cheap they are. They induce dyspepsia, liver complaint and kidney trouble.
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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901. TRAIN JjTCHED. Darlington Express Goes Orer a 10 Foot Embankment. Cars Were All Splintered into Small Pieces. HAD 30 PASSENGERS. Three Probably Fatally Injured and Five Hurt. Escape of the Others Regarded as Almost Miraculous. Ottumwa, Ta Oct. 25. Chicago, Bur lington Kansas City passenger tram No. 1 has been wrecked two miles east of Exline, the entire train, consisting of day coach, mail and combination cars, with the engine, being tnrown over a 40-foot embankment. The cars were all splintered into small pieces. There were nearly 30 passengers in the coach, and how they escaped is a mystery. Three are probably fatally injured and five others badly hurt Following is a list of the injured, so far as known: James Mace, Unionville, Mo.; hurt in ternally, will die. Wyman Seewright. Lancaster, Mo.; Injured internally, will die. John Feewright, Kansas City; breast and back hurt seriously. Miss Sophie Peterson, Cedar Rapids, la.; limbs broken, badly injured. George Freeland, Browning, Mo., back injured badly. Mrs. M. M. Freeland. Browning, Mo.; Injured internally, seriously. Mail Clerk Moore, Bloomfield, Ia; injured about head and face. ONE HAS DIED. Ottumwa, la., Oct. 25. John Silver Wright of Kansas City, the first victim of the Burlington wreck at Exline to die, has passed away. Three others, Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Marion of Lancaster, Mo., an old couple, and James Mace of TTnlonville, Mo., are expected to die any time. Six others were seriously hurt and twenty-five others slightly injured. INSPECTING THE JAILS. State Board of Charities Doing a Good "Work. The state board of charities is mak ing a periodical tour of inspection of the city and county jails and poor houses of the state. Inspections of the Leavenworth and Atchison jails were made this week. County jails throughout the state are not in the condition they ought to be, members of the board say. Messrs. Hannon and Snyder reported that they found the poor house and poor farm of Leavenworth county in a con dition that savors of disgrace, and they will recommend to the state board of health that something be done at onca to place the institution in a sanitary condition. MAY NEED THE VOTES. The State Fair Levy la in Sanger of Defeat. "Unless the people of the city get out and vote, the country precincts will beat the special tax propositions for fair grounds and for the new Kansas river bridge." This is the way Major T. J. Anderson sizes up the situation. He says that the out of town portions of the country are all fighting the proposed inciease In the levies. "Another thing has happened to hurt the chances for the fair grounds levy," said Major Anderson. "The official proclamation of the sheriff, which Is prepared by the county attorney and county commissioners, reads that a tax of one mill on the dollar on all taxable property in Shawnee county for a pe riod of two year3. This gives a wrong Impression. The levy is to be one mill in two years; that is, one-half mill in 1302 and one-half mill In 1903." Major Anderson secured a signed statement from the county commis sioners which he will have circulated as widely as possible throughout the county. The statment is as follows: "To whom It may concern: We, the undersigned, county commissioners of Shawnee county, assert that provided the proposed levy for the Improvement of the fair grounds is adopted, we will levy one-half mill for this purpose in 1902 and one-half mill in 1903. (Signed) "SCOTT KET.SET. "SILAS RAIN. "S. H. HAINES." Borne have charged that the election proclamation was purposely worded as it Is to enable the county commissioners to put on a. levy of one mill instead of the half mill which has been asked for. This charge has been made widely throughout the county, and has turned many people against the proposition. The plain denial of the county commis sioners straightens this matter up. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. R. C. Henderson died last night at her home No. 403 Liberty street, of heart trouble. She was 25 years old. The funeral will be held from the resi dence at 10 o'clock tomorrow. ROSY COLOR. Produced by Post urn Food Coffee. "When a person rises from each meal with a ringing in the ears and a general aense of nervousness, it is a common babit to charge it to a deranged stom ach. I found- It was caused from drinking coffee, which I never suspected for a long time, but found by leaving off cof fee that the disagreeable feelings went away. 1 was brought to think of the subject by getting some Postum Food Coffee, and this brought me out of trouble. It Is a most appetizing and invigorat ing beverage and has been of such great benefit to me that I naturally speak of it from time to time as oppor tunity offers. A lady friend complained to me that ahe had tried Postum. but it did not taste good. In reply to my question she sad she guessed she boiled it about ten minutes. I advised her to follow direc tions and know that she boiled it fif teen or twenty minutes, and she would have something worth talking about. A abort time ago I heard one of her child ren say that they .were drinking Postum now-a-days, so I Judge she succeeded in making it good. which, is by no means a difficult task. Tom O'Brien, the son -of a friend who lives on Bridge St., was formerly a pale lad. but since he has been drinking Postum, has a fine color. There is plenty of evidence that Postum actually does 'make red blood, as the famous trade mark says." Jno. Chamber, 9 Franklin Bit Dajton, Ohio. SCHLEY PLAYS TO BIG HOUSE. (Continued from First Page.) and there was not a night when he could not distinguish the land and the Morro. In concluding his description of the blockade that had been maintained the admiral said: NO VESSEL ESCAPED. "That it was sufficient, is shown by the fact that during its existence no vessel entered, or escaped from the har bor." Coming to the reconnoissance of May 31, Admiral Schley said: "On the 31st, while the Brooklyn and the Marblehead and the Texas were coaling, I transferred my flag to the Massachusetts and determined that I would develop the fortifications because of information which he hid on boaid from the hydrographio office my im pression now is it was rather undeterm ined. I think one stated that the bat teries were old and another stated that Krupps were mounted. The general be lief, however, was that all of the south ern places were very heavily fortified. In fact we knew very little about the effect of high and powerful artillery either on shore or aboard ship and feel ing that I ought to know something about the fortifications which defended that place, 1 determined to go in and take advantage of what I believed to be the longer range of our guns and de velop fully what these defenses were and incidentally, if we could get a shot into the Colon, that was lying exposed somewhat, to do it. "I think we were lying in a position perhaps four to five miles to the west ward. The steaming in was at slow speed. I transferred my flag, named 7,000 yards, and went on board the Massachusetts. When I boarded her it was near the dinner hour, and Capt. Higginson suggested that we postpone until 1 o'clock the going in to develop these batteries. I assented to that. After the meal we went to quarters and steamed in pretty nearly head on. There was not much opportunity for anybody to seek cover behind a turret unless he get behind the protecting plate which was a guard to the en trance to the rear. "Some weight has been laid upon the fact that we were in white clothes. I would like to invite attention to the fact that that was a matter which I con trolled entirely for my squadron and it was about the only suitable dress for that region." Giving the names of the persons who accompanied him when he went on board the Massachusetts, the admiral said they were Lieutenants Sears, Wells and Mr. George E. Graham, the Associ ated Press corespondents, who he said, had insisted upon accompanying him, notwithstanding his protests. WAS NOT EXCITED. Once on board, he had, he said, en gaged in a conversation with Captain not (Admiral) xxigginson. "I was not excited," he went on, "nor nervous; for I need not have undertaken the recon noissance if I had not desired to do so. I had some regard for those standing on the turrets, thinking they were exposing themselves from shock which was un necessary to them, though I was differ ently circumstanced and I so expressed myself. Commander Potts is entirely in error in saying that I took advantage of cover. That I did not do; for I was not concerned about myself." Speaking of the range of 7,000 yards the admiral said that Commander Potts had himself reported on that range and that he (Admiral Schley) had not known for several days that the range had been altered. "The moment we began fir ing," he went on, "the shore batteriesre sponded, some of them using smokeless powder. There was Quite a stream of projectiles, and I was impressed with the idea that they must be from guns of 6 or 8 inch caliber. The shot from the Zocapa battery evidently reached the fleet. Some went over our ships anu one went beyond and over the Vixen, which was half a mile distant. "The strength of the battries being established, it would have been mili tary folly to have risked the battleships further to fire from these shore bat teries under my instructions. If we had lost one or two of our six or seven ves sels, the loss would have been a very great disadvantage and it might have invited attack with disastrous results. I thought it better policy to save the ships for wider and better use, and sub sequent events justified ine decision." Here the witness abruptly turned from the bombardment of the Colon to a discussion of the coaling question. He said that his instructions had been to coal on every possible occasion. He then quoted and put in as evidence, a number of dispatches giving the in structions of the department on this question. He related in this connection the receipt of a number of dispatches from the department which te said, been brought by Capt. Cotton. He was sure that the dispatches could not have been received before May 31. When he received these dispatches the admiral, in answer to questions by Mr. Rayner, testified that he had al ready discovered the Spanish fleet. He had also surmounted the difficulties about coaling and bad so informed the department. In this connection he went back and narrated the incident of the capture by the St. Paul of the Restormel, the English collier bound for Santiago. Capt. Sigsbee had reported that the collier had been captured May 26 off Santiago. Sigsbee's letter mentioned the fact that the Re stormel had touched at Porto Rico and Curacoa and that he had sent her to Key West, adding: "There is absolutely no news of the Spanish fleet here." On the 31st he received, he thought by way of a press tug. from Port Antonio, the dispatch from Admiral Sampson dated May 30, congratulating him upon the lo cation of the Spanish fleet. In reply to questions by his counsel. Admiral Schley explained that Cape Cruz was an exposed place 109 miles from Santiago and he did not regard it as an available place for coaling. Some of the smaller ships might have been sent there but with a squadron such as he had, practically of the same size as the Spanish fleet, he had never considered the question of separating ships from his fleet. He regarded it as of prime import ance that the fleet should be kept to gether. His attention was called to Lieut. Harber's testimony, likening the situation south of Cuba with that of Dry Tortugas, where ships had coaled. The admiral said that the two places were not comparable. The sea to the south of Cuba was exposed for hun dreds of miles; Dry Tortugas was sur rounded by reefs in which a sea could rarely enter. From information he re ceived from Capt. Cotton, he thought, he received the impression that only small ships could be coiled at Mole St. Nicholas or Gonaives channel. The witness stated that he had not gone into foreign waters for cos!, be cause he wented to avoid international complications and especially wanted to avoid the charge of taking advantage of weaker nations like Hayti and oth ers. After this digression the admiral re turned to the reconnaissance of May 31. That some of the younger officer)" who testified regarding that occurrence were mistaken he said, was proven by the fact that there was today on the deck of the Indiana a plate showing where an 18-inch shell from the land fortifica tions entered July 4 and wrecked her ward room. DENIES REMARKS ABOUT TEXAS. Washington, Oct. 25 Admiral Schley while on the stand this afternoon denied that he had ever used the words on the bridge of the Brooklyn attributed to him by Commodore Hodgson. SCHLEY'S THROAT GIVES OUT. Washington, Oct. 25. At 3:40 p. m. the Schley court of inquiry adjourned until Monday. Admiral Schley who had been on the stand most of the day complained of an irritation in the throat and the ad journment accordingly was taken. LATE THURSDAY TESTIMONY. Admiral Tells of His Sleeting With Captain Chester. Relating the particulars of his meet ing with Captain Chester of the Cincin nati, he said that the captain was anxious to join the flying squadron. The admiral said that was not feasible. The captain had suggested one or two banks on the Cuban coast, at which he thought coaling would be possible. Still it was problematical at it would depend upon the weather and the sea. After Chester left the admiral the squadron had continued its voyage toward Cienfuegos. where it arrived on the night of May 21. "Towards sundown that evening I was standing on the bridge when we were thirty or forty miles out, I heard six or seven guns fired with the cadence of a salute. The report was so distinct that the officer on deck spoke of it. "The next day in the early morning, the fleet had steamed in and looked into the harbor, but it had been impossible to see in. "I never saw any smokestack there," he said, "and I was a very close watch er from 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning until 12 or 1 o'clock at night. Very few circumstances escaped me." Toward 9 o'clock of the 22d, he said the Dupont brought to him the now celebrated "Dear Schley" letter. In obedience to this dispatch he had sent the Scorpion east to communicate with the scout boats about the Spaniards, "as I was very doubtful of their being at Santiago, as I think the admiral was." He recalled the arrival of the Iowa, but he did not recollect that it brought anything to him in the way of dispatches. He did recall, however, that he had gotten letters, among! others one from his wife. Speaking of the blockade at Cienfuegos, he said the line was three or four miles out. "It was closer at night than in the day time," he said, "and that was the rule always, both at Cienfuegos and Santiago." "I believe at that time," said he, "from the sound of the firing and the conver sation I had with Admiral Sampson that that squadron was in Cienfuegos. The line of formation was kept ready for any emergency and was never abandon ed. During the day we feigned a little disorder in hopes we might invite those people out. We knew there would be difficulty in getting in, as the flagship was of great draught, as were most of the other ships. The channel was very crooked and our only wish was that they might come out. The movements of the squadron were rather an invita tion for them to do so. That was what I felt during all the period of this block ade. HAS LITTLE IMAGINATION. "Lieutenant Wood has testified to a conversation which he said he had had with me in relation to the delivery of dispatches, which for the life of me, I cannot recall, and I have a good deal of recollection. I am glad to say, very little imagination. Lieutenant Wood, when he came on board, was almost prostrated. His condition to me was pitiable. Not from fear, but from the exhaustion of torpedo boat service, and I told him- when he came over the side that if I were king, I would promote every torpedo officer five grades if I could. "He handed me the dispatch. I think he did me an injustice when he spoke of my speaking disrespectfully of Ad miral Sampson. I used no such terms. There was no reason why I should have done so. I invariably spoke of him as Admiral Sampson, and I do not recall one word of the conversation he recites; not one word, and I recollect a good many things very well." The admiral told, then, of the arrival of the Hawk on the morning of May 23, bringing dispatch No. 8. This is the dispatch from Admiral Sampson, whicn had brought the Information that the Spanish fleet was probably at Santiago and in which Commodore Schley had been told "that if satisfied they were not at Cienfuegos to proceed with ail dispatch to Santiago." In this dispatch was enclosed the McCalla memoranda, saying that a good landing place couid be secured thirteen and a half mile3 west of Cienfuegos. With regard to Commander Hood's testimony concerning the delivery of these dispatches, the admiral said he did not remember, "and," he went on, "I think I can show you by a memo randum in the official government re port that if he had any verbal orders he forgot to report them. This memo randa had run to the effect that Hood had said there are a good many offi cers here who do not believe the Span iards are there. "That," said the admiral, "goes to show that Hood was not very certain, or that if he had the information he did not deliver It to the commander-in-chief, which was an indiscretion. He seems to have remembered a good deal that was said by me, but to have for gotten a good deal that he should have done." The witness also told of the arrival of the British ship Adula, and of his hav ing that vessel boarded and his allow ing it to proceed inside. He also told of the report which the Adula brought to the effect that the Spanish fleet had arrived at and later had left Santiago, which, he said, lent color to his own be lief at that time." SAW SIGNAL COLORS. The witness stated that he had seen the signal colors on the shore and ex plained his experience in this respect. He said the surf was dangerous there in the daytime. Continuing Admiral Schley said: "Not knowing whether or not there were any insurgents to the west of this place, having communicated to me any idea that there were any system of signals arranged with them, though T asked the question, the withdrawal of the squadron of Capt. McCalla and tht failure of Lieut. Sutherland to give me that information, was directly respon sible for the delay in communicating. To risk a boat through surf, or a coast believed to be occupied by the enemy, might have repeated Capt. McCalla's experiment. He found the coast was pretty well occupied. I saw cavalry on the coast once or twice. They appeared for a moment and then got out of sight. I thought to waste ammunition on a solitary man was like wasting big guns on sparrows. I wanted to save all the ammunition we had for use against the enemy's squadron. I did everything that was possible during the time thai we were there to maintain a block ade as contemplated. I did all the con ling thfit was practicable, or possible. With the later expedi ences of the war after we got hold of the colliers that were very much better fitted to resist a shock, as well as to deliver this coal rapidlv with that ex perience I might have coaled on days of worse weather. We had a great manv ac cidents about which no mention has been made because they came after the period of time. One of the colliers had to go to New Tork absolutely smashed in. The Merrimac had several holes punched through her and my impression now is a portion of the upper works of the Sterling were injured in some way, but with more experience we were able to do a little better than we did at first. There was always at Cienfuegos a rolling swell and vessels with projecting sponsons or projecting guns were always in danger. I recollect in one case one of the six pounder guns on the Brooklyn was bent at an angle of 30 per cent by coming in collision with one of the colliers. In other words the problem presented to me at Cienfuegos, he said, "was one that had troubled the navies of the world throughout all time." ARRIVAL OF M'CALLA. He then spoke of the arrival of Captain McCalla on May 24, bringing Information concerning the signals from the Cuban insurgents. He said that when the cap' tain came aboard he asked: "Have you seen any signals?" I said: "What do you mean?" He then asked if I had seen three lights and three horses In the day time. I said I had seen the lights and he said "they are trying to communicate with you." I expressed surprise and asked who had made the arrangements. Cap tain McCalla replied that he had done so. I asked why they had not been communi cated to me, but he did not know. I then told him to make a search of the shore, which he did, reporting that the Spanish fleet were not there. This In formation, the witness said, had been re ceived about 4 p. m.. May 24, and toward 6 o'clock the squadron formed column and steamed toward Santiago. He said that the signals made by the fleet were not made until the fleet was 14 miles from Cienfuegos and could not have been seen. He then retold the details of the voy age. "It was a dirty night," he said, "with a lowering sky. I remember that when I looked out at the port hole 20 feet above the spray came in freely. Of course this was not serious for big ves sels, but it was for the smaller ones." He defended his course in keeping the vessels together holding the faster ves sels for the slower. "We proceeded as a unit." he said, "and I hold that to do otherwise would be unmilitary and unwise in changing base with a fleet. I hold that useful auxiliaries and supplies should nev er be abandoned except under the great est necessity." THE COALING QUESTION. Taking up the coaling question, he said it was absolutely impossible to coal on May 25. "I watched the situation closely," he said, "and felt that I was more capable than any other man of judging the situa tion in that respect." On the 2th weather was still rough, especially in the morning. He told also of sending Commander Southerland away with the Eagle and said it was done because Southerland had signalled that he was dangerously short of coal. He said that Southerland had neither protested against leaving or in sisted that he could coal. "He regretted the necessity, as I did, but it was im practicable for him to coal. He might nave taken on a little coal in boats, but he would have burnt it as fast as he took it on." Referring to his course in leaving Cien fuegos he said it was laid so as to give him the widest horizon. "My course pro jected," he said, "would have carried me to China if there had been no islands in the way." He spoke of the necessity of acting upon his own responsibility of having to act without having any private information from Havana. "Therefore," he said, "I had to do a good deal from guess work. Sometimes I was right and sometimes wrong." Admiral Schley then told of meeting the dispatch boats St. Paul. Minneapolis and Yale. He said at that time there was a heavy sea on. He remembered Captain Cook saying to him on the passage over that he had never seen more motion on the Brooklyn and that some of the young sters were seasick. "Captain Sigsbee came on board," con tinued the witness, "and J. think my recol lection is almost vivid enough to describe his dress. HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS. "I recollect distinctly that he had on rubber boots and an old blockading cap, which we all wore more or less, a heavy blouse suit. I met him at the gangway. I was very glad to see him, as he was of course, to see me. The first thing I asked Sigsbee when he came over the side, and I want to say before I make this state ment that I do not believe that Captain Sigsbee would mistake anything for his commission. I do not believe that he is capable of stating what is not true. I think in this instance his recollection is at fault, and not his veracity. I said to him: 'Captain, have you got the Dons in here?' He said: 'No, they are not here; they are only reported here.' I said to him: 'Have any of the other vessels seen them, the Yale or the Minneapolis?' He said: 'No, they have not; they have as sured me so,' and that was the assurance to which I referred when I spoke of the assurance of such men as Wise and Jew ell and Sigsbee. Now, I do not believe that any of these men would misstate the fact. They did not communicate ver bally with me, but I assume, with the conversation with Sigsbee that he was bearing to me the assurance of all of them. At the same time Nunez was aboard, and he and I had a conversation in Spanish. Among other things I said: 'Nunez, what do you Liink of the report that these people are not here?' 'Well,' he said. 'I do not believe that they are here at all, because the channel is very narrow, the buoys have also been re moved. We have to make the turns very quickly and the channel Is very crooked. If they had a tug or a most favorable day, perfectly smooth weather, I do not say that they might not get in, but I do not believe they are there now.' "He said he had been piloting sixteen or eighteen years. We subsequently found he was a very expert pilot and rendered us valuable service. TOOK ALL RESPONSIBILITY. "My habit of my life, not only In principal command of a squadron, but also in command of a ship, was always to as sume the responsibility and the danger of censure of any movement, but I was never willing under any circumstances to be a participant in glories that I would not divide. That was the general principle upon which I acted in this matter. I did not call my council of war. The infor mation which these people gave me led to Infer that the telegraphic information was similar to that telegraphed from Ca diz that the squadron had returned to Cape Verde." Continuing, the admiral said: "If any of us, any time, made any mistakes during the campaign of Santiago or elsewhere, it was in supposing that the Spaniards would ever do right at the right time." At this point Admiral Schley described the movements of his squadron about Santiago, saying that he had concluded that the movement eastward to be un wise. "It would not have been wise to uncover Santiago." He said that their movements every minute of the day were known in Ha vana. "Just as we approached Santiago on the 26th, the collier Merrimac, which had -toeen giving us a good deal of trouble, broke down. I determined that an unman ageable collier was not a very preferable thing to have with the squadron, if we met the enemy, so I first determined to send her to Key West with the Yale. It then occurred to me if I sent her to Key West, and she was taken, we would be out a collier, and the Spanish, if they were outside, would be in so much coal; So I determined, therefore, on this move ment to the westward, in the meantime inquiring as to the coal supply of each of these ships." Continuing his discussion of the coaling situation, Admiral Schley said that a lib eral supply was necessary. The enemy would not come toward the Americans, but would go in the other direction. Speaking of the collier Merrimac's break ing down, he said this accident rendered coaling out of the question. "I don't be lieve any prudent commander would have attempted to send a ship alongside an unmovable collier to take coal. The risk would be too great. The responsibility was mine, and it was too great to take the chance. I coaled at the earliest pos sible moment." With reference to the arrival of the Harvard on the 27th and his conference with Captain (now admiral) Cotton, Ad miral Schley said that he had never re ceived the dispatch reporting in positive terms the presence of the enemy at San tiago. "I never saw it." he said with in tense earnestness. "I never saw it, and I am sure that Cotton never delivered it to me. If he had done so it would be among my papers and it would have burnt itself into my memory so that I never could have forgotten it." Admiral Schley also referred again to his conversation with Captain McCalla. saying that McCalla did not testify to the whole conversation regarding the disobey ance of orders. He said that as trans lated this messaere was essentially differ ent from the dispatch as he had framed it. He contended that there had been no disobedience: that he had complied with orders in returning to Santiago and held that the proper construction of his dis patch would relieve him of this charge. At this point the court adjourned. Marshall's band concert Sunday after noon at Crawford opera house. THE SCHLEY GASE. (Continued from First Page.) that coaling had been prevented by boisterous weather. This was the sixth day Schley had been on the Cuban coast. On the 22d the Dupont had coaled from the Iowa. On the 23d the Iowa, Dupont and Castine had coaled from the Merrimac. On the 24th the Massachusetts and Castine had coaled. On the 25th no ships were coaled. On the 26th none were coaled, but the even ing of that day all the witnesses say coaling would have been easy. On the 27th the Texas, Marblehead and Vixen were coaled. Of the six days only, one was too rough for coaling. Afterward ships were coaled on the 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, and' 31st. 3. It was not true that only the Brooklyn had enough coal to go to Key West, as the official coal table proves. The ship with shortest supply, the Tex as, could have gone to Key West and back again. 4. As to coaling at Cape Cruz, the winds were southeasterly, not south westerly. 5. As to coaling at Mole or Gonaives, Harvard did not report it imposs'bia to coal large ships at both places, but only difficult at the Mole and practicable for all ships at Gonaives. 6. That "can ascertain nothing certain concerning enemy" should read, in the light of the evidence, "have made no efforts to ascertain anything concern ing enemy," i ON BLOCKADE AT LAST. i Commodore Schley, on the afternoon ef the 27th. again steamed to the westward:, going about 25 miles further. During the night he stopped. Next day, the 28th, fo." some reason which will probably be ex plained in his defense, he changed his mind and concluded to go to Santiago after all At 1 o'clock in the afternoon he started, signalling "speed six knots," and arrived off Santiago about dusk. At last the so-called flying squadron was on blockade duty in front of the en emy. During nine and a half days the Spanish fleet could have escaped to sea without hindrance. Five and a half of those days had elapsed since Schley re ceived his orders to "proceed with all de spatch" from Cienfuegos, a distance of 350 miles, or 30 hours' steaming at economical speed. Other counts against Admiral Schley which have been given serious considera tion by the court are his failure to de stroy the Colon when she lay seemingly at his mercy on the last days of May, and the famous loop of the Brooklyn during the battle of July 3, the unexpected movement which the government will claim was a tactical blunder because it endangered our own ships and nearly caused a collision which might have turned victory into defeat and disaster. Schley's remark at the moment this dan ger was pointed out to him "Damn the Texas let her take care of herself!" has made a painful impression in the court room. LINE "OPENED UP. Establish Communication With Abductors of Miss Stone. Constantinople, Oct. 25. Communication has been established from Melnik, pro vince of Salonica, with the brigands who abducted Miss Ellen M. Stone, the Amer ican missionary, and her companion, Mme. Tsilka. Messrs. Peet and Eddy had a long conference today on the various phases of the Stone affair, based on dispatches received from Melnike." NOTHING KNOWN AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Oct. 25. No facts could be gleaned at the state department today to encourage hope in the case of Miss Stone. The department does not know as yet that communication has been re-established between her brigand captors and the mis sionary agents who are trying to arrange for her ransom. For the first time in four days the department today heard from its agents in Bulgaria, but the re port simply went to confirm some of the facts already published respecting the Macedonian committee's supposed connec tion with the affair. JUST A TRACE OF RAIN. Slight Fall This Morning Scarcely Noticeable. The government forecasters said something about rain in the late fore casts and this morning there was just a trace in the bottom of the bucket at the weather bureau. Today the forecast is: "Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler northeast portion tonight." The wind today has been blowing four miles an hour from the southeast. The minimum tempera ture was 53 and the hourly tempera tures according to the government thermometer as follows: 7 o'clock 57 8 o'clock 57 9 o'clock 59 10 o'clock 63 1 o'clock 68 12 o'clock 73 1 o'clock 74 2 o'clock 75 BOILER EXPLODED. Fireman and Brakeman Killed Engineer Injured. Springfield, 111., Oct. 25. The boiler of a Wabash locomotive No. 710, hauling a train of freight cars, exploded early to day two miles north of Boody. Thomas Evers of East St. Louis, fireman, and Thomas Holland, of Clayton, 111., brake man, were instantly killed and Engi neer F. M. Donnelly of Decatur was in jured, as was also George Anthony.who was riding in the first car. The engine and six cars were destroyed and 150 feet of track torn up. More Rural Delivery. Washington, Oct. 25. Rural free delivery will be established to com mence December 2, as follows, in Kan sas: Bronson, Bourbon county, two carriers; routes, 51 miles; population, 1,050; postoffice at Eva to be discon tinued; mail to Bronson, Kas. (addi tional service) Leavenworth, Leaven worth county; two carriers, John Wat son and James C. Rammer; routes, 47 miles; population, 1,000. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington, .Oct. 25.' The following changes of fourth-class postmasters were made today for Kansas: Block, Miami county, J. Neu, vice F. Prothe, removed; Medora, Ness county, H. J. Rickenbrode, vice L. A. Harrison, re signed. Fire Loss $1,000,000. Davenport, la., Oct. 25. The Chris Mueller Lumber company's sawmill burned today. Loss, $110,000; insurance, $40,000. This blaze runs the city's fire loss close to $1,000,000 this year, in cluding two. sawmills, one immense lumber yard and three sash and door factories. There is a strong belief that most of the fires were of incendiary origin. Saturday and Monday sPEemLS. 19 lbs best Granulated Sugar.. Sl.OO or 22 lbs best Granulated Sugar.. Sl.OO When sold with other goods Not Advertised to the amount of $3.00- Good grade bulk Coffee 10 Imported Sardines, 2 cans for.... 15c Banner Oats 20 Atles or Quail Oats, 2 for 15o Scotch or Friends Oats, 3 for 25 Hart E. J. Peas 10 Hart Sifted Peas 12 Lakeside Select Peas 12K" Lakeside Sifted Peas 15c 2 packages Sapolio 15 61bs. H. P. Navy Beans 25" High Patent Flour 85 Straight Patent Flour 80 5 gallons best Gasoline ......TO0 5 gallons Headlight Oil 70 In consolidating the Zimmerman Market with our own we have the best equipped and largest Meat Mar ket in the city, and the prices for two Davis Mercantile Co. High-Class Groceries and Fresh Meats at Popular Prices. Phone 703. 809 Kans. Ave. TODAI'S MARKET REPORT. Chicago, Oct. 25. WHEAT Wheat open ed steady and firmer with December c advanced, at 7l71, on slightly im proved cables. The trade was not heavy and was in the main local. The advance brought large offerings on the market, but, acting as it did yesterday, the mar ket held fairly firm in spite of the fact that the crowd favored the bear side. December was influenced by a marked decrease in the week's Argentine ship ments and touched 71(&71c but eased off again on liquidations to the lower opening price. Local receipts Were 121 cars 2 cars of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth received 676 cars, making a total for the three points of 797 cars, against 787 cars last week and 705 cars a year ago. Argentine shipments this week were 164,000 bushels, compared with 200, 000 bushels last week and 400,000 bushels a year ago. Liberal buying for export and for short accounts and reports of continued Argen tine drouth and bad weather for our own new crop, bulled December wheat to 71c, and brought a strong close, 4ie higher, at 71ti7lc. CORN December corn opened 'ffc higher, at 56c, on cables and light offer ings. There was an uneasy feeling among shorts, who feared the market might be oversold, but on the slightly easier feeling in wheat, December sold oft to 6656c. There was a moderate cash demand. Re ceipts were 129 cars. December com followed the wheat bulge and sold to 56'&57c, but later eased off on Friday liquidations and closed barely firm, (ac higher, at 56c. OATS Oats opened with some show of activity, with a slightly easier feeling in May. December started unchanged, at 35Mto35c, and had but little trade. The demand was by shippers but it was only moderate and affected prices but little. December did not fluctuate the first hour. Receipts were 150 cars. PROVISIONS Hog products opened steady on a steady hog market and had but little business. Januaryjork opened unchanged, at $15.10, and advanced 2c; January lard unchanged, at $8.92, and January ribs a shade lower, at $7.82, and sold at $7.85. WHEAT-No. 2 red, 72VrfT3c: No. 3 red, 70S72c; No. 2 hard winter,70371c No. 3 hard winter, 70i71c; No. 1 northern spring. 7173c: No. 3 northern spring, 70'&71e: No. 3 spring, 6770c. CORN No. 2, 56f;57c; No. 3, 56 c. OATS No. 2, 3Sr(,37Vic: No. 3, 36Vc. FLAX Cash: Northwestern, $1.54; No. 1, $1.53; Oct., $1.53. RYE "Oct., 53c; Dec. 65c: May, 58o. BARLEY Cash 51 -5580. TIMOTHY Oct., S5.85. Chicago Live StockMarket. Chicago, Oct. 25. CATTLE Receipts, 3.000 head, including 650 head of Texans. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $6.2Wi6.60; poor to medium. $3.75S5.90: stockers and feeders, $2.25114.25: cows and heifers. $1.25f;5.00; canners. $1.252.25;bulis. $1.7574.50: calves. $3.0CXa6.00; Texas steers, $2.75ift3.80; western steers. $4.656.20. HOGS Receipts today. 21.000 head; esti mated tomorrow, 16,000 head: left over. 2, 478 head. Market steady to 5c higher. Mixed and butchers'. $5.956.15: good to choice heavy. $6.10a6.50; rough heavy, $5.50 (55 90; light, $5.90&6-15; bulk of sales, $5.95 6.25. SHEEP Receipts, 8.000 head. Market steady. Good to choice wethers. $3.40 3.75; fair to choice mixed. $2.85&3.40; west ern sheep. $3.00f3.30; native lambs, $2.50 4.75: western lambs, $3.25'ff4.40. Official receipts and shipments yester day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Receipts 9,917 24.547 19.475 Shipments 4,971 3,419 ,4,0i5 Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Ost. 25. CATTLE Re ceipts. 2,000 head. Including 500 head of Texans. Market steady. Native s teers. $4.8Oi6.40; Texas and Indian steers, $2.70'S 3.75; Texas cows. $1. 75ft 2. i: native cows and heifers. $2.65ti5.35: stockers and feed ers, $2.804.25; bulls, $2,404(3.80; calves, $3.00 g5.25. HOGS Receipts. 7.000 head. Market 5c higher. Bulk of sales. $5.806.15: heavy, $615'i6.25: packers', $5.8&&6.15; mixed. $5.80 6.15; light. $5.406.05; yorkers, $5.306.00; pigs. $4.65x5.40. SHEEP Receipts. l.Ono head. Market steady. Muttons. $3.fWJ3.75: lambs, $3.75B 4.75: range wethers, $3.253.60: ewes. $2.73(3: 3.25; stockers and feeders, $1.50&3.25. Kansas City Produce. Kansas Citv, Oct. 25. Close WHEAT Dec, 67c: Mav, 71671c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 67'i.'e6Sc; No. 3, fi6a.'67c No. 2 red. 71c; No. 3, 68&.70c; No. 2 spring, 6364c; No. 4. 63c. CORN Dec, 58f559c: May, 59"ir590. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 59&69c; No. 2 white. 59V.c: No. 3. 59Ji59i4c. OATS No. i wnite, arQ-SsC. RYE No. 2. 56c. HAY Choice timothy, $13.0013.5O; choice prairie. 13.50-gl4.no. BUTTER Creamery, 19c; dairy, fancy, 14i 15c. EGGS Fresh, 17c Wool Market St. Louis, Oct. 25. WOOL Steady. Ter ritory and western mediums, 1416c; fine, ll15c; coarse, 12Ceil5c. Market Gossio. Furnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commis sion Merchant, 801 Kansas avenue. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 492 cars: Duluth. 184 cars. Same dav a year ago: Minneapolis, 441 cars; Duluth, 122 cars. Chicago: Hog packing the past week, 380,000 head, against 445.000 head last year. Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, 121 cars; corn, 129 cars; oats, 150 cars. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, d higher: corn. d higher. Chicago: December wheat Puts, 71c; calls. 72c; curb. 71e bid. December corn Puts, 66''ic: calls. 57c: curb, 57c bid. Privileges good next week, lc away on December wheat and corn. Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat un changed: corn. V4d higher for the day. Chicago: Estimated grain receipts to morrow: Wheat. 105 cars: com, 160 cars; oats 180 cars: hogs, 16,000 head. Omaha live stock receipts: Hogs, 4.000 head; market strong. Cattle, 2.000 head. Sugar Market. New York, Oct. 25. SUGAR Raw steady. Fair refining, 3 5-16c: centrifugal. 96 test, 3c: molasses sugar, 3Hc Refined steady; Crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5.20; granulated, J5-10. COFFEE Firm. No. 7 Rio. 6-ii.c days stated will be Extra quality Fresh Oysters, per quart 30 Extra quality Standards, per can 25e Extra quality Extra Select per can 35 California Hams, per lb 9 Porterhouse Steak I So Sirloin Steak 12o Round Steak. 10 Chuck Steak, 3 lbs 25 Boiling Meat 4 nR Rib Roaats 10 Rump Roasts 10 Chuck Roasts 8 H" Dressed Chickens..... 120 Veal, Lamb, Mutton, etc., at pro portionate prices. We are headquarters for Fine Fresh Fruit, Celery, Oysters, Swiss, Brick,. Limburger and ail other Cheese. Goods always the best. Prices always the lowest. Prompt delivery. Courteous treatment. Your Orders Solicited. Cotton Market. Galveston, Oct. 25. COTTON Steady at 7 15-16C fs'ew York, Oct. 25 COTTON Spot cot ton closed quiet. Middling uplands, Sc; middling gulf. 8c Sales, 216 bales, New Tork Stocks. New York. Oct. 25. Wall Street. There was a lively demand for the coalers in the opening deals, both the Anthracite and soft coal roads showing sharp frac tional advances, extending to a point In Norfolk Western. People's Gas was under pressure and receded point on the opening offerings. Changes in the general list were narrow and mixed, but there was a fair volume of business which was well distributed. 'i ne heavy absorption of the coalers which caused additional advances of a Soint in Ontario Western, Reading and elaware Hudson, Imparted strength elsewhere and the leading railroads and specialties were bid up. St. Paul gained iyt, Chicago Great Western Hi and Wis consin Central preferred a point. Weak ness then developed in Amalgamated Cop per, followed bv liquidation in People's Gas. These stocks fell IVi'&lMi and there was large realizing in St. Paul and Union Pacific, which affected the general mar ket. Lackawanna yielded a point, but the other coalers showed good resistance which led to some covering before 11 o'clock. Baltimore Ohio and Hocking Valley advanced a point. The coal stocks made further progress upwards after others reacted. People's Gas was the chief point of attack, and af ter this stock had been lowered 2'4 points, the coalers turned downward, Baltimore Ohio reacted 1 and Delaware Hud son and Lackawanna l1 points. Sugar gave way 1 points. Stocks of local mu nicipal corporations were attacked later, Manhattan losing 24. Consolidated Gm 2 points. Chicago Great Western pre ferred B lost Vz point. Ann Arbor com mon and preferred rose 2 and 2 point respectively. Bonds were Irregular. Prices were generally higher during th noon hour on. very dull trading, rallies reaching a point in some leading stocks. Glucose gained 1 points and New Jer sey Central 2V4 points, while Lackawanna fell 2 points. Spasmodic sales of the Pacifies and coalers unsettled the list. Lackawanna broke to 231. A late demonstration against the shorts in St. Paul lifted it to 17014. The pressure relaxed elsewhere. North ern Pacific preferred fell to 102. New Tork Money Market. New York. Oct. 25. Noon MONTTY Money on call firm at 314 Per cent; prime mercantile paper, Zya per cent: sterling exchange strong with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8tr and $4.87 for de mand and at $4.834S4.86 for 60 days;posted rates. $4.841.(f(4.85 and $4.S7V4; commercial bills. $4.83'&4.83i4. SILVER Bar silver, 57Hc; Mexican dol lars, 45V1C BONDS Government bonds steady. Re funding 2s, registered and coupon, 108V4: 3s, registered. ll8: coupon, 108H: new 4a, registered, ViiVt: coupon. 139; old 4, reg istered and coupon, 111; 6s, registered, 106ii; coupon, 107V4. Range of Prices. Furnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commis sion Merchant, 6U1 Kansas avenue. Chicago. Oct. 25. Open High: Low Close Yea 70 70 WHEAT Oct Dec May CORN Oct Dec Mav OATS Oct Dec May PORK Oct Jan Mav LARD Oct Jan May RIBS Oct Jan May TiV 14 71- 71 H 75 74 71- 71 55 55 5614- 5-i, 56- 68 59-59 58- 56 5f" 58- 59y 35 36 38 35 35- 37 35 37 37- 38 13 57 13 65 15 17 15 10 15 15 15 10 16 20-2 15 12 15 20-2 15 15 15 10 15 12 8 97 9 02 8 90-92 8 92 8 92 8 92 8 97 8 95 8 92 8 96 8 95 8 97 8 35 8 30 7 85-87 7 82 7 85-87 7 82-85 7 95 7 92-95 7 95" 7 92-95 7 82 7 95 Bid. "Asked. Range of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Of fice 110 West Sixth street. 'Phone 486. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.) New York. Op'n High Low 120 12074 119 103 1'.1 101 89 89 8M4 61 62 60 42' 43 42 3!i S9i. 39 Oct. Cl's 120 103 88 61 42 39 50 25 144 170 78 96 119 "9f. 3;-. 25. Yes 120 lo4 89 61 42 39 50 25 143 168 V. 78 97 120 91 95 3H 60 101 32 41 158 Sugar People's Gas Amal. Copper B. R. T U. S. Steel Texas Pacific M. K. T C. G. W Rock Island St. Paul Atchison, com Atchison, pfd Manhattan Western Union Mo. Pacific Wabash So. Pacific U. P., com Southern Rwy. Reading N. Y. t'entral T. C. I Erie C. O B. O L. N Pacific Mail BO DO DO 2B 25 25 14 144 143 1S 171 1KS 7S 78 78 97 97 90 121 121 HO 96 37 60 101 32 42 158 61 41 45 1 104 44 9 37 60 32 43 159 62 42 40 107 104 44 95 HI 101 101 32 32 42 42 158 158 60 61 41 41 45 45 105 1"6 104 104 43 44 60 .'4 41 4;,-i 1"6 104 44 A. Q. GOODWIN, 6oi Kansas Avenue, COMMISSION MERCHANT Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Provisions For cash or future delivery. Private markt wire to Kansas City, St Loua Chicago and New Yokr. Telephone 213.
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TOPEKA STATE JOTTKJfAI FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901. 7 M.,,4itjiy....Ti ji minn'jwi'ii iijiit,ijiiiiiiui'iiiii!!iiiiiii"'iiii'"iwMiii''iiii 'i ii in i iininTTirTrTiirTrTiin r p. jl: u:,j.ii;im. i iiiiiHwr"- 1 r ""I i""-"1""!'' f "l,IB,i"' y pecia Very Special Offerings in Two Depts. RIBBONS AND GLOVES VERY SPECIAL OFFERING IN GLOVES. As a suggestion in Gloves, let us remind you in time that you may not be caught napping some cool crisp morning with your hands in your pockets in endeavor to avoid the nipping process of JacK Frost, whose days of dalliance are now at hand. We quote just a few specials from bur great stock of selections in Gloves. There are some broken sizes. A glance below will furnish sufficient description SERVIA 2-clasp pique, suede Kid Gloves colors: grey, tan, mode all sizes sold regularly rt p at $1.50 sale price Saturday.. CJJi.lvJ ANTREY' 4 -hook Kid Gloves colors: black and brown sizes: 6, 64, 6i, 6K, 7, IK regular -TFp Belling price $1.00 on sale Saturday vJi D PVXI1TII! Kin 4-Knf fnn rrilnrq tan. croon, rliif 1L Mm.M violet, yellow sizes 5 6, 6 nriro R 1 finnd fR.ftO on HuS RI3B Dreams of delight in ribbon fancies for decorating decorum on sale Saturday There isn't a doubt that the most popular of this sea son's ribbons is Satin Taffeta. And, to be sure, The Rib bon Store always has just the kind you want. Soft finish, high lustre all colors and black. Hat bows, neck bows, dress bows, and all sorts of bows tied free of charge. TWO TABLES will be devoted to the Ribbon Sale tomor row. When we say sale, we mean good, fashionable rib bons of the wanted kinds, sufficiently under the market to be appreciated at a glance. And see the price that does prevail during the Saturday Ribbon Sale V2z and 25c per yard 1 33?23 I H Friday, Oct. 25th, iqoi. "''rl-u 1 1 jm .'iLitaMU ISSr'S'1'''1'""11 JiORTIIJTOPEKA. (Xeave Items for this column with Kim ball Son. 912 Kansas avenue.) A. E. Deck, of Meriden, was In town yesterday. Mr. Arthur Groendyke, of Meriden, has gone to Lindsborg for a few days' visit, Mrs. Courtney will make you special prices on all hats Saturday. Two stores, 603 South and 917 North. Make a spe cialty of making your old hat look like new. Mrs. A. P. Goodhue and daughter, Miss Alice Goodhue, of Emporia, are visiting Mrs. Goodhue's sister and brother, Mrs. C. H. Rhodes and Dr. L. A. Ryder. Mrs. Horace Eaton and little son Paul arrived last evening from Central City, Neb., to visit Mrs. Eaton's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Petro, of Harrison street. President Holman and J- "W. Blossom with a force of men and with an abundance of ropes, pulleys and "dead men" are endeavoring to raise the Western woolen mill smokestack. They will likely get it in proper position to day. The "dead men" are heavy posts put in the ground about two feet and projecting above ground about three feet to temporarily fasten the ropes and pulleys onto so as to get the proper purchase. Congressman Charle3 Curtis "has bought the two-story double frame houses which the western woolen mill people offered for sale in order to get the ground for additional buildings re quired for their plant. Mr. Curtis will move the houses one block north on Madison street, where he owns a lot. He will put the houses in first-class shape for tenement purposes. As there is such a great demand for tenement houses in the new woolen mill district, some of the local capitalists are talk ing of purchasing vacant lots near at hand and erecting tenament cottages thereon. Miss Bessie Hammon, of Golden, Colo., who arrived Monday from Osage, Kas., to visit her cousin, Mrs. C. A. Sparks, of 1548 Logan street, died yes terday afternoon very suddenly from heart disease. Miss Hammon had been a sufferer from heart trouble for some time past, and about a month ago left Golden and went to Osage, hoping that the change would prove beneficial. On Monday her mother came to Topeka to visit Mrs. Sparks and Miss Hammon came a few hours later to enjoy a short visit with her mother. The deceased was only 21 years old. The remains will be taken to Golden tomorrow at noon for burial. Mrs. R. B. McMaster and daughter. Miss McMaster, gave a large reception Thursday afternoon at their home. 916 Jackson street. The day was perfect for the affair and about one. hundred ladles called during the hours of three to six. The McMaster home was very attractive with palms, asparagus and ferns. The entrance hall was especiallv pretty, the balusters being wound with feathery asparagus making a pathway of green to the upper hall where punch was served by Miss Nellie Dolman and Miss Nellie lies. Asparagus and ferns were the decorations in the two parlors while in the dining' room where the serving was done at two small tables, carnations were Used. Misses Sadie and Mildred Baird in dainty white frocks met the guests in the hall and ushered them into the front parlor where the receiving party stood. Assisting through the rooms were Mrs. A. J. Arnold, Mrs. C. E. Jordan and Mrs. Calvin Mat thews, while in the dining room Mis3 iUce afford, ana Ills Jessie Campbell For Saturday Shoppers. 7 7 1 ID 7, 7 regular OQp il sale Saturdav KJZJK fi R presided. The gowns of the receiving and assisting ladies were: Mrs. McMas ter, black silk skirt, with bodice of black and white silk; Miss McMaster, blue cloth skirt, fancy waist of blue striped silk trimmed with blue velvet and lace applique; Mrs. C. E. Jordan, pink and white striped silk, lace trim med; Mrs. A. J. Arnold, dar skirt and gray silk bodice; Mrs. Calvin Matthews, dark skirt and mode silk waist; Misses Alice Safford and Nellie lies, white or gandie; Miss Jessie Campbell, blue or gandie, and Miss Nellie Dolman, figured organdie. CONFESSED TO MURDER Michigan Man Tells of a Crime Com mitted a Year Ago. Jackson, Mich., Oct. 25. Henry Wise man, in Jackson prison today confessed that he murdered Mrs. Ellen Huss in the woods near Royal Oak where her body was found several weeks ago buried in a shallow grave under a log. The murder was committed in October, 1900. Wiseman admits that the sensa tional details he told yesterday impli cating William Hale, with whom the woman had been living, were in reality what he himself went through on the day he met Mrs. Huss and took her in to the woods where the crime was com mitted. He refused to give a motive for the crime. Steps will now be taken to have Wiseman, who is serving a sen tence for theft pardoned by Governor Bliss and then tried on the charge of murder. NEW TRAFFIC DEAL. Steamers Carrying Hawaiian Sugar to Connect With. Panama Railway. San Francisco, Oct. 25. The Chronicle nays that one of the principal officers of the American-Hawaiian Steamship company is authority for the statement that an important traffic arrangement with the Panama Railroad company is under consideration. Since the inagu ration of the line a year ago the American-Hawaiian company's steamers on the route connecting New York with this port and Honolulu have been run ning through the Straits of Magellan, calling at no intermediate ports of the line exceut to coal. Under the arrangement said to be un der negotiations the six large steamers of the American-Hawaiian line will soon be plying no further south than Panama, three running between this port, Honolulu and Panama, the others between the isthmus and New York, with the Panama Railroad company doing all the overland business brought to its 80-mile road by the great ocean carriers. This will include the handling of Hawaiian sugar, for the transporta tion of which the American-Hawaiian company has valuable contracts. Did Not Gamble. Chas. Tanner and O. D. Hart, two of the men found in Pigg's gambling house at 608 Kansas avenue in a recent raid, were discharged by Police Judge pro tem T. H. Bain this morning. They were defended by Attorney "Hib" Case, who showed the case to the court in the light of an accident, as the men had no intentions of gambling when they en tered the place. Technically they were guilty, aa the iron-clad ordinance says "any one found in a gambling house, etc." Everybody reads the State Journal. The "T. T." card club is meeting this afternoon at the home of Miss Esther Rauch. The vclub is composed of six teen High school girls, and meets every two weeks at the homes of the mem bers, r Miss Rauch is president; Miss Maude Grimes, treasurer; Miss Edna Herbst, secretary. The club is planning to give a Halloween party next Thursday even ing at the home of Misses Alice and Virginia Meade, and a corresponding number of their boy friends will be in vited. The members of the club are: Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Helen McClintock, Miss Esther Rauch, Miss Maude Grimes, Miss Nellie Cart lidge, Miss Edna Herbst, Miss Alice Meade, Miss Virginia Meade, Miss Mabel Cuthbert, Miss Lulu Healy, Miss Nellie Kaster, Miss Norma Holman, Miss Marjory llette, Miss Ethel Morton and Miss Julia Larimer. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Lottie Atchison expects to re turn to her home in Leavenworth Sat urday after a visit in Topeka with her sister, Mrs. W. J. Black. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb, of Kansas City, is in Topeka, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Matt Weightman, at her home at 102a Taylor street. Judge and Mrs. C. E. Foote have re turned from Kansas City, where they attended the horse show for a few days. Mrs. Charles Whitlock left Thursday for Lyons, N. Y., where she was called by a message announcing the illness of her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood are spending a short time in Kansas City attending the horse show. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, who was in jured in a runaway Tuesday, is resting easily, and though no bones were broken and she susained no internal injuries, it will be some time before she will be able to be up. Mrs. Walter Oakley, of New York, Is in Topeka visiting Mrs. W. A. S. Bird and other friends. She expects to re main two or three months. The Art club will meet Monday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. G. J. Mul vane. Miss Patience Bevier will come up from the university to spend Saturday and Sunday with her mother. Mrs. M. A. Low and daughter. Miss Vera Low, returned today from a few days spent at the horse show in Kan sas City. The Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church is giving a tea this afternoon in the church parlors. Mr. Albert T. Reid has returned from Kansas City, where he has been attend ing the horse show. Mr. and Mrs. McMurtrie, of Kansas City, are in Topeka the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lake. The next meeting of the Vincent Chautauqua circle will be held at the home of Mrs. Harry Lyman, at 1022 Polk street. The Junior league of the Walnut Grove M. E. church will hold a picnic Saturday, October 26, from 10:30 until 4. at the residence, of G. H. Griggs, at 1927 Harrison street. Mrs. Will Richards and Mrs. Ham, of Manhattan, spent Thursday in To peka. Mr. Glen Perkins has returned from a visit with his sister, Mrs. Gushard, in Decatur, III. Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Judd will enter tain Informally this evening at their home at 211 Greenwood avenue. Curtis Bailey has returned from a two days stay in Kansas City. The Hyperion club will dance this evening at Steinberg's hall. B. E Pitts has returned from a week's business trip to Denver. Mr. James Arnett will go to St. Louis Saturday after a two weeks' visit in Topeka with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Atwood returned Thursday from Las Vegas, N. M., where Mr. Atwood has been attending the Santa Fe auditors' meeting at the Montezuma hotel. Mrs. H. Dever w'ill come over from Atchison Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. E. Simmons. Mr. George C. Anderson, of Abilene, has been spending a few days in To peka with friends. Mrs. C. W. jviusser gave an enjoyable surprise party Wednesday evening at her home at 1024 Kansas avenue, in celebration of her husband's birthday anniversary. There were about twenty five guests, and the evening was spent in playing progressive high five. Late in the evening refreshments were served. Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Ott returned Thursday from Wellington, where they have been attending the Lutheran synod. Mrs. M. Hartley is spending a few days attending the horse Bhow in Kan sas City. The regular "magazine evening" of the Chaldean club will be held next Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Warren M. Crosby, on Polk street. The husbands of the members will be the guests of the evening. Mr. Paul Mudge is here from St. John's Military academy, at Salina, for a few days' visit with his parents. Mrs. Chauncey Nicholson, of Leav enworth, is in the city visiting rel atives. The marriage of Miss Lou Groves and Dr. A. T. Ely took nlace Tuesday after noon. Rev. Mr. Coblentz officiating. Dr. and Mrs. Ely will be at home to their friends after November 1 at 117 East Tenth avenue, Miss Blanche Hawley and Miss Alice Walker have returned from a short visit in Leavenworth. Miss Ethel Harrison left today for New York citv to spend the winter with her sister. Mrs. Brooks. While there she will devote her time to the study of music. Pancoast Kidder and W. B. Strong, jr., have been attending the horse show in Kansas City. L. C. Bailey left Thursday on a short business trip to Texas. Mrs. Carl Willis Kimball and children and Miss Maud Kimball have returned from Colorado, where they spent the summer. Mrs. Kimball will spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Kimball, of 1016 Polk street, before going to her home in New York. Dancing class for young people Sat urday afternoon. 3 to S. Steinberg's hall. A baby daughter arrived this morn ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jarrell on Fillmore street. The marriage of Miss Emma Shaffnitt of Denver and Mr. Gustavo Winter of Leadville, Col., took place Wednesday October 23, in Leadville, where the young people will make their home. Miss Shaffnitt was formerly a nurse in Stormont hospital, and has many friends here who will be interested in the announcement of her marriaee. Mrs. Gifford of Milford. Kan., is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Whiting. Mr., and Mrs. Paul Hudson and child ren will return Monday from. Versailles, Mo., where they have been spending the past two weeks with General and Mrs. J. K. Hudson, and will visit in Topeka a week before returning to their home in the City of Mexico. s Mrs. W. L. Newcomer will go to Pittsburg, Kan., Monday, for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Dan Clements went to Kansas City Thursday. Bishop Boyd Vincent, of southern Ohio, will conduct the services at Grace Cathedral Sunday. He will be the guest of Bishop F. R. Millspaugh. E. G. Wilson and family will leave the last of the week for Denver where they will make their future home. Misses May and Bessie Wilson are al ready In Denver attending the univer sity. The Spalding Reading club is to meet this evening in Institute hall. The fea ture of the evening will be a lecture by Mr. H. G. Larimer. His subject is to be the, "Chaucerian Era.'" C. W. Snyder will return Saturday from a business trip to Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Scudder were in Topeka Thursday en route to their home in Wichita from an eastern trip. Mrs. Luther Burns will go to Wichita the first of the week to attend the state convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution; while there she will be the guest of Miss-Eva Dewey. Miss Carrie Titus of Kansas City will spend next Tuesday in Topeka the guest of Mrs. W. H. Johnston, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Manspeaker; Wednesday she will leave for Albuquerque, N. M., to spend the winter for the benefit of her health. Mrs. Eoff will return to her home in St. Louis Saturday, after a several weeks' visit in Topeka with her daugh ter, Mrs. W. D. Lawton. Miss Ethel Wilson Is spending the week the guest of Mrs. Luther Burns. Mrs. Wallace Cassingham is expected over from Leavenworth in a day or two for a visit with the family of her uncle, Mr. C. W. Snyder. Mrs. D. O. McCray is confined to her home with a serious attack of rheuma tism. The Hyperion club will give its first regular dancing party of the season, this evening at Steinberg's hall. HALF MILLION TAX. County Clerk Wright Completes Annual Summary. County Clerk John M. Wright has com pleted the summary of the tax rolls for the city of Topeka for the year 1901 and found the grand total tax to be $552,023.25. The distribution of the taxes is as fol lows: Mills General revenue taxes 006 60.834.57 General improvement taxes. .0"6 60.S34.57 interest city Donas wis io.'.tn Park improvements 0"05 5.069.55 Water supply 001 10,139.09 t ree puonc iiDrary mo a.w.to Interest Intl. ImDt. bonds 0005 5.069.55 Principal Intl. Impt. bonds. .001 10,139.09 .017 $172,364.61 SPECIAL TAXES. Sidewalk tax 87.700.06 Paving tax 31.1"9.T3 favinK alley tax s.zki.w Sewer tax 6,746. 66 Drain tax 679.52 Opening 11th street, 78.S1 opening spruce ana Mams streets 156.95 1,673.02 Condemnation ordi nance No. 2249 Park benefit ordinance No. 2.245 12.727.25 65,331.12 BOARD OF EDUCATION TAX. District No. 23 157.155.97 County taxes 104.448.68 State taxes 52.723.29 Grand total 552.023.25 Not an Insane Person. For the first time in many days the county jail does not hold an alleged in sane person. Robt. Reed, whose wife wanted him sent to the asylum because he was ill tempered, was discharged yes terday. Mrs. Hewner and Wm. Ed wards were discharged today, and the jailer is wondering who will be next. Swearing out complaints, and charging people with insanity is becoming some thing of a fad. For Female Complaints and diseases arising from an impure state of the blood Lichty's Celery Nerve Com pound is an invaluable specific. Sold by George W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave.; Marshall Bros., 115 Kansas ave. MD MISCELLANEOUS IDS. FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS PULL a Postal Telegraph-Cable box or call by telephone No. 417 and have your Want Ads brought to the State Journal office by free messenger. No charge to you for messenger service. Cost of classi fied ads 5 cents per line of 6 words to the line and every fraction thereof. WANTED SITUATIONS. WANTED Situation to do light house work by a middle aged woman. Address Mrs. K.. care Journal. WANTED A Situation as nurse in con finement, only reasonable wages expect ed. Address at once where to call. Nurse, care Journal WANTED A position as clerk in store by voung man of experience; can give the best of references. Address Clerk, care Journal. WANTED By experienced colored girl, place to do general housework. 213 Kan sas ave. WHEN vou want to hire a man or boy, call ud" Y. M. C. A., telephone 311. We have a list of men and confidential ref erences concerning them. T. M. C. A. Employment Bureau, 117 East Eighth St. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED 2 married men, also single man for steady employment Call 123 W. 7th st. WANTED 2 first class coat makers, good pay, steady work. John F. McManus Co., Topeka, Kan. WANTED Bovs and men at Topeka nur series, 3 blocks east of Santa Fe shops. YOUNG MEN for railway mail clerks. Inter-State Corres. Inst., Cedar Rapids, la. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Blacksmith exerieneed at gen- m larm worn ana norse snoeing, sin gle, industrious and sober; send refer ences. J. W. KropfC, Belvoir, Kan. WANTED Man to take charge of good paying business: salary J100 per month; references and J1.000 cash capital required. Address L. M. Bard. 1317 Clay St., city. WANTED Men to learn barber trade, tools furnished: opportunity for earning board: positions guaranteed. Write for Particulars. Moler's Barber College, 1625 arimer, Denver Col. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl for general housework. 117 Fillmore st. WANTED An experienced wash woman for Mondays. Mrs. H. Clarkson, 1027 Tyler st. WANTED Elderly white woman to as sist with light housework. 623 Topeka av. WA NTED Sewing girls. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. WANTED White girl about 17 for second work 310 B. 6th St. WANTED White girl for general house work, small family. 1211 Western ave. WANTED At once good girl cook at 316 W. 7th st. WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Traveling salesmen, also ad vertisers: cash salary; no' canvassing. Triumph Co., Dallas, Tex. WANTED MISCELLANEO US. WANTED Lace curtains and portiers to clean. Mrs. Fosdick, 725 Quincy St. WANTED Carpets, lace and chenille cur tains to clean: carpets scoured, ingrains washed. J. H. Fosdick, 908 Kas. av. Tel. 860. "THE VIRGINIA." corner 10th and To peka aves., an ideal, modern, up-to-date family hotel. Board by the day or week. Rooms en suite and single, furnished and unfurnished. The Virginia is under an entirely new management, having recent ly been thoroughly renovated and refur nished. FOR RENT Rooms at the "Man speaker," corner 10th and Harrison, sin gle and en suite, furnished and unfur nished. All modern conveniences; excel lent service. OREENT-HOUS FOR RENT 8 room house, furnace, bath, electric light, best locality, 1014 Tyler st. Call at 1012 Tyler. FOR RENT 7 room cottage with con veniences. Apply 634 Clay st. FOR RENT 7 room brick house at 616 Jackson st. Will rent cheap to right parties. Inquire at Warren M. Crosby Co.'s store. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 5 unfurnished rooms, mod ern. 313 E. 11th st. CaU at 219 N. Lake st. Price tlO per month. FOR RENT 2 first floor front rooms', well furnished light housekeeping. 405 Tyler. FOR RENT 1 or 2 furnished rooms 700 Tyler st. Call mornings or evenings. FOR RENT 2 unfurnished rooms south west corner 6th and Polk sts. FOR RENT 3 nice modern rooms, large closet, bath, cheap. 1108 Quincy. FOR RENT Store room 507 Kansas ave.; also business rooms and large hall 413 Kansas ave. Apply B. M. Payne, 705 Kan sas ave. FOR RENT i unfurnished rooms, pleas ant location. 406 Topeka ave. FOR RENT 1115 Kansas ave. unfurnished rooms. Inquire room 6, up stairs. FOR RENT 2 nicely furnished rooms 622 van xsuren st. FOR RENT 2 large furnished rooms. In quire southwest corner 6th and Polk st. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. s'Sale'anTEx FOR SALE The best shale land in Trego and Ellis counties at $3 to to per acre, on 10 years' time. U. P. LAND CO., 523 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Fine modern home 323 Clay St., fine finish, bath, hot and cold water, cistern, barn, everything complete; might take small property as part pay. BARNES REAL ESTATE CO., 121 W. Fifth St. Sole Agents. FOR SALE OR TRADE For St. Joseph improved property the north 5 acres of the A. M. Norris tract on Rochester road. N. Topeka. Address Mrs. J. L. Kirby, 1108 Felix st., St. Joseph, Mo. FOR SALE By M. Heery, 326 Monroe St., houses and lots on time payments. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Good young driving team, cheap, -city broke. 411 Leland st. FOR SALE If sold at once, candy kitch en and chili house, doing good business, 812 E. 4th st. FOR SALE 4 burner gasoline range new. used about 4 months, cost J25: will sell for nearly half. Equitable Exchange, 111 E. 6th ave. FOR SALE Bed. complete, 2 mat tresses and springs, 2 rockers, carpets, heater, hanging lamp and other articles, until Tuesday morning. 325 Klein ave. FOR SALE 1 2 -seated carriage, 1 2-seated rubber tire buggy, 1 phaeton, 1 standard bred registered horse 1.1X pounds, fine knee act, 1 well bred black horse, 1,150 pounds, one or all. My automobile is a success is object of selling. E. W. BENEDICT, 601 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE A Journal route, cheap, if bought at once. Inquire 1271 Tyler after 6 o'clock. FOR SALE Cheap, large ice box. In quire at 1150 N. Kansas ave. FOR SALE Radiant Home air blast heater. Call 1265 Lincoln. FOR SALE Small horse, good driver and saddler, $0. Inquire between 12 and 2 or after 5 o'clock 723 Clay st. FOR SALE The best bank counter in Topeka .and other turniture. May be seen at 816 Kansas ave. Address C C Baker. 113 E. Sth st. MISCELLANEOUS. CABINET repair shop, show cases made to order, new and second hand on hand, upholstering and general jobbing done on short notice. 213 W. 4th st. TO LEASE: South ten acres of A. M. Norris tract, Rochester road. North To peka. Address Mrs. J. L. Kirby, 1108 Felix St., St. Joseph, Mo. LOST AND FOUND. LOST Between the Model Supply store and 1030 Monroe St., ladies' gold watch with name of Ortie C. Karr on inside. Finder please call or address 1080 Monroe st. and receive reward. LOST Between Kansas ave. and Tyler st. on Friday about 11 a. m. a light beaver collar with eight martin tails. Please re turn for reward to 313 Tyler. TO EXCHANGE 2 nice Topeka lots for lot or residence in Minneapolis, Minn., or land in Minnesota or Dakota. Address S. R. Mitchell, 814 E. 19th St., Minneapolis, Minn. LEGAL. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal October 5, 19UL) Sheriff's Proclamation and No tice of Special Election. In the matter of the petition of Thoma Violand and others, praying the board of county commissioners to call a special election to submit to the voters of the county of Shawnee a proposition to levy a tax of one mill on the dollar on all the taxable property in Shawnee county, Kan sas, for two years, for the purpose of making permanent improvement on the Shawnee county fair grounds, and the following action was had thereon: Whereas. A petition has been presented to the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking said board to submit to the voters of the coun ty of Shawnee, a proposition to levy a tax of one mill on the dollar on all the taxable property In Shawnee eounty.Kan sas, for two years, for the purpose of making permanent improvements on the Shawnee county lair grounds. And. Whereas, Said board of county commissioners on an examination find and determine that said improvements pro- gosed are necessary; and, whereas, said oard of county commissioners find and determine the levy of said tax of one mill on the dollar of all taxable property for two years in said Shawn 3e county, Kan sas, is for the purpose of making perma nent improvements on the Shawnee coun ty fair grounds. And, Whereas. It Is found that said pe tition is sufficient and conforms to the law authorizing said board to call a spe cial election for the purpose of levying a tax of one mill on the dollar of all the taxable property for two years in said Shawnee county, Kansas, for the purpose of making permanent Improvements on the Shawnee county fair grounds, as pro vided in said chapter 25 of the General Statutes of 1899. Now. therefore. It is ordered by the board of county commissioners of Shaw nee county, Kansas, that a special elec tion be, and the same is hereby called in said county, of which election notice shall be given by publication for 30 days in the Topeka State "Journal and five Sunday issues of the Topeka Daily Capi tal, both newspapers of general circula tion, published in said county, which said notice shall set forth the time and place of holding such election and shall be signed bv the sheriff of said countv and shall distinctly set forth the proposition to levy a tax or one mill on the dollar ot all the taxable property m said Shawnee county, Kansas for two years for the pur pose of making permanent Improvements on the Shawnee county fair grounds. Such election shall be held on the fifth day of November. 1901, at the usual places of holding elections in said county, and shall be conducted by the officer or persona provided by law for holding of such elec tions, and such election shall be governed by and returns thereof made in accord ance with the laws governing the election or county onicers. The vote at such election shall be bv ballot and tickets used shall be written or printed with the proposition to be voted ior as iomows: "SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED?" "Shall the board ot countv commission ers of the county of Shawnee, Kan., levy a tax of one mill on VPS the dollar on all tax- able property in the county of Shawnee, Kansas., for the ensu ing two years for the purpose of making JO permanent improve ments on the Shaw nee county fair grounds?' Done bv the order of th hnnrrt nf noun. ty commissioners of Shawnee county. Kansas, tnis fourth day of October. 1901. SCOTT KELSEY, Chairman of the Board of County Com missioners of the County of Shawnee, Kansas. Attest: JOHN M. WRIGHT, County Clerk. State of Kansas, Shawnee County, ss. I. John M. Writrht. countv clerk of said county of Shawnee, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy in every particular of the order made by the board of county commissioners of said county in the mat ter herein named at the session of the board, duly held in my office in the city of Topeka, the county seat of said county. on the fourth day of October, 1901, which order is duly signed and entered of rec ord on the record of proceedings of the board of county commissioners of Shaw nee county, state of Kansas. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as county clerk and affixed the seal of said county, at my office in the city of Topeka, in said county and state, this fifth day of October. 1901. (Signed.) JOHN M. WRIGHT, (Seal.) County Clerk. To Porter S. Cook, Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas: Now, therefore. I, Porter S. Cook, sher iff of said county of Shawnee, in pursu ance and by virtue of said order, do here by proclaim and make known that on Tuesday, the fifth day of November. 1901, a special election will be held in the said county of Shawnee, state of Kansas, for the purpose of voting upon the proposi tion in the above and foregoing order con tained, and that said election will be held at the usual place of holding elections in said county, according to the rules and regulations provided by law for holding elections in said county. (Signed.) PORTER S. COOK, Sheriff of Shawnee County. First Published in the Topeka State Journal, October 5, 1901.J Sheriff's Proclamation and No tice of Special Election. In the matter of holding a special election for the purpose of voting upon the proposition to authorize the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county, Kansas, to make levy and raise tax for the erection of a steel wagon bridge across the Kansas river at a point near the old sugar mill site In Mission township, to cost' a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars as provided for in chapter 25, general statutes of 1899. hereas, said board of county commissioners And and de termine that the erection of said bridge ia necessary. Now, therefore, it is ordered by the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county, Kansas, that a special election be, and the same is hereby called in said county, of which election notice shall be given by publication for 30 days in the Topeka State Journal and five Sunday issues of the Topeka Daily Capital, both newspapers of gen eral circulation, published in said coun ty, which notice shall set forth the time and place of holding such election, and shall be signed by the sheriff of said county, and shall be distinctly set forth that the proposed bridge is to be built across the Kansas river at a point near the old sugar mill site, in Mission township, in said county and state. Such election shall be held on the fifth day of November, 1901, at the us ual places of holding elections in said county, and shall be conducted by the officers or persons provided by law for the holding of elections,- and such elec tion shall be ,in all respects governed, and the results declared according to the rules and regulations provided by law for holding elections in said coun ty. The question to be voted upon at such special election shall be as follows, vix.: Shall the board of county commission era of Shawnee county, Kansas, make levy and raise tax in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary to build a steel wagon bridge across the Kansas river, at a point near the old sugar mill site in Mission township in said county and state. The vote at such election shall be by ballot, tba ballots used shall have writ- LEGAL. ten or printed thereon the words: "Shall the following be adopted: "Shall the board of county commission ers of Shawnee county, Kansas, make levy and raise r "I tax in the sum of YES I I twenty thousand I I dollars or so much thereof as may be found necessary to build a steel wagon bridge across the n.m Kansas river at a ISO point near the "old sugar mill" site in Mission township, Shawnee county, Kansas." Done by order of the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county, Kan sas, this fourth day cf October, 190L SCOTT KELSEY, Chairman of the Board of County Com missioners of Shawnee County, Kan sas. Attest: JNO. M. WRIGHT, County Clerk. State of Kansas, Shawnee county, ss.: I, John M. Wright, county clerk of said county of Shawnee, do hereby cer tify that the above and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy, in every particular, of the order made by the board of county commissioners of said county 'n the matter therein named at the session of the board duly held in my office in the city of Topeka, the county seat of said county, on the fourth day of October, 1901, which or der is duly sgned and entered of rec ord on the record of proceedings of the board of county commissioners of Shawnee county, state of Kansas. In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand as county clerk, and affixed the. seal ef said county, at my office in the city of Topeka, In said county and state, fills' fifth-day of Oc tober. 1301, (Signed) JOHN M. WRIGHT, (Seal.) County Clerk- To Porter S. Cook, sheriff of Shawnee county, Kansas. Now therefore, I, Porter S. Cook, sheriff of said county of Shawnee, In pursuance and by virtue of said order, do hereby proclaim and make known that on Tuesday, the fifth day of No vember, 1901, a special election will ba held in the said county of Shawnee, state of Kansas, for the purpose voting upon the proposition In th- above and foregoing order contained, and that said election will be held st the usual place of holding elections in said county, according to the rules and regulations provided by law for holding elections in sold county. (Signed) PORTER S. COOK, Sheriff of Shawnee county, Kansas. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCIL'S THE J. C. DARLTNG CO.. 784 Kan. Avi. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum tradu checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. 2H2. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAOTJ Co., packs, ships and stores household goods. Tel. 186. Clarence Skinner, 123 K. Sixth st. FREE DISPENSARY. FREE DISPENSARY. 128 Kansas ave., north of 1st St.. undfr mannirement ot seven Topeka physicians, whore those who are unable to pay for medical treat ment mav have the same free of charge. SPECIALISTS. DR. J. ALBERT BERRY. 623 Kansas ave.. tel. 765 Diseases of the organs of digestion, including the mouth, nose, throat, stomach rtnd Intestines. PHYSICIANS AND SURQEON3. IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone 6!fS residence and 16 office. DR. EVA HARDING. Homeopathlst, 62J Kansas avo. Telephone 402. MEDICAL. ECZEMA positively cured: no cure no pay: every case guaranteed. For full particulars address Home Remedy Co., Topeka. Kan. BICYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE Co., 109-111 E. Rth St. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries: bicyclt s and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. U. S. CYCLE Co., 118 E. Sth St. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stocK or watenfs, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned. 7Sc: clocks. 50c: main springs, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelrv exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam, 613 Kansas avs. I MACHINE SHOPS. BUY, iwll or trade guns: fine repairing, machine, patent models, sporting gooiU 505 Kan. av. II. B. Howard. Golden Rule. FLORIST3. MRS. J. R. HAOUE, florist, 817 Kansas ave. 'Phone 602. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Haves', 107 West Eighth st. 'Phone 6S9. SATIN-SKIN SPECIALTIES. PREPARED for people of taste who ap preciate the best. Satin-Skin Cream and Powder solicit your patronage, 25c. New Model. TICKET BROKERAGE. LOW RATES this week to many points east and west. Security Ticket Agency, 525,4 Kansas ave. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitri fied Brick and Paving Co. has been re moved to 118 West Eighth st. MONEY. TO LOAN Money on Top a real estatn. Pay back monthly. Low interest rate. Shawnee Building and Loan Association. See Eastman at 115 West Sixth st. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Biaooe, 6i3 Kan. ave. GERMAN. MRS. PAULINE TREBBE, teacher ef German. 518 Quincy st. CLAIRVOYANT. MRS. INt:Z WAGNER, the well known trance and trumpet medium. Is now lo cated for the winter at 314 E. 7th sL
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25, 1901. 8 SATURDAY'S BARGAINS. AT 619 Kansas Ave. EfiRNUMS 'Phone 230 A LIST OF PMEY-SAVERS Is contained in the following items. They represent odds and ends left from our great One Third Century Sale, to be closed out at the greatest possible sacrifice, and latest novelties bought by our eastern buyer at the great clearing-up-sales in the wholesale markets. In short, they present an opportunity for extraordi nary saving to any economical and judicious house keeper. 25 pieces Best Standard Quality Table Oil Cloth fancy colors, to morrow only 14:C Yard wide Fine Quality Sea Island L. L. Muslin,worth 7o 5c (Limit 10 yards.) 82 inch Percales, extra fine quality in tasty patterns, the new red and blue grounds at only 8C 750 yards Outing Flannels 4:C 15a Stockinet Dress Shields 10c lOo Pearl Dress Buttons 5c Vaseline, per bottle 4c One lot of Ladies' Belts, odds and ends from our great sale, worth up to $1.00, choice tomorrow at 25c Ladies' Flannel Waists made of a soft all wool fabric, have cluster of tucks in back and front, you will regard them as a wonder at the price 81.19 Floor Oil Cloth new and bright patterns, per yard 18c UP Oil Cloth Store Rugs in most beautiful designs, according to size and quality 50c 58c 75c an 98c 45 inch Brass Extension Rods 3c Children's Ribbed Underwear fleeced, special for tomorrow 5c for size 1Q, rise 3c. Late Arrivals We today opened a shipment of the Alexandre Ladies' Kid Gloves in the popular Fedora and Helmont makes. It may be of interest to state that the Alexandre Gloves were awarded the First Prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900. We have them in all the season's popular shades, beaver, modes, slates, etc. We likewise received another lot of our fast selling Chatelaines and Shopping Bags prices range upwards from 25 C Opened today a line of Jewelry Novelties, including spiral hat pins, belt pins and buckles, brooches in the prettiest assortment possible and 1 case of heavy gold plated rings, very pretty sets, and guaranteed for 3 years. For Saturday Night Only. Best Quality Shirting Prints, per yard 4c Full Standard Apron Ginghams, per yard 4c (Limited 5 yards.) Ladies' Vests and Pants medium weight, closely rib bed each XSc Men's Shirts and Drawers in heavy ribbed fleeced, or dinarily sold at 58c, sizes broken hence we offer them for these hour3 only, at each 43c NOW ATOUTS. Mrs. Thorpe and Children's Home Society Disagree. Mr. Bain Thinks Police Matron Does Too Much. FAVORS THE ORPHANS. He Says She Should Not Discriminate. ''Nothing but a Female Police man," He Calls Her. Mrs. Thorpe Says She Expects to Continue Her Work. The Kansas Children's Home society Is at outs with Mrs. Laura E. Thorpe, police matron, and efforts are being made by some members of the Children's Home society to secure the interference of Mayor Hughes in their behalf. The Children's Home society officers would like very much to see the position of po lice matron filled by some person more in sympathy with their work. The trouble all seems to arise because Mrs. Thorpe is more friendly to the To peka Orphans' home than to the Chil dren's Home society. Mrs Thorpe has It in her power to dispose of a large number of homeless children, and her co-operation is of great value to institu tions having for their object the care of waifs and orphans. T. H. Bain, who is the attorney for the Children's Home society, said this morning: "We are making no fight on Mrs Thorpe. Please make that fact very prominent. It is Mrs. Thorpe who Is making the fight on us. Personally, I have the very kindest feeling for lira Thorpe. She is an excellent woman. But she is trying to become the dis penser for the charities of the entire county, and is interfering with the work of the Children's Home society. Re cently we took two little girls away from Mrs Thorpe, by the authority of the probate court, and it made Mrs. Thorpe very angry. At the request of Mayor Hughes I wrote him a letter stating our case. We asked him to try and induce Mrs. Thorpe to confine her self to her proper work. She is nothing more than a female policeman, and her duties are at the Jail. She sends chil dren out Into homes which she finds, without Investigating either the kind of a home It is, or keeping trac of the children after they are sent. I don't blame her for that neglect, because she is simply busy with other things. The Children's Home society is organized for the especial purpose of finding homes for children, and taking care of the chil dren. We can do the work as it should b tone. Mrs. Thorpe's opposition to us has extended over a period of several years." While Mr. Bain was acting recently as police judge in the absence of Judge Lindsay, there was some friction be tween himself and Mrs. Thorpe arising from the care of children, who were left in Mrs. Thorpe's charge. Mrs. Thorpe has also had some unpleasant encoun ters with E. S. Morrow, secretary and general agent of the Children's Home society. Mrs. Thorpe complains that Mr. Morrow has not treated her in a gentlemanly manner. Speaking of the controversy between the Home society and herself, Mrs. Thorpe says: "I do not know that the society was trying to get the mayor to help it limit my work, or deprive me of my position. All I have to say is that I am a member of the Orphans' Home society in Topeka, and as a member of that society, I have turned over to its care a great many children. Children which under the rules of the organiza tion could not be cared for by either the Orphans' home or the Children's Home society, I have either sent to the in dustrial schools, or found homes for by my own efforts. I have never placed a child in a home which I could have turned over to the Orphans' home. I am .sorry that any trouble has arisen, but I ex pect to continue attending to the duties of my position as I have been doing in the past." One of the officers of the Children's Home society stated that probably the reason Mrs. Thorpe is so anxious to take children to the industrial schools is so that she might collect the mileage and per diem allowed her for such work. "Whenever Mrs. Thorpe takes a girl to the industrial school," said one, "she is dined and feted by the officials there, and invited to make speeches. She likes that sort of thing, and naturally does not hesitate to go whenever she gets a chance." Mayor Hughes is friendly to Mrs. Thorpe, and it is believed that he will stand by her in case of a serious con flict with the Children's Home society. The Mitchel Bros., Bankrupt Stock. The Fisher store, 118 East Sixth street, had to put on several extra clerks to take care of the crowd at their store last Sat urday. The Mitchel Bros.' bankrupt stock is still unbroken and extra help has been secured to wait on "you tomor row. They offer some interesting nr gains on the 8th page in today's paper. New Store. In our new location, 631 Kansas ave nue, we will be ready tomorrow with a discount of 10 per cent to 50 per cent on all jewelery stock moved from our for mer location. C. H. MORRISON, At the new store. 631 Kansas Ave. Kansas City and Return $2.67 via the Santa Fe Account of Horse show and Live Stock exhibition; tickets on sale Oct. 18th to 26th inclusive; good until Oct. 28th. Six trains a day each way. Faces suffer from exposure and need care: protect beauty, preserve your complexion using Satin-Skin Cream and Powder. New Model. Is it a burn? Use Dr. Thomas' Eclec tric Oil. A cut? Use Dr. Thomas' Ec lectric Oil. At your druggists. STRANGEJNDEED. Conncilmen Raise a Tery Queer Objection. Don't Want Exposition to Have Auditorium Free. ASKED TO ACT AT ONCE Mayor Hughes Requested to Call Meeting For Tonight. President Brigham Adds to List of Commissioners. Mayor Hughes has been asked to call a special meeting of the city council for tonight to take up and consider the matter of granting the Auditorium to the Kansas Mid-Winter Exposition company for a period of two weeks. The board of directors and the commission ers and chiefs of divisions of the expo sition company will meet at the Com mercial club rooms tonight, to discuss plans and features to be carried out by the heads vt the departments, and will consequently be prepared to carry out their part of the work, beginning early next week. The exposition people will later meet with the councilmen to discuss the ex position proposition. The exposition people want the Auditorium for two weeks, rent, light and heat free. Th3 popular feeling is that this should be granted. There is however some dissat isfaction among two or three members of the council with this plan. Others have taken a decided stand in favor of if'The exposition is purely a plan to in terest Topeka people In home industries and products, and to stir up local pride," said one of the supporters of the exposition today. "All feel the need of some such form of entertainment and this has been decided upon. Con sequently there should be no opposition. It is for the best interests of the city. While the exhibits will not be limited purely to the local products, only the products of the state will be en braced." The commissioners and chiefs of di visions have all been named with the exception of a commissioner of cooking and a chief of the cereal and cereal pro duets division. The commissioner of cooking will not be named until next week when the exposition managers may have an opportunity to consult with the ladies of the city federation concerning the appointment. Some dif ficulty is being experienced in securing some one capable of taking charge of the cereal division who is willing to serve. It is hoped that some one may be induced to consent to take the place today or tomorrow. The complete list to date of the com missioners and chiefs as announced by Manager Brigham is as follows: Chief of minerals and mineralogy, G. P. Grimsley. Chief of fruits .and fruit products, W. H. Barnes. Chief of dairy and dairy products, C. H. Pattison, of the Continental Cream ery company. Chief of manufactures and arts, II. M. Philips. Chief of merchants' division, F. P. Bacon. Chief of floral displays, William Mac- ferran. j Chief of cereals and cereal products, to be named. Commissioner of transportation, John E. Frost. Commissioner of conventions, J. D. Norton. Commissioner of music and amuse ments, Arthur S. Kane. Commissioner of press, Charles P. Adams. Commissioner of illumination, W. S. BergundthaL Commissioner of decorations, W. A. Alexander. Commissioner of entertainment, W. F. Weber. Commissioner of cooking, to be named. Each commissioner and chief of di vision has been instructed to furnish typewritten copies of their ideas and suggestions for features in their re spective departments to R. S. Brigham, the general manager of the exposition. A meeting of the board will be had early next week at which time Mr. Brigham will submit the suggestions to the board for consideration, and if de serving they will be adopted and the heads of the respective departments in structed to go forward in their plans for carrying out their ideas. That will mark the real beginning of the work. From that time on, the ex position will be brought nearer a realiz ation by long strides. The fund left over from the i last pure food show will be used to begin operations for the coming show. It amounts to nearly $900. The matter of advertising it over the state will be one of the first and most ex pensive items for consideration. MEDICS IN EMPORIA. Topeka football Team to Play College Aggregation. The football team from the Kansas Medical college will play the College of Emporia at Emporia on Monday. The Medics played the Normal team at Emporia a tie game without a score. The Normals defeated the college team 11 to 0, and the Medics hope to score a victory. The team will go into the game with Frisby or Stahl at center; Clark, left guard; Stillson, right guard, Kiene. captain and left tackle: Hinkle, right tackle; Lakin, left end; Cole, right end; J. Stewart, quarter; Hin shaw, right half; Jackson, left half, and Smith, full back. R. Stewart will not be in the game at right end on account of an injured shoulder, and J. Stewart, at quarter, will play with a fractured rib. NOT ON THE BILLS. Yanderbilt Is Introduced to a Strike in Action. Omaha, Oct. 25. A special to the World-Herald from Oelwein.Iowa, says: While President Stickney of the Chi cago Great Western railway was show ing Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stephens Lit tle and W. A. Read of New York through the shops of that railroad here, 500 men walked out. They demanded the removal of a foreman, who they say is brutal toward them. The strikers included boilermakers, machinists, blacksmiths, car repairers and helpers. The company declines to grant the de mand of the strikers. EDWARDS IS SANE. Man Who Drank Whisky and Laud anum Has1 Recovered. William Edwards was found not to be Insane in the probate court this morn ing. Edwards lives at 1128 North Van Buren street. He was arrested by the police and taken to the police station. He had been drinking heavily for sev eral days and topped his refreshments off with a quart or so of whisky and a dimes worth of laudanum. The police thought he was crazy but in the pro bate court it was decided that a man who would take such a dose was not necessarily insane and that he might be all right when sober. So many per sons have been found not insane lately that Judge Fagan dismissed the case against Mrs. Ella Hibner. Give Farm to a College. Oskaloosa, la., Oct. 25. Robert and Martha Raley, of Bangor, Marshall county, have transferred in fee simple to Penn college a 240 acre farm valued at $5,000. The gift is to be made the nucleus of a movement to increase the endowment fund by another $50,000, making $100,000 in value raised and within two years. The gift is one of sev eral donations made to the college by Mr. Raley and wife. T. W. Harrison Elected. At the session of Scottish Rite Ma sons being held in Washington, D. C, Col. T. W. Harrison was elected an ac tive inspector general, thirty-third de gree, in charge of Kansas, the state now being represented and having a vote in the supreme council of the southern jurisdiction of the United States. 60c Buys $1 Worth at the Bankrupt Sale Of the Mitchel Bros.' Stock at 118 East Sixth St. The stocK is still complete and sizes unbroken. Don't let any thing keep you away from this BANKRUPT SALE where the goods are being sold at 40c, 50c and 60c ON THE DOLLAR. DRY GOODS. 85o full size PIush Egyptian Cotton Blankets, sale price 4:5c Full size Bed Comforts 89c Ladies' ready-made black brocaded Dress Skirts, lined and faced 87 C $6.75 Black Serge Dress Skirts, with circular flounce. -$4:.4:8 $4.50 Heavy Golf Skirts, with circular flounce, sale price $2.48 Latest style Flannelette Shirt Waists, sale price 39c $1.25 high grade Flannelette Shirt Waists, sale price "JSc Black Electric Seal Scarf, 6 tails 98c $4.50 Brown Sable Fur Scarf. $2.25 Black Electric Seal Collarette $1.48 $7.50 Black Canadian Seal Collarette, with grey fur trimming, satin lined, sale price $4.48 $10.00 high grade Black Fur Collarette, made in latest style, with guaranteed satin lining, sale price $5.98 $7.50 Melton Jacket, sale price $4.40 $9.50 Brown Kersey Box Coat, sale price $5.48 6H L. L. Unbleached Muslin, sale price per yard 4C 12 Vc latest patterns Flannelettes, sale price per yard 8C Nice line of all wool Tricots, particularly adapted for ladies' waists and children's dresses, 40c value, sale price per yard 29c Colored brocaded Wool Dress Goods, sale price per yard 13o Plaid Dress Goods, a good assortment, sale price per yard 12 Best quality Canton Flannel, per yard. Qc 75c Black Venetian Cloth, 40 in. wide, sale price per yard 48c Furnishing Goods. Men's 10c white and red Handkerchiefs 3c heavy fleeced Underwear 19c Men's 50o heavy Jaeger fleeced Under wear 29o 75o and 85o heavy ribbed, fleeced Underwear 48c $1.50 Dr. La Parelle all-wool medicated Underwear 98o $1 and $1.25 Flannel Overshirts ..63o 50c and 65c Overshirts 29o 75c Sweaters 48o 85c and $1.00 Stiff Bosom Shirts. -48o $1.00 and $1.25 Duck Coats 79o Rubber Lined Duck Coats $1.25 Men's $1.50 and $2.00 Hats from the Mitchel stock sale price ....95c 50c and 75c Caps sale price 25c SHOES. Men's $1.50 Calf Shoes 98c 2.25 Wax Calf Shoes $1.48 3.50 Box Calf Shoes 2.25 2.50 Vici Kid Shoes 1.48 2.75 Cordovan Shoes......... 1.75 Ladies' $1.48 Dongola Shoes 98c 2.48 Dongola Shoes 1.48 2.50 Extension Sole Shoes... 1.50 CLOTHING. Mitchel's $6.45 and $7 Overcoats Sale price $3.95 Mitchel's $10 to $12.50 Overcoats Sale price 6.45 Mitchell's $7.45 Irish Frieze Ulsters 4.85 9.85 Irish Frieze Ulsters 5.95 12.50 Irish Frieze Ulsters 7.45 Men's S6, $7 and $7.50 Suits 3.95 Men's Melton, Cassimere, Worsted Suits Mitchel's price $8.75 to 9.45, sale price. 4.95 Mitchel's $10 Tricolone Grey Scotch Suit 5.45 $15, $17 and $18 Suits 7.50 Men's $1-50 Working Pants 98c 2.00, 2.25 All-wool Pants 1.23 All Mitchel's Pants left from $10.00, $12.50 to $14.85 Suits sale price ....1.98 FIS LOOK FOR THE SIGNS. HER'S, 1 18-E. 6th Street. The Woodmen Circle will give a dance at their hall, 418 Kansas avenue, Mon day evening, October 29. Admission 10c. Marshall's band concert Sunday after noon at Crawford opera house. BRUBAKER'S SECOND TRIAL Given a Searing For Forging En dorsement of Check. John Brubaker, who was bound over together with three other members of the family for hog stealing, had a hear ing in the city court this morning under the charge of forging the name of E. C. Shank to the check received by him from the Chas. Wolff Packing company in payment for the stolen hogs. This check, which was for $172.84 was cashed by the defendant at the Bank of To Deka. Attorneys Reid and Knfemlnerer con ducted the defense, and led off by fil ing a motion to quash the information, giving as a reason, that it alleged a forgery of an endorsement, and that there was no statute covering the case. In connection with this position defense called attention to several rulings of the courts, where it was decided that the endorsement was no part of a check, which was complete in its self, and that in this case the check was genuine, as coming from the Wolff Packing company. According .to Attorney Ensminger It is all right to write anything on the back of a check, just so you don't tam per with the face thereof. The court withheld a ruling on the motion of the defense, and called the witnesses, among whom was Speed Hughes, cashier of the Bank of Topeka the owner of the stolen hogs, O. f1 Dietrich, and the owner of the name used by Brubaker in connection with the check, E. C. Shank. Their testimony was not exhaustive, as it was practically admitted by the defense, and the ruling of the court on the point of law involved is the onl" chance for the defendant to escape the district court. Judge McCabe will give his decision at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. WILL BE HERE EARLY. Manhattan Football Players Expect ed at 7:30 A. M. The football team from the Agricul tural college at Manhattan will arrive in Topeka at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning ready to battle with Wash burn on the gridiron in the afternoon. Wade Moore, one of the stars of the famous Washburn team of 1900, is coaching the farmers' eleven but will not be allowed to play in the Topeki game, Thompson will play end on the Washburn team in place of Cave who has retired from the game. Sergeant Ames, of Fort Riley, will be one of the officials in the game and H. W. Paige, of Topeka, will probably be the other. .........i.... t 1880 TOMORROW AT THE 21ST ANNUAL SALE 1901 S All who have not visited this sale should do so tomorrow as the stock and prices are such that if you need anything in our line you will certainly miss your opportunity money Our aim is to please you give lower prices and better goods than competition. You will not be urged to buy, but you are welcome to come and look. to save time and Boys' Wool Knee Pants 25 Boys' Union Ribbed Underwear 25 Boys' Heavy Fleeced Underwear 25o Boys' Heavy Ribbed Union Underwear 45 Boys' Heavy Fleeced Underwear 50o Boys' Fine Tan Wool Underwear 75c Boys' Clothing Dept. Ages 3 to t-Coat, Fanti and Vest Blue and Blaok 01 QC Cheviot suits tp 1 Ct D Tweed, Cassimere flj J A A and Cheviot suits.. if)u.JU Good all wool "iits CJA CA in plaids and su.pes 9&ivU Four Special Bargains to be closed out, ff Q fl ft worth 55.00, for... pO.UU Cassimere and Q i A A Worsteds, $3.50 to Ipi.UU Imported Scotch, blue Sergo Herring Bone and QC An the finest fabrics.. pJ.Uii Boys' Blouse Bolts S to 8. All-Wool Heavy Blue C nn Cheviot 3.00 Fids heavy serge fancy .C A rr trimmed...... 44 Feter Thompson Unflnlsh- 5 fin ed Worsted la Blouse Sulci ZZ'ZZ. very elegant $3.03 Boys' s-riec Suits -Ages 8 to 16. Cheap School Salts 8 So Good School Suits tl.OO Plaid Worsted Raits B1.50 F'ue Hnpevilie Chariots. C, e worih UN Pl,D 8uuoE.h,:d.af.!!c.?., $2.00 Ail-Wool Cassimere C- rr Cheviots. Stripes, riaida J' u" 13-oz. Blue Serge Suits... S4.50 The handsomest Ha in the cut from C5.00 to S9.CK) Boys' Tennis Flannel Night Robes 45o Boys' Heavy Winter Sweaters 45o Boys' Fine All-Wool Sweaters $1 00 Boys' Black Stripe Shirts 19o Boys Heavy Reefers $1-35 Boys' Long Corduroy Pants SI 50 Men's Heavy Fleeced Underwear 39 Men's Heavy Wool Fleeced Underwear 5to Men's SUk Fleeced Underwear $100 Men's Fine AU Wool Underwear 950 Men's Fitra Heavy Double) All-Wool Underwear 1 40 Men's Winter Onion Bulta $lto$4 Men's Clothing. We can fit the smallest and the largest in Tall, Fat, Slim or Stout, n matter how he is built, as we carry the best makes in tbe differ ent shape. Our celebrated 6500 black Clay Worsted is a 10-os. imp. Clay. We have them in Regular, Stoats and Slims, in S. B. or double breasted Saok, Round or Square Cut, or Cut away. They are sold by some of the largest houses in the country at 30.09 CJ 1 C A A Our price on them is I? 1 J.U V 6799 is a $25.00 Blay Clay Wor- flJO A ftrf sted Suit we're selling them for IpCtVJ. UU Forty Mew styles in Men's Suits that are made in Military style with hairoioth front, padded shoulders, band-made lapels and but tonholesin Worsted, Thibets, Vicunas and Cheviots esripes and plain every suit worth 5burmprioT. $10.00 TO 515.00 OVERCOAT A great special ia our Oxford Vicuna Yoke Overcoats. We offer a special inducement A A A on this garment at J1U.UU If yon are looking for a swell Overcoat in all the new styles, take Raglan, Swagger, Clipper or King Edward. We have them in the newest fabrios, lined in Italian, Serge, Clay Worsted, Silk or Satin equaled only ia workmanship by the best merchant tailors, at half their prices. th'.'r.SlS.OO TO 30.00 Boys' Fleeced Lined Sleeping Garments 50c New Line of Boys' Waists Received This Week. Men's Working Shirts 21 Men's Black and Brown Duck Coats, Rubber lined $1-20 Men's Double back and front Chambray Shirts 41o Men's Tennis Flannel Night Robes 450 Men's House Coats and Bath Robes. Boys' Black Fedora Hats 50o --x--- X- X-X-X-X-X- X-X- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- i X-X- During this Sale, Men's 17.50 Suits for S5.00 Men's Heavy Sweaters, blue and red, 45c -J J tt t vtttt